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0
adj : indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration; "a zero score" [syn: {zero}]
n : a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number [syn: {zero}, {nought}, {cipher}, {cypher}]

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1
adj : used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; "`ane' is Scottish" [syn: {one}, {i}, {ane}]
n : the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one" [syn: {one}, {I}, {ace}, {single}, {unity}]

1 Chronicles
n : the first of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC [syn: {I Chronicles}]

1 Esdras
n : an Apocryphal book consisting of a compilation from Chronicles and Ezra and Nehemiah [syn: {I Esdra}]

1 Kings
n : the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel [syn: {I Kings}]

1 Maccabees
n : an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus [syn: {I Maccabees}]

1 Samuel
n : the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David [syn: {I Samuel}]

10
adj : being one more than nine [syn: {ten}, {x}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system [syn: {ten}, {X}, {tenner}, {decade}]

100
adj : being ten more than ninety [syn: {hundred}, {a hundred}, {one hundred}, {c}]
n : ten 10s [syn: {hundred}, {C}, {century}, {one C}, {centred}]

1000
adj : denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units [syn: {thousand}, {a thousand}, {one thousand}, {m}, {k}]
n : the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 [syn: {thousand}, {one thousand}, {M}, {K}, {chiliad}, {G}, {grand}, {thou}, {yard}]

10000
n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand [syn: {ten thousand}, {myriad}]

100000
n : the cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten [syn: {hundred thousand}, {lakh}]

1000000
n : the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros [syn: {million}, {one thousand thousand}, {meg}]

1000000000
n : the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros [syn: {billion}, {one thousand million}]

1000000000000
n 1: the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; "in England they call a trillion a billion" [syn: {trillion}, {one million million}]
2: the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen [syn: {billion}, {one million million}]

1000th
adj : the ordinal number of one thousand in counting order [syn: {thousandth}]

100th
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred in counting order [syn: {hundredth}, {centesimal}]

101
adj : being one more than one hundred [syn: {hundred and one}, {a hundred and one}, {one hundred one}, {ci}]

101st
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred one in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-first}]

105
adj : being five more than one hundred [syn: {one hundred five}, {cv}]

105th
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred five in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-fifth}]

10th
adj : coming next after the ninth and just before the eleventh in position [syn: {tenth}]

11
adj : being one more than ten [syn: {eleven}, {xi}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one [syn: {eleven}, {XI}]

11 November
n : the feast of Saint Martin; a quarter day in Scotland [syn: {Martinmas}, {St Martin's Day}]

110
adj : being ten more than one hundred [syn: {one hundred ten}, {cx}]

110th
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred ten in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-tenth}]

115
adj : being five more than one hundred ten [syn: {one hundred fifteen}, {cxv}]

115th
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred fifteen in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-fifteenth}]

11-plus
n : (formerly in England) an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar school [syn: {eleven-plus}]

11th
adj : coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position [syn: {eleventh}]

12
adj : denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units [syn: {twelve}, {xii}, {dozen}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one [syn: {twelve}, {XII}, {dozen}]

120
adj : being ten more than one hundred ten [syn: {one hundred twenty}, {cxx}]
n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and twelve [syn: {long hundred}, {great hundred}]

120th
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred twenty in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-twentieth}]

125
adj : being five more that one hundred twenty [syn: {one hundred twenty-five}, {cxxv}]

125th
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred twenty-five in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-twenty-fifth}]

12th
adj : coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position [syn: {twelfth}]

12-tone music
n : a type of serial music introduced by Arnold Schoenberg; uses a tone row formed by the twelve semitones of the chromatic scale (and inverted or backward versions of the row) [syn: {twelve-tone music}, {twelve-tone system}, {12-tone system}]

12-tone system
n : a type of serial music introduced by Arnold Schoenberg; uses a tone row formed by the twelve semitones of the chromatic scale (and inverted or backward versions of the row) [syn: {twelve-tone music}, {12-tone music}, {twelve-tone system}]

13
adj : being one more than twelve [syn: {thirteen}, {xiii}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one [syn: {thirteen}, {XIII}, {baker's dozen}, {long dozen}]

130
adj : being ten more than one hundred twenty [syn: {one hundred thirty}, {cxxx}]

130th
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred thirty in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-thirtieth}]

135
adj : being five more than one hundred thirty [syn: {one hundred thirty-five}, {cxxxv}]

135th
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred thirty-five in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-thirty-fifth}]

13th
adj : coming next after the twelfth in position [syn: {thirteenth}]

14
adj : being one more than thirteen [syn: {fourteen}, {xiv}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one [syn: {fourteen}, {XIV}]

14 July
n : a legal holiday in France celebrating the storming of the Paris bastille in 1789 [syn: {Bastille Day}]

140
adj : being ten more than one hundred thirty [syn: {one hundred forty}, {cxl}]

140th
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred forty in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-fortieth}]

144
n : twelve dozen [syn: {gross}]

145
adj : being five more than one hundred forty [syn: {one hundred forty-five}, {cxlv}]

145th
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred forty-five in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-forty-fifth}]

14th
adj : coming next after the thirteenth in position [syn: {fourteenth}]

15
adj : being one more than fourteen [syn: {fifteen}, {xv}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one [syn: {fifteen}, {XV}]

15 August 1945
n : the date of Allied victory over Japan, World War II [syn: {V-J Day}]

15 May Organization
n : a terrorist organization formed in 1979 by a faction of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine but disbanded in the 1980s when key members left to join a faction of al-Fatah

15 minutes
n : a quarter of an hour [syn: {quarter-hour}]

150
adj : being ten more than one hundred forty [syn: {one hundred fifty}, {cl}]

150th
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred fifty in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-fiftieth}]

1530s
n : the decade from 1530 to 1539

155
adj : being five more than one hundred fifty [syn: {one hundred fifty-five}, {clv}]

155th
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred fifty-five in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-fifty-fifth}]

15th
adj : coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position [syn: {fifteenth}]

16
adj : being one more than fifteen [syn: {sixteen}, {xvi}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one [syn: {sixteen}, {XVI}]

16 PF
n : a self-report personality inventory developed by Raymond B. Cattell to measure the 16 personality dimensions that emerged from his factor analysis of a wide range of traits [syn: {Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire}]

160
adj : being ten more than one hundred fifty [syn: {one hundred sixty}, {clx}]

160th
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred sixty in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-sixtieth}]

165
adj : being five more than one hundred sixty [syn: {one hundred sixty-five}, {clxv}]

165th
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred sixty-five in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-sixty-fifth}]

16th
adj : coming next after the fifteenth in position [syn: {sixteenth}]

17
adj : being one more than sixteen [syn: {seventeen}, {xvii}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one [syn: {seventeen}, {XVII}]

17 November
n : a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization in Greece that is violently opposed to imperialism and capitalism and NATO and the United States; an active terrorist group during the 1980s [syn: {Revolutionary Organization 17 November}]

170
adj : being ten more than one hundred sixty [syn: {one hundred seventy}, {clxx}]

170th
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred seventy in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-seventieth}]

1728
n : a cardinal number equal to one dozen gross [syn: {great gross}]

175
adj : being five more than one hundred seventy [syn: {one hundred seventy-five}, {clxxv}]

1750s
n : the decade from 1750 to 1759

175th
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred seventy-five in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-seventy-fifth}]

1760s
n : the decade from 1760 to 1769

1770s
n : the decade from 1770 to 1779

1780s
n : the decade from 1780 to 1789

1790s
n : the decade from 1790 to 1799

17th
adj : coming next after the sixteenth in position [syn: {seventeenth}]

18
adj : being one more than seventeen [syn: {eighteen}, {xviii}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one [syn: {eighteen}, {XVIII}]

180
adj : being ten more than one hundred seventy [syn: {one hundred eighty}, {clxxx}]

180th
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred eighty in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-eightieth}]

1820s
n : the decade from 1820 to 1829

1830s
n : the decade from 1830 to 1839

1840s
n : the decade from 1840 to 1849

1850s
n : the decade from 1850 to 1859

1860s
n : the decade from 1860 to 1869

1870s
n : the decade from 1870 to 1879

1880s
n : the decade from 1880 to 1889 [syn: {eighties}]

1890s
n : the decade from 1890 to 1899 [syn: {nineties}]

18th
adj : coming next after the seventeenth in position [syn: {eighteenth}]

19
adj : being one more than eighteen [syn: {nineteen}, {xix}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one [syn: {nineteen}, {XIX}]

190
adj : being ten more than one hundred eighty [syn: {one hundred ninety}, {xcl}]

1900s
n : the decade from 1900 to 1909

190th
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred eighty-five in counting order [syn: {hundred-and-ninetieth}]

1920s
n : the decade from 1920 to 1929 [syn: {twenties}]

1930s
n : the decade from 1930 to 1939 [syn: {thirties}]

1940s
n : the decade from 1940 to 1949 [syn: {forties}]

1950s
n : the decade from 1950 to 1959 [syn: {fifties}]

1960s
n : the decade from 1960 to 1969 [syn: {sixties}]

1970s
n : the decade from 1970 to 1979 [syn: {seventies}]

1980s
n : the decade from 1980 to 1989 [syn: {eighties}]

1990s
n : the decade from 1990 to 1999 [syn: {nineties}]

19th
adj : coming next after the eighteenth in position [syn: {nineteenth}]

1-dodecanol
n : a colorless insoluble solid alcohol used to make detergents and pharmaceuticals [syn: {lauryl alcohol}]

1-hitter
n : a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only one hit [syn: {one-hitter}]

1st
adj : indicating the beginning unit in a series [syn: {first}]

1st Baron Beaverbrook
n : British newspaper publisher and politician (born in Canada); confidant of Winston Churchill (1879-1964) [syn: {Beaverbrook}, {William Maxwell Aitken}]

1st Baron Verulam
n : English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626) [syn: {Bacon}, {Francis Bacon}, {Sir Francis Bacon}, {Baron Verulam}, {Viscount St. Albans}]

1st class
n : mail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed against inspection [syn: {first class}, {first-class mail}, {1st-class mail}, {priority mail}]

1st Earl Attlee
n : British statesman and leader of the Labour party who instituted the welfare state in England (1883-1967) [syn: {Attlee}, {Clement Attlee}, {Clement Richard Attlee}]

1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
n : English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1867-1947) [syn: {Baldwin}, {Stanley Baldwin}]

1st Earl of Balfour
n : English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1848-1930) [syn: {Balfour}, {Arthur James Balfour}]

1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
n : English general during World War II; won victories over Rommel in North Africa and led British ground forces in the invasion of Normandy (1887-1976) [syn: {Montgomery}, {Bernard Law Montgomery}, {Sir Bernard Law Montgomery}]

1st-class mail
n : mail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed against inspection [syn: {first class}, {1st class}, {first-class mail}, {priority mail}]

2
adj : being one more than one; "he received two messages" [syn: {two}, {ii}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number [syn: {two}, {II}, {deuce}]

2 Chronicles
n : the second of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC [syn: {II Chronicles}]

2 Esdras
n : an Apocryphal book of angelic revelations [syn: {II Esdras}]

2 Kings
n : the second of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel [syn: {II Kings}]

2 Maccabees
n : an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus [syn: {II Maccabees}]

2 Samuel
n : the second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David [syn: {II Samuel}]

20
adj : denoting a quantity consisting of 20 items or units [syn: {twenty}, {xx}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one [syn: {twenty}, {XX}]

200
adj : being ten more than one hundred ninety [syn: {two hundred}, {cc}]

200th
adj : the ordinal number of two hundred in counting order [syn: {two-hundredth}]

20th
adj : coming next after the nineteenth in position [syn: {twentieth}]

21
adj : being one more than twenty [syn: {twenty-one}, {xxi}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one [syn: {twenty-one}, {XXI}]

21st
adj : coming next after the twentieth in position [syn: {twenty-first}]

.22
n : a .22 caliber firearm (pistol or rifle) [syn: {twenty-two}]

22
adj : being two more than twenty [syn: {twenty-two}, {xxii}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one [syn: {twenty-two}, {XXII}]

.22 caliber
adj : of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures twenty-two hundredths of an inch in diameter; "a .22 caliber pistol" [syn: {.22 calibre}]

.22 calibre
adj : of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures twenty-two hundredths of an inch in diameter; "a .22 caliber pistol" [syn: {.22 caliber}]

22nd
adj : coming next after the twenty-first in position [syn: {twenty-second}]

23
adj : being three more than twenty [syn: {twenty-three}, {xxiii}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one [syn: {twenty-three}, {XXIII}]

23rd
adj : coming next after the twenty-second in position [syn: {twenty-third}]

24
adj : being four more than twenty [syn: {twenty-four}, {xxiv}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-three and one [syn: {twenty-four}, {XXIV}, {two dozen}]

24/7
n : uptime is 24 hours a day 7 days a week

24th
adj : coming next after the twenty-third in position [syn: {twenty-fourth}]

25
adj : being five more than twenty [syn: {twenty-five}, {xxv}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-four and one [syn: {twenty-five}, {XXV}]

25th
adj : coming next after the twenty-fourth in position [syn: {twenty-fifth}]

26
adj : being six more than twenty [syn: {twenty-six}, {xxvi}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-five and one [syn: {twenty-six}, {XXVI}]

26th
adj : coming next after the twenty-fifth in position [syn: {twenty-sixth}]

27
adj : being seven more than twenty [syn: {twenty-seven}, {xxvii}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one [syn: {twenty-seven}, {XXVII}]

2.718282...
n : the base of the natural system of logarithms [syn: {e}]

27th
adj : coming next after the twenty-sixth in position [syn: {twenty-seventh}]

28
adj : being eight more than twenty [syn: {twenty-eight}, {xxviii}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one [syn: {twenty-eight}, {XXVIII}]

28th
adj : coming next after the twenty-seventh in position [syn: {twenty-eighth}]

29
adj : being nine more than twenty [syn: {twenty-nine}, {xxix}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-eight and one [syn: {twenty-nine}, {XXIX}]

29th
adj : coming next after the twenty-eighth in position [syn: {twenty-ninth}]

2d
adj : coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude [syn: {second}, {2nd}]

2-hitter
n : a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 2 hits [syn: {two-hitter}]

2-hydroxybenzoic acid
n : a white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste; used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or perfumes [syn: {salicylic acid}]

2-methylpropenoic acid
n : an unsaturated acid (C4H6O2) used to make resins and plastics [syn: {methacrylic acid}]

2nd
adj : coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude [syn: {second}, {2d}]

3
adj : being one more than two [syn: {three}, {iii}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [syn: {three}, {III}, {trio}, {threesome}, {tierce}, {leash}, {troika}, {triad}, {trine}, {trinity}, {ternary}, {ternion}, {triplet}, {tercet}, {terzetto}, {trey}, {deuce-ace}]

30
adj : being ten more than twenty [syn: {thirty}, {xxx}]
n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three [syn: {thirty}, {XXX}]

30 minutes
n : a half of an hour [syn: {half-hour}]

300
adj : being one hundred more than two hundred [syn: {three hundred}, {ccc}]

300th
adj : the ordinal number of three hundred in counting order [syn: {three-hundredth}]

30th
adj : coming next after the twenty-ninth in position [syn: {thirtieth}]

31
adj : being one more than thirty [syn: {thirty-one}, {xxxi}]

3.14159265358979323846...
n : the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle [syn: {pi}]

31st
adj : coming next after the thirtieth in position [syn: {thirty-first}]

32
adj : being two more than thirty [syn: {thirty-two}, {xxxii}]

32nd
adj : the ordinal number of thirty-two in counting order [syn: {thirty-second}]

33
adj : being three more than thirty [syn: {thirty-three}, {xxxiii}]

33rd
adj : the ordinal number of thirty-three in counting order [syn: {thirty-third}]

34
adj : being four more than thirty [syn: {thirty-four}, {xxxiv}]

34th
adj : the ordinal number of thirty-four in counting order [syn: {thirty-fourth}]

35
adj : being five more than thirty [syn: {thirty-five}, {xxxv}]

35th
adj : the ordinal number of thirty-five in counting order [syn: {thirty-fifth}]

36
adj : being six more than thirty [syn: {thirty-six}, {xxxvi}]

365 days
n : a year that is not a leap year [syn: {common year}]

366 days
n : in the Gregorian calendar: any year divisible by 4 except centenary years not divisible by 400 [syn: {leap year}, {intercalary year}, {bissextile year}]

36th
adj : the ordinal number of thirty-six in counting order [syn: {thirty-sixth}]

37
adj : being severn more than thirty [syn: {thirty-seven}, {xxxvii}]

37th
adj : the ordinal number of thirty-seven in counting order [syn: {thirty-seventh}]

38
adj : being eight more than thirty [syn: {thirty-eight}, {xxxviii}]

.38 caliber
adj : of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures thirty-eight hundredths of an inch in diameter; "a .38 caliber shell" [syn: {.38 calibre}]

.38 calibre
adj : of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures thirty-eight hundredths of an inch in diameter; "a .38 caliber shell" [syn: {.38 caliber}]

38th
adj : the ordinal number of thirty-eight in counting order [syn: {thirty-eighth}]

39
adj : being nine more than thirty [syn: {thirty-nine}, {ixl}]

39th
adj : the ordinal number of thirty-nine in counting order [syn: {thirty-ninth}]

3-D
n 1: a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance [syn: {three-D}, {3D}]
2: having a three-dimensional form or appearance; "aren't dreams always in 3-D?" [syn: {three-D}, {3D}]

3D
n 1: a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance [syn: {three-D}, {3-D}]
2: having a three-dimensional form or appearance; "aren't dreams always in 3-D?" [syn: {three-D}, {3-D}]

3d radar
n : radar that will report altitude as well as azimuth and distance of a target [syn: {three-dimensional radar}]

3-hitter
n : a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 3 hits [syn: {three-hitter}]

3-membered
adj : of a chemical compound having a ring with three members [syn: {three-membered}]

3rd
adj : coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position [syn: {third}, {tertiary}]

3rd October Organization
n : a militant Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization formed in 1975 to force Turkey to acknowledge killing more than a million Armenians and forcibly removing them from border areas in 1915; wants Turkey to pay reparations and cede territory to Armenia; "ASALA bombing at Orly Airport in Paris in 1983 killed 8 and wounded 55 people" [syn: {Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia}, {ASALA}, {Orly Group}]

3TC
n : a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that is very effective in combination with zidovudine in treating AIDS and HIV [syn: {lamivudine}]

4
adj : being one more than three [syn: {four}, {iv}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: {four}, {IV}, {tetrad}, {quatern}, {quaternion}, {quaternary}, {quaternity}, {quartet}, {quadruplet}, {foursome}, {Little Joe}]

40
adj : being ten more than thirty [syn: {forty}, {xl}, {twoscore}]
n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four [syn: {forty}, {XL}]

400
adj : being one hundred more than three hundred [syn: {four hundred}, {cd}]

400th
adj : the ordinal number of four hundred in counting order [syn: {four-hundredth}]

401-k
n : a retirement savings plan that is funded by employee contributions and (often) matching contributions from the employer; contributions are made from your salary before taxes and the funds grow tax-free until they are withdrawn at which point they can be converted into and IRA; funds can be transfered if you change employers and you can (to some extent) manage the investments yourself [syn: {401-k plan}]

401-k plan
n : a retirement savings plan that is funded by employee contributions and (often) matching contributions from the employer; contributions are made from your salary before taxes and the funds grow tax-free until they are withdrawn at which point they can be converted into and IRA; funds can be transfered if you change employers and you can (to some extent) manage the investments yourself [syn: {401-k}]

40th
adj : the ordinal number of forty in counting order [syn: {fortieth}]

41
adj : being one more than forty [syn: {forty-one}, {xli}]

41st
adj : the ordinal number of forty-one in counting order [syn: {forty-first}]

42
adj : being two more than forty [syn: {forty-two}, {xlii}]

42nd
adj : the ordinal number of forty-two in counting order [syn: {forty-second}]

43
adj : being three more than forty [syn: {forty-three}, {xliii}]

43rd
adj : the ordinal number of forty-three in counting order [syn: {forty-third}]

44
adj : being four more than forty [syn: {forty-four}, {xliv}]

440 yards
n : a unit of length equal to a quarter of 1 mile [syn: {quarter mile}]

44th
adj : the ordinal number of forty-four in counting order [syn: {forty-fourth}]

45
adj : being five more than forty [syn: {forty-five}, {xlv}]

.45 caliber
adj : of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures forty-five hundredths of an inch in diameter [syn: {.45 calibre}]

.45 calibre
adj : of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures forty-five hundredths of an inch in diameter [syn: {.45 caliber}]

45th
adj : the ordinal number of forty-five in counting order [syn: {forty-fifth}]

46
adj : being six more than forty [syn: {forty-six}, {xlvi}]

46th
adj : the ordinal number of forty-six in counting order [syn: {forty-sixth}]

47
adj : being seven more than forty [syn: {forty-seven}, {xlvii}]

47th
adj : the ordinal number of forty-seven in counting order [syn: {forty-seventh}]

48
adj : being eight more than forty [syn: {forty-eight}, {xlviii}]

48th
adj : the ordinal number of forty-eight in counting order [syn: {forty-eighth}]

49
adj : being nine more than forty [syn: {forty-nine}, {il}]

49th
adj : the ordinal number of forty-nine in counting order [syn: {forty-ninth}]

4-hitter
n : a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 4 hits [syn: {four-hitter}]

4-membered
adj : of a chemical compound having a ring with four members [syn: {four-membered}]

4th
adj : coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude; "the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present" [syn: {fourth}, {quaternary}]

4to
n : the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves [syn: {quarto}]

4WD
n 1: a motor vehicle with a four-wheel drive transmission system [syn: {four-wheel drive}]
2: a transmission that provides power directly to all four wheels of a motor vehicle [syn: {four-wheel drive}]

5
adj : being one more than four [syn: {five}, {v}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn: {five}, {V}, {cinque}, {quint}, {quintet}, {fivesome}, {quintuplet}, {pentad}, {fin}, {Phoebe}, {Little Phoebe}]

50
adj : being ten more than forty [syn: {fifty}, {l}]
n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five [syn: {fifty}, {L}]

500
adj : denoting a quantity consisting of 500 items or units [syn: {five hundred}, {d}]
n : the cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and five [syn: {five hundred}, {D}]

500th
adj : the ordinal number of five hundred in counting order [syn: {five-hundredth}]

50th
adj : the ordinal number of fifty in counting order [syn: {fiftieth}]

51
adj : being one more than fifty [syn: {fifty-one}, {li}]

52
adj : being two more than fifty [syn: {fifty-two}, {lii}]

53
adj : being three more than fifty [syn: {fifty-three}, {liii}]

54
adj : being four more than fifty [syn: {fifty-four}, {liv}]

55
adj : being five more than fifty [syn: {fifty-five}, {lv}]

55th
adj : the ordinal number of fifty-five in counting order [syn: {fifty-fifth}]

56
adj : being six more than fifty [syn: {fifty-six}, {lvi}]

57
adj : being seven more than fifty [syn: {fifty-seven}, {lvii}]

58
adj : being eight more than fifty [syn: {fifty-eight}, {lviii}]

59
adj : being nine more than fifty [syn: {fifty-nine}, {ilx}]

5-hitter
n : a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits [syn: {five-hitter}]

5-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase
n : a liver enzyme that is responsible for producing cholesterol [syn: {HMG-CoA reductase}]

5-hydroxytryptamine
n : a neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory [syn: {serotonin}]

5-membered
adj : of a chemical compound having a ring with five members [syn: {five-membered}]

5th
adj : coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position [syn: {fifth}]

6
adj : denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units [syn: {six}, {vi}, {half dozen}, {half a dozen}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one [syn: {six}, {VI}, {sixer}, {sise}, {Captain Hicks}, {half a dozen}, {sextet}, {sestet}, {sextuplet}, {hexad}]

6 June 1944
n : day of the allied landing in France, World War II [syn: {D-day}]

60
adj : being ten more than fifty [syn: {sixty}, {lx}, {threescore}]
n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and six [syn: {sixty}, {LX}]

60 minutes
n : a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day; "the job will take more than an hour" [syn: {hour}, {hr}]

60th
adj : the ordinal number of sixty in counting order [syn: {sixtieth}]

61
adj : being one more than sixty [syn: {sixty-one}, {lxi}]

62
adj : being two more than sixty [syn: {sixty-two}, {lxii}]

63
adj : being three more than sixty [syn: {sixty-three}, {lxiii}]

64
adj : being four more than sixty [syn: {sixty-four}, {lxiv}]

65
adj : being five more than sixty [syn: {sixty-five}, {lxv}]

65th
adj : the ordinal number of sixty-five in counting order [syn: {sixty-fifth}]

66
adj : being six more than sixty [syn: {sixty-six}, {lxvi}]

67
adj : being seven more than sixty [syn: {sixty-seven}, {lxvii}]

68
adj : being eight more than sixty [syn: {sixty-eight}, {lxviii}]

69
adj : being nine more than sixty [syn: {sixty-nine}, {ilxx}]

6-membered
adj : of a chemical compound having a ring with six members; "having three carbon and three nitrogen atoms in a six-membered ring" [syn: {six-membered}]

6th
adj : coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position [syn: {sixth}]

7
adj : being one more than six [syn: {seven}, {vii}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one [syn: {seven}, {VII}, {sevener}, {heptad}, {septet}]

70
adj : being ten more than sixty [syn: {seventy}, {lxx}]
n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and seven [syn: {seventy}, {LXX}]

70th
adj : the ordinal number of seventy in counting order [syn: {seventieth}]

71
adj : being one more than seventy [syn: {seventy-one}, {lxxi}]

72
adj : being two more than seventy [syn: {seventy-two}, {lxxii}]

73
adj : being three more than seventy [syn: {seventy-three}, {lxxiii}]

74
adj : being four more than seventy [syn: {seventy-four}, {lxxiv}]

75
adj : being five more than seventy [syn: {seventy-five}, {lxxv}]

75th
adj : the ordinal number of seventy-five in counting order [syn: {seventy-fifth}]

76
adj : being six more than seventy [syn: {seventy-six}, {lxxvi}]

77
adj : being seven more than seventy [syn: {seventy-seven}, {lxxvii}]

78
adj : being eight more than seventy [syn: {seventy-eight}, {lxxviii}]

79
adj : being nine more than seventy [syn: {seventy-nine}, {ilxxx}]

7-membered
adj : of a chemical compound having a ring with seven members [syn: {seven-membered}]

7th
adj : coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position [syn: {seventh}]

8
adj : being one more than seven [syn: {eight}, {viii}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one [syn: {eight}, {VIII}, {eighter}, {eighter from Decatur}, {octad}, {ogdoad}, {octonary}, {octet}]

8 May 1945
n : the date of Allied victory in Europe, World War II [syn: {V-E Day}]

80
adj : being ten more than seventy [syn: {eighty}, {lxxx}, {fourscore}]
n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and eight [syn: {eighty}, {LXXX}, {fourscore}]

80th
adj : the ordinal number of eighty in counting order [syn: {eightieth}]

81
adj : being one more than eighty [syn: {eighty-one}, {lxxxi}]

82
adj : being two more than eighty [syn: {eighty-two}, {lxxxii}]

83
adj : being three more than eighty [syn: {eighty-three}, {lxxxiii}]

84
adj : being four more than eighty [syn: {eighty-four}, {lxxxiv}]

85
adj : being five more than eighty [syn: {eighty-five}, {lxxxv}]

85th
adj : the ordinal number of eighty-five in counting order [syn: {eighty-fifth}]

86
adj : being six more than eighty [syn: {eighty-six}, {lxxxvi}]

87
adj : being seven more than eighty [syn: {eighty-seven}, {lxxxvii}]

88
adj : being eight more than eighty [syn: {eighty-eight}, {lxxxviii}]

880 yards
n : a unit of length equal to half of 1 mile [syn: {half mile}]

89
adj : being nine more than eighty [syn: {eighty-nine}, {ixc}]

8-membered
adj : of a chemical compound having a ring with eight members [syn: {eight-membered}]

8th
adj : coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position [syn: {eighth}]

8vo
n : the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves [syn: {octavo}, {eightvo}]

9
adj : denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten [syn: {nine}, {ix}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one [syn: {nine}, {IX}, {niner}, {Nina from Carolina}, {ennead}]

90
adj : being ten more than eighty [syn: {ninety}, {xc}]
n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine [syn: {ninety}, {XC}]

90th
adj : the ordinal number of ninety in counting order [syn: {ninetieth}]

91
adj : being one more than ninety [syn: {ninety-one}, {xci}]

9-11
n : the day in 2001 when Arab suicide bombers hijacked United States airliners and used them as bombs [syn: {9/11}, {September 11}, {Sept. 11}, {Sep 11}]

9/11
n : the day in 2001 when Arab suicide bombers hijacked United States airliners and used them as bombs [syn: {9-11}, {September 11}, {Sept. 11}, {Sep 11}]

92
adj : being two more than ninety [syn: {ninety-two}, {xcii}]

93
adj : being three more than ninety [syn: {ninety-three}, {xciii}]

94
adj : being four more than ninety [syn: {ninety-four}, {xciv}]

95
adj : being five more than ninety [syn: {ninety-five}, {xcv}]

95th
adj : the ordinal number of ninety-five in counting order [syn: {ninety-fifth}]

96
adj : being six more than ninety [syn: {ninety-six}, {xcvi}]

97
adj : being seven more than ninety [syn: {ninety-seven}, {xcvii}]

98
adj : being eight more than ninety [syn: {ninety-eight}, {xcviii}]

99
adj : being nine more than ninety [syn: {ninety-nine}, {ic}]

9-membered
adj : of a chemical compound having a ring with nine members [syn: {nine-membered}]

9th
adj : coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position [syn: {ninth}]

A
n 1: the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen [syn: {type A}, {group A}]
2: a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation [syn: {angstrom}, {angstrom unit}]
3: any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes [syn: {vitamin A}, {antiophthalmic factor}, {axerophthol}]
4: one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose) [syn: {deoxyadenosine monophosphate}]
5: (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA [syn: {adenine}]
6: the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps" [syn: {ampere}, {amp}]
7: the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet

A. A. Michelson
n : United States physicist (born in Germany) who collaborated with Morley in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1852-1931) [syn: {Michelson}, {Albert Michelson}, {Albert Abraham Michelson}]

A. A. Milne
n : English writer of stories for children (1882-1956) [syn: {Milne}, {Alan Alexander Milne}]

A battery
n : battery used to heat the filaments of a vacuum tube

a billion
adj 1: denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain [syn: {billion}]
2: denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States [syn: {billion}]

a bit
adv : to a small degree; somewhat; "it's a bit warm"; "felt a little better"; "a trifle smaller" [syn: {a little}, {a trifle}]

a bit much
adj : being excessive or unreasonable; "the clothes she wears are a bit much"; "in retrospect the elaborate preparations seemed de trop"; "this is entirely too much!" [syn: {a bit much(p)}, {de trop}, {too much(p)}]

a capella singing
n : singing without instrumental accompaniment [syn: {a cappella singing}]

a cappella singing
n : singing without instrumental accompaniment [syn: {a capella singing}]

A. Conan Doyle
n : English author who created Sherlock Holmes (1859-1930) [syn: {Conan Doyle}, {Arthur Conan Doyle}, {Sir Arthur Conan Doyle}]

a couple of
adj : more than one but indefinitely small in number; "a few roses"; "a couple of roses" [syn: {a few(a)}, {a couple of(a)}]

A. E. Burnside
n : United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881) [syn: {Burnside}, {Ambrose Everett Burnside}]

A. E. Housman
n : English poet (1859-1936) [syn: {Housman}, {Alfred Edward Housman}]

A. E. Kennelly
n : United States electrical engineer noted for his work on the theory of alternating currents; independently of Oliver Heaviside he discovered the existence of an atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves back to earth (1861-1939) [syn: {Kennelly}, {Arthur Edwin Kennelly}]

A. E. W. Mason
n : English writer (1865-1948) [syn: {Mason}, {Alfred Edward Woodley Mason}]

a few
adj : more than one but indefinitely small in number; "a few roses"; "a couple of roses" [syn: {a few(a)}, {a couple of(a)}]

a fortiori
adv : for a still stronger, more certain reason; "if you are wrong then, a foritori, so am I" [syn: {with greater reason}, {with more reason}]

a good deal
adv : to a very great degree or extent; "we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much interested"; "this would help a great deal" [syn: {a lot}, {a great deal}, {much}, {very much}]

a great deal
adv 1: to a very great degree or extent; "we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much interested"; "this would help a great deal" [syn: {a lot}, {a good deal}, {much}, {very much}]
2: frequently or in great quantities; "I don't drink much"; "I don't travel much" [syn: {much}, {often}]

A horizon
n : the top layer of a soil profile; usually contains humus [syn: {A-horizon}]

a hundred
adj : being ten more than ninety [syn: {hundred}, {one hundred}, {100}, {c}]

a hundred and one
adj : being one more than one hundred [syn: {hundred and one}, {one hundred one}, {101}, {ci}]

a hundred thousand
adj : (in Roman numerals, C written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 100,000 items or units [syn: {hundred thousand}]

a hundred times
adv : by a factor of one hundred; "they money increased a hundredfold" [syn: {hundredfold}]

a Kempis
n : German ecclesiastic (1380-1471) [syn: {Thomas a Kempis}]

a la carte
adj : (of a restaurant meal) having unlimited choices with a separate price for each item [ant: {table d'hote}]
n : a menu having individual dishes listed with separate prices
adv : by ordering items listed individually on a menu; "we ate a la carte"

a la mode
adj : in the current fashion or style [syn: {a la mode(p)}, {in style(p)}, {in vogue(p)}, {modish}]
adv : with ice cream on top or on the side; "we served the apple pie a la mode"

A level
n : the advanced level of a subject taken in school (usually two years after O level)

a little
adv : to a small degree; somewhat; "it's a bit warm"; "felt a little better"; "a trifle smaller" [syn: {a bit}, {a trifle}]

a lot
adv : to a very great degree or extent; "we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much interested"; "this would help a great deal" [syn: {a good deal}, {a great deal}, {much}, {very much}]

a million
adj : (in Roman numerals, M written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000,000 items or units [syn: {million}]

a million times
adv : by a factor of a million; "it increased a millionfold" [syn: {millionfold}]

A. Noam Chomsky
n : United States linguist whose theory of generative grammar redefined the field of linguistics (born 1928) [syn: {Chomsky}, {Noam Chomsky}]

a people
n : the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him" [syn: {nation}, {land}, {country}]

a posteriori
adj 1: involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principals or from effects to causes; "a posteriori demonstration" [ant: {a priori}]
2: requiring evidence for validation or support
adv : derived from observed facts [ant: {a priori}]

a priori
adj 1: involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to a necessary effect; not supported by fact; "an a priori judgment" [ant: {a posteriori}]
2: based on hypothesis or theory rather than experiment
adv : derived by logic, without observed facts [ant: {a posteriori}]

A. testudineus
n : a small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air; has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to travel on land [syn: {climbing perch}, {Anabas testudineus}]

a thousand
adj : denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units [syn: {thousand}, {one thousand}, {1000}, {m}, {k}]

a trifle
adv : to a small degree; somewhat; "it's a bit warm"; "felt a little better"; "a trifle smaller" [syn: {a bit}, {a little}]

a trillion
adj 1: one quintillion in Great Britain [syn: {trillion}]
2: one million million in the United States [syn: {trillion}]

a zillion
adj : very large indeterminate number; "a zillion people were there" [syn: {zillion}]

aa
n 1: a dry form of lava resembling clinkers
2: an international organization that provides a support group for persons trying to overcome alcoholism [syn: {Alcoholics Anonymous}]
3: an associate degree in arts [syn: {Associate in Arts}]

AAA
n : an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta associated with old age and hypertension [syn: {abdominal aortic aneurysm}]

Aachen
n : a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital [syn: {Aken}, {Aix-la-Chapelle}]

Aaland islands
n : an archipelago of some 6,000 islands in the Gulf of Bothnia under Finnish control [syn: {Aland islands}, {Ahvenanmaa}]

Aalborg
n : a city and port in northern Jutland [syn: {Alborg}]

aalii
n : a small Hawaiian tree with hard dark wood

Aalost
n : a town in central Belgium [syn: {Alost}]

Aalto
n : Finnish architect and designer of furniture (1898-1976) [syn: {Alvar Aalto}, {Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto}]

Aar
n : a river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine [syn: {Aare}, {Aare River}]

aardvark
n : nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata [syn: {ant bear}, {anteater}, {Orycteropus afer}]

aardwolf
n : striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects [syn: {Proteles cristata}] [also: {aardwolves} (pl)]

aardwolves
See {aardwolf}

aardwolves
aardwolf
n : striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects [syn: {Proteles cristata}] [also: {aardwolves} (pl)]

Aare
n : a river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine [syn: {Aar}, {Aare River}]

Aare River
n : a river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine [syn: {Aare}, {Aar}]

Aarhus
n : port city of Denmark in eastern Jutland [syn: {Arhus}]

Aaron
n 1: United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934) [syn: {Henry Louis Aaron}, {Hank Aaron}]
2: (Old Testament) elder brother of Moses and first high priest of the Israelites; created the Golden Calf

Aaron Burr
n : United States politician who served as Vice President under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836) [syn: {Burr}]

Aaron Copland
n : United States composer who developed a distinctly American music (1900-1990) [syn: {Copland}]

Aaron's rod
n : tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches [syn: {common mullein}, {great mullein}, {flannel mullein}, {woolly mullein}, {torch}, {Verbascum thapsus}]

AARP
n : an association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens [syn: {Association for the Advancement of Retired Persons}]

AAS
n : an associate degree in applied science [syn: {Associate in Applied Science}]

AB
n 1: the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens [syn: {type AB}, {group AB}]
2: a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences [syn: {Bachelor of Arts}, {BA}, {Artium Baccalaurens}]
3: the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August) [syn: {Av}]
4: the muscles of the abdomen [syn: {abdominal}, {abdominal muscle}]

ab initio
adv : at the beginning; "at first he didn't notice anything strange" [syn: {initially}, {at first}, {at the start}]

aba
n 1: a loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth; worn by Arabs
2: a fabric woven from goat and camel hair [syn: {aba cloth}]

aba cloth
n : a fabric woven from goat and camel hair [syn: {aba}]

ABA transit number
n : an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself [syn: {bank identification number}, {BIN}]

abaca
n 1: a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines [syn: {Manila hemp}, {Manilla hemp}]
2: Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc [syn: {Manila hemp}, {Musa textilis}]

abaci
abacus
n 1: a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave
2: a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves [also: {abaci} (pl)]

abaci
See {abacus}

aback
adv 1: having the wind against the forward side of the sails; "the ship came up into the wind with all yards aback"
2: by surprise; "taken aback by the caustic remarks"

abactinal
adj : (of radiate animals) located on the surface or end opposite to that on which the mouth is situated [ant: {actinal}]

abacus
n 1: a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave
2: a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves [also: {abaci} (pl)]

Abadan
n : a port city in southwestern Iran

abaft
adv : at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane; "stow the luggage aft"; "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"; "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about" [syn: {aft}, {astern}] [ant: {fore}]

abalone
n : any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior [syn: {ear-shell}]

abamp
n : a unit of current equal to 10 amperes [syn: {abampere}]

abampere
n : a unit of current equal to 10 amperes [syn: {abamp}]

abandon
n 1: the trait of lacking restraint or control; freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon" [syn: {wantonness}, {unconstraint}]
2: a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of his anger" [syn: {wildness}]
v 1: forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"
2: stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas, claims, etc.; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some calims in these negociations" [syn: {give up}]
3: give up with the intent of never claiming again; "Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead" [syn: {give up}]
4: leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight" [syn: {vacate}, {empty}]
5: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children" [syn: {forsake}, {desolate}, {desert}]

abandoned
adj 1: no longer inhabited; "weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse"
2: left desolate or empty; "an abandoned child"; "their deserted wives and children"; "an abandoned shack"; "deserted villages" [syn: {deserted}]
3: free from constraint; "an abandoned sadness born of grief"- Liam O'Flaherty

abandoned infant
n : a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown [syn: {foundling}]

abandoned person
n : someone for whom hope has been abandoned

abandoned ship
n : a ship abandoned on the high seas [syn: {derelict}]

abandonment
n 1: the act of giving something up [syn: {forsaking}, {desertion}]
2: withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless" [syn: {desertion}, {defection}]
3: the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away

abarticulation
n : dislocation of a joint

abase
v : cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" [syn: {humiliate}, {mortify}, {chagrin}, {humble}]

abasement
n 1: a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken [syn: {degradation}, {abjection}]
2: depriving one of self-esteem [syn: {humiliation}]

abash
v : cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious [syn: {embarrass}]

abashed
adj : feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious; "felt abashed at the extravagant praise"; "chagrined at the poor sales of his book"; "was embarrassed by her child's tantrums" [syn: {chagrined}, {embarrassed}]

abashment
n : feeling embarrassed due to modesty [syn: {bashfulness}]

abasia
n : inability to walk

abasia trepidans
n : abasia due to trembling of the legs

abasic
adj : of or relating to abasia (inability to walk) [syn: {abatic}]

abatable
adj : capable of being abated

abatable nuisance
n : a nuisance that can remedied (suppressed or extinguished or rendered harmless); "the continued existence of an abatable nuisance is not authorized under the law"

abate
v 1: make less active or intense [syn: {slake}, {slack}]
2: become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours" [syn: {let up}, {slack off}, {slack}, {die away}]

abatement
n 1: an interruption in the intensity or amount of something [syn: {suspension}, {respite}, {reprieve}, {hiatus}]
2: the act of abating; "laws enforcing noise abatement"

abatement of a nuisance
n : (law) the removal or termination or destruction of something that has been found to be a nuisance [syn: {nuisance abatement}]

abatic
adj : of or relating to abasia (inability to walk) [syn: {abasic}]

abating
adj : decreasing in amount or intensity [syn: {subsiding}]

abatis
n : line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) toward the enemy [syn: {abattis}]

abattis
n : line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) toward the enemy [syn: {abatis}]

abattoir
n : a building where animals are butchered [syn: {butchery}, {shambles}, {slaughterhouse}]

abaxial
adj : facing away from the axis of an organ or organism; "the abaxial surface of a leaf is the underside or side facing away from the stem" [syn: {dorsal}] [ant: {adaxial}]

abaxially
adv : in an abaxial manner [ant: {adaxially}]

abaya
n : (Arabic) a loose black robe from head to toe; traditionally worn by Muslim women

ABB
n : an urban hit squad and guerrila group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s [syn: {Alex Boncayao Brigade}, {Revolutionary Proletarian Army}, {RPA-ABB}]

abbacy
n : the jurisdiction or office of an abbot

abbatial
adj : of or having to do with or belonging to an abbey or abbot, or abbess

abbe
n : a French abbot

Abbe condenser
n : a condenser having 2 or 3 lenses with wide aperture for use in microscopes

abbess
n : the superior of a group of nuns [syn: {mother superior}, {prioress}]

abbey
n 1: a church associated with a monastery or convent
2: a convent ruled by an abbess
3: a monastery ruled by an abbot

abbot
n : the superior of an abbey of monks [syn: {archimandrite}]

Abbott Lawrence Lowell
n : United States educator and president of Harvard University (1856-1943) [syn: {Lowell}]

abbreviate
v 1: shorten; "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'"
2: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" [syn: {abridge}, {foreshorten}, {shorten}, {cut}, {contract}, {reduce}] [ant: {elaborate}]

abbreviated
adj 1: (of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini" [syn: {brief}]
2: cut short in duration; "the abbreviated speech"; "a curtailed visit"; "her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking"; "an unsatisfactory truncated conversation" [syn: {shortened}, {truncated}]

abbreviation
n 1: a shortened form of a word or phrase
2: shortening something by omitting parts of it

abbreviator
n : one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work [syn: {abridger}]

ABC
n : the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry" [syn: {rudiment}, {first rudiment}, {first principle}, {alphabet}, {ABC's}, {ABCs}]

abcoulomb
n : a unit of electrical charge equal to 10 coulombs

ABC's
n : the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry" [syn: {rudiment}, {first rudiment}, {first principle}, {alphabet}, {ABC}, {ABCs}]

ABCs
n : the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry" [syn: {rudiment}, {first rudiment}, {first principle}, {alphabet}, {ABC}, {ABC's}]

Abdias
n 1: a Hebrew minor prophet [syn: {Obadiah}]
2: an Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies; the shortest book in the Christian Bible [syn: {Obadiah}, {Book of Obadiah}]

abdicable
adj : capable of being discarded or renounced or relinquished; "abdicable responsibilites"

abdicate
v : give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee" [syn: {renounce}]

abdication
n 1: a formal resignation and renunciation of powers [syn: {stepping down}]
2: the act of abdicating [syn: {stepping down}]

abdicator
n : one who formally relinquishes and office or responsibility

abdomen
n 1: the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis [syn: {venter}, {stomach}, {belly}]
2: the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm [syn: {abdominal cavity}]

abdominal
adj : of or relating to or near the abdomen; "abdominal muscles"
n : the muscles of the abdomen [syn: {abdominal muscle}, {ab}]

abdominal actinomycosis
n : a serious form of actinomycosis that affects the abdomen

abdominal aorta
n : a branch of the descending aorta

abdominal aortic aneurysm
n : an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta associated with old age and hypertension [syn: {AAA}]

abdominal breathing
n : breathing in which most of the respiratory effort is done by the abdominal muscles; "abdominal breathing is practiced by singers"

abdominal cavity
n : the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm [syn: {abdomen}]

abdominal delivery
n : the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) [syn: {cesarean delivery}, {caesarean delivery}, {cesarean section}, {cesarian section}, {caesarean section}, {C-section}, {cesarean}, {cesarian}, {caesarean}]

abdominal external oblique muscle
n : a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso [syn: {external oblique muscle}, {musculus obliquus externus abdominis}, {oblique}]

abdominal muscle
n : the muscles of the abdomen [syn: {abdominal}, {ab}]

abdominal nerve plexus
n : a large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind the stomach [syn: {solar plexus}, {coeliac plexus}, {plexus celiacus}]

abdominal pregnancy
n : ectopic pregnancy in the abdominal cavity

abdominal wall
n : a wall of the abdomen

abdominocentesis
n : centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis [syn: {paracentesis}]

abdominoplasty
n : cosmetic surgery of the abdomen to remove wrinkles and tighten the skin over the stomach [syn: {tummy tuck}]

abdominous
adj : having a large belly [syn: {paunchy}, {potbellied}]

abdominousness
n : the bodily property of a protruding belly [syn: {paunchiness}]

abdominovesical
adj : of or relating to the abdomen and the urinary bladder

abduce
v : advance evidence for [syn: {adduce}, {cite}]

abducens
n : a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye [syn: {abducent}, {abducent nerve}, {abducens nerve}, {nervus abducens}, {sixth cranial nerve}]

abducens muscle
n : the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward [syn: {lateral rectus muscle}, {lateral rectus}, {rectus lateralis}]

abducens nerve
n : a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye [syn: {abducent}, {abducent nerve}, {abducens}, {nervus abducens}, {sixth cranial nerve}]

abducent
adj : especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part [syn: {abducting}] [ant: {adducent}]
n : a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye [syn: {abducent nerve}, {abducens}, {abducens nerve}, {nervus abducens}, {sixth cranial nerve}]

abducent nerve
n : a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye [syn: {abducent}, {abducens}, {abducens nerve}, {nervus abducens}, {sixth cranial nerve}]

abduct
v 1: take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped" [syn: {kidnap}, {nobble}, {snatch}]
2: pull away from the body; "this muscle abducts" [ant: {adduct}]

abducted
adj : (of persons) seized and detained unlawfully, often for ransom; "the father restored the kidnapped (or abducted) child to the mother" [syn: {kidnapped}, {kidnaped}]

abducting
adj : especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part [syn: {abducent}] [ant: {adducent}]

abduction
n 1: the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife
2: (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body

abductor
n 1: someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) [syn: {kidnapper}, {snatcher}]
2: a muscle that draws a part away from the median line [syn: {abductor muscle}]

abductor muscle
n : a muscle that draws a part away from the median line [syn: {abductor}]

abeam
adv : at right angles to the length of a ship or airplane

abecedarian
adj : alphabetically arranged (as for beginning readers)
n 1: a novice learning the rudiments of some subject
2: a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge

abecedarius
n : a poem having lines beginning with letters of the alphabet in regular order

abed
adv : in bed

Abel
n 1: Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829) [syn: {Niels Abel}, {Niels Henrik Abel}]
2: (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Abel was killed by Cain

Abel Janszoon Tasman
n : Dutch navigator who was the first European to discover Tasmania and New Zealand (1603-1659) [syn: {Tasman}, {Abel Tasman}]

Abel Tasman
n : Dutch navigator who was the first European to discover Tasmania and New Zealand (1603-1659) [syn: {Tasman}, {Abel Janszoon Tasman}]

Abelard
n : French philosopher and theologian; lover of Heloise (1079-1142) [syn: {Peter Abelard}, {Pierre Abelard}]

abele
n : a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces [syn: {white poplar}, {white aspen}, {aspen poplar}, {silver-leaved poplar}, {Populus alba}]

abelia
n : any of various deciduous or evergreen ornamental shrubs of the genus Abelia having opposite simple leaves and cymes of small white or pink or purplish flowers; Asia and Mexico

Abelian group
n : a group that satisfies the commutative law [syn: {commutative group}]

Abelmoschus
n : genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers [syn: {genus Abelmoschus}]

Abelmoschus esculentus
n : tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus [syn: {okra}, {gumbo}, {okra plant}, {lady's-finger}, {Hibiscus esculentus}]

Abelmoschus moschatus
n : bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus [syn: {abelmosk}, {musk mallow}, {Hibiscus moschatus}]

abelmosk
n : bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus [syn: {musk mallow}, {Abelmoschus moschatus}, {Hibiscus moschatus}]

Aberdare
n : a mining town in southern Wales

Aberdeen
n 1: a town in western Washington
2: a town in northeastern South Dakota
3: a town in northeastern Maryland
4: a city in northeastern Scotland on the North Sea

Aberdeen Angus
n : black hornless breed from Scotland [syn: {Angus}, {black Angus}]

Aberdonian
adj : of or relating to Aberdeen

aberrance
n : a state or condition markedly different from the norm [syn: {aberrancy}, {aberration}, {deviance}]

aberrancy
n : a state or condition markedly different from the norm [syn: {aberrance}, {aberration}, {deviance}]

aberrant
adj : markedly different from an accepted norm; "aberrent behavior"; "deviant ideas" [syn: {deviant}]
n : one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group

aberrate
v 1: diverge from the expected; "The President aberrated from being a perfect gentleman"
2: diverge or deviate from the straight path; produce aberration; "The surfaces of the concave lens may be proportioned so as to aberrate exactly equal to the convex lens"

aberration
n 1: a state or condition markedly different from the norm [syn: {aberrance}, {aberrancy}, {deviance}]
2: a disorder in one's mental state
3: an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image [syn: {distortion}, {optical aberration}]

abet
v : assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing [also: {abetting}, {abetted}]

abetalipoproteinemia
n : a rare inherited disorder of fat metabolism; characterized by severe deficiency of beta-lipoproteins and abnormal red blood cells (acanthocytes) and abnormally low cholesterol levels

abetment
n : the verbal act of urging on [syn: {instigation}]

abetted
abet
v : assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing [also: {abetting}, {abetted}]

abetted
See {abet}

abetter
n : one who helps or encourages or incites another [syn: {abettor}]

abetting
abet
v : assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing [also: {abetting}, {abetted}]

abetting
See {abet}

abettor
n : one who helps or encourages or incites another [syn: {abetter}]

abeyance
n : temporary cessation or suspension [syn: {suspension}]

abeyant
adj : temporarily inactive [syn: {inactive}, {in abeyance(p)}, {suspended}]

abfarad
n : a capacitance unit equal to one billion farads

abhenry
n : a unit of inductance equal to one billionth of a henry

abhor
v : find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats" [syn: {loathe}, {abominate}, {execrate}] [also: {abhorring}, {abhorred}]

abhorred
abhor
v : find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats" [syn: {loathe}, {abominate}, {execrate}] [also: {abhorring}, {abhorred}]

abhorred
See {abhor}

abhorrence
n : hate coupled with disgust [syn: {abomination}, {detestation}, {execration}, {loathing}, {odium}]

abhorrent
adj : offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels" [syn: {detestable}, {obscene}, {repugnant}, {repulsive}]

abhorrer
n : a signer of a 1679 address to Charles II in which those who petitioned for the reconvening of Parliament were condemned and abhorred

abhorring
abhor
v : find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats" [syn: {loathe}, {abominate}, {execrate}] [also: {abhorring}, {abhorred}]

abhorring
See {abhor}

abidance
n 1: acting according to certain accepted standards [syn: {conformity}, {conformation}, {compliance}] [ant: {disobedience}, {nonconformity}]
2: the act of dwelling in a place [syn: {residency}, {residence}]
3: the act of abiding (enduring without yielding)

abide
v 1: dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" [syn: {bide}, {stay}]
2: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" [syn: {digest}, {endure}, {stick out}, {stomach}, {bear}, {stand}, {tolerate}, {support}, {brook}, {suffer}, {put up}] [also: {abode}]

abide by
v 1: act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules" [syn: {comply}, {follow}]
2: show respect towards; "honor your parents!" [syn: {respect}, {honor}, {honour}, {observe}] [ant: {disrespect}]

abiding
adj : unceasing; "an abiding belief"; "imperishable truths" [syn: {enduring}, {imperishable}]

Abidjan
n : city recognized by the United States as the capital of the Ivory Coast; largest city of the Ivory Coast

abience
n : (psychology) an urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object [ant: {adience}]

abient
adj : characterized by avoidance or withdrawal [ant: {adient}]

Abies
n : true firs [syn: {genus Abies}]

Abies alba
n : tall timber tree of central and southern Europe having a regular crown and gray bark [syn: {European silver fir}, {Christmas tree}]

Abies amabilis
n : medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when crushed [syn: {amabilis fir}, {white fir}, {Pacific silver fir}, {red silver fir}, {Christmas tree}]

Abies balsamea
n : medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees [syn: {balsam fir}, {balm of Gilead}, {Canada balsam}]

Abies bracteata
n : a pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines [syn: {Santa Lucia fir}, {bristlecone fir}, {Abies venusta}]

Abies concolor
n : medium to tall fir of central to western United States having a narrow erect crown and soft wood [syn: {white fir}, {Colorado fir}, {California white fir}, {Abies lowiana}]

Abies fraseri
n : small fast-growing but short-lived fir of southern Alleghenies similar to balsam fir but with very short leaves [syn: {Fraser fir}]

Abies grandis
n : lofty fir of the Pacific coast of northwestern America having long curving branches and deep green leaves [syn: {lowland fir}, {lowland white fir}, {giant fir}, {grand fir}]

Abies lasiocarpa
n : medium-tall timber tree of the Rocky Mountains having a narrowly conic to columnar crown [syn: {Alpine fir}, {subalpine fir}]

Abies lowiana
n : medium to tall fir of central to western United States having a narrow erect crown and soft wood [syn: {white fir}, {Colorado fir}, {California white fir}, {Abies concolor}]

Abies venusta
n : a pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines [syn: {Santa Lucia fir}, {bristlecone fir}, {Abies bracteata}]

Abila
n : a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules [syn: {Jebel Musa}, {Abyla}]

Abilene
n 1: a city in central Texas
2: a town in central Kansas west of Topeka; home of Dwight D. Eisenhower

ability
n 1: the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment [ant: {inability}]
2: possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination" [syn: {power}] [ant: {inability}]

abiogenesis
n : a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter [syn: {autogenesis}, {autogeny}, {spontaneous generation}]

abiogenetic
adj : originating by abiogenesis

abiogenist
n : a believer in abiogenesis

abiotrophy
n : a loss of vitality and a degeneration of cells and tissues not due to any apparent injury

abject
adj 1: of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick" [syn: {low}, {low-down}, {miserable}, {scummy}, {scurvy}]
2: most unfortunate or miserable; "the most abject slaves joined in the revolt"; "abject poverty"
3: showing utter resignation or hopelessness; "abject surrender" [syn: {resigned}, {unhopeful}]
4: showing humiliation or submissiveness; "an abject apology"

abjection
n : a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken [syn: {abasement}, {degradation}]

abjectly
adv : in a hopeless resigned manner; "she shrugged her shoulders abjectly" [syn: {resignedly}]

abjuration
n : a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion [syn: {retraction}, {recantation}]

abjure
v : formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" [syn: {recant}, {forswear}, {retract}, {resile}]

Abkhas
n : a member of the Circassian people living east of the Black Sea [syn: {Abkhaz}]

Abkhasian
n : a Circassian language spoken by the Abkhaz people [syn: {Abkhazian}]

Abkhaz
n 1: a member of the Circassian people living east of the Black Sea [syn: {Abkhas}]
2: an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea; a strong independence movement has resulted in much instability [syn: {Abkhazia}]

Abkhazia
n : an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea; a strong independence movement has resulted in much instability [syn: {Abkhaz}]

Abkhazian
n : a Circassian language spoken by the Abkhaz people [syn: {Abkhasian}]

ablactate
v : gradually deprive (infants) of mother's milk; "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk" [syn: {wean}]

ablactation
n 1: the cessation of lactation
2: the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal [syn: {weaning}]

ablate
v 1: wear away through erosion or vaporization
2: remove an organ or bodily structure

ablated
adj 1: made smaller or less by melting or erosion or vaporization; "the rocket's ablated head shield"
2: removed or taken away by cutting or erosion or melting or evaporation; "my ablated appendix"

ablation
n 1: surgical removal of a body part or tissue [syn: {extirpation}, {cutting out}, {excision}]
2: the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers

ablative
adj 1: relating to the ablative case
2: tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature; "ablative material on a rocket cone"
n : the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb [syn: {ablative case}]

ablative absolute
n : a constituent in Latin grammar; a noun and its modifier can function as a sentence modifier

ablative case
n : the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb [syn: {ablative}]

ablaut
n : a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song)

ablaze
adj 1: keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker; "he was aflame with desire" [syn: {aflame}, {aroused}, {turned on(p)}]
2: lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming crackling fire"; "houses on fire" [syn: {ablaze(p)}, {afire(p)}, {aflame(p)}, {aflare(p)}, {alight(p)}, {blazing}, {burning}, {flaming}, {on fire(p)}]
3: resembling flame in brilliance or color; "maple trees ablaze in autumn"; "flaming autumn leaves" [syn: {flaming}]
4: lighted with red light as if with flames; "streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees"; "the inflamed clouds at sunset"; "reddened faces around the campfire" [syn: {ablaze(p)}, {inflamed}, {reddened}]

able
adj 1: (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something; "able to swim"; "she was able to program her computer"; "we were at last able to buy a car"; "able to get a grant for the project" [ant: {unable}]
2: have the skills and qualifications to do things well; "able teachers"; "a capable administrator"; "children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable" [syn: {capable}]
3: having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity; "able to learn"; "human beings are able to walk on two feet"; "Superman is able to leap tall buildings"
4: having a strong healthy body; "an able seaman"; "every able-bodied young man served in the army" [syn: {able-bodied}]

able seaman
n : a seaman in the merchant navy; trained in special skills [syn: {able-bodied seaman}]

able-bodied
adj : having a strong healthy body; "an able seaman"; "every able-bodied young man served in the army" [syn: {able}]

able-bodied seaman
n : a seaman in the merchant navy; trained in special skills [syn: {able seaman}]

able-bodiedism
n : discrimination in favor of the able-bodied [syn: {ableism}, {ablism}, {able-bodism}]

able-bodism
n : discrimination in favor of the able-bodied [syn: {ableism}, {ablism}, {able-bodiedism}]

ableism
n : discrimination in favor of the able-bodied [syn: {ablism}, {able-bodiedism}, {able-bodism}]

ablepharia
n : a congenital absence of eyelids (partial or complete)

ablism
n : discrimination in favor of the able-bodied [syn: {ableism}, {able-bodiedism}, {able-bodism}]

abloom
adj : bursting into flower; "flowering spring trees" [syn: {efflorescent}, {flowering}]

ABLS
n : a bachelor's degree in library science [syn: {Bachelor of Arts in Library Science}]

ablution
n : the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels

ablutionary
adj : cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands; "ablutionary rituals" [syn: {cleansing}]

ably
adv : in a competent capable manner; "they worked competently" [syn: {competently}, {aptly}, {capably}, {with competence}] [ant: {incompetently}]

ABM
n : a defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles; "the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks placed limits on the deployment of ABMs" [syn: {antiballistic missile}]

Abnaki
n 1: a member of the Algonquian people of Maine and southern Quebec
2: the Algonquian language spoken by the Abnaki and Penobscot peoples

abnegate
v 1: deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits" [syn: {deny}]
2: surrender; "The King abnegated his power to the ministers"
3: deny or renounce; "They abnegated their gods"

abnegation
n 1: the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief; "abnegation of the Holy Trinity"
2: renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others [syn: {self-abnegation}, {denial}, {self-denial}, {self-renunciation}]

abnegator
n : one who gives up or relinquishes or renounces something

Abney level
n : a surveying instrument consisting of a spirit level and a sighting tube; used to measure the angle of inclination of a line from the observer to the target

abnormal
adj 1: not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm; "abnormal powers of concentration"; "abnormal amounts of rain"; "abnormal circumstances"; "an abnormal interest in food" [ant: {normal}]
2: departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development; "they were heartbroken when they learned their child was abnormal"; "an abnormal personality" [ant: {normal}]
3: much greater than the normal; "abnormal profits"; "abnormal ambition"

abnormal condition
n : an abnormal condition [syn: {abnormality}, {abnormalcy}] [ant: {normality}]

abnormal psychology
n : the branch of psychology concerned with abnormal behavior [syn: {psychopathology}]

abnormalcy
n : an abnormal condition [syn: {abnormality}, {abnormal condition}] [ant: {normality}]

abnormality
n 1: an abnormal condition [syn: {abnormalcy}, {abnormal condition}] [ant: {normality}]
2: retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence [syn: {mental defectiveness}]
3: marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal [syn: {freakishness}]
4: behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality [syn: {irregularity}]

abnormally
adv : in an abnormal manner; "they were behaving abnormally"; "his blood pressure was abnormally low"

Abo
n : a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived [syn: {Aborigine}, {Aboriginal}, {native Australian}, {Australian Aborigine}]

ABO antibodies
n : blood type antibodies

ABO blood group system
n : a classification system for the antigens of human blood; used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B and AB and O [syn: {ABO system}, {ABO group}]

ABO group
n : a classification system for the antigens of human blood; used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B and AB and O [syn: {ABO blood group system}, {ABO system}]

ABO system
n : a classification system for the antigens of human blood; used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B and AB and O [syn: {ABO blood group system}, {ABO group}]

aboard
adv 1: on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle [syn: {onboard}]
2: on first or second or third base; "Their second homer with Bob Allison aboard" [syn: {on base}]
3: side by side; "anchored close aboard another ship" [syn: {alongside}]
4: part of a group; "Bill's been aboard for three years now"

abocclusion
n : the condition in which the upper teeth do not touch the lower teeth when biting

abode
abide
v 1: dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" [syn: {bide}, {stay}]
2: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" [syn: {digest}, {endure}, {stick out}, {stomach}, {bear}, {stand}, {tolerate}, {support}, {brook}, {suffer}, {put up}] [also: {abode}]

abode
n 1: any address at which you dwell more than temporarily; "a person can have several residences" [syn: {residence}]
2: housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless" [syn: {dwelling}, {home}, {domicile}, {habitation}, {dwelling house}]

abode
See {abide}

abohm
n : a unit of resistance equal to a billionth of an ohm

aboideaux
See {aboideau}

aboiteaux
See {aboiteau}

abolish
v : do away with; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia" [syn: {get rid of}] [ant: {establish}]

abolishable
adj : capable of being abolished

abolishment
n : the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery); "the abolition of capital punishment" [syn: {abolition}]

abolition
n : the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery); "the abolition of capital punishment" [syn: {abolishment}]

abolitionary
adj : relating to or favoring abolition, especially abolition of slavery

abolitionism
n : the doctrine that calls for the abolition of slavery

abolitionist
n : a reformer who favors abolishing slavery [syn: {emancipationist}]

abomasal
adj : relating to the abomasum (the fourth compartment of the stomach of ruminants)

abomasum
n : the fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place [syn: {fourth stomach}]

A-bomb
n : a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239) [syn: {atom bomb}, {atomic bomb}, {fission bomb}, {plutonium bomb}]

abominable
adj 1: unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke [syn: {detestable}, {execrable}, {odious}]
2: exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room" [syn: {atrocious}, {awful}, {dreadful}, {painful}, {terrible}, {unspeakable}]

abominable snowman
n : large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas [syn: {yeti}]

abominably
adv 1: in an offensive and hateful manner; "I don't know anyone who could have behaved so abominably" [syn: {detestably}, {repulsively}, {odiously}]
2: in a terrible manner; "she sings terribly" [syn: {terribly}, {atrociously}, {awfully}, {abysmally}, {rottenly}]

abominate
v : find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats" [syn: {abhor}, {loathe}, {execrate}]

abomination
n 1: a person who is loathsome or disgusting
2: hate coupled with disgust [syn: {abhorrence}, {detestation}, {execration}, {loathing}, {odium}]
3: an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorence; "his treatment of the children is an abomination"

abominator
n : one who hates or loathes [syn: {loather}]

Abor
n : little known Kamarupan languages [syn: {Miri}, {Mirish}, {Dafla}]

aborad
adv : away from the mouth or oral region [ant: {orad}]

aboral
adj : opposite to or away from the mouth; "the aboral surface of a starfish" [ant: {oral}]

aboriginal
adj 1: being or composed of people inhabiting a region from the beginning; "native Americans"; "the aboriginal peoples of Australia" [syn: {native}] [ant: {nonnative}]
2: having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life" [syn: {primal}, {primeval}, {primaeval}, {primordial}]
n : a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived [syn: {Aborigine}, {Abo}, {native Australian}, {Australian Aborigine}]

Aboriginal Australian
n : the Austronesian languages spoken by Australian aborigines [syn: {Australian}]

aborigine
n 1: the earliest known inhabitants of a region
2: a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived [syn: {Abo}, {Aboriginal}, {native Australian}, {Australian Aborigine}]

aborning
adj : in the process of being born or beginning; "our own revolutionary war almost died aborning through lack of popular support"- William Randolph Hearst [ant: {dying(a)}]

abort
v 1: terminate before completion; "abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer"
2: terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion

aborticide
n 1: a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion [syn: {abortifacient}, {abortion-inducing drug}]
2: the act of destroying a fetus [syn: {feticide}]

abortifacient
adj : causing abortion
n : a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion [syn: {aborticide}, {abortion-inducing drug}]

abortion
n 1: termination of pregnancy
2: failure of a plan [syn: {miscarriage}]

abortion pill
n : an abortion-inducing drug (trade name Mifepristone) developed in France; when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus sloughs off the embryo [syn: {RU 486}, {Mifepristone}]

abortion-inducing drug
n : a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion [syn: {abortifacient}, {aborticide}]

abortionist
n : a person (who should be a doctor) who terminates pregnancies

abortive
adj : failing to accomplish an intended result; "an abortive revolt"; "a stillborn plot to assassinate the President" [syn: {stillborn}, {unsuccessful}]

abortively
adv : in an unfruitful manner

abortus
n : a human fetus whose weight is less than 0.5 kilogram when removed or expelled from the mother's body

abought
aby
v : make amends for; "expiate one's sins" [syn: {expiate}, {abye}, {atone}] [also: {abye}, {abought}]

abought
See {aby}

aboulia
n : a loss of will power [syn: {abulia}]

aboulic
adj : suffering from abulia; showing abnormal inability to act or make decisions [syn: {abulic}]

abound
v 1: be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities
2: be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers" [syn: {burst}, {bristle}]

abound in
v : exist in large quantity [syn: {teem in}, {pullulate with}]

abounding
adj : existing in abundance; "abounding confidence"; "whiskey galore" [syn: {galore(ip)}]

about
adj : on the move; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident" [syn: {about(p)}, {astir(p)}]
adv 1: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party" [syn: {approximately}, {close to}, {just about}, {some}, {roughly}, {more or less}, {around}, {or so}]
2: all around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her" [syn: {around}]
3: in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight" [syn: {around}]
4: to or among many different places or in no particular direction; "wandering about with no place to go"; "people were rushing about"; "news gets around (or about)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who's been around"; "she sleeps around" [syn: {around}]
5: in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "brought the ship about"; "suddenly she turned around" [syn: {around}]
6: in rotation or succession; "turn about is fair play"
7: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost'; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees" [syn: {just about}, {almost}, {most}, {all but}, {nearly}, {near}, {nigh}, {virtually}, {well-nigh}]

about turn
n : act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation [syn: {about-face}]

about-face
n 1: act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation [syn: {about turn}]
2: a reversal in attitude or principle or point of view; "an about-face on foreign policy" [syn: {volte-face}, {reversal}, {policy change}]
v 1: turn, usually 180 degrees
2: change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint

about-shipped
See {about-ship}

about-shipping
See {about-ship}

above
adj : appearing earlier in the same text; "flaws in the above interpretation"
adv 1: at an earlier place; "see above" [syn: {supra}] [ant: {below}]
2: in or to a place that is higher [syn: {higher up}, {in a higher place}, {to a higher place}] [ant: {below}]

above all
adv 1: above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" [syn: {most importantly}, {most especially}]
2: taking everything together; "she was first and last a scientist" [syn: {first and last}]

aboveboard
adj : without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs" [syn: {straightforward}]
adv : in an honest manner; "in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it"; "was known for dealing aboveboard in everything" [syn: {honestly}] [ant: {dishonestly}]

aboveground
adj : on or above the surface of the ground; "aboveground nuclear testing"; "surface instruments for detecting oil deposits"; "surface transportation"

above-mentioned
adj : mentioned or named earlier in the same text [syn: {above-named}]

above-named
adj : mentioned or named earlier in the same text [syn: {above-mentioned}]

abracadabra
n : gibberish and nonsense

abrachia
n : the condition of having no arms

abradant
n 1: a substance that abrades or wears down [syn: {abrasive}, {abrasive material}]
2: a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing [syn: {abrader}]

abrade
v 1: wear away [syn: {corrade}, {abrase}, {rub down}, {rub off}]
2: rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops" [syn: {scour}]
3: strike against an object; "She stubbed her one's toe in the dark and now it's broken" [syn: {stub}, {scrape}, {skin}]

abraded
adj : having the skin scraped off; "skinned knees and scraped elbows" [syn: {scraped}, {skinned}]

abrader
n : a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing [syn: {abradant}]

abrading stone
n : a primitive stone artifact (usually made of sandstone) used as an abrader

Abraham
n : the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son; "Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each has a special claim on Abraham" [syn: {Ibrahim}]

Abraham Lincoln
n : 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865) [syn: {Lincoln}, {President Lincoln}, {President Abraham Lincoln}]

Abraham Stoker
n : Irish writer of the horror novel about Dracula (1847-1912) [syn: {Stoker}, {Bram Stoker}]

Abraham's bosom
n : the place where the just enjoy the peace of heaven after death [syn: {bosom of Abraham}]

Abramis
n : European fishes [syn: {genus Abramis}]

Abramis brama
n : European freshwater fish having a flattened body and silvery scales; of little value as food [syn: {European bream}]

abranchial
adj : having no gills [syn: {abranchiate}, {abranchious}, {gill-less}] [ant: {branchiate}]

abranchiate
adj : having no gills [syn: {abranchial}, {abranchious}, {gill-less}] [ant: {branchiate}]

abranchious
adj : having no gills [syn: {abranchiate}, {abranchial}, {gill-less}] [ant: {branchiate}]

abrase
v : wear away [syn: {abrade}, {corrade}, {rub down}, {rub off}]

abrasion
n 1: an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off [syn: {scratch}, {scrape}, {excoriation}]
2: erosion by friction [syn: {attrition}, {corrasion}, {detrition}]
3: the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice [syn: {grinding}, {attrition}, {detrition}]

abrasive
adj 1: causing abrasion [syn: {scratchy}]
2: sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character" [syn: {harsh}]
n : a substance that abrades or wears down [syn: {abradant}, {abrasive material}]

abrasive material
n : a substance that abrades or wears down [syn: {abrasive}, {abradant}]

abrasiveness
n 1: the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions [syn: {harshness}, {scratchiness}]
2: the quality of being sharply disagreeable

abreact
v : discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization

abreaction
n : (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions [syn: {catharsis}, {katharsis}]

abreast
adv : alongside each other, facing on the same direction

abreast of
adj : being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge; "kept abreast of the latest developments"; "constant revision keeps the book au courant"; "always au fait on the latest events"; "up on the news" [syn: {abreast of(p)}, {au courant}, {au fait}, {up on(p)}]

abridge
v : reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" [syn: {foreshorten}, {abbreviate}, {shorten}, {cut}, {contract}, {reduce}] [ant: {elaborate}]

abridged
adj : (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting; "an abridged version" [ant: {unabridged}]

abridgement
n : a shortened version of a written work [syn: {condensation}, {abridgment}, {capsule}]

abridger
n : one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work [syn: {abbreviator}]

abridgment
n : a shortened version of a written work [syn: {condensation}, {abridgement}, {capsule}]

abroach
adj : of a cask or barrel; "the cask was set abroach" [syn: {broached}]

abroad
adj : in a foreign country; "markets abroad"; "overseas markets" [syn: {overseas}]
adv 1: to or in a foreign country; "they had never travelled abroad"
2: far away from home or one's usual surroundings; "looking afield for new lands to conquer"- R.A.Hall [syn: {afield}]
3: in a place across an ocean [syn: {overseas}, {beyond the sea}, {over the sea}]

Abrocoma
n : abrocomes [syn: {genus Abrocoma}]

abrocome
n : ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes [syn: {chinchilla rat}, {rat chinchilla}]

abrogate
v : revoke formally

abrogation
n : the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation [syn: {repeal}, {annulment}]

abrogator
n : an authority or official empowered to abolish or annul or repeal

Abronia
n : genus of western North American herbs having showy flowers [syn: {genus Abronia}]

Abronia elliptica
n : plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions [syn: {snowball}, {sweet sand verbena}]

Abronia fragrans
n : taller than Abronia elliptica and having night-blooming flowers [syn: {sweet sand verbena}]

Abronia latifolia
n : plant having hemispherical heads of yellow trumpet-shaped flowers; found in coastal dunes from California to British Columbia [syn: {yellow sand verbena}]

Abronia maritima
n : plant having hemispherical heads of wine-red flowers; found in coastal dunes from California to Mexico [syn: {beach pancake}]

Abronia umbellata
n : prostrate herb having heads of deep pink to white flowers; found in coastal dunes from British Columbia to Baja California [syn: {beach sand verbena}, {pink sand verbena}]

Abronia villosa
n : soft-haired sticky plant with heads of bright pink trumpet-shaped flowers; found in sandy desert soil; after ample rains may carpet miles of desert with pink from the southwestern United States to northern Mexico [syn: {desert sand verbena}]

abrupt
adj 1: marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions; "abrupt prose" [syn: {disconnected}]
2: exceedingly sudden and unexpected; "came to an abrupt stop"; "an abrupt change in the weather"
3: extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop" [syn: {precipitous}, {sharp}]
4: surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner; "an abrupt reply"

abruptio placentae
n : a disorder of pregnancy in which the placenta prematurely separates from the wall of the uterus

abruption
n : an instance of breaking off suddenly [syn: {breaking off}]

abruptly
adv : quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly" [syn: {suddenly}, {short}, {dead}]

abruptly-pinnate
adj : of a leaf shape; pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex [syn: {even-pinnate}, {paripinnate}]

abruptly-pinnate leaf
n : pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex [syn: {even-pinnate leaf}]

abruptness
n 1: an abrupt discourteous manner [syn: {brusqueness}, {curtness}, {gruffness}, {shortness}]
2: the property possessed by a slope that is very steep [syn: {precipitousness}, {steepness}] [ant: {gradualness}]
3: the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning [syn: {precipitateness}, {precipitance}, {precipitancy}, {suddenness}]

Abruzzi
n : a mountainous region of central Italy on the Adriatic [syn: {Abruzzi e Molise}]

Abruzzi e Molise
n : a mountainous region of central Italy on the Adriatic [syn: {Abruzzi}]

ABS plastic
n : any of a class of plastics based on acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymers

abscess
n : symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue

abscessed
adj : infected and filled with pus; "an abscessed tooth"

abscessed tooth
n : an abscess of a common kind in the tissue around a tooth

abscise
v 1: shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue
2: remove or separate by abscission

abscissa
n : the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis [also: {abscissae} (pl)]

abscissae
abscissa
n : the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis [also: {abscissae} (pl)]

abscissae
See {abscissa}

abscission
n 1: shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant
2: the act of cutting something off [syn: {cutting off}]

abscond
v : run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along [syn: {bolt}, {absquatulate}, {decamp}, {run off}, {go off}]

absconder
n : a fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution

abscondment
n : the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest) [syn: {decampment}]

abseil
n : a descent down a nearly vertical surface by using a doubled rope that is coiled around the body and attached to some higher point
v : lower oneself with a double rope coiled around the body from a mountainside; "The ascent was easy--roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous"; "You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing" [syn: {rappel}, {rope down}]

abseiler
n : a person who descends down a nearly vertical face by using a doubled rope that is wrapped around the body and attached to some high point

absence
n 1: the state of being absent; "he was surprised by the absence of any explanation" [ant: {presence}]
2: failure to be present [ant: {presence}]
3: the time interval during which something or somebody is away; "he visited during my absence"
4: epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (a possible other abnormalities) [syn: {petit mal epilepsy}]

absence without leave
n : unauthorized military absence [syn: {unauthorized absence}]

absent
adj 1: not in a specified place physically or mentally [ant: {present}]
2: lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professer"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence" [syn: {absentminded}, {abstracted}, {scatty}]
v : go away or leave; "He absented himself" [syn: {remove}]

absentee
n : one that is absent or not in residence

absentee ballot
n : (election) a ballot that is cast in absentia (usually mailed in prior to election day)

absentee rate
n : the percentage of workers who do not report to work

absenteeism
n : habitual absence from work

absently
adv : in an absent-minded or preoccupied manner; "he read the letter absently" [syn: {abstractedly}, {inattentively}, {absentmindedly}]

absentminded
adj : lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professer"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence" [syn: {absent}, {abstracted}, {scatty}]

absentmindedly
adv : in an absent-minded or preoccupied manner; "he read the letter absently" [syn: {absently}, {abstractedly}, {inattentively}]

absentmindedness
n : preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored

absinth
n : strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise [syn: {absinthe}]

absinthe
n 1: aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe [syn: {common wormwood}, {old man}, {lad's love}, {Artemisia absinthium}]
2: strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise [syn: {absinth}]

absinthe oil
n : a dark bitter oil obtained obtained from wormwood leaves; flavors absinthe liqueurs [syn: {wormwood oil}]

absolute
adj 1: perfect or complete or pure; "absolute loyalty"; "absolute silence"; "absolute truth"; "absolute alcohol" [ant: {relative}]
2: complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity" [syn: {downright}, {out-and-out(a)}, {rank(a)}, {right-down}, {sheer(a)}]
3: not limited by law; "an absolute monarch"
4: expressing finality with no implication of possible change; "an absolute (or unequivocal) quarantee to respect the nation's authority"; "inability to make a conclusive (or unequivocal) refusal" [syn: {conclusive}]
5: without conditions or limitations; "a total ban" [syn: {total}, {unconditioned}]
6: not capable of being violated or infringed; "infrangible human rights" [syn: {infrangible}, {inviolable}]
n : something that is conceived to be absolute; something that does not depends on anything else and is beyond human control; "no mortal being can influence the absolute"

absolute alcohol
n : pure ethyl alcohol (containing no more than 1% water)

absolute ceiling
n : the maximum altitude at which an airplane can maintain horizontal flight

absolute frequency
n : the number of observations in a given statistical category [syn: {frequency}]

absolute magnitude
n : (astronomy) the magnitude that a star would have if it were viewed from a distance of 10 parsecs (32.62 light years) from the earth

absolute majority
n : (elections) more than half of the votes [syn: {majority}]

absolute pitch
n : the ability to identify the pitch of a tone [syn: {perfect pitch}]

absolute scale
n : a temperature scale that defines absolute zero as 0 degrees; water freezes at 273.16 degrees and boils at 373.16 degrees [syn: {Kelvin scale}]

absolute space
n : physical space independent of what occupies it

absolute temperature
n : temperature measured on the absolute scale

absolute threshold
n : the lowest level of stimulation that a person can detect

absolute value
n : a numerical value regardless of its sign

absolute viscosity
n : a measure of the resistance to flow of a fluid under an applied force [syn: {coefficient of viscosity}, {dynamic viscosity}]

absolute zero
n : (cryogenics) the lowest temperature theoretically attainable (at which the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules is minimal); 0 Kelvin or -273.15 Centigrade or -459.67 Fahrenheit

absolutely
adv 1: completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers; "an absolutely magnificent painting"; "a perfectly idiotic idea"; "you're perfectly right"; "utterly miserable"; "you can be dead sure of my innocence"; "was dead tired"; "dead right" [syn: {perfectly}, {utterly}, {dead}]
2: totally and definitely; without question; "we are absolutely opposed to the idea"; "he forced himself to lie absolutely still"; "iron is absolutely necessary"

absoluteness
n : the quality of being absolute; "the absoluteness of the Pope's decree could not be challenged"

absolution
n 1: the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance
2: the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance [syn: {remission}, {remittal}, {remission of sin}]

absolutism
n 1: dominance through threat of punishment and violence [syn: {tyranny}, {despotism}]
2: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) [syn: {dictatorship}, {authoritarianism}, {Caesarism}, {despotism}, {monocracy}, {one-man rule}, {shogunate}, {Stalinism}, {totalitarianism}, {tyranny}]
3: the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government [syn: {totalitarianism}, {totalism}]
4: the doctrine of an absolute being

absolutist
adj : pertaining to the principle of totalitarianism [syn: {absolutistic}]
n : one who advocates absolutism

absolutistic
adj : pertaining to the principle of totalitarianism [syn: {absolutist}]

absolve
v 1: grant remission of a sin to; "The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's"
2: let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility" [syn: {justify}, {free}] [ant: {blame}]

absolved
adj : freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated" [syn: {clear}, {cleared}, {exculpated}, {exonerated}, {vindicated}]

absolver
n : someone who grants absolution

absolvitory
adj : providing absolution [syn: {exonerative}, {forgiving}]

absorb
v 1: become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"
2: take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe" [syn: {assimilate}, {ingest}, {take in}]
3: take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something" [syn: {take over}]
4: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn: {suck}, {imbibe}, {soak up}, {sop up}, {suck up}, {draw}, {take in}, {take up}]
5: cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"
6: suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter" [syn: {take in}] [ant: {emit}]
7: engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies" [syn: {steep}, {immerse}, {engulf}, {plunge}, {engross}, {soak up}]
8: assimilate or take in; "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society"
9: engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely" [syn: {engross}, {engage}, {occupy}]

absorbable
adj : capable of being absorbed or taken in through the pores of a surface [ant: {adsorbable}]

absorbate
n : a material that has been or is capable of being absorbed

absorbed
adj 1: wholly absorbed as in thought; "deep in thought"; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "the book had her totally engrossed"; "enwrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought" [syn: {engrossed}, {enwrapped}, {intent}, {rapt}, {wrapped}]
2: retained without reflection; "the absorbed light intensity"
3: taken in through the pores of a surface; "the absorbed water expanded the sponge"

absorbefacient
adj : inducing or promoting absorption [syn: {sorbefacient}]

absorbency
n : the property of being absorbent [ant: {nonabsorbency}]

absorbent
adj : having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up (liquids); "as absorbent as a sponge" [syn: {absorptive}] [ant: {nonabsorbent}]
n : a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance [syn: {absorbent material}]

absorbent cotton
n : cotton made absorbent by removal of the natural wax

absorbent material
n : a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance [syn: {absorbent}]

absorber
n : (physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation

absorbing
adj : capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a fascinating story" [syn: {engrossing}, {fascinating}, {gripping}, {riveting}]

absorptance
n : a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber; "absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance" [syn: {absorption coefficient}, {coefficient of absorption}]

absorption
n 1: (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid [syn: {soaking up}]
2: (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium; "the absorption of photons by atoms or molecules"
3: the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another [syn: {assimilation}]
4: the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion [syn: {assimilation}]
5: complete attention; intense mental effort [syn: {concentration}, {engrossment}, {immersion}]
6: the mental state of being preoccupied by something [syn: {preoccupation}, {preoccupancy}, {engrossment}]

absorption band
n : a dark band in the spectrum of white light that has been transmitted through a substance that exhibits absorption at selective wavelengths

absorption coefficient
n : a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber; "absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance" [syn: {coefficient of absorption}, {absorptance}]

absorption factor
n : (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body [syn: {absorptivity}]

absorption indicator
n : an indicator used in reactions that involve precipitation

absorption spectrum
n : the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation that has passed through a medium that absorbed radiation of certain wavelengths

absorption unit
n : a unit for measuring absorption

absorptive
adj : having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up (liquids); "as absorbent as a sponge" [syn: {absorbent}] [ant: {nonabsorbent}]

absorptivity
n : (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body [syn: {absorption factor}]

absquatulate
v : run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along [syn: {abscond}, {bolt}, {decamp}, {run off}, {go off}]

abstain
v 1: refrain from voting
2: choose no to consume; "I abstain from alcohol" [syn: {refrain}, {desist}] [ant: {consume}]

abstainer
n 1: practices self denial as spiritual discipline [syn: {ascetic}]
2: a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages [syn: {abstinent}, {nondrinker}] [ant: {drinker}]

abstemious
adj 1: sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; "the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy [ant: {gluttonous}]
2: marked by temperance in indulgence; "abstemious meals"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper" [syn: {light(a)}]

abstemiously
adv : in a sparing manner; without overindulgence; "he ate and drank abstemiously"; "indulged temperately in cocktails" [syn: {temperately}]

abstemiousness
n 1: restricted to bare necessities
2: moderation in eating and drinking

abstention
n : the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol) [syn: {abstinence}]

abstentious
adj : self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink; "not totally abstinent but abstemious" [syn: {abstinent}]

abstinence
n 1: the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol) [syn: {abstention}]
2: act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite

abstinent
adj : self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink; "not totally abstinent but abstemious" [syn: {abstentious}]
n : a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages [syn: {abstainer}, {nondrinker}] [ant: {drinker}]

abstract
adj 1: existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment; "abstract words like `truth' and `justice'" [ant: {concrete}]
2: not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature; "a large abstract painting" [syn: {abstractionist}, {nonfigurative}, {nonobjective}]
3: based on specialized theory; "a theoretical analysis" [syn: {theoretical}]
4: dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention; "abstract reasoning"; "abstract science"
n 1: a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person" [syn: {abstraction}]
2: a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory [syn: {outline}, {synopsis}, {precis}]
v 1: consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
2: make off with belongings of others [syn: {pilfer}, {cabbage}, {purloin}, {pinch}, {snarf}, {swipe}, {hook}, {sneak}, {filch}, {nobble}, {lift}]
3: consider apart from a particular case or instance; "Let's abstract away from this particular example"
4: give an abstract (of)

abstract art
n : an abstract genre of art; artistic content depends on internal form rather than pictorial representation [syn: {abstractionism}]

abstract artist
n : a painter of abstract pictures [syn: {abstractionist}]

Abstract Expressionism
n : a New York school of painting characterized by freely created abstractions; the first important school of American painting to develop independently of European styles [syn: {action painting}]

abstract thought
n : thinking that is coherent and logical [syn: {reasoning}, {logical thinking}]

abstracted
adj 1: taken out of or separated from; "possibility is...achievability, abstracted from achievement"- A.N.Whitehead [syn: {removed}]
2: lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professer"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence" [syn: {absent}, {absentminded}, {scatty}]

abstractedly
adv : in an absent-minded or preoccupied manner; "he read the letter absently" [syn: {absently}, {inattentively}, {absentmindedly}]

abstractedness
n : preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else [syn: {abstraction}]

abstracter
n : one who makes abstracts or summarizes information [syn: {abstractor}]

abstraction
n 1: a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person" [syn: {abstract}]
2: the act of withdrawing or removing something
3: the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances [syn: {generalization}, {generalisation}]
4: an abstract painting
5: preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else [syn: {abstractedness}]
6: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

abstractionism
n 1: an abstract genre of art; artistic content depends on internal form rather than pictorial representation [syn: {abstract art}]
2: a representation having no reference to concrete objects or specific examples [syn: {unrealism}]

abstractionist
adj : not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature; "a large abstract painting" [syn: {abstract}, {nonfigurative}, {nonobjective}]
n : a painter of abstract pictures [syn: {abstract artist}]

abstractive
adj : of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting; "abstractive analysis"

abstractly
adv : in abstract terms [ant: {concretely}]

abstractness
n : the quality of being considered apart from a specific instance or object [ant: {concreteness}]

abstractor
n : one who makes abstracts or summarizes information [syn: {abstracter}]

abstruse
adj : difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge; "the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"; "a deep metaphysical theory"; "some recondite problem in historiography" [syn: {deep}, {recondite}]

abstrusely
adv : in a manner difficult to understand; "the professor's abstrusely reasoned theories were wasted on his students"

abstruseness
n 1: the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand [syn: {obscureness}, {obscurity}, {reconditeness}] [ant: {clarity}]
2: wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound; "the anthropologist was impressed by the reconditeness of the native proverbs" [syn: {reconditeness}, {abstrusity}, {profoundness}, {profundity}]

abstrusity
n : wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound; "the anthropologist was impressed by the reconditeness of the native proverbs" [syn: {reconditeness}, {abstruseness}, {profoundness}, {profundity}]

absurd
adj 1: inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman [syn: {unreasonable}]
2: completely devoid of wisdom or good sense; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous" [syn: {cockeyed}, {derisory}, {idiotic}, {laughable}, {ludicrous}, {nonsensical}, {preposterous}, {ridiculous}]

absurdity
n 1: a message whose content is at variance with reason [syn: {absurdness}, {ridiculousness}]
2: a ludicrous folly; "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior" [syn: {fatuity}, {fatuousness}, {silliness}]

absurdly
adv : in an absurd manner or to an absurd degree; "an absurdly rich young woman"

absurdness
n : a message whose content is at variance with reason [syn: {absurdity}, {ridiculousness}]

Abu Ali al-Husain ibn Abdallah ibn Sina
n : Arabian philosopher and physician; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037) [syn: {Avicenna}, {ibn-Sina}]

Abu Dhabi
n : a sheikhdom of eastern Arabia and capital of the United Arab Emirates [syn: {United Arab Emirates's capital}]

Abu Nidal Organization
n : a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries; "in the 1980s the Fatah-RC was considered the most dangerous and murderous Palestinian terror group" [syn: {Fatah Revolutionary Council}, {Fatah-RC}, {ANO}, {Arab Revolutionary Brigades}, {Black September}, {Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims}]

Abu Sayyaf
n : a small gang of terrorist thugs claiming to seek a separate Islamic state for the Muslim minority in the Philippines; uses bombing and assassination and extortion and kidnapping; "In 2001 Abu Sayyaf kidnapped twenty people and beheaded one of the American captives" [syn: {Bearer of the Sword}]

Abudefduf
n : damsel fishes [syn: {genus Abudefduf}]

Abudefduf saxatilis
n : large blue-gray black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide [syn: {sergeant major}]

Abuja
n : capital of Nigeria in the center of the country [syn: {capital of Nigeria}, {Nigerian capital}]

Abukir
n : a bay on the Mediterranean Sea in northern Egypt [syn: {Abukir Bay}]

Abukir Bay
n : a bay on the Mediterranean Sea in northern Egypt [syn: {Abukir}]

abulia
n : a loss of will power [syn: {aboulia}]

abulic
adj : suffering from abulia; showing abnormal inability to act or make decisions [syn: {aboulic}]

Abul-Walid Mohammed ibn-Ahmad Ibn-Mohammed ibn-Roshd
n : Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198) [syn: {Averroes}, {ibn-Roshd}]

abundance
n 1: the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; "an age of abundance" [syn: {copiousness}, {teemingness}] [ant: {scarcity}]
2: (physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present
3: (chemistry) the ratio of the total mass of an element in the earth's crust to the total mass of the earth's crust; expressed as a percentage or in parts per million

abundant
adj : present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water" [ant: {scarce}]

abundantly
adv : in an abundant manner; "they were abundantly supplied with food"; "he thanked her profusely" [syn: {copiously}, {profusely}, {extravagantly}]

abuse
n 1: cruel or inhumane treatment [syn: {maltreatment}, {ill-treatment}, {ill-usage}]
2: a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team" [syn: {insult}, {revilement}, {contumely}, {vilification}]
3: improper or excessive use [syn: {misuse}]
v 1: treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead" [syn: {mistreat}, {maltreat}, {ill-use}, {step}, {ill-treat}]
2: change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers" [syn: {pervert}, {misuse}]
3: use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher" [syn: {clapperclaw}, {blackguard}, {shout}]

abused
adj 1: used improperly or excessively especially drugs; "an abused substance"
2: abused with language [ant: {unabused}]
3: physically abused; "an abused wife" [syn: {ill-treated}, {maltreated}, {mistreated}] [ant: {unabused}]

abuser
n : someone who abuses [syn: {maltreater}]

abusive
adj 1: expressing offensive reproach [syn: {insulting}, {opprobrious}, {scornful}, {scurrilous}]
2: characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment; "abusive punishment"; "argued...that foster homes are abusive"

abusively
adv : in an abusive manner; "he behaved abusively toward his children"

abut
v : lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" [syn: {border}, {adjoin}, {edge}, {march}, {butt}, {butt against}, {butt on}] [also: {abutting}, {abutted}]

Abutilon
n : herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple; parlor maple; indian mallow [syn: {genus Abutilon}]

Abutilon theophrasti
n : tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States [syn: {velvetleaf}, {velvet-leaf}, {velvetweed}, {Indian mallow}, {butter-print}, {China jute}]

abutment
n 1: point of contact between two objects or parts
2: a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge

abutment arch
n : an arch supported by an abutment

abutted
abut
v : lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" [syn: {border}, {adjoin}, {edge}, {march}, {butt}, {butt against}, {butt on}] [also: {abutting}, {abutted}]

abutted
See {abut}

abutter
n : the owner of contiguous property

abutting
abut
v : lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" [syn: {border}, {adjoin}, {edge}, {march}, {butt}, {butt against}, {butt on}] [also: {abutting}, {abutted}]

abutting
adj : having a common boundary or edge; touching; "abutting lots"; "adjoining rooms"; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities" [syn: {adjacent}, {adjoining}, {conterminous}, {contiguous}, {neighboring(a)}]

abutting
See {abut}

abuzz
adj : noisy like the sound of a bee; "the room was abuzz over the latest scandal" [syn: {buzzing}, {droning}]

abvolt
n : a unit of potential equal to one-hundred-millionth of a volt

abwatt
n : a power unit equal to the power dissipated when 1 abampere flows across a potential difference of 1 abvolt (one ten-thousandth of a milliwatt)

aby
v : make amends for; "expiate one's sins" [syn: {expiate}, {abye}, {atone}] [also: {abye}, {abought}]

Aby Moritz Warburg
n : German art historian (1866-1929) [syn: {Warburg}, {Aby Warburg}]

Aby Warburg
n : German art historian (1866-1929) [syn: {Warburg}, {Aby Moritz Warburg}]

Abydos
n : an ancient Greek colony on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles; scene of the legend of Hero and Leander

abye
aby
v : make amends for; "expiate one's sins" [syn: {expiate}, {abye}, {atone}] [also: {abye}, {abought}]

abye
v : make amends for; "expiate one's sins" [syn: {expiate}, {aby}, {atone}]

abye
See {aby}

Abyla
n : a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules [syn: {Jebel Musa}, {Abila}]

abysm
n : a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively) [syn: {abyss}]

abysmal
adj 1: very great; limitless; "abysmal misery"; "abysmal stupidity"
2: so deep as to be unmeasurable; "the abyssal depths of the ocean" [syn: {abyssal}, {unfathomable}]

abysmally
adv : in a terrible manner; "she sings terribly" [syn: {terribly}, {atrociously}, {awfully}, {abominably}, {rottenly}]

abyss
n : a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively) [syn: {abysm}]

abyssal
adj 1: relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters
2: so deep as to be unmeasurable; "the abyssal depths of the ocean" [syn: {abysmal}, {unfathomable}]

abyssal zone
n : the deep sea (2000 meters or more) where there is no light

Abyssinia
n : Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia [syn: {Ethiopia}, {Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia}, {Yaltopya}]

Abyssinian
n : a small slender short-haired breed of African origin having brownish fur with a reddish undercoat [syn: {Abyssinian cat}]

Abyssinian banana
n : large evergreen arborescent herb having huge paddle-shaped leaves and bearing inedible fruit that resemble bananas but edible young flower shoots; sometimes placed in genus Musa [syn: {Ethiopian banana}, {Ensete ventricosum}, {Musa ensete}]

Abyssinian cat
n : a small slender short-haired breed of African origin having brownish fur with a reddish undercoat [syn: {Abyssinian}]

Ac
n 1: a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores [syn: {actinium}, {atomic number 89}]
2: an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second" [syn: {alternating current}] [ant: {direct current}]

acacia
n : any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia

Acacia auriculiformis
n : Australian tree that yields tanning materials [syn: {black wattle}]

Acacia cambegei
n : scrubby Australian acacia having extremely foul-smelling blossoms [syn: {gidgee}, {stinking wattle}]

Acacia catechu
n : East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu [syn: {catechu}, {Jerusalem thorn}]

Acacia dealbata
n : evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers [syn: {silver wattle}, {mimosa}]

Acacia farnesiana
n : tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery [syn: {huisache}, {cassie}, {mimosa bush}, {sweet wattle}, {sweet acacia}, {scented wattle}, {flame tree}]

Acacia melanoxylon
n : tall Australian acacia yielding highly valued black timber [syn: {lightwood}]

Acacia pycnantha
n : shrubby Australian tree having clusters of fragrant golden yellow flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {golden wattle}]

Acacia xanthophloea
n : African tree supposed to mark healthful regions [syn: {fever tree}]

academe
n : the academic world [syn: {academia}]

academia
n : the academic world [syn: {academe}]

academic
adj 1: associated with academia or an academy; "the academic curriculum"; "academic gowns"
2: hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result; "an academic discussion"; "an academic question"
3: marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects [syn: {donnish}, {pedantic}]
n : an educator who works at a college or university [syn: {academician}, {faculty member}]

academic administrator
n : an administrator in a college or university

academic costume
n : a costume worn on formal occasions by the faculty or students of a university or college

academic degree
n : an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude" [syn: {degree}]

academic department
n : a division of a school that is responsible for a given subject

academic freedom
n : the freedom of teachers and students to express their ideas in school without religious or political or institutional restrictions

academic gown
n : a gown worn by academics or judges [syn: {academic robe}, {judge's robe}]

academic program
n : (education) a program of education in liberal arts and sciences (usually in preparation for higher education)

academic relation
n : a professional relation between instructors and those they instruct

academic requirement
n : a requirement for admission to or completion of an academic program

academic robe
n : a gown worn by academics or judges [syn: {academic gown}, {judge's robe}]

academic session
n : the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to shorten the school term" [syn: {school term}, {academic term}, {session}]

academic term
n : the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to shorten the school term" [syn: {school term}, {academic session}, {session}]

academic year
n : the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying [syn: {school year}]

academically
adv : in regard to academic matters; "academically, this is a good school"

academician
n 1: someone elected to honorary membership in an academy
2: a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation [syn: {schoolman}]
3: an educator who works at a college or university [syn: {academic}, {faculty member}]

academicianship
n : the position of member of an honorary academy

academicism
n : orthodoxy of a scholastic variety [syn: {scholasticism}, {academism}]

academism
n : orthodoxy of a scholastic variety [syn: {scholasticism}, {academicism}]

academy
n 1: a secondary school (usually private)
2: an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature [syn: {honorary society}]
3: a school for special training
4: a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge

Academy Award
n : an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance [syn: {Oscar}]

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
n : an academy that gives annual awards for achievements in motion picture production and performance

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
n : an academy that gives annual awards for outstanding achievements in television

Acadia
n : the French-speaking part of the Canadian Maritime Provinces

Acadia National Park
n : a national park in Maine showing marine erosion and glaciation; includes seashore and also the highest point on the Atlantic coast

Acadian
n : an early French settler in the Maritimes

Acalypha
n : a genus of herbs and shrubs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae [syn: {genus Acalypha}]

Acalypha virginica
n : weedy herb of eastern North America [syn: {three-seeded mercury}]

Acanthaceae
n : widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales [syn: {family Acanthaceae}, {acanthus family}]

acanthi
acanthus
n : any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated [also: {acanthi} (pl)]

acanthi
See {acanthus}

acanthion
n : the craniometric point at the anterior extremity of the intermaxillary suture

Acanthisitta
n : a genus of Xenicidae [syn: {genus Acanthisitta}]

Acanthisitta chloris
n : small green-and-bronze bird [syn: {rifleman bird}]

Acanthisittidae
n : alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens [syn: {Xenicidae}, {family Xenicidae}, {family Acanthisittidae}]

Acanthocephala
n : phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates: spiny-headed worms [syn: {phylum Acanthocephala}]

acanthocephalan
n : any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines [syn: {spiny-headed worm}]

Acanthocereus
n : mostly trailing cacti having nocturnal white flowers; tropical America and Caribbean region [syn: {genus Acanthocereus}]

Acanthocereus pentagonus
n : cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit [syn: {pitahaya cactus}, {pitahaya}, {Acanthocereus tetragonus}]

Acanthocereus tetragonus
n : cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit [syn: {pitahaya cactus}, {pitahaya}, {Acanthocereus pentagonus}]

Acanthocybium
n : wahoos [syn: {genus Acanthocybium}]

Acanthocybium solandri
n : large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwide [syn: {wahoo}]

acanthocyte
n : an abnormal red blood cell that has thorny projections of protoplasm

acanthocytosis
n : the presence of acanthocytes in the blood stream (as in abetalipoproteinemia)

acanthoid
adj : shaped like a spine or thorn [syn: {acanthous}, {spinous}]

acantholysis
n : a breakdown of a cell layer in the epidermis (as in pemphigus)

acanthoma
n : a neoplasm originating in the epidermis [syn: {skin tumor}]

Acanthophis
n : Australian elapid snakes [syn: {genus Acanthophis}]

Acanthophis antarcticus
n : venomous Australian snake resembling an adder [syn: {death adder}]

acanthopterygian
n : a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays [syn: {spiny-finned fish}] [ant: {soft-finned fish}]

Acanthopterygii
n : teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays [syn: {superorder Acanthopterygii}]

Acanthoscelides
n : a genus of Bruchidae [syn: {genus Acanthoscelides}]

Acanthoscelides obtectus
n : larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans [syn: {bean weevil}]

acanthosis
n : an abnormal but benign thickening of the prickle-cell layer of the skin (as in psoriasis)

acanthosis nigricans
n : a skin disease characterized by dark wart-like patches in the body folds; can be benign or malignant [syn: {keratosis nigricans}]

acanthotic
adj : of or relating to or having acanthosis

acanthous
adj : shaped like a spine or thorn [syn: {acanthoid}, {spinous}]

Acanthuridae
n : surgeonfishes [syn: {family Acanthuridae}]

Acanthurus
n : type genus of the Acanthuridae: doctorfishes [syn: {genus Acanthurus}]

Acanthurus chirurgus
n : surgeon fish of the West Indies [syn: {doctorfish}, {doctor-fish}]

acanthus
n : any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated [also: {acanthi} (pl)]

acanthus family
n : widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales [syn: {Acanthaceae}, {family Acanthaceae}]

Acanthus mollis
n : widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers [syn: {bear's breech}, {bear's breeches}, {sea holly}]

acapnia
n : a state in which the level of carbon dioxide in the blood is lower than normal; can result from deep or rapid breathing [syn: {hypocapnia}] [ant: {hypercapnia}]

acapnial
adj : relating to or demonstrating acapnia [syn: {acapnic}, {acapnotic}]

acapnic
adj : relating to or demonstrating acapnia [syn: {acapnial}, {acapnotic}]

acapnotic
adj : relating to or demonstrating acapnia [syn: {acapnic}, {acapnial}]

Acapulco
n : a port and fashionable resort city on the Pacific coast of southern Mexico; known for beaches and water sports (including cliff diving) [syn: {Acapulco de Juarez}]

Acapulco de Juarez
n : a port and fashionable resort city on the Pacific coast of southern Mexico; known for beaches and water sports (including cliff diving) [syn: {Acapulco}]

Acapulco gold
n : a particularly potent variety of marijuana [syn: {Mexican green}]

acaracide
n : a chemical agent used to kill mites [syn: {acaricide}]

acardia
n : congenital absence of the heart (as in the development of some monsters)

acari
acarus
n : a mite of the genus Acarus [also: {acari} (pl)]

acari
See {acarus}

acariasis
n : infestation with itch mites [syn: {acariosis}, {acaridiasis}]

acaricide
n : a chemical agent used to kill mites [syn: {acaracide}]

acarid
n : very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals or plants; related to ticks

Acaridae
n : mites [syn: {family Acaridae}]

acaridiasis
n : infestation with itch mites [syn: {acariasis}, {acariosis}]

Acarina
n : mites and ticks [syn: {order Acarina}]

acarine
n : mite or tick

acariosis
n : infestation with itch mites [syn: {acariasis}, {acaridiasis}]

acaroid resin
n : an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper [syn: {accaroid resin}, {accroides}, {accroides resin}, {accroides gum}, {gum accroides}]

acarophobia
n : a morbid fear of small insects and mites and worms

acarpellous
adj : having no carpels [syn: {acarpelous}] [ant: {carpellate}]

acarpelous
adj : having no carpels [syn: {acarpellous}] [ant: {carpellate}]

acarpous
adj : producing no fruit

acarus
n : a mite of the genus Acarus [also: {acari} (pl)]

acaryote
n : a cell without a nucleus (as an erythrocyte) [syn: {akaryocyte}, {akaryote}]

acatalectic
adj : (verse) metrically complete; especially having the full number of syllables in the final metrical foot [ant: {catalectic}, {hypercatalectic}]

acataphasia
n : a disorder in which a lesion to the central nervous system leaves you unable to formulate a statement or to express yourself in an organized manner

acathexia
n : an inability to retain bodily secretions

acathexis
n : (psychoanalysis) a lack of cathexis; a condition in which significant objects or memories arouse no emotion in an individual

acaudal
adj : lacking a tail or taillike appendage [syn: {acaudate}] [ant: {caudate}]

acaudate
adj : lacking a tail or taillike appendage [syn: {acaudal}] [ant: {caudate}]

acaulescent
adj : having no apparent stem above ground [syn: {stemless}] [ant: {caulescent}]

ACC
n : a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter and bomber and reconnaissance and and battle-management and rescue aircraft [syn: {Air Combat Command}]

accaroid resin
n : an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper [syn: {acaroid resin}, {accroides}, {accroides resin}, {accroides gum}, {gum accroides}]

accede
v 1: submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure" [syn: {submit}, {bow}, {defer}, {give in}]
2: take on duties or office; "accede to the throne" [syn: {enter}]
3: to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore" [syn: {assent}, {acquiesce}] [ant: {dissent}]

accelerando
adj : gradually increasing in tempo
n : a gradually increasing tempo of music; "my ear will not accept such violent accelerandos"
adv : with increasing speed; "here you must play accelerando"

accelerate
v 1: move faster; "The car accelerated" [syn: {speed up}, {speed}, {quicken}] [ant: {decelerate}]
2: cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car" [syn: {speed}, {speed up}] [ant: {decelerate}]

accelerated
adj 1: caused to go more rapidly [syn: {speeded up}]
2: speeded up, as of an academic course; "in an accelerated program in school"

accelerating
adj : increasing in speed; becoming progressively faster; "the accelerating inflation was cause for great concern"

acceleration
n 1: an increase in speed; "modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change" [ant: {deceleration}]
2: the act of accelerating; increasing the speed [syn: {quickening}, {speedup}]
3: (physics) a rate of change of velocity

acceleration unit
n : a unit for measuring acceleration

accelerative
adj : tending to increase velocity [syn: {acceleratory}]

accelerator
n 1: a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas" [syn: {accelerator pedal}, {gas pedal}, {gas}, {throttle}, {gun}]
2: a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine [syn: {throttle}, {throttle valve}]
3: (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected [syn: {catalyst}] [ant: {anticatalyst}]
4: a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles [syn: {particle accelerator}, {atom smasher}]

accelerator factor
n : a coagulation factor [syn: {proaccelerin}, {prothrombin accelerator}, {factor V}]

accelerator pedal
n : a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas" [syn: {accelerator}, {gas pedal}, {gas}, {throttle}, {gun}]

acceleratory
adj : tending to increase velocity [syn: {accelerative}]

accelerometer
n : an instrument for measuring the acceleration of aircraft or rockets

accent
n 1: distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern" [syn: {speech pattern}]
2: special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of gray with distinctive red accents" [syn: {emphasis}]
3: the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent" [syn: {dialect}, {idiom}]
4: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable" [syn: {stress}, {emphasis}]
5: a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation [syn: {accent mark}]
v 1: to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" [syn: {stress}, {emphasize}, {emphasise}, {punctuate}, {accentuate}]
2: put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word" [syn: {stress}, {accentuate}]

accent mark
n : a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation [syn: {accent}]

accented
adj 1: used of syllables; "a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word" [syn: {tonic}] [ant: {atonic}]
2: used of syllables or musical beats [syn: {heavy}, {strong}]

accenting
n : the act of giving special importance or significance to something [syn: {emphasizing}, {accentuation}]

accentor
n : small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia

accentual
adj 1: of or pertaining to accent or stress
2: (of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity; "accentual poetry is based on the number of stresses in a line"; "accentual rhythm" [ant: {quantitative}, {syllabic}]

accentual system
n : the system of accentuation used in a particular language [syn: {prosodic system}]

accentuate
v 1: to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" [syn: {stress}, {emphasize}, {emphasise}, {punctuate}, {accent}]
2: put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word" [syn: {stress}, {accent}]

accentuation
n 1: the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance
2: the act of giving special importance or significance to something [syn: {emphasizing}, {accenting}]

accept
v 1: consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument" [ant: {reject}]
2: receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present" [syn: {take}, {have}] [ant: {refuse}]
3: give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution" [syn: {consent}, {go for}] [ant: {refuse}]
4: react favorably to; consider right and proper; "People did not accept atonal music at that time"; "We accept the idea of universal health care"
5: admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member" [syn: {admit}, {take}, {take on}]
6: take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility" [syn: {bear}, {take over}, {assume}]
7: tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncracies" [syn: {live with}, {swallow}]
8: be designed to hold or take; "This surface will not take the dye" [syn: {take}]
9: of a deliberative body: receive (a report) officially, as from a committee 10: make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity" [syn: {take}] 11: be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal; "The cow accepted the bull"

acceptability
n : satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards [syn: {acceptableness}] [ant: {unacceptability}]

acceptable
adj 1: worthy of acceptance or satisfactory; "acceptable levels of radiation"; "performances varied from acceptable to excellent" [ant: {unacceptable}]
2: judged to be in conformity with approved usage; "acceptable English usage" [syn: {accepted}]
3: meeting requirements; "the step makes a satisfactory seat" [syn: {satisfactory}]
4: adequate for the purpose; "the water was acceptable for drinking"

acceptableness
n : satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards [syn: {acceptability}] [ant: {unacceptability}]

acceptably
adv : in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner; "she plays tennis tolerably" [syn: {tolerably}, {so-so}] [ant: {unacceptably}, {unacceptably}]

acceptance
n 1: the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; "he gave credence to the gossip"; "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years" [syn: {credence}]
2: the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance" [syn: {adoption}, {acceptation}, {espousal}]
3: the state of being acceptable and accepted; "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club" [ant: {rejection}]
4: (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)
5: banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank [syn: {banker's acceptance}]
6: a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations; "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace" [syn: {toleration}, {sufferance}]
7: the act of taking something that is offered; "her acceptance of the gift encouraged him"; "he anticipated their acceptance of his offer"

acceptance sampling
n : a statistical procedure for accepting or rejecting a batch of merchandise or documents; involves determining the maximum number of defects discovered in a sample before the entire batch is rejected

acceptant
adj : accepting willingly; "acceptive of every new idea"; "an acceptant type of mind" [syn: {acceptive}]

acceptation
n 1: acceptance as true or valid
2: the accepted meaning of a word [syn: {word meaning}, {word sense}]
3: the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance" [syn: {adoption}, {acceptance}, {espousal}]

accepted
adj 1: generally approved or compelling recognition; "several accepted techniques for treating the condition"; "his recognized superiority in this kind of work" [syn: {recognized}, {recognised}]
2: generally agreed upon; not subject to dispute; "the accepted interpretation of the poem"; "an accepted theory" [syn: {undisputed}]
3: generally accepted or used; "accepted methods of harmony and melody"; "three accepted types of pump"
4: judged to be in conformity with approved usage; "acceptable English usage" [syn: {acceptable}]
5: widely or permanently accepted; "an accepted precedent"
6: widely accepted as true or worthy; "the accepted wisdom about old age"; "a received moral idea"; "Received political wisdom says not; surveys show otherwise"- Economist [syn: {received}]

accepting
adj : tolerating without protest; "always more accepting of coaching suggestion than her teammates"; "the atmosphere was judged to be more supporting and accepting"

acceptive
adj 1: inclined to accept rather than reject; "she was seldom acceptive of my suggestions" [ant: {rejective}]
2: accepting willingly; "acceptive of every new idea"; "an acceptant type of mind" [syn: {acceptant}]

acceptor
n 1: (chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the compound to which electrons are donated
2: the person (or institution) who accepts a check or draft and becomes responsible for paying the party named in the draft when it matures

acceptor RNA
n : short-chain RNA molecules present in the cell (in at least 20 varieties, each variety capable of combining with a specific amino acid) that attach the correct amino acid to the protein chain that is being synthesized at the ribosome of the cell (according to directions coded in the mRNA) [syn: {transfer RNA}, {tRNA}, {soluble RNA}]

access
n 1: the right to enter [syn: {entree}, {accession}, {admittance}]
2: the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
3: a way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge" [syn: {approach}]
4: (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information [syn: {memory access}]
5: the act of approaching or entering; "he gained access to the building"
v 1: obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer
2: reach or gain access to; "How does one access the attic in this house?"; "I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof" [syn: {get at}]

access road
n : a short road giving access to an expressway; "in England they call an access road a slip road" [syn: {slip road}]

access time
n : (computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive; "access time is the sum of seek time and rotational latency and command processing overhead"

accessary
n : someone who helps another person commit a crime [syn: {accessory}]

accessibility
n 1: the quality of being at hand when needed [syn: {handiness}, {availability}, {availableness}] [ant: {inaccessibility}, {inaccessibility}]
2: the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with [syn: {approachability}] [ant: {unapproachability}]

accessible
adj 1: capable of being reached; "a town accessible by rail" [ant: {inaccessible}]
2: capable of being read with comprehension; "readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader"; "the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels" [syn: {approachable}]
3: easily obtained; "most students now have computers accessible"; "accessible money"
4: easy to get along with or talk to; friendly; "an accessible and genial man"

accession
n 1: a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group); "the art collectin grew through accession"
2: (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement
3: something added to what you already have; "the librarian shelved the new accessions"; "he was a new addition to the staff" [syn: {addition}]
4: agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly); "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent"; "assenting to the Congressional determination" [syn: {assenting}]
5: the right to enter [syn: {entree}, {access}, {admittance}]
6: the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne); "Elizabeth's accession in 1558" [syn: {rise to power}]
v : make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library

accessional
adj : of or constituting an accession

accessorial
adj : something added that is nonessential but helpful; "accessorial services included sorting and packing"

accessory
adj : relating to something that is added but is not essential; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxilliary to each other" [syn: {adjunct}, {ancillary}, {adjuvant}, {appurtenant}, {auxiliary}, {subsidiary}]
n 1: clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing [syn: {accoutrement}, {accouterment}]
2: a supplementary component that improves capability [syn: {appurtenance}, {supplement}, {add-on}]
3: someone who helps another person commit a crime [syn: {accessary}]

accessory after the fact
n : a person who gives assistance or comfort to someone known to be a felon or known to be sought in connection with the commission of a felony

accessory before the fact
n : a person who procures or advises or commands the commission of a felony but who is not present at its perpetration

accessory cephalic vein
n : a vein that passes along the radial edge of the forearm and joins the cephalic vein near the elbow [syn: {vena cephalica accessoria}]

accessory during the fact
n : a person who witnesses a crime but does not try to prevent it

accessory fruit
n : fruit containing much fleshy tissue besides that of the ripened ovary; as apple or strawberry [syn: {pseudocarp}]

accessory hemiazygos vein
n : a vein formed by the union of the 4th to 7th posterior intercostal veins; empties into the azygos vein [syn: {accessory hemiazygous vein}, {vena hemiazygos accessoria}]

accessory hemiazygous vein
n : a vein formed by the union of the 4th to 7th posterior intercostal veins; empties into the azygos vein [syn: {accessory hemiazygos vein}, {vena hemiazygos accessoria}]

accessory nerve
n : arises from two sets of roots (cranial and spinal) that unite to form the accessory nerve trunk [syn: {spinal accessory}, {nervus accessorius}, {eleventh cranial nerve}]

accessory vertebral vein
n : a vein that accompanies the vertebral vein but passes through the foramen of the transverse process of the 7th cervical vertebra and empties into the brachiocephalic vein [syn: {vena vertebralis accessoria}]

Accho
n : a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean [syn: {Acre}, {Akko}, {Akka}]

acciaccatura
n : an embellishing note usually written in smaller size [syn: {grace note}, {appoggiatura}] [also: {acciaccature} (pl)]

acciaccature
acciaccatura
n : an embellishing note usually written in smaller size [syn: {grace note}, {appoggiatura}] [also: {acciaccature} (pl)]

acciaccature
See {acciaccatura}

accidence
n : the part of grammar that deals with the inflections of words [syn: {inflectional morphology}]

accident
n 1: a mishap; especially one causing injury or death
2: anything that happens by chance without an apparent cause [syn: {fortuity}, {chance event}]

accident surgery
n : the branch of medicine that deals with the surgical repair of injuries and wounds arising from accidents [syn: {traumatology}]

accidental
adj 1: associated by chance and not an integral part; "poetry is something to which words are the accidental, not by any means the essential form"- Frederick W. Robertson; "they had to decide whether his misconduct was adventitious or the result of a flaw in his character" [syn: {adventitious}]
2: occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; "their accidental meeting led to a renewal of their friendship"; "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence" [syn: {casual}, {chance(a)}]
3: without intention (especially resulting from heedless action); "with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table"; "accidental poisoning"; "an accidental shooting" [syn: {inadvertent}]
n : a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature

accidental injury
n : an accident that results in physical damage or hurt [syn: {injury}]

accidentally
adv 1: without advance planning; "they met accidentally" [syn: {by chance}, {circumstantially}, {unexpectedly}] [ant: {intentionally}]
2: in an incidental manner; "these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models" [syn: {incidentally}, {by chance}]
3: without intention; in an unintentional manner; "she hit him unintentionally" [syn: {unintentionally}] [ant: {intentionally}, {intentionally}]

accident-prone
adj : having more than the average number of accidents

Accipiter
n : type genus of the family Accipitridae [syn: {genus Accipiter}]

Accipiter cooperii
n : bluish-gray North American hawk having a darting flight [syn: {Cooper's hawk}, {blue darter}]

Accipiter gentilis
n : large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry [syn: {goshawk}]

Accipiter nisus
n : small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa [syn: {sparrow hawk}]

Accipitridae
n : hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles [syn: {family Accipitridae}]

Accipitriformes
n : in some classifications an alternative name for the Falconiformes [syn: {order Accipitriformes}]

accipitrine
adj : of or relating to or belonging to the genus Accipiter (or to typical hawks)

acclaim
n : enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved" [syn: {acclamation}, {plaudits}, {plaudit}, {eclat}]
v 1: praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein" [syn: {hail}, {herald}]
2: clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval [syn: {applaud}, {clap}, {spat}] [ant: {boo}]

acclamation
n : enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved" [syn: {acclaim}, {plaudits}, {plaudit}, {eclat}]

acclimate
v : get used to a certain climate; "They never acclimatized in Egypt" [syn: {acclimatize}, {acclimatise}]

acclimation
n : adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment) [syn: {acclimatization}, {acclimatisation}]

acclimatisation
n : adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment) [syn: {acclimatization}, {acclimation}]

acclimatise
v : get used to a certain climate; "They never acclimatized in Egypt" [syn: {acclimatize}, {acclimate}]

acclimatization
n : adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment) [syn: {acclimatisation}, {acclimation}]

acclimatize
v : get used to a certain climate; "They never acclimatized in Egypt" [syn: {acclimatise}, {acclimate}]

acclivitous
adj : sloping upward [syn: {rising}, {uphill}]

acclivity
n : an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise" [syn: {ascent}, {rise}, {raise}, {climb}, {upgrade}] [ant: {descent}]

accolade
n : a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery" [syn: {award}, {honor}, {honour}, {laurels}]

accommodate
v 1: be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs" [syn: {suit}, {fit}]
2: make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country" [syn: {adapt}]
3: provide with something desired or needed; "Can you accommodate me with a rental car?"
4: have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people" [syn: {hold}, {admit}]
5: provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester" [syn: {lodge}]
6: provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him" [syn: {oblige}] [ant: {disoblige}]
7: make compatible with; "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories" [syn: {reconcile}, {conciliate}]

accommodating
adj 1: helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation; "the warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in"; "made a special effort to be accommodating" [syn: {accommodative}] [ant: {unaccommodating}]
2: obliging; willing to do favors; "made a special effort to be accommodating"

accommodatingly
adv : in accommodation; "obligingly, he lowered his voice" [syn: {obligingly}]

accommodation
n 1: making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances [syn: {adjustment}, {fitting}]
2: a settlement of differences; "they reached an accommodation with Japan"
3: in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality
4: living quarters provided for public convenience; "overnight accommodations are available"
5: the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need
6: (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the lens of the eye

accommodation endorser
n : a person who endorses a promissory note without compensation or benefit but simply as a favor to the borrower

accommodation ladder
n : (nautical) a portable ladder hung over the side of a vessel to give access to small boats alongside

accommodation reflex
n : reflex changes in the eyes that enable an object to be focused on the retina

accommodational
adj : of or relating to the accommodation of the lens of the eye; "accommodational strain"

accommodative
adj 1: helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation; "the warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in"; "made a special effort to be accommodating" [syn: {accommodating}] [ant: {unaccommodating}]
2: willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement [syn: {cooperative}]
3: tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony [syn: {reconciling}]

accommodator
n : someone who performs a service or does a favor [syn: {obliger}]

accompanied
adj : having accompaniment or companions or escort; "there were lone gentlemen and gentlemen accompanied by their wives" [syn: {attended}] [ant: {unaccompanied}]

accompanied
accompany
v 1: be associated with; "French fries come with the hamburger" [syn: {attach to}, {come with}, {go with}]
2: go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere"
3: perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano" [syn: {play along}, {follow}]
4: be a companion to somebody [syn: {company}, {companion}, {keep company}] [also: {accompanied}]

accompanied
See {accompany}

accompaniment
n 1: an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another [syn: {concomitant}, {co-occurrence}]
2: a subordinate musical part; provides background for more important parts [syn: {musical accompaniment}, {backup}, {support}]
3: the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them [syn: {escort}]

accompanist
n : a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano) [syn: {accompanyist}]

accompany
v 1: be associated with; "French fries come with the hamburger" [syn: {attach to}, {come with}, {go with}]
2: go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere"
3: perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano" [syn: {play along}, {follow}]
4: be a companion to somebody [syn: {company}, {companion}, {keep company}] [also: {accompanied}]

accompanying
adj : following as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with related problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management" [syn: {attendant}, {concomitant}, {incidental}, {incidental to(p)}]

accompanying vein
n : a vein accompanying another structure; a vein may accompany an artery in such a way that the arterial pulses aid venous return [syn: {vena comitans}]

accompanyist
n : a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano) [syn: {accompanist}]

accomplice
n : a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) [syn: {confederate}]

accomplish
v 1: put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" [syn: {carry through}, {execute}, {carry out}, {action}, {fulfill}, {fulfil}]
2: to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks" [syn: {achieve}, {attain}, {reach}]

accomplishable
adj : capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do [syn: {achievable}, {doable}, {realizable}]

accomplished
adj 1: highly skilled; "an accomplished pianist"; "a complete musician" [syn: {complete}]
2: successfully completed or brought to an end; "his mission accomplished he took a vacation"; "the completed project"; "the joy of a realized ambition overcame him" [syn: {completed}, {realized}, {realised}]
3: settled securely and unconditionally; "that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact" [syn: {effected}, {established}]

accomplished fact
n : an irreversible accomplishment [syn: {fait accompli}]

accomplishment
n 1: the action of accomplishing something [syn: {achievement}]
2: an ability that has been acquired by training [syn: {skill}, {acquirement}, {acquisition}, {attainment}]

accord
n 1: harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the two parties were in agreement" [syn: {agreement}] [ant: {disagreement}]
2: concurrence of opinion; "we are in accord with your proposal" [syn: {conformity}, {accordance}]
3: a written agreement between two states or sovereigns [syn: {treaty}, {pact}]
4: sympathetic compatibility [syn: {rapport}]
v 1: go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" [syn: {harmonize}, {harmonise}, {consort}, {concord}, {fit in}, {agree}]
2: allow to have; "grant a privilege" [syn: {allot}, {grant}]

accord and satisfaction
n : the settlement of a debt by paying less than the amount demanded in exchange for extinguishing the debt

accordance
n 1: concurrence of opinion; "we are in accord with your proposal" [syn: {accord}, {conformity}]
2: the act of granting rights; "the accordance to Canada of rights of access" [syn: {accordance of rights}]

accordance of rights
n : the act of granting rights; "the accordance to Canada of rights of access" [syn: {accordance}]

accordant
adj 1: being in agreement or harmony; often followed by `with'; "a place perfectly accordant with man's nature"-Thomas Hardy [ant: {discordant}]
2: in keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background" [syn: {agreeable}, {conformable}, {consonant}, {concordant}]

according
adj 1: (followed by `to') as reported or stated by; "according to historians"
2: (followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with; "according to instructions"

accordingly
adv 1: (sentence connectors) because of the reason given; "consequently, he didn't do it"; "continued to have severe headaches and accordingly returned to the doctor" [syn: {consequently}]
2: in accordance with; "she acted accordingly"

accordion
adj : arranged in parallel folds; "plicate leaves" [syn: {plicate}]
n : a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player [syn: {piano accordion}, {squeeze box}]

accordion door
n : an interior door that opens by folding back in sections (rather than by swinging on hinges) [syn: {folding door}]

accordionist
n : a musician who plays the accordion

accost
v 1: speak to someone [syn: {address}, {come up to}]
2: approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park" [syn: {hook}, {solicit}]

accouchement
n : the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child [syn: {childbirth}, {childbearing}, {vaginal birth}]

accoucheur
n : a physician specializing in obstetrics [syn: {obstetrician}]

accoucheuse
n : a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies [syn: {midwife}]

account
n 1: a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services; "he asked to see the executive who handled his account" [syn: {business relationship}]
2: the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple" [syn: {report}]
3: a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead" [syn: {history}, {chronicle}, {story}]
4: a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious" [syn: {report}, {news report}, {story}, {write up}]
5: a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month" [syn: {accounting}, {account statement}]
6: a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account" [syn: {explanation}]
7: an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe" [syn: {bill}, {invoice}]
8: grounds; "don't do it on my account"; "the paper was rejected on account of its length"; "he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful" [syn: {score}]
9: importance or value; "a person of considerable account"; "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance" 10: the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing skills to good account"
v 1: be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something; "Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam"
2: keep an account of [syn: {calculate}]
3: to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental" [syn: {report}, {describe}]
4: furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't account for the missing money" [syn: {answer for}]

account book
n : a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books" [syn: {ledger}, {leger}, {book of account}, {book}]

account executive
n : someone in charge of a client's account for an advertising agency or brokerage or other service business [syn: {account representative}, {registered representative}, {customer's broker}, {customer's man}]

account for
v 1: be the reason or explanation for; "The recession accounts for the slow retail business"
2: give reasons for; "Can you account for all these absences?"

account payable
n : a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit

account representative
n : someone in charge of a client's account for an advertising agency or brokerage or other service business [syn: {account executive}, {registered representative}, {customer's broker}, {customer's man}]

account statement
n : a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month" [syn: {account}, {accounting}]

accountability
n : responsibility to someone or for some activity [syn: {answerability}, {answerableness}]

accountable
adj : liable to account for one's actions; "governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves"; "fully accountable for what they did"; "the court held the parents answerable for their minor child's acts of vandalism"; "he was answerable to no one"

accountancy
n : the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business [syn: {accounting}]

accountant
n : someone who maintains and audits business accounts [syn: {comptroller}, {controller}]

accountantship
n : the position of accountant

accounting
n 1: a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes; "he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions"
2: a system that provides quantitative information about finances
3: the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business [syn: {accountancy}]
4: a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts [syn: {accounting system}, {method of accounting}]
5: a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month" [syn: {account}, {account statement}]

accounting data
n : all the data (ledgers and journals and spreadsheets) that support a financial statement; can be hard copy or machine readable

accounting entry
n : a written record of a commercial transaction [syn: {entry}, {ledger entry}]

accounting firm
n : a firm of accountants who provide accounting and auditing services for a fee

accounting principle
n : a principle that governs current accounting practice and that is used as a reference to determine the appropriate treatment of complex transactions [syn: {accounting standard}]

accounting standard
n : a principle that governs current accounting practice and that is used as a reference to determine the appropriate treatment of complex transactions [syn: {accounting principle}]

accounting system
n : a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts [syn: {accounting}, {method of accounting}]

accounts payable
n : a debtor's accounts of money he owes; normally arise from the purchase of products or services

accounts receivable
n : a creditor's accounts of money owed to him; normally arise from the sale of products or services

accouter
v : provide with military equipment [syn: {accoutre}]

accoutered
adj : provided with necessary articles of equipment for a specialized purpose (especially military); "troops accoutered for battle"; "properly accoutered for the trip" [syn: {accoutred}]

accouterment
n : clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing [syn: {accessory}, {accoutrement}]

accoutre
v : provide with military equipment [syn: {accouter}]

accoutred
adj : provided with necessary articles of equipment for a specialized purpose (especially military); "troops accoutered for battle"; "properly accoutered for the trip" [syn: {accoutered}]

accoutrement
n : clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing [syn: {accessory}, {accouterment}]

Accra
n : the capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port [syn: {capital of Ghana}]

accredit
v 1: grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree" [syn: {recognize}, {recognise}]
2: provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official credentials
3: give credit for; "She was not properly credited in the program" [syn: {credit}]

accreditation
n : the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to educational institution that maintains suitable standards); "a commission is responsible for the accreditation of medical schools"

accredited
adj : given official approval to act; "an accredited college"; "commissioned broker"; "licensed pharmacist"; "authorized representative" [syn: {commissioned}, {licensed}, {licenced}]

accrete
v 1: grow together (of plants and organs); "After many years the rose bushes grew together"
2: grow or become attached by accretion; "The story accreted emotion"

accretion
n 1: an increase by natural growth or addition [syn: {accumulation}]
2: something contributing to growth or increase; "he scraped away the accretions of paint"; "the central city surrounded by recent accretions"
3: (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases
4: (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles
5: (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or water-borne sediment
6: (law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance)

accretionary
adj : marked or produced by accretion

accretive
adj : growing by accretion

accroides
n : an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper [syn: {acaroid resin}, {accaroid resin}, {accroides resin}, {accroides gum}, {gum accroides}]

accroides gum
n : an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper [syn: {acaroid resin}, {accaroid resin}, {accroides}, {accroides resin}, {gum accroides}]

accroides resin
n : an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper [syn: {acaroid resin}, {accaroid resin}, {accroides}, {accroides gum}, {gum accroides}]

accrual
n : the act of accumulating [syn: {accumulation}, {accruement}]

accrual basis
n : a method of accounting in which each item is entered as it is earned or incurred regardless of when actual payments are received or made [ant: {cash basis}]

accrue
v 1: grow by addition; "The interest accrues"
2: come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son" [syn: {fall}]

accrued
adj : periodically accumulated over time; "accrued interest"; "accrued leave" [syn: {accumulated}]

accruement
n : the act of accumulating [syn: {accumulation}, {accrual}]

acculturate
v : assimilate culturally

acculturation
n 1: the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture" [syn: {socialization}, {socialisation}, {enculturation}]
2: all the knowledge and values shared by a society [syn: {culture}]
3: the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure [syn: {assimilation}]

acculturational
adj : of or relating to acculturation [syn: {acculturative}]

acculturative
adj : of or relating to acculturation [syn: {acculturational}]

accumbent
adj : lying down; in a position of comfort or rest [syn: {decumbent}, {recumbent}, {reclining}]

accumulate
v 1: get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune" [syn: {roll up}, {collect}, {pile up}, {amass}, {compile}, {hoard}]
2: collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up" [syn: {cumulate}, {conglomerate}, {pile up}, {gather}, {amass}]

accumulated
adj 1: brought together into a group or crowd; "the accumulated letters in my office" [syn: {amassed}, {assembled}, {collected}, {congregate}, {massed}]
2: periodically accumulated over time; "accrued interest"; "accrued leave" [syn: {accrued}]

accumulation
n 1: an increase by natural growth or addition [syn: {accretion}]
2: several things grouped together or considered as a whole [syn: {collection}, {aggregation}, {assemblage}]
3: the act of accumulating [syn: {accrual}, {accruement}]
4: (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation

accumulative
adj 1: increasing by successive addition; "the benefits are cumulative"; "the eventual accumulative effect of these substances" [syn: {cumulative}]
2: marked by acquiring or amassing; "we live in an accumulative society"

accumulator
n 1: a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes) [syn: {collector}, {gatherer}]
2: a voltaic battery that stores electric charge [syn: {storage battery}]
3: (computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the accumulator [syn: {accumulator register}]

accumulator register
n : (computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the accumulator [syn: {accumulator}]

accuracy
n 1: the quality of nearness to the truth or the true value; "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth of my account" [syn: {truth}] [ant: {inaccuracy}]
2: (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy"

accurate
adj 1: conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale" [ant: {inaccurate}]
2: (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement" [syn: {exact}, {precise}]

accurately
adv 1: with few mistakes; "he works very accurately" [ant: {inaccurately}]
2: strictly correctly; "repeated the order accurately"

accursed
adj : under a curse [syn: {accurst}, {maledict}]

accurst
adj : under a curse [syn: {accursed}, {maledict}]

accusal
n : a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt [syn: {accusation}]

accusation
n 1: a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt [syn: {accusal}]
2: an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving" [syn: {charge}]

accusative
adj 1: containing or expressing accusation; "an accusitive forefinger"; "black accusatory looks"; "accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry; "his accusing glare" [syn: {accusatory}, {accusing}, {accusive}]
2: serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes; "objective case"; "accusative endings" [syn: {objective}]
n : the category of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb [syn: {accusative case}, {objective case}]

accusative case
n : the category of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb [syn: {accusative}, {objective case}]

accusatorial
adj : specifically indicating a form of prosecution in which one is publicly accused of and tried for a crime and in which the judge is not also the prosecutor [ant: {inquisitorial}]

accusatory
adj : containing or expressing accusation; "an accusitive forefinger"; "black accusatory looks"; "accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry; "his accusing glare" [syn: {accusative}, {accusing}, {accusive}]

accuse
v 1: bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "He charged the man with spousal abuse" [syn: {impeach}, {incriminate}, {criminate}]
2: blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged me director with indifference" [syn: {charge}]

accused
n : a defendant in a criminal proceeding

accuser
n : someone who imputes guilt or blame

accusing
adj : containing or expressing accusation; "an accusitive forefinger"; "black accusatory looks"; "accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry; "his accusing glare" [syn: {accusative}, {accusatory}, {accusive}]

accusingly
adv : in an accusing manner; "he looked at her accusingly"

accusive
adj : containing or expressing accusation; "an accusitive forefinger"; "black accusatory looks"; "accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry; "his accusing glare" [syn: {accusative}, {accusatory}, {accusing}]

accustom
v : make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music" [syn: {habituate}]

accustomed
adj 1: (often followed by `to') in the habit of or adapted to; "accustomed to doing her own work"; "I've grown accustomed to her face" [ant: {unaccustomed}]
2: commonly used or practiced; usual; "his accustomed thoroughness"; "took his customary morning walk"; "his habitual comment"; "with her wonted candor" [syn: {customary}, {habitual}, {wonted(a)}]

ace
adj : of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops" [syn: {A-one}, {crack}, {first-rate}, {super}, {tiptop}, {topnotch}, {tops(p)}]
n 1: the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one" [syn: {one}, {1}, {I}, {single}, {unity}]
2: one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face
3: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: {adept}, {champion}, {sensation}, {maven}, {mavin}, {virtuoso}, {genius}, {hotshot}, {star}, {superstar}, {whiz}, {whizz}, {wizard}, {wiz}]
4: a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an are extending from Norway to Turkey [syn: {Allied Command Europe}]
5: a serve that the receiver is unable to reach
v 1: succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course" [syn: {breeze through}, {pass with flying colors}, {sweep through}, {sail through}, {nail}]
2: score an ace against; "He aced his opponents"
3: play (a hole) in one stroke
4: serve an ace against (someone)

ACE inhibitor
n : antihypertensive drug that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidney, leading to relaxation of the arteries; promotes the excretion of salt and water by inhibiting the activity of the angiotensin converting enzyme; also administered after uncomplicated heart attacks [syn: {angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor}]

ace of clubs
n : the ace in the club suit

ace of diamonds
n : the ace in the diamond suit

ace of hearts
n : the ace in the heart suit

ace of spades
n : the ace of spades; sometimes taken as a portent of death

acebutolol
n : an oral beta blocker (trade name Sectral) used in treating hypertension [syn: {Sectral}]

acedia
n : apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: {sloth}, {laziness}]

acellular
adj : not made up of or divided into cells [syn: {noncellular}] [ant: {cellular}]

acellular slime mold
n : a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes [syn: {true slime mold}, {plasmodial slime mold}, {myxomycete}]

acentric
adj 1: lacking a centromere; "an acentric chromosome fragment"
2: not centered or having no center

acentric chromosome
n : a chromosome lacking a centromere

acephalia
n : absence of the head (as in the development of some monsters) [syn: {acephaly}, {acephalism}]

acephalism
n : absence of the head (as in the development of some monsters) [syn: {acephalia}, {acephaly}]

acephalous
adj : lacking a head or a clearly defined head; "acephalous worms"

acephaly
n : absence of the head (as in the development of some monsters) [syn: {acephalia}, {acephalism}]

Acer
n : type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit [syn: {genus Acer}]

Acer argutum
n : small shrubby Japanese plant with leaves having 5 to 7 acuminate lobes; yellow in autumn [syn: {pointed-leaf maple}]

Acer campestre
n : shrubby Eurasian maple often used as a hedge [syn: {hedge maple}, {field maple}]

Acer circinatum
n : small maple of northwestern North America having prostrate stems that root freely and form dense thickets [syn: {vine maple}]

Acer glabrum
n : small maple of northwestern North America [syn: {dwarf maple}, {Rocky-mountain maple}]

Acer japonicum
n : leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn; Japan [syn: {Japanese maple}, {full moon maple}]

Acer macrophyllum
n : maple of western North America having large 5-lobed leaves orange in autumn [syn: {Oregon maple}, {big-leaf maple}]

Acer negundo
n : common shade tree of eastern and central United States [syn: {box elder}, {ash-leaved maple}]

Acer negundo Californicum
n : maple of the Pacific coast of the United States; fruits are white when mature [syn: {California box elder}]

Acer palmatum
n : ornamental shrub or small tree of Japan and Korea with deeply incised leaves; cultivated in many varieties [syn: {Japanese maple}]

Acer pennsylvanicum
n : maple of eastern North America with striped bard and large 2-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn [syn: {moosewood}, {moose-wood}, {striped maple}, {striped dogwood}, {goosefoot maple}]

Acer platanoides
n : a large Eurasian maple tree naturalized in North America; 5-lobed leaves yellow in autumn; cultivated in many varieties [syn: {Norway maple}]

Acer pseudoplatanus
n : Eurasian maple tree with pale gray bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn [syn: {sycamore}, {great maple}, {scottish maple}]

Acer rubrum
n : maple of eastern and central America; 5-lobed leaves scarlet and yellow in autumn [syn: {red maple}, {scarlet maple}, {swamp maple}]

Acer saccharinum
n : a common North American maple tree; 5-lobed leaves are light green above and silvery white beneath; source of hard close-grained but brittle light-brown wood [syn: {silver maple}]

Acer saccharum
n : maple of eastern and central North America having 3- to 5-lobed leaves and hard close-grained wood much used for cabinet work especially the curly-grained form; sap is chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar; many subspecies [syn: {sugar maple}, {rock maple}]

Acer spicatum
n : small shrubby maple of eastern North America; scarlet in autumn [syn: {mountain maple}, {mountain alder}]

Aceraceae
n : a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples [syn: {family Aceraceae}, {maple family}]

acerate
adj : narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves [syn: {acerose}, {acicular}, {needle-shaped}]

acerate leaf
n : as of a conifer [syn: {needle}]

acerb
adj 1: sour or bitter in taste [syn: {acerbic}, {astringent}, {sharp}]
2: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation" [syn: {acerbic}, {acid}, {acrid}, {bitter}, {blistering}, {caustic}, {sulfurous}, {sulphurous}, {venomous}, {virulent}, {vitriolic}]

acerbate
v 1: cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices embittered her even more" [syn: {embitter}, {envenom}]
2: make sour or bitter

acerbic
adj 1: sour or bitter in taste [syn: {acerb}, {astringent}, {sharp}]
2: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation" [syn: {acerb}, {acid}, {acrid}, {bitter}, {blistering}, {caustic}, {sulfurous}, {sulphurous}, {venomous}, {virulent}, {vitriolic}]

acerbity
n 1: a sharp bitterness
2: a sharp sour taste [syn: {tartness}]
3: a sharp and bitter manner [syn: {bitterness}, {acrimony}, {jaundice}]

acerola
n 1: tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries [syn: {barbados cherry}, {Surinam cherry}, {West Indian cherry}, {Malpighia glabra}]
2: acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C [syn: {barbados cherry}, {surinam cherry}, {West Indian cherry}]

acerose
adj : narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves [syn: {acerate}, {acicular}, {needle-shaped}]

acervate
adj : pertaining to a growth of fungi that forms a heaped-up mass; "acervate fungous sporophores"

acervulus
n : small asexual fruiting body resembling a cushion or blister consisting of a mat of hyphae that is produced on a host by some fungi

acetabula
acetabulum
n : the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint [syn: {cotyloid cavity}] [also: {acetabula} (pl)]

acetabula
See {acetabulum}

acetabular
adj : of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone [syn: {cotyloid}, {cotyloidal}]

acetabulum
n : the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint [syn: {cotyloid cavity}] [also: {acetabula} (pl)]

acetal
n : any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules

acetaldehyde
n : a colorless volatile water-soluble liquid aldehyde used chiefly in manufacture of acetic acid and perfumes and drugs [syn: {ethanal}]

acetaldol
n : unsaturated aldol

acetamide
n : a colorless solid amide of acetic acid used as a solvent and in the synthesis of organic compounds [syn: {ethanamide}]

acetaminophen
n : an analgesic for mild pain; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril and Tylenol and Panadol and Phenaphen and Tempra and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets) [syn: {Datril}, {Tylenol}, {Panadol}, {Phenaphen}, {Tempra}, {Anacin III}]

acetanilid
n : a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic [syn: {acetanilide}, {phenylacetamide}]

acetanilide
n : a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic [syn: {acetanilid}, {phenylacetamide}]

acetate
n 1: a salt or ester of acetic acid [syn: {ethanoate}]
2: a fabric made from cellulose acetate fibers [syn: {acetate rayon}]

acetate disk
n : a disk coated with cellulose acetate [syn: {phonograph recording disk}]

acetate rayon
n : a fabric made from cellulose acetate fibers [syn: {acetate}]

acetic
adj : relating to or containing acetic acid

acetic acid
n : a colorless pungent liquid widely used in manufacturing plastics and pharmaceuticals [syn: {ethanoic acid}]

acetic anhydride
n : a compound that is needed in order to refine opium into heroin

acetified
acetify
v 1: make sour or more sour [syn: {sour}, {acidify}, {acidulate}] [ant: {sweeten}]
2: turn acidic; "the solution acetified" [syn: {acidify}] [ant: {alkalize}] [also: {acetified}]

acetified
See {acetify}

acetify
v 1: make sour or more sour [syn: {sour}, {acidify}, {acidulate}] [ant: {sweeten}]
2: turn acidic; "the solution acetified" [syn: {acidify}] [ant: {alkalize}] [also: {acetified}]

acetoacetic acid
n : unstable acid found in abnormal amounts in the blood and urine n some cases of impaired metabolism (as diabetes mellitus or starvation)

acetone
n : the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics [syn: {propanone}, {dimethyl ketone}]

acetone body
n : a ketone that is an intermediate product of the breakdown of fats in the body; any of three compounds (acetoacetic acid, acetone, and/or beta-hydroxybutyric acid) found in excess in blood and urine of persons with metabolic disorders [syn: {ketone body}]

acetonemia
n : an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus [syn: {ketonemia}, {ketosis}]

acetonic
adj : of or relating to acetone

acetonuria
n : excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation [syn: {ketonuria}, {ketoaciduria}]

acetophenetidin
n : a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic [syn: {acetphenetidin}, {phenacetin}]

acetose
adj : tasting like vinegar [syn: {acetous}, {vinegary}]

acetous
adj : tasting like vinegar [syn: {acetose}, {vinegary}]

acetphenetidin
n : a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic [syn: {acetophenetidin}, {phenacetin}]

acetum
n 1: a dilute solution of acetic acid that is used as a solvent (e.g. for a drug)
2: sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative [syn: {vinegar}]

acetyl
n : the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-) [syn: {acetyl group}, {acetyl radical}, {ethanoyl group}, {ethanoyl radical}]

acetyl chloride
n : colorless liquid acyl chloride (CH3COCl) that has a pungent odor [syn: {ethanoyl chloride}]

acetyl group
n : the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-) [syn: {acetyl}, {acetyl radical}, {ethanoyl group}, {ethanoyl radical}]

acetyl radical
n : the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-) [syn: {acetyl}, {acetyl group}, {ethanoyl group}, {ethanoyl radical}]

acetylate
v 1: receive substitution of an acetyl group; "the compounds acetylated" [syn: {acetylize}, {acetylise}]
2: introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound) [syn: {acetylize}, {acetylise}]

acetylation
n : the process of introducing an acetyl group into a compound; "the acetylation of cyclooxygenase-2 by aspirin"

acetylcholine
n : a neurotransmitter that is a derivative of choline; released at the ends of nerve fibers in the somatic and parasympathetic nervous systems

acetylene
n : a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis [syn: {ethyne}, {alkyne}]

acetylenic
adj : of or related to acetylene

acetylic
adj : of or related to acetic acid

acetylise
v 1: receive substitution of an acetyl group; "the compounds acetylated" [syn: {acetylate}, {acetylize}]
2: introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound) [syn: {acetylate}, {acetylize}]

acetylize
v 1: receive substitution of an acetyl group; "the compounds acetylated" [syn: {acetylate}, {acetylise}]
2: introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound) [syn: {acetylate}, {acetylise}]

acetylsalicylic acid
n : the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer and Empirin) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets [syn: {aspirin}, {Bayer}, {Empirin}]

Achaean
n : a member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks [syn: {Achaian}]

achaemenidae
See {achaemenid}

achaemenides
See {achaemenid}

Achaian
n : a member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks [syn: {Achaean}]

ache
n : a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain [syn: {aching}]
v 1: feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?" [syn: {hurt}, {suffer}]
2: have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" [syn: {yearn}, {yen}, {pine}, {languish}]
3: be the source of pain [syn: {smart}, {hurt}]

achene
n : small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall

achenial
adj : pertaining to dry one-seeded indehiscent fruit

Acheron
n : (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon [syn: {River Acheron}]

Acheronian
adj : dark and dismal as of the rivers Acheron and Styx in Hades; "in the depths of an Acheronian forest"; "upon those roseate lips a Stygian hue"-Wordsworth [syn: {Acherontic}, {Stygian}]

Acherontia
n : death's-head moth [syn: {genus Acherontia}]

Acherontia atropos
n : European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull [syn: {death's-head moth}]

Acherontic
adj : dark and dismal as of the rivers Acheron and Styx in Hades; "in the depths of an Acheronian forest"; "upon those roseate lips a Stygian hue"-Wordsworth [syn: {Acheronian}, {Stygian}]

Acheson
n : United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971) [syn: {Dean Acheson}, {Dean Gooderham Acheson}]

Acheson process
n : an industrial process for making graphite by heating a mixture of coke and clay

Acheta
n : common house and field crickets [syn: {genus Acheta}]

Acheta assimilis
n : common American black cricket; attacks crops and also enters dwellings [syn: {field cricket}]

Acheta domestica
n : lives in human dwellings; naturalized in parts of America [syn: {European house cricket}]

achievability
n : the state of being achievable [syn: {attainability}, {attainableness}]

achievable
adj : capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do [syn: {accomplishable}, {doable}, {realizable}]

achieve
v : to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks" [syn: {accomplish}, {attain}, {reach}]

achievement
n : the action of accomplishing something [syn: {accomplishment}]

achiever
n : a person with a record of successes; "his son would never be the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need apply"; "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success" [syn: {winner}, {success}, {succeeder}] [ant: {failure}]

Achille Ratti
n : pope who signed a treaty with Mussolini recognizing the Vatican City as an independent state (1857-1939) [syn: {Pius XI}, {Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti}]

achillea
n : any of several plants of the genus Achillea native to Europe and having small white flowers in flat-topped flower heads

Achillea millefolium
n : ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white florets; widely naturalized in North America [syn: {yarrow}, {milfoil}]

Achillea ptarmica
n : Eurasian herb having loose heads of button-shaped white flowers and long gray-green leaves that cause sneezing when powdered [syn: {sneezeweed yarrow}, {sneezewort}]

Achilles
n : a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel'

Achilles' heel
n : a seemingly small but actual mortal weakness

Achilles tendon
n : a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf [syn: {tendon of Achilles}]

achimenes
n : any plant of the genus Achimenes having showy bell-shaped flowers that resemble gloxinias [syn: {hot water plant}]

aching
adj : causing a dull and steady pain; "my aching head"; "her old achy joints" [syn: {achy}]
n : a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain [syn: {ache}]

achira
n : canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained [syn: {indian shot}, {arrowroot}, {Canna indica}, {Canna edulis}]

achlamydeous
adj : not having a floral envelope or perianth [ant: {chlamydeous}]

achlorhydria
n : an abnormal deficiency or absence of free hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice; often associated with severe anemias and cancer of the stomach

achlorhydric
adj : lacking hydrochloric acid

Achmad Sukarno
n : Indonesian statesman who obtained the independence of Indonesia from the Netherlands in 1949 and served as president until ousted by Suharto in a coup d'etat (1901-1970) [syn: {Sukarno}]

Achoerodus
n : a genus of Labridae [syn: {genus Achoerodus}]

Achoerodus gouldii
n : found around the Great Barrier Reef [syn: {pigfish}, {giant pigfish}]

acholia
n : a condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed [syn: {cholestasis}]

Achomawi
n 1: a member of the North American Indian people of the Pit river valley in northern California
2: the Shastan language spoken by the Achomawi people

achondrite
n : a stony meteor lacking chondrules

achondritic
adj 1: of or related to an achondrite
2: not having a granular structure [ant: {chondritic}]

achondroplasia
n : an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism [syn: {achondroplasty}, {osteosclerosis congenita}, {chondrodystrophy}]

achondroplastic
adj : of or relating to achondroplasia

achondroplasty
n : an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism [syn: {achondroplasia}, {osteosclerosis congenita}, {chondrodystrophy}]

Achras
n : tropical trees having papery leaves and large fruit [syn: {genus Achras}]

Achras zapota
n : large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras [syn: {sapodilla}, {sapodilla tree}, {Manilkara zapota}]

achromasia
n : unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) [syn: {lividness}, {lividity}, {luridness}, {paleness}, {pallidness}, {pallor}, {wanness}]

achromatic
adj 1: being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light; "as white as fresh snow"; "a bride's white dress" [syn: {white}] [ant: {black}]
2: being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light; "black leather jackets"; "as black as coal"; "rich black soil" [syn: {black}] [ant: {white}]
3: having no hue [ant: {chromatic}]

achromatic color
n : a color lacking hue; white or gray or black [syn: {achromatic colour}] [ant: {chromatic color}]

achromatic colour
n : a color lacking hue; white or gray or black [syn: {achromatic color}] [ant: {chromatic color}]

achromatic lens
n : a compound lens system that forms an image free from chromatic aberration

achromatic vision
n : vision using the rods

achromatin
n : the part of a cell nucleus that is relatively uncolored by stains or dyes

achromatinic
adj : (of substance of a cell nucleus) not readily colored by stains [ant: {chromatinic}]

achromatise
v : remove color from; "achromatize the lenses" [syn: {achromatize}]

achromatism
n : the visual property of being without color [syn: {colorlessness}, {colourlessness}] [ant: {color}]

achromatize
v : remove color from; "achromatize the lenses" [syn: {achromatise}]

achromatous
adj : having little or inadequate color

achromia
n : an absence of normal pigmentation especially in the skin (as in albinism) or in red blood cells

achromic
adj : having no color [syn: {achromous}]

achromous
adj : having no color [syn: {achromic}]

Achromycin
n : an antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections [syn: {tetracycline}]

achy
adj : causing a dull and steady pain; "my aching head"; "her old achy joints" [syn: {aching}]

achylia
n : absence of gastric juices (partial or complete) [syn: {achylia gastrica}]

achylia gastrica
n : absence of gastric juices (partial or complete) [syn: {achylia}]

acicula
n : a needle-like part or structure of a plant or animal or crystal; as a spine or bristle or crystal [also: {aciculae} (pl)]

acicula
See {aciculum} [also: {aciculae} (pl)]

aciculae
acicula
n : a needle-like part or structure of a plant or animal or crystal; as a spine or bristle or crystal [also: {aciculae} (pl)]

aciculae
See {acicula}

aciculae
acicula See {aciculum} [also: {aciculae} (pl)]

acicular
adj : narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves [syn: {acerate}, {acerose}, {needle-shaped}]

aciculate
adj : related to plants or animals or crystals having aciculae or needle-like parts

acid
adj 1: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation" [syn: {acerb}, {acerbic}, {acrid}, {bitter}, {blistering}, {caustic}, {sulfurous}, {sulphurous}, {venomous}, {virulent}, {vitriolic}]
2: containing acid; "an acid taste"
n 1: any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
2: street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: {back breaker}, {battery-acid}, {dose}, {dot}, {Elvis}, {loony toons}, {Lucy in the sky with diamonds}, {pane}, {superman}, {window pane}, {Zen}]

acid anhydrides
n : organic compounds that react with water to form an acid [syn: {acyl anhydrides}]

acid dye
n : dye in which the chromophore is part of a negative ion

acid halide
n : organic compounds containing the group -COX where X is a halogen atom [syn: {acyl halide}]

acid head
n : someone who takes LSD

acid hydrogen
n : a hydrogen atom in an acid that forms a positive ion when the acid dissociates [syn: {acidic hydrogen}]

acid precipitation
n : rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water [syn: {acid rain}]

acid rain
n : rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water [syn: {acid precipitation}]

acid rock
n : a musical style that emerged in the mid-1960s; rock music inspired by or related to drug-induced experience [syn: {psychedelic rock}]

acid test
n : a rigorous or crucial appraisal

acid value
n : (chemistry) the amount of free acid present in fat as measured by the milligrams of potassium hydroxide needed to neutralize it; "as the glycerides in fat slowly decompose the acid value increases"

acid-base balance
n : (physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is slightly alkaline" [syn: {acid-base equilibrium}]

acid-base equilibrium
n : (physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is slightly alkaline" [syn: {acid-base balance}]

acid-base indicator
n : an indicator that changes color on going from acidic to basic solutions

acidemia
n : a blood disorder characterized by an increased concentration of hydrogen ions in the blood (which falls below 7 on the pH scale)

acid-fast
adj : not easily decolorized by acid solutions; pertains to micro-organisms (especially the tubercle bacillus that causes tuberculosis)

acid-forming
adj : yielding an acid in aqueous solution

acidic
adj 1: being or containing an acid; of a solution having an excess of hydrogen atoms (having a pH of less than 7) [ant: {alkaline}, {amphoteric}]
2: tasting sour like acid [syn: {acidulent}, {acidulous}]

acidic hydrogen
n : a hydrogen atom in an acid that forms a positive ion when the acid dissociates [syn: {acid hydrogen}]

acidification
n : the process of becoming acid or being converted into an acid

acidified
acidify
v 1: make sour or more sour [syn: {sour}, {acidulate}, {acetify}] [ant: {sweeten}]
2: turn acidic; "the solution acetified" [syn: {acetify}] [ant: {alkalize}] [also: {acidified}]

acidified
See {acidify}

acidify
v 1: make sour or more sour [syn: {sour}, {acidulate}, {acetify}] [ant: {sweeten}]
2: turn acidic; "the solution acetified" [syn: {acetify}] [ant: {alkalize}] [also: {acidified}]

acidimetric
adj : involving or related to acidimetry

acidimetry
n : volumetric analysis using standard solutions of acids to measure the amount of a base present

acidity
n 1: the property of being acidic [syn: {sourness}, {sour}]
2: the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth [syn: {acidulousness}]
3: pH values below 7 [ant: {alkalinity}]

acid-loving
adj : thriving in a relatively acidic environment (especially of plants requiring a pH well below 7) [ant: {alkaline-loving}]

acidophil
n : an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment [syn: {acidophile}]

acidophile
n : an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment [syn: {acidophil}]

acidophilic
adj : especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium [syn: {acidophilous}, {aciduric}]

acidophilous
adj : especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium [syn: {acidophilic}, {aciduric}]

acidophilus milk
n : milk fermented by bacteria; used to treat gastrointestinal disorders

acidosis
n : abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues

acidotic
adj : having or being characterized by acidosis

acidulate
v : make sour or more sour [syn: {sour}, {acidify}, {acetify}] [ant: {sweeten}]

acidulated
adj : made slightly acid

acidulent
adj : tasting sour like acid [syn: {acidic}, {acidulous}]

acidulous
adj : tasting sour like acid [syn: {acidic}, {acidulent}]

acidulousness
n : the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth [syn: {acidity}]

aciduric
adj : especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium [syn: {acidophilic}, {acidophilous}]

acid-wash
v : wash with acid so as to achieve a bleached look; "acid-wash blue jeans"

acinar
adj 1: pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland) [syn: {acinous}, {acinose}, {acinic}]
2: pertaining to the individual parts making up an aggregate fruit like a blackberry

acini
acinus
n 1: one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry
2: one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland [also: {acini} (pl)]

acini
See {acinus}

acinic
adj : pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland) [syn: {acinar}, {acinous}, {acinose}]

Acinonyx
n : cheetahs [syn: {genus Acinonyx}]

Acinonyx jubatus
n : long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game [syn: {cheetah}, {chetah}]

Acinos
n : plants closely allied to the genera Satureja and Calamintha [syn: {genus Acinos}]

Acinos arvensis
n : fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America [syn: {basil thyme}, {basil balm}, {mother of thyme}, {Satureja acinos}]

acinose
adj : pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland) [syn: {acinar}, {acinous}, {acinic}]

acinous
adj : pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland) [syn: {acinar}, {acinose}, {acinic}]

acinus
n 1: one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry
2: one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland [also: {acini} (pl)]

Acipenser
n : type genus of the Acipenseridae: sturgeons [syn: {genus Acipenser}]

Acipenser huso
n : valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas [syn: {beluga}, {hausen}, {white sturgeon}]

Acipenser transmontanus
n : food and game fish of marine and fresh waters of northwestern coast of North America [syn: {Pacific sturgeon}, {white sturgeon}, {Sacramento sturgeon}]

Acipenseridae
n : sturgeons [syn: {family Acipenseridae}]

ack-ack
n : artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes [syn: {antiaircraft}, {antiaircraft gun}, {flak}, {flack}, {pom-pom}, {ack-ack gun}]

ack-ack gun
n : artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes [syn: {antiaircraft}, {antiaircraft gun}, {flak}, {flack}, {pom-pom}, {ack-ack}]

ackee
n : red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe [syn: {akee}]

acknowledge
v 1: declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten" [syn: {admit}] [ant: {deny}]
2: report the receipt of; "The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper" [syn: {receipt}]
3: express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with; "He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway"; "She acknowledged his complement with a smile"; "it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing" [syn: {notice}]
4: express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us" [syn: {recognize}, {recognise}]
5: accept as legally binding and valid; "acknowledge the deed"
6: accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods" [syn: {recognize}, {recognise}, {know}]

acknowledgeable
adj : capable of being acknowledged

acknowledged
adj 1: recognized or made known or admitted; "the acknowledged leader of the community"; "a woman of acknowledged accomplishments"; "his acknowledged error" [ant: {unacknowledged}]
2: generally accepted

acknowledgement
n 1: the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged; "the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work"; "she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own" [syn: {recognition}, {acknowledgment}]
2: a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her" [syn: {acknowledgment}]

acknowledgment
n 1: the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged; "the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work"; "she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own" [syn: {recognition}, {acknowledgement}]
2: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases" [syn: {citation}, {credit}, {reference}, {mention}, {quotation}]
3: a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her" [syn: {acknowledgement}]

ACLANT
n : a major strategic headquarters of NATO located in the United States; is under the authority of the North Atlantic Council [syn: {Allied Command Atlantic}]

aclinic line
n : an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip [syn: {magnetic equator}]

acme
n 1: the highest level or degree attainable; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" [syn: {height}, {elevation}, {peak}, {pinnacle}, {summit}, {superlative}, {top}]
2: the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid" [syn: {vertex}, {peak}, {apex}]

acne
n : an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones

acne rosacea
n : a skin disease of adults (more often women) in which blood vessels of the face enlarge resulting in a flushed appearance [syn: {rosacea}]

acne vulgaris
n : the most common form of acne; usually affects people from puberty to young adulthood

acned
adj : (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin [syn: {pimpled}, {pimply}, {pustulate}]

acneiform
adj : resembling acne

Acnidosporidia
n : a subclass of Sporozoa [syn: {subclass Acnidosporidia}]

Acocanthera
n : small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic cardiac glycosides; Arabia to Africa [syn: {genus Acocanthera}, {Acokanthera}, {genus Acokanthera}]

Acocanthera oblongifolia
n : medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits [syn: {winter sweet}, {poison arrow plant}, {Acocanthera spectabilis}]

Acocanthera oppositifolia
n : evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa [syn: {bushman's poison}, {ordeal tree}, {Acocanthera venenata}]

Acocanthera spectabilis
n : medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits [syn: {winter sweet}, {poison arrow plant}, {Acocanthera oblongifolia}]

Acocanthera venenata
n : evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa [syn: {bushman's poison}, {ordeal tree}, {Acocanthera oppositifolia}]

Acokanthera
n : small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic cardiac glycosides; Arabia to Africa [syn: {Acocanthera}, {genus Acocanthera}, {genus Acokanthera}]

acold
adj : of persons; feeling cold; "Poor Tom's acold"- Shakespeare

acolyte
n : someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church but not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches

Aconcagua
n : the highest mountain in the western hemisphere; located in the Andes in western Argentina (22,834 feet high)

aconite
n : any of various usually poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum having tuberous roots and palmately lobed leaves and blue or white flowers

Aconitum
n : genus of poisonous plants of temperate regions of northern hemisphere with a vaulted and enlarged petal [syn: {genus Aconitum}]

Aconitum lycoctonum
n : poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock [syn: {wolfsbane}, {wolfbane}, {wolf's bane}]

Aconitum napellus
n : a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite [syn: {monkshood}, {helmetflower}, {helmet flower}]

Acoraceae
n : used in some classifications for the genus Acorus which is usually assigned to Araceae [syn: {subfamily Acoraceae}]

acorea
n : absence of the pupil in an eye

Acores
n : islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal; "the Azores are strategically located on transatlantic air and shipping routes" [syn: {Azores}]

acorn
n : fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base

acorn barnacle
n : barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal zones [syn: {rock barnacle}, {Balanus balanoides}]

acorn cup
n : cup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an acorn [syn: {cupule}]

acorn squash
n 1: squash plant bearing small acorn-shaped fruits having yellow flesh and dark green or yellow rind with longitudinal ridges
2: small dark green or yellow ribbed squash with yellow to orange flesh

acorn tube
n : a small vacuum tube; used at high frequencies

Acorus
n : sweet flags; sometimes placed in subfamily Acoraceae [syn: {genus Acorus}]

Acorus calamus
n : perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots [syn: {sweet flag}, {calamus}, {sweet calamus}, {myrtle flag}, {flagroot}]

acousma
n : illusory auditory perception of strange nonverbal sounds [syn: {auditory hallucination}]

acoustic
adj : of or relating to the science of acoustics; "acoustic properties of a hall" [syn: {acoustical}]
n : a remedy for hearing loss or deafness

acoustic aphasia
n : an impairment in understanding spoken language that is not attributable to hearing loss [syn: {auditory aphasia}, {word deafness}]

acoustic buoy
n : a buoy that can be heard (at night)

acoustic delay line
n : a delay line based on the time of propagation of sound waves [syn: {sonic delay line}]

acoustic device
n : a device for amplifying or transmitting sound

acoustic gramophone
n : an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically [syn: {gramophone}]

acoustic guitar
n : sound is not amplified by electrical means

acoustic impedance
n : opposition to the flow of sound through a surface; acoustic resistance is the real component of acoustic impedance and acoustic reactance is the imaginary component [syn: {acoustic resistance}, {acoustic reactance}]

acoustic meatus
n : either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane [syn: {auditory meatus}, {ear canal}, {auditory canal}, {external auditory canal}]

acoustic modem
n : a modem that converts electrical signals to telephone tones and back again

acoustic nerve
n : a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea [syn: {auditory nerve}, {vestibulocochlear nerve}, {nervus vestibulocochlearis}, {eighth cranial nerve}]

acoustic phenomenon
n : a physical phenomenon associated with the production or transmission of sound

acoustic power
n : the physical intensity of sound [syn: {sound pressure level}]

acoustic projection
n : the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality; "our ukuleles have been designed to have superior sound and projection"; "a prime ingredient of public speaking is projection of the voice" [syn: {projection}, {sound projection}]

acoustic radiation pressure
n : (acoustics) the pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a sound wave

acoustic reactance
n : opposition to the flow of sound through a surface; acoustic resistance is the real component of acoustic impedance and acoustic reactance is the imaginary component [syn: {acoustic resistance}, {acoustic impedance}]

acoustic resistance
n : opposition to the flow of sound through a surface; acoustic resistance is the real component of acoustic impedance and acoustic reactance is the imaginary component [syn: {acoustic impedance}, {acoustic reactance}]

acoustic spectrum
n : the distribution of energy as a function of frequency for a particular sound source [syn: {sound spectrum}]

acoustic storage
n : a storage device consisting of acoustic delay lines

acoustic wave
n : (acoustics) a wave that transmits sound [syn: {sound wave}]

acoustical
adj : of or relating to the science of acoustics; "acoustic properties of a hall" [syn: {acoustic}]

acoustically
adv : with respect to acoustics; "acoustically ill-equipped studios"

acoustician
n : a physicist who specializes in acoustics

acousticophobia
n : a morbid fear of sounds including your own voice [syn: {phonophobia}]

acoustics
n : the study of the physical properties of sound

acquaint
v 1: cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community" [syn: {introduce}, {present}]
2: make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings" [syn: {familiarize}, {familiarise}]
3: inform; "Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move"

acquaintance
n 1: personal knowledge or information about someone or something [syn: {familiarity}, {conversance}, {conversancy}]
2: a relationship less intimate than friendship [syn: {acquaintanceship}]
3: a person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family" [syn: {friend}]

acquaintanceship
n : a relationship less intimate than friendship [syn: {acquaintance}]

acquainted
adj : having fair knowledge of; "they were acquainted"; "fully acquainted with the facts" [syn: {acquainted(p)}, {acquainted with(p)}, {familiar with(p)}]

acquainted with
adj : having fair knowledge of; "they were acquainted"; "fully acquainted with the facts" [syn: {acquainted(p)}, {acquainted with(p)}, {familiar with(p)}]

acquiesce
v : to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore" [syn: {assent}, {accede}] [ant: {dissent}]

acquiescence
n 1: acceptance without protest
2: agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly" [syn: {assent}]

acquiescent
adj : willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest; "too acquiescent to challenge authority"; "a gentle and biddable soul"; "children compliant with the parental will" [syn: {biddable}, {compliant}]

acquirable
adj : capable of being acquired

acquire
v 1: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" [syn: {get}]
2: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables" [syn: {assume}, {adopt}, {take on}, {take}]
3: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" [syn: {grow}, {develop}, {produce}, {get}]
4: locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar
5: win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance" [syn: {win}, {gain}] [ant: {lose}]
6: acquire or gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate" [syn: {learn}, {larn}]
7: gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting" [syn: {develop}, {evolve}]

acquired
adj : gotten through environmental forces; "acquired characteristics (such as a suntan or a broken nose) cannot be passed on"

acquired hemochromatosis
n : hemochromatosis resulting from repeated transfusions or from excessive intake of foods containing iron

acquired immune deficiency syndrome
n : a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles [syn: {AIDS}]

acquired immunity
n : immunity to a particular disease that is not innate but has been acquired during life; immunity can be acquired by the development of antibodies after an attack of an infectious disease or by a pregnant mother passing antibodies through the placenta to a fetus or by vaccination

acquired reflex
n : an acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus [syn: {conditional reflex}, {conditioned reflex}, {conditional reaction}, {conditioned reaction}, {conditional response}, {conditioned response}]

acquired taste
n : a preference that is only acquired after considerable experience; "martinis are an acquired taste"

acquirement
n : an ability that has been acquired by training [syn: {skill}, {accomplishment}, {acquisition}, {attainment}]

acquirer
n 1: a person who acquires something (usually permanently)
2: a bank gaining financial control over another financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock
3: the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card
4: a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee [syn: {merchant bank}]

acquiring
n : the act of acquiring something; "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving" [syn: {getting}]

acquisition
n 1: the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"
2: something acquired; "a recent acquisition by the museum"
3: the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language" [syn: {learning}]
4: an ability that has been acquired by training [syn: {skill}, {accomplishment}, {acquirement}, {attainment}]

acquisition agreement
n : contract governing the merger of two or more companies [syn: {merger agreement}]

acquisitive
adj : eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas; "an acquisitive mind"; "an aquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied" [ant: {unacquisitive}]

acquisitiveness
n : strong desire to acquire and possess

acquit
v 1: pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" [syn: {assoil}, {clear}, {discharge}, {exonerate}, {exculpate}] [ant: {convict}]
2: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" [syn: {behave}, {bear}, {deport}, {conduct}, {comport}, {carry}] [also: {acquitting}, {acquitted}]

acquittal
n : a judgment of not guilty [ant: {conviction}]

acquittance
n : a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation [syn: {release}]

acquitted
acquit
v 1: pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" [syn: {assoil}, {clear}, {discharge}, {exonerate}, {exculpate}] [ant: {convict}]
2: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" [syn: {behave}, {bear}, {deport}, {conduct}, {comport}, {carry}] [also: {acquitting}, {acquitted}]

acquitted
adj : declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless; "he stands acquitted on all charges"; "the jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity" [syn: {not guilty}]

acquitted
See {acquit}

acquitting
acquit
v 1: pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" [syn: {assoil}, {clear}, {discharge}, {exonerate}, {exculpate}] [ant: {convict}]
2: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" [syn: {behave}, {bear}, {deport}, {conduct}, {comport}, {carry}] [also: {acquitting}, {acquitted}]

acquitting
See {acquit}

Acragas
n : a town in Italy in southwestern Sicily near the coast; the site of six Greek temples [syn: {Agrigento}, {Girgenti}]

Acrasiomycetes
n : cellular slime molds; in some classifications placed in Kingdom Protoctista [syn: {class Acrasiomycetes}]

acre
n 1: a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries
2: a territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru
3: a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean [syn: {Akko}, {Akka}, {Accho}]

acre inch
n : one twelfth of an acre-foot

acreage
n : an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming); "he wanted some acreage to build on" [syn: {land area}]

acre-feet
acre-foot
n : the volume of water that would cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot; 43,560 cubic feet or 1233.5 cubic meters [also: {acre-feet} (pl)]

acre-feet
See {acre-foot}

acre-foot
n : the volume of water that would cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot; 43,560 cubic feet or 1233.5 cubic meters [also: {acre-feet} (pl)]

acres
n : extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island" [syn: {estate}, {land}, {landed estate}, {demesne}]

acrid
adj 1: strong and sharp; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"
2: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation" [syn: {acerb}, {acerbic}, {acid}, {bitter}, {blistering}, {caustic}, {sulfurous}, {sulphurous}, {venomous}, {virulent}, {vitriolic}]

acridid
n : grasshopper with short antennae [syn: {short-horned grasshopper}]

Acrididae
n : short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts [syn: {family Acrididae}, {Locustidae}, {family Locustidae}]

acridity
n 1: having an acrid smell
2: extreme bitterness; "the acridity of alkali" [syn: {acridness}]
3: the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone [syn: {acridness}]

acridness
n 1: extreme bitterness; "the acridity of alkali" [syn: {acridity}]
2: the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone [syn: {acridity}]

Acridotheres
n : mynas [syn: {genus Acridotheres}]

Acridotheres tristis
n : dark brown crested bird of southeastern Asia [syn: {crested myna}]

Acrilan
n : acrylic resin used to make a strong soft crease-resistant fabric (trade name Acrilan) [syn: {polypropenonitrile}]

acrimonious
adj : marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce" [syn: {bitter}]

acrimony
n : a sharp and bitter manner [syn: {bitterness}, {acerbity}, {jaundice}]

Acris
n : cricket frogs [syn: {genus Acris}]

Acris crepitans
n : of eastern and central United States [syn: {northern cricket frog}]

Acris gryllus
n : cricket frog of eastern United States [syn: {eastern cricket frog}]

acritical
adj : without a crisis (as of some diseases)

acroanaesthesia
n : loss of sensation in the extremities [syn: {acroanesthesia}]

acroanesthesia
n : loss of sensation in the extremities [syn: {acroanaesthesia}]

acrobat
n : an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination

Acrobates
n : a genus of Phalangeridae [syn: {genus Acrobates}]

acrobatic
adj : vigorously active; "an acrobatic dance"; "an athletic child"; "athletic playing"; "gymnastic exercises" [syn: {athletic}, {gymnastic}]

acrobatic feat
n : a stunt performed by an acrobat [syn: {acrobatic stunt}]

acrobatic stunt
n : a stunt performed by an acrobat [syn: {acrobatic feat}]

acrobatics
n 1: the gymnastic moves of an acrobat [syn: {tumbling}]
2: the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft [syn: {aerobatics}, {stunting}, {stunt flying}]

acrocarp
n : a moss in which the main axis is terminated by the archegonium (and hence the capsule) [syn: {acrocarpous moss}] [ant: {pleurocarp}]

acrocarpous
adj : (of mosses) having the archegonia at the top of the stem [ant: {pleurocarpous}]

acrocarpous moss
n : a moss in which the main axis is terminated by the archegonium (and hence the capsule) [syn: {acrocarp}] [ant: {pleurocarp}]

Acrocarpus
n : small genus of trees of Indonesia and Malaysia [syn: {genus Acrocarpus}]

Acrocarpus fraxinifolius
n : East Indian timber tree with hard durable wood used especially for tea boxes [syn: {shingle tree}]

acrocentric
adj : having a subterminal centromere; "an acrocentric chromosome"

acrocentric chromosome
n : a chromosome with the centromere near one end so that one chromosomal arm is short and one is long

Acrocephalus
n : a genus of Sylviidae [syn: {genus Acrocephalus}]

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
n : small European warbler that breeds among reeds and wedges and winters in Africa [syn: {sedge warbler}, {sedge bird}, {sedge wren}, {reedbird}]

acrocephaly
n : a congenital abnormality of the skull; the top of the skull assumes a cone shape [syn: {oxycephaly}]

Acroclinium
n : genus of herbs and shrubs of Australia and South Africa: everlasting flower; most species usually placed in genus Helipterum [syn: {genus Acroclinium}]

Acroclinium roseum
n : flower of southwestern Australia having bright pink daisylike papery flowers; grown for drying [syn: {pink-and-white everlasting}, {pink paper daisy}]

Acrocomia
n : Central and South American feather palms [syn: {genus Acrocomia}]

Acrocomia aculeata
n : tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts [syn: {grugru}, {gri-gri}, {grugru palm}, {macamba}]

Acrocomia vinifera
n : tropical American palm having edible nuts and yielding a useful fiber [syn: {coyol}, {coyol palm}]

acrocyanosis
n : cyanosis of the extremities; can occur when a spasm of the blood vessels is caused by exposure to cold or by strong emotion [syn: {Raynaud's sign}]

acrodont
n : an animal having teeth consolidated with the summit of the alveolar ridge without sockets

acrogen
n : any flowerless plant such as a fern (pteridophyte) or moss (bryophyte) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem

acrogenic
adj : pertaining to flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem [syn: {acrogenous}]

acrogenous
adj : pertaining to flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem [syn: {acrogenic}]

acrolein
n : a pungent colorless unsaturated liquid aldehyde made from propene [syn: {propenal}]

acromegalia
n : enlargement of bones of hands and feet and face; often accompanied by headache and muscle pain and emotional disturbances; caused by overproduction of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary gland (due to a tumor) [syn: {acromegaly}]

acromegalic
adj : having abnormal size with overgrown extremities resulting from abnormal pituitary secretion; "a protruding acromegalic jaw"; "a pituitary dwarf" [syn: {pituitary}]

acromegaly
n : enlargement of bones of hands and feet and face; often accompanied by headache and muscle pain and emotional disturbances; caused by overproduction of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary gland (due to a tumor) [syn: {acromegalia}]

acromia
acromion
n : the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade [syn: {acromial process}] [also: {acromia} (pl)]

acromia
See {acromion}

acromial process
n : the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade [syn: {acromion}]

acromicria
n : abnormally small extremities (underdeveloped fingers and toes) [syn: {acromikria}]

acromikria
n : abnormally small extremities (underdeveloped fingers and toes) [syn: {acromicria}]

acromion
n : the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade [syn: {acromial process}] [also: {acromia} (pl)]

acromphalus
n : abnormal protrusion of the navel; sometimes the start of umbilical hernia

acromyotonia
n : myotonia of the extremities only; causes spastic deformity of the hand or foot

acronym
n : a word formed from the initial letters of a multi-word name

acronymic
adj : characterized by the use of acronyms [syn: {acronymous}]

acronymous
adj : characterized by the use of acronyms [syn: {acronymic}]

acropetal
adj : of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from base to apex [ant: {basipetal}]

acrophobia
n : a morbid fear of great heights

acrophobic
adj : suffering from acrophobia; abnormally afraid of high places

acrophony
n : naming a letter of the alphabet by using a word whose initial sound is the sound represented by that letter

acropolis
n : the citadel in ancient Greek towns

Acropora
n : coelenterate genus of order Madreporaria, including staghorn corals [syn: {genus Acropora}]

acroscopic
adj : facing or on the side toward the apex [ant: {basiscopic}]

acrosome
n : a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg

across
adj : placed crosswise; "spoken with a straight face but crossed fingers"; "crossed forks"; "seated with arms across" [syn: {crossed}] [ant: {uncrossed}]
adv 1: to the opposite side; "the football field was 300 feet across"
2: in such a manner as to be understood and accepted; "she cannot get her ideas across" [syn: {over}]
3: transversely; "the marble slabs were cut across" [syn: {crosswise}, {crossways}]

across the board
adv : including all; "we got a pay raise across the board"

across the country
adv : extending throughout an entire nation; "nationally advertised"; "it was broadcast nationwide" [syn: {nationally}, {nationwide}, {across the nation}]

across the nation
adv : extending throughout an entire nation; "nationally advertised"; "it was broadcast nationwide" [syn: {nationally}, {nationwide}, {across the country}]

across-the-board
adj : broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" [syn: {all-embracing}, {all-encompassing}, {all-inclusive}, {blanket(a)}, {broad}, {encompassing}, {panoptic}, {wide}]

acrostic
n 1: a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across [syn: {word square}]
2: verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message

Acrostichum
n : in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae [syn: {genus Acrostichum}]

Acrostichum aureum
n : stout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America) having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering the undersides [syn: {golden fern}, {leather fern}]

acrylamide
n : a white crystalline amide of propenoic acid can damage the nervous system and is carcinogenic in laboratory animals; "they claimed that acrylamide is produced when certain carbohydrates are baked or fried at high temperatures"

acrylate
n : a salt or ester of propenoic acid [syn: {propenoate}]

acrylate resin
n : a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives [syn: {acrylic}, {acrylic resin}]

acrylic
n 1: polymerized from acrylonitrile [syn: {acrylic fiber}]
2: a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives [syn: {acrylic resin}, {acrylate resin}]
3: used especially by artists [syn: {acrylic paint}]
4: a synthetic fabric

acrylic acid
n : an unsaturated liquid carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of acrylic resins [syn: {propenoic acid}]

acrylic fiber
n : polymerized from acrylonitrile [syn: {acrylic}]

acrylic paint
n : used especially by artists [syn: {acrylic}]

acrylic resin
n : a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives [syn: {acrylic}, {acrylate resin}]

acrylonitrile
n : a colorless liquid unsaturated nitrile made from propene [syn: {propenonitrile}, {vinyl cyanide}]

act
n 1: a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body [syn: {enactment}]
2: something that people do or cause to happen [syn: {human action}, {human activity}]
3: a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
4: a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did" [syn: {routine}, {number}, {turn}, {bit}]
5: a manifestation of insincerity; "he put on quite an act for her benefit"
v 1: perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" [syn: {move}] [ant: {refrain}]
2: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" [syn: {behave}, {do}]
3: play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master" [syn: {play}, {represent}]
4: discharge one's duties; "She acts as the chair"; "In what capacity are you acting?"
5: pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad" [syn: {play}, {act as}]
6: be suitable for theatrical performance; "This scene acts well"
7: have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water" [syn: {work}]
8: be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure
9: behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting" [syn: {dissemble}, {pretend}] 10: perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'" [syn: {play}, {roleplay}, {playact}]

act as
v 1: function as or act like; "This heap of stones will act as a barrier"
2: pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad" [syn: {act}, {play}]

act involuntarily
v : act in an uncontrolled manner [syn: {act reflexively}]

act of God
n : a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God" [syn: {force majeure}, {vis major}, {inevitable accident}, {unavoidable casualty}]

act of terrorism
n : the calculated use of violence (or threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimindation or coercion or instilling fear [syn: {terrorism}, {terrorist act}]

act on
v 1: carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter soon?" [syn: {pursue}, {follow up on}]
2: regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice; "The Founding Fathers acted on certain moral principles"

act out
v 1: represent an incident, state, or emotion by action, especially on stage; "She could act neurotic anxiety"
2: act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day" [syn: {enact}, {reenact}]

act reflexively
v : act in an uncontrolled manner [syn: {act involuntarily}]

act superior
v : act like the master of; "He is lording it over the students" [syn: {lord it over}, {queen it over}, {put on airs}]

act up
v 1: misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way; "The children acted up when they were not bored" [syn: {carry on}]
2: make itself felt as a recurring pain; "My arthritis is acting up again"

act upon
v : have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate" [syn: {influence}, {work}]

actable
adj : capable of being acted; suitable for the stage; "an actable scene" [ant: {unactable}]

Actaea
n : baneberry [syn: {genus Actaea}]

Actaea alba
n : North American herb with white poisonous berries [syn: {white baneberry}, {white cohosh}, {white bead}, {doll's eyes}]

Actaea rubra
n : North American perennial herb with alternately compound leaves and racemes of small white flowers followed by bright red oval poisonous berries [syn: {red baneberry}, {redberry}, {red-berry}, {snakeberry}]

ACTH
n : a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex [syn: {adrenocorticotropic hormone}, {adrenocorticotrophic hormone}, {adrenocorticotropin}, {adrenocorticotrophin}, {corticotropin}, {corticotrophin}]

Actias
n : luna moths [syn: {genus Actias}]

Actias luna
n : large pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each fore wing [syn: {luna moth}]

Actifed
n : trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant; used to treat upper respiratory conditions and minor allergies

actin
n : one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split; can exist in either a globular or a fibrous form

actinal
adj : (of radiate organisms) located on the surface or end on which the mouth is situated [ant: {abactinal}]

Actinaria
n : sea anemones [syn: {Actiniaria}, {order Actiniaria}, {order Actinaria}]

acting
adj : serving temporarily especially as a substitute; "the acting president" [syn: {acting(a)}]
n : the performance of a part or role in a drama [syn: {playing}, {playacting}, {performing}]

acting out
n 1: a (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult
2: (psychiatry) the display of previously inhibited emotions (often in actions rather than words); considered to be healthy and therapeutic

Actinia
n 1: a genus of sea anemone common in rock pools [syn: {genus Actinia}]
2: any sea anemone or related animal [syn: {actinian}, {actiniarian}]

actiniae
See {actinia}

actinian
n : any sea anemone or related animal [syn: {actinia}, {actiniarian}]

Actiniaria
n : sea anemones [syn: {order Actiniaria}, {Actinaria}, {order Actinaria}]

actiniarian
n : any sea anemone or related animal [syn: {actinia}, {actinian}]

actinic
adj : relating to or exhibiting actinism

actinic dermatitis
n : dermatitis caused exposure to sunlight

actinic keratosis
n : an overgrowth of skin layers resulting from extended exposure to the sun

actinic radiation
n : electromagnetic radiation that can produce photochemical reactions [syn: {actinic ray}]

actinic ray
n : electromagnetic radiation that can produce photochemical reactions [syn: {actinic radiation}]

actinide
n : any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103 [syn: {actinoid}, {actinon}]

actinide series
n 1: a series of 15 radioactive elements with increasing atomic numbers from actinium to lawrencium
2: (chemistry) a series from actinium to lawrencium of 15 radioactive elements with increasing atomic numbers

Actinidia
n : small Asiatic woody vine bearing many-seeded fruit [syn: {genus Actinidia}]

Actinidia arguta
n : high-climbing Asiatic vine having long finely serrate leaves and racemes of white flowers followed by greenish-yellow edible fruit [syn: {bower actinidia}, {tara vine}]

Actinidia chinensis
n : climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat [syn: {Chinese gooseberry}, {kiwi}, {kiwi vine}, {Actinidia deliciosa}]

Actinidia deliciosa
n : climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat [syn: {Chinese gooseberry}, {kiwi}, {kiwi vine}, {Actinidia chinensis}]

Actinidia polygama
n : ornamental vine of eastern Asia having yellow edible fruit and leaves with silver-white markings [syn: {silvervine}, {silver vine}]

Actinidiaceae
n : tropical trees or shrubs or woody vines [syn: {family Actinidiaceae}]

Actiniopteris
n : terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia and Africa [syn: {genus Actiniopteris}]

actinism
n : the property of radiation that enables it to produce photochemical effects

actinium
n : a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores [syn: {Ac}, {atomic number 89}]

actinoid
adj : having a radial form; "starfish are actinoid--that is, they are radially symmetrical"
n : any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103 [syn: {actinide}, {actinon}]

actinolite
n : a green mineral of the amphibole group; calcium magnesium iron silicate

Actinomeris
n : used in some classification systems for plants now included in genus Verbesina [syn: {genus Actinomeris}]

Actinomeris alternifolia
n : perennial herb with showy yellow flowers; the eastern United States [syn: {wingstem}, {golden ironweed}, {yellow ironweed}, {golden honey plant}, {Verbesina alternifolia}]

actinometer
n : an instrument for measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (usually by the photochemical effect)

actinometric
adj : of or related to actinometry [syn: {actinometrical}]

actinometrical
adj : of or related to actinometry [syn: {actinometric}]

actinometry
n : measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (especially of the sun's rays)

actinomorphic
adj : capable of division into symmetrical halves by any longitudinal plane passing through the axis [syn: {actinomorphous}] [ant: {zygomorphic}]

actinomorphous
adj : capable of division into symmetrical halves by any longitudinal plane passing through the axis [syn: {actinomorphic}] [ant: {zygomorphic}]

actinomyces
n : soil-inhabiting saprophytes and disease-producing plant and animal parasites

Actinomycetaceae
n : filamentous anaerobic bacteria [syn: {family Actinomycetaceae}]

actinomycetal
adj : of or belonging to the Actinomycetes [syn: {actinomycetous}]

Actinomycetales
n : filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria [syn: {order Actinomycetales}]

actinomycete
n : any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales

actinomycetous
adj : of or belonging to the Actinomycetes [syn: {actinomycetal}]

actinomycin
n : any of various red antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria

actinomycosis
n : disease of cattle that can be transmitted to humans; results from infection with actinomycetes; characterized by hard swellings that exude pus through long sinuses

actinomycotic
adj : of or related to actinomycosis infection

Actinomyxidia
n : parasites of worms [syn: {order Actinomyxidia}]

actinomyxidian
n : parasites of worms

actinon
n : any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103 [syn: {actinoid}, {actinide}]

actinopod
n : protozoa having stiff rodlike radiating pseudopods

Actinopoda
n : heliozoans; radiolarians [syn: {subclass Actinopoda}]

actinotherapy
n : (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to radiation from a radioactive substance [syn: {radiotherapy}, {radiation therapy}, {radiation}, {irradiation}]

Actinozoa
n : no alternation of generations the medusoid phase being entirely suppressed: sea anemones; corals [syn: {Anthozoa}, {class Anthozoa}, {class Actinozoa}]

actinozoa
n
n : sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed [syn: {anthozoan}] [also: {actinozoa} (pl)]

actinozoa
See {actinozoan}

actinozoan
n : sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed [syn: {anthozoan}] [also: {actinozoa} (pl)]

action
n 1: something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
2: the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action" [syn: {activity}, {activeness}] [ant: {inaction}, {inaction}, {inaction}]
3: a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong [syn: {legal action}, {action at law}]
4: an act by a government body or supranational organization; "recent federal action undermined the segregationist position"; "the United Nations must have the power to propose and organize action without being hobbled by irrelevant issues"; "the Union action of emancipating Southern slaves"
5: a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea" [syn: {military action}]
6: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" [syn: {natural process}, {natural action}, {activity}]
7: the series of events that form a plot; "his novels always have a lot of action"
8: the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism; "the piano had a very stiff action" [syn: {action mechanism}]
9: the trait of being active and energetic and forceful; "a man of action" 10: the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field; "the action is no longer in technology stocks but in municipal bonds"; "gawkers always try to get as close to the action as possible"
v 1: institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination" [syn: {sue}, {litigate}, {process}]
2: put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" [syn: {carry through}, {accomplish}, {execute}, {carry out}, {fulfill}, {fulfil}]

action at law
n : a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong [syn: {legal action}, {action}]

action mechanism
n : the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism; "the piano had a very stiff action" [syn: {action}]

action officer
n : the case officer designated to perform an act during a clandestine operation (especially in a hostile area)

action painting
n : a New York school of painting characterized by freely created abstractions; the first important school of American painting to develop independently of European styles [syn: {Abstract Expressionism}]

action plant
n : prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft gray-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled [syn: {sensitive plant}, {touch-me-not}, {shame plant}, {live-and-die}, {humble plant}, {Mimosa pudica}]

action potential
n : the local voltage change across the cell wall as a nerve impulse is transmitted

action replay
n : (television) showing again some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on video tape [syn: {replay}]

action spectrum
n : the efficiency with which electromagnetic radiation produces a photochemical reaction plotted as a function of the wavelength of the radiation

actionable
adj : affording grounds for legal action; "slander is an actionable offense"

Actitis
n : a genus of Scolopacidae [syn: {genus Actitis}]

Actitis hypoleucos
n : a variety of sandpiper [syn: {European sandpiper}]

Actitis macularia
n : common North American sandpiper [syn: {spotted sandpiper}]

Actium
n 1: an ancient town on a promontory in western Greece
2: the naval battle in which Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian's fleet under Agrippa in 31 BC

Activase
n : a thrombolytic agent (trade name Activase) that causes fibrinolysis at the site of a blood clot; used in treating acute myocardial infarction [syn: {tissue plasminogen activator}]

activate
v 1: put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits" [syn: {trip}, {actuate}, {trigger}, {set off}, {spark off}, {spark}, {trigger off}, {touch off}]
2: make active or more active; "activate an old file" [ant: {inactivate}]
3: make more adsorptive; "activate a metal"
4: aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter [syn: {aerate}]
5: make (substances) radioactive

activated
adj 1: (of sewage) treated with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition
2: of e.g. a molecule; made reactive or more reactive [syn: {excited}]
3: rendered active; e.g. rendered radioactive or luminescent or photosensitive or conductive
4: set up and placed on active assignment; "a newly activated unit"

activated carbon
n : powdered or granular carbon used for purifying by adsorption; given orally (as a slurry) it is an antidote for some kinds of poisons [syn: {activated charcoal}]

activated charcoal
n : powdered or granular carbon used for purifying by adsorption; given orally (as a slurry) it is an antidote for some kinds of poisons [syn: {activated carbon}]

activating
adj : causing motion or action or change [syn: {activating(a)}, {actuating(a)}]
n : the activity of causing to have energy and be active [syn: {energizing}, {activation}]

activating agent
n : (mineral extraction) a surface-active chemical used in flotation process to increase the attraction to a specific mineral

activation
n 1: stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical [ant: {inactivation}]
2: the activity of causing to have energy and be active [syn: {energizing}, {activating}]
3: making active and effective (as a bomb) [ant: {deactivation}]

activation energy
n : the energy that an atomic system must acquire before a process (such as an emission or reaction) can occur; "catalysts are said to reduce the energy of activation during the transition phase of a reaction" [syn: {energy of activation}]

activator
n : (biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription [ant: {inhibitor}]

active
adj 1: tending to become more severe or wider in scope; "active tuberculosis" [ant: {inactive}]
2: engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; "on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces" [syn: {combat-ready}, {fighting(a)}]
3: disposed to take action or effectuate change; "a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations"; "an active antagonism"; "he was active in drawing attention to their grievances" [ant: {passive}]
4: taking part in an activity; "an active member of the club"; "he was politically active"; "the participating organizations" [syn: {participating}]
5: characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action" [ant: {inactive}]
6: exerting influence or producing an effect; "an active ingredient" [ant: {inactive}]
7: full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; "an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account" [ant: {inactive}]
8: in operation; "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition" [syn: {alive(p)}]
9: of the sun; characterized by a high level activity in sunspots and flares and radio emissions [ant: {quiet}] 10: expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions" [ant: {passive}] 11: expressing action rather than a state of being; used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water') [syn: {dynamic}] [ant: {stative}] 12: (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt; "active volcanos" [ant: {dormant}, {extinct}] 13: producing activity or change [ant: {counteractive}] 14: engaged in full-time work; "active duty"; "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession" [ant: {inactive}] 15: being in physical motion; "active fish in the aquarium" 16: characterized by energetic bodily activity; "tennis is an active sport"; "a very physical dance performance" [syn: {physical}]
n 1: chemical agent capable of activity [syn: {active agent}]
2: the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb; "`The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice" [syn: {active voice}] [ant: {passive voice}]
3: a person devoted to the active life [ant: {contemplative}]

active agent
n : chemical agent capable of activity [syn: {active}]

active air defense
n : air defense by the use aircraft or missiles or artillery or electronic countermeasures

active application
n : an application that is currently running and in the foreground

active birth
n : childbirth during which the mother is encouraged to be an active participant

active citizen
n : a citizen who takes an active role in the community (as in crime prevention and neighborhood watch)

active immunity
n : a form of acquired immunity in which the body produces its own antibodies against disease-causing antigens

active matrix screen
n : a type of LCD screen used for some portable computers; there is a separate circuit for each pixel

active placebo
n : a placebo used in experimental tests of a drug that has noticeable side effects; "an active placebo mimics the side effects of the experimental drug"

active site
n : the part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs

active transport
n : transport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient; requires an expenditure of energy

active trust
n : a trust in which the trustee must perform certain duties [ant: {passive trust}]

active voice
n : the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb; "`The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice" [syn: {active}] [ant: {passive voice}]

actively
adv : in an active manner; "he participated actively in the war" [ant: {passively}]

activeness
n 1: the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action" [syn: {action}, {activity}] [ant: {inaction}, {inaction}, {inaction}]
2: the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically; "the level of activity declines with age" [syn: {activity}] [ant: {inactiveness}]

activewear
n : attire worn for sport or for casual wear [syn: {sportswear}, {athletic wear}]

activism
n : a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal

activist
adj : advocating or engaged in activism [syn: {activistic}]
n : a militant reformer [syn: {militant}]

activistic
adj : advocating or engaged in activism [syn: {activist}]

activity
n 1: any specific activity; "they avoided all recreational activity" [ant: {inactivity}]
2: the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action" [syn: {action}, {activeness}] [ant: {inaction}, {inaction}, {inaction}]
3: an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity" [syn: {bodily process}, {body process}, {bodily function}]
4: (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction; "catalytic activity"
5: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" [syn: {natural process}, {natural action}, {action}]
6: the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically; "the level of activity declines with age" [syn: {activeness}] [ant: {inactiveness}]

actomyosin
n : a protein complex in muscle fibers; composed of myosin and actin; shortens when stimulated and causes muscle contractions

actor
n 1: a theatrical performer [syn: {histrion}, {player}, {thespian}, {role player}]
2: a person who acts and gets things done; "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker" [syn: {doer}, {worker}]

actor's agent
n : a business agent for an actor [syn: {theatrical agent}]

actor's assistant
n : a wardrobe assistant for an actor [syn: {dresser}]

actor's line
n : words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his speech" [syn: {speech}, {words}]

actress
n : a female actor

Acts
n : a New Testament book describing the development of the early Church from Christ's ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome [syn: {Acts of the Apostles}]

Acts of the Apostles
n : a New Testament book describing the development of the early Church from Christ's ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome [syn: {Acts}]

actual
adj 1: presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions" [syn: {existent}] [ant: {potential}]
2: taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated; "we saw the actual wedding on television"; "filmed the actual beating"
3: being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma" [syn: {genuine}, {literal}, {real}]
4: of the nature of fact; having actual existence; "rocks and trees...the actual world"; "actual heroism"; "the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced" [syn: {factual}]
5: existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not; "de facto segregation is as real as segration imposed by law"; "a de facto state of war" [syn: {de facto}, {factual}] [ant: {de jure}]
6: being or existing at the present moment; "the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West"

actual damages
n : (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated [syn: {compensatory damages}, {general damages}]

actual eviction
n : the physical ouster of a tenant from the leased premises; the tenant is relieved of any further duty to pay rent

actual possession
n : (law) immediate and direct physical control over property

actual sin
n : a sin committed of your own free will (as contrasted with original sin) [ant: {original sin}]

actualisation
n : making real or giving the appearance of reality [syn: {realization}, {realisation}, {actualization}]

actualise
v 1: make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions" [syn: {realize}, {realise}, {actualize}, {substantiate}]
2: represent or describe realistically [syn: {actualize}]

actualised
adj : changed from potential to actual; "saw his worst fears actualized" [syn: {actualized}]

actuality
n : the state of actually existing objectively; "a hope that progressed from possibility to actuality"

actualization
n : making real or giving the appearance of reality [syn: {realization}, {realisation}, {actualisation}]

actualize
v 1: make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions" [syn: {realize}, {realise}, {actualise}, {substantiate}]
2: represent or describe realistically [syn: {actualise}]

actualized
adj : changed from potential to actual; "saw his worst fears actualized" [syn: {actualised}]

actually
adv 1: in actual fact; "to be nominally but not actually independent"; "no one actually saw the shark"; "large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt" [syn: {really}]
2: used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly; "you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out"; "she actually spoke Latin"; "they thought they made the rules but in reality they were only puppets"; "people who seem stand-offish are in reality often simply nervous" [syn: {in reality}]
3: as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis; "actually, we all help clear up after a meal"; "actually, I haven't seen the film"; "I'm not all that surprised actually"; "she hasn't proved to be too satisfactory, actually"
4: at the present moment; "the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air"

actuarial
adj : of or relating to the work of an actuary

actuarial table
n : a table of statistical data [syn: {statistical table}]

actuary
n : someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums) [syn: {statistician}]

actuate
v 1: put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits" [syn: {trip}, {trigger}, {activate}, {set off}, {spark off}, {spark}, {trigger off}, {touch off}]
2: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" [syn: {motivate}, {propel}, {move}, {prompt}, {incite}]

actuated
adj : moved to action; "a man actuated by unworthy desired"

actuating
adj : causing motion or action or change [syn: {activating(a)}, {actuating(a)}]

actuation
n : the act of propelling [syn: {propulsion}]

actuator
n : a mechanism that puts something into automatic action

actus reus
n : activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing" [syn: {wrongdoing}, {wrongful conduct}, {misconduct}]

acuate
adj : ending in a sharp point [syn: {acute}, {sharp}, {needlelike}]

acuity
n 1: sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart) [syn: {visual acuity}, {sharp-sightedness}]
2: a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind" [syn: {acuteness}, {sharpness}, {keenness}]

Acular
n : nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Acular and Toradol) that is administered only intramuscularly [syn: {ketorolac tromethamine}, {Toradol}]

aculea
n : small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects

aculeate
adj : having or resembling a stinger or barb; "aculeate insects such as bees and wasps" [syn: {aculeated}]

aculeated
adj : having or resembling a stinger or barb; "aculeate insects such as bees and wasps" [syn: {aculeate}]

aculeus
n 1: a stiff sharp-pointed plant process
2: a sharp-pointed process especially a sting of a hymenopterous insect

acumen
n 1: a tapering point
2: shrewdness shown by keen insight [syn: {insightfulness}]

acuminate
adj : of a leaf shape; narrowing to a slender point
v : make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point

acuminate leaf
n : narrowing to a slender point

acupressure
n : treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body [syn: {G-Jo}, {shiatsu}]

acupuncture
n : treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin [syn: {stylostixis}]

acute
adj 1: having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients" [ant: {chronic}]
2: extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning" [syn: {intense}]
3: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations" [syn: {discriminating}, {incisive}, {keen}, {knifelike}, {penetrating}, {penetrative}, {piercing}, {sharp}]
4: of an angle; less than 90 degrees [ant: {obtuse}]
5: ending in a sharp point [syn: {acuate}, {sharp}, {needlelike}]
6: of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"
n : a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation [syn: {acute accent}, {ague}]

acute accent
n : a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation [syn: {acute}, {ague}]

acute angle
n : an angle less than 90 degrees but more than 0 degrees

acute anterior poliomyelitis
n : an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord [syn: {poliomyelitis}, {polio}, {infantile paralysis}]

acute brain disorder
n : any disorder (as sudden confusion or disorientation) in an otherwise normal person that is due to reversible (temporary) impairment of brain tissues (as by head injuries or drugs or infection) [syn: {acute organic brain syndrome}]

acute gastritis
n : gastritis caused by ingesting an irritant (as too much aspirin)

acute glaucoma
n : glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous humor [syn: {angle-closure glaucoma}]

acute glossitis
n : glossitis resulting from injury or infection and characterized by swelling and pain

acute hemorrhagic encephalitis
n : encephalitis that resembles apoplexy due to blood extravasation

acute inclusion body encephalitis
n : common form of acute encephalitis caused by herpes simplex 1; usually affects the temporal and frontal lobes [syn: {herpes simplex encephalitis}, {herpes encephalitis}]

acute kidney failure
n : renal failure associated with burns or other trauma or with acute infection or obstruction of the urinary tract [syn: {acute renal failure}]

acute leukemia
n : rapidly progressing leukemia

acute lymphoblastic leukemia
n : acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of immature lymphoblast-like cells in bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, and blood; most common in children [syn: {acute lymphocytic leukemia}]

acute lymphocytic leukemia
n : acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of immature lymphoblast-like cells in bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, and blood; most common in children [syn: {acute lymphoblastic leukemia}]

acute myelocytic leukemia
n : acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of granular leukocytes; most common in adolescents and young adults [syn: {acute myeloid leukemia}]

acute myeloid leukemia
n : acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of granular leukocytes; most common in adolescents and young adults [syn: {acute myelocytic leukemia}]

acute organic brain syndrome
n : any disorder (as sudden confusion or disorientation) in an otherwise normal person that is due to reversible (temporary) impairment of brain tissues (as by head injuries or drugs or infection) [syn: {acute brain disorder}]

acute pyelonephritis
n : pyelonephritis resulting from the spread of a bladder infection

acute renal failure
n : renal failure associated with burns or other trauma or with acute infection or obstruction of the urinary tract [syn: {acute kidney failure}]

acute schizophrenic episode
n : schizophrenia of abrupt onset and relatively short duration (a few weeks or months) [syn: {reactive schizophrenia}]

acute triangle
n : a triangle whose interior angles are all acute [syn: {acute-angled triangle}]

acute-angled triangle
n : a triangle whose interior angles are all acute [syn: {acute triangle}]

acutely
adv 1: in an acute manner; "she pitied her sister acutely"; "acutely aware"
2: having a rapid onset; "an acutely debilitating virus" [ant: {chronically}]

acuteness
n 1: a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind" [syn: {acuity}, {sharpness}, {keenness}]
2: the quality of having a sharp edge or point [ant: {obtuseness}]

acyclic
adj 1: botany; not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls [ant: {cyclic}]
2: chemistry; not cyclic; having an open chain structure [syn: {open-chain}] [ant: {cyclic}]

acyclovir
n : an oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms [syn: {Zovirax}]

acyl
n : any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group; "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group" [syn: {acyl group}]

acyl anhydrides
n : organic compounds that react with water to form an acid [syn: {acid anhydrides}]

acyl group
n : any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group; "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group" [syn: {acyl}]

acyl halide
n : organic compounds containing the group -COX where X is a halogen atom [syn: {acid halide}]

acylation
n : the process of introducing an acyl group into a compound

acylglycerol
n : an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils; "fresh fats contain glycerides of fatty acids and very little free acid" [syn: {glyceride}]

ad
n : a public promotion of some product or service [syn: {advertisement}, {advertizement}, {advertising}, {advertizing}, {advert}]
adv : in the Christian era; used before dates after the supposed year Christ was born; "in AD 200" [syn: {A.D.}, {anno Domini}]

A.D.
adv : in the Christian era; used before dates after the supposed year Christ was born; "in AD 200" [syn: {AD}, {anno Domini}]

ad agency
n : an agency that designs advertisement to call public attention to its clients [syn: {advertising agency}]

ad blitz
n : an organized program of advertisements [syn: {advertising campaign}, {ad campaign}]

ad campaign
n : an organized program of advertisements [syn: {advertising campaign}, {ad blitz}]

ad hoc
adj 1: often improvised or impromptu; "an ad hoc committee meeting"
2: for or concerned with one specific purpose; "a coordinated policy instead of ad hoc decisions"
adv : for one specific case; "they were appointed ad hoc"

ad hominem
adj : appealing to personal considerations (rather than to fact or reason); "ad hominem arguments"

ad infinitum
adv : to infinity; without or seemingly without limit; "talked on and on ad infinitum"

ad interim
adv : for an intervening time; temporarily; "elected to serve ad interim"

ad lib
adv : without advance preparation; "he spoke ad lib" [syn: {ad libitum}, {spontaneously}, {impromptu}]

ad libitum
adv : without advance preparation; "he spoke ad lib" [syn: {ad lib}, {spontaneously}, {impromptu}]

ad nauseam
adv : to a sickening extent; "he played the song ad nauseam"

ad val
adv : in proportion to the estimated value of the goods taxed; "the goods were taxed ad valorem" [syn: {ad valorem}]

ad valorem
adv : in proportion to the estimated value of the goods taxed; "the goods were taxed ad valorem" [syn: {ad val}]

ad valorem tax
n : a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production [syn: {VAT}, {value-added tax}]

ADA
n : an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia; "ADA deficiency can lead to one form of severe combined immunodeficiency disease"; "the gene encoding ADA was one of the earlier human genes to be isolated and cloned for study" [syn: {adenosine deaminase}]

adactylia
n : congenital absence of fingers and/or toes [syn: {adactyly}, {adactylism}]

adactylism
n : congenital absence of fingers and/or toes [syn: {adactylia}, {adactyly}]

adactylous
adj : without fingers and/or toes

adactyly
n : congenital absence of fingers and/or toes [syn: {adactylia}, {adactylism}]

Adad
n : Babylonian god of storms and wind

adage
n : a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people [syn: {proverb}, {saw}, {byword}]

adagio
adj : (of tempo) leisurely
n 1: (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully); "they played the adagio too quickly"
2: a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers
adv : slowly; "here you must play adagio"

Adalia
n 1: a port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya [syn: {Antalya}]
2: genus of ladybugs [syn: {genus Adalia}]

Adalia bipunctata
n : red ladybug with a black spot on each wing [syn: {two-spotted ladybug}]

Adam
n 1: (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
2: Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792) [syn: {Robert Adam}]
3: street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine [syn: {ecstasy}, {XTC}, {go}, {disco biscuit}, {cristal}, {X}, {hug drug}]

Adam Smith
n : Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade (1723-1790) [syn: {Smith}]

adamance
n : resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible [syn: {obduracy}, {unyieldingness}]

adam-and-eve
n : North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers [syn: {puttyroot}, {Aplectrum hyemale}]

adamant
adj : not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course; unsusceptible to persuasion; "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"; "Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill; "an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendancy" [syn: {adamantine}, {inexorable}, {intransigent}]
n : very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem [syn: {diamond}]

adamantine
adj 1: consisting of or having the hardness of adamant
2: having the hardness of a diamond
3: not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course; unsusceptible to persuasion; "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"; "Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill; "an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendancy" [syn: {adamant}, {inexorable}, {intransigent}]

adamantly
adv : inflexibly; unshakably; "adamantly opposed to the marriage"

Adams
n 1: American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803) [syn: {Sam Adams}, {Samuel Adams}]
2: 6th President of the United States; son of John Adams (1767-1848) [syn: {John Quincy Adams}, {President Adams}, {President John Quincy Adams}]
3: 2nd President of the United States (1735-1826) [syn: {John Adams}, {President Adams}, {President John Adams}]
4: a mountain peak in southwestern Washington in the Cascade Range (12,307 feet high) [syn: {Mount Adams}]

Adam's apple
n 1: tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand [syn: {crape jasmine}, {crepe jasmine}, {crepe gardenia}, {pinwheel flower}, {East Indian rosebay}, {Nero's crown}, {coffee rose}, {Tabernaemontana divaricate}]
2: the largest cartilage of the larynx [syn: {thyroid cartilage}]

Adam's needle
n : yucca with long stiff leaves having filamentlike appendages [syn: {Adam's needle-and-thread}, {spoonleaf yucca}, {needle palm}, {Yucca filamentosa}]

Adam's needle-and-thread
n : yucca with long stiff leaves having filamentlike appendages [syn: {Adam's needle}, {spoonleaf yucca}, {needle palm}, {Yucca filamentosa}]

Adam's Peak
n : a mountain peak in south central Sri Lanka (7,360 feet high) [syn: {Samanala}]

Adams-Stokes syndrome
n : recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat [syn: {heart block}, {Stokes-Adams syndrome}, {atrioventricular block}]

Adana
n : a city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River [syn: {Seyhan}]

Adansonia
n : baobab; cream-of-tartar tree [syn: {genus Adansonia}]

Adansonia digitata
n : African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread [syn: {baobab}, {monkey-bread tree}]

Adansonia gregorii
n : Australian tree having an agreeably acid fruit that resembles a gourd [syn: {cream-of-tartar tree}, {sour gourd}]

Adapa
n : a Babylonian demigod or first man (sometimes identified with Adam)

Adapid
n : extinct small mostly diurnal lower primates that fed on leaves and fruit; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; their descendents probably include the lemurs; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins [syn: {Adapid group}]

Adapid group
n : extinct small mostly diurnal lower primates that fed on leaves and fruit; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; their descendents probably include the lemurs; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins [syn: {Adapid}]

Adapin
n : a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances) [syn: {doxepin}, {doxepin hydrochloride}, {Sinequan}]

adapt
v 1: make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country" [syn: {accommodate}]
2: adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" [syn: {adjust}, {conform}]

adaptability
n : the ability to change or be changed to fit changed circumstances [ant: {unadaptability}]

adaptable
adj : capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use; "to succeed one must be adaptable"; "the frame was adaptable to cloth bolts of different widths" [ant: {unadaptable}]

adaptation
n 1: a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel" [syn: {version}]
2: the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) [syn: {adjustment}]
3: (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)

adaptational
adj : of or relating to adaptation

adaptative
adj : having a capacity for adaptation; "the adaptive coloring of a chameleon" [syn: {adaptive}] [ant: {maladaptive}]

adapted
adj : changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose; "seeds precisely adapted to the area"; "instructions altered to suit the children's different ages" [syn: {altered}]

adapter
n 1: a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance [syn: {arranger}, {transcriber}]
2: device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible [syn: {adaptor}]

adaptive
adj : having a capacity for adaptation; "the adaptive coloring of a chameleon" [syn: {adaptative}] [ant: {maladaptive}]

adaptive radiation
n : the development of many different forms from an originally homogeneous group of organisms as they fill different ecological niches

adaptor
n : device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible [syn: {adapter}]

Adar
n : the sixth month of the civil year; the twelfth month of the ecclesiastic year in the Jewish calendar (in February and March)

Adar Sheni
n : included seven times in every 19 years [syn: {Veadar}]

ADA-SCID
n : SCID resulting from mutation of a gene that codes for adenosine deaminase

adaxial
adj : nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism; "the upper side of a leaf is known as the adaxial surface" [syn: {ventral}] [ant: {abaxial}]

adaxially
adv : in an adaxial manner [ant: {abaxially}]

ADD
n : a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders [syn: {attention deficit disorder}, {attention deficit hyperactivity disorder}, {ADHD}, {hyperkinetic syndrome}, {minimal brain dysfunction}, {minimal brain damage}, {MBD}]
v 1: make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, zise or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table" [ant: {take away}]
2: state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied" [syn: {append}, {supply}]
3: bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program" [syn: {lend}, {impart}, {bestow}, {contribute}, {bring}]
4: make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49, please!" [syn: {add together}] [ant: {subtract}]
5: determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" [syn: {total}, {tot}, {tot up}, {sum}, {sum up}, {summate}, {tote up}, {add together}, {tally}, {add up}]
6: constitute an addition; "This paper will add to her reputation"

add on
v 1: make an addition; "Let's add on to this"
2: add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language" [syn: {append}, {supplement}, {affix}]

add to
v : have an increased effect; "This adds to my worries"

add together
v 1: determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" [syn: {total}, {tot}, {tot up}, {sum}, {sum up}, {summate}, {tote up}, {add}, {tally}, {add up}]
2: make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49, please!" [syn: {add}] [ant: {subtract}]

add up
v 1: develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans" [syn: {come}, {amount}]
2: determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" [syn: {total}, {tot}, {tot up}, {sum}, {sum up}, {summate}, {tote up}, {add}, {add together}, {tally}]
3: add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000" [syn: {total}, {number}, {come}, {amount}]
4: be reasonable or logical or comprehensible [syn: {make sense}]

addable
adj : capable of being added or added to [syn: {addible}]

addax
n : large antelope with lightly spiraled horns of desert regions of northern Africa [syn: {Addax nasomaculatus}]

Addax nasomaculatus
n : large antelope with lightly spiraled horns of desert regions of northern Africa [syn: {addax}]

added
adj : combined or joined to increase in size or quantity or scope; "takes on added significance"; "an added attraction" [ant: {subtracted}]

addend
n : a number that is added to another number (the augend)

addenda
addendum
n : textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end [syn: {supplement}, {postscript}] [also: {addenda} (pl)]

addenda
See {addendum}

addendum
n : textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end [syn: {supplement}, {postscript}] [also: {addenda} (pl)]

adder
n 1: a person who adds numbers
2: a machine that adds numbers
3: small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia [syn: {common viper}, {Vipera berus}]

adder's fern
n : mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia [syn: {common polypody}, {wall fern}, {golden maidenhair}, {golden polypody}, {sweet fern}, {Polypodium vulgare}]

adder's tongue
n : ferns with fertile spikes shaped like a snake's tongue [syn: {adder's tongue fern}]

adder's tongue fern
n : ferns with fertile spikes shaped like a snake's tongue [syn: {adder's tongue}]

addible
adj : capable of being added or added to [syn: {addable}]

addict
n 1: someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a news junkie" [syn: {nut}, {freak}, {junkie}, {junky}]
2: someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms
v : to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) [syn: {hook}]

addicted
adj : compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming; "she is addicted to chocolate"; "addicted to cocain" [ant: {unaddicted}]

addiction
n 1: being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) [syn: {dependence}, {dependency}, {habituation}]
2: an abnormally strong craving
3: (Roman law) a formal award by a court sentence of a thing or person to another (as of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master; "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery"

addictive
adj : causing or characterized by addiction; "addictive drugs"; "addictive behavior" [syn: {habit-forming}] [ant: {nonaddictive}]

adding machine
n : a calculator that performs simple arithmetic functions [syn: {totalizer}, {totaliser}]

Addis Ababa
n : the capital of Ethiopia and the country's largest city; located in central Ethiopia [syn: {New Flower}, {capital of Ethiopia}]

Addison's disease
n : a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin [syn: {Addison's syndrome}, {hypoadrenalism}, {hypoadrenocorticism}]

Addison's syndrome
n : a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin [syn: {Addison's disease}, {hypoadrenalism}, {hypoadrenocorticism}]

addition
n 1: a component that is added to something to improve it; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinammon improved the flavor" [syn: {add-on}, {improver}]
2: the act of adding one thing to another; "the addition of flowers created a pleasing effect"; "the addition of a leap day every four years" [ant: {subtraction}]
3: a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks" [syn: {increase}, {gain}]
4: something added to what you already have; "the librarian shelved the new accessions"; "he was a new addition to the staff" [syn: {accession}]
5: a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
6: the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers; "the summation of four and three gives seven"; "four plus three equals seven" [syn: {summation}, {plus}]

addition reaction
n : a chemical reaction in which one molecule is added to another

additional
adj 1: existing or coming by way of addition; "an additional problem"; "further information"; "there will be further delays"; "took more time" [syn: {further(a)}, {more(a)}]
2: added to complete or make up a deficiency; "produced supplementary volumes"; "additional reading" [syn: {supplementary}, {supplemental}]
3: further or added; "called for additional troops"; "need extra help"; "an extra pair of shoes"; "I have no other shoes"; "there are other possibilities" [syn: {extra}, {other(a)}]
4: more; "would you like anything else?"; "I have nothing else to say" [syn: {else(ip)}]
5: one more or an added; "another chance"; "another cup of coffee"; "an additional piece of pie" [syn: {another(a)}]

additionally
adv : by way of addition; furthermore; "he serves additionally as the CEO" [syn: {in addition}, {to boot}]

Additions to Esther
n : an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Esther

additive
adj 1: characterized or produced by addition; "an additive process" [ant: {subtractive}]
2: designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree [syn: {linear}] [ant: {nonlinear}]
n : something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine

additive inverse
n : (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose sum is zero; the additive inverse of -5 is +5

addle
v 1: mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues" [syn: {muddle}, {puddle}]
2: become rotten; "addled eggs"

addlebrained
adj : stupid and confused; used especially of persons; "blathering like the addlepated nincompoop that you are"; "a confused puddingheaded, muddleheaded fellow"- Isaac Sterne [syn: {addlepated}, {potty}, {puddingheaded}, {muddleheaded}]

addled
adj 1: (of eggs) no longer edible; "an addled egg"
2: confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas" [syn: {befuddled}, {muddled}, {muzzy}, {woolly}, {wooly}, {woolly-headed}, {wooly-minded}]

addle-head
n : a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought [syn: {addlehead}, {loon}, {birdbrain}]

addlehead
n : a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought [syn: {addle-head}, {loon}, {birdbrain}]

addlepated
adj : stupid and confused; used especially of persons; "blathering like the addlepated nincompoop that you are"; "a confused puddingheaded, muddleheaded fellow"- Isaac Sterne [syn: {addlebrained}, {potty}, {puddingheaded}, {muddleheaded}]

add-on
n 1: a component that is added to something to improve it; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinammon improved the flavor" [syn: {addition}, {improver}]
2: a supplementary component that improves capability [syn: {accessory}, {appurtenance}, {supplement}]

address
n 1: (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored [syn: {computer address}]
2: the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
3: the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets" [syn: {speech}]
4: the manner of speaking to another individual; "he failed in his manner of address to the captain"
5: a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described
6: written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location [syn: {destination}, {name and address}]
7: the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball
8: social skill [syn: {savoir-faire}]
v 1: speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the window" [syn: {turn to}]
2: give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees" [syn: {speak}]
3: put an address on (an envelope, for example) [syn: {direct}]
4: direct a question at someone
5: address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question
6: greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name; "He always addresses me with `Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him by first name" [syn: {call}]
7: access or locate by address
8: deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China" [syn: {cover}, {treat}, {handle}, {plow}, {deal}]
9: speak to someone [syn: {accost}, {come up to}] 10: adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation fo hitting [also: {addrest}]

addressable
adj : capable of being addressed; "addressable memory"

addressed
adj : of mail; marked with a destination; "I throw away all mail addressed to `resident'" [ant: {unaddressed}]

addressee
n : one to whom something is addressed

addressing machine
n : a printer that automatically prints addresses on letters for mailing [syn: {Addressograph}]

Addressograph
n : a printer that automatically prints addresses on letters for mailing [syn: {addressing machine}]

addrest
address
n 1: (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored [syn: {computer address}]
2: the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
3: the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets" [syn: {speech}]
4: the manner of speaking to another individual; "he failed in his manner of address to the captain"
5: a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described
6: written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location [syn: {destination}, {name and address}]
7: the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball
8: social skill [syn: {savoir-faire}]
v 1: speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the window" [syn: {turn to}]
2: give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees" [syn: {speak}]
3: put an address on (an envelope, for example) [syn: {direct}]
4: direct a question at someone
5: address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question
6: greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name; "He always addresses me with `Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him by first name" [syn: {call}]
7: access or locate by address
8: deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China" [syn: {cover}, {treat}, {handle}, {plow}, {deal}]
9: speak to someone [syn: {accost}, {come up to}] 10: adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation fo hitting [also: {addrest}]

addrest
See {address}

adduce
v : advance evidence for [syn: {abduce}, {cite}]

adducent
adj : especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part [syn: {adductive}, {adducting}] [ant: {abducent}]

adducer
n : a discussant who offers an example or a reason or a proof

adducing
n : citing as evidence or proof

adduct
n : a compound formed by an addition reaction
v : draw a limb towards the body; "adduct the thigh muscle" [ant: {abduct}]

adducting
adj : especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part [syn: {adducent}, {adductive}] [ant: {abducent}]

adduction
n : (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body

adductive
adj : especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part [syn: {adducent}, {adducting}] [ant: {abducent}]

adductor
n : a muscle that draws a part toward the median line [syn: {adductor muscle}]

adductor muscle
n : a muscle that draws a part toward the median line [syn: {adductor}]

ade
n : a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice [syn: {fruit drink}]

Adelaide
n : the state capital of South Australia

Adelges
n : type genus of the Adelgidae: plant lice [syn: {genus Adelges}]

Adelges abietis
n : a variety of adelgid [syn: {spruce gall aphid}]

Adelges piceae
n : a variety of adelgid [syn: {balsam woolly aphid}]

adelgid
n : any of various insects that feed and form galls on conifers

Adelgidae
n : plant lice [syn: {family Adelgidae}]

Adelie
n : medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie coast of Antarctica [syn: {Adelie penguin}, {Pygoscelis adeliae}]

Adelie penguin
n : medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie coast of Antarctica [syn: {Adelie}, {Pygoscelis adeliae}]

Adeline Virginia Stephen Woolf
n : English author whose work used such techniques as stream of consciousness and the interior monologue; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1882-1941) [syn: {Woolf}, {Virginia Woolf}]

Aden
n : an important port of Yemen; located on the Gulf of Aden; its strategic location have made it a major trading center of southern Arabia since ancient times

Aden-Abyan Islamic Army
n : Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate United States interests; responsible for bombings and kidnappings and killling Western tourists in Yemen [syn: {Islamic Army of Aden}, {IAA}, {Islamic Army of Aden-Abyan}]

Adenanthera
n : small genus of trees of tropical Asia and Pacific areas [syn: {genus Adenanthera}]

Adenanthera pavonina
n : East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {coralwood}, {coral-wood}, {red sandalwood}, {Barbados pride}, {peacock flower fence}]

Adenauer
n : German statesman; chancellor of West Germany (1876-1967) [syn: {Konrad Adenauer}]

adenine
n : (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA [syn: {A}]

adenitis
n : inflammation of a gland or lymph node

Adenium
n : 1 species: succulent shrub or tree of tropical Africa and Arabia [syn: {genus Adenium}]

Adenium multiflorum
n : South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall; popular as an ornamental in tropics [syn: {impala lily}, {mock azalia}, {desert rose}, {kudu lily}, {Adenium obesum}]

Adenium obesum
n : South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall; popular as an ornamental in tropics [syn: {impala lily}, {mock azalia}, {desert rose}, {kudu lily}, {Adenium multiflorum}]

adenocarcinoma
n : malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium [syn: {glandular cancer}, {glandular carcinoma}] [also: {adenocarcinomata} (pl)]

adenocarcinomata
adenocarcinoma
n : malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium [syn: {glandular cancer}, {glandular carcinoma}] [also: {adenocarcinomata} (pl)]

adenocarcinomata
See {adenocarcinoma}

adenocarcinomatous
adj : of or pertaining to adenocarcinoma

adenohypophysis
n : the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature [syn: {anterior pituitary}, {anterior pituitary gland}]

adenoid
adj : relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue
n : a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx); "hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids"; "enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children" [syn: {pharyngeal tonsil}, {Luschka's tonsil}, {third tonsil}, {tonsilla pharyngealis}, {tonsilla adenoidea}]

adenoidal
adj 1: of or pertaining to the adenoids
2: sounding as if the nose were pinched; "a whining nasal voice" [syn: {pinched}, {nasal}]

adenoidectomy
n : surgical removal of the adenoids; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy

adenoma
n : a benign epithelial tumor of glandular origin [also: {adenomata} (pl)]

adenomata
adenoma
n : a benign epithelial tumor of glandular origin [also: {adenomata} (pl)]

adenomata
See {adenoma}

adenomatous polyp
n : a polyp that consists of benign neoplastic tissue derived from glandular epithelium; "adenomatous polyps are visible protrusions that can develop on the mucosal surface of the colon or rectum"

adenomegaly
n : gland enlargement

adenomyosarcoma
n : malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass [syn: {Wilms' tumor}, {Wilms tumour}, {nephroblastoma}, {embryoma of the kidney}]

adenomyosis
n : the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea [syn: {endometriosis}]

adenopathy
n : a glandular disease or enlargement of glandular tissue (especially of the lymph glands)

adenosine
n : (biochemistry) a nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids; it is present in all living cells in a combined form as a constituent of DNA and RNA and ADP and ATP and AMP

adenosine deaminase
n : an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia; "ADA deficiency can lead to one form of severe combined immunodeficiency disease"; "the gene encoding ADA was one of the earlier human genes to be isolated and cloned for study" [syn: {ADA}]

adenosine diphosphate
n : an ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage [syn: {ADP}]

adenosine monophosphate
n : a nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in metabolism; reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP [syn: {AMP}, {adenylic acid}]

adenosine triphosphate
n : a nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue; the major source of energy for cellular reactions [syn: {ATP}]

adenosis
n : a disorder of the glands of the body [syn: {glandular disease}, {gland disease}, {glandular disorder}]

Adenota
n : African antelopes: puku [syn: {genus Adenota}]

Adenota vardoni
n : an African antelope closely related to the waterbuck [syn: {puku}]

adenovirus
n : any of a group of viruses including those that in humans cause upper respiratory infections or infectious pinkeye

adenylic acid
n : a nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in metabolism; reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP [syn: {adenosine monophosphate}, {AMP}]

adept
adj : having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching" [syn: {expert}, {good}, {practiced}, {proficient}, {skillful}, {skilful}]
n : someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: {ace}, {champion}, {sensation}, {maven}, {mavin}, {virtuoso}, {genius}, {hotshot}, {star}, {superstar}, {whiz}, {whizz}, {wizard}, {wiz}]

adeptness
n : skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer" [syn: {adroitness}, {deftness}, {facility}, {quickness}]

adequacy
n 1: the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule" [syn: {adequateness}] [ant: {inadequacy}]
2: the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence" [syn: {sufficiency}] [ant: {insufficiency}, {insufficiency}]

adequate
adj 1: (sometimes followed by `to') meeting the requirements especially of a task; "she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate to the job" [ant: {inadequate}]
2: enough to meet a purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough" [syn: {decent}, {enough}]
3: about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary" [syn: {passable}, {fair to middling}]

adequate to
adj : having the requisite qualities for; "equal to the task"; "the work isn't up to the standard I require" [syn: {adequate to(p)}, {capable}, {equal to(p)}, {up to(p)}]

adequately
adv 1: in an adequate manner
2: in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree; "he was adequately prepared" [ant: {inadequately}]

adequateness
n : the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule" [syn: {adequacy}] [ant: {inadequacy}]

ader wax
n : a waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs in association with petroleum; some varieties are used in making ceresin and candles [syn: {earth wax}, {mineral wax}, {ozokerite}, {ozocerite}]

adermin
n : a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch [syn: {vitamin B6}, {pyridoxine}, {pyridoxal}, {pyridoxamine}]

ADH
n : hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules [syn: {vasopressin}, {antidiuretic hormone}, {Pitressin}]

ADHD
n : a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders [syn: {attention deficit disorder}, {ADD}, {attention deficit hyperactivity disorder}, {hyperkinetic syndrome}, {minimal brain dysfunction}, {minimal brain damage}, {MBD}]

adhere
v 1: be compatible or in accordance with; "You must adhere to the rules"
2: follow through or carry out a plan without deviation; "They adhered to their plan"
3: come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" [syn: {cling}, {cleave}, {stick}, {cohere}]
4: be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles" [syn: {stick}]
5: be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war" [syn: {stand by}, {stick by}, {stick}]
6: stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" [syn: {hold fast}, {bond}, {bind}, {stick}, {stick to}]

adherence
n 1: faithful support for a religion or cause or political party [syn: {attachment}, {adhesion}]
2: the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition [syn: {adhesiveness}, {adhesion}, {bond}]

adherent
adj : sticking fast
n : someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another [syn: {disciple}]

adhesion
n 1: abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen
2: a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures
3: the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition [syn: {adhesiveness}, {adherence}, {bond}]
4: faithful support for a religion or cause or political party [syn: {attachment}, {adherence}]

adhesion contract
n : a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality in bargaining power [syn: {contract of adhesion}]

adhesive
adj : tending to adhere [ant: {nonadhesive}]
n : a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together [syn: {adhesive material}]

adhesive bandage
n : bandage consisting of a medical dressing of plain absorbent gauze held in place by a plastic or fabric tape coated with adhesive

adhesive friction
n : the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) [syn: {grip}, {traction}]

adhesive material
n : a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together [syn: {adhesive}]

adhesive plaster
n : adhesive tape used in dressing wounds [syn: {plaster}, {sticking plaster}]

adhesive tape
n : tape coated with adhesive

adhesiveness
n : the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition [syn: {adhesion}, {adherence}, {bond}]

Adi Granth
n : the principal sacred text of Sikhism contains hymns and poetry as well as the teachings of the first five gurus [syn: {Granth}, {Granth Sahib}]

adiabatic
adj : occurring without loss or gain of heat; "adiabatic expansion" [ant: {diabatic}]

adiabatic process
n : (thermodynamics) any process that occurs without gain or loss of heat

Adiantaceae
n : used in some classification systems for some genera of the family Polypodiaceae (or Pteridaceae) [syn: {family Adiantaceae}]

Adiantum
n : cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae [syn: {genus Adiantum}]

Adiantum bellum
n : delicate endemic Bermudian fern with creeping rootstock [syn: {Bermuda maidenhair}, {Bermuda maidenhair fern}]

Adiantum capillus-veneris
n : delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalks; cosmopolitan [syn: {common maidenhair}, {Venushair}, {Venus'-hair fern}, {southern maidenhair}, {Venus maidenhair}]

Adiantum pedatum
n : hardy palmately branched North American fern with divergent recurved branches borne on lustrous dark reddish stipes [syn: {American maidenhair fern}, {five-fingered maidenhair fern}]

Adiantum tenerum
n : tropical American fern with broad pinnae; widely cultivated [syn: {brittle maidenhair}, {brittle maidenhair fern}]

Adiantum tenerum farleyense
n : named for a country house in Barbados where it was discovered [syn: {Farley maidenhair}, {Farley maidenhair fern}, {Barbados maidenhair}, {glory fern}]

adience
n : (psychology) an urge to accept or approach a situation or an object [ant: {abience}]

adient
adj : characterized by acceptance or approach [ant: {abient}]

adieu
n : a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: {adios}, {arrivederci}, {auf wiedersehen}, {au revoir}, {bye}, {bye-bye}, {cheerio}, {good-by}, {goodby}, {good-bye}, {goodbye}, {good day}, {sayonara}, {so long}] [also: {adieux} (pl)]

adieux
adieu
n : a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: {adios}, {arrivederci}, {auf wiedersehen}, {au revoir}, {bye}, {bye-bye}, {cheerio}, {good-by}, {goodby}, {good-bye}, {goodbye}, {good day}, {sayonara}, {so long}] [also: {adieux} (pl)]

adieux
See {adieu}

Adige
n : a river in northern Italy that flows southeast into the Adriatic Sea; "Verona is on the Adige" [syn: {River Adige}]

adios
n : a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: {adieu}, {arrivederci}, {auf wiedersehen}, {au revoir}, {bye}, {bye-bye}, {cheerio}, {good-by}, {goodby}, {good-bye}, {goodbye}, {good day}, {sayonara}, {so long}]

adipic acid
n : a carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of nylon [syn: {hexanedioic acid}]

adipose
adj : composed of animal fat; "adipose tissue constitutes the fat of meat"

adipose cell
n : cells composed of fat [syn: {fat cell}]

adipose tissue
n : a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; adipose tissue also cushions and insulates vital organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold" [syn: {fat}, {fatty tissue}]

adipose tumor
n : a tumor consisting of fatty tissue [syn: {lipoma}]

adiposeness
n : having the property of containing fat; "he recommended exercise to reduce my adiposity" [syn: {adiposity}, {fattiness}]

adiposis
n : the property of excessive fatness [syn: {corpulence}, {overweight}, {stoutness}]

adiposity
n : having the property of containing fat; "he recommended exercise to reduce my adiposity" [syn: {adiposeness}, {fattiness}]

Adirondack Mountains
n : a mountain range in northeastern New York State; a popular resort area [syn: {Adirondacks}]

Adirondacks
n : a mountain range in northeastern New York State; a popular resort area [syn: {Adirondack Mountains}]

adit
n : a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine

Aditi
n : a Hindu goddess who releases from sin or disease; mother of the Adityas

Aditya
n : one of 7 to 12 sons of Aditi; gods of celestial light

adjacency
n : the attribute of being so near as to be touching [syn: {contiguity}, {contiguousness}]

adjacent
adj 1: nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side" [syn: {next}, {side by side(p)}]
2: having a common boundary or edge; touching; "abutting lots"; "adjoining rooms"; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities" [syn: {abutting}, {adjoining}, {conterminous}, {contiguous}, {neighboring(a)}]
3: near or close to but not necessarily touching; "lands adjacent to the mountains"; "New York and adjacent cities"

adjectival
adj : of or relating to or functioning as an adjective; "adjectival syntax"; "an adjective clause" [syn: {adjective}]

adjectivally
adv : as an adjective; in an adjectival manner

adjective
adj 1: of or relating to or functioning as an adjective; "adjectival syntax"; "an adjective clause" [syn: {adjectival}]
2: applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure; "adjective law" [syn: {procedural}] [ant: {substantive}]
n 1: a word that expresses an attribute of something
2: the word class that qualifies nouns

adjectively
adv : as an adjective; "nouns are frequently used adjectively"

adjoin
v 1: lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" [syn: {border}, {edge}, {abut}, {march}, {butt}, {butt against}, {butt on}]
2: be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" [syn: {touch}, {meet}, {contact}]
3: attach or add; "I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter"

adjoining
adj : having a common boundary or edge; touching; "abutting lots"; "adjoining rooms"; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities" [syn: {abutting}, {adjacent}, {conterminous}, {contiguous}, {neighboring(a)}]

adjoining room
n : a hotel room that shares a wall with an adjoining room but is not connected by a door

adjourn
v 1: close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned" [syn: {recess}, {break up}]
2: break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library" [syn: {withdraw}, {retire}]

adjournment
n 1: the termination of a meeting [syn: {dissolution}]
2: the act of postponing to another time or place

adjudge
v : declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent" [syn: {declare}, {hold}]

adjudicate
v 1: put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials" [syn: {judge}, {try}]
2: bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance" [syn: {decide}, {settle}, {resolve}]

adjudication
n : the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented

adjudicative
adj : concerned with adjudicating [syn: {adjudicatory}]

adjudicator
n : a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes

adjudicatory
adj : concerned with adjudicating [syn: {adjudicative}]

adjunct
adj 1: relating to something that is added but is not essential; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxilliary to each other" [syn: {accessory}, {ancillary}, {adjuvant}, {appurtenant}, {auxiliary}, {subsidiary}]
2: of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another [syn: {assistant}]
n 1: something added to another thing but not an essential part of it
2: a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another
3: a construction that is part of a sentence but not essential to its meaning and can be omitted without making the sentence ungrammatical

adjunction
n : an act of joining or adjoining things [syn: {junction}]

adjunctive
adj : joining; forming an adjunct

adjuration
n : a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something

adjuratory
adj 1: earnestly or solemnly entreating; "in adjuratory terms"
2: containing a solemn charge or command

adjure
v 1: ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" [syn: {bid}, {beseech}, {entreat}, {press}, {conjure}]
2: command solemnly

adjust
v 1: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" [syn: {set}, {correct}]
2: place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table" [syn: {align}, {aline}, {line up}] [ant: {skew}]
3: adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" [syn: {conform}, {adapt}]
4: make correspondent or conformable; "Adjust your eyes to the darkness"
5: decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim

adjustable
adj 1: capable of being changed so as to match or fit; "adjustable seat belts"
2: capable of being regulated; "adjustable interest rates"

adjustable spanner
n : can be changed to different settings [syn: {adjustable wrench}]

adjustable wrench
n : can be changed to different settings [syn: {adjustable spanner}]

adjusted
adj 1: altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation; "an adjusted insurance claim"; "the car runs more smoothly with the timing adjusted" [ant: {unadjusted}]
2: adjusted to demands of daily living; showing emotional stability [ant: {maladjusted}]
3: having achieved a comfortable relationship with your environment [syn: {familiarized}, {familiarised}]
4: (especially of garments) having the fit or style adjusted; "for my wedding I had my mother's wedding dress altered to fit me"

adjuster
n : one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement [syn: {adjustor}, {claims adjuster}, {claims adjustor}, {claim agent}]

adjusting entry
n : an accounting entry made at the end of an accounting period to allocate items between accounting periods

adjustive
adj : conducive to adjustment

adjustment
n 1: making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances [syn: {accommodation}, {fitting}]
2: the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) [syn: {alteration}, {modification}]
3: the act of adjusting something to match a standard [syn: {registration}, {readjustment}]
4: the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) [syn: {adaptation}]
5: an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit" [syn: {allowance}]

adjustor
n : one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement [syn: {adjuster}, {claims adjuster}, {claims adjustor}, {claim agent}]

adjutant
n 1: an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer [syn: {aide}, {aide-de-camp}]
2: large Indian stork with a military gait [syn: {adjutant bird}, {adjutant stork}, {Leptoptilus dubius}]

adjutant bird
n : large Indian stork with a military gait [syn: {adjutant}, {adjutant stork}, {Leptoptilus dubius}]

adjutant general
n : a general's adjutant; chief administrative officer

adjutant stork
n : large Indian stork with a military gait [syn: {adjutant bird}, {adjutant}, {Leptoptilus dubius}]

adjuvant
adj 1: relating to something that is added but is not essential; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxilliary to each other" [syn: {accessory}, {adjunct}, {ancillary}, {appurtenant}, {auxiliary}, {subsidiary}]
2: enhancing the action of a medical treatment; "the adjuvant action of certain bacteria"
n : an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment

Adlai Ewing Stevenson
n : United States politician and diplomat (1900-1968) [syn: {Stevenson}, {Adlai Stevenson}]

Adlai Stevenson
n : United States politician and diplomat (1900-1968) [syn: {Stevenson}, {Adlai Ewing Stevenson}]

ad-lib
adj 1: said or done without having been planned or written in advance; "he made a few ad-lib remarks" [syn: {spontaneous}, {unwritten}]
2: with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments" [syn: {extemporaneous}, {extemporary}, {extempore}, {impromptu}, {offhand}, {offhanded}, {off-the-cuff}, {unrehearsed}]
n : remark made spontaneously without prior preparation; "his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians"
v : perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding" [syn: {improvise}, {improvize}, {extemporize}, {extemporise}] [also: {ad-libbing}, {ad-libbed}]

ad-libbed
ad-lib
adj 1: said or done without having been planned or written in advance; "he made a few ad-lib remarks" [syn: {spontaneous}, {unwritten}]
2: with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments" [syn: {extemporaneous}, {extemporary}, {extempore}, {impromptu}, {offhand}, {offhanded}, {off-the-cuff}, {unrehearsed}]
n : remark made spontaneously without prior preparation; "his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians"
v : perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding" [syn: {improvise}, {improvize}, {extemporize}, {extemporise}] [also: {ad-libbing}, {ad-libbed}]

ad-libbed
See {ad-lib}

ad-libbing
ad-lib
adj 1: said or done without having been planned or written in advance; "he made a few ad-lib remarks" [syn: {spontaneous}, {unwritten}]
2: with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments" [syn: {extemporaneous}, {extemporary}, {extempore}, {impromptu}, {offhand}, {offhanded}, {off-the-cuff}, {unrehearsed}]
n : remark made spontaneously without prior preparation; "his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians"
v : perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding" [syn: {improvise}, {improvize}, {extemporize}, {extemporise}] [also: {ad-libbing}, {ad-libbed}]

ad-libbing
See {ad-lib}

Adlumia
n : 1 species: climbing fumitory [syn: {genus Adlumia}]

Adlumia fungosa
n : vine with feathery leaves and white or pinkish flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria [syn: {climbing fumitory}, {Allegheny vine}, {Fumaria fungosa}]

adman
n : someone whose business is advertising [syn: {advertiser}, {advertizer}]

admass
n : the segment of the public that is easily influenced by mass media (chiefly British)

admeasure
v : determine the quantity of someone's share

administer
v 1: work in an administrative capacity; supervise; "administer a program" [syn: {administrate}]
2: administer ritually; of church sacraments
3: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone" [syn: {distribute}, {mete out}, {deal}, {parcel out}, {lot}, {dispense}, {shell out}, {deal out}, {dish out}, {allot}, {dole out}]
4: give or apply (medications) [syn: {dispense}]

administrable
adj : capable of being administered or managed

administrate
v : work in an administrative capacity; supervise; "administer a program" [syn: {administer}]

administration
n 1: a method of tending to (especially business) matters [syn: {disposal}]
2: the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment" [syn: {governance}, {governing body}, {establishment}, {brass}, {organization}, {organisation}]
3: the act of administering medication [syn: {giving medication}]
4: the tenure of a president; "things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration" [syn: {presidency}, {presidential term}]

administrative
adj : of or relating to or responsible for administration

administrative body
n : a unit with administrative responsibilities [syn: {administrative unit}]

administrative data processing
n : data processing in accounting or business management [syn: {business data processing}]

administrative district
n : a district defined for administrative purposes [syn: {administrative division}, {territorial division}]

administrative division
n : a district defined for administrative purposes [syn: {administrative district}, {territorial division}]

administrative hearing
n : a hearing that takes place outside the judicial process before hearing examiners who have been granted judicial authority specifically for the purpose of conducting such hearings

administrative law
n : the body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government

administrative official
n : an official of a bureaucracy [syn: {bureaucrat}]

administrative unit
n : a unit with administrative responsibilities [syn: {administrative body}]

administratively
adv : by or for an administrator; "this decision was made administratively"

administrator
n 1: someone who administers a business [syn: {decision maker}]
2: the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor
3: someone who manages a government agency or department [syn: {executive}]

administrivia
n : the tiresome but essential details that must be taken care of and tasks that must be performed in running an organization; "he sets policy and leaves all the administrivia to his assistant"

admirability
n : admirable excellence [syn: {admirableness}, {wonderfulness}]

admirable
adj 1: deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; "an estimable young professor"; "trains ran with admirable precision"; "his taste was impeccable, his health admirable"
2: inspiring admiration or approval; "among her many admirable qualities are generosity and graciousness"

admirableness
n : admirable excellence [syn: {admirability}, {wonderfulness}]

admirably
adv : in an admirable manner; "the children's responses were admirably normal" [syn: {laudably}, {praiseworthily}, {commendable}]

admiral
n 1: the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral [syn: {full admiral}]
2: any of several brightly colored butterflies

Admiral Byrd
n : explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions to explore Antarctica (1888-1957) [syn: {Byrd}, {Richard E. Byrd}, {Richard Evelyn Byrd}]

Admiral Dewey
n : a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War [syn: {Dewey}, {George Dewey}]

Admiral Nelson
n : English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805) [syn: {Nelson}, {Horatio Nelson}, {Viscount Nelson}, {Lord Nelson}]

Admiral Nimitz
n : United States admiral of the Pacific fleet during World War II who used aircraft carriers to destroy the Japanese navy (1885-1966) [syn: {Nimitz}, {Chester Nimitz}, {Chester William Nimitz}]

admiralty
n 1: the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain)
2: the office of admiral

Admiralty brass
n : alpha-beta brass containing tin; resistant to sea water; Admiralty Metal is a trademark [syn: {naval brass}, {Admiralty Metal}, {Tobin bronze}]

Admiralty Island
n : an Alaskan island in the Alexander Archipelago near Juneau

Admiralty Islands
n : a group of islands in the Bismarck Archipelago

admiralty law
n : the traditional body of rules and practices relating to commerce and navigation or to business transacted at sea or to general maritime affairs [syn: {maritime law}]

Admiralty Metal
n : alpha-beta brass containing tin; resistant to sea water; Admiralty Metal is a trademark [syn: {naval brass}, {Admiralty brass}, {Tobin bronze}]

Admiralty mile
n : a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet) [syn: {nautical mile}, {naut mi}, {mile}, {mi}, {geographical mile}]

Admiralty Range
n : mountains in Antarctica north of Victoria Land

admiration
n 1: a feeling of delighted approval and liking [syn: {esteem}]
2: the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising [syn: {wonder}, {wonderment}]
3: a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works" [syn: {appreciation}]

admire
v 1: feel admiration for [syn: {look up to}]
2: look at with admiration

admired
adj : regarded with admiration

admirer
n 1: a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" [syn: {supporter}, {protagonist}, {champion}, {booster}, {friend}]
2: a person who admires; someone who esteems or respects or approves
3: someone who admires a young woman; "she had many admirers" [syn: {adorer}]

admiring
adj : showing or feeling admiration; "an admiring crowd"; "gave me one of her rare admiring looks"

admiringly
adv : with admiration; "he looked at his wife admiringly"

admissibility
n : acceptability by virtue of being admissible [ant: {inadmissibility}]

admissible
adj : deserving to be admitted; "admissible evidence" [ant: {inadmissible}]

admission
n 1: the act of admitting someone to enter; "the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic" [syn: {admittance}]
2: an acknowledgment of the truth of something
3: the fee charged for admission [syn: {entrance fee}, {admission charge}, {admission fee}, {admission price}, {price of admission}, {entrance money}]

admission charge
n : the fee charged for admission [syn: {entrance fee}, {admission}, {admission fee}, {admission price}, {price of admission}, {entrance money}]

Admission Day
n : in some states of the United States: a legal holiday commemorating the day the state was admitted to the Union

admission fee
n : the fee charged for admission [syn: {entrance fee}, {admission}, {admission charge}, {admission price}, {price of admission}, {entrance money}]

admission price
n : the fee charged for admission [syn: {entrance fee}, {admission}, {admission charge}, {admission fee}, {price of admission}, {entrance money}]

admissive
adj : characterized by or allowing admission; "an Elizabethan tragedy admissive of comic scenes"

admit
v 1: declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten" [syn: {acknowledge}] [ant: {deny}]
2: allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club" [syn: {allow in}, {let in}, {intromit}] [ant: {reject}]
3: allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar" [syn: {let in}, {include}] [ant: {exclude}]
4: admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member" [syn: {accept}, {take}, {take on}]
5: afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations" [syn: {allow}]
6: give access or entrance to; "The French doors admit onto the yard"
7: have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people" [syn: {accommodate}, {hold}]
8: serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one adult to the show" [also: {admitting}, {admitted}]

admittable
adj : deserving to be allowed to enter [syn: {admittible}]

admittance
n 1: the right to enter [syn: {entree}, {access}, {accession}]
2: the act of admitting someone to enter; "the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic" [syn: {admission}]

admitted
admit
v 1: declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten" [syn: {acknowledge}] [ant: {deny}]
2: allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club" [syn: {allow in}, {let in}, {intromit}] [ant: {reject}]
3: allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar" [syn: {let in}, {include}] [ant: {exclude}]
4: admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member" [syn: {accept}, {take}, {take on}]
5: afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations" [syn: {allow}]
6: give access or entrance to; "The French doors admit onto the yard"
7: have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people" [syn: {accommodate}, {hold}]
8: serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one adult to the show" [also: {admitting}, {admitted}]

admitted
See {admit}

admittedly
adv : as acknowledged; "true, she is the smartest in her class" [syn: {true}, {avowedly}, {confessedly}]

admittible
adj : deserving to be allowed to enter [syn: {admittable}]

admitting
admit
v 1: declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten" [syn: {acknowledge}] [ant: {deny}]
2: allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club" [syn: {allow in}, {let in}, {intromit}] [ant: {reject}]
3: allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar" [syn: {let in}, {include}] [ant: {exclude}]
4: admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member" [syn: {accept}, {take}, {take on}]
5: afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations" [syn: {allow}]
6: give access or entrance to; "The French doors admit onto the yard"
7: have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people" [syn: {accommodate}, {hold}]
8: serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one adult to the show" [also: {admitting}, {admitted}]

admitting
See {admit}

admitting of
adj : leaving room for [syn: {admitting of(p)}, {allowing of(p)}, {permitting of(p)}]

admix
v : mix or blend; "Hyaline casts were admixed with neutrophils"

admixture
n 1: the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something [syn: {alloy}]
2: an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base; "the growing medium should be equal parts of sand and loam with an admixture of peat moss and cow manure"; "a large intermixture of sand" [syn: {intermixture}]
3: the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio" [syn: {mix}, {commixture}, {mixture}, {intermixture}, {mixing}]

admonish
v 1: admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet" [syn: {warn}, {discourage}, {monish}]
2: warn strongly; put on guard [syn: {caution}, {monish}]
3: take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior" [syn: {reprove}]

admonished
adj : punished especially by reproof or reprimand [syn: {chastened}, {rebuked}, {reprimanded}, {reproved}]

admonisher
n : someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided [syn: {monitor}, {reminder}]

admonishing
adj : expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective [syn: {admonitory}, {reproachful}, {reproving}]

admonishment
n : a firm rebuke [syn: {admonition}, {monition}]

admonition
n 1: cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger) [syn: {monition}, {warning}, {word of advice}]
2: a firm rebuke [syn: {admonishment}, {monition}]

admonitory
adj 1: serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence" [syn: {cautionary}, {exemplary}, {monitory}, {warning(a)}]
2: expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective [syn: {admonishing}, {reproachful}, {reproving}]

adnate
adj : of unlike parts or organs; growing closely attached; "a calyx adnate to the ovary" [ant: {connate}]

adnexa
n : an accessory or adjoining anatomical parts or appendages (especially of the embryo); "fallopian tubes and ovaries are adnexa of the uturus" [syn: {annexa}]

adnexal
adj : of or pertaining to adnexa [syn: {annexal}]

adnoun
n : an adjective used as a noun; "`meek' in `blessed are the meek' is an adnoun"

ado
n : a rapid bustling commotion [syn: {bustle}, {hustle}, {flurry}, {fuss}, {stir}]

adobe
n 1: the clay from which adobe bricks are made
2: sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates [syn: {adobe brick}]

adobe brick
n : sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates [syn: {adobe}]

adobe house
n : a house built of sod or adobe laid in horizontal courses [syn: {sod house}, {soddy}]

adobe lily
n : California herb with pinkish purple flowers [syn: {pink fritillary}, {Fritillaria pluriflora}]

adobo
n : a dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish; served with rice

adolesce
v : become adolescent; pass through adolescence; "The children are beginning to adolesce around the age of 12"

adolescence
n 1: the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood
2: in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood

adolescent
adj 1: relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent; "adolescent problems"
2: being of the age 13 through 19; "teenage mothers"; "the teen years" [syn: {teen}, {teenage}, {teenaged}]
3: displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes" [syn: {jejune}, {juvenile}, {puerile}]
4: in the state of development between puberty and maturity; "adolescent boys and girls"
n : a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity [syn: {stripling}, {teenager}]

Adolf Eichmann
n : Austrian who became the Nazi official who administered the concentration camps where millions of Jews were murdered during World War II (1906-1962) [syn: {Eichmann}, {Karl Adolf Eichmann}]

Adolf Hitler
n : German Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945) [syn: {Hitler}, {Der Fuhrer}]

Adolf Loos
n : Austrian architect (1870-1933) [syn: {Loos}]

Adolf Windaus
n : German chemist who studied steroids and cholesterol and discovered histamine (1876-1959) [syn: {Windaus}]

Adolph Simon Ochs
n : United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935) [syn: {Ochs}]

Adolphe Sax
n : a Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894) [syn: {Sax}]

Adonic
n : a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; used in laments by Adonis [syn: {Adonic line}]

Adonic line
n : a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; used in laments by Adonis [syn: {Adonic}]

adonis
n 1: any handsome young man
2: annual or perennial herbs [syn: {genus Adonis}]
3: (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by Aphrodite, the goddess of love

Adonis annua
n : Eurasian herb cultivated for its dark-centered deep red flowers [syn: {pheasant's-eye}]

adopt
v 1: choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals" [syn: {follow}, {espouse}]
2: take up and practice as one's own [syn: {borrow}, {take over}, {take up}]
3: take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?" [syn: {assume}, {take on}, {take over}]
4: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables" [syn: {assume}, {acquire}, {take on}, {take}]
5: take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua" [syn: {take in}]
6: put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay" [syn: {dramatize}, {dramatise}]
7: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholocism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith" [syn: {espouse}, {embrace}, {sweep up}]

adoptable
adj : suitable or eligible for adoption; "a shortage of adoptable babies" [ant: {unadoptable}]

adopted
adj 1: acquired as your own by free choice; "my adopted state"; "an adoptive country" [syn: {adoptive}] [ant: {native}]
2: having been taken into a specific relationship; "an adopted child"

adoptee
n : someone (such as a child) who has been adopted

adopter
n : a person who adopts a child of other parents as his or her own child [syn: {adoptive parent}]

adoption
n 1: the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance" [syn: {acceptance}, {acceptation}, {espousal}]
2: a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit)
3: the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent" [syn: {borrowing}]

adoptive
adj 1: of parents and children; related by adoption; "adoptive parents" [ant: {biological}]
2: acquired as your own by free choice; "my adopted state"; "an adoptive country" [syn: {adopted}] [ant: {native}]

adoptive parent
n : a person who adopts a child of other parents as his or her own child [syn: {adopter}]

adorability
n : extreme attractiveness [syn: {adorableness}]

adorable
adj : lovable especially in a childlike or naive way [syn: {endearing}, {lovely}]

adorableness
n : extreme attractiveness [syn: {adorability}]

adorably
adv : in an adorable manner; "the toddler behaved adorably" [syn: {endearingly}]

adoration
n 1: a feeling of profound love and admiration [syn: {worship}]
2: the act of admiring strongly [syn: {idolization}, {idolisation}]
3: worship given to God alone [syn: {latria}]

adore
v : love intensely; "he just adored his wife"

adored
adj : regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god); "adored grandchildren"; "an idolized wife" [syn: {idolized}, {idolised}, {worshipped(a)}]

adorer
n : someone who admires a young woman; "she had many admirers" [syn: {admirer}]

adoring
adj 1: showing adoration [syn: {worshipful}]
2: extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent; "adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother" [syn: {doting}, {fond}]

adoringly
adv : with adoration; "he looked at his wife adoringly"

adorn
v 1: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" [syn: {decorate}, {grace}, {ornament}, {embellish}, {beautify}]
2: be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere" [syn: {deck}, {decorate}, {grace}, {embellish}, {beautify}]
3: furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors [syn: {invest}, {clothe}]

adorned
adj 1: provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction [syn: {decorated}] [ant: {unadorned}]
2: clothed or adorned with finery [syn: {adorned(p)}, {bedecked(p)}, {decked(p)}, {decked out(p)}]

adornment
n 1: a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness
2: the action of decorating yourself with something colorful and interesting

ADP
n 1: an ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage [syn: {adenosine diphosphate}]
2: data processing by a computer [syn: {automatic data processing}]

ADP system
n : a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage [syn: {computer system}, {computing system}, {automatic data processing system}, {ADPS}]

adpressed
adj : pressed close to or lying flat against something; "adpressed hairs along the plant's stem"; "igneous rocks...closely appressed by this force"-L.V.Pirsson [syn: {appressed}]

ADPS
n : a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage [syn: {computer system}, {computing system}, {automatic data processing system}, {ADP system}]

adrenal
adj 1: of or pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions
2: near the kidneys
n : either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney [syn: {adrenal gland}, {suprarenal gland}]

adrenal cortex
n : the cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormones

adrenal cortical steroid
n : a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response; "adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions" [syn: {corticosteroid}, {corticoid}]

adrenal gland
n : either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney [syn: {adrenal}, {suprarenal gland}]

adrenal medulla
n : the medulla of the adrenal gland; secretes epinephrine

adrenalectomy
n : surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands [syn: {suprarenalectomy}]

Adrenalin
n : a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action [syn: {epinephrine}, {epinephrin}, {adrenaline}]

adrenaline
n : a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action [syn: {epinephrine}, {epinephrin}, {Adrenalin}]

adrenarche
n : the increase in activity of the adrenal glands just before puberty

adrenergic
adj : relating to epinephrine (its release or action) [syn: {sympathomimetic}]
n : drug that has the effects of epinephrine [syn: {adrenergic drug}]

adrenergic drug
n : drug that has the effects of epinephrine [syn: {adrenergic}]

adrenocortical
adj : of or derived from the cortex of the adrenal glands

adrenocorticotrophic
adj : stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex [syn: {adrenocorticotropic}]

adrenocorticotrophic hormone
n : a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex [syn: {adrenocorticotropic hormone}, {ACTH}, {adrenocorticotropin}, {adrenocorticotrophin}, {corticotropin}, {corticotrophin}]

adrenocorticotrophin
n : a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex [syn: {adrenocorticotropic hormone}, {adrenocorticotrophic hormone}, {ACTH}, {adrenocorticotropin}, {corticotropin}, {corticotrophin}]

adrenocorticotropic
adj : stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex [syn: {adrenocorticotrophic}]

adrenocorticotropic hormone
n : a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex [syn: {adrenocorticotrophic hormone}, {ACTH}, {adrenocorticotropin}, {adrenocorticotrophin}, {corticotropin}, {corticotrophin}]

adrenocorticotropin
n : a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex [syn: {adrenocorticotropic hormone}, {adrenocorticotrophic hormone}, {ACTH}, {adrenocorticotrophin}, {corticotropin}, {corticotrophin}]

adrenosterone
n : a steroid having androgenic activity; obtained from the cortex of the adrenal gland

Adrian
n 1: Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall (76-138) [syn: {Hadrian}, {Publius Aelius Hadrianus}]
2: English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st Baron of Cambridge (1889-1997) [syn: {Edgar Douglas Adrian}, {Baron Adrian}]

Adrianople
n : a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman emperor Hadrian [syn: {Edirne}, {Adrianopolis}]

Adrianopolis
n : a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman emperor Hadrian [syn: {Edirne}, {Adrianople}]

Adriatic
n : an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west [syn: {Adriatic Sea}]

Adriatic Sea
n : an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west [syn: {Adriatic}]

adrift
adj 1: aimlessly drifting [syn: {adrift(p)}, {afloat(p)}, {aimless}, {directionless}, {planless}, {rudderless}, {undirected}]
2: afloat on the surface of a body of water; "after the storm the boats were adrift" [syn: {adrift(p)}, {drifting(a)}]
adv : off course; "there was a search for beauty that had somehow gone adrift"

adroit
adj 1: skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends; "cool prudence and sensitive selfishness along with quick perception of what is possible--these distinguish an adroit politician"; "came up with a clever story"; "an ingenious press agent"; "an ingenious scheme" [syn: {clever}, {ingenious}]
2: quick or skillful or adept in action or thought; "an exceptionally adroit pianist"; "an adroit technician"; "his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers"; "an adroit negotiator" [ant: {maladroit}]

adroitly
adv : in an adroit manner; "he handled the situation adroitly" [syn: {with adroitness}] [ant: {maladroitly}]

adroitness
n : skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer" [syn: {adeptness}, {deftness}, {facility}, {quickness}]

adscititious
adj 1: added or derived from something outside; not inherent; "an adscititious habit rather than an inherent taste"
2: added to supplement; "adscititious remarks"

adscript
adj 1: written or printed immediately following another character and aligned with it [ant: {superscript}, {subscript}]
2: (used of persons) bound to a tract of land; hence their service is transferable from owner to owner; "an adscript serf" [syn: {adscripted}]

adscripted
adj : (used of persons) bound to a tract of land; hence their service is transferable from owner to owner; "an adscript serf" [syn: {adscript}]

adsorb
v : accumulate (liquids or gases) on the surface

adsorbable
adj : capable of being adsorbed or accumulated on a surface of a solid [syn: {adsorbate}] [ant: {absorbable}]

adsorbate
adj : capable of being adsorbed or accumulated on a surface of a solid [syn: {adsorbable}] [ant: {absorbable}]
n : a material that has been or is capable of being adsorbed

adsorbed
adj : accumulated on a surface of a solid; "a film of adsorbed gas on the charcoal"

adsorbent
adj : having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface [syn: {adsorptive}, {surface-assimilative}] [ant: {nonadsorbent}]
n : a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance [syn: {adsorbent material}]

adsorbent material
n : a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance [syn: {adsorbent}]

adsorbing
adj : relating to or undergoing adsorption; "the adsorbing surface"

adsorption
n : the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid [syn: {surface assimilation}]

adsorptive
adj : having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface [syn: {adsorbent}, {surface-assimilative}] [ant: {nonadsorbent}]

adsuki bean
n : bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seeds [syn: {adzuki bean}, {Vigna angularis}, {Phaseolus angularis}]

adulate
v : flatter in an obsequious manner

adulation
n : servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise

adulator
n : a person who uses flattery [syn: {flatterer}]

adulatory
adj : obsequiously complimentary; "they listened with flattering interest"

adult
adj : (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman" [syn: {big}, {full-grown}, {fully grown}, {grown}, {grownup}]
n 1: a fully developed person from maturity onward [syn: {grownup}] [ant: {juvenile}]
2: any mature animal

adult body
n : the body of an adult human being

adult education
n : a course (via lectures or correspondence) for adults who are not otherwise engaged in formal study

adult female
n : an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" [syn: {woman}] [ant: {man}]

adult female body
n : the body of an adult woman [syn: {woman's body}]

adult intelligence
n : the average IQ of the adults in a given population

adult male
n : an adult male person (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" [syn: {man}] [ant: {woman}]

adult male body
n : the body of an adult man [syn: {man's body}]

adult respiratory distress syndrome
n : acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc. [syn: {ARDS}, {wet lung}, {white lung}]

adult tooth
n : any of the 32 teeth that replace the deciduous teeth of early childhood and (with luck) can last until old age [syn: {permanent tooth}]

adulterant
adj : making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials; "the adulterating effect of extraneous materials" [syn: {adulterating}] [ant: {purifying}]
n : any substance that adulterates (lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance); "it is necessary to remove the adulterants before use" [syn: {adulterator}]

adulterate
adj : mixed with impurities [syn: {adulterated}, {debased}]
v : corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor" [syn: {stretch}, {dilute}, {debase}]

adulterated
adj : mixed with impurities [syn: {adulterate}, {debased}]

adulterating
adj : making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials; "the adulterating effect of extraneous materials" [syn: {adulterant}] [ant: {purifying}]

adulteration
n 1: being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adultering [syn: {debasement}]
2: the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another)

adulterator
n 1: any substance that adulterates (lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance); "it is necessary to remove the adulterants before use" [syn: {adulterant}]
2: a changer who lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance

adulterer
n : someone who commits adultery or fornication [syn: {fornicator}]

adulteress
n : a woman adulterer [syn: {fornicatress}, {hussy}, {jade}, {loose woman}, {slut}, {strumpet}, {trollop}]

adulterine
adj : conceived in adultery

adulterous
adj 1: characterized by adultery; "an adulterous relationship"; "extramarital affairs"; "the extracurricular activities of a philandering husband" [syn: {extramarital}, {extracurricular}]
2: not faithful to a spouse or lover; "adulterous husbands and wives"; "a two-timing boyfriend" [syn: {cheating(a)}, {two-timing(a)}]

adulterously
adv : in an adulterous manner; "he behaved adulterously"

adultery
n : extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations; "adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce" [syn: {criminal conversation}, {fornication}]

adulthood
n 1: the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed [syn: {maturity}]
2: the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity

adult-onset diabetes
n : mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin [syn: {type II diabetes}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus}, {NIDDM}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes}, {ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketosis-resistant diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes}, {adult-onset diabetes mellitus}, {maturity-onset diabetes mellitus}, {maturity-onset diabetes}, {mature-onset diabetes}]

adult-onset diabetes mellitus
n : mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin [syn: {type II diabetes}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus}, {NIDDM}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes}, {ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketosis-resistant diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes}, {adult-onset diabetes}, {maturity-onset diabetes mellitus}, {maturity-onset diabetes}, {mature-onset diabetes}]

adumbrate
v 1: describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas" [syn: {sketch}, {outline}]
2: give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife" [syn: {intimate}, {insinuate}]

adumbration
n 1: the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand [syn: {prefiguration}, {foreshadowing}]
2: a sketchy or imperfect or faint representation

adumbrative
adj : indistinctly prophetic [syn: {foreshadowing}, {prefigurative}]

adust
adj 1: dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; "a vast desert all adust"; "land lying baked in the heat"; "parched soil"; "the earth was scorched and bare"; "sunbaked salt flats" [syn: {baked}, {parched}, {scorched}, {sunbaked}]
2: burned brown by the sun; "of an adust complexion"- Sir Walter Scott

advance
adj 1: being ahead of time or need; "gave advance warning"; "was beforehand with her report" [syn: {advance(a)}, {beforehand(p)}]
2: situated ahead or going before; "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies" [syn: {advance(a)}, {advanced(a)}, {in advance(p)}]
n 1: a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops" [syn: {progress}, {progression}]
2: a change for the better; progress in development [syn: {improvement}, {betterment}]
3: a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances" [syn: {overture}, {approach}, {feeler}]
4: the act of moving forward toward a goal [syn: {progress}, {progression}, {procession}, {advancement}, {forward motion}, {onward motion}]
5: an amount paid before it is earned [syn: {cash advance}]
6: increase in price or value; "the news caused a general advance on the stock market" [syn: {rise}]
v 1: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on" [syn: {progress}, {pass on}, {move on}, {march on}, {go on}] [ant: {recede}]
2: bring forward for consideration or acceptance; "advance an argument" [syn: {throw out}]
3: increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit" [syn: {boost}, {supercharge}]
4: contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" [syn: {promote}, {boost}, {further}, {encourage}]
5: cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?" [syn: {bring forward}] [ant: {back}]
6: obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference" [syn: {gain}, {win}, {pull ahead}, {make headway}, {get ahead}, {gain ground}] [ant: {fall back}]
7: develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" [syn: {progress}, {come on}, {come along}, {get on}, {get along}, {shape up}] [ant: {regress}]
8: develop further; "We are advancing technology every day"
9: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" [syn: {promote}, {upgrade}, {kick upstairs}, {raise}, {elevate}] [ant: {demote}] 10: pay in advance; "Can you advance me some money?" 11: move forward; "we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward" [syn: {set ahead}] 12: rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today" [syn: {gain}]

advance death benefit
n : a percentage of death benefits paid directly to policy holders having a short life expectancy (usually 6 months)

advanced
adj 1: farther along in physical or mental development; "the child's skeletal age was classified as `advanced'"; "children in the advanced classes in elementary school read far above grade average"
2: comparatively late in a course of development; "the illness had reached an advanced stage"; "an advanced state of exhaustion" [syn: {advanced(a)}]
3: ahead of the times; "the advanced teaching methods"; "had advanced views on the subject"; "a forward-looking corporation"; "is British industry innovative enough?" [syn: {forward-looking}, {innovative}, {modern}]
4: at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill; "an advanced degree"; "an advanced text in physics"; "special seminars for small groups of advanced students at the University"
5: ahead in development; complex or intricate; "advanced technology"; "a sophisticated electronic control system" [syn: {sophisticated}]
6: far along in time; "a man of advanced age"; "advanced in years"; "a ripe old age"; "the ripe age of 90" [syn: {ripe}]
7: (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry; "advanced societies"; "an advanced country technologically"
8: situated ahead or going before; "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies" [syn: {advance(a)}, {advanced(a)}, {in advance(p)}]

Advanced Research and Development Activity
n : an agency of the Intelligence Community that conducts advanced research and development related to information technology [syn: {ARDA}]

advancement
n 1: encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something [syn: {promotion}, {furtherance}]
2: the act of moving forward toward a goal [syn: {progress}, {progression}, {procession}, {advance}, {forward motion}, {onward motion}]
3: gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts" [syn: {progress}]

advancer
n : someone who advances

advancing
adj 1: moving ahead or toward the front; "advancing armies" [ant: {retreating}]
2: moving forward [syn: {forward}, {forward-moving}]

advantage
n 1: the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me" [syn: {vantage}] [ant: {disadvantage}]
2: first point scored after deuce
3: benefit resulting from some event or action; "it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity" [syn: {reward}] [ant: {penalty}]
v : give an advantage to; "This system advantages the rich" [ant: {disadvantage}]

advantaged
adj : blessed with advantages; "she is more advantaged than her cousin"; "born into the favored classes" [syn: {favored}]

advantageous
adj 1: giving an advantage; "a contract advantageous to our country"; "socially advantageous to entertain often" [ant: {disadvantageous}]
2: appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness [syn: {appropriate}]

advantageously
adv : in a manner affording benefit or advantage; "she married well"; "The children were settled advantageously in Seattle" [syn: {well}] [ant: {badly}, {badly}]

advantageousness
n : the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome [syn: {favorableness}, {favourableness}] [ant: {unfavorableness}]

advect
v : convey by horizontal mass movement of a fluid; "energy advected from the environment"

advection
n : (meteorology) the horizontal transfer of heat or other atmospheric properties

advective
adj : of or relating to advection

advent
n 1: arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); "the advent of the computer" [syn: {coming}]
2: the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas
3: (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment [syn: {Second Coming}, {Second Coming of Christ}, {Second Advent}, {Parousia}]

Advent Sunday
n : the first of the four Sundays during Advent

Adventism
n : any Christian religion that believes the second coming of Christ is imminent [syn: {Second Adventism}]

Adventist
n : a member of Christian denomination that expects the imminent advent of Christ [syn: {Second Adventist}]

adventitia
n : an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue [syn: {tunic}, {tunica}]

adventitial
adj : of or pertaining to the adventitia

adventitious
adj : associated by chance and not an integral part; "poetry is something to which words are the accidental, not by any means the essential form"- Frederick W. Robertson; "they had to decide whether his misconduct was adventitious or the result of a flaw in his character" [syn: {accidental}]

adventitious root
n : root growing in an unusual location e.g. from a stem

adventive
adj : not native and not fully established; locally or temporarily naturalized; "an adventive weed"

adventure
n : a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful) [syn: {escapade}, {risky venture}, {dangerous undertaking}]
v 1: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling" [syn: {gamble}, {chance}, {risk}, {hazard}, {take chances}, {run a risk}, {take a chance}]
2: put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this" [syn: {venture}, {hazard}, {stake}, {jeopardize}]

adventure story
n : a story of an adventure [syn: {heroic tale}]

adventurer
n 1: a person who enjoys taking risks [syn: {venturer}]
2: someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose) [syn: {explorer}]

adventuresome
adj : willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises; "adventurous pioneers"; "the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy" [syn: {adventurous}] [ant: {unadventurous}]

adventuress
n : a woman adventurer

adventurism
n : recklessness in politics or foreign affairs

adventuristic
adj : of or pertaining to adventurism

adventurous
adj : willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises; "adventurous pioneers"; "the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy" [syn: {adventuresome}] [ant: {unadventurous}]

adventurousness
n : the trait of being adventurous [syn: {venturesomeness}]

adverb
n 1: the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
2: a word that modifies something other than a noun

adverbial
adj : of or relating to or functioning as an adverb; "adverbial syntax"
n : a word or group of words function as an adverb

adverbially
adv : as an adverb; "the prepositional phrase here is used adverbially"

adversary
n : someone who offers opposition [syn: {antagonist}, {opponent}, {opposer}, {resister}] [ant: {agonist}]

adversative
adj : expressing antithesis or opposition; "the adversative conjunction `but' in `poor but happy'" [syn: {oppositive}]

adversative conjunction
n : the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the opposition of their meanings

adverse
adj 1: contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions" [syn: {harmful}, {inauspicious}, {untoward}]
2: in an opposing direction; "adverse currents"; "a contrary wind" [syn: {contrary}]

adverse opinion
n : an opinion concerning financial statements (usually based on an audit by a CPA) that the statements as a whole do not present results fairly or are not in conformity with the generally accepted accounting practices of the United States

adverse witness
n : a witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the opposing party; "a hostile witness can be asked leading questions and cross-examined" [syn: {hostile witness}]

adversely
adv : in an adverse manner; "she was adversely affected by the new regulations"

adversity
n 1: a state of misfortune or affliction; "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship" [syn: {hardship}, {hard knocks}]
2: a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event; "a period marked by adversities"

advert
n : a public promotion of some product or service [syn: {ad}, {advertisement}, {advertizement}, {advertising}, {advertizing}]
v 1: give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said" [syn: {attend}, {hang}, {pay heed}, {give ear}]
2: make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it" [syn: {allude}, {touch}]
3: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" [syn: {mention}, {bring up}, {cite}, {name}, {refer}]

advertence
n : the process of being heedful [syn: {advertency}]

advertency
n : the process of being heedful [syn: {advertence}]

advertent
adj : giving attention [syn: {heedful}]

advertently
adv : in a careful deliberate manner [syn: {mindfully}, {heedfully}] [ant: {unwittingly}, {unmindfully}]

advertise
v 1: call attention to; "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS" [syn: {publicize}, {advertize}, {publicise}]
2: make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" [syn: {advertize}, {promote}, {push}]

advertised
adj : called to public attention; "these advertised products"

advertisement
n : a public promotion of some product or service [syn: {ad}, {advertizement}, {advertising}, {advertizing}, {advert}]

advertiser
n : someone whose business is advertising [syn: {advertizer}, {adman}]

advertising
n 1: a public promotion of some product or service [syn: {ad}, {advertisement}, {advertizement}, {advertizing}, {advert}]
2: the business of drawing public attention to goods and services [syn: {publicizing}]

advertising agency
n : an agency that designs advertisement to call public attention to its clients [syn: {ad agency}]

advertising campaign
n : an organized program of advertisements [syn: {ad campaign}, {ad blitz}]

advertising department
n : the division of a business that is responsible for advertising [syn: {advertising division}]

advertising division
n : the division of a business that is responsible for advertising [syn: {advertising department}]

advertize
v 1: make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" [syn: {advertise}, {promote}, {push}]
2: call attention to; "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS" [syn: {advertise}, {publicize}, {publicise}]

advertizement
n : a public promotion of some product or service [syn: {ad}, {advertisement}, {advertising}, {advertizing}, {advert}]

advertizer
n : someone whose business is advertising [syn: {advertiser}, {adman}]

advertizing
n : a public promotion of some product or service [syn: {ad}, {advertisement}, {advertizement}, {advertising}, {advert}]

advertorial
n : an advertisement that is written and presented in the style of an editorial or journalistic report

advice
n : a proposal for an appropriate course of action

advice and consent
n : a legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's powers of appointment and treaty-making

Advil
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an analgesic and antipyretic [syn: {ibuprofen}, {isobutylphenyl propionic acid}, {Motrin}, {Nuprin}]

advisability
n : the quality of being advisable; "they questioned the advisability of our policy" [ant: {inadvisability}]

advisable
adj : worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise; "such action is neither necessary nor advisable"; "extreme caution is advisable"; "it is advisable to telephone first" [ant: {inadvisable}]

advise
v 1: give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud" [syn: {counsel}]
2: give information or notice to; "I advised him that the rent was due" [syn: {notify}, {give notice}, {send word}, {apprise}, {apprize}]
3: make a proposal, declare a plan for something [syn: {propose}, {suggest}]

advised
adj 1: having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel; "a well-advised delay in carrying out the plan" [syn: {well-advised}] [ant: {ill-advised}]
2: having received information; "be kept advised"

advisedly
adv : with intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice" [syn: {intentionally}, {deliberately}, {designedly}, {on purpose}, {purposely}, {by choice}, {by design}] [ant: {by chance}, {unintentionally}, {unintentionally}]

advisee
n : someone who receives advice

advisement
n : careful consideration; "a little deliberation would have deterred them" [syn: {deliberation}, {weighing}]

adviser
n : an expert who gives advice; "an adviser helped students select their courses"; "the United States sent military advisors to Guatemala" [syn: {advisor}, {consultant}]

advisor
n : an expert who gives advice; "an adviser helped students select their courses"; "the United States sent military advisors to Guatemala" [syn: {adviser}, {consultant}]

advisory
adj : giving advice; "an advisory memorandum", "his function was purely consultative" [syn: {consultative}, {consultatory}, {consultive}]

advisory board
n : a board appointed to advise the chief administrator [syn: {planning board}]

advisory service
n : a consulting service in which a CPA develops findings and conclusions and recommendations that are presented to the client for consideration and decision making

advocacy
n : active support; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something

advocate
n 1: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea [syn: {advocator}, {proponent}, {exponent}]
2: a lawyer who pleads cases in court [syn: {counsel}, {counselor}, {counsellor}, {counselor-at-law}, {pleader}]
v 1: push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day" [syn: {recommend}, {urge}]
2: speak, plead, or argue in favour of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house" [syn: {preach}]

advocator
n : a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea [syn: {advocate}, {proponent}, {exponent}]

advowson
n : the right in English law of presenting a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice

adynamia
n : lack of strength or vigor (especially from illness)

adynamic
adj 1: characterized by an absence of force or forcefulness [syn: {undynamic}] [ant: {dynamic}]
2: lacking strength or vigor [syn: {asthenic}, {debilitated}, {enervated}]

adyta
See {adytum}

adz
n : an edge tool used to cut and shape wood [syn: {adze}]

adze
n : an edge tool used to cut and shape wood [syn: {adz}]

Adzhar
n : an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea [syn: {Adzharia}]

Adzharia
n : an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea [syn: {Adzhar}]

adzuki bean
n : bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seeds [syn: {adsuki bean}, {Vigna angularis}, {Phaseolus angularis}]

A.E.
n : Irish writer whose pen name was A.E. (1867-1935) [syn: {Russell}, {George William Russell}]

AEC
n : a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States [syn: {Atomic Energy Commission}]

aecia
aecium
n : fruiting body of some rust fungi bearing chains of aeciospores [also: {aecia} (pl)]

aecia
See {aecium}

aecial
adj : of or belonging to an aecium

aecidia
See {aecidium}

aeciospore
n : spore of a rust fungus formed in an aecium

aecium
n : fruiting body of some rust fungi bearing chains of aeciospores [also: {aecia} (pl)]

Aedes
n : yellow-fever mosquitos [syn: {genus Aedes}]

Aedes aegypti
n : mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengue [syn: {yellow-fever mosquito}]

Aedes albopictus
n : striped native of Japan thriving in United States southeast and midwest and spreading to the Caribbean; potential carrier of serious diseases [syn: {Asian tiger mosquito}]

Aegadean Islands
n : a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean [syn: {Egadi Islands}, {Aegadean Isles}, {Isole Egadi}, {Aegates}]

Aegadean Isles
n 1: a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean [syn: {Egadi Islands}, {Aegadean Islands}, {Isole Egadi}, {Aegates}]
2: islands west of Sicily (now known as the Egadi Islands) where the Romans won a naval victory over the Carthaginians that ended the first of the Punic Wars in 241 BC [syn: {Aegates Isles}]

Aegates
n : a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean [syn: {Egadi Islands}, {Aegadean Isles}, {Aegadean Islands}, {Isole Egadi}]

Aegates Isles
n : islands west of Sicily (now known as the Egadi Islands) where the Romans won a naval victory over the Carthaginians that ended the first of the Punic Wars in 241 BC [syn: {Aegadean Isles}]

Aegean
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the prehistoric Aegean civilization
2: of or relating to or bordering the Aegean Sea; "Aegean islands"
n : an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey; a main trade route for the ancient civilizations of Crete and Greece and Rome and Persia [syn: {Aegean Sea}]

Aegean civilisation
n : the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean sea and the surrounding countries; "by 800 BC the entire Aegean had adopted this style of pottery" [syn: {Aegean civilization}, {Aegean culture}]

Aegean civilization
n : the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean sea and the surrounding countries; "by 800 BC the entire Aegean had adopted this style of pottery" [syn: {Aegean civilisation}, {Aegean culture}]

Aegean culture
n : the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean sea and the surrounding countries; "by 800 BC the entire Aegean had adopted this style of pottery" [syn: {Aegean civilization}, {Aegean civilisation}]

Aegean island
n : an island in the Aegean Sea

Aegean Sea
n : an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey; a main trade route for the ancient civilizations of Crete and Greece and Rome and Persia [syn: {Aegean}]

Aegiceras
n : a genus of herbs of the family Verbenaceae [syn: {genus Aegiceras}]

Aegiceras majus
n : an Australian tree resembling the black mangrove of the West Indies and Florida [syn: {black mangrove}]

Aegilops
n : goat grass [syn: {genus Aegilops}]

Aegilops triuncalis
n : European grass naturalized as a weed in North America; sharp-pointed seeds cause injury when eaten by livestock [syn: {goat grass}]

Aegina
n 1: an island in the Aegean Sea in the Saronic Gulf [syn: {Aigina}]
2: small medusa

aegir
n : a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) [syn: {tidal bore}, {bore}, {eagre}, {eager}]

aegis
n 1: kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council" [syn: {auspices}, {protection}]
2: armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass [syn: {breastplate}, {egis}]

Aegisthus
n : (Greek mythology) seducer of Clytemnestra and murderer of Agamemnon who usurped the throne of Mycenae until Agamemnon's son Orestes returned home and killed him

Aegospotami
n 1: a creek emptying into the Hellespont in present-day Turkey; at its mouth in 405 BC the Spartan fleet under Lysander defeated the Athenians and ended the Peloponnesian War [syn: {Aegospotamos}]
2: a river in ancient Thrace (now Turkey); in the mouth of this river the Spartan fleet under Lysander destroyed the Athenian fleet in the final battle of the Peloponnesian War (404 BC) [syn: {Aegospotamos}]

Aegospotamos
n 1: a creek emptying into the Hellespont in present-day Turkey; at its mouth in 405 BC the Spartan fleet under Lysander defeated the Athenians and ended the Peloponnesian War [syn: {Aegospotami}]
2: a river in ancient Thrace (now Turkey); in the mouth of this river the Spartan fleet under Lysander destroyed the Athenian fleet in the final battle of the Peloponnesian War (404 BC) [syn: {Aegospotami}]

Aegypiidae
n : in some classifications considered the family comprising the Old World vultures which are more often included in the family Accipitridae [syn: {family Aegypiidae}]

Aegypius
n : a genus of Accipitridae [syn: {genus Aegypius}]

Aegypius monachus
n : of southern Eurasia and northern Africa [syn: {black vulture}]

Aegyptopithecus
n : extinct primate of about 38 million years ago; fossils found in Egypt

AElfred
n : king of Wessex; defeated the Danes and encouraged writing in English (849-899) [syn: {Alfred}, {Alfred the Great}]

Aelius Donatus
n : Roman grammarian whose textbook on Latin grammar was used throughout the Middle Ages (fourth century) [syn: {Donatus}]

Aeneas
n : a mythical Greek warrior who was a leader on the Trojan side of the Trojan War; hero of the Aeneid

Aeneas Silvius
n : pope remembered for his unsuccessful attempt to lead a crusade against the Turks (1405-1464) [syn: {Pius II}, {Enea Silvio Piccolomini}]

Aeneid
n : an epic in Latin by Virgil; tells the adventures of Aeneas after the Trojan War; provides an illustrious historical background for the Roman Empire

Aengus
n : Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women [syn: {Angus Og}, {Oengus}, {Angus}]

Aeolia
n : ancient name for the coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos) [syn: {Aeolis}]

aeolian
adj 1: relating to or caused by wind
2: of or pertaining to Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds
n : a member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks [syn: {Eolian}]

aeolian harp
n : a harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind passes over them [syn: {aeolian lyre}, {wind harp}]

aeolian lyre
n : a harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind passes over them [syn: {aeolian harp}, {wind harp}]

Aeolic
n : the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly and Boeotia and Aeolis [syn: {Eolic}]

Aeolis
n : ancient name for the coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos) [syn: {Aeolia}]

aeolotropic
adj : having properties with different values along different axes [syn: {eolotropic}]

Aeolus
n : god of the winds in ancient mythology

aeon
n 1: (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe [syn: {eon}]
2: the longest division of geological time [syn: {eon}]
3: an immeasurably long period of time [syn: {eon}]

aeonian
adj 1: of or relating to a geological eon (longer than an era) [syn: {eonian}]
2: lasting for an indefinitely long period of time [syn: {everlasting}, {eternal}, {lasting}, {eonian}]

Aeonium
n : a genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae [syn: {genus Aeonium}]

Aeonium haworthii
n : perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels [syn: {pinwheel}]

Aepyceros
n : African antelopes: impalas [syn: {genus Aepyceros}]

Aepyceros melampus
n : African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps [syn: {impala}]

Aepyornidae
n : coextensive with the order Aepyorniformes [syn: {family Aepyornidae}]

Aepyorniformes
n : huge extinct flightless birds: elephant birds [syn: {order Aepyorniformes}]

aepyornis
n : huge (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird of Madagascar [syn: {elephant bird}]

aerate
v 1: expose to fresh air; "aerate your old sneakers" [syn: {air out}, {air}]
2: aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter [syn: {activate}]
3: impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood" [syn: {oxygenate}, {oxygenize}, {oxygenise}]

aerated
adj 1: (of a liquid) treated by having air passed or bubbled through it for purification
2: used of tissues or especially blood; supplied with oxygen by respiration [syn: {oxygenated}]
3: supplied with carbon dioxide [syn: {charged}]

aeration
n 1: the process of exposing to air (so as to purify)
2: the act of charging a liquid with a gas making it effervescent

aerator
n : an apparatus for exposing something to the air (as sewage)

aerial
adj 1: in or belonging to the air or operating (for or by means of aircraft or elevated cables) in the air; "aerial particles"; "small aerial creatures such as butterflies"; "aerial warfare"; "aerial photography"; "aerial cable cars"
2: growing in air; "aerial roots of a philodendron"
3: characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms" [syn: {aeriform}, {airy}, {aery}, {ethereal}]
n 1: a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer [syn: {forward pass}]
2: an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals [syn: {antenna}, {transmitting aerial}]

aerial ladder
n : mechanically extendible ladder; used on a fire truck

aerial ladder truck
n : a fire engine carrying ladders [syn: {ladder truck}]

aerial torpedo
n : a torpedo designed to be launched from an airplane

aerial tramway
n : a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers [syn: {tramway}, {tram}, {cable tramway}, {ropeway}]

aerialist
n : an acrobat who performs in the air (as on a rope or trapeze)

aerially
adv : in an aerial manner; by means of aircraft; "the survey was carried out aerially" [syn: {via aircraft}]

aerides
n : any orchid of the genus Aerides

aerie
n 1: the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle) [syn: {aery}, {eyrie}, {eyry}]
2: any habitation at a high altitude [syn: {aery}, {eyrie}, {eyry}]

aeriferous
adj : conveying air; as the bronchial tubes

aerified
aerify
v : turn into gas; "The substance gasified" [syn: {gasify}, {vaporize}, {vaporise}] [also: {aerified}]

aerified
See {aerify}

aeriform
adj 1: resembling air or having the form of air [syn: {airlike}]
2: characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms" [syn: {aerial}, {airy}, {aery}, {ethereal}]

aerify
v : turn into gas; "The substance gasified" [syn: {gasify}, {vaporize}, {vaporise}] [also: {aerified}]

Aerobacter
n : aerobic bacteria widely distributed in nature [syn: {genus Aerobacter}]

Aerobacter aerogenes
n : a species of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that produce gas and acid from sugars and are sometimes involved in the souring of milk

aerobatics
n : the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft [syn: {acrobatics}, {stunting}, {stunt flying}]

aerobe
n : an organism especially a bacterium that requires air or free oxygen for life

aerobia
See {aerobium}

aerobic
adj 1: depending on free oxygen or air; "aerobic fermentation" [syn: {aerophilic}, {aerophilous}] [ant: {anaerobic}]
2: based on or using the principles of aerobics; enhancing respiratory and circulatory efficiency; "aerobic dance"; "running is very aerobic" [ant: {anaerobic}]

aerobic exercise
n : exercise that increases the need for oxygen [syn: {aerobics}]

aerobics
n : exercise that increases the need for oxygen [syn: {aerobic exercise}]

aerobiosis
n : life sustained in the presence of air or oxygen

aerobiotic
adj : living or active only in the presence of oxygen; "aerobiotic bacteria"

aerodontalgia
n : pain in the teeth that results from a change in air pressure (as in flying of mountain climbing)

aerodrome
n : an airfield equipped with control tower and hangers as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo [syn: {airport}, {airdrome}]

aerodynamic
adj : of or relating to aerodynamics

aerodynamic force
n : forces acting on airfoils in motion relative to the air (or other gaseous fluids)

aerodynamic lift
n : the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity [syn: {lift}]

aerodynamics
n : the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases (especially air) and their effects on bodies in the flow [syn: {aeromechanics}]

aeroembolism
n 1: obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving [syn: {air embolism}, {gas embolism}]
2: pain resulting from rapid change in pressure [syn: {decompression sickness}, {air embolism}, {gas embolism}, {caisson disease}, {bends}]

aerofoil
n : a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight [syn: {airfoil}, {control surface}, {surface}]

aerogenerator
n : generator that extracts usable energy from winds [syn: {windmill}, {wind generator}]

aerogram
n : a letter sent by air mail [syn: {airmail letter}, {air letter}, {aerogramme}]

aerogramme
n : a letter sent by air mail [syn: {airmail letter}, {air letter}, {aerogram}]

aerolite
n : a stony meteorite consisting of silicate minerals

aerolitic
adj : of or pertaining to certain stony meteorites

aerological
adj : of or pertaining to aerology

aerology
n : meteorology of the total extent of the atmosphere; especially the upper layers

aeromechanic
adj : of or pertaining to aerodynamics

aeromechanics
n : the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases (especially air) and their effects on bodies in the flow [syn: {aerodynamics}]

aeromedical
adj : of or relating to aviation medicine

aeromedicine
n : the study and treatment of disorders associated with flight (especially with space flight) [syn: {aerospace medicine}, {aviation medicine}]

aeronaut
n : someone who operates an aircraft [syn: {aviator}, {airman}, {flier}, {flyer}]

aeronautic
adj : of or pertaining to aeronautics [syn: {aeronautical}]

aeronautical
adj : of or pertaining to aeronautics [syn: {aeronautic}]

aeronautical engineer
n : an engineer concerned with the design and construction of aircraft

aeronautical engineering
n 1: the branch of engineering science concerned with the design and construction of aircraft
2: the activity of designing and constructing aircraft

aeronautics
n : the theory and practice of navigation through air or space [syn: {astronautics}]

aerophagia
n : swallowing air (usually followed by belching and discomfort and flatulence)

aerophilatelic
adj : of or relating to airmail stamps

aerophilately
n : the collection and study of airmail stamps

aerophile
n : a lover of aviation

aerophilic
adj : depending on free oxygen or air; "aerobic fermentation" [syn: {aerobic}, {aerophilous}] [ant: {anaerobic}]

aerophilous
adj : depending on free oxygen or air; "aerobic fermentation" [syn: {aerobic}, {aerophilic}] [ant: {anaerobic}]

aerophyte
n : plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it [syn: {air plant}, {epiphyte}, {epiphytic plant}]

aeroplane
n : an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" [syn: {airplane}, {plane}]

aerosol
n 1: a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas
2: a dispenser that forces a liquid out as a fine spray when a button is pressed [syn: {aerosol container}, {aerosol can}, {aerosol bomb}, {spray can}]

aerosol bomb
n 1: a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive; "a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb" [syn: {thermobaric bomb}, {fuel-air bomb}, {vacuum bomb}, {volume-detonation bomb}]
2: a dispenser that forces a liquid out as a fine spray when a button is pressed [syn: {aerosol}, {aerosol container}, {aerosol can}, {spray can}]

aerosol can
n : a dispenser that forces a liquid out as a fine spray when a button is pressed [syn: {aerosol}, {aerosol container}, {aerosol bomb}, {spray can}]

aerosol container
n : a dispenser that forces a liquid out as a fine spray when a button is pressed [syn: {aerosol}, {aerosol can}, {aerosol bomb}, {spray can}]

aerosolise
v 1: become dispersed as an aerosol; "the bacteria quickly aerosolised" [syn: {aerosolize}]
2: disperse as an aerosol; "The bacteria suspension was aerosolized" [syn: {aerosolize}]

aerosolised
adj : in the form of ultramicroscopic solid or liquid particles dispersed or suspended in air or gas [syn: {aerosolized}]

aerosolize
v 1: disperse as an aerosol; "The bacteria suspension was aerosolized" [syn: {aerosolise}]
2: become dispersed as an aerosol; "the bacteria quickly aerosolised" [syn: {aerosolise}]

aerosolized
adj : in the form of ultramicroscopic solid or liquid particles dispersed or suspended in air or gas [syn: {aerosolised}]

aerospace
n : the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole

aerospace engineer
n : an engineer of aircraft and space vehicles

aerospace medicine
n : the study and treatment of disorders associated with flight (especially with space flight) [syn: {aeromedicine}, {aviation medicine}]

Aertex
n : a trademark for a loosely woven cotton fabric that is used to make shirts and underwear

aery
adj : characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms" [syn: {aeriform}, {aerial}, {airy}, {ethereal}]
n 1: the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle) [syn: {aerie}, {eyrie}, {eyry}]
2: any habitation at a high altitude [syn: {aerie}, {eyrie}, {eyry}]

Aeschylean
adj : of or relating to or in the manner of Aeschylus

Aeschylus
n : Greek tragedian; the father of Greek tragic drama (525-456 BC)

aeschynanthus
n : a plant of the genus Aeschynanthus having somewhat red or orange flowers and seeds having distinctive hairs at base and apex

Aeschynanthus radicans
n : epiphyte or creeping on rocks; Malaysian plant having somewhat fleshy leaves and bright red flowers [syn: {lipstick plant}]

aesculapian
adj : of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art [syn: {medical}]

Aesculapius
n : the god of medicine and healing

Aesculus
n : deciduous trees or some shrubs of North America; southeastern Europe; eastern Asia [syn: {genus Aesculus}]

Aesculus hippocastanum
n : tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds [syn: {horse chestnut}, {buckeye}]

Aesir
n : (Norse mythology) the chief race of gods living at Asgard

Aesop
n : Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC)

Aesop's fables
n : a collection of fables believed to have been written by the Greek storyteller Aesop

aesthete
n : one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature [syn: {esthete}]

aesthetic
adj 1: relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics; "aesthetic values" [syn: {esthetic}]
2: concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste; "the aesthetic faculties"; "an aesthetic person"; "aesthetic feeling"; "the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success" [syn: {esthetic}, {aesthetical}, {esthetical}] [ant: {inaesthetic}]
3: aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement" [syn: {esthetic}, {artistic}, {pleasing}]
n : (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful; "he despised the esthetic of minimalism" [syn: {esthetic}]

aesthetical
adj : concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste; "the aesthetic faculties"; "an aesthetic person"; "aesthetic feeling"; "the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success" [syn: {aesthetic}, {esthetic}, {esthetical}] [ant: {inaesthetic}]

aesthetically
adv : in a tasteful way; "this building is aesthetically very pleasing" [syn: {esthetically}]

aesthetician
n 1: a worker skilled in giving beauty treatments (manicures and facials etc.) [syn: {esthetician}]
2: a philosopher who specializes in the nature of beauty [syn: {esthetician}]

aesthetics
n : (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art); "traditional aesthetics assumed the existence of universal and timeless criteria of artistic value" [syn: {esthetics}]

aestival
adj : (rare) of or occurring in summer; "the sky was a burnished aestival blue"; "estival winds" [syn: {estival}]

aestivate
v : sleep during summer; "certain animals estivate" [syn: {estivate}] [ant: {hibernate}, {hibernate}]

aestivation
n 1: (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period [syn: {estivation}]
2: (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens [syn: {estivation}]

Aether
n 1: personification of the sky or upper air breathed by the Olympians; son of Erebus and Night or of Chaos and Darkness
2: a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves [syn: {ether}]

Aethionema
n : Old World genus of the family Cruciferae [syn: {genus Aethionema}]

Aethusa
n : fool's parsley [syn: {genus Aethusa}]

Aethusa cynapium
n : European weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley but causes nausea and poisoning when eaten [syn: {fool's parsley}, {lesser hemlock}]

aetiologic
adj 1: of or relating to the philosophical study of etiology [syn: {etiological}, {etiologic}, {aetiological}]
2: relating to the etiology of a disease; "etiological agent" [syn: {etiological}, {etiologic}, {aetiological}]

aetiological
adj 1: of or relating to the philosophical study of etiology [syn: {etiological}, {etiologic}, {aetiologic}]
2: relating to the etiology of a disease; "etiological agent" [syn: {etiological}, {etiologic}, {aetiologic}]

aetiologist
n : a specialist in the etiology of diseases [syn: {etiologist}]

aetiology
n 1: the cause of a disease [syn: {etiology}]
2: the philosophical study of causation [syn: {etiology}]

Aetobatus
n : a genus of Myliobatidae [syn: {genus Aetobatus}]

Aetobatus narinari
n : ray with back covered with white or yellow spots; widely distributed in warm seas [syn: {spotted eagle ray}, {spotted ray}]

afar
adv : (old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far; "we traveled afar"; "we could see the ship afar off"; "the Magi came from afar"

Afars and Issas
n : a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997 [syn: {Djibouti}, {Republic of Djibouti}]

afeard
adj : a pronunciation of afraid [syn: {afeard(p)}, {afeared(p)}]

afeared
adj : a pronunciation of afraid [syn: {afeard(p)}, {afeared(p)}]

afebrile
adj : having no fever [ant: {febrile}]

affability
n : a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to) [syn: {affableness}, {amiability}, {amiableness}, {bonhomie}, {geniality}]

affable
adj : diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host" [syn: {amiable}, {cordial}, {genial}]

affableness
n : a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to) [syn: {affability}, {amiability}, {amiableness}, {bonhomie}, {geniality}]

affably
adv : in an affable manner; "`Come and visit me,' he said amiably" [syn: {amiably}, {genially}]

affair
n 1: a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well" [syn: {matter}, {thing}]
2: a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship [syn: {affaire}, {intimacy}, {liaison}, {involvement}, {amour}]
3: a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions" [syn: {occasion}, {social occasion}, {function}, {social function}]

affaire
n : a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship [syn: {affair}, {intimacy}, {liaison}, {involvement}, {amour}]

affaire d'honneur
n : a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor [syn: {duel}]

affairs
n 1: matters of personal concern; "get his affairs in order" [syn: {personal business}, {personal matters}]
2: transactions of professional or public interest; "news of current affairs"; "great affairs of state"

affect
n : the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
v 1: have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?" [syn: {impact}, {bear upon}, {bear on}, {touch on}, {touch}]
2: act physically on; have an effect upon
3: connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business" [syn: {involve}, {regard}]
4: make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache" [syn: {feign}, {sham}, {pretend}, {dissemble}]
5: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" [syn: {impress}, {move}, {strike}]

affectation
n : a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display [syn: {mannerism}, {pose}, {affectedness}]

affected
adj 1: acted upon; influenced [ant: {unaffected}]
2: speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression [syn: {unnatural}] [ant: {unaffected}]
3: emotionally affected; "very touched by the stranger's kindness" [syn: {affected(p)}, {stirred(p)}, {touched(p)}]

affected role
n : the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause [syn: {patient role}, {patient}]

affectedly
adv : in an affected manner

affectedness
n 1: the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others) [ant: {unaffectedness}]
2: a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display [syn: {affectation}, {mannerism}, {pose}]

affecting
adj : arousing affect; "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching" [syn: {poignant}, {touching}]

affectingly
adv : in a poignant or touching manner; "she spoke poignantly" [syn: {poignantly}, {touchingly}]

affection
n : a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart" [syn: {affectionateness}, {fondness}, {tenderness}, {heart}, {warmheartedness}]

affectional
adj : characterized by emotion [syn: {affective}, {emotive}]

affectionate
adj : having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace" [syn: {caring}, {fond}, {lovesome}, {tender}, {warm}]

affectionately
adv : with affection; "she loved him dearly"; "he treats her affectionately" [syn: {dearly}, {dear}]

affectionateness
n 1: a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart" [syn: {affection}, {fondness}, {tenderness}, {heart}, {warmheartedness}]
2: a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love [syn: {fondness}, {lovingness}, {warmth}]

affectioned
adj : archaic

affective
adj : characterized by emotion [syn: {affectional}, {emotive}]

affective disorder
n : any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant [syn: {major affective disorder}, {emotional disorder}, {emotional disturbance}]

affenpinscher
n : European breed of small dog resembling a terrier with dark wiry hair and a tufted muzzle [syn: {monkey pinscher}, {monkey dog}]

afferent
adj : of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS; "afferent nerves"; "afferent impulses" [ant: {efferent}]

afferent neuron
n : a neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord [syn: {sensory neuron}]

affiance
v : give to in marriage [syn: {betroth}, {engage}, {plight}]

affianced
adj : pledged to be married; "the engaged couple" [syn: {bespoken}, {betrothed}, {engaged}, {pledged}]

affiant
n : a person who makes an affidavit

affidavit
n : written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath

affiliate
n 1: a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization
2: a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization; "network affiliates"
v 1: join in an affiliation; "They affiliated themselves with the organization"
2: keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues" [syn: {consort}, {associate}, {assort}]
3: join in an affiliation; "The two colleges affiliated"

affiliated
adj : being joined in close association; "affiliated clubs"; "all art schools whether independent or attached to universities" [syn: {attached}, {connected}]

affiliation
n 1: a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England" [syn: {association}, {tie}, {tie-up}]
2: the act of becoming formally connected or joined; "welcomed the affiliation of the research center with the university"

affinal
adj : related by marriage [syn: {affine}]

affine
adj : related by marriage [syn: {affinal}]
n : (anthropology) kin by marriage

affine geometry
n : the geometery of affine transformations

affine transformation
n : (mathematics) a transformation that is a combination of single transformations such as translation or rotation or reflection on an axis

affined
adj : closely related; "syllable to blessed syllable affined"- Wallace Stevens

affinity
n 1: the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule; "basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk" [syn: {chemical attraction}]
2: (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody
3: kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship [syn: {kinship by marriage}] [ant: {consanguinity}]
4: (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts; "in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans" [syn: {phylogenetic relation}]
5: a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities" [syn: {kinship}]
6: inherent resemblance between persons or things
7: a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam"

affirm
v 1: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" [syn: {confirm}, {corroborate}, {sustain}, {substantiate}, {support}] [ant: {negate}]
2: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent" [syn: {verify}, {assert}, {avow}, {aver}, {swan}, {swear}]
3: say yes to

affirmable
adj : capable of being affirmed or asserted; "a quality affirmable of every member of the family" [syn: {assertable}]

affirmation
n 1: a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something [syn: {avowal}, {avouchment}]
2: the act of affirming or asserting or stating something [syn: {assertion}, {statement}]
3: (religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds)
4: a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand [ant: {reversal}]

affirmative
adj 1: affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes"; "an affirmative nod"; "an affirmatory gesture" [syn: {affirmatory}] [ant: {negative}]
2: expecting the best; "an affirmative outlook" [syn: {optimistic}]
3: supporting a policy or attitude etc; "an affirmative argument" [syn: {favoring}]
n : a reply of affirmation; "he answered in the affirmative" [ant: {negative}]

affirmative action
n : a policy designed to redress past discrimination against women and minority groups through measures to improve their economic and educational opportunities; "affirmative action has been extremely controversial and was challenged in 1978 in the Bakke decision"

affirmative pleading
n : any defensive pleading that affirms facts rather than merely denying the facts alleged by the plaintiff

affirmativeness
n : the agreeable quality of one who assents

affirmatory
adj : affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes"; "an affirmative nod"; "an affirmatory gesture" [syn: {affirmative}] [ant: {negative}]

Affirmed
n : thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978

affirmer
n : someone who claims to speak the truth; "a bold asserter"; "a declarer of his intentions"; "affirmers of traditional doctrine"; "an asseverator of strong convictions"; "an avower of his own great intelligence" [syn: {asserter}, {declarer}, {asseverator}, {avower}]

affix
n : a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form
v 1: attach to; "affix the seal here" [syn: {stick on}]
2: add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language" [syn: {append}, {add on}, {supplement}]
3: attach or become attached to a stem word; "grammatical morphemes afix to the stem"

affixal
adj : of or pertaining to a linguistic affix [syn: {affixial}]

affixation
n 1: the result of adding an affix to a root word
2: formation of a word by means of an affix
3: the act of attaching or affixing something [syn: {attachment}]

affixed
adj : firmly attached; "the affixed labels" [ant: {unaffixed}]

affixial
adj : of or pertaining to a linguistic affix [syn: {affixal}]

afflatus
n : a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration; "divine afflatus"

afflict
v 1: cause great unhappiness for; distress; "she was afflicted by the death of her parents"
2: cause pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"; "That debasement of the verbal currency that afflicts terms used in advertisement" [syn: {smite}]
3: cause bodily suffering to [syn: {trouble}, {ail}, {pain}]

afflicted
adj 1: grievously affected especially by disease [syn: {stricken}]
2: mentally or physically unfit [syn: {impaired}]

affliction
n 1: a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity
2: a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health
3: a cause of great suffering and distress

afflictive
adj : causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up" [syn: {painful}, {sore}]

affluence
n : abundant wealth [syn: {richness}]

affluent
adj : having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value; "an affluent banker"; "a speculator flush with cash"; "not merely rich but loaded"; "moneyed aristocrats"; "wealthy corporations" [syn: {flush}, {loaded}, {moneyed}, {wealthy}]
n 1: an affluent person; a person who is financially well off; "the so-called emerging affluents"
2: a branch that flows into the main stream [syn: {feeder}, {tributary}] [ant: {distributary}]

afford
v 1: be able to spare or give up; "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"
2: be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information" [syn: {yield}, {give}]
3: have the financial means to do something or buy something; "We can't afford to send our children to college"; "Can you afford this car?"
4: afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace" [syn: {open}, {give}]

affordable
adj : that you have the financial means for; "low-cost housing" [syn: {low-cost}, {low-priced}]

afforest
v : establish a forest on previously unforested land; "afforest the mountains" [syn: {forest}]

afforestation
n : the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting)

affranchise
v : grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude; "Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century" [syn: {enfranchise}]

affray
n 1: noisy quarrel [syn: {altercation}, {fracas}]
2: a noisy fight [syn: {disturbance}, {fray}, {ruffle}]

affricate
n : a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy') [syn: {affricate consonant}, {affricative}]

affricate consonant
n : a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy') [syn: {affricate}, {affricative}]

affrication
n : the conversion of a simple stop consonant into an affricate

affricative
n : a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy') [syn: {affricate}, {affricate consonant}]

affright
v : cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me" [syn: {frighten}, {fright}, {scare}]

affront
n : a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of an affront; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult" [syn: {insult}]
v : treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone" [syn: {diss}, {insult}]

affronted
adj : treated with insolent and rude language especially openly and intentionally [syn: {insulted}]

affusion
n : the act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their head

Afghan
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people [syn: {Afghani}, {Afghanistani}]
n 1: a blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares; sometimes used as a shawl
2: a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan [syn: {Afghanistani}]
3: an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan [syn: {Pashto}, {Pashtu}, {Paxto}, {Afghani}]
4: a coat made of sheepskin [syn: {sheepskin coat}]
5: tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East [syn: {Afghan hound}]

Afghan hound
n : tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East [syn: {Afghan}]

Afghan monetary unit
n : monetary unit in the Islamic State of Afghanistan

Afghani
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people [syn: {Afghan}, {Afghanistani}]
n 1: the basic unit of money in Afghanistan
2: an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan [syn: {Pashto}, {Pashtu}, {Paxto}, {Afghan}]

Afghanistan
n : a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south; "Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan in 1979" [syn: {Islamic State of Afghanistan}]

Afghanistani
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people [syn: {Afghani}, {Afghan}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan [syn: {Afghan}]

afibrinogenemia
n : the absence of fibrinogen in the plasma leading to prolonged bleeding

aficionado
n 1: a fan of bull fighting
2: a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer

afield
adv 1: far away from home or one's usual surroundings; "looking afield for new lands to conquer"- R.A.Hall [syn: {abroad}]
2: in or into a field (especially a field of battle); "the armies were afield, challenging the enemy's advance"; "unlawful to carry hunting rifles afield until the season opens"
3: off the subject; beyond the point at issue; "such digressions can lead us too far afield"

afire
adj : lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming crackling fire"; "houses on fire" [syn: {ablaze(p)}, {afire(p)}, {aflame(p)}, {aflare(p)}, {alight(p)}, {blazing}, {burning}, {flaming}, {on fire(p)}]

AFISR
n : n agency focused on ensuring that the United States military attains information superiority; operates worldwide ground sites and an array of airborne reconnaissance and surveillance platforms [syn: {Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance}, {Air Force ISR}]

AFL
n : a federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955 [syn: {American Federation of Labor}]

aflame
adj 1: keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker; "he was aflame with desire" [syn: {ablaze}, {aroused}, {turned on(p)}]
2: lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming crackling fire"; "houses on fire" [syn: {ablaze(p)}, {afire(p)}, {aflame(p)}, {aflare(p)}, {alight(p)}, {blazing}, {burning}, {flaming}, {on fire(p)}]

aflare
adj 1: streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air; "ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her"; "flying banners"; "flags waving in the breeze" [syn: {flaring}, {flying}, {waving}]
2: lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming crackling fire"; "houses on fire" [syn: {ablaze(p)}, {afire(p)}, {aflame(p)}, {aflare(p)}, {alight(p)}, {blazing}, {burning}, {flaming}, {on fire(p)}]

aflatoxin
n : a potent carcinogen from the fungus Aspergillus; can be produced and stored for use as a bioweapon

Aflaxen
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen) [syn: {naproxen sodium}, {Aleve}, {Anaprox}]

AFL-CIO
n : the largest federation of North American labor unions; formed in 1955 [syn: {American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations}]

aflicker
adj : shining unsteadily [syn: {flickering}, {aflicker(p)}]

afloat
adj 1: aimlessly drifting [syn: {adrift(p)}, {afloat(p)}, {aimless}, {directionless}, {planless}, {rudderless}, {undirected}]
2: borne on the water; floating [syn: {afloat(p)}] [ant: {aground(p)}, {sunken}]
3: covered with water; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub" [syn: {afloat(p)}, {awash(p)}, {flooded}, {inundated}, {overflowing}]

aflutter
adj : excited in anticipation [syn: {nervous}]

afoot
adj 1: traveling by foot; "she was afoot when I saw her this morning" [syn: {afoot(p)}]
2: currently in progress; "there is mischief afoot"; "plans are afoot"; "preparations for the trial are underway" [syn: {afoot(p)}, {underway}]
adv : on foot; walking; "they went to the village afoot"; "quail are hunted either afoot or on horseback"

aforementioned
adj : being the one previously mentioned or spoken of; "works of all the aforementioned authors"; "said party has denied the charges" [syn: {aforesaid(a)}, {aforementioned(a)}, {said(a)}]

aforesaid
adj : being the one previously mentioned or spoken of; "works of all the aforementioned authors"; "said party has denied the charges" [syn: {aforesaid(a)}, {aforementioned(a)}, {said(a)}]

aforethought
adj : planned in advance; "with malice aforethought" [syn: {aforethought(ip)}, {planned}, {plotted}]

afoul
adj : especially of a ship's lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor" [syn: {afoul(ip)}, {foul}, {fouled}]

AFP
n : an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly) [syn: {alpha fetoprotein}, {alpha foetoprotein}]

afraid
adj 1: filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions" [syn: {afraid(p)}] [ant: {unafraid(p)}]
2: filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement; "I'm afraid I won't be able to come"; "he was afraid he would have to let her go"; "I'm afraid you're wrong"
3: feeling worry or concern or insecurity; "She was afraid that I might be embarrassed"; "terribly afraid of offending someone"; "I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict"
4: having feelings of aversion or unwillingness; "afraid of hard work"; "affaid to show emotion"

Aframomum
n : an African genus of plants of the family Zingiberaceae [syn: {genus Aframomum}]

Aframomum melegueta
n : West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds [syn: {grains of paradise}, {Guinea grains}, {Guinea pepper}, {melagueta pepper}]

Afrasian
n : a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa [syn: {Afroasiatic}, {Afro-Asiatic}, {Afroasiatic language}, {Afrasian language}, {Hamito-Semitic}]

Afrasian language
n : a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa [syn: {Afroasiatic}, {Afro-Asiatic}, {Afroasiatic language}, {Afrasian}, {Hamito-Semitic}]

afresh
adv : again but in a new or different way; "start afresh"; "wanted to write the story anew"; "starting life anew in a fresh place" [syn: {anew}]

Africa
n : the second largest continent; located south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

African
adj : of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples; "African languages"
n : a native or inhabitant of Africa

African bowstring hemp
n : bowstring hemp of South Africa [syn: {African hemp}, {Sansevieria guineensis}]

African chameleon
n : a chameleon found in Africa [syn: {Chamaeleo chamaeleon}]

African clawed frog
n : a tongueless frog native to Africa; established in the United States as result of release of laboratory and aquarium animals [syn: {Xenopus laevis}]

African coral snake
n : small widely distributed arboreal snake of southern Africa banded in black and orange [syn: {Aspidelaps lubricus}]

African country
n : countries occupying the African continent [syn: {African nation}]

African crocodile
n : a dangerous crocodile widely distributed in Africa [syn: {Nile crocodile}, {Crocodylus niloticus}]

African daisy
n 1: shrub of southwestern Mediterranean region having yellow daisylike flowers [syn: {yellow ageratum}, {Lonas inodora}, {Lonas annua}]
2: African or Asiatic herbs with daisylike flowers
3: any of several plants of the genus Arctotis having daisylike flowers

African elephant
n : African elephant having enormous flapping ears and ivory tusks [syn: {Loxodonta africana}]

African gray
n : commonly domesticated gray parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa [syn: {Psittacus erithacus}]

African green monkey
n : common savannah monkey with greenish-gray back and yellow tail [syn: {green monkey}, {Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus}]

African hemp
n 1: bowstring hemp of South Africa [syn: {African bowstring hemp}, {Sansevieria guineensis}]
2: large shrub of South Africa having many conspicuously hairy branches with large hairy leaves and clusters of conspicuous white flowers [syn: {Sparmannia africana}]

African holly
n : woolly-stemmed biennial arborescent shrub of tropical Africa and southern Asia having silvery-white prickly branches, clusters of blue or white flowers, and bright red berries resembling holly berries [syn: {Solanum giganteum}]

African hunting dog
n : a powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa that hunts in large packs; now rare in settled area [syn: {hyena dog}, {Cape hunting dog}, {Lycaon pictus}]

African lily
n : African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers [syn: {African tulip}, {blue African lily}, {Agapanthus africanus}]

African love grass
n : perennial South African grass having densely clumped flimsy stems; introduced into United States especially for erosion control [syn: {weeping love grass}, {Eragrostis curvula}]

African mahogany
n : African tree having hard heavy odorless wood

African marigold
n : a stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower heads; Mexico and Central America [syn: {big marigold}, {Aztec marigold}, {Tagetes erecta}]

African millet
n : East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient [syn: {finger millet}, {ragi}, {ragee}, {coracan}, {corakan}, {kurakkan}, {Eleusine coracana}]

African monitor
n : destroys crocodile eggs [syn: {Varanus niloticus}]

African nation
n : countries occupying the African continent [syn: {African country}]

African oil palm
n : oil palm of Africa [syn: {Elaeis guineensis}]

African sandalwood
n : small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye [syn: {camwood}, {Baphia nitida}]

African scented mahogany
n : African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown [syn: {cedar mahogany}, {sapele mahogany}, {Entandrophragma cylindricum}]

African tea
n : the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults" [syn: {kat}, {khat}, {qat}, {quat}, {cat}, {Arabian tea}]

African tulip
n : African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers [syn: {African lily}, {blue African lily}, {Agapanthus africanus}]

African violet
n : tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its violet or white or pink flowers [syn: {Saintpaulia ionantha}]

African walnut
n : tropical African timber tree with wood that resembles mahogany [syn: {Lovoa klaineana}]

African wild ass
n : a wild ass of Africa [syn: {Equus asinus}]

African yellowwood
n : South African tree or shrub having a rounded crown [syn: {cape yellowwood}, {Podocarpus elongatus}]

African-American
adj : pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry; "Afro-American culture"; "many black people preferred to be called African-American or Afro-American" [syn: {Afro-American}]
n : an American whose ancestors were born in Africa [syn: {Afro-American}, {Black American}]

African-American music
n : music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses [syn: {black music}]

Africander
n : tall large-horned humped cattle of South Africa; used for meat or draft

Africanized bee
n : a strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee; retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread as far north as Texas [syn: {Africanized honey bee}, {killer bee}, {Apis mellifera scutellata}, {Apis mellifera adansonii}]

Africanized honey bee
n : a strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee; retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread as far north as Texas [syn: {Africanized bee}, {killer bee}, {Apis mellifera scutellata}, {Apis mellifera adansonii}]

Afrikaans
adj : belonging or relating to white people of South Africa whose ancestors were Dutch or to their language; "an Afrikaans couple"; "Afrikaner support" [syn: {Afrikaner}]
n : an official language of the Republic of South Africa; closely related to Dutch and Flemish [syn: {Taal}, {the Taal}, {South African Dutch}]

Afrikander
n : a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans [syn: {Afrikaner}, {Boer}]

Afrikaner
adj : belonging or relating to white people of South Africa whose ancestors were Dutch or to their language; "an Afrikaans couple"; "Afrikaner support" [syn: {Afrikaans}]
n : a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans [syn: {Afrikander}, {Boer}]

AFRL
n : a United States Air Force defense laboratory responsible for discovering and developing and integrating fighting technologies for aerospace forces [syn: {Air Force Research Laboratory}]

Afro
n : a rounded thickly curled hairdo [syn: {Afro hairdo}]

Afro hairdo
n : a rounded thickly curled hairdo [syn: {Afro}]

Afro-American
adj : pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry; "Afro-American culture"; "many black people preferred to be called African-American or Afro-American" [syn: {African-American}]
n : an American whose ancestors were born in Africa [syn: {African-American}, {Black American}]

Afro-Asian
adj : of or relating to the nations of Africa and Asia or their peoples; "Afro-Asian population"

Afroasiatic
n : a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa [syn: {Afro-Asiatic}, {Afroasiatic language}, {Afrasian}, {Afrasian language}, {Hamito-Semitic}]

Afro-Asiatic
n : a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa [syn: {Afroasiatic}, {Afroasiatic language}, {Afrasian}, {Afrasian language}, {Hamito-Semitic}]

Afroasiatic language
n : a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa [syn: {Afroasiatic}, {Afro-Asiatic}, {Afrasian}, {Afrasian language}, {Hamito-Semitic}]

Afrocarpus
n : dioecious evergreen trees or shrubs; equatorial to southern and southeastern Africa: yellowwood; similar to trees or genus Podocarpus [syn: {genus Afrocarpus}]

Afrocarpus falcata
n : medium-sized tree of South Africa [syn: {common yellowwood}, {bastard yellowwood}]

afropavo
n : both sexes are brightly colored [syn: {Congo peafowl}, {Afropavo congensis}]

Afropavo congensis
n : both sexes are brightly colored [syn: {afropavo}, {Congo peafowl}]

afro-wig
n : a wig that gives the appearance of an afro hairdo

AFSPC
n : a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations [syn: {Air Force Space Command}]

aft
adj : (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail [syn: {aft(a)}] [ant: {fore(a)}]
adv : at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane; "stow the luggage aft"; "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"; "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about" [syn: {abaft}, {astern}] [ant: {fore}]

after
adj : located farther aft [syn: {after(a)}]
adv 1: happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that" [syn: {subsequently}, {later}, {afterwards}, {afterward}, {later on}]
2: behind or in the rear; "and Jill came tumbling after"

after a fashion
adv : to some extent; not very well; "he speaks French after a fashion"

after all
adv 1: emphasizes something to be considered; "after all, she is your boss, so invite her"; "he is, after all, our president"
2: in spite of expectations; "came to the party after all"; "it didn't rain after all"

after hours
adv : not during regular hours; "he oftern worked after hours"

after part
n : the rear part of a ship [syn: {stern}, {quarter}, {poop}, {tail}]

afterbirth
n : the placenta and fetal membranes that are expelled from the uterus after the baby is born

afterburner
n : a device injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust

aftercare
n : care and treatment of a convalescent patient

afterdamp
n : a toxic mixture of gases (including carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide and nitrogen) after an explosion of firedamp in a mine

afterdeck
n : a deck abaft of midships

aftereffect
n 1: any result that follows its cause after an interval
2: a delayed effect of a drug or therapy; "the drug had unexpected aftereffects"

afterglow
n 1: a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset
2: the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event; "he basked in the afterglow of his victory"

after-hours
adj : after closing time especially a legally established closing time; "after-hours socializing"; "an after-hours club"

afterimage
n : an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stimulation has ceased [syn: {aftersensation}]

afterlife
n : life after death [syn: {hereafter}]

aftermath
n 1: the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured" [syn: {wake}, {backwash}]
2: the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual; "that result is of no consequence" [syn: {consequence}]

aftermost
adj : located closest to the stern or tail

afternoon
n 1: the part of the day between noon and evening; "he spent a quiet afternoon in the park"
2: a conventional expression of greeting or farewell [syn: {good afternoon}]

afternoon tea
n : a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes; "an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea" [syn: {tea}, {teatime}]

afterpains
n : pains felt by a woman after her baby is born; associated with contractions of the uterus

afterpiece
n : a brief dramatic piece (usually comic) presented after a play

afters
n : a dish served as the last course of a meal [syn: {dessert}, {sweet}]

after-school
adj : outside regular school hours; "a special after-school class" [syn: {after-school(a)}]

aftersensation
n : an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stimulation has ceased [syn: {afterimage}]

aftershaft
n : a supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds

aftershafted
adj : having an aftershaft (a small feather at the base of some feathers)

after-shave
n : a fragrant lotion for a man's face after shaving [syn: {after-shave lotion}]

after-shave lotion
n : a fragrant lotion for a man's face after shaving [syn: {after-shave}]

aftershock
n : a tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquake

aftertaste
n : an afterimage of a taste

afterthought
n 1: thinking again about a choice previously made; "he had second thoughts about his purchase" [syn: {reconsideration}, {second thought}, {rethink}]
2: an addition that was not included in the original plan; "the garage was an afterthought"

afterward
adv : happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that" [syn: {subsequently}, {later}, {afterwards}, {after}, {later on}]

afterwards
adv : happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that" [syn: {subsequently}, {later}, {afterward}, {after}, {later on}]

afterworld
n : the place where you are after you die

Ag
n : a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography [syn: {silver}, {atomic number 47}]

Aga
n : title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey) [syn: {Agha}]

again
adv : anew; "she tried again"; "they rehearsed the scene again" [syn: {once again}, {once more}, {over again}]

again and again
adv : repeatedly; "the unknown word turned up over and over again in the text" [syn: {over and over}, {over and over again}, {time and again}, {time and time again}]

against the clock
adv : as fast as possible; before a deadline; "it was a race against the clock" [syn: {against time}]

against the wind
adv : in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing; "they flew upwind" [syn: {upwind}, {into the wind}] [ant: {downwind}]

against time
adv : as fast as possible; before a deadline; "it was a race against the clock" [syn: {against the clock}]

agal
n : a cord (usually of goat's hair) that Arabs (especially Bedouins) wind around their heads to hold down the kaffiyeh

agalactia
n : a condition in which milk is not secreted in the mother's breasts after her child has been delivered [syn: {agalactosis}]

agalactosis
n : a condition in which milk is not secreted in the mother's breasts after her child has been delivered [syn: {agalactia}]

Agalinis
n : semi-parasitic herb with purple or white or pink flowers; grows in the United States and West Indies [syn: {genus Agalinis}]

agama
n : small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World

Agamemnon
n : (Greek mythology) the king who lead the Greeks against Troy in the Trojan War

agamic
adj : (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction [syn: {agamous}, {agamogenetic}, {apomictic}, {parthenogenetic}]

agamid
n : a lizard of the family Agamidae [syn: {agamid lizard}]

agamid lizard
n : a lizard of the family Agamidae [syn: {agamid}]

Agamidae
n : an Old World reptile family of Sauria [syn: {family Agamidae}]

agammaglobulinemia
n : a rare immunological disorder characterized by the virtual absence of gamma globulin in the blood and consequent susceptibility to infection

agamogenesis
n : reproduction without the fusion of gametes [syn: {asexual reproduction}]

agamogenetic
adj : (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction [syn: {agamic}, {agamous}, {apomictic}, {parthenogenetic}]

agamous
adj : (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction [syn: {agamic}, {agamogenetic}, {apomictic}, {parthenogenetic}]

agapanthus
n : any of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels of showy blue to purple flowers [syn: {lily of the Nile}]

Agapanthus africanus
n : African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers [syn: {African lily}, {African tulip}, {blue African lily}]

agape
adj : with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe; "the gaping audience"; "we stood there agape with wonder"; "with mouth agape" [syn: {agape(p)}, {gaping}]
n 1: (Greek) love (especially love that is spiritual and selfless in nature)
2: a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship [syn: {love feast}]

Agapornis
n : a genus of Psittacidae [syn: {genus Agapornis}]

agar
n 1: any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent [syn: {nutrient agar}]
2: a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods [syn: {agar-agar}]

agar-agar
n : a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods [syn: {agar}]

agaric
n 1: fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses [syn: {Fomes igniarius}]
2: a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside

Agaricaceae
n : large family including many familiar mushrooms [syn: {family Agaricaceae}]

Agaricales
n : typical gilled mushrooms belonging to the subdivision Basidiomycota [syn: {order Agaricales}]

Agaricus
n : type genus of Agaricaceae; gill fungi having brown spores and including several edible species [syn: {genus Agaricus}]

Agaricus arvensis
n : coarse edible mushroom with a hollow stem and abroad white cap [syn: {horse mushroom}]

Agaricus campestris
n : common edible mushroom found naturally in moist open soil; the cultivated mushroom of commerce [syn: {meadow mushroom}, {field mushroom}]

Agassiz
n : United States naturalist (born in Switzerland) who studied fossil fish; recognized geological evidence that ice ages had occurred in North America (1807-1873) [syn: {Louis Agassiz}, {Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz}]

Agastache
n : giant hyssop; Mexican hyssop [syn: {genus Agastache}]

Agastache foeniculum
n : much-branched North American herb with an odor like fennel [syn: {anise hyssop}]

Agastache mexicana
n : erect perennial of Mexico having rose to crimson flowers [syn: {Mexican hyssop}]

Agastache nepetoides
n : erect perennial with stout stems and yellow-green flowers; southern Canada and southeastern United States [syn: {yellow giant hyssop}]

agate
n : an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles

agate line
n : space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising [syn: {line}]

agateware
n : pottery that is veined and mottled to resemble agate

Agatha Christie
n : prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976) [syn: {Christie}, {Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie}]

Agathis
n : kauri pine [syn: {genus Agathis}]

Agathis alba
n : native to the Moluccas and Philippines; a source of dammar resin [syn: {amboina pine}, {amboyna pine}, {Agathis dammara}]

Agathis australis
n : tall timber tree of New Zealand having white straight-grained wood [syn: {kauri}, {kaury}]

Agathis dammara
n : native to the Moluccas and Philippines; a source of dammar resin [syn: {amboina pine}, {amboyna pine}, {Agathis alba}]

Agathis lanceolata
n : New Zealand tree with glossy leaves and scaly reddish-brown bark [syn: {red kauri}]

Agathis robusta
n : Australian timber tree resembling the kauri but having wood much lighter in weight and softer [syn: {dundathu pine}, {queensland kauri}, {smooth bark kauri}]

Agavaceae
n : chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae [syn: {family Agavaceae}, {agave family}, {sisal family}]

agave
n : tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber [syn: {century plant}, {American aloe}]

Agave americana
n : widely cultivated American monocarpic plant with greenish-white flowers on a tall stalk; blooms only after ten to twenty years and then dies [syn: {American agave}]

Agave atrovirens
n : Mexican plant used especially for making pulque the source of the colorless Mexican liquor mescal [syn: {maguey}]

Agave cantala
n : Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine [syn: {maguey}, {cantala}]

agave family
n : chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae [syn: {Agavaceae}, {family Agavaceae}, {sisal family}]

Agave sisalana
n : Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. rope [syn: {sisal}]

Agave tequilana
n : Mexican plant used especially for making tequila

agaze
adj : (used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder; "staring eyes" [syn: {staring}]

Agdestis
n : a genus with one species that is a rapidly growing climbing vine with tuberous roots; grown in hot climates [syn: {genus Agdestis}]

Agdistis
n : Asiatic epithet for Rhea or Cybele

age
n 1: how long something has existed; "it was replaced because of its age"
2: an era of history having some distinctive feature; "we live in a litigious age" [syn: {historic period}]
3: a time in life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises; "she was now of school age"; "tall for his eld" [syn: {eld}]
4: a late time of life; "old age is not for sissies"; "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood" [syn: {old age}, {years}, {eld}, {geezerhood}]
5: a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years" [syn: {long time}, {years}]
v 1: begin to seem older; get older; "The death of his wife caused him to age fast"
2: grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce" [syn: {senesce}, {get on}, {mature}, {maturate}]
3: make older; "The death of his child aged him tremendously" [ant: {rejuvenate}]

age bracket
n : a group people having approximately the same age [syn: {age group}, {cohort}]

age class
n : people in the same age range

age group
n : a group people having approximately the same age [syn: {age bracket}, {cohort}]

age limit
n : regulation establishing the maximum age for doing something or holding some position

age norm
n : the average age at which particular performances are expected to appear

age of consent
n : the minimum age for marrying without parental consent or the minimum age for consensual sexual relations; intercourse at an earlier age can result in a charge of assault or statutory rape; the age differs in different states of the Union

Age of Fishes
n : from 405 million to 345 million years ago; dominance of fishes and appearance of amphibians and ammonites [syn: {Devonian}, {Devonian period}]

Age of Mammals
n : approximately the last 63 million years [syn: {Cenozoic}, {Cenozoic era}]

Age of Man
n : last 2 million years [syn: {Quaternary}, {Quaternary period}]

Age of Reason
n : a movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions [syn: {Enlightenment}]

Age of Reptiles
n : from 230 million to 63 million years ago [syn: {Mesozoic}, {Mesozoic era}]

aged
adj 1: advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen" [syn: {elderly}, {older}, {senior}]
2: at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable); "aged rocks"
3: having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable); "aged ten"; "ten years of age" [syn: {aged(a)}, {of age(p)}]
4: of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable); "mature well-aged cheeses" [syn: {ripened}]
5: (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable) [syn: {cured}]
n : people who are old; "special arrangements were available for the aged" [ant: {young}]

agedness
n : the property characteristic of old age [syn: {senescence}]

Agee
n : United States novelist (1909-1955) [syn: {James Agee}]

ageing
adj : growing old [syn: {aging}, {senescent}]
n 1: acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time [syn: {ripening}, {aging}]
2: the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age [syn: {aging}, {senescence}]

ageism
n : discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people [syn: {agism}]

Agelaius
n : red-winged blackbirds [syn: {genus Agelaius}]

Agelaius phoeniceus
n : North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings [syn: {red-winged blackbird}, {redwing}]

ageless
adj : continuing forever or indefinitely; "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven" [syn: {eternal}, {everlasting}, {perpetual}, {unending}, {unceasing}]

agelessness
n : the quality of being timeless and eternal

agelong
adj : lasting through all time; "agelong struggle for freedom"

agency
n 1: an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" [syn: {federal agency}, {government agency}, {bureau}, {office}, {authority}]
2: a business that serves other businesses
3: the state of being in action or exerting power; "the agency of providence"; "she has free agency"
4: the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent [syn: {representation}, {delegacy}]
5: how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success" [syn: {means}, {way}]

agency security
n : a security issued by United States government agencies or the Farm Credit System [syn: {government security}]

agenda
n 1: a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to [syn: {docket}, {schedule}]
2: a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting) [syn: {agendum}, {order of business}]

agenda item
n : one of the items to be considered

agendum
n : a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting) [syn: {agenda}, {order of business}]

Agene
n : a yellow pungent volatile oil (trade name Agene) formerly used for bleaching and aging flour [syn: {nitrogen trichloride}]

agenesia
n : imperfect development; nondevelopment of a part [syn: {agenesis}]

agenesis
n : imperfect development; nondevelopment of a part [syn: {agenesia}]

Agenise
v : age or bleach flour with Agene (nitrogen trichloride) [syn: {Agenize}]

Agenize
v : age or bleach flour with Agene (nitrogen trichloride) [syn: {Agenise}]

agent
n 1: an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents"
2: a substance that exerts some force or effect
3: a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
4: a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission [syn: {factor}, {broker}]
5: any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau [syn: {federal agent}]
6: the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the hapening denoted by the verb in the clause [syn: {agentive role}]

agent bank
n 1: a bank named by a multi-bank lending syndicate to protect their interests [syn: {lead bank}]
2: a bank that acts as an agent for a foreign bank

Agent Orange
n : a herbicide used in the Vietnam War to defoliate forest areas

agent provocateur
n : a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts [syn: {provocateur}]

agential
adj : of or relating to an agent or agency

agent-in-place
n : an operative serving as a penetration into an intelligence target

agentive role
n : the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the hapening denoted by the verb in the clause [syn: {agent}]

agents-general
See {agent-general}

age-old
adj : belonging to or lasting from times long ago; "age-old customs"; "the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness" [syn: {antique}]

agerasia
n : youthful appearance in an old person

Ageratina
n : annual to perennial herbs or shrubs of eastern United States and Central and South America [syn: {genus Ageratina}]

Ageratina altissima
n : American herb having flat-topped clusters of small white flower heads; reputedly a cause of trembles and milk sickness; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium [syn: {white snakeroot}, {white sanicle}, {Eupatorium rugosum}]

ageratum
n 1: rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium [syn: {mistflower}, {mist-flower}, {Conoclinium coelestinum}, {Eupatorium coelestinum}]
2: any plant of the genus Ageratum having opposite leaves and small heads of blue or white flowers

Ageratum houstonianum
n : small tender herb grown for its fluffy brushlike blue to lavender blooms [syn: {common ageratum}]

Aggeus
n 1: a Hebrew minor prophet [syn: {Haggai}]
2: an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity [syn: {Haggai}, {Book of Haggai}]

aggiornamenti
See {aggiornamento}

agglomerate
adj : clustered together but not coherent; "an agglomerated flower head" [syn: {agglomerated}, {agglomerative}, {clustered}]
v : form into one cluster

agglomerated
adj : clustered together but not coherent; "an agglomerated flower head" [syn: {agglomerate}, {agglomerative}, {clustered}]

agglomeration
n 1: a jumbled collection or mass
2: the act of collecting in a mass; the act of agglomerating

agglomerative
adj : clustered together but not coherent; "an agglomerated flower head" [syn: {agglomerate}, {agglomerated}, {clustered}]

agglomerator
n : a device that causes material to gather into rounded balls; "a sonic agglomerator"

agglutinate
adj : united as if by glue [syn: {agglutinative}]
v 1: string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language)
2: clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.

agglutinating activity
n : the coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution; these larger masses are then (usually) precipitated [syn: {agglutination}]

agglutination
n 1: a clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins)
2: the building of words from component morphemes that retain their form and meaning in the process of combining
3: the coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution; these larger masses are then (usually) precipitated [syn: {agglutinating activity}]

agglutination test
n : a blood test used to identify unknown antigens; blood with the unknown antigen is mixed with a known antibody and whether or not agglutination occurs helps to identify the antigen; used in tissue matching and blood grouping and diagnosis of infections

agglutinative
adj 1: forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning [syn: {polysynthetic}]
2: united as if by glue [syn: {agglutinate}]

agglutinin
n : an antibody that causes agglutination of a specific antigen

agglutinogen
n : any substance that acts as an antigen to cause agglutinin production

aggrade
v : build up to a level by depositing sediment [ant: {degrade}]

aggrandise
v : add details to [syn: {embroider}, {pad}, {lard}, {embellish}, {aggrandize}, {blow up}, {dramatize}, {dramatise}]

aggrandisement
n : the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal" [syn: {aggrandizement}, {elevation}]

aggrandize
v : add details to [syn: {embroider}, {pad}, {lard}, {embellish}, {aggrandise}, {blow up}, {dramatize}, {dramatise}]

aggrandizement
n : the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal" [syn: {aggrandisement}, {elevation}]

aggravate
v 1: make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain" [syn: {worsen}, {exacerbate}, {exasperate}] [ant: {better}]
2: exasperate or irritate [syn: {exacerbate}, {exasperate}]

aggravated
adj 1: made more severe or intense especially in law; "aggravated assault"
2: incited, especially deliberately, to anger; "aggravated by passive resistance"; "the provoked animal attacked the child" [syn: {provoked}]

aggravated assault
n : a reckless attack with intent to injure seriously (as with a deadly weapon)

aggravating
adj : making worse [syn: {exacerbating}, {exasperating}]

aggravatingly
adv : in an aggravating fashion; "his hair was caught aggravatingly in the branches of the tree"

aggravation
n 1: an exasperated feeling of annoyance [syn: {exasperation}]
2: unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment [syn: {irritation}, {provocation}]
3: action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse; "the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care" [syn: {exacerbation}]

aggravator
n : an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating [syn: {annoyance}]

aggregate
adj 1: gathered or tending to gather into a mass or whole; "aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year"; "the aggregated amount of indebtedness" [syn: {aggregated}, {aggregative}, {mass}]
2: formed of separate units in a cluster; "raspberries are aggregate fruits"
n 1: a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together [syn: {congeries}, {conglomeration}]
2: the whole amount [syn: {sum}, {total}, {totality}]
v 1: amount in the aggregate to
2: gather in a mass, sum, or whole [syn: {combine}]

aggregate fruit
n : fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberry; raspberry; pineapple [syn: {multiple fruit}, {syncarp}]

aggregated
adj : gathered or tending to gather into a mass or whole; "aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year"; "the aggregated amount of indebtedness" [syn: {aggregate}, {aggregative}, {mass}]

aggregation
n 1: several things grouped together or considered as a whole [syn: {collection}, {accumulation}, {assemblage}]
2: the act of gathering something together [syn: {collection}, {collecting}, {assembling}]

aggregative
adj : gathered or tending to gather into a mass or whole; "aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year"; "the aggregated amount of indebtedness" [syn: {aggregate}, {aggregated}, {mass}]

aggregator
n : a person who collects things [syn: {collector}]

aggress
v : take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack" [syn: {attack}]

aggression
n 1: a disposition to behave aggressively
2: a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack [syn: {aggressiveness}]
3: violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked [syn: {hostility}]
4: the act of initiating hostilities
5: deliberately unfriendly behavior

aggressive
adj 1: having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends; "an aggressive businessman"; "an aggressive basketball player"; "he was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions"; "aggressive drivers" [ant: {unaggressive}]
2: marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative; "an aggressive young exective"; "a pushful insurance agent"; "a pushing youth intent on getting on in the world" [syn: {enterprising}, {pushful}, {pushing}, {pushy}]
3: tending to spread quickly; "an aggressive tumor" [syn: {fast-growing(a)}]
4: characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; "aggressive acts against another country"; "a belligerent tone" [syn: {belligerent}]

aggressively
adv : in an aggressive manner; "she was being sharply questioned" [syn: {sharply}]

aggressiveness
n 1: the quality of being bold and enterprising
2: a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack [syn: {aggression}]
3: a disposition to fight [syn: {contentiousness}, {belligerence}, {pugnacity}, {quarrelsomeness}]

aggressor
n 1: someone who attacks [syn: {attacker}, {assailant}, {assaulter}]
2: a confident assertive person who acts as instigator

aggrieve
v 1: infringe on the rights of
2: break the heart of; cause to feel sorrow [syn: {grieve}]

aggro
n : (informal British usage) aggravation or aggression; "I skipped it because it was too much aggro"

aggroup
v : form a group or group together [syn: {group}]

Agha
n : title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey) [syn: {Aga}]

Aghan
n : the ninth month of the Hindu calendar [syn: {Margasivsa}]

aghast
adj : struck with fear, dread, or consternation [syn: {aghast(p)}, {appalled}, {dismayed}, {shocked}]

agile
adj 1: moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it" [syn: {nimble}, {quick}, {spry}]
2: mentally quick; "an agile mind"; "nimble wits" [syn: {nimble}]

agilely
adv : in a nimble or agile manner; with quickness and lightness and ease; "nimbly scaling an iron gate"- Charles Dickens; "leaped agilely from roof to roof" [syn: {nimbly}]

agility
n : the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble [syn: {legerity}, {lightness}, {lightsomeness}, {nimbleness}]

Agincourt
n : a battle in northern France in which English longbowmen under Henry V decisively defeated a much larger French army in 1415

aging
adj : growing old [syn: {ageing}, {senescent}]
n 1: the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age [syn: {ageing}, {senescence}]
2: acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time [syn: {ripening}, {ageing}]

agio
n : a fee charged for exchanging currencies [syn: {agiotage}, {premium}, {exchange premium}]

agiotage
n : a fee charged for exchanging currencies [syn: {agio}, {premium}, {exchange premium}]

agism
n : discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people [syn: {ageism}]

agitate
v 1: try to stir up public opinion [syn: {foment}, {stir up}]
2: cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" [syn: {rouse}, {turn on}, {charge}, {commove}, {excite}, {charge up}] [ant: {calm}]
3: exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" [syn: {crusade}, {fight}, {press}, {campaign}, {push}]
4: move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat" [syn: {stir}, {shift}, {budge}]
5: move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking" [syn: {shake}]
6: change the arrangement or position of [syn: {vex}, {disturb}, {commove}, {shake up}, {stir up}, {raise up}]

agitated
adj 1: troubled emotionally and usually deeply; "agitated parents" [ant: {unagitated}]
2: physically disturbed or set in motion; "the agitated mixture foamed and bubbled" [ant: {unagitated}]
3: thrown from side to side; "a tossing ship" [syn: {tossing}]

agitated depression
n : a state of clinical depression in which the person exhibits irritability and restlessness

agitating
adj : causing or tending to cause anger or resentment; "a provoking delay at the airport" [syn: {agitative}, {provoking}]

agitation
n 1: a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
2: a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced a new leadership"; "social unrest" [syn: {ferment}, {fermentation}, {unrest}]
3: the feeling of being agitated; not calm [ant: {calmness}]
4: disturbance usually in protest [syn: {excitement}, {turmoil}, {upheaval}, {hullabaloo}]
5: the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously)

agitative
adj : causing or tending to cause anger or resentment; "a provoking delay at the airport" [syn: {agitating}, {provoking}]

agitator
n : one who agitates; a political troublemaker [syn: {fomenter}]

agitprop
n : political propaganda (especially Communist propaganda) communicated via art and literature and cinema

Agkistrodon
n : copperheads [syn: {genus Agkistrodon}, {Ancistrodon}, {genus Ancistrodon}]

Agkistrodon contortrix
n : common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United States [syn: {copperhead}]

Agkistrodon piscivorus
n : venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States [syn: {water moccasin}, {cottonmouth}, {cottonmouth moccasin}]

Aglaia
n : (Greek mythology) one of the three Graces

Aglaomorpha
n : epiphytic ferns of tropical Asia [syn: {genus Aglaomorpha}]

Aglaomorpha meyeniana
n : epiphytic fern with large fronds; Taiwan and Philippines [syn: {bear's-paw fern}]

Aglaonema
n : climbing herbs of southeastern Asia having thick fleshy oblong leaves and naked unisexual flowers: Chinese evergreen [syn: {genus Aglaonema}]

Aglaonema modestum
n : erect or partially climbing herb having large green or variegated leaves [syn: {Chinese evergreen}, {Japanese leaf}]

agleam
adj : bright with a steady but subdued shining; "from the plane we saw the city below agleam with lights"; "the gleaming brass on the altar"; "Nereids beneath the nitid moon" [syn: {gleaming}, {nitid}]

aglet
n 1: metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon [syn: {aiglet}]
2: ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform [syn: {aiglet}, {aiguilette}]

aglitter
adj : having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term" [syn: {aglitter(p)}, {coruscant}, {fulgid}, {glinting}, {glistering}, {glittering}, {glittery}, {scintillant}, {scintillating}, {sparkling(a)}, {sparkly}]

aglow
adj : softly bright or radiant; "a house aglow with lights"; "glowing embers"; "lambent tongues of flame"; "the lucent moon"; "a sky luminous with stars" [syn: {aglow(p)}, {glowing}, {lambent}, {lucent}, {luminous}]

agnail
n : a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected [syn: {hangnail}]

agnate
adj : related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt" [syn: {agnatic}, {paternal}]
n : one related on the father's side [syn: {patrikin}, {patrilineal kin}, {patrisib}, {patrilineal sib}]

Agnatha
n : superclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws and pelvic fins: lampreys; hagfishes; some extinct forms [syn: {superclass Agnatha}]

agnathan
n : eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages including the cyclostomes and some extinct forms [syn: {jawless vertebrate}, {jawless fish}]

agnatic
adj : related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt" [syn: {agnate}, {paternal}]

agnation
n : line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family [syn: {patrilineage}]

Agnes de Mille
n : United States dancer and choreographer who introduced formal dance to a wide audience (born in 1905) [syn: {de Mille}, {Agnes George de Mille}]

Agnes George de Mille
n : United States dancer and choreographer who introduced formal dance to a wide audience (born in 1905) [syn: {de Mille}, {Agnes de Mille}]

Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu
n : Indian nun and missionary (born in Albania) dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997) [syn: {Teresa}, {Mother Teresa}, {Theresa}, {Mother Theresa}]

Agni
n : (Sanskrit) god of fire in ancient and traditional India; one of the three chief deities of the Vedas

agnise
v : be fully aware or cognizant of [syn: {recognize}, {recognise}, {realize}, {realise}, {agnize}]

agnize
v : be fully aware or cognizant of [syn: {recognize}, {recognise}, {realize}, {realise}, {agnise}]

agnomina
See {agnomen}

agnosia
n : inability to recognize objects by use of the senses

agnostic
adj : uncertain of all claims to knowledge [syn: {agnostical}] [ant: {gnostic}]
n : a person who doubts truth of religion [syn: {doubter}]

agnostical
adj : uncertain of all claims to knowledge [syn: {agnostic}] [ant: {gnostic}]

agnosticism
n 1: a religious orientation of doubt; a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of God; "agnosticism holds that you can neither prove nor disprove God's existence"
2: the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge [syn: {skepticism}, {scepticism}]

Agnus Dei
n 1: figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ [syn: {Paschal Lamb}]
2: a liturgical prayer beginning with these Latin words

ago
adj : gone by; or in the past; "two years ago"; "`agone' is an archaic word for `ago'" [syn: {agone}]
adv : in the past; "long ago"; "sixty years ago my grandfather came to the U.S."

agog
adj : highly excited

agon
n : a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes [also: {agones} (pl)]

agonadal
adj : lacking gonads

agonal
adj : pertaining to or associated with agony (especially death agonies)

agone
adj : gone by; or in the past; "two years ago"; "`agone' is an archaic word for `ago'" [syn: {ago}]

agones
agon
n : a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes [also: {agones} (pl)]

agones
See {agon}

agonic line
n : an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is zero

Agonidae
n : poachers [syn: {family Agonidae}]

agonise
v 1: cause to agonize [syn: {agonize}]
2: suffer agony or anguish [syn: {agonize}]

agonised
adj : expressing pain or agony; "agonized screams" [syn: {agonized}]

agonising
adj : extremely painful [syn: {agonizing}, {excruciating}, {harrowing}, {torturing}, {torturous}, {torturesome}]

agonist
n 1: the principal character in a work of fiction [syn: {protagonist}]
2: someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon) [ant: {adversary}]
3: a muscle that contracts while another relaxes; "when bending the elbow the biceps are the agonist"
4: (biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction

agonistic
adj 1: of or relating to the athletic contests held in ancient Greece
2: striving to overcome in argument; "a dialectical and agonistic approach" [syn: {agonistical}, {combative}]
3: struggling for effect; "agonistic poses" [syn: {strained}]

agonistical
adj : striving to overcome in argument; "a dialectical and agonistic approach" [syn: {agonistic}, {combative}]

agonize
v 1: cause to agonize [syn: {agonise}]
2: suffer agony or anguish [syn: {agonise}]

agonized
adj : expressing pain or agony; "agonized screams" [syn: {agonised}]

agonizing
adj : extremely painful [syn: {agonising}, {excruciating}, {harrowing}, {torturing}, {torturous}, {torturesome}]

agonizingly
adv : in a very painful manner; "the progress was agonizingly slow" [syn: {excruciatingly}, {torturously}]

Agonus
n : type genus of the Agonidae [syn: {genus Agonus}]

Agonus cataphractus
n : northern Atlantic sea poacher [syn: {pogge}, {armed bullhead}]

agony
n 1: intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned" [syn: {torment}, {torture}]
2: a state of acute pain [syn: {suffering}, {excruciation}]

agony aunt
n : a newspaper columnist who answers questions and offers advice on personal problems to people who write in

agony column
n : a newspaper column devoted to personal problems

agora
n 1: 100 agorot equal 1 shekel
2: the marketplace in ancient Greece
3: a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece [syn: {forum}, {public square}] [also: {agorae} (pl)]

agorae
agora
n 1: 100 agorot equal 1 shekel
2: the marketplace in ancient Greece
3: a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece [syn: {forum}, {public square}] [also: {agorae} (pl)]

agorae
See {agora}

agoraphobia
n : a morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place)

agoraphobic
adj : suffering from agoraphobia; abnormally afraid of open or public places

agouti
n : agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food [syn: {Dasyprocta aguti}] [also: {agouties} (pl)]

agouties
agouti
n : agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food [syn: {Dasyprocta aguti}] [also: {agouties} (pl)]

agouties
See {agouti}

Agra
n : a city in northern India; former capital of the Mogul empire; site of the Taj Mahal

agranulocytic
adj : relating to the blood disorder of agranulocytosis

agranulocytosis
n : an acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug therapy) characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes [syn: {agranulosis}, {granulocytopenia}]

agranulosis
n : an acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug therapy) characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes [syn: {agranulocytosis}, {granulocytopenia}]

agrapha
n : sayings of Jesus not recorded in the canonical Gospels

agraphia
n : a loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion [syn: {anorthography}, {logagraphia}]

agraphic
adj : relating to or having agraphia

agrarian
adj : relating to rural matters; "an agrarian (or agricultural) society"; "farming communities" [syn: {agricultural}, {farming(a)}]

agree
v 1: be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" [syn: {hold}, {concur}, {concord}] [ant: {disagree}]
2: consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something; "She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her alone"
3: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" [syn: {match}, {fit}, {correspond}, {check}, {jibe}, {gibe}, {tally}] [ant: {disagree}]
4: go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" [syn: {harmonize}, {harmonise}, {consort}, {accord}, {concord}, {fit in}]
5: show grammatical agreement; "Subjects and verbs must always agree in English"
6: be agreeable or suitable; "White wine doesn't agree with me"
7: achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose; "No two of my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman"

agreeability
n : a temperamental disposition to be agreeable [syn: {agreeableness}] [ant: {disagreeableness}]

agreeable
adj 1: suitable to your needs or similar to your nature; "a congenial atmosphere to work in"; "two congenial spirits united...by mutual confidence and reciprocal virtues"- T.L.Peacock [syn: {congenial}] [ant: {uncongenial}]
2: to your own liking or feelings or nature; "Is the plan agreeable to you?"; "he's an agreeable fellow"; "My idea of an agreeable person...is a person who agrees with me"- Disraeli; "an agreeable manner" [ant: {disagreeable}]
3: in keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background" [syn: {accordant}, {conformable}, {consonant}, {concordant}]
4: prepared to agree or consent; "agreeable to the plan"

agreeableness
n 1: pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions; "a well trained staff saw to the agreeableness of our accommodations"; "he discovered the amenities of reading at an early age" [syn: {amenity}] [ant: {disagreeableness}]
2: a temperamental disposition to be agreeable [syn: {agreeability}] [ant: {disagreeableness}]

agreeably
adv : in an enjoyable manner; "we spent a pleasantly lazy afternoon" [syn: {pleasantly}, {enjoyably}] [ant: {disagreeably}, {unpleasantly}]

agreed
adj : united by being of the same opinion; "agreed in their distrust of authority" [syn: {in agreement(p)}]

agreed upon
adj : constituted or contracted by stipulation or agreement; "stipulatory obligations" [syn: {agreed upon(p)}, {stipulatory}]

agreement
n 1: the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers" [syn: {understanding}]
2: compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in correspondence" [syn: {correspondence}]
3: harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the two parties were in agreement" [syn: {accord}] [ant: {disagreement}]
4: the thing arranged or agreed to; "they made arrangements to meet in Chicago" [syn: {arrangement}]
5: the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations [syn: {concord}]
6: the verbal act of agreeing [ant: {disagreement}]

agrestic
adj 1: characteristic of the fields or country; "agrestic simplicity"; "rustic stone walls" [syn: {rustic}]
2: (of behavior) rustic and uncouth; "the agrestic behavior of a country boy"

agribusiness
n : a large-scale farming enterprise [syn: {agriculture}, {factory farm}]

Agricola
n : Roman general who was governor of Britain and extended Roman rule north to the Firth of Forth (37-93) [syn: {Gnaeus Julius Agricola}]

agricultural
adj 1: relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming; "agricultural engineering"; "modern agricultural (or farming) methods"; "agricultural (or farm) equipment"; "an agricultural college"
2: relating to rural matters; "an agrarian (or agricultural) society"; "farming communities" [syn: {agrarian}, {farming(a)}]

agricultural agent
n : an advisor employed by the government to assist people in rural areas with methods of farming and home economics [syn: {county agent}, {extension agent}]

agricultural laborer
n : a person who tills the soil for a living [syn: {agricultural labourer}]

agricultural labourer
n : a person who tills the soil for a living [syn: {agricultural laborer}]

agriculture
n 1: a large-scale farming enterprise [syn: {agribusiness}, {factory farm}]
2: the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock [syn: {farming}, {husbandry}]
3: the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862 [syn: {Department of Agriculture}, {Agriculture Department}, {USDA}]
4: the class of people engaged in growing food

Agriculture Department
n : the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862 [syn: {Department of Agriculture}, {Agriculture}, {USDA}]

Agriculture Secretary
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Agriculture; "the first Secretary of Agriculture was Norman J. Colman, who was appointed by Cleveland" [syn: {Secretary of Agriculture}]
2: the position of the head of the Department of Agriculture; "the post of Secretary of Agriculture was established in 1889" [syn: {Secretary of Agriculture}]

agriculturist
n : someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil [syn: {cultivator}, {grower}, {raiser}]

Agrigento
n : a town in Italy in southwestern Sicily near the coast; the site of six Greek temples [syn: {Acragas}, {Girgenti}]

agrimonia
n : a plant of the genus Agrimony having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers [syn: {agrimony}]

Agrimonia eupatoria
n : erect perennial Old World herb of dry grassy habitats [syn: {harvest-lice}]

Agrimonia procera
n : fragrant European perennial herb found at woodland margins on moist soils [syn: {fragrant agrimony}]

agrimony
n : a plant of the genus Agrimony having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers [syn: {agrimonia}]

Agriocharis
n : a genus of birds of the family Meleagrididae including the ocellated turkey [syn: {genus Agriocharis}]

Agriocharis ocellata
n : wild turkey of Central America and northern South America [syn: {ocellated turkey}, {turkey}]

Agrippa
n : Roman general who commanded the fleet that defeated the forces of Antony and Cleopatra at Actium (63-12 BC) [syn: {Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa}]

Agrippina
n 1: wife who poisoned Claudius after her son Nero was declared heir and who was then put to death by Nero [syn: {Agrippina the Younger}]
2: granddaughter of Augustus and mother of Caligula and Agrippina the Younger (14 BC - AD 33) [syn: {Agrippina the Elder}]

Agrippina the Elder
n : granddaughter of Augustus and mother of Caligula and Agrippina the Younger (14 BC - AD 33) [syn: {Agrippina}]

Agrippina the Younger
n : wife who poisoned Claudius after her son Nero was declared heir and who was then put to death by Nero [syn: {Agrippina}]

Agrobacterium
n : small motile bacterial rods that can reduce nitrates and cause galls on plant stems [syn: {genus Agrobacterium}]

Agrobacterium tumefaciens
n : the bacteria that produce crown gall disease in plants

agrobiologic
adj : of or pertaining to agrobiology [syn: {agrobiological}]

agrobiological
adj : of or pertaining to agrobiology [syn: {agrobiologic}]

agrobiology
n : the study of plant nutrition and growth especially as a way to increase crop yield

agrologic
adj : of or related to agrology [syn: {agrological}]

agrological
adj : of or related to agrology [syn: {agrologic}]

agrology
n : science of soils in relation to crops

agromania
n : an intense desire to be alone or out in the open

agronomic
adj : of or relating to or promoting agronomy [syn: {agronomical}]

agronomical
adj : of or relating to or promoting agronomy [syn: {agronomic}]

agronomist
n : an expert in soil management and field-crop production

agronomy
n : the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production [syn: {scientific agriculture}]

Agropyron
n : perennial grasses of temperate and cool regions: wheatgrass; dog grass [syn: {genus Agropyron}]

Agropyron cristatum
n : Eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for forage and erosion control [syn: {crested wheatgrass}, {crested wheat grass}, {fairway crested wheat grass}]

Agropyron intermedium
n : Asiatic grass introduced into United States rangelands for pasture and fodder [syn: {intermediate wheatgrass}, {Elymus hispidus}]

Agropyron pauciflorum
n : North American grass cultivated in western United States as excellent forage crop [syn: {slender wheatgrass}, {Agropyron trachycaulum}, {Elymus trachycaulos}]

Agropyron repens
n : European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed [syn: {dog grass}, {couch grass}, {quackgrass}, {quack grass}, {quick grass}, {witch grass}, {witchgrass}]

Agropyron smithii
n : valuable forage grass of western United States [syn: {western wheatgrass}, {bluestem wheatgrass}]

Agropyron subsecundum
n : a wheatgrass with straight terminal awns on the flowering glumes [syn: {bearded wheatgrass}]

Agropyron trachycaulum
n : North American grass cultivated in western United States as excellent forage crop [syn: {slender wheatgrass}, {Agropyron pauciflorum}, {Elymus trachycaulos}]

Agrostemma
n : a caryophylloid dicot genus including corn cockles [syn: {genus Agrostemma}]

Agrostemma githago
n : European annual having large trumpet-shaped reddish-purple flowers and poisonous seed; a common weed in grainfields and beside roadways; naturalized in America [syn: {corn cockle}, {corn campion}, {crown-of-the-field}]

Agrostis
n : annual or perennial grasses cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere: bent grass (so named from `bent' meaning an area of unfenced grassland) [syn: {genus Agrostis}]

Agrostis alba
n : slender European grass of shady places; grown also in northeastern America and temperate Asia [syn: {wood meadowgrass}, {Poa nemoralis}]

Agrostis canina
n : common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves [syn: {velvet bent}, {velvet bent grass}, {brown bent}, {Rhode Island bent}, {dog bent}]

Agrostis nebulosa
n : Spanish grass with light feathery panicles grown for dried bouquets [syn: {cloud grass}]

Agrostis palustris
n : common pasture or lawn grass spread by long runners [syn: {creeping bent}, {creeping bentgrass}]

aground
adj : on a shore or reef; "a ship aground offshore"; "a boat aground on the beach waiting for the tide to lift it" [syn: {aground(p)}] [ant: {sunken}, {afloat(p)}]
adv : with the bottom lodged on the ground; "he ran the ship aground"

agrypnia
n : a vigil before certain feasts (as e.g. Easter)

agrypnotic
adj : of or pertaining to agrypnia

agua
n : largest known toad species; native to Central America; valuable destroyer of insect pests [syn: {agua toad}, {Bufo marinus}]

agua toad
n : largest known toad species; native to Central America; valuable destroyer of insect pests [syn: {agua}, {Bufo marinus}]

aguacate
n : a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed [syn: {avocado}, {alligator pear}, {avocado pear}]

ague
n 1: a fit of shivering
2: successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria [syn: {chills and fever}]
3: a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation [syn: {acute accent}, {acute}]

ague grass
n : colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and white flowers; southeastern United States [syn: {ague root}, {Aletris farinosa}]

ague root
n : colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and white flowers; southeastern United States [syn: {ague grass}, {Aletris farinosa}]

ague weed
n : gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers [syn: {agueweed}, {five-flowered gentian}, {stiff gentian}, {Gentianella quinquefolia}, {Gentiana quinquefolia}]

agueweed
n 1: gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers [syn: {ague weed}, {five-flowered gentian}, {stiff gentian}, {Gentianella quinquefolia}, {Gentiana quinquefolia}]
2: perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine [syn: {boneset}, {thoroughwort}, {Eupatorium perfoliatum}]

aguish
adj : affected by ague

Agust von Wassermann
n : German bacteriologist who developed a diagnostic test for syphilis (1866-1925) [syn: {Wassermann}]

Ahab
n : according to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC)

ahead
adj : having the leading position or higher score in a contest; "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race" [syn: {ahead(p)}, {in the lead}, {leading}]
adv 1: at or in the front; "I see the lights of a town ahead"; "the road ahead is foggy"; "staring straight ahead"; "we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front"; "with the cross of Jesus marching on before" [syn: {in front}, {before}]
2: toward the future; forward in time; "I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring"; "I look forward to seeing you" [syn: {forward}] [ant: {back}, {back}]
3: in a forward direction; "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud" [syn: {onward}, {onwards}, {forward}, {forwards}, {forrader}]
4: ahead of time; in anticipation; "when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount"; "We like to plan ahead"; "should have made reservations beforehand" [syn: {in advance}, {beforehand}]
5: to a more advanced or advantageous position; "a young man sure to get ahead"; "pushing talented students ahead"
6: to a different or a more advanced time (meaning advanced either toward the present or toward the future); "moved the appointment ahead from Tuesday to Monday"; "pushed the deadline ahead from Tuesday to Wednesday"
7: leading or ahead in a competition; "the horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch"; "ahead by two pawns"; "our candidate is in the lead in the polls"; "way out front in the race"; "the advertising campaign put them out front in sales" [syn: {out front}, {in the lead}]

ahead of the game
adv : in an advantageous position; "she's ahead of the game"

ahead of time
adv : before the usual time or the time expected; "she graduated early"; "the house was completed ahead of time" [syn: {early}, {too soon}] [ant: {late}]

ahimsa
n : a Buddhist and Hindu and especially Jainist doctrine holding that all forms of life are sacred and urging the avoidance of violence

ahistorical
adj : unconcerned with or unrelated to history or to historical development or to tradition [ant: {historical}]

Ahmad Shah Masoud
n : Afghan leader of forces opposed to the Taliban; won fame by successfully resisting the Soviets in the 1980s; was assassinated by men posing as journalists (1953-2001) [syn: {Masoud}]

Ahmed Salman Rushdie
n : British writer of novels who was born in India; one of his novels is regarded as blasphemous by Muslims and a fatwa was issued condemning him to death (born in 1947) [syn: {Rushdie}, {Salman Rushdie}]

Ahmed Zoki Yamani
n : Saudi Arabian minister of petroleum who was a central figure in the creation of OPEC (born in 1930) [syn: {Yamani}]

A-horizon
n : the top layer of a soil profile; usually contains humus [syn: {A horizon}]

ahorse
adj : traveling on horseback; "a file of men ahorseback passed by" [syn: {ahorse(p)}, {ahorseback(p)}]
adv : on the back of a horse; "he rode horseback to town"; "managed to escape ahorse"; "policeman patrolled the streets ahorseback" [syn: {horseback}, {ahorseback}]

ahorseback
adj : traveling on horseback; "a file of men ahorseback passed by" [syn: {ahorse(p)}, {ahorseback(p)}]
adv : on the back of a horse; "he rode horseback to town"; "managed to escape ahorse"; "policeman patrolled the streets ahorseback" [syn: {horseback}, {ahorse}]

AHPCRC
n : a United States defense laboratory to conduct reserch in high-performance computing for defense technology applications; a partnership of government and university and industry [syn: {Army High Performance Computing Research Center}]

Ahriman
n : the spirit of evil in Zoroastrianism; arch rival of Ormazd

Ahuehuete
n : Mexico's most famous tree; a giant specimen of Montezuma cypress more than 2,000 years old with a girth of 165 feet at Santa Maria del Tule; "some say the Tule tree is the world's largest single biomass" [syn: {Tule tree}]

Ahura
n : (Zoroastrianism) title for benevolent deities

Ahura Mazda
n : chief deity of Zoroastrianism; source of light and embodiment of good [syn: {Ormazd}, {Ormuzd}]

Ahvenanmaa
n : an archipelago of some 6,000 islands in the Gulf of Bothnia under Finnish control [syn: {Aland islands}, {Aaland islands}]

AI
n 1: an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactical and operational and strategic level commanders [syn: {Army Intelligence}]
2: the branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively; "workers in AI hope to imitate or duplicate intelligence in computers and robots" [syn: {artificial intelligence}]
3: a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot [syn: {three-toed sloth}, {Bradypus tridactylus}]
4: the introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by some means other than sexual intercourse [syn: {artificial insemination}]

AIAI
n : a fundamentalist Islamic group in Somalia who initially did fundraising for al-Qaeda; responsible for ambushing United States Army Rangers and for terrorist bombings in Ethiopia; believed to have branches in several countries [syn: {al Itihaad al Islamiya}, {al-Itihaad al-Islamiya}, {Islamic Unity}]

aid
n 1: a resource; "visual aids in teaching"; "economic assistance to depressed areas" [syn: {assistance}, {help}]
2: the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading" [syn: {assist}, {assistance}, {help}]
3: a gift of money to support a worthy person or cause [syn: {economic aid}]
4: the work of caring for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needed constant attention" [syn: {care}, {attention}, {tending}]
v 1: give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house" [syn: {help}, {assist}]
2: improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient" [syn: {help}]

aid station
n : (military) a first aid station located near a combat area for giving aid to the wounded [syn: {dressing station}]

aide
n 1: an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer [syn: {adjutant}, {aide-de-camp}]
2: someone who acts as assistant [syn: {auxiliary}]

aided
adj : having help; often used as a combining form [syn: {assisted}] [ant: {unassisted}]

aide-de-camp
n : an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer [syn: {adjutant}, {aide}] [also: {aides-de-camp} (pl)]

aide-memoire
n : a memorandum summarizing the items of an agreement (used especially in diplomatic communications) [syn: {position paper}] [also: {aides-memoire} (pl)]

Aides
n : (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone [syn: {Pluto}, {Hades}, {Aidoneus}]

aides-de-camp
aide-de-camp
n : an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer [syn: {adjutant}, {aide}] [also: {aides-de-camp} (pl)]

aides-de-camp
See {aide-de-camp}

aides-memoire
aide-memoire
n : a memorandum summarizing the items of an agreement (used especially in diplomatic communications) [syn: {position paper}] [also: {aides-memoire} (pl)]

aides-memoire
See {aide-memoire}

Aidoneus
n : (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone [syn: {Pluto}, {Hades}, {Aides}]

AIDS
n : a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles [syn: {acquired immune deficiency syndrome}]

aids-de-camp
See {aid-de-camp}

Aigina
n : an island in the Aegean Sea in the Saronic Gulf [syn: {Aegina}]

aiglet
n 1: metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon [syn: {aglet}]
2: ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform [syn: {aglet}, {aiguilette}]

aigret
n : a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume [syn: {aigrette}]

aigrette
n : a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume [syn: {aigret}]

aiguilette
n : ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform [syn: {aglet}, {aiglet}]

Aiken
n : United States writer (1889-1973) [syn: {Conrad Aiken}, {Conrad Potter Aiken}]

aikido
n : a Japanese martial art employing principles similar to judo

ail
n : aromatic bulb used as seasoning [syn: {garlic}]
v 1: be unwell, ill, or ill disposed
2: cause bodily suffering to [syn: {afflict}, {trouble}, {pain}]

ailanthus
n : any of several deciduous Asian trees of the genus Ailanthus

Ailanthus altissima
n : deciduous rapidly growing tree of China with foliage like sumac and sweetish fetid flowers; widely planted in United States as a street tree because of its resistance to pollution [syn: {tree of heaven}, {tree of the gods}]

ailanthus silkworm
n : large green silkworm of the cynthia moth [syn: {Samia cynthia}]

aileron
n : an airfoil that controls lateral motion

Ailey
n : United States choreographer noted for his use of African elements (born in 1931) [syn: {Alvin Ailey}]

ailing
adj : somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work" [syn: {indisposed}, {peaked(p)}, {poorly(p)}, {sickly}, {unwell}, {under the weather}]

ailment
n : an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining [syn: {complaint}, {ill}]

ailurophobia
n : a morbid fear of cats

Ailuropoda
n : only the giant panda: in some classifications considered a genus of the separate family Ailuropodidae [syn: {genus Ailuropoda}]

Ailuropoda melanoleuca
n : large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae [syn: {giant panda}, {panda}, {panda bear}, {coon bear}]

Ailuropodidae
n : in some classifications considered the family comprising the giant pandas [syn: {family Ailuropodidae}]

Ailurus
n : lesser pandas [syn: {genus Ailurus}]

Ailurus fulgens
n : reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas [syn: {lesser panda}, {red panda}, {panda}, {bear cat}, {cat bear}]

aim
n 1: an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs" [syn: {purpose}, {intent}, {intention}, {design}]
2: the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children" [syn: {object}, {objective}, {target}]
3: the action of directing something at an object; "he took aim and fired"
4: the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies [syn: {bearing}, {heading}]
v 1: aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent" [syn: {take}, {train}, {take aim}, {direct}]
2: propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon" [syn: {purpose}, {purport}, {propose}]
3: move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?" [syn: {drive}, {get}]
4: specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public [syn: {calculate}, {direct}]
5: intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself" [syn: {target}, {place}, {direct}, {point}]
6: direct (a remark) toward an intended goal; "She wanted to aim a pun"
7: have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal [syn: {draw a bead on}, {aspire}, {shoot for}]

Aimee Semple McPherson
n : United States evangelist (born in Canada) noted for her extravagant religious services (1890-1944) [syn: {McPherson}]

aimless
adj 1: aimlessly drifting [syn: {adrift(p)}, {afloat(p)}, {directionless}, {planless}, {rudderless}, {undirected}]
2: continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another; "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties" [syn: {drifting}, {floating}, {vagabond}, {vagrant}]

aimlessly
adv : in an aimless manner; "he wandered around aimlessly" [syn: {without aim}]

aimlessness
n : the quality of lacking any definite purpose [syn: {purposelessness}] [ant: {purposefulness}]

ain
adj : belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive; "for your own use"; "do your own thing"; "she makes her own clothes"; "`ain' is Scottish" [syn: {own(a)}]

aioli
n : garlic mayonnaise [syn: {aioli sauce}, {garlic sauce}]

aioli sauce
n : garlic mayonnaise [syn: {aioli}, {garlic sauce}]

air
adj : relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air; "air war"; "air safety"; "air travel" [syn: {air(a)}] [ant: {land(a)}, {sea(a)}]
n 1: a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of; "air pollution"; "a smell of chemicals in the air"; "open a window and let in some air"; "I need some fresh air"
2: travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" [syn: {air travel}, {aviation}]
3: the region above the ground; "her hand stopped in mid air"; "he threw the ball into the air"
4: medium for radio and television broadcasting; "the program was on the air from 9 til midnight"; "the president used the airwaves to take his message to the people" [syn: {airwave}]
5: a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck" [syn: {breeze}, {zephyr}, {gentle wind}]
6: a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance" [syn: {aura}, {atmosphere}]
7: the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air" [syn: {atmosphere}]
8: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" [syn: {tune}, {melody}, {strain}, {melodic line}, {line}, {melodic phrase}]
9: once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
v 1: expose to fresh air; "aerate your old sneakers" [syn: {air out}, {aerate}]
2: be broadcast; "This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M."
3: broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song" [syn: {send}, {broadcast}, {beam}, {transmit}]
4: make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare" [syn: {publicize}, {publicise}, {bare}]
5: expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry; "Air linen"
6: expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms" [syn: {vent}, {ventilate}, {air out}]

air alert
n 1: the time period during which military and civilian agencies are prepared for an enemy air attack
2: the condition in which combat aircraft are airborne and ready for an operation; "aircraft in the Mideast are on air alert"
3: the warning signal that begins an period of preparation for an enemy air attack

air attache
n : a military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in an air force

air attack
n : an attack by armed planes on a surface target [syn: {air raid}]

air bag
n : a safety restraint in an automobile; the bag inflates on collision and prevents the driver or passenger from being thrown forward

air base
n : a base for military aircraft [syn: {air station}]

air bladder
n : an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy [syn: {swim bladder}]

air bubble
n : a bubble of air

air castle
n : absent-minded dreaming while awake [syn: {reverie}, {revery}, {daydream}, {daydreaming}, {oneirism}, {castle in the air}, {castle in Spain}]

air cell
n : a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways [syn: {alveolus}, {air sac}]

air cleaner
n : a filter that removes dust from the air that passes through it [syn: {air filter}]

Air Combat Command
n : a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter and bomber and reconnaissance and and battle-management and rescue aircraft [syn: {ACC}]

air compressor
n : a compressor that takes in air at atmospheric pressure and delivers it at a higher pressure

air conditioner
n : a system that keeps air cool and dry [syn: {air conditioning}]

air conditioning
n : a system that keeps air cool and dry [syn: {air conditioner}]

Air Corps
n : formerly the airborne division of the United States Army

air cover
n : the use of military aircraft to provide protection against attack by enemy aircraft during ground or naval operations

air crew
n : the crew of an aircraft [syn: {aircrew}]

air current
n : air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere" [syn: {wind}, {current of air}]

air cushion
n 1: the trapped air that supports a hovercraft a short distance above the water or ground
2: a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion [syn: {air spring}]
3: a cushion usually made of rubber or plastic that can be inflated [syn: {inflatable cushion}]

air defense
n : defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles or to nullify their effectiveness

air division
n : a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings [syn: {division}]

air duct
n : a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines) [syn: {air passage}, {airway}]

air embolism
n 1: obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving [syn: {aeroembolism}, {gas embolism}]
2: pain resulting from rapid change in pressure [syn: {decompression sickness}, {aeroembolism}, {gas embolism}, {caisson disease}, {bends}]

air filter
n : a filter that removes dust from the air that passes through it [syn: {air cleaner}]

air flow
n : the flow of air; "she adjusted the fan so that the airflow was directed right at her" [syn: {airflow}, {flow of air}]

air force
n : the airborne branch of a country's armed forces [syn: {airforce}]

air force academy
n : an academy for training air force officers

Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance
n : n agency focused on ensuring that the United States military attains information superiority; operates worldwide ground sites and an array of airborne reconnaissance and surveillance platforms [syn: {Air Force ISR}, {AFISR}]

Air Force ISR
n : n agency focused on ensuring that the United States military attains information superiority; operates worldwide ground sites and an array of airborne reconnaissance and surveillance platforms [syn: {Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance}, {AFISR}]

air force officer
n : an officer in the airforce [syn: {commander}]

Air Force Research Laboratory
n : a United States Air Force defense laboratory responsible for discovering and developing and integrating fighting technologies for aerospace forces [syn: {AFRL}]

Air Force Space Command
n : a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations [syn: {AFSPC}]

air gas
n : a gas made of carbon monoxide and hydrogen and nitrogen; made by passing air over hot coke [syn: {producer gas}]

air group
n : a unit of the United States Air Force larger than a squadron and smaller than a wing

air gun
n : a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air [syn: {airgun}, {air rifle}]

air hammer
n : a hammer driven by compressed air [syn: {jackhammer}, {pneumatic hammer}]

air hole
n 1: a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly [syn: {air pocket}, {pocket}]
2: a hole that allows the passage of air

air horn
n 1: a pneumatic horn
2: air intake of a carburetor

air hose
n : a hose that carries air under pressure [syn: {airline}]

air hostess
n : a woman steward on an airplane [syn: {stewardess}, {hostess}]

air jacket
n : an inflatable life jacket [syn: {Mae West}]

air lane
n : a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another [syn: {flight path}, {airway}, {skyway}]

air letter
n : a letter sent by air mail [syn: {airmail letter}, {aerogram}, {aerogramme}]

air lock
n : a chamber that provides access to space where air is under pressure [syn: {airlock}]

air mail
n : mail that is sent by air transport [ant: {surface mail}]

air marshal
n : a person trained by the government in hijacking and terrorist tactics who (for security reasons) is a passenger aboard an airline flight [syn: {sky marshal}]

air mass
n : a large body of air with uniform characteristics horizontally

air mattress
n : a mattress that can be stored flat and inflated for use

Air Medal
n : a United States Air Force decoration for meritorious achievement while participating in an aerial flight

air mile
n : a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters [syn: {nautical mile}, {mile}, {mi}, {naut mi}, {knot}, {international nautical mile}]

Air National Guard
n : a civilian reserve component of the United States Air Force that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance during national emergencies [syn: {ANG}]

air out
v 1: expose to fresh air; "aerate your old sneakers" [syn: {air}, {aerate}]
2: expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms" [syn: {vent}, {ventilate}, {air}]

air passage
n : a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines) [syn: {air duct}, {airway}]

air plant
n : plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it [syn: {epiphyte}, {aerophyte}, {epiphytic plant}]

air pocket
n : a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly [syn: {pocket}, {air hole}]

air pollution
n : pollution of the atmosphere; "air pollution reduced the visibility"

air potato
n : yam of tropical Africa and Asia cultivated for it large tubers [syn: {Dioscorea bulbifera}]

air power
n : the aggregation of a country's military aircraft [syn: {aviation}]

air pressure
n : the pressure exerted by the atmosphere [syn: {atmospheric pressure}]

air pump
n : a pump that moves air in or out of something [syn: {vacuum pump}]

air raid
n : an attack by armed planes on a surface target [syn: {air attack}]

air reconnaissance
n : reconnaissance either by visual observation from the air or through the use of airborne sensors

air rifle
n : a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air [syn: {air gun}, {airgun}]

air sac
n 1: a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways [syn: {alveolus}, {air cell}]
2: any of the thin-walled extensions of the tracheae of insects
3: any of the membranous air-filled extensions of the lungs of birds

air search radar
n : a shipboard radar that searches for aircraft

air shaft
n : a shaft for ventilation [syn: {air well}]

air sick
adj : experiencing motion sickness [syn: {airsick}, {carsick}, {seasick}]

air sickness
n : motion sickness experienced while traveling by air (especially during turbulence) [syn: {airsickness}]

air sleeve
n : truncated cloth cone used to indicate wind direction [syn: {air sock}, {wind sock}, {wind sleeve}]

air sock
n 1: a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind [syn: {windsock}, {sock}, {wind sleeve}, {wind cone}, {drogue}]
2: truncated cloth cone used to indicate wind direction [syn: {air sleeve}, {wind sock}, {wind sleeve}]

air space
n : the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth [syn: {airspace}]

air spring
n : a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion [syn: {air cushion}]

air station
n : a base for military aircraft [syn: {air base}]

air terminal
n : a terminal that serves air travelers or air freight [syn: {airport terminal}]

air thermometer
n : thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the pressure of a gas kept at constant volume [syn: {gas thermometer}]

air traffic
n : traffic created by the movement of aircraft

air transport
n : transportation by air [syn: {air transportation}]

air transportation
n : transportation by air [syn: {air transport}]

air transportation system
n : a transportation system for moving passengers or goods by air

air travel
n : travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" [syn: {aviation}, {air}]

air traveler
n : someone who travels by airplane [syn: {air traveller}]

air traveller
n : someone who travels by airplane [syn: {air traveler}]

air unit
n : a military unit that is part of the airforce

air wave
n : a sound wave that is transmitted via air

air well
n : a shaft for ventilation [syn: {air shaft}]

airborne
adj : moved or conveyed by or through air

airborne patrol
n : a patrol provided by aircraft

airborne transmission
n : a transmission mechanism in the which the infectious agent is spread as an aerosol and usually enters a person through the respiratory tract

airbrake
n 1: a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft [syn: {dive brake}]
2: a vehicular brake that operates by compressed air; especially for heavy vehicles

air-breathing
adj : deriving oxygen from the air; "he studied respiration in marine air-breathing vertebrates"; "large air-breathing ichthyosaurs had hydrofoils"

airbrush
n : an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air
v : paint with an airbrush; "The old car looks like new now that we airbrushed it"

airburst
n : an explosion in the atmosphere

airbus
n : a subsonic jet airliner operated over short distances

air-condition
v 1: control the humidity and temperature of; "The room was cool because it had been air-conditioned"
2: equip with an apparatus for controlling the humidity and temperature; "Our house is not air-conditioned"

air-conditioned
adj : cooled by air conditioning

air-cooled
adj : cooled by a flow of air; "an air-cooled engine"

aircraft
n : a vehicle that can fly

aircraft carrier
n : a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for take-offs and landings [syn: {carrier}, {flattop}, {attack aircraft carrier}]

aircraft engine
n : the engine that powers and aircraft

aircraft landing
n : landing an aircraft [syn: {airplane landing}]

aircraftman
n : a noncommissioned officer in the British Royal Air Force [syn: {aircraftsman}]

aircraftsman
n : a noncommissioned officer in the British Royal Air Force [syn: {aircraftman}]

aircrew
n : the crew of an aircraft [syn: {air crew}]

aircrewman
n : a member of an aircrew

airdock
n : a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained [syn: {hangar}, {repair shed}]

air-dried
adj : made dry by contact with unheated air

air-dried
air-dry
adj : not giving off moisture on exposure to the air [also: {air-dried}]

air-dried
See {air-dry}

airdrome
n : an airfield equipped with control tower and hangers as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo [syn: {airport}, {aerodrome}]

airdrop
n : delivery of supplies or equipment or personnel by droppng them by parachute from an aircraft; "until then, front line troops will be supplied by airdrop" [also: {airdropping}, {airdropped}]

air-drop
v : drop from the air; unload from a plane or helicopter

airdropped
airdrop
n : delivery of supplies or equipment or personnel by droppng them by parachute from an aircraft; "until then, front line troops will be supplied by airdrop" [also: {airdropping}, {airdropped}]

airdropped
See {airdrop}

airdropping
airdrop
n : delivery of supplies or equipment or personnel by droppng them by parachute from an aircraft; "until then, front line troops will be supplied by airdrop" [also: {airdropping}, {airdropped}]

airdropping
See {airdrop}

air-dry
adj : not giving off moisture on exposure to the air [also: {air-dried}]

Aire
n : a river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire [syn: {River Aire}, {Aire River}]

Aire River
n : a river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire [syn: {Aire}, {River Aire}]

aired
adj : open to or abounding in fresh air; "airy rooms" [syn: {airy}]

Airedale
n : breed of large wiry-coated terrier bred in Yorkshire [syn: {Airedale terrier}]

Airedale terrier
n : breed of large wiry-coated terrier bred in Yorkshire [syn: {Airedale}]

airfare
n : the fare charged for traveling by airplane

airfield
n : a place where planes take off and land [syn: {landing field}, {flying field}, {field}]

air-filled
adj : full of air

airflow
n : the flow of air; "she adjusted the fan so that the airflow was directed right at her" [syn: {air flow}, {flow of air}]

airfoil
n : a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight [syn: {aerofoil}, {control surface}, {surface}]

airforce
n : the airborne branch of a country's armed forces [syn: {air force}]

airframe
n : the framework and covering of an airplane or rocket (excluding the engines)

airgun
n : a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air [syn: {air gun}, {air rifle}]

airhead
n 1: a flighty scatterbrained simpleton; "she's a total airhead"; "every airhead on a big salary rushed out to buy one"
2: a bridgehead seized by airborne troops

airheaded
adj : lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" [syn: {dizzy}, {empty-headed}, {featherbrained}, {giddy}, {light-headed}, {lightheaded}, {silly}]

airier
airy
adj 1: open to or abounding in fresh air; "airy rooms" [syn: {aired}]
2: not practical or realizable; speculative; "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich" [syn: {impractical}, {visionary}, {Laputan}]
3: having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air; "airy gauze curtains"
4: characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms" [syn: {aeriform}, {aerial}, {aery}, {ethereal}] [also: {airiest}, {airier}]

airier
See {airy}

airiest
airy
adj 1: open to or abounding in fresh air; "airy rooms" [syn: {aired}]
2: not practical or realizable; speculative; "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich" [syn: {impractical}, {visionary}, {Laputan}]
3: having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air; "airy gauze curtains"
4: characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms" [syn: {aeriform}, {aerial}, {aery}, {ethereal}] [also: {airiest}, {airier}]

airiest
See {airy}

airily
adv : in a flippant manner; "he answered the reporters' questions flippantly"; "this cannot be airily explained to your children" [syn: {flippantly}]

airiness
n 1: the property of something spacious and abounding in fresh air
2: the property of something weightless and insubstantial [syn: {buoyancy}]
3: lightness in movement or manner [syn: {delicacy}]

airing
n 1: the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate [syn: {dissemination}, {public exposure}, {spreading}]
2: a short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air; "he took the dogs for an airing"
3: the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air [syn: {ventilation}]

airing cupboard
n : a warm cupboard where you put newly washed clothes until they are completely dry

air-intake
n : a duct that admits air to be mixed with fuel

airless
adj : lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke" [syn: {close}, {stuffy}, {unaired}]

airlift
n : transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) [syn: {lift}]
v : fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means; "Food is airlifted into Bosnia" [syn: {lift}]

airlike
adj : resembling air or having the form of air [syn: {aeriform}]

airline
n 1: a hose that carries air under pressure [syn: {air hose}]
2: a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers [syn: {airline business}, {airway}]

airline business
n : a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers [syn: {airline}, {airway}]

airliner
n : a commercial airplane that carries passengers

airlock
n : a chamber that provides access to space where air is under pressure [syn: {air lock}]

airmail
n 1: letters and packages that are transported by aircraft
2: a system of conveying mail by aircraft [syn: {airpost}]
v : send or transport by airmail; "Letters to Europe from the U.S. are best airmailed"

airmail letter
n : a letter sent by air mail [syn: {air letter}, {aerogram}, {aerogramme}]

airmailer
n : a mailer for airmail

airman
n : someone who operates an aircraft [syn: {aviator}, {aeronaut}, {flier}, {flyer}]

airmanship
n : the art of operating aircraft [syn: {aviation}]

airplane
n : an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" [syn: {aeroplane}, {plane}]

airplane landing
n : landing an aircraft [syn: {aircraft landing}]

airplane maneuver
n : a maneuver executed by an aircraft (as for evasive purposes) [syn: {flight maneuver}]

airplane mechanics
n : the craft of building and repairing airplanes

airplane pilot
n : someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight [syn: {pilot}]

airplane propeller
n : a propeller that rotates to push against air [syn: {airscrew}, {prop}]

airplane ticket
n : a ticket good for a trip on an airplane [syn: {plane ticket}]

airport
n : an airfield equipped with control tower and hangers as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo [syn: {airdrome}, {aerodrome}]

airport terminal
n : a terminal that serves air travelers or air freight [syn: {air terminal}]

airpost
n : a system of conveying mail by aircraft [syn: {airmail}]

air-raid shelter
n : a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids [syn: {bomb shelter}, {bombproof}]

airs
n : affected manners intended to impress others; "don't put on airs with me" [syn: {pose}]

airscrew
n : a propeller that rotates to push against air [syn: {airplane propeller}, {prop}]

airship
n : a steerable self-propelled airship [syn: {dirigible}]

airsick
adj : experiencing motion sickness [syn: {air sick}, {carsick}, {seasick}]

airsickness
n : motion sickness experienced while traveling by air (especially during turbulence) [syn: {air sickness}]

air-slake
v : alter by exposure to air with conversion at least in part to a carbonate; "air-slake lime"

airspace
n 1: the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth [syn: {air space}]
2: the atmosphere above a nation that is deemed to be under its jurisdiction; "the plane was refused permission to enter Chinese airspace"

airspeed
n : the speed of an aircraft relative to the air in which it is flying

airstream
n 1: a relatively well-defined prevailing wind
2: the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller [syn: {slipstream}, {race}, {backwash}, {wash}]

airstrip
n : an airfield without normal airport facilities [syn: {flight strip}, {landing strip}, {strip}]

airt
v : channel into a new direction; "redirect your attention to the danger from the fundamentalists" [syn: {redirect}]

airtight
adj 1: having no weak points; "an airtight defense"; "an airtight argument" [syn: {air-tight}]
2: not allowing air or gas to pass in or out [syn: {air-tight}, {gas-tight}]

air-tight
adj 1: having no weak points; "an airtight defense"; "an airtight argument" [syn: {airtight}]
2: not allowing air or gas to pass in or out [syn: {airtight}, {gas-tight}]

air-to-air
adj : operating between or launched from or involving rockets or aircraft in flight; "air-to-air missiles"; "air-to-air communications" [ant: {surface-to-air}, {air-to-surface}]

air-to-air missile
n : a missile designed to be launched from one airplane at another

air-to-ground
adj : operating from or designed to be fired from aircraft at targets on the ground; "air-to-surface missiles" [syn: {air-to-surface}] [ant: {air-to-air}, {surface-to-air}]

air-to-ground missile
n : a missile designed to be launched from an airplane at a target on the ground [syn: {air-to-surface missile}]

air-to-surface
adj : operating from or designed to be fired from aircraft at targets on the ground; "air-to-surface missiles" [syn: {air-to-ground}] [ant: {air-to-air}, {surface-to-air}]

air-to-surface missile
n : a missile designed to be launched from an airplane at a target on the ground [syn: {air-to-ground missile}]

airwave
n : medium for radio and television broadcasting; "the program was on the air from 9 til midnight"; "the president used the airwaves to take his message to the people" [syn: {air}]

airway
n 1: a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines) [syn: {air passage}, {air duct}]
2: a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another [syn: {air lane}, {flight path}, {skyway}]
3: a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers [syn: {airline}, {airline business}]

airwoman
n : a woman aviator [syn: {aviatrix}, {aviatress}]

airworthiness
n : fitness to fly; "the plane received a certificate of airworthiness"

airworthy
adj : of aircraft; fit to fly [ant: {unairworthy}]

airy
adj 1: open to or abounding in fresh air; "airy rooms" [syn: {aired}]
2: not practical or realizable; speculative; "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich" [syn: {impractical}, {visionary}, {Laputan}]
3: having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air; "airy gauze curtains"
4: characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms" [syn: {aeriform}, {aerial}, {aery}, {ethereal}] [also: {airiest}, {airier}]

aisle
n 1: a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
2: passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores [syn: {gangway}]
3: part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columns

aitchbone
n : a cut of beef including the H-shaped rump bone

Aix
n : wood duck and mandarin duck [syn: {genus Aix}]

Aix galericulata
n : showy crested Asiatic duck; often domesticated [syn: {mandarin duck}]

Aix sponsa
n : showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees [syn: {wood duck}, {summer duck}, {wood widgeon}]

Aix-la-Chapelle
n : a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital [syn: {Aachen}, {Aken}]

Aizoaceae
n : succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds [syn: {family Aizoaceae}, {Tetragoniaceae}, {family Tetragoniaceae}, {carpetweed family}]

Ajaia
n : a genus of Platalea [syn: {genus Ajaia}]

Ajaia ajaja
n : tropical rose-colored New World spoonbill [syn: {roseate spoonbill}]

ajar
adj : slightly open; "the door was ajar" [syn: {ajar(p)}]

Ajax
n : a mythical Greek hero; a warrior who fought against Troy in the Iliad

Ajuga
n : bugle [syn: {genus Ajuga}]

Ajuga chamaepitys
n : low-growing annual with yellow flowers dotted red; faintly aromatic of pine resin; Europe, British Isles and North Africa [syn: {ground pine}, {yellow bugle}]

Ajuga genevensis
n : upright rhizomatous perennial with bright blue flowers; southern Europe [syn: {erect bugle}, {blue bugle}]

Ajuga pyramidalis
n : European evergreen carpeting perennial [syn: {pyramid bugle}]

Ajuga reptans
n : low rhizomatous European carpeting plant having spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in parts of United States [syn: {creeping bugle}]

AK
n : a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union; "Alaska is the largest state in the United States" [syn: {Alaska}, {Last Frontier}]

a.k.a.
adv : as known or named at another time or place; "Mr. Smith, alias Mr. Lafayette" [syn: {alias}, {also known as}]

Akaba
n : Jordan's port; located in southwestern Jordan on the Gulf of Aqaba [syn: {Aqaba}]

Akan
n : a Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast

akaryocyte
n : a cell without a nucleus (as an erythrocyte) [syn: {akaryote}, {acaryote}]

akaryote
n : a cell without a nucleus (as an erythrocyte) [syn: {akaryocyte}, {acaryote}]

akee
n 1: widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in Jamaica by William Bligh [syn: {akee tree}, {Blighia sapida}]
2: red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe [syn: {ackee}]

akee tree
n : widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in Jamaica by William Bligh [syn: {akee}, {Blighia sapida}]

Aken
n : a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital [syn: {Aachen}, {Aix-la-Chapelle}]

Akeridae
n : bubble shells [syn: {family Akeridae}]

Akha
n : a Loloish language [syn: {Hani}]

Akhbari
n : a religious movement by Arab Shiite Muslims in 17th century Iraq that is opposed to the Usuli; "Akhbari Shiism has never promoted political control"

Akhenaten
n : early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC) [syn: {Akhenaton}, {Ikhanaton}, {Amenhotep IV}]

Akhenaton
n : early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC) [syn: {Akhenaten}, {Ikhanaton}, {Amenhotep IV}]

akimbo
adj : (used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body; "a tailor sitting with legs akimbo"; "stood with arms akimbo" [syn: {akimbo(ip)}]
adv : with hands on hips and elbows extending outward; "she stood there akimbo"

akin
adj 1: similar or related in quality or character; "a feeling akin to terror"; "kindred souls"; "the amateur is closely related to the collector" [syn: {akin(p)}, {kindred}, {related}]
2: related by blood [syn: {akin(p)}, {blood-related}, {cognate}, {consanguine}, {consanguineous}, {kin(p)}]

akinesia
n : motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis [syn: {akinesis}]

akinesis
n : motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis [syn: {akinesia}]

akinetic epilepsy
n : epilepsy characterized by akinesia

Akira Kurosawa
n : Japanese filmmaker noted for blending Japanese folklore with Western styles of acting (1910-1998) [syn: {Kurosawa}]

Akka
n : a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean [syn: {Acre}, {Akko}, {Accho}]

Akkadian
n : an ancient branch of the Semitic languages

Akko
n : a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean [syn: {Acre}, {Akka}, {Accho}]

Akmola
n : remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998 [syn: {Astana}, {capital of Kazakhstan}]

Akron
n : a city in northeastern Ohio; the heart of the United States rubber industry

Aksa Martyrs Brigades
n : a militant offshoot of al-Fatah that is the newest and strongest and best equipped faction active in the West Bank; responsible for many deadly attacks in Israel in 2002 [syn: {al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades}, {Martyrs of al-Aqsa}]

Aku
n : a Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria [syn: {Yoruba}]

akvavit
n : Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds [syn: {aquavit}]

Akwa'ala
n 1: a member of a North American Indian people living in Baja California
2: the Yuman language spoken by the Akwa'ala people

Al
n 1: a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite [syn: {aluminum}, {aluminium}, {atomic number 13}]
2: a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn: {Alabama}, {Heart of Dixie}, {Camellia State}]

Al Alamayn
n : in World War II (1942); a decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery over German troops under Rommel [syn: {El Alamein}, {Battle of El Alamein}]

Al Capone
n : United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during Prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947) [syn: {Capone}, {Alphonse Capone}, {Scarface}]

al dente
adj : of pasta cooked so as to be firm when eaten

Al Faran
n : an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan [syn: {Harkat-ul-Mujahidin}, {HUM}, {Harkat ul-Ansar}, {HUA}, {Harkat ul-Mujahedeen}, {Movement of Holy Warriors}]

Al Gore
n : vice president of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948) [syn: {Gore}, {Albert Gore Jr.}]

al Itihaad al Islamiya
n : a fundamentalist Islamic group in Somalia who initially did fundraising for al-Qaeda; responsible for ambushing United States Army Rangers and for terrorist bombings in Ethiopia; believed to have branches in several countries [syn: {al-Itihaad al-Islamiya}, {Islamic Unity}, {AIAI}]

Al Jolson
n : United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950) [syn: {Jolson}, {Asa Yoelson}]

Al Madinah
n : a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam [syn: {Medina}]

Al Nathir
n : a Palestinian terrorist organization formed in 2002 and linked to Fatah movement of Yasser Arafat

Al Qahira
n : the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just south of the Nile delta; formerly the home of the Pharaohs [syn: {Cairo}, {El Qahira}, {Egyptian capital}, {capital of Egypt}]

Al Qanoon
n : a terrorist organization formed in Pakistan in 2002 as a coalition of extremist Islamic militant groups including Lashkar-e-Taiba and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Jaish-e-Muhammad and elements of al-Qaeda [syn: {Lashkar-e-Omar}]

Al Tawhid
n : an Islamic terrorist cell that originated in Jordan but operates in Germany; goal is to attack Europe and Russia with chemical weapons [syn: {al-Tawhid}, {Divine Unity}]

ala
n 1: a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism; "the alae of the nose"; "the alae of a maple seed"; "the flat petals of a pea blossom are alae"
2: a wing of an insect [also: {alae} (pl)]

Alabama
n 1: a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn: {Heart of Dixie}, {Camellia State}, {AL}]
2: a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Alabama; a member of the Creek Confederacy
3: a river in Alabama formed by the confluence of the Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers near Montgomery; flows southwestward to become a tributary of the Mobile River [syn: {Alabama River}]
4: the Muskhogean language of the Alabama people

Alabama lip fern
n : southeastern United States to northern Mexico and Jamaica [syn: {smooth lip fern}, {Cheilanthes alabamensis}]

Alabama River
n : a river in Alabama formed by the confluence of the Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers near Montgomery; flows southwestward to become a tributary of the Mobile River [syn: {Alabama}]

Alabaman
n : a resident of Alabama [syn: {Alabamian}]

Alabamian
n : a resident of Alabama [syn: {Alabaman}]

alabaster
n 1: a compact fine-textured usually white gypsum used for carving
2: a hard compact kind of calcite [syn: {oriental alabaster}, {onyx marble}, {Mexican onyx}]
3: a very light white

alabastrine
adj : of or resembling alabaster; "alabaster statue"

alacritous
adj : quick and eager; "an alacritous response to the invitation"

alacrity
n : liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity" [syn: {briskness}]

Aladdin
n : in the Arabian Nights a boy who acquires a magic lamp from which he can summon a genie

Aladdin's lamp
n : (Arabian Nights) a magical lamp from which Aladdin summoned a genie

alae
ala
n 1: a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism; "the alae of the nose"; "the alae of a maple seed"; "the flat petals of a pea blossom are alae"
2: a wing of an insect [also: {alae} (pl)]

alae
See {ala}

al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades
n : a militant offshoot of al-Fatah that is the newest and strongest and best equipped faction active in the West Bank; responsible for many deadly attacks in Israel in 2002 [syn: {Aksa Martyrs Brigades}, {Martyrs of al-Aqsa}]

alalia
n : paralysis of the vocal cords resulting in an inability to speak

Alamo
n : the mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico

Alan Alexander Milne
n : English writer of stories for children (1882-1956) [syn: {Milne}, {A. A. Milne}]

Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr.
n : astronaut who made the first United States' suborbital rocket-powered flight in 1961 (1923-1998) [syn: {Shepard}, {Alan Shepard}]

Alan Hodgkin
n : English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered the role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1914) [syn: {Hodgkin}, {Sir Alan Lloyd Hodgkin}]

Alan Jay Lerner
n : United States lyricist who collaborated on musicals with Frederick Loewe (1918-1986) [syn: {Lerner}]

Alan Mathison Turing
n : English mathematician who conceived of the Turing machine and broke German codes during World War II (1912-1954) [syn: {Turing}, {Alan Turing}]

Alan Paton
n : South African writer (1903-1988) [syn: {Paton}, {Alan Stewart Paton}]

Alan Seeger
n : United States poet killed in World War I (1888-1916) [syn: {Seeger}]

Alan Shepard
n : astronaut who made the first United States' suborbital rocket-powered flight in 1961 (1923-1998) [syn: {Shepard}, {Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr.}]

Alan Stewart Paton
n : South African writer (1903-1988) [syn: {Paton}, {Alan Paton}]

Alan Turing
n : English mathematician who conceived of the Turing machine and broke German codes during World War II (1912-1954) [syn: {Turing}, {Alan Mathison Turing}]

Aland islands
n : an archipelago of some 6,000 islands in the Gulf of Bothnia under Finnish control [syn: {Aaland islands}, {Ahvenanmaa}]

alanine
n : a crystalline amino acid that occurs in many proteins

alar
adj 1: of or relating to the axil [syn: {axillary}]
2: having or resembling wings [syn: {alary}, {aliform}, {wing-shaped}]
n : a growth-regulating chemical sprayed on fruit trees; entire crop can be harvested at one time [syn: {daminozide}]

Alaric
n : king of the Visigoths who captured Rome in 410 (370-410)

alarm
n 1: fear resulting from the awareness of danger [syn: {dismay}, {consternation}]
2: a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event [syn: {warning device}, {alarm system}]
3: an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger [syn: {alert}, {warning signal}, {alarum}]
4: a clock that wakes sleeper at preset time [syn: {alarm clock}]
v 1: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us" [syn: {dismay}, {appal}, {appall}, {horrify}]
2: warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries" [syn: {alert}]

alarm bell
n : the sound of an alarm (usually a bell) [syn: {tocsin}]

alarm clock
n : a clock that wakes sleeper at preset time [syn: {alarm}]

alarm system
n : a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event [syn: {alarm}, {warning device}]

alarmed
adj : experiencing a sudden sense of danger

alarming
adj : causing alarm or fear [ant: {unalarming}]

alarmingly
adv : in an alarming manner; "It grew alarmingly fast"

alarmism
n : needless warnings

alarmist
n : a person who alarms others needlessly

alarum
n : an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger [syn: {alarm}, {alert}, {warning signal}]

alary
adj : having or resembling wings [syn: {alar}, {aliform}, {wing-shaped}]

alas
adv : by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay" [syn: {unfortunately}, {unluckily}, {regrettably}] [ant: {fortunately}, {fortunately}]

al-Asifa
n : a Palestinian political and military organization founded by Yasser Arafat in 1958 to work toward the creation of a Palestinian state; during the 1960s and 1970s trained terrorist and insurgent groups; "al-Fatah carried out numerous acts of international terrorism in western Europe and the Middle East in the 1970s" [syn: {al-Fatah}, {Fatah}]

Alaska
n : a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union; "Alaska is the largest state in the United States" [syn: {Last Frontier}, {AK}]

Alaska cedar
n : tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often cultivated for ornament [syn: {yellow cypress}, {yellow cedar}, {Nootka cypress}, {Chamaecyparis nootkatensis}]

Alaska cod
n : closely related to Atlantic cod [syn: {Pacific cod}, {Gadus macrocephalus}]

Alaska crab
n 1: meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat [syn: {Alaska king crab}, {Alaskan king crab}, {king crab}]
2: large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan [syn: {king crab}, {Alaskan king crab}, {Alaska king crab}, {Paralithodes camtschatica}]

Alaska fur seal
n : of Pacific coast from Alaska southward to California [syn: {Callorhinus ursinus}]

Alaska king crab
n 1: meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat [syn: {Alaskan king crab}, {king crab}, {Alaska crab}]
2: large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan [syn: {king crab}, {Alaska crab}, {Alaskan king crab}, {Paralithodes camtschatica}]

Alaska Native
n : a member or descendant of any of the aboriginal peoples of Alaska [syn: {Alaskan Native}, {Native Alaskan}]

Alaska Peninsula
n 1: a peninsula of southwestern Alaska
2: a peninsula in southwestern Alaska (a continuation of the Aleutian Islands)

Alaska Range
n : a mountain range in south central Alaska; contains Mount McKinley

Alaska rein orchid
n : similar to coastal rein orchid but with smaller flowers; Alaska to Baja California and east to the Dakotas and Colorado [syn: {Habenaria unalascensis}]

Alaska Standard Time
n : standard time in the 9th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 135th meridian west; used in Hawaii and most of Alaska [syn: {Yukon Time}]

Alaskan
adj : relating to or characteristic of the state or people of Alaska
n : a resident of Alaska

Alaskan brown bear
n : brown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia [syn: {Kodiak bear}, {Kodiak}, {Ursus middendorffi}, {Ursus arctos middendorffi}]

Alaskan king crab
n 1: meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat [syn: {Alaska king crab}, {king crab}, {Alaska crab}]
2: large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan [syn: {king crab}, {Alaska crab}, {Alaska king crab}, {Paralithodes camtschatica}]

Alaskan malamute
n : breed of sled dog developed in Alaska [syn: {malamute}, {malemute}]

Alaskan Native
n : a member or descendant of any of the aboriginal peoples of Alaska [syn: {Alaska Native}, {Native Alaskan}]

Alaskan pipeline
n : an oil pipeline that runs 800 miles from wells at Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdez [syn: {trans-Alaska pipeline}]

alastrim
n : a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus [syn: {variola minor}, {pseudosmallpox}, {pseudovariola}, {milk pox}, {white pox}, {West Indian smallpox}, {Cuban itch}, {Kaffir pox}]

alate
adj : having winglike extensions; "alate leaves"; "alate seeds of a maple tree" [syn: {alated}]

alated
adj : having winglike extensions; "alate leaves"; "alate seeds of a maple tree" [syn: {alate}]

Alauda
n : type genus of the Alaudidae: skylarks [syn: {genus Alauda}]

Alauda arvensis
n : brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height [syn: {skylark}]

Alaudidae
n : larks [syn: {family Alaudidae}]

alb
n : a white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves; worn by priests

albacore
n 1: relatively small tuna with choice white flesh; major source of canned tuna
2: large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters [syn: {long-fin tunny}, {Thunnus alalunga}]

Alban Berg
n : Austrian composer in Schoenberg's twelve-tone music system (1885-1935) [syn: {Berg}]

Albania
n : a republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic coast of the Balkan Peninsula [syn: {Republic of Albania}]

Albanian
adj : of or relating to Albania or its people or language or culture
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Albania
2: the Indo-European language spoken by the people of Albania

Albanian capital
n : the capital and largest city of Albania in the center of the country [syn: {Tirana}]

Albanian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Albania

Albany
n 1: state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river [syn: {capital of New York}]
2: a town in southwest Georgia; processing center for peanuts and pecans

Albatrellus
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae [syn: {genus Albatrellus}]

Albatrellus dispansus
n : a rare fungus having a large (up to 14 inches wide) yellow fruiting body with multiple individual caps and a broad central stalk and a fragrant odor

Albatrellus ovinus
n : a fungus with a whitish often circular cap and a white pore surface and small pores and a white central stalk; found under conifers; edible but not popular [syn: {sheep polypore}]

albatross
n 1: (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps; "she was an albatross around his neck" [syn: {millstone}]
2: large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight [syn: {mollymawk}]

albedo
n : the ratio of reflected to incident light [syn: {reflective power}]

Albee
n : United States dramatist (1928-) [syn: {Edward Albee}, {Edward Franklin Albeen}]

Alben Barkley
n : United States politician and lawyer; vice president of the United States (1877-1956) [syn: {Barkley}, {Alben William Barkley}]

Alben William Barkley
n : United States politician and lawyer; vice president of the United States (1877-1956) [syn: {Barkley}, {Alben Barkley}]

Albers
n : United States painter born in Germany; works characterized by simple geometrical patterns in various colors (1888-1976) [syn: {Josef Albers}]

Albers-Schonberg disease
n : an inherited disorder characterized by an increase in bone density; in severe forms the bone marrow cavity may be obliterated [syn: {osteopetrosis}, {marble bones disease}]

Albert
n : prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861) [syn: {Prince Albert}, {Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emmanuel}]

Albert Abraham Michelson
n : United States physicist (born in Germany) who collaborated with Morley in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1852-1931) [syn: {Michelson}, {A. A. Michelson}, {Albert Michelson}]

Albert Bruce Sabin
n : United States microbiologist (born in Poland) who developed the Sabin vaccine that is taken orally against poliomyelitis (born 1906) [syn: {Sabin}, {Albert Sabin}]

Albert Camus
n : French writer who portrayed the human condition as isolated in an absurd world (1913-1960) [syn: {Camus}]

Albert Edward
n : King of England from 1901 to 1910; son of Victoria and Prince Albert; famous for his elegant sporting ways (1841-1910) [syn: {Edward VII}]

Albert Einstein
n : physicist born in Germany who formulated the special theory of relativity and the general theory of relativity; Einstein also proposed that light consists of discrete quantized bundles of energy (later called photons) (1879-1955) [syn: {Einstein}]

Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emmanuel
n : prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861) [syn: {Albert}, {Prince Albert}]

Albert Gore Jr.
n : vice president of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948) [syn: {Gore}, {Al Gore}]

Albert Michelson
n : United States physicist (born in Germany) who collaborated with Morley in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1852-1931) [syn: {Michelson}, {A. A. Michelson}, {Albert Abraham Michelson}]

Albert Sabin
n : United States microbiologist (born in Poland) who developed the Sabin vaccine that is taken orally against poliomyelitis (born 1906) [syn: {Sabin}, {Albert Bruce Sabin}]

Albert Schweitzer
n : French philosopher and physician and organist who spent most of his life as a medical missionary in Gabon (1875-1965) [syn: {Schweitzer}]

Albert Speer
n : German Nazi architect who worked for Hitler (1905-1981) [syn: {Speer}]

Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
n : United States biochemist (born in Hungary) who was the first to isolate vitamin C (1893-1986) [syn: {Szent-Gyorgyi}, {Albert von Szent-Gyorgyi}]

Albert von Szent-Gyorgyi
n : United States biochemist (born in Hungary) who was the first to isolate vitamin C (1893-1986) [syn: {Szent-Gyorgyi}, {Albert Szent-Gyorgyi}]

Alberta
n : one of the three prairie provinces in western Canada; rich in oil and natural gas and minerals

Alberti
n : Italian architect and painter; pioneering theoretician of Renaissance architecture (1404-1472) [syn: {Leon Battista Alberti}]

Alberto Giacometti
n : Swiss sculptor and painter known for his bronze sculptures of elongated figures (1901-1966) [syn: {Giacometti}]

albescent
adj : becoming or shading into white

Albigenses
n : a Christian religious sect in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; believers in Albigensianism [syn: {Cathars}, {Cathari}]

Albigensian
adj : of or relating to Albigenses or Albigensianism

Albigensianism
n : a Christian movement considered to be a medieval descendant of Manichaeism in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; characterized by dualism (asserted the coexistence of two mutually opposed principles, one good and one evil); was exterminated for heresy during the Inquisition [syn: {Catharism}]

albinal
adj : of or pertaining to or affected by albinism [syn: {albinotic}, {albinic}, {albinistic}]

albinic
adj : of or pertaining to or affected by albinism [syn: {albinal}, {albinotic}, {albinistic}]

albinism
n : the congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair

albinistic
adj : of or pertaining to or affected by albinism [syn: {albinal}, {albinotic}, {albinic}]

albino
n : a person with congenital albinism: white hair and milky skin; eyes are usually pink

Albino Luciano
n : the first Pope to assume a double name; he reigned for only 34 days (1912-1978) [syn: {John Paul I}]

albinotic
adj : of or pertaining to or affected by albinism [syn: {albinal}, {albinic}, {albinistic}]

Albion
n : archaic name for England or Great Britain; used poetically

albite
n : a widely distributed rock-forming feldspar [syn: {white feldspar}]

albitic
adj : of or related to albite feldspar

albizia
n : any of numerous trees of the genus Albizia [syn: {albizzia}]

Albizia julibrissin
n : attractive domed or flat-topped Asiatic tree having bipinnate leaves and flowers with long silky stamens [syn: {silk tree}, {Albizzia julibrissin}]

Albizia lebbeck
n : large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and globose clusters of greenish-yellow flowers and long seed pods that clatter in the wind [syn: {siris}, {siris tree}, {Albizzia lebbeck}]

Albizia saman
n : large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and sweet-pulp seed pods eaten by cattle [syn: {rain tree}, {saman}, {monkeypod}, {monkey pod}, {zaman}, {zamang}]

albizzia
n : any of numerous trees of the genus Albizia [syn: {albizia}]

Albizzia julibrissin
n : attractive domed or flat-topped Asiatic tree having bipinnate leaves and flowers with long silky stamens [syn: {silk tree}, {Albizia julibrissin}]

Albizzia lebbeck
n : large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and globose clusters of greenish-yellow flowers and long seed pods that clatter in the wind [syn: {siris}, {siris tree}, {Albizia lebbeck}]

Alborg
n : a city and port in northern Jutland [syn: {Aalborg}]

Albrecht Durer
n : a leading German painter and engraver of the Renaissance (1471-1528) [syn: {Durer}]

Albrecht Eusebius Wenzel von Wallenstein
n : Austrian general who fought for the Hapsburgs during the Thirty Years' War (1583-1634) [syn: {Wallenstein}]

Albright's disease
n : fibrous dysplasia of bone affecting multiple bones [syn: {polyostotic fibrous dysplasia}]

albuca
n : any of various plants of the genus Albuca having large clusters of pale yellow flowers; South Africa

Albuginaceae
n : fungi that produce white sori resembling blisters on certain flowering plants [syn: {family Albuginaceae}]

albuginea
n : whitish tunic

Albugo
n : type genus of the Albuginaceae; fungi causing white rusts [syn: {genus Albugo}]

Albula
n : type and sole genus of the family Albulidae [syn: {genus Albula}]

Albula vulpes
n : slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons [syn: {bonefish}]

Albulidae
n : bonefish [syn: {family Albulidae}]

album
n 1: one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audio tape and compact disc [syn: {record album}]
2: a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc

albumen
n 1: a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids [syn: {albumin}]
2: the white of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water [syn: {egg white}, {ovalbumin}]

albumin
n : a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids [syn: {albumen}]

albuminoid
n : a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye [syn: {scleroprotein}]

albuminous
adj : relating to or containing or resembling albumin

albuminuria
n : the presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine; usually a symptom of kidney disorder [syn: {proteinuria}]

albuminuric
adj : of or related to the state of albuminuria

Albuquerque
n : the largest city in New Mexico; located in central New Mexico on the Rio Grande river

albuterol
n : a bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects are tachycardia and shakiness [syn: {Ventolin}, {Proventil}]

Alca
n : type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill [syn: {genus Alca}]

Alca torda
n : black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill [syn: {razorbill}, {razor-billed auk}]

Alcaeus
n : Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; reputed inventor of Alcaic verse (611-580 BC)

alcahest
n : hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists [syn: {alkahest}, {universal solvent}]

Alcaic
n : verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus [syn: {Alcaic verse}]

Alcaic verse
n : verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus [syn: {Alcaic}]

alcalescent
adj : tending to become alkaline; slightly alkaline [syn: {alkalescent}]

alcapton
n : an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine [syn: {alkapton}, {homogentisic acid}]

alcaptonuria
n : a rare recessive metabolic anomaly marked by ochronosis and the presence of alkapton in the urine [syn: {alkaptonuria}]

alcazar
n : any of various Spanish fortresses or palaces built by the Moors

Alcea
n : genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with Althea [syn: {genus Alcea}]

Alcea rosea
n : plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock [syn: {rose mallow}, {Althea rosea}]

Alcedinidae
n : kingfishers [syn: {family Alcedinidae}]

Alcedo
n : type genus of the Alcedinidae [syn: {genus Alcedo}]

Alcedo atthis
n : small kingfisher with greenish-blue and orange plumage [syn: {Eurasian kingfisher}]

Alcelaphus
n : African antelopes: hartebeests [syn: {genus Alcelaphus}]

Alces
n : elk or moose [syn: {genus Alces}]

Alces alces
n : large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called elk in Europe and moose in North America [syn: {elk}, {European elk}, {moose}]

alchemic
adj : related to or concerned with alchemy [syn: {alchemical}]

alchemical
adj : related to or concerned with alchemy [syn: {alchemic}]

alchemise
v : alter (elements) by alchemy [syn: {alchemize}]

alchemist
n : one who was versed in the practice of alchemy and who sought an elixir of life and a panacea and an alkahest and the philosopher's stone

alchemistic
adj : of or relating to alchemists [syn: {alchemistical}]

alchemistical
adj : of or relating to alchemists [syn: {alchemistic}]

alchemize
v : alter (elements) by alchemy [syn: {alchemise}]

alchemy
n 1: a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
2: the way two individuals relate to each other; "their chemistry was wrong from the beginning -- they hated each other"; "a mysterious alchemy brought them together" [syn: {chemistry}, {interpersonal chemistry}]

Alcibiades
n : ancient Athenian statesman and general in the Peloponnesian War (circa 450-404 BC)

Alcidae
n : web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc. [syn: {family Alcidae}]

Alcides
n : (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality [syn: {Hercules}, {Heracles}, {Herakles}]

alcohol
n 1: a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him" [syn: {alcoholic beverage}, {intoxicant}, {inebriant}]
2: any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation

alcohol abuse
n : excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks [syn: {alcoholic abuse}, {alcoholism abuse}]

alcohol addiction
n : Habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms [syn: {alcoholism}, {inebriation}, {drunkenness}]

alcohol amnestic disorder
n : dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact [syn: {alcoholic dementia}, {Korsakoff's psychosis}, {Korsakoff's syndrome}, {Korsakov's psychosis}, {Korsakov's syndrome}, {polyneuritic psychosis}]

alcohol group
n : the chemical group -OH [syn: {alcohol radical}]

alcohol radical
n : the chemical group -OH [syn: {alcohol group}]

alcohol thermometer
n : thermometer consisting of a glass capillary tube marked with degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit and containing alcohol which rises or falls as it expands or contracts with changes in temperature [syn: {alcohol-in-glass thermometer}]

alcohol-dependent
adj : addicted to alcohol; "alcoholic expatriates in Paris"- Carl Van Doren [syn: {alcoholic}]

alcoholic
adj 1: used of beverages containing alcohol; "alcoholic drinks" [ant: {nonalcoholic}]
2: addicted to alcohol; "alcoholic expatriates in Paris"- Carl Van Doren [syn: {alcohol-dependent}]
n : a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually [syn: {alky}, {dipsomaniac}, {boozer}, {lush}, {soaker}, {souse}]

alcoholic abuse
n : excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks [syn: {alcohol abuse}, {alcoholism abuse}]

alcoholic beverage
n : a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him" [syn: {alcohol}, {intoxicant}, {inebriant}]

alcoholic dementia
n : dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact [syn: {alcohol amnestic disorder}, {Korsakoff's psychosis}, {Korsakoff's syndrome}, {Korsakov's psychosis}, {Korsakov's syndrome}, {polyneuritic psychosis}]

Alcoholics Anonymous
n : an international organization that provides a support group for persons trying to overcome alcoholism [syn: {AA}]

alcohol-in-glass thermometer
n : thermometer consisting of a glass capillary tube marked with degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit and containing alcohol which rises or falls as it expands or contracts with changes in temperature [syn: {alcohol thermometer}]

alcoholise
v 1: treat or infuse with alcohol; "alcoholize the fruit and let them sit in the refrigerator" [syn: {alcoholize}]
2: make alcoholic, as by fermenting; "alcoholize prunes" [syn: {alcoholize}]

alcoholism
n 1: Habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms [syn: {alcohol addiction}, {inebriation}, {drunkenness}]
2: an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess [syn: {dipsomania}, {potomania}]

alcoholism abuse
n : excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks [syn: {alcohol abuse}, {alcoholic abuse}]

alcoholize
v 1: subject to the influence of alcohol; "After we finished dinner, we were thoroughyl alcoholized"
2: treat or infuse with alcohol; "alcoholize the fruit and let them sit in the refrigerator" [syn: {alcoholise}]
3: make alcoholic, as by fermenting; "alcoholize prunes" [syn: {alcoholise}]

Alcott
n : United States novelist noted for children's books (1832-1888) [syn: {Louisa May Alcott}]

alcove
n : a small recess opening off a larger room [syn: {bay}]

Alcyonacea
n : comprising the soft corals [syn: {suborder Alcyonacea}]

Alcyonaria
n : corals and sea anemones having eight branches [syn: {order Alcyonaria}]

Alcyone
n : (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher [syn: {Halcyon}]

Aldactone
n : a synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension [syn: {spironolactone}]

Aldebaran
n : the brightest star in Taurus

aldehyde
n : any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids

aldehyde group
n : the chemical group -CHO [syn: {aldehyde radical}]

aldehyde radical
n : the chemical group -CHO [syn: {aldehyde group}]

aldehyde-alcohol
n : an oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde; contains an alcohol group (-OH) and an aldehyde group (-CHO) [syn: {aldol}]

aldehydic
adj : of or related to or containing aldehydes

alder
n 1: wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc
2: north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the rot-resistant wood [syn: {alder tree}]

alder blight
n : a disease of alders caused by the woolly alder aphid (a plant louse)

alder buckthorn
n : small tree common in Europe [syn: {alder dogwood}, {Rhamnus frangula}]

alder dogwood
n : small tree common in Europe [syn: {alder buckthorn}, {Rhamnus frangula}]

alder fly
n : dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae [syn: {alderfly}, {Sialis lutaria}]

alder tree
n : north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the rot-resistant wood [syn: {alder}]

alderfly
n : dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae [syn: {alder fly}, {Sialis lutaria}]

alderleaf Juneberry
n : shrub or small tree of northwestern North America having fragrant creamy white flowers and small waxy purple-red fruits [syn: {alder-leaved serviceberry}, {Amelanchier alnifolia}]

alder-leaved serviceberry
n : shrub or small tree of northwestern North America having fragrant creamy white flowers and small waxy purple-red fruits [syn: {alderleaf Juneberry}, {Amelanchier alnifolia}]

alderman
n : a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council); "aldermen usually represent city wards"

aldermanic
adj : of or relating to or like an alderman [syn: {aldermanly}]

aldermanly
adj : of or relating to or like an alderman [syn: {aldermanic}]

aldohexose
n : a monosaccharide sugar having six carbon atoms and an aldehyde group

aldol
n : an oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde; contains an alcohol group (-OH) and an aldehyde group (-CHO) [syn: {aldehyde-alcohol}]

aldol reaction
n : a reaction of aldehydes resulting in an aldol

Aldomet
n : antihypertensive drug (trade name Aldomet) used in the treatment of high blood pressure [syn: {methyldopa}, {alpha methyl dopa}]

aldose
n : a monosaccharide sugar that contains the aldehyde group or is hemiacetal

aldosterone
n : a corticosteroid hormone that is secreted by the cortex of the adrenal gland; regulates salt (sodium and potassium) and water balance

aldosteronism
n : a condition caused by over-production of aldosterone [syn: {hyperaldosteronism}]

Aldous Huxley
n : English writer; grandson of Thomas Huxley who is remembered mainly for his depiction of a scientifically controlled utopia (1894-1963) [syn: {Huxley}, {Aldous Leonard Huxley}]

Aldous Leonard Huxley
n : English writer; grandson of Thomas Huxley who is remembered mainly for his depiction of a scientifically controlled utopia (1894-1963) [syn: {Huxley}, {Aldous Huxley}]

Aldrovanda
n : one species: waterwheel plant [syn: {genus Aldrovanda}]

Aldrovanda vesiculosa
n : floating aquatic carnivorous perennial of central and southern Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia having whorls of 6 to 9 leaves ending in hinged lobes for capturing e.g. water fleas [syn: {waterwheel plant}]

ale
n : a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume

ale drinker
n : someone whose favorite drink is beer or ale [syn: {beer drinker}]

aleatory
adj : dependent on chance; "the aleatory element in life"

aleatory contract
n : a contract whose performance by one party depends on the occurrence of an uncertain contingent event (but if it is contingent on the outcome of a wager it is not enforceable)

Alec Guinness
n : English stage and screen actor noted for versatility (1914-2000) [syn: {Guinness}, {Sir Alec Guinness}]

alecost
n : tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {costmary}, {bible leaf}, {mint geranium}, {balsam herb}, {Tanacetum balsamita}, {Chrysanthemum balsamita}]

Alectis
n : a genus of Carangidae [syn: {genus Alectis}]

Alectis ciliaris
n : fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal fins [syn: {threadfish}, {thread-fish}]

Alecto
n : one of the three Furies

Alectoria
n : lichens having dark brown erect or pendulous much-branched cylindrical thallus [syn: {genus Alectoria}]

Alectoris
n : a genus of Perdicidae [syn: {genus Alectoris}]

Alectoris graeca
n : of mountainous areas of southern Europe [syn: {Greek partridge}, {rock partridge}]

Alectoris ruffa
n : common western European partridge with red legs [syn: {red-legged partridge}]

Alectura
n : brush turkeys [syn: {genus Alectura}]

Alectura lathami
n : black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New Guinea [syn: {brush turkey}]

alee
adv : on or toward the lee; "put the helm alee"

alehoof
n : trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes placed in genus Nepeta [syn: {ground ivy}, {field balm}, {gill-over-the-ground}, {runaway robin}, {Glechoma hederaceae}, {Nepeta hederaceae}]

alehouse
n : a tavern where ale is sold

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok
n : Russian poet (1880-1921) [syn: {Blok}, {Alexander Alexandrovich Blok}]

Aleksandr Borodin
n : Russian composer (1833-1887) [syn: {Borodin}, {Aleksandr Porfirevich Borodin}]

Aleksandr Feodorovich Kerensky
n : Russian revolutionary who was head of state after Nicholas II abdicated but was overthrown by the Bolsheviks (1881-1970) [syn: {Kerensky}]

Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
n : Soviet writer and political dissident whose novels exposed the brutality of Soviet labor camps (born in 1918) [syn: {Solzhenitsyn}, {Alexander Isayevich Solzhenitsyn}]

Aleksandr Mikjailovich Prokhorov
n : Russian physicist whose research into ways of moving electrons around atoms led to the development of masers and lasers for producing high-intensity radiation (1916-2002) [syn: {Prokhorov}, {Aleksandr Prokhorov}]

Aleksandr Nikolayevich Scriabin
n : Russian composer of orchestral and piano music (1872-1915) [syn: {Scriabin}, {Aleksandr Scriabin}]

Aleksandr Pavlovich
n : the czar of Russia whose plans to liberalize the government of Russia were unrealized because of the wars with Napoleon (1777-1825) [syn: {Alexander I}, {Czar Alexander I}]

Aleksandr Porfirevich Borodin
n : Russian composer (1833-1887) [syn: {Borodin}, {Aleksandr Borodin}]

Aleksandr Prokhorov
n : Russian physicist whose research into ways of moving electrons around atoms led to the development of masers and lasers for producing high-intensity radiation (1916-2002) [syn: {Prokhorov}, {Aleksandr Mikjailovich Prokhorov}]

Aleksandr Scriabin
n : Russian composer of orchestral and piano music (1872-1915) [syn: {Scriabin}, {Aleksandr Nikolayevich Scriabin}]

Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin
n : Russian poet (1799-1837) [syn: {Pushkin}, {Alexander Pushkin}]

Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov
n : Russian writer of plays and novels and short stories; noted for his depiction of social outcasts [syn: {Gorky}, {Maksim Gorky}, {Gorki}, {Maxim Gorki}, {Aleksey Maximovich Peshkov}]

Aleksey Maximovich Peshkov
n : Russian writer of plays and novels and short stories; noted for his depiction of social outcasts [syn: {Gorky}, {Maksim Gorky}, {Gorki}, {Maxim Gorki}, {Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov}]

alembic
n : an obsolete kind of container used for distillation; two retorts connected by a tube

alendronate
n : a tablet (trade name Fosamax) prescribed to prevent or treat osteoporosis in women after menopause [syn: {Fosamax}]

Alep
n : a city in northwestern Syria [syn: {Aleppo}]

aleph
n : the 1st letter of the Hebrew alphabet

aleph-nought
n : the smallest infinite integer [syn: {aleph-null}, {aleph-zero}]

aleph-null
n : the smallest infinite integer [syn: {aleph-nought}, {aleph-zero}]

aleph-zero
n : the smallest infinite integer [syn: {aleph-null}, {aleph-nought}]

Alepisaurus
n : slender scaleless predaceous tropical deep-sea fishes [syn: {genus Alepisaurus}]

Aleppa grass
n : tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States where it is a serious pest on cultivated land [syn: {Johnson grass}, {means grass}, {evergreen millet}, {Sorghum halepense}, {Sorghum halapense}]

Aleppo
n : a city in northwestern Syria [syn: {Alep}]

Aleppo boil
n : leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions [syn: {cutaneous leishmaniasis}, {Old World leishmaniasis}, {oriental sore}, {tropical sore}, {Delhi boil}]

alert
adj 1: very attentive or observant; "an alert and responsive baby is a joy"; "caught by a couple of alert cops"; "alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came"; "constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty" [ant: {unalert}]
2: mentally responsive; "an alert mind"
3: not unconscious; especially having become conscious; "the patient is now awake and alert" [syn: {awake(p)}]
4: (usually followed by `to') showing acute awareness; mentally perceptive; "alert to the problems"; "alive to what is going on"; "awake to the dangers of her situation"; "was now awake to the reality of his predicament" [syn: {alive(p)}, {awake(p)}]
n 1: condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action; "bombers were put on alert during the crisis" [syn: {qui vive}]
2: a warning serves to make you more alert to danger [syn: {alerting}]
3: an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger [syn: {alarm}, {warning signal}, {alarum}]
v : warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries" [syn: {alarm}]

alerting
n 1: a state of readiness to respond; "alerting was indicated by the desynchronization of the EEG" [syn: {alertness}]
2: a warning serves to make you more alert to danger [syn: {alert}]

alertly
adv : in an alert manner; "she got through the day alertly, despite being on drugs"

alertness
n 1: the process of paying close and continuous attention [syn: {watchfulness}, {vigilance}]
2: a state of readiness to respond; "alerting was indicated by the desynchronization of the EEG" [syn: {alerting}]
3: lively attentiveness [syn: {on the qui vive}]

Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi
n : Italian painter of mythological and religious paintings (1444-1510) [syn: {Botticelli}, {Sandro Botticelli}]

Alessandro Manzoni
n : Italian novelist and poet (1785-1873) [syn: {Manzoni}]

alethic logic
n : the modal logic of necessity and possibility and contingency

Aletris
n : small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae [syn: {genus Aletris}]

Aletris aurea
n : colicroot with yellow-bracted racemose flowers; smaller than Aletris farinosa; southeastern United States [syn: {yellow colicroot}]

Aletris farinosa
n : colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and white flowers; southeastern United States [syn: {ague root}, {ague grass}]

Aletta Jacobs
n : Dutch physician who opened the first birth control clinic in the world in Amsterdam (1854-1929) [syn: {Jacobs}]

Aleuria aurantia
n : a discomycete with bright orange cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting bodies and pale orange exteriors [syn: {orange peel fungus}]

Aleurites
n : candlenut [syn: {genus Aleurites}]

Aleurites fordii
n : Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil [syn: {tung tree}, {tung}, {tung-oil tree}]

Aleurites moluccana
n : large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles [syn: {candlenut}, {varnish tree}]

aleurone
n : granular protein in outermost layer of endosperm of many seeds or cereal grains

aleuronic
adj : of or related to aleurone

Aleut
n 1: a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and western Alaska [syn: {Aleutian}]
2: the language spoken by the Aleut people

Aleutian
n : a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and western Alaska [syn: {Aleut}]

Aleutian Islands
n : an archipelago in the North Pacific extending southwestern from Alaska [syn: {Aleutians}]

Aleutians
n : an archipelago in the North Pacific extending southwestern from Alaska [syn: {Aleutian Islands}]

Aleve
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen) [syn: {naproxen sodium}, {Anaprox}, {Aflaxen}]

alewife
n 1: flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams
2: shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus [syn: {Alosa pseudoharengus}, {Pomolobus pseudoharengus}] [also: {alewives} (pl)]

alewives
alewife
n 1: flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams
2: shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus [syn: {Alosa pseudoharengus}, {Pomolobus pseudoharengus}] [also: {alewives} (pl)]

alewives
See {alewife}

Alex Boncayao Brigade
n : an urban hit squad and guerrila group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s [syn: {ABB}, {Revolutionary Proletarian Army}, {RPA-ABB}]

Alex Haley
n : United States writer and Afro-American who wrote a fictionalized account of tracing his family roots back to Africa (1921-1992) [syn: {Haley}]

Alexander
n 1: European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb [syn: {Alexanders}, {black lovage}, {horse parsley}, {Smyrnium olusatrum}]
2: king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC) [syn: {Alexander the Great}]

Alexander Alexandrovich Blok
n : Russian poet (1880-1921) [syn: {Blok}, {Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok}]

Alexander Archipelago
n : a group of islands off southeastern Alaska

Alexander Bell
n : United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922) [syn: {Bell}, {Alexander Graham Bell}]

Alexander Calder
n : United States sculptor who first created mobiles and stabiles (1898-1976) [syn: {Calder}]

Alexander Fleming
n : English bacteriologist who discovered penicillin (1881-1955) [syn: {Fleming}, {Sir Alexander Fleming}]

Alexander Graham Bell
n : United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922) [syn: {Bell}, {Alexander Bell}]

Alexander Hamilton
n : United States statesman and leader of the Federalists; as the first Secretary of the Treasury he establish a federal bank; was mortally wounded in a duel with Aaron Burr (1755-1804) [syn: {Hamilton}]

Alexander I
n : the czar of Russia whose plans to liberalize the government of Russia were unrealized because of the wars with Napoleon (1777-1825) [syn: {Czar Alexander I}, {Aleksandr Pavlovich}]

Alexander II
n : the son of Nicholas I who, as czar of Russia, introduced reforms that included limited emancipation of the serfs (1818-1881) [syn: {Czar Alexander II}, {Alexander the Liberator}]

Alexander III
n : son of Alexander II who was czar of Russia (1845-1894) [syn: {Czar Alexander III}]

Alexander Isayevich Solzhenitsyn
n : Soviet writer and political dissident whose novels exposed the brutality of Soviet labor camps (born in 1918) [syn: {Solzhenitsyn}, {Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn}]

Alexander Melville Bell
n : a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905) [syn: {Bell}, {Melville Bell}]

Alexander Pope
n : English poet and satirist (1688-1744) [syn: {Pope}]

Alexander Pushkin
n : Russian poet (1799-1837) [syn: {Pushkin}, {Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin}]

Alexander Selcraig
n : Sottish sailor who was put ashore on a deserted island off the coast of Chile for five years (providing the basis for Daniel Defoe's novel about Robinson Crusoe) (1676-1721) [syn: {Selkirk}, {Selcraig}, {Alexander Selkirk}]

Alexander Selkirk
n : Sottish sailor who was put ashore on a deserted island off the coast of Chile for five years (providing the basis for Daniel Defoe's novel about Robinson Crusoe) (1676-1721) [syn: {Selkirk}, {Selcraig}, {Alexander Selcraig}]

Alexander the Great
n : king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC) [syn: {Alexander}]

Alexander the Liberator
n : the son of Nicholas I who, as czar of Russia, introduced reforms that included limited emancipation of the serfs (1818-1881) [syn: {Alexander II}, {Czar Alexander II}]

Alexander VI
n : Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia (1431-1503) [syn: {Pope Alexander VI}, {Borgia}, {Rodrigo Borgia}]

Alexander Wilson
n : Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813) [syn: {Wilson}]

Alexander Woollcott
n : United States drama critic and journalist (1887-1943) [syn: {Woollcott}]

Alexanders
n : European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb [syn: {Alexander}, {black lovage}, {horse parsley}, {Smyrnium olusatrum}]

Alexandre Dumas
n : French writer remembered for his swashbuckling historical tales (1802-1870) [syn: {Dumas}]

Alexandre Emile Jean Yersin
n : French bacteriologist born in Switzerland; was a student of Pasteur; discovered the plague bacillus (1863-1943) [syn: {Yersin}, {Alexandre Yersin}]

Alexandre Gustave Eiffel
n : French engineer who constructed the Eiffel Tower (1832-1923) [syn: {Eiffel}]

Alexandre Yersin
n : French bacteriologist born in Switzerland; was a student of Pasteur; discovered the plague bacillus (1863-1943) [syn: {Yersin}, {Alexandre Emile Jean Yersin}]

Alexandria
n 1: a town in Louisiana on the Red River
2: the chief port of Egypt; located on the western edge of the Nile delta on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Alexander the Great; the capital of ancient Egypt [syn: {El Iskandriyah}]

Alexandria senna
n : erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {Alexandrian senna}, {true senna}, {tinnevelly senna}, {Indian senna}, {Senna alexandrina}, {Cassia acutifolia}, {Cassia augustifolia}]

Alexandrian
adj : of or relating to Alexander the Great or his empire

Alexandrian laurel
n : East Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers; coastal areas southern India to Malaysia [syn: {Calophyllum inophyllum}]

Alexandrian senna
n : erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {Alexandria senna}, {true senna}, {tinnevelly senna}, {Indian senna}, {Senna alexandrina}, {Cassia acutifolia}, {Cassia augustifolia}]

Alexandrine
n : a line of verse that has six iambic feet

alexandrite
n : a green variety of chrysoberyl used as a gemstone

alexia
n : inability to perceive written words [syn: {visual aphasia}, {word blindness}]

alexic
adj : of or relating to or symptomatic of alexia [syn: {word-blind}]
n : a person with alexia

Alexis Carrel
n : French surgeon and biologist who developed a way to suture and graft blood vessels (1873-1944) [syn: {Carrel}]

Alexis Charles Henri Maurice de Tocqueville
n : French political writer noted for his analysis of American institutions (1805-1859) [syn: {Tocqueville}, {Alexis de Tocqueville}]

Alexis de Tocqueville
n : French political writer noted for his analysis of American institutions (1805-1859) [syn: {Tocqueville}, {Alexis Charles Henri Maurice de Tocqueville}]

Aleyrodes
n : type genus of the Aleyrodidae [syn: {genus Aleyrodes}]

Aleyrodidae
n : whiteflies [syn: {family Aleyrodidae}]

alfalfa
n 1: important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop [syn: {lucerne}, {Medicago sativa}]
2: leguminous plant grown for hay or forage

alfalfa sprout
n : sprouted alfalfa seeds

al-Fatah
n : a Palestinian political and military organization founded by Yasser Arafat in 1958 to work toward the creation of a Palestinian state; during the 1960s and 1970s trained terrorist and insurgent groups; "al-Fatah carried out numerous acts of international terrorism in western Europe and the Middle East in the 1970s" [syn: {Fatah}, {al-Asifa}]

alfilaria
n : European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage [syn: {redstem storksbill}, {alfileria}, {filaree}, {filaria}, {clocks}, {pin grass}, {pin clover}, {Erodium cicutarium}]

alfileria
n : European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage [syn: {redstem storksbill}, {alfilaria}, {filaree}, {filaria}, {clocks}, {pin grass}, {pin clover}, {Erodium cicutarium}]

Alfonso Borgia
n : Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458) [syn: {Calixtus III}, {Borgia}]

Alfred
n : king of Wessex; defeated the Danes and encouraged writing in English (849-899) [syn: {AElfred}, {Alfred the Great}]

Alfred Alistair Cooke
n : United States journalist (born in England in 1908) [syn: {Cooke}, {Alistair Cooke}]

Alfred Bernhard Nobel
n : Swedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite and for the bequest that created the Nobel prizes (1833-1896) [syn: {Nobel}, {Alfred Nobel}]

Alfred Binet
n : French psychologist remembered for his studies of the intellectual development of children (1857-1911) [syn: {Binet}]

Alfred Charles Kinsey
n : United States zoologist best known for his interview studies of sexual behavior (1894-1956) [syn: {Kinsey}]

Alfred Charles William Harmsworth
n : British newspaper publisher (1865-1922) [syn: {Harmsworth}, {Viscount Northcliffe}]

Alfred Damon Runyon
n : United States writer of humorous stylized stories about Broadway and the New York underground (1884-1946) [syn: {Runyon}, {Damon Runyon}]

Alfred de Musset
n : French poet and writer (1810-1857) [syn: {Musset}, {Louis Charles Alfred de Musset}]

Alfred Dreyfus
n : French army officer of Jewish descent whose false imprisonment for treason in 1894 raised issues of anti-semitism that dominated French politics until his release in 1906 (1859-1935) [syn: {Dreyfus}]

Alfred Edward Housman
n : English poet (1859-1936) [syn: {Housman}, {A. E. Housman}]

Alfred Edward Woodley Mason
n : English writer (1865-1948) [syn: {Mason}, {A. E. W. Mason}]

Alfred Eisenstaedt
n : United States photographer (born in Germany) whose unposed documentary photographs created photojournalism (born in 1898) [syn: {Eisenstaedt}]

Alfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski
n : United States semanticist (born in Poland) (1879-1950) [syn: {Korzybski}, {Alfred Korzybski}]

Alfred Hawthorne
n : risque English comedian (1925-1992) [syn: {Hill}, {Benny Hill}]

Alfred Hitchcock
n : English film director noted for his skill in creating suspense (1899-1980) [syn: {Hitchcock}, {Sir Alfred Hitchcock}, {Alfred Joseph Hitchcock}]

Alfred Joseph Hitchcock
n : English film director noted for his skill in creating suspense (1899-1980) [syn: {Hitchcock}, {Alfred Hitchcock}, {Sir Alfred Hitchcock}]

Alfred Kastler
n : French physicist (1902-1984) [syn: {Kastler}]

Alfred Korzybski
n : United States semanticist (born in Poland) (1879-1950) [syn: {Korzybski}, {Alfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski}]

Alfred Kroeber
n : United States anthropologist noted for his studies of culture (1876-1960) [syn: {Kroeber}, {Alfred Louis Kroeber}]

Alfred Krupp
n : German arms manufacturer and son of Friedrich Krupp; his firm provided ordinance for German armies from the 1840s through World War II (1812-1887) [syn: {Krupp}]

Alfred Lord Tennyson
n : Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892) [syn: {Tennyson}, {Alfred Tennyson}, {First Baron Tennyson}]

Alfred Lothar Wegener
n : German geophysicist who proposed the theory of continental drift (1880-1930) [syn: {Wegener}]

Alfred Louis Kroeber
n : United States anthropologist noted for his studies of culture (1876-1960) [syn: {Kroeber}, {Alfred Kroeber}]

Alfred Lunt
n : United States actor who performed with his wife Lynn Fontanne in many stage productions (1893-1977) [syn: {Lunt}]

Alfred Nobel
n : Swedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite and for the bequest that created the Nobel prizes (1833-1896) [syn: {Nobel}, {Alfred Bernhard Nobel}]

Alfred North Whitehead
n : English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Bertrand Russell (1861-1947) [syn: {Whitehead}]

Alfred Noyes
n : English poet (1880-1958) [syn: {Noyes}]

Alfred Russel Wallace
n : English naturalist who formulated a concept of evolution that resembled Charles Darwin's (1823-1913) [syn: {Wallace}]

Alfred Stieglitz
n : United States photographer (1864-1946) [syn: {Stieglitz}]

Alfred Tennyson
n : Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892) [syn: {Tennyson}, {First Baron Tennyson}, {Alfred Lord Tennyson}]

Alfred Thayer Mahan
n : United States naval officer and historian (1840-1914) [syn: {Mahan}]

Alfred the Great
n : king of Wessex; defeated the Danes and encouraged writing in English (849-899) [syn: {Alfred}, {AElfred}]

alfresco
adj : in the open air; "an alfresco lunch"; "an open-air theater" [syn: {open-air(a)}]
adv : outside a building; "in summer we play outside" [syn: {outside}, {outdoors}, {out of doors}] [ant: {inside}, {inside}]

alga
n : primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves [syn: {algae}]

algae
n : primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves [syn: {alga}]

algal
adj : of or relating to alga

al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya
n : a terrorist organization of militant Islamists organized into tiny cells of extreme fundamentalists; emerged during the 1970s mainly in Egyptian jails; "al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya uses force to push Egyptian society toward Islamic rule" [syn: {Islamic Group}]

algarobilla
n : mesquite pod used in tanning and dying [syn: {algarroba}, {algarrobilla}]

algarroba
n 1: long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute [syn: {carob}, {carob bean}, {algarroba bean}, {locust bean}, {locust pod}]
2: evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob [syn: {carob}, {carob tree}, {carob bean tree}, {Ceratonia siliqua}]
3: mesquite pod used in tanning and dying [syn: {algarrobilla}, {algarobilla}]
4: mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean islands from Mexico to Venezuela [syn: {Prosopis juliflora}, {Prosopis juliiflora}]

algarroba bean
n : long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute [syn: {carob}, {carob bean}, {algarroba}, {locust bean}, {locust pod}]

algarrobilla
n : mesquite pod used in tanning and dying [syn: {algarroba}, {algarobilla}]

algebra
n : the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations

algebraic
adj : of or relating to algebra; "algebraic geometry" [syn: {algebraical}]

algebraic language
n : an algorithmic language having statements that resemble algebraic expressions

algebraic number
n : root of an algebraic equation with rational coefficients

algebraical
adj : of or relating to algebra; "algebraic geometry" [syn: {algebraic}]

algebraically
adv : in an algebraic manner; "algebraically determined"

algebraist
n : a mathematician whose specialty is algebra

Alger
n : United States author of inspirational adventure stories for boys; virtue and hard work overcome poverty (1832-1899) [syn: {Horatio Alger}]

Algeria
n : a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s [syn: {Algerie}, {Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria}]

Algerian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Algeria or its inhabitants; "Algerian towns"
n : a native or inhabitant of Algeria

Algerian capital
n : an ancient port on the Mediterranean; the capital and largest city of Algeria [syn: {Algiers}]

Algerian centime
n : 100 centimes equal 1 dinar

Algerian dinar
n : the basic unit of money in Algeria [syn: {dinar}]

Algerian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Algeria

Algerie
n : a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s [syn: {Algeria}, {Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria}]

Algeripithecus
n : an extinct genus of Hominoidea [syn: {genus Algeripithecus}]

Algeripithecus minutus
n : tiny (150 to 300 grams) extinct primate of 46 to 50 million years ago; fossils found in Algeria; considered by some authorities the leading candidate for the first anthropoid

Algernon Charles Swinburne
n : English poet (1837-1909) [syn: {Swinburne}]

algid
adj : chilly; "a person who is algid is marked by prostration and has cold clammy skin and low blood pressure"

Algiers
n : an ancient port on the Mediterranean; the capital and largest city of Algeria [syn: {Algerian capital}]

algin
n : a gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier [syn: {alginic acid}]

alginic acid
n : a gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier [syn: {algin}]

algoid
adj : of or resembling algae

Algol
n 1: second brightest star in Perseus; first known eclipsing binary
2: ALGOrithmic Language; a programming language used to express computer programs as algorithms

algolagnia
n : sexual pleasure derived from inflicting or experiencing pain

algolagnic
adj : of or relating to algolagnia

algometer
n : device for measuring pain caused by pressure

algometric
adj : of or related to algometry [syn: {algometrical}]

algometrical
adj : of or related to algometry [syn: {algometric}]

algometry
n : measuring sensitivity to pain or pressure

Algonkian
adj : of or relating to an Algonquian tribe or its people or language [syn: {Algonquian}, {Algonquin}]
n 1: a member of a North American Indian people in the Ottawa river valley of Ontario and Quebec [syn: {Algonkin}]
2: the Algonquian language spoken by the Algonkian people [syn: {Algonkin}]

Algonkin
n 1: a member of a North American Indian people in the Ottawa river valley of Ontario and Quebec [syn: {Algonkian}]
2: the Algonquian language spoken by the Algonkian people [syn: {Algonkian}]

Algonquian
adj : of or relating to an Algonquian tribe or its people or language [syn: {Algonkian}, {Algonquin}]
n 1: a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast [syn: {Algonquin}]
2: family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains [syn: {Algonquin}, {Algonquian language}]

Algonquian language
n : family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains [syn: {Algonquian}, {Algonquin}]

Algonquin
adj : of or relating to an Algonquian tribe or its people or language [syn: {Algonquian}, {Algonkian}]
n 1: a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast [syn: {Algonquian}]
2: family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains [syn: {Algonquian}, {Algonquian language}]

algophobia
n : a morbid fear of pain

algophobic
adj : suffering from algophobia; abnormally afraid of pain

algorism
n 1: the Arabic (or decimal) system of numeration
2: computation with Arabic figures

algorithm
n : a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem [syn: {algorithmic rule}, {algorithmic program}]

algorithm error
n : error resulting from the choice of the wrong algorithm or method for achieving the intended result

algorithmic
adj : of or relating to or having the characteristics of an algorithm [ant: {heuristic}]

algorithmic language
n : an artificial language designed to express algorithms

algorithmic program
n : a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem [syn: {algorithm}, {algorithmic rule}]

algorithmic rule
n : a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem [syn: {algorithm}, {algorithmic program}]

Algren
n : United States writer (1909-1981) [syn: {Nelson Algren}]

Al-hakim
n : an Ismaili caliph of Egypt who declared himself an incarnation of God and founded the Druze religious sect (985-1021)

Alhambra
n : a palace and fortress built in Granada by the Muslims in the Middle Ages

Al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham
n : an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040) [syn: {Alhazen}, {al-Haytham}, {Ibn al-Haytham}]

al-Haytham
n : an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040) [syn: {Alhazen}, {Ibn al-Haytham}, {Al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham}]

Alhazen
n : an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040) [syn: {al-Haytham}, {Ibn al-Haytham}, {Al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham}]

Al-Hudaydah
n : an important port in Yemen on the Red Sea [syn: {Hodeida}]

Ali
n 1: United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942) [syn: {Muhammad Ali}, {Cassius Clay}, {Cassius Marcellus Clay}]
2: the fourth caliph of Islam who is considered to be the first caliph by Shiites; he was a cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad; after his assination Islam was divided into Shiite and Sunnite sects

Ali Baba
n : the fictional woodcutter who discovered that `open sesame' opened a cave in the Arabian Nights' Entertainments

alias
n : a name that has been assumed temporarily [syn: {assumed name}, {false name}]
adv : as known or named at another time or place; "Mr. Smith, alias Mr. Lafayette" [syn: {a.k.a.}, {also known as}]

alibi
n 1: (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
2: a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable" [syn: {excuse}, {exculpation}, {self-justification}]
v : exonerate by means of an alibi

Alice B. Toklas
n : United States writer remembered as the secretary and companion of Gertrude Stein (1877-1967) [syn: {Toklas}]

Alice Hamilton
n : United States toxicologist known for her work on industrial poisons (1869-1970) [syn: {Hamilton}]

Alice Malsenior Walker
n : United States writer (born in 1944) [syn: {Walker}, {Alice Walker}]

Alice Paul
n : United States feminist (1885-1977) [syn: {Paul}]

Alice Walker
n : United States writer (born in 1944) [syn: {Walker}, {Alice Malsenior Walker}]

Alicia Alonso
n : Cuban dancer and choreographer (born in 1921) [syn: {Alonso}]

alicyclic compound
n : an aliphatic compound that contains a ring of atoms

alidad
n 1: surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments [syn: {alidade}]
2: surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles [syn: {alidade}]

alidade
n 1: surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments [syn: {alidad}]
2: surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles [syn: {alidad}]

alien
adj 1: not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something; "an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism"; "the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper"; "jealousy is foreign to her nature" [syn: {foreign}]
2: being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "exotic cuisine" [syn: {exotic}]
n 1: a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country [syn: {foreigner}, {noncitizen}, {outlander}] [ant: {citizen}]
2: anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found [syn: {stranger}, {unknown}]
3: a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere [syn: {extraterrestrial being}, {extraterrestrial}]
v 1: transfer property or ownership; "The will aliened the property to the heirs" [syn: {alienate}]
2: arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness [syn: {estrange}, {alienate}, {disaffect}]

alien absconder
n : a fugitive remaining in the United States after an immigration judge has ordered them deported; "the government has categorized more than 320,000 foreigners as alien absconders"

alienable
adj : transferable to another owner [ant: {inalienable}]

alienage
n : the quality of being alien [syn: {alienism}]

alienate
v 1: arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness [syn: {estrange}, {alien}, {disaffect}]
2: transfer property or ownership; "The will aliened the property to the heirs" [syn: {alien}]

alienated
adj 1: socially disoriented; "anomic loners musing over their fate"; "we live in an age of rootless alienated people" [syn: {anomic}, {disoriented}]
2: caused to be unloved [syn: {estranged}]

alienating
adj : causing hostility or loss of friendliness; "her sudden alienating aloofness"

alienation
n 1: the feeling of being alienated from other people [syn: {disaffection}, {estrangement}]
2: separation resulting from hostility [syn: {estrangement}]
3: (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another; "the power of alienation is an essential ingredient of ownership"
4: the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly; "his behavior alienated the other students"

alienation of affection
n : a tort based on willful and malicious interference with the marriage relation by a third party without justification or excuse

alienator
n : an unpleasant person who causes friendly people to become indifferent or unfriendly or hostile

alienism
n : the quality of being alien [syn: {alienage}]

alienist
n : a psychiatrist and specialist in the legal aspects of mental illness

aliform
adj : having or resembling wings [syn: {alar}, {alary}, {wing-shaped}]

alight
adj : lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming crackling fire"; "houses on fire" [syn: {ablaze(p)}, {afire(p)}, {aflame(p)}, {aflare(p)}, {alight(p)}, {blazing}, {burning}, {flaming}, {on fire(p)}]
v 1: to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him" [syn: {light}, {perch}]
2: come down; "the birds alighted" [syn: {climb down}]

align
v 1: place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table" [syn: {aline}, {line up}, {adjust}] [ant: {skew}]
2: align with; be or come into adjustment
3: align oneself with a group or a way of thinking [syn: {array}]
4: bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation; "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts" [syn: {ordinate}, {coordinate}]

aligned
adj 1: brought into agreement or cooperation on the side of a faction, party, or cause [ant: {nonaligned}]
2: in a straight line; "pearly teeth evenly aligned"

aligning
adj : causing to fall into line or into position [syn: {positioning}]

alignment
n 1: an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty [syn: {alliance}, {coalition}, {alinement}] [ant: {nonalignment}]
2: the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines
3: (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac [syn: {conjunction}]
4: the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other

alike
adj : having the same or similar characteristics; "all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generaly alike in background and taste" [syn: {alike(p)}, {similar}, {like}] [ant: {unalike}]
adv 1: equally; "parents and teachers alike demanded reforms" [syn: {likewise}]
2: in a like manner; "they walk alike"

alikeness
n : similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things; "man created God in his own likeness" [syn: {likeness}, {similitude}] [ant: {unlikeness}, {unlikeness}]

aliment
n : a source of materials to nourish the body [syn: {nutriment}, {nourishment}, {nutrition}, {sustenance}, {alimentation}, {victuals}]
v : give nourishment to [syn: {nutrify}, {nourish}]

alimental
adj : of or providing nourishment; "good nourishing stew" [syn: {alimentary}, {nourishing}, {nutrient}, {nutritious}, {nutritive}]

alimentary
adj : of or providing nourishment; "good nourishing stew" [syn: {alimental}, {nourishing}, {nutrient}, {nutritious}, {nutritive}]

alimentary canal
n : tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination [syn: {alimentary tract}, {digestive tube}, {digestive tract}, {gastrointestinal tract}, {GI tract}]

alimentary paste
n : shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg [syn: {pasta}]

alimentary tract
n : tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination [syn: {alimentary canal}, {digestive tube}, {digestive tract}, {gastrointestinal tract}, {GI tract}]

alimentary tract smear
n : any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the alimentary tract; obtained by specialized lavage techniques and used mainly to diagnose cancer in those parts

alimentation
n 1: a source of materials to nourish the body [syn: {nutriment}, {nourishment}, {nutrition}, {sustenance}, {aliment}, {victuals}]
2: the act of supplying food and nourishment [syn: {feeding}]

alimentative
adj : related to the supply of aliment

alimony
n : court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated [syn: {maintenance}]

aline
v : place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table" [syn: {align}, {line up}, {adjust}] [ant: {skew}]

alinement
n : an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty [syn: {alliance}, {coalition}, {alignment}] [ant: {nonalignment}]

aliphatic
adj : having carbon atoms linked in open chains

aliphatic compound
n : organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative

aliquant
n : an integer that is not an exact divisor of some quantity; "5 is an aliquant part of 12" [syn: {aliquant part}] [ant: {aliquot}]

aliquant part
n : an integer that is not an exact divisor of some quantity; "5 is an aliquant part of 12" [syn: {aliquant}] [ant: {aliquot}]

aliquot
adj : signifying an exact divisor or factor of a quantity
n : an integer that is an exact divisor of some quantity; "4 is an aliquot part of 12" [syn: {aliquot part}] [ant: {aliquant}]

aliquot part
n : an integer that is an exact divisor of some quantity; "4 is an aliquot part of 12" [syn: {aliquot}] [ant: {aliquant}]

ALIR
n : a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to reinstitute Hutu control; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists" [syn: {Army for the Liberation of Rwanda}, {Former Armed Forces}, {FAR}, {Interahamwe}]

Al-Iraq
n : a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq; modern government is involved in state-sponsored terrorism [syn: {Iraq}, {Republic of Iraq}, {Irak}]

Alisma
n : small genus of aquatic or semiaquatic plants [syn: {genus Alisma}]

Alisma plantago-aquatica
n : marsh plant having clusters of small white or pinkish flowers and broad pointed or rounded leaves [syn: {water plantain}]

Alismales
n : an order of aquatic monocotyledonous herbaceous plants [syn: {Naiadales}, {order Naiadales}, {order Alismales}]

Alismataceae
n : perennial or annual aquatic or marsh plants [syn: {family Alismataceae}, {water-plantain family}]

Alismatidae
n : one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises about 500 species in 14 families of aquatic and semi-aquatic herbs [syn: {subclass Alismatidae}]

A-list
n : a list of names of specially favored people; "the boss gave me his A-list of people we should try to recruit"

Alistair Cooke
n : United States journalist (born in England in 1908) [syn: {Cooke}, {Alfred Alistair Cooke}]

aliterate
n : a person who can read but is disinclined to derive information from literary sources [syn: {aliterate person}]

aliterate person
n : a person who can read but is disinclined to derive information from literary sources [syn: {aliterate}]

al-Itihaad al-Islamiya
n : a fundamentalist Islamic group in Somalia who initially did fundraising for al-Qaeda; responsible for ambushing United States Army Rangers and for terrorist bombings in Ethiopia; believed to have branches in several countries [syn: {al Itihaad al Islamiya}, {Islamic Unity}, {AIAI}]

alive
adj 1: possessing life; "the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"; "burned alive" [syn: {alive(p)}] [ant: {dead}]
2: (often followed by `with') full of life and spirit; "she was wonderfully alive for her age"; "a face alive with mischief" [syn: {alive(p)}]
3: having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news" [syn: {animated}] [ant: {unanimated}]
4: (followed by `to' or `of') aware of; "is alive to the moods of others" [syn: {alive(p)}]
5: in operation; "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition" [syn: {active}, {alive(p)}]
6: (usually followed by `to') showing acute awareness; mentally perceptive; "alert to the problems"; "alive to what is going on"; "awake to the dangers of her situation"; "was now awake to the reality of his predicament" [syn: {alert}, {alive(p)}, {awake(p)}]
7: capable of erupting; "a live volcano"; "the volcano is very much alive" [syn: {alive(p)}, {live(a)}]

aliveness
n 1: the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes" [syn: {animation}, {life}, {living}]
2: having animal life as distinguished from plant life; "full of life" [syn: {animateness}, {liveness}] [ant: {inanimateness}]

aliyah
n 1: (Judaism) the honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah; "he was called on for an aliyah"
2: (Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel; "students making aliyah"

alizarin
n : an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing [syn: {alizarine}]

alizarin carmine
n : any of various acid dyes; used for dying wool scarlet red [syn: {alizarin crimson}, {alizarin red}]

alizarin crimson
n : any of various acid dyes; used for dying wool scarlet red [syn: {alizarin carmine}, {alizarin red}]

alizarin red
n : any of various acid dyes; used for dying wool scarlet red [syn: {alizarin carmine}, {alizarin crimson}]

alizarin yellow
n : any of various yellow dyes; not related chemically to alizarin but applied in the same manner

alizarine
n : an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing [syn: {alizarin}]

alizarine red
n : a bright orange-red color produced in cotton cloth with alizarine dye [syn: {Turkey red}]

Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya
n : a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi [syn: {Libyan Islamic Fighting Group}, {FIG}, {Libyan Fighting Group}, {Libyan Islamic Group}]

al-Jihad
n : an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s; seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells; "the original Jihad was responsible for the assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981" [syn: {Egyptian Islamic Jihad}, {Islamic Jihad}, {Vanguards of Conquest}]

alkahest
n : hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists [syn: {alcahest}, {universal solvent}]

alkahestic
adj : of or pertaining to the alkahest that alchemists assumed to exist

alkalating agent
n : an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer

alkalemia
n : a blood disorder characterized by a lower concentration of hydrogen ions in the blood (which rises above 7.45 on the pH scale)

alkalescent
adj : tending to become alkaline; slightly alkaline [syn: {alcalescent}]

alkali
n 1: any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water; "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia" [syn: {base}]
2: a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture [also: {alkalies} (pl)]

alkali bee
n : a common solitary bee important for pollinating alfalfa in the western United States [syn: {Nomia melanderi}]

alkali grass
n : plant of western North America having grasslike leaves and greenish-white flowers [syn: {Zigadenus elegans}]

alkali metal
n : any of the monovalent metals of group I of the periodic table (lithium or sodium or potassium or rubidium or cesium or francium); "the hydroxides of the alkali metals are strongly alkaline" [syn: {alkaline metal}]

alkali poisoning
n : poisoning resulting from the ingestion of an alkali compound (as lye or ammonia)

alkalic
adj : relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7; "alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone" [syn: {alkaline}] [ant: {amphoteric}, {acidic}]

alkalies
alkali
n 1: any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water; "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia" [syn: {base}]
2: a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture [also: {alkalies} (pl)]

alkalies
See {alkali}

alkalified
alkalify
v : turn basic and less acidic; "the solution alkalized" [syn: {alkalize}, {alkalise}, {basify}] [ant: {acidify}] [also: {alkalified}]

alkalified
See {alkalify}

alkalify
v : turn basic and less acidic; "the solution alkalized" [syn: {alkalize}, {alkalise}, {basify}] [ant: {acidify}] [also: {alkalified}]

alkalimetry
n : volumetric analysis using standard solutions of alkali to measure the amount of acid present

alkaline
adj : relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7; "alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone" [syn: {alkalic}] [ant: {amphoteric}, {acidic}]

alkaline earth
n : any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or beryllium) [syn: {alkaline-earth metal}]

alkaline metal
n : any of the monovalent metals of group I of the periodic table (lithium or sodium or potassium or rubidium or cesium or francium); "the hydroxides of the alkali metals are strongly alkaline" [syn: {alkali metal}]

alkaline-earth metal
n : any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or beryllium) [syn: {alkaline earth}]

alkaline-loving
adj : thriving in a relatively alkaline environment; (especially of plants requiring a pH above 7) [ant: {acid-loving}]

alkalinise
v 1: become alkaline [syn: {alkalinize}]
2: make (a substance) alkaline; "The oxyde is alkalized" [syn: {alkalinize}]

alkalinity
n : pH values above 7 [ant: {acidity}]

alkalinize
v 1: become alkaline [syn: {alkalinise}]
2: make (a substance) alkaline; "The oxyde is alkalized" [syn: {alkalinise}]

alkalinuria
n : a condition in which the urine (which is normally slightly acidic) is alkaline [syn: {alkaluria}]

alkalise
v : turn basic and less acidic; "the solution alkalized" [syn: {alkalize}, {alkalify}, {basify}] [ant: {acidify}]

alkaliser
n : an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach) [syn: {antacid}, {gastric antacid}, {alkalizer}, {antiacid}]

alkalize
v : turn basic and less acidic; "the solution alkalized" [syn: {alkalise}, {alkalify}, {basify}] [ant: {acidify}]

alkalizer
n : an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach) [syn: {antacid}, {gastric antacid}, {alkaliser}, {antiacid}]

alkaloid
n : natural nitrogen-containing bases found in plants

alkaloidal
adj : pertaining to or consisting of alkaloids

alkalosis
n : abnormally high alkalinity (low hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues

alkalotic
adj : marked by alkalosis (or a tendency toward alkalosis)

alkaluria
n : a condition in which the urine (which is normally slightly acidic) is alkaline [syn: {alkalinuria}]

alkane
n : a non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbon with the general formula CnH(2n+2) [syn: {methane series}, {alkane series}, {paraffin}]

alkane series
n : a non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbon with the general formula CnH(2n+2) [syn: {methane series}, {alkane}, {paraffin}]

alkanet
n : perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers [syn: {bugloss}, {Anchusa officinalis}]

alkapton
n : an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine [syn: {alcapton}, {homogentisic acid}]

alkaptonuria
n : a rare recessive metabolic anomaly marked by ochronosis and the presence of alkapton in the urine [syn: {alcaptonuria}]

Alka-seltzer
n : a commercial antacid; tablets dissolve in water to give an effervescent solution

alkene
n : any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon [syn: {olefine}, {olefin}]

Alkeran
n : antineoplastic drug (trade name Alkeran) used to treat multiple myeloma and some other malignancies [syn: {melphalan}]

alky
n : a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually [syn: {alcoholic}, {dipsomaniac}, {boozer}, {lush}, {soaker}, {souse}]

alkyd
n : a durable synthetic resin widely used in adhesives and paints [syn: {alkyd resin}]

alkyd resin
n : a durable synthetic resin widely used in adhesives and paints [syn: {alkyd}]

alkyl
n : any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons [syn: {alkyl group}, {alkyl radical}]

alkyl group
n : any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons [syn: {alkyl}, {alkyl radical}]

alkyl halide
n : organic compound in which halogen atoms have been substituted for hydrogen atoms in an alkane [syn: {haloalkane}]

alkyl radical
n : any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons [syn: {alkyl}, {alkyl group}]

alkylbenzene
n : organic compound that has an alkyl group bound to a benzene ring

alkylbenzenesulfonate
n : sulfonate of alkyl benzene

alkylic
adj : of or related to an alkyl

alkyne
n : a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis [syn: {acetylene}, {ethyne}]

all
adj 1: quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class; "we sat up all night"; "ate all the food"; "all men are mortal"; "all parties are welcome" [syn: {all(a)}] [ant: {some(a)}, {no(a)}]
2: completely given to or absorbed by; "became all attention"
adv : to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea" [syn: {wholly}, {entirely}, {completely}, {totally}, {altogether}, {whole}] [ant: {partially}]

all along
adv : all the time or over a period of time; "She had known all along"; "the hope had been there all along" [syn: {right along}]

all arounder
n : a versatile person who is expert at many things; "she's the best all-rounder they've seen in years" [syn: {all-rounder}]

all at once
adv 1: all at the same time; "Let's say `Yes!' all at once" [syn: {all together}]
2: without warning; "all at once, he started shouting" [syn: {all of a sudden}]

all but
adv : (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost'; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees" [syn: {about}, {just about}, {almost}, {most}, {nearly}, {near}, {nigh}, {virtually}, {well-nigh}]

all clear
n 1: a signal (usually a siren) that danger is over
2: permission to proceed because obstacles have been removed

all day long
adv : during the entire day; "light pours daylong into the parlor" [syn: {daylong}]

All Fools' day
n : April 1; celebrated by playing of practical jokes [syn: {April Fools'}, {April Fools' day}]

all fours
n : card games in which points are won for taking the high or low or jack or game [syn: {high-low-jack}]

all get out
n : an unimaginably large amount; "British say `it rained like billyo' where Americans say `it rained like all get out'" [syn: {billyo}, {billyoh}, {billy-ho}]

all important
adj : of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence" [syn: {all-important(a)}, {all important(p)}, {crucial}, {essential}, {of the essence(p)}]

all in
adj : very tired; "was all in at the end of the day"; "so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere"; "bushed after all that exercise"; "I'm dead after that long trip" [syn: {all in(p)}, {beat(p)}, {bushed(p)}, {dead(p)}]

all in all
adv : with everything considered (and neglecting details); "altogether, I'm sorry it happened"; "all in all, it's not so bad" [syn: {on the whole}, {altogether}, {tout ensemble}]

all of a sudden
adv 1: without warning; "all at once, he started shouting" [syn: {all at once}]
2: happening unexpectedly; "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side" [syn: {suddenly}, {of a sudden}]

all over
adj : having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview" [syn: {complete}, {concluded}, {ended}, {over(p)}, {terminated}]
adv 1: over the entire area; "the wallpaper was covered all over with flowers"; "felt tired all over"
2: to or in any or all places; "You find fast food stores everywhere"; "people everywhere are becoming aware of the problem"; "he carried a gun everywhere he went"; "looked all over for a suitable gift"; (`everyplace' is used informally for `everywhere') [syn: {everywhere}, {everyplace}]

all right
adj 1: being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine" [syn: {fine}, {ok}, {o.k.}, {okay}, {hunky-dory}]
2: being in good health; "he's feeling all right again"; "I'm fine, how are you?" [syn: {fine}]
adv 1: sentence-initial expression of agreement [syn: {very well}, {fine}, {alright}, {OK}]
2: used to reinforces an assertion; "it's expensive all right" [syn: {alright}, {without doubt}]
3: in a satisfactory or adequate manner; "she'll do okay on her own"; "held up all right under pressure"; (`alright' is a nonstandard variant of `all right') [syn: {okay}, {O.K.}, {alright}]

All Saints' Day
n : a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835 [syn: {Allhallows}, {November 1}, {Hallowmas}, {Hallowmass}]

All Souls' Day
n : a day of supplication for all the souls in purgatory [syn: {November 2}]

all the same
adv : despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go" [syn: {however}, {nevertheless}, {withal}, {still}, {yet}, {even so}, {nonetheless}, {notwithstanding}]

all the time
adv : without respite; "he plays chess day in and day out" [syn: {day in and day out}]

all the way
adv 1: to the goal; "she climbed the mountain all the way" [syn: {the whole way}]
2: completely; "read the book clear to the end"; "slept clear through the night"; "there were open fields clear to the horizon" [syn: {clear}]
3: not stopping short of sexual intercourse; "she went all the way with him"

all together
adv 1: all at the same time; "Let's say `Yes!' all at once" [syn: {all at once}]
2: used of a group whose members acted or were acted upon collectively and when `all' and `together' can be separated by other words; "they were herded all together"; "they were all herded together"; "the books lay all together in a heap"; "the books all lay together..."

all told
adv : with everything included or counted; "altogether he earns close to a million dollars" [syn: {altogether}, {in all}]

all too
adv : to a high degree; "she is all too ready to accept the job" [syn: {only too}]

alla breve
n : a musical time signature indicating two or four half notes to a measure

Alla Nazimova
n : United States actress (born in Russia) (1879-1945) [syn: {Nazimova}]

Allah
n : Muslim name for the one and only God

allamanda
n : a plant of the genus Allamanda having large showy funnel-shaped flowers in terminal cymes

Allamanda cathartica
n : vigorous evergreen climbing plant of South America having glossy leathery foliage and golden yellow flowers [syn: {common allamanda}, {golden trumpet}]

allantoic
adj : relating to or characterized by an allantois

allantoid
adj : shaped like a sausage [syn: {sausage-shaped}]

allantois
n : vascular fetal membrane that develops from the hindgut in embryonic higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)

allargando
adj : gradually decreasing in tempo and broadening in manner

all-around
adj : many-sided; "an all-around athlete"; "a well-rounded curriculum" [syn: {all-around(a)}, {all-round(a)}, {well-rounded}]

allay
v 1: lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears" [syn: {still}, {relieve}, {ease}]
2: satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst" [syn: {quench}, {slake}, {assuage}]

allayer
n : a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies; "a reliever of anxiety"; "an allayer of fears" [syn: {reliever}, {comforter}]

all-day sucker
n : hard candy on a stick [syn: {lollipop}, {sucker}]

all-devouring
adj : (of animals) both plant-eating and flesh-eating [syn: {all-devouring(a)}]

allegation
n 1: (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law); "an allegation of malpractice"
2: statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove [syn: {allegement}]

allege
v : report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money" [syn: {aver}, {say}]

allegeable
adj : capable of being alleged or asserted to be true

alleged
adj 1: declared but not proved; "alleged abuses of housing benefits"- Wall Street Journal
2: doubtful or suspect; "these so-called experts are no help" [syn: {alleged(a)}, {so-called}, {supposed}]

allegedly
adv : according to what has been alleged; "he was on trial for allegedly murdering his wife"

allegement
n : statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove [syn: {allegation}]

Alleghany plum
n : wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh [syn: {Allegheny plum}, {sloe}, {Prunus alleghaniensis}]

Alleghenies
n : the western part of the Appalachian Mountains; extending from northern Pennsylvania to southwestern Virginia [syn: {Allegheny Mountains}]

Allegheny
n : a river that rises in Pennsylvania and flows north into New York and then back south through Pennsylvania again to join the Monongahela River at Pittsburgh which is the beginning of the Ohio River [syn: {Allegheny River}]

Allegheny chinkapin
n : shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts [syn: {eastern chinquapin}, {chinquapin}, {dwarf chestnut}, {Castanea pumila}]

Allegheny mountain spurge
n : low semi-evergreen perennial herb having small spikes of white or pinkish flowers; native to southern United States but grown elsewhere [syn: {Allegheny spurge}, {Pachysandra procumbens}]

Allegheny Mountains
n : the western part of the Appalachian Mountains; extending from northern Pennsylvania to southwestern Virginia [syn: {Alleghenies}]

Allegheny plum
n : wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh [syn: {Alleghany plum}, {sloe}, {Prunus alleghaniensis}]

Allegheny River
n : a river that rises in Pennsylvania and flows north into New York and then back south through Pennsylvania again to join the Monongahela River at Pittsburgh which is the beginning of the Ohio River [syn: {Allegheny}]

Allegheny spurge
n : low semi-evergreen perennial herb having small spikes of white or pinkish flowers; native to southern United States but grown elsewhere [syn: {Allegheny mountain spurge}, {Pachysandra procumbens}]

Allegheny vine
n : vine with feathery leaves and white or pinkish flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria [syn: {climbing fumitory}, {Adlumia fungosa}, {Fumaria fungosa}]

allegiance
n 1: the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team" [syn: {commitment}, {loyalty}, {dedication}]
2: the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign) [syn: {fealty}]

allegiant
adj : steadfast in devotion (especially to your lawful monarch or government); "it is impossible to be allegiant to two opposing forces"

allegoric
adj : used in or characteristic of or containing allegory; "allegorical stories"; "an allegorical painting of Victory leading an army" [syn: {allegorical}]

allegorical
adj : used in or characteristic of or containing allegory; "allegorical stories"; "an allegorical painting of Victory leading an army" [syn: {allegoric}]

allegorically
adv : in an allegorical manner; "the play ended allegorically"

allegorise
v 1: interpret as an allegory [syn: {allegorize}]
2: make into an allegory; "The story was allegorized over time" [syn: {allegorize}]

allegoriser
n : someone who communicates in allegories [syn: {allegorizer}]

allegorize
v 1: interpret as an allegory [syn: {allegorise}]
2: make into an allegory; "The story was allegorized over time" [syn: {allegorise}]

allegorizer
n : someone who communicates in allegories [syn: {allegoriser}]

allegory
n 1: a short moral story (often with animal characters) [syn: {fable}, {parable}, {apologue}]
2: a visible symbol representing an abstract idea [syn: {emblem}]
3: an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor

allegretto
adj : (of tempo) faster than allegro
n : a quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro
adv : in a moderately quick tempo; "play this more allegretto"

allegro
adj : (of tempo) fast
n 1: a brisk and lively tempo
2: a musical composition or passage performed quickly in a brisk lively manner
adv : in a quick and lively tempo; "play this section allegro"

allegro con spirito
n : lively with spirit

allele
n : one of two alternate forms of a gene that can have the same locus on homologous chromosomes and are responsible for alternative traits; "some alleles are dominant over others" [syn: {allelomorph}]

allelic
adj : of or relating to alleles [syn: {allelomorphic}]

allelomorph
n : one of two alternate forms of a gene that can have the same locus on homologous chromosomes and are responsible for alternative traits; "some alleles are dominant over others" [syn: {allele}]

allelomorphic
adj : of or relating to alleles [syn: {allelic}]

allemande
n : egg-thickened veloute [syn: {allemande sauce}]

allemande sauce
n : egg-thickened veloute [syn: {allemande}]

all-embracing
adj : broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" [syn: {across-the-board}, {all-encompassing}, {all-inclusive}, {blanket(a)}, {broad}, {encompassing}, {panoptic}, {wide}]

Allen
n 1: United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964) [syn: {Gracie Allen}, {Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen}, {Gracie}]
2: United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-) [syn: {Woody Allen}, {Allen Stewart Konigsberg}]
3: a soldier of the American Revolution whose troops helped capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British (1738-1789) [syn: {Ethan Allen}]

Allen Ginsberg
n : United States poet of the beat generation (1926-1997) [syn: {Ginsberg}]

Allen screw
n : a screw with a hexagonal hole in the head

Allen Stewart Konigsberg
n : United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-) [syn: {Allen}, {Woody Allen}]

Allen Tate
n : United States poet and critic (1899-1979) [syn: {Tate}, {John Orley Allen Tate}]

Allen wrench
n : a wrench for Allen screws

all-encompassing
adj : broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" [syn: {across-the-board}, {all-embracing}, {all-inclusive}, {blanket(a)}, {broad}, {encompassing}, {panoptic}, {wide}]

Allentown
n : a city in eastern Pennsylvania; an industrial and commercial center

allergen
n : any substance that can cause an allergy

allergenic
adj : relating to or having the effect of an allergen

allergic
adj 1: characterized by or caused by allergy; "an allergic reaction"
2: having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); "allergic children"; "hypersensitive to pollen" [syn: {hypersensitive}, {hypersensitized}, {hypersensitised}, {sensitized}, {sensitised}, {supersensitive}, {supersensitized}, {supersensitised}]

allergic eczema
n : eczema caused by an allergic reaction

allergic reaction
n : hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity [syn: {allergy}]

allergic rhinitis
n : rhinitis caused by an allergic reaction

allergist
n : a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies

allergology
n : the branch of medical science that studies the causes and treatment of allergies

allergy
n : hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity [syn: {allergic reaction}]

allergy diet
n : a diet designed to avoid the foods that you are allergic to

alleviant
n : remedy that alleviates pain without curing [syn: {palliative}, {alleviator}]

alleviate
v 1: provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches" [syn: {relieve}, {palliate}, {assuage}]
2: make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge" [syn: {facilitate}, {ease}]

alleviated
adj : (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear [syn: {eased}, {relieved}]

alleviation
n 1: the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief" [syn: {relief}, {assuagement}]
2: the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain" [syn: {easing}, {easement}, {relief}]

alleviative
adj : moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear [syn: {alleviatory}, {lenitive}, {mitigative}, {mitigatory}, {palliative}]

alleviator
n 1: a therapist who makes suffering more endurable
2: remedy that alleviates pain without curing [syn: {palliative}, {alleviant}]

alleviatory
adj : moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear [syn: {alleviative}, {lenitive}, {mitigative}, {mitigatory}, {palliative}]

alley
n 1: a narrow street with walls on both sides [syn: {alleyway}, {back street}]
2: a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins [syn: {bowling alley}, {skittle alley}]

alley cat
n : homeless cat [syn: {stray}]

alleyway
n : a narrow street with walls on both sides [syn: {alley}, {back street}]

all-fired
adj : extreme; used as an intensifier; "why is he in such an all-fired hurry?"
adv : extremely; "you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?" [syn: {bloody}, {damn}]

allgood
n : European plant naturalized in North America; often collected from the wild as a potherb [syn: {good-king-henry}, {fat hen}, {wild spinach}, {Chenopodium bonus-henricus}]

Allhallows
n : a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835 [syn: {All Saints' Day}, {November 1}, {Hallowmas}, {Hallowmass}]

Allhallows Eve
n : the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people [syn: {Halloween}, {Hallowe'en}]

Allhallowtide
n : the season of All Saints' Day

Alliaceae
n : one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes especially genus Allium [syn: {family Alliaceae}]

alliaceous
adj 1: of or pertaining to the botanical genus Allium; "onions, leeks, garlic, chives are alliceaous plants"
2: smelling of onions or garlic

alliaceous plant
n : bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor

alliance
n 1: the state of being allied or confederated [syn: {confederation}]
2: a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest; "the shifting alliances within a large family"; "their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them" [syn: {bond}]
3: an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty [syn: {coalition}, {alignment}, {alinement}] [ant: {nonalignment}]
4: a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim
5: the act of forming an alliance or confederation [syn: {confederation}]

Alliaria
n : a genus of herbs of the family Cruciferae; have broad leaves and whit flowers and long siliques [syn: {genus Alliaria}]

Alliaria officinalis
n : European herb that smells like garlic [syn: {garlic mustard}, {hedge garlic}, {sauce-alone}, {jack-by-the-hedge}]

allice
n : European shad [syn: {allice shad}, {allis shad}, {allis}, {Alosa alosa}]

allice shad
n : European shad [syn: {allis shad}, {allice}, {allis}, {Alosa alosa}]

allied
ally
n 1: a friendly nation
2: an associate who provides assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"; "they were friends of the workers" [syn: {friend}] [ant: {foe}]
v : become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage; "He allied himself with the Communists" [also: {allied}]

allied
adj 1: related by common characteristics or ancestry; "allied species"; "allied studies"
2: united in a confederacy or league [syn: {confederate}, {confederative}]
3: joined by treaty or agreement

allied
See {ally}

Allied Command Atlantic
n : a major strategic headquarters of NATO located in the United States; is under the authority of the North Atlantic Council [syn: {ACLANT}]

Allied Command Europe
n : a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an are extending from Norway to Turkey [syn: {ACE}]

Allies
n 1: the alliance of nations that fought the Axis in World War II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter of the United Nations in 1945
2: in World War I the alliance of Great Britain and France and Russia and all the other nations that became allied with them in opposing the Central Powers
3: an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy

alligator
n 1: leather made from alligator's hide
2: either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with with shorter broader snouts [syn: {gator}]
v : of paint, varnish, or the like: to crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application

alligator clip
n : a clip with a spring that closes the metal jaws [syn: {bulldog clip}]

alligator grass
n : prolific South American aquatic weed having grasslike leaves and short spikes of white flowers; clogs waterways with dense floating masses [syn: {alligator weed}, {Alternanthera philoxeroides}]

alligator lizard
n : slim short-limbed lizard having a distinctive fold on each side that permits expansion; of western North America

Alligator mississipiensis
n : large alligator of the southeastern United States [syn: {American alligator}]

alligator pear
n : a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed [syn: {avocado}, {avocado pear}, {aguacate}]

Alligator sinensis
n : small alligator of the Yangtze valley of China having unwebbed digits [syn: {Chinese alligator}]

alligator snapper
n : large species having three ridges on its back; found in southeastern United States [syn: {alligator snapping turtle}, {Macroclemys temmincki}]

alligator snapping turtle
n : large species having three ridges on its back; found in southeastern United States [syn: {alligator snapper}, {Macroclemys temmincki}]

alligator weed
n : prolific South American aquatic weed having grasslike leaves and short spikes of white flowers; clogs waterways with dense floating masses [syn: {alligator grass}, {Alternanthera philoxeroides}]

alligator wrench
n : a wrench with a v-shaped jaw and serrations on one side (resembles the open jaws of an alligator)

alligatored
adj : of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide [syn: {cracked}]

alligatorfish
n : small very elongate sea poachers [syn: {Aspidophoroides monopterygius}]

Alligatoridae
n : alligators; caimans [syn: {family Alligatoridae}]

all-important
adj : of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence" [syn: {all-important(a)}, {all important(p)}, {crucial}, {essential}, {of the essence(p)}]

all-inclusive
adj : broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" [syn: {across-the-board}, {all-embracing}, {all-encompassing}, {blanket(a)}, {broad}, {encompassing}, {panoptic}, {wide}]

Allionia
n : small genus of chiefly American herbs [syn: {genus Allionia}]

Allionia incarnata
n : trailing plant having crowded clusters of 3 brilliant deep pink flowers resembling a single flower blooming near the ground; found in dry gravelly or sandy soil; southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {trailing four o'clock}, {trailing windmills}]

Allioniaceae
n : a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales [syn: {Nyctaginaceae}, {family Nyctaginaceae}, {family Allioniaceae}, {four-o'clock family}]

allis
n : European shad [syn: {allice shad}, {allis shad}, {allice}, {Alosa alosa}]

allis shad
n : European shad [syn: {allice shad}, {allice}, {allis}, {Alosa alosa}]

alliterate
v : use alliteration as a form of poetry

alliteration
n : use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged rascal ran" [syn: {initial rhyme}, {beginning rhyme}, {head rhyme}]

alliterative
adj : having the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable; "alliterative verse"

alliteratively
adv : in an alliterative manner; "the early Norse poets wrote alliteratively"

alliterator
n : a speaker or writer who makes use of alliteration

Allium
n : large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus [syn: {genus Allium}]

Allium acuminatum
n : a common North American wild onion with a strong onion odor and an umbel of pink flowers atop a leafless stalk; British Columbia to California and Arizona and east to Wyoming and Colorado [syn: {Hooker's onion}]

Allium ampeloprasum
n : coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized [syn: {wild leek}, {Levant garlic}, {kurrat}]

Allium ascalonicum
n : type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning [syn: {shallot}, {eschalot}, {multiplier onion}, {Allium cepa aggregatum}]

Allium canadense
n : North American bulbous plant [syn: {Canada garlic}, {meadow leek}, {rose leek}]

Allium carinatum
n : Eurasian bulbous plant [syn: {keeled garlic}]

Allium cepa
n : bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb [syn: {onion}, {onion plant}]

Allium cepa aggregatum
n : type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning [syn: {shallot}, {eschalot}, {multiplier onion}, {Allium ascalonicum}]

Allium cepa viviparum
n : type of perennial onion grown chiefly as a curiosity or for early salad onions; having bulbils that replace the flowers [syn: {tree onion}, {Egyptian onion}, {top onion}]

Allium cernuum
n : widely distributed North American wild onion with white to rose flowers [syn: {nodding onion}, {nodding wild onion}, {lady's leek}]

Allium fistulosum
n : Asiatic onion with slender bulbs; used as early green onions [syn: {Welsh onion}, {Japanese leek}]

Allium haematochiton
n : onion with white to deep red tunic; California [syn: {red-skinned onion}]

Allium neopolitanum
n : European onion with white flowers [syn: {daffodil garlic}, {flowering onion}, {Naples garlic}]

Allium paradoxum
n : leek producing bulbils instead of flowers; Russia and Iran [syn: {few-flowered leek}]

Allium porrum
n : plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum [syn: {leek}, {scallion}]

Allium sativum
n : bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves [syn: {garlic}]

Allium schoenoprasum
n : perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning [syn: {chives}, {chive}, {cive}, {schnittlaugh}]

Allium scorodoprasum
n : European leek cultivated and used like leeks [syn: {sand leek}, {giant garlic}, {Spanish garlic}, {rocambole}]

Allium sphaerocephalum
n : Old World leek with a spherical bulb [syn: {round-headed leek}]

Allium tricoccum
n : North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers [syn: {ramp}, {wild leek}]

Allium triquetrum
n : European leek naturalized in Great Britain; leaves triangular in section [syn: {three-cornered leek}, {triquetrous leek}]

Allium tuberosum
n : a plant of eastern Asia; larger than Allium schoenoprasum [syn: {garlic chive}, {Chinese chive}, {Oriental garlic}]

Allium ursinum
n : pungent Old World weedy plant [syn: {wild garlic}, {wood garlic}, {Ramsons}]

Allium vineale
n : pungent Old World wild onion [syn: {crow garlic}, {false garlic}, {field garlic}, {stag's garlic}, {wild garlic}]

all-knowing
adj : infinitely wise [syn: {omniscient}]

all-mains
adj : used of a radio receiver that is adaptable to all voltages; "an all-mains set" [syn: {all-mains(a)}]

allmouth
n : fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey [syn: {goosefish}, {angler}, {anglerfish}, {angler fish}, {monkfish}, {lotte}, {Lophius Americanus}]

alloantibody
n : an antibody that occurs naturally against foreign tissues from a person of the same species [syn: {isoantibody}]

allocable
adj : possible to distribute [syn: {allocatable}, {apportionable}]

allocatable
adj : possible to distribute [syn: {allocable}, {apportionable}]

allocate
v : distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip" [syn: {apportion}]

allocation
n 1: a share set aside for a specific purpose [syn: {allotment}]
2: the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state" [syn: {allotment}, {apportionment}, {apportioning}, {parceling}, {parcelling}, {assignation}]
3: (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions

allocation unit
n : a group of sectors on a magnetic disk that can be reserved for the use of a particular file

allocator
n : a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion [syn: {distributor}]

allochronic
adj : (of taxa) occurring in different geologic times

allochthonous
adj : of rocks, deposits, etc.; found in a place other than where they and their constituents were formed [ant: {autochthonous}]

allocution
n : (rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts

allodia
See {allodium}

allogamous
adj : relating to cross-fertilization in plants

allogamy
n : cross-fertilization in plants [ant: {autogamy}]

allograft
n : tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft [syn: {homograft}]

allograph
n 1: a variant form of a grapheme as `m' or `M'
2: a signature made by one person for another

allographic
adj : of or relating to an allograph

allomerism
n : (chemistry) variability in chemical composition without variation in crystalline form

allomerous
adj : pertaining to allomerism

allometric
adj : relating to or marked by allometry

allometry
n : study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole

allomorph
n 1: any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound; "calcium carbonate occurs in the allomorphs calcite and aragonite"
2: a variant phonological representation of a morpheme; "the final sounds of `bets' and `beds' and `horses' and `oxen' are allomorphs of the English plural morpheme"

allomorphic
adj : pertaining to allomorphs

allopathic
adj : of or relating to the practice of allopathy; "allopathic remedies" [ant: {homeopathic}]

allopathy
n : the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself [ant: {homeopathy}]

allopatric
adj : (of biological species or speciation) occurring in areas isolated geographically from one another [ant: {sympatric}]

allopatry
n : the occurrence of organisms in separate non-overlapping geographical areas [ant: {sympatry}]

allophone
n : (linguistics) any of various acoustically different forms of the same phoneme

allophonic
adj : pertaining to allophones

allopurinol
n : a drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid [syn: {Zyloprim}]

all-or-none law
n : (neurophysiology) a nerve impulse resulting from a weak stimulus is just as strong as a nerve impulse resulting from a strong stimulus

allosaur
n : late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus [syn: {allosaurus}]

allosaurus
n : late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus [syn: {allosaur}]

allot
v 1: give out or allot; "We were assigned new uniforms" [syn: {assign}, {portion}]
2: allow to have; "grant a privilege" [syn: {accord}, {grant}]
3: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone" [syn: {distribute}, {administer}, {mete out}, {deal}, {parcel out}, {lot}, {dispense}, {shell out}, {deal out}, {dish out}, {dole out}] [also: {allotting}, {allotted}]

allotment
n 1: a share set aside for a specific purpose [syn: {allocation}]
2: the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state" [syn: {apportionment}, {apportioning}, {allocation}, {parceling}, {parcelling}, {assignation}]

allotrope
n : a structurally different form of an element; "graphite and diamond are allotropes of carbon"

allotropic
adj : of or related to or exhibiting allotropism; "carbon and sulfur and phosphorus are allotropic elements" [syn: {allotropical}]

allotropical
adj : of or related to or exhibiting allotropism; "carbon and sulfur and phosphorus are allotropic elements" [syn: {allotropic}]

allotropism
n : the phenomenon of an element existing in two or more physical forms [syn: {allotropy}]

allotropy
n : the phenomenon of an element existing in two or more physical forms [syn: {allotropism}]

allotted
allot
v 1: give out or allot; "We were assigned new uniforms" [syn: {assign}, {portion}]
2: allow to have; "grant a privilege" [syn: {accord}, {grant}]
3: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone" [syn: {distribute}, {administer}, {mete out}, {deal}, {parcel out}, {lot}, {dispense}, {shell out}, {deal out}, {dish out}, {dole out}] [also: {allotting}, {allotted}]

allotted
adj : given as a task; "her allotted chores"

allotted
See {allot}

allotting
allot
v 1: give out or allot; "We were assigned new uniforms" [syn: {assign}, {portion}]
2: allow to have; "grant a privilege" [syn: {accord}, {grant}]
3: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone" [syn: {distribute}, {administer}, {mete out}, {deal}, {parcel out}, {lot}, {dispense}, {shell out}, {deal out}, {dish out}, {dole out}] [also: {allotting}, {allotted}]

allotting
See {allot}

all-out
adj : using all available resources; "all-out war"; "a full-scale campaign against nuclear power plants" [syn: {full-scale}]

allover
adj : covering the entire surface; "an allover pattern"; "got an allover tan"

allow
v 1: make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off" [syn: {let}, {permit}] [ant: {prevent}]
2: consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" [syn: {permit}, {let}, {countenance}] [ant: {forbid}, {forbid}]
3: let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison" [syn: {grant}] [ant: {deny}]
4: give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research" [syn: {appropriate}, {earmark}, {set aside}, {reserve}]
5: make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway" [syn: {leave}, {allow for}, {provide}]
6: allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something; "I allow for this possibility"; "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash" [syn: {take into account}]
7: afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations" [syn: {admit}]
8: allow the other (baseball) team to score; "give up a run" [syn: {give up}]
9: grant as a discount or in exchange; "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera" 10: allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting; "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital" [syn: {permit}, {tolerate}]

allow for
v : make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway" [syn: {leave}, {allow}, {provide}]

allow in
v : allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club" [syn: {admit}, {let in}, {intromit}] [ant: {reject}]

allowable
adj 1: deductible according to the tax laws
2: deserving to be allowed or considered
3: possible to allow; "a degree of freedom allowable among friends" [syn: {permitted}]

allowably
adv : in a permissible manner [syn: {permissibly}] [ant: {impermissibly}]

allowance
n 1: an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period); "travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child's allowance should not be too generous"
2: a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
3: an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit" [syn: {adjustment}]
4: a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits [syn: {leeway}, {margin}, {tolerance}]
5: a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets [syn: {valuation reserve}, {valuation account}, {allowance account}]
6: the act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the diningroom"
v : put on a fixed allowance, as of food

allowance account
n : a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets [syn: {valuation reserve}, {valuation account}, {allowance}]

allowed for
See {allow for}

allowing for
See {allow for}

allowing of
adj : leaving room for [syn: {admitting of(p)}, {allowing of(p)}, {permitting of(p)}]

allows for
See {allow for}

alloy
n 1: a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper" [syn: {metal}]
2: the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something [syn: {admixture}]
v 1: lower in value by increasing the base-metal content [syn: {debase}]
2: make an alloy of

alloy cast iron
n : cast iron containing alloying elements (usually nickel or chromium or copper or molybdenum) to increase the strength or facilitate heat treatment [syn: {alloy iron}]

alloy iron
n : cast iron containing alloying elements (usually nickel or chromium or copper or molybdenum) to increase the strength or facilitate heat treatment [syn: {alloy cast iron}]

alloy steel
n : steel who characteristics are determined by the addition of other elements in addition to carbon

alloyed
adj 1: (used of metals) debased by mixture with an inferior element
2: (used of metals) blended to obtain a desired property

all-powerful
adj : having unlimited power [syn: {almighty}, {omnipotent}]

all-purpose
adj : not limited in use or function [syn: {general-purpose}]

all-round
adj : many-sided; "an all-around athlete"; "a well-rounded curriculum" [syn: {all-around(a)}, {all-round(a)}, {well-rounded}]

all-rounder
n : a versatile person who is expert at many things; "she's the best all-rounder they've seen in years" [syn: {all arounder}]

allspice
n 1: aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries [syn: {allspice tree}, {pimento tree}, {Pimenta dioica}]
2: deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States
3: ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves

allspice tree
n 1: tropical American tree having small white flowers and aromatic berries [syn: {Pimenta officinalis}]
2: aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries [syn: {allspice}, {pimento tree}, {Pimenta dioica}]

all-terrain bike
n : a bicycle with a sturdy frame and fat tires; originally designed for riding in mountainous country [syn: {mountain bike}, {off-roader}]

all-time
adj : unsurpassed in some respect up to the present; "prices at an all-time high"; "morale at an all-time low"; "among the all-time great lefthanders"

allude
v : make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it" [syn: {touch}, {advert}]

allure
n : the power to entice or attract through personal charm [syn: {allurement}, {temptingness}]
v : dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food" [syn: {tempt}]

allurement
n 1: attractiveness; "its allure was its remoteness"
2: the power to entice or attract through personal charm [syn: {allure}, {temptingness}]
3: the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money) [syn: {solicitation}]

alluring
adj : highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation" [syn: {beguiling}, {enticing}, {tempting}]

allusion
n : passing reference or indirect mention

allusive
adj : characterized by indirect references; "allusive speech is characterized by allusions"

allusiveness
n : a quality characterized by indirect reference

alluvia
alluvium
n : clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down [syn: {alluvial sediment}, {alluvial deposit}, {alluvion}] [also: {alluvia} (pl)]

alluvia
See {alluvium}

alluvial
adj : of or relating to alluvium

alluvial cone
n : a fan-shaped deposit where a fast flowing stream flattens out [syn: {alluvial fan}]

alluvial deposit
n : clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down [syn: {alluvial sediment}, {alluvium}, {alluvion}]

alluvial fan
n : a fan-shaped deposit where a fast flowing stream flattens out [syn: {alluvial cone}]

alluvial sediment
n : clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down [syn: {alluvial deposit}, {alluvium}, {alluvion}]

alluvial soil
n : a fine-grained fertile soil deposited by water flowing over flood plains or in river beds

alluviation
n : the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating [syn: {deposit}, {sedimentation}]

alluvion
n 1: gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment
2: the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations" [syn: {flood}, {inundation}, {deluge}]
3: clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down [syn: {alluvial sediment}, {alluvial deposit}, {alluvium}]

alluvium
n : clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down [syn: {alluvial sediment}, {alluvial deposit}, {alluvion}] [also: {alluvia} (pl)]

all-victorious
adj : never having lost

all-weather
adj : usable or operative or practiced in all kinds of weather; "a good all-weather road"; "all-weather flying"

ally
n 1: a friendly nation
2: an associate who provides assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"; "they were friends of the workers" [syn: {friend}] [ant: {foe}]
v : become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage; "He allied himself with the Communists" [also: {allied}]

ally with
v : untie formally; of interest groups or countries

allyl
n : the univalent unsaturated organic radical C3H5; derived from propylene [syn: {allyl group}, {allyl radical}]

allyl alcohol
n : an unsaturated primary alcohol present in wood spirit; use to make resins and plasticizers and pharmaceuticals [syn: {propenyl alcohol}]

allyl group
n : the univalent unsaturated organic radical C3H5; derived from propylene [syn: {allyl}, {allyl radical}]

allyl radical
n : the univalent unsaturated organic radical C3H5; derived from propylene [syn: {allyl}, {allyl group}]

allyl resin
n : a resin derived from allyl alcohol that hardens when cured; used as an adhesive

allylic
adj : of or pertaining to the allyl radical

alma mater
n : your alma mater is a school you graduated from

Alma-Ata
n : the largest city in Kazakhstan and the capital until 1998 [syn: {Almaty}]

Al-Magrib
n : a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956 [syn: {Morocco}, {Kingdom of Morocco}, {Maroc}, {Marruecos}]

almanac
n 1: an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year [syn: {farmer's calendar}]
2: an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year

almandine
n 1: a purple variety of the ruby spinel
2: a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate [syn: {almandite}]

almandite
n : a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate [syn: {almandine}]

Almaty
n : the largest city in Kazakhstan and the capital until 1998 [syn: {Alma-Ata}]

al-Ma'unah
n : a radical insurgent Islamist group consisting of disaffected middle-class professionals in Malaysia who want to overthrow the government by violent means and set up an Islamic state

almighty
adj : having unlimited power [syn: {all-powerful}, {omnipotent}]
n : terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God [syn: {Godhead}, {Lord}, {Creator}, {Maker}, {Divine}, {God Almighty}, {Jehovah}]

almond
n 1: small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California [syn: {sweet almond}, {Prunus dulcis}, {Prunus amygdalus}, {Amygdalus communis}]
2: oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree

almond cookie
n : very rich cookie containing ground almonds; usually crescent-shaped [syn: {almond crescent}]

almond crescent
n : very rich cookie containing ground almonds; usually crescent-shaped [syn: {almond cookie}]

almond extract
n : flavoring made from almonds macerated in alcohol

almond moth
n : moth whose larvae feed on and mat together with webbing various stored foods [syn: {fig moth}, {Cadra cautella}]

almond oil
n : pale yellow fatty oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds [syn: {expressed almond oil}, {sweet almond oil}]

almond tree
n : any of several small bushy trees having pink or white blossoms and usually bearing nuts

almond willow
n : Old World willow with light green leaves cultivated for use in basketry [syn: {black Hollander}, {Salix triandra}, {Salix amygdalina}]

almond-eyed
adj : having almond-shaped eyes

almond-leaves willow
n : willow of the western United States with leaves like those of peach or almond trees [syn: {peachleaf willow}, {peach-leaved willow}, {Salix amygdaloides}]

almond-shaped
adj : shaped like an almond [syn: {amygdaliform}, {amygdaloid}, {amygdaloidal}]

almoner
n : an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients [syn: {medical social worker}]

Almoravid
n : a member of a Muslim dynasty of Berber warriors that flourished from 1049 to 1145 and that established political dominance over northwestern Africa and Spain

almost
adv : (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost'; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees" [syn: {about}, {just about}, {most}, {all but}, {nearly}, {near}, {nigh}, {virtually}, {well-nigh}]

alms
n : voluntary contributions to aid the poor [syn: {alms-giving}, {almsgiving}]

alms box
n : box for collecting alms, especially one in a church [syn: {poor box}, {mite box}]

alms dish
n : a tray for collecting the offering from a congregation [syn: {alms tray}]

alms tray
n : a tray for collecting the offering from a congregation [syn: {alms dish}]

almsgiver
n : a person who gives alms

alms-giving
n : voluntary contributions to aid the poor [syn: {alms}, {almsgiving}]

almsgiving
n : voluntary contributions to aid the poor [syn: {alms}, {alms-giving}]

al-Muhajiroun
n : a hard-line extremist Islamic group in Great Britain who support bin Laden and other terrorist groups

Al-Mukalla
n : a port in southern Yemen on the Gulf of Aden east of Aden [syn: {Mukalla}]

Alnico
n : trade name for an alloy used to make high-energy permanent magnets; contains aluminum and iron and nickel plus cobalt or copper or titanium

Alnus
n : alders [syn: {genus Alnus}]

Alnus crispa
n : North American shrub with light green leaves and winged nuts [syn: {green alder}, {Alnus veridis crispa}]

Alnus glutinosa
n : medium-sized tree with brown-black bark and woody fruiting catkins; leaves are hairy beneath [syn: {common alder}, {European black alder}, {Alnus vulgaris}]

Alnus incana
n : native to Europe but introduced in America [syn: {gray alder}]

Alnus maritima
n : shrub or small tree of southeastern United States having soft light brown wood [syn: {seaside alder}]

Alnus rhombifolia
n : tree of western United States [syn: {white alder}, {mountain alder}]

Alnus rubra
n : large tree of Pacific coast of North America having hard red wood much used for furniture [syn: {red alder}, {Oregon alder}]

Alnus rugosa
n : common shrub of Canada and northeastern United States having shoots scattered with rust-colored down [syn: {speckled alder}]

Alnus serrulata
n : common shrub of the eastern United States with smooth bark [syn: {smooth alder}, {hazel alder}]

Alnus veridis
n : shrub of mountainous areas of Europe [syn: {green alder}]

Alnus veridis crispa
n : North American shrub with light green leaves and winged nuts [syn: {green alder}, {Alnus crispa}]

Alnus vulgaris
n : medium-sized tree with brown-black bark and woody fruiting catkins; leaves are hairy beneath [syn: {common alder}, {European black alder}, {Alnus glutinosa}]

alocasia
n : any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries [syn: {elephant's ear}, {elephant ear}]

Alocasia macrorrhiza
n : large evergreen with extremely large erect or spreading leaves; cultivated widely in tropics for its edible rhizome and shoots; used in wet warm regions as a stately ornamental [syn: {giant taro}]

alodia
See {alodium}

aloe
n : succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa

aloe family
n : one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted [syn: {Aloeaceae}, {family Aloeaceae}]

Aloe ferox
n : much-branched South African plant with reddish prickly succulent leaves [syn: {cape aloe}]

Aloe vera
n : very short-stemmed plant with thick leaves with soothing mucilaginous juice; leaves develop spiny margins with maturity; native to Mediterranean region; grown widely in tropics and as houseplants [syn: {burn plant}]

Aloeaceae
n : one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted [syn: {family Aloeaceae}, {aloe family}]

aloes
n : a purgative made from the leaves of aloe [syn: {bitter aloes}]

aloft
adv 1: at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship; "climbed aloft to unfurl the sail"
2: upward; "the good news sent her spirits aloft"
3: at or to great height; high up in or into the air; "eagles were soaring aloft"; "dust is whirled aloft"
4: in the higher atmosphere above the earth; "weather conditions aloft are fine"

aloha
n : an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian) [syn: {ciao}]

Aloha State
n : a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands [syn: {Hawaii}, {HI}]

Alois Senefelder
n : German printer who invented lithography (1771-1834) [syn: {Senefelder}, {Aloys Senefelder}]

alone
adj 1: isolated from others; "could be alone in a crowded room"; "was alone with her thoughts"; "I want to be alone" [syn: {alone(p)}]
2: lacking companions or companionship; "he was alone when we met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone skier on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler" [syn: {alone(p)}, {lone(a)}, {lonely(a)}, {solitary}]
3: exclusive of anyone or anything else; "she alone believed him"; "cannot live by bread alone"; "I'll have this car and this car only" [syn: {alone(p)}, {only}]
4: radically distinctive and without equal; "he is alone in the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen whose skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic ability"; "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history" [syn: {alone(p)}, {unique}, {unequaled}, {unequalled}, {unparalleled}]
adv 1: without any others being included or involved; "was entirely to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"; "did it solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"; "a privilege granted only to him" [syn: {entirely}, {exclusively}, {solely}, {only}]
2: without anybody else; "the child stayed home alone"; "he flew solo" [syn: {solo}, {unaccompanied}]

aloneness
n : a disposition toward being alone [syn: {loneliness}, {lonesomeness}, {solitude}]

along
adv 1: with a forward motion; "we drove along admiring the view"; "the horse trotted along at a steady pace"; "the circus traveled on to the next city"; "move along"; "march on" [syn: {on}]
2: in accompaniment or as a companion; "his little sister came along to the movies"; "I brought my camera along"; "working along with his father"
3: to a more advanced state; "the work is moving along"; "well along in their research"; "hurrying their education along"; "getting along in years"
4: in addition (usually followed by `with'); "we sent them food and some clothing went along in the package"; "along with the package came a bill"; "consider the advantages along with the disadvantages"
5: in line with a length or direction (often followed by `by' or `beside'); "pass the word along"; "ran along beside me"; "cottages along by the river"

alongside
adv : side by side; "anchored close aboard another ship" [syn: {aboard}]

Alonso
n : Cuban dancer and choreographer (born in 1921) [syn: {Alicia Alonso}]

aloof
adj : remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers" [syn: {distant}, {upstage}]
adv : in an aloof manner; "the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough"

aloofness
n 1: indifference by personal withdrawal; "emotional distance" [syn: {distance}]
2: a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner [syn: {remoteness}, {standoffishness}, {withdrawnness}]

alopecia
n : loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers; in humans it can result from heredity or hormonal imbalance or certain diseases or drugs and treatments (chemotherapy for cancer)

alopecia areata
n : patchy baldness

alopecic
adj : pertaining to loss of hair or wool or feathers

Alopecurus
n : annual or perennial grasses including decorative and meadow species as well as notorious agricultural weeds [syn: {genus Alopecurus}]

Alopecurus pratensis
n : stout erect perennial grass of northern parts of Old World having silky flowering spikes; widely cultivated for pasture and hay; naturalized in North America [syn: {meadow foxtail}]

Alopex
n : arctic foxes [syn: {genus Alopex}]

Alopex lagopus
n : thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions; brownish in summer and white in winter [syn: {arctic fox}, {white fox}]

Alopiidae
n : thresher sharks [syn: {family Alopiidae}]

Alopius
n : type genus of the family Alopiidae; in some classifications considered a genus of the family Lamnidae [syn: {genus Alopius}]

Alopius vulpinus
n : large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed [syn: {thresher}, {thrasher}, {thresher shark}, {fox shark}]

Alosa
n : shad [syn: {genus Alosa}]

Alosa alosa
n : European shad [syn: {allice shad}, {allis shad}, {allice}, {allis}]

Alosa chrysocloris
n : shad that spawns in streams of the Mississippi drainage; very similar to Alosa sapidissima [syn: {river shad}]

Alosa pseudoharengus
n : shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus [syn: {alewife}, {Pomolobus pseudoharengus}]

Alosa sapidissima
n : shad of Atlantic coast of North America; naturalized to Pacific coast [syn: {common American shad}]

Alost
n : a town in central Belgium [syn: {Aalost}]

Alouatta
n : howler monkeys [syn: {genus Alouatta}]

aloud
adv 1: using the voice; not silently; "please read the passage aloud"; "he laughed out loud" [syn: {out loud}]
2: with relatively high volume; "the band played loudly"; "she spoke loudly and angrily"; "he spoke loud enough for those at the back of the room to hear him"; "cried aloud for help" [syn: {loudly}, {loud}] [ant: {softly}]

Aloys Senefelder
n : German printer who invented lithography (1771-1834) [syn: {Senefelder}, {Alois Senefelder}]

alp
n : any high mountain

alpaca
n 1: wool of the alpaca
2: a thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the alpaca, or a rayon or cotton imitation
3: domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco [syn: {Lama pacos}]

Alpena
n : a town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron

alpenstock
n : a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers

alpestrine
adj : growing at high altitudes [syn: {subalpine}]

alpha
adj 1: first in order of importance; "the alpha male in the group of chimpanzees"; "the alpha star in a constellation is the brightest or main star"
2: early testing stage of a software or hardware product; "alpha version"
n 1: the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet
2: the beginning of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelations

alpha and omega
n 1: the first and last; signifies God's eternity
2: the basic meaning of something; the crucial part

alpha blocker
n : any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors; used in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia; relaxes the muscles of the prostate and bladder [syn: {alpha-blocker}, {alpha-adrenergic blocker}, {alpha-adrenergic blocking agent}]

alpha brass
n : a brass-zinc alloy; used mainly for cold working

alpha bronze
n : a copper-tin alloy that can be worked

Alpha Centauri
n : brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun [syn: {Rigil Kent}, {Rigil}]

Alpha Crucis
n : the brightest star in the Southern Cross

alpha decay
n : radioactive decay of an atomic nucleaus that is accompanied by the emission of an alpha particle

alpha fetoprotein
n : an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly) [syn: {alpha foetoprotein}, {AFP}]

alpha foetoprotein
n : an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly) [syn: {alpha fetoprotein}, {AFP}]

Alpha Geminorum
n : a multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in Gemini; close to Pollux [syn: {Castor}]

alpha globulin
n : a globulin in blood plasma or serum that is alkaline and has great electrophoretic mobility

alpha iron
n : a magnetic allotrope of iron; stable below 906 degrees centigrade

alpha methyl dopa
n : antihypertensive drug (trade name Aldomet) used in the treatment of high blood pressure [syn: {methyldopa}, {Aldomet}]

Alpha Orionis
n : the second brightest star in Orion [syn: {Betelgeuse}]

alpha particle
n : a positively charged particle that is the nucleus of the helium atom; emitted from natural or radioactive isotopes

alpha privative
n : the negative prefix a- or un-

alpha radiation
n : the radiation of alpha particles during radioactive decay [syn: {alpha ray}]

alpha ray
n : the radiation of alpha particles during radioactive decay [syn: {alpha radiation}]

alpha receptor
n : receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasoconstriction and relaxation of intestinal muscles and contraction of smooth muscles) [syn: {alpha-adrenergic receptor}, {alpha-adrenoceptor}]

alpha rhythm
n : the normal brainwave in the electroencephalogram of a person who is awake but relaxed; occurs with a frequency of 8-12 hertz [syn: {alpha wave}]

alpha software
n : a first release of a software product that is usually tested only by the developers

alpha test
n : (computer science) a first test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by the developer

alpha wave
n : the normal brainwave in the electroencephalogram of a person who is awake but relaxed; occurs with a frequency of 8-12 hertz [syn: {alpha rhythm}]

alpha-adrenergic blocker
n : any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors; used in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia; relaxes the muscles of the prostate and bladder [syn: {alpha blocker}, {alpha-blocker}, {alpha-adrenergic blocking agent}]

alpha-adrenergic blocking agent
n : any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors; used in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia; relaxes the muscles of the prostate and bladder [syn: {alpha blocker}, {alpha-blocker}, {alpha-adrenergic blocker}]

alpha-adrenergic receptor
n : receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasoconstriction and relaxation of intestinal muscles and contraction of smooth muscles) [syn: {alpha receptor}, {alpha-adrenoceptor}]

alpha-adrenoceptor
n : receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasoconstriction and relaxation of intestinal muscles and contraction of smooth muscles) [syn: {alpha receptor}, {alpha-adrenergic receptor}]

alphabet
n 1: a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
2: the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry" [syn: {rudiment}, {first rudiment}, {first principle}, {ABC}, {ABC's}, {ABCs}]

alphabet soup
n 1: a confusing assortment; "Roosevelt created an alphabet soup of federal agencies"
2: soup that contains small noodles in the shape of letters of the alphabet

alpha-beta brass
n : a brass that has more zinc and is stronger than alpha brass; used in making castings and hot-worked products [syn: {Muntz metal}, {yellow metal}]

alphabetic
adj 1: relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet; "alphabetical writing system" [syn: {alphabetical}] [ant: {analphabetic}]
2: arranged in order according to the alphabet; "an alphabetic arrangement"; "dictionaries list words in alphabetical order" [syn: {alphabetical}] [ant: {analphabetic}]

alphabetic character
n : the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters" [syn: {letter}, {letter of the alphabet}]

alphabetic script
n : a writing system based on alphabetic characters [syn: {alphabetic writing}]

alphabetic writing
n : a writing system based on alphabetic characters [syn: {alphabetic script}]

alphabetical
adj 1: relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet; "alphabetical writing system" [syn: {alphabetic}] [ant: {analphabetic}]
2: arranged in order according to the alphabet; "an alphabetic arrangement"; "dictionaries list words in alphabetical order" [syn: {alphabetic}] [ant: {analphabetic}]

alphabetically
adv : in alphabetical order; "the list was arranged alphabetically"

alphabetisation
n : the act of putting in alphabetical order [syn: {alphabetization}]

alphabetise
v : arrange in alphabetical order; "Alphabetize the list" [syn: {alphabetize}]

alphabetised
adj : having been put in alphabetical order; "the cards are all alphabetized, as you requested" [syn: {alphabetized}]

alphabetiser
n : a literate person who can arrange items in alphabetical order [syn: {alphabetizer}]

alphabetization
n : the act of putting in alphabetical order [syn: {alphabetisation}]

alphabetize
v 1: arrange in alphabetical order; "Alphabetize the list" [syn: {alphabetise}]
2: provide with an alphabet; "Cyril and Method alphabetized the Slavic languages"

alphabetized
adj : having been put in alphabetical order; "the cards are all alphabetized, as you requested" [syn: {alphabetised}]

alphabetizer
n : a literate person who can arrange items in alphabetical order [syn: {alphabetiser}]

alpha-blocker
n : any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors; used in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia; relaxes the muscles of the prostate and bladder [syn: {alpha blocker}, {alpha-adrenergic blocker}, {alpha-adrenergic blocking agent}]

alpha-interferon
n : a form of interferon that is produced endogenously and commercially for its pharmacological effects (including regulation of the immune system and antiviral and antineoplastic effects)

alpha-linolenic acid
n : a polyunsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms; the only omega-3 fatty acid found in vegetable products; it is most abundant in canola oil; a fatty acid essential for nutrition

alpha-lipoprotein
n : a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of a high proportion of protein and relatively little cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with decreased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis [syn: {high-density lipoprotein}, {HDL}]

alphameric
adj : of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters [syn: {alphanumeric}, {alphanumerical}, {alphamerical}]

alphamerical
adj : of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters [syn: {alphanumeric}, {alphanumerical}, {alphameric}]

alpha-naphthol
n : an isomer of naphthol used in dyes

alpha-naphthol test
n : biochemical indicator of the presence of carbohydrates in a solution; if carbohydrates are present a violet ring is formed by reaction with alpha-naphthol in the presence of sulfuric acid [syn: {Molisch's test}, {Molisch test}, {Molisch reaction}]

alphanumeric
adj : of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters [syn: {alphanumerical}, {alphameric}, {alphamerical}]

alphanumeric display
n : a display that gives the information in the form of characters (numbers or letters) [syn: {digital display}]

alphanumerical
adj : of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters [syn: {alphanumeric}, {alphameric}, {alphamerical}]

alphanumerics
n : a character set that includes letters and digits and punctuation marks

alpha-tocopheral
n : a potent form of vitamin E obtained from germ oils or by synthesis

alphavirus
n : an arbovirus of the family Togaviridae that can cause a variety of encephalitides in horses

Alphonse Bertillon
n : French criminologist (1853-1914) [syn: {Bertillon}]

Alphonse Capone
n : United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during Prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947) [syn: {Capone}, {Al Capone}, {Scarface}]

alpine
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of alps; "alpine sports"
2: relating to the Alps and their inhabitants; "Alpine countries, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Germany"
3: living or growing above the timber line; "alpine flowers"

Alpine anemone
n : silky-foliaged herb of the Rocky Mountains with bluish-white flowers [syn: {mountain anemone}, {Anemone tetonensis}]

alpine ash
n : tall timber tree with hard heavy pinkish or light brown wood [syn: {mountain oak}, {Eucalyptus delegatensis}]

alpine azalea
n : creeping mat-forming evergreen shrub of high mountain regions of northern hemisphere grown for its rose-pink flowers [syn: {mountain azalea}, {Loiseleuria procumbens}]

alpine bearberry
n : deciduous creeping shrub bright red in autumn having black or blue-black berries; alpine and circumpolar [syn: {black bearberry}, {Arctostaphylos alpina}]

Alpine besseya
n : small pale plant with dense spikes of pale bluish-violet flowers; of high cold meadows from Wyoming and Utah to New Mexico [syn: {Besseya alpina}]

Alpine celery pine
n : small shrubby celery pine of New Zealand [syn: {Phyllocladus alpinus}]

alpine clover
n : European mountain clover with fragrant usually pink flowers [syn: {Trifolium alpinum}]

alpine clubmoss
n : a variety of clubmoss [syn: {Lycopodium alpinum}]

alpine coltsfoot
n : rhizomatous herb with purple-red flowers suitable for groundcover; sometimes placed in genus Tussilago [syn: {Homogyne alpina}, {Tussilago alpina}]

Alpine enchanter's nightshade
n : an Alpine variety of enchanter's nightshade [syn: {Circaea alpina}]

Alpine fir
n : medium-tall timber tree of the Rocky Mountains having a narrowly conic to columnar crown [syn: {subalpine fir}, {Abies lasiocarpa}]

Alpine glacier
n : a glacier that moves down from a high valley [syn: {Alpine type of glacier}]

alpine gold
n : low tufted plant having hairy stems each topped by a flower head with short narrow yellow rays; northwestern United States [syn: {alpine hulsea}, {Hulsea algida}]

Alpine golden chain
n : an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum [syn: {Scotch laburnum}, {Laburnum alpinum}]

alpine goldenrod
n : goldenrod similar to narrow goldenrod but having bristly hairs on edges of leaf stalks; mountainous regions of western America [syn: {Solidago multiradiata}]

alpine hulsea
n : low tufted plant having hairy stems each topped by a flower head with short narrow yellow rays; northwestern United States [syn: {alpine gold}, {Hulsea algida}]

Alpine lady fern
n : a lady fern with deeply cut leaf segments; found in the Rocky Mountains [syn: {Athyrium distentifolium}]

Alpine lift
n : a surface lift where riders hold a bar and are pulled up the hill on their skis [syn: {T-bar lift}, {T-bar}]

alpine milk vetch
n : perennial of mountainous areas of Eurasia and North America [syn: {Astragalus alpinus}]

Alpine mouse-ear
n : widespread in Arctic and on mountains in Europe [syn: {Arctic mouse-ear}, {Cerastium alpinum}]

alpine salamander
n : ovoviviparous amphibian of the Alps [syn: {Salamandra atra}]

Alpine scurvy
n : a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments [syn: {pellagra}, {mal de la rosa}, {mal rosso}, {maidism}, {mayidism}, {Saint Ignatius' itch}]

alpine sunflower
n : whitish hairy plant with featherlike leaves and a few stout stems each bearing an especially handsome solitary large yellow flower head; mountainous regions north central United States [syn: {old man of the mountain}, {Tetraneuris grandiflora}, {Hymenoxys grandiflora}]

alpine totara
n : low wide-spreading coniferous shrub of New Zealand mountains [syn: {Podocarpus nivalis}]

Alpine type of glacier
n : a glacier that moves down from a high valley [syn: {Alpine glacier}]

Alpine woodsia
n : slender fern of northern North America with shining chestnut-colored stipes and bipinnate fronds with usually distinct marginal sori [syn: {northern woodsia}, {flower-cup fern}, {Woodsia alpina}]

Alpinia
n : perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes [syn: {genus Alpinia}, {genus Zerumbet}, {genus Languas}]

Alpinia galanga
n : southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots [syn: {galangal}]

Alpinia officinalis
n : Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of rose-veined white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoring [syn: {lesser galangal}, {Alpinia officinarum}]

Alpinia officinarum
n : Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of rose-veined white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoring [syn: {lesser galangal}, {Alpinia officinalis}]

Alpinia purpurata
n : an ornamental ginger native to Pacific islands [syn: {red ginger}]

Alpinia speciosa
n : cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with shell-pink shading and crinkled yellow lip with variegated magenta stripes [syn: {shellflower}, {shall-flower}, {shell ginger}, {Alpinia Zerumbet}, {Languas speciosa}]

Alpinia Zerumbet
n : cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with shell-pink shading and crinkled yellow lip with variegated magenta stripes [syn: {shellflower}, {shall-flower}, {shell ginger}, {Alpinia speciosa}, {Languas speciosa}]

Alpinism
n : mountain climbing (not restricted to the Alps)

alpinist
n : a mountain climber who specializes in difficult climbs

alprazolam
n : an antianxiety agent (trade name Xanax) of the benzodiazepine class [syn: {Xanax}]

Alps
n : a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction [syn: {the Alps}]

al-Qaeda
n : an intensely anti-western terrorist network that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist group; has cells in more than 50 countries [syn: {Qaeda}, {al-Qa'ida}, {al-Qaida}, {Base}]

al-Qa'ida
n : an intensely anti-western terrorist network that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist group; has cells in more than 50 countries [syn: {al-Qaeda}, {Qaeda}, {al-Qaida}, {Base}]

al-Qaida
n : an intensely anti-western terrorist network that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist group; has cells in more than 50 countries [syn: {al-Qaeda}, {Qaeda}, {al-Qa'ida}, {Base}]

al-Qur'an
n : the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina [syn: {Koran}, {Quran}, {Book}]

al-Rashid Trust
n : a terrorist group organized in 1996 after the Taliban took over Afghanistan and part of Osama bin Laden's international system; provides financial support for the Taliban and al-Qaeda and Jaish-i-Mohammed and assists Muslim militants around the world; established a network of madrasas and mosques in Afghanistan

already
adv : prior to a specified or implied time; "she has already graduated" [ant: {not yet}]

alright
adj : nonstandard usage
adv 1: used to reinforces an assertion; "it's expensive all right" [syn: {all right}, {without doubt}]
2: sentence-initial expression of agreement [syn: {very well}, {fine}, {all right}, {OK}]
3: in a satisfactory or adequate manner; "she'll do okay on her own"; "held up all right under pressure"; (`alright' is a nonstandard variant of `all right') [syn: {okay}, {O.K.}, {all right}]

ALS
n : thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs [syn: {amyotrophic lateral sclerosis}, {Lou Gehrig's disease}]

Alsace
n : a region of northeastern France famous for its wines [syn: {Alsatia}, {Elsass}]

Alsatia
n : a region of northeastern France famous for its wines [syn: {Alsace}, {Elsass}]

Alsatian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Alsace or its inhabitants
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Alsace
2: breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind [syn: {German shepherd}, {German shepherd dog}, {German police dog}]

also
adv : in addition; "he has a Mercedes, too" [syn: {besides}, {too}, {likewise}, {as well}]

also known as
adv : as known or named at another time or place; "Mr. Smith, alias Mr. Lafayette" [syn: {alias}, {a.k.a.}]

Alsobia
n : tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Episcia [syn: {genus Alsobia}]

Alsobia dianthiflora
n : low-growing creeping perennial of Central America having deeply fringed white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Episcia [syn: {lace-flower vine}, {Episcia dianthiflora}]

Alsophila
n : geometrid moths [syn: {genus Alsophila}]

Alsophila pometaria
n : North American moth with gray-winged males and wingless females; larvae are fall cankerworms

also-ran
n : a contestant who loses the contest [syn: {loser}] [ant: {winner}]

Alstonia
n : genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white funnel-shaped flowers and milky sap; tropical Africa to southeastern Asia and Polynesia [syn: {genus Alstonia}]

Alstonia scholaris
n : evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes; bark formerly used medicinally [syn: {dita}, {dita bark}, {devil tree}]

alstroemeria
n : any of various South American plants of the genus Alstroemeria valued for their handsome umbels of beautiful flowers

Alstroemeria pelegrina
n : an Andean herb having umbels of showy pinkish-purple lilylike flowers [syn: {Peruvian lily}, {lily of the Incas}]

Alstroemeriaceae
n : one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; sometimes included in subfamily Amaryllidaceae [syn: {family Alstroemeriaceae}]

ALT
n : angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) [syn: {elevation}, {EL}, {altitude}]

Altaic
adj : of or pertaining to or written in Altaic
n 1: any member of the peoples speaking a language in the Altaic language group
2: a group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe [syn: {Altaic language}]

Altaic language
n : a group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe [syn: {Altaic}]

Altair
n : double star 15.7 light years from Earth; the brightest star in the Aquila constellation

altar
n 1: the table in Christian churches where communion is given [syn: {communion table}, {Lord's table}]
2: a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made

altar boy
n : a boy serving as an acolyte

altar wine
n : used in a communion service [syn: {sacramental wine}]

altarpiece
n : a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table [syn: {reredos}]

al-Tawhid
n : an Islamic terrorist cell that originated in Jordan but operates in Germany; goal is to attack Europe and Russia with chemical weapons [syn: {Al Tawhid}, {Divine Unity}]

altazimuth
n : an instrument that measures the altitude and azimuth of celestial bodies; used in navigation

alter
v 1: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" [syn: {change}, {modify}]
2: make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season" [syn: {change}, {vary}]
3: make an alteration to; "This dress needs to be altered"
4: insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby [syn: {interpolate}, {falsify}]
5: remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?" [syn: {neuter}, {spay}, {castrate}]

alter ego
n : a very close and trusted friend who seems almost a part of yourself

alterability
n : the quality of being alterable [ant: {unalterability}]

alterable
adj 1: capable of being changed or altered in some characteristic; "alterable clothing"; "alterable conditions of employment" [ant: {unalterable}]
2: of a sentence; capable of being changed to one less severe

alteration
n 1: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" [syn: {change}, {modification}]
2: the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) [syn: {modification}, {adjustment}]
3: the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion" [syn: {revision}]

alterative
adj : tending to cure or restore to health; "curative powers of herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand"; "remedial surgery"; "a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air"; "a therapeutic agent"; "therapeutic diets" [syn: {curative}, {healing(p)}, {remedial}, {sanative}, {therapeutic}]

altercate
v : have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These tewo fellows are always scrapping over something" [syn: {quarrel}, {dispute}, {scrap}, {argufy}]

altercation
n : noisy quarrel [syn: {affray}, {fracas}]

altered
adj 1: changed in form or character without becoming something else; "the altered policy promised success"; "following an altered course we soon found ourselves back in civilization"; "he looked...with couded eyes and with an altered manner of breathing"- Charles Dickens [ant: {unaltered}]
2: having testicles or ovaries removed [syn: {neutered}]
3: changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose; "seeds precisely adapted to the area"; "instructions altered to suit the children's different ages" [syn: {adapted}]

altering
n : the sterilization of an animal; "they took him to the vet for neutering" [syn: {neutering}, {fixing}]

Alternanthera
n : genus of low herbs of tropical America and Australia; includes genus Telanthera [syn: {genus Alternanthera}]

Alternanthera philoxeroides
n : prolific South American aquatic weed having grasslike leaves and short spikes of white flowers; clogs waterways with dense floating masses [syn: {alligator weed}, {alligator grass}]

alternate
adj 1: every second one of a series; "the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"; "jam every other day"- the White Queen [syn: {alternate(a)}]
2: allowing a choice; "an alternative plan" [syn: {alternative}]
3: occurring by turns; first one and then the other; "alternating feelings of love and hate" [syn: {alternate(a)}, {alternating(a)}]
4: of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired; "stems with alternate leaves" [ant: {opposite}]
n : someone who takes the place of another person [syn: {surrogate}, {replacement}]
v 1: go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions [syn: {jump}]
2: exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
3: be an understudy or alternate for a role [syn: {understudy}]
4: reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) [syn: {interchange}, {tack}, {switch}, {flip}, {flip-flop}]
5: do something in turns; "We take turns on the night shift" [syn: {take turns}]

alternately
adv : in an alternating sequence or position; "They were deglycerolized by alternately centrifuging and mixing"; "he planted fir and pine trees alternately"

alternating
adj 1: of a current that reverses direction at regular intervals; "alternating current" [ant: {direct}]
2: occurring by turns; first one and then the other; "alternating feelings of love and hate" [syn: {alternate(a)}, {alternating(a)}]

alternating current
n : an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second" [syn: {AC}] [ant: {direct current}]

alternation
n 1: being regularly exchangeable
2: successive change from one thing or state to another and back again

alternation of generations
n : the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal [syn: {heterogenesis}, {xenogenesis}]

alternative
adj 1: allowing a choice; "an alternative plan" [syn: {alternate}]
2: necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities; "`either' and `or' in `either this or that'" [syn: {mutually exclusive}]
3: pertaining to unconventional choices; "an alternative life style"
n : one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse" [syn: {option}, {choice}]

alternative birth
n : a method of childbirth that avoids intrusive high-tech medicine in favor of more natural and homely settings [syn: {alternative birthing}]

alternative birthing
n : a method of childbirth that avoids intrusive high-tech medicine in favor of more natural and homely settings [syn: {alternative birth}]

alternative energy
n : energy derived from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment

alternative medicine
n : the practice of medicine without the use of drugs; may involve herbal medicines or self-awareness or biofeedback or acupuncture

alternative pleading
n : a pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is difficult to determine which facts the person intends to rely on [syn: {pleading in the alternative}]

alternatively
adv : in place of, or as an alternative to; "Felix became a herpetologist instead"; "alternatively we could buy a used car" [syn: {as an alternative}, {instead}, {or else}]

alternator
n : an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles)

althaea
n : any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea [syn: {althea}, {hollyhock}]

althea
n : any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea [syn: {althaea}, {hollyhock}]

Althea Gibson
n : United States tennis player who was the first Black woman player to win all the major world singles titles (born in 1927) [syn: {Gibson}]

Althea officinalis
n : European perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers [syn: {marsh mallow}, {white mallow}]

Althea rosea
n : plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock [syn: {rose mallow}, {Alcea rosea}]

although
adv : despite the fact that; "even though she knew the answer, she did not respond" [syn: {though}, {tho'}]

altimeter
n : an instrument that measures the height above ground; used in navigation

altissimo
adj : very high

altitude
n 1: elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface; "the altitude gave her a headache" [syn: {height}]
2: the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to opposite vertex (or side if parallel)
3: angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) [syn: {elevation}, {EL}, {ALT}]

altitude sickness
n : effects (as nosebleed or nausea) of oxygen deficiency in the blood and tissues at high altitudes

altitudinal
adj : pertaining to altitude

altitudinous
adj : indefinitely high; lofty

alto
adj 1: of or being the lowest female voice [syn: {contralto}]
2: of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor [syn: {countertenor}]
3: (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group; "alto clarinet or recorder"
n 1: a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
2: the lowest female singing voice [syn: {contralto}]
3: the highest adult male singing voice [syn: {countertenor}]
4: the pitch range of the lowest female voice

alto clef
n : a clef that puts middle C on the third line of a staff [syn: {viola clef}]

alto relievo
n : a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth [syn: {alto rilievo}, {high relief}] [ant: {bas relief}]

alto rilievo
n : a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth [syn: {alto relievo}, {high relief}] [ant: {bas relief}]

alto saxophonist
n : a musician who plays the alto saxophone [syn: {altoist}]

altocumuli
altocumulus
n : a cumulus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles [syn: {altocumulus cloud}] [also: {altocumuli} (pl)]

altocumuli
See {altocumulus}

altocumulus
n : a cumulus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles [syn: {altocumulus cloud}] [also: {altocumuli} (pl)]

altocumulus cloud
n : a cumulus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles [syn: {altocumulus}]

altogether
n : informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit" [syn: {raw}, {birthday suit}]
adv 1: to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea" [syn: {wholly}, {entirely}, {completely}, {totally}, {all}, {whole}] [ant: {partially}]
2: with everything included or counted; "altogether he earns close to a million dollars" [syn: {all told}, {in all}]
3: with everything considered (and neglecting details); "altogether, I'm sorry it happened"; "all in all, it's not so bad" [syn: {all in all}, {on the whole}, {tout ensemble}]

altoist
n : a musician who plays the alto saxophone [syn: {alto saxophonist}]

Alton Glenn Miller
n : United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944) [syn: {Miller}, {Glenn Miller}]

Altoona
n : a town in central Pennsylvania

alto-relievos
See {alto-relievo}

altostrati
altostratus
n : a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles [syn: {altostratus cloud}] [also: {altostrati} (pl)]

altostrati
See {altostratus}

altostratus
n : a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles [syn: {altostratus cloud}] [also: {altostrati} (pl)]

altostratus cloud
n : a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles [syn: {altostratus}]

altricial
adj : (of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food [ant: {precocial}]

altruism
n : the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others [syn: {selflessness}] [ant: {egoism}]

altruist
n : someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being [syn: {philanthropist}]

altruistic
adj : showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others [syn: {selfless}] [ant: {egoistic}]

altruistically
adv : in an altruistic manner; "he acted selflessly when he helped the old lady in distress" [syn: {selflessly}]

alula
n 1: scale-like structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly [syn: {calypter}]
2: tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing [syn: {bastard wing}, {spurious wing}] [also: {alulae} (pl)]

alulae
alula
n 1: scale-like structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly [syn: {calypter}]
2: tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing [syn: {bastard wing}, {spurious wing}] [also: {alulae} (pl)]

alulae
See {alula}

alular
adj : pertaining to alulae

alum
n 1: a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum [syn: {ammonia alum}, {ammonium alum}]
2: a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum [syn: {potassium alum}, {potash alum}]
3: a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) [syn: {alumnus}, {alumna}, {graduate}, {grad}]
4: a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things)

alumbloom
n : any of several herbs of the genus Heuchera [syn: {alumroot}]

alumina
n : any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum [syn: {aluminum oxide}, {aluminium oxide}]

aluminate
n : a compound of alumina and a metallic oxide

aluminiferous
adj : containing aluminum or alum [syn: {aluminous}]

aluminise
v : cover with aluminum [syn: {aluminize}]

aluminium
n : a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite [syn: {aluminum}, {Al}, {atomic number 13}]

aluminium bronze
n : a copper-aluminum alloy with high tensile strength and resistance to corrosion [syn: {aluminum bronze}]

aluminium chloride
n : a chloride used as a wood preservative or catalyst [syn: {aluminum chloride}]

aluminium foil
n : foil made of aluminum [syn: {aluminum foil}, {tin foil}]

aluminium hydroxide
n : white crystalline compound that occurs naturally as the mineral gibbsite [syn: {aluminum hydroxide}, {hydrated aluminum oxide}, {hydrated aluminium oxide}]

aluminium oxide
n : any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum [syn: {alumina}, {aluminum oxide}]

aluminize
v : cover with aluminum [syn: {aluminise}]

aluminous
adj 1: pertaining to or containing aluminum
2: containing aluminum or alum [syn: {aluminiferous}]

aluminum
n : a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite [syn: {aluminium}, {Al}, {atomic number 13}]

aluminum bronze
n : a copper-aluminum alloy with high tensile strength and resistance to corrosion [syn: {aluminium bronze}]

aluminum business
n : manufacturers of aluminum considered as a group [syn: {aluminum industry}]

aluminum chloride
n : a chloride used as a wood preservative or catalyst [syn: {aluminium chloride}]

aluminum foil
n : foil made of aluminum [syn: {aluminium foil}, {tin foil}]

aluminum hydroxide
n : white crystalline compound that occurs naturally as the mineral gibbsite [syn: {aluminium hydroxide}, {hydrated aluminum oxide}, {hydrated aluminium oxide}]

aluminum industry
n : manufacturers of aluminum considered as a group [syn: {aluminum business}]

aluminum oxide
n : any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum [syn: {alumina}, {aluminium oxide}]

al-Ummah
n : a terrorist group formed in India in 1992; is believed to be responsible for bombings in southern India in 1998

alumna
n : a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) [syn: {alumnus}, {alum}, {graduate}, {grad}] [also: {alumnae} (pl)]

alumnae
alumna
n : a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) [syn: {alumnus}, {alum}, {graduate}, {grad}] [also: {alumnae} (pl)]

alumnae
See {alumna}

alumni
alumnus
n : a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) [syn: {alumna}, {alum}, {graduate}, {grad}] [also: {alumni} (pl)]

alumni
See {alumnus}

alumnus
n : a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) [syn: {alumna}, {alum}, {graduate}, {grad}] [also: {alumni} (pl)]

alumroot
n : any of several herbs of the genus Heuchera [syn: {alumbloom}]

alundum
n : a substance made of fused alumina

Alupent
n : a bronchodilator (trade name Alupent) used to treat asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects include tachycardia and shakiness [syn: {metaproterenol}]

Alvar Aalto
n : Finnish architect and designer of furniture (1898-1976) [syn: {Aalto}, {Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto}]

alveolar
adj 1: pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs
2: pertaining to the alveolar ridge; "alveolar consonant"
n : a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge [syn: {alveolar consonant}, {dental consonant}]

alveolar arch
n : the part of the upper or lower jawbones in which the teeth are set

alveolar artery
n : a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies the alveolar process [syn: {arteria alveolaris}]

alveolar bed
n : lung tissue densely packed with alveoli

alveolar consonant
n : a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge [syn: {dental consonant}, {alveolar}]

alveolar ectasia
n : abnormal enlargement of the air sacs in the lungs

alveolar point
n : craniometric point that is the most anterior point in the midline on the alveolar process of the maxilla [syn: {prosthion}, {prostheon}]

alveolar process
n : a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth [syn: {alveolar ridge}, {gum ridge}]

alveolar resorption
n : wasting of the bony socket

alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma
n : form of rhabdomyosarcoma occuring mainly in adolescents and young adults [syn: {alveolar rhabdosarcoma}]

alveolar rhabdosarcoma
n : form of rhabdomyosarcoma occuring mainly in adolescents and young adults [syn: {alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma}]

alveolar ridge
n : a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth [syn: {gum ridge}, {alveolar process}]

alveolate
adj : pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb) [syn: {faveolate}, {cavitied}, {honeycombed}, {pitted}]

alveoli
alveolus
n 1: a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways [syn: {air sac}, {air cell}]
2: a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth [syn: {tooth socket}] [also: {alveoli} (pl)]

alveoli
See {alveolus}

alveolitis
n 1: inflammation in the socket of a tooth; sometimes occurs after a tooth is extracted and a blood clot fails to form [syn: {dry socket}]
2: inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs caused by inhaling dust; with repeated exposure the condition may become chronic

alveolus
n 1: a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways [syn: {air sac}, {air cell}]
2: a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth [syn: {tooth socket}] [also: {alveoli} (pl)]

Alvin Ailey
n : United States choreographer noted for his use of African elements (born in 1931) [syn: {Ailey}]

alvine
adj : of or relating to the intestines

always
adv 1: at all times; all the time and on every occasion; "I will always be there to help you"; "always arrives on time"; "there is always some pollution in the air"; "ever hoping to strike it rich"; "ever busy" [syn: {ever}, {e'er}] [ant: {never}]
2: seemingly without interruption; often and repeatedly; "always looking for faults"; "it is always raining"; "he is forever cracking jokes"; "they are forever arguing" [syn: {forever}]
3: at any time or in any event; "you can always resign if you don't like it"; "you could always take a day off"
4: forever; throughout all time; "we will always be friends"; "I shall treasure it always"; "I will always love you"

alyssum
n 1: any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers [syn: {madwort}]
2: a genus of the family Cruciferae [syn: {genus Alyssum}]

Alytes
n : midwife toads [syn: {genus Alytes}]

Alytes cisternasi
n : similar in habit to Alytes obstetricians [syn: {midwife toad}]

Alytes obstetricans
n : European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatch [syn: {obstetrical toad}, {midwife toad}]

Alzheimers
n : a progressive form of presenile dementia that is similar to senile dementia except that it usually starts in the 40s or 50s; first symptoms are impaired memory which is followed by impaired thought and speech and finally complete helplessness [syn: {Alzheimer's disease}, {Alzheimer's}]

Alzheimer's
n : a progressive form of presenile dementia that is similar to senile dementia except that it usually starts in the 40s or 50s; first symptoms are impaired memory which is followed by impaired thought and speech and finally complete helplessness [syn: {Alzheimer's disease}, {Alzheimers}]

Alzheimer's disease
n : a progressive form of presenile dementia that is similar to senile dementia except that it usually starts in the 40s or 50s; first symptoms are impaired memory which is followed by impaired thought and speech and finally complete helplessness [syn: {Alzheimer's}, {Alzheimers}]

Am
n 1: a radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms [syn: {americium}, {atomic number 95}]
2: a master's degree in arts and sciences [syn: {Master of Arts}, {MA}, {Artium Magister}]
3: modulation of the amplitude of the (radio) carrier wave [syn: {amplitude modulation}]

am
See {be}

a.m.
adj : before noon [syn: {ante meridiem}]
adv : before noon; "let's meet at 11 A.M." [syn: {ante meridiem}]

amabilis fir
n : medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when crushed [syn: {white fir}, {Pacific silver fir}, {red silver fir}, {Christmas tree}, {Abies amabilis}]

amadavat
n : red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds [syn: {avadavat}]

Amaethon
n : the farmer god; ancient god of agriculture

amah
n 1: a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else [syn: {wet nurse}, {wet-nurse}, {wetnurse}]
2: a female domestic [syn: {maid}, {maidservant}, {housemaid}]

amain
adv 1: at full speed; with great haste; "the children ran down the hill amain"
2: with all your strength; "he pulled the ropes amain" [syn: {with full force}]

amalgam
n 1: an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams [syn: {dental amalgam}]
2: a combination or blend of diverse things; "his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"

amalgamate
adj : joined together into a whole; "United Industries"; "the amalgamated colleges constituted a university"; "a consolidated school" [syn: {amalgamated}, {coalesced}, {consolidated}, {fused}]
v : to bring or combine together or with something else; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance" [syn: {mix}, {mingle}, {commix}, {unify}]

amalgamated
adj 1: joined together into a whole; "United Industries"; "the amalgamated colleges constituted a university"; "a consolidated school" [syn: {amalgamate}, {coalesced}, {consolidated}, {fused}]
2: caused to combine or unite [syn: {intermingled}, {mixed}, {integrated}]

amalgamation
n : the combination of two or more commercial companies [syn: {merger}, {uniting}]

amalgamative
adj : characterized by or tending toward amalgamation

amalgamator
n : a businessman who arranges an amalgamation of two or more commerical companies

A'man
n : the Israeli military intelligence which produces comprehensive national intelligence briefings for the prime minister and the cabinet

Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin
n : French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876) [syn: {Sand}, {George Sand}, {Baroness Dudevant}]

Amanita
n : genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores and are poisonous with few exceptions [syn: {genus Amanita}]

Amanita caesarea
n : widely distributed edible mushroom resembling the fly agaric [syn: {royal agaric}, {Caesar's agaric}]

Amanita mappa
n : agaric often confused with the death cup [syn: {false deathcap}]

Amanita muscaria
n : poisonous (but rarely fatal) woodland fungus having a scarlet cap with white warts and white gills [syn: {fly agaric}]

Amanita phalloides
n : extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills [syn: {death cap}, {death cup}, {death angel}, {destroying angel}]

Amanita rubescens
n : yellowish edible agaric that usually turns red when touched [syn: {blushing mushroom}, {blusher}]

Amanita verna
n : fungus similar to Amanita phalloides [syn: {destroying angel}]

amanuenses
amanuensis
n : someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation) [syn: {stenographer}, {shorthand typist}] [also: {amanuenses} (pl)]

amanuenses
See {amanuensis}

amanuensis
n : someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation) [syn: {stenographer}, {shorthand typist}] [also: {amanuenses} (pl)]

amaranth
n 1: seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America
2: any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food

amaranth family
n : cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs [syn: {Amaranthaceae}, {family Amaranthaceae}]

Amaranthaceae
n : cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs [syn: {family Amaranthaceae}, {amaranth family}]

amaranthine
adj 1: of or related to the amaranth plant
2: of an imaginary flower that never fades [syn: {unfading}]

Amaranthus
n : large widely distributed genus of chiefly coarse annual herbs [syn: {genus Amaranthus}]

Amaranthus albus
n : bushy plant of western United States [syn: {tumbleweed}, {Amaranthus graecizans}]

Amaranthus caudatus
n : young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as cereal [syn: {love-lies-bleeding}, {velvet flower}, {tassel flower}]

Amaranthus cruentus
n : tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal [syn: {prince's-feather}, {gentleman's-cane}, {prince's-plume}, {red amaranth}, {purple amaranth}, {Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus}, {Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys}]

Amaranthus graecizans
n : bushy plant of western United States [syn: {tumbleweed}, {Amaranthus albus}]

Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys
n : tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal [syn: {prince's-feather}, {gentleman's-cane}, {prince's-plume}, {red amaranth}, {purple amaranth}, {Amaranthus cruentus}, {Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus}]

Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus
n : tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal [syn: {prince's-feather}, {gentleman's-cane}, {prince's-plume}, {red amaranth}, {purple amaranth}, {Amaranthus cruentus}, {Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys}]

Amaranthus hypochondriacus
n : leaves sometimes used as potherbs; seeds used as cereal; southern United States to Central America; India and China [syn: {pigweed}]

Amaranthus spinosus
n : erect annual of tropical central Asia and Africa having a pair of divergent spines at most leaf nodes [syn: {thorny amaranth}]

amarelle
n 1: any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing pale red fruit with colorless juice [syn: {Prunus cerasus caproniana}]
2: pale red sour cherry with colorless or nearly colorless juice

Amarillo
n : a city in the northern panhandle of Texas

Amaryllidaceae
n : snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae [syn: {family Amaryllidaceae}, {amaryllis family}]

amaryllis
n : bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers

Amaryllis belladonna
n : amaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant white or rose flowers [syn: {belladonna lily}, {naked lady}]

amaryllis family
n : snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae [syn: {Amaryllidaceae}, {family Amaryllidaceae}]

amass
v 1: collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up" [syn: {accumulate}, {cumulate}, {conglomerate}, {pile up}, {gather}]
2: get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune" [syn: {roll up}, {collect}, {accumulate}, {pile up}, {compile}, {hoard}]

amassed
adj : brought together into a group or crowd; "the accumulated letters in my office" [syn: {accumulated}, {assembled}, {collected}, {congregate}, {massed}]

amastia
n : absence of the mammary glands (either through surgery or developmental defect)

Amaterasu
n : central deity of Shinto; goddess personifying the sun and ancestress of the rulers of Japan [syn: {Amaterasu Omikami}]

Amaterasu Omikami
n : central deity of Shinto; goddess personifying the sun and ancestress of the rulers of Japan [syn: {Amaterasu}]

amateur
adj 1: engaged in as a pastime; "an amateur painter"; "gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals"; "recreational golfers"; "reading matter that is both recreational and mentally stimulating"; "unpaid extras in the documentary" [syn: {recreational}, {unpaid}]
2: lacking professional skill or expertise; "a very amateurish job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled painting" [syn: {amateurish}, {inexpert}, {unskilled}]
n 1: someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
2: does not play for pay [ant: {professional}]

amateurish
adj : lacking professional skill or expertise; "a very amateurish job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled painting" [syn: {amateur}, {inexpert}, {unskilled}]

amateurishly
adv : in an amateurish manner; "he performed the piece amateurishly" [syn: {like an amateur}] [ant: {expertly}]

amateurishness
n : something that demonstrates a lack of professional competency

amateurism
n : the conviction that people should participate in sports as a hobby (for the fun of it) rather than for money

Amati
n 1: Italian violin maker in Cremona; taught the craft to Guarneri and Stradivari (1596-1684) [syn: {Nicolo Amati}, {Nicola Amati}]
2: a violin made by a member of the Amati family

amative
adj : inclined toward or displaying love; "feeling amorous" [syn: {amorous}]

amativeness
n : the arousal of feelings of sexual desire [syn: {amorousness}, {eroticism}, {erotism}, {sexiness}]

amatory
adj : expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; "her amatory affairs"; "amorous glances"; "a romantic adventure"; "a romantic moonlight ride" [syn: {amorous}, {romantic}]

amatungulu
n : very large closely branched South African shrub having forked bright green spines and shiny leaves [syn: {natal plum}, {Carissa macrocarpa}, {Carissa grandiflora}]

Amauropelta
n : epiphytic or terrestrial ferns of America and Africa and Polynesia [syn: {genus Amauropelta}]

amaurosis
n : partial or total loss of sight without pathology of the eye; caused by disease of optic nerve or retina or brain

amaurotic
adj : pertaining to blindness caused by amaurosis

amaze
v 1: affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!" [syn: {astonish}, {astound}]
2: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick}, {get}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder}, {flummox}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {dumbfound}]

amazed
adj : filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock; "an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation"; "I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral"; "astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing"; "stood in stunned silence"; "stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses" [syn: {astonied}, {astonished}, {astounded}, {stunned}]

amazement
n : the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment" [syn: {astonishment}]

amazing
adj 1: surprising greatly; "she does an amazing amount of work"; "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks" [syn: {astonishing}]
2: inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent" [syn: {awe-inspiring}, {awesome}, {awful}, {awing}]

amazingly
adv : in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise; "amazingly, he finished medical school in three years" [syn: {surprisingly}, {astonishingly}]

amazon
n 1: a large strong and aggressive woman [syn: {virago}]
2: (Greek mythology) one of a nation of women warriors of Scythia (who burned off the right breast in order to use a bow and arrow more effectively)
3: a major South American river; flows into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles) [syn: {Amazon River}]
4: mainly green tropical American parrots

Amazon ant
n : small reddish slave-making ant species [syn: {Polyergus rufescens}]

Amazon River
n : a major South American river; flows into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles) [syn: {Amazon}]

Amazona
n : a genus of Psittacidae [syn: {genus Amazona}]

ambage
n : a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things [syn: {circumlocution}, {periphrasis}]

ambages
n : (archaic) roundabout or mysterious ways of action

ambagious
adj : roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; "had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression"; "A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With words and meanings."-T.S.Eliot; (`ambagious' is archaic) [syn: {circumlocutious}, {circumlocutory}, {periphrastic}]

ambassador
n 1: a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another [syn: {embassador}]
2: an informal representative; "an ambassador of good will"

ambassadorial
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of ambassadors

ambassadorship
n : the post of ambassador

ambassadress
n : a woman ambassador

amber
adj : a medium to dark brownish yellow color [syn: {brownish-yellow}, {yellow-brown}]
n 1: a deep yellow color; "an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair" [syn: {gold}]
2: a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin; used for jewelry

amber lily
n : plant having basal grasslike leaves and a narrow open cluster of starlike yellowish-orange flowers atop a leafless stalk; southwestern United States; only species of Anthericum growing in North America [syn: {Anthericum torreyi}]

amberbell
n : eastern North American dogtooth having solitary yellow flowers marked with brown or purple and spotted interiors [syn: {yellow adder's tongue}, {trout lily}, {Erythronium americanum}]

Amberboa
n : herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia cultivated for their flowers [syn: {genus Amberboa}]

Amberboa moschata
n : Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea [syn: {sweet sultan}, {Centaurea moschata}]

amberfish
n : any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes [syn: {amberjack}]

ambergris
n : waxy substance secreted by the sperm whale and found floating at sea or washed ashore; used in perfume

amberjack
n : any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes [syn: {amberfish}]

ambiance
n 1: a particular environment or surrounding influence; "there was an atmosphere of excitement" [syn: {atmosphere}, {ambience}]
2: the atmosphere of an environment [syn: {ambience}]

ambidexterity
n : the property of being equally skillful with each hand [syn: {ambidextrousness}]

ambidextrous
adj 1: equally skillful with each hand; "an ambidextrous surgeon" [syn: {two-handed}] [ant: {right-handed}, {left-handed}]
2: marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray [syn: {deceitful}, {double-dealing}, {duplicitous}, {Janus-faced}, {two-faced}, {double-faced}, {double-tongued}]

ambidextrousness
n : the property of being equally skillful with each hand [syn: {ambidexterity}]

ambience
n 1: a particular environment or surrounding influence; "there was an atmosphere of excitement" [syn: {atmosphere}, {ambiance}]
2: the atmosphere of an environment [syn: {ambiance}]

ambient
adj : completely enveloping; "the ambient air"; "ambient sound"; "the ambient temperature"

ambiguity
n 1: an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context
2: unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning [syn: {equivocalness}] [ant: {unambiguity}, {unambiguity}]

ambiguous
adj 1: open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead; "an equivocal statement"; "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"; "the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"; "popularity is an equivocal crown"; "an equivocal response to an embarrassing question" [syn: {equivocal}] [ant: {unequivocal}]
2: having more than one possible meaning; "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy" [ant: {unambiguous}]
3: having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns; "an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference"; "ambiguous inkblots"

ambiguously
adv : in an ambiguous manner; "this letter is worded ambiguously" [syn: {equivocally}] [ant: {unambiguously}]

ambit
n : an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power" [syn: {scope}, {range}, {reach}, {orbit}, {compass}]

ambition
n 1: a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business" [syn: {aspiration}, {dream}]
2: a strong drive for success [syn: {ambitiousness}]
v : have as one's ambition

ambitionless
adj : having little desire for success or achievement [syn: {unambitious}] [ant: {ambitious}]

ambitious
adj 1: having a strong desire for success or achievement [ant: {unambitious}]
2: requiring full use of your abilities or resources; "ambitious schedule"; "performed the most challenging task without a mistake" [syn: {challenging}]

ambitiously
adv : in an ambitious and energetic manner; "she pursued her goals ambitiously" [syn: {determinedly}, {with ambition}] [ant: {unambitiously}]

ambitiousness
n : a strong drive for success [syn: {ambition}]

ambivalence
n : mixed feelings or emotions [syn: {ambivalency}]

ambivalency
n : mixed feelings or emotions [syn: {ambivalence}]

ambivalent
adj 1: characterized by a mixture of opposite feelings or attitudes; "she felt ambivalent about his proposal"; "an ambivalent position on rent control"
2: uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow; "was ambivalent about having children"

ambiversion
n : (psychology) a balanced disposition intermediate between extroversion and introversion [ant: {extraversion}, {introversion}]

ambiversive
adj : intermediate between introversive and extroversive [ant: {introversive}, {extroversive}]

amble
n : a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) [syn: {promenade}, {ramble}, {saunter}, {stroll}, {perambulation}]
v : walk leisurely [syn: {mosey}]

ambler
n : someone who walks at a leisurely pace [syn: {saunterer}, {stroller}]

Ambloplites
n : a genus of Centrarchidae [syn: {genus Ambloplites}]

Ambloplites rupestris
n : game and food fish of upper Mississippi and Great Lakes [syn: {rock bass}, {rock sunfish}]

amblygonite
n : a white or gray mineral consisting of lithium aluminum phosphate; a source of lithium

amblyopia
n : visual impairment without apparent organic pathology

amblyopic
adj : pertaining to a kind of visual impairment without apparent organic pathology

Amblyrhynchus
n : marine iguanas [syn: {genus Amblyrhynchus}]

Amblyrhynchus cristatus
n : shore-dwelling seaweed-eating lizard of the Galapagos Islands [syn: {marine iguana}]

ambo
n : a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it [syn: {dais}, {podium}, {pulpit}, {rostrum}, {stump}, {soapbox}]

amboina pine
n : native to the Moluccas and Philippines; a source of dammar resin [syn: {amboyna pine}, {Agathis dammara}, {Agathis alba}]

amboyna
n 1: mottled curly-grained wood of Pterocarpus indicus [syn: {Andaman redwood}]
2: tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain [syn: {padauk}, {padouk}, {Pterocarpus indicus}]

amboyna pine
n : native to the Moluccas and Philippines; a source of dammar resin [syn: {amboina pine}, {Agathis dammara}, {Agathis alba}]

Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti
n : pope who signed a treaty with Mussolini recognizing the Vatican City as an independent state (1857-1939) [syn: {Pius XI}, {Achille Ratti}]

Ambrose
n : (Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church and built up its secular power; a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397) [syn: {Saint Ambrose}, {St. Ambrose}]

Ambrose Bierce
n : United States writer of caustic wit (1842-1914) [syn: {Bierce}, {Ambrose Gwinett Bierce}]

Ambrose Everett Burnside
n : United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881) [syn: {Burnside}, {A. E. Burnside}]

Ambrose Gwinett Bierce
n : United States writer of caustic wit (1842-1914) [syn: {Bierce}, {Ambrose Bierce}]

ambrosia
n 1: a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae [syn: {beebread}]
2: any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma [syn: {ragweed}, {bitterweed}]
3: fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
4: (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal [syn: {nectar}]

Ambrosia artemisiifolia
n : annual weed with finely divided foliage and spikes of green flowers; common in North America; introduced elsewhere accidentally [syn: {common ragweed}]

Ambrosia psilostachya
n : coarse perennial ragweed with creeping roots of dry barren lands of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {western ragweed}, {perennial ragweed}]

Ambrosia trifida
n : a coarse annual with some leaves deeply and palmately 3-cleft or 5-cleft [syn: {great ragweed}]

Ambrosiaceae
n : in some classifications considered a separate family comprising a subgroup of the Compositae including the ragweeds [syn: {family Ambrosiaceae}]

ambrosial
adj 1: extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant; "a nectarous drink"; "ambrosial food" [syn: {ambrosian}, {nectarous}]
2: worthy of the gods [syn: {ambrosian}]

Ambrosian
adj 1: of or by or relating to Saint Ambrose; "Ambrosian chants"
2: extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant; "a nectarous drink"; "ambrosial food" [syn: {ambrosial}, {nectarous}]
3: worthy of the gods [syn: {ambrosial}]

ambulacra
ambulacrum
n : one of the five areas on the undersurface of an echinoderm on which the tube feet are located [also: {ambulacra} (pl)]

ambulacra
See {ambulacrum}

ambulacral
adj : pertaining to the ambulacra of radial echinoderms

ambulacrum
n : one of the five areas on the undersurface of an echinoderm on which the tube feet are located [also: {ambulacra} (pl)]

ambulance
n : a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals

ambulance chaser
n : a lawyer who incites accident victims to sue

ambulant
adj : able to walk about; "the patient is ambulatory" [syn: {ambulatory}]

ambulate
v : walk about; not be bedridden or incapable of walking

ambulation
n : walking about; "the hospital encouraged early ambulation"

ambulatory
adj : able to walk about; "the patient is ambulatory" [syn: {ambulant}]

ambuscade
n : the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise [syn: {ambush}, {lying in wait}, {trap}]
v : wait in hiding to attack [syn: {ambush}, {scupper}, {bushwhack}, {waylay}, {lurk}, {lie in wait}]

ambush
n : the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise [syn: {ambuscade}, {lying in wait}, {trap}]
v 1: wait in hiding to attack [syn: {scupper}, {bushwhack}, {waylay}, {lurk}, {ambuscade}, {lie in wait}]
2: hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing [syn: {still-hunt}]

ambusher
n : an attacker who waits in a concealed position to launch a surprise attack

Ambystoma
n : type genus of the Ambystomatidae [syn: {genus Ambystoma}]

Ambystoma maculatum
n : glossy black North American salamander with yellow spots [syn: {spotted salamander}]

Ambystoma mexicanum
n : larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing [syn: {axolotl}, {mud puppy}]

Ambystoma talpoideum
n : brownish-black burrowing salamander of southeastern United States [syn: {mole salamander}]

Ambystoma tigrinum
n : widely distributed brown or black North American salamander with vertical yellowish blotches [syn: {tiger salamander}]

Ambystomatidae
n : New World salamanders [syn: {family Ambystomatidae}]

ambystomid
n : small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander [syn: {ambystomid salamander}]

ambystomid salamander
n : small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander [syn: {ambystomid}]

ameba
n : naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion [syn: {amoeba}] [also: {amebae} (pl)]

amebae
ameba
n : naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion [syn: {amoeba}] [also: {amebae} (pl)]

amebae
See {ameba}

ameban
adj : pertaining to or resembling amoebae; "amoebic dysentry" [syn: {amoebic}, {amebic}, {amoeban}, {amoebous}, {amebous}]

amebiasis
n : infection by a disease-causing ameba [syn: {amoebiasis}, {amebiosis}, {amoebiosis}]

amebic
adj : pertaining to or resembling amoebae; "amoebic dysentry" [syn: {amoebic}, {amoeban}, {ameban}, {amoebous}, {amebous}]

amebic dysentery
n : inflammation of the intestines caused by Endamoeba histolytica; usually acquired by ingesting food or water contaminated with feces; characterized by severe diarrhea [syn: {amoebic dysentery}]

amebiosis
n : infection by a disease-causing ameba [syn: {amebiasis}, {amoebiasis}, {amoebiosis}]

ameboid
adj : like an amoeba (especially in having a variable irregular shape) [syn: {amoeboid}]

amebous
adj : pertaining to or resembling amoebae; "amoebic dysentry" [syn: {amoebic}, {amebic}, {amoeban}, {ameban}, {amoebous}]

Amedeo Avogadro
n : Italian physicist noted for his work on gases; proposed what has come to be called Avogadro's law (1776-1856) [syn: {Avogadro}]

Amedeo Modigliano
n : Italian painter and sculptor (1884-1920) [syn: {Modigliani}]

ameer
n : an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia) [syn: {emir}, {amir}, {emeer}]

Ameiuridae
n : North American catfishes [syn: {family Ameiuridae}]

Ameiurus
n : type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes [syn: {genus Ameiurus}]

Ameiurus Melas
n : catfish common in eastern United States [syn: {horned pout}, {hornpout}, {pout}]

Amelanchier
n : North American deciduous trees or shrubs [syn: {genus Amelanchier}]

Amelanchier alnifolia
n : shrub or small tree of northwestern North America having fragrant creamy white flowers and small waxy purple-red fruits [syn: {alderleaf Juneberry}, {alder-leaved serviceberry}]

Amelanchier bartramiana
n : open-growing shrub of eastern North America having pure white flowers and small waxy almost black fruits [syn: {Bartram Juneberry}]

amelia
n : congenital absence of an arm or leg

Amelia Earhart
n : first woman aviator to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic (1928); while attempting to fly around the world she disappeared over the Pacific (1898-1937) [syn: {Earhart}]

ameliorate
v 1: to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" [syn: {better}, {improve}, {amend}, {meliorate}] [ant: {worsen}]
2: get better; "The weather improved toward evening" [syn: {better}, {improve}, {meliorate}] [ant: {worsen}]

ameliorating
adj : tending to ameliorate [syn: {ameliorating(a)}, {ameliorative}, {amelioratory}, {meliorative}]

amelioration
n : the act of relieving ills and changing for the better [syn: {melioration}, {betterment}]

ameliorative
adj : tending to ameliorate [syn: {ameliorating(a)}, {amelioratory}, {meliorative}]

amelioratory
adj : tending to ameliorate [syn: {ameliorating(a)}, {ameliorative}, {meliorative}]

ameloblast
n : a cell from which tooth enamel develops

amelogenesis
n : the developmental process of forming tooth enamel

Amen
n : a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes [syn: {Amon}]

amen cadence
n : a cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic [syn: {plagal cadence}]

amen corner
n : area reserved for persons leading the responsive amens

amenability
n : the trait of being cooperative [syn: {amenableness}, {cooperativeness}]

amenable
adj 1: disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion"; "the spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak"- Matthew 26:41 [syn: {conformable}, {willing}]
2: readily reacting to suggestions and influences; "a responsive student" [syn: {responsive}, {tractable}]
3: liable to answer to a higher authority; " the president is amenable to the constitutional court"

amenableness
n : the trait of being cooperative [syn: {amenability}, {cooperativeness}]

amend
v 1: make amendments to; "amend the document"
2: to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" [syn: {better}, {improve}, {ameliorate}, {meliorate}] [ant: {worsen}]
3: set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight" [syn: {rectify}, {remediate}, {remedy}, {repair}]

amendable
adj : capable of being corrected by additions; "an amendable flaw" [syn: {correctable}]

amendatory
adj : effecting amendment; "added amendatory phrases to the text"

amended
adj 1: of legislation [ant: {unamended}]
2: modified for the better; "his amended ways"

amended return
n : a tax return that corrects the information in an earlier return

amendment
n 1: the act of amending or correcting
2: a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)

amends
n 1: a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury [syn: {damages}, {indemnity}, {indemnification}, {restitution}, {redress}]
2: something done or paid in expiation of a wrong; "how can I make amends" [syn: {reparation}]

Amenhotep IV
n : early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC) [syn: {Akhenaton}, {Akhenaten}, {Ikhanaton}]

amenia
n : absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow [syn: {amenorrhea}, {amenorrhoea}]

amenities
n : things that make you comfortable and at ease; "all the comforts of home" [syn: {comforts}, {creature comforts}, {conveniences}]

amenity
n : pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions; "a well trained staff saw to the agreeableness of our accommodations"; "he discovered the amenities of reading at an early age" [syn: {agreeableness}] [ant: {disagreeableness}]

amenorrhea
n : absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow [syn: {amenorrhoea}, {amenia}]

amenorrheal
adj : related to the suppression of normal menstrual flow for any reason other than pregnancy [syn: {amenorrheic}, {amenorrhoeic}, {amenorrhoeal}]

amenorrheic
adj : related to the suppression of normal menstrual flow for any reason other than pregnancy [syn: {amenorrhoeic}, {amenorrheal}, {amenorrhoeal}]

amenorrhoea
n : absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow [syn: {amenorrhea}, {amenia}]

amenorrhoeal
adj : related to the suppression of normal menstrual flow for any reason other than pregnancy [syn: {amenorrheic}, {amenorrhoeic}, {amenorrheal}]

amenorrhoeic
adj : related to the suppression of normal menstrual flow for any reason other than pregnancy [syn: {amenorrheic}, {amenorrheal}, {amenorrhoeal}]

Amen-Ra
n : Egyptian sun god; supreme god of the universe in whom Amen and Ra were combined; principal deity during Theban supremacy [syn: {Amon-Ra}]

ament
n : a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence [syn: {catkin}]

amentaceous
adj : (of plants) bearing or characterized by aments or catkins [syn: {amentiferous}]

amentia
n : extreme mental retardation [syn: {idiocy}]

Amentiferae
n : used in some classification systems for plants that bear catkins [syn: {group Amentiferae}]

amentiferous
adj : (of plants) bearing or characterized by aments or catkins [syn: {amentaceous}]

amerce
v 1: punish with an arbitrary penalty
2: punish by a fine imposed arbitrarily by the discretion of the court

amercement
n : money extracted as a penalty [syn: {fine}, {mulct}]

amerciable
adj : of a crime or misdemeanor; punishable by a fine set by a judge

America
n 1: North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 [syn: {United States}, {United States of America}, {US}, {U.S.}, {USA}, {U.S.A.}]
2: North and South America [syn: {the Americas}]

American
adj 1: of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture; "American citizens"; "American English"; "the American dream"
2: of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas; "the American hemisphere"; "American flora and fauna"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of the United States
2: the English language as used in the United States [syn: {American English}, {American language}]
3: a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country

American agave
n : widely cultivated American monocarpic plant with greenish-white flowers on a tall stalk; blooms only after ten to twenty years and then dies [syn: {Agave americana}]

American alligator
n : large alligator of the southeastern United States [syn: {Alligator mississipiensis}]

American aloe
n : tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber [syn: {agave}, {century plant}]

American angelica tree
n : small deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern United States [syn: {devil's walking stick}, {Hercules'-club}, {Aralia spinosa}]

American antelope
n : fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns [syn: {pronghorn}, {prongbuck}, {pronghorn antelope}, {Antilocapra americana}]

American arborvitae
n : small evergreen of eastern North America having tiny scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets [syn: {northern white cedar}, {white cedar}, {Thuja occidentalis}]

American arrowroot
n : white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch [syn: {arrowroot}, {obedience plant}, {Maranta arundinaceae}]

American aspen
n : slender aspen native to North America [syn: {American quaking aspen}, {Populus tremuloides}]

American badger
n : a variety of badger native to America [syn: {Taxidea taxus}]

American Baptist Convention
n : an association of Northern Baptists [syn: {Northern Baptist Convention}]

American barberry
n : deciduous shrub of eastern North America whose leaves turn scarlet in autumn and having racemes of yellow flowers followed by ellipsoid glossy red berries [syn: {Berberis canadensis}]

American basswood
n : large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown [syn: {American lime}, {Tilia americana}]

American beech
n : North American forest tree with light green leaves and edible nuts [syn: {white beech}, {red beech}, {Fagus grandifolia}, {Fagus americana}]

American bison
n : large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains [syn: {American buffalo}, {buffalo}, {Bison bison}]

American bittern
n : a kind of bittern [syn: {stake driver}, {Botaurus lentiginosus}]

American bittersweet
n : twining shrub of North America having three-valved yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds [syn: {bittersweet}, {climbing bittersweet}, {false bittersweet}, {staff vine}, {waxwork}, {Celastrus scandens}]

American black bear
n : brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear [syn: {black bear}, {Ursus americanus}, {Euarctos americanus}]

American blight
n : primarily a bark feeder on aerial parts and roots of apple and other trees [syn: {woolly apple aphid}, {Eriosoma lanigerum}]

American bog asphodel
n : of the eastern United States: New Jersey to South Carolina [syn: {Narthecium americanum}]

American brooklime
n : plant of western North America and northeastern Asia having prostrate stems with dense racemes of pale violet to lilac flowers [syn: {brooklime}, {Veronica americana}]

American buffalo
n : large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains [syn: {American bison}, {buffalo}, {Bison bison}]

American bugbane
n : bugbane of the eastern United States having erect racemes of white flowers [syn: {summer cohosh}, {Cimicifuga americana}]

American capital
n : the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles l'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791 [syn: {Washington}, {Washington D.C.}, {capital of the United States}]

American centaury
n 1: pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States [syn: {marsh pink}, {Sabbatia stellaris}]
2: pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States [syn: {rose pink}, {bitter floom}, {Sabbatia Angularis}]

American chameleon
n : small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color [syn: {anole}, {Anolis carolinensis}]

American cheese
n : processed cheddar-style cheese

American chestnut
n : large tree found from Maine to Alabama [syn: {American sweet chestnut}, {Castanea dentata}]

American Civil War
n : civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865 [syn: {United States Civil War}, {War between the States}]

American cockroach
n : large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from southern United States but now widely distributed [syn: {Periplaneta americana}]

American columbo
n : any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washington [syn: {columbo}, {deer's-ear}, {deer's-ears}, {pyramid plant}, {American gentian}]

American coot
n : North American coot [syn: {marsh hen}, {mud hen}, {water hen}, {Fulica americana}]

American copper
n : common copper butterfly of central and eastern North America [syn: {Lycaena hypophlaeas}]

American crab apple
n : medium-sized tree of the eastern United States having pink blossoms and small yellow fruit [syn: {garland crab}, {Malus coronaria}]

American cranberry
n : trailing red-fruited plant [syn: {large cranberry}, {Vaccinium macrocarpon}]

American cranberry bush
n : deciduous North American shrub or small tree having three-lobed leaves and red berries [syn: {cranberry bush}, {cranberry tree}, {highbush cranberry}, {Viburnum trilobum}]

American crayfish
n : common large crayfishes of eastern North America

American creeper
n : common American brown creeper with down-curved bill [syn: {brown creeper}, {Certhia americana}]

American cress
n : of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida [syn: {Belle Isle cress}, {early winter cress}, {land cress}, {American watercress}, {Barbarea verna}, {Barbarea praecox}]

American crow
n : common crow of North America [syn: {Corvus brachyrhyncos}]

American dewberry
n 1: of eastern North America [syn: {Northern dewberry}, {Rubus flagellaris}]
2: North American dewberry [syn: {Rubus canadensis}]

American dog tick
n : common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia [syn: {wood tick}, {Dermacentor variabilis}]

American dog violet
n : violet of eastern North America having pale violet to white flowers [syn: {Viola conspersa}]

American dogwood
n : common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers [syn: {red osier}, {red osier dogwood}, {red dogwood}, {redbrush}, {Cornus stolonifera}]

American Dream
n : the widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than their parents did

American dwarf birch
n : small shrub of colder parts of North America and Greenland [syn: {Newfoundland dwarf birch}, {Betula glandulosa}]

American eagle
n : large North American eagle having a white head and dark wings and body [syn: {bald eagle}, {Haliaeetus leucocephalus}]

American egret
n : the common American egret; a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albus [syn: {great white heron}, {Egretta albus}]

American elder
n : common elder of central and eastern North America bearing purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies [syn: {black elderberry}, {sweet elder}, {Sambucus canadensis}]

American elk
n : large North American deer with large much-branched antlers [syn: {wapiti}, {Cervus canadensis}]

American elm
n : large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America [syn: {white elm}, {water elm}, {rock elm}, {Ulmus americana}]

American English
n : the English language as used in the United States [syn: {American language}, {American}]

American Falls
n : a part of Niagara Falls in western New York (north of Buffalo)

American featherfoil
n : a featherfoil of the eastern United States with submerged spongy inflated flower stalks and white flowers [syn: {water gillyflower}, {Hottonia inflata}]

American Federalist Party
n : a major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; founded by Alexander Hamilton; favored a strong centralized government [syn: {Federalist Party}, {Federal Party}]

American Federation of Labor
n : a federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955 [syn: {AFL}]

American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
n : the largest federation of North American labor unions; formed in 1955 [syn: {AFL-CIO}]

American feverfew
n : stout perennial herb of the eastern United States with whitish flowers; leaves traditionally used by Catawba indians to treat burns [syn: {wild quinine}, {prairie dock}, {Parthenium integrifolium}]

American flag
n : the national flage of the United States of America [syn: {Stars and Stripes}, {Star-Spangled Banner}, {Old Glory}]

American flagfish
n : flagfish with a dark-blue back and whitish sides with red stripes; found in swamps and streams of Florida [syn: {flagfish}, {Jordanella floridae}]

American fly honeysuckle
n : erect deciduous North American shrub with red-tinged yellow-white flowers [syn: {fly honeysuckle}, {Lonicera canadensis}]

American flying squirrel
n : New World flying squirrels

American football
n : a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays [syn: {American football game}]

American football game
n : a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays [syn: {American football}]

American foxhound
n : an American breed of foxhounds used for hunting both in packs and individually

American frogbit
n : American plant with roundish heart-shaped or kidney-shaped leaves; usually rooted in muddy bottoms of ponds and ditches [syn: {Limnodium spongia}]

American gallinule
n : American purple gallinule [syn: {Porphyrula martinica}]

American gentian
n : any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washington [syn: {columbo}, {American columbo}, {deer's-ear}, {deer's-ears}, {pyramid plant}]

American germander
n : subshrub with serrate leaves and cream to pink or purple flowers in spikelike racemes; North America [syn: {wood sage}, {Teucrium canadense}]

American ginseng
n : North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng [syn: {sang}, {Panax quinquefolius}]

American gray birch
n : medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or pale gray bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a second-growth forest tree [syn: {gray birch}, {Betula populifolia}]

American green toad
n : small green or yellow-green toad with small black bars and stripes [syn: {Bufo debilis}]

American hackberry
n : large deciduous shade tree of southern United States with small deep purple berries [syn: {Celtis occidentalis}]

American harvest mouse
n : any of several small grayish New World mice inhabiting e.g. grain fields [syn: {harvest mouse}]

American hazel
n : nut-bearing shrub of eastern North America [syn: {Corylus americana}]

American hellebore
n : North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally [syn: {white hellebore}, {Indian poke}, {bugbane}, {Veratrum viride}]

American holly
n : an evergreen tree [syn: {Christmas holly}]

American hop
n : native American plant sometimes confused with the European hop [syn: {Humulus americanus}]

American hornbeam
n : tree or large shrub with gray bark and blue-green leaves that turn red-orange in autumn [syn: {Carpinus caroliniana}]

American Indian
n 1: a member of the race of people living in North America when Europeans arrived [syn: {Indian}, {North American Indian}, {Red Indian}]
2: any of the languages spoken by Amerindians [syn: {Amerind}, {Amerindian language}, {American-Indian language}, {Indian}]

American Indian Day
n : US: the 4th Friday in September

American ivy
n : common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit [syn: {Virginia creeper}, {woodbine}, {Parthenocissus quinquefolia}]

American kestrel
n : small North American falcon [syn: {sparrow hawk}, {kestrel}, {Falco sparverius}]

American Labor Party
n : a former political party in the United States; formed in 1936 in New York when labor and liberals bolted the Democratic Party

American lady crab
n : brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States [syn: {lady crab}, {calico crab}, {Ovalipes ocellatus}]

American language
n : the English language as used in the United States [syn: {American English}, {American}]

American larch
n : medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark [syn: {tamarack}, {black larch}, {Larix laricina}]

American laurel
n : a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers [syn: {mountain laurel}, {wood laurel}, {calico bush}, {Kalmia latifolia}]

American Legion
n : the largest organization of United States war veterans

American leishmaniasis
n : a form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America; sores are limited to the skin and mucosa [syn: {mucocutaneous leishmaniasis}, {New World leishmaniasis}, {leishmaniasis americana}, {nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis}]

American licorice
n : North American plant similar to true licorice and having a root with similar properties [syn: {wild licorice}, {wild liquorice}, {American liquorice}, {Glycyrrhiza lepidota}]

American lime
n : large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown [syn: {American basswood}, {Tilia americana}]

American liquorice
n : North American plant similar to true licorice and having a root with similar properties [syn: {wild licorice}, {wild liquorice}, {American licorice}, {Glycyrrhiza lepidota}]

American lobster
n 1: flesh of cold-water lobsters having large tender claws; caught from Maine to the Carolinas [syn: {Northern lobster}, {Maine lobster}]
2: lobster of Atlantic coast of America [syn: {Northern lobster}, {Maine lobster}, {Homarus americanus}]

American lotus
n : water lily of eastern North America having pale yellow blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds [syn: {water chinquapin}, {yanquapin}, {Nelumbo lutea}]

American magpie
n : magpie of Rocky mountain regions [syn: {Pica pica hudsonia}]

American maidenhair fern
n : hardy palmately branched North American fern with divergent recurved branches borne on lustrous dark reddish stipes [syn: {five-fingered maidenhair fern}, {Adiantum pedatum}]

American marten
n : valued for its fur [syn: {American sable}, {Martes americana}]

American mastodon
n : North American mastodon; in some classifications considered a mammoth rather than a mastodon [syn: {American mastodont}, {Mammut americanum}]

American mastodont
n : North American mastodon; in some classifications considered a mammoth rather than a mastodon [syn: {American mastodon}, {Mammut americanum}]

American merganser
n : common North American diving duck considered a variety of the European goosander [syn: {Mergus merganser americanus}]

American mink
n : usually rich dark brown [syn: {Mustela vison}]

American mistletoe
n 1: the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant [syn: {Phoradendron serotinum}, {Phoradendron flavescens}]
2: small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees [syn: {Arceuthobium pusillum}]

American mountain ash
n : a variety of mountain ash [syn: {Sorbus americana}]

American oil palm
n : palm of Central and South America [syn: {Elaeis oleifera}]

American olive
n : small tree of southern United States having panicles of dull white flowers followed by dark purple fruits [syn: {devilwood}, {Osmanthus americanus}]

American organ
n : a free-reed instrument in which air is drawn in through reeds by suction bellows

American oriole
n : American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow [syn: {New World oriole}, {oriole}]

American parasol
n : an agaric with a pallid cap and a stalk that is enlarged near the base [syn: {Lepiota americana}]

American parsley fern
n : rock-inhabiting fern of northern North America growing in massive tufts and having fronds resembling parsley [syn: {American rock brake}, {Cryptogramma acrostichoides}]

American Party
n : a former political party in the United States; active in the 1850s to keep power out of the hands of immigrants and Roman Catholics [syn: {Know-Nothing Party}]

American pasqueflower
n : short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia [syn: {Eastern pasque flower}, {wild crocus}, {lion's beard}, {prairie anemone}, {blue tulip}, {American pulsatilla}, {Pulsatilla patens}, {Anemone ludoviciana}]

American pennyroyal
n : erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine [syn: {pennyroyal}, {Hedeoma pulegioides}]

American persimmon
n : medium-sized tree of dry woodlands in the southern and eastern United States bearing yellow or orange very astringent fruit that is edible when fully ripe [syn: {possumwood}, {Diospyros virginiana}]

American pit bull terrier
n : American breed of muscular terriers with a short close-lying stiff coat [syn: {American Staffordshire terrier}, {Staffordshire terrier}, {pit bull terrier}]

American plaice
n : large American food fish [syn: {Hippoglossoides platessoides}]

American plan
n : a hotel plan that includes three meals daily

American plane
n : very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico [syn: {American sycamore}, {buttonwood}, {Platanus occidentalis}]

American pulsatilla
n : short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia [syn: {American pasqueflower}, {Eastern pasque flower}, {wild crocus}, {lion's beard}, {prairie anemone}, {blue tulip}, {Pulsatilla patens}, {Anemone ludoviciana}]

American quaking aspen
n : slender aspen native to North America [syn: {American aspen}, {Populus tremuloides}]

American raspberry
n : red raspberry of North America [syn: {Rubus strigosus}, {Rubus idaeus strigosus}]

American rattlebox
n : tropical American annual herb having an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle [syn: {Crotalaria sagitallis}]

American red elder
n : common North American shrub or small tree [syn: {red-berried elder}, {stinking elder}, {Sambucus pubens}]

American red plum
n : wild plum trees of eastern and central North America having red-orange fruit with yellow flesh [syn: {August plum}, {goose plum}, {Prunus americana}]

American red squirrel
n : of northern United States and Canada [syn: {spruce squirrel}, {red squirrel}, {Sciurus hudsonicus}, {Tamiasciurus hudsonicus}]

American redstart
n : flycatching warbler of eastern North America the male having bright orange on sides and wings and tail [syn: {redstart}, {Setophaga ruticilla}]

American Revised Version
n : a revised version of the King James Version [syn: {American Standard Version}]

American Revolution
n : the revolution of the American colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783 [syn: {American Revolutionary War}, {War of American Independence}, {American War of Independence}]

American Revolutionary leader
n : a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States

American Revolutionary War
n : the revolution of the American colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783 [syn: {American Revolution}, {War of American Independence}, {American War of Independence}]

American robin
n : large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen [syn: {robin}, {Turdus migratorius}]

American rock brake
n : rock-inhabiting fern of northern North America growing in massive tufts and having fronds resembling parsley [syn: {American parsley fern}, {Cryptogramma acrostichoides}]

American sable
n : valued for its fur [syn: {American marten}, {Martes americana}]

American saddle horse
n : a high-stepping horse originating in Kentucky

American Samoa
n : a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa [syn: {Eastern Samoa}, {AS}]

American shrew mole
n : grayish-black shrew mole of the United States and Canada [syn: {Neurotrichus gibbsii}]

American sign language
n : the sign language used in the United States [syn: {ASL}]

American smelt
n : common smelt of eastern North America and Alaska [syn: {rainbow smelt}]

American smokewood
n : shrubby tree of southern United States having large plumes of feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke [syn: {chittamwood}, {Cotinus americanus}, {Cotinus obovatus}]

American smooth dogfish
n : found along the Atlantic coast of the Americas [syn: {Mustelus canis}]

American spicebush
n : deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries [syn: {spicebush}, {spice bush}, {Benjamin bush}, {Lindera benzoin}, {Benzoin odoriferum}]

American spikenard
n : unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished from wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled umbels; southeastern North America to Mexico [syn: {petty morel}, {life-of-man}, {Aralia racemosa}]

American Staffordshire terrier
n : American breed of muscular terriers with a short close-lying stiff coat [syn: {Staffordshire terrier}, {American pit bull terrier}, {pit bull terrier}]

American Standard Code for Information Interchange
n : (computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies; a string of 7 binary digits represents each character; used in most microcomputers [syn: {ASCII}]

American Standard Version
n : a revised version of the King James Version [syn: {American Revised Version}]

American star grass
n : perennial star grass of North America [syn: {Hypoxis hirsuta}]

American state
n : one of the 50 states of the United States

American Stock Exchange
n : a stock exchange in New York [syn: {AMEX}, {Curb}]

American sweet chestnut
n : large tree found from Maine to Alabama [syn: {American chestnut}, {Castanea dentata}]

American sweet gum
n : a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap [syn: {sweet gum}, {sweet gum tree}, {bilsted}, {red gum}, {Liquidambar styraciflua}]

American sycamore
n : very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico [syn: {American plane}, {buttonwood}, {Platanus occidentalis}]

American toad
n : common toad of America [syn: {Bufo americanus}]

American turkey oak
n : small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes [syn: {turkey oak}, {Quercus laevis}]

American twinflower
n : similar to the twinflower of northern Europe and Asia [syn: {Linnaea borealis americana}]

American Virgin Islands
n : more than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands; a dependent territory of the United States [syn: {United States Virgin Islands}, {VI}]

American wall fern
n : chiefly lithophytic or epiphytic fern of North America and east Asia [syn: {rock polypody}, {rock brake}, {Polypodium virgianum}]

American War of Independence
n : the revolution of the American colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783 [syn: {American Revolution}, {American Revolutionary War}, {War of American Independence}]

American water ouzel
n : a water ouzel of western North America [syn: {Cinclus mexicanus}]

American water shrew
n : water shrew of North America [syn: {Sorex palustris}]

American water spaniel
n : breed of medium-sized spaniels originating in America having chocolate or liver-colored curly coat

American watercress
n 1: mat-forming perennial found in cold springs of the eastern United States [syn: {mountain watercress}, {Cardamine rotundifolia}]
2: of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida [syn: {Belle Isle cress}, {early winter cress}, {land cress}, {American cress}, {Barbarea verna}, {Barbarea praecox}]

American white birch
n : small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes [syn: {paper birch}, {paperbark birch}, {canoe birch}, {Betula cordifolia}, {Betula papyrifera}]

American white oak
n : large slow-growing deciduous tree of the eastern United States having stout spreading branches and leaves with usually 7 rounded lobes; yields strong and durable hard wood [syn: {Quercus alba}]

American white pine
n : tall-growing pine of eastern North America; bark is brown with longitudinal fissures when mature; valued as a timber tree [syn: {eastern white pine}, {weymouth pine}, {Pinus strobus}]

American widgeon
n : American widgeon the male of which has a white crown [syn: {baldpate}, {Anas americana}]

American wistaria
n : an eastern United States native resembling the cultivated Japanese wisteria having pale purple-lilac flowers [syn: {American wisteria}, {Wisteria frutescens}]

American wisteria
n : an eastern United States native resembling the cultivated Japanese wisteria having pale purple-lilac flowers [syn: {American wistaria}, {Wisteria frutescens}]

American woodcock
n : small long-billed American woodcock; prized as a game bird [syn: {woodcock snipe}, {Philohela minor}]

American wormseed
n : rank-smelling tropical American pigweed [syn: {Mexican tea}, {Spanish tea}, {wormseed}, {Chenopodium ambrosioides}]

Americana
n : any artifact (such as books or furniture or art) that is distinctive of America

American-Indian language
n : any of the languages spoken by Amerindians [syn: {Amerind}, {Amerindian language}, {American Indian}, {Indian}]

Americanisation
n : assimilation into American culture [syn: {Americanization}]

Americanise
v 1: make American in character; "The year in the US has completely Americanized him" [syn: {Americanize}]
2: become American in character; "After a year in Iowa, he has totally Americanized" [syn: {Americanize}]

Americanism
n 1: loyalty to the USA and its institutions
2: an expression that is characteristic of English as spoken by Americans
3: a custom that is peculiar to the United States or its citizens

Americanization
n : assimilation into American culture [syn: {Americanisation}]

Americanize
v 1: make American in character; "The year in the US has completely Americanized him" [syn: {Americanise}]
2: become American in character; "After a year in Iowa, he has totally Americanized" [syn: {Americanise}]

americium
n : a radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms [syn: {Am}, {atomic number 95}]

Americus Vespucius
n : Florentine navigator who explored the coast of South America; America was named in his honor (1454-1512) [syn: {Vespucci}, {Amerigo Vespucci}]

Amerigo Vespucci
n : Florentine navigator who explored the coast of South America; America was named in his honor (1454-1512) [syn: {Vespucci}, {Americus Vespucius}]

Amerind
adj : of or pertaining to American Indians or their culture or languages; "Native American religions"; "Indian arrowheads" [syn: {Indian}, {Amerindic}, {native American}]
n : any of the languages spoken by Amerindians [syn: {Amerindian language}, {American-Indian language}, {American Indian}, {Indian}]

Amerindian
n : any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived [syn: {Native American}]

Amerindian language
n : any of the languages spoken by Amerindians [syn: {Amerind}, {American-Indian language}, {American Indian}, {Indian}]

Amerindian race
n : usually included in the Mongoloid race [syn: {Indian race}]

Amerindic
adj : of or pertaining to American Indians or their culture or languages; "Native American religions"; "Indian arrowheads" [syn: {Indian}, {Amerind}, {native American}]

ametabolic
adj 1: undergoing slight or no metamorphosis [syn: {ametabolous}] [ant: {metabolic}]
2: undergoing no (or only slight) metamorphosis

ametabolous
adj : undergoing slight or no metamorphosis [syn: {ametabolic}] [ant: {metabolic}]

amethopterin
n : toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis [syn: {methotrexate}, {methotrexate sodium}]

amethyst
adj : of a moderate purple color
n : a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone

amethystine
adj : containing or resembling amethyst

amethystine python
n : with an amethyst color

ametria
n : congenital absence of the uterus

ametropia
n : (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia

ametropic
adj : of or relating to an abnormal condition of the eye in which visual images are not in focus on the retina [ant: {emmetropic}]

AMEX
n : a stock exchange in New York [syn: {American Stock Exchange}, {Curb}]

Amhara
n : a member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia

Amharic
adj : related to or characteristic of or written in Amharic; "the Amharic language"
n : the dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a semitic language much influenced by the Cushitic language with which Amhara people have been in close contact [syn: {Ethiopian language}]

Amia
n : type genus of the Amiidae [syn: {genus Amia}]

Amia calva
n : primitive long-bodies carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America [syn: {bowfin}, {grindle}, {dogfish}]

amiability
n 1: a cheerful and agreeable mood [syn: {good humor}, {good humour}, {good temper}] [ant: {ill humor}]
2: a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to) [syn: {affability}, {affableness}, {amiableness}, {bonhomie}, {geniality}]

amiable
adj 1: disposed to please; "an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin"- Hal Hinson [syn: {good-humored}, {good-humoured}]
2: diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host" [syn: {affable}, {cordial}, {genial}]

amiableness
n : a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to) [syn: {affability}, {affableness}, {amiability}, {bonhomie}, {geniality}]

amiably
adv : in an affable manner; "`Come and visit me,' he said amiably" [syn: {affably}, {genially}]

Amianthum
n : 1 species: fly poison; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae [syn: {genus Amianthum}]

Amianthum muscaetoxicum
n : all parts of plant are highly toxic; bulb pounded and used as a fly poison; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae [syn: {fly poison}, {Amianthum muscitoxicum}]

Amianthum muscitoxicum
n : all parts of plant are highly toxic; bulb pounded and used as a fly poison; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae [syn: {fly poison}, {Amianthum muscaetoxicum}]

amicability
n 1: a disinclination to quarrel [syn: {amicableness}]
2: having a disposition characterized by warmth and friendliness [syn: {amicableness}]

amicable
adj : characterized by friendship and good will [ant: {hostile}]

amicableness
n 1: a disinclination to quarrel [syn: {amicability}]
2: having a disposition characterized by warmth and friendliness [syn: {amicability}]

amicably
adv : in an amicable manner; "they separated amicably"

amici curiae
See {amicus curiae}

amicus curiae
n : an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest [syn: {friend of the court}]

amicus curiae brief
n : a brief presented by someone interested in influencing the outcome of a lawsuit but who is not a party to it

amide
n : any organic compound containing the group -CONH2

amidopyrine
n : a white crystalline substance used as an analgesic and antipyretic [syn: {aminopyrine}]

amidship
adj : located in the middle part of a ship or aircraft
adv 1: at or near or toward the center of a ship; "in the late 19th century, engines were placed in front, amidships, and at the rear" [syn: {amidships}, {midships}]
2: at or near or toward the middle

amidships
adv : at or near or toward the center of a ship; "in the late 19th century, engines were placed in front, amidships, and at the rear" [syn: {amidship}, {midships}]

amigo
n : a friend or comrade

Amiidae
n : only the bowfins [syn: {family Amiidae}]

amine
n : a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals [syn: {aminoalkane}]

aminic
adj : pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia [syn: {amino}]

amino
adj : pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia [syn: {aminic}]
n : the radical -NH2 [syn: {amino group}]

amino acid
n : organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids" [syn: {aminoalkanoic acid}]

amino group
n : the radical -NH2 [syn: {amino}]

amino plastic
n : a plastic (synthetic resin) made from amino compounds; used as an adhesive and as a coating for paper and textiles [syn: {aminoplast}, {amino resin}]

amino resin
n : a plastic (synthetic resin) made from amino compounds; used as an adhesive and as a coating for paper and textiles [syn: {amino plastic}, {aminoplast}]

aminoaciduria
n : abnormal presence of amino acids in the urine; usually a symptom of metabolic defects

aminoalkane
n : a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals [syn: {amine}]

aminoalkanoic acid
n : organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids" [syn: {amino acid}]

aminobenzine
n : oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines [syn: {aniline}, {aniline oil}, {phenylamine}]

aminobenzoic acid
n : a derivative of benzoic acid

aminomethane
n : a methyl with the hydrogen atom replaced by an amino radical

aminopherase
n : a class of transferases that catalyze transamination (that transfer an amino group from an amino acid to another compound) [syn: {transaminase}, {aminotransferase}]

aminophylline
n : a bronchodilator (trade names Elixophyllin and Slo-Bid and Theobid) used to treat asthma and bronchitis and emphysema [syn: {theophylline}, {Elixophyllin}, {Slo-Bid}, {Theobid}]

aminoplast
n : a plastic (synthetic resin) made from amino compounds; used as an adhesive and as a coating for paper and textiles [syn: {amino plastic}, {amino resin}]

aminopyrine
n : a white crystalline substance used as an analgesic and antipyretic [syn: {amidopyrine}]

aminotransferase
n : a class of transferases that catalyze transamination (that transfer an amino group from an amino acid to another compound) [syn: {transaminase}, {aminopherase}]

amiodarone
n : an antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Cordarone) that has potentially fatal side effects and is used to control serious heart rhythm problems only when safer agents have been ineffective [syn: {Cordarone}]

amir
n : an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia) [syn: {emir}, {emeer}, {ameer}]

Amish
n : an American follower of the Mennonite religion

Amish sect
n : an orthodox Anabaptist sect separated from the Mennonites in late 17th century; settled chiefly in south eastern Pennsylvania

amiss
adj : not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine" [syn: {amiss(p)}, {awry(p)}, {haywire}, {wrong(p)}]
adv 1: away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations" [syn: {awry}]
2: in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner; "if you think him guilty you judge amiss"; "he spoke amiss"; "no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly"
3: in an imperfect or faulty way; "The lobe was imperfectly developed"; "Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more"- Jane Austen [syn: {imperfectly}] [ant: {perfectly}]

amitosis
n : the direct method of cell division characterized by simple division of the nucleus without formation of chromosomes

amitotic
adj : pertaining to a simple method of cell division

amitriptyline
n : a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications [syn: {amitriptyline hydrochloride}, {Elavil}]

amitriptyline hydrochloride
n : a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications [syn: {amitriptyline}, {Elavil}]

amity
n 1: a cordial disposition [syn: {cordiality}]
2: a state of friendship and cordiality

amlodipine besylate
n : a vasodilator (trade name Norvasc) taken in tablet form; prescribed for hypertension and angina pectoris [syn: {Norvasc}]

Amman
n : the capital and largest city of Jordan [syn: {capital of Jordan}]

ammeter
n : a meter that measures the flow of electrical current in amperes

ammine
n : a complex inorganic compound that contains ammonia molecules

ammino
adj : pertaining to or characteristic of an ammine (an inorganic coordination compound of ammonia and a metallic salt)

ammo
n : projectiles to be fired from a gun [syn: {ammunition}]

ammobium
n : any plant of the genus Ammobium having yellow flowers and silvery foliage

Ammobium alatum
n : Australian plant widely cultivated for its beautiful silvery-white blooms with bright yellow centers on long winged stems [syn: {winged everlasting}]

Ammodytes
n : type genus of the Ammodytidae [syn: {genus Ammodytes}]

Ammodytidae
n : sand lances [syn: {family Ammodytidae}]

ammonia
n 1: a pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3)
2: a water solution of ammonia [syn: {ammonia water}, {ammonium hydroxide}]

ammonia alum
n : a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum [syn: {alum}, {ammonium alum}]

ammonia clock
n : an atomic clock based on vibrational frequency of the nitrogen atom in the ammonia molecule

ammonia water
n : a water solution of ammonia [syn: {ammonia}, {ammonium hydroxide}]

ammoniac
adj : pertaining to or containing or similar to ammonia [syn: {ammoniacal}]
n : the aromatic gum of the ammoniac plant [syn: {gum ammoniac}]

ammoniacal
adj : pertaining to or containing or similar to ammonia [syn: {ammoniac}]

ammoniate
v : treat with ammonia

ammoniated
adj : combined or treated with ammonia; "ammoniated mercury"

ammonification
n : impregnation with ammonia or a compound of ammonia

ammonified
ammonify
v : treat with ammonia; cause to undergo ammonification [also: {ammonified}]

ammonified
See {ammonify}

ammonify
v : treat with ammonia; cause to undergo ammonification [also: {ammonified}]

ammonite
n : one of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks [syn: {ammonoid}]

ammonitic
adj : of or related to an order of fossil cephalopods

ammonium
n : the ion NH4 derived from ammonia; behaves in many respects like an alkali metal ion [syn: {ammonium ion}]

ammonium alum
n : a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum [syn: {alum}, {ammonia alum}]

ammonium carbamate
n : a salt of carbamic acid that is used as a nitrogen fertilizer

ammonium carbonate
n : a carbonate of ammonium; used in the manufacture of smelling salts and baking powder and ammonium compounds

ammonium chloride
n : a white salt used in dry cells [syn: {sal ammoniac}]

ammonium hydroxide
n : a water solution of ammonia [syn: {ammonia water}, {ammonia}]

ammonium ion
n : the ion NH4 derived from ammonia; behaves in many respects like an alkali metal ion [syn: {ammonium}]

ammonium nitrate
n : used as an explosive and fertilizer and rocket propellant

ammoniuria
n : excessive ammonia in the urine

ammonoid
n : one of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks [syn: {ammonite}]

Ammotragus
n : genus of wild sheep [syn: {genus Ammotragus}]

Ammotragus lervia
n : wild sheep of northern Africa [syn: {aoudad}, {arui}, {audad}, {Barbary sheep}, {maned sheep}]

ammunition
n 1: projectiles to be fired from a gun [syn: {ammo}]
2: any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction
3: information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint; "his admission provided ammunition for his critics"

ammunition chest
n : a chest to hold ammunition [syn: {caisson}]

amnesia
n : partial or total loss of memory; "he has a total blackout for events of the evening" [syn: {memory loss}, {blackout}]

amnesiac
adj : suffering from a partial loss of memory [syn: {amnesic}]
n : a person suffering from amnesia [syn: {amnesic}]

amnesic
adj 1: of or relating to or caused by amnesia [syn: {amnestic}]
2: suffering from a partial loss of memory [syn: {amnesiac}]
n : a person suffering from amnesia [syn: {amnesiac}]

amnesic aphasia
n : inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects [syn: {nominal aphasia}, {anomic aphasia}, {anomia}, {amnestic aphasia}]

amnestic
adj : of or relating to or caused by amnesia [syn: {amnesic}]

amnestic aphasia
n : inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects [syn: {nominal aphasia}, {anomic aphasia}, {anomia}, {amnesic aphasia}]

amnestied
amnesty
n 1: a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment
2: a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense [syn: {pardon}]
3: the formal act of liberating someone [syn: {pardon}, {free pardon}]
v : grant a pardon to (a group of people) [also: {amnestied}]

amnestied
See {amnesty}

amnesty
n 1: a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment
2: a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense [syn: {pardon}]
3: the formal act of liberating someone [syn: {pardon}, {free pardon}]
v : grant a pardon to (a group of people) [also: {amnestied}]

amnia
amnion
n : thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) [syn: {amniotic sac}, {amnios}] [also: {amnia} (pl)]

amnia
See {amnion}

amnic
adj : of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion; "amniotic membrane" [syn: {amniotic}, {amnionic}]

amnio
n : (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities [syn: {amniocentesis}]

amniocenteses
amniocentesis
n : (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities [syn: {amnio}] [also: {amniocenteses} (pl)]

amniocenteses
See {amniocentesis}

amniocentesis
n : (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities [syn: {amnio}] [also: {amniocenteses} (pl)]

amnion
n : thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) [syn: {amniotic sac}, {amnios}] [also: {amnia} (pl)]

amnionic
adj : of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion; "amniotic membrane" [syn: {amniotic}, {amnic}]

amnionic fluid
n : the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion; "before a woman gives birth her waters break" [syn: {amniotic fluid}, {waters}]

amnios
n : thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) [syn: {amnion}, {amniotic sac}]

Amniota
n : higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) possessing an amnion during development

amniote
n : any member of the Amniota

amniotic
adj : of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion; "amniotic membrane" [syn: {amnionic}, {amnic}]

amniotic cavity
n : the fluid-filled cavity that surrounds the developing embryo

amniotic fluid
n : the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion; "before a woman gives birth her waters break" [syn: {amnionic fluid}, {waters}]

amniotic sac
n : thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) [syn: {amnion}, {amnios}]

amobarbital
n : a barbiturate with sedative and hypnotic effects; used to relive insomnia and as an anticonvulsant

amobarbital sodium
n : the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic [syn: {blue}, {blue angel}, {blue devil}, {Amytal}]

amoeba
n : naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion [syn: {ameba}] [also: {amoebae} (pl)]

amoebae
amoeba
n : naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion [syn: {ameba}] [also: {amoebae} (pl)]

amoebae
See {amoeba}

amoeban
adj : pertaining to or resembling amoebae; "amoebic dysentry" [syn: {amoebic}, {amebic}, {ameban}, {amoebous}, {amebous}]

amoebiases
amoebiasis
n : infection by a disease-causing ameba [syn: {amebiasis}, {amebiosis}, {amoebiosis}] [also: {amoebiases} (pl)]

amoebiases
See {amoebiasis}

amoebiasis
n : infection by a disease-causing ameba [syn: {amebiasis}, {amebiosis}, {amoebiosis}] [also: {amoebiases} (pl)]

amoebic
adj : pertaining to or resembling amoebae; "amoebic dysentry" [syn: {amebic}, {amoeban}, {ameban}, {amoebous}, {amebous}]

amoebic dysentery
n : inflammation of the intestines caused by Endamoeba histolytica; usually acquired by ingesting food or water contaminated with feces; characterized by severe diarrhea [syn: {amebic dysentery}]

Amoebida
n : the animal order including amoebas [syn: {order Amoebida}, {Amoebina}, {order Amoebina}]

Amoebina
n : the animal order including amoebas [syn: {Amoebida}, {order Amoebida}, {order Amoebina}]

amoebiosis
n : infection by a disease-causing ameba [syn: {amebiasis}, {amoebiasis}, {amebiosis}]

amoeboid
adj : like an amoeba (especially in having a variable irregular shape) [syn: {ameboid}]

amoebous
adj : pertaining to or resembling amoebae; "amoebic dysentry" [syn: {amoebic}, {amebic}, {amoeban}, {ameban}, {amebous}]

amok
adj : in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows" [syn: {amuck}, {berserk}, {demoniac}, {demoniacal}, {possessed(p)}]
adv 1: wildly; without self-control; "when the restaurant caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit" [syn: {amuck}]
2: in a murderous frenzy; "rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones" [syn: {amuck}, {murderously}]

Amon
n : a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes [syn: {Amen}]

Amon-Ra
n : Egyptian sun god; supreme god of the universe in whom Amen and Ra were combined; principal deity during Theban supremacy [syn: {Amen-Ra}]

Amontillado
n : pale medium-dry sherry from Spain

Amor
n : (Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros [syn: {Cupid}]

amora
n : one of a group of rabbis (active AD 250-500) who discussed the Mishnaic law in the law schools of Palestine and Mesopotamia where they explained and applied earlier teachings and whose discussions are recorded in the Talmud; they emphasized the study of Torah and the importance of personal action and the fulfillment of the commandments [also: {amoraim} (pl)]

amoraim
amora
n : one of a group of rabbis (active AD 250-500) who discussed the Mishnaic law in the law schools of Palestine and Mesopotamia where they explained and applied earlier teachings and whose discussions are recorded in the Talmud; they emphasized the study of Torah and the importance of personal action and the fulfillment of the commandments [also: {amoraim} (pl)]

amoraim
See {amora}

amoral
adj : without moral standards or principles; "a completely amoral person" [syn: {unmoral}] [ant: {moral}, {immoral}]

amoralism
n : the doctrine that moral distinctions are invalid

amoralist
n : someone who adheres to the doctrine that ordinary moral distinctions are invalid

amorality
n : the quality of being amoral

amorally
adv : without regard for morality; "he acted immorally when his own interests were at stake" [syn: {immorally}] [ant: {morally}]

amoretti
See {amoretto}

amorini
See {amorino}

amorist
n : one dedicated to love and lovemaking especially one who writes about love

amoristic
adj : of or pertaining to romantic love

amorous
adj 1: inclined toward or displaying love; "feeling amorous" [syn: {amative}]
2: expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; "her amatory affairs"; "amorous glances"; "a romantic adventure"; "a romantic moonlight ride" [syn: {amatory}, {romantic}]

amorously
adv : in an amorous manner; "he looked at her amorously" [syn: {with love}]

amorousness
n 1: a feeling of sexual love [syn: {enamoredness}]
2: the arousal of feelings of sexual desire [syn: {eroticism}, {erotism}, {sexiness}, {amativeness}]

amorpha
n : any plant of the genus Amorpha having odd-pinnate leaves and purplish spicate flowers

Amorpha californica
n : an erect to spreading hairy shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having racemes of red to indigo flowers [syn: {false indigo}, {bastard indigo}]

Amorpha canescens
n : shrub of sandy woodlands and stream banks of western United States having hoary pinnate flowers and dull-colored racemose flowers; thought to indicate the presence of lead ore [syn: {leadplant}, {lead plant}]

Amorpha fruticosa
n : dense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and dense racemes of dark purple flowers [syn: {false indigo}, {bastard indigo}]

amorphophallus
n : any plant of the genus Amorphophallus

Amorphophallus campanulatus
n : putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber [syn: {pungapung}, {telingo potato}, {elephant yam}, {Amorphophallus paeonifolius}]

Amorphophallus paeonifolius
n : putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber [syn: {pungapung}, {telingo potato}, {elephant yam}, {Amorphophallus campanulatus}]

Amorphophallus rivieri
n : foul-smelling somewhat fleshy tropical plant of southeastern Asia cultivated for its edible corms or in the greenhouse for its large leaves and showy dark red spathe surrounding a large spadix [syn: {devil's tongue}, {snake palm}, {umbrella arum}]

Amorphophallus titanum
n : malodorous tropical plant having a spathe that resembles the corolla of a morning glory and attains a diameter of several feet [syn: {krubi}, {titan arum}]

amorphous
adj 1: having no definite form or distinct shape; "amorphous clouds of insects"; "an aggregate of formless particles"; "a shapeless mass of protoplasm" [syn: {formless}, {shapeless}]
2: lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies [syn: {unstructured}]
3: without real or apparent crystalline form; "an amorphous mineral"; "amorphous structure" [syn: {uncrystallized}, {uncrystallised}]

amorphous shape
n : an ill-defined or arbitrary shape

amort
adj : utterly cast down

amortisation
n 1: the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years [syn: {amortization}]
2: payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers [syn: {amortization}]

amortise
v : liquidate gradually [syn: {amortize}]

amortization
n 1: the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years [syn: {amortisation}]
2: payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers [syn: {amortisation}]

amortize
v : liquidate gradually [syn: {amortise}]

Amos
n 1: a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
2: an Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies [syn: {Book of Amos}]

amount
n 1: how much of something is available; "an adequate amount of food for four people"
2: a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient" [syn: {sum}, {sum of money}, {amount of money}]
3: how much there is of something that you can quantify [syn: {measure}, {quantity}]
4: a quantity obtained by addition [syn: {sum}, {total}]
v 1: be tantamount or equivalent to; "Her action amounted to a rebellion"
2: add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000" [syn: {total}, {number}, {add up}, {come}]
3: develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans" [syn: {come}, {add up}]

amount of money
n : a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient" [syn: {sum}, {sum of money}, {amount}]

amour
n : a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship [syn: {affair}, {affaire}, {intimacy}, {liaison}, {involvement}]

amour propre
n : feelings of excessive pride [syn: {conceit}, {self-love}, {vanity}]

amoxicillin
n : an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections [syn: {Amoxil}, {Larotid}, {Polymox}, {Trimox}, {Augmentin}]

Amoxil
n : an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections [syn: {amoxicillin}, {Larotid}, {Polymox}, {Trimox}, {Augmentin}]

Amoy
n : any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province [syn: {Min}, {Min dialect}, {Fukien}, {Fukkianese}, {Hokkianese}, {Taiwanese}]

amp
n 1: the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps" [syn: {ampere}, {A}]
2: a nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in metabolism; reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP [syn: {adenosine monophosphate}, {adenylic acid}]

amperage
n : the strength of a electrical current measured in amperes

ampere
n 1: a former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the SI ampere) [syn: {international ampere}]
2: the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps" [syn: {amp}, {A}]

ampere-hour
n : a unit of charge equal to 3600 coulombs

ampere-minute
n : a unit of charge equal to 60 coulombs

ampere-second
n : a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second [syn: {coulomb}, {C}]

ampere-turn
n : a unit of magnetomotive force equal to the magnetomotive force produced by the passage of 1 ampere through 1 complete turn of a coil; equal to 1.257 gilberts

ampersand
n : a punctuation mark (&) used to represent conjunction (and)

amphetamine
n : a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression [syn: {pep pill}, {upper}, {speed}]

amphetamine sulfate
n : a sulfate derivative of amphetamine that is used as a stimulant for the central nervous system [syn: {amphetamine sulphate}]

amphetamine sulphate
n : a sulfate derivative of amphetamine that is used as a stimulant for the central nervous system [syn: {amphetamine sulfate}]

amphiarthroses
See {amphiarthrosis}

Amphibia
n : frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians [syn: {class Amphibia}]

amphibian
adj : relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia [syn: {amphibious}]
n 1: a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water [syn: {amphibious vehicle}]
2: an airplane designed to take off and land on water [syn: {amphibious aircraft}]
3: cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form

amphibian family
n : any family of amphibians

amphibian genus
n : any genus of amphibians

amphibiotic
adj : having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult form [syn: {semiaquatic}]

amphibious
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia [syn: {amphibian}]
2: operating or living on land and in water; "amphibious vehicles"; "amphibious operations"; "amphibious troops"; "frogs are amphibious animals" [ant: {aquatic}, {terrestrial}]

amphibious aircraft
n : an airplane designed to take off and land on water [syn: {amphibian}]

amphibious assault
n : an amphibious operation attacking a land base that is carried out by troops that are landed by naval ships

amphibious demonstration
n : an amphibious operation conducted for the purpose of deceiving the enemy and leading him into a course of action unfavorable to him

amphibious landing
n : a military action of coordinated land and sea and air forces organized for an invasion; "MacArthur staged a massive amphibious landing behind enemy lines"

amphibious operation
n : a military operation by both land and sea forces

amphibious vehicle
n : a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water [syn: {amphibian}]

amphibole
n : a mineral or mineral variety belonging to the amphibole group

amphibole group
n : a group of minerals with similar crystal structures containing a silicate chain and combinations of chiefly sodium and calcium and magnesium and iron and aluminum

Amphibolips
n : cynipid gall wasps, especially causing oak-apple galls [syn: {genus Amphibolips}]

amphibolite
n : a metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioclase

amphibology
n : an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes [syn: {amphiboly}]

amphiboly
n : an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes [syn: {amphibology}]

amphibrach
n : a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed-unstressed syllables (e.g., `remember')

Amphicarpa
n : very small genus of twining vines of North America and Asia: hog peanut [syn: {Amphicarpaea}, {genus Amphicarpaea}, {genus Amphicarpa}]

Amphicarpa bracteata
n : vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually subterranean) edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts [syn: {hog peanut}, {wild peanut}, {Amphicarpaea bracteata}]

Amphicarpaea
n : very small genus of twining vines of North America and Asia: hog peanut [syn: {genus Amphicarpaea}, {Amphicarpa}, {genus Amphicarpa}]

Amphicarpaea bracteata
n : vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually subterranean) edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts [syn: {hog peanut}, {wild peanut}, {Amphicarpa bracteata}]

amphicia
See {amphithecium}

amphictyony
n : an association of neighboring states or tribes in ancient Greece; established originally to defend a common religious center

amphidiploid
n : (genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent

amphidiploidy
n : the condition of being amphidiploid

amphigory
n : nonsensical writing (usually verse) [syn: {nonsense verse}]

amphimixes
amphimixis
n 1: reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete [syn: {sexual reproduction}]
2: union of sperm and egg in sexual reproduction [also: {amphimixes} (pl)]

amphimixes
See {amphimixis}

amphimixis
n 1: reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete [syn: {sexual reproduction}]
2: union of sperm and egg in sexual reproduction [also: {amphimixes} (pl)]

Amphineura
n : a class of Gastropoda [syn: {subclass Amphineura}]

amphioxi
amphioxus
n : small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates [syn: {lancelet}] [also: {amphioxi} (pl)]

amphioxi
See {amphioxus}

Amphioxidae
n : lancelets [syn: {family Amphioxidae}, {Branchiostomidae}, {family Branchiostomidae}]

amphioxus
n : small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates [syn: {lancelet}] [also: {amphioxi} (pl)]

amphipod
n : a kind of malacostracan crustacean

Amphipoda
n : small flat-bodied semi-terrestrial crustaceans: whale lice; sand-hoppers; skeleton shrimp [syn: {order Amphipoda}]

Amphiprion
n : damsel fishes [syn: {genus Amphiprion}]

Amphiprion percula
n : an anemone fish of the genus Amphiprion [syn: {clown anemone fish}]

amphiprostylar
adj : marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure [syn: {amphiprostyle}, {amphistylar}, {porticoed}]

amphiprostyle
adj : marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure [syn: {amphiprostylar}, {amphistylar}, {porticoed}]

amphiprotic
adj : having characteristics of both an acid and a base and capable of reacting as either [syn: {amphoteric}] [ant: {acidic}, {alkaline}]

amphisbaena
n 1: (classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body
2: type genus of the Amphisbaenidae [syn: {genus Amphisbaena}, {Amphisbaenia}, {genus Amphisbaenia}] [also: {amphisbaenae} (pl)]

amphisbaenae
amphisbaena
n 1: (classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body
2: type genus of the Amphisbaenidae [syn: {genus Amphisbaena}, {Amphisbaenia}, {genus Amphisbaenia}] [also: {amphisbaenae} (pl)]

amphisbaenae
See {amphisbaena}

Amphisbaenia
n : type genus of the Amphisbaenidae [syn: {Amphisbaena}, {genus Amphisbaena}, {genus Amphisbaenia}]

Amphisbaenidae
n : worm lizards [syn: {family Amphisbaenidae}]

amphistylar
adj 1: having columns either at both ends or at both sides
2: marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure [syn: {amphiprostylar}, {amphiprostyle}, {porticoed}]

amphitheater
n 1: a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater) [syn: {amphitheatre}]
2: an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held [syn: {amphitheatre}, {coliseum}]

amphitheatre
n 1: a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater) [syn: {amphitheater}]
2: an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held [syn: {amphitheater}, {coliseum}]

amphitheatric
adj : of or related to an amphitheater [syn: {amphitheatrical}]

amphitheatrical
adj : of or related to an amphitheater [syn: {amphitheatric}]

amphitropous
adj : (of a plant ovule) partly inverted; turned back 90 degrees on its stalk [ant: {anatropous}]

amphitropous ovule
n : a partly inverted ovule turned back 90 degrees on its stalk

amphiuma
n : aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States [syn: {congo snake}, {congo eel}, {blind eel}]

Amphiumidae
n : congo snakes [syn: {family Amphiumidae}]

amphora
n : an ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck; used to hold oil or wine [also: {amphorae} (pl)]

amphorae
See {amphora}

amphorae
amphora
n : an ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck; used to hold oil or wine [also: {amphorae} (pl)]

amphoric
adj : the sound heard in auscultation resembling the hollow sound made by blowing across the mouth of a bottle; "amphoric breathing indicates a cavity in the lung"

amphoteric
adj : having characteristics of both an acid and a base and capable of reacting as either [syn: {amphiprotic}] [ant: {acidic}, {alkaline}]

amphotericin
n : an antibiotic and antifungal agent

ampicillin
n : semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin) [syn: {Principen}, {Polycillin}, {SK-Ampicillin}]

ample
adj 1: more than enough in size or scope or capacity; "had ample food for the party"; "an ample supply" [ant: {meager}]
2: affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply" [syn: {copious}, {plenteous}, {plentiful}, {rich}]
3: fairly large; "a sizable fortune"; "an ample waistline"; "of ample proportions" [syn: {sizable}, {sizeable}]

ampleness
n 1: the property of being more than sufficient; comfortable sufficiency; "the ampleness of her servings more than satisfied his hunger"
2: the property of impressive largeness in size; "he admired the ampleness of its proportions"

amplexicaul leaf
n : a leaf with its base clasping the stem

amplification
n 1: addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail; "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the idea followed" [syn: {elaboration}]
2: the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input [syn: {gain}]
3: (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current

amplified
amplify
v 1: increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind" [syn: {magnify}]
2: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" [syn: {overstate}, {exaggerate}, {overdraw}, {hyperbolize}, {hyerbolise}, {magnify}] [ant: {understate}]
3: exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated" [syn: {inflate}, {blow up}, {expand}]
4: increase the volume of; "amplify sound" [also: {amplified}]

amplified
See {amplify}

amplifier
n : electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it

amplify
v 1: increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind" [syn: {magnify}]
2: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" [syn: {overstate}, {exaggerate}, {overdraw}, {hyperbolize}, {hyerbolise}, {magnify}] [ant: {understate}]
3: exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated" [syn: {inflate}, {blow up}, {expand}]
4: increase the volume of; "amplify sound" [also: {amplified}]

amplitude
n 1: (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave
2: the property of copious abundance [syn: {bountifulness}, {bounty}]
3: greatness of magnitude

amplitude distortion
n : distortion that occurs when the output signal does not have a linear relation to the input signal [syn: {nonlinear distortion}]

amplitude level
n : the level on a scale of amplitude

amplitude modulation
n : modulation of the amplitude of the (radio) carrier wave [syn: {AM}]

amply
adv 1: to an ample degree or in an ample manner; "these voices were amply represented"; "we benefited richly" [syn: {richly}] [ant: {meagerly}]
2: sufficiently; more than adequately; "the evidence amply (or fully) confirms our suspicions"; "they were fully (or amply) fed" [syn: {fully}] [ant: {meagerly}]

ampoule
n : a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle) [syn: {phial}, {vial}, {ampule}, {ampul}]

ampul
n : a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle) [syn: {phial}, {vial}, {ampule}, {ampoule}]

ampule
n : a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle) [syn: {phial}, {vial}, {ampul}, {ampoule}]

ampulla
n 1: the dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the semicircular canals of the ear
2: a flask that has two handles; used by Romans for wines or oils [also: {ampullae} (pl)]

ampullae
See {ampulla}

ampullae
ampulla
n 1: the dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the semicircular canals of the ear
2: a flask that has two handles; used by Romans for wines or oils [also: {ampullae} (pl)]

ampullar
adj : of or related to an ampulla [syn: {ampullary}]

ampullary
adj : of or related to an ampulla [syn: {ampullar}]

amputate
v : remove surgically; "amputate limbs" [syn: {cut off}]

amputation
n 1: a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs
2: a surgical removal of all or part of a limb

amputator
n : a surgeon who remove part or all of a limb

amputee
n : someone who has had a limb removed by amputation

amrinone
n : a drug (trade name Inocor) used intravenously in heart failure; increases strength of contraction of myocardium [syn: {Inocor}]

Amsinckia
n : rough annual herbs of Europe and the Americas: fiddlenecks [syn: {genus Amsinckia}]

Amsinckia grandiflora
n : annual of the western United States having large coiled flower spikes; a threatened species [syn: {large-flowered fiddleneck}]

Amsinckia intermedia
n : annual of western United States with coiled spikes of yellow-orange coiled flowers [syn: {common amsinckia}]

Amsonia
n : genus of herbs and subshrubs with milky juice and showy bluish flowers; Europe to Asia Minor to Japan and North America [syn: {genus Amsonia}]

Amsonia tabernaemontana
n : subshrubs of southeastern United States forming slow-growing clumps and having blue flowers in short terminal cymes [syn: {blue star}]

Amsterdam
n : an industrial center and the nominal capital of the Netherlands; center of the diamond-cutting industry; seat of an important stock exchange; known for its canals and art museum [syn: {Dutch capital}, {capital of The Netherlands}]

amuck
adj : in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows" [syn: {amok}, {berserk}, {demoniac}, {demoniacal}, {possessed(p)}]
adv 1: wildly; without self-control; "when the restaurant caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit" [syn: {amok}]
2: in a murderous frenzy; "rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones" [syn: {amok}, {murderously}]

amulet
n : a trinket or piece of jewelry thought to be a protection against evil [syn: {talisman}]

Amundsen
n : Norwegian explorer who was the first to traverse the Northwest Passage and in 1911 the first to reach the South Pole (1872-1928) [syn: {Roald Amundsen}]

Amur
n : an Asian river between China and Russia; flows into the Sea of Okhotsk [syn: {Amur River}, {Heilong Jiang}]

Amur privet
n : eastern Asian shrub cultivated especially for its persistent foliage [syn: {Ligustrum amurense}]

Amur River
n : an Asian river between China and Russia; flows into the Sea of Okhotsk [syn: {Amur}, {Heilong Jiang}]

AMusD
n : a doctor's degree in musical arts [syn: {Doctor of Musical Arts}]

amuse
v 1: occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies" [syn: {divert}, {disport}]
2: make (somebody) laugh; "The clown amused the children"

amused
adj : pleasantly occupied; "We are not amused" -Queen Victoria [syn: {diverted}, {entertained}]

amusement
n 1: a feeling of delight at being entertained
2: a diversion that holds the attention [syn: {entertainment}]

amusement arcade
n : an arcade featuring coin-operated game machines

amusement park
n : a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement [syn: {funfair}, {pleasure ground}]

amusing
adj 1: providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story"; "a fun thing to do" [syn: {amusive}, {diverting}, {fun(a)}]
2: arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics" [syn: {comic}, {comical}, {funny}, {laughable}, {mirthful}, {risible}]

amusingly
adv : in an entertaining and amusing manner; "Hollywood has grown too sophisticated to turn out anything really amusingly bad these days" [syn: {divertingly}]

amusive
adj : providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story"; "a fun thing to do" [syn: {amusing}, {diverting}, {fun(a)}]

Amy Lowell
n : United States poet (1874-1925) [syn: {Lowell}]

Amy Lyon
n : English beauty who was the mistress of Admiral Nelson (1765-1815) [syn: {Hamilton}, {Lady Emma Hamilton}]

amygdala
n : an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior [syn: {amygdaloid nucleus}, {corpus amygdaloideum}] [also: {amygdalae} (pl)]

Amygdalaceae
n : used in former classifications for plum and peach and almond trees which are now usually classified as members of the genus Prunus [syn: {family Amygdalaceae}]

amygdalae
See {amygdala}

amygdalae
amygdala
n : an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior [syn: {amygdaloid nucleus}, {corpus amygdaloideum}] [also: {amygdalae} (pl)]

amygdaliform
adj : shaped like an almond [syn: {almond-shaped}, {amygdaloid}, {amygdaloidal}]

amygdalin
n : a bitter cyanogenic glucoside extracted from the seeds of apricots and plums and bitter almonds

amygdaline
adj : related to or resembling an almond

amygdaloid
adj : shaped like an almond [syn: {almond-shaped}, {amygdaliform}, {amygdaloidal}]

amygdaloid nucleus
n : an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior [syn: {amygdala}, {corpus amygdaloideum}]

amygdaloidal
adj : shaped like an almond [syn: {almond-shaped}, {amygdaliform}, {amygdaloid}]

amygdalotomy
n : psychosurgery in which amygdaloid fibers that mediate limbic system activity are severed (in cases of extreme uncontrollable violence)

Amygdalus
n : used in former classifications for peach and almond trees which are now included in genus Prunus [syn: {genus Amygdalus}]

Amygdalus communis
n : small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California [syn: {almond}, {sweet almond}, {Prunus dulcis}, {Prunus amygdalus}]

Amygdalus communis amara
n : almond trees having white blossoms and poisonous nuts yielding an oil used for flavoring and for medicinal purposes [syn: {bitter almond}, {Prunus dulcis amara}]

amyl alcohol
n : a mixture of 2 or more isomeric alcohols; used as a solvent and in organic synthesis

amyl nitrate
n : a vasodilator that is sometimes used to treat angina pectoris

amylaceous
adj : resembling starch [syn: {starchlike}, {amyloid}, {amyloidal}, {farinaceous}]

amylase
n : any of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and parts of plants; help convert starch to sugar

amyloid
adj : resembling starch [syn: {starchlike}, {amylaceous}, {amyloidal}, {farinaceous}]
n 1: a nonnitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch
2: (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue

amyloid plaque
n : a plaque consisting of tangles of amyloid protein in nervous tissue (a pathological mark of Alzheimer's disease) [syn: {amyloid protein plaque}]

amyloid protein plaque
n : a plaque consisting of tangles of amyloid protein in nervous tissue (a pathological mark of Alzheimer's disease) [syn: {amyloid plaque}]

amyloidal
adj : resembling starch [syn: {starchlike}, {amylaceous}, {amyloid}, {farinaceous}]

amyloidosis
n : a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues; often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma

amylolysis
n : conversion of starch to sugar

amylolytic
adj : of or related to the process of amylolysis

amylum
n : a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles [syn: {starch}]

amyotonia
n : lack of normal muscular tension or tonus [syn: {atonicity}, {atony}, {atonia}] [ant: {tonicity}]

amyotrophia
n : progressive wasting of muscle tissues [syn: {amyotrophy}]

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
n : thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs [syn: {ALS}, {Lou Gehrig's disease}]

amyotrophy
n : progressive wasting of muscle tissues [syn: {amyotrophia}]

Amytal
n : the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic [syn: {amobarbital sodium}, {blue}, {blue angel}, {blue devil}]

amyxia
n : a condition in which no mucus in produced

AN
n : an associate degree in nursing [syn: {Associate in Nursing}]

Ana
n 1: mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu
2: a collection of anecdotes about a person or place

Anabantidae
n : small freshwater spiny-finned fishes of Africa and southern Asia [syn: {family Anabantidae}]

Anabaptism
n : belief in: the primacy of the Bible; baptism of believers not infants; complete separation of church and state

Anabaptist
n : adherent of Anabaptism

Anabaptist denomination
n : a Protestant sect denying infant baptism and baptising only believers

Anabas
n : the type genus of the family Anabantidae; small fish that resemble perch [syn: {genus Anabas}]

Anabas testudineus
n : a small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air; has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to travel on land [syn: {climbing perch}, {A. testudineus}]

anabases
See {anabasis}

anabatic
adj : of an air current or wind; rising especially up a slope; "an anabatic wind" [ant: {katabatic}]

anabiosis
n : suspended animation in organisms during periods of extreme drought from which they revive when moisture returns

anabiotic
adj : of or related to the state of anabiosis

anabolic
adj 1: of or related to the synthetic phase of metabolism
2: characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism; "some athletes take anabolic steroids to increase muscle size temporarily" [ant: {catabolic}]

anabolic steroid
n : any of a group of synthetic steroid hormones used to stimulate muscle and bone growth; more than 100 have been developed and each requires a prescription to be used legally in the United States; sometimes used illicitly by athletes to increase their strength

anabolism
n : synthesis of more complex substances from simpler ones [syn: {constructive metabolism}] [ant: {catabolism}]

Anabrus
n : a genus of Tettigoniidae [syn: {genus Anabrus}]

Anabrus simplex
n : large dark wingless cricket-like katydid of arid parts of western United States [syn: {mormon cricket}]

Anacanthini
n : at least partially equivalent to the order Gadiformes in some classifications [syn: {order Anacanthini}]

Anacardiaceae
n : the cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac [syn: {family Anacardiaceae}, {sumac family}]

Anacardium
n : type genus of the Anacardiaceae: cashew [syn: {genus Anacardium}]

Anacardium occidentale
n : tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted [syn: {cashew}, {cashew tree}]

anachronic
adj : chronologically misplaced; "English public schools are anachronistic" [syn: {anachronous}, {anachronistic}]

anachronism
n 1: something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred [syn: {mistiming}, {misdating}]
2: an artifact that belongs to another time
3: a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age

anachronistic
adj : chronologically misplaced; "English public schools are anachronistic" [syn: {anachronic}, {anachronous}]

anachronistically
adv : in an anachronistic manner; "let's look at this phenomenon anachronistically"

anachronous
adj : chronologically misplaced; "English public schools are anachronistic" [syn: {anachronic}, {anachronistic}]

Anacin III
n : an analgesic for mild pain; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril and Tylenol and Panadol and Phenaphen and Tempra and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets) [syn: {acetaminophen}, {Datril}, {Tylenol}, {Panadol}, {Phenaphen}, {Tempra}]

anaclinal
adj : of valleys and rivers; progressing in a direction opposite to the dip in surrounding rock strata [ant: {cataclinal}]

anaclisis
n : (psychoanalysis) relationship marked by strong dependence on others; especially a libidinal attachment to e.g. a parental figure

anaclitic
adj : of or related to relationships that are characterized by the strong dependence of one person on another

anaclitic depression
n : severe and progressive depression in infants who lose their mother and do not get a suitable substitute

anacolutha
See {anacoluthon}

anacolutha
anacoluthon
n : an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another [syn: {anacoluthia}] [also: {anacolutha} (pl)]

anacoluthia
n : an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another [syn: {anacoluthon}]

anacoluthic
adj : of or related to syntactic inconsistencies of the sort known as anacoluthons

anacoluthon
n : an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another [syn: {anacoluthia}] [also: {anacolutha} (pl)]

anaconda
n : large arboreal boa of tropical South America [syn: {Eunectes murinus}]

anacruses
See {anacrusis}

Anacyclus
n : Spanish pellitory [syn: {genus Anacyclus}]

Anacyclus pyrethrum
n : small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache [syn: {pellitory}, {pellitory-of-Spain}]

anadama bread
n : a yeast-raised bread made of white flour and cornmeal and molasses

Anadenanthera
n : 2 species of tropical American shrubs or trees [syn: {genus Anadenanthera}]

Anadenanthera colubrina
n : Brazilian shrub having twice-pinnate leaves and small spicate flowers followed by flat or irregularly torulose pods; sometimes placed in genus Piptadenia [syn: {Piptadenia macrocarpa}]

anadiplosis
n : repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next [syn: {reduplication}]

anadromous
adj : migrating from the sea to fresh water to spawn [ant: {catadromous}, {diadromous}]

anaemia
n 1: a lack of vitality [syn: {anemia}]
2: a deficiency of red blood cells [syn: {anemia}]

anaemic
adj 1: relating to anemia or suffering from anemia [syn: {anemic}]
2: lacking vigor or energy; "an anemic attempt to hit the baseball" [syn: {anemic}]

anaerobe
n : an organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live

anaerobia
See {anaerobium}

anaerobic
adj 1: living or active in the absence of free oxygen; "anaerobic bacteria" [syn: {anaerobiotic}] [ant: {aerobic}]
2: not aerobic; "isometric exercises are anaerobic" [ant: {aerobic}]

anaerobic exercise
n : exercise that builds muscles through tension [syn: {bodybuilding}, {muscle building}, {musclebuilding}]

anaerobiotic
adj : living or active in the absence of free oxygen; "anaerobic bacteria" [syn: {anaerobic}] [ant: {aerobic}]

anaesthesia
n : loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness [syn: {anesthesia}]

anaesthetic
adj : characterized by insensibility; "the young girls are in a state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic"; "an anesthetic state" [syn: {anesthetic(a)}, {anaesthetic(a)}]
n : a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations [syn: {anesthetic}, {anesthetic agent}, {anaesthetic agent}]

anaesthetic agent
n : a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations [syn: {anesthetic}, {anaesthetic}, {anesthetic agent}]

anaesthetise
v : make unconscious by means of anesthetic drugs; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation" [syn: {anesthetize}, {anaesthetize}, {anesthetise}, {put to sleep}, {put under}, {put out}] [ant: {bring to}]

anaesthetised
adj : rendered insensible by means of anesthesia [syn: {anesthetized}, {anesthetised}, {anaesthetized}]

anaesthetist
n : a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated [syn: {anesthesiologist}, {anesthetist}]

anaesthetize
v : make unconscious by means of anesthetic drugs; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation" [syn: {anesthetize}, {anesthetise}, {anaesthetise}, {put to sleep}, {put under}, {put out}] [ant: {bring to}]

anaesthetized
adj : rendered insensible by means of anesthesia [syn: {anesthetized}, {anesthetised}, {anaesthetised}]

Anagallis
n : chiefly Old World herbs [syn: {genus Anagallis}]

Anagallis arvensis
n : herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather [syn: {scarlet pimpernel}, {red pimpernel}, {poor man's weatherglass}]

Anagallis tenella
n : small creeping European herb having delicate pink flowers [syn: {bog pimpernel}]

Anagasta
n : moth whose larvae are flour moths [syn: {genus Anagasta}]

Anagasta kuehniella
n : small moth whose larvae damage stored grain and flour [syn: {Mediterranean flour moth}]

anaglyph
n 1: moving or still pictures in contrasting colors that appear three-dimensional when superimposed
2: anything carved in low relief

anaglyphic
adj : related to anaglyphs or anaglyphy [syn: {anaglyphical}, {anaglyptic}, {anaglyptical}]

anaglyphical
adj : related to anaglyphs or anaglyphy [syn: {anaglyphic}, {anaglyptic}, {anaglyptical}]

anaglyphy
n : the process of producing pictures in contrasting colors that appear three-dimensional when superimposed and viewed through spectacles with one red and one green lens

anaglyptic
adj : related to anaglyphs or anaglyphy [syn: {anaglyphic}, {anaglyphical}, {anaglyptical}]

anaglyptical
adj : related to anaglyphs or anaglyphy [syn: {anaglyphic}, {anaglyphical}, {anaglyptic}]

anagnorises
See {anagnorisis}

anagnost
n : a cleric in the minor orders of the Eatern Orthodox Church who reads the lessons aloud in the liturgy (analogous to the lector in the Roman Catholic Church)

anagoge
n 1: a mystical or allegorical interpretation (especially of Scripture)
2: a mystical or allegorical interpretation (especially of Scripture)

anagogic
adj : based on or exemplifying anagoge [syn: {anagogical}]

anagogical
adj : based on or exemplifying anagoge [syn: {anagogic}]

anagram
n : a word or phrase spelled by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase
v : read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning [syn: {anagrammatize}, {anagrammatise}]

anagrammatic
adj : related to anagrams or containing or making an anagram [syn: {anagrammatical}]

anagrammatical
adj : related to anagrams or containing or making an anagram [syn: {anagrammatic}]

anagrammatise
v : read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning [syn: {anagram}, {anagrammatize}]

anagrammatize
v : read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning [syn: {anagram}, {anagrammatise}]

anagrams
n : a game whose object is to form words from a group of randomly chosen letters

Anagyris
n : very small genus of shrubs of southern Europe having backward curving seed pods [syn: {genus Anagyris}]

Anagyris foetida
n : shrub with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers followed by backward curving seed pods; leaves foetid when crushed [syn: {bean trefoil}, {stinking bean trefoil}]

Anaheim
n : a city in southern California (southeast of Los Angeles); site of Disneyland

anal
adj 1: of or related to the anus; "anal thermometer"
2: a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc. [ant: {oral}]

anal intercourse
n : anal intercourse committed by a man with a man or woman [syn: {sodomy}, {buggery}, {anal sex}]

anal personality
n : (psychoanalysis) a personality characterized by meticulous neatness and suspicion and reserve; said to be formed in early childhood by fixation during the anal stage of development (usually as a consequence of toilet training) [syn: {anal retentive personality}]

anal phase
n : (psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned [syn: {anal stage}]

anal retentive personality
n : (psychoanalysis) a personality characterized by meticulous neatness and suspicion and reserve; said to be formed in early childhood by fixation during the anal stage of development (usually as a consequence of toilet training) [syn: {anal personality}]

anal sex
n : anal intercourse committed by a man with a man or woman [syn: {sodomy}, {buggery}, {anal intercourse}]

anal sphincter
n : the sphincter muscle of the anus [syn: {sphincter ani}, {musculus sphincter ani}]

anal stage
n : (psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned [syn: {anal phase}]

analbuminemia
n : an abnormally low level of albumin in the blood serum

analecta
n : a collection of excerpts from a literary work [syn: {analects}]

analects
n : a collection of excerpts from a literary work [syn: {analecta}]

analemmata
See {analemma}

analeptic
adj : stimulating the central nervous system; "an analeptic drug stimulates the central nervous system"
n : a medication used as a stimulant to the central nervous system

analgesia
n : absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness

analgesic
adj : capable of relieving pain; "the anodyne properties of certain drugs"; "an analgesic effect" [syn: {analgetic}, {anodyne}]
n : a medicine used to relieve pain [syn: {anodyne}, {painkiller}, {pain pill}]

analgetic
adj : capable of relieving pain; "the anodyne properties of certain drugs"; "an analgesic effect" [syn: {analgesic}, {anodyne}]

analog
adj : of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input; "analogue device"; "linear amplifier" [syn: {analogue}, {linear}] [ant: {digital}]
n : something having the property of being analogous to something else [syn: {analogue}, {parallel}]

analog computer
n : a computer that represents information by variable quantities (e.g., positions or voltages) [syn: {analogue computer}]

analog watch
n : a watch that represents time by the position of hands on a dial

analog-digital converter
n : device for converting analogue signals into digital signals [syn: {digitizer}, {digitiser}, {analog-to-digital converter}]

analogical
adj : expressing, composed of, or based on an analogy; "the analogical use of a metaphor"

analogise
v : make an analogy [syn: {analogize}]

analogist
n : someone who looks for analogies or who reasons by analogy

analogize
v : make an analogy [syn: {analogise}]

analogous
adj 1: similar or correspondent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar; "brains and computers are often considered analogous"; "surimi is marketed as analogous to crabmeat" [syn: {correspondent}]
2: corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin; "the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous" [ant: {homologous}, {heterologous}]

analogously
adv : in an analogous manner; "analogously, we have a variable"

analog-to-digital converter
n : device for converting analogue signals into digital signals [syn: {digitizer}, {digitiser}, {analog-digital converter}]

analogue
adj : of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input; "analogue device"; "linear amplifier" [syn: {analog}, {linear}] [ant: {digital}]
n : something having the property of being analogous to something else [syn: {analog}, {parallel}]

analogue computer
n : a computer that represents information by variable quantities (e.g., positions or voltages) [syn: {analog computer}]

analogy
n 1: an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
2: drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect; "the operation of a computer presents and interesting analogy to the working of the brain"; "the models show by analogy how matter is built up"
3: the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; language can point in the right direction but any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate [syn: {doctrine of analogy}] [ant: {apophatism}, {cataphatism}]

analphabet
n : an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet [syn: {analphabetic}]

analphabetic
adj 1: relating to or expressed by a writing system that is not alphabetic [ant: {alphabetic}]
2: not alphabetic; "an analphabetic arrangement of letters"; "Jesperson's system of phonetic transcription is analphabetic" [ant: {alphabetic}]
3: having little acquaintance with writing; "special tutorials to assist the unlettered sector of society" [syn: {unlettered}]
n : an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet [syn: {analphabet}]

analphabetism
n : an inability to read [syn: {illiteracy}] [ant: {literacy}]

analysand
n : a person undergoing psychoanalysis

analyse
v 1: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" [syn: {analyze}, {study}, {examine}, {canvass}, {canvas}]
2: break down into components or essential features; "analyze today's financial market" [syn: {analyze}]
3: make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound" [syn: {analyze}, {break down}, {dissect}, {take apart}] [ant: {synthesize}]
4: subject to psychoanalytic treatment; "I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist" [syn: {analyze}, {psychoanalyze}, {psychoanalyse}]

analyser
n : an instrument that performs analyses [syn: {analyzer}]

analyses
See {analysis}

analyses
analysis
n 1: an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
2: the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations [syn: {analytic thinking}] [ant: {synthesis}]
3: a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed
4: the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'
5: a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation
6: a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud; "his physician recommended psychoanalysis" [syn: {psychoanalysis}, {depth psychology}] [also: {analyses} (pl)]

analysis
n 1: an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
2: the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations [syn: {analytic thinking}] [ant: {synthesis}]
3: a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed
4: the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'
5: a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation
6: a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud; "his physician recommended psychoanalysis" [syn: {psychoanalysis}, {depth psychology}] [also: {analyses} (pl)]

analysis of variance
n : a statistical method for making simultaneous comparisons between two or more means; a statistical method that yields values that can be tested to determine whether a significant relation exists between variables [syn: {ANOVA}]

analysis situs
n : the branch of pure mathematics that deals only with the properties of a figure X that hold for every figure into which X can be transformed with a one-to-one correspondence that is continuous in both directions [syn: {topology}]

analyst
n 1: someone who is skilled at analyzing data
2: an expert who studies financial data (on credit or securities or sales or financial patterns etc.) and recommends appropriate business actions
3: a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis [syn: {psychoanalyst}]

analytic
adj 1: using or subjected to a methodology using algebra and calculus; "analytic statics"
2: using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles); "an analytic experiment"; "an analytic approach"; "a keenly analytic man"; "analytical reasoning"; "an analytical mind" [syn: {analytical}] [ant: {synthetic}]
3: expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection [syn: {uninflected}] [ant: {synthetic}]
4: of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience; "`all spinsters are unmarried' is an analytic proposition" [syn: {analytical}] [ant: {synthetic}]

analytic geometry
n : the use of algebra to study geometric properties; operates on symbols defined in a coordinate system [syn: {analytical geometry}, {coordinate geometry}]

analytic thinking
n : the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations [syn: {analysis}] [ant: {synthesis}]

analytical
adj 1: using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles); "an analytic experiment"; "an analytic approach"; "a keenly analytic man"; "analytical reasoning"; "an analytical mind" [syn: {analytic}] [ant: {synthetic}]
2: of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience; "`all spinsters are unmarried' is an analytic proposition" [syn: {analytic}] [ant: {synthetic}]

analytical balance
n : a beam balance of great precision used in quantitative chemical analysis [syn: {chemical balance}]

analytical cubism
n : the early phase of cubism

analytical geometry
n : the use of algebra to study geometric properties; operates on symbols defined in a coordinate system [syn: {analytic geometry}, {coordinate geometry}]

analytical review
n : an auditing procedure based on ratios among accounts and tries to identify significant changes

analytically
adv : by virtue of analysis; "assuming that the distinction is maintained one may ask which is to be analytically prior?"

analyticity
n : the property of being analytic

analyzable
adj : capable of being partitioned [syn: {decomposable}]

analyze
v 1: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" [syn: {analyse}, {study}, {examine}, {canvass}, {canvas}]
2: make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound" [syn: {analyse}, {break down}, {dissect}, {take apart}] [ant: {synthesize}]
3: break down into components or essential features; "analyze today's financial market" [syn: {analyse}]
4: subject to psychoanalytic treatment; "I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist" [syn: {analyse}, {psychoanalyze}, {psychoanalyse}]

analyzed
adj : examined carefully and methodically; broken down for consideration of constituent parts; "the analyzed data indicated surprising trends"; "a carefully analyzed poem can be like a dead butterfly pinned to a board" [ant: {unanalyzed}]

analyzer
n : an instrument that performs analyses [syn: {analyser}]

anamneses
See {anamnesis}

anamneses
anamnesis
n 1: the case history of a medical patient [syn: {medical history}, {medical record}]
2: the ability to recall past occurrences [syn: {remembrance}, {recollection}] [also: {anamneses} (pl)]

anamnesis
n 1: the case history of a medical patient [syn: {medical history}, {medical record}]
2: the ability to recall past occurrences [syn: {remembrance}, {recollection}] [also: {anamneses} (pl)]

anamnestic
adj : of or relating to anamnesis

anamnestic reaction
n : renewed rapid production of an antibody on the second (or subsequent) encounter with the same antigen [syn: {anamnestic response}]

anamnestic response
n : renewed rapid production of an antibody on the second (or subsequent) encounter with the same antigen [syn: {anamnestic reaction}]

anamorphic
adj 1: pertaining to gradual evolution from one type of organism to another
2: pertaining to a kind of distorting optical system; "an anamorphic lense"

anamorphism
n 1: the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes [syn: {anamorphosis}]
2: metamorphism that occurs deep under the earth's surface; changes simple minerals into complex minerals [ant: {katamorphism}]
3: a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner [syn: {anamorphosis}]

anamorphoses
anamorphosis
n 1: the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes [syn: {anamorphism}]
2: a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner [syn: {anamorphism}] [also: {anamorphoses} (pl)]

anamorphoses
See {anamorphosis}

anamorphosis
n 1: the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes [syn: {anamorphism}]
2: a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner [syn: {anamorphism}] [also: {anamorphoses} (pl)]

Ananas
n 1: a genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples) [syn: {genus Ananas}]
2: large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated [syn: {pineapple}]

Ananas comosus
n : a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics [syn: {pineapple}, {pineapple plant}]

Ananias
n : a habitual liar (after a New Testament character who was struck dead for lying)

anapaest
n : a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables [syn: {anapest}]

anapaestic
adj : (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one [syn: {anapestic}]

anapest
n : a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables [syn: {anapaest}]

anapestic
adj : (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one [syn: {anapaestic}]

Anaphalis
n : genus of herbs of north temperate regions having hoary leaves: pearly everlasting [syn: {genus Anaphalis}]

Anaphalis margaritacea
n : American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bracts [syn: {pearly everlasting}, {cottonweed}]

anaphase
n : the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle

anaphasic
adj : of or related to the stage of mitosis known as anaphase

anaphor
n : a word (such as a pronoun) used to avoid repetition; the referent of an anaphor is determined by its antecedent

anaphora
n 1: using a pronoun or other pro-word instead of repeating a word
2: repetition of a word or phrase as the beginning of successive clauses [syn: {epanaphora}]

anaphoric
adj : relating to anaphora; "anaphoric reference"

anaphoric pronoun
n : a pronoun that refers to an antecedent

anaphoric relation
n : the relation between an anaphor and its antecedent

anaphrodisia
n : decline or absence of sexual desire [ant: {aphrodisia}]

anaphrodisiac
adj : tending to diminish sexual desire [ant: {aphrodisiac}]

anaphylactic
adj : related to the hypersensitivity known as anaphylaxis; "anaphylatic shock"

anaphylactic shock
n : a severe and rapid and sometimes fatal hypersensitivity reaction to a substance (especially a vaccine or penicillin or shellfish or insect venom) to which the organism has become sensitized by previous exposure

anaphylaxis
n : hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance

anaplasia
n : loss of structural differentiation within a cell or group of cells often with increased capacity for multiplication, as in a malignant tumor

anaplasmosis
n : a disease of cattle that is transmitted by cattle ticks; similar to Texas fever

anaplastic
adj : of or relating to anaplasia

anaplasty
n : surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue [syn: {plastic surgery}, {reconstructive surgery}]

Anaprox
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen) [syn: {naproxen sodium}, {Aleve}, {Aflaxen}]

anapsid
n : primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles [syn: {anapsid reptile}] [ant: {diapsid}]

anapsid reptile
n : primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles [syn: {anapsid}] [ant: {diapsid}]

Anapsida
n : oldest known reptiles: turtles; extinct Permian forms [syn: {subclass Anapsida}]

Anapurna
n 1: wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi: goddess of plenty [syn: {Parvati}, {Annapurna}]
2: a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,500 feet high) [syn: {Annapurna}]

anarchic
adj : without law or control; "the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic" [syn: {anarchical}, {lawless}]

anarchical
adj : without law or control; "the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic" [syn: {anarchic}, {lawless}]

anarchically
adv : in a lawless rebellious manner

anarchism
n : a political theory favoring the abolition of governments

anarchist
n : an advocate of anarchism [syn: {nihilist}, {syndicalist}]

anarchistic
adj : of or related to anarchism or tending toward anarchism

anarchy
n : a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) [syn: {lawlessness}]

Anarhichadidae
n : wolffishes [syn: {family Anarhichadidae}]

Anarhichas
n : type genus of the Anarhichadidae [syn: {genus Anarhichas}]

anarthria
n : partial or total loss of articulate speech resulting from lesions of the central nervous system

Anas
n : type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks [syn: {genus Anas}]

Anas acuta
n : long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers [syn: {pintail}, {pin-tailed duck}]

Anas americana
n : American widgeon the male of which has a white crown [syn: {American widgeon}, {baldpate}]

Anas clypeata
n : freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill [syn: {shoveler}, {shoveller}, {broadbill}]

Anas crecca
n : common teal of Eurasia and North America [syn: {greenwing}, {green-winged teal}]

Anas discors
n : American teal [syn: {bluewing}, {blue-winged teal}]

Anas penelope
n : freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals [syn: {widgeon}, {wigeon}]

Anas platyrhynchos
n : wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed [syn: {mallard}]

Anas querquedula
n : small Eurasian teal [syn: {garganey}]

Anas rubripes
n : dusky black duck of northeastern United States and Canada [syn: {black duck}]

Anasa
n : squash bugs [syn: {genus Anasa}]

Anasa tristis
n : large black American bug that sucks sap of vines of the gourd family [syn: {squash bug}]

anasarca
n : generalized edema with accumulation of serum in subcutaneous connective tissue

anasarcous
adj : characterized by or affected by dropsy

Anasazi
n : a Native American who lived in what is now southern Colorado and Utah and northern Arizona and New Mexico and who built cliff dwellings

anaspid
n : extinct small freshwater jawless fish usually having a heterocercal tail and an armored head; of the Silurian and Devonian

Anaspida
n : extinct order of jawless vertebrates [syn: {order Anaspida}]

anastalsis
n : muscular action of the alimentary tract in a direction opposite to peristalsis [ant: {peristalsis}]

Anastatica
n : one species: rose of Jericho; resurrection plant [syn: {genus Anastatica}]

Anastatica hierochuntica
n : small gray Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist [syn: {rose of Jericho}, {resurrection plant}]

anastigmat
n : compound lens or lens system designed to be free of astigmatism and able to form approximately point images

anastigmatic
adj 1: pertaining to a lens or lens system free of astigmatism (able to form point images) [syn: {stigmatic}]
2: not astigmatic [syn: {stigmatic}] [ant: {astigmatic}]

anastigmatic lens
n : a lens designed to correct astigmatism

anastomose
v 1: come together or open into each other; "the blood vessels anastomose" [syn: {inosculate}]
2: cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis; "anastomose blood vessels" [syn: {inosculate}]

anastomoses
anastomosis
n : a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous [syn: {inosculation}] [also: {anastomoses} (pl)]

anastomoses
See {anastomosis}

anastomosis
n : a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous [syn: {inosculation}] [also: {anastomoses} (pl)]

anastomotic
adj : of or relating to or exhibiting anastomosis

anastomotic vein
n : either of two communicating veins serving the brain [syn: {vena anastomotica}]

Anastomus
n : openbills [syn: {genus Anastomus}]

anastrophe
n : the reversal of the normal order of words [syn: {inversion}]

anastylosis
n : the archeological reassembly of ruined monuments from fallen or decayed fragments (incorporating new materials when necessary)

anathema
n 1: a detested person; "he is an anathema to me" [syn: {bete noire}]
2: a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication

anathematisation
n : the formal act of pronouncing (someone or something) accursed [syn: {anathematization}]

anathematise
v : curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment [syn: {execrate}, {anathemize}, {comminate}, {anathemise}, {anathematize}]

anathematization
n : the formal act of pronouncing (someone or something) accursed [syn: {anathematisation}]

anathematize
v : curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment [syn: {execrate}, {anathemize}, {comminate}, {anathemise}, {anathematise}]

anathemise
v 1: wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" [syn: {curse}, {beshrew}, {damn}, {bedamn}, {anathemize}, {imprecate}, {maledict}] [ant: {bless}]
2: curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment [syn: {execrate}, {anathemize}, {comminate}, {anathematize}, {anathematise}]

anathemize
v 1: wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" [syn: {curse}, {beshrew}, {damn}, {bedamn}, {anathemise}, {imprecate}, {maledict}] [ant: {bless}]
2: curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment [syn: {execrate}, {comminate}, {anathemise}, {anathematize}, {anathematise}]

Anatidae
n : swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks [syn: {family Anatidae}]

Anatole France
n : French writer of sophisticated novels and short stories (1844-1924) [syn: {France}, {Jacques Anatole Francois Thibault}]

Anatoli Karpov
n : Russian chess master who was world champion from 1975 until 1985 when he was defeated by Gary Kasparov (born in 1951) [syn: {Karpov}, {Anatoli Yevgenevich Karpov}]

Anatoli Yevgenevich Karpov
n : Russian chess master who was world champion from 1975 until 1985 when he was defeated by Gary Kasparov (born in 1951) [syn: {Karpov}, {Anatoli Karpov}]

Anatolia
n : a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey [syn: {Asia Minor}]

Anatolian
n : an extinct branch of the Indo-European family of languages known from inscriptions and important in the reconstruction of Proto-Indo European [syn: {Anatolian language}]

Anatolian language
n : an extinct branch of the Indo-European family of languages known from inscriptions and important in the reconstruction of Proto-Indo European [syn: {Anatolian}]

anatomic
adj 1: of or relating to the structure of the body; "anatomical features" [syn: {anatomical}]
2: of or relating to the branch of morphology that studies the structure of organisms; "anatomical research" [syn: {anatomical}]

anatomical
adj 1: of or relating to the structure of the body; "anatomical features" [syn: {anatomic}]
2: of or relating to the branch of morphology that studies the structure of organisms; "anatomical research" [syn: {anatomic}]
n : an expression that relates to anatomy [syn: {anatomical reference}]

anatomical reference
n : an expression that relates to anatomy [syn: {anatomical}]

anatomical sphincter
n : a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening [syn: {sphincter}, {sphincter muscle}]

anatomical structure
n : a particular complex anatomical structure; "he has good bone structure" [syn: {structure}, {complex body part}, {bodily structure}, {body structure}]

anatomically
adv : with respect to anatomy; "anatomically correct"

anatomise
v : dissect in order to analyze; "anatomize the bodies of the victims of this strange disease" [syn: {anatomize}]

anatomist
n : an expert in anatomy

anatomize
v 1: dissect in order to analyze; "anatomize the bodies of the victims of this strange disease" [syn: {anatomise}]
2: analyze down to the smallest detail; "This writer anatomized the depth of human behavior"

anatomy
n 1: the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals [syn: {general anatomy}]
2: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: {human body}, {physical body}, {material body}, {soma}, {build}, {figure}, {physique}, {shape}, {bod}, {chassis}, {frame}, {form}, {flesh}]
3: a detailed analysis; "he studied the anatomy of crimes"

anatotitan
n : one of the largest and most famous duck-billed dinosaurs

anatoxin
n : a bacterial toxin that has been weakened until it is no longer toxic but is strong enough to induce the formation of antibodies and immunity to the specific disease caused by the toxin; "diphtheria toxoid" [syn: {toxoid}]

anatropous
adj : (of a plant ovule) completely inverted; turned back 180 degrees on its stalk [syn: {inverted}] [ant: {amphitropous}]

anatropous ovule
n : a completely inverted ovule turned back 180 degrees on its stalk

anatyxes
See {anaptyxis}

Anaxagoras
n : a presocratic Athenian philosopher who maintained that everything is composed of very small particles that were arranged by some eternal intelligence (500-428 BC)

Anaximander
n : a presocratic Greek philosopher and student of Thales who believed the universal substance to be infinity rather than something resembling ordinary objects (611-547 BC)

Anaximenes
n : a presocratic Greek philosopher and associate of Anaximander who believed that all things are made of air in different degrees of density (6th century BC)

ancestor
n : someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) [syn: {ascendant}, {ascendent}, {antecedent}, {root}] [ant: {descendant}]

ancestor worship
n : worship of ancestors

ancestral
adj 1: inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent; "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition" [syn: {hereditary}, {patrimonial}, {transmissible}]
2: of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor

ancestress
n : a woman ancestor

ancestry
n 1: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" [syn: {lineage}, {line}, {line of descent}, {descent}, {bloodline}, {blood line}, {blood}, {pedigree}, {origin}, {parentage}, {stemma}, {stock}]
2: inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline [syn: {lineage}, {derivation}, {filiation}]

anchor
n 1: a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving [syn: {ground tackle}]
2: a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm" [syn: {mainstay}, {keystone}, {backbone}, {linchpin}, {lynchpin}]
3: a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute [syn: {anchorman}, {anchorperson}]
v 1: fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete" [syn: {ground}]
2: secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore" [syn: {cast anchor}, {drop anchor}]

anchor chain
n : the chain that attaches an anchor to a vessel

anchor light
n : a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor [syn: {riding light}, {riding lamp}]

anchor ring
n : a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke" [syn: {ring}, {halo}, {annulus}, {anulus}, {doughnut}]

anchorage
n 1: a fee for anchoring
2: a city in south central Alaska; "Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska"
3: place for vessels to anchor [syn: {anchorage ground}]
4: the act of anchoring

anchorage ground
n : place for vessels to anchor [syn: {anchorage}]

anchorite
n : one retired from society for religious reasons [syn: {hermit}]

anchoritic
adj : characterized by ascetic solitude; "the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony"; "his hermitic existence" [syn: {eremitic}, {eremitical}, {hermitic}, {hermitical}]

anchorman
n : a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute [syn: {anchor}, {anchorperson}]

anchorperson
n : a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute [syn: {anchor}, {anchorman}]

anchovy
n 1: tiny Mediterranean fishes usually canned or salted; used for hors d'oeuvres or as seasoning in sauces
2: small herring-like plankton-feeding fishes often canned whole or as paste; abundant in tropical waters worldwide

anchovy butter
n : butter blended with mashed anchovies

anchovy dressing
n : vinaigrette and mashed anchovies

anchovy paste
n : paste made primarily of anchovies; used in sauces and spreads

anchovy pear
n 1: West Indian tree bearing edible fruit resembling mango [syn: {anchovy pear tree}, {Grias cauliflora}]
2: West Indian fruit resembling the mango; often pickled [syn: {river pear}]

anchovy pear tree
n : West Indian tree bearing edible fruit resembling mango [syn: {anchovy pear}, {Grias cauliflora}]

anchovy pizza
n : tomato and cheese pizza with anchovies

anchovy sauce
n : made of white sauce and mashed anchovies

anchusa
n : any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers

Anchusa capensis
n : anchusa of southern Africa having blue flowers with white throats [syn: {cape forget-me-not}]

Anchusa officinalis
n : perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers [syn: {bugloss}, {alkanet}]

Anchusa riparia
n : anchusa of southern Africa having blue to red-purple flowers [syn: {cape forget-me-not}]

anchylosis
n : abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint [syn: {ankylosis}]

ancien regime
n : a political and social system that no longer governs (especially the system that existed in France before the French Revolution)

ancient
adj 1: belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire; "ancient history"; "ancient civilizations such as those of the Etruscans and Sumerians"; "ancient Greece"
2: very old; "an ancient mariner"

Ancient Greek
n : the Greek language prior to the Roman Empire

ancient history
n 1: a history of the ancient world
2: knowledge of some recent fact or event that has become so commonly known that it has lost its original pertinence

ancient pine
n : small slow-growing pine of western United States similar to the bristlecone pine; chocolate brown bark in plates and short needles in bunches of 5; crown conic but becoming rough and twisted; oldest plant in the world growing to 5000 years in cold semi-desert mountain tops [syn: {Pinus longaeva}]

anciently
adv : in ancient times; long ago; "a concern with what may have happened anciently"

ancientness
n : extreme oldness [syn: {antiquity}]

ancients
n : people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)

ancillary
adj : relating to something that is added but is not essential; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxilliary to each other" [syn: {accessory}, {adjunct}, {adjuvant}, {appurtenant}, {auxiliary}, {subsidiary}]

Ancistrodon
n : copperheads [syn: {Agkistrodon}, {genus Agkistrodon}, {genus Ancistrodon}]

Ancohuma
n : a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (20,960 feet high)

anconeous muscle
n : the muscle that extends the forearm and abducts the ulna in pronation of the wrist [syn: {musculus anconeus}]

ancones
See {ancon}

Ancylidae
n : freshwater gastropod [syn: {family Ancylidae}]

ancylose
v 1: produce ankylosis by surgery [syn: {ankylose}]
2: undergo ankylosis; "joints ankylose" [syn: {ankylose}]

Ancylostomatidae
n : hookworms [syn: {family Ancylostomatidae}]

Ancylus
n : type genus of the family Ancylidae: river limpet [syn: {genus Ancylus}]

Ancylus fluviatilis
n : minute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet but living and feeding on freshwater plants [syn: {river limpet}, {freshwater limpet}]

AND circuit
n : a circuit in a computer that fires only when all of its inputs fire [syn: {AND gate}]

and elsewhere
adv : used as an abbreviation of `et alibi' when referring to other occurrences in a text [syn: {et al.}, {et al}]

AND gate
n : a circuit in a computer that fires only when all of its inputs fire [syn: {AND circuit}]

and how
adv : an expression of emphatic agreement [syn: {you bet}, {you said it}]

and others
adv : used as an abbreviation of `et alii' (masculine plural) or `et aliae' (feminine plural) or `et alia' (neutral plural) when referring to a number of people [syn: {et al.}, {et al}]

and so
adv : subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors); "then he left"; "go left first, then right"; "first came lightning, then thunder"; "we watched the late movie and then went to bed"; "and so home and to bed" [syn: {then}, {so}, {and then}]

and so forth
adv : continuing in the same way [syn: {and so on}, {etcetera}, {etc.}]

and so on
adv : continuing in the same way [syn: {and so forth}, {etcetera}, {etc.}]

and then
adv : subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors); "then he left"; "go left first, then right"; "first came lightning, then thunder"; "we watched the late movie and then went to bed"; "and so home and to bed" [syn: {then}, {so}, {and so}]

and then some
adv : and considerably more in addition; "it cost me a week's salary and then some"

Andalucia
n : a region in southern Spain on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean; formerly a center of Moorish civilization [syn: {Andalusia}]

Andalusia
n : a region in southern Spain on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean; formerly a center of Moorish civilization [syn: {Andalucia}]

Andalusian
adj : in or relating to Andalusia

Andaman marble
n : large Asiatic tree having hard marbled zebrawood [syn: {marblewood}, {marble-wood}, {Diospyros kurzii}]

Andaman redwood
n : mottled curly-grained wood of Pterocarpus indicus [syn: {amboyna}]

Andaman Sea
n : part of the Bay of Bengal west of the Malay Peninsula

andante
adj : (of tempo) moderately slow
n : a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace)
adv : at a moderately slow temp; "this passage must be played andante"

andantino
adj : (of tempo) moderately fast

Andean
adj : relating to the Andes and their inhabitants

Andean condor
n : large vulture of the high Andes having black plumage and white neck ruff [syn: {Vultur gryphus}]

andelmin
n : any of several tropical American trees of the genus Andira [syn: {angelim}]

Anders Celsius
n : Swedish astronomer who devised the centigrade thermometer (1701-1744) [syn: {Celsius}]

Andersen
n : a Danish author remembered for his fairy stories (1805-1875) [syn: {Hans Christian Andersen}]

Anderson
n 1: United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941) [syn: {Sherwood Anderson}]
2: United States physicist who studied the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-) [syn: {Philip Anderson}, {Philip Warren Anderson}, {Phil Anderson}]
3: United States dramatist (1888-1959) [syn: {Maxwell Anderson}]
4: United States contralto noted for her performance of spirituals (1902-1993) [syn: {Marian Anderson}]
5: United States physicist who discovered antimatter in the form of an antielectron that is called the positron (1905-1991) [syn: {Carl Anderson}, {Carl David Anderson}]

Andes
n : a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast

andesite
n : a dark gray volcanic rock

Andhra Pradesh
n : a state of southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal

Andira
n : small genus of evergreen trees of tropical America and western Africa [syn: {genus Andira}]

Andira inermis
n : tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and vermifuge and narcotic [syn: {cabbage bark}, {cabbage-bark tree}, {cabbage tree}]

andiron
n : metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch" [syn: {firedog}, {dog}, {dog-iron}]

Andorra
n : a small republic in the eastern Pyrenees between Spain and France [syn: {Principality of Andorra}]

Andorran
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Andorra or its people; "the Andorran hills"
n : a native or inhabitant of Andorra

andosite
n : dark grayish extrusive rock

andradite
n : a garnet consisting of calcium iron silicate and having any color ranging from yellow and green to brown and black; used as gemstone

Andre Derain
n : French painter and exponent of Fauvism (1880-1954) [syn: {Derain}]

Andre Gide
n : French author and dramatist who is regarded as the father of modern French literature (1869-1951) [syn: {Gide}, {Andre Paul Guillaume Gide}]

Andre Le Notre
n : French landscape gardener who designed many formal gardens including the parks of Versailles (1613-1700) [syn: {Le Notre}]

Andre Maginot
n : French politician who proposed the Maginot Line (1877-1932) [syn: {Maginot}]

Andre Malraux
n : French novelist (1901-1976) [syn: {Malraux}]

Andre Markoff
n : Russian mathematician (1856-1922) [syn: {Markov}, {Andrei Markov}, {Markoff}]

Andre Maurois
n : French writer best known for his biographies (1885-1967) [syn: {Maurois}, {Emile Herzog}]

Andre Paul Guillaume Gide
n : French author and dramatist who is regarded as the father of modern French literature (1869-1951) [syn: {Gide}, {Andre Gide}]

Andre Weil
n : United States mathematician (born in France) (1906-1998) [syn: {Weil}]

Andrea Guarneri
n : founder of a family of Italian violin makers (1626?-1698) [syn: {Guarneri}, {Guarnieri}, {Guarnerius}]

Andrea Mantegna
n : Italian painter and engraver noted for his frescoes (1431-1506) [syn: {Mantegna}]

Andrea Palladio
n : highly original and much imitated Italian architect (1508-1580) [syn: {Palladio}]

Andreaea
n : brown or blackish Alpine mosses having a dehiscent capsule with 4 longitudinal slits [syn: {genus Andreaea}]

Andreaeales
n : comprises a single genus: Andreaea [syn: {order Andreaeales}]

Andreas Vesalius
n : a Flemish surgeon who is considered the father of modern anatomy (1514-1564) [syn: {Vesalius}]

Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko
n : Soviet ambassador to the United States and to the United Nations (1909-1989) [syn: {Gromyko}, {Andrei Gromyko}]

Andrei Arsenevich Tarkovsky
n : Russian filmmaker (1932-1986) [syn: {Tarkovsky}, {Andrei Tarkovsky}]

Andrei Dimitrievich Sakharov
n : Soviet physicist and dissident; helped develop the first Russian hydrogen bomb; advocated nuclear disarmament and campaigned for human rights (1921-1989) [syn: {Sakharov}, {Andrei Sakharov}]

Andrei Gromyko
n : Soviet ambassador to the United States and to the United Nations (1909-1989) [syn: {Gromyko}, {Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko}]

Andrei Markov
n : Russian mathematician (1856-1922) [syn: {Markov}, {Markoff}, {Andre Markoff}]

Andrei Sakharov
n : Soviet physicist and dissident; helped develop the first Russian hydrogen bomb; advocated nuclear disarmament and campaigned for human rights (1921-1989) [syn: {Sakharov}, {Andrei Dimitrievich Sakharov}]

Andrei Tarkovsky
n : Russian filmmaker (1932-1986) [syn: {Tarkovsky}, {Andrei Arsenevich Tarkovsky}]

Andrei Voznesenski
n : Russian poet (born in 1933) [syn: {Voznesenski}]

andrena
n : a bee that is a member of the genus Andrena [syn: {andrenid}, {mining bee}]

andrenid
n : a bee that is a member of the genus Andrena [syn: {andrena}, {mining bee}]

Andrenidae
n : a large family of solitary short-tongued bees most of which burrow in the ground [syn: {family Andrenidae}]

Andres Martinez
n : Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949) [syn: {Sanchez}, {Ilich Sanchez}, {Ilich Ramirez Sanchez}, {Carlos}, {Carlos the Jackal}, {Salim}, {Taurus}, {Glen Gebhard}, {Hector Hevodidbon}, {Michael Assat}]

Andres Segovia
n : Spanish guitarist who made classical guitar a concert instrument (1893-1987) [syn: {Segovia}]

Andrew
n : (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland [syn: {Saint Andrew}, {St. Andrew}, {Saint Andrew the Apostle}]

Andrew Carnegie
n : United States industrialist and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts (1835-1919) [syn: {Carnegie}]

Andrew D. White
n : United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918) [syn: {White}, {Andrew Dickson White}]

Andrew Dickson White
n : United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918) [syn: {White}, {Andrew D. White}]

Andrew Fielding Huxley
n : English physiologist who, with Alan Hodgkin, discovered the role of potassium and sodium ions in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1917) [syn: {Huxley}, {Andrew Huxley}]

Andrew Huxley
n : English physiologist who, with Alan Hodgkin, discovered the role of potassium and sodium ions in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1917) [syn: {Huxley}, {Andrew Fielding Huxley}]

Andrew Jackson
n : 7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845) [syn: {Jackson}, {Old Hickory}]

Andrew Jackson Downing
n : United States landscape architect who designed the grounds of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852) [syn: {Downing}]

Andrew Johnson
n : 17th President of the United States; was elected Vice President and succeeded Lincoln when Lincoln was assassinated; was impeached but acquitted by one vote (1808-1875) [syn: {Johnson}, {President Johnson}, {President Andrew Johnson}]

Andrew Lloyd Webber
n : English composer of many successful musicals (some in collaboration with Sir Tim Rice) (born in 1948) [syn: {Lloyd Webber}, {Baron Lloyd Webber of Sydmonton}]

Andrew Marvell
n : English poet (1621-1678) [syn: {Marvell}]

Andrew Mellon
n : United States financier and philanthropist (1855-1937) [syn: {Mellon}, {Andrew W. Mellon}, {Andrew William Mellon}]

Andrew W. Mellon
n : United States financier and philanthropist (1855-1937) [syn: {Mellon}, {Andrew Mellon}, {Andrew William Mellon}]

Andrew William Mellon
n : United States financier and philanthropist (1855-1937) [syn: {Mellon}, {Andrew Mellon}, {Andrew W. Mellon}]

Andrew Wyeth
n : United States painter (born in 1917) [syn: {Wyeth}]

Andrews
n : United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960) [syn: {Roy Chapman Andrews}]

Andrew's clintonia
n : plant with nearly leafless stalk topped by an umbellike cluster of red or reddish lavender flowers; California to Oregon [syn: {red Clintonia}, {Clintonia andrewsiana}]

Andricus
n : cynipid gall wasps, chiefly affecting oaks [syn: {genus Andricus}]

androclinia
See {androclinium}

androecia
See {androecium}

androecia
androecium
n : a male gametoecium [also: {androecia} (pl)]

androecium
n : a male gametoecium [also: {androecia} (pl)]

androgen
n : male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics [syn: {androgenic hormone}]

androgenesis
n : male parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization [syn: {androgeny}]

androgenetic
adj : of or related to androgenesis [syn: {androgenous}]

androgenic
adj : of or related to the male hormone androgen

androgenic hormone
n : male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics [syn: {androgen}]

androgenous
adj 1: relating to or exhibiting both female and male sex organs but with a predominantly female appearance
2: of or related to androgenesis [syn: {androgenetic}]

androgeny
n : male parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization [syn: {androgenesis}]

androglossia
n : a woman's voice with male qualities

androgyne
n : one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made [syn: {hermaphrodite}, {intersex}, {gynandromorph}, {epicine}, {epicine person}]

androgynous
adj : having both male and female characteristics [ant: {male}, {female}]

androgyny
n : showing characteristics of both sexes [syn: {hermaphroditism}, {bisexuality}]

android
n : an automaton that resembles a human being [syn: {humanoid}, {mechanical man}]

andromeda
n 1: broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers [syn: {Japanese andromeda}, {lily-of-the-valley tree}, {Pieris japonica}]
2: any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers
3: a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda Galaxy

Andromeda galaxy
n : a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda that is visible to the naked eye

Andromeda glaucophylla
n : wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to northeastern United States [syn: {bog rosemary}, {moorwort}]

Andromeda polifolia
n : erect to procumbent evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of sphagnum peat bogs and other wet acidic areas in northern Europe [syn: {marsh andromeda}, {common bog rosemary}]

androphobia
n : a morbid fear of men

Andropogon
n : tall annual or perennial grasses with spikelike racemes; warm regions [syn: {genus Andropogon}]

Andropogon furcatus
n : tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States [syn: {bluestem}, {blue stem}, {Andropogon gerardii}]

Andropogon gerardii
n : tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States [syn: {bluestem}, {blue stem}, {Andropogon furcatus}]

Andropogon scoparius
n : handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn [syn: {broom beard grass}, {prairie grass}, {wire grass}, {Schizachyrium scoparium}]

Andropogon virginicus
n : tall tufted grass of southeastern United States [syn: {broom sedge}]

androsphinges
See {androsphinx}

androsterone
n : an androgenic hormone that is less active than testosterone

andryala
n : any plant of the genus Andryala having milky sap and heads of bright yellow flowers

Andrzej Wajda
n : Polish filmmaker (born in 1929) [syn: {Wajda}]

andtheridia
antheridium
n : the male sex organ of spore-producing plants; produces antherozoids; equivalent to the anther in flowers [also: {antheridia} (pl), {andtheridia} (pl)]

andtheridia
See {antheridium}

Andvari
n : (Norse mythology) a dwarf who possessed a treasure that was stolen by Loki

Andy Warhol
n : United States artist who was a leader of the pop art movement (1930-1987) [syn: {Warhol}]

ane
adj : used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; "`ane' is Scottish" [syn: {one}, {1}, {i}]

anecdotal
adj 1: having the character of an anecdote; "anecdotal evidence"
2: characterized by or given to telling anecdotes; "anecdotal conversation"; "an anectodal history of jazz"; "he was at his anecdotic best" [syn: {anecdotic}, {anecdotical}]

anecdote
n : short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

anecdotic
adj : characterized by or given to telling anecdotes; "anecdotal conversation"; "an anectodal history of jazz"; "he was at his anecdotic best" [syn: {anecdotal}, {anecdotical}]

anecdotical
adj : characterized by or given to telling anecdotes; "anecdotal conversation"; "an anectodal history of jazz"; "he was at his anecdotic best" [syn: {anecdotic}, {anecdotal}]

anecdotist
n : a person skilled in telling anecdotes [syn: {raconteur}]

anechoic
adj : not having or producing echoes; sound-absorbent; "an anechoic chamber"

anechoic chamber
n : a chamber having very little reverberation

Aneides
n : climbing salamanders [syn: {genus Aneides}]

Aneides lugubris
n : yellow-spotted brown salamander of California woodlands [syn: {arboreal salamander}]

anele
v : administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing [syn: {anoint}, {inunct}, {oil}, {embrocate}]

anemia
n 1: a deficiency of red blood cells [syn: {anaemia}]
2: a lack of vitality [syn: {anaemia}]
3: genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid fronds; chiefly of tropical America [syn: {genus Anemia}]

Anemia adiantifolia
n : fern of Florida and West Indies and Central America with rhizome densely clad in grown hairs [syn: {pine fern}]

anemic
adj 1: lacking vigor or energy; "an anemic attempt to hit the baseball" [syn: {anaemic}]
2: relating to anemia or suffering from anemia [syn: {anaemic}]

anemic anoxia
n : anoxia resulting from a decreased concentration of hemoglobin

anemic hypoxia
n : hypoxia resulting from a decreased concentration of hemoglobin

anemographic
adj : pertaining to the recording of wind measurements

anemography
n : recording anemometrical measurements

anemometer
n : a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind [syn: {wind gauge}, {wind gage}]

anemometric
adj : pertaining to the measurement of wind speed and direction [syn: {anemometrical}]

anemometrical
adj : pertaining to the measurement of wind speed and direction [syn: {anemometric}]

anemometry
n : measuring wind speed and direction

anemone
n 1: any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves [syn: {windflower}]
2: marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton [syn: {sea anemone}]

Anemone Canadensis
n : common summer-flowering woodland herb of Labrador to Colorado [syn: {Canada anemone}]

Anemone cylindrica
n : a common North American anemone with cylindrical fruit clusters resembling thimbles [syn: {thimbleweed}]

anemone fish
n : live associated with sea anemones

Anemone ludoviciana
n : short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia [syn: {American pasqueflower}, {Eastern pasque flower}, {wild crocus}, {lion's beard}, {prairie anemone}, {blue tulip}, {American pulsatilla}, {Pulsatilla patens}]

Anemone nemorosa
n : European anemone with solitary white flowers common in deciduous woodlands [syn: {wood anemone}]

Anemone occidentalis
n : of western North America [syn: {Western pasqueflower}, {Pulsatilla occidentalis}]

Anemone pulsatilla
n : European perennial having usually violet or white spring flowers [syn: {European pasqueflower}, {Pulsatilla vulgaris}]

Anemone quinquefolia
n : common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers [syn: {wood anemone}, {snowdrop}]

Anemone riparia
n : thimbleweed of northern North America [syn: {longheaded thimbleweed}]

Anemone sylvestris
n : Eurasian herb with solitary nodding fragrant white flowers [syn: {snowdrop anemone}, {snowdrop windflower}]

Anemone tetonensis
n : silky-foliaged herb of the Rocky Mountains with bluish-white flowers [syn: {Alpine anemone}, {mountain anemone}]

Anemone virginiana
n : thimbleweed of central and eastern North America [syn: {Virginia thimbleweed}]

Anemonella
n : 1 species: rue anemone [syn: {genus Anemonella}]

Anemonella thalictroides
n : woodland flower native to eastern North America having cup-shaped flowers reminiscent of anemone but more delicate [syn: {rue anemone}]

anemophilous
adj : of flowering plants (especially grasses etc) that are pollinated by the wind [ant: {entomophilous}]

Anemopsis
n : 1 species: yerba mansa [syn: {genus Anemopsis}]

Anemopsis californica
n : stoloniferous herb of southwestern United States and Mexico having a pungent rootstock and small spicate flowers with white bracts suggesting an anemone [syn: {yerba mansa}]

anencephalia
n : a defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres [syn: {anencephaly}]

anencephalic
adj : characterized by partial or total absence of a brain [syn: {anencephalous}]

anencephalous
adj : characterized by partial or total absence of a brain [syn: {anencephalic}]

anencephaly
n : a defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres [syn: {anencephalia}]

anergy
n 1: reduction or lack of an immune response to a specific antigen
2: inactivity and lack of energy

aneroid
adj : containing no liquid or actuated without the use of liquid; "aneroid barometer"
n : a barometer that measures pressure without using fluids [syn: {aneroid barometer}]

aneroid barometer
n : a barometer that measures pressure without using fluids [syn: {aneroid}]

anesthesia
n : loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness [syn: {anaesthesia}]

anesthesiologist
n : a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated [syn: {anesthetist}, {anaesthetist}]

anesthesiology
n : the branch of medical science that studies and applies anesthetics

anesthetic
adj : characterized by insensibility; "the young girls are in a state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic"; "an anesthetic state" [syn: {anesthetic(a)}, {anaesthetic(a)}]
n : a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations [syn: {anaesthetic}, {anesthetic agent}, {anaesthetic agent}]

anesthetic agent
n : a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations [syn: {anesthetic}, {anaesthetic}, {anaesthetic agent}]

anesthetise
v : make unconscious by means of anesthetic drugs; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation" [syn: {anesthetize}, {anaesthetize}, {anaesthetise}, {put to sleep}, {put under}, {put out}] [ant: {bring to}]

anesthetised
adj : rendered insensible by means of anesthesia [syn: {anesthetized}, {anaesthetized}, {anaesthetised}]

anesthetist
n : a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated [syn: {anesthesiologist}, {anaesthetist}]

anesthetize
v : make unconscious by means of anesthetic drugs; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation" [syn: {anaesthetize}, {anesthetise}, {anaesthetise}, {put to sleep}, {put under}, {put out}] [ant: {bring to}]

anesthetized
adj : rendered insensible by means of anesthesia [syn: {anesthetised}, {anaesthetized}, {anaesthetised}]

anesthyl
n : a mixture of methyl and ethyl chloride; sprayed on as a local anesthetic

anestric
adj : of or relating to anestrus [syn: {anestrous}, {anoestrous}]

anestrous
adj 1: of or relating to anestrus [syn: {anestric}, {anoestrous}]
2: (of lower mammals) not in a state of estrus; not in heat; "an anestrous bitch" [ant: {estrous}]

anestrum
n : applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus [syn: {anestrus}, {anoestrus}, {anoestrum}] [ant: {estrus}]

anestrus
n : applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus [syn: {anestrum}, {anoestrus}, {anoestrum}] [ant: {estrus}]

Anethum
n : dill [syn: {genus Anethum}]

Anethum graveolens
n : aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning [syn: {dill}]

aneuploid
adj : having a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number

aneuploidy
n : an abnormality involving a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number (one chromosome set is incomplete)

aneurin
n : a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth [syn: {vitamin B1}, {thiamine}, {thiamin}, {antiberiberi factor}]

aneurism
n : a cardiovascular disease characterized by a sac-like widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall [syn: {aneurysm}]

aneurismal
adj : relating to or affected by an aneurysm [syn: {aneurysmal}, {aneurysmatic}, {aneurismatic}]

aneurismatic
adj : relating to or affected by an aneurysm [syn: {aneurysmal}, {aneurismal}, {aneurysmatic}]

aneurysm
n : a cardiovascular disease characterized by a sac-like widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall [syn: {aneurism}]

aneurysmal
adj : relating to or affected by an aneurysm [syn: {aneurismal}, {aneurysmatic}, {aneurismatic}]

aneurysmatic
adj : relating to or affected by an aneurysm [syn: {aneurysmal}, {aneurismal}, {aneurismatic}]

anew
adv : again but in a new or different way; "start afresh"; "wanted to write the story anew"; "starting life anew in a fresh place" [syn: {afresh}]

anfractuous
adj : full of twists and turns; "anfractuous cliffs"

ANG
n : a civilian reserve component of the United States Air Force that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance during national emergencies [syn: {Air National Guard}]

Angas
n : a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa

angel
n 1: spiritual being attendant upon God
2: person of exceptional holiness [syn: {saint}, {holy man}, {holy person}]
3: invests in a theatrical production [syn: {backer}]
4: the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally [syn: {Angel Falls}]

angel cake
n : a light sponge cake made without egg yolks [syn: {angel food cake}]

angel dust
n : a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen [syn: {phencyclidine}, {phencyclidine hydrochloride}, {PCP}]

Angel Falls
n : the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally [syn: {Angel}]

angel food cake
n : a light sponge cake made without egg yolks [syn: {angel cake}]

angel shark
n : sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do [syn: {angelfish}, {Squatina squatina}, {monkfish}]

angelfish
n 1: a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus
2: deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters [syn: {spadefish}, {Chaetodipterus faber}]
3: sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do [syn: {angel shark}, {Squatina squatina}, {monkfish}] [also: {angelfishes} (pl)]

angelfishes
angelfish
n 1: a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus
2: deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters [syn: {spadefish}, {Chaetodipterus faber}]
3: sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do [syn: {angel shark}, {Squatina squatina}, {monkfish}] [also: {angelfishes} (pl)]

angelfishes
See {angelfish}

angelic
adj 1: marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic benificence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother" [syn: {angelical}, {beatific}, {saintlike}, {saintly}, {sainted}]
2: of or relating to angels; "angelic messenger" [syn: {angelical}]
3: having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition" [syn: {angelical}, {cherubic}, {seraphic}, {sweet}]

angelica
n 1: any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels [syn: {angelique}]
2: candied stalks of the angelica plant
3: aromatic stems or leaves or roots of Angelica Archangelica

Angelica Archangelica
n : a biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten and its roots are used medicinally [syn: {garden angelica}, {archangel}]

Angelica sylvestris
n : European herb with compound leaves and white flowers; adventive on Cape Breton Island [syn: {wild angelica}]

angelical
adj 1: of or relating to angels; "angelic messenger" [syn: {angelic}]
2: having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition" [syn: {angelic}, {cherubic}, {seraphic}, {sweet}]
3: marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic benificence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother" [syn: {angelic}, {beatific}, {saintlike}, {saintly}, {sainted}]

angelically
adv : like an angel; "the child was sleeping angelically"

angelim
n : any of several tropical American trees of the genus Andira [syn: {andelmin}]

angelique
n : any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels [syn: {angelica}]

angelology
n : the branch of theology that is concerned with angels

angel's trumpet
n 1: South American plant cultivated for its very large nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers [syn: {Brugmansia suaveolens}, {Datura suaveolens}]
2: South American plant cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers [syn: {maikoa}, {Brugmansia arborea}, {Datura arborea}]

angelus
n 1: the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited [syn: {angelus bell}]
2: a prayer said 3 times a day by Roman Catholics in memory of the Annunciation

angelus bell
n : the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited [syn: {angelus}]

angel-wing begonia
n : South American fibrous-rooted begonias having prominent basal leaf lobes suggesting angels' wings and racemes of coral-red flowers [syn: {Begonia cocchinea}]

anger
n 1: a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance [syn: {choler}, {ire}]
2: the state of being angry [syn: {angriness}]
3: belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: {wrath}, {ire}, {ira}]
v 1: make angry; "The news angered him"
2: become angry; "He angers easily" [syn: {see red}]

angered
adj : marked by extreme anger; "the enraged bull attached"; "furious about the accident"; "a furious scowl"; "infuriated onlookers charged the police who were beating the boy"; "could not control the maddened crowd" [syn: {enraged}, {furious}, {infuriated}, {maddened}]

Angevin
n : a resident of Anjou [syn: {Angevine}]

Angevine
n : a resident of Anjou [syn: {Angevin}]

angiitis
n : inflammation of a blood vessel or lymph duct

angina
n 1: any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain
2: a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart [syn: {angina pectoris}]

angina pectoris
n : a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart [syn: {angina}]

anginal
adj : of or related to the pain of angina pectoris [syn: {anginose}, {anginous}]

anginose
adj : of or related to the pain of angina pectoris [syn: {anginal}, {anginous}]

anginous
adj : of or related to the pain of angina pectoris [syn: {anginal}, {anginose}]

angiocardiogram
n : a series of X rays representing the action of the heart and its blood vessels after the injection of a radiopaque substance

angiocarp
n : tree bearing fruit enclosed in a shell or involucre or husk

angiocarpic
adj : having or being fruit enclosed in a shell or husk [syn: {angiocarpous}]

angiocarpous
adj : having or being fruit enclosed in a shell or husk [syn: {angiocarpic}]

angiogenesis
n : the formation of new blood vessels

angiogenesis inhibitor
n : a drug that is designed to prevent the growth of blood vessels that nourish tumors

angiogram
n : an X-ray representation of blood vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance; "angiograms are produced by angiography"

angiography
n : roentgenographic examination of blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces an angiogram

angiohemophilia
n : a form of hemophilia discovered by Erik von Willebrand; a genetic disorder that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait; characterized by a deficiency of the coagulation factor and by mucosal bleeding [syn: {von Willebrand's disease}, {vascular hemophilia}]

angiologist
n : a physician who specializes in angiology

angiology
n : the branch of medical science that studies the blood and lymph vessels and their disorders

angioma
n : a tumor consisting of a mass of blood or lymphatic vessels [also: {angiomata} (pl)]

angiomata
angioma
n : a tumor consisting of a mass of blood or lymphatic vessels [also: {angiomata} (pl)]

angiomata
See {angioma}

angiomatous
adj : of or related to or having a tumor of the kind known as an angioma

angiopathy
n : any disease of the blood vessels or lymph ducts

angioplasty
n : an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery

angiopteris
n : highly variable species of very large primitive ferns of the Pacific tropical areas with high rainfall [syn: {giant fern}, {Angiopteris evecta}]

Angiopteris evecta
n : highly variable species of very large primitive ferns of the Pacific tropical areas with high rainfall [syn: {angiopteris}, {giant fern}]

angiosarcoma
n : a rare malignant neoplasm arising from vascular tissue; usually occurs in the breast and skin and is believed to originate from the endothelial cells of blood vessels

angioscope
n : a modified microscope used to study capillary vessels

angiosperm
n : plants having seeds in a closed ovary [syn: {flowering plant}]

Angiospermae
n : comprising flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae) and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta) [syn: {class Angiospermae}, {Magnoliophyta}, {division Magnoliophyta}, {Anthophyta}, {division Anthophyta}]

angiospermous
adj : of or related to or characteristic of plants that are angiosperms

angiospermous tree
n : any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary [syn: {flowering tree}]

angiospermous yellowwood
n : any of various angiospermous trees having yellow wood

angiotelectasia
n : dilation and enlargement of arterioles

angiotensin
n : any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels [syn: {angiotonin}, {Hypertensin}]

angiotensin converting enzyme
n : proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II

angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor
n : antihypertensive drug that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidney, leading to relaxation of the arteries; promotes the excretion of salt and water by inhibiting the activity of the angiotensin converting enzyme; also administered after uncomplicated heart attacks [syn: {ACE inhibitor}]

angiotensin I
n : a physiologically inactive form of angiotensin that is the precursor to angiotensin II

angiotensin II
n : a potent vasopressor agent formed from angiotensin I

angiotonin
n : any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels [syn: {angiotensin}, {Hypertensin}]

angle
n 1: the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
2: a biased way of looking at or presenting something [syn: {slant}]
3: a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons
v 1: move or proceed at an angle; "he angled his way into the room"
2: to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister" [syn: {lean}, {tilt}, {tip}, {slant}]
3: seek indirectly; "fish for compliments" [syn: {fish}]
4: fish with a hook
5: present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders" [syn: {slant}, {weight}]

angle bracket
n 1: either of two punctuation marks (`[' or `]') sometimes used to enclose textual material [syn: {bracket}]
2: an L-shaped metal bracket [syn: {angle iron}]

angle iron
n : an L-shaped metal bracket [syn: {angle bracket}]

angle of attack
n : the acute angle between the direction of the undisturbed relative wind and the chord of an airfoil

angle of dip
n : (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon [syn: {dip}, {magnetic dip}, {magnetic inclination}, {inclination}]

angle of extinction
n : the angle from its axis that a crystal must be rotated before appearing maximally dark when viewed in polarized light [syn: {extinction angle}]

angle of incidence
n : the angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence [syn: {incidence angle}]

angle of inclination
n : (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis) [syn: {inclination}]

angle of reflection
n : the angle between a reflected ray and a line perpendicular to the reflecting surface at the point of incidence

angle of refraction
n : the angle between a refracted ray and a line perpendicular to the surface between the two media at the point of refraction

angle of view
n : the angle included by a photographic lens [syn: {view angle}]

angle-closure glaucoma
n : glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous humor [syn: {acute glaucoma}]

angled
adj : forming or set at an angle; "angled parking"

angled loofah
n : loofah of Pakistan; widely cultivated throughout tropics [syn: {sing-kwa}, {Luffa acutangula}]

angledozer
n : a bulldozer with an angled moldboard to push earth to one side

angle-park
v : park at an angle

angler
n 1: a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage
2: a fisherman who uses a hook and line [syn: {troller}]
3: fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey [syn: {goosefish}, {anglerfish}, {angler fish}, {monkfish}, {lotte}, {allmouth}, {Lophius Americanus}]

angler fish
n : fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey [syn: {goosefish}, {angler}, {anglerfish}, {monkfish}, {lotte}, {allmouth}, {Lophius Americanus}]

anglerfish
n : fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey [syn: {goosefish}, {angler}, {angler fish}, {monkfish}, {lotte}, {allmouth}, {Lophius Americanus}]

Anglesea
n : an island northwest of Wales [syn: {Anglesey}, {Anglesey Island}, {Anglesea Island}, {Mona}]

Anglesea Island
n : an island northwest of Wales [syn: {Anglesey}, {Anglesey Island}, {Anglesea}, {Mona}]

Anglesey
n : an island northwest of Wales [syn: {Anglesey Island}, {Anglesea}, {Anglesea Island}, {Mona}]

Anglesey Island
n : an island northwest of Wales [syn: {Anglesey}, {Anglesea}, {Anglesea Island}, {Mona}]

anglewing
n : nymphalid butterfly having angular notches on the outer edges of the forewings

angleworm
n : terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers [syn: {earthworm}, {fishworm}, {fishing worm}, {wiggler}, {nightwalker}, {nightcrawler}, {crawler}, {dew worm}, {red worm}]

Anglia
n : the Latin name for England

Anglian
n : one of the major dialects of Old English

Anglican
adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Anglican church; "an Anglican Bishop"
n : a Protestant who is a follower of Anglicanism [ant: {Nonconformist}]

Anglican Catholic
n : a member of the Anglican Church who emphasizes its Catholic character

Anglican Church
n : the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the Sovereign as its temporal head [syn: {Anglican Communion}, {Church of England}]

Anglican Communion
n : the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the Sovereign as its temporal head [syn: {Anglican Church}, {Church of England}]

Anglicanism
n : the faith and doctrine and practice of the Anglican Church

anglicise
v 1: make English in appearance; "anglicize a French word" [syn: {anglicize}]
2: make English; "She anglicised her name after moving from Paris to London" [syn: {anglicize}]

Anglicism
n 1: an expression that is limited to English as spoken by Englishmen (especially as contrasted with American English) [syn: {Briticism}, {Britishism}]
2: a custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens [syn: {Britishism}]

anglicize
v 1: make English in appearance; "anglicize a French word" [syn: {anglicise}]
2: make English; "She anglicised her name after moving from Paris to London" [syn: {anglicise}]

anglified
See {anglify}

angling
n : fishing with a hook and line (and usually a pole)

Anglo-American
n : an American who was born in England or whose ancestors were English

Anglo-catholic
adj : supporting the Anglican Church

Anglo-Catholicism
n : a doctrine and practice within the Church of England emphasizing the Catholic tradition [syn: {High Anglicanism}]

Anglo-French
n : the French (Norman) language used in medieval England [syn: {Anglo-Norman}]

Anglo-Indian
adj : relating to British India or the English in India
n : a person of English citizenship born or living in India

Anglo-Jewish
adj : of English-speaking Jews and their culture; "Anglo-Jewish papers"

Anglomania
n : an excessive enthusiasm for all things English

Anglo-Norman
n : the French (Norman) language used in medieval England [syn: {Anglo-French}]

anglophil
n : an admirer of England and things English [syn: {anglophile}]

anglophile
n : an admirer of England and things English [syn: {anglophil}]

Anglophilia
n : admiration for England and English customs [ant: {Anglophobia}]

Anglophilic
adj : characterized by Anglophilia

anglophobe
n : a person who hates England and everything English

Anglophobia
n : dislike (or fear) of England and English customs [ant: {Anglophilia}]

Anglophobic
adj : characterized by Anglophobia

Anglo-Saxon
adj : of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons or their language; "Anglo-Saxon poetry"; "The Anglo-Saxon population of Scotland"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman conquest
2: a person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by English culture as in WASP for `White Anglo-Saxon Protestant'; "this Anglo-Saxon view of things"
3: English prior to about 1100 [syn: {Old English}]

Anglo-Saxon deity
n : (Anglo-Saxon mythology) a deity worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons

Angola
n : a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990 [syn: {Republic of Angola}]

Angolan
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Angola or its people; "the Angolan Civil War"
n : a native or inhabitant of Angola

Angolan capital
n : port city on Atlantic coast; the capital and largest city of Angola [syn: {Luanda}]

Angolan monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Angola

Angolese
n : a member of the Bantu tribes resident in Angola

Angora
n 1: raised for its long silky hair which is the true mohair [syn: {Angora goat}]
2: domestic breed with long white silky hair [syn: {Angora rabbit}]
3: a long-haired breed similar to the Persian cat [syn: {Angora cat}]

Angora cat
n : a long-haired breed similar to the Persian cat [syn: {Angora}]

Angora goat
n : raised for its long silky hair which is the true mohair [syn: {Angora}]

Angora rabbit
n : domestic breed with long white silky hair [syn: {Angora}]

angostura
n : the bitter bark of a South American tree; used in medicines and liqueurs and bitters [syn: {angostura bark}]

angostura bark
n : the bitter bark of a South American tree; used in medicines and liqueurs and bitters [syn: {angostura}]

Angostura Bridge
n : a suspension bridge across the Orinoco River at Cuidad Bolivar

angoumois grain moth
n : small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains [syn: {angoumois moth}, {Sitotroga cerealella}]

angoumois moth
n : small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains [syn: {angoumois grain moth}, {Sitotroga cerealella}]

Angraecum
n : genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque [syn: {genus Angrecum}, {genus Angraecum}]

angrecum
n : any of various spectacular orchids of the genus Angraecum having 2-ranked dark green leathery leaves and usually nocturnally scented white or ivory flowers

angrier
angry
adj 1: feeling or showing anger; "angry at the weather"; "angry customers"; "an angry silence"; "sending angry letters to the papers" [ant: {unangry(p)}]
2: (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea" [syn: {furious}, {raging}, {tempestuous}, {wild}]
3: severely inflamed and painful; "an angry sore" [also: {angriest}, {angrier}]

angrier
See {angry}

angriest
angry
adj 1: feeling or showing anger; "angry at the weather"; "angry customers"; "an angry silence"; "sending angry letters to the papers" [ant: {unangry(p)}]
2: (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea" [syn: {furious}, {raging}, {tempestuous}, {wild}]
3: severely inflamed and painful; "an angry sore" [also: {angriest}, {angrier}]

angriest
See {angry}

angrily
adv : with anger; "he angrily denied the accusation"

angriness
n : the state of being angry [syn: {anger}]

angry
adj 1: feeling or showing anger; "angry at the weather"; "angry customers"; "an angry silence"; "sending angry letters to the papers" [ant: {unangry(p)}]
2: (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea" [syn: {furious}, {raging}, {tempestuous}, {wild}]
3: severely inflamed and painful; "an angry sore" [also: {angriest}, {angrier}]

angry walk
n : a stiff or threatening gait [syn: {stalk}]

Angst
n : an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom

angstrom
n : a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation [syn: {angstrom unit}, {A}]

angstrom unit
n : a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation [syn: {angstrom}, {A}]

anguid lizard
n : any of a small family of lizards widely distributed in warm areas; all are harmless and useful as destroyers of e.g. slugs and insects

Anguidae
n : alligator lizards [syn: {family Anguidae}]

Anguilla
n 1: a British colony in the West Indies
2: type genus of the Anguillidae: eels [syn: {genus Anguilla}]

Anguilla sucklandii
n : New Zealand eel [syn: {tuna}]

Anguillan
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Anguilla or its people; "Anguillan sea food specialties"
n : a native or inhabitant of the island of Anguilla in the West Indies

Anguillidae
n : eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn [syn: {family Anguillidae}]

Anguilliformes
n : elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced [syn: {order Anguilliformes}, {order Apodes}]

Anguillula
n : a genus of Cephalobidae [syn: {genus Anguillula}, {Turbatrix}, {genus Turbatrix}]

Anguillula aceti
n : minute eelworm that feeds on organisms that cause fermentation in e.g. vinegar [syn: {vinegar eel}, {vinegar worm}, {Turbatrix aceti}]

anguine
adj : of or related to or resembling a snake

Anguis
n : type genus of the Anguidae: blindworms [syn: {genus Anguis}]

Anguis fragilis
n : small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind [syn: {blindworm}, {slowworm}]

anguish
n 1: extreme mental distress [syn: {torment}, {torture}]
2: extreme distress of body or mind
v 1: suffer great pains or distress
2: cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school" [syn: {pain}, {hurt}]

anguished
adj : experiencing intense pain especially mental pain; "an anguished conscience"; "a small tormented schoolboy"; "a tortured witness to another's humiliation" [syn: {tormented}, {tortured}]

angular
adj 1: measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle; "angular momentum"
2: having angles or an angular shape [syn: {angulate}] [ant: {rounded}]

angular artery
n : the terminal branch of the facial artery [syn: {arteria angularis}]

angular distance
n : the angular separation between two objects as perceived by an observer; "he recorded angular distances between the stars"

angular momentum
n : the product of the momentum of a rotating body and its distance from the axis of rotation; "any rotating body has an angular momentum about its center of mass"; "angular momentum makes the world go round"

angular position
n : relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established

angular shape
n : a shape having one or more sharp angles [syn: {angularity}]

angular unit
n : a unit of measurement for angles

angular vein
n : a short vein formed by the supraorbital vein and the supratrochlear vein and continuing as the facial vein [syn: {vena angularis}]

angularity
n 1: a shape having one or more sharp angles [syn: {angular shape}]
2: the property possessed by a shape that has angles [ant: {roundness}]

angulate
adj 1: having angles or an angular shape [syn: {angular}] [ant: {rounded}]
2: having sharp angles
v : make or become angular

angulation
n 1: the precise measurement of angles
2: the act of making angulate (having corners)

Angus
n 1: Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women [syn: {Angus Og}, {Aengus}, {Oengus}]
2: black hornless breed from Scotland [syn: {Aberdeen Angus}, {black Angus}]

Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson
n : English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991) [syn: {Wilson}, {Sir Angus Wilson}]

Angus Og
n : Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women [syn: {Aengus}, {Oengus}, {Angus}]

angwantibo
n : a kind of lemur [syn: {golden potto}, {Arctocebus calabarensis}]

anhedonia
n : an inability to experience pleasure

anhidrosis
n : failure of the sweat glands [syn: {anhydrosis}]

Anhima
n : type genus of the Anhimidae; horned screamers [syn: {genus Anhima}]

Anhima cornuta
n : screamer having a hornlike process projecting from the forehead [syn: {horned screamer}]

Anhimidae
n : screamers [syn: {family Anhimidae}]

anhinga
n : fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill [syn: {snakebird}, {darter}]

Anhinga anhinga
n : blackish New World snakebird of swampy regions [syn: {water turkey}]

Anhingidae
n : snakebirds [syn: {family Anhingidae}]

anhydride
n : a compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of water

anhydrosis
n : failure of the sweat glands [syn: {anhidrosis}]

anhydrous
adj : without water; especially without water of crystallization [ant: {hydrous}]

ani
n : black tropical American cuckoo

Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
n : a Roman who was an early Christian philosopher and statesman who was executed for treason; Boethius had a decisive influence on Medieval logic (circa 480-524) [syn: {Boethius}]

anicteric
adj 1: without jaundice; "anicteric hepatitis"
2: not affected by jaundice

Anigozanthus
n : genus of monocotyledonous plants with curious woolly flowers on sturdy stems above a fan of sword-shaped leaves; includes kangaroo's paw and cat's paw and Australian sword lily; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae [syn: {genus Anigozanthus}]

Anigozanthus manglesii
n : sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs; Australia [syn: {kangaroo paw}, {kangaroo's-foot}, {kangaroo-foot plant}, {Australian sword lily}]

anil
n 1: a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically [syn: {indigo}, {indigotin}]
2: shrub of West Indies and South America that is a source of indigo dye [syn: {Indigofera suffruticosa}, {Indigofera anil}]

anile
adj : of or like a feeble old woman

aniline
n : oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines [syn: {aniline oil}, {aminobenzine}, {phenylamine}]

aniline dye
n : any of many dyes made from aniline

aniline oil
n : oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines [syn: {aniline}, {aminobenzine}, {phenylamine}]

anima
n : (Jungian psychology) the inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious

animadversion
n : harsh criticism or disapproval [syn: {censure}]

animadvert
v 1: speak one's opinion without fear or hesitation; "John spoke up at the meeting" [syn: {opine}, {speak up}, {sound off}]
2: express blame or censure or make a harshly critical remark

animal
adj 1: of the appetites and passions of the body; "animal instincts"; "carnal knowledge"; "fleshly desire"; "a sensual delight in eating"; "music is the only sensual pleasure without vice" [syn: {animal(a)}, {carnal}, {fleshly}, {sensual}]
2: of the nature of or characteristic of or derived from an animal or animals; "the animal kingdom"; "animal instincts"; "animal fats" [ant: {vegetable}, {mineral}]
n : a living organism characterized by voluntary movement [syn: {animate being}, {beast}, {brute}, {creature}, {fauna}]

animal black
n : black substance containing char in the form of carbonized bone; used as a black pigment [syn: {bone black}, {bone char}, {animal charcoal}]

animal charcoal
n : black substance containing char in the form of carbonized bone; used as a black pigment [syn: {bone black}, {bone char}, {animal black}]

animal communication
n : communication between animals (of the same species)

animal disease
n : a disease that typically does not affect human beings

animal fancier
n : a person who breeds animals

animal fat
n : any fat obtained from animals; "animal fat is high in saturated fatty acids"

animal fiber
n : fiber derived from animals [syn: {animal fibre}]

animal fibre
n : fiber derived from animals [syn: {animal fiber}]

animal foot
n : a foot of a vertebrate other than a human being [syn: {foot}]

animal glue
n : a protein gelatin obtained by boiling e.g. skins and hoofs of cattle and horses

animal group
n : a group of animals

animal husbandry
n : breeding and caring for farm animals

animal kingdom
n : taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals [syn: {Animalia}, {kingdom Animalia}]

animal leg
n : the leg of an animal

animal magnetism
n : magnetic personal charm [syn: {bewitchery}, {beguilement}]

animal material
n : material derived from animals

animal nature
n : the physical (or animal) side of a person as opposed to the spirit or intellect [syn: {animality}]

animal oil
n : any oil obtained from animal substances

animal order
n : the order of animals

animal pigment
n : pigment occurring in animals

animal product
n : a product made from animal material

animal psychology
n : the branch of psychology concerned with the behavior of animals [syn: {comparative psychology}]

animal scientist
n : a specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals [syn: {zoologist}]

animal skin
n : the outer covering of an animal

animal starch
n : one form in which body fuel is stored; stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the body [syn: {glycogen}]

animal stuffer
n : a craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for display [syn: {taxidermist}, {stuffer}]

animal tissue
n : the tissue in the bodies of animals

animal toxin
n : a toxin resembling bacterial toxins in its antigenic properties that is found in the fluids of certain animals [syn: {zootoxin}]

animal trainer
n : one who trains or exhibits animals [syn: {handler}]

animal virus
n : an animal pathogen that is a virus

animalcula
animalculum
n : microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium [syn: {animalcule}] [also: {animalcula} (pl)]

animalcula
See {animalculum}

animalcule
n : microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium [syn: {animalculum}]

animalculum
n : microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium [syn: {animalcule}] [also: {animalcula} (pl)]

Animalia
n : taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals [syn: {kingdom Animalia}, {animal kingdom}]

animalisation
n : an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities [syn: {brutalization}, {brutalisation}, {animalization}]

animalise
v 1: represent in the form of an animal [syn: {animalize}]
2: make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman; "Life in the camps had brutalized him" [syn: {brutalize}, {brutalise}, {animalize}]
3: become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling [syn: {brutalize}, {brutalise}, {animalize}]

animalism
n 1: the doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature
2: preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites [syn: {physicality}]

animalistic
adj : of or pertaining to animalism

animality
n : the physical (or animal) side of a person as opposed to the spirit or intellect [syn: {animal nature}]

animalization
n 1: a depiction in the form of an animal
2: an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities [syn: {brutalization}, {brutalisation}, {animalisation}]

animalize
v 1: represent in the form of an animal [syn: {animalise}]
2: make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman; "Life in the camps had brutalized him" [syn: {brutalize}, {brutalise}, {animalise}]
3: become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling [syn: {brutalize}, {brutalise}, {animalise}]

animallike
adj : resembling or having characteristics of an animal; "dull animallike eyes"; "an animallike obstinacy"

animal-worship
n : worship of animals [syn: {zoolatry}]

animate
adj 1: belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings; "the word `dog' is animate" [ant: {inanimate}]
2: endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life; "we are animate beings" [ant: {inanimate}]
3: endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness; "the living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's stage"- T.E.Lawrence [syn: {sentient}] [ant: {insentient}]
v 1: heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination" [syn: {inspire}, {invigorate}, {enliven}, {exalt}]
2: give life-like qualities to; "animated cartoons" [syn: {animize}, {animise}]
3: make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit" [syn: {enliven}, {liven}, {liven up}, {invigorate}] [ant: {deaden}]
4: give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health" [syn: {recreate}, {reanimate}, {revive}, {renovate}, {repair}, {quicken}, {vivify}, {revivify}]

animate being
n : a living organism characterized by voluntary movement [syn: {animal}, {beast}, {brute}, {creature}, {fauna}]

animate thing
n : a living (or once living) entity [syn: {living thing}]

animated
adj 1: having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news" [syn: {alive}] [ant: {unanimated}]
2: made to appear to move as living creatures do; "an animated cartoon"; "animated puppets"

animated cartoon
n : a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence [syn: {cartoon}]

animated oat
n : Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern cultivated oat [syn: {wild red oat}, {Avene sterilis}]

animatedly
adv : in an animated manner; "they talked animatedly"

animateness
n : having animal life as distinguished from plant life; "full of life" [syn: {aliveness}, {liveness}] [ant: {inanimateness}]

animating
adj : giving spirit and vivacity [syn: {enlivening}]

animation
n 1: the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes" [syn: {life}, {living}, {aliveness}]
2: the property of being able to survive and grow; "the vitality of a seed" [syn: {vitality}]
3: quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous [syn: {spiritedness}, {invigoration}, {brio}, {vivification}]
4: the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something [syn: {vivification}, {invigoration}]
5: the making of animated cartoons
6: general activity and motion [syn: {liveliness}]

animatism
n : the attribution of consciousness and personality to natural phenomena such as thunderstorms and earthquakes and to objects such as plants and stones

animatistic
adj : of or pertaining to animatism

animator
n 1: someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people [syn: {energizer}, {energiser}, {vitalizer}, {vitaliser}]
2: the technician who produces animated cartoons

animatronics
n : the construction of robots to look like animals (developed for Disneyland)

anime
n 1: a hard copal derived from an African tree [syn: {Zanzibar copal}]
2: any of various resins or oleoresins [syn: {gum anime}]

animise
v : give life-like qualities to; "animated cartoons" [syn: {animize}, {animate}]

animism
n : the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls; "animism is common among primitive peoples"

animist
adj : of or pertaining to the doctrine of animism [syn: {animistic}]
n : one who accepts the doctrine of animism

animistic
adj : of or pertaining to the doctrine of animism [syn: {animist}]

animize
v : give life-like qualities to; "animated cartoons" [syn: {animise}, {animate}]

animosity
n : a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility [syn: {animus}, {bad blood}]

animus
n : a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility [syn: {animosity}, {bad blood}]

anion
n : a negatively charged ion

anionic
adj : of or relating to anions [ant: {cationic}]
n : a class of synthetic detergents in which the molecules do not ionize in aqueous solutions [syn: {anionic detergent}, {non-ionic detergent}]

anionic compound
n : a compound characterized by an active anion

anionic detergent
n : a class of synthetic detergents in which the molecules do not ionize in aqueous solutions [syn: {anionic}, {non-ionic detergent}]

anise
n 1: native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery [syn: {anise plant}, {Pimpinella anisum}]
2: liquorice-flavored seeds or oil used in cookies or cakes or pickles [syn: {aniseed}]

anise cookie
n : drop cookie made without butter and flavored with anise seed

anise hyssop
n : much-branched North American herb with an odor like fennel [syn: {Agastache foeniculum}]

anise plant
n : native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery [syn: {anise}, {Pimpinella anisum}]

anise tree
n : any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus Illicium

aniseed
n : liquorice-flavored seeds or oil used in cookies or cakes or pickles [syn: {anise}]

aniseikonia
n : visual defect in which the shape and size of an ocular image differ in the two eyes

aniseikonic
adj : relating to or characteristic of the visual defect aniseikonia

anisette
n : liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed [syn: {anisette de Bordeaux}]

anisette de Bordeaux
n : liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed [syn: {anisette}]

anisogamete
n : either of a pair of unlike gametes especially those unlike in size

anisogametic
adj : relating to either of a pair of dissimilar (anisogamic) gametes combining in sexual reproduction

anisogamic
adj : relating to a type of sexual reproduction in which the gametes are dissimilar in some respect (as size or shape) [syn: {anisogamous}]

anisogamous
adj : relating to a type of sexual reproduction in which the gametes are dissimilar in some respect (as size or shape) [syn: {anisogamic}]

anisogamy
n : (biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of two differing gametes (especially differing in size)

anisometric
adj : having unsymmetrical parts or unequal dimensions or measurements [syn: {unsymmetrical}]

anisometropia
n : difference in the refractive power of the two eyes

anisometropic
adj : relating to a difference in the refractive power of the two eyes

Anisoptera
n : dragonflies [syn: {suborder Anisoptera}]

Anisotremus
n : a genus of Haemulidae [syn: {genus Anisotremus}]

Anisotremus surinamensis
n : dusky gray food fish found from Louisiana and Florida southward [syn: {pompon}, {black margate}]

Anisotremus virginicus
n : black and gold grunt found from Bermuda to Caribbean to Brazil [syn: {porkfish}, {pork-fish}]

anisotropic
adj : not invariant with respect to direction; "anisotropic crystals" [ant: {isotropic}]

anisotropically
adv : in an anisotropic manner

anisotropy
n : the property of being anisotropic; having a different value when measured in different directions [ant: {isotropy}]

anit-impotence drug
n : drug to treat impotence attributable to erectile dysfunction [syn: {virility drug}]

Anjou
n 1: a former province of western France in the Loire valley
2: green-skinned pear with firm flesh

Ankara
n : the capital of Turkey; located in west-central Turkey; formerly known as Angora and is the home of Angora goats [syn: {Turkish capital}, {capital of Turkey}]

ankle
n : a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus [syn: {ankle joint}, {mortise joint}, {articulatio talocruralis}]

ankle brace
n : a brace worn to strengthen the ankle

ankle bracelet
n : an ornament worn around the ankle [syn: {anklet}]

ankle joint
n : a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus [syn: {ankle}, {mortise joint}, {articulatio talocruralis}]

anklebone
n : the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint [syn: {astragal}, {astragalus}, {talus}]

ankle-deep
adj : coming only to the ankle or knee [syn: {knee-deep}]

anklet
n 1: a shoe for a child or woman that has a strap around the ankle
2: a sock that reaches just above the ankle [syn: {anklets}, {bobbysock}, {bobbysocks}]
3: an ornament worn around the ankle [syn: {ankle bracelet}]

anklets
n : a sock that reaches just above the ankle [syn: {anklet}, {bobbysock}, {bobbysocks}]

ankyloglossia
n : a congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the tongue is too short limiting the mobility of the tongue [syn: {tongue tie}]

ankylosaur
n : having the back covered with thick bony plates; thought to have walked with a sprawling gait resembling a lizard's [syn: {ankylosaurus}]

ankylosaurus
n : having the back covered with thick bony plates; thought to have walked with a sprawling gait resembling a lizard's [syn: {ankylosaur}]

ankylose
v 1: produce ankylosis by surgery [syn: {ancylose}]
2: undergo ankylosis; "joints ankylose" [syn: {ancylose}]

ankylosing spondylitis
n : a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis [syn: {Marie-Strumpell disease}, {rheumatoid spondylitis}]

ankylosis
n : abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint [syn: {anchylosis}]

ankylotic
adj : relating to or characteristic of the abnormality ankylosis

anlage
n : an organ in its earliest stage of development; the foundation for subsequent development [syn: {primordium}] [also: {anlagen} (pl)]

anlagen
anlage
n : an organ in its earliest stage of development; the foundation for subsequent development [syn: {primordium}] [also: {anlagen} (pl)]

anlagen
See {anlage}

Ann Arbor
n : a city in southern Michigan near Detroit; site of the University of Michigan

anna
n : a former copper coin of Pakistan

Anna Amalia Mercouri
n : Greek film actress (1925-1994) [syn: {Mercouri}, {Melina Mercouri}]

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
n : wife of Franklin Roosevelt and a strong advocate of human rights (1884-1962) [syn: {Roosevelt}, {Eleanor Roosevelt}]

Anna Howard Shaw
n : United States physician and suffragist (1847-1919) [syn: {Shaw}]

Anna Pavlova
n : Russian ballerina (1882-1931) [syn: {Pavlova}]

Annaba
n : a port city of northeastern Algeria near the Tunisian border

annalist
n : a historian who writes annals

annalistic
adj : relating to annals; "a book with an annalistic approach"

annals
n 1: reports of the work of a society or learned body etc
2: a chronological account of events in successive years [syn: {chronological record}]

Annam
n : a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945 [syn: {Vietnam}, {Socialist Republic of Vietnam}, {Viet Nam}]

Annamese
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Vietnam [syn: {Vietnamese}]
2: the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Vietnam [syn: {Vietnamese}, {Annamite}]

Annamite
n : the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Vietnam [syn: {Vietnamese}, {Annamese}]

Annapolis
n : state capital of Maryland; site of the United States Naval Academy [syn: {capital of Maryland}]

Annapurna
n 1: wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi: goddess of plenty [syn: {Parvati}, {Anapurna}]
2: a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,500 feet high) [syn: {Anapurna}]

annattos
See {anatto}

Anne Boleyn
n : the second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I; was executed on a charge of adultery (1507-1536) [syn: {Boleyn}]

Anne Bradstreet
n : poet in colonial America (born in England) (1612-1672) [syn: {Bradstreet}, {Anne Dudley Bradstreet}]

Anne Bronte
n : English novelist; youngest of three Bronte sisters (1820-1849) [syn: {Bronte}]

Anne Dudley Bradstreet
n : poet in colonial America (born in England) (1612-1672) [syn: {Bradstreet}, {Anne Bradstreet}]

Anne Hathaway
n : wife of William Shakespeare (1556-1623) [syn: {Hathaway}]

Anne Hutchinson
n : American colonist (born in England) who was banished from Boston for her religious views (1591-1643) [syn: {Hutchinson}]

Anne Mansfield Sullivan
n : United States educator who was the teacher and lifelong companion of Helen Keller (1866-1936) [syn: {Sullivan}, {Anne Sullivan}]

Anne Mary Robertson Moses
n : United States painter of colorful and primitive rural scenes (1860-1961) [syn: {Moses}, {Grandma Moses}]

Anne Robert Jacques Turgot
n : French economist who in 1774 was put in control of finances by Louis XVI; his proposals for reforms that involved abolishing feudal privileges made him unpopular with the aristocracy and in 1776 he was dismissed (1727-1781) [syn: {Turgot}]

Anne Sexton
n : United States poet (1928-1974) [syn: {Sexton}]

Anne Sullivan
n : United States educator who was the teacher and lifelong companion of Helen Keller (1866-1936) [syn: {Sullivan}, {Anne Mansfield Sullivan}]

anneal
v : toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass" [syn: {temper}, {normalize}]

annealed
adj : made less brittle by heating and then cooling; "used annealed paving blocks"

annealing
n : hardening something by heat treatment [syn: {tempering}]

annelid
adj : relating to or belonging to or characteristic of any worms of the phylum Annelida [syn: {annelidan}]
n : worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally [syn: {annelid worm}, {segmented worm}]

annelid worm
n : worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally [syn: {annelid}, {segmented worm}]

Annelida
n : segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches [syn: {phylum Annelida}]

annelidan
adj : relating to or belonging to or characteristic of any worms of the phylum Annelida [syn: {annelid}]

annex
n : an addition that extends a main building [syn: {annexe}, {extension}, {wing}]
v 1: take illegally, as of territory; "The Israelis are annexing more and more territory on the West Bank"
2: take (territory) by conquest; "Hitler annexed Lithuania"
3: attach to

annexa
n : an accessory or adjoining anatomical parts or appendages (especially of the embryo); "fallopian tubes and ovaries are adnexa of the uturus" [syn: {adnexa}]

annexal
adj : of or pertaining to adnexa [syn: {adnexal}]

annexation
n 1: incorporation by joining or uniting [syn: {appropriation}]
2: the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation; "the French annexation of Madagascar as a colony in 1896"; "a protectorate has frequently been a first step to annexation"

annexational
adj : relating to annexation

annexe
n : an addition that extends a main building [syn: {annex}, {extension}, {wing}]

Annie Oakley
n : United States sharpshooter who was featured in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (1860-1926) [syn: {Oakley}]

Anniellidae
n : legless lizards [syn: {family Anniellidae}]

annihilate
v : kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population" [syn: {eliminate}, {extinguish}, {eradicate}, {wipe out}, {decimate}, {carry off}]

annihilated
adj : destroyed completely [syn: {exterminated}, {wiped out(p)}]

annihilating
adj 1: wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire" [syn: {annihilative}, {devastating}, {withering}]
2: making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert [syn: {devastating}, {withering}]

annihilation
n 1: destruction by annihilating something [syn: {obliteration}]
2: total destruction; "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll" [syn: {disintegration}]

annihilative
adj : wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire" [syn: {annihilating}, {devastating}, {withering}]

annihilator
n : a total destroyer

anniversary
n : the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it) [syn: {day of remembrance}]

anno Domini
adv : in the Christian era; used before dates after the supposed year Christ was born; "in AD 200" [syn: {AD}, {A.D.}]

Annona
n : type genus of the Annonaceae; tropical American trees or shrubs [syn: {genus Annona}]

Annona cherimola
n : small tropical American tree bearing round or oblong fruit [syn: {cherimoya}, {cherimoya tree}]

Annona diversifolia
n : tropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruit [syn: {ilama}, {ilama tree}]

Annona glabra
n : small evergreen tree of tropical America with edible fruit; used chiefly as grafting stock [syn: {pond apple}, {pond-apple tree}]

Annona muricata
n : small tropical American tree bearing large succulent slightly acid fruit [syn: {soursop}, {prickly custard apple}, {soursop tree}]

Annona reticulata
n : small tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped acid tropical fruit [syn: {bullock's heart}, {bullock's heart tree}, {bullock heart}]

Annona squamosa
n : tropical American tree bearing sweet pulpy fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds [syn: {sweetsop}, {sweetsop tree}]

Annonaceae
n : chiefly tropical trees or shrubs [syn: {family Annonaceae}, {custard-apple family}]

annotate
v 1: add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments; "The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel" [syn: {footnote}]
2: provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases; "He annotated on what his teacher had written" [syn: {gloss}, {comment}]

annotating
n : the act of adding notes [syn: {annotation}]

annotation
n 1: a comment or instruction (usually added); "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope" [syn: {note}, {notation}]
2: the act of adding notes [syn: {annotating}]

annotator
n : a commentator who writes notes to a text

announce
v 1: make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings clearly" [syn: {denote}]
2: announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war" [syn: {declare}]
3: give the names of; "He announced the winners of the spelling bee"
4: foreshadow or presage [syn: {annunciate}, {harbinger}, {foretell}, {herald}]

announced
adj : declared publicly; made widely known; "their announced intentions"; "the newspaper's proclaimed adherence to the government's policy" [syn: {proclaimed}]

announcement
n 1: a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence" [syn: {proclamation}, {annunciation}, {declaration}]
2: a public statement about something that is happening or going to happen; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English" [syn: {promulgation}]

announcer
n 1: someone who proclaims a message publicly
2: reads news, commercials on radio or television

annoy
v : cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" [syn: {rag}, {get to}, {bother}, {get at}, {irritate}, {rile}, {nark}, {nettle}, {gravel}, {vex}, {chafe}, {devil}]

annoyance
n 1: the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed [syn: {irritation}, {vexation}, {botheration}]
2: anger produced by some annoying irritation [syn: {chafe}, {vexation}]
3: an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating [syn: {aggravator}]
4: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction" [syn: {bother}, {botheration}, {pain}, {infliction}, {pain in the neck}, {pain in the ass}]
5: the act of troubling or annoying someone [syn: {annoying}, {irritation}, {vexation}]

annoyed
adj 1: aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay" [syn: {irritated}, {miffed}, {nettled}, {peeved}, {pissed}, {pissed off}, {riled}, {roiled}, {steamed}, {stunng}]
2: troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager" [syn: {harassed}, {harried}, {pestered}, {vexed}]

annoyer
n : someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) [syn: {tease}, {teaser}, {vexer}]

annoying
adj : causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong" [syn: {bothersome}, {galling}, {irritating}, {nettlesome}, {pesky}, {pestering}, {pestiferous}, {plaguy}, {plaguey}, {teasing}, {vexatious}, {vexing}]
n : the act of troubling or annoying someone [syn: {annoyance}, {irritation}, {vexation}]

annoyingly
adv : in an annoying manner or to an annoying degree

annual
adj 1: occurring or payable every year; "an annual trip to Paris"; "yearly medical examinations"; "annual (or yearly) income" [syn: {yearly}]
2: completing its life cycle within a year; "a border of annual flowering plants" [syn: {one-year}] [ant: {biennial}, {perennial}]
n 1: a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year
2: a reference book that is published regularly once every year [syn: {yearbook}]

annual fern
n : small short-lived fern of Central and South America [syn: {Jersey fern}, {Anogramma leptophylla}]

annual parallax
n : the parallax of a celestial body using two points in the earth's orbit around the sun as the baseline [syn: {heliocentric parallax}]

annual ring
n : an annual formation of wood in plants as they grow [syn: {growth ring}]

annual salt-marsh aster
n : a variety of aster

annually
adv 1: without missing a year; "they travel to China annually" [syn: {yearly}, {every year}, {each year}]
2: by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received); "he earned $100,000 per annum"; "we issue six volumes per annum" [syn: {per annum}, {p.a.}, {per year}, {each year}]

annualry
n : the third finger (especially of the left hand) [syn: {ring finger}]

annuitant
n : the recipient of an annuity

annuity
n : income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments; "his retirement fund was set up to be paid as an annuity" [syn: {rente}]

annuity in advance
n : an annuity paid in a series of more or less equal payments at the beginning of equally spaced periods; "rent payable in advance constitutes an annuity in advance for the landlord"

annul
v 1: declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea" [syn: {invalidate}, {quash}, {void}, {avoid}, {nullify}] [ant: {validate}]
2: annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [syn: {revoke}, {lift}, {countermand}, {reverse}, {repeal}, {overturn}, {rescind}, {vacate}] [also: {annulling}, {annulled}]

annular
adj : shaped like a ring [syn: {annulate}, {annulated}, {circinate}, {circular}, {ringed}, {ring-shaped}, {doughnut-shaped}]

annular eclipse
n : only a thin outer disk of the sun can be seen

annular scotoma
n : a circular scotoma surrounding the center of the field of vision

annulate
adj : shaped like a ring [syn: {annular}, {annulated}, {circinate}, {circular}, {ringed}, {ring-shaped}, {doughnut-shaped}]

annulated
adj : shaped like a ring [syn: {annular}, {annulate}, {circinate}, {circular}, {ringed}, {ring-shaped}, {doughnut-shaped}]

annulet
n 1: a charge in the shape of a circle; a hollow roundel [syn: {roundel}]
2: molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column [syn: {bandelet}, {bandelette}, {bandlet}, {square and rabbet}]
3: a small ring

annuli
annulus
n 1: a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke" [syn: {ring}, {halo}, {anulus}, {doughnut}, {anchor ring}]
2: (Fungi) remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the lower part of the stem [also: {annuli} (pl)]

annuli
See {annulus}

annulled
annul
v 1: declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea" [syn: {invalidate}, {quash}, {void}, {avoid}, {nullify}] [ant: {validate}]
2: annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [syn: {revoke}, {lift}, {countermand}, {reverse}, {repeal}, {overturn}, {rescind}, {vacate}] [also: {annulling}, {annulled}]

annulled
See {annul}

annulling
annul
v 1: declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea" [syn: {invalidate}, {quash}, {void}, {avoid}, {nullify}] [ant: {validate}]
2: annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [syn: {revoke}, {lift}, {countermand}, {reverse}, {repeal}, {overturn}, {rescind}, {vacate}] [also: {annulling}, {annulled}]

annulling
See {annul}

annulment
n 1: the state of being cancelled or annulled [syn: {revocation}]
2: (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc) [syn: {invalidation}]
3: the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation [syn: {abrogation}, {repeal}]

annulus
n 1: a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke" [syn: {ring}, {halo}, {anulus}, {doughnut}, {anchor ring}]
2: (Fungi) remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the lower part of the stem [also: {annuli} (pl)]

annum
n : (Latin) year; "per annum"

annunciate
v : foreshadow or presage [syn: {announce}, {harbinger}, {foretell}, {herald}]

Annunciation
n 1: a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn: {Lady Day}, {Annunciation Day}, {March 25}]
2: (Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ
3: a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence" [syn: {announcement}, {proclamation}, {declaration}]

Annunciation Day
n : a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn: {Annunciation}, {Lady Day}, {March 25}]

Annunciation lily
n : lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers [syn: {Madonna lily}, {white lily}, {Lent lily}, {Lilium candidum}]

annunciator
n : an indicator that announces which electrical circuit has been active (as on a telephone switchboard)

annunciatory
adj : relating to the act of announcing or being announced

Annwfn
n : (Welsh mythology) the other world; land of fairies [syn: {Annwn}]

Annwn
n : (Welsh mythology) the other world; land of fairies [syn: {Annwfn}]

ANO
n : a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries; "in the 1980s the Fatah-RC was considered the most dangerous and murderous Palestinian terror group" [syn: {Fatah Revolutionary Council}, {Fatah-RC}, {Abu Nidal Organization}, {Arab Revolutionary Brigades}, {Black September}, {Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims}]

anoa
n : small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns [syn: {dwarf buffalo}, {Anoa depressicornis}]

Anoa depressicornis
n : small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns [syn: {anoa}, {dwarf buffalo}]

Anoa mindorensis
n : small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines [syn: {tamarau}, {tamarao}, {Bubalus mindorensis}]

Anobiidae
n : deathwatch beetles [syn: {family Anobiidae}]

anodal
adj : of or at or relating to an anode [syn: {anodic}] [ant: {cathodic}]

anode
n 1: a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device [ant: {cathode}]
2: the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current [ant: {cathode}]

anodic
adj : of or at or relating to an anode [syn: {anodal}] [ant: {cathodic}]

anodise
v : coat a metal with an oxide coat [syn: {anodize}]

anodize
v : coat a metal with an oxide coat [syn: {anodise}]

Anodonta
n : thin-shelled freshwater mussels [syn: {genus Anodonta}]

anodyne
adj : capable of relieving pain; "the anodyne properties of certain drugs"; "an analgesic effect" [syn: {analgesic}, {analgetic}]
n : a medicine used to relieve pain [syn: {analgesic}, {painkiller}, {pain pill}]

Anoectochilus
n : genus of delicate Asiatic orchids [syn: {genus Anoectochilus}]

anoestrous
adj : of or relating to anestrus [syn: {anestrous}, {anestric}]

anoestrum
n : applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus [syn: {anestrus}, {anestrum}, {anoestrus}] [ant: {estrus}]

anoestrus
n : applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus [syn: {anestrus}, {anestrum}, {anoestrum}] [ant: {estrus}]

Anogramma
n : a genus of ferns belonging to the family Pteridaceae [syn: {genus Anogramma}]

Anogramma leptophylla
n : small short-lived fern of Central and South America [syn: {annual fern}, {Jersey fern}]

anoint
v : administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing [syn: {inunct}, {oil}, {anele}, {embrocate}]

anointer
n : one who anoints as a religious ceremony

anointing
n : the act of applying oil or an oily liquid [syn: {anointment}]

anointing of the sick
n : a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation [syn: {extreme unction}, {last rites}]

anointment
n : the act of applying oil or an oily liquid [syn: {anointing}]

anole
n : small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color [syn: {American chameleon}, {Anolis carolinensis}]

Anolis
n : New World chameleons [syn: {genus Anolis}]

Anolis carolinensis
n : small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color [syn: {American chameleon}, {anole}]

Anomala
n : genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants; includes several pests of cultivated grasses [syn: {genus Anomala}]

Anomala orientalis
n : introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses [syn: {Oriental beetle}, {Asiatic beetle}]

anomalist
n : someone who has a special interest in exceptional cases

anomalistic month
n : period between successive perigees; approximately 27.5546 days

anomalistic year
n : time of the earth's revolution from perihelion to perihelion again; 365 days and 6 hr and 13 min and 53.1 sec

Anomalopidae
n : a family of fish including: flashlight fishes [syn: {family Anomalopidae}]

anomalops
n : fish having a luminous organ beneath eye; of warm waters of the western Pacific and Puerto Rico [syn: {flashlight fish}]

anomalopteryx
n : the smallest moa; slender moa about the size of a large turkey [syn: {Anomalopteryx oweni}]

Anomalopteryx oweni
n : the smallest moa; slender moa about the size of a large turkey [syn: {anomalopteryx}]

anomalous
adj : deviating from the general or common order or type; "advanced forms of life may be anomalous in the universe"

anomalous communication
n : communication by paranormal means [syn: {psychic communication}, {psychical communication}]

anomalously
adv : in an anomalous manner; "this man behaves anomalously"

anomalousness
n : deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule [syn: {anomaly}]

anomaly
n 1: deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule [syn: {anomalousness}]
2: a person who is unusual [syn: {unusual person}]
3: (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)

anomia
n 1: inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects [syn: {nominal aphasia}, {anomic aphasia}, {amnesic aphasia}, {amnestic aphasia}]
2: type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters [syn: {genus Anomia}]

Anomia ephippium
n : thin-shelled bivalve having the right valve deeply notched [syn: {saddle oyster}]

anomic
adj : socially disoriented; "anomic loners musing over their fate"; "we live in an age of rootless alienated people" [syn: {alienated}, {disoriented}]

anomic aphasia
n : inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects [syn: {nominal aphasia}, {anomia}, {amnesic aphasia}, {amnestic aphasia}]

anomie
n 1: personal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control and regulation [syn: {anomy}]
2: lack of moral standards in a society [syn: {anomy}]

Anomiidae
n : saddle oysters [syn: {family Anomiidae}]

anomy
n 1: personal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control and regulation [syn: {anomie}]
2: lack of moral standards in a society [syn: {anomie}]

anon
n : sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds [syn: {sweetsop}, {sugar apple}]
adv 1: at another time; "ever and anon"
2: (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while; "see you anon"

anon.
adj : having no known name or identity or known source; "anonymous authors"; "anonymous donors"; "an anonymous gift" [syn: {anonymous}] [ant: {onymous}]

anonym
n : a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role [syn: {pseudonym}, {nom de guerre}]

anonymity
n : the state of being anonymous [syn: {namelessness}]

anonymous
adj 1: having no known name or identity or known source; "anonymous authors"; "anonymous donors"; "an anonymous gift" [syn: {anon.}] [ant: {onymous}]
2: not known or lacking marked individuality; "brown anonymous houses"; "anonymous bureaucrats in the Civil Service"

anonymous file transfer protocol
n : a common way to make software available; users are allowed to log in as `guest' without a password and copy whatever has been made available [syn: {anonymous ftp}]

anonymous ftp
n : a common way to make software available; users are allowed to log in as `guest' without a password and copy whatever has been made available [syn: {anonymous file transfer protocol}]

anonymously
adv : without giving a name; "she wrote these letters anonymously"

anoperineal
adj : relating to the anus and surrounding perineum

Anopheles
n : malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvae [syn: {genus Anopheles}]

anopheline
adj : relating to or characteristic of malaria mosquitoes
n : any mosquito of the genus Anopheles

anopia
n : sightlessness (especially because of a structural defect in or the absence of an eye)

Anoplophora glabripennis
n : a beetle from China that has been found in the United States and is a threat to hardwood trees; lives inside the tree; no natural predators in the United States [syn: {Asian longhorned beetle}]

Anoplura
n : sucking lice [syn: {order Anoplura}]

anorak
n : a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term) [syn: {parka}, {windbreaker}, {windcheater}]

anorchia
n : absence of one of both testes [syn: {anorchism}, {anorchidism}]

anorchidism
n : absence of one of both testes [syn: {anorchism}, {anorchia}]

anorchism
n : absence of one of both testes [syn: {anorchidism}, {anorchia}]

anorectal
adj : pertaining to the anus and rectum considered together

anorectic
adj 1: suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin [syn: {anorexic}]
2: causing loss of appetite; "an anorectic (or anorexigenic) drug" [syn: {anorexigenic}]
n : a person suffering from anorexia nervosa [syn: {anorexic}]

anorexia
n : a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite

anorexia nervosa
n : (psychiatry) a psychological disorder characterized by somatic delusions that you are too fat despite being emaciated

anorexic
adj : suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin [syn: {anorectic}]
n : a person suffering from anorexia nervosa [syn: {anorectic}]

anorexigenic
adj : causing loss of appetite; "an anorectic (or anorexigenic) drug" [syn: {anorectic}]

anorgasmia
n : absence of an orgasm in sexual relations

anorthic
adj : having three unequal crystal axes intersecting at oblique angles; "triclinic system" [syn: {triclinic}] [ant: {monoclinic}]

anorthite
n : rare plagioclastic feldspar occurring in many igneous rocks

anorthitic
adj : characteristic of anorthite

anorthography
n : a loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion [syn: {agraphia}, {logagraphia}]

anorthopia
n : distorted vision in which straight lines appear curved

anosmatic
adj : relating to an impairment or loss of the sense of smell [syn: {anosmic}]

anosmia
n : absence of the sense of smell (as by damage to olfactory nasal tissue or the olfactory nerve or by obstruction of the nasal passages)

anosmic
adj 1: relating to an impairment or loss of the sense of smell [syn: {anosmatic}]
2: having impaired sense of smell

Anostraca
n : small aquatic crustaceans lacking a carapace: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps [syn: {order Anostraca}]

another
adj 1: distinctly separate from the first; "that's another (or different) issue altogether" [syn: {another(a)}, {different}]
2: one more or an added; "another chance"; "another cup of coffee"; "an additional piece of pie" [syn: {another(a)}, {additional}]
3: any of various alternatives; some other; "put it off to another (or some other) day" [syn: {another(a)}, {some other}]

Anouilh
n : French dramatist noted for his reinterpretations of Greek myths (1910-1987) [syn: {Jean Anouilh}]

ANOVA
n : a statistical method for making simultaneous comparisons between two or more means; a statistical method that yields values that can be tested to determine whether a significant relation exists between variables [syn: {analysis of variance}]

anovulant
n : a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception [syn: {pill}, {birth control pill}, {contraceptive pill}, {oral contraceptive pill}, {oral contraceptive}, {anovulatory drug}]

anovulation
n : the absence of ovulation due to immaturity or post-maturity or pregnancy or oral contraceptive pills or dysfunction of the ovary [ant: {ovulation}]

anovulatory drug
n : a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception [syn: {pill}, {birth control pill}, {contraceptive pill}, {oral contraceptive pill}, {oral contraceptive}, {anovulant}]

anoxemia
n : abnormally low oxygen content in arterial blood

anoxemic
adj : relating to or marked by abnormally little oxygen in arterial blood

anoxia
n : severe hypoxia; absence of oxygen in inspired gases or in arterial blood or in the tissues

anoxic
adj : relating to or marked by a severe deficiency of oxygen in tissues or organs

anoxic anoxia
n : anoxia resulting from defective oxygenation of the blood in the lungs

ANS
n : the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands [syn: {autonomic nervous system}]

Ansaid
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Ansaid) that is administered only orally [syn: {flurbiprofen}]

Ansar al Islam
n : a radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as advocated by the United States; some members fought with the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan; said to receive financial support from Saddam Hussein [syn: {Ansar al-Islam}, {Supporters of Islam}]

Ansar al-Islam
n : a radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as advocated by the United States; some members fought with the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan; said to receive financial support from Saddam Hussein [syn: {Ansar al Islam}, {Supporters of Islam}]

Anselm
n : an Italian who was a Benedictine monk; was archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109; one of the founders of scholasticism; best known for his proof of the existence of God [syn: {Saint Anselm}, {St. Anselm}]

Anser
n : typical geese [syn: {genus Anser}]

Anser anser
n : common gray wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds [syn: {graylag}, {greylag}, {greylag goose}]

Anser cygnoides
n : very large wild goose of northeast Asia; interbreeds freely with the graylag [syn: {Chinese goose}]

Anseres
n : used in some especially older classifications; coextensive with the family Anatidae [syn: {suborder Anseres}]

anseriform bird
n : chiefly web-footed swimming birds

Anseriformes
n : ducks; geese; swans; screamers [syn: {order Anseriformes}]

Anserinae
n : used in some classifications for the swans [syn: {subfamily Anserinae}]

anserine
adj 1: of or resembling a goose
2: having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books" [syn: {dopy}, {dopey}, {foolish}, {goosey}, {goosy}, {gooselike}]

Anshar
n : the Babylonian father of the gods; identified with Assyrian Ashur; in Sumerian the name signifies `the totality of the upper world'

answer
n 1: a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics" [syn: {reply}, {response}]
2: a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places" [syn: {solution}, {result}, {resolution}, {solvent}]
3: the speech act of replying to a question [ant: {question}]
4: the principle pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims
5: a nonverbal reaction; "his answer to any problem was to get drunk"; "their answer was to sue me"
v 1: reply or respond to; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation" [syn: {reply}, {respond}]
2: give the correct answer or solution to; "answer a question"; "answer the riddle"
3: respond to a signal; "answer the door"; "answer the telephone"
4: understand the meaning of; "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered" [syn: {resolve}]
5: give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument); "The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution"
6: be liable or accountable; "She must answer for her actions"
7: be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve" [syn: {suffice}, {do}, {serve}]
8: match or correspond; "The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave"
9: be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of; "This may answer her needs" 10: react to a stimulus or command; "The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch"

answer for
v : furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't account for the missing money" [syn: {account}]

answerability
n : responsibility to someone or for some activity [syn: {accountability}, {answerableness}]

answerable
adj 1: possible to answer
2: morally or legally responsible to a higher authority; "parents are answerable for their child's acts"

answerableness
n : responsibility to someone or for some activity [syn: {accountability}, {answerability}]

answerer
n : someone who responds [syn: {respondent}, {responder}]

answering
adj : replying; "an answering glance"; "an answering smile" [syn: {respondent}]

answering machine
n : an electronic device that answers the telephone and records messages

ant
n : social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers [syn: {emmet}, {pismire}]

ant bear
n 1: large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America [syn: {giant anteater}, {great anteater}, {tamanoir}, {Myrmecophaga jubata}]
2: nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata [syn: {aardvark}, {anteater}, {Orycteropus afer}]

ant bird
n : any of various dull-colored South American birds that feeding on ants some following army ant swarms [syn: {antbird}]

ant cow
n : excretes a honeylike substance eaten by ants

ant lion
n 1: the larva of an ant lion or of any of several other insects [syn: {doodlebug}, {antlion}]
2: winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants [syn: {antlion}, {antlion fly}]

ant shrike
n : antbirds superficially resembling shrikes

ant thrush
n : a kind of antbird

Antabuse
n : a drug (trade name Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholism; causes nausea and vomiting if alcohol is ingested [syn: {disulfiram}]

antacid
adj : acting to neutralize acid (especially in the stomach)
n : an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach) [syn: {gastric antacid}, {alkalizer}, {alkaliser}, {antiacid}]

antae
See {anta}

antagonise
v 1: act in opposition to [syn: {antagonize}, {counteract}]
2: provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss" [syn: {antagonize}]

antagonism
n 1: a state of deep-seated ill-will [syn: {hostility}, {enmity}]
2: the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors; "the inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism"
3: an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility
4: (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure

antagonist
n 1: someone who offers opposition [syn: {adversary}, {opponent}, {opposer}, {resister}] [ant: {agonist}]
2: a muscle that relaxes while another contracts; "when bending the elbow the triceps are the antagonist"
3: a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug [ant: {synergist}]

antagonistic
adj 1: indicating opposition or resistance [syn: {counter}]
2: characterized by antagonism or antipathy; "slaves antagonistic to their masters"; "antipathetic factions within the party" [syn: {antipathetic}, {antipathetical}]
3: arousing animosity or hostility; "his antagonizing brusqueness"; "Europe was antagonistic to the Unites States" [ant: {conciliatory}]
4: used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect [syn: {incompatible}] [ant: {synergistic}]
5: opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action [syn: {counteractive}] [ant: {active}]
6: incapable of harmonious association

antagonistic muscle
n : (physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another; "the biceps and triceps are antagonistic muscles"

antagonistically
adv : in an antagonistic manner; "he behaves antagonistically toward his colleagues"

antagonize
v 1: provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss" [syn: {antagonise}]
2: act in opposition to [syn: {antagonise}, {counteract}]

Antakiya
n : a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity [syn: {Antioch}, {Antakya}]

Antakya
n : a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity [syn: {Antioch}, {Antakiya}]

antalkalies
See {antalkali}

Antalya
n : a port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya [syn: {Adalia}]

Antananarivo
n : the capital and largest city of Madagascar [syn: {capital of Madagascar}]

antapex
n : the point opposite in direction from the solar apex; the point the solar system is moving away from [ant: {apex}]

antarctic
adj 1: of or relating to Antarctica
2: at or near the south pole [syn: {south-polar}]
n : the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters [syn: {Antarctic Zone}, {South Frigid Zone}]

Antarctic Circle
n : a line of latitude north of the south pole

Antarctic continent
n : an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deep [syn: {Antarctica}]

Antarctic Ocean
n : the southern waters surrounding Antarctica

Antarctic Peninsula
n : a large peninsula of Antarctica that extends some 1200 miles north toward South America; separates the Weddell Sea from the South Pacific [syn: {Palmer Peninsula}]

Antarctic Zone
n : the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters [syn: {Antarctic}, {South Frigid Zone}]

Antarctica
n : an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deep [syn: {Antarctic continent}]

Antares
n : the brightest star in Scorpius

antbird
n : any of various dull-colored South American birds that feeding on ants some following army ant swarms [syn: {ant bird}]

ante
n : (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
v : place one's stake

ante meridiem
adj : before noon [syn: {a.m.}]
adv : before noon; "let's meet at 11 A.M." [syn: {A.M.}]

ante up
v : cancel or discharge a debt; "pay up, please!" [syn: {pay up}, {pay}] [ant: {default}]

anteater
n 1: toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites [syn: {pangolin}, {scaly anteater}]
2: any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites [syn: {New World anteater}]
3: nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata [syn: {aardvark}, {ant bear}, {Orycteropus afer}]
4: small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct [syn: {numbat}, {banded anteater}, {Myrmecobius fasciatus}]
5: New Guinea echidnas [syn: {echidna}, {spiny anteater}]
6: burrowing spine-covered monotreme of Australia having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites [syn: {echidna}, {spiny anteater}]

antebellum
adj : belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War

antecede
v : be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" [syn: {predate}, {precede}, {forego}, {antedate}] [ant: {postdate}]

antecedence
n : preceding in time [syn: {priority}, {antecedency}, {anteriority}, {precedence}, {precedency}] [ant: {posteriority}]

antecedency
n : preceding in time [syn: {priority}, {antecedence}, {anteriority}, {precedence}, {precedency}] [ant: {posteriority}]

antecedent
adj : preceding in time or order [syn: {preceding}] [ant: {subsequent}]
n 1: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) [syn: {ancestor}, {ascendant}, {ascendent}, {root}] [ant: {descendant}]
2: a preceding occurrence or cause or event
3: anything that precedes something similar in time; "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience" [syn: {forerunner}]
4: the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun

antecedently
adv : at an earlier time or formerly; "she had previously lived in Chicago"; "he was previously president of a bank"; "better than anything previously proposed"; "a previously unquestioned attitude"; "antecedently arranged" [syn: {previously}]

antechamber
n : a large entrance or reception room or area [syn: {anteroom}, {entrance hall}, {hall}, {foyer}, {lobby}, {vestibule}]

antecubital
adj : of or relating to the region of the arm in front of the elbow; "blood was drawn from the antecubital region"

antedate
v 1: be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" [syn: {predate}, {precede}, {forego}, {antecede}] [ant: {postdate}]
2: establish something as being earlier relative to something else [syn: {predate}, {foredate}] [ant: {postdate}]

antediluvial
adj : of or relating to the period before the Biblical flood; "Antediluvian man" [syn: {antediluvian}]

antediluvian
adj 1: of or relating to the period before the Biblical flood; "Antediluvian man" [syn: {antediluvial}]
2: so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period; "a ramshackle antediluvian tenement"; "antediluvian ideas"; "archaic laws" [syn: {antiquated}, {archaic}]
n 1: any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Deluge [syn: {antediluvian patriarch}]
2: a very old (or old fashioned) person

antediluvian patriarch
n : any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Deluge [syn: {antediluvian}]

Antedon
n : a genus of echinoderms of the family Antedonidae [syn: {genus Antedon}]

Antedonidae
n : feather stars [syn: {family Antedonidae}]

antefix
n : carved ornament at the eaves of a tile roof concealing the joints between tiles [also: {antefixa} (pl)]

antefixa
See {antefix}

antefixa
antefix
n : carved ornament at the eaves of a tile roof concealing the joints between tiles [also: {antefixa} (pl)]

antelope
n : graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks

antelope chipmunk
n : small ground squirrel of western United States [syn: {antelope squirrel}, {whitetail antelope squirrel}, {Citellus leucurus}]

antelope squirrel
n : small ground squirrel of western United States [syn: {whitetail antelope squirrel}, {antelope chipmunk}, {Citellus leucurus}]

antemeridian
adj : before noon [ant: {postmeridian}]

antemortem
adj : preceding death; "antemortem confession" [ant: {postmortem}]

antenatal
adj : occurring or existing before birth; "the prenatal period"; "antenatal care" [syn: {prenatal}, {antepartum}] [ant: {perinatal}, {postnatal}]

antenna
n 1: an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals [syn: {aerial}, {transmitting aerial}]
2: sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ; "he had a special antenna for public relations" [syn: {feeler}]
3: one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste [syn: {feeler}] [also: {antennae} (pl)]

antennae
See {antenna}

antennae
antenna
n 1: an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals [syn: {aerial}, {transmitting aerial}]
2: sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ; "he had a special antenna for public relations" [syn: {feeler}]
3: one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste [syn: {feeler}] [also: {antennae} (pl)]

antennal
adj : of or relating to antennae; "antennal senses of insects" [syn: {antennary}]

Antennaria
n : small woolly perennial herbs having small whitish discoid flowers surrounded by a ring of club-shaped bristles [syn: {genus Antennaria}]

Antennaria dioica
n : low-growing perennial herb having leaves with whitish down and clusters of small white flowers [syn: {cat's foot}, {cat's feet}, {pussytoes}]

Antennaria plantaginifolia
n : North American perennial propagated by means of runners [syn: {ladies' tobacco}, {lady's tobacco}]

Antennariidae
n : frogfishes; tropical spiny-finned marine fishes having large nearly vertical mouths; related to toadfishes and anglers [syn: {family Antennariidae}]

antennary
adj : of or relating to antennae; "antennal senses of insects" [syn: {antennal}]

antenuptial
adj : relating to events before a marriage; "prenuptial agreement" [syn: {prenuptial}, {premarital}] [ant: {postnuptial}]

antepartum
adj : occurring or existing before birth; "the prenatal period"; "antenatal care" [syn: {prenatal}, {antenatal}] [ant: {perinatal}, {postnatal}]

antependia
See {antependium}

antepenult
n : the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end [syn: {antepenultimate}]

antepenultimate
adj : third from last
n : the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end [syn: {antepenult}]

anterior
adj 1: of or near the head end or toward the front plane of the body [ant: {posterior}]
2: earlier in time [syn: {prior(a)}]
n : a tooth situated at the front of the mouth; "his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors" [syn: {front tooth}]

anterior cardinal vein
n : a major drainage channel from the cephalic part of the body

anterior cerebral artery
n : one of two branches of the internal carotid artery; divides into two branches that serve (1) the thalamus and (2) parts of the frontal and parietal cortex

anterior cerebral vein
n : accompanies the anterior cerebral artery and empties into the basal vein [syn: {vena cerebri anterior}]

anterior crural nerve
n : one of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thigh [syn: {femoral nerve}, {nervus femoralis}]

anterior facial vein
n : a continuation of the angular vein; unites with the retromandibular vein before emptying into the internal jugular vein [syn: {vena facialis anterior}]

anterior fontanelle
n : corresponds to the bregma when bones have ossified

anterior jugular vein
n : arises below the chin from veins draining the lower face; joins the external jugular vein

anterior labial veins
n : veins from the labia majora to the external pudendal vein [syn: {venae labiales anteriores}]

anterior meningeal artery
n : branch of the anterior ethmoidal artery that supplies meninges in the anterior cranial fossa

anterior naris
n : either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose [syn: {nostril}]

anterior pituitary
n : the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature [syn: {anterior pituitary gland}, {adenohypophysis}]

anterior pituitary gland
n : the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature [syn: {anterior pituitary}, {adenohypophysis}]

anterior serratus muscle
n : muscles that rotate the scapula and elevate the rib cage [syn: {serratus anterior}, {musculus serratus anterior}, {serratus magnus}]

anterior synechia
n : adhesion between the iris and the cornea

anterior temporal artery
n : temporal artery that goes to the anterior part of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe [syn: {arteria temporalis anterior}]

anterior vertebral vein
n : a vein that accompanies the ascending cervical artery and opens into the vertebral vein [syn: {vena vertebralis anterior}]

anteriority
n 1: the quality of being in front or (in lower animals) toward the head [ant: {posteriority}]
2: preceding in time [syn: {priority}, {antecedence}, {antecedency}, {precedence}, {precedency}] [ant: {posteriority}]

anteriorly
adv : in an anterior direction

anterograde
adj : of amnesia; affecting time immediately following trauma [ant: {retrograde}]

anterograde amnesia
n : loss of memory for events immediately following a trauma; sometimes in effect for events during and for a long time following the trauma [syn: {posttraumatic amnesia}]

anteroom
n : a large entrance or reception room or area [syn: {antechamber}, {entrance hall}, {hall}, {foyer}, {lobby}, {vestibule}]

anthelia
See {anthelion}

anthelices
See {anthelix}

anthelminthic
adj : capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms [syn: {anthelmintic}, {helminthic}, {parasiticidal}]
n : a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms [syn: {vermifuge}, {anthelmintic}, {helminthic}]

anthelmintic
adj : capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms [syn: {anthelminthic}, {helminthic}, {parasiticidal}]
n : a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms [syn: {vermifuge}, {anthelminthic}, {helminthic}]

anthem
n 1: a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)
2: a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation) [syn: {hymn}]

anthemia
See {anthemion}

Anthemis
n : dog fennel [syn: {genus Anthemis}]

Anthemis arvensis
n : European white-flowered weed naturalized in North America [syn: {corn chamomile}, {field chamomile}, {corn mayweed}]

Anthemis cotula
n : widespread rank-smelling weed having white-rayed flower heads with yellow discs [syn: {mayweed}, {dog fennel}, {stinking mayweed}, {stinking chamomile}]

Anthemis nobilis
n : Eurasian plant apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis [syn: {chamomile}, {camomile}, {Chamaemelum nobilis}]

Anthemis tinctoria
n : Eurasian perennial herb with hairy divided leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {yellow chamomile}, {golden marguerite}, {dyers' chamomile}]

anther
n : the part of the stamen that contains pollen; usually borne on a stalk

Antheraea
n : large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality [syn: {genus Antheraea}]

Antheraea mylitta
n : oriental moth that produces brownish silk [syn: {tussah}, {tusseh}, {tussur}, {tussore}, {tusser}]

Antheraea pernyi
n : a Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk [syn: {pernyi moth}]

Antheraea polyphemus
n : very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and shade trees [syn: {polyphemus moth}]

antheral
adj : capable of fertilizing female organs [syn: {staminate}]

Anthericum
n : genus of Old World (mainly African) perennial herbs; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae [syn: {genus Anthericum}]

Anthericum liliago
n : southern European plant commonly cultivated for its spikes of small starry greenish-white flowers [syn: {Saint-Bernard's-lily}]

Anthericum torreyi
n : plant having basal grasslike leaves and a narrow open cluster of starlike yellowish-orange flowers atop a leafless stalk; southwestern United States; only species of Anthericum growing in North America [syn: {amber lily}]

antheridia
antheridium
n : the male sex organ of spore-producing plants; produces antherozoids; equivalent to the anther in flowers [also: {antheridia} (pl), {andtheridia} (pl)]

antheridia
See {antheridium}

antheridial
adj : relating to or characterized by an antheridium

antheridiophore
n : gametophore bearing antheridia as in certain mosses and liverworts

antheridium
n : the male sex organ of spore-producing plants; produces antherozoids; equivalent to the anther in flowers [also: {antheridia} (pl), {andtheridia} (pl)]

Antheropeas
n : small genus of North American herbs often included in genus Eriophyllum [syn: {genus Antheropeas}]

Antheropeas wallacei
n : tiny gray woolly tufted annual with small golden-yellow flower heads; southeastern California to northwestern Arizona and southwestern Utah; sometimes placed in genus Eriophyllum [syn: {woolly daisy}, {dwarf daisy}, {Eriophyllum wallacei}]

antherozoid
n : a motile male gamete of a plant such as an alga or fern or gymnosperm [syn: {spermatozoid}]

anthesis
n : the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms [syn: {blossoming}, {flowering}, {florescence}, {inflorescence}, {efflorescence}]

Anthidium
n : potter bees [syn: {genus Anthidium}]

anthill
n : a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest [syn: {formicary}]

Anthoceropsida
n : hornworts: in some classification systems included in the class Hepaticopsida [syn: {class Anthoceropsida}]

Anthoceros
n : hornworts [syn: {genus Anthoceros}]

Anthocerotaceae
n : hornworts [syn: {family Anthocerotaceae}]

Anthocerotales
n : hornworts; liverworts having a thalloid gametophyte; in some classification systems included in the class Hepaticopsida [syn: {order Anthocerotales}]

anthodia
See {anthodium}

anthologise
v : compile an anthology [syn: {anthologize}]

anthologist
n : an editor who makes selections for an anthology

anthologize
v : compile an anthology [syn: {anthologise}]

anthology
n : a collection of selected literary passages

Anthonomus
n : weevils destructive of cultivated plants [syn: {genus Anthonomus}]

Anthonomus grandis
n : grayish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton [syn: {boll weevil}]

Anthony
n 1: Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC) [syn: {Antony}, {Mark Antony}, {Mark Anthony}, {Antonius}, {Marcus Antonius}]
2: United States suffragist (1820-1906) [syn: {Susan Anthony}, {Susan B. Anthony}, {Susan Brownell Anthony}]

Anthony Burgess
n : English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993) [syn: {Burgess}]

Anthony Charles Lynton Blair
n : British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953) [syn: {Blair}, {Tony Blair}]

Anthony Comstock
n : United States reformer who led moral crusades against art and literature that he considered obscene (1844-1915) [syn: {Comstock}]

Anthony Hopkins
n : Welsh film actor (born in 1937) [syn: {Hopkins}, {Sir Anthony Hopkins}, {Sir Anthony Philip Hopkins}]

Anthony Trollope
n : English writer of novels (1815-1882) [syn: {Trollope}]

Anthony Vandyke
n : Flemish painter of numerous portraits (1599-1641) [syn: {Vandyke}, {Van Dyck}, {Sir Anthony Vandyke}]

Anthony Wayne
n : American general during the American Revolution (1745-1796) [syn: {Wayne}, {Mad Anthony Wayne}]

anthophagous
adj : feeding on flowers; "some insects are anthophagous" [syn: {anthophilous}]

anthophilous
adj : feeding on flowers; "some insects are anthophagous" [syn: {anthophagous}]

anthophyllite
n : a dark brown mineral of the amphibole group; magnesium iron silicate

Anthophyta
n : comprising flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae) and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta) [syn: {Angiospermae}, {class Angiospermae}, {Magnoliophyta}, {division Magnoliophyta}, {division Anthophyta}]

Anthozoa
n : no alternation of generations the medusoid phase being entirely suppressed: sea anemones; corals [syn: {class Anthozoa}, {Actinozoa}, {class Actinozoa}]

anthozoa
n
n : sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed [syn: {actinozoan}] [also: {anthozoa} (pl)]

anthozoa
See {anthozoan}

anthozoan
n : sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed [syn: {actinozoan}] [also: {anthozoa} (pl)]

anthraces
anthrax
n 1: a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people [syn: {splenic fever}]
2: a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia
3: a species of Bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in animals (cattle and swine and sheep and sheep and rabbits and mice and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon [syn: {Bacillus anthracis}] [also: {anthraces} (pl)]

anthraces
See {anthrax}

anthracite
n : a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat [syn: {anthracite coal}, {hard coal}]

anthracite coal
n : a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat [syn: {anthracite}, {hard coal}]

anthracitic
adj : relating to or resembling anthracite coal

anthracosis
n : lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust [syn: {black lung}, {black lung disease}, {coal miner's lung}]

anthrax
n 1: a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people [syn: {splenic fever}]
2: a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia
3: a species of Bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in animals (cattle and swine and sheep and sheep and rabbits and mice and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon [syn: {Bacillus anthracis}] [also: {anthraces} (pl)]

anthrax pneumonia
n : a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse [syn: {pulmonary anthrax}, {inhalation anthrax}, {ragpicker's disease}, {ragsorter's disease}, {woolsorter's pneumonia}, {woolsorter's disease}]

Anthrenus scrophulariae
n : a small black and red and white carpet beetle [syn: {buffalo carpet beetle}]

Anthriscus
n : chervil: of Europe, North Africa and Asia [syn: {genus Anthriscus}]

Anthriscus cereifolium
n : aromatic annual Old World herb cultivated for its finely divided and often curly leaves for use especially in soups and salads [syn: {chervil}, {beaked parsley}]

Anthriscus sylvestris
n : coarse erect biennial Old World herb introduced as a weed in eastern North America [syn: {cow parsley}, {wild chervil}]

anthropic
adj : relating to mankind or the period of mankind's existence [syn: {anthropical}]

anthropical
adj : relating to mankind or the period of mankind's existence [syn: {anthropic}]

anthropocentric
adj : human-centered; "our anthropocentric view of the world"

anthropocentricity
n : an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values [syn: {anthropocentrism}]

anthropocentrism
n : an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values [syn: {anthropocentricity}]

anthropogenesis
n : the evolution or genesis of the human race [syn: {anthropogeny}]

anthropogenetic
adj : of or relating to the study of the origins and development of human beings [syn: {anthropogenic}]

anthropogenic
adj : of or relating to the study of the origins and development of human beings [syn: {anthropogenetic}]

anthropogeny
n : the evolution or genesis of the human race [syn: {anthropogenesis}]

anthropoid
adj 1: resembling apes [syn: {anthropoidal}, {apelike}]
2: resembling human beings [syn: {manlike}]
n 1: person who resembles a non-human primate [syn: {ape}]
2: any member of the suborder Anthropoidea including monkeys and apes and hominids

anthropoid ape
n : any tailless ape of the families Pongidae and Hylobatidae

anthropoidal
adj : resembling apes [syn: {anthropoid}, {apelike}]

Anthropoidea
n : monkeys; apes; hominids [syn: {suborder Anthropoidea}]

anthropolatry
n : worship of human beings [syn: {worship of man}]

anthropological
adj : of or concerned with the science of anthropology; "anthropological studies"

anthropologist
n : a social scientist who specializes in anthropology

anthropology
n : the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings

anthropology department
n : the academic department responsible for teaching and research in anthropology [syn: {department of anthropology}]

anthropometric
adj : of or relating to anthropometry [syn: {anthropometrical}]

anthropometrical
adj : of or relating to anthropometry [syn: {anthropometric}]

anthropometry
n : measurement and study of the human body and its parts and capacities

anthropomorphic
adj : suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things [syn: {anthropomorphous}, {humanlike}]

anthropomorphise
v : ascribe human features to something [syn: {anthropomorphize}]

anthropomorphism
n : the representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits [syn: {theanthropism}]

anthropomorphize
v : ascribe human features to something [syn: {anthropomorphise}]

anthropomorphous
adj : suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things [syn: {anthropomorphic}, {humanlike}]

anthropophagite
n : a person who eats human flesh [syn: {cannibal}, {man-eater}, {anthropophagus}]

anthropophagous
adj : of or relating to eaters of human flesh

anthropophagus
n : a person who eats human flesh [syn: {cannibal}, {man-eater}, {anthropophagite}]

anthurium
n : any of various tropical American plants cultivated for their showy foliage and flowers [syn: {tailflower}, {tail-flower}]

Anthurium andraeanum
n : commonly cultivated anthurium having bright scarlet spathe and spadix [syn: {flamingo flower}, {flamingo plant}]

Anthurium scherzerianum
n : commonly cultivated anthurium having bright scarlet spathe and spadix [syn: {flamingo flower}, {flamingo plant}]

Anthus
n : pipits [syn: {genus Anthus}]

Anthus pratensis
n : a common pipit that is brown above and white below; widely distributed in northern and central Europe and in Asia [syn: {meadow pipit}]

Anthyllis
n : genus of Mediterranean herbs and shrubs [syn: {genus Anthyllis}]

Anthyllis barba-jovis
n : silvery hairy European shrub with evergreen foliage and pale yellow flowers [syn: {Jupiter's beard}, {silverbush}, {silver-bush}]

Anthyllis vulneraria
n : perennial Eurasian herb having heads of red or yellow flowers and common in meadows and pastures; formerly used medicinally for kidney disorders [syn: {kidney vetch}]

anti
adj : not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.) [ant: {pro}]

antiacid
n : an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach) [syn: {antacid}, {gastric antacid}, {alkalizer}, {alkaliser}]

antiadrenergic
adj : relating to blocking or reducing adrenergic effects in the body

antiaircraft
adj : designed for defense from a surface position against air attack
n : artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes [syn: {antiaircraft gun}, {flak}, {flack}, {pom-pom}, {ack-ack}, {ack-ack gun}]

antiaircraft fire
n : firing at enemy aircraft

antiaircraft gun
n : artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes [syn: {antiaircraft}, {flak}, {flack}, {pom-pom}, {ack-ack}, {ack-ack gun}]

antialiasing
n : (computer graphics) a technique that is used to smoothe jagged distortions in curves and diagonal lines so they appear smoother

anti-American
adj : opposed to the United States and its policies [ant: {pro-American}]

antianxiety agent
n : a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity [syn: {tranquilizer}, {tranquillizer}, {tranquilliser}, {ataractic drug}, {ataractic agent}, {ataractic}]

antianxiety drug
n : a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability [syn: {minor tranquilizer}, {minor tranquillizer}, {minor tranquilliser}, {anxiolytic}, {anxiolytic drug}]

antiapartheid
adj : opposing the policy of apartheid in South Africa; "an antiapartheid leader"

antiarrhythmic
n : a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm [syn: {antiarrhythmic drug}, {antiarrhythmic medication}]

antiarrhythmic drug
n : a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm [syn: {antiarrhythmic}, {antiarrhythmic medication}]

antiarrhythmic medication
n : a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm [syn: {antiarrhythmic}, {antiarrhythmic drug}]

antiauthoritarian
adj : opposed to authoritarianism

antibacterial
adj : destroying bacteria or inhibiting their growth
n : any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth [syn: {antibacterial drug}, {bactericide}]

antibacterial drug
n : any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth [syn: {antibacterial}, {bactericide}]

antiballistic missile
n : a defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles; "the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks placed limits on the deployment of ABMs" [syn: {ABM}]

antibaryon
n : the antiparticle of a baryon; a hadron with a baryon number of -1

antiberiberi factor
n : a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth [syn: {vitamin B1}, {thiamine}, {thiamin}, {aneurin}]

antibiosis
n : an association between organisms that is harmful to one of them or between organisms and a metabolic product of another

antibiotic
adj : of or relating to antibiotic drugs
n : a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that kills microorganisms and cures infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs" [syn: {antibiotic drug}]

antibiotic drug
n : a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that kills microorganisms and cures infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs" [syn: {antibiotic}]

antiblack
adj : discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion [syn: {racist}, {anti-Semitic}, {anti-Semite(a)}]

antibody
n : any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response

antic
adj : ludicrously odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror" [syn: {fantastic}, {fantastical}, {grotesque}]
n : a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn: {joke}, {prank}, {trick}, {caper}, {put-on}]
v : act as or like a clown [syn: {clown}, {clown around}]

anticancer
adj : used in the treatment of cancer; "anticancer drug"; "an antineoplastic effect" [syn: {antineoplastic}, {antitumor}, {antitumour}]

anticatalyst
n : (chemistry) a substance that retards a chemical reaction or diminishes the activity of a catalyst [ant: {catalyst}]

anti-Catholicism
n : a religious orientation opposed to Catholicism

anticholinergic
adj : inhibiting or blocking the action of acetylcholine at a receptor site; "anticholinergic drugs" [ant: {cholinergic}]
n : a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine [syn: {anticholinergic drug}]

anticholinergic drug
n : a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine [syn: {anticholinergic}]

anticholinesterase
n : a medicine that inhibits cholinesterase by combining with it and so has a cholinergic effect

Antichrist
n : (Christianity) the adversary of Christ (or Christianity) mentioned in the New Testament; the Antichrist will rule the world until overthrown by the Second Coming of Christ

anticipant
adj : marked by eager anticipation; "an expectant hush" [syn: {anticipative}, {expectant}]
n : one who anticipates [syn: {anticipator}]

anticipate
v 1: regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" [syn: {expect}]
2: act in advance of; deal with ahead of time [syn: {foresee}, {forestall}, {counter}]
3: realize beforehand [syn: {previse}, {foreknow}, {foresee}]
4: make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" [syn: {predict}, {foretell}, {prognosticate}, {call}, {forebode}, {promise}]
5: be excited or anxious about [syn: {look for}, {look to}]
6: be a forerunner of or occur earlier than; "This composition anticipates Impressionism"

anticipated
adj 1: expected hopefully [syn: {awaited(p)}, {hoped-for}]
2: rightfully expected; "his looked-for advancement"; [syn: {looked-for(a)}]

anticipation
n 1: pleasurable expectation [syn: {expectancy}]
2: something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development" [syn: {expectancy}]
3: the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) [syn: {prediction}, {prevision}]
4: some early entity whose type or style anticipates a later one; "there were many anticipations of Darwinian theory"; "the hour glass was an anticipation of the clock"
5: wishing with confidence of fulfillment [syn: {expectation}]

anticipative
adj : marked by eager anticipation; "an expectant hush" [syn: {anticipant}, {expectant}]

anticipator
n : one who anticipates [syn: {anticipant}]

anticipatory
adj : in anticipation [syn: {prevenient}]

anticipatory breach
n : a breach of contract committed prior to the time of required performance [syn: {constructive breach}]

anticlimactic
adj 1: of or relating to a sudden change from an impressive to a ludicrous style [syn: {anticlimactical}]
2: coming after the climax especially of a dramatic or narrative plot; "everything after the discovery of the murderer was anticlimactic" [ant: {climactic}]

anticlimactical
adj : of or relating to a sudden change from an impressive to a ludicrous style [syn: {anticlimactic}]

anticlimax
n 1: a disappointing decline after ad previous rise; "the anticlimax of a brilliant career"
2: a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one [syn: {bathos}]

anticlinal
adj : sloping downward away from a common crest [ant: {synclinal}]

anticlinoria
See {anticlinorium}

anticlockwise
adj : in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock [syn: {counterclockwise}, {contraclockwise}] [ant: {clockwise}]
adv : in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move; "please move counterclockwise in a circle!" [syn: {counterclockwise}] [ant: {clockwise}]

anticoagulant
n : medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood [syn: {anticoagulant medication}, {decoagulant}]

anticoagulant medication
n : medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood [syn: {anticoagulant}, {decoagulant}]

anticoagulation
n : the administration of an anticoagulant drug to retard coagulation of the blood

anticoagulative
adj : of or relating to an anticoagulant

anticonvulsant
n : a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy) [syn: {anticonvulsant drug}, {antiepileptic}, {antiepileptic drug}]

anticonvulsant drug
n : a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy) [syn: {anticonvulsant}, {antiepileptic}, {antiepileptic drug}]

anticyclone
n : (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high-pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the southern [ant: {cyclone}]

anticyclonic
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a high pressure center

antidepressant
n : any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects [syn: {antidepressant drug}]

antidepressant drug
n : any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects [syn: {antidepressant}]

antidiabetic
n : a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus [syn: {antidiabetic drug}]

antidiabetic drug
n : a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus [syn: {antidiabetic}]

antidiarrheal
n : a drug used to control or stop diarrhea [syn: {antidiarrheal drug}]

antidiarrheal drug
n : a drug used to control or stop diarrhea [syn: {antidiarrheal}]

antidiuretic
n : a drug that limits the formation of urine [syn: {antidiuretic drug}]

antidiuretic drug
n : a drug that limits the formation of urine [syn: {antidiuretic}]

antidiuretic hormone
n : hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules [syn: {vasopressin}, {ADH}, {Pitressin}]

Antido
n : an artificial language related to Ido

Antidorcas
n : springboks [syn: {genus Antidorcas}]

Antidorcas euchore
n : a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air [syn: {springbok}, {springbuck}, {Antidorcas marsupialis}]

Antidorcas marsupialis
n : a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air [syn: {springbok}, {springbuck}, {Antidorcas euchore}]

antidotal
adj : counteracting the effects of a poison

antidote
n : a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison [syn: {counterpoison}]

antidromic
adj : conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to normal

anti-drug law
n : a law forbidding the sale or use of narcotic drugs

anti-dumping duty
n : a tariff imposed to prevent dumping

antielectron
n : an elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilation [syn: {positron}]

antiemetic
n : a drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting [syn: {antiemetic drug}]

antiemetic drug
n : a drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting [syn: {antiemetic}]

antiepileptic
n : a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy) [syn: {anticonvulsant}, {anticonvulsant drug}, {antiepileptic drug}]

antiepileptic drug
n : a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy) [syn: {anticonvulsant}, {anticonvulsant drug}, {antiepileptic}]

antiestablishmentarianism
n : the doctrine of opposition to the social and political establishment [syn: {antiestablishmentism}]

antiestablishmentism
n : the doctrine of opposition to the social and political establishment [syn: {antiestablishmentarianism}]

antifeminism
n : activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women [syn: {male chauvinism}, {chauvinism}]

antifeminist
n : someone who does not believe in the social or economic or political equality of men and women

antiferromagnetic
adj : relating to antiferromagnetism

antiferromagnetism
n : magnetic field creates parallel but opposing spins; varies with temperature

antifertility
adj : capable of preventing conception or impregnation; "contraceptive devices and medications" [syn: {contraceptive}, {prophylactic}]

antiflatulent
n : any agent that reduces intestinal gas

antifouling
adj : used of e.g. coatings to protect against accumulation of barnacles etc on underwater surfaces; "antifouling paint"; "antifouling chemicals"

antifreeze
n : a liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point

antifungal
adj : capable of destroying fungi [syn: {fungicidal}]
n : any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi [syn: {antifungal agent}, {fungicide}, {antimycotic}, {antimycotic agent}]

antifungal agent
n : any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi [syn: {antifungal}, {fungicide}, {antimycotic}, {antimycotic agent}]

anti-G suit
n : worn by fliers and astronauts to counteract the forces of gravity and acceleration [syn: {G suit}]

antigen
n : any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates the production of antibodies

antigenic
adj : of or relating to antigens

Antigone
n : (Greek mythology) the daughter of King Oedipus who disobeyed her father and was condemned to death

Antigonia
n : a genus of fish in the family Caproidae [syn: {genus Antigonia}]

Antigonus
n : a general of Alexander the Great and king of Macedonia; lost one eye; killed in a battle at Ipsus (382-301 BC) [syn: {Antigonus Cyclops}, {Monophthalmos}]

Antigonus Cyclops
n : a general of Alexander the Great and king of Macedonia; lost one eye; killed in a battle at Ipsus (382-301 BC) [syn: {Antigonus}, {Monophthalmos}]

antigram
n : an anagram that means the opposite of the original word or phrase; "`restful' is the antigram of `fluster'"

Antigua
n : the largest of the islands comprising Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda
n : a country in the northern Leeward Islands

Antiguan
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Antigua or its people; "Antiguan islands"
n : a native or inhabitant of Antigua

antihaemophilic factor
n : a coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is associated with hemophilia A [syn: {antihemophilic factor}, {antihemophilic globulin}, {antihaemophilic globulin}, {factor VIII}, {Hemofil}]

antihaemophilic globulin
n : a coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is associated with hemophilia A [syn: {antihemophilic factor}, {antihaemophilic factor}, {antihemophilic globulin}, {factor VIII}, {Hemofil}]

antihelices
See {antihelix}

antihemophilic factor
n : a coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is associated with hemophilia A [syn: {antihaemophilic factor}, {antihemophilic globulin}, {antihaemophilic globulin}, {factor VIII}, {Hemofil}]

antihemophilic globulin
n : a coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is associated with hemophilia A [syn: {antihemophilic factor}, {antihaemophilic factor}, {antihaemophilic globulin}, {factor VIII}, {Hemofil}]

antihemorrhagic factor
n : a fat-soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood [syn: {vitamin K}, {naphthoquinone}]

antihero
n : a protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine) [also: {antiheroes} (pl)]

antiheroes
antihero
n : a protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine) [also: {antiheroes} (pl)]

antiheroes
See {antihero}

antihistamine
n : a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site

antihypertensive
n : a drug that reduces high blood pressure [syn: {antihypertensive drug}]

antihypertensive drug
n : a drug that reduces high blood pressure [syn: {antihypertensive}]

Anti-Imperialist International Brigade
n : a terrorist group organized in 1970 to overthrow the Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world revolution; is said to have close ties with Palestinian terrorists; "in 1972 the Japanese Red Army was responsible for a massacre at an airport in Israel" [syn: {Japanese Red Army}, {JRA}]

anti-inflammatory
n : a medicine intended to reduce inflammation [syn: {anti-inflammatory drug}]

anti-inflammatory drug
n : a medicine intended to reduce inflammation [syn: {anti-inflammatory}]

anti-intellectual
adj : smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values [syn: {philistine}]

antiknock
adj : (of gasoline) containing tetraethyl lead; "antiknock gasoline"
n : any of various compounds that are added to gasoline to reduce engine knocking

antilepton
n : the antiparticle of a lepton

Antilles
n : a group of islands in the West Indies

Antilocapra
n : type and sole genus of the Antilocapridae comprising one species [syn: {genus Antilocapra}]

Antilocapra americana
n : fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns [syn: {pronghorn}, {prongbuck}, {pronghorn antelope}, {American antelope}]

Antilocapridae
n : comprising only the pronghorns [syn: {family Antilocapridae}]

antilog
n : the number of which a given number is the logarithm [syn: {antilogarithm}]

antilogarithm
n : the number of which a given number is the logarithm [syn: {antilog}]

Antilope
n : blackbucks [syn: {genus Antilope}]

Antilope cervicapra
n : common Indian antelope with a dark back and spiral horns [syn: {blackbuck}, {black buck}]

antimacassar
n : a piece of ornamented cloth that protects the back of chair from hair oils

antimagnetic
adj : impervious to the effects of a magnetic field; resistant to magnetization; "an antimagnetic watch" [ant: {magnetic}]

antimalarial
n : a medicinal drug used to prevent or treat malaria [syn: {antimalarial drug}]

antimalarial drug
n : a medicinal drug used to prevent or treat malaria [syn: {antimalarial}]

Anti-Masonic Party
n : a former political party in the United States; founded in 1825 in opposition to Freemasonry in public affairs

antimatter
n : matter consisting of elementary particles that are the antiparticles of those making up normal matter

antimeson
n : the antiparticle of a meson

antimetabolite
n : an antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite

antimicrobial
adj : capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microorganisms [syn: {antimicrobic}]
n : an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease [syn: {disinfectant}, {germicide}, {antimicrobic}]

antimicrobic
adj : capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microorganisms [syn: {antimicrobial}]
n : an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease [syn: {disinfectant}, {germicide}, {antimicrobial}]

antimonial
adj 1: of or containing antimony
2: containing antimony; "antimonial lead"

antimonial lead
n : a lead alloy that contains about 5% antimony [syn: {hard lead}]

antimonic
adj : relating to or derived from antimony; "antimonious oxide" [syn: {antimonious}]

antimonious
adj : relating to or derived from antimony; "antimonious oxide" [syn: {antimonic}]

antimonopoly
adj : of laws and regulations; designed to protect trade and commerce from unfair business practices [syn: {antitrust}]

antimony
n : a metallic element having four allotropic forms; used in a wide variety of alloys; found in stibnite [syn: {Sb}, {atomic number 51}]

antimony potassium tartrate
n : a poisonous colorless salt used as a mordant and in medicine [syn: {tartar emetic}]

antimuon
n : the antiparticle of a muon; decays to positron and neutrino and antineutrino [syn: {positive muon}]

antimycin
n : a crystalline antibiotic active against various fungi

antimycotic
n : any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi [syn: {antifungal}, {antifungal agent}, {fungicide}, {antimycotic agent}]

antimycotic agent
n : any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi [syn: {antifungal}, {antifungal agent}, {fungicide}, {antimycotic}]

antineoplastic
adj : used in the treatment of cancer; "anticancer drug"; "an antineoplastic effect" [syn: {anticancer}, {antitumor}, {antitumour}]
n : any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function [syn: {antineoplastic drug}, {cancer drug}]

antineoplastic antibiotic
n : an antibiotic drug used as an antineoplastic in chemotherapy

antineoplastic drug
n : any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function [syn: {antineoplastic}, {cancer drug}]

antineutrino
n : the antiparticle of a neutrino

antineutron
n : the antiparticle of a neutron

antinode
n : (physics) the point of maximum displacement in a periodic system [ant: {node}]

antinomasia
n : substitution of a title for a name

antinomian
adj : relating to or influenced by antinomianism
n : a follower of the doctrine of antinomianism

antinomianism
n : the theological doctrine that by faith and God's grace a Christian is freed from all laws (including the moral standards of the culture)

antinomy
n : a contradiction between two statements that seem equally reasonable

Antioch
n : a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity [syn: {Antakya}, {Antakiya}]

antiophthalmic factor
n : any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes [syn: {vitamin A}, {axerophthol}, {A}]

antioxidant
n : substance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides

antiparallel
adj : (especially of vectors) parallel but oppositely directed; "antiparallel vectors"

antiparticle
n : a particle that has the same mass as another particle but has opposite values for its other properties; interaction of a particle and its antiparticle results in annihilation and the production of radiant energy

antipasto
n : a course of appetizers in an Italian meal

antipathetic
adj 1: (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request" [syn: {antipathetical}, {averse(p)}, {indisposed(p)}, {loath(p)}, {loth(p)}]
2: characterized by antagonism or antipathy; "slaves antagonistic to their masters"; "antipathetic factions within the party" [syn: {antagonistic}, {antipathetical}]

antipathetical
adj 1: (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request" [syn: {antipathetic}, {averse(p)}, {indisposed(p)}, {loath(p)}, {loth(p)}]
2: characterized by antagonism or antipathy; "slaves antagonistic to their masters"; "antipathetic factions within the party" [syn: {antagonistic}, {antipathetic}]

antipathy
n 1: a feeling of intense dislike [syn: {aversion}, {distaste}]
2: the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided; "cats were his greatest antipathy"

antipernicious anemia factor
n : a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia [syn: {vitamin B12}, {cobalamin}, {cyanocobalamin}]

antipersonnel
adj : designed to inflict death or personal injury rather than material destruction

anti-personnel bomb
n : a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles [syn: {fragmentation bomb}, {antipersonnel bomb}, {daisy cutter}]

antipersonnel bomb
n : a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles [syn: {fragmentation bomb}, {anti-personnel bomb}, {daisy cutter}]

antiperspirant
n : an astringent substance applied to the skin to reduce perspiration

antiphlogistic
adj : counteracting inflammation

antiphon
n : a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response [syn: {antiphony}]

antiphonal
adj 1: containing or using responses or antiphons recited or sung in alternation; "responsive reading"; "antiphonal liturgy" [syn: {responsive}]
2: relating to or resembling an antiphon [syn: {antiphonary}]
n : bound collection of antiphons [syn: {antiphonary}]

antiphonary
adj : relating to or resembling an antiphon [syn: {antiphonal}]
n : bound collection of antiphons [syn: {antiphonal}]

antiphony
n 1: alternate (responsive) singing by a choir in two parts
2: a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response [syn: {antiphon}]

antiphrasis
n : the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony)

antipodal
adj : relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth; "antodpodean latitudes"; "antipodal regions of the earth"; "antipodal points on a sphere" [syn: {antipodean}]
n : the relation of opposition along a diameter [syn: {antipodal opposition}, {diametrical opposition}]

antipodal opposition
n : the relation of opposition along a diameter [syn: {antipodal}, {diametrical opposition}]

antipode
n : direct opposite; "quiet: an antipode to focused busyness"

antipodean
adj : relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth; "antodpodean latitudes"; "antipodal regions of the earth"; "antipodal points on a sphere" [syn: {antipodal}]

antipodes
n : any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth; "the North Pole and the South Pole are antipodes"

antipollution
adj : intended to reduce pollution; "antipollution laws"; "antipollution devices on automobile exhaust systems"

antiproton
n : an unstable negatively charged proton; the antiparticle of a proton

antiprotozoal
n : a medicinal drug used to fight diseases (like malaria) that are caused by protozoa [syn: {antiprotozoal drug}]

antiprotozoal drug
n : a medicinal drug used to fight diseases (like malaria) that are caused by protozoa [syn: {antiprotozoal}]

antipruritic
n : a substance that relieves or prevents itching

antipsychotic
n : tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired [syn: {major tranquilizer}, {major tranquillizer}, {major tranquilliser}, {antipsychotic drug}, {antipsychotic agent}, {neuroleptic drug}, {neuroleptic agent}, {neuroleptic}]

antipsychotic agent
n : tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired [syn: {major tranquilizer}, {major tranquillizer}, {major tranquilliser}, {antipsychotic drug}, {antipsychotic}, {neuroleptic drug}, {neuroleptic agent}, {neuroleptic}]

antipsychotic drug
n : tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired [syn: {major tranquilizer}, {major tranquillizer}, {major tranquilliser}, {antipsychotic agent}, {antipsychotic}, {neuroleptic drug}, {neuroleptic agent}, {neuroleptic}]

antipyresis
n : medication with antipyretics to treat a fever

antipyretic
adj : preventing or alleviating fever [ant: {pyretic}]
n : any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever [syn: {febrifuge}]

antiquarian
adj 1: of or relating to persons who study or deal in antiques or antiquities
2: of or relating to antiques or antiquities
n : an expert or collector of antiquities [syn: {antiquary}]

antiquark
n : the antiparticle of a quark

antiquary
n : an expert or collector of antiquities [syn: {antiquarian}]

antiquate
v 1: make obsolete or old-fashioned
2: give an antique appearance to; "antique furniture" [syn: {antique}]

antiquated
adj : so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period; "a ramshackle antediluvian tenement"; "antediluvian ideas"; "archaic laws" [syn: {antediluvian}, {archaic}]

antique
adj 1: made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age; "the beautiful antique French furniture"
2: out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas" [syn: {demode}, {ex}, {old-fashioned}, {old-hat(p)}, {outmoded}, {passe}, {passee}]
3: belonging to or lasting from times long ago; "age-old customs"; "the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness" [syn: {age-old}]
n 1: an elderly man [syn: {old-timer}, {oldtimer}, {gaffer}, {old geezer}]
2: any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity
v 1: shop for antiques; "We went antiquing on Saturday"
2: give an antique appearance to; "antique furniture" [syn: {antiquate}]

antiquity
n 1: the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
2: extreme oldness [syn: {ancientness}]
3: an artifact surviving from the past

anti-racketeering law
n : law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions [syn: {Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act}, {RICO Act}, {RICO}]

antiredeposition
n : the process of preventing redeposition

Antirrhinum
n : a genus of herbs of the family Scrophulariaceae with brightly colored irregular flowers [syn: {genus Antirrhinum}]

Antirrhinum coulterianum
n : California plant with slender racemes of white flowers [syn: {white snapdragon}]

Antirrhinum filipes
n : southwestern United States plant with yellow flowers on stems that twist and twine through other vegetation [syn: {yellow twining snapdragon}]

Antirrhinum majus
n : perennial native to the Mediterranean but widely cultivated for its purple or pink flowers [syn: {Mediterranean snapdragon}]

antisatellite
adj : of or relating to a system to destroy satellites in orbit; "antisatellite weapons" [syn: {asat}]

anti-semite
adj : discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion [syn: {racist}, {antiblack}, {anti-Semitic}, {anti-Semite(a)}]
n : someone who hates and would persecute Jews [syn: {Jew-baiter}]

anti-semitic
adj 1: relating to or characterized by anti-Semitism; hating Jews
2: discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion [syn: {racist}, {antiblack}, {anti-Semite(a)}]

anti-Semitism
n : the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people

antisepsis
n 1: (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms [syn: {asepsis}, {sterility}, {sterileness}]
2: the process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of microorganisms [syn: {asepsis}]

antiseptic
adj 1: thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms; "doctors in antiseptic green coats"; "the antiseptic effect of alcohol"; "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities" [ant: {septic}]
2: clean and honest; "antiseptic financial practices"
3: freeing from error or corruption; "the antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism"
4: made free from live bacteria or other microorganisms; "sterilized instruments" [syn: {sterilized}, {sterilised}]
5: (extended sense) of exceptionally clean language; "lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School"
n : a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues

antisepticize
v : disinfect with an antiseptic; "The animals were antisepticized by the veterenarian before the operation"

antisera
antiserum
n : blood serum containing antibodies against specific antigens; provides immunity to a disease [also: {antisera} (pl)]

antisera
See {antiserum}

antiserum
n : blood serum containing antibodies against specific antigens; provides immunity to a disease [also: {antisera} (pl)]

antisocial
adj 1: shunning contact with others; "standoffish and antisocial"; "he's not antisocial; just shy"
2: unwilling or unable to conform to normal standards of social behavior; "criminal behavior or conduct that violates the rights of other individuals is antisocial"; "crimes...and other asocial behavior" [syn: {asocial}]

antisocial personality disorder
n : a personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack of affect; capable of violent acts without guilt feelings (`psychopathic personality' was once widely used but was superseded by `sociopathic personality' to indicate the social aspects of the disorder, but now `antisocial personality disorder' is the preferred term) [syn: {sociopathic personality}, {psychopathic personality}]

antispasmodic
n : a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles) [syn: {spasmolytic}, {antispasmodic agent}]

antispasmodic agent
n : a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles) [syn: {antispasmodic}, {spasmolytic}]

antistrophe
n : the section of a choral ode answering a previous strophe in classical Greek drama; the second of two metrically corresponding sections in a poem

antistrophic
adj : of or relating to an antistrophe

antisubmarine
adj : defensive against enemy submarines

anti-submarine rocket
n : a shipboard system to fire rockets at submarines

anti-sway bar
n : a rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks; serves to stabilize the chassis [syn: {stabilizer bar}]

antisyphilitic
n : a drug (or other chemical agent) that is effective against syphilis

anti-takeover defense
n : resistance to or defense against a hostile takeover

antitank
adj : designed for defense against armored vehicles

antitauon
n : an antilepton of very great mass [syn: {tau-plus particle}]

antitheses
See {antithesis}

antitheses
antithesis
n 1: exact opposite; "his theory is the antithesis of mine"
2: the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance [also: {antitheses} (pl)]

antithesis
n 1: exact opposite; "his theory is the antithesis of mine"
2: the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance [also: {antitheses} (pl)]

antithetic
adj : sharply contrasted in character or purpose; "practices entirely antithetical to her professed beliefs"; "hope is antithetic to despair" [syn: {antithetical}]

antithetical
adj : sharply contrasted in character or purpose; "practices entirely antithetical to her professed beliefs"; "hope is antithetic to despair" [syn: {antithetic}]

antithetically
adv : with antithesis; in an antithetical manner

antithyroid
adj : having the effect of counteracting excessive thyroid activity; "antithyroid drugs"

anti-TNF compound
n : a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF); used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints

anti-torque rotor
n : rotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a single-rotor helicopter; keeps the helicopter from spinning in the direction opposite to the rotation of the main rotor [syn: {tail rotor}]

antitoxic
adj : counteracting a toxin or poison

antitoxin
n : an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin

antitrade
n : winds blowing from west to east and lying above the trade winds in the tropics [syn: {antitrade wind}]

antitrade wind
n : winds blowing from west to east and lying above the trade winds in the tropics [syn: {antitrade}]

antitrades
n : wind in the upper atmosphere blowing above but in the opposite direction from the trade winds

antitragi
See {antitragus}

antitrust
adj : of laws and regulations; designed to protect trade and commerce from unfair business practices [syn: {antimonopoly}]

antitrust case
n : a legal action brought against parties who are charged with limiting free competition in the market place

antitrust law
n : law intended to promote free competition in the market place by outlawing monopolies [syn: {antitrust legislation}]

antitrust legislation
n : law intended to promote free competition in the market place by outlawing monopolies [syn: {antitrust law}]

antitumor
adj : used in the treatment of cancer; "anticancer drug"; "an antineoplastic effect" [syn: {anticancer}, {antineoplastic}, {antitumour}]

antitumour
adj : used in the treatment of cancer; "anticancer drug"; "an antineoplastic effect" [syn: {anticancer}, {antineoplastic}, {antitumor}]

antitussive
n : any medicine used to suppress or relieve coughing

antitype
n 1: a person or thing represented or foreshadowed by a type or symbol; especially a figure in the Old Testament having a counterpart in the New Testament
2: an opposite or contrasting type [ant: {type}]

antitypic
adj : of or relating to an antitype [syn: {antitypical}]

antitypical
adj : of or relating to an antitype [syn: {antitypic}]

antivenene
n : an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal [syn: {antivenin}]

antivenin
n : an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal [syn: {antivenene}]

Antivert
n : an antihistamine (trade name Antivert) used to treat or prevent motion sickness [syn: {meclizine}, {meclizine hydrochloride}]

antiviral
adj : inhibiting or stopping the growth and reproduction of viruses
n : any drug that destroys viruses [syn: {antiviral agent}, {antiviral drug}]

antiviral agent
n : any drug that destroys viruses [syn: {antiviral}, {antiviral drug}]

antiviral drug
n : any drug that destroys viruses [syn: {antiviral}, {antiviral agent}]

anti-virus program
n : a computer program that checks you computer for viruses and prevents their spread

anti-war movement
n : a campaign against entering or continuing a war

antler
n : deciduous horn of a member of the deer family

antler moth
n : European moth with white antler-like markings on the forewings; the larvae damage pastures and grasslands [syn: {Cerapteryx graminis}]

antlered
adj : having antlers

Antlia
n : a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Vela

antlion
n 1: the larva of an ant lion or of any of several other insects [syn: {doodlebug}, {ant lion}]
2: winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants [syn: {ant lion}, {antlion fly}]

antlion fly
n : winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants [syn: {ant lion}, {antlion}]

Antofagasta
n : a port city on the Pacific in northern Chile

Antoine Domino
n : United States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and composer (born in 1928) [syn: {Domino}, {Fats Domino}]

Antoine Henri Becquerel
n : French physicist who discovered that rays emitted by uranium salts affect photographic plates (1852-1908) [syn: {Becquerel}, {Henri Becquerel}]

Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
n : French botanist who categorized plants into families and developed a system of plant classification (1748-1836) [syn: {Jussieu}]

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier
n : French chemist known as the father of modern chemistry; discovered oxygen and disproved the theory of phlogiston (1743-1794) [syn: {Lavoisier}, {Antoine Lavoisier}]

Antoine Lavoisier
n : French chemist known as the father of modern chemistry; discovered oxygen and disproved the theory of phlogiston (1743-1794) [syn: {Lavoisier}, {Antoine Laurent Lavoisier}]

Anton Bruckner
n : Austrian organist and composer of Romantic music (1824-1896) [syn: {Bruckner}]

Anton Chekhov
n : Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904) [syn: {Chekhov}, {Chekov}, {Anton Chekov}, {Anton Pavlovich Chekhov}, {Anton Pavlovich Chekov}]

Anton Chekov
n : Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904) [syn: {Chekhov}, {Chekov}, {Anton Chekhov}, {Anton Pavlovich Chekhov}, {Anton Pavlovich Chekov}]

Anton Gregor Rubinstein
n : Russian composer and pianist (1829-1894) [syn: {Rubinstein}, {Anton Rubenstein}, {Anton Grigorevich Rubinstein}]

Anton Grigorevich Rubinstein
n : Russian composer and pianist (1829-1894) [syn: {Rubinstein}, {Anton Rubenstein}, {Anton Gregor Rubinstein}]

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
n : Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904) [syn: {Chekhov}, {Chekov}, {Anton Chekhov}, {Anton Chekov}, {Anton Pavlovich Chekov}]

Anton Pavlovich Chekov
n : Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904) [syn: {Chekhov}, {Chekov}, {Anton Chekhov}, {Anton Chekov}, {Anton Pavlovich Chekhov}]

Anton Rubenstein
n : Russian composer and pianist (1829-1894) [syn: {Rubinstein}, {Anton Gregor Rubinstein}, {Anton Grigorevich Rubinstein}]

Anton van Leeuwenhoek
n : Dutch pioneer microscopist who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and who gave the first accurate descriptions of microbes and spermatozoa and blood corpuscles (1632-1723) [syn: {Leuwenhoek}, {Leeuwenhoek}, {Anton van Leuwenhoek}]

Anton van Leuwenhoek
n : Dutch pioneer microscopist who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and who gave the first accurate descriptions of microbes and spermatozoa and blood corpuscles (1632-1723) [syn: {Leuwenhoek}, {Leeuwenhoek}, {Anton van Leeuwenhoek}]

Antonin Dvorak
n : Czech composer who combined folk elements with traditional forms (1841-1904) [syn: {Dvorak}]

Antonine Wall
n : a fortification 37 miles long across the narrowest part of southern Scotland (between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde); built in 140 to mark the frontier of the Roman province of Britain

Antoninus
n : Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180) [syn: {Aurelius}, {Marcus Aurelius}, {Marcus Aurelius Antoninus}, {Marcus Annius Verus}]

Antonio Allegri da Correggio
n : Italian painter noted for his use of chiaroscuro and perspective (1494-1534) [syn: {Correggio}]

Antonio Gaudi
n : Spanish architect who was a leading exponent of art nouveau in Europe (1852-1926) [syn: {Gaudi}, {Gaudi i Cornet}, {Antonio Gaudi i Cornet}]

Antonio Gaudi i Cornet
n : Spanish architect who was a leading exponent of art nouveau in Europe (1852-1926) [syn: {Gaudi}, {Antonio Gaudi}, {Gaudi i Cornet}]

Antonio Ghislieri
n : pope who led the reformation of the Roman Catholic Church; he excommunicated Elizabeth I (1504-1572) [syn: {Pius V}]

Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
n : Mexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt and who lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War (1795-1876) [syn: {Santa Anna}, {Santa Ana}, {Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna}]

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
n : Mexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt and who lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War (1795-1876) [syn: {Santa Anna}, {Santa Ana}, {Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana}]

Antonio Lucio Vivaldi
n : Italian baroque composer and violinist (1675-1741) [syn: {Vivaldi}, {Antonio Vivaldi}]

Antonio Stradivari
n : Italian violin maker who developed the modern violin and created violins of unequaled tonal quality (1644?-1737) [syn: {Stradivari}, {Stradivarius}, {Antonius Stradivarius}]

Antonio Vivaldi
n : Italian baroque composer and violinist (1675-1741) [syn: {Vivaldi}, {Antonio Lucio Vivaldi}]

Antonius
n : Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC) [syn: {Antony}, {Anthony}, {Mark Antony}, {Mark Anthony}, {Marcus Antonius}]

Antonius Pius
n : Emperor of Rome; adoptive son of Hadrian (86-161)

Antonius Stradivarius
n : Italian violin maker who developed the modern violin and created violins of unequaled tonal quality (1644?-1737) [syn: {Stradivari}, {Antonio Stradivari}, {Stradivarius}]

Antony
n : Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC) [syn: {Anthony}, {Mark Antony}, {Mark Anthony}, {Antonius}, {Marcus Antonius}]

Antony Tudor
n : United States dancer and choreographer (born in England) (1909-1987) [syn: {Tudor}]

antonym
n : two words that express opposing concepts; "to him the opposite of gay was depressed" [syn: {opposite word}, {opposite}]

antonymous
adj : of words: having opposite meanings [ant: {synonymous}]

antonymy
n : the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express opposite meanings

antra
See {antrum}

antra
antrum
n : a natural cavity or hollow in a bone [also: {antra} (pl)]

antrorse
adj : bent or curved forward or upward; "a plant having antrorse hairs on the stem" [ant: {retrorse}]

Antrozous
n : a genus of Vespertilionidae [syn: {genus Antrozous}]

Antrozous pallidus
n : drab yellowish big-eared cave-dwelling bat [syn: {pallid bat}, {cave bat}]

antrum
n : a natural cavity or hollow in a bone [also: {antra} (pl)]

Antum
n : Babylonian consort of Anu

Antwerp
n : a port in northern Belgium on the Scheldt river [syn: {Antwerpen}, {Anvers}]

Antwerpen
n : a port in northern Belgium on the Scheldt river [syn: {Antwerp}, {Anvers}]

Anu
n : Babylonian god of the sky; one of the supreme triad including Bel and Ea

Anubis
n : jackal-headed Egyptian god of tombs; conducted dead to judgment

anulus
n : a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke" [syn: {ring}, {halo}, {annulus}, {doughnut}, {anchor ring}]

Anunnaki
n : any of a group of powerful Babylonian earth spirits or genii; servitors of the gods [syn: {Enuki}]

Anura
n : frogs, toads, tree toads [syn: {Salientia}, {order Salientia}, {order Anura}, {Batrachia}, {order Batrachia}]

anuran
adj : relating to frogs and toads [syn: {batrachian}, {salientian}]
n : any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species [syn: {frog}, {toad}, {toad frog}, {batrachian}, {salientian}]

anuresis
n : inability to urinate [syn: {anuria}]

anuretic
adj : of or relating to an inability to urinate [syn: {anuric}]

anuria
n : inability to urinate [syn: {anuresis}]

anuric
adj : of or relating to an inability to urinate [syn: {anuretic}]

anurous
adj : not having a tail; "anurous toads and frogs" [syn: {tailless}]

anus
n : excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal [syn: {arse}, {arsehole}, {asshole}]

Anvers
n : a port in northern Belgium on the Scheldt river [syn: {Antwerpen}, {Antwerp}]

anvil
n 1: a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
2: the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes [syn: {incus}]

Anwar el-Sadat
n : Egyptian statesman who (as president of Egypt) negotiated a peace treaty with Menachem Begin (then prime minister of Israel) (1918-1981) [syn: {Sadat}, {Anwar Sadat}]

Anwar Sadat
n : Egyptian statesman who (as president of Egypt) negotiated a peace treaty with Menachem Begin (then prime minister of Israel) (1918-1981) [syn: {Sadat}, {Anwar el-Sadat}]

anxiety
n 1: a relatively permanent state of anxiety occurring in a variety of mental disorders [syn: {anxiousness}]
2: a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune

anxiety attack
n : a sudden acute episode of intense anxiety and feelings of panic

anxiety disorder
n : a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom

anxiety hysteria
n : a form of hysteria having features of both conversion disorder and anxiety neurosis

anxiety neurosis
n : characterized by diffuse anxiety and often somatic manifestations of fear

anxiety reaction
n : an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of light-headedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months [syn: {generalized anxiety disorder}, {GAD}]

anxiolytic
adj : anxiety relieving
n : a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability [syn: {minor tranquilizer}, {minor tranquillizer}, {minor tranquilliser}, {antianxiety drug}, {anxiolytic drug}]

anxiolytic drug
n : a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability [syn: {minor tranquilizer}, {minor tranquillizer}, {minor tranquilliser}, {antianxiety drug}, {anxiolytic}]

anxious
adj 1: mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc; worried; "anxious parents"; "anxious about her job"; "not used to a city and anxious about small things"; "felt apprehensive about the consequences" [syn: {apprehensive}]
2: eagerly desirous; "anxious to see the new show at the museum"; "dying to hear who won" [syn: {anxious(p)}, {dying(p)}]
3: causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind" [syn: {nervous}, {uneasy}, {unquiet}]

anxiously
adv : with anxiety or apprehension; "we watched anxiously" [syn: {uneasily}, {apprehensively}]

anxiousness
n 1: a relatively permanent state of anxiety occurring in a variety of mental disorders [syn: {anxiety}]
2: a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments [syn: {disquiet}]

any
adj 1: (in negative statements) either every little or very great but unspecified; "can't stand any noise"; "could not endure chemotherapy for any length of time" [syn: {any(a)}]
2: one or some or every or all without specification; "give me any peaches you don't want"; "not any milk is left"; "any child would know that"; "pick any card"; "any day now"; "cars can be rented at almost any airport"; "at twilight or any other time"; "beyond any doubt"; "need any help we can get"; "give me whatever peaches you don't want"; "no milk whatsoever is left" [syn: {any(a)}, {whatever}, {whatsoever}]
adv : to any degree or extent; "it isn't any better"

any longer
adv : at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; "Alice doesn't live here anymore"; "the children promised not to quarrel any more" [syn: {anymore}]

any old
adj : being any unspecified one; used for emphasis; "any old time"; "any old place" [syn: {any old(a)}]

any-and-all bid
n : a takeover bid where the acquirer offers to buy any and all shares outstanding

anyhow
adv 1: used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement; "Anyhow, he is dead now"; "I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet"; "I don't know what happened to it; anyway, it's gone"; "anyway, there is another factor to consider"; "I don't know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"; "in any event, the government faced a serious protest"; "but at any rate he got a knighthood for it" [syn: {anyway}, {in any case}, {at any rate}, {in any event}]
2: in any way whatsoever; "they came anyhow they could"; "get it done anyway you can" [syn: {anyway}]

anymore
adv : at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; "Alice doesn't live here anymore"; "the children promised not to quarrel any more" [syn: {any longer}]

anyplace
adv : at or in or to any place; "you can find this food anywhere"; (`anyplace' is used informally for `anywhere') [syn: {anywhere}]

anything
n : a thing of any kind; "do you have anything to declare?"

anyway
adv 1: used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement; "Anyhow, he is dead now"; "I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet"; "I don't know what happened to it; anyway, it's gone"; "anyway, there is another factor to consider"; "I don't know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"; "in any event, the government faced a serious protest"; "but at any rate he got a knighthood for it" [syn: {anyhow}, {in any case}, {at any rate}, {in any event}]
2: in any way whatsoever; "they came anyhow they could"; "get it done anyway you can" [syn: {anyhow}]

anywhere
adv : at or in or to any place; "you can find this food anywhere"; (`anyplace' is used informally for `anywhere') [syn: {anyplace}]

Anzio
n : a town of central Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea; the Allies established a beachhead at Anzio in World War II

ao dai
n : the traditional dress of Vietnamese women consisting of a tunic with long sleeves and panels front and back; the tunic is worn over trousers

a-ok
adj : in perfect condition or order [syn: {a-ok(p)}, {a-okay(p)}]

a-okay
adj : in perfect condition or order [syn: {a-ok(p)}, {a-okay(p)}]

A-one
adj : of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops" [syn: {ace}, {crack}, {first-rate}, {super}, {tiptop}, {topnotch}, {tops(p)}]

aorist
n : a verb tense in some languages (classical Greek and Sanskrit) expressing action (especially past action) without indicating its completion or continuation

aoristic
adj : of or relating to the aorist tense

aorta
n : the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries [also: {aortae} (pl)]

aortae
See {aorta}

aortae
aorta
n : the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries [also: {aortae} (pl)]

aortal
adj : of or relating to the aorta [syn: {aortic}]

aortic
adj : of or relating to the aorta [syn: {aortal}]

aortic aneurysm
n : an aneurysm of the aorta

aortic arch
n : the part of the aorta that arches and turns downward

aortic orifice
n : the orifice from the lower left chamber of the heart to the aorta

aortic plexus
n : a plexus of lymph nodes in the lower portion of the abdominal aorta

aortic stenosis
n : abnormal narrowing of the aortic valve

aortic valve
n : a semilunar valve between the left ventricle and the aorta; prevents blood from flowing from the aorta back into the heart

aortitis
n : inflammation of the aorta

Aotus
n : douroucoulis [syn: {genus Aotus}]

Aotus trivirgatus
n : nocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with large eyes and thick fur [syn: {douroucouli}]

aoudad
n : wild sheep of northern Africa [syn: {arui}, {audad}, {Barbary sheep}, {maned sheep}, {Ammotragus lervia}]

apace
adv : with rapid movements; "he works quickly" [syn: {quickly}, {rapidly}, {speedily}, {chop-chop}] [ant: {slowly}]

Apache
n 1: any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma
2: a Parisian gangster
3: the language of the Apache people

apache dance
n : a violent fast dance in French vaudeville (an apache is a member of the French underworld)

apache devil dance
n : a ritual dance of the Apache

apadana
n : the great hall in ancient Persian palaces

Apalachicola
n : a river in northwestern Florida formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee River and the Flint River at the Florida border [syn: {Apalachicola River}]

Apalachicola River
n : a river in northwestern Florida formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee River and the Flint River at the Florida border [syn: {Apalachicola}]

Apalachicola rosemary
n : small shrub of Apalachicola River area in southeastern United States having highly aromatic pinkish flowers; a threatened species [syn: {Conradina glabra}]

apanage
n 1: any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life; "for thousands of years the chair was an appanage of state and dignity rather than an article of ordinary use" [syn: {appanage}]
2: a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family; "bishoprics were received as appanages for the younger sons of great families" [syn: {appanage}]

apar
n : South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates [syn: {three-banded armadillo}, {Tolypeutes tricinctus}]

apart
adj 1: remote and separate physically or socially; "existed over the centuries as a world apart"; "preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson; "tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"; "an obscure village" [syn: {apart(p)}, {isolated}, {obscure}]
2: not living together as man and wife; "decided to live apart"; "maintaining separate households"; "they are separated" [syn: {apart(p)}, {separate}, {separated}]
3: having characteristics not shared by others; "scientists felt they were a group apart"- Vannever Bush [syn: {apart(p)}]
adv 1: separated or at a distance in place or position or time; "These towns are many miles apart"; "stood with his legs apart"; "born two years apart"
2: not taken into account or excluded from consideration; "these problems apart, the country is doing well"; "all joking aside, I think you're crazy" [syn: {aside}]
3: away from another or others; "they grew apart over the years"; "kept apart from the group out of shyness"; "decided to live apart"
4: placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose; "had a feeling of being set apart"; "quality sets it apart"; "a day set aside for relaxing" [syn: {aside}]
5: one from the other; "people can't tell the twins apart"
6: into parts or pieces; "he took his father's watch apart"; "split apart"; "torn asunder" [syn: {asunder}]

apartheid
n : a social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against non-whites; the former official policy in South Africa

apartment
n : a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house [syn: {flat}]

apartment building
n : a building that is divided into apartments [syn: {apartment house}]

apartment house
n : a building that is divided into apartments [syn: {apartment building}]

apatetic coloration
n : coloring serving to as natural camouflage

apathetic
adj 1: showing little or no emotion or animation; "a woman who became active rather than apathetic as she grew older"
2: marked by a lack of interest; "an apathetic audience"; "the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent" [syn: {indifferent}]

apathetically
adv : in an apathetic manner; "she behaves apathetically these days"

apathy
n 1: an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
2: the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally [syn: {indifference}, {spiritlessness}]

apatite
n : a common complex mineral consisting of calcium fluoride phosphate or calcium chloride phosphate; a source of phosphorus

apatosaur
n : huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic [syn: {apatosaurus}, {brontosaur}, {brontosaurus}, {thunder lizard}, {Apatosaurus excelsus}]

apatosaurus
n : huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic [syn: {apatosaur}, {brontosaur}, {brontosaurus}, {thunder lizard}, {Apatosaurus excelsus}]

Apatosaurus excelsus
n : huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic [syn: {apatosaur}, {apatosaurus}, {brontosaur}, {brontosaurus}, {thunder lizard}]

Apatura
n : large Old World butterflies [syn: {genus Apatura}]

Apatura iris
n : large European butterfly the male of which has wings shaded with purple [syn: {purple emperor}]

APC
n 1: (military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with treads) that is used to transport infantry [syn: {armored personnel carrier}, {armoured personnel carrier}]
2: a drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine)

ape
n 1: any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
2: someone who copies the words or behavior of another [syn: {copycat}, {imitator}, {emulator}, {aper}]
3: person who resembles a non-human primate [syn: {anthropoid}]
v 1: imitate uncritically and in every aspect; "Her little brother apes her behavior"
2: represent in or produce a caricature of; "The drawing caricatured the President" [syn: {caricature}]

Apeldoorn
n : a city of east central Netherlands; a popular tourist center and site of the summer residence of the Dutch royal family

apelike
adj 1: resembling apes [syn: {anthropoid}, {anthropoidal}]
2: being or given to servile imitation [syn: {apish}]

ape-man
n 1: hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate between apes and human beings [syn: {missing link}]
2: a person assumed to have been raised by apes

Apennines
n : a mountain range extending the length of the Italian peninsula

aper
n : someone who copies the words or behavior of another [syn: {copycat}, {imitator}, {emulator}, {ape}]

apercu
n : a short synopsis

aperea
n : South American cavy; possibly ancestral to the domestic guinea pig [syn: {wild cavy}, {Cavia porcellus}]

aperient
adj : mildly laxative
n : a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels [syn: {purgative}, {cathartic}, {physic}]

aperiodic
adj : not recurring at regular intervals [syn: {nonperiodic}] [ant: {periodic}]

aperitif
n : taken before a meal as an appetizer

apertif
n : an alcoholic drink that is taken as an appetizer before a meal

aperture
n 1: a device that controls amount of light admitted
2: a natural opening in something
3: an man-made opening; usually small

apery
n : the act of mimicking; imitative behavior [syn: {mimicry}]

apetalous
adj : of flowers; having no petals [syn: {petalless}] [ant: {petalous}]

apetalous flower
n : flower having no petals

apex
n 1: the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid" [syn: {vertex}, {peak}, {acme}]
2: the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars [syn: {solar apex}, {apex of the sun's way}] [ant: {antapex}] [also: {apices} (pl)]

apex of the sun's way
n : the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars [syn: {apex}, {solar apex}] [ant: {antapex}]

Apgar score
n : an assessment of the physical condition of a newborn infant; involves heart rate and muscle tone and respiratory effort and color and reflex responsiveness

aphaeresis
n : (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until' [syn: {apheresis}]

aphaeretic
adj : relating to or formed by or consisting of aphaeresis [syn: {apheretic}]

aphagia
n : loss of the ability to swallow

aphakia
n : absence of the natural lens of the eye (usually resulting from the removal of cataracts)

aphakic
adj : of or relating to or afflicted with aphakia
n : someone afflicted by aphakia; someone lacking the natural lenses of the eyes

aphanite
n : fine-grained homogeneous rock (such as basalt) containing minerals undetectable by the naked eye

aphanitic
adj : of or relating to aphanite

aphasia
n : inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion

aphasic
adj 1: related to or affected by aphasia; "aphasic speech"
2: unable to speak because of a brain lesion
n : someone affected by aphasia or inability to use or understand language

Aphasmidia
n : one of two subgroups of Nematoda used in some classification systems [syn: {class Aphasmidia}]

aphelia
See {aphelion}

aphelia
aphelion
n : apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun [ant: {perihelion}] [also: {aphelia} (pl)]

aphelion
n : apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun [ant: {perihelion}] [also: {aphelia} (pl)]

apheresis
n 1: (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until' [syn: {aphaeresis}]
2: a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis; some are retained and the rest are returned to the donor by transfusion [syn: {pheresis}]

apheretic
adj : relating to or formed by or consisting of aphaeresis [syn: {aphaeretic}]

aphesis
n : the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire'

aphetic
adj : produced by aphesis

aphid
n : any of various small plant-sucking insects

aphid lion
n : carnivorous larva of lacewing flies [syn: {aphis lion}]

aphides
See {aphis}

Aphididae
n : small soft-bodied plant lice [syn: {family Aphididae}]

Aphidoidea
n : plant lice [syn: {superfamily Aphidoidea}]

Aphis
n : type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables [syn: {genus Aphis}]

Aphis fabae
n : blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets [syn: {blackfly}, {bean aphid}]

aphis lion
n : carnivorous larva of lacewing flies [syn: {aphid lion}]

Aphis pomi
n : bright green aphid; feeds on and causes curling of apple leaves [syn: {apple aphid}, {green apple aphid}]

aphonia
n : a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice [syn: {voicelessness}]

aphonic
adj : being voiceless through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech [syn: {voiceless}]

aphorise
v : speak or write in aphorisms [syn: {aphorize}]

aphorism
n : a short pithy instructive saying [syn: {apothegm}, {apophthegm}]

aphorist
n : someone who formulates aphorisms or who repeats aphorisms

aphoristic
adj 1: containing aphorisms or maxims; "axiomatic wisdom" [syn: {axiomatic}]
2: terse and witty and like a maxim; "much given to apothegmatic instruction" [syn: {apothegmatic}, {epigrammatic}]

aphorize
v : speak or write in aphorisms [syn: {aphorise}]

aphotic
adj : lacking light; especially not reached by sunlight; "the aphotic depths of the sea where no photosynthesis occurs"

Aphriza
n : a genus of Scolopacidae [syn: {genus Aphriza}]

Aphriza virgata
n : sandpiper-like shorebird of Pacific coasts of North America and South America [syn: {surfbird}]

aphrodisia
n : a desire for heterosexual intimacy [ant: {anaphrodisia}]

aphrodisiac
adj : exciting sexual desire [syn: {aphrodisiacal}, {sexy}] [ant: {anaphrodisiac}]
n : a drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire

aphrodisiacal
adj : exciting sexual desire [syn: {aphrodisiac}, {sexy}] [ant: {anaphrodisiac}]

Aphrodite
n : goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus [syn: {Cytherea}]

Aphrophora
n : a genus of Cercopidae [syn: {genus Aphrophora}]

Aphrophora saratogensis
n : feeds on pines in northern United States [syn: {Saratoga spittlebug}]

aphthous ulcer
n : a blister on the mucous membranes of the lips or mouth or gastrointestinal tract

Aphyllanthaceae
n : one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Aphyllanthes [syn: {family Aphyllanthaceae}]

Aphyllanthes
n : 1 species; small fibrous-rooted perennial with rushlike foliage and deep blue flowers; sometimes placed in its own family Aphyllanthaceae [syn: {genus Aphyllanthes}]

Aphyllophorales
n : includes chiefly saprophytic fungi typically with shelflike bodies; sometimes placed in class Hymenomycetes or included in Agaricales [syn: {order Aphyllophorales}]

aphyllous
adj : having no leaves

Apia
n : the capital of Western Samoa [syn: {capital of Western Samoa}]

Apiaceae
n : plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill [syn: {Umbelliferae}, {family Umbelliferae}, {family Apiaceae}, {carrot family}]

apian
adj : relating to or having the characteristics of bees

apiarian
adj : relating to bees or beekeeping

apiarist
n : a farmer who keeps bees for their honey [syn: {beekeeper}, {apiculturist}]

apiary
n : a shed containing a number of beehives [syn: {bee house}]

apical
adj : situated at an apex

apical placentation
n : where one or few ovules develop at the top of a simple or compound ovary

apices
See {apex}

apices
apex
n 1: the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid" [syn: {vertex}, {peak}, {acme}]
2: the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars [syn: {solar apex}, {apex of the sun's way}] [ant: {antapex}] [also: {apices} (pl)]

apiculate
adj : of a leaf shape; having a short sharply pointed tip

apicultural
adj : relating to the care and breeding of bees

apiculture
n : the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey [syn: {beekeeping}]

apiculturist
n : a farmer who keeps bees for their honey [syn: {beekeeper}, {apiarist}]

Apidae
n : honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees [syn: {family Apidae}]

apiece
adv : to or from every one of two or more (considered individually); "they received $10 each" [syn: {each}, {to each one}, {for each one}, {from each one}]

Apios
n : twining perennial North American plants [syn: {genus Apios}]

Apios americana
n : a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans [syn: {groundnut}, {groundnut vine}, {Indian potato}, {potato bean}, {wild bean}, {Apios tuberosa}]

Apios tuberosa
n : a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans [syn: {groundnut}, {groundnut vine}, {Indian potato}, {potato bean}, {wild bean}, {Apios americana}]

Apis
n : type genus of the Apidae: honeybees [syn: {genus Apis}]

Apis mellifera
n : social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces [syn: {honeybee}]

Apis mellifera adansonii
n : a strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee; retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread as far north as Texas [syn: {Africanized bee}, {Africanized honey bee}, {killer bee}, {Apis mellifera scutellata}]

Apis mellifera scutellata
n : a strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee; retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread as far north as Texas [syn: {Africanized bee}, {Africanized honey bee}, {killer bee}, {Apis mellifera adansonii}]

apish
adj : being or given to servile imitation [syn: {apelike}]

apishamore
n : a saddle blanket made of buffalo hide

Apium
n : celery [syn: {genus Apium}]

Apium graveolens
n : herb of Europe and temperate Asia [syn: {wild celery}]

Apium graveolens dulce
n : widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked [syn: {celery}, {cultivated celery}]

Apium graveolens rapaceum
n : grown for its thickened edible aromatic root [syn: {celeriac}, {celery root}, {knob celery}, {root celery}, {turnip-rooted celery}]

apivorous
adj : feeding on bees

aplacental
adj : having no placenta; "monotremes and marsupials are aplacental mammals" [ant: {placental}]

Aplacophora
n : an order of Amphineura [syn: {Solenogastres}, {order Solenogastres}, {order Aplacophora}]

aplacophoran
n : deep-water wormlike mollusks lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine slimy spicules on the covering mantle [syn: {solenogaster}]

aplanatic
adj : free from or corrected for spherical aberration; "an aplanatic mirror"

aplasia
n : failure of some tissue or organ to develop

aplastic anaemia
n : anemia characterized by pancytopenia resulting from failure of the bone marrow; can be caused by neoplasm or by toxic exposure [syn: {aplastic anemia}]

aplastic anemia
n : anemia characterized by pancytopenia resulting from failure of the bone marrow; can be caused by neoplasm or by toxic exposure [syn: {aplastic anaemia}]

Aplectrum
n : a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae [syn: {genus Aplectrum}]

Aplectrum hyemale
n : North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers [syn: {puttyroot}, {adam-and-eve}]

aplite
n : light-colored and fine-grained granitic rock consisting chiefly of quartz and feldspars

aplitic
adj : of or related to aplite

Aplodontia
n : type genus of the Aplodontiidae: comprising the mountain beavers [syn: {genus Aplodontia}]

Aplodontia rufa
n : bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent [syn: {mountain beaver}, {sewellel}]

Aplodontiidae
n : mountain beavers [syn: {family Aplodontiidae}]

aplomb
n : great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool" [syn: {assuredness}, {cool}, {poise}, {sang-froid}]

Aplysia
n : type genus of the family Aplysiidae [syn: {genus Aplysia}, {Tethys}, {genus Tethus}]

Aplysia punctata
n : naked marine gastropod having a soft body with reduced internal shell and two pairs of ear-like tentacles [syn: {sea hare}]

Aplysiidae
n : sea hares [syn: {family Aplysiidae}, {Tethyidae}, {family Tethyidae}]

apnea
n : transient cessation of respiration

apneic
adj : of or relating to apnea [syn: {apnoeic}]

apnoeic
adj : of or relating to apnea [syn: {apneic}]

apoapsis
n : (astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited [syn: {point of apoapsis}] [ant: {periapsis}, {periapsis}]

apocalypse
n 1: a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil
2: the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the apostle [syn: {Revelation}, {Revelation of Saint John the Divine}, {Book of Revelation}]

apocalyptic
adj 1: prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom [syn: {apocalyptical}, {revelatory}]
2: of or relating to an apocalypse

apocalyptical
adj : prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom [syn: {apocalyptic}, {revelatory}]

apocarpous
adj : (of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of carpels that are free from one another as in buttercups or roses [ant: {syncarpous}]

apochromatic
adj : corrected for both chromatic and spherical aberration; "an apochromatic lens"

apocope
n : abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds; "the British get `pud' from `pudding' by apocope"

apocrine
adj : (of exocrine glands) producing a secretion in which part of the secreting cell is released with the secretion; "mother's milk is one apocrine secretion" [ant: {eccrine}]

apocrine gland
n : a large sweat gland that produces both a fluid and an apocrine secretion; in human beings located in hairy regions of the body

Apocrypha
n : 14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible; eastern Christian churches (except the Coptic church) accept all these books as canonical; the Russian Orthodox church accepts these texts as divinely inspired but does not grant them the same status

apocryphal
adj 1: of questionable authenticity
2: of or belonging to the Apocrypha

Apocynaceae
n : chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs [syn: {family Apocynaceae}, {dogbane family}]

apocynaceous
adj : of or relating to tropical plants of the family Apocynaceae

Apocynum
n : perennial herbs with small pink or white flowers [syn: {genus Apocynum}]

Apocynum androsaemifolium
n : North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints [syn: {common dogbane}, {spreading dogbane}, {rheumatism weed}]

Apocynum cannabinum
n : Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints [syn: {Indian hemp}, {rheumatism weed}]

Apocynum pumilum
n : North American plant similar to common dogbane [syn: {Rocky Mountain dogbane}]

apodal
adj : (of snakes and eels) naturally footless; "eels are apodal" [syn: {apodous}]

apodeictic
adj : of a proposition; necessarily true or logically certain [syn: {apodictic}]

apodeme
n : ridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports internal organs and provides attachment points for muscles

Apodemus
n : Old World field mice [syn: {genus Apodemus}]

Apodemus sylvaticus
n : nocturnal yellowish-brown mouse inhabiting woods and fields and gardens [syn: {European wood mouse}]

apodictic
adj : of a proposition; necessarily true or logically certain [syn: {apodeictic}]

Apodidae
n : swifts; in former classifications included in the order Coraciiformes [syn: {family Apodidae}]

apodiform bird
n : nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet; spends much of its time in flight

Apodiformes
n : swifts; hummingbirds [syn: {order Apodiformes}]

apodoses
See {apodosis}

apodous
adj : (of snakes and eels) naturally footless; "eels are apodal" [syn: {apodal}]

apoenzyme
n : a protein that combines with a coenzyme to form an active enzyme

apogametic
adj : of or relating to the development of an embryo in the absence of fertilization [syn: {apogamic}, {apogamous}]

apogamic
adj : of or relating to the development of an embryo in the absence of fertilization [syn: {apogametic}, {apogamous}]

apogamous
adj : of or relating to the development of an embryo in the absence of fertilization [syn: {apogamic}, {apogametic}]

apogamy
n : (botany) development of an embryo without fertilization; especially the development in some ferns of a sporophyte from the gametophyte without fertilization

apogean
adj : relating to or characteristic of an apogee; "apogean tides occur when the moon is at the apogee of its orbit"

apogee
n 1: a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development" [syn: {culmination}]
2: apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth [ant: {perigee}]

Apogon
n : type genus of the Apogonidae [syn: {genus Apogon}]

Apogon maculatus
n : a cardinalfish found in tropical Atlantic coastal waters [syn: {flame fish}, {flamefish}]

Apogonidae
n : bright-colored marine fishes that incubate eggs in the mouth [syn: {family Apogonidae}]

Apoidea
n : bees [syn: {superfamily Apoidea}]

apojove
n : apoapsis in orbit around Jupiter [ant: {perijove}]

apolemia
n : large siphonophore of up to 50 ft long

apolitical
adj : politically neutral [syn: {unpolitical}]

Apollinaire
n : French poet; precursor of surrealism (1880-1918) [syn: {Guillaume Apollinaire}, {Wilhelm Apollinaris de Kostrowitzki}]

Apollo
n : Greek god of light; god of prophesy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis [syn: {Phoebus}, {Phoebus Apollo}]

Apollo asteroid
n : an asteroid whose orbit crosses the Earth's orbit

Apollo program
n : a program of space flights undertaken by US to land a man on the moon; "the first lunar landing was achieved by the Apollo program on July 20, 1969"

apologetic
adj : offering or expressing apology; "an apologetic note"; "an apologetic manner" [syn: {excusatory}] [ant: {unapologetic}]

apologetically
adv : in an apologetic manner; "he spoke apologetically about his past"

apologetics
n : the branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines

apologia
n : a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly [syn: {apology}]

apologise
v 1: defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success" [syn: {apologize}, {excuse}, {justify}, {rationalize}, {rationalise}]
2: acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing; "I apologized for being late"; "He apologized for the many typoes" [syn: {apologize}]

apologist
n : a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution; "an apologist for capital punishment" [syn: {vindicator}, {justifier}]

apologize
v 1: acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing; "I apologized for being late"; "He apologized for the many typoes" [syn: {apologise}]
2: defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success" [syn: {apologise}, {excuse}, {justify}, {rationalize}, {rationalise}]

apologue
n : a short moral story (often with animal characters) [syn: {fable}, {parable}, {allegory}]

apology
n 1: an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone; "he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess"
2: a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly [syn: {apologia}]
3: a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile" [syn: {excuse}]

apolune
n : apoapsis in orbit around the moon [syn: {aposelene}] [ant: {periselene}, {periselene}]

apomict
n : a plant that reproduces or is reproduced by apomixis

apomictic
adj 1: of or relating to a plant that reproduces by apomixis [syn: {apomictical}]
2: (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction [syn: {agamic}, {agamous}, {agamogenetic}, {parthenogenetic}]

apomictical
adj : of or relating to a plant that reproduces by apomixis [syn: {apomictic}]

apomixes
See {apomixis}

apomixes
apomixis
n : any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization [also: {apomixes} (pl)]

apomixis
n : any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization [also: {apomixes} (pl)]

apomorphine
n : a morphine derivative that is not as strong as morphine; used as an emetic and in small doses as a sedative

aponeuroses
See {aponeurosis}

aponeuroses
aponeurosis
n : any of the deeper and thicker fascia that attach muscles to bones; resemble flattened tendons [also: {aponeuroses} (pl)]

aponeurosis
n : any of the deeper and thicker fascia that attach muscles to bones; resemble flattened tendons [also: {aponeuroses} (pl)]

aponeurotic
adj : of or relating to an aponeurosis; "muscles attached by a flat aponeurotic membrane"

apopemptic
adj : addressed to one who is departing; "apopemptic hymns"

apophasis
n : mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned

apophatic
adj : of or relating to the belief that God can be known to humans only in terms of what He is not (such as `God is unknowable')

apophatism
n : the religious belief that God cannot be known but is completely `other' and must be described in negative terms (in terms of what God is not) [ant: {cataphatism}, {doctrine of analogy}]

apophthegm
n : a short pithy instructive saying [syn: {aphorism}, {apothegm}]

apophyseal
adj : of or relating to an apophysis

apophyses
See {apophysis}

apophyses
apophysis
n 1: (botany) a natural swelling or enlargement: at the base of the stalk or seta in certain mosses or on the cone scale of certain conifers
2: (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or part such as the process of a vertebra [also: {apophyses} (pl)]

apophysis
n 1: (botany) a natural swelling or enlargement: at the base of the stalk or seta in certain mosses or on the cone scale of certain conifers
2: (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or part such as the process of a vertebra [also: {apophyses} (pl)]

apoplectic
adj : pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy; "apoplectic seizure"

apoplectiform
adj : resembling apoplexy [syn: {apoplectoid}]

apoplectoid
adj : resembling apoplexy [syn: {apoplectiform}]

apoplexy
n : a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain [syn: {stroke}, {cerebrovascular accident}, {CVA}]

apoptosis
n : a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate cells that threaten the animal's survival [syn: {programmed cell death}, {caspase-mediated cell death}]

Aporocactus
n : small genus of epiphytic cacti of Mexico [syn: {genus Aporocactus}]

Aporocactus flagelliformis
n : commonly cultivated tropical American cactus having slender creeping stems and very large showy crimson flowers that bloom for several days [syn: {rattail cactus}, {rat's-tail cactus}]

aposelene
n : apoapsis in orbit around the moon [syn: {apolune}] [ant: {periselene}, {periselene}]

aposematic coloration
n : conspicuous coloration or markings of an animal serving to warn off predators; "a skunk's aposematic coloration" [syn: {warning coloration}]

aposiopeses
See {aposiopesis}

aposiopeses
aposiopesis
n : breaking off in the middle of a sentence (as by writers of realistic conversations) [also: {aposiopeses} (pl)]

aposiopesis
n : breaking off in the middle of a sentence (as by writers of realistic conversations) [also: {aposiopeses} (pl)]

aposiopetic
adj : relating to or characteristic of aposiopesis

apostasy
n 1: the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) [syn: {renunciation}, {defection}]
2: the act of abandoning a party or cause [syn: {tergiversation}]

apostate
adj : not faithful to religion or party or cause
n : a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. [syn: {deserter}, {renegade}, {turncoat}, {recreant}, {ratter}]

apostatise
v : abandon one's beliefs or allegiances [syn: {apostatize}, {tergiversate}]

apostatize
v : abandon one's beliefs or allegiances [syn: {apostatise}, {tergiversate}]

apostle
n 1: an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform; "an apostle of revolution"
2: any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people
3: (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel

Apostle of Germany
n : (Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754) [syn: {Boniface}, {Saint Boniface}, {St. Boniface}, {Winfred}, {Wynfrith}]

Apostle of the Gentiles
n : (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity" [syn: {Paul}, {Saint Paul}, {St. Paul}, {Apostle Paul}, {Paul the Apostle}, {Saul}, {Saul of Tarsus}]

Apostle Paul
n : (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity" [syn: {Paul}, {Saint Paul}, {St. Paul}, {Paul the Apostle}, {Apostle of the Gentiles}, {Saul}, {Saul of Tarsus}]

apostleship
n : the position of apostle

apostolic
adj 1: of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles or their teachings [syn: {apostolical}]
2: proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles; "papal dispensation" [syn: {papal}, {apostolical}, {pontifical}]

apostolic delegate
n : (Roman Catholic Church) a representative of the Holy See in a country that has no formal diplomatic relations with it

apostolical
adj 1: proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles; "papal dispensation" [syn: {papal}, {apostolic}, {pontifical}]
2: of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles or their teachings [syn: {apostolic}]

apostrophe
n 1: address to an absent or imaginary person
2: the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word

apostrophic
adj : of or characteristic of apostrophe; "a passage of apostrophic grandeur"

apostrophise
v : use an apostrophe [syn: {apostrophize}]

apostrophize
v : use an apostrophe [syn: {apostrophise}]

apothecaries' ounce
n : a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound [syn: {ounce}, {troy ounce}]

apothecaries' pound
n : an apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams [syn: {troy pound}]

apothecaries' unit
n : any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces [syn: {apothecaries' weight}]

apothecaries' weight
n : any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces [syn: {apothecaries' unit}]

apothecary
n : a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs [syn: {pharmacist}, {druggist}, {chemist}, {pill pusher}, {pill roller}]

apothecary's shop
n : a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold [syn: {drugstore}, {chemist's}, {chemist's shop}, {pharmacy}]

apothecia
See {apothecium}

apothecia
apothecium
n : a cuplike ascocarp in many lichens and ascomycetous fungi [also: {apothecia} (pl)]

apothecial
adj : of or relating to the apothecium of some lichens and fungi

apothecium
n : a cuplike ascocarp in many lichens and ascomycetous fungi [also: {apothecia} (pl)]

apothegm
n : a short pithy instructive saying [syn: {aphorism}, {apophthegm}]

apothegmatic
adj 1: given to or characterized by terse apothegms [syn: {apothegmatical}]
2: terse and witty and like a maxim; "much given to apothegmatic instruction" [syn: {aphoristic}, {epigrammatic}]

apothegmatical
adj : given to or characterized by terse apothegms [syn: {apothegmatic}]

apotheose
v : deify or glorify [syn: {apotheosize}, {apotheosise}]

apotheoses
See {apotheosis}

apotheoses
apotheosis
n 1: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal [syn: {ideal}, {paragon}, {nonpareil}, {saint}, {nonesuch}, {nonsuch}]
2: the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) [syn: {deification}, {exaltation}] [also: {apotheoses} (pl)]

apotheosis
n 1: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal [syn: {ideal}, {paragon}, {nonpareil}, {saint}, {nonesuch}, {nonsuch}]
2: the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) [syn: {deification}, {exaltation}] [also: {apotheoses} (pl)]

apotheosise
v : deify or glorify [syn: {apotheosize}, {apotheose}]

apotheosize
v : deify or glorify [syn: {apotheosise}, {apotheose}]

apotropaic
adj : having the power to prevent evil or bad luck

appal
v 1: strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" [syn: {shock}, {offend}, {scandalize}, {scandalise}, {appall}, {outrage}]
2: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us" [syn: {dismay}, {alarm}, {appall}, {horrify}] [also: {appalling}, {appalled}]

Appalachia
n : an impoverished coal mining area in the Appalachian Mountains (from Pennsylvania to North Carolina)

Appalachian
adj : in or relating to Appalachia

Appalachian Mountains
n : a mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico; a historic barrier to early westward expansion of the United States [syn: {Appalachians}]

Appalachians
n : a mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico; a historic barrier to early westward expansion of the United States [syn: {Appalachian Mountains}]

appall
v 1: strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" [syn: {shock}, {offend}, {scandalize}, {scandalise}, {appal}, {outrage}]
2: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us" [syn: {dismay}, {alarm}, {appal}, {horrify}]

appalled
appal
v 1: strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" [syn: {shock}, {offend}, {scandalize}, {scandalise}, {appall}, {outrage}]
2: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us" [syn: {dismay}, {alarm}, {appall}, {horrify}] [also: {appalling}, {appalled}]

appalled
adj : struck with fear, dread, or consternation [syn: {aghast(p)}, {dismayed}, {shocked}]

appalled
See {appal}

appalling
appal
v 1: strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" [syn: {shock}, {offend}, {scandalize}, {scandalise}, {appall}, {outrage}]
2: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us" [syn: {dismay}, {alarm}, {appall}, {horrify}] [also: {appalling}, {appalled}]

appalling
adj : causing consternation; "appalling conditions" [syn: {dismaying}]
n : an experience that appalls; "is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it?"

appalling
See {appal}

appallingly
adv : to an appalling extent; "the prisoners were appallingly thin"

Appaloosa
n : a hardy breed of saddle horse developed in western North America and characteristically having a spotted rump

appanage
n 1: any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life; "for thousands of years the chair was an appanage of state and dignity rather than an article of ordinary use" [syn: {apanage}]
2: a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family; "bishoprics were received as appanages for the younger sons of great families" [syn: {apanage}]

apparatus
n 1: equipment designed to serve a specific function [syn: {setup}]
2: (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function; "the breathing apparatus"

apparatus urogenitalis
n : the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine [syn: {urogenital system}, {urogenital apparatus}, {urinary system}, {urinary apparatus}, {genitourinary system}, {genitourinary apparatus}, {systema urogenitale}]

apparel
n : clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress" [syn: {wearing apparel}, {dress}, {clothes}]
v : provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" [syn: {dress}, {clothe}, {enclothe}, {garb}, {raiment}, {tog}, {garment}, {habilitate}, {fit out}] [ant: {undress}]

apparel chain
n : a chain of clothing stores

apparel industry
n : makers and sellers of fashionable clothing [syn: {garment industry}, {fashion industry}, {fashion business}, {rag trade}]

appareled
adj : dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination; "the elegantly attired gentleman"; "neatly dressed workers"; "monks garbed in hooded robes"; "went about oddly garmented"; "professors robed in crimson"; "tuxedo-attired gentlemen"; "crimson-robed Harvard professors" [syn: {attired}, {dressed}, {garbed}, {garmented}, {habilimented}, {robed}]

apparency
n : the property of being apparent [syn: {apparentness}]

apparent
adj 1: clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view" [syn: {evident}, {manifest}, {patent}, {plain}]
2: appearing as such but not necessarily so; "for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent"; "the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies"; "the ostensible truth of their theories"; "his seeming honesty" [syn: {apparent(a)}, {ostensible}, {seeming(a)}]
3: readily apparent to the eye; "angry for no apparent reason"; "had no visible means of support"

apparent horizon
n : the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet [syn: {horizon}, {visible horizon}, {sensible horizon}, {skyline}]

apparent motion
n : an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object; "the cinema relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement" [syn: {motion}, {apparent movement}, {movement}]

apparent movement
n : an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object; "the cinema relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement" [syn: {apparent motion}, {motion}, {movement}]

apparently
adv 1: from appearances alone; "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the problem seems minor" [syn: {seemingly}, {ostensibly}, {on the face of it}]
2: unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn" [syn: {obviously}, {evidently}, {manifestly}, {patently}, {plainly}, {plain}]

apparentness
n : the property of being apparent [syn: {apparency}]

apparition
n 1: a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us" [syn: {phantom}, {phantasm}, {phantasma}, {specter}, {spectre}]
2: the appearance of a ghostlike figure; "I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter"
3: something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight" [syn: {phantom}, {phantasm}, {phantasma}, {shadow}]
4: an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly; "natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stanger"

apparitional
adj : like or being a phantom; "a ghostly face at the window"; "a phantasmal presence in the room"; "spectral emanations"; "spiritual tappings at a seance" [syn: {ghostlike}, {ghostly}, {phantasmal}, {spectral}, {spiritual}]

appeal
n 1: earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm" [syn: {entreaty}, {prayer}]
2: attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; "his smile was part of his appeal to her" [syn: {appealingness}, {charm}]
3: (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial; "their appeal was denied in the superior court"
4: request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children" [syn: {solicitation}, {collection}, {ingathering}]
v 1: take a court case to a higher court for review; "He was found guilty but appealed immediately"
2: request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble" [syn: {invoke}]
3: be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people" [syn: {attract}] [ant: {repel}]
4: challenge (a decision); "She appealed the verdict"
5: cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law" [syn: {invoke}]

appeal board
n : a board of officials that are not judicial but are appointed to hear appeals [syn: {appeals board}, {board of appeals}]

appealable
adj : capable of being appealed especially to a higher tribunal; "decisions...appealable to the head of the agency"- New Republic [ant: {unappealable}]

appealing
adj 1: able to attract interest or draw favorable attention; "He added an appealing and memorable figure to popular American mythology"- Vincent Starrett; "an appealing sense of humor"; "the idea of having enough money to retire at fifty is very appealing" [ant: {unappealing}]
2: (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play" [syn: {sympathetic}, {likeable}, {likable}] [ant: {unsympathetic}]
3: expressing earnest entreaty; "the appealing and frightened look worn by an injured dog"; "she holds out her hand for money, importunate, insistent"; "a pleading note in her voice" [syn: {imploring}, {importunate}, {pleading}]

appealingly
adv : in an appealing manner; "the table was set appealingly" [ant: {unappealingly}]

appealingness
n : attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; "his smile was part of his appeal to her" [syn: {appeal}, {charm}]

appeals board
n : a board of officials that are not judicial but are appointed to hear appeals [syn: {appeal board}, {board of appeals}]

appeals court
n : a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies [syn: {appellate court}, {court of appeals}]

appear
v 1: give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time" [syn: {look}, {seem}]
2: come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon" [ant: {disappear}]
3: be issued or published; "Did your latest book appear yet?"; "The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet" [syn: {come out}]
4: seem to be true, probable, or apparent; "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad" [syn: {seem}]
5: come into being or existence, or appear on the scene; "Then the computer came along and changed our lives"; "Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago" [syn: {come along}] [ant: {vanish}]
6: appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.; "Gielgud appears briefly in this movie"; "She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage"
7: present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority; "He had to appear in court last month"; "She appeared on several charges of theft"

appearance
n 1: outward or visible aspect of a person or thing [syn: {visual aspect}]
2: the event of coming into sight [ant: {disappearance}]
3: formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action [syn: {appearing}, {coming into court}]
4: a mental representation; "I tried to describe his appearance to the police"
5: the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America" [ant: {disappearance}]
6: pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony is just for show" [syn: {show}]

appearing
n : formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action [syn: {appearance}, {coming into court}]

appeasable
adj : can be pacified or satisfied [syn: {conciliable}]

appease
v 1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: {pacify}, {lenify}, {conciliate}, {assuage}, {mollify}, {placate}, {gentle}, {gruntle}]
2: overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" [syn: {quell}, {stay}]
3: make peace with [syn: {propitiate}]

appeasement
n : the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demonds of) [syn: {calming}]

appeaser
n : someone who tries to bring peace by acceding to demands; "An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile--hoping it will eat him last"--Winston Churchill

appeasing
adj : tending or intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions; "the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich"; "placating (or placative) gestures"; "an astonishingly placatory speech" [syn: {appeasing(a)}, {placating}, {placative}, {placatory}]

appellant
adj : of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals); "appellate court" [syn: {appellate}]
n : the party who appeals a decision of a lower court [syn: {plaintiff in error}]

appellate
adj : of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals); "appellate court" [syn: {appellant}]

appellate court
n : a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies [syn: {appeals court}, {court of appeals}]

appellation
n : identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others [syn: {denomination}, {designation}, {appellative}]

appellative
adj 1: pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun
2: inclined to or serving for the giving of names; "the appellative faculty of children"; "the appellative function of some primitive rites" [syn: {naming(a)}]
n : identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others [syn: {appellation}, {denomination}, {designation}]

append
v 1: add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language" [syn: {add on}, {supplement}, {affix}]
2: fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace" [syn: {tag on}, {tack on}, {tack}, {hang on}]
3: state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied" [syn: {add}, {supply}]

appendage
n 1: an external body part that projects from the body; "it is important to keep the extremities warm" [syn: {extremity}, {member}]
2: a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process" [syn: {process}, {outgrowth}]
3: a part that is joined to something larger

appendaged
adj : having an appendage [ant: {unappendaged}]

appendant
adj : affixed as an appendage

appendectomy
n : surgical removal of the vermiform appendix [syn: {appendicectomy}]

appendicectomy
n : surgical removal of the vermiform appendix [syn: {appendectomy}]

appendices
See {appendix}

appendices
appendix
n 1: supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book
2: a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch [syn: {vermiform appendix}, {vermiform process}, {cecal appendage}] [also: {appendices} (pl)]

appendicitis
n : inflammation of the vermiform appendix

appendicle
n : a small appendage

appendicular
adj : relating to or consisting of an appendage or appendages; especially the limbs; "the appendicular skeleton"

appendicular artery
n : the branch of the ileocolic artery that supplies the vermiform appendix [syn: {arteria appendicularis}]

appendicular skeleton
n : the part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs

appendicular vein
n : a vein that accompanies the appendicular artery and empties into the ileocolic vein [syn: {vena appendicularis}]

appendicularia
n : free-swimming tadpole-shaped pelagic tunicate resembling larvae of other tunicates

appendix
n 1: supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book
2: a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch [syn: {vermiform appendix}, {vermiform process}, {cecal appendage}] [also: {appendices} (pl)]

apperceive
v : perceive in terms of a past experience

apperception
n : the process whereby perceived qualities of an object are related to past experience

apperceptive
adj : able to relate new percepts to past experience

appertain
v : be a part or attribute of [syn: {pertain}]

appetence
n : a feeling of craving something; "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks [syn: {appetite}, {appetency}]

appetency
n : a feeling of craving something; "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks [syn: {appetite}, {appetence}]

appetent
adj : marked by eager desire; "a big rich appetent Western city"

appetiser
n : food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course) [syn: {appetizer}, {starter}]

appetising
adj : appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma [syn: {appetizing}] [ant: {unappetizing}]

appetisingness
n : the property of stimulating the appetite [syn: {appetizingness}] [ant: {unappetizingness}]

appetite
n : a feeling of craving something; "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks [syn: {appetency}, {appetence}]

appetite suppressant
n : a drug that suppresses appetite [syn: {suppressant}]

appetitive
adj : of or relating to appetite; "appetitive needs"

appetizer
n : food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course) [syn: {appetiser}, {starter}]

appetizing
adj : appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma [syn: {appetising}] [ant: {unappetizing}]

appetizingness
n : the property of stimulating the appetite [syn: {appetisingness}] [ant: {unappetizingness}]

Appian Way
n : an ancient Roman road in Italy extending south from Rome to Brindisi; begun in 312 BC

applaud
v 1: clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval [syn: {clap}, {spat}, {acclaim}] [ant: {boo}]
2: express approval of; "I applaud your efforts"

applaudable
adj : worthy of high praise; "applaudable efforts to save the environment"; "a commendable sense of purpose"; "laudable motives of improving housing conditions"; "a significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence" [syn: {commendable}, {laudable}, {praiseworthy}]

applauder
n : someone who applauds [syn: {clapper}]

applause
n : a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together [syn: {hand clapping}, {clapping}]

apple
n 1: fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
2: native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits [syn: {orchard apple tree}, {Malus pumila}]

apple aphid
n : bright green aphid; feeds on and causes curling of apple leaves [syn: {green apple aphid}, {Aphis pomi}]

apple blight
n : a disease of apple trees [syn: {apple canker}]

apple butter
n : thick dark spicy puree of apples

apple canker
n : a disease of apple trees [syn: {apple blight}]

apple dumpling
n : apples wrapped in pastry and baked

apple fritter
n : fritter containing sliced apple

apple geranium
n : geranium with round fragrant leaves and small white flowers [syn: {nutmeg geranium}, {Pelargonium odoratissimum}]

apple jelly
n : jelly made from apple juice

apple juice
n : the juice of apples

apple maggot
n : larvae bore into and feed on apples [syn: {railroad worm}, {Rhagoletis pomonella}]

apple mint
n : mint with apple-scented stems of southern and western Europe; naturalized in United States [syn: {applemint}, {Mentha rotundifolia}, {Mentha suaveolens}]

apple nut
n : nutlike seed of a South American palm; the hard white shell takes a high polish and is used for e.g. buttons [syn: {ivory nut}, {vegetable ivory}]

apple of discord
n : (classical mythology) a golden apple thrown into a banquet of the gods by Eris (goddess of discord--who had not been invited); the apple had `for the fairest' written on it and Hera and Athena and Aphrodite all claimed it; when Paris (prince of Troy) awarded it to Aphrodite it began a chain of events that led to the Trojan War

apple of Peru
n 1: coarse South American herb grown for its blue-and-white flowers followed by a bladderlike fruit enclosing a dry berry [syn: {shoo fly}, {Nicandra physaloides}]
2: intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits [syn: {jimsonweed}, {jimson weed}, {Jamestown weed}, {common thorn apple}, {Datura stramonium}]

apple orchard
n : a grove of apple trees

apple pie
n : pie (with a top crust) containing sliced apples and sugar

apple polisher
n : someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect [syn: {bootlicker}, {fawner}, {groveller}, {groveler}, {truckler}, {ass-kisser}]

apple rust
n : rust fungus causing rust spots on apples and pears etc [syn: {cedar-apple rust}, {Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae}]

apple sauce
n : puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced [syn: {applesauce}]

apple tart
n 1: a small open pie filled with sliced apples and sugar
2: a tart filled with sliced apples and sugar

apple tree
n : any tree of the genus Malus especially those bearing firm rounded edible fruits

apple turnover
n : turnover with an apple filling

applecart
n 1: the planning that is disrupted when someone `upsets the applecart'
2: a handcart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street

applejack
n : distilled from hard cider

applemint
n : mint with apple-scented stems of southern and western Europe; naturalized in United States [syn: {apple mint}, {Mentha rotundifolia}, {Mentha suaveolens}]

applesauce
n 1: puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced [syn: {apple sauce}]
2: nonsensical talk or writing [syn: {folderol}, {rubbish}, {tripe}, {trumpery}, {trash}, {wish-wash}, {codswallop}]

applesauce cake
n : moist spicy cake containing applesauce

applet
n : a Java application; an application program that uses the client's web browser to provide a user interface

Appleton
n 1: English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966) [syn: {Edward Appleton}, {Sir Edward Victor Appleton}]
2: a town in eastern Wisconsin

Appleton layer
n : the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) that contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission [syn: {F layer}, {F region}]

applewood
n : wood of any of various apple trees of the genus Malus

appliance
n 1: a device that is very useful for a particular job [syn: {contraption}, {contrivance}, {convenience}, {gadget}, {gizmo}, {gismo}, {widget}]
2: durable goods for home or office use

applicability
n : relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand [syn: {pertinence}, {pertinency}] [ant: {inapplicability}]

applicable
adj 1: capable of being applied; having relevance; "gave applicable examples to support her argument"
2: readily applicable or practical [syn: {applicative}, {applicatory}]

applicant
n : a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission [syn: {applier}]

application
n 1: a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; "December 31 is the deadline for applications"
2: the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose; "he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"; "a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis" [syn: {practical application}]
3: a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; "he has tried several different word processing applications" [syn: {application program}, {applications programme}]
4: the work of applying something; "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint"; [syn: {coating}, {covering}]
5: liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin" [syn: {lotion}]
6: a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application" [syn: {diligence}]

application form
n : a form to use when making an application

application program
n : a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; "he has tried several different word processing applications" [syn: {application}, {applications programme}]

application-oriented language
n : a language whose statements resemble terminology of the user [syn: {problem-oriented language}]

applications programme
n : a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; "he has tried several different word processing applications" [syn: {application}, {application program}]

applicative
adj : readily applicable or practical [syn: {applicable}, {applicatory}]

applicator
n : a device for applying a substance [syn: {applier}]

applicatory
adj : readily applicable or practical [syn: {applicable}, {applicative}]

applied
adj 1: that are used; "an isotropic resonance shift...to lower applied fields"
2: concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles; opposed to theoretical; "applied physics"; "applied psychology"; "technical problems in medicine, engineering, economics and other applied disciplines"- Sidney Hook [ant: {theoretical}]
3: put into practice or put to use; "applied physics"

applied
apply
v 1: put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't make use of this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" [syn: {use}, {utilize}, {utilise}, {employ}]
2: be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone" [syn: {hold}, {go for}]
3: ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job"
4: apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!" [syn: {put on}]
5: be applicable to; as to an analysis; "This theory lends itself well to our new data" [syn: {lend oneself}] [ant: {defy}]
6: give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose" [syn: {give}]
7: avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance" [syn: {practice}, {use}]
8: ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone"; [syn: {enforce}, {implement}] [ant: {exempt}]
9: refer (a word or name) to a person or thing; "He applied this racial slur to me!" 10: apply oneself to; "Please apply yourself to your homework" [also: {applied}]

applied
See {apply}

applied anatomy
n : the practical application of anatomical knowledge to diagnosis and treatment [syn: {clinical anatomy}]

applied math
n : the branches of mathematics that are involved in the study of the physical or biological or sociological world [syn: {applied mathematics}]

applied mathematics
n : the branches of mathematics that are involved in the study of the physical or biological or sociological world [syn: {applied math}]

applied psychology
n : any of several branches of psychology that seek to apply psychological principles to practical problems of education or industry or marketing etc. [syn: {industrial psychology}]

applied science
n : the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems; "he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study" [syn: {engineering}, {engineering science}, {technology}]

applied scientist
n : a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems [syn: {engineer}, {technologist}]

applier
n 1: a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission [syn: {applicant}]
2: a device for applying a substance [syn: {applicator}]

applique
n : a decorative design made of one material sewn over another
v : sew on as a decoration

apply
v 1: put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't make use of this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" [syn: {use}, {utilize}, {utilise}, {employ}]
2: be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone" [syn: {hold}, {go for}]
3: ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job"
4: apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!" [syn: {put on}]
5: be applicable to; as to an analysis; "This theory lends itself well to our new data" [syn: {lend oneself}] [ant: {defy}]
6: give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose" [syn: {give}]
7: avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance" [syn: {practice}, {use}]
8: ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone"; [syn: {enforce}, {implement}] [ant: {exempt}]
9: refer (a word or name) to a person or thing; "He applied this racial slur to me!" 10: apply oneself to; "Please apply yourself to your homework" [also: {applied}]

appoggiatura
n : an embellishing note usually written in smaller size [syn: {grace note}, {acciaccatura}] [also: {appoggiature} (pl)]

appoggiature
See {appoggiatura}

appoggiature
appoggiatura
n : an embellishing note usually written in smaller size [syn: {grace note}, {acciaccatura}] [also: {appoggiature} (pl)]

appoint
v 1: create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee" [syn: {name}, {nominate}, {constitute}]
2: assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance" [syn: {charge}]
3: furnish; "a beautifully appointed house"

appointed
adj 1: subject to appointment [syn: {appointive}] [ant: {elective}]
2: selected for a job; "the one appointed for guard duty"
3: fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the time appointed (or the appointed time") [syn: {decreed}, {ordained}, {prescribed}]
4: provided with furnishing and accessories (especially of a tasteful kind); "a house that is beautifully appointed"

appointee
n 1: an official who is appointed
2: a person who is appointed to a job or position [syn: {appointment}]

appointive
adj 1: relating to the act of appointing; "appointive powers"
2: subject to appointment [syn: {appointed}] [ant: {elective}]

appointment
n 1: the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee" [syn: {assignment}, {designation}, {naming}]
2: a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date" [syn: {date}, {engagement}]
3: (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel) [syn: {fitting}]
4: a person who is appointed to a job or position [syn: {appointee}]
5: the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed; "he applied for an appointment in the treasury"
6: (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment; "she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment"

appointment book
n : a book containing a calendar and space to keep a record of appointments [syn: {appointment calendar}]

appointment calendar
n : a book containing a calendar and space to keep a record of appointments [syn: {appointment book}]

apportion
v 1: distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip" [syn: {allocate}]
2: give out as one's portion or share [syn: {share}, {divvy up}, {portion out}, {deal}]

apportionable
adj : possible to distribute [syn: {allocable}, {allocatable}]

apportioned
adj : given out in portions [syn: {dealt out}, {doled out}, {meted out}, {parceled out}]

apportioning
n : the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state" [syn: {allotment}, {apportionment}, {allocation}, {parceling}, {parcelling}, {assignation}]

apportionment
n : the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state" [syn: {allotment}, {apportioning}, {allocation}, {parceling}, {parcelling}, {assignation}]

apposable
adj : capable of being placed opposite to something; "the thumb is opposable to the forefinger" [syn: {opposable}] [ant: {unopposable}]

appose
v : place side by side or in close proximity

apposite
adj : being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply" [syn: {appropriate}, {apt}, {pertinent}]

appositeness
n : appropriateness; "the phrase had considerable aptness" [syn: {aptness}] [ant: {inaptness}, {inaptness}]

apposition
n 1: a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows; "`Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition"
2: (biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material
3: the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors" [syn: {juxtaposition}, {collocation}]

appositional
adj : relating to or being in apposition; "an appositive noun" [syn: {appositive}]

appositive
adj : relating to or being in apposition; "an appositive noun" [syn: {appositional}]

appositively
adv : in an appositive manner; "this adjective is used appositively" [syn: {in apposition}]

appraisal
n 1: the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth [syn: {assessment}]
2: a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) [syn: {estimate}, {estimation}]

appraise
v 1: place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional" [syn: {measure}, {evaluate}, {valuate}, {assess}, {value}]
2: consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting" [syn: {survey}]

appraiser
n 1: one who estimates officially the worth or value or quality of things [syn: {valuator}]
2: one who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity [syn: {authenticator}]

appraising
adj : exercising or involving careful evaluations; "looked him over with an appraising eye"; "the literary judge uses many evaluative terms" [syn: {appraising(a)}, {evaluative}]

appreciable
adj : enough to be estimated or measured; "appreciable amounts of noxious wastes are dumped into the harbor"

appreciably
adv : to a noticeable degree; "they weather was appreciably colder"

appreciate
v 1: recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
2: be fully aware of; realize fully; "Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?" [syn: {take account}]
3: hold dear; "I prize these old photographs" [syn: {prize}, {value}, {treasure}]
4: gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!" [syn: {apprize}, {apprise}, {revalue}] [ant: {depreciate}]
5: increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark" [syn: {apprize}, {apprise}] [ant: {depreciate}]

appreciated
adj 1: giving pleasure or satisfaction [syn: {gratifying}, {pleasing}, {satisfying}]
2: fully understood or grasped; "dangers not yet appreciated"; "these apprehended truths"; "a thing comprehended is a thing known as fully as it can be known" [syn: {apprehended}, {comprehended}]

appreciation
n 1: understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices" [syn: {grasp}, {hold}]
2: delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste" [syn: {taste}, {discernment}, {perceptiveness}]
3: an expression of gratitude; "he expressed his appreciation in a short note"
4: a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works" [syn: {admiration}]
5: an increase in price or value; "an appreciation of 30% in the value of real estate" [ant: {depreciation}]

appreciative
adj 1: feeling or expressive of gratitude; "was appreciative of his efforts"; "an appreciative word"
2: having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion; "appreciative of a beautiful landscape"; "an appreciative laugh from the audience"

appreciatively
adv : with appreciation; in a grateful manner; "he accepted my offer appreciatively" [syn: {gratefully}] [ant: {ungratefully}, {ungratefully}]

appreciativeness
n : warm friendly feelings of gratitude [syn: {gratefulness}, {thankfulness}]

appreciator
n : a person who is fully aware of something and understands it; "he is not an appreciator of our dilemma"

apprehend
v 1: get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" [syn: {get the picture}, {comprehend}, {savvy}, {dig}, {grasp}, {compass}]
2: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" [syn: {collar}, {nail}, {arrest}, {pick up}, {nab}, {cop}]
3: anticipate with dread or anxiety [syn: {quail at}]

apprehended
adj : fully understood or grasped; "dangers not yet appreciated"; "these apprehended truths"; "a thing comprehended is a thing known as fully as it can be known" [syn: {appreciated}, {comprehended}]

apprehender
n 1: a person who knows or apprehends [syn: {knower}]
2: a person who seizes or arrests (especially a person who seizes or arrests in the name of justice)

apprehensible
adj : capable of being apprehended or understood [syn: {intelligible}, {graspable}, {perceivable}, {understandable}]

apprehension
n 1: fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension" [syn: {apprehensiveness}, {dread}]
2: the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect" [syn: {understanding}, {discernment}, {savvy}]
3: painful expectation [syn: {misgiving}]
4: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" [syn: {arrest}, {catch}, {collar}, {pinch}, {taking into custody}]

apprehensive
adj 1: quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne [syn: {discerning}]
2: mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc; worried; "anxious parents"; "anxious about her job"; "not used to a city and anxious about small things"; "felt apprehensive about the consequences" [syn: {anxious}]
3: in fear or dread of possible evil or harm; "apprehensive for one's life"; "apprehensive of danger"

apprehensively
adv : with anxiety or apprehension; "we watched anxiously" [syn: {anxiously}, {uneasily}]

apprehensiveness
n : fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension" [syn: {apprehension}, {dread}]

apprentice
adj : in training; "an apprentice carpenter" [syn: {apprentice(a)}]
n : works for an expert to learn a trade [syn: {learner}, {prentice}]
v : be or work as an apprentice; "She apprenticed with the great master"

apprenticed
adj : bound by contract [syn: {articled}, {bound}, {indentured}]

apprenticeship
n : the position of apprentice

appressed
adj : pressed close to or lying flat against something; "adpressed hairs along the plant's stem"; "igneous rocks...closely appressed by this force"-L.V.Pirsson [syn: {adpressed}]

apprisal
n : informing by words [syn: {telling}, {notification}]

apprise
v 1: give information or notice to; "I advised him that the rent was due" [syn: {advise}, {notify}, {give notice}, {send word}, {apprize}]
2: make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?" [syn: {instruct}, {apprize}]
3: gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!" [syn: {appreciate}, {apprize}, {revalue}] [ant: {depreciate}]
4: increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark" [syn: {appreciate}, {apprize}] [ant: {depreciate}]

apprize
v 1: give information or notice to; "I advised him that the rent was due" [syn: {advise}, {notify}, {give notice}, {send word}, {apprise}]
2: make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?" [syn: {instruct}, {apprise}]
3: gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!" [syn: {appreciate}, {apprise}, {revalue}] [ant: {depreciate}]
4: increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark" [syn: {appreciate}, {apprise}] [ant: {depreciate}]

appro
n : an informal British abbreviation of approval; "he accepted it on appro"

approach
n 1: ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided" [syn: {attack}, {plan of attack}]
2: the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese" [syn: {approaching}, {coming}]
3: a way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge" [syn: {access}]
4: the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing [syn: {approach path}, {glide path}, {glide slope}]
5: the event of one object coming closer to another [syn: {approaching}]
6: a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances" [syn: {overture}, {advance}, {feeler}]
7: the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter" [syn: {approaching}, {coming}]
8: a close approximation; "the nearest approach to genius"
9: a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green; "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green" [syn: {approach shot}]
v 1: move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer" [syn: {near}, {come on}, {go up}, {draw near}, {draw close}, {come near}]
2: come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz" [syn: {border on}]
3: begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project" [syn: {set about}, {go about}]
4: come near in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age" [syn: {come near}]
5: make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion; "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"

approach path
n : the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing [syn: {approach}, {glide path}, {glide slope}]

approach pattern
n : the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport; "the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded"; "they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted" [syn: {traffic pattern}, {pattern}]

approach shot
n : a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green; "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green" [syn: {approach}]

approach trench
n : a trench that provides protected passage between the rear and front lines of a defensive position [syn: {communication trench}]

approachability
n : the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with [syn: {accessibility}] [ant: {unapproachability}]

approachable
adj 1: capable of being read with comprehension; "readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader"; "the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels" [syn: {accessible}]
2: easy to meet or converse or do business with; "a friendly approachable person" [ant: {unapproachable}]
3: easily approached; "a site approachable from a branch of the Niger" [syn: {reachable}]

approaching
adj : of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions" [syn: {coming(a)}, {forthcoming}, {upcoming}]
n 1: the event of one object coming closer to another [syn: {approach}]
2: the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter" [syn: {approach}, {coming}]
3: the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese" [syn: {approach}, {coming}]

approbate
v 1: approve or sanction officially
2: accept (documents) as valid [ant: {reprobate}]

approbation
n 1: official approval
2: official recognition or approval [ant: {disapprobation}]

approbative
adj : expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative criticism" [syn: {approving}, {approbatory}, {plausive}]

approbatory
adj : expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative criticism" [syn: {approving}, {approbative}, {plausive}]

appropriable
adj : that can be appropriated; "appropriable funds"

appropriate
adj 1: suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate" [ant: {inappropriate}]
2: appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness [syn: {advantageous}]
3: meant or adapted for an occasion or use; "a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty"; "not an appropriate (or fit) time for flippancy" [syn: {suitable}, {suited}]
4: suitable and fitting; "the tailored clothes were harmonious with her military bearing" [syn: {harmonious}]
5: being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply" [syn: {apposite}, {apt}, {pertinent}]
v 1: give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research" [syn: {allow}, {earmark}, {set aside}, {reserve}]
2: take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle" [syn: {capture}, {seize}, {conquer}]

appropriated
adj : taken without permission or consent especially by public authority; "the condemned land was used for a highway cloverleaf"; "the confiscated liquor was poured down the drain" [syn: {condemned}, {confiscate}, {confiscated}, {seized}, {taken over}]

appropriately
adv : in an appropriate manner; "he was appropriately dressed" [syn: {suitably}, {fittingly}, {befittingly}, {fitly}] [ant: {inappropriately}, {inappropriately}]

appropriateness
n 1: appropriate conduct; doing the right thing [syn: {rightness}] [ant: {inappropriateness}]
2: the quality of being specially suitable [ant: {inappropriateness}]

appropriation
n 1: money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose
2: incorporation by joining or uniting [syn: {annexation}]
3: a deliberate act of acquisition

appropriation bill
n : a legislative act proposing to authorize the expenditure of public funds for a specified purpose

appropriative
adj : of or relating to or given to the act of taking for yourself

appropriator
n : someone who takes for his or her own use (especially without permission)

approval
n 1: the formal act of giving approval; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person" [syn: {blessing}, {approving}] [ant: {disapproval}]
2: a feeling of liking something or someone good; "although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval" [ant: {disapproval}]
3: acceptance as satisfactory; "he bought it on approval" [syn: {favorable reception}, {favourable reception}]
4: a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips" [syn: {commendation}] [ant: {disapproval}]

approve
v 1: give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies" [syn: {O.K.}, {okay}, {sanction}] [ant: {disapprove}]
2: judge to be right or commendable; think well of [ant: {disapprove}]

approved
adj 1: established by authority; given authoritative approval; "a list of approved candidates" [syn: {sanctioned}]
2: generally or especially officially judged acceptable or satisfactory; "an approved method"; "work on the approved project went ahead on schedule" [ant: {disapproved}]

approver
n : an authority with power to approve

approving
adj : expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative criticism" [syn: {approbative}, {approbatory}, {plausive}]
n : the formal act of giving approval; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person" [syn: {blessing}, {approval}] [ant: {disapproval}]

approvingly
adv : in an approving manner; "she nodded approvingly" [syn: {with approval}] [ant: {disapprovingly}]

approximate
adj 1: not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate" [syn: {approximative}, {rough}]
2: very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness" [syn: {near}]
3: located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united" [syn: {close together(p)}]
v 1: be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own" [syn: {come close}]
2: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" [syn: {estimate}, {gauge}, {guess}, {judge}]

approximate range
n : near to the scope or range of something; "his answer wasn't even in the right ballpark" [syn: {ballpark}]

approximately
adv : (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party" [syn: {about}, {close to}, {just about}, {some}, {roughly}, {more or less}, {around}, {or so}]

approximation
n 1: an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take" [syn: {estimate}, {estimation}, {idea}]
2: the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity)
3: an imprecise or incomplete account; "newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events"
4: the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue [syn: {bringing close together}]

approximative
adj : not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate" [syn: {approximate}, {rough}]

appurtenance
n : a supplementary component that improves capability [syn: {accessory}, {supplement}, {add-on}]

appurtenances
n : equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. [syn: {gear}, {paraphernalia}]

appurtenant
adj : relating to something that is added but is not essential; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxilliary to each other" [syn: {accessory}, {adjunct}, {ancillary}, {adjuvant}, {auxiliary}, {subsidiary}]

Apr
n : the month following March and preceding May [syn: {April}]

apractic
adj : having uncoordinated muscular movements, symptomatic of a CNS disorder [syn: {apraxic}]

apraxia
n : inability to make purposeful movements

apraxic
adj : having uncoordinated muscular movements, symptomatic of a CNS disorder [syn: {apractic}]

Apresoline
n : an antihypertensive drug (trade name Apresoline) that dilates blood vessels; used (often with a diuretic) to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure [syn: {hydralazine}]

apres-ski
adj : concerned with or designed for activities at a ski lodge after skiing; "apres-ski wear"

apricot
n 1: Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach [syn: {apricot tree}]
2: downy yellow to rosy-colored fruit resembling a small peach
3: a shade of pink tinged with yellow [syn: {yellowish pink}, {peach}, {salmon pink}]

apricot bar
n : fruit bar containing apricot jam

apricot sauce
n : for Chinese dishes: apricot preserves and chutney

apricot tree
n : Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach [syn: {apricot}]

April
n : the month following March and preceding May [syn: {Apr}]

April 14
n : a day celebrating political and economic unity among American countries [syn: {Pan American Day}]

April fool
n 1: the butt of a prank played on April 1st
2: a practical joke or trick played on April Fools' day

April Fools'
n : April 1; celebrated by playing of practical jokes [syn: {April Fools' day}, {All Fools' day}]

April Fools' day
n : April 1; celebrated by playing of practical jokes [syn: {April Fools'}, {All Fools' day}]

apron
n 1: a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
2: (golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green
3: the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain) [syn: {proscenium}, {forestage}]
4: a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being used

apron string
n : cord used to tie an apron at the waist [syn: {apron strings}]

apron strings
n : cord used to tie an apron at the waist [syn: {apron string}]

apropos
adj : of an appropriate or pertinent nature [ant: {malapropos}]
adv 1: by the way; "apropos, can you lend me some money for the weekend?" [syn: {incidentally}]
2: at an opportune time; "your letter arrived apropos" [syn: {seasonably}, {timely}, {well-timed}]

apse
n : a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar [syn: {apsis}]

apsidal
adj : of or relating an apse

apsides
See {apsis}

apsides
apsis
n : a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar [syn: {apse}] [also: {apsides} (pl)]

apsis
n : a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar [syn: {apse}] [also: {apsides} (pl)]

Apsu
n : father of the gods and consort of Tiamat

apt
adj 1: at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant; "he is apt to lose"; "she is liable to forget" [syn: {apt(p)}, {liable(p)}]
2: mentally quick and resourceful; "an apt pupil"; "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker [syn: {clever}]
3: (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward; "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions" [syn: {apt(p)}, {disposed(p)}, {given(p)}, {minded(p)}, {tending(p)}]
4: being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply" [syn: {apposite}, {appropriate}, {pertinent}]

Aptenodytes
n : large penguins [syn: {genus Aptenodytes}]

Aptenodytes forsteri
n : the largest penguin; an Antarctic penguin [syn: {emperor penguin}]

Aptenodytes patagonica
n : large penguin on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle [syn: {king penguin}]

apteral
adj 1: having columns at one or both ends but not along the sides [ant: {peripteral}]
2: (of insects) without wings [syn: {apterous}]

apterous
adj : (of insects) without wings [syn: {apteral}]

Apterygidae
n : coextensive with the order Apterygiformes [syn: {family Apterygidae}]

Apterygiformes
n : a ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwis [syn: {order Apterygiformes}]

apteryx
n : nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes [syn: {kiwi}]

aptitude
n : inherent ability [ant: {inaptitude}]

aptitudinal
adj : of or relating to aptitudes

aptly
adv : in a competent capable manner; "they worked competently" [syn: {competently}, {ably}, {capably}, {with competence}] [ant: {incompetently}]

aptness
n 1: a disposition to behave in a certain way; "the aptness of iron to rust"; "the propensity of disease to spread" [syn: {propensity}]
2: appropriateness; "the phrase had considerable aptness" [syn: {appositeness}] [ant: {inaptness}, {inaptness}]

Apulia
n : a region in southeastern Italy on the Adriatic [syn: {Puglia}]

Apus
n 1: a constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Octans
2: type genus [syn: {genus Apus}]

Apus apus
n : common European bird with a shrieking call that nests chiefly about eaves of buildings or on cliffs [syn: {European swift}]

apyretic tetanus
n : clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis [syn: {tetany}, {tetanilla}, {intermittent tetanus}, {intermittent cramp}]

Aqaba
n : Jordan's port; located in southwestern Jordan on the Gulf of Aqaba [syn: {Akaba}]

aqua
n : a shade of blue tinged with green [syn: {greenish blue}, {aquamarine}, {turquoise}, {cobalt blue}, {peacock blue}] [also: {aquae} (pl)]

aqua fortis
n : acid used especially in the production of fertilizers and explosives and rocket fuels [syn: {nitric acid}]

aqua regia
n : a yellow fuming corrosive mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acid that dissolves metals (including gold) [syn: {nitrohydrochloric acid}]

aqua vitae
n : strong distilled liquor or brandy [syn: {ardent spirits}]

aquacultural
adj : of or relating to aquiculture; "aquacultural methods"; "hydroponic lettuce" [syn: {aquicultural}, {hydroponic}]

aquaculture
n : rearing aquatic animals or cultivating aquatic plants for food

aquae
See {aqua}

aquae
aqua
n : a shade of blue tinged with green [syn: {greenish blue}, {aquamarine}, {turquoise}, {cobalt blue}, {peacock blue}] [also: {aquae} (pl)]

aqualung
n : a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus [syn: {Aqua-Lung}, {scuba}]

Aqua-Lung
n : a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus [syn: {aqualung}, {scuba}]

aquamarine
n 1: a transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in color
2: a shade of blue tinged with green [syn: {greenish blue}, {aqua}, {turquoise}, {cobalt blue}, {peacock blue}]

aquanaut
n 1: an underwater swimmer equipped with a face mask and foot fins and either a snorkel or an air cylinder [syn: {skin-diver}]
2: a skilled worker who can live in underwater installations and participate in scientific research [syn: {oceanaut}]

aquaphobia
n : a morbid fear of drowning

aquaphobic
adj : abnormally afraid of water [syn: {hydrophobic}]

aquaplane
n : a board that is pulled by a speedboat as a person stands on it and skims over the top of the water
v 1: of cars: to rise up onto a thin film of water between the tires and road so that there is no more contact with the road
2: ride on an aquaplane

aquaria
See {aquarium}

aquaria
aquarium
n : a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals [syn: {fish tank}, {marine museum}] [also: {aquaria} (pl)]

aquarium
n : a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals [syn: {fish tank}, {marine museum}] [also: {aquaria} (pl)]

Aquarius
n 1: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aquarius [syn: {Water Bearer}]
2: a zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Capricornus and Pisces
3: the eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18 [syn: {Aquarius the Water Bearer}, {Water Bearer}]

Aquarius the Water Bearer
n : the eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18 [syn: {Aquarius}, {Water Bearer}]

aquatic
adj 1: relating to or consisting of or being in water; "an aquatic environment"
2: operating or living or growing in water; "boats are aquatic vehicles"; "water lilies are aquatic plants"; "fish are aquatic animals" [ant: {terrestrial}, {amphibious}]
n : a plant that lives in or on water

aquatic bird
n : wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water

aquatic fern
n : ferns that grow in water [syn: {water fern}]

aquatic mammal
n : whales and dolphins; manatees and dugongs; walruses; seals

aquatic plant
n : a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth [syn: {water plant}, {hydrophyte}, {hydrophytic plant}]

aquatic vertebrate
n : animal living wholly or chiefly in or on water

aquatics
n : sports that involve bodies of water [syn: {water sport}]

aquatint
n 1: an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color
2: a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color
v : etch in aquatint

aquavit
n : Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds [syn: {akvavit}]

aqueduct
n : a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley

aqueductus cerebri
n : a canal connecting the third and fourth ventricles [syn: {cerebral aqueduct}, {Sylvian aqueduct}]

aqueous
adj : similar to or containing or dissolved in water; "aqueous solutions"

aqueous humor
n : the limpid fluid within the eyeball between the cornea and the lens [syn: {aqueous humour}]

aqueous humour
n : the limpid fluid within the eyeball between the cornea and the lens [syn: {aqueous humor}]

aqueous solution
n : a solution in water

aquicultural
adj : of or relating to aquiculture; "aquacultural methods"; "hydroponic lettuce" [syn: {aquacultural}, {hydroponic}]

aquiculture
n : a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients [syn: {hydroponics}, {tank farming}]

aquifer
n : underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc

aquiferous
adj : of or relating to an aquifer

Aquifoliaceae
n : widely distributed shrubs and trees [syn: {family Aquifoliaceae}, {holly family}]

Aquila
n 1: a constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus; contains the star Altair
2: the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy [syn: {L'Aquila}, {Aquila degli Abruzzi}]
3: a genus of Accipitridae [syn: {genus Aquila}]

Aquila chrysaetos
n : large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck [syn: {golden eagle}]

Aquila degli Abruzzi
n : the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy [syn: {Aquila}, {L'Aquila}]

Aquila rapax
n : brownish eagle of Africa and parts of Asia [syn: {tawny eagle}]

aquilege
n : a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains [syn: {columbine}, {aquilegia}]

aquilegia
n : a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains [syn: {columbine}, {aquilege}]

Aquilegia canadensis
n : columbine of eastern North America having long-spurred red flowers [syn: {meeting house}, {honeysuckle}]

Aquilegia coerulia
n : columbine of the Rocky Mountains having long-spurred blue flowers [syn: {blue columbine}, {Aquilegia scopulorum calcarea}]

Aquilegia scopulorum calcarea
n : columbine of the Rocky Mountains having long-spurred blue flowers [syn: {blue columbine}, {Aquilegia coerulia}]

Aquilegia vulgaris
n : common European columbine having variously colored (white or blue to purple or red) short-spurred flowers; naturalized in United States [syn: {granny's bonnets}]

aquiline
adj : curved down like an eagle's beak [syn: {hooked}]

Aquinas
n : (Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274) [syn: {Thomas Aquinas}, {Saint Thomas}, {St. Thomas}, {Saint Thomas Aquinas}, {St. Thomas Aquinas}]

Aquitaine
n : a region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees [syn: {Aquitania}]

Aquitania
n : a region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees [syn: {Aquitaine}]

Ar
n 1: a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere [syn: {argon}, {atomic number 18}]
2: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn: {are}]
3: a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn: {Arkansas}, {Land of Opportunity}]

Ara
n 1: a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma
2: macaws [syn: {genus Ara}]

Arab
n 1: a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa [syn: {Arabian}]
2: a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia [syn: {Arabian}]

Arab chief
n : the leader of an Arab village or family [syn: {sheik}, {tribal sheik}, {sheikh}, {tribal sheikh}]

Arab League
n : an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation

Arab Republic of Egypt
n : a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC [syn: {Egypt}, {United Arab Republic}]

Arab Revolutionary Brigades
n : a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries; "in the 1980s the Fatah-RC was considered the most dangerous and murderous Palestinian terror group" [syn: {Fatah Revolutionary Council}, {Fatah-RC}, {Abu Nidal Organization}, {ANO}, {Black September}, {Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims}]

Arab-Berber
n : an ethnic minority descended from Berbers and Arabs and living in northern Africa [syn: {Berber}]

arabesque
n 1: position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose
2: an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design

Arabia
n : a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources [syn: {Arabian Peninsula}]

Arabian
adj 1: relating to or associated with Arabia or its people; "Arabian Nights"; "Arabian Sea"
2: of or relating to Arabian horses
n 1: a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa [syn: {Arab}]
2: a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia [syn: {Arab}]

Arabian camel
n : one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia [syn: {dromedary}, {Camelus dromedarius}]

Arabian coffee
n : shrubby tree of northeastern tropical Africa widely cultivated in tropical or near tropical regions for its seed which form most of the commercial coffee [syn: {Coffea arabica}]

Arabian Desert
n : a desert on the Arabian Peninsula in southwestern Asia

Arabian jasmine
n : East Indian evergreen vine cultivated for its profuse fragrant white flowers [syn: {Jasminum sambac}]

Arabian Nights
n : a collection of folktales in Arabic dating from the 10th century [syn: {Arabian Nights' Entertainment}, {Thousand and One Nights}]

Arabian Nights' Entertainment
n : a collection of folktales in Arabic dating from the 10th century [syn: {Arabian Nights}, {Thousand and One Nights}]

Arabian Peninsula
n : a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources [syn: {Arabia}]

Arabian Sea
n : a northwestern arm of the Indian Ocean between India and Arabia

Arabian tea
n : the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults" [syn: {kat}, {khat}, {qat}, {quat}, {cat}, {African tea}]

Arabic
adj : relating to or characteristic of Arabs; "Arabic languages"
n : the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects [syn: {Arabic language}]

Arabic alphabet
n : the alphabet of 28 characters derived from Aramaic and used for writing Arabic languages (and borrowed for writing Urdu)

Arabic language
n : the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects [syn: {Arabic}]

Arabic numeral
n : one of the symbols 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0 [syn: {Hindu numeral}, {Hindu-Arabic numeral}] [ant: {Roman numeral}]

Arabidopsis
n : a genus of the mustard family having white or yellow or purplish flowers; closely related to genus Arabis [syn: {genus Arabidopsis}]

Arabidopsis lyrata
n : a small non-invasive cross-pollinating plant with white flowers; closely related to Arabidopsis thaliana

Arabidopsis thaliana
n : a small invasive self-pollinating weed with small white flowers; much studied by plant geneticists; the first higher plant whose complete genome sequence was described [syn: {mouse-ear cress}]

arability
n : the suitability of land for cultivation

Arabis
n : annual to perennial woody herbs of temperate North America, Europe and Asia: rockcress [syn: {genus Arabis}]

Arabis Canadensis
n : North American rock cress having very long curved pods [syn: {sicklepod}]

Arabis glabra
n : or genus Arabis: erect cress widely distributed throughout Europe [syn: {tower mustard}, {tower cress}, {Turritis glabra}]

Arabis turrita
n : European cress having stiff erect stems; sometimes placed in genus Turritis [syn: {tower cress}, {tower mustard}]

Arab-Israeli War
n 1: Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in October 1973 (on Yom Kippur); Israel counterattacked and drove the Syrians back and crossed the Suez Canal into Egypt [syn: {Yom Kippur War}]
2: tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in June 1967; Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle East [syn: {Six-Day War}, {Six Day War}]

Arabist
n : a scholar who specializes in Arab languages and culture

arable
adj : (of farmland) capable of being farmed productively [syn: {cultivable}, {cultivatable}, {tillable}]

Araceae
n : anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron [syn: {family Araceae}, {arum family}]

araceous
adj : relating to a plant of the family Araceae [syn: {aroid}]

Arachis
n : a genus of plants with pods that ripen underground (see peanut) [syn: {genus Arachis}]

Arachis hypogaea
n : widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground [syn: {peanut}, {peanut vine}]

arachnid
n : air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs [syn: {arachnoid}]

Arachnida
n : a large class of arthropods including spiders and ticks and scorpions and daddy longlegs; have four pairs of walking legs and no wings [syn: {class Arachnida}]

arachnidian
adj : relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida [syn: {arachnoid}, {spidery}, {spiderlike}, {spiderly}]

arachnoid
adj : relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida [syn: {arachnidian}, {spidery}, {spiderlike}, {spiderly}]
n 1: the middle of the 3 meninges [syn: {arachnoid membrane}]
2: air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs [syn: {arachnid}]

arachnoid membrane
n : the middle of the 3 meninges [syn: {arachnoid}]

Arafat
n : Palestinian statesman who is chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (born in 1929) [syn: {Yasser Arafat}]

Arafura Sea
n : a part of the western Pacific Ocean north of Australia and south of New Guinea and the eastern islands of Indonesia

araglis
See {argali}

araglis
argali
n : wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia [syn: {argal}, {Ovis ammon}] [also: {araglis} (pl)]

Aragon
n 1: French writer who generalized surrealism to literature (1897-1982) [syn: {Louis Aragon}]
2: a region of northeastern Spain; a former kingdom that united with Castile in 1479 to form Spain (after the marriage of Ferdinand V and Isabella I)

aragonite
n : a mineral form of crystalline calcium carbonate; dimorphic with calcite

Araguaia
n : a river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins River [syn: {Araguaia River}, {Araguaya}, {Araguaya River}]

Araguaia River
n : a river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins River [syn: {Araguaia}, {Araguaya}, {Araguaya River}]

Araguaya
n : a river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins River [syn: {Araguaia}, {Araguaia River}, {Araguaya River}]

Araguaya River
n : a river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins River [syn: {Araguaia}, {Araguaia River}, {Araguaya}]

arak
n : any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses [syn: {arrack}]

Aral Sea
n : a lake east of the Caspian Sea lying between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan [syn: {Lake Aral}]

Arales
n : Araceae; Lemnaceae [syn: {order Arales}]

aralia
n : any of various plants of the genus Aralia; often aromatic plants having compound leaves and small umbellate flowers

Aralia elata
n : deciduous clump-forming Asian shrub or small tree; adventive in the eastern United States [syn: {Japanese angelica tree}]

Aralia hispida
n : bristly herb of eastern and central North America having black fruit and medicinal bark [syn: {bristly sarsaparilla}, {bristly sarsparilla}, {dwarf elder}]

Aralia nudicaulis
n : common perennial herb having aromatic roots used as a substitute for sarsaparilla; central and eastern North America [syn: {wild sarsaparilla}, {false sarsaparilla}, {wild sarsparilla}]

Aralia racemosa
n : unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished from wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled umbels; southeastern North America to Mexico [syn: {American spikenard}, {petty morel}, {life-of-man}]

Aralia spinosa
n : small deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern United States [syn: {American angelica tree}, {devil's walking stick}, {Hercules'-club}]

Aralia stipulata
n : similar to American angelica tree but less prickly; China [syn: {Chinese angelica}, {Chinese angelica tree}]

Araliaceae
n : mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: ginseng; hedera [syn: {family Araliaceae}, {ivy family}]

Aram
n : the biblical name for ancient Syria

Aram Ilich Khachaturian
n : Russian composer (born in Armenia) whose works are romantic and reflect his interest in folk music (1903-1978) [syn: {Khachaturian}, {Aram Khachaturian}]

Aram Kachaturian
n : Armenian composer who incorporated oriental folk music (1903-1978) [syn: {Kachaturian}]

Aram Khachaturian
n : Russian composer (born in Armenia) whose works are romantic and reflect his interest in folk music (1903-1978) [syn: {Khachaturian}, {Aram Ilich Khachaturian}]

Aramaean
adj : of or relating to Aram or to its inhabitants or their culture or their language [syn: {Aramean}]
n : a member of one of a group of Semitic peoples inhabiting Aram and parts of Mesopotamia from the 11th to the 8th century BC [syn: {Aramean}]

Aramaic
adj : of or relating to the ancient Aramaic languages
n 1: a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia
2: an alphabetical (or perhaps syllabic) script used since the 9th century BC to write the Aramaic language; many other scripts were subsequently derived from it [syn: {Aramaic script}]

Aramaic script
n : an alphabetical (or perhaps syllabic) script used since the 9th century BC to write the Aramaic language; many other scripts were subsequently derived from it [syn: {Aramaic}]

arame
n : an edilbe seaweed with a mild flavor

Aramean
adj : of or relating to Aram or to its inhabitants or their culture or their language [syn: {Aramaean}]
n : a member of one of a group of Semitic peoples inhabiting Aram and parts of Mesopotamia from the 11th to the 8th century BC [syn: {Aramaean}]

Aramus
n : genus of large brown long-billed wading birds found in warm swampy regions of the Western Hemisphere: courlan; limpkin [syn: {genus Aramus}]

Aramus guarauna
n : wading bird of South America and Central America [syn: {courlan}]

Aramus pictus
n : wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call [syn: {limpkin}]

Aran Islands
n : three small islands belonging to Ireland at the entrance to Galway Bay

Aranea
n : a genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders [syn: {genus Aranea}, {Araneus}, {genus Araneus}]

Aranea diademata
n : a common European garden spider [syn: {garden spider}]

Araneae
n : spiders [syn: {order Araneae}, {Araneida}, {order Araneida}]

Araneida
n : spiders [syn: {Araneae}, {order Araneae}, {order Araneida}]

araneidal
adj : relating to or resembling a spider [syn: {araneidan}]

araneidan
adj : relating to or resembling a spider [syn: {araneidal}]

Araneus
n : a genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders [syn: {Aranea}, {genus Aranea}, {genus Araneus}]

Araneus cavaticus
n : an orange and tan spider with darkly banded legs that spins an orb web daily; "the barn spider was made famous in E. B. White's book `Charlotte's Web'" [syn: {barn spider}]

Aranyaka
n : a treatise resembling a Brahmana but to be read or expounded by anchorites in the quiet of the forest

Arapaho
n 1: a member of a tribe of Plains Indians formerly inhabiting eastern Colorado and Wyoming (now living in Oklahoma and Wyoming) [syn: {Arapahoe}]
2: the Algonquian language spoken by the Arapaho people [syn: {Arapahoe}]

Arapahoe
n 1: a member of a tribe of Plains Indians formerly inhabiting eastern Colorado and Wyoming (now living in Oklahoma and Wyoming) [syn: {Arapaho}]
2: the Algonquian language spoken by the Arapaho people [syn: {Arapaho}]

Ararat
n : the mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded [syn: {Mount Ararat}, {Mt. Ararat}]

arariba
n : Brazilian tree with handsomely marked wood [syn: {Centrolobium robustum}]

araroba
n : a bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases [syn: {Goa powder}, {chrysarobin}]

Aras
n : a river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea; ancient name was Araxes [syn: {Araxes}]

Arauca
n : a river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela

araucaria
n : any of several tall South American or Australian trees with large cones and edible seeds

Araucaria araucana
n : large Chilean evergreen conifer having intertwined branches and bearing edible nuts [syn: {monkey puzzle}, {chile pine}]

Araucaria bidwillii
n : Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is hereditary property protected by law [syn: {bunya bunya}, {bunya bunya tree}]

Araucaria columnaris
n : very tall evergreen of New Caledonia and the New Hebrides similar to norfolk island pine [syn: {new caledonian pine}]

Araucaria cunninghamii
n : pine of Australia and New Guinea; yields a valuable light even-textured wood [syn: {hoop pine}, {Moreton Bay pine}]

Araucaria excelsa
n : evergreen of Australia and Norfolk Island in the South Pacific [syn: {norfolk island pine}, {Araucaria heterophylla}]

araucaria family
n : tall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South America and Australia with broad leathery leaves; in some classifications included in the Pinaceae [syn: {Araucariaceae}, {family Araucariaceae}]

Araucaria heterophylla
n : evergreen of Australia and Norfolk Island in the South Pacific [syn: {norfolk island pine}, {Araucaria excelsa}]

Araucariaceae
n : tall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South America and Australia with broad leathery leaves; in some classifications included in the Pinaceae [syn: {family Araucariaceae}, {araucaria family}]

Araujia
n : small genus of South American evergreen vines [syn: {genus Araujia}]

Araujia sericofera
n : robust twining shrub having racemes of fragrant white or pink flowers with flat spreading terminal petals that trap nocturnal moths and hold them until dawn [syn: {cruel plant}]

Arava
n : an anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally; can slow the progression of rheumatoid arthritis by slowing the proliferation of white blood cells which reduces inflammation in the synovium [syn: {leflunomide}]

Arawak
n 1: a member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America [syn: {Arawakan}]
2: a family of South American Indian languages spoken in northeastern South America [syn: {Arawakan}]

Arawakan
adj : of or relating to the peoples who speak the language of the Arawak
n 1: a member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America [syn: {Arawak}]
2: a family of South American Indian languages spoken in northeastern South America [syn: {Arawak}]

Arawn
n : Celtic deity who was the lord of Annwfn (the other world or the land of fairies)

Araxes
n : a river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea; ancient name was Araxes [syn: {Aras}]

arb
n : someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential) [syn: {arbitrageur}, {arbitrager}]

arbalest
n : medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles [syn: {catapult}, {arbalist}, {ballista}, {bricole}, {mangonel}, {onager}, {trebuchet}, {trebucket}]

arbalist
n : medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles [syn: {catapult}, {arbalest}, {ballista}, {bricole}, {mangonel}, {onager}, {trebuchet}, {trebucket}]

arbiter
n 1: someone with the power to settle matters at will; "she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion" [syn: {supreme authority}]
2: someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue [syn: {arbitrator}]

arbitrable
adj : appropriate for or subject to settlement by arbitration; "an arbitrable wage and health benefits policy"; "an arbitrable dispute" [ant: {nonarbitrable}]

arbitrage
n : a kind of hedged investment meant to capture slight differences in price; when there is a difference in the price of something on two different markets the arbitrageur simultaneously buys at the lower price and sells at the higher price
v : practice arbitrage, as in the stock market

arbitrager
n : someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential) [syn: {arbitrageur}, {arb}]

arbitrageur
n : someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential) [syn: {arbitrager}, {arb}]

arbitral
adj : relating to or resulting from arbitration; "the arbitral adjustment of the controversy"; "an arbitrational settlement" [syn: {arbitrational}]

arbitrament
n : the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment; "they submitted their disagreement to arbitration" [syn: {arbitration}, {arbitrement}]

arbitrarily
adv : in a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered"; "bullets were fired into the crowd at random" [syn: {randomly}, {indiscriminately}, {haphazardly}, {willy-nilly}, {at random}, {every which way}]

arbitrariness
n : the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment; "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory" [syn: {flightiness}, {whimsicality}, {whimsy}, {whimsey}, {capriciousness}]

arbitrary
adj : based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice; "an arbitrary decision"; "the arbitrary rule of a dictator"; "an arbitrary penalty"; "of arbitrary size and shape"; "an arbitrary choice"; "arbitrary division of the group into halves" [ant: {nonarbitrary}]

arbitrate
v : act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; "He interceded in the family dispute"; "He mediated a settlement" [syn: {intercede}, {mediate}, {intermediate}, {liaise}]

arbitration
n 1: (law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management)
2: the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment; "they submitted their disagreement to arbitration" [syn: {arbitrament}, {arbitrement}]

arbitration clause
n : a clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract

arbitrational
adj : relating to or resulting from arbitration; "the arbitral adjustment of the controversy"; "an arbitrational settlement" [syn: {arbitral}]

arbitrative
adj : relating to or having the authority to arbitrate; "an arbitrative board"

arbitrator
n : someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue [syn: {arbiter}]

arbitrement
n : the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment; "they submitted their disagreement to arbitration" [syn: {arbitration}, {arbitrament}]

arbor
n 1: tree (as opposed to shrub)
2: any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts [syn: {spindle}, {mandrel}, {mandril}]
3: a framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park" [syn: {arbour}, {bower}, {pergola}]

Arbor Day
n : a day designated for planting trees

arboraceous
adj : abounding in trees; "an arboreous landscape"; "violets in woodsy shady spots"; "a woody area near the highway" [syn: {arboreous}, {woodsy}, {woody}]

arborary
adj : of or relating to or formed by trees; "an arborous roof" [syn: {arborical}, {arboreal}, {arborous}]

arboreal
adj 1: of or relating to or formed by trees; "an arborous roof" [syn: {arborical}, {arborary}, {arborous}]
2: inhabiting or frequenting trees; "arboreal apes" [syn: {arboreous}, {tree-living}] [ant: {nonarboreal}]
3: resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges" [syn: {arboreous}, {arborescent}, {arboresque}, {arboriform}, {dendriform}, {dendroid}, {dendroidal}, {treelike}, {tree-shaped}]

arboreal salamander
n : yellow-spotted brown salamander of California woodlands [syn: {Aneides lugubris}]

arboreous
adj 1: inhabiting or frequenting trees; "arboreal apes" [syn: {arboreal}, {tree-living}] [ant: {nonarboreal}]
2: abounding in trees; "an arboreous landscape"; "violets in woodsy shady spots"; "a woody area near the highway" [syn: {arboraceous}, {woodsy}, {woody}]
3: resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges" [syn: {arboreal}, {arborescent}, {arboresque}, {arboriform}, {dendriform}, {dendroid}, {dendroidal}, {treelike}, {tree-shaped}]

arborescent
adj : resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges" [syn: {arboreal}, {arboreous}, {arboresque}, {arboriform}, {dendriform}, {dendroid}, {dendroidal}, {treelike}, {tree-shaped}]

arborescent plant
n : having the shape or characteristics of a tree

arboresque
adj : resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges" [syn: {arboreal}, {arboreous}, {arborescent}, {arboriform}, {dendriform}, {dendroid}, {dendroidal}, {treelike}, {tree-shaped}]

arboreta
See {arboretum}

arboreta
arboretum
n : a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition [syn: {botanical garden}] [also: {arboreta} (pl)]

arboretum
n : a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition [syn: {botanical garden}] [also: {arboreta} (pl)]

arborical
adj : of or relating to or formed by trees; "an arborous roof" [syn: {arboreal}, {arborary}, {arborous}]

arboriculture
n : the cultivation of tree for the production of timber [syn: {tree farming}]

arboriculturist
n : someone trained in forestry [syn: {forester}, {tree farmer}]

arboriform
adj : resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges" [syn: {arboreal}, {arboreous}, {arborescent}, {arboresque}, {dendriform}, {dendroid}, {dendroidal}, {treelike}, {tree-shaped}]

arborise
v : branch out like trees; "nerve fibers arborize" [syn: {arborize}]

arborist
n : a specialist in treating damaged trees [syn: {tree surgeon}]

arborize
v : branch out like trees; "nerve fibers arborize" [syn: {arborise}]

arborolatry
n : worship of trees [syn: {tree-worship}]

arborous
adj : of or relating to or formed by trees; "an arborous roof" [syn: {arborical}, {arboreal}, {arborary}]

arborvirus
n : a large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions; they have been recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents; most are borne by arthropods; they are linked by the epidemiologic concept of transmission between vertebrate hosts by arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, midges, etc.) that feed on blood; they can cause mild fevers, hepatitis, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitides [syn: {arbovirus}]

arborvitae
n : any of several Asian and North American conifers of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis

arbour
n : a framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park" [syn: {arbor}, {bower}, {pergola}]

arbovirus
n : a large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions; they have been recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents; most are borne by arthropods; they are linked by the epidemiologic concept of transmission between vertebrate hosts by arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, midges, etc.) that feed on blood; they can cause mild fevers, hepatitis, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitides [syn: {arborvirus}]

arbutus
n : any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America

Arbutus menziesii
n : evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning [syn: {madrona}, {madrono}, {manzanita}]

Arbutus unedo
n : small evergreen European shrubby tree bearing many-seeded scarlet berries that are edible but bland; of Ireland, southern Europe, Asia Minor [syn: {strawberry tree}, {Irish strawberry}]

arc
n 1: electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field [syn: {discharge}, {spark}, {electric arc}, {electric discharge}]
2: a continuous portion of a circle
3: something curved in shape [syn: {bow}]
v : form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely" [syn: {arch}, {curve}] [also: {arcking}, {arcked}]

arc lamp
n : a lamp that produces light when electric current flows across the gap between two electrodes [syn: {arc light}]

arc light
n : a lamp that produces light when electric current flows across the gap between two electrodes [syn: {arc lamp}]

Arca
n : type genus of the family Arcidae: ark shells and blood clams [syn: {genus Arca}]

arcade
n 1: a covered passageway; often between streets with shops or stalls
2: a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns [syn: {colonnade}]

Arcadia
n : a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese

arcadian
adj : used of idealized country life; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility" [syn: {bucolic}, {pastoral}, {rustic}]
n : an inhabitant of Arcadia

Arcadic
n : the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken by Arcadians

arcana
See {arcanum}

arcana
arcanum
n : information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking" [syn: {secret}] [also: {arcana} (pl)]

arcane
adj : requiring secret or mysterious knowledge; "the arcane science of dowsing"

arcanum
n : information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking" [syn: {secret}] [also: {arcana} (pl)]

arc-boutant
n : a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch [syn: {flying buttress}] [also: {arcs-boutants} (pl)]

arcdegree
n : a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle" [syn: {degree}]

arced
adj : forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling" [syn: {arched}, {arching}, {arciform}, {arcuate}, {bowed}]

arcella
n : an amoeba-like protozoan with a chitinous shell resembling an umbrella

Arcellidae
n : soil and freshwater protozoa; cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {family Arcellidae}]

Arceuthobium
n : genus of chiefly American plants parasitic on conifers [syn: {genus Arceuthobium}]

Arceuthobium pusillum
n : small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees [syn: {American mistletoe}]

arch
adj 1: (of persons) highest in rank or authority or office; "his arch rival" [syn: {arch(a)}]
2: (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension [syn: {condescending}, {patronizing}, {patronising}]
3: expert in skulduggery; "an arch criminal" [syn: {arch(a)}]
n 1: a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
2: a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially arches of the feet)
3: a passageway under an arch [syn: {archway}]
4: (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it
v : form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely" [syn: {curve}, {arc}]

arch over
v : form an arch over; "Big rocks overarch the stream" [syn: {overarch}]

arch support
n : a support for the arch of the foot

archaean
adj : used of the earliest known rocks [syn: {archean}]

archaebacteria
n : considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae [syn: {archaebacterium}, {archaeobacteria}, {archeobacteria}]

archaebacterium
n : considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae [syn: {archaebacteria}, {archaeobacteria}, {archeobacteria}]

archaeobacteria
n : considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae [syn: {archaebacteria}, {archaebacterium}, {archeobacteria}]

archaeologic
adj : related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology; "an archaeological dig"; "a dramatic archaeological discovery" [syn: {archaeological}, {archeological}, {archeologic}]

archaeological
adj : related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology; "an archaeological dig"; "a dramatic archaeological discovery" [syn: {archeological}, {archaeologic}, {archeologic}]

archaeologist
n : an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture [syn: {archeologist}]

archaeology
n : the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures [syn: {archeology}]

archaeopteryx
n : extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds [syn: {archeopteryx}, {Archaeopteryx lithographica}]

Archaeopteryx lithographica
n : extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds [syn: {archaeopteryx}, {archeopteryx}]

archaeornis
n : extinct primitive toothed bird with a long feathered tail and three free clawed digits on each wing

Archaeornithes
n : primitive reptile-like fossil birds of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous [syn: {subclass Archaeornithes}]

archaeozoic
adj : formed in the earlier of two divisions of the Precambrian era; "archeozoic life forms" [syn: {archeozoic}]
n : the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life [syn: {Archean}, {Archean eon}, {Archean aeon}, {Archeozoic}, {Archeozoic eon}, {Archaeozoic aeon}]

Archaeozoic aeon
n : the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life [syn: {Archean}, {Archean eon}, {Archean aeon}, {Archeozoic}, {Archaeozoic}, {Archeozoic eon}]

archaic
adj 1: so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period; "a ramshackle antediluvian tenement"; "antediluvian ideas"; "archaic laws" [syn: {antediluvian}, {antiquated}]
2: little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type; "archaic forms of life"; "primitive mammals"; "the okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffe" [syn: {primitive}]

archaicism
n : the use of an archaic expression [syn: {archaism}]

archaise
v : give an archaic appearance of character to; "archaized craftwork" [syn: {archaize}]

archaism
n : the use of an archaic expression [syn: {archaicism}]

archaistic
adj : imitative of an archaic style or manner; "archaistic writing"

archaize
v : give an archaic appearance of character to; "archaized craftwork" [syn: {archaise}]

archangel
n 1: an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy
2: a biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten and its roots are used medicinally [syn: {garden angelica}, {Angelica Archangelica}]

archangelic
adj : of or relating to or resembling archangels [syn: {archangelical}]

archangelical
adj : of or relating to or resembling archangels [syn: {archangelic}]

archbishop
n : a bishop of highest rank

archbishopric
n : the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop

archdeacon
n : (Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop

archdeaconry
n : the territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon

archdiocesan
adj : of or relating to an archdiocese

archdiocese
n : the diocese of an archbishop

archducal
adj : belonging to or befitting an archduke or his archduchy

archduchess
n : a wife or widow of an archduke or a princess of the former ruling house of Austria

archduchy
n : the domain controlled by an archduke or archduchess

archduke
n : a sovereign prince of the former ruling house of Austria

archean
adj : used of the earliest known rocks [syn: {archaean}]
n : the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life [syn: {Archean eon}, {Archean aeon}, {Archeozoic}, {Archaeozoic}, {Archeozoic eon}, {Archaeozoic aeon}]

Archean aeon
n : the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life [syn: {Archean}, {Archean eon}, {Archeozoic}, {Archaeozoic}, {Archeozoic eon}, {Archaeozoic aeon}]

Archean eon
n : the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life [syn: {Archean}, {Archean aeon}, {Archeozoic}, {Archaeozoic}, {Archeozoic eon}, {Archaeozoic aeon}]

arched
adj 1: constructed with or in the form of an arch or arches; "an arched passageway"
2: forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling" [syn: {arced}, {arching}, {arciform}, {arcuate}, {bowed}]

archegonia
See {archegonium}

archegonia
archegonium
n : a female sex organ occurring in mosses, ferns, and most gymnosperms [also: {archegonia} (pl)]

archegonial
adj : of or relating to an archegonium [syn: {archegoniate}]

archegoniate
adj : of or relating to an archegonium [syn: {archegonial}]

archegonium
n : a female sex organ occurring in mosses, ferns, and most gymnosperms [also: {archegonia} (pl)]

archenteron
n : central cavity of the gastrula; becomes the intestinal or digestive cavity

archeobacteria
n : considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae [syn: {archaebacteria}, {archaebacterium}, {archaeobacteria}]

archeologic
adj : related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology; "an archaeological dig"; "a dramatic archaeological discovery" [syn: {archaeological}, {archeological}, {archaeologic}]

archeological
adj : related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology; "an archaeological dig"; "a dramatic archaeological discovery" [syn: {archaeological}, {archaeologic}, {archeologic}]

archeological remains
n : a relic that has been excavated from the soil

archeological site
n : the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig" [syn: {dig}, {excavation}]

archeologist
n : an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture [syn: {archaeologist}]

archeology
n : the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures [syn: {archaeology}]

archeopteryx
n : extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds [syn: {archaeopteryx}, {Archaeopteryx lithographica}]

archeozoic
adj : formed in the earlier of two divisions of the Precambrian era; "archeozoic life forms" [syn: {archaeozoic}]
n : the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life [syn: {Archean}, {Archean eon}, {Archean aeon}, {Archaeozoic}, {Archeozoic eon}, {Archaeozoic aeon}]

Archeozoic eon
n : the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life [syn: {Archean}, {Archean eon}, {Archean aeon}, {Archeozoic}, {Archaeozoic}, {Archaeozoic aeon}]

archepiscopal
adj : of or associated with an archbishop; "anarchiepiscopal see" [syn: {archiepiscopal}]

archer
n 1: a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow [syn: {bowman}]
2: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Sagittarius [syn: {Sagittarius}]
3: the ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21 [syn: {Sagittarius}, {Sagittarius the Archer}]

archerfish
n : any of several small freshwater fishes that catch insects by squirting water at them and knocking them into the water; found in Indonesia and Australia [syn: {Toxotes jaculatrix}] [also: {archerfishes} (pl)]

archerfishes
See {archerfish}

archerfishes
archerfish
n : any of several small freshwater fishes that catch insects by squirting water at them and knocking them into the water; found in Indonesia and Australia [syn: {Toxotes jaculatrix}] [also: {archerfishes} (pl)]

archery
n : the sport of shooting arrows with a bow

Arches National Park
n : a national park in Utah including mountains and the Colorado River gorge and huge rock formations caused by erosion

archespore
n : primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops [syn: {archesporium}]

archesporia
See {archesporium}

archesporia
archesporium
n : primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops [syn: {archespore}] [also: {archesporia} (pl)]

archesporial
adj : of or relating to the cells in a sporangium that give rise to spores

archesporium
n : primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops [syn: {archespore}] [also: {archesporia} (pl)]

archetypal
adj : representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned; "archetypal patterns"; "she was the prototypal student activist" [syn: {archetypical}, {prototypal}, {prototypic}, {prototypical}]

archetype
n : an original model on which something is patterned [syn: {original}, {pilot}]

archetypical
adj : representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned; "archetypal patterns"; "she was the prototypal student activist" [syn: {archetypal}, {prototypal}, {prototypic}, {prototypical}]

archiannelid
n : small primitive marine worm lacking external segmentation and resembling polychaete larvae

Archiannelida
n : a class of Annelida [syn: {class Archiannelida}]

Archibald MacLeish
n : United States poet (1892-1982) [syn: {MacLeish}]

Archibald Percival Wavell
n : British field marshal in North Africa in World War II; he defeated the Italians before being defeated by the Germans (1883-1950) [syn: {Wavell}, {First Earl Wavell}]

archidiaconal
adj : of or relating to an archdeacon or his office

archidiaconate
n : office or position of an archdeacon

Archidiskidon
n : a genus of Elephantidae [syn: {genus Archidiskidon}]

Archidiskidon imperator
n : largest known mammoth; of America [syn: {imperial mammoth}, {imperial elephant}]

archiepiscopal
adj : of or associated with an archbishop; "anarchiepiscopal see" [syn: {archepiscopal}]

archil
n 1: a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens [syn: {orchil}, {cudbear}]
2: any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil [syn: {orchil}]

Archilochus
n : a genus of Trochilidae [syn: {genus Archilochus}]

Archilochus colubris
n : a kind of hummingbird

archimandrite
n : the superior of an abbey of monks [syn: {abbot}]

Archimedes
n : Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry (287-212 BC)

Archimedes' principle
n : (hydrostatics) the apparent loss in weight of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid [syn: {law of Archimedes}]

archine
n : a Russian unit of length (71 cm)

arching
adj : forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling" [syn: {arced}, {arched}, {arciform}, {arcuate}, {bowed}]

archipallium
n : the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum [syn: {paleocortex}]

archipelagic
adj : relating to or part of an archipelago; "an archipelagic war"

archipelago
n : a group of many islands in a large body of water [also: {archipelagoes} (pl)]

archipelagoes
See {archipelago}

archipelagoes
archipelago
n : a group of many islands in a large body of water [also: {archipelagoes} (pl)]

architect
n : someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings) [syn: {designer}]

architectonic
adj : of or pertaining to construction or architecture [syn: {tectonic}]

architectonics
n : the science of architecture [syn: {tectonics}]

architectural
adj : of or pertaining to the art and science of architecture; "architectural history"; "architectural design"

architectural engineering
n : the branch of engineering that deals with the construction of buildings (as distinguished from architecture as a design art)

architectural ornament
n : (architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance

architectural plan
n : scale drawing of a structure; "the plans for City Hall were on file" [syn: {plan}]

architectural style
n : architecture as a kind of art form [syn: {style of architecture}, {type of architecture}]

architecturally
adv : with regard to architecture; "this building is ugly, but architecturally interesting"

architecture
n 1: an architectural product or work
2: the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"
3: the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect
4: (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software; "the architecture of a computer's system software" [syn: {computer architecture}]

architeuthis
n : largest mollusk known about but never seen (to 60 feet long) [syn: {giant squid}]

architrave
n 1: the molding around a door or window
2: the lowest part of an entablature; rests immediately on the capitals of the columns

archival
adj : of or relating to or contained in or serving as an archive

archive
n : a depository containing historical records and documents [syn: {archives}]
v : put into an archive [syn: {file away}]

archives
n 1: collection of records especially about an institution
2: a depository containing historical records and documents [syn: {archive}]

archivist
n : a person in charge of collecting and cataloguing archives

archly
adv : with playful slyness or roguishness [syn: {in an arch manner}]

archness
n : inappropriate playfulness [syn: {impertinence}, {perkiness}, {pertness}, {sauciness}]

Archosargus
n : a genus of Sparidae [syn: {genus Archosargus}]

Archosargus probatocephalus
n : large (up to 20 lbs) food fish of the eastern coast of the United States and Mexico [syn: {sheepshead}]

Archosargus rhomboidalis
n : sea bream of warm Atlantic waters [syn: {Atlantic sea bream}]

archosaur
n : extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs; plesiosaurs; pterosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts [syn: {archosaurian}, {archosaurian reptile}]

Archosauria
n : a large subclass of diapsid reptiles including: crocodiles; alligators; dinosaurs; pterosaurs; plesiosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts [syn: {subclass Archosauria}]

archosaurian
adj : of or relating to reptiles of the subclass Archosauria
n : extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs; plesiosaurs; pterosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts [syn: {archosaur}, {archosaurian reptile}]

archosaurian reptile
n : extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs; plesiosaurs; pterosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts [syn: {archosaur}, {archosaurian}]

archpriest
n : a senior clergyman and dignitary [syn: {hierarch}, {high priest}, {prelate}, {primate}]

archway
n : a passageway under an arch [syn: {arch}]

Arcidae
n : ark shells [syn: {family Arcidae}]

arciform
adj : forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling" [syn: {arced}, {arched}, {arching}, {arcuate}, {bowed}]

arcked
arc
n 1: electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field [syn: {discharge}, {spark}, {electric arc}, {electric discharge}]
2: a continuous portion of a circle
3: something curved in shape [syn: {bow}]
v : form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely" [syn: {arch}, {curve}] [also: {arcking}, {arcked}]

arcked
See {arc}

arcking
arc
n 1: electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field [syn: {discharge}, {spark}, {electric arc}, {electric discharge}]
2: a continuous portion of a circle
3: something curved in shape [syn: {bow}]
v : form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely" [syn: {arch}, {curve}] [also: {arcking}, {arcked}]

arcking
See {arc}

arcminute
n : a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree [syn: {minute}, {minute of arc}]

arcs-boutants
See {arc-boutant}

arcs-boutants
arc-boutant
n : a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch [syn: {flying buttress}] [also: {arcs-boutants} (pl)]

arcsecond
n : a 60th part of a minute of arc; "the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here" [syn: {second}]

Arctic
adj 1: at or near the north pole [syn: {north-polar}]
2: of or relating to the Arctic; "Arctic circle"
3: extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather" [syn: {frigid}, {gelid}, {glacial}, {icy}, {polar}]
n 1: the regions north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole [syn: {Arctic Zone}, {North Frigid Zone}]
2: a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow [syn: {galosh}, {golosh}, {rubber}, {gumshoe}]

Arctic Archipelago
n : all the islands that lie north of mainland Canada and the Arctic Circle

Arctic char
n : small trout of northern waters; landlocked populations in Quebec and northern New England [syn: {Salvelinus alpinus}]

Arctic Circle
n : a line of latitude near but south of the north pole; it marks the northernmost point at which the sun is visible on the northern winter solstice and the southernmost point at which the midnight sun can be seen on the northern summer solstice

arctic fox
n : thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions; brownish in summer and white in winter [syn: {white fox}, {Alopex lagopus}]

Arctic ground squirrel
n : large ground squirrel of the North American far north [syn: {parka squirrel}, {Citellus parryi}]

Arctic hare
n : a large Arctic hare of North America; almost completely white in winter [syn: {polar hare}, {Lepus arcticus}]

arctic moss
n : an erect grayish branching lichen of Arctic and even some north temperate regions constituting the chief food for reindeer and caribou and sometimes being eaten by humans [syn: {reindeer moss}, {reindeer lichen}, {Cladonia rangiferina}]

Arctic mouse-ear
n : widespread in Arctic and on mountains in Europe [syn: {Alpine mouse-ear}, {Cerastium alpinum}]

Arctic Ocean
n : ice covered waters surrounding the North Pole; mostly covered with solid ice or with ice floes and icebergs

arctic poppy
n : subarctic perennial poppy of both hemispheres having fragrant white or yellow to orange or peach flowers [syn: {Iceland poppy}, {Papaver nudicaule}]

arctic skua
n : a variety of jaeger [syn: {parasitic jaeger}, {Stercorarius parasiticus}]

arctic willow
n : low creeping shrub of arctic Europe and America [syn: {Salix arctica}]

Arctic wolf
n : wolf of arctic North America having white fur and a black-tipped tail [syn: {white wolf}, {Canis lupus tundrarum}]

Arctic Zone
n : the regions north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole [syn: {Arctic}, {North Frigid Zone}]

Arctictis
n : binturongs [syn: {genus Arctictis}]

Arctictis bintourong
n : arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair [syn: {binturong}, {bearcat}]

arctiid
n : stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars [syn: {arctiid moth}]

arctiid moth
n : stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars [syn: {arctiid}]

Arctiidae
n : tiger moths [syn: {family Arctiidae}]

Arctium
n : burdock [syn: {genus Arctium}]

Arctium lappa
n : burdock having heart-shaped leaves found in open woodland, hedgerows and rough grassland of Europe (except extreme N) and Asia Minor; sometimes cultivated for medicinal and culinary use [syn: {great burdock}, {greater burdock}, {cocklebur}]

Arctium minus
n : a plant that is ubiquitous in all but very acid soil; found in most of Europe and North Africa [syn: {common burdock}, {lesser burdock}]

Arctocebus
n : a genus of Lorisidae [syn: {genus Arctocebus}]

Arctocebus calabarensis
n : a kind of lemur [syn: {angwantibo}, {golden potto}]

Arctocephalus
n : fur seals [syn: {genus Arctocephalus}]

Arctocephalus philippi
n : of Pacific coast of California and southward [syn: {guadalupe fur seal}]

Arctonyx
n : a genus of Mustelidae [syn: {genus Arctonyx}]

Arctonyx collaris
n : southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pig [syn: {hog badger}, {hog-nosed badger}, {sand badger}]

Arctostaphylos
n : bearberry; manzanita [syn: {genus Arctostaphylos}]

Arctostaphylos alpina
n : deciduous creeping shrub bright red in autumn having black or blue-black berries; alpine and circumpolar [syn: {alpine bearberry}, {black bearberry}]

Arctostaphylos andersonii
n : erect California shrub having leaves with heart-shaped lobes at the base [syn: {heartleaf manzanita}]

Arctostaphylos manzanita
n : erect treelike shrub forming dense thickets and having drooping panicles of white or pink flowers and red berrylike drupes; California [syn: {Parry manzanita}]

Arctostaphylos tomentosa
n : erect openly branched California shrub whose twigs are woolly when young [syn: {downy manzanita}, {woolly manzanita}]

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
n : evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn [syn: {common bearberry}, {red bearberry}, {wild cranberry}, {mealberry}, {hog cranberry}, {sand berry}, {sandberry}, {mountain box}, {bear's grape}, {creashak}]

Arctotis
n : herbs and subshrubs: African daisy [syn: {genus Arctotis}]

Arctotis stoechadifolia
n : bushy perennial of South Africa with white or violet flowers; in its native region often clothes entire valley sides in a sheet of color [syn: {blue-eyed African daisy}, {Arctotis venusta}]

Arctotis venusta
n : bushy perennial of South Africa with white or violet flowers; in its native region often clothes entire valley sides in a sheet of color [syn: {blue-eyed African daisy}, {Arctotis stoechadifolia}]

Arcturus
n : the 4th brightest star and the brightest star in the constellation Bootes; 36 light-years from Earth

arcuate
adj : forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling" [syn: {arced}, {arched}, {arching}, {arciform}, {bowed}]

arcuate artery
n : curved artery in the foot [syn: {arteria arcuata}]

arcuate artery of the kidney
n : curved arteries of the kidney

arcuate vein of the kidney
n : veins that receive blood from interlobular veins of kidney and rectal venules [syn: {vena arcuata renis}]

arcus
n : an arc-shaped whitish deposit sometimes seen in the cornea [syn: {arcus senilis}]

arcus senilis
n : an arc-shaped whitish deposit sometimes seen in the cornea [syn: {arcus}]

arcus zygomaticus
n : the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone [syn: {zygoma}, {zygomatic arch}]

ARDA
n : an agency of the Intelligence Community that conducts advanced research and development related to information technology [syn: {Advanced Research and Development Activity}]

Ardea
n : type genus of the Ardeidae: large New and Old World herons [syn: {genus Ardea}]

Ardea herodius
n : large American heron having bluish-gray plumage [syn: {great blue heron}]

Ardea occidentalis
n : large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keys [syn: {great white heron}]

ardeb
n : a unit of dry measure used in Egypt

Ardeidae
n : herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns [syn: {family Ardeidae}]

Ardennes
n : a wooded plateau in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II

Ardennes counteroffensive
n : a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise [syn: {Battle of the Ardennes Bulge}, {Battle of the Bulge}]

ardent
adj 1: characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair" [syn: {burning(a)}, {fervent}, {fervid}, {fiery}, {impassioned}, {perfervid}, {torrid}]
2: characterized by strong enthusiasm; "ardent revolutionaries"; "warm support" [syn: {warm}]
3: glowing or shining like fire; "from rank to rank she darts her ardent eyes"- Alexander Pope; "frightened by his ardent burning eyes"

ardent spirits
n : strong distilled liquor or brandy [syn: {aqua vitae}]

ardently
adv : in an ardent manner; "the spirit of God knew very well that there was a deeper question to be settled before there could be the intervention in power that was so ardently desired"

Ardisia
n : tropical evergreen subshrubs (some climbers) to trees of Asia and Australasia to Americas [syn: {genus Ardisia}]

Ardisia crenata
n : shrub with coral-red berries; Japan to northern India [syn: {coralberry}, {spiceberry}]

Ardisia escallonoides
n : tropical American shrub or small tree with brown wood and dark berries [syn: {marlberry}, {Ardisia paniculata}]

Ardisia paniculata
n : tropical American shrub or small tree with brown wood and dark berries [syn: {marlberry}, {Ardisia escallonoides}]

ardor
n 1: a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"; "he felt a kind of religious zeal" [syn: {ardour}, {elan}, {zeal}]
2: intense feeling of love [syn: {ardour}]
3: feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" [syn: {ardour}, {fervor}, {fervour}, {fervency}, {fire}, {fervidness}]

ardour
n 1: a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"; "he felt a kind of religious zeal" [syn: {ardor}, {elan}, {zeal}]
2: intense feeling of love [syn: {ardor}]
3: feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" [syn: {ardor}, {fervor}, {fervour}, {fervency}, {fire}, {fervidness}]

ARDS
n : acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc. [syn: {adult respiratory distress syndrome}, {wet lung}, {white lung}]

arduous
adj 1: characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace" [syn: {backbreaking}, {grueling}, {gruelling}, {hard}, {heavy}, {laborious}, {punishing}, {toilsome}]
2: taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt [syn: {straining}, {strenuous}]
3: difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill; "the arduous work of preparing a dictionary"

arduously
adv : in an arduous manner; "they worked arduously"

arduousness
n : extreme effortfulness [syn: {strenuousness}]

are
n : a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn: {ar}]

are
See {be}

area
n 1: a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" [syn: {country}]
2: a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" [syn: {sphere}, {domain}, {orbit}, {field}, {arena}]
3: a subject of study; "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include..."
4: a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"
5: a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region" [syn: {region}]
6: the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area" [syn: {expanse}, {surface area}]

area bombing
n : an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target [syn: {carpet bombing}, {saturation bombing}]

area code
n : a number usually of 3 digits assigned to a telephone area as in the United States and Canada

area of cardiac dullness
n : a triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs

area unit
n : a system of units used to measure areas [syn: {square measure}]

areal
adj : of or relating to or involving an area

areaway
n : a passageway between buildings or giving access to a basement

areca
n : any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts

Areca catechu
n : southeastern Asian palm bearing betel nuts (scarlet or orange single-seeded fruit with a fibrous husk) [syn: {betel palm}]

areca nut
n : seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in southeastern Asia [syn: {betel nut}]

Arecaceae
n : chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales [syn: {Palmae}, {family Palmae}, {Palmaceae}, {family Palmaceae}, {family Arecaceae}, {palm family}]

Arecidae
n : one of four subclasses or superorder of Monocotyledones; comprises about 6400 species in 5 families of trees and shrubs and terrestrial herbs and a few free-floating aquatics including: Palmae; Araceae; Pandanaceae: and Lemnaceae [syn: {subclass Arecidae}]

areflexia
n : absence of a reflex; a sign of possible nerve damage

arena
n 1: a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" [syn: {sphere}, {domain}, {area}, {orbit}, {field}]
2: the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially a sand-strewn area
3: a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments [syn: {stadium}, {bowl}, {sports stadium}]
4: a playing field where sports events take place [syn: {scene of action}]

arena theater
n : a theater arranged with seats around at least three sides of the stage [syn: {theater in the round}]

arenaceous
adj : resembling or containing sand; or growing in sandy areas; "arenaceous limestone"; "arenaceous grasses" [syn: {sandy}, {sandlike}] [ant: {argillaceous}]

arenaceous rock
n : a sedimentary rock composed of sand

Arenaria
n 1: sandworts [syn: {genus Arenaria}]
2: turnstones [syn: {genus Arenaria}]

Arenaria caroliniana
n : deep-rooted perennial of southeastern United States [syn: {pine-barren sandwort}, {longroot}]

Arenaria groenlandica
n : boreal or alpine sandwort [syn: {mountain sandwort}, {mountain starwort}, {mountain daisy}]

Arenaria interpres
n : common arctic turnstone that winters in South America and Australia [syn: {ruddy turnstone}]

Arenaria peploides
n : perennial succulent herb with small solitary axillary or terminal flowers [syn: {seabeach sandwort}]

Arenaria serpyllifolia
n : Eurasian annual sprawling plant naturalized throughout North America [syn: {thyme-leaved sandwort}]

Arenaria stricta
n : low perennial tufted plant of southeastern North America [syn: {rock sandwort}]

Arenaria-Melanocephala
n : common turnstone of the Pacific coast or North America [syn: {black turnstone}]

Arenaviridae
n : a family of arborviruses carried by arthropods

arenavirus
n : animal viruses belonging to the family Arenaviridae

Arendt
n : United States historian and political philosopher (born in Germany) (1906-1975) [syn: {Hannah Arendt}]

Arenga
n : a genus of tropical Asian and Malaysian palm trees [syn: {genus Arenga}]

Arenga pinnata
n : Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith yields sago [syn: {sugar palm}, {gomuti}, {gomuti palm}]

arenicolous
adj : growing or living or burrowing in sand; "arenicolous worms"

areola
n 1: small space in a tissue or part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing
2: small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite [syn: {ring of color}] [also: {areolae} (pl)]

areolae
See {areola}

areolae
areola
n 1: small space in a tissue or part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing
2: small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite [syn: {ring of color}] [also: {areolae} (pl)]

areolar
adj : relating to or like or divided into areolae; "areolar tissue" [syn: {areolate}]

areolar tissue
n : fibrous connective tissue with the fibers arranged in a mesh or net

areolate
adj : relating to or like or divided into areolae; "areolar tissue" [syn: {areolar}]

Areopagite
n : a member of the council of the Areopagus

Areopagus
n 1: a hill to the west of the Athenian acropolis where met the highest governmental council of ancient Athens and later a judicial court
2: the highest governmental assembly in ancient Athens (later a judicial court)

Arequipa
n : a city in southern Peru founded in 1540 on the site of an ancient Inca city

arere
n : large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood [syn: {obeche}, {obechi}, {samba}, {Triplochiton scleroxcylon}]

Ares
n : (Greek mythology) Greek god of war; son of Zeus and Hera; identified with Roman Mars

arete
n : a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains

areteria cervicalis
n : an artery that supplies the muscles of the neck [syn: {cervical artery}]

arethusa
n : any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers

Arethusa bulbosa
n : a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide-gaping corolla; Canada [syn: {bog rose}, {wild pink}, {dragon's mouth}]

argal
n : wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia [syn: {argali}, {Ovis ammon}]

argali
n : wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia [syn: {argal}, {Ovis ammon}] [also: {araglis} (pl)]

argasid
n : tick lacking a dorsal shield and having mouth parts on the under side of the head [syn: {soft tick}]

Argasidae
n : soft ticks [syn: {family Argasidae}]

argemone
n : any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America [syn: {prickly poppy}, {white thistle}, {devil's fig}]

Argemone mexicana
n : annual herb with prickly stems and large yellow flowers; southern United States to West Indies and Mexico [syn: {Mexican poppy}]

argent
adj : lustrous gray; covered with or tinged with the color of silver; "silvery hair" [syn: {silver}, {silvery}, {silverish}]
n : a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance

argentic
adj : relating to compounds in which silver is bivalent

argentiferous
adj : containing or yielding silver; "argentiferous ore"

Argentina
n 1: a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America [syn: {Argentine Republic}, {the Argentine}]
2: type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines [syn: {genus Argentina}]

Argentine
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Argentina or its people; "Argentinian tango" [syn: {Argentinian}]
n : any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine fishes

Argentine hemorrhagic fever
n : hemorrhagic fever with neurological signs; caused by the Junin virus

Argentine monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Argentina

Argentine Republic
n : a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America [syn: {Argentina}, {the Argentine}]

Argentinian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Argentina or its people; "Argentinian tango" [syn: {Argentine}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Argentina

Argentinidae
n : small marine soft-finned fishes with long silvery bodies; related to salmons and trouts [syn: {family Argentinidae}]

argentinosaur
n : huge herbivorous dinosaur of Cretaceous found in Argentina

argentite
n : a valuable silver ore consisting of silver sulfide (Ag2S)

argentous
adj : relating to compounds in which silver is univalent

argil
n : a white clay (especially a white clay used by potters)

argillaceous
adj : resembling or containing clay; "argillaceous rocks" [syn: {clayey}] [ant: {arenaceous}]

argillaceous rock
n : a sedimentary rock formed from clay deposits

argillite
n : a sedimentary rock differing from shale in being bound by silica and from slate in having no slate cleavages

arginine
n : a bitter tasting amino acid found in proteins and necessary for nutrition; its absence from the diet leads to a reduced production of spermatozoa

Argiope
n : the type genus of Argiopidae; small genus of orb-weaving spiders [syn: {genus Argiope}]

Argiope aurantia
n : a widely distributed North American garden spider [syn: {black and gold garden spider}]

Argiopidae
n : orb-weaving spiders; cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {family Argiopidae}]

Argive
adj : of or relating to the ancient Greek city of Argos or its people

argle-bargle
n : a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument [syn: {argy-bargy}]

Argo
n : formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross; now divided into Carina and Pyxis and Puppis and Vela

argon
n : a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere [syn: {Ar}, {atomic number 18}]

argonaut
n 1: someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure
2: (Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason on the Argo in search of the Golden Fleece
3: cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells [syn: {paper nautilus}, {nautilus}, {Argonauta argo}]

Argonauta
n : type genus of the family Argonautidae: paper nautilus [syn: {genus Argonauta}]

Argonauta argo
n : cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells [syn: {paper nautilus}, {nautilus}, {Argonaut}]

Argonautidae
n : represented solely by the genus Argonauta [syn: {family Argonautidae}]

Argonne
n : an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the Armistice on November 11 [syn: {Meuse}, {Meuse River}, {Argonne Forest}, {Meuse-Argonne}, {Meuse-Argonne operation}]

Argonne Forest
n : an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the Armistice on November 11 [syn: {Meuse}, {Meuse River}, {Argonne}, {Meuse-Argonne}, {Meuse-Argonne operation}]

argonon
n : any of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium group in the periodic table [syn: {noble gas}, {inert gas}]

Argos
n : an ancient city in southeastern Greece; dominated the Peloponnese in the 7th century BC

argosy
n : one or more large merchant ships

argot
n : a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" [syn: {cant}, {jargon}, {slang}, {lingo}, {patois}, {vernacular}]

arguable
adj 1: capable of being supported by argument
2: open to argument or debate; "that is a moot question" [syn: {debatable}, {disputable}, {moot}]

arguably
adv : as can be shown by argument; "she is arguably the best"

argue
v 1: present reasons and arguments [syn: {reason}]
2: have an argument about something [syn: {contend}, {debate}, {fence}]
3: give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work" [syn: {indicate}]

arguer
n : someone who engages in debate [syn: {debater}]

argufied
argufy
v : have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These tewo fellows are always scrapping over something" [syn: {quarrel}, {dispute}, {scrap}, {altercate}] [also: {argufied}]

argufied
See {argufy}

argufy
v : have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These tewo fellows are always scrapping over something" [syn: {quarrel}, {dispute}, {scrap}, {altercate}] [also: {argufied}]

arguing
n : a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument" [syn: {controversy}, {contention}, {contestation}, {disputation}, {disceptation}, {tilt}, {argument}]

argument
n 1: a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true" [syn: {statement}]
2: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument" [syn: {controversy}, {contention}, {contestation}, {disputation}, {disceptation}, {tilt}, {arguing}]
3: a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on" [syn: {argumentation}, {debate}]
4: a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie; "the editor added the argument to the poem" [syn: {literary argument}]
5: a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable

argumenta
See {argumentum}

argumentation
n 1: a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on" [syn: {argument}, {debate}]
2: the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can't follow your line of reasoning" [syn: {logical argument}, {line of reasoning}, {line}]

argumentative
adj : given to or characterized by argument; "an argumentative discourse"; "argumentative to the point of being cantankerous"; "an intelligent but argumentative child" [ant: {unargumentative}]

argumentatively
adv : in a disputatious manner [syn: {disputatiously}]

Argus
n 1: (Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes; was guardian of the heifer Io and was slain by Hermes
2: large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant [syn: {argus pheasant}]

argus pheasant
n : large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant [syn: {argus}]

argus-eyed
adj 1: having very keen vision; "quick-sighted as a cat" [syn: {hawk-eyed}, {keen-sighted}, {lynx-eyed}, {quick-sighted}, {sharp-eyed}, {sharp-sighted}]
2: carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow" [syn: {open-eyed}, {vigilant}, {wakeful}, {watchful}]

Argusianus
n : argus pheasants [syn: {genus Argusianus}]

argy-bargy
n : a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument [syn: {argle-bargle}]

argyle
n 1: a covered gravy holder of silver or other metal containing a detachable central vessel for hot water to keep the gravy warm [syn: {argyll}]
2: a design consisting of a pattern of varicolored diamonds on a solid background (originally for knitted articles); patterned after the tartan of a clan in western Scotland [syn: {argyll}]
3: a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design [syn: {argyles}, {argyll}, {argylls}]

argyles
n : a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design [syn: {argyle}, {argyll}, {argylls}]

argyll
n 1: a covered gravy holder of silver or other metal containing a detachable central vessel for hot water to keep the gravy warm [syn: {argyle}]
2: a design consisting of a pattern of varicolored diamonds on a solid background (originally for knitted articles); patterned after the tartan of a clan in western Scotland [syn: {argyle}]
3: a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design [syn: {argyle}, {argyles}, {argylls}]

argylls
n : a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design [syn: {argyle}, {argyles}, {argyll}]

Argynnis
n : fritillaries [syn: {genus Argynnis}]

Argyranthemum
n : comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {genus Argyranthemum}]

Argyranthemum frutescens
n : perennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {marguerite}, {marguerite daisy}, {Paris daisy}, {Chrysanthemum frutescens}]

Argyreia
n : woody climbers of tropical Asia to Australia [syn: {genus Argyreia}]

argyrodite
n : a rare steel-gray mineral consisting of silver and germanium and sulfur

Argyrol
n : antiseptic consisting of a compound of protein and silver (trade name Argyrol) [syn: {mild silver protein}]

Argyrotaenia
n : orange tortrix [syn: {genus Argyrotaenia}]

Argyrotaenia citrana
n : California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges [syn: {orange tortrix}, {tortrix}]

Argyroxiphium
n : small genus of Hawaiian spreading and rosette-forming shrubs [syn: {genus Argyroxiphium}]

Argyroxiphium sandwicense
n : low-growing plant found only in volcanic craters on Hawaii having rosettes of narrow pointed silver-green leaves and clusters of profuse red-purple flowers on a tall stem [syn: {silversword}]

Arhant
n : a Buddhist who has attained nirvana [syn: {Arhat}, {lohan}]

Arhat
n : a Buddhist who has attained nirvana [syn: {Arhant}, {lohan}]

Arhus
n : port city of Denmark in eastern Jutland [syn: {Aarhus}]

aria
n 1: an elaborate song for solo voice
2: an elaborate song for solo voice

Ariadne
n : beautiful daughter of Minos and Pasiphae; she fell in love with Theseus and gave him the thread with which he found his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth

Ariana
n : city in Tunisia

Arianism
n : heretical doctrine taught by Arius that asserted the radical primacy of the Father over the Son [ant: {Athanasianism}]

arianist
n : an adherent of arianism (the belief that Jesus Christ was not truly God)

Arianrhod
n : Celtic goddess famous for her beauty; mother of Dylan [syn: {Arianrod}]

Arianrod
n : Celtic goddess famous for her beauty; mother of Dylan [syn: {Arianrhod}]

Aricara
n 1: a member of the Caddo people who formerly lived in the Dakotas west of the Missouri river [syn: {Arikara}]
2: the Caddoan language spoken by the Arikara people [syn: {Arikara}]

arid
adj 1: lacking sufficient water or rainfall; "an arid climate"; "a waterless well"; "miles of waterless country to cross" [syn: {waterless}]
2: lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; "a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate romance"; "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo [syn: {desiccate}, {desiccated}]

aridity
n 1: a condition yielding nothing of value [syn: {fruitlessness}, {barrenness}] [ant: {fruitfulness}]
2: a permanent absence of rainfall [syn: {aridness}]

aridness
n : a permanent absence of rainfall [syn: {aridity}]

Aries
n 1: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries [syn: {Ram}]
2: a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Pisces and Taurus
3: the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19 [syn: {Aries the Ram}, {Ram}]

Aries the Ram
n : the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19 [syn: {Aries}, {Ram}]

arietta
n : a short aria [syn: {short aria}] [also: {ariette} (pl)]

ariette
See {arietta}

ariette
arietta
n : a short aria [syn: {short aria}] [also: {ariette} (pl)]

aright
adv : in a correct manner; "he guessed right" [syn: {correctly}, {right}] [ant: {incorrectly}, {incorrectly}]

Ariidae
n : sea catfishes [syn: {family Ariidae}]

Arikara
n 1: a member of the Caddo people who formerly lived in the Dakotas west of the Missouri river [syn: {Aricara}]
2: the Caddoan language spoken by the Arikara people [syn: {Aricara}]

aril
n : fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed

ariled
adj : of some seeds; having a fleshy and usually brightly colored cover [syn: {arillate}]

arillate
adj : of some seeds; having a fleshy and usually brightly colored cover [syn: {ariled}]

Arilus
n : a genus of Reduviidae [syn: {genus Arilus}]

Arilus cristatus
n : large predatory North American bug that sucks the blood of other insects [syn: {wheel bug}]

Ariocarpus
n : slow-growing geophytic cacti; northern and eastern Mexico; southern Texas [syn: {genus Ariocarpus}]

Ariocarpus fissuratus
n : usually unbranched usually spineless cactus covered with warty tubercles and having magenta flowers and white or green fruit; resembles the related mescal; northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States [syn: {living rock}]

Ariomma
n : a genus of Stromateidae [syn: {genus Ariomma}]

ariose
adj : having a melody (as distinguished from recitative) [syn: {songlike}]

arioso
n : (music) a short recitative that is melodic but is not an aria

Arisaema
n : tuberous or rhizomatous herbaceous perennials [syn: {genus Arisaema}]

Arisaema atrorubens
n : common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries [syn: {jack-in-the-pulpit}, {Indian turnip}, {wake-robin}, {Arisaema triphyllum}]

Arisaema dracontium
n : early spring-flowering plant of eastern North America resembling the related jack-in-the-pulpit but having digitate leaves, slender greenish yellow spathe and elongated spadix [syn: {green dragon}]

Arisaema triphyllum
n : common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries [syn: {jack-in-the-pulpit}, {Indian turnip}, {wake-robin}, {Arisaema atrorubens}]

Arisarum
n : tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs; mainly Mediterranean area [syn: {genus Arisarum}]

Arisarum vulgare
n : tuberous perennial having a cowl-shaped maroon or violet-black spathe; Mediterranean; Canaries; Azores [syn: {friar's-cowl}]

arise
v 1: come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" [syn: {originate}, {rise}, {develop}, {uprise}, {spring up}, {grow}]
2: originate or come into being; "aquestion arose" [syn: {come up}, {bob up}]
3: rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded" [syn: {rise}, {uprise}, {get up}, {stand up}] [ant: {sit down}, {lie down}]
4: occur; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion" [syn: {come up}]
5: move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" [syn: {rise}, {lift}, {move up}, {go up}, {come up}, {uprise}] [ant: {descend}]
6: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance [syn: {rebel}, {rise}, {rise up}]
7: get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night" [syn: {get up}, {turn out}, {uprise}, {rise}] [ant: {go to bed}, {go to bed}] [also: {arose}, {arisen}]

arisen
arise
v 1: come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" [syn: {originate}, {rise}, {develop}, {uprise}, {spring up}, {grow}]
2: originate or come into being; "aquestion arose" [syn: {come up}, {bob up}]
3: rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded" [syn: {rise}, {uprise}, {get up}, {stand up}] [ant: {sit down}, {lie down}]
4: occur; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion" [syn: {come up}]
5: move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" [syn: {rise}, {lift}, {move up}, {go up}, {come up}, {uprise}] [ant: {descend}]
6: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance [syn: {rebel}, {rise}, {rise up}]
7: get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night" [syn: {get up}, {turn out}, {uprise}, {rise}] [ant: {go to bed}, {go to bed}] [also: {arose}, {arisen}]

arisen
See {arise}

arishth
n : large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia [syn: {neem}, {neem tree}, {nim tree}, {margosa}, {Azadirachta indica}, {Melia Azadirachta}]

arista
n : bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies [also: {aristae} (pl)]

aristae
See {arista}

aristae
arista
n : bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies [also: {aristae} (pl)]

Aristarchus
n 1: an ancient Greek grammarian remembered for his commentary on the Iliad and Odyssey (circa 217-145 BC)
2: a bright crater on the moon

Aristarchus of Samos
n : an ancient Greek astronomer who was one of the first to propose a heliocentric theory of the universe (circa 270 BC)

Aristide Maillol
n : French sculptor of monumental female nudes (1861-1944) [syn: {Maillol}]

Aristocort
n : a synthetic corticosteroid (trade names Aristocort or Aristopak or Kenalog) used as an anti-inflammatory agent [syn: {triamcinolone}, {Aristopak}, {Kenalog}]

aristocracy
n 1: a privileged class holding hereditary titles [syn: {nobility}]
2: the most powerful members of a society [syn: {gentry}]

aristocrat
n : a member of the aristocracy [syn: {blue blood}, {patrician}]

aristocratic
adj : belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes" [syn: {aristocratical}, {blue}, {blue-blooded}, {gentle}, {patrician}]

aristocratical
adj : belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes" [syn: {aristocratic}, {blue}, {blue-blooded}, {gentle}, {patrician}]

aristocratically
adv : in an aristocratic manner; "they behaved aristocratically"

Aristolochia
n : birthworts; dutchman's pipe [syn: {genus Aristolochia}]

Aristolochia clematitis
n : creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble fetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and eastern North America [syn: {birthwort}]

Aristolochia durior
n : hardy deciduous vine having large leaves and flowers with the calyx tube curved like the bowl of a pipe [syn: {Dutchman's-pipe}, {pipe vine}, {Aristolochia macrophylla}]

Aristolochia macrophylla
n : hardy deciduous vine having large leaves and flowers with the calyx tube curved like the bowl of a pipe [syn: {Dutchman's-pipe}, {pipe vine}, {Aristolochia durior}]

Aristolochia serpentaria
n : birthwort of the eastern United States woodlands [syn: {Virginia snakeroot}, {Virginia serpentaria}, {Virginia serpentary}]

Aristolochiaceae
n : family of birthworts (including wild ginger) [syn: {family Aristolochiaceae}, {birthwort family}]

Aristolochiales
n : order of plants distinguished by tubular petaloid perianth and inferior ovary [syn: {order Aristolochiales}]

Aristopak
n : a synthetic corticosteroid (trade names Aristocort or Aristopak or Kenalog) used as an anti-inflammatory agent [syn: {triamcinolone}, {Aristocort}, {Kenalog}]

Aristophanes
n : an ancient Greek dramatist remembered for his comedies (448-380 BC)

Aristotelean
adj : of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy; "Aristotelean logic" [syn: {Aristotelian}, {Aristotelic}]
n : a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism [syn: {Aristotelian}, {Peripatetic}]

Aristotelia
n : small genus of shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand and western South America [syn: {genus Aristotelia}]

Aristotelia racemosa
n : graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine [syn: {makomako}, {New Zealand wine berry}, {wineberry}, {Aristotelia serrata}]

Aristotelia serrata
n : graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine [syn: {makomako}, {New Zealand wine berry}, {wineberry}, {Aristotelia racemosa}]

Aristotelian
adj : of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy; "Aristotelean logic" [syn: {Aristotelean}, {Aristotelic}]
n : a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism [syn: {Aristotelean}, {Peripatetic}]

Aristotelian logic
n : the syllogistic logic of Aristotle as developed by Boethius in the Middle Ages

Aristotelianism
n : (philosophy) the philosophy of Aristotle that deals with logic and metaphysics and ethics and poetics and politics and natural science; "Aristotelianism profoundly influenced Western thought"

Aristotelic
adj : of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy; "Aristotelean logic" [syn: {Aristotelian}, {Aristotelean}]

Aristotle
n : one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers; pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322 BC)

arithmetic
adj : relating to or involving arithmetic; "arithmetical computations" [syn: {arithmetical}]
n : the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations

arithmetic mean
n : the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values [syn: {first moment}, {expectation}, {expected value}]

arithmetic operation
n : a mathematical operation involving numbers

arithmetic progression
n : (mathematics) a progression in which a constant is added to each term in order to obtain the next term; "1-4-7-10-13- is the start of an arithmetic progression"

arithmetical
adj : relating to or involving arithmetic; "arithmetical computations" [syn: {arithmetic}]

arithmetically
adv : with respect to arithmetic; "this problem is arithmetically easy"

arithmetician
n : someone who specializes in arithmetic

Arius
n 1: a Greek who was a Christian theologian active in Alexandria and who was declared a heretic for his doctrines about God (which came to be known as Arianism) (256?-336)
2: type genus of the Ariidae: sea catfishes [syn: {genus Arius}]

Arizona
n 1: a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon [syn: {Grand Canyon State}, {AZ}]
2: glossy snake [syn: {genus Arizona}]

Arizona ash
n : small shrubby ash of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico [syn: {Fraxinus velutina}]

Arizona cypress
n : Arizona timber tree with bluish silvery foliage [syn: {Cupressus arizonica}]

Arizona elegans
n : nocturnal burrowing snake of western United States with shiny tan scales [syn: {glossy snake}]

Arizona sycamore
n : medium-sized tree of Arizona and adjacent regions having deeply lobed leaves and collective fruits in groups of 3 to 5 [syn: {Platanus wrightii}]

Arizona white oak
n : semi-evergreen shrub or small tree of Arizona and New Mexico having acorns with hemispherical cups [syn: {Quercus arizonica}]

Arizona wild cotton
n : shrub of southern Arizona and Mexico [syn: {wild cotton}, {Gossypium thurberi}]

Arizonan
n : a resident of Arizona [syn: {Arizonian}]

Arizonian
n : a resident of Arizona [syn: {Arizonan}]

Arjuna
n : (Hindu mythology) the warrior prince in the Bhagavad-Gita to whom Krishna explains the nature of being and of God and how humans can come to know God

Ark
n 1: (Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments [syn: {Ark of the Covenant}]
2: a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the Flood

Ark of the Covenant
n : (Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments [syn: {Ark}]

ark shell
n : marine bivalve mollusk having a heavy toothed shell with a deep boat-like inner surface

Arkansan
n : a resident of Arkansas [syn: {Arkansawyer}]

Arkansas
n 1: a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn: {Land of Opportunity}, {AR}]
2: a river that rises in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and flows southeast through Kansas and Oklahoma and through Arkansas to become a tributary of the Mississippi River [syn: {Arkansas River}]

Arkansas kingbird
n : a kingbird seen in western United States; head and back are pale gray and the breast is yellowish and the tail is black [syn: {western kingbird}]

Arkansas River
n : a river that rises in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and flows southeast through Kansas and Oklahoma and through Arkansas to become a tributary of the Mississippi River [syn: {Arkansas}]

Arkansawyer
n : a resident of Arkansas [syn: {Arkansan}]

Arlington
n : a city in northern Texas between Dallas and Fort Worth

arm
n 1: a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
2: any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" [syn: {weapon}, {weapon system}]
3: an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress" [syn: {branch}, {subdivision}]
4: any projection that is thought to resemble an arm; "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer" [syn: {branch}, {limb}]
5: the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person
6: the part of a garment that is attached at armhole and provides a cloth covering for the arm [syn: {sleeve}]
v 1: prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqui border" [syn: {build up}, {fortify}, {gird}] [ant: {disarm}]
2: supply with arms; "The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan"

arm band
n : a band worn around the arm for decoration [syn: {armlet}]

arm bone
n : a bone in the arm

arm exercise
n : exercise designed to strengthen the arm muscles

arm guard
n : a pad worn by football players and hockey goalkeepers [syn: {arm pad}]

arm pad
n : a pad worn by football players and hockey goalkeepers [syn: {arm guard}]

armada
n : a large fleet

Armadillidiidae
n : pill bugs [syn: {family Armadillidiidae}]

Armadillidium
n : type genus of the Armadillidiidae [syn: {genus Armadillidium}]

armadillo
n : burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates

Armageddon
n 1: (New Testament) the scene of the final battle between the kings of the Earth at the end of the world
2: any catastrophically destructive battle; "they called the first World War an Armageddon"

Armagnac
n : dry brandy distilled in the Armagnac district of France

armament
n 1: weaponry used by military or naval force
2: the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war [syn: {arming}, {equipping}] [ant: {disarming}, {disarming}]

armamentaria
See {armamentarium}

armamentaria
armamentarium
n : the collection of equipment and methods used in the practice of medicine [also: {armamentaria} (pl)]

armamentarium
n : the collection of equipment and methods used in the practice of medicine [also: {armamentaria} (pl)]

Armand Jean du Plessis
n : French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642) [syn: {Richelieu}, {Duc de Richelieu}, {Cardinal Richelieu}]

Armata Corsa
n : a terrorist organization founded in 1999 to oppose the link between nationalists and the Corsican mafia; "the attacks of Armata Corsica are aimed at symbolic targets of colonialism in Corsica" [syn: {Corsican Army}]

armature
n : coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic field

armband
n 1: worn around arm as identification or to indicate mourning
2: a band worn around the upper arm

armchair
adj : remote from actual involvement; "armchair warriors in the Pentagon"; "an armchair anthropologist" [syn: {armchair(a)}]
n : chair with a support on each side for arms

armchair liberal
n : a person of liberal ideals who takes no action to realize them

armed
adj 1: (used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms; "armed robbery" [ant: {unarmed}]
2: having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination; "the many-armed goddess Shiva" [ant: {armless}]
3: used of plants and animals [ant: {unarmed}]

armed bullhead
n : northern Atlantic sea poacher [syn: {pogge}, {Agonus cataphractus}]

armed combat
n : an engagement fought between two military forces [syn: {combat}]

armed forces
n : the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" [syn: {military}, {armed services}, {military machine}, {war machine}]

armed forces censorship
n : military censorship of personal communications to or from persons in the armed forces

Armed Forces Day
n : the 3rd Saturday in May

Armed Islamic Group
n : a terrorist organization of Islamic extremists whose violant activities began in 1992; aims to overthrow the secular Algerian regime and replace it with an Islamic state; "the GIA has embarked on a terrorist campaign of civilian massacres" [syn: {GIA}]

armed robbery
n : robbery at gunpoint [syn: {heist}, {holdup}, {stickup}]

armed service
n : a force that is a branch of the armed forces [syn: {military service}, {service}]

armed services
n : the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" [syn: {military}, {armed forces}, {military machine}, {war machine}]

Armenia
n : a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet; modern Armenia is but a fragment of ancient Armenia which was one of the world's oldest civilizations; throughout 2500 years the Armenian people have been invaded and oppressed by their neighbors [syn: {Republic of Armenia}, {Hayastan}]

Armenian
adj : of or pertaining to Armenia or the people or culture of Armenia
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Armenia
2: an ethnic group speaking Armenian and living in Armenia and Azerbaijan
3: the Indo-European language spoken predominantly in Armenia [syn: {Armenian language}]
4: a writing system having an alphabet of 38 letters in which the Armenian language is written [syn: {Armenian alphabet}]

Armenian alphabet
n : a writing system having an alphabet of 38 letters in which the Armenian language is written [syn: {Armenian}]

Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church
n : an independent Christian church established in Armenia since 300; was influenced by both Roman and Byzantine traditions; headed by a catholico [syn: {Armenian Church}]

Armenian Church
n : an independent Christian church established in Armenia since 300; was influenced by both Roman and Byzantine traditions; headed by a catholico [syn: {Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church}]

Armenian language
n : the Indo-European language spoken predominantly in Armenia [syn: {Armenian}]

Armenian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Armenia

Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia
n : a militant Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization formed in 1975 to force Turkey to acknowledge killing more than a million Armenians and forcibly removing them from border areas in 1915; wants Turkey to pay reparations and cede territory to Armenia; "ASALA bombing at Orly Airport in Paris in 1983 killed 8 and wounded 55 people" [syn: {ASALA}, {Orly Group}, {3rd October Organization}]

Armeria
n : shrubby or herbaceous low-growing evergreen perennials [syn: {genus Armeria}]

Armeria maritima
n : tufted thrift of seacoasts and mountains of north temperate zone; occasionally grown as a ground cover [syn: {cliff rose}, {sea pink}]

armet
n : a medieval helmet with a visor and a neck guard

armful
n : the quantity that can be contained in the arms

armguard
n : a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports [syn: {bracer}]

armhole
n : a hole through which you put your arm and where a sleeve can be attached

armiger
n 1: a squire carrying the armor of a knight [syn: {armor-bearer}]
2: a nobleman entitled to bear heraldic arms

armilla
n 1: a celestial globe consisting of metal hoops; used by early astronomers to determine the positions of stars [syn: {armillary sphere}]
2: (archeology) a bracelet worn around the wrist or arm

Armillaria
n : genus of edible mushrooms having white spores an annulus and blue juice; some are edible; some cause root rot [syn: {genus Armillaria}]

Armillaria caligata
n : fungus with a brown cap and white gills and a membranous ring halfway up the stalk [syn: {booted armillaria}]

Armillaria ponderosa
n : a large white mushroom that develops brown stains as it ages; gills are white; odor is spicy and aromatic; collected commercially for oriental cooking the Pacific Northwest [syn: {white matsutake}]

Armillaria zelleri
n : a large fungus with viscid cap that dries and turns brown with age; gills are off-white

Armillariella
n : a honey-colored diminutive form of genus Armillaria; grows in clusters; edible (when cooked) but most attention has been on how to get rid of it [syn: {genus Armillariella}]

Armillariella mellea
n : a honey-colored edible mushroom commonly associated with the roots of trees in late summer and fall; do not eat raw [syn: {honey mushroom}, {honey fungus}]

armillary
adj : of or relating to bracelets

armillary sphere
n : a celestial globe consisting of metal hoops; used by early astronomers to determine the positions of stars [syn: {armilla}]

Armin
n : German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19) [syn: {Arminius}, {Hermann}]

arming
n : the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war [syn: {armament}, {equipping}] [ant: {disarming}, {disarming}]

Arminian
adj : of or relating to Arminianism
n : adherent of Arminianism

Arminian Baptist
n : group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius (who opposed the doctrine of strict predestination of the Calvinists) [syn: {General Baptist}]

Arminian Church
n : the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of Jacobus Arminius

Arminianism
n : 16th century theology (named after its founder Jacobus Arminius) that opposes the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin and holds that human free will is compatible with God's sovereignity

Arminius
n 1: Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609) [syn: {Jacobus Arminius}, {Jacob Harmensen}, {Jakob Hermandszoon}]
2: German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19) [syn: {Armin}, {Hermann}]

armistice
n : a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms [syn: {cease-fire}, {truce}]

Armistice Day
n : a legal holiday in the United States; formerly Armistice Day but called Veterans' Day since 1954 [syn: {Veterans' Day}, {November 11}]

armless
adj : having no arms; "the armless Venus de Milo" [ant: {armed}]

armlet
n : a band worn around the arm for decoration [syn: {arm band}]

armlike
adj : resembling an arm

armoire
n : a large wardrobe or cabinet; originally used for storing weapons

armor
n 1: protective covering made of metal and used in combat [syn: {armour}]
2: a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles [syn: {armour}]
3: tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant [syn: {armour}]
v : equip with armor [syn: {armour}]

armor plate
n : specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire [syn: {armour plate}, {armor plating}, {plate armor}, {plate armour}]

armor plating
n : specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire [syn: {armor plate}, {armour plate}, {plate armor}, {plate armour}]

Armoracia
n : horseradish [syn: {genus Armoracia}]

Armoracia rusticana
n : coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root [syn: {horseradish}, {horse radish}, {red cole}]

armor-bearer
n : a squire carrying the armor of a knight [syn: {armiger}]

armor-clad
adj : covered with heavy steel; "armor-plated vehicles" [syn: {armour-clad}, {armor-plated}, {armour-plated}, {steel-plated}]

armored
adj 1: protected by armor (used of persons or things military) [syn: {armoured}] [ant: {unarmored}]
2: used of animals; provided with protective covering [syn: {armoured}] [ant: {unarmored}]
3: equipped with the complete arms and armor of a warrior [syn: {panoplied}]

armored car
n 1: an armor-plated truck with strong doors and locks used to transport money or valuables; "the paintings were delivered to the museum in an air-conditioned armored car" [syn: {armoured car}]
2: a military combat vehicle on wheels with light armor (and usually a machine gun) [syn: {armoured car}]

armored catfish
n : South American catfish having the body covered with bony plates

armored combat vehicle
n : an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads [syn: {tank}, {army tank}, {armoured combat vehicle}]

armored dinosaur
n : dinosaurs having bony armour

armored personnel carrier
n : (military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with treads) that is used to transport infantry [syn: {armoured personnel carrier}, {APC}]

armored scale
n : insect having a firm covering of wax especially in the female

armored sea robin
n : sea robins having bony scutes on the body and barbels on the chin; found mostly on the continental slope [syn: {armored searobin}, {Peristedion miniatum}]

armored searobin
n : sea robins having bony scutes on the body and barbels on the chin; found mostly on the continental slope [syn: {armored sea robin}, {Peristedion miniatum}]

armored vehicle
n : a vehicle that is protected by armor plate [syn: {armoured vehicle}]

armorer
n 1: an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc. [syn: {armourer}, {artificer}]
2: a manufacturer of firearms [syn: {armourer}]

armorial
adj : of or relating to heraldry or heraldic arms; "armorial bearing"

armorial bearing
n : heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield [syn: {charge}, {bearing}, {heraldic bearing}]

armor-plated
adj : covered with heavy steel; "armor-plated vehicles" [syn: {armor-clad}, {armour-clad}, {armour-plated}, {steel-plated}]

armory
n 1: a collection of resources; "he dipped into his intellectual armory to find an answer" [syn: {armoury}, {inventory}]
2: all the weapons and equipment that a country has [syn: {arsenal}, {armoury}]
3: a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms [syn: {arsenal}, {armoury}]
4: a place where arms are manufactured [syn: {armoury}, {arsenal}]

armour
n 1: a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles [syn: {armor}]
2: protective covering made of metal and used in combat [syn: {armor}]
3: tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant [syn: {armor}]
v : equip with armor [syn: {armor}]

armour plate
n : specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire [syn: {armor plate}, {armor plating}, {plate armor}, {plate armour}]

armour-clad
adj : covered with heavy steel; "armor-plated vehicles" [syn: {armor-clad}, {armor-plated}, {armour-plated}, {steel-plated}]

armoured
adj 1: used of animals; provided with protective covering [syn: {armored}] [ant: {unarmored}]
2: protected by armor (used of persons or things military) [syn: {armored}] [ant: {unarmored}]

armoured car
n 1: an armor-plated truck with strong doors and locks used to transport money or valuables; "the paintings were delivered to the museum in an air-conditioned armored car" [syn: {armored car}]
2: a military combat vehicle on wheels with light armor (and usually a machine gun) [syn: {armored car}]

armoured combat vehicle
n : an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads [syn: {tank}, {army tank}, {armored combat vehicle}]

armoured personnel carrier
n : (military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with treads) that is used to transport infantry [syn: {armored personnel carrier}, {APC}]

armoured vehicle
n : a vehicle that is protected by armor plate [syn: {armored vehicle}]

armourer
n 1: an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc. [syn: {armorer}, {artificer}]
2: a manufacturer of firearms [syn: {armorer}]

armour-plated
adj : covered with heavy steel; "armor-plated vehicles" [syn: {armor-clad}, {armour-clad}, {armor-plated}, {steel-plated}]

armoury
n 1: a collection of resources; "he dipped into his intellectual armory to find an answer" [syn: {armory}, {inventory}]
2: all the weapons and equipment that a country has [syn: {arsenal}, {armory}]
3: a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms [syn: {arsenal}, {armory}]
4: a place where arms are manufactured [syn: {armory}, {arsenal}]

armpit
n : the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder; "they were up to their armpits in water" [syn: {axilla}, {axillary cavity}, {axillary fossa}]

armrest
n : a support for the arm

arms
n 1: weapons considered collectively [syn: {weaponry}, {implements of war}, {weapons system}, {munition}]
2: the official symbols of a family, state, etc. [syn: {coat of arms}, {blazon}, {blazonry}]

arms control
n : a limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a country

arms deal
n : a deal to provide military arms

arms industry
n : an industry that manufacturers weapons of war [syn: {munitions industry}]

arm's length
n : a distance sufficient to exclude intimacy

arms manufacturer
n : someone who manufactures arms and munitions

arms race
n : a competition between nations to have the most powerful armaments

arms-runner
n : a smuggler of guns [syn: {gunrunner}]

Armstrong
n 1: United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-) [syn: {Neil Armstrong}]
2: United States jazz trumpeter and bandleader (1900-1971) [syn: {Louis Armstrong}, {Satchmo}]

arm-twisting
n : persuasion by the use of direct personal pressure; "some gentle arm-twisting produced the desired result"; "no amount of arm-twisting will get me to agree"

army
n 1: a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state [syn: {regular army}, {ground forces}]
2: a large number of people united for some specific purpose

army ant
n : tropical nomadic ant that preys mainly on other insects [syn: {driver ant}, {legionary ant}]

army attache
n : a military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in an army

army base
n : a large base of operations for an army

army brat
n : the child of a career officer of the United States Army

army cutworm
n 1: noctuid moth larvae that travel in large groups and destroy grains and alfalfa in the Plains states [syn: {Chorizagrotis auxiliaris}]
2: moth whose larvae destroy grains and forage plants [syn: {Chorizagrotis auxiliaris}]

army engineer
n : a member of the military who is trained in engineering and construction work [syn: {military engineer}]

Army for the Liberation of Rwanda
n : a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to reinstitute Hutu control; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists" [syn: {ALIR}, {Former Armed Forces}, {FAR}, {Interahamwe}]

Army High Performance Computing Research Center
n : a United States defense laboratory to conduct reserch in high-performance computing for defense technology applications; a partnership of government and university and industry [syn: {AHPCRC}]

army hut
n : temporary military shelter [syn: {hut}, {field hut}]

Army Intelligence
n : an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactical and operational and strategic level commanders [syn: {AI}]

Army National Guard
n : a civilian reserve component of the United States Army comprised of guardsmen who serve during overseas peacekeeping missions and during local emergencies [syn: {ARNG}]

Army of Muhammad
n : a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with Al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings [syn: {Jaish-i-Mohammed}, {Jaish-e-Muhammad}, {JEM}]

Army of the Confederacy
n : the southern army during the American Civil War [syn: {Confederate Army}]

Army of the Pure
n : the most brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India; "Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus" [syn: {Lashkar-e-Taiba}, {Lashkar-e-Toiba}, {Lashkar-e-Tayyiba}, {LET}, {Army of the Righteous}]

Army of the Righteous
n : the most brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India; "Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus" [syn: {Lashkar-e-Taiba}, {Lashkar-e-Toiba}, {Lashkar-e-Tayyiba}, {LET}, {Army of the Pure}]

army officer
n : an officer in the armed forces; "he's a retired army officer"

army tank
n : an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads [syn: {tank}, {armored combat vehicle}, {armoured combat vehicle}]

army unit
n : a military unit that is part of an army

army worm
n : noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain [syn: {armyworm}, {Pseudaletia unipuncta}]

armyworm
n 1: noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain [syn: {army worm}, {Pseudaletia unipuncta}]
2: moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes [syn: {Pseudaletia unipuncta}]
3: larva of fungus gnat; march in large companies in regular order

Arna Wendell Bontemps
n : United States writer (1902-1973) [syn: {Bontemps}]

ARNG
n : a civilian reserve component of the United States Army comprised of guardsmen who serve during overseas peacekeeping missions and during local emergencies [syn: {Army National Guard}]

Arnhem
n : a city in the central Netherlands on the lower Rhine River; site of a battle in 1944 during World War II

arnica
n 1: used especially in treating bruises
2: any of various rhizomatous usually perennial plants of the genus Arnica
3: an ointment used in treating bruises

arnica bud
n : fall-blooming European herb with a yellow flower; naturalized in the United States [syn: {fall dandelion}, {Leontodon autumnalis}]

Arnica cordifolia
n : wildflower with heart-shaped leaves and broad yellow flower heads; of alpine areas west of the Rockies from Alaska to southern California [syn: {heartleaf arnica}]

Arnica montana
n : herb of pasture and open woodland throughout most of Europe and western Asia having orange-yellow daisylike flower heads that when dried are used as a stimulant and to treat bruises and swellings

Arno
n : a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea [syn: {Arno River}, {River Arno}]

Arno River
n : a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea [syn: {Arno}, {River Arno}]

Arnold
n 1: English poet and literary critic (1822-1888) [syn: {Matthew Arnold}]
2: United States general and traitor in the American Revolution; in 1780 his plan to surrender West Point to the British was foiled (1741-1801) [syn: {Benedict Arnold}]

Arnold Daniel Palmer
n : United States golfer (born in 1929) [syn: {Palmer}, {Arnold Palmer}]

Arnold Gesell
n : United States psychologist noted for his work in child development (1880-1961) [syn: {Gesell}, {Arnold Lucius Gesell}]

Arnold Joseph Toynbee
n : English historian who studied the rise and fall of civilizations looking for cyclical patterns (1889-1975) [syn: {Toynbee}, {Arnold Toynbee}]

Arnold Lucius Gesell
n : United States psychologist noted for his work in child development (1880-1961) [syn: {Gesell}, {Arnold Gesell}]

Arnold Palmer
n : United States golfer (born in 1929) [syn: {Palmer}, {Arnold Daniel Palmer}]

Arnold Schoenberg
n : United States composer and musical theorist (born in Austria) who developed atonal composition (1874-1951) [syn: {Schonberg}, {Arnold Schonberg}, {Schoenberg}]

Arnold Schonberg
n : United States composer and musical theorist (born in Austria) who developed atonal composition (1874-1951) [syn: {Schonberg}, {Schoenberg}, {Arnold Schoenberg}]

Arnold Toynbee
n : English historian who studied the rise and fall of civilizations looking for cyclical patterns (1889-1975) [syn: {Toynbee}, {Arnold Joseph Toynbee}]

Arnold-Chiari deformity
n : deformity in which part of the brain protrudes through the skull

Arnoseris
n : lamb succory [syn: {genus Arnoseris}]

Arnoseris minima
n : small European herb with small yellow flowers [syn: {lamb succory}, {dwarf nipplewort}]

aroeira blanca
n : small resinous tree or shrub of Brazil [syn: {Schinus chichita}]

aroid
adj : relating to a plant of the family Araceae [syn: {araceous}]
n : any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe [syn: {arum}]

arolla pine
n : large 5-needled European pine; yields cembra nuts and a resinous exudate [syn: {Swiss pine}, {Swiss stone pine}, {cembra nut tree}, {Pinus cembra}]

aroma
n 1: any property detected by the olfactory system [syn: {olfactory property}, {smell}, {odor}, {odour}, {scent}]
2: a distinctive odor that is pleasant [syn: {fragrance}, {perfume}, {scent}]

aromatic
adj 1: (chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or more benzene rings; "an aromatic organic compound"
2: having a strong distinctive fragrance; "the pine woods were more redolent"- Jean Stafford [syn: {redolent}]

aromatic aster
n : a variety of aster

aromatic compound
n : a hydrocarbon containing one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of compounds

aromatic hydrocarbon
n : a hydrocarbon that contains one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of organic compounds

aromatise
v : fill or impregnate with an odor; "orange blossoms prerfumed the air in the garden" [syn: {perfume}, {aromatize}]

aromatize
v : fill or impregnate with an odor; "orange blossoms prerfumed the air in the garden" [syn: {perfume}, {aromatise}]

arose
arise
v 1: come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" [syn: {originate}, {rise}, {develop}, {uprise}, {spring up}, {grow}]
2: originate or come into being; "aquestion arose" [syn: {come up}, {bob up}]
3: rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded" [syn: {rise}, {uprise}, {get up}, {stand up}] [ant: {sit down}, {lie down}]
4: occur; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion" [syn: {come up}]
5: move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" [syn: {rise}, {lift}, {move up}, {go up}, {come up}, {uprise}] [ant: {descend}]
6: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance [syn: {rebel}, {rise}, {rise up}]
7: get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night" [syn: {get up}, {turn out}, {uprise}, {rise}] [ant: {go to bed}, {go to bed}] [also: {arose}, {arisen}]

arose
See {arise}

Arouet
n : French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment (1694-1778) [syn: {Voltaire}, {Francois-Marie Arouet}]

around
adv 1: in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight" [syn: {about}]
2: by a circular or circuitous route; "He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond"
3: to or among many different places or in no particular direction; "wandering about with no place to go"; "people were rushing about"; "news gets around (or about)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who's been around"; "she sleeps around" [syn: {about}]
4: in a circle or circular motion; "The wheels are spinning around"
5: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party" [syn: {approximately}, {about}, {close to}, {just about}, {some}, {roughly}, {more or less}, {or so}]
6: in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "brought the ship about"; "suddenly she turned around" [syn: {about}]
7: to a particular destination either specified or understood; "she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for supper"
8: all around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her" [syn: {about}]
9: in circumference; "the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond is two miles around" 10: from beginning to end; throughout; "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around" [syn: {round}]

around the bend
adj : informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}]

around the clock
adv : without stopping; "she worked around the clock" [syn: {for 24 hours}, {round the clock}]

around-the-clock
adj : at all times; "around-the-clock nursing care" [syn: {day-and-night}, {nonstop}, {round-the-clock}]

arousal
n 1: the act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions" [syn: {rousing}]
2: a state of heightened physiological activity
3: awakening from sleep
4: mutual sexual stimulation prior to sexual intercourse [syn: {foreplay}, {stimulation}]

arouse
v 1: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: {elicit}, {enkindle}, {kindle}, {evoke}, {fire}, {raise}, {provoke}]
2: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" [syn: {wake up}, {awake}, {awaken}, {wake}, {come alive}, {waken}] [ant: {fall asleep}]
3: evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" [syn: {raise}, {conjure}, {conjure up}, {invoke}, {evoke}, {stir}, {call down}, {bring up}, {put forward}, {call forth}]
4: cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" [syn: {stimulate}, {brace}, {energize}, {energise}, {perk up}] [ant: {de-energize}, {de-energize}, {sedate}]
5: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." [syn: {awaken}, {wake}, {waken}, {rouse}, {wake up}] [ant: {cause to sleep}]
6: to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir" [syn: {stir}]
7: stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience" [syn: {sex}, {excite}, {turn on}, {wind up}]

aroused
adj 1: aroused to action; "the aroused opposition"
2: emotionally aroused [syn: {stimulated}, {stirred}, {stirred up}]
3: brought to a state of great tension; "all wound up for a fight" [syn: {wound up}]
4: feeling great sexual desire; "feeling horny" [syn: {horny}, {randy}, {ruttish}, {turned on(p)}]
5: keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker; "he was aflame with desire" [syn: {ablaze}, {aflame}, {turned on(p)}]
6: of persons; excessively affected by emotion; "he would become emotional over nothing at all"; "she was worked up about all the noise" [syn: {emotional}, {excited}, {worked up}]

arouser
n : someone who rouses others from sleep [syn: {waker}, {rouser}]

Arp
n : Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of Dadaism in Zurich; noted for abstract organic sculptures (1887-1966) [syn: {Jean Arp}, {Hans Arp}]

arpeggio
n : a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously

arpent
n : a former French unit of area; equal approximately to an acre

arquebus
n : an obsolete firearm with a long barrel [syn: {harquebus}, {hackbut}, {hagbut}]

arrack
n : any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses [syn: {arak}]

arraign
v 1: call before a court to answer an indictment
2: accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy

arraignment
n : a legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment

arrange
v 1: put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" [syn: {set up}] [ant: {disarrange}]
2: make arrangements for; "Can you arrange a meeting with the President?" [syn: {fix up}]
3: plan, organize, and carry out (an event) [syn: {stage}, {bring about}]
4: set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out" [syn: {format}]
5: arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" [syn: {dress}, {set}, {do}, {coif}, {coiffe}, {coiffure}]
6: adapt for performance in a different way; "set this poem to music" [syn: {set}]
7: arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events, etc.; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times" [syn: {set up}, {put}, {order}]

arranged
adj 1: disposed or placed in a particular kind of order; "the carefully arranged chessmen"; "haphazardly arranged interlobular septa"; "comfortable chairs arranged around the fireplace" [syn: {ordered}] [ant: {disarranged}]
2: planned in advance; "an arranged marriage"
3: deliberately arranged for effect; "one of those artfully staged photographs" [syn: {staged}]

arrangement
n 1: the thing arranged or agreed to; "they made arrangements to meet in Chicago" [syn: {agreement}]
2: an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging; "a flower arrangement"
3: an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification" [syn: {organization}, {organisation}, {system}]
4: the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs" [syn: {placement}]
5: a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments [syn: {musical arrangement}]
6: the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music [syn: {arranging}, {transcription}]

arranger
n 1: a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise [syn: {organizer}, {organiser}]
2: a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance [syn: {adapter}, {transcriber}]

arranging
n : the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music [syn: {arrangement}, {transcription}]

arrant
adj : without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense" [syn: {arrant(a)}, {complete(a)}, {consummate(a)}, {double-dyed(a)}, {everlasting(a)}, {gross(a)}, {perfect(a)}, {pure(a)}, {sodding(a)}, {stark(a)}, {staring(a)}, {thoroughgoing(a)}, {utter(a)}]

arras
n : a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs [syn: {tapestry}]

array
n 1: an orderly arrangement; "an array of troops in battle order"
2: an impressive display; "it was a bewildering array of books"; "his tools were in an orderly array on the basement wall"
3: especially fine or decorative clothing [syn: {raiment}, {regalia}]
4: an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics
v 1: lay out in a line [syn: {range}, {lay out}, {set out}]
2: align oneself with a group or a way of thinking [syn: {align}]

arrayed
adj : in ceremonial attire and paraphernalia; "professors arrayed in robes" [syn: {panoplied}]

arrears
n 1: the state of being behind in payments; "an account in arrears"
2: an unpaid overdue debt

arrest
n 1: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" [syn: {apprehension}, {catch}, {collar}, {pinch}, {taking into custody}]
2: the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat" [syn: {check}, {halt}, {hitch}, {stay}, {stop}, {stoppage}]
v 1: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" [syn: {collar}, {nail}, {apprehend}, {pick up}, {nab}, {cop}]
2: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in Sout East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" [syn: {check}, {turn back}, {stop}, {contain}, {hold back}]
3: attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter" [syn: {catch}, {get}]
4: cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses" [syn: {halt}, {hold}]

arrest warrant
n : a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court [syn: {bench warrant}]

arrested
adj : having development checked or reversed; "arrested tuberculosis" [syn: {in remission}]

arrested development
n : an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely [syn: {fixation}, {infantile fixation}, {regression}]

arrester
n : a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier [syn: {arrester hook}]

arrester hook
n : a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier [syn: {arrester}]

arresting
adj : commanding attention; "an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"; "a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten"; "a stunning performance" [syn: {sensational}, {stunning}]

Arrhenatherum
n : oat grass [syn: {genus Arrhenatherum}]

Arrhenatherum elatius
n : coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage [syn: {tall oat grass}, {tall meadow grass}, {evergreen grass}, {false oat}, {French rye}]

Arrhenius
n : Swedish chemist and chemist noted for his theory of chemical dissociation (1859-1927) [syn: {Svante August Arrhenius}]

Arrhenius theory of dissociation
n : (chemistry) theory that describes aqueous solutions in terms of acids (which dissociate to give hydrogen ions) and bases (which dissociate to give hydroxyl ions); the product of an acid and a base is a salt and water [syn: {theory of dissociation}, {theory of electrolytic dissociation}]

arrhythmia
n : an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart [syn: {cardiac arrhythmia}]

arrhythmic
adj 1: without regard for rhythm [syn: {arrhythmical}]
2: not having a steady rhythm; "an arrhythmic heartbeat" [syn: {jerking}, {jerky}, {unsteady}]

arrhythmical
adj : without regard for rhythm [syn: {arrhythmic}]

arriere pensee
n : an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly [syn: {mental reservation}, {reservation}]

arrival
n 1: accomplishment of an objective [syn: {reaching}]
2: the act of arriving at a certain place; "they awaited her arrival"
3: someone who arrives (or has arrived) [syn: {arriver}, {comer}]

arrival gate
n : gate where passengers disembark

arrival time
n : the time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to arrive at a given destination [syn: {time of arrival}]

arrive
v 1: reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight" [syn: {get}, {come}] [ant: {leave}]
2: succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!" [syn: {make it}, {get in}, {go far}]

arrive at
v : reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts" [syn: {reach}, {make}, {attain}, {hit}, {gain}]

arrivederci
n : a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: {adieu}, {adios}, {auf wiedersehen}, {au revoir}, {bye}, {bye-bye}, {cheerio}, {good-by}, {goodby}, {good-bye}, {goodbye}, {good day}, {sayonara}, {so long}]

arriver
n : someone who arrives (or has arrived) [syn: {arrival}, {comer}]

arriving
adj : directed or moving inward or toward a center; "the inbound train"; "inward flood of capital" [syn: {arriving(a)}, {inbound}, {inward}]

arriviste
n : a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class [syn: {upstart}, {parvenu}, {nouveau-riche}]

arroba
n 1: a unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries
2: a liquid measure (with different values) used in some Spanish speaking countries

arrogance
n : overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors [syn: {haughtiness}, {hauteur}, {highhandedness}, {lordliness}]

arrogant
adj : having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride; "an arrogant official"; "arrogant claims"; "chesty as a peacock" [syn: {chesty}, {self-important}]

arrogantly
adv : in an arrogant manner; "in the old days she had been harsh and stiff ; afraid of her husband and yet arrogantly proud that she had a husband strong and fierce enough to make her afraid"

arrogate
v 1: demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident" [syn: {claim}, {lay claim}] [ant: {forfeit}]
2: make undue claims to having [syn: {assign}]
3: seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died" [syn: {assume}, {usurp}, {seize}, {take over}]

arrogated
adj : taken as your right without justification; "was hearing evidence in an assumed capacity"; "Congress's arrogated powers over domains hitherto belonging to the states" [syn: {assumed}]

arrogation
n : seizure by the government [syn: {confiscation}]

arrogator
n : a person who through conceit makes pretentious claims to rights or advantages that he or she is not entitled to or to qualities that he or she does not possess

arrow
n 1: a mark to indicate a direction or relation [syn: {pointer}]
2: a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow

arrow arum
n : an aquatic plant of the genus Peltandra; North America

arrow grass
n : tufted perennial found in shallow water or marshland; sometimes poisons livestock [syn: {Triglochin maritima}]

arrow leaved aster
n : a variety of aster

arrow wood
n 1: closely related to southern arrow wood; grows in the eastern United States from Maine to Ohio and Georgia [syn: {Viburnum recognitum}]
2: deciduous shrub of eastern North America having blue-black berries and tough pliant wood formerly used to make arrows [syn: {southern arrow wood}, {Viburnum dentatum}]

arrow-grass family
n : a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales [syn: {Scheuchzeriaceae}, {family Scheuchzeriaceae}, {Juncaginaceae}, {family Juncaginaceae}]

arrowhead
n : the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow

arrowleaf groundsel
n : perennial with sharply toothed triangular leaves on leafy stems bearing a cluster of yellow flower heads; moist places in mountains of western North America [syn: {Senecio triangularis}]

arrowroot
n 1: a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant
2: white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch [syn: {American arrowroot}, {obedience plant}, {Maranta arundinaceae}]
3: canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained [syn: {achira}, {indian shot}, {Canna indica}, {Canna edulis}]

arrowroot family
n : tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes [syn: {Marantaceae}, {family Marantaceae}]

arrow-shaped
adj : of a leaf shape; like an arrow head without flaring base lobes [syn: {sagittate}, {sagittiform}]

arrowsmith
n : a maker of arrows

arrowworm
n : any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable curved spines at each side of the mouth [syn: {chaetognath}]

arroyo
n : a stream or brook

arroyo willow
n : shrubby willow of the western United States [syn: {Salix lasiolepis}]

arroz con pollo
n : rice and chicken cooked together Spanish style; highly seasoned especially with saffron

arse
n 1: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]
2: excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal [syn: {anus}, {arsehole}, {asshole}]

arse about
v : be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day" [syn: {bum}, {bum around}, {bum about}, {arse around}, {fuck off}, {loaf}, {frig around}, {waste one's time}, {lounge around}, {loll}, {loll around}, {lounge about}]

arse around
v 1: be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day" [syn: {bum}, {bum around}, {bum about}, {arse about}, {fuck off}, {loaf}, {frig around}, {waste one's time}, {lounge around}, {loll}, {loll around}, {lounge about}]
2: indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about" [syn: {horse around}, {fool around}, {fool}]

arsehole
n : excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal [syn: {anus}, {arse}, {asshole}]

arsenal
n 1: all the weapons and equipment that a country has [syn: {armory}, {armoury}]
2: a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms [syn: {armory}, {armoury}]
3: a place where arms are manufactured [syn: {armory}, {armoury}]

arsenate
n : a salt or ester of arsenic acid

arsenic
n 1: a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar [syn: {As}, {atomic number 33}]
2: a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide and weed killer [syn: {arsenic trioxide}, {arsenous anhydride}, {arsenous oxide}]

arsenic acid
n : an acid formed from arsenic pentoxide

arsenic group
n : the univalent group derived from arsine [syn: {cacodyl}, {cacodyl group}, {cacodyl radical}]

arsenic trioxide
n : a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide and weed killer [syn: {arsenic}, {arsenous anhydride}, {arsenous oxide}]

arsenical
adj : relating to or containing arsenic; "arsenic vapor"

arsenide
n : a compound of arsenic with a more positive element

arsenious
adj : relating to compounds in which arsenic is trivalent

arsenopyrite
n : a silver-white or gray ore of arsenic [syn: {mispickel}]

arsenous anhydride
n : a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide and weed killer [syn: {arsenic}, {arsenic trioxide}, {arsenous oxide}]

arsenous oxide
n : a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide and weed killer [syn: {arsenic}, {arsenic trioxide}, {arsenous anhydride}]

arses
See {arsis}

arsine
n : a poisonous colorless flammable gas used in organic synthesis and to dope transistors and as a poison gas in warfare

arson
n : malicious burning to destroy property; "the British term for arson is fire-raising" [syn: {incendiarism}, {fire-raising}]

arsonist
n : a criminal who illegally sets fire to property [syn: {incendiary}, {firebug}]

art
n 1: the products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art" [syn: {fine art}]
2: the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" [syn: {artistic creation}, {artistic production}]
3: a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art" [syn: {artistry}, {prowess}]
4: photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book" [syn: {artwork}, {graphics}, {nontextual matter}]

art class
n : a class in which you learn to draw or paint

art collection
n : a collection of art works

art critic
n : a critic of paintings

art dealer
n : a dealer in works of art requiring esthetic evaluation

art deco
n : a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production

art department
n : the academic department responsible for teaching art and art appreciation

art director
n : the director in charge of the artistic features of a theatrical production (costumes and scenery and lighting)

art editor
n : a editor who is responsible for illustrations and layouts in printed matter

art exhibition
n : an exhibition of art objects (paintings or statues)

art form
n : (architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture)

art gallery
n : a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited [syn: {gallery}, {picture gallery}]

art historian
n : a historian of art

art history
n : the academic discipline that studies the development of painting and sculpture

art movement
n : a group of artists who agree on general principles [syn: {artistic movement}]

art nouveau
n : a French school of art and architecture popular in the 1890s; characterized by stylized natural forms and sinuous outlines of such objects as leaves and vines and flowers

art object
n : a work of art of some artistic value; "this store sells only objets d'art"; "it is not known who created this piece" [syn: {objet d'art}, {piece}]

art paper
n : a high-quality paper (usually having a filler of china clay)

art rock
n : a style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s; associated with attempts to combine rock with jazz and other forms; intended for listening and not dancing [syn: {progressive rock}]

art school
n : a school specializing in art

art student
n : someone studying to be an artist

Art Tatum
n : United States jazz pianist who was almost completely blind; his innovations influenced many other jazz musicians (1910-1956) [syn: {Tatum}, {Arthur Tatum}]

art teacher
n : someone who teaches art

artal
rotl
n : a unit of weight used in some Moslem countries near the Mediterranean; varies between one and five pounds [also: {artel} (pl), {artal} (pl)]

artal
See {rotl}

Artamidae
n : wood swallows [syn: {family Artamidae}]

Artamus
n : type genus of the Artamidae [syn: {genus Artamus}]

Artaxerxes
n 1: king of Persia who subdued numerous revolutions and made peace with Sparta (?-359 BC) [syn: {Artaxerxes II}]
2: king of Persia who sanctioned the practice of Judaism in Jerusalem (?-424 BC) [syn: {Artaxerxes I}]

Artaxerxes I
n : king of Persia who sanctioned the practice of Judaism in Jerusalem (?-424 BC) [syn: {Artaxerxes}]

Artaxerxes II
n : king of Persia who subdued numerous revolutions and made peace with Sparta (?-359 BC) [syn: {Artaxerxes}]

artefact
n : a man-made object taken as a whole [syn: {artifact}] [ant: {natural object}]

artefactual
adj : of or relating to artifacts [syn: {artifactual}]

artel
rotl
n : a unit of weight used in some Moslem countries near the Mediterranean; varies between one and five pounds [also: {artel} (pl), {artal} (pl)]

artel
See {rotl}

Artemia
n : fairy shrimp; brine shrimp [syn: {genus Artemia}, {Chirocephalus}, {genus Chirocephalus}]

Artemia salina
n : common to saline lakes [syn: {brine shrimp}]

Artemis
n : (Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana [syn: {Cynthia}]

Artemis pontica
n : European wormwood; minor source of absinthe [syn: {Roman wormwood}]

Artemis spinescens
n : half-shrubby perennial valuable as sheep forage in the United States [syn: {bud brush}, {bud sagebrush}]

artemisia
n : any of various composite shrubs or herbs of the genus Artemisia having aromatic green or grayish foliage

Artemisia abrotanum
n : shrubby European wormwood naturalized in North America; sometimes used in brewing beer [syn: {southernwood}]

Artemisia absinthium
n : aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe [syn: {common wormwood}, {absinthe}, {old man}, {lad's love}]

Artemisia annua
n : wormwood of southeastern Europe to Iran [syn: {sweet wormwood}]

Artemisia californica
n : low ashy-gray California shrub [syn: {California sagebrush}, {California sage}]

Artemisia campestris
n : European wormwood similar to common wormwood in its properties [syn: {field wormwood}]

Artemisia cana
n : low much-branched perennial of western United States having silvery leaves; an important browse and shelter plant [syn: {silver sage}, {silver sagebrush}, {gray sage}, {Seriphidium canum}]

Artemisia dracunculus
n : aromatic perennial of southeastern Russia [syn: {tarragon}, {estragon}]

Artemisia filifolia
n : silver-haired shrub of central and southern United States and Mexico; a troublesome weed on rangelands [syn: {sand sage}, {silvery wormwood}]

Artemisia frigida
n : silky-leaved aromatic perennial of dry northern parts of the northern hemisphere; has tawny florets [syn: {wormwood sage}, {prairie sagewort}]

Artemisia gnaphalodes
n : perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States [syn: {western mugwort}, {white sage}, {cudweed}, {prairie sage}, {Artemisia ludoviciana}]

Artemisia ludoviciana
n : perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States [syn: {western mugwort}, {white sage}, {cudweed}, {prairie sage}, {Artemisia gnaphalodes}]

Artemisia maritima
n : plants of western and northern European coasts [syn: {sea wormwood}, {Seriphidium maritimum}]

Artemisia stelleriana
n : herb with grayish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant [syn: {dusty miller}, {beach wormwood}, {old woman}]

Artemisia tridentata
n : aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves [syn: {big sagebrush}, {blue sage}, {Seriphidium tridentatum}]

Artemisia vulgaris
n : European tufted aromatic perennial herb having hairy red or purple stems and dark green leaves downy white below and red-brown florets [syn: {common mugwort}]

Artemus Ward
n : United States writer of humorous tales of an itinerant showman (1834-1867) [syn: {Browne}, {Charles Farrar Browne}]

arteria
n : a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body [syn: {artery}, {arterial blood vessel}]

arteria alveolaris
n : a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies the alveolar process [syn: {alveolar artery}]

arteria alveolaris inferior
n : the alveolar artery that goes through the mandibular canal to supply the lower teeth [syn: {inferior alveolar artery}]

arteria alveolaris superior
n : the alveolar artery that supplies the upper teeth [syn: {superior alveolar artery}]

arteria angularis
n : the terminal branch of the facial artery [syn: {angular artery}]

arteria appendicularis
n : the branch of the ileocolic artery that supplies the vermiform appendix [syn: {appendicular artery}]

arteria arcuata
n : curved artery in the foot [syn: {arcuate artery}]

arteria ascendens
n : the branch of the ileocolic artery that supplies the ascending colon [syn: {ascending artery}]

arteria auricularis
n : artery that supplies blood to the ear [syn: {auricular artery}]

arteria axillaris
n : the part of the main artery of the arm that lies in the armpit and is continuous with the subclavian artery above and the brachial artery below [syn: {axillary artery}]

arteria basilaris
n : an unpaired artery; supplies the pons and cerebellum and the back part of the cerebrum and the inner ear [syn: {basilar artery}]

arteria brachialis
n : the main artery of the upper arm; a continuation of the axillary artery; bifurcates into the radial and ulnar arteries at the elbow [syn: {brachial artery}]

arteria buccalis
n : a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies blood to the buccinator muscle and the cheek [syn: {buccal artery}]

arteria bulbi penis
n : a branch of the internal pudendal artery of males that supplies the bulb of the penis [syn: {artery of the penis bulb}]

arteria bulbi vestibuli
n : a branch of the internal pudendal artery in females that supplies the bulb of the vestibule [syn: {artery of the vestibule bulb}]

arteria carotis
n : either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta [syn: {carotid artery}]

arteria celiaca
n : an artery that originates from the abdominal aorta just below the diaphragm and branches into the left gastric artery and the common hepatic artery and the splenic artery [syn: {celiac trunk}, {celiac artery}, {truncus celiacus}]

arteria centralis retinae
n : a branch of the ophthalmic artery; enters the eyeball with the optic nerve [syn: {central artery of the retina}]

arteria cerebelli
n : an artery that supplies the cerebellum [syn: {cerebellar artery}]

arteria cerebri
n : any of the arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex [syn: {cerebral artery}]

arteria choroidea
n : an artery that supplies the choroid plexus [syn: {choroidal artery}]

arteria ciliaris
n : one of several arteries supplying the choroid coat of the eye [syn: {ciliary artery}]

arteria circumflexa femoris
n : an artery that supplies the hip joint and thigh muscles [syn: {circumflex artery of the thigh}]

arteria circumflexa humeri
n : an artery that supplies the shoulder joint and shoulder muscles [syn: {circumflex humeral artery}]

arteria circumflexa ilium
n : an artery that supplies the lower abdominal walls and skin and the sartorius muscle [syn: {circumflex iliac artery}]

arteria circumflexa scapulae
n : an artery that serves the muscles of the shoulder and scapular area [syn: {circumflex scapular artery}]

arteria colica
n : arteries that supply blood to the colon [syn: {colic artery}]

arteria communicans
n : any of three arteries in the brain that make up the circle of Willis [syn: {communicating artery}]

arteria coronaria
n : the artery that branches from the aorta to supply blood to the heart [syn: {coronary artery}]

arteria cystica
n : a branch of the hepatic artery; supplies the gall bladder and the surface of the liver [syn: {cystic artery}]

arteria digitalis
n : arteries in the hand and foot that supply the fingers and toes [syn: {digital arteries}]

arteria epigastrica
n : one of three arteries supplying the anterior walls of the abdomen [syn: {epigastric artery}]

arteria ethmoidalis
n : a branch of the ophthalmic artery supplying structures in and around the nasal capsule [syn: {ethmoidal artery}]

arteria facialis
n : an artery that originates in the external carotid and gives off branches that supply the neck and face [syn: {facial artery}, {external maxillary artery}]

arteria femoralis
n : the chief artery of the thigh; a continuation of the external iliac artery [syn: {femoral artery}]

arteria gastrica
n : arteries that supplies the walls of the stomach [syn: {gastric artery}]

arteria gastrica breves
n : several small arteries branching off of the splenic artery and going to the greater curvature of the stomach [syn: {short gastric artery}, {vasa brevis}]

arteria gastrica sinistra
n : a branch of the celiac artery that supplies the lesser curvature of the stomach and the abdominal part of the esophagus [syn: {left gastric artery}]

arteria glutes
n : branches of the internal iliac artery that supply the hip joint and gluteal region [syn: {gluteal artery}]

arteria hepatica
n : arteries that supply the liver [syn: {hepatic artery}]

arteria ileocolica
n : an artery that originates from the superior mesenteric artery and supplies the terminal part of the ileum and the cecum and the vermiform appendix and the ascending colon [syn: {ileocolic artery}]

arteria ileum
n : branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the ileum [syn: {ileal artery}, {intestinal artery}]

arteria iliaca
n : one of the large arteries supplying blood to the pelvis and legs [syn: {iliac artery}]

arteria iliolumbalis
n : an artery that originates in the internal iliac artery and supplies the pelvic muscles and bones [syn: {iliolumbar artery}]

arteria infraorbitalis
n : originates from the maxillary artery and supplies structures below the orbit (from lower eyelid to upper lip) [syn: {infraorbital artery}]

arteria intercostalis
n : several arteries and supplying the intercostal spaces of the rib cage [syn: {intercostal artery}]

arteria labialis
n : a branch of the facial artery that supplies the lips of the mouth [syn: {labial artery}]

arteria labialis inferior
n : a branch of the facial artery that supplies the lower lip [syn: {inferior labial artery}]

arteria labialis superior
n : a branch of the facial artery that supplies the upper lip [syn: {superior labial artery}]

arteria lacrimalis
n : an artery that originates from the ophthalmic artery and supplies the lacrimal gland and rectal eye muscles and the upper eyelid and the forehead [syn: {lacrimal artery}]

arteria laryngea
n : either of two arteries that supply blood to the larynx [syn: {laryngeal artery}]

arteria lienalis
n : an artery that originates from the celiac trunk and supplies blood to the spleen [syn: {lienal artery}, {splenic artery}]

arteria lingualis
n : an artery originating from the external carotid artery and supplying the under side of the tongue [syn: {lingual artery}]

arteria lumbalis
n : one of four or five pairs of arteries that originate in the abdominal aorta and supply the lumbar vertebrae and the back muscles and abdominal wall [syn: {lumbar artery}]

arteria maxillaris
n : either of two arteries branching from the external carotid artery and supplying structure of the face [syn: {maxillary artery}]

arteria meningea
n : any of three arteries supplying the meninges of the brain and neighboring structures [syn: {meningeal artery}]

arteria mesenterica
n : one of two branches of the aorta that pass between the two layers of the mesentery to the intestines [syn: {mesenteric artery}]

arteria metacarpea
n : dorsal and palmar arteries of the hand [syn: {metacarpal artery}]

arteria metatarsea
n : dorsal and plantar arteries to the metatarsal region of the foot [syn: {metatarsal artery}]

arteria musculophrenica
n : an artery that supplies the abdomen and intercostal muscles [syn: {musculophrenic artery}]

arteria nutricia
n : an artery that supplies the medullary cavity of the long bone [syn: {nutrient artery}]

arteria ophthalmica
n : a branch of the internal carotid artery that supplies the eye and neighboring structures [syn: {ophthalmic artery}]

arteria ovarica
n : the artery that branches from the aorta and supplies blood to the ovaries [syn: {ovarian artery}]

arteria palatina
n : one of several arteries supplying the face [syn: {palatine artery}]

arteria pancreatica
n : a branch of the splenic artery that supplies the pancreas [syn: {pancreatic artery}]

arteria perinealis
n : a branch of the internal pudendal artery that supplies superficial structures of the perineum [syn: {perineal artery}]

arteria poplitea
n : continuation of the femoral artery that branches to supply the legs and feet [syn: {popliteal artery}]

arteria pudenda
n : arteries supplying the external genital organs of humans [syn: {pudendal artery}]

arteria pulmonalis
n : one of two arteries (branches of the pulmonary trunk) that carry venous blood from the heart to the lungs [syn: {pulmonary artery}]

arteria radialis
n : branch of the brachial artery beginning below the elbow and extending down the forearm around the wrist and into the palm [syn: {radial artery}]

arteria rectalis
n : one of the arteries supplying the rectal area [syn: {rectal artery}]

arteria renalis
n : an artery originating from the abdominal aorta and supplying the kidneys and adrenal glands and ureters [syn: {renal artery}]

arteria subclavia
n : either of two arteries that supply blood to the neck and arms [syn: {subclavian artery}]

arteria temporalis anterior
n : temporal artery that goes to the anterior part of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe [syn: {anterior temporal artery}]

arteria temporalis intermedia
n : temporal artery that goes to the middle part of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe [syn: {intermediate temporal artery}]

arteria temporalis posterior
n : temporal artery that supplies the posterior part of the cortex of the temporal lobe [syn: {posterior temporal artery}]

arteria testicularis
n : a branch of the aorta supplying the testicles [syn: {testicular artery}, {internal spermatic artery}]

arteria ulnaris
n : large artery that branches from the brachial artery to supply the muscles of the forearm and wrist and hand [syn: {ulnar artery}]

arteria uterina
n : a branch of the internal iliac artery that supplies the uterus and the upper part of the vagina [syn: {uterine artery}]

arteria vaginalis
n : a branch of the internal iliac that provides blood for the vagina and the base of the bladder and the rectum [syn: {vaginal artery}]

arteria vertebralis
n : the first branch of the subclavian artery; divided into four parts [syn: {vertebral artery}]

arterial
adj : of or involving or contained in the arteries; "arterial disease"; "the arterial system"; "arterial blood"

arterial blood
n : blood found in arteries; "except for the pulmonary artery the arterial blood is rich in oxygen"

arterial blood gases
n : measurement of the pH level and the oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations in arterial blood; important in diagnosis of many respiratory diseases

arterial blood vessel
n : a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body [syn: {artery}, {arteria}]

arterial plaque
n : a fatty deoposit inside an arterial wall; characteristic of atherosclerosis

arterial pressure
n : the pressure of the circulating blood on the arteries; "arterial pressure is the product of cardiac output and vascular resistance"

arterial road
n : a major or main route

arterial sclerosis
n : sclerosis of the arterial walls [syn: {arteriosclerosis}, {hardening of the arteries}, {induration of the arteries}, {coronary-artery disease}]

arterialise
v : change venous blood into arterial blood [syn: {arterialize}]

arterialize
v : change venous blood into arterial blood [syn: {arterialise}]

arteriectasia
n : an abnormal distension of an artery [syn: {arteriectasis}]

arteriectasis
n : an abnormal distension of an artery [syn: {arteriectasia}]

arteriogram
n : an X ray of an artery filled with a contrast medium

arteriography
n : roentgenographic examination of arteries

arteriola
n : one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillaries [syn: {arteriole}, {capillary artery}]

arteriolar
adj : of or relating to or involving arterioles

arteriole
n : one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillaries [syn: {arteriola}, {capillary artery}]

arteriolosclerosis
n : sclerosis of the arterioles

arterioscleroses
See {arteriosclerosis}

arterioscleroses
arteriosclerosis
n : sclerosis of the arterial walls [syn: {arterial sclerosis}, {hardening of the arteries}, {induration of the arteries}, {coronary-artery disease}] [also: {arterioscleroses} (pl)]

arteriosclerosis
n : sclerosis of the arterial walls [syn: {arterial sclerosis}, {hardening of the arteries}, {induration of the arteries}, {coronary-artery disease}] [also: {arterioscleroses} (pl)]

arteriosclerosis obliterans
n : a stage of arteriosclerosis involving closure of blood vessels

arteriosclerotic
adj : affected by arteriosclerosis

arteriovenous
adj : connecting an artery to a vein; "an arteriovenous fistula"

arteritis
n : inflammation of an artery

artery
n 1: a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body [syn: {arteria}, {arterial blood vessel}]
2: a major thoroughfare that bears important traffic

artery of the labyrinth
n : a branch of the basilar artery that supplies the labyrinth [syn: {labyrinthine artery}, {internal auditory artery}]

artery of the penis bulb
n : a branch of the internal pudendal artery of males that supplies the bulb of the penis [syn: {arteria bulbi penis}]

artery of the vestibule bulb
n : a branch of the internal pudendal artery in females that supplies the bulb of the vestibule [syn: {arteria bulbi vestibuli}]

artesian
adj : (of water) rising to the surface under internal hydrostatic pressure; "an artesian well"; "artesian pressure" [syn: {flowing}] [ant: {subartesian}]

artesian well
n : a well drilled through impermeable strata into strata that receive water from a higher altitude so there is pressure to force the water to flow upward

artful
adj 1: not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine; "a disingenuous excuse" [syn: {disingenuous}] [ant: {ingenuous}]
2: marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors" [ant: {artless}]

artfully
adv 1: in an artful manner; "her foot pointed artfully toward tapering toes"
2: in a disingenuous manner; "disingenuously, he asked leading questions abut his opponent's work" [syn: {disingenuously}]
3: in an artful manner; "he craftily arranged to be there when the decision was announced"; "had ever circumstances conspired so cunningly?" [syn: {craftily}, {cunningly}, {foxily}, {knavishly}, {slyly}, {trickily}]

artfulness
n : the quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage [ant: {artlessness}]

arthralgia
n : pain in a joint or joints

arthralgic
adj : of or relating to arthralgia

arthritic
adj : of or pertaining to arthritis; "my creaky old joints"; "rheumy with age and grief" [syn: {creaky}, {rheumatic}, {rheumatoid}, {rheumy}]

arthritis
n : inflammation of a joint or joints

arthrocentesis
n : removal of fluid from a joint by centesis

arthrogram
n : an X ray of a joint after the injection of a contrast medium

arthrography
n : roentgenographic examination of a joint after injection of radiopaque contrast medium; produces an arthrogram

arthromere
n : any of the segments in the body of a jointed animal like an arthropod

arthromeric
adj : of or relating to one of the body segments of jointed animals

arthroplasty
n : surgical reconstruction or replacement of a malformed or degenerated joint

arthropod
n : invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin

arthropod family
n : any of the arthropods

arthropod genus
n : a genus of arthropods

Arthropoda
n : jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes [syn: {phylum Arthropoda}]

arthropodal
adj : of or relating to invertebrates of the phylum Arthropoda [syn: {arthropodan}, {arthropodous}]

arthropodan
adj : of or relating to invertebrates of the phylum Arthropoda [syn: {arthropodal}, {arthropodous}]

arthropodous
adj : of or relating to invertebrates of the phylum Arthropoda [syn: {arthropodal}, {arthropodan}]

Arthropteris
n : tropical and subtropical Old World epiphytic or lithophytic ferns [syn: {genus Arthropteris}]

arthroscope
n : a type of endoscope that is inserted into a joint for visual examination

arthroscopy
n : a minimally invasive operation to repair a damaged joint; the surgeon examines the joint with an arthroscope while making repairs through a small incision

arthrospore
n 1: a body that resembles a spore but is not an endospore; produced by some bacteria
2: one of a string of thick walled vegetative resting cells formed by some algae and fungi

arthrosporic
adj : of or relating to arthrospores [syn: {arthrosporous}]

arthrosporous
adj : of or relating to arthrospores [syn: {arthrosporic}]

Arthur
n 1: elected Vice President and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886) [syn: {Chester A. Arthur}, {Chester Alan Arthur}, {President Arthur}]
2: a legendary king of the Britons (possibly based on a historical figure in the 6th century but the story has been retold too many times to be sure); said to have led the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot [syn: {King Arthur}]

Arthur Ashe
n : United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993) [syn: {Ashe}, {Arthur Robert Ashe}]

Arthur Compton
n : United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy; his observation that X-rays behave like miniature bowling balls in their interactions with electrons provided evidence for the quantal nature of light (1892-1962) [syn: {Compton}, {Arthur Holly Compton}]

Arthur Conan Doyle
n : English author who created Sherlock Holmes (1859-1930) [syn: {Conan Doyle}, {A. Conan Doyle}, {Sir Arthur Conan Doyle}]

Arthur Edwin Kennelly
n : United States electrical engineer noted for his work on the theory of alternating currents; independently of Oliver Heaviside he discovered the existence of an atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves back to earth (1861-1939) [syn: {Kennelly}, {A. E. Kennelly}]

Arthur Evans
n : British archaeologist who excavated the palace of Knossos in Crete to find what he called Minoan civilization (1851-1941) [syn: {Evans}, {Sir Arthur John Evans}]

Arthur Fiedler
n : popular United States conductor (1894-1979) [syn: {Fiedler}]

Arthur Garfield Hays
n : United States lawyer involved in several famous court trials (1881-1954) [syn: {Hays}]

Arthur Holly Compton
n : United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy; his observation that X-rays behave like miniature bowling balls in their interactions with electrons provided evidence for the quantal nature of light (1892-1962) [syn: {Compton}, {Arthur Compton}]

Arthur Holmes
n : English geologist and supporter of the theory of continental drift (1890-1965) [syn: {Holmes}]

Arthur Honegger
n : Swiss composer (born in France) who was the founding member of a group in Paris that included Erik Satie and Darius Milhaud and Francis Poulenc and Jean Cocteau (1892-1955) [syn: {Honegger}]

Arthur Jacob Arshawsky
n : United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (born in 1910) [syn: {Shaw}, {Artie Shaw}]

Arthur James Balfour
n : English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1848-1930) [syn: {Balfour}, {1st Earl of Balfour}]

Arthur John Gielgud
n : English actor of Shakespearean roles who was also noted for appearances in films (1904-2000) [syn: {Gielgud}, {Sir John Gielgud}]

Arthur Koestler
n : British writer (born in Hungary) who wrote a novel exposing the Stalinist purges during the 1930s (1905-1983) [syn: {Koestler}]

Arthur Laffer
n : United States economist who proposed the Laffer curve (born in 1940) [syn: {Laffer}]

Arthur Marx
n : United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1893-1964) [syn: {Marx}, {Harpo}]

Arthur Meier Schlesinger
n : United States historian (1888-1965) [syn: {Schlesinger}, {Arthur Schlesinger}]

Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr.
n : United States historian and advisor to President Kennedy (born in 1917) [syn: {Schlesinger}, {Arthur Schlesinger}, {Arthur Schlesinger Jr.}]

Arthur Miller
n : United States playwright (born 1915) [syn: {Miller}]

Arthur Mitchell
n : United States dancer who formed the first Black classical ballet company (born in 1934) [syn: {Mitchell}]

Arthur Neville Chamberlain
n : British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940) [syn: {Chamberlain}, {Neville Chamberlain}]

Arthur Rimbaud
n : French poet whose work influenced the surrealists (1854-1891) [syn: {Rimbaud}, {Jean Nicholas Arthur Rimbaud}]

Arthur Robert Ashe
n : United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993) [syn: {Ashe}, {Arthur Ashe}]

Arthur Rubinstein
n : United States pianist (born in Poland) known for his interpretations of the music of Chopin (1886-1982) [syn: {Rubinstein}, {Artur Rubinstein}]

Arthur Schlesinger
n 1: United States historian and advisor to President Kennedy (born in 1917) [syn: {Schlesinger}, {Arthur Schlesinger Jr.}, {Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr.}]
2: United States historian (1888-1965) [syn: {Schlesinger}, {Arthur Meier Schlesinger}]

Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
n : United States historian and advisor to President Kennedy (born in 1917) [syn: {Schlesinger}, {Arthur Schlesinger}, {Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr.}]

Arthur Schopenhauer
n : German pessimist philosopher (1788-1860) [syn: {Schopenhauer}]

Arthur Seymour Sullivan
n : English composer of operettas who collaborated with the librettist William Gilbert (1842-1900) [syn: {Sullivan}, {Arthur Sullivan}, {Sir Arthur Sullivan}]

Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel
n : United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965) [syn: {Laurel}, {Stan Laurel}]

Arthur Sullivan
n : English composer of operettas who collaborated with the librettist William Gilbert (1842-1900) [syn: {Sullivan}, {Arthur Seymour Sullivan}, {Sir Arthur Sullivan}]

Arthur Symons
n : English poet (1865-1945) [syn: {Symons}]

Arthur Tappan
n : United States abolitionist (1786-1865) [syn: {Tappan}]

Arthur Tatum
n : United States jazz pianist who was almost completely blind; his innovations influenced many other jazz musicians (1910-1956) [syn: {Tatum}, {Art Tatum}]

Arthur Wellesley
n : British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852) [syn: {Wellington}, {Duke of Wellington}, {First Duke of Wellington}, {the Iron Duke}]

Arthurian
adj : of or relating to King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

Arthurian legend
n : the legend of King Arthur and his court at Camelot

artichoke
n 1: Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head [syn: {globe artichoke}, {artichoke plant}, {Cynara scolymus}]
2: a thistle-like flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart [syn: {globe artichoke}]

artichoke heart
n : the tender fleshy center of the immature artichoke flower

artichoke plant
n : Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head [syn: {artichoke}, {globe artichoke}, {Cynara scolymus}]

article
n 1: nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
2: one of a class of artifacts; "an article of clothing"
3: a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will) [syn: {clause}]
4: (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase
v : bind by a contract; especially for a training period

article of clothing
n : a covering designed to be worn on a person's body [syn: {clothing}, {vesture}, {wear}]

article of commerce
n : an article that is offered for sale

article of faith
n 1: (Christianity) any of the sections into which a creed or other statement of doctrine is divided [syn: {credendum}]
2: an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence [syn: {conviction}, {strong belief}]

article of furniture
n : furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room" [syn: {furniture}, {piece of furniture}]

articled
adj : bound by contract [syn: {apprenticed}, {bound}, {indentured}]

articles of agreement
n : a contract between crew and captain of a ship [syn: {shipping articles}]

Articles of Confederation
n : a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by gave the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens

articles of incorporation
n : a document filed with a state by the founders of a corporation

articular
adj : relating to or affecting the joints of the body; "the articular surfaces of bones"; "articular disease" [syn: {articulary}]

articular muscle
n : a muscle that inserts directly onto the capsule of a joint

articulary
adj : relating to or affecting the joints of the body; "the articular surfaces of bones"; "articular disease" [syn: {articular}]

articulate
adj 1: expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language; "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings" [ant: {inarticulate}]
2: consisting of segments held together by joints [syn: {articulated}] [ant: {unarticulated}]
v 1: provide with a joint; "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood" [syn: {joint}]
2: put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees" [syn: {give voice}, {formulate}, {word}, {phrase}]
3: speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?" [syn: {pronounce}, {enounce}, {sound out}, {enunciate}, {say}]
4: express or state clearly [syn: {enunciate}, {vocalize}, {vocalise}]

articulated
adj 1: consisting of segments held together by joints [syn: {articulate}] [ant: {unarticulated}]
2: pronounced distinctly and clearly; "her words were well articulated"

articulated lorry
n : a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together [syn: {trailer truck}, {tractor trailer}, {trucking rig}, {rig}, {semi}]

articulately
adv 1: with eloquence; "he expressed his ideas eloquently" [syn: {eloquently}] [ant: {ineloquently}, {ineloquently}]
2: in an articulate manner; "he argued articulately for his plan" [syn: {eloquently}] [ant: {inarticulately}]

articulateness
n : the quality of being facile in speech and writing [syn: {fluency}, {volubility}]

articulatio
n : (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if the articulation allows motion) [syn: {joint}, {articulation}]

articulatio coxae
n : the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum [syn: {hip}, {hip joint}, {coxa}]

articulatio cubiti
n : hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped [syn: {elbow}, {elbow joint}, {cubitus}, {cubital joint}]

articulatio genus
n : hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella [syn: {knee}, {knee joint}, {genu}]

articulatio humeri
n : a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula [syn: {shoulder}, {shoulder joint}]

articulatio plana
n : a freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motions [syn: {gliding joint}]

articulatio radiocarpea
n : a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones [syn: {wrist}, {carpus}, {wrist joint}, {radiocarpal joint}]

articulatio spheroidea
n : a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone [syn: {ball-and-socket joint}, {spheroid joint}, {cotyloid joint}, {enarthrodial joint}, {enarthrosis}]

articulatio synovialis
n : a joint so articulated as to move freely [syn: {synovial joint}, {diarthrosis}]

articulatio talocruralis
n : a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus [syn: {ankle}, {ankle joint}, {mortise joint}]

articulatio temporomandibularis
n : the joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone [syn: {mandibular joint}, {temporomandibular joint}]

articulatio trochoidea
n : a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation; "the articulation of the radius and ulna in the arm is a pivot joint" [syn: {pivot joint}, {rotary joint}, {rotatory joint}]

articulation
n 1: the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech
2: the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made [syn: {join}, {joint}, {juncture}, {junction}]
3: expressing in coherent verbal form; "the articulation of my feelings"; "I gave voice to my feelings" [syn: {voice}]
4: (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if the articulation allows motion) [syn: {joint}, {articulatio}]
5: the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible

articulative
adj : of or relating to articulation; "articulatory features"; "articulatory phonetics" [syn: {articulatory}]

articulator
n 1: someone who pronounces words
2: a movable speech organ

articulatory
adj : of or relating to articulation; "articulatory features"; "articulatory phonetics" [syn: {articulative}]

articulatory system
n : the system of joints in the body

Artie Shaw
n : United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (born in 1910) [syn: {Shaw}, {Arthur Jacob Arshawsky}]

artier
arty
adj : showily imitative of art or artists [also: {artiest}, {artier}]

artier
See {arty}

artiest
arty
adj : showily imitative of art or artists [also: {artiest}, {artier}]

artiest
See {arty}

artifact
n : a man-made object taken as a whole [syn: {artefact}] [ant: {natural object}]

artifactual
adj : of or relating to artifacts [syn: {artefactual}]

artifice
n : a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) [syn: {ruse}]

artificer
n 1: someone who is the first to think of or make something [syn: {inventor}, {discoverer}]
2: a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft [syn: {craftsman}, {artisan}, {journeyman}]
3: an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc. [syn: {armorer}, {armourer}]

artificial
adj 1: contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" [syn: {unreal}] [ant: {natural}]
2: artificially formal; "that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation" [syn: {contrived}, {hokey}, {stilted}]
3: not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes

artificial additive
n : an additive to food intended to improve its flavor or appearance or shelf-life [syn: {food additive}]

artificial blood
n : a liquid that can carry large amounts of oxygen and can serve as a temporary substitute for blood

artificial flower
n : a handmade imitation of a blossom

artificial heart
n : a pump that replaces the natural heart

artificial horizon
n : a navigational instrument based on a gyroscope; provides an artificial horizon for the pilot [syn: {gyro horizon}, {flight indicator}]

artificial insemination
n : the introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by some means other than sexual intercourse [syn: {AI}]

artificial intelligence
n : the branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively; "workers in AI hope to imitate or duplicate intelligence in computers and robots" [syn: {AI}]

artificial joint
n : a metal or plastic part that is surgically implanted to replace a natural joint (possibly elbow or wrist but usually hip or knee)

artificial kidney
n : a machine that uses dialysis to remove impurities and waste products from the bloodstream before returning the blood to the patient's body [syn: {hemodialyzer}]

artificial lake
n : lake used to store water for community use [syn: {reservoir}]

artificial language
n : a language that is deliberately created for a specific purpose [ant: {natural language}]

artificial pacemaker
n : an implanted electronic device that takes over the function of the natural cardiac pacemaker [syn: {pacemaker}]

artificial respiration
n : an emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained artificially

artificial satellite
n : man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon [syn: {satellite}, {orbiter}]

artificial skin
n : a synthetic covering with two layers used experimentally to treat burn victims

artificiality
n : the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally

artificially
adv : not according to nature; not by natural means; "artificially induced conditions" [syn: {unnaturally}, {by artificial means}] [ant: {naturally}]

artillery
n 1: large but transportable armament [syn: {heavy weapon}, {gun}, {ordnance}]
2: an army unit that uses big guns [syn: {artillery unit}]
3: a means of persuading or arguing; "he used all his conversational weapons" [syn: {weapon}]

artillery fire
n : fire delivered by artillery [syn: {cannon fire}]

artillery plant
n : tropical American stingless nettle that discharges its pollen explosively [syn: {Pilea microphylla}]

artillery shell
n : a shell fired by artillery

artillery unit
n : an army unit that uses big guns [syn: {artillery}]

artilleryman
n : a serviceman in the artillery [syn: {cannoneer}, {gunner}, {machine gunner}]

artiodactyl
adj : of or relating to or belonging to mammals of the order Artiodactyla [syn: {artiodactylous}, {even-toed}]
n : placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot [syn: {even-toed ungulate}, {artiodactyl mammal}] [ant: {odd-toed ungulate}]

artiodactyl mammal
n : placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot [syn: {even-toed ungulate}, {artiodactyl}] [ant: {odd-toed ungulate}]

Artiodactyla
n : an order of hooved mammals of the subclass Eutheria (including pigs and peccaries and hippopotami and members of the suborder Ruminantia) having an even number of functional toes [syn: {order Artiodactyla}]

artiodactylous
adj : of or relating to or belonging to mammals of the order Artiodactyla [syn: {artiodactyl}, {even-toed}]

artisan
n : a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft [syn: {craftsman}, {journeyman}, {artificer}]

artisan's lien
n : lien permitting an artisan to retain possession of a piece of work until has been paid for

artist
n : a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination [syn: {creative person}]

artiste
n : a public performer (a dancer or singer)

artistic
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of art or artists; "his artistic background"
2: satisfying aesthetic standards and sensibilities; "artistic workmanship"
3: aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement" [syn: {aesthetic}, {esthetic}, {pleasing}]

artistic creation
n : the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" [syn: {art}, {artistic production}]

artistic movement
n : a group of artists who agree on general principles [syn: {art movement}]

artistic production
n : the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" [syn: {art}, {artistic creation}]

artistic style
n : the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom" [syn: {idiom}]

artistically
adv : in an artistic manner; "it was artistically decorated"

artistry
n : a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art" [syn: {art}, {prowess}]

artist's loft
n : a factory loft that has been converted into an artist's workroom and living area

artist's model
n : a person who poses for a painter or sculptor [syn: {sitter}]

artist's workroom
n : a studio especially for an artist or designer [syn: {atelier}]

Artium Baccalaurens
n : a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences [syn: {Bachelor of Arts}, {BA}, {AB}]

Artium Magister
n : a master's degree in arts and sciences [syn: {Master of Arts}, {MA}, {AM}]

artless
adj 1: characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious; "an ingenuous admission of responsibility" [syn: {ingenuous}] [ant: {disingenuous}]
2: simple and natural; without cunning or deceit; "an artless manner"; "artless elegance" [ant: {artful}]
3: showing lack of art; "an artless translation"
4: (of persons) lacking art or knowledge [syn: {uncultivated}, {uncultured}]

artlessly
adv 1: in a crude and unskilled manner; "an inexpertly constructed lean-to" [syn: {crudely}, {inexpertly}]
2: in an ingenuous manner; "she answered the judge's questions artlessly" [syn: {ingenuously}]

artlessness
n 1: the quality of innocent naivete [syn: {innocence}, {ingenuousness}, {naturalness}]
2: ingenuousness by virtue of being free from artful deceit [ant: {artfulness}]

Artocarpus
n : evergreen Asiatic trees now grown through the tropics: breadfruit; jackfruit [syn: {genus Artocarpus}]

Artocarpus altilis
n : native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread [syn: {breadfruit}, {breadfruit tree}, {Artocarpus communis}]

Artocarpus communis
n : native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread [syn: {breadfruit}, {breadfruit tree}, {Artocarpus altilis}]

Artocarpus heterophyllus
n : East Indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit and seeds [syn: {jackfruit}, {jackfruit tree}]

Artocarpus odoratissima
n : Philippine tree similar to the breadfruit tree bearing edible fruit [syn: {marang}, {marang tree}]

Artois
n : a former province of northern France near the English Channel (between Picardy and Flanders)

arts
n : studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills); "the college of arts and sciences" [syn: {humanistic discipline}, {humanities}, {liberal arts}]

arts and crafts
n : the arts of decorative design and handicraft; "they sponsored arts and crafts in order to encourage craftsmanship in an age of mass production"

ArtsD
n : an honorary arts degree [syn: {Doctor of Arts}]

artsy-craftsy
adj : pretentiously artistic; cloyingly charming [syn: {arty-crafty}]

Artur Rubinstein
n : United States pianist (born in Poland) known for his interpretations of the music of Chopin (1886-1982) [syn: {Rubinstein}, {Arthur Rubinstein}]

Artur Schnabel
n : United States composer (born in Austria) and pianist noted for his interpretations of the works of Mozart and Beethoven and Schubert (1882-1951) [syn: {Schnabel}]

Arturo Toscanini
n : Italian conductor of many orchestras worldwide (1867-1957) [syn: {Toscanini}]

artwork
n : photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book" [syn: {art}, {graphics}, {nontextual matter}]

arty
adj : showily imitative of art or artists [also: {artiest}, {artier}]

arty-crafty
adj : pretentiously artistic; cloyingly charming [syn: {artsy-craftsy}]

Aruba
n : a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles

arugula
n : erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender [syn: {rocket}, {roquette}, {garden rocket}, {rocket salad}, {Eruca sativa}, {Eruca vesicaria sativa}]

arui
n : wild sheep of northern Africa [syn: {aoudad}, {audad}, {Barbary sheep}, {maned sheep}, {Ammotragus lervia}]

Arulo
n : an artificial language intended for international use as an auxiliary language

arum
n 1: starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root
2: any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe [syn: {aroid}]

arum family
n : anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron [syn: {Araceae}, {family Araceae}]

arum lily
n : South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix [syn: {calla lily}, {calla}, {Zantedeschia aethiopica}]

Arum maculatum
n : common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum [syn: {cuckoopint}, {lords-and-ladies}, {jack-in-the-pulpit}]

Arum palaestinum
n : ornamental plant of Middle East cultivated for its dark purple spathe [syn: {black calla}]

arundinaceous
adj : of or relating to or resembling reed-like plants of the genus Arundinaria

Arundinaria
n : North American bamboo [syn: {genus Arundinaria}]

Arundinaria gigantea
n : tall grass of southern United States growing in thickets [syn: {giant cane}, {cane reed}]

Arundinaria tecta
n : small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States [syn: {small cane}, {switch cane}]

Arundo
n : any of several coarse tall perennial grasses of most warm areas: reeds [syn: {genus Arundo}]

Arundo conspicua
n : used by Maoris for thatching [syn: {toetoe}, {toitoi}, {Chionochloa conspicua}]

Arundo donax
n : large rhizomatous perennial grasses found by riversides and in ditches having jointed stems and large gray-white feathery panicles [syn: {giant reed}]

Arundo richardii
n : tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads [syn: {plumed tussock}, {toe toe}, {toetoe}, {Cortaderia richardii}]

Aruru
n : mother and earth goddess in Gilgamish epic; identified with Sumerian Ki and Ninkhursag

aruspices
See {aruspex}

Arvicola
n : in some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus [syn: {genus Arvicola}]

Arvicola amphibius
n : common large Eurasian vole [syn: {water vole}, {water rat}]

Aryan
adj : of or relating to the former Indo-European people; "Indo-European migrations" [syn: {Indo-European}, {Indo-Aryan}]
n 1: (according to Nazi doctrine) a Caucasian person of Nordic descent (and not a Jew)
2: a member of the prehistoric people who spoke Proto-Indo European [syn: {Indo-European}]

arytaenoid
n : either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached [syn: {arytenoid}, {arytenoid cartilage}]

arytenoid
n : either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached [syn: {arytaenoid}, {arytenoid cartilage}]

arytenoid cartilage
n : either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached [syn: {arytenoid}, {arytaenoid}]

As
n 1: a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar [syn: {arsenic}, {atomic number 33}]
2: a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa [syn: {American Samoa}, {Eastern Samoa}]
adv : to the same degree (often followed by `as'); "they were equally beautiful"; "birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly"; "sang as sweetly as a nightingale"; "he is every bit as mean as she is" [syn: {equally}, {every bit}]

as a formality
adv : in a set manner without serious attention; "they answered my letter pro forma"; "he kissed her cheek perfunctorily" [syn: {perfunctorily}, {pro forma}]

as a group
adv : all together; "the students turned out en masse" [syn: {en masse}, {en bloc}]

as a matter of fact
adv : in reality or actuality; "in fact, it was a wonder anyone survived"; "painters who are in fact anything but unsophisticated"; "as a matter of fact, he is several inches taller than his father" [syn: {in fact}, {in point of fact}]

as a whole
adj : considered altogether; "the country at large"; "I enjoyed the play as a whole though I thought the acting could have been better" [syn: {as a whole(ip)}, {at large(ip)}, {in general(ip)}]

as an alternative
adv : in place of, or as an alternative to; "Felix became a herpetologist instead"; "alternatively we could buy a used car" [syn: {alternatively}, {instead}, {or else}]

as expected
adv : as was to be expected; "she won as expected"

as far as possible
adv : to a feasible extent; "she helped him as much as possible" [syn: {as much as possible}]

as follows
adv : what is listed next; "her complaints went as follows"

as if by magic
adv : in a magical manner; "it disappeared magically" [syn: {magically}]

as it is
adv : in the actual state of affairs and often contrary to expectations; "he might have been killed; as it is he was severely injured"

as it were
adv : as if it were really so; "she lives here, as it were" [syn: {so to speak}]

as luck would have it
adv : by good fortune; "fortunately the weather was good" [syn: {fortunately}, {fortuitously}, {luckily}] [ant: {unfortunately}, {unfortunately}]

as much as possible
adv : to a feasible extent; "she helped him as much as possible" [syn: {as far as possible}]

as needed
adv : according to need (physicians use PRN in writing prescriptions); "add water as needed" [syn: {as required}, {pro re nata}, {PRN}]

as required
adv : according to need (physicians use PRN in writing prescriptions); "add water as needed" [syn: {as needed}, {pro re nata}, {PRN}]

as such
adv : with respect to its inherent nature; "this statement is interesting per se" [syn: {intrinsically}, {per se}, {in and of itself}]

as the crow flies
adv : by the shortest and most direct route; "it's 10 miles as the crow flies"

as usual
adv : in the usual manner; "as usual, she arrived late" [syn: {as was common}]

as was common
adv : in the usual manner; "as usual, she arrived late" [syn: {as usual}]

as we say
adv : in a manner of speaking; "the feeling is, as we say, quite dead" [syn: {so to speak}]

as well
adv : in addition; "he has a Mercedes, too" [syn: {besides}, {too}, {also}, {likewise}]

as yet
adv : used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time; "So far he hasn't called"; "the sun isn't up yet" [syn: {so far}, {thus far}, {up to now}, {hitherto}, {heretofore}, {yet}, {til now}, {until now}]

asa dulcis
n : gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation [syn: {benzoin}, {gum benzoin}, {benjamin}, {gum benjamin}]

Asa Gray
n : United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888) [syn: {Gray}]

Asa Yoelson
n : United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950) [syn: {Jolson}, {Al Jolson}]

Asadha
n : the fourth month of the Hindu calendar [syn: {Asarh}]

asafetida
n : the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic [syn: {asafoetida}]

asafoetida
n : the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic [syn: {asafetida}]

Asahikawa
n : a city on western Hokkaido that is the center of a fertile agricultural area

ASALA
n : a militant Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization formed in 1975 to force Turkey to acknowledge killing more than a million Armenians and forcibly removing them from border areas in 1915; wants Turkey to pay reparations and cede territory to Armenia; "ASALA bombing at Orly Airport in Paris in 1983 killed 8 and wounded 55 people" [syn: {Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia}, {Orly Group}, {3rd October Organization}]

Asama
n : a volcano in central Honshu near Nagano; one of the largest volcanoes in Japan (8,340 feet) [syn: {Mount Asama}]

Asamiya
n : the Magadhan language spoken by the Assamese people; closely related to Bengali [syn: {Assamese}]

asana
n : (Hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga)

Asanga
n : Indian religious leader and founder of the Yogacara school of Buddhism in India (4th century)

ASAP
adv : as soon as possible

Asaph Hall
n : United States astronomer who discovered Phobos and Deimos (the two satellites of Mars) (1829-1907) [syn: {Hall}]

asarabacca
n : thick creeping evergreen herb of western Europe [syn: {Asarum europaeum}]

Asarh
n : the fourth month of the Hindu calendar [syn: {Asadha}]

Asarum
n : wild ginger [syn: {genus Asarum}]

Asarum canadense
n : deciduous low-growing perennial of Canada and eastern and central United States [syn: {Canada ginger}, {black snakeroot}]

Asarum europaeum
n : thick creeping evergreen herb of western Europe [syn: {asarabacca}]

Asarum shuttleworthii
n : wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama [syn: {heartleaf}, {heart-leaf}]

Asarum virginicum
n : evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-gray heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South Carolina [syn: {heartleaf}, {heart-leaf}]

asat
adj : of or relating to a system to destroy satellites in orbit; "antisatellite weapons" [syn: {antisatellite}]

Asbat al-Ansar
n : an extremist Palestinian Sunni group active in Lebanon in the early 1990s that advocates Salafism; responsible for murders and bombings; seeks to overthrow the Lebanese government and control Palestinian refugee camps; funded by al-Qaeda [syn: {Band of Partisans}]

asbestos
n : a fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer

asbestos abatement
n : the removal of asbestos from a public building

asbestosis
n : lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos particles

Ascaphidae
n : family of one species of frog: tailed frog [syn: {family Ascaphidae}]

Ascaphus
n : type genus of the Ascaphidae; in some classifications included in the family Leiopelmatidae [syn: {genus Ascaphus}]

Ascaphus trui
n : western North American frog with a tail-like copulatory organ [syn: {tailed frog}, {bell toad}, {ribbed toad}, {tailed toad}]

ascariasis
n : infestation of the human intestine with Ascaris roundworms

Ascaridae
n : large roundworms parasitic in intestines of vertebrates [syn: {family Ascaridae}]

Ascaridia
n : roundworm having a preanal sucker [syn: {genus Ascaridia}]

Ascaridia galli
n : intestinal parasite of domestic fowl [syn: {chicken roundworm}]

Ascaris
n : type genus of the family Ascaridae: roundworms with a three-lipped mouth [syn: {genus Ascaris}]

Ascaris lumbricoides
n : intestinal parasite of humans and pigs [syn: {common roundworm}]

ascend
v 1: travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope" [syn: {go up}] [ant: {descend}]
2: go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance may not ascend linearly"
3: become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death"
4: go along towards (a river's) source; "The boat ascended the Delaware"
5: slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill"
6: come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends" [syn: {rise}, {come up}, {uprise}] [ant: {set}]

ascendable
adj : possible to ascend [syn: {ascendible}]

ascendance
n : the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her" [syn: {dominance}, {ascendence}, {ascendancy}, {ascendency}, {control}]

ascendancy
n : the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her" [syn: {dominance}, {ascendance}, {ascendence}, {ascendency}, {control}]

ascendant
adj 1: tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin [syn: {ascendent}, {ascensive}]
2: most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe" [syn: {ascendent}, {dominating}]
n 1: position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant" [syn: {ascendent}]
2: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) [syn: {ancestor}, {ascendent}, {antecedent}, {root}] [ant: {descendant}]

ascendence
n : the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her" [syn: {dominance}, {ascendance}, {ascendancy}, {ascendency}, {control}]

ascendency
n : the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her" [syn: {dominance}, {ascendance}, {ascendence}, {ascendancy}, {control}]

ascendent
adj 1: tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin [syn: {ascendant}, {ascensive}]
2: most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe" [syn: {ascendant}, {dominating}]
n 1: position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant" [syn: {ascendant}]
2: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) [syn: {ancestor}, {ascendant}, {antecedent}, {root}] [ant: {descendant}]

ascender
n 1: someone who ascends
2: a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters
3: (printing) the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase letters

ascendible
adj : possible to ascend [syn: {ascendable}]

ascending
adj : moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed" [syn: {ascending(a)}] [ant: {descending(a)}]
n : the act of changing location in an upward direction [syn: {rise}, {ascent}, {ascension}]

ascending aorta
n : the ascending part of the aorta as it emerges from the left ventricle

ascending artery
n : the branch of the ileocolic artery that supplies the ascending colon [syn: {arteria ascendens}]

ascending colon
n : the part of the large intestine that ascends from the cecum to the transverse colon

ascending node
n : the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going north [ant: {descending node}]

Ascension
n 1: (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter [syn: {Ascension Day}, {Ascension of the Lord}]
2: a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon" [syn: {rise}, {rising}, {ascent}] [ant: {fall}]
3: (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection [syn: {Ascension of Christ}]
4: (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon
5: the act of changing location in an upward direction [syn: {rise}, {ascent}, {ascending}]

Ascension Day
n : (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter [syn: {Ascension}, {Ascension of the Lord}]

Ascension of Christ
n : (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection [syn: {Ascension}]

Ascension of the Lord
n : (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter [syn: {Ascension}, {Ascension Day}]

ascensional
adj : tending to rise

ascensive
adj : tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin [syn: {ascendant}, {ascendent}]

ascent
n 1: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise" [syn: {acclivity}, {rise}, {raise}, {climb}, {upgrade}] [ant: {descent}]
2: a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon" [syn: {rise}, {rising}, {ascension}] [ant: {fall}]
3: the act of changing location in an upward direction [syn: {rise}, {ascension}, {ascending}]

ascertain
v 1: after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize" [syn: {determine}, {find}, {find out}]
2: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" [syn: {see}, {check}, {insure}, {see to it}, {ensure}, {control}, {assure}]
3: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time" [syn: {determine}, {check}, {find out}, {see}, {watch}, {learn}]
4: learn or discover with certainty

ascertainable
adj : capable of being ascertained or found out; "ascertainable facts" [syn: {discoverable}]

ascertained
adj : discovered or determined by scientific observation; "variation in the ascertained flux depends on a number of factors"; "the discovered behavior norms"; "discovered differences in achievement"; "no explanation for the observed phenomena" [syn: {discovered}, {observed}]

asceses
See {ascesis}

asceses
ascesis
n : rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint [syn: {asceticism}] [also: {asceses} (pl)]

ascesis
n : rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint [syn: {asceticism}] [also: {asceses} (pl)]

ascetic
adj 1: pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline; "ascetic practices" [syn: {ascetical}]
2: practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence" [syn: {ascetical}, {austere}, {spartan}]
n : practices self denial as spiritual discipline [syn: {abstainer}]

ascetical
adj 1: pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline; "ascetic practices" [syn: {ascetic}]
2: practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence" [syn: {ascetic}, {austere}, {spartan}]

ascetically
adv : in an ascetic manner; "she lived ascetically in a small house all by herself"

asceticism
n 1: the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state
2: the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) [syn: {austerity}, {nonindulgence}]
3: rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint [syn: {ascesis}]

Asch
n : United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957) [syn: {Sholem Asch}, {Shalom Asch}, {Sholom Asch}]

Aschelminthes
n : unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms [syn: {Nematoda}, {phylum Nematoda}, {phylum Aschelminthes}]

asci
See {ascus}

asci
ascus
n : saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes [also: {asci} (pl)]

ascidia
See {ascidium}

Ascidiaceae
n : sometimes classified as an order: sea squirts [syn: {class Ascidiaceae}]

ascidian
n : minute sedentary marine invertebrate having a saclike body with siphons through which water enters and leaves

ascidian tadpole
n : free-swimming larva of ascidians; they have a tail like a tadpole that contains the notochord

ASCII
n : (computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies; a string of 7 binary digits represents each character; used in most microcomputers [syn: {American Standard Code for Information Interchange}]

ASCII character
n : any member of the standard code for representing characters by binary numbers

ASCII character set
n : (computer science) 128 characters that make up the ASCII coding scheme; "the ASCII character set is the most universal character coding set"

ASCII control character
n : ASCII characters to indicate carriage return or tab or backspace; typed by depressing a key and the control key at the same time [syn: {control character}]

ASCII text file
n : a text file that contains only ASCII characters without special formatting

ascites
n : accumulation of serous fluid in peritoneal cavity

ascitic
adj : of or relating to or resulting from an abnormal accumulation of protein and electrolyte rich fluid in the peritoneal cavity

Asclepia meadii
n : milkweed of central North America; a threatened species [syn: {Mead's milkweed}, {Asclepias meadii}]

asclepiad
n : any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae

Asclepiadaceae
n : widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice [syn: {family Asclepiadaceae}, {milkweed family}]

asclepiadaceous
adj : of or relating to plants of the milkweed family

Asclepias
n : genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed; milkweed [syn: {genus Asclepias}]

Asclepias albicans
n : tall herb with leafless waxy-white stems and whitish starlike flowers; southwestern United States [syn: {white milkweed}]

Asclepias curassavica
n : tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics [syn: {blood flower}, {swallowwort}]

Asclepias exaltata
n : milkweed of the eastern United States with leaves resembling those of pokeweed [syn: {poke milkweed}]

Asclepias incarnata
n : densely branching perennial of the eastern United States with white to crimson or purple flowers [syn: {swamp milkweed}]

Asclepias meadii
n : milkweed of central North America; a threatened species [syn: {Mead's milkweed}, {Asclepia meadii}]

Asclepias purpurascens
n : perennial of eastern North America having pink-purple flowers [syn: {purple silkweed}]

Asclepias speciosa
n : milkweed of southern North America having large starry purple-pink flowers [syn: {showy milkweed}]

Asclepias subverticillata
n : milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico; poisonous to livestock [syn: {poison milkweed}, {horsetail milkweed}]

Asclepias tuberosa
n : erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers [syn: {butterfly weed}, {orange milkweed}, {chigger flower}, {chiggerflower}, {pleurisy root}, {tuber root}, {Indian paintbrush}]

Asclepias verticillata
n : milkweed of the eastern United States with narrow leaves in whorls and greenish-white flowers [syn: {whorled milkweed}]

ascocarp
n : mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus

ascocarpous
adj : of or relating to ascocarps

ascogonia
See {ascogonium}

ascolichen
n : a lichen in which the fungus component is an ascomycete

ascoma
n : an ascocarp having the spore-bearing layer of cells (the hymenium) on a broad disklike receptacle

ascomycete
n : any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus [syn: {ascomycetous fungus}]

Ascomycetes
n : large class of higher fungi coextensive with division Ascomycota: sac fungi [syn: {class Ascomycetes}]

ascomycetous
adj : related to or characteristic of fungi of the class Ascomycetes

ascomycetous fungus
n : any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus [syn: {ascomycete}]

Ascomycota
n : a large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetes; sac fungi; in some classification systems considered a division of the kingdom Fungi [syn: {subdivision Ascomycota}, {Ascomycotina}, {subdivision Ascomycotina}]

Ascomycotina
n : a large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetes; sac fungi; in some classification systems considered a division of the kingdom Fungi [syn: {Ascomycota}, {subdivision Ascomycota}, {subdivision Ascomycotina}]

Ascophyllum
n : brown algae distinguished by compressed or inflated branchlets along the axis [syn: {genus Ascophyllum}]

Ascophyllum nodosum
n : similar to and found with black rockweed [syn: {bladderwrack}]

ascorbic acid
n : a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy [syn: {vitamin C}]

ascospore
n : sexually produced fungal spore formed within an ascus

ascosporic
adj : of or relating to ascospores [syn: {ascosporous}]

ascosporous
adj : of or relating to ascospores [syn: {ascosporic}]

ascot
n : a cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental pin

ascribable
adj : (usually followed by `to') able to be assigned or credited to; "punctuation errors ascribable to careless proofreading"; "the cancellation of the concert was due to the rain"; "the oversight was not imputable to him"; "decide to which of these motives such extraordinary scenes are referable"- Charles Dickens [syn: {ascribable(p)}, {due to(p)}, {imputable(p)}, {referable(p)}]

ascribe
v : attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats" [syn: {impute}, {assign}, {attribute}]

ascription
n 1: assigning some quality or character to a person or thing; "the attribution of language to birds"; "the ascription to me of honors I had not earned" [syn: {attribution}]
2: assigning to a cause or source; "the attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath"; "he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso" [syn: {attribution}]

ascus
n : saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes [also: {asci} (pl)]

asdic
n : a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return; sonar is an acronym for sound navigation ranging; asdic is an acronym for anti-submarine detection investigation committee [syn: {sonar}, {echo sounder}]

asea
adv : in the direction of the sea; "the sailor looked seaward" [syn: {seaward}, {seawards}, {toward the sea}]

ASEAN
n : an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism [syn: {Association of Southeast Asian Nations}]

asepsis
n 1: (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms [syn: {antisepsis}, {sterility}, {sterileness}]
2: the process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of microorganisms [syn: {antisepsis}]

aseptic
adj : free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic surgical instruments"; "aseptic surgical techniques" [syn: {sterile}]

asexual
adj : not havning or involving sex; "an asexual spore"; "asexual reproduction" [syn: {nonsexual}] [ant: {sexual}]

asexual reproduction
n : reproduction without the fusion of gametes [syn: {agamogenesis}]

asexuality
n : having no evident sex or sex organs [syn: {sexlessness}]

asexually
adv : in an asexual manner; "plants that reproduce asexually"

Asgard
n : (Norse mythology) the heavenly dwelling of the Norse gods (the Aesir) and slain war heroes

ash
n 1: the residue that remains when something is burned
2: any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus [syn: {ash tree}]
3: strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats
v : convert into ashes

ash bin
n : a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected [syn: {ashcan}, {trash can}, {garbage can}, {wastebin}, {ash-bin}, {ashbin}, {dustbin}, {trash barrel}, {trash bin}]

ash cake
n : corn bread wrapped in cabbage leaves and baked in hot ashes (Southern) [syn: {ashcake}, {corn tash}]

Ash Can
n : early 20th-century United States painting; portrays realistic and sordid scenes of city life [syn: {Ashcan school}]

ash gray
n : a light shade of gray [syn: {ash grey}, {silver}, {silver gray}, {silver grey}]

ash grey
n : a light shade of gray [syn: {ash gray}, {silver}, {silver gray}, {silver grey}]

ash tree
n : any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus [syn: {ash}]

Ash Wednesday
n : the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance

ashamed
adj : used of persons; feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse; "are you ashamed for having lied?"; "felt ashamed of my torn coat" [syn: {ashamed(p)}] [ant: {unashamed}]

ashamedly
adv : with a feeling of shame [ant: {unashamedly}]

ashbin
n : a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected [syn: {ashcan}, {trash can}, {garbage can}, {wastebin}, {ash bin}, {ash-bin}, {dustbin}, {trash barrel}, {trash bin}]

ash-bin
n : a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected [syn: {ashcan}, {trash can}, {garbage can}, {wastebin}, {ash bin}, {ashbin}, {dustbin}, {trash barrel}, {trash bin}]

ash-blonde
adj : of hair color; whitish [syn: {platinum-blonde}, {towheaded}]

ashcake
n : corn bread wrapped in cabbage leaves and baked in hot ashes (Southern) [syn: {ash cake}, {corn tash}]

ashcan
n : a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected [syn: {trash can}, {garbage can}, {wastebin}, {ash bin}, {ash-bin}, {ashbin}, {dustbin}, {trash barrel}, {trash bin}]

Ashcan School
n 1: a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life [syn: {Eight}]
2: early 20th-century United States painting; portrays realistic and sordid scenes of city life [syn: {Ash Can}]

Ashe
n : United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993) [syn: {Arthur Ashe}, {Arthur Robert Ashe}]

ashen
adj 1: ash-colored or anemic looking from illness or emotion; "a face turned ashen"; "the invalid's blanched cheeks"; "tried to speak with bloodless lips"; "a face livid with shock"; "lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley; "lips white with terror"; "a face white with rage" [syn: {blanched}, {bloodless}, {livid}, {white}]
2: made of wood of the ash tree

Asheville
n : a town in western North Carolina in the Blue Ridge Mountains west of Charlotte

ash-gray
adj : pale gray; ash-colored [syn: {ash-grey}, {ashy}]

ash-grey
adj : pale gray; ash-colored [syn: {ash-gray}, {ashy}]

ashier
ashy
adj : pale gray; ash-colored [syn: {ash-gray}, {ash-grey}] [also: {ashiest}, {ashier}]

ashier
See {ashy}

ashiest
ashy
adj : pale gray; ash-colored [syn: {ash-gray}, {ash-grey}] [also: {ashiest}, {ashier}]

ashiest
See {ashy}

Ashir
n : chief god of the Assyrians; god of military prowess and empire; identified with Babylonian Anshar [syn: {Ashur}]

Ashkenazi
n : a Jew of eastern European or German descent

ashkenazim
See {ashkenazi}

ash-key
n : winged seed of the ash tree

Ashkhabad
n : the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan [syn: {capital of Turkmenistan}]

ashlar
n : a rectangular block of hewn stone used for building purposes

ash-leaved maple
n : common shade tree of eastern and central United States [syn: {box elder}, {Acer negundo}]

Ashley Montagu
n : United States anthropologist (born in England) who popularized anthropology (1905-) [syn: {Montagu}]

ashore
adv : towards the shore from the water; "we invited them ashore" [syn: {on land}, {toward land}, {onto land}]

ash-pan
n : a receptacle fitted beneath the grate in which ashes collect and are removed

Ashton
n : British choreographer (1906-1988) [syn: {Sir Frederick Ashton}]

Ashtoreth
n : an ancient Semitic fertility goddess; identified with Phoenician Astarte and Babylonian Ishtar

ashtray
n : a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes

Ashur
n 1: chief god of the Assyrians; god of military prowess and empire; identified with Babylonian Anshar [syn: {Ashir}]
2: an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq [syn: {Assur}, {Asur}]

Ashurbanipal
n : king of Assyria who built a magnificent palace and library at Nineveh (668-627 BC) [syn: {Assurbanipal}, {Asurbanipal}]

ashy
adj : pale gray; ash-colored [syn: {ash-gray}, {ash-grey}] [also: {ashiest}, {ashier}]

Asia
n 1: the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
2: the nations of the Asian continent collectively

Asia Minor
n : a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey [syn: {Anatolia}]

Asian
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture; "Asian countries" [syn: {Asiatic}]
2: denoting or characteristic of the biogeographic region including southern Asia and the Malay Archipelago as far as the Philippines and Borneo and Java; "Oriental politeness"; "for people of South and East Asian ancestry the term `Asian' is preferred to `Oriental'"; "Asian ancestry" [syn: {oriental}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Asia [syn: {Asiatic}]

Asian black grouse
n : a black grouse of western Asia [syn: {Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi}]

Asian coral snake
n : of India

Asian country
n : countries occupying the Asian continent [syn: {Asian nation}]

Asian crocodile
n : estuarine crocodile of eastern Asia and Pacific islands [syn: {Crocodylus porosus}]

Asian horseshoe crab
n : horseshoe crab of the coast of eastern Asia

Asian influenza
n : influenza caused by the Asian virus that was first isolated in 1957 [syn: {Asiatic flu}]

Asian longhorned beetle
n : a beetle from China that has been found in the United States and is a threat to hardwood trees; lives inside the tree; no natural predators in the United States [syn: {Anoplophora glabripennis}]

Asian nation
n : countries occupying the Asian continent [syn: {Asian country}]

Asian Russia
n : the Russia that is part of Asia

Asian shamanism
n : an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans [syn: {shamanism}]

Asian tiger mosquito
n : striped native of Japan thriving in United States southeast and midwest and spreading to the Caribbean; potential carrier of serious diseases [syn: {Aedes albopictus}]

Asian wild ox
n : genus of Asiatic wild oxen

Asiatic
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture; "Asian countries" [syn: {Asian}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Asia [syn: {Asian}]

Asiatic beetle
n : introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses [syn: {Oriental beetle}, {Anomala orientalis}]

Asiatic black bear
n : black bear of central and eastern Asia [syn: {black bear}, {Ursus thibetanus}, {Selenarctos thibetanus}]

Asiatic buffalo
n : Asiatic buffalo often domesticated for use as a draft animal [syn: {water buffalo}, {water ox}, {Bubalus bubalis}]

Asiatic cholera
n : an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food [syn: {cholera}, {Indian cholera}, {epidemic cholera}]

Asiatic cockroach
n : dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {oriental cockroach}, {oriental roach}, {blackbeetle}, {Blatta orientalis}]

Asiatic flu
n : influenza caused by the Asian virus that was first isolated in 1957 [syn: {Asian influenza}]

Asiatic flying squirrel
n : nocturnal rodent of Asia having furry folds of skin between forelegs and hind legs enabling it to move by gliding leaps

Asiatic shrew mole
n : shrew mole of eastern Asia [syn: {Uropsilus soricipes}]

Asiatic sweetleaf
n : deciduous shrub of eastern Asia bearing decorative bright blue fruit [syn: {sapphire berry}, {Symplocus paniculata}]

aside
n 1: a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
2: a message that departs from the main subject [syn: {digression}, {excursus}, {divagation}, {parenthesis}]
adv 1: on or to one side; "step aside"; "stood aside to let him pass"; "threw the book aside"; "put her sewing aside when he entered"
2: out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away" [syn: {away}]
3: not taken into account or excluded from consideration; "these problems apart, the country is doing well"; "all joking aside, I think you're crazy" [syn: {apart}]
4: in a different direction; "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away" [syn: {away}]
5: placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose; "had a feeling of being set apart"; "quality sets it apart"; "a day set aside for relaxing" [syn: {apart}]
6: in reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nestegg tucked away for a rainy day" [syn: {by}, {away}]

Asilidae
n : robber flies [syn: {family Asilidae}]

Asimina
n : pawpaw [syn: {genus Asimina}]

Asimina triloba
n : small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit [syn: {pawpaw}, {papaw}, {papaw tree}]

Asimov
n : United States writer (born in Russia) noted for his science fiction (1920-1992) [syn: {Isaac Asimov}]

Asin
n : the seventh month of the Hindu calendar [syn: {Asvina}]

asinine
adj : complacently or inanely foolish [syn: {fatuous}, {inane}, {mindless}, {vacuous}]

Asio
n : a genus of European owls [syn: {genus Asio}]

Asio otus
n : slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts [syn: {long-eared owl}]

ask
v 1: inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times" [syn: {inquire}, {enquire}]
2: make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan"
3: direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question"
4: consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons" [syn: {require}, {expect}]
5: require or ask for as a price or condition; "He is asking $200 for the table"; "The kidnapers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage"
6: address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"
7: require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulates a patient's consent" [syn: {necessitate}, {postulate}, {need}, {require}, {take}, {involve}, {call for}, {demand}] [ant: {obviate}]

ask for
v : increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism" [syn: {invite}]

ask for it
v : persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble; "He is asking for trouble with his behavior" [syn: {ask for trouble}]

ask for trouble
v : persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble; "He is asking for trouble with his behavior" [syn: {ask for it}]

ask in
v : ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee" [syn: {invite}]

ask out
v : make a date; "Has he asked you out yet?" [syn: {invite out}, {take out}]

ask over
v : invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?" [syn: {invite}, {ask round}]

ask round
v : invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?" [syn: {invite}, {ask over}]

askance
adj : (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances" [syn: {askant}, {asquint}, {squint}, {squint-eyed}, {squinty}, {sidelong}]
adv 1: with suspicion or disapproval; "he looked askance at the offer"
2: with a side or oblique glance; "did not quite turn all the way back but looked askance at me with her dark eyes"

askant
adj : (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances" [syn: {askance}, {asquint}, {squint}, {squint-eyed}, {squinty}, {sidelong}]

asker
n : someone who asks a question [syn: {inquirer}, {enquirer}, {questioner}, {querier}]

askew
adj : turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff" [syn: {awry(p)}, {cockeyed}, {lopsided}, {wonky}, {skew-whiff}]
adv : turned or twisted to one side; "rugs lying askew"; "with his necktie twisted awry" [syn: {awry}, {skew-whiff}]

asking
adj : relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation [syn: {interrogative}, {interrogatory}, {asking(a)}] [ant: {declarative}, {declarative}]
n : the verbal act of requesting [syn: {request}]

asking price
n : the price at which something is offered for sale [syn: {selling price}]

ASL
n : the sign language used in the United States [syn: {American sign language}]

aslant
adj : having an oblique or slanted direction [syn: {aslope}, {diagonal}, {slanted}, {slanting}, {sloped}, {sloping}]
adv 1: over or across in a slanting direction
2: at an oblique angle; "the sun shone aslant into his face" [syn: {obliquely}, {athwart}]

asleep
adj 1: in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel" [syn: {asleep(p)}] [ant: {awake(p)}]
2: lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold" [syn: {asleep(p)}, {benumbed}, {numb}]
3: dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend" [syn: {asleep(p)}, {at peace(p)}, {at rest(p)}, {deceased}, {departed}, {gone}]
adv 1: into a sleeping state; "he fell asleep"
2: in the sleep of death

aslope
adj : having an oblique or slanted direction [syn: {aslant}, {diagonal}, {slanted}, {slanting}, {sloped}, {sloping}]

Asmara
n : the capital of Eritrea [syn: {Asmera}]

Asmera
n : the capital of Eritrea [syn: {Asmara}]

asocial
adj 1: given to avoiding association with others; "bears are asocial secretive animals"; "are you asocial or do you just enjoy living in the Antarctic?"
2: unwilling or unable to conform to normal standards of social behavior; "criminal behavior or conduct that violates the rights of other individuals is antisocial"; "crimes...and other asocial behavior" [syn: {antisocial}]

asp
n 1: of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder [syn: {asp viper}, {Vipera aspis}]
2: cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death [syn: {Egyptian cobra}, {Naja haje}]

asp viper
n : of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder [syn: {asp}, {Vipera aspis}]

Aspadana
n : city in central Iran; former capital of Persia [syn: {Isfahan}, {Esfahan}]

Aspalathus
n : genus of South African heathlike shrubs [syn: {genus Aspalathus}]

Aspalathus cedcarbergensis
n : South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers; leaves are aromatic when dried and used to make an herbal tea [syn: {rooibos}, {Aspalathus linearis}]

Aspalathus linearis
n : South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers; leaves are aromatic when dried and used to make an herbal tea [syn: {rooibos}, {Aspalathus cedcarbergensis}]

Asparagaceae
n : one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus [syn: {family Asparagaceae}]

asparaginase
n : antineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leukemia [syn: {Elspar}]

asparagine
n : a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and in many plants (e.g., asparagus)

asparagus
n 1: plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable [syn: {edible asparagus}, {Asparagus officinales}]
2: edible young shoots of the asparagus plant

Asparagus asparagoides
n : fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration [syn: {smilax}]

asparagus bean
n : South American bean having very long succulent pods [syn: {yard-long bean}, {Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis}, {Vigna sesquipedalis}]

asparagus bed
n : a bed in which asparagus is growing

asparagus fern
n : a fernlike plant native to South Africa [syn: {Asparagus setaceous}, {Asparagus plumosus}]

Asparagus officinales
n : plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable [syn: {asparagus}, {edible asparagus}]

asparagus pea
n : sprawling European annual having a 4-winged edible pod [syn: {winged pea}, {Lotus tetragonolobus}]

Asparagus plumosus
n : a fernlike plant native to South Africa [syn: {asparagus fern}, {Asparagus setaceous}]

Asparagus setaceous
n : a fernlike plant native to South Africa [syn: {asparagus fern}, {Asparagus plumosus}]

aspartame
n : an artificial sweetener made from aspartic acid; used as a calorie-free sweetener

aspartic acid
n : a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and occurring naturally in sugar beets and sugar cane

aspect
n 1: a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question" [syn: {facet}]
2: a characteristic to be considered
3: the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views" [syn: {view}, {prospect}, {scene}, {vista}, {panorama}]
4: the beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb
5: the expression on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face" [syn: {expression}, {look}, {facial expression}, {face}]

aspect ratio
n : the ratio of the width to the height of a tv picture

aspectual
adj : of or belonging to an aspect (as an aspect of the verb); "the aspectual system of Greek"

aspen
n : any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind

aspen poplar
n : a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces [syn: {white poplar}, {white aspen}, {abele}, {silver-leaved poplar}, {Populus alba}]

asper
n : 20 aspers equal 1 kuru

aspergill
n : a short-handled device with a globe containing a sponge; used for sprinkling holy water

aspergilla
See {aspergillum}

Aspergillaceae
n : family of fungi including some common molds [syn: {family Aspergillaceae}]

Aspergillales
n : order of fungi having a closed ascocarp (cleistothecium) with the asci scattered rather than gathered in a hymenium [syn: {Eurotiales}, {order Eurotiales}, {order Aspergillales}]

aspergilli
See {aspergillus}

aspergilloses
See {aspergillosis}

aspergilloses
aspergillosis
n 1: severe respiratory disease of birds that takes the form of an acute rapidly fatal pneumonia in young chickens and turkeys [syn: {brooder pneumonia}]
2: an opportunistic infection by a fungus of the genus Aspergillus; characterized by inflammation and lesions of the ear and other organs
3: disease especially in agricultural workers caused by inhalation of Aspergillus spores causing lumps in skin and ears and respiratory organs [also: {aspergilloses} (pl)]

aspergillosis
n 1: severe respiratory disease of birds that takes the form of an acute rapidly fatal pneumonia in young chickens and turkeys [syn: {brooder pneumonia}]
2: an opportunistic infection by a fungus of the genus Aspergillus; characterized by inflammation and lesions of the ear and other organs
3: disease especially in agricultural workers caused by inhalation of Aspergillus spores causing lumps in skin and ears and respiratory organs [also: {aspergilloses} (pl)]

Aspergillus
n : genus of common molds causing food spoilage and some pathogenic to plants and animals [syn: {genus Aspergillus}]

Aspergillus fumigatus
n : a mold causing aspergillosis in birds and man

asperity
n 1: something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters" [syn: {grimness}, {hardship}, {rigor}, {rigour}, {severity}, {rigorousness}]
2: harshness of manner [syn: {sharpness}] [ant: {dullness}]

asperse
v : charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation" [syn: {defame}, {slander}, {smirch}, {denigrate}, {calumniate}, {smear}, {sully}, {besmirch}]

aspersion
n 1: a disparaging remark; "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility" [syn: {slur}]
2: an abusive attack on a person's character or good name [syn: {calumny}, {slander}, {defamation}, {denigration}]
3: the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare) [syn: {sprinkling}]

aspersoria
See {aspersorium}

Asperula
n : woodruff [syn: {genus Asperula}]

Asperula odorata
n : Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some classifications placed in genus Asperula [syn: {sweet woodruff}, {waldmeister}, {woodruff}, {fragrant bedstraw}, {Galium odoratum}]

Asperula tinctoria
n : creeping European perennial having red or pinkish-white flowers and red roots sometimes used as a substitute for madder in dyeing [syn: {dyer's woodruff}]

asphalt
n 1: mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing
2: a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons [syn: {mineral pitch}]
v : cover with tar or asphalt; "asphalt the driveway"

asphaltic
adj : containing asphalt; "asphaltic residues"

aspheric
adj : varying slightly from a perfectly spherical shape [syn: {aspherical}]

aspherical
adj : varying slightly from a perfectly spherical shape [syn: {aspheric}]

asphodel
n : any of various chiefly Mediterranean plants of the genera Asphodeline and Asphodelus having linear leaves and racemes of white or pink or yellow flowers

Asphodelaceae
n : one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae [syn: {family Asphodelaceae}]

Asphodeline
n : genus of rhizomatous perennial or biennial herbs with numerous sometimes fragrant flowers in long cylindrical racemes; Mediterranean region to Caucasus; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae [syn: {genus Asphodeline}]

Asphodeline lutea
n : asphodel with leafy stem and fragrant yellow flowers [syn: {king's spear}, {yellow asphodel}]

Asphodelus
n : small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike foliage and flowers in dense racemes or panicles; Mediterranean to Himalayas; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae [syn: {genus Asphodelus}]

asphyxia
n : a condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gas

asphyxiate
v 1: deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor" [syn: {smother}, {suffocate}]
2: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" [syn: {suffocate}, {stifle}, {choke}]
3: be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow" [syn: {suffocate}, {stifle}]

asphyxiated
adj : in a state of asphyxia

asphyxiating
adj : tending to deprive of oxygen; "asphyxiating gasses"

asphyxiation
n 1: the condition of being derprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped) [syn: {suffocation}]
2: killing by depriving of oxygen [syn: {suffocation}]

asphyxiator
n : a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires [syn: {fire extinguisher}, {extinguisher}]

aspic
n : savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables

Aspidelaps
n : African coral snakes [syn: {genus Aspidelaps}]

Aspidelaps lubricus
n : small widely distributed arboreal snake of southern Africa banded in black and orange [syn: {African coral snake}]

Aspidiotus
n : a genus of Diaspididae [syn: {genus Aspidiotus}]

Aspidiotus perniciosus
n : small east Asian insect naturalized in the United States that damages fruit trees [syn: {San Jose scale}]

aspidistra
n : evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant [syn: {cast-iron plant}, {bar-room plant}, {Aspidistra elatio}]

Aspidistra elatio
n : evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant [syn: {aspidistra}, {cast-iron plant}, {bar-room plant}]

Aspidophoroides
n : alligatorfishes [syn: {genus Aspidophoroides}]

Aspidophoroides monopterygius
n : small very elongate sea poachers [syn: {alligatorfish}]

Aspinwall
n : a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal [syn: {Colon}]

aspirant
adj 1: seeking advancement or recognition [syn: {aspiring(p)}, {wishful}, {would-be(a)}]
2: desiring or striving for recognition or advancement [syn: {aspiring(a)}]
n : an ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes" [syn: {aspirer}, {hopeful}, {wannabe}, {wannabee}]

aspirate
n : a consonant pronounced with aspiration
v 1: remove as if by suction; "draw in air" [syn: {draw in}, {suck in}]
2: pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds
3: suck in air

aspiration
n 1: a will to succeed
2: a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business" [syn: {ambition}, {dream}]
3: a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath
4: the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing [syn: {inhalation}, {inspiration}, {breathing in}]

aspiration pneumonia
n : inflammation of the lungs caused by inhaling or choking on vomitus; may occur during unconsciousness (anesthesia or drunkenness or seizure or cardiac arrest)

aspirator
n : a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid

aspire
v : have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal [syn: {draw a bead on}, {aim}, {shoot for}]

aspirer
n : an ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes" [syn: {aspirant}, {hopeful}, {wannabe}, {wannabee}]

aspirin
n : the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer and Empirin) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets [syn: {acetylsalicylic acid}, {Bayer}, {Empirin}]

aspirin powder
n : a powdered form of aspirin [syn: {headache powder}]

aspiring
adj 1: seeking advancement or recognition [syn: {aspirant}, {aspiring(p)}, {wishful}, {would-be(a)}]
2: desiring or striving for recognition or advancement [syn: {aspirant}, {aspiring(a)}]

Aspis
n : horned vipers [syn: {genus Cerastes}, {genus Aspis}]

Aspleniaceae
n : one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; includes genera Asplenium; Pleurosorus; Schaffneria [syn: {family Aspleniaceae}]

Asplenium
n : in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae [syn: {genus Asplenium}]

Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
n : spleenwort of Europe and Africa and Asia having pinnate fronds and yielding an astringent [syn: {black spleenwort}]

Asplenium billotii
n : a spleenwort of western Europe [syn: {lanceolate spleenwort}]

Asplenium bradleyi
n : a spleenwort of eastern to southern United States [syn: {Bradley's spleenwort}]

Asplenium ceterach
n : small European fern with chaffy leathery fronds [syn: {scale fern}, {scaly fern}, {Ceterach officinarum}]

Asplenium montanum
n : a spleenwort of eastern North America [syn: {mountain spleenwort}]

Asplenium nidus
n : tropical Old World or Australian epiphytic fern frequently forming tufts in tree crotches [syn: {bird's nest fern}]

Asplenium nigripes
n : a fern of the genus Schaffneria [syn: {Schaffneria nigripes}, {Scolopendrium nigripes}]

Asplenium pinnatifidum
n : a spleenwort of eastern and southern United States [syn: {lobed spleenwort}]

Asplenium platyneuron
n : common North American fern with polished black stripes [syn: {ebony spleenwort}, {Scott's Spleenwort}]

Asplenium rhizophyllum
n : ferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip [syn: {walking fern}, {walking leaf}, {Camptosorus rhizophyllus}]

Asplenium ruta-muraria
n : small delicate spleenwort found on a steep slope (as a wall or cliff) of Eurasia and North America [syn: {wall rue}, {wall rue spleenwort}]

Asplenium scolopendrium
n : Eurasian fern with simple lanceolate fronds [syn: {hart's-tongue}, {hart's-tongue fern}, {Phyllitis scolopendrium}]

Asplenium trichomanes
n : small rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate zone and Hawaii with pinnate fronds [syn: {maidenhair spleenwort}]

Asplenium viride
n : small often many-crowned fern with slim green fronds; widely distributed in cool parts of northern hemisphere [syn: {green spleenwort}]

asquint
adj : (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances" [syn: {askance}, {askant}, {squint}, {squint-eyed}, {squinty}, {sidelong}]

Asron Montgomery Ward
n : United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913) [syn: {Ward}, {Montgomery Ward}]

ass
n 1: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}]
2: a pompous fool
3: hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse
4: slang terms for sexual intercourse [syn: {fuck}, {fucking}, {screw}, {screwing}, {nooky}, {nookie}, {piece of ass}, {piece of tail}, {roll in the hay}, {shag}, {shtup}]

assagai
n : the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa [syn: {assegai}] [also: {assegais} (pl)]

assail
v 1: attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" [syn: {assault}, {set on}, {attack}]
2: launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" [syn: {attack}] [ant: {defend}]
3: attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" [syn: {attack}, {round}, {lash out}, {snipe}, {assault}]

assailability
n : vulnerability to forceful attack

assailable
adj : not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city"; "open to attack" [syn: {undefendable}, {undefended}, {open}]

assailant
n : someone who attacks [syn: {attacker}, {aggressor}, {assaulter}]

Assam
n : state in northeastern India

Assam fever
n : leishmaniasis of the viscera [syn: {visceral leishmaniasis}, {kala-azar}, {dumdum fever}]

Assam rubber
n : large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber [syn: {India-rubber tree}, {India-rubber plant}, {India-rubber fig}, {rubber plant}, {Ficus elastica}]

Assamese
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Assam or its people or culture
n 1: native or inhabitant of the state of Assam in northeastern India
2: the Magadhan language spoken by the Assamese people; closely related to Bengali [syn: {Asamiya}]

assassin
n 1: a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a treacherous surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors" [syn: {assassinator}, {bravo}]
2: a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terroriszed and killed Christian Crusaders

assassin bug
n : a true bug: long-legged predacious bug living mostly on other insects; a few suck blood of mammals [syn: {reduviid}]

assassinate
v 1: murder; especially of socially prominent persons; "Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel"
2: destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation; "He assassinated his enemy's character"

assassinated
adj : murdered by surprise attack for political reasons; "the 20th century has een too many assassinated leaders"

assassination
n 1: an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation [syn: {character assassination}, {blackwash}]
2: murder of a public figure by surprise attack

assassinator
n : a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a treacherous surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors" [syn: {assassin}, {bravo}]

assault
n 1: close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
2: a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
3: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
4: the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will [syn: {rape}, {violation}, {ravishment}]
v 1: attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" [syn: {assail}, {set on}, {attack}]
2: force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" [syn: {rape}, {ravish}, {violate}, {dishonor}, {dishonour}, {outrage}]
3: attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" [syn: {attack}, {round}, {assail}, {lash out}, {snipe}]

assault and battery
n : an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact [syn: {battery}]

assault gun
n 1: any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use [syn: {assault rifle}]
2: an armored vehicle with the chassis of a tank (but no turret) and a large gun; used as an antitank weapon and to support infantry

assault rifle
n : any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use [syn: {assault gun}]

assaulted
adj : sexually abused [syn: {molested}, {raped}]

assaulter
n : someone who attacks [syn: {attacker}, {aggressor}, {assailant}]

assaultive
adj : disposed to attack [syn: {attacking(a)}]

assay
n 1: an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress" [syn: {check}]
2: a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components
3: a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance
4: a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.
v 1: analyze (chemical substances)
2: make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world" [syn: {try}, {seek}, {attempt}, {essay}]

assayer
n : an analyst who assays (performs chemical tests on) metals

assay-mark
n : a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity [syn: {authentication}, {hallmark}]

assegai
n : the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa [syn: {assagai}]

assegais
See {assagai}

assegais
assagai
n : the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa [syn: {assegai}] [also: {assegais} (pl)]

assemblage
n 1: a group of persons together in one place [syn: {gathering}]
2: a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose [syn: {hookup}]
3: the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly" [syn: {assembly}, {gathering}] [ant: {dismantling}]
4: several things grouped together or considered as a whole [syn: {collection}, {aggregation}, {accumulation}]

assemble
v 1: make by putting pieces together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses" [syn: {piece}, {put together}, {set up}, {tack}, {tack together}] [ant: {disassemble}]
2: collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" [syn: {meet}, {gather}, {forgather}, {foregather}]
3: get people together; "assemble your colleagues"; "get together all those who are interested in the project"; "gather the close family members" [syn: {gather}, {get together}]

assembled
adj 1: brought together into a group or crowd; "the accumulated letters in my office" [syn: {accumulated}, {amassed}, {collected}, {congregate}, {massed}]
2: formed by fitting or joining components together [syn: {built(a)}, {made-up}]

assembler
n : a program to convert assembly language into machine language [syn: {assembly program}]

Assemblies of God
n : a charismatic Protestant denomination in the United States

assembling
n : the act of gathering something together [syn: {collection}, {collecting}, {aggregation}]

assembly
n 1: a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
2: the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery) [syn: {fabrication}] [ant: {dismantling}]
3: a public facility to meet for open discussion [syn: {forum}, {meeting place}]
4: a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose
5: the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly" [syn: {assemblage}, {gathering}] [ant: {dismantling}]

assembly hall
n : a hall where many people can congregate

assembly language
n : a low-level programing language; close approximation to machine language

assembly line
n : mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it [syn: {production line}, {line}]

assembly plant
n : a factory where manufactured parts are assembled into a finished product

assembly program
n : a program to convert assembly language into machine language [syn: {assembler}]

assemblyman
n : someone who is a member of a legislative assembly

assemblywoman
n : a woman assemblyman

assent
n : agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly" [syn: {acquiescence}]
v : to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore" [syn: {accede}, {acquiesce}] [ant: {dissent}]

assentient
adj : expressing agreement or consent; "an assenting nod"

assenting
n : agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly); "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent"; "assenting to the Congressional determination" [syn: {accession}]

assert
v 1: state categorically [syn: {asseverate}, {maintain}]
2: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent" [syn: {affirm}, {verify}, {avow}, {aver}, {swan}, {swear}]
3: insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!" [syn: {put forward}]
4: assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society" [syn: {insist}]

assert oneself
v : put oneself forward in an assertive and insistent manner

assertable
adj : capable of being affirmed or asserted; "a quality affirmable of every member of the family" [syn: {affirmable}]

asserted
adj : confidently declared to be so; "the asserted value of the painting"

asserter
n : someone who claims to speak the truth; "a bold asserter"; "a declarer of his intentions"; "affirmers of traditional doctrine"; "an asseverator of strong convictions"; "an avower of his own great intelligence" [syn: {declarer}, {affirmer}, {asseverator}, {avower}]

asserting
adj : relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration [syn: {declarative}, {declaratory}, {asserting(a)}] [ant: {interrogative}, {interrogative}]

assertion
n 1: a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) [syn: {averment}, {asseveration}]
2: the act of affirming or asserting or stating something [syn: {affirmation}, {statement}]

assertive
adj 1: inclined to bold and confident assertion; aggressively self-assured; "an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue"; "pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act" [ant: {unassertive}]
2: confidently aggressive; "too assertive as a salesman"; "his self-assertive and unflagging energy" [syn: {self-asserting}, {self-assertive}]

assertively
adv : in an assertive manner; "`I will take care of my own life,' she said assertively" [ant: {unassertively}]

assertiveness
n : aggressive self-assurance; given to making bold assertions [syn: {self-assertiveness}]

assertiveness training
n : a method of psychotherapy that reinforces you for stating negative and positive feelings directly

assess
v 1: place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional" [syn: {measure}, {evaluate}, {valuate}, {appraise}, {value}]
2: charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine
3: set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine) [syn: {tax}]
4: estimate the value of (property) for taxation; "Our house hasn't been assessed in years"

assessable
adj 1: capable of being assessed especially for the purpose of taxation
2: capable of being considered carefully; "the assessable qualities of art"

assessment
n 1: the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth [syn: {appraisal}]
2: an amount determined as payable; "the assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership"
3: the market value set on assets
4: the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants" [syn: {judgment}, {judgement}]

assessor
n : an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it [syn: {tax assessor}]

asset
n : a useful or valuable quality [syn: {plus}] [ant: {liability}]

assets
n : anything of material value or usefulness [ant: {liabilities}]

asseverate
v : state categorically [syn: {assert}, {maintain}]

asseveration
n : a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) [syn: {assertion}, {averment}]

asseverator
n : someone who claims to speak the truth; "a bold asserter"; "a declarer of his intentions"; "affirmers of traditional doctrine"; "an asseverator of strong convictions"; "an avower of his own great intelligence" [syn: {asserter}, {declarer}, {affirmer}, {avower}]

asshole
n 1: insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous [syn: {bastard}, {cocksucker}, {dickhead}, {shit}, {mother fucker}, {motherfucker}, {prick}, {whoreson}, {son of a bitch}, {SOB}]
2: excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal [syn: {anus}, {arse}, {arsehole}]

assibilate
v 1: insert a sibilant sound before or after (another sound)
2: change into a sibilant; "In the syllable /si/, the /s/ sibilates in Japanese"

assibilation
n 1: the development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant
2: pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound [syn: {sibilation}]

assiduity
n : great and constant diligence and attention [syn: {assiduousness}, {concentration}]

assiduous
adj : marked by care and persistent effort; "her assiduous attempts to learn French"; "assiduous research"; "sedulous pursuit of legal and moral principles" [syn: {sedulous}]

assiduously
adv : with care and persistence; "she worked assiduously on the senior thesis"

assiduousness
n : great and constant diligence and attention [syn: {assiduity}, {concentration}]

assign
v 1: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) [syn: {delegate}, {designate}, {depute}]
2: give out or allot; "We were assigned new uniforms" [syn: {allot}, {portion}]
3: attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats" [syn: {impute}, {ascribe}, {attribute}]
4: select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise" [syn: {specify}, {set apart}]
5: attribute or give; "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story" [syn: {put}]
6: make undue claims to having [syn: {arrogate}]
7: transfer one's right to
8: decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class" [syn: {attribute}]

assignable
adj : legally transferable to the ownership of another; "negotiable bonds" [syn: {conveyable}, {negotiable}, {transferable}, {transferrable}]

assignation
n 1: a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers) [syn: {tryst}]
2: the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state" [syn: {allotment}, {apportionment}, {apportioning}, {allocation}, {parceling}, {parcelling}]

assigned
adj : appointed to a post or duty; "assigned personnel"; "assigned duties" [ant: {unassigned}]

assignee
n : (law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred)

assigning
n : the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum" [syn: {assignment}]

assignment
n 1: a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty" [syn: {duty assignment}]
2: the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
3: the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum" [syn: {assigning}]
4: (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance [syn: {grant}]
5: an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
6: the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee" [syn: {appointment}, {designation}, {naming}]

assignor
n : (law) the party who makes an assignment

assimilable
adj : able to be absorbed and incorporated into body tissues

assimilate
v 1: take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe" [syn: {absorb}, {ingest}, {take in}]
2: become similar to one's environment; "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly" [ant: {dissimilate}]
3: make similar; "This country assimilates immigrants very quickly" [ant: {dissimilate}]
4: take (gas, light or heat) into a solution [syn: {imbibe}]
5: become similar in sound; "The nasal assimialates to the following consonant" [ant: {dissimilate}]

assimilating
adj : tending to or characterized by or causing assimilation (being absorbed into or incorporated); "an assimilative pattern"; "an assimilative process" [syn: {assimilative}, {assimilatory}]

assimilation
n 1: the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family
2: the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another [syn: {absorption}]
3: the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion [syn: {absorption}]
4: a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound
5: the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure [syn: {acculturation}]
6: in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance

assimilative
adj : tending to or characterized by or causing assimilation (being absorbed into or incorporated); "an assimilative pattern"; "an assimilative process" [syn: {assimilating}, {assimilatory}]

assimilator
n : someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs [syn: {learner}, {scholar}]

assimilatory
adj : tending to or characterized by or causing assimilation (being absorbed into or incorporated); "an assimilative pattern"; "an assimilative process" [syn: {assimilating}, {assimilative}]

assist
n 1: the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading" [syn: {aid}, {assistance}, {help}]
2: (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play
v 1: give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house" [syn: {help}, {aid}]
2: act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function
3: work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years" [syn: {serve}, {attend to}, {wait on}, {attend}]

assistance
n 1: the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading" [syn: {aid}, {assist}, {help}]
2: a resource; "visual aids in teaching"; "economic assistance to depressed areas" [syn: {aid}, {help}]

assistant
adj : of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another [syn: {adjunct}]
n : a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" [syn: {helper}, {help}, {supporter}]

assistant foreman
n : a member of a work gang who supervises the other workers [syn: {straw boss}]

assistant professor
n : a teacher or lower rank than an associate professor

assisted
adj : having help; often used as a combining form [syn: {aided}] [ant: {unassisted}]

assisted suicide
n : suicide of a terminally ill person that involves an assistant who serves to make dying as painless and dignified as possible

assistive
adj : giving assistance

assize
n 1: the regulation of weights and measures of articles offered for sale
2: an ancient writ issued by a court of assize to the sheriff for the recovery of property

assizes
n : the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by crown courts) [syn: {court of assize}, {court of assize and nisi prius}]

ass-kisser
n : someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect [syn: {apple polisher}, {bootlicker}, {fawner}, {groveller}, {groveler}, {truckler}]

associability
n : the capability of being easily associated or joined or connected in thought [syn: {associableness}]

associable
adj : capable of being associated; "words associable with politics"

associableness
n : the capability of being easily associated or joined or connected in thought [syn: {associability}]

associate
adj : having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status; "an associate member"; "an associate professor" [syn: {associate(a)}]
n 1: a person who joins with others in some activity; "he had to consult his associate before continuing"
2: a person who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms" [syn: {companion}, {comrade}, {fellow}, {familiar}]
3: any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate"
4: a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies [syn: {associate degree}]
v 1: make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all" [syn: {tie in}, {relate}, {link}, {colligate}, {link up}, {connect}] [ant: {decouple}]
2: keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues" [syn: {consort}, {affiliate}, {assort}]
3: bring or come into association or action; "The churches consociated to fight their dissolution" [syn: {consociate}]

associate degree
n : a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies [syn: {associate}]

Associate in Applied Science
n : an associate degree in applied science [syn: {AAS}]

Associate in Arts
n : an associate degree in arts [syn: {AA}]

Associate in Nursing
n : an associate degree in nursing [syn: {AN}]

associate professor
n : a teacher lower in rank than a full professor but higher than an assistant professor

associated
adj 1: related to or accompanying; "Christmas and associated festivities" [syn: {connected}]
2: joined in some kind of relationship (as a colleague or ally or companion etc.); "a cabal of associated lawyers"

associated state
n : a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty [syn: {protectorate}]

association
n 1: a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"
2: the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"
3: the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination; "his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break" [ant: {disassociation}]
4: a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England" [syn: {affiliation}, {tie}, {tie-up}]
5: the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association" [syn: {connection}, {connexion}]
6: a relation resulting from interaction or dependence; "flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear"; "the host is not always injured by association with a parasite"
7: (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding
8: (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species

association area
n : cortical areas that are neither motor or sensory but are thought to be involved in higher processing of information [syn: {association cortex}]

association cortex
n : cortical areas that are neither motor or sensory but are thought to be involved in higher processing of information [syn: {association area}]

association football
n : a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal [syn: {soccer}]

Association for the Advancement of Retired Persons
n : an association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens [syn: {AARP}]

Association of Islamic Groups and Communities
n : a Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany; seeks the violent overthrow of the Turkish government and the establishment of an Islamic nation modeled on Iran [syn: {Kaplan Group}, {Caliphate State}]

Association of Orangemen
n : a Protestant political organization in Northern Ireland [syn: {Orange Order}]

Association of Southeast Asian Nations
n : an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism [syn: {ASEAN}]

association theory
n : (psychology) a theory that association is the basic principle of mental activity [syn: {associationism}]

associational
adj : of or relating to associations or associationism

associationism
n : (psychology) a theory that association is the basic principle of mental activity [syn: {association theory}]

associative
adj 1: relating to or resulting from association; "associative recall"
2: characterized by or causing or resulting from association; "associative learning" [syn: {associatory}] [ant: {nonassociative}]

associative aphasia
n : aphasia in which the lesion is assumed to be in the association tracts connecting the various language centers in the brain; patient's have difficulty repeating a sentence just heard [syn: {conduction aphasia}]

associatory
adj : characterized by or causing or resulting from association; "associative learning" [syn: {associative}] [ant: {nonassociative}]

assoil
v : pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" [syn: {acquit}, {clear}, {discharge}, {exonerate}, {exculpate}] [ant: {convict}]

assonance
n : the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words [syn: {vowel rhyme}]

assonant
adj 1: having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables; "note the assonant words and syllables in `tilting at windmills'"
2: having the same vowel sound occurring with different consonants in successive words or stressed syllables

assonate
v : correspond in vowel sounds; rhyme in assonance; "The accented vowels assonated in this poem"

assort
v 1: keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues" [syn: {consort}, {associate}, {affiliate}]
2: arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" [syn: {classify}, {class}, {sort}, {sort out}, {separate}]

assortative mating
n : mating of individuals having more traits in common than likely in random mating [ant: {disassortative mating}]

assorted
adj 1: consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity); "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards [syn: {miscellaneous}, {mixed}, {motley}, {sundry(a)}]
2: of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity; "assorted sizes"; "his disguises are many and various"; "various experiments have failed to disprove the theory"; "cited various reasons for his behavior" [syn: {various}]

assortment
n 1: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" [syn: {mixture}, {mixed bag}, {miscellany}, {miscellanea}, {variety}, {salmagundi}, {smorgasbord}, {potpourri}, {motley}]
2: the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type [syn: {categorization}, {categorisation}, {classification}, {compartmentalization}, {compartmentalisation}]

Assouan
n : an ancient city on the Nile in Egypt; site of the Aswan High Dam [syn: {Aswan}, {Assuan}]

assuage
v 1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: {pacify}, {lenify}, {conciliate}, {appease}, {mollify}, {placate}, {gentle}, {gruntle}]
2: satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst" [syn: {quench}, {slake}, {allay}]
3: provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches" [syn: {relieve}, {alleviate}, {palliate}]

assuagement
n : the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief" [syn: {relief}, {alleviation}]

Assuan
n : an ancient city on the Nile in Egypt; site of the Aswan High Dam [syn: {Aswan}, {Assouan}]

assuasive
adj : freeing from fear and anxiety [syn: {calming}, {pacifying}, {soothing}]

assume
v 1: take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late" [syn: {presume}, {take for granted}]
2: take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?" [syn: {adopt}, {take on}, {take over}]
3: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables" [syn: {acquire}, {adopt}, {take on}, {take}]
4: take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility" [syn: {bear}, {take over}, {accept}]
5: occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose" [syn: {take}, {strike}, {take up}]
6: seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died" [syn: {usurp}, {seize}, {take over}, {arrogate}]
7: make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep" [syn: {simulate}, {sham}, {feign}]
8: Christianity, obsolete; take up someone's soul into heaven; "This is the day when May was assumed into heaven"
9: put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans" [syn: {wear}, {put on}, {get into}, {don}]

assumed
adj 1: accepted as real or true without proof; "an assumed increase in population"; "the assumed reason for his absence"; "assumptive beliefs"; "his loyalty was taken for granted" [syn: {assumptive}, {taken for granted(p)}]
2: taken as your right without justification; "was hearing evidence in an assumed capacity"; "Congress's arrogated powers over domains hitherto belonging to the states" [syn: {arrogated}]
3: adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty" [syn: {false}, {fictitious}, {fictive}, {pretended}, {put on}, {sham}]

assumed name
n : a name that has been assumed temporarily [syn: {alias}, {false name}]

assuming
adj : excessively forward; "an assumptive person"; "on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide"; "the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants" [syn: {assumptive}, {presumptuous}]

assumption
n 1: a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play" [syn: {premise}, {premiss}]
2: a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions" [syn: {supposition}, {supposal}]
3: the act of taking possession of or power over something; "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934"; "he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts" [syn: {laying claim}]
4: celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox church [syn: {Assumption of Mary}, {August 15}]
5: audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness" [syn: {presumption}, {presumptuousness}, {effrontery}]
6: (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended
7: the act of assuming or taking for granted; "your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted"

Assumption of Mary
n : celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox church [syn: {Assumption}, {August 15}]

assumptive
adj 1: excessively forward; "an assumptive person"; "on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide"; "the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants" [syn: {assuming}, {presumptuous}]
2: accepted as real or true without proof; "an assumed increase in population"; "the assumed reason for his absence"; "assumptive beliefs"; "his loyalty was taken for granted" [syn: {assumed}, {taken for granted(p)}]

Assur
n : an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq [syn: {Asur}, {Ashur}]

assurance
n 1: freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority" [syn: {self-assurance}, {confidence}, {self-confidence}, {authority}, {sureness}]
2: a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something; "an assurance of help when needed"; "signed a pledge never to reveal the secret" [syn: {pledge}]
3: a statement intended to inspire confidence; "the President's assurances were not respected"
4: a British term for some kinds of insurance

Assurbanipal
n : king of Assyria who built a magnificent palace and library at Nineveh (668-627 BC) [syn: {Ashurbanipal}, {Asurbanipal}]

assure
v 1: make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!" [syn: {guarantee}, {ensure}, {insure}, {secure}]
2: inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!" [syn: {tell}]
3: assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe"
4: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" [syn: {see}, {check}, {insure}, {see to it}, {ensure}, {control}, {ascertain}]
5: cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe" [syn: {reassure}] [ant: {worry}]
6: make a promise or commitment [syn: {promise}]

assured
adj 1: marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence; "she paints with an assured hand"
2: characterized by certainty or security; "a tiny but assured income"; "we can never have completely assured lives"

assuredly
adv : without a doubt; "the grammar schools were assuredly not intended for the gentry alone"

assuredness
n : great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool" [syn: {aplomb}, {cool}, {poise}, {sang-froid}]

assurgent
adj 1: rising from the sea; "a seahorse assurgent"
2: growing or extending upward; "an assurgent stem or leaf"

assuring
adj : giving confidence

Assyria
n : an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq

Assyrian
n 1: an inhabitant of ancient Assyria
2: an extinct language of the Assyrians regarded as a dialect of Akkadian

Assyriology
n : archeology of the ancient Assyrians

Astacidae
n : crayfish [syn: {family Astacidae}, {Astacura}]

Astacura
n : crayfish [syn: {Astacidae}, {family Astacidae}]

Astacus
n : type genus of the family Astacidae; Old World crayfish [syn: {genus Astacus}]

Astaire
n : United States dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987) [syn: {Fred Astaire}]

Astana
n : remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998 [syn: {Akmola}, {capital of Kazakhstan}]

Astarte
n : a fertility goddess; counterpart of Ashtoreth and Ishtar

astasia
n : inability to stand due to muscular incoordination

astatic
adj : not static or stable

astatic coils
n : an arrangement of coils used in sensitive electrical instruments; the coils are arranged to give zero resultant external magnetic field when a current passes through them and to have zero electromotive force induced in them by an external magnetic field

astatic galvanometer
n : has a moving magnet and astatic coils arranged to cancel the effect of the Earth's magnetic field

astatine
n : a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium [syn: {At}, {atomic number 85}]

aster
n 1: any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers
2: star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis

Aster acuminatus
n : North American perennial with apparently whorled leaves and showy white purple-tinged flowers [syn: {whorled aster}]

Aster arenosus
n : common North American perennial with heathlike foliage and small white flower heads [syn: {heath aster}]

Aster cordifolius
n : perennial wood aster of eastern North America [syn: {heart-leaved aster}]

Aster divaricatus
n : rhizomatous perennial wood aster of eastern North America with white flowers [syn: {white wood aster}]

Aster dumosus
n : stiff perennial of the eastern United States having small linear leaves and numerous tiny white flower heads [syn: {bushy aster}]

Aster ericoides
n : common much-branched North American perennial with heathlike foliage and small starry white flowers [syn: {heath aster}]

Aster falcatus
n : perennial of western North America having white flowers [syn: {white prairie aster}]

aster family
n : plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia [syn: {Compositae}, {family Compositae}, {Asteraceae}, {family Asteraceae}]

Aster linarifolius
n : wiry tufted perennial of the eastern United States with stiff erect rough stems, linear leaves and large violet flowers [syn: {stiff aster}]

Aster linosyris
n : early-flowering perennial of southern and southeastern Europe with flower heads resembling those of goldenrod [syn: {goldilocks}, {goldilocks aster}, {Linosyris vulgaris}]

Aster macrophyllus
n : tufted perennial wood aster of North America; naturalized in Europe [syn: {large-leaved aster}]

Aster novae-angliae
n : common perennial of eastern North America having showy purplish flowers; a parent of the Michaelmas daisy [syn: {New England aster}]

Aster novi-belgii
n : North American perennial herb having small autumn-blooming purple or pink or white flowers; widely naturalized in Europe [syn: {Michaelmas daisy}, {New York aster}]

Aster ptarmicoides
n : tufted rigid North American perennial with loose clusters of white flowers [syn: {upland white aster}]

Aster shortii
n : perennial of southeastern United States having usually blue flowers [syn: {Short's aster}]

Aster tripolium
n : a common European salt-marsh aster [syn: {sea aster}, {sea starwort}]

Aster turbinellis
n : violet-flowered perennial aster of central United States having solitary heads [syn: {prairie aster}]

Asteraceae
n : plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia [syn: {Compositae}, {family Compositae}, {family Asteraceae}, {aster family}]

astereognosis
n : a loss of the ability to recognize objects by handling them [syn: {tactile agnosia}]

asteriated
adj : (of some crystals especially gemstones) exhibiting asterism

asterid dicot family
n : family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs

asterid dicot genus
n : genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs

Asteridae
n : a group of mostly sympetalous herbs and some trees and shrubs mostly with 2 fused carpels; contains 43 families including Campanulales; Solanaceae; Scrophulariaceae; Labiatae; Verbenaceae; Rubiaceae; Compositae; sometimes classified as a superorder [syn: {subclass Asteridae}]

asterion
n : the craniometric point at the junction of the lamboid suture and the occipitomastoid suture and the parietomastoid suture

asterisk
n : a star-shaped character * used in printing [syn: {star}]
v : mark with an asterisk; "Linguists star unacceptable sentences" [syn: {star}]

asterisked
adj : marked with an asterisk; "the starred items" [syn: {starred}]

asterism
n 1: (mineralogy) a six-rayed star-shaped figure seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light
2: (astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation)

asterismal
adj : relating to asterisms or constellations

astern
adv 1: stern foremost or backward; "the steamer went astern at half speed"
2: at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane; "stow the luggage aft"; "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"; "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about" [syn: {aft}, {abaft}] [ant: {fore}]
3: (of a ship or an airplane) behind; "we dropped her astern on the end of a seven-inch manilla, and she laid comfortably on the ebb tide"

asternal
adj : not connected to the sternum or breastbone; "asternal ribs"

asteroid
adj : shaped like a star [syn: {star-shaped}]
n : any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter) [syn: {minor planet}, {planetoid}]

asteroid belt
n : the region of interplanetary space between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found

asteroidal
adj : of or relating to or resembling an asteroid

Asteroidea
n : sea stars [syn: {class Asteroidea}]

Asterope
n 1: (Greek mythology) one of the 7 Pleiades [syn: {Sterope}]
2: one of the stars in the star cluster Pleiades [syn: {Sterope}]

asthenia
n : an abnormal loss of strength [syn: {astheny}]

asthenic
adj 1: lacking strength or vigor [syn: {adynamic}, {debilitated}, {enervated}]
2: having a slender physique

asthenic type
n : slender, weak, and lightweight [syn: {ectomorphy}]

asthenopia
n : a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem [syn: {eyestrain}]

asthenosphere
n : the lower layer of the crust

astheny
n : an abnormal loss of strength [syn: {asthenia}]

asthma
n : respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin [syn: {asthma attack}, {bronchial asthma}]

asthma attack
n : respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin [syn: {asthma}, {bronchial asthma}]

asthmatic
adj : relating to breathing with a whistling sound [syn: {wheezing}, {wheezy}]

astigmatic
adj : of or relating to a defect in the eye or in a lens caused by a deviation from spherical curvature which prevents light rays from meeting at a common focus and so results in distorted images [ant: {anastigmatic}]

astigmatism
n 1: (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea [syn: {astigmia}]
2: (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point [syn: {astigmia}] [ant: {stigmatism}]

astigmia
n 1: (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea [syn: {astigmatism}]
2: (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point [syn: {astigmatism}] [ant: {stigmatism}]

astilbe
n : any plant of the genus Astilbe having compound leaves and showy panicles of tiny colorful flowers

Astilbe biternata
n : North American astilbe with panicles of creamy white flowers [syn: {false goatsbeard}]

Astilbe chinensis pumila
n : mat-forming evergreen Asiatic plant with finely cut leaves and small pink to burgundy flowers; grown as ground cover [syn: {dwarf astilbe}]

Astilbe japonica
n : a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea; widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense panicles of flowers in many colors; often forced by florists for Easter blooming [syn: {spirea}, {spiraea}]

astir
adj 1: out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning" [syn: {astir(p)}, {up(p)}]
2: on the move; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident" [syn: {about(p)}, {astir(p)}]

astomatal
adj : lacking a stoma or stomata

astomatous
adj : having no mouth or mouthlike opening [syn: {mouthless}] [ant: {stomatous}]

astonied
adj : filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock; "an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation"; "I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral"; "astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing"; "stood in stunned silence"; "stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses" [syn: {amazed}, {astonished}, {astounded}, {stunned}]

astonish
v : affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!" [syn: {amaze}, {astound}]

astonished
adj : filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock; "an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation"; "I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral"; "astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing"; "stood in stunned silence"; "stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses" [syn: {amazed}, {astonied}, {astounded}, {stunned}]

astonishing
adj 1: surprising greatly; "she does an amazing amount of work"; "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks" [syn: {amazing}]
2: so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying" [syn: {astounding}, {staggering}, {stupefying}]

astonishingly
adv : in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise; "amazingly, he finished medical school in three years" [syn: {amazingly}, {surprisingly}]

astonishment
n : the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment" [syn: {amazement}]

Astor
n 1: British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964) [syn: {Nancy Witcher Astor}, {Viscountess Astor}]
2: United States capitalist (born in Germany) who made a fortune in fur trading (1763-1848) [syn: {John Jacob Astor}]

astound
v : affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!" [syn: {amaze}, {astonish}]

astounded
adj : filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock; "an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation"; "I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral"; "astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing"; "stood in stunned silence"; "stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses" [syn: {amazed}, {astonied}, {astonished}, {stunned}]

astounding
adj 1: bewildering or striking dumb with wonder [syn: {dumbfounding}, {dumfounding}]
2: so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying" [syn: {astonishing}, {staggering}, {stupefying}]

astraddle
adv : with one leg on each side; "she sat astride the chair" [syn: {astride}]

astragal
n 1: the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint [syn: {anklebone}, {astragalus}, {talus}]
2: a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture [syn: {beading}, {bead}, {beadwork}]

astragalar
adj : of or relating to the anklebone

astragali
See {astragalus}

Astragalus
n 1: large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae [syn: {genus Astragalus}]
2: the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint [syn: {anklebone}, {astragal}, {talus}]

Astragalus alpinus
n : perennial of mountainous areas of Eurasia and North America [syn: {alpine milk vetch}]

Astragalus danicus
n : perennial of southern and western Europe having dense racemes of purple or violet flowers [syn: {purple milk vetch}]

Astragalus glycyphyllos
n : European perennial [syn: {wild licorice}, {wild liquorice}]

astrakhan
n 1: the fur of young lambs
2: a city in southwestern Russia on the delta of the Volga River

astral
adj : being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars; "an astral body"; "stellar light" [syn: {stellar}]

astrantia
n : any plant of the genus Astrantia [syn: {masterwort}]

Astrantia major
n : European herb with aromatic roots and leaves in a basal tuft and showy compound umbels of white to rosy flowers [syn: {greater masterwort}]

astraphobia
n : a morbid fear of thunder and lightning

astray
adv 1: away from the right path or direction; "he was led astray"
2: far from the intended target; "the arrow went wide of the mark"; "a bullet went astray and killed a bystander" [syn: {wide}]

Astreus
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Geastraceae [syn: {genus Astreus}]

Astreus hygrometricus
n : a common species of earthstar widely distributed in sandy soil; the gleba is a pale tan

Astreus pteridis
n : the largest earthstar; the fruiting body can measure 15 cm across when the rays are expanded

astride
adv 1: with one leg on each side; "she sat astride the chair" [syn: {astraddle}]
2: with the legs stretched far apart

astringe
v 1: constrict or bind or draw together; "Lemon juice astringes the tissue in the mouth"
2: become constricted or compressed; "The cold substance astringes"

astringence
n : a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker [syn: {astringency}]

astringency
n 1: a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker [syn: {astringence}]
2: the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids [syn: {stypsis}]

astringent
adj 1: sour or bitter in taste [syn: {acerb}, {acerbic}, {sharp}]
2: tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue; "astringent cosmetic lotions" [ant: {nonastringent}]
n : a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals [syn: {astringent drug}, {styptic}]

astringent drug
n : a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals [syn: {astringent}, {styptic}]

astrobiology
n : the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life [syn: {exobiology}, {space biology}]

astrocyte
n : comparatively large neuroglial cell

astrocytic
adj : of or relating to or containing large star-shaped cells in the neuroglia

astrodome
n : a transparent dome on top of an airplane where the navigator can make celestial observations

astrodynamics
n : the branch of astronomy that studies the motion of natural and artificial bodies in space

astrogate
v 1: guide in interplanetary travel
2: navigate in space

astrogator
n : the navigator of a spacecraft

astroglia
n : tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells [syn: {macroglia}]

astrolabe
n : an early form of sextant

astrolatry
n : worship of planets or stars [syn: {worship of heavenly bodies}]

astrologer
n : someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and moon [syn: {astrologist}]

astrological
adj : relating to or concerned with astrology; "astrological chart"

astrologist
n : someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and moon [syn: {astrologer}]

astrology
n : a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon [syn: {star divination}]

Astroloma
n : evergreen shrubs of Australia and Tasmania [syn: {genus Astroloma}]

Astroloma humifusum
n : small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes place in genus Styphelia [syn: {native cranberry}, {groundberry}, {ground-berry}, {cranberry heath}, {Styphelia humifusum}]

astrometry
n : the branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the position and motion of celestial bodies

astronaut
n : a person trained to travel in a spacecraft; "the Russians called their astronauts cosmonauts" [syn: {spaceman}, {cosmonaut}]

astronautic
adj : of or belonging to astronauts or the science of astronautics [syn: {astronautical}]

astronautical
adj : of or belonging to astronauts or the science of astronautics [syn: {astronautic}]

astronautics
n : the theory and practice of navigation through air or space [syn: {aeronautics}]

astronavigation
n : navigating according to the positions of the stars [syn: {celestial navigation}]

Astronium
n : a genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family Anacardiaceae [syn: {genus Astronium}]

Astronium fraxinifolium
n : tall tropical American timber tree especially abundant in eastern Brazil; yields hard strong durable zebrawood with straight grain and dark strips on a pinkish to yellowish ground; widely used for veneer and furniture and heavy construction [syn: {goncalo alves}]

astronomer
n : a physicist who studies astronomy [syn: {uranologist}, {stargazer}]

astronomic
adj 1: relating or belonging to the science of astronomy; "astronomic telescope" [syn: {astronomical}]
2: inconceivably large [syn: {astronomical}, {galactic}]

astronomical
adj 1: relating or belonging to the science of astronomy; "astronomic telescope" [syn: {astronomic}]
2: inconceivably large [syn: {astronomic}, {galactic}]

astronomical telescope
n : any telescope designed to collect and record electromagnetic radiation from cosmic sources

Astronomical Unit
n : a unit of length used for distances within the solar system; equal to the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun (approximately 93 million miles or 150 million kilometers) [syn: {AU}]

astronomical year
n : the time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes [syn: {solar year}, {tropical year}, {equinoctial year}]

astronomically
adv : enormously; "the bill was astronomically high"

astronomy
n : the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole [syn: {uranology}]

astronomy satellite
n : a satellite equipped with a telescope to observe infra-red radiation

astronomy unit
n : a linear unit used for astronomical distances

astrophysical
adj : of or concerned with astrophysics; "astrophysical sciences"

astrophysicist
n : an astronomer who studies the physical properties of celestial bodies

astrophysics
n : the branch of astronomy concerned with the physical and chemical properties of celestial bodies

Astrophyton
n : includes many of the basket stars [syn: {genus Astrophyton}]

Astrophyton muricatum
n : a variety of basket star

Astropogon
n : a genus of fish of the family Apogonidae [syn: {genus Astropogon}]

Astropogon stellatus
n : found in West Indies; lives in mantle cavity of a living conch [syn: {conchfish}]

astute
adj : marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow" [syn: {sharp}, {shrewd}]

astutely
adv : in a shrewd manner; "he invested his fortune astutely" [syn: {shrewdly}, {sagaciously}, {sapiently}]

astuteness
n 1: intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) [syn: {shrewdness}, {perspicacity}, {perspicaciousness}]
2: the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas [syn: {profundity}, {profoundness}, {depth}]

astylar
adj : lacking columns or pillars

Asuncion
n : the capital and chief port of Paraguay [syn: {capital of Paraguay}]

asunder
adj : widely separated especially in space; "as wide asunder as pole from pole" [syn: {asunder(p)}]
adv : into parts or pieces; "he took his father's watch apart"; "split apart"; "torn asunder" [syn: {apart}]

Asur
n : an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq [syn: {Assur}, {Ashur}]

Asura
n : earlier a god; later a demon; counterpart of Zoroastrian Ahura

Asurbanipal
n : king of Assyria who built a magnificent palace and library at Nineveh (668-627 BC) [syn: {Ashurbanipal}, {Assurbanipal}]

Asvina
n : the seventh month of the Hindu calendar [syn: {Asin}]

Asvins
n : (literally `possessing horses' in Sanskrit) in Hinduism the twin chariot warriors conveying Surya

Aswan
n : an ancient city on the Nile in Egypt; site of the Aswan High Dam [syn: {Assuan}, {Assouan}]

Aswan Dam
n : one of the world's largest dams on the Nile River in southern Egypt [syn: {Aswan High Dam}, {High Dam}]

Aswan High Dam
n : one of the world's largest dams on the Nile River in southern Egypt [syn: {Aswan Dam}, {High Dam}]

asylum
n 1: a shelter from danger or hardship [syn: {refuge}, {sanctuary}]
2: a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person [syn: {mental hospital}, {psychiatric hospital}, {mental institution}, {institution}, {mental home}, {insane asylum}]

asymmetric
adj : characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components [syn: {asymmetrical}] [ant: {symmetrical}]

asymmetrical
adj 1: characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components [syn: {asymmetric}] [ant: {symmetrical}]
2: irregular in shape or outline; "asymmetrical features"; "a dress with an crooked hemline" [syn: {crooked}]

asymmetrically
adv : in an asymmetrical manner; "they were asymmetrically arranged" [syn: {unsymmetrically}] [ant: {symmetrically}]

asymmetry
n : (mathematics) a lack of symmetry [syn: {imbalance}] [ant: {symmetry}]

asymptomatic
adj : having no symptoms of illness or disease [syn: {symptomless}]

asymptote
n : a straight line that is the limiting value of a curve; can be considered as tangent at infinity; "the asymptote of the curve"

asymptotic
adj : relating to or of the nature of an asymptote; "an asymptotic function"

asymptotically
adv : toward an asymptote; "it grew asymptotically"

asynchronism
n : the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times; "the stimulus produced a desynchronizing of the brain waves" [syn: {asynchrony}, {desynchronization}, {desynchronisation}, {desynchronizing}] [ant: {synchronism}, {synchronism}, {synchronism}]

asynchronous
adj 1: (digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that does not require a common clock between the communicating devices; timing signals are derived from special characters in the data stream itself [ant: {synchronous}]
2: not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase [ant: {synchronous}]

asynchronous operation
n : operations that occur without a regular or predictable time relation to other events [ant: {synchronous operation}]

asynchronous transfer mode
n : a means of digital communications that is capable of very high speeds; suitable for transmission of images or voice or video as well as data; "ATM is used for both LAN and WAN" [syn: {ATM}]

asynchrony
n : the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times; "the stimulus produced a desynchronizing of the brain waves" [syn: {asynchronism}, {desynchronization}, {desynchronisation}, {desynchronizing}] [ant: {synchronism}, {synchronism}, {synchronism}]

asynclitism
n : the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle [syn: {obliquity}]

asyndeta
See {asyndeton}

asyndetic
adj : lacking conjunctions [ant: {syndetic}]

asynergia
n : absence of coordination of organs or body parts that usually work together harmoniously [syn: {asynergy}]

asynergic
adj : of or relating to the state of asynergy; lacking synergy

asynergy
n : absence of coordination of organs or body parts that usually work together harmoniously [syn: {asynergia}]

asystole
n : absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death [syn: {cardiac arrest}, {cardiopulmonary arrest}]

At
n 1: a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium [syn: {astatine}, {atomic number 85}]
2: 100 at equal 1 kip

at a loss
adj : filled with bewilderment; "at a loss to understand those remarks"; "puzzled that she left without saying goodbye" [syn: {at a loss(p)}, {nonplused}, {nonplussed}, {puzzled}]
adv : below cost; "sold the car at a loss"

at a low price
adv : for a relatively small amount of money; "we bought the house for a song" [syn: {for a song}, {for a bargain price}]

at a lower place
adv : in or to a place that is lower [syn: {below}, {to a lower place}, {beneath}] [ant: {above}]

at a premium
adv : of high value (usually because of scarcity) or above par value; "they were forced to buy it back at a premium"

at a time
adv : simultaneously; "he took three cookies at a time" [syn: {at once}, {at one time}]

at all
adv : in the slightest degree or in any respect; "Are you at all interested? No, not at all"; "was not in the least unfriendly" [syn: {in the least}, {the least bit}]

at all costs
adv : regardless of the cost involved; "he wanted to save her life at all cost" [syn: {at any cost}, {at any expense}]

at an equal rate
adv : used in legal language [syn: {pari passu}]

at any cost
adv : regardless of the cost involved; "he wanted to save her life at all cost" [syn: {at all costs}, {at any expense}]

at any expense
adv : regardless of the cost involved; "he wanted to save her life at all cost" [syn: {at all costs}, {at any cost}]

at any rate
adv 1: used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement; "Anyhow, he is dead now"; "I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet"; "I don't know what happened to it; anyway, it's gone"; "anyway, there is another factor to consider"; "I don't know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"; "in any event, the government faced a serious protest"; "but at any rate he got a knighthood for it" [syn: {anyhow}, {anyway}, {in any case}, {in any event}]
2: if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial); "at least he survived"; "they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary"; "the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching" [syn: {at least}, {leastways}, {leastwise}]

at arm's length
adv : at some distance; "keep someone at arm's length"

at bay
adj : forced to turn and face attackers; "a stag at bay"; "she had me cornered between the porch and her car"; "like a trapped animal" [syn: {at bay(p)}, {cornered}, {trapped}, {treed}]

at best
adv : under the best of conditions; "at best we'll lose only the money" [syn: {at the best}] [ant: {at worst}]

at bottom
adv : in reality; "she is very kind at heart" [syn: {at heart}, {deep down}, {inside}, {in spite of appearance}]

at close range
adv : very close; "without my reading glasses I can hardly see things close up"; "even firing at close range he missed" [syn: {close up}]

at ease
adj 1: without strain or anxiety; "gave the impression of being quite relaxed"; "a relaxed and informal discussion" [syn: {relaxed}] [ant: {tense}]
2: free from worry or anxiety; "knowing that I had done my best, my mind was easy"; "an easy good-natured manner"; "by the time the child faced the actual problem of reading she was familiar and at ease with all the elements words" [syn: {easy}] [ant: {uneasy}]
3: socially at ease; "was at ease with strangers" [syn: {at ease(p)}]
adv : in a relaxed position, of soldiers; "the soldiers were standing at ease" [syn: {at rest}]

at fault
adj : deserving blame; "admitted to being at fault"

at first
adv : at the beginning; "at first he didn't notice anything strange" [syn: {initially}, {ab initio}, {at the start}]

at first blush
adv : as a first impression; "at first blush the offer seemed attractive" [syn: {when first seen}]

at first glance
adv : immediately; "it was love at first sight" [syn: {at first sight}]

at first sight
adv : immediately; "it was love at first sight" [syn: {at first glance}]

at full speed
adv : without delay; "she tackled the job lickety-split" [syn: {lickety split}, {lickety cut}, {with a rush}]

at hand
adj 1: close in space; within reach; "the town is close at hand" [syn: {at hand(p)}, {close at hand(p)}]
2: close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement" [syn: {at hand(p)}, {close at hand(p)}, {imminent}, {impending}]

at heart
adv : in reality; "she is very kind at heart" [syn: {at bottom}, {deep down}, {inside}, {in spite of appearance}]

at home
n : a reception held in your own home
adv : on the home team's field; "they played at home last night"

at issue
adj : now in consideration or under discussion; "regarding the matter in hand" [syn: {at issue(a)}, {in dispute(p)}, {in hand(p)}, {in question(p)}, {under consideration(p)}]

at large
adj 1: considered altogether; "the country at large"; "I enjoyed the play as a whole though I thought the acting could have been better" [syn: {as a whole(ip)}, {at large(ip)}, {in general(ip)}]
2: having escaped, especially from confinement; "a convict still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners"; "dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood" [syn: {at large(p)}, {at liberty(p)}, {escaped}, {loose}, {on the loose(p)}]
adv : in a general fashion; "he talked at large about his plans" [syn: {in a broad way}]

at last
adv : as the end result of a succession or process; "ultimately he had to give in"; "at long last the winter was over" [syn: {ultimately}, {finally}, {in the end}, {at long last}]

at least
adv 1: if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial); "at least he survived"; "they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary"; "the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching" [syn: {leastways}, {leastwise}, {at any rate}]
2: not less than; "at least two hours studying the manual"; "a tumor at least as big as an orange" [syn: {at the least}] [ant: {at most}, {at most}]

at leisure
adj : idle; between jobs; (euphemism for `unemployed') [syn: {at leisure(p)}]
adv : in an unhurried way or at one's convenience; "read the manual at your leisure"; "he traveled leisurely" [syn: {leisurely}]

at length
adv 1: after a long period of time or an especially long delay; "at length they arrived" [syn: {finally}, {eventually}]
2: in a lengthy or prolix manner; "the argument went on lengthily"; "she talked at length about the problem" [syn: {lengthily}]

at liberty
adj 1: not under constraint of any kind; "sailors at liberty while their ship is in port"; "you are at liberty to go" [syn: {at liberty(p)}, {unconstrained}]
2: having escaped, especially from confinement; "a convict still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners"; "dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood" [syn: {at large(p)}, {at liberty(p)}, {escaped}, {loose}, {on the loose(p)}]

at loggerheads
adj : in a dispute or confrontation; "Sam and his parents were at loggerheads over the question of car privileges"

at long last
adv : as the end result of a succession or process; "ultimately he had to give in"; "at long last the winter was over" [syn: {ultimately}, {finally}, {in the end}, {at last}]

at most
adv : not more than; "spend at most $20 on the lunch" [syn: {at the most}] [ant: {at least}, {at least}]

at odds
adj 1: in disagreement; "the figures are at odds with our findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley [syn: {at odds(p)}, {conflicting}, {contradictory}, {self-contradictory}]
2: on bad terms; "they were usually at odds over politics"; "conflicting opinions" [syn: {at odds(p)}, {conflicting}]

at once
adv 1: without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" [syn: {immediately}, {instantly}, {straightaway}, {straight off}, {directly}, {now}, {right away}, {forthwith}, {in real time}, {like a shot}]
2: simultaneously; "he took three cookies at a time" [syn: {at a time}, {at one time}]

at one time
adv 1: simultaneously; "he took three cookies at a time" [syn: {at a time}, {at once}]
2: at a previous time; "once he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing" [syn: {once}, {formerly}, {erstwhile}, {erst}]

at peace
adj : dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend" [syn: {asleep(p)}, {at peace(p)}, {at rest(p)}, {deceased}, {departed}, {gone}]

at present
adv : at the present moment; "goods now on sale"; "the now-aging dictator"; "they are now abroad"; "he is busy at present writing a new novel"; "it could happen any time now" [syn: {now}]

at random
adv : in a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered"; "bullets were fired into the crowd at random" [syn: {randomly}, {indiscriminately}, {haphazardly}, {willy-nilly}, {arbitrarily}, {every which way}]

at rest
adj 1: in a state of repose or especially sleep [syn: {at rest(a)}]
2: dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend" [syn: {asleep(p)}, {at peace(p)}, {at rest(p)}, {deceased}, {departed}, {gone}]
adv : in a relaxed position, of soldiers; "the soldiers were standing at ease" [syn: {at ease}]

at sea
adj 1: perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school" [syn: {baffled}, {befuddled}, {bemused}, {bewildered}, {confounded}, {confused}, {lost}, {mazed}, {mixed-up}]
2: traveling by boat or ship [syn: {at sea(p)}, {sailing}]

at that place
adv : in or at that place; "they have lived there for years"; "it's not there"; "that man [who is] there" [syn: {there}, {in that location}] [ant: {here}]

at the best
adv : under the best of conditions; "at best we'll lose only the money" [syn: {at best}] [ant: {at worst}]

at the least
adv : not less than; "at least two hours studying the manual"; "a tumor at least as big as an orange" [syn: {at least}] [ant: {at most}, {at most}]

at the most
adv : not more than; "spend at most $20 on the lunch" [syn: {at most}] [ant: {at least}, {at least}]

at the ready
adj : ready for immediate use; "soldiers with guns at the ready"; "students with pens and notebooks at the ready" [syn: {at the ready(p)}]

at the same time
adv 1: at the same instant; "they spoke simultaneously" [syn: {simultaneously}]
2: overlapping in duration; "concurrently with the conference an exhibition of things associated with Rutherford was held"; "going to school and holding a job at the same time" [syn: {concurrently}]

at the start
adv : at the beginning; "at first he didn't notice anything strange" [syn: {initially}, {ab initio}, {at first}]

at the worst
adv : under the worst of conditions; "at worst we'll go to jail" [syn: {at worst}] [ant: {at best}]

at times
adv : now and then or here and there; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us"; "as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention" [syn: {occasionally}, {on occasion}, {once in a while}, {now and then}, {now and again}, {from time to time}]

at variance
adj : not in accord; "desires at variance with his duty"; "widely discrepant statements" [syn: {at variance(p)}, {discrepant}]

at will
adv : as one chooses or pleases; "he can roam the neighborhood at will"

at work
adj 1: on the job; "had been at work for over an hour before her boss arrived" [syn: {at work(p)}]
2: having influence or producing an effect; "many emotional determinants at work"; "an operant conscience" [syn: {at work(p)}, {operant}]

at worst
adv : under the worst of conditions; "at worst we'll go to jail" [syn: {at the worst}] [ant: {at best}]

Atabrine
n : a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria [syn: {quinacrine}, {quinacrine hydrochloride}, {mepacrine}]

Atacama Desert
n : a desert in northern Chile rich in nitrate and copper deposits

Atacama Trench
n : a depression the floor of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile

atactic
adj : lacking motor coordination; marked or caused by ataxia [syn: {ataxic}]

atactic abasia
n : abasia due to ataxia of the legs [syn: {ataxic abasia}]

Atakapa
n 1: a member of an Indian people formerly living along the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas [syn: {Attacapan}]
2: a language spoken by the Atakapa people of the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas [syn: {Atakapan}, {Attacapa}, {Attacapan}]

Atakapan
n : a language spoken by the Atakapa people of the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas [syn: {Atakapa}, {Attacapa}, {Attacapan}]

atar
n : essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers [syn: {attar}, {athar}, {ottar}]

ataractic
adj : tending to soothe or tranquilize; "valium has a tranquilizing effect"; "took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed" [syn: {ataraxic}, {sedative}, {tranquilizing}, {tranquilising}]
n : a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity [syn: {tranquilizer}, {tranquillizer}, {tranquilliser}, {antianxiety agent}, {ataractic drug}, {ataractic agent}]

ataractic agent
n : a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity [syn: {tranquilizer}, {tranquillizer}, {tranquilliser}, {antianxiety agent}, {ataractic drug}, {ataractic}]

ataractic drug
n : a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity [syn: {tranquilizer}, {tranquillizer}, {tranquilliser}, {antianxiety agent}, {ataractic agent}, {ataractic}]

Atarax
n : a drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness [syn: {hydroxyzine hydrochloride}, {hydroxyzine}, {Vistaril}]

ataraxia
n : peace of mind

ataraxic
adj : tending to soothe or tranquilize; "valium has a tranquilizing effect"; "took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed" [syn: {ataractic}, {sedative}, {tranquilizing}, {tranquilising}]

ataraxis
n : the absence of mental stress or anxiety [syn: {peace}, {peacefulness}, {peace of mind}, {repose}, {serenity}, {heartsease}]

Ataturk
n : Turkish statesman who abolished the caliphate and founded Turkey as a modern secular state (1881-1938) [syn: {Kemal Ataturk}, {Kemal Pasha}, {Mustafa Kemal}]

atavism
n : a reappearance of an earlier characteristic [syn: {reversion}, {throwback}]

atavist
n : an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism [syn: {throwback}]

atavistic
adj : characteristic of an atavist [syn: {throwback(a)}]

ataxia
n : inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait [syn: {ataxy}, {dyssynergia}, {motor ataxia}]

ataxic
adj : lacking motor coordination; marked or caused by ataxia [syn: {atactic}]

ataxic abasia
n : abasia due to ataxia of the legs [syn: {atactic abasia}]

ataxic aphasia
n : aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired [syn: {motor aphasia}, {Broca's aphasia}, {expressive aphasia}, {nonfluent aphasia}]

ataxy
n : inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait [syn: {ataxia}, {dyssynergia}, {motor ataxia}]

Atayalic
n : a language spoken by a Malaysian people on Formosa [syn: {Tayalic}]

at-bat
n : (baseball) a turn batting; "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got 4 hits in 4 at-bats" [syn: {bat}]

ate
eat
v 1: take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"
2: eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"
3: take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" [syn: {feed}]
4: use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" [syn: {consume}, {eat up}, {use up}, {deplete}, {exhaust}, {run through}, {wipe out}]
5: worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "What's eating you?" [syn: {eat on}]
6: cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink" [syn: {corrode}, {rust}] [also: {eaten}, {ate}]

Ate
n : goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment

ate
See {eat}

A-team
n : a group of elite soldiers or a leadership group of advisors or workers in an organization

atelectasis
n : collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants); also failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth

ateleiosis
n : a form of infantilism characterized by physical underdevelopment but normal intelligence [syn: {ateliosis}]

ateleiotic
adj : of or relating to ateleiosis

Ateles
n : spider monkeys [syn: {genus Ateles}]

Ateles geoffroyi
n : arboreal monkey of tropical America with long slender legs and long prehensile tail [syn: {spider monkey}]

atelier
n : a studio especially for an artist or designer [syn: {artist's workroom}]

ateliosis
n : a form of infantilism characterized by physical underdevelopment but normal intelligence [syn: {ateleiosis}]

atenolol
n : an oral beta blocker (trade name Tenormin) used in treating hypertension and angina; has adverse side effects (depression and exacerbation of congestive heart failure etc.) [syn: {Tenormin}]

ateria gastrica dextra
n : a branch of the hepatic artery that supplies the pyloric portion of the stomach on the lesser curvature [syn: {right gastric artery}]

ATF
n : the law enforcement and tax collection agency of the Treasury Department that enforces federal laws concerning alcohol and tobacco products and firearms and explosives and arson [syn: {Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms}]

Athabascan
n 1: a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir) [syn: {Athapaskan}, {Athapascan}, {Athabaskan}, {Athapaskan language}]
2: a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Athapaskan language and living in the subarctic regions of western Canada and central Alaska [syn: {Athapaskan}, {Athapascan}, {Athabaskan}]

Athabaskan
n 1: a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Athapaskan language and living in the subarctic regions of western Canada and central Alaska [syn: {Athapaskan}, {Athapascan}, {Athabascan}]
2: a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir) [syn: {Athapaskan}, {Athapascan}, {Athabascan}, {Athapaskan language}]

Athanasian Creed
n : a Christian profession of faith

Athanasianism
n : the theological doctrine taught by Athanasius that Christ the Son is of the same substance as God the Father [ant: {Arianism}]

Athanasius
n : (Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism; a Church father, saint, and Doctor of the Church (293-373) [syn: {Saint Athanasius}, {St. Athanasius}, {Athanasius the Great}]

Athanasius the Great
n : (Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism; a Church father, saint, and Doctor of the Church (293-373) [syn: {Athanasius}, {Saint Athanasius}, {St. Athanasius}]

athanor
n : a self-feeding furnace that maintains a uniform temperature; used by alchemists

Athapascan
n 1: a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Athapaskan language and living in the subarctic regions of western Canada and central Alaska [syn: {Athapaskan}, {Athabaskan}, {Athabascan}]
2: a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir) [syn: {Athapaskan}, {Athabaskan}, {Athabascan}, {Athapaskan language}]

Athapaskan
n 1: a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Athapaskan language and living in the subarctic regions of western Canada and central Alaska [syn: {Athapascan}, {Athabaskan}, {Athabascan}]
2: a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir) [syn: {Athapascan}, {Athabaskan}, {Athabascan}, {Athapaskan language}]

Athapaskan language
n : a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir) [syn: {Athapaskan}, {Athapascan}, {Athabaskan}, {Athabascan}]

athar
n : essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers [syn: {attar}, {atar}, {ottar}]

Atharva-Veda
n : a collection of mantras and formulas

atheism
n 1: the doctrine or belief that there is no God [syn: {godlessness}] [ant: {theism}]
2: a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods

atheist
adj : related to or characterized by or given to atheism; "atheist leanings" [syn: {atheistic}, {atheistical}]
n : someone who denies the existence of god

atheistic
adj 1: rejecting any belief in gods [syn: {atheistical}, {unbelieving}]
2: related to or characterized by or given to atheism; "atheist leanings" [syn: {atheist}, {atheistical}]

atheistical
adj 1: related to or characterized by or given to atheism; "atheist leanings" [syn: {atheist}, {atheistic}]
2: rejecting any belief in gods [syn: {atheistic}, {unbelieving}]

Athelstan
n : the first Saxon ruler who extended his kingdom to include nearly all of England (895-939)

Athena
n : (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva [syn: {Athene}, {Pallas}, {Pallas Athena}, {Pallas Athene}]

athenaeum
n 1: a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning [syn: {atheneum}]
2: a place where reading materials are available [syn: {atheneum}]

Athene
n 1: (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva [syn: {Athena}, {Pallas}, {Pallas Athena}, {Pallas Athene}]
2: a genus of Strigidae [syn: {genus Athene}]

Athene noctua
n : small European owl [syn: {little owl}]

atheneum
n 1: a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning [syn: {athenaeum}]
2: a place where reading materials are available [syn: {athenaeum}]

Athenian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Athens or its inhabitants
n : a resident of Athens

Athens
n 1: the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess); "in the 5th century BC ancient Athens was the world's most powerful and civilized city" [syn: {Athinai}, {capital of Greece}, {Greek capital}]
2: a town in southeast Ohio
3: a university town in northeast Georgia

Atherinidae
n : small spiny-finned fishes of both salt and fresh water [syn: {family Atherinidae}]

Atherinopsis
n : a genus of Atherinidae [syn: {genus Atherinopsis}]

Atherinopsis californiensis
n : large silversides of Pacific coast of North America [syn: {jacksmelt}]

atherodyde
n : a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed [syn: {ramjet}, {ramjet engine}, {athodyd}, {flying drainpipe}]

atherogenesis
n : the formation of atheromas on the walls of the arteries as in atherosclerosis

atheroma
n : a fatty deposit in the intima (inner lining) of an artery; can obstruct blood flow [also: {atheromata} (pl)]

atheromata
See {atheroma}

atheromata
atheroma
n : a fatty deposit in the intima (inner lining) of an artery; can obstruct blood flow [also: {atheromata} (pl)]

atheromatic
adj : of or relating to or resembling atheroma; "atheromatous degeneration of the arteries" [syn: {atheromatous}]

atheromatous
adj : of or relating to or resembling atheroma; "atheromatous degeneration of the arteries" [syn: {atheromatic}]

atheroscleroses
See {atherosclerosis}

atheroscleroses
atherosclerosis
n : a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls [syn: {coronary artery disease}] [also: {atheroscleroses} (pl)]

atherosclerosis
n : a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls [syn: {coronary artery disease}] [also: {atheroscleroses} (pl)]

atherosclerotic
adj : of or relating to atherosclerosis

Atherurus
n : a genus of Hystricidae [syn: {genus Atherurus}]

athetosis
n : a continuous succession of slow writing involuntary movements of the hands and feet and other body parts

Athinai
n : the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess); "in the 5th century BC ancient Athens was the world's most powerful and civilized city" [syn: {Athens}, {capital of Greece}, {Greek capital}]

Athiorhodaceae
n : small motile sulphur bacteria [syn: {family Athiorhodaceae}]

athirst
adj : (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous; "athirst for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for informaton" [syn: {athirst(p)}, {hungry(p)}, {thirsty(p)}]

athlete
n : a person trained to compete in sports [syn: {jock}]

athlete's foot
n : fungal infection of the feet [syn: {tinea pedis}]

athlete's heart
n : enlarged heart commonly found among athletes trained for endurance

athletic
adj 1: relating to or befitting athletics or athletes; "athletic facilities"
2: vigorously active; "an acrobatic dance"; "an athletic child"; "athletic playing"; "gymnastic exercises" [syn: {acrobatic}, {gymnastic}]
3: having a sturdy and well proportioned body; "an athletic build"

athletic competition
n : a contest between athletes [syn: {athletic contest}, {athletics}]

athletic contest
n : a contest between athletes [syn: {athletic competition}, {athletics}]

athletic facility
n : a facility for athletic events

athletic field
n : a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field" [syn: {playing field}, {playing area}, {field}]

athletic game
n : a game involving athletic activity

athletic sock
n : a sock worn for athletic events [syn: {sweat sock}, {varsity sock}]

athletic supporter
n : a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise [syn: {supporter}, {suspensor}, {jockstrap}, {jock}]

athletic training
n : the course of practice and exercise and diet undertaken by an athlete

athletic type
n : muscular and big-boned [syn: {mesomorphy}]

athletic wear
n : attire worn for sport or for casual wear [syn: {sportswear}, {activewear}]

athleticism
n : intense energy; "his music is characterized by a happy athleticism" [syn: {strenuosity}]

athletics
n 1: an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition [syn: {sport}]
2: a contest between athletes [syn: {athletic contest}, {athletic competition}]
3: participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity

athodyd
n : a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed [syn: {ramjet}, {ramjet engine}, {atherodyde}, {flying drainpipe}]

Athol Fugard
n : South African playwright whose plays feature the racial tensions in South Africa during apartheid (born in 1932) [syn: {Fugard}]

Athos
n : an autonomous area in northeastern Greece that is the site of several Greek Orthodox monasteries founded in the tenth century [syn: {Mount Athos}]

Athrotaxis
n : a genus of gymnosperm [syn: {genus Athrotaxis}]

Athrotaxis selaginoides
n : evergreen of Tasmanian mountains having sharp-pointed leaves the curve inward [syn: {King William pine}]

athwart
adv 1: at right angles to the center line of a ship
2: at an oblique angle; "the sun shone aslant into his face" [syn: {obliquely}, {aslant}]

Athyriaceae
n : alternative names for one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems [syn: {Dryopteridaceae}, {family Dryopteridaceae}, {family Athyriaceae}]

Athyrium
n : temperate and tropical lady ferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or in the genus Asplenium [syn: {genus Athyrium}]

Athyrium distentifolium
n : a lady fern with deeply cut leaf segments; found in the Rocky Mountains [syn: {Alpine lady fern}]

Athyrium filix-femina
n : most widely grown fern of the genus Athyrium for its delicate foliage [syn: {lady fern}]

Athyrium pycnocarpon
n : North American fern with narrow fronds on yellowish leafstalks [syn: {silvery spleenwort}, {glade fern}, {narrow-leaved spleenwort}, {Diplazium pycnocarpon}]

Athyrium thelypteroides
n : fern with elongate silvery outgrowths enclosing the developing spores [syn: {silvery spleenwort}, {Deparia acrostichoides}]

atilt
adj : departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the headstones were tilted" [syn: {canted}, {leaning}, {tilted}, {tipped}]

Ativan
n : tranquilizer (trade name Ativan) used to treat anxiety and tension and insomnia [syn: {lorazepam}]

Atlanta
n 1: state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War [syn: {capital of Georgia}]
2: Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying Atlanta and burned the city; 1864 [syn: {battle of Atlanta}]

Atlantic
adj : relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean; "Atlantic currents"
n : the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east [syn: {Atlantic Ocean}]

Atlantic bonito
n : medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna [syn: {skipjack}, {Sarda sarda}]

Atlantic bottlenose dolphin
n : the most common dolphin of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; often kept captive and trained to perform [syn: {Tursiops truncatus}]

Atlantic City
n : a city on the Atlantic shore in southeastern New Jersey; a resort and gambling center

Atlantic Coast
n : a coast of the Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic cod
n : one of the world's most important commercial fishes [syn: {Gadus morhua}]

Atlantic croaker
n : silvery-bodied with dark markings and tiny barbels [syn: {Micropogonias undulatus}]

Atlantic halibut
n : largest United States flatfish [syn: {Hippoglossus hippoglossus}]

Atlantic herring
n : important food fish; found in enormous shoals in the northern Atlantic [syn: {Clupea harengus harengus}]

Atlantic manta
n : largest manta (to 22 feet across wings); found worldwide but common in Gulf of Mexico and along southern coasts of United States; primarily oceanic [syn: {Manta birostris}]

Atlantic moonfish
n : any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies [syn: {moonfish}, {horsefish}, {horsehead}, {horse-head}, {dollarfish}, {Selene setapinnis}]

Atlantic Ocean
n : the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east [syn: {Atlantic}]

Atlantic puffin
n : common puffin of the northern Atlantic [syn: {Fratercula arctica}]

Atlantic ridley
n : gray sea turtle of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America [syn: {bastard ridley}, {bastard turtle}, {Lepidochelys kempii}]

Atlantic sailfish
n : a kind of sailfish [syn: {Istiophorus albicans}]

Atlantic salmon
n 1: fatty pink flesh of fish from northern coastal Atlantic; usually marketed fresh
2: found in northern coastal Atlantic waters or tributaries; adults do not die after spawning [syn: {Salmo salar}]

Atlantic sea bream
n : sea bream of warm Atlantic waters [syn: {Archosargus rhomboidalis}]

Atlantic spiny dogfish
n : destructive dogfish of the Atlantic coastal waters of America and Europe; widely used in anatomy classes [syn: {Squalus acanthias}]

Atlantic Standard Time
n : standard time in the 4th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 60th meridian; used in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and Bermuda and the Canadian Maritime Provinces [syn: {Atlantic Time}]

Atlantic Time
n : standard time in the 4th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 60th meridian; used in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and Bermuda and the Canadian Maritime Provinces [syn: {Atlantic Standard Time}]

Atlantic tripletail
n : tripletail found from Cape Cod to northern South America [syn: {Lobotes surinamensis}]

Atlantic walrus
n : a walrus of northern Atlantic and Arctic waters [syn: {Odobenus rosmarus}]

Atlantic white cedar
n : slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae [syn: {southern white cedar}, {coast white cedar}, {white cypress}, {white cedar}, {Chamaecyparis thyoides}]

Atlantides
n : (Greek mythology) group of 3 to 7 nymphs who guarded the golden apples that Gaea gave as a wedding gift to Hera [syn: {Hesperides}]

Atlantis
n : according to legend, an island in the Atlantic Ocean that Plato said was swallowed by an earthquake

at-large
adj : representing the whole of a state or body rather than one specific division or part of it; "ambassador-at-large" [syn: {at-large(ip)}]

Atlas
n 1: (Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders
2: a collection of maps in book form [syn: {book of maps}, {map collection}]
3: the 1st cervical vertebra [syn: {atlas vertebra}]
4: a figure of a man used as a supporting column [syn: {telamon}]

Atlas cedar
n : tall Algerian evergreen of Atlas mountains with blue-green leaves; widely planted as an ornamental [syn: {Cedrus atlantica}]

atlas moth
n : giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk [syn: {Atticus atlas}]

Atlas Mountains
n : a mountain range in northern Africa between the Mediterranean and the Sahara Desert; extends from southwestern Morocco to northern Tunisia

atlas vertebra
n : the 1st cervical vertebra [syn: {atlas}]

atm
n 1: a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade [syn: {standard atmosphere}, {atmosphere}, {standard pressure}]
2: a means of digital communications that is capable of very high speeds; suitable for transmission of images or voice or video as well as data; "ATM is used for both LAN and WAN" [syn: {asynchronous transfer mode}]
3: an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used [syn: {cash machine}, {cash dispenser}, {automated teller machine}, {automatic teller machine}, {automated teller}, {automatic teller}]

atmolyses
See {atmolysis}

atmometer
n : an instrument that measures rate of evaporation of water [syn: {evaporometer}]

atmosphere
n 1: a particular environment or surrounding influence; "there was an atmosphere of excitement" [syn: {ambiance}, {ambience}]
2: a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade [syn: {standard atmosphere}, {atm}, {standard pressure}]
3: the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air" [syn: {air}]
4: the weather or climate at some place; "the atmosphere was thick with fog" [syn: {atmospheric state}]
5: the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body
6: a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance" [syn: {air}, {aura}]

atmospheric
adj : relating to or located in the atmosphere; "atmospheric tests" [syn: {atmospherical}]

atmospheric condition
n : the meteorological conditions: temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception" [syn: {weather}, {weather condition}]

atmospheric electricity
n : electrical discharges in the atmosphere

atmospheric phenomenon
n : a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere

atmospheric pressure
n : the pressure exerted by the atmosphere [syn: {air pressure}]

atmospheric state
n : the weather or climate at some place; "the atmosphere was thick with fog" [syn: {atmosphere}]

atmospheric static
n : a crackling or hissing noise cause by electrical interference [syn: {static}, {atmospherics}]

atmospherical
adj : relating to or located in the atmosphere; "atmospheric tests" [syn: {atmospheric}]

atmospherics
n : a crackling or hissing noise cause by electrical interference [syn: {static}, {atmospheric static}]

atole
n : eaten as mush or as a thin gruel

atoll
n : an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon

atom
n 1: (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
2: (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything [syn: {molecule}, {particle}, {corpuscle}, {mote}, {speck}]

atom bomb
n : a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239) [syn: {atomic bomb}, {A-bomb}, {fission bomb}, {plutonium bomb}]

atom smasher
n : a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles [syn: {accelerator}, {particle accelerator}]

atom-bomb
v : bomb with atomic weapons [syn: {nuke}]

atomic
adj 1: of or relating to or comprising atoms; "atomic structure"; "atomic hydrogen"
2: (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy; "nuclear war"; "nuclear weapons"; "atomic bombs" [syn: {nuclear}] [ant: {conventional}]
3: immeasurably small [syn: {atomlike}, {minute}]

atomic bomb
n : a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239) [syn: {atom bomb}, {A-bomb}, {fission bomb}, {plutonium bomb}]

atomic clock
n : a timepiece that derives its time scale from the vibration of atoms or molecules

atomic cocktail
n : an oral dose of radioactive substance used in treatment and diagnosis of cancer

atomic energy
n : the energy released by a nuclear reaction [syn: {nuclear energy}]

Atomic Energy Commission
n : a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States [syn: {AEC}]

atomic explosion
n : the explosion of an atomic bomb [syn: {nuclear explosion}]

atomic mass
n : (chemistry) the mass (in atomic mass units) of an isotope of an element

atomic mass unit
n : unit of mass for expressing masses of atoms or molecules

atomic number
n : the order of an element in Mendeleyev's table of the elements; equal to the number of protons in the nucleus or electrons in the neutral state of an atom of an element

atomic number 1
n : a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe [syn: {hydrogen}, {H}]

atomic number 10
n : a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts [syn: {neon}, {Ne}]

atomic number 100
n : a radioactive transuranic metallic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons [syn: {fermium}, {Fm}]

atomic number 101
n : a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (Md is the current symbol for mendelevium but Mv was formerly the symbol) [syn: {mendelevium}, {Md}, {Mv}]

atomic number 102
n : a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known [syn: {nobelium}, {No}]

atomic number 103
n : a radioactive transuranic element synthesized from californium [syn: {lawrencium}, {Lw}]

atomic number 104
n : a radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized [syn: {rutherfordium}, {Rf}, {kurchatovium}, {Ku}, {unnilquadium}, {Unq}, {element 104}]

atomic number 105
n : a transuranic element that has not been found in nature [syn: {unnilquintium}, {unnilpentium}, {Unp}, {hahnium}, {element 105}]

atomic number 106
n : a transuranic element [syn: {unnilhexium}, {Unh}, {element 106}]

atomic number 107
n : a transuranic element that has not been found in nature [syn: {unnilseptium}, {Uns}, {element 107}]

atomic number 11
n : a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt) [syn: {sodium}, {Na}]

atomic number 12
n : a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element; in pure form it burns with brilliant white flame; occurs naturally only in combination (as in magnesite and dolomite and carnallite and spinel and olivine) [syn: {magnesium}, {Mg}]

atomic number 13
n : a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite [syn: {aluminum}, {aluminium}, {Al}]

atomic number 14
n : a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors [syn: {silicon}, {Si}]

atomic number 15
n : a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms [syn: {phosphorus}, {P}]

atomic number 16
n : an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions) [syn: {sulfur}, {S}, {sulphur}]

atomic number 17
n : a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water) [syn: {chlorine}, {Cl}]

atomic number 18
n : a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere [syn: {argon}, {Ar}]

atomic number 19
n : a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite [syn: {potassium}, {K}]

atomic number 2
n : a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas) [syn: {helium}, {He}]

atomic number 20
n : a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals [syn: {calcium}, {Ca}]

atomic number 21
n : a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite [syn: {scandium}, {Sc}]

atomic number 22
n : a light strong gray lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong light-weight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite [syn: {titanium}, {Ti}]

atomic number 23
n : a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite [syn: {vanadium}, {V}]

atomic number 24
n : a hard brittle blue-white multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing [syn: {chromium}, {Cr}]

atomic number 25
n : a hard brittle gray polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic; used in making steel; occurs in many minerals [syn: {manganese}, {Mn}]

atomic number 26
n : a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood [syn: {iron}, {Fe}]

atomic number 27
n : a hard ferromagnetic silver-white bivalent or trivalent metallic element; a trace element in plant and animal nutrition [syn: {cobalt}, {Co}]

atomic number 28
n : a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite [syn: {nickel}, {Ni}]

atomic number 29
n : a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor [syn: {copper}, {Cu}]

atomic number 3
n : a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals [syn: {lithium}, {Li}]

atomic number 30
n : a bluish-white lustrous metallic element; brittle at ordinary temperatures but malleable when heated; used in a wide variety of alloys and in galvanizing iron; it occurs as zinc sulphide in zinc blende [syn: {zinc}, {Zn}]

atomic number 31
n : a rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element; brittle at low temperatures but liquid above room temperature; occurs in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores [syn: {gallium}, {Ga}]

atomic number 32
n : a brittle gray crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite [syn: {germanium}, {Ge}]

atomic number 33
n : a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar [syn: {arsenic}, {As}]

atomic number 34
n : a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable gray metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the light than in the dark and is used in photocells; occurs in sulfide ores (as pyrite) [syn: {selenium}, {Se}]

atomic number 35
n : a nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water [syn: {bromine}, {Br}]

atomic number 36
n : a colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; occurs in trace amounts in air [syn: {krypton}, {Kr}]

atomic number 37
n : a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group; burns in air and reacts violently in water; occurs in carnallite and lepidolite and pollucite [syn: {rubidium}, {Rb}]

atomic number 38
n : a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite [syn: {strontium}, {Sr}]

atomic number 39
n : a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys [syn: {yttrium}, {Y}]

atomic number 4
n : a light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element [syn: {beryllium}, {Be}, {glucinium}]

atomic number 40
n : a lustrous gray strong metallic element resembling titanium; it is used in nuclear reactors as a neutron absorber; it occurs in baddeleyite but is obtained chiefly from zircon [syn: {zirconium}, {Zr}]

atomic number 41
n : a soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys; occurs in niobite; formerly called columbium [syn: {niobium}, {Nb}]

atomic number 42
n : a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden steel [syn: {molybdenum}, {Mo}]

atomic number 43
n : a crystalline metallic element not found in nature; occurs as one of the fission products of uranium [syn: {technetium}, {Tc}]

atomic number 44
n : a rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group; it is found associated with platinum [syn: {ruthenium}, {Ru}]

atomic number 45
n : a white hard metallic element that is one of the platinum group and is found in platinum ores; used in alloys with platinum [syn: {rhodium}, {Rh}]

atomic number 46
n : a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry [syn: {palladium}, {Pd}]

atomic number 47
n : a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography [syn: {silver}, {Ag}]

atomic number 48
n : a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores [syn: {cadmium}, {Cd}]

atomic number 49
n : a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite [syn: {indium}, {In}]

atomic number 5
n : a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder [syn: {boron}, {B}]

atomic number 50
n : a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide [syn: {tin}, {Sn}]

atomic number 51
n : a metallic element having four allotropic forms; used in a wide variety of alloys; found in stibnite [syn: {antimony}, {Sb}]

atomic number 52
n : a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold [syn: {tellurium}, {Te}]

atomic number 53
n : a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks) [syn: {iodine}, {iodin}, {I}]

atomic number 54
n : a colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts [syn: {xenon}, {Xe}]

atomic number 55
n : a soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures); the most electropositive and alkaline metal [syn: {cesium}, {caesium}, {Cs}]

atomic number 56
n : a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite [syn: {barium}, {Ba}]

atomic number 57
n : a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth [syn: {lanthanum}, {La}]

atomic number 58
n : a ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group [syn: {cerium}, {Ce}]

atomic number 59
n : a soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process [syn: {praseodymium}, {Pr}]

atomic number 6
n : an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds [syn: {carbon}, {C}]

atomic number 60
n : a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium [syn: {neodymium}, {Nd}]

atomic number 61
n : a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group having no stable isotope; was discovered in radioactive form as a fission product of uranium [syn: {promethium}, {Pm}]

atomic number 62
n : a gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group; is used in special alloys; occurs in monazite and bastnasite [syn: {samarium}, {Sm}]

atomic number 63
n : a bivalent and trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group [syn: {europium}, {Eu}]

atomic number 64
n : a ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group [syn: {gadolinium}, {Gd}]

atomic number 65
n : a metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite [syn: {terbium}, {Tb}]

atomic number 66
n : a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; forms compounds that are highly magnetic [syn: {dysprosium}, {Dy}]

atomic number 67
n : a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds [syn: {holmium}, {Ho}]

atomic number 68
n : a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium [syn: {erbium}, {Er}]

atomic number 69
n : a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group; isotope 170 emits X-rays and is used in small portable X-ray machines; it occurs in monazite and apatite and xenotime [syn: {thulium}, {Tm}]

atomic number 7
n : a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues [syn: {nitrogen}, {N}]

atomic number 70
n : a soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime [syn: {ytterbium}, {Yb}]

atomic number 71
n : a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium [syn: {lutetium}, {lutecium}, {Lu}]

atomic number 72
n : a gray tetravalent metallic element that resembles zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals; used in filaments for its ready emission of electrons [syn: {hafnium}, {Hf}]

atomic number 73
n : a hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite [syn: {tantalum}, {Ta}]

atomic number 74
n : a heavy gray-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite [syn: {tungsten}, {wolfram}, {W}]

atomic number 75
n : a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum [syn: {rhenium}, {Re}]

atomic number 76
n : a hard brittle blue-gray or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known [syn: {osmium}, {Os}]

atomic number 77
n : a heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group; used in alloys; occurs in natural alloys with platinum or osmium [syn: {iridium}, {Ir}]

atomic number 78
n : a heavy precious metallic element; gray-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits [syn: {platinum}, {Pt}]

atomic number 79
n : a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia [syn: {gold}, {Au}]

atomic number 8
n : a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust [syn: {oxygen}, {O}]

atomic number 80
n : a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures [syn: {mercury}, {quicksilver}, {hydrargyrum}, {Hg}]

atomic number 81
n : a soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air; it is highly toxic and is used in rodent and insect poisons; occurs in zinc blende and some iron ores [syn: {thallium}, {Tl}]

atomic number 82
n : a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull gray; "the children were playing with lead soldiers" [syn: {lead}, {Pb}]

atomic number 83
n : a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals [syn: {bismuth}, {Bi}]

atomic number 84
n : a radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth; occurs in uranium ores but can be produced by bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor [syn: {polonium}, {Po}]

atomic number 85
n : a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium [syn: {astatine}, {At}]

atomic number 86
n : a radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium; the heaviest of the inert gasses; occurs naturally (especially in areas over granite) and is considered a hazard to health [syn: {radon}, {Rn}]

atomic number 87
n : a radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium [syn: {francium}, {Fr}]

atomic number 88
n : an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores [syn: {radium}, {Ra}]

atomic number 89
n : a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores [syn: {actinium}, {Ac}]

atomic number 9
n : a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite [syn: {fluorine}, {F}]

atomic number 90
n : a soft silvery-white tetravalent radioactive metallic element; isotope 232 is used as a power source in nuclear reactors; occurs in thorite and in monazite sands [syn: {thorium}, {Th}]

atomic number 91
n : a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead [syn: {protactinium}, {protoactinium}, {Pa}]

atomic number 92
n : a heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons [syn: {uranium}, {U}]

atomic number 93
n : a radioactive transuranic metallic element; found in trace amounts in uranium ores; a by-product of the production of plutonium [syn: {neptunium}, {Np}]

atomic number 94
n : a solid silvery gray radioactive transuranic element whose atoms can be split when bombarded with neutrons; found in minute quantities in uranium ores but is usually synthesized in nuclear reactors; 13 isotopes are known with the most important being plutonium 239 [syn: {plutonium}, {Pu}]

atomic number 95
n : a radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms [syn: {americium}, {Am}]

atomic number 96
n : a radioactive transuranic metallic element; produced by bombarding plutonium with helium nuclei [syn: {curium}, {Cm}]

atomic number 97
n : a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding americium with helium [syn: {berkelium}, {Bk}]

atomic number 98
n : a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles [syn: {californium}, {Cf}]

atomic number 99
n : a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons [syn: {einsteinium}, {Es}, {E}]

atomic physics
n : the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei [syn: {nuclear physics}, {nucleonics}]

atomic pile
n : a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy [syn: {atomic reactor}, {pile}, {chain reactor}]

atomic power
n : nuclear energy regarded as a source of electricity for the power grid (for civilian use) [syn: {nuclear power}]

atomic reactor
n : a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy [syn: {atomic pile}, {pile}, {chain reactor}]

atomic spectrum
n : (physics) a spectrum of radiation caused by electron transitions within an atom; the series of spectrum lines is characteristic of the element

atomic theory
n 1: a theory of the structure of the atom
2: (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles; "the ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Epicurus held atomic theories of the universe" [syn: {atomism}, {atomist theory}, {atomistic theory}] [ant: {holism}]

atomic warhead
n : the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb [syn: {nuclear warhead}, {thermonuclear warhead}, {nuke}]

atomic weight
n : (chemistry) the ratio of the atomic mass of an element to half the atomic mass of carbon-12 [syn: {relative atomic mass}]

atomisation
n 1: separating something into fine particles [syn: {atomization}, {fragmentation}]
2: annihilation by reducing something to atoms [syn: {atomization}]

atomise
v 1: spray very finely; "atomize perfume" [syn: {atomize}]
2: strike at with firepower or bombs; "zap the enemy" [syn: {nuke}, {atomize}, {zap}]
3: break up into small particles; "the fine powder had been atomized by air" [syn: {atomize}]

atomiser
n : a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine spray [syn: {atomizer}, {spray}, {sprayer}]

atomism
n 1: (psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements (sensations and feelings) that form complex ideas by association
2: (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles; "the ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Epicurus held atomic theories of the universe" [syn: {atomic theory}, {atomist theory}, {atomistic theory}] [ant: {holism}]

atomist theory
n : (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles; "the ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Epicurus held atomic theories of the universe" [syn: {atomism}, {atomic theory}, {atomistic theory}] [ant: {holism}]

atomistic
adj : divided into separate and often disparate elements [syn: {atomistical}] [ant: {holistic}]

atomistic theory
n : (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles; "the ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Epicurus held atomic theories of the universe" [syn: {atomism}, {atomic theory}, {atomist theory}] [ant: {holism}]

atomistical
adj : divided into separate and often disparate elements [syn: {atomistic}] [ant: {holistic}]

atomization
n 1: separating something into fine particles [syn: {atomisation}, {fragmentation}]
2: annihilation by reducing something to atoms [syn: {atomisation}]

atomize
v 1: spray very finely; "atomize perfume" [syn: {atomise}]
2: strike at with firepower or bombs; "zap the enemy" [syn: {nuke}, {atomise}, {zap}]
3: break up into small particles; "the fine powder had been atomized by air" [syn: {atomise}]

atomizer
n : a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine spray [syn: {atomiser}, {spray}, {sprayer}]

atomlike
adj : immeasurably small [syn: {atomic}, {minute}]

atonal
adj : characterized by avoidance of traditional Western tonality [syn: {unkeyed}] [ant: {tonal}]

atonalism
n : the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system [syn: {atonality}] [ant: {key}]

atonalistic
adj : of or relating to atonalism

atonality
n : the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system [syn: {atonalism}] [ant: {key}]

atonally
adv : without tonality; "he composes atonally"

atone
v 1: make amends for; "expiate one's sins" [syn: {expiate}, {aby}, {abye}]
2: turn away from sin or do penitence [syn: {repent}]

atonement
n 1: compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store" [syn: {expiation}, {satisfaction}]
2: the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity) [syn: {expiation}, {propitiation}]

atonia
n : lack of normal muscular tension or tonus [syn: {atonicity}, {atony}, {amyotonia}] [ant: {tonicity}]

atonic
adj 1: characterized by a lack of tonus
2: used of syllables; "an atonic syllable carries no stress" [syn: {unaccented}] [ant: {tonic}]

atonicity
n : lack of normal muscular tension or tonus [syn: {atony}, {atonia}, {amyotonia}] [ant: {tonicity}]

atony
n : lack of normal muscular tension or tonus [syn: {atonicity}, {atonia}, {amyotonia}] [ant: {tonicity}]

atop
adv : on, to, or at the top

atopic allergy
n : an allergic reaction that becomes apparent in a sensitized person only minutes after contact [syn: {immediate allergy}, {atopy}, {type I allergic reaction}]

atopic dermatitis
n : a severe form of dermatitis characterized by atopy [syn: {atopic eczema}]

atopic eczema
n : a severe form of dermatitis characterized by atopy [syn: {atopic dermatitis}]

atopognosia
n : absence or loss of topognosia; inability to locate correctly a point of touch [syn: {atopognosis}]

atopognosis
n : absence or loss of topognosia; inability to locate correctly a point of touch [syn: {atopognosia}]

atopy
n : an allergic reaction that becomes apparent in a sensitized person only minutes after contact [syn: {immediate allergy}, {atopic allergy}, {type I allergic reaction}]

atorvastatin
n : an oral drug (trade name Lipitor) that is effective in lowering triglycerides; potent in reducing LDL cholesterol because higher doses can be given [syn: {Lipitor}]

atoxic
adj : not producing or resulting from poison [syn: {nontoxic}] [ant: {toxic}]

ATP
n : a nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue; the major source of energy for cellular reactions [syn: {adenosine triphosphate}]

atrabilious
adj : irritable as if suffering from indigestion [syn: {bilious}, {dyspeptic}, {liverish}]

atrazine
n : a synthetic compound derived from triazine that is widely used as an agricultural herbicide; "atrazine is thought to cause cancer and is banned in some European countries"

atresia
n : an abnormal condition in which a normal opening or tube in the body (as the urethra) is closed or absent

atria
See {atrium}

atria
atrium
n 1: any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart)
2: the central area in a building; open to the sky [also: {atria} (pl)]

atrial
adj : of or relating to a cavity or chamber in the body (especially one of the upper chambers of the heart)

atrial artery
n : the branch of the coronary artery that supplies the muscles of the atria

atrial auricle
n : a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart [syn: {auricle}, {auricula atrii}]

atrial fibrillation
n : fibrillation of the muscles of the atria of the heart

atrial septal defect
n : an abnormal opening between the left and right atria of the heart

Atrichornis
n : type genus of the Atrichornithidae [syn: {genus Atrichornis}]

Atrichornithidae
n : scrubbirds [syn: {family Atrichornithidae}]

atrioventricular
adj : relating to or affecting the atria and ventricles of the heart; "atrioventricular disease" [syn: {auriculoventricular}]

atrioventricular block
n : recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat [syn: {heart block}, {Adams-Stokes syndrome}, {Stokes-Adams syndrome}]

atrioventricular bundle
n : a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles causing them to contract [syn: {bundle of His}, {atrioventricular trunk}, {truncus atrioventricularis}]

atrioventricular nodal rhythm
n : the normal cardiac rhythm when the heart is controlled by the atrioventricular node [syn: {nodal rhythm}]

atrioventricular node
n : a node of specialized heart muscle located in the septal wall of the right atrium; receives impulses from the sinoatrial node and transmits them to atrioventricular bundle

atrioventricular trunk
n : a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles causing them to contract [syn: {atrioventricular bundle}, {bundle of His}, {truncus atrioventricularis}]

atrioventricular valve
n : either of two heart valves through which blood flows from the atria to the ventricles; prevents return of blood to the atrium

atrip
adj : of an anchor; just clear of the bottom [syn: {aweigh}]

Atriplex
n : orach; saltbush [syn: {genus Atriplex}]

Atriplex hortensis
n : Asiatic plant resembling spinach often used as a potherb; naturalized in Europe and North America [syn: {garden orache}, {mountain spinach}]

Atriplex hymenelytra
n : handsome low saltbush of arid southwestern United States and Mexico having blue-green prickly-edged leaves often used for Christmas decoration [syn: {desert holly}]

Atriplex lentiformis
n : spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {quail bush}, {quail brush}, {white thistle}]

Atriplex mexicana
n : Eurasian aromatic oak-leaved goosefoot with many yellow-green flowers; naturalized North America [syn: {Jerusalem oak}, {feather geranium}, {Mexican tea}, {Chenopodium botrys}]

atrium
n 1: any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart)
2: the central area in a building; open to the sky [also: {atria} (pl)]

atrium cordis
n : the upper chamber of each half of the heart [syn: {atrium of the heart}]

atrium dextrum
n : the right upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the venae cavae and coronary sinus [syn: {right atrium}, {right atrium of the heart}]

atrium of the heart
n : the upper chamber of each half of the heart [syn: {atrium cordis}]

atrium sinistrum
n : the left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins [syn: {left atrium}, {left atrium of the heart}]

atrocious
adj 1: shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit" [syn: {flagitious}, {grievous}, {heinous}, {monstrous}]
2: exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room" [syn: {abominable}, {awful}, {dreadful}, {painful}, {terrible}, {unspeakable}]
3: provoking horror; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound" [syn: {frightful}, {horrifying}, {horrible}, {ugly}]

atrociously
adv 1: in a terrible manner; "she sings terribly" [syn: {terribly}, {awfully}, {abominably}, {abysmally}, {rottenly}]
2: to an extravagant or immoderate degree; "atrociously expensive" [syn: {outrageously}]

atrociousness
n : the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane [syn: {atrocity}, {barbarity}, {barbarousness}, {heinousness}]

atrocity
n 1: the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane [syn: {atrociousness}, {barbarity}, {barbarousness}, {heinousness}]
2: an act of atrocious cruelty [syn: {inhumanity}]

Atromid-S
n : a drug (trade name Atromid-S) that reduces lipids in the blood serum; used to treat some cardiovascular diseases [syn: {clofibrate}]

Atropa
n : belladonna [syn: {genus Atropa}]

Atropa belladonna
n : perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine [syn: {belladonna}, {deadly nightshade}]

atrophic
adj : relating to or characterized by atrophy; "atrophic arthritis"

atrophic arthritis
n : a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint [syn: {rheumatoid arthritis}, {rheumatism}]

atrophied
adj : (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use; "partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm" [syn: {wasted}, {diminished}] [ant: {hypertrophied}]

atrophied
atrophy
n 1: a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse [syn: {wasting}, {wasting away}]
2: any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) [syn: {withering}]
v : undergo atrophy; "Muscles that are not used will atrophy" [also: {atrophied}]

atrophied
See {atrophy}

atrophy
n 1: a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse [syn: {wasting}, {wasting away}]
2: any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) [syn: {withering}]
v : undergo atrophy; "Muscles that are not used will atrophy" [also: {atrophied}]

Atropidae
n : booklice [syn: {family Atropidae}]

atropine
n : a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides

Atropos
n : the Fate who cuts the thread of life; identified with Roman Morta

Atrovent
n : an inhaled bronchodilator (trade name Atrovent) [syn: {ipratropium bromide}]

Atsugewi
n 1: a member of the North American Indian people of the Pit river valley in northern California
2: the Shastan language spoken by the Atsugewi people

Attacapa
n : a language spoken by the Atakapa people of the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas [syn: {Atakapa}, {Atakapan}, {Attacapan}]

Attacapan
n 1: a member of an Indian people formerly living along the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas [syn: {Atakapa}]
2: a language spoken by the Atakapa people of the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas [syn: {Atakapa}, {Atakapan}, {Attacapa}]

attach
v 1: cause to be attached [ant: {detach}]
2: be attached; be in contact with
3: become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill" [ant: {detach}]
4: create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child" [syn: {bind}, {tie}, {bond}]
5: take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork" [syn: {impound}, {sequester}, {confiscate}, {seize}]

attach to
v 1: be associated with; "French fries come with the hamburger" [syn: {accompany}, {come with}, {go with}]
2: be part of; "This problem inheres in the design" [syn: {inhere in}]

attachable
adj : capable of being fastened or added to something else; "a handle attachable by two bolts" [ant: {detachable}]

attache
n 1: a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission
2: a shallow and rectangular briefcase [syn: {attache case}]

attache case
n : a shallow and rectangular briefcase [syn: {attache}]

attached
adj 1: fastened together; "a picnic table with attached benches"
2: being joined in close association; "affiliated clubs"; "all art schools whether independent or attached to universities" [syn: {affiliated}, {connected}]
3: used of buildings joined by common sidewalls; "a block of attached houses" [ant: {detached}]
4: permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about; "an attached oyster"; "sessile marine animals and plants" [syn: {sessile}] [ant: {vagile}]
5: associated in an exclusive sexual relationship [syn: {committed}] [ant: {unattached}]

attachment
n 1: a feeling of affection for a person or an institution [syn: {fond regard}]
2: a supplementary part or accessory
3: a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding
4: a connection that fastens things together [syn: {bond}]
5: faithful support for a religion or cause or political party [syn: {adherence}, {adhesion}]
6: the act of attaching or affixing something [syn: {affixation}]
7: the act of fastening things together [syn: {fastening}]

attack
n 1: (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn" [syn: {onslaught}, {onset}, {onrush}]
2: a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea"
3: intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak" [syn: {fire}, {flak}, {flack}, {blast}]
4: the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life" [syn: {attempt}]
5: an offensive move in a sport or game; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"
6: the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent); "the film was sensitive to attack by acids"; "open to attack by the elements"
7: ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided" [syn: {approach}, {plan of attack}]
8: a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase [syn: {tone-beginning}]
9: strong criticism; "he published an unexpected attack on my work"
v 1: launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" [syn: {assail}] [ant: {defend}]
2: attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" [syn: {round}, {assail}, {lash out}, {snipe}, {assault}]
3: take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack" [syn: {aggress}]
4: attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" [syn: {assail}, {assault}, {set on}]
5: set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task; "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"
6: begin to injure; "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal"

attack aircraft
n : a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air [syn: {fighter}, {fighter aircraft}]

attack aircraft carrier
n : a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for take-offs and landings [syn: {aircraft carrier}, {carrier}, {flattop}]

attack dog
n : a watchdog trained to attack on command

attack submarine
n : a military submarine designed and armed to attack enemy shipping

attacker
n : someone who attacks [syn: {aggressor}, {assailant}, {assaulter}]

attacking
adj : disposed to attack [syn: {assaultive}, {attacking(a)}]

attain
v 1: to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks" [syn: {achieve}, {accomplish}, {reach}]
2: reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour" [syn: {reach}, {hit}]
3: find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake" [syn: {fall upon}, {strike}, {come upon}, {light upon}, {chance upon}, {come across}, {chance on}, {happen upon}, {discover}]
4: reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts" [syn: {reach}, {make}, {hit}, {arrive at}, {gain}]

attainability
n : the state of being achievable [syn: {achievability}, {attainableness}]

attainable
adj : capable of being attained or accomplished; "choose an attainable goal"; "art is not something that is come-at-able by dint of study" [syn: {come-at-able}, {gettable}, {getable}]

attainableness
n : the state of being achievable [syn: {achievability}, {attainability}]

attainder
n : cancellation of civil rights [syn: {civil death}]

attained
adj : achieved or reached; "the actual attained achievement test score"

attainment
n 1: the act of achieving an aim; "the attainment of independence"
2: arrival at a new stage; "his attainment of puberty was delayed by malnutrition"
3: an ability that has been acquired by training [syn: {skill}, {accomplishment}, {acquirement}, {acquisition}]

attaint
v 1: bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime" [syn: {dishonor}, {disgrace}, {dishonour}, {shame}] [ant: {honor}]
2: condemn by attainder; "the man was attainted"

Attalea
n : unarmed feather palms of central and northern South America [syn: {genus Attalea}]

Attalea funifera
n : Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes [syn: {piassava palm}, {pissaba palm}, {Bahia piassava}, {bahia coquilla}]

attar
n : essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers [syn: {atar}, {athar}, {ottar}]

attar of roses
n : a volatile fragrant oil obtained from fresh roses by steam distillation [syn: {rose oil}]

attemper
v : modify the temperature of; "attemper the air"

attempt
n 1: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" [syn: {effort}, {endeavor}, {endeavour}, {try}]
2: the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life" [syn: {attack}]
v 1: make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world" [syn: {try}, {seek}, {essay}, {assay}]
2: enter upon an activity or enterprise [syn: {undertake}, {set about}]

attemptable
adj : capable of being attempted

attempted
adj : tried unsuccessfully; "attempted murder"

attempter
n : one who tries [syn: {trier}, {essayer}]

attend
v 1: be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.; "She attends class regularly"; "I rarely attend services at my church"; "did you go to the meeting?" [syn: {go to}] [ant: {miss}]
2: take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business" [syn: {take care}, {look}, {see}]
3: to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result; "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation"
4: work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years" [syn: {serve}, {attend to}, {wait on}, {assist}]
5: give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said" [syn: {hang}, {advert}, {pay heed}, {give ear}]

attend to
v 1: get down to; pay attention to; take seriously; "Attend to your duties, please" [syn: {take to heart}] [ant: {neglect}]
2: work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years" [syn: {serve}, {wait on}, {attend}, {assist}]

attendance
n : the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.) [syn: {attending}] [ant: {nonattendance}]

attendance check
n : a call of students' names in a classroom

attendant
adj : following as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with related problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management" [syn: {accompanying}, {concomitant}, {incidental}, {incidental to(p)}]
n 1: someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another [syn: {attender}, {tender}]
2: a person who participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees" [syn: {attender}, {attendee}, {meeter}]

attended
adj 1: having accompaniment or companions or escort; "there were lone gentlemen and gentlemen accompanied by their wives" [syn: {accompanied}] [ant: {unaccompanied}]
2: having a caretaker or other watcher [syn: {tended to(p)}]

attendee
n : a person who participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees" [syn: {attendant}, {attender}, {meeter}]

attender
n 1: someone who listens attentively [syn: {hearer}, {listener}, {auditor}]
2: someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another [syn: {attendant}, {tender}]
3: a person who participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees" [syn: {attendant}, {attendee}, {meeter}]

attending
adj 1: being present at meeting or event [syn: {in attendance(p)}]
2: serving attendance on someone; "a ministering angel"; "the angels ministrant sang"; "the attending physician" [syn: {ministering}, {ministrant}]
n 1: the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others [syn: {attention}] [ant: {inattention}]
2: the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.) [syn: {attendance}] [ant: {nonattendance}]

attention
n 1: the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others [syn: {attending}] [ant: {inattention}]
2: the work of caring for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needed constant attention" [syn: {care}, {aid}, {tending}]
3: a general interest that leads people to want to know more; "She was the center of attention"
4: a courteous act indicating affection; "she tried to win his heart with her many attentions"
5: the faculty or power of mental concentration; "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention"
6: a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review; "the troops stood at attention"

attention deficit disorder
n : a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders [syn: {ADD}, {attention deficit hyperactivity disorder}, {ADHD}, {hyperkinetic syndrome}, {minimal brain dysfunction}, {minimal brain damage}, {MBD}]

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
n : a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders [syn: {attention deficit disorder}, {ADD}, {ADHD}, {hyperkinetic syndrome}, {minimal brain dysfunction}, {minimal brain damage}, {MBD}]

attention span
n : the length of time you can concentrate on some idea or activity

attentional
adj : of or relating to attention

attention-getting
adj 1: seizing the attention; "eye-catching posters" [syn: {eye-catching}]
2: likely to attract attention; "a catchy title for a movie" [syn: {catchy}]

attentive
adj 1: (often followed by `to') giving care or attention; "attentive to details"; "the nurse was attentive to her patient"; "an attentive suitor" [ant: {inattentive}]
2: taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention; "heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer"; "heedful of what they were doing" [syn: {heedful}, {thoughtful}] [ant: {heedless}]

attentively
adv : in an attentive manner; "he listened attentively" [syn: {with attention}, {paying attention}]

attentiveness
n 1: paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences" [syn: {heed}, {regard}, {paying attention}] [ant: {inattentiveness}]
2: the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others
3: the trait of being observant and paying attention [ant: {inattentiveness}]

attenuate
adj : reduced in strength; "the faded tones of an old recording" [syn: {attenuated}, {faded}, {weakened}]
v 1: weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance) [syn: {rarefy}]
2: become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude

attenuated
adj 1: of an electrical signal; reduced in amplitude with little or no distortion
2: reduced in strength; "the faded tones of an old recording" [syn: {attenuate}, {faded}, {weakened}]

attenuation
n 1: weakening in force or intensity; "attenuation in the volume of the sound" [syn: {fading}]
2: the property of something that has been weakened or reduced in thickness or density

attenuator
n : an electrical device for attenuating the strength of an electrical signal

attest
v 1: provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness" [syn: {certify}, {manifest}, {demonstrate}, {evidence}]
2: authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity; "I attest this signature"
3: give testimony in a court of law [syn: {testify}, {take the stand}, {bear witness}]
4: establish or verify the usage of; "This word is not attested until 1993"

attestant
n 1: (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature [syn: {witness}, {attestor}, {attestator}]
2: someone who affirms or vouches for the correctness or truth or genuineness of something [syn: {attester}]

attestation
n 1: noun.group:law,;c the action of bearing witness
2: the evidence by which something is attested

attestation report
n : a consulting service in which a CPA expresses a conclusion about the reliability of a written statement that is the responsibility of someone else [syn: {attestation service}]

attestation service
n : a consulting service in which a CPA expresses a conclusion about the reliability of a written statement that is the responsibility of someone else [syn: {attestation report}]

attestator
n : (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature [syn: {witness}, {attestant}, {attestor}]

attested
adj : established as genuine [syn: {authenticated}, {documented}]

attester
n : someone who affirms or vouches for the correctness or truth or genuineness of something [syn: {attestant}]

attestor
n : (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature [syn: {witness}, {attestant}, {attestator}]

Attic
adj : of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times; "Attic Greek"
n 1: floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage [syn: {loft}, {garret}]
2: the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens [syn: {Classical Greek}]
3: informal terms for a human head [syn: {bean}, {bonce}, {noodle}, {noggin}, {dome}]
4: (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof

attic fan
n : a fan that blows heated air out of the attic of a building

Attica
n : the territory of Athens in ancient Greece

Atticus
n : atlas moth [syn: {genus Atticus}]

Atticus atlas
n : giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk [syn: {atlas moth}]

Attila
n : king of the Huns; the most successful barbarian invader of the Roman Empire (406-453) [syn: {Scourge of God}, {Scourge of the Gods}]

attire
n : clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress" [syn: {garb}, {dress}]
v : put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" [syn: {dress up}, {fig out}, {fig up}, {deck up}, {gussy up}, {fancy up}, {trick up}, {deck out}, {trick out}, {prink}, {get up}, {rig out}, {tog up}, {tog out}, {overdress}] [ant: {dress down}]

attired
adj : dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination; "the elegantly attired gentleman"; "neatly dressed workers"; "monks garbed in hooded robes"; "went about oddly garmented"; "professors robed in crimson"; "tuxedo-attired gentlemen"; "crimson-robed Harvard professors" [syn: {appareled}, {dressed}, {garbed}, {garmented}, {habilimented}, {robed}]

attitude
n 1: a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun" [syn: {mental attitude}]
2: position or arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender" [syn: {position}, {posture}]
3: a theatrical pose created for effect; "the actor struck just the right attitude"
4: position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)

attitudinise
v : assume certain affected attitudes [syn: {attitudinize}]

attitudinize
v : assume certain affected attitudes [syn: {attitudinise}]

Attlee
n : British statesman and leader of the Labour party who instituted the welfare state in England (1883-1967) [syn: {Clement Attlee}, {Clement Richard Attlee}, {1st Earl Attlee}]

attorn
v : acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord; "he was attorned by the tenants"

attorney
n : a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice [syn: {lawyer}]

attorney general
n 1: the chief law officer of a country or state
2: the person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department; "Edmund Randolph was the first Attorney General, appointed by President Washington" [syn: {United States Attorney General}, {US Attorney General}]
3: the position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States; "the post of Attorney General was created in 1789" [syn: {Attorney General of the United States}]

Attorney General of the United States
n : the position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States; "the post of Attorney General was created in 1789" [syn: {Attorney General}]

attorney-client privilege
n : the right of a lawyer to refuse to divulge confidential information from his client

attorney-client relation
n : the responsibility of a lawyer to act in the best interests of the client [syn: {lawyer-client relation}]

attorneys-at-law
See {attorney-at-law}

attorneyship
n : the position of attorney

attosecond
n : one quintillionth of a second; one thousandth of a femtosecond

attract
v 1: direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers" [syn: {pull}, {pull in}, {draw}, {draw in}] [ant: {repel}]
2: exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away; "the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies"
3: be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people" [syn: {appeal}] [ant: {repel}]

attractable
adj : capable of being magnetized or attracted by a magnet; "the magnetic chips of steel produced by a cutting tool are attractable by a magnet"

attracter
n 1: an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had" [syn: {drawing card}, {draw}, {attraction}, {attractor}]
2: (physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system [syn: {attractor}]
3: a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees" [syn: {attraction}, {attractor}, {attractive feature}, {magnet}]

attraction
n 1: the force by which one object attracts another [syn: {attractive force}] [ant: {repulsion}]
2: an entertainment that is offered to the public
3: the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him" [syn: {attractiveness}]
4: a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees" [syn: {attractor}, {attracter}, {attractive feature}, {magnet}]
5: an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had" [syn: {drawing card}, {draw}, {attractor}, {attracter}]

attractive
adj 1: pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations" [ant: {unattractive}]
2: having power to arouse interest; "an attractive opportunity"; "the job is attractive because of the pay"
3: having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or pull; "an attractive force"; "the knife hung on a magnetic board" [syn: {attractive(a)}, {magnetic}] [ant: {repulsive(a)}]

attractive feature
n : a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees" [syn: {attraction}, {attractor}, {attracter}, {magnet}]

attractive force
n : the force by which one object attracts another [syn: {attraction}] [ant: {repulsion}]

attractive nuisance
n : anything on your premises that might attract children into danger or harm; "their swimming pool is an attractive nuisance; they should fence it in"

attractively
adv : in a beautiful manner; "her face was beautifully made up" [syn: {beautifully}] [ant: {unattractively}]

attractiveness
n 1: the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him" [syn: {attraction}]
2: a beauty that appeals to the senses [ant: {unattractiveness}]

attractor
n 1: an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had" [syn: {drawing card}, {draw}, {attraction}, {attracter}]
2: (physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system [syn: {attracter}]
3: a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees" [syn: {attraction}, {attracter}, {attractive feature}, {magnet}]

attributable
adj : capable of being attributed; "the collapse of the movement was attributable to a lack of morale"; "an idea attributable to a Russian" [ant: {unattributable}]

attribute
n 1: a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property" [syn: {property}, {dimension}]
2: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
v 1: attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats" [syn: {impute}, {ascribe}, {assign}]
2: decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class" [syn: {assign}]

attribution
n 1: assigning some quality or character to a person or thing; "the attribution of language to birds"; "the ascription to me of honors I had not earned" [syn: {ascription}]
2: assigning to a cause or source; "the attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath"; "he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso" [syn: {ascription}]

attributive
adj : of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify; "`red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple'" [syn: {prenominal}] [ant: {predicative}]

attributive genitive
adj : a word in the genitive case used as an attributive adjective; "an example of the attributive genitive is `John's' in `John's mother'"

attributively
adv : in an attributive manner; "the genitive noun is used attributively"

attrited
adj : worn by rubbing or friction

attrition
n 1: erosion by friction [syn: {abrasion}, {corrasion}, {detrition}]
2: the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice [syn: {grinding}, {abrasion}, {detrition}]
3: sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation [syn: {contrition}, {contriteness}]
4: a wearing down to weaken or destroy; "a war of attrition"
5: the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction

attrition rate
n : the rate of shrinkage in size or number [syn: {rate of attrition}]

attritional
adj : relating to or caused by attrition

attune
v : adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with

attuned
adj 1: brought to correct pitch; "his tuned violin"; "the attuned instruments" [syn: {tuned}]
2: so adjusted as to be appropriate or brought into harmony; "an industry not attuned to the demands of the market"; "a remark keyed to the situation"; "charges finely tuned to the amount a student can afford" [syn: {keyed}, {tuned}]

atypical
adj 1: deviating from or not conforming to type; "atypical behavior..not the accepted type of response that we expect from children"- G.E.Gardner [syn: {untypical}] [ant: {typical}]
2: deviating from what is usual or common or to be expected; often somewhat odd or strange; "these days large families are atypical"; "highly irregular behavior" [syn: {irregular}]
3: not conforming to type; "showed atypical agility"

atypical pneumonia
n : an acute respiratory disease marked by high fever and coughing; caused by mycoplasma; primarily affecting children and young adults [syn: {primary atypical pneumonia}, {mycoplasmal pneumonia}]

atypicality
n : any state that is not typical [syn: {untypicality}] [ant: {typicality}]

atypically
adv : in a manner that is not typical; "she was atypically quiet" [syn: {untypically}] [ant: {typically}]

Au
n 1: a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia [syn: {gold}, {atomic number 79}]
2: a unit of length used for distances within the solar system; equal to the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun (approximately 93 million miles or 150 million kilometers) [syn: {Astronomical Unit}]

au courant
adj : being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge; "kept abreast of the latest developments"; "constant revision keeps the book au courant"; "always au fait on the latest events"; "up on the news" [syn: {abreast of(p)}, {au fait}, {up on(p)}]

au fait
adj : being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge; "kept abreast of the latest developments"; "constant revision keeps the book au courant"; "always au fait on the latest events"; "up on the news" [syn: {abreast of(p)}, {au courant}, {up on(p)}]

au fond
adv : at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person" [syn: {basically}, {fundamentally}, {essentially}, {in essence}]

au gratin
adj : cooked while covered with browned breadcrumbs (and sometimes cheese)

au jus
adj : served in its natural juices or gravy; "roast beef au jus"

au naturel
adj : completely unclothed; "bare bodies"; "naked from the waist up"; "a nude model" [syn: {bare}, {au naturel(p)}, {naked}, {nude}]

au pair
n : a young foreigner who lives with a family in return for doing light housework

au pair girl
n : a foreign girl serving as an au pair

au revoir
n : a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: {adieu}, {adios}, {arrivederci}, {auf wiedersehen}, {bye}, {bye-bye}, {cheerio}, {good-by}, {goodby}, {good-bye}, {goodbye}, {good day}, {sayonara}, {so long}]

aubergine
n 1: hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable [syn: {eggplant}, {brinjal}, {eggplant bush}, {garden egg}, {mad apple}, {Solanum melongena}]
2: egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow [syn: {eggplant}, {mad apple}]

auburn
adj : (of hair) colored a moderate brown; "auburn hair" [syn: {reddish-brown}]

AUC
n : a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members; "the AUC conducted over 800 assassinations in one year" [syn: {United Self-Defense Force of Colombia}, {United Self-Defense Group of Colombia}, {Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia}]

Auchincloss
n : United States writer (born in 1917) [syn: {Louis Auchincloss}, {Louis Stanton Auchincloss}]

Auckland
n : the largest city and principal port of New Zealand

auction
n 1: a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge [syn: {auction bridge}]
2: the public sale of something to the highest bidder [syn: {auction sale}, {vendue}]
v : sell at an auction [syn: {auction off}, {auctioneer}]

auction block
n : a platform from which an auctioneer sells; "they put their paintings on the block" [syn: {block}]

auction bridge
n : a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge [syn: {auction}]

auction house
n : a firm that conducts auctions

auction off
v : sell at an auction [syn: {auction}, {auctioneer}]

auction pitch
n : an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump [syn: {pitch}]

auction sale
n : the public sale of something to the highest bidder [syn: {auction}, {vendue}]

auctioneer
n : an agent who conducts an auction
v : sell at an auction [syn: {auction}, {auction off}]

auctorial
adj : of or by or typical of an author; "authorial comments"; "auctorial flights of imagination" [syn: {authorial}]

Aucuba
n : hardy evergreen dioecious shrubs and small trees from Japan [syn: {genus Aucuba}]

audacious
adj 1: invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers" [syn: {brave}, {dauntless}, {fearless}, {intrepid}, {unfearing}]
2: unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bold-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell [syn: {barefaced}, {bodacious}, {bold-faced}, {brassy}, {brazen}, {brazen-faced}, {insolent}]
3: disposed to venture or take risks; "audacious visions of the total conquest of space"; "an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas"; "the most daring of contemporary fiction writers"; "a venturesome investor"; "a venturous spirit" [syn: {daring}, {venturesome}, {venturous}]

audaciously
adv : in an audacious manner; "an idea so daring and yet so audaciously tempting that a shiver of excitement quivered through him"

audaciousness
n 1: fearless daring [syn: {audacity}, {temerity}]
2: aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; "he had the audacity to question my decision" [syn: {audacity}]

audacity
n 1: fearless daring [syn: {audaciousness}, {temerity}]
2: aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; "he had the audacity to question my decision" [syn: {audaciousness}]

audad
n : wild sheep of northern Africa [syn: {aoudad}, {arui}, {Barbary sheep}, {maned sheep}, {Ammotragus lervia}]

Auden
n : United States poet (born in England) (1907-1973) [syn: {W. H. Auden}, {Wystan Hugh Auden}]

Audenesque
adj : in the manner of W. H. Auden

audibility
n : quality or fact or degree of being audible or perceptible by the ear [syn: {audibleness}] [ant: {inaudibility}]

audible
adj : heard or perceptible by the ear; "he spoke in an audible whisper" [syn: {hearable}] [ant: {inaudible}]

audibleness
n : quality or fact or degree of being audible or perceptible by the ear [syn: {audibility}] [ant: {inaudibility}]

audibly
adv : in an audible manner; "he spoke audibly" [ant: {inaudibly}]

audience
n 1: a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough"
2: the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment; "every artist needs an audience"; "the broadcast reached an audience of millions"
3: an opportunity to state your case and be heard; "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience" [syn: {hearing}]
4: a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king" [syn: {consultation}, {interview}]

audile
adj : of or relating to the process of hearing; "auditory processing"; "an audile person" [syn: {auditory}, {auditive}]
n : one whose mental imagery is auditory rather than visual or motor

audio
n 1: the audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always raise the audio for commercials" [syn: {sound}]
2: an audible acoustic wave frequency [syn: {audio frequency}]
3: the sound elements of television

audio amplifier
n : an amplifier that increases the amplitude of reproduced sound

audio CD
n : compact discs used to reproduce sound (voice and music) [syn: {audio compact disc}]

audio compact disc
n : compact discs used to reproduce sound (voice and music) [syn: {audio CD}]

audio frequency
n : an audible acoustic wave frequency [syn: {audio}]

audio lingual acquisition
n : system of language acquisition focusing intensively on listening and speaking

audio recording
n : a recording of just the sound [syn: {sound recording}]

audio system
n : a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound [syn: {sound system}]

audiocassette
n : a cassette for audio tape

audiogram
n : a graphical representation of a person's auditory sensitivity to sound

audio-lingual
adj : refers to a method of teaching language that focuses on listening and speaking

audiology
n : the measurement of hearing [syn: {audiometry}]

audiometer
n : an instrument used to measure the sensitivity of hearing [syn: {sonometer}]

audiometric
adj : of or relating to audiometry

audiometry
n 1: the measurement of hearing [syn: {audiology}]
2: measuring sensitivity of hearing

audiotape
n 1: a tape recording of sound
2: magnetic tape for use in recording sound

audiovisual
adj : involving both hearing and seeing (usually relating to teaching aids); "the school's audiovisual department"
n : materials using sight or sound to present information; "language tapes and videocassettes and other audiovisuals" [syn: {audiovisual aid}]

audiovisual aid
n : materials using sight or sound to present information; "language tapes and videocassettes and other audiovisuals" [syn: {audiovisual}]

audit
n 1: an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA [syn: {audited account}]
2: a methodical examination or review of a condition or situation; "he made an audit of all the plants on his property"; "an energy efficiency audit"; "an email log audit"
v 1: of accounts and tax returns; with the intent to verify [syn: {scrutinize}, {scrutinise}, {inspect}]
2: attend academic courses without getting credit

audit program
n : a listing of audit procedures to be performed in completing an audit [syn: {audit programme}]

audit programme
n : a listing of audit procedures to be performed in completing an audit [syn: {audit program}]

audited account
n : an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA [syn: {audit}]

audition
n 1: the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was impaired" [syn: {hearing}, {auditory sense}, {sense of hearing}, {auditory modality}]
2: a test of the suitability of a performer [syn: {tryout}]
v : perform in order to get a role; "She auditioned for a role on Broadway" [syn: {try out}]

auditive
adj : of or relating to the process of hearing; "auditory processing"; "an audile person" [syn: {auditory}, {audile}]

auditor
n 1: someone who listens attentively [syn: {hearer}, {listener}, {attender}]
2: a student who attends a course but does not take it for credit
3: a qualified accountant who inspects the accounting records and practices of a business or other organization

auditoria
See {auditorium}

auditoria
auditorium
n : the area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits [also: {auditoria} (pl)]

auditorium
n : the area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits [also: {auditoria} (pl)]

auditory
adj : of or relating to the process of hearing; "auditory processing"; "an audile person" [syn: {audile}, {auditive}]

auditory agnosia
n : inability to recognize or understand the meaning of spoken words

auditory aphasia
n : an impairment in understanding spoken language that is not attributable to hearing loss [syn: {acoustic aphasia}, {word deafness}]

auditory apparatus
n : all of the components of the organ of hearing including the outer and middle and inner ears

auditory area
n : the cortical area that receives auditory information from the medial geniculate body [syn: {auditory cortex}]

auditory canal
n : either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane [syn: {auditory meatus}, {acoustic meatus}, {ear canal}, {external auditory canal}]

auditory center
n : the part of the brain (in a fold of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe on both sides of the brain) that receives impulses from the ear by way of the auditory nerve

auditory communication
n : communication that relies on hearing

auditory cortex
n : the cortical area that receives auditory information from the medial geniculate body [syn: {auditory area}]

auditory hallucination
n : illusory auditory perception of strange nonverbal sounds [syn: {acousma}]

auditory hyperesthesia
n : abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism; characterized by intolerance for ordinary sound levels [syn: {hyperacusis}, {hyperacusia}]

auditory image
n : a mental image that is similar to an auditory perception

auditory meatus
n : either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane [syn: {acoustic meatus}, {ear canal}, {auditory canal}, {external auditory canal}]

auditory modality
n : the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was impaired" [syn: {hearing}, {audition}, {auditory sense}, {sense of hearing}]

auditory nerve
n : a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea [syn: {acoustic nerve}, {vestibulocochlear nerve}, {nervus vestibulocochlearis}, {eighth cranial nerve}]

auditory ossicle
n : ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear

auditory perception
n : the perception of sound as a meaningful phenomenon [syn: {sound perception}]

auditory sensation
n : the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds" [syn: {sound}]

auditory sense
n : the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was impaired" [syn: {hearing}, {audition}, {sense of hearing}, {auditory modality}]

auditory system
n : the sensory system for hearing

auditory tube
n : either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to the nasopharynx; equalizes air pressure on the two sides of the eardrum [syn: {Eustachian tube}]

Audubon
n : United States ornithologist and artist (born in Haiti) noted for his paintings of birds of America (1785-1851) [syn: {John James Audubon}]

Audubon warbler
n : common warbler of western North America [syn: {Audubon's warbler}, {Dendroica auduboni}]

Audubon's caracara
n : widespread from southern United States to Central America; rusty black with black-and-white breast and tail [syn: {Polyborus cheriway audubonii}]

Audubon's warbler
n : common warbler of western North America [syn: {Audubon warbler}, {Dendroica auduboni}]

auf wiedersehen
n : a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: {adieu}, {adios}, {arrivederci}, {au revoir}, {bye}, {bye-bye}, {cheerio}, {good-by}, {goodby}, {good-bye}, {goodbye}, {good day}, {sayonara}, {so long}]

Aug
n : the month following July and preceding September [syn: {August}]

Augean
adj : extremely dirty and corrupt; "every government ought to attend to cleaning its own Augean stables"

Augean stables
n : (Greek mythology) the extremely dirty stables that were finally cleaned by Hercules who diverted two rivers through them

Augeas
n : the mythical Greek king who did not clean his stables for thirty years

augend
n : a number to which another number (the addend) is added

auger
n 1: a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes [syn: {plumber's snake}]
2: hand tool for boring holes [syn: {gimlet}, {screw auger}, {wimble}]

aught
n : a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: {nothing}, {nil}, {nix}, {nada}, {null}, {cipher}, {cypher}, {goose egg}, {naught}, {zero}, {zilch}, {zip}]

augite
n : dark-green to black glassy mineral of the pyroxene group containing large amounts of aluminum and iron and magnesium

augitic
adj : of or relating to or containing the mineral augite

augment
v 1: enlarge or increase; "The recent speech of the PLO chairman augmented tensions in the Near East"
2: grow or intensify; "The pressure augmented"

augmentation
n 1: the amount by which something increases
2: the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original) [ant: {diminution}]
3: the act of augmenting

augmentative
adj 1: increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree; "`up' is an augmentative word in `hurry up'"
2: intensifying by augmentation and enhancement [syn: {enhancive}]

augmented
adj : added to or made greater in amount or number or strength; "his augmented renown"; "a greatly augmented collection of books"

Augmentin
n : an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections [syn: {amoxicillin}, {Amoxil}, {Larotid}, {Polymox}, {Trimox}]

Augsburg Confession
n : a document drawn up in 1555 to defend the catholicity of Lutheran doctrine and to justify innovations in Lutheran practice; is still in effect today

augur
n : (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy [syn: {auspex}]
v 1: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: {bode}, {portend}, {auspicate}, {prognosticate}, {omen}, {presage}, {betoken}, {foreshadow}, {foretell}, {prefigure}, {forecast}, {predict}]
2: predict from an omen

augury
n : an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God" [syn: {sign}, {foretoken}, {preindication}]

august
adj 1: of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage" [syn: {grand}, {lordly}]
2: profoundly honored; "revered holy men" [syn: {revered}, {venerable}]
n : the month following July and preceding September [syn: {Aug}]

August 1
n : commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in England [syn: {Lammas}, {Lammas Day}]

August 15
n : celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox church [syn: {Assumption}, {Assumption of Mary}]

August 6
n : (Christianity) a church festival held in commemoration of the Transfiguration of Jesus [syn: {Transfiguration}, {Transfiguration Day}]

August F. Mobius
n : German mathematician responsible for the Mobius strip (1790-1868) [syn: {Mobius}, {August Ferdinand Mobius}]

August Ferdinand Mobius
n : German mathematician responsible for the Mobius strip (1790-1868) [syn: {Mobius}, {August F. Mobius}]

August Friedrich Leopold Weismann
n : German biologist who was one of the founders of modern genetics; his theory of genetic transmission ruled out the possibility of transmitting acquired characteristics (1834-1914) [syn: {Weismann}]

August plum
n : wild plum trees of eastern and central North America having red-orange fruit with yellow flesh [syn: {American red plum}, {goose plum}, {Prunus americana}]

August Strindberg
n : Swedish dramatist and novelist (1849-1912) [syn: {Strindberg}, {Johan August Strindberg}]

August Wilhelm von Hoffmann
n : German chemist (1818-1892) [syn: {Hoffmann}]

Augusta
n 1: the capital of the state of Maine [syn: {capital of Maine}]
2: a city in eastern Georgia north-northwest of Savannah; noted for golf tournaments

Augustan
adj : relating to or characteristic of the times of the Roman emperor Augustus; "the Augustan Age"

Auguste Comte
n : French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study [syn: {Comte}, {Isidore Auguste Marie Francois Comte}]

Auguste Rodin
n : French sculptor noted for his renderings of the human form (1840-1917) [syn: {Rodin}, {Francois Auguste Rene Rodin}]

Augustin Eugene Scribe
n : French playwright (1791-1861) [syn: {Scribe}]

Augustin Jean Fresnel
n : French physicist who invented polarized light and invented the Fresnel lens (1788-1827) [syn: {Fresnel}]

Augustine
n : (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became Bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430) [syn: {Saint Augustine}, {St. Augustine}, {Augustine of Hippo}]

Augustine of Hippo
n : (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became Bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430) [syn: {Augustine}, {Saint Augustine}, {St. Augustine}]

Augustinian
n : a Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustianian mostaic orders

Augustinian Canons
n : an Augustinian monastic order

Augustinian Hermits
n : a monastic order of friars established in 1256 by the Pope

Augustinian order
n : any of several monastic orders observing a rule derived from the writings of St. Augustine

Augustus
n : Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14) [syn: {Gaius Octavianus}, {Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus}, {Octavian}]

Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
n : English architect who played a prominent role in the 19th century revival of Gothic architecture (1812-1852) [syn: {Pugin}]

auk
n : black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas

auklet
n : any of several small auks of the northern Pacific coasts

Aulacorhyncus
n : a genus of Ramphastidae [syn: {genus Aulacorhyncus}]

auld
adj : a Scottish word; "auld lang syne"

auld langsyne
n : past times remembered with nostalgia [syn: {langsyne}, {old times}, {the good old days}]

Aulostomidae
n : trumpetfishes [syn: {family Aulostomidae}]

Aulostomus
n : type genus of the Aulostomidae [syn: {genus Aulostomus}]

Aulostomus maculatus
n : tropical Atlantic fish with a long snout; swims snout down [syn: {trumpetfish}]

Aum
n : a terrorist organization whose goal is to take over Japan and then the world; based on a religion founded in 1987 that combines elements of Buddhism with Christianity; "in 1995 Aum members released deadly sarin gas on a Tokyo subway train" [syn: {Aum Shinrikyo}, {Supreme Truth}]

Aum Shinrikyo
n : a terrorist organization whose goal is to take over Japan and then the world; based on a religion founded in 1987 that combines elements of Buddhism with Christianity; "in 1995 Aum members released deadly sarin gas on a Tokyo subway train" [syn: {Aum}, {Supreme Truth}]

aunt
n : the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle [syn: {auntie}, {aunty}] [ant: {uncle}]

auntie
n : the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle [syn: {aunt}, {aunty}] [ant: {uncle}]

aunty
n : the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle [syn: {aunt}, {auntie}] [ant: {uncle}]

aura
n 1: a sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure
2: an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint [syn: {aureole}, {halo}, {nimbus}, {glory}, {gloriole}]
3: a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance" [syn: {air}, {atmosphere}] [also: {aurae} (pl)]

aurae
See {aura}

aurae
aura
n 1: a sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure
2: an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint [syn: {aureole}, {halo}, {nimbus}, {glory}, {gloriole}]
3: a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance" [syn: {air}, {atmosphere}] [also: {aurae} (pl)]

aural
adj 1: of or pertaining to hearing or the ear; "an animal with a very sensitive aural apparatus"
2: relating to or characterized by an aura; "various aural effects that precede a migraine headache"

aurally
adv : with regard to sound or the ear; "the new musical was visually and aurally appealing"

aurar
See {eyrir}

aurar
eyrir
n : 100 aurar equal 1 krona [syn: {aurar}] [also: {aurar} (pl)]

aurar
n : 100 aurar equal 1 krona [syn: {eyrir}]

aureate
adj 1: elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech" [syn: {florid}, {flamboyant}, {showy}]
2: having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet" [syn: {gilded}, {gilt}, {gold}, {golden}]

aurei
See {aureus}

Aurelius
n : Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180) [syn: {Antoninus}, {Marcus Aurelius}, {Marcus Aurelius Antoninus}, {Marcus Annius Verus}]

Aureolaria
n : small genus of North American herbs often root-parasitic and bearing golden-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia [syn: {genus Aureolaria}]

Aureolaria pedicularia
n : multi-stemmed North American annual having solitary axillary dark golden-yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia [syn: {false foxglove}, {Gerardia pedicularia}]

Aureolaria virginica
n : sparsely branched North American perennial with terminal racemes of bright yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia [syn: {false foxglove}, {Gerardia virginica}]

aureole
n 1: the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse [syn: {corona}]
2: an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint [syn: {aura}, {halo}, {nimbus}, {glory}, {gloriole}]

Aureomycin
n : a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trade name Aureomycin) used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases [syn: {chlortetracycline}]

auric
adj : of or relating to or containing or derived from gold [syn: {aurous}]

auricle
n 1: a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart [syn: {atrial auricle}, {auricula atrii}]
2: the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear [syn: {pinna}, {ear}]

auricula
n 1: yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated [syn: {bear's ear}, {Primula auricula}]
2: a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart [syn: {auricular appendage}, {auricular appendix}] [also: {auriculae} (pl)]

auricula atrii
n : a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart [syn: {auricle}, {atrial auricle}]

auriculae
See {auricula}

auriculae
auricula
n 1: yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated [syn: {bear's ear}, {Primula auricula}]
2: a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart [syn: {auricular appendage}, {auricular appendix}] [also: {auriculae} (pl)]

auricular
adj 1: of or relating to near the ear [syn: {otic}]
2: relating to or perceived by or shaped like the organ of hearing; "my apprehension of words is auricular; I must hear what I read"- George Santayana; "an auricular confession"; "an auricular appendage"
3: pertaining to an auricle of the heart; "auricular fibrillation"

auricular appendage
n : a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart [syn: {auricula}, {auricular appendix}]

auricular appendix
n : a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart [syn: {auricula}, {auricular appendage}]

auricular artery
n : artery that supplies blood to the ear [syn: {arteria auricularis}]

auricular point
n : the craniometric point at the center of the opening of the external acoustic meatus [syn: {auriculare}]

auricular vein
n : one of two veins serving the ear region [syn: {vena auricularis}]

auriculare
n : the craniometric point at the center of the opening of the external acoustic meatus [syn: {auricular point}]

Auricularia
n : type genus of the Auriculariaceae [syn: {genus Auricularia}]

Auricularia auricula
n : widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear and growing on decaying wood [syn: {Jew's-ear}, {Jew's-ears}, {ear fungus}]

Auriculariaceae
n : fungi having gelatinous sporophores [syn: {family Auriculariaceae}]

Auriculariales
n : coextensive with the family Auriculariaceae; sometimes included in the order Tremellales [syn: {order Auriculariales}]

auriculate
adj : having auricles [syn: {auriculated}]

auriculated
adj : having auricles [syn: {auriculate}]

auriculoventricular
adj : relating to or affecting the atria and ventricles of the heart; "atrioventricular disease" [syn: {atrioventricular}]

auriferous
adj : containing gold; "auriferous quartz veins" [syn: {gold-bearing}]

auriform
adj : having a shape resembling an ear [syn: {ear-shaped}]

aurify
v 1: transform into gold
2: turn golden

Auriga
n : a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Great Bear and Orion at edge of Milky Way [syn: {Charioteer}]

Auriparus
n : a genus of Paridae [syn: {genus Auriparus}]

Auriparus flaviceps
n : very small yellow-headed titmouse of western North America [syn: {verdin}]

aurochs
n 1: European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison [syn: {wisent}, {Bison bonasus}]
2: large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle [syn: {urus}, {Bos primigenius}]

aurora
n 1: the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning" [syn: {dawn}, {dawning}, {morning}, {first light}, {daybreak}, {break of day}, {break of the day}, {dayspring}, {sunrise}, {sunup}, {cockcrow}] [ant: {sunset}]
2: an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
3: (Roman mythology) goddess of the dawn; counterpart of Greek Eos [also: {aurorae} (pl)]

aurora australis
n : the aurora of the southern hemisphere [syn: {southern lights}]

aurora borealis
n : the aurora of the northern hemisphere [syn: {northern lights}]

aurorae
See {aurora}

aurorae
aurora
n 1: the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning" [syn: {dawn}, {dawning}, {morning}, {first light}, {daybreak}, {break of day}, {break of the day}, {dayspring}, {sunrise}, {sunup}, {cockcrow}] [ant: {sunset}]
2: an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
3: (Roman mythology) goddess of the dawn; counterpart of Greek Eos [also: {aurorae} (pl)]

auroral
adj 1: of or relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras; "a prominent green line in the spectrum of the auroras is called the `auroral line'"
2: characteristic of the dawn; "a dim auroral glow" [syn: {aurorean}]

aurorean
adj : characteristic of the dawn; "a dim auroral glow" [syn: {auroral}]

aurous
adj : of or relating to or containing or derived from gold [syn: {auric}]

Auschwitz
n : a Nazi concentration camp for Jews in southwestern Poland during World War II

auscultate
v : examine by auscultation

auscultation
n : listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)

auscultatory
adj : of or relating to auscultation

auspex
n : (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy [syn: {augur}] [also: {auspices} (pl)]

auspicate
v 1: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: {bode}, {portend}, {prognosticate}, {omen}, {presage}, {betoken}, {foreshadow}, {augur}, {foretell}, {prefigure}, {forecast}, {predict}]
2: commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck; "They auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne"

auspice
n : a favorable omen

auspices
See {auspex}

auspices
auspex
n : (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy [syn: {augur}] [also: {auspices} (pl)]

auspices
n : kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council" [syn: {protection}, {aegis}]

auspicious
adj 1: attended by favorable circumstances; "an auspicious beginning for the campaign" [ant: {inauspicious}]
2: tending to favor or bring good luck; "miracles are auspicious accidents"; "encouraging omens"; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision" [syn: {encouraging}, {favorable}, {favourable}, {lucky}, {prosperous}]

auspiciously
adv : in an auspicious manner; "he started his new job auspiciously on his birthday" [syn: {propitiously}] [ant: {inauspiciously}, {inauspiciously}]

auspiciousness
n : the favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful result [syn: {propitiousness}] [ant: {inauspiciousness}, {inauspiciousness}]

Aussie
n : a native or inhabitant of Australia [syn: {Australian}]

Austen
n : English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817) [syn: {Jane Austen}]

austenite
n : a solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron; cools to form pearlite or martensite

austenitic
adj : composed of austenite; "austenitic alloy steel"

austenitic manganese steel
n : a steel with a relatively large component (10-14%) of manganese; highly resistant to wear and shock [syn: {manganese steel}]

austenitic steel
n : steel that has enough nickel and chromium or manganese to retain austenite at atmospheric temperatures

austere
adj 1: severely simple; "a stark interior" [syn: {severe}, {stark}]
2: of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face" [syn: {stern}]
3: practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence" [syn: {ascetic}, {ascetical}, {spartan}]

austerely
adv : in an austere fashion; "the church was austerely simple"

austereness
n : extreme plainness [syn: {severeness}]

austerity
n : the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) [syn: {asceticism}, {nonindulgence}]

Austerlitz
n 1: a town in Czech Republic; site of the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805
2: a decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805); the French under Napoleon defeated the Russian armies of Czar Alexander I and the Austrian armies of Emperor Francis II [syn: {battle of Austerlitz}]

Austin
n : state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas [syn: {capital of Texas}]

Austin Friar
n : one of the Roman Catholic hermits of Saint Augustine

Austin Friars
n : an Augustinian monastic order

austral
adj 1: relating to or coming from the south; "austral winds"
2: of the south or coming from the south; "sailed the austral seas"
n : the basic unit of money in Argentina; equal to 100 centavos

Austral Islands
n : a chain of small islands in French Polynesia [syn: {Tubuai Islands}]

Australasia
n : Australia, New Zealand, and neighboring islands in the South Pacific

Australasian
adj : relating to or found in Australasia

Australia
n 1: a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony [syn: {Commonwealth of Australia}]
2: the smallest continent; between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean

Australian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Australia or its inhabitants; "Australian deserts"; "Australian aborigines"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Australia [syn: {Aussie}]
2: the Austronesian languages spoken by Australian aborigines [syn: {Aboriginal Australian}]

Australian Aborigine
n : a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived [syn: {Aborigine}, {Abo}, {Aboriginal}, {native Australian}]

Australian Alps
n : a range of mountains in Australia that forms the southern end of the Great Dividing Range

Australian blacksnake
n : large semiaquatic snake of Australia; black above with red belly [syn: {Pseudechis porphyriacus}]

Australian capital
n : the capital of Australia; located in southeastern Australia [syn: {Canberra}, {capital of Australia}]

Australian chestnut
n : Australian tree having pinnate leaves and orange-yellow flowers followed by large woody pods containing 3 or 4 seeds that resemble chestnuts; yields dark strong wood [syn: {Moreton Bay chestnut}]

Australian cockroach
n : widely distributed in warm countries [syn: {Periplaneta australasiae}]

Australian coral snake
n : small venomous but harmless snake marked with black-and-white on red [syn: {Rhynchoelaps australis}]

Australian crawl
n : a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick [syn: {crawl}, {front crawl}]

Australian Desert
n : general name given to all desert areas in Australia

Australian dollar
n : the basic unit of money in Australia and Nauru

Australian grass tree
n 1: any of several Australian evergreen perennials having short thick woody stems crowned by a tuft of grasslike foliage and yielding acaroid resins [syn: {grass tree}]
2: stout Australian shrub with narrow leaves crowded at ends of branches and terminal clusters of white or pink flowers [syn: {Richea dracophylla}]

Australian hare's foot
n : a hare's-foot fern of the genus Davallia [syn: {Davallia pyxidata}]

Australian heath
n : any heathlike plant of the family Epacridaceae; most are of the Australian region

Australian honeysuckle
n : shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers [syn: {honeysuckle}, {coast banksia}, {Banksia integrifolia}]

Australian magpie
n : black-and-white oscine birds that resemble magpies

Australian nettle
n : any of several tall Australian trees of the genus Laportea [syn: {Australian nettle tree}]

Australian nettle tree
n : any of several tall Australian trees of the genus Laportea [syn: {Australian nettle}]

Australian pea
n : South African evergreen partly woody vine grown for its clusters of rosy purple flowers followed by edible pods like snap beans; also grown as green manure; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos [syn: {Dipogon lignosus}, {Dolichos lignosus}]

Australian pine
n : common Australian tree widely grown as an ornamental in tropical regions; yields heavy hard red wood [syn: {Casuarina equisetfolia}]

Australian pitcher plant
n : carnivorous perennial herb having a red-brown-marked green pitcher and hinged lid both with red edges; western Australia [syn: {Cephalotus follicularis}]

Australian reed grass
n : tall Australian reedlike grass sometimes used for hay [syn: {Calamagrostic quadriseta}]

Australian sea lion
n : a variety of sea lion found in Australia [syn: {Zalophus lobatus}]

Australian state
n : one of the states constituting Australia

Australian stilt
n : long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia [syn: {stilt}]

Australian sumac
n : evergreen of Australia yielding a dark yellow wood [syn: {Rhodosphaera rhodanthema}, {Rhus rhodanthema}]

Australian sword lily
n : sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs; Australia [syn: {kangaroo paw}, {kangaroo's-foot}, {kangaroo-foot plant}, {Anigozanthus manglesii}]

Australian terrier
n : small grayish wire-haired breed of terrier from Australia similar to the cairn

Australian turtledove
n : small Australian dove [syn: {turtledove}, {Stictopelia cuneata}]

australopithecine
adj : of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus
n : any of several extinct humanlike small-brained bipedal primates of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago

Australopithecus
n : extinct genus of African hominid [syn: {genus Australopithecus}]

Australopithecus afarensis
n : fossils found in Ethiopia; from 3.5 to 4 million years ago

Australopithecus africanus
n : gracile hominid of southern Africa; from about 3 million years ago

Australopithecus boisei
n : large-toothed hominid of eastern Africa; from 1 to 2 million years ago

Australopithecus robustus
n : large-toothed hominid of southern Africa; from 1.5 to 2 million years ago; formerly Paranthropus

Austria
n : a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century [syn: {Republic of Austria}, {Oesterreich}]

Austria-Hungary
n : a geographical area in central and eastern Europe; broken into separate countries at the end of World War I

Austrian
adj : of or relating to Austria or its people or culture; "Austrian music"
n : a native or inhabitant of Austria

Austrian capital
n : the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss [syn: {Vienna}, {capital of Austria}]

Austrian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Austria

Austrian schilling
n : formerly the basic unit of money in Austria [syn: {schilling}]

Austrian winter pea
n : variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and North Africa and widely grown especially for forage [syn: {field pea}, {field-pea plant}, {Pisum sativum arvense}, {Pisum arvense}]

Austro-Asiatic
n : a family of languages spoken in southn and southeastern Asia [syn: {Munda-Mon-Khmer}]

Austrocedrus
n : one species; formerly included in genus Libocedrus [syn: {genus Austrocedrus}]

Austrocedrus chilensis
n : small well-shaped South American evergreen having coppery bark and pretty foliage [syn: {Chilean cedar}]

Austronesia
n : islands of central and South Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia)

Austronesian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Austronesia or its people or culture
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Austronesia
2: the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Polynesia [syn: {Austronesian language}]

Austronesian language
n : the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Polynesia [syn: {Austronesian}]

Austrotaxus
n : a gymnosperm genus having one species: New Caledonian yew [syn: {genus Austrotaxus}]

Austrotaxus spicata
n : large yew native to New Caledonia; cultivated in eastern Australia and New Zealand and Hawaii [syn: {New Caledonian yew}]

autacoid
n : any physiologically active internal secretion especially one of uncertain classification [syn: {autocoid}]

autacoidal
adj : of or relating to an autacoid

autarchic
adj : of or relating to or characterized by autarchy [syn: {autarchical}, {autarkical}]

autarchical
adj : of or relating to or characterized by autarchy [syn: {autarchic}, {autarkical}]

autarchy
n 1: economic independence as a national policy [syn: {autarky}]
2: a political system governed by a single individual [syn: {autocracy}] [ant: {democracy}]

autarkic
adj : of countries; not relying on imports [syn: {autarkical}]

autarkical
adj 1: of or relating to or characterized by autarchy [syn: {autarchic}, {autarchical}]
2: of countries; not relying on imports [syn: {autarkic}]

autarky
n : economic independence as a national policy [syn: {autarchy}]

auteur
n : a filmmaker who has a personal style and keeps creative control over his or her works

authentic
adj 1: conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief; "an authentic account by an eyewitness"; "reliable information" [syn: {reliable}]
2: not counterfeit or copied; "an authentic signature"; "a bona fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs taken in a veritable bull ring" [syn: {bona fide}, {unquestionable}, {veritable}]

authentically
adv : genuinely; with authority; "it is authentically British" [syn: {genuinely}]

authenticate
v : establish the authenticity of something

authenticated
adj : established as genuine [syn: {attested}, {documented}]

authentication
n 1: a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity [syn: {hallmark}, {assay-mark}]
2: validating the authenticity of something or someone [syn: {certification}]

authenticator
n : one who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity [syn: {appraiser}]

authenticity
n : undisputed credibility [syn: {genuineness}, {legitimacy}]

author
n 1: writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) [syn: {writer}]
2: someone who originates or causes or initiates something; "he was the generator of several complaints" [syn: {generator}, {source}]
v : be the author of; "She authored this play"

authoress
n : a woman author

authorial
adj : of or by or typical of an author; "authorial comments"; "auctorial flights of imagination" [syn: {auctorial}]

authoring language
n : software that can be used to develop interactive computer programs without the technically demanding task of computer programming

authorisation
n 1: a document giving an official instruction or command [syn: {mandate}, {authorization}]
2: the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests" [syn: {authority}, {authorization}, {dominance}, {say-so}]
3: official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times" [syn: {authority}, {authorization}, {sanction}]
4: the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant [syn: {authorization}, {empowerment}]

authorise
v 1: give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers" [syn: {empower}, {authorize}]
2: grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" [syn: {authorize}, {pass}, {clear}]

authorised
adj 1: endowed with authority [syn: {authorized}] [ant: {unauthorized}]
2: sanctioned by established authority; "an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography" [syn: {authoritative}, {authorized}]

authoriser
n : an authority who authorizes (people or actions); "the agents report back to their authorizers" [syn: {authorizer}]

authoritarian
adj 1: characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government" [syn: {autocratic}, {dictatorial}, {despotic}, {tyrannical}]
2: likened to a dictator in severity [syn: {dictatorial}]
3: expecting unquestioning obedience; "he was imperious and dictatorial"; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter" [syn: {dictatorial}, {overbearing}]
n : a person behaves in an tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime" [syn: {dictator}]

authoritarianism
n : a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) [syn: {dictatorship}, {absolutism}, {Caesarism}, {despotism}, {monocracy}, {one-man rule}, {shogunate}, {Stalinism}, {totalitarianism}, {tyranny}]

authoritative
adj 1: having authority or ascendancy or influence; "an important official"; "the captain's authoritative manner" [syn: {important}]
2: of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation" [syn: {classical}, {definitive}]
3: sanctioned by established authority; "an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography" [syn: {authorized}, {authorised}]

authoritatively
adv : in an authoritative manner; "she spoke authoritatively" [syn: {with authority}, {magisterially}]

authorities
n : the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities" [syn: {government}, {regime}]

authority
n 1: the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests" [syn: {authorization}, {authorisation}, {dominance}, {say-so}]
2: (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others; "the authorities have issued a curfew"
3: an expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law"
4: freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority" [syn: {assurance}, {self-assurance}, {confidence}, {self-confidence}, {sureness}]
5: an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" [syn: {agency}, {federal agency}, {government agency}, {bureau}, {office}]
6: official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times" [syn: {authorization}, {authorisation}, {sanction}]
7: an authoritative written work; "this book is the final authority on the life of Milton"

authority figure
n : someone who is regarded as an authority by someone else

authorization
n 1: a document giving an official instruction or command [syn: {mandate}, {authorisation}]
2: the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests" [syn: {authority}, {authorisation}, {dominance}, {say-so}]
3: official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times" [syn: {authority}, {authorisation}, {sanction}]
4: the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant [syn: {authorisation}, {empowerment}]

authorize
v 1: grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" [syn: {authorise}, {pass}, {clear}]
2: give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers" [syn: {empower}, {authorise}]

authorized
adj 1: endowed with authority [syn: {authorised}] [ant: {unauthorized}]
2: sanctioned by established authority; "an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography" [syn: {authoritative}, {authorised}]

authorized shares
n : the maximum number of shares authorized under the terms of a corporation's articles of incorporation [syn: {authorized stock}, {capital stock}]

authorized stock
n : the maximum number of shares authorized under the terms of a corporation's articles of incorporation [syn: {authorized shares}, {capital stock}]

Authorized Version
n : an English translation of the Bible published in 1611 [syn: {King James Version}, {King James Bible}]

authorizer
n : an authority who authorizes (people or actions); "the agents report back to their authorizers" [syn: {authoriser}]

author's name
n : the name that appears on the by-line to identify the author of a work [syn: {writer's name}]

authorship
n 1: the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship" [syn: {writing}, {composition}, {penning}]
2: the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the authorship of the theory is disputed" [syn: {paternity}]

autism
n : (psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people

autistic
adj : characteristic of or suffering from autism

auto
n : 4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" [syn: {car}, {automobile}, {machine}, {motorcar}]

auto accessory
n : an accessory for an automobile

auto company
n : a company that makes and sells automobiles [syn: {car company}]

auto factory
n : a factory where automobiles are manufactured [syn: {automobile factory}, {car factory}]

auto limitation
n : social control achieved as a manifestation of self-will or consent

auto loan
n : a personal loan to purchase an automobile [syn: {automobile loan}, {car loan}]

auto maker
n : a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles [syn: {car manufacturer}, {car maker}, {carmaker}, {auto manufacturer}, {automaker}]

auto manufacturer
n : a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles [syn: {car manufacturer}, {car maker}, {carmaker}, {auto maker}, {automaker}]

auto mechanics
n : the craft of building and repairing automobiles

auto part
n : a component of an automobile; "his business is auto parts" [syn: {car part}]

auto race
n : a race between (usually high-performance) automobiles [syn: {automobile race}, {car race}]

auto racing
n : the sport of racing automobiles [syn: {car racing}]

auto tire
n : a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an automobile wheel [syn: {car tire}, {automobile tire}, {rubber tire}]

autoantibody
n : an antibody acting against tissues of the organism that produces it

autobahn
n : an expressway in a German-speaking country

autobiographer
n : someone who writes their own biography

autobiographic
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of an autobiographer; "he seldom suppressed his autobiographical tendencies" [syn: {autobiographical}]
2: relating to or in the style of an autobiography; "they compiled an autobiographical history of the movement" [syn: {autobiographical}]

autobiographical
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of an autobiographer; "he seldom suppressed his autobiographical tendencies" [syn: {autobiographic}]
2: relating to or in the style of an autobiography; "they compiled an autobiographical history of the movement" [syn: {autobiographic}]

autobiography
n : a biography of yourself

autobus
n : a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: {bus}, {coach}, {charabanc}, {double-decker}, {jitney}, {motorbus}, {motorcoach}, {omnibus}]

autocatalyses
See {autocatalysis}

autocatalyses
autocatalysis
n : catalysis in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction [also: {autocatalyses} (pl)]

autocatalysis
n : catalysis in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction [also: {autocatalyses} (pl)]

autocatalytic
adj : relating to or proceeding by autocatalysis

auto-changer
n : an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention [syn: {record changer}, {changer}]

autochthonal
adj : originating where it is found; "the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo"; "autochthonous rocks and people and folktales"; "endemic folkways"; "the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan" [syn: {autochthonic}, {autochthonous}, {endemic}, {indigenous}]

autochthones
See {autochthon}

autochthonic
adj : originating where it is found; "the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo"; "autochthonous rocks and people and folktales"; "endemic folkways"; "the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan" [syn: {autochthonal}, {autochthonous}, {endemic}, {indigenous}]

autochthonous
adj 1: of rocks, deposits, etc.; found where they and their constituents were formed [ant: {allochthonous}]
2: originating where it is found; "the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo"; "autochthonous rocks and people and folktales"; "endemic folkways"; "the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan" [syn: {autochthonal}, {autochthonic}, {endemic}, {indigenous}]

autochthony
n : nativeness by virtue or originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place) [syn: {indigenousness}, {endemism}]

autoclave
n : a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments [syn: {sterilizer}, {steriliser}]
v : subject to the action of an autoclave

autocoid
n : any physiologically active internal secretion especially one of uncertain classification [syn: {autacoid}]

autocracy
n 1: a political system governed by a single individual [syn: {autarchy}] [ant: {democracy}]
2: a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual

autocrat
n : a cruel and oppressive dictator [syn: {tyrant}, {despot}]

autocratic
adj 1: of the nature of or relating to an autocrat; "an autocratic ruler" [syn: {autocratical}]
2: relating to or of the nature of or having characteristics of an autocracy; "an autocratic government"; "autocratic political rule" [syn: {autocratical}]
3: offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner" [syn: {bossy}, {dominating}, {high-and-mighty}, {magisterial}, {peremptory}]
4: characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government" [syn: {authoritarian}, {dictatorial}, {despotic}, {tyrannical}]

autocratical
adj 1: of the nature of or relating to an autocrat; "an autocratic ruler" [syn: {autocratic}]
2: relating to or of the nature of or having characteristics of an autocracy; "an autocratic government"; "autocratic political rule" [syn: {autocratic}]

autocratically
adv 1: in an overbearingly domineering manner; as a dictator; "this manager acts dictatorially toward his colleagues" [syn: {dictatorially}, {magisterially}]
2: in an autocratic manner; "the Czars ruled Russia autocratically"

autocue
n : a device that displays words for people to read [syn: {prompter}]

auto-da-fe
n : the burning to death of heretics (as during the Spanish Inquisition) [also: {autos-da-fe} (pl)]

Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia
n : a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members; "the AUC conducted over 800 assassinations in one year" [syn: {United Self-Defense Force of Colombia}, {United Self-Defense Group of Colombia}, {AUC}]

autodidact
n : a person who is self-taught

autodidactic
adj : relating to or having the characteristics of an autodidact

autoecious
adj : of parasites especially rust fungi; completing the entire life cycle on a single host; "autoecious rust fungi" [syn: {homoecious}] [ant: {heteroecious}]

autoerotic
adj : sexually self-satisfying as by masturbation

autoeroticism
n : using you own body as a sexual object [syn: {autoerotism}]

autoerotism
n : using you own body as a sexual object [syn: {autoeroticism}]

autofluorescence
n : self-induced fluorescence

autofocus
n : an optical device for focussing a camer or other instrument automatically

autogamic
adj : characterized by or fit for autogamy [syn: {autogamous}] [ant: {endogamous}, {exogamous}]

autogamous
adj : characterized by or fit for autogamy [syn: {autogamic}] [ant: {endogamous}, {exogamous}]

autogamy
n : self-fertilization in plants [ant: {allogamy}]

autogenesis
n : a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter [syn: {abiogenesis}, {autogeny}, {spontaneous generation}]

autogenetic
adj : of or relating to autogenesis

autogenic
adj : originating within the body [syn: {autogenous}] [ant: {heterogenous}]

autogenic therapy
n : training patients in self-induced relaxation [syn: {autogenic training}, {autogenics}]

autogenic training
n : training patients in self-induced relaxation [syn: {autogenic therapy}, {autogenics}]

autogenics
n : training patients in self-induced relaxation [syn: {autogenic therapy}, {autogenic training}]

autogenous
adj : originating within the body [syn: {autogenic}] [ant: {heterogenous}]

autogeny
n : a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter [syn: {abiogenesis}, {autogenesis}, {spontaneous generation}]

autogiro
n : an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller [syn: {autogyro}, {gyroplane}]

autograft
n : tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person; "skin from his thigh replaced the burned skin on his arms" [syn: {autoplasty}]

autograph
n 1: something written by one's own hand
2: a person's own signature [syn: {John Hancock}]
v : mark with one's signature; "The author autographed his book" [syn: {inscribe}]

autograph album
n : an album for autographs

autographed
adj : bearing an autograph; "an autographed copy of his latest book"

autographic
adj : written in the author's own handwriting

autogyro
n : an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller [syn: {autogiro}, {gyroplane}]

autoicous
adj : having male and female reproductive organs in separate clusters on the same plant

autoimmune
adj : of or relating to the immune response of the body against substance normally present in the body

autoimmune diabetes
n : severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease [syn: {type I diabetes}, {insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus}, {IDDM}, {juvenile-onset diabetes}, {juvenile diabetes}, {growth-onset diabetes}, {ketosis-prone diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-prone diabetes}]

autoimmune disease
n : any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues [syn: {autoimmune disorder}]

autoimmune disorder
n : any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues [syn: {autoimmune disease}]

autoimmunity
n : production of antibodies against the tissues of your own body; produces autoimmune disease or hypersensitivity reactions

autoinjector
n : a hypodermic syringe to use in injecting yourself with a liquid; "United States troops now carry atropine and autoinjectors in their first-aid kits to use in case of organophosphate nerve agent poisoning"

autolatry
n : worship of yourself [syn: {idiolatry}, {self-worship}]

autoloader
n : a firearm that reloads itself [syn: {self-loader}]

autoloading
adj : (of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously; "an autoloading rifle" [syn: {autoloading(a)}, {self-loading}, {semiautomatic}]

autologous
adj : derived from organisms of the selfsame individual; "autologous blood donation" [ant: {homologous}, {heterologous}]

autolysis
n : lysis (self-digestion) of tissues when they are detached from the organism

autolytic
adj : of or relating to self-digestion

automaker
n : a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles [syn: {car manufacturer}, {car maker}, {carmaker}, {auto manufacturer}, {auto maker}]

automat
n 1: a vending machine from which you can get food
2: a cafeteria where food is served from machines

automata
See {automaton}

automata
automaton
n 1: someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way; "only an automaton wouldn't have noticed" [syn: {zombi}, {zombie}]
2: a mechanism that can move automatically [syn: {robot}, {golem}] [also: {automata} (pl)]

automate
v : make automatic or control or operate automatically; "automatize the production"; "automate the movement of the robot" [syn: {automatize}, {automatise}]

automated
adj : operated by automation; "an automated stoker" [syn: {machine-controlled}, {machine-driven}]

automated teller
n : an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used [syn: {cash machine}, {cash dispenser}, {automated teller machine}, {automatic teller machine}, {automatic teller}, {ATM}]

automated teller machine
n : an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used [syn: {cash machine}, {cash dispenser}, {automatic teller machine}, {automated teller}, {automatic teller}, {ATM}]

automatic
adj 1: operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control; "automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts" [ant: {manual}]
2: like the unthinking functioning of a machine; "an automatic `thank you'"; "machinelike efficiency" [syn: {automatonlike}, {machinelike}, {robotlike}]
3: without volition or conscious control; "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive" [syn: {reflex(a)}, {reflexive}]
n 1: light machine gun [syn: {automatic rifle}, {machine rifle}]
2: a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released [syn: {automatic pistol}]

automatic choke
n : a choke that automatically controls the flow of air to the carburetor

automatic data processing
n : data processing by a computer [syn: {ADP}]

automatic data processing system
n : a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage [syn: {computer system}, {computing system}, {ADP system}, {ADPS}]

automatic drive
n : a transmission that automatically changes the gears according to the speed of the car [syn: {automatic transmission}]

automatic face recognition
n : biometric identification by scanning a person's face and matching it against a library of known faces; "they used face recognition to spot known terrorists" [syn: {face recognition}, {facial recognition}]

automatic firearm
n : a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is released

automatic pilot
n 1: a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness; "she went about her chores on automatic pilot"; "too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot"; "she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot" [syn: {autopilot}]
2: a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course [syn: {autopilot}, {robot pilot}]

automatic pistol
n : a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released [syn: {automatic}]

automatic rifle
n : light machine gun [syn: {automatic}, {machine rifle}]

automatic teller
n : an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used [syn: {cash machine}, {cash dispenser}, {automated teller machine}, {automatic teller machine}, {automated teller}, {ATM}]

automatic teller machine
n : an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used [syn: {cash machine}, {cash dispenser}, {automated teller machine}, {automated teller}, {automatic teller}, {ATM}]

automatic transmission
n : a transmission that automatically changes the gears according to the speed of the car [syn: {automatic drive}]

automatic washer
n : a home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically [syn: {washer}, {washing machine}]

automatically
adv 1: in a reflex manner; "he answered automatically"
2: in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism; "this door opens mechanically" [syn: {mechanically}]

automation
n 1: the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware; "automation replaces human workers by machines" [syn: {mechanization}, {mechanisation}]
2: the condition of being automatically operated or controlled; "automation increases productivity"
3: equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation; "this factory floor is a showcase for automation and robotic equipment"

automatise
v 1: turn into an automaton [syn: {automatize}]
2: make automatic or control or operate automatically; "automatize the production"; "automate the movement of the robot" [syn: {automatize}, {automate}]

automatism
n : any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy)

automatize
v 1: turn into an automaton [syn: {automatise}]
2: make automatic or control or operate automatically; "automatize the production"; "automate the movement of the robot" [syn: {automatise}, {automate}]

automaton
n 1: someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way; "only an automaton wouldn't have noticed" [syn: {zombi}, {zombie}]
2: a mechanism that can move automatically [syn: {robot}, {golem}] [also: {automata} (pl)]

automatonlike
adj : like the unthinking functioning of a machine; "an automatic `thank you'"; "machinelike efficiency" [syn: {automatic}, {machinelike}, {robotlike}]

auto-mechanic
n : someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles [syn: {automobile mechanic}, {car-mechanic}, {mechanic}, {grease monkey}]

Automeris
n : io moth [syn: {genus Automeris}]

Automeris io
n : large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spines [syn: {io moth}]

automobile
n : 4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" [syn: {car}, {auto}, {machine}, {motorcar}]
v : travel in an automobile

automobile battery
n : a lead-acid storage battery in a motor vehicle; usually a 12-volt battery of six cells; the heart of the car's electrical system [syn: {car battery}]

automobile driver
n : someone who drives racing cars at high speeds [syn: {racer}, {race driver}]

automobile engine
n : the engine that propels an automobile

automobile factory
n : a factory where automobiles are manufactured [syn: {auto factory}, {car factory}]

automobile horn
n : a device on an automobile for making a warning noise [syn: {car horn}, {motor horn}, {horn}, {hooter}]

automobile industry
n : the manufacturers of automobiles considered collectively

automobile insurance
n : insurance against loss due to theft or traffic accidents [syn: {car insurance}]

automobile loan
n : a personal loan to purchase an automobile [syn: {auto loan}, {car loan}]

automobile mechanic
n : someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles [syn: {auto-mechanic}, {car-mechanic}, {mechanic}, {grease monkey}]

automobile race
n : a race between (usually high-performance) automobiles [syn: {auto race}, {car race}]

automobile tire
n : a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an automobile wheel [syn: {car tire}, {auto tire}, {rubber tire}]

automobile traffic
n : cars coming and going [syn: {car traffic}]

automobile trunk
n : compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools; "he put his golf bag in the trunk" [syn: {luggage compartment}, {trunk}]

automobilist
n : someone who drives (or travels in) an automobile [syn: {motorist}]

automotive
adj 1: of or relating to motor vehicles; "automotive supplies"
2: containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement; "a self-propelled vehicle" [syn: {self-propelled}, {self-propelling}]

automotive engineer
n : an engineer concerned with the design and construction of automobiles

automotive engineering
n : the activity of designing and constructing automobiles [syn: {automotive technology}]

automotive technology
n : the activity of designing and constructing automobiles [syn: {automotive engineering}]

automotive vehicle
n : a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails [syn: {motor vehicle}]

automysophobia
n : a morbid fear of being dirty

autonomic
adj : relating to or controlled by the autonomic nervous system; "autonomic reflexes"

autonomic ganglion
n : any of the ganglia of the autonomic system whose unmyelinated fibers innervate the internal organs

autonomic nervous system
n : the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands [syn: {ANS}]

autonomic plexus
n : a plexus of sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve fibers [syn: {plexus autonomici}]

autonomous
adj 1: of political bodies; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state" [syn: {independent}, {self-governing}, {sovereign}]
2: existing as an independent entity; "the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies"
3: of persons; free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment [syn: {self-directed}, {self-reliant}]

autonomy
n 1: immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence [syn: {liberty}]
2: personal independence [syn: {self-direction}, {self-reliance}, {self-sufficiency}]

autophyte
n : plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances [syn: {autophytic plant}, {autotroph}, {autotrophic organism}]

autophytic
adj : of or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can make complex organic nutritive compounds from simple inorganic sources by photosynthesis [syn: {autotrophic}] [ant: {heterotrophic}]

autophytic plant
n : plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances [syn: {autophyte}, {autotroph}, {autotrophic organism}]

autopilot
n 1: a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness; "she went about her chores on automatic pilot"; "too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot"; "she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot" [syn: {automatic pilot}]
2: a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course [syn: {automatic pilot}, {robot pilot}]

autoplastic
adj : of or relating to or involved in autoplasty

autoplasty
n 1: tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person; "skin from his thigh replaced the burned skin on his arms" [syn: {autograft}]
2: surgical repair by using tissue from another part of the patient's own body

autopsy
n : an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease [syn: {necropsy}, {postmortem}, {PM}, {postmortem examination}]
v : perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem

autoradiograph
n : a radiogram produced by radiation emitted by the specimen being photographed

autoradiographic
adj : of or relating to or produced by autoradiography

autoradiography
n : producing a radiograph by means of the radiation emitted from the specimen being photographed

autoregulation
n : (physiology) processes that maintain a generally constant physiological state in a cell or organism

autos-da-fe
See {auto-da-fe}

autos-da-fe
auto-da-fe
n : the burning to death of heretics (as during the Spanish Inquisition) [also: {autos-da-fe} (pl)]

autosemantic
adj : of a word or phrase meaningful in isolation, independent of context

autosexing
n : (especially of domestic fowl) breeding to reveal differential sex characteristics at hatching

autosomal
adj : of or relating to an autosome; "autosomal gene"

autosomal dominant disease
n : a disease caused by a dominant mutant gene on an autosome [syn: {autosomal dominant disorder}]

autosomal dominant disorder
n : a disease caused by a dominant mutant gene on an autosome [syn: {autosomal dominant disease}]

autosomal recessive defect
n : a disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant genes on an autosome [syn: {autosomal recessive disease}]

autosomal recessive disease
n : a disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant genes on an autosome [syn: {autosomal recessive defect}]

autosome
n : any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa [syn: {somatic chromosome}]

autostrada
n : an expressway in an Italian-speaking country

autosuggestion
n : hypnosis induced by yourself [syn: {self-hypnosis}, {self-suggestion}]

autotelic
adj : of or relating to or believing in autotelism

autotelism
n : belief that a work of art is an end in itself or its own justification

autotomic
adj : of or relating to autotomy

autotomise
v : cause a body part to undergo autotomy [syn: {autotomize}]

autotomize
v : cause a body part to undergo autotomy [syn: {autotomise}]

autotomy
n : spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw or a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attack

autotroph
n : plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances [syn: {autophyte}, {autophytic plant}, {autotrophic organism}]

autotrophic
adj : of or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can make complex organic nutritive compounds from simple inorganic sources by photosynthesis [syn: {autophytic}] [ant: {heterotrophic}]

autotrophic organism
n : plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances [syn: {autophyte}, {autophytic plant}, {autotroph}]

autotype
n 1: process for producing permanent prints in a carbon pigment [syn: {autotypy}]
2: an exact copy or reproduction [syn: {facsimile}]

autotypic
adj : of or relating to autotypy

autotypy
n : process for producing permanent prints in a carbon pigment [syn: {autotype}]

autumn
n : the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973" [syn: {fall}]

autumn crocus
n : bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central Europe [syn: {meadow saffron}, {naked lady}, {Colchicum autumnale}]

autumn pumpkin
n : a coarse vine widely cultivated for its non-keeping large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes [syn: {pumpkin}, {pumpkin vine}, {Cucurbita pepo}]

autumn sneezeweed
n : North American perennial with bright yellow late summer flowers flowers [syn: {Helenium autumnale}]

autumnal
adj 1: of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn; "the autumnal equinox"; "autumnal fruits" [ant: {wintry}, {vernal}, {summery}]
2: characteristic of late maturity verging on decline; "a serene autumnal mood"

autumnal equinox
n 1: September 22 [syn: {September equinox}, {fall equinox}] [ant: {vernal equinox}]
2: (astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Virgo

Auvergne
n : a region in central France

auxesis
n : growth from increase in cell size without cell division

auxetic
adj : of or relating to growth by auxesis

auxiliary
adj 1: functioning in a subsidiary or supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches" [syn: {subsidiary}, {supplemental}, {supplementary}]
2: relating to something that is added but is not essential; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxilliary to each other" [syn: {accessory}, {adjunct}, {ancillary}, {adjuvant}, {appurtenant}, {subsidiary}]
n : someone who acts as assistant [syn: {aide}]

auxiliary airfield
n : an airfield that functions in a subsidiary capacity

auxiliary boiler
n : (nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship's boiler that is used while the ship is in port) [syn: {donkey boiler}]

auxiliary cell
n : a terrorist cell responsible for logistics; usually large and less compartmentalized that other terrorist cells

auxiliary engine
n : (nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass) [syn: {donkey engine}]

auxiliary equipment
n : electronic equipment not in direct communication (or under the control of) the central processing unit [syn: {off-line equipment}]

auxiliary operation
n : a operation performed by off-line equipment not under the control of the central processing unit [syn: {off-line operation}]

auxiliary pump
n : a supplementary pump available if needed [syn: {donkey pump}]

auxiliary research submarine
n : a submarine for research purposes

auxiliary storage
n : a data storage device that is not the main memory of a computer [syn: {external storage}, {secondary storage}]

auxin
n : a plant hormone that promotes root formation and bud growth

auxinic
adj : relating to or containing auxins

Av
n : the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August) [syn: {Ab}]

avadavat
n : red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds [syn: {amadavat}]

Avahi
n : a genus of Indriidae [syn: {genus Avahi}]

Avahi laniger
n : nocturnal indris with thick gray-brown fur and a long tail [syn: {woolly indris}]

avail
n : a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it" [syn: {help}, {service}]
v 1: use to one's advantage; "He availed himself of the available resources"
2: be of use to, be useful to; "It will avail them to dispose of their booty"
3: take or use; "She helped herself to some of the office supplies" [syn: {help}]

availability
n : the quality of being at hand when needed [syn: {handiness}, {accessibility}, {availableness}] [ant: {inaccessibility}, {inaccessibility}]

available
adj 1: obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service; "kept a fire extinguisher available"; "much information is available through computers"; "available in many colors"; "the list of available candidates is unusually long" [ant: {unavailable}]
2: not busy; not otherwise committed; "he was not available for comment"; "he was available and willing to accompany her" [syn: {uncommitted}]
3: convenient for use or disposal; "the house is available after July 1"; "2000 square feet of usable office space" [syn: {usable}, {useable}]

availableness
n : the quality of being at hand when needed [syn: {handiness}, {accessibility}, {availability}] [ant: {inaccessibility}, {inaccessibility}]

avalanche
n 1: a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
2: a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things; "the program brought an avalanche of mail"
v : of snow masses in the mountains [syn: {roll down}]

avalanche lily
n : perennial herb having large white orange-marked flowers; found near snow line in northwestern United States [syn: {Erythronium montanum}]

Avalokiteshvara
n : a male Bodhisattva; widely associated with various gods and people [syn: {Avalokitesvara}]

Avalokitesvara
n : a male Bodhisattva; widely associated with various gods and people [syn: {Avalokiteshvara}]

avant-garde
adj : radically new or original; "an avant-garde theater piece" [syn: {daring}]
n : any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts) [syn: {vanguard}, {van}, {new wave}]

avaram
n : evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {tanner's cassia}, {Senna auriculata}, {Cassia auriculata}]

avarice
n 1: reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: {greed}, {covetousness}, {rapacity}, {avaritia}]
2: extreme greed for material wealth [syn: {avariciousness}, {covetousness}, {cupidity}]

avaricious
adj : immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees" [syn: {covetous}, {grabby}, {grasping}, {greedy}, {prehensile}]

avariciously
adv : in a greedy manner [syn: {covetously}, {greedily}]

avariciousness
n : extreme greed for material wealth [syn: {avarice}, {covetousness}, {cupidity}]

avaritia
n : reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: {avarice}, {greed}, {covetousness}, {rapacity}]

avascular
adj : without blood vessels [ant: {vascular}]

avatar
n 1: a new personification of a familiar idea; "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of evil"; "the very avatar of cunning" [syn: {embodiment}, {incarnation}]
2: the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form; "the Buddha is considered an avatar of the god Vishnu"

Ave Maria
n : a salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in prayers to Her [syn: {Hail Mary}]

avellan
adj : pertaining to filberts or hazelnuts [syn: {avellane}]

avellane
adj : pertaining to filberts or hazelnuts [syn: {avellan}]

Avena
n : oats [syn: {genus Avena}]

Avena barbata
n : oat of southern Europe and southwestern Asia [syn: {slender wild oat}]

Avena fatua
n : common in meadows and pastures [syn: {wild oat}, {wild oat grass}]

Avena sativa
n : widely cultivated in temperate regions for its edible grains [syn: {cereal oat}]

Avene sterilis
n : Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern cultivated oat [syn: {wild red oat}, {animated oat}]

avenge
v : take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother" [syn: {revenge}, {retaliate}]

avenged
adj : for which vengeance has been taken; "an avenged injury" [ant: {unavenged}]

avenger
n : someone who takes vengeance [syn: {retaliator}]

avens
n : any of various perennials of the genus Geum having usually pinnate basal leaves and variously colored flowers

aventail
n : a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck [syn: {camail}, {ventail}]

aventurine
n : a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals [syn: {sunstone}]

avenue
n 1: a line of approach; "they explored every avenue they could think of"; "it promises to open new avenues to understanding"
2: a wide street or thoroughfare [syn: {boulevard}]

aver
v 1: report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money" [syn: {allege}, {say}]
2: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent" [syn: {affirm}, {verify}, {assert}, {avow}, {swan}, {swear}] [also: {averring}, {averred}]

average
adj 1: approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value; "the average income in New England is below that of the nation"; "of average height for his age"; "the mean annual rainfall" [syn: {mean(a)}]
2: lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered; "average people"; "the ordinary (or common) man in the street" [syn: {ordinary}]
3: of no exceptional quality or ability; "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best" [syn: {fair}, {mediocre}, {middling}]
4: around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "a plane with intermediate range"; "medium bombers" [syn: {intermediate}, {medium}]
5: relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution; "the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30" [syn: {modal(a)}]
6: relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in an even-numbered set); "the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20"; "the median income for the year was $15,000" [syn: {median(a)}]
n : a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes" [syn: {norm}]
v 1: amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain; "The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40" [syn: {average out}]
2: achieve or reach on average; "He averaged a C"
3: compute the average of [syn: {average out}]

average cost
n : total cost for all units bought (or produced) divided by the number of units

average out
v 1: compute the average of [syn: {average}]
2: amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain; "The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40" [syn: {average}]

averageness
n 1: the state of being that is average; indicates normality but with connotations of mediocrity
2: ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding [syn: {mediocrity}]

Averell Harriman
n : United States financier who negotiated a treaty with the Soviet Union banning tests of nuclear weapons (1891-1986) [syn: {Harriman}, {William Averell Harriman}]

averment
n : a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) [syn: {assertion}, {asseveration}]

averred
aver
v 1: report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money" [syn: {allege}, {say}]
2: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent" [syn: {affirm}, {verify}, {assert}, {avow}, {swan}, {swear}] [also: {averring}, {averred}]

averred
See {aver}

Averrhoa
n : trees native to East Indies having pinnate leaves: carambolas [syn: {genus Averrhoa}]

Averrhoa bilimbi
n : East Indian evergreen tree bearing very acid fruit [syn: {bilimbi}]

Averrhoa carambola
n : East Indian tree bearing deeply ridged yellow-brown fruit [syn: {carambola}, {carambola tree}]

averring
aver
v 1: report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money" [syn: {allege}, {say}]
2: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent" [syn: {affirm}, {verify}, {assert}, {avow}, {swan}, {swear}] [also: {averring}, {averred}]

averring
See {aver}

Averroes
n : Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198) [syn: {ibn-Roshd}, {Abul-Walid Mohammed ibn-Ahmad Ibn-Mohammed ibn-Roshd}]

averse
adj : (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request" [syn: {antipathetic}, {antipathetical}, {averse(p)}, {indisposed(p)}, {loath(p)}, {loth(p)}]

aversion
n 1: a feeling of intense dislike [syn: {antipathy}, {distaste}]
2: the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away; "averting her gaze meant that she was angry" [syn: {averting}]

aversion therapy
n : any technique of behavior modification that uses unpleasant stimuli in a controlled fashion to alter behavior in a therapeutic way; primarily used for alcoholism or drug abuse (but with little success)

aversive
adj : tending to repel or dissuade; "aversive conditioning"

aversive conditioning
n : conditioning to avoid an aversive stimulus

aversive stimulus
n : any negative stimulus to which an organism will learn to make a response that avoids it

avert
v 1: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" [syn: {debar}, {obviate}, {deflect}, {head off}, {stave off}, {fend off}, {avoid}, {ward off}]
2: turn away or aside; "They averted their eyes when the King entered" [syn: {turn away}]

avertable
adj : capable of being avoided or warded off [syn: {evitable}, {avoidable}, {avertible}] [ant: {inevitable}]

avertible
adj : capable of being avoided or warded off [syn: {evitable}, {avoidable}, {avertable}] [ant: {inevitable}]

averting
n 1: the act of preventing something from occurring; "averting danger was his responsibility"
2: the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away; "averting her gaze meant that she was angry" [syn: {aversion}]

Aves
n : birds [syn: {class Aves}]

Avesta
n : a collection of Zoroastrian texts gathered during the 4th or 6th centuries [syn: {Zend-Avesta}]

Avestan
adj : of or pertaining to the Avesta (sacred text of Zoroastrianism)
n 1: an ancient Iranian language [syn: {Zend}]
2: the script in which the ancient Persian language of the Avesta is written

avian
adj : pertaining to or characteristic of birds

avianise
v : to modify microorganisms by repeated culture in the developing chick embryo [syn: {avianize}]

avianize
v : to modify microorganisms by repeated culture in the developing chick embryo [syn: {avianise}]

aviary
n : a building where birds are kept [syn: {bird sanctuary}, {volary}]

aviate
v : fly a plane [syn: {fly}, {pilot}]

aviation
n 1: the aggregation of a country's military aircraft [syn: {air power}]
2: the operation of aircraft to provide transportation
3: the art of operating aircraft [syn: {airmanship}]
4: travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" [syn: {air travel}, {air}]

aviation medicine
n : the study and treatment of disorders associated with flight (especially with space flight) [syn: {aeromedicine}, {aerospace medicine}]

aviator
n : someone who operates an aircraft [syn: {aeronaut}, {airman}, {flier}, {flyer}]

aviatress
n : a woman aviator [syn: {aviatrix}, {airwoman}]

aviatrix
n : a woman aviator [syn: {airwoman}, {aviatress}]

Avicenna
n : Arabian philosopher and physician; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037) [syn: {ibn-Sina}, {Abu Ali al-Husain ibn Abdallah ibn Sina}]

Avicennia
n : small genus of tropical shrubs or trees [syn: {genus Avicennia}]

Avicennia marina
n : a mangrove of the West Indies and the southern Florida coast; occurs in dense thickets and has numerous short roots that bend up from the ground [syn: {black mangrove}]

Avicennia officinalis
n : a small to medium-sized tree growing in brackish water especially along the shores of the southwestern Pacific [syn: {white mangrove}]

Avicenniaceae
n : used in some classifications: coextensive with the genus Avicennia [syn: {family Avicenniaceae}]

avid
adj 1: (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame" [syn: {devouring(a)}, {esurient}, {greedy}]
2: marked by active interest and enthusiasm; "an avid sports fan"; "a great walker"; "an eager beaver" [syn: {great}, {eager}, {zealous}]

avidity
n : a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something [syn: {eagerness}, {avidness}, {keenness}]

avidly
adv : in an avid manner; "whatever the flavor or color of your local paper, do remember that these are read avidly for local information"

avidness
n : a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something [syn: {eagerness}, {avidity}, {keenness}]

avifauna
n : the birds of a particular region or period

avifaunal
adj : of or relating to birds of a particular region or period [syn: {avifaunistic}]

avifaunistic
adj : of or relating to birds of a particular region or period [syn: {avifaunal}]

avionic
adj : of or relating to avionics

avionics
n : science and technology of electronic systems and devices for aeronautics and astronautics; "avionics has become even more important with the development of the space program"

avirulent
adj : not virulent; unable to produce disease [ant: {virulent}]

avitaminoses
See {avitaminosis}

avitaminoses
avitaminosis
n : any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins [syn: {hypovitaminosis}] [also: {avitaminoses} (pl)]

avitaminosis
n : any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins [syn: {hypovitaminosis}] [also: {avitaminoses} (pl)]

avitaminotic
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of avitaminosis

avo
n : 100 avos equal 1 pataca

avocado
adj : of the dull yellowish green of the meat of an avocado
n 1: a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed [syn: {alligator pear}, {avocado pear}, {aguacate}]
2: tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits [syn: {avocado tree}, {Persea Americana}]

avocado pear
n : a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed [syn: {avocado}, {alligator pear}, {aguacate}]

avocado tree
n : tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits [syn: {avocado}, {Persea Americana}]

avocation
n : an auxiliary activity [syn: {by-line}, {hobby}, {sideline}, {spare-time activity}]

avocational
adj : of or involved in an avocation

avocet
n : long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill

Avogadro
n : Italian physicist noted for his work on gases; proposed what has come to be called Avogadro's law (1776-1856) [syn: {Amedeo Avogadro}]

Avogadro number
n : the number of molecules in a mole of a substance (approximately 602,250,000,000,000,000,000,000) [syn: {Avogadro's number}]

Avogadro's hypothesis
n : the principle that equal volumes of all gases (given the same temperature and pressure) contain equal numbers of molecules [syn: {Avogadro's law}]

Avogadro's law
n : the principle that equal volumes of all gases (given the same temperature and pressure) contain equal numbers of molecules [syn: {Avogadro's hypothesis}]

Avogadro's number
n : the number of molecules in a mole of a substance (approximately 602,250,000,000,000,000,000,000) [syn: {Avogadro number}]

avoid
v 1: stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her" [ant: {confront}]
2: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" [syn: {debar}, {obviate}, {deflect}, {avert}, {head off}, {stave off}, {fend off}, {ward off}]
3: refrain from doing something; "She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's memoires"
4: refrain from certain foods or beverages; "I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day" [syn: {keep off}]
5: declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea" [syn: {invalidate}, {annul}, {quash}, {void}, {nullify}] [ant: {validate}]

avoidable
adj : capable of being avoided or warded off [syn: {evitable}, {avertible}, {avertable}] [ant: {inevitable}]

avoidance
n : deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening [syn: {turning away}, {shunning}, {dodging}]

avoirdupois
n 1: a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains) [syn: {avoirdupois weight}]
2: excess bodily weight; "she found fatness disgusting in herself as well as in others" [syn: {fatness}, {fat}, {blubber}] [ant: {leanness}]

avoirdupois unit
n : any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights

avoirdupois weight
n : a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains) [syn: {avoirdupois}]

Avon
n 1: a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn [syn: {River Avon}]
2: a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn [syn: {River Avon}, {Upper Avon}, {Upper Avon River}]
3: a county in southwestern England

avouch
v : admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about [syn: {avow}] [ant: {disavow}]

avouchment
n : a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something [syn: {avowal}, {affirmation}]

avow
v 1: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent" [syn: {affirm}, {verify}, {assert}, {aver}, {swan}, {swear}]
2: admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about [syn: {avouch}] [ant: {disavow}]

avowal
n : a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something [syn: {avouchment}, {affirmation}]

avowed
adj : openly declared as such; "an avowed enemy"; "her professed love of everything about that country"; "McKinley was assassinated by a professed anarchist" [syn: {avowed(a)}, {professed(a)}]

avowedly
adv 1: by open declaration; "their policy has been avowedly Marxist"; "Susan Smith was professedly guilty of the murders" [syn: {professedly}]
2: as acknowledged; "true, she is the smartest in her class" [syn: {true}, {admittedly}, {confessedly}]

avower
n 1: someone who admits or acknowledges openly and boldly
2: someone who claims to speak the truth; "a bold asserter"; "a declarer of his intentions"; "affirmers of traditional doctrine"; "an asseverator of strong convictions"; "an avower of his own great intelligence" [syn: {asserter}, {declarer}, {affirmer}, {asseverator}]

avulse
v : separate by avulsion

avulsion
n 1: an abrupt change in the course of a stream that forms the boundary between two parcels of land resulting in the loss of part of the land of one landowner and a consequent increase in the land of another
2: a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another

avuncular
adj 1: being or relating to an uncle
2: like an uncle in kindness or indulgence; "showed avuncular concern"

await
v : look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted" [syn: {expect}, {look}, {wait}]

awaited
adj : expected hopefully [syn: {anticipated}, {awaited(p)}, {hoped-for}]

awake
adj 1: not in a state of sleep; completely conscious; "lay awake thinking about his new job"; "still not fully awake" [syn: {awake(p)}] [ant: {asleep(p)}]
2: not unconscious; especially having become conscious; "the patient is now awake and alert" [syn: {alert}, {awake(p)}]
3: (usually followed by `to') showing acute awareness; mentally perceptive; "alert to the problems"; "alive to what is going on"; "awake to the dangers of her situation"; "was now awake to the reality of his predicament" [syn: {alert}, {alive(p)}, {awake(p)}]
v : stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" [syn: {wake up}, {arouse}, {awaken}, {wake}, {come alive}, {waken}] [ant: {fall asleep}] [also: {awoken}, {awoke}]

awaken
v 1: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." [syn: {wake}, {waken}, {rouse}, {wake up}, {arouse}] [ant: {cause to sleep}]
2: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" [syn: {wake up}, {awake}, {arouse}, {wake}, {come alive}, {waken}] [ant: {fall asleep}]
3: make aware; "They were awakened to the sad facts"

awakened
adj 1: aroused or activated; "an awakened interest in ballet" [ant: {unawakened}]
2: (somewhat formal) having been waked up; "the awakened baby began to cry"

awakening
n : the act of waking; "it was an early awakening"; "it was the waking up he hated most" [syn: {wakening}, {waking up}]

award
n 1: a grant made by a law court; "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court" [syn: {awarding}]
2: a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery" [syn: {accolade}, {honor}, {honour}, {laurels}]
3: something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery; "the prize was a free trip to Europe" [syn: {prize}]
v 1: give, especially as a reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation" [syn: {present}]
2: give on the basis of merit; "Funds are granted to qualified researchers" [syn: {grant}]
3: bestow an honor upon

awarding
n : a grant made by a law court; "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court" [syn: {award}]

award-winning
adj : having received awards; "this award-winning bridge spans a distance of five miles"

aware
adj 1: (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing realization or perception; "was aware of his opponent's hostility"; "became aware of her surroundings"; "aware that he had exceeded the speed limit" [syn: {aware(p)}] [ant: {unaware}]
2: bearing in mind; attentive to; "ever mindful of her health"; "mindful of his responsibilities"; "mindful of these criticisms, I shall attempt to justify my action" [syn: {mindful}] [ant: {unmindful}]
3: aware or knowing; "a witting tool of the Communists" [syn: {witting}] [ant: {unwitting}]
4: (usually followed by `of') having knowledge or understanding; "our youth are cognizant of the law"; "I am well aware of his limitations" [syn: {cognizant}, {cognisant}, {well aware(p)}, {aware(p)}] [ant: {incognizant}]
5: alert and fully informed; "politically aware"; "a knowing collector of rare books"; "the most...technically aware of the novelists under thirty"- W.S.Graham; "surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on" [syn: {aware(p)}, {knowing}, {knowledgeable}]

awareness
n 1: having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive" [syn: {consciousness}, {cognizance}, {cognisance}, {knowingness}]
2: state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness; "the crash intruded on his awareness" [syn: {sentience}]

awash
adj : covered with water; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub" [syn: {afloat(p)}, {awash(p)}, {flooded}, {inundated}, {overflowing}]

away
adj 1: distant in either space or time; "the town is a mile away"; "a country far away"; "the game is a week away" [syn: {away(p)}]
2: not present; having left; "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"; "everyone is gone now"; "the departed guests" [syn: {away(p)}, {gone(p)}, {departed(a)}]
3: used of an opponent's ground; "an away game" [ant: {home(a)}]
4: (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch" [syn: {outside}]
adv 1: from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete); "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off to school"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach" [syn: {off}, {forth}]
2: from one's possession; "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets" [syn: {out}]
3: out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away" [syn: {aside}]
4: out of existence; "the music faded away"; "tried to explain away the affair of the letter"- H.E.Scudder; "idled the hours away"; "her fingernails were worn away"
5: at a distance in space or time; "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"; "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"; "away back in the 18th century" [syn: {off}]
6: indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily; "he worked away at the project for more than a year"; "the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it"
7: so as to be removed or gotten rid of; "cleared the mess away"; "the rotted wood had to be cut away"
8: freely or at will; "fire away!"
9: in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping); "put the toys away"; "her jewels are locked away in a safe"; "filed the letter away" 10: in a different direction; "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away" [syn: {aside}] 11: in reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nestegg tucked away for a rainy day" [syn: {aside}, {by}]

away game
n : a game played away from home [syn: {road game}] [ant: {home game}]

awayness
n : the state of being elsewhere than in particular place

awe
n 1: an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration; "he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe"
2: a profound emotion inspired by a deity; "the fear of God" [syn: {fear}, {reverence}, {veneration}]
v : inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"

aweary
adj : physically and mentally fatigued; "`aweary' is archaic" [syn: {weary}]

awed
adj 1: inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence; "awed by the silence"; "awful worshippers with bowed heads" [syn: {awful}]
2: having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread; "stood in awed silence before the shrine"; "in grim despair and awestruck wonder" [syn: {awestruck}, {awestricken}, {in awe of}] [ant: {unawed}]

aweigh
adj 1: (used of an anchor) hanging clear of the bottom; "anchors aweigh"
2: of an anchor; just clear of the bottom [syn: {atrip}]

awe-inspiring
adj : inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent" [syn: {amazing}, {awesome}, {awful}, {awing}]

aweless
adj 1: devoid of any feeling of awe or reverence [syn: {awless}]
2: neither feeling nor showing respect [syn: {awless}, {disrespectful}]

awesome
adj : inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent" [syn: {amazing}, {awe-inspiring}, {awful}, {awing}]

awestricken
adj : having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread; "stood in awed silence before the shrine"; "in grim despair and awestruck wonder" [syn: {awed}, {awestruck}, {in awe of}] [ant: {unawed}]

awestruck
adj : having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread; "stood in awed silence before the shrine"; "in grim despair and awestruck wonder" [syn: {awed}, {awestricken}, {in awe of}] [ant: {unawed}]

awful
adj 1: exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room" [syn: {atrocious}, {abominable}, {dreadful}, {painful}, {terrible}, {unspeakable}]
2: causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse" [syn: {dire}, {direful}, {dread(a)}, {dreaded}, {dreadful}, {fearful}, {fearsome}, {frightening}, {horrendous}, {horrific}, {terrible}]
3: offensive or even (of persons) malicious; "in a nasty mood"; "a nasty accident"; "a nasty shock"; "a nasty smell"; "a nasty trick to pull"; "Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Pound [syn: {nasty}] [ant: {nice}]
4: inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence; "awed by the silence"; "awful worshippers with bowed heads" [syn: {awed}]
5: inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent" [syn: {amazing}, {awe-inspiring}, {awesome}, {awing}]
adv : used as intensifiers; "terribly interesting"; "I'm awful sorry" [syn: {terribly}, {awfully}, {frightfully}]

awfully
adv 1: used as intensifiers; "terribly interesting"; "I'm awful sorry" [syn: {terribly}, {awful}, {frightfully}]
2: of a dreadful kind; "there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning" [syn: {dreadfully}, {horribly}]
3: in a terrible manner; "she sings terribly" [syn: {terribly}, {atrociously}, {abominably}, {abysmally}, {rottenly}]

awfulness
n : a quality of extreme unpleasantness [syn: {dreadfulness}, {horridness}, {terribleness}]

awheel
adj : traveling by wheeled vehicle such as bicycle or automobile e.g.; "the riding public welcomed the new buses" [syn: {riding}]

awhile
adv : for a short time; "sit down and stay awhile"; "they settled awhile in Virginia before moving West"; "the baby was quiet for a while" [syn: {for a while}]

awing
adj : inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent" [syn: {amazing}, {awe-inspiring}, {awesome}, {awful}]

awkward
adj 1: causing inconvenience; "they arrived at an awkward time"
2: lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance; "an awkward dancer"; "an awkward gesture"; "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes"; "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot" [ant: {graceful}]
3: difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape; "an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl" [syn: {bunglesome}, {clumsy}, {ungainly}]
4: not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?" [syn: {clumsy}, {cumbersome}, {inapt}, {inept}, {ill-chosen}]
5: hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment; "awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"; "an awkward pause followed his remark"; "a sticky question"; "in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign" [syn: {embarrassing}, {sticky}, {unenviable}]
6: not at ease socially; unsure and constrained in manner; "awkward and reserved at parties"; "ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know"; "was always uneasy with strangers" [syn: {ill at ease(p)}, {uneasy}]

awkwardly
adv : in an awkward manner; "he bent awkwardly"

awkwardness
n 1: unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training [syn: {clumsiness}, {ineptness}, {ineptitude}, {maladroitness}, {slowness}]
2: the quality of an embarrassing situation; "he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal" [syn: {nuisance value}]
3: the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant [syn: {clumsiness}] [ant: {gracefulness}]
4: the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) [syn: {clumsiness}, {gracelessness}, {stiffness}]
5: trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape; "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano" [syn: {cumbersomeness}, {unwieldiness}]

awl
n : a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes

awless
adj 1: devoid of any feeling of awe or reverence [syn: {aweless}]
2: neither feeling nor showing respect [syn: {aweless}, {disrespectful}]

awlwort
n : small aquatic plant having tufted awl-shaped leaves in a basal rosette and minute white flowers; circumboreal [syn: {Subularia aquatica}]

awn
n : slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses

awned
adj : having awns i.e. bristle- or hair-like appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses; "awned wheatgrass" [syn: {awny}] [ant: {awnless}]

awning
n : a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun [syn: {sunshade}, {sunblind}]

awning deck
n : a deck at the top of a passenger ship [syn: {hurricane deck}, {hurricane roof}, {promenade deck}]

awninged
adj : covered with an awning; "with awninged windows on the west side"

awnless
adj : lacking or having only very short awns; "awnless bromegrass" [ant: {awned}]

awnless bromegrass
n : drought-resistant perennial with awns lacking or very short and long creeping rhizomes; Europe and temperate Asia [syn: {Bromus inermis}]

awny
adj : having awns i.e. bristle- or hair-like appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses; "awned wheatgrass" [syn: {awned}] [ant: {awnless}]

awoke
awake
adj 1: not in a state of sleep; completely conscious; "lay awake thinking about his new job"; "still not fully awake" [syn: {awake(p)}] [ant: {asleep(p)}]
2: not unconscious; especially having become conscious; "the patient is now awake and alert" [syn: {alert}, {awake(p)}]
3: (usually followed by `to') showing acute awareness; mentally perceptive; "alert to the problems"; "alive to what is going on"; "awake to the dangers of her situation"; "was now awake to the reality of his predicament" [syn: {alert}, {alive(p)}, {awake(p)}]
v : stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" [syn: {wake up}, {arouse}, {awaken}, {wake}, {come alive}, {waken}] [ant: {fall asleep}] [also: {awoken}, {awoke}]

awoke
See {awake}

awoken
awake
adj 1: not in a state of sleep; completely conscious; "lay awake thinking about his new job"; "still not fully awake" [syn: {awake(p)}] [ant: {asleep(p)}]
2: not unconscious; especially having become conscious; "the patient is now awake and alert" [syn: {alert}, {awake(p)}]
3: (usually followed by `to') showing acute awareness; mentally perceptive; "alert to the problems"; "alive to what is going on"; "awake to the dangers of her situation"; "was now awake to the reality of his predicament" [syn: {alert}, {alive(p)}, {awake(p)}]
v : stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" [syn: {wake up}, {arouse}, {awaken}, {wake}, {come alive}, {waken}] [ant: {fall asleep}] [also: {awoken}, {awoke}]

awoken
See {awake}

awol
adj 1: absent without permission; "truant schoolboys"; "the soldier was AWOL for almost a week" [syn: {truant}]
2: having deserted your post or station without leave
n : one who is away or absent without leave

awry
adj 1: turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff" [syn: {askew}, {awry(p)}, {cockeyed}, {lopsided}, {wonky}, {skew-whiff}]
2: not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine" [syn: {amiss(p)}, {awry(p)}, {haywire}, {wrong(p)}]
adv 1: away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations" [syn: {amiss}]
2: turned or twisted to one side; "rugs lying askew"; "with his necktie twisted awry" [syn: {askew}, {skew-whiff}]

ax
n : an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle [syn: {axe}]
v 1: chop or split with an ax; "axe wood" [syn: {axe}]
2: terminate; "The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it" [syn: {axe}] [also: {axes} (pl)]

ax handle
n : the handle of an ax [syn: {axe handle}]

ax head
n : the cutting head of an ax [syn: {axe head}]

axe
n : an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle [syn: {ax}]
v 1: chop or split with an ax; "axe wood" [syn: {ax}]
2: terminate; "The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it" [syn: {ax}]

axe handle
n : the handle of an ax [syn: {ax handle}]

axe head
n : the cutting head of an ax [syn: {ax head}]

axenic
adj 1: (of experimental animals) raised under sterile conditions; "axenic conditions"; "germfree animals"
2: used of cultures of microorganisms; not contaminated by or completely free of the presence of other organisms; "an axenic culture"

axerophthol
n : any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes [syn: {vitamin A}, {antiophthalmic factor}, {A}]

axes
See {ax}

axes
ax
n : an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle [syn: {axe}]
v 1: chop or split with an ax; "axe wood" [syn: {axe}]
2: terminate; "The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it" [syn: {axe}] [also: {axes} (pl)]

axial
adj 1: of or relating to or resembling an axis of rotation
2: relating to or attached to the axis; "axial angle" [syn: {axile}]
3: situated on or along or in the direction of an axis

axial motion
n : rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation" [syn: {axial rotation}, {roll}]

axial muscle
n : a skeletal muscle of the trunk or head

axial rotation
n : rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation" [syn: {axial motion}, {roll}]

axial skeleton
n : the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs

axially
adv : with respect to an axis; "the jet was directed axially toward the cathode"

axil
n : the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk

axile
adj : relating to or attached to the axis; "axial angle" [syn: {axial}]

axile placentation
n : ovules are borne at or around the center of a compound ovary on an axis formed from joined septa

axilla
n : the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder; "they were up to their armpits in water" [syn: {armpit}, {axillary cavity}, {axillary fossa}] [also: {axillae} (pl)]

axillae
See {axilla}

axillae
axilla
n : the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder; "they were up to their armpits in water" [syn: {armpit}, {axillary cavity}, {axillary fossa}] [also: {axillae} (pl)]

axillary
adj 1: of or relating to the axil [syn: {alar}]
2: of or relating to the armpit; "axillary gland"

axillary artery
n : the part of the main artery of the arm that lies in the armpit and is continuous with the subclavian artery above and the brachial artery below [syn: {arteria axillaris}]

axillary cavity
n : the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder; "they were up to their armpits in water" [syn: {armpit}, {axilla}, {axillary fossa}]

axillary fossa
n : the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder; "they were up to their armpits in water" [syn: {armpit}, {axilla}, {axillary cavity}]

axillary node
n : any of the lymph glands of the armpit; fights infections in the neck and chest and arm regions

axillary vein
n : a continuation of the basilic vein and brachial vein that becomes the subclavian vein [syn: {vena axillaris}]

axiological
adj : of or relating to the study of values

axiology
n : the study of values and value judgments

axiom
n 1: a saying that widely accepted on its own merits [syn: {maxim}]
2: (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident

axiomatic
adj 1: evident without proof or argument; "an axiomatic truth"; "we hold these truths to be self-evident" [syn: {self-evident}, {taken for granted(p)}]
2: containing aphorisms or maxims; "axiomatic wisdom" [syn: {aphoristic}]
3: of or relating to or derived from axioms; "axiomatic physics"; "the postulational method was applied to geometry"- S.S.Stevens [syn: {axiomatical}, {postulational}]

axiomatical
adj : of or relating to or derived from axioms; "axiomatic physics"; "the postulational method was applied to geometry"- S.S.Stevens [syn: {axiomatic}, {postulational}]

axiomatically
adv : on the basis of axioms; "this is axiomatically given"

axis
n 1: a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions
2: the center around which something rotates [syn: {axis of rotation}]
3: the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged
4: in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations; "the Axis opposed the Allies in World War II"
5: a group of countries in special alliance [syn: {bloc}]
6: the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head [syn: {axis vertebra}]

axis of rotation
n : the center around which something rotates [syn: {axis}]

axis vertebra
n : the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head [syn: {axis}]

axle
n : a shaft on which a wheel rotates

axle bar
n : an iron bar that serves as an axletree

axle grease
n : a thick heavy grease used to lubricate axles

axletree
n : a dead axle on a carriage or wagon that has terminal spindles on which the wheel revolve

axolemma
n : outer membrane covering an axon

axolotl
n : larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing [syn: {mud puppy}, {Ambystoma mexicanum}]

axon
n : long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron [syn: {axone}]

axonal
adj : of or relating to or resembling an axon

axone
n : long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron [syn: {axon}]

axseed
n : European herb resembling vetch; naturalized in the eastern United States; having umbels of pink-and-white flowers and sharp-angled pods [syn: {crown vetch}, {Coronilla varia}]

ayah
n : an Indian nursemaid who looks after children

ayapana
n : low spreading tropical American shrub with long slender leaves used to make a mildly stimulating drink resembling tea; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium [syn: {Ayapana triplinervis}, {Eupatorium aya-pana}]

Ayapana triplinervis
n : low spreading tropical American shrub with long slender leaves used to make a mildly stimulating drink resembling tea; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium [syn: {ayapana}, {Eupatorium aya-pana}]

ayatollah
n : a high-ranking Shiite religious leader who is regarded as an authority on religious law and its interpretation and who has political power as well

Ayatollah Khomeini
n : Iranian religious leader of the Shiites; when Shah Pahlavi's regime fell Khomeini established a new constitution giving himself supreme powers (1900-1989) [syn: {Khomeini}, {Ruholla Khomeini}, {Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini}]

Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini
n : Iranian religious leader of the Shiites; when Shah Pahlavi's regime fell Khomeini established a new constitution giving himself supreme powers (1900-1989) [syn: {Khomeini}, {Ruholla Khomeini}, {Ayatollah Khomeini}]

aye-aye
n : nocturnal lemur with long bony fingers and rodent-like incisor teeth closely related to the lemurs [syn: {Daubentonia madagascariensis}]

ayin
n : the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

Ayn Rand
n : United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her polemical novels and political conservativism (1905-1982) [syn: {Rand}]

Ayr
n : a port in southwestern Scotland

Ayrshire
n : hardy breed from Ayr, Scotland

Aythya
n : canvasback; redhead; pochard; etc. [syn: {genus Aythya}]

Aythya affinis
n : common scaup of North America; males have purplish heads [syn: {lesser scaup}, {lesser scaup duck}, {lake duck}]

Aythya americana
n : North American diving duck with a gray-and-black body and reddish-brown head [syn: {redhead}]

Aythya ferina
n : heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a gray-and-black body and reddish head [syn: {pochard}]

Aythya marila
n : large scaup of North America having a greenish iridescence on the head of the male [syn: {greater scaup}]

Aythya valisineria
n : North American wild duck valued for sport and food [syn: {canvasback}, {canvasback duck}]

Ayurveda
n : (Sanskrit) an ancient medical treatise summarizing the Hindu art of healing and prolonging life; sometimes regarded as a 5th Veda

AZ
n 1: the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian [syn: {azimuth}]
2: a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon [syn: {Arizona}, {Grand Canyon State}]

Az Zarqa
n : city in northwestern Jordan [syn: {Zarqa}]

Azactam
n : an antibiotic (trade name Azactam) used against severe infections; has minimal side effects [syn: {aztreonam}]

Azadirachta
n : genus of large important East Indian trees: neem trees [syn: {genus Azadirachta}]

Azadirachta indica
n : large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia [syn: {neem}, {neem tree}, {nim tree}, {margosa}, {arishth}, {Melia Azadirachta}]

azadirachtin
n : insecticide

azalea
n : any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors

Azaleastrum
n : group of evergreen or deciduous shrubs formerly considered a separate genus; now included in the genus Rhododendron [syn: {subgenus Azalea}, {subgenus Azaleastrum}]

azathioprine
n : an immunosuppressive drug (trade name Imuran) used to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ [syn: {Imuran}]

azedarach
n : tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree [syn: {chinaberry}, {chinaberry tree}, {China tree}, {Persian lilac}, {pride-of-India}, {azederach}, {Melia azederach}, {Melia azedarach}]

azederach
n : tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree [syn: {chinaberry}, {chinaberry tree}, {China tree}, {Persian lilac}, {pride-of-India}, {azedarach}, {Melia azederach}, {Melia azedarach}]

Azerbaijan
n : a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet [syn: {Azerbaijani Republic}, {Azerbajdzhan}, {Azerbajdzhan Republic}]

Azerbaijani
adj : of or pertaining to Azerbaijan or the people or culture of Azerbaijan
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan
2: the Turkic language spoken by the Azerbaijani people

Azerbaijani monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani Republic
n : a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet [syn: {Azerbaijan}, {Azerbajdzhan}, {Azerbajdzhan Republic}]

Azerbajdzhan
n : a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet [syn: {Azerbaijan}, {Azerbaijani Republic}, {Azerbajdzhan Republic}]

Azerbajdzhan Republic
n : a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet [syn: {Azerbaijan}, {Azerbaijani Republic}, {Azerbajdzhan}]

Azeri
n : an ethnic group living in Azerbaijan

azide
n : a chemical compound containing the azido group combined with an element or radical

azido
adj : relating to or containing the azido group N3

azido group
n : the univalent group N3- derived from hydrazoic acid [syn: {azido radical}]

azido radical
n : the univalent group N3- derived from hydrazoic acid [syn: {azido group}]

azimuth
n : the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian [syn: {AZ}]

azimuthal
adj : of or relating to or in azimuth

azo
adj : relating to or containing the azo radical

azo dye
n : any dye containing one or more azo groups

azo group
n : the bivalent group -N=N- united to two hydrocarbon groups [syn: {azo radical}]

azo radical
n : the bivalent group -N=N- united to two hydrocarbon groups [syn: {azo group}]

azoic
adj : before the appearance of life; "azoic rocks contain not organic remains"

azoimide
n : a colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling [syn: {hydrazoic acid}, {hydrogen azide}, {HN}]

Azolla
n : a genus of fern sometimes placed in its own family Azollaceae [syn: {genus Azolla}]

Azolla caroliniana
n : small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe [syn: {mosquito fern}, {floating fern}, {Carolina pond fern}]

Azollaceae
n : used in some classifications for the genus Azolla [syn: {family Azollaceae}]

azonal
adj : not divided into zones; "azonal heating" [ant: {zonal}]

azonic
adj : not restricted to any particular zone or region

Azores
n : islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal; "the Azores are strategically located on transatlantic air and shipping routes" [syn: {Acores}]

azotaemia
n : accumulation in the blood of nitrogen-bearing waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine [syn: {uremia}, {uraemia}, {azotemia}]

azote
n : an obsolete name for nitrogen

azotemia
n : accumulation in the blood of nitrogen-bearing waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine [syn: {uremia}, {uraemia}, {azotaemia}]

azotemic
adj : of or involving excess nitrogenous waste products in the urine (usually due to kidney insufficiency) [syn: {uremic}]

azotic
adj : of or containing nitrogen; "nitric acid" [syn: {nitric}, {nitrous}]

azoturia
n : excess of urea in the urine

AZT
n : an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow [syn: {zidovudine}, {Retrovir}, {ZDV}]

Aztec
n : a member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519

Aztec lily
n : Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower [syn: {Jacobean lily}, {Strekelia formosissima}]

Aztec marigold
n : a stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower heads; Mexico and Central America [syn: {African marigold}, {big marigold}, {Tagetes erecta}]

Aztecan
n : the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Aztec people

aztreonam
n : an antibiotic (trade name Azactam) used against severe infections; has minimal side effects [syn: {Azactam}]

azure
adj : of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky; "October's bright blue weather" [syn: {cerulean}, {sky-blue}, {bright blue}]
n : a light shade of blue [syn: {cerulean}, {sapphire}, {lazuline}, {sky-blue}]
v : color azure; "Morning azured the village"

azure aster
n : a variety of aster

azygos
adj : occurring singly; not one of a pair; "the azygous muscle of the uvula" [syn: {azygous}]

azygos vein
n : one of a system of veins that drain the thoracic and abdominal walls; arises as a continuation of the right ascending lumbar vein and terminates in the superior vena cava [syn: {azygous vein}, {vena azygos}]

azygous
adj : occurring singly; not one of a pair; "the azygous muscle of the uvula" [syn: {azygos}]

azygous vein
n : one of a system of veins that drain the thoracic and abdominal walls; arises as a continuation of the right ascending lumbar vein and terminates in the superior vena cava [syn: {azygos vein}, {vena azygos}]

azymia
n : absence of an enzyme

B
n 1: the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen [syn: {type B}, {group B}]
2: aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil [syn: {Bacillus}, {Bacilli}]
3: originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins [syn: {B-complex vitamin}, {B complex}, {vitamin B complex}, {vitamin B}, {B vitamin}]
4: a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder [syn: {boron}, {atomic number 5}]
5: a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels [syn: {bel}]
6: (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter [syn: {barn}]
7: the 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet

B. B. King
n : United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925) [syn: {King}, {Riley B King}]

B battery
n : battery for supplying a constant positive voltage to the plate of a vacuum tube

B cell
n : a lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution and matures into plasma cells that secrete immunoglobulin (antibodies) that inactivate the antigens [syn: {B lymphocyte}]

B complex
n : originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins [syn: {B-complex vitamin}, {vitamin B complex}, {vitamin B}, {B vitamin}, {B}]

B. F. Skinner
n : United States psychologist and a leading proponent of behaviorism (1904-1990) [syn: {Skinner}, {Fred Skinner}, {Burrhus Frederic Skinner}]

B horizon
n : immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils [syn: {B-horizon}]

B lymphocyte
n : a lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution and matures into plasma cells that secrete immunoglobulin (antibodies) that inactivate the antigens [syn: {B cell}]

B vitamin
n : originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins [syn: {B-complex vitamin}, {B complex}, {vitamin B complex}, {vitamin B}, {B}]

B-52
n : United States military aircraft; B- stands for bomber

Ba
n 1: a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite [syn: {barium}, {atomic number 56}]
2: a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences [syn: {Bachelor of Arts}, {Artium Baccalaurens}, {AB}]

baa
n : the cry made by sheep
v : cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating" [syn: {bleat}, {blate}, {blat}]

Baader Meinhof Gang
n : a radical left-wing revolutionary terrorist group active in Germany from 1968 until 1977

Baal
n : any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god

Baal Merodach
n : the chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu [syn: {Marduk}, {Merodach}, {Bel-Merodach}]

baa-lamb
n : child's word for a sheep or lamb

baas
n : South African term for `boss'

baba
n : a small cake leavened with yeast

baba au rhum
n : a baba soaked in rum [syn: {rum baba}]

babacu oil
n : fatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut oil [syn: {babassu oil}]

Babar
n : an imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children

babassu
n : tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory [syn: {babassu palm}, {coco de macao}, {Orbignya phalerata}, {Orbignya spesiosa}, {Orbignya martiana}]

babassu nut
n : hard-shelled nut of the babassu palm

babassu oil
n : fatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut oil [syn: {babacu oil}]

babassu palm
n : tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory [syn: {babassu}, {coco de macao}, {Orbignya phalerata}, {Orbignya spesiosa}, {Orbignya martiana}]

babbitt
n : an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; an anti-friction lining for bearings [syn: {Babbitt metal}]
v : line with a Babbitt metal

Babbitt metal
n : an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; an anti-friction lining for bearings [syn: {babbitt}]

babbitting
n : lining a surface or bearing with babbitt metal

babble
n : gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby [syn: {babbling}, {lallation}]
v 1: utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention"
2: to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby" [syn: {blather}, {smatter}, {blether}, {blither}]
3: flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks" [syn: {ripple}, {guggle}, {burble}, {bubble}, {gurgle}]
4: divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" [syn: {spill the beans}, {let the cat out of the bag}, {talk}, {tattle}, {blab}, {peach}, {sing}, {babble out}, {blab out}] [ant: {keep quiet}]

babble out
v : divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" [syn: {spill the beans}, {let the cat out of the bag}, {talk}, {tattle}, {blab}, {peach}, {babble}, {sing}, {blab out}] [ant: {keep quiet}]

babbler
n 1: an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker [syn: {chatterer}, {prater}, {chatterbox}, {magpie}, {spouter}]
2: any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae [syn: {cackler}]

babbling
adj 1: talking idly or incoherently; "blithering (or blathering) idiot"; "jabbering children"; "gabbling housewives"; "a babbling hospital inmate" [syn: {blathering}, {blithering}, {jabbering}]
2: continuous low murmuring sound; as especially of water; "a babbling brook"
n : gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby [syn: {babble}, {lallation}]

babe
n : a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "isn't she too young to have a baby?" [syn: {baby}, {infant}]

Babe Didrikson
n : outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956) [syn: {Zaharias}, {Babe Zaharias}, {Didrikson}, {Mildred Ella Didrikson}, {Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias}]

Babe Ruth
n : United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948) [syn: {Ruth}, {George Herman Ruth}, {Sultan of Swat}]

Babe Zaharias
n : outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956) [syn: {Zaharias}, {Didrikson}, {Babe Didrikson}, {Mildred Ella Didrikson}, {Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias}]

babel
n 1: a confusion of voices and other sounds
2: (Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another [syn: {Tower of Babel}]

babelike
adj : like a baby especially in dependence; "babelike innocence and dependence"

Babesiidae
n : piroplasms and cattle pathogens [syn: {family Babesiidae}]

babied
baby
n 1: a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "isn't she too young to have a baby?" [syn: {babe}, {infant}]
2: sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women [syn: {sister}]
3: a very young mammal; "baby rabbits"
4: the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young); "the baby of the family"; "the baby of the Supreme Court"
5: an immature childish person; "he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived"; "stop being a baby!" [syn: {child}]
6: a project of personal concern to someone; "this project is his baby"
v : treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" [syn: {pamper}, {featherbed}, {cosset}, {cocker}, {coddle}, {mollycoddle}, {spoil}, {indulge}] [also: {babied}]

babied
See {baby}

babies' slippers
n : European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America [syn: {bird's foot trefoil}, {bird's foot clover}, {bacon and eggs}, {Lotus corniculatus}]

babies'-breath
n : tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers [syn: {baby's breath}, {Gypsophila paniculata}]

Babinski
n : extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons [syn: {Babinski reflex}, {Babinski sign}]

Babinski reflex
n : extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons [syn: {Babinski}, {Babinski sign}]

Babinski sign
n : extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons [syn: {Babinski}, {Babinski reflex}]

babiroussa
n : Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth [syn: {babirusa}, {babirussa}, {Babyrousa Babyrussa}]

babirusa
n : Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth [syn: {babiroussa}, {babirussa}, {Babyrousa Babyrussa}]

babirussa
n : Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth [syn: {babirusa}, {babiroussa}, {Babyrousa Babyrussa}]

babka
n : a coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds

baboo
n : used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr' [syn: {babu}]

baboon
n : large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles

baboonish
adj : resembling a baboon

babu
n : used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr' [syn: {baboo}]

babushka
n : a woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chine; worn by Russian peasant women

baby
n 1: a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "isn't she too young to have a baby?" [syn: {babe}, {infant}]
2: sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women [syn: {sister}]
3: a very young mammal; "baby rabbits"
4: the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young); "the baby of the family"; "the baby of the Supreme Court"
5: an immature childish person; "he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived"; "stop being a baby!" [syn: {child}]
6: a project of personal concern to someone; "this project is his baby"
v : treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" [syn: {pamper}, {featherbed}, {cosset}, {cocker}, {coddle}, {mollycoddle}, {spoil}, {indulge}] [also: {babied}]

baby bed
n : a small bed for babies; enclosed by sides to prevent the baby from falling [syn: {baby's bed}]

baby bird
n : young bird not yet fledged [syn: {nestling}]

baby blue-eyes
n : delicate California annual having blue flowers marked with dark spots [syn: {Nemophila menziesii}]

baby boom
n : the larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II [syn: {baby-boom generation}]

baby boomer
n : a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s; "they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers" [syn: {boomer}]

baby buggy
n : a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around [syn: {baby carriage}, {carriage}, {perambulator}, {pram}, {stroller}, {go-cart}, {pushchair}, {pusher}]

baby buster
n : a person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically [syn: {buster}]

baby carriage
n : a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around [syn: {baby buggy}, {carriage}, {perambulator}, {pram}, {stroller}, {go-cart}, {pushchair}, {pusher}]

Baby Doc
n : son and successor of Francois Duvalier as president of Haiti; he was overthrown by a mass uprising in 1986 (born in 1951) [syn: {Duvalier}, {Jean-Claude Duvalier}]

baby doctor
n : a specialist in the care of babies [syn: {pediatrician}, {pediatrist}, {paediatrician}]

baby farmer
n : someone who runs an establishment that houses and cares for babies for a fee

baby grand
n : a small grand piano [syn: {baby grand piano}, {parlor grand}, {parlor grand piano}, {parlour grand}, {parlour grand piano}]

baby grand piano
n : a small grand piano [syn: {baby grand}, {parlor grand}, {parlor grand piano}, {parlour grand}, {parlour grand piano}]

baby minder
n : a woman who looks after babies in her own home while their parents are working [syn: {babyminder}, {minder}]

baby oil
n : an ointment for babies

baby powder
n : powder used to prevent a baby's diaper from chafing

baby rose
n : vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock [syn: {multiflora}, {multiflora rose}, {Japanese rose}, {Rosa multiflora}]

baby shoe
n : a shoe designed to be worn by infants

baby sitting
n : the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home [syn: {babysitting}]

baby talk
n 1: an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child [syn: {babytalk}, {motherese}]
2: the developing speech of a young child [syn: {babytalk}]

baby tears
n : prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with mosslike small round short-stemmed leaves [syn: {baby's tears}, {Helxine soleirolia}, {Soleirolia soleirolii}]

baby tooth
n : one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children) [syn: {primary tooth}, {deciduous tooth}, {milk tooth}]

baby-boom generation
n : the larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II [syn: {baby boom}]

baby-faced
adj : having a youthful-looking face

babyhood
n 1: the early stage of growth or development [syn: {infancy}, {early childhood}]
2: the earliest state of immaturity [syn: {infancy}]

babyish
adj : characteristic of a baby; "babyish tears and petulance"

baby-like
adv : like a baby; "he cradled it, baby-wise, in his arms" [syn: {baby-wise}]

Babylon
n : the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capitol of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia

Babylonia
n : an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where the Daniel became a counselor to the king) [syn: {Chaldaea}, {Chaldea}]

Babylonian
adj : of or relating to the city of Babylon or its people or culture; "Babylonian religion"
n 1: an inhabitant of ancient Babylon
2: the ideographic and syllabic writing system in which the ancient Babylonian language was written

Babylonian Captivity
n : the deportation of the Jews to Babylonia by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC

Babylonian weeping willow
n : willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {weeping willow}, {Salix babylonica}]

babyminder
n : a woman who looks after babies in her own home while their parents are working [syn: {baby minder}, {minder}]

Babyrousa
n : a genus of Suidae [syn: {genus Babyrousa}]

Babyrousa Babyrussa
n : Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth [syn: {babirusa}, {babiroussa}, {babirussa}]

baby's bed
n : a small bed for babies; enclosed by sides to prevent the baby from falling [syn: {baby bed}]

baby's breath
n : tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers [syn: {babies'-breath}, {Gypsophila paniculata}]

baby's dummy
n : device used for an infant to suck or bite on [syn: {comforter}, {pacifier}, {teething ring}]

baby's room
n : a child's room for a baby [syn: {nursery}]

baby's tears
n : prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with mosslike small round short-stemmed leaves [syn: {baby tears}, {Helxine soleirolia}, {Soleirolia soleirolii}]

baby-sat
baby-sit
v : work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do" [syn: {sit}] [also: {baby-sitting}, {baby-sat}]

baby-sat
See {baby-sit}

baby-sit
v : work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do" [syn: {sit}] [also: {baby-sitting}, {baby-sat}]

baby-sitter
n : a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home [syn: {babysitter}, {sitter}]

babysitter
n : a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home [syn: {baby-sitter}, {sitter}]

baby-sitting
baby-sit
v : work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do" [syn: {sit}] [also: {baby-sitting}, {baby-sat}]

babysitting
n : the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home [syn: {baby sitting}]

baby-sitting
See {baby-sit}

babytalk
n 1: an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child [syn: {baby talk}, {motherese}]
2: the developing speech of a young child [syn: {baby talk}]

baby-walker
n : an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk [syn: {walker}, {go-cart}]

baby-wise
adv : like a baby; "he cradled it, baby-wise, in his arms" [syn: {baby-like}]

bacca
n : an indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp: e.g. grape; tomato; cranberry [syn: {simple fruit}]

baccalaureate
n 1: a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies
2: an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies [syn: {bachelor's degree}]

baccarat
n : a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cars that total closest to nine [syn: {chemin de fer}]

baccate
adj 1: resembling a berry [syn: {berrylike}]
2: producing or bearing berries [syn: {berried}, {bacciferous}]

bacchanal
adj : used of riotously drunken merrymaking; "a night of bacchanalian revelry"; "carousing bands of drunken soldiers"; "orgiastic festivity" [syn: {bacchanalian}, {bacchic}, {carousing}, {orgiastic}]
n 1: someone who engages in drinking bouts [syn: {drunken reveler}, {drunken reveller}, {bacchant}]
2: a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus [syn: {bacchant}]
3: a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity [syn: {orgy}, {debauch}, {debauchery}, {saturnalia}, {riot}, {bacchanalia}, {drunken revelry}]

Bacchanalia
n 1: an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus) [syn: {Dionysia}]
2: a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity [syn: {orgy}, {debauch}, {debauchery}, {saturnalia}, {riot}, {bacchanal}, {drunken revelry}]

bacchanalian
adj : used of riotously drunken merrymaking; "a night of bacchanalian revelry"; "carousing bands of drunken soldiers"; "orgiastic festivity" [syn: {bacchanal}, {bacchic}, {carousing}, {orgiastic}]

bacchant
n 1: someone who engages in drinking bouts [syn: {drunken reveler}, {drunken reveller}, {bacchanal}]
2: a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus [syn: {bacchanal}]
3: (classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus [also: {bacchantes} (pl)]

bacchante
n : (classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus

bacchantes
See {bacchant}

bacchantes
bacchant
n 1: someone who engages in drinking bouts [syn: {drunken reveler}, {drunken reveller}, {bacchanal}]
2: a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus [syn: {bacchanal}]
3: (classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus [also: {bacchantes} (pl)]

bacchantic
adj : of or relating to or resembling a bacchanalian reveler

Baccharis
n : shrubs of western hemisphere often having honey-scented flowers followed by silky thistlelike heads of tiny fruits; often used for erosion control [syn: {genus Baccharis}]

Baccharis halimifolia
n : a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white plumelike hairy tufts [syn: {groundsel tree}, {groundsel bush}, {consumption weed}, {cotton-seed tree}]

Baccharis pilularis
n : widely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United States with flower heads in a leafy panicle [syn: {coyote brush}, {coyote bush}, {chaparral broom}, {kidney wort}]

Baccharis viminea
n : California shrub with slender leafy shoots that are important browse for mule deer [syn: {mule fat}]

bacchic
adj : used of riotously drunken merrymaking; "a night of bacchanalian revelry"; "carousing bands of drunken soldiers"; "orgiastic festivity" [syn: {bacchanalian}, {bacchanal}, {carousing}, {orgiastic}]

bacchii
See {bacchius}

Bacchus
n : (classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus

bacciferous
adj : producing or bearing berries [syn: {berried}, {baccate}]

baccilar
adj : formed like a bacillus [syn: {bacillary}, {bacilliform}, {baculiform}, {rod-shaped}]

baccivorous
adj : feeding on berries

baccy
n : leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion [syn: {tobacco}]

Bach
n 1: German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of Western music (1685-1750) [syn: {Johann Sebastian Bach}]
2: the music of Bach; "he played Bach on the organ"
v : lead a bachelor's existence [syn: {bachelor}]

bachelor
n 1: a man who has never been married [syn: {unmarried man}]
2: a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon [syn: {knight bachelor}, {bachelor-at-arms}]
v : lead a bachelor's existence [syn: {bach}]

bachelor girl
n : an unmarried girl who lives alone

Bachelor of Arts
n : a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences [syn: {BA}, {Artium Baccalaurens}, {AB}]

Bachelor of Arts in Library Science
n : a bachelor's degree in library science [syn: {ABLS}]

Bachelor of Arts in Nursing
n : a bachelor's degree in nursing [syn: {BAN}]

Bachelor of Divinity
n : a bachelor's degree in religion [syn: {BD}]

Bachelor of Laws
n : a three-year law degree [syn: {LLB}]

Bachelor of Literature
n : a bachelor's degree in literature [syn: {BLitt}]

Bachelor of Medicine
n : (a British degree) a bachelor's degree in medicine [syn: {MB}]

Bachelor of Music
n : a bachelor's degree in music [syn: {BMus}]

Bachelor of Naval Science
n : a bachelor's degree in naval science [syn: {BNS}]

Bachelor of Science
n : a bachelor's degree in science [syn: {BS}, {SB}]

Bachelor of Science in Architecture
n : a bachelor's degree in architecture [syn: {BSArch}]

Bachelor of Science in Engineering
n : a bachelor's degree in engineering

Bachelor of Theology
n : a bachelor's degree in theology [syn: {ThB}]

bachelor party
n : stag party held for a bachelor (usually on the night before he is married)

bachelor-at-arms
n : a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon [syn: {knight bachelor}, {bachelor}]

bachelorhood
n 1: the time of a man's life prior to marriage
2: the state of being an unmarried man

bachelor's button
n 1: an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers [syn: {cornflower}, {bluebottle}, {Centaurea cyanus}]
2: tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color [syn: {globe amaranth}, {Gomphrena globosa}]

bachelor's degree
n : an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies [syn: {baccalaureate}]

Bacillaceae
n : typically rod-shaped usually gram-positive bacteria that produce endospores [syn: {family Bacillaceae}]

bacillar
adj : relating to or produced by or containing bacilli [syn: {bacillary}]

Bacillariophyceae
n : marine and freshwater eukaryotic algae: diatoms [syn: {class Bacillariophyceae}, {Diatomophyceae}, {class Diatomophyceae}]

bacillary
adj 1: relating to or produced by or containing bacilli [syn: {bacillar}]
2: formed like a bacillus [syn: {baccilar}, {bacilliform}, {baculiform}, {rod-shaped}]

bacillary dysentery
n : an acute infection of the intestine by Shigella bacteria; characterized by diarrhea and fever and abdominal pains [syn: {shigellosis}]

bacillary white diarrhea
n : a serious bacterial disease of young chickens [syn: {pullorum disease}, {bacillary white diarrhoea}]

bacillary white diarrhoea
n : a serious bacterial disease of young chickens [syn: {pullorum disease}, {bacillary white diarrhea}]

bacilli
See {bacillus}

Bacilli
n : aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil [syn: {Bacillus}, {B}]

bacilliform
adj : formed like a bacillus [syn: {baccilar}, {bacillary}, {baculiform}, {rod-shaped}]

Bacillus
n : aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil [syn: {Bacilli}, {B}]

Bacillus anthracis
n : a species of Bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in animals (cattle and swine and sheep and sheep and rabbits and mice and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon [syn: {anthrax}]

Bacillus globigii
n : a species of Bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter; some strains produce antibiotics [syn: {Bacillus subtilis}, {grass bacillus}, {hay bacillus}]

Bacillus subtilis
n : a species of Bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter; some strains produce antibiotics [syn: {Bacillus globigii}, {grass bacillus}, {hay bacillus}]

bacitracin
n : a polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms; usually applied locally

back
adj 1: related to or located at the back; "the back yard"; "the back entrance" [syn: {back(a)}] [ant: {front(a)}]
2: located at or near the back of an animal; "back (or hind) legs"; "the hinder part of a carcass" [syn: {back(a)}, {hind(a)}, {hinder(a)}]
3: of an earlier date; "back issues of the magazine" [syn: {back(a)}]
n 1: the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned" [syn: {dorsum}]
2: the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" [syn: {rear}] [ant: {front}]
3: the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer; "he stood at the back of the stage"; "it was hidden in the rear of the store" [syn: {rear}] [ant: {front}]
4: (football) a person who plays in the backfield
5: the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back" [syn: {spinal column}, {vertebral column}, {spine}, {backbone}, {rachis}]
6: the front and back covering of a book; "the book had a leather binding" [syn: {binding}, {book binding}, {cover}]
7: the part of a garment that covers your back; "they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back"
8: a support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable" [syn: {backrest}]
9: the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
adv 1: in or to or toward a former location; "she went back to her parents' house"
2: at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car" [syn: {backward}, {backwards}, {rearward}, {rearwards}] [ant: {forward}]
3: in or to or toward an original condition; "he went back to sleep"
4: in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward" [syn: {backward}] [ant: {ahead}, {ahead}]
5: in answer; "he wrote back three days later"; "had little to say in reply to the questions" [syn: {in reply}]
6: in repayment or retaliation; "we paid back everything we had borrowed"; "he hit me and I hit him back"; "I was kept in after school for talking back to the teacher"
v 1: be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960" [syn: {endorse}, {indorse}, {plump for}, {plunk for}, {support}]
2: travel backward; "back into the driveway"; "The car backed up and hit the tree"
3: give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project" [syn: {second}, {endorse}, {indorse}]
4: cause to travel backward; "back the car into the parking spot" [ant: {advance}]
5: support financial backing for; "back this enterprise"
6: be in back of; "My garage backs their yard" [ant: {front}]
7: place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse" [syn: {bet on}, {gage}, {stake}, {game}, {punt}]
8: shift to a counterclockwise direction; "the wind backed" [ant: {veer}]
9: establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?" [syn: {back up}] 10: strengthen by providing with a back or backing

back and forth
adv : moving from one place to another and back again; "he traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York" [syn: {backward and forward}, {to and fro}]

back away
v : make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns" [syn: {retreat}, {pull back}, {back out}, {crawfish}, {crawfish out}, {pull in one's horns}, {withdraw}]

back brace
n : a brace worn to support the back

back breaker
n : street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: {acid}, {battery-acid}, {dose}, {dot}, {Elvis}, {loony toons}, {Lucy in the sky with diamonds}, {pane}, {superman}, {window pane}, {Zen}]

back burner
n : reduced priority; "dozens of cases were put on the back burner" [ant: {front burner}]

back channel
n : an alternative to the regular channels of communication that is used when agreements must be made secretly (especially in diplomacy or government); "they negotiated via a back channel"

back circle
n : a feat in which an acrobat arches the back from a prone position and bends the knees until the toes touch the head

back country
n : a remote and undeveloped area [syn: {backwoods}, {boondocks}, {hinterland}]

back door
n 1: a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position); "he got his job through the back door"
2: an entrance at the rear of a building [syn: {back entrance}]

back down
v 1: move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down" [syn: {back up}, {back off}]
2: remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved" [syn: {chicken out}, {back off}, {pull out}, {bow out}]

back end
n : the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel" [syn: {rear}, {backside}] [ant: {front}]

back entrance
n : an entrance at the rear of a building [syn: {back door}]

back exercise
n : exercise designed to strengthen the back muscles

back judge
n : a football official

back matter
n : written matter following the main text of a book [syn: {end matter}]

back of beyond
n : a very remote and inaccessible place; "you'd have to go to the back of beyond to find one of those"

back off
v 1: move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down" [syn: {back up}, {back down}]
2: remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved" [syn: {chicken out}, {pull out}, {back down}, {bow out}]

back out
v 1: move out of a space backwards; "He backed out of the driveway"
2: make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns" [syn: {retreat}, {pull back}, {back away}, {crawfish}, {crawfish out}, {pull in one's horns}, {withdraw}]

back pack
n : a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder [syn: {backpack}, {knapsack}, {packsack}, {rucksack}, {haversack}]

back porch
n : a porch for the back door

back room
n : a room located in the rear of an establishment; usually accessible only to privileged groups

back street
n : a narrow street with walls on both sides [syn: {alley}, {alleyway}]

back talk
n : an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass" [syn: {sass}, {sassing}, {backtalk}, {lip}, {mouth}]

back tooth
n : a tooth situated at the back of the mouth [syn: {posterior}]

back up
v 1: give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up" [syn: {support}]
2: move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down" [syn: {back off}, {back down}]
3: establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?" [syn: {back}]
4: make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security cop; "You'd better back up these files!"
5: become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" [syn: {clog}, {choke off}, {clog up}, {congest}, {choke}, {foul}] [ant: {unclog}]

backache
n : an ache localized in the back

backband
n : a broad band that passes over the back of a horse and supports the shafts of a vehicle

backbeat
n : a loud steady beat

backbench
n : any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons

backbencher
n : a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader

backbend
n : an acrobatic feat in which the trunk is bent backward from a standing position until the hands touch the floor

backbit
e
v : say mean things [syn: {bitch}] [also: {backbitten}, {backbit}]

backbit
See {backbite}

backbite
v : say mean things [syn: {bitch}] [also: {backbitten}, {backbit}]

backbiter
n : one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel [syn: {defamer}, {maligner}, {slanderer}, {vilifier}, {libeler}, {traducer}]

backbitten
backbite
v : say mean things [syn: {bitch}] [also: {backbitten}, {backbit}]

backbitten
See {backbite}

back-blast
n : backfire from a recoilless weapon [syn: {backblast}]

backblast
n : backfire from a recoilless weapon [syn: {back-blast}]

backboard
n 1: a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball; "he banked the shot off the backboard" [syn: {basketball backboard}]
2: a board used to support the back of someone or something

backbone
n 1: a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm" [syn: {anchor}, {mainstay}, {keystone}, {linchpin}, {lynchpin}]
2: fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it" [syn: {grit}, {guts}, {moxie}, {sand}, {gumption}]
3: the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back" [syn: {spinal column}, {vertebral column}, {spine}, {back}, {rachis}]
4: the part of a network that connects other networks together; "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic"

backbreaking
adj : characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace" [syn: {arduous}, {grueling}, {gruelling}, {hard}, {heavy}, {laborious}, {punishing}, {toilsome}]

back-channel
adj : via a back channel; "thefailure of back-channel negotiations"

backchat
n : light teasing repartee [syn: {banter}, {raillery}, {give-and-take}]

backcloth
n : scenery hung at back of stage [syn: {backdrop}, {background}]

backcross
v : mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents

backdate
v : make effective from an earlier date; "The increase in tax was backdated to January"

backdown
n : a retraction of a previously held position [syn: {withdrawal}, {climb-down}]

backdrop
n : scenery hung at back of stage [syn: {background}, {backcloth}]

backed
adj 1: having a back or backing, usually of a specified type [ant: {backless}]
2: having backing; "a claim backed up by strong evidence" [syn: {backed up}]
3: used of film that is coated on the side opposite the emulsion with a substance to absorb light

backed up
adj : having backing; "a claim backed up by strong evidence" [syn: {backed}]

backer
n : invests in a theatrical production [syn: {angel}]

backfield
n : the offensive football players who line up behind the linemen

backfire
n 1: a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
2: a miscalculation that recoils on its maker [syn: {boomerang}]
v 1: have an unexpected and undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble" [syn: {backlash}]
2: emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire; "My old car backfires all the time"
3: set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire

backflow
n : a flow that returns toward its source [syn: {backflowing}]

backflowing
n : a flow that returns toward its source [syn: {backflow}]

back-formation
n : a word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it

backgammon
n : a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice

backgammon board
n : the board on which backgammon is played

back-geared
adj : (of a lathe) equipped with gearing for reducing the speed of the spindle from that of the driving pulley; "a back-geared lathe" [syn: {double-geared}]

background
n 1: a person's social heritage: previous experience or training; "he is a lawyer with a sports background"
2: the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills" [syn: {ground}]
3: information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem; "the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident" [syn: {background knowledge}]
4: extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals" [syn: {background signal}]
5: relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation; "when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background"
6: the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting" [syn: {setting}, {scope}]
7: (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear [syn: {desktop}, {screen background}]
8: scenery hung at back of stage [syn: {backdrop}, {backcloth}]
v : understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry" [syn: {play down}, {downplay}] [ant: {foreground}, {foreground}]

background knowledge
n : information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem; "the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident" [syn: {background}]

background level
n : the amplitude level of the undesired background noise [syn: {noise level}]

background noise
n : extraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that cannot be separated from the desired signal [syn: {ground noise}]

background processing
n : the execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system [syn: {backgrounding}]

background radiation
n : radiation coming from sources other than those being observed

background signal
n : extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals" [syn: {background}]

backgrounder
n : a press conference or interview in which a government official explains to reporters the background of an action or policy; "the secretary gave us a backgrounder on public health issues"

backgrounding
n : the execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system [syn: {background processing}]

backhand
adj 1: (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke [syn: {backhand(a)}, {backhanded}] [ant: {forehand(a)}]
2: (of handwriting) having the letters slanting from left down to right [syn: {left-slanting}]
n : a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke [syn: {backhand stroke}, {backhand shot}]
v : hit a tennis ball backhand

backhand drive
n : a hard straight return made on the backhand side

backhand shot
n : a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke [syn: {backhand}, {backhand stroke}]

backhand stroke
n : a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke [syn: {backhand}, {backhand shot}]

backhanded
adj 1: (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke [syn: {backhand(a)}] [ant: {forehand(a)}]
2: roundabout or ambiguous; "attacks from tht source amounted to a backhanded compliment to his integrity"; "a backhanded and dishonest way of reaching his goal"

backhoe
n : an excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth

backing
n 1: the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives" [syn: {backup}, {championship}, {patronage}]
2: something forming a back that is added for strengthening [syn: {mount}]
3: financial resources provided to make some project possible; "the foundation provided support for the experiment" [syn: {support}, {financial support}, {funding}, {financial backing}]

backlash
n 1: a movement back from an impact [syn: {recoil}, {repercussion}, {rebound}]
2: an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence; "there was a backlash of intolerance"
v : have an unexpected and undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble" [syn: {backfire}]

backless
adj : lacking a back; "a stool is a backless and armless seat" [ant: {backed}]

backlog
n 1: an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with (especially unfilled customer orders for products or services)
2: large log at the back of a hearth fire [syn: {log}]
3: something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose [syn: {reserve}, {stockpile}]
v : accumulate and create a backlog

backmost
adj : located farthest to the rear [syn: {hindermost}, {hindmost}, {rearmost}]

back-number
n : someone who is no longer popular [syn: {has-been}]

backpack
n : a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder [syn: {back pack}, {knapsack}, {packsack}, {rucksack}, {haversack}]
v : hike with a backpack; "Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies" [syn: {pack}]

backpacker
n : a hiker who wears a backpack [syn: {packer}]

backpacking
n : carrying something in a pack on the back; "the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts" [syn: {packing}]

backpacking tent
n : a tent that can be carried in a backpack [syn: {pack tent}]

backpedal
v 1: pedal backwards on a bicycle
2: step backwards, in boxing
3: modify one' opinion, make it less strong

back-pedalled
See {back-pedal}

back-pedalling
See {back-pedal}

backplate
n : plate armor protecting the back; worn as part of a cuirass

backrest
n : a support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable" [syn: {back}]

backroom
n : the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations

backroom boy
n : an expert adviser involved in making important decisions but usually lacking official status [syn: {brain truster}]

backsaw
n : a handsaw stiffened by metal along upper edge

backscatter
v : scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes

backscratcher
n 1: someone who is willing to trade favors or services for mutual advantage
2: a long-handled scratcher for scratching your back

backseat
n 1: a secondary or inferior position or status; "tennis has had to take a backseat while his work is so demanding"
2: a seat at the rear (especially the backseat of an automobile)

backseat driver
n : a meddler who insists on giving unwanted advice

backsheesh
n : a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) [syn: {gratuity}, {tip}, {pourboire}, {baksheesh}, {bakshish}, {bakshis}]

backside
n 1: the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel" [syn: {rear}, {back end}] [ant: {front}]
2: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {bum}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]

backslap
v : display excessive cordiality (towards); "he is always backslapping his colleagues at staff meetings"

backslapper
n : someone who demonstrates enthusiastic or excessive cordiality

backslid
e
v : drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards [syn: {lapse}] [also: {backslidden}, {backslid}]

backslid
See {backslide}

backslidden
backslide
v : drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards [syn: {lapse}] [also: {backslidden}, {backslid}]

backslidden
See {backslide}

backslide
v : drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards [syn: {lapse}] [also: {backslidden}, {backslid}]

backslider
n : someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior [syn: {recidivist}, {reversionist}]

backsliding
n : a failure to maintain a higher state [syn: {lapse}, {lapsing}, {relapse}, {relapsing}, {reversion}, {reverting}]

backspace
v : hit the backspace key on a computer or typewriter keyboard; "To erase, you must backspace"

backspace character
n : a control character that indicates moving a space to the left

backspace key
n : the typewriter key used for back spacing [syn: {backspacer}]

backspacer
n : the typewriter key used for back spacing [syn: {backspace key}]

backspin
n : spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion

backstage
adj : concealed from the public
n : a stage area out of sight of the audience [syn: {wing}, {offstage}]
adv 1: out of view of the public; behind the scenes; "Working backstage to gain political support for his proposal"; "many private deals were made backstage at the convention"
2: in or to a backstage area of a theater; "costumes were changed backstage"

backstair
adj : secret and sly or sordid; "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior" [syn: {backstairs}, {furtive}]

backstairs
adj : secret and sly or sordid; "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior" [syn: {backstair}, {furtive}]
n : a second staircase at the rear of a building

backstay
n : a stay that supports the back of something

backstitch
n : overlapping stitch made by starting next stitch at middle of preceding one
v : do backstitches

backstop
n : (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate)
v : act as a backstop

backstroke
n : a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back
v : swim on one's back

backstroker
n : someone who swims the backstroke

backswept
adj : used of hair [syn: {sweptback}]

backswimmer
n : predaceous aquatic insect that swims on its back and may inflict painful bites [syn: {Notonecta undulata}]

backsword
n 1: a stick used instead of a sword for fencing [syn: {singlestick}, {fencing stick}]
2: a sword with only one cutting edge

backtalk
n : an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass" [syn: {sass}, {sassing}, {back talk}, {lip}, {mouth}]

back-to-back
adj : one after the other; "back-to-back home runs" [syn: {consecutive}]

backtrack
v : retrace one's course; "The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back" [syn: {turn back}, {double back}]

backup
n 1: an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage; "a traffic backup on the main street"; "he discovered a backup in the toilet"
2: someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" [syn: {stand-in}, {substitute}, {relief}, {reliever}, {backup man}, {fill-in}]
3: a subordinate musical part; provides background for more important parts [syn: {accompaniment}, {musical accompaniment}, {support}]
4: (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device; "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased" [syn: {computer backup}]
5: the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives" [syn: {backing}, {championship}, {patronage}]

backup file
n : (computer science) a computer file dedicated to storing and updating computer backups

backup man
n : someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" [syn: {stand-in}, {substitute}, {relief}, {reliever}, {backup}, {fill-in}]

backward
adj 1: directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view" [ant: {forward}]
2: (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover" [ant: {forward}]
3: retarded in intellectual development [syn: {feebleminded}]
adv 1: at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car" [syn: {back}, {backwards}, {rearward}, {rearwards}] [ant: {forward}]
2: in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal; "it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege'"; "the child put her jersey on backward" [syn: {backwards}]
3: in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward" [syn: {back}] [ant: {ahead}, {ahead}]

backward and forward
adv : moving from one place to another and back again; "he traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York" [syn: {back and forth}, {to and fro}]

backwardness
n : lack of normal development of intellectual capacities [syn: {retardation}, {mental retardation}, {slowness}, {subnormality}]

backwards
adv 1: at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car" [syn: {back}, {backward}, {rearward}, {rearwards}] [ant: {forward}]
2: in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal; "it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege'"; "the child put her jersey on backward" [syn: {backward}]

backwash
n 1: the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller [syn: {slipstream}, {airstream}, {race}, {wash}]
2: the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured" [syn: {aftermath}, {wake}]
3: the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe" [syn: {wake}]

backwater
n 1: a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam; "the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos"
2: any backward region that is isolated from the world and resists progress

backwoods
adj : inaccessible and sparsely populated [syn: {backwoods(a)}, {outback(a)}, {remote}]
n : a remote and undeveloped area [syn: {back country}, {boondocks}, {hinterland}]

backwoodsman
n : a man who lives on the frontier [syn: {frontiersman}, {mountain man}]

backyard
n : the grounds in back of a house

bacon
n 1: back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
2: English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292) [syn: {Roger Bacon}]
3: English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626) [syn: {Francis Bacon}, {Sir Francis Bacon}, {Baron Verulam}, {1st Baron Verulam}, {Viscount St. Albans}]

bacon and eggs
n 1: European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America [syn: {bird's foot trefoil}, {bird's foot clover}, {babies' slippers}, {Lotus corniculatus}]
2: eggs (fried or scrambled) served with bacon

bacon rind
n : the rind of bacon

bacon strip
n : a slice of bacon

bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwich
n : sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce [syn: {BLT}]

bacteremia
n : transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood [syn: {bacteriemia}, {bacteriaemia}]

bacteremic
adj : of or relating to or having bacteremia

bacteria
n : (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered plants [syn: {bacterium}]

bacteria bed
n : layer of sand or gravel used to expose sewage effluent to air and the action of microorganisms

bacteria family
n : a family of bacteria

bacteria genus
n : a genus of bacteria

bacteria order
n : an order of bacteria

bacteria species
n : a species of bacteria

bacteriacide
n : any chemical agent that destroys bacteria [syn: {bactericide}]

bacteriaemia
n : transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood [syn: {bacteremia}, {bacteriemia}]

bacterial
adj : relating to or caused by bacteria; "bacterial infection"

bacterial plaque
n : a film of mucus and bacteria deposited on the teeth that encourages the development of dental caries [syn: {dental plaque}]

bacterial toxin
n : any endotoxin or exotoxin formed in or elaborated by bacterial cells

bacterially
adv : by bacteria; "spreads bacterially"

bactericidal
adj : preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms [syn: {disinfectant}, {germicidal}]

bactericide
n 1: any chemical agent that destroys bacteria [syn: {bacteriacide}]
2: any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth [syn: {antibacterial}, {antibacterial drug}]

bacteriemia
n : transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood [syn: {bacteremia}, {bacteriaemia}]

bacteriochlorophyll
n : a substance in photosensitive bacteria that is related to but different from chlorophyll of higher plants

bacterioid
adj : resembling bacteria [syn: {bacteroidal}, {bacteroid}, {bacterioidal}]

bacterioidal
adj : resembling bacteria [syn: {bacteroidal}, {bacteroid}, {bacterioid}]

bacteriologic
adj : of or relating to bacteriology [syn: {bacteriological}]

bacteriological
adj : of or relating to bacteriology [syn: {bacteriologic}]

bacteriological warfare
n : the use of harmful bacteria as a weapon [syn: {germ warfare}]

bacteriologist
n : a biologist who studies bacteria

bacteriology
n : the branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease

bacteriolysis
n : dissolution or destruction of bacteria

bacteriolytic
adj : of or relating to or causing bacteriolysis

bacteriophage
n : a virus that is parasitic in bacteria; it uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria [syn: {phage}]

bacteriophagic
adj : of or relating to bacteriophages [syn: {bacteriophagous}]

bacteriophagous
adj : of or relating to bacteriophages [syn: {bacteriophagic}]

bacteriostases
See {bacteriostasis}

bacteriostases
bacteriostasis
n : inhibition of the growth of bacteria [also: {bacteriostases} (pl)]

bacteriostasis
n : inhibition of the growth of bacteria [also: {bacteriostases} (pl)]

bacteriostat
n : a chemical or biological material that inhibits bacterial growth

bacteriostatic
adj : of or relating to or causing bacteriostasis

bacterise
v : subject to the action of bacteria [syn: {bacterize}]

bacterium
n : (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered plants [syn: {bacteria}]

bacterize
v : subject to the action of bacteria [syn: {bacterise}]

bacteroid
adj : resembling bacteria [syn: {bacteroidal}, {bacterioidal}, {bacterioid}]
n : a rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants)

Bacteroidaceae
n : family of bacteria living usually in the alimentary canal or on mucous surfaces of warm-blooded animals; sometimes associated with acute infective processes [syn: {family Bacteroidaceae}]

bacteroidal
adj : resembling bacteria [syn: {bacteroid}, {bacterioidal}, {bacterioid}]

Bacteroides
n : type genus of Bacteroidaceae; genus of gram-negative rodlike anaerobic bacteria producing no endospores and no pigment and living in the gut of man and animals [syn: {genus Bacteroides}]

Bactrian camel
n : two-humped camel of the cold deserts of central Asia [syn: {Camelus bactrianus}]

bacula
See {baculum}

baculiform
adj : formed like a bacillus [syn: {baccilar}, {bacillary}, {bacilliform}, {rod-shaped}]

bad
adj 1: having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice" [ant: {good}]
2: very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm" [syn: {big}]
3: feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad'); "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night" [syn: {tough}]
4: (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food" [syn: {spoiled}, {spoilt}]
5: not capable of being collected; "a bad (or uncollectible) debt" [syn: {uncollectible}]
6: below average in quality or performance; "a bad chess player"; "a bad recital"
7: nonstandard; "so-called bad grammar"
8: not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises" [syn: {insecure}, {risky}, {high-risk}, {speculative}]
9: physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth" [syn: {unfit}, {unsound}] 10: capable of harming; "bad habits"; "bad air"; "smoking is bad for you" 11: keenly sorry or regretful; "felt bad about letting the team down"; "was sorry that she had treated him so badly"; "felt bad about breaking the vase" [syn: {sorry}] 12: characterized by wickedness or immorality; "led a very bad life" [syn: {immoral}] 13: reproduced fraudulently; "like a bad penny..."; "a forged twenty dollar bill" [syn: {forged}] 14: not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance" [syn: {defective}]
n : that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good" [syn: {badness}] [ant: {good}, {good}]
adv 1: with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly'); "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were badly shaken"; "it hurts bad"; "we need water bad" [syn: {badly}]
2: very much; strongly; "I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it"; "the cables had sagged badly"; "they were badly in need of help"; "he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it" [syn: {badly}] [also: {worst}, {worse}]

bad block
n : (computer science) a block (usually one sector) that cannot reliably hold data

bad blood
n : a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility [syn: {animosity}, {animus}]

bad check
n : a check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds; "issuing a bad check is a form of larceny" [syn: {bad cheque}]

bad cheque
n : a check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds; "issuing a bad check is a form of larceny" [syn: {bad check}]

bad condition
n : poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition [syn: {unfitness}, {poor shape}] [ant: {fitness}]

bad debt
n : a debt that is unlikely to be repaid

bad egg
n : (old-fashioned slang) a bad person [ant: {good egg}]

bad fairy
n : a fairy that tends to cause harm

bad guy
n : any person who is not on your side [ant: {good guy}]

bad hat
n : someone who deliberately stirs up trouble [syn: {troublemaker}, {trouble maker}, {troubler}, {mischief-maker}]

Bad Lands
n : an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska [syn: {Badlands}]

bad luck
n 1: an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes [syn: {misfortune}, {tough luck}, {ill luck}] [ant: {good fortune}, {good fortune}]
2: an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate; "if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all" [syn: {mischance}, {mishap}]
3: unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event [syn: {misfortune}]

bad manners
n : impoliteness resulting from ignorance [syn: {ill-breeding}]

bad person
n : a person who does harm to others [ant: {good person}]

bad temper
n : a persisting angry mood [syn: {ill temper}]

bad weather
n : weather unsuitable for outdoor activities [syn: {inclemency}, {inclementness}] [ant: {good weather}]

Badaga
n 1: a member of an agricultural people of southern India
2: the dialect of Kannada that is spoken by the Badaga people

baddeleyite
n : a mineral consisting of zirconium oxide

baddie
n : the principle bad character in a film or work of fiction [syn: {villain}]

Bade
n : a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria

bade
bid
n 1: an authoritative direction or instruction to do something [syn: {command}, {bidding}, {dictation}]
2: an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention" [syn: {play}]
3: a formal proposal to buy at a specified price [syn: {tender}]
4: (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make [syn: {bidding}]
v 1: propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting" [syn: {offer}, {tender}]
2: invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" [syn: {wish}]
3: ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" [syn: {beseech}, {entreat}, {adjure}, {press}, {conjure}]
4: make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump" [syn: {call}]
5: make a serious effort to attain something; "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population"
6: ask someone in a friendly way to do something [syn: {invite}] [also: {bidding}, {bidden}, {bade}]

bade
See {bid}

badge
n 1: an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.); "they checked everyone's badge before letting them in"
2: any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank); "wearing a tie was regarded as a badge of respectability"
v : put a badge on; "The workers here must be badged"

badger
n : sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
v 1: annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" [syn: {tease}, {pester}, {bug}, {beleaguer}]
2: persuade through constant efforts

badger dog
n : small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows [syn: {dachshund}, {dachsie}]

badger skunk
n : large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico [syn: {hog-nosed skunk}, {hognosed skunk}, {rooter skunk}, {Conepatus leuconotus}]

Badger State
n : a midwestern state in north central United States [syn: {Wisconsin}, {WI}]

badgerer
n : someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections [syn: {heckler}]

badgering
n : the act of harassing someone [syn: {worrying}, {torment}, {bedevilment}]

badinage
n : frivolous banter

badlands
n 1: deeply eroded barren land
2: an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska [syn: {Bad Lands}]

Badlands National Park
n : a national park in South Dakota having multicolored peaks and spires resulting from erosion; fossil sites

badly
adv 1: to a severe or serious degree; "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"; "badly injured"; "a severely impaired heart"; "is gravely ill"; "was seriously ill" [syn: {severely}, {gravely}, {seriously}]
2: (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well; "he was ill prepared"; "it ill befits a man to betray old friends"; "the car runs badly"; "he performed badly on the exam"; "the team played poorly"; "ill-fitting clothes"; "an ill-conceived plan" [syn: {ill}, {poorly}] [ant: {well}]
3: evilly or wickedly; "treated his parents badly"; "to steal is to act badly"
4: in a disobedient or naughty way; "he behaved badly in school"; "he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister"; "behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room" [syn: {mischievously}, {naughtily}]
5: with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly'); "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were badly shaken"; "it hurts bad"; "we need water bad" [syn: {bad}]
6: very much; strongly; "I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it"; "the cables had sagged badly"; "they were badly in need of help"; "he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it" [syn: {bad}]
7: without skill or in a displeasing manner; "she writes badly"; "I think he paints very badly" [ant: {well}]
8: in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage; "the venture turned out badly for the investors"; "angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them" [syn: {disadvantageously}] [ant: {well}, {well}]
9: unfavorably or with disapproval; "tried not to speak ill of the dead"; "thought badly of him for his lack of concern" [syn: {ill}] [ant: {well}] 10: with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display; "they took their defeat badly"; "took her father's death badly"; "conducted himself very badly at the time of the earthquake" [ant: {well}]

badminton
n : a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net

badminton court
n : the court on which badminton is played

badminton equipment
n : equipment for playing the game of badminton

badminton racket
n : a light long-handled racket used by badminton players [syn: {badminton racquet}, {battledore}]

badminton racquet
n : a light long-handled racket used by badminton players [syn: {badminton racket}, {battledore}]

badmouth
v : speak unfavorably about; "She badmouthes her husband everywhere" [syn: {malign}, {traduce}, {drag through the mud}]

badness
n 1: that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good" [syn: {bad}] [ant: {good}, {good}]
2: used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather [syn: {severity}]
3: an attribute of mischievous children [syn: {naughtiness}, {mischievousness}]

bad-tempered
adj : perversely irritable [syn: {crabbed}, {crabby}, {cross}, {fussy}, {grouchy}, {grumpy}, {ill-tempered}]

Baeda
n : (Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735) [syn: {Bede}, {Saint Bede}, {St. Bede}, {Saint Baeda}, {St. Baeda}, {Beda}, {Saint Beda}, {St. Beda}, {the Venerable Bede}]

Baedeker
n 1: German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks (1801-1859) [syn: {Karl Baedeker}]
2: any of a series of travel guidebooks published by the German firm founded by Karl Baedeker

Baffin Bay
n : a body of water between Greenland and northeastern Canada; connected with the Arctic Ocean to the north and with the Atlantic Ocean (via the Labrador Sea) to the south; icebound in winter

Baffin Island
n : the 5th largest island and the largest island of Arctic Canada; lies between Greenland and Hudson Bay

baffle
n : a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy [syn: {baffle board}]
v 1: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick}, {get}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder}, {flummox}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}]
2: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn: {thwart}, {queer}, {spoil}, {scotch}, {foil}, {cross}, {frustrate}, {bilk}]
3: check the emission of (sound) [syn: {regulate}]

baffle board
n : a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy [syn: {baffle}]

baffled
adj : perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school" [syn: {befuddled}, {bemused}, {bewildered}, {confounded}, {confused}, {lost}, {mazed}, {mixed-up}, {at sea}]
n : people who are frustrated and perplexed; "the children's faces clearly expressed the frustration of the baffled"

bafflement
n : confusion resulting from failure to understand [syn: {bewilderment}, {obfuscation}, {puzzlement}, {befuddlement}, {mystification}, {bemusement}]

baffling
adj : making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home" [syn: {knotty}, {problematic}, {problematical}]

bag
n 1: a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag"
2: the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person); "his bag included two deer"
3: place that runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag" [syn: {base}]
4: a bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb" [syn: {handbag}, {pocketbook}, {purse}]
5: the quantity that a bag will hold; "he ate a large bag of popcorn" [syn: {bagful}]
6: a portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him" [syn: {traveling bag}, {grip}, {suitcase}]
7: an ugly or ill-tempered woman; "he was romancing the old bag for her money" [syn: {old bag}]
8: mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats) [syn: {udder}]
9: an activity that you like or at which you are superior; "chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish" [syn: {cup of tea}, {dish}]
v 1: capture or kill, as in hunting; "bag a few pheasants"
2: hang loosely, like an empty bag
3: bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge [syn: {bulge}]
4: take unlawfully [syn: {pocket}]
5: put into a bag; "The supermarket clerk bagged the groceries" [also: {bagging}, {bagged}]

bag lady
n : a homeless woman who carries all her possessions with her in shopping bags

bag of tricks
n : a supply of ways of accomplishing something; "every good mechanic has a large bag of tricks"

bagascosis
n : alveolitis caused by inhaling bagasse (sugarcane dust) [syn: {bagassosis}]

bagasse
n : the dry dusty pulp that remains after juice is extracted from sugar cane or similar plants

bagassosis
n : alveolitis caused by inhaling bagasse (sugarcane dust) [syn: {bagascosis}]

bagatelle
n 1: a light piece of music for piano
2: something of little value or significance [syn: {fluff}, {frippery}, {frivolity}]
3: a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over [syn: {bar billiards}]

Bagdad
n : capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River; "Baghdad is one of the great cities of the Muslim world" [syn: {Baghdad}, {capital of Iraq}]

bagel
n : (Yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust [syn: {beigel}]

bagful
n : the quantity that a bag will hold; "he ate a large bag of popcorn" [syn: {bag}]

baggage
n 1: a case used to carry belongings when traveling [syn: {luggage}]
2: a worthless or immoral woman

baggage car
n : a railway car where passengers' bags are carried [syn: {luggage van}]

baggageman
n : an attendant who takes care of baggage

bagged
bag
n 1: a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag"
2: the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person); "his bag included two deer"
3: place that runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag" [syn: {base}]
4: a bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb" [syn: {handbag}, {pocketbook}, {purse}]
5: the quantity that a bag will hold; "he ate a large bag of popcorn" [syn: {bagful}]
6: a portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him" [syn: {traveling bag}, {grip}, {suitcase}]
7: an ugly or ill-tempered woman; "he was romancing the old bag for her money" [syn: {old bag}]
8: mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats) [syn: {udder}]
9: an activity that you like or at which you are superior; "chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish" [syn: {cup of tea}, {dish}]
v 1: capture or kill, as in hunting; "bag a few pheasants"
2: hang loosely, like an empty bag
3: bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge [syn: {bulge}]
4: take unlawfully [syn: {pocket}]
5: put into a bag; "The supermarket clerk bagged the groceries" [also: {bagging}, {bagged}]

bagged
See {bag}

bagger
n 1: a workman employed to pack things into containers [syn: {packer}, {boxer}]
2: a machine for putting objects or substances into bags

baggier
baggy
adj : not fitting closely; hanging loosely; "baggy trousers"; "a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather" [syn: {loose-fitting}] [also: {baggiest}, {baggier}]

baggier
See {baggy}

baggiest
baggy
adj : not fitting closely; hanging loosely; "baggy trousers"; "a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather" [syn: {loose-fitting}] [also: {baggiest}, {baggier}]

baggiest
See {baggy}

bagging
bag
n 1: a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag"
2: the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person); "his bag included two deer"
3: place that runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag" [syn: {base}]
4: a bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb" [syn: {handbag}, {pocketbook}, {purse}]
5: the quantity that a bag will hold; "he ate a large bag of popcorn" [syn: {bagful}]
6: a portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him" [syn: {traveling bag}, {grip}, {suitcase}]
7: an ugly or ill-tempered woman; "he was romancing the old bag for her money" [syn: {old bag}]
8: mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats) [syn: {udder}]
9: an activity that you like or at which you are superior; "chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish" [syn: {cup of tea}, {dish}]
v 1: capture or kill, as in hunting; "bag a few pheasants"
2: hang loosely, like an empty bag
3: bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge [syn: {bulge}]
4: take unlawfully [syn: {pocket}]
5: put into a bag; "The supermarket clerk bagged the groceries" [also: {bagging}, {bagged}]

bagging
n : coarse fabric used for bags or sacks [syn: {sacking}]

bagging
See {bag}

baggy
adj : not fitting closely; hanging loosely; "baggy trousers"; "a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather" [syn: {loose-fitting}] [also: {baggiest}, {baggier}]

Baghdad
n : capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River; "Baghdad is one of the great cities of the Muslim world" [syn: {Bagdad}, {capital of Iraq}]

bagman
n 1: a salesman who travels to call on customers [syn: {traveling salesman}, {travelling salesman}, {commercial traveler}, {commercial traveller}, {roadman}]
2: a racketeer assigned to collect or distribute payoff money

bagnio
n 1: a building where prostitutes are available [syn: {whorehouse}, {brothel}, {bordello}, {house of prostitution}, {house of ill repute}, {bawdyhouse}, {cathouse}, {sporting house}]
2: a building containing public baths [syn: {bathhouse}]

bagpipe
n : a wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through pipes [syn: {pipes}]

bagpiper
n : someone who plays the bagpipe [syn: {piper}]

baguet
n : narrow French stick loaf [syn: {baguette}]

baguette
n : narrow French stick loaf [syn: {baguet}]

Bahai
adj : of or relating to Bahaism
n : a teacher of or believer in Bahaism

Bahaism
n : a religion founded in Iran in 1863; emphasizes the spiritual unity of all humankind; incorporates Christian and Islamic tenets; many adherents live in the United States; "Bahaism has no public rituals or sacraments and praying is done in private"

Bahama grass
n : trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India [syn: {Bermuda grass}, {devil grass}, {kweek}, {doob}, {scutch grass}, {star grass}, {Cynodon dactylon}]

Bahama Islands
n : island country in the Atlantic east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort [syn: {Bahamas}, {Commonwealth of the Bahamas}]

Bahamas
n : island country in the Atlantic east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort [syn: {Commonwealth of the Bahamas}, {Bahama Islands}]

Bahamian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the Bahama Islands or their inhabitants; "Bahamian population"
n : a native or inhabitant of the Bahamas

Bahamian dollar
n : the basic unit of money in the Bahamas

Bahasa
n : the dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia [syn: {Indonesian}, {Bahasa Indonesia}]

Bahasa Indonesia
n : the dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia [syn: {Indonesian}, {Bahasa}]

Bahasa Kebangsaan
n : the Malay language spoken in Malaysia [syn: {Malaysian}, {Bahasa Malaysia}, {Bahasa Melayu}]

Bahasa Malaysia
n : the Malay language spoken in Malaysia [syn: {Malaysian}, {Bahasa Melayu}, {Bahasa Kebangsaan}]

Bahasa Melayu
n : the Malay language spoken in Malaysia [syn: {Malaysian}, {Bahasa Malaysia}, {Bahasa Kebangsaan}]

bahia coquilla
n : Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes [syn: {piassava palm}, {pissaba palm}, {Bahia piassava}, {Attalea funifera}]

Bahia grass
n : perennial tropical American grass used as pasture grass in arid areas of Gulf states [syn: {Paspalum notatum}]

Bahia piassava
n : Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes [syn: {piassava palm}, {pissaba palm}, {bahia coquilla}, {Attalea funifera}]

Bahrain
n 1: an island in the Persian Gulf [syn: {Bahrain Island}, {Bahrein}, {Bahrein Island}]
2: an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs until reserves were exhausted in 1970s [syn: {State of Bahrain}, {Bahrein}]

Bahrain dinar
n : the basic unit of money in Bahrain; equal to 1,000 fils [syn: {dinar}]

Bahrain Island
n : an island in the Persian Gulf [syn: {Bahrain}, {Bahrein}, {Bahrein Island}]

Bahraini
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Bahrain or its people or language; "Bahraini beaches"
n : a native or inhabitant of Bahrain [syn: {Bahreini}]

Bahrainian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Bahrain

Bahrein
n 1: an island in the Persian Gulf [syn: {Bahrain}, {Bahrain Island}, {Bahrein Island}]
2: an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs until reserves were exhausted in 1970s [syn: {Bahrain}, {State of Bahrain}]

Bahrein Island
n : an island in the Persian Gulf [syn: {Bahrain}, {Bahrain Island}, {Bahrein}]

Bahreini
n : a native or inhabitant of Bahrain [syn: {Bahraini}]

baht
n : the basic unit of money in Thailand [syn: {tical}]

Bai
n : the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan [syn: {Baic}]

Baic
n : the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan [syn: {Bai}]

bail
n 1: (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman" [syn: {bail bond}, {bond}]
2: the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial); "he is out on bail"
v 1: release after a security has been paid
2: deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period
3: secure the release of (someone) by providing security
4: empty (a vessel) by bailing
5: remove (water) from a vessel with a container

bail bond
n : (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman" [syn: {bail}, {bond}]

bail out
v 1: free on bail
2: remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side [syn: {bale out}]

bailable
adj 1: admitting of bail; "a bailable offense"
2: eligible for bail; "a bailable defendant"

bailee
n : the agent to whom property involved in a bailment is delivered

Bailey
n 1: United States singer (1918-1990) [syn: {Pearl Bailey}, {Pearl Mae Bailey}]
2: English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742) [syn: {Nathan Bailey}, {Nathaniel Bailey}]
3: the outer courtyard of a castle
4: the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle

Bailey bridge
n : a temporary bridge designed for rapid construction

bailiff
n : an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.

bailiffship
n : the office of bailiff

bailiwick
n 1: the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
2: a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" [syn: {discipline}, {subject}, {subject area}, {subject field}, {field}, {field of study}, {study}, {branch of knowledge}]

bailment
n : the delivery of personal property in trust by the bailor to the bailee

bailor
n : the person who delivers personal property (goods or money) in trust to the bailee in a bailment

bain-marie
n : a large pan that is filled with hot water; smaller pans can be set in a bain-maire to keep food warm or to cook food slowly [also: {bains-marie} (pl)]

bains marie
See {bain marie}

bains-marie
See {bain-marie}

bains-marie
bain-marie
n : a large pan that is filled with hot water; smaller pans can be set in a bain-maire to keep food warm or to cook food slowly [also: {bains-marie} (pl)]

Baiomys
n : pygmy mice [syn: {genus Baiomys}]

Baiomys taylori
n : very small dark grayish brown mouse resembling a house mouse; of Texas and Mexico [syn: {pygmy mouse}]

Bairava
n : epithet of Siva; "the terrible"

Bairdiella
n : drumfish [syn: {genus Bairdiella}]

Bairdiella chrysoura
n : small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico [syn: {silver perch}, {mademoiselle}]

Bairiki
n : national capital of Kiribati [syn: {Tarawa}]

bairn
n : a child: son or daughter

baisa
n : 1,000 baiza equal 1 riyal-omani [syn: {baiza}]

Baisakh
n : the second month of the Hindu calendar [syn: {Vaisakha}]

bait
n 1: anything that serves as an enticement [syn: {come-on}, {hook}, {lure}, {sweetener}]
2: something used to lure victims into danger [syn: {decoy}, {lure}]
v 1: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: {tease}, {razz}, {rag}, {cod}, {tantalize}, {tantalise}, {taunt}, {twit}, {rally}, {ride}]
2: lure, entice, or entrap with bait
3: attack with dogs or set dogs upon

bait and switch
n : a deceptive way of selling that involves advertising a product at a very low price in order to attract customers who are then persuaded to switch to a more expensive product

bait casting
n : the single-handed rod casting of a relatively heavy (artificial) bait

baiting
n : harassment especially of a tethered animal

baiza
n : 1,000 baiza equal 1 riyal-omani [syn: {baisa}]

baize
n : a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables

Baja California
n : a mountainous peninsula on northwest Mexico [syn: {Lower California}]

bake
v 1: cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven; "bake the potatoes"
2: prepare with dry heat in an oven; "bake a cake"
3: heat by a natural force; "The sun broils the valley in the summer" [syn: {broil}]

bakeapple
n : creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or orange berries [syn: {cloudberry}, {dwarf mulberry}, {baked-apple berry}, {salmonberry}, {Rubus chamaemorus}]

baked
adj 1: dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; "a vast desert all adust"; "land lying baked in the heat"; "parched soil"; "the earth was scorched and bare"; "sunbaked salt flats" [syn: {adust}, {parched}, {scorched}, {sunbaked}]
2: (of bread and pastries) cooked by dry heat (as in an oven); "baked goods"
3: hardened by subjecting to intense heat; "baked bricks"; "burned bricks" [syn: {burned}, {burnt}]

baked Alaska
n : cake covered with ice cream and meringue browned quickly in an oven

baked egg
n : egg cooked individually in cream or butter in a small ramekin [syn: {shirred egg}, {egg en cocotte}]

baked goods
n : foods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked in an oven

baked potato
n : potato that has been cooked by baking it in an oven

baked-apple berry
n : creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or orange berries [syn: {cloudberry}, {dwarf mulberry}, {bakeapple}, {salmonberry}, {Rubus chamaemorus}]

bakehouse
n : a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold [syn: {bakery}, {bakeshop}]

Bakelite
n : a thermosetting plastic used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware and telephone receivers etc.

baker
n 1: someone who bakes commercially
2: someone who bakes bread or cake [syn: {bread maker}]

baker's dozen
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one [syn: {thirteen}, {13}, {XIII}, {long dozen}]

baker's eczema
n : allergic eczema caused by flour or other ingredients handled by bakers

baker's yeast
n : used as a leaven in baking and brewing [syn: {brewer's yeast}, {Saccharomyces cerevisiae}]

Bakersfield
n : a city in south central California at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley

bakery
n : a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold [syn: {bakeshop}, {bakehouse}]

bakeshop
n : a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold [syn: {bakery}, {bakehouse}]

baking
adj : as hot as if in an oven [syn: {baking hot}]
n 1: making bread or cake or pastry etc.
2: cooking by dry heat in an oven

baking chocolate
n : pure unsweetened chocolate used in baking and icings and sauces and candy [syn: {bitter chocolate}, {cooking chocolate}]

baking hot
adj : as hot as if in an oven [syn: {baking}]

baking powder
n : any of various powdered mixtures used in baking as a substitute for yeast

baking soda
n : a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid [syn: {bicarbonate of soda}, {sodium hydrogen carbonate}, {sodium bicarbonate}, {saleratus}]

baking-powder biscuit
n : leavened with baking powder

Bakke decision
n : a ruling by the Supreme Court on affirmative action; the Court ruled in 1978 that medical schools are entitled to consider race as a factor in their admission policy

baklava
n : rich Middle Eastern cake made of thin layers of flaky pastry filled with nuts and honey

baksheesh
n : a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) [syn: {gratuity}, {tip}, {pourboire}, {bakshish}, {bakshis}, {backsheesh}]

bakshis
n : a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) [syn: {gratuity}, {tip}, {pourboire}, {baksheesh}, {bakshish}, {backsheesh}]

bakshish
n : a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) [syn: {gratuity}, {tip}, {pourboire}, {baksheesh}, {bakshis}, {backsheesh}]

Baku
n : a port city on the Caspian Sea that is the capital of Azerbaijan and an important center for oil production [syn: {capital of Azerbaijan}]

Bakunin
n : Russian anarchist; ally and later opponent of Karl Marx (1814-1876) [syn: {Mikhail Bakunin}, {Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bakunin}]

balaclava
n : a cap that is close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face [syn: {balaclava helmet}]

balaclava helmet
n : a cap that is close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face [syn: {balaclava}]

Balaena
n : type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales [syn: {genus Balaena}]

Balaena mysticetus
n : large-mouthed arctic whale [syn: {bowhead}, {bowhead whale}, {Greenland whale}]

Balaeniceps
n : type genus of the Balaenicipitidae: shoebills [syn: {genus Balaeniceps}]

Balaeniceps rex
n : large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe [syn: {shoebill}, {shoebird}]

Balaenicipitidae
n : shoebills [syn: {family Balaenicipitidae}]

Balaenidae
n : right whales [syn: {family Balaenidae}]

Balaenoptera
n : type genus of the Balaenopteridae [syn: {genus Balaenoptera}]

Balaenoptera acutorostrata
n : small finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {lesser rorqual}, {piked whale}, {minke whale}]

Balaenoptera borealis
n : similar to but smaller than the finback whale [syn: {sei whale}]

Balaenoptera musculus
n : largest mammal ever known; bluish-gray migratory whalebone whale mostly of southern hemisphere [syn: {blue whale}, {sulfur bottom}]

Balaenoptera physalus
n : large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {finback}, {finback whale}, {fin whale}, {common rorqual}]

Balaenopteridae
n : rorquals; blue whales [syn: {family Balaenopteridae}]

balagan
n : a word for chaos or fiasco borrowed from modern Hebrew (where it is a loan word from Russian); "it was utter and complete balagan!"

balalaika
n : a stringed instrument that has triangular body and three strings

balance
n 1: a state of equilibrium [ant: {imbalance}]
2: a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
3: equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
4: harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin [syn: {proportion}]
5: equality of distribution [syn: {equilibrium}, {equipoise}, {counterbalance}]
6: something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance" [syn: {remainder}, {residual}, {residue}, {residuum}, {rest}]
7: the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
8: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun in in Libra [syn: {Libra}]
9: the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22 [syn: {Libra}, {Libra the Balance}, {Libra the Scales}] 10: (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact correspondence of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane [syn: {symmetry}, {symmetricalness}, {correspondence}] [ant: {asymmetry}] 11: an equivalent counterbalancing weight [syn: {counterweight}, {counterbalance}, {counterpoise}, {equalizer}, {equaliser}] 12: a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat [syn: {balance wheel}]
v 1: bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights" [syn: {equilibrate}, {equilibrize}, {equilibrise}] [ant: {unbalance}]
2: compute credits and debits of an account
3: hold or carry in equilibrium [syn: {poise}]
4: be in equilibrium; "He was balancing on one foot"

balance beam
n : a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts [syn: {beam}]

balance of international payments
n : a system of recording all of a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world over a period of one year; "a favorable balance of payments exists when more payments are coming in than going out" [syn: {balance of payments}]

balance of payments
n : a system of recording all of a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world over a period of one year; "a favorable balance of payments exists when more payments are coming in than going out" [syn: {balance of international payments}]

balance of power
n : an equilibrium of power between nations

balance of trade
n : the difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of merchandise; "a nation's balance of trade is favorable when its exports exceed its imports" [syn: {trade balance}, {visible balance}, {trade gap}]

balance sheet
n : a record of the financial situation of an institution on a particular date by listing its assets and the claims against those assets

balance wheel
n : a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat [syn: {balance}]

balanced
adj 1: being in a state of proper balance or equilibrium; "the carefully balanced seesaw"; "a properly balanced symphony orchestra"; "a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history"; "a balanced blend of whiskeys"; "the educated man shows a balanced development of all his powers" [ant: {unbalanced}]
2: total debits and credits are equal; "the books looked balanced"

balanced budget
n : a budget is balanced when current expenditures are equal to receipts

balanced diet
n : a diet that contains adequate amounts of all the necessary nutrients required for healthy growth and activity

balance-of-payments problem
n : an economic problem caused by payments for imports being greater than receipts for exports

balancer
n 1: an acrobat who balances himself in difficult positions
2: either of the club-like rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight [syn: {halter}, {haltere}]

Balanchine
n : United States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983) [syn: {George Balanchine}]

balancing
n : getting two things to correspond; "the reconciliation of his checkbook and the bank statement" [syn: {reconciliation}]

Balanidae
n : stalkless barnacles [syn: {family Balanidae}]

balanitis
n : inflammation of the head of the penis

balanoposthitis
n : inflammation of both the head of the penis and the foreskin

Balanus
n : type genus of the family Balanidae [syn: {genus Balanus}]

Balanus balanoides
n : barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal zones [syn: {acorn barnacle}, {rock barnacle}]

Balarama
n : elder brother of Krishna; an incarnation of Vishnu

balas
n : a pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel [syn: {balas ruby}]

balas ruby
n : a pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel [syn: {balas}]

balata
n 1: when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls [syn: {gutta balata}]
2: a hard-wooded tropical tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber [syn: {balata tree}, {beefwood}, {bully tree}, {Manilkara bidentata}]

balata tree
n : a hard-wooded tropical tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber [syn: {balata}, {beefwood}, {bully tree}, {Manilkara bidentata}]

Balaton
n : a large shallow lake in western Hungary [syn: {Lake Balaton}, {Plattensee}]

balboa
n 1: the basic unit of money in Panama; equal to 100 centesimos
2: Spanish explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519) [syn: {Vasco Nunez de Balboa}]

balbriggan
n : a cotton knit fabric used for underwear

balconied
adj : having balconies or a balcony; "the balconied houses of New Orleans" [ant: {unbalconied}]

balcony
n 1: an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
2: a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet

bald
adj 1: with no effort to conceal; "a barefaced lie" [syn: {barefaced}]
2: without the natural or usual covering; "a bald spot on the lawn"; "bare hills" [syn: {bare}, {denuded}, {denudate}]
3: lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; "a bald pate"; "a bald-headed gentleman" [syn: {bald-headed}, {bald-pated}]
v : grow bald; lose hair on one's head; "He is balding already"

bald cypress
n 1: smaller than and often included in the closely related Taxodium distichum [syn: {pond cypress}, {Taxodium ascendens}]
2: common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottoms [syn: {swamp cypress}, {pond bald cypress}, {southern cypress}, {Taxodium distichum}]

bald eagle
n : large North American eagle having a white head and dark wings and body [syn: {American eagle}, {Haliaeetus leucocephalus}]

baldachin
n : ornamented canopy supported by columns or suspended from a roof or projected from a wall (as over an altar)

Balder
n : (Norse mythology) god of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature; son of Odin and Frigg and husband of Nanna; killed by Hoth [syn: {Baldr}]

balderdash
n : trivial nonsense [syn: {fiddle-faddle}, {piffle}]

bald-faced hornet
n : North American hornet [syn: {white-faced hornet}, {Vespula maculata}]

baldhead
n : a person whose head is bald [syn: {baldpate}, {baldy}]

bald-headed
adj : lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; "a bald pate"; "a bald-headed gentleman" [syn: {bald}, {bald-pated}]

balding
adj : getting bald

baldly
adv : in a bald manner; "this book is, to put it baldly, an uneven work."

baldness
n : the condition of having no hair on the top of the head [syn: {phalacrosis}]

baldpate
n 1: a person whose head is bald [syn: {baldhead}, {baldy}]
2: American widgeon the male of which has a white crown [syn: {American widgeon}, {Anas americana}]

bald-pated
adj : lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; "a bald pate"; "a bald-headed gentleman" [syn: {bald}, {bald-headed}]

Baldr
n : (Norse mythology) god of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature; son of Odin and Frigg and husband of Nanna; killed by Hoth [syn: {Balder}]

baldric
n : a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip [syn: {baldrick}]

baldrick
n : a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip [syn: {baldric}]

Baldwin
n 1: United States author who was an outspoken citic of racism (1924-1987) [syn: {James Baldwin}, {James Arthur Baldwin}]
2: English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1867-1947) [syn: {Stanley Baldwin}, {1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley}]
3: an American eating apple with red or yellow and red skin

baldy
n : a person whose head is bald [syn: {baldhead}, {baldpate}]

bale
n 1: a large bundle bound for storage or transport
2: a city in northwestern Switzerland [syn: {Basel}, {Basle}]
v : make into a bale; "bale hay"

bale out
v : remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side [syn: {bail out}]

Balearic Islands
n : an archipelago in the western Mediterranean off the eastern coast of Spain

baleen
n : a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets [syn: {whalebone}]

baleen whale
n : whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water [syn: {whalebone whale}]

balefire
n : a large outdoor fire [syn: {bonfire}]

baleful
adj 1: deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look" [syn: {baneful}]
2: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly" [syn: {forbidding}, {menacing}, {minacious}, {minatory}, {ominous}, {sinister}, {threatening}, {ugly}]

balefully
adv : in a baleful manner; "she looked at him balefully"

balefulness
n : the quality or nature of being harmful or evil [syn: {maleficence}, {mischief}] [ant: {beneficence}]

Balenciaga
n : Spanish fashion designer known for his stark elegant designs (1895-1972) [syn: {Cristobal Balenciaga}]

Balfour
n : English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1848-1930) [syn: {Arthur James Balfour}, {1st Earl of Balfour}]

Bali
n : an island in Indonesia east of Java; striking volcanic scenery; culture is known for elaborate dances and rituals and for handicrafts

balibago
n : shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament [syn: {mahoe}, {majagua}, {mahagua}, {purau}, {Hibiscus tiliaceus}]

Balinese
n : the Indonesian language of the people of Bali

baling wire
n : wire used to make bales

Balistes
n : type genus of the Balistidae [syn: {genus Balistes}]

Balistes vetula
n : tropical Atlantic fish [syn: {queen triggerfish}, {Bessy cerca}, {oldwench}, {oldwife}]

Balistidae
n : triggerfishes [syn: {family Balistidae}]

balk
n 1: the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk" [syn: {baulk}]
2: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress [syn: {hindrance}, {deterrent}, {impediment}, {baulk}, {check}, {handicap}]
3: one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof [syn: {rafter}, {baulk}]
4: an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
v : refuse to comply [syn: {resist}, {baulk}, {jib}]

Balkan
adj : of or denoting or relating to the Balkan countries or their inhabitants or the Balkan peninsula or the Balkan Mountains
n : an inhabitant of the Balkan Peninsula

Balkan country
n : a country on the Balkan Peninsula [syn: {Balkan nation}, {Balkan state}]

Balkan Mountain Range
n : the major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula [syn: {Balkans}, {Balkan Mountains}]

Balkan Mountains
n : the major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula [syn: {Balkans}, {Balkan Mountain Range}]

Balkan nation
n : a country on the Balkan Peninsula [syn: {Balkan country}, {Balkan state}]

Balkan Peninsula
n : a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range [syn: {Balkans}]

Balkan state
n : a country on the Balkan Peninsula [syn: {Balkan country}, {Balkan nation}]

Balkan Wars
n : two wars (1912-1913) that were fought over the last of the European territories of the Ottoman Empire and that left the area around Constantinople (now Istanbul) as the only Ottoman territory in Europe

Balkanise
v : divide a territory into small, hostile states [syn: {Balkanize}]

Balkanize
v : divide a territory into small, hostile states [syn: {Balkanise}]

Balkans
n 1: the major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula [syn: {Balkan Mountains}, {Balkan Mountain Range}]
2: a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range [syn: {Balkan Peninsula}]
3: the Balkan countries collectively

balker
n : a person who refuses to comply [syn: {baulker}, {noncompliant}]

balkier
balky
adj : stopping short and refusing to go on; "a balking"; "a balky mule"; "a balky customer" [syn: {balking}] [also: {balkiest}, {balkier}]

balkier
See {balky}

balkiest
balky
adj : stopping short and refusing to go on; "a balking"; "a balky mule"; "a balky customer" [syn: {balking}] [also: {balkiest}, {balkier}]

balkiest
See {balky}

balkiness
n : likely to stop abruptly and unexpectedly

balking
adj : stopping short and refusing to go on; "a balking"; "a balky mule"; "a balky customer" [syn: {balky}]

balkline
n : line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game [syn: {baulk-line}, {string line}]

balky
adj : stopping short and refusing to go on; "a balking"; "a balky mule"; "a balky customer" [syn: {balking}] [also: {balkiest}, {balkier}]

ball
n 1: round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket"
2: a solid ball shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball" [syn: {musket ball}]
3: an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire" [syn: {globe}, {orb}]
4: the people assembled at a lavish formal dance; "the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded"
5: one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away" [syn: {testis}, {testicle}, {orchis}, {ballock}, {bollock}, {nut}, {egg}]
6: a spherical object used as a plaything; "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"
7: United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989) [syn: {Lucille Ball}]
8: a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder" [syn: {clod}, {glob}, {lump}, {clump}, {chunk}]
9: a lavish formal dance 10: a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; ball of the human foot or ball at the base of the thumb; "he stood on the balls of his feet" 11: a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empy lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" [syn: {baseball}, {baseball game}] 12: a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"
v : form into a ball by winding or rolling; "ball wool"

ball and chain
n : heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain

ball bearing
n : bearings containing small metal balls [syn: {needle bearing}, {roller bearing}]

ball boy
n : a boy who retrieves balls for tennis players

ball carrier
n : (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play

ball cartridge
n : a general purpose cartridge having a primer and a ball and a full charge of powder

ball club
n : a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together; "each club played six home games with teams in its own division" [syn: {baseball club}, {club}, {nine}]

ball cock
n : floating ball that controls level in a water tank [syn: {ballcock}]

ball fern
n : feathery fern of tropical Asia and Malaysia [syn: {squirrel's-foot fern}, {Davalia bullata}, {Davalia bullata mariesii}, {Davallia Mariesii}]

ball field
n : the baseball playing field [syn: {baseball field}, {diamond}]

ball game
n : a field game played with a ball (especially baseball) [syn: {ballgame}]

ball gown
n : the most formal gown; worn to a ball

ball hawk
n : a team athlete who is skilled at stealing or catching the ball

ball hawking
n : a skillful maneuver in catching balls or in stealing the ball from the opposing team

ball nettle
n : coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United States [syn: {horse nettle}, {bull nettle}, {ball nightshade}, {Solanum carolinense}]

ball nightshade
n : coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United States [syn: {horse nettle}, {ball nettle}, {bull nettle}, {Solanum carolinense}]

ball of fire
n 1: a highly energetic and indefatigable person [syn: {powerhouse}, {human dynamo}, {fireball}]
2: someone whose career progresses rapidly [syn: {go-getter}, {whizz-kid}, {whiz-kid}]

ball over
v : surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted" [syn: {shock}, {stun}, {floor}, {blow out of the water}, {take aback}]

ball up
v : make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub}, {screw up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle}, {fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up}, {bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up}, {fuck up}]

ball valve
n : any valve that checks flow by the seating of a ball

ballad
n 1: a narrative song with a recurrent refrain [syn: {lay}]
2: a narrative poem of popular origin [syn: {lay}]

ballad maker
n : a composer of words or music for popular songs [syn: {songwriter}, {songster}]

ballade
n : a poem consisting of 3 stanzas and an envoy

balladeer
n : a singer of popular ballads [syn: {crooner}]

ball-and-socket joint
n 1: a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone [syn: {spheroid joint}, {cotyloid joint}, {enarthrodial joint}, {enarthrosis}, {articulatio spheroidea}]
2: a joint that can rotate within a socket

ballast
n 1: any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
2: coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads
3: an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings
4: a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations) [syn: {ballast resistor}, {barretter}]
5: an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps [syn: {light ballast}]
v : make steady with a ballast

ballast resistor
n : a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations) [syn: {ballast}, {barretter}]

ball-breaker
n 1: a demanding woman who destroys men's confidence [syn: {ball-buster}]
2: a job or situation that is demanding and arduous and punishing; "Vietnam was a ball-breaker" [syn: {ball-buster}]

ball-buster
n 1: a demanding woman who destroys men's confidence [syn: {ball-breaker}]
2: a job or situation that is demanding and arduous and punishing; "Vietnam was a ball-breaker" [syn: {ball-breaker}]

ballcock
n : floating ball that controls level in a water tank [syn: {ball cock}]

balldress
n : a suit or dress for formal occasions

baller mistress
n : a woman who directs and teaches and rehearses dancers for a ballet company

ballerina
n : a female ballet dancer [syn: {danseuse}]

ballet
n 1: a theatrical representation of a story performed to music by ballet dancers [syn: {concert dance}]
2: music written for a ballet

ballet company
n : a company that produces ballets

ballet dancer
n : a dancer who is a member of a ballet company

ballet master
n : a man who directs and teaches and rehearses dancers for a ballet company

ballet position
n : classical position of the body and especially the feet in ballet

ballet skirt
n : very short skirt worn by ballerinas [syn: {tutu}]

balletic
adj : characteristic of or resembling or suitable for ballet

balletomane
n : a ballet enthusiast

balletomania
n : extraordinary enthusiasm for ballets

ballgame
n 1: a particular situation that is radically different from the the preceding situation; "HDTV looks the same but it's really a whole new ballgame" [syn: {new ballgame}]
2: a field game played with a ball (especially baseball) [syn: {ball game}]

ball-hawking
adj : used of a player skilled in stealing the ball or robbing a batter of a hit; "a ball-hawking center fielder"

ballista
n : medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles [syn: {catapult}, {arbalest}, {arbalist}, {bricole}, {mangonel}, {onager}, {trebuchet}, {trebucket}] [also: {ballistae} (pl)]

ballistae
See {ballista}

ballistae
ballista
n : medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles [syn: {catapult}, {arbalest}, {arbalist}, {bricole}, {mangonel}, {onager}, {trebuchet}, {trebucket}] [also: {ballistae} (pl)]

ballistic
adj : relating to or characteristic of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum and the force of gravity; "ballistic missile"

ballistic capsule
n : a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun [syn: {spacecraft}, {space vehicle}]

ballistic fingerprinting
n : identification of the gun that fired a bullet from an analysis of the unique marks that every gun makes on the bullet it fires and on the shell ejected from it [syn: {ballistic identification}, {bullet fingerprinting}]

ballistic galvanometer
n : a moving-coil galvanometer that measures electric charge

ballistic identification
n : identification of the gun that fired a bullet from an analysis of the unique marks that every gun makes on the bullet it fires and on the shell ejected from it [syn: {ballistic fingerprinting}, {bullet fingerprinting}]

ballistic missile
n : a missile that is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches target

Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
n : an agency in the Department of Defense that is responsible for making ballistic missile defense a reality [syn: {BMDO}]

ballistic pendulum
n : a physical pendulum consisting of a large mass suspended from a rod; its displacement is used to measure the velocity of a projectile

ballistic trajectory
n : the trajectory of an object in free flight [syn: {ballistics}]

ballistics
n 1: the trajectory of an object in free flight [syn: {ballistic trajectory}]
2: the science of flight dynamics

Ballistite
n : an explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant [syn: {smokeless powder}]

ballistocardiogram
n : a graphical recording made by a ballistocardiograph

ballistocardiograph
n : a medical instrument that measures the mechanical force of cardiac contractions and the amount of blood passing through the heart during a specified period by measuring the recoil of the body as blood is pumped from the ventricles [syn: {cardiograph}]

ballock
n : one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away" [syn: {testis}, {testicle}, {orchis}, {ball}, {bollock}, {nut}, {egg}]

balloon
n 1: small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck
2: large tough non-rigid bag filled with gas or heated air
v 1: ride in a hot-air balloon; "He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China"
2: become inflated; "The sails ballooned" [syn: {inflate}, {billow}]

balloon bomb
n : a bomb carried by a balloon; "In World War II the Japanese launched balloon bombs against North America" [syn: {Fugo}]

balloon flower
n : fragrant puffed-up white to reddish-pink flowers in long narrow clusters on erect stems; Arizona to New Mexico and Utah [syn: {scented penstemon}, {Penstemon palmeri}]

balloon sail
n : any light loose sail

balloon seat
n : a seat that has a bell shape (on some 18th century chairs) [syn: {bell seat}]

balloon vine
n : woody perennial climbing plant with large ornamental seed pods that resemble balloons; tropical India and Africa and America [syn: {heart pea}, {Cardiospermum halicacabum}]

balloonfish
n : similar to but smaller than porcupinefish [syn: {Diodon holocanthus}]

ballooning
n : flying in a balloon

balloonist
n : someone who flies a balloon

ballot
n 1: a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting
2: a choice that is made by voting; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion" [syn: {vote}, {voting}, {balloting}]
v : vote by ballot; "The voters were balloting in this state"

ballot box
n : a box where voters deposit their ballots

Ballota
n : perennial herbs or subshrubs of especially Mediterranean area: black horehound [syn: {genus Ballota}]

Ballota nigra
n : ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of dark purple flowers [syn: {black horehound}, {black archangel}, {fetid horehound}, {stinking horehound}]

balloting
n : a choice that is made by voting; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion" [syn: {vote}, {ballot}, {voting}]

ballottement
n : a palpatory technique for feeling a floating object in the body (especially for determining the position of a fetus by feeling the rebound of the fetus after a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus)

ballpark
n 1: a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games); "take me out to the ballpark" [syn: {park}]
2: near to the scope or range of something; "his answer wasn't even in the right ballpark" [syn: {approximate range}]

ball-peen hammer
n : a hammer with one round and one flat end; used in working metal

ballpen
n : a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper [syn: {ballpoint}, {ballpoint pen}, {Biro}]

ballplayer
n : an athlete who plays baseball [syn: {baseball player}]

ballpoint
n : a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper [syn: {ballpoint pen}, {ballpen}, {Biro}]

ballpoint pen
n : a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper [syn: {ballpoint}, {ballpen}, {Biro}]

ballroom
n : large room used mainly for dancing [syn: {dance hall}, {dance palace}]

ballroom dance
n : any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom [syn: {ballroom dancing}]

ballroom dancing
n : any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom [syn: {ballroom dance}]

ballroom music
n : a genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing [syn: {dance music}, {danceroom music}]

ball-shaped
adj : having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey [syn: {global}, {globose}, {globular}, {orbicular}, {spheric}, {spherical}]

balls-up
n : something badly botched or muddled [syn: {ballup}, {cockup}, {mess-up}]

ballup
n : something badly botched or muddled [syn: {balls-up}, {cockup}, {mess-up}]

bally
adj : (used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot" [syn: {bally(a)}, {blinking(a)}, {bloody(a)}, {blooming(a)}, {crashing(a)}, {flaming(a)}, {fucking(a)}]

ballyhoo
n : blatant or sensational promotion [syn: {hoopla}, {hype}, {plug}]
v : advertize noisily or blatantly

ballyhoo artist
n : someone who uses exaggerated or lurid material in order to gain public attention [syn: {sensationalist}]

ballyrag
v : be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young" [syn: {strong-arm}, {bully}, {browbeat}, {bullyrag}, {boss around}, {hector}, {push around}] [also: {ballyragging}, {ballyragged}]

ballyragged
ballyrag
v : be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young" [syn: {strong-arm}, {bully}, {browbeat}, {bullyrag}, {boss around}, {hector}, {push around}] [also: {ballyragging}, {ballyragged}]

ballyragged
See {ballyrag}

ballyragging
ballyrag
v : be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young" [syn: {strong-arm}, {bully}, {browbeat}, {bullyrag}, {boss around}, {hector}, {push around}] [also: {ballyragging}, {ballyragged}]

ballyragging
See {ballyrag}

balm
n 1: any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing
2: semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation [syn: {ointment}, {unction}, {unguent}, {salve}]

balm of Gilead
n 1: medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees [syn: {balsam fir}, {Canada balsam}, {Abies balsamea}]
2: a fragrant oleoresin
3: small evergreen tree of Africa and Asia; leaves have a strong aromatic odor when bruised [syn: {Commiphora meccanensis}]

balmier
balmy
adj 1: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}]
2: mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth" [syn: {mild}] [also: {balmiest}, {balmier}]

balmier
See {balmy}

balmiest
balmy
adj 1: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}]
2: mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth" [syn: {mild}] [also: {balmiest}, {balmier}]

balmiest
See {balmy}

balmily
adv : in a mildly insane manner; "the old lady is beginning to behave quite dottily" [syn: {daftly}, {dottily}, {nuttily}, {wackily}]

balmoral
n 1: a sturdy laced walking shoe
2: a brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side [syn: {bluebonnet}]

Balmoral Castle
n : a castle in northeastern Scotland that is a private residenc of the British sovereign

balmy
adj 1: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}]
2: mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth" [syn: {mild}] [also: {balmiest}, {balmier}]

Balochi
n : an Iranian language spoken in Pakistan and Iran and Afghanistan and Russia and the Persian gulf [syn: {Baluchi}]

baloney
n : pretentious or silly talk or writing [syn: {boloney}, {bilgewater}, {bosh}, {drool}, {humbug}, {taradiddle}, {tarradiddle}, {tommyrot}, {tosh}, {twaddle}]

balsa
n 1: strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats [syn: {balsa wood}]
2: forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts [syn: {Ochroma lagopus}]

balsa raft
n : a light raft made of balsa [syn: {Kon Tiki}]

balsa wood
n : strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats [syn: {balsa}]

balsam
n 1: any seed plant yielding balsam
2: any of various fragrant oleoresins used in medicines and perfumes
3: a fragrant ointment containing a balsam resin

balsam apple
n : a tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit [syn: {Momordica balsamina}]

balsam capivi
n : an oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments [syn: {copaiba}, {copaiba balsam}]

balsam family
n : distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers [syn: {Balsaminaceae}, {family Balsaminaceae}]

balsam fir
n : medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees [syn: {balm of Gilead}, {Canada balsam}, {Abies balsamea}]

balsam herb
n : tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {costmary}, {alecost}, {bible leaf}, {mint geranium}, {Tanacetum balsamita}, {Chrysanthemum balsamita}]

balsam of Peru
n : dark brown syrupy balsam from the Peruvian balsam tree used especially in dressing wounds and treating certain skin diseases

balsam of tolu
n : aromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree used especially in cough syrups [syn: {tolu}, {tolu balsam}]

balsam pear
n : tropical Old World vine with yellow-orange fruit [syn: {Momordica charantia}]

balsam poplar
n : poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves [syn: {hackmatack}, {tacamahac}, {Populus balsamifera}]

balsam willow
n : small shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam when crushed [syn: {Salix pyrifolia}]

balsam woolly aphid
n : a variety of adelgid [syn: {Adelges piceae}]

balsamic
adj : of or relating to or containing balsam; "a balsamic fragrance" [syn: {balsamy}]

Balsaminaceae
n : distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers [syn: {family Balsaminaceae}, {balsam family}]

Balsamorhiza
n : genus of coarse western American herbs with large roots containing an aromatic balsam [syn: {genus Balsamorhiza}]

balsamroot
n : a plant of the genus Balsamorhiza having white-downy leaves in a basal rosette and yellow flowers and long balsam-scented taproots

balsamy
adj : of or relating to or containing balsam; "a balsamic fragrance" [syn: {balsamic}]

Balthasar
n : (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus [syn: {Balthazar}]

Balthazar
n : (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus [syn: {Balthasar}]

Baltic
adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Baltic States or their peoples or languages
2: of or near or on the Baltic Sea; "The Baltic republics"
n 1: a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy [syn: {Baltic Sea}]
2: a branch of the Indo-European family of languages related to the Slavonic languages; Baltic languages have preserved many archaic features that are believed to have existed in Proto-Indo European [syn: {Baltic language}]

Baltic language
n : a branch of the Indo-European family of languages related to the Slavonic languages; Baltic languages have preserved many archaic features that are believed to have existed in Proto-Indo European [syn: {Baltic}]

Baltic Republic
n : European countries bordering the Baltic Sea [syn: {Baltic State}]

Baltic Sea
n : a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy [syn: {Baltic}]

Baltic State
n : European countries bordering the Baltic Sea [syn: {Baltic Republic}]

Baltic-Finnic
n : a group of Finnic languages including Finnish and Estonian

Baltimore
n : the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center

Baltimore bird
n : eastern subspecies of northern oriole [syn: {Baltimore oriole}, {hangbird}, {firebird}, {Icterus galbula galbula}]

Baltimore oriole
n : eastern subspecies of northern oriole [syn: {Baltimore bird}, {hangbird}, {firebird}, {Icterus galbula galbula}]

Balto-Slavic
n : a family of Indo-European languages including the Slavic and Baltic languages [syn: {Balto-Slavic language}, {Balto-Slavonic}]

Balto-Slavic language
n : a family of Indo-European languages including the Slavic and Baltic languages [syn: {Balto-Slavic}, {Balto-Slavonic}]

Balto-Slavonic
n : a family of Indo-European languages including the Slavic and Baltic languages [syn: {Balto-Slavic}, {Balto-Slavic language}]

Baluchi
n : an Iranian language spoken in Pakistan and Iran and Afghanistan and Russia and the Persian gulf [syn: {Balochi}]

baluster
n : one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing

balusters
n : a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling [syn: {bannister}, {banister}, {balustrade}, {handrail}]

balustrade
n : a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling [syn: {bannister}, {banister}, {balusters}, {handrail}]

Balzac
n : French novelist; he portrays the complexity of 19th century French society (1799-1850) [syn: {Honore Balzac}, {Honore de Balzac}]

Balzacian
adj : of or relating to Honore de Balzac or his writings

Bamako
n : the capital of Mali; located in the south on the Niger

bambini
See {bambino}

bambini
bambino
n : a young child [syn: {toddler}, {yearling}, {tot}] [also: {bambini} (pl)]

bambino
n : a young child [syn: {toddler}, {yearling}, {tot}] [also: {bambini} (pl)]

bamboo
n 1: the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles
2: woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture

bamboo curtain
n : an ideological barrier around communist China especially in the 1950s and 1960s

bamboo fern
n : fast-growing sturdy Japanese fern; cultivated for their attractive broad dark-green pinnate fronds [syn: {Coniogramme japonica}]

bamboo palm
n 1: small graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases clothed with loose coarse fibers [syn: {miniature fan palm}, {fern rhapis}, {Rhapis excelsa}]
2: a palm of the genus Raffia [syn: {Raffia vinifera}]

bamboo shoot
n : edible young shoots of bamboo

bamboozle
v : conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" [syn: {snow}, {hoodwink}, {pull the wool over someone's eyes}, {lead by the nose}, {play false}]

Bambusa
n : tall tender clumping bamboos [syn: {genus Bambusa}]

Bambusa vulgaris
n : extremely vigorous bamboo having thin-walled culms striped green and yellow; so widely cultivated that native area is uncertain [syn: {common bamboo}]

Bambuseae
n : bamboos [syn: {tribe Bambuseae}]

ban
n 1: a decree that prohibits something [syn: {prohibition}, {proscription}]
2: 100 bani equal 1 leu
3: 100 bani equal 1 leu
4: an official prohibition or edict against something [syn: {banning}, {forbiddance}, {forbidding}]
5: a bachelor's degree in nursing [syn: {Bachelor of Arts in Nursing}]
v 1: prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure; "Smoking is banned in this building"
2: forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper) [syn: {censor}]
3: ban from a place of residence, as for punishment [syn: {banish}]
4: expel from a community or group [syn: {banish}, {ostracize}, {ostracise}, {shun}, {cast out}, {blackball}] [also: {banning}, {banned}, {bani} (pl)]

banal
adj 1: obvious and dull; "trivial conversation"; "commonplace prose" [syn: {commonplace}, {trivial}]
2: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" [syn: {commonplace}, {hackneyed}, {old-hat}, {shopworn}, {stock(a)}, {threadbare}, {timeworn}, {tired}, {trite}, {well-worn}]

banality
n : a trite or obvious remark [syn: {platitude}, {cliche}, {commonplace}, {bromide}]

banana
n 1: any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits [syn: {banana tree}]
2: elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh

banana boat
n : a ship designed to transport bananas

banana bread
n : moist bread containing banana pulp

banana family
n : treelike tropical Asian herbs [syn: {Musaceae}, {family Musaceae}]

banana oil
n : a liquid ester derived from amyl alcohol; has the odor of bananas

banana passion fruit
n : cultivated for fruit [syn: {Passiflora mollissima}]

banana peel
n : the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded); "he slipped on a banana skin and almost fell" [syn: {banana skin}]

banana quit
n : any of several honeycreepers

banana republic
n : a small country (especially in Central America) that is politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by foreign companies and depends on one export (such as bananas)

banana skin
n : the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded); "he slipped on a banana skin and almost fell" [syn: {banana peel}]

banana split
n : a banana split lengthwise and topped with scoops of ice cream and sauces and nuts and whipped cream

banana tree
n : any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits [syn: {banana}]

banausic
adj : (formal) ordinary and not refined; "he felt contempt for all banausic occupations"

banch
n : (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom

band
n 1: an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" [syn: {set}, {circle}, {lot}]
2: instrumentalists not including string players
3: a stripe of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands" [syn: {stria}, {striation}]
4: a strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material [syn: {banding}, {stripe}]
5: a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing [syn: {dance band}, {dance orchestra}]
6: a range of frequencies between two limits
7: something elongated that is worn around the body or one of the limbs
8: jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger; "she had rings on every finger"; "he noted that she wore a wedding band" [syn: {ring}]
9: a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration) [syn: {ring}] 10: a restraint put around something to hold it together
v 1: bind or tie together, as with a band
2: attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns" [syn: {ring}]

Band Aid
n 1: trade name for an adhesive bandage to cover small cuts or blisters
2: hurried repair [syn: {quick fix}, {quickie}, {quicky}]

Band of Partisans
n : an extremist Palestinian Sunni group active in Lebanon in the early 1990s that advocates Salafism; responsible for murders and bombings; seeks to overthrow the Lebanese government and control Palestinian refugee camps; funded by al-Qaeda [syn: {Asbat al-Ansar}]

band oneself
v : attach oneself to a group [syn: {league together}]

band together
v : form a group or unite; "The groups banded together" [syn: {confederate}]

bandage
n : a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body [syn: {patch}]
v 1: wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose [syn: {bind}]
2: dress by covering or binding; "The nurse bandaged a sprained ankle"; "bandage an incision"

bandaged
adj : covered or wrapped with a bandage; "the bandaged wound on the back of his head"; "an injury bound in fresh gauze" [syn: {bound}]

bandaging
n : the act of applying a bandage [syn: {dressing}, {binding}]

bandana
n : large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief [syn: {bandanna}]

bandanna
n : large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief [syn: {bandana}]

bandbox
n : a light cylindrical box for holding light articles of attire (especially hats)

bandeau
n : an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts [syn: {brassiere}, {bra}] [also: {bandeaux} (pl)]

bandeaux
See {bandeau}

bandeaux
bandeau
n : an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts [syn: {brassiere}, {bra}] [also: {bandeaux} (pl)]

banded
adj 1: identified with a band especially around a leg; "kept watch for the return of their banded birds" [ant: {unbanded}]
2: marked with bands or strips of contrasting color or texture; "a banded rock"
3: characterized by a band of especially white around the body; "banded cattle"

banded adder
n : sluggish krait banded with black and yellow [syn: {banded krait}, {Bungarus fasciatus}]

banded anteater
n : small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct [syn: {numbat}, {anteater}, {Myrmecobius fasciatus}]

banded gecko
n : any of several geckos with dard bands across the body and differing from typical geckos in having movable eyelids; of United States southwest and gulf coast to Florida

banded krait
n : sluggish krait banded with black and yellow [syn: {banded adder}, {Bungarus fasciatus}]

banded palm civet
n : an East Indian civet [syn: {Hemigalus hardwickii}]

banded purple
n : North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band [syn: {white admiral}, {Limenitis arthemis}]

banded rattlesnake
n : widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States [syn: {timber rattlesnake}, {Crotalus horridus horridus}]

banded rudderfish
n : fish having the habit of following ships; found in North American and South American coastal waters [syn: {rudderfish}, {Seriola zonata}]

banded sand snake
n : a sand snake of southwestern United States; lives in fine to coarse sand or loamy soil in which it `swims'; banding resembles that of coral snakes [syn: {Chilomeniscus cinctus}]

banded stilt
n : web-footed Australian stilt with reddish-brown pectoral markings [syn: {Cladorhyncus leucocephalum}]

banded water snake
n : in some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia; western United States snake that seldom ventures far from water [syn: {common water snake}, {Natrix sipedon}, {Nerodia sipedon}]

bandelet
n : molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column [syn: {annulet}, {bandelette}, {bandlet}, {square and rabbet}]

bandelette
n : molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column [syn: {annulet}, {bandelet}, {bandlet}, {square and rabbet}]

banderilla
n : a decorated dart that is implanted in the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight

banderillero
n : the bullfighter who implants decorated darts (banderillas) into the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight

bandicoot
n : any of various agile rat-like terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous

bandicoot rat
n : burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon [syn: {mole rat}]

bandied
bandy
adj : have legs that curve outward at the knees [syn: {bandy-legged}, {bowed}, {bowleg}, {bowlegged}]
v 1: toss or strike a ball back and forth
2: exchange blows
3: discuss lightly; "We bandied around these difficult questions" [syn: {kick around}] [also: {bandied}, {bandiest}, {bandier}]

bandied
See {bandy}

bandier
bandy
adj : have legs that curve outward at the knees [syn: {bandy-legged}, {bowed}, {bowleg}, {bowlegged}]
v 1: toss or strike a ball back and forth
2: exchange blows
3: discuss lightly; "We bandied around these difficult questions" [syn: {kick around}] [also: {bandied}, {bandiest}, {bandier}]

bandier
See {bandy}

bandiest
bandy
adj : have legs that curve outward at the knees [syn: {bandy-legged}, {bowed}, {bowleg}, {bowlegged}]
v 1: toss or strike a ball back and forth
2: exchange blows
3: discuss lightly; "We bandied around these difficult questions" [syn: {kick around}] [also: {bandied}, {bandiest}, {bandier}]

bandiest
See {bandy}

banding
n : a strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material [syn: {band}, {stripe}]

bandit
n : an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band [syn: {brigand}] [also: {banditti} (pl)]

banditry
n : the practice of plundering in gangs

banditti
See {bandit}

banditti
bandit
n : an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band [syn: {brigand}] [also: {banditti} (pl)]

bandleader
n : the leader of a dance band

bandlet
n : molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column [syn: {annulet}, {bandelet}, {bandelette}, {square and rabbet}]

bandmaster
n : the conductor of a band

bandoleer
n : a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers [syn: {bandolier}]

bandolier
n : a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers [syn: {bandoleer}]

bandsaw
n : a toothed metal band driven by two wheels

bandsman
n : a player in a band (especially a military band)

bandstand
n : a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air [syn: {outdoor stage}, {stand}]

bandtail
n : wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon [syn: {band-tailed pigeon}, {band-tail pigeon}, {Columba fasciata}]

band-tail pigeon
n : wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon [syn: {band-tailed pigeon}, {bandtail}, {Columba fasciata}]

band-tailed pigeon
n : wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon [syn: {band-tail pigeon}, {bandtail}, {Columba fasciata}]

Bandung
n : a city in Indonesia; located on western Java (southeast of Jakarta); a resort known for its climate

bandwagon
n 1: a popular trend that attracts growing support; "when they saw how things were going everybody jumped on the bandwagon"
2: a large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band; "the gaudy bandwagon led the circus parade"

bandwagon effect
n : the phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity; "in periods of high merger activity there is a bandwagon effect with more and more firms seeking to engage in takeover activity"; "polls are accused of creating a bandwagon effect to benefit their candidate"

bandwidth
n : a data transmission rate; the maximum amount of information (bits/second) that can be transmitted along a channel

bandy
adj : have legs that curve outward at the knees [syn: {bandy-legged}, {bowed}, {bowleg}, {bowlegged}]
v 1: toss or strike a ball back and forth
2: exchange blows
3: discuss lightly; "We bandied around these difficult questions" [syn: {kick around}] [also: {bandied}, {bandiest}, {bandier}]

bandy about
v : discuss casually; "bandy about an idea"

bandy legs
n : outward curvature of the legs [syn: {bow leg}, {bow legs}]

bandy-legged
adj : have legs that curve outward at the knees [syn: {bandy}, {bowed}, {bowleg}, {bowlegged}]

bane
n : something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life" [syn: {curse}, {scourge}, {nemesis}]

baneberry
n 1: a poisonous berry of a plant of the genus Actaea
2: a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries [syn: {cohosh}, {herb Christopher}]

baneful
adj 1: exceedingly harmful [syn: {deadly}, {pernicious}, {pestilent}]
2: deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look" [syn: {baleful}]

banefully
adv : in a noxiously baneful way; "this banefully poisoned climate" [syn: {perniciously}]

Banff
n : a popular vacation spot in the Canadian Rockies

bang
n 1: a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" [syn: {knock}, {bash}, {smash}, {belt}]
2: a sudden very loud noise [syn: {clap}, {eruption}, {blast}, {loud noise}]
3: a fringe of banged hair (cut short squarely across the forehead)
4: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" [syn: {boot}, {charge}, {rush}, {flush}, {thrill}, {kick}]
5: a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang" [syn: {hit}, {smash}, {smasher}, {strike}]
adv : directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her" [syn: {slap}, {slapdash}, {smack}, {bolt}]
v 1: strike violently; "slam the ball" [syn: {slam}]
2: to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound; "One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed"
3: close violently; "He slammed the door shut" [syn: {slam}]
4: move noisily; "The window banged shut"; "The old man banged around the house"
5: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: {roll in the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with}, {get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate}, {have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw}, {fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a go at it}, {get it on}, {bonk}]
6: leap, jerk, bang; "Bullets spanged into the trees" [syn: {spang}]

bang out
v : play loudly; "They banged out `The star-spangled banner'"

bang up
v 1: damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up the car of his mother" [syn: {smash up}, {smash}]
2: make pregnant; "He impregnated his wife again" [syn: {impregnate}, {knock up}, {prang up}]

Bangalore
n : an industrial city in south central India (west of Chennai)

bangalore torpedo
n : a metal pipe filled with explosive, used to detonate land mines or to clear a path through barbed wire

banger
n 1: (British informal) pork sausage
2: firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing [syn: {firecracker}, {cracker}]

Bangiaceae
n : a family of protoctista [syn: {family Bangiaceae}]

banging
adj : (used informally) very large; "a thumping loss" [syn: {humongous}, {thumping}, {whopping}, {walloping}]
n 1: a continuing very loud noise
2: the act of subjecting to strong attack [syn: {battering}]

Bangkok
n : the capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand; a leading city in southeastern Asia; noted for Buddhist architecture [syn: {capital of Thailand}, {Krung Thep}]

Bangla Desh
n : a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971 [syn: {Bangladesh}, {People's Republic of Bangladesh}, {East Pakistan}]

Bangladesh
n : a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971 [syn: {People's Republic of Bangladesh}, {Bangla Desh}, {East Pakistan}]

Bangladeshi
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Bangladesh or its people or language; "Bangladeshi dialects" [syn: {East Pakistani}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Bangladesh

Bangladeshi monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Bangladesh

bangle
n 1: jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration [syn: {bracelet}]
2: cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing [syn: {bauble}, {gaud}, {gewgaw}, {novelty}, {fallal}, {trinket}]

Bangor
n 1: a town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River
2: a university town in northwestern Wales on the Menai Strait
3: a town in southeastern Northern Ireland

Bang's disease
n : an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings [syn: {brucellosis}, {contagious abortion}]

bangtail
n : a horse bred for racing [syn: {racehorse}, {race horse}]

Bangui
n : the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic [syn: {capital of Central Africa}]

bang-up
adj : very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: {bully}, {corking}, {cracking}, {dandy}, {great}, {groovy}, {keen}, {neat}, {nifty}, {not bad(p)}, {peachy}, {slap-up}, {swell}, {smashing}]

bani
See {ban}

bani
ban
n 1: a decree that prohibits something [syn: {prohibition}, {proscription}]
2: 100 bani equal 1 leu
3: 100 bani equal 1 leu
4: an official prohibition or edict against something [syn: {banning}, {forbiddance}, {forbidding}]
5: a bachelor's degree in nursing [syn: {Bachelor of Arts in Nursing}]
v 1: prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure; "Smoking is banned in this building"
2: forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper) [syn: {censor}]
3: ban from a place of residence, as for punishment [syn: {banish}]
4: expel from a community or group [syn: {banish}, {ostracize}, {ostracise}, {shun}, {cast out}, {blackball}] [also: {banning}, {banned}, {bani} (pl)]

banian
n 1: East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks [syn: {banyan}, {banyan tree}, {banian tree}, {Indian banyan}, {East Indian fig tree}, {Ficus bengalensis}]
2: a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India [syn: {banyan}]

banian tree
n : East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks [syn: {banyan}, {banyan tree}, {banian}, {Indian banyan}, {East Indian fig tree}, {Ficus bengalensis}]

banish
v 1: expel from a community or group [syn: {ban}, {ostracize}, {ostracise}, {shun}, {cast out}, {blackball}]
2: ban from a place of residence, as for punishment [syn: {ban}]
3: expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country" [syn: {relegate}, {bar}]
4: drive away; "banish bad thoughts"; "banish gloom"

banishment
n 1: the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent); "the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry" [syn: {ostracism}, {Coventry}]
2: rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone [syn: {proscription}]

banister
n : a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling [syn: {bannister}, {balustrade}, {balusters}, {handrail}]

banjo
n : a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body [also: {banjoes} (pl)]

banjoes
See {banjo}

banjoes
banjo
n : a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body [also: {banjoes} (pl)]

Banjul
n : a port city and capital of Gambia [syn: {capital of Gambia}]

bank
n 1: a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities; "he cashed a check at the bank"; "that bank holds the mortgage on my home" [syn: {depository financial institution}, {banking concern}, {banking company}]
2: sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water); "they pulled the canoe up on the bank"; "he sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents"
3: a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
4: a building in which commercial banking is transacted; "the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon" [syn: {bank building}]
5: an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers; "he operated a bank of switches"
6: a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home; "the coin bank was empty" [syn: {savings bank}, {coin bank}, {money box}]
7: a long ridge or pile; "a huge bank of earth"
8: the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games; "he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo"
9: a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force [syn: {cant}, {camber}] 10: a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning); "the plane went into a steep bank"
v 1: tip laterally; "the pilot had to bank the aircraft"
2: enclose with a bank; "bank roads"
3: do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank; "Where do you bank in this town?"
4: act as the banker in a game or in gambling
5: be in the banking business
6: put into a bank account; "She deposites her paycheck every month" [syn: {deposit}] [ant: {withdraw}]
7: cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning; "bank a fire"
8: have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes" [syn: {trust}, {swear}, {rely}] [ant: {distrust}, {distrust}]

bank account
n : a fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from which they can make withdrawals; "he moved his bank account to a new bank"

bank bill
n : a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" [syn: {bill}, {note}, {government note}, {banker's bill}, {bank note}, {banknote}, {Federal Reserve note}, {greenback}]

bank building
n : a building in which commercial banking is transacted; "the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon" [syn: {bank}]

bank card
n : a credit card issued by a bank

bank charter
n : a charter authorizing the operation of a bank

bank check
n : a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check" [syn: {check}, {cheque}]

bank clerk
n : an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money [syn: {teller}, {cashier}]

bank closing
n : act of closing down a bank because of a fiscal emergency or failure

bank commissioner
n : a commissioner appointed to supervise banks; a state superintendent of banks

bank deposit
n : money deposited in a bank [syn: {deposit}]

bank discount
n : interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan [syn: {discount rate}, {discount}]

bank draft
n : a draft drawn by a bank against funds deposited in another bank [syn: {banker's draft}]

bank examination
n : an examination of the affairs and records of a bank by a state or federal bank examiner

bank examiner
n : an official appointed to audit the accounts of banks in a given jurisdiction

bank failure
n : the inability of a bank to meet its credit obligations

bank gravel
n : gravel as found in natural deposits [syn: {pit-run gravel}, {pit run}]

bank guard
n : a security guard at a bank

bank holding company
n : a holding company owning or controlling one or more banks

bank holiday
n : any of several weekdays when banks are closed; a legal holiday in Britain

bank identification number
n : an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself [syn: {BIN}, {ABA transit number}]

bank line
n : the maximum credit that a customer is allowed [syn: {credit line}, {line of credit}, {line}, {personal credit line}, {personal line of credit}]

bank loan
n : a loan made by a bank; to be repaid with interest on or before a fixed date

bank manager
n : manager of a branch office of a bank

bank martin
n : swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks [syn: {bank swallow}, {sand martin}, {Riparia riparia}]

bank note
n : a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" [syn: {bill}, {note}, {government note}, {bank bill}, {banker's bill}, {banknote}, {Federal Reserve note}, {greenback}]

Bank of England
n : the central bank of England and Wales

Bank of Japan
n : the central bank of Japan

bank rate
n : the discount rate fixed by a central bank

bank robber
n : a robber of banks

bank run
n : the concerted action of depositors who try to withdraw their money from a bank because the think it will fail

bank shot
n : a basketball shot that bounces off of the backboard

bank statement
n : a periodic statement prepared by a bank for each client; "I wish my bank statement arrived earlier in the month"

bank swallow
n : swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks [syn: {bank martin}, {sand martin}, {Riparia riparia}]

bank vault
n : a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables [syn: {vault}]

bank withdrawal
n : the withdrawal of money from your account at a bank

bankable
adj 1: guaranteed to bring a profit; "without bankable stars the film script aroused no interest"
2: acceptable to or at a bank; "bankable funds"

bankbook
n : a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks [syn: {passbook}]

bank-depositor relation
n : the responsibility of a bank to act in the best interests of the depositors

banker
n 1: someone who owns or is an executive in a bank
2: the person in charge of the bank in a gambling game

banker's acceptance
n : banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank [syn: {acceptance}]

banker's bill
n : a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" [syn: {bill}, {note}, {government note}, {bank bill}, {bank note}, {banknote}, {Federal Reserve note}, {greenback}]

banker's check
n : a letter of credit issued by a bank or express company that is payable on presentation to any correspondent of the issuer [syn: {traveler's check}, {traveller's check}]

banker's draft
n : a draft drawn by a bank against funds deposited in another bank [syn: {bank draft}]

Bankhead
n : uninhibited United States actress (1903-1968) [syn: {Tallulah Bankhead}]

Bankia
n : giant shipworms [syn: {genus Bankia}]

Bankia setaceae
n : giant shipworm of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: {giant northwest shipworm}]

banking
n 1: engaging in the business of banking; maintaining savings and checking accounts and issuing loans and credit etc.
2: transacting business with a bank; depositing or withdrawing funds or requesting a loan etc.

banking company
n : a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities; "he cashed a check at the bank"; "that bank holds the mortgage on my home" [syn: {depository financial institution}, {bank}, {banking concern}]

banking concern
n : a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities; "he cashed a check at the bank"; "that bank holds the mortgage on my home" [syn: {depository financial institution}, {bank}, {banking company}]

banking game
n : any gambling game in which bets are laid against the gambling house or the dealer

banking industry
n : banks collectively [syn: {banking system}]

banking system
n : banks collectively [syn: {banking industry}]

banknote
n : a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" [syn: {bill}, {note}, {government note}, {bank bill}, {banker's bill}, {bank note}, {Federal Reserve note}, {greenback}]

bankroll
n : a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.); "he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag" [syn: {roll}]
v : provide with sufficient funds; finance; "Who will bankroll the restoration of the former East German economy?"

bankrupt
adj : financially ruined; "a bankrupt company"; "the company went belly-up" [syn: {belly-up(p)}]
n : someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts [syn: {insolvent}]
v : reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him" [syn: {ruin}, {break}, {smash}]

bankruptcy
n 1: a state of complete lack of some abstract property; "spiritual bankruptcy"; "moral bankruptcy"; "intellectual bankruptcy"
2: inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks" [syn: {failure}]
3: a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared in bankruptcy

Banks
n : English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820) [syn: {Sir Joseph Banks}]

banksia
n : any shrub or tree of the genus Banksia having alternate leathery leaves apetalous yellow flowers often in showy heads and conelike fruit with winged seeds

Banksia integrifolia
n : shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers [syn: {honeysuckle}, {Australian honeysuckle}, {coast banksia}]

banksia rose
n : Chinese evergreen climbing rose with yellow or white single flowers [syn: {Rosa banksia}]

banned
adj : forbidden by law [syn: {prohibited}]

banned
ban
n 1: a decree that prohibits something [syn: {prohibition}, {proscription}]
2: 100 bani equal 1 leu
3: 100 bani equal 1 leu
4: an official prohibition or edict against something [syn: {banning}, {forbiddance}, {forbidding}]
5: a bachelor's degree in nursing [syn: {Bachelor of Arts in Nursing}]
v 1: prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure; "Smoking is banned in this building"
2: forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper) [syn: {censor}]
3: ban from a place of residence, as for punishment [syn: {banish}]
4: expel from a community or group [syn: {banish}, {ostracize}, {ostracise}, {shun}, {cast out}, {blackball}] [also: {banning}, {banned}, {bani} (pl)]

banned
See {ban}

banner
adj : unusually good; outstanding; "a banner year for the company"
n 1: long strip of cloth for decoration or advertising [syn: {streamer}]
2: a newspaper headline that runs across the full page [syn: {streamer}]

banneret
n : a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command [syn: {knight banneret}, {knight of the square flag}]

bannerlike
adv : like a banner; "She waved her scarf at him bannerlike"

banning
n : an official prohibition or edict against something [syn: {ban}, {forbiddance}, {forbidding}]

banning
ban
n 1: a decree that prohibits something [syn: {prohibition}, {proscription}]
2: 100 bani equal 1 leu
3: 100 bani equal 1 leu
4: an official prohibition or edict against something [syn: {banning}, {forbiddance}, {forbidding}]
5: a bachelor's degree in nursing [syn: {Bachelor of Arts in Nursing}]
v 1: prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure; "Smoking is banned in this building"
2: forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper) [syn: {censor}]
3: ban from a place of residence, as for punishment [syn: {banish}]
4: expel from a community or group [syn: {banish}, {ostracize}, {ostracise}, {shun}, {cast out}, {blackball}] [also: {banning}, {banned}, {bani} (pl)]

banning
See {ban}

banning-order
n : an order that bans something

Bannister
n 1: English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929) [syn: {Roger Bannister}, {Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister}]
2: a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling [syn: {banister}, {balustrade}, {balusters}, {handrail}]

bannock
n : a flat bread made of oat or barley flour; common in New England and Scotland

Bannockburn
n : a battle in which the Scots under Robert the Bruce defeated the English and assured the independence of Scotland

banns
n : a public announcement of a proposed marriage

banquet
n 1: a ceremonial dinner party for many people [syn: {feast}]
2: a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread" [syn: {feast}, {spread}]
v 1: provide a feast or banquet for [syn: {feast}, {junket}]
2: partake in a feast or banquet [syn: {feast}, {junket}]

banquet song
n : a song (sometimes improvised) sung by guests at a banquet [syn: {scolion}]

banqueting
n : eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment) [syn: {feasting}]

banquette
n : an upholstered bench

banshee
n : (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death

bantam
adj : very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy" [syn: {diminutive}, {lilliputian}, {midget}, {petite}, {tiny}, {flyspeck}]
n : any of various small breeds

bantamweight
n 1: weighs 115-126 pounds
2: an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 119 pounds

banteng
n : wild ox of the Malay Archipelago [syn: {banting}, {tsine}, {Bos banteng}]

banter
n : light teasing repartee [syn: {raillery}, {give-and-take}, {backchat}]
v : be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" [syn: {kid}, {chaff}, {jolly}, {josh}]

bantering
adj : cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice" [syn: {facetious}, {tongue-in-cheek}]

banteringly
adv : in a bantering fashion; "he spoke to her banteringly" [syn: {tongue-in-cheek}]

Banting
n 1: Canadian physiologist who discovered insulin with C. H. Best and who used it to treat diabetes(1891-1941) [syn: {F. G. Banting}, {Sir Frederick Grant Banting}]
2: wild ox of the Malay Archipelago [syn: {banteng}, {tsine}, {Bos banteng}]

Banti's disease
n : a disease characterized by congestion and enlargement of the spleen; accompanied by anemia or cirrhosis [syn: {Banti's syndrome}]

Banti's syndrome
n : a disease characterized by congestion and enlargement of the spleen; accompanied by anemia or cirrhosis [syn: {Banti's disease}]

Bantoid
adj : relating to or designating languages that possess characteristics of Bantu; "Bantoid languages"

Bantoid language
n : a family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent [syn: {Bantu}]

Bantu
adj : of or relating to the African people who speak one of the Bantoid languages or to their culture; "the Bantu population of Sierra Leone"
n 1: a member of any of a large number of linguistically related peoples of Central and South Africa
2: a family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent [syn: {Bantoid language}]

Bantu-speaking
adj 1: of or relating to people who speak Bantu; "the Bantu-speaking people of Africa"
2: able to communicate in Bantu

banyan
n 1: East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks [syn: {banyan tree}, {banian}, {banian tree}, {Indian banyan}, {East Indian fig tree}, {Ficus bengalensis}]
2: a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India [syn: {banian}]

banyan tree
n : East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks [syn: {banyan}, {banian}, {banian tree}, {Indian banyan}, {East Indian fig tree}, {Ficus bengalensis}]

banzai
n : a Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph

banzai attack
n : a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai' [syn: {banzai charge}]

banzai charge
n : a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai' [syn: {banzai attack}]

baobab
n : African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread [syn: {monkey-bread tree}, {Adansonia digitata}]

bap
n : a small loaf or roll of soft bread

Baphia
n : small genus of shrubs and lianas and trees of Africa and Madagascar [syn: {genus Baphia}]

Baphia nitida
n : small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye [syn: {camwood}, {African sandalwood}]

baptise
v : administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized" [syn: {baptize}, {christen}]

baptised
adj : having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism [syn: {baptized}] [ant: {unbaptized}]

Baptisia
n : genus of North American plants with showy pealike flowers and an inflated pod [syn: {genus Baptisia}]

Baptisia australis
n : wild indigo of the eastern United States having racemes of blue flowers [syn: {blue false indigo}]

Baptisia lactea
n : erect or spreading herb having racemes of creamy white flowers; the eastern United States [syn: {white false indigo}]

Baptisia tinctoria
n : much-branched erect herb with bright yellow flowers; distributed from Massachusetts to Florida [syn: {indigo broom}, {horsefly weed}, {rattle weed}]

baptism
n : a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth; "most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism"

baptismal
adj : of or relating to baptism; "baptismal font"

baptismal font
n : bowl for baptismal water [syn: {baptistry}, {baptistery}, {font}]

baptismal name
n : the first name given to Christians at birth or christening [syn: {Christian name}]

Baptist
adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Baptist church; "Baptist baptismal practices"; "a Baptist minister" [syn: {Baptistic}]
n : follower of Baptistic doctrines

Baptist Church
n : any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers [syn: {Baptists}]

Baptist denomination
n : group of Baptist congregations

baptistery
n : bowl for baptismal water [syn: {baptismal font}, {baptistry}, {font}]

Baptistic
adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Baptist church; "Baptist baptismal practices"; "a Baptist minister" [syn: {Baptist}]

Baptistic doctrine
n : any of various doctrines closely related to Anabaptism

baptistry
n : bowl for baptismal water [syn: {baptismal font}, {baptistery}, {font}]

Baptists
n : any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers [syn: {Baptist Church}]

baptize
v : administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized" [syn: {baptise}, {christen}]

baptized
adj : having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism [syn: {baptised}] [ant: {unbaptized}]

bar
n 1: a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar" [syn: {barroom}, {saloon}, {ginmill}, {taproom}]
2: a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar"
3: a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape"
4: musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song" [syn: {measure}]
5: an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal; "it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar"
6: the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza" [syn: {prevention}]
7: (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter; "unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter"
8: a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore; "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river"
9: the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey" [syn: {legal profession}, {legal community}] 10: a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of chocolate" [syn: {cake}] 11: a portable .30 caliber magazine-fed automatic rifle operated by gas pressure; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War [syn: {Browning automatic rifle}] 12: a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises 13: a heating element in an electric fire; "an electric fire with three bars" 14: (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried; "spectators were not allowed past the bar"
v 1: prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club" [syn: {debar}, {exclude}]
2: render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" [syn: {barricade}, {block}, {blockade}, {stop}, {block off}, {block up}]
3: expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country" [syn: {banish}, {relegate}]
4: secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door" [ant: {unbar}] [also: {barring}, {barred}]

bar absolute
n : the absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter [syn: {barye}, {microbar}]

bar billiards
n : a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over [syn: {bagatelle}]

bar bit
n : a bit for horses that is a solid bar of metal

bar chart
n : a chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantities [syn: {bar graph}]

bar code
n : code consisting of a series of vertical bars of variable width that are scanned by a laser; printed on consumer product packages to identify the item for a computer that provides the price and registers inventory information [syn: {Universal Product Code}]

bar exam
n : an examination conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction; "applicants may qualify to take the New York bar examination by graduating from an approved law school"; "he passed the bar exam on his third try" [syn: {bar examination}]

bar examination
n : an examination conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction; "applicants may qualify to take the New York bar examination by graduating from an approved law school"; "he passed the bar exam on his third try" [syn: {bar exam}]

bar fly
n : a drinker who frequents bars

bar girl
n : a woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men customers [syn: {B-girl}]

bar graph
n : a chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantities [syn: {bar chart}]

bar hop
v : go from one pub to the next and get progressively more drunk; "he pub-crawled around Birmingham" [syn: {pub-crawl}]

bar line
n : a vertical line before the accented beat marking the boundary between musical bars

bar magnet
n : a magnet in the form of a bar with magnetic poles at each end

bar mask
n : a catcher's mask with bars

bar mitzvah
n : (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility; "a bar mitzvah is an important social event"
v : confirm in the bar mitzvah ceremony, of boys in the Jewish faith

bar printer
n : an impact printer that uses a bar to carry the type slugs

bar sinister
n 1: the status of being born to parents who were not married [syn: {bastardy}, {illegitimacy}]
2: a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left [syn: {bend sinister}]

bar soap
n : soap in the form of a bar

Baraka
n : United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934) [syn: {Imamu Amiri Baraka}, {LeRoi Jones}]

baranduki
n : terrestrial Siberian squirrel [syn: {baronduki}, {barunduki}, {burunduki}, {Eutamius asiaticus}, {Eutamius sibiricus}]

Barany
n : Austrian physician who developed a rotational method for testing the middle ear (1876-1936) [syn: {Robert Barany}]

barb
n 1: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" [syn: {shot}, {shaft}, {slam}, {dig}, {jibe}, {gibe}]
2: the pointed part of barbed wire
3: a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
4: one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
v 1: provide with barbs; "barbed wire"
2: provide with barbs; "barbed wire"

barbacan
n : a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle) [syn: {barbican}]

Barbadian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Barbados or its inhabitants; "a Barabdos vacation"
n : a native or inhabitant of Barbados

Barbados
n 1: a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area
2: easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles north of Venezuela

barbados cherry
n 1: tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries [syn: {acerola}, {Surinam cherry}, {West Indian cherry}, {Malpighia glabra}]
2: acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C [syn: {acerola}, {surinam cherry}, {West Indian cherry}]

Barbados dollar
n : the basic unit of money in Barbados

Barbados gooseberry
n 1: West Indian woody scrambler with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits [syn: {Barbados-gooseberry vine}, {Pereskia aculeata}]
2: small yellow to orange fruit of the Barbados gooseberry cactus used in desserts and preserves and jellies [syn: {blade apple}]

Barbados maidenhair
n : named for a country house in Barbados where it was discovered [syn: {Farley maidenhair}, {Farley maidenhair fern}, {glory fern}, {Adiantum tenerum farleyense}]

Barbados pride
n : East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {coralwood}, {coral-wood}, {red sandalwood}, {peacock flower fence}, {Adenanthera pavonina}]

Barbados-gooseberry vine
n : West Indian woody scrambler with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits [syn: {Barbados gooseberry}, {Pereskia aculeata}]

Barbara Hepworth
n : British sculptor (1902-1975) [syn: {Hepworth}, {Dame Barbara Hepworth}]

Barbara Tuchman
n : United States historian (1912-1989) [syn: {Tuchman}, {Barbara Wertheim Tuchman}]

Barbara Ward
n : English economist and conservationist (1914-1981) [syn: {Ward}, {Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth}]

Barbara Wertheim Tuchman
n : United States historian (1912-1989) [syn: {Tuchman}, {Barbara Tuchman}]

Barbarea
n : biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress [syn: {genus Barbarea}]

Barbarea praecox
n : of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida [syn: {Belle Isle cress}, {early winter cress}, {land cress}, {American cress}, {American watercress}, {Barbarea verna}]

Barbarea verna
n : of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida [syn: {Belle Isle cress}, {early winter cress}, {land cress}, {American cress}, {American watercress}, {Barbarea praecox}]

Barbarea vulgaris
n : noxious cress with yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium [syn: {yellow rocket}, {rockcress}, {rocket cress}, {Sisymbrium barbarea}]

barbarian
adj : without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes" [syn: {barbaric}, {savage}, {uncivilized}, {uncivilised}, {wild}]
n 1: a member of an uncivilized people [syn: {savage}]
2: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement [syn: {peasant}, {boor}, {churl}, {Goth}, {tyke}, {tike}]

barbaric
adj 1: without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes" [syn: {barbarian}, {savage}, {uncivilized}, {uncivilised}, {wild}]
2: unrestrained and crudely rich; "barbaric use of color or ornament"

barbarisation
n : an act that makes people primitive and uncivilized [syn: {barbarization}]

barbarise
v 1: become crude or savage or barbaric in behavior or language [syn: {barbarize}]
2: make crude or savage in behavior or speech; "his years in prison have barbarized the young man" [syn: {barbarize}]

barbarism
n : a brutal barbarous savage act [syn: {brutality}, {barbarity}, {savagery}]

barbarity
n 1: the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane [syn: {atrocity}, {atrociousness}, {barbarousness}, {heinousness}]
2: a brutal barbarous savage act [syn: {brutality}, {barbarism}, {savagery}]

barbarization
n : an act that makes people primitive and uncivilized [syn: {barbarisation}]

barbarize
v 1: become crude or savage or barbaric in behavior or language [syn: {barbarise}]
2: make crude or savage in behavior or speech; "his years in prison have barbarized the young man" [syn: {barbarise}]

Barbarossa
n 1: Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190; conceded supremacy to the pope; drowned leading the Third Crusade (1123-1190) [syn: {Frederick I}, {Frederick Barbarossa}]
2: Barbary pirate (died in 1546) [syn: {Khayr ad-Din}]

barbarous
adj 1: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks" [syn: {brutal}, {cruel}, {fell}, {roughshod}, {savage}, {vicious}]
2: primitive in customs and culture

barbarously
adv : in a barbarous manner; "they were barbarously murdered"

barbarousness
n : the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane [syn: {atrocity}, {atrociousness}, {barbarity}, {heinousness}]

Barbary
n : a region of northern Africa on the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Gibraltar; was used as a base for pirates from the 16th to 19th centuries

Barbary ape
n : tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of northwestern Africa and Gibraltar [syn: {Macaca sylvana}]

Barbary Coast
n 1: a part of a city that is notorious for gambling dens and brothels and saloons and riotous night life (especially the waterfront of San Francisco after the gold rush of 1849); "we'll tolerate no Barbary Coast in this city!"
2: the Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates

Barbary pirate
n : a pirate along the Barbary coast [syn: {corsair}]

Barbary sheep
n : wild sheep of northern Africa [syn: {aoudad}, {arui}, {audad}, {maned sheep}, {Ammotragus lervia}]

barbasco
n : West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood [syn: {joewood}, {Jacquinia keyensis}]

barbate
adj : having hair on the cheeks and chin [syn: {bearded}, {bewhiskered}, {whiskered}, {whiskery}]

barbecue
n 1: meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce [syn: {barbeque}]
2: a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit [syn: {barbeque}]
3: a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors [syn: {barbeque}]
v : cook outdoors on a barbecue grill; "let's barbecue that meat"; "We cooked out in the forest" [syn: {cook out}]

barbecue pit
n : a pit where wood or charcoal is burned to make a bed of hot coals suitable for barbecuing meat

barbecue sauce
n : spicy sweet and sour sauce usually based on catsup or chili sauce

barbecued
adj : cooked over an outdoor grill [syn: {grilled}]

barbecued spareribs
n : baked or roasted with a spicy sauce [syn: {spareribs}]

barbecued wing
n : chicken wings cooked in barbecue sauce

barbecuing
n : roasting a large piece of meat on a revolving spit out of doors over an open fire

barbed
adj 1: capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire" [syn: {biting}, {nipping}, {pungent}, {mordacious}]
2: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" [syn: {barbellate}, {briary}, {briery}, {bristled}, {bristly}, {burred}, {burry}, {prickly}, {setose}, {setaceous}, {spiny}, {thorny}]

barbed wire
n : strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage

barbel
n : slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish [syn: {feeler}]

barbell
n : a bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; used in weightlifting

barbellate
adj : having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" [syn: {barbed}, {briary}, {briery}, {bristled}, {bristly}, {burred}, {burry}, {prickly}, {setose}, {setaceous}, {spiny}, {thorny}]

barbeque
n 1: meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce [syn: {barbecue}]
2: a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit [syn: {barbecue}]
3: a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors [syn: {barbecue}]

Barber
n 1: United States composer (1910-1981) [syn: {Samuel Barber}]
2: a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade
v : perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of

barber chair
n : a large fixed adjustable chair in which barbers seat their customers

barberry
n : any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries

barberry family
n : shrubs or herbs [syn: {Berberidaceae}, {family Berberidaceae}]

barber's itch
n : fungal infection of the face and neck [syn: {tinea barbae}]

barber's pole
n : striped pole outside a barbershop

barbershop
n : a shop where men can get their hair cut

barbershop quartet
n : an unaccompanied quartet of (usually male) voices singing sentimental songs in four-part harmony

Barberton daisy
n : widely cultivated South African perennial having flower heads with orange to flame-colored rays [syn: {Transvaal daisy}, {Gerbera jamesonii}]

barbet
n : small brightly colored stout-billed tropical bird having short weak wings

barbette
n : (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet

barbette carriage
n : a gun carriage elevated so that the gun can be fired over the parapet

barbican
n : a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle) [syn: {barbacan}]

barbital
n : a barbiturate used as a hypnotic [syn: {veronal}, {barbitone}, {diethylbarbituric acid}, {diethylmalonylurea}]

barbitone
n : a barbiturate used as a hypnotic [syn: {barbital}, {veronal}, {diethylbarbituric acid}, {diethylmalonylurea}]

barbiturate
n : organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal

barbituric acid
n : a white crystalline acid derived from pyrimidine; used in preparing barbiturate drugs [syn: {malonylurea}]

Barbra Joan Streisand
n : United States singer and actress (born in 1942) [syn: {Streisand}, {Barbra Streisand}]

Barbra Streisand
n : United States singer and actress (born in 1942) [syn: {Streisand}, {Barbra Joan Streisand}]

barbu
n : found along western Atlantic coast [syn: {Polydactylus virginicus}]

Barbuda
n : an island in Antigua and Barbuda

barcarole
n : a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers [syn: {barcarolle}]

barcarolle
n : a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers [syn: {barcarole}]

Barcelona
n : a city in northeastern Spain on the Mediterranean; 2nd largest Spanish city and the largest port and commercial center; has been a center for radical political beliefs

bard
n 1: a lyric poet
2: an ornamental caparison for a horse
v : put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion" [syn: {caparison}, {dress up}]

Bardeen
n : United States physicist who won the Nobel Prize for physics twice (1908-1991) [syn: {John Bardeen}]

bardic
adj : being a bard or relating to a bard's poetry; "bardic poetry"

bardolatry
n : idolization of William Shakespeare

bare
adj 1: denuded of leaves; "the bare branches of winter"
2: completely unclothed; "bare bodies"; "naked from the waist up"; "a nude model" [syn: {au naturel(p)}, {naked}, {nude}]
3: lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet" [syn: {bare(a)}, {scanty}, {spare}]
4: without the natural or usual covering; "a bald spot on the lawn"; "bare hills" [syn: {bald}, {denuded}, {denudate}]
5: not having a protective covering; "unsheathed cables"; "a bare blade" [syn: {unsheathed}] [ant: {sheathed}]
6: just barely adequate or within a lower limit; "a bare majority"; "a marginal victory" [syn: {bare(a)}, {marginal}]
7: apart from anything else; without additions or modifications; "only the bare facts"; "shocked by the mere idea"; "the simple passage of time was enough"; "the simple truth" [syn: {bare(a)}, {mere(a)}, {simple(a)}]
8: lacking a surface finish such as paint; "bare wood"; "unfinished furniture" [syn: {unfinished}]
9: providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape" [syn: {barren}, {bleak}, {desolate}, {stark}] 10: having extraneous everything removed including contents; "the bare walls"; "the cupboard was bare" [syn: {stripped}] 11: showing ground without the usual covering of grass; "a carefully swept bare yard around the house"
v 1: lay bare; "bare your breasts"; "bare your feelings"
2: make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare" [syn: {publicize}, {publicise}, {air}]
3: lay bare; "denude a forest" [syn: {denude}, {denudate}, {strip}]

bare bone
n : bone stripped of flesh

bare bones
n : (plural) the most basic facts or elements; "he told us only the bare bones of the story"

bare-ass
adj : (used informally) completely unclothed [syn: {bare-assed}, {in the altogether}, {in the buff}, {in the raw}, {raw}, {peeled}, {naked as a jaybird}, {stark naked}]

bare-assed
adj : (used informally) completely unclothed [syn: {bare-ass}, {in the altogether}, {in the buff}, {in the raw}, {raw}, {peeled}, {naked as a jaybird}, {stark naked}]

bareback
adj : riding without a saddle; "a bareback rider" [syn: {barebacked}]
adv : without a saddle; "she prefers to ride her horse bareback" [syn: {barebacked}]

barebacked
adj : riding without a saddle; "a bareback rider" [syn: {bareback}]
adv : without a saddle; "she prefers to ride her horse bareback" [syn: {bareback}]

bareboat
n : a vessel (such as a yacht) that can be chartered without a captain or crew or provisions

bareboating
n : boating by chartering a bareboat and providing your own crew and provisions; "we saved money by bareboating"

bare-breasted
adj : having the breasts uncovered or featuring such nudity; "topless waitresses"; "a topless cabaret" [syn: {braless}, {topless}]

bared
adj : having the head uncovered; "caught bareheaded by the downpour"; "with bared head" [syn: {bareheaded}]

barefaced
adj 1: with no effort to conceal; "a barefaced lie" [syn: {bald}]
2: unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bold-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell [syn: {audacious}, {bodacious}, {bold-faced}, {brassy}, {brazen}, {brazen-faced}, {insolent}]

barefacedly
adv : without shame; "he unashamedly abandoned the project when he realized he would not gain from it" [syn: {unashamedly}, {shamelessly}] [ant: {ashamedly}]

barefoot
adj : without shoes; "the barefoot boy"; "shoeless Joe Jackson" [syn: {barefooted}, {shoeless}]
adv : without shoes on; "he chased her barefoot across the meadow" [syn: {barefooted}]

barefooted
adj : without shoes; "the barefoot boy"; "shoeless Joe Jackson" [syn: {barefoot}, {shoeless}]
adv : without shoes on; "he chased her barefoot across the meadow" [syn: {barefoot}]

barehanded
adj : with bare hands; "fought barehanded"

bareheaded
adj : having the head uncovered; "caught bareheaded by the downpour"; "with bared head" [syn: {bared}]

bare-knuckle
adj : characterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules; "a rough-and-tumble fight"; "rough-and-tumble politics"; "undisguised bare-knuckle capitalism" [syn: {rough-and-tumble}, {bare-knuckled}]

bare-knuckled
adj : characterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules; "a rough-and-tumble fight"; "rough-and-tumble politics"; "undisguised bare-knuckle capitalism" [syn: {rough-and-tumble}, {bare-knuckle}]

barelegged
adj : having the legs uncovered by clothing; "barelegged children on the beach"

barely
adv 1: by a small margin; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats [syn: {hardly}, {just}, {scarcely}, {scarce}]
2: in a sparse or scanty way; "a barely furnished room" [syn: {scantily}]

bareness
n 1: the state of being unclothed and exposed (especially of a part of the body)
2: an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation [syn: {starkness}]

Barents Sea
n : the part of the Arctic Ocean north of Norway and Russia

barf
v : eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {purge}, {cast}, {sick}, {cat}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {regorge}, {retch}, {puke}, {spew}, {spue}, {chuck}, {upchuck}, {honk}, {regurgitate}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]

bargain
n 1: an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals" [syn: {deal}]
2: an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price" [syn: {buy}, {steal}]
v 1: negotiate the terms of an exchange; "We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar" [syn: {dicker}]
2: come to terms; arrive at an agreement

bargain down
v : persuade the seller to accept a lower price; "She beat the merchant down $100" [syn: {beat down}]

bargain hunter
n : a shopper who hunts for bargains

bargain rate
n : a price below the standard price [syn: {cheapness}, {cut rate}, {cut price}]

bargainer
n 1: someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold [syn: {trader}, {dealer}, {monger}]
2: negotiator of the terms of a transaction; "he is a hard bargainer"

bargaining
n : the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement

bargaining chip
n : leverage in the form of an inducement or a concession useful in successful negotiations

bargain-priced
adj : costing less than standard price; "buying bargain-priced clothes for the children"; "cut-rate goods" [syn: {cut-rate}, {cut-price}]

barge
n : a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) [syn: {flatboat}, {hoy}, {lighter}]
v 1: push one's way; "she barged into the meeting room" [syn: {thrust ahead}, {push forward}]
2: transport by barge on a body of water

barge in
v 1: enter uninvited; informal; "let's crash the party!" [syn: {crash}, {gate-crash}]
2: break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation" [syn: {chime in}, {cut in}, {put in}, {butt in}, {chisel in}, {break in}]

barge pole
n : a long pole used to propel or guide a barge; "I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole"

bargee
n : someone who operates a barge [syn: {lighterman}, {bargeman}]

bargello
n : needlepoint stitch that produces zigzag lines

bargeman
n : someone who operates a barge [syn: {lighterman}, {bargee}]

Bari
n : capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast

baric
adj : of or relating to or containing barium

barilla
n 1: bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash [syn: {saltwort}, {glasswort}, {kali}, {kelpwort}, {Salsola kali}, {Salsola soda}]
2: Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate [syn: {Halogeton souda}]

baring
n : the removal of covering [syn: {denudation}, {stripping}, {uncovering}, {husking}]

Barish
n : Kamarupan languages spoken in the state of Assam in northeastern India [syn: {Bodo-Garo}]

barite
n : a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium [syn: {heavy spar}, {barytes}, {barium sulphate}]

baritone
adj : lower in range than tenor and higher than bass; "a baritone voice"; "baritone oboe"
n 1: a male singer [syn: {barytone}]
2: the second lowest adult male singing voice [syn: {baritone voice}]
3: the second lowest brass wind instrument [syn: {baritone horn}]

baritone horn
n : the second lowest brass wind instrument [syn: {baritone}]

baritone voice
n : the second lowest adult male singing voice [syn: {baritone}]

barium
n : a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite [syn: {Ba}, {atomic number 56}]

barium dioxide
n : a white toxic powder obtained by heating barium oxide in air [syn: {barium peroxide}]

barium enema
n : contrast medium is injected into the rectum and x-rays are taken to search for lesions

barium hydroxide
n : white poisonous crystals; made by dissolving barium oxide in water

barium monoxide
n : an oxide of barium; a whitish toxic powder [syn: {barium oxide}, {barium protoxide}]

barium oxide
n : an oxide of barium; a whitish toxic powder [syn: {barium monoxide}, {barium protoxide}]

barium peroxide
n : a white toxic powder obtained by heating barium oxide in air [syn: {barium dioxide}]

barium protoxide
n : an oxide of barium; a whitish toxic powder [syn: {barium monoxide}, {barium oxide}]

barium sulfate
n : a white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment [syn: {barium sulphate}, {blanc fixe}]

barium sulphate
n 1: a white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment [syn: {barium sulfate}, {blanc fixe}]
2: a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium [syn: {heavy spar}, {barite}, {barytes}]

bark
n 1: tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
2: a noise resembling the bark of a dog
3: a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts [syn: {barque}]
4: the sound made by a dog
v 1: speak in an unfriendly tone; "She barked into the dictaphone"
2: cover with bark
3: remove the bark of a tree [syn: {skin}]
4: make barking sounds; "The dogs barked at the stranger"
5: tan (a skin) with bark tannins

bark beetle
n : small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils

bark louse
n : any of several insects living on the bark of plants [syn: {bark-louse}]

barkeep
n : an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar [syn: {bartender}, {barman}, {barkeeper}, {mixologist}]

barkeeper
n : an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar [syn: {bartender}, {barman}, {barkeep}, {mixologist}]

barker
n 1: someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers
2: informal terms for dogs [syn: {pooch}, {doggie}, {doggy}, {bow-wow}]

barking deer
n : small Asian deer with small antlers and a cry like a bark [syn: {muntjac}]

barking frog
n : of southwest United States and Mexico; call is like a dog's bark [syn: {robber frog}, {Hylactophryne augusti}]

Barkley
n : United States politician and lawyer; vice president of the United States (1877-1956) [syn: {Alben Barkley}, {Alben William Barkley}]

barklice
See {barklouse}

bark-louse
n : any of several insects living on the bark of plants [syn: {bark louse}]

barky
adj : resembling the rough bark of a tree; "the rattlesnake's barky scales"

barley
n 1: a grain of barley [syn: {barleycorn}]
2: cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain

barley candy
n : a brittle transparent candy made by melting and cooling cane sugar [syn: {barley-sugar}]

barley grass
n : European annual grass often found as a weed in waste ground especially along roadsides and hedgerows [syn: {wall barley}, {Hordeum murinum}]

barley water
n : used to feed infants

barleycorn
n 1: a grain of barley
2: a grain of barley [syn: {barley}]

barley-sugar
n : a brittle transparent candy made by melting and cooling cane sugar [syn: {barley candy}]

barm
n : a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey [syn: {yeast}]

barmaid
n : a female bartender

barman
n : an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar [syn: {bartender}, {barkeep}, {barkeeper}, {mixologist}]

barmbrack
n : a rich currant cake or bun

barmier
barmy
adj 1: marked by spirited enjoyment [syn: {zestful}, {yeasty}, {zesty}]
2: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}] [also: {barmiest}, {barmier}]

barmier
See {barmy}

barmiest
barmy
adj 1: marked by spirited enjoyment [syn: {zestful}, {yeasty}, {zesty}]
2: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}] [also: {barmiest}, {barmier}]

barmiest
See {barmy}

barmy
adj 1: marked by spirited enjoyment [syn: {zestful}, {yeasty}, {zesty}]
2: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}] [also: {barmiest}, {barmier}]

barn
n 1: an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
2: (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter [syn: {b}]

barn dance
n : a dance party featuring country dancing

barn door
n : the large sliding door of a barn

barn grass
n : a coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed; occasionally used for hay or grazing [syn: {barnyard grass}, {barn millet}, {Echinochloa crusgalli}]

barn millet
n : a coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed; occasionally used for hay or grazing [syn: {barnyard grass}, {barn grass}, {Echinochloa crusgalli}]

barn owl
n : mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control [syn: {Tyto alba}]

barn spider
n : an orange and tan spider with darkly banded legs that spins an orb web daily; "the barn spider was made famous in E. B. White's book `Charlotte's Web'" [syn: {Araneus cavaticus}]

barn swallow
n : common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc. [syn: {chimney swallow}, {Hirundo rustica}]

Barnaby's thistle
n : European weed having a winged stem and hairy leaves; adventive in the eastern United States [syn: {yellow star-thistle}, {Centaurea solstitialis}]

barnacle
n 1: marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces [syn: {cerriped}, {cerripede}]
2: European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north [syn: {barnacle goose}, {Branta leucopsis}]

barnacle goose
n : European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north [syn: {barnacle}, {Branta leucopsis}]

barnacled
adj : covered with barnacles; "the barnacled hull of a wrecked ship"

barnburner
n 1: someone who burns down a barn
2: a impressively successful event; "the rock concert was a real barnburner"

barndoor
n : an opaque adjustable flap on a lamp fixture; used in photography to cut off light from particular areas

barndoor skate
n : one of the largest skates (to 5 feet); an active skate easy to hook [syn: {Raja laevis}]

Barney Oldfield
n : United States race driver who was the first to drive faster than a mile a minute (1878-1946) [syn: {Oldfield}, {Berna Eli Oldfield}]

barnful
n : the quantity that a barn will hold

barnstorm
v 1: appear at county fairs and carnevals as a stunt flier and parachute jumper
2: tour the country making political speeches, giving lectures, or presenting plays; "The presidential candidates are busy barnstorming this month"

barnstormer
n 1: an actor who travels around the country presenting plays [syn: {playactor}, {play-actor}, {trouper}]
2: a pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachuting [syn: {stunt flier}, {stunt pilot}]

Barnum
n : United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891) [syn: {P. T. Barnum}, {Phineas Taylor Barnum}]

barnyard
n : a yard adjoining a barn

barnyard grass
n : a coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed; occasionally used for hay or grazing [syn: {barn grass}, {barn millet}, {Echinochloa crusgalli}]

barograph
n : a recording barometer; automatically records on paper the variations in atmospheric pressure

barographic
adj : relating to or registered by a barograph

barometer
n : an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure

barometric
adj : relating to atmospheric pressure or indicated by a barometer; "barometric pressure" [syn: {barometrical}]

barometric pressure
n : atmospheric pressure as indicated by a barometer

barometrical
adj : relating to atmospheric pressure or indicated by a barometer; "barometric pressure" [syn: {barometric}]

Baron
n 1: a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
2: a British peer of the lowest rank
3: a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" [syn: {big businessman}, {business leader}, {king}, {magnate}, {mogul}, {power}, {top executive}, {tycoon}]

Baron Adrian
n : English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st Baron of Cambridge (1889-1997) [syn: {Adrian}, {Edgar Douglas Adrian}]

Baron Alexander von Humboldt
n : German naturalist who explored Central and South America and provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe (1769-1859) [syn: {Humboldt}, {Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt}]

Baron Clive
n : British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774) [syn: {Clive}, {Robert Clive}, {Baron Clive of Plassey}]

Baron Clive of Plassey
n : British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774) [syn: {Clive}, {Robert Clive}, {Baron Clive}]

Baron de la Brede et de Montesquieu
n : French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers (1689-1755) [syn: {Montesquieu}, {Charles Louis de Secondat}]

Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt
n : German naturalist who explored Central and South America and provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe (1769-1859) [syn: {Humboldt}, {Baron Alexander von Humboldt}]

Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben
n : American Revolutionary leader (born in Prussia) who trained the troops under George Washington (1730-1794) [syn: {Steuben}]

Baron Georges Cuvier
n : French naturalist known as the father of comparative anatomy (1769-1832) [syn: {Cuvier}, {Georges Cuvier}, {Georges Leopold Chretien Frederic Dagobert Cuvier}]

Baron Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz
n : German physiologist and physicist (1821-1894) [syn: {Helmholtz}, {Hermann von Helmholtz}, {Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz}]

Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding
n : British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970) [syn: {Dowding}, {Hugh Dowding}, {Dowdy}]

Baron Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier
n : French mathematician who developed Fourier analysis and studied the conduction of heat (1768-1830) [syn: {Fourier}, {Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier}]

Baron Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber
n : German conductor and composer of Romantic operas (1786-1826) [syn: {Weber}, {Carl Maria von Weber}]

Baron Karl Wilhelm von Humboldt
n : German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835) [syn: {Humboldt}, {Baron Wilhelm von Humboldt}]

Baron Lister
n : English surgeon who was the first to use antiseptics (1827-1912) [syn: {Lister}, {Joseph Lister}]

Baron Lloyd Webber of Sydmonton
n : English composer of many successful musicals (some in collaboration with Sir Tim Rice) (born in 1948) [syn: {Lloyd Webber}, {Andrew Lloyd Webber}]

Baron Munchausen
n : German raconteur who told preposterous stories about his adventures as a soldier and hunter; his name is now associated with any telling of exaggerated stories or winning lies (1720-1797) [syn: {Munchhausen}, {Karl Friedrich Hieronymus von Munchhausen}, {Munchausen}]

Baron Olivier of Birghton
n : English actor best know for his Shakespearean roles (1907-1989) [syn: {Olivier}, {Laurence Olivier}, {Sir Laurence Kerr Olivier}]

Baron Richard von Krafft-Ebing
n : German neurologist noted for his studies of sexual deviance (1840-1902) [syn: {Krafft-Ebing}, {Richard von Krafft-Ebing}]

Baron Snow of Leicester
n : English writer of novels about moral dilemmas in academe (1905-1980) [syn: {Snow}, {C. P. Snow}, {Charles Percy Snow}]

Baron Verulam
n : English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626) [syn: {Bacon}, {Francis Bacon}, {Sir Francis Bacon}, {1st Baron Verulam}, {Viscount St. Albans}]

Baron Wilhelm von Humboldt
n : German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835) [syn: {Humboldt}, {Baron Karl Wilhelm von Humboldt}]

baronage
n : the peers of a kingdom considered as a group [syn: {peerage}]

baronduki
n : terrestrial Siberian squirrel [syn: {baranduki}, {barunduki}, {burunduki}, {Eutamius asiaticus}, {Eutamius sibiricus}]

baroness
n : a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron

Baroness Dudevant
n : French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876) [syn: {Sand}, {George Sand}, {Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin}]

Baroness Emmusca Orczy
n : British writer (born in Hungary) (1865-1947) [syn: {Orczy}]

Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth
n : English economist and conservationist (1914-1981) [syn: {Ward}, {Barbara Ward}]

Baroness Karen Blixen
n : Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962) [syn: {Dinesen}, {Isak Dinesen}, {Blixen}, {Karen Blixen}]

Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven
n : British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925) [syn: {Thatcher}, {Margaret Thatcher}, {Margaret Hilda Thatcher}, {Iron Lady}]

Baronet
n : a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight; "since he was a baronet he had to be addressed as Sir Henry Jones, Bart." [syn: {Bart}]

baronetcy
n 1: the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness [syn: {barony}]
2: the title of a baron

baronetise
v : confer baronetcy upon; "He was baronetized for his loyalty to the country" [syn: {baronetize}]

baronetize
v : confer baronetcy upon; "He was baronetized for his loyalty to the country" [syn: {baronetise}]

barong
n : a knife resembling a cleaver; used in the Philippines

baronial
adj : impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns" [syn: {imposing}, {noble}, {stately}]

Baronne Anne Louise Germaine Necker de Steal-Holstein
n : French romantic writer (1766-1817) [syn: {Stael}, {Madame de Stael}]

barony
n 1: the estate of a baron
2: the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness [syn: {baronetcy}]
3: the domain of a baron

baroque
adj : having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation; "the building...frantically baroque"-William Dean Howells [syn: {churrigueresque}, {churrigueresco}]
n : elaborate an extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century [syn: {baroqueness}]

baroqueness
n : elaborate an extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century [syn: {baroque}]

baroreceptor
n : a sensory receptor that responds to pressure

barosaur
n : 5-story-tall dinosaur [syn: {barosaurus}]

barosaurus
n : 5-story-tall dinosaur [syn: {barosaur}]

barouche
n : a horse-drawn carriage having four wheels; has an outside seat for the driver and facing inside seats for two couples and a folding top

barque
n : a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts [syn: {bark}]

barrack
n : a building used to house military personnel
v 1: lodge in barracks
2: urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" [syn: {cheer}, {inspire}, {urge}, {urge on}, {exhort}, {pep up}]
3: laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" [syn: {jeer}, {scoff}, {flout}, {gibe}]

barracking
n : shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree [syn: {heckling}]

barracuda
n : any voracious marine fish of the genus Sphyraena having an elongated cylindrical body and large mouth with projecting lower jaw and long strong teeth

barrage
n 1: the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) [syn: {outpouring}, {onslaught}]
2: the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing" [syn: {barrage fire}, {battery}, {bombardment}, {shelling}]
v : attack with a barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"

barrage balloon
n : an elongated tethered balloon or blimp with cables or net suspended from it to deter enemy planes that are flying low

barrage fire
n : the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing" [syn: {barrage}, {battery}, {bombardment}, {shelling}]

barrage jam
v : jam an entire frequency sprectrum; "During the Cold War, the Soviets routinely barrage jammed to interfere with transmissions from the West"

barrage jamming
n : electronic jamming over a wide range of frequencies simultaneously

barramunda
n : large edible Australian lungfish having paddle-shaped fins [syn: {barramundi}, {Neoceratodus forsteri}]

barramundi
n : large edible Australian lungfish having paddle-shaped fins [syn: {barramunda}, {Neoceratodus forsteri}] [also: {barramundies} (pl)]

barramundies
See {barramundi}

barramundies
barramundi
n : large edible Australian lungfish having paddle-shaped fins [syn: {barramunda}, {Neoceratodus forsteri}] [also: {barramundies} (pl)]

Barranquilla
n : a port city of northern Colombia near the Caribbean on the Magdalena River

barred
bar
n 1: a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar" [syn: {barroom}, {saloon}, {ginmill}, {taproom}]
2: a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar"
3: a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape"
4: musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song" [syn: {measure}]
5: an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal; "it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar"
6: the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza" [syn: {prevention}]
7: (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter; "unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter"
8: a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore; "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river"
9: the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey" [syn: {legal profession}, {legal community}] 10: a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of chocolate" [syn: {cake}] 11: a portable .30 caliber magazine-fed automatic rifle operated by gas pressure; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War [syn: {Browning automatic rifle}] 12: a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises 13: a heating element in an electric fire; "an electric fire with three bars" 14: (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried; "spectators were not allowed past the bar"
v 1: prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club" [syn: {debar}, {exclude}]
2: render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" [syn: {barricade}, {block}, {blockade}, {stop}, {block off}, {block up}]
3: expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country" [syn: {banish}, {relegate}]
4: secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door" [ant: {unbar}] [also: {barring}, {barred}]

barred
adj 1: firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house properly secured" [syn: {bolted}, {fast}, {latched}, {locked}, {secured}]
2: preventing entry or exit or a course of action; "a barricaded street"; "barred doors"; "the blockaded harbor" [syn: {barricaded}, {blockaded}]

barred
See {bar}

barred owl
n : large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown [syn: {Strix varia}]

barred pickerel
n : small but gamy pickerel of Atlantic coastal states [syn: {redfin pickerel}, {Esox americanus}]

barrel
n 1: a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired [syn: {gun barrel}]
2: a cylindrical container that holds liquids [syn: {cask}]
3: a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends [syn: {drum}]
4: the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold [syn: {barrelful}]
5: any of various units of capacity; "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons" [syn: {bbl}]
v : put in barrels [also: {barrelling}, {barrelled}]

barrel cactus
n 1: a cactus of the genus Ferocactus: unbranched barrel-shaped cactus having deep ribs with numerous spines and usually large funnel-shaped flowers followed by dry fruits
2: any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil [syn: {echinocactus}]

barrel knot
n : a knot used for tying fishing leaders together; the ends of the two leaders are wrapped around each other two or three times [syn: {blood knot}]

barrel maker
n : a craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs [syn: {cooper}]

barrel organ
n : a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs [syn: {grind organ}, {hand organ}, {hurdy gurdy}, {street organ}]

barrel roll
n : a roll in which the plane follows a spiral course

barrel vault
n : the simplest form of vault; a single continuous arch

barreled
adj 1: put in or stored in a barrel; "barreled beer" [syn: {barrelled}] [ant: {unbarreled}]
2: (of an arrow) tapered toward both ends [syn: {barrelled}]

barrelfish
n : blackish fish of New England waters [syn: {black rudderfish}, {Hyperglyphe perciformis}]

barrelful
n : the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold [syn: {barrel}]

barrelhouse
n : a cheap drinking and dancing establishment [syn: {honky-tonk}]

barrelled
adj 1: put in or stored in a barrel; "barreled beer" [syn: {barreled}] [ant: {unbarreled}]
2: (of an arrow) tapered toward both ends [syn: {barreled}]

barrelled
barrel
n 1: a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired [syn: {gun barrel}]
2: a cylindrical container that holds liquids [syn: {cask}]
3: a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends [syn: {drum}]
4: the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold [syn: {barrelful}]
5: any of various units of capacity; "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons" [syn: {bbl}]
v : put in barrels [also: {barrelling}, {barrelled}]

barrelled
See {barrel}

barrelling
barrel
n 1: a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired [syn: {gun barrel}]
2: a cylindrical container that holds liquids [syn: {cask}]
3: a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends [syn: {drum}]
4: the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold [syn: {barrelful}]
5: any of various units of capacity; "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons" [syn: {bbl}]
v : put in barrels [also: {barrelling}, {barrelled}]

barrelling
See {barrel}

barrels
n : the amount that many barrels might hold

barren
adj 1: providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape" [syn: {bare}, {bleak}, {desolate}, {stark}]
2: not bearing offspring; "a barren woman"; "learned early in his marriage that he was sterile"
3: incapable of sustaining life; "the dead and barren Moon"
n : an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert" [syn: {waste}, {wasteland}]

barren ground caribou
n : of tundra of northern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus [syn: {Rangifer arcticus}]

barren of
adj : completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "a novel devoid of wit and inventiveness"; "a life empty of happiness"; "innocent of literary merit"; "void of understanding" [syn: {barren of(p)}, {destitute of(p)}, {devoid of(p)}, {empty of(p)}, {innocent of(p)}, {void of(p)}]

barrenness
n 1: the state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children
2: a condition yielding nothing of value [syn: {fruitlessness}, {aridity}] [ant: {fruitfulness}]

barrenwort
n : slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground cover [syn: {bishop's hat}, {Epimedium grandiflorum}]

barrette
n : a pin for holding women's hair in place

barretter
n : a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations) [syn: {ballast resistor}, {ballast}]

barricade
n 1: a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc. [syn: {roadblock}]
2: a barrier (usually thrown up hastily so as to impede the advance of an enemy); "they enemy stormed the barricade"
v 1: render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" [syn: {block}, {blockade}, {stop}, {block off}, {block up}, {bar}]
2: prevent access to by barricading; "The street where the President lives is always barricaded"
3: block off with barricades [syn: {barricado}]

barricaded
adj : preventing entry or exit or a course of action; "a barricaded street"; "barred doors"; "the blockaded harbor" [syn: {barred}, {blockaded}]

barricado
v : block off with barricades [syn: {barricade}]

Barrie
n : Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937) [syn: {James Barrie}, {J. M. Barrie}, {James Matthew Barrie}, {Sir James Matthew Barrie}]

barrier
n 1: a structure or object that impedes free movement
2: any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective; "intolerance is a barrier to understanding" [syn: {roadblock}]
3: anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access

barrier island
n : a long narrow sandy island (wider than a reef) running parallel to the shore

barrier reef
n : a long coral reef near and parallel to the shore

barrier strip
n : a junction unit for connecting 2 cables without the need for plugs [syn: {junction barrier}]

barring
bar
n 1: a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar" [syn: {barroom}, {saloon}, {ginmill}, {taproom}]
2: a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar"
3: a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape"
4: musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song" [syn: {measure}]
5: an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal; "it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar"
6: the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza" [syn: {prevention}]
7: (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter; "unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter"
8: a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore; "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river"
9: the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey" [syn: {legal profession}, {legal community}] 10: a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of chocolate" [syn: {cake}] 11: a portable .30 caliber magazine-fed automatic rifle operated by gas pressure; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War [syn: {Browning automatic rifle}] 12: a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises 13: a heating element in an electric fire; "an electric fire with three bars" 14: (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried; "spectators were not allowed past the bar"
v 1: prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club" [syn: {debar}, {exclude}]
2: render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" [syn: {barricade}, {block}, {blockade}, {stop}, {block off}, {block up}]
3: expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country" [syn: {banish}, {relegate}]
4: secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door" [ant: {unbar}] [also: {barring}, {barred}]

barring
n : the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto [syn: {blackball}]

barring
See {bar}

barrio
n 1: a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States)
2: an urban area in a Spanish-speaking country

barrister
n : a British lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law

barroom
n : a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar" [syn: {bar}, {saloon}, {ginmill}, {taproom}]

bar-room plant
n : evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant [syn: {aspidistra}, {cast-iron plant}, {Aspidistra elatio}]

barrow
n 1: the quantity that a barrow will hold [syn: {barrowful}]
2: (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs [syn: {burial mound}, {grave mound}, {tumulus}]
3: a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels [syn: {garden cart}, {lawn cart}, {wheelbarrow}]

barrow-boy
n : a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow [syn: {costermonger}, {barrow-man}]

barrowful
n : the quantity that a barrow will hold [syn: {barrow}]

barrow-man
n : a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow [syn: {costermonger}, {barrow-boy}]

Barrow's goldeneye
n : North American goldeneye diving duck [syn: {Bucephala islandica}]

Barrymore
n 1: United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942) [syn: {John Barrymore}]
2: United States actress; daughter of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1879-1959) [syn: {Ethel Barrymore}]
3: United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1878-1954) [syn: {Lionel Barrymore}]
4: United States actress; daughter of John Drew and wife of Maurice Barrymore; mother of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1854-1893) [syn: {Georgiana Barrymore}, {Georgiana Emma Barrymore}]
5: United States actor; husband of Georgiana Emma Barrymore and father of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1847-1905) [syn: {Maurice Barrymore}, {Herbert Blythe}]

bars
n : gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden bars supported on uprights [syn: {parallel bars}]

Barstow
n : a town in southeastern California

Bart
n : a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight; "since he was a baronet he had to be addressed as Sir Henry Jones, Bart." [syn: {Baronet}]

bartender
n : an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar [syn: {barman}, {barkeep}, {barkeeper}, {mixologist}]

barter
n : an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter" [syn: {swap}, {swop}, {trade}]
v : exchange goods without involving money

barter away
v : trade in in a bartering transaction

barterer
n : a trader who exchanges goods and not money

Barth
n 1: Swiss Protestant theologian (1886-1968) [syn: {Karl Barth}]
2: United States novelist (born in 1930) [syn: {John Barth}, {John Simmons Barth}]

Barthelme
n : United States author of sometimes surrealistic stories (1931-1989) [syn: {Donald Barthelme}]

Barthold George Niebuhr
n : German historian noted for his critical approach to sources and for his history of Rome (1776-1831) [syn: {Niebuhr}]

Bartholdi
n : French sculptor best known for creating the Statue of Liberty now in New York harbor [syn: {Frederic Auguste Bartholdi}]

Bartholin
n : Danish physician who discovered Bartholin's gland (1585-1629) [syn: {Caspar Bartholin}]

Bartholin's gland
n : either of the two posterior vestibular glands that secrete a lubricating mucus; homologous to Cowper's gland in the male

Bartholomeu Dias
n : Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500) [syn: {Dias}, {Diaz}, {Bartholomeu Diaz}]

Bartholomeu Diaz
n : Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500) [syn: {Dias}, {Diaz}, {Bartholomeu Dias}]

Bartholomew Roberts
n : a Welsh pirate credited with having taken more than 400 ships (1682-1722) [syn: {Roberts}]

Bartle Frere
n : a living fossil or so-called `green dinosaur'; genus or subfamily of primitive nut-bearing trees thought to have died out 50 million years ago; a single specimen found in 1994 on Mount Bartle Frere in eastern Australia; not yet officially named [syn: {genus Bartle-Frere}, {green dinosaur}]

Bartlesville
n : a town in northeastern Oklahoma

Bartlett
n 1: United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946) [syn: {Robert Bartlett}, {Robert Abram Bartlett}, {Captain Bob}]
2: United States publisher and editor who compiled a book of familiar quotations (1820-1905) [syn: {John Bartlett}]
3: juicy yellow pear [syn: {bartlett pear}]

bartlett pear
n : juicy yellow pear [syn: {bartlett}]

Bartok
n : Hungarian composer and pianist who collected Hungarian folk music; in 1940 he moved to the United States (1881-1945) [syn: {Bela Bartok}]

Bartolome Esteban Murillo
n : Spanish painter (1617-1682) [syn: {Murillo}]

Bartolomeo Prignano
n : pope who alienated the French cardinals (1318-1389) [syn: {Urban VI}]

Bartolomeo Vanzetti
n : United States anarchist (born in Italy) who with Nicola Sacco was convicted of murder and in spite of world-wide protest was executed (1888-1927) [syn: {Vanzetti}]

Bartolommeo Eustachio
n : Italian anatomist who was one of the fathers of modern anatomy; noted for descriptions of the ear and the heart (1520-1574) [syn: {Eustachio}]

bartonia
n : annual grown especially for its fragrant golden nocturnal flowers [syn: {Mentzelia lindleyi}]

Bartram Juneberry
n : open-growing shrub of eastern North America having pure white flowers and small waxy almost black fruits [syn: {Amelanchier bartramiana}]

Bartramia
n : a genus of Scolopacidae [syn: {genus Bartramia}]

Bartramia longicauda
n : large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands [syn: {upland sandpiper}, {upland plover}, {Bartramian sandpiper}]

Bartramian sandpiper
n : large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands [syn: {upland sandpiper}, {upland plover}, {Bartramia longicauda}]

Baruch
n 1: economic advisor to United States Presidents (1870-1965) [syn: {Bernard Baruch}, {Bernard Mannes Baruch}]
2: a disciple of and secretary for the prophet Jeremiah
3: an Apocryphal book ascribed to Baruch [syn: {Book of Baruch}]

Baruch de Spinoza
n : Dutch philosopher who espoused a pantheistic system (1632-1677) [syn: {Spinoza}, {de Spinoza}, {Benedict de Spinoza}]

barunduki
n : terrestrial Siberian squirrel [syn: {baronduki}, {baranduki}, {burunduki}, {Eutamius asiaticus}, {Eutamius sibiricus}]

barycenter
n : (astronomy) the common center of mass around which two or more bodies revolve

barye
n : the absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter [syn: {bar absolute}, {microbar}]

baryon
n : any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron with a baryon number of +1 [syn: {heavy particle}]

baryon number
n : a number equal to the difference between the number of baryons and the number of antibaryons in any subatomic structure; it is conserved in all types of particle interactions

Baryshnikov
n : Russian dancer and choreographer who migrated to the United States (born in 1948) [syn: {Mikhail Baryshnikov}]

baryta
n : any of several compounds of barium

barytes
n : a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium [syn: {heavy spar}, {barite}, {barium sulphate}]

barytic
adj : of or relating to or containing baryta

barytone
n : a male singer [syn: {baritone}]

bas bleu
n : a woman having literary or intellectual interests [syn: {bluestocking}]

bas mitzvah
n : (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility [syn: {bat mitzvah}, {bath mitzvah}]

bas relief
n : a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut [syn: {low relief}, {basso relievo}, {basso rilievo}] [ant: {alto relievo}]

basal
adj 1: especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem; "basal placentation"; "radical leaves" [syn: {radical}] [ant: {cauline}]
2: serving as or forming a base; "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats" [syn: {base}]
3: of primary importance; "basic truths" [syn: {basic}, {primary}]

basal body temperature
n : body temperature in the morning before rising or moving about or eating anything

basal body temperature method
n : natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman's menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation [syn: {basal body temperature method of family planning}]

basal body temperature method of family planning
n : natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman's menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation [syn: {basal body temperature method}]

basal ganglion
n : any of several masses of subcortical gray matter at the base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntary movement

basal metabolic rate
n : the rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state [syn: {BMR}]

basal metabolism
n : the amount of energy required to maintain the body of an individual in a resting state

basal placentation
n : where one or few ovules develop at the base of a simple or compound ovary

basal vein
n : a large vein passing along the medial surface of the temporal lobe and emptying into the great cerebral vein [syn: {vena basalis}]

basalt
n : the commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark gray fine-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene

basaltic
adj : of or relating to or containing basalt; "basaltic magma is fluid"

bascule
n : a structure in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (as in a bascule bridge)

base
adj 1: serving as or forming a base; "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats" [syn: {basal}]
2: (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal; "base coins of aluminum"; "a base metal"
3: of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth" [syn: {baseborn}, {humble}, {lowly}]
4: not adhering to ethical or moral principles; "base and unpatriotic motives"; "a base, degrading way of life"; "cheating is dishonorable"; "they considered colonialism immoral"; "unethical practices in handling public funds" [syn: {dishonorable}, {dishonourable}, {immoral}, {unethical}]
5: having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics" [syn: {mean}, {meanspirited}]
6: illegitimate [syn: {baseborn}]
7: debased; not genuine; "an attempt to eliminate the base coinage"
n 1: any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water; "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia" [syn: {alkali}]
2: installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases" [syn: {base of operations}]
3: lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" [syn: {foundation}, {fundament}, {foot}, {groundwork}, {substructure}, {understructure}]
4: place that runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag" [syn: {bag}]
5: (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place; "10 is the radix of the decimal system" [syn: {radix}]
6: the bottom or lowest part; "the base of the mountain"
7: (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull"
8: a lower limit; "the government established a wage floor" [syn: {floor}]
9: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" [syn: {basis}, {foundation}, {fundament}, {groundwork}, {cornerstone}] 10: a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp" [syn: {pedestal}, {stand}] 11: the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed; "the base of the triangle" 12: the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice" [syn: {basis}] 13: the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end [syn: {home}] 14: an intensely anti-western terrorist network that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist group; has cells in more than 50 countries [syn: {al-Qaeda}, {Qaeda}, {al-Qa'ida}, {al-Qaida}] 15: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem" [syn: {root}, {root word}, {stem}, {theme}, {radical}] 16: the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan" [syn: {infrastructure}] 17: the principal ingredient of a mixture; "glycerinated gelatin is used as a base for many ointments"; "he told the painter that he wanted a yellow base with just a hint of green"; "everything she cooked seemed to have rice as the base" 18: a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit; "a tub should sit on its own base" 19: (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
v 1: use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation" [syn: {establish}, {ground}, {found}]
2: use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes [syn: {free-base}]
3: assign to a station [syn: {station}, {post}, {send}, {place}] [also: {bases} (pl)]

base hit
n : (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely [syn: {safety}, {bingle}]

base of operations
n : installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases" [syn: {base}]

base on balls
n : (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls" [syn: {walk}, {pass}]

base pair
n : one of the pairs of chemical bases joined by hydrogen bonds that connect the complementary strands of a DNA molecule or of an RNA molecule that has two strands; the base pairs are adenine with thymine and guanine with cytosine in DNA and adenine with uracil and guanine with cytosine in RNA

base rate
n : the interest rate set by the Bank of England for lending to other banks

base runner
n : a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base) [syn: {runner}]

baseball
n 1: a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empy lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" [syn: {baseball game}, {ball}]
2: a ball used in playing baseball

baseball bat
n : an implement used in baseball by the batter [syn: {lumber}]

baseball cap
n : a cap with a bill [syn: {jockey cap}, {golf cap}]

baseball card
n : a trading card with a picture of a baseball player and information about his playing record

baseball clinic
n : a meeting at which baseball players receive special evaluation and instruction; "a summer baseball clinic for promising young players"

baseball club
n : a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together; "each club played six home games with teams in its own division" [syn: {ball club}, {club}, {nine}]

baseball coach
n : a coach of baseball players [syn: {baseball manager}]

baseball diamond
n : the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate [syn: {diamond}, {infield}] [ant: {outfield}]

baseball equipment
n : equipment used in playing baseball

baseball field
n : the baseball playing field [syn: {ball field}, {diamond}]

baseball game
n : a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empy lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" [syn: {baseball}, {ball}]

baseball glove
n : gloves worn by fielders in baseball [syn: {glove}, {baseball mitt}, {mitt}]

baseball league
n : a league of baseball teams

baseball manager
n : a coach of baseball players [syn: {baseball coach}]

baseball mitt
n : gloves worn by fielders in baseball [syn: {baseball glove}, {glove}, {mitt}]

baseball play
n : (baseball) a play executed by a baseball team

baseball player
n : an athlete who plays baseball [syn: {ballplayer}]

baseball score
n : the score of a baseball game

baseball season
n : the season when baseball is played

baseball swing
n : in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball" [syn: {swing}, {cut}]

baseball team
n : a team that plays baseball

baseboard
n : a molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor [syn: {mopboard}, {skirting board}]

baseborn
adj 1: of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth" [syn: {base}, {humble}, {lowly}]
2: illegitimate [syn: {base}]

based
adj 1: being derived from (usually followed by `on' or `upon'); "a film based on a best-selling novel"
2: having a base; "firmly based ice"
3: having a basis; often used as combining terms; "a soundly based argument"; "well-founded suspicions" [syn: {founded}]
4: having a base of operations; "a company based in Atlanta" [syn: {based(p)}]

based on
adj : being founded on; "criticisms based on ignorance"

base-forming
adj : yielding a base in aqueous solution

Basel
n : a city in northwestern Switzerland [syn: {Basle}, {Bale}]

baseless
adj : without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy" [syn: {groundless}, {idle}, {unfounded}, {unwarranted}]

baseline
n 1: an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared; "the established a baseline for the budget"
2: the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line [syn: {service line}]
3: the lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases

basely
adv : in a despicable, ignoble manner; "this new leader meanly threatens the deepest values of our society" [syn: {meanly}, {scurvily}]

basement
n 1: the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage [syn: {cellar}]
2: the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture

baseness
n : unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values [syn: {contemptibility}, {despicableness}, {despicability}]

basenji
n : small smooth-haired breed of African origin having a tightly curled tail and the inability to bark

bases
See {base}

bases
base
adj 1: serving as or forming a base; "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats" [syn: {basal}]
2: (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal; "base coins of aluminum"; "a base metal"
3: of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth" [syn: {baseborn}, {humble}, {lowly}]
4: not adhering to ethical or moral principles; "base and unpatriotic motives"; "a base, degrading way of life"; "cheating is dishonorable"; "they considered colonialism immoral"; "unethical practices in handling public funds" [syn: {dishonorable}, {dishonourable}, {immoral}, {unethical}]
5: having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics" [syn: {mean}, {meanspirited}]
6: illegitimate [syn: {baseborn}]
7: debased; not genuine; "an attempt to eliminate the base coinage"
n 1: any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water; "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia" [syn: {alkali}]
2: installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases" [syn: {base of operations}]
3: lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" [syn: {foundation}, {fundament}, {foot}, {groundwork}, {substructure}, {understructure}]
4: place that runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag" [syn: {bag}]
5: (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place; "10 is the radix of the decimal system" [syn: {radix}]
6: the bottom or lowest part; "the base of the mountain"
7: (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull"
8: a lower limit; "the government established a wage floor" [syn: {floor}]
9: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" [syn: {basis}, {foundation}, {fundament}, {groundwork}, {cornerstone}] 10: a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp" [syn: {pedestal}, {stand}] 11: the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed; "the base of the triangle" 12: the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice" [syn: {basis}] 13: the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end [syn: {home}] 14: an intensely anti-western terrorist network that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist group; has cells in more than 50 countries [syn: {al-Qaeda}, {Qaeda}, {al-Qa'ida}, {al-Qaida}] 15: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem" [syn: {root}, {root word}, {stem}, {theme}, {radical}] 16: the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan" [syn: {infrastructure}] 17: the principal ingredient of a mixture; "glycerinated gelatin is used as a base for many ointments"; "he told the painter that he wanted a yellow base with just a hint of green"; "everything she cooked seemed to have rice as the base" 18: a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit; "a tub should sit on its own base" 19: (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
v 1: use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation" [syn: {establish}, {ground}, {found}]
2: use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes [syn: {free-base}]
3: assign to a station [syn: {station}, {post}, {send}, {place}] [also: {bases} (pl)]

bases on balls
See {base on balls}

bases-on-balls
See {base on balls}

bash
n 1: a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" [syn: {knock}, {bang}, {smash}, {belt}]
2: an uproarious party [syn: {do}, {brawl}]
v : hit hard [syn: {sock}, {bop}, {whop}, {whap}, {bonk}]

bashful
adj 1: self-consciously timid; "I never laughed, being bashful; lowering my head, I looked at the wall"- Ezra Pound
2: disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful) [syn: {blate}]

bashfully
adv : in a shy or timid or bashful manner; "he smiled shyly" [syn: {shyly}, {timidly}]

bashfulness
n : feeling embarrassed due to modesty [syn: {abashment}]

Basia
n : the second largest city in Iraq; an oil port in southern Iraq [syn: {Basra}]

basic
adj 1: pertaining to or constituting a base or basis; "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities" [ant: {incidental}]
2: reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern" [syn: {canonic}, {canonical}]
3: of primary importance; "basic truths" [syn: {basal}, {primary}]
4: serving as a base or starting point; "a basic course in Russian"; "basic training for raw recruits"; "a set of basic tools"; "an introductory art course" [syn: {introductory}]
5: of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base
n 1: a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use
2: (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant [syn: {staple}]

basic assumption
n : an assumption that is basic to an argument [syn: {constatation}, {self-evident truth}]

basic cognitive process
n : cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge

basic dye
n : dye in which the chromophore are part of a positive ion

Basic English
n : a simplified form of English proposed for use as an auxiliary language for international communication; devised by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards

basic iron
n : pig iron containing a high percentage of phosphorus; used in making steel by a process that removes the phosphorus

basic point defense missile system
n : a shipboard missile system

basic principle
n : principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics" [syn: {fundamentals}, {basics}, {fundamental principle}, {bedrock}]

basic slag
n : slag produced in making steel; low in silica but having large amounts of calcium phosphate; useful as fertilizer

basic training
n : the initial period of training for new military personnel; involves intense physical activity and behavioral discipline

basically
adv : at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person" [syn: {fundamentally}, {essentially}, {in essence}, {au fond}]

basics
n 1: a statement of fundamental facts or principles [syn: {rudiments}]
2: principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics" [syn: {fundamentals}, {fundamental principle}, {basic principle}, {bedrock}]

basidia
See {basidium}

basidia
basidium
n : a small club-shaped structure typically bearing four basidiospores at the ends of minute projections; unique to basidiomycetes [also: {basidia} (pl)]

basidial
adj : relating to or characterized by basidia

basidiocarp
n : the fruiting body of a basidiomycete which bears its spores on special cells

basidiolichen
n : a lichen in which the fungus component is a basidiomycete

basidiomycete
n : any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota [syn: {basidiomycetous fungi}]

Basidiomycetes
n : large class of higher fungi coextensive with subdivision Basidiomycota [syn: {class Basidiomycetes}]

basidiomycetous
adj : pertaining to or characteristic of fungi of the class Basidiomycetes

basidiomycetous fungi
n : any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota [syn: {basidiomycete}]

Basidiomycota
n : comprises fungi bearing the spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) and Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) and Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics and bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom Fungi [syn: {subdivision Basidiomycota}, {Basidiomycotina}, {subdivision Basidiomycotina}]

Basidiomycotina
n : comprises fungi bearing the spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) and Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) and Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics and bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom Fungi [syn: {Basidiomycota}, {subdivision Basidiomycota}, {subdivision Basidiomycotina}]

basidiospore
n : a sexually produced fungal spore borne on a basidium

basidiosporous
adj : of or relating to or characterized by spores produced by basidia

basidium
n : a small club-shaped structure typically bearing four basidiospores at the ends of minute projections; unique to basidiomycetes [also: {basidia} (pl)]

basified
basify
v : turn basic and less acidic; "the solution alkalized" [syn: {alkalize}, {alkalise}, {alkalify}] [ant: {acidify}] [also: {basified}]

basified
See {basify}

basifixed
adj : attached by its base (as certain anthers to their filaments or stalks)

basify
v : turn basic and less acidic; "the solution alkalized" [syn: {alkalize}, {alkalise}, {alkalify}] [ant: {acidify}] [also: {basified}]

basil
n 1: any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
2: (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379) [syn: {St. Basil}, {Basil of Caesarea}, {Basil the Great}, {St. Basil the Great}]
3: leaves or the common basil; used fresh or dried [syn: {sweet basil}]

basil balm
n 1: perennial herb of North America (New York to Illinois and mountains of Alaska) having aromatic leaves and clusters of yellowish-pink balls [syn: {Monarda clinopodia}]
2: fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America [syn: {basil thyme}, {mother of thyme}, {Acinos arvensis}, {Satureja acinos}]

basil mint
n : perennial herb of the eastern United States having inconspicuous greenish flowers and narrow leaves that are very aromatic when bruised [syn: {Pycnanthemum virginianum}]

Basil of Caesarea
n : (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379) [syn: {Basil}, {St. Basil}, {Basil the Great}, {St. Basil the Great}]

Basil the Great
n : (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379) [syn: {Basil}, {St. Basil}, {Basil of Caesarea}, {St. Basil the Great}]

basil thyme
n : fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America [syn: {basil balm}, {mother of thyme}, {Acinos arvensis}, {Satureja acinos}]

basilar
adj : of or relating to or located at the base; "the basilar membrane of the cochlea" [syn: {basilary}]

basilar artery
n : an unpaired artery; supplies the pons and cerebellum and the back part of the cerebrum and the inner ear [syn: {arteria basilaris}]

basilar membrane
n : a membrane in the cochlea that supports the Organ of Corti

basilary
adj : of or relating to or located at the base; "the basilar membrane of the cochlea" [syn: {basilar}]

basileis
See {basileus}

basileis
basileus
n : a ruler of the eastern Roman Empire [also: {basileis} (pl)]

basileus
n : a ruler of the eastern Roman Empire [also: {basileis} (pl)]

basilic vein
n : a vein that drains the back of the hand and forearm and empties into the axillary vein [syn: {vena basilica}]

basilica
n 1: an early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica; or a Roman Catholic church or cathedral accorded certain privileges; "the church was raised to the rank of basilica"
2: a Roman building used for public administration

basilican
adj : of or relating to or resembling a basilica

Basilicata
n : a region of southern Italy (forming the instep of the Italian `boot') [syn: {Lucania}]

Basiliscus
n : a reptile genus of Iguanidae [syn: {genus Basiliscus}]

basilisk
n 1: (classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance
2: ancient brass cannon
3: small crested arboreal lizard able to run on its hind legs; of tropical America

basin
n 1: a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids; "she mixed the dough in a large basin"
2: the quantity that a basin will hold; "a basinful of water" [syn: {basinful}]
3: a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it; "the basin of the Great Salt Lake"
4: the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; "flood control in the Missouri basin" [syn: {river basin}]
5: a bathroom or lavatory sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you wash your hands and face; "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face" [syn: {washbasin}, {washbowl}, {washstand}, {lavatory}]

basinal
adj : of or relating to a basin; "basinal deposits"

basined
adj : enclosed in a basin

basinet
n : a medieval steel helmet

basinful
n : the quantity that a basin will hold; "a basinful of water" [syn: {basin}]

basipetal
adj : of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from apex to base [ant: {acropetal}]

basis
n 1: a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis" [syn: {footing}, {ground}]
2: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" [syn: {base}, {foundation}, {fundament}, {groundwork}, {cornerstone}]
3: the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice" [syn: {base}]

basiscopic
adj : facing or on the side toward the base [ant: {acroscopic}]

basivertebral vein
n : one of a number of veins draining the spongy substance of the vertebrae and emptying into the anterior internal vertebral venous plexus [syn: {vena basivertebralis}]

bask
v 1: derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory" [syn: {enjoy}, {relish}, {savor}, {savour}]
2: be exposed; "The seals were basking in the sun"

basket
n 1: a container that is usually woven and has handles [syn: {handbasket}]
2: the quantity contained in a basket [syn: {basketful}]
3: horizontal hoop with a net through which players try to throw the basketball [syn: {basketball hoop}, {hoop}]
4: a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop [syn: {field goal}]

basket ash
n : vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn [syn: {black ash}, {brown ash}, {hoop ash}, {Fraxinus nigra}]

basket fern
n 1: tropical American fern cultivated for its finely divided grayish-green foliage; West Indies and southern Mexico to Peru and Brazil [syn: {toothed sword fern}, {Nephrolepis pectinata}]
2: giant epiphytic or lithophytic fern; Asia to Polynesia and Australia [syn: {Drynaria rigidula}]

basket fish
n : any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc [syn: {basket star}]

basket flower
n : annual of southwestern United States cultivated for its purple-rayed flower heads and its bracts that resemble small baskets [syn: {Centaurea americana}]

basket hilt
n : a hilt with a basket-shaped guard for the hand

Basket Maker
n : early Amerindians related to the Pueblo; known for skill in making baskets

basket oak
n : medium to large deciduous tree of the eastern United States; its durable wood is used as timber or split and woven into baskets or chair seats [syn: {cow oak}, {Quercus prinus}, {Quercus montana}]

basket rummy
n : a form of rummy using two decks and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to meld groups of seven of the same rank [syn: {canasta}, {meld}]

basket spikemoss
n : spikemoss forming dense mats; eastern North America [syn: {meadow spikemoss}, {Selaginella apoda}]

basket star
n : any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc [syn: {basket fish}]

basket weave
n : a cloth woven of two or more threads interlaced to suggest the weave of a basket

basket willow
n : Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin [syn: {purple willow}, {red willow}, {red osier}, {purple osier}, {Salix purpurea}]

basketball
n 1: a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the basketball through an elevated horizontal hoop [syn: {basketball game}, {hoops}]
2: an inflated ball used in playing basketball

basketball backboard
n : a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball; "he banked the shot off the backboard" [syn: {backboard}]

basketball clinic
n : a meeting at which basketball players receive special evaluation and instruction

basketball coach
n : a coach of basketball players

basketball court
n : the court on which basketball is played

basketball equipment
n : sports equipment used in playing basketball

basketball game
n : a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the basketball through an elevated horizontal hoop [syn: {basketball}, {hoops}]

basketball hoop
n : horizontal hoop with a net through which players try to throw the basketball [syn: {basket}, {hoop}]

basketball league
n : a league of basketball teams

basketball play
n : a play executed by a basketball team

basketball player
n : an athlete who plays basketball [syn: {basketeer}, {cager}]

basketball score
n : the score in a basketball game

basketball season
n : the season when basketball is played

basketball shot
n : throwing the basketball toward the hoop; "his shot hit the rim and bounced out"

basketball team
n : a team that plays basketball [syn: {five}]

basketeer
n : an athlete who plays basketball [syn: {basketball player}, {cager}]

basketful
n : the quantity contained in a basket [syn: {basket}]

basket-handle arch
n : a round arch whose inner curve is drawn with circles having three centers [syn: {three-centered arch}]

basketmaker
n : someone skilled in weaving baskets [syn: {basketweaver}]

basketry
n : the craft of basket making

basketweaver
n : someone skilled in weaving baskets [syn: {basketmaker}]

basking shark
n : large harmless plankton-eating northern shark; often swims slowly or floats at the sea surface [syn: {Cetorhinus maximus}]

Basle
n : a city in northwestern Switzerland [syn: {Basel}, {Bale}]

basophil
n : a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains [syn: {basophile}]

basophile
n : a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains [syn: {basophil}]

basophilia
n : the tendency of cells to stain with basic dyes; "cytoplasmic basophilia"

basophilic
adj : staining readily with basic dyes

Basotho
n : a member of a subgroup of people who inhabit Lesotho

Basque
n 1: a member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain
2: the language of the Basque people; of no known relation to any other language

Basque Fatherland and Liberty
n : a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalis of the traditional Basque party; want to create on independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees; "in 1968 ETA launched a campaign of political assassinations of government officials" [syn: {Basque Homeland and Freedom}, {Euskadi ta Askatasuna}, {ETA}]

Basque Homeland and Freedom
n : a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalis of the traditional Basque party; want to create on independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees; "in 1968 ETA launched a campaign of political assassinations of government officials" [syn: {Basque Fatherland and Liberty}, {Euskadi ta Askatasuna}, {ETA}]

Basra
n : the second largest city in Iraq; an oil port in southern Iraq [syn: {Basia}]

bass
adj : having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet" [syn: {deep}]
n 1: the lowest part of the musical range
2: the lowest part in polyphonic music [syn: {bass part}]
3: an adult male singer with the lowest voice [syn: {basso}]
4: the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae [syn: {sea bass}]
5: any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus) [syn: {freshwater bass}]
6: the lowest adult male singing voice [syn: {bass voice}, {basso}]
7: the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments
8: nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes

bass clarinet
n : a large clarinet whose range is an octave below the B-flat clarinet

bass clef
n : a clef that puts the F below middle C on the fourth line of a staff [syn: {F clef}]

bass drum
n : a large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite but very low pitch [syn: {gran casa}]

bass fiddle
n : largest and lowest member of the violin family [syn: {bass viol}, {bull fiddle}, {double bass}, {contrabass}, {string bass}]

bass guitar
n : the lowest six-stringed guitar

bass horn
n : the lowest brass wind instrument [syn: {sousaphone}, {tuba}]

bass part
n : the lowest part in polyphonic music [syn: {bass}]

bass viol
n 1: viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello [syn: {viola da gamba}]
2: largest and lowest member of the violin family [syn: {bass fiddle}, {bull fiddle}, {double bass}, {contrabass}, {string bass}]

bass voice
n : the lowest adult male singing voice [syn: {bass}, {basso}]

Bassariscidae
n : in some classifications considered a separate family [syn: {subfamily Bassariscidae}]

Bassariscus
n : cacomistles [syn: {genus Bassariscus}]

Bassariscus astutus
n : raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings [syn: {bassarisk}, {cacomistle}, {cacomixle}, {coon cat}, {raccoon fox}, {ringtail}, {ring-tailed cat}, {civet cat}, {miner's cat}]

bassarisk
n : raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings [syn: {cacomistle}, {cacomixle}, {coon cat}, {raccoon fox}, {ringtail}, {ring-tailed cat}, {civet cat}, {miner's cat}, {Bassariscus astutus}]

Basse-Normandie
n : a division of Normandy [syn: {Lower-Normandy}]

basset
n : smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears [syn: {basset hound}]
v : appear at the surface; "A seam of coal bassets" [syn: {crop out}]

basset horn
n : a tenor clarinet; pitched in the key of F below the B-flat clarinet

basset hound
n : smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears [syn: {basset}]

basset oboe
n : a oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe [syn: {heckelphone}]

Basseterre
n : the capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis on the island of Saint Christopher

bassi
See {basso}

bassi
basso
n 1: an adult male singer with the lowest voice [syn: {bass}]
2: the lowest adult male singing voice [syn: {bass}, {bass voice}] [also: {bassi} (pl)]

Bassia
n : summer cypress [syn: {genus Bassia}, {Kochia}, {genus Kochia}]

Bassia scoparia
n : densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn [syn: {summer cypress}, {burning bush}, {fire bush}, {fire-bush}, {belvedere}, {Kochia scoparia}]

bassine
n : coarse leaf fiber from palmyra palms used in making brushes and brooms

bassinet
n 1: a basket (usually hooded) used as a baby's bed
2: a perambulator that resembles a bassinet

bassist
n : a musician who play the bass viol

basso
n 1: an adult male singer with the lowest voice [syn: {bass}]
2: the lowest adult male singing voice [syn: {bass}, {bass voice}] [also: {bassi} (pl)]

basso continuo
n : a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played [syn: {figured bass}, {continuo}, {thorough bass}]

basso profundo
n : a very deep bass voice

basso relievo
n : a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut [syn: {bas relief}, {low relief}, {basso rilievo}] [ant: {alto relievo}]

basso rilievo
n : a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut [syn: {bas relief}, {low relief}, {basso relievo}] [ant: {alto relievo}]

bassoon
n : a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family

bassoonist
n : a musician who plays the bassoon

basswood
n 1: soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork [syn: {linden}]
2: any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber [syn: {linden}, {linden tree}, {lime}, {lime tree}]

bast
n 1: strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants [syn: {bast fiber}]
2: (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes [syn: {phloem}]
3: cat- or lion-headed Egyptian goddess; represents life-giving power of the sun

bast fiber
n : strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants [syn: {bast}]

bastard
adj 1: born out of wedlock; "the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman [syn: {bastardly}, {misbegot}, {misbegotten}, {spurious}]
2: fraudulent; having a misleading appearance [syn: {bogus}, {fake}, {phony}, {phoney}]
n 1: insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous [syn: {asshole}, {cocksucker}, {dickhead}, {shit}, {mother fucker}, {motherfucker}, {prick}, {whoreson}, {son of a bitch}, {SOB}]
2: the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents [syn: {by-blow}, {love child}, {illegitimate child}, {illegitimate}, {whoreson}]
3: derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin; "the architecture was a kind of bastard suggesting Gothic but not true Gothic" [syn: {mongrel}]

bastard feverfew
n : tropical American annual weed with small radiate heads of white flowers; adventive in southern United States [syn: {Parthenium hysterophorus}]

bastard indigo
n 1: East Indian shrub [syn: {Tephrosia purpurea}]
2: dense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and dense racemes of dark purple flowers [syn: {false indigo}, {Amorpha fruticosa}]
3: an erect to spreading hairy shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having racemes of red to indigo flowers [syn: {false indigo}, {Amorpha californica}]

bastard lignum vitae
n : small evergreen tree of the southern United States and West Indies a source of lignum vitae wood [syn: {Guaiacum sanctum}]

bastard pennyroyal
n : aromatic plant of the eastern United States [syn: {Trichostema dichotomum}]

bastard pimpernel
n : weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves [syn: {chaffweed}, {false pimpernel}]

bastard ridley
n : gray sea turtle of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America [syn: {Atlantic ridley}, {bastard turtle}, {Lepidochelys kempii}]

bastard title
n : a first page of some books displaying only the title of the book [syn: {half title}]

bastard toadflax
n : woody creeping parasite of western North America having numerous thick powdery-looking leaves and panicles of small dull-white flowers [syn: {Comandra pallida}]

bastard turtle
n : gray sea turtle of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America [syn: {Atlantic ridley}, {bastard ridley}, {Lepidochelys kempii}]

bastard wing
n : tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing [syn: {alula}, {spurious wing}]

bastard yellowwood
n : medium-sized tree of South Africa [syn: {common yellowwood}, {Afrocarpus falcata}]

bastardisation
n : an act that debases or corrupts [syn: {bastardization}]

bastardise
v 1: change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms [syn: {bastardize}]
2: declare a child to be illegitimate [syn: {bastardize}]

bastardised
adj : deriving from more than one source or style [syn: {bastardized}]

bastardization
n 1: declaring or rendering bastard; "the annulment of their marriage resulted in the bastardization of their children"
2: an act that debases or corrupts [syn: {bastardisation}]

bastardize
v 1: change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms [syn: {bastardise}]
2: declare a child to be illegitimate [syn: {bastardise}]

bastardized
adj : deriving from more than one source or style [syn: {bastardised}]

bastardly
adj : born out of wedlock; "the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman [syn: {bastard}, {misbegot}, {misbegotten}, {spurious}]

bastardy
n : the status of being born to parents who were not married [syn: {illegitimacy}, {bar sinister}]

bastardy proceeding
n : a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined) [syn: {paternity suit}]

baste
n : loose temporary stitches [syn: {basting}, {tacking}]
v 1: cover with liquid before cooking; "baste a roast"
2: strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her" [syn: {clobber}, {batter}]
3: sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem" [syn: {tack}]

baster
n 1: a cook who bastes roasting meat with melted fat or gravy
2: a sewer who fastens a garment with long loose stitches [syn: {tacker}]
3: a tube with a rubber bulb used to take up and release melted fat or gravy in order to moisten roasting meat

bastille
n : a jail (literally, a French jail)

Bastille Day
n : a legal holiday in France celebrating the storming of the Paris bastille in 1789 [syn: {14 July}]

bastinado
n : a cudgel used to give someone a beating on the soles of the feet
v : beat somebody on the soles of the feet [also: {bastinadoes} (pl)]

bastinadoes
See {bastinado}

bastinadoes
bastinado
n : a cudgel used to give someone a beating on the soles of the feet
v : beat somebody on the soles of the feet [also: {bastinadoes} (pl)]

basting
n 1: loose temporary stitches [syn: {baste}, {tacking}]
2: moistening a roast as it is cooking

bastion
n 1: a group that defends a principle; "a bastion against corruption"; "the last bastion of communism"
2: a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle [syn: {citadel}]
3: projecting part of a rampart or other fortification

bastioned
adj : secured with bastions or fortifications [syn: {fortified}]

bastnaesite
n : a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements [syn: {bastnasite}]

bastnasite
n : a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements [syn: {bastnaesite}]

Basuto
n : the dialect of Sotho spoken by the Basotho; an official language of Lesotho [syn: {Sesotho}]

Basutoland
n : a landlocked constitutional monarchy in southern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966 [syn: {Lesotho}, {Kingdom of Lesotho}]

bat
n 1: nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate [syn: {chiropteran}]
2: (baseball) a turn batting; "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got 4 hits in 4 at-bats" [syn: {at-bat}]
3: a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash [syn: {squash racket}, {squash racquet}]
4: a bat used in playing cricket [syn: {cricket bat}]
5: a club used for hitting a ball in various games
v 1: strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball"
2: wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids" [syn: {flutter}]
3: have a turn at bat; "Jones bats first, followed by Martinez"
4: use a bat; "Who's batting?"
5: beat thoroughly in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!" [syn: {clobber}, {drub}, {thrash}, {lick}] [also: {batting}, {batted}]

bat boy
n : (baseball) a boy who takes care of bats and other baseball equipment

bat mitzvah
n : (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility [syn: {bath mitzvah}, {bas mitzvah}]
v : confirm in the bat mitzvah ceremony, of girls in the Jewish faith

Bata
n : a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad

Bataan
n : the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945 [syn: {Corregidor}]

batch
n 1: all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
2: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]
3: a collection of things or persons to be handled together [syn: {clutch}]
v : batch together; assemble or process as a batch

batch processing
n : the serial execution of computer programs

bate
v 1: moderate or restrain; lessen the force of; "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm"
2: flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons
3: soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins"

bateau bridge
n : a temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons [syn: {pontoon bridge}, {floating bridge}]

bateaux
See {bateau}

bated
adj 1: held back; "we watched the daring feats of the acrobats with bated breath"
2: diminished or moderated; "our bated enthusiasm"; "his bated hopes"

batfish
n : bottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins [also: {batfishes} (pl)]

batfishes
See {batfish}

batfishes
batfish
n : bottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins [also: {batfishes} (pl)]

batfowl
v : catch birds by temporarily blinding them

bath
n 1: a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it); "she soaked the etching in an acid bath"
2: you soak your body in a bathtub; "he has a good bath every morning"
3: a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body [syn: {bathtub}, {bathing tub}, {tub}]
4: an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons
5: a town in southwestern England on the River Avon; famous for its hot springs and Roman remains
6: a room (as in a residence) containing a bath or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet [syn: {bathroom}]
v : clean one's body by immersion into water; "The child should bathe every day" [syn: {bathe}]

bath asparagus
n : Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots [syn: {Prussian asparagus}, {Ornithogalum pyrenaicum}]

bath chair
n : a wheelchair usually pushed by an attendant, as at a spa

bath linen
n : linens for use in the bathroom

bath mat
n : a heavy towel or mat to stand on while drying yourself after a bath

bath mitzvah
n : (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility [syn: {bat mitzvah}, {bas mitzvah}]

bath oil
n : a scented oil added to your bath water

bath powder
n : a fine powder for spreading on the body (as after bathing) [syn: {toilet powder}, {dusting powder}]

bath salts
n : a preparation that softens or scents a bath

bath soap
n : soap used as a toiletry [syn: {toilet soap}, {face soap}]

bath towel
n : a large towel; to dry yourself after a bath

bath water
n : water used for a bath

bathe
n : the act of swimming; "the Englishman said he had a good bathe"
v 1: cleanse the entire body; "bathe daily"
2: suffuse with or as if with light; "The room was bathed in sunlight"
3: clean one's body by immersion into water; "The child should bathe every day" [syn: {bath}]

bather
n 1: a person who travels through the water by swimming; "he is not a good swimmer" [syn: {swimmer}, {natator}]
2: a person who takes a bath

bathetic
adj : effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressons of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry" [syn: {drippy}, {hokey}, {maudlin}, {mawkish}, {mushy}, {schmaltzy}, {schmalzy}, {sentimental}, {slushy}]

bathhouse
n 1: a building containing dressing rooms for bathers [syn: {bathing machine}]
2: a building containing public baths [syn: {bagnio}]

bathing
n 1: immersing the body in water or sunshine
2: the act of washing yourself (or another person) [syn: {washup}]

bathing cap
n : a tight-fitting cap that keeps hair dry while swimming [syn: {swimming cap}]

bathing costume
n : tight fitting garment worn for swimming [syn: {swimsuit}, {bathing suit}, {swimming costume}]

bathing machine
n : a building containing dressing rooms for bathers [syn: {bathhouse}]

bathing suit
n : tight fitting garment worn for swimming [syn: {swimsuit}, {swimming costume}, {bathing costume}]

bathing trunks
n : swimsuit worn by men while swimming [syn: {swimming trunks}]

bathing tub
n : a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body [syn: {bathtub}, {bath}, {tub}]

batholite
n : large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth [syn: {batholith}, {pluton}, {plutonic rock}]

batholith
n : large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth [syn: {batholite}, {pluton}, {plutonic rock}]

batholithic
adj : of or relating to a batholith [syn: {batholitic}]

batholitic
adj : of or relating to a batholith [syn: {batholithic}]

bathos
n 1: triteness or triviality of style
2: insincere pathos [syn: {mawkishness}]
3: a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one [syn: {anticlimax}]

bathrobe
n : a loose-fitting robe of towelling; worn after a bath or swim

bathroom
n 1: a room (as in a residence) containing a bath or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet [syn: {bath}]
2: a room equipped with toilet facilities [syn: {toilet}, {lavatory}, {lav}, {can}, {john}, {privy}]

bathroom cleaner
n : a preparation for cleaning bathrooms

bathroom fixture
n : any fixture in a bathroom

bathroom tissue
n : a soft thin absorbent paper for use in toilets [syn: {toilet tissue}, {toilet paper}]

bathtub
n : a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body [syn: {bathing tub}, {bath}, {tub}]

bathtub gin
n : homemade gin especially that made illegally

bathyal
adj : relating to ocean depths between 200 and 2000 meters (corresponds to the continental slope)

bathyal district
n : the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone [syn: {continental slope}, {bathyal zone}]

bathyal zone
n : the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone [syn: {continental slope}, {bathyal district}]

Bathyergidae
n : mole rats; sand rats [syn: {family Bathyergidae}]

Bathyergus
n : mole rats [syn: {genus Bathyergus}]

bathymetric
adj : of or relating to measurements of the depths of oceans or lakes [syn: {bathymetrical}]

bathymetrical
adj : of or relating to measurements of the depths of oceans or lakes [syn: {bathymetric}]

bathymetry
n : measuring the depths of the oceans [syn: {plumbing}]

bathyscape
n : navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration [syn: {bathyscaphe}, {bathyscaph}]

bathyscaph
n : navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration [syn: {bathyscaphe}, {bathyscape}]

bathyscaphe
n : navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration [syn: {bathyscaph}, {bathyscape}]

bathysphere
n : spherical deep diving apparatus (lowered by a cable) for underwater exploration

Batidaceae
n : family coextensive with genus Batis: saltworts [syn: {family Batidaceae}, {saltwort family}]

batik
n : a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted
v : dye with wax; "Indonesian fabrics are often batiked"

Batis
n : small genus of plants constituting the family Batidaceae: low straggling dioecious shrubs [syn: {genus Batis}]

Batis maritima
n : low-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leaves [syn: {saltwort}]

batiste
n : a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts or dresses

batman
n : an orderly assigned to serve a British military officer

Batna
n : a town in north central Algeria

Batoidei
n : fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes [syn: {Rajiformes}, {order Rajiformes}, {order Batoidei}]

batoko palm
n : small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums [syn: {governor's plum}, {governor plum}, {Madagascar plum}, {ramontchi}, {Flacourtia indica}]

baton
n 1: a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to direct an orchestra
2: an implement passed from runner to runner in a relay race

Baton Rouge
n : capital of Louisiana [syn: {capital of Louisiana}]

Baton Rouge Bridge
n : a cantilever bridge across the Mississippi at Baton Rouge

baton twirler
n : someone who twirls a baton [syn: {twirler}]

Batrachia
n : frogs, toads, tree toads [syn: {Salientia}, {order Salientia}, {Anura}, {order Anura}, {order Batrachia}]

batrachian
adj : relating to frogs and toads [syn: {anuran}, {salientian}]
n : any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species [syn: {frog}, {toad}, {toad frog}, {anuran}, {salientian}]

Batrachoididae
n : toadfishes; related to anglers and batfishes [syn: {family Batrachoididae}]

batrachomyomachia
n : a silly altercation

Batrachoseps
n : slender salamanders [syn: {genus Batrachoseps}]

bats
adj : informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}]

batsman
n : (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting [syn: {batter}, {hitter}, {slugger}]

Batswana
n : a member of a Bantu people living chiefly in Botswana and western South Africa [syn: {Tswana}, {Bechuana}]

battalion
n 1: an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
2: a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions" [syn: {large number}, {multitude}, {plurality}, {pack}]

batted
bat
n 1: nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate [syn: {chiropteran}]
2: (baseball) a turn batting; "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got 4 hits in 4 at-bats" [syn: {at-bat}]
3: a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash [syn: {squash racket}, {squash racquet}]
4: a bat used in playing cricket [syn: {cricket bat}]
5: a club used for hitting a ball in various games
v 1: strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball"
2: wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids" [syn: {flutter}]
3: have a turn at bat; "Jones bats first, followed by Martinez"
4: use a bat; "Who's batting?"
5: beat thoroughly in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!" [syn: {clobber}, {drub}, {thrash}, {lick}] [also: {batting}, {batted}]

batted
See {bat}

batten
n 1: stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber [syn: {batting}]
2: a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
v 1: furnish with battens; "batten ships" [syn: {batten down}, {secure}]
2: secure with battens; "batten down a ship's hatches"

batten down
v : furnish with battens; "batten ships" [syn: {batten}, {secure}]

batter
n 1: (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting [syn: {hitter}, {slugger}, {batsman}]
2: a flour mixture thin enough to pour or drop from a spoon
v 1: strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent" [syn: {buffet}, {knock about}]
2: strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her" [syn: {clobber}, {baste}]
3: make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft hat" [syn: {dinge}]

batter bread
n : soft bread made of cornmeal and sometimes rice or hominy; must be served with a spoon (chiefly Southern) [syn: {spoon bread}]

battercake
n : a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle [syn: {pancake}, {flannel cake}, {flannel-cake}, {flapcake}, {flapjack}, {griddlecake}, {hotcake}, {hot cake}]

battered
adj 1: damaged by blows or hard usage; "a battered old car"; "the beaten-up old Ford" [syn: {beat-up}, {beaten-up}]
2: damaged especially by hard usage; "his battered old hat"
3: beaten repeatedly with heavy blows; "a battered child"; "the battered woman syndrome" [syn: {beaten}]

battering
n : the act of subjecting to strong attack [syn: {banging}]

battering ram
n : a ram used to break down doors of fortified buildings

batter's box
n : an area on a baseball diamond (on either side of home plate) marked by lines within which the batter must stand when at bat

battery
n 1: group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
2: a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series [syn: {electric battery}]
3: a collection of related things intended for use together; "took a battery of achievement tests"
4: a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher
5: a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores [syn: {stamp battery}]
6: the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing" [syn: {barrage}, {barrage fire}, {bombardment}, {shelling}]
7: an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact [syn: {assault and battery}]

battery acid
n : dilute sulfuric acid used in storage batteries [syn: {electrolyte acid}]

battery charger
n : a device for charging or recharging batteries [syn: {charger}]

battery-acid
n : street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: {acid}, {back breaker}, {dose}, {dot}, {Elvis}, {loony toons}, {Lucy in the sky with diamonds}, {pane}, {superman}, {window pane}, {Zen}]

battery-powered
adj : powered by one or more electric batteries; "a battery-powered radio"

battier
batty
adj : informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}] [also: {battiest}, {battier}]

battier
See {batty}

battiest
batty
adj : informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}] [also: {battiest}, {battier}]

battiest
See {batty}

batting
bat
n 1: nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate [syn: {chiropteran}]
2: (baseball) a turn batting; "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got 4 hits in 4 at-bats" [syn: {at-bat}]
3: a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash [syn: {squash racket}, {squash racquet}]
4: a bat used in playing cricket [syn: {cricket bat}]
5: a club used for hitting a ball in various games
v 1: strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball"
2: wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids" [syn: {flutter}]
3: have a turn at bat; "Jones bats first, followed by Martinez"
4: use a bat; "Who's batting?"
5: beat thoroughly in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!" [syn: {clobber}, {drub}, {thrash}, {lick}] [also: {batting}, {batted}]

batting
n 1: (baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base
2: stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber [syn: {batten}]

batting
See {bat}

batting average
n 1: (baseball) the percentage of times a batter gets a hit; number of base hits divided by the number of times at bat
2: (an extension of the baseball term) the proportion of times some effort succeeds; "the salesman's batting average was 7 out of 12"

batting cage
n : a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice [syn: {cage}]

batting coach
n : (baseball) someone who teaches batters how to bat better

batting glove
n : a glove worn by batters in baseball to give a firmer grip on the bat

batting helmet
n : a helmet worn by the batter in baseball

batting order
n : (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat; "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate" [syn: {card}, {lineup}]

battle
n 1: a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" [syn: {conflict}, {fight}, {engagement}]
2: an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition" [syn: {struggle}]
3: an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" [syn: {conflict}, {struggle}]
v : battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Nothern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget" [syn: {combat}]

Battle Born State
n : a state in the western United States [syn: {Nevada}, {Silver State}, {Sagebrush State}, {NV}]

battle cruiser
n : a cruiser of maximum speed and firepower

battle cry
n 1: a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle [syn: {war cry}, {war whoop}, {rallying cry}]
2: a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'" [syn: {war cry}, {rallying cry}, {cry}, {watchword}]

battle damage
n : loss of military equipment in battle [syn: {combat casualty}]

battle dress
n : a military uniform designed for field service

battle fatigue
n : a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare [syn: {combat fatigue}, {combat neurosis}, {shell shock}]

battle flag
n : a flag that leads troops into battle

battle fleet
n : a fleet of warships prepared for battle

battle group
n : an army unit usually consisting of five companies

battle line
n : the line along which warring troops meet

battle of Atlanta
n : Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying Atlanta and burned the city; 1864 [syn: {Atlanta}]

battle of Austerlitz
n : a decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805); the French under Napoleon defeated the Russian armies of Czar Alexander I and the Austrian armies of Emperor Francis II [syn: {Austerlitz}]

battle of Boyne
n : a battle in the War of the Grand Alliance in Ireland in 1690; William III defeated the deposed James II and so ended the Catholicism that had been reintroduced in England by the Stuarts [syn: {Boyne}]

Battle of Britain
n : the prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it

battle of Brunanburh
n : a battle in 937 when Athelstan defeated the Scots [syn: {Brunanburh}]

Battle of Bull Run
n : either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and 1862); Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in both battles [syn: {Bull Run}]

battle of Bunker Hill
n : the first important battle of the American War of Independence (1775); the British defeated the colonial forces [syn: {Bunker Hill}]

battle of Caporetto
n : battle of World War I (1917); Italians were defeated by the Austrian and German forces [syn: {Caporetto}]

battle of Chattanooga
n : in the American Civil War (1863) the Union armies of Hooker, Thomas, and Sherman under the command of Ulysses S. Grant won a decisive victory over the Confederate Army under Braxton Bragg [syn: {Chattanooga}]

battle of Chickamauga
n : a Confederate victory in the American Civil War (1863); Confederate forces under Braxton Bragg defeated Union forces [syn: {Chickamauga}]

battle of Cowpens
n : battle in the American Revolution; Americans under Daniel Morgan defeated the British [syn: {Cowpens}]

battle of Crecy
n : the first decisive battle of the Hundred Years' War; in 1346 the English under Edward III defeated the French under Philip of Valois [syn: {Crecy}]

battle of Cunaxa
n : battle in 401 BC when the Artaxerxes II defeated his younger brother who tried to usurp the throne [syn: {Cunaxa}]

battle of Cynoscephalae
n : the battle that ended the second Macedonian War (197 BC); the Romans defeated Philip V who lost his control of Greece [syn: {Cynoscephalae}]

Battle of El Alamein
n : in World War II (1942); a decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery over German troops under Rommel [syn: {El Alamein}, {Al Alamayn}]

Battle of Flodden Field
n : a battle in 1513; the English defeated the invading Scots and James IV was killed [syn: {Flodden}, {Flodden Field}]

Battle of Fontenoy
n : a battle in 1745 in which the French army under Marshal Saxe defeated the English army and their allies under the duke of Cumberland [syn: {Fontenoy}]

Battle of Fredericksburg
n : an important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the Union's army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate army under Robert E. Lee [syn: {Fredericksburg}]

Battle of Gettysburg
n : a battle of the American Civil War (1863); the defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate army was a major victory for the Union [syn: {Gettysburg}]

Battle of Granicus River
n : the battle in which Alexander won his first major victory against the Persians (334 BC) [syn: {Granicus}]

Battle of Guadalcanal
n : a battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces [syn: {Guadalcanal}]

battle of Hastings
n : the decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest [syn: {Hastings}]

battle of Hohenlinden
n : a battle during the Napoleonic Wars (1800); the French defeated the Austrians [syn: {Hohenlinden}]

battle of Ipsus
n : a battle between the successors of Alexander the Great (301 BC); Lysimachus and Seleucus defeated Antigonus and Demetrius [syn: {Ipsus}]

battle of Issus
n : a battle (333 BC) in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III [syn: {Issus}]

battle of Ivry
n : a battle (1590) in which the Huguenots under Henry IV defeated the Catholics under the duke of Mayenne [syn: {Ivry}, {Ivry la Bataille}]

Battle of Jena
n : the battle in 1806 in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Prussians [syn: {Jena}]

battle of Jutland
n : an indecisive naval battle in World War I (1916); fought between the British and German fleets off the northwestern coast of Denmark [syn: {Jutland}]

Battle of Kerbala
n : a battle in 680 in which the grandson of Mohammed and his followers were killed; "the Battle of Kerbala is the basis for the Ta'ziyehs that are performed annually"

Battle of Lake Trasimenus
n : a battle in 217 BC in which Hannibal ambushed a Roman army led by Flaminius [syn: {Lake Trasimenus}]

battle of Langside
n : (1568) Catholic forces supporting Mary Queen of Scots were routed by Protestants [syn: {Langside}]

Battle of Lepanto
n : Turkish sea power was destroyed in 1571 by a league of Christian nations organized by the Pope [syn: {Lepanto}]

battle of Leuctra
n : Thebes defeated Sparta in 371 BC; the battle ended Sparta's military supremacy in Greece [syn: {Leuctra}]

Battle of Little Bighorn
n : a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command [syn: {Little Bighorn}, {Battle of the Little Bighorn}, {Custer's Last Stand}]

battle of Lule Burgas
n : the principal battle of the Balkan Wars (1912); Bulgarian forces defeated the Turks [syn: {Lule Burgas}]

battle of Lutzen
n : a battle in the Thirty Years' War (1632); Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Imperialists under Wallenstein; Gustavus was killed [syn: {Lutzen}]

Battle of Magenta
n : a battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I [syn: {Magenta}]

Battle of Maldon
n : a battle in which the Danes defeated the Saxons in 991; celebrated in an old English poem [syn: {Maldon}]

battle of Marathon
n : a battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the Persians [syn: {Marathon}]

battle of Marston Moor
n : a battle in 1644 in which the Parliamentarians under the earl of Manchester defeated the Royalists under Prince Rupert [syn: {Marston Moor}]

Battle of Midway
n : naval battle of World War II (June 1942); land and carrier-based American planes decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands [syn: {Midway}]

battle of Minden
n : a battle in the Seven Years' War (1759) in which the English forces and their allies defeated the French [syn: {Minden}]

Battle of Monmouth
n : a pitched battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution (1778) that ended with the withdrawal of British forces [syn: {Monmouth Court House}, {Battle of Monmouth Court House}]

Battle of Monmouth Court House
n : a pitched battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution (1778) that ended with the withdrawal of British forces [syn: {Monmouth Court House}, {Battle of Monmouth}]

Battle of Naseby
n : a battle in 1645 that settled the outcome of the first English Civil War as the Parliamentarians won a major victory over the Royalists [syn: {Naseby}]

battle of Navarino
n : a decisive naval battle in the War of Greek Independence (1827); the Turkish and Egyptian fleet was defeated by an allied fleet of British and French and Russian warships [syn: {Navarino}]

battle of Omdurman
n : a battle (1898) in which an English and Egyptian army under Kitchener defeated the Sudanese [syn: {Omdurman}]

battle of Panipat
n : battle in which the ruler of Afghanistan defeated the Mahrattas in 1761 [syn: {Panipat}]

battle of Pharsalus
n : Caesar defeated Pompey in 48 BC [syn: {Pharsalus}]

battle of Philippi
n : Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC [syn: {Philippi}]

battle of Pittsburgh Landing
n : the second great battle of the American Civil War (1862); the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but it was not a Union victory [syn: {Shiloh}, {battle of Shiloh}]

battle of Plassey
n : the victory in 1757 by the British under Clive over Siraj-ud-daula that established British supremacy over Bengal [syn: {Plassey}]

battle of Plataea
n : a defeat of the Persian army by the Greeks in 479 BC [syn: {Plataea}]

battle of Poitiers
n : the battle in 1356 in which the English under the Black Prince defeated the French [syn: {Poitiers}]

Battle of Pydna
n : a major victory by the Romans over the Macedonians in 168 BC; resulted in the downfall of the ancient Macedonian kingdom [syn: {Pydna}]

Battle of Ravenna
n : a battle between the French and an alliance of Spaniards and Swiss and Venetians in 1512 [syn: {Ravenna}]

Battle of Rocroi
n : a battle in the Thirty Years' War (1643); the French defeated the Spanish invaders [syn: {Rocroi}]

battle of Rossbach
n : a battle in the Seven Years' War (1757); Prussian forces under Frederick the Great defeated the armies of France and Austria [syn: {Rossbach}]

battle of Saratoga
n : a battle during the American Revolution (1777); the British under Burgoyne were defeated [syn: {Saratoga}]

battle of Sempatch
n : the Swiss Confederation escaped Hapsburg domination by their victory in 1386 [syn: {Sempatch}]

battle of Shiloh
n : the second great battle of the American Civil War (1862); the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but it was not a Union victory [syn: {Shiloh}, {battle of Pittsburgh Landing}]

battle of Soissons-Reims
n : a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure [syn: {Soissons}, {battle of the Chemin-des-Dames}, {battle of the Aisne}]

battle of Solferino
n : an indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under Francis Joseph I [syn: {Solferino}]

battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse
n : a battle between the armies of Grant and Lee during the Wilderness Campaign [syn: {Spotsylvania}]

battle of St Mihiel
n : a battle in the Meuse-Argonne operation in World War I (1918); the battle in which American troops launched their first offensive in France [syn: {Saint-Mihiel}, {St Mihiel}]

battle of Tannenberg
n : a battle in World War I (1914); decisive German victory over the Russians [syn: {Tannenberg}]

battle of Tertry
n : a battle in France in 687 among the descendants of Clovis [syn: {Tertry}]

battle of Teutoburger Wald
n : a battle in 9 AD in which the Germans under Arminius annihilated three Roman legions [syn: {Teutoburger Wald}]

battle of Tewkesbury
n : the final battle of the War of the Roses in 1471 in which Edward IV defeated the Lancastrians [syn: {Tewkesbury}]

battle of the Aisne
n : a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure [syn: {Soissons}, {battle of Soissons-Reims}, {battle of the Chemin-des-Dames}]

Battle of the Ardennes Bulge
n : a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise [syn: {Battle of the Bulge}, {Ardennes counteroffensive}]

battle of the Bismarck Sea
n : World War II naval battle; Allied land-based bombers destroyed a Japanese convoy in the Bismarck Sea in March 1943 [syn: {Bismarck Sea}]

Battle of the Bulge
n : a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise [syn: {Battle of the Ardennes Bulge}, {Ardennes counteroffensive}]

battle of the Chemin-des-Dames
n : a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure [syn: {Soissons}, {battle of Soissons-Reims}, {battle of the Aisne}]

battle of the Coral Sea
n : a Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942); the first naval battle fought entirely by planes based on aircraft carriers [syn: {Coral Sea}]

Battle of the Little Bighorn
n : a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command [syn: {Little Bighorn}, {Battle of Little Bighorn}, {Custer's Last Stand}]

Battle of the Marne
n : a World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918 [syn: {Belleau Wood}, {Chateau-Thierry}, {Marne River}]

battle of the Philippine Sea
n : a naval battle in World War II (1944); a decisive naval victory for the United States fleet over the Japanese who were trying to block supplies from reaching American troops on Leyte [syn: {Philippine Sea}]

Battle of the Somme
n 1: battle of World War II (1944) [syn: {Somme}, {Somme River}]
2: battle in World War I (1916) [syn: {Somme}, {Somme River}]

Battle of the Spanish Armada
n : in the English Channel a small fleet of British ships successfully defeated the large armada sent from Spain by Philip II to invade England

battle of Thermopylae
n : a famous battle in 480 BC; a Greek army under Leonidas was annihilated by the Persians who were trying to conquer Greece [syn: {Thermopylae}]

battle of Trafalgar
n : a naval battle in 1805 off the southwest coast of Spain; the French and Spanish fleets were defeated by the English under Nelson (who was mortally wounded) [syn: {Trafalgar}]

battle of Trasimeno
n : a battle in central Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans under Flaminius in 217 BC [syn: {Trasimeno}]

battle of Valmy
n : the French defeated the Austrian and Prussian troops in 1792 (with a famous cannonade from the French artillery) [syn: {Valmy}]

battle of Verdun
n : a battle in World War I (1916); in some of the bloodiest fighting in World War I the German offensive was stopped [syn: {Verdun}]

battle of Wagram
n : a battle in the Napoleonic campaigns (1809); Napoleon defeated the Austrians [syn: {Wagram}]

Battle of Wake
n : in December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines [syn: {Battle of Wake Island}]

Battle of Wake Island
n : in December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines [syn: {Battle of Wake}]

Battle of Waterloo
n : the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Napoleon met his final defeat; Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon [syn: {Waterloo}]

battle of wits
n : a contest in which intelligence rather than violence is used

battle of Ypres
n 1: battle in World War I (1917); an Allied offensive which eventually failed because tanks bogged down in the waterlogged soil of Flanders; Germans introduced mustard gas which interfered with the Allied artillery [syn: {Ypres}, {third battle of Ypres}]
2: battle in World War I (1915); Germans wanted to try chlorine (a toxic yellow gas) as a weapon and succeeded in taking considerable territory from the Allied salient [syn: {Ypres}, {second battle of Ypres}]
3: battle in World War I (1914); heavy but indecisive fighting as the Allies and the Germans both tried to break through the lines of the others [syn: {Ypres}, {first battle of Ypres}]

battle of Zama
n : the battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War [syn: {Zama}]

battle plan
n : plan for conducting a battle

battle royal
n : a noisy riotous fight [syn: {melee}, {scrimmage}]

battle sight
n : an arrangement of sights that makes possible the rapid aiming of a firearm at short ranges [syn: {battlesight}]

battle-ax
n 1: a broadax used as a weapon [syn: {battle-axe}]
2: a sharp-tongued domineering wife [syn: {battle-axe}]

battle-axe
n 1: a sharp-tongued domineering wife [syn: {battle-ax}]
2: a broadax used as a weapon [syn: {battle-ax}]

battledore
n 1: a light long-handled racket used by badminton players [syn: {badminton racket}, {badminton racquet}]
2: an ancient racket game [syn: {battledore and shuttlecock}]

battledore and shuttlecock
n : an ancient racket game [syn: {battledore}]

battlefield
n : a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields" [syn: {battleground}, {field of battle}, {field of honor}, {field}]

battlefront
n : the line along which opposing armies face each other [syn: {front}, {front line}]

battleful
adj : having or showing a ready disposition to fight; "bellicose young officers"; "a combative impulse"; "a contentious nature" [syn: {bellicose}, {combative}, {contentious}]

battleground
n : a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields" [syn: {battlefield}, {field of battle}, {field of honor}, {field}]

battlement
n : a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns [syn: {crenelation}, {crenellation}]

battlemented
adj 1: protected with battlements or parapets with indentations or embrasures for shooting through
2: (of a building) having turrets and battlements in the style of a castle [syn: {castellated}, {castled}, {crenelated}, {crenellated}]

battler
n : someone who fights (or is fighting) [syn: {combatant}, {belligerent}, {fighter}, {scrapper}]

battle-scarred
adj : scarred by battle

battleship
n : large and heavily armoured warship [syn: {battlewagon}]

battlesight
n : an arrangement of sights that makes possible the rapid aiming of a firearm at short ranges [syn: {battle sight}]

battlewagon
n : large and heavily armoured warship [syn: {battleship}]

battue
n 1: a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter
2: indiscriminate slaughter [syn: {bloodbath}, {bloodletting}, {bloodshed}]

batty
adj : informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}] [also: {battiest}, {battier}]

batwing
adj : formed or shaped like a bat's wing; "a dress with batwing sleeves"
n : one of a pair of swinging doors (as at the entrance to a western saloon)

bauble
n 1: a mock scepter carried by a court jester
2: cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing [syn: {bangle}, {gaud}, {gewgaw}, {novelty}, {fallal}, {trinket}]

baud
n : (computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems [syn: {baud rate}]

baud rate
n : (computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems [syn: {baud}]

Baudelaire
n : a French poet noted for macabre imagery and evocative language (1821-1867) [syn: {Charles Baudelaire}, {Charles Pierre Baudelaire}]

Bauhaus
n : a German style of architecture begun by Walter Gropius in 1918

Bauhinia
n : mountain ebony, orchid tree [syn: {genus Bauhinia}]

Bauhinia monandra
n : shrub or small tree of Dutch Guiana having clusters of pink purple-streaked flowers [syn: {butterfly flower}]

Bauhinia variegata
n : small East Indian tree having orchidlike flowers and hard dark wood [syn: {mountain ebony}, {orchid tree}]

baulk
n 1: the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk" [syn: {balk}]
2: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress [syn: {hindrance}, {deterrent}, {impediment}, {balk}, {check}, {handicap}]
3: one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof [syn: {rafter}, {balk}]
v : refuse to comply [syn: {resist}, {balk}, {jib}]

baulker
n : a person who refuses to comply [syn: {balker}, {noncompliant}]

baulkier
See {baulky}

baulkiest
See {baulky}

baulk-line
n : line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game [syn: {balkline}, {string line}]

Baum
n : United States writer of children's books (1856-1919) [syn: {Frank Baum}, {Lyman Frank Brown}]

bauxite
n : a clay-like mineral; the chief ore of aluminum; composed of aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides; used as an abrasive and catalyst

bauxitic
adj : resembling or containing bauxite

Bavaria
n : a state in southwestern Germany famous for its beer; site of an automobile factory

Bavarian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Bavaria or its people; "Bavarian beer"

Bavarian blue
n : blue cheese of Bavaria

Bavarian cream
n : a rich custard set with gelatin

bawbee
n : an old Scottish coin of little value

bawd
n : a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn: {prostitute}, {cocotte}, {whore}, {harlot}, {tart}, {cyprian}, {fancy woman}, {working girl}, {sporting lady}, {lady of pleasure}, {woman of the street}]

bawdier
bawdy
adj : humorously vulgar; "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language" [syn: {off-color}, {ribald}]
n : lewd or obscene talk or writing; "it was smoking-room bawdry"; "they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy" [syn: {bawdry}] [also: {bawdiest}, {bawdier}]

bawdier
See {bawdy}

bawdiest
bawdy
adj : humorously vulgar; "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language" [syn: {off-color}, {ribald}]
n : lewd or obscene talk or writing; "it was smoking-room bawdry"; "they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy" [syn: {bawdry}] [also: {bawdiest}, {bawdier}]

bawdiest
See {bawdy}

bawdily
adv : in a bawdy manner

bawdiness
n : the trait of behaving in an obscene manner [syn: {obscenity}, {lewdness}, {salaciousness}, {salacity}]

bawdry
n : lewd or obscene talk or writing; "it was smoking-room bawdry"; "they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy" [syn: {bawdy}]

bawdy
adj : humorously vulgar; "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language" [syn: {off-color}, {ribald}]
n : lewd or obscene talk or writing; "it was smoking-room bawdry"; "they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy" [syn: {bawdry}] [also: {bawdiest}, {bawdier}]

bawdyhouse
n : a building where prostitutes are available [syn: {whorehouse}, {brothel}, {bordello}, {bagnio}, {house of prostitution}, {house of ill repute}, {cathouse}, {sporting house}]

bawl
v 1: shout loudly and without restraint [syn: {bellow}]
2: make a raucous noise [syn: {yawp}]
3: cry loudly; "Don't bawl in public!"

bawl out
v : censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {rebuke}, {rag}, {trounce}, {reproof}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {jaw}, {dress down}, {call down}, {scold}, {chide}, {berate}, {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]

bawler
n 1: someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice [syn: {roarer}, {bellower}, {screamer}, {screecher}, {shouter}, {yeller}]
2: a loud weeper; "their new baby is a real bawler"

bawling
n : loud cries made while weeping [syn: {wailing}]

bawling out
n : a severe scolding [syn: {castigation}, {earful}, {chewing out}, {upbraiding}, {going-over}, {dressing down}]

bay
adj : (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color
n 1: an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
2: the sound of a hound on the scent
3: small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors [syn: {true laurel}, {bay laurel}, {bay tree}, {Laurus nobilis}]
4: a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital; "they put him in the sick bay"
5: a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose; "he opened the bomb bay"
6: a small recess opening off a larger room [syn: {alcove}]
7: a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color
v 1: utter in deep prolonged tones
2: bark with prolonged noises, of dogs [syn: {quest}]

bay grass
n : any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; useful especially for forage and prevention of erosion [syn: {love grass}]

bay laurel
n : small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors [syn: {true laurel}, {bay}, {bay tree}, {Laurus nobilis}]

bay leaf
n : dried leaf of the bay laurel

bay lynx
n : small lynx of North America [syn: {bobcat}, {Lynx rufus}]

bay myrtle
n : evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candles [syn: {puckerbush}, {Myrica cerifera}]

Bay of Bengal
n : an arm of the Indian Ocean east of India

Bay of Biscay
n : an arm of the Atlantic Ocean in western Europe; bordered by the west coast of France and the north coast of Spain

Bay of Campeche
n : a bay of the Gulf of Mexico; formed by the Yucatan Peninsula

Bay of Fundy
n : a bay of the North Atlantic between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia; noted for rapid tides as great as 70 feet

Bay of Naples
n : an arm of the Tyrrhenian Sea at Naples

Bay of Ob
n : an inlet of the Kara Sea in western Siberia [syn: {Gulf of Ob}]

bay rum
n : an aromatic liquid originally obtained by distilling the leaves of the bayberry tree with rum

bay scallop
n 1: muscle of small choice shallow-water scallops
2: a small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of the Atlantic coast of North America [syn: {Pecten irradians}]

Bay State
n : a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {Massachusetts}, {Old Colony}, {MA}]

Bay Stater
n : a resident of Massachusetts

bay tree
n : small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors [syn: {true laurel}, {bay}, {bay laurel}, {Laurus nobilis}]

bay willow
n : European willow tree with shining leathery leaves; widely naturalized in the eastern United States [syn: {laurel willow}, {Salix pentandra}]

bay window
n 1: slang terms for a paunch [syn: {pot}, {potbelly}, {corporation}, {tummy}]
2: a window that sticks out from the outside wall of a house [syn: {bow window}]

bay wreath
n : (antiquity) wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory [syn: {laurels}, {laurel wreath}]

baya
n : common Indian weaverbird [syn: {Ploceus philippinus}]

Bayard
n : French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524) [syn: {Seigneur de Bayard}, {Chevalier de Bayard}, {Pierre Terrail}, {Pierre de Terrail}]

bayat
n : an oath of allegiance to an emir

bayberry
n 1: West Indian tree; source of bay rum [syn: {bay-rum tree}, {Jamaica bayberry}, {wild cinnamon}, {Pimenta acris}]
2: deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with gray-green wax-coated berries [syn: {candleberry}, {swamp candleberry}, {waxberry}, {Myrica pensylvanica}]

bayberry tallow
n : a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles [syn: {bayberry wax}]

bayberry wax
n : a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles [syn: {bayberry tallow}]

Baycol
n : an oral drug (trade name Baycol) to reduce blood cholesterol levels [syn: {cerivastatin}]

Bayer
n : the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer and Empirin) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets [syn: {aspirin}, {acetylsalicylic acid}, {Empirin}]

Bayes
n : English mathematician for whom Bayes' theorem is named (1702-1761) [syn: {Thomas Bayes}]

Bayes' postulate
n : (statistics) the difficulty of applying Bayes' theorem is that the probabilities of the different causes are seldom known, in which case it may be postulated that they are all equal (sometimes known as postulating the equidistribution of ignorance)

Bayes' theorem
n : (statistics) a theorem describing how the conditional probability of a set of possible causes for a given observed event can be computed from knowledge of the probability of each cause and the conditional probability of the outcome of each cause

Bayesian
adj : of or relating to statistical methods based on Bayes' theorem

bay-leaved caper
n : shrub or small tree of southern Florida to Central and South America [syn: {caper tree}, {Capparis flexuosa}]

bayonet
n : a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
v : stab or kill someone with a bayonet [also: {bayonetting}, {bayonetted}]

bayonetted
bayonet
n : a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
v : stab or kill someone with a bayonet [also: {bayonetting}, {bayonetted}]

bayonetted
See {bayonet}

bayonetting
bayonet
n : a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
v : stab or kill someone with a bayonet [also: {bayonetting}, {bayonetted}]

bayonetting
See {bayonet}

Bayonne
n : a city in northeastern New Jersey

Bayonne Bridge
n : a steel arch bridge connecting New Jersey and Staten Island at Bayonne, New Jersey

bayou
n : a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)

bay-rum tree
n : West Indian tree; source of bay rum [syn: {bayberry}, {Jamaica bayberry}, {wild cinnamon}, {Pimenta acris}]

Bayt Lahm
n : a small town near Jerusalem on the west bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born [syn: {Bethlehem}, {Bethlehem Ephrathah}, {Bethlehem-Judah}]

bazaar
n 1: a shop where a variety of goods are sold [syn: {bazar}]
2: a street of small shops (especially in Orient) [syn: {bazar}]
3: a sale of miscellany; often for charity; "the church bazaar" [syn: {fair}]

bazar
n 1: a street of small shops (especially in Orient) [syn: {bazaar}]
2: a shop where a variety of goods are sold [syn: {bazaar}]

bazooka
n : a portable rocket launcher used by infantrymen as an anti-tank weapon

BB
n : a small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun [syn: {BB shot}]

BB gun
n : an air gun in which BBs are propelled by compressed air

BB shot
n : a small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun [syn: {BB}]

bbl
n : any of various units of capacity; "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons" [syn: {barrel}]

bbs
n : a computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest [syn: {bulletin board system}, {bulletin board}, {electronic bulletin board}]

B.C.
adv : before the Christian era; used following dates before the supposed year Christ was born; "in 200 BC" [syn: {BC}, {before Christ}]

BC
adv : before the Christian era; used following dates before the supposed year Christ was born; "in 200 BC" [syn: {B.C.}, {before Christ}]

B-complex vitamin
n : originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins [syn: {B complex}, {vitamin B complex}, {vitamin B}, {B vitamin}, {B}]

BD
n : a bachelor's degree in religion [syn: {Bachelor of Divinity}]

bdellium
n : aromatic gum resin; similar to myrrh

Be
n : a light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element [syn: {beryllium}, {glucinium}, {atomic number 4}]
v 1: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
2: be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house"
3: occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"
4: have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?" [syn: {exist}]
5: happen, occur, take place; "I lost my wallet; this was during the visit to my parents' house"; "There were two hundred people at his funeral"; "There was a lot of noise in the kitchen"
6: be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!" [syn: {equal}] [ant: {differ}]
7: form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" [syn: {constitute}, {represent}, {make up}, {comprise}]
8: work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher" [syn: {follow}]
9: represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet" [syn: {embody}, {personify}] 10: spend or use time; "I may be an hour" 11: have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war" [syn: {live}] 12: to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form; "let her be" 13: be priced at; "These shoes cost $100" [syn: {cost}]

be active
v : be in a state of action; "she is always moving" [syn: {move}] [ant: {rest}]

be adrift
v : be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore" [syn: {float}, {drift}, {blow}]

be after
v : have the will and intention to carry out some action; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion" [syn: {plan}]

be all and end all
n : the essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aim; "profit is the be-all and end-all of business" [syn: {be-all and end-all}]

be amiss
v : interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" [syn: {misconstrue}, {misinterpret}, {misconceive}, {misunderstand}, {misapprehend}]

be at pains
v : try very hard to do something [syn: {take pains}]

be born
v : come into existence through birth; "She was born on a farm" [ant: {die}]

be due
v : be the result of [syn: {flow from}]

be full
v : be sated, have enough to eat; "I'm full--don't give me any more beans, please" [ant: {starve}]

be given
v : have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence" [syn: {tend}, {lean}, {incline}, {run}]

be intimate
v : have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: {roll in the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with}, {get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw}, {fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]

be on
v : appear in a show, on T.V., radio, etc.; "The news won't be on tonight" [syn: {get on}]

be on cloud nine
v : feel extreme happiness or elation [syn: {exult}, {walk on air}, {jump for joy}]

be on the ball
v : be well-informed [syn: {know the score}, {be with it}, {know what's going on}, {know what's what}]

be quiet
v : refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached" [syn: {close up}, {clam up}, {dummy up}, {shut up}, {belt up}, {button up}, {keep mum}] [ant: {open up}]

be sick
v : eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {purge}, {cast}, {sick}, {cat}, {disgorge}, {regorge}, {retch}, {puke}, {barf}, {spew}, {spue}, {chuck}, {upchuck}, {honk}, {regurgitate}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]

be well
v : be healthy; feel good; "She has not been well lately" [ant: {suffer}]

be with it
v : be well-informed [syn: {know the score}, {be on the ball}, {know what's going on}, {know what's what}]

beach
n : an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
v : land on a beach; "the ship beached near the port"

beach aster
n : slightly succulent perennial with basal leaves and hairy sticky stems each bearing a solitary flower head with narrow pink or lavender rays; coastal bluffs Oregon to southern California [syn: {seaside daisy}, {Erigeron glaucous}]

beach ball
n : large and light ball; for play at the seaside

beach buggy
n : a recreational vehicle with large tires used on beaches or sand dunes [syn: {dune buggy}]

beach chair
n : a folding chair for use outdoors; a wooden frame supports a length of canvas [syn: {deck chair}]

beach erosion
n : the erosion of beaches

beach flea
n : small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches [syn: {sand hopper}, {sandhopper}, {sand flea}]

beach goldenrod
n : vigorous showy goldenrod common along eastern and Gulf coasts of North America [syn: {seaside goldenrod}, {Solidago sempervirens}]

beach grass
n : tough grasses with strong roots that can grow on exposed sandy shores

beach heather
n : small heathlike plant covered with white down growing on beaches in northeastern North America [syn: {poverty grass}, {Hudsonia tomentosa}]

beach house
n : a house built on or near a beach

beach morning glory
n : Prostrate perennial of coastal sand dunes Florida to Texas [syn: {railroad vine}, {Ipomoea pes-caprae}]

beach pancake
n : plant having hemispherical heads of wine-red flowers; found in coastal dunes from California to Mexico [syn: {Abronia maritima}]

beach pea
n : wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder [syn: {sea pea}, {Lathyrus maritimus}, {Lathyrus japonicus}]

beach plum
n 1: seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit [syn: {beach plum bush}, {Prunus maritima}]
2: small dark purple fruit used especially in jams and pies

beach plum bush
n : seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit [syn: {beach plum}, {Prunus maritima}]

beach sand verbena
n : prostrate herb having heads of deep pink to white flowers; found in coastal dunes from British Columbia to Baja California [syn: {pink sand verbena}, {Abronia umbellata}]

beach strawberry
n : wild strawberry of western United States and South America; source of many varieties of cultivated strawberries [syn: {Chilean strawberry}, {Fragaria chiloensis}]

beach towel
n : very large towel to dry yourself after swimming

beach waggon
n : a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat [syn: {beach wagon}, {station wagon}, {wagon}, {station waggon}, {waggon}]

beach wagon
n : a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat [syn: {station wagon}, {wagon}, {beach waggon}, {station waggon}, {waggon}]

beach wormwood
n : herb with grayish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant [syn: {dusty miller}, {old woman}, {Artemisia stelleriana}]

beachcomber
n : a vagrant living on a beach

beached
adj : on a beach [syn: {high-and-dry(p)}]

beachfront
n : a strip of land running along a beach

beachhead
n 1: a bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation; "the Germans were desperately trying to contain the Anzio beachhead"
2: an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments; "the town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors"; "they are presently attempting to gain a foothold in the Russian market" [syn: {foothold}]

beachlike
adj : (of a shore or shoreline) having an extensive gently sloping area covered with sand or gravel or shingle down to the water line [syn: {beachy}] [ant: {cliffy}]

beachwear
n : clothing to be worn at a beach

beachy
adj : (of a shore or shoreline) having an extensive gently sloping area covered with sand or gravel or shingle down to the water line [syn: {beachlike}] [ant: {cliffy}]

beacon
n 1: a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance [syn: {beacon fire}]
2: a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes [syn: {radio beacon}]
3: a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships [syn: {lighthouse}, {beacon light}, {pharos}]
v 1: shine like a beacon
2: guide with a beacon

beacon fire
n : a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance [syn: {beacon}]

Beacon Hill
n : a fashionable section of Boston; site of the Massachusetts capital building

beacon light
n : a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships [syn: {beacon}, {lighthouse}, {pharos}]

bead
n 1: a small ball with a hole through the middle
2: a shape that is small and round; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead" [syn: {drop}, {pearl}]
3: a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture [syn: {beading}, {beadwork}, {astragal}]
v 1: form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example
2: decorate by sewing beads onto; "bead the wedding gown"
3: string together like beads

bead and quirk
n : beading formed with a narrow groove separating it from the surface it decorates [syn: {quirk bead}]

bead fern
n : beautiful spreading fern of eastern North America and eastern Asia naturalized in western Europe; pinnately divided fronds show a slight tendency to fold when touched; pinnules enclose groups of sori in beadlike lobes [syn: {sensitive fern}, {Onoclea sensibilis}]

bead tree
n : small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong slender-pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots [syn: {jumby bean}, {jumby tree}, {Ormosia monosperma}]

beaded
adj 1: covered with beads of liquid; "a face beaded with sweat"
2: covered with beads or jewels or sequins [syn: {beady}, {bejeweled}, {bejewelled}, {bespangled}, {gemmed}, {jeweled}, {jewelled}, {sequined}, {spangled}, {spangly}]

beaded lizard
n : lizard with black and yellowish beadlike scales; of western Mexico [syn: {Mexican beaded lizard}, {Heloderma horridum}]

beadier
beady
adj 1: small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button; "bright beady eyes"; "black buttony eyes" [syn: {beadlike}, {buttony}, {buttonlike}]
2: covered with beads or jewels or sequins [syn: {beaded}, {bejeweled}, {bejewelled}, {bespangled}, {gemmed}, {jeweled}, {jewelled}, {sequined}, {spangled}, {spangly}] [also: {beadiest}, {beadier}]

beadier
See {beady}

beadiest
beady
adj 1: small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button; "bright beady eyes"; "black buttony eyes" [syn: {beadlike}, {buttony}, {buttonlike}]
2: covered with beads or jewels or sequins [syn: {beaded}, {bejeweled}, {bejewelled}, {bespangled}, {gemmed}, {jeweled}, {jewelled}, {sequined}, {spangled}, {spangly}] [also: {beadiest}, {beadier}]

beadiest
See {beady}

beading
n 1: ornamentation with beads [syn: {beadwork}]
2: a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture [syn: {bead}, {beadwork}, {astragal}]

beading plane
n : a plane with a concave blade for making moulding with beadwork

beadle
n 1: a minor parish official who serves as an usher and preserves order at services
2: United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989) [syn: {George Beadle}, {George Wells Beadle}]

beadlike
adj : small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button; "bright beady eyes"; "black buttony eyes" [syn: {beady}, {buttony}, {buttonlike}]

beads
n : beads threaded on a string [syn: {string of beads}]

beadsman
n : a person who is paid to pray for the soul of another [syn: {bedesman}] [also: {beadsmen} (pl)]

beadsmen
See {beadsman}

beadsmen
beadsman
n : a person who is paid to pray for the soul of another [syn: {bedesman}] [also: {beadsmen} (pl)]

beadwork
n 1: ornamentation with beads [syn: {beading}]
2: a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture [syn: {beading}, {bead}, {astragal}]

beady
adj 1: small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button; "bright beady eyes"; "black buttony eyes" [syn: {beadlike}, {buttony}, {buttonlike}]
2: covered with beads or jewels or sequins [syn: {beaded}, {bejeweled}, {bejewelled}, {bespangled}, {gemmed}, {jeweled}, {jewelled}, {sequined}, {spangled}, {spangly}] [also: {beadiest}, {beadier}]

beady-eyed
adj : having eyes that gleam with malice

beagle
n : a small short-legged smooth-coated breed of hound

beagling
n : hunting rabbits with beagles

beak
n 1: beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)
2: horny projecting mouth of a bird [syn: {bill}, {neb}, {nib}, {pecker}]
3: informal terms for the nose [syn: {honker}, {hooter}, {nozzle}, {snoot}, {snout}, {schnozzle}, {schnoz}]
v : hit lightly with a picking motion [syn: {peck}, {pick}]

beaked
adj : having or resembling a beak [ant: {beakless}]

beaked hazelnut
n : hazel of western United States with conspicuous beaklike involucres on the nuts [syn: {Corylus cornuta}]

beaked parsley
n : aromatic annual Old World herb cultivated for its finely divided and often curly leaves for use especially in soups and salads [syn: {chervil}, {Anthriscus cereifolium}]

beaked salmon
n : fish of sandy areas of western Pacific and Indian oceans having an angular snout for burrowing into sand [syn: {sandfish}, {Gonorhynchus gonorhynchus}]

beaked whale
n : any of several whales inhabiting all oceans and having beaklike jaws with vestigial teeth in the upper jaw

beaker
n 1: a flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic; used for chemistry
2: a cup (usually without a handle)

beakless
adj : not having a beak or bill [ant: {beaked}]

beaklike
adj : resembling the beak of a bird; "a grizzled man with a beaklike nose"

be-all and end-all
n : the essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aim; "profit is the be-all and end-all of business" [syn: {be all and end all}]

beam
n 1: a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides pilots in darkness or bad weather [syn: {radio beam}]
2: long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
3: a column of light (as from a beacon) [syn: {beam of light}, {light beam}, {ray}, {ray of light}, {shaft}, {shaft of light}, {irradiation}]
4: a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation [syn: {ray}, {electron beam}]
5: (nautical) breadth amidships
6: a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts [syn: {balance beam}]
v 1: smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
2: emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces" [syn: {shine}]
3: express with a beaming face or smile; "he beamed his approval"
4: broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song" [syn: {air}, {send}, {broadcast}, {transmit}]
5: especially of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna" [syn: {glow}, {radiate}, {shine}]
6: experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness" [syn: {glow}, {radiate}, {shine}]

beam balance
n : a balance consisting of a lever with two equal arms and a pan suspended from each arm

beam of light
n : a column of light (as from a beacon) [syn: {beam}, {light beam}, {ray}, {ray of light}, {shaft}, {shaft of light}, {irradiation}]

beam scale
n : a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length [syn: {steelyard}, {lever scale}]

beam-ends
n : (nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel; "on her beam-ends" means heeled over on the side so that the deck is almost vertical

beaming
adj 1: cheerful and bright; "a beaming smile"; "a glad May morning" [syn: {glad}]
2: pleased and proud; "beaming parents"
3: radiating or as if radiating light; "the beaming sun"; "the effulgent daffodils"; "a radiant sunrise"; "a refulgent sunset" [syn: {beamy}, {effulgent}, {radiant}, {refulgent}]

beamish
adj : smiling with happiness or optimism; "Come to my arms, my beamish boy!"- Lewis Carroll; "a room of smiling faces"; "a round red twinkly Santa Claus" [syn: {smiling(a)}, {twinkly}]

beamy
adj 1: broad in the beam; "a beamy cargo ship"
2: radiating or as if radiating light; "the beaming sun"; "the effulgent daffodils"; "a radiant sunrise"; "a refulgent sunset" [syn: {beaming}, {effulgent}, {radiant}, {refulgent}]

bean
n 1: any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae [syn: {edible bean}]
2: any of various seeds or fruits suggestive of beans
3: any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods [syn: {bean plant}]
4: informal terms for a human head [syn: {attic}, {bonce}, {noodle}, {noggin}, {dome}]
v : hit on the head, esp. with a pitched baseball

bean aphid
n : blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets [syn: {blackfly}, {Aphis fabae}]

bean beetle
n : introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant [syn: {Mexican bean beetle}, {Epilachna varivestis}]

bean blight
n : a blight of bean plants [syn: {halo blight}, {halo spot}]

bean caper
n : perennial shrub of the eastern Mediterranean region and southwestern Asia having flowers whose buds are used as capers [syn: {Syrian bean caper}, {Zygophyllum fabago}]

bean counter
n : an accountant or bureaucrat who who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expenditures

bean curd
n : cheeselike food made of curdled soybean milk [syn: {tofu}]

bean dip
n : a dip made of cooked beans

bean plant
n : any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods [syn: {bean}]

bean sprout
n : any of various sprouted beans: especially mung beans or lentils or edible soybeans

bean tostada
n : a flat tortilla topped with refried beans

Bean Town
n : state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services [syn: {Boston}, {Hub of the Universe}, {Beantown}, {capital of Massachusetts}]

bean tree
n : any of several trees having seedpods as fruits

bean trefoil
n : shrub with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers followed by backward curving seed pods; leaves foetid when crushed [syn: {stinking bean trefoil}, {Anagyris foetida}]

bean weevil
n : larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans [syn: {Acanthoscelides obtectus}]

beanbag
n : a small cloth bag filled with dried beans; thrown in games

beanball
n : a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head [syn: {beaner}]

bean-caper family
n : small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum; Tribulus; Guaiacum: Larrea [syn: {Zygophyllaceae}, {family Zygophyllaceae}]

beaner
n : a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head [syn: {beanball}]

beanfeast
n : an annual dinner party given by an employer for the employees

beanie
n : a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen [syn: {beany}]

beano
n : a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards [syn: {lotto}, {bingo}, {keno}]

beanstalk
n : stem of a bean plant

Beantown
n : state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services [syn: {Boston}, {Hub of the Universe}, {Bean Town}, {capital of Massachusetts}]

beany
n : a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen [syn: {beanie}]

bear
n 1: massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
2: an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price [ant: {bull}]
v 1: have; "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature"
2: give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!" [syn: {give birth}, {deliver}, {birth}, {have}]
3: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" [syn: {digest}, {endure}, {stick out}, {stomach}, {stand}, {tolerate}, {support}, {brook}, {abide}, {suffer}, {put up}]
4: move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
5: bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers" [syn: {turn out}]
6: take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility" [syn: {take over}, {accept}, {assume}]
7: contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" [syn: {hold}, {carry}, {contain}]
8: bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?" [syn: {yield}, {pay}]
9: have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar" [syn: {wear}] 10: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" [syn: {behave}, {acquit}, {deport}, {conduct}, {comport}, {carry}] 11: have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade" [syn: {hold}] 12: support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright" [syn: {hold}, {carry}] 13: be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child" [syn: {have a bun in the oven}, {carry}, {gestate}, {expect}] [also: {borne}, {born}, {bore}]

bear away
v : remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry" [syn: {take away}, {bear off}, {carry away}, {carry off}] [ant: {bring}]

bear cat
n : reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas [syn: {lesser panda}, {red panda}, {panda}, {cat bear}, {Ailurus fulgens}]

bear claw
n 1: almond-flavored yeast-raised pastry shaped in an irregular semicircle resembling a bear's claw [syn: {bear paw}]
2: an incised design resembling a bear's claw used in Native American pottery
3: claw of a bear; often used in jewelry

bear cub
n : a young bear

bear down
v 1: exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the roof" [syn: {drag down}, {bear down on}, {press down on}, {weigh down}]
2: to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork" [syn: {charge}]
3: contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery [syn: {overbear}]
4: exert full strength; "The pitcher bore down"
5: pay special attention to; "The lectures bore down on the political background"
6: exert a force or cause a strain upon; "This tax bears down on the lower middle class"

bear down on
v 1: sail towards another vessel, of a ship [syn: {bear down upon}]
2: exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the roof" [syn: {drag down}, {bear down}, {press down on}, {weigh down}]

bear down upon
v : sail towards another vessel, of a ship [syn: {bear down on}]

bear grass
n 1: yucca of southern United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers [syn: {Yucca smalliana}]
2: yucca of west central United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers [syn: {Yucca glauca}]
3: stemless plant with tufts of grasslike leaves and erect panicle of minute creamy white flowers; southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {Nolina microcarpa}]
4: plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers [syn: {squaw grass}, {Xerophyllum tenax}]

bear hug
n 1: a wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent
2: a takeover bid so attractive that the directors of the target company must approve it or risk shareholder protest

bear in mind
v : keep in mind [syn: {mind}] [ant: {forget}]

bear market
n : a market characterized by falling prices for securities

bear oak
n : shrubby oak of southeastern United States usually forming dense thickets [syn: {Quercus ilicifolia}]

bear off
v : remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry" [syn: {take away}, {bear away}, {carry away}, {carry off}] [ant: {bring}]

bear on
v 1: have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" [syn: {refer}, {pertain}, {relate}, {concern}, {come to}, {touch}, {touch on}]
2: have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?" [syn: {affect}, {impact}, {bear upon}, {touch on}, {touch}]
3: press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate" [syn: {push}]
4: keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" [syn: {continue}, {uphold}, {carry on}, {preserve}] [ant: {discontinue}]

bear out
v : support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence" [syn: {corroborate}, {underpin}, {support}]

bear paw
n : almond-flavored yeast-raised pastry shaped in an irregular semicircle resembling a bear's claw [syn: {bear claw}]

bear up
v : endure cheerfully; "She bore up under the enormous strain"

bear upon
v : have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?" [syn: {affect}, {impact}, {bear on}, {touch on}, {touch}]

bear witness
v 1: provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence" [syn: {testify}, {prove}, {evidence}, {show}]
2: give testimony in a court of law [syn: {testify}, {attest}, {take the stand}]

bearable
adj : capable of being borne though unpleasant; "sufferable punishment" [syn: {endurable}, {sufferable}, {supportable}]

bearberry
n 1: shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada [syn: {cascara buckthorn}, {bearwood}, {chittamwood}, {chittimwood}, {Rhamnus purshianus}]
2: deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States [syn: {possum haw}, {winterberry}, {Ilex decidua}]
3: chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to arctic areas

bearberry willow
n : dwarf prostrate mat-forming shrub of arctic and alpine regions of North America and Greenland having deep green elliptic leaves that taper toward the base [syn: {Salix uva-ursi}]

bearcat
n : arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair [syn: {binturong}, {Arctictis bintourong}]

beard
n 1: the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face [syn: {face fungus}, {whiskers}]
2: a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses
3: a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality)
4: hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
5: tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface [syn: {byssus}]
v : go along the rim, like a beard around the chin; "Houses bearded the top of the heights"

beard lichen
n : greenish gray pendulous lichen growing on trees [syn: {beard moss}, {Usnea barbata}]

beard moss
n : greenish gray pendulous lichen growing on trees [syn: {beard lichen}, {Usnea barbata}]

beard worm
n : slender animal with tentacles and a tubelike outer covering; lives on the deep ocean bottom [syn: {pogonophoran}]

bearded
adj 1: having hair on the cheeks and chin [syn: {barbate}, {bewhiskered}, {whiskered}, {whiskery}]
2: having a growth of hair-like awns; "bearded wheatgrass"

bearded darnel
n : weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous [syn: {darnel}, {tare}, {cheat}, {Lolium temulentum}]

bearded iris
n : any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals)

bearded seal
n : medium-sized grayish to yellow seal with bristles each side of muzzle; of Arctic Ocean [syn: {squareflipper square flipper}, {Erignathus barbatus}]

bearded vulture
n : the largest Eurasian bird of prey; having black feathers hanging around the bill [syn: {lammergeier}, {lammergeyer}, {Gypaetus barbatus}]

bearded wheatgrass
n : a wheatgrass with straight terminal awns on the flowering glumes [syn: {Agropyron subsecundum}]

beardless
adj 1: having no beard [syn: {whiskerless}]
2: lacking hair on the face; "a smooth-faced boy of 14 years" [syn: {smooth-faced}]

beardless iris
n : any of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls)

beardown
adj : with full strength; "his beardown performance in the exhibition game" [syn: {beardown(a)}]

bearer
n 1: someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the bonds were transmitted by carrier" [syn: {carrier}, {toter}]
2: a messenger who bears or presents; "a bearer of good tidings"
3: one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral [syn: {pallbearer}]
4: the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it; "the bond was marked `payable to bearer'" [syn: {holder}]

bearer bond
n : a bond issued with detachable coupons that must be presented to the issuer for interest payments [syn: {coupon bond}]

Bearer of the Sword
n : a small gang of terrorist thugs claiming to seek a separate Islamic state for the Muslim minority in the Philippines; uses bombing and assassination and extortion and kidnapping; "In 2001 Abu Sayyaf kidnapped twenty people and beheaded one of the American captives" [syn: {Abu Sayyaf}]

bearing
adj 1: (of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain [syn: {bearing(a)}] [ant: {nonbearing}]
2: producing or yielding; "an interest-bearing note"; "fruit-bearing trees"
n 1: relevant relation or interconnection; "those issues have no bearing on our situation"
2: the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies [syn: {heading}, {aim}]
3: dignified manner or conduct [syn: {comportment}, {presence}, {mien}]
4: characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture" [syn: {carriage}, {posture}]
5: heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield [syn: {charge}, {heraldic bearing}, {armorial bearing}]
6: a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily

bearing brass
n : a brass bushing or a lining for a bearing

bearing false witness
n : criminal offense of making false statements under oath [syn: {perjury}, {lying under oath}]

bearing metal
n : an alloy (often of lead or tin base) used for bearings [syn: {white metal}]

bearing rein
n : a rein designed to keep the horse's head in the desired position [syn: {checkrein}]

bearing wall
n : any wall supporting a floor or the roof of a building

bearish
adj : expecting prices to fall

bearnaise
n : hollandaise-like sauce made with white wine and tarragon and shallots instead of lemon juice

bear's breech
n : widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers [syn: {bear's breeches}, {sea holly}, {Acanthus mollis}]

bear's breeches
n : widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers [syn: {bear's breech}, {sea holly}, {Acanthus mollis}]

bear's ear
n : yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated [syn: {auricula}, {Primula auricula}]

bear's foot
n : digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and irritant qualities when taken internally [syn: {stinking hellebore}, {setterwort}, {Helleborus foetidus}]

bear's grape
n : evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn [syn: {common bearberry}, {red bearberry}, {wild cranberry}, {mealberry}, {hog cranberry}, {sand berry}, {sandberry}, {mountain box}, {creashak}, {Arctostaphylos uva-ursi}]

bearskin
n 1: the pelt of a bear (sometimes used as a rug)
2: tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions [syn: {busby}, {shako}]

bear's-paw fern
n : epiphytic fern with large fronds; Taiwan and Philippines [syn: {Aglaomorpha meyeniana}]

bearwood
n : shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada [syn: {cascara buckthorn}, {bearberry}, {chittamwood}, {chittimwood}, {Rhamnus purshianus}]

beast
n 1: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement [syn: {animal}, {animate being}, {brute}, {creature}, {fauna}]
2: a cruelly rapacious person [syn: {wolf}, {savage}, {brute}, {wildcat}]

beast of burden
n : an animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work [syn: {jument}]

beastlier
beastly
adj 1: very unpleasant; "hellish weather"; "stop that god-awful racket" [syn: {hellish}, {god-awful}]
2: resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners" [syn: {bestial}, {brute(a)}, {brutish}]
adv : in a beastly manner; "she behaved beastly toward her mother-in-law" [also: {beastliest}, {beastlier}]

beastlier
See {beastly}

beastliest
beastly
adj 1: very unpleasant; "hellish weather"; "stop that god-awful racket" [syn: {hellish}, {god-awful}]
2: resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners" [syn: {bestial}, {brute(a)}, {brutish}]
adv : in a beastly manner; "she behaved beastly toward her mother-in-law" [also: {beastliest}, {beastlier}]

beastliest
See {beastly}

beastliness
n 1: the quality of being deliberately mean [syn: {meanness}]
2: unpleasant nastiness; used especially of nasty weather

beastly
adj 1: very unpleasant; "hellish weather"; "stop that god-awful racket" [syn: {hellish}, {god-awful}]
2: resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners" [syn: {bestial}, {brute(a)}, {brutish}]
adv : in a beastly manner; "she behaved beastly toward her mother-in-law" [also: {beastliest}, {beastlier}]

beat
adj : very tired; "was all in at the end of the day"; "so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere"; "bushed after all that exercise"; "I'm dead after that long trip" [syn: {all in(p)}, {beat(p)}, {bushed(p)}, {dead(p)}]
n 1: a regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name" [syn: {round}]
2: the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart" [syn: {pulse}, {pulsation}, {heartbeat}]
3: the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; "the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat" [syn: {rhythm}, {musical rhythm}]
4: a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations
5: a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior [syn: {beatnik}]
6: the sound of stroke or blow; "he heard the beat of a drum"
7: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse [syn: {meter}, {metre}, {measure}, {cadence}]
8: a regular rate of repetition; "the cox raised the beat"
9: a stroke or blow; "the signal was two beats on the steam pipe" 10: the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
v 1: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" [syn: {beat out}, {crush}, {shell}, {trounce}, {vanquish}]
2: give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students" [syn: {beat up}, {work over}]
3: hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"
4: move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast" [syn: {pound}, {thump}]
5: shape by beating; "beat swords into ploughshares"
6: make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night" [syn: {drum}, {thrum}]
7: glare or strike with great intensity; "The sun was beating down on us"
8: move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky" [syn: {flap}]
9: sail with much tacking or with difficulty; "The boat beat in the strong wind" 10: stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream" [syn: {scramble}] 11: strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music; "beat one's breast"; "beat one's foot rhythmically" 12: be superior; "Reading beats watching television"; "This sure beats work!" 13: avoid paying; "beat the subway fare" [syn: {bunk}] 14: make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight" [syn: {tick}, {ticktock}, {ticktack}] 15: move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping" [syn: {flap}] 16: indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks; "Beat the rhythm" 17: move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement" [syn: {pulsate}, {quiver}] 18: make by pounding or trampling; "beat a path through the forest" 19: produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly; "beat the drum" 20: strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting 21: beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" [syn: {outwit}, {overreach}, {outsmart}, {outfox}, {circumvent}] 22: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick}, {get}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {pose}, {bewilder}, {flummox}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}] 23: wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam" [syn: {exhaust}, {wash up}, {tucker}, {tucker out}] [also: {beaten}]

beat a retreat
v : depart hastily

beat about
v : search anxiously [syn: {cast about}, {cast around}]

beat around the bush
v : be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information [syn: {equivocate}, {tergiversate}, {prevaricate}, {palter}]

beat back
v : cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" [syn: {repel}, {drive}, {repulse}, {force back}, {push back}] [ant: {attract}]

beat down
v 1: persuade the seller to accept a lower price; "She beat the merchant down $100" [syn: {bargain down}]
2: shine hard; "The sun beat down on the hikers"
3: dislodge from a position; "She beat the dealer down to a much better price"

beat generation
n : a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop) [syn: {beats}, {beatniks}]

beat in
v : teach by drills and repetition [syn: {hammer in}, {drill in}, {ram down}]

beat out
v 1: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" [syn: {beat}, {crush}, {shell}, {trounce}, {vanquish}]
2: beat out a rhythm [syn: {tap out}, {thump out}]

beat up
v 1: give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students" [syn: {beat}, {work over}]
2: gather; "drum up support" [syn: {drum up}, {rally}]

beatable
adj : susceptible to being defeated [syn: {vanquishable}, {vincible}]

beaten
beat
adj : very tired; "was all in at the end of the day"; "so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere"; "bushed after all that exercise"; "I'm dead after that long trip" [syn: {all in(p)}, {beat(p)}, {bushed(p)}, {dead(p)}]
n 1: a regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name" [syn: {round}]
2: the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart" [syn: {pulse}, {pulsation}, {heartbeat}]
3: the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; "the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat" [syn: {rhythm}, {musical rhythm}]
4: a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations
5: a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior [syn: {beatnik}]
6: the sound of stroke or blow; "he heard the beat of a drum"
7: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse [syn: {meter}, {metre}, {measure}, {cadence}]
8: a regular rate of repetition; "the cox raised the beat"
9: a stroke or blow; "the signal was two beats on the steam pipe" 10: the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
v 1: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" [syn: {beat out}, {crush}, {shell}, {trounce}, {vanquish}]
2: give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students" [syn: {beat up}, {work over}]
3: hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"
4: move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast" [syn: {pound}, {thump}]
5: shape by beating; "beat swords into ploughshares"
6: make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night" [syn: {drum}, {thrum}]
7: glare or strike with great intensity; "The sun was beating down on us"
8: move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky" [syn: {flap}]
9: sail with much tacking or with difficulty; "The boat beat in the strong wind" 10: stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream" [syn: {scramble}] 11: strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music; "beat one's breast"; "beat one's foot rhythmically" 12: be superior; "Reading beats watching television"; "This sure beats work!" 13: avoid paying; "beat the subway fare" [syn: {bunk}] 14: make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight" [syn: {tick}, {ticktock}, {ticktack}] 15: move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping" [syn: {flap}] 16: indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks; "Beat the rhythm" 17: move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement" [syn: {pulsate}, {quiver}] 18: make by pounding or trampling; "beat a path through the forest" 19: produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly; "beat the drum" 20: strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting 21: beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" [syn: {outwit}, {overreach}, {outsmart}, {outfox}, {circumvent}] 22: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick}, {get}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {pose}, {bewilder}, {flummox}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}] 23: wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam" [syn: {exhaust}, {wash up}, {tucker}, {tucker out}] [also: {beaten}]

beaten
adj 1: beaten repeatedly with heavy blows; "a battered child"; "the battered woman syndrome" [syn: {battered}]
2: formed or made thin by hammering; "beaten gold"
3: much trodden and worn smooth or bare; "did not stray from the beaten path" [syn: {beaten(a)}]

beaten
See {beat}

beaten-up
adj : damaged by blows or hard usage; "a battered old car"; "the beaten-up old Ford" [syn: {battered}, {beat-up}]

beater
n 1: a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter
2: an implement for beating

beatific
adj 1: experiencing or bestowing celestial joy; "beatific peace"
2: marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic benificence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother" [syn: {angelic}, {angelical}, {saintlike}, {saintly}, {sainted}]

beatification
n 1: a state of supreme happiness [syn: {blessedness}, {beatitude}]
2: the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy
3: (Roman Catholic Church) an act of the Pope who declares that a deceased person lived a holy life and is worthy of public veneration; a first step toward canonization

beatified
adj : Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration [syn: {blessed}]

beatified
beatify
v 1: fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is obsolete in this usage); "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success" [syn: {exhilarate}, {inebriate}, {thrill}, {exalt}]
2: make blessedly happy
3: declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; "On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican" [also: {beatified}]

beatified
See {beatify}

beatify
v 1: fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is obsolete in this usage); "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success" [syn: {exhilarate}, {inebriate}, {thrill}, {exalt}]
2: make blessedly happy
3: declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; "On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican" [also: {beatified}]

beating
adj : expanding and contracting rhythmically as to the beating of the heart; "felt the pulsating artery"; "oh my beating heart" [syn: {pulsating}, {pulsing}]
n 1: the act of overcoming or outdoing [syn: {whipping}]
2: the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows [syn: {thrashing}, {licking}, {drubbing}, {lacing}, {trouncing}, {whacking}]

beating-reed instrument
n : a musical instrument that sounds by means of a reed [syn: {reed}]

beatitude
n 1: a state of supreme happiness [syn: {blessedness}, {beatification}]
2: one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed); "her favorite Beatitude is `Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth'"

Beatles
n : a rock group from Liverpool who between 1962 and 1970 produced a variety of hit songs and albums (most of it written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon)

beatnik
n : a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior [syn: {beat}]

beatniks
n : a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop) [syn: {beat generation}, {beats}]

Beatrice
n : the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy

Beatrice Lillie
n : British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989) [syn: {Lillie}, {Lady Peel}]

Beatrice Webb
n : English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943) [syn: {Webb}, {Martha Beatrice Potter Webb}]

beats
n : a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop) [syn: {beat generation}, {beatniks}]

beats per minute
n : the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds [syn: {bpm}, {metronome marking}, {M.M.}]

beat-up
adj : damaged by blows or hard usage; "a battered old car"; "the beaten-up old Ford" [syn: {battered}, {beaten-up}]

beau
n 1: a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked" [syn: {boyfriend}, {fellow}, {swain}, {young man}]
2: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance [syn: {dandy}, {dude}, {fop}, {gallant}, {sheik}, {swell}, {fashion plate}, {clotheshorse}] [also: {beaux} (pl)]

Beau Brummell
n : English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840) [syn: {Brummell}, {George Bryan Brummell}]

beau geste
n : a gracious (but usually meaningless) gesture

beau ideal
n : an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept [syn: {paragon}, {idol}, {perfection}]

beau monde
n : the fashionable elite [syn: {society}, {high society}, {smart set}, {bon ton}]

Beaufort scale
n 1: an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane) [syn: {wind scale}]
2: a scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind

Beaufort Sea
n : part of the Arctic Ocean northeast of Alaska

beaugregory
n : a blue and yellow damselfish of Bermuda and Florida and the West Indies [syn: {Pomacentrus leucostictus}]

Beaujolais
n : dry fruity light red wine drunk within a few months after it is made; from the Beaujolais district in southeastern France

Beaumont
n 1: United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853) [syn: {William Beaumont}]
2: English dramatist who collaborated with John Fletcher (1584-1616) [syn: {Francis Beaumont}]
3: a city of southeastern Texas near Houston

Beaumontia
n : small genus of evergreen woody vines in the East Indies and Asia [syn: {genus Beaumontia}]

Beaumontia grandiflora
n : evergreen woody twiner with large glossy leaves and showy corymbs of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers [syn: {Nepal trumpet flower}, {Easter lily vine}]

beaut
n : an outstanding example of its kind; "his roses were beauties"; "when I make a mistake it's a beaut" [syn: {beauty}]

beauteous
adj : poetic

beauteousness
n : the quality of being good looking and attractive [syn: {comeliness}, {fairness}, {loveliness}]

beautician
n : someone who works in a beauty parlor [syn: {cosmetician}]

beautification
n : the act of making something more beautiful

beautified
beautify
v 1: make more beautiful [syn: {embellish}, {prettify}] [ant: {uglify}]
2: be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere" [syn: {deck}, {adorn}, {decorate}, {grace}, {embellish}]
3: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" [syn: {decorate}, {adorn}, {grace}, {ornament}, {embellish}] [also: {beautified}]

beautified
See {beautify}

beautiful
adj 1: delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party" [ant: {ugly}]
2: aesthetically pleasing
3: (of weather) highly enjoyable; "what a beautiful day"

beautifully
adv : in a beautiful manner; "her face was beautifully made up" [syn: {attractively}] [ant: {unattractively}]

beautify
v 1: make more beautiful [syn: {embellish}, {prettify}] [ant: {uglify}]
2: be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere" [syn: {deck}, {adorn}, {decorate}, {grace}, {embellish}]
3: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" [syn: {decorate}, {adorn}, {grace}, {ornament}, {embellish}] [also: {beautified}]

beauty
n 1: the qualities that give pleasure to the senses [ant: {ugliness}]
2: a very attractive or seductive looking woman [syn: {smasher}, {stunner}, {knockout}, {ravisher}, {sweetheart}, {peach}, {lulu}, {looker}, {mantrap}, {dish}]
3: an outstanding example of its kind; "his roses were beauties"; "when I make a mistake it's a beaut" [syn: {beaut}]

beauty bush
n : Chinese deciduous shrub with yellow-throated pinkish flowers and bristly fruit; often cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {Kolkwitzia amabilis}]

beauty consultant
n : someone who gives you advice about your personal appearance

beauty parlor
n : a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work [syn: {salon}, {beauty salon}, {beauty parlour}, {beauty shop}]

beauty parlour
n : a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work [syn: {salon}, {beauty salon}, {beauty parlor}, {beauty shop}]

beauty quark
n : a quark with a charge of -1/3 and a mass about 10,000 times that of an electron [syn: {bottom quark}]

beauty salon
n : a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work [syn: {salon}, {beauty parlor}, {beauty parlour}, {beauty shop}]

beauty shop
n : a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work [syn: {salon}, {beauty salon}, {beauty parlor}, {beauty parlour}]

beauty sleep
n : sleep before midnight

beauty spot
n : a spot that is worn on a lady's face for adornment

beauty treatment
n : enhancement of someone's personal beauty

Beauvoir
n : French feminist and existentialist and novelist (1908-1986) [syn: {Simone de Beauvoir}]

beaux
See {beau}

beaux
beau
n 1: a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked" [syn: {boyfriend}, {fellow}, {swain}, {young man}]
2: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance [syn: {dandy}, {dude}, {fop}, {gallant}, {sheik}, {swell}, {fashion plate}, {clotheshorse}] [also: {beaux} (pl)]

beaux arts
n : the study and creation of visual works of art [syn: {fine arts}]

beaver
n 1: the soft brown fur of the beaver
2: a full beard
3: a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with beaver or silk [syn: {dress hat}, {high hat}, {opera hat}, {silk hat}, {stovepipe}, {top hat}, {topper}]
4: a movable piece of armor on a medieval helmet used to protect the lower face
5: a hat made of beaver fur or similar material [syn: {castor}]
6: large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges
v : work hard on something [syn: {beaver away}]

beaver away
v : work hard on something [syn: {beaver}]

beaver board
n : a light wallboard made of compressed wood pulp

beaver rat
n : amphibious rat of Australia and New Guinea

Beaver State
n : a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific [syn: {Oregon}, {OR}]

Beaverbrook
n : British newspaper publisher and politician (born in Canada); confidant of Winston Churchill (1879-1964) [syn: {1st Baron Beaverbrook}, {William Maxwell Aitken}]

bebop
n : an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940) [syn: {bop}]
v : dance the bebop [syn: {bop}]

becalm
v : make steady; "steady yourself" [syn: {steady}, {calm}]

becalmed
adj : rendered motionless for lack of wind

became
become
v 1: enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!" [syn: {go}, {get}]
2: undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor" [syn: {turn}]
3: come into existence; "What becomes has duration"
4: enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!" [syn: {suit}] [also: {became}]

became
See {become}

became known
See {become known}

bechamel
n : milk thickened with a butter and flour roux [syn: {white sauce}, {bechamel sauce}]

bechamel sauce
n : milk thickened with a butter and flour roux [syn: {white sauce}, {bechamel}]

bechance
v 1: become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?" [syn: {befall}, {betide}]
2: happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana) [syn: {happen}, {befall}]

becharm
v 1: control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft [syn: {charm}]
2: attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" [syn: {capture}, {enamour}, {trance}, {catch}, {enamor}, {captivate}, {beguile}, {charm}, {fascinate}, {bewitch}, {entrance}, {enchant}]

beches-de-mer
See {beche-de-mer}

Bechtel crab
n : derived from the Iowa crab and cultivated for its large double pink blossoms [syn: {flowering crab}]

Bechuana
n : a member of a Bantu people living chiefly in Botswana and western South Africa [syn: {Tswana}, {Batswana}]

beck
n : a beckoning gesture

Becker muscular dystrophy
n : a form of muscular dystrophy that set in in adolescence or adulthood and progresses slowly but will affect all voluntary muscles; characterized by generalized weakness and muscle wasting that affects limb and trunk muscles first; similar to Duchenne's muscular dystrophy but less severe; inheritance is X-linked recessive (carried by females but affecting only males)

Becket
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II concerning Henry's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170) [syn: {Thomas a Becket}, {Saint Thomas a Becket}, {St. Thomas a Becket}]
2: (nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship

becket bend
n : a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye) [syn: {sheet bend}, {weaver's knot}, {weaver's hitch}]

Beckett
n : a playwright and novelist (born in Ireland) who lived in France; wrote plays for the Theater of the Absurd (1906-1989) [syn: {Samuel Beckett}]

Beckley
n : a city in southern West Virginia

Beckman thermometer
n : a mercury thermometer that measures small differences or changes in temperature

beckon
v 1: signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably" [syn: {wave}]
2: appear inviting; "The shop window decorations beckoned"
3: summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture

becloud
v : make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds" [syn: {obscure}, {befog}, {obnubilate}, {haze over}, {fog}, {cloud}, {mist}]

become
v 1: enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!" [syn: {go}, {get}]
2: undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor" [syn: {turn}]
3: come into existence; "What becomes has duration"
4: enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!" [syn: {suit}] [also: {became}]

become flat
v : lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall" [syn: {die}, {pall}]

becomes known
See {become known}

becoming
adj 1: according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior" [syn: {comely}, {comme il faut}, {decent}, {decorous}, {seemly}]
2: displaying or setting off to best advantage; "a becoming new shade of rose"; "a becoming portrait"

becomingly
adv : in a becoming manner; "she was becomingly dressed"

becomingness
n : the quality of being becoming [ant: {unbecomingness}]

Becquerel
n : French physicist who discovered that rays emitted by uranium salts affect photographic plates (1852-1908) [syn: {Henri Becquerel}, {Antoine Henri Becquerel}]

bed
n 1: a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; "he sat on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and chair"
2: a plot of ground in which plants are growing; "the gardener planted a bed of roses"
3: a depression forming the ground under a body of water; "he searched for treasure on the ocean bed" [syn: {bottom}]
4: (geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock); "they found a bed of standstone"
5: a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit; "he worked in the coal beds" [syn: {seam}]
6: single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach" [syn: {layer}]
7: the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc.
8: a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track; "the track bed had washed away"
v 1: furnish with a bed; "The inn keeper could bed all the new arrivals"
2: place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil
3: put to bed; "The children were bedded at ten o'clock"
4: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: {roll in the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with}, {get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate}, {have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw}, {fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {have a go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]
5: go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn" [syn: {go to bed}, {turn in}, {crawl in}, {kip down}, {hit the hay}, {hit the sack}, {sack out}, {go to sleep}, {retire}] [ant: {get up}, {get up}] [also: {bedding}, {bedded}]

bed and breakfast
n : an overnight boardinghouse with breakfast [syn: {bed-and-breakfast}]

bed bug
n : bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood [syn: {bedbug}, {chinch}, {Cimex lectularius}]

bed check
n : a check that everyone is in bed by the time they should be

bed clothing
n : coverings that are used on a bed [syn: {bedclothes}, {bedding}]

bed cover
n : decorative cover for a bed [syn: {bedspread}, {bedcover}, {bed covering}, {counterpane}, {spread}]

bed covering
n : decorative cover for a bed [syn: {bedspread}, {bedcover}, {bed cover}, {counterpane}, {spread}]

bed down
v : go to bed; "We bedded down at midnight" [syn: {bunk down}]

bed ground
n : an area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night [syn: {bed-ground}, {bedground}]

bed jacket
n : a lightweight jacket worn over bedclothes (as when sitting in bed)

bed linen
n : linen or cotton articles for a bed (as sheets and pillowcases)

bed of flowers
n : a bed in which flowers are growing [syn: {flowerbed}, {flower bed}]

bed of roses
n : a flower bed in which roses are growing [syn: {rose bed}]

bed pillow
n : a soft pillow for use on a bed

bed rest
n : confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons) [syn: {bedrest}]

bed sheet
n : bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs [syn: {sheet}]

bed wetter
n : someone suffering from enuresis; someone who urinates while asleep in bed [syn: {bedwetter}, {wetter}]

Beda
n : (Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735) [syn: {Bede}, {Saint Bede}, {St. Bede}, {Baeda}, {Saint Baeda}, {St. Baeda}, {Saint Beda}, {St. Beda}, {the Venerable Bede}]

bedamn
v : wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" [syn: {curse}, {beshrew}, {damn}, {anathemize}, {anathemise}, {imprecate}, {maledict}] [ant: {bless}]

bed-and-breakfast
n : an overnight boardinghouse with breakfast [syn: {bed and breakfast}]

bedaub
v : spread or daub (a surface) [syn: {besmear}]

bedaubed
adj : ornamented in a vulgar or showy fashion

bedaze
v : overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her" [syn: {stun}, {daze}]

bedazzle
v : to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights" [syn: {dazzle}, {daze}]

bedbug
n : bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood [syn: {bed bug}, {chinch}, {Cimex lectularius}]

bedchamber
n : a room used primarily for sleeping [syn: {bedroom}, {sleeping room}, {chamber}]

bedclothes
n : coverings that are used on a bed [syn: {bed clothing}, {bedding}]

bedcover
n : decorative cover for a bed [syn: {bedspread}, {bed cover}, {bed covering}, {counterpane}, {spread}]

bedded
bed
n 1: a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; "he sat on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and chair"
2: a plot of ground in which plants are growing; "the gardener planted a bed of roses"
3: a depression forming the ground under a body of water; "he searched for treasure on the ocean bed" [syn: {bottom}]
4: (geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock); "they found a bed of standstone"
5: a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit; "he worked in the coal beds" [syn: {seam}]
6: single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach" [syn: {layer}]
7: the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc.
8: a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track; "the track bed had washed away"
v 1: furnish with a bed; "The inn keeper could bed all the new arrivals"
2: place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil
3: put to bed; "The children were bedded at ten o'clock"
4: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: {roll in the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with}, {get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate}, {have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw}, {fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {have a go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]
5: go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn" [syn: {go to bed}, {turn in}, {crawl in}, {kip down}, {hit the hay}, {hit the sack}, {sack out}, {go to sleep}, {retire}] [ant: {get up}, {get up}] [also: {bedding}, {bedded}]

bedded
adj 1: deposited or arranged in horizontal layers; "stratified rock" [syn: {stratified}] [ant: {unstratified}]
2: having a bed or beds as specified [ant: {bedless}]

bedded
See {bed}

bedder
n : an ornamental plant suitable for planting in a flowerbed [syn: {bedding plant}]

bedding
bed
n 1: a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; "he sat on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and chair"
2: a plot of ground in which plants are growing; "the gardener planted a bed of roses"
3: a depression forming the ground under a body of water; "he searched for treasure on the ocean bed" [syn: {bottom}]
4: (geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock); "they found a bed of standstone"
5: a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit; "he worked in the coal beds" [syn: {seam}]
6: single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach" [syn: {layer}]
7: the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc.
8: a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track; "the track bed had washed away"
v 1: furnish with a bed; "The inn keeper could bed all the new arrivals"
2: place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil
3: put to bed; "The children were bedded at ten o'clock"
4: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: {roll in the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with}, {get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate}, {have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw}, {fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {have a go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]
5: go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn" [syn: {go to bed}, {turn in}, {crawl in}, {kip down}, {hit the hay}, {hit the sack}, {sack out}, {go to sleep}, {retire}] [ant: {get up}, {get up}] [also: {bedding}, {bedded}]

bedding
n 1: coverings that are used on a bed [syn: {bedclothes}, {bed clothing}]
2: material used to provide a bed for animals [syn: {bedding material}, {litter}]

bedding
See {bed}

bedding geranium
n : an upright geranium having scalloped leaves with a broad color zone inside the margin and white or pink or red flowers [syn: {fish geranium}, {zonal pelargonium}, {Pelargonium hortorum}]

bedding material
n : material used to provide a bed for animals [syn: {bedding}, {litter}]

bedding plant
n : an ornamental plant suitable for planting in a flowerbed [syn: {bedder}]

Bede
n : (Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735) [syn: {Saint Bede}, {St. Bede}, {Baeda}, {Saint Baeda}, {St. Baeda}, {Beda}, {Saint Beda}, {St. Beda}, {the Venerable Bede}]

bedeck
v : decorate; "deck the halls with holly" [syn: {deck}, {bedight}]

bedecked
adj : clothed or adorned with finery [syn: {adorned(p)}, {bedecked(p)}, {decked(p)}, {decked out(p)}]

bedesman
n : a person who is paid to pray for the soul of another [syn: {beadsman}]

bedevil
v 1: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" [syn: {torment}, {rag}, {crucify}, {dun}, {frustrate}]
2: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" [syn: {confuse}, {throw}, {fox}, {befuddle}, {fuddle}, {confound}, {discombobulate}] [also: {bedevilling}, {bedevilled}]

bedevilled
bedevil
v 1: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" [syn: {torment}, {rag}, {crucify}, {dun}, {frustrate}]
2: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" [syn: {confuse}, {throw}, {fox}, {befuddle}, {fuddle}, {confound}, {discombobulate}] [also: {bedevilling}, {bedevilled}]

bedevilled
See {bedevil}

bedevilling
bedevil
v 1: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" [syn: {torment}, {rag}, {crucify}, {dun}, {frustrate}]
2: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" [syn: {confuse}, {throw}, {fox}, {befuddle}, {fuddle}, {confound}, {discombobulate}] [also: {bedevilling}, {bedevilled}]

bedevilling
See {bedevil}

bedevilment
n : the act of harassing someone [syn: {badgering}, {worrying}, {torment}]

bedew
v : cover with drops of dew or as with dew

bedewed
adj : wet with dew [syn: {dewy}]

bedfast
adj : confined to bed (by illness) [syn: {bedridden}, {bedrid}, {infirm}, {sick-abed}]

bedfellow
n 1: a temporary associate; "politics makes strange bedfellows"
2: a person with whom you share a bed

Bedford cord
n : a heavy corded fabric similar to corduroy; used for clothing

bedframe
n : the framework of a bed [syn: {bedstead}]

bed-ground
n : an area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night [syn: {bed ground}, {bedground}]

bedground
n : an area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night [syn: {bed ground}, {bed-ground}]

bed-hop
v : sleep around; "His wife bed hops" [syn: {bedhop}]

bedhop
v : sleep around; "His wife bed hops" [syn: {bed-hop}]

bedight
v : decorate; "deck the halls with holly" [syn: {deck}, {bedeck}]

bedim
v 1: make difficult to perceive by sight; "The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake" [syn: {obscure}, {benight}]
2: make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured" [syn: {obscure}, {overcloud}] [also: {bedimming}, {bedimmed}]

bedimmed
bedim
v 1: make difficult to perceive by sight; "The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake" [syn: {obscure}, {benight}]
2: make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured" [syn: {obscure}, {overcloud}] [also: {bedimming}, {bedimmed}]

bedimmed
adj : made dim or indistinct; "a sun bedimmed by clouds"

bedimmed
See {bedim}

bedimming
bedim
v 1: make difficult to perceive by sight; "The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake" [syn: {obscure}, {benight}]
2: make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured" [syn: {obscure}, {overcloud}] [also: {bedimming}, {bedimmed}]

bedimming
See {bedim}

bedizen
v 1: decorate tastelessly
2: dress up garishly and tastelessly [syn: {dizen}]

bedlam
n 1: a state of extreme confusion and disorder [syn: {chaos}, {pandemonium}, {topsy-turvydom}, {topsy-turvyness}]
2: pejorative terms for an insane asylum [syn: {booby hatch}, {crazy house}, {cuckoo's nest}, {funny farm}, {funny house}, {loony bin}, {madhouse}, {nut house}, {nuthouse}, {sanatorium}, {snake pit}]

bedlamite
n : an archaic term for a lunatic

bedless
adj : without a bed; "the cell was bedless" [ant: {bedded}]

Bedlington terrier
n : a light terrier groomed to resemble a lamb

Bedloe's Island
n : an island in New York Bay southwest of Manhattan where the Statue of Liberty stands; "Congress officially changed the name from Bedloe's Island to Liberty Island in 1956" [syn: {Liberty Island}]

Bedouin
n : a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs [syn: {Beduin}]

bedpan
n : a shallow vessel used by a bedridden patient for defecation and urination

bedpost
n : any of 4 vertical supports at the corners of a bedstead

bedraggle
v : make wet and dirty, as from rain

bedraggled
adj 1: limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud; "the beggar's bedraggled clothes"; "scarecrows in battered hats or draggled skirts" [syn: {draggled}]
2: in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack" [syn: {broken-down}, {dilapidated}, {ramshackle}, {tatterdemalion}, {tumble-down}, {unsound}]

bedrest
n : confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons) [syn: {bed rest}]

Bedrich Smetana
n : Czech composer (1824-1884) [syn: {Smetana}]

bedrid
adj : confined to bed (by illness) [syn: {bedfast}, {bedridden}, {infirm}, {sick-abed}]

bedridden
adj : confined to bed (by illness) [syn: {bedfast}, {bedrid}, {infirm}, {sick-abed}]

bedrock
n 1: solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil
2: principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics" [syn: {fundamentals}, {basics}, {fundamental principle}, {basic principle}]

bedroll
n : bedding rolled up for carrying

bedroom
n : a room used primarily for sleeping [syn: {sleeping room}, {chamber}, {bedchamber}]

bedroom community
n : a community where many commuters live

bedroom furniture
n : furniture intended for use in a bedroom

bedroom set
n : a suite of furniture for the bedroom [syn: {bedroom suite}]

bedroom suite
n : a suite of furniture for the bedroom [syn: {bedroom set}]

bedside
n : space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person); "the doctor stood at her bedside"

bedside manner
n : manner or conduct of a physician in the presence of a patient

bedsit
n : a furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing) [syn: {bedsitting room}, {bedsitter}]

bedsitter
n : a furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing) [syn: {bedsitting room}, {bedsit}]

bedsitting room
n : a furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing) [syn: {bedsitter}, {bedsit}]

bedsore
n : a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients) [syn: {pressure sore}, {decubitus ulcer}]

bedspread
n : decorative cover for a bed [syn: {bedcover}, {bed cover}, {bed covering}, {counterpane}, {spread}]

bedspring
n : (usually plural) one of the springs holding up the mattress of a bed

bedstead
n : the framework of a bed [syn: {bedframe}]

bedstraw
n : any of several plants of the genus Galium

bedtime
n : the time you go to bed

Beduin
n : a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs [syn: {Bedouin}]

bedwetter
n : someone suffering from enuresis; someone who urinates while asleep in bed [syn: {bed wetter}, {wetter}]

bed-wetting
n : enuresis during sleep; especially common in children (who usually outgrow it)

bee
n 1: any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
2: a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions

bee balm
n 1: perennial herb of North America [syn: {beebalm}, {Monarda fistulosa}]
2: perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads [syn: {beebalm}, {bergamot mint}, {oswego tea}, {Monarda didyma}]
3: bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America [syn: {lemon balm}, {garden balm}, {sweet balm}, {beebalm}, {Melissa officinalis}]

bee beetle
n : European beetle; infests beehives

bee eater
n : colorful chiefly tropical Old World bird having a strong graceful flight; feeds on especially bees

bee fly
n : hairy nectar-eating fly that resembles a bee; larvae are parasitic on larvae of bees and related insects

bee house
n : a shed containing a number of beehives [syn: {apiary}]

bee killer
n : swift predatory fly having a strong body like a bee with the proboscis hardened for sucking juices of other insects captured on the wing [syn: {robber fly}]

bee moth
n : moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs [syn: {wax moth}, {Galleria mellonella}]

bee orchid
n : European orchid whose flowers resemble bumble bees in shape and color [syn: {Ophrys apifera}]

bee sting
n : a sting inflicted by a bee

beebalm
n 1: perennial herb of North America [syn: {bee balm}, {Monarda fistulosa}]
2: perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads [syn: {bee balm}, {bergamot mint}, {oswego tea}, {Monarda didyma}]
3: bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America [syn: {lemon balm}, {garden balm}, {sweet balm}, {bee balm}, {Melissa officinalis}]

beebread
n : a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae [syn: {ambrosia}]

beech
n 1: any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth gray bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions [syn: {beech tree}]
2: wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles [syn: {beechwood}]

beech family
n : chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts; oaks; genera Castanea; Castanopsis; Chrysolepis; Fagus; Lithocarpus; Nothofagus; Quercus [syn: {Fagaceae}, {family Fagaceae}]

beech fern
n : any fern of the genus Phegopteris having deeply cut triangular fronds

beech marten
n : Eurasian marten having a brown coat with pale breast and throat [syn: {stone marten}, {Martes foina}]

beech tree
n : any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth gray bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions [syn: {beech}]

beechen
adj : consisting of or made of wood of the beech tree

Beecher
n : United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887) [syn: {Henry Ward Beecher}]

beechnut
n : small sweet triangular nut of any of various beech trees

beechwood
n : wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles [syn: {beech}]

beef
n 1: cattle that are reared for their meat [syn: {beef cattle}]
2: meat from an adult domestic bovine [syn: {boeuf}]
3: informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here" [syn: {gripe}, {kick}, {bitch}, {squawk}]
v : complain; "What was he hollering about?" [syn: {gripe}, {grouse}, {crab}, {squawk}, {bellyache}, {holler}] [also: {beeves} (pl)]

beef Bourguignonne
n : beef and mushrooms and onions stewed in red wine and seasonings [syn: {boeuf Bourguignonne}]

beef broth
n : a stock made with beef [syn: {beef stock}]

beef burrito
n : a burrito with a beef filling

beef cattle
n : cattle that are reared for their meat [syn: {beef}]

beef fondue
n : cubes of beef cooked in hot oil and then dipped in various tasty sauces [syn: {boeuf fondu bourguignon}]

beef goulash
n : meat is browned before stewing

beef jerky
n : strips of dried beef

beef loin
n : meat from a loin of beef

beef man
n : a man who raises (or tends) cattle [syn: {cattleman}, {cow man}]

beef neck
n : a cut of beef from the neck of the animal

beef patty
n : a patty of ground cooked beef [syn: {chopped steak}, {chop steak}, {chopsteak}, {hamburger steak}]

beef plant
n : South American plant having green to purple or red branches with green to purple ornamental foliage and spikes of insignificant woolly flowers with dry membranous bracts [syn: {beefsteak plant}, {Iresine herbstii}, {Iresine reticulata}]

beef roast
n : cut of beef suitable for roasting [syn: {roast beef}]

beef stew
n : a stew made with beef

beef stock
n : a stock made with beef [syn: {beef broth}]

beef Stroganoff
n : sauteed strips of beef and mushrooms in sour cream sauce served with noodles

beef tallow
n : tallow obtained from a bovine animal

beef tea
n : an extract of beef (given to people who are ill) [syn: {Bovril}]

beef tenderloin
n : beef loin muscle

beef tongue
n : the tongue of a cow eaten as meat

beef up
v : make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strenghten the relations between the two countries" [syn: {strengthen}, {fortify}] [ant: {weaken}]

beef Wellington
n : rare-roasted beef tenderloin coated with mushroom paste in puff pastry [syn: {filet de boeuf en croute}]

beefalo
n : hardy breed of cattle resulting from crossing domestic cattle with the American buffalo; yields leaner beef than conventional breeds [syn: {cattalo}]

beefburger
n : a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun [syn: {hamburger}]

beefcake
n : a photograph of a muscular man in minimal attire

beefeater
n : officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch [syn: {yeoman}, {yeoman of the guard}]

beefed-up
adj : made greater or stronger; "beefed-up sales efforts"

beefier
beefy
adj : muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term" [syn: {burly}, {husky}, {strapping}, {buirdly}] [also: {beefiest}, {beefier}]

beefier
See {beefy}

beefiest
beefy
adj : muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term" [syn: {burly}, {husky}, {strapping}, {buirdly}] [also: {beefiest}, {beefier}]

beefiest
See {beefy}

beefsteak
n : a slice of beef usually cooked by broiling

beefsteak begonia
n : rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath [syn: {kidney begonia}, {Begonia erythrophylla}, {Begonia feastii}]

beefsteak fungus
n : a popular edible fungus with a cap the color of liver or raw meat; abundant in southeastern United States [syn: {Fistulina hepatica}]

beefsteak geranium
n : any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown with inconspicuous flowers [syn: {rex begonia}, {king begonia}, {painted-leaf begonia}, {Begonia rex}]

beefsteak morel
n : a poisonous gyromitra; the surface of the fertile body is smooth at first and becomes progressively undulating and wrinkled (but never truly pitted); color varies from dull yellow to brown [syn: {Gyromitra esculenta}, {brain mushroom}]

beefsteak plant
n 1: plant grown for its ornamental red or purple foliage [syn: {Perilla frutescens crispa}]
2: South American plant having green to purple or red branches with green to purple ornamental foliage and spikes of insignificant woolly flowers with dry membranous bracts [syn: {beef plant}, {Iresine herbstii}, {Iresine reticulata}]

beefsteak tomato
n : any of several large tomatoes with thick flesh

beefwood
n 1: a hard-wooded tropical tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber [syn: {balata}, {balata tree}, {bully tree}, {Manilkara bidentata}]
2: any of several heavy hard reddish chiefly tropical woods of the families Casuarinaceae and Proteaceae; some used for cabinetwork
3: any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina yielding heavy hard red wood used in cabinetwork
4: tree or tall shrub with shiny leaves and umbels of fragrant creamy-white flowers; yields hard heavy reddish wood [syn: {scrub beefwood}, {Stenocarpus salignus}]
5: tree yielding hard heavy reddish wood [syn: {Grevillea striata}]

beefy
adj : muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term" [syn: {burly}, {husky}, {strapping}, {buirdly}] [also: {beefiest}, {beefier}]

beehive
n 1: any workplace where people are very busy
2: a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree [syn: {hive}]
3: a hairdo resembling a beehive
4: a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees [syn: {hive}]

Beehive State
n : a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young [syn: {Utah}, {Mormon State}, {UT}]

beekeeper
n : a farmer who keeps bees for their honey [syn: {apiarist}, {apiculturist}]

beekeeping
n : the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey [syn: {apiculture}]

beeline
n : the most direct route; "he made a beeline for the bathroom"

Beelzebub
n : (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell [syn: {Satan}, {Old Nick}, {Devil}, {the Devil}, {Lucifer}, {the Tempter}, {Prince of Darkness}]

been
See {be}

beep
n : a short high tone produced as a signal or warning [syn: {bleep}]
v 1: make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared" [syn: {honk}, {blare}, {claxon}, {toot}]
2: call, summon, or alert with a beeper

beeper
n : an electronic device that generates a series of beeps when the person carrying it is being paged [syn: {pager}]

beer
n : a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops

beer barrel
n : a barrel that holds beer [syn: {beer keg}]

beer bottle
n : a bottle that holds beer

beer can
n : a can that holds beer

beer drinker
n : someone whose favorite drink is beer or ale [syn: {ale drinker}]

beer garden
n : tavern with an outdoor area (usually resembling a garden) where beer and other alcoholic drinks are served

beer glass
n : a relatively large glass for serving beer

beer hall
n : a hall or barroom featuring beer and (usually) entertainment

beer keg
n : a barrel that holds beer [syn: {beer barrel}]

beer maker
n : someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water [syn: {brewer}]

beer mat
n : a drip mat placed under a glass of beer

beer mug
n : a mug intended for serving beer [syn: {stein}]

Beerbohm
n : English writer and caricaturist (1872-1956) [syn: {Max Beerbohm}, {Sir Henry Maxmilian Beerbohm}]

beerier
beery
adj : smelling of beer [also: {beeriest}, {beerier}]

beerier
See {beery}

beeriest
beery
adj : smelling of beer [also: {beeriest}, {beerier}]

beeriest
See {beery}

beery
adj : smelling of beer [also: {beeriest}, {beerier}]

beeswax
n : a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs
v : cover with beeswax; "Chris beeswaxed the kitchen table"

beet
n 1: biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop [syn: {common beet}, {Beta vulgaris}]
2: round red root vegetable [syn: {beetroot}]

beet armyworm
n : moth larva that eats foliage of beets and vegetables [syn: {Spodoptera exigua}]

beet blight
n : a disease of beet plants

beet green
n : young leaves of the beetroot

beet sugar
n 1: sugar made from sugar beets
2: sugar from sugar beets used as sweetening agent

Beethoven
n 1: German composer of instrumental music (especially symphonic and chamber music); continued to compose after he lost his hearing (1770-1827) [syn: {van Beethoven}, {Ludwig van Beethoven}]
2: the music of Beethoven; "he enjoyed Beethoven most of all"

Beethovenian
adj : of or relating to Ludwig van Beethoven or his music

beetle
adj : jutting or overhanging; "beetle brows" [syn: {beetling}]
n 1: insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
2: a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing [syn: {mallet}]
v 1: be suspended over or hang over; "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town" [syn: {overhang}]
2: fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle; "He beetled up the staircase"; "They beetled off home"
3: beat with a beetle

beetle off
v : leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out" [syn: {run off}, {run out}, {bolt}, {bolt out}]

beetle-browed
adj : sullen or unfriendly in appearance [syn: {scowling}]

beetleweed
n : tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall [syn: {galax}, {galaxy}, {wandflower}, {coltsfoot}, {Galax urceolata}]

beetling
adj : jutting or overhanging; "beetle brows" [syn: {beetle}]

beetroot
n 1: beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption [syn: {Beta vulgaris rubra}]
2: round red root vegetable [syn: {beet}]

beeves
See {beef}

beeves
beef
n 1: cattle that are reared for their meat [syn: {beef cattle}]
2: meat from an adult domestic bovine [syn: {boeuf}]
3: informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here" [syn: {gripe}, {kick}, {bitch}, {squawk}]
v : complain; "What was he hollering about?" [syn: {gripe}, {grouse}, {crab}, {squawk}, {bellyache}, {holler}] [also: {beeves} (pl)]

befall
v 1: become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?" [syn: {bechance}, {betide}]
2: happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana) [syn: {happen}, {bechance}] [also: {befell}, {befallen}]

befallen
befall
v 1: become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?" [syn: {bechance}, {betide}]
2: happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana) [syn: {happen}, {bechance}] [also: {befell}, {befallen}]

befallen
See {befall}

befell
befall
v 1: become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?" [syn: {bechance}, {betide}]
2: happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana) [syn: {happen}, {bechance}] [also: {befell}, {befallen}]

befell
See {befall}

befit
v : accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!" [syn: {suit}, {beseem}] [also: {befitting}, {befitted}]

befitted
befit
v : accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!" [syn: {suit}, {beseem}] [also: {befitting}, {befitted}]

befitted
See {befit}

befitting
befit
v : accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!" [syn: {suit}, {beseem}] [also: {befitting}, {befitted}]

befitting
adj : appropriate to; "behavior befitting a father"

befitting
See {befit}

befittingly
adv : in an appropriate manner; "he was appropriately dressed" [syn: {appropriately}, {suitably}, {fittingly}, {fitly}] [ant: {inappropriately}, {inappropriately}]

befog
v : make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds" [syn: {obscure}, {becloud}, {obnubilate}, {haze over}, {fog}, {cloud}, {mist}] [also: {befogging}, {befogged}]

befogged
befog
v : make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds" [syn: {obscure}, {becloud}, {obnubilate}, {haze over}, {fog}, {cloud}, {mist}] [also: {befogging}, {befogged}]

befogged
adj : stupefied by alcoholic drink; "the wino's poor befuddled mind"; "a mind befogged with drink" [syn: {befuddled}]

befogged
See {befog}

befogging
befog
v : make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds" [syn: {obscure}, {becloud}, {obnubilate}, {haze over}, {fog}, {cloud}, {mist}] [also: {befogging}, {befogged}]

befogging
See {befog}

befool
v 1: make a fool or dupe of [syn: {fool}, {gull}]
2: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: {gull}, {dupe}, {slang}, {cod}, {fool}, {put on}, {take in}, {put one over}, {put one across}]

befooling
n : derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistent [syn: {stultification}]

before
adv 1: earlier in time; previously; "I had known her before"; "as I said before"; "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"; "her parents had died four years earlier"; "I mentioned that problem earlier" [syn: {earlier}]
2: at or in the front; "I see the lights of a town ahead"; "the road ahead is foggy"; "staring straight ahead"; "we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front"; "with the cross of Jesus marching on before" [syn: {ahead}, {in front}]

before Christ
adv : before the Christian era; used following dates before the supposed year Christ was born; "in 200 BC" [syn: {BC}, {B.C.}]

before long
adv : in the near future; "the doctor will soon be here"; "the book will appear shortly"; "she will arrive presently"; "we should have news before long" [syn: {soon}, {shortly}, {presently}]

beforehand
adj : being ahead of time or need; "gave advance warning"; "was beforehand with her report" [syn: {advance(a)}, {beforehand(p)}]
adv : ahead of time; in anticipation; "when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount"; "We like to plan ahead"; "should have made reservations beforehand" [syn: {ahead}, {in advance}]

befoul
v : spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it" [syn: {foul}, {defile}, {maculate}]

befouled
adj : made dirty or foul; "a building befouled with soot"; "breathing air fouled and darkened with factory soot" [syn: {fouled}]

befoulment
n : the state of being polluted [syn: {defilement}, {pollution}]

befriend
v : become friends with; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?"

befuddle
v 1: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" [syn: {confuse}, {throw}, {fox}, {fuddle}, {bedevil}, {confound}, {discombobulate}]
2: make stupid with alcohol [syn: {fuddle}]

befuddled
adj 1: stupefied by alcoholic drink; "the wino's poor befuddled mind"; "a mind befogged with drink" [syn: {befogged}]
2: perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school" [syn: {baffled}, {bemused}, {bewildered}, {confounded}, {confused}, {lost}, {mazed}, {mixed-up}, {at sea}]
3: confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas" [syn: {addled}, {muddled}, {muzzy}, {woolly}, {wooly}, {woolly-headed}, {wooly-minded}]

befuddlement
n : confusion resulting from failure to understand [syn: {bewilderment}, {obfuscation}, {puzzlement}, {mystification}, {bafflement}, {bemusement}]

beg
v 1: call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!" [syn: {implore}, {pray}]
2: make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities" [syn: {solicit}, {tap}]
3: ask to obtain free; "beg money and food" [also: {begging}, {begged}]

beg off
v : ask for permission to be released from an engagement [syn: {excuse}]

began
See {begin}

begat
beget
v : make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" [syn: {get}, {engender}, {father}, {mother}, {sire}, {generate}, {bring forth}] [also: {begotten}, {begot}, {begetting}, {begat}]

begat
See {beget}

beget
v : make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" [syn: {get}, {engender}, {father}, {mother}, {sire}, {generate}, {bring forth}] [also: {begotten}, {begot}, {begetting}, {begat}]

begetter
n : a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta" [syn: {father}, {male parent}] [ant: {mother}, {mother}]

begetting
beget
v : make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" [syn: {get}, {engender}, {father}, {mother}, {sire}, {generate}, {bring forth}] [also: {begotten}, {begot}, {begetting}, {begat}]

begetting
See {beget}

beggar
n : a pauper who lives by begging [syn: {mendicant}]
v 1: be beyond the resources of; "This beggars description!"
2: reduce to beggary [syn: {pauperize}, {pauperise}]

beggar lice
n 1: Eurasian and North American plants having small prickly nutlets that stick to clothing [syn: {beggar's lice}]
2: any of various tropical and subtropical plants having trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or loments [syn: {tick trefoil}, {beggar's lice}]

beggarly
adj 1: marked by poverty befitting a beggar; "a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut" [syn: {mean}]
2: used of sums of money; so small in amount as to deserve contempt [syn: {mean}]

beggarman
n : a man who is a beggar

beggar-my-neighbor
n : a card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player's cards [syn: {beggar-my-neighbour}, {strip-Jack-naked}]

beggar-my-neighbor policy
n : a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy; "the United States has pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy" [syn: {beggar-my-neighbour policy}, {beggar-my-neighbor strategy}, {beggar-my-neighbour strategy}]

beggar-my-neighbor strategy
n : a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy; "the United States has pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy" [syn: {beggar-my-neighbor policy}, {beggar-my-neighbour policy}, {beggar-my-neighbour strategy}]

beggar-my-neighbour
n : a card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player's cards [syn: {beggar-my-neighbor}, {strip-Jack-naked}]

beggar-my-neighbour policy
n : a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy; "the United States has pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy" [syn: {beggar-my-neighbor policy}, {beggar-my-neighbor strategy}, {beggar-my-neighbour strategy}]

beggar-my-neighbour strategy
n : a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy; "the United States has pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy" [syn: {beggar-my-neighbor policy}, {beggar-my-neighbour policy}, {beggar-my-neighbor strategy}]

beggar's lice
n 1: Eurasian and North American plants having small prickly nutlets that stick to clothing [syn: {beggar lice}]
2: any of various tropical and subtropical plants having trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or loments [syn: {tick trefoil}, {beggar lice}]

beggar's-ticks
n : any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing [syn: {bur marigold}, {burr marigold}, {beggar-ticks}, {sticktight}]

beggar-ticks
n 1: the seed of bur marigolds [syn: {spanish needles}]
2: any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing [syn: {bur marigold}, {burr marigold}, {beggar's-ticks}, {sticktight}]

beggarweed
n : West Indian forage plant cultivated in southern United States as forage and to improve soil [syn: {Desmodium tortuosum}, {Desmodium purpureum}]

beggarwoman
n : a woman who is a beggar

beggary
n 1: a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) [syn: {begging}, {mendicancy}]
2: a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless" [syn: {indigence}, {need}, {penury}, {pauperism}, {pauperization}]

begged
beg
v 1: call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!" [syn: {implore}, {pray}]
2: make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities" [syn: {solicit}, {tap}]
3: ask to obtain free; "beg money and food" [also: {begging}, {begged}]

begged
See {beg}

begging
beg
v 1: call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!" [syn: {implore}, {pray}]
2: make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities" [syn: {solicit}, {tap}]
3: ask to obtain free; "beg money and food" [also: {begging}, {begged}]

begging
n : a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) [syn: {beggary}, {mendicancy}]

begging
See {beg}

begild
v : decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold [syn: {gild}, {engild}]

Begin
n : Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992) [syn: {Menachem Begin}]
v 1: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" [syn: {get down}, {get}, {start out}, {start}, {set about}, {set out}, {commence}] [ant: {end}]
2: have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000" [syn: {start}] [ant: {end}]
3: set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life" [syn: {lead off}, {start}, {commence}] [ant: {end}]
4: begin to speak or say; "Now listen, friends," he began
5: be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series; "The number 'one' begins the sequence"; "A terrible murder begins the novel"; "The convocation ceremoney officially begins the semester"
6: have a beginning, of a temporal event; "WWII began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"; "The company's Asia tour begins next month"
7: have a beginning characterized in some specified way; "The novel begins with a murder"; "My property begins with the three maple trees"; "Her day begins with a work-out"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony" [syn: {start}]
8: begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade" [syn: {start}]
9: achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative; "This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation"; "You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war" 10: begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade"

beginner
n 1: someone new to a field or activity [syn: {novice}, {tyro}, {tiro}, {initiate}]
2: a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country" [syn: {founder}, {founding father}, {father}]

beginning
adj : serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse" [syn: {beginning(a)}, {first}]
n 1: the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war" [ant: {ending}]
2: the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" [syn: {commencement}, {first}, {outset}, {get-go}, {start}, {kickoff}, {starting time}, {showtime}, {offset}] [ant: {middle}, {end}]
3: the first part or section of something; "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story" [ant: {middle}, {end}]
4: the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root" [syn: {origin}, {root}, {rootage}, {source}]
5: the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" [syn: {start}, {commencement}] [ant: {finish}]

beginning
See {begin}

beginning rhyme
n : use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged rascal ran" [syn: {alliteration}, {initial rhyme}, {head rhyme}]

begird
v : encircle or bind; "Trees girded the green fields" [syn: {girth}, {girt}, {gird}] [also: {begirt}]

begirt
begird
v : encircle or bind; "Trees girded the green fields" [syn: {girth}, {girt}, {gird}] [also: {begirt}]

begirt
See {begird}

begonia
n : any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes

Begonia cheimantha
n : hybrid winter-blooming begonia grown for its many large pink flowers [syn: {Christmas begonia}, {blooming-fool begonia}]

Begonia cocchinea
n : South American fibrous-rooted begonias having prominent basal leaf lobes suggesting angels' wings and racemes of coral-red flowers [syn: {angel-wing begonia}]

Begonia dregei
n : tuberous or semi-tuberous South African begonia having shallowly lobed ovate leaves and small white flowers [syn: {grape-leaf begonia}, {maple-leaf begonia}]

Begonia erythrophylla
n : rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath [syn: {beefsteak begonia}, {kidney begonia}, {Begonia feastii}]

begonia family
n : monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America [syn: {Begoniaceae}, {family Begoniaceae}]

Begonia feastii
n : rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath [syn: {beefsteak begonia}, {kidney begonia}, {Begonia erythrophylla}]

Begonia heracleifolia
n : rhizomatous begonia having leaves with pointed lobes suggestive of stars and pink flowers [syn: {star begonia}, {star-leaf begonia}]

Begonia rex
n : any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown with inconspicuous flowers [syn: {rex begonia}, {king begonia}, {painted-leaf begonia}, {beefsteak geranium}]

Begonia semperflorens
n : hybrid fibrous-rooted begonia having broad-ovate green to bronze- or black-red leaves and small clusters of white or pink or red flowers; widely used as a bedding plant [syn: {wax begonia}]

Begonia socotrana
n : semi-tuberous begonia having peltate leaves and rose-pink flowers; Yemen [syn: {Socotra begonia}]

Begonia tuberhybrida
n : any of numerous hybrid begonias having tuberous roots and variously colored flowers [syn: {hybrid tuberous begonia}]

Begoniaceae
n : monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America [syn: {family Begoniaceae}, {begonia family}]

begot
beget
v : make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" [syn: {get}, {engender}, {father}, {mother}, {sire}, {generate}, {bring forth}] [also: {begotten}, {begot}, {begetting}, {begat}]

begot
See {beget}

begotten
beget
v : make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" [syn: {get}, {engender}, {father}, {mother}, {sire}, {generate}, {bring forth}] [also: {begotten}, {begot}, {begetting}, {begat}]

begotten
adj : (of offspring) generated by procreation; "naturally begotten child"

begotten
See {beget}

begrime
v : make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!" [syn: {dirty}, {soil}, {grime}, {colly}, {bemire}] [ant: {clean}]

begrimed
adj : thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen" [syn: {dingy}, {grimy}, {grubby}, {grungy}, {raunchy}]

begrudge
v 1: be envious of; set one's heart on [syn: {envy}]
2: wish ill or allow unwillingly [syn: {resent}] [ant: {wish}]

beguile
v 1: influence by slyness [syn: {juggle}, {hoodwink}]
2: attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" [syn: {capture}, {enamour}, {trance}, {catch}, {becharm}, {enamor}, {captivate}, {charm}, {fascinate}, {bewitch}, {entrance}, {enchant}]

beguiled
adj : filled with wonder and delight [syn: {captivated}, {charmed}, {delighted}, {enthralled}, {entranced}]

beguilement
n 1: magnetic personal charm [syn: {bewitchery}, {animal magnetism}]
2: an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations [syn: {distraction}]

beguiler
n 1: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true [syn: {deceiver}, {cheat}, {cheater}, {trickster}, {slicker}]
2: a person who charms others (usually by personal attractiveness) [syn: {charmer}]

beguiling
adj 1: highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation" [syn: {alluring}, {enticing}, {tempting}]
2: misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods; "taken in by beguiling tales of overnight fortunes"

Beguine
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life
2: music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance
3: a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba

begum
n : a Muslim woman of high rank in India or Pakistan

begun
See {begin}

behalf
n 1: as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as "on behalf of" rather than "in behalf of"); "the guardian signed the contract on behalf of the minor child"; "this letter is written on behalf of my client";
2: for someone's benefit (usually expressed as `in behalf' rather than `on behalf' and usually with a possessive); "in your behalf"; "campaigning in his own behalf"; "spoke a good word in his friend's behalf"

behave
v 1: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" [syn: {act}, {do}]
2: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" [syn: {acquit}, {bear}, {deport}, {conduct}, {comport}, {carry}]
3: behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave" [syn: {comport}] [ant: {misbehave}]

behavior
n 1: manner of acting or conducting yourself [syn: {behaviour}, {conduct}, {doings}]
2: the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances; "the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments" [syn: {behaviour}]
3: (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people [syn: {demeanor}, {demeanour}, {behaviour}, {conduct}, {deportment}]
4: (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation [syn: {behaviour}]

behavior modification
n : psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior [syn: {behavior therapy}]

behavior therapy
n : psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior [syn: {behavior modification}]

behavioral
adj : of or relating to behavior; "behavioral sciences" [syn: {behavioural}]

behaviorism
n : an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior [syn: {behaviourism}, {behavioristic psychology}, {behaviouristic psychology}]

behaviorist
adj : of or relating to behaviorism; "behavioristic psychology" [syn: {behavioristic}, {behaviouristic}, {behaviourist}]
n : a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism [syn: {behaviourist}]

behavioristic
adj : of or relating to behaviorism; "behavioristic psychology" [syn: {behaviorist}, {behaviouristic}, {behaviourist}]

behavioristic psychology
n : an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior [syn: {behaviorism}, {behaviourism}, {behaviouristic psychology}]

behaviour
n 1: the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances; "the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments" [syn: {behavior}]
2: (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people [syn: {demeanor}, {demeanour}, {behavior}, {conduct}, {deportment}]
3: (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation [syn: {behavior}]
4: manner of acting or conducting yourself [syn: {behavior}, {conduct}, {doings}]

behavioural
adj : of or relating to behavior; "behavioral sciences" [syn: {behavioral}]

behaviourism
n : an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior [syn: {behaviorism}, {behavioristic psychology}, {behaviouristic psychology}]

behaviourist
adj : of or relating to behaviorism; "behavioristic psychology" [syn: {behavioristic}, {behaviorist}, {behaviouristic}]
n : a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism [syn: {behaviorist}]

behaviouristic
adj : of or relating to behaviorism; "behavioristic psychology" [syn: {behavioristic}, {behaviorist}, {behaviourist}]

behaviouristic psychology
n : an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior [syn: {behaviorism}, {behaviourism}, {behavioristic psychology}]

behead
v : cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution" [syn: {decapitate}]

beheaded
adj : having had the head cut off; "the beheaded prisoners" [syn: {decapitated}]

beheading
n 1: execution by cutting off the victim's head [syn: {decapitation}]
2: killing by cutting off the head [syn: {decapitation}]

beheld
behold
v : see with attention; "behold Christ!" [syn: {lay eyes on}] [also: {beholden}, {beheld}]

beheld
See {behold}

behemoth
n 1: someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful [syn: {giant}, {goliath}, {monster}, {colossus}]
2: a person of exceptional importance and reputation [syn: {colossus}, {giant}, {heavyweight}, {titan}]

behest
n : an authoritative command or request

behind
adj : having the lower score or lagging position in a contest; "behind by two points"; "the 8th inning found the home team trailing" [syn: {behind(p)}, {trailing}]
n : the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]
adv 1: in or to or toward the rear; "he followed behind"; "seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front"; "the final runners were far behind"
2: remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from; "when he died he left much unfinished work behind"; "left a large family behind"; "the children left their books behind"; "he took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind"
3: of timepieces; "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind" [syn: {slow}]
4: in or into an inferior position; "fell behind in his studies"; "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers"
5: in debt; "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills" [syn: {behindhand}, {in arrears}]

behindhand
adj : behind schedule; "was behindhand with the rent"
adv : in debt; "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills" [syn: {behind}, {in arrears}]

behind-the-scenes
adj : designed and carried out secretly or confidentially; "a sub-rosa report"; "has their under-the-table backing" [syn: {sub-rosa}, {under-the-table}]

Behmen
n : German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624) [syn: {Boehme}, {Jakob Boehme}, {Bohme}, {Jakob Bohme}, {Boehm}, {Jakob Boehm}, {Jakob Behmen}]

Behmenism
n : the mystical theological doctrine of Jakob Boehme that influenced the Quakers [syn: {Boehmenism}]

behold
v : see with attention; "behold Christ!" [syn: {lay eyes on}] [also: {beholden}, {beheld}]

beholden
behold
v : see with attention; "behold Christ!" [syn: {lay eyes on}] [also: {beholden}, {beheld}]

beholden
adj : under a moral obligation to someone [syn: {beholden(p)}]

beholden
See {behold}

beholder
n : a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses [syn: {perceiver}, {observer}]

beholding
n : perception by means of the eyes [syn: {visual perception}, {seeing}]

behoove
v : be appropriate or necessary; "IT behooves us to reflect on this matter" [syn: {behove}]

behooves
See {behoof}

behove
v : be appropriate or necessary; "IT behooves us to reflect on this matter" [syn: {behoove}]

Behrens
n : German architect known for his simple utilitarian factory buildings (1868-1940) [syn: {Peter Behrens}]

Behring
n : Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741) [syn: {Bering}, {Vitus Bering}, {Vitus Behring}]

beige
adj : of a light grayish-brown color
n : a very light brown [syn: {ecru}]

beigel
n : (Yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust [syn: {bagel}]

Beijing
n : capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city [syn: {Peking}, {Peiping}, {capital of Red China}]

Beijing dialect
n : the dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China [syn: {Mandarin}, {Mandarin Chinese}, {Mandarin dialect}]

being
n 1: the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries" [syn: {beingness}, {existence}] [ant: {nonexistence}, {nonbeing}]
2: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently [syn: {organism}]

beingness
n : the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries" [syn: {being}, {existence}] [ant: {nonexistence}, {nonbeing}]

Beira
n : a port city in eastern Mozambique on the Mozambique Channel

Beirut
n : capital and largest city of Lebanon; located in western Lebanon on the Mediterranean [syn: {capital of Lebanon}]

bejewel
v : adorn or decorate with precious stones; "jeweled dresses" [syn: {jewel}] [also: {bejewelling}, {bejewelled}]

bejeweled
adj : covered with beads or jewels or sequins [syn: {beaded}, {beady}, {bejewelled}, {bespangled}, {gemmed}, {jeweled}, {jewelled}, {sequined}, {spangled}, {spangly}]

bejewelled
bejewel
v : adorn or decorate with precious stones; "jeweled dresses" [syn: {jewel}] [also: {bejewelling}, {bejewelled}]

bejewelled
adj : covered with beads or jewels or sequins [syn: {beaded}, {beady}, {bejeweled}, {bespangled}, {gemmed}, {jeweled}, {jewelled}, {sequined}, {spangled}, {spangly}]

bejewelled
See {bejewel}

bejewelling
bejewel
v : adorn or decorate with precious stones; "jeweled dresses" [syn: {jewel}] [also: {bejewelling}, {bejewelled}]

bejewelling
See {bejewel}

bel
n 1: a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels [syn: {B}]
2: Babylonian god of the earth; one of the supreme triad including Anu and Ea; earlier identified with En-lil

Bel and the Dragon
n : an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel

bel canto
n : a style of operatic singing

bel esprit
n : a witty or clever person with a fine mind

Bela Bartok
n : Hungarian composer and pianist who collected Hungarian folk music; in 1940 he moved to the United States (1881-1945) [syn: {Bartok}]

Bela Ferenc Blasko
n : United States film actor (born in Hungary) noted for portraying monsters (1884-1956) [syn: {Lugosi}, {Bela Lugosi}]

Bela Lugosi
n : United States film actor (born in Hungary) noted for portraying monsters (1884-1956) [syn: {Lugosi}, {Bela Ferenc Blasko}]

belabor
v 1: to work at or to absurd length; "belabor the obvious" [syn: {belabour}]
2: attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students" [syn: {belabour}]
3: beat soundly [syn: {belabour}]

belabour
v 1: to work at or to absurd length; "belabor the obvious" [syn: {belabor}]
2: beat soundly [syn: {belabor}]
3: attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students" [syn: {belabor}]

Belamcanda
n : a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae [syn: {genus Belamcanda}]

Belamcanda chinensis
n : garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry [syn: {blackberry-lily}, {leopard lily}]

Belarus
n : a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet [syn: {Republic of Belarus}, {Byelarus}, {Byelorussia}, {Belorussia}, {White Russia}]

Belarusian
adj : of or pertaining to Belarus or to the people or culture of Belarus
n : the Slavic language spoken in Belarus [syn: {Byelorussian}]

Belarusian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Belarus

belated
adj : after the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments" [syn: {late}, {tardy}]

belatedly
adv : later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday" [syn: {late}, {tardily}] [ant: {early}]

Belau
n : a chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean [syn: {Palau}, {Palau Islands}, {Pelew}]

belay
n : something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured
v 1: turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him
2: fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat

belaying pin
n : a wood or metal bar to which a rope can be secured (as on a ship or in mountain climbing)

belch
n : a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth [syn: {belching}, {burp}, {burping}, {eructation}]
v 1: expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table" [syn: {burp}, {bubble}, {eruct}]
2: become active and spew forth lava and rocks; "Vesuvius erupts once in a while" [syn: {erupt}, {extravasate}]

belching
n 1: the forceful expulsion of something from inside; "the belching of smoke from factory chimneys"
2: a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth [syn: {belch}, {burp}, {burping}, {eructation}]

beldam
n 1: an ugly evil-looking old woman [syn: {hag}, {beldame}, {witch}, {crone}]
2: a woman of advanced age [syn: {beldame}]

beldame
n 1: an ugly evil-looking old woman [syn: {hag}, {beldam}, {witch}, {crone}]
2: a woman of advanced age [syn: {beldam}]

beleaguer
v 1: annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" [syn: {tease}, {badger}, {pester}, {bug}]
2: surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna" [syn: {besiege}, {surround}, {hem in}, {circumvent}]

beleaguering
n : the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack [syn: {siege}, {besieging}, {military blockade}]

Belem
n : port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin [syn: {Para}, {Feliz Lusitania}, {Santa Maria de Belem}, {St. Mary of Bethlehem}]

belemnite
n : a conical calcareous fossil tapering to a point at one end and with a conical cavity at the other end containing (when unbroken) a small chambered phragmocone from the shell of any of numerous extinct cephalopods of the family Belemnitidae

belemnitic
adj : of or relating to belemnites

Belemnitidae
n : family of extinct Mesozoic cephalopods [syn: {family Belemnitidae}]

Belemnoidea
n : order of extinct dibranchiate cephalopods related to the surviving spirulas [syn: {order Belemnoidea}]

Belfast
n : capital and largest city of Northern Ireland; the center of Protestantism in Northern Ireland [syn: {capital of Northern Ireland}]

belfry
n 1: a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building [syn: {campanile}]
2: a room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung

Belgian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Belgium or the Belgian people; "the Belgian Queen"
n : a native or inhabitant of Belgium

Belgian beef stew
n : beef stewed in beer seasoned with garlic and served with boiled potatoes [syn: {carbonnade flamande}]

Belgian capital
n : the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization [syn: {Bruxelles}, {Brussels}, {capital of Belgium}]

Belgian Congo
n : a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960 [syn: {Congo}, {Democratic Republic of the Congo}, {Zaire}]

Belgian endive
n : young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head [syn: {French endive}, {witloof}]

Belgian franc
n : formerly the basic unit of money in Belgium

Belgian griffon
n : breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle [syn: {griffon}, {Brussels griffon}]

Belgian hare
n : red breed of domestic rabbits; hybrid between Old World rabbit and hare [syn: {leporide}]

Belgian sheepdog
n : hardy working dog developed in Belgium for herding sheep [syn: {Belgian shepherd}]

Belgian shepherd
n : hardy working dog developed in Belgium for herding sheep [syn: {Belgian sheepdog}]

Belgian waffle
n : thick sweet waffle often eaten with ice cream or fruit sauce

Belgique
n : a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization [syn: {Belgium}, {Kingdom of Belgium}]

Belgium
n : a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization [syn: {Kingdom of Belgium}, {Belgique}]

Belgrade
n : capital and largest city of Yugoslavia [syn: {Beograd}, {capital of Yugoslavia}]

belie
v 1: be in contradiction with [syn: {contradict}, {negate}]
2: represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions" [syn: {misrepresent}] [also: {belying}]

belief
n 1: any cognitive content held as true [ant: {unbelief}]
2: a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" [syn: {impression}, {feeling}, {notion}, {opinion}]

believability
n : the quality of being believable or trustworthy [syn: {credibility}, {credibleness}] [ant: {incredibility}]

believable
adj : capable of being believed; "completely credible testimony"; "credible information" [syn: {credible}] [ant: {incredible}]

believably
adv 1: in a believable manner; "he acted believably sincere" [ant: {unbelievably}, {incredibly}]
2: easy to believe on the basis of available evidence; "he talked plausibly before the committee"; "he will probably win the election" [syn: {credibly}, {plausibly}, {probably}] [ant: {incredibly}]

believe
v 1: accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits" [ant: {disbelieve}]
2: judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior" [syn: {think}, {consider}, {conceive}]
3: be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war" [syn: {trust}]
4: follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer; "When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too"
5: credit with veracity; "You cannot believe this man"; "Should we believe a publication like the National Inquirer?"

believe in
v : have a firm conviction as to the goodness of something; "John believes in oat bran"

believer
n 1: a supporter who accepts something as true [syn: {truster}]
2: a person who has religious faith [syn: {worshiper}, {worshipper}]

believing
n : the cognitive process that leads to convictions; "seeing is believing"

believingly
adv : in a credulous manner; "the children followed the teacher credulously" [syn: {credulously}] [ant: {incredulously}, {incredulously}]

belike
adv : with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war" [syn: {probably}, {likely}, {in all likelihood}, {in all probability}]

Belisarius
n : Byzantine general under Justinian I; he recovered former Roman territories in northern Africa and fought against the Persians

belittle
v 1: belittle; "Don't belittle his influence" [syn: {minimize}, {denigrate}, {derogate}]
2: express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts" [syn: {disparage}, {pick at}] [ant: {flatter}]
3: lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues" [syn: {diminish}]

belittled
adj : made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth); "her comments made me feel small" [syn: {diminished}, {small}]

belittling
adj : tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark" [syn: {deprecating}, {deprecative}, {deprecatory}, {depreciative}, {depreciatory}, {slighting}]
n 1: a belittling comment [syn: {denigration}]
2: the act of belittling

Belize
n : a country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean; formerly under British control [syn: {British Honduras}]

Belize dollar
n : the basic unit of money in Belize

bell
n 1: a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
2: a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed [syn: {doorbell}, {buzzer}]
3: the sound of a bell being struck; "saved by the bell"; "she heard the distant toll of church bells" [syn: {toll}]
4: (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m. [syn: {ship's bell}]
5: the shape of a bell [syn: {bell shape}, {campana}]
6: a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905) [syn: {Melville Bell}, {Alexander Melville Bell}]
7: English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961) [syn: {Vanessa Bell}, {Vanessa Stephen}]
8: United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922) [syn: {Alexander Bell}, {Alexander Graham Bell}]
9: a percussion instrument consisting of vertical metal tubes of different lengths that are struck with a hammer [syn: {chime}, {gong}] 10: the flared opening of a tubular device
v : attach a bell to; "bell cows"

bell apple
n : the edible yellow fruit of the Jamaica honeysuckle [syn: {sweet cup}, {water lemon}, {yellow granadilla}]

bell arch
n : a round arch resting on corbels

bell book
n : a logbook in which all orders concerning the main engines of a ship are recorded

bell buoy
n : a buoy with a bell on it [syn: {gong buoy}]

bell captain
n : the supervisor of bellboys in a hotel

bell cot
n : a small shelter for bells; has a gable or shed roof [syn: {bell cote}]

bell cote
n : a small shelter for bells; has a gable or shed roof [syn: {bell cot}]

bell deck
n : a floor under the bells of an open belfry

bell founder
n : a person who casts metal bells

bell foundry
n : a foundry where bells are cast

bell gable
n : an extension of a gable that serves as a bell cote

bell glass
n : a bell-shaped glass cover used to protect and display delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to contain gases [syn: {bell jar}]

bell heather
n 1: dwarf European shrub with rose-colored flowers [syn: {cross-leaved heath}, {Erica tetralix}]
2: common low European shrub with purple-red flowers [syn: {heather bell}, {fine-leaved heath}, {Erica cinerea}]

bell jar
n : a bell-shaped glass cover used to protect and display delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to contain gases [syn: {bell glass}]

bell magpie
n : bluish black fruit-eating bird with a bell-like call [syn: {currawong}]

bell metal
n : bronze with 3 or 4 parts copper to 1 part tin; used in making bells

bell morel
n : a morel whose fertile portion resembles a bell and is attached to the stipe only at the top [syn: {Verpa}]

bell pepper
n 1: plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers [syn: {sweet pepper}, {pimento}, {pimiento}, {paprika}, {sweet pepper plant}, {Capsicum annuum grossum}]
2: large bell-shaped sweet pepper in green or red or yellow or orange or black varieties

bell push
n : a button that is pushed to ring a bell

bell ringer
n 1: a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation) [syn: {toller}, {ringer}]
2: someone who plays musical handbells
3: something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal; "the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer"; "scored a bull's eye"; "hit the mark"; "the president's speech was a home run" [syn: {bull's eye}, {mark}, {home run}]

bell ringing
n 1: the sound of someone playing a set of bells
2: persuasion of voters in a political campaign [syn: {electioneering}, {canvassing}]
3: playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower [syn: {carillon}, {carillon playing}]

bell seat
n : a seat that has a bell shape (on some 18th century chairs) [syn: {balloon seat}]

bell shape
n : the shape of a bell [syn: {bell}, {campana}]

bell tent
n : a bell-shaped tent

bell the cat
v : take a risk; perform a daring act; "Who is going to bell the cat?"

bell toad
n : western North American frog with a tail-like copulatory organ [syn: {tailed frog}, {ribbed toad}, {tailed toad}, {Ascaphus trui}]

bell tower
n : a tower that supports or shelters a bell

bella sombra
n : fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leaves [syn: {ombu}, {Phytolacca dioica}]

belladonna
n 1: perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine [syn: {deadly nightshade}, {Atropa belladonna}]
2: an alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna herb that is used medicinally

belladonna lily
n : amaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant white or rose flowers [syn: {naked lady}, {Amaryllis belladonna}]

Bellarmine
n 1: Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621) [syn: {Bellarmino}, {Cardinal Bellarmine}, {Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmine}]
2: a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century) [syn: {longbeard}, {long-beard}, {graybeard}]

Bellarmino
n : Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621) [syn: {Bellarmine}, {Cardinal Bellarmine}, {Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmine}]

bellbird
n : any of several tropical American birds of the genus Procnias having a bell-like call

bell-bottom
adj : (of trousers) having legs that flare at the bottom; "bell-bottomed trousers" [syn: {bell-bottomed}]

bellbottom trousers
n : trousers with legs that flare; worn by sailors; absurdly wide hems were fashionable in the 1960s [syn: {bell-bottoms}]

bell-bottomed
adj : (of trousers) having legs that flare at the bottom; "bell-bottomed trousers" [syn: {bell-bottom}]

bell-bottoms
n : trousers with legs that flare; worn by sailors; absurdly wide hems were fashionable in the 1960s [syn: {bellbottom trousers}]

bellboy
n : someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels [syn: {bellman}, {bellhop}]

belle
n : a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals; "she was the belle of the ball"

belle de nuit
n : pantropical climber having white fragrant nocturnal flowers [syn: {moonflower}, {Ipomoea alba}]

Belle Isle cress
n : of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida [syn: {early winter cress}, {land cress}, {American cress}, {American watercress}, {Barbarea verna}, {Barbarea praecox}]

Belle Miriam Silverman
n : United States operatic soprano (born in 1929) [syn: {Sills}, {Beverly Sills}]

Belleau Wood
n : a World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918 [syn: {Battle of the Marne}, {Chateau-Thierry}, {Marne River}]

Bellerophon
n : (Greek mythology) a mythical hero of Corinth who performed miracles on the winged horse Pegasus (especially killing the monster Chimera)

belles lettres
n : creative writing valued for esthetic content [syn: {belles-lettres}]

belles-lettres
n : creative writing valued for esthetic content [syn: {belles lettres}]

belletristic
adj : written and regarded for aesthetic value rather than content

bellflower
n : any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers [syn: {campanula}]

bellflower family
n : family of plants of the order Campanulales; in some classifications includes Lobeliaceae [syn: {Campanulaceae}, {family Campanulaceae}]

bellhop
n : someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels [syn: {bellboy}, {bellman}]

bellicose
adj : having or showing a ready disposition to fight; "bellicose young officers"; "a combative impulse"; "a contentious nature" [syn: {battleful}, {combative}, {contentious}]

bellied
adj 1: having a belly; often used in combination [ant: {bellyless}]
2: curving outward [syn: {bellying}, {bulbous}, {bulging}, {bulgy}, {protuberant}]

bellied
belly
n 1: the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis [syn: {abdomen}, {venter}, {stomach}]
2: a protruding abdomen [syn: {paunch}]
3: a part that bulges deeply; "the belly of a sail"
4: the hollow inside of something; "in the belly of the ship"
5: the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish
v : swell out or bulge out [syn: {belly out}] [also: {bellied}]

bellied
See {belly}

belligerence
n 1: hostile or warlike attitude or nature [syn: {belligerency}]
2: a disposition to fight [syn: {aggressiveness}, {contentiousness}, {pugnacity}, {quarrelsomeness}]

belligerency
n 1: hostile or warlike attitude or nature [syn: {belligerence}]
2: acts of overt warfare; "the outbreak of hostilities" [syn: {hostility}]

belligerent
adj 1: characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; "aggressive acts against another country"; "a belligerent tone" [syn: {aggressive}]
2: engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"; "a fighting war" [syn: {fighting}, {militant}, {war-ridden}, {warring}]
n : someone who fights (or is fighting) [syn: {combatant}, {battler}, {fighter}, {scrapper}]

belligerently
adv : in a belligerent hostile manner; "he pushed her against the wall belligerently" [syn: {hostilely}, {with hostility}]

belling
n : a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple [syn: {shivaree}, {chivaree}, {charivari}, {callithump}, {callathump}]

Bellingham
n : a town in northeastern Washington on a bay near the Canadian border

Bellini
n : Italian composer of operas (1801-1835) [syn: {Vincenzo Bellini}]

Bellis
n : daisy [syn: {genus Bellis}]

Bellis perennis
n : low-growing Eurasian plant with yellow central disc flowers and pinkish-white outer ray flowers [syn: {common daisy}, {English daisy}]

bellman
n : someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels [syn: {bellboy}, {bellhop}]

Belloc
n : English author (born in France) remembered especially for his verse for childre (1870-1953) [syn: {Hilaire Belloc}, {Joseph Hilaire Peter Belloc}]

bellow
n 1: a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway" [syn: {bellowing}, {holla}, {holler}, {hollering}, {hollo}, {holloa}, {roar}, {roaring}, {yowl}]
2: United States novelist (born in Canada in 1915) [syn: {Saul Bellow}]
v 1: shout loudly and without restraint [syn: {bawl}]
2: make a loud noise, as of animal; "The bull bellowed" [syn: {roar}]

bellower
n : someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice [syn: {roarer}, {bawler}, {screamer}, {screecher}, {shouter}, {yeller}]

bellowing
n : a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway" [syn: {bellow}, {holla}, {holler}, {hollering}, {hollo}, {holloa}, {roar}, {roaring}, {yowl}]

bellows
n : a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely [syn: {blower}]

bellows fish
n : small bottom-dwelling fish of warm seas having a compressed body and a long snout with a toothless mouth [syn: {snipefish}]

bellpull
n : a handle or cord that is pulled to ring a doorbell or a servant's bell etc.

bells of Ireland
n : aromatic annual with a tall stems of small whitish flowers enclosed in a greatly enlarged saucer- or bell-shaped calyx [syn: {molucca balm}, {Molucella laevis}]

bell-shaped
adj : having a shape resembling a bell

bell-shaped curve
n : a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution [syn: {normal curve}, {Gaussian curve}, {Gaussian shape}]

bellwether
n 1: someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity
2: sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell

bellwort
n : any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers [syn: {merry bells}, {wild oats}]

belly
n 1: the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis [syn: {abdomen}, {venter}, {stomach}]
2: a protruding abdomen [syn: {paunch}]
3: a part that bulges deeply; "the belly of a sail"
4: the hollow inside of something; "in the belly of the ship"
5: the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish
v : swell out or bulge out [syn: {belly out}] [also: {bellied}]

belly dance
n : a Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomen [syn: {belly dancing}, {danse du ventre}]
v : perform a belly dance

belly dancer
n : a woman who performs a solo Oriental dance using exaggerated abdominal movements [syn: {exotic belly dancer}, {exotic dancer}]

belly dancing
n : a Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomen [syn: {belly dance}, {danse du ventre}]

belly flop
n : a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water [syn: {belly flopper}, {belly whop}, {belly whopper}]

belly flopper
n : a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water [syn: {belly flop}, {belly whop}, {belly whopper}]

belly laugh
n 1: a burst of deep loud hearty laughter [syn: {guffaw}]
2: a joke that seems extremely funny [syn: {sidesplitter}, {howler}, {thigh-slapper}, {scream}, {wow}, {riot}]

belly out
v : swell out or bulge out [syn: {belly}]

belly whop
n : a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water [syn: {belly flop}, {belly flopper}, {belly whopper}]

belly whopper
n : a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water [syn: {belly flop}, {belly flopper}, {belly whop}]

bellyache
n : an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region [syn: {stomachache}, {stomach ache}, {gastralgia}]
v : complain; "What was he hollering about?" [syn: {gripe}, {grouse}, {crab}, {beef}, {squawk}, {holler}]

bellyacher
n : a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining [syn: {whiner}, {complainer}, {moaner}, {sniveller}, {crybaby}, {grumbler}, {squawker}]

bellyband
n 1: a cloth band that is worn around the waist (as on infants until the navel has healed)
2: a strap around the belly of a draft animal holding the shafts of a wagon

bellybutton
n : scar where the umbilical cord was attached [syn: {navel}, {umbilicus}, {omphalos}, {omphalus}]

belly-flop
v : dive so that one hits the water with one's belly [also: {belly-flopping}, {belly-flopped}]

belly-flopped
belly-flop
v : dive so that one hits the water with one's belly [also: {belly-flopping}, {belly-flopped}]

belly-flopped
See {belly-flop}

belly-flopping
belly-flop
v : dive so that one hits the water with one's belly [also: {belly-flopping}, {belly-flopped}]

belly-flopping
See {belly-flop}

bellyful
n : an undesirable overabundance; "a bellyful of your complaints"

bellying
adj : curving outward [syn: {bellied}, {bulbous}, {bulging}, {bulgy}, {protuberant}]

belly-land
v : land on the underside without the landing gear

bellylaugh
v : laugh a deep, hearty laugh

bellyless
adj : lacking a prominent belly [syn: {flat-bellied}] [ant: {bellied}]

belly-up
adj : financially ruined; "a bankrupt company"; "the company went belly-up" [syn: {bankrupt}, {belly-up(p)}]

Bel-Merodach
n : the chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu [syn: {Marduk}, {Merodach}, {Baal Merodach}]

Belmont
n : a racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Elmont on Long Island; site of the Belmont Stakes [syn: {Belmont Park}]

Belmont Park
n : a racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Elmont on Long Island; site of the Belmont Stakes [syn: {Belmont}]

Belmont Stakes
n : an annual race for three-year-old horses; held on Long Island at Elmont, New York

Belo Horizonte
n : city in southeastern Brazil north of Rio de Janeiro; the first of Brazil's planned communities

belong
v 1: be owned by; be in the possession of; "This book belongs to me"
2: originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country" [syn: {dwell}, {consist}, {lie}, {lie in}]
3: be suitable or acceptable; "This student somehow doesn't belong"
4: be in the right place or situation; "Where do these books belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government"; "Where do these books go?" [syn: {go}]
5: be classified with; "The whales belong among the mammals"

belong to
v : be a part or adjunct; "the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection"

belonging
n : happiness felt in a secure relationship; "with his classmates he felt a sense of belonging"

belongings
n : something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property"; [syn: {property}, {holding}, {material possession}]

Belonidae
n : ferocious fishes of warm regions resembling but unrelated to the freshwater gars [syn: {family Belonidae}]

Belorussia
n : a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet [syn: {Belarus}, {Republic of Belarus}, {Byelarus}, {Byelorussia}, {White Russia}]

Belorussian
n : a native or inhabitant of Byelorussia [syn: {Byelorussian}, {White Russian}]

Belostomatidae
n : water bugs [syn: {family Belostomatidae}]

beloved
adj : dearly loved [syn: {darling}, {dear}]
n : a beloved person; used as terms of endearment [syn: {dear}, {dearest}, {loved one}, {honey}, {love}]

below
adv 1: in or to a place that is lower [syn: {at a lower place}, {to a lower place}, {beneath}] [ant: {above}]
2: at a later place; "see below" [ant: {above}]
3: (in writing) see below; "vide infra" [syn: {infra}]
4: on a floor below; "the tenants live downstairs" [syn: {downstairs}, {down the stairs}, {on a lower floor}] [ant: {upstairs}]
5: further down; "see under for further discussion" [syn: {under}]

below the belt
adj : disregarding the rules (from the notion of an illegal low blow in boxing); "her accusations were below the belt"
adv : in an unfair manner; "they dealt with him unfairly"; "their accusations hit below the belt" [syn: {unfairly}] [ant: {fairly}]

belowground
adj 1: under the level of the ground; "belowground storage areas"; "underground caverns" [syn: {underground}]
2: underneath the ground; "most of his friends are now belowground"

Belsen
n : a Nazi concentration camp for Jews created in northwestern Germany during World War II

Belshazzar
n : (Old Testament) Babylonian general and son of Nebuchadnezzar II; according to the Old Testament he was warned of his doom by divine handwriting on the wall that was interpreted by Daniel (6th century BC)

belt
n 1: endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
2: a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)
3: an elongated region where a specific condition is found; "a belt of high pressure"
4: a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" [syn: {knock}, {bash}, {bang}, {smash}]
5: a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing) [syn: {swath}]
6: the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack" [syn: {knock}, {rap}, {whack}, {whang}]
v 1: sing loudly and forcefully [syn: {belt out}]
2: deliver a blow to; "He belted his opponent"
3: fasten with a belt; "belt your trousers" [ant: {unbelt}]

belt along
v : step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" [syn: {rush}, {hotfoot}, {hasten}, {hie}, {speed}, {race}, {pelt along}, {rush along}, {cannonball along}, {bucket along}] [ant: {linger}]

belt bag
n : a small pouch (usually with a zipper) that attaches to a belt and is worn around the waist [syn: {waist pack}]

belt buckle
n : the buckle used to fasten a belt

belt down
v : drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work" [syn: {toss off}, {pop}, {bolt down}, {pour down}, {down}, {drink down}, {kill}]

belt maker
n : a maker of belts

belt out
v : sing loudly and forcefully [syn: {belt}]

belt up
v : refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached" [syn: {close up}, {clam up}, {dummy up}, {shut up}, {button up}, {be quiet}, {keep mum}] [ant: {open up}]

belted
adj : having or provided with a belt; "a belted dress" [ant: {unbelted}]

belted kingfisher
n : grayish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band on its chest [syn: {Ceryle alcyon}]

belted sandfish
n : found in warm shallow waters of western Atlantic [syn: {Serranus subligarius}]

belting
n : the material of which belts are made

beltless
adj : lacking a belt; "unbelted jackets are in this season" [syn: {unbelted}] [ant: {belted}]

beltlike
adj : resembling a belt around something

beluga
n 1: valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas [syn: {hausen}, {white sturgeon}, {Acipenser huso}]
2: small northern whale that is white when adult [syn: {white whale}, {Delphinapterus leucas}]

beluga caviar
n : roe of beluga sturgeon usually from Russia; highly valued

belvedere
n 1: densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn [syn: {summer cypress}, {burning bush}, {fire bush}, {fire-bush}, {Bassia scoparia}, {Kochia scoparia}]
2: a gazebo sited to command a fine view

belying
belie
v 1: be in contradiction with [syn: {contradict}, {negate}]
2: represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions" [syn: {misrepresent}] [also: {belying}]

belying
See {belie}

bema
n : area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing [syn: {chancel}, {sanctuary}]

Bemidji
n : a town in northern Minnesota

bemire
v : make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!" [syn: {dirty}, {soil}, {begrime}, {grime}, {colly}] [ant: {clean}]

Bemisia
n : sweet-potato whitefly [syn: {genus Bemisia}]

Bemisia tabaci
n : a strain accidentally imported into Florida from the Middle East then spread to California where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias [syn: {superbug}, {poinsettia strain}]

bemoan
v : regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits" [syn: {deplore}, {lament}, {bewail}]

bemock
v : treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles" [syn: {mock}]

bemuse
v : cause to be confused emotionally [syn: {bewilder}, {discombobulate}, {throw}]

bemused
adj 1: deeply absorbed in thought; "as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"; "lost in thought"; "a preoccupied frown" [syn: {deep in thought(p)}, {lost(p)}, {preoccupied}]
2: perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school" [syn: {baffled}, {befuddled}, {bewildered}, {confounded}, {confused}, {lost}, {mazed}, {mixed-up}, {at sea}]

bemusement
n : confusion resulting from failure to understand [syn: {bewilderment}, {obfuscation}, {puzzlement}, {befuddlement}, {mystification}, {bafflement}]

ben
n : a mountain or tall hill; "they were climbing the ben"

Ben Gurion
n : Israeli statesman (born in Poland) and active Zionist who organized resistance against the British after World War II; prime minister of Israel (1886-1973) [syn: {David Ben Gurion}, {David Grun}]

Ben Hecht
n : United States writer of stories and plays (1894-1946) [syn: {Hecht}]

Ben Hogan
n : United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (born in 1912) [syn: {Hogan}, {William Benjamin Hogan}]

Ben Jonson
n : English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637) [syn: {Jonson}, {Benjamin Jonson}]

Ben Shahn
n : United States artist whose work reflected social and political themes (1898-1969) [syn: {Shahn}, {Benjamin Shahn}]

Ben Sira
n : an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect) [syn: {Sirach}, {Ecclesiasticus}, {Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach}]

Benadryl
n : antihistamine (trade name Benadryl) used to treat allergic reactions involving the nasal passages (hay fever) and also to treat motion sickness [syn: {diphenhydramine}]

bench
n 1: a long seat for more than one person
2: the reserve players on a team; "our team has a strong bench"
3: a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below) [syn: {terrace}]
4: persons who administer justice [syn: {judiciary}]
5: a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic [syn: {workbench}, {work bench}]
6: the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively
v 1: take out of a game; of players
2: exhibit on a bench; "bench the poodles at the dog show"

bench clamp
n : a clamp used to hold work in place on a workbench

bench lathe
n : lathe mounted on a workbench

bench mark
n : a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point [syn: {benchmark}]

bench press
n 1: a weightlifting exercise in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward
2: a small punch press mounted on a workbench

bench vise
n : a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place [syn: {vise}]

bench warmer
n : (sports) a substitute who seldom plays

bench warrant
n : a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court [syn: {arrest warrant}]

Benchley
n : United States humorist (1889-1945) [syn: {Robert Benchley}, {Robert Charles Benchley}]

benchmark
n 1: a standard by which something can be measured or judged; "his painting sets the benchmark of quality"
2: a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point [syn: {bench mark}]

bend
n 1: a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path" [syn: {crook}, {turn}]
2: movement that causes the formation of a curve [syn: {bending}]
3: curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) [syn: {curve}]
4: an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow" [syn: {fold}, {crease}, {plication}, {flexure}, {crimp}]
5: a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range
6: diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left [syn: {bend dexter}]
v 1: form a curve; "The stick does not bend" [syn: {flex}] [ant: {straighten}]
2: change direction; "The road bends"
3: cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar" [syn: {flex}, {deform}, {twist}, {turn}] [ant: {unbend}]
4: bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse" [syn: {crouch}, {stoop}, {bow}]
5: turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest [syn: {deflect}, {turn away}]
6: bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees" [syn: {flex}] [also: {bent}]

bend dexter
n : diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left [syn: {bend}]

bend over backwards
v : try very hard to please someone; "She falls over backwards when she sees her mother-in-law" [syn: {fall over backwards}]

bend sinister
n : a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left [syn: {bar sinister}]

bendability
n : the property of being easily bent without breaking [syn: {pliability}]

bendable
adj : capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree" [syn: {pliable}, {pliant}]

benday
v : reproduce by the Benday method

Benday process
n : a photoengraving technique for adding shading or texture or tone to a printed image

bended
adj : used of the back and knees; stooped; "on bended knee"; "with bent (or bended) back" [syn: {bent}]

bender
n 1: a tool for bending; "he used pliers as a bender"
2: revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party [syn: {carouse}, {carousal}, {toot}, {booze-up}]
3: a baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter [syn: {curve}, {curve ball}, {breaking ball}]

bendier
See {bendy}

bendiest
See {bendy}

bending
adj : not remaining rigid or straight; "tried to support his weight on a bending cane"
n 1: movement that causes the formation of a curve [syn: {bend}]
2: the property of being bent or deflected [syn: {deflection}, {deflexion}]
3: the act of bending something

Bendopa
n : the levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson's disease [syn: {L-dopa}, {levodopa}, {Brocadopa}, {Larodopa}]

bends
n : pain resulting from rapid change in pressure [syn: {decompression sickness}, {aeroembolism}, {air embolism}, {gas embolism}, {caisson disease}]

bendy tree
n : pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds [syn: {portia tree}, {seaside mahoe}, {Thespesia populnea}]

beneath
adv : in or to a place that is lower [syn: {below}, {at a lower place}, {to a lower place}] [ant: {above}]

benedick
n : a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor) [syn: {benedict}]

Benedict
n 1: United States anthropologist (1887-1948) [syn: {Ruth Benedict}, {Ruth Fulton}]
2: Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547) [syn: {Saint Benedict}, {St. Benedict}]
3: a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor) [syn: {benedick}]

Benedict Arnold
n : United States general and traitor in the American Revolution; in 1780 his plan to surrender West Point to the British was foiled (1741-1801) [syn: {Arnold}]

Benedict de Spinoza
n : Dutch philosopher who espoused a pantheistic system (1632-1677) [syn: {Spinoza}, {de Spinoza}, {Baruch de Spinoza}]

Benedictine
adj 1: of or relating to Saint Benedict or his works
2: of or relating to the Benedictines
n 1: a monk or nun belonging to the order founded by Saint Benedict
2: a French liqueur originally made by Benedictine monks

Benedictine order
n : a Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century; noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities [syn: {order of Saint Benedict}]

benediction
n 1: the act of praying for divine protection [syn: {blessing}]
2: a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection [syn: {blessing}]

benedictive
adj : expressing benediction [syn: {benedictory}]

benedictory
adj : expressing benediction [syn: {benedictive}]

benefact
v : help as a benefactor; "The father benefacted his daughter in more ways than she was aware of"

benefaction
n 1: a contribution of money or assistance
2: an act intending or showing kindness and good will [syn: {benevolence}]

benefactive role
n : the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause [syn: {beneficiary}]

benefactor
n : a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help) [syn: {helper}]

benefactress
n : a woman benefactor

benefic
adj : exerting a favorable or beneficent influence; "a benefic star"; "a benefic force"

benefice
n : an endowed church office giving income to its holder [syn: {ecclesiastical benefice}]
v : endow with a benefice

beneficed
adj : having a benefice; "a beneficed clergyman" [ant: {unbeneficed}]

beneficence
n 1: doing good; feeling beneficent [ant: {maleficence}]
2: the quality of being kind or helpful or generous [ant: {maleficence}]

beneficent
adj 1: doing or producing good; "the most beneficent regime in history" [ant: {maleficent}]
2: doing or producing good [syn: {benevolent}, {gracious}]
3: generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions" [syn: {benevolent}, {eleemosynary}, {philanthropic}]

beneficial
adj 1: promoting or enhancing well-being; "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her" [syn: {good}]
2: tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air" [syn: {good}, {salutary}]

beneficially
adv : in a beneficial manner; "this medicine will act beneficially on you"

beneficiary
adj : having or arising from a benefice; "a beneficiary baron"
n 1: the recipient of funds or other benefits [syn: {donee}]
2: the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause [syn: {benefactive role}]

beneficiate
v : process (ores or other raw materials), as by reduction

beneficiation
n : crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques [syn: {mineral extraction}, {mineral processing}, {mineral dressing}, {ore processing}, {ore dressing}]

benefit
n 1: financial assistance in time of need
2: something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the common good" [syn: {welfare}]
3: a performance to raise money for a charitable cause
v 1: derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience" [syn: {profit}, {gain}]
2: be beneficial for; "This will do you good" [syn: {do good}] [also: {benefitting}, {benefitted}]

benefit album
n : concept album compiling a performer's work or work supporting some worthy cause [syn: {tribute album}]

benefit concert
n : a concert given for the benefit of some charitable cause

benefit of clergy
n : sanction by a religious rite; "they are living together without benefit of clergy"

benefitted
benefit
n 1: financial assistance in time of need
2: something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the common good" [syn: {welfare}]
3: a performance to raise money for a charitable cause
v 1: derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience" [syn: {profit}, {gain}]
2: be beneficial for; "This will do you good" [syn: {do good}] [also: {benefitting}, {benefitted}]

benefitted
See {benefit}

benefitting
benefit
n 1: financial assistance in time of need
2: something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the common good" [syn: {welfare}]
3: a performance to raise money for a charitable cause
v 1: derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience" [syn: {profit}, {gain}]
2: be beneficial for; "This will do you good" [syn: {do good}] [also: {benefitting}, {benefitted}]

benefitting
See {benefit}

Benelux
n : a customs union comprising BElgium and NEtherlands and LUXembourg

benempt
See {bename}

Benet
n 1: United States poet; brother of William Rose Benet (1898-1943) [syn: {Stephen Vincent Benet}]
2: United States writer; brother of Stephen Vincent Benet (1886-1950) [syn: {William Rose Benet}]

benevolence
n 1: disposition to do good [ant: {malevolence}]
2: an inclination to do kind or charitable acts
3: an act intending or showing kindness and good will [syn: {benefaction}]

benevolent
adj 1: doing or producing good [syn: {beneficent}, {gracious}]
2: intending or showing kindness; "a benevolent society"
3: having or showing or arising from a desire to promote the welfare or happiness of others; "his benevolent smile"; "a benevolent nature" [syn: {good}] [ant: {malevolent}]
4: generous in providing aid to others [syn: {freehearted}]
5: generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions" [syn: {beneficent}, {eleemosynary}, {philanthropic}]

benevolently
adv : in a benevolent manner; "she looked on benevolently" [ant: {malevolently}]

benficiate
v : subject to a reduction process; "benficiate ores"

Benford's law
n : a law used by auditors to identify fictitious populations of numbers; applies to any population of numbers derived from other numbers; "Binford's law holds that 30% of the time the first non-zero digit of a derived number will be 1 and it will be 9 only 4.6% of the time"

Bengal
n : a region whose eastern part is now Bangladesh and whose western part is included in India

Bengal bean
n : annual semi-woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing [syn: {cowage}, {velvet bean}, {Benghal bean}, {Florida bean}, {Mucuna pruriens utilis}, {Mucuna deeringiana}, {Mucuna aterrima}, {Stizolobium deeringiana}]

Bengal kino
n : dried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent [syn: {gum butea}, {butea gum}, {butea kino}]

Bengal light
n : a steady bright blue light; formerly used as a signal but now a firework

Bengal rose
n : shrubby Chinese rose; ancestor of many cultivated garden roses [syn: {China rose}, {Rosa chinensis}]

Bengal tiger
n : southern short-haired tiger

Bengali
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Bengal or its people; "Bengali hills"
n 1: (Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus)
2: an ethnic group speaking Bengali and living in Bangladesh and eastern India
3: a Magadhan language spoken by the Bengali people; the official language of Bangladesh and Bengal

Benghal bean
n : annual semi-woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing [syn: {cowage}, {velvet bean}, {Bengal bean}, {Florida bean}, {Mucuna pruriens utilis}, {Mucuna deeringiana}, {Mucuna aterrima}, {Stizolobium deeringiana}]

Benghazi
n : port in northern Libya on the Gulf of Sidra; formerly a joint capital of Libya with Tripoli

benight
v 1: overtake with darkness or night
2: envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness; "The benighted peoples of this area"
3: make difficult to perceive by sight; "The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake" [syn: {obscure}, {bedim}]

benighted
adj 1: overtaken by night or darkness; "benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home" [syn: {nighted}]
2: lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture; "this benighted country"; "benighted ages of barbarism and superstition"; "the dark ages"; "a dark age in the history of education" [syn: {dark}]

benign
adj 1: not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor) [ant: {malignant}]
2: pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; "a benign smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure air" [syn: {benignant}] [ant: {malign}]
3: of disposition or manner; "the benign ruler of millions"; "benign intentions"

benign prostatic hyperplasia
n : enlarged prostate; appears to be part of the natural aging process [syn: {BPH}]

benign tumor
n : a tumor that is not cancerous [syn: {benign tumour}, {nonmalignant tumor}, {nonmalignant tumour}, {nonmalignant neoplasm}]

benign tumour
n : a tumor that is not cancerous [syn: {benign tumor}, {nonmalignant tumor}, {nonmalignant tumour}, {nonmalignant neoplasm}]

benignancy
n : the quality of being kind and gentle [syn: {benignity}, {graciousness}] [ant: {malignity}, {malignity}]

benignant
adj 1: pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; "a benign smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure air" [syn: {benign}] [ant: {malign}]
2: characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects; "our benignant king" [syn: {gracious}]

benignantly
adv : in a benign manner; "this drug is benignly soporific" [syn: {benignly}]

benignity
n 1: the quality of being kind and gentle [syn: {benignancy}, {graciousness}] [ant: {malignity}, {malignity}]
2: a kind act [syn: {kindness}]

benignly
adv : in a benign manner; "this drug is benignly soporific" [syn: {benignantly}]

Benin
n : a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control [syn: {Republic of Benin}, {Dahomey}]

Benin franc
n : the basic unit of money in Benin

Beninese
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Benin or its people; "Benin bronzes"
n : a native or inhabitant of Benin

benison
n : a spoken blessing

Benito Mussolini
n : Italian fascist dictator (1883-1945) [syn: {Mussolini}, {Il Duce}]

benjamin
n 1: gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation [syn: {benzoin}, {gum benzoin}, {gum benjamin}, {asa dulcis}]
2: (Old Testament) the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of Israel

Benjamin Britten
n : major English composer of the 20th century; noted for his operas (1913-1976) [syn: {Britten}, {Edward Benjamin Britten}, {Lord Britten of Aldeburgh}]

Benjamin bush
n : deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries [syn: {spicebush}, {spice bush}, {American spicebush}, {Lindera benzoin}, {Benzoin odoriferum}]

Benjamin David Goodman
n : United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including Black as well as White musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986) [syn: {Goodman}, {Benny Goodman}, {the King of Swing}]

Benjamin Disraeli
n : British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the empress of India (1804-1881) [syn: {Disraeli}, {First Earl of Beaconsfield}]

Benjamin Franklin
n : printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790) [syn: {Franklin}]

Benjamin Franklin Bridge
n : a suspension bridge across the Delaware River

Benjamin Franklin Norris Jr.
n : United States writer (1870-1902) [syn: {Norris}, {Frank Norris}]

Benjamin Harris
n : publisher of the first newspaper printed in America (1673-1713) [syn: {Harris}]

Benjamin Harrison
n : 23rd President of the United States (1833-1901) [syn: {Harrison}, {President Harrison}, {President Benjamin Harrison}]

Benjamin Henry Latrobe
n : United States architect (born in England) whose works include the chambers of the United States Congress and the Supreme Court; considered the first professional architect in the United States (1764-1820) [syn: {Latrobe}]

Benjamin Jonson
n : English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637) [syn: {Jonson}, {Ben Jonson}]

Benjamin Jowett
n : English classical scholar noted for his translations of Plato and Aristotle (1817-1893) [syn: {Jowett}]

Benjamin Kubelsky
n : United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974) [syn: {Benny}, {Jack Benny}]

Benjamin Peirce
n : United States mathematician and astronomer remembered for his studies of Uranus and Saturn and Neptune (1809-1880) [syn: {Peirce}]

Benjamin Ricketson Tucker
n : United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939) [syn: {Tucker}]

Benjamin Rush
n : physician and Revolutionary American leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813) [syn: {Rush}]

Benjamin Shahn
n : United States artist whose work reflected social and political themes (1898-1969) [syn: {Shahn}, {Ben Shahn}]

Benjamin Spock
n : United States pediatrician whose many books on child care influenced the upbringing of children around the world (1903-1998) [syn: {Spock}]

Benjamin Thompson
n : English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by moving particles (1753-1814) [syn: {Thompson}, {Count Rumford}]

Benjamin West
n : English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820) [syn: {West}]

benne
n : East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil [syn: {sesame}, {benni}, {benny}, {Sesamum indicum}]

bennet
n 1: avens of Virginia having pale or greenish yellow flowers [syn: {white avens}, {Geum virginianum}]
2: North American white-flowered avens [syn: {white avens}, {Geum canadense}]

Bennett
n : United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928) [syn: {Floyd Bennett}]

Bennettitaceae
n : a family of fossil gymnospermous plants of the Carboniferous [syn: {family Bennettitaceae}]

Bennettitales
n : fossil gymnospermous plants of the Carboniferous [syn: {order Bennettitales}]

Bennettitis
n : type of the Bennettitales [syn: {genus Bennettitis}]

benni
n : East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil [syn: {sesame}, {benne}, {benny}, {Sesamum indicum}]

bennie
n : a form of amphetamine [syn: {Benzedrine}]

Bennington
n : a town in northwestern Vermont

benniseed
n : small oval seeds of the sesame plant [syn: {sesame seed}]

benny
n 1: East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil [syn: {sesame}, {benne}, {benni}, {Sesamum indicum}]
2: United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974) [syn: {Jack Benny}, {Benjamin Kubelsky}]

Benny Goodman
n : United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including Black as well as White musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986) [syn: {Goodman}, {Benjamin David Goodman}, {the King of Swing}]

Benny Hill
n : risque English comedian (1925-1992) [syn: {Hill}, {Alfred Hawthorne}]

Benoit Mandelbrot
n : French mathematician (born in Poland) noted for inventing fractals (born in 1924) [syn: {Mandelbrot}]

bent
bend
n 1: a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path" [syn: {crook}, {turn}]
2: movement that causes the formation of a curve [syn: {bending}]
3: curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) [syn: {curve}]
4: an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow" [syn: {fold}, {crease}, {plication}, {flexure}, {crimp}]
5: a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range
6: diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left [syn: {bend dexter}]
v 1: form a curve; "The stick does not bend" [syn: {flex}] [ant: {straighten}]
2: change direction; "The road bends"
3: cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar" [syn: {flex}, {deform}, {twist}, {turn}] [ant: {unbend}]
4: bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse" [syn: {crouch}, {stoop}, {bow}]
5: turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest [syn: {deflect}, {turn away}]
6: bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees" [syn: {flex}] [also: {bent}]

bent
adj 1: altered from an originally straight condition; "a bent wire"
2: fixed in your purpose; "bent on going to the theater"; "dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event" [syn: {bent on(p)}, {dead set(p)}, {intent on(p)}, {out to(p)}]
3: used of the back and knees; stooped; "on bended knee"; "with bent (or bended) back" [syn: {bended}]
4: used especially of the head or upper back; "a bent head and sloping shoulders" [syn: {bowed}, {inclined}]
5: of metal e.g.; "bent nails"; "a car with a crumpled front end"; "dented fenders" [syn: {crumpled}, {dented}]
n 1: a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; "the set of his mind was obvious" [syn: {set}]
2: grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens [syn: {bent grass}, {bent-grass}]
3: a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it" [syn: {knack}, {hang}]

bent
See {bend}

bent grass
n : grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens [syn: {bent}, {bent-grass}]

bent hang
n : a hang performed with the elbows bent

bent on
adj : fixed in your purpose; "bent on going to the theater"; "dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event" [syn: {bent}, {bent on(p)}, {dead set(p)}, {intent on(p)}, {out to(p)}]

bent-grass
n : grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens [syn: {bent}, {bent grass}]

benthal
adj : of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of water [syn: {benthic}, {benthonic}]

Bentham
n : English philosopher and jurist; founder of utilitarianism (1748-1831) [syn: {Jeremy Bentham}]

benthic
adj : of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of water [syn: {benthal}, {benthonic}]

benthic division
n : a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones [syn: {benthos}, {benthonic zone}]

benthonic
adj : of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of water [syn: {benthic}, {benthal}]

benthonic zone
n : a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones [syn: {benthos}, {benthic division}]

benthos
n 1: a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones [syn: {benthic division}, {benthonic zone}]
2: organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea

Benton
n 1: United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975) [syn: {Thomas Hart Benton}]
2: United States legislator who opposed the use of paper currency (1782-1858) [syn: {Thomas Hart Benton}, {Old Bullion}]

bentonite
n : an absorbent aluminum silicate clay formed from volcanic ash

bentonitic
adj : of or relating to or containing bentonite

bentwood
n : wood that is steamed until it becomes pliable and then is shaped for use in making furniture; "bentwood chairs"

benumb
v : make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses" [syn: {numb}, {blunt}, {dull}]

benumbed
adj 1: lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold" [syn: {asleep(p)}, {numb}]
2: having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure; "the mind of the audience is becoming dulled"; "the benumbed intellectual faculties can no longer respond" [syn: {dulled}]

Benvenuto Cellini
n : Italian sculptor (1500-1571) [syn: {Cellini}]

benweed
n : widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity [syn: {ragwort}, {tansy ragwort}, {ragweed}, {Senecio jacobaea}]

Benzedrine
n : a form of amphetamine [syn: {bennie}]

benzene
n : a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds [syn: {benzine}, {benzol}]

benzene formula
n : a closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached [syn: {benzene ring}, {benzene nucleus}, {Kekule formula}]

benzene nucleus
n : a closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached [syn: {benzene formula}, {benzene ring}, {Kekule formula}]

benzene ring
n : a closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached [syn: {benzene formula}, {benzene nucleus}, {Kekule formula}]

benzenoid
adj : similar to benzene in structure or linkage

benzine
n : a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds [syn: {benzene}, {benzol}]

benzoate
n : any salt or ester of benzoic acid

benzoate of soda
n : a white crystalline salt used as a food preservative and antiseptic [syn: {sodium benzoate}]

benzocaine
n : a white crystalline ester used as a local anesthetic [syn: {ethyl aminobenzoate}]

benzodiazepine
n : any of several similar lipophilic amines used as tranquilizers or sedatives or hypnotics or muscle relaxants; chronic use can lead to dependency

benzofuran
n : a colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing synthetic resins [syn: {coumarone}, {cumarone}]

benzoic
adj : containing or derived from benzoic acid or benzoin

benzoic acid
n : a white crystalline solid occurring in many resins

benzoin
n 1: gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation [syn: {gum benzoin}, {benjamin}, {gum benjamin}, {asa dulcis}]
2: used in some classifications for the American spicebush and certain other plants often included in the genus Lindera [syn: {genus Benzoin}]

Benzoin odoriferum
n : deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries [syn: {spicebush}, {spice bush}, {American spicebush}, {Benjamin bush}, {Lindera benzoin}]

benzol
n : a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds [syn: {benzene}, {benzine}]

benzoquinone
n : any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes [syn: {quinone}]

benzoyl group
n : the univalent radical derived from benzoic acid [syn: {benzoyl radical}]

benzoyl peroxide
n : a white crystalline peroxide used in bleaching (flour or oils or fats) and as a catalyst for free radical reactions

benzoyl radical
n : the univalent radical derived from benzoic acid [syn: {benzoyl group}]

benzyl
n : the univalent radical derived from toluene [syn: {benzyl group}, {benzyl radical}]

benzyl group
n : the univalent radical derived from toluene [syn: {benzyl}, {benzyl radical}]

benzyl radical
n : the univalent radical derived from toluene [syn: {benzyl}, {benzyl group}]

benzylic
adj : relating to benzyl

benzylpenicillin
n : the penicillin that constitutes the principal component of many commercial antibiotics [syn: {penicillin G}]

Beograd
n : capital and largest city of Yugoslavia [syn: {Belgrade}, {capital of Yugoslavia}]

Beowulf
n : the legendary hero of an anonymous Old English epic poem composed in the early 8th century; he slays a monster and becomes king but dies fighting a dragon

bepaint
v : dye with a color [syn: {tint}, {tinct}, {tinge}, {touch}]

beplastered
adj : smeared thickly; often useed in combination; "cheeks beplastered with cosmetics"; "paint-besmeared savage bodies"; "mud-daubed walls" [syn: {besmeared}, {daubed}]

bequeath
v : leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate" [syn: {will}, {leave}] [ant: {disinherit}]

bequest
n : (law) a gift of personal property by will [syn: {legacy}]

berate
v : censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {rebuke}, {rag}, {trounce}, {reproof}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {jaw}, {dress down}, {call down}, {scold}, {chide}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]

berating
n : a severe rebuke; "he deserved the berating that the coach gave him" [syn: {blowing up}]

Berber
n 1: a member of a Caucasoid Muslim people of northern Africa
2: an ethnic minority descended from Berbers and Arabs and living in northern Africa [syn: {Arab-Berber}]
3: a cluster of related dialects that were once the major language of northern Africa west of Egypt; now spoken mostly in Morocco

Berberidaceae
n : shrubs or herbs [syn: {family Berberidaceae}, {barberry family}]

Berberis
n : large genus of shrubs of temperate zones of New and Old Worlds [syn: {genus Berberis}]

Berberis canadensis
n : deciduous shrub of eastern North America whose leaves turn scarlet in autumn and having racemes of yellow flowers followed by ellipsoid glossy red berries [syn: {American barberry}]

Berberis thunbergii
n : compact deciduous shrub having persistent red berries; widespread in cultivation especially for hedges [syn: {Japanese barberry}]

Berberis vulgaris
n : upright deciduous European shrub widely naturalized in United States having clusters of juicy berries [syn: {common barberry}, {European barberry}]

berceuse
n : a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep [syn: {lullaby}, {cradlesong}]

Bercy
n : butter creamed with white wine and shallots and parsley [syn: {Bercy butter}]

Bercy butter
n : butter creamed with white wine and shallots and parsley [syn: {Bercy}]

bereave
v : deprive through death

bereaved
adj : sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope" [syn: {bereft}, {grief-stricken}, {grieving}, {mourning(a)}, {sorrowing(a)}]

bereavement
n : state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one [syn: {mourning}]

bereft
adj 1: unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love [syn: {lovelorn}, {unbeloved}]
2: sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope" [syn: {bereaved}, {grief-stricken}, {grieving}, {mourning(a)}, {sorrowing(a)}]

bereft of
adj : having had something taken away; "bereft of their dignity" [syn: {bereft of(p)}, {deprived of(p)}]

beret
n : a cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth

berg
n 1: a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier [syn: {iceberg}]
2: Austrian composer in Schoenberg's twelve-tone music system (1885-1935) [syn: {Alban Berg}]

bergall
n : common in north Atlantic coastal waters of the United States [syn: {cunner}, {Tautogolabrus adspersus}]

bergamot
n : small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy [syn: {bergamot orange}, {Citrus bergamia}]

bergamot mint
n 1: perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads [syn: {bee balm}, {beebalm}, {oswego tea}, {Monarda didyma}]
2: mint with leaves having perfume like that of the bergamot orange [syn: {lemon mint}, {eau de cologne mint}, {Mentha citrata}]

bergamot orange
n : small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy [syn: {bergamot}, {Citrus bergamia}]

Bergen
n : a port city in southwestern Norway

bergenia
n : any plant of the genus Bergenia; valued as an evergreen ground cover and for the spring blossoms

Bergman
n 1: Swedish film actress (1915-1982) [syn: {Ingrid Bergman}]
2: Swedish film director who used heavy symbolism and explored the psychology of the characters (born 1918) [syn: {Ingmar Bergman}]

Bergson
n : French philosopher who proposed elan vital as the cause of evolution and development (1859-1941) [syn: {Henri Bergson}, {Henri Louis Bergson}]

Beria
n : Soviet chief of secret police under Joseph Stalin; was executed by his associates in the power struggle following Stalin's death (1899-1953) [syn: {Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria}]

beriberi
n : avitaminosis caused by lack of thiamine (vitamin B1)

Bering
n : Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741) [syn: {Vitus Bering}, {Behring}, {Vitus Behring}]

Bering Sea
n : part of the North Pacific between Alaska and Siberia; connected to the Arctic Ocean by the Bering Strait

Bering Standard Time
n : standard time in the 11th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 165th meridian west; used in the Midway Islands [syn: {Bering Time}]

Bering Strait
n : a strait connecting the Bering Sea to the Arctic Ocean

Bering Time
n : standard time in the 11th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 165th meridian west; used in the Midway Islands [syn: {Bering Standard Time}]

Berit
n : the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life [syn: {Berith}, {Brith}, {Bris}, {Briss}]

Berith
n : the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life [syn: {Berit}, {Brith}, {Bris}, {Briss}]

berk
n : a stupid person who is easy to take advantage of

Berkeley
n 1: Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753) [syn: {Bishop Berkeley}, {George Berkeley}]
2: a city in California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; site of the University of California at Berkeley

berkelium
n : a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding americium with helium [syn: {Bk}, {atomic number 97}]

Berkshire
n : a county in southern England

Berkshire Hills
n : a low mountain range in western Massachusetts; a resort area [syn: {Berkshires}]

Berkshires
n : a low mountain range in western Massachusetts; a resort area [syn: {Berkshire Hills}]

Berlage
n : Dutch architect and town planner (1856-1934) [syn: {Hendrik Petrus Berlage}]

Berlin
n 1: capital of Germany located in eastern Germany [syn: {German capital}]
2: United States songwriter (born in Russia) who wrote more than 1500 songs and several musical comedies (1888-1989) [syn: {Irving Berlin}, {Israel Baline}]
3: a limousine with a glass partition between the front and back seats

Berlin airlift
n : airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin

Berlin doughnut
n : a raised doughnut filled with jelly or jam [syn: {bismark}, {jelly doughnut}]

Berliner
n : an inhabitant of Berlin

Berlioz
n : French composer of Romantic works (1803-1869) [syn: {Hector Berlioz}, {Louis-Hector Berlioz}]

berm
n 1: a narrow ledge or shelf typically at the top or bottom of a slope
2: narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road [syn: {shoulder}]

Bermuda
n : a group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; a popular resort [syn: {Bermudas}]

Bermuda buttercup
n : South African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers [syn: {English-weed}, {Oxalis pes-caprae}, {Oxalis cernua}]

Bermuda cedar
n : ornamental densely pyramidal juniper of Bermuda; fairly large for a juniper [syn: {Juniperus bermudiana}]

Bermuda chub
n : food and game fish around Bermuda and Florida; often follow ships [syn: {rudderfish}, {Kyphosus sectatrix}]

Bermuda dollar
n : the basic unit of money in Bermuda

Bermuda grass
n : trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India [syn: {devil grass}, {Bahama grass}, {kweek}, {doob}, {scutch grass}, {star grass}, {Cynodon dactylon}]

Bermuda lily
n : tall lily have large white trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in the spring [syn: {Easter lily}, {white trumpet lily}, {Lilium longiflorum}]

Bermuda maidenhair
n : delicate endemic Bermudian fern with creeping rootstock [syn: {Bermuda maidenhair fern}, {Adiantum bellum}]

Bermuda maidenhair fern
n : delicate endemic Bermudian fern with creeping rootstock [syn: {Bermuda maidenhair}, {Adiantum bellum}]

Bermuda onion
n : mild flat onion grown in warm areas

Bermuda plan
n : a hotel plan that provides a full breakfast daily

Bermuda rig
n : a rig of triangular sails for a yacht [syn: {Bermudan rig}, {Bermudian rig}, {Marconi rig}]

Bermuda shorts
n : (usually in the plural) short pants that end at the knee [syn: {Jamaica shorts}]

Bermuda Triangle
n : an area in the western Atlantic Ocean where many ships and planes are supposed to have been mysteriously lost

Bermudan
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Bermuda or its inhabitants; "Bermudan beaches"
n : a native or inhabitant of Bermuda [syn: {Bermudian}]

Bermudan rig
n : a rig of triangular sails for a yacht [syn: {Bermuda rig}, {Bermudian rig}, {Marconi rig}]

Bermudas
n : a group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; a popular resort [syn: {Bermuda}]

Bermudian
n : a native or inhabitant of Bermuda [syn: {Bermudan}]

Bermudian rig
n : a rig of triangular sails for a yacht [syn: {Bermuda rig}, {Bermudan rig}, {Marconi rig}]

Bern
n : the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland [syn: {Berne}, {capital of Switzerland}]

Berna Eli Oldfield
n : United States race driver who was the first to drive faster than a mile a minute (1878-1946) [syn: {Oldfield}, {Barney Oldfield}]

Bernanrd Arthur Owen Williams
n : English philosopher credited with reviving the field of moral philosophy (1929-2003) [syn: {Williams}, {Sir Bernanrd Williams}]

Bernard
n : French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878) [syn: {Claude Bernard}]

Bernard Baruch
n : economic advisor to United States Presidents (1870-1965) [syn: {Baruch}, {Bernard Mannes Baruch}]

Bernard Hinault
n : French racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1954) [syn: {Hinault}]

Bernard Law Montgomery
n : English general during World War II; won victories over Rommel in North Africa and led British ground forces in the invasion of Normandy (1887-1976) [syn: {Montgomery}, {Sir Bernard Law Montgomery}, {1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein}]

Bernard Malamud
n : United States writer (1914-1986) [syn: {Malamud}]

Bernard Mannes Baruch
n : economic advisor to United States Presidents (1870-1965) [syn: {Baruch}, {Bernard Baruch}]

Bernardo Bertolucci
n : Italian filmmaker (born in 1940) [syn: {Bertolucci}]

Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist
n : German dramatist whose works concern people torn between reason and emotion (1777-1811) [syn: {Kleist}, {Heinrich von Kleist}]

Berne
n : the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland [syn: {Bern}, {capital of Switzerland}]

Bernese mountain dog
n : large powerful long-haired black-coated Swiss dog with deep tan or russet markings on legs and white blaze and feet and chest marking; formerly used for draft

Bernhard Riemann
n : pioneer of non-Euclidean geometry (1826-1866) [syn: {Riemann}, {Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann}]

Bernhardt
n : French actress (1844-1923) [syn: {Sarah Bernhardt}, {Henriette Rosine Bernard}]

Bernini
n : Italian sculptor and architect of the Baroque period in Italy; designed many churches and chapels and tombs and fountains (1598-1680) [syn: {Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini}]

Bernoulli
n 1: Swiss physicist who contributed to hydrodynamics and mathematical physics (1700-1782) [syn: {Daniel Bernoulli}]
2: Swiss mathematician (1667-1748) [syn: {Johann Bernoulli}, {Jean Bernoulli}, {John Bernoulli}]
3: Swiss mathematician (1654-1705) [syn: {Jakob Bernoulli}, {Jacques Bernoulli}, {James Bernoulli}]

Bernoulli distribution
n : a theoretical distribution of the number of successes in a finite set of independent trials with a constant probability of success [syn: {binomial distribution}]

Bernoulli's law
n : (statistics) law stating that a large number of items taken at random from a population will (on the average) have the population statistics [syn: {law of large numbers}]

Bernstein
n : United States conductor and composer (1918-1990) [syn: {Leonard Bernstein}]

beroe
n : delicately iridescent thimble-shaped ctenophores

Berra
n : United States baseball player (born 1925) [syn: {Lawrence Peter Berra}, {Yogi}, {Yogi Berra}]

berried
adj : producing or bearing berries [syn: {baccate}, {bacciferous}]

berried
berry
n 1: any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
2: a small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple (grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry)
3: United States rock singer (born in 1931) [syn: {Chuck Berry}, {Charles Edward Berry}]
v : pick or gather berries; "We went berrying in the summer" [also: {berried}]

berried
See {berry}

berry
n 1: any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
2: a small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple (grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry)
3: United States rock singer (born in 1931) [syn: {Chuck Berry}, {Charles Edward Berry}]
v : pick or gather berries; "We went berrying in the summer" [also: {berried}]

berry fern
n : North American fern often bearing bulbils on the leaflets [syn: {bulblet fern}, {bulblet bladder fern}, {Cystopteris bulbifera}]

berrylike
adj : resembling a berry [syn: {baccate}]

bersaglieri
See {bersagliere}

berserk
adj : in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows" [syn: {amuck}, {amok}, {demoniac}, {demoniacal}, {possessed(p)}]
n : one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury [syn: {berserker}]

berserker
n : one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury [syn: {berserk}]

Berteroa
n : hoary alyssum [syn: {genus Berteroa}]

Berteroa incana
n : tall European annual with downy gray-green foliage and dense heads of small white flowers followed by hairy pods; naturalized in North America; sometimes a troublesome weed [syn: {hoary alison}, {hoary alyssum}]

berth
n 1: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" [syn: {position}, {post}, {office}, {spot}, {billet}, {place}, {situation}]
2: a place where a craft can be made fast [syn: {mooring}, {moorage}, {slip}]
3: a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers [syn: {bunk}, {built in bed}]
v 1: provide with a berth
2: secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat" [syn: {moor}, {tie up}]
3: come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the evening" [syn: {moor}, {wharf}]

Bertholletia
n : brazil nut [syn: {genus Bertholletia}]

Bertholletia excelsa
n : tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts [syn: {brazil nut}, {brazil-nut tree}]

Bertillon
n : French criminologist (1853-1914) [syn: {Alphonse Bertillon}]

Bertillon system
n : a system or procedure for identifying persons

Bertolt Brecht
n : German dramatist and poet who developed a style of epic theater (1898-1956) [syn: {Brecht}]

Bertolucci
n : Italian filmmaker (born in 1940) [syn: {Bernardo Bertolucci}]

Bertrand Arthur William Russell
n : English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Whitehead (1872-1970) [syn: {Russell}, {Bertrand Russell}, {Earl Russell}]

Bertrand Russell
n : English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Whitehead (1872-1970) [syn: {Russell}, {Bertrand Arthur William Russell}, {Earl Russell}]

Berycomorphi
n : an order of spiny-finned fish in the superorder Acanthopterygii [syn: {order Berycomorphi}]

beryl
n : the chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems

beryllium
n : a light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element [syn: {Be}, {glucinium}, {atomic number 4}]

beryllium bronze
n : a copper-base alloy containing beryllium

Berzelius
n : Swedish chemist who discovered three new elements and determined the atomic weights of many others (1779-1848) [syn: {Jons Jakob Berzelius}]

beseech
v : ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" [syn: {bid}, {entreat}, {adjure}, {press}, {conjure}] [also: {besought}]

beseeching
adj : begging [ant: {imperative}]

beseechingly
adv : in a beseeching manner; "`You must help me,' she said imploringly" [syn: {importunately}, {imploringly}, {pleadingly}, {entreatingly}]

beseem
v : accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!" [syn: {befit}, {suit}]

beset
v 1: annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" [syn: {harass}, {hassle}, {harry}, {chivy}, {chivvy}, {chevy}, {chevvy}, {plague}, {molest}, {provoke}]
2: assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards" [syn: {set upon}]
3: decorate or cover lavishly with gems [syn: {encrust}, {incrust}] [also: {besetting}]

besetting
beset
v 1: annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" [syn: {harass}, {hassle}, {harry}, {chivy}, {chivvy}, {chevy}, {chevvy}, {plague}, {molest}, {provoke}]
2: assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards" [syn: {set upon}]
3: decorate or cover lavishly with gems [syn: {encrust}, {incrust}] [also: {besetting}]

besetting
See {beset}

beshrew
v : wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" [syn: {curse}, {damn}, {bedamn}, {anathemize}, {anathemise}, {imprecate}, {maledict}] [ant: {bless}]

besides
adv 1: making an additional point; anyway; "I don't want to go to a restaurant; besides, we can't afford it"; "she couldn't shelter behind him all the time and in any case he wasn't always with her" [syn: {in any case}]
2: in addition; "he has a Mercedes, too" [syn: {too}, {also}, {likewise}, {as well}]

besiege
v 1: surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna" [syn: {beleaguer}, {surround}, {hem in}, {circumvent}]
2: cause to feel distressed or worried; "She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged"
3: harass, as with questions or requests; "The press photographers besieged the movie star"

besieged
adj : surrounded by hostile forces; "the besieged town"

besieger
n 1: an enemy who lays siege to your position
2: an energetic petitioner

besieging
n : the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack [syn: {siege}, {beleaguering}, {military blockade}]

besmear
v : spread or daub (a surface) [syn: {bedaub}]

besmeared
adj : smeared thickly; often useed in combination; "cheeks beplastered with cosmetics"; "paint-besmeared savage bodies"; "mud-daubed walls" [syn: {beplastered}, {daubed}]

besmirch
v 1: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation" [syn: {defame}, {slander}, {smirch}, {asperse}, {denigrate}, {calumniate}, {smear}, {sully}]
2: smear so as to make dirty or stained [syn: {smirch}]

besmirched
adj : especially of reputation; "the senator's seriously damaged reputation"; "a flyblown reputation"; "a tarnished reputation"; "inherited a spotted name" [syn: {damaged}, {flyblown}, {spotted}, {stained}, {sullied}, {tainted}, {tarnished}]

besom
n : a broom made of twigs tied together on a long handle

besot
v : make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation [syn: {stupefy}]

besotted
adj : very drunk [syn: {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {tipsy}, {wet}]

besought
beseech
v : ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" [syn: {bid}, {entreat}, {adjure}, {press}, {conjure}] [also: {besought}]

besought
See {beseech}

bespangle
v 1: decorate with spangles; "the star-spangled banner" [syn: {spangle}]
2: dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects

bespangled
adj : covered with beads or jewels or sequins [syn: {beaded}, {beady}, {bejeweled}, {bejewelled}, {gemmed}, {jeweled}, {jewelled}, {sequined}, {spangled}, {spangly}]

bespatter
v : spot, splash, or soil; "The baby spattered the bib with food" [syn: {spatter}]

bespattered
adj : spattered or spotted with dirt or filth; often used in combination; "dingy bespattered walls"; "a grease-spattered floor"; "a besplashed coach"; "mud-splashed trouser legs" [syn: {spattered}, {besplashed}, {splashed}]

bespeak
v 1: be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" [syn: {betoken}, {indicate}, {point}, {signal}]
2: express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" [syn: {request}, {call for}, {quest}] [also: {bespoken}, {bespoke}]

bespeckle
v : mark with small spots; "speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots" [syn: {speckle}]

bespectacled
adj : wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass; "a bespectacled grandmother"; "the monocled gentleman" [syn: {monocled}, {spectacled}]

besplashed
adj : spattered or spotted with dirt or filth; often used in combination; "dingy bespattered walls"; "a grease-spattered floor"; "a besplashed coach"; "mud-splashed trouser legs" [syn: {bespattered}, {spattered}, {splashed}]

bespoke
bespeak
v 1: be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" [syn: {betoken}, {indicate}, {point}, {signal}]
2: express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" [syn: {request}, {call for}, {quest}] [also: {bespoken}, {bespoke}]

bespoke
adj : of clothing [syn: {bespoken}, {made-to-order}, {tailored}, {tailor-made}]

bespoke
See {bespeak}

bespoken
bespeak
v 1: be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" [syn: {betoken}, {indicate}, {point}, {signal}]
2: express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" [syn: {request}, {call for}, {quest}] [also: {bespoken}, {bespoke}]

bespoken
adj 1: of clothing [syn: {bespoke}, {made-to-order}, {tailored}, {tailor-made}]
2: pledged to be married; "the engaged couple" [syn: {affianced}, {betrothed}, {engaged}, {pledged}]

bespoken
See {bespeak}

bespot
v : mark with, or as if with, spots

besprent
adj : sprinkled over; "glistening grass besprent with raindrops" [syn: {sprinkled}]

besprinkle
v : scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn" [syn: {sprinkle}, {sparge}]

Bessel
n : German mathematician and astronomer who made accurate measurements of stellar distances and who predicted the existence on an 8th planet (1784-1846) [syn: {Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel}]

Bessemer
n : British inventor and metallurgist who developed the Bessemer process (1813-1898) [syn: {Sir Henry Bessemer}]

Bessemer converter
n : a refractory-lined furnace used to convert pig iron into steel by the Bessemer process

Bessemer process
n : an industrial process for making steel using a Bessemer converter to blast air through through molten iron and thus burning the excess carbon and impurities; the first successful method of making steel in quantity at low cost

Bessera
n : small genus of cormous perennials of Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae [syn: {genus Bessera}]

Bessera elegans
n : half-hardy Mexican herb cultivated for its drooping terminal umbels of showy red-and-white flowers [syn: {coral drops}]

Besseya
n : genus of North American spring wildflowers [syn: {genus Besseya}]

Besseya alpina
n : small pale plant with dense spikes of pale bluish-violet flowers; of high cold meadows from Wyoming and Utah to New Mexico [syn: {Alpine besseya}]

Bessie Smith
n : United States blues singer (1894-1937) [syn: {Smith}]

Bessy cerca
n : tropical Atlantic fish [syn: {queen triggerfish}, {oldwench}, {oldwife}, {Balistes vetula}]

best
well
adj 1: in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury; "appears to be entirely well"; "the wound is nearly well"; "a well man"; "I think I'm well; at least I feel well" [ant: {ill}]
2: resulting favorably; "its a good thing that I wasn't there"; "it is good that you stayed"; "it is well that no one saw you"; "all's well that ends well" [syn: {good}, {well(p)}]
3: wise or advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be well to start early" [syn: {well(p)}]
n 1: a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
2: a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
3: an abundant source; "she was a well of information" [syn: {wellspring}, {fountainhead}]
4: an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
5: an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps
adv 1: (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well'); "the children behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party went well"; "he slept well"; "a well-argued thesis"; "a well-planned party"; "the baby can walk pretty good" [syn: {good}] [ant: {ill}]
2: thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form; "The problem is well understood"; "she was well informed"; "shake well before using"; "in order to avoid food poisoning be sure the meat is well cooked"; "well-done beef", "well-satisfied customers"; "well-educated"
3: indicating high probability; in all likelihood; "I might well do it"; "a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster"; "you may well need your umbrella"; "he could equally well be trying to deceive us" [syn: {easily}]
4: (used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully; "a book well worth reading"; "was well aware of the difficulties ahead"; "suspected only too well what might be going on"
5: to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree; "the project was well underway"; "the fetus has well developed organs"; "his father was well pleased with his grades"
6: favorably; with approval; "their neighbors spoke well of them"; "he thought well of the book" [ant: {ill}]
7: to a great extent or degree; "I'm afraid the film was well over budget"; "painting the room white made it seem considerably (or substantially) larger"; "the house has fallen considerably in value"; "the price went up substantially" [syn: {considerably}, {substantially}]
8: with great or especially intimate knowledge; "we knew them well" [syn: {intimately}]
9: with prudence or propriety; "You would do well to say nothing more"; "could not well refuse" 10: with skill or in a pleasing manner; "she dances well"; "he writes well" [ant: {badly}] 11: in a manner affording benefit or advantage; "she married well"; "The children were settled advantageously in Seattle" [syn: {advantageously}] [ant: {badly}, {badly}] 12: in financial comfort; "They live well"; "she has been able to live comfortably since her husband died" [syn: {comfortably}] 13: without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor; "took the joke well"; "took the tragic news well" [ant: {badly}]
v : come up; "Tears well in her eyes" [syn: {swell}] [also: {better}, {best}]

best
See {well}

best
adj 1: (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit" [ant: {worst}]
2: (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be better to speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to respond" [syn: {better(p)}, {best(p)}]
n 1: the supreme effort one can make; "they did their best" [ant: {worst}]
2: the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others; "he could beat the best of them" [syn: {topper}]
3: Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978) [syn: {C. H. Best}, {Charles Herbert Best}]
adv 1: in a most excellent way or manner; "he played best after a couple of martinis"
2: it would be sensible; "you'd best stay at home"
3: from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better." [syn: {better}]
v : get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition" [syn: {outdo}, {outflank}, {trump}, {scoop}]

best
See {good}

best
good
adj 1: having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office" [ant: {bad}]
2: having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here" [syn: {full}]
3: morally admirable [ant: {evil}]
4: deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name" [syn: {estimable}, {honorable}, {respectable}]
5: promoting or enhancing well-being; "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her" [syn: {beneficial}]
6: superior to the average; "in fine spirits"; "a fine student"; "made good grades"; "morale was good"; "had good weather for the parade" [syn: {fine}]
7: agreeable or pleasing; "we all had a good time"; "good manners"
8: of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"; "the life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous"- Frederick Douglass [syn: {just}, {upright}, {virtuous}]
9: having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching" [syn: {adept}, {expert}, {practiced}, {proficient}, {skillful}, {skilful}] 10: thorough; "had a good workout"; "gave the house a good cleaning" 11: with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" [syn: {dear}, {near}] 12: having or showing or arising from a desire to promote the welfare or happiness of others; "his benevolent smile"; "a benevolent nature" [syn: {benevolent}] [ant: {malevolent}] 13: financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment" [syn: {dependable}, {safe}, {secure}] 14: most suitable or right for a particular purpose; "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes" [syn: {right}, {ripe}] 15: resulting favorably; "its a good thing that I wasn't there"; "it is good that you stayed"; "it is well that no one saw you"; "all's well that ends well" [syn: {well(p)}] 16: exerting force or influence; "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)" [syn: {effective}, {in effect(p)}, {in force(p)}] 17: feeling healthy and free of aches and pains; "I feel good" [syn: {good(p)}] 18: capable of pleasing; "good looks" 19: appealing to the mind; "good music"; "a serious book" [syn: {serious}] 20: in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body" [syn: {sound}] 21: tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air" [syn: {beneficial}, {salutary}] 22: not forged; "a good dollar bill" 23: not left to spoil; "the meat is still good" [syn: {unspoiled}, {unspoilt}] 24: generally admired; "good taste"
n 1: benefit; "for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?"
2: moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people" [syn: {goodness}] [ant: {evil}, {evil}]
3: that which is good or valuable or useful; "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization" [syn: {goodness}] [ant: {bad}, {bad}]
adv 1: (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well'); "the children behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party went well"; "he slept well"; "a well-argued thesis"; "a well-planned party"; "the baby can walk pretty good" [syn: {well}] [ant: {ill}]
2: in a complete and thorough manner (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly'); "he was soundly defeated"; "we beat him good" [syn: {thoroughly}, {soundly}] [also: {better}, {best}]

Best and Greatest
n : an epithet for Jupiter [syn: {Jupiter Optimus Maximus}]

best evidence rule
n : a rule of evidence requiring that to prove the content of a writing or recording or photograph the original is required

best friend
n : the one friend who is closest to you

best man
n : the principal groomsman at a wedding

best of all
adv : especially fortunate; "best of all, we don't have any homework!"

best seller
n : a book that has had a large and rapid sale

bestial
adj : resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners" [syn: {beastly}, {brute(a)}, {brutish}]

bestialise
v : make brutal and depraved; give animal-like qualities to [syn: {bestialize}]

bestiality
n : sexual activity between a person and an animal [syn: {zooerastia}, {zooerasty}]

bestialize
v : make brutal and depraved; give animal-like qualities to [syn: {bestialise}]

bestially
adv : in an inhumane manner; "she treated her husband bestially" [syn: {brutishly}, {in a beastly manner}]

bestiary
n : a medieval book (usually illustrated) with allegorical and amusing descriptions of real and fabled animals

bestir
v : become active; "He finally bestirred himself" [syn: {rouse}] [also: {bestirring}, {bestirred}]

bestir oneself
v : start to be active; "Get cracking, please!" [syn: {get cracking}, {get going}, {get moving}, {get weaving}, {get started}, {get rolling}]

bestirred
bestir
v : become active; "He finally bestirred himself" [syn: {rouse}] [also: {bestirring}, {bestirred}]

bestirred
See {bestir}

bestirring
bestir
v : become active; "He finally bestirred himself" [syn: {rouse}] [also: {bestirring}, {bestirred}]

bestirring
See {bestir}

best-known
adj : most familiar or renowned; "Stevenson's best-known work is probably `Treasure Island'"

bestow
v 1: present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone" [syn: {confer}]
2: give as a gift
3: bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program" [syn: {lend}, {impart}, {contribute}, {add}, {bring}]

bestowal
n 1: the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift [syn: {bestowment}, {conferral}, {conferment}]
2: a gift that is bestowed or conferred [syn: {bestowment}]

bestowed
adj : given formally or officially [syn: {conferred}, {presented}]

bestowment
n 1: a gift that is bestowed or conferred [syn: {bestowal}]
2: the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift [syn: {bestowal}, {conferral}, {conferment}]

bestrew
v : cover by strewing [also: {bestrewn}]

bestrewn
bestrew
v : cover by strewing [also: {bestrewn}]

bestrewn
See {bestrew}

bestrid
e
v : get on the back of; "mount a horse" [syn: {hop on}, {mount}, {mount up}, {get on}, {jump on}, {climb on}] [ant: {hop out}] [also: {bestrode}, {bestridden}, {bestrid}]

bestrid
See {bestride}

bestridden
bestride
v : get on the back of; "mount a horse" [syn: {hop on}, {mount}, {mount up}, {get on}, {jump on}, {climb on}] [ant: {hop out}] [also: {bestrode}, {bestridden}, {bestrid}]

bestridden
See {bestride}

bestride
v : get on the back of; "mount a horse" [syn: {hop on}, {mount}, {mount up}, {get on}, {jump on}, {climb on}] [ant: {hop out}] [also: {bestrode}, {bestridden}, {bestrid}]

bestrode
bestride
v : get on the back of; "mount a horse" [syn: {hop on}, {mount}, {mount up}, {get on}, {jump on}, {climb on}] [ant: {hop out}] [also: {bestrode}, {bestridden}, {bestrid}]

bestrode
See {bestride}

best-selling
adj : selling in great numbers; "a best-selling novel" [syn: {best-selling(p)}]

bestubbled
adj : having a short growth of beard; "his stubbled chin" [syn: {stubbled}, {stubbly}]

bet
n 1: the money risked on a gamble [syn: {stake}, {stakes}, {wager}]
2: the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet" [syn: {wager}]
v 1: maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!" [syn: {wager}]
2: stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" [syn: {wager}, {play}]
3: have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" [syn: {count}, {depend}, {look}, {calculate}, {reckon}] [also: {betting}, {betted}]

bet on
v : place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse" [syn: {back}, {gage}, {stake}, {game}, {punt}]

beta
adj 1: second in order of importance; "the candidate, considered a beta male, was perceived to be unable to lead his party to victory"
2: preliminary or testing stage of a software or hardware product; "a beta version"; "beta software"
n 1: the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet
2: beets [syn: {genus Beta}]

beta blocker
n : any of various drugs used in treating hypertension or arrhythmia; decreases force and rate of heart contractions by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors of the autonomic nervous system [syn: {beta-adrenergic blocker}, {beta-adrenergic blocking agent}]

beta cell
n : a cell that produces insulin in the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas

Beta Centauri
n : the second brightest star in Centaurus

Beta Crucis
n : the second brightest star in the Southern Cross

beta decay
n : radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of a beta particle

beta endorphin
n : an endorphin produced by the pituitary gland that suppresses pain

beta globulin
n : a globulin in blood plasma that carries iron [syn: {transferrin}, {siderophilin}]

beta iron
n : an allotrope of iron that is the same as alpha iron except that it is nonmagnetic; stable between 768 and 906 degrees centigrade

Beta Orionis
n : the brightest star in Orion [syn: {Rigel}]

beta particle
n : a high-speed electron or positron emitted in the decay of a radioactive isotope

beta radiation
n : radiation of beta particles during radioactive decay [syn: {beta ray}, {electron radiation}]

beta ray
n : radiation of beta particles during radioactive decay [syn: {beta radiation}, {electron radiation}]

beta receptor
n : receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasodilation and increased heart beat) [syn: {beta-adrenergic receptor}, {beta-adrenoceptor}]

beta rhythm
n : the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake and alert; occurs with a frequency between 12 and 30 hertz [syn: {beta wave}]

beta software
n : pre-release software that has received an alpha test but still has more bugs than a regular release; "beta software is usually available only to particular users who will test it"

beta test
n : (computer science) a second test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by an outside organization

Beta vulgaris
n : biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop [syn: {beet}, {common beet}]

Beta vulgaris cicla
n : beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks [syn: {chard}, {Swiss chard}, {spinach beet}, {leaf beet}, {chard plant}]

Beta vulgaris rubra
n : beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption [syn: {beetroot}]

Beta vulgaris vulgaris
n : beet with a large yellowish root; grown chiefly as cattle feed [syn: {mangel-wurzel}, {mangold-wurzel}, {mangold}]

beta wave
n : the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake and alert; occurs with a frequency between 12 and 30 hertz [syn: {beta rhythm}]

beta-adrenergic blocker
n : any of various drugs used in treating hypertension or arrhythmia; decreases force and rate of heart contractions by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors of the autonomic nervous system [syn: {beta blocker}, {beta-adrenergic blocking agent}]

beta-adrenergic blocking agent
n : any of various drugs used in treating hypertension or arrhythmia; decreases force and rate of heart contractions by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors of the autonomic nervous system [syn: {beta blocker}, {beta-adrenergic blocker}]

beta-adrenergic receptor
n : receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasodilation and increased heart beat) [syn: {beta receptor}, {beta-adrenoceptor}]

beta-adrenoceptor
n : receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasodilation and increased heart beat) [syn: {beta receptor}, {beta-adrenergic receptor}]

beta-carotene
n : an isomer of carotene that is found in dark green and dark yellow fruits and vegetables

beta-hydroxybutyric acid
n : beta derivative of hydroxybutyric acid that is found in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism

betaine
n : a sweet tasting alkaloid that occurs in sugar beets

beta-interferon
n : a form of interferon that is produced by fibroblasts and have antiviral effects; used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis

betake oneself
v : displace oneself; go from one location to another

betaken
See {betake}

beta-lactamase
n : enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic [syn: {penicillinase}]

beta-lipoprotein
n : a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of moderate amount of protein and a large amount of cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis [syn: {low-density lipoprotein}, {LDL}]

beta-naphthol
n : an isomer of naphthol used in rubber as an antioxidant

betatron
n : accelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric field produced by changing magnetic flux [syn: {induction accelerator}]

bete noire
n : a detested person; "he is an anathema to me" [syn: {anathema}]

betel
n : Asian pepper plant whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians [syn: {betel pepper}, {Piper betel}]

betel nut
n : seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in southeastern Asia [syn: {areca nut}]

betel palm
n : southeastern Asian palm bearing betel nuts (scarlet or orange single-seeded fruit with a fibrous husk) [syn: {Areca catechu}]

betel pepper
n : Asian pepper plant whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians [syn: {betel}, {Piper betel}]

Betelgeuse
n : the second brightest star in Orion [syn: {Alpha Orionis}]

beth
n : the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet

Bethe
n : United States physicist (born in Germany) noted for research in astrophysics and nuclear physics (born 1906) [syn: {Hans Bethe}, {Hans Albrecht Bethe}]

bethel
n : a house of worship (especially one for sailors)

bethink
v 1: cause oneself to consider something
2: consider or ponder something carefully; "She bethought her of their predicament" [also: {bethought}]

Bethlehem
n 1: a town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River northwest of Philadelphia; an important center for steel production
2: a small town near Jerusalem on the west bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born [syn: {Bayt Lahm}, {Bethlehem Ephrathah}, {Bethlehem-Judah}]

Bethlehem Ephrathah
n : a small town near Jerusalem on the west bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born [syn: {Bethlehem}, {Bayt Lahm}, {Bethlehem-Judah}]

Bethlehem-Judah
n : a small town near Jerusalem on the west bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born [syn: {Bethlehem}, {Bayt Lahm}, {Bethlehem Ephrathah}]

bethought
bethink
v 1: cause oneself to consider something
2: consider or ponder something carefully; "She bethought her of their predicament" [also: {bethought}]

bethought
See {bethink}

Bethune
n : United States educator who worked to improve race relations and educational opportunities for Black Americans (1875-1955) [syn: {Mary McLeod Bethune}]

betide
v : become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?" [syn: {befall}, {bechance}]

betimes
adv : in good time; "he awoke betimes that morning" [syn: {early}]

betise
n : a stupid mistake [syn: {stupidity}, {folly}, {foolishness}, {imbecility}]

betoken
v 1: be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" [syn: {bespeak}, {indicate}, {point}, {signal}]
2: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: {bode}, {portend}, {auspicate}, {prognosticate}, {omen}, {presage}, {foreshadow}, {augur}, {foretell}, {prefigure}, {forecast}, {predict}]

betook
See {betake}

betray
v 1: reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings" [syn: {bewray}]
2: deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country" [syn: {sell}]
3: disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake; "His sense of smell failed him this time"; "His strength finally failed him"; "His children failed him in the crisis" [syn: {fail}]
4: be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?" [syn: {cheat on}, {cheat}, {cuckold}, {wander}]
5: give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: {denounce}, {tell on}, {give away}, {rat}, {grass}, {shit}, {shop}, {snitch}, {stag}]
6: cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" [syn: {deceive}, {lead astray}] [ant: {undeceive}]

betrayal
n 1: an act of deliberate betrayal [syn: {treachery}, {treason}, {perfidy}]
2: the quality of aiding an enemy

betrayer
n 1: one who reveals confidential information in return for money [syn: {informer}, {rat}, {squealer}, {blabber}]
2: a person who says one thing and does another [syn: {double-crosser}, {double-dealer}, {two-timer}, {traitor}]

betraying
adj : revealing unintentionally; "a betraying blush spread over her face"

betroth
v : give to in marriage [syn: {engage}, {affiance}, {plight}]

betrothal
n 1: a mutual promise to marry [syn: {troth}, {engagement}]
2: the act of becoming betrothed or engaged [syn: {espousal}]

betrothed
adj : pledged to be married; "the engaged couple" [syn: {affianced}, {bespoken}, {engaged}, {pledged}]
n : the person to whom you are engaged

Betsy Griscom Ross
n : American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836) [syn: {Ross}, {Betsy Ross}]

Betsy Ross
n : American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836) [syn: {Ross}, {Betsy Griscom Ross}]

Bette Davis
n : United States film actress (1908-1989) [syn: {Davis}]

betted
bet
n 1: the money risked on a gamble [syn: {stake}, {stakes}, {wager}]
2: the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet" [syn: {wager}]
v 1: maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!" [syn: {wager}]
2: stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" [syn: {wager}, {play}]
3: have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" [syn: {count}, {depend}, {look}, {calculate}, {reckon}] [also: {betting}, {betted}]

betted
See {bet}

better
well
adj 1: in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury; "appears to be entirely well"; "the wound is nearly well"; "a well man"; "I think I'm well; at least I feel well" [ant: {ill}]
2: resulting favorably; "its a good thing that I wasn't there"; "it is good that you stayed"; "it is well that no one saw you"; "all's well that ends well" [syn: {good}, {well(p)}]
3: wise or advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be well to start early" [syn: {well(p)}]
n 1: a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
2: a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
3: an abundant source; "she was a well of information" [syn: {wellspring}, {fountainhead}]
4: an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
5: an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps
adv 1: (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well'); "the children behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party went well"; "he slept well"; "a well-argued thesis"; "a well-planned party"; "the baby can walk pretty good" [syn: {good}] [ant: {ill}]
2: thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form; "The problem is well understood"; "she was well informed"; "shake well before using"; "in order to avoid food poisoning be sure the meat is well cooked"; "well-done beef", "well-satisfied customers"; "well-educated"
3: indicating high probability; in all likelihood; "I might well do it"; "a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster"; "you may well need your umbrella"; "he could equally well be trying to deceive us" [syn: {easily}]
4: (used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully; "a book well worth reading"; "was well aware of the difficulties ahead"; "suspected only too well what might be going on"
5: to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree; "the project was well underway"; "the fetus has well developed organs"; "his father was well pleased with his grades"
6: favorably; with approval; "their neighbors spoke well of them"; "he thought well of the book" [ant: {ill}]
7: to a great extent or degree; "I'm afraid the film was well over budget"; "painting the room white made it seem considerably (or substantially) larger"; "the house has fallen considerably in value"; "the price went up substantially" [syn: {considerably}, {substantially}]
8: with great or especially intimate knowledge; "we knew them well" [syn: {intimately}]
9: with prudence or propriety; "You would do well to say nothing more"; "could not well refuse" 10: with skill or in a pleasing manner; "she dances well"; "he writes well" [ant: {badly}] 11: in a manner affording benefit or advantage; "she married well"; "The children were settled advantageously in Seattle" [syn: {advantageously}] [ant: {badly}, {badly}] 12: in financial comfort; "They live well"; "she has been able to live comfortably since her husband died" [syn: {comfortably}] 13: without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor; "took the joke well"; "took the tragic news well" [ant: {badly}]
v : come up; "Tears well in her eyes" [syn: {swell}] [also: {better}, {best}]

better
See {well}

better
adj 1: (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another; "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history" [ant: {worse}]
2: (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better" [ant: {worse}]
3: (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be better to speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to respond" [syn: {better(p)}, {best(p)}]
4: more than half; "argued for the better part of an hour"
n 1: one having claim to precedence; a superior; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters"
2: someone who bets [syn: {bettor}, {wagerer}, {punter}]
3: the superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of the two"
adv 1: comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.; "She had never sung better"; "a deed better left undone"; "better suited to the job"
2: from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better." [syn: {best}]
v 1: surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record" [syn: {break}]
2: to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" [syn: {improve}, {amend}, {ameliorate}, {meliorate}] [ant: {worsen}]
3: get better; "The weather improved toward evening" [syn: {improve}, {ameliorate}, {meliorate}] [ant: {worsen}]

better
See {good}

better
good
adj 1: having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office" [ant: {bad}]
2: having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here" [syn: {full}]
3: morally admirable [ant: {evil}]
4: deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name" [syn: {estimable}, {honorable}, {respectable}]
5: promoting or enhancing well-being; "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her" [syn: {beneficial}]
6: superior to the average; "in fine spirits"; "a fine student"; "made good grades"; "morale was good"; "had good weather for the parade" [syn: {fine}]
7: agreeable or pleasing; "we all had a good time"; "good manners"
8: of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"; "the life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous"- Frederick Douglass [syn: {just}, {upright}, {virtuous}]
9: having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching" [syn: {adept}, {expert}, {practiced}, {proficient}, {skillful}, {skilful}] 10: thorough; "had a good workout"; "gave the house a good cleaning" 11: with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" [syn: {dear}, {near}] 12: having or showing or arising from a desire to promote the welfare or happiness of others; "his benevolent smile"; "a benevolent nature" [syn: {benevolent}] [ant: {malevolent}] 13: financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment" [syn: {dependable}, {safe}, {secure}] 14: most suitable or right for a particular purpose; "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes" [syn: {right}, {ripe}] 15: resulting favorably; "its a good thing that I wasn't there"; "it is good that you stayed"; "it is well that no one saw you"; "all's well that ends well" [syn: {well(p)}] 16: exerting force or influence; "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)" [syn: {effective}, {in effect(p)}, {in force(p)}] 17: feeling healthy and free of aches and pains; "I feel good" [syn: {good(p)}] 18: capable of pleasing; "good looks" 19: appealing to the mind; "good music"; "a serious book" [syn: {serious}] 20: in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body" [syn: {sound}] 21: tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air" [syn: {beneficial}, {salutary}] 22: not forged; "a good dollar bill" 23: not left to spoil; "the meat is still good" [syn: {unspoiled}, {unspoilt}] 24: generally admired; "good taste"
n 1: benefit; "for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?"
2: moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people" [syn: {goodness}] [ant: {evil}, {evil}]
3: that which is good or valuable or useful; "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization" [syn: {goodness}] [ant: {bad}, {bad}]
adv 1: (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well'); "the children behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party went well"; "he slept well"; "a well-argued thesis"; "a well-planned party"; "the baby can walk pretty good" [syn: {well}] [ant: {ill}]
2: in a complete and thorough manner (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly'); "he was soundly defeated"; "we beat him good" [syn: {thoroughly}, {soundly}] [also: {better}, {best}]

better half
n : a person's partner in marriage [syn: {spouse}, {partner}, {married person}, {mate}]

better off
adj : in a more fortunate or prosperous condition; "she would have been better off if she had stuck with teaching"; "is better off than his classmate" [syn: {better off(p)}]

bettering
adj : changing for the better [ant: {worsening}]

better-known
adj : more familiar or renowned than the other of two; "the better-known book of the two"

better-looking
adj : pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion; "a fine-looking woman"; "a good-looking man"; "better-looking than her sister"; "very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray; "our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian Hellman [syn: {fine-looking}, {good-looking}, {handsome}, {well-favored}, {well-favoured}]

betterment
n 1: a change for the better; progress in development [syn: {improvement}, {advance}]
2: an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility
3: the act of relieving ills and changing for the better [syn: {amelioration}, {melioration}]

betting
bet
n 1: the money risked on a gamble [syn: {stake}, {stakes}, {wager}]
2: the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet" [syn: {wager}]
v 1: maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!" [syn: {wager}]
2: stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" [syn: {wager}, {play}]
3: have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" [syn: {count}, {depend}, {look}, {calculate}, {reckon}] [also: {betting}, {betted}]

betting
adj : preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance; "led a dissipated life"; "a betting man"; "a card-playing son of a bitch"; "a gambling fool"; "sporting gents and their ladies" [syn: {dissipated}, {card-playing}, {gambling}, {sporting}]

betting
See {bet}

betting odds
n : the ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that of another; "he offered odds of two to one" [syn: {odds}]

betting shop
n : a licensed bookmaker's shop that is not at the race track

bettong
n : short-nosed rat kangaroo

Bettongia
n : jerboa kangaroo [syn: {genus Bettongia}]

bettor
n : someone who bets [syn: {better}, {wagerer}, {punter}]

Betty Friedan
n : United States feminist who founded a national organization for women (born in 1921) [syn: {Friedan}, {Betty Naomi Friedan}]

Betty Naomi Friedan
n : United States feminist who founded a national organization for women (born in 1921) [syn: {Friedan}, {Betty Friedan}]

Betula
n : a genus of trees of the family Betulaceae (such as birches) [syn: {genus Betula}]

Betula alleghaniensis
n : tree of eastern North America with thin lustrous yellow or gray bark [syn: {yellow birch}, {Betula leutea}]

Betula cordifolia
n : small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes [syn: {American white birch}, {paper birch}, {paperbark birch}, {canoe birch}, {Betula papyrifera}]

Betula fontinalis
n : birch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish bark [syn: {swamp birch}, {water birch}, {mountain birch}, {Western paper birch}, {Western birch}]

Betula glandulosa
n : small shrub of colder parts of North America and Greenland [syn: {Newfoundland dwarf birch}, {American dwarf birch}]

Betula lenta
n : common birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furniture [syn: {sweet birch}, {cherry birch}, {black birch}]

Betula leutea
n : tree of eastern North America with thin lustrous yellow or gray bark [syn: {yellow birch}, {Betula alleghaniensis}]

Betula neoalaskana
n : Alaskan birch with white to pale brown bark [syn: {Yukon white birch}]

Betula nigra
n : birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark [syn: {black birch}, {river birch}, {red birch}]

Betula papyrifera
n : small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes [syn: {American white birch}, {paper birch}, {paperbark birch}, {canoe birch}, {Betula cordifolia}]

Betula pendula
n : European birch with silvery white peeling bark and markedly drooping branches [syn: {silver birch}, {common birch}, {European white birch}]

Betula populifolia
n : medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or pale gray bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a second-growth forest tree [syn: {gray birch}, {American gray birch}]

Betula pubescens
n : European birch with dull white to pale brown bark and somewhat drooping hairy branches [syn: {downy birch}, {white birch}]

Betulaceae
n : monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis) [syn: {family Betulaceae}, {birch family}]

betulaceous
adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of trees of the birch family

between
adv 1: in the interval; "dancing all the dances with little rest between" [syn: {betwixt}]
2: in between; "two houses with a tree between" [syn: {'tween}]

between decks
adv : in the space between decks, on a ship [syn: {'tween decks}]

betweenbrain
n : the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon [syn: {diencephalon}, {interbrain}, {thalmencephalon}]

betwixt
adv : in the interval; "dancing all the dances with little rest between" [syn: {between}]

beurre noisette
n : clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with vinegar or lemon juice and capers [syn: {brown butter}]

bevatron
n : a cyclotron that accelerates protons up to several billion electron volts

bevel
n 1: two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees [syn: {cant}, {chamfer}]
2: a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size [syn: {bevel square}]
v : cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; "bevel the surface" [syn: {chamfer}] [also: {bevelling}, {bevelled}]

bevel gear
n : gears that mesh at an angle [syn: {pinion and crown wheel}, {pinion and ring gear}]

bevel square
n : a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size [syn: {bevel}]

bevelled
bevel
n 1: two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees [syn: {cant}, {chamfer}]
2: a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size [syn: {bevel square}]
v : cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; "bevel the surface" [syn: {chamfer}] [also: {bevelling}, {bevelled}]

bevelled
See {bevel}

bevelling
bevel
n 1: two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees [syn: {cant}, {chamfer}]
2: a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size [syn: {bevel square}]
v : cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; "bevel the surface" [syn: {chamfer}] [also: {bevelling}, {bevelled}]

bevelling
See {bevel}

beverage
n : any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?" [syn: {drink}, {drinkable}, {potable}]

Beveridge
n : British economist (born in India) whose report on social insurance provided the basis for most of the social legislation on which the welfare state in the United Kingdom is based (1879-1963) [syn: {William Henry Beveridge}, {First Baron Beveridge}]

Beverly Hills
n : a city in southwestern California surrounded by Los Angeles; home of many Hollywood actors

Beverly Sills
n : United States operatic soprano (born in 1929) [syn: {Sills}, {Belle Miriam Silverman}]

Bevin
n : British labor leader and statesman who played an important role in diplomacy after World War II (1884-1951) [syn: {Ernest Bevin}]

bevy
n 1: a group of girls or young women
2: a flock of quail

bewail
v : regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits" [syn: {deplore}, {lament}, {bemoan}]

beware
v : be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to; "Beware of telephone salesmen" [syn: {mind}]

bewhisker
v : furnish with whiskers; "a whiskered jersey" [syn: {whisker}]

bewhiskered
adj : having hair on the cheeks and chin [syn: {bearded}, {barbate}, {whiskered}, {whiskery}]

Bewick's swan
n : Eurasian subspecies of tundra swan; smaller than the whooper [syn: {Cygnus columbianus bewickii}]

bewilder
v 1: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick}, {get}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {flummox}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}]
2: cause to be confused emotionally [syn: {bemuse}, {discombobulate}, {throw}]

bewildered
adj : perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school" [syn: {baffled}, {befuddled}, {bemused}, {confounded}, {confused}, {lost}, {mazed}, {mixed-up}, {at sea}]

bewilderedly
adv : in a bewildered manner

bewildering
adj : causing bafflement; "the play was at the same time a bewildering and an exciting experience"

bewilderingly
adv : in a bewildering and confusing manner; "her situation was bewilderingly unclear" [syn: {confusingly}]

bewilderment
n : confusion resulting from failure to understand [syn: {obfuscation}, {puzzlement}, {befuddlement}, {mystification}, {bafflement}, {bemusement}]

bewitch
v 1: attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" [syn: {capture}, {enamour}, {trance}, {catch}, {becharm}, {enamor}, {captivate}, {beguile}, {charm}, {fascinate}, {entrance}, {enchant}]
2: attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks" [syn: {magnetize}, {mesmerize}, {mesmerise}, {magnetise}, {spellbind}]
3: cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something [syn: {hex}, {glamour}, {witch}, {enchant}, {jinx}]

bewitched
adj : under a spell [syn: {ensorcelled}]

bewitchery
n : magnetic personal charm [syn: {beguilement}, {animal magnetism}]

bewitching
adj : capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile"; "Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman" [syn: {captivating}, {enchanting}, {enthralling}, {entrancing}, {fascinating}]

bewitchingly
adv : in a bewitching manner; "she was bewitchingly beautiful" [syn: {captivatingly}, {enchantingly}, {enthrallingly}]

bewitchment
n : a magical spell [syn: {enchantment}]

bewray
v : reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings" [syn: {betray}]

bey
n 1: (formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt; "he introduced me to Ahmet Bey"
2: the governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire

beyond
adv 1: farther along in space or time or degree; "through the valley and beyond"; "to the eighth grade but not beyond"; "will be influential in the 1990s and beyond"
2: on the farther side from the observer; "a pond with a hayfield beyond" [syn: {on the far side}]
3: in addition; "agreed to provide essentials but nothing beyond"

beyond any doubt
adv : with certainty; "it's undoubtedly very beautiful" [syn: {undoubtedly}, {doubtless}, {beyond question}, {without doubt}]

beyond control
adv : out of control; "the riots got out of hand" [syn: {out of hand}] [ant: {in hand}]

beyond doubt
adj : too obvious to be doubted [syn: {beyond doubt(p)}, {indubitable}]

beyond measure
adv : in excess or without limit; "amazed beyond measure"

beyond question
adv : with certainty; "it's undoubtedly very beautiful" [syn: {undoubtedly}, {doubtless}, {without doubt}, {beyond any doubt}]

beyond the sea
adv : in a place across an ocean [syn: {overseas}, {over the sea}, {abroad}]

bezant
n : a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages [syn: {bezzant}, {byzant}, {solidus}]

bezel
n : a sloping edge on a cutting tool

bezique
n : a card game played with a 48-card pack (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist [syn: {pinochle}, {pinocle}, {penuchle}]

bezoar goat
n : wild goat of Iran and adjacent regions [syn: {pasang}, {Capra aegagrus}]

bezzant
n : a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages [syn: {bezant}, {byzant}, {solidus}]

B-flat clarinet
n : the ordinary clarinet with a middle range [syn: {licorice stick}]

B-girl
n : a woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men customers [syn: {bar girl}]

Bhadon
n : the sixth month of the Hindu calendar [syn: {Bhadrapada}]

Bhadrapada
n : the sixth month of the Hindu calendar [syn: {Bhadon}]

Bhaga
n : god of wealth and love

Bhagavad-Gita
n : (Hinduism) the sacred `song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic); contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life [syn: {Bhagavadgita}, {Gita}]

Bhagavadgita
n : (Hinduism) the sacred `song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic); contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life [syn: {Bhagavad-Gita}, {Gita}]

bhakti
n : (Hinduism) loving devotion to a deity leading to salvation and Nirvana; open to all persons independent of caste or sex

bhang
n : a preparation of the leaves and flowers of the hemp plant; much used in India

Bharat
n : a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 [syn: {India}, {Republic of India}]

bhishties
See {bheesty}

B-horizon
n : immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils [syn: {B horizon}]

Bhumi Devi
n : earth goddess; one of the two wives of Vishnu

Bhutan
n : a landlocked principality in the Himalayas northeast of India [syn: {Kingdom of Bhutan}]

Bhutanese
adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of Bhutan or its people or culture or language; "Bhutanese Buddhists"
n : a native or inhabitant of Bhutan [syn: {Bhutani}]

Bhutanese monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Bhutan

Bhutani
n : a native or inhabitant of Bhutan [syn: {Bhutanese}]

Bi
n : a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals [syn: {bismuth}, {atomic number 83}]

bialy
n : flat crusty-bottomed onion roll [syn: {bialystoker}]

bialystoker
n : flat crusty-bottomed onion roll [syn: {bialy}]

biannual
adj : occurring or payable twice each year [syn: {semiannual}, {biyearly}]

biannually
adv : twice a year; "we hold our big sale biannually"

bias
adj : slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric; "a bias fold"
n 1: a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation [syn: {prejudice}, {preconception}]
2: a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric [syn: {diagonal}]
v 1: influence in an unfair way; "you are biasing my choice by telling me yours"
2: cause to be biased [syn: {predetermine}] [also: {biassing}, {biassed}]

biased
adj 1: favoring one person or side over another; "a biased account of the trial"; "a decision that was partial to the defendant" [syn: {colored}, {coloured}, {one-sided}, {slanted}]
2: excessively devoted to one faction [syn: {one-sided}]

biassed
bias
adj : slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric; "a bias fold"
n 1: a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation [syn: {prejudice}, {preconception}]
2: a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric [syn: {diagonal}]
v 1: influence in an unfair way; "you are biasing my choice by telling me yours"
2: cause to be biased [syn: {predetermine}] [also: {biassing}, {biassed}]

biassed
See {bias}

biassing
bias
adj : slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric; "a bias fold"
n 1: a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation [syn: {prejudice}, {preconception}]
2: a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric [syn: {diagonal}]
v 1: influence in an unfair way; "you are biasing my choice by telling me yours"
2: cause to be biased [syn: {predetermine}] [also: {biassing}, {biassed}]

biassing
See {bias}

biaural
adj : relating to or having or hearing with two ears; "binaural hearing" [syn: {binaural}] [ant: {monaural}]

biauricular
adj : relating to the two auditory openings; "the biauricular diameter of the skull"

biauriculate heart
n : a heart (as of mammals and birds and reptiles) having two auricles

biaxal
adj : having two axes; "biaxial crystals" [syn: {biaxial}, {biaxate}]

biaxate
adj : having two axes; "biaxial crystals" [syn: {biaxial}, {biaxal}]

biaxial
adj : having two axes; "biaxial crystals" [syn: {biaxal}, {biaxate}]

bib
n 1: top part of an apron; covering the chest
2: a napkin tied under the chin a child while eating
v : drink moderately but regularly; "We tippled the cognac" [syn: {tipple}]

bib-and-tucker
n : an attractive outfit; "she wore her best bib-and-tucker"

Bibb lettuce
n : lettuce with relatively crisp leaves

bibbed
adj : having a bib; "a bibbed apron" [ant: {bibless}]

Bible
n 1: the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen" [syn: {Christian Bible}, {Book}, {Good Book}, {Holy Scripture}, {Holy Writ}, {Scripture}, {Word of God}, {Word}]
2: a book regarded as authoritative in its field

Bible Belt
n : southern United States; where Protestant fundamentalism is dominant

bible leaf
n : tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {costmary}, {alecost}, {mint geranium}, {balsam herb}, {Tanacetum balsamita}, {Chrysanthemum balsamita}]

bibless
adj : lacking a bib [ant: {bibbed}]

Bible-worship
n : worship of the Bible [syn: {bibliolatry}]

biblical
adj 1: of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible; "biblical names"; "biblical Hebrew" [syn: {scriptural}]
2: in keeping with the nature of the Bible or its times or people; "biblical styles in writing"; "a beard of biblical proportions"; "biblical costumes"

Biblical Aramaic
n : the form of Aramaic that was spoken in Palestine in the time of the New Testament

Biblical Latin
n : the form of Latin written between the 3rd and 8th centuries [syn: {Late Latin}]

bibliographer
n : someone trained in compiling bibliographies

bibliographic
adj : relating to or dealing with bibliography [syn: {bibliographical}]

bibliographical
adj : relating to or dealing with bibliography [syn: {bibliographic}]

bibliography
n : a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.)

bibliolatrous
adj : given to Bible-worship

bibliolatry
n : worship of the Bible [syn: {Bible-worship}]

bibliomania
n : preoccupation with the acquisition and possession of books

bibliomaniacal
adj : characteristic of or characterized by or noted for bibliomania

bibliophile
n : someone who loves (and usually collects) books [syn: {booklover}, {book lover}]

bibliophilic
adj : of or relating to bibliophiles

bibliopole
n : a dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books) [syn: {bibliopolist}]

bibliopolic
adj : of or relating to bibliopoles

bibliopolist
n : a dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books) [syn: {bibliopole}]

bibliothec
n : a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services [syn: {librarian}]

bibliotheca
n : a collection of books [also: {bibliothecae} (pl)]

bibliothecae
See {bibliotheca}

bibliothecae
bibliotheca
n : a collection of books [also: {bibliothecae} (pl)]

bibliothecal
adj : of or relating to a library or bibliotheca or a librarian [syn: {bibliothecarial}]

bibliothecarial
adj : of or relating to a library or bibliotheca or a librarian [syn: {bibliothecal}]

bibliotic
adj : of or relating to bibliotics

bibliotics
n : the scientific study of documents and handwriting etc. especially to determine authorship or authenticity

bibliotist
n : someone who engages in bibliotics

Bibos
n : wild ox [syn: {genus Bibos}]

Bibos frontalis
n : ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaur [syn: {gayal}, {mithan}]

Bibos gaurus
n : wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India [syn: {gaur}]

bibulous
adj : given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol; "a bibulous fellow"; "a bibulous evening"; "his boozy drinking companions"; "thick boozy singing"; "a drunken binge"; "two drunken gentleman holding each other up"; "sottish behavior" [syn: {boozy}, {drunken}, {sottish}]

bicameral
adj 1: composed of two legislative bodies [ant: {unicameral}]
2: consisting of two chambers; "the bicameral heart of a fish" [syn: {two-chambered}]

bicapsular
adj : divided into two capsules or having a two-part capsule

bicarbonate
n : a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate [syn: {hydrogen carbonate}]

bicarbonate of soda
n : a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid [syn: {sodium hydrogen carbonate}, {sodium bicarbonate}, {baking soda}, {saleratus}]

bicennaries
See {bicentenary}

bicennaries
bicentenary
adj : of or relating to or completing a period of 200 years; "bicentennial celebration" [syn: {bicentennial}]
n : the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: {bicentennial}] [also: {bicennaries} (pl)]

bicentenary
adj : of or relating to or completing a period of 200 years; "bicentennial celebration" [syn: {bicentennial}]
n : the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: {bicentennial}] [also: {bicennaries} (pl)]

bicentennial
adj : of or relating to or completing a period of 200 years; "bicentennial celebration" [syn: {bicentenary}]
n : the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: {bicentenary}]

bicentric
adj : having two centers

bicephalous
adj : having two heads

biceps
n : any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm)

biceps brachii
n : a muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm [syn: {musculus biceps brachii}, {biceps humeri}]

biceps humeri
n : a muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm [syn: {biceps brachii}, {musculus biceps brachii}]

bichloride
n : a compound containing two chlorine atoms per molecule [syn: {dichloride}]

bichloride of mercury
n : a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative [syn: {mercuric chloride}, {mercury chloride}, {corrosive sublimate}]

bichromate
n : a salt of the hypothetical dichromic acid [syn: {dichromate}]

bichromated
adj : treated or combined with bichromate

bichrome
adj : having two colors; "a bicolor flower"; "a bicolored postage stamp" [syn: {bicolor}, {bicolour}, {bicolored}, {bicoloured}, {dichromatic}]

bicipital
adj : having two heads or points of origin as a biceps

bicker
n : a quarrel about petty points [syn: {bickering}, {spat}, {tiff}, {squabble}, {pettifoggery}, {fuss}]
v : argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies" [syn: {quibble}, {niggle}, {pettifog}, {squabble}, {brabble}]

bickering
n : a quarrel about petty points [syn: {bicker}, {spat}, {tiff}, {squabble}, {pettifoggery}, {fuss}]

bicolor
adj : having two colors; "a bicolor flower"; "a bicolored postage stamp" [syn: {bicolour}, {bicolored}, {bicoloured}, {bichrome}, {dichromatic}]

bicolor lespediza
n : Asian shrub having conspicuous racemose rose-purple flowers widely used as an ornamental and in erosion control and as a source of wild-bird feed [syn: {ezo-yama-hagi}, {Lespedeza bicolor}]

bicolored
adj : having two colors; "a bicolor flower"; "a bicolored postage stamp" [syn: {bicolor}, {bicolour}, {bicoloured}, {bichrome}, {dichromatic}]

bicolour
adj : having two colors; "a bicolor flower"; "a bicolored postage stamp" [syn: {bicolor}, {bicolored}, {bicoloured}, {bichrome}, {dichromatic}]

bicoloured
adj : having two colors; "a bicolor flower"; "a bicolored postage stamp" [syn: {bicolor}, {bicolour}, {bicolored}, {bichrome}, {dichromatic}]

biconcave
adj : concave on both sides [syn: {concavo-concave}]

biconvex
adj : convex on both sides; lentil-shaped [syn: {convexo-convex}, {lenticular}, {lentiform}]

bicorn
adj : having two horns or horn-shaped parts; "a bicornuate uterus" [syn: {bicorned}, {bicornate}, {bicornuate}, {bicornuous}]
n : a cocked hat with the brim turned up to form two points [syn: {bicorne}]

bicornate
adj : having two horns or horn-shaped parts; "a bicornuate uterus" [syn: {bicorn}, {bicorned}, {bicornuate}, {bicornuous}]

bicorne
n : a cocked hat with the brim turned up to form two points [syn: {bicorn}]

bicorned
adj : having two horns or horn-shaped parts; "a bicornuate uterus" [syn: {bicorn}, {bicornate}, {bicornuate}, {bicornuous}]

bicornuate
adj : having two horns or horn-shaped parts; "a bicornuate uterus" [syn: {bicorn}, {bicorned}, {bicornate}, {bicornuous}]

bicornuous
adj : having two horns or horn-shaped parts; "a bicornuate uterus" [syn: {bicorn}, {bicorned}, {bicornate}, {bicornuate}]

bicuspid
adj : having two cusps or points (especially a molar tooth); "bicuspid teeth"; "bicuspid leaves" [syn: {bicuspidate}]
n : a tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars [syn: {premolar}]

bicuspid valve
n : valve with two cusps; situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle [syn: {mitral valve}, {left atrioventricular valve}]

bicuspidate
adj : having two cusps or points (especially a molar tooth); "bicuspid teeth"; "bicuspid leaves" [syn: {bicuspid}]

bicycle
n : a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals [syn: {bike}, {wheel}, {cycle}]
v : ride a bicycle [syn: {cycle}, {bike}, {pedal}, {wheel}]

bicycle chain
n : a chain that transmits the power from the pedals to the rear wheel of a bicycle

bicycle clip
n : a clip worn around a cyclist's ankles that keeps trousers from becoming caught in the bicycle chain [syn: {trouser clip}]

bicycle pump
n : a small pump that fills bicycle tires with air

bicycle race
n : a race between people riding bicycles

bicycle rack
n : a rack for parking bicycles

bicycle seat
n : a seat for the rider of a bicycle [syn: {saddle}]

bicycle traffic
n : bicycles coming and going

bicycle wheel
n : the wheel of a bicycle

bicycle-built-for-two
n : a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats [syn: {tandem bicycle}, {tandem}]

bicycler
n : a person who rides a bicycle [syn: {cyclist}, {bicyclist}, {wheeler}]

bicyclic
adj : having molecules consisting of two fused rings

bicycling
n : riding a bicycle

bicyclist
n : a person who rides a bicycle [syn: {cyclist}, {bicycler}, {wheeler}]

bicylindrical
adj : having two cylindrical surfaces usually with parallel axes; "certain lenses are bicylindrical"

bid
n 1: an authoritative direction or instruction to do something [syn: {command}, {bidding}, {dictation}]
2: an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention" [syn: {play}]
3: a formal proposal to buy at a specified price [syn: {tender}]
4: (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make [syn: {bidding}]
v 1: propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting" [syn: {offer}, {tender}]
2: invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" [syn: {wish}]
3: ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" [syn: {beseech}, {entreat}, {adjure}, {press}, {conjure}]
4: make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump" [syn: {call}]
5: make a serious effort to attain something; "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population"
6: ask someone in a friendly way to do something [syn: {invite}] [also: {bidding}, {bidden}, {bade}]

bid price
n : (stock market) the price at which a broker is willing to buy a certain security

Bida
n : the capital and chief port of Qatar [syn: {Doha}, {El Beda}, {capital of Qatar}]

biddable
adj : willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest; "too acquiescent to challenge authority"; "a gentle and biddable soul"; "children compliant with the parental will" [syn: {acquiescent}, {compliant}]

bidden
bid
n 1: an authoritative direction or instruction to do something [syn: {command}, {bidding}, {dictation}]
2: an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention" [syn: {play}]
3: a formal proposal to buy at a specified price [syn: {tender}]
4: (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make [syn: {bidding}]
v 1: propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting" [syn: {offer}, {tender}]
2: invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" [syn: {wish}]
3: ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" [syn: {beseech}, {entreat}, {adjure}, {press}, {conjure}]
4: make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump" [syn: {call}]
5: make a serious effort to attain something; "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population"
6: ask someone in a friendly way to do something [syn: {invite}] [also: {bidding}, {bidden}, {bade}]

bidden
See {bid}

bidder
n 1: someone who makes an offer
2: someone who makes a bid at cards

bidding
bid
n 1: an authoritative direction or instruction to do something [syn: {command}, {bidding}, {dictation}]
2: an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention" [syn: {play}]
3: a formal proposal to buy at a specified price [syn: {tender}]
4: (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make [syn: {bidding}]
v 1: propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting" [syn: {offer}, {tender}]
2: invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" [syn: {wish}]
3: ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" [syn: {beseech}, {entreat}, {adjure}, {press}, {conjure}]
4: make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump" [syn: {call}]
5: make a serious effort to attain something; "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population"
6: ask someone in a friendly way to do something [syn: {invite}] [also: {bidding}, {bidden}, {bade}]

bidding
n 1: an authoritative direction or instruction to do something [syn: {command}, {bid}, {dictation}]
2: a request to be present; "they came at his bidding" [syn: {summons}]
3: (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make [syn: {bid}]

bidding
See {bid}

bidding contest
n : a series of competing bids

biddy
n 1: adult female chicken [syn: {hen}]
2: young bird especially of domestic fowl [syn: {chick}]

bide
v : dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" [syn: {abide}, {stay}]

Bidens
n : bur marigolds [syn: {genus Bidens}]

Bidens bipinnata
n : common bur marigold of the eastern United States [syn: {spanish needles}]

Bidens connata
n : bur marigold of eastern and northern United States and Canada common in wet pastures and meadows [syn: {swampy beggar-ticks}]

Bidens coronata
n : North American bur marigold with large flowers [syn: {tickseed sunflower}, {Bidens trichosperma}]

Bidens trichosperma
n : North American bur marigold with large flowers [syn: {tickseed sunflower}, {Bidens coronata}]

Bidens tripartita
n : of temperate Eurasia [syn: {European beggar-ticks}, {trifid beggar-ticks}, {trifid bur marigold}]

bidentate
adj : having toothlike projections that are themselves toothed

bidet
n : a basin for washing genitals and anal area

bidirectional
adj : reactive or functioning or allowing movement in two usually opposite directions [ant: {unidirectional}]

Biedermeier
adj : of or relating to a style of furniture developed in Germany in the 19th century

biegnet
n : very rich drop friedcake dusted with confectioners' sugar and served with lemon sauce or preserves [syn: {French fritter}]

biennial
adj 1: occurring every second year; "they met at biennial conventions" [syn: {biyearly}]
2: having a life cycle lasting two seasons; "a biennial life cycle"; "parsnips and carrots are biennial plants often grown as annuals" [syn: {two-year}] [ant: {perennial}, {annual}]
n : a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to death to complete; flowering biennials usually bloom and fruit in the second season

biennially
adv : every two years; "this festival takes places biennially" [syn: {biyearly}]

bier
n 1: a coffin along with its stand; "we followed the bier to the graveyard"
2: a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial

Bierce
n : United States writer of caustic wit (1842-1914) [syn: {Ambrose Bierce}, {Ambrose Gwinett Bierce}]

biface
adj : having two faces or fronts; "the Roman Janus is bifacial" [syn: {bifacial}]

bifacial
adj : having two faces or fronts; "the Roman Janus is bifacial" [syn: {biface}]

biff
n : (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose" [syn: {punch}, {clout}, {poke}, {lick}]
v : strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators" [syn: {pummel}, {pommel}]

bifid
adj : divided into two lobes; "a bifid petal"

bifilar
adj : having or using two filaments; "a bifilar suspension of a waving part of an instrument"

biflagellate
adj : having two flagella; "a biflagellate zoospore"

bifocal
adj : having two foci; "bifocal eyeglasses"

bifold
adj : capable of being folded into two parts, as with doors that are hinged together

bi-fold door
n : an interior door

bifoliate
adj : having two leaves

biform
adj : having or combining two forms; "a biform crystal"; "the biform body of a mermaid"

bifurcate
adj : resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches; "the biramous appendages of an arthropod"; "long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects"; "a forked river"; "a forked tail"; "forked lightning"; "horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots" [syn: {biramous}, {branched}, {forked}, {forficate}, {pronged}, {prongy}]
v 1: split or divide into two
2: divide into two branches; "The road bifurcated"

bifurcated
adj : divided into or made up of two parts; "socially bifurcated populations"

bifurcation
n 1: a bifurcating branch (one or both of them)
2: the place where something divides into two branches
3: the act of splitting into two branches

big
adj 1: above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world" [syn: {large}] [ant: {small}, {small}]
2: significant; "graduation was a big day in his life"
3: of very great significance; "deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision"; "a momentous event" [syn: {momentous}]
4: conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen" [syn: {large}, {prominent}]
5: very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm" [syn: {bad}]
6: loud and firm; "a big voice"; "big bold piano sounds"
7: prodigious; "big spender"; "big eater"; "heavy investor" [syn: {big(a)}, {heavy(a)}]
8: (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman" [syn: {adult}, {full-grown}, {fully grown}, {grown}, {grownup}]
9: marked by intense physical force; "a big wind" 10: feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride" [syn: {swelled}, {vainglorious}] 11: older brother or sister; "big sister" [syn: {big(a)}, {elder}, {older}] [ant: {little(a)}] 12: exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" [syn: {boastful}, {braggart(a)}, {bragging(a)}, {braggy}, {cock-a-hoop}, {crowing}, {self-aggrandizing}, {self-aggrandising}] 13: generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies" [syn: {large}, {magnanimous}] 14: given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather" [syn: {bighearted}, {bounteous}, {bountiful}, {freehanded}, {handsome}, {giving}, {liberal}, {openhanded}] 15: in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child" [syn: {big(p)}, {enceinte}, {expectant}, {gravid}, {great(p)}, {large(p)}, {heavy(p)}, {with child(p)}]
adv 1: extremely well; "his performance went over big"
2: in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening" [syn: {boastfully}, {vauntingly}, {large}]
3: on a grand scale; "think big" [ant: {small}]
4: in a major way; "the play failed big at the box office" [also: {biggest}, {bigger}]

big band
n : a large dance or jazz band usually featuring improvised solos by lead musicians

big bang
n : (cosmology) the cosmic explosion that is hypothesized to have marked the origin of the universe

big bang theory
n : (cosmology) the theory that the universe originated 20 billion years ago from the cataclysmic explosion of a small mass of matter at extremely high density and temperature [syn: {big-bang theory}]

big bedbug
n : large bloodsucking bug [syn: {conenose}, {cone-nosed bug}, {conenose bug}, {kissing bug}]

Big Ben
n : clock in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, London

Big Bend
n : a triangular area in southwestern Texas on the Mexican border; formed by a bend in the Rio Grande

Big Bend National Park
n : a large national park in Texas featuring mountains and desert and canyons and wildlife

Big Bill Haywood
n : United States labor leader and militant socialist who was one of the founders of the Industrial Workers of the World (1869-1928) [syn: {Haywood}, {William Dudley Haywood}]

Big Bill Tilden
n : United States tennis player who dominated men's tennis in the 1920s (1893-1953) [syn: {Tilden}, {William Tatem Tilden Jr.}]

Big Blue
n : a reliable and deadly 15,000-pound fragmentation bomb that explodes just above ground with a large radius; the largest conventional bomb in existence; used in Afghanistan [syn: {BLU-82}]

big board
n 1: a stock exchange in New York [syn: {New York Stock Exchange}, {N. Y. Stock Exchange}, {NYSE}]
2: the large display board at the New York Stock Exchange that reports on stocks traded on the exchange

Big Brother
n 1: an authoritarian leader and invader of privacy
2: an older brother

big brown bat
n : rather large North American brown bat; widely distributed [syn: {Eptesicus fuscus}]

big bucks
n : a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house" [syn: {pile}, {bundle}, {megabucks}, {big money}]

big business
n : commercial enterprises organized and financed on a scale large enough to influence social and political policies; "big business is growing so powerful it is difficult to regulate it effectively"

big businessman
n : a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" [syn: {baron}, {business leader}, {king}, {magnate}, {mogul}, {power}, {top executive}, {tycoon}]

big cat
n : any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild [syn: {cat}]

big cheese
n : an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big shot"; "she's a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish" [syn: {big shot}, {big gun}, {big wheel}, {big deal}, {big enchilada}, {big fish}, {head honcho}]

big deal
n 1: an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big shot"; "she's a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish" [syn: {big shot}, {big gun}, {big wheel}, {big cheese}, {big enchilada}, {big fish}, {head honcho}]
2: anything of great importance or consequence

Big Dipper
n 1: a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major [syn: {Dipper}, {Plough}, {Charles's Wain}, {Wain}, {Wagon}]
2: elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines) [syn: {roller coaster}, {chute-the-chute}]

big enchilada
n : an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big shot"; "she's a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish" [syn: {big shot}, {big gun}, {big wheel}, {big cheese}, {big deal}, {big fish}, {head honcho}]

big fish
n : an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big shot"; "she's a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish" [syn: {big shot}, {big gun}, {big wheel}, {big cheese}, {big deal}, {big enchilada}, {head honcho}]

big game
n : large animals that are hunted for sport

big gun
n : an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big shot"; "she's a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish" [syn: {big shot}, {big wheel}, {big cheese}, {big deal}, {big enchilada}, {big fish}, {head honcho}]

big H
n : street names for heroin [syn: {hell dust}, {nose drops}, {smack}, {thunder}]

big hand
n : points to the minutes [syn: {minute hand}]

big league
n : the most important league in any sport (especially baseball) [syn: {major league}, {majors}]

big leaguer
n : a member of a major-league baseball team [syn: {major leaguer}]

big marigold
n : a stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower heads; Mexico and Central America [syn: {African marigold}, {Aztec marigold}, {Tagetes erecta}]

big money
n : a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house" [syn: {pile}, {bundle}, {big bucks}, {megabucks}]

big sagebrush
n : aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves [syn: {blue sage}, {Seriphidium tridentatum}, {Artemisia tridentata}]

big science
n : scientific research that requires massive capital investment but is expected to yield very significant results

big shagbark
n : hickory of the eastern United States resembling the shagbark but having a much larger nut [syn: {big shellbark}, {big shellbark hickory}, {king nut}, {king nut hickory}, {Carya laciniosa}]

big shellbark
n : hickory of the eastern United States resembling the shagbark but having a much larger nut [syn: {big shellbark hickory}, {big shagbark}, {king nut}, {king nut hickory}, {Carya laciniosa}]

big shellbark hickory
n : hickory of the eastern United States resembling the shagbark but having a much larger nut [syn: {big shellbark}, {big shagbark}, {king nut}, {king nut hickory}, {Carya laciniosa}]

big shot
n : an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big shot"; "she's a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish" [syn: {big gun}, {big wheel}, {big cheese}, {big deal}, {big enchilada}, {big fish}, {head honcho}]

Big Sioux River
n : a river that rises in northeastern South Dakota and flows southward to join the Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa

big sister
n : an older sister

big spender
n : one who spends lavishly and ostentatiously on entertainment; "the last of the big spenders" [syn: {high roller}]

big stick
n : a display of force or power; "speak softly but carry a big stick"

Big Sur
n : a picturesque coastal region of California south of San Francisco

big time
n : the highest level of an occupation (especially in entertainment)

big toe
n : the first largest innermost toe [syn: {great toe}, {hallux}]

big top
n : a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance; "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the big top up in less than an hour" [syn: {circus tent}, {round top}, {top}]

big tree
n : extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism [syn: {giant sequoia}, {Sierra redwood}, {Sequoiadendron giganteum}, {Sequoia gigantea}, {Sequoia Wellingtonia}]

big wheel
n : an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big shot"; "she's a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish" [syn: {big shot}, {big gun}, {big cheese}, {big deal}, {big enchilada}, {big fish}, {head honcho}]

bigamist
n : someone who marries one person while already legally married to another

bigamous
adj : of illegal marriage to a second person while legally married to a first

bigamy
n 1: having two spouses at the same time
2: the offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred

bigarade
n : any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock [syn: {sour orange}, {Seville orange}, {bitter orange}, {bitter orange tree}, {marmalade orange}, {Citrus aurantium}]

big-bang theory
n : (cosmology) the theory that the universe originated 20 billion years ago from the cataclysmic explosion of a small mass of matter at extremely high density and temperature [syn: {big bang theory}]

big-bellied
adj : having a prominent belly [syn: {great bellied}]

big-boned
adj : having a bone structure that is massive in contrast with the surrounding flesh

big-bud hickory
n : smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nut [syn: {mockernut}, {mockernut hickory}, {black hickory}, {white-heart hickory}, {Carya tomentosa}]

big-chested
adj : marked by a large or well-developed chest; "he was big-chested, big-shouldered and heavy-armed" [syn: {chesty}]

big-cone douglas fir
n : douglas fir of California having cones 4-8 inches long [syn: {big-cone spruce}, {Pseudotsuga macrocarpa}]

big-cone spruce
n : douglas fir of California having cones 4-8 inches long [syn: {big-cone douglas fir}, {Pseudotsuga macrocarpa}]

big-eared bat
n : large carnivorous Old World bat with very large ears [syn: {Megaderma lyra}]

bigeminal
adj : occurring in pairs; "a bigeminal pulse"

bigeneric
adj : resulting from a cross between species of different genera

bigeye
n : red fishes of American coastal tropical waters having very large eyes and rough scales

bigeye scad
n : of Atlantic coastal waters; commonly used for bait [syn: {big-eyed scad}, {goggle-eye}, {Selar crumenophthalmus}]

big-eyed scad
n : of Atlantic coastal waters; commonly used for bait [syn: {bigeye scad}, {goggle-eye}, {Selar crumenophthalmus}]

Bigfoot
n : large hairy humanoid creature said to live in wilderness areas of the United States and Canada [syn: {Sasquatch}]

bigger
big
adj 1: above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world" [syn: {large}] [ant: {small}, {small}]
2: significant; "graduation was a big day in his life"
3: of very great significance; "deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision"; "a momentous event" [syn: {momentous}]
4: conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen" [syn: {large}, {prominent}]
5: very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm" [syn: {bad}]
6: loud and firm; "a big voice"; "big bold piano sounds"
7: prodigious; "big spender"; "big eater"; "heavy investor" [syn: {big(a)}, {heavy(a)}]
8: (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman" [syn: {adult}, {full-grown}, {fully grown}, {grown}, {grownup}]
9: marked by intense physical force; "a big wind" 10: feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride" [syn: {swelled}, {vainglorious}] 11: older brother or sister; "big sister" [syn: {big(a)}, {elder}, {older}] [ant: {little(a)}] 12: exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" [syn: {boastful}, {braggart(a)}, {bragging(a)}, {braggy}, {cock-a-hoop}, {crowing}, {self-aggrandizing}, {self-aggrandising}] 13: generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies" [syn: {large}, {magnanimous}] 14: given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather" [syn: {bighearted}, {bounteous}, {bountiful}, {freehanded}, {handsome}, {giving}, {liberal}, {openhanded}] 15: in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child" [syn: {big(p)}, {enceinte}, {expectant}, {gravid}, {great(p)}, {large(p)}, {heavy(p)}, {with child(p)}]
adv 1: extremely well; "his performance went over big"
2: in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening" [syn: {boastfully}, {vauntingly}, {large}]
3: on a grand scale; "think big" [ant: {small}]
4: in a major way; "the play failed big at the box office" [also: {biggest}, {bigger}]

bigger
adj : large or big relative to something else [syn: {larger}]

bigger
See {big}

biggest
big
adj 1: above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world" [syn: {large}] [ant: {small}, {small}]
2: significant; "graduation was a big day in his life"
3: of very great significance; "deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision"; "a momentous event" [syn: {momentous}]
4: conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen" [syn: {large}, {prominent}]
5: very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm" [syn: {bad}]
6: loud and firm; "a big voice"; "big bold piano sounds"
7: prodigious; "big spender"; "big eater"; "heavy investor" [syn: {big(a)}, {heavy(a)}]
8: (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman" [syn: {adult}, {full-grown}, {fully grown}, {grown}, {grownup}]
9: marked by intense physical force; "a big wind" 10: feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride" [syn: {swelled}, {vainglorious}] 11: older brother or sister; "big sister" [syn: {big(a)}, {elder}, {older}] [ant: {little(a)}] 12: exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" [syn: {boastful}, {braggart(a)}, {bragging(a)}, {braggy}, {cock-a-hoop}, {crowing}, {self-aggrandizing}, {self-aggrandising}] 13: generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies" [syn: {large}, {magnanimous}] 14: given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather" [syn: {bighearted}, {bounteous}, {bountiful}, {freehanded}, {handsome}, {giving}, {liberal}, {openhanded}] 15: in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child" [syn: {big(p)}, {enceinte}, {expectant}, {gravid}, {great(p)}, {large(p)}, {heavy(p)}, {with child(p)}]
adv 1: extremely well; "his performance went over big"
2: in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening" [syn: {boastfully}, {vauntingly}, {large}]
3: on a grand scale; "think big" [ant: {small}]
4: in a major way; "the play failed big at the box office" [also: {biggest}, {bigger}]

biggest
adj : greatest in size of those under consideration [syn: {greatest}, {largest}]

biggest
See {big}

biggin
n : a child's tight-fitting cap; often ties under the chin

biggish
adj : somewhat large [syn: {largish}]

bighead
n : any of various diseases of animals characterized by edema of the head and neck

bigheaded
adj : used colloquially of one who is overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety" [syn: {persnickety}, {snooty}, {snot-nosed}, {snotty}, {stuck-up}, {too big for one's breeches}, {uppish}]

bighearted
adj : given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather" [syn: {big}, {bounteous}, {bountiful}, {freehanded}, {handsome}, {giving}, {liberal}, {openhanded}]

bigheartedness
n : the quality of being kind and generous

Bighorn
n 1: a river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana [syn: {Bighorn River}]
2: wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns [syn: {bighorn sheep}, {cimarron}, {Rocky Mountain bighorn}, {Rocky Mountain sheep}, {Ovis canadensis}]

Bighorn River
n : a river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana [syn: {Bighorn}]

bighorn sheep
n : wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns [syn: {bighorn}, {cimarron}, {Rocky Mountain bighorn}, {Rocky Mountain sheep}, {Ovis canadensis}]

bight
n 1: a loop in a rope
2: a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
3: a broad bay formed by an indentation (a bight) in the shoreline; "the Bight of Benin"; "the Great Australian Bight"
4: the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)
v : fasten with a bight

Bight of Benin
n : a broad indentation of the Gulf of Guinea in western Africa

big-leaf maple
n : maple of western North America having large 5-lobed leaves orange in autumn [syn: {Oregon maple}, {Acer macrophyllum}]

bigmouthed
adj : unwisely talking too much [syn: {blabbermouthed}, {blabby}, {talkative}]

bigness
n : the property of having a relatively great size [syn: {largeness}] [ant: {smallness}, {smallness}]

Bignonia
n : 1 species: cross vine [syn: {genus Bignonia}]

Bignonia capreolata
n : woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section [syn: {cross vine}, {trumpet flower}, {quartervine}, {quarter-vine}]

Bignoniaceae
n : trees or shrubs or woody vines or herbs having fruit resembling gourds or capsules; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales [syn: {family Bignoniaceae}]

bignoniaceous
adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Bignoniaceae

bignoniad
n : any woody plant of the family Bignoniaceae

bigos
n : a Polish stew of cabbage and meat

bigot
n : a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own

bigoted
adj : blindly and obstinately attached to some creed or opinion and intolerant toward others; "a bigoted person"; "an outrageously bigoted point of view"

bigotry
n : the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot [syn: {dogmatism}]

bigram
n : a word that is written with two letters in an alphabetic writing system

big-shouldered
adj : having broad shoulders; "big-shouldered and heavy-armed" [syn: {broad-shouldered}, {square-shouldered}]

big-ticket
adj : very expensive; "big-ticket items like cars and furs"; "a big-ticket government program" [syn: {big-ticket(a)}, {high-ticket(a)}]

bigtooth aspen
n : aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America [syn: {Canadian aspen}, {bigtoothed aspen}, {big-toothed aspen}, {large-toothed aspen}, {large tooth aspen}, {Populus grandidentata}]

big-toothed aspen
n : aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America [syn: {Canadian aspen}, {bigtooth aspen}, {bigtoothed aspen}, {large-toothed aspen}, {large tooth aspen}, {Populus grandidentata}]

bigtoothed aspen
n : aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America [syn: {Canadian aspen}, {bigtooth aspen}, {big-toothed aspen}, {large-toothed aspen}, {large tooth aspen}, {Populus grandidentata}]

big-tree plum
n : small tree of southwestern United States having purplish-red fruit sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its large leaves [syn: {Prunus mexicana}]

bigwig
n : the most important person in a group or undertaking [syn: {kingpin}, {top banana}]

Bihar
n : a state of northeastern India

Bihari
n : the Indic language spoken in Bihar (and by some people in Pakistan and Bangladesh)

bijou
n : a small and delicately worked piece [also: {bijoux} (pl)]

bijoux
See {bijou}

bijoux
bijou
n : a small and delicately worked piece [also: {bijoux} (pl)]

bijugate leaf
n : a pinnate leaf having two pairs of leaflets [syn: {bijugous leaf}]

bijugous leaf
n : a pinnate leaf having two pairs of leaflets [syn: {bijugate leaf}]

bike
n 1: a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame [syn: {motorcycle}]
2: a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals [syn: {bicycle}, {wheel}, {cycle}]
v : ride a bicycle [syn: {bicycle}, {cycle}, {pedal}, {wheel}]

bikers
n : originally a British youth subculture that evolved out of the teddy boys in the 1960s; wore black leather jackets and jeans and boots; had greased hair and rode motorcycles and listened to rock'n'roll; were largely unskilled manual laborers [syn: {rockers}]

bikini
n : a woman's abbreviated two-piece bathing suit [syn: {two-piece}]

bikini pants
n : small and tight-fitting underpants; worn by women

bilabial
adj : of or relating to or being a speech sound that is articulated using both lips; "bilabial fricatives"
n : a consonant that is articulated using both lips; /p/ or /b/ or /w/

bilabiate
adj : having two lips; "the corolla of a snapdragon is bilabiate"

bilateral
adj 1: having identical parts on each side of an axis [syn: {isobilateral}, {bilaterally symmetrical}, {bilaterally symmetric}]
2: having two sides or parts [syn: {two-sided}] [ant: {unilateral}, {multilateral}]
3: affecting or undertaken by two parties; "a bilateral agreement between the United States and Japan"

bilateral contract
n : a contract involving mutual promises (each part is both promisor and promisee)

bilateral descent
n : line of descent traced through both the maternal and paternal sides of the family

bilateral symmetry
n : the property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane [syn: {bilaterality}, {bilateralism}]

bilateralism
n : the property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane [syn: {bilaterality}, {bilateral symmetry}]

bilaterality
n : the property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane [syn: {bilateralism}, {bilateral symmetry}]

bilaterally
adv : in a bilateral manner; "they worked out an agreement bilaterally" [ant: {unilaterally}]

bilaterally symmetric
adj : having identical parts on each side of an axis [syn: {bilateral}, {isobilateral}, {bilaterally symmetrical}]

bilaterally symmetrical
adj 1: capable of division into symmetrical halves by only one longitudinal plane passing through the axis [syn: {zygomorphic}, {zygomorphous}] [ant: {actinomorphic}]
2: having identical parts on each side of an axis [syn: {bilateral}, {isobilateral}, {bilaterally symmetric}]

bilberry
n 1: erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries [syn: {whortleberry}, {whinberry}, {blaeberry}, {Viccinium myrtillus}]
2: erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries [syn: {thin-leaved bilberry}, {mountain blue berry}, {Viccinium membranaceum}]
3: blue-black berries similar to American blueberries [syn: {whortleberry}, {European blueberry}]

bilboes
See {bilbo}

bilby
n : bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit [syn: {rabbit-eared bandicoot}, {rabbit bandicoot}, {Macrotis lagotis}]

bile
n : a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats [syn: {gall}]

bile acid
n : any of the liver-generated steroid acids and stored with bile

bile duct
n : a duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into the duodenum [syn: {common bile duct}]

bile salt
n : a salt of bile acid and a base; functions as an emulsifier of lipids and fatty acids

bilestone
n : a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts [syn: {gallstone}]

bilge
n 1: water accumulated in the bilge of a ship [syn: {bilge water}]
2: where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom
v 1: cause to leak; "the collision bilged the vessel"
2: take in water at the bilge; "the tanker bilged" [syn: {take in water}]

bilge keel
n : either of two lengthwise fins attached along the outside of a ship's bilge; reduces rolling

bilge pump
n : a pump to remove bilgewater

bilge water
n : water accumulated in the bilge of a ship [syn: {bilge}]

bilge well
n : (nautical) a well where seepage drains to be pumped away

bilges
n : in a vessel with two hulls, an enclosed area between the frames at each side

bilgewater
n : pretentious or silly talk or writing [syn: {baloney}, {boloney}, {bosh}, {drool}, {humbug}, {taradiddle}, {tarradiddle}, {tommyrot}, {tosh}, {twaddle}]

bilgy
adj : smelling like bilge water

bilharzia
n : an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected [syn: {schistosomiasis}, {bilharziasis}]

bilharziasis
n : an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected [syn: {schistosomiasis}, {bilharzia}]

biliary
adj 1: relating to or containing bile [syn: {bilious}]
2: relating to the bile ducts or the gallbladder

biliary ductule
n : excretory ducts of the liver; empty into the hepatic ducts

bilimbi
n : East Indian evergreen tree bearing very acid fruit [syn: {Averrhoa bilimbi}]

bilinear
adj : linear with respect to each of two variables or positions

bilingual
adj : using or knowing two languages; "bilingual education"
n : a person who speaks two languages fluently

bilingual dictionary
n : a dictionary giving equivalent words in two languages

bilingually
adv : in a bilingual manner; "she grew up bilingually"

bilious
adj 1: relating to or containing bile [syn: {biliary}]
2: suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress [syn: {liverish}, {livery}]
3: irritable as if suffering from indigestion [syn: {atrabilious}, {dyspeptic}, {liverish}]

biliousness
n 1: gastric distress caused by a disorder of the liver or gall bladder
2: a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees" [syn: {temper}, {irritability}, {peevishness}, {pettishness}, {snappishness}, {surliness}]

bilirubin
n : an orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin; excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance observed in jaundice [syn: {hematoidin}, {haematoidin}]

bilk
v 1: cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
2: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn: {thwart}, {queer}, {spoil}, {scotch}, {foil}, {cross}, {frustrate}, {baffle}]
3: evade payment to; "He bilked his creditors"
4: escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation" [syn: {elude}, {evade}]

bill
n 1: a statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a public hearing on the bill" [syn: {measure}]
2: an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe" [syn: {account}, {invoice}]
3: a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" [syn: {note}, {government note}, {bank bill}, {banker's bill}, {bank note}, {banknote}, {Federal Reserve note}, {greenback}]
4: the entertainment offered at a public presentation
5: a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)
6: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" [syn: {circular}, {handbill}, {broadside}, {broadsheet}, {flier}, {flyer}, {throwaway}]
7: horny projecting mouth of a bird [syn: {beak}, {neb}, {nib}, {pecker}]
8: a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions" [syn: {poster}, {posting}, {placard}, {notice}, {card}]
9: a long-handled saw with a curved blade; "he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree" [syn: {billhook}] 10: a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead" [syn: {peak}, {eyeshade}, {visor}, {vizor}]
v 1: demand payment; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights" [syn: {charge}]
2: advertise especially by posters or placards; "He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso"
3: publicize or announce by placards [syn: {placard}]

Bill Clinton
n : 42nd President of the United States (1946-) [syn: {Clinton}, {William Jefferson Clinton}, {President Clinton}]

Bill Gates
n : United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955) [syn: {Gates}, {William Henry Gates}]

Bill Haley
n : United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock'n'roll music (1925-1981) [syn: {Haley}, {William John Clifton Haley Jr.}]

Bill Mauldin
n : United States cartoonist noted for his drawings of soldiers in battle (born in 1921) [syn: {Mauldin}, {William Henry Mauldin}]

bill of attainder
n : a legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or felony without a trial; "bills of attainder are prohibited by the Constitution of the United States"

bill of entry
n : a list of goods received at a customhouse for export or import

bill of exchange
n : a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another [syn: {draft}, {order of payment}]

bill of fare
n : a list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in French" [syn: {menu}, {card}, {carte du jour}, {carte}]

bill of goods
n 1: communication (written or spoken) that persuades someone to accept something untrue or undesirable; "they tried to sell me a bill of goods about a secondhand car"
2: a consignment of merchandise

bill of health
n : a certificate saying that a departing ship's company is healthy (to be presented at the next port of arrival)

bill of indictment
n : a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense [syn: {indictment}]

bill of lading
n : a receipt given by the carrier to the shipper acknowledging receipt of the goods being shipped and specifying the terms of delivery [syn: {waybill}]

bill of Particulars
n : the particular events to be dealt with in a criminal trial; advises the defendant and the court of the facts the defendant will be required to meet

bill of review
n : a proceeding brought to obtain an explanation or an alteration or a reversal of a decree by the court that rendered it

Bill of Rights
n : a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)

bill of sale
n : a deed transferring personal property

bill poster
n : someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards [syn: {poster}, {bill sticker}]

Bill Russell
n : United States basketball center (born in 1934) [syn: {Russell}, {William Felton Russell}]

bill sticker
n : someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards [syn: {bill poster}, {poster}]

billabong
n 1: a stagnant pool of water in the bed of a stream that flows intermittently
2: a branch of a river running to a dead end

billboard
n : large outdoor signboard [syn: {hoarding}]

billed
adj : having a beak or bill as specified; "a thick-billed bird"; "a long-billed cap"

billet
n 1: a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there" [syn: {note}, {short letter}, {line}]
2: lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home)
3: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" [syn: {position}, {post}, {berth}, {office}, {spot}, {place}, {situation}]
v : provide housing for (military personnel) [syn: {quarter}, {canton}]

billet doux
n : a personal letter to a loved one expressing affection [syn: {love letter}]

billets-doux
See {billet-doux}

billfish
n 1: primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth [syn: {gar}, {garfish}, {garpike}, {Lepisosteus osseus}]
2: giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw
3: slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters [syn: {saury}, {Scomberesox saurus}]
4: elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters [syn: {needlefish}, {gar}] [also: {billfishes} (pl)]

billfishes
See {billfish}

billfishes
billfish
n 1: primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth [syn: {gar}, {garfish}, {garpike}, {Lepisosteus osseus}]
2: giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw
3: slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters [syn: {saury}, {Scomberesox saurus}]
4: elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters [syn: {needlefish}, {gar}] [also: {billfishes} (pl)]

billfold
n : a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money [syn: {wallet}, {notecase}, {pocketbook}]

billhook
n : a long-handled saw with a curved blade; "he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree" [syn: {bill}]

billiard
adj : of or relating to billiards; "a billiard ball"; "a billiard cue"; "a billiard table"

billiard ball
n : ball used in playing billiards

billiard hall
n : a room in which billiards is played [syn: {billiard room}, {billiard saloon}, {billiard parlor}, {billiard parlour}]

billiard marker
n : a device for keeping the score in a game of billiards

billiard parlor
n : a room in which billiards is played [syn: {billiard room}, {billiard saloon}, {billiard parlour}, {billiard hall}]

billiard parlour
n : a room in which billiards is played [syn: {billiard room}, {billiard saloon}, {billiard parlor}, {billiard hall}]

billiard player
n : someone who plays billiards

billiard room
n : a room in which billiards is played [syn: {billiard saloon}, {billiard parlor}, {billiard parlour}, {billiard hall}]

billiard saloon
n : a room in which billiards is played [syn: {billiard room}, {billiard parlor}, {billiard parlour}, {billiard hall}]

billiard table
n : game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played [syn: {pool table}, {snooker table}]

billiards
n : any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls

Billie Jean King
n : United States woman tennis player (born in 1943) [syn: {King}, {Billie Jean Moffitt King}]

Billie Jean Moffitt King
n : United States woman tennis player (born in 1943) [syn: {King}, {Billie Jean King}]

Billie the Kid
n : United States outlaw who was said to have killed 21 men (1859-1881) [syn: {Bonney}, {William H. Bonney}]

billing
n : request for payment of a debt; "they submitted their charges at the end of each month" [syn: {charge}]

Billings
n : the largest city in Montana; located in southern Montana on the Yellowstone river

billingsgate
n : foul-mouthed or obscene abuse [syn: {scurrility}]

billion
adj 1: denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States [syn: {a billion}]
2: denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain [syn: {a billion}]
n 1: the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen [syn: {one million million}, {1000000000000}]
2: the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros [syn: {one thousand million}, {1000000000}]

billionaire
n : a very rich person whose material wealth is valued at more than a billion dollars

billion-dollar grass
n : coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States [syn: {Japanese millet}, {Japanese barnyard millet}, {sanwa millet}, {Echinochloa frumentacea}]

billions
n : a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) [syn: {millions}, {trillions}, {zillions}, {jillions}]

billionth
adj : the ordinal number of one billion in counting order
n 1: position 1,000,000,000 in a countable series of things
2: one part in a billion [syn: {one-billionth}]

bill-me order
n : an order that is received without payment; requires billing at a later date [syn: {credit order}]

billow
n : a large sea wave [syn: {surge}]
v 1: rise up as if in waves; "smoke billowed up nto the sky" [syn: {wallow}]
2: move with great difficulty; "The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed"
3: rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward" [syn: {surge}, {heave}]
4: become inflated; "The sails ballooned" [syn: {balloon}, {inflate}]

billowing
adj 1: moving in surges and billows and rolls; "billowing smoke from burning houses"; "the rolling fog"; "the rolling sea"; "the tumbling water of the rapids" [syn: {rolling}, {tumbling}]
2: characterized by great swelling waves or surges; "billowy storm clouds"; "the restless billowing sea"; "surging waves" [syn: {billowy}, {billowing(a)}, {surging}]

billowy
adj : characterized by great swelling waves or surges; "billowy storm clouds"; "the restless billowing sea"; "surging waves" [syn: {billowing(a)}, {surging}]

billy
n 1: a short stout club used primarily by policemen [syn: {truncheon}, {nightstick}, {billystick}, {billy club}]
2: male goat [syn: {billy goat}, {he-goat}]

billy buttons
n : any of various plants of the genus Craspedia grown for their downy foliage and globose heads of golden flowers; Australia and New Zealand

billy club
n : a short stout club used primarily by policemen [syn: {truncheon}, {nightstick}, {billy}, {billystick}]

billy goat
n : male goat [syn: {billy}, {he-goat}]

Billy Graham
n : United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918) [syn: {Graham}, {William Franklin Graham}]

Billy Mitchell
n : United States aviator and general who was an early advocate of military air power (1879-1936) [syn: {Mitchell}, {William Mitchell}]

Billy Wilder
n : United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002) [syn: {Wilder}, {Samuel Wilder}]

billy-ho
n : an unimaginably large amount; "British say `it rained like billyo' where Americans say `it rained like all get out'" [syn: {billyo}, {billyoh}, {all get out}]

billyo
n : an unimaginably large amount; "British say `it rained like billyo' where Americans say `it rained like all get out'" [syn: {billyoh}, {billy-ho}, {all get out}]

billyoh
n : an unimaginably large amount; "British say `it rained like billyo' where Americans say `it rained like all get out'" [syn: {billyo}, {billy-ho}, {all get out}]

billystick
n : a short stout club used primarily by policemen [syn: {truncheon}, {nightstick}, {billy}, {billy club}]

bilobate
adj 1: divided into two lobes [syn: {bilobated}, {bilobed}]
2: having two lobes; "a bilobate leaf" [syn: {bilobated}, {bilobed}]

bilobated
adj 1: divided into two lobes [syn: {bilobate}, {bilobed}]
2: having two lobes; "a bilobate leaf" [syn: {bilobate}, {bilobed}]

bilobed
adj 1: divided into two lobes [syn: {bilobate}, {bilobated}]
2: having two lobes; "a bilobate leaf" [syn: {bilobate}, {bilobated}]

bilocation
n : the ability (said of certain Roman Catholic saints) to exist simultaneously in two locations

bilocular
adj : divided into or containing two cells or chambers; "having a bilocular capsule" [syn: {biloculate}]

bilocular capsule
n : a capsule divided into two cells or compartments

biloculate
adj : divided into or containing two cells or chambers; "having a bilocular capsule" [syn: {bilocular}]

Biloxi
n 1: a member of the Siouan people of southeastern Mississippi
2: a old town in southern Mississippi on the Gulf of Mexico
3: the Siouan language spoken by the Biloxi people

bilsted
n : a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap [syn: {sweet gum}, {sweet gum tree}, {red gum}, {American sweet gum}, {Liquidambar styraciflua}]

biltong
n : meat that is salted and cut into strips and dried in the sun

bimanual
adj : requiring two hands or designed for two people; "a two-handed sledgehammer"; "a two-handed crosscut saw"; "a machine designed for bimanual operation" [syn: {two-handed}]

bimbo
n : a young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men [also: {bimboes} (pl)]

bimboes
See {bimbo}

bimboes
bimbo
n : a young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men [also: {bimboes} (pl)]

bimester
n : a period of 2 months

bimestrial
adj 1: occurring every two months; "bimonthly visits" [syn: {bimonthly}]
2: two months long; lasting two months

bimetal
adj : formed of two different metals or alloys; especially in sheets bonded together [syn: {bimetallic}]
n : material made by bonding together sheets of two different metals

bimetallic
adj 1: pertaining to a monetary system based on two metals; "in a bimetallistic system both gold and silver can constitute legal tender" [syn: {bimetallistic}]
2: formed of two different metals or alloys; especially in sheets bonded together [syn: {bimetal}]

bimetallic strip
n : a strip consisting of two metals that bends with a rise in temperature

bimetallism
n : a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by stated amounts of two metals (usually gold and silver) with values set at a predetermined ratio

bimetallist
n : an advocate of bimetallism

bimetallistic
adj : pertaining to a monetary system based on two metals; "in a bimetallistic system both gold and silver can constitute legal tender" [syn: {bimetallic}]

bimillenary
n : a span of 2000 years [syn: {bimillennium}]

bimillenial
adj : of or relating to a bimillennium

bimillennium
n : a span of 2000 years [syn: {bimillenary}]

bimli
n : valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation [syn: {kenaf}, {kanaf}, {deccan hemp}, {bimli hemp}, {Indian hemp}, {Bombay hemp}, {Hibiscus cannabinus}]

bimli hemp
n : valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation [syn: {kenaf}, {kanaf}, {deccan hemp}, {bimli}, {Indian hemp}, {Bombay hemp}, {Hibiscus cannabinus}]

bimodal
adj : of a distribution; having or occurring with two modes [ant: {unimodal}]

bimolecular
adj : relating to or affecting two molecules

bimonthly
adj 1: occurring twice a month; "a semimonthly publication" [syn: {semimonthly}]
2: occurring every two months; "bimonthly visits" [syn: {bimestrial}]
n : a periodical that is published bimonthly
adv 1: twice a month; "salaries are paid semimonthly" [syn: {semimonthly}]
2: every two months; "the bill was payable bimonthly"

bimorphemic
adj : consisting of two morphemes; "the bimorphemic word `rays'"

bimotored
adj : having two motors

bin
n 1: a container; usually has a lid
2: the quantity contained in a bin [syn: {binful}]
3: an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself [syn: {bank identification number}, {ABA transit number}]
v : store in bins [also: {binning}, {binned}]

bin Laden
n : Arab terrorist who established al-Qaeda (born in 1957) [syn: {Osama bin Laden}, {Usama bin Laden}]

bin liner
n : a plastic bag used to line a trash or garbage bin

binary
adj 1: of or pertaining to a number system have 2 as its base; "a binary digit"
2: consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms) or based on two; "a binary star is a system in which two stars revolve around each other"; "a binary compound"; "the binary number system has two as its base"
n : a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation [syn: {binary star}, {double star}]

binary arithmetic operation
n : an operation that follows the rules of boolean algebra; each operand and the result take one of two values [syn: {boolean operation}, {binary operation}]

binary code
n : code using a string of 8 binary digits to represent characters

binary compound
n : chemical compound composed of only two elements

binary digit
n : either 0 or 1 in binary notation

binary file
n : (computer science) a computer file containing machine-readable information that must be read by an application; characters use all 8 bits of each byte

binary notation
n : any notation that uses 2 characters (usually 0 and 1)

binary number system
n : a positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of 2 [syn: {binary numeration system}, {pure binary numeration system}, {binary system}]

binary numeration system
n : a positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of 2 [syn: {pure binary numeration system}, {binary number system}, {binary system}]

binary operation
n : an operation that follows the rules of boolean algebra; each operand and the result take one of two values [syn: {boolean operation}, {binary arithmetic operation}]

binary star
n : a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation [syn: {binary}, {double star}]

binary system
n : a positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of 2 [syn: {binary numeration system}, {pure binary numeration system}, {binary number system}]

binate
adj : growing in two parts or in pairs; "binate leaves"

binaural
adj : relating to or having or hearing with two ears; "binaural hearing" [syn: {biaural}] [ant: {monaural}]

binaurally
adv : in a binaural manner; "the stimulus was presented binaurally" [syn: {to both ears}, {in both ears}] [ant: {monaurally}]

bind
n : something that hinders as if with bonds
v 1: stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" [syn: {adhere}, {hold fast}, {bond}, {stick}, {stick to}]
2: create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child" [syn: {tie}, {attach}, {bond}]
3: make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women" [ant: {unbind}]
4: wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose [syn: {bandage}]
5: secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapes and bring them to the recycling shed" [syn: {tie down}, {tie up}, {truss}]
6: bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise" [syn: {oblige}, {hold}, {obligate}]
7: form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen"
8: provide with a binding; "bind the books in leather"
9: fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair" [syn: {tie}] [ant: {untie}] 10: cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate you" [syn: {constipate}] [also: {bound}]

bind off
v : finish the last row [syn: {tie up}]

bind over
v : order a defendant to be placed in custody pending the outcome of a proceedings against him or her; "The defendant was bound over for trial"

bindable
adj : capable of being fastened or secured with a rope or bond [syn: {bondable}]

binder
n 1: a machine that cuts grain and binds it in sheaves [syn: {reaper binder}]
2: something used to bind separate particles together or facilitate adhesion to a surface
3: holds loose papers or magazines [syn: {ring-binder}]
4: something used to tie or bind [syn: {ligature}]

binder board
n : a cardboard used by bookbinders to make covers for books [syn: {binder's board}]

binder's board
n : a cardboard used by bookbinders to make covers for books [syn: {binder board}]

bindery
n : a workshop where books are bound

binding
adj 1: executed with proper legal authority; "a binding contract"
2: hindering freedom of movement; "tight garments are uncomfortably binding" [syn: {constricting}]
3: causing constipation [syn: {constipating}]
n 1: the capacity to attract and hold something
2: strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration
3: the act of applying a bandage [syn: {dressing}, {bandaging}]
4: the front and back covering of a book; "the book had a leather binding" [syn: {book binding}, {cover}, {back}]

binding energy
n : the energy required to separate particles from a molecule or atom or nucleus; equals the mass defect [syn: {separation energy}]

bindweed
n : any of several vines of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia having a twining habit

bine
n : European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America [syn: {common hop}, {common hops}, {European hop}, {Humulus lupulus}]

Binet
n : French psychologist remembered for his studies of the intellectual development of children (1857-1911) [syn: {Alfred Binet}]

Binet-Simon Scale
n : the first intelligence test

binful
n : the quantity contained in a bin [syn: {bin}]

bing cherry
n : dark red or blackish sweet cherry

Bing Crosby
n : United States singer and film actor (1904-1977) [syn: {Crosby}, {Harry Lillis Crosby}]

binge
n 1: any act of immoderate indulgence; "an orgy of shopping"; "an emotional binge"; "a splurge of spending" [syn: {orgy}, {splurge}]
2: an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days" [syn: {bust}, {tear}, {bout}]
v : overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream" [syn: {gorge}, {ingurgitate}, {overindulge}, {glut}, {englut}, {stuff}, {engorge}, {overgorge}, {overeat}, {gormandize}, {gormandise}, {gourmandize}, {pig out}, {satiate}, {scarf out}]

binge-eating syndrome
n : a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation [syn: {bulimia}]

binge-purge syndrome
n : a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self-induced vomiting [syn: {bulimarexia}, {binge-vomit syndrome}, {bulima nervosa}]

binger
n : someone addicted to crack cocaine [syn: {crack addict}]

binge-vomit syndrome
n : a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self-induced vomiting [syn: {bulimarexia}, {binge-purge syndrome}, {bulima nervosa}]

Binghamton
n : a city in south central New York near the border with Pennsylvania

bingle
n : (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely [syn: {base hit}, {safety}]

bingo
n : a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards [syn: {lotto}, {beano}, {keno}]

binnacle
n : a nonmagnetic housing for a ship's compass (usually in front of the helm)

binned
bin
n 1: a container; usually has a lid
2: the quantity contained in a bin [syn: {binful}]
3: an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself [syn: {bank identification number}, {ABA transit number}]
v : store in bins [also: {binning}, {binned}]

binned
See {bin}

binning
bin
n 1: a container; usually has a lid
2: the quantity contained in a bin [syn: {binful}]
3: an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself [syn: {bank identification number}, {ABA transit number}]
v : store in bins [also: {binning}, {binned}]

binning
See {bin}

binocular
adj : relating to both eyes; "binocular vision"
n : an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes [syn: {binoculars}, {field glasses}, {opera glasses}]

binocular microscope
n : a light microscope adapted to the use of both eyes

binocular vision
n : vision involving the use of both eyes

binoculars
n : an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes [syn: {binocular}, {field glasses}, {opera glasses}]

binomial
adj 1: relating to binomials; "binomial expression"
2: consisting of two names or terms; "binomial nomenclature"
n : a quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms

binomial distribution
n : a theoretical distribution of the number of successes in a finite set of independent trials with a constant probability of success [syn: {Bernoulli distribution}]

binomial theorem
n : a theorem giving the expansion of a binomial raised to a given power

binturong
n : arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair [syn: {bearcat}, {Arctictis bintourong}]

binuclear
adj : having two nuclei [syn: {binucleate}, {binucleated}] [ant: {trinucleate}, {mononuclear}]

binucleate
adj : having two nuclei [syn: {binuclear}, {binucleated}] [ant: {trinucleate}, {mononuclear}]

binucleated
adj : having two nuclei [syn: {binucleate}, {binuclear}] [ant: {trinucleate}, {mononuclear}]

bio lab
n : a laboratory for biological research [syn: {biology lab}, {biology laboratory}]

bioarm
n : any weapon usable in biological warfare; "they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon" [syn: {bioweapon}, {biological weapon}]

bioassay
n : appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard
v : subject to a bio-assay

bioattack
n : the use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food [syn: {biological warfare}, {BW}, {biological attack}, {biologic attack}]

biocatalyst
n : a biochemical catalyst such as an enzyme

biocatalytic
adj : of or relating to biocatalysts

biochemical
adj : of or relating to biochemistry; involving chemical processes in living organisms

biochemical mechanism
n : a chemical mechanism involved in vital processes occurring in living organisms

biochemically
adv : with respect to biochemistry; "biochemically interesting phenomenon"

biochemist
n : someone with special training in biochemistry

biochemistry
n : the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occuring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry

biochip
n : a microchip that uses tiny strands of DNA to latch onto and quickly recognize thousands of genes at a time; intended for use in a biological environment

bioclimatic
adj : of or concerned with the relations of climate and living organisms

bioclimatology
n : the study of effects of climate on living organisms

biodefence
n : procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents [syn: {biological defense}, {biological defence}, {biodefense}]

biodefense
n : procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents [syn: {biological defense}, {biological defence}, {biodefence}]

biodegradable
adj : capable of being decomposed by e.g. bacteria; "a biodegradable detergent"

biodegradable pollution
n : pollution that is rendered harmless by natural processes and so causes no permanent harm [ant: {nonbiodegradable pollution}]

biodiversity
n : the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level of biodiversity is desirable"

bioelectricity
n : electric phenomena in animals or plants

bioengineering
n : the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments [syn: {biotechnology}, {ergonomics}]

bioethics
n : the branch of ethics that studies moral values in the biomedical sciences

biofeedback
n : a training program in which a person is given information about physiological processes (heart rate or blood pressure) that is not normally available with the goal of gaining conscious control of them

bioflavinoid
n : a vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell and capillary walls to permeation [syn: {vitamin P}, {citrin}]

biogenesis
n 1: production of a chemical compound by a living organism [syn: {biosynthesis}]
2: the production of living organisms from other living organisms [syn: {biogeny}]

biogenetic
adj : of or relating to the production of living organisms from other living organisms

biogenic
adj 1: produced by living organisms or biological processes; "fermentation is a biogenic process"
2: essential for maintaining the fundamental life processes; "sleep and food and water are among the biogenic needs of the organism"

biogenous
adj : producing or produced by living things

biogeny
n : the production of living organisms from other living organisms [syn: {biogenesis}]

biogeographic
adj : of or relating to or involved with biogeography [syn: {biogeographical}]

biogeographical
adj : of or relating to or involved with biogeography [syn: {biogeographic}]

biogeographical region
n : an area of the Earth determined by distribution of flora and fauna

biogeography
n : dealing with the geographical distribution of animals and plants

biographer
n : someone who writes an account of a person's life

biographic
adj : of or relating to or being biography; "biographical data" [syn: {biographical}]

biographical
adj : of or relating to or being biography; "biographical data" [syn: {biographic}]

biography
n : an account of the series of events making up a person's life [syn: {life}, {life story}, {life history}]

biohazard
n 1: hazard to humans or the environment resulting from biological agents or conditions
2: any bacterium or virus or toxin that could be used in biological warfare [syn: {biological agent}]

biohazard suit
n : a loose one-piece garment worn to protect the wearer against dangerous biological or chemical agents

Bioko
n : an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Equatorial Guinea

biologic
adj : pertaining to biology or to life and living things [syn: {biological}]

biologic attack
n : the use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food [syn: {biological warfare}, {BW}, {biological attack}, {bioattack}]

biological
adj 1: pertaining to biology or to life and living things [syn: {biologic}]
2: of parents and children; related by blood; "biological child" [ant: {adoptive}]

biological agent
n : any bacterium or virus or toxin that could be used in biological warfare [syn: {biohazard}]

biological attack
n : the use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food [syn: {biological warfare}, {BW}, {biologic attack}, {bioattack}]

biological clock
n : an innate mechanism in living organisms that controls the periodicity of many physiological functions

biological defence
n : procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents [syn: {biological defense}, {biodefense}, {biodefence}]

biological defense
n : procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents [syn: {biological defence}, {biodefense}, {biodefence}]

biological group
n : a group of plants or animals

biological process
n : a process occurring in living organisms [syn: {organic process}]

biological research
n : scientific research conducted by biologists

biological science
n : the science that studies living organisms [syn: {biology}]

biological terrorism
n : terrorism using the weapons of biological warfare [syn: {bioterrorism}]

biological time
n : the time of various biological processes

biological warfare
n : the use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food [syn: {BW}, {biological attack}, {biologic attack}, {bioattack}]

biological warfare defence
n : defense against biological warfare [syn: {biological warfare defense}, {BW defense}, {BW defence}]

biological warfare defense
n : defense against biological warfare [syn: {biological warfare defence}, {BW defense}, {BW defence}]

biological weapon
n : any weapon usable in biological warfare; "they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon" [syn: {bioweapon}, {bioarm}]

biologically
adv : with respect to biology; "biologically related"

biologism
n : use of biological principles in explaining human especially social behavior

biologist
n : (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms [syn: {life scientist}]

biologistic
adj : of or relating to biologism

biology
n 1: the science that studies living organisms [syn: {biological science}]
2: characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms; "the biology of viruses"
3: all the plant and animal life of a particular region [syn: {biota}]

biology class
n : students taking a course in biology together

biology department
n : the academic department responsible for teaching and research in biology [syn: {department of biology}]

biology lab
n : a laboratory for biological research [syn: {biology laboratory}, {bio lab}]

biology laboratory
n : a laboratory for biological research [syn: {biology lab}, {bio lab}]

bioluminescence
n : luminescence produced by physiological processes (as in the firefly)

bioluminescent
adj : (of living organisms) emitting light; "fireflies are bioluminescent"

biomass
n 1: plant materials and animal waste used as fuel
2: the total mass of living matter in a given unit area

biome
n : a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate

biomedical
adj : relating to the activities and applications of science to clinical medicine; "biomedical research laboratory"

biomedical cloning
n : nuclear transplantation of a patient's own cells to make an oocyte from which immune-compatible cells (especially stem cells) can be derived for transplant [syn: {therapeutic cloning}]

biomedical science
n : the application of the principles of the natural sciences to medicine

biomedicine
n 1: the branch of medical science that applies biological and physiological principles to clinical practice
2: the branch of medical science that studies the ability of organisms to withstand environmental stress (as in space travel)

biometric authentication
n : the automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics; "negative identification can only be accomplished through biometric identification"; "if a pin or password is lost or forgotten it can be changed and reissued but a biometric identification cannot" [syn: {biometric identification}, {identity verification}]

biometric identification
n : the automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics; "negative identification can only be accomplished through biometric identification"; "if a pin or password is lost or forgotten it can be changed and reissued but a biometric identification cannot" [syn: {biometric authentication}, {identity verification}]

biometrics
n : a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis [syn: {biometry}]

biometry
n : a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis [syn: {biometrics}]

bionic
adj 1: of or relating to bionics
2: having particular physiological functions augmented or replaced by electronic or electromechanical components

bionic man
n : a human being whose body has been taken over in whole or in part by electromechanical devices; "a cyborg is a cybernetic organism" [syn: {cyborg}, {bionic woman}]

bionic woman
n : a human being whose body has been taken over in whole or in part by electromechanical devices; "a cyborg is a cybernetic organism" [syn: {cyborg}, {bionic man}]

bionics
n : application of biological principals to the study and design of engineering systems (especially electronic systems)

bionomic
adj : of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research" [syn: {ecological}, {ecologic}, {bionomical}]

bionomical
adj : of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research" [syn: {ecological}, {ecologic}, {bionomic}]

bionomics
n : the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment [syn: {ecology}, {environmental science}]

biont
n : a discrete unit of living matter

biophysicist
n : a physicist who applies the methods of physics to biology

biophysics
n : physics as applied to biological problems

biopiracy
n : biological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants by corporations who patent them for their own use

biopsy
n : examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease

bioremediation
n 1: the branch of biotechnology that uses biological process to overcome environmental problems
2: the act of treating waste or pollutants by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that can break down the undesirable substances

biosafety
n : safety from exposure to infectious agents

biosafety level
n : the level of safety from exposure to infectious agents; depends on work practices and safety equipment and facilities

biosafety level 1
n : exposure only to infectious agents that do not ordinarily cause human disease

biosafety level 2
n : exposure to infectious agents that can cause disease in humans but whose potential for transmission is limited

biosafety level 3
n : exosure to infectious agents that can be transmitted by the respiratory route and which can cause serious infection

biosafety level 4
n : exposure to exotic infectious agents that pose a high risk of life-threatening disease and can be transmitted as an aerosol and for which there is no vaccine or therapy

bioscience
n : any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms [syn: {life science}]

bioscope
n 1: a South African movie theater
2: a kind of early movie projector

biosphere
n : the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist

biosynthesis
n : production of a chemical compound by a living organism [syn: {biogenesis}]

biosynthetic
adj : of or relating to biosynthesis

biosystematic
adj : of or relating to biosystematics

biosystematics
n : use of data (e.g. cytogenetic or biochemical) to assess taxonomic relations especially within an evolutionary framework [syn: {biosystematy}]

biosystematy
n : use of data (e.g. cytogenetic or biochemical) to assess taxonomic relations especially within an evolutionary framework [syn: {biosystematics}]

biota
n : all the plant and animal life of a particular region [syn: {biology}]

biotechnology
n 1: the branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes; "biotechnology produced genetically altered bacteria that solved the problem"
2: the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments [syn: {bioengineering}, {ergonomics}]

bioterrorism
n : terrorism using the weapons of biological warfare [syn: {biological terrorism}]

biotic
adj : of or relating to living organisms

biotic community
n : (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other [syn: {community}]

biotin
n : a B vitamin that aids in body growth [syn: {vitamin H}]

biotite
n : dark brown to black mica found in igneous and metamorphic rock

biotitic
adj : relating to or involving biotite

biotype
n : organisms sharing a specified genotype or the genotype (or peculiarities) so shared

biotypic
adj : of or relating to a biotype

biovular
adj : (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova; "fraternal twins are biovular" [syn: {fraternal}] [ant: {identical}]

bioweapon
n : any weapon usable in biological warfare; "they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon" [syn: {biological weapon}, {bioarm}]

biparous
adj : producing two offspring at a time [syn: {twinning}]

bipartisan
adj : supported by both sides; "a two-way treaty" [syn: {bipartizan}, {two-party}, {two-way}]

bipartite
adj 1: divided into two portions almost to the base
2: involving two parties or elements; "a bipartite document"; "a two-way treaty" [syn: {two-party}, {two-way}]

bipartizan
adj : supported by both sides; "a two-way treaty" [syn: {bipartisan}, {two-party}, {two-way}]

biped
adj : having two feet [syn: {bipedal}, {two-footed}] [ant: {quadrupedal}, {quadrupedal}]
n : an animal with two feet

bipedal
adj : having two feet [syn: {biped}, {two-footed}] [ant: {quadrupedal}, {quadrupedal}]

bipedalism
n : the bodily attribute of being bipedal; having two feet; "bipedalism made the human form of birth possible"

bipinnate
adj : of a leaf shape; having doubly pinnate leaflets (as ferns)

bipinnate leaf
n : having pinnate leaflets; as ferns

bipinnatifid
adj : pinnatifid with the segments also pinnatifid

biplane
n : old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other

biplane flying fish
n : having both pectoral and pelvic fins enlarged [syn: {four-wing flying fish}]

bipolar
adj 1: of or relating to manic depressive illness
2: of, pertaining to, or occurring in both polar regions; "the bipolar distribution of certain species"
3: having two poles [ant: {unipolar}]

bipolar disorder
n : a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression [syn: {manic depression}, {manic depressive illness}, {manic-depressive psychosis}]

biprism
n : an optical device for obtaining interference fringes

biquadrate
n : an algebraic equation of the fourth degree [syn: {biquadratic}, {quartic}, {fourth power}]

biquadratic
adj : of or relating to the fourth power
n 1: an algebraic equation of the fourth degree [syn: {biquadrate}, {quartic}, {fourth power}]
2: an equation of the fourth degree [syn: {biquadratic equation}]
3: a polynomial of the fourth degree [syn: {biquadratic polynomial}, {quartic polynomial}]

biquadratic equation
n : an equation of the fourth degree [syn: {biquadratic}]

biquadratic polynomial
n : a polynomial of the fourth degree [syn: {biquadratic}, {quartic polynomial}]

biracial
adj : consisting of or combining two races; "a biracial committee"

biradial
adj : showing both bilateral and radial symmetry; "some sea anemones are biradial"

biradially
adv : in a biradial manner; "biradially symmetrical"

biramous
adj : resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches; "the biramous appendages of an arthropod"; "long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects"; "a forked river"; "a forked tail"; "forked lightning"; "horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots" [syn: {bifurcate}, {branched}, {forked}, {forficate}, {pronged}, {prongy}]

birch
adj : consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree [syn: {birchen}, {birken}]
n 1: hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
2: any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark [syn: {birch tree}]
3: bundle of birch twigs used to hit people as punishment [syn: {birch rod}]
v : whip with a birch twig

birch bark
n : a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree [syn: {birchbark canoe}, {birchbark}]

birch beer
n : carbonated drink containing an extract from bark of birch trees

birch family
n : monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis) [syn: {Betulaceae}, {family Betulaceae}]

birch leaf miner
n : small black sawfly native to Europe but established in eastern United States; larvae mine the leaves of birches causing serious defoliation [syn: {Fenusa pusilla}]

birch oil
n : a liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen; applied externally for minor muscle and joint pain [syn: {methyl salicylate}, {sweet-birch oil}]

birch rod
n : bundle of birch twigs used to hit people as punishment [syn: {birch}]

birch tree
n : any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark [syn: {birch}]

birchbark
n : a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree [syn: {birchbark canoe}, {birch bark}]

birchbark canoe
n : a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree [syn: {birchbark}, {birch bark}]

birchen
adj : consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree [syn: {birch}, {birken}]

bird
n 1: warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
2: the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food [syn: {fowl}]
3: informal terms for a (young) woman [syn: {dame}, {doll}, {wench}, {skirt}, {chick}]
4: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn: {boo}, {hoot}, {Bronx cheer}, {hiss}, {raspberry}, {razzing}, {snort}]
5: badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers [syn: {shuttlecock}, {birdie}, {shuttle}]
v : watch and study birds in their natural habitat [syn: {birdwatch}]

bird cherry
n : any of several small-fruited cherry trees frequented or fed on by birds [syn: {bird cherry tree}]

bird cherry tree
n : any of several small-fruited cherry trees frequented or fed on by birds [syn: {bird cherry}]

bird dog
n : a gun dog trained to locate or retrieve birds

bird family
n : a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

bird fancier
n : a person have a strong interest in birds

bird food
n : seeds for birds [syn: {birdseed}]

bird genus
n : a genus of birds

bird louse
n : wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds [syn: {biting louse}, {louse}]

bird of Jove
n : any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight [syn: {eagle}]

bird of Juno
n : very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird [syn: {peafowl}]

bird of Minerva
n : nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes [syn: {owl}, {bird of night}, {hooter}]

bird of night
n : nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes [syn: {owl}, {bird of Minerva}, {hooter}]

bird of paradise
n 1: a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana [syn: {poinciana}, {Caesalpinia gilliesii}, {Poinciana gilliesii}]
2: ornamental plant of tropical South Africa and South America having stalks of orange and purplish-blue flowers resembling a bird [syn: {Strelitzia reginae}]
3: any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area

bird of passage
n 1: someone who leads a wandering unsettled life [syn: {wanderer}, {roamer}, {rover}]
2: any bird that migrates seasonally

bird of prey
n : any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals [syn: {raptor}, {raptorial bird}]

Bird Parker
n : United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955) [syn: {Parker}, {Charlie Parker}, {Yardbird Parker}, {Charles Christopher Parker}]

bird pepper
n : plant bearing very small and very hot oblong red fruits; includes wild forms native to tropical America; thought to be ancestral to the sweet pepper and many hot peppers [syn: {Capsicum frutescens baccatum}, {Capsicum baccatum}]

bird sanctuary
n : a building where birds are kept [syn: {aviary}, {volary}]

bird shot
n : small lead shot for shotgun shells [syn: {buckshot}, {duck shot}]

bird vetch
n : common perennial climber of temperate regions of Eurasia and North America having dense elongate clusters of flowers [syn: {tufted vetch}, {Calnada pea}, {Vicia cracca}]

bird watcher
n 1: a zoologist who studies birds [syn: {ornithologist}]
2: a person who identifies and studies birds in their natural habitats [syn: {birder}]

birdbath
n : an ornamental basin (usually in a garden) for birds to bathe in

birdbrain
n : a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought [syn: {addle-head}, {addlehead}, {loon}]

birdcage
n : a cage in which a bird is kept

birdcage mask
n : a catcher's mask with a strong wire face

birdcall
n 1: the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age" [syn: {call}, {birdsong}, {song}]
2: a device for imitating a birdcall

bird-dogged
See {bird-dog}

bird-dogging
See {bird-dog}

birder
n : a person who identifies and studies birds in their natural habitats [syn: {bird watcher}]

bird-footed dinosaur
n : any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs [syn: {theropod}, {theropod dinosaur}]

birdhouse
n : a shelter for birds

birdie
n 1: (golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole
2: badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers [syn: {shuttlecock}, {bird}, {shuttle}]
v : to shoot in one stroke under par

birdlike
adj : resembling a bird

birdlime
n : a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds [syn: {lime}]
v : spread birdlime on branches to catch birds [syn: {lime}]

birdnest
v : gather birdnests; "They went birdnesting in the early morning" [syn: {bird-nest}]

bird-nest
v : gather birdnests; "They went birdnesting in the early morning" [syn: {birdnest}]

birdnesting
n : hunting for birds' nests to get the eggs

bird-on-the-wing
n : common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals [syn: {flowering wintergreen}, {gaywings}, {fringed polygala}, {Polygala paucifolia}]

bird's eye
n : Old World plant with axillary racemes of blue-and-white flowers [syn: {germander speedwell}, {Veronica chamaedrys}]

bird's eye view
n : a situation or topic as if viewed from an altitude or distance [syn: {panoramic view}]

bird's foot
n : the foot of a bird

bird's foot clover
n : European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America [syn: {bird's foot trefoil}, {babies' slippers}, {bacon and eggs}, {Lotus corniculatus}]

bird's foot trefoil
n 1: Old World herb related to fenugreek [syn: {Trigonella ornithopodioides}]
2: European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America [syn: {bird's foot clover}, {babies' slippers}, {bacon and eggs}, {Lotus corniculatus}]

bird's nest
n : nest where birds lay their eggs and hatch their young

bird's nest fern
n : tropical Old World or Australian epiphytic fern frequently forming tufts in tree crotches [syn: {Asplenium nidus}]

bird-scarer
n : an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds [syn: {scarecrow}, {straw man}, {strawman}, {scarer}]

birdseed
n : seeds for birds [syn: {bird food}]

birdseed grass
n : Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds [syn: {canary grass}, {Phalaris canariensis}]

bird's-eye
adj : as from an altitude or distance; "a bird's-eye survey"; "a panoramic view" [syn: {panoramic}]

bird's-eye bush
n : shrub with narrow-elliptic glossy evergreen leaves and yellow flowers with leathery petaloid sepals [syn: {Ochna serrulata}]

bird's-eye maple
n : maple wood having a wavy grain with eyelike markings

bird's-foot fern
n : cliff brake of California and Baja California having purple-brown leafstalks [syn: {Pellaea mucronata}, {Pellaea ornithopus}]

bird's-foot violet
n : common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies [syn: {pansy violet}, {Johnny-jump-up}, {wood violet}, {Viola pedata}]

bird's-nest fungus
n : any of various fungi of the family Nidulariaceae having a cup-shaped body containing several egg-shaped structure enclosing the spores

birdsong
n : the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age" [syn: {birdcall}, {call}, {song}]

birdwatch
v : watch and study birds in their natural habitat [syn: {bird}]

birefringence
n : splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly [syn: {double refraction}]

birefringent
adj : relating to or characterized by double refraction

biretta
n : a stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy

birken
adj : consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree [syn: {birch}, {birchen}]

birl
v 1: cause a floating log to rotate by treading [syn: {birle}]
2: cause to spin; "spin a coin" [syn: {whirl}, {spin}, {twirl}]

birle
v : cause a floating log to rotate by treading [syn: {birl}]

birling
n : rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport) [syn: {logrolling}]

Birmingham
n 1: the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama [syn: {Pittsburgh of the South}]
2: a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center [syn: {Brummagem}]

Biro
n : a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper [syn: {ballpoint}, {ballpoint pen}, {ballpen}]

birr
n 1: the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents
2: sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers" [syn: {whir}, {whirr}, {whirring}]
v : make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" [syn: {whizz}, {whiz}, {whirr}, {whir}, {purr}]

birth
n 1: the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age" [ant: {death}]
2: the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child" [syn: {nativity}, {nascency}, {nascence}] [ant: {death}]
3: the process of giving birth [syn: {parturition}, {giving birth}, {birthing}]
4: the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents [syn: {parentage}]
v : give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!" [syn: {give birth}, {deliver}, {bear}, {have}]

birth canal
n : a passage in the uterus and vagina through which a fetus passes during vaginal birth

birth certificate
n : a copy of the official document giving details of a person's birth

birth control
n : limiting the number of children born [syn: {birth prevention}, {family planning}]

birth control device
n : an agent or device intended to prevent conception [syn: {contraceptive}, {preventive}, {preventative}, {contraceptive device}, {prophylactic device}]

birth control pill
n : a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception [syn: {pill}, {contraceptive pill}, {oral contraceptive pill}, {oral contraceptive}, {anovulatory drug}, {anovulant}]

birth defect
n : a defect that is present at birth [syn: {congenital anomaly}, {congenital defect}, {congenital disorder}, {congenital abnormality}]

birth pangs
n : a regularly recurrent spasm of pain that is characteristic of childbirth [syn: {labor pains}, {labour pains}]

birth prevention
n : limiting the number of children born [syn: {birth control}, {family planning}]

birth rate
n : the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year [syn: {birthrate}, {fertility}, {fertility rate}, {natality}]

birth trauma
n 1: physical injury to an infant during the birth process
2: emotional injury inflicted on an infant by events incident to birth that is alleged to appear in symbolic form in patients with mental illness

birth-control campaigner
n : a social reformer who advocates birth control and family planning [syn: {birth-control reformer}]

birth-control reformer
n : a social reformer who advocates birth control and family planning [syn: {birth-control campaigner}]

birthday
n 1: an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
2: the date on which a person was born [syn: {natal day}]

birthday cake
n : decorated cake served at a birthday party

birthday card
n : a card expressing a birthday greeting

birthday gift
n : a present given in celebration of a person's birthday [syn: {birthday present}]

birthday party
n : a party held on the anniversary of someone's birth

birthday present
n : a present given in celebration of a person's birthday [syn: {birthday gift}]

birthday suit
n : informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit" [syn: {raw}, {altogether}]

birthing
n : the process of giving birth [syn: {parturition}, {birth}, {giving birth}]

birthmark
n : a blemish on the skin formed before birth [syn: {nevus}]

birthplace
n 1: the place where someone was born [syn: {place of birth}]
2: where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization" [syn: {cradle}, {place of origin}, {provenance}]

birthrate
n : the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year [syn: {birth rate}, {fertility}, {fertility rate}, {natality}]

birthright
n 1: a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth; "free public education is the birthright of every American child"
2: an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) [syn: {patrimony}]
3: personal characteristics that are inherited at birth

birthroot
n : trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in fold medicine especially to ease childbirth [syn: {purple trillium}, {red trillium}, {Trillium erectum}]

birthwort
n : creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble fetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and eastern North America [syn: {Aristolochia clematitis}]

birthwort family
n : family of birthworts (including wild ginger) [syn: {Aristolochiaceae}, {family Aristolochiaceae}]

Bisayan
n : a member of the most numerous indigenous people of the Philippines [syn: {Visayan}]

Bisayas
n : group of islands in the central Philippines [syn: {Visayan Islands}]

Biscayne Bay
n : a narrow bay formed by an inlet from the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Florida

Biscayne National Park
n : a national park in Florida having underwater coral reefs and marine life

biscuit
n 1: small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
2: any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term) [syn: {cookie}, {cooky}]

Biscutalla laevigata
n : plant of southeastern Europe having yellow flowers like those of mustard and pods with open valves resembling bucklers [syn: {buckler mustard}]

Biscutella
n : genus of Eurasian herbs and small shrubs: buckler mustard [syn: {genus Biscutella}]

bise
n : a dry cold north wind in southeastern France [syn: {bize}]

bisect
v : cut in half or cut in two; "bisect a line"

bisection
n : dividing into two equal parts

bisectional
adj : of or relating to bisection

bisectrices
See {bisectrix}

biserial correlation
n : a correlation coefficient in which one variable is many-valued and the other is dichotomous [syn: {biserial correlation coefficient}]

biserial correlation coefficient
n : a correlation coefficient in which one variable is many-valued and the other is dichotomous [syn: {biserial correlation}]

biserrate
adj : having sawlike notches with the notches themselves similarly notched

bisexual
adj 1: sexually attracted to both sexes [ant: {heterosexual}, {homosexual}]
2: having an ambiguous sexual identity [syn: {epicene}]
n : a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes [syn: {bisexual person}]

bisexual person
n : a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes [syn: {bisexual}]

bisexuality
n 1: showing characteristics of both sexes [syn: {androgyny}, {hermaphroditism}]
2: sexual activity with both men and women

Bishkek
n : the capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991) [syn: {Biskek}, {Frunze}, {capital of Kyrgyzstan}]

bishop
n 1: a clergyman having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve apostles of Christ
2: port wine mulled with oranges and cloves
3: (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color

Bishop Berkeley
n : Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753) [syn: {Berkeley}, {George Berkeley}]

Bishop of Rome
n : the head of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {Pope}, {Catholic Pope}, {Roman Catholic Pope}, {Pontiff}, {Holy Father}, {Vicar of Christ}]

bishop pine
n : 2- or 3-needled pinon mostly of northwestern California coast [syn: {bishop's pine}, {Pinus muricata}]

Bishop Ulfila
n : a Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382) [syn: {Ulfilas}, {Bishop Ulfilas}, {Ulfila}, {Wulfila}, {Bishop Wulfila}]

Bishop Ulfilas
n : a Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382) [syn: {Ulfilas}, {Ulfila}, {Bishop Ulfila}, {Wulfila}, {Bishop Wulfila}]

Bishop Wulfila
n : a Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382) [syn: {Ulfilas}, {Bishop Ulfilas}, {Ulfila}, {Bishop Ulfila}, {Wulfila}]

bishopric
n : the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop [syn: {diocese}]

bishopry
n : the office of bishop

bishop's cap
n : any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter [syn: {miterwort}, {mitrewort}]

bishop's hat
n : slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground cover [syn: {barrenwort}, {Epimedium grandiflorum}]

bishop's pine
n : 2- or 3-needled pinon mostly of northwestern California coast [syn: {bishop pine}, {Pinus muricata}]

bishop's throne
n : a throne that is the official chair of a bishop [syn: {cathedra}]

Biskek
n : the capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991) [syn: {Bishkek}, {Frunze}, {capital of Kyrgyzstan}]

Bismarck
n 1: German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898) [syn: {von Bismarck}, {Otto von Bismarck}, {Prince Otto von Bismarck}, {Prince Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck}, {Iron Chancellor}]
2: capital of the state of North Dakota; located in south central North Dakota overlooking the Missouri river [syn: {capital of North Dakota}]

Bismarck Archipelago
n : a group of islands in the southwestern Pacific northeast of New Guinea; part of Papua New Guinea

Bismarck Sea
n 1: an arm of the South Pacific southwest of the Bismarck Archipelago
2: World War II naval battle; Allied land-based bombers destroyed a Japanese convoy in the Bismarck Sea in March 1943 [syn: {battle of the Bismarck Sea}]

Bismarckian
adj : of or relating to Prince Otto von Bismarck or his accomplishments

bismark
n : a raised doughnut filled with jelly or jam [syn: {Berlin doughnut}, {jelly doughnut}]

bismuth
n : a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals [syn: {Bi}, {atomic number 83}]

bismuthal
adj : of or relating to bismuth

bismuthic
adj : containing bismuth (especially in the pentavalent state)

bison
n : any of several large shaggy-maned humped bovids having large heads and short horns

Bison bison
n : large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains [syn: {American bison}, {American buffalo}, {buffalo}]

Bison bonasus
n : European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison [syn: {wisent}, {aurochs}]

bisontine
adj : relating to or characteristic of bison

bisque
n : a thick cream soup made from shellfish

Bissau
n : the capital of Guinea-Bissau [syn: {capital of Guinea-Bissau}]

bissextile day
n : the name of the day that is added during a leap year [syn: {leap day}, {February 29}]

bissextile year
n : in the Gregorian calendar: any year divisible by 4 except centenary years not divisible by 400 [syn: {leap year}, {intercalary year}, {366 days}]

bister
n : a water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot [syn: {bistre}]

bistered
adj : colored with or as if with bister [syn: {bistred}]

bistre
n : a water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot [syn: {bister}]

bistred
adj : colored with or as if with bister [syn: {bistered}]

bistro
n : a small informal restaurant; serves wine

bistroic
adj : of or relating to or resembling a bistro

bisulcate
adj : used of hooves [syn: {cloven}, {cleft}]

bit
n 1: a small quantity; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper" [syn: {spot}]
2: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" [syn: {chip}, {flake}, {fleck}, {scrap}]
3: an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" [syn: {moment}, {minute}, {second}]
4: an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck" [syn: {piece}]
5: piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit"
6: a unit of measurement of information (from Binary + digIT); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states; "there are 8 bits in a byte"
7: a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread" [syn: {morsel}, {bite}]
8: a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation" [syn: {snatch}]
9: a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did" [syn: {act}, {routine}, {number}, {turn}] 10: the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press; "he looked around for the right size bit" [also: {bitting}, {bitted}]

bit
e
n 1: a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
2: a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread" [syn: {morsel}, {bit}]
3: a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin [syn: {sting}, {insect bite}]
4: a light informal meal [syn: {collation}, {snack}]
5: (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"
6: wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire" [syn: {pungency}]
7: a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices" [syn: {pungency}, {sharpness}]
8: the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws [syn: {chomp}]
9: a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"
v 1: to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her" [syn: {seize with teeth}]
2: cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face" [syn: {sting}, {burn}]
3: penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface"
4: deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" [syn: {sting}, {prick}] [also: {bitten}, {bit}]

bit
See {bite} [also: {bitting}, {bitted}]

bit by bit
adv 1: a little bit at a time; "the research structure has developed piecemeal" [syn: {piecemeal}, {little by little}, {in stages}]
2: in a gradual manner; "the snake moved gradually toward its victim" [syn: {gradually}, {step by step}]

bit field
n : a field containing only binary characters

bit part
n : a small role [syn: {minor role}]

bitartrate
n : an acid tartrate; a hydrogen tartrate

bit-by-bit
adj : one thing at a time [syn: {in small stages}, {piecemeal}, {step-by-step}, {stepwise}]

bitch
n 1: an unpleasant difficulty; "this problem is a real bitch"
2: a woman who is thoroughly disliked; "she said her son thought Hilary was a bitch" [syn: {cunt}]
3: informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here" [syn: {gripe}, {kick}, {beef}, {squawk}]
4: female of any member of the dog family
v : say mean things [syn: {backbite}]

bitchery
n : aggressive remarks and behavior like that of a spiteful malicious woman

bitchier
bitchy
adj : marked by or arising from malice; "a catty remark" [syn: {catty}, {cattish}] [also: {bitchiest}, {bitchier}]

bitchier
See {bitchy}

bitchiest
bitchy
adj : marked by or arising from malice; "a catty remark" [syn: {catty}, {cattish}] [also: {bitchiest}, {bitchier}]

bitchiest
See {bitchy}

bitchiness
n : malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty [syn: {cattiness}, {spite}, {spitefulness}, {nastiness}]

bitchy
adj : marked by or arising from malice; "a catty remark" [syn: {catty}, {cattish}] [also: {bitchiest}, {bitchier}]

bite
n 1: a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
2: a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread" [syn: {morsel}, {bit}]
3: a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin [syn: {sting}, {insect bite}]
4: a light informal meal [syn: {collation}, {snack}]
5: (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"
6: wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire" [syn: {pungency}]
7: a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices" [syn: {pungency}, {sharpness}]
8: the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws [syn: {chomp}]
9: a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"
v 1: to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her" [syn: {seize with teeth}]
2: cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face" [syn: {sting}, {burn}]
3: penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface"
4: deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" [syn: {sting}, {prick}] [also: {bitten}, {bit}]

bite off
v : bite off with a quick bite; "The dog snapped off a piece of cloth from the intruder's pants" [syn: {snap at}]

bite out
v : utter; "She bit out a curse"

bite plate
n : a removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes [syn: {biteplate}]

biteplate
n : a removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes [syn: {bite plate}]

biter
n : someone who bites

bitewing
n : a dental X-ray film that can be held in place by the teeth during radiography

Bithynia
n : an ancient country in northwestern Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; was absorbed into the Roman Empire by the end of the 1st century BC

biting
adj 1: capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire" [syn: {barbed}, {nipping}, {pungent}, {mordacious}]
2: causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind" [syn: {bitter}]

biting louse
n : wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds [syn: {bird louse}, {louse}]

biting midge
n : minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects [syn: {punkie}, {punky}, {punkey}, {no-see-um}]

bitingly
adv : extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold" [syn: {piercingly}, {bitterly}, {bitter}]

Bitis
n : a genus of Viperidae [syn: {genus Bitis}]

Bitis arietans
n : large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed [syn: {puff adder}]

Bitis gabonica
n : large heavy-bodied brilliantly marked and extremely venomous west African viper [syn: {gaboon viper}]

bitmap
n : an image represented as a two dimensional array of brightness values for pixels [syn: {electronic image}]

bitok
n : a Russian dish made with patties of ground meat (mixed with onions and bread and milk) and served with a sauce of sour cream

bits per inch
n : a measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium [syn: {bpi}]

bits per second
n : (computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem) [syn: {bps}]

bitstock
n : the stock of a tool used for turning a drilling bit [syn: {brace}]

bitt
n : a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards" [syn: {bollard}]
v : secure with a bitt; "bitt the ship line"

bitt pin
n : a pin through the bitthead to keep the mooring lines from slipping off

Bittacidae
n : a family of predacious tropical insects of the order Mecoptera [syn: {family Bittacidae}]

bitted
bit
n 1: a small quantity; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper" [syn: {spot}]
2: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" [syn: {chip}, {flake}, {fleck}, {scrap}]
3: an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" [syn: {moment}, {minute}, {second}]
4: an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck" [syn: {piece}]
5: piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit"
6: a unit of measurement of information (from Binary + digIT); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states; "there are 8 bits in a byte"
7: a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread" [syn: {morsel}, {bite}]
8: a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation" [syn: {snatch}]
9: a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did" [syn: {act}, {routine}, {number}, {turn}] 10: the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press; "he looked around for the right size bit" [also: {bitting}, {bitted}]

bitted
See {bit}

bitted
bit See {bite} [also: {bitting}, {bitted}]

bitten
bite
n 1: a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
2: a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread" [syn: {morsel}, {bit}]
3: a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin [syn: {sting}, {insect bite}]
4: a light informal meal [syn: {collation}, {snack}]
5: (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"
6: wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire" [syn: {pungency}]
7: a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices" [syn: {pungency}, {sharpness}]
8: the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws [syn: {chomp}]
9: a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"
v 1: to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her" [syn: {seize with teeth}]
2: cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face" [syn: {sting}, {burn}]
3: penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface"
4: deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" [syn: {sting}, {prick}] [also: {bitten}, {bit}]

bitten
See {bite}

bitter
adj 1: marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce" [syn: {acrimonious}]
2: very difficult to accept or bear; "the bitter truth"; "a bitter sorrow"
3: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation" [syn: {acerb}, {acerbic}, {acid}, {acrid}, {blistering}, {caustic}, {sulfurous}, {sulphurous}, {venomous}, {virulent}, {vitriolic}]
4: one of the four basic taste sensations; sharp and disagreeable; like the taste of quinine
5: expressive of severe grief or regret; "shed bitter tears"
6: proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity; "a bitter struggle"; "bitter enemies"
7: causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind" [syn: {biting}]
n 1: English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
2: the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth [syn: {bitterness}]
3: the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste [syn: {bitterness}]
adv : extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold" [syn: {piercingly}, {bitterly}, {bitingly}]
v : make bitter

bitter almond
n : almond trees having white blossoms and poisonous nuts yielding an oil used for flavoring and for medicinal purposes [syn: {Prunus dulcis amara}, {Amygdalus communis amara}]

bitter almond oil
n : pale yellow essential oil obtained from bitter almonds by distillation from almond cake or meal

bitter aloes
n : a purgative made from the leaves of aloe [syn: {aloes}]

bitter betch
n : European perennial toxic vetch [syn: {Vicia orobus}]

bitter cassava
n : cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca [syn: {manioc}, {mandioc}, {mandioca}, {tapioca plant}, {gari}, {Manihot esculenta}, {Manihot utilissima}]

bitter chocolate
n : pure unsweetened chocolate used in baking and icings and sauces and candy [syn: {baking chocolate}, {cooking chocolate}]

bitter cress
n : any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except Antarctic [syn: {bittercress}]

bitter dock
n : European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America [syn: {broad-leaved dock}, {yellow dock}, {Rumex obtusifolius}]

bitter end
n 1: the final extremity (however unpleasant it may be); "he was determined to fight to the bitter end"
2: (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt

bitter floom
n : pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States [syn: {rose pink}, {American centaury}, {Sabbatia Angularis}]

bitter hickory
n : hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts [syn: {bitternut}, {bitternut hickory}, {bitter pignut}, {swamp hickory}, {Carya cordiformis}]

bitter lemon
n : tart lemon-flavored carbonated drink

bitter orange
n 1: any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock [syn: {sour orange}, {Seville orange}, {bitter orange tree}, {bigarade}, {marmalade orange}, {Citrus aurantium}]
2: highly acidic orange used especially in marmalade [syn: {Seville orange}, {sour orange}]

bitter orange tree
n : any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock [syn: {sour orange}, {Seville orange}, {bitter orange}, {bigarade}, {marmalade orange}, {Citrus aurantium}]

bitter pea
n : any of several spiny shrubs of the genus Daviesia having yellow flowers and triangular seeds; Australia

bitter pecan
n : hickory of southern United States having many narrow leaflets and rather bitter nuts [syn: {water hickory}, {water bitternut}, {Carya aquatica}]

bitter pignut
n : hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts [syn: {bitternut}, {bitternut hickory}, {bitter hickory}, {swamp hickory}, {Carya cordiformis}]

bitter principle
n : any one of several hundred compounds having a bitter taste; not admitting of chemical classification

bitter salts
n : hydrated magnesium sulfate that is taken orally to treat heartburn and constipation and injected to prevent seizures [syn: {Epsom salts}]

bitter-bark
n : ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever [syn: {fever tree}, {Georgia bark}, {Pinckneya pubens}]

bittercress
n : any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except Antarctic [syn: {bitter cress}]

bitterish
adj : somewhat bitter

bitterly
adv 1: in a resentful manner; "she complained bitterly" [syn: {with bitterness}]
2: indicating something hard to accept; "he was bitterly disappointed"
3: extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold" [syn: {piercingly}, {bitingly}, {bitter}]

bittern
n : relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes

bitterness
n 1: a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will [syn: {resentment}, {gall}, {rancor}, {rancour}]
2: a sharp and bitter manner [syn: {acrimony}, {acerbity}, {jaundice}]
3: the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth [syn: {bitter}]
4: the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste [syn: {bitter}]

bitternut
n : hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts [syn: {bitternut hickory}, {bitter hickory}, {bitter pignut}, {swamp hickory}, {Carya cordiformis}]

bitternut hickory
n : hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts [syn: {bitternut}, {bitter hickory}, {bitter pignut}, {swamp hickory}, {Carya cordiformis}]

bitterroot
n : showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower [syn: {Lewisia rediviva}]

bitters
n : alcoholic liquor flavored with bitter herbs and roots

bittersweet
adj 1: tinged with sadness; "a movie with a bittersweet ending"
2: having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness [syn: {semisweet}]
n 1: poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America [syn: {bittersweet nightshade}, {climbing nightshade}, {deadly nightshade}, {poisonous nightshade}, {woody nightshade}, {Solanum dulcamara}]
2: twining shrub of North America having three-valved yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds [syn: {American bittersweet}, {climbing bittersweet}, {false bittersweet}, {staff vine}, {waxwork}, {Celastrus scandens}]

bittersweet chocolate
n : chocolate liquor with cocoa butter and small amounts of sugar and vanilla; lecithin in usually added [syn: {semi-sweet chocolate}, {dark chocolate}]

bittersweet nightshade
n : poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America [syn: {bittersweet}, {climbing nightshade}, {deadly nightshade}, {poisonous nightshade}, {woody nightshade}, {Solanum dulcamara}]

bitterweed
n 1: widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States [syn: {oxtongue}, {bristly oxtongue}, {bugloss}, {Picris echioides}]
2: any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma [syn: {ragweed}, {ambrosia}]

bitterwood
n 1: handsome South American shrub or small tree having bright scarlet flowers and yielding a valuable fine-grained yellowish wood; yields the bitter drug quassia from its wood and bark [syn: {quassia}, {Quassia amara}]
2: West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia [syn: {Jamaica quassia}, {Picrasma excelsa}, {Picrasma excelsum}]
3: medium to large tree of tropical North and South America having odd-pinnate leaves and long panicles of small pale yellow flowers followed by scarlet fruits [syn: {paradise tree}, {Simarouba glauca}]

bitterwood tree
n : any of various trees or shrubs of the family Simaroubaceae having wood and bark with a bitter taste

bitthead
n : the upper end of a bitt

bittie
adj : (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: {bitty}, {teensy}, {teentsy}, {teeny}, {wee}, {weeny}, {weensy}, {teensy-weensy}, {teeny-weeny}, {itty-bitty}, {itsy-bitsy}]

bittier
bitty
adj : (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: {bittie}, {teensy}, {teentsy}, {teeny}, {wee}, {weeny}, {weensy}, {teensy-weensy}, {teeny-weeny}, {itty-bitty}, {itsy-bitsy}] [also: {bittiest}, {bittier}]

bittier
See {bitty}

bittiest
bitty
adj : (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: {bittie}, {teensy}, {teentsy}, {teeny}, {wee}, {weeny}, {weensy}, {teensy-weensy}, {teeny-weeny}, {itty-bitty}, {itsy-bitsy}] [also: {bittiest}, {bittier}]

bittiest
See {bitty}

bitting
bit
n 1: a small quantity; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper" [syn: {spot}]
2: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" [syn: {chip}, {flake}, {fleck}, {scrap}]
3: an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" [syn: {moment}, {minute}, {second}]
4: an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck" [syn: {piece}]
5: piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit"
6: a unit of measurement of information (from Binary + digIT); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states; "there are 8 bits in a byte"
7: a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread" [syn: {morsel}, {bite}]
8: a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation" [syn: {snatch}]
9: a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did" [syn: {act}, {routine}, {number}, {turn}] 10: the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press; "he looked around for the right size bit" [also: {bitting}, {bitted}]

bitting
See {bit}

bitting
bit See {bite} [also: {bitting}, {bitted}]

bitty
adj : (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: {bittie}, {teensy}, {teentsy}, {teeny}, {wee}, {weeny}, {weensy}, {teensy-weensy}, {teeny-weeny}, {itty-bitty}, {itsy-bitsy}] [also: {bittiest}, {bittier}]

bitumastic
n : a protective coating of asphalt and filter used on structural metals that are exposed to weathering

bitumen
n : any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons

bitumenoid
adj : like bitumen [syn: {bituminoid}]

bituminise
v : treat with bitumen [syn: {bituminize}]

bituminize
v : treat with bitumen [syn: {bituminise}]

bituminoid
adj : like bitumen [syn: {bitumenoid}]

bituminous
adj : resembling or containing bitumen; "bituminous coal"

bituminous coal
n : rich in tarry hydrocarbons; burns readily with a smoky yellow flame [syn: {soft coal}]

Biu-Mandara
n : a group of Chadic languages spoken in the border area between Cameroon and Nigeria south of Lake Chad

bivalent
adj 1: having a valence of two or having two valences [syn: {divalent}]
2: used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis [syn: {double}] [ant: {multivalent}, {univalent}]

bivalve
adj : used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.) [syn: {bivalved}] [ant: {univalve}]
n : marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together [syn: {pelecypod}, {lamellibranch}]

bivalved
adj : used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.) [syn: {bivalve}] [ant: {univalve}]

Bivalvia
n : oysters; clams; scallops; mussels [syn: {class Bivalvia}, {Lamellibranchia}, {class Lamellibranchia}, {class Pelecypoda}]

bivariate
adj : having two variables; "bivariate binomial distribution"

bivouac
n 1: temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling" [syn: {camp}, {encampment}, {cantonment}]
2: a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent [syn: {campsite}, {campground}, {camping site}, {camping ground}, {encampment}, {camping area}]
v : live in or as if in a tent; "Can we go camping again this summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The houseguests had to camp in the living room" [syn: {camp}, {encamp}, {camp out}, {tent}] [also: {bivouacking}, {bivouacked}]

bivouacked
bivouac
n 1: temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling" [syn: {camp}, {encampment}, {cantonment}]
2: a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent [syn: {campsite}, {campground}, {camping site}, {camping ground}, {encampment}, {camping area}]
v : live in or as if in a tent; "Can we go camping again this summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The houseguests had to camp in the living room" [syn: {camp}, {encamp}, {camp out}, {tent}] [also: {bivouacking}, {bivouacked}]

bivouacked
See {bivouac}

bivouacking
bivouac
n 1: temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling" [syn: {camp}, {encampment}, {cantonment}]
2: a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent [syn: {campsite}, {campground}, {camping site}, {camping ground}, {encampment}, {camping area}]
v : live in or as if in a tent; "Can we go camping again this summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The houseguests had to camp in the living room" [syn: {camp}, {encamp}, {camp out}, {tent}] [also: {bivouacking}, {bivouacked}]

bivouacking
n : the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp [syn: {camping}, {encampment}, {tenting}]

bivouacking
See {bivouac}

biweekly
adj 1: occurring twice a week [syn: {semiweekly}]
2: occurring every two weeks [syn: {fortnightly}]
n : a periodical that is published biweekly
adv 1: twice a week; "he called home semiweekly" [syn: {semiweekly}]
2: every two weeks; "he visited his cousins fortnightly" [syn: {fortnightly}]

biyearly
adj 1: occurring every second year; "they met at biennial conventions" [syn: {biennial}]
2: occurring or payable twice each year [syn: {semiannual}, {biannual}]
adv 1: every two years; "this festival takes places biennially" [syn: {biennially}]
2: twice a year [syn: {semiannually}]

biz
n : your occupation or line of work; "he's in the plumbing game"; "she's in show biz" [syn: {game}]

bizarre
adj : conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics" [syn: {eccentric}, {freakish}, {freaky}, {flaky}, {off-the-wall}, {outlandish}, {outre}]

bizarreness
n : strikingly out of the ordinary [syn: {outlandishness}, {weirdness}]

bize
n : a dry cold north wind in southeastern France [syn: {bise}]

Bizet
n : French composer best known for his operas (1838-1875) [syn: {Georges Bizet}]

bizonal
adj : relating to or concerned with the combined affairs of two administrative zones; "Bizonal currency was used in occupied Germany after World War II"

BJA
n : the bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuse [syn: {Bureau of Justice Assistance}]

BJS
n : the agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policymakers [syn: {Bureau of Justice Statistics}]

Bk
n : a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding americium with helium [syn: {berkelium}, {atomic number 97}]

blab
v 1: divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" [syn: {spill the beans}, {let the cat out of the bag}, {talk}, {tattle}, {peach}, {babble}, {sing}, {babble out}, {blab out}] [ant: {keep quiet}]
2: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly [syn: {chatter}, {piffle}, {palaver}, {prate}, {tittle-tattle}, {twaddle}, {clack}, {maunder}, {prattle}, {gibber}, {tattle}, {blabber}, {gabble}] [also: {blabbing}, {blabbed}]

blab out
v : divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" [syn: {spill the beans}, {let the cat out of the bag}, {talk}, {tattle}, {blab}, {peach}, {babble}, {sing}, {babble out}] [ant: {keep quiet}]

blabbed
blab
v 1: divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" [syn: {spill the beans}, {let the cat out of the bag}, {talk}, {tattle}, {peach}, {babble}, {sing}, {babble out}, {blab out}] [ant: {keep quiet}]
2: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly [syn: {chatter}, {piffle}, {palaver}, {prate}, {tittle-tattle}, {twaddle}, {clack}, {maunder}, {prattle}, {gibber}, {tattle}, {blabber}, {gabble}] [also: {blabbing}, {blabbed}]

blabbed
See {blab}

blabber
n : one who reveals confidential information in return for money [syn: {informer}, {betrayer}, {rat}, {squealer}]
v : speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly [syn: {chatter}, {piffle}, {palaver}, {prate}, {tittle-tattle}, {twaddle}, {clack}, {maunder}, {prattle}, {blab}, {gibber}, {tattle}, {gabble}]

blabbermouth
n : someone who gossips indiscreetly [syn: {tattletale}, {tattler}, {taleteller}, {talebearer}, {telltale}]

blabbermouthed
adj 1: unwisely talking too much [syn: {bigmouthed}, {blabby}, {talkative}]
2: prone to communicate confidential information [syn: {leaky}, {talebearing(a)}, {tattling(a)}]

blabbing
blab
v 1: divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" [syn: {spill the beans}, {let the cat out of the bag}, {talk}, {tattle}, {peach}, {babble}, {sing}, {babble out}, {blab out}] [ant: {keep quiet}]
2: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly [syn: {chatter}, {piffle}, {palaver}, {prate}, {tittle-tattle}, {twaddle}, {clack}, {maunder}, {prattle}, {gibber}, {tattle}, {blabber}, {gabble}] [also: {blabbing}, {blabbed}]

blabbing
See {blab}

blabby
adj : unwisely talking too much [syn: {bigmouthed}, {blabbermouthed}, {talkative}]

Blaberus
n : giant cockroaches [syn: {genus Blaberus}]

black
adj 1: being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light; "black leather jackets"; "as black as coal"; "rich black soil" [syn: {achromatic}] [ant: {white}]
2: of or belonging to a racial group having dark skin especially of sub-Saharan African origin; "a great people--a black people--...injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization"- Martin Luther King Jr. [ant: {white}]
3: marked by anger or resentment or hostility; "black looks"; "black words"
4: stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable; "black deeds"; "a black lie"; "his black heart has concocted yet another black deed"; "Darth Vader of the dark side"; "a dark purpose"; "dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility"; "the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him"-Thomas Hardy [syn: {dark}, {sinister}]
5: offering little or no hope; "the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things" [syn: {bleak}, {dim}]
6: (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin; "the stock market crashed on Black Friday"; "a calamitous defeat"; "the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign"; "such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory"- Charles Darwin; "it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it"- Douglas MacArthur; "a fateful error" [syn: {calamitous}, {disastrous}, {fatal}, {fateful}]
7: (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood; "a face black with fury" [syn: {blackened}]
8: extremely dark; "a black moonless night"; "through the pitch-black woods"; "it was pitch-dark in the celler" [syn: {pitch-black}, {pitch-dark}]
9: harshly ironic or sinister; "black humor"; "a grim joke"; "grim laughter"; "fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit" [syn: {grim}, {mordant}] 10: (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading; "black propaganda" 11: distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes" [syn: {bootleg}, {black-market}, {contraband}, {smuggled}] 12: (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice" [syn: {disgraceful}, {ignominious}, {inglorious}, {opprobrious}, {shameful}] 13: (of coffee) without cream or sugar 14: dressed in black; "a black knight"; "black friars" 15: soiled with dirt or soot; "with feet black from playing outdoors"; "his shirt was black within an hour"
n 1: the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) [syn: {blackness}] [ant: {white}]
2: total absence of light; "they fumbled around in total darkness"; "in the black of night" [syn: {total darkness}, {lightlessness}, {blackness}, {pitch blackness}]
3: British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799) [syn: {Joseph Black}]
4: popular child actress of the 1930's (born 1927) [syn: {Shirley Temple Black}, {Shirley Temple}]
5: a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa) [syn: {Black person}, {blackamoor}, {Negro}, {Negroid}]
6: (board games) the darker pieces [ant: {white}]
7: black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning); "the widow wore black"
v : make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened" [syn: {blacken}, {melanize}, {melanise}, {nigrify}] [ant: {whiten}]

Black Africa
n : the region of Africa south of the Sahara Desert [syn: {Sub-Saharan Africa}]

Black African
n : an African who is Black

Black American
n : an American whose ancestors were born in Africa [syn: {African-American}, {Afro-American}]

black and gold garden spider
n : a widely distributed North American garden spider [syn: {Argiope aurantia}]

Black and Tan
n : an English recruit (who wore a uniform that was black and tan) serving in the Irish constabulary to suppress the Sinn Fein rebellion of 1919 to 1921

black and white
adj : not having or not capable of producing colors; "black-and-white film"; "a black-and-white TV"; "the movie was in black and white" [syn: {black-and-white}, {black and white(p)}] [ant: {color}]
n 1: the result of the printing process; "I want to see it in black and white" [syn: {print}]
2: a black-and-white photograph or slide [syn: {monochrome}]

black Angus
n : black hornless breed from Scotland [syn: {Aberdeen Angus}, {Angus}]

black apricot
n : small hybrid apricot of Asia and Asia Minor having purplish twigs and white flowers following by inferior purple fruit [syn: {purple apricot}, {Prunus dasycarpa}]

black archangel
n : ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of dark purple flowers [syn: {black horehound}, {fetid horehound}, {stinking horehound}, {Ballota nigra}]

black art
n : the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world [syn: {sorcery}, {black magic}, {necromancy}]

black ash
n : vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn [syn: {basket ash}, {brown ash}, {hoop ash}, {Fraxinus nigra}]

black bamboo
n : small bamboo having thin green culms turning shining black [syn: {kuri-chiku}, {Phyllostachys nigra}]

black bass
n 1: bluish black-striped sea bass of the Atlantic coast of the United States [syn: {black sea bass}, {Centropistes striata}]
2: widely distributed and highly prized American freshwater game fishes (sunfish family)

black bead
n : erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida [syn: {cat's-claw}, {catclaw}, {Pithecellodium unguis-cati}]

black bean
n : black-seeded bean of South America; usually dried [syn: {turtle bean}]

black bear
n 1: black bear of central and eastern Asia [syn: {Asiatic black bear}, {Ursus thibetanus}, {Selenarctos thibetanus}]
2: brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear [syn: {American black bear}, {Ursus americanus}, {Euarctos americanus}]

black bearberry
n : deciduous creeping shrub bright red in autumn having black or blue-black berries; alpine and circumpolar [syn: {alpine bearberry}, {Arctostaphylos alpina}]

black bee
n : dark-colored ill-tempered honeybee supposedly of German origin [syn: {German bee}]

black beech
n : New Zealand forest tree [syn: {Nothofagus solanderi}]

black belt
n 1: a person who attained the rank of expert in the martial arts (judo or karate)
2: a black sash worn to show expert standards in the martial arts (judo or karate)

black bile
n : a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy [syn: {melancholy}]

black bindweed
n : common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries [syn: {black bryony}, {Tamus communis}]

black birch
n 1: common birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furniture [syn: {sweet birch}, {cherry birch}, {Betula lenta}]
2: birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark [syn: {river birch}, {red birch}, {Betula nigra}]

black body
n : a hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it; "a black body maintained at a constant temperature is a full radiator at that temperature because the radiation reaching and leaving it must be in equilibrium" [syn: {blackbody}, {full radiator}]

black book
n : a list of people who are out of favor [syn: {blacklist}, {shitlist}]

black box
n : equipment that records information about the performance of an aircraft during flight

black bread
n : bread made of coarse rye flour [syn: {pumpernickel}]

black bream
n : important dark-colored edible food and game fish of Australia [syn: {Chrysophrys australis}]

black bryony
n : common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries [syn: {black bindweed}, {Tamus communis}]

black buck
n : common Indian antelope with a dark back and spiral horns [syn: {blackbuck}, {Antilope cervicapra}]

black buffalo
n : fish of the lower Mississippi [syn: {Ictiobus niger}]

black calla
n : ornamental plant of Middle East cultivated for its dark purple spathe [syn: {Arum palaestinum}]

black caraway
n : herb of the Mediterranean region having pungent seeds used like those of caraway [syn: {nutmeg flower}, {Roman coriander}, {Nigella sativa}]

black carpet beetle
n : a solid black carpet beetle

black cat
n : large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal [syn: {fisher}, {pekan}, {fisher cat}, {Martes pennanti}]

black catechu
n : extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dying and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally [syn: {catechu}]

black cherry
n 1: large North American wild cherry with round black sour edible fruit [syn: {black cherry tree}, {rum cherry}, {Prunus serotina}]
2: any of several fruits of cultivated cherry trees that have sweet flesh [syn: {sweet cherry}]

black cherry tree
n : large North American wild cherry with round black sour edible fruit [syn: {black cherry}, {rum cherry}, {Prunus serotina}]

black cock
n : male black grouse [syn: {blackcock}]

black cohosh
n : North American bugbane found from Main and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgia [syn: {black snakeroot}, {rattle-top}, {Cimicifuga racemosa}]

black comedy
n : comedy that uses black humor

black cottonwood
n 1: North American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves and brownish bark and wood [syn: {swamp cottonwood}, {downy poplar}, {swamp poplar}, {Populus heterophylla}]
2: cottonwood of western North America with dark green leaves shining above and rusty or silvery beneath [syn: {Western balsam poplar}, {Populus trichocarpa}]

black crappie
n : a crappie that is black [syn: {Pomoxis nigromaculatus}]

black currant
n 1: widely cultivated current bearing edible black aromatic berries [syn: {European black currant}, {Ribes nigrum}]
2: small black berries used in jams and jellies

black cypress pine
n : Australian tree with small flattened scales as leaves and numerous dark brown seed; valued for its timber and resin [syn: {red cypress pine}, {Callitris endlicheri}, {Callitris calcarata}]

Black Death
n : the epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe [syn: {black plague}]

black diamond
n : an inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing [syn: {carbonado}]

black disease
n : a disease of the liver (especially in sheep and cattle) caused by liver flukes and their by-products [syn: {sheep rot}, {liver rot}, {distomatosis}]

black duck
n : dusky black duck of northeastern United States and Canada [syn: {Anas rubripes}]

black economy
n : a hidden sector of the economy where private cash transactions go unreported; "no one knows how large the black economy really is"

black elder
n : common black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies [syn: {bourtree}, {common elder}, {elderberry}, {European elder}, {Sambucus nigra}]

black elderberry
n : common elder of central and eastern North America bearing purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies [syn: {American elder}, {sweet elder}, {Sambucus canadensis}]

Black English
n : a nonstandard form of American English spoken by some Black people in the United States [syn: {Black English Vernacular}, {Ebonics}]

Black English Vernacular
n : a nonstandard form of American English spoken by some Black people in the United States [syn: {Black English}, {Ebonics}]

black eye
n 1: a bruise caused by a blow to the eye [syn: {shiner}]
2: a bad reputation; "his behavior gave the whole family a black eye"
3: an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating [syn: {reverse}, {reversal}, {setback}, {blow}]

black felt cup
n : a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae

black flag
n : a black flag bearing a white skull and crossbones; indicates a pirate ship [syn: {pirate flag}, {Jolly Roger}]

black fly
n : small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals [syn: {blackfly}, {buffalo gnat}]

Black Forest
n : a hilly forest region in southwestern Germany [syn: {Schwarzwald}]

black fox
n : red fox in the color phase when its pelt is mostly black

Black Friar
n : a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order [syn: {Dominican}, {Blackfriar}, {friar preacher}]

black fritillary
n : herb of southwestern United States having dark purple bell-shaped flowers mottled with green [syn: {mission bells}, {Fritillaria biflora}]

black grama
n : especially of western coastal regions of North America [syn: {Bouteloua eriopoda}]

black greasewood
n : low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline soils of western America [syn: {greasewood}, {Sarcobatus vermiculatus}]

black grouse
n : grouse of which the male is bluish-black

black guillemot
n : northern Atlantic guillemot [syn: {Cepphus grylle}]

black gum
n 1: columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall [syn: {sour gum}, {pepperidge}, {Nyssa sylvatica}]
2: small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt yielding a red eucalyptus kino [syn: {black mallee}, {black sally}, {Eucalytus stellulata}]

Black Hand
n : a secret terrorist society in the United States early in the 20th century

black haw
n 1: deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico [syn: {false buckthorn}, {chittamwood}, {chittimwood}, {shittimwood}, {Bumelia lanuginosa}]
2: upright deciduous shrub having frosted dark-blue fruit; east and east central North America [syn: {Viburnum prunifolium}]

Black Hawk
n : Sauk leader who in 1832 led Fox and Sauk warriors against the United States (1767-1838) [syn: {Makataimeshekiakiak}]

black hellebore
n 1: slightly hairy perennial having deep green leathery leaves and flowers that are ultimately purplish-green [syn: {lenten rose}, {Helleborus orientalis}]
2: European evergreen plant with white or purplish roselike winter-blooming flowers [syn: {Christmas rose}, {winter rose}, {Helleborus niger}]

black hemlock
n : large evergreen of western United States; wood much harder than Canadian hemlock [syn: {mountain hemlock}, {Tsuga mertensiana}]

black henbane
n : poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamine [syn: {henbane}, {stinking nightshade}, {Hyoscyamus niger}]

black hickory
n 1: smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nut [syn: {mockernut}, {mockernut hickory}, {white-heart hickory}, {big-bud hickory}, {Carya tomentosa}]
2: an American hickory tree having bitter nuts [syn: {pignut}, {pignut hickory}, {brown hickory}, {Carya glabra}]
3: North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut [syn: {black walnut}, {black walnut tree}, {Juglans nigra}]

Black Hills
n 1: mountains in southwestern South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming; sacred to the Sioux (whites settling in the Black Hills led to the Battle of Little Bighorn); site of Mount Rushmore
2: mountains in western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming

black hole
n : a region of space resulting from the collapse of a star; extremely high gravitational field

Black Hole of Calcutta
n : a dungeon (20 feet square) in a fort in Calcutta where as many as 146 English prisoners were held overnight by Siraj-ud-daula; the next morning only 23 were still alive

black Hollander
n : Old World willow with light green leaves cultivated for use in basketry [syn: {almond willow}, {Salix triandra}, {Salix amygdalina}]

black horehound
n : ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of dark purple flowers [syn: {black archangel}, {fetid horehound}, {stinking horehound}, {Ballota nigra}]

black huckleberry
n : low shrub of the eastern United States bearing shiny black edible fruit; best known of the huckleberries [syn: {Gaylussacia baccata}]

black humor
n : the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect [syn: {black humour}]

black humour
n : the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect [syn: {black humor}]

black ice
n : a thin coating of ice (as from freezing mist) on a road or sidewalk; nearly invisible but very hazardous

Black Jack Pershing
n : United States general who commanded the American forces in Europe during World War I (1860-1948) [syn: {Pershing}, {John Joseph Pershing}]

black kite
n : dark Old World kite feeding chiefly on carrion [syn: {Milvus migrans}]

black knapweed
n : a weedy perennial with tough wiry stems and purple flowers; native to Europe but widely naturalized [syn: {lesser knapweed}, {hardheads}, {Centaurea nigra}]

black knot
n : disease of plum and cherry trees characterized by black excrescences on the branches

black larch
n : medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark [syn: {American larch}, {tamarack}, {Larix laricina}]

black lead
n : used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors [syn: {graphite}, {plumbago}]

black letter
n : a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries [syn: {Gothic}]

black locust
n 1: strong stiff wood of a black-locust tree; very resistant to decay
2: large thorny tree of eastern and central United States having pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of white flowers; widely naturalized in many varieties in temperate regions [syn: {yellow locust}, {Robinia pseudoacacia}]

black lotion
n : a mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores [syn: {blackwash}]

black lovage
n : European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb [syn: {Alexander}, {Alexanders}, {horse parsley}, {Smyrnium olusatrum}]

black lung
n : lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust [syn: {anthracosis}, {black lung disease}, {coal miner's lung}]

black lung disease
n : lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust [syn: {anthracosis}, {black lung}, {coal miner's lung}]

black magic
n : the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world [syn: {sorcery}, {black art}, {necromancy}]

black maire
n : northern Zealand tree having dense hard light-brown wood [syn: {Olea cunninghamii}]

black mallee
n : small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt yielding a red eucalyptus kino [syn: {black sally}, {black gum}, {Eucalytus stellulata}]

black mamba
n : southern African mamba dreaded because of its quickness and readiness to bite [syn: {Dendroaspis augusticeps}]

Black man
n : a man who is Black

black mangrove
n 1: an Australian tree resembling the black mangrove of the West Indies and Florida [syn: {Aegiceras majus}]
2: a mangrove of the West Indies and the southern Florida coast; occurs in dense thickets and has numerous short roots that bend up from the ground [syn: {Avicennia marina}]

black margate
n : dusky gray food fish found from Louisiana and Florida southward [syn: {pompon}, {Anisotremus surinamensis}]

black Maria
n 1: van used by police to transport prisoners [syn: {police van}, {police wagon}, {paddy wagon}, {patrol wagon}, {wagon}]
2: a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts of the queen of spades [syn: {hearts}]

black market
n 1: people who engage in illicit trade
2: an illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controls
v : deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor [syn: {run}]

black marketeer
n : someone who engages illegally in trade in scarce or controlled commodities
v : deal on the black market

black marlin
n 1: Pacific marlin [syn: {Makaira marlina}]
2: Pacific marlin [syn: {Makaira mazara}]

black medick
n : prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America [syn: {hop clover}, {yellow trefoil}, {nonesuch clover}, {Medicago lupulina}]

black morel
n : a morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk with little free skirt around it; the fertile body is gray when young and black in old age [syn: {Morchella conica}, {conic morel}, {Morchella angusticeps}, {narrowhead morel}]

black moss
n : dense festoons of greenish-gray hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America [syn: {Spanish moss}, {old man's beard}, {long moss}, {Tillandsia usneoides}]

black mulberry
n : European mulberry having dark foliage and fruit [syn: {Morus nigra}]

black music
n : music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses [syn: {African-American music}]

Black Muslim
n : an activist member of a largely American group of Blacks called the Nation of Islam

black mustard
n : widespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent seeds; a principal source of table mustard [syn: {Brassica nigra}]

black nightshade
n : Eurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edible [syn: {common nightshade}, {poisonberry}, {poison-berry}, {Solanum nigrum}]

black oak
n : medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad 5-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped [syn: {yellow oak}, {quercitron}, {quercitron oak}, {Quercus velutina}]

black olive
n : olives picked ripe and cured in brine then dried or pickled or preserved canned or in oil [syn: {ripe olive}]

black opal
n : a dark colored opal with internal reflections of green or red

black operation
n : a covert operation not attributable to the organization carrying it out

black out
v 1: obliterate or extinguish; "Some life-forms were obliterated by the radiation, others survived"
2: darken completely; "The dining room blackened out" [syn: {blacken out}]
3: suppress by censorship as for political reasons; "parts of the newspaper article were blacked out"
4: lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example [syn: {zonk out}, {pass out}]

Black Panther
n : a member of the Black Panthers political party

Black Panthers
n : a militant Black political party founded in 1965 to end political dominance by Whites

black pea
n : perennial of Europe and North Africa; foliage turns black in drying [syn: {Lathyrus niger}]

black pepper
n 1: climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam [syn: {pepper}, {common pepper}, {white pepper}, {Madagascar pepper}, {Piper nigrum}]
2: pepper that is ground from whole peppercorns with husks on

Black person
n : a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa) [syn: {Black}, {blackamoor}, {Negro}, {Negroid}]

black pine
n 1: New Zealand conifer [syn: {matai}, {Prumnopitys taxifolia}, {Podocarpus spicata}]
2: New Zealand conifer [syn: {miro}, {Prumnopitys ferruginea}, {Podocarpus ferruginea}]
3: large Japanese ornamental having long needles in bunches of 2; widely planted in United States because of its resistance to salt and smog [syn: {Japanese black pine}, {Pinus thunbergii}]
4: tall symmetrical pine of western North America having long blue-green needles in bunches of 3 and elongated cones on spreading somewhat pendulous branches; sometimes classified as a variety of ponderosa pine [syn: {Jeffrey pine}, {Jeffrey's pine}, {Pinus jeffreyi}]
5: large 2-needled timber pine of southeastern Europe [syn: {Pinus nigra}]

black plague
n : the epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe [syn: {Black Death}]

black poplar
n : large European poplar [syn: {Populus nigra}]

Black Prince
n : son of Edward III who defeated the French at Crecy and Poitiers in the Hundred Years' War (1330-1376) [syn: {Edward}]

black pudding
n : a black sausage containing pig's blood and other ingredients [syn: {blood sausage}, {blood pudding}]

Black race
n : a dark-skinned race [syn: {Negroid race}, {Negro race}]

black racer
n : blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to six feet [syn: {blacksnake}, {Coluber constrictor}]

black raspberry
n : raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit [syn: {blackcap}, {blackcap raspberry}, {thimbleberry}, {Rubus occidentalis}]

black rat
n : common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide [syn: {roof rat}, {Rattus rattus}]

black rat snake
n : large harmless shiny black North American snake [syn: {blacksnake}, {pilot blacksnake}, {mountain blacksnake}, {Elaphe obsoleta}]

black rhinoceros
n : African rhino; in danger of extinction [syn: {Diceros bicornis}]

black rockweed
n : common black rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure [syn: {bladderwrack}, {bladder fucus}, {tang}, {Fucus vesiculosus}]

black root rot fungus
n : fungus causing black root rot in apples [syn: {Xylaria mali}]

black rot
n : a fungous disease causing darkening and decay of the leaves of fruits and vegetables

black rudderfish
n : blackish fish of New England waters [syn: {barrelfish}, {Hyperglyphe perciformis}]

black sage
n : aromatic wooly-leaved plant of southern California and Mexico [syn: {wooly blue curls}, {California romero}, {Trichostema lanatum}]

black sally
n : small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt yielding a red eucalyptus kino [syn: {black mallee}, {black gum}, {Eucalytus stellulata}]

black salsify
n 1: perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black-skinned carrot-shaped edible roots [syn: {viper's grass}, {scorzonera}, {Scorzonera hispanica}]
2: long black-skinned salsify [syn: {scorzonera}]

black saltwort
n : a small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers [syn: {sea milkwort}, {sea trifoly}, {Glaux maritima}]

Black Sea
n : a sea between Europe and Asia; a popular resort area of eastern Europeans [syn: {Euxine Sea}]

black sea bass
n : bluish black-striped sea bass of the Atlantic coast of the United States [syn: {black bass}, {Centropistes striata}]

Black September
n : a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries; "in the 1980s the Fatah-RC was considered the most dangerous and murderous Palestinian terror group" [syn: {Fatah Revolutionary Council}, {Fatah-RC}, {Abu Nidal Organization}, {ANO}, {Arab Revolutionary Brigades}, {Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims}]

Black September Movement
n : a former Palestinian terrorist organization (now merged with Fatah Revolutionary Council) that assassinated the Prime Minister of Jordan and during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich killed 11 Israeli athletes

black sheep
n 1: a reckless and unprincipled reprobate [syn: {scapegrace}]
2: sheep with a black coat

black snakeroot
n 1: deciduous low-growing perennial of Canada and eastern and central United States [syn: {Canada ginger}, {Asarum canadense}]
2: North American bugbane found from Main and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgia [syn: {black cohosh}, {rattle-top}, {Cimicifuga racemosa}]

black spleenwort
n : spleenwort of Europe and Africa and Asia having pinnate fronds and yielding an astringent [syn: {Asplenium adiantum-nigrum}]

black spot
n : any of several fungous diseases of plants that produce small black spots on the plant

black spruce
n : small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood [syn: {Picea mariana}, {spruce pine}]

black squirrel
n : fox squirrel or gray squirrel in the black color phase

black stork
n : Old World stork that is glossy black above and white below [syn: {Ciconia nigra}]

black sumac
n : common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries [syn: {dwarf sumac}, {mountain sumac}, {shining sumac}, {Rhus copallina}]

black swan
n : large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill [syn: {Cygnus atratus}]

Black Tai
n : a branch of the Tai languages [syn: {Tai Dam}]

black tea
n : fermented tea leaves

black tie
n 1: semiformal evening dress for men [syn: {dinner jacket}, {tux}, {tuxedo}]
2: a black bow tie worn with a dinner jacket

black tongue
n : a benign side effect of some antibiotics; dark overgrowth of the papillae of the tongue [syn: {hairy tongue}, {furry tongue}]

black tree fern
n : showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia area having a crown of much-pinnated fronds with whitish undersides [syn: {silver tree fern}, {sago fern}, {Cyathea medullaris}]

black turnstone
n : common turnstone of the Pacific coast or North America [syn: {Arenaria-Melanocephala}]

black vomit
n : caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito [syn: {yellow jack}, {yellow fever}]

black vulture
n 1: American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard [syn: {carrion crow}, {Coragyps atratus}]
2: of southern Eurasia and northern Africa [syn: {Aegypius monachus}]

black walnut
n 1: North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut [syn: {black walnut tree}, {black hickory}, {Juglans nigra}]
2: American walnut having a very hard and thick woody shell

black walnut tree
n : North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut [syn: {black walnut}, {black hickory}, {Juglans nigra}]

black wattle
n : Australian tree that yields tanning materials [syn: {Acacia auriculiformis}]

black weevil
n : brown weevil that infests stored grain especially rice [syn: {rice weevil}, {Sitophylus oryzae}]

black whale
n 1: small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school [syn: {pilot whale}, {common blackfish}, {blackfish}, {Globicephala melaena}]
2: large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris [syn: {sperm whale}, {cachalot}, {Physeter catodon}]

black widow
n : venomous New World spider; the female is black with an hourglass-shaped red mark on the underside of the abdomen [syn: {Latrodectus mactans}]

black willow
n : North American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear leaves growing close to streams and lakes [syn: {swamp willow}, {Salix nigra}]

Black woman
n : a woman who is Black

blackamoor
n : a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa) [syn: {Black}, {Black person}, {Negro}, {Negroid}]

black-and-blue
adj : discolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin; "beaten black and blue"; "livid bruises" [syn: {livid}]

black-and-tan coonhound
n : American breed of large powerful hound dogs used for hunting raccoons and other game

black-and-tan terrier
n : breed of short-haired black-and-tan terrier developed in Manchester, England [syn: {Manchester terrier}]

black-and-white
adj 1: not having or not capable of producing colors; "black-and-white film"; "a black-and-white TV"; "the movie was in black and white" [syn: {black and white(p)}] [ant: {color}]
2: of a situation that is sharply divided into mutually exclusive categories; "he rejected a black-and-white world"; "there are no black-and-white certainties"; "there were no gray areas, you were either for him or against him, he was all black-and-white"

blackback flounder
n : important American food fish in the winter [syn: {winter flounder}, {lemon sole}, {Pseudopleuronectes americanus}]

black-backed gull
n : white gull having a black back and wings [syn: {great black-backed gull}, {cob}, {Larus marinus}]

blackball
n : the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto [syn: {barring}]
v 1: expel from a community or group [syn: {banish}, {ban}, {ostracize}, {ostracise}, {shun}, {cast out}]
2: vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill" [syn: {veto}, {negative}]

Blackbeard
n : an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718) [syn: {Teach}, {Edward Teach}, {Thatch}, {Edward Thatch}]

blackbeetle
n : dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {oriental cockroach}, {oriental roach}, {Asiatic cockroach}, {Blatta orientalis}]

blackberried
blackberry
n 1: large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus
2: bramble with sweet edible black or dark purple berries that usually do not separate from the receptacle [syn: {blackberry bush}]
v : pick or gather blackberries; "The children went blackberrying" [also: {blackberried}]

blackberried
See {blackberry}

blackberry
n 1: large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus
2: bramble with sweet edible black or dark purple berries that usually do not separate from the receptacle [syn: {blackberry bush}]
v : pick or gather blackberries; "The children went blackberrying" [also: {blackberried}]

blackberry bush
n : bramble with sweet edible black or dark purple berries that usually do not separate from the receptacle [syn: {blackberry}]

blackberry-lily
n : garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry [syn: {leopard lily}, {Belamcanda chinensis}]

black-billed cuckoo
n : North American cuckoo; builds a nest and rears its own young [syn: {Coccyzus erythropthalmus}]

blackbird
n 1: any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black [syn: {New World blackbird}]
2: common black European thrush [syn: {merl}, {merle}, {ouzel}, {ousel}, {European blackbird}, {Turdus merula}]

blackboard
n : sheet of slate; for writing with chalk [syn: {chalkboard}]

blackboard eraser
n : an eraser that removes chalk marks from blackboard

blackbody
n : a hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it; "a black body maintained at a constant temperature is a full radiator at that temperature because the radiation reaching and leaving it must be in equilibrium" [syn: {black body}, {full radiator}]

black-body radiation
n : the electromagnetic radiation that would be radiated from an ideal black body; the distribution of energy in the radiated spectrum of a black body depends only on temperature and is determined by Planck's radiation law [syn: {blackbody radiation}]

blackbody radiation
n : the electromagnetic radiation that would be radiated from an ideal black body; the distribution of energy in the radiated spectrum of a black body depends only on temperature and is determined by Planck's radiation law [syn: {black-body radiation}]

blackbuck
n : common Indian antelope with a dark back and spiral horns [syn: {black buck}, {Antilope cervicapra}]

Blackburn
n : black-and-white North American wood warbler having an orange-and-black head and throat [syn: {Blackburnian warbler}, {Dendroica fusca}]

Blackburnian warbler
n : black-and-white North American wood warbler having an orange-and-black head and throat [syn: {Blackburn}, {Dendroica fusca}]

blackcap
n 1: raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit [syn: {black raspberry}, {blackcap raspberry}, {thimbleberry}, {Rubus occidentalis}]
2: small black-headed European gull [syn: {laughing gull}, {pewit}, {pewit gull}, {Larus ridibundus}]
3: Chickadee having a dark crown [syn: {black-capped chickadee}, {Parus atricapillus}]
4: small brownish-gray warbler with a black crown [syn: {Silvia atricapilla}]

blackcap raspberry
n : raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit [syn: {black raspberry}, {blackcap}, {thimbleberry}, {Rubus occidentalis}]

black-capped chickadee
n : Chickadee having a dark crown [syn: {blackcap}, {Parus atricapillus}]

blackcock
n : male black grouse [syn: {black cock}]

black-crowned night heron
n : night heron of both Old and New Worlds [syn: {Nycticorax nycticorax}]

blackdamp
n : the atmosphere in a mine following an explosion; high in carbon dioxide and incapable of supporting life [syn: {chokedamp}]

blacken
v 1: make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened" [syn: {melanize}, {melanise}, {nigrify}, {black}] [ant: {whiten}]
2: burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling" [syn: {char}, {scorch}]

blacken out
v : darken completely; "The dining room blackened out" [syn: {black out}]

blackened
adj 1: darkened by smoke; "blackened rafters"
2: (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood; "a face black with fury" [syn: {black}]

blackening
n : changing to a darker color [syn: {darkening}]

black-eyed pea
n 1: fruit or seed of the cowpea plant [syn: {cowpea}]
2: sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure [syn: {cowpea}, {cowpea plant}, {Vigna unguiculata}, {Vigna sinensis}]
3: eaten fresh as shell beans or dried [syn: {cowpea}]

black-eyed Susan
n 1: tropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with a dark purple center [syn: {black-eyed Susan vine}, {Thunbergia alata}]
2: annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America [syn: {flower-of-an-hour}, {flowers-of-an-hour}, {bladder ketmia}, {Hibiscus trionum}]
3: the state flower of Maryland; of central and southeastern United States; having daisylike flowers with dark centers and yellow to orange rays [syn: {Rudbeckia hirta}, {Rudbeckia serotina}]

black-eyed Susan vine
n : tropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with a dark purple center [syn: {black-eyed Susan}, {Thunbergia alata}]

blackface
n : the makeup (usually burnt cork) used by a performer in order to imitate a Negro

blackfeet
See {blackfoot}

blackfish
n 1: large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America [syn: {tautog}, {Tautoga onitis}]
2: female salmon that has recently spawned
3: small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school [syn: {pilot whale}, {black whale}, {common blackfish}, {Globicephala melaena}] [also: {blackfishes} (pl)]

blackfishes
See {blackfish}

blackfishes
blackfish
n 1: large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America [syn: {tautog}, {Tautoga onitis}]
2: female salmon that has recently spawned
3: small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school [syn: {pilot whale}, {black whale}, {common blackfish}, {Globicephala melaena}] [also: {blackfishes} (pl)]

blackfly
n 1: blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets [syn: {bean aphid}, {Aphis fabae}]
2: small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals [syn: {black fly}, {buffalo gnat}]

Blackfoot
n 1: a member of a warlike group of Algonquians living in the northwestern plains
2: any of the Algonquian languages spoken by the Blackfoot people

blackfoot daisy
n : bushy subshrub having flower heads that resemble asters with broad white rays; found in desert areas of Arizona east to Kansas and south to Mexico [syn: {Melampodium leucanthum}]

black-footed albatross
n : a variety of albatross with black feet [syn: {gooney}, {gooney bird}, {goonie}, {goony}, {Diomedea nigripes}]

black-footed ferret
n : ferret of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct [syn: {ferret}, {Mustela nigripes}]

Blackfriar
n : a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order [syn: {Dominican}, {Black Friar}, {friar preacher}]

black-fronted bush shrike
n : a kind of bush shrike [syn: {Chlorophoneus nigrifrons}]

blackguard
n : someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog" [syn: {cad}, {bounder}, {dog}, {hound}, {heel}]
v 1: subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" [syn: {ridicule}, {roast}, {guy}, {laugh at}, {jest at}, {rib}, {make fun}, {poke fun}]
2: use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher" [syn: {abuse}, {clapperclaw}, {shout}]

blackguardly
adj : lacking principles or scruples; "the rascally rabble"; "the tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy" - W.M. Thackaray; "the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew" [syn: {rascally}, {roguish}, {scoundrelly}]

black-haired
adj : having hair of a dark color; "a dark-haired beauty" [syn: {dark-haired}, {brown-haired}]

blackhead
n : a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin [syn: {comedo}]

black-headed snake
n : small secretive ground-dwelling snake; found from central United States to Argentina

blackheart
n 1: any of various diseases in which the central tissues blacken
2: heart cherry with dark flesh and skin cherry [syn: {blackheart cherry}]

blackheart cherry
n : heart cherry with dark flesh and skin cherry [syn: {blackheart}]

blacking
n : a substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on footwear [syn: {shoe polish}]

blackish
adj : somewhat black; "blackish clouds"

blackjack
n 1: a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad 3-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets [syn: {blackjack oak}, {jack oak}, {Quercus marilandica}]
2: a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people [syn: {cosh}, {sap}]
3: a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the bank up to but not exceeding 21 [syn: {twenty-one}, {vingt-et-un}]
v : exert pressure on someone through threats [syn: {blackmail}, {pressure}]

blackjack oak
n : a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad 3-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets [syn: {blackjack}, {jack oak}, {Quercus marilandica}]

blacklead
v : cover with graphite

blackleg
n : someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike [syn: {scab}, {strikebreaker}, {rat}]
v : take the place of work of someone on strike [syn: {scab}, {rat}] [also: {blacklegging}, {blacklegged}]

blacklegged
blackleg
n : someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike [syn: {scab}, {strikebreaker}, {rat}]
v : take the place of work of someone on strike [syn: {scab}, {rat}] [also: {blacklegging}, {blacklegged}]

blacklegged
See {blackleg}

black-legged tick
n : parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States (especially New England); northern form was for a time known as Ixodes dammini (deer tick) [syn: {Ixodes scapularis}]

blacklegging
blackleg
n : someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike [syn: {scab}, {strikebreaker}, {rat}]
v : take the place of work of someone on strike [syn: {scab}, {rat}] [also: {blacklegging}, {blacklegged}]

blacklegging
See {blackleg}

blacklist
n : a list of people who are out of favor [syn: {black book}, {shitlist}]
v : put on a blacklist so as to banish or cause to be boycotted; "many books were blacklisted by the Nazis"

blackmail
n : extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
v 1: exert pressure on someone through threats [syn: {blackjack}, {pressure}]
2: obtain through threats

blackmailer
n : a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them [syn: {extortioner}, {extortionist}]

black-market
adj : distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes" [syn: {bootleg}, {black}, {contraband}, {smuggled}]

blackmouth bass
n : small marine fish with black mouth and gill cavity [syn: {Synagrops bellus}]

black-necked cobra
n : aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa; rarely bites but spits venom that may cause blindness [syn: {spitting cobra}, {Naja nigricollis}]

black-necked grebe
n : small grebe with yellow ear tufts and a black neck; found in Eurasia and southern Africa as well as western United States [syn: {eared grebe}, {Podiceps nigricollis}]

black-necked stilt
n : stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck [syn: {Himantopus mexicanus}]

black-necked stork
n : large mostly white Australian stork [syn: {policeman bird}, {jabiru}, {Xenorhyncus asiaticus}]

blackness
n 1: the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) [syn: {black}] [ant: {white}]
2: total absence of light; "they fumbled around in total darkness"; "in the black of night" [syn: {total darkness}, {lightlessness}, {pitch blackness}, {black}]

blackout
n 1: a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting
2: darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft) [syn: {brownout}, {dimout}]
3: the failure of electric power for a general region
4: a momentary loss of consciousness
5: partial or total loss of memory; "he has a total blackout for events of the evening" [syn: {amnesia}, {memory loss}]

blackpoll
n : North American warbler having a black-and-white head [syn: {Dendroica striate}]

Blackpool
n : a resort town in Lancashire in northwestern England on the Irish Sea; famous for its tower

Blacksburg
n : a university town in southwestern Virginia (west of Roanoke) in the Allegheny Mountains

blackseed
n : grass native to West Indies but common in southern United States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungus [syn: {smut grass}, {carpet grass}, {Sporobolus poiretii}]

Blackshirt
n : a member of the Italian fascist party before World War II

blacksmith
n : a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil

blacksnake
n 1: large harmless shiny black North American snake [syn: {black rat snake}, {pilot blacksnake}, {mountain blacksnake}, {Elaphe obsoleta}]
2: blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to six feet [syn: {black racer}, {Coluber constrictor}]

black-stem spleenwort
n : fern of tropical America: from southern United States to West Indies and Mexico to Brazil [syn: {black-stemmed spleenwort}, {little ebony spleenwort}]

black-stemmed spleenwort
n : fern of tropical America: from southern United States to West Indies and Mexico to Brazil [syn: {black-stem spleenwort}, {little ebony spleenwort}]

blacktail
n : mule deer of western Rocky Mountains [syn: {black-tailed deer}, {blacktail deer}, {Odocoileus hemionus columbianus}]

blacktail deer
n : mule deer of western Rocky Mountains [syn: {black-tailed deer}, {blacktail}, {Odocoileus hemionus columbianus}]

blacktail jackrabbit
n : the common jackrabbit of grasslands and open areas of western United States; has large black-tipped ears and black streak on the tail [syn: {Lepus californicus}]

blacktail prairie dog
n : tail is black tipped [syn: {Cynomys ludovicianus}]

black-tailed deer
n : mule deer of western Rocky Mountains [syn: {blacktail deer}, {blacktail}, {Odocoileus hemionus columbianus}]

blackthorn
n 1: a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits [syn: {sloe}, {Prunus spinosa}]
2: erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries [syn: {pear haw}, {pear hawthorn}, {Crataegus calpodendron}, {Crataegus tomentosa}]

black-tie
adj : moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket; "he wore semiformal attire"; "a black-tie dinner" [syn: {semiformal}, {semi-formal}]

blacktip shark
n : widely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in ink [syn: {sandbar shark}, {Carcharhinus limbatus}]

blacktop
n : a black bituminous material used for paving roads or other areas; usually spread over crushed rock [syn: {blacktopping}]
v : coat with blacktop; "blacktop the driveway"

blacktopping
n : a black bituminous material used for paving roads or other areas; usually spread over crushed rock [syn: {blacktop}]

Blackwall hitch
n : a simple hitch used for temporarily attaching a line to a hook

blackwash
n 1: an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation [syn: {character assassination}, {assassination}]
2: a mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores [syn: {black lotion}]
3: a wash that colors a surface black
v 1: bring (information) out of concealment
2: color with blackwash

blackwater
n : any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells

blackwater fever
n : severe and often fatal malaria characterized by kidney damage resulting in dark urine

black-winged stilt
n : stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings [syn: {Himantopus himantopus}]

blackwood
n 1: very dark wood of any of several blackwood trees
2: any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood [syn: {blackwood tree}]

blackwood tree
n : any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood [syn: {blackwood}]

bladder
n 1: a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas) [syn: {vesica}]
2: a bag that fills with air

bladder campion
n 1: perennial of arctic Europe having large white flowers with inflated calyx [syn: {Silene uniflora}, {Silene vulgaris}]
2: bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis [syn: {white campion}, {evening lychnis}, {white cockle}, {Silene latifolia}, {Lychnis alba}]

bladder cherry
n : Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx [syn: {Chinese lantern plant}, {winter cherry}, {Physalis alkekengi}]

bladder disorder
n : a disorder of the urinary bladder

bladder fern
n : any fern of the genus Cystopteris characterized by a hooded indusium or bladderlike membrane covering the sori

bladder fucus
n : common black rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure [syn: {bladderwrack}, {black rockweed}, {tang}, {Fucus vesiculosus}]

bladder ketmia
n : annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America [syn: {flower-of-an-hour}, {flowers-of-an-hour}, {black-eyed Susan}, {Hibiscus trionum}]

bladder senna
n : yellow-flowered European shrub cultivated for its succession of yellow flowers and very inflated bladdery pods and as a source of wildlife food [syn: {Colutea arborescens}]

bladder sphincter
n : the sphincter muscle of the urinary bladder; made up of a thickened muscular layer of bladder around the urethral opening [syn: {musculus sphincter vesicae}]

bladder stone
n : a calculus formed in the bladder [syn: {cystolith}]

bladder worm
n : encysted saclike larva of the tapeworm

bladderlike
adj : resembling a bladder [syn: {bladdery}]

bladdernose
n : medium-sized blackish-gray seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters [syn: {hooded seal}, {Cystophora cristata}]

bladdernut family
n : a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Sapindales found mostly in the north temperate zone [syn: {Staphylaceae}, {family Staphylaceae}]

bladderpod
n 1: North American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic [syn: {Indian tobacco}, {Lobelia inflata}]
2: annual or perennial herbs with inflated seed pods; some placed in genus Lesquerella
3: any of several plants of the genus Physaria having racemose yellow flowers and inflated pods
4: any of several hairy North American herbs having yellow racemose flowers and inflated pods

bladderwort
n : any of numerous aquatic carnivorous plants of the genus Utricularia some of whose leaves are modified as small urn-shaped bladders that trap minute aquatic animals

bladderwort family
n : carnivorous aquatic or bog plants: genera Utricularia; Pinguicula; Genlisea [syn: {Lentibulariaceae}, {family Lentibulariaceae}]

bladderwrack
n 1: similar to and found with black rockweed [syn: {Ascophyllum nodosum}]
2: common black rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure [syn: {black rockweed}, {bladder fucus}, {tang}, {Fucus vesiculosus}]

bladdery
adj : resembling a bladder [syn: {bladderlike}]

blade
n 1: especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole [syn: {leaf blade}]
2: a dashing young man; "gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures"
3: something long and thin resembling a blade of grass; "a blade of lint on his suit"
4: a cutting or thrusting weapon with a long blade [syn: {sword}, {brand}, {steel}]
5: a cut of beef from the shoulder blade
6: a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue)
7: the part of the skate that slides on the ice
8: flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water [syn: {vane}]
9: the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge

blade apple
n : small yellow to orange fruit of the Barbados gooseberry cactus used in desserts and preserves and jellies [syn: {Barbados gooseberry}]

blade bit
n : a drilling bit with cutting edges usually hardened against wear [syn: {fishtail bit}]

blade roast
n : a roast cut from the blade

bladed
adj 1: bearing or characterized by a blade or sword; often used in combination; "he fought on, broken-bladed but unbowed"
2: having a blade or blades; often used in combination; "a single-bladed leaf"; "narrow-bladed grass"
3: composed of thin flat plates resembling a knife blade; "bladed arsenopyrite"

bladelike
adj : shaped like a sword blade; "the iris has an ensiform leaf" [syn: {ensiform}, {sword-shaped}, {swordlike}]

blae
adj : bluish-black or gray-blue

blaeberry
n : erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries [syn: {bilberry}, {whortleberry}, {whinberry}, {Viccinium myrtillus}]

blah
n : pompous or pretentious talk or writing [syn: {bombast}, {fustian}, {rant}, {claptrap}]

blahs
n : a general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction

Blaia Zimondal
n : an artificial language

blain
n : an inflammatory swelling or sore

Blair
n : British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953) [syn: {Tony Blair}, {Anthony Charles Lynton Blair}]

Blaise Pascal
n : French mathematician and philosopher and Jansenist; invented an adding machine; contributed (with Fermat) to the theory of probability (1623-1662) [syn: {Pascal}]

Blake
n : visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827) [syn: {William Blake}]

blamable
adj : deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence" [syn: {blameworthy}, {blameable}, {blameful}, {censurable}, {culpable}]

blame
adj : expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "tired or his everlasting whimpering"; "an infernal nuisance" [syn: {blasted}, {blamed}, {blessed}, {damn}, {damned}, {darned}, {deuced}, {everlasting}, {goddam}, {goddamn}, {goddamned}, {infernal}]
n 1: an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed; "his incrimination was based on my testimony"; "the police laid the blame on on the driver" [syn: {incrimination}, {inculpation}]
2: a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; "he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap" [syn: {rap}]
v 1: put or pin the blame on [syn: {fault}] [ant: {absolve}]
2: harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother" [syn: {find fault}, {pick}]
3: attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience" [syn: {charge}]

blameable
adj : deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence" [syn: {blameworthy}, {blamable}, {blameful}, {censurable}, {culpable}]

blamed
adj : expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "tired or his everlasting whimpering"; "an infernal nuisance" [syn: {blasted}, {blame}, {blessed}, {damn}, {damned}, {darned}, {deuced}, {everlasting}, {goddam}, {goddamn}, {goddamned}, {infernal}]

blameful
adj : deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence" [syn: {blameworthy}, {blamable}, {blameable}, {censurable}, {culpable}]

blameless
adj : free of guilt; not subject to blame; "has lived a blameless life"; "of irreproachable character"; "an unimpeachable reputation" [syn: {inculpable}, {irreproachable}, {unimpeachable}]

blamelessly
adv : in an irreproachable and blameless manner; "she had lived blamelessly until she met this man" [syn: {irreproachably}]

blamelessness
n : a state of innocence [syn: {inculpability}, {inculpableness}, {guiltlessness}]

blameworthiness
n : a state of guilt [syn: {culpability}, {culpableness}]

blameworthy
adj : deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence" [syn: {blamable}, {blameable}, {blameful}, {censurable}, {culpable}]

blanc fixe
n : a white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment [syn: {barium sulphate}, {barium sulfate}]

blanch
v 1: turn pale, as if in fear [syn: {pale}, {blench}]
2: cook (vegetables) briefly; "Parboil the beans before freezing them" [syn: {parboil}]

blanched
adj 1: ash-colored or anemic looking from illness or emotion; "a face turned ashen"; "the invalid's blanched cheeks"; "tried to speak with bloodless lips"; "a face livid with shock"; "lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley; "lips white with terror"; "a face white with rage" [syn: {ashen}, {bloodless}, {livid}, {white}]
2: (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light; "etiolated celery" [syn: {etiolate}, {etiolated}]

blanching agent
n : an agent that makes things white or colorless [syn: {bleaching agent}, {bleach}, {whitener}]

blancmange
n : sweet almond-flavored milk pudding thickened with gelatin or cornstarch; usually molded

blanco
v : whiten with Blanco

bland
adj 1: lacking either stimulating or irritating characteristics; "a bland pudding"; "a bland diet for her irritated stomach" [ant: {pungent}]
2: lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea" [syn: {flat}, {flavorless}, {flavourless}, {insipid}, {savorless}, {savourless}, {vapid}]
3: lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke" [syn: {flat}]

bland diet
n : a diet of foods that are not irritating; "he ate a bland diet because of his colitis" [syn: {ulcer diet}]

Blandfordia
n : small species of tuberous-rooted Australian perennial herbs [syn: {genus Blandfordia}]

blandish
v : praise somewhat dishonestly [syn: {flatter}] [ant: {disparage}]

blandishment
n 1: flattery intended to persuade [syn: {cajolery}, {palaver}]
2: the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery [syn: {wheedling}]

blandly
adv : in a bland manner; "his blandly incompetent attempts"

blandness
n 1: the trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern; "the blandness of his confession enraged the judge"
2: lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property [syn: {insipidity}, {insipidness}]
3: smooth and gracious in manner [syn: {suavity}, {suaveness}]

blank
adj 1: of a surface; not written or printed on; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins" [syn: {clean}, {white}]
2: void of expression; "a blank stare"
3: not charged with a bullet; "a blank cartridge"
n 1: a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing; "he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet" [syn: {space}]
2: a substitute for a taboo word; "I hit the blank blank car"
3: a blank gap or missing part [syn: {lacuna}]
4: a piece of material ready to be made into something
5: a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet [syn: {dummy}, {blank shell}]
v : keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning

blank check
n 1: freedom to do as you see fit; "many have doubts about giving him a free hand to attack" [syn: {free hand}]
2: a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank [syn: {blank cheque}]

blank cheque
n : a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank [syn: {blank check}]

blank endorsement
n : an endorsement on commercial paper naming no payee and so payable to the bearer [syn: {endorsement in blank}]

blank out
v 1: be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!" [syn: {forget}, {block}, {draw a blank}] [ant: {remember}]
2: cut out, as for political reasons; "several line in the report were blanked out"

blank shell
n : a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet [syn: {blank}, {dummy}]

blank space
n : a blank area; "write your name in the space provided" [syn: {space}, {place}]

blank verse
n : unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)

blanket
adj : broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" [syn: {across-the-board}, {all-embracing}, {all-encompassing}, {all-inclusive}, {blanket(a)}, {broad}, {encompassing}, {panoptic}, {wide}]
n 1: bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep" [syn: {cover}]
2: anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow" [syn: {mantle}]
3: a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor
v 1: cover as if with a blanket; "snow blanketed the fields"
2: form a blanket-like cover (over)

blanket flower
n : annual of central United States having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the center [syn: {Indian blanket}, {fire wheel}, {fire-wheel}, {Gaillardia pulchella}]

blanket jam
v : jam a broad-spectrum of frequencies to effect all communications in the area except for directional antenna communications

blanket stitch
n : strong reinforcing stitch for edges of blanket and other thick material; similar to buttonhole stitch

blankly
adv : in a blank manner; "she stared at him blankly" [syn: {without expression}]

blankness
n : the state of being blank; void; emptiness

blanquillo
n : important marine food fishes [syn: {tilefish}]

Blantyre
n : city in southern Malawi; largest city and commercial center of Malawi

blare
n : a loud harsh or strident noise [syn: {blaring}, {cacophony}, {clamor}, {din}]
v 1: make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone" [syn: {blast}]
2: make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared" [syn: {honk}, {beep}, {claxon}, {toot}]

blare out
v : announce loudly [syn: {blat out}]

Blarina
n : shrews [syn: {genus Blarina}]

Blarina brevicauda
n : North American shrew with tail less than half its body length [syn: {short-tailed shrew}]

blaring
adj : unpleasantly loud and penetrating; "the blaring noise of trumpets"; "shut our ears against the blasting music from his car radio" [syn: {blasting}]
n : a loud harsh or strident noise [syn: {blare}, {cacophony}, {clamor}, {din}]

blarney
n : flattery designed to gain favor [syn: {coaxing}, {soft soap}, {sweet talk}]
v : influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along" [syn: {wheedle}, {cajole}, {palaver}, {coax}, {sweet-talk}, {inveigle}]

Blarney Stone
n : a stone in a castle in Ireland that is said to impart skill in flattery to anyone who kisses it

blase
adj 1: very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world; "the blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the pond'"; "the benefits of his worldly wisdom" [syn: {worldly}]
2: uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence; "his blase indifference"; "a petulent blase air"; "the bored gaze of the successful film star" [syn: {bored}]
3: nonchalantly unconcerned; "a blase attitude about housecleaning"

blaspheme
v 1: utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street" [syn: {curse}, {cuss}, {swear}, {imprecate}]
2: speak of in an irrevent or impious manner; "blaspheme God"

blasphemer
n : a person who speaks disrespectfully of sacred things

blasphemous
adj 1: grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred; "blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath"; "profane utterances against the Church"; "it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on" [syn: {profane}, {sacrilegious}]
2: characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words" [syn: {blue}, {profane}]

blasphemously
adv : in a blasphemous manner; "the sailors were cursing blasphemously"

blasphemy
n 1: blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred)
2: blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath" [syn: {profanation}, {desecration}, {sacrilege}]

blast
n 1: a long and hard-hit fly ball
2: a sudden very loud noise [syn: {bang}, {clap}, {eruption}, {loud noise}]
3: a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust" [syn: {gust}, {blow}]
4: an explosion (as of dynamite)
5: a highly pleasurable or exciting experience; "we had a good time at the party"; "celebrating after the game was a blast" [syn: {good time}]
6: intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak" [syn: {fire}, {attack}, {flak}, {flack}]
v 1: make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone" [syn: {blare}]
2: hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer" [syn: {smash}, {nail}, {boom}]
3: use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day" [syn: {shell}]

blast furnace
n : a furnace for smelting of iron from iron oxide ores; combustion is intensified by a blast of air

blast off
v : launch with great force; "the rockets were blasted off"

blast trauma
n : injury caused the explosion of a bomb (especially in enclosed spaces)

blast wave
n : a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity; "the explosion created a shock wave" [syn: {shock wave}]

blasted
adj 1: made uninhabitable; "upon this blasted heath"- Shakespeare; "a wasted landscape" [syn: {desolate}, {desolated}, {devastated}, {ravaged}, {ruined}, {wasted}]
2: expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "tired or his everlasting whimpering"; "an infernal nuisance" [syn: {blame}, {blamed}, {blessed}, {damn}, {damned}, {darned}, {deuced}, {everlasting}, {goddam}, {goddamn}, {goddamned}, {infernal}]

blastema
n : a mass of undifferentiated cells from which an organ or body part develops [also: {blastemata} (pl)]

blastemal
adj : of or relating to blastemata [syn: {blastematic}, {blastemic}]

blastemata
See {blastema}

blastemata
blastema
n : a mass of undifferentiated cells from which an organ or body part develops [also: {blastemata} (pl)]

blastematic
adj : of or relating to blastemata [syn: {blastemal}, {blastemic}]

blastemic
adj : of or relating to blastemata [syn: {blastemal}, {blastematic}]

blaster
n : a workman employed to blast with explosives [syn: {chargeman}]

blasting
adj 1: causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin; "the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit"; "the blasting force of the wind blowing sharp needles of sleet in our faces"; "a ruinous war" [syn: {ruinous}]
2: unpleasantly loud and penetrating; "the blaring noise of trumpets"; "shut our ears against the blasting music from his car radio" [syn: {blaring}]

blasting cap
n : a small tube filled with detonating substances; used to detonate high explosives

blasting gelatin
n : mixture of guncotton with nitroglycerin

blastocele
n : the fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula [syn: {blastocoel}, {blastocoele}, {segmentation cavity}, {cleavage cavity}]

Blastocladia
n : a genus of fungi of the family Blastodiaceae [syn: {genus Blastocladia}]

Blastocladiales
n : fungi that carry out asexual reproduction by thick-walled resting spores that produce zoospores upon germination; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes [syn: {order Blastocladiales}]

blastocoel
n : the fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula [syn: {blastocoele}, {blastocele}, {segmentation cavity}, {cleavage cavity}]

blastocoele
n : the fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula [syn: {blastocoel}, {blastocele}, {segmentation cavity}, {cleavage cavity}]

blastocoelic
adj : of or relating to a segmentation cavity

blastocyst
n : the blastula of mammals [syn: {blastosphere}]

blastocyte
n : an undifferentiated embryonic cell

blastocytoma
n : a tumor composed of immature undifferentiated cells [syn: {blastoma}, {embryonal carcinosarcoma}]

blastoderm
n : a layer of cells on the inside of the blastula [syn: {germinal disc}, {blastodisc}, {germinal area}]

blastodermatic
adj : of or relating to a blastoderm [syn: {blastodermic}]

blastodermic
adj : of or relating to a blastoderm [syn: {blastodermatic}]

blastodermic vesicle
n : early stage of an embryo produced by cleavage of an ovum; a liquid-filled sphere whose wall is composed of a single layer of cells; during this stage (about eight days after fertilization) implantation in the wall of the uterus occurs [syn: {blastula}]

Blastodiaceae
n : a family of saprobic fungi of order Blastocladiales [syn: {family Blastodiaceae}]

blastodisc
n : a layer of cells on the inside of the blastula [syn: {blastoderm}, {germinal disc}, {germinal area}]

blastoff
n : the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination [syn: {shot}]

blastogenesis
n 1: asexual reproduction by budding
2: theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted by germ plasm

blastogenetic
adj : of or relating to blastogenesis

blastoma
n : a tumor composed of immature undifferentiated cells [syn: {blastocytoma}, {embryonal carcinosarcoma}]

blastomere
n : any cell resulting from cleavage of a fertilized egg

blastomeric
adj : of or relating to a blastomere

Blastomyces
n : genus of pathogenic yeastlike fungi [syn: {genus Blastomyces}]

blastomycete
n : any of various yeastlike budding fungi of the genus Blastomyces; cause disease in humans and other animals

blastomycosis
n : any of several infections of the skin or mucous membrane caused by Blastomyces

blastomycotic
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of blastomycosis

blastoporal
adj : of or relating to a blastopore [syn: {blastoporic}]

blastopore
n : the opening into the archenteron

blastoporic
adj : of or relating to a blastopore [syn: {blastoporal}]

blastosphere
n : the blastula of mammals [syn: {blastocyst}]

blastospheric
adj : of or relating to a blastula [syn: {blastular}]

blastula
n : early stage of an embryo produced by cleavage of an ovum; a liquid-filled sphere whose wall is composed of a single layer of cells; during this stage (about eight days after fertilization) implantation in the wall of the uterus occurs [syn: {blastodermic vesicle}] [also: {blastulae} (pl)]

blastulae
See {blastula}

blastulae
blastula
n : early stage of an embryo produced by cleavage of an ovum; a liquid-filled sphere whose wall is composed of a single layer of cells; during this stage (about eight days after fertilization) implantation in the wall of the uterus occurs [syn: {blastodermic vesicle}] [also: {blastulae} (pl)]

blastular
adj : of or relating to a blastula [syn: {blastospheric}]

blat
v : cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating" [syn: {bleat}, {blate}, {baa}] [also: {blatting}, {blatted}]

blat out
v : announce loudly [syn: {blare out}]

blatancy
n : the property of being both obvious and offensive; "the blatancy of his attempt to whitewash the crime was unforgivable"

blatant
adj 1: without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "open disregard of the law"; "open family strife"; "open hostility"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion" [syn: {blazing}, {conspicuous}, {open}]
2: conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob" [syn: {clamant}, {clamorous}, {strident}, {vociferous}]

blatantly
adv : in a blatant manner; "they blatantly violated the laws"

blate
adj : disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful) [syn: {bashful}]
v : cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating" [syn: {bleat}, {blat}, {baa}]

blather
n : foolish gibberish [syn: {blatherskite}]
v : to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby" [syn: {babble}, {smatter}, {blether}, {blither}]

blathering
adj : talking idly or incoherently; "blithering (or blathering) idiot"; "jabbering children"; "gabbling housewives"; "a babbling hospital inmate" [syn: {blithering}, {jabbering}, {babbling}]

blatherskite
n : foolish gibberish [syn: {blather}]

Blatta
n : type genus of the Blattidae: cockroaches infesting buildings worldwide [syn: {genus Blatta}]

Blatta orientalis
n : dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {oriental cockroach}, {oriental roach}, {Asiatic cockroach}, {blackbeetle}]

Blattaria
n : cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order [syn: {Blattodea}, {suborder Blattodea}, {suborder Blattaria}]

blatted
blat
v : cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating" [syn: {bleat}, {blate}, {baa}] [also: {blatting}, {blatted}]

blatted
See {blat}

Blattella
n : small cockroaches [syn: {genus Blattella}]

Blattella germanica
n : small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest [syn: {German cockroach}, {Croton bug}, {crotonbug}, {water bug}]

Blattidae
n : domestic cockroaches [syn: {family Blattidae}]

blatting
blat
v : cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating" [syn: {bleat}, {blate}, {baa}] [also: {blatting}, {blatted}]

blatting
See {blat}

Blattodea
n : cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order [syn: {suborder Blattodea}, {Blattaria}, {suborder Blattaria}]

blaze
n 1: a strong flame that burns brightly; "the blaze spread rapidly" [syn: {blazing}]
2: a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes" [syn: {hell}]
3: noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes" [syn: {hell}]
4: great brightness; "a glare of sunlight"; "the flowers were a blaze of color" [syn: {glare}, {brilliance}]
5: a light-colored marking; "they chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazes"; "the horse had a blaze between its eyes"
v 1: shine brightly and intensively; "Meteors blazed across the atmosphere"
2: shoot rapidly and repeatedly; "He blazed away at the men" [syn: {blaze away}]
3: burn brightly and intensely; "The summer sun alone can cause a pine to blaze"
4: move rapidly and as if blazing; "The spaceship blazed out into space" [syn: {blaze out}]
5: indicate by marking trees with blazes; "blaze a trail"

blaze away
v 1: perform (an acting passage) brilliantly and rapidly; "Mr. Jones blazed away in one passage after another to loud applause"
2: shoot rapidly and repeatedly; "He blazed away at the men" [syn: {blaze}]
3: speak with fire and passion; "He blazed away at his opponents in the Senate"

blaze out
v : move rapidly and as if blazing; "The spaceship blazed out into space" [syn: {blaze}]

blaze up
v : burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity" [syn: {flare}, {flame up}, {burn up}]

blazer
n : lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school [syn: {sport jacket}, {sport coat}, {sports jacket}, {sports coat}]

blazing
adj 1: shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun" [syn: {blinding}, {dazzling}, {fulgent}, {glaring}, {glary}]
2: lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming crackling fire"; "houses on fire" [syn: {ablaze(p)}, {afire(p)}, {aflame(p)}, {aflare(p)}, {alight(p)}, {burning}, {flaming}, {on fire(p)}]
3: without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "open disregard of the law"; "open family strife"; "open hostility"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion" [syn: {blatant}, {conspicuous}, {open}]
n : a strong flame that burns brightly; "the blaze spread rapidly" [syn: {blaze}]

blazing star
n 1: biennial of southwestern United States having lustrous-white stems and toothed leaves grown for its large pale yellow flowers that open in early morning [syn: {Mentzelia livicaulis}, {Mentzelia laevicaulis}]
2: any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads [syn: {button snakeroot}, {gayfeather}, {gay-feather}, {snakeroot}]

blazon
n : the official symbols of a family, state, etc. [syn: {coat of arms}, {arms}, {blazonry}]
v : decorate with heraldic arms [syn: {emblazon}]

blazon out
v : proclaim or announce in public; "before we had newspapers, a town cryer would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise in the market square" [syn: {cry}]

blazonry
n : the official symbols of a family, state, etc. [syn: {coat of arms}, {arms}, {blazon}]

bleach
n 1: the whiteness that results from removing the color from something; "a complete bleach usually requires several applications"
2: an agent that makes things white or colorless [syn: {bleaching agent}, {blanching agent}, {whitener}]
3: the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent)
v 1: remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt" [syn: {bleach out}, {decolor}, {decolour}, {decolorize}, {decolourize}, {decolorise}, {decolourise}, {discolorize}, {discolourise}, {discolorise}]
2: make whiter or lighter; "bleach the laundry"

bleach liquor
n : a solution containing bleaching agents that is used to bleach textiles or paper pulp

bleach out
v : remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt" [syn: {bleach}, {decolor}, {decolour}, {decolorize}, {decolourize}, {decolorise}, {decolourise}, {discolorize}, {discolourise}, {discolorise}]

bleached
adj 1: having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors" [syn: {faded}, {washed-out}, {washy}]
2: (used of color) artificially produced; not natural; "a bleached blonde" [syn: {colored}, {coloured}, {dyed}]

bleacher
n : a worker who bleaches (cloth or flour etc.)

bleachers
n : an outdoor grandstand without a roof; patrons are exposed to the sun as linens are when they are bleached

bleaching agent
n : an agent that makes things white or colorless [syn: {bleach}, {blanching agent}, {whitener}]

bleaching clay
n : an adsorbent clay that will remove coloring from oils [syn: {bleaching earth}]

bleaching earth
n : an adsorbent clay that will remove coloring from oils [syn: {bleaching clay}]

bleaching powder
n : a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect [syn: {chlorinated lime}, {chloride of lime}]

bleak
adj 1: offering little or no hope; "the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things" [syn: {black}, {dim}]
2: providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape" [syn: {bare}, {barren}, {desolate}, {stark}]
3: unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic" [syn: {cutting}, {raw}]

bleakly
adv : without hope; "he wondered bleakly"

bleakness
n : a bleak and desolate atmosphere [syn: {desolation}]

blear
adj : tired to the point of exhaustion [syn: {bleary}, {bleary-eyed}, {blear-eyed}]
v : make dim or indistinct; "The drug blurs my vision" [syn: {blur}] [ant: {focus}]

blear-eyed
adj : tired to the point of exhaustion [syn: {bleary}, {blear}, {bleary-eyed}]

blearier
bleary
adj 1: tired to the point of exhaustion [syn: {blear}, {bleary-eyed}, {blear-eyed}]
2: indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" [syn: {blurred}, {blurry}, {foggy}, {fuzzy}, {hazy}, {muzzy}] [also: {bleariest}, {blearier}]

blearier
See {bleary}

bleariest
bleary
adj 1: tired to the point of exhaustion [syn: {blear}, {bleary-eyed}, {blear-eyed}]
2: indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" [syn: {blurred}, {blurry}, {foggy}, {fuzzy}, {hazy}, {muzzy}] [also: {bleariest}, {blearier}]

bleariest
See {bleary}

bleary
adj 1: tired to the point of exhaustion [syn: {blear}, {bleary-eyed}, {blear-eyed}]
2: indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" [syn: {blurred}, {blurry}, {foggy}, {fuzzy}, {hazy}, {muzzy}] [also: {bleariest}, {blearier}]

bleary-eyed
adj : tired to the point of exhaustion [syn: {bleary}, {blear}, {blear-eyed}]

bleat
n : the sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this)
v 1: talk whiningly
2: cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating" [syn: {blate}, {blat}, {baa}]

bleb
n : (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid [syn: {blister}, {bulla}]

blebbed
adj : (of glass or quartzite) marred by small bubbles or small particles of foreign material [syn: {blebby}]

blebby
adj 1: covered with small blisters [syn: {blistery}]
2: (of glass or quartzite) marred by small bubbles or small particles of foreign material [syn: {blebbed}]

Blechnaceae
n : one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; includes genera Blechnum; Doodia; Sadleria; Stenochlaena; Woodwardia [syn: {family Blechnaceae}]

Blechnum
n : in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae; terrestrial ferns of cosmopolitan distribution mainly in southern hemisphere: hard ferns [syn: {genus Blechnum}]

Blechnum spicant
n : fern with erect fronds of Europe and western North America; often cultivated for deer browse [syn: {deer fern}]

bled
bleed
v 1: lose blood from one's body [syn: {shed blood}, {hemorrhage}]
2: draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment" [syn: {leech}, {phlebotomize}, {phlebotomise}]
3: get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone; "They bled me dry--I have nothing left!"
4: be diffused; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run" [syn: {run}]
5: drain of liquid or steam; "bleed the radiators"; "the mechanic bled the engine" [also: {bled}]

bled
See {bleed}

bleed
v 1: lose blood from one's body [syn: {shed blood}, {hemorrhage}]
2: draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment" [syn: {leech}, {phlebotomize}, {phlebotomise}]
3: get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone; "They bled me dry--I have nothing left!"
4: be diffused; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run" [syn: {run}]
5: drain of liquid or steam; "bleed the radiators"; "the mechanic bled the engine" [also: {bled}]

bleeder
n : someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding [syn: {hemophiliac}, {haemophiliac}, {hemophile}, {haemophile}]

bleeder's disease
n : congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son [syn: {hemophilia}, {haemophilia}]

bleeding
n : flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessels [syn: {hemorrhage}, {haemorrhage}]

bleeding heart
n 1: garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers [syn: {lyreflower}, {lyre-flower}, {Dicentra spectabilis}]
2: someone who is excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be exploited or underprivileged

bleeding tooth
n : gastropod having reddish toothlike projections around the shell opening; of the Caribbean area [syn: {Nerita peloronta}]

bleep
n : a short high tone produced as a signal or warning [syn: {beep}]
v : emit a single short high-pitched signal; "The computer bleeped away"

blemish
n : a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish" [syn: {defect}, {mar}]
v 1: mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue" [syn: {deface}, {disfigure}]
2: mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished" [syn: {spot}]
3: add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective [syn: {flaw}]

blemished
adj 1: marred by imperfections [ant: {unblemished}]
2: having a blemish or flaw; "a flawed diamond" [syn: {flawed}]

blench
v : turn pale, as if in fear [syn: {pale}, {blanch}]

blend
n 1: an occurrence of thorough mixing
2: a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'"; "`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'"; "`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau" [syn: {portmanteau word}, {portmanteau}]
3: the act of blending components together thoroughly [syn: {blending}]
v 1: combine into one; "blend the nuts and raisins together"; "he blends in with the crowd"; "We don't intermingle much" [syn: {intermix}, {immingle}, {intermingle}]
2: blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs" [syn: {go}, {blend in}]
3: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" [syn: {flux}, {mix}, {conflate}, {commingle}, {immix}, {fuse}, {coalesce}, {meld}, {combine}, {merge}]

blend in
v 1: blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs" [syn: {blend}, {go}]
2: cause (something) to be mixed with (something else); "At this stage of making the cake, blend in the nuts" [syn: {mix in}]

blende
n : an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form [syn: {zinc blende}, {sphalerite}]

blended
adj : combined or mixed together so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable [ant: {unblended}]

blended whiskey
n : mixture of two or more whiskeys or of a whiskey and neutral spirits [syn: {blended whisky}]

blended whisky
n : mixture of two or more whiskeys or of a whiskey and neutral spirits [syn: {blended whiskey}]

blender
n : an electrically powered mixer with whirling blades that mix or chop or liquefy foods [syn: {liquidizer}, {liquidiser}]

blending
adj : combining or mixing [syn: {merging}, {mingling}]
n 1: the act of blending components together thoroughly [syn: {blend}]
2: a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades [syn: {shading}]

Blenheim
n : the First Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy defeated the French in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession

Blenheim spaniel
n : red-and-white variety of English toy spaniel

Blenniidae
n : a family of fish including: combtooth blennies [syn: {family Blenniidae}]

blennioid
n : elongated mostly scaleless marine fishes with large pectoral fins and reduced pelvic fins [syn: {blennioid fish}]

blennioid fish
n : elongated mostly scaleless marine fishes with large pectoral fins and reduced pelvic fins [syn: {blennioid}]

Blennioidea
n : blennies; butterfishes; gunnels [syn: {suborder Blennioidea}]

Blennius
n : type genus of the Blenniidae [syn: {genus Blennius}]

Blennius pholis
n : European scaleless blenny [syn: {shanny}]

blenny
n : small usually scaleless fishes with comb-like teeth living about rocky shores; territorial and hole-dwelling [syn: {combtooth blenny}]

blepharism
n : condition in which a person blinks continuously

blepharitis
n : inflammation of the eyelids characterized by redness and swelling and dried crusts

blepharospasm
n : spasm of the eyelid muscle resulting in closure of the eye

Blephilia
n : small genus of North American herbs: wood mints [syn: {genus Blephilia}]

Blephilia celiata
n : a variety of wood mint [syn: {downy wood mint}]

Blephilia hirsuta
n : a variety of wood mint [syn: {hairy wood mint}]

Bleriot
n : French aviator who in 1909 made the first flight across the English Channel (1872-1936) [syn: {Louis Bleriot}]

bless
v 1: give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son" [ant: {curse}]
2: confer prosperity or happiness on
3: make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate [syn: {sign}]
4: render holy by means of religious rites [syn: {consecrate}, {hallow}, {sanctify}] [ant: {desecrate}] [also: {blest}]

blessed
adj 1: highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace); "our blessed land"; "the blessed assurance of a steady income" [syn: {blest}] [ant: {cursed}]
2: worthy of worship; "the Blessed Trinity"
3: expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "tired or his everlasting whimpering"; "an infernal nuisance" [syn: {blasted}, {blame}, {blamed}, {damn}, {damned}, {darned}, {deuced}, {everlasting}, {goddam}, {goddamn}, {goddamned}, {infernal}]
4: Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration [syn: {beatified}]
5: enjoying the bliss of heaven
6: characterized by happiness and good fortune; "a blessed time"
7: having good fortune bestowed or conferred upon; sometimes used as in combination; "blessed with a strong healthy body"; "a nation blessed with peace"; "a peace-blessed era" [syn: {blessed with(p)}, {endued with(p)}]

blessed event
n : the live birth of a child [syn: {happy event}]

blessed thistle
n 1: tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America [syn: {milk thistle}, {lady's thistle}, {Our Lady's mild thistle}, {holy thistle}, {Silybum marianum}]
2: annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers [syn: {sweet sultan}, {Cnicus benedictus}]

Blessed Trinity
n : the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead [syn: {Trinity}, {Holy Trinity}, {Sacred Trinity}]

Blessed Virgin
n : the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics [syn: {Mary}, {Virgin Mary}, {The Virgin}, {Madonna}]

blessed with
adj : having good fortune bestowed or conferred upon; sometimes used as in combination; "blessed with a strong healthy body"; "a nation blessed with peace"; "a peace-blessed era" [syn: {blessed}, {blessed with(p)}, {endued with(p)}]

blessedly
adv : in a blessed manner

blessedness
n : a state of supreme happiness [syn: {beatitude}, {beatification}]

blessing
n 1: the formal act of giving approval; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person" [syn: {approval}, {approving}] [ant: {disapproval}]
2: a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors" [syn: {boon}]
3: a short prayer of thanks before a meal [syn: {grace}, {thanksgiving}]
4: a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection [syn: {benediction}]
5: the act of praying for divine protection [syn: {benediction}]

blest
bless
v 1: give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son" [ant: {curse}]
2: confer prosperity or happiness on
3: make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate [syn: {sign}]
4: render holy by means of religious rites [syn: {consecrate}, {hallow}, {sanctify}] [ant: {desecrate}] [also: {blest}]

blest
adj : highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace); "our blessed land"; "the blessed assurance of a steady income" [syn: {blessed}] [ant: {cursed}]

blest
See {bless}

blether
n : idle or foolish and irrelevant talk [syn: {prate}, {prattle}, {idle talk}, {chin music}]
v : to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby" [syn: {babble}, {blather}, {smatter}, {blither}]

bletia
n : any of various orchids of the genus Bletia having pseudo-bulbs and erect leafless racemes of large purple or pink flowers

Bletia striata
n : Japanese orchid with white-striped leaves and slender erect racemes of rose to magenta flowers; often cultivated; sometimes placed in genus Bletia [syn: {Bletilla striata}]

Bletilla
n : small genus of chiefly east Asiatic hardy terrestrial orchids similar to genus Bletia [syn: {genus Bletilla}]

Bletilla striata
n : Japanese orchid with white-striped leaves and slender erect racemes of rose to magenta flowers; often cultivated; sometimes placed in genus Bletia [syn: {Bletia striata}]

bleu
n : cheese containing a blue mold [syn: {blue cheese}]

bleu cheese dressing
n : creamy dressing containing crumbled blue cheese [syn: {blue cheese dressing}]

blew
blow
n 1: a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
2: an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle" [syn: {bump}]
3: an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating [syn: {reverse}, {reversal}, {setback}, {black eye}]
4: an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured" [syn: {shock}]
5: a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust" [syn: {gust}, {blast}]
6: street names for cocaine [syn: {coke}, {nose candy}, {snow}, {C}]
7: forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff" [syn: {puff}]
v 1: exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"
2: be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West"
3: free of obstruction by blowing air through; "blow one's nose"
4: be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore" [syn: {float}, {drift}, {be adrift}]
5: make a sound as if blown; "The whistle blew"
6: shape by blowing; "Blow a glass vase"
7: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {flub}, {screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle}, {fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up}, {bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up}, {fuck up}]
8: spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree" [syn: {waste}, {squander}] [ant: {conserve}]
9: spend lavishly or wastefully on; "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater" 10: sound by having air expelled through a tube; "The trumpets blew" 11: play or sound a wind instrument; "She blew the horn" 12: provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation [syn: {fellate}, {go down on}] 13: cause air to go in, on, or through; "Blow my hair dry" 14: cause to move by means of an air current; "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard" 15: spout moist air from the blowhole; "The whales blew" 16: leave; informal or rude; "shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!" [syn: {shove off}, {shove along}] 17: lay eggs; "certain insects are said to blow" 18: cause to be revealed and jeopardized; "The story blew their cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side" 19: show off [syn: {boast}, {tout}, {swash}, {shoot a line}, {brag}, {gas}, {bluster}, {vaunt}, {gasconade}] 20: allow to regain its breath; "blow a horse" 21: melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew" [syn: {blow out}, {burn out}] 22: burst suddenly; "The tire blew"; "We blew a tire" [also: {blown}, {blew}]

blew
See {blow}

blew one's nose
See {blow one's nose}

blewits
n : edible agaric that is pale lilac when young; has a smooth moist cap [syn: {Clitocybe nuda}]

Blida
n : a city in northern Algeria at the foot of the Atlas Mountains southwest of Algiers

Bligh
n : British admiral; was captain of the H.M.S. Bounty in 1789 when part of the crew mutinied and set him afloat in an open boat; a few weeks later he arrived safely in Timor 4,000 miles away (1754-1817) [syn: {William Bligh}, {Captain Bligh}]

Blighia
n : small genus of western African evergreen trees and shrubs bearing fleshy capsular three-seeded fruits edible when neither unripe nor overripe [syn: {genus Blighia}]

Blighia sapida
n : widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in Jamaica by William Bligh [syn: {akee}, {akee tree}]

blight
n 1: a state or condition being blighted
2: any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
v : cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold" [syn: {plague}]

blight canker
n : a phase of fire blight in which cankers appear

blighted
adj : affected by blight--anything that mars or events growth or prosperity; "a blighted rose"; "blighted urtan districts" [syn: {spoilt}]

blighter
n 1: a persistently annoying person [syn: {pest}, {cuss}, {pesterer}, {gadfly}]
2: a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss" [syn: {chap}, {fellow}, {feller}, {lad}, {gent}, {fella}, {cuss}]

Blighty
n : a slang term for England used by English troops serving abroad

blighty wound
n : a wound that would cause an English soldier to be sent home from service abroad

Blimp
n 1: any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low) [syn: {Colonel Blimp}]
2: a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon [syn: {sausage balloon}, {sausage}]

blimpish
adj : pompously ultraconservative and nationalistic

blind
adj 1: unable to see [syn: {unsighted}] [ant: {sighted}]
2: unable or unwilling to perceive or understand; "blind to a lover's faults"; "blind to the consequences of their actions"
3: not based on reason or evidence; "blind hatred"; "blind faith"; "unreasoning panic" [syn: {unreasoning}]
n 1: people who have severe visual impairments; "he spent hours reading to the blind"
2: a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters); "he waited impatiently in the blind"
3: something that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet" [syn: {screen}]
4: something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind" [syn: {subterfuge}]
v 1: render unable to see
2: make blind by putting the eyes out; "The criminals were punished and blinded"
3: make dim by comparison or conceal [syn: {dim}]

blind alley
n 1: a street with only one way in or out [syn: {cul de sac}, {dead-end street}, {impasse}]
2: (figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement; "all the clues led the police into blind alleys"; "so far every road that we've been down has turned out to be a blind alley"

blind bend
n : a curve or bend in the road that you cannot see around as you are driving [syn: {blind curve}]

blind corner
n : a street corner that you cannot see around as you are driving

blind curve
n : a curve or bend in the road that you cannot see around as you are driving [syn: {blind bend}]

blind date
n 1: a participant in a blind date (someone you meet for the first time when you have a date with them)
2: a date with a stranger; "she never goes on blind dates"

blind drunk
adj : very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {tipsy}, {wet}]

blind eel
n : aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States [syn: {amphiuma}, {congo snake}, {congo eel}]

blind flying
n : using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you cannot see through clouds or mists etc. [syn: {blind landing}]

blind gentian
n 1: similar to Gentiana andrewsii but with larger flowers [syn: {closed gentian}, {Gentiana clausa}]
2: gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all [syn: {closed gentian}, {bottle gentian}, {Gentiana andrewsii}]

blind gut
n : the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum" [syn: {cecum}, {caecum}]

blind landing
n : using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you cannot see through clouds or mists etc. [syn: {blind flying}]

blind man
n : a person with a visual handicap severe enough to leave them unemployable [syn: {blind person}]

blind person
n : a person with a visual handicap severe enough to leave them unemployable [syn: {blind man}]

blind side
n : the side on which your vision is limited or obstructed

blind snake
n : wormlike burrowing snake of warm regions having vestigial eyes [syn: {worm snake}]

blind spot
n 1: a subject about which you are ignorant or prejudiced and fail to exercise good judgment; "golf is one of his blind spots and he's proud of it"
2: the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light [syn: {optic disc}, {optic disk}]

blind staggers
n : a disease of the central nervous system affecting especially horses and cattle; characterized by an unsteady swaying gait and frequent falling [syn: {staggers}]

blind stitching
n : stitching that is not easily seen or noticed

blind trust
n : a trust that enables a person to avoid possible conflict of interest by transferring assets to a fiduciary; the person establishing the trust gives up the right to information about the assets

blinded
adj : deprived of sight

blinder
n : blind consisting of a leather eye-patch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side [syn: {winker}, {blinker}]

blindfishes
See {blindfish}

blindfold
adj : wearing a blindfold [syn: {blindfolded}]
n : a cloth used to cover the eyes
v : cover the eyes of (someon)e to prevent him from seeing; "the hostage was blindfolded and driven away"

blindfolded
adj : wearing a blindfold [syn: {blindfold}]

blinding
adj : shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun" [syn: {blazing}, {dazzling}, {fulgent}, {glaring}, {glary}]

blindly
adv 1: without seeing or looking; "he felt around his desk blindly"
2: without preparation or reflection; without a rational basis; "they bought the car blindly"; "he picked a wife blindly"

blindman's bluff
n : a children's game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify other players [syn: {blindman's buff}]

blindman's buff
n : a children's game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify other players [syn: {blindman's bluff}]

blindness
n : lack of sight [syn: {sightlessness}, {cecity}]

blindside
v 1: catch unawares, especially with harmful consequences; "The economic downturn blindsided many investors"
2: attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person's view is obstructed

blindworm
n 1: small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind [syn: {slowworm}, {Anguis fragilis}]
2: any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions [syn: {caecilian}]

blini
n : Russian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast; usually served with caviar and sour cream [syn: {bliny}]

blink
n : a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly [syn: {eye blink}, {blinking}, {wink}, {winking}, {nictitation}, {nictation}]
v 1: briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink" [syn: {wink}, {nictitate}, {nictate}]
2: force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears" [syn: {wink}, {blink away}]
3: gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing" [syn: {flash}, {wink}, {twinkle}, {winkle}]

blink away
v : force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears" [syn: {wink}, {blink}]

blink of an eye
n : a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash" [syn: {flash}, {heartbeat}, {instant}, {jiffy}, {split second}, {trice}, {twinkling}, {wink}, {New York minute}]

blinker
n 1: a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages [syn: {flasher}]
2: a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn [syn: {turn signal}, {turn indicator}, {trafficator}]
3: blind consisting of a leather eye-patch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side [syn: {winker}, {blinder}]
v : put blinders on (a horse)

blinking
adj 1: off-and-on; "the blinking signal light"
2: closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly; "he stood blinking in the bright sunlight" [syn: {winking}]
3: (used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot" [syn: {bally(a)}, {blinking(a)}, {bloody(a)}, {blooming(a)}, {crashing(a)}, {flaming(a)}, {fucking(a)}]
n : a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly [syn: {blink}, {eye blink}, {wink}, {winking}, {nictitation}, {nictation}]

blinking chickweed
n : small Indian lettuce of northern regions [syn: {blinks}, {water chickweed}, {Montia lamprosperma}]

blinks
n : small Indian lettuce of northern regions [syn: {blinking chickweed}, {water chickweed}, {Montia lamprosperma}]

blintz
n : (Judaism) thin pancake folded around a filling and fried or baked [syn: {blintze}]

blintze
n : (Judaism) thin pancake folded around a filling and fried or baked [syn: {blintz}]

bliny
n : Russian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast; usually served with caviar and sour cream [syn: {blini}]

blip
n 1: a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption; "the market had one bad blip today"; "you can't react to the day-to-day blips"; "renewed jitters in the wake of a blip in retail sales"
2: a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface [syn: {pip}, {radar target}] [also: {blipping}, {blipped}]

blipped
blip
n 1: a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption; "the market had one bad blip today"; "you can't react to the day-to-day blips"; "renewed jitters in the wake of a blip in retail sales"
2: a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface [syn: {pip}, {radar target}] [also: {blipping}, {blipped}]

blipped
See {blip}

blipping
blip
n 1: a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption; "the market had one bad blip today"; "you can't react to the day-to-day blips"; "renewed jitters in the wake of a blip in retail sales"
2: a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface [syn: {pip}, {radar target}] [also: {blipping}, {blipped}]

blipping
See {blip}

bliss
n : a state of extreme happiness [syn: {blissfulness}, {cloud nine}, {seventh heaven}, {walking on air}]

blissful
adj : completely happy and contented; "blissful young lovers"; "in blissful ignorance"

blissfully
adv : in a blissful manner; "he was blissfully unaware of the danger"

blissfulness
n : a state of extreme happiness [syn: {bliss}, {cloud nine}, {seventh heaven}, {walking on air}]

Blissus
n : chinch bugs [syn: {genus Blissus}]

Blissus leucopterus
n : small black-and-white insect that feeds on cereal grasses [syn: {chinch bug}]

blister
n : (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid [syn: {bulla}, {bleb}]
v 1: get blistered; "Her feet blistered during the long hike" [syn: {vesicate}]
2: subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community" [syn: {scald}, {whip}]
3: cause blisters to from on; "the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet"

blister beetle
n : beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin [syn: {meloid}]

blister blight
n 1: a disease of Scotch pines
2: a disease of tea plants

blister copper
n : an impure form of copper having a black blistered surface

blister pack
n : a flexible transparent sheet containing many small plastic blisters; used to package items of merchandise during shipment [syn: {bubble pack}]

blister rust
n 1: any of several diseases of pines caused by rust fungi of the genus Cronartium and marked by destructive invasion of bark and sapwood and producing blisters externally [syn: {white-pine rust}, {white pine blister rust}]
2: fungus causing white pine blister rust and having a complex life cycle requiring a plant of genus Ribes as alternate host [syn: {Cronartium ribicola}]

blistered
adj : (of skin) having blisters (swellings containing watery fluid) caused by burning or irritation; "escaped from the fire with only a blistered hand"

blistering
adj 1: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation" [syn: {acerb}, {acerbic}, {acid}, {acrid}, {bitter}, {caustic}, {sulfurous}, {sulphurous}, {venomous}, {virulent}, {vitriolic}]
2: hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters; "blistering sun" [syn: {blistery}]
3: very fast; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive" [syn: {hot}, {red-hot}]
4: marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing" [syn: {scathing}, {scalding}, {vituperative}]
n : the formation of vesicles [syn: {vesiculation}, {vesication}]

blistering agent
n : a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote [syn: {mustard gas}, {mustard agent}, {dichloroethyl sulfide}, {sulfur mustard}]

blistery
adj 1: hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters; "blistering sun" [syn: {blistering}]
2: covered with small blisters [syn: {blebby}]

blithe
adj 1: lacking or showing a lack of due concern; "spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation"
2: carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart" [syn: {blithesome}, {lighthearted}, {lightsome}]

blithely
adv : in a joyous manner; "they shouted happily" [syn: {happily}, {merrily}, {mirthfully}, {gayly}, {jubilantly}, {with happiness}] [ant: {unhappily}]

blitheness
n : a feeling of spontaneous good spirits; "his cheerfulness made everyone feel better" [syn: {cheerfulness}] [ant: {cheerlessness}]

blither
v : to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby" [syn: {babble}, {blather}, {smatter}, {blether}]

blithering
adj : talking idly or incoherently; "blithering (or blathering) idiot"; "jabbering children"; "gabbling housewives"; "a babbling hospital inmate" [syn: {blathering}, {jabbering}, {babbling}]

blithesome
adj : carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart" [syn: {blithe}, {lighthearted}, {lightsome}]

BLitt
n : a bachelor's degree in literature [syn: {Bachelor of Literature}]

blitz
n 1: (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line [syn: {safety blitz}, {linebacker blitzing}]
2: a rapid and violent military attack with intensive aerial bombardment
v : attack suddenly and without warning; "Hitler blitzed Poland"

blitzkrieg
v : fight a quick and surprising war

Blitzstein
n : United States pianist and composer of operas and musical plays (1905-1964) [syn: {Marc Blitzstein}]

Blixen
n : Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962) [syn: {Dinesen}, {Isak Dinesen}, {Karen Blixen}, {Baroness Karen Blixen}]

blizzard
n 1: a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds [syn: {snowstorm}]
2: a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences; "a rash of bank robberies"; "a blizzard of lawsuits" [syn: {rash}]

bloat
n : swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas
v 1: become bloated or swollen or puff up; "The dead man's stomach was bloated"
2: make bloated or swollen; "Hunger bloated the child's belly"

bloated
adj : abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; "hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh" [syn: {distended}, {puffed}, {puffy}, {swollen}, {tumescent}, {tumid}, {turgid}]

bloater
n : large fatty herring lightly salted and briefly smoked

blob
n : an indistinct shapeless form
v : make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" [syn: {spot}, {fleck}, {blot}] [also: {blobbing}, {blobbed}]

blobbed
blob
n : an indistinct shapeless form
v : make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" [syn: {spot}, {fleck}, {blot}] [also: {blobbing}, {blobbed}]

blobbed
See {blob}

blobbing
blob
n : an indistinct shapeless form
v : make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" [syn: {spot}, {fleck}, {blot}] [also: {blobbing}, {blobbed}]

blobbing
See {blob}

bloc
n : a group of countries in special alliance [syn: {axis}]

Blocadren
n : a beta blocker (trade name Blocadren) administered after heart attacks [syn: {timolol}]

Bloch
n : United States composer (born in Switzerland) who composed symphonies and chamber music and choral music and a piano sonata and an opera (1880-1959) [syn: {Ernest Bloch}]

block
n 1: a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks"
2: a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings; "he lives in the next block" [syn: {city block}]
3: a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides [syn: {cube}]
4: a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit; "he reserved a large block of seats"; "he held a large block of the company's stock"
5: housing in a large building that is divided into separate units; "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing"
6: (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted; "since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block' and `sector' are sometimes used interchangeably"
7: an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension; "I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block" [syn: {mental block}]
8: a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope [syn: {pulley}, {pulley-block}]
9: a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked" [syn: {engine block}, {cylinder block}] 10: an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" [syn: {blockage}, {closure}, {occlusion}, {stop}, {stoppage}] 11: a platform from which an auctioneer sells; "they put their paintings on the block" [syn: {auction block}] 12: (American football) the act of obstructing someone's path with your body; "he threw a rolling block into the line backer" [syn: {blocking}, {interference}]
v 1: render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" [syn: {barricade}, {blockade}, {stop}, {block off}, {block up}, {bar}]
2: hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" [syn: {obstruct}, {blockade}, {hinder}, {stymie}, {stymy}, {embarrass}]
3: stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process" [syn: {stop}, {halt}, {kibosh}]
4: interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station" [syn: {jam}]
5: run on a block system; "block trains"
6: interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia; "block a nerve"; "block a muscle"
7: shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains" [syn: {obstruct}]
8: stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block; "block the book cover"
9: obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked" [syn: {stuff}, {lug}, {choke up}] [ant: {unstuff}] 10: block passage through; "obstruct the path" [syn: {obstruct}, {obturate}, {impede}, {occlude}, {jam}, {close up}] [ant: {free}] 11: support, secure, or raise with a block; "block a plate for printing"; "block the wheels of a car" 12: impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack" [syn: {parry}, {deflect}] 13: be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!" [syn: {forget}, {blank out}, {draw a blank}] [ant: {remember}] 14: shape by using a block; "Block a hat"; "block a garment" 15: shape into a block or blocks; "block the graphs so one can see the results clearly" 16: prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" [syn: {freeze}, {immobilize}, {immobilise}] [ant: {unblock}, {unblock}]

block anaesthesia
n : anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve [syn: {conduction anesthesia}, {conduction anaesthesia}, {nerve block anesthesia}, {nerve block anaesthesia}, {block anesthesia}]

block and tackle
n : pulley blocks with associated rope or cable

block anesthesia
n : anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve [syn: {conduction anesthesia}, {conduction anaesthesia}, {nerve block anesthesia}, {nerve block anaesthesia}, {block anaesthesia}]

block capital
n : a plain hand-drawn letter [syn: {block letter}]

block diagram
n : a diagram showing the interconnections between the components of system (especially an electronic system)

block grant
n : a grant of federal money to state and local governments to support social welfare programs; "block grants reduce federal responsibility for social welfare"

block letter
n : a plain hand-drawn letter [syn: {block capital}]

block of metal
n : a block of metal that is cast in a particular shape for convenient handling [syn: {ingot}, {metal bar}]

block off
v 1: obstruct access to [syn: {blockade}]
2: render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" [syn: {barricade}, {block}, {blockade}, {stop}, {block up}, {bar}]
3: block off the passage through [syn: {shut off}, {close off}]

block out
v 1: plan where and when songs should be inserted into a theatrical production, or plan a theatrical production in general
2: prevent from entering; "block out the strong sunlight" [syn: {screen}]
3: shield from light [syn: {mask}]
4: indicate roughly; "We sketched out our plan"

block plane
n : a small plane used on end grains of wood

block up
v : render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" [syn: {barricade}, {block}, {blockade}, {stop}, {block off}, {bar}]

block vote
n : a vote proportional in magnitude to the number of people that a delegate represents

blockade
n 1: a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy [syn: {encirclement}]
2: prevents access or progress
v 1: hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" [syn: {obstruct}, {block}, {hinder}, {stymie}, {stymy}, {embarrass}]
2: render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" [syn: {barricade}, {block}, {stop}, {block off}, {block up}, {bar}]
3: obstruct access to [syn: {block off}]
4: impose a blockade on [syn: {seal off}]

blockaded
adj : preventing entry or exit or a course of action; "a barricaded street"; "barred doors"; "the blockaded harbor" [syn: {barricaded}, {barred}]

blockade-runner
n : a ship that runs through or around a naval blockade

blockading
adj : blocking entrance to and exit from seaports and harbors; "the blockading ships prevented delivery of munitions"

blockage
n 1: the state or condition of being obstructed [syn: {obstruction}]
2: an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" [syn: {block}, {closure}, {occlusion}, {stop}, {stoppage}]
3: the act of blocking [syn: {closure}, {occlusion}]

blockbuster
n 1: a large bomb used to demolish extensive areas (as a city block)
2: an unsually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel) [syn: {megahit}, {smash hit}]

blocked
adj 1: closed to traffic; "the repaving results in many blocked streets" [syn: {out of use(p)}]
2: completely obstructed or closed off; "the storm was responsible for many blocked roads and bridges"; "the drain was plugged" [syn: {plugged}]

blocker
n 1: a football player whose responsibility is to block players attempting to stop an offensive play
2: a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process [syn: {blocking agent}]

blockhead
n : these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence [syn: {dunce}, {dunderhead}, {numskull}, {bonehead}, {lunkhead}, {hammerhead}, {knucklehead}, {loggerhead}, {muttonhead}, {shithead}, {fuckhead}]

blockheaded
adj : used informally [syn: {boneheaded}, {fatheaded}, {loggerheaded}, {thick}, {thickheaded}, {thick-skulled}, {wooden-headed}]

blockhouse
n : a stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire

blocking
n : (American football) the act of obstructing someone's path with your body; "he threw a rolling block into the line backer" [syn: {block}, {interference}]

blocking agent
n : a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process [syn: {blocker}]

blockish
adj : resembling a block in shape [syn: {blocky}]

blocky
adj : resembling a block in shape [syn: {blockish}]

Bloemfontein
n : the seat of the supreme court

blog
n : a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies [syn: {web log}]

Blok
n : Russian poet (1880-1921) [syn: {Alexander Alexandrovich Blok}, {Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok}]

bloke
n : a man who is (usually) old and/or eccentric [syn: {geezer}]

blolly
n : evergreen climbing shrub of southern Florida and West Indies grown for its racemes of fragrant white to creamy flowers followed by globose white succulent berries [syn: {West Indian snowberry}, {Chiococca alba}]

blond
adj : being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or gray eyes; "blond Scandinavians"; "a house full of light-haired children" [syn: {blonde}, {light-haired}] [ant: {brunet}]
n : a person with fair skin and hair [syn: {blonde}]

blonde
adj : being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or gray eyes; "blond Scandinavians"; "a house full of light-haired children" [syn: {blond}, {light-haired}] [ant: {brunet}]
n : a person with fair skin and hair [syn: {blond}]

blonde lilian
n : North American dogtooth having solitary white flowers with yellow centers and blue- or pink-tinted exteriors [syn: {white dogtooth violet}, {white dog's-tooth violet}, {Erythronium albidum}]

blondness
n : the property of having a naturally light complexion [syn: {paleness}, {fairness}]

blood
n 1: the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped by the heart; "blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries waste products away"; "the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions"
2: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" [syn: {lineage}, {line}, {line of descent}, {descent}, {bloodline}, {blood line}, {pedigree}, {ancestry}, {origin}, {parentage}, {stemma}, {stock}]
3: the shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the blood of his kinsmen" [syn: {bloodshed}, {gore}]
4: temperament or disposition; "a person of hot blood"
5: a dissolute man in fashionable society [syn: {rake}, {profligate}, {rip}, {roue}]
6: people viewed as members of a group; "we need more young blood in this organization"
v : smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill

blood agar
n : a culture medium containing whole blood as the nutrient

blood bank
n : a place for storing whole blood or blood plasma; "the Red Cross created a blood bank for emergencies"

blood berry
n : bushy houseplant having white to pale pink flowers followed by racemes of scarlet berries; tropical Americas [syn: {bloodberry}, {rougeberry}, {rouge plant}, {Rivina humilis}]

blood blister
n : blister containing blood or bloody serum usually caused by an injury

blood brother
n 1: a male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents" [syn: {brother}] [ant: {sister}]
2: a male sworn (usually by a ceremony involving the mingling of blood) to treat another as his brother

blood brotherhood
n : the friendship characteristic of blood brothers

blood cell
n : either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets [syn: {blood corpuscle}, {corpuscle}]

blood clam
n : red-blooded clam

blood clot
n : a semisolid mass of coagulated red and white blood cells [syn: {grume}]

blood clotting
n : a process in which liquid blood is changed into a semisolid mass (a blood clot) [syn: {blood coagulation}]

blood coagulation
n : a process in which liquid blood is changed into a semisolid mass (a blood clot) [syn: {blood clotting}]

blood corpuscle
n : either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets [syn: {blood cell}, {corpuscle}]

blood count
n 1: the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample
2: the act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample

blood cup
n : a scarlet European fungus with cup-shaped ascocarp [syn: {fairy cup}, {Peziza coccinea}]

blood cyst
n : a cyst containing blood [syn: {hemorrhagic cyst}, {hematocyst}]

blood disease
n : a disease or disorder of the blood [syn: {blood disorder}]

blood disorder
n : a disease or disorder of the blood [syn: {blood disease}]

blood donor
n : someone who gives blood to be used for transfusions

blood dyscrasia
n : any abnormal condition of the blood

blood extravasation
n : the leakage of blood from a vessel into tissues surrounding it; can occur in injuries or burns or allergic reactions

blood feud
n : a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other [syn: {vendetta}]

blood flower
n : tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics [syn: {swallowwort}, {Asclepias curassavica}]

blood fluke
n : flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals [syn: {schistosome}]

blood glucose
n : glucose in the bloodstream [syn: {blood sugar}]

blood group
n : people whose blood (usually just the red blood cells) has the same antigens [syn: {blood type}]

blood heat
n : temperature of the body; normally 98.6 F or 37 C in humans; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health [syn: {body temperature}]

blood kinship
n : related by blood [syn: {consanguinity}, {cognation}] [ant: {affinity}]

blood knot
n : a knot used for tying fishing leaders together; the ends of the two leaders are wrapped around each other two or three times [syn: {barrel knot}]

blood lily
n : any of various deciduous or evergreen herbs of the genus Haemanthus; South Africa and Namibia

blood line
n : the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" [syn: {lineage}, {line}, {line of descent}, {descent}, {bloodline}, {blood}, {pedigree}, {ancestry}, {origin}, {parentage}, {stemma}, {stock}]

blood meal
n : the dried and powdered blood of animals

blood money
n 1: compensation paid to the family of a murdered person
2: a reward for information about a murderer
3: paid to a hired murderer

blood plasma
n : plasma that separates from blood in coagulation

blood platelet
n : tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting [syn: {platelet}, {thrombocyte}]

blood poisoning
n : invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection [syn: {septicemia}, {septicaemia}]

blood pressure
n : the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left ventricle of the heart; sometimes measured for a quick evaluation of a person's health; "adult blood pressure is considered normal at 120/80 where the first number is the systolic pressure and the second is the diastolic pressure"

blood profile
n : counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood [syn: {complete blood count}, {CBC}]

blood pudding
n : a black sausage containing pig's blood and other ingredients [syn: {blood sausage}, {black pudding}]

blood relation
n : one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another [syn: {blood relative}, {cognate}, {sib}]

blood relative
n : one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another [syn: {blood relation}, {cognate}, {sib}]

blood sausage
n : a black sausage containing pig's blood and other ingredients [syn: {blood pudding}, {black pudding}]

blood serum
n : watery fluid of the blood that resembles plasma but contains fibrinogen [syn: {serum}]

blood spavin
n : spavin caused by distension of the veins

blood sport
n : sport that involves killing animals (especially hunting)

blood sugar
n : glucose in the bloodstream [syn: {blood glucose}]

blood test
n : a serologic analysis of a sample of blood

blood transfusion
n : the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery [syn: {transfusion}]

blood type
n : people whose blood (usually just the red blood cells) has the same antigens [syn: {blood group}]

blood typing
n : determining a person's blood type by serological methods

blood vessel
n : a vessel in which blood circulates

blood-and-guts
adj : marked by great zeal or violence; "real blood-and-guts fiction"; "blood-and-guts football"

bloodbath
n : indiscriminate slaughter [syn: {bloodletting}, {bloodshed}, {battue}]

bloodberry
n : bushy houseplant having white to pale pink flowers followed by racemes of scarlet berries; tropical Americas [syn: {blood berry}, {rougeberry}, {rouge plant}, {Rivina humilis}]

blood-brain barrier
n : a mechanism that creates a barrier between brain tissues and circulating blood; serves to protect the central nervous system; "the brain was protected from the large molecules of the virus by the blood-brain barrier"

bloodcurdling
adj : extremely alarming [syn: {hair-raising}, {nightmarish}]

blooded
adj : of unmixed ancestry; "full-blooded Native American"; "blooded Jersies" [syn: {full-blooded}, {full-blood}]

blood-filled
adj : containing blood; "the blood-filled centers of arteries and veins"

bloodguilt
n : the state of being guilty of bloodshed and murder

bloodguilty
adj : guilty of murder or bloodshed

bloodhound
n : a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking [syn: {sleuthhound}]

bloodied
adj : having been caused to bleed; "a bloodied nose"

bloodied
bloody
adj 1: having or covered with or accompanied by blood; "a bloody nose"; "your scarf is all bloody"; "the effects will be violent and probably bloody"; "a bloody fight" [ant: {bloodless}]
2: (used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot" [syn: {bally(a)}, {blinking(a)}, {bloody(a)}, {blooming(a)}, {crashing(a)}, {flaming(a)}, {fucking(a)}]
adv : extremely; "you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?" [syn: {damn}, {all-fired}]
v : cover with blood; "bloody your hands" [also: {bloodied}, {bloodiest}, {bloodier}]

bloodied
See {bloody}

bloodier
bloody
adj 1: having or covered with or accompanied by blood; "a bloody nose"; "your scarf is all bloody"; "the effects will be violent and probably bloody"; "a bloody fight" [ant: {bloodless}]
2: (used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot" [syn: {bally(a)}, {blinking(a)}, {bloody(a)}, {blooming(a)}, {crashing(a)}, {flaming(a)}, {fucking(a)}]
adv : extremely; "you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?" [syn: {damn}, {all-fired}]
v : cover with blood; "bloody your hands" [also: {bloodied}, {bloodiest}, {bloodier}]

bloodier
See {bloody}

bloodiest
bloody
adj 1: having or covered with or accompanied by blood; "a bloody nose"; "your scarf is all bloody"; "the effects will be violent and probably bloody"; "a bloody fight" [ant: {bloodless}]
2: (used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot" [syn: {bally(a)}, {blinking(a)}, {bloody(a)}, {blooming(a)}, {crashing(a)}, {flaming(a)}, {fucking(a)}]
adv : extremely; "you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?" [syn: {damn}, {all-fired}]
v : cover with blood; "bloody your hands" [also: {bloodied}, {bloodiest}, {bloodier}]

bloodiest
See {bloody}

bloodily
adv : involving a great bloodshed [ant: {bloodlessly}]

bloodleaf
n : any plant of the genus Iresine having colored foliage

bloodless
adj 1: destitute of blood or apparently so; "the bloodless carcass of my Hector sold"- John Dryden [syn: {exsanguine}, {exsanguinous}]
2: free from blood or bloodshed; "bloodless surgery"; "a bloodless coup" [ant: {bloody}]
3: without vigor or zest or energy; "an insipid and bloodless young man"
4: devoid of human emotion or feeling; "charts of bloodless economic indicators"
5: ash-colored or anemic looking from illness or emotion; "a face turned ashen"; "the invalid's blanched cheeks"; "tried to speak with bloodless lips"; "a face livid with shock"; "lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley; "lips white with terror"; "a face white with rage" [syn: {ashen}, {blanched}, {livid}, {white}]

Bloodless Revolution
n : the revolution against James II; there was little armed resistance to William and Mary in England although battles were fought in Scotland and Ireland (1688-1689) [syn: {English Revolution}, {Glorious Revolution}]

bloodlessly
adv : in a bloodless manner; without shedding blood; "the coup disposed of the dictator bloodlessly" [syn: {without bloodshed}] [ant: {bloodily}]

bloodletting
n 1: formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)
2: indiscriminate slaughter [syn: {bloodbath}, {bloodshed}, {battue}]

bloodline
n 1: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" [syn: {lineage}, {line}, {line of descent}, {descent}, {blood line}, {blood}, {pedigree}, {ancestry}, {origin}, {parentage}, {stemma}, {stock}]
2: ancestry of a purebred animal [syn: {pedigree}]

bloodlust
n : a desire for bloodshed

bloodmobile
n : a motor vehicle equipped to collect blood donations

blood-red
adj : having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies [syn: {red}, {reddish}, {ruddy}, {carmine}, {cerise}, {cherry}, {cherry-red}, {crimson}, {ruby}, {ruby-red}, {scarlet}]

blood-related
adj : related by blood [syn: {akin(p)}, {cognate}, {consanguine}, {consanguineous}, {kin(p)}]

bloodroot
n : perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leave and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant [syn: {puccoon}, {redroot}, {tetterwort}, {Sanguinaria canadensis}]

bloodshed
n 1: the shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the blood of his kinsmen" [syn: {blood}, {gore}]
2: indiscriminate slaughter [syn: {bloodbath}, {bloodletting}, {battue}]

bloodshot
adj : (of an eye) reddened as a result of locally congested blood vessels; inflamed; "bloodshot eyes"

bloodstain
n : a discoloration caused by blood

bloodstained
adj : covered with blood; "a bloodstained shirt"; "a gory dagger" [syn: {gory}]

bloodstock
n : thoroughbred horses (collectively)

bloodstone
n : green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood [syn: {heliotrope}]

bloodstream
n : the blood flowing through the circulatory system

bloodsucker
n : carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end [syn: {leech}, {hirudinean}]

bloodsucking
adj 1: drawing blood from the body of another; "a plague of bloodsucking insects"
2: of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another; "a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses"; "parasitic vines that strangle the trees"; "bloodsucking blackmailer"; "his indolent leechlike existence" [syn: {parasitic}, {parasitical}, {leechlike}]

bloodthirstier
bloodthirsty
adj : marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed; "bloody-minded tyrants"; "bloodthirsty yells"; "went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood"-G.W.Johnson [syn: {bloody-minded}, {sanguinary}] [also: {bloodthirstiest}, {bloodthirstier}]

bloodthirstier
See {bloodthirsty}

bloodthirstiest
bloodthirsty
adj : marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed; "bloody-minded tyrants"; "bloodthirsty yells"; "went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood"-G.W.Johnson [syn: {bloody-minded}, {sanguinary}] [also: {bloodthirstiest}, {bloodthirstier}]

bloodthirstiest
See {bloodthirsty}

bloodthirstiness
n : cruelty evidence by a capability to commit murder [syn: {murderousness}]

bloodthirsty
adj : marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed; "bloody-minded tyrants"; "bloodthirsty yells"; "went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood"-G.W.Johnson [syn: {bloody-minded}, {sanguinary}] [also: {bloodthirstiest}, {bloodthirstier}]

blood-twig
n : European deciduous shrub turning red in autumn having dull white flowers [syn: {common European dogwood}, {red dogwood}, {pedwood}, {Cornus sanguinea}]

bloodwood tree
n 1: deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood [syn: {kiaat}, {Pterocarpus angolensis}]
2: spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye [syn: {logwood}, {logwood tree}, {campeachy}, {Haematoxylum campechianum}]

bloodworm
n : a segmented marine worm with bright red body; often used for bait

bloodwort
n : any of various plants of the family Haemodoraceae; roots contain a deep red coloring matter

bloodwort family
n : some genera placed in family Liliaceae [syn: {Haemodoraceae}, {family Haemodoraceae}]

bloody
adj 1: having or covered with or accompanied by blood; "a bloody nose"; "your scarf is all bloody"; "the effects will be violent and probably bloody"; "a bloody fight" [ant: {bloodless}]
2: (used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot" [syn: {bally(a)}, {blinking(a)}, {bloody(a)}, {blooming(a)}, {crashing(a)}, {flaming(a)}, {fucking(a)}]
adv : extremely; "you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?" [syn: {damn}, {all-fired}]
v : cover with blood; "bloody your hands" [also: {bloodied}, {bloodiest}, {bloodier}]

Bloody Mary
n 1: daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon who was Queen of England from 1553 to 1558; she was the wife of Philip II of Spain and when she restored Roman Catholicism to England many Protestants were burned at the stake as heretics (1516-1558) [syn: {Mary I}, {Mary Tudor}]
2: a cocktail made with vodka and spicy tomato juice

bloody shame
n : a Bloody Mary made without alcohol [syn: {Virgin Mary}]

bloody-minded
adj 1: stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate; "unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator [syn: {cantankerous}]
2: marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed; "bloody-minded tyrants"; "bloodthirsty yells"; "went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood"-G.W.Johnson [syn: {bloodthirsty}, {sanguinary}]

bloom
n 1: the organic process of bearing flowers; "you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed" [syn: {blooming}]
2: reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts [syn: {flower}, {blossom}]
3: the best time of youth [syn: {bloom of youth}, {salad days}]
4: a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health [syn: {blush}, {flush}, {rosiness}]
5: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity [syn: {flower}, {prime}, {peak}, {heyday}, {blossom}, {efflorescence}, {flush}]
6: a powdery deposit on a surface [syn: {efflorescence}]
v : produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed" [syn: {blossom}, {flower}]

bloom of youth
n : the best time of youth [syn: {bloom}, {salad days}]

bloomer
n 1: a flower that blooms in a particular way; "a night bloomer"
2: an embarrassing mistake [syn: {blunder}, {blooper}, {bungle}, {foul-up}, {fuckup}, {flub}, {botch}, {boner}, {boo-boo}]

Bloomeria
n : small genus of bulbous perennial herbs of southwestern United States and Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae [syn: {genus Bloomeria}]

Bloomeria crocea
n : California plant having grasslike leaves and showy orange flowers [syn: {golden star}, {golden stars}]

bloomers
n : (usually in the plural) underpants worn by women; "she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing" [syn: {pants}, {drawers}, {knickers}]

Bloomfield
n : United States linguist who adopted a behavioristic approach to linguistics (1887-1949) [syn: {Leonard Bloomfield}]

blooming
adj : (used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot" [syn: {bally(a)}, {blinking(a)}, {bloody(a)}, {blooming(a)}, {crashing(a)}, {flaming(a)}, {fucking(a)}]
n : the organic process of bearing flowers; "you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed" [syn: {bloom}]

blooming-fool begonia
n : hybrid winter-blooming begonia grown for its many large pink flowers [syn: {Christmas begonia}, {Begonia cheimantha}]

Bloomington
n : a university town in south central Indiana

Bloomsbury
n : a city district of central London laid out in garden squares

Bloomsbury Group
n : an inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and were noted for their unconventional lifestyles

blooper
n : an embarrassing mistake [syn: {blunder}, {bloomer}, {bungle}, {foul-up}, {fuckup}, {flub}, {botch}, {boner}, {boo-boo}]

blossom
n 1: reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts [syn: {flower}, {bloom}]
2: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity [syn: {flower}, {prime}, {peak}, {heyday}, {bloom}, {efflorescence}, {flush}]
v 1: produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed" [syn: {bloom}, {flower}]
2: develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into maturity" [syn: {blossom out}, {blossom forth}, {unfold}]

blossom forth
v : develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into maturity" [syn: {blossom}, {blossom out}, {unfold}]

blossom out
v : develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into maturity" [syn: {blossom}, {blossom forth}, {unfold}]

blossoming
n : the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms [syn: {flowering}, {florescence}, {inflorescence}, {anthesis}, {efflorescence}]

blot
n 1: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" [syn: {smudge}, {spot}, {daub}, {smear}, {smirch}, {slur}]
2: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" [syn: {smear}, {smirch}, {spot}, {stain}]
v 1: dry (ink) with blotting paper
2: make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" [syn: {spot}, {fleck}, {blob}] [also: {blotting}, {blotted}]

blot out
v : make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" [syn: {obscure}, {obliterate}, {veil}, {hide}]

blotch
n : an irregularly shaped spot [syn: {splodge}, {splotch}]
v : mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained [syn: {mottle}, {streak}]

blotched
adj : marked with irregularly shaped spots or blots [syn: {blotchy}, {splotched}]

blotchy
adj 1: marked with irregularly shaped spots or blots [syn: {blotched}, {splotched}]
2: marred by discolored spots or blotches; "blotchy skin"

blotted
blot
n 1: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" [syn: {smudge}, {spot}, {daub}, {smear}, {smirch}, {slur}]
2: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" [syn: {smear}, {smirch}, {spot}, {stain}]
v 1: dry (ink) with blotting paper
2: make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" [syn: {spot}, {fleck}, {blob}] [also: {blotting}, {blotted}]

blotted
See {blot}

blotted out
adj : reduced to nothingness [syn: {obliterate}, {obliterated}]

blotter
n 1: absorbent paper used to dry ink [syn: {blotting paper}]
2: the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station [syn: {day book}, {police blotter}, {rap sheet}, {charge sheet}]

blotting
blot
n 1: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" [syn: {smudge}, {spot}, {daub}, {smear}, {smirch}, {slur}]
2: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" [syn: {smear}, {smirch}, {spot}, {stain}]
v 1: dry (ink) with blotting paper
2: make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" [syn: {spot}, {fleck}, {blob}] [also: {blotting}, {blotted}]

blotting
See {blot}

blotting paper
n : absorbent paper used to dry ink [syn: {blotter}]

blotto
adj : very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {tipsy}, {wet}]

blouse
n : a top worn by women

bloviate
v : orate verbosely and windily

blow
n 1: a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
2: an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle" [syn: {bump}]
3: an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating [syn: {reverse}, {reversal}, {setback}, {black eye}]
4: an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured" [syn: {shock}]
5: a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust" [syn: {gust}, {blast}]
6: street names for cocaine [syn: {coke}, {nose candy}, {snow}, {C}]
7: forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff" [syn: {puff}]
v 1: exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"
2: be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West"
3: free of obstruction by blowing air through; "blow one's nose"
4: be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore" [syn: {float}, {drift}, {be adrift}]
5: make a sound as if blown; "The whistle blew"
6: shape by blowing; "Blow a glass vase"
7: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {flub}, {screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle}, {fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up}, {bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up}, {fuck up}]
8: spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree" [syn: {waste}, {squander}] [ant: {conserve}]
9: spend lavishly or wastefully on; "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater" 10: sound by having air expelled through a tube; "The trumpets blew" 11: play or sound a wind instrument; "She blew the horn" 12: provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation [syn: {fellate}, {go down on}] 13: cause air to go in, on, or through; "Blow my hair dry" 14: cause to move by means of an air current; "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard" 15: spout moist air from the blowhole; "The whales blew" 16: leave; informal or rude; "shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!" [syn: {shove off}, {shove along}] 17: lay eggs; "certain insects are said to blow" 18: cause to be revealed and jeopardized; "The story blew their cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side" 19: show off [syn: {boast}, {tout}, {swash}, {shoot a line}, {brag}, {gas}, {bluster}, {vaunt}, {gasconade}] 20: allow to regain its breath; "blow a horse" 21: melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew" [syn: {blow out}, {burn out}] 22: burst suddenly; "The tire blew"; "We blew a tire" [also: {blown}, {blew}]

blow a fuse
v : get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" [syn: {flip one's lid}, {blow up}, {throw a fit}, {hit the roof}, {hit the ceiling}, {have kittens}, {have a fit}, {combust}, {blow one's stack}, {fly off the handle}, {flip one's wig}, {lose one's temper}, {go ballistic}]

blow drier
n : a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair [syn: {hand blower}, {blow dryer}, {hair dryer}, {hair drier}]

blow dryer
n : a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair [syn: {hand blower}, {blow drier}, {hair dryer}, {hair drier}]

blow fly
n : large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds [syn: {blowfly}]

blow gas
n : the gas leaving a generator during a blow period [syn: {blowing gas}]

blow off
v : come off due to an explosion or other strong force

blow one's stack
v : get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" [syn: {flip one's lid}, {blow up}, {throw a fit}, {hit the roof}, {hit the ceiling}, {have kittens}, {have a fit}, {combust}, {fly off the handle}, {flip one's wig}, {lose one's temper}, {blow a fuse}, {go ballistic}]

blow out
v 1: melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew" [syn: {burn out}, {blow}]
2: put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles" [syn: {snuff out}, {extinguish}, {quench}] [ant: {ignite}]
3: erupt in an uncontrolled manner; "The oil well blew out"

blow out of the water
v : surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted" [syn: {shock}, {stun}, {floor}, {ball over}, {take aback}]

blow over
v : disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" [syn: {evanesce}, {fade}, {pass off}, {fleet}, {pass}]

blow tube
n 1: a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat [syn: {blowtube}, {blowpipe}]
2: a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing [syn: {blowgun}, {blowpipe}, {blowtube}]

blow up
v 1: cause to explode; "We exploded the nuclear bomb" [syn: {explode}, {detonate}, {set off}]
2: make large; "blow up an image" [syn: {enlarge}, {magnify}] [ant: {reduce}]
3: get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" [syn: {flip one's lid}, {throw a fit}, {hit the roof}, {hit the ceiling}, {have kittens}, {have a fit}, {combust}, {blow one's stack}, {fly off the handle}, {flip one's wig}, {lose one's temper}, {blow a fuse}, {go ballistic}]
4: add details to [syn: {embroider}, {pad}, {lard}, {embellish}, {aggrandize}, {aggrandise}, {dramatize}, {dramatise}]
5: exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated" [syn: {inflate}, {expand}, {amplify}]
6: fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons" [syn: {inflate}] [ant: {deflate}]
7: to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs" [syn: {puff}, {puff up}, {puff out}]

blowback
n 1: the backward escape of unburned gunpowder after a shot
2: misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country's intelligence service

blowball
n : any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls [syn: {dandelion}]

blow-by-blow
adj : providing great detail; "a blow-by-blow account of the movie"

blow-dry
v : dry hair with a hair dryer

blower
n 1: a device that produces a current of air
2: a fan run by an electric motor [syn: {electric fan}]
3: a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely [syn: {bellows}]
4: large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals [syn: {cetacean}, {cetacean mammal}]

blowfish
n 1: delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver [syn: {sea squab}, {puffer}]
2: any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers [syn: {puffer}, {globefish}] [also: {blowfishes} (pl)]

blowfishes
See {blowfish}

blowfishes
blowfish
n 1: delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver [syn: {sea squab}, {puffer}]
2: any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers [syn: {puffer}, {globefish}] [also: {blowfishes} (pl)]

blowfly
n : large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds [syn: {blow fly}]

blowgun
n : a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing [syn: {blowpipe}, {blowtube}, {blow tube}]

blowhard
n : a very boastful and talkative person [syn: {bragger}, {braggart}, {boaster}, {line-shooter}, {vaunter}]

blowhole
n 1: the spiracle of a cetacean located far back on the skull
2: a hole for the escape of gas or air [syn: {vent}, {venthole}, {vent-hole}]

blowier
blowy
adj : abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; "blowy weather"; "a windy bluff" [syn: {breezy}, {windy}] [also: {blowiest}, {blowier}]

blowier
See {blowy}

blowiest
blowy
adj : abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; "blowy weather"; "a windy bluff" [syn: {breezy}, {windy}] [also: {blowiest}, {blowier}]

blowiest
See {blowy}

blowing
n : processing that involves blowing a gas

blowing gas
n : the gas leaving a generator during a blow period [syn: {blow gas}]

blowing one's nose
See {blow one's nose}

blowing up
n : a severe rebuke; "he deserved the berating that the coach gave him" [syn: {berating}]

blowjob
n : slang terms for fellatio [syn: {cock sucking}]

blowlamp
n : a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame [syn: {blowtorch}, {torch}]

blown
blow
n 1: a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
2: an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle" [syn: {bump}]
3: an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating [syn: {reverse}, {reversal}, {setback}, {black eye}]
4: an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured" [syn: {shock}]
5: a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust" [syn: {gust}, {blast}]
6: street names for cocaine [syn: {coke}, {nose candy}, {snow}, {C}]
7: forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff" [syn: {puff}]
v 1: exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"
2: be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West"
3: free of obstruction by blowing air through; "blow one's nose"
4: be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore" [syn: {float}, {drift}, {be adrift}]
5: make a sound as if blown; "The whistle blew"
6: shape by blowing; "Blow a glass vase"
7: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {flub}, {screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle}, {fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up}, {bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up}, {fuck up}]
8: spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree" [syn: {waste}, {squander}] [ant: {conserve}]
9: spend lavishly or wastefully on; "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater" 10: sound by having air expelled through a tube; "The trumpets blew" 11: play or sound a wind instrument; "She blew the horn" 12: provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation [syn: {fellate}, {go down on}] 13: cause air to go in, on, or through; "Blow my hair dry" 14: cause to move by means of an air current; "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard" 15: spout moist air from the blowhole; "The whales blew" 16: leave; informal or rude; "shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!" [syn: {shove off}, {shove along}] 17: lay eggs; "certain insects are said to blow" 18: cause to be revealed and jeopardized; "The story blew their cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side" 19: show off [syn: {boast}, {tout}, {swash}, {shoot a line}, {brag}, {gas}, {bluster}, {vaunt}, {gasconade}] 20: allow to regain its breath; "blow a horse" 21: melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew" [syn: {blow out}, {burn out}] 22: burst suddenly; "The tire blew"; "We blew a tire" [also: {blown}, {blew}]

blown
adj 1: being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor; "blown clouds of dust choked the riders"; "blown soil mounded on the window sill"
2: (of glass) formed by forcing air into a molten ball; "blown glass"
3: breathing laboriously or convulsively [syn: {gasping}, {out of breath(p)}, {panting}, {pursy}, {short-winded}, {winded}]

blown
See {blow}

blown up
adj : having been inflated [syn: {blown-up(a)}, {blown up(p)}]

blown-up
adj 1: having been inflated [syn: {blown-up(a)}, {blown up(p)}]
2: as of a photograph; made larger; "the enlarged photograph revealed many details" [syn: {enlarged}]

blowout
n 1: an easy victory [syn: {runaway}, {romp}, {laugher}, {shoo-in}, {walkaway}]
2: a sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus; "the right front tire had a blowout"; "as a result of the blowout we lost all the lights"
3: a gay festivity [syn: {gala}, {gala affair}, {jamboree}]

blowpipe
n 1: a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat [syn: {blowtube}, {blow tube}]
2: a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing [syn: {blowgun}, {blowtube}, {blow tube}]

blows one's nose
See {blow one's nose}

blowsier
blowsy
adj : used especially of women [syn: {blowzy}, {slatternly}, {sluttish}] [also: {blowsiest}, {blowsier}]

blowsier
See {blowsy}

blowsiest
blowsy
adj : used especially of women [syn: {blowzy}, {slatternly}, {sluttish}] [also: {blowsiest}, {blowsier}]

blowsiest
See {blowsy}

blowsy
adj : used especially of women [syn: {blowzy}, {slatternly}, {sluttish}] [also: {blowsiest}, {blowsier}]

blowtorch
n : a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame [syn: {torch}, {blowlamp}]

blowtube
n 1: a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat [syn: {blow tube}, {blowpipe}]
2: a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing [syn: {blowgun}, {blowpipe}, {blow tube}]

blowup
n 1: a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction [syn: {explosion}, {detonation}]
2: an unrestrained expression of emotion [syn: {effusion}, {gush}, {outburst}, {ebullition}]
3: a photographic print that has been enlarged [syn: {enlargement}, {magnification}]

blowy
adj : abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; "blowy weather"; "a windy bluff" [syn: {breezy}, {windy}] [also: {blowiest}, {blowier}]

blowzier
blowzy
adj : used especially of women [syn: {blowsy}, {slatternly}, {sluttish}] [also: {blowziest}, {blowzier}]

blowzier
See {blowzy}

blowziest
blowzy
adj : used especially of women [syn: {blowsy}, {slatternly}, {sluttish}] [also: {blowziest}, {blowzier}]

blowziest
See {blowzy}

blowzy
adj : used especially of women [syn: {blowsy}, {slatternly}, {sluttish}] [also: {blowziest}, {blowzier}]

BLT
n : sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce [syn: {bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwich}]

BLU-82
n : a reliable and deadly 15,000-pound fragmentation bomb that explodes just above ground with a large radius; the largest conventional bomb in existence; used in Afghanistan [syn: {Big Blue}]

blub
v : cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!" [syn: {snivel}, {sniffle}, {blubber}, {snuffle}] [also: {blubbing}, {blubbed}]

blubbed
blub
v : cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!" [syn: {snivel}, {sniffle}, {blubber}, {snuffle}] [also: {blubbing}, {blubbed}]

blubbed
See {blub}

blubber
n 1: an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil
2: excess bodily weight; "she found fatness disgusting in herself as well as in others" [syn: {fatness}, {fat}, {avoirdupois}] [ant: {leanness}]
v 1: cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!" [syn: {snivel}, {sniffle}, {blub}, {snuffle}]
2: utter while crying [syn: {blubber out}]

blubber out
v : utter while crying [syn: {blubber}]

blubberer
n : someone who sniffles and weeps with loud sobs

blubbery
adj : swollen with fat; "blubber cheeks"; "blubber lips"; "a coarse blubbery individual"

blubbing
blub
v : cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!" [syn: {snivel}, {sniffle}, {blubber}, {snuffle}] [also: {blubbing}, {blubbed}]

blubbing
See {blub}

blucher
n : a high shoe with laces over the tongue [syn: {bluchers}]

bluchers
n : a high shoe with laces over the tongue [syn: {blucher}]

bludgeon
n : a club used as a weapon
v 1: overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club; "The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas"
2: strike with a club or a bludgeon [syn: {club}]

bludgeoner
n : an assailant who uses a bludgeon

blue
adj 1: having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October's bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke" [syn: {bluish}, {blueish}, {light-blue}, {dark-blue}, {blue-black}]
2: used to signify the Union forces in the Civil War (who wore blue uniforms); "a ragged blue line"
3: low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" [syn: {depressed}, {dispirited}, {down(p)}, {downcast}, {downhearted}, {down in the mouth}, {low}, {low-spirited}]
4: characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words" [syn: {blasphemous}, {profane}]
5: suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip" [syn: {gamy}, {gamey}, {juicy}, {naughty}, {racy}, {risque}, {spicy}]
6: belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes" [syn: {aristocratic}, {aristocratical}, {blue-blooded}, {gentle}, {patrician}]
7: morally rigorous and strict; "blue laws"; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior" [syn: {blue(a)}, {puritan}, {puritanic}, {puritanical}]
8: causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" [syn: {dark}, {depressing}, {disconsolate}, {dismal}, {dispiriting}, {gloomy}, {grim}]
n 1: the color of the clear sky in the daytime; "he had eyes of bright blue" [syn: {blueness}]
2: blue clothing; "she was wearing blue"
3: any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue; "the Union army was a vast blue"
4: the sky as viewed during daylight; "he shot an arrow into the blue" [syn: {blue sky}, {blue air}, {wild blue yonder}]
5: used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge [syn: {bluing}, {blueing}]
6: the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic [syn: {amobarbital sodium}, {blue angel}, {blue devil}, {Amytal}]
7: any of numerous small chiefly blue butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
v : turn blue [also: {bluest}, {bluer}]

blue African lily
n : African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers [syn: {African lily}, {African tulip}, {Agapanthus africanus}]

blue air
n : the sky as viewed during daylight; "he shot an arrow into the blue" [syn: {blue sky}, {blue}, {wild blue yonder}]

blue angel
n : the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic [syn: {amobarbital sodium}, {blue}, {blue devil}, {Amytal}]

blue ash
n : ash of central and southern United States with bluish-green foliage and hard brown wood [syn: {Fraxinus quadrangulata}]

blue baby
n : an infant born with a bluish color; usually has a defective heart

blue blood
n : a member of the aristocracy [syn: {aristocrat}, {patrician}]

blue book
n 1: a report published by the British government; bound in blue
2: a register of persons who are socially prominent
3: a blue-covered booklet used in universities for writing examinations

blue bugle
n : upright rhizomatous perennial with bright blue flowers; southern Europe [syn: {erect bugle}, {Ajuga genevensis}]

blue bull
n : large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns [syn: {nilgai}, {nylghai}, {nylghau}, {Boselaphus tragocamelus}]

blue cardinal flower
n : tall erect and very leafy perennial herb of eastern North America having dense spikes of blue flowers [syn: {great lobelia}, {Lobelia siphilitica}]

blue cat
n : a large catfish of the Mississippi valley [syn: {blue catfish}, {blue channel catfish}, {blue channel cat}]

blue catfish
n : a large catfish of the Mississippi valley [syn: {blue cat}, {blue channel catfish}, {blue channel cat}]

blue channel cat
n : a large catfish of the Mississippi valley [syn: {blue catfish}, {blue cat}, {blue channel catfish}]

blue channel catfish
n : a large catfish of the Mississippi valley [syn: {blue catfish}, {blue cat}, {blue channel cat}]

blue cheese
n : cheese containing a blue mold [syn: {bleu}]

blue cheese dressing
n 1: vinaigrette containing crumbled Roquefort or blue cheese [syn: {Roquefort dressing}]
2: creamy dressing containing crumbled blue cheese [syn: {bleu cheese dressing}]

blue chip
n 1: a common stock of a nationally known company whose value and dividends are reliable; typically have high price and low yield; "blue chips are usually safe investments" [syn: {blue-chip stock}]
2: a blue poker chip with the highest value

blue cohosh
n : tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally [syn: {blueberry root}, {papooseroot}, {papoose root}, {squawroot}, {squaw root}, {Caulophyllum thalictrioides}, {Caulophyllum thalictroides}]

blue columbine
n : columbine of the Rocky Mountains having long-spurred blue flowers [syn: {Aquilegia coerulia}, {Aquilegia scopulorum calcarea}]

blue copperas
n : hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulfate [syn: {blue vitriol}, {blue stone}, {chalcanthite}]

blue crab
n 1: Atlantic crab; most common source of fresh crabmeat
2: bluish edible crab of Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America [syn: {Callinectes sapidus}]

blue curls
n : any of several plants of the genus Trichostema having whorls of small blue flowers

blue daisy
n : hairy South African or Australian subshrub with blue-rayed daisylike flowers [syn: {blue marguerite}, {Felicia amelloides}]

blue darter
n : bluish-gray North American hawk having a darting flight [syn: {Cooper's hawk}, {Accipiter cooperii}]

blue devil
n 1: a coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States [syn: {blueweed}, {blue thistle}, {viper's bugloss}, {Echium vulgare}]
2: the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic [syn: {amobarbital sodium}, {blue}, {blue angel}, {Amytal}]

blue devils
n : a state of depression; "he had a bad case of the blues" [syn: {blues}, {megrims}, {vapors}, {vapours}]

blue elder
n : shrub or small tree of western United States having white flowers and blue berries; fruit used in wines and jellies [syn: {blue elderberry}, {Sambucus caerulea}]

blue elderberry
n : shrub or small tree of western United States having white flowers and blue berries; fruit used in wines and jellies [syn: {blue elder}, {Sambucus caerulea}]

blue false indigo
n : wild indigo of the eastern United States having racemes of blue flowers [syn: {Baptisia australis}]

blue fig
n 1: the fruit of the Brisbane quandong tree [syn: {quandong}]
2: Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit [syn: {quandong}, {quandong tree}, {Brisbane quandong}, {silver quandong tree}, {Elaeocarpus grandis}]

blue flag
n : a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally [syn: {Iris versicolor}]

blue fleabane
n : widespread weed with pale purple-blue flowers [syn: {Erigeron acer}]

blue fox
n : a variety of arctic fox having a pale gray winter coat

blue funk
n : a state of nervous depression; "he was in a funk" [syn: {funk}]

blue goose
n : North American wild goose having dark plumage in summer but white in winter [syn: {Chen caerulescens}]

blue grama
n : of western North America [syn: {Bouteloua gracilis}]

blue grass
n : any of various grasses of the genus Poa [syn: {bluegrass}]

blue gum
n : tall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a medicinal oil; young leaves are bluish [syn: {fever tree}, {Eucalyptus globulus}]

blue jack
n : small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes [syn: {coho}, {cohoe}, {coho salmon}, {silver salmon}, {Onchorynchus kisutch}]

blue jasmine
n : climber of southern United States having bluish-purple flowers [syn: {blue jessamine}, {curly clematis}, {marsh clematis}, {Clematis crispa}]

blue jay
n : common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey breast [syn: {jaybird}, {Cyanocitta cristata}]

blue jean
n : (usually plural) close-fitting pants of heavy denim for casual wear [syn: {jean}, {denim}]

blue jessamine
n : climber of southern United States having bluish-purple flowers [syn: {blue jasmine}, {curly clematis}, {marsh clematis}, {Clematis crispa}]

blue jets
n : atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward [syn: {jets}]

blue joke
n : an indelicate joke [syn: {dirty joke}, {dirty story}, {blue story}]

blue law
n : a statute regulating work on Sundays

blue lotus
n 1: blue lotus of India and southeastern Asia [syn: {Nymphaea stellata}]
2: blue Egyptian lotus: held sacred by the Egyptians [syn: {Nymphaea caerulea}]

blue mahoe
n : erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks [syn: {Cuban bast}, {mahoe}, {majagua}, {mahagua}, {Hibiscus elatus}]

blue marguerite
n : hairy South African or Australian subshrub with blue-rayed daisylike flowers [syn: {blue daisy}, {Felicia amelloides}]

blue marlin
n : largest marlin; may reach 2000 pounds; found worldwide in warm seas [syn: {Makaira nigricans}]

blue mockingbird
n : mockingbird of Mexico [syn: {Melanotis caerulescens}]

blue mold fungus
n : fungus causing a serious disease in tobacco plants characterized by bluish-gray mildew on undersides of leaves [syn: {Peronospora tabacina}]

blue moon
n : a long time; "something that happens once in blue moon almost never happens"

Blue Mountain tea
n : goldenrod of eastern America having aromatic leaves from which a medicinal tea is made [syn: {sweet goldenrod}, {Solidago odora}]

blue murder
n : an extravagantly loud outcry; "she screamed blue murder"

Blue Nile
n : a headstream of the Nile; joins the White Nile at Khartoum to form the Nile

blue note
n : a flattened third or seventh

blue orchid
n : famous orchid of northern India having large pale to deep lilac-blue flowers [syn: {Vanda coerulea}]

blue pea
n : vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue yellow-centered flowers [syn: {butterfly pea}, {Clitoria turnatea}]

blue peafowl
n : peafowl of India and Ceylon [syn: {Pavo cristatus}]

blue peter
n : a blue flag with a white square in the center indicates that the vessel is ready to sail

blue pickerel
n : variety inhabiting the Great Lakes [syn: {blue pike}, {blue pikeperch}, {blue walleye}, {Strizostedion vitreum glaucum}]

blue pike
n : variety inhabiting the Great Lakes [syn: {blue pickerel}, {blue pikeperch}, {blue walleye}, {Strizostedion vitreum glaucum}]

blue pikeperch
n : variety inhabiting the Great Lakes [syn: {blue pike}, {blue pickerel}, {blue walleye}, {Strizostedion vitreum glaucum}]

blue pimpernel
n : an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic [syn: {blue skullcap}, {mad-dog skullcap}, {mad-dog weed}, {Scutellaria lateriflora}]

blue point
n 1: oysters originally from Long Island Sound but now from anywhere along the northeastern seacoast; usually eaten raw [syn: {bluepoint}]
2: small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island [syn: {bluepoint}]

blue point Siamese
n : Siamese cat having a bluish cream body and dark gray points

blue pointed
n : common blue-gray shark of southwest Pacific; sport and food fish [syn: {bonito shark}, {Isurus glaucus}]

blue poppy
n : Chinese perennial having mauve-pink to bright sky blue flowers in drooping cymes [syn: {Meconopsis betonicifolia}]

blue racer
n : bluish-green blacksnake found from Ohio to Texas [syn: {Coluber constrictor flaviventris}]

blue ribbon
n : an honor or award gained for excellence [syn: {cordon bleu}]

blue ribbon commission
n : an independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issue [syn: {blue ribbon committee}]

blue ribbon committee
n : an independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issue [syn: {blue ribbon commission}]

blue ribbon jury
n : a jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for a case involving complicated issues [syn: {special jury}]

Blue Ridge
n : a range of the Appalachians extending from Pennsylvania to northern Georgia [syn: {Blue Ridge Mountains}]

Blue Ridge Mountains
n : a range of the Appalachians extending from Pennsylvania to northern Georgia [syn: {Blue Ridge}]

blue runner
n : fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil [syn: {runner}, {Caranx crysos}]

blue sage
n 1: sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation [syn: {Salvia reflexa}, {Salvia lancifolia}]
2: Texas sage having intensely blue flowers [syn: {mealy sage}, {Salvia farinacea}]
3: blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States [syn: {Salvia azurea}]
4: aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves [syn: {big sagebrush}, {Seriphidium tridentatum}, {Artemisia tridentata}]

blue shark
n : slender cosmopolitan, pelagic shark; blue body shades to white belly; dangerous especially during maritime disasters [syn: {great blue shark}, {Prionace glauca}]

blue skullcap
n : an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic [syn: {blue pimpernel}, {mad-dog skullcap}, {mad-dog weed}, {Scutellaria lateriflora}]

blue sky
n : the sky as viewed during daylight; "he shot an arrow into the blue" [syn: {blue}, {blue air}, {wild blue yonder}]

blue sky law
n : a state law regulating the sale of securities in an attempt to control the sale of securities in fraudulent enterprises

blue star
n : subshrubs of southeastern United States forming slow-growing clumps and having blue flowers in short terminal cymes [syn: {Amsonia tabernaemontana}]

blue stem
n : tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States [syn: {bluestem}, {Andropogon furcatus}, {Andropogon gerardii}]

blue stone
n : hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulfate [syn: {blue vitriol}, {blue copperas}, {chalcanthite}]

blue story
n : an indelicate joke [syn: {dirty joke}, {dirty story}, {blue joke}]

blue succory
n : south European plant having dark-eyed flowers with flat blue rays [syn: {cupid's dart}, {Catananche caerula}]

blue thistle
n : a coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States [syn: {blueweed}, {blue devil}, {viper's bugloss}, {Echium vulgare}]

blue tit
n : widely distributed European titmouse with bright cobalt blue wings and tail and crown of the head [syn: {tomtit}, {Parus caeruleus}]

blue toadflax
n : North American plant having racemes of blue-violet flowers [syn: {old-field toadflax}, {Linaria canadensis}]

blue tulip
n : short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia [syn: {American pasqueflower}, {Eastern pasque flower}, {wild crocus}, {lion's beard}, {prairie anemone}, {American pulsatilla}, {Pulsatilla patens}, {Anemone ludoviciana}]

blue vitriol
n : hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulfate [syn: {blue copperas}, {blue stone}, {chalcanthite}]

blue wall
n : the secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers; "the blue wall cracked when some officers refused to take part in the cover-up" [syn: {blue wall of silence}, {wall of silence}]

blue wall of silence
n : the secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers; "the blue wall cracked when some officers refused to take part in the cover-up" [syn: {blue wall}, {wall of silence}]

blue walleye
n : variety inhabiting the Great Lakes [syn: {blue pike}, {blue pickerel}, {blue pikeperch}, {Strizostedion vitreum glaucum}]

blue whale
n : largest mammal ever known; bluish-gray migratory whalebone whale mostly of southern hemisphere [syn: {sulfur bottom}, {Balaenoptera musculus}]

blueback salmon
n : small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning [syn: {sockeye}, {sockeye salmon}, {red salmon}, {Onchorynchus nerka}]

Bluebeard
n : (fairytale) a monstrous villain who marries seven women; he kills the first six for disobedience

bluebell
n 1: sometimes placed in genus Scilla [syn: {wild hyacinth}, {wood hyacinth}, {harebell}, {Hyacinthoides nonscripta}, {Scilla nonscripta}]
2: one of the most handsome prairie wildflowers laving large erect bell-shaped bluish flowers; of moist places in prairies and fields from eastern Colorado and Nebraska south to New Mexico and Texas [syn: {prairie gentian}, {tulip gentian}, {Eustoma grandiflorum}]
3: perennial of northern hemisphere with slender stems and bell-shaped blue flowers [syn: {harebell}, {Campanula rotundifolia}]

blue-belly
n : common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks [syn: {western fence lizard}, {swift}, {Sceloporus occidentalis}]

blueberry
n 1: any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries [syn: {blueberry bush}]
2: sweet edible dark-blue berries of either low-growing or high-growing blueberry plants

blueberry bush
n : any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries [syn: {blueberry}]

blueberry pie
n : pie containing blueberries and sugar

blueberry root
n : tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally [syn: {blue cohosh}, {papooseroot}, {papoose root}, {squawroot}, {squaw root}, {Caulophyllum thalictrioides}, {Caulophyllum thalictroides}]

blueberry yogurt
n : yogurt with sweetened blueberries or blueberry jam

bluebill
n : diving ducks of North America having a bluish-gray bill [syn: {scaup}, {scaup duck}, {broadbill}]

bluebird
n 1: fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies [syn: {fairy bluebird}]
2: blue North American songbird

blue-black
adj : having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October's bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke" [syn: {blue}, {bluish}, {blueish}, {light-blue}, {dark-blue}]

blue-blind
adj : inability to see the color blue or to distinguish the colors blue and yellow [syn: {tritanopic}]

blue-blindness
n : rare form of dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to blue light resulting in an inability to distinguish blue and yellow [syn: {tritanopia}]

blue-blooded
adj : belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes" [syn: {aristocratic}, {aristocratical}, {blue}, {gentle}, {patrician}]

bluebonnet
n 1: low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States (Texas) having silky foliage and blue flowers; a leading cause of livestock poisoning in the southwestern United States [syn: {buffalo clover}, {Texas bluebonnet}, {Lupinus subcarnosus}]
2: a brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side [syn: {Balmoral}]

bluebottle
n 1: an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers [syn: {cornflower}, {bachelor's button}, {Centaurea cyanus}]
2: blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight [syn: {Calliphora vicina}]

blue-chip
adj : extremely valuable; "Rembrandt is considered a blue-chip artist"

blue-chip stock
n : a common stock of a nationally known company whose value and dividends are reliable; typically have high price and low yield; "blue chips are usually safe investments" [syn: {blue chip}]

blue-collar
adj 1: of or designating manual industrial work or workers [ant: {white-collar}]
2: of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers; "party of the propertyless proletariat"- G.B.Shaw [syn: {propertyless}, {wage-earning}, {working-class}]

blue-eyed
adj 1: favorite; "the fair-haired boy of the literary set" [syn: {blue-eyed(a)}, {fair-haired(a)}, {white-haired(a)}]
2: having blue eyes

blue-eyed African daisy
n : bushy perennial of South Africa with white or violet flowers; in its native region often clothes entire valley sides in a sheet of color [syn: {Arctotis stoechadifolia}, {Arctotis venusta}]

blue-eyed grass
n : plant with grasslike foliage and delicate blue flowers

blue-eyed Mary
n : Eastern United States plant with whorls of blue-and-white flowers [syn: {Collinsia verna}]

bluefin
n 1: flesh of very large tuna [syn: {bluefin tuna}]
2: largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics [syn: {bluefin tuna}, {horse mackerel}, {Thunnus thynnus}]

bluefin tuna
n 1: flesh of very large tuna [syn: {bluefin}]
2: largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics [syn: {bluefin}, {horse mackerel}, {Thunnus thynnus}]

bluefish
n 1: bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters [syn: {Pomatomus saltatrix}]
2: fatty bluish flesh of bluefish [also: {bluefishes} (pl)]

bluefishes
See {bluefish}

bluefishes
bluefish
n 1: bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters [syn: {Pomatomus saltatrix}]
2: fatty bluish flesh of bluefish [also: {bluefishes} (pl)]

bluegill
n : important edible sunfish of eastern and central United States [syn: {Lepomis macrochirus}]

bluegrass
n 1: any of various grasses of the genus Poa [syn: {blue grass}]
2: an area in central Kentucky notied for it bluegrass and thoroughbred horses [syn: {Bluegrass Country}, {Bluegrass Region}]
3: a type of country music played at a rapid tempo on banjos and guitars

Bluegrass Country
n : an area in central Kentucky notied for it bluegrass and thoroughbred horses [syn: {Bluegrass}, {Bluegrass Region}]

Bluegrass Region
n : an area in central Kentucky notied for it bluegrass and thoroughbred horses [syn: {Bluegrass}, {Bluegrass Country}]

Bluegrass State
n : a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses [syn: {Kentucky}, {KY}]

blue-green
adj : a bluish shade of green [syn: {bluish green}, {cyan}, {teal}]
n : a shade of green tinged with blue; "they painted it a light shade of bluish green" [syn: {bluish green}, {teal}]

blue-green algae
n : predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton [syn: {cyanobacteria}]

bluehead
n : small Atlantic wrasse the male of which has a brilliant blue head [syn: {Thalassoma bifasciatum}]

blue-headed vireo
n : common vireo of northeastern North America with bluish slaty-gray head [syn: {Vireo solitarius solitarius}]

blueing
n 1: used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge [syn: {bluing}, {blue}]
2: a process that makes something blue (or bluish) [syn: {bluing}]

blueish
adj : having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October's bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke" [syn: {blue}, {bluish}, {light-blue}, {dark-blue}, {blue-black}]

bluejack oak
n : small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing to a slender bristly point [syn: {turkey oak}, {Quercus incana}]

bluejacket
n : a serviceman in the navy [syn: {navy man}, {sailor}, {sailor boy}]

blueness
n : the color of the clear sky in the daytime; "he had eyes of bright blue" [syn: {blue}]

blue-pencil
v : cut or eliminate; "she edited the juiciest scenes" [syn: {edit}, {delete}] [also: {blue-pencilling}, {blue-pencilled}]

blue-pencilled
blue-pencil
v : cut or eliminate; "she edited the juiciest scenes" [syn: {edit}, {delete}] [also: {blue-pencilling}, {blue-pencilled}]

blue-pencilled
See {blue-pencil}

blue-pencilling
blue-pencil
v : cut or eliminate; "she edited the juiciest scenes" [syn: {edit}, {delete}] [also: {blue-pencilling}, {blue-pencilled}]

blue-pencilling
See {blue-pencil}

bluepoint
n 1: oysters originally from Long Island Sound but now from anywhere along the northeastern seacoast; usually eaten raw [syn: {blue point}]
2: small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island [syn: {blue point}]

blueprint
n 1: something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt" [syn: {design}, {pattern}]
2: photographic print of plans or technical drawings etc.
v : make a blueprint of [syn: {draft}, {draught}]

blueprint paper
n : sensitized paper used to make blueprints

bluer
blue
adj 1: having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October's bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke" [syn: {bluish}, {blueish}, {light-blue}, {dark-blue}, {blue-black}]
2: used to signify the Union forces in the Civil War (who wore blue uniforms); "a ragged blue line"
3: low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" [syn: {depressed}, {dispirited}, {down(p)}, {downcast}, {downhearted}, {down in the mouth}, {low}, {low-spirited}]
4: characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words" [syn: {blasphemous}, {profane}]
5: suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip" [syn: {gamy}, {gamey}, {juicy}, {naughty}, {racy}, {risque}, {spicy}]
6: belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes" [syn: {aristocratic}, {aristocratical}, {blue-blooded}, {gentle}, {patrician}]
7: morally rigorous and strict; "blue laws"; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior" [syn: {blue(a)}, {puritan}, {puritanic}, {puritanical}]
8: causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" [syn: {dark}, {depressing}, {disconsolate}, {dismal}, {dispiriting}, {gloomy}, {grim}]
n 1: the color of the clear sky in the daytime; "he had eyes of bright blue" [syn: {blueness}]
2: blue clothing; "she was wearing blue"
3: any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue; "the Union army was a vast blue"
4: the sky as viewed during daylight; "he shot an arrow into the blue" [syn: {blue sky}, {blue air}, {wild blue yonder}]
5: used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge [syn: {bluing}, {blueing}]
6: the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic [syn: {amobarbital sodium}, {blue angel}, {blue devil}, {Amytal}]
7: any of numerous small chiefly blue butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
v : turn blue [also: {bluest}, {bluer}]

bluer
See {blue}

blue-ribbon
adj : selected or chosen for special qualifications; "the blue-ribbon event of the season" [syn: {blue-ribbon(a)}, {select}]

blues
n 1: a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
2: a state of depression; "he had a bad case of the blues" [syn: {blue devils}, {megrims}, {vapors}, {vapours}]

bluest
blue
adj 1: having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October's bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke" [syn: {bluish}, {blueish}, {light-blue}, {dark-blue}, {blue-black}]
2: used to signify the Union forces in the Civil War (who wore blue uniforms); "a ragged blue line"
3: low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" [syn: {depressed}, {dispirited}, {down(p)}, {downcast}, {downhearted}, {down in the mouth}, {low}, {low-spirited}]
4: characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words" [syn: {blasphemous}, {profane}]
5: suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip" [syn: {gamy}, {gamey}, {juicy}, {naughty}, {racy}, {risque}, {spicy}]
6: belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes" [syn: {aristocratic}, {aristocratical}, {blue-blooded}, {gentle}, {patrician}]
7: morally rigorous and strict; "blue laws"; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior" [syn: {blue(a)}, {puritan}, {puritanic}, {puritanical}]
8: causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" [syn: {dark}, {depressing}, {disconsolate}, {dismal}, {dispiriting}, {gloomy}, {grim}]
n 1: the color of the clear sky in the daytime; "he had eyes of bright blue" [syn: {blueness}]
2: blue clothing; "she was wearing blue"
3: any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue; "the Union army was a vast blue"
4: the sky as viewed during daylight; "he shot an arrow into the blue" [syn: {blue sky}, {blue air}, {wild blue yonder}]
5: used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge [syn: {bluing}, {blueing}]
6: the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic [syn: {amobarbital sodium}, {blue angel}, {blue devil}, {Amytal}]
7: any of numerous small chiefly blue butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
v : turn blue [also: {bluest}, {bluer}]

bluest
See {blue}

bluestem
n : tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States [syn: {blue stem}, {Andropogon furcatus}, {Andropogon gerardii}]

bluestem wheatgrass
n : valuable forage grass of western United States [syn: {western wheatgrass}, {Agropyron smithii}]

bluestocking
n : a woman having literary or intellectual interests [syn: {bas bleu}]

bluestone
n : bluish-gray sandstone used for paving and building

bluethroat
n : songbird of northern Europe and Asia [syn: {Erithacus svecicus}]

bluethroat pikeblenny
n : found from Florida to Cuba [syn: {Chaenopsis ocellata}]

bluetick
n : a very fast American hound; white mottled with bluish gray

blueweed
n : a coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States [syn: {blue devil}, {blue thistle}, {viper's bugloss}, {Echium vulgare}]

bluewing
n : American teal [syn: {blue-winged teal}, {Anas discors}]

blue-winged teal
n : American teal [syn: {bluewing}, {Anas discors}]

bluff
adj 1: very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; "a bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"; "a sheer descent of rock" [syn: {bold}, {sheer}]
2: bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured; "a bluff but pleasant manner"; "a bluff and rugged natural leader"
n 1: a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
2: pretense that your position is stronger than it really is; "his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted"
3: the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards [syn: {four flush}]
v 1: deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand [syn: {bluff out}]
2: frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is

bluff out
v : deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand [syn: {bluff}]

bluffer
n : a person who tries to bluff other people [syn: {four-flusher}]

bluffly
adv : in a blunt direct manner; "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated his opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly" [syn: {bluntly}, {brusquely}, {flat out}, {roundly}]

bluffness
n : good-natured frankness

bluing
n 1: used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge [syn: {blueing}, {blue}]
2: a process that makes something blue (or bluish) [syn: {blueing}]

bluish
adj : having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October's bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke" [syn: {blue}, {blueish}, {light-blue}, {dark-blue}, {blue-black}]

bluish green
adj : a bluish shade of green [syn: {blue-green}, {cyan}, {teal}]
n : a shade of green tinged with blue; "they painted it a light shade of bluish green" [syn: {blue-green}, {teal}]

blunder
n : an embarrassing mistake [syn: {blooper}, {bloomer}, {bungle}, {foul-up}, {fuckup}, {flub}, {botch}, {boner}, {boo-boo}]
v 1: commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview" [syn: {sin}, {boob}, {goof}]
2: make one's way clumsily or blindly; "He fumbled towards the door" [syn: {fumble}]
3: utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas" [syn: {blurt out}, {blurt}, {blunder out}, {ejaculate}]

blunder out
v : utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas" [syn: {blurt out}, {blurt}, {blunder}, {ejaculate}]

blunderbuss
n : a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle

blunderer
n : someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence [syn: {bungler}, {fumbler}, {bumbler}, {stumbler}, {sad sack}, {botcher}, {butcher}, {fuckup}]

blunt
adj 1: having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"
2: used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt instrument"
3: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation" [syn: {candid}, {forthright}, {frank}, {free-spoken}, {outspoken}, {plainspoken}, {point-blank}, {straight-from-the-shoulder}]
4: devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline" [syn: {crude(a)}, {stark(a)}]
v 1: make less intense; "blunted emotions"
2: make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses" [syn: {numb}, {benumb}, {dull}]
3: make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge" [syn: {dull}] [ant: {sharpen}]
4: make less sharp; "blunt the knives"
5: make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound" [syn: {deaden}] [ant: {enliven}]

blunt file
n : a file with parallel edges [ant: {taper file}]

blunt trauma
n : injury incurred when the human body hits or is hit by a large outside object (as a car)

blunted
adj : made dull or blunt [syn: {dulled}]

blunt-leaf heath
n : small erect shrub of Australia and Tasmania with fragrant ivory flowers [syn: {common heath}, {Epacris obtusifolia}]

bluntly
adv : in a blunt direct manner; "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated his opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly" [syn: {bluffly}, {brusquely}, {flat out}, {roundly}]

bluntness
n 1: the quality of being direct and outspoken; "the bluntness of a Yorkshireman"
2: without sharpness of edge or point [syn: {dullness}, {dulness}] [ant: {asperity}, {sharpness}]

blur
n : a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz" [syn: {fuzz}]
v 1: become glassy; lose clear vision; "Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep" [syn: {film over}, {glaze over}]
2: to make less distinct or clear; "The haze blurs the hills" [ant: {focus}]
3: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" [syn: {confuse}, {obscure}, {obnubilate}]
4: make a smudge on; soil by smudging [syn: {smear}, {smudge}, {smutch}]
5: make dim or indistinct; "The drug blurs my vision" [syn: {blear}] [ant: {focus}]
6: become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred" [syn: {dim}, {slur}] [ant: {focus}] [also: {blurring}, {blurred}]

blurb
n : a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book" [syn: {endorsement}, {indorsement}]

blurred
blur
n : a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz" [syn: {fuzz}]
v 1: become glassy; lose clear vision; "Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep" [syn: {film over}, {glaze over}]
2: to make less distinct or clear; "The haze blurs the hills" [ant: {focus}]
3: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" [syn: {confuse}, {obscure}, {obnubilate}]
4: make a smudge on; soil by smudging [syn: {smear}, {smudge}, {smutch}]
5: make dim or indistinct; "The drug blurs my vision" [syn: {blear}] [ant: {focus}]
6: become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred" [syn: {dim}, {slur}] [ant: {focus}] [also: {blurring}, {blurred}]

blurred
adj 1: indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" [syn: {bleary}, {blurry}, {foggy}, {fuzzy}, {hazy}, {muzzy}]
2: unclear in form or expression; "the blurred aims of the group"; "sometimes one understood clearly and sometimes the meaning was clouded"- H.G.Wells [syn: {clouded}]

blurred
See {blur}

blurriness
n : the quality of being indistinct [syn: {indistinctness}, {fogginess}, {fuzziness}] [ant: {distinctness}]

blurring
blur
n : a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz" [syn: {fuzz}]
v 1: become glassy; lose clear vision; "Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep" [syn: {film over}, {glaze over}]
2: to make less distinct or clear; "The haze blurs the hills" [ant: {focus}]
3: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" [syn: {confuse}, {obscure}, {obnubilate}]
4: make a smudge on; soil by smudging [syn: {smear}, {smudge}, {smutch}]
5: make dim or indistinct; "The drug blurs my vision" [syn: {blear}] [ant: {focus}]
6: become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred" [syn: {dim}, {slur}] [ant: {focus}] [also: {blurring}, {blurred}]

blurring
See {blur}

blurry
adj : indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" [syn: {bleary}, {blurred}, {foggy}, {fuzzy}, {hazy}, {muzzy}]

blurt
v : utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas" [syn: {blurt out}, {blunder out}, {blunder}, {ejaculate}]

blurt out
v : utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas" [syn: {blurt}, {blunder out}, {blunder}, {ejaculate}]

blush
n 1: a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health [syn: {bloom}, {flush}, {rosiness}]
2: sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty) [syn: {flush}]
v 1: turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by" [syn: {crimson}, {flush}, {redden}]
2: become rosy or reddish; "her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air"

blush wine
n : pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began [syn: {pink wine}, {rose}, {rose wine}]

blusher
n 1: yellowish edible agaric that usually turns red when touched [syn: {blushing mushroom}, {Amanita rubescens}]
2: makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks [syn: {rouge}, {paint}]

blushful
adj 1: having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset; "the blushing boy was brought before the Principal"; "her blushful beau"; "was red-faced with anger" [syn: {blushing(a)}, {red-faced}]
2: blush colored; "blushful mists" [syn: {rosy}]

blushing
adj : having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset; "the blushing boy was brought before the Principal"; "her blushful beau"; "was red-faced with anger" [syn: {blushful}, {blushing(a)}, {red-faced}]

blushing mushroom
n : yellowish edible agaric that usually turns red when touched [syn: {blusher}, {Amanita rubescens}]

blushingly
adv : while blushing; "she stated her name blushingly"

bluster
n 1: noisy confusion and turbulence; "he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations"
2: a swaggering show of courage [syn: {bravado}]
3: a violent gusty wind
4: vain and empty boasting [syn: {braggadocio}, {rodomontade}, {rhodomontade}]
v 1: blow hard; be gusty, as of wind; "A southeaster blustered onshore"; "The flames blustered"
2: show off [syn: {boast}, {tout}, {swash}, {shoot a line}, {brag}, {gas}, {blow}, {vaunt}, {gasconade}]
3: act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner [syn: {swagger}, {swash}]

blusterer
n : a person who causes trouble by speaking indiscreetly [syn: {loudmouth}]

blustering
adj : blowing in loud and abrupt bursts; "blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia"; "a cold blustery day"; "a gusty storm with strong sudden rushes of wind" [syn: {blustering(a)}, {blusterous}, {blustery}, {gusty}]

blusterous
adj : blowing in loud and abrupt bursts; "blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia"; "a cold blustery day"; "a gusty storm with strong sudden rushes of wind" [syn: {blustering(a)}, {blustery}, {gusty}]

blustery
adj 1: blowing in loud and abrupt bursts; "blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia"; "a cold blustery day"; "a gusty storm with strong sudden rushes of wind" [syn: {blustering(a)}, {blusterous}, {gusty}]
2: noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others [syn: {bullying}]

BM
n 1: solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels [syn: {fecal matter}, {faecal matter}, {feces}, {faeces}, {stool}, {ordure}, {dejection}]
2: a euphemism for defecation; "he had a bowel movement" [syn: {bowel movement}, {movement}]

BMDO
n : an agency in the Department of Defense that is responsible for making ballistic missile defense a reality [syn: {Ballistic Missile Defense Organization}]

b-meson
n : exceedingly short-lived meson

BMR
n : the rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state [syn: {basal metabolic rate}]

BMus
n : a bachelor's degree in music [syn: {Bachelor of Music}]

BNS
n : a bachelor's degree in naval science [syn: {Bachelor of Naval Science}]

B.O.
n : malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe [syn: {body odor}, {body odour}]

bo tree
n : fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists [syn: {pipal}, {pipal tree}, {pipul}, {peepul}, {sacred fig}, {Ficus religiosa}]

boa
n 1: a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur [syn: {feather boa}]
2: any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs

boa constrictor
n : very large boa of tropical America and West Indies [syn: {Constrictor constrictor}]

Boann
n : Celtic goddess; mother of Angus Og

boar
n 1: Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States [syn: {wild boar}, {Sus scrofa}]
2: an uncastrated male hog

boar thistle
n : European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States [syn: {bull thistle}, {spear thistle}, {Cirsium vulgare}, {Cirsium lanceolatum}]

board
n 1: a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members"
2: a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose; "he nailed boards across the windows"
3: a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes [syn: {plank}]
4: a board on which information can be displayed to public view [syn: {display panel}, {display board}]
5: a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games; "he got out the board and set up the pieces" [syn: {gameboard}]
6: food or meals in general; "she sets a fine table"; "room and board" [syn: {table}]
7: electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree" [syn: {control panel}, {instrument panel}, {control board}, {panel}]
8: a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities [syn: {circuit board}, {circuit card}, {card}]
9: a table at which meals are served; "he helped her clear the dining table"; "a feast was spread upon the board" [syn: {dining table}]
v 1: get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.) [syn: {get on}] [ant: {get off}]
2: live and take one's meals at or in; "she rooms in an old boarding house" [syn: {room}]
3: lodge and take meals (at)
4: provide food and lodging (for); "The old lady is boarding three men"

board foot
n : the volume of a piece of wood 1 foot square and 1 inch thick

board game
n : a game played on a specially designed board

board measure
n : a system of units for measuring lumber based on the board foot

board meeting
n : a meeting for administrative purposes [syn: {committee meeting}]

board member
n : a member of a governing board

board of appeals
n : a board of officials that are not judicial but are appointed to hear appeals [syn: {appeal board}, {appeals board}]

board of directors
n : a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution [syn: {directorate}]

board of education
n : a board in charge of local public schools [syn: {school board}]

board of regents
n : a committee of university officers who have general supervision over the welfare and conduct of students

board of selectmen
n : a board of officials elected to administer the public business of a New England town

Board of Trade unit
n : a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour [syn: {kilowatt hour}, {kW-hr}, {B.T.U.}]

board of trustees
n : a governing board elected or appointed to direct the policies of an educational institution

board rule
n : a measure used in computing board feet

board up
v : cover with wooden boards; "board up windows before the hurricane"

boarder
n 1: a tenant in someone's house [syn: {lodger}, {roomer}]
2: someone who forces their way aboard ship; "stand by to repel boarders"
3: a pupil who lives at school during term time

boarding
n 1: the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft [syn: {embarkation}, {embarkment}] [ant: {debarkation}]
2: a structure of boards

boarding card
n : a pass that allows you to board a ship or plane [syn: {boarding pass}]

boarding house
n : a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests [syn: {boardinghouse}]

boarding pass
n : a pass that allows you to board a ship or plane [syn: {boarding card}]

boarding school
n : a private school where students are lodged and fed as well as taught [ant: {day school}]

boardinghouse
n : a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests [syn: {boarding house}]

boardroom
n : a room where a committee meets (such as the board of directors of a company) [syn: {council chamber}]

boards
n : the boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink

boardwalk
n : a walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside

boarfish
n 1: fish with large eyes and long snouts
2: fish with a projecting snout [syn: {Capros aper}] [also: {boarfishes} (pl)]

boarfishes
See {boarfish}

boarfishes
boarfish
n 1: fish with large eyes and long snouts
2: fish with a projecting snout [syn: {Capros aper}] [also: {boarfishes} (pl)]

boarhound
n : large hound used in hunting wild boars

boast
n : speaking of yourself in superlatives [syn: {boasting}, {self-praise}, {jactitation}]
v 1: show off [syn: {tout}, {swash}, {shoot a line}, {brag}, {gas}, {blow}, {bluster}, {vaunt}, {gasconade}]
2: wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat" [syn: {sport}, {feature}]

boaster
n : a very boastful and talkative person [syn: {bragger}, {braggart}, {blowhard}, {line-shooter}, {vaunter}]

boastful
adj : exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" [syn: {braggart(a)}, {bragging(a)}, {braggy}, {big}, {cock-a-hoop}, {crowing}, {self-aggrandizing}, {self-aggrandising}]

boastfully
adv : in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening" [syn: {vauntingly}, {big}, {large}]

boastfulness
n : outspoken conceit [syn: {vainglory}]

boasting
n : speaking of yourself in superlatives [syn: {boast}, {self-praise}, {jactitation}]

boat
n 1: a small vessel for travel on water
2: a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce [syn: {gravy boat}, {gravy holder}, {sauceboat}]
v : ride in a boat on water

boat bug
n : carnivorous aquatic bug having paddle-like hind legs [syn: {water boatman}]

boat club
n : club that promotes and supports yachting and boating [syn: {yacht club}]

boat deck
n : the upper deck on which lifeboats are stored

boat hook
n : pole-handled hook used to pull or push boats

boat paddle
n : a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat [syn: {paddle}]

boat race
n : a race between people rowing or driving boats

boat racing
n : the sport of racing boats

boat train
n : a train taking passengers to or from a port

boat whistle
n : a whistle on a boat that is sounded as a warning

boatbill
n : tropical American heron related to night herons [syn: {boat-billed heron}, {broadbill}, {Cochlearius cochlearius}]

boat-billed heron
n : tropical American heron related to night herons [syn: {boatbill}, {broadbill}, {Cochlearius cochlearius}]

boatbuilder
n : a person who builds boats

boater
n 1: a stiff straw hat with a flat crown [syn: {leghorn}, {Panama}, {Panama hat}, {sailor}, {skimmer}, {straw hat}]
2: someone who drives or rides in a boat [syn: {boatman}, {waterman}]

boathouse
n : a house at edge of river or lake; used to store boats

boating
n : water travel for pleasure [syn: {yachting}]

boatload
n : the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car; "he imported wine by the boatload" [syn: {shipload}, {carload}]

boatman
n : someone who drives or rides in a boat [syn: {boater}, {waterman}]

boatmanship
n : skill in handling boats

boat-race
v : participate in a boat race

boatswain
n : a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen [syn: {bos'n}, {bo's'n}, {bosun}, {bo'sun}]

boatswain bird
n : mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land [syn: {tropic bird}, {tropicbird}]

boatswain's chair
n : a seat consisting of a board and a rope; used while working aloft or over the side of a ship [syn: {bosun's chair}]

bob
n 1: a former monetary unit in Great Britain [syn: {British shilling}, {shilling}]
2: a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around
3: a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism [syn: {bobsled}, {bobsleigh}]
4: a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string
5: a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line [syn: {bobber}, {cork}, {bobfloat}]
6: a short or shortened tail of certain animals [syn: {bobtail}, {dock}]
7: a short abrupt inclination (as of the head); "he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement"
v 1: move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back"
2: ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure" [syn: {bobsled}]
3: remove or shorten the tail of an animal [syn: {dock}, {tail}]
4: make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand" [syn: {curtsy}]
5: cut hair in the style of a bob; "Bernice bobs her hair these days!" [also: {bobbing}, {bobbed}]

bob about
v : move up and down with no specific path; "the cork bobbed around in the pool" [syn: {bob around}]

bob around
v : move up and down with no specific path; "the cork bobbed around in the pool" [syn: {bob about}]

Bob Dylan
n : United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941) [syn: {Dylan}]

Bob Hope
n : United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (born in 1903) [syn: {Hope}, {Leslie Townes Hope}]

Bob Marley
n : Jamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981) [syn: {Marley}, {Robert Nesta Marley}]

Bob Mathias
n : United States athlete who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon (born in 1930) [syn: {Mathias}, {Robert Bruce Mathias}]

bob under
v : disappear suddenly, as if under the surface of a body of water

bob up
v : originate or come into being; "aquestion arose" [syn: {arise}, {come up}]

bobbed
bob
n 1: a former monetary unit in Great Britain [syn: {British shilling}, {shilling}]
2: a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around
3: a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism [syn: {bobsled}, {bobsleigh}]
4: a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string
5: a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line [syn: {bobber}, {cork}, {bobfloat}]
6: a short or shortened tail of certain animals [syn: {bobtail}, {dock}]
7: a short abrupt inclination (as of the head); "he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement"
v 1: move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back"
2: ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure" [syn: {bobsled}]
3: remove or shorten the tail of an animal [syn: {dock}, {tail}]
4: make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand" [syn: {curtsy}]
5: cut hair in the style of a bob; "Bernice bobs her hair these days!" [also: {bobbing}, {bobbed}]

bobbed
See {bob}

bobber
n : a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line [syn: {bob}, {cork}, {bobfloat}]

bobbin
n : a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound [syn: {spool}, {reel}]

bobbin lace
n : lace made by winding thread around bobbins on a padded cushion [syn: {pillow lace}]

bobbing
bob
n 1: a former monetary unit in Great Britain [syn: {British shilling}, {shilling}]
2: a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around
3: a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism [syn: {bobsled}, {bobsleigh}]
4: a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string
5: a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line [syn: {bobber}, {cork}, {bobfloat}]
6: a short or shortened tail of certain animals [syn: {bobtail}, {dock}]
7: a short abrupt inclination (as of the head); "he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement"
v 1: move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back"
2: ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure" [syn: {bobsled}]
3: remove or shorten the tail of an animal [syn: {dock}, {tail}]
4: make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand" [syn: {curtsy}]
5: cut hair in the style of a bob; "Bernice bobs her hair these days!" [also: {bobbing}, {bobbed}]

bobbing
See {bob}

bobble
v : make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub}, {screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle}, {fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up}, {fuck up}]

bobby
n : an informal term for a British policeman

Bobby Fischer
n : United States chess master; world champion from 1972 to 1975 (born in 1943) [syn: {Fischer}, {Robert James Fischer}]

Bobby Jones
n : United States golfer (1902-1971) [syn: {Jones}, {Robert Tyre Jones}]

Bobby Orr
n : Canadian hockey player (born 1948) [syn: {Orr}, {Robert Orr}]

bobby pin
n : a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place; "in England they call a bobby pin a grip" [syn: {hairgrip}, {grip}]

bobbysock
n : a sock that reaches just above the ankle [syn: {anklet}, {anklets}, {bobbysocks}]

bobby-socker
n : an adolescent girl wearing bobby socks (common in the 1940s) [syn: {bobbysoxer}]

bobbysocks
n : a sock that reaches just above the ankle [syn: {anklet}, {anklets}, {bobbysock}]

bobbysoxer
n : an adolescent girl wearing bobby socks (common in the 1940s) [syn: {bobby-socker}]

bobcat
n : small lynx of North America [syn: {bay lynx}, {Lynx rufus}]

bobfloat
n : a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line [syn: {bob}, {bobber}, {cork}]

bobolink
n : migratory American songbird [syn: {ricebird}, {reedbird}, {Dolichonyx oryzivorus}]

bobsled
n 1: formerly two short sleds coupled together [syn: {bobsleigh}]
2: a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism [syn: {bobsleigh}, {bob}]
v : ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure" [syn: {bob}]

bobsledding
n : riding on a bobsled

bobsleigh
n 1: formerly two short sleds coupled together [syn: {bobsled}]
2: a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism [syn: {bobsled}, {bob}]

bobtail
adj : having a short or shortened tail; "bobtail mare" [syn: {bobtailed}]
n 1: a short or shortened tail of certain animals [syn: {bob}, {dock}]
2: large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy blue-gray-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to Roman occupation of Britain [syn: {Old English sheepdog}]

bobtailed
adj : having a short or shortened tail; "bobtail mare" [syn: {bobtail}]

bobwhite
n : a popular North American game bird; named for its call [syn: {bobwhite quail}, {partridge}]

bobwhite quail
n : a popular North American game bird; named for its call [syn: {bobwhite}, {partridge}]

Boccaccio
n : Italian poet (born in France) (1313-1375) [syn: {Giovanni Boccaccio}]

bocce
n : Italian lawn bowling (played on a long narrow dirt court) [syn: {bocci}, {boccie}]

bocce ball
n : wooden ball that is bowled in the Italian game of bocce [syn: {bocci ball}, {boccie ball}]

bocci
n : Italian lawn bowling (played on a long narrow dirt court) [syn: {bocce}, {boccie}]

bocci ball
n : wooden ball that is bowled in the Italian game of bocce [syn: {bocce ball}, {boccie ball}]

boccie
n : Italian lawn bowling (played on a long narrow dirt court) [syn: {bocce}, {bocci}]

boccie ball
n : wooden ball that is bowled in the Italian game of bocce [syn: {bocce ball}, {bocci ball}]

bocconia
n 1: herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers [syn: {plume poppy}, {Macleaya cordata}]
2: small Central American tree having loose racemes of purple-tinted green flowers [syn: {tree celandine}, {Bocconia frutescens}]

Bocconia frutescens
n : small Central American tree having loose racemes of purple-tinted green flowers [syn: {bocconia}, {tree celandine}]

Boche
n : offensive terms for a person of German descent [syn: {Kraut}, {Krauthead}, {Jerry}, {Hun}]

bock
n : a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring [syn: {bock beer}]

bock beer
n : a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring [syn: {bock}]

bod
n : alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: {human body}, {physical body}, {material body}, {soma}, {build}, {figure}, {physique}, {anatomy}, {shape}, {chassis}, {frame}, {form}, {flesh}]

bodacious
adj 1: incorrigible; "a bodacious gossip"
2: unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bold-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell [syn: {audacious}, {barefaced}, {bold-faced}, {brassy}, {brazen}, {brazen-faced}, {insolent}]

Boddhisatva
n : Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others [syn: {Bodhisattva}]

bode
v : indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: {portend}, {auspicate}, {prognosticate}, {omen}, {presage}, {betoken}, {foreshadow}, {augur}, {foretell}, {prefigure}, {forecast}, {predict}]

bodega
n : a small Hispanic shop selling wine and groceries

Bodhisattva
n : Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others [syn: {Boddhisatva}]

bodice
n : part of a dress above the waist

bodice ripper
n : a romantic novel containing scenes in which the heroine is sexually violated

bodied
adj 1: having a body or a body of a specified kind; often used in combination; "strong-bodied"; "big-bodied" [ant: {unbodied}]
2: possessing or existing in bodily form; "what seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind"- Shakespeare; "an incarnate spirit"; "`corporate' is an archaic term" [syn: {corporal}, {corporate}, {embodied}, {incarnate}]

bodied
body
n 1: the entire physical structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire" [syn: {organic structure}, {physical structure}]
2: body of a dead animal or person; "they found the body in the lake" [syn: {dead body}]
3: a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"
4: the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" [syn: {torso}, {trunk}]
5: an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects; "heavenly body"
6: a collection of particulars considered as a system; "a body of law"; "a body of doctrine"; "a body of precedents"
7: the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"
8: the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake" [syn: {consistency}, {consistence}]
9: the central message of a communication; "the body of the message was short"
v : invest with or as with a body; give body to [syn: {personify}] [also: {bodied}]

bodied
See {body}

bodiless
adj 1: not having a material body; "bodiless ghosts" [syn: {discorporate}, {unembodied}, {unbodied}, {disembodied}]
2: having no trunk or main part; "a bodiless head" [syn: {bodyless}]

bodily
adj 1: of or relating to or belonging to the body; "a bodily organ"; "bodily functions"; "carnal remains" [syn: {carnal}]
2: affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; "bodily needs"; "a corporal defect"; "corporeal suffering"; "a somatic symptom or somatic illness" [syn: {corporal}, {corporeal}, {somatic}]
3: having or relating to a physical material body; "bodily existence"
adv : in bodily form; "he was translated bodily to heaven"

bodily cavity
n : (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body [syn: {cavity}, {cavum}]

bodily fluid
n : the liquid parts of the body [syn: {liquid body substance}, {body fluid}, {humor}, {humour}]

bodily function
n : an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity" [syn: {bodily process}, {body process}, {activity}]

bodily process
n : an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity" [syn: {body process}, {bodily function}, {activity}]

bodily property
n : an attribute of the body

bodily structure
n : a particular complex anatomical structure; "he has good bone structure" [syn: {structure}, {anatomical structure}, {complex body part}, {body structure}]

boding
n : a feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case" [syn: {foreboding}, {premonition}, {presentiment}]

bodkin
n 1: a dagger with a slender blade [syn: {poniard}]
2: formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head
3: a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric
4: a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops [syn: {threader}]

Bodo-Garo
n : Kamarupan languages spoken in the state of Assam in northeastern India [syn: {Barish}]

Bodoni
n 1: Italian printer who designed the Bodoni font (1740-1813) [syn: {Gianbattista Bodoni}]
2: a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes [syn: {modern}, {modern font}, {Bodoni font}] [ant: {old style}]

Bodoni font
n : a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes [syn: {modern}, {modern font}, {Bodoni}] [ant: {old style}]

body
n 1: the entire physical structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire" [syn: {organic structure}, {physical structure}]
2: body of a dead animal or person; "they found the body in the lake" [syn: {dead body}]
3: a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"
4: the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" [syn: {torso}, {trunk}]
5: an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects; "heavenly body"
6: a collection of particulars considered as a system; "a body of law"; "a body of doctrine"; "a body of precedents"
7: the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"
8: the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake" [syn: {consistency}, {consistence}]
9: the central message of a communication; "the body of the message was short"
v : invest with or as with a body; give body to [syn: {personify}] [also: {bodied}]

body and soul
adv : with complete faith; "she was with him heart and soul" [syn: {heart and soul}]

body armor
n : armor that protects the wearer's whole body [syn: {body armour}, {suit of armor}, {suit of armour}, {coat of mail}, {cataphract}]

body armour
n : armor that protects the wearer's whole body [syn: {body armor}, {suit of armor}, {suit of armour}, {coat of mail}, {cataphract}]

body bag
n : a bag in which the body of a dead soldier is placed [syn: {personnel pouch}, {human remains pouch}]

body count
n : a count of troops killed in an operation or time period; "the daily body count increased as the war went on"

body covering
n : any covering for the body or a body part

body English
n : a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction

body fluid
n : the liquid parts of the body [syn: {liquid body substance}, {bodily fluid}, {humor}, {humour}]

body forth
v : represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist" [syn: {incarnate}, {embody}, {substantiate}]

body guard
v : accompany and protect from physical harm

body hair
n : short hair growing over a person's body

body language
n : communication via the movements or attitudes of the body

body length
n : the length of your body

body lotion
n : lotion applied to the body after bathing

body louse
n : a parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings [syn: {cootie}, {Pediculus corporis}]

body odor
n : malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe [syn: {body odour}, {B.O.}]

body odour
n : malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe [syn: {body odor}, {B.O.}]

body of water
n : the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" [syn: {water}]

body of work
n : the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it); "he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre"; "Picasso's work can be divided into periods" [syn: {oeuvre}, {work}]

body pad
n : a pad worn by hockey goalkeeper

body part
n : any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

body plethysmograph
n : plethysmograph consisting of a chamber surrounding the entire body; used in studies of respiration

body politic
n : a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land" [syn: {state}, {nation}, {country}, {land}, {commonwealth}, {res publica}]

body process
n : an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity" [syn: {bodily process}, {bodily function}, {activity}]

body servant
n : a valet or personal maid

body snatcher
n : someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection [syn: {graverobber}, {ghoul}]

body stocking
n : a one-piece tight-fitting undergarment for women that covers the torso (and may have sleeves and legs)

body structure
n : a particular complex anatomical structure; "he has good bone structure" [syn: {structure}, {anatomical structure}, {complex body part}, {bodily structure}]

body substance
n : the substance of the body

body suit
n : a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles); worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance [syn: {leotard}, {unitard}, {cat suit}]

body temperature
n : temperature of the body; normally 98.6 F or 37 C in humans; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health [syn: {blood heat}]

body type
n : a category of physique [syn: {somatotype}]

body waste
n : waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body [syn: {excretion}, {excreta}, {excrement}, {excretory product}]

body weight
n : the weight of a person's body

body-build
n : constitution of the human body [syn: {physique}, {build}, {habitus}]

bodybuilder
n : someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature [syn: {muscle builder}, {muscle-builder}, {musclebuilder}, {muscleman}]

bodybuilding
n : exercise that builds muscles through tension [syn: {anaerobic exercise}, {muscle building}, {musclebuilding}]

bodyguard
n 1: someone who escorts and protects a prominent person [syn: {escort}]
2: a group of men who escort and protect some important person [syn: {guard}]

bodyless
adj : having no trunk or main part; "a bodiless head" [syn: {bodiless}]

bodypaint
v : apply paint to a body

bodywork
n 1: the exterior body of a motor vehicle
2: the work of making or repairing vehicle bodies

Boehm
n : German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624) [syn: {Boehme}, {Jakob Boehme}, {Bohme}, {Jakob Bohme}, {Jakob Boehm}, {Behmen}, {Jakob Behmen}]

Boehme
n : German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624) [syn: {Jakob Boehme}, {Bohme}, {Jakob Bohme}, {Boehm}, {Jakob Boehm}, {Behmen}, {Jakob Behmen}]

Boehmenism
n : the mystical theological doctrine of Jakob Boehme that influenced the Quakers [syn: {Behmenism}]

Boehmeria
n : false nettle [syn: {genus Boehmeria}]

Boehmeria nivea
n : tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax [syn: {ramie}, {ramee}, {Chinese silk plant}, {China grass}]

Boeotia
n : a district of ancient Greece northwest of Athens

Boeotian
adj : of or relating to ancient Boeotia or its people or to the dialect spoken there in classical times; "Boeotian dialects"

Boer
n : a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans [syn: {Afrikaner}, {Afrikander}]

Boer War
n : either of two wars: the first when the Boers fought England in order to regain the independence they had given up to obtain British help against the Zulus (1880-1881); the second when the Orange Free State and Transvaal declared war on Britain (1899-1902)

Boethius
n : a Roman who was an early Christian philosopher and statesman who was executed for treason; Boethius had a decisive influence on Medieval logic (circa 480-524) [syn: {Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius}]

boeuf
n : meat from an adult domestic bovine [syn: {beef}]

boeuf Bourguignonne
n : beef and mushrooms and onions stewed in red wine and seasonings [syn: {beef Bourguignonne}]

boeuf fondu bourguignon
n : cubes of beef cooked in hot oil and then dipped in various tasty sauces [syn: {beef fondue}]

boffin
n : a scientist or technician engaged in military research

Bofors gun
n : an automatic double-barreled antiaircraft gun

bog
n : wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel [syn: {peat bog}]
v 1: cause to slow down or get stuck; "The vote would bog down the house" [syn: {bog down}]
2: get stuck while doing something; "She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation" [syn: {bog down}]

bog asphodel
n : either of two herbaceous rushlike bog plants having small yellow flowers and grasslike leaves; north temperate regions

bog aster
n : a variety of aster

bog bilberry
n : an evergreen shrub with leathery leaves [syn: {bog whortleberry}, {moor berry}, {Vaccinium uliginosum alpinum}]

bog candles
n : orchid with spikes of many fragrant white flowers on erect leafy stems; of wet or boggy ground through most of the West and northern North America [syn: {bog rein orchid}, {Habenaria dilatata}]

bog down
v 1: get stuck while doing something; "She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation" [syn: {bog}]
2: cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart" [syn: {mire}]
3: be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand" [syn: {grind to a halt}, {get stuck}, {mire}]
4: cause to slow down or get stuck; "The vote would bog down the house" [syn: {bog}]

bog hemp
n : any of several flowering weeds of the genus Boehmeria lacking stinging hairs [syn: {false nettle}]

bog kalmia
n : laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath [syn: {swamp laurel}, {bog laurel}, {Kalmia polifolia}]

bog laurel
n : laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath [syn: {swamp laurel}, {bog kalmia}, {Kalmia polifolia}]

bog moss
n : any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat [syn: {sphagnum}, {sphagnum moss}, {peat moss}]

bog myrtle
n : perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across the surface [syn: {water shamrock}, {buckbean}, {bogbean}, {marsh trefoil}, {Menyanthes trifoliata}]

bog pimpernel
n : small creeping European herb having delicate pink flowers [syn: {Anagallis tenella}]

bog plant
n : a semi-aquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath [syn: {marsh plant}, {swamp plant}]

bog rein orchid
n : orchid with spikes of many fragrant white flowers on erect leafy stems; of wet or boggy ground through most of the West and northern North America [syn: {bog candles}, {Habenaria dilatata}]

bog rhubarb
n : small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas [syn: {butterbur}, {Petasites hybridus}, {Petasites vulgaris}]

bog rose
n : a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide-gaping corolla; Canada [syn: {wild pink}, {dragon's mouth}, {Arethusa bulbosa}]

bog rosemary
n : wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to northeastern United States [syn: {moorwort}, {Andromeda glaucophylla}]

bog soil
n : poorly drained soils on top of peat and under marsh or swamp vegetation

bog spavin
n : spavin caused by collection of fluids

bog star
n : plant having ovate leaves in a basal rosette and white starlike flowers netted with green [syn: {Parnassia palustris}]

bog whortleberry
n : an evergreen shrub with leathery leaves [syn: {bog bilberry}, {moor berry}, {Vaccinium uliginosum alpinum}]

Bogart
n : United States film actor (1899-1957) [syn: {Humphrey Bogart}, {Humphrey DeForest Bogart}]

Bogartian
adj : of or relating to or in the style of Humphrey Bogart

bogbean
n : perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across the surface [syn: {water shamrock}, {buckbean}, {bog myrtle}, {marsh trefoil}, {Menyanthes trifoliata}]

bogey
n 1: an evil spirit [syn: {bogy}, {bogie}]
2: (golf) a score of one stroke over par on a hole
3: an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft [syn: {bogy}, {bogie}]
v : to shoot in one stroke over par

bogeyman
n : an imaginary monster used to frighten children [syn: {bugbear}, {bugaboo}, {boogeyman}, {booger}]

bogged down
See {bog down}

bogged-down
See {bog-down}

bogging down
See {bog down}

bogging-down
See {bog-down}

boggle
v 1: startle with amazement or fear
2: hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear
3: overcome with amazement; "This boggles the mind!" [syn: {flabbergast}, {bowl over}]

boggy
adj : (of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous" [syn: {marshy}, {miry}, {mucky}, {muddy}, {quaggy}, {sloughy}, {swampy}]

bogie
n 1: an evil spirit [syn: {bogey}, {bogy}]
2: an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft [syn: {bogy}, {bogey}]

bogmat
n : having narrow flat sickle-shaped submerged fronds; North America [syn: {mud midget}, {Wolffiella gladiata}]

Bogota
n : capital and largest city of Colombia; located in central Colombia on a high fertile plain [syn: {capital of Colombia}]

bogs down
See {bog down}

bogs-down
See {bog-down}

bogus
adj : fraudulent; having a misleading appearance [syn: {fake}, {phony}, {phoney}, {bastard}]

bogy
n 1: an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft [syn: {bogie}, {bogey}]
2: an evil spirit [syn: {bogey}, {bogie}]

Bohemia
n : a historical area and former kingdom in the Czech Republic

Bohemian
adj 1: of or relating to Bohemia or its language or people
2: unconventional in especially appearance and behavior; "a bohemian life style"
n 1: a member of a nomadic people originating in northern India and now living on all continents [syn: {Gypsy}, {Gipsy}, {Romany}, {Rommany}, {Roma}]
2: a native or inhabitant of Bohemia in the Czech Republic
3: a nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life

Bohemian waxwing
n : large waxwing of northern North America; similar to but larger than the cedar waxwing [syn: {Bombycilla garrulus}]

Bohme
n : German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624) [syn: {Boehme}, {Jakob Boehme}, {Jakob Bohme}, {Boehm}, {Jakob Boehm}, {Behmen}, {Jakob Behmen}]

Bohr
n : Danish physicist who studied atomic structure and radiations; the Bohr theory of the atom accounted for the spectrum of hydrogen (1885-1962) [syn: {Niels Bohr}, {Niels Henrik David Bohr}]

Bohr theory
n : (physics) a theory of atomic structure that combined Rutherford's model with the quantum theory; electrons orbiting a nucleus can only be in certain stationary energy states and light is emitted when electrons jump from one energy state to another

Boidae
n : boas and pythons [syn: {family Boidae}]

boil
n 1: a painful sore with a hard pus-filled core [syn: {furuncle}]
2: the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level; "the brought to water to a boil" [syn: {boiling point}]
v 1: come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor; "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius" [ant: {freeze}]
2: cook in boiling liquid; "boil potatoes"
3: bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point; "boil this liquid until it evaporates"
4: be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm" [syn: {churn}, {moil}, {roil}]
5: be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger" [syn: {seethe}]

boil down
v 1: be the essential element; "The proposal boils down to a compromise" [syn: {reduce}, {come down}]
2: be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup" [syn: {reduce}, {decoct}, {concentrate}]
3: cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time" [syn: {reduce}, {concentrate}]

boil over
v : overflow or cause to overflow while boiling; "The milk is boiling over" [syn: {overboil}]

boil smut
n : a common smut attacking Indian corn causing grayish white swellings that rupture to expose a black spore mass [syn: {Ustilago maydis}]

boiled
adj : cooked in hot water [syn: {poached}, {stewed}]

boiled dinner
n : corned beef simmered with onions and cabbage and usually other vegetables [syn: {New England boiled dinner}]

boiled egg
n : egg cooked briefly in the shell in gently boiling water [syn: {coddled egg}]

boiler
n 1: sealed vessel where water is converted to steam [syn: {steam boiler}]
2: a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid [syn: {kettle}]

boilerplate
n 1: standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories
2: thick plate iron used in the production of boilers

boilers suit
n : a loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work [syn: {overall}, {boilersuit}]

boilersuit
n : a loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work [syn: {overall}, {boilers suit}]

boiling
n 1: the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
2: cooking in a boiling liquid [syn: {stewing}, {simmering}]
adv : extremely; "boiling mad"

boiling point
n 1: the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level; "the brought to water to a boil" [syn: {boil}]
2: being highly angry or excited; ready to boil over; "after an hour of waiting I was at the boiling point"

boiling water reactor
n : a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the water boils in the reactor core and the steam produced can drive a steam turbine [syn: {BWR}]

Boise
n : the capital and largest city of Idaho [syn: {capital of Idaho}]

boisterous
adj 1: noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline; "a boisterous crowd"; "a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand"; "a robustious group of teenagers"; "beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings"; "an unruly class" [syn: {rambunctious}, {robustious}, {rumbustious}, {unruly}]
2: full of rough and exuberant animal spirits; "boisterous practical jokes"; "knockabout comedy" [syn: {knockabout}]
3: violently agitated and turbulent; "boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound; "rough weather"; "rough seas" [syn: {fierce}, {rough}]

boisterously
adv : in a carefree manner; "she was rollickingly happy" [syn: {rollickingly}]

boisterousness
n 1: a turbulent and stormy state of the sea
2: the property of being noisy and lively and unrestrained

bok
See {boschbok}

bok choi
n 1: Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves [syn: {bok choy}, {pakchoi}, {Chinese white cabbage}, {Brassica rapa chinensis}]
2: elongated head of dark green leaves on thick white stalks [syn: {bok choy}]

bok choy
n 1: Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves [syn: {bok choi}, {pakchoi}, {Chinese white cabbage}, {Brassica rapa chinensis}]
2: elongated head of dark green leaves on thick white stalks [syn: {bok choi}]

Bokkos
n : a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria [syn: {Ron}, {Daffo}]

Bokmal
n : one of two official languages of Norway; closely related to Danish [syn: {Dano-Norwegian}, {Riksmal}]

bola
n 1: a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie [syn: {bolo tie}, {bolo}, {bola tie}]
2: a rope with weights attached to the ends; is thrown to entangle the legs of an animal; of South American origin

bola tie
n : a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie [syn: {bolo tie}, {bolo}, {bola}]

Bolanci
n : a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa [syn: {Bole}]

Bolbitis
n : terrestrial or less than normally scandent ferns of tropical regions of northern hemisphere [syn: {genus Bolbitis}]

bold
adj 1: fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure" [ant: {timid}]
2: clear and distinct; "bold handwriting"; "a figure carved in bold relief"; "a bold design"
3: very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; "a bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"; "a sheer descent of rock" [syn: {bluff}, {sheer}]
n : a typeface with thick heavy lines [syn: {boldface}, {bold face}]

bold face
n : a typeface with thick heavy lines [syn: {boldface}, {bold}]

boldface
n : a typeface with thick heavy lines [syn: {bold face}, {bold}]
v : print in boldface

bold-faced
adj : unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bold-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell [syn: {audacious}, {barefaced}, {bodacious}, {brassy}, {brazen}, {brazen-faced}, {insolent}]

boldly
adv : in a bold manner; "we must tackle these tasks boldly" [syn: {with boldness}]

boldness
n 1: the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness" [syn: {daring}, {hardihood}] [ant: {timidity}]
2: impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty" [syn: {nerve}, {brass}, {face}, {cheek}]
3: the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly [syn: {strikingness}]

bole
n 1: a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment)
2: the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber [syn: {trunk}, {tree trunk}]
3: a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa [syn: {Bolanci}]

bolero
n 1: music written in the rhythm of the bolero dance
2: a short jacket; worn mostly by women
3: a Spanish dance in triple time accompanied by guitar and castanets

Boletaceae
n : family of pore-bearing fleshy fungi having the spores easily separating from the cup and often from each other [syn: {family Boletaceae}]

bolete
n : any fungus of the family Boletaceae

Boletellus
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae [syn: {genus Boletellus}]

Boletellus russellii
n : a fungus with a long coarsely shaggy reticulate stalk and a rimose areolate cap surface

boleti
See {boletus}

Boletus
n : type genus of Boletaceae; genus of soft early-decaying pore fungi; some poisonous and some edible [syn: {genus Boletus}]

Boletus chrysenteron
n : a fungus convex cap and a dingy yellow under surface and a dry stalk

Boletus edulis
n : a edible and choice fungus; has a convex cap that is slightly viscid when fresh and moist but soon dries and a thick bulbous tan stalk

Boletus frostii
n : a fungus with a red cap and a red coarsely reticulate stalk [syn: {Frost's bolete}]

Boletus luridus
n : a poisonous fungus with a dingy yellow cap and orange red undersurface and a cylindrical reticulate stalk

Boletus mirabilis
n : a fungus that is edible when young and fresh; has a dark brown convex cap with a yellow to greenish under surface and reddish stalk

Boletus pallidus
n : a fungus that has an off-white cap when it is young but later becomes dingy brown and a stalk of the same color; the under surface of the cap (the tubes) a pale greenish yellow

Boletus pulcherrimus
n : a beautiful but poisonous bolete; has a brown cap with a scarlet pore surface and a thick reticulate stalk

Boletus pulverulentus
n : an edible fungus with a broadly convex blackish brown cap and a pore surface that is yellow when young and darkens with age; stalk is thick and enlarges toward the base

Boletus roxanae
n : a fungus with a rusty red cap and a white pore surface that becomes yellow with age and a pale yellow stalk

Boletus subvelutipes
n : a fungus with a velvety stalk and usually a dingy brown cap; injured areas turn blue instantly

Boletus variipes
n : an edible (but not choice) fungus found on soil under hardwoods; has a dry convex cap with whitish under surface and a reticulate stalk

Boletus zelleri
n : an edible and choice fungus that has a brown cap with greenish yellow under surface and a stalk that become dull red with age

Boleyn
n : the second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I; was executed on a charge of adultery (1507-1536) [syn: {Anne Boleyn}]

bolide
n : an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding) [syn: {fireball}]

Bolingbroke
n : the first Lancastrian king of England from 1399 to 1413; deposed Richard II and suppressed rebellions (1367-1413) [syn: {Henry IV}, {Henry Bolingbroke}]

bolivar
n 1: the basic unit of money in Venezuela; equal to 100 centimos
2: Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule; founded Bolivia in 1825 (1783-1830) [syn: {Simon Bolivar}, {El Libertador}] [also: {bolivares} (pl)]

bolivares
See {bolivar}

bolivares
bolivar
n 1: the basic unit of money in Venezuela; equal to 100 centimos
2: Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule; founded Bolivia in 1825 (1783-1830) [syn: {Simon Bolivar}, {El Libertador}] [also: {bolivares} (pl)]

Bolivia
n 1: a landlocked Republic in central South America; Simon Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spain [syn: {Republic of Bolivia}]
2: a form of canasta in which sequences can be melded

Bolivian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Bolivia or its people
n : a native or inhabitant of Bolivia

Bolivian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Bolivia

boliviano
n : the basic unit of money in Bolivia; equal to 100 centavos

boll
n 1: the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant
2: German novelist and writer of short stories (1917-1985) [syn: {Heinrich Boll}, {Heinrich Theodor Boll}]

boll weevil
n : grayish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton [syn: {Anthonomus grandis}]

bollard
n : a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards" [syn: {bitt}]

bollix
v : make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub}, {screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle}, {fluff}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up}, {bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up}, {fuck up}]

bollix up
v : make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub}, {screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle}, {fluff}, {bollix}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up}, {bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up}, {fuck up}]

bollock
n 1: one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away" [syn: {testis}, {testicle}, {orchis}, {ball}, {ballock}, {nut}, {egg}]
2: a pulley-block at the head of a topmast [syn: {bullock block}]

bollocks
v : make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub}, {screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle}, {fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks up}, {bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up}, {fuck up}]

bollocks up
v : make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub}, {screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle}, {fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up}, {fuck up}]

bollworm
n : any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls

Bollywood
n : the film industry of India

bolo
n 1: a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie [syn: {bolo tie}, {bola tie}, {bola}]
2: long heavy knife with a single edge; of Philippine origin [syn: {bolo knife}]

bolo knife
n : long heavy knife with a single edge; of Philippine origin [syn: {bolo}]

bolo tie
n : a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie [syn: {bolo}, {bola tie}, {bola}]

Bologna
n 1: the capital of Emilia-Romagna; located in northern Italy east of the Apennines
2: large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork [syn: {Bologna sausage}]

Bologna sausage
n : large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork [syn: {bologna}]

bolognese pasta sauce
n : sauce for pasta; contains mushrooms and ham and chopped vegetables and beef and tomato paste

bologram
n : record or recording made by a bolometer [syn: {bolograph}]

bolograph
n : record or recording made by a bolometer [syn: {bologram}]

bolographic
adj : of or relating to a bolograph

bolometer
n : an instrument that measures heat radiation; extremely sensitive

bolometric
adj : of or relating to a bolometer

boloney
n : pretentious or silly talk or writing [syn: {baloney}, {bilgewater}, {bosh}, {drool}, {humbug}, {taradiddle}, {tarradiddle}, {tommyrot}, {tosh}, {twaddle}]

Bolshevik
adj : of or relating to Bolshevism; "Bolshevik Revolution" [syn: {Bolshevist}, {Bolshevistic}]
n 1: emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries [syn: {Marxist}, {pinko}, {red}, {bolshie}]
2: a Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party [syn: {Bolshevist}]

bolsheviki
See {bolshevik}

bolshevise
v : make Communist or bring in accord with Communist principles; "communize the government" [syn: {communize}, {communise}, {bolshevize}]

Bolshevism
n : Soviet communism [syn: {collectivism}, {sovietism}]

Bolshevist
adj : of or relating to Bolshevism; "Bolshevik Revolution" [syn: {Bolshevik}, {Bolshevistic}]
n : a Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party [syn: {Bolshevik}]

Bolshevistic
adj : of or relating to Bolshevism; "Bolshevik Revolution" [syn: {Bolshevik}, {Bolshevist}]

bolshevize
v : make Communist or bring in accord with Communist principles; "communize the government" [syn: {communize}, {communise}, {bolshevise}]

bolshie
n : emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries [syn: {Bolshevik}, {Marxist}, {pinko}, {red}]

bolshy
adj : obstreperous [syn: {stroppy}]

bolster
n : a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows [syn: {long pillow}]
v 1: support and strengthen; "bolster morale" [syn: {bolster up}]
2: prop up with a pillow or bolster
3: add padding to; "pad the seat of the chair" [syn: {pad}]

bolster up
v : support and strengthen; "bolster morale" [syn: {bolster}]

bolt
n 1: a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder [syn: {thunderbolt}, {bolt of lightning}]
2: a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
3: the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key [syn: {deadbolt}]
4: the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door" [syn: {dash}]
5: a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
6: a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
7: a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
adv 1: in a rigid manner; "the body was rigidly erect"; "ge sat bolt upright" [syn: {rigidly}, {stiffly}]
2: directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her" [syn: {bang}, {slap}, {slapdash}, {smack}]
v 1: move or jump suddenly; "She bolted from her seat"
2: secure or lock with a bolt; "bolt the door" [ant: {unbolt}]
3: swallow hastily
4: run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along [syn: {abscond}, {absquatulate}, {decamp}, {run off}, {go off}]
5: leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out" [syn: {run off}, {run out}, {bolt out}, {beetle off}]
6: eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!" [syn: {gobble}]
7: make or roll into bolts; "bolt fabric"

bolt cutter
n : an implement for cutting bolts

bolt down
v 1: drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work" [syn: {toss off}, {pop}, {belt down}, {pour down}, {down}, {drink down}, {kill}]
2: eat a large amount of food quickly; "The children gobbled down most of the birthday cake" [syn: {garbage down}, {gobble up}, {shovel in}]

bolt of lightning
n : a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder [syn: {thunderbolt}, {bolt}]

bolt out
v : leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out" [syn: {run off}, {run out}, {bolt}, {beetle off}]

bolted
adj : firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house properly secured" [syn: {barred}, {fast}, {latched}, {locked}, {secured}]

bolt-hole
n : a hole through which an animal may bolt when pursued into its burrow or den

bolti
n : important food fish of the Nile and other rivers of Africa and Asia Minor [syn: {Tilapia nilotica}]

Boltonia
n : genus of tall leafy perennial herbs of eastern America and eastern Asia having flowers that resemble asters [syn: {genus Boltonia}]

Boltzmann
n : Austrian physicist who contributed to the kinetic theory of gases (1844-1906) [syn: {Ludwig Boltzmann}]

Boltzmann distribution law
n : (physics) a law expressing the distribution of energy among the molecules of a gas in thermal equilibrium [syn: {Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution law}]

Boltzmann's constant
n : constant used in the calculation of the ideal gas constant

bolus
n 1: a small round soft mass (as of chewed food)
2: a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine

Bolzano
n : an Italian city in Trentino-Alto Adige near the Austrian border; noted as a resort and for its Alpine scenery

Bomarea
n : large genus of tropical American vines having showy often spotted umbellate flowers; sometimes placed in family Liliaceae especially subfamily Alstroemeriaceae [syn: {genus Bomarea}]

Bomarea edulis
n : tropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; West Indies to northern South America [syn: {salsilla}]

Bomarea salsilla
n : tropical vine having umbels of small purple flowers and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; Colombia [syn: {salsilla}]

bomb
n 1: an explosive device fused to denote under specific conditions
2: strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion [syn: {bomb calorimeter}]
3: an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned" [syn: {turkey}, {dud}]
v 1: throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden" [syn: {bombard}]
2: fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?" [syn: {fail}, {flunk}, {flush it}] [ant: {pass}]

bomb blast
n : the explosion of a bomb

bomb calorimeter
n : strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion [syn: {bomb}]

bomb out
v : make somebody homeless by destroying their houses with bombs

bomb rack
n : a device on an aircraft for carrying bombs

bomb shelter
n : a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids [syn: {air-raid shelter}, {bombproof}]

bomb site
n : an area in a town that has been devastated by bombs; "they opened a parking lot on the bomb site"

bomb up
v : load an aircraft with bombs

Bombacaceae
n : tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds [syn: {family Bombacaceae}]

bombard
n : a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family [syn: {bombardon}]
v 1: cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; "They pelted each other with snowballs" [syn: {pelt}]
2: throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden" [syn: {bomb}]

bombardier
n 1: a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery
2: the member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the target

bombardier beetle
n : beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed

bombardment
n 1: the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)
2: the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing" [syn: {barrage}, {barrage fire}, {battery}, {shelling}]
3: an attack by dropping bombs [syn: {bombing}]

bombardon
n 1: a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician [syn: {helicon}]
2: a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family [syn: {bombard}]

bombast
n : pompous or pretentious talk or writing [syn: {fustian}, {rant}, {claptrap}, {blah}]

bombastic
adj : ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose" [syn: {declamatory}, {large}, {orotund}, {tumid}, {turgid}]

bombastically
adv 1: in a turgid manner; "he lectured bombastically about his theories" [syn: {turgidly}]
2: in a grandiose manner; "the building was bombastically spacious" [syn: {grandiosely}]

Bombax
n : trees of chiefly South America [syn: {genus Bombax}]

Bombax ceiba
n : East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok [syn: {red silk-cotton tree}, {simal}, {Bombax malabarica}]

Bombax malabarica
n : East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok [syn: {red silk-cotton tree}, {simal}, {Bombax ceiba}]

Bombay
n : a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India [syn: {Mumbai}]

Bombay ceiba
n : massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber [syn: {kapok}, {ceiba tree}, {silk-cotton tree}, {white silk-cotton tree}, {God tree}, {Ceiba pentandra}]

Bombay hemp
n : valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation [syn: {kenaf}, {kanaf}, {deccan hemp}, {bimli}, {bimli hemp}, {Indian hemp}, {Hibiscus cannabinus}]

bomber
n 1: a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight
2: a person who plants bombs
3: a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States [syn: {grinder}, {hero}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy}, {Cuban sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {sub}, {submarine}, {submarine sandwich}, {torpedo}, {wedge}, {zep}]

bomber aircrew
n : the crew of a bomber [syn: {bomber crew}]

bomber crew
n : the crew of a bomber [syn: {bomber aircrew}]

Bomber Harris
n : British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984) [syn: {Harris}, {Sir Arthur Travers Harris}]

bomber jacket
n : a jacket gathered into a band at the waist

bombie
n : an unexploded bomblet; "unexploded bomblets known in Laos as `bombies' caused farmers to fear cultivating their fields"

bombilate
v : make a buzzing sound; "bees were buzzing around the hive" [syn: {buzz}, {bombinate}]

bombilation
n : sound of rapid vibration; "the buzz of a bumble bee" [syn: {buzz}, {bombination}]

Bombina
n : fire-bellied toads [syn: {genus Bombina}]

Bombina bombina
n : toad of central and eastern Europe having red or orange patches on its underside [syn: {fire-bellied toad}]

bombinate
v : make a buzzing sound; "bees were buzzing around the hive" [syn: {buzz}, {bombilate}]

bombination
n : sound of rapid vibration; "the buzz of a bumble bee" [syn: {buzz}, {bombilation}]

bombing
n 1: an attack by dropping bombs [syn: {bombardment}]
2: the use of bombs for sabotage; a tactic frequently used by terrorists

bombing run
n : that part of the flight that begins with the approach to the target; includes target acquisition and ends with the release of the bombs

bomblet
n : one of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster bomb [syn: {cluster bomblet}]

bombproof
adj : able to resist the explosive force of bombs and shells; "bombproof shelter" [syn: {shellproof}]
n : a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids [syn: {bomb shelter}, {air-raid shelter}]

bombshell
n 1: an entertainer who has a sensational effect; "she was a blonde bombshell"
2: a shocking surprise; "news of the attack came like a bombshell" [syn: {thunderbolt}, {thunderclap}]
3: an explosive bomb or artillery shell

bombsight
n : a sighting device in an aircraft for aiming bombs

Bombus
n : bumblebees [syn: {genus Bombus}]

bombycid
n : moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk [syn: {bombycid moth}, {silkworm moth}]

bombycid moth
n : moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk [syn: {bombycid}, {silkworm moth}]

Bombycidae
n : Chinese silkworm moth [syn: {family Bombycidae}]

Bombycilla
n : waxwings [syn: {genus bombycilla}]

Bombycilla cedrorun
n : widely distributed over temperate North America [syn: {cedar waxwing}, {cedarbird}]

Bombycilla garrulus
n : large waxwing of northern North America; similar to but larger than the cedar waxwing [syn: {Bohemian waxwing}]

Bombycillidae
n : a family of birds of the suborder Oscines [syn: {family Bombycillidae}]

Bombyliidae
n : bee flies [syn: {family Bombyliidae}]

Bombyx
n : type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth [syn: {genus Bombyx}]

Bombyx mori
n : stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk of commerce [syn: {domestic silkworm moth}]

bon mot
n : a clever remark [syn: {mot}]

bon ton
n : the fashionable elite [syn: {society}, {high society}, {beau monde}, {smart set}]

bon vivant
n : a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) [syn: {epicure}, {gourmet}, {gastronome}, {epicurean}, {foodie}]

bon voyage
n : an organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venture [syn: {send-off}]

bona fide
adj 1: undertaken in good faith; "a bona fide offer"
2: not counterfeit or copied; "an authentic signature"; "a bona fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs taken in a veritable bull ring" [syn: {authentic}, {unquestionable}, {veritable}]

Bonaire
n : a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles

bonanza
n 1: an especially rich vein of precious ore
2: a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed lik an assembly line" [syn: {boom}, {gold rush}, {gravy}, {godsend}, {manna from heaven}, {windfall}, {bunce}]

Bonaparte
n : French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821) [syn: {Napoleon}, {Napoleon I}, {Napoleon Bonaparte}, {the Little Corporal}]

Bonasa
n : ruffed grouse [syn: {genus Bonasa}]

Bonasa umbellus
n : valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada [syn: {ruffed grouse}, {partridge}]

bonavist
n : perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pealike flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos [syn: {hyacinth bean}, {Indian bean}, {Egyptian bean}, {Lablab purpureus}, {Dolichos lablab}]

bonbon
n : a candy that usually has a center of fondant or fruit or nuts coated in chocolate

bonce
n : informal terms for a human head [syn: {attic}, {bean}, {noodle}, {noggin}, {dome}]

bond
adj : held in slavery; "born of enslaved parents" [syn: {enslaved}, {enthralled}, {in bondage}]
n 1: an electrical force linking atoms [syn: {chemical bond}]
2: a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal [syn: {bond certificate}]
3: a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest; "the shifting alliances within a large family"; "their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them" [syn: {alliance}]
4: (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman" [syn: {bail}, {bail bond}]
5: a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) [syn: {shackle}, {hamper}, {trammel}, {trammels}]
6: a connection that fastens things together [syn: {attachment}]
7: a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents [syn: {bond paper}]
8: United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940) [syn: {Julian Bond}]
9: British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming [syn: {James Bond}] 10: the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition [syn: {adhesiveness}, {adhesion}, {adherence}]
v 1: stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" [syn: {adhere}, {hold fast}, {bind}, {stick}, {stick to}]
2: create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child" [syn: {bind}, {tie}, {attach}]
3: issue bonds on
4: bring together in a common cause or emotion; "The death of their child had drawn them together" [syn: {bring together}, {draw together}]

bond certificate
n : a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal [syn: {bond}]

bond issue
n : bonds sold by a corporation or government agency at a particular time and identifiable by date of maturity

bond paper
n : a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents [syn: {bond}]

bond rating
n : an evaluation by a rating company of the probability that a particular bond issue will default; "bonds of the highest quality are said to have bond ratings of AAA"

bond servant
n : someone bound to labor without wages

bond trading
n : trading in bonds (usually by a broker on the floor of an exchange) [syn: {bond-trading activity}]

bondable
adj 1: capable of being fastened or secured with a rope or bond [syn: {bindable}]
2: capable of holding together or cohering; as particles in a mass

bondage
n 1: the state of being under the control of another person [syn: {slavery}, {thrall}, {thralldom}, {thraldom}]
2: sexual practice that involves physically restraining (by cords or handcuffs) one of the partners

bonded
adj : secured by written agreement [syn: {guaranteed}, {secured}, {warranted}]

bonded labor
n : an illegal practice in which employers give high-interest loans to workers whose entire families then labor at low wages to pay off the debt

bonderise
v : coat with corrosion-prevention coat; "bonderize steel" [syn: {bonderize}]

bonderize
v : coat with corrosion-prevention coat; "bonderize steel" [syn: {bonderise}]

bondholder
n : a holder of bonds issued by a government or corporation

bonding
n 1: fastening firmly together [syn: {soldering}]
2: a close personal relationship that forms between people (as between husband and wife or parent and child)
3: (dentistry) a technique for repairing a tooth; resinous material is applied to the surface of the tooth where it adheres to the tooth's enamel

bondmaid
n 1: a female bound to serve without wages [syn: {bondwoman}, {bondswoman}]
2: a female slave [syn: {bondwoman}, {bondswoman}]

bondman
n 1: a male bound to serve without wages [syn: {bondsman}]
2: a male slave [syn: {bondsman}]

bondsman
n 1: a male slave [syn: {bondman}]
2: someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else [syn: {bondswoman}]
3: a male bound to serve without wages [syn: {bondman}]

bondswoman
n 1: someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else [syn: {bondsman}]
2: a female bound to serve without wages [syn: {bondwoman}, {bondmaid}]
3: a female slave [syn: {bondwoman}, {bondmaid}]

bond-trading activity
n : trading in bonds (usually by a broker on the floor of an exchange) [syn: {bond trading}]

bonduc
n 1: handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute [syn: {Kentucky coffee tree}, {chicot}, {Gymnocladus dioica}]
2: tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries [syn: {bonduc tree}, {Caesalpinia bonduc}, {Caesalpinia bonducella}]

bonduc nut
n : hard shiny gray seed of a bonduc tree; used for making e.g. jewelry [syn: {nicker nut}, {nicker seed}]

bonduc tree
n : tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries [syn: {bonduc}, {Caesalpinia bonduc}, {Caesalpinia bonducella}]

bondwoman
n 1: a female bound to serve without wages [syn: {bondswoman}, {bondmaid}]
2: a female slave [syn: {bondswoman}, {bondmaid}]

bone
adj : consisting of or made up of bone; "a bony substance"; "the bony framework of the body"
n 1: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates [syn: {os}]
2: the porous calcified substance from which bones are made [syn: {osseous tissue}]
3: a shade of white the color of bleached bones [syn: {ivory}, {pearl}, {off-white}]
v 1: study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam" [syn: {cram}, {grind away}, {drum}, {bone up}, {swot}, {get up}, {mug up}, {swot up}]
2: remove the bones from; "bone the turkey before roasting it" [syn: {debone}]

bone age
n : a person's age measured by matching their bone development (as shown by X rays) with bone development of an average person of known chronological age

bone ash
n : ash left when bones burn; high in calcium phosphate; used as fertilizer and in bone china

bone black
n : black substance containing char in the form of carbonized bone; used as a black pigment [syn: {bone char}, {animal black}, {animal charcoal}]

bone cell
n : a cell that is part of a bone

bone char
n : black substance containing char in the form of carbonized bone; used as a black pigment [syn: {bone black}, {animal black}, {animal charcoal}]

bone china
n : fine porcelain that contains bone ash

bone dry
adj : without a trace of moisture; as dry as a weathered bone; "bone-dry leaves are a fire hazard"; "a drier to get the clothes bone dry" [syn: {bone-dry(a)}, {bone dry(p)}]

bone fat
n : fatty matter in bones extracted with solvents or by boiling or steaming; used chiefly in candles and cheap soaps an in lubricating greases

bone marrow
n 1: the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones [syn: {marrow}]
2: very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones [syn: {marrow}]

bone of contention
n : the subject of a dispute; "the real bone of contention, as you know, is money"

bone oil
n 1: the liquid portion of bone fat; used as a lubricant and in leather manufacture
2: dark-colored ill-smelling oil obtained by carbonizing bone; used especially in sheep dips and in denaturing alcohol [syn: {Dippel's oil}]

bone spavin
n : spavin caused by a bony growth

bone up
v : study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam" [syn: {cram}, {grind away}, {drum}, {swot}, {get up}, {mug up}, {swot up}, {bone}]

bone-ash cup
n : small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead [syn: {cupel}, {refractory pot}]

bone-covered
adj : (of animals) armored with bone

boned
adj 1: having had the bones removed; "a boneless rib roast"; "a boned (or deboned) fish" [syn: {deboned}]
2: having bones as specified; "his lanky long-boned body"

bone-dry
adj : without a trace of moisture; as dry as a weathered bone; "bone-dry leaves are a fire hazard"; "a drier to get the clothes bone dry" [syn: {bone-dry(a)}, {bone dry(p)}]

bonefish
n : slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons [syn: {Albula vulpes}] [also: {bonefishes} (pl)]

bonefishes
See {bonefish}

bonefishes
bonefish
n : slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons [syn: {Albula vulpes}] [also: {bonefishes} (pl)]

bone-forming cell
n : a cell from which bone develops [syn: {osteoblast}]

bonehead
n : these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence [syn: {dunce}, {dunderhead}, {numskull}, {blockhead}, {lunkhead}, {hammerhead}, {knucklehead}, {loggerhead}, {muttonhead}, {shithead}, {fuckhead}]

boneheaded
adj : used informally [syn: {blockheaded}, {fatheaded}, {loggerheaded}, {thick}, {thickheaded}, {thick-skulled}, {wooden-headed}]

bone-headed dinosaur
n : bipedal herbivorous dinosaurs with bony crowns

bone-idle
adj : constitutionally lazy or idle [syn: {bone-lazy}]

bone-lazy
adj : constitutionally lazy or idle [syn: {bone-idle}]

boneless
adj : being without a bone or bones; "jellyfish are boneless" [ant: {bony}]

bonelet
n : a small bone; especially one in the middle ear [syn: {ossicle}, {ossiculum}]

bonelike
adj : resembling bone; "a bonelike tumor"

bonemeal
n : fertilizer made of ground bones

boner
n : an embarrassing mistake [syn: {blunder}, {blooper}, {bloomer}, {bungle}, {foul-up}, {fuckup}, {flub}, {botch}, {boo-boo}]

bones
n : a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance [syn: {castanets}, {clappers}, {finger cymbals}, {maraca}]

boneset
n 1: European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America [syn: {common comfrey}, {Symphytum officinale}]
2: perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine [syn: {agueweed}, {thoroughwort}, {Eupatorium perfoliatum}]

bonesetter
n : someone (not necessarily a licensed physician) who sets broken bones

boneshaker
n : any wheeled vehicle that is dilapidated and uncomfortable; "that old bike without rubber tires was a real boneshaker"

Bonete
n : a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,546 feet high)

boney
adj : having bones especially many or prominent bones; "a bony shad fillet"; "her bony wrist" [syn: {bony}] [ant: {boneless}]

bonfire
n : a large outdoor fire [syn: {balefire}]

Bonfire Night
n : effigies of Guy Fawkes are burned on this night [syn: {Guy Fawkes Night}]

bong
v : ring loudly and deeply; "the big bell bonged"

bongo
n 1: a small drum; played with the hands [syn: {bongo drum}]
2: large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns [syn: {Tragelaphus eurycerus}, {Boocercus eurycerus}] [also: {bongoes} (pl)]

bongo drum
n : a small drum; played with the hands [syn: {bongo}]

bongoes
See {bongo}

bongoes
bongo
n 1: a small drum; played with the hands [syn: {bongo drum}]
2: large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns [syn: {Tragelaphus eurycerus}, {Boocercus eurycerus}] [also: {bongoes} (pl)]

bonheur
n : (French) happiness and good humor

Bonhoeffer
n : German Lutheran theologian and pastor whose works concern Christianity in the modern world; an active opponent of Nazism, he was arrested and sent to Buchenwald and later executed (1906-1945) [syn: {Dietrich Bonhoeffer}]

bonhomie
n : a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to) [syn: {affability}, {affableness}, {amiability}, {amiableness}, {geniality}]

bonier
bony
adj 1: very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration" [syn: {cadaverous}, {emaciated}, {gaunt}, {haggard}, {pinched}, {skeletal}, {wasted}]
2: composed of or containing bone; "osseous tissue" [syn: {osseous}, {osteal}]
3: having bones especially many or prominent bones; "a bony shad fillet"; "her bony wrist" [syn: {boney}] [ant: {boneless}] [also: {boniest}, {bonier}]

bonier
See {bony}

boniest
bony
adj 1: very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration" [syn: {cadaverous}, {emaciated}, {gaunt}, {haggard}, {pinched}, {skeletal}, {wasted}]
2: composed of or containing bone; "osseous tissue" [syn: {osseous}, {osteal}]
3: having bones especially many or prominent bones; "a bony shad fillet"; "her bony wrist" [syn: {boney}] [ant: {boneless}] [also: {boniest}, {bonier}]

boniest
See {bony}

Boniface
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754) [syn: {Saint Boniface}, {St. Boniface}, {Winfred}, {Wynfrith}, {Apostle of Germany}]
2: the owner or manager of an inn [syn: {host}, {innkeeper}]

bonito
n 1: flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna
2: fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna [syn: {oceanic bonito}, {Katsuwonus pelamis}]
3: any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics between mackerels and tunas [also: {bonitoes} (pl)]

bonito shark
n : common blue-gray shark of southwest Pacific; sport and food fish [syn: {blue pointed}, {Isurus glaucus}]

bonitoes
See {bonito}

bonitoes
bonito
n 1: flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna
2: fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna [syn: {oceanic bonito}, {Katsuwonus pelamis}]
3: any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics between mackerels and tunas [also: {bonitoes} (pl)]

bonk
v 1: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: {roll in the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with}, {get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate}, {have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw}, {fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}]
2: hit hard [syn: {sock}, {bop}, {whop}, {whap}, {bash}]

bonkers
adj : informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}]

Bonn
n : a city in western Germany on the Rhine River; was the capital of West Germany between 1949 and 1989

bonnet
n 1: a hat tied under the chin [syn: {poke bonnet}]
2: protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine; "there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars"; "the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine" [syn: {hood}, {cowl}, {cowling}]
v : dress in a bonnet

bonnet macaque
n : Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair [syn: {bonnet monkey}, {capped macaque}, {crown monkey}, {Macaca radiata}]

bonnet monkey
n : Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair [syn: {bonnet macaque}, {capped macaque}, {crown monkey}, {Macaca radiata}]

bonnet shark
n : small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries [syn: {shovelhead}, {bonnethead}, {Sphyrna tiburo}]

bonnethead
n : small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries [syn: {shovelhead}, {bonnet shark}, {Sphyrna tiburo}]

Bonney
n : United States outlaw who was said to have killed 21 men (1859-1881) [syn: {William H. Bonney}, {Billie the Kid}]

bonnie
adj : very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens" [syn: {bonny}, {comely}, {fair}]

bonnier
bonny
adj : very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens" [syn: {bonnie}, {comely}, {fair}] [also: {bonniest}, {bonnier}]

bonnier
See {bonny}

bonniest
bonny
adj : very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens" [syn: {bonnie}, {comely}, {fair}] [also: {bonniest}, {bonnier}]

bonniest
See {bonny}

bonnily
adv : in a bonny manner

bonny
adj : very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens" [syn: {bonnie}, {comely}, {fair}] [also: {bonniest}, {bonnier}]

bonobo
n : small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species [syn: {pygmy chimpanzee}, {Pan paniscus}]

bonsai
n : a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot

Bontemps
n : United States writer (1902-1973) [syn: {Arna Wendell Bontemps}]

bonus
n 1: anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added fillip" [syn: {fillip}]
2: an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output [syn: {incentive}]

bonxie
n : gull-like jaeger of northern seas [syn: {skua}]

bony
adj 1: very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration" [syn: {cadaverous}, {emaciated}, {gaunt}, {haggard}, {pinched}, {skeletal}, {wasted}]
2: composed of or containing bone; "osseous tissue" [syn: {osseous}, {osteal}]
3: having bones especially many or prominent bones; "a bony shad fillet"; "her bony wrist" [syn: {boney}] [ant: {boneless}] [also: {boniest}, {bonier}]

bony fish
n : any fish of the class Osteichthyes

bony labyrinth
n : cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth [syn: {osseous labyrinth}]

bonyness
n : extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) [syn: {emaciation}, {gauntness}, {maceration}]

bonzer
adj : remarkable or wonderful

boo
n : a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn: {hoot}, {Bronx cheer}, {hiss}, {raspberry}, {razzing}, {snort}, {bird}]
v : show displeasure, as after a performance or speech [syn: {hiss}] [ant: {applaud}]

boob
n 1: an ignorant or foolish person [syn: {dumbbell}, {dummy}, {dope}, {booby}, {pinhead}]
2: either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman [syn: {breast}, {bosom}, {knocker}, {tit}, {titty}]
v : commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview" [syn: {sin}, {blunder}, {goof}]

boob tube
n : a receiver that displays television images; "the British call a tv set a telly" [syn: {television receiver}, {television}, {television set}, {tv}, {tv set}, {idiot box}, {telly}, {goggle box}]

booboisie
n : class consisting of all those who are considered boobs

boo-boo
n : an embarrassing mistake [syn: {blunder}, {blooper}, {bloomer}, {bungle}, {foul-up}, {fuckup}, {flub}, {botch}, {boner}]

booby
n 1: an ignorant or foolish person [syn: {dumbbell}, {dummy}, {dope}, {boob}, {pinhead}]
2: small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both

booby hatch
n : pejorative terms for an insane asylum [syn: {Bedlam}, {crazy house}, {cuckoo's nest}, {funny farm}, {funny house}, {loony bin}, {madhouse}, {nut house}, {nuthouse}, {sanatorium}, {snake pit}]

booby prize
n : a prize given to one who finishes last in a contest

booby trap
n 1: an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over [syn: {land mine}, {ground-emplaced mine}]
2: an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty [syn: {pitfall}]

booby-trapped
See {booby-trap}

booby-trapping
See {booby-trap}

Boocercus eurycerus
n : large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns [syn: {bongo}, {Tragelaphus eurycerus}]

boodle
n 1: informal terms for money [syn: {bread}, {cabbage}, {clams}, {dinero}, {dough}, {gelt}, {kale}, {lettuce}, {lolly}, {lucre}, {loot}, {moolah}, {pelf}, {scratch}, {shekels}, {simoleons}, {sugar}, {wampum}]
2: a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card [syn: {Michigan}, {Chicago}, {Newmarket}, {stops}]

booger
n 1: an imaginary monster used to frighten children [syn: {bogeyman}, {bugbear}, {bugaboo}, {boogeyman}]
2: dried nasal mucus

boogeyman
n : an imaginary monster used to frighten children [syn: {bogeyman}, {bugbear}, {bugaboo}, {booger}]

boogie
n : an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano) [syn: {boogie-woogie}]

boogie-woogie
n : an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano) [syn: {boogie}]

boojum tree
n : candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers [syn: {cirio}, {Fouquieria columnaris}, {Idria columnaris}]

book
n 1: a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics"
2: physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop" [syn: {volume}]
3: a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books" [syn: {ledger}, {leger}, {account book}, {book of account}]
4: a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge; "he bought a book of stamps"
5: a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone; "Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'"; "his name is in all the recordbooks" [syn: {record}, {record book}]
6: a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah"
7: a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance [syn: {script}, {playscript}]
8: a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; "they run things by the book around here" [syn: {rule book}]
9: the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina [syn: {Koran}, {Quran}, {al-Qur'an}] 10: the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen" [syn: {Bible}, {Christian Bible}, {Good Book}, {Holy Scripture}, {Holy Writ}, {Scripture}, {Word of God}, {Word}]
v 1: record a charge in a police register; "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man"
2: arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's" [syn: {reserve}, {hold}]
3: engage for a performance; "Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo"
4: register in a hotel booker

book agent
n : a book salesman

book bag
n : a bag in which students carry their books

book binding
n : the front and back covering of a book; "the book had a leather binding" [syn: {binding}, {cover}, {back}]

book fair
n 1: fair organized by publishers or booksellers to promote the sale of books [syn: {bookfair}]
2: bazaar at which books are sold or auctioned off in order to raise funds for a worthy cause [syn: {bookfair}]

book jacket
n : a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is printed [syn: {dust cover}, {dust jacket}, {dust wrapper}]

book louse
n : minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers [syn: {booklouse}, {deathwatch}, {Liposcelis divinatorius}]

book lover
n : someone who loves (and usually collects) books [syn: {bibliophile}, {booklover}]

book lung
n : organ in many arachnids containing many thin folds of membrane resembling the leaves of a book

book matches
n : a paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared surface [syn: {safety match}]

book of account
n : a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books" [syn: {ledger}, {leger}, {account book}, {book}]

Book of Amos
n : an Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies [syn: {Amos}]

Book of Baruch
n : an Apocryphal book ascribed to Baruch [syn: {Baruch}]

Book of Common Prayer
n : the Anglican service book of the Church of England; has had several revisions since the Reformation and is widely admired for the dignity and beauty of its language

Book of Daniel
n : an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar [syn: {Daniel}, {Book of the Prophet Daniel}]

Book of Deuteronomy
n : the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic Law [syn: {Deuteronomy}]

Book of Ecclesiastes
n : an Old Testament book consisting of reflections on the vanity of human life; is traditionally attributed to Solomon but probably was written about 250 BC [syn: {Ecclesiastes}]

Book of Esther
n : an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre [syn: {Esther}]

Book of Exodus
n : the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus [syn: {Exodus}]

Book of Ezekiel
n : an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration [syn: {Ezekiel}, {Ezechiel}]

Book of Ezra
n : an Old Testament book telling of a rabbi's efforts in the 5th century BC to reconstitute Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity [syn: {Ezra}]

book of facts
n : a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic" [syn: {reference book}, {reference}, {reference work}]

Book of Genesis
n : the first book of the Old Testament: tells of creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers [syn: {Genesis}]

Book of Habakkuk
n : an Old Testament book tellin Habakkuk's prophecies [syn: {Habakkuk}, {Habacuc}]

Book of Haggai
n : an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity [syn: {Haggai}, {Aggeus}]

Book of Hosea
n : an Old Testament book telling Hosea's prophecies [syn: {Hosea}]

book of instructions
n : a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it [syn: {instruction manual}, {instructions}, {operating instructions}]

Book of Isaiah
n : an Old Testament book consisting of Isaiah's prophecies [syn: {Isaiah}]

Book of Jeremiah
n : a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah [syn: {Jeremiah}]

Book of Job
n : a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply [syn: {Job}]

Book of Joel
n : an Old Testament book telling Joel's prophecies [syn: {Joel}]

Book of Jonah
n : a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale [syn: {Jonah}]

Book of Joshua
n : a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses [syn: {Joshua}, {Josue}]

Book of Judges
n : a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges [syn: {Judges}]

Book of Judith
n : an Apocryphal book telling how Judith saved her people [syn: {Judith}]

book of knowledge
n : an elementary encyclopedia dealing with general knowledge

Book of Lamentations
n : an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah [syn: {Lamentations}]

Book of Leviticus
n : the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents [syn: {Leviticus}]

Book of Malachi
n : an Old Testament book containing the prophecies of Malachi [syn: {Malachi}, {Malachias}]

book of maps
n : a collection of maps in book form [syn: {atlas}, {map collection}]

Book of Micah
n : an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Micah foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem [syn: {Micah}, {Micheas}]

Book of Mormon
n : revealed to Joseph Smith in 1830 by an ancient prophet Mormon; supposedly a record of ancient peoples of America translated by Joseph Smith [syn: {The Book of Mormon}]

Book of Nahum
n : an Old Testament book telling Nahum's prophecy of the fall of Nineveh [syn: {Nahum}]

Book of Nehemiah
n : an Old Testament book telling how a Jewish official at the court of Artaxerxes I in 444 BC became a leader in rebuilding Jeruslaem after the Babylonian Captivity [syn: {Nehemiah}]

Book of Numbers
n : the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt [syn: {Numbers}]

Book of Obadiah
n : an Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies; the shortest book in the Christian Bible [syn: {Obadiah}, {Abdias}]

Book of Proverbs
n : an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israelit sages (including Solomon) [syn: {Proverbs}]

Book of Psalms
n 1: an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms [syn: {Psalms}]
2: a collection of Psalms for liturgical use [syn: {Psalter}]

Book of Revelation
n : the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the apostle [syn: {Revelation}, {Revelation of Saint John the Divine}, {Apocalypse}]

Book of Ruth
n : a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died [syn: {Ruth}]

Book of Susanna
n : an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel [syn: {Susanna}]

Book of the Prophet Daniel
n : an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar [syn: {Daniel}, {Book of Daniel}]

Book of Tobit
n : an Apocryphal book that was a popular novel for several centuries [syn: {Tobit}]

Book of Zachariah
n : an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian Captivity [syn: {Zechariah}, {Zacharias}]

Book of Zephaniah
n : an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgement by God upon the sinners of Judah [syn: {Zephaniah}, {Sophonias}]

book review
n : a critical review of a book (usually a recently published book)

book scorpion
n : minute arachnid sometimes found in old papers [syn: {Chelifer cancroides}]

book seller
n : a dealer in books; a merchant who sells books [syn: {bookdealer}]

book token
n : a gift voucher that can be exchanged for books costing up to am amount given on the voucher

book up
v : book all available places or tickets

book value
n : the value at which an asset is carried on a balance sheet; equals cost minus accumulated depreciation

bookable
adj : subject to being reserved or booked; "all seats bookable in advance"

bookbinder
n : a worker whose trade is binding books

bookbinding
n : the craft of binding books

bookcase
n : a piece of furniture with shelves for storing books

bookclub
n : a club that people join in order to buy selected books at reduced prices

bookdealer
n : a dealer in books; a merchant who sells books [syn: {book seller}]

booked
adj : reserved in advance [syn: {engaged}, {set-aside(p)}]

bookend
n : a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table)

booker
n : someone who engages a person or company for performances [syn: {booking agent}]

Booker T. Washington
n : United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915) [syn: {Washington}, {Booker Taliaferro Washington}]

Booker Taliaferro Washington
n : United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915) [syn: {Washington}, {Booker T. Washington}]

bookfair
n 1: fair organized by publishers or booksellers to promote the sale of books [syn: {book fair}]
2: bazaar at which books are sold or auctioned off in order to raise funds for a worthy cause [syn: {book fair}]

bookie
n : a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races) [syn: {bookmaker}]

booking
n 1: employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; "the play had bookings throughout the summer" [syn: {engagement}]
2: the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group); "wondered who had made the booking" [syn: {reservation}]

booking agent
n : someone who engages a person or company for performances [syn: {booker}]

booking clerk
n : someone who sells tickets (e.g., theater seats or travel accommodations) [syn: {ticket agent}]

bookish
adj : characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading; "a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket"; "a quiet studious child" [syn: {studious}]

bookishness
n : exaggerated studiousness

bookkeeper
n : someone who records the transactions of a business

bookkeeping
n : the activity of recording business transactions [syn: {clerking}]

booklet
n : a small book usually having a paper cover [syn: {brochure}, {folder}, {leaflet}, {pamphlet}]

booklice
See {booklouse}

booklice
booklouse
n : minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers [syn: {book louse}, {deathwatch}, {Liposcelis divinatorius}] [also: {booklice} (pl)]

booklouse
n : minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers [syn: {book louse}, {deathwatch}, {Liposcelis divinatorius}] [also: {booklice} (pl)]

booklover
n : someone who loves (and usually collects) books [syn: {bibliophile}, {book lover}]

bookmaker
n 1: a maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books
2: a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races) [syn: {bookie}]

bookmark
n : a marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place [syn: {bookmarker}]

bookmarker
n : a marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place [syn: {bookmark}]

bookmobile
n : a van with shelves of books; serves as a mobile library or bookstore

bookplate
n : a label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted [syn: {ex libris}]

bookseller
n : the proprietor of a bookstore

bookshelf
n : a shelf on which to keep books [also: {bookshelves} (pl)]

bookshelves
See {bookshelf}

bookshelves
bookshelf
n : a shelf on which to keep books [also: {bookshelves} (pl)]

bookshop
n : a shop where books are sold [syn: {bookstore}, {bookstall}]

bookstall
n : a shop where books are sold [syn: {bookshop}, {bookstore}]

bookstore
n : a shop where books are sold [syn: {bookshop}, {bookstall}]

bookworm
n 1: a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit [syn: {pedant}, {scholastic}]
2: someone who spends a great deal of time reading

Boole
adj : of or relating to George Boole or his logic; "Boolean logic"
n : English mathematician; creator of Boolean algebra (1815-1864) [syn: {George Boole}]

Boolean
adj : of or relating to a combinatorial system devised by George Boole that combines propositions with the logical operators AND and OR and IF THEN and EXCEPT and NOT

Boolean algebra
n : a system of symbolic logic devised by George Boole; used in computers [syn: {Boolean logic}]

Boolean logic
n : a system of symbolic logic devised by George Boole; used in computers [syn: {Boolean algebra}]

boolean operation
n : an operation that follows the rules of boolean algebra; each operand and the result take one of two values [syn: {binary operation}, {binary arithmetic operation}]

boom
n 1: a deep prolonged loud noise [syn: {roar}, {roaring}, {thunder}]
2: a state of economic prosperity
3: a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed lik an assembly line" [syn: {bonanza}, {gold rush}, {gravy}, {godsend}, {manna from heaven}, {windfall}, {bunce}]
4: a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set [syn: {microphone boom}]
5: any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring
v 1: make a resonant sound, like artillery; "His deep voice boomed through the hall" [syn: {din}]
2: hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer" [syn: {smash}, {nail}, {blast}]
3: be the case that thunder is being heard; "Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed" [syn: {thunder}]
4: make a deep hollow sound; "Her voice booms out the words of the song" [syn: {boom out}]
5: grow stronger; "The economy was booming" [syn: {prosper}, {thrive}, {get ahead}, {flourish}, {expand}]

boom box
n : a portable stereo [syn: {ghetto blaster}]

boom out
v : make a deep hollow sound; "Her voice booms out the words of the song" [syn: {boom}]

boom town
n : a town enjoying sudden prosperity

boomer
n : a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s; "they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers" [syn: {baby boomer}]

boomerang
n 1: a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower [syn: {throwing stick}, {throw stick}]
2: a miscalculation that recoils on its maker [syn: {backfire}]
v : return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang

booming
adj 1: very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids" [syn: {flourishing}, {palmy}, {prospering}, {prosperous}, {roaring}, {thriving}]
2: used of the voice [syn: {stentorian}]

boon
adj : very close and convivial; "boon companions"
n : a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors" [syn: {blessing}]

boondocks
n : a remote and undeveloped area [syn: {backwoods}, {back country}, {hinterland}]

boondoggle
n : work of little or no value done merely to look busy
v : do useless, wasteful, or trivial work

Boone
n : an American pioneer and guide and explorer (1734-1820) [syn: {Daniel Boone}]

boor
n : a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement [syn: {peasant}, {barbarian}, {churl}, {Goth}, {tyke}, {tike}]

boorish
adj : ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; "was boorish and insensitive"; "the loutish manners of a bully"; "her stupid oafish husband"; "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude" [syn: {loutish}, {neanderthal}, {neandertal}, {oafish}, {swinish}]

boorishly
adv : like a boor, "he behaved boorishly at the party"

boorishness
n 1: the manner of a rude or insensitive person
2: inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor [syn: {uncouthness}]

boost
n 1: the act of giving hope or support to someone [syn: {encouragement}]
2: an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates" [syn: {rise}, {hike}, {cost increase}]
3: the act of giving an upward push; "he gave her a boost over the fence"
v 1: increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents" [syn: {hike}, {hike up}]
2: give a boost to; be beneficial to; "The tax cut will boost the economy"
3: contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" [syn: {promote}, {advance}, {further}, {encourage}]
4: increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit" [syn: {advance}, {supercharge}]
5: push or shove upward, as if from below or behind; "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption"

boost up
v : push upward; "She pushed up her children when the policeman came by"

booster
n 1: a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" [syn: {supporter}, {protagonist}, {champion}, {admirer}, {friend}]
2: someone who is an active supporter and advocate [syn: {promoter}, {plugger}]
3: a thief who steals goods that are in a store [syn: {shoplifter}, {lifter}]
4: the first stage of a multistage rocket [syn: {booster rocket}, {booster unit}, {multistage rocket}, {takeoff booster}, {takeoff rocket}]
5: an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective [syn: {booster dose}, {booster shot}, {recall dose}]

booster amplifier
n : an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal [syn: {boosters}, {booster stations}, {relay links}, {relay stations}, {relay transmitters}]

booster dose
n : an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective [syn: {booster}, {booster shot}, {recall dose}]

booster rocket
n : the first stage of a multistage rocket [syn: {booster}, {booster unit}, {multistage rocket}, {takeoff booster}, {takeoff rocket}]

booster shot
n : an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective [syn: {booster}, {booster dose}, {recall dose}]

booster stations
n : an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal [syn: {boosters}, {booster amplifier}, {relay links}, {relay stations}, {relay transmitters}]

booster unit
n : the first stage of a multistage rocket [syn: {booster}, {booster rocket}, {multistage rocket}, {takeoff booster}, {takeoff rocket}]

boosters
n : an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal [syn: {booster amplifier}, {booster stations}, {relay links}, {relay stations}, {relay transmitters}]

boot
n 1: footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
2: British term for the luggage compartment in a car
3: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" [syn: {bang}, {charge}, {rush}, {flush}, {thrill}, {kick}]
4: protective casing for something that resembles a leg
5: an instrument of torture that is used to crush the foot and leg [syn: {iron boot}, {iron heel}]
6: the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent" [syn: {kick}, {kicking}]
v 1: kick; give a boot to
2: cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; "boot your computer" [syn: {reboot}, {bring up}]

boot camp
n : camp for training military recruits

boot maker
n : a maker of boots [syn: {bootmaker}]

boot out
v 1: remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds" [syn: {oust}, {throw out}, {drum out}, {kick out}, {expel}]
2: put out or expel from a place; "The child was expelled from the classroom" [syn: {expel}, {eject}, {chuck out}, {exclude}, {throw out}, {kick out}, {turf out}, {turn out}]

boot sale
n : an outdoor sale at which people sell things from the trunk of their car [syn: {car boot sale}]

bootblack
n : a person who polishes shoes and boots [syn: {shoeblack}]

bootboys
n : a youth subculture that appeared first in England in the late 1960s as a working-class reaction to the hippies; hair was cropped close to the scalp; wore working shirts and short jeans (supported by suspenders) and heavy red boots; involved in attacks against Asians and football hooliganism [syn: {skinheads}]

booted
adj : wearing boots

booted armillaria
n : fungus with a brown cap and white gills and a membranous ring halfway up the stalk [syn: {Armillaria caligata}]

bootee
n : a slipper that is soft and wool (for babies) [syn: {bootees}, {bootie}, {booties}]

bootees
n : a slipper that is soft and wool (for babies) [syn: {bootee}, {bootie}, {booties}]

Bootes
n : a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Ursa Major

booth
n 1: a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches
2: small area set off by walls for special use [syn: {cubicle}, {stall}, {kiosk}]
3: United States actor and assassin of President Lincoln (1838-1865) [syn: {John Wilkes Booth}]
4: a small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment

boothose
n : protective stockings worn with or in place of boots

bootie
n : a slipper that is soft and wool (for babies) [syn: {bootee}, {bootees}, {booties}]

booties
n : a slipper that is soft and wool (for babies) [syn: {bootee}, {bootees}, {bootie}]

bootjack
n : has V-shaped notch for pulling off boots

bootlace
n : a long lace for fastening boots

bootleg
adj : distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes" [syn: {black}, {black-market}, {contraband}, {smuggled}]
n 1: whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash [syn: {moonshine}, {corn liquor}]
2: the part of a boot above the instep
v 1: sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol; "They were bootlegging whiskey"
2: produce or distribute illegally; "bootleg tapes of the diva's singing" [also: {bootlegging}, {bootlegged}]

bootlegged
bootleg
adj : distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes" [syn: {black}, {black-market}, {contraband}, {smuggled}]
n 1: whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash [syn: {moonshine}, {corn liquor}]
2: the part of a boot above the instep
v 1: sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol; "They were bootlegging whiskey"
2: produce or distribute illegally; "bootleg tapes of the diva's singing" [also: {bootlegging}, {bootlegged}]

bootlegged
See {bootleg}

bootlegger
n : someone who makes or sells illegal liquor [syn: {moonshiner}]

bootlegging
bootleg
adj : distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes" [syn: {black}, {black-market}, {contraband}, {smuggled}]
n 1: whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash [syn: {moonshine}, {corn liquor}]
2: the part of a boot above the instep
v 1: sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol; "They were bootlegging whiskey"
2: produce or distribute illegally; "bootleg tapes of the diva's singing" [also: {bootlegging}, {bootlegged}]

bootlegging
n 1: the act of making of transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally; "the Prohibition amendment made bootlegging profitable"
2: the act of selling illegally or without permission; "the bootlegging of video tapes is common in the Orient"

bootlegging
See {bootleg}

bootless
adj : unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt" [syn: {fruitless}, {futile}, {sleeveless}, {vain}]

bootlick
v : try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss" [syn: {fawn}, {toady}, {truckle}, {kowtow}, {kotow}, {suck up}]

bootlicker
n : someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect [syn: {apple polisher}, {fawner}, {groveller}, {groveler}, {truckler}, {ass-kisser}]

bootlicking
adj : attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery [syn: {fawning}, {obsequious}, {sycophantic}, {toadyish}]

bootmaker
n : a maker of boots [syn: {boot maker}]

bootstrap
n : a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on
v : help oneself, often through improvised means

Boott's goldenrod
n : a variety of goldenrod

booty
n : goods or money obtained illegally [syn: {loot}, {pillage}, {plunder}, {prize}, {swag}, {dirty money}]

booyong
n : large tree of Australasia [syn: {red beech}, {brown oak}, {crow's foot}, {stave wood}, {silky elm}, {Heritiera trifoliolata}, {Terrietia trifoliolata}]

booze
n : distilled rather than fermented [syn: {liquor}, {spirits}, {hard drink}, {hard liquor}, {John Barleycorn}, {strong drink}]
v : consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night" [syn: {drink}, {fuddle}]

boozer
n : a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually [syn: {alcoholic}, {alky}, {dipsomaniac}, {lush}, {soaker}, {souse}]

booze-up
n : revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party [syn: {carouse}, {carousal}, {bender}, {toot}]

boozier
boozy
adj : given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol; "a bibulous fellow"; "a bibulous evening"; "his boozy drinking companions"; "thick boozy singing"; "a drunken binge"; "two drunken gentleman holding each other up"; "sottish behavior" [syn: {bibulous}, {drunken}, {sottish}] [also: {booziest}, {boozier}]

boozier
See {boozy}

booziest
boozy
adj : given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol; "a bibulous fellow"; "a bibulous evening"; "his boozy drinking companions"; "thick boozy singing"; "a drunken binge"; "two drunken gentleman holding each other up"; "sottish behavior" [syn: {bibulous}, {drunken}, {sottish}] [also: {booziest}, {boozier}]

booziest
See {boozy}

boozing
n : the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall" [syn: {drink}, {drinking}, {drunkenness}, {crapulence}]

boozy
adj : given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol; "a bibulous fellow"; "a bibulous evening"; "his boozy drinking companions"; "thick boozy singing"; "a drunken binge"; "two drunken gentleman holding each other up"; "sottish behavior" [syn: {bibulous}, {drunken}, {sottish}] [also: {booziest}, {boozier}]

BoP
n 1: the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationawide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes [syn: {Federal Bureau of Prisons}]
2: an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940) [syn: {bebop}]
v 1: dance the bebop [syn: {bebop}]
2: hit hard [syn: {sock}, {whop}, {whap}, {bonk}, {bash}]

bopeep
n : a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say Boo! [syn: {peekaboo}]

bopped
See {bop}

bopping
See {bop}

boraces
See {borax}

boraces
borax
n : an ore of boron consisting of hydrated sodium borate; used as a flux or cleansing agent [also: {boraces} (pl)]

boracic
adj : of or relating to or derived from or containing boron; "boric acid" [syn: {boric}]

boracic acid
n : any of various acids containing boron and oxygen [syn: {boric acid}]

borage
n 1: hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach [syn: {tailwort}, {Borago officinalis}]
2: leaves flavor sauces and punches; young leaves eaten in salads or cooked

borage family
n : a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit [syn: {Boraginaceae}, {family Boraginaceae}]

Boraginaceae
n : a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit [syn: {family Boraginaceae}, {borage family}]

Borago
n : perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region [syn: {genus Borago}]

Borago officinalis
n : hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach [syn: {borage}, {tailwort}]

Borassus
n : palmyra [syn: {genus Borassus}]

Borassus flabellifer
n : tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving [syn: {palmyra}, {palmyra palm}, {toddy palm}, {wine palm}, {lontar}, {longar palm}]

borate
n : a salt or ester of boric acid

borated
adj : mixed or impregnated with borax

borax
n : an ore of boron consisting of hydrated sodium borate; used as a flux or cleansing agent [also: {boraces} (pl)]

borborygmi
See {borborygmus}

Bordeaux
n 1: a port city in southwestern France; a major center of the wine trade
2: any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them [syn: {Bordeaux wine}]

Bordeaux mixture
n : antifungal agent consisting of a solution of copper sulphate and quicklime

Bordeaux wine
n : any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them [syn: {Bordeaux}]

bordelaise
n : brown sauce with beef marrow and red wine

bordello
n : a building where prostitutes are available [syn: {whorehouse}, {brothel}, {bagnio}, {house of prostitution}, {house of ill repute}, {bawdyhouse}, {cathouse}, {sporting house}]

border
n 1: a line that indicates a boundary [syn: {boundary line}, {borderline}, {delimitation}, {mete}]
2: the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary [syn: {margin}, {perimeter}]
3: the boundary of a surface [syn: {edge}]
4: a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge [syn: {molding}, {moulding}]
5: a strip forming the outer edge of something; "the rug had a wide blue border"
v 1: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property" [syn: {surround}, {skirt}]
2: form the boundary of; be contiguous to [syn: {bound}]
3: enclose in or as if in a frame; "frame a picture" [syn: {frame}, {frame in}]
4: provide with a border or edge; "edge the tablecloth with embroidery" [syn: {edge}]
5: lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" [syn: {adjoin}, {edge}, {abut}, {march}, {butt}, {butt against}, {butt on}]

Border collie
n : developed in the area between Scotland and England usually having a black coat with white on the head and tip of tail used for herding both sheep and cattle

border district
n : district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area; "the Welsh marches between England and Wales" [syn: {borderland}, {march}, {marchland}]

border on
v : come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz" [syn: {approach}]

border patrol
n : a group of officers who patrol the borders of a country

border patrolman
n : someone who patrols the borders of a country

Border terrier
n : small rough-coated terrier of British origin

bordereaux
See {bordereau}

bordered
adj : having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term; "black-bordered handkerchief" [ant: {unbordered}]

borderer
n : an inhabitant of a border area (especially the border between Scotland and England)

borderland
n : district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area; "the Welsh marches between England and Wales" [syn: {border district}, {march}, {marchland}]

borderline
adj : of questionable or minimal quality; "borderline grades"; "marginal writing ability" [syn: {marginal}]
n : a line that indicates a boundary [syn: {boundary line}, {border}, {delimitation}, {mete}]

borderline intelligence
n : the minimal IQ required for someone to function normally and independently in the world (without some form of institutional assistance)

borderline schizophrenia
n : schizophrenia characterized by mild symptoms or by some preexisting tendency to schizophrenia [syn: {latent schizophrenia}]

bore
bear
n 1: massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
2: an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price [ant: {bull}]
v 1: have; "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature"
2: give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!" [syn: {give birth}, {deliver}, {birth}, {have}]
3: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" [syn: {digest}, {endure}, {stick out}, {stomach}, {stand}, {tolerate}, {support}, {brook}, {abide}, {suffer}, {put up}]
4: move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
5: bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers" [syn: {turn out}]
6: take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility" [syn: {take over}, {accept}, {assume}]
7: contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" [syn: {hold}, {carry}, {contain}]
8: bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?" [syn: {yield}, {pay}]
9: have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar" [syn: {wear}] 10: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" [syn: {behave}, {acquit}, {deport}, {conduct}, {comport}, {carry}] 11: have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade" [syn: {hold}] 12: support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright" [syn: {hold}, {carry}] 13: be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child" [syn: {have a bun in the oven}, {carry}, {gestate}, {expect}] [also: {borne}, {born}, {bore}]

bore
n 1: a person who evokes boredom [syn: {dullard}]
2: a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) [syn: {tidal bore}, {eagre}, {aegir}, {eager}]
3: diameter of a tube or gun barrel [syn: {gauge}, {caliber}, {calibre}]
4: a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes [syn: {bore-hole}, {drill hole}]
v 1: cause to be bored [syn: {tire}] [ant: {interest}]
2: make a hole with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil" [syn: {drill}]

bore
See {bear}

bore bit
n : a drill for penetrating rock [syn: {borer}, {rock drill}, {stone drill}]

boreal
adj 1: relating to or marked by qualities associated with the north wind
2: toward or located in the north; "the boreal signs of the Zodiac"
3: comprising or throughout far northern regions [syn: {circumboreal}]

boreas
n 1: a wind from the north [syn: {north wind}, {norther}]
2: (Greek mythology) the god who personified the north wind; "Boreas was pictured as bearded and powerful and winged and draped against the cold"

borecole
n : a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head [syn: {kale}, {kail}, {cole}, {colewort}, {Brassica oleracea acephala}]

bored
adj 1: tired of the world; "bored with life"; "strolled through the museum with a bored air" [syn: {world-weary}]
2: uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence; "his blase indifference"; "a petulent blase air"; "the bored gaze of the successful film star" [syn: {blase}]

boredom
n : the feeling of being bored by something tedious [syn: {ennui}, {tedium}]

bore-hole
n : a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes [syn: {bore}, {drill hole}]

borer
n 1: a drill for penetrating rock [syn: {bore bit}, {rock drill}, {stone drill}]
2: any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood [syn: {woodborer}]

Borges
n : Argentinian writer remembered for his short stories (1899-1986) [syn: {Jorge Borges}, {Jorge Luis Borges}]

Borgia
n 1: Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458) [syn: {Calixtus III}, {Alfonso Borgia}]
2: Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519) [syn: {Lucrezia Borgia}, {Duchess of Ferrara}]
3: Italian cardinal and military leader; model for Machiavelli's prince (1475-1507) [syn: {Cesare Borgia}]
4: Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia (1431-1503) [syn: {Alexander VI}, {Pope Alexander VI}, {Rodrigo Borgia}]

boric
adj : of or relating to or derived from or containing boron; "boric acid" [syn: {boracic}]

boric acid
n 1: a white or colorless slightly acid solid that is soluble in water and ethanol; used in the manufacture of glass and paper and adhesives and in detergents and as a flux in welding; also used as an antiseptic and food preservative [syn: {orthoboric acid}]
2: any of various acids containing boron and oxygen [syn: {boracic acid}]

boring
adj : so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome" [syn: {deadening}, {dull}, {ho-hum}, {irksome}, {slow}, {tedious}, {tiresome}, {wearisome}]
n 1: the act of drilling [syn: {drilling}]
2: the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum [syn: {drilling}, {oil production}]

boringly
adv : in a tedious manner; "boringly slow work"; "he plodded tediously forward" [syn: {tediously}, {tiresomely}]

boringness
n : extreme dullness [syn: {dreariness}]

Boris Fyodorovich Godunov
n : czar of Russian (1551-1605) [syn: {Godunov}, {Boris Godunov}]

Boris Godunov
n : czar of Russian (1551-1605) [syn: {Godunov}, {Boris Fyodorovich Godunov}]

Boris Karloff
n : United States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969) [syn: {Karloff}, {William Henry Pratt}]

Boris Leonidovich Pasternak
n : Russian writer whose best known novel was banned by Soviet authorities but translated and published abroad (1890-1960) [syn: {Pasternak}, {Boris Pasternak}]

Boris Pasternak
n : Russian writer whose best known novel was banned by Soviet authorities but translated and published abroad (1890-1960) [syn: {Pasternak}, {Boris Leonidovich Pasternak}]

Boris Spassky
n : Russian chess master who moved to Paris; world champion from 1969 to 1972 (born in 1937) [syn: {Spassky}, {Boris Vasilevich Spassky}]

Boris Vasilevich Spassky
n : Russian chess master who moved to Paris; world champion from 1969 to 1972 (born in 1937) [syn: {Spassky}, {Boris Spassky}]

born
bear
n 1: massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
2: an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price [ant: {bull}]
v 1: have; "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature"
2: give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!" [syn: {give birth}, {deliver}, {birth}, {have}]
3: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" [syn: {digest}, {endure}, {stick out}, {stomach}, {stand}, {tolerate}, {support}, {brook}, {abide}, {suffer}, {put up}]
4: move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
5: bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers" [syn: {turn out}]
6: take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility" [syn: {take over}, {accept}, {assume}]
7: contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" [syn: {hold}, {carry}, {contain}]
8: bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?" [syn: {yield}, {pay}]
9: have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar" [syn: {wear}] 10: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" [syn: {behave}, {acquit}, {deport}, {conduct}, {comport}, {carry}] 11: have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade" [syn: {hold}] 12: support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright" [syn: {hold}, {carry}] 13: be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child" [syn: {have a bun in the oven}, {carry}, {gestate}, {expect}] [also: {borne}, {born}, {bore}]

born
adj 1: brought into existence; "he was a child born of adultery" [ant: {unborn}]
2: being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent" [syn: {natural}, {born(p)}, {innate(p)}]
n : British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970) [syn: {Max Born}]

born
See {bear}

born-again
adj : spiritually reborn or converted; "a born-again Christian"; "a converted sinner" [syn: {converted}, {reborn}]

born-again Christian
n : a Christian who has experienced a dramatic conversion to faith in Jesus

borne
bear
n 1: massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
2: an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price [ant: {bull}]
v 1: have; "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature"
2: give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!" [syn: {give birth}, {deliver}, {birth}, {have}]
3: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" [syn: {digest}, {endure}, {stick out}, {stomach}, {stand}, {tolerate}, {support}, {brook}, {abide}, {suffer}, {put up}]
4: move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
5: bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers" [syn: {turn out}]
6: take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility" [syn: {take over}, {accept}, {assume}]
7: contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" [syn: {hold}, {carry}, {contain}]
8: bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?" [syn: {yield}, {pay}]
9: have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar" [syn: {wear}] 10: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" [syn: {behave}, {acquit}, {deport}, {conduct}, {comport}, {carry}] 11: have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade" [syn: {hold}] 12: support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright" [syn: {hold}, {carry}] 13: be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child" [syn: {have a bun in the oven}, {carry}, {gestate}, {expect}] [also: {borne}, {born}, {bore}]

borne
See {bear}

borne in upon
adj : caused to be realized; "it was borne in upon us how close we had been to disaster" [syn: {borne in upon(p)}]

Bornean
n : a native or inhabitant of Borneo

Borneo
n : 3rd largest island in the world; in the western Pacific north of Java; largely covered by dense jungle and rain forest; part of the Malay Archipelago [syn: {Kalimantan}]

Bornholm disease
n : an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest) [syn: {epidemic pleurodynia}, {epidemic myalgia}, {myosis}, {diaphragmatic pleurisy}]

bornite
n : a mineral consisting of sulfides of copper and iron that is found in copper deposits [syn: {peacock ore}]

Borodin
n : Russian composer (1833-1887) [syn: {Aleksandr Borodin}, {Aleksandr Porfirevich Borodin}]

Borodino
n : Napoleon defeated the Russians in a pitched battle at Borodino in 1812, but irreparably weakened his army

boron
n : a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder [syn: {B}, {atomic number 5}]

boron chamber
n : an ionization chamber lined with boron or filled with boron trifluoride gas for counting low velocity neutrons

boron counter tube
n : a proportional counter tube for counting neutrons

boron trifluoride
n : a pungent colorless gas

boronic
adj : of or relating to boron

borosilicate
n : a salt of boric and silicic acids

borough
n 1: one of the administrative divisions of a large city
2: an English town that forms the constituency of a member of Parliament

borough English
n : a former English custom by which the youngest son inherited land to the exclusion of his older brothers

borrelia
n : cause of e.g. European and African relapsing fever

Borrelia burgdorferi
n : cause of Lyme disease; transmitted primarily by ticks of genus Ixodes [syn: {Lime disease spirochete}]

borrow
v 1: get temporarily; "May I borrow your lawn mower?" [ant: {lend}]
2: take up and practice as one's own [syn: {adopt}, {take over}, {take up}]

borrow pit
n : a pit created to provide earth that can be used as fill at another site

borrower
n : someone who receives something on the promise to return it or its equivalent [ant: {lender}]

borrower's card
n : a card certifying the bearer's right to use the library [syn: {library card}]

borrowing
n 1: the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent" [syn: {adoption}]
2: obtaining funds from a lender

borrowing cost
n : the cost of borrowing something

borsch
n : a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation [syn: {borsh}, {borscht}, {borsht}, {borshch}, {bortsch}]

borscht
n : a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation [syn: {borsch}, {borsh}, {borsht}, {borshch}, {bortsch}]

borscht belt
n : (informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests; "many comedians learned their trade playing the borscht circuit" [syn: {borscht circuit}, {borsht circuit}, {borsht belt}]

borscht circuit
n : (informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests; "many comedians learned their trade playing the borscht circuit" [syn: {borsht circuit}, {borscht belt}, {borsht belt}]

borsh
n : a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation [syn: {borsch}, {borscht}, {borsht}, {borshch}, {bortsch}]

borshch
n : a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation [syn: {borsch}, {borsh}, {borscht}, {borsht}, {bortsch}]

borsht
n : a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation [syn: {borsch}, {borsh}, {borscht}, {borshch}, {bortsch}]

borsht belt
n : (informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests; "many comedians learned their trade playing the borscht circuit" [syn: {borscht circuit}, {borsht circuit}, {borscht belt}]

borsht circuit
n : (informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests; "many comedians learned their trade playing the borscht circuit" [syn: {borscht circuit}, {borscht belt}, {borsht belt}]

Borstal
n : a British reform school for youths between 16 and 22

bortsch
n : a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation [syn: {borsch}, {borsh}, {borscht}, {borsht}, {borshch}]

borzoi
n : tall fast-moving dog breed [syn: {Russian wolfhound}]

Bos
n : wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini [syn: {genus Bos}]

Bos banteng
n : wild ox of the Malay Archipelago [syn: {banteng}, {banting}, {tsine}]

Bos grunniens
n : large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated [syn: {yak}]

Bos indicus
n : any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant grayish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding [syn: {Brahman}, {Brahma}, {Brahmin}]

Bos primigenius
n : large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle [syn: {aurochs}, {urus}]

Bos taurus
n : domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen" [syn: {cattle}, {cows}, {kine}, {oxen}]

bosc
n : greenish-yellow pear

Bosch
n : Dutch painter (1450-1516) [syn: {Hieronymus Bosch}, {Jerom Bos}]

Bose
n : Indian physicist who with Albert Einstein proposed statistical laws based on the indistinguishability of particles; led to the description of fundamental particles that later came to be known as bosons [syn: {Satyendra N. Bose}, {Satyendra Nath Bose}]

Bose-Einstein statistics
n : (physics) statistical law obeyed by a system of particles whose wave function is not changed when two particles are interchanged (the Pauli exclusion principle does not apply)

Boselaphus
n : Indian antelopes: nilgais [syn: {genus Boselaphus}]

Boselaphus tragocamelus
n : large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns [syn: {nilgai}, {nylghai}, {nylghau}, {blue bull}]

bosh
n : pretentious or silly talk or writing [syn: {baloney}, {boloney}, {bilgewater}, {drool}, {humbug}, {taradiddle}, {tarradiddle}, {tommyrot}, {tosh}, {twaddle}]

bosie
n : a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way [syn: {googly}, {wrong 'un}, {bosie ball}]

bosie ball
n : a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way [syn: {googly}, {wrong 'un}, {bosie}]

Bosin's disease
n : a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years [syn: {subacute sclerosing panencephalitis}, {SSPE}, {inclusion body encephalitis}, {subacute inclusion body encephalitis}, {sclerosing leukoencephalitis}, {subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis}, {Dawson's encephalitis}, {Van Bogaert encephalitis}]

bosk
n : a small wooded area

boskier
bosky
adj : covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets; "brushy undergrowth"; "`bosky' is a literary term"; "a bosky park leading to a modest yet majestic plaza"- Jack Beatty [syn: {brushy}] [also: {boskiest}, {boskier}]

boskier
See {bosky}

boskiest
bosky
adj : covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets; "brushy undergrowth"; "`bosky' is a literary term"; "a bosky park leading to a modest yet majestic plaza"- Jack Beatty [syn: {brushy}] [also: {boskiest}, {boskier}]

boskiest
See {bosky}

Boskop man
n : possible early Homo sapiens represented by a cranium found in the Transvaal; formerly considered a separate species

boskopoid
adj : belonging or relating to or resembling Boskop man

bosky
adj : covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets; "brushy undergrowth"; "`bosky' is a literary term"; "a bosky park leading to a modest yet majestic plaza"- Jack Beatty [syn: {brushy}] [also: {boskiest}, {boskier}]

bos'n
n : a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen [syn: {boatswain}, {bo's'n}, {bosun}, {bo'sun}]

bo's'n
n : a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen [syn: {boatswain}, {bos'n}, {bosun}, {bo'sun}]

Bosna i Hercegovina
n : a mountainous republic of south-central Europe; formerly part of the Ottoman Empire and then a part of Yugoslavia; voted for independence in 1992 but the mostly Serbian army of Yugoslavia refused to accept the vote and began ethnic cleansing in order to rid Bosnia of its Croats and Muslims [syn: {Bosnia and Herzegovina}, {Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina}, {Bosnia-Herzegovina}, {Bosnia}]

Bosnia
n : a mountainous republic of south-central Europe; formerly part of the Ottoman Empire and then a part of Yugoslavia; voted for independence in 1992 but the mostly Serbian army of Yugoslavia refused to accept the vote and began ethnic cleansing in order to rid Bosnia of its Croats and Muslims [syn: {Bosnia and Herzegovina}, {Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina}, {Bosna i Hercegovina}, {Bosnia-Herzegovina}]

Bosnia and Herzegovina
n : a mountainous republic of south-central Europe; formerly part of the Ottoman Empire and then a part of Yugoslavia; voted for independence in 1992 but the mostly Serbian army of Yugoslavia refused to accept the vote and began ethnic cleansing in order to rid Bosnia of its Croats and Muslims [syn: {Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina}, {Bosna i Hercegovina}, {Bosnia-Herzegovina}, {Bosnia}]

Bosnia-Herzegovina
n : a mountainous republic of south-central Europe; formerly part of the Ottoman Empire and then a part of Yugoslavia; voted for independence in 1992 but the mostly Serbian army of Yugoslavia refused to accept the vote and began ethnic cleansing in order to rid Bosnia of its Croats and Muslims [syn: {Bosnia and Herzegovina}, {Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina}, {Bosna i Hercegovina}, {Bosnia}]

Bosnian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Bosnia-Herzegovina or the people of Bosnia

bosom
n 1: the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept; "his bosom was bursting with the secret"
2: a person's breast or chest
3: cloth that covers the chest or breasts
4: a close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family" [syn: {embrace}]
5: the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom" [syn: {heart}]
6: either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman [syn: {breast}, {knocker}, {boob}, {tit}, {titty}]
v 1: hide in one's bosom; "She bosomed his letters"
2: hug, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced" [syn: {embrace}, {hug}, {squeeze}]

bosom of Abraham
n : the place where the just enjoy the peace of heaven after death [syn: {Abraham's bosom}]

bosomed
adj : having a bosom as specified or having something likened to a bosom; usually used in compounds; "full-bosomed women"; "the green-bosomed earth"

bosomy
adj : (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves; "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight dress" [syn: {busty}, {buxom}, {curvaceous}, {curvy}, {full-bosomed}, {sonsie}, {sonsy}, {voluptuous}, {well-endowed}]

boson
n : any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons

Bosporus
n : a strait connecting the Mediterranean and the Black Sea; separates the European and Asian parts of Turkey; an important shipping route

Bosporus Bridge
n : a suspension bridge across the Bosporus at Istanbul

boss
adj : exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield" [syn: {brag}]
n 1: a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" [syn: {foreman}, {chief}, {gaffer}, {honcho}]
2: a person responsible for hiring workers; "the boss hired three more men for the new job" [syn: {hirer}]
3: a person who exercises control and makes decisions; "he is his own boss now"
4: a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments; "party bosses have a reputation for corruption" [syn: {party boss}, {political boss}]
5: a circular rounded projection or protuberance [syn: {knob}]
v : raise in a relief; "embossed stationary" [syn: {emboss}, {stamp}]

boss around
v : be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young" [syn: {strong-arm}, {bully}, {browbeat}, {bullyrag}, {ballyrag}, {hector}, {push around}]

boss-eyed
adj : (British informal) cross-eyed

bossier
bossy
adj : offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner" [syn: {autocratic}, {dominating}, {high-and-mighty}, {magisterial}, {peremptory}] [also: {bossiest}, {bossier}]

bossier
See {bossy}

bossiest
bossy
adj : offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner" [syn: {autocratic}, {dominating}, {high-and-mighty}, {magisterial}, {peremptory}] [also: {bossiest}, {bossier}]

bossiest
See {bossy}

bossism
n : domination of a political organization by a party boss

bossy
adj : offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner" [syn: {autocratic}, {dominating}, {high-and-mighty}, {magisterial}, {peremptory}] [also: {bossiest}, {bossier}]

Boston
n : state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services [syn: {Hub of the Universe}, {Bean Town}, {Beantown}, {capital of Massachusetts}]

Boston baked beans
n : dried navy beans baked slowly with molasses and salt pork

Boston brown bread
n : dark steamed bread made of cornmeal wheat and flour with molasses and soda and milk or water [syn: {brown bread}]

Boston bull
n : small pug-faced American terrier breed having a smooth brindle or black coat with white markings [syn: {Boston terrier}]

Boston cream pie
n : layer cake filled with custard

Boston fern
n : a sword fern with arching or drooping pinnate fronds; a popular houseplant [syn: {Nephrolepis exaltata}, {Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis}]

Boston Harbor
n : the seaport at Boston

Boston ivy
n : Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries [syn: {Japanese ivy}, {Parthenocissus tricuspidata}]

Boston lettuce
n : lettuce with relatively soft leaves

Boston rocker
n : a rocking chair that has a high spindle back and a decorative top panel

Boston Tea Party
n : demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea

Boston terrier
n : small pug-faced American terrier breed having a smooth brindle or black coat with white markings [syn: {Boston bull}]

Bostonian
n : a resident of Boston

bosun
n : a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen [syn: {boatswain}, {bos'n}, {bo's'n}, {bo'sun}]

bo'sun
n : a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen [syn: {boatswain}, {bos'n}, {bo's'n}, {bosun}]

bosun's chair
n : a seat consisting of a board and a rope; used while working aloft or over the side of a ship [syn: {boatswain's chair}]

Boswell
n 1: Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795) [syn: {James Boswell}]
2: a devoted admirer and recorder of another's words and deeds

Boswellia
n : genus of incense-yielding trees of North Africa and India [syn: {genus Boswellia}]

Boswellia carteri
n : tree yielding an aromatic gum resin burned as incense

Boswellia serrata
n : East Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense [syn: {salai}]

Bosworth Field
n : the battle that ended the Wars of the Roses (1485); Richard III was killed and Henry Tudor was crowned as Henry VII

bot
n : botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human

bota
n : a wine bottle made of leather

botanic
adj : of or relating to plants or botany; "botanical garden" [syn: {botanical}]

botanical
adj : of or relating to plants or botany; "botanical garden" [syn: {botanic}]

botanical garden
n : a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition [syn: {arboretum}]

botanical medicine
n : the use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet) [syn: {phytotherapy}, {herbal therapy}]

botanise
v : collect and study plants [syn: {botanize}]

botanist
n : a biologist specializing in the study of plants [syn: {phytologist}, {plant scientist}]

botanize
v : collect and study plants [syn: {botanise}]

botany
n : the branch of biology that studies plants [syn: {phytology}]

Botany Bay fig
n : Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood [syn: {Port Jackson fig}, {rusty rig}, {little-leaf fig}, {Ficus rubiginosa}]

botargoes
See {botargo}

Botaurus
n : bitterns [syn: {genus Botaurus}]

Botaurus lentiginosus
n : a kind of bittern [syn: {American bittern}, {stake driver}]

Botaurus stellaris
n : a kind of bittern [syn: {European bittern}]

botch
n : an embarrassing mistake [syn: {blunder}, {blooper}, {bloomer}, {bungle}, {foul-up}, {fuckup}, {flub}, {boner}, {boo-boo}]
v : make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: {bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub}, {screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle}, {fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up}, {bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up}, {fuck up}]

botch up
v : make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bumble}, {fumble}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub}, {screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle}, {fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up}, {bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up}, {fuck up}]

botched
adj : spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness; "a bungled job" [syn: {bungled}]

botcher
n : someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence [syn: {bungler}, {blunderer}, {fumbler}, {bumbler}, {stumbler}, {sad sack}, {butcher}, {fuckup}]

botchier
botchy
adj : poorly done; "a botchy piece of work"; "it was an unskillful attempt" [syn: {butcherly}, {unskillful}] [also: {botchiest}, {botchier}]

botchier
See {botchy}

botchiest
botchy
adj : poorly done; "a botchy piece of work"; "it was an unskillful attempt" [syn: {butcherly}, {unskillful}] [also: {botchiest}, {botchier}]

botchiest
See {botchy}

botchy
adj : poorly done; "a botchy piece of work"; "it was an unskillful attempt" [syn: {butcherly}, {unskillful}] [also: {botchiest}, {botchier}]

botfly
n : stout-bodied hairy dipterous fly whose larvae are parasites on humans and other mammals

both
adj : (used with count nouns) two considered together; the two; "both girls are pretty" [syn: {both(a)}]

bother
n 1: an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" [syn: {fuss}, {trouble}, {hassle}]
2: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction" [syn: {annoyance}, {botheration}, {pain}, {infliction}, {pain in the neck}, {pain in the ass}]
v 1: take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please" [syn: {trouble oneself}, {trouble}, {inconvenience oneself}]
2: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" [syn: {annoy}, {rag}, {get to}, {get at}, {irritate}, {rile}, {nark}, {nettle}, {gravel}, {vex}, {chafe}, {devil}]
3: to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..." [syn: {trouble}, {put out}, {inconvenience}, {disoblige}, {discommode}, {incommode}]
4: intrude or enter uninvited; "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers"
5: make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster"
6: make confused or perplexed or puzzled

botheration
n 1: the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed [syn: {irritation}, {annoyance}, {vexation}]
2: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction" [syn: {annoyance}, {bother}, {pain}, {infliction}, {pain in the neck}, {pain in the ass}]

bothered
adj : caused to show discomposure; "refused to be fazed by the objections" [syn: {daunted}, {fazed}]

bothersome
adj : causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong" [syn: {annoying}, {galling}, {irritating}, {nettlesome}, {pesky}, {pestering}, {pestiferous}, {plaguy}, {plaguey}, {teasing}, {vexatious}, {vexing}]

Bothidae
n : a family of fish of the order Heterosomata [syn: {family Bothidae}]

Bothrops
n : fer-de-lance [syn: {genus Bothrops}]

Bothrops atrops
n : large extremely venomous pit viper of Central America and South America [syn: {fer-de-lance}]

botonee
adj : (of a heraldic cross) having a cluster of three buttons or knobs at the end of each arm [syn: {botonnee}]

botonnee
adj : (of a heraldic cross) having a cluster of three buttons or knobs at the end of each arm [syn: {botonee}]

Botox
n : a neurotoxin (trade name Botox) that is used clinically in small quantities to treat strabismus and facial spasms and other neurological disorders characterized by abnormal muscle contractions; is also used by cosmetic surgeons to smoothe frown lines temporarily [syn: {botulinum toxin A}]

Botrychium
n : grape fern; moonwort [syn: {genus Botrychium}]

Botrychium lunaria
n : of America and Eurasia and Australia [syn: {moonwort}, {common moonwort}]

Botrychium matricariifolium
n : of North America and Eurasia [syn: {daisyleaf grape fern}, {daisy-leaved grape fern}]

Botrychium multifidum
n : European fern with leathery and sparsely hairy fronds [syn: {leathery grape fern}]

Botrychium virginianum
n : American fern whose clustered sporangia resemble a snake's rattle [syn: {rattlesnake fern}]

botryoid
adj : resembling a cluster of grapes in form [syn: {botryoidal}, {boytrose}]

botryoidal
adj : resembling a cluster of grapes in form [syn: {botryoid}, {boytrose}]

Botswana
n : a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s [syn: {Republic of Botswana}]

Botswana monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Botswana

Botswanan
adj : of or pertaining to Botswana or the people of Botswana

Botticelli
n : Italian painter of mythological and religious paintings (1444-1510) [syn: {Sandro Botticelli}, {Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi}]

bottle
n 1: glass or plastic vessel; cylindrical with a narrow neck; no handle
2: the quantity contained in a bottle [syn: {bottleful}]
v 1: store (liquids or gases) in bottles
2: put into bottles; "bottle the mineral water"

bottle bank
n : a place where bottles can be deposited for recycling

bottle bill
n : a statute that would require merchants to reclaim used bottles

bottle collection
n 1: a collection of bottles; "her bottle collection is arranged on glass shelves in the window"
2: the activity of collecting bottles; "bottle collection is a hobby of hers"
3: collecting bottles for reuse

bottle gentian
n : gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all [syn: {closed gentian}, {blind gentian}, {Gentiana andrewsii}]

bottle gourd
n : Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits [syn: {calabash}, {Lagenaria siceraria}]

bottle grass
n : European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a troublesome weed [syn: {green bristlegrass}, {green foxtail}, {rough bristlegrass}, {bottle-grass}, {Setaria viridis}]

bottle green
n : dark to moderate or grayish green

bottle opener
n : an opener for removing caps or corks from bottles

bottle screw
n : a bottle opener that pulls corks [syn: {corkscrew}]

bottle tree
n : an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton [syn: {bottle-tree}]

bottle up
v : control and refrain from showing; of emotions [syn: {suppress}]

bottlebrush
n : a cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles

bottlebrush buckeye
n : a spreading shrub with pink flowers; found in southeastern United States [syn: {dwarf buckeye}]

bottlecap
n : a cap that seals a bottle [syn: {bottle-cordk}]

bottle-cordk
n : a cap that seals a bottle [syn: {bottlecap}]

bottled gas
n : hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure [syn: {liquefied petroleum gas}]

bottled water
n : drinking water (often spring water) that is put into bottles and offered for sale

bottle-fed
adj : (of an infant) given milk from a bottle [ant: {breast-fed}]

bottle-fed
bottle-feed
v : give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" [syn: {breastfeed}, {suckle}, {suck}, {nurse}, {wet-nurse}, {lactate}, {give suck}] [ant: {bottlefeed}] [also: {bottle-fed}]

bottle-fed
See {bottle-feed}

bottle-feed
v : give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" [syn: {breastfeed}, {suckle}, {suck}, {nurse}, {wet-nurse}, {lactate}, {give suck}] [ant: {bottlefeed}] [also: {bottle-fed}]

bottlefeed
v : feed (infants) with a bottle [ant: {breastfeed}]

bottleful
n : the quantity contained in a bottle [syn: {bottle}]

bottle-grass
n : European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a troublesome weed [syn: {green bristlegrass}, {green foxtail}, {rough bristlegrass}, {bottle grass}, {Setaria viridis}]

bottle-green
adj : of a dark to moderate grayish green color

bottleneck
n : a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel [syn: {constriction}, {chokepoint}]
v 1: slow down or impede by creating an obstruction; "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system"
2: become narrow, like a bottleneck; "Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks"

bottlenose
n 1: any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean [syn: {bottlenose dolphin}, {bottle-nosed dolphin}]
2: northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead [syn: {bottle-nosed whale}, {bottlenose whale}, {Hyperoodon ampullatus}]

bottlenose dolphin
n : any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean [syn: {bottle-nosed dolphin}, {bottlenose}]

bottlenose whale
n : northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead [syn: {bottle-nosed whale}, {bottlenose}, {Hyperoodon ampullatus}]

bottle-nosed dolphin
n : any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean [syn: {bottlenose dolphin}, {bottlenose}]

bottle-nosed whale
n : northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead [syn: {bottlenose whale}, {bottlenose}, {Hyperoodon ampullatus}]

bottler
n : a manufacturer that makes and bottles beverages

bottle-tree
n : an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton [syn: {bottle tree}]

bottling plant
n : a plant where beverages are put into bottles with caps

bottom
adj 1: situated at the bottom or lowest position; "the bottom drawer" [syn: {bottom(a)}] [ant: {side(a)}, {top(a)}]
2: at the bottom; lowest or last; "the bottom price" [syn: {lowest}]
3: the lowest rank; "bottom member of the class" [syn: {poorest}]
n 1: the lower side of anything [syn: {underside}, {undersurface}]
2: the lowest part of anything; "they started at the bottom of the hill"
3: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]
4: the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat [syn: {bottom of the inning}] [ant: {top}]
5: a depression forming the ground under a body of water; "he searched for treasure on the ocean bed" [syn: {bed}]
6: low-lying alluvial land near a river [syn: {bottomland}]
7: a cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms" [syn: {freighter}, {merchantman}, {merchant ship}]
v 1: provide with a bottom or a seat; "bottom the chairs"
2: strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom
3: come to understand [syn: {penetrate}, {fathom}]

bottom dog
n : a person of low status

bottom feeder
n 1: an opportunist who profits from the misfortunes of others
2: a scavenger that feeds low on the food chain
3: a fish that feeds on the bottom of a body of water

bottom fermentation
n : a slow kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature low enough that the yeast cells can sink to the bottom of the fermenting liquid; used in the production of lager

bottom fermenting yeast
n : brewer's yeast used in bottom fermentation of lager

bottom fish
n : fish that live on the sea bottom especially commercially important gadoid fishes like cod and haddock or flatfish like flounder [syn: {groundfish}]

bottom line
n 1: the last line in an audit; the line that shows profit or loss
2: the decisive point

bottom of the inning
n : the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat [syn: {bottom}] [ant: {top}]

bottom out
v 1: reach the low point; "Prices bottomed out and started to rise again after a while" [ant: {top out}]
2: hit the ground; "the car bottomed out where the driveway meets the road"

bottom quark
n : a quark with a charge of -1/3 and a mass about 10,000 times that of an electron [syn: {beauty quark}]

bottom rot
n : fungous disease of lettuce that first rots lower leaves and spreads upward

bottom rot fungus
n : fungus causing bottom rot in lettuce [syn: {Corticium solani}]

bottom round
n : cut from the round; suitable for pot roast

bottomed
adj : having a bottom of a specified character [ant: {bottomless}]

bottomland
n : low-lying alluvial land near a river [syn: {bottom}]

bottomless
adj 1: extremely deep; "a bottomless pit"; "a bottomless lake"
2: having no bottom; "bottomless pajamas consisting simply of a long top opening down the front" [ant: {bottomed}]
3: having no apparent limits or bounds; "a bottomless supply of money"; "bottomless pockets"
4: unclothed especially below the waist or featuring such nudeness; "bottomless dancers"; "a bottomless bar"

bottomlessness
n : the property of being very deep; without limit

bottommost
adj : farthest down; "bottommost shelf" [syn: {lowermost}, {nethermost}]

bottom-up
adj : of an approach to a problem that begins with details and works up to the highest conceptual level; "bottom-up parser"; "a bottom-up model of the reading process" [ant: {top-down}]

botuliform
adj : shaped like a sausage

botulin
n : potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon [syn: {botulinus toxin}, {botulismotoxin}]

botulinal
adj : of or relating to or produced by the botulinus

botulinum
n : anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism [syn: {botulinus}, {Clostridium botulinum}]

botulinum toxin
n : any of several neurotoxins that are produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum; causes muscle paralysis

botulinum toxin A
n : a neurotoxin (trade name Botox) that is used clinically in small quantities to treat strabismus and facial spasms and other neurological disorders characterized by abnormal muscle contractions; is also used by cosmetic surgeons to smoothe frown lines temporarily [syn: {Botox}]

botulinus
n : anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism [syn: {botulinum}, {Clostridium botulinum}]

botulinus toxin
n : potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon [syn: {botulin}, {botulismotoxin}]

botulism
n : food poisoning from ingesting botulin; not infectious; affects the CNS; can be fatal if not treated promptly

botulismotoxin
n : potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon [syn: {botulin}, {botulinus toxin}]

bouchee
n : shell of puff paste [syn: {patty shell}]

boucle
n : a fabric of uneven yarn that has an uneven knobby effect

boudoir
n : a lady's bedroom or private sitting room

bouffant
adj : being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing; "a bouffant skirt" [syn: {puffy}]

bouffe
n : opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is spoken [syn: {comic opera}, {opera bouffe}, {opera comique}]

Bougainvillaea
n : ornamental tropical woody vines [syn: {genus Bougainvillea}, {genus Bougainvillaea}]

Bougainville
n 1: French explorer who circumnavigated the globe accompanied by scientists (1729-1811) [syn: {Louis Antoine de Bougainville}]
2: the largest of the Solomon Islands; a province of Papua New Guinea

Bougainville Trench
n : a depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean between New Guinea and the Solomon Islands

bougainvillea
n : any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions

Bougainvillea glabra
n : Brazilian vine that tends to flower continuously [syn: {paper flower}]

bough
n : any of the larger branches of a tree

boughed
adj 1: having or covered with boughs or boughs as specified; often used in combination; "heavy-boughed oaks" [ant: {boughless}]
2: having boughs (of trees)

boughless
adj 1: lack a bough or boughs [ant: {boughed}]
2: having no boughs (of trees)

bought
buy
n : an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price" [syn: {bargain}, {steal}]
v 1: obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store" [syn: {purchase}] [ant: {sell}]
2: make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought" [syn: {bribe}, {corrupt}, {grease one's palms}]
3: acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange; "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"
4: accept as true; "I can't buy this story"
5: be worth or be capable of buying; "This sum will buy you a ride on the train" [also: {bought}]

bought
See {buy}

boughten
adj : purchased; not homemade; "my boughten clothes"; "a store-bought dress" [syn: {store-bought}]

bouillabaisse
n : highly seasoned Mediterranean soup or stew made of several kinds of fish and shellfish with tomatoes and onions or leeks and seasoned with saffron and garlic and herbs

bouillon
n : a clear seasoned broth

bouillon cube
n : a cube of evaporated seasoned meat extract

boulder
n 1: a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin [syn: {bowlder}]
2: a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town

boulder clay
n : unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together [syn: {till}]

boulder fern
n : fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an aroma like hay [syn: {hay-scented}, {hay-scented fern}, {scented fern}, {Dennstaedtia punctilobula}]

bouldered
adj : abounding in rocks or stones; "rocky fields"; "stony ground"; "bouldery beaches" [syn: {rocky}, {bouldery}, {stony}]

bouldery
adj : abounding in rocks or stones; "rocky fields"; "stony ground"; "bouldery beaches" [syn: {rocky}, {bouldered}, {stony}]

boule
n : an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork [syn: {boulle}, {buhl}]

boulevard
n : a wide street or thoroughfare [syn: {avenue}]

Boulez
n : French composer of serial music (born in 1925) [syn: {Pierre Boulez}]

boulle
n : an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork [syn: {boule}, {buhl}]

bounce
n 1: the quality of a substance that is able to rebound [syn: {bounciness}]
2: a light springing movement upwards or forwards [syn: {leap}, {leaping}, {spring}, {saltation}, {bound}]
3: rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts) [syn: {bouncing}]
v 1: spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" [syn: {resile}, {take a hop}, {spring}, {bound}, {rebound}, {recoil}, {reverberate}, {ricochet}]
2: hit something so that it bounces; "bounce a ball"
3: move up and down repeatedly [syn: {jounce}]
4: come back after being refused; "the check bounced" [ant: {clear}]
5: leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet"
6: refuse to accept and send back; "bounce a check"
7: eject from the premises; "The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club"

bounce back
v : improve in health; "He got well fast" [syn: {get well}, {get over}] [ant: {get worse}]

bounce out
v : bounce a ball so that it becomes an out

bouncer
n : a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting [syn: {chucker-out}]

bouncier
bouncy
adj 1: rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resiliant as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf" [syn: {live}, {lively}, {resilient}, {springy}, {whippy}]
2: marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance" [syn: {bouncing}, {peppy}, {spirited}, {zippy}] [also: {bounciest}, {bouncier}]

bouncier
See {bouncy}

bounciest
bouncy
adj 1: rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resiliant as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf" [syn: {live}, {lively}, {resilient}, {springy}, {whippy}]
2: marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance" [syn: {bouncing}, {peppy}, {spirited}, {zippy}] [also: {bounciest}, {bouncier}]

bounciest
See {bouncy}

bounciness
n : the quality of a substance that is able to rebound [syn: {bounce}]

bouncing
adj 1: vigorously healthy; "a bouncing baby"
2: marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance" [syn: {bouncy}, {peppy}, {spirited}, {zippy}]
n : rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts) [syn: {bounce}]

bouncing Bess
n : plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised [syn: {soapwort}, {hedge pink}, {bouncing Bet}, {Saponaria officinalis}]

bouncing Bet
n : plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised [syn: {soapwort}, {hedge pink}, {bouncing Bess}, {Saponaria officinalis}]

bouncing betty
n : an anti-personnel land mine

bouncing putty
n : a soft elastic silicone polymer that increases in elasticity with the application of force; used in the center of golf balls and as shock-absorbent padding

bouncy
adj 1: rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resiliant as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf" [syn: {live}, {lively}, {resilient}, {springy}, {whippy}]
2: marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance" [syn: {bouncing}, {peppy}, {spirited}, {zippy}] [also: {bounciest}, {bouncier}]

bound
bind
n : something that hinders as if with bonds
v 1: stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" [syn: {adhere}, {hold fast}, {bond}, {stick}, {stick to}]
2: create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child" [syn: {tie}, {attach}, {bond}]
3: make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women" [ant: {unbind}]
4: wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose [syn: {bandage}]
5: secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapes and bring them to the recycling shed" [syn: {tie down}, {tie up}, {truss}]
6: bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise" [syn: {oblige}, {hold}, {obligate}]
7: form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen"
8: provide with a binding; "bind the books in leather"
9: fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair" [syn: {tie}] [ant: {untie}] 10: cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate you" [syn: {constipate}] [also: {bound}]

bound
adj 1: held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union [ant: {free}]
2: confined by bonds; "bound and gagged hostages" [ant: {unbound}]
3: secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form; "bound volumes"; "leather-bound volumes" [ant: {unbound}]
4: (usually followed by `to') governed by fate; "bound to happen"; "an old house destined to be demolished"; "he is destined to be famous" [syn: {bound(p)}, {destined}]
5: covered or wrapped with a bandage; "the bandaged wound on the back of his head"; "an injury bound in fresh gauze" [syn: {bandaged}]
6: headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'; "children bound for school"; "a flight destined for New York" [syn: {destined}]
7: bound by an oath; "a bound official"
8: bound by contract [syn: {apprenticed}, {articled}, {indentured}]
9: confined in the bowels; "he is bound in the belly" [syn: {bound(p)}]
n 1: a line determining the limits of an area [syn: {boundary}, {edge}]
2: the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something [syn: {boundary}, {bounds}]
3: a light springing movement upwards or forwards [syn: {leap}, {leaping}, {spring}, {saltation}, {bounce}]
v 1: move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" [syn: {jump}, {leap}, {spring}]
2: form the boundary of; be contiguous to [syn: {border}]
3: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" [syn: {restrict}, {restrain}, {trammel}, {limit}, {confine}, {throttle}]
4: spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" [syn: {bounce}, {resile}, {take a hop}, {spring}, {rebound}, {recoil}, {reverberate}, {ricochet}]

bound
See {bind}

bound form
n : a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nouns [syn: {bound morpheme}]

bound morpheme
n : a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nouns [syn: {bound form}]

bound off
v : bound off one point after another [syn: {skip}]

bound up
adj 1: closely or inseparably connected or associated with; "his career is bound up with the fortunes of the enterprise"
2: deeply devoted to; "bound up in her teaching"; "is wrapped up in his family" [syn: {wrapped up}]

boundary
n 1: the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something [syn: {bound}, {bounds}]
2: a line determining the limits of an area [syn: {edge}, {bound}]
3: the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability" [syn: {limit}, {bounds}]

boundary condition
n : (mathematics) a condition specified for the solution to a set of differential equations

boundary layer
n : the layer of slower flow of a fluid past a surface

boundary line
n : a line that indicates a boundary [syn: {border}, {borderline}, {delimitation}, {mete}]

bounded
adj : having the limits or boundaries established; "a delimited frontier through the disputed region" [syn: {delimited}]

bounded interval
n : an interval that includes its endpoints [syn: {closed interval}] [ant: {open interval}]

boundedness
n : the quality of being finite [syn: {finiteness}, {finitude}] [ant: {infiniteness}]

bounden
adj : morally obligatory; "my bounden duty"

bounder
n 1: someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog" [syn: {cad}, {blackguard}, {dog}, {hound}, {heel}]
2: an athlete who bounds or leaps (as in basketball) [syn: {leaper}, {jumper}]

bounderish
adj : (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace [syn: {ill-bred}, {lowbred}, {rude}, {underbred}, {yokelish}]

boundless
adj : seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent; "unbounded enthusiasm"; "children with boundless energy"; "a limitless supply of money" [syn: {unbounded}, {limitless}]

boundlessly
adv : without bounds; "he is infinitely wealthy" [syn: {immeasurably}, {infinitely}]

boundlessness
n : the quality of being infinite; without bound or limit [syn: {infiniteness}, {infinitude}, {unboundedness}, {limitlessness}] [ant: {finiteness}]

bounds
n 1: the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something [syn: {boundary}, {bound}]
2: the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability" [syn: {limit}, {boundary}]

bounteous
adj : given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather" [syn: {big}, {bighearted}, {bountiful}, {freehanded}, {handsome}, {giving}, {liberal}, {openhanded}]

bounteously
adv : in a bountiful manner [syn: {bountifully}, {plentifully}, {plenteously}]

bounteousness
n : generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely [syn: {bounty}]

bountied
adj : rewarded or rewardable by a bounty; "a bountied animal pelt"

bountiful
adj 1: given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather" [syn: {big}, {bighearted}, {bounteous}, {freehanded}, {handsome}, {giving}, {liberal}, {openhanded}]
2: producing in abundance; "the bountiful earth"; "a plentiful year"; "fruitful soil" [syn: {plentiful}]

bountifully
adv : in a bountiful manner [syn: {bounteously}, {plentifully}, {plenteously}]

bountifulness
n : the property of copious abundance [syn: {amplitude}, {bounty}]

bounty
n 1: payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military [syn: {premium}]
2: the property of copious abundance [syn: {amplitude}, {bountifulness}]
3: generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely [syn: {bounteousness}]
4: a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutineed against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat [syn: {H.M.S. Bounty}]

bounty hunter
n 1: someone who pursues fugitives or criminals for whom a reward is offered
2: a hunter who kills predatory wild animals in order to collect a bounty

bouquet
n 1: an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present [syn: {corsage}, {posy}, {nosegay}]
2: a pleasingly sweet olfactory property [syn: {fragrance}, {redolence}, {sweetness}]

Bourbon
n 1: a reactionary politician in the United States (usually from the South)
2: whiskey distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in charred oak barrels
3: a member of the European royal family that ruled France
4: a European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily [syn: {Bourbon dynasty}]

Bourbon dynasty
n : a European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily [syn: {Bourbon}]

bourdon
n : a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone [syn: {drone}, {drone pipe}]

bourgeois
adj 1: (according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class
2: conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; "a bourgeois mentality" [syn: {conservative}, {materialistic}]
3: belonging to the middle class
n 1: a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise [syn: {businessperson}]
2: a member of the middle class [syn: {burgher}]

bourgeoisie
n : the social class between the lower and upper classes [syn: {middle class}]

bourgeon
v : produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted" [syn: {shoot}, {spud}, {germinate}, {pullulate}, {burgeon forth}, {sprout}]

Bourgogne
n : a former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines [syn: {Burgundy}]

bourguignon
n : reduced red wine with onions and parsley and thyme and butter [syn: {bourguignon sauce}, {Burgundy sauce}]

bourguignon sauce
n : reduced red wine with onions and parsley and thyme and butter [syn: {bourguignon}, {Burgundy sauce}]

bourn
n 1: an archaic term for a boundary [syn: {bourne}]
2: an archaic term for a goal or destination [syn: {bourne}]

bourne
n 1: an archaic term for a boundary [syn: {bourn}]
2: an archaic term for a goal or destination [syn: {bourn}]

Bourse
n : the stock exchange in Paris

bourtree
n : common black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies [syn: {black elder}, {common elder}, {elderberry}, {European elder}, {Sambucus nigra}]

bouse
v : haul with a tackle [syn: {bowse}]

boustrophedon
n : an ancient writing system: having alternate lines written in opposite directions; literally `as the ox ploughs'

boustrophedonic
adj : of or relating to writing alternate lines in opposite directions

bout
n 1: (sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive [syn: {turn}, {round}]
2: a boxing match; "the fight was on television last night" [syn: {fight}]
3: an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days" [syn: {bust}, {tear}, {binge}]

Bouteloua
n : forage grasses [syn: {genus Bouteloua}]

Bouteloua eriopoda
n : especially of western coastal regions of North America [syn: {black grama}]

Bouteloua gracilis
n : of western North America [syn: {blue grama}]

boutique
n : a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry [syn: {dress shop}]

boutonneuse fever
n : a disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean area) caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans by a reddish brown tick (ixodid) that lives on dogs and other mammals [syn: {Marseilles fever}, {Kenya fever}, {Indian tick fever}]

boutonniere
n : a flower that is worn in a buttonhole

Bouvier des Flandres
n : rough-coated breed used originally in Belgium for herding and guarding cattle [syn: {Bouviers des Flandres}]

Bouviers des Flandres
n : rough-coated breed used originally in Belgium for herding and guarding cattle [syn: {Bouvier des Flandres}]

Bouvines
n : in 1214 the French under Philip Augustus defeated a coalition formed against him in one of the greatest battles of the middle ages

Bouyei
n : a branch of the Tai languages [syn: {Buyi}]

bovid
adj : of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle) [syn: {bovine}]
n : hollow-horned ruminants

Bovidae
n : true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats [syn: {family Bovidae}]

Bovinae
n : term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos: cattle; buffalo; and sometimes includes kudu [syn: {subfamily Bovinae}]

bovine
adj 1: of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle) [syn: {bovid}]
2: dull and slow-moving and stolid; like an ox; "showed a bovine apathy"
n : any of various members of the genus Bos

bovine spongiform encephalitis
n : a fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and agitation [syn: {BSE}, {mad cow disease}]

Bovini
n : term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos [syn: {tribe Bovini}]

Bovril
n : an extract of beef (given to people who are ill) [syn: {beef tea}]

bow
n 1: a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces [syn: {bowknot}]
2: a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands, used in playing certain stringed instrument
3: front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line" [syn: {fore}, {prow}, {stem}]
4: curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows
5: something curved in shape [syn: {arc}]
6: bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame [syn: {bowing}, {obeisance}]
7: an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience [syn: {curtain call}]
8: a decorative interlacing of ribbons
9: a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
v 1: bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame" [syn: {bow down}]
2: submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure" [syn: {submit}, {defer}, {accede}, {give in}]
3: bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting; "He bowed before the King"
4: bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse" [syn: {crouch}, {stoop}, {bend}]
5: play on a string instrument

bow and arrow
n : a weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot them

bow down
v 1: get into a prostrate position, as in submission [syn: {prostrate}]
2: bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame" [syn: {bow}]

bow leg
n : outward curvature of the legs [syn: {bow legs}, {bandy legs}]

bow legs
n : outward curvature of the legs [syn: {bow leg}, {bandy legs}]

bow out
v 1: remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved" [syn: {chicken out}, {back off}, {pull out}, {back down}]
2: retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship" [syn: {withdraw}]

bow tie
n : a man's tie; ties in a bow

bow window
n : a window that sticks out from the outside wall of a house [syn: {bay window}]

bow wood
n : small shrubby deciduous yellowwood tree of south central United States having spines, glossy dark green leaves and an inedible fruit that resembles an orange; its hard orange-colored wood used for bows by native Americans; frequently planted as boundary hedge [syn: {osage orange}, {mock orange}, {Maclura pomifera}]

Bowditch
n : United States mathematician and astronomer noted for his works on navigation (1773-1838) [syn: {Nathaniel Bowditch}]

Bowdler
n : English editor who in 1818 published an expurgated edition of the works of Shakespeare (1754-1825) [syn: {Thomas Bowdler}]

bowdlerisation
n 1: written material that has been bowdlerized [syn: {bowdlerization}]
2: the act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent [syn: {bowdlerization}]

bowdlerise
v : edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel" [syn: {bowdlerize}, {expurgate}, {castrate}, {shorten}]

Bowdlerism
n : censorship in the form of prudish expurgation

bowdlerization
n 1: written material that has been bowdlerized [syn: {bowdlerisation}]
2: the act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent [syn: {bowdlerisation}]

bowdlerize
v : edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel" [syn: {bowdlerise}, {expurgate}, {castrate}, {shorten}]

bowed
adj 1: used especially of the head or upper back; "a bent head and sloping shoulders" [syn: {bent}, {inclined}]
2: of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow [ant: {plucked}]
3: forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling" [syn: {arced}, {arched}, {arching}, {arciform}, {arcuate}]
4: have legs that curve outward at the knees [syn: {bandy}, {bandy-legged}, {bowleg}, {bowlegged}]
5: showing an excessively deferential manner [syn: {bowing}]

bowed down
adj : heavily burdened with work or cares; "bowed down with troubles"; "found himself loaded down with responsibilities"; "overburdened social workers"; "weighed down with cares" [syn: {bowed down(p)}, {loaded down(p)}, {overburdened}, {weighed down(p)}]

bowed stringed instrument
n : stringed instruments that are played with a bow; "the strings played superlatively well" [syn: {string}]

bowel
n : the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus [syn: {intestine}, {gut}]

bowel movement
n : a euphemism for defecation; "he had a bowel movement" [syn: {movement}, {bm}]

bowelless
adj : ruthless in competition; "cutthroat competition"; "bowelless readiness to take advantage" [syn: {cutthroat}, {fierce}]

bowels
n : the center of the Earth

bower
n : a framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park" [syn: {arbor}, {arbour}, {pergola}]
v : enclose in a bower [syn: {embower}]

bower actinidia
n : high-climbing Asiatic vine having long finely serrate leaves and racemes of white flowers followed by greenish-yellow edible fruit [syn: {tara vine}, {Actinidia arguta}]

bowerbird
n : any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females [syn: {catbird}]

bowery
adj : like a bower; leafy and shady; "a bowery lane"
n : a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts

bowfin
n : primitive long-bodies carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America [syn: {grindle}, {dogfish}, {Amia calva}]

bowfront
adj : having an outward curving front; "a bowfront dresser"; "a bowfront house"

bowhead
n : large-mouthed arctic whale [syn: {bowhead whale}, {Greenland whale}, {Balaena mysticetus}]

bowhead whale
n : large-mouthed arctic whale [syn: {bowhead}, {Greenland whale}, {Balaena mysticetus}]

Bowie
n : United States pioneer and hero of the Texas revolt against Mexico; he shared command of the garrison that resisted the Mexican attack on the Alamo where he died (1796-1836) [syn: {Jim Bowie}, {James Bowie}]

Bowie knife
n : a stout hunting knife with a single edge

Bowiea
n : small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae [syn: {genus Bowiea}]

Bowiea volubilis
n : much-branched leafless twining South African herb cultivated as an ornamental for its bright green stems growing from large above-ground bulbs [syn: {climbing onion}]

bowing
adj : showing an excessively deferential manner [syn: {bowed}]
n 1: bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame [syn: {bow}, {obeisance}]
2: managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument; "the violinist's bowing was excellent"

bowknot
n : a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces [syn: {bow}]

bowl
n 1: a round vessel that is open at the top; used for holding fruit or liquids or for serving food
2: a concave shape with an open top [syn: {trough}]
3: a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods
4: the quantity contained in a bowl [syn: {bowlful}]
5: a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments [syn: {stadium}, {arena}, {sports stadium}]
6: a wooden ball (with flattened sides) used in the game of bowls
7: a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco [syn: {pipe bowl}]
v 1: roll (a ball)
2: engage in the sport of bowling; "My parents like to bowl on Friday nights"

bowl over
v 1: cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer" [syn: {overturn}, {tip over}, {turn over}, {upset}, {knock over}, {tump over}]
2: overcome with amazement; "This boggles the mind!" [syn: {flabbergast}, {boggle}]

bowlder
n : a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin [syn: {boulder}]

bowleg
adj : have legs that curve outward at the knees [syn: {bandy}, {bandy-legged}, {bowed}, {bowlegged}]
n : a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee) [syn: {genu varum}, {tibia vara}]

bowlegged
adj : have legs that curve outward at the knees [syn: {bandy}, {bandy-legged}, {bowed}, {bowleg}]

bowler
n 1: delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket
2: rolls balls down an alley at pins
3: a hat that is round and black and hard with a narrow brim; worn by some British businessmen [syn: {bowler hat}, {derby}, {plug hat}]

bowler hat
n : a hat that is round and black and hard with a narrow brim; worn by some British businessmen [syn: {bowler}, {derby}, {plug hat}]

bowlful
n : the quantity contained in a bowl [syn: {bowl}]

bowline
n : a loop knot that neither slips not jams [syn: {bowline knot}]

bowline knot
n : a loop knot that neither slips not jams [syn: {bowline}]

bowling
n 1: a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over
2: (cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman
3: the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc

bowling alley
n 1: a building that contains several alleys for bowling
2: a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins [syn: {alley}, {skittle alley}]

bowling ball
n : a large ball used for bowling

bowling equipment
n : equipment used in bowling

Bowling Green
n 1: a town in southern Kentucky
2: a field of closely mowed turf for playing bowls

bowling league
n : a league of bowling teams

bowling pin
n : a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in groups as a target [syn: {pin}]

bowling score
n : the score in a bowling match

bowling shoe
n : a special shoe worn when bowling

bowls
n : lawn bowling at a jack using biased wooden balls

bowl-shaped
adj : having a concave shape with an open top like a bowl

bowman
n : a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow [syn: {archer}]

Bowman's capsule
n : thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron [syn: {glomerular capsule}, {capsula glomeruli}]

bowse
v : haul with a tackle [syn: {bouse}]

bowsprit
n : a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel

bowstring
n : the string of an archer's bow

bowstring hemp
n 1: hemp obtained from the sansevieria
2: strong fiber that resembles hemp; obtained from sansevieria and used for e.g. cordage
3: grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber [syn: {sansevieria}]

bow-wow
n 1: the bark of a dog
2: informal terms for dogs [syn: {pooch}, {doggie}, {doggy}, {barker}]

box
n 1: a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts"
2: private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance; "the royal box was empty" [syn: {loge}]
3: the quantity contained in a box; "he gave her a box of chocolates" [syn: {boxful}]
4: a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner" [syn: {corner}]
5: a rectangular drawing; "the flowchart contained many boxes"
6: evergreen shrubs or small trees [syn: {boxwood}]
7: any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned; "the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box"
8: the driver's seat on a coach; "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver" [syn: {box seat}]
9: separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people; "the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold" 10: a blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a good box on the ear"
v 1: put into a box; "box the gift, please" [syn: {package}] [ant: {unbox}]
2: hit with the fist; "I'll box your ears!"
3: engage in a boxing match

box beam
n : a beam built up from boards; has a hollow rectangular cross section [syn: {box girder}]

box calf
n : black calfskin leather tanned with chromium salts

box camera
n : a simple camera shaped like a rectangular box [syn: {box Kodak}]

box coat
n : a short coat that hangs loosely from the shoulders

box elder
n : common shade tree of eastern and central United States [syn: {ash-leaved maple}, {Acer negundo}]

box end wrench
n : a wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut or bolt head [syn: {box wrench}]

box family
n : widely distributed evergreen shrubs and trees [syn: {Buxaceae}, {family Buxaceae}]

box girder
n : a beam built up from boards; has a hollow rectangular cross section [syn: {box beam}]

box huckleberry
n : creeping evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small shiny boxlike leaves and flavorless berries [syn: {Gaylussacia brachycera}]

box in
v : enclose or confine as if in a box [syn: {box up}]

box kite
n : a kite shaped like a box open at both ends

box Kodak
n : a simple camera shaped like a rectangular box [syn: {box camera}]

box office
n 1: total admission receipts for an entertainment
2: the office where tickets of admission are sold [syn: {ticket office}, {ticket booth}]

box pleat
n : a flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of it

box seat
n 1: a special seat in a theater or grandstand box
2: the driver's seat on a coach; "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver" [syn: {box}]

box spring
n : a coiled bedspring in a frame that is covered with cloth

box tortoise
n : chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be closed tightly [syn: {box turtle}]

box turtle
n : chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be closed tightly [syn: {box tortoise}]

box up
v : enclose or confine as if in a box [syn: {box in}]

box white oak
n : small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts [syn: {post oak}, {brash oak}, {iron oak}, {Quercus stellata}]

box wrench
n : a wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut or bolt head [syn: {box end wrench}]

boxberry
n 1: creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries [syn: {partridgeberry}, {twinberry}, {Mitchella repens}]
2: spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil [syn: {wintergreen}, {checkerberry}, {teaberry}, {spiceberry}]

boxcar
n : a freight car with roof and sliding doors in the sides

boxcars
n : (usually plural) when two dice are thrown and both come up showing six spots the result is called `boxcars'

boxed
adj 1: enclosed in or set off by a border or box; "boxed sections of the report"; "boxed announcements in the newspaper"
2: enclosed in or as if in a box; "boxed cigars"; "a confining boxed-in space"; "felt boxed in by the traffic" [syn: {boxed-in(a)}, {boxed in(p)}]

boxed in
adj : enclosed in or as if in a box; "boxed cigars"; "a confining boxed-in space"; "felt boxed in by the traffic" [syn: {boxed}, {boxed-in(a)}, {boxed in(p)}]

boxed-in
adj : enclosed in or as if in a box; "boxed cigars"; "a confining boxed-in space"; "felt boxed in by the traffic" [syn: {boxed}, {boxed-in(a)}, {boxed in(p)}]

boxer
n 1: someone who fights with his fists for sport [syn: {pugilist}]
2: a workman employed to pack things into containers [syn: {packer}, {bagger}]
3: a member of a nationalistic Chinese secret society that led an unsuccessful rebellion in 1900 against foreign interests in China
4: a breed of stocky medium-sized short-haired dog with a brindled coat and square-jawed muzzle developed in Germany

boxers
n : (usually in the plural) underpants worn by men [syn: {drawers}, {underdrawers}, {shorts}, {boxershorts}]

boxershorts
n : (usually in the plural) underpants worn by men [syn: {drawers}, {underdrawers}, {shorts}, {boxers}]

boxfish
n : any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates [syn: {trunkfish}] [also: {boxfishes} (pl)]

boxfishes
See {boxfish}

boxfishes
boxfish
n : any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates [syn: {trunkfish}] [also: {boxfishes} (pl)]

boxful
n : the quantity contained in a box; "he gave her a box of chocolates" [syn: {box}]

boxing
n 1: fighting with the fists [syn: {pugilism}, {fisticuffs}]
2: the enclosure of something in a package or box [syn: {packing}]

Boxing Day
n : first weekday after Christmas

boxing equipment
n : equipment use in boxing

boxing glove
n : gloves that are big and padded; worn for boxing [syn: {glove}]

boxing match
n : a match between boxers; usually held in a boxing ring

boxing ring
n : the ring where boxers fight [syn: {prize ring}]

box-kodaks
See {box kodak}

boxlike
adj : resembling a box in rectangularity [syn: {boxy}]

box-number
n : the mailing address to which answers to a newspaper ad can be sent

boxthorn
n : any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries [syn: {matrimony vine}]

boxwood
n 1: very hard tough close-grained light yellow wood of the box especially the common box; used in delicate woodwork: musical instruments and inlays and engraving blocks [syn: {Turkish boxwood}]
2: evergreen shrubs or small trees [syn: {box}]

boxy
adj : resembling a box in rectangularity [syn: {boxlike}]

boy
n 1: a youthful male person; "the baby was a boy"; "she made the boy brush his teeth every night"; "most soldiers are only boys in uniform" [syn: {male child}] [ant: {female child}, {female child}]
2: a friendly informal reference to a grown man; "he likes to play golf with the boys"
3: a male human offspring; "their son became a famous judge"; "his boy is taller than he is" [syn: {son}] [ant: {daughter}, {daughter}]
4: (ethnic slur) offensive term for Black man; "get out of my way, boy"

boy scout
n 1: a boy who is a member of the Boy Scouts
2: a man who is considered naive

Boy Scouts
n : an international (but decentralized) movement started in 1908 in England with the goal of teaching good citizenship to boys

Boy Scouts of America
n : a corporation that operates through a national council that charters local councils all over the United States; the purpose is character building and citizenship training

boy wonder
n : an extremely talented young male person

boycott
n : a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies
v : refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with [ant: {patronize}, {patronize}]

boyfriend
n : a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked" [syn: {fellow}, {beau}, {swain}, {young man}]

boyhood
n : the childhood of a boy

boyish
adj : befitting or characteristic of a young boy; "a boyish grin"; "schoolboyish pranks" [syn: {boylike}, {schoolboyish}]

boyishly
adv : like a boy; "he smiled boyishly at his fiancee" [syn: {boylike}]

boyishness
n : being characteristic of a boy

Boykinia
n : genus of perennial rhizomatous herbs with flowers in panicles; North America; Japan [syn: {genus Boykinia}]

Boykinia elata
n : plant with leaves mostly at the base and openly branched clusters of small white flowers; western North America [syn: {coast boykinia}, {Boykinia occidentalis}]

Boykinia occidentalis
n : plant with leaves mostly at the base and openly branched clusters of small white flowers; western North America [syn: {coast boykinia}, {Boykinia elata}]

Boyle
n 1: Irish chemist who established that air has weight and whose definitions of chemical elements and chemical reactions helped to dissociate chemistry from alchemy (1627-1691) [syn: {Robert Boyle}]
2: United States writer (1902-1992) [syn: {Kay Boyle}]

Boyle's law
n : the pressure of an ideal gas at constant temperature varies inversely with the volume [syn: {Mariotte's law}]

boylike
adj : befitting or characteristic of a young boy; "a boyish grin"; "schoolboyish pranks" [syn: {boyish}, {schoolboyish}]
adv : like a boy; "he smiled boyishly at his fiancee" [syn: {boyishly}]

Boyne
n : a battle in the War of the Grand Alliance in Ireland in 1690; William III defeated the deposed James II and so ended the Catholicism that had been reintroduced in England by the Stuarts [syn: {battle of Boyne}]

boys-and-girls
n : Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic [syn: {herb mercury}, {herbs mercury}, {Mercurialis annua}]

boysenberry
n 1: cultivated hybrid bramble of California having large dark wine-red fruit with a flavor resembling raspberries [syn: {boysenberry bush}]
2: large raspberry-flavored fruit; cross between blackberries and raspberries

boysenberry bush
n : cultivated hybrid bramble of California having large dark wine-red fruit with a flavor resembling raspberries [syn: {boysenberry}]

boytrose
adj : resembling a cluster of grapes in form [syn: {botryoid}, {botryoidal}]

Bozeman
n : a town in southwestern Montana; gateway to Yellowstone National Park

bozo
n 1: a man who is a stupid incompetent fool [syn: {fathead}, {goof}, {goofball}, {jackass}, {goose}, {cuckoo}, {twat}, {zany}]
2: an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll" [syn: {guy}, {cat}, {hombre}]

BPH
n : enlarged prostate; appears to be part of the natural aging process [syn: {benign prostatic hyperplasia}]

bpi
n : a measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium [syn: {bits per inch}]

bpm
n : the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds [syn: {beats per minute}, {metronome marking}, {M.M.}]

bps
n : (computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem) [syn: {bits per second}]

Br
n 1: a nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water [syn: {bromine}, {atomic number 35}]
2: a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organizaiton that arose out of a student protest movement in the late 1960s; wants to separate Italy from NATO and advocates violence in the service of class warfare and revolution; mostly inactive since 1989 [syn: {Red Brigades}, {Brigate Rosse}]

bra
n : an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts [syn: {brassiere}, {bandeau}]

Brabancon griffon
n : a variety of Brussels griffon having a short smooth coat

brabble
v : argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies" [syn: {quibble}, {niggle}, {pettifog}, {bicker}, {squabble}]

brace
n 1: a support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he wore a brace on his knee"
2: two items of the same kind [syn: {couple}, {pair}, {twosome}, {twain}, {span}, {yoke}, {couplet}, {distich}, {duo}, {duet}, {dyad}, {duad}]
3: a set of two similar things considered as a unit [syn: {pair}]
4: either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
5: a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
6: elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) [syn: {suspender}, {gallus}]
7: an appliance that corrects dental irregularities [syn: {braces}]
8: the stock of a tool used for turning a drilling bit [syn: {bitstock}]
9: a structural member used to stiffen a framework [syn: {bracing}]
v 1: prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult [syn: {poise}]
2: support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel" [syn: {steady}, {stabilize}, {stabilise}]
3: support by bracing
4: cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" [syn: {stimulate}, {arouse}, {energize}, {energise}, {perk up}] [ant: {de-energize}, {de-energize}, {sedate}]

brace and bit
n : a drill consisting of a bit and a brace to hold and turn it

brace oneself for
v : prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant [syn: {steel oneself against}, {steel onself for}, {prepare for}]

brace up
v : make secure underneath; "undergird the ship" [syn: {undergird}]

brace wrench
n : a wrench shaped like a brace (has a handle shaped like a crank) and a socket head

braced
adj 1: positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger; "he stood to attention with his shoulders braced"
2: held up by braces or buttresses [syn: {buttressed}]

bracelet
n 1: a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist [syn: {watchband}, {watchstrap}, {wristband}, {watch bracelet}]
2: jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration [syn: {bangle}]

bracelet wood
n : small West Indian shrub or tree with hard glossy seeds patterned yellow and brown that are used to make bracelets [syn: {Jacquinia armillaris}]

bracer
n 1: a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports [syn: {armguard}]
2: a tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor) [syn: {pick-me-up}]

bracero
n : a Mexican laborer who worked in the United States on farms and railroads in order to ease labor shortages during World War II

braces
n : an appliance that corrects dental irregularities [syn: {brace}]

brachia
See {brachium}

brachia
brachium
n : (biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal [also: {brachia} (pl)]

brachial
adj : of or relating to an arm; "brachial artery"

brachial artery
n : the main artery of the upper arm; a continuation of the axillary artery; bifurcates into the radial and ulnar arteries at the elbow [syn: {arteria brachialis}]

brachial plexus
n : a network of nerves formed by cervical and thoracic spinal nerves and supplying the arm and parts of the shoulder [syn: {plexus brachialis}]

brachial vein
n : two veins in either arm that accompany the brachial artery and empty into the axillary vein [syn: {vena brachialis}]

brachiate
adj 1: having widely spreading paired branches; "maples are brachiate"
2: having arms or armlike appendages
v : swing from one hold to the next; "the monkeys brachiate"

brachiation
n : swinging by the arms from branch to branch

Brachinus
n : bombardier beetles [syn: {genus Brachinus}]

brachiocephalic vein
n : veins formed by the union of the internal jugular and subclavian veins [syn: {innominate vein}, {vena brachiocephalica}]

brachiopod
adj : of or belonging to the phylum Brachiopoda [syn: {brachiopodous}]
n : marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide [syn: {lamp shell}, {lampshell}]

Brachiopoda
n : marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks [syn: {phylum Brachiopoda}]

brachiopodous
adj : of or belonging to the phylum Brachiopoda [syn: {brachiopod}]

brachium
n : (biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal [also: {brachia} (pl)]

brachycephalic
adj : having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80 [syn: {brachycranial}, {brachycranic}] [ant: {dolichocephalic}]

Brachychiton
n : Australian trees (usually with swollen trunks) [syn: {genus Brachychiton}]

Brachychiton acerifolius
n : south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers [syn: {flame tree}, {flame durrajong}, {Sterculia acerifolia}]

Brachychiton australis
n : north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves [syn: {flame tree}, {broad-leaved bottletree}]

Brachychiton populneus
n : widely distributed tree of eastern Australia yielding a tough durable fiber and soft light attractively grained wood; foliage is an important emergency food for cattle [syn: {kurrajong}, {currajong}]

Brachychiton rupestris
n : large tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers blotched with red inside; sometimes placed in genus Sterculia [syn: {Queensland bottletree}, {narrow-leaved bottletree}, {Sterculia rupestris}]

Brachycome
n : mostly Australian herbs having basal or alternate leaves and loosely corymbose flower heads [syn: {genus Brachycome}]

Brachycome Iberidifolia
n : western Australian annual much cultivated for its flower heads with white or bluish to violet or variegated rays [syn: {Swan River daisy}]

brachycranial
adj : having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80 [syn: {brachycephalic}, {brachycranic}] [ant: {dolichocephalic}]

brachycranic
adj : having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80 [syn: {brachycephalic}, {brachycranial}] [ant: {dolichocephalic}]

brachydactylia
n : abnormal shortness of fingers and toes [syn: {brachytactyly}]

brachydactylic
adj : having abnormally short finger or toes [syn: {brachydactylous}]

brachydactylous
adj : having abnormally short finger or toes [syn: {brachydactylic}]

brachypterous
adj : (especially of certain insects) having very short or rudimentary wings [syn: {short-winged}]

Brachystegia
n : small genus of tropical African timber trees having pale golden heartwood uniformly striped with dark brown or black: [syn: {genus Brachystegia}]

Brachystegia speciformis
n : small shrubby African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers [syn: {msasa}]

brachytactyly
n : abnormal shortness of fingers and toes [syn: {brachydactylia}]

Brachyura
n : an order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface [syn: {suborder Brachyura}]

brachyuran
n : typical crabs

brachyurous
adj : of or belonging to the suborder Brachyura

bracing
adj : imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air" [syn: {brisk}, {energizing}, {energising}, {fresh}, {refreshing}, {refreshful}, {tonic}]
n : a structural member used to stiffen a framework [syn: {brace}]

bracken
n 1: fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions [syn: {Pteridium esculentum}]
2: large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan [syn: {pasture brake}, {brake}, {Pteridium aquilinum}]

bracket
n 1: a category falling within certain defined limits
2: either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material [syn: {square bracket}]
3: either of two punctuation marks (`[' or `]') sometimes used to enclose textual material [syn: {angle bracket}]
4: an L-shaped support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf)
v 1: support with brackets; "bracket bookshelves"
2: place into brackets; "Please bracket this remark" [syn: {bracket out}]
3: classify or group

bracket fungus
n : a woody fungus that forms shelflike sporophores [syn: {shelf fungus}]

bracket out
v : place into brackets; "Please bracket this remark" [syn: {bracket}]

bracketed blenny
n : small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the northern Atlantic [syn: {gunnel}]

brackish
adj : slightly salty; "a brackish lagoon"; "the briny deep" [syn: {briny}]

brackishness
n : the saltiness of water

bract
n : a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence

bracteal
adj : pertaining to or resembling or functioning as a bract

bracteate
adj : having bracts [syn: {bracted}] [ant: {ebracteate}]

bracted
adj : having bracts [syn: {bracteate}] [ant: {ebracteate}]

bracteolate
adj : having bracteoles

bracteole
n : a small bract [syn: {bractlet}]

bractlet
n : a small bract [syn: {bracteole}]

brad
n : a small nail
v : fasten with brads

bradawl
n : an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws [syn: {pricker}]

Bradbury
n : United States writer of science fiction (born 1920) [syn: {Ray Bradbury}, {Ray Douglas Bradbury}]

Bradford
n : United States printer (born in England) whose press produced the first American prayer book and the New York City's first newspaper (1663-1752) [syn: {William Bradford}]

Bradley
n 1: United States politician who was elected the first Black may of Los Angeles (1917-1998) [syn: {Thomas Bradley}, {Tom Bradley}]
2: United States general who played an important role in the Allied victory in World War II (1893-1981) [syn: {Omar Bradley}, {Omar Nelson Bradley}]

Bradley method
n : a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth by providing education and exercises and nutrition and techniques of breathing and relaxation (with the assistance of the father) [syn: {Bradley method of childbirth}]

Bradley method of childbirth
n : a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth by providing education and exercises and nutrition and techniques of breathing and relaxation (with the assistance of the father) [syn: {Bradley method}]

Bradley's spleenwort
n : a spleenwort of eastern to southern United States [syn: {Asplenium bradleyi}]

Bradstreet
n : poet in colonial America (born in England) (1612-1672) [syn: {Anne Bradstreet}, {Anne Dudley Bradstreet}]

Brady
n 1: United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the Civil War (1823-1896) [syn: {Mathew B. Brady}]
2: United States financier noted for his love of diamonds and his extravagant lifestyle (1856-1917) [syn: {James Buchanan Brady}, {Diamond Jim Brady}, {Diamond Jim}]

bradycardia
n : abnormally slow heartbeat

Bradypodidae
n : true sloths; in some [syn: {family Bradypodidae}]

Bradypus
n : type genus of the Bradypodidae: three-toed sloths [syn: {genus Bradypus}]

Bradypus tridactylus
n : a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot [syn: {three-toed sloth}, {ai}]

brae
n : a slope or hillside

brag
adj : exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield" [syn: {boss}]
n : an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade" [syn: {bragging}, {crow}, {crowing}, {vaporing}, {line-shooting}, {gasconade}]
v : show off [syn: {boast}, {tout}, {swash}, {shoot a line}, {gas}, {blow}, {bluster}, {vaunt}, {gasconade}] [also: {bragging}, {bragged}]

Braga
n : an ancient city in northern Portugal

Brage
n : (Norse mythology) god of poetry and music; son of Odin [syn: {Bragi}]

Bragg
n : Confederate general during the American Civil War who was defeated by Grant in the battle of Chattanooga (1817-1876) [syn: {Braxton Bragg}]

braggadocio
n : vain and empty boasting [syn: {bluster}, {rodomontade}, {rhodomontade}]

braggart
adj : exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" [syn: {boastful}, {braggart(a)}, {bragging(a)}, {braggy}, {big}, {cock-a-hoop}, {crowing}, {self-aggrandizing}, {self-aggrandising}]
n : a very boastful and talkative person [syn: {bragger}, {boaster}, {blowhard}, {line-shooter}, {vaunter}]

bragged
brag
adj : exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield" [syn: {boss}]
n : an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade" [syn: {bragging}, {crow}, {crowing}, {vaporing}, {line-shooting}, {gasconade}]
v : show off [syn: {boast}, {tout}, {swash}, {shoot a line}, {gas}, {blow}, {bluster}, {vaunt}, {gasconade}] [also: {bragging}, {bragged}]

bragged
See {brag}

bragger
n : a very boastful and talkative person [syn: {braggart}, {boaster}, {blowhard}, {line-shooter}, {vaunter}]

bragging
brag
adj : exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield" [syn: {boss}]
n : an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade" [syn: {bragging}, {crow}, {crowing}, {vaporing}, {line-shooting}, {gasconade}]
v : show off [syn: {boast}, {tout}, {swash}, {shoot a line}, {gas}, {blow}, {bluster}, {vaunt}, {gasconade}] [also: {bragging}, {bragged}]

bragging
adj : exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" [syn: {boastful}, {braggart(a)}, {bragging(a)}, {braggy}, {big}, {cock-a-hoop}, {crowing}, {self-aggrandizing}, {self-aggrandising}]
n : an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade" [syn: {brag}, {crow}, {crowing}, {vaporing}, {line-shooting}, {gasconade}]

bragging
See {brag}

braggy
adj : exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" [syn: {boastful}, {braggart(a)}, {bragging(a)}, {big}, {cock-a-hoop}, {crowing}, {self-aggrandizing}, {self-aggrandising}]

Bragi
n : (Norse mythology) god of poetry and music; son of Odin [syn: {Brage}]

Brahma
n 1: the Creator; one of the three major deities in the later Hindu pantheon
2: any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant grayish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding [syn: {Brahman}, {Brahmin}, {Bos indicus}]

brahman
n 1: a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family); "a Boston Brahman" [syn: {brahmin}]
2: a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas; "originally all brahmans were priests" [syn: {brahmin}]
3: the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category [syn: {brahmin}]
4: any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant grayish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding [syn: {Brahma}, {Brahmin}, {Bos indicus}]

Brahmana
n : prose works attached to the Samhitas instructing the Brahmins to perform the very elaborate sacrificial rituals

Brahmanism
n 1: the religious and social system of orthodox Hinduism [syn: {Brahminism}]
2: the religious beliefs of ancient India as prescribed in the sacred Vedas and Brahmanas and Upanishads [syn: {Brahminism}]

Brahmaputra
n : an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal [syn: {Brahmaputra River}]

Brahmaputra River
n : an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal [syn: {Brahmaputra}]

Brahmi
n : a script (probably adapted from the Aramaic about the 7th century BC) from which later Indian scripts developed

brahmin
n 1: a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family); "a Boston Brahman" [syn: {brahman}]
2: a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas; "originally all brahmans were priests" [syn: {brahman}]
3: the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category [syn: {brahman}]
4: any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant grayish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding [syn: {Brahman}, {Brahma}, {Bos indicus}]

brahminic
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of a Brahmin [syn: {brahminical}]

brahminical
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of a Brahmin [syn: {brahminic}]

Brahminism
n 1: the religious and social system of orthodox Hinduism [syn: {Brahmanism}]
2: the religious beliefs of ancient India as prescribed in the sacred Vedas and Brahmanas and Upanishads [syn: {Brahmanism}]

Brahms
n 1: German composer who developed the Romantic style of both lyrical and classical music (1833-1897) [syn: {Johannes Brahms}]
2: the music of Brahms; "Brahms was included in the program"

Brahui
n 1: a member of a Dravidian people living in Pakistan
2: an isolated Dravidian language spoken by the Brahui people in Pakistan

braid
n 1: a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair [syn: {plait}, {tress}, {twist}]
2: trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains [syn: {gold braid}, {braiding}]
v 1: make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth" [syn: {lace}, {plait}]
2: decorate with braids or ribbons; "braid a collar"
3: form or weave into a braid or braids; "braid hair" [syn: {pleach}] [ant: {unbraid}]

braided
adj : adorned with braid; "his braided collar"

braiding
n : trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains [syn: {braid}, {gold braid}]

brail
n 1: a small net used to draw fish into a boat
2: a small rope (one of several) used to draw a sail in
v 1: take in a sail with a brail
2: haul fish aboard with brails

Braille
n 1: French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and who invented a system of writing and printing for sightless people (1809-152) [syn: {Louis Braille}]
2: a point system of writing in which patterns of raised dots represent letters and numerals
v : transcribe in Braille

brain
n 1: that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord [syn: {encephalon}]
2: mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense" [syn: {brainpower}, {learning ability}, {mental capacity}, {mentality}, {wit}]
3: that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head" [syn: {mind}, {head}, {psyche}, {nous}]
4: someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein" [syn: {genius}, {mastermind}, {Einstein}]
5: the brain of certain animals used as meat
v 1: hit on the head
2: kill by smashing someone's skull

brain cell
n : a nerve cell in the brain

brain coral
n : massive reef-building coral having a convoluted and furrowed surface

brain dead
adj : having irreversible loss of brain function as indicated by a persistent flat electroencephalogram; "was declared brain dead"

brain death
n : death when respiration and other reflexes are absent; consciousness is gone; organs can be removed for transplantation before the heartbeat stops [syn: {cerebral death}]

brain disease
n : any disorder or disease of the brain [syn: {brain disorder}, {encephalopathy}]

brain disorder
n : any disorder or disease of the brain [syn: {encephalopathy}, {brain disease}]

brain doctor
n : a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it [syn: {neurologist}]

brain drain
n : depletion or loss of intellectual and technical personnel

brain fever
n : meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal [syn: {cerebrospinal meningitis}, {epidemic meningitis}, {cerebrospinal fever}]

brain mushroom
n : a poisonous gyromitra; the surface of the fertile body is smooth at first and becomes progressively undulating and wrinkled (but never truly pitted); color varies from dull yellow to brown [syn: {Gyromitra esculenta}, {beefsteak morel}]

brain science
n : the branch of neuroscience concerned with the brain

brain stem
n : the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus [syn: {brainstem}, {brain-stem}]

brain sugar
n : a simple sugar found in lactose [syn: {galactose}]

brain surgeon
n : someone who does surgery on the nervous system (especially the brain) [syn: {neurosurgeon}]

brain surgery
n : any surgical procedure involving the brain

brain truster
n : an expert adviser involved in making important decisions but usually lacking official status [syn: {backroom boy}]

brain tumor
n : a tumor in the brain [syn: {brain tumour}]

brain tumour
n : a tumor in the brain [syn: {brain tumor}]

brain wave
n : (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph [syn: {brainwave}, {cortical potential}]

braincase
n : the part of the skull that encloses the brain [syn: {cranium}, {brainpan}]

brainchild
n : a product of your creative thinking and work; "he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists"; "after years of work his brainchild was a tangible reality" [syn: {inspiration}] [also: {brainchildren} (pl)]

brainchildren
See {brainchild}

brainchildren
brainchild
n : a product of your creative thinking and work; "he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists"; "after years of work his brainchild was a tangible reality" [syn: {inspiration}] [also: {brainchildren} (pl)]

brain-fag
n : exhaustion that affects mental keenness [syn: {mental exhaustion}]

brainier
brainy
adj : having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem" [syn: {brilliant}, {smart as a whip}] [also: {brainiest}, {brainier}]

brainier
See {brainy}

brainiest
brainy
adj : having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem" [syn: {brilliant}, {smart as a whip}] [also: {brainiest}, {brainier}]

brainiest
See {brainy}

brainish
adj : characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic) [syn: {hotheaded}, {impulsive}, {impetuous}, {madcap}, {tearaway(a)}]

brainless
adj : not using intelligence [syn: {headless}]

brainpan
n : the part of the skull that encloses the brain [syn: {cranium}, {braincase}]

brainpower
n : mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense" [syn: {brain}, {learning ability}, {mental capacity}, {mentality}, {wit}]

brainsick
adj : affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad" [syn: {crazy}, {demented}, {distracted}, {disturbed}, {mad}, {sick}, {unbalanced}, {unhinged}]

brain-stem
n : the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus [syn: {brainstem}, {brain stem}]

brainstem
n : the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus [syn: {brain-stem}, {brain stem}]

brainstorm
n : the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation [syn: {insight}, {brainwave}]
v : try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it

brainstorming
n : a group problem-solving technique in which members sit around a let fly with ideas and possible solutions to the problem

brain-teaser
n : a difficult problem [syn: {riddle}, {conundrum}, {enigma}]

brainwash
v 1: persuade completely, often through coercion; "The propaganda brainwashed many people"
2: submit to brainwashing; indoctrinate forcibly

brainwashed
adj : subjected to intensive forced indoctrination resulting in the rejection of old beliefs and acceptance of new ones; "brainwashed prisoners of war"; "captive audiences for TV commercials can become brainwashed consumers" [ant: {unbrainwashed}]

brainwashing
n : forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs

brainwave
n 1: (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph [syn: {brain wave}, {cortical potential}]
2: the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation [syn: {insight}, {brainstorm}]

brain-worker
n : someone whose profession involves using his head to solve problems [syn: {brainworker}]

brainworker
n : someone whose profession involves using his head to solve problems [syn: {brain-worker}]

brainy
adj : having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem" [syn: {brilliant}, {smart as a whip}] [also: {brainiest}, {brainier}]

braise
v : cook in liquid; "braise beef"

braised
adj : cooked by browning in fat and then simmering in a closed container

braising
n : cooking slowly in fat in a closed pot with little moisture

brake
n 1: a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
2: any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants
3: large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan [syn: {bracken}, {pasture brake}, {Pteridium aquilinum}]
4: an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant
v 1: stop travelling by applying a brake; "We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road"
2: cause to stop by applying the brakes; "brake the car before you go into a curve"

brake band
n : a band that can be tightened around a shaft to stop its rotation

brake cylinder
n : a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston [syn: {hydraulic brake cylinder}, {master cylinder}]

brake disk
n : the brake disk plate is fixed to the wheel; pressure is applied to it by the brake pads

brake drum
n : a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes [syn: {drum}]

brake failure
n : brakes fail to stop a vehicle

brake light
n : a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop [syn: {stoplight}]

brake lining
n : the lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drum

brake pads
n : pads apply friction to both sides of the brake disk

brake pedal
n : foot pedal that moves a piston in the master brake cylinder

brake shoe
n : a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation [syn: {shoe}, {skid}]

brake system
n : brake consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle [syn: {brakes}]

brakeman
n : a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes

brakes
n : brake consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle [syn: {brake system}]

braky
adj 1: covered with brambles and ferns and other undergrowth [syn: {brambly}]
2: abounding with bracken; "the woods and braky glens"- William Browne

braless
adj : having the breasts uncovered or featuring such nudity; "topless waitresses"; "a topless cabaret" [syn: {bare-breasted}, {topless}]

Bram Stoker
n : Irish writer of the horror novel about Dracula (1847-1912) [syn: {Stoker}, {Abraham Stoker}]

Brama
n : type genus of the Bramidae [syn: {genus Brama}]

Brama raii
n : deep-bodied sooty-black pelagic spiny-finned fish of the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific; valued for food [syn: {pomfret}]

Bramante
n : great Italian architect of the High Renaissance in Italy (1444-1514) [syn: {Donato Bramante}, {Donato d'Agnolo Bramante}]

bramble
n : any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines

bramble bush
n : any prickly shrub of the genus Rubus bearing edible aggregate fruits

brambling
n : Eurasian finch [syn: {Fringilla montifringilla}]

brambly
adj : covered with brambles and ferns and other undergrowth [syn: {braky}]

Bramidae
n : deep-bodied percoid fishes of the open seas [syn: {family Bramidae}]

Bramley's Seedling
n : very large cooking apple

bran
n 1: broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting
2: food prepared from the husks of cereal grains

bran flake
n : wheat flake including the bran

bran muffin
n : muffin containing bran

branch
n 1: an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress" [syn: {subdivision}, {arm}]
2: a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
3: a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"; "they took the south fork" [syn: {fork}, {leg}, {ramification}]
4: a natural consequence of development [syn: {outgrowth}, {offshoot}, {offset}]
5: a stream or river connected to a larger one
6: any projection that is thought to resemble an arm; "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer" [syn: {arm}, {limb}]
v 1: grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large" [syn: {ramify}]
2: divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks" [syn: {ramify}, {fork}, {furcate}, {separate}]

branch line
n : a railway line connected to a trunk line [syn: {spur track}, {spur}]

branch of knowledge
n : a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" [syn: {discipline}, {subject}, {subject area}, {subject field}, {field}, {field of study}, {study}, {bailiwick}]

branch out
v : vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified" [syn: {diversify}, {broaden}] [ant: {specialize}, {specialize}]

branch water
n : pure natural water from a stream or brook; often distinguished from soda water

branched
adj 1: resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches; "the biramous appendages of an arthropod"; "long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects"; "a forked river"; "a forked tail"; "forked lightning"; "horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots" [syn: {bifurcate}, {biramous}, {forked}, {forficate}, {pronged}, {prongy}]
2: having branches [syn: {branching}, {ramose}, {ramous}, {ramate}]

branched chain
n : an open chain of atoms with one or more side chains attached to it

branched chain ketoaciduria
n : an inherited disorder of metabolism in which the urine has a odor characteristic of maple syrup; if untreated it can lead to mental retardation and death in early childhood [syn: {maple syrup urine disease}]

branchia
n : respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water [syn: {gill}] [also: {branchiae} (pl)]

branchiae
See {branchia}

branchiae
branchia
n : respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water [syn: {gill}] [also: {branchiae} (pl)]

branchial
adj : of or relating to gills (or to parts of the body derived from embryonic gills)

branchial arch
n : one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians [syn: {gill arch}, {gill bar}]

branchial cleft
n : one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes [syn: {gill slit}, {gill cleft}]

branchiate
adj : provided with gills; "a gilled tadpole" [syn: {gilled}] [ant: {abranchiate}]

branching
adj 1: having branches [syn: {branched}, {ramose}, {ramous}, {ramate}]
2: resembling the branches of a tree
n : the act of branching out or dividing into branches [syn: {ramification}, {fork}, {forking}]

Branchiobdella
n : type genus of the Branchiobdellidae: a small worm that lives on the gills or surface of a crayfish attached by a sucker [syn: {genus Branchiobdella}]

Branchiobdellidae
n : small annelid worms with the posterior end modified into an adhesive sucker; especially formerly regarded as modified leeches [syn: {family Branchiobdellidae}]

branchiopod
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the subclass Branchiopoda [syn: {branchiopodan}, {branchiopodous}]
n : aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding [syn: {branchiopod crustacean}, {branchiopodan}]

branchiopod crustacean
n : aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding [syn: {branchiopod}, {branchiopodan}]

Branchiopoda
n : primitive aquatic mainly freshwater crustaceans: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps; tadpole shrimps; can shrimps; water fleas [syn: {subclass Branchiopoda}]

branchiopodan
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the subclass Branchiopoda [syn: {branchiopod}, {branchiopodous}]
n : aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding [syn: {branchiopod crustacean}, {branchiopod}]

branchiopodous
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the subclass Branchiopoda [syn: {branchiopod}, {branchiopodan}]

Branchiostegidae
n : small family of marine fishes having covered gills [syn: {family Branchiostegidae}]

Branchiostomidae
n : lancelets [syn: {Amphioxidae}, {family Amphioxidae}, {family Branchiostomidae}]

Branchiura
n : copepods with suctorial mouthparts; parasitic on fishes [syn: {order Branchiura}]

branchless
adj : having no branches [ant: {branchy}]

branchlet
n : small branch or division of a branch; usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year [syn: {twig}, {sprig}]

branchy
adj : having many branches; "a branchy tree trunk" [ant: {branchless}]

Brancusi
n : Romanian sculptor noted for abstractions of animal forms (1876-1957) [syn: {Constantin Brancusi}]

brand
n 1: a name given to a product or service [syn: {trade name}, {brand name}, {marque}]
2: a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?" [syn: {make}]
3: identification mark on skin, made by burning
4: a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning [syn: {firebrand}]
5: a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis [syn: {mark}, {stigma}, {stain}]
6: a cutting or thrusting weapon with a long blade [syn: {sword}, {blade}, {steel}]
v 1: burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals
2: to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock" [syn: {stigmatize}, {stigmatise}, {denounce}, {mark}]
3: mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman" [syn: {post}]

brand name
n : a name given to a product or service [syn: {trade name}, {brand}, {marque}]

branded
adj 1: (of goods and merchandise) marked or labeled by a distinctive word or symbol indicating exclusive rights; "branded merchandise is that bearing a standard brand name"
2: marked with a brand; "branded cattle"; "branded criminal" [ant: {unbranded}]

Brandenburg
n : the territory of an Elector (of the Holy Roman Empire) that expanded to become the kingdom of Prussia in 1701

branding
n : the act of stigmatizing [syn: {stigmatization}, {stigmatisation}]

branding iron
n : implement used to brand live stock [syn: {iron}]

brandish
n : the act of waving [syn: {flourish}]
v 1: move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun" [syn: {flourish}, {wave}]
2: exhibit aggressively; "brandish a sword"

brand-name drug
n : a drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent (can be produced and sold only by the company holding the patent) [syn: {proprietary drug}] [ant: {generic drug}]

brand-new
adj : conspicuously new; "shiny brand-new shoes"; "a spick-and-span novelty" [syn: {bran-new}, {spic-and-span}, {spick-and-span}]

brand-newness
n : the property of being very new

Brandt
n : German states who as chancellor of West Germany worked to reduce tensions with eastern Europe (1913-1992) [syn: {Willy Brandt}]

brandy
n : distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice

brandy glass
n : a globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy [syn: {snifter}, {brandy snifter}]

brandy nose
n : enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol [syn: {rhinophyma}, {hypertrophic rosacea}, {toper's nose}, {rum nose}, {rum-blossom}, {potato nose}, {hammer nose}, {copper nose}]

brandy snifter
n : a globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy [syn: {snifter}, {brandy glass}]

brandyball
n : a British candy flavored with brandy

brandysnap
n : a gingersnap flavored with brandy

bran-new
adj : conspicuously new; "shiny brand-new shoes"; "a spick-and-span novelty" [syn: {brand-new}, {spic-and-span}, {spick-and-span}]

brant
n : small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward [syn: {brant goose}, {brent}, {brent goose}] [also: {brants} (pl)]

brant goose
n : small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward [syn: {brant}, {brent}, {brent goose}]

Branta
n : wild geese [syn: {genus Branta}]

Branta bernicla
n : the best known variety of brant goose [syn: {common brant goose}]

Branta canadensis
n : common grayish-brown wild goose of North America [syn: {honker}, {Canada goose}, {Canadian goose}]

Branta leucopsis
n : European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north [syn: {barnacle goose}, {barnacle}]

brants
See {brant}

brants
brant
n : small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward [syn: {brant goose}, {brent}, {brent goose}] [also: {brants} (pl)]

Braque
n : French painter who led the cubist movement (1882-1963) [syn: {Georges Braque}]

Brasenia
n : alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae [syn: {genus Brasenia}]

Brasenia schreberi
n : aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers; in lakes and slow-moving streams; suitable for aquariums [syn: {water-shield}, {water-target}]

brash
adj 1: offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say" [syn: {cheeky}, {nervy}]
2: presumptuously daring; "a daredevil test pilot having the right stuff" [syn: {daredevil}, {temerarious}]

brash oak
n : small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts [syn: {post oak}, {box white oak}, {iron oak}, {Quercus stellata}]

brashier
See {brashy}

brashiest
See {brashy}

brashly
adv : in a brash cheeky manner; "brashly, she asked for a rebate" [syn: {cheekily}, {nervily}]

brashness
n 1: tasteless showiness [syn: {flashiness}, {garishness}, {gaudiness}, {loudness}, {meretriciousness}, {tawdriness}, {glitz}]
2: the trait of being rash and hasty

brasier
n : large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times [syn: {brazier}]

Brasil
n : the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter [syn: {Brazil}, {Federative Republic of Brazil}]

Brasilia
n : the capital of Brazil; a city built on the central plateau and inaugurated in 1960 [syn: {Brazilian capital}, {capital of Brazil}]

brass
n 1: an alloy of copper and zinc
2: a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
3: the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment" [syn: {administration}, {governance}, {governing body}, {establishment}, {organization}, {organisation}]
4: impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty" [syn: {boldness}, {nerve}, {face}, {cheek}]
5: an ornament or utensil made of brass
6: the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments [syn: {brass section}]
7: a memorial made of brass [syn: {memorial tablet}, {plaque}]

brass band
n : a group of musicians playing only brass and percussion instruments

brass buttons
n : South African herb with golden-yellow globose flower heads; naturalized in moist areas along coast of California; cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {Cotula coronopifolia}]

brass hat
n : a high-ranking military officer

brass knuckles
n : a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand [syn: {brass knucks}, {knucks}, {knuckles}, {knuckle duster}]

brass knucks
n : a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand [syn: {knucks}, {brass knuckles}, {knuckles}, {knuckle duster}]

brass monkey
n : a metal stand that formerly held cannon balls on sailing ships

brass ring
n : a rich opportunity or a prize; "he missed the brass ring at the Miami convention"

brass section
n : the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments [syn: {brass}]

Brassaia actinophylla
n : erect evergreen shrub or small tree of Australia and northern Guinea having palmately compound leaves [syn: {umbrella tree}, {Schefflera actinophylla}]

brassard
n : armor plate that protects the arm

brassavola
n : any of various tropical American orchids with usually solitary fleshy leaves and showy white to green nocturnally fragrant blossoms solitary or in racemes of up to 7

brassbound
adj 1: inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable; "brassbound traditions"; "brassbound party loyalists"; "an ironclad rule" [syn: {ironclad}]
2: having trim or fittings of brass; "a brassbound campaign chest"; "the heavy brassbound door"

brasserie
n : a small restaurant serving beer and wine as well as food; usually cheap

Brassia
n : genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids having striking axillary racemes of yellow to green spiderlike flowers with long slender sepals and warty lips: spider orchids [syn: {genus Brassia}]

Brassia lawrenceana
n : South American orchid with spiderlike pale-yellow to pale-green flowers [syn: {spider orchid}]

Brassia verrucosa
n : Central American orchid having spiderlike flowers with prominent green warts [syn: {spider orchid}]

Brassica
n : mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc. [syn: {genus Brassica}]

Brassica hirta
n : Eurasian mustard cultivated for its pungent seeds; a source of table mustard and mustard oil [syn: {white mustard}, {Sinapis alba}]

Brassica juncea
n : Asiatic mustard used as a potherb [syn: {chinese mustard}, {indian mustard}, {leaf mustard}, {gai choi}]

Brassica kaber
n : weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields [syn: {field mustard}, {wild mustard}, {charlock}, {chadlock}, {Sinapis arvensis}]

Brassica napus
n : Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop [syn: {rape}, {colza}]

Brassica napus napobrassica
n : a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root [syn: {rutabaga}, {turnip cabbage}, {swede}, {Swedish turnip}, {rutabaga plant}]

Brassica nigra
n : widespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent seeds; a principal source of table mustard [syn: {black mustard}]

Brassica oleracea
n 1: any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers [syn: {cabbage}, {cultivated cabbage}]
2: wild original of cultivated cabbages; common in western coastal Europe [syn: {wild cabbage}]

Brassica oleracea acephala
n : a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head [syn: {kale}, {kail}, {cole}, {borecole}, {colewort}]

Brassica oleracea botrytis
n : a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds [syn: {cauliflower}]

Brassica oleracea capitata
n : any of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green leaves [syn: {head cabbage}, {head cabbage plant}]

Brassica oleracea gemmifera
n : plant grown for its stout stalks of edible small green heads resembling diminutive cabbages [syn: {brussels sprout}]

Brassica oleracea gongylodes
n : plant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem [syn: {kohlrabi}]

Brassica oleracea italica
n : plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds [syn: {broccoli}]

Brassica perviridis
n : Asiatic plant cultivated for its swollen root crown and edible foliage [syn: {tendergreen}, {spinach mustard}, {Brassica rapa perviridis}]

Brassica rapa
n : widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root [syn: {turnip}, {white turnip}]

Brassica rapa chinensis
n : Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves [syn: {bok choy}, {bok choi}, {pakchoi}, {Chinese white cabbage}]

Brassica rapa pekinensis
n : plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia [syn: {Chinese cabbage}, {celery cabbage}, {napa}, {pe-tsai}]

Brassica rapa perviridis
n : Asiatic plant cultivated for its swollen root crown and edible foliage [syn: {tendergreen}, {spinach mustard}, {Brassica perviridis}]

Brassica rapa ruvo
n : plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots [syn: {broccoli raab}, {broccoli rabe}]

Brassicaceae
n : plants with four-petaled flowers [syn: {Cruciferae}, {family Cruciferae}, {family Brassicaceae}, {mustard family}]

brassie
n : (formerly) a golfing wood with a face more elevated that a driver but less than a spoon

brassier
brassy
adj 1: resembling the sound of a brass instrument [syn: {brasslike}]
2: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: {cheap}, {flash}, {flashy}, {garish}, {gaudy}, {gimcrack}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tacky}, {tatty}, {tawdry}, {trashy}]
3: unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bold-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell [syn: {audacious}, {barefaced}, {bodacious}, {bold-faced}, {brazen}, {brazen-faced}, {insolent}] [also: {brassiest}, {brassier}]

brassier
See {brassy}

brassiere
n : an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts [syn: {bra}, {bandeau}]

brassiest
brassy
adj 1: resembling the sound of a brass instrument [syn: {brasslike}]
2: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: {cheap}, {flash}, {flashy}, {garish}, {gaudy}, {gimcrack}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tacky}, {tatty}, {tawdry}, {trashy}]
3: unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bold-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell [syn: {audacious}, {barefaced}, {bodacious}, {bold-faced}, {brazen}, {brazen-faced}, {insolent}] [also: {brassiest}, {brassier}]

brassiest
See {brassy}

brasslike
adj : resembling the sound of a brass instrument [syn: {brassy}]

brassy
adj 1: resembling the sound of a brass instrument [syn: {brasslike}]
2: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: {cheap}, {flash}, {flashy}, {garish}, {gaudy}, {gimcrack}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tacky}, {tatty}, {tawdry}, {trashy}]
3: unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bold-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell [syn: {audacious}, {barefaced}, {bodacious}, {bold-faced}, {brazen}, {brazen-faced}, {insolent}] [also: {brassiest}, {brassier}]

brat
n 1: a very troublesome child [syn: {terror}, {little terror}, {holy terror}]
2: a small pork sausage [syn: {bratwurst}]

Bratislava
n : capital and largest city of Slovakia [syn: {capital of Slovakia}, {Pressburg}, {Pozsony}]

brattice
n : a partition (often temporary) of planks or cloth that is used to control ventilation in a mine
v : supply with a brattice, to ventilate mines

brattish
adj : (used of an ill-mannered child) impolitely unruly [syn: {bratty}]

brattle
v : make a rattling sound; "clattering dishes" [syn: {clatter}, {clack}]

Brattleboro
n : a town in southeastern Vermont on the Connecticut River

bratty
adj : (used of an ill-mannered child) impolitely unruly [syn: {brattish}]

bratwurst
n : a small pork sausage [syn: {brat}]

Braun
n 1: the German mistress of Adolf Hitler (1910-1945) [syn: {Eva Braun}]
2: United States rocket engineer (born in Germany where he designed a missile used against England); he led the United States Army team that put the first American satellite into space (1912-1977) [syn: {von Braun}, {Wernher von Braun}, {Wernher Magnus Maximilian von Braun}]

Braun's holly fern
n : North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scales [syn: {prickly shield fern}, {Polystichum braunii}]

Braunschweig
n : a city in central Germany [syn: {Brunswick}]

bravado
n : a swaggering show of courage [syn: {bluster}] [also: {bravadoes} (pl)]

bravadoes
See {bravado}

bravadoes
bravado
n : a swaggering show of courage [syn: {bluster}] [also: {bravadoes} (pl)]

Bravais lattice
n : a 3-dimensional geometric arrangement of the atoms or molecules or ions composing a crystal [syn: {space lattice}, {crystal lattice}]

brave
adj 1: possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory" [syn: {courageous}, {fearless}] [ant: {cowardly}]
2: invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers" [syn: {audacious}, {dauntless}, {fearless}, {intrepid}, {unfearing}]
3: brightly colored and showy; "girls decked out in brave new dresses"; "brave banners flying"; "`braw' is a Scottish word"; "a dress a bit too gay for her years"; "birds with gay plumage" [syn: {braw}, {gay}]
n 1: a North American Indian warrior
2: people who are brave; "the home of the free and the brave" [ant: {timid}]
v : face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements" [syn: {weather}, {endure}, {brave out}]

brave out
v : face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements" [syn: {weather}, {endure}, {brave}]

bravely
adv : in a courageous manner; "bravely he went into the burning house" [syn: {courageously}]

bravery
n 1: a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger of pain without showing fear [syn: {courage}, {courageousness}] [ant: {cowardice}]
2: feeling no fear [syn: {fearlessness}] [ant: {fear}]

braving
n : taking the bull by the horns [syn: {confronting}, {coping with}, {grappling}, {tackling}]

bravo
n 1: a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a treacherous surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors" [syn: {assassin}, {assassinator}]
2: a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance
v : applaud with shouts of `bravo' or `brava' [also: {bravoes} (pl)]

bravoes
See {bravo}

bravoes
bravo
n 1: a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a treacherous surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors" [syn: {assassin}, {assassinator}]
2: a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance
v : applaud with shouts of `bravo' or `brava' [also: {bravoes} (pl)]

bravura
n : brilliant and showy technical skill; "in a final bravura the ballerina appeared to be floating in water"; "the music ends with a display of bravura"

braw
adj : brightly colored and showy; "girls decked out in brave new dresses"; "brave banners flying"; "`braw' is a Scottish word"; "a dress a bit too gay for her years"; "birds with gay plumage" [syn: {brave}, {gay}]

brawl
n 1: an uproarious party [syn: {bash}, {do}]
2: a noisy fight in a crowd [syn: {free-for-all}]
v : to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; "The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street" [syn: {wrangle}]

brawler
n : a fighter (especially one who participates in brawls)

brawling
adj : disposed to loud disagreements and fighting [syn: {fighting}]

brawn
n : muscular strength [syn: {muscle}, {sinew}]

brawnier
brawny
adj : (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms" [syn: {hefty}, {muscular}, {powerful}, {sinewy}] [also: {brawniest}, {brawnier}]

brawnier
See {brawny}

brawniest
brawny
adj : (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms" [syn: {hefty}, {muscular}, {powerful}, {sinewy}] [also: {brawniest}, {brawnier}]

brawniest
See {brawny}

brawny
adj : (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms" [syn: {hefty}, {muscular}, {powerful}, {sinewy}] [also: {brawniest}, {brawnier}]

Braxton Bragg
n : Confederate general during the American Civil War who was defeated by Grant in the battle of Chattanooga (1817-1876) [syn: {Bragg}]

Braxton-Hicks contraction
n : painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency [syn: {false labor}]

bray
n : the cry of an ass
v 1: braying characteristic of donkeys [syn: {hee-haw}]
2: reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic" [syn: {grind}, {mash}, {crunch}, {comminute}]
3: laugh loudly and harshly

braze
v : solder together by using hard solder with a high melting point

brazen
adj 1: unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bold-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell [syn: {audacious}, {barefaced}, {bodacious}, {bold-faced}, {brassy}, {brazen-faced}, {insolent}]
2: made of or resembling brass (as in color or hardness)
v : face with defiance or impudence; "brazen it out"

brazen-faced
adj : unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bold-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell [syn: {audacious}, {barefaced}, {bodacious}, {bold-faced}, {brassy}, {brazen}, {insolent}]

brazenly
adv : in a brazen manner; "he spoke brazenly"

brazenness
n : behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame [syn: {shamelessness}]

brazier
n : large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times [syn: {brasier}]

Brazil
n 1: the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter [syn: {Federative Republic of Brazil}, {Brasil}]
2: three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shell [syn: {brazil nut}]

brazil nut
n 1: tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts [syn: {brazil-nut tree}, {Bertholletia excelsa}]
2: three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shell [syn: {brazil}]

Brazilian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Brazil or the people of Brazil
n : a native or inhabitant of Brazil

Brazilian capital
n : the capital of Brazil; a city built on the central plateau and inaugurated in 1960 [syn: {Brasilia}, {capital of Brazil}]

Brazilian guava
n : South American tree having fruit similar to the true guava [syn: {Psidium guineense}]

brazilian ironwood
n : thornless tree yielding heavy wood [syn: {Caesalpinia ferrea}]

Brazilian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Brazil

Brazilian pepper tree
n : small Brazilian evergreen resinous tree or shrub having dark green leaflets and white flowers followed by bright red fruit; used as a street tree and lawn specimen [syn: {Schinus terebinthifolius}]

Brazilian potato tree
n : South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the tropics; not a true potato [syn: {potato tree}, {Solanum wrightii}, {Solanum macranthum}]

Brazilian rosewood
n : an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black [syn: {caviuna wood}, {jacaranda}, {Dalbergia nigra}]

Brazilian trumpeter
n : trumpeter of Brazil and Guiana; often kept to protect poultry in Brazil [syn: {Psophia crepitans}]

brazil-nut tree
n : tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts [syn: {brazil nut}, {Bertholletia excelsa}]

brazilwood
n 1: heavy wood of various brazilwood trees; used for violin bows and as dyewoods
2: tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry [syn: {peachwood}, {peach-wood}, {pernambuco wood}, {Caesalpinia echinata}]

Brazos
n : a river that rises in Mexico and flows across Texas into the Gulf of Mexico [syn: {Brazos River}]

Brazos River
n : a river that rises in Mexico and flows across Texas into the Gulf of Mexico [syn: {Brazos}]

Brazzaville
n : the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo

breach
n 1: a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
2: an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
3: a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations" [syn: {rupture}, {break}, {severance}, {rift}, {falling out}]
v 1: act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law" [syn: {transgress}, {offend}, {infract}, {violate}, {go against}, {break}]
2: make an opening or gap in [syn: {gap}]

breach of contract
n : a breach of a legal duty; failure to do something that is required in a contract

breach of duty
n : a breach of due care

breach of promise
n : failure to keep a promise (of marriage)

breach of the covenant of warranty
n : a failure of the seller's guarantee of good title

breach of the peace
n : any act of molesting or interrupting or hindering or disquieting or agitating or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled [syn: {disorderly conduct}, {disorderly behavior}, {disturbance of the peace}]

breach of trust
n : violation (either through fraud or negligence) by a trustee of a duty that equity requires of him

breach of trust with fraudulent intent
n : larceny after trust rather than after unlawful taking

breach of warranty
n : a breach that occurs when an item is deficient according to the terms of a warranty

breached
adj : forcibly broken through or opened up; "the enemy poured through the breached line of defense"

bread
n 1: food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked [syn: {breadstuff}, {staff of life}]
2: informal terms for money [syn: {boodle}, {cabbage}, {clams}, {dinero}, {dough}, {gelt}, {kale}, {lettuce}, {lolly}, {lucre}, {loot}, {moolah}, {pelf}, {scratch}, {shekels}, {simoleons}, {sugar}, {wampum}]
v : cover with bread crumbs; "bread the pork chops before frying them"

bread and butter
n : the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood" [syn: {support}, {keep}, {livelihood}, {living}, {sustenance}]

bread and butter pickle
n : thinly sliced sweet pickles

bread board
n : a wooden or plastic board on which dough is kneaded or bread is sliced [syn: {breadboard}]

bread dough
n : any of various doughs for bread

bread knife
n : a knife used to cut bread

bread line
n : a queue of people waiting for free food [syn: {breadline}]

bread maker
n : someone who bakes bread or cake [syn: {baker}]

bread mold
n : a mold of the genus Rhizopus [syn: {Rhizopus nigricans}]

bread sauce
n : creamy white sauce made with bread instead of flour and seasoned with cloves and onion

breadbasket
n 1: a geographic region serving as the principal source of grain
2: an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion [syn: {stomach}, {tummy}, {tum}]
3: a basket for serving bread

bread-bin
n : a container used to keep bread or cake in [syn: {breadbox}]

breadboard
n : a wooden or plastic board on which dough is kneaded or bread is sliced [syn: {bread board}]

breadbox
n : a container used to keep bread or cake in [syn: {bread-bin}]

breadcrumb
n : crumb of bread; used especially for coating or thickening

breadfruit
n 1: native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread [syn: {breadfruit tree}, {Artocarpus communis}, {Artocarpus altilis}]
2: round seedless or seeded fruit with a bread-like texture; eaten boiled or baked or roasted or ground into flour; the roasted seeds resemble chestnuts

breadfruit tree
n : native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread [syn: {breadfruit}, {Artocarpus communis}, {Artocarpus altilis}]

breadline
n : a queue of people waiting for free food [syn: {bread line}]

breadroot
n : densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots [syn: {Indian breadroot}, {pomme blanche}, {pomme de prairie}, {Psoralea esculenta}]

bread-stick
n : a crisp stick-shaped roll; often served with soup [syn: {breadstick}]

breadstick
n : a crisp stick-shaped roll; often served with soup [syn: {bread-stick}]

breadstuff
n 1: food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked [syn: {bread}, {staff of life}]
2: flour or meal or grain used in baking bread

breadth
n 1: an ability to understand a broad range of topics; "a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject" [syn: {comprehensiveness}]
2: the extent of something from side to side [syn: {width}]

breadth index
n : ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skull [syn: {cephalic index}, {cranial index}]

breadthways
adv : in the direction of the breadth; "cut the cloth breadthwise" [syn: {breadthwise}, {broadwise}]

breadthwise
adv : in the direction of the breadth; "cut the cloth breadthwise" [syn: {breadthways}, {broadwise}]

breadwinner
n : one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents

break
n 1: some abrupt occurrence that interrupts; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt" [syn: {interruption}]
2: an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break" [syn: {good luck}, {happy chance}]
3: (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault" [syn: {fault}, {geological fault}, {shift}, {fracture}]
4: a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations" [syn: {rupture}, {breach}, {severance}, {rift}, {falling out}]
5: a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate" [syn: {respite}, {recess}, {time out}]
6: the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable" [syn: {breakage}, {breaking}]
7: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something [syn: {pause}, {intermission}, {interruption}, {suspension}]
8: breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall" [syn: {fracture}]
9: the occurrence of breaking; "the break in the dam threatened the valley" 10: the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool 11: (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving; "he was up two breaks in the second set" [syn: {break of serve}] 12: an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks" [syn: {interruption}, {disruption}, {gap}] 13: a sudden dash; "he made a break for the open door" 14: any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare; "the break in the eighth frame cost him the match" [syn: {open frame}] 15: an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned" [syn: {breakout}, {jailbreak}, {gaolbreak}, {prisonbreak}, {prison-breaking}]
v 1: terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty" [syn: {interrupt}]
2: become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" [syn: {separate}, {split up}, {fall apart}, {come apart}]
3: destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match"
4: render inoperable or ineffective; "You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!"
5: ruin completely; "He busted my radio!" [syn: {bust}] [ant: {repair}]
6: act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law" [syn: {transgress}, {offend}, {infract}, {violate}, {go against}, {breach}]
7: move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security" [syn: {break out}, {break away}]
8: scatter or part; "The clouds broke after the heavy downpour"
9: force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger" [syn: {burst}, {erupt}] 10: prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negociations" [syn: {break off}, {discontinue}, {stop}] 11: enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act; "Someone broke in while I was on vacation"; "They broke into my car and stole my radio!" [syn: {break in}] 12: make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern" [syn: {break in}] 13: fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax" [syn: {violate}, {go against}] [ant: {conform to}] 14: surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record" [syn: {better}] 15: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her" [syn: {disclose}, {let on}, {bring out}, {reveal}, {discover}, {expose}, {divulge}, {impart}, {give away}, {let out}] 16: come into being; "light broke over the horizon"; "Voices broke in the air" 17: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" [syn: {fail}, {go bad}, {give way}, {die}, {give out}, {conk out}, {go}, {break down}] 18: interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns" [syn: {break away}] 19: make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing; "The ranks broke" 20: curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves; "The surf broke" 21: lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" [syn: {dampen}, {damp}, {soften}, {weaken}] 22: be broken in; "If the new teacher won't break, we'll add some stress" 23: come to an end; "The heat wave finally broke yesterday" 24: vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity; "The flat plain was broken by tall mesas" 25: cause to give up a habit; "She finally broke herself of smoking cigarettes" 26: give up; "break cigarette smoking" 27: come forth or begin from a state of latency; "The first winter storm broke over New York" 28: happen or take place; "Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months" 29: cause the failure or ruin of; "His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage"; "This play will either make or break the playwright" [ant: {make}] 30: invalidate by judicial action; "The will was broken" 31: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up" [syn: {separate}, {part}, {split up}, {split}, {break up}] 32: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sargeant" [syn: {demote}, {bump}, {relegate}, {kick downstairs}] [ant: {promote}] 33: reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him" [syn: {bankrupt}, {ruin}, {smash}] 34: change directions suddenly 35: emerge from the surface of a body of water; "The whales broke" 36: break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice" [syn: {collapse}, {fall in}, {cave in}, {give}, {give way}, {founder}] 37: do a break dance; "Kids were break-dancing at the street corner" [syn: {break dance}, {break-dance}] 38: exchange for smaller units of money; "I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy" 39: destroy the completeness of a set of related items; "The book dealer would not break the set" [syn: {break up}] 40: make the opening shot that scatters the balls 41: separate from a clinch, in boxing; "The referee broke the boxers" 42: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" [syn: {wear}, {wear out}, {bust}, {fall apart}] 43: break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree" [syn: {break off}, {snap off}] 44: become punctured or penetrated; "The skin broke" 45: pierce or penetrate; "The blade broke her skin" 46: be released or become known; of news; "News of her death broke in the morning" [syn: {get out}, {get around}] 47: cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch" [syn: {pause}, {intermit}] 48: interrupt the flow of current in; "break a circuit" 49: undergo breaking; "The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages" 50: find a flaw in; "break an alibi"; "break down a proof" 51: find the solution or key to; "break the code" 52: change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another; "Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children" 53: happen; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time" [syn: {recrudesce}, {develop}] 54: become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated" [syn: {crack}, {check}] 55: of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir" 56: fall sharply; "stock prices broke" 57: fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey" [syn: {fracture}] 58: diminish or discontinue abruptly; "The patient's fever broke last night" 59: weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death" [also: {broken}, {broke}]

break apart
v 1: take apart into its constituent pieces [syn: {disassemble}, {dismantle}, {take apart}, {break up}] [ant: {assemble}]
2: break violently or noisily; smash; [syn: {crash}, {break up}]
3: break up or separate; "The country is disunifying"; "Yugoslavia broke apart after 1989" [syn: {disunify}] [ant: {unify}]

break away
v 1: break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped" [syn: {chip}, {chip off}, {come off}, {break off}]
2: move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security" [syn: {break}, {break out}]
3: interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns" [syn: {break}]
4: withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away" [syn: {secede}, {splinter}]
5: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" [syn: {run}, {scarper}, {turn tail}, {lam}, {run away}, {hightail it}, {bunk}, {head for the hills}, {take to the woods}, {escape}, {fly the coop}]

break bread
v : have a meal, usually with company; "The early Christian desciples broke bread together"

break camp
v : leave a camp; "The hikers decamped before dawn" [syn: {decamp}]

break dance
n : a form of solo dancing that involves rapid acrobatic moves in which different parts of the body touch the ground; normally performed to the rhythm of rap music [syn: {break dancing}]
v : do a break dance; "Kids were break-dancing at the street corner" [syn: {break-dance}, {break}]

break dancing
n : a form of solo dancing that involves rapid acrobatic moves in which different parts of the body touch the ground; normally performed to the rhythm of rap music [syn: {break dance}]

break down
v 1: make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound" [syn: {analyze}, {analyse}, {dissect}, {take apart}] [ant: {synthesize}]
2: make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination" [syn: {crush}]
3: lose control of one's emotions; "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped" [syn: {lose it}, {snap}]
4: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" [syn: {fail}, {go bad}, {give way}, {die}, {give out}, {conk out}, {go}, {break}]
5: separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts [syn: {decompose}, {break up}]
6: fall apart; "the building crimbled after the explosion"; "Negociations broke down" [syn: {crumble}, {crumple}, {tumble}, {collapse}]
7: cause to fall or collapse
8: collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack [syn: {collapse}]

break even
v 1: make neither profit nor loss [ant: {profit}, {lose}]
2: attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport

break in
v 1: enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act; "Someone broke in while I was on vacation"; "They broke into my car and stole my radio!" [syn: {break}]
2: break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation" [syn: {chime in}, {cut in}, {put in}, {butt in}, {chisel in}, {barge in}]
3: start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role
4: intrude on uninvited; "The nosy couple broke in on our conversation"
5: break so as to call inward; "He broke in the door"
6: make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern" [syn: {break}]

break into
v 1: express or utter spontaneously; "break into a yodel"; "break into a song"; "break into tears"
2: change pace; "The dancers broke into a cha-cha"; "The horse broke into a gallop"

break loose
v 1: be unleashed; burst forth with violence or noise; "His anger exploded" [syn: {explode}, {burst forth}]
2: run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison" [syn: {escape}, {get away}]

break of day
n : the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning" [syn: {dawn}, {dawning}, {morning}, {aurora}, {first light}, {daybreak}, {break of the day}, {dayspring}, {sunrise}, {sunup}, {cockcrow}] [ant: {sunset}]

break of serve
n : (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving; "he was up two breaks in the second set" [syn: {break}]

break of the day
n : the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning" [syn: {dawn}, {dawning}, {morning}, {aurora}, {first light}, {daybreak}, {break of day}, {dayspring}, {sunrise}, {sunup}, {cockcrow}] [ant: {sunset}]

break off
v 1: interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut short our vacation" [syn: {cut short}, {break short}]
2: prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negociations" [syn: {break}, {discontinue}, {stop}]
3: break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped" [syn: {chip}, {chip off}, {come off}, {break away}]
4: break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree" [syn: {break}, {snap off}]
5: break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth" [syn: {chip}, {knap}, {cut off}]

break one's back
v : work very hard, like a slave [syn: {slave}, {buckle down}, {knuckle down}]

break open
v 1: open with force; "He broke open the the picnic basket"
2: break open or apart suddenly; "The bubble burst" [syn: {burst}, {split}]
3: erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism" [syn: {erupt}, {irrupt}, {flare up}, {flare}, {burst out}]

break out
v 1: start abruptly; "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc" [syn: {erupt}]
2: begin suddenly and sometimes violently; "He broke out shouting"
3: move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security" [syn: {break}, {break away}]
4: take from stowage in preparation for usage
5: become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce" [syn: {erupt}, {recrudesce}]

break seal
n : a seal that must be broken when first used and cannot easily be resealed; "it was stored in a tube with a break seal"

break short
v : interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut short our vacation" [syn: {cut short}, {break off}]

break through
v 1: pass through (a barrier); "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county" [syn: {crack}]
2: penetrate; "The sun broke through the clouds"; "The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft" [syn: {come through}]
3: as of teeth, for example; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted" [syn: {erupt}, {come out}, {push through}]

break up
v 1: to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds" [syn: {disperse}, {dissipate}, {dispel}, {scatter}]
2: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up" [syn: {separate}, {part}, {split up}, {split}, {break}]
3: come apart; "the group broke up"
4: break violently or noisily; smash; [syn: {crash}, {break apart}]
5: make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages" [syn: {interrupt}, {disrupt}, {cut off}]
6: cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water" [syn: {dissolve}, {resolve}]
7: suffer a nervous breakdown [syn: {crack up}, {crack}, {crock up}, {collapse}]
8: take apart into its constituent pieces [syn: {disassemble}, {dismantle}, {take apart}, {break apart}] [ant: {assemble}]
9: destroy the completeness of a set of related items; "The book dealer would not break the set" [syn: {break}] 10: set or keep apart; "sever a relationship" [syn: {sever}] 11: attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; "Pick open the ice" [syn: {pick}] 12: release ice; "The icebergs and glaciers calve" [syn: {calve}] 13: close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned" [syn: {adjourn}, {recess}] 14: bring the association of to an end or cause to break up; "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge dissolved the tobacco company" [syn: {dissolve}] 15: come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up" [syn: {dissolve}] 16: break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented" [syn: {fragment}, {fragmentize}, {fragmentise}] 17: cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles" [syn: {disperse}, {scatter}] 18: separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts [syn: {decompose}, {break down}] 19: laugh unrestrainedly [syn: {crack up}]

break water
v : show the fins above the water while swimming; "The sharks were finning near the surface" [syn: {fin}]

break wind
v : expel intestinal gases through the anus [syn: {fart}]

break with
v : end a relationship; "China broke with Russia"

breakability
n : quality of being easily damaged or destroyed [syn: {fragility}]

breakable
adj : capable of being broken or damaged; "earthenware pottery is breakable"; "breakable articles should be packed carefully" [ant: {unbreakable}]
n : an article that is fragile and easily broken; "pack the breakables separately"

breakableness
n : the consistency of something that breaks under pressure [ant: {unbreakableness}]

breakage
n 1: the quantity broken; "the total breakage was huge"
2: reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use
3: the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable" [syn: {break}, {breaking}]

breakaway
adj : having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude; "a breakaway faction" [syn: {fissiparous}, {separatist}]
n : the act of breaking away or withdrawing from; "there was a breakaway by the discontented members"; "a breaking away from family and neighborhood" [syn: {breaking away}]

breakax
n : West Indian timber tree having very hard wood [syn: {breakaxe}, {break-axe}, {Sloanea jamaicensis}]

break-axe
n : West Indian timber tree having very hard wood [syn: {breakax}, {breakaxe}, {Sloanea jamaicensis}]

breakaxe
n : West Indian timber tree having very hard wood [syn: {breakax}, {break-axe}, {Sloanea jamaicensis}]

breakbone fever
n : an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints [syn: {dengue}, {dengue fever}, {dandy fever}]

break-dance
v : do a break dance; "Kids were break-dancing at the street corner" [syn: {break dance}, {break}]

breakdown
n 1: the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue; "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"; "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London" [syn: {dislocation}]
2: a mental or physical breakdown [syn: {crack-up}]
3: a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown" [syn: {equipment failure}]
4: an analysis into mutually exclusive categories [syn: {partitioning}]

breaker
n 1: a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone [syn: {ledgeman}]
2: waves breaking on the shore [syn: {surf}, {breakers}]
3: a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded [syn: {circuit breaker}]

breaker point
n : a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts distributor points and current flows to the spark plugs [syn: {distributor point}, {point}]

breakers
n : waves breaking on the shore [syn: {surf}, {breaker}]

breakfast
n : the first meal of the day (usually in the morning)
v 1: eat an early morning meal; "We breakfast at seven"
2: provide breakfast for

breakfast area
n : a place for light meals (usually near a kitchen); "the breakfast nook had a built in table and seats" [syn: {breakfast nook}]

breakfast food
n : any food (especially cereal) usually served for breakfast

breakfast nook
n : a place for light meals (usually near a kitchen); "the breakfast nook had a built in table and seats" [syn: {breakfast area}]

breakfast table
n : a table where breakfast is eaten

breakfast time
n : the customary or habitual hour for eating breakfast

break-in
n : trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent [syn: {housebreaking}, {breaking and entering}]

breaking
adj : (of waves) curling over and crashing into surf or spray; "the breaking waves"
n : the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable" [syn: {breakage}, {break}]

breaking and entering
n : trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent [syn: {housebreaking}, {break-in}]

breaking away
n 1: the act of breaking away or withdrawing from; "there was a breakaway by the discontented members"; "a breaking away from family and neighborhood" [syn: {breakaway}]
2: departing hastily

breaking ball
n : a baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter [syn: {curve}, {curve ball}, {bender}]

breaking off
n : an instance of breaking off suddenly [syn: {abruption}]

breaking point
n 1: (psychology) stress at which a person breaks down or a situation becomes crucial
2: the degree of tension or stress at which something breaks

breaking wind
n : a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus [syn: {fart}, {farting}, {flatus}, {wind}]

breakneck
adj : used of speed; "a breakneck pace"

breakout
n : an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned" [syn: {break}, {jailbreak}, {gaolbreak}, {prisonbreak}, {prison-breaking}]

breakstone
n : any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga [syn: {saxifrage}, {rockfoil}]

breakthrough
n 1: a productive insight [syn: {discovery}, {find}]
2: making an important discovery
3: a penetration of a barrier such as an enemy's defense

breakup
n 1: the termination of a relationship [syn: {dissolution}]
2: coming apart [syn: {separation}, {detachment}]

breakwater
n : a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away [syn: {groin}, {groyne}, {mole}, {bulwark}, {seawall}, {jetty}]

bream
n 1: flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe [syn: {freshwater bream}]
2: flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae [syn: {sea bream}]
3: any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae [syn: {sea bream}]
4: any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis [syn: {freshwater bream}]
v : clean (a ship's bottom) with heat

breast
n 1: the front part of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen; "he beat his breast in anger"
2: either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman [syn: {bosom}, {knocker}, {boob}, {tit}, {titty}]
3: meat carved from the breast of a fowl [syn: {white meat}]
v 1: meet at breast level; "The runner breasted the tape"
2: reach the summit; "They breasted the mountain"
3: confront bodily; "breast the storm" [syn: {front}]

breast cancer
n : cancer of the breast; one of the most common malignancies in women in the US

breast drill
n : a portable drill with a plate that is pressed against the chest to force the drill point into the work

breast feeding
n : nourishing at the breast [syn: {nursing}]

breast implant
n : an implant for cosmetic purposes to replace a breast that has been surgically removed

breast of lamb
n : a cut of lamb including the breastbone and attached muscles dressed as meat [syn: {poitrine d'agneau}]

breast of veal
n : usually stuffed and roasted

breast pocket
n : a picket inside of a man's coat

breastbone
n : the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs [syn: {sternum}]

breast-deep
adv : up to the breast; "we were standing breast-high in the water" [syn: {breast-high}]

breasted
adj : having a breast or breasts; or breasts as specified; used chiefly in compounds; "small-breasted"; "red-breasted sandpiper" [ant: {breastless}]

breast-fed
adj : (of an infant) fed milk from the mother's breast [ant: {bottle-fed}]

breast-fed
See {breast-feed}

breastfeed
v : give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" [syn: {bottle-feed}, {suckle}, {suck}, {nurse}, {wet-nurse}, {lactate}, {give suck}] [ant: {bottlefeed}]

breast-high
adv : up to the breast; "we were standing breast-high in the water" [syn: {breast-deep}]

breastless
adj : without a breast [ant: {breasted}]

breastpin
n : a decorative pin worn by women [syn: {brooch}, {broach}]

breastplate
n : armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass [syn: {aegis}, {egis}]

breaststroke
n : a swimming stroke; the arms are extended together in front of the head and swept back on either side accompanied by a frog kick
v : swim with the face down and extend the arms forward and outward while kicking with the leg

breaststroker
n : someone who swims the breaststroke

breastwork
n : fortification consisting of a low wall [syn: {parapet}]

breath
n 1: the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing; "he took a deep breath and dived into the pool"; "he was fighting to his last breath"
2: the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration; "his sour breath offended her"
3: a short respite [syn: {breather}, {breathing place}, {breathing space}, {breathing spell}, {breathing time}]
4: an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her" [syn: {hint}, {intimation}]
5: a slight movement of the air; "there wasn't a breath of air in the room"

breath of fresh air
n : a welcome relief; "the new management was like a breath of fresh air"

breathalyse
v : test someone's alcohol level in his blood by means of a breathalyzer [syn: {breathalyze}]

breathalyser
n : a device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person's expired breath [syn: {breathalyzer}]

breathalyze
v : test someone's alcohol level in his blood by means of a breathalyzer [syn: {breathalyse}]

breathalyzer
n : a device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person's expired breath [syn: {breathalyser}]

breathe
v 1: draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring" [syn: {take a breath}, {respire}, {suspire}]
2: be alive; "Every creature that breathes"
3: impart as if by breathing; "He breathed new life into the old house"
4: allow the passage of air through; "Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear"
5: utter or tell; "not breathe a word"
6: manifest or evince; "She breathes the Christian spirit"
7: take a short break from one's activities in order to relax [syn: {rest}, {catch one's breath}, {take a breather}]
8: reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked; "This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours"
9: expel (gases or odors) [syn: {emit}, {pass off}]

breathe in
v : draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well" [syn: {inhale}, {inspire}] [ant: {exhale}]

breathe out
v : expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight" [syn: {exhale}, {expire}] [ant: {inhale}]

breathed
adj 1: having breath or breath as specified; usually used in combination; "sweet-breathed"
2: uttered without voice; "could hardly hear her breathed plea, `Help me'"; "voiceless whispers" [syn: {voiceless}]

breather
n 1: a short respite [syn: {breath}, {breathing place}, {breathing space}, {breathing spell}, {breathing time}]
2: air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time [syn: {snorkel}, {schnorkel}, {schnorchel}, {snorkel breather}]

breathier
See {breathy}

breathiest
See {breathy}

breathing
adj : passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination; "the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs"; "the heavy-breathing person on the telephone" [syn: {eupneic}, {eupnoeic}] [ant: {breathless}]
n : the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation [syn: {external respiration}, {respiration}, {ventilation}]

breathing apparatus
n : a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure [syn: {breathing device}, {breathing machine}, {ventilator}]

breathing device
n : a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure [syn: {breathing apparatus}, {breathing machine}, {ventilator}]

breathing in
n : the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing [syn: {inhalation}, {inspiration}, {aspiration}]

breathing machine
n : a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure [syn: {breathing device}, {breathing apparatus}, {ventilator}]

breathing out
n : the act of expelling air from the lungs [syn: {exhalation}, {expiration}]

breathing place
n : a short respite [syn: {breath}, {breather}, {breathing space}, {breathing spell}, {breathing time}]

breathing room
n : sufficient room for easy breathing or movement; "moved to the country to find breathing room" [syn: {breathing space}]

breathing space
n 1: a short respite [syn: {breath}, {breather}, {breathing place}, {breathing spell}, {breathing time}]
2: sufficient room for easy breathing or movement; "moved to the country to find breathing room" [syn: {breathing room}]

breathing spell
n : a short respite [syn: {breath}, {breather}, {breathing place}, {breathing space}, {breathing time}]

breathing time
n : a short respite [syn: {breath}, {breather}, {breathing place}, {breathing space}, {breathing spell}]

breathless
adj 1: not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty; "breathless at thought of what I had done"; "breathless from running"; "followed the match with breathless interest" [syn: {dyspneic}, {dyspnoeic}, {dyspneal}, {dyspnoeal}] [ant: {breathing}]
2: tending to cause suspension of regular breathing; "a breathless flight"; "breathtaking adventure" [syn: {breathtaking}]
3: appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse; "an inanimate body"; "pulseless and dead" [syn: {inanimate}, {pulseless}]

breathlessly
adv : in a breathless manner; "she spoke gaspingly" [syn: {gaspingly}]

breathlessness
n : a dyspneic condition [syn: {shortness of breath}, {SOB}]

breathtaking
adj : tending to cause suspension of regular breathing; "a breathless flight"; "breathtaking adventure" [syn: {breathless}]

breccia
n : a rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand

brecciate
v 1: form into breccia; "brecciated rock"
2: break into breccia; "brecciate rock"

Brecht
n : German dramatist and poet who developed a style of epic theater (1898-1956) [syn: {Bertolt Brecht}]

bred
breed
n 1: a special lineage; "a breed of Americans"
2: a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep" [syn: {strain}, {stock}]
3: half-caste offspring of parents of different races (especially of white and Indian parents) [syn: {half-breed}]
4: a lineage or race of people [syn: {strain}]
v 1: call forth [syn: {engender}, {spawn}]
2: copulate with a female, used especially of horses; "The horse covers the mare" [syn: {cover}]
3: of plants or animals; "She breeds dogs"
4: have young (animals); "pandas rarely breed in captivity" [syn: {multiply}] [also: {bred}]

bred
See {breed}

breech
n : opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded [syn: {rear of barrel}, {rear of tube}]

breech birth
n : delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first [syn: {breech delivery}, {breech presentation}]

breech closer
n : a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing [syn: {breechblock}]

breech delivery
n : delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first [syn: {breech birth}, {breech presentation}]

breech presentation
n : delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first [syn: {breech delivery}, {breech birth}]

breechblock
n : a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing [syn: {breech closer}]

breechcloth
n : a garment that provides covering for the loins [syn: {breechclout}, {loincloth}, {G-string}]

breechclout
n : a garment that provides covering for the loins [syn: {breechcloth}, {loincloth}, {G-string}]

breeched
adj : dressed in trousers [syn: {pantalooned}, {trousered}]

breeches
n : trousers ending above the knee [syn: {knee breeches}, {knee pants}, {knickerbockers}, {knickers}]

breeches buoy
n : a life buoy in the form of a ring with short breeches for support; used to transfer people from a ship

breechloader
n : a gun that is loaded at the breech

breech-loading
adj : (of guns) designed to be loaded at the breech

breed
n 1: a special lineage; "a breed of Americans"
2: a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep" [syn: {strain}, {stock}]
3: half-caste offspring of parents of different races (especially of white and Indian parents) [syn: {half-breed}]
4: a lineage or race of people [syn: {strain}]
v 1: call forth [syn: {engender}, {spawn}]
2: copulate with a female, used especially of horses; "The horse covers the mare" [syn: {cover}]
3: of plants or animals; "She breeds dogs"
4: have young (animals); "pandas rarely breed in captivity" [syn: {multiply}] [also: {bred}]

breeder
n : a person who breeds animals [syn: {stock breeder}]

breeder reactor
n : a nuclear reactor that produces more fissile material than it burns

breeding
adj : producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring; "the breeding population"; "retained a few bulls for breeding purposes"
n 1: elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression [syn: {genteelness}, {gentility}]
2: the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement" [syn: {education}, {training}]
3: raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" [syn: {bringing up}, {fostering}, {fosterage}, {nurture}, {raising}, {rearing}, {upbringing}]
4: the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
5: the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring [syn: {reproduction}, {procreation}, {facts of life}]

breeding ground
n : a place where animals breed

breeze
n 1: a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck" [syn: {zephyr}, {gentle wind}, {air}]
2: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" [syn: {cinch}, {picnic}, {snap}, {duck soup}, {child's play}, {pushover}, {walkover}, {piece of cake}]
v 1: blow gently and lightly; "It breezes most evenings at the shore"
2: to proceed quickly and easily

breeze block
n : a light concrete building block made with cinder aggregate; "cinder blocks are called breeze blocks in England" [syn: {cinder block}, {clinker block}]

breeze through
v : succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course" [syn: {ace}, {pass with flying colors}, {sweep through}, {sail through}, {nail}]

breezier
breezy
adj 1: fresh and animated; "her breezy nature"
2: abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; "blowy weather"; "a windy bluff" [syn: {blowy}, {windy}] [also: {breeziest}, {breezier}]

breezier
See {breezy}

breeziest
breezy
adj 1: fresh and animated; "her breezy nature"
2: abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; "blowy weather"; "a windy bluff" [syn: {blowy}, {windy}] [also: {breeziest}, {breezier}]

breeziest
See {breezy}

breezily
adv : in a breezy manner; "he swings breezily into the title song"

breeziness
n 1: a mildly windy state of the air [syn: {windiness}]
2: a breezy liveliness; "a delightful breeziness of manner" [syn: {jauntiness}]

breezy
adj 1: fresh and animated; "her breezy nature"
2: abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; "blowy weather"; "a windy bluff" [syn: {blowy}, {windy}] [also: {breeziest}, {breezier}]

bregma
n : the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures at the top of the cranium [also: {bregmata} (pl)]

bregmata
See {bregma}

bregmata
bregma
n : the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures at the top of the cranium [also: {bregmata} (pl)]

bregmatic
adj : of or relating to the bregma of the skull

Breiz
n : a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay [syn: {Bretagne}, {Brittany}]

Bren
n : a submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II [syn: {Bren gun}]

Bren gun
n : a submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II [syn: {Bren}]

Brenner Pass
n : an Alpine mountain pass connecting Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy that has long been a route for trade and for invasions

brent
n : small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward [syn: {brant}, {brant goose}, {brent goose}]

brent goose
n : small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward [syn: {brant}, {brant goose}, {brent}]

Brescia
n : an ancient Italian city in central Lombardy

Breslau
n : a city in southwestern Poland on the Oder [syn: {Wroclaw}]

Brest
n : a port city in northwestern France (in Brittany); the chief naval station of France

Bret Harte
n : United States writer noted for his stories about life during the California gold rush (1836-1902) [syn: {Harte}]

Bretagne
n : a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay [syn: {Brittany}, {Breiz}]

brethren
See {brother}

brethren
n : (plural) the lay members of a male religious order

brethren
brother
n 1: a male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents" [syn: {blood brother}] [ant: {sister}]
2: a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion of other group); "none of his brothers would betray him"
3: a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities [syn: {buddy}, {chum}, {crony}, {pal}, {sidekick}]
4: used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement; "Greetings, comrade!" [syn: {comrade}]
5: (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address; "a Benedictine Brother" [also: {brethren} (pl)]

Breton
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who speaks the Breton language)
2: a Celtic language of Brittany

Breuer
n : United States architect (born in Hungary) who was associated with the Bauhaus in the 1920's (1902-1981) [syn: {Marcel Lajos Breuer}]

Breughel
n : Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569) [syn: {Brueghel}, {Bruegel}, {Pieter Brueghel}, {Pieter Breughel}, {Pieter Bruegel}, {Breughel the Elder}, {Pieter Brueghel the Elder}]

Breughel the Elder
n : Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569) [syn: {Brueghel}, {Breughel}, {Bruegel}, {Pieter Brueghel}, {Pieter Breughel}, {Pieter Bruegel}, {Pieter Brueghel the Elder}]

breve
n : a diacritical mark (u-curved) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound

brevet
n : a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)
v : promote somebody by brevet, in the military [also: {brevetting}, {brevetted}]

brevetted
brevet
n : a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)
v : promote somebody by brevet, in the military [also: {brevetting}, {brevetted}]

brevetted
See {brevet}

brevetting
brevet
n : a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)
v : promote somebody by brevet, in the military [also: {brevetting}, {brevetted}]

brevetting
See {brevet}

breviary
n : (Roman Catholic Church) a book of prayers to be recited daily certain priests and members of religious orders

Brevibloc
n : intravenous beta blocker (trade name Brevibloc) that acts for only a short time; used primarily for cardiac arrhythmias [syn: {esmolol}]

Brevicipitidae
n : narrow-mouthed toads and sheep frogs; some burrow and some are arboreal; found worldwide [syn: {Microhylidae}, {family Microhylidae}, {family Brevicipitidae}]

brevity
n 1: the use of brief expressions
2: the attribute of being brief or fleeting [syn: {briefness}, {transience}]

Brevoortia
n : menhaden [syn: {genus Brevoortia}]

Brevoortia tyrannis
n : shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer [syn: {menhaden}]

brew
n : drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling [syn: {brewage}]
v 1: prepare by brewing; "people have been brewing beer for thousands of years"
2: sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor; "the tea is brewing"

brewage
n : drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling [syn: {brew}]

brewer
n 1: someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water [syn: {beer maker}]
2: the owner or manager of a brewery

brewer's mole
n : mole of eastern North America [syn: {hair-tailed mole}, {Parascalops breweri}]

Brewer's mountain heather
n : semi-prostrate evergreen herb of western United States [syn: {purple heather}, {Phyllodoce breweri}]

Brewer's spruce
n : medium-sized spruce of California and Oregon having pendulous branches [syn: {weeping spruce}, {Picea breweriana}]

brewer's yeast
n 1: yeast used in fermenting beer
2: used as a leaven in baking and brewing [syn: {baker's yeast}, {Saccharomyces cerevisiae}]

brewery
n : a distillery where beer is brewed

brewing
n : the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast

Brezhnev
n : Soviet statesman who became president of the Soviet Union (1906-1982) [syn: {Leonid Brezhnev}, {Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev}]

briar
n 1: Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips [syn: {sweetbrier}, {sweetbriar}, {brier}, {eglantine}, {Rosa eglanteria}]
2: a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries [syn: {bullbrier}, {greenbrier}, {catbrier}, {horse brier}, {horse-brier}, {brier}, {Smilax rotundifolia}]
3: evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes [syn: {tree heath}, {brier}, {Erica arborea}]
4: a pipe made from the root (briarroot) of the tree heath [syn: {briar pipe}]

briar pipe
n : a pipe made from the root (briarroot) of the tree heath [syn: {briar}]

briard
n : old French breed of large strong usually black dogs having a long tail and long wavy and slightly stiff coat

briarroot
n : hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea

briarwood
n : wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes [syn: {brierwood}, {brier-wood}]

briary
adj : having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" [syn: {barbed}, {barbellate}, {briery}, {bristled}, {bristly}, {burred}, {burry}, {prickly}, {setose}, {setaceous}, {spiny}, {thorny}]

bribable
adj : capable of being corrupted; "corruptible judges"; "dishonest politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a venal police officer" [syn: {corruptible}, {dishonest}, {purchasable}, {venal}]

bribe
n : payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment [syn: {payoff}]
v : make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought" [syn: {corrupt}, {buy}, {grease one's palms}]

briber
n : someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful act [syn: {suborner}]

bribery
n : the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage [syn: {graft}]

bric-a-brac
n : miscellaneous curios [syn: {knickknack}, {nicknack}, {knickknackery}, {whatnot}]

brick
n 1: rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
2: a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy

brick cheese
n : semisoft sweet American cheese from whole milk in a brick form

brick in
v : wall up with brick [syn: {brick up}, {brick over}]

brick over
v : wall up with brick [syn: {brick in}, {brick up}]

brick red
n : a bright reddish brown color

brick trowel
n : a trowel used in masonry [syn: {mason's trowel}]

brick up
v : wall up with brick [syn: {brick in}, {brick over}]

brickbat
n 1: a fragment of brick used as a weapon
2: blunt criticism

Brickellia
n : genus of herbs of southwestern America having usually creamy florets followed by one-seeded fruits in a prominent bristly sheath [syn: {genus Brickelia}]

brickfield
n : a place where bricks are made and sold [syn: {brickyard}]

brickkiln
n : a kiln for making bricks

bricklayer
n : a craftsman skilled in building with bricks

bricklayer's hammer
n : a hammer used in laying bricks

bricklaying
n : the craft of laying bricks

brickle
adj : having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal" [syn: {brittle}, {brickly}]

brickly
adj : having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal" [syn: {brittle}, {brickle}]

bricks and mortar
n : building material consisting of bricks laid with mortar between then

brickwork
n : masonry done with bricks and mortar

brickyard
n : a place where bricks are made and sold [syn: {brickfield}]

bricole
n : medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles [syn: {catapult}, {arbalest}, {arbalist}, {ballista}, {mangonel}, {onager}, {trebuchet}, {trebucket}]

bridal
adj 1: of or relating to a wedding; "bridal procession"; "nuptial day"; "spousal rites"; "wedding cake"; "marriage vows" [syn: {nuptial}, {spousal}]
2: designed for a bride; "bridal gown"
n : archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast [syn: {espousal}]

bridal gown
n : a gown worn by the bride at a wedding [syn: {wedding gown}, {wedding dress}]

bridal wreath
n 1: Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small white flowers [syn: {bridal-wreath}, {Francoa ramosa}]
2: shrub having copious small white flowers in spring [syn: {bridal-wreath}, {Saint Peter's wreath}, {St. Peter's wreath}, {Spiraea prunifolia}]

bridal-wreath
n 1: Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small white flowers [syn: {bridal wreath}, {Francoa ramosa}]
2: shrub having copious small white flowers in spring [syn: {bridal wreath}, {Saint Peter's wreath}, {St. Peter's wreath}, {Spiraea prunifolia}]

bride
n 1: a woman who has recently been married
2: Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) [syn: {Bridget}, {Saint Bridget}, {St. Bridget}, {Brigid}, {Saint Brigid}, {St. Brigid}, {Saint Bride}, {St. Bride}]
3: a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony

bride price
n : money or property given (in some societies) by the bridegroom to the family of his bride

bridecake
n : a rich cake with two or more tiers and covered with frosting and decorations; served at a wedding reception [syn: {wedding cake}]

bride-gift
n : a wedding present to the bride

bridegroom
n 1: a man who has recently been married [syn: {groom}]
2: a man participant in his own marriage ceremony [syn: {groom}]

bride's bonnet
n : plant with 1 or 2 white starlike flowers on short leafless stalks; Alaska to California and east to Oregon and Montana [syn: {queen's cup}, {Clintonia uniflora}]

bridesmaid
n : an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding [syn: {maid of honor}]

bride-to-be
n : a woman who is engaged to be married [syn: {fiancee}]

bridge
n 1: a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. [syn: {span}]
2: a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected [syn: {bridge circuit}]
3: something resembling a bridge in form or function; "his letters provided a bridge across the centuries"
4: the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose; "her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose"
5: any of various card games based on whist for four players
6: a wooden support that holds the strings up
7: a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth [syn: {bridgework}]
8: the link between two lenses; rests on nose [syn: {nosepiece}]
9: an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands [syn: {bridge deck}]
v 1: connect or reduce the distance between [syn: {bridge over}]
2: make a bridge across; "bridge a river"
3: cross over on a bridge

bridge agent
n : an operative who acts as a courier or go-between from a case officer to a secret agent in a hostile area

bridge circuit
n : a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected [syn: {bridge}]

bridge deck
n : an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands [syn: {bridge}]

bridge hand
n : the cards held in a game of bridge

bridge over
v 1: suffice for a period between two points; "This money will keep us going for another year" [syn: {tide over}, {keep going}]
2: connect or reduce the distance between [syn: {bridge}]

bridge partner
n : one of a pair of bridge players who are on the same side of the game

bridge player
n : a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge" [syn: {hand}]

bridge whist
n : the earliest form of bridge; the dealer could name the trump suit

bridgeable
adj : capable of being connected by a bridge or as if by a bridge [ant: {unbridgeable}]

bridged-T
n : a circuit consisting of a T-network with an additional shunt bridging the two series circuits

bridgehead
n 1: an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies; "an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines"; "the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar" [syn: {foothold}]
2: a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy

Bridgeport
n : a port in southwestern Connecticut on Long Island Sound

Bridges
n : United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990) [syn: {Harry Bridges}]

Bridget
n : Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) [syn: {Saint Bridget}, {St. Bridget}, {Brigid}, {Saint Brigid}, {St. Brigid}, {Bride}, {Saint Bride}, {St. Bride}]

Bridgetown
n : capital of Barbados; a port city on the southwestern coast of Barbados [syn: {capital of Barbados}]

bridgework
n : a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth [syn: {bridge}]

bridle
n 1: headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
2: the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper" [syn: {check}, {curb}]
v 1: put a bridle on; "bridle horses"
2: respond to the reins, as of horses

bridle at
v : show anger or indignation; "She bristled at his insolent remarks" [syn: {bristle at}, {bridle up}, {bristle up}]

bridle path
n : a path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars) [syn: {bridle road}]

bridle road
n : a path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars) [syn: {bridle path}]

bridle up
v : show anger or indignation; "She bristled at his insolent remarks" [syn: {bristle at}, {bridle at}, {bristle up}]

bridoon
n : a bit resembling a snaffle bit; used with a separate curb

Brie
n : soft creamy white cheese; milder than Camembert

brief
adj 1: of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the country"; "in a little while"; "it's a little way away" [syn: {little}]
2: concise and succinct; "covered the matter in a brief statement"
3: (of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini" [syn: {abbreviated}]
n 1: a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case [syn: {legal brief}]
2: a condensed written summary or abstract
v : give essential information to someone; "The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade"

briefcase
n : a case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books

briefcase bomb
n : a bomb consisting of an explosive and timer hidden inside a briefcase

briefcase computer
n : a portable computer housed in a box that resembles a briefcase

briefing
n : detailed instructions, as for a military operation

briefless
adj : of lawyers or barristers; lacking clients

briefly
adv 1: for a short time; "she visited him briefly"; "was briefly associated with IBM"
2: in a concise manner; in a few words; "the history is summed up concisely in this book"; "she replied briefly"; "briefly, we have a problem"; "to put it shortly" [syn: {concisely}, {shortly}, {in brief}, {in short}]

briefness
n 1: the temporal property of being very short
2: the attribute of being brief or fleeting [syn: {brevity}, {transience}]

briefs
n : short tight-fitting underpants (trade name Jockey) [syn: {Jockey shorts}]

brier
n 1: tangled mass of prickly plants [syn: {brierpatch}, {brier patch}]
2: a thorny stem or twig
3: Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips [syn: {sweetbrier}, {sweetbriar}, {briar}, {eglantine}, {Rosa eglanteria}]
4: a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries [syn: {bullbrier}, {greenbrier}, {catbrier}, {horse brier}, {horse-brier}, {briar}, {Smilax rotundifolia}]
5: evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes [syn: {tree heath}, {briar}, {Erica arborea}]

brier patch
n : tangled mass of prickly plants [syn: {brier}, {brierpatch}]

brierpatch
n : tangled mass of prickly plants [syn: {brier}, {brier patch}]

brierwood
n : wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes [syn: {briarwood}, {brier-wood}]

brier-wood
n : wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes [syn: {briarwood}, {brierwood}]

briery
adj : having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" [syn: {barbed}, {barbellate}, {briary}, {bristled}, {bristly}, {burred}, {burry}, {prickly}, {setose}, {setaceous}, {spiny}, {thorny}]

brig
n 1: two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
2: a penal institution (especially on board a ship)

brigade
n : army unit smaller than a division
v : form or unite into a brigade

brigadier
n : a general officer ranking below a major general [syn: {brigadier general}]

brigadier general
n : a general officer ranking below a major general [syn: {brigadier}]

brigand
n : an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band [syn: {bandit}]

brigandine
n : a medieval coat of chain mail consisting of metal rings sewn onto leather or cloth

brigantine
n : two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast [syn: {hermaphrodite brig}]

Brigate Rosse
n : a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organizaiton that arose out of a student protest movement in the late 1960s; wants to separate Italy from NATO and advocates violence in the service of class warfare and revolution; mostly inactive since 1989 [syn: {Red Brigades}, {BR}]

Brigham Young
n : United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877) [syn: {Young}]

bright
adj 1: emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room" [ant: {dull}]
2: having striking color; "bright greens"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage" [syn: {brilliant}, {vivid}]
3: characterized by quickness and ease in learning; "some children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart children talk earlier than the average" [syn: {smart}]
4: having lots of light either natural or artificial; "the room was bright and airy"; "a stage bright with spotlights"
5: made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents" [syn: {burnished}, {lustrous}, {shining}, {shiny}]
6: splendid; "the bright stars of stage and screen"; "a bright moment in history"; "the bright pageantry of court"
7: not made dim or less bright; "undimmed headlights"; "surprisingly the curtain started to rise while the houselights were still undimmed" [syn: {undimmed}] [ant: {dimmed}]
8: clear and sharp and ringing; "the bright sound of the trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets" [syn: {brilliant}]
9: characterized by happiness or gladness; "bright faces"; "all the world seems bright and gay" 10: abounding with sunlight; "a bright sunny day"; "one shining norming"- John Muir; "when it is warm and shiny" [syn: {shining}, {shiny}, {sunshiny}, {sunny}] 11: full or promise; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career" [syn: {promising}]
adv : with brightness; "the stars shone brilliantly"; "the windows glowed jewel bright" [syn: {brilliantly}, {brightly}]

bright as a new penny
adj : (metaphor) shining brightly [syn: {bright as a new penny(p)}]

bright blue
adj : of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky; "October's bright blue weather" [syn: {azure}, {cerulean}, {sky-blue}]

bright side
n : a consoling aspect of a difficult situation; "every cloud has a silver lining"; "look on the bright side of it" [syn: {silver lining}]

brighten
v 1: make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room" [syn: {lighten up}, {lighten}] [ant: {darken}]
2: become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm" [syn: {clear up}, {clear}, {light up}] [ant: {overcast}]
3: become brighter; "The sky brightened around noon"; "Her face brightened when she heard the good news" [ant: {darken}]
4: become brighter; "The sky brightened" [syn: {lighten}] [ant: {darken}]

brightly
adv : with brightness; "the stars shone brilliantly"; "the windows glowed jewel bright" [syn: {brilliantly}, {bright}]

brightness
n 1: the location of a visual perception along the black-to-white continuum [ant: {dullness}]
2: intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty [syn: {cleverness}, {smartness}]
3: the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun" [syn: {luminosity}, {brightness level}, {luminance}, {luminousness}, {light}]

brightness constancy
n : the tendency for a visual object to be perceived as having the same brightness under widely different conditions of illumination

brightness level
n : the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun" [syn: {luminosity}, {brightness}, {luminance}, {luminousness}, {light}]

Brighton
n : a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex

Bright's disease
n : an inflammation of the kidney [syn: {nephritis}]

Brigid
n : Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) [syn: {Bridget}, {Saint Bridget}, {St. Bridget}, {Saint Brigid}, {St. Brigid}, {Bride}, {Saint Bride}, {St. Bride}]

Brigit
n : Celtic goddess of fire and fertility and agriculture and household arts and wisdom; later associated with Saint Bridget

Brigit Nilsson
n : Swedish operatic soprano who played Wagnerian roles (born in 1918) [syn: {Nilsson}, {Marta Brigit Nilsson}]

Brihaspati
n : personification of the power of ritual devotion

brill
n : European food fish [syn: {Scophthalmus rhombus}]

brilliance
n 1: great brightness; "a glare of sunlight"; "the flowers were a blaze of color" [syn: {glare}, {blaze}]
2: the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand [syn: {magnificence}, {splendor}, {splendour}, {grandeur}, {grandness}]
3: unusual mental ability [syn: {genius}]

brilliancy
n : a quality that outshines the usual [syn: {luster}, {lustre}, {splendor}, {splendour}]

brilliant
adj 1: of surpassing excellence; "a brilliant performance"; "a superb actor" [syn: {superb}]
2: having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem" [syn: {brainy}, {smart as a whip}]
3: characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony" [syn: {glorious}, {magnificent}, {splendid}]
4: having striking color; "bright greens"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage" [syn: {bright}, {vivid}]
5: full of light; shining intensely; "a brilliant star"; "brilliant chandeliers"
6: clear and sharp and ringing; "the bright sound of the trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets" [syn: {bright}]

brilliant pebble
n : a code name for a small computerized heat-seeking missile that was supposed to intercept and destroy enemy missiles

brilliantine
n : a pomade to make the hair manageable and lustrous

brilliantly
adv 1: with brightness; "the stars shone brilliantly"; "the windows glowed jewel bright" [syn: {brightly}, {bright}]
2: in an extremely intelligent way; "he solved the problem brilliantly"

brim
n 1: the top edge of a vessel [syn: {rim}, {lip}]
2: a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat
v 1: be completely full; "His eyes brimmed with tears"
2: fill as much as possible; "brim a cup to good fellowship" [also: {brimming}, {brimmed}]

brim over
v : flow or run over (a limit or brim) [syn: {overflow}, {overrun}, {well over}, {run over}]

brimful
adj : filled to capacity; "a brimful cup"; "I am brimful of chowder"; "a child brimming over with curiosity"; "eyes brimming with tears" [syn: {brimfull}, {brimming}]

brimfull
adj : filled to capacity; "a brimful cup"; "I am brimful of chowder"; "a child brimming over with curiosity"; "eyes brimming with tears" [syn: {brimful}, {brimming}]

brimless
adj : without a brim; "a brimless hat"

brimmed
brim
n 1: the top edge of a vessel [syn: {rim}, {lip}]
2: a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat
v 1: be completely full; "His eyes brimmed with tears"
2: fill as much as possible; "brim a cup to good fellowship" [also: {brimming}, {brimmed}]

brimmed
See {brim}

brimming
brim
n 1: the top edge of a vessel [syn: {rim}, {lip}]
2: a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat
v 1: be completely full; "His eyes brimmed with tears"
2: fill as much as possible; "brim a cup to good fellowship" [also: {brimming}, {brimmed}]

brimming
adj : filled to capacity; "a brimful cup"; "I am brimful of chowder"; "a child brimming over with curiosity"; "eyes brimming with tears" [syn: {brimful}, {brimfull}]

brimming
See {brim}

brimstone
n : an old name for sulfur [syn: {native sulfur}, {native sulphur}]

brinded
adj : having a gray or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats [syn: {brindled}, {brindle}, {tabby}]

Brindisi
n : a port city in southeastern Apulia in Italy; a center for the Crusades in the Middle Ages

brindle
adj : having a gray or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats [syn: {brindled}, {brinded}, {tabby}]

brindled
adj : having a gray or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats [syn: {brindle}, {brinded}, {tabby}]

brine
n 1: water containing salts; "the water in the ocean is all saltwater" [syn: {seawater}, {saltwater}] [ant: {fresh water}]
2: a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling
v : soak in brine

brine shrimp
n : common to saline lakes [syn: {Artemia salina}]

Brinell number
n : measure of the hardness of a material

bring
v 1: take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point" [syn: {convey}, {take}]
2: cause to come into a particular state or condition; "Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence"; "bring water to the boiling point"
3: cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area" [syn: {work}, {play}, {wreak}, {make for}]
4: go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat" [syn: {get}, {convey}, {fetch}] [ant: {take away}]
5: bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail" [syn: {land}]
6: be accompanied by; "Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?"
7: bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program" [syn: {lend}, {impart}, {bestow}, {contribute}, {add}]
8: avance or set forth in court; "bring charges", "institute proceedings" [syn: {institute}]
9: be sold for a certain price; "The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction" [syn: {fetch}, {bring in}] 10: attract the attention of; "The noise and the screaming brought the curious" 11: induce or persuade; "The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well" [also: {brought}]

bring about
v 1: produce; "The scientists set up a shockwave" [syn: {effect}, {effectuate}, {set up}]
2: make possible; "The grant made our research possible"
3: bring about; "His two singles gave the team the victory" [syn: {give}, {yield}]
4: cause to occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor" [syn: {produce}, {give rise}]
5: plan, organize, and carry out (an event) [syn: {stage}, {arrange}]

bring around
v 1: cause to adopt an opinion or course of action; "His urgent letter finally brought me around to give money to the school" [syn: {bring round}]
2: provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to" [syn: {cure}, {heal}]
3: bring back to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories" [syn: {bring to}, {bring back}, {bring round}] [ant: {anesthetize}]

bring back
v 1: bring back to the point of departure [syn: {return}, {take back}]
2: bring back to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories" [syn: {bring to}, {bring round}, {bring around}] [ant: {anesthetize}]

bring down
v 1: move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf" [syn: {lower}, {take down}, {let down}, {get down}] [ant: {raise}]
2: cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class" [syn: {overthrow}, {subvert}, {overturn}]
3: impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students" [syn: {inflict}, {visit}, {impose}]
4: cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely" [syn: {land}, {put down}]
5: cause to be enthusiastic; "Her playing brought down the house"
6: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" [syn: {reduce}, {cut down}, {cut back}, {trim}, {trim down}, {trim back}, {cut}]

bring forth
v 1: bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office" [syn: {generate}]
2: bring out for display; "The proud father produced many pictures of his baby"; "The accused brought forth a letter in court that he claims exonerates him" [syn: {produce}]
3: bring forth or yield; "The tree would not produce fruit" [syn: {produce}]
4: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" [syn: {beget}, {get}, {engender}, {father}, {mother}, {sire}, {generate}]

bring forward
v 1: cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?" [syn: {advance}] [ant: {back}]
2: bring forward for consideration; "The case was called up in court" [syn: {call up}]

bring home
v 1: make understandable and clear; "This brings home my point"
2: earn as a salary or wage; "How much does your wife take home after taxes and other deductions?" [syn: {take home}]

bring home the bacon
v 1: attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" [syn: {succeed}, {win}, {come through}, {deliver the goods}] [ant: {fail}]
2: supply means of subsistence; earn a living; "He provides for his large family by working three jobs"; "Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon" [syn: {provide}]

bring in
v 1: bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment; "He brought in a new judge"; "The new secretary introduced a nasty rumor" [syn: {introduce}]
2: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" [syn: {gain}, {take in}, {clear}, {make}, {earn}, {realize}, {realise}, {pull in}]
3: be sold for a certain price; "The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction" [syn: {fetch}, {bring}]
4: submit (a verdict) to a court
5: transmit; "The microphone brought in the sounds from the room next to mine"

bring off
v : be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs" [syn: {pull off}, {negociate}, {carry off}, {manage}] [ant: {fail}]

bring on
v 1: cause to arise; "induce a crisis" [syn: {induce}]
2: bring onto the market or release; "produce a movie"; "bring out a book"; "produce a new play" [syn: {produce}, {bring out}]
3: cause to appear; "bring on the birthday cake"

bring oneself
v : cause to undertake a certain action, usually used in the negative; "He could not bring himself to call his parents"

bring out
v 1: make visible; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings out the best in her"; "The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings" [syn: {uncover}, {unveil}, {reveal}]
2: bring out of a specific state [syn: {let out}]
3: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper" [syn: {publish}, {put out}, {issue}, {release}]
4: direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets" [syn: {set off}]
5: bring onto the market or release; "produce a movie"; "bring out a book"; "produce a new play" [syn: {produce}, {bring on}]
6: encourage to be less reserved; "The teacher tried to bring out the shy boy"
7: take out of a container or enclosed space; "Get out your best dress--we are going to a party!" [syn: {get out}]
8: bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc. [syn: {introduce}]
9: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her" [syn: {disclose}, {let on}, {reveal}, {discover}, {expose}, {divulge}, {impart}, {break}, {give away}, {let out}]

bring outside
v : bring outside the body for surgery, of organs [syn: {exteriorize}]

bring round
v 1: cause to adopt an opinion or course of action; "His urgent letter finally brought me around to give money to the school" [syn: {bring around}]
2: bring back to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories" [syn: {bring to}, {bring back}, {bring around}] [ant: {anesthetize}]

bring through
v : bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack" [syn: {save}, {carry through}, {pull through}]

bring to
v : bring back to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories" [syn: {bring back}, {bring round}, {bring around}] [ant: {anesthetize}]

bring to bear
v : bring into operation or effect; "The new members brought to bear new concerns to the U.N."

bring together
v 1: cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together" [syn: {join}] [ant: {disjoin}]
2: bring together in a common cause or emotion; "The death of their child had drawn them together" [syn: {bond}, {draw together}]

bring up
v 1: evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" [syn: {raise}, {conjure}, {conjure up}, {invoke}, {evoke}, {stir}, {call down}, {arouse}, {put forward}, {call forth}]
2: bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" [syn: {rear}, {raise}, {nurture}, {parent}]
3: promote from a lower position or rank; "This player was brought up to the major league"
4: raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" [syn: {raise}, {lift}, {elevate}, {get up}] [ant: {lower}]
5: cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock"
6: put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic" [syn: {raise}]
7: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" [syn: {mention}, {advert}, {cite}, {name}, {refer}]
8: cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; "boot your computer" [syn: {boot}, {reboot}]

bringing
n : the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail); "his reluctant delivery of bad news" [syn: {delivery}]

bringing close together
n : the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue [syn: {approximation}]

bringing up
n : raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" [syn: {breeding}, {fostering}, {fosterage}, {nurture}, {raising}, {rearing}, {upbringing}]

brinier
briny
adj : slightly salty; "a brackish lagoon"; "the briny deep" [syn: {brackish}]
n : any very large body of (salt) water [syn: {main}] [also: {briniest}, {brinier}]

brinier
See {briny}

briniest
briny
adj : slightly salty; "a brackish lagoon"; "the briny deep" [syn: {brackish}]
n : any very large body of (salt) water [syn: {main}] [also: {briniest}, {brinier}]

briniest
See {briny}

brininess
n : the relative proportion of salt in a solution [syn: {salinity}]

brinjal
n : hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable [syn: {eggplant}, {aubergine}, {eggplant bush}, {garden egg}, {mad apple}, {Solanum melongena}]

brink
n 1: a region marking a boundary [syn: {threshold}, {verge}]
2: the edge of a steep place
3: the limit beyond which something happens or changes; "on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy" [syn: {verge}]

brinkmanship
n : the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety)

Brinton
n : United States anthropologist who was the first to attempt a systematic classification of Native American languages (1837-1899) [syn: {Daniel Garrison Brinton}]

briny
adj : slightly salty; "a brackish lagoon"; "the briny deep" [syn: {brackish}]
n : any very large body of (salt) water [syn: {main}] [also: {briniest}, {brinier}]

brio
n : quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous [syn: {animation}, {spiritedness}, {invigoration}, {vivification}]

brioche
n : a light roll rich with eggs and butter and somewhat sweet

briony
n : a tendril-bearing vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties [syn: {bryony}]

Brioschi
n : an antacid

briquet
n : a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel [syn: {briquette}]

briquette
n : a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel [syn: {briquet}]

Bris
n : the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life [syn: {Berith}, {Berit}, {Brith}, {Briss}]

brisance
n : the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion

brisant
adj : of or relating to the power (the shattering effect) of an explosive

Brisbane
n : capital and largest city of Queensland state; located in the southeastern corner of Queensland on the Pacific; settled by British as a penal colony; 3rd largest city in Australia

Brisbane quandong
n : Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit [syn: {quandong}, {quandong tree}, {silver quandong tree}, {blue fig}, {Elaeocarpus grandis}]

brisk
adj 1: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" [syn: {lively}, {merry}, {rattling}, {snappy}, {spanking}, {zippy}]
2: imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air" [syn: {bracing}, {energizing}, {energising}, {fresh}, {refreshing}, {refreshful}, {tonic}]
3: very active; "doing a brisk business"
v : become brisk; "business brisked up" [syn: {brisk up}, {brisken}]

brisk up
v : become brisk; "business brisked up" [syn: {brisk}, {brisken}]

brisken
v : become brisk; "business brisked up" [syn: {brisk}, {brisk up}]

brisket
n : a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef

briskly
adv : in a brisk manner; "she walked briskly in the cold air"; "`after lunch,' she said briskly"

briskness
n : liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity" [syn: {alacrity}]

brisling
n 1: small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines [syn: {sprat}]
2: small herring processed like a sardine [syn: {sprat}, {Clupea sprattus}]

Briss
n : the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life [syn: {Berith}, {Berit}, {Brith}, {Bris}]

bristle
n 1: a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
2: a stiff hair
v 1: be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers" [syn: {abound}, {burst}]
2: rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!" [syn: {uprise}, {stand up}]

bristle at
v : show anger or indignation; "She bristled at his insolent remarks" [syn: {bridle at}, {bridle up}, {bristle up}]

bristle brush
n : a brush that is made with the short stiff hairs of an animal or plant

bristle fern
n : any fern of the genus Trichomanes having large pinnatifid often translucent fronds; most are epiphytic on tree branches and twigs or terrestrial on mossy banks [syn: {filmy fern}]

bristle grass
n : grasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet [syn: {bristlegrass}]

bristle up
v : show anger or indignation; "She bristled at his insolent remarks" [syn: {bristle at}, {bridle at}, {bridle up}]

bristlecone fir
n : a pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines [syn: {Santa Lucia fir}, {Abies bracteata}, {Abies venusta}]

bristlecone pine
n : small slow-growing upland pine of western United States (Rocky Mountains) having dense branches with fissured rust-brown bark and short needles in bunches of 5 and thorn-tipped cone scales; among the oldest living things some over 4500 years old [syn: {Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine}, {Pinus aristata}]

bristled
adj : having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" [syn: {barbed}, {barbellate}, {briary}, {briery}, {bristly}, {burred}, {burry}, {prickly}, {setose}, {setaceous}, {spiny}, {thorny}]

bristlegrass
n : grasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet [syn: {bristle grass}]

bristlelike
adj : resembling a bristle

bristletail
n : small wingless insect with a long bristlelike tail

bristling with
adj : covered thickly with objects thrusting upward as with bristles; "roofs bristling with antennas"; "housetops bristlng with chimneys"; "a riverbank bristling with factories" [syn: {bristling with(p)}]

bristly
adj 1: very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues" [syn: {prickly}, {splenetic}, {waspish}]
2: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" [syn: {barbed}, {barbellate}, {briary}, {briery}, {bristled}, {burred}, {burry}, {prickly}, {setose}, {setaceous}, {spiny}, {thorny}]

bristly locust
n : large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers [syn: {rose acacia}, {moss locust}, {Robinia hispida}]

bristly oxtongue
n : widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States [syn: {oxtongue}, {bitterweed}, {bugloss}, {Picris echioides}]

bristly sarsaparilla
n : bristly herb of eastern and central North America having black fruit and medicinal bark [syn: {bristly sarsparilla}, {dwarf elder}, {Aralia hispida}]

bristly sarsparilla
n : bristly herb of eastern and central North America having black fruit and medicinal bark [syn: {bristly sarsaparilla}, {dwarf elder}, {Aralia hispida}]

Bristol
n : an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon

Bristol Channel
n : an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean between southern Wales and southwestern England

Brit
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Great Britain [syn: {Britisher}, {Briton}]
2: the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish [syn: {britt}]
3: minute crustaceans forming food for right whales [syn: {britt}]

Britain
n : a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland [syn: {United Kingdom}, {UK}, {Great Britain}, {GB}, {United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland}]

Britannia metal
n : an alloy similar to pewter

Britannic
adj : of Britain; "Her Britannic Majesty"

britches
n : informal term for breeches

Brith
n : the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life [syn: {Berith}, {Berit}, {Bris}, {Briss}]

Briticism
n : an expression that is limited to English as spoken by Englishmen (especially as contrasted with American English) [syn: {Anglicism}, {Britishism}]

British
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture; "his wife is British"
n : the people of Great Britain [syn: {British people}, {the British}, {Brits}]

British Cabinet
n : the senior ministers of the British government

British capacity unit
n : a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet [syn: {Imperial capacity unit}]

British capital
n : the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center [syn: {London}, {Greater London}, {capital of the United Kingdom}]

British Columbia
n : a province in western Canada

British Commonwealth
n : an association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and its dependencies and many former British colonies that are now sovereign states but owe allegiance to the British Crown [syn: {Commonwealth of Nations}]

British Crown
n : the symbol of the power of the British monarchy; "members of the British Commonwealth owe allegiance to the British Crown"

British Empire
n : formerly the United Kingdom and all the territories under its control; reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I; "the sun never sets on the British Empire"

British empiricism
n : the predominant philosophical tradition in Great Britain since the 17th century

British Guiana
n : a republic in northeastern South America; achieved independence from England in 1966 [syn: {Guyana}, {Co-operative Republic of Guyana}]

British Honduras
n : a country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean; formerly under British control [syn: {Belize}]

British House of Commons
n : the lower house of the British parliament [syn: {House of Commons}]

British House of Lords
n : the upper house of the British parliament [syn: {House of Lords}]

British Imperial System
n : a system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint [syn: {English system}, {British system}]

British Isles
n : Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic

British monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Great Britain

British Parliament
n : the British legislative body

British people
n : the people of Great Britain [syn: {British}, {the British}, {Brits}]

British pound
n : the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence [syn: {pound}, {pound sterling}, {quid}]

British shilling
n : a former monetary unit in Great Britain [syn: {shilling}, {bob}]

British system
n : a system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint [syn: {British Imperial System}, {English system}]

British thermal unit
n : a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories [syn: {BTU}, {B.Th.U.}]

British Virgin Islands
n : more than 40 northeastern Virgin Islands (15 inhabited); a dependent territory of the United Kingdom

Britisher
n : a native or inhabitant of Great Britain [syn: {Briton}, {Brit}]

Britishism
n 1: an expression that is limited to English as spoken by Englishmen (especially as contrasted with American English) [syn: {Anglicism}, {Briticism}]
2: a custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens [syn: {Anglicism}]

Briton
adj : characteristic of or associated with the Britons; "the Briton inhabitants of England"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Great Britain [syn: {Britisher}, {Brit}]
2: an inhabitant of southern Britain prior to the Anglo-saxon invasions

Brits
n : the people of Great Britain [syn: {British}, {British people}, {the British}]

britt
n 1: the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish [syn: {brit}]
2: minute crustaceans forming food for right whales [syn: {brit}]

Brittanic
n : a southern group of Celtic languages [syn: {Brythonic}]

Brittany
n : a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay [syn: {Bretagne}, {Breiz}]

Brittany spaniel
n : tall active short-tailed French breed of bird dog having a usually smooth orange- or liver-and-white coat

Britten
n : major English composer of the 20th century; noted for his operas (1913-1976) [syn: {Benjamin Britten}, {Edward Benjamin Britten}, {Lord Britten of Aldeburgh}]

brittle
adj 1: having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal" [syn: {brickle}, {brickly}]
2: lacking warmth and generosity of spirit; "a brittle and calculating woman"
3: (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured [syn: {unannealed}]
n : caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets [syn: {toffee}, {toffy}]

brittle bladder fern
n : delicate fern widely distributed in North America and European having thin pinnatifid fronds with brittle stems [syn: {brittle fern}, {fragile fern}, {Cystopteris fragilis}]

brittle bush
n : fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine [syn: {brittlebush}, {incienso}, {Encelia farinosa}]

brittle fern
n : delicate fern widely distributed in North America and European having thin pinnatifid fronds with brittle stems [syn: {brittle bladder fern}, {fragile fern}, {Cystopteris fragilis}]

brittle maidenhair
n : tropical American fern with broad pinnae; widely cultivated [syn: {brittle maidenhair fern}, {Adiantum tenerum}]

brittle maidenhair fern
n : tropical American fern with broad pinnae; widely cultivated [syn: {brittle maidenhair}, {Adiantum tenerum}]

brittle star
n : an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc [syn: {brittle-star}, {serpent star}]

brittle willow
n : large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken [syn: {crack willow}, {snap willow}, {Salix fragilis}]

brittlebush
n : fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine [syn: {brittle bush}, {incienso}, {Encelia farinosa}]

brittleness
n : firm but easily broken [syn: {crispness}, {crispiness}]

brittle-star
n : an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc [syn: {brittle star}, {serpent star}]

Brix scale
n : a system for measuring the concentration of sugar solutions

Brno
n : an industrial city in Moravia in Czech Republic southeast of Prague [syn: {Brunn}]

broach
n : a decorative pin worn by women [syn: {brooch}, {breastpin}]
v : bring up a topic for discussion [syn: {initiate}]

broached
adj : of a cask or barrel; "the cask was set abroach" [syn: {abroach}]

broad
adj 1: having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river" [syn: {wide}] [ant: {narrow}]
2: broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" [syn: {across-the-board}, {all-embracing}, {all-encompassing}, {all-inclusive}, {blanket(a)}, {encompassing}, {panoptic}, {wide}]
3: not detailed or specific; "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread" [syn: {unspecific}]
4: lacking subtlety; obvious; "gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave" [syn: {unsubtle}]
5: being at a peak or culminating point; "broad day"; "full summer"; "high noon" [syn: {broad(a)}, {full(a)}]
6: very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies" [syn: {spacious}, {wide}]
7: (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional; "a broad southern accent"
8: showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions" [syn: {large-minded}, {liberal}, {tolerant}]
n : slang term for a woman; "a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch"

broad arrow
n 1: an arrowhead mark identifying British government property
2: a mark shaped like an arrowhead; used to mark convicts' clothing
3: an arrow with a wide barbed head

broad bean
n 1: seed of the broad-bean plant [syn: {fava bean}, {horsebean}]
2: Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder [syn: {broad-bean}, {broad-bean plant}, {English bean}, {European bean}, {field bean}, {Vicia faba}]
3: a bean plant cultivated for use animal fodder [syn: {horse bean}]
4: shell beans cooked as limas [syn: {fava bean}]

broad beech fern
n : beech fern of North American woodlands having straw-colored stripes [syn: {southern beech fern}, {Phegopteris hexagonoptera}, {Dryopteris hexagonoptera}, {Thelypteris hexagonoptera}]

broad buckler-fern
n : European shield fern [syn: {Dryopteris dilatata}]

broad gauge
n : a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard 56.5 inches

broad hatchet
n : a short-handled hatchet with a broad blade opposite a hammerhead

broad interpretation
n : an interpretation of the U.S. constitution holding that the spirit of the times and the needs of the nation can legitimately influence judicial decisions (particularly decisions of the Supreme Court) [syn: {judicial activism}]

broad jump
n 1: a competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running start [syn: {long jump}]
2: the act of jumping as far as possible from a running start [syn: {long jump}]

broad leaved centaury
n : a variety of centaury with broad leaves

broad leaved goldenrod
n : a variety of goldenrod [syn: {zigzag goldenrod}]

broadax
n : a large ax with a broad cutting blade [syn: {broadaxe}]

broadaxe
n : a large ax with a broad cutting blade [syn: {broadax}]

broadband
adj 1: of or relating to or being a communications network in which the bandwidth can be divided and shared by multiple simultaneous signals (as for voice or data or video)
2: responding to or operating at a wide band of frequencies; "a broadband antenna" [syn: {wideband}]

broad-bean
n : Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder [syn: {broad bean}, {broad-bean plant}, {English bean}, {European bean}, {field bean}, {Vicia faba}]

broad-bean plant
n : Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder [syn: {broad bean}, {broad-bean}, {English bean}, {European bean}, {field bean}, {Vicia faba}]

broadbill
n 1: tropical American heron related to night herons [syn: {boatbill}, {boat-billed heron}, {Cochlearius cochlearius}]
2: diving ducks of North America having a bluish-gray bill [syn: {scaup}, {scaup duck}, {bluebill}]
3: freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill [syn: {shoveler}, {shoveller}, {Anas clypeata}]
4: small birds of the Old World tropics having bright plumage and short wide bills

broad-brimmed
adj : (of hats) having a broad brim

broadcast
n 1: message that is transmitted by radio or television
2: a radio or television show; "did you see his program last night?" [syn: {program}, {programme}]
v 1: broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song" [syn: {air}, {send}, {beam}, {transmit}]
2: sow over a wide area, especially by hand; "broadcast seeds"
3: cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [syn: {circulate}, {circularize}, {circularise}, {distribute}, {disseminate}, {propagate}, {spread}, {diffuse}, {disperse}, {pass around}]

broadcast area
n : the area over which a radio or tv transmission can be received

broadcast journalist
n : a journalist who broadcasts on radio or television

broadcast media
See {broadcast medium}

broadcast medium
n : a medium that disseminates via telecommunications [syn: {broadcasting}]

broadcaster
n 1: someone who broadcasts on radio or television
2: a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions [syn: {spreader}]

broadcasting
n 1: a medium that disseminates via telecommunications [syn: {broadcast medium}]
2: taking part in a radio or tv program

broadcasting company
n : a company that manages tv or radio stations

broadcasting studio
n : a studio where broadcasts originate

broadcloth
n 1: a densely textured woolen fabric with a lustrous finish
2: a closely woven silk or synthetic fabric with a narrow crosswise rib

broaden
v 1: make broader; "broaden the road"
2: extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard" [syn: {widen}, {extend}]
3: vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified" [syn: {diversify}, {branch out}] [ant: {specialize}, {specialize}]
4: become broader; "The road broadened"

broadening
n 1: the act of making something wider [syn: {widening}] [ant: {narrowing}]
2: the action of making broader; "the broadening of travel"
3: an increase in width [syn: {widening}] [ant: {narrowing}]

broad-headed
adj : having a brachycephalic head [syn: {roundheaded}, {short-headed}]

broadleaf
adj : having relatively broad rather than needle-like or scale-like leaves [syn: {broad-leafed}, {broad-leaved}] [also: {broadleaves} (pl)]

broad-leafed
adj : having relatively broad rather than needle-like or scale-like leaves [syn: {broadleaf}, {broad-leaved}]

broad-leaved
adj : having relatively broad rather than needle-like or scale-like leaves [syn: {broadleaf}, {broad-leafed}]

broad-leaved bottletree
n : north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves [syn: {flame tree}, {Brachychiton australis}]

broad-leaved dock
n : European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America [syn: {bitter dock}, {yellow dock}, {Rumex obtusifolius}]

broad-leaved everlasting pea
n : perennial climber of central and southern Europe having purple or pink or white flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {perennial pea}, {Lathyrus latifolius}]

broad-leaved montia
n : succulent plant with mostly basal leaves; stem bears 1 pair of broadly ovate or heart-shaped leaves and a loose raceme of 3-10 white flowers; western North America [syn: {Montia cordifolia}]

broad-leaved plantain
n 1: North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad leaves [syn: {rugel's plantain}, {Plantago rugelii}]
2: common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed [syn: {common plantain}, {white-man's foot}, {whiteman's foot}, {cart-track plant}, {Plantago major}]

broad-leaved twayblade
n : small orchid with two elliptic leaves and a slender raceme of small green flowers; western North America [syn: {Listera convallarioides}]

broadleaves
See {broadleaf}

broadleaves
broadleaf
adj : having relatively broad rather than needle-like or scale-like leaves [syn: {broad-leafed}, {broad-leaved}] [also: {broadleaves} (pl)]

broadloom
adj : (of rugs or carpets) woven full width; "a broadloom rug"
n : a carpet woven on a wide loom to obviate the need for seams

broadly
adv 1: without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly" [syn: {loosely}, {broadly speaking}, {generally}] [ant: {narrowly}]
2: in a wide fashion; "he smiled broadly"

broadly speaking
adv : without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly" [syn: {broadly}, {loosely}, {generally}] [ant: {narrowly}]

broad-minded
adj 1: incapable of being shocked; "he was warmhearted, sensible and unshockable" [syn: {unshockable}] [ant: {shockable}]
2: inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from your own; "a judge who is broad-minded but even-handed" [ant: {narrow-minded}]

broad-mindedly
adv : in a broad-minded manner; "the authorities broad-mindedly permitted the opening of a center for teenagers" [ant: {narrow-mindedly}]

broad-mindedness
n : an inclination to tolerate or overlook opposing or shocking opinions or behavior [ant: {narrow-mindedness}]

broadness
n : the property of being wide; having great width [syn: {wideness}] [ant: {narrowness}]

broadnosed
adj : of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses [syn: {platyrrhine}, {platyrrhinian}, {platyrhine}, {platyrhinian}, {platyrrhinic}] [ant: {catarrhine}, {leptorrhine}]

broadsheet
n : an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" [syn: {circular}, {handbill}, {bill}, {broadside}, {flier}, {flyer}, {throwaway}]

broad-shouldered
adj : having broad shoulders; "big-shouldered and heavy-armed" [syn: {big-shouldered}, {square-shouldered}]

broadside
adj : toward a full side; "a broadside attack"
n 1: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" [syn: {circular}, {handbill}, {bill}, {broadsheet}, {flier}, {flyer}, {throwaway}]
2: a speech of violent denunciation [syn: {tirade}, {philippic}]
3: all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship
4: the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern; "the ship was broadside to the dock"
5: the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship
adv : with a side facing an object; "the train hit the truck broadside"; "the wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it"
v : collide with the broad side of; "her car broad-sided mine"

broadsword
n : a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab

broadtail
n 1: the fur of a very young karakul lamb
2: hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur [syn: {caracul}, {karakul}]

Broadway
n : a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters [syn: {Great White Way}]

broadwise
adv : in the direction of the breadth; "cut the cloth breadthwise" [syn: {breadthwise}, {breadthways}]

Brobdingnag
n : a land imagined by Jonathan Swift where everything was enormous

Brobdingnagian
adj 1: huge; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Brobdingnag
2: unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; "huge government spending"; "huge country estates"; "huge popular demand for higher education"; "a huge wave"; "the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains"; "immense numbers of birds"; "at vast (or immense) expense"; "the vast reaches of outer space"; "the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization"- W.R.Inge [syn: {huge}, {immense}, {vast}]

Broca
n : French anthropologist who studied the craniums and brains of different races of people; remembered for his discovery that articulate speech depends on an area of the brain now known as Broca's area (1824-1880) [syn: {Pierre-Paul Broca}]

brocade
n : thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern
v : weave a design into (textiles)

brocaded
adj : embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery; "brocaded silk"; "an embossed satin"; "embossed leather"; "raised needlework"; "raised metalwork" [syn: {embossed}, {raised}]

Brocadopa
n : the levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson's disease [syn: {L-dopa}, {levodopa}, {Bendopa}, {Larodopa}]

Broca's aphasia
n : aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired [syn: {motor aphasia}, {ataxic aphasia}, {expressive aphasia}, {nonfluent aphasia}]

Broca's area
n : the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people [syn: {Broca's center}, {Broca's gyrus}, {Broca's convolution}, {convolution of Broca}]

Broca's center
n : the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people [syn: {Broca's area}, {Broca's gyrus}, {Broca's convolution}, {convolution of Broca}]

Broca's convolution
n : the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people [syn: {Broca's area}, {Broca's center}, {Broca's gyrus}, {convolution of Broca}]

Broca's gyrus
n : the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people [syn: {Broca's area}, {Broca's center}, {Broca's convolution}, {convolution of Broca}]

broccoli
n 1: plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds [syn: {Brassica oleracea italica}]
2: branched green undeveloped flower heads

broccoli raab
n 1: plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots [syn: {broccoli rabe}, {Brassica rapa ruvo}]
2: slightly bitter dark green leaves and clustered flower buds [syn: {broccoli rabe}]

broccoli rabe
n 1: plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots [syn: {broccoli raab}, {Brassica rapa ruvo}]
2: slightly bitter dark green leaves and clustered flower buds [syn: {broccoli raab}]

brochure
n : a small book usually having a paper cover [syn: {booklet}, {folder}, {leaflet}, {pamphlet}]

brocket
n 1: small South American deer with unbranched antlers
2: male red deer in its second year

brodiaea
n : any of several plants of the genus Brodiaea having basal grasslike leaves and globose flower heads on leafless stems resembling those of genus Allium

Brodiaea elegans
n : brodiaea having an umbel of violet or blue-violet flowers atop a leafless stalk; northern Oregon to southern California [syn: {elegant brodiaea}]

Brodmann's area
n : one of the cortical areas mapped out on the basis of its cytoarchitecture

brogan
n : a thick and heavy shoe [syn: {brogue}, {clodhopper}, {work shoe}]

Broglie
n : French nuclear physicist who generalized the wave-particle duality by proposing that particles of matter exhibit wavelike properties (1892-1987) [syn: {de Broglie}, {Louis Victor de Broglie}]

brogue
n : a thick and heavy shoe [syn: {brogan}, {clodhopper}, {work shoe}]

broider
v : decorate with needlework [syn: {embroider}]

broil
n : cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill) [syn: {broiling}, {grilling}]
v 1: cook under a broiler; "broil fish" [syn: {oven broil}]
2: heat by a natural force; "The sun broils the valley in the summer" [syn: {bake}]

broiled
adj : cooked by radiant heat (as over a grill) [syn: {grilled}]

broiler
n 1: an oven or part of a stove used for broiling
2: flesh of a small young chicken not over 2 l/2 lb suitable for broiling

broiling
n : cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill) [syn: {broil}, {grilling}]

broke
adj : lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term" [syn: {bust}, {skint}, {stone-broke}, {stony-broke}]

broke
break
n 1: some abrupt occurrence that interrupts; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt" [syn: {interruption}]
2: an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break" [syn: {good luck}, {happy chance}]
3: (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault" [syn: {fault}, {geological fault}, {shift}, {fracture}]
4: a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations" [syn: {rupture}, {breach}, {severance}, {rift}, {falling out}]
5: a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate" [syn: {respite}, {recess}, {time out}]
6: the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable" [syn: {breakage}, {breaking}]
7: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something [syn: {pause}, {intermission}, {interruption}, {suspension}]
8: breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall" [syn: {fracture}]
9: the occurrence of breaking; "the break in the dam threatened the valley" 10: the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool 11: (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving; "he was up two breaks in the second set" [syn: {break of serve}] 12: an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks" [syn: {interruption}, {disruption}, {gap}] 13: a sudden dash; "he made a break for the open door" 14: any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare; "the break in the eighth frame cost him the match" [syn: {open frame}] 15: an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned" [syn: {breakout}, {jailbreak}, {gaolbreak}, {prisonbreak}, {prison-breaking}]
v 1: terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty" [syn: {interrupt}]
2: become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" [syn: {separate}, {split up}, {fall apart}, {come apart}]
3: destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match"
4: render inoperable or ineffective; "You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!"
5: ruin completely; "He busted my radio!" [syn: {bust}] [ant: {repair}]
6: act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law" [syn: {transgress}, {offend}, {infract}, {violate}, {go against}, {breach}]
7: move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security" [syn: {break out}, {break away}]
8: scatter or part; "The clouds broke after the heavy downpour"
9: force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger" [syn: {burst}, {erupt}] 10: prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negociations" [syn: {break off}, {discontinue}, {stop}] 11: enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act; "Someone broke in while I was on vacation"; "They broke into my car and stole my radio!" [syn: {break in}] 12: make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern" [syn: {break in}] 13: fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax" [syn: {violate}, {go against}] [ant: {conform to}] 14: surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record" [syn: {better}] 15: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her" [syn: {disclose}, {let on}, {bring out}, {reveal}, {discover}, {expose}, {divulge}, {impart}, {give away}, {let out}] 16: come into being; "light broke over the horizon"; "Voices broke in the air" 17: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" [syn: {fail}, {go bad}, {give way}, {die}, {give out}, {conk out}, {go}, {break down}] 18: interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns" [syn: {break away}] 19: make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing; "The ranks broke" 20: curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves; "The surf broke" 21: lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" [syn: {dampen}, {damp}, {soften}, {weaken}] 22: be broken in; "If the new teacher won't break, we'll add some stress" 23: come to an end; "The heat wave finally broke yesterday" 24: vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity; "The flat plain was broken by tall mesas" 25: cause to give up a habit; "She finally broke herself of smoking cigarettes" 26: give up; "break cigarette smoking" 27: come forth or begin from a state of latency; "The first winter storm broke over New York" 28: happen or take place; "Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months" 29: cause the failure or ruin of; "His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage"; "This play will either make or break the playwright" [ant: {make}] 30: invalidate by judicial action; "The will was broken" 31: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up" [syn: {separate}, {part}, {split up}, {split}, {break up}] 32: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sargeant" [syn: {demote}, {bump}, {relegate}, {kick downstairs}] [ant: {promote}] 33: reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him" [syn: {bankrupt}, {ruin}, {smash}] 34: change directions suddenly 35: emerge from the surface of a body of water; "The whales broke" 36: break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice" [syn: {collapse}, {fall in}, {cave in}, {give}, {give way}, {founder}] 37: do a break dance; "Kids were break-dancing at the street corner" [syn: {break dance}, {break-dance}] 38: exchange for smaller units of money; "I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy" 39: destroy the completeness of a set of related items; "The book dealer would not break the set" [syn: {break up}] 40: make the opening shot that scatters the balls 41: separate from a clinch, in boxing; "The referee broke the boxers" 42: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" [syn: {wear}, {wear out}, {bust}, {fall apart}] 43: break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree" [syn: {break off}, {snap off}] 44: become punctured or penetrated; "The skin broke" 45: pierce or penetrate; "The blade broke her skin" 46: be released or become known; of news; "News of her death broke in the morning" [syn: {get out}, {get around}] 47: cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch" [syn: {pause}, {intermit}] 48: interrupt the flow of current in; "break a circuit" 49: undergo breaking; "The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages" 50: find a flaw in; "break an alibi"; "break down a proof" 51: find the solution or key to; "break the code" 52: change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another; "Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children" 53: happen; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time" [syn: {recrudesce}, {develop}] 54: become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated" [syn: {crack}, {check}] 55: of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir" 56: fall sharply; "stock prices broke" 57: fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey" [syn: {fracture}] 58: diminish or discontinue abruptly; "The patient's fever broke last night" 59: weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death" [also: {broken}, {broke}]

broke
See {break}

broken
adj 1: physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; or legally or emotionally destroyed; "a broken mirror"; "a broken tooth"; "a broken leg"; "his neck is broken"; "children from broken homes"; "a broken marriage"; "a broken heart" [ant: {unbroken}]
2: not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly; "broken lines of defense"; "a broken cable transmission"; "broken sleep"; "tear off the stub above the broken line"; "a broken note"; "broken sobs" [ant: {unbroken}]
3: subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit" [syn: {crushed}, {humbled}, {humiliated}, {low}]
4: (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded; "broken (or unkept) promises"; "broken contracts" [syn: {unkept}] [ant: {unbroken}]
5: tamed or trained to obey; "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in" [syn: {broken in}]
6: topographically very uneven; "broken terrain"; "rugged ground" [syn: {rugged}]
7: imperfectly spoken or written; "broken English"
8: thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset" [syn: {confused}, {disordered}, {upset}]
9: weakened and infirm; "broken health resulting from alcoholism" 10: destroyed financially; "the broken fortunes of the family" [syn: {wiped out(p)}, {impoverished}] 11: out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken'); "a broken washing machine"; "the coke machine is broken"; "the coke machine is busted" [syn: {busted}] 12: discontinuous; "broken clouds"; "broken sunshine" 13: lacking a part or parts; "a broken set of encyclopedia"

broken
break
n 1: some abrupt occurrence that interrupts; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt" [syn: {interruption}]
2: an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break" [syn: {good luck}, {happy chance}]
3: (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault" [syn: {fault}, {geological fault}, {shift}, {fracture}]
4: a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations" [syn: {rupture}, {breach}, {severance}, {rift}, {falling out}]
5: a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate" [syn: {respite}, {recess}, {time out}]
6: the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable" [syn: {breakage}, {breaking}]
7: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something [syn: {pause}, {intermission}, {interruption}, {suspension}]
8: breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall" [syn: {fracture}]
9: the occurrence of breaking; "the break in the dam threatened the valley" 10: the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool 11: (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving; "he was up two breaks in the second set" [syn: {break of serve}] 12: an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks" [syn: {interruption}, {disruption}, {gap}] 13: a sudden dash; "he made a break for the open door" 14: any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare; "the break in the eighth frame cost him the match" [syn: {open frame}] 15: an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned" [syn: {breakout}, {jailbreak}, {gaolbreak}, {prisonbreak}, {prison-breaking}]
v 1: terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty" [syn: {interrupt}]
2: become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" [syn: {separate}, {split up}, {fall apart}, {come apart}]
3: destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match"
4: render inoperable or ineffective; "You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!"
5: ruin completely; "He busted my radio!" [syn: {bust}] [ant: {repair}]
6: act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law" [syn: {transgress}, {offend}, {infract}, {violate}, {go against}, {breach}]
7: move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security" [syn: {break out}, {break away}]
8: scatter or part; "The clouds broke after the heavy downpour"
9: force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger" [syn: {burst}, {erupt}] 10: prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negociations" [syn: {break off}, {discontinue}, {stop}] 11: enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act; "Someone broke in while I was on vacation"; "They broke into my car and stole my radio!" [syn: {break in}] 12: make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern" [syn: {break in}] 13: fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax" [syn: {violate}, {go against}] [ant: {conform to}] 14: surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record" [syn: {better}] 15: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her" [syn: {disclose}, {let on}, {bring out}, {reveal}, {discover}, {expose}, {divulge}, {impart}, {give away}, {let out}] 16: come into being; "light broke over the horizon"; "Voices broke in the air" 17: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" [syn: {fail}, {go bad}, {give way}, {die}, {give out}, {conk out}, {go}, {break down}] 18: interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns" [syn: {break away}] 19: make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing; "The ranks broke" 20: curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves; "The surf broke" 21: lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" [syn: {dampen}, {damp}, {soften}, {weaken}] 22: be broken in; "If the new teacher won't break, we'll add some stress" 23: come to an end; "The heat wave finally broke yesterday" 24: vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity; "The flat plain was broken by tall mesas" 25: cause to give up a habit; "She finally broke herself of smoking cigarettes" 26: give up; "break cigarette smoking" 27: come forth or begin from a state of latency; "The first winter storm broke over New York" 28: happen or take place; "Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months" 29: cause the failure or ruin of; "His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage"; "This play will either make or break the playwright" [ant: {make}] 30: invalidate by judicial action; "The will was broken" 31: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up" [syn: {separate}, {part}, {split up}, {split}, {break up}] 32: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sargeant" [syn: {demote}, {bump}, {relegate}, {kick downstairs}] [ant: {promote}] 33: reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him" [syn: {bankrupt}, {ruin}, {smash}] 34: change directions suddenly 35: emerge from the surface of a body of water; "The whales broke" 36: break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice" [syn: {collapse}, {fall in}, {cave in}, {give}, {give way}, {founder}] 37: do a break dance; "Kids were break-dancing at the street corner" [syn: {break dance}, {break-dance}] 38: exchange for smaller units of money; "I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy" 39: destroy the completeness of a set of related items; "The book dealer would not break the set" [syn: {break up}] 40: make the opening shot that scatters the balls 41: separate from a clinch, in boxing; "The referee broke the boxers" 42: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" [syn: {wear}, {wear out}, {bust}, {fall apart}] 43: break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree" [syn: {break off}, {snap off}] 44: become punctured or penetrated; "The skin broke" 45: pierce or penetrate; "The blade broke her skin" 46: be released or become known; of news; "News of her death broke in the morning" [syn: {get out}, {get around}] 47: cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch" [syn: {pause}, {intermit}] 48: interrupt the flow of current in; "break a circuit" 49: undergo breaking; "The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages" 50: find a flaw in; "break an alibi"; "break down a proof" 51: find the solution or key to; "break the code" 52: change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another; "Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children" 53: happen; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time" [syn: {recrudesce}, {develop}] 54: become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated" [syn: {crack}, {check}] 55: of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir" 56: fall sharply; "stock prices broke" 57: fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey" [syn: {fracture}] 58: diminish or discontinue abruptly; "The patient's fever broke last night" 59: weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death" [also: {broken}, {broke}]

broken
See {break}

broken arch
n : an arch with a gap at the apex; the gap is usually filled with some decoration

broken in
adj : tamed or trained to obey; "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in" [syn: {broken}]

broken wind
n : a chronic emphysema of the horse that causes difficult expiration and heaving of the flanks [syn: {heaves}]

broken-backed
adj 1: having the spine damaged; "a broken-backed book"; "a broken-backed old horse"
2: (of a horse) having bones of the back united by a bony growth
3: (of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end [syn: {hogged}]

broken-down
adj 1: in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack" [syn: {bedraggled}, {dilapidated}, {ramshackle}, {tatterdemalion}, {tumble-down}, {unsound}]
2: not in working order; "had to push the broken-down car"; "a broken-down tractor fit only for children to play on"

broken-field
adj : varying in direction suddenly and frequently; "broken-field running"

brokenhearted
adj : full of sorrow [syn: {heartbroken}, {heartsick}]

brokenheartedness
n : intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death) [syn: {grief}, {heartache}, {heartbreak}]

broker
n : a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission [syn: {agent}, {factor}]
v : act as a broker

brokerage
n 1: a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller [syn: {brokerage firm}, {securities firm}]
2: the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties
3: place where a broker conducts his business [syn: {brokerage house}]

brokerage account
n : a fund that a customer has entrusted to a securities brokerage; "you can't get a brokerage account unless you have $20,000"

brokerage firm
n : a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller [syn: {brokerage}, {securities firm}]

brokerage house
n : place where a broker conducts his business [syn: {brokerage}]

broker-dealer
n : a financial specialist who trades for his own account and so acts both as a broker and principal

brolly
n : colloquial terms for an umbrella [syn: {gamp}]

bromate
v 1: react with bromine [syn: {brominate}]
2: treat with bromine [syn: {brominate}]

Bromberg
n : an industrial city and river port in northern Poland [syn: {Bydgoszcz}]

brome
n : any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions [syn: {bromegrass}]

bromegrass
n : any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions [syn: {brome}]

Bromelia
n : the type genus of the family Bromeliaceae which includes tropical American plants with deeply cleft calyx

Bromeliaceae
n : a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance [syn: {family Bromeliaceae}, {pineapple family}]

bromeosin
n : a red fluorescent dye resulting from the action of bromine on fluorescein; used in cosmetics and as a biological stain for studying cell structures [syn: {eosin}]

bromic
adj : relating to or containing bromine (especially pentavalent bromine)

bromic acid
n : an unstable acid used as an oxidizing agent

bromide
n 1: any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; used as a sedative
2: a trite or obvious remark [syn: {platitude}, {cliche}, {banality}, {commonplace}]
3: a sedative in the form of sodium or potassium bromide

bromidic
adj 1: given to uttering bromides
2: dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality; "bromidic sermons" [syn: {corny}, {platitudinal}, {platitudinous}]

brominate
v 1: react with bromine [syn: {bromate}]
2: treat with bromine [syn: {bromate}]

bromine
n : a nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water [syn: {Br}, {atomic number 35}]

bromoform
n : colorless liquid haloform CHBr3 [syn: {tribromomethane}]

bromophenol blue
n : a dye used as an acid-base indicator [syn: {bromphenol blue}, {tetrabromo-phenolsulfonephthalein}]

Bromo-seltzer
n : an antacid

bromothymol blue
n : a dye used as an acid-base indicator [syn: {bromthymol blue}]

brompheniramine maleate
n : antihistamine (trade name Dimetane) used to treat hypersensitivity reactions (as rhinitis) [syn: {Dimetane}]

bromphenol blue
n : a dye used as an acid-base indicator [syn: {bromophenol blue}, {tetrabromo-phenolsulfonephthalein}]

brompton stock
n : European plant with racemes of sweet-scented flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {Matthiola incana}]

bromthymol blue
n : a dye used as an acid-base indicator [syn: {bromothymol blue}]

Bromus
n : a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae [syn: {genus Bromus}]

Bromus arvensis
n : annual grass of Europe and temperate Asia [syn: {field brome}]

Bromus inermis
n : drought-resistant perennial with awns lacking or very short and long creeping rhizomes; Europe and temperate Asia [syn: {awnless bromegrass}]

Bromus japonicus
n : grass of Mediterranean and temperate Asia [syn: {Japanese brome}, {Japanese chess}]

Bromus secalinus
n : weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat [syn: {chess}, {cheat}]

Bromus tectorum
n : annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean [syn: {downy brome}, {downy bromegrass}, {downy cheat}, {downy chess}, {cheatgrass}, {drooping brome}]

bronc
n : an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang [syn: {bronco}, {broncho}]

bronchi
See {bronchus}

bronchi
bronchus
n : either of the two main branches of the trachea [syn: {bronchial tube}] [also: {bronchi} (pl)]

bronchial
adj : relating to or associated with the bronchi; "bronchial tubes"; "bronchial pneumonia"

bronchial artery
n : arteries that accompany the bronchioles

bronchial asthma
n : respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin [syn: {asthma}, {asthma attack}]

bronchial pneumonia
n : pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles [syn: {bronchopneumonia}]

bronchial tube
n : either of the two main branches of the trachea [syn: {bronchus}]

bronchial vein
n : veins serving the bronchi; empty into the azygos vein [syn: {vena bronchialis}]

bronchiolar
adj : of or relating to or involving bronchioles

bronchiole
n : any of the smallest bronchial ducts; ending in alveoli

bronchiolitis
n : inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchioles

bronchitic
adj : suffering from or prone to bronchitis

bronchitis
n : inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes

broncho
n : an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang [syn: {bronco}, {bronc}]

bronchodilator
n : a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs

bronchopneumonia
n : pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles [syn: {bronchial pneumonia}]

bronchoscope
n : a slender tubular instrument used to examine the bronchial tubes

bronchoscopic
adj : of or relating to an instrument for examining the interior of the bronchi

bronchoscopic smear
n : any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tract; used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs [syn: {lower respiratory tract smear}, {sputum smear}]

bronchospasm
n : a spasm of the bronchi that makes exhalation difficult and noisy; associated with asthma and bronchitis

bronchus
n : either of the two main branches of the trachea [syn: {bronchial tube}] [also: {bronchi} (pl)]

bronco
n : an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang [syn: {bronc}, {broncho}]

bronco buster
n : a cowboy who breaks broncos to the saddle

bronco busting
n : breaking a bronco to saddle

broncobuster
n : a person who breaks horses [syn: {buster}]

Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski
n : British anthropologist (born in Poland) who introduced the technique of the participant observer (1884-1942) [syn: {Malinowski}, {Bronislaw Malinowski}]

Bronislaw Malinowski
n : British anthropologist (born in Poland) who introduced the technique of the participant observer (1884-1942) [syn: {Malinowski}, {Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski}]

Bronte
n 1: English novelist; youngest of three Bronte sisters (1820-1849) [syn: {Anne Bronte}]
2: English novelist; one of three Bronte sisters (1818-1848) [syn: {Emily Bronte}, {Emily Jane Bronte}, {Currer Bell}]
3: English novelist; oldest of three Bronte sisters (1816-1855) [syn: {Charlotte Bronte}]

brontosaur
n : huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic [syn: {apatosaur}, {apatosaurus}, {brontosaurus}, {thunder lizard}, {Apatosaurus excelsus}]

brontosaurus
n : huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic [syn: {apatosaur}, {apatosaurus}, {brontosaur}, {thunder lizard}, {Apatosaurus excelsus}]

Bronx
n : a borough of New York City [syn: {The Bronx}]

Bronx cheer
n : a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn: {boo}, {hoot}, {hiss}, {raspberry}, {razzing}, {snort}, {bird}]

Bronx-Whitestone Bridge
n : a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City

bronze
adj 1: of the color of bronze [syn: {bronzy}]
2: made from or consisting of bronze
n 1: an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
2: a sculpture made of bronze
v 1: give the color and appearance of bronze to something; "bronze baby shoes"
2: get a tan, from wind or sun [syn: {tan}]

Bronze Age
n 1: (archeology) a period between the Stone and Iron ages, characterized by the manufacture and use of bronze tools and weapons
2: (classical mythology) the third age of the world, marked by war and violence

bronze medal
n : a medal made of bronze (or having the appearance of bronze) that is usually awarded for winning third place in a competition

Bronze Star
n : a United States military decoration awarded for meritorious service (except in aerial flight) [syn: {Bronze Star Medal}]

Bronze Star Medal
n : a United States military decoration awarded for meritorious service (except in aerial flight) [syn: {Bronze Star}]

bronzed
adj : (of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun; "a young bronzed Apollo" [syn: {browned}, {suntanned}, {tanned}]

bronzed diabetes
n : pathology in which iron accumulates in the tissues; characterized by bronzed skin and enlarged liver and diabetes mellitus and abnormalities of the pancreas and the joints [syn: {hemochromatosis}, {iron-storage disease}, {iron overload}]

bronzy
adj : of the color of bronze [syn: {bronze}]

brooch
n : a decorative pin worn by women [syn: {broach}, {breastpin}]
v : fasten with or as if with a brooch [syn: {clasp}]

brood
n : the young of an animal cared for at one time
v 1: think moodily or anxiously about something [syn: {dwell}]
2: hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" [syn: {hover}, {loom}, {bulk large}]
3: be in a huff and display one's displeasure; "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted" [syn: {sulk}, {pout}]
4: be in a huff; be silent or sullen [syn: {grizzle}, {stew}]
5: sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs" [syn: {hatch}, {cover}, {incubate}]

brood bitch
n : a bitch used for breeding

brood hen
n : a domestic hen ready to brood [syn: {broody}, {broody hen}, {setting hen}, {sitter}]

brooder
n : apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants [syn: {incubator}]

brooder pneumonia
n : severe respiratory disease of birds that takes the form of an acute rapidly fatal pneumonia in young chickens and turkeys [syn: {aspergillosis}]

broodier
broody
adj 1: physiologically ready to incubate eggs; "a broody hen"
2: persistently or morbidly thoughtful [syn: {brooding}, {contemplative}, {meditative}, {musing}, {pensive}, {pondering}, {reflective}, {ruminative}]
n : a domestic hen ready to brood [syn: {brood hen}, {broody hen}, {setting hen}, {sitter}] [also: {broodiest}, {broodier}]

broodier
See {broody}

broodiest
See {broody}

broodiest
broody
adj 1: physiologically ready to incubate eggs; "a broody hen"
2: persistently or morbidly thoughtful [syn: {brooding}, {contemplative}, {meditative}, {musing}, {pensive}, {pondering}, {reflective}, {ruminative}]
n : a domestic hen ready to brood [syn: {brood hen}, {broody hen}, {setting hen}, {sitter}] [also: {broodiest}, {broodier}]

brooding
adj : persistently or morbidly thoughtful [syn: {broody}, {contemplative}, {meditative}, {musing}, {pensive}, {pondering}, {reflective}, {ruminative}]
n 1: sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body [syn: {incubation}]
2: persistent morbid meditation on a problem [syn: {pensiveness}]

broodmare
n : a female horse used for breeding [syn: {stud mare}]

broody
adj 1: physiologically ready to incubate eggs; "a broody hen"
2: persistently or morbidly thoughtful [syn: {brooding}, {contemplative}, {meditative}, {musing}, {pensive}, {pondering}, {reflective}, {ruminative}]
n : a domestic hen ready to brood [syn: {brood hen}, {broody hen}, {setting hen}, {sitter}] [also: {broodiest}, {broodier}]

broody hen
n : a domestic hen ready to brood [syn: {brood hen}, {broody}, {setting hen}, {sitter}]

brook
n : a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer" [syn: {creek}]
v : put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" [syn: {digest}, {endure}, {stick out}, {stomach}, {bear}, {stand}, {tolerate}, {support}, {abide}, {suffer}, {put up}]

brook thistle
n : of central and southwestern Europe [syn: {Cirsium rivulare}]

brook trout
n 1: freshwater fish [syn: {speckled trout}]
2: North American freshwater trout; introduced in Europe [syn: {speckled trout}, {Salvelinus fontinalis}]

Brooke
n : English lyric poet (1887-1915) [syn: {Rupert Brooke}]

brooklime
n 1: European plant having low-lying stems with blue flowers often pink-flushed; sparsely naturalized in North America [syn: {European brooklime}, {Veronica beccabunga}]
2: plant of western North America and northeastern Asia having prostrate stems with dense racemes of pale violet to lilac flowers [syn: {American brooklime}, {Veronica americana}]

Brooklyn
n : a borough of New York City

Brooklyn Bridge
n : a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City; opened in 1883

Brooks
n : United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963) [syn: {Van Wyck Brooks}]

brookweed
n 1: American water pimpernel [syn: {Samolus parviflorus}, {Samolus floribundus}]
2: water pimpernel of Europe to China [syn: {Samolus valerandii}]

broom
n 1: a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
2: any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers
3: common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere [syn: {heather}, {ling}, {Scots heather}, {Calluna vulgaris}]
v 1: sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed" [syn: {sweep}]
2: finish with a broom

broom beard grass
n : handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn [syn: {prairie grass}, {wire grass}, {Andropogon scoparius}, {Schizachyrium scoparium}]

broom closet
n : a small room for storing brooms and other cleaning equipment

broom grass
n : any of several grasses of the genus Andropogon; used in broom making

broom handle
n : the handle of a broom [syn: {broomstick}]

broom palm
n : small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto [syn: {thatch palm}, {thatch tree}, {silver thatch}, {Thrinax parviflora}]

broom sedge
n : tall tufted grass of southeastern United States [syn: {Andropogon virginicus}]

broom snakeroot
n : low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads [syn: {rabbitweed}, {rabbit-weed}, {snakeweed}, {broom snakeweed}, {turpentine weed}, {Gutierrezia sarothrae}]

broom snakeweed
n : low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads [syn: {rabbitweed}, {rabbit-weed}, {snakeweed}, {broom snakeroot}, {turpentine weed}, {Gutierrezia sarothrae}]

broom tree
n : prickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England and Europe [syn: {needle furze}, {petty whin}, {Genista anglica}]

broomcorn
n : tall grasses grown for the elongated stiff-branched panicle used for brooms and brushes [syn: {Sorghum vulgare technicum}]

broomcorn millet
n : extensively cultivated in Europe and Asia for its grain and in United States sometimes for forage [syn: {hog millet}, {Panicum miliaceum}]

broomrape family
n : brown or yellow leafless herbs; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales [syn: {Orobanchaceae}, {family Orobanchaceae}]

broomstick
n : the handle of a broom [syn: {broom handle}]

broom-weed
n : annual of southwestern United States having rigid woody branches with sticky foliage and yellow flowers [syn: {broomweed}, {Gutierrezia texana}]

broomweed
n : annual of southwestern United States having rigid woody branches with sticky foliage and yellow flowers [syn: {broom-weed}, {Gutierrezia texana}]

Brosme brosme
n : large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod [syn: {cusk}, {torsk}]

Brosmius
n : cusk [syn: {genus Browmius}]

broth
n 1: liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces; "she made gravy with a base of beef stock" [syn: {stock}]
2: a thin soup of meat or fish or vegetable stock

broth of a boy
n : an outstanding person; as if produced by boiling down a savory broth [syn: {broth of a man}]

broth of a man
n : an outstanding person; as if produced by boiling down a savory broth [syn: {broth of a boy}]

brothel
n : a building where prostitutes are available [syn: {whorehouse}, {bordello}, {bagnio}, {house of prostitution}, {house of ill repute}, {bawdyhouse}, {cathouse}, {sporting house}]

brothel keeper
n : a woman who runs a house of prostitution [syn: {madam}]

brother
n 1: a male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents" [syn: {blood brother}] [ant: {sister}]
2: a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion of other group); "none of his brothers would betray him"
3: a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities [syn: {buddy}, {chum}, {crony}, {pal}, {sidekick}]
4: used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement; "Greetings, comrade!" [syn: {comrade}]
5: (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address; "a Benedictine Brother" [also: {brethren} (pl)]

brotherhood
n 1: the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings
2: people engaged in a particular occupation; "the medical fraternity" [syn: {fraternity}, {sodality}]
3: the feeling that men should treat one another like brothers
4: an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job" [syn: {union}, {labor union}, {trade union}, {trades union}]

brother-in-law
n : a brother by marriage [also: {brothers-in-law} (pl)]

brotherlike
adj : like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; "brotherly feelings"; "close fraternal ties" [syn: {brotherly}, {fraternal}] [ant: {sisterly}]

brotherly
adj : like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; "brotherly feelings"; "close fraternal ties" [syn: {brotherlike}, {fraternal}] [ant: {sisterly}]
adv : (archaic as adverb) in a brotherly manner

brotherly love
n : a kindly and lenient attitude toward people [syn: {charity}]

brothers-in-law
See {brother-in-law}

brothers-in-law
brother-in-law
n : a brother by marriage [also: {brothers-in-law} (pl)]

brotula
n : deep-sea fishes

Brotulidae
n : chiefly deep-sea fishes related to the Ophidiidae [syn: {family Brotulidae}]

brougham
n 1: light carriage; pulled by a single horse
2: a sedan that has no roof over the driver's seat

brought
bring
v 1: take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point" [syn: {convey}, {take}]
2: cause to come into a particular state or condition; "Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence"; "bring water to the boiling point"
3: cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area" [syn: {work}, {play}, {wreak}, {make for}]
4: go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat" [syn: {get}, {convey}, {fetch}] [ant: {take away}]
5: bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail" [syn: {land}]
6: be accompanied by; "Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?"
7: bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program" [syn: {lend}, {impart}, {bestow}, {contribute}, {add}]
8: avance or set forth in court; "bring charges", "institute proceedings" [syn: {institute}]
9: be sold for a certain price; "The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction" [syn: {fetch}, {bring in}] 10: attract the attention of; "The noise and the screaming brought the curious" 11: induce or persuade; "The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well" [also: {brought}]

brought
See {bring}

brought about
adj : caused to exist; "he applauded the good will brought about in the neighborhood"

brouhaha
n 1: loud confused noise from many sources [syn: {hubbub}, {uproar}, {katzenjammer}]
2: a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits

Broussonetia
n : paper mulberry [syn: {genus Broussonetia}]

Broussonetia papyrifera
n : shrubby Asiatic tree having bark (tapa) that resembles cloth; grown as a shade tree in Europe and America; male flowers are pendulous catkins and female are urn-shaped followed by small orange-red aggregate berries [syn: {paper mulberry}]

brow
n 1: the part of the face above the eyes [syn: {forehead}]
2: the arch of hair above each eye [syn: {eyebrow}, {supercilium}]
3: the peak of a hill; "the sun set behind the brow of distant hills" [syn: {hilltop}]

brow ptosis
n : sagging eyebrows

browallia
n : any of several herbs of the genus Browallia cultivated for their blue or violet or white flowers [syn: {bush violet}]

browbeat
v 1: be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young" [syn: {strong-arm}, {bully}, {bullyrag}, {ballyrag}, {boss around}, {hector}, {push around}]
2: discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate [syn: {bully}, {swagger}] [also: {browbeaten}]

browbeaten
browbeat
v 1: be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young" [syn: {strong-arm}, {bully}, {bullyrag}, {ballyrag}, {boss around}, {hector}, {push around}]
2: discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate [syn: {bully}, {swagger}] [also: {browbeaten}]

browbeaten
adj : frightened into submission or compliance [syn: {bullied}, {cowed}, {hangdog}, {intimidated}]

browbeaten
See {browbeat}

brown
adj : of a color similar to that of wood or earth [syn: {brownish}, {dark-brown}]
n 1: an orange of low brightness and saturation [syn: {brownness}]
2: Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858) [syn: {Robert Brown}]
3: abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1858) [syn: {John Brown}]
4: a university in Rhode Island [syn: {Brown University}]
v : fry in a pan until it changes color; "brown the meat in the pan"

brown algae
n : algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow pigments

brown ash
n : vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn [syn: {black ash}, {basket ash}, {hoop ash}, {Fraxinus nigra}]

brown bat
n : any of numerous medium to small insectivorous bats found worldwide in caves and trees and buildings

brown bear
n : large ferocious bear of Eurasia [syn: {bruin}, {Ursus arctos}]

brown bells
n : California herb with brownish-purple or greenish bell-shaped flowers [syn: {Fritillaria micrantha}, {Fritillaria parviflora}]

brown bent
n : common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves [syn: {velvet bent}, {velvet bent grass}, {Rhode Island bent}, {dog bent}, {Agrostis canina}]

brown Betty
n : baked pudding of apples and breadcrumbs

brown bread
n 1: bread made with whole wheat flour [syn: {dark bread}, {whole wheat bread}, {whole meal bread}]
2: dark steamed bread made of cornmeal wheat and flour with molasses and soda and milk or water [syn: {Boston brown bread}]

brown bullhead
n : freshwater catfish of eastern United States

brown butter
n : clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with vinegar or lemon juice and capers [syn: {beurre noisette}]

brown coal
n : intermediate between peat and bituminous coal [syn: {lignite}, {wood coal}]

brown creeper
n : common American brown creeper with down-curved bill [syn: {American creeper}, {Certhia americana}]

brown cup
n : a variety of sclerotinia

brown hickory
n : an American hickory tree having bitter nuts [syn: {pignut}, {pignut hickory}, {black hickory}, {Carya glabra}]

brown hyena
n : of southern Africa [syn: {strand wolf}, {Hyaena brunnea}]

brown lacewing
n : small dark-colored lacewing fly [syn: {hemerobiid}, {hemerobiid fly}]

brown lemming
n : of northwestern Canada and Alaska [syn: {Lemmus trimucronatus}]

brown oak
n : large tree of Australasia [syn: {red beech}, {booyong}, {crow's foot}, {stave wood}, {silky elm}, {Heritiera trifoliolata}, {Terrietia trifoliolata}]

brown onion sauce
n : brown sauce with sauteed chopped onions and parsley and dry white wine or vinegar [syn: {Lyonnaise sauce}]

brown pine
n : large Australian tree with straight-grained yellow wood that turns brown on exposure [syn: {Rockingham podocarp}, {Podocarpus elatus}]

brown rat
n : common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide [syn: {Norway rat}, {Rattus norvegicus}]

brown rice
n : unpolished rice retaining the yellowish-brown outer layer

brown root rot fungus
n : fungus causing brown root rot in plants of the pea and potato and cucumber families [syn: {Thielavia basicola}]

brown rot
n : any of certain fungous diseases of plants characterized by browning and decay of tissues

brown rot gummosis
n : disease of citrus trees caused by the fungus Phytophthora citrophthora [syn: {gummosis}]

brown sauce
n 1: a sauce based on soy sauce [syn: {Chinese brown sauce}]
2: bouillon or beef stock thickened with butter and flour roux and variously seasoned with herbs or Worcestershire etc. [syn: {sauce Espagnole}]

brown snail
n : serious garden pest having a brown shell with paler zigzag markings; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {Helix aspersa}]

brown soft scale
n : pest on citrus trees [syn: {Coccus hesperidum}]

brown study
n : a state of deep absorption or thoughtfulness

brown sugar
n : unrefined or only partly refined sugar

Brown Swiss
n : large hardy brown breed from Switzerland

brown thrasher
n : common large songbird of eastern United States having reddish-brown plumage [syn: {brown thrush}, {Toxostoma rufums}]

brown thrush
n : common large songbird of eastern United States having reddish-brown plumage [syn: {brown thrasher}, {Toxostoma rufums}]

brown trout
n : speckled trout of European rivers; introduced in North America [syn: {salmon trout}, {Salmo trutta}]

Brown University
n : a university in Rhode Island [syn: {Brown}]

Browne
n 1: English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882) [syn: {Hablot Knight Browne}, {Phiz}]
2: United States writer of humorous tales of an itinerant showman (1834-1867) [syn: {Charles Farrar Browne}, {Artemus Ward}]

browned
adj : (of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun; "a young bronzed Apollo" [syn: {bronzed}, {suntanned}, {tanned}]

browned off
adj : greatly annoyed; out of patience; "had an exasperated look on his face"; "felt exasperated beyond endurance" [syn: {exasperated}, {cheesed off}]

brown-haired
adj : having hair of a dark color; "a dark-haired beauty" [syn: {dark-haired}, {black-haired}]

Brownian motion
n : the random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid [syn: {Brownian movement}, {pedesis}]

Brownian movement
n : the random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid [syn: {Brownian motion}, {pedesis}]

brownie
n 1: (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous [syn: {elf}, {hob}, {gremlin}, {pixie}, {pixy}, {imp}]
2: square or bar of very rich chocolate cake usually with nuts

brownie mix
n : a commercial mix for making brownies

Browning
n 1: United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926) [syn: {John M. Browning}, {John Moses Browning}]
2: English poet and husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning noted for his dramatic monologues (1812-1889) [syn: {Robert Browning}]
3: English poet best remembered for love sonnets written to her husband Robert Browning (1806-1861) [syn: {Elizabeth Barrett Browning}]
4: cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill; "proper toasting should brown both sides of a piece of bread" [syn: {toasting}]

Browning automatic rifle
n : a portable .30 caliber magazine-fed automatic rifle operated by gas pressure; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War [syn: {BAR}]

Browning machine gun
n : a belt-fed machine gun capable of firing more than 500 rounds per minute; used by United States troops in World War II and the Korean War [syn: {Peacemaker}]

brownish
adj : of a color similar to that of wood or earth [syn: {brown}, {dark-brown}]

brownish yellow
n : yellow of low lightness with a brownish tinge

brownish-orange
adj : of a light brownish color [syn: {sorrel}]

brownish-red
adj : dark brownish to purplish red [syn: {maroon}]

brownish-yellow
adj : a medium to dark brownish yellow color [syn: {amber}, {yellow-brown}]

brownness
n : an orange of low brightness and saturation [syn: {brown}]

brown-nose
v : flatter with the intention of getting something [syn: {butter up}]

brownout
n : darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft) [syn: {blackout}, {dimout}]

Brownshirt
n : a member of the Nazi SA which wore brown uniforms

brownstone
n 1: a reddish brown sandstone; used in buildings
2: a row house built of brownstone; reddish brown in color

Brownsville
n : a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande near its mouth into the Gulf of Mexico; has a channel that accommodates oceangoing ships

browntail
n : small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees [syn: {brown-tail moth}, {Euproctis phaeorrhoea}]

brown-tail moth
n : small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees [syn: {browntail}, {Euproctis phaeorrhoea}]

browse
n 1: reading superficially or at random [syn: {browsing}]
2: the act of feeding by continual nibbling [syn: {browsing}]
v 1: shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don't need help, I'm just browsing" [syn: {shop}]
2: feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing" [syn: {crop}, {graze}, {range}, {pasture}]
3: look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular; "browse a computer directory"; "surf the internet or the world wide web" [syn: {surf}]
4: eat lightly, try different dishes; "There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing" [syn: {graze}]

browser
n 1: a viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular
2: a program used to view HTML documents [syn: {web browser}]

browsing
n 1: reading superficially or at random [syn: {browse}]
2: the act of feeding by continual nibbling [syn: {browse}]

Bruce
n 1: Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931) [syn: {David Bruce}, {Sir David Bruce}]
2: King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329) [syn: {Robert the Bruce}, {Robert I}]

Bruce Lee
n : United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973) [syn: {Lee}, {Lee Yuen Kam}]

Brucella
n : an aerobic Gram-negative coccobacillus that causes brucellosis; can be used as a bioweapon

brucellosis
n 1: infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache [syn: {undulant fever}, {Malta fever}, {Gibraltar fever}, {Rock fever}, {Mediterranean fever}]
2: an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings [syn: {contagious abortion}, {Bang's disease}]

Bruch
n : German composer (1838-1920) [syn: {Max Bruch}]

Bruchidae
n : seed beetles [syn: {family Bruchidae}]

Bruchus
n : type genus of the Bruchidae [syn: {genus Bruchus}]

Bruchus pisorum
n : larvae live in and feed on seeds of the pea plant [syn: {pea weevil}]

brucine
n : a bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica

Bruckenthalia
n : 1 species: spike heath [syn: {genus Bruckenthalia}]

Bruckenthalia spiculifolia
n : small evergreen mat-forming shrub of southern Europe and Asia Minor having stiff stems and terminal clusters of small bell-shaped flowers [syn: {spike heath}]

Bruckner
n : Austrian organist and composer of Romantic music (1824-1896) [syn: {Anton Bruckner}]

Bruegel
n : Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569) [syn: {Brueghel}, {Breughel}, {Pieter Brueghel}, {Pieter Breughel}, {Pieter Bruegel}, {Breughel the Elder}, {Pieter Brueghel the Elder}]

Brueghel
n : Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569) [syn: {Breughel}, {Bruegel}, {Pieter Brueghel}, {Pieter Breughel}, {Pieter Bruegel}, {Breughel the Elder}, {Pieter Brueghel the Elder}]

Bruges
n : a city in northwestern Belgium; connected by canal to the North Sea; the old city is a popular tourist attraction [syn: {City of Bridges}]

Brugmansia
n : includes some plants often placed in the genus Datura: angel's trumpets [syn: {genus Brugmansia}]

Brugmansia arborea
n : South American plant cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers [syn: {angel's trumpet}, {maikoa}, {Datura arborea}]

Brugmansia sanguinea
n : arborescent South American shrub having very large orange-red flowers [syn: {red angel's trumpet}, {Datura sanguinea}]

Brugmansia suaveolens
n : South American plant cultivated for its very large nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers [syn: {angel's trumpet}, {Datura suaveolens}]

bruin
n 1: a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'
2: large ferocious bear of Eurasia [syn: {brown bear}, {Ursus arctos}]

bruise
n : an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration [syn: {contusion}]
v 1: injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of; "I bruised my knee" [syn: {contuse}]
2: hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised me ego" [syn: {hurt}, {wound}, {injure}, {offend}, {spite}]
3: break up into small pieces for food preparation; "bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them"
4: damage (plant tissue) by abrasion of pressure; "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"

bruised
adj : injured without breaking the skin; "a cut forehead and bruised cheek" [syn: {contused}, {contusioned}]

bruiser
n : a large and strong and heavyset man; "he was a bull of a man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got" [syn: {bull}, {strapper}, {Samson}]

bruising
adj 1: causing mental or emotional injury; "a bruising experience"; "protected from the bruising facts of battle"- John Mason Brown
2: brutally forceful and compelling; "protected from the bruising facts of battle"

bruit
v : tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman" [syn: {rumor}, {rumour}]

Brumaire
n : second month of the Revolutionary calendar (October and November); the month of mist

brumal
adj : characteristic of or relating to winter; "bears in brumal sleep" [syn: {hibernal}, {hiemal}]

Brummagem
adj : cheap and showy; "a cheap Brummagem imitation"
n : a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center [syn: {Birmingham}]

Brummell
n : English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840) [syn: {George Bryan Brummell}, {Beau Brummell}]

Brummie
n : a resident of Birmingham, England [syn: {Brummy}]

Brummy
n : a resident of Birmingham, England [syn: {Brummie}]

brumous
adj : filled or abounding with fog or mist; "a brumous October morning" [syn: {foggy}, {hazy}, {misty}]

Brunanburh
n : a battle in 937 when Athelstan defeated the Scots [syn: {battle of Brunanburh}]

brunch
n : combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning
v : eat a late-morning meal; "We brunch in Sundays"

brunch coat
n : a woman's short housecoat or wrapper

Brunei
n : a sultanate in northwestern Borneo; became independent of Great Britain in 1984 [syn: {Negara Brunei Darussalam}]

Brunei dollar
n : the basic unit of money in Brunei

Bruneian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Brunei or its people; "Bruneian oil production"
n : a native or inhabitant of Brunei

Brunelleschi
n : Florentine architect who was the first great architect of the Italian Renaissance (1377-1446) [syn: {Filippo Brunelleschi}]

brunet
adj : marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes; "a brunette beauty" [syn: {brunette}] [ant: {blond}]
n : a person with dark (brown) hair [syn: {brunette}]

brunette
adj : marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes; "a brunette beauty" [syn: {brunet}] [ant: {blond}]
n : a person with dark (brown) hair [syn: {brunet}]

Brunfelsia
n : genus of tropical American shrubs grown for their flowers followed by fleshy berrylike fruits [syn: {genus Brunfelsia}]

Brunfelsia americana
n : West Indian shrub with fragrant showy yellowish-white flowers [syn: {lady-of-the-night}]

Brunhild
n : a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide [syn: {Brunnhilde}, {Brynhild}]

Brunn
n : an industrial city in Moravia in Czech Republic southeast of Prague [syn: {Brno}]

Brunnhilde
n : a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide [syn: {Brunhild}, {Brynhild}]

Bruno
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101) [syn: {Saint Bruno}, {St. Bruno}]
2: Italian philosopher who used Copernican principles to develop a pantheistic monistic philosophy; condemned for heresy by the Inquisition and burned at the stake (1548-1600) [syn: {Giordano Bruno}]

Bruno Walter
n : German conductor (1876-1962) [syn: {Walter}]

Brunswick
n 1: a university town in southwestern Maine
2: a town in southeast Georgia near the Atlantic coast; a port of entry
3: a city in central Germany [syn: {Braunschweig}]

Brunswick stew
n : spicy Southern specialty: chicken (or small game) with corn and tomatoes and lima beans and okra and onions and potatoes

brunt
n : main force of a blow etc; "bore the brunt of the attack"

Brusa
n : a city in northwestern Turkey [syn: {Bursa}]

brush
n 1: a dense growth of bushes [syn: {brushwood}, {coppice}, {copse}, {thicket}]
2: an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
3: momentary contact [syn: {light touch}]
4: conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
5: a minor short-term fight [syn: {clash}, {encounter}, {skirmish}]
6: the act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day" [syn: {brushing}]
7: the act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush" [syn: {brushing}]
8: contact with something dangerous or undesirable; "I had a brush with danger on my way to work"; "he tried to avoid any brushes with the police"
v 1: rub with a brush, or as if with a brush; "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket"
2: touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly"
3: clean with a brush; "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet"
4: sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience" [syn: {sweep}]
5: remove with or as if with a brush; "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections"
6: cover by brushing; "brush the bread with melted butter"

brush aside
v : bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances" [syn: {dismiss}, {disregard}, {brush off}, {discount}, {push aside}, {ignore}]

brush cut
n : a short haircut with hairs standing up like a brush

brush discharge
n : discharge between electrodes creating visible streamers of ionized particles

brush down
v : reprimand; "She told the misbehaving student off" [syn: {tell off}]

brush fire
n : an uncontrolled fire that consumes brush and shrubs and bushes

brush kangaroo
n : any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos often brightly colored [syn: {wallaby}]

brush off
v : bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances" [syn: {dismiss}, {disregard}, {brush aside}, {discount}, {push aside}, {ignore}]

brush on
v : apply with a brush; "Brush butter on the roast"

brush turkey
n : black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New Guinea [syn: {Alectura lathami}]

brush up
v 1: refresh one's memory; "I reviewed the material before the test" [syn: {review}, {refresh}]
2: bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners" [syn: {polish}, {round}, {round off}, {polish up}]

brush wolf
n : small wolf native to western North America [syn: {coyote}, {prairie wolf}, {Canis latrans}]

brushed
adj 1: touched lightly in passing; grazed against; "of all the people brushed against in a normal day on a city street I remember not a one"
2: (of hair or clothing) groomed with a brush; "with shining hair neatly brushed"; "the freshly brushed clothes hung in the closet"
3: (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing; "a dress of brushed cotton"; "a fleecy lining"; "napped fabrics" [syn: {fleecy}, {napped}]

brush-footed butterfly
n : medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast [syn: {nymphalid}, {nymphalid butterfly}, {four-footed butterfly}]

brushing
n 1: the act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day" [syn: {brush}]
2: the act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush" [syn: {brush}]

brushlike
adj : resembling a brush; "brushlike blue blooms"

brush-off
n : a curt or disdainful rejection

brush-tail porcupine
n : porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail [syn: {brush-tailed porcupine}]

brush-tailed phalanger
n : bushy-tailed phalanger [syn: {Trichosurus vulpecula}]

brush-tailed porcupine
n : porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail [syn: {brush-tail porcupine}]

brushup
n : practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory [syn: {review}]

brushwood
n 1: the wood from bushes or small branches; "they built a fire of brushwood"
2: a dense growth of bushes [syn: {brush}, {coppice}, {copse}, {thicket}]

brushwork
n : an artist's distinctive technique of applying paint with a brush

brushy
adj : covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets; "brushy undergrowth"; "`bosky' is a literary term"; "a bosky park leading to a modest yet majestic plaza"- Jack Beatty [syn: {bosky}]

brusk
adj : marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him" [syn: {brusque}, {curt}, {short(p)}]

brusque
adj : marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him" [syn: {brusk}, {curt}, {short(p)}]

brusquely
adv : in a blunt direct manner; "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated his opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly" [syn: {bluffly}, {bluntly}, {flat out}, {roundly}]

brusqueness
n : an abrupt discourteous manner [syn: {abruptness}, {curtness}, {gruffness}, {shortness}]

Brussels
n : the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization [syn: {Bruxelles}, {Belgian capital}, {capital of Belgium}]

Brussels biscuit
n : slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp [syn: {zwieback}, {rusk}, {twice-baked bread}]

Brussels carpet
n : a carpet with a strong linen warp and a heavy pile of colored woolen yarns drawn up in uncut loops to form a pattern

Brussels griffon
n : breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle [syn: {griffon}, {Belgian griffon}]

Brussels lace
n : fine lace with a raised or applique design

brussels sprout
n 1: plant grown for its stout stalks of edible small green heads resembling diminutive cabbages [syn: {Brassica oleracea gemmifera}]
2: small cabbage-like heads or buds growing along a stalk [syn: {brussels sprouts}]

brussels sprouts
n : small cabbage-like heads or buds growing along a stalk [syn: {brussels sprout}]

brut
adj : (of champagne) extremely dry

brutal
adj 1: (of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain; "brutal instruments of torture"; "cruel weapons of war" [syn: {cruel}]
2: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks" [syn: {barbarous}, {cruel}, {fell}, {roughshod}, {savage}, {vicious}]
3: used of circumstances (especially weather) that cause suffering; "brutal weather"; "northern winters can be cruel"; "a cruel world"; "a harsh climate"; "a rigorous climate"; "unkind winters" [syn: {cruel}, {harsh}, {rigorous}, {unkind}]

brutalisation
n 1: the condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner [syn: {brutalization}]
2: the activity of treating someone savagely or vicisouly [syn: {brutalization}]
3: an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities [syn: {brutalization}, {animalization}, {animalisation}]

brutalise
v 1: treat brutally [syn: {brutalize}]
2: make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman; "Life in the camps had brutalized him" [syn: {brutalize}, {animalize}, {animalise}]
3: become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling [syn: {brutalize}, {animalize}, {animalise}]

brutality
n 1: the trait of extreme cruelty [syn: {ferociousness}, {viciousness}, {savageness}, {savagery}]
2: a brutal barbarous savage act [syn: {barbarity}, {barbarism}, {savagery}]

brutalization
n 1: the condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner [syn: {brutalisation}]
2: the activity of treating someone savagely or vicisouly [syn: {brutalisation}]
3: an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities [syn: {brutalisation}, {animalization}, {animalisation}]

brutalize
v 1: treat brutally [syn: {brutalise}]
2: make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman; "Life in the camps had brutalized him" [syn: {brutalise}, {animalize}, {animalise}]
3: become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling [syn: {brutalise}, {animalize}, {animalise}]

brutally
adv : in a vicious manner; "he was viciously attacked" [syn: {viciously}, {savagely}]

brute
adj : resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners" [syn: {beastly}, {bestial}, {brute(a)}, {brutish}]
n 1: a cruelly rapacious person [syn: {beast}, {wolf}, {savage}, {wildcat}]
2: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement [syn: {animal}, {animate being}, {beast}, {creature}, {fauna}]

brutified
See {brutify}

brutish
adj : resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners" [syn: {beastly}, {bestial}, {brute(a)}]

brutishly
adv : in an inhumane manner; "she treated her husband bestially" [syn: {bestially}, {in a beastly manner}]

Brutus
n : statesman of ancient Rome who (with Cassius) led a conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar (85-42 BC) [syn: {Marcus Junius Brutus}]

Bruxelles
n : the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization [syn: {Brussels}, {Belgian capital}, {capital of Belgium}]

bruxism
n : involuntarily or unconsciously clenching or grinding the teeth, typically during sleep

Brya
n : genus of prickly shrubs and small trees of the Caribbean region; source of a durable hardwood [syn: {genus Brya}]

Brya ebenus
n : West Indian tree yielding a fine grade of green ebony [syn: {granadilla tree}, {granadillo}]

Bryaceae
n : a family of acrocarpous mosses [syn: {family Bryaceae}]

Bryales
n : category used in some classification systems for mosses having the spore case separated from the capsule wall by a hollow intercellular space [syn: {order Bryales}]

Bryan
n 1: United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925) [syn: {William Jennings Bryan}, {the Great Commoner}, {The Boy Orator of the Platte}]
2: a town of east central Texas

Bryan Donkin
n : English engineer who developed a method of preserving food by sterilizing it with heat and sealing it inside a steel container--the first tin can (1768-1855) [syn: {Donkin}]

bryanthus
n : procumbent Old World mat-forming evergreen shrub with racemes of pinkish-white 4-parted flowers

Bryanthus taxifolius
n : small shrub with tiny evergreen leaves and pink or purple flowers; Alpine summits and high ground in Asia and Europe and United States [syn: {mountain heath}, {Phyllodoce caerulea}]

Bryce Canyon National Park
n : a national park in Utah having multicolored rock erosions

Brynhild
n : a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide [syn: {Brunhild}, {Brunnhilde}]

Bryonia alba
n : white-flowered vine having thick roots and bearing small black berries; Europe to Iran [syn: {white bryony}, {devil's turnip}]

Bryonia dioica
n : bryony having fleshy roots pale green flowers and very small red berries; Europe; North Africa; western Asia [syn: {red bryony}, {wild hop}]

bryony
n : a tendril-bearing vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties [syn: {briony}]

Bryophyta
n : a division of nonflowering plants characterized by rhizoids rather than true roots and having little or no organized vascular tissue and showing alternation of generations between gamete-bearing forms and spore-bearing forms; comprises true mosses (Bryopsida) and liverworts (Hepaticopsida) and hornworts (Anthoceropsida) [syn: {division Bryophyta}]

bryophyte
n : any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta [syn: {nonvascular plant}]

bryophytic
adj : relating to plants of the division Bryophyta

Bryopsida
n : true mosses: bryophytes having leafy rather than thalloid gametophytes: comprises orders Andreaeales; Bryales; Dicranales; Eubryales; Sphagnales [syn: {class Bryopsida}, {Musci}, {class Musci}]

bryozoa
See {bryozoan}

Bryozoa
n : marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids [syn: {phylum Bryozoa}, {polyzoa}]

bryozoa
n
n : sessile aquatic animal forming mosslike colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding [syn: {polyzoan}, {sea mat}, {sea moss}, {moss animal}] [also: {bryozoa} (pl)]

bryozoan
n : sessile aquatic animal forming mosslike colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding [syn: {polyzoan}, {sea mat}, {sea moss}, {moss animal}] [also: {bryozoa} (pl)]

Brythonic
n : a southern group of Celtic languages [syn: {Brittanic}]

Bryum
n : type genus of the Bryaceae: mosses distinguished by mostly erect and tufted gametophytes and symmetrical short-necked capsules [syn: {genus Bryum}]

BS
n : a bachelor's degree in science [syn: {Bachelor of Science}, {SB}]

BSArch
n : a bachelor's degree in architecture [syn: {Bachelor of Science in Architecture}]

BSE
n : a fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and agitation [syn: {bovine spongiform encephalitis}, {mad cow disease}]

B.Th.U.
n : a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories [syn: {British thermal unit}, {BTU}]

B.T.U.
n : a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour [syn: {kilowatt hour}, {kW-hr}, {Board of Trade unit}]

BTU
n : a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories [syn: {British thermal unit}, {B.Th.U.}]

bubaline
adj : relating to or resembling a buffalo

Bubalus
n : in some classification systems included in genus Bos; water buffaloes [syn: {genus Bubalus}, {tribe Bubalus}]

Bubalus bubalis
n : Asiatic buffalo often domesticated for use as a draft animal [syn: {water buffalo}, {water ox}, {Asiatic buffalo}]

Bubalus mindorensis
n : small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines [syn: {tamarau}, {tamarao}, {Anoa mindorensis}]

bubble
n 1: a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
2: a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control; "his proposal was nothing but a house of cards"; "a real estate bubble" [syn: {house of cards}]
3: an impracticable and illusory idea; "he didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble"
4: a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic
v 1: form, produce, or emit bubbles; "The soup was bubbling"
2: flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks" [syn: {ripple}, {babble}, {guggle}, {burble}, {gurgle}]
3: expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table" [syn: {burp}, {belch}, {eruct}]

bubble and squeak
n : leftover cabbage and potatoes and meat fried together

bubble bath
n : a bath in which you add something to foam and scent the bath water

bubble chamber
n : an instrument that records the tracks of ionizing particles

bubble dance
n : a solo dance similar to a fan dance except large balloons are used instead of fans

bubble gum
n : a kind of chewing gum that can be blown into bubbles

bubble gum dermatitis
n : an allergic contact dermatitis developed around the lips of children who chew bubble gum

bubble jet printer
n : a kind of ink-jet printer [syn: {bubble-jet printer}, {bubblejet}]

bubble over
v : overflow with a certain feeling; "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger" [syn: {overflow}, {spill over}]

bubble pack
n : a flexible transparent sheet containing many small plastic blisters; used to package items of merchandise during shipment [syn: {blister pack}]

bubble shell
n : marine gastropod mollusk having a very small thin shell

bubble up
v : move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically; "Gases bubbled up from the earth"; "Marx's ideas have bubbled up in many places in Latin America" [syn: {intumesce}]

bubblejet
n : a kind of ink-jet printer [syn: {bubble jet printer}, {bubble-jet printer}]

bubble-jet printer
n : a kind of ink-jet printer [syn: {bubble jet printer}, {bubblejet}]

bubbler
n 1: a public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water [syn: {drinking fountain}, {water fountain}]
2: any of various devices in which air or some other gas is bubbled through a liquid

bubblier
See {bubbly}

bubblier
bubbly
adj 1: emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer" [syn: {bubbling}, {foaming}, {foamy}, {frothy}, {effervescing}]
2: full of or showing high spirits; "bright bubbly children"; "a bubbly personality"
n : a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there [syn: {champagne}] [also: {bubbliest}, {bubblier}]

bubbliest
See {bubbly}

bubbliest
bubbly
adj 1: emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer" [syn: {bubbling}, {foaming}, {foamy}, {frothy}, {effervescing}]
2: full of or showing high spirits; "bright bubbly children"; "a bubbly personality"
n : a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there [syn: {champagne}] [also: {bubbliest}, {bubblier}]

bubbliness
n : the property of giving off bubbles [syn: {effervescence}, {frothiness}]

bubbling
adj 1: emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer" [syn: {bubbly}, {foaming}, {foamy}, {frothy}, {effervescing}]
2: marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "sparkling conversation"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders" [syn: {effervescent}, {scintillating}, {sparkling}, {sparkly}]
3: covered with or resembling small bubbles as from being agitated by beating or heating; "the bubbling candy mixture"; "a cup of foaming cocoa"; "frothy milkshakes"; "frothy waves"; "spumy surf" [syn: {foaming}, {foamy}, {frothing}, {spumous}, {spumy}, {sudsy}]

bubbly
adj 1: emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer" [syn: {bubbling}, {foaming}, {foamy}, {frothy}, {effervescing}]
2: full of or showing high spirits; "bright bubbly children"; "a bubbly personality"
n : a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there [syn: {champagne}] [also: {bubbliest}, {bubblier}]

Buber
n : Israeli religious philosopher (born in Austria); as a Zionist he promoted understanding between jews and Arabs; his writings affected Christian thinkers as well as Jews (1878-1965) [syn: {Martin Buber}]

bubo
n 1: a lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis
2: a genus of Strigidae [syn: {genus Bubo}] [also: {buboes} (pl)]

Bubo virginianus
n : brown North American horned owl [syn: {great horned owl}]

buboes
See {bubo}

buboes
bubo
n 1: a lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis
2: a genus of Strigidae [syn: {genus Bubo}] [also: {buboes} (pl)]

bubonic
adj : of or evidencing buboes; "bubonc plague"

bubonic plague
n : the most common form of the plague; characterized by delirium and the formation of buboes; does not spred from person to person

Bubulcus
n : small white egrets [syn: {genus Bubulcus}]

Bubulcus ibis
n : small white egret widely distributed in warm regions often found around grazing animals [syn: {cattle egret}]

buccal
adj 1: of or relating to or toward the cheek
2: lying within the mouth; "a buccal gland"
3: toward the inside of the cheek; "the buccal aspect of the gum"

buccal artery
n : a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies blood to the buccinator muscle and the cheek [syn: {arteria buccalis}]

buccal cavity
n : the cavity between the jaws and the cheeks

buccaneer
n : someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation [syn: {pirate}, {sea robber}, {sea rover}]
v : live like a buccaneer

buccaneering
n : robbery on the high seas; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it [syn: {piracy}]

buccinator muscle
n : a muscle that flatten the cheek and retracts the angle of the mouth [syn: {cheek muscle}, {musculus buccinator}]

Buccinidae
n : whelks [syn: {family Buccinidae}]

Bucconidae
n : puffbirds [syn: {family Bucconidae}]

buccula
n : a fold of fatty tissue under the chin [syn: {double chin}]

Bucephala
n : buffleheads and goldeneyes [syn: {genus Bucephala}]

Bucephala islandica
n : North American goldeneye diving duck [syn: {Barrow's goldeneye}]

Bucephela albeola
n : small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage [syn: {bufflehead}, {butterball}, {dipper}]

Bucephela clangula
n : large-headed swift-flying diving duck of arctic regions [syn: {goldeneye}, {whistler}]

Buceros
n : type genus of the family Bucerotidae [syn: {genus Buceros}]

Bucerotidae
n : hornbills [syn: {family Bucerotidae}]

Buchanan
n : 15th President of the United States (1791-1868) [syn: {James Buchanan}, {President Buchanan}]

Bucharest
n : national capital and largest city of Romania in southeastern Romania [syn: {Bucharesti}, {Bucuresti}, {capital of Romania}]

Bucharesti
n : national capital and largest city of Romania in southeastern Romania [syn: {Bucharest}, {Bucuresti}, {capital of Romania}]

Buchloe
n : buffalo grass [syn: {genus Buchloe}]

Buchloe dactyloides
n : short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam) [syn: {buffalo grass}]

Buchner
n : German organic chemist who studied alcoholic fermentation and discovered zymase (1860-1917) [syn: {Eduard Buchner}]

buck
adj : of the lowest rank in a category; "a buck private"
n 1: a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting [syn: {vaulting horse}, {long horse}]
2: a piece of paper money worth one dollar [syn: {dollar}, {dollar bill}, {one dollar bill}, {clam}]
3: United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973) [syn: {Pearl Buck}, {Pearl Sydenstricker Buck}]
4: a framework for holding wood that is being sawed [syn: {sawhorse}, {horse}, {sawbuck}]
5: mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)
v 1: to strive with determination; "John is bucking for a promotion"
2: resist; "buck the trend" [syn: {go against}]
3: move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" [syn: {tear}, {shoot}, {shoot down}, {charge}]
4: jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked" [syn: {jerk}, {hitch}]

buck fever
n : nervous excitement of an inexperienced hunter

buck private
n : an enlisted man of the lowest rank; "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value" [syn: {private}, {common soldier}]

buck up
v : gain courage [syn: {take heart}]

buck-and-wing
n : a solo tap dance emphasizing sharp taps

buckaroo
n : local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California) [syn: {vaquero}, {buckeroo}]

buckbean
n : perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across the surface [syn: {water shamrock}, {bogbean}, {bog myrtle}, {marsh trefoil}, {Menyanthes trifoliata}]

buckbean family
n : a dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order Gentianales [syn: {Menyanthaceae}, {family Menyanthaceae}]

buckboard
n : an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; has a seat attached to a flexible board between the two axles

bucked up
adj : inspired with confidence; "felt bucked up by his success" [syn: {bucked up(p)}, {encouraged}]

buckeroo
n : local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California) [syn: {vaquero}, {buckaroo}]

bucket
n 1: a roughly cylindrical that is vessel open at the top [syn: {pail}]
2: the quantity contained in a bucket [syn: {bucketful}]
v 1: put into a bucket
2: carry in a bucket

bucket along
v : step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" [syn: {rush}, {hotfoot}, {hasten}, {hie}, {speed}, {race}, {pelt along}, {rush along}, {cannonball along}, {belt along}] [ant: {linger}]

bucket seat
n : a low single seat as in cars or planes

bucket shop
n 1: an unethical or overly aggressive brokerage firm
2: (formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket

bucketful
n : the quantity contained in a bucket [syn: {bucket}]

buckeye
n 1: the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut [syn: {horse chestnut}, {conker}]
2: tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds [syn: {horse chestnut}, {Aesculus hippocastanum}]
3: a resident of Ohio [syn: {Ohioan}]

Buckeye State
n : a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region [syn: {Ohio}, {OH}]

bucking bronco
n : a vicious or unbreakable bronco

Buckingham Palace
n : the London residence of the British sovereign

buckle
n 1: fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong
2: a shape distorted by twisting or folding [syn: {warp}]
v 1: fasten with a buckle or buckles [syn: {clasp}] [ant: {unbuckle}]
2: fold or collapse; "His knees buckled" [syn: {crumple}]
3: bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heatwave" [syn: {heave}, {warp}]

buckle down
v : work very hard, like a slave [syn: {slave}, {break one's back}, {knuckle down}]

buckle under
v : consent reluctantly [syn: {yield}, {give in}, {succumb}, {knuckle under}]

buckler
n : armor carried on the arm to intercept blows [syn: {shield}]

buckler fern
n : any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori [syn: {shield fern}]

buckler mustard
n : plant of southeastern Europe having yellow flowers like those of mustard and pods with open valves resembling bucklers [syn: {Biscutalla laevigata}]

buckleya
n : parasitic shrub of the eastern United States having opposite leaves and insignificant greenish flowers followed by oily dull-green olivelike fruits [syn: {Buckleya distichophylla}]

Buckleya distichophylla
n : parasitic shrub of the eastern United States having opposite leaves and insignificant greenish flowers followed by oily dull-green olivelike fruits [syn: {buckleya}]

Buckminster Fuller
n : United States architect who invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983) [syn: {Fuller}, {R. Buckminster Fuller}, {Richard Buckminster Fuller}]

buckminsterfullerene
n : a spheroidal fullerene; the first known example of a fullerene [syn: {buckyball}]

buckoes
See {bucko}

buckram
adj : rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality" [syn: {starchy}, {stiff}]
n : a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing
v : stiffen with or as with buckram; "buckram the skirt"

buckshee
adj : free of charge; "if they deposit these shares in the scheme they will get further buckshee shares on a one-for-one basis"- Economist

buckshot
n : small lead shot for shotgun shells [syn: {bird shot}, {duck shot}]

buckskin
n 1: horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail
2: a soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but now usually from sheepskin

buckskins
n : breeches made of buckskin

buckteeth
See {bucktooth}

buckteeth
bucktooth
n : a large projecting front tooth [also: {buckteeth} (pl)]

buckthorn
n 1: a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments
2: any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia
3: an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions [syn: {English plantain}, {narrow-leaved plantain}, {ribgrass}, {ribwort}, {ripple-grass}, {Plantago lanceolata}]

buckthorn berry
n : fruit of various buckthorns yielding dyes or pigments [syn: {yellow berry}]

buckthorn family
n : trees and shrubs usually thorny bearing drupaceous fruit many having medicinal value [syn: {Rhamnaceae}, {family Rhamnaceae}]

bucktooth
n : a large projecting front tooth [also: {buckteeth} (pl)]

buck-toothed
adj : having protruding upper front teeth

buckwheat
n 1: or member of genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour [syn: {Polygonum fagopyrum}, {Fagopyrum esculentum}]
2: grain ground into flour

buckwheat cake
n : a pancake made with buckwheat flour

buckwheat family
n : a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats [syn: {Polygonaceae}, {family Polygonaceae}]

buckwheat tree
n : tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers [syn: {titi}, {Cliftonia monophylla}]

buckyball
n : a spheroidal fullerene; the first known example of a fullerene [syn: {buckminsterfullerene}]

bucolic
adj 1: used of idealized country life; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility" [syn: {arcadian}, {pastoral}, {rustic}]
2: relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle; "pastoral seminomadic people"; "pastoral land"; "a pastoral economy" [syn: {pastoral}]
n 1: a country person [syn: {peasant}, {provincial}]
2: a short descriptive poem of rural or pastoral life [syn: {eclogue}, {idyll}]

Bucuresti
n : national capital and largest city of Romania in southeastern Romania [syn: {Bucharest}, {Bucharesti}, {capital of Romania}]

bud
n 1: a partially opened flower
2: a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals
v 1: develop buds; "The hibiscus is budding!"
2: start to grow or develop; "a budding friendship" [also: {budding}, {budded}]

bud brush
n : half-shrubby perennial valuable as sheep forage in the United States [syn: {bud sagebrush}, {Artemis spinescens}]

bud sagebrush
n : half-shrubby perennial valuable as sheep forage in the United States [syn: {bud brush}, {Artemis spinescens}]

Budapest
n : capital and largest city of Hungary; located on the Danube River in north-central Hungary [syn: {Hungarian capital}, {capital of Hungary}]

budded
bud
n 1: a partially opened flower
2: a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals
v 1: develop buds; "The hibiscus is budding!"
2: start to grow or develop; "a budding friendship" [also: {budding}, {budded}]

budded
See {bud}

Buddha
n 1: founder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god (c 563-483 BC) [syn: {the Buddha}, {Siddhartha}, {Gautama}, {Gautama Siddhartha}, {Gautama Buddha}]
2: one who has achieved a state of perfect enlightenment

Buddhism
n 1: a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha
2: the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth

Buddhist
adj : of or relating to or supporting Buddhism; "Buddhist sculpture" [syn: {Buddhistic}]
n : one who follows the teachings of Buddha

Buddhistic
adj : of or relating to or supporting Buddhism; "Buddhist sculpture" [syn: {Buddhist}]

budding
bud
n 1: a partially opened flower
2: a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals
v 1: develop buds; "The hibiscus is budding!"
2: start to grow or develop; "a budding friendship" [also: {budding}, {budded}]

budding
adj : beginning to develop; "a budding genius"
n : reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent

budding
See {bud}

buddleia
n : tropical shrub having clusters of white or violet or yellow flowers [syn: {butterfly bush}]

buddy
n : a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities [syn: {brother}, {chum}, {crony}, {pal}, {sidekick}]

Buddy Holly
n : United States rock star (1936-1959) [syn: {Holly}, {Charles Hardin Holley}]

buddy system
n : a cooperative practice of pairing two or more people together for mutual assistance or safety (especially in recreational swimming)

buddy-buddy
adj : (used informally) associated on close terms; "a close friend"; "the bartender was chummy with the regular customers"; "the two were thick as thieves for months" [syn: {chummy}, {thick(p)}]

Budge
n : United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000) [syn: {Don Budge}, {John Donald Budge}]
v : move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat" [syn: {stir}, {shift}, {agitate}]

budgereegah
n : small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors [syn: {budgerigar}, {budgerygah}, {budgie}, {grass parakeet}, {lovebird}, {shell parakeet}, {Melopsittacus undulatus}]

budgerigar
n : small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors [syn: {budgereegah}, {budgerygah}, {budgie}, {grass parakeet}, {lovebird}, {shell parakeet}, {Melopsittacus undulatus}]

budgerygah
n : small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors [syn: {budgerigar}, {budgereegah}, {budgie}, {grass parakeet}, {lovebird}, {shell parakeet}, {Melopsittacus undulatus}]

budget
n 1: a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose; "the laboratory runs on a budget of a million a year"
2: a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them; "the president submitted the annual budget to Congress"
v : make a budget

budget cut
n : the act of reducing budgeted expenditures

budget deficit
n : an excess of expenditures over revenues

budget for
v : calculate enough money for; provide for in the budget; "I have not budgeted for these expensive meals"

budget items
n : the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes [syn: {operating expense}, {operating cost}, {overhead}]

budgetary
adj : of or relating to a budget; "budgetary considerations"

budgie
n : small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors [syn: {budgerigar}, {budgereegah}, {budgerygah}, {grass parakeet}, {lovebird}, {shell parakeet}, {Melopsittacus undulatus}]

Budorcas
n : gnu goats [syn: {genus Budorcas}]

Budorcas taxicolor
n : large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area [syn: {takin}, {gnu goat}]

Buena Vista
n : in 1847 United States forces under Zachary Taylor defeated Mexican forces under Santa Anna in the Mexican War

Buenos Aires
n : capital and largest city of Argentina; located in eastern Argentina near Uruguay; Argentina's chief port and industrial and cultural center [syn: {capital of Argentina}]

buff
adj : of the color of buff leather
n 1: an ardent follower and admirer [syn: {fan}, {devotee}, {lover}]
2: a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen
3: bare skin; "swimming in the buff"
4: a medium to dark tan color [syn: {yellowish brown}, {raw sienna}, {caramel}, {caramel brown}]
5: an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring) [syn: {buffer}]
v 1: strike, beat repeatedly; "The wind buffeted him" [syn: {buffet}]
2: polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes" [syn: {burnish}, {furbish}, {flush}]

buffalo
n 1: large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains [syn: {American bison}, {American buffalo}, {Bison bison}]
2: a city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls)
3: meat from an American bison
4: any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo [syn: {Old World buffalo}]
v : intimidate or overawe [also: {buffaloes} (pl)]

Buffalo Bill
n : United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917) [syn: {Cody}, {William F. Cody}, {William Frederick Cody}, {Buffalo Bill Cody}]

Buffalo Bill Cody
n : United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917) [syn: {Cody}, {William F. Cody}, {William Frederick Cody}, {Buffalo Bill}]

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
n : a spectacular show organized in 1883 by William F. Cody that featured horseback riding and marksmanship on a large scale; toured the United States and Europe [syn: {Wild West Show}]

buffalo bur
n : North American nightshade with prickly foliage and racemose yellow flowers [syn: {Solanum rostratum}]

buffalo carpet beetle
n : a small black and red and white carpet beetle [syn: {Anthrenus scrophulariae}]

buffalo chip
n : a piece of dried bovine dung [syn: {chip}, {cow chip}, {cow dung}]

buffalo clover
n 1: low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States (Texas) having silky foliage and blue flowers; a leading cause of livestock poisoning in the southwestern United States [syn: {bluebonnet}, {Texas bluebonnet}, {Lupinus subcarnosus}]
2: clover of western United States [syn: {Trifolium stoloniferum}]
3: clover of western United States [syn: {Trifolium reflexum}]

buffalo fish
n : any of several large suckers of the Mississippi valley [syn: {buffalofish}]

buffalo gnat
n : small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals [syn: {blackfly}, {black fly}]

buffalo gourd
n : perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit [syn: {prairie gourd}, {prairie gourd vine}, {Missouri gourd}, {wild pumpkin}, {calabazilla}, {Cucurbita foetidissima}]

buffalo grass
n 1: low mat-forming grass of southern United States and tropical America; grown as a lawn grass [syn: {St. Augustine grass}, {Stenotaphrum secundatum}]
2: short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam) [syn: {Buchloe dactyloides}]

Buffalo Indian
n : a member of one of the tribes of American Indians who lived a nomadic life following the buffalo in the Great Plains of North America [syn: {Plains Indian}]

buffalo nut
n 1: oily drupaceous fruit of rabbitwood [syn: {elk nut}, {oil nut}]
2: shrub of southeastern United States parasitic on roots of hemlocks having sparse spikes of greenish flowers and pulpy drupes [syn: {rabbitwood}, {Pyrularia pubera}]

buffalo wing
n : crisp spicy chicken wings

buffaloes
See {buffalo}

buffaloes
buffalo
n 1: large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains [syn: {American bison}, {American buffalo}, {Bison bison}]
2: a city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls)
3: meat from an American bison
4: any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo [syn: {Old World buffalo}]
v : intimidate or overawe [also: {buffaloes} (pl)]

buffalofish
n 1: large carp-like North American fish
2: any of several large suckers of the Mississippi valley [syn: {buffalo fish}]

buffel grass
n : erect tussock-forming perennial bur grass used in especially in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forage [syn: {Cenchrus ciliaris}, {Pennisetum cenchroides}]

buffer
n 1: an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH
2: an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track [syn: {fender}, {cowcatcher}, {pilot}]
3: (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system [syn: {buffer storage}, {buffer store}]
4: a power tool used to buff surfaces [syn: {polisher}]
5: a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to contact [syn: {fender}]
6: an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring) [syn: {buff}]
v 1: add a buffer (a solution); "buffered saline solution for the eyes"
2: protect from impact; "cushion the blow" [syn: {cushion}, {soften}]

buffer country
n : a small neutral state between two rival powers [syn: {buffer state}]

buffer solution
n : a solution containing a buffer

buffer state
n : a small neutral state between two rival powers [syn: {buffer country}]

buffer storage
n : (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system [syn: {buffer}, {buffer store}]

buffer store
n : (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system [syn: {buffer}, {buffer storage}]

buffered aspirin
n : aspirin coated with a substance capable of neutralizing acid (trade name Bufferin) [syn: {Bufferin}]

Bufferin
n : aspirin coated with a substance capable of neutralizing acid (trade name Bufferin) [syn: {buffered aspirin}]

buffet
n 1: a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers [syn: {counter}, {sideboard}]
2: a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves
3: usually inexpensive bar [syn: {snack bar}, {snack counter}]
v 1: strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent" [syn: {knock about}, {batter}]
2: strike, beat repeatedly; "The wind buffeted him" [syn: {buff}]

buffet car
n : a passenger car where food is served in transit [syn: {dining car}, {diner}, {dining compartment}]

buffeted
adj : pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities [syn: {storm-tossed}, {tempest-tossed}, {tempest-tost}, {tempest-swept}]

buffeting
n : repeated heavy blows [syn: {pounding}]

buffing wheel
n : a wheel that is covered with soft material

bufflehead
n : small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage [syn: {butterball}, {dipper}, {Bucephela albeola}]

buffoon
n 1: a rude or vulgar fool [syn: {clown}]
2: a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior [syn: {clown}, {merry andrew}]

buffoonery
n : acting like a clown or buffoon [syn: {clowning}, {frivolity}, {harlequinade}, {prank}]

buffoonish
adj : like a clown; "a buffoonish walk"; "a clownish face"; "a zany sense of humor" [syn: {clownish}, {clowlike}, {zany}]

bufo
n : any toad of the genus Bufo

Bufo americanus
n : common toad of America [syn: {American toad}]

Bufo boreas
n : of a great variety of habitats from southern Alaska to Baja California west of the Rockies [syn: {western toad}]

Bufo bufo
n : common toad of Europe [syn: {European toad}]

Bufo calamita
n : common brownish-yellow short-legged toad of western Europe; runs rather than hops [syn: {natterjack}]

Bufo canorus
n : of high Sierra Nevada meadows and forest borders [syn: {Yosemite toad}]

Bufo debilis
n : small green or yellow-green toad with small black bars and stripes [syn: {American green toad}]

Bufo marinus
n : largest known toad species; native to Central America; valuable destroyer of insect pests [syn: {agua}, {agua toad}]

Bufo microscaphus
n : a uniformly warty stocky toad of washes and streams of semiarid southwestern United States [syn: {southwestern toad}]

Bufo speciosus
n : nocturnal burrowing toad of mesquite woodland and prairies of the United States southwest [syn: {Texas toad}]

Bufo viridis
n : Eurasian toad with variable chiefly green coloring [syn: {Eurasian green toad}]

Bufonidae
n : true toads [syn: {family Bufonidae}]

bug
n 1: general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
2: a fault or defect in a system or machine [syn: {glitch}]
3: a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
4: insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis [syn: {hemipterous insect}, {hemipteran}, {hemipteron}]
5: a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use [syn: {microbe}, {germ}]
v 1: annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" [syn: {tease}, {badger}, {pester}, {beleaguer}]
2: tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?" [syn: {wiretap}, {tap}, {intercept}] [also: {bugging}, {bugged}]

bug out
v : bulge outward; "His eyes popped" [syn: {protrude}, {pop}, {pop out}, {bulge}, {bulge out}, {come out}]

bugaboo
n 1: an imaginary monster used to frighten children [syn: {bogeyman}, {bugbear}, {boogeyman}, {booger}]
2: a source of concern; "the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them"

Buganda
n : a state of Uganda and site of a former Bantu kingdom

bugbane
n 1: North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally [syn: {white hellebore}, {American hellebore}, {Indian poke}, {Veratrum viride}]
2: a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects

bugbear
n 1: an imaginary monster used to frighten children [syn: {bogeyman}, {bugaboo}, {boogeyman}, {booger}]
2: an object of dread or apprehension; "Germany was always a bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson [syn: {hobgoblin}]

bugged
bug
n 1: general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
2: a fault or defect in a system or machine [syn: {glitch}]
3: a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
4: insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis [syn: {hemipterous insect}, {hemipteran}, {hemipteron}]
5: a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use [syn: {microbe}, {germ}]
v 1: annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" [syn: {tease}, {badger}, {pester}, {beleaguer}]
2: tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?" [syn: {wiretap}, {tap}, {intercept}] [also: {bugging}, {bugged}]

bugged
adj : having hidden electronic eavesdropping devices; "wired hotel rooms"; "even the car is bugged"

bugged
See {bug}

bugger
n : someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male) [syn: {sodomite}, {sodomist}, {sod}]
v : practice anal sex upon [syn: {sodomize}, {sodomise}]

bugger all
n : little or nothing at all; "I asked for a raise and they gave me bugger-all"; "I know sweet Fanny Adams about surgery" [syn: {fuck all}, {Fanny Adams}, {sweet Fanny Adams}]

bugger off
v : leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!" [syn: {scram}, {buzz off}, {fuck off}, {get}]

buggery
n : anal intercourse committed by a man with a man or woman [syn: {sodomy}, {anal sex}, {anal intercourse}]

buggier
See {buggy}

buggier
buggy
adj 1: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}]
2: infested with bugs
n : a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse [syn: {roadster}] [also: {buggiest}, {buggier}]

buggiest
See {buggy}

buggiest
buggy
adj 1: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}]
2: infested with bugs
n : a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse [syn: {roadster}] [also: {buggiest}, {buggier}]

bugginess
n : the state of having bugs

bugging
bug
n 1: general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
2: a fault or defect in a system or machine [syn: {glitch}]
3: a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
4: insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis [syn: {hemipterous insect}, {hemipteran}, {hemipteron}]
5: a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use [syn: {microbe}, {germ}]
v 1: annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" [syn: {tease}, {badger}, {pester}, {beleaguer}]
2: tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?" [syn: {wiretap}, {tap}, {intercept}] [also: {bugging}, {bugged}]

bugging
See {bug}

buggy
adj 1: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}]
2: infested with bugs
n : a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse [syn: {roadster}] [also: {buggiest}, {buggier}]

buggy whip
n : a horsewhip once used by a driver of a buggy; "since buggies have been replaced by cars the buggy whip has become a symbol for anything that is hopelessly outmoded"

bug-hunter
n : a zoologist who studies insects [syn: {entomologist}, {bugologist}]

bugle
n 1: a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares
2: any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover [syn: {bugleweed}]
3: a tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothing for decoration
v : play on a bugle

bugle call
n : a signal broadcast by the sound of a bugle

bugler
n : someone who plays a bugle

bugleweed
n 1: a mildly narcotic and astringent aromatic herb having small whitish flowers; eastern United States [syn: {Lycopus virginicus}]
2: any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover [syn: {bugle}]

bugloss
n 1: perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers [syn: {alkanet}, {Anchusa officinalis}]
2: widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States [syn: {oxtongue}, {bristly oxtongue}, {bitterweed}, {Picris echioides}]

bugologist
n : a zoologist who studies insects [syn: {entomologist}, {bug-hunter}]

bugology
n : the branch of zoology that studies insects [syn: {entomology}]

buhl
n : an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork [syn: {boulle}, {boule}]

build
n 1: constitution of the human body [syn: {physique}, {body-build}, {habitus}]
2: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: {human body}, {physical body}, {material body}, {soma}, {figure}, {physique}, {anatomy}, {shape}, {bod}, {chassis}, {frame}, {form}, {flesh}]
v 1: make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" [syn: {construct}, {make}]
2: form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border" [syn: {build up}, {work up}, {progress}]
3: build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation" [syn: {establish}]
4: improve the cleansing action of; "build detergents"
5: order, supervise, or finance the construction of; "The government is building new schools in this state"
6: give form to, according to a plan; "build a modern nation"; "build a million-dollar business"
7: be engaged in building; "These architects build in interesting and new styles"
8: found or ground; "build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation"
9: bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports" [syn: {build up}, {work up}, {ramp up}] 10: develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera" [also: {built}]

build in
v : make something an integral part of something else; "we can build in a special clause to make the contract better for you"

build on
v : be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What's this new evidence based on?" [syn: {repose on}, {rest on}, {build upon}]

build up
v 1: enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages; "build up your savings"
2: form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border" [syn: {work up}, {build}, {progress}]
3: prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqui border" [syn: {arm}, {fortify}, {gird}] [ant: {disarm}]
4: bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports" [syn: {work up}, {build}, {ramp up}]
5: change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up" [syn: {develop}]

build upon
v : be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What's this new evidence based on?" [syn: {repose on}, {rest on}, {build on}]

builder
n 1: a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action [syn: {detergent builder}]
2: someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building) [syn: {constructor}]

building
n 1: a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" [syn: {edifice}]
2: the act of constructing or building something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats" [syn: {construction}]
3: the commercial activity involved in constructing buildings; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades" [syn: {construction}]
4: the occupants of a building; "the entire building complained about the noise"

building block
n 1: a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else; "units of nucleic acids" [syn: {unit}]
2: a block of material used in construction work

building code
n : set of standards established and enforced by local government for the structural safety of buildings

building complex
n : a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures [syn: {complex}]

building department
n : the division of a business responsible for building and maintaining the physical plant [syn: {plant department}]

building material
n : material used for constructing buildings

building permit
n : a document authorizing the holder to construct a building of a particular kind on a particular lot

building site
n : a lot on which there are no permanent buildings [syn: {vacant lot}]

building society
n : British equivalent of United States savings and loan association

building supply house
n : a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures [syn: {building supply store}]

building supply store
n : a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures [syn: {building supply house}]

buildup
n 1: the act of building up an accumulation; "I envied his rapid buildup of assets"; "a military buildup in preparation for the invasion"
2: the result of the process of accumulation; "the buildup of leaves blocked the drain pipes"
3: highly favorable publicity and praise; "his letter of recommendation gave her a terrific buildup"

built
build
n 1: constitution of the human body [syn: {physique}, {body-build}, {habitus}]
2: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: {human body}, {physical body}, {material body}, {soma}, {figure}, {physique}, {anatomy}, {shape}, {bod}, {chassis}, {frame}, {form}, {flesh}]
v 1: make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" [syn: {construct}, {make}]
2: form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border" [syn: {build up}, {work up}, {progress}]
3: build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation" [syn: {establish}]
4: improve the cleansing action of; "build detergents"
5: order, supervise, or finance the construction of; "The government is building new schools in this state"
6: give form to, according to a plan; "build a modern nation"; "build a million-dollar business"
7: be engaged in building; "These architects build in interesting and new styles"
8: found or ground; "build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation"
9: bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports" [syn: {build up}, {work up}, {ramp up}] 10: develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera" [also: {built}]

built
adj 1: (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness; "the built liquid detergents" [syn: {reinforced}]
2: formed by fitting or joining components together [syn: {assembled}, {built(a)}, {made-up}]
3: well or attractively formed with respect to physique [syn: {built(p)}, {stacked(p)}, {well-stacked}]

built
See {build}

built in bed
n : a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers [syn: {berth}, {bunk}]

built-in
adj : existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth" [syn: {constitutional}, {inbuilt}, {inherent}, {integral}]

built-in bed
n : a bed that is built in and fixed to a wall

built-soap powder
n : soap in powdered form mixed with alkaline builders [syn: {soap powder}, {washing powder}]

built-up
adj : peopled with settlers; "the built-up areas"

buirdly
adj : muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term" [syn: {beefy}, {burly}, {husky}, {strapping}]

Bujumbura
n : the capital and largest city of Burundi; "Usumbura was renamed Bujumbura when Burundi became independent in 1962" [syn: {Usumbura}, {capital of Burundi}]

Bukharin
n : Bolshevik leader in Russia who advocated gradual collectivism of the farms; was executed in a purge by Stalin (1888-1938) [syn: {Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin}]

Bulawayo
n : industrial city in southwestern Zimbabwe

bulb
n 1: a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
2: electric lamp consisting of a glass bulb containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated [syn: {light bulb}, {lightbulb}, {incandescent lamp}, {electric light}, {electric-light bulb}]
3: a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end); "the bulb of a syringe"
4: lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata); "the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning" [syn: {medulla oblongata}, {medulla}]
5: a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ

bulbaceous
adj : producing or growing from bulbs

bulbar
adj : involving the medulla oblongata; "bulbar paralysis"

bulbar conjunctiva
n : the part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior face of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea [syn: {conjunctival layer of bulb}, {tunica conjunctiva bulbi}]

bulbed
adj : having a bulb

bulbil
n : small bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers [syn: {bulblet}]

bulblet
n : small bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers [syn: {bulbil}]

bulblet bladder fern
n : North American fern often bearing bulbils on the leaflets [syn: {bulblet fern}, {berry fern}, {Cystopteris bulbifera}]

bulblet fern
n : North American fern often bearing bulbils on the leaflets [syn: {bulblet bladder fern}, {berry fern}, {Cystopteris bulbifera}]

bulblike
adj : like a bulb [syn: {bulbous}]

bulbourethral gland
n : either of two glands that discharge a component of seminal fluid into the urethra; homologous to Bartholin's gland in the female [syn: {Cowper's gland}]

bulbous
adj 1: like a bulb [syn: {bulblike}]
2: curving outward [syn: {bellied}, {bellying}, {bulging}, {bulgy}, {protuberant}]

bulbous iris
n : any of various irises having a rootstock formed like a bulb

bulbous plant
n : plant growing from a bulb

bulbul
n : nightingale spoken of in Persian poetry

Bulgaria
n : a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe [syn: {Republic of Bulgaria}]

Bulgarian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Bulgaria or its people; "the Bulgarian capital is Sofia"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Bulgaria
2: a Slavic language spoken in Bulgaria

Bulgarian capital
n : capital and largest city of Bulgaria located in western Bulgaria [syn: {Sofia}, {Serdica}]

Bulgarian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Bulgaria

bulge
n : something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form [syn: {bump}, {hump}, {gibbosity}, {gibbousness}, {jut}, {prominence}, {protuberance}, {protrusion}, {extrusion}, {excrescence}]
v 1: swell or protrude outwards; "His eyes bulged with surprise" [syn: {pouch}, {protrude}]
2: bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge [syn: {bag}]
3: bulge outward; "His eyes popped" [syn: {protrude}, {pop}, {pop out}, {bulge out}, {bug out}, {come out}]
4: cause to bulge or swell outwards [syn: {bulk}]

bulge out
v : bulge outward; "His eyes popped" [syn: {protrude}, {pop}, {pop out}, {bulge}, {bug out}, {come out}]

bulghur
n : parched crushed wheat [syn: {bulgur}, {bulgur wheat}]

bulginess
n : the property possessed by a rounded convexity [syn: {roundedness}]

bulging
adj 1: curving or bulging outward [syn: {convex}] [ant: {concave}]
2: curving outward [syn: {bellied}, {bellying}, {bulbous}, {bulgy}, {protuberant}]

bulgur
n : parched crushed wheat [syn: {bulghur}, {bulgur wheat}]

bulgur pilaf
n : pilaf made with bulgur wheat instead of rice and usually without meat

bulgur wheat
n : parched crushed wheat [syn: {bulgur}, {bulghur}]

bulgy
adj : curving outward [syn: {bellied}, {bellying}, {bulbous}, {bulging}, {protuberant}]

bulima nervosa
n : a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self-induced vomiting [syn: {bulimarexia}, {binge-purge syndrome}, {binge-vomit syndrome}]

bulimarexia
n : a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self-induced vomiting [syn: {binge-purge syndrome}, {binge-vomit syndrome}, {bulima nervosa}]

bulimia
n 1: a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation [syn: {binge-eating syndrome}]
2: pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions)

bulimic
adj : suffering from bulimia
n : a person suffering from bulimia

bulk
n 1: the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished" [syn: {majority}] [ant: {minority}]
2: the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports" [syn: {mass}, {volume}]
3: the property possessed by a large mass
v 1: stick out or up; "The parcel bulked in the sack"
2: cause to bulge or swell outwards [syn: {bulge}]

bulk large
v : hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" [syn: {brood}, {hover}, {loom}]

bulk mail
n : mail consisting of large numbers of identical items (circulars or advertisements) sent to individual addresses at less than 1st-class rates and paid for in one lot

bulk modulus
n : the ratio of the change in pressure acting on a volume to the fractional change in volume

bulkhead
n : a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments

bulkier
See {bulky}

bulkier
bulky
adj : of large size for its weight [also: {bulkiest}, {bulkier}]

bulkiest
See {bulky}

bulkiest
bulky
adj : of large size for its weight [also: {bulkiest}, {bulkier}]

bulkiness
n : an unwieldy largeness [syn: {massiveness}]

bulky
adj : of large size for its weight [also: {bulkiest}, {bulkier}]

bull
n 1: uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
2: a large and strong and heavyset man; "he was a bull of a man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got" [syn: {bruiser}, {strapper}, {Samson}]
3: obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull" [syn: {bullshit}, {Irish bull}, {horseshit}, {shit}, {crap}, {dogshit}]
4: a serious and ludicrous blunder; "he made a bad bull of the assignment"
5: uncomplimentary terms for a policeman [syn: {cop}, {copper}, {fuzz}, {pig}]
6: an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later [ant: {bear}]
7: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus [syn: {Taurus}]
8: the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20 [syn: {Taurus}, {Taurus the Bull}]
9: the center of a target [syn: {bull's eye}] 10: a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla) [syn: {papal bull}] 11: mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle
v 1: push or force; "He bulled through his demands" [syn: {bull through}]
2: try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying
3: talk through one's hat; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it" [syn: {bullshit}, {fake}]
4: advance in price; "stocks were bulling"

bull bay
n : evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers [syn: {southern magnolia}, {evergreen magnolia}, {large-flowering magnolia}, {Magnolia grandiflora}]

bull fiddle
n : largest and lowest member of the violin family [syn: {bass fiddle}, {bass viol}, {double bass}, {contrabass}, {string bass}]

bull market
n : a market characterized by rising prices for securities

bull mastiff
n : large powerful breed developed by crossing the bulldog and the mastiff

Bull Moose Party
n : a former political party in the United States; founded by Theodore Roosevelt during the presidential campaign of 1912; its emblem was a picture of a bull moose [syn: {Progressive Party}]

bull neck
n : a thick short powerful neck

bull nettle
n : coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United States [syn: {horse nettle}, {ball nettle}, {ball nightshade}, {Solanum carolinense}]

bull nose
n : a disease of pigs resulting in swelling of the snout

bull pine
n : common and widely distributed tall timber pine of western North America having dark green needles in bunches of 2 to 5 and thick bark with dark brown plates when mature [syn: {ponderosa}, {ponderosa pine}, {western yellow pine}, {Pinus ponderosa}]

Bull Run
n : either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and 1862); Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in both battles [syn: {Battle of Bull Run}]

bull session
n : an informal discussion (usually among men)

bull shark
n : a most common shark in temperate and tropical coastal waters worldwide; heavy-bodied and dangerous [syn: {cub shark}, {Carcharhinus leucas}]

bull snake
n : any of several large harmless rodent-eating North American burrowing snakes [syn: {bull-snake}]

bull terrier
n : a powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers [syn: {bullterrier}]

bull thistle
n : European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States [syn: {boar thistle}, {spear thistle}, {Cirsium vulgare}, {Cirsium lanceolatum}]

bull through
v : push or force; "He bulled through his demands" [syn: {bull}]

bull tongue
n : a heavy plow with a single wide blade; used chiefly in cotton fields

bulla
n 1: (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid [syn: {blister}, {bleb}]
2: the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull [also: {bullae} (pl)]

bullace
n : small wild or half-domesticated Eurasian plum bearing small ovoid fruit in clusters [syn: {Prunus insititia}]

bullace grape
n : dull-purple grape of southern United States [syn: {muscadine}]

bullae
See {bulla}

bullae
bulla
n 1: (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid [syn: {blister}, {bleb}]
2: the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull [also: {bullae} (pl)]

bullate
adj : of leaves; appearing puckered as if blistered

bullbat
n : mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker [syn: {nighthawk}, {mosquito hawk}]

bullbrier
n : a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries [syn: {greenbrier}, {catbrier}, {horse brier}, {horse-brier}, {brier}, {briar}, {Smilax rotundifolia}]

bulldog
adj : stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion" [syn: {dogged}, {dour}, {pertinacious}, {tenacious}, {unyielding}]
n : a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting [syn: {English bulldog}]
v 1: attack viciously and ferociously
2: throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo [also: {bulldogging}]

bulldog ant
n : any of the large fierce Australian ants of the genus Myrmecia

bulldog clip
n : a clip with a spring that closes the metal jaws [syn: {alligator clip}]

bulldog wrench
n : a wrench designed to provide a firm grip on something

bulldogging
bulldog
adj : stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion" [syn: {dogged}, {dour}, {pertinacious}, {tenacious}, {unyielding}]
n : a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting [syn: {English bulldog}]
v 1: attack viciously and ferociously
2: throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo [also: {bulldogging}]

bulldogging
See {bulldog}

bulldoze
v : flatten with or as if with a bulldozer

bulldozer
n : large powerful tractor; a large blade in front flattens areas of ground [syn: {dozer}]

bullet
n 1: a projectile that is fired from a gun [syn: {slug}]
2: a high-speed passenger train [syn: {bullet train}]
3: (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke" [syn: {fastball}, {heater}, {smoke}, {hummer}]

bullet fingerprinting
n : identification of the gun that fired a bullet from an analysis of the unique marks that every gun makes on the bullet it fires and on the shell ejected from it [syn: {ballistic identification}, {ballistic fingerprinting}]

bullet hole
n : a hole made by a bullet passing through it

bullet train
n : a high-speed passenger train [syn: {bullet}]

bullet vote
v : vote cumulatively and distribute the votes according to some principle

bullethead
n : a head shaped like a bullet

bullet-headed
adj 1: obstinate and stupid [syn: {bullheaded}, {pigheaded}]
2: having a small round head

bulletin
n : a brief report especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast
v : make public by bulletin

bulletin board
n 1: a computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest [syn: {bulletin board system}, {electronic bulletin board}, {bbs}]
2: a board that hangs on a wall; displays announcements [syn: {notice board}]

bulletin board system
n : a computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest [syn: {bulletin board}, {electronic bulletin board}, {bbs}]

bulletproof
adj 1: without flaws or loopholes; "an ironclad contract"; "a watertight alibi"; "a bulletproof argument" [syn: {ironclad}, {unassailable}, {unshakable}, {watertight}]
2: not penetrable by bullets; "bulletproof glass"; "bulletproof vest"

bulletproof vest
n : a vest capable of resisting the impact of a bullet

bullfight
n : a Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators [syn: {corrida}]

bullfighter
n : someone who fights bulls [syn: {toreador}]

bullfighting
n : the activity at a bullfight

Bullfinch
n 1: United States architect who designed the Capitol Building in Washington which served as a model for state capitols throughout the United States (1763-1844) [syn: {Charles Bullfinch}]
2: common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast [syn: {Pyrrhula pyrrhula}]

bullfrog
n : largest North American frog; highly aquatic with a deep-pitched voice [syn: {Rana catesbeiana}]

bullhead
n 1: freshwater sculpin with a large flattened bony-plated head with hornlike spines
2: any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United States

bullheaded
adj : obstinate and stupid [syn: {bullet-headed}, {pigheaded}]

bullheadedness
n : resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires [syn: {stubbornness}, {obstinacy}, {obstinance}, {pigheadedness}, {self-will}]

bullhorn
n : a portable loudspeaker with built-in microphone and amplifier [syn: {loud-hailer}]

bullied
adj : frightened into submission or compliance [syn: {browbeaten}, {cowed}, {hangdog}, {intimidated}]

bullied
bully
adj : very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {corking}, {cracking}, {dandy}, {great}, {groovy}, {keen}, {neat}, {nifty}, {not bad(p)}, {peachy}, {slap-up}, {swell}, {smashing}]
n : a cruel and brutal fellow [syn: {tough}, {hooligan}, {ruffian}, {roughneck}, {rowdy}, {yob}, {yobo}, {yobbo}]
v 1: be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young" [syn: {strong-arm}, {browbeat}, {bullyrag}, {ballyrag}, {boss around}, {hector}, {push around}]
2: discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate [syn: {browbeat}, {swagger}] [also: {bullied}]

bullied
See {bully}

bullion
n 1: a mass of precious metal
2: gold or silver in bars or ingots

bullish
adj : expecting a rise in prices

bullnecked
adj : having a thick short powerful neck

bullnose
n : a small carpenter's plane with the cutting edge near the front [syn: {bullnosed plane}]

bullnosed plane
n : a small carpenter's plane with the cutting edge near the front [syn: {bullnose}]

bullock
n 1: young bull
2: castrated bull [syn: {steer}]

bullock block
n : a pulley-block at the head of a topmast [syn: {bollock}]

bullock heart
n : small tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped acid tropical fruit [syn: {bullock's heart}, {bullock's heart tree}, {Annona reticulata}]

bullock's heart
n 1: small tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped acid tropical fruit [syn: {bullock's heart tree}, {bullock heart}, {Annona reticulata}]
2: large heart-shaped tropical fruit with soft acid pulp [syn: {Jamaica apple}]

bullock's heart tree
n : small tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped acid tropical fruit [syn: {bullock's heart}, {bullock heart}, {Annona reticulata}]

Bullock's oriole
n : western subspecies of northern oriole [syn: {Icterus galbula bullockii}]

bullocky
adj : resembling a bullock in strength and power; "thick bullocky shoulders"

bullpen
n 1: a place on a baseball field where relief pitchers can warm up during a game
2: a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily [syn: {detention cell}, {detention centre}]

bullring
n : a stadium where bullfights take place

bullrush
n 1: tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa [syn: {cat's-tail}, {bulrush}, {nailrod}, {reed mace}, {reedmace}, {Typha latifolia}]
2: tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America [syn: {bulrush}, {common rush}, {soft rush}, {Juncus effusus}]

bull's eye
n 1: in target shooting: a score made by hitting the center of the target; "in repeated sets of five shots his numbers of bull's-eyes varied"
2: the center of a target [syn: {bull}]
3: something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal; "the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer"; "scored a bull's eye"; "hit the mark"; "the president's speech was a home run" [syn: {bell ringer}, {mark}, {home run}]

bullshit
n : obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull" [syn: {bull}, {Irish bull}, {horseshit}, {shit}, {crap}, {dogshit}]
v : talk through one's hat; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it" [syn: {bull}, {fake}] [also: {bullshitting}, {bullshitted}]

bullshitted
bullshit
n : obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull" [syn: {bull}, {Irish bull}, {horseshit}, {shit}, {crap}, {dogshit}]
v : talk through one's hat; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it" [syn: {bull}, {fake}] [also: {bullshitting}, {bullshitted}]

bullshitted
See {bullshit}

bullshitting
bullshit
n : obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull" [syn: {bull}, {Irish bull}, {horseshit}, {shit}, {crap}, {dogshit}]
v : talk through one's hat; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it" [syn: {bull}, {fake}] [also: {bullshitting}, {bullshitted}]

bullshitting
See {bullshit}

bullshot
n : a cocktail made with vodka and beef bouillon or consomme

bull-snake
n : any of several large harmless rodent-eating North American burrowing snakes [syn: {bull snake}]

bullterrier
n : a powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers [syn: {bull terrier}]

bullwhipped
See {bullwhip}

bullwhipping
See {bullwhip}

bully
adj : very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {corking}, {cracking}, {dandy}, {great}, {groovy}, {keen}, {neat}, {nifty}, {not bad(p)}, {peachy}, {slap-up}, {swell}, {smashing}]
n : a cruel and brutal fellow [syn: {tough}, {hooligan}, {ruffian}, {roughneck}, {rowdy}, {yob}, {yobo}, {yobbo}]
v 1: be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young" [syn: {strong-arm}, {browbeat}, {bullyrag}, {ballyrag}, {boss around}, {hector}, {push around}]
2: discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate [syn: {browbeat}, {swagger}] [also: {bullied}]

bully beef
n : beef cured or pickled in brine [syn: {corned beef}, {corn beef}]

bully off
v : start a game by a face-off [syn: {face off}]

bully pulpit
n : a public office of sufficiently high rank that it provides the holder with an opportunity to speak out and be listened to on any matter; "the American presidency is a bully pulpit"

bully tree
n : a hard-wooded tropical tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber [syn: {balata}, {balata tree}, {beefwood}, {Manilkara bidentata}]

bullyboy
n : a swaggering tough; usually one acting as an agent of a political faction

bullying
adj : noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others [syn: {blustery}]
n : the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something [syn: {intimidation}]

bullyrag
v : be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young" [syn: {strong-arm}, {bully}, {browbeat}, {ballyrag}, {boss around}, {hector}, {push around}] [also: {bullyragging}, {bullyragged}]

bullyragged
bullyrag
v : be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young" [syn: {strong-arm}, {bully}, {browbeat}, {ballyrag}, {boss around}, {hector}, {push around}] [also: {bullyragging}, {bullyragged}]

bullyragged
See {bullyrag}

bullyragging
bullyrag
v : be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young" [syn: {strong-arm}, {bully}, {browbeat}, {ballyrag}, {boss around}, {hector}, {push around}] [also: {bullyragging}, {bullyragged}]

bullyragging
See {bullyrag}

Bulnesia
n : palo santo [syn: {genus Bulnesia}]

Bulnesia sarmienti
n : South American tree of dry interior regions of Argentina and Paraguay having resinous heartwood used for incense [syn: {palo santo}]

bulrush
n 1: tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa [syn: {cat's-tail}, {bullrush}, {nailrod}, {reed mace}, {reedmace}, {Typha latifolia}]
2: tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America [syn: {bullrush}, {common rush}, {soft rush}, {Juncus effusus}]

bulrush millet
n : tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer [syn: {pearl millet}, {cattail millet}, {Pennisetum glaucum}, {Pennisetum Americanum}]

Bultmann
n : a Lutheran theologian in Germany (1884-1976) [syn: {Rudolf Bultmann}, {Rudolf Karl Bultmann}]

bulwark
n 1: an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down" [syn: {rampart}, {wall}]
2: a fence-like structure around a deck [syn: {bulwarks}]
3: a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away [syn: {breakwater}, {groin}, {groyne}, {mole}, {seawall}, {jetty}]
v : defend with a bulwark

bulwarks
n : a fence-like structure around a deck [syn: {bulwark}]

Bulwer-Lytton
n : English writer of historical romances (1803-1873) [syn: {Lytton}, {First Baron Lytton}, {Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton}]

bum
adj : of very poor quality [syn: {cheap}, {cheesy}, {chintzy}, {crummy}, {punk}, {sleazy}, {tinny}]
n 1: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" [syn: {rotter}, {dirty dog}, {rat}, {skunk}, {stinker}, {stinkpot}, {puke}, {crumb}, {lowlife}, {scum bag}, {so-and-so}, {git}]
2: a disreputable vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums" [syn: {tramp}, {hobo}]
3: person who does no work; "a lazy bum" [syn: {idler}, {loafer}, {do-nothing}, {layabout}]
4: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]
v 1: ask for and get free; be a parasite [syn: {mooch}, {cadge}, {grub}, {sponge}]
2: be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day" [syn: {bum around}, {bum about}, {arse around}, {arse about}, {fuck off}, {loaf}, {frig around}, {waste one's time}, {lounge around}, {loll}, {loll around}, {lounge about}] [also: {bumming}, {bummed}]

bum about
v : be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day" [syn: {bum}, {bum around}, {arse around}, {arse about}, {fuck off}, {loaf}, {frig around}, {waste one's time}, {lounge around}, {loll}, {loll around}, {lounge about}]

bum around
v : be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day" [syn: {bum}, {bum about}, {arse around}, {arse about}, {fuck off}, {loaf}, {frig around}, {waste one's time}, {lounge around}, {loll}, {loll around}, {lounge about}]

bumble
v 1: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub}, {screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle}, {fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up}, {bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up}, {fuck up}]
2: walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about" [syn: {stumble}, {falter}]
3: speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room" [syn: {stutter}, {stammer}, {falter}]

bumblebee
n : robust hairy social bee of temperate regions [syn: {humblebee}]

bumbler
n : someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence [syn: {bungler}, {blunderer}, {fumbler}, {stumbler}, {sad sack}, {botcher}, {butcher}, {fuckup}]

bumbling
adj : not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse [syn: {bungling}, {butterfingered}, {ham-fisted}, {ham-handed}, {handless}, {heavy-handed}, {left-handed}]

bumboat
n : a small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor

Bumelia
n : deciduous or evergreen American shrubs small trees having very hard wood and milky latex [syn: {genus Bumelia}]

Bumelia lanuginosa
n : deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico [syn: {false buckthorn}, {chittamwood}, {chittimwood}, {shittimwood}, {black haw}]

Bumelia lycioides
n : shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit [syn: {southern buckthorn}, {shittimwood}, {shittim}, {mock orange}]

bumf
n : toilet paper (often used for printed matter that might as well be used as toilet paper) [syn: {bumph}]

bummed
bum
adj : of very poor quality [syn: {cheap}, {cheesy}, {chintzy}, {crummy}, {punk}, {sleazy}, {tinny}]
n 1: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" [syn: {rotter}, {dirty dog}, {rat}, {skunk}, {stinker}, {stinkpot}, {puke}, {crumb}, {lowlife}, {scum bag}, {so-and-so}, {git}]
2: a disreputable vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums" [syn: {tramp}, {hobo}]
3: person who does no work; "a lazy bum" [syn: {idler}, {loafer}, {do-nothing}, {layabout}]
4: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]
v 1: ask for and get free; be a parasite [syn: {mooch}, {cadge}, {grub}, {sponge}]
2: be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day" [syn: {bum around}, {bum about}, {arse around}, {arse about}, {fuck off}, {loaf}, {frig around}, {waste one's time}, {lounge around}, {loll}, {loll around}, {lounge about}] [also: {bumming}, {bummed}]

bummed
See {bum}

bummer
n 1: an experience that is irritating or frustrating or disappointing; "having to stand in line so long was a real bummer"
2: a bad reaction to a hallucinogenic drug

bumming
bum
adj : of very poor quality [syn: {cheap}, {cheesy}, {chintzy}, {crummy}, {punk}, {sleazy}, {tinny}]
n 1: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" [syn: {rotter}, {dirty dog}, {rat}, {skunk}, {stinker}, {stinkpot}, {puke}, {crumb}, {lowlife}, {scum bag}, {so-and-so}, {git}]
2: a disreputable vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums" [syn: {tramp}, {hobo}]
3: person who does no work; "a lazy bum" [syn: {idler}, {loafer}, {do-nothing}, {layabout}]
4: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]
v 1: ask for and get free; be a parasite [syn: {mooch}, {cadge}, {grub}, {sponge}]
2: be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day" [syn: {bum around}, {bum about}, {arse around}, {arse about}, {fuck off}, {loaf}, {frig around}, {waste one's time}, {lounge around}, {loll}, {loll around}, {lounge about}] [also: {bumming}, {bummed}]

bumming
See {bum}

bump
n 1: a lump on the body caused by a blow
2: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form [syn: {bulge}, {hump}, {gibbosity}, {gibbousness}, {jut}, {prominence}, {protuberance}, {protrusion}, {extrusion}, {excrescence}]
3: an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle" [syn: {blow}]
v 1: knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree" [syn: {knock}]
2: come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day" [syn: {find}, {happen}, {chance}, {encounter}]
3: dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward; "bump and grind"
4: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sargeant" [syn: {demote}, {relegate}, {break}, {kick downstairs}] [ant: {promote}]
5: remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space" [syn: {dislodge}, {displace}]

bump around
v : shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game" [syn: {jar}, {shake up}]

bump into
v : collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole" [syn: {run into}, {jar against}, {butt against}, {knock against}]

bump off
v : kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" [syn: {murder}, {slay}, {hit}, {dispatch}, {polish off}, {remove}]

bump up
v : increase or raise; "OPEC bumped up the price of oil"

bumper
adj : extraordinarily abundant; "a bumper crop"
n 1: a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast); "we quaffed a bumper of ale"
2: a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage

bumper car
n : a small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged [syn: {Dodgem}]

bumper guard
n : vertical bars attached to a bumper to prevent locking bumpers with another vehicle

bumper jack
n : a jack for lifting a motor vehicle by the bumper

bumper-to-bumper
adj : used of traffic; "bumper-to-bumper traffic"

bumph
n : toilet paper (often used for printed matter that might as well be used as toilet paper) [syn: {bumf}]

bumpier
See {bumpy}

bumpier
bumpy
adj : characterized by rough motion; "a bumpy ride" [syn: {jarring}, {jolting}, {jolty}] [also: {bumpiest}, {bumpier}]

bumpiest
See {bumpy}

bumpiest
bumpy
adj : characterized by rough motion; "a bumpy ride" [syn: {jarring}, {jolting}, {jolty}] [also: {bumpiest}, {bumpier}]

bumpiness
n : the texture of a surface that has many bumps

bumpkin
n : not very intelligent or interested in culture [syn: {yokel}, {rube}, {hick}, {yahoo}, {hayseed}, {chawbacon}]

bumpkinly
adj : awkwardly simple and provincial; "bumpkinly country boys"; "rustic farmers"; "a hick town"; "the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists" [syn: {hick}, {rustic}, {unsophisticated}]

bumptious
adj : offensively self-assertive [syn: {self-assertive}]

bumptiously
adv : in a bumptious manner; "he behaved rather bumptiously and offended the hostess"

bumptiousness
n : offensive assertiveness [syn: {cockiness}, {pushiness}, {forwardness}]

bumpy
adj : characterized by rough motion; "a bumpy ride" [syn: {jarring}, {jolting}, {jolty}] [also: {bumpiest}, {bumpier}]

bun
n : small rounded bread either plain or sweet [syn: {roll}]

buna rubber
n : made by polymerizing butadiene

bunce
n : a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed lik an assembly line" [syn: {boom}, {bonanza}, {gold rush}, {gravy}, {godsend}, {manna from heaven}, {windfall}]

bunch
n 1: a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers" [syn: {clump}, {cluster}, {clustering}]
2: an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd" [syn: {crowd}, {crew}, {gang}]
3: any collection in its entirety; "she bought the whole caboodle" [syn: {lot}, {caboodle}]
v 1: form into a bunch; "The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom" [syn: {bunch together}, {bunch up}]
2: gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist"; "The students bunched up at the registration desk" [syn: {bunch up}, {bundle}, {cluster}, {clump}]

bunch grass
n : any of various grasses of many genera that grow in tufts or clumps rather than forming a sod or mat; chiefly of western United States [syn: {bunchgrass}]

bunch together
v : form into a bunch; "The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom" [syn: {bunch}, {bunch up}]

bunch up
v 1: form into a bunch; "The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom" [syn: {bunch together}, {bunch}]
2: gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist"; "The students bunched up at the registration desk" [syn: {bunch}, {bundle}, {cluster}, {clump}]

bunchberry
n : creeping red-berried perennial herb distinguished by clustered leaf whorls at tips of shoots; Greenland to Alaska [syn: {dwarf cornel}, {crackerberry}, {pudding berry}, {Cornus canadensis}]

Bunche
n : United States diplomat and United Nations official (1904-1971) [syn: {Ralph Bunche}, {Ralph Johnson Bunche}]

bunched
adj : occurring close together in bunches or clusters [syn: {bunchy}, {clustered}]

bunchgrass
n : any of various grasses of many genera that grow in tufts or clumps rather than forming a sod or mat; chiefly of western United States [syn: {bunch grass}]

bunchier
See {bunchy}

bunchier
bunchy
adj : occurring close together in bunches or clusters [syn: {bunched}, {clustered}] [also: {bunchiest}, {bunchier}]

bunchiest
See {bunchy}

bunchiest
bunchy
adj : occurring close together in bunches or clusters [syn: {bunched}, {clustered}] [also: {bunchiest}, {bunchier}]

bunchy
adj : occurring close together in bunches or clusters [syn: {bunched}, {clustered}] [also: {bunchiest}, {bunchier}]

bunco
n : a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco game}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {con}, {confidence trick}, {confidence game}, {con game}, {gyp}, {hustle}, {sting}, {flimflam}]
v : deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" [syn: {victimize}, {swindle}, {rook}, {goldbrick}, {nobble}, {diddle}, {defraud}, {scam}, {mulct}, {gyp}, {con}]

bunco game
n : a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {con}, {confidence trick}, {confidence game}, {con game}, {gyp}, {hustle}, {sting}, {flimflam}]

buncombe
n : unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) [syn: {bunk}, {bunkum}, {guff}, {rot}, {hogwash}]

bunde
See {bund}

Bundesbank
n : the central bank of Germany

bundle
n 1: a collection of things wrapped or boxed together [syn: {package}, {packet}, {parcel}]
2: a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing [syn: {sheaf}]
3: a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house" [syn: {pile}, {big bucks}, {megabucks}, {big money}]
v 1: make into a bundle; "he bundled up his few possessions" [syn: {bundle up}, {roll up}]
2: gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist"; "The students bunched up at the registration desk" [syn: {bunch}, {bunch up}, {cluster}, {clump}]
3: compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box" [syn: {pack}, {wad}, {compact}]
4: sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothed [syn: {practice bundling}]

bundle of His
n : a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles causing them to contract [syn: {atrioventricular bundle}, {atrioventricular trunk}, {truncus atrioventricularis}]

bundle off
v : send off unceremoniously

bundle up
v 1: make into a bundle; "he bundled up his few possessions" [syn: {bundle}, {roll up}]
2: dress warmly; "Mother bundled up the children for the long way to school"

bundled-up
adj : dressed warmly; "bundled-up sailors and soldiers"

bundling
n 1: a one-time custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing
2: the act of binding something into a bundle
3: the act of shoving hastily; "she complained about bundling the children off to school"

bun-fight
n : (Briticism) a grand formal party on an important occasion [syn: {bunfight}]

bunfight
n : (Briticism) a grand formal party on an important occasion [syn: {bun-fight}]

bung
n : a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask [syn: {spile}]
v 1: give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the agreed-on compensation; "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward" [syn: {tip}, {fee}]
2: close with a cork or stopper

bungaloid
adj : characterized by bungalows; "the bungaloid suburbs"

bungalow
n : a small house with a single story [syn: {cottage}]

Bungarus
n : kraits [syn: {genus Bungarus}]

Bungarus fasciatus
n : sluggish krait banded with black and yellow [syn: {banded krait}, {banded adder}]

bungee
n : an elasticized rope [syn: {bungee cord}]

bungee cord
n : an elasticized rope [syn: {bungee}]

bunghole
n : a hole in a barrel or cask; used to fill or empty it

bungle
n : an embarrassing mistake [syn: {blunder}, {blooper}, {bloomer}, {foul-up}, {fuckup}, {flub}, {botch}, {boner}, {boo-boo}]
v 1: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub}, {screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up}, {bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up}, {fuck up}]
2: spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly; "I bungled it!"

bungled
adj : spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness; "a bungled job" [syn: {botched}]

bungler
n : someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence [syn: {blunderer}, {fumbler}, {bumbler}, {stumbler}, {sad sack}, {botcher}, {butcher}, {fuckup}]

bunglesome
adj : difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape; "an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl" [syn: {awkward}, {clumsy}, {ungainly}]

bungling
adj 1: showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf" [syn: {clumsy}, {fumbling}, {incompetent}]
2: not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse [syn: {bumbling}, {butterfingered}, {ham-fisted}, {ham-handed}, {handless}, {heavy-handed}, {left-handed}]

bunion
n : a painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe

bunji-bunji
n : Australian timber tree whose bark yields a poison [syn: {Flindersia schottiana}]

bunk
n 1: a long trough for feeding cattle [syn: {feed bunk}]
2: a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers [syn: {berth}, {built in bed}]
3: a rough bed (as at a campsite)
4: unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) [syn: {bunkum}, {buncombe}, {guff}, {rot}, {hogwash}]
5: a message that seems to convey no meaning [syn: {nonsense}, {nonsensicality}, {meaninglessness}, {hokum}]
6: beds built one above the other [syn: {bunk bed}]
v 1: avoid paying; "beat the subway fare" [syn: {beat}]
2: provide with a bunk; "We bunked the children upstairs"
3: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" [syn: {run}, {scarper}, {turn tail}, {lam}, {run away}, {hightail it}, {head for the hills}, {take to the woods}, {escape}, {fly the coop}, {break away}]

bunk bed
n : beds built one above the other [syn: {bunk}]

bunk down
v : go to bed; "We bedded down at midnight" [syn: {bed down}]

bunk off
v : play truant from work or school; "The boy often plays hooky" [syn: {play hooky}]

bunker
n 1: a hazard on a golf course [syn: {sand trap}, {trap}]
2: a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground [syn: {dugout}]
v 1: hit a golf ball into a bunker
2: fill (a ship's bunker) with coal or oil
3: transfer cargo from a ship to a warehouse

Bunker Buster
n : a 5,000 pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to penetrate to a given depth before exploding; used to penetrate hardened underground faccilities [syn: {Guided Bomb Unit-28}, {GBU-28}]

Bunker Hill
n : the first important battle of the American War of Independence (1775); the British defeated the colonial forces [syn: {battle of Bunker Hill}]

bunker mentality
n : defensiveness resulting from repeated attacks; "after so many suicide bombings the Israelis have to resist developing a bunker mentality"

bunkmate
n : someone who occupies the same sleeping quarters as yourself

bunko
n : a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco game}, {bunko game}, {con}, {confidence trick}, {confidence game}, {con game}, {gyp}, {hustle}, {sting}, {flimflam}]

bunko game
n : a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco game}, {bunko}, {con}, {confidence trick}, {confidence game}, {con game}, {gyp}, {hustle}, {sting}, {flimflam}]

bunkum
n : unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) [syn: {bunk}, {buncombe}, {guff}, {rot}, {hogwash}]

bunny
n 1: a young waitress in a night club whose costume includes a rabbit-tail and ears [syn: {bunny girl}]
2: (usually informal) especially a young rabbit [syn: {bunny rabbit}]

bunny girl
n : a young waitress in a night club whose costume includes a rabbit-tail and ears [syn: {bunny}]

bunny hug
n : a syncopated ballroom dance formerly popular in the US

bunny rabbit
n : (usually informal) especially a young rabbit [syn: {bunny}]

buns
n : the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {can}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]

Bunsen
n 1: German chemist who with Kirchhoff pioneered spectrum analysis but is remembered mainly for his invention of the Bunsen burner (1811-1899) [syn: {Robert Bunsen}, {Robert Wilhelm Bunsen}]
2: a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air [syn: {bunsen burner}, {etna}]

bunsen burner
n : a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air [syn: {bunsen}, {etna}]

bunt
n 1: (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat
2: disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores [syn: {stinking smut}]
3: similar to Tilletia caries [syn: {stinking smut}, {Tilletia foetida}]
4: fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores [syn: {Tilletia caries}]
v 1: hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance [syn: {drag a bunt}]
2: to strike, thrust or shove against, often with head or horns; "He butted his sister out of the way" [syn: {butt}]

buntal
n : fine white Philippine fiber from stalks of unopened leaves of talipot palms; used in making hats

bunter
n : a batter who bunts

bunting
n 1: a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc.
2: any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North America

Bunuel
n : Spanish film director (1900-1983) [syn: {Luis Bunuel}]

bunya bunya
n 1: Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is hereditary property protected by law [syn: {bunya bunya tree}, {Araucaria bidwillii}]
2: nut tasting like roasted chestnuts; a staple food of Australian aborigines

bunya bunya tree
n : Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is hereditary property protected by law [syn: {bunya bunya}, {Araucaria bidwillii}]

Bunyan
n 1: English preacher and author of an allegorical novel, Pilgrim's Progress (1628-1688) [syn: {John Bunyan}]
2: a legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods of the United States and Canada; had a blue ox named Babe; "the lakes of Minnesota began when Paul Bunyan and Babe's footprints filled with water" [syn: {Paul Bunyan}]

Bunyaviridae
n : a large family of arboviruses that affect a wide range of hosts (mainly vertebrates and arthropods)

bunyavirus
n : an animal virus belonging to the family Bunyaviridae; can be used as a bioweapon

buoy
n : bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards
v 1: float on the surface of water
2: keep afloat; "The life vest buoyed him up" [syn: {buoy up}]
3: mark with a buoy

buoy up
v 1: make more cheerful [syn: {lighten}]
2: make more cheerful [syn: {lighten}] [ant: {weigh down}]
3: keep afloat; "The life vest buoyed him up" [syn: {buoy}]

buoyancy
n 1: cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface [syn: {perkiness}]
2: the property of something weightless and insubstantial [syn: {airiness}]
3: irrepressible liveliness and good spirit; "I admired his bouyancy and persistent good humor" [syn: {irrepressibility}]

buoyant
adj 1: tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas; "buoyant balloons"; "buoyant balsawood boats"; "a floaty scarf" [syn: {floaty}]
2: characterized by liveliness and light-heartedness; "buoyant spirits"; "his quick wit and chirpy humor"; "looking bright and well and chirpy"; "a perky little widow in her 70s" [syn: {chirpy}, {perky}]

buoyantly
adv : in a cheerfully buoyant manner; "we accepted the opportunity buoyantly" [syn: {chirpily}]

Buphthalmum
n : oxeye [syn: {genus Buphthalmum}]

Buphthalmum salicifolium
n : hairy Eurasian perennial having deep yellow daisies on lax willowy stems; found in the wild in open woodland and on rocky slopes [syn: {woodland oxeye}]

bur
n 1: seed vessel having hooks or prickles [syn: {burr}]
2: small bit used in dentistry or surgery [syn: {burr}]
v : remove the burrs from [syn: {burr}] [also: {burring}, {burred}]

bur grass
n : a grass of the genus Cenchrus [syn: {burgrass}]

bur marigold
n : any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing [syn: {burr marigold}, {beggar-ticks}, {beggar's-ticks}, {sticktight}]

bur oak
n : medium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed cups; yields tough close-grained wood [syn: {burr oak}, {mossy-cup oak}, {mossycup oak}, {Quercus macrocarpa}]

bur reed
n : marsh plant having elongated linear leaves and round prickly fruit

Bura
n : a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad [syn: {Pabir}]

Burbage
n : English actor who was the first to play the leading role in several of Shakespeare's tragedies (1567-1619) [syn: {Richard Burbage}]

Burbank
n : United States horticulturist who developed many new varieties of fruits and vegetables and flowers (1849-1926) [syn: {Luther Burbank}]

Burberry
n : a lightweight belted gabardine raincoat with a distinctive tartan lining; name for the original manufacturer

burble
v : flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks" [syn: {ripple}, {babble}, {guggle}, {bubble}, {gurgle}]

burbling
adj : uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm; "a novel told in burbly panting tones" [syn: {burbly}, {effusive}, {gushing}]

burbly
adj : uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm; "a novel told in burbly panting tones" [syn: {burbling}, {effusive}, {gushing}]

burbot
n : elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth [syn: {eelpout}, {ling}, {cusk}, {Lota lota}]

Burchell's zebra
n : of the plains of central and eastern Africa [syn: {common zebra}, {Equus Burchelli}]

burden
n 1: an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind" [syn: {load}, {encumbrance}, {incumbrance}, {onus}]
2: weight to be borne or conveyed [syn: {load}, {loading}]
3: the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work [syn: {effect}, {essence}, {core}, {gist}]
4: the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
v 1: weight down with a load [syn: {burthen}, {weight}, {weight down}] [ant: {unburden}]
2: impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend" [syn: {charge}, {saddle}]

burden of proof
n : the duty of proving a disputed charge

burdened
adj 1: bearing a heavy burden of work or difficulties or responsibilities; "she always felt burdened by the load of paper work" [ant: {unburdened}]
2: bearing a physically heavy weight or load; "tree limbs burdened with ice"; "a heavy-laden cart"; "loaded down with packages" [syn: {heavy-laden}, {loaded down}]

burdenless
adj : not encumbered with a physical burden or load [syn: {unburdened}]

burdensome
adj : not easily borne; wearing; "the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return"; "my duties weren't onerous; I only had to greet the guests"; "a taxing schedule" [syn: {onerous}, {taxing}]

burdensomeness
n : unwelcome burdensome difficulty [syn: {onerousness}, {oppressiveness}]

burdock
n : any of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout taproots and producing burs [syn: {clotbur}]

bureau
n 1: an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" [syn: {agency}, {federal agency}, {government agency}, {office}, {authority}]
2: furniture with drawers for keeping clothes [syn: {chest of drawers}, {chest}, {dresser}] [also: {bureaux} (pl)]

bureau de change
n : (French) an establishment where you can exchange foreign money

Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms
n : the law enforcement and tax collection agency of the Treasury Department that enforces federal laws concerning alcohol and tobacco products and firearms and explosives and arson [syn: {ATF}]

Bureau of Customs
n : the agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import tariffs [syn: {Customs Bureau}, {Customs Service}, {USCB}]

Bureau of Diplomatic Security
n : the bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas [syn: {DS}]

Bureau of Engraving and Printing
n : the agency of the Treasury Department that produces currency

Bureau of Intelligence and Research
n : an agency that is the primary source in the State Department for interpretive analyses of global developments and focal point for policy issues and activities of the Intelligence Community [syn: {INR}]

Bureau of Justice Assistance
n : the bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuse [syn: {BJA}]

Bureau of Justice Statistics
n : the agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policymakers [syn: {BJS}]

Bureau of the Census
n : the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States [syn: {Census Bureau}]

bureaucracy
n : nonelective government officials [syn: {bureaucratism}]

bureaucrat
n : an official of a bureaucracy [syn: {administrative official}]

bureaucratic
adj : of or relating to or resembling a bureaucrat or bureaucracy; "his bureaucratic behavior annoyed his colleagues"; "a bureaucratic nightmare"

bureaucratic procedure
n : needlessly time-consuming procedure [syn: {red tape}]

bureaucratically
adv 1: in a bureaucratic manner; "his bureaucratically petty behavior annoyed her"
2: with respect to bureaucracy; "it's bureaucratically complicated"

bureaucratism
n : nonelective government officials [syn: {bureaucracy}]

bureaux
See {bureau}

bureaux
bureau
n 1: an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" [syn: {agency}, {federal agency}, {government agency}, {office}, {authority}]
2: furniture with drawers for keeping clothes [syn: {chest of drawers}, {chest}, {dresser}] [also: {bureaux} (pl)]

bureaux de change
See {bureau de change}

buret
n : measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube with a tap at the bottom; used for titration [syn: {burette}]

burette
n : measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube with a tap at the bottom; used for titration [syn: {buret}]

burg
n : colloquial American term for a town; "I've lived in this burg all my life"

burgeon
v : grow and flourish; "The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population"

burgeon forth
v : produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted" [syn: {shoot}, {spud}, {germinate}, {pullulate}, {bourgeon}, {sprout}]

Burgess
n 1: English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993) [syn: {Anthony Burgess}]
2: a citizen of an English borough [syn: {burgher}]

burgh
n : a borough in Scotland

burgher
n 1: a citizen of an English borough [syn: {burgess}]
2: a member of the middle class [syn: {bourgeois}]

burglar
n : a thief who enters a building with intent to steal

burglar alarm
n 1: a loud warning signal produced by a burglar alarm; "they could hear the burglar alarm a mile away"
2: a warning device that is tripped off by the occurrence of a burglary

burglarious
adj : involving or resembling burglary; "burglarious tools"

burglarise
v : commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling [syn: {burglarize}, {burgle}, {heist}]

burglarize
v : commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling [syn: {burglarise}, {burgle}, {heist}]

burglarproof
adj : secure against burglary

burglary
n : entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property

burgle
v : commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling [syn: {burglarize}, {burglarise}, {heist}]

burgomaster
n : a mayor of a municipality in Germany or Holland or Flanders or Austria

burgoo
n 1: porridge made of rolled oats [syn: {oatmeal}]
2: a gathering at which burgoo stew is served
3: thick spicy stew of whatever meat and whatever vegetables are available; southern United States

Burgoyne
n : British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792) [syn: {John Burgoyne}, {Gentleman Johnny}]

burgrass
n : a grass of the genus Cenchrus [syn: {bur grass}]

burgrave
n 1: a nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right
2: the military governor of a German town in the 12th and 13th centuries

Burgundy
n 1: a former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines [syn: {Bourgogne}]
2: red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any similar wine made elsewhere) [syn: {Burgundy wine}]
3: a dark purplish red to blackish red

Burgundy sauce
n : reduced red wine with onions and parsley and thyme and butter [syn: {bourguignon}, {bourguignon sauce}]

Burgundy wine
n : red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any similar wine made elsewhere) [syn: {Burgundy}]

Burhinidae
n : large wading birds resembling the plovers: stone curlews [syn: {family Burhinidae}]

Burhinus
n : type genus of the Burhinidae: stone curlews [syn: {genus Burhinus}]

Burhinus oedicnemus
n : large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint [syn: {stone curlew}, {thick-knee}]

burial
n 1: the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave [syn: {entombment}, {inhumation}, {interment}, {sepulture}]
2: concealing something under the ground [syn: {burying}]

burial chamber
n : a chamber that is used as a grave [syn: {sepulcher}, {sepulchre}, {sepulture}]

burial garment
n : cloth used to cover a corpse in preparation for burial

burial ground
n : a tract of land used for burials [syn: {cemetery}, {graveyard}, {burial site}, {burying ground}, {memorial park}, {necropolis}]

burial mound
n : (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs [syn: {grave mound}, {barrow}, {tumulus}]

burial site
n : a tract of land used for burials [syn: {cemetery}, {graveyard}, {burial ground}, {burying ground}, {memorial park}, {necropolis}]

burial vault
n : a burial chamber (usually underground) [syn: {vault}]

buried
adj 1: covered from view; "her face buried (or hidden) in her hands"; "a secret buried deep within herself" [syn: {hidden}]
2: placed in a grave; "the hastily buried corpses" [syn: {inhumed}, {interred}] [ant: {unburied}]

buried
bury
v 1: cover from sight; "Afghani women buried under their burkas"
2: place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaos were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday" [syn: {entomb}, {inhume}, {inter}, {lay to rest}]
3: place in the earth and cover with soil; "They buried the stolen goods"
4: enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter" [syn: {immerse}, {swallow}, {swallow up}, {eat up}]
5: embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap" [syn: {sink}]
6: dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; "i tried to bury these unpleasant memories" [syn: {forget}] [ant: {remember}] [also: {buried}]

buried
See {bury}

burin
n : a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for engraving

Burk
n : United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903) [syn: {Martha Jane Burk}, {Burke}, {Martha Jane Burke}, {Calamity Jane}]

burka
n : a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan; "the Taliban forced all women to wear the burqa" [syn: {burqa}]

Burke
n 1: English statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797) [syn: {Edmund Burke}]
2: United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903) [syn: {Burk}, {Martha Jane Burk}, {Martha Jane Burke}, {Calamity Jane}]
v 1: murder without leaving a trace on the body
2: get rid of, silence, or suppress; "burke an issue"

burked
adj : suppressed quietly or indirectly [syn: {burked(p)}]

Burkina Faso
n : a desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa; was formerly Upper Volta under French rule but gained independence in 1960 [syn: {Upper Volta}]

Burkina Faso franc
n : the basic unit of money in Burkina Faso

burl
n 1: the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer
2: a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree
3: soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design [syn: {slub}, {knot}]
v : remove the burls from cloth

burlap
n : coarse jute fabric [syn: {gunny}]

burlap bag
n : a bag made of burlap [syn: {gunnysack}, {gunny sack}]

burled
adj : (of wood) have a pattern from the grain of a tree burl

burlesque
adj : relating to or characteristic of a burlesque; "burlesque theater"
n 1: a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)
2: a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way [syn: {parody}, {lampoon}, {spoof}, {sendup}, {mockery}, {takeoff}, {travesty}, {charade}, {pasquinade}, {put-on}]
v : make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers" [syn: {spoof}, {parody}]

burlier
See {burly}

burlier
burly
adj : muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term" [syn: {beefy}, {husky}, {strapping}, {buirdly}] [also: {burliest}, {burlier}]

burliest
See {burly}

burliest
burly
adj : muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term" [syn: {beefy}, {husky}, {strapping}, {buirdly}] [also: {burliest}, {burlier}]

Burlington
n : the largest city in Vermont; located in northwestern Vermont on Lake Champlain; site of the University of Vermont

burly
adj : muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term" [syn: {beefy}, {husky}, {strapping}, {buirdly}] [also: {burliest}, {burlier}]

Burma
n : a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal; "much opium is grown in Myanmar" [syn: {Myanmar}, {Union of Burma}]

Burma padauk
n : tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany [syn: {Burmese rosewood}, {Pterocarpus macrocarpus}]

Burmannia
n : type genus of the Burmanniaceae; slender herbs of warm regions with leaves resembling scales and flowers with a 3-angled or 3-winged perianth [syn: {genus Burmannia}]

Burmanniaceae
n : family of chiefly tropical herbs with basal leaves like bracts and small flowers [syn: {family Burmanniaceae}]

Burmeisteria
n : a genus of Dasypodidae [syn: {genus Burmeisteria}]

Burmeisteria retusa
n : of southern South America [syn: {greater pichiciego}]

Burmese
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Myanmar or its people; "the Burmese capital"; "Burmese tonal languages"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Myanmar
2: the official language of Burma

Burmese cat
n : a short-haired breed with body similar to the Siamese cat but having a solid dark brown or gray coat

Burmese rosewood
n : tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany [syn: {Burma padauk}, {Pterocarpus macrocarpus}]

Burmese-Yi
n : the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in northern Burma and Yunnan [syn: {Lolo-Burmese}]

burn
n 1: pain that feels hot as if it were on fire [syn: {burning}]
2: a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun [syn: {tan}, {suntan}, {sunburn}]
3: an injury cause by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
4: a burned place or area [syn: {burn mark}]
5: damage inflicted by burning
v 1: destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries" [syn: {fire}, {burn down}]
2: shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning" [syn: {glow}]
3: undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well" [syn: {combust}]
4: cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face" [syn: {bite}, {sting}]
5: cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels" [syn: {combust}]
6: feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion; "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies"
7: cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil" [syn: {incinerate}]
8: burn at the stake; "Witches were burned in Salem"
9: spend (significant amounts of money); "He has money to burn" 10: feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning" 11: burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart" [syn: {cauterize}, {cauterise}] 12: get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun [syn: {sunburn}] 13: create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD" [syn: {cut}] 14: use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise" [syn: {burn off}, {burn up}] 15: burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress" [also: {burnt}]

burn bag
n : a bag into which secret documents are placed before being burned

burn center
n : a center where patients with severe burns can be treated

burn down
v 1: burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire; "The hut burned down"; "The mountain of paper went up in flames" [syn: {burn up}, {go up}]
2: destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries" [syn: {burn}, {fire}]

burn mark
n : a burned place or area [syn: {burn}]

burn off
v 1: use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise" [syn: {burn}, {burn up}]
2: clear land of its vegetation by burning it off

burn out
v : melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew" [syn: {blow out}, {blow}]

burn plant
n : very short-stemmed plant with thick leaves with soothing mucilaginous juice; leaves develop spiny margins with maturity; native to Mediterranean region; grown widely in tropics and as houseplants [syn: {Aloe vera}]

burn up
v 1: burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity" [syn: {flare}, {flame up}, {blaze up}]
2: use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise" [syn: {burn off}, {burn}]
3: burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire; "The hut burned down"; "The mountain of paper went up in flames" [syn: {burn down}, {go up}]

burnable
adj : possible to burn [syn: {flammable}, {ignitable}, {ignitible}, {inflammable}]

burned
adj 1: having undergone oxidation; "burned powder" [syn: {burnt}] [ant: {unburned}]
2: injured by intense heat (as of fire or the sun); "his cracked, black burned lips"
3: treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point; "burnt sienna" [syn: {burnt}]
4: hardened by subjecting to intense heat; "baked bricks"; "burned bricks" [syn: {baked}, {burnt}]
5: destroyed or badly damaged by fire; "a row of burned houses"; "a charred bit of burnt wood"; "barricaded the street with burnt-out cars" [syn: {burnt}, {burned-out}, {burnt-out}]
6: ruined by overcooking; "she served us underdone bacon and burnt buscuits" [syn: {burnt}]

burned-out
adj 1: exhausted as a result of long-time stress; "she was burned-out before she was 30" [syn: {burnt-out}]
2: inoperative as a result of heat or friction; "a burned-out picture tube" [syn: {burnt-out}]
3: destroyed or badly damaged by fire; "a row of burned houses"; "a charred bit of burnt wood"; "barricaded the street with burnt-out cars" [syn: {burned}, {burnt}, {burnt-out}]

burner
n 1: an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse); "a diesel engine is an oil burner"
2: the heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking; "the electric range had one large burner and three smaller one"

burnet bloodwort
n : European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads [syn: {salad burnet}, {pimpernel}, {Poterium sanguisorba}]

Burnett
n : United States writer (born in England) remembered for her novels for children (1849-1924) [syn: {Frances Hodgson Burnett}, {Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett}]

Burnham
n : United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912) [syn: {Daniel Hudson Burnham}]

burning
adj 1: producing or having a painfully hot sensation; "begged for water to soothe his burning throat"
2: intensely hot; "a burning fever"; "the burning sand" [syn: {burning(a)}]
3: characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair" [syn: {ardent}, {burning(a)}, {fervent}, {fervid}, {fiery}, {impassioned}, {perfervid}, {torrid}]
4: lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming crackling fire"; "houses on fire" [syn: {ablaze(p)}, {afire(p)}, {aflame(p)}, {aflare(p)}, {alight(p)}, {blazing}, {flaming}, {on fire(p)}]
5: of immediate import; "burning issues of the day" [syn: {burning(a)}]
6: consuming fuel; used in combination; "coal-burning (or wood-burning) stoves"
n 1: the act of burning something; "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance" [syn: {combustion}]
2: pain that feels hot as if it were on fire [syn: {burn}]
3: a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light [syn: {combustion}]
4: execution by electricity [syn: {electrocution}]
5: execution by fire [syn: {burning at the stake}]

burning at the stake
n : execution by fire [syn: {burning}]

burning bush
n 1: (Old Testament) the bush that burned without being consumed and from which God spoke to Moses
2: deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds [syn: {wahoo}, {Euonymus atropurpureus}]
3: Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather [syn: {fraxinella}, {dittany}, {gas plant}, {Dictamnus alba}]
4: densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn [syn: {summer cypress}, {fire bush}, {fire-bush}, {belvedere}, {Bassia scoparia}, {Kochia scoparia}]

burnish
n : the property of being smooth and shiny [syn: {polish}, {gloss}, {glossiness}]
v : polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes" [syn: {buff}, {furbish}, {flush}]

burnished
adj : made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents" [syn: {bright}, {lustrous}, {shining}, {shiny}]

burnoose
n : a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors [syn: {burnous}, {burnouse}]

burnous
n : a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors [syn: {burnoose}, {burnouse}]

burnouse
n : a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors [syn: {burnous}, {burnoose}]

Burns
n 1: United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996) [syn: {George Burns}, {Nathan Birnbaum}]
2: celebrated Scottish poet (1759-1796) [syn: {Robert Burns}]

Burnside
n 1: United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881) [syn: {A. E. Burnside}, {Ambrose Everett Burnside}]
2: beard grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off) [syn: {sideburn}, {mutton chop}, {side-whiskers}]

burnt
burn
n 1: pain that feels hot as if it were on fire [syn: {burning}]
2: a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun [syn: {tan}, {suntan}, {sunburn}]
3: an injury cause by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
4: a burned place or area [syn: {burn mark}]
5: damage inflicted by burning
v 1: destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries" [syn: {fire}, {burn down}]
2: shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning" [syn: {glow}]
3: undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well" [syn: {combust}]
4: cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face" [syn: {bite}, {sting}]
5: cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels" [syn: {combust}]
6: feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion; "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies"
7: cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil" [syn: {incinerate}]
8: burn at the stake; "Witches were burned in Salem"
9: spend (significant amounts of money); "He has money to burn" 10: feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning" 11: burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart" [syn: {cauterize}, {cauterise}] 12: get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun [syn: {sunburn}] 13: create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD" [syn: {cut}] 14: use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise" [syn: {burn off}, {burn up}] 15: burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress" [also: {burnt}]

burnt
adj 1: ruined by overcooking; "she served us underdone bacon and burnt buscuits" [syn: {burned}]
2: having undergone oxidation; "burned powder" [syn: {burned}] [ant: {unburned}]
3: treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point; "burnt sienna" [syn: {burned}]
4: hardened by subjecting to intense heat; "baked bricks"; "burned bricks" [syn: {baked}, {burned}]
5: destroyed or badly damaged by fire; "a row of burned houses"; "a charred bit of burnt wood"; "barricaded the street with burnt-out cars" [syn: {burned}, {burned-out}, {burnt-out}]

burnt
See {burn}

burnt lime
n : a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide [syn: {calcium oxide}, {quicklime}, {lime}, {calx}, {calcined lime}, {fluxing lime}, {unslaked lime}]

burnt sienna
n 1: a shade of brown with a tinge of red [syn: {reddish brown}, {sepia}, {Venetian red}]
2: a reddish-brown pigment produced by roasting sienna

burnt umber
n 1: dark brown pigment obtained by heating umber
2: a medium to dark brown color [syn: {chocolate}, {coffee}, {deep brown}, {umber}]

burnt-out
adj 1: exhausted as a result of long-time stress; "she was burned-out before she was 30" [syn: {burned-out}]
2: inoperative as a result of heat or friction; "a burned-out picture tube" [syn: {burned-out}]
3: destroyed or badly damaged by fire; "a row of burned houses"; "a charred bit of burnt wood"; "barricaded the street with burnt-out cars" [syn: {burned}, {burnt}, {burned-out}]

burnup
n 1: a high-speed motorcycle race on a public road
2: the amount of fuel used up (as in a nuclear reactor)

burp
n : a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth [syn: {belch}, {belching}, {burping}, {eructation}]
v : expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table" [syn: {bubble}, {belch}, {eruct}]

burp gun
n : a fully automatic pistol; a small submachine gun [syn: {machine pistol}]

burping
n : a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth [syn: {belch}, {belching}, {burp}, {eructation}]

burqa
n : a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan; "the Taliban forced all women to wear the burqa" [syn: {burka}]

burr
n 1: seed vessel having hooks or prickles [syn: {bur}]
2: rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting
3: United States politician who served as Vice President under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836) [syn: {Aaron Burr}]
4: rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece
5: small bit used in dentistry or surgery [syn: {bur}]
v : remove the burrs from [syn: {bur}]

burr drill
n : a high speed drill that dentists use to cut into teeth [syn: {dentist's drill}]

burr marigold
n : any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing [syn: {bur marigold}, {beggar-ticks}, {beggar's-ticks}, {sticktight}]

burr oak
n : medium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed cups; yields tough close-grained wood [syn: {bur oak}, {mossy-cup oak}, {mossycup oak}, {Quercus macrocarpa}]

burrawong
n 1: large attractive palmlike evergreen cycad of New South Wales [syn: {Macrozamia spiralis}]
2: large attractive palmlike evergreen cycad of New South Wales [syn: {Macrozamia communis}]

burred
bur
n 1: seed vessel having hooks or prickles [syn: {burr}]
2: small bit used in dentistry or surgery [syn: {burr}]
v : remove the burrs from [syn: {burr}] [also: {burring}, {burred}]

burred
adj : having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" [syn: {barbed}, {barbellate}, {briary}, {briery}, {bristled}, {bristly}, {burry}, {prickly}, {setose}, {setaceous}, {spiny}, {thorny}]

burred
See {bur}

bur-reed family
n : coextensive with the genus Sparganium [syn: {Sparganiaceae}, {family Sparganiaceae}]

burrfish
n : any of several fishes having rigid flattened spines

burr-headed
adj : having a head of straight hair cut very short (hence bristly)

Burrhus Frederic Skinner
n : United States psychologist and a leading proponent of behaviorism (1904-1990) [syn: {Skinner}, {Fred Skinner}, {B. F. Skinner}]

burrier
See {burry}

burrier
burry
adj : having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" [syn: {barbed}, {barbellate}, {briary}, {briery}, {bristled}, {bristly}, {burred}, {prickly}, {setose}, {setaceous}, {spiny}, {thorny}] [also: {burriest}, {burrier}]

burriest
See {burry}

burriest
burry
adj : having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" [syn: {barbed}, {barbellate}, {briary}, {briery}, {bristled}, {bristly}, {burred}, {prickly}, {setose}, {setaceous}, {spiny}, {thorny}] [also: {burriest}, {burrier}]

Burrill Bernard Crohn
n : United States physician who specialized in diseases of the intestines; he was the first to describe regional ileitis which is now known as Crohn's disease (1884-1983) [syn: {Crohn}]

burring
bur
n 1: seed vessel having hooks or prickles [syn: {burr}]
2: small bit used in dentistry or surgery [syn: {burr}]
v : remove the burrs from [syn: {burr}] [also: {burring}, {burred}]

burring
See {bur}

burrito
n : a flour tortilla folded around a filling

burrlike
adj : resembling a burr; especially in being prickly

burro
n : small donkey used as a pack animal

burro deer
n : long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged antlers [syn: {mule deer}, {Odocoileus hemionus}]

Burroughs
n 1: United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997) [syn: {William Burroughs}, {William S. Burroughs}, {William Seward Burroughs}]
2: United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898) [syn: {William Seward Burroughs}]
3: United States novelist and author of the Tarzan stories (1875-1950) [syn: {Edgar Rice Burroughs}]

burrow
n : a hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter [syn: {tunnel}]
v : move through by or as by digging; "burrow through the forest" [syn: {tunnel}]

burry
adj : having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" [syn: {barbed}, {barbellate}, {briary}, {briery}, {bristled}, {bristly}, {burred}, {prickly}, {setose}, {setaceous}, {spiny}, {thorny}] [also: {burriest}, {burrier}]

Bursa
n 1: a city in northwestern Turkey [syn: {Brusa}]
2: a small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of the body especially at joints

bursa omentalis
n : an isolated part of the peritoneal cavity that is dorsal to the stomach [syn: {omental bursa}, {lesser peritoneal cavity}]

bursae
See {bursa}

bursal
adj : relating to or affecting a bursa

bursar
n : the treasurer at a college or university

bursary
n : the treasury of a public institution or religious order

Bursera
n : type genus of Burseraceae; tropical and subtropical American shrubs and trees some yielding timber and gum elemi [syn: {genus Bursera}]

Bursera microphylla
n : small tree or shrub of the southwestern United States having a spicy odor and odd-pinnate leaves and small clusters of white flowers [syn: {elephant tree}]

Bursera simaruba
n : tropical American tree yielding a reddish resin used in cements and varnishes [syn: {gumbo-limbo}]

Burseraceae
n : resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees [syn: {family Burseraceae}, {torchwood family}]

bursiform
adj : shaped like a pouch [syn: {pouch-shaped}, {pouchlike}, {saclike}]

bursitis
n : inflammation of a bursa; frequently in the shoulder

burst
adj : suddenly and violently broken open especially from internal pressure (`busted' is an informal term for `burst'); "a burst balloon"; "burst pipes"; "burst seams"; "a ruptured appendix"; "a busted balloon" [syn: {ruptured}, {busted}]
n 1: the act of exploding or bursting something; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft" [syn: {explosion}]
2: rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" [syn: {fusillade}, {salvo}, {volley}]
3: a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning" [syn: {fit}]
4: a sudden violent happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning" [syn: {outburst}, {flare-up}]
v 1: break open or apart suddenly; "The bubble burst" [syn: {split}, {break open}]
2: force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger" [syn: {break}, {erupt}]
3: burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded" [syn: {explode}] [ant: {implode}]
4: move suddenly, energetically, or violently; "He burst out of the house into the cool night"
5: be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers" [syn: {abound}, {bristle}]
6: emerge suddenly; "The sun burst into view"
7: cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe" [syn: {collapse}]
8: break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst" [syn: {bust}]

burst forth
v 1: jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone); "The attackers leapt out from the bushes" [syn: {leap out}, {rush out}, {sally out}]
2: be unleashed; burst forth with violence or noise; "His anger exploded" [syn: {explode}, {break loose}]
3: burst forth into or as if into flower; "These manifestations effloresced in the past" [syn: {effloresce}]

burst in on
v : spring suddenly; "He burst upon our conversation" [syn: {burst upon}]

burst out
v 1: give sudden release to an expression; "We burst out laughing"; "'I hate you,' she burst out"
2: appear suddenly; "Spring popped up everywhere in the valley" [syn: {pop out}]
3: erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism" [syn: {erupt}, {irrupt}, {flare up}, {flare}, {break open}]

burst upon
v : spring suddenly; "He burst upon our conversation" [syn: {burst in on}]

burster
n : a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains" [syn: {charge}, {bursting charge}, {explosive charge}]

bursting
adj : (of munitions) going off; "bursting bombs"; "an exploding nuclear device"; "a spectacular display of detonating anti-tank mines" [syn: {detonating}, {exploding}]

bursting charge
n : a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains" [syn: {charge}, {burster}, {explosive charge}]

bursting explosive
n : a high explosive that is used to damage the target that is under attack [syn: {disrupting explosive}]

Burt
n : English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said to have used fabricated data (1883-1971) [syn: {Cyril Burt}, {Cyril Lodowic Burt}]

burthen
n : a variant of `burden'
v : weight down with a load [syn: {burden}, {weight}, {weight down}] [ant: {unburden}]

Burton
n 1: English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890) [syn: {Richard Burton}, {Sir Richard Burton}, {Sir Richard Francis Burton}]
2: Welsh film actor who often co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor (1925-1984) [syn: {Richard Burton}]
3: a strong dark English ale

Burundi
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Burundi or its people; "the Burundi capital" [syn: {Burundian}]
n : a landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika [syn: {Republic of Burundi}]

Burundi franc
n : the basic unit of money in Burundi

Burundian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Burundi or its people; "the Burundi capital" [syn: {Burundi}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Burundi

burunduki
n : terrestrial Siberian squirrel [syn: {baronduki}, {baranduki}, {barunduki}, {Eutamius asiaticus}, {Eutamius sibiricus}]

burweed marsh elder
n : tall annual marsh elder common in moist rich soil is central North America that can cause contact dermatitis; produces much pollen that is a major cause of hay fever [syn: {false ragweed}, {Iva xanthifolia}]

bury
v 1: cover from sight; "Afghani women buried under their burkas"
2: place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaos were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday" [syn: {entomb}, {inhume}, {inter}, {lay to rest}]
3: place in the earth and cover with soil; "They buried the stolen goods"
4: enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter" [syn: {immerse}, {swallow}, {swallow up}, {eat up}]
5: embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap" [syn: {sink}]
6: dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; "i tried to bury these unpleasant memories" [syn: {forget}] [ant: {remember}] [also: {buried}]

burying
n : concealing something under the ground [syn: {burial}]

burying ground
n : a tract of land used for burials [syn: {cemetery}, {graveyard}, {burial site}, {burial ground}, {memorial park}, {necropolis}]

bus
n 1: a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: {autobus}, {coach}, {charabanc}, {double-decker}, {jitney}, {motorbus}, {motorcoach}, {omnibus}]
2: the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar [syn: {bus topology}]
3: an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits; "the busbar in this computer can transmit data either way between any two components of the system" [syn: {busbar}]
4: a car that is old and unreliable; "the fenders had fallen off that old bus" [syn: {jalopy}, {heap}]
v 1: send or move around by bus; "The children were bussed to school"
2: ride in a bus
3: remove used dishes from the table in restaurants [also: {busses} (pl)]

bus company
n : a public utility providing local transportation [syn: {bus service}]

bus depot
n : a terminal that serves bus passengers [syn: {bus terminal}, {bus station}, {coach station}]

bus driver
n : someone who drives a bus [syn: {busman}]

bus fare
n : the fare charged for riding a bus or streetcar [syn: {carfare}]

bus lane
n : a traffic lane intended for buses only

bus line
n : an organization responsible for operating a bus transportation system

bus route
n : the route regularly followed by a passenger bus

bus service
n : a public utility providing local transportation [syn: {bus company}]

bus station
n : a terminal that serves bus passengers [syn: {bus terminal}, {bus depot}, {coach station}]

bus stop
n : a place on a bus route where buses stop to discharge and take on passengers

bus terminal
n : a terminal that serves bus passengers [syn: {bus depot}, {bus station}, {coach station}]

bus ticket
n : a ticket good for a ride on a bus

bus topology
n : the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar [syn: {bus}]

bus traffic
n : buses coming and going

busbar
n : an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits; "the busbar in this computer can transmit data either way between any two components of the system" [syn: {bus}]

busboy
n : a restaurant attendant who sets tables and assists waiters and clears away dirty dishes [syn: {waiter's assistant}]

busby
n : tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions [syn: {bearskin}, {shako}]

bush
adj : not of the highest quality or sophistication [syn: {bush-league}]
n 1: a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches [syn: {shrub}]
2: a large wilderness area
3: dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes [syn: {scrub}, {chaparral}]
4: 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946) [syn: {George Bush}, {George W. Bush}, {George Walker Bush}, {President Bush}, {President George W. Bush}, {Dubyuh}, {Dubya}]
5: United States electrical engineer who designed an early analogue computer and who led the scientific program of the United States during World War II (1890-1974) [syn: {Vannevar Bush}]
6: Vice President under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924) [syn: {George Bush}, {George H.W. Bush}, {George Herbert Walker Bush}, {President Bush}]
7: hair growing in the pubic area [syn: {pubic hair}, {crotch hair}]
v : provide with a bushing

Bush administration
n : the executive under President Bush

bush baby
n : agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears [syn: {galago}, {bushbaby}]

bush clover
n : shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States [syn: {lespedeza}]

bush hibiscus
n : southern and western Australian shrub with unlobed or shallowly lobed toothed leaves and purple flowers; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus [syn: {Radyera farragei}, {Hibiscus farragei}]

bush honeysuckle
n 1: a honeysuckle shrub of southern Russia to central Asia [syn: {Tartarian honeysuckle}, {Lonicera tatarica}]
2: bush honeysuckle of southeastern United States having large crowded clusters of sulfur-yellow flowers [syn: {Diervilla sessilifolia}]
3: spreading bush of northeastern United States having small clusters of fragrant green-yellow flowers [syn: {Diervilla lonicera}]

bush jacket
n : a loose fitting jacket; resembles a shirt with four patch pockets and a belt

bush lawyer
n : stout-stemmed trailing shrub of New Zealand that scrambles over other growth [syn: {lawyerbush}, {lawyer bush}, {Rubus cissoides}, {Rubus australis}]

bush league
n : a league of teams that do not belong to a major league (especially baseball) [syn: {minor league}, {minors}]

bush leaguer
n : a player on a minor-league baseball team [syn: {minor leaguer}]

bush nasturtium
n : annual with deep yellow flowers smaller than the common garden nasturtium [syn: {Tropaeolum minus}]

bush out
v : grow outward; "the plant quickly bushed out"

bush pea
n : any of various plants of the genus Thermopsis having trifoliate leaves and yellow or purple racemose flowers

bush poppy
n : evergreen shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico often cultivated for its fragrant golden yellow flowers [syn: {tree poppy}]

bush shrike
n : African shrike

bush tit
n : active gray titmice of western North America [syn: {bushtit}]

bush vetch
n : European purple-flowered with slender stems; occurs as a weed in hedges [syn: {Vicia sepium}]

bush violet
n : any of several herbs of the genus Browallia cultivated for their blue or violet or white flowers [syn: {browallia}]

bush willow
n 1: small South African tree having creamy yellow fragrant flowers usually growing on stream banks [syn: {Combretum erythrophyllum}]
2: small deciduous tree of the Transvaal having spikes of yellow flowers [syn: {Combretum appiculatum}]

bushbaby
n : agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears [syn: {galago}, {bush baby}]

bushbok
See {boschbok}

bushboks
See {boschbok}

bushbuck
n : antelope with white markings like a harness and twisted horns [syn: {guib}, {Tragelaphus scriptus}]

bushed
adj : very tired; "was all in at the end of the day"; "so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere"; "bushed after all that exercise"; "I'm dead after that long trip" [syn: {all in(p)}, {beat(p)}, {bushed(p)}, {dead(p)}]

bushel
n 1: a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
2: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks
3: a basket large enough to hold a bushel [syn: {bushel basket}]
v : restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" [syn: {repair}, {mend}, {fix}, {doctor}, {furbish up}, {restore}, {touch on}] [ant: {break}] [also: {bushelling}, {bushelled}]

bushel basket
n : a basket large enough to hold a bushel [syn: {bushel}]

bushelled
bushel
n 1: a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
2: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks
3: a basket large enough to hold a bushel [syn: {bushel basket}]
v : restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" [syn: {repair}, {mend}, {fix}, {doctor}, {furbish up}, {restore}, {touch on}] [ant: {break}] [also: {bushelling}, {bushelled}]

bushelled
See {bushel}

bushelling
bushel
n 1: a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
2: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks
3: a basket large enough to hold a bushel [syn: {bushel basket}]
v : restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" [syn: {repair}, {mend}, {fix}, {doctor}, {furbish up}, {restore}, {touch on}] [ant: {break}] [also: {bushelling}, {bushelled}]

bushelling
See {bushel}

Bushido
n : traditional code of the Japanese samurai which stressed courage and loyalty and self-discipline and simple living

bushier
See {bushy}

bushier
bushy
adj 1: used of hair; thick and poorly groomed; "bushy locks"; "a shaggy beard" [syn: {shaggy}]
2: resembling a bush in being thickly branched and spreading [also: {bushiest}, {bushier}]

bushiest
See {bushy}

bushiest
bushy
adj 1: used of hair; thick and poorly groomed; "bushy locks"; "a shaggy beard" [syn: {shaggy}]
2: resembling a bush in being thickly branched and spreading [also: {bushiest}, {bushier}]

bushing
n 1: an insulating liner in an opening through which conductors pass
2: a cylindrical metal lining used to reduce friction [syn: {cylindrical lining}]

bush-league
adj : not of the highest quality or sophistication [syn: {bush}]

Bushman
n 1: a member of the race of nomadic hunters and gatherers who live in southern Africa
2: a dweller in the Australian bush country

bushman's poison
n : evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa [syn: {ordeal tree}, {Acocanthera oppositifolia}, {Acocanthera venenata}]

Bushnell
n : American inventor who in 1775 designed a man-propelled submarine that was ineffectual but subsequently earned him recognition as a submarine pioneer (1742-1824) [syn: {David Bushnell}, {Father of the Submarine}]

bushtit
n : active gray titmice of western North America [syn: {bush tit}]

bushwhack
v 1: wait in hiding to attack [syn: {ambush}, {scupper}, {waylay}, {lurk}, {ambuscade}, {lie in wait}]
2: live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla
3: cut one's way through the woods or bush

bushwhacker
n 1: a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person [syn: {hillbilly}]
2: a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War

bushwhacking
adj : lying in ambush; "bushwhacking guerrillas attacking from ambush"

bushy
adj 1: used of hair; thick and poorly groomed; "bushy locks"; "a shaggy beard" [syn: {shaggy}]
2: resembling a bush in being thickly branched and spreading [also: {bushiest}, {bushier}]

bushy aster
n : stiff perennial of the eastern United States having small linear leaves and numerous tiny white flower heads [syn: {Aster dumosus}]

bushytail woodrat
n : any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects [syn: {packrat}, {pack rat}, {trade rat}, {Neotoma cinerea}]

busied
busy
adj 1: actively or fully engaged or occupied; "busy with her work"; "a busy man"; "too busy to eat lunch"; "the line is busy" [ant: {idle}]
2: overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design" [syn: {fussy}]
3: intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people's business" [syn: {interfering}, {meddlesome}, {meddling}, {officious}, {busybodied}]
4: crowdedwith or characterized by much activity; "a very busy week"; "a busy life"; "a busy street"; "a busy seaport"
5: (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line); "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal" [syn: {engaged}, {in use(p)}]
v : keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection" [syn: {occupy}] [also: {busied}, {busiest}, {busier}]

busied
See {busy}

busier
See {busy}

busier
busy
adj 1: actively or fully engaged or occupied; "busy with her work"; "a busy man"; "too busy to eat lunch"; "the line is busy" [ant: {idle}]
2: overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design" [syn: {fussy}]
3: intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people's business" [syn: {interfering}, {meddlesome}, {meddling}, {officious}, {busybodied}]
4: crowdedwith or characterized by much activity; "a very busy week"; "a busy life"; "a busy street"; "a busy seaport"
5: (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line); "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal" [syn: {engaged}, {in use(p)}]
v : keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection" [syn: {occupy}] [also: {busied}, {busiest}, {busier}]

busiest
See {busy}

busiest
busy
adj 1: actively or fully engaged or occupied; "busy with her work"; "a busy man"; "too busy to eat lunch"; "the line is busy" [ant: {idle}]
2: overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design" [syn: {fussy}]
3: intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people's business" [syn: {interfering}, {meddlesome}, {meddling}, {officious}, {busybodied}]
4: crowdedwith or characterized by much activity; "a very busy week"; "a busy life"; "a busy street"; "a busy seaport"
5: (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line); "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal" [syn: {engaged}, {in use(p)}]
v : keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection" [syn: {occupy}] [also: {busied}, {busiest}, {busier}]

busily
adv : in a busy manner; "they were busily engaged in buying souvenirs"

business
n 1: a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern" [syn: {concern}, {business concern}, {business organization}, {business organisation}]
2: the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" [syn: {commercial enterprise}, {business enterprise}]
3: business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree" [syn: {business sector}]
4: the volume of business activity; "business is good today"; "show me where the business was today"
5: a rightful concern or responsibility; "it's none of your business"; "mind your own business"
6: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business" [syn: {occupation}, {job}, {line of work}, {line}]
7: an immediate objective; "gossip was the main business of the evening"
8: incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious" [syn: {stage business}, {byplay}]
9: customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele" [syn: {clientele}, {patronage}]

business activity
n : activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise [syn: {commercial activity}]

business address
n : the address at which a business is located

business agent
n : an agent who handles business affairs for another; especially one who deals with employers

business card
n : a card on which are printed the person's name and business affiliation

business college
n : a school for teaching the clerical aspects of business and commerce

business community
n : the body of individuals who manage businesses [syn: {businessmen}]

business concern
n : a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern" [syn: {business}, {concern}, {business organization}, {business organisation}]

business cycle
n : recurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of recession and recovery and growth and decline [syn: {trade cycle}]

business data processing
n : data processing in accounting or business management [syn: {administrative data processing}]

business deal
n : a particular instance of buying or selling; "it was a package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he's a master of the business deal" [syn: {deal}, {trade}]

business deduction
n : tax write-off for expenses of doing business

business department
n : a division of a business firm

business district
n : the commercial center of a town or city [syn: {downtown}]

business editor
n : the newspaper editor responsible for business news

business enterprise
n : the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" [syn: {commercial enterprise}, {business}]

business establishment
n : an establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered [syn: {place of business}]

business executive
n : an executive in a business corporation [syn: {corporate executive}]

business expense
n : ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in a taxpayer's business or trade [syn: {trade expense}]

business firm
n : members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house" [syn: {firm}, {house}]

business index
n : a statistical compilation that provides a context for economic or financial conditions; "this business index is computed relative to the base year of 1995"

business interruption insurance
n : insurance that provides protection for the loss of profits and continuing fixed expenses resulting from a break in commerical activities due to the occurrence of a peril

business leader
n : a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" [syn: {baron}, {big businessman}, {king}, {magnate}, {mogul}, {power}, {top executive}, {tycoon}]

business letter
n : a letter dealing with business

business life
n : a career in industrial or commercial or professional activities [syn: {professional life}]

business line
n : a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes" [syn: {line}, {product line}, {line of products}, {line of merchandise}, {line of business}]

business loan
n : a bank loan granted for the use of a business [syn: {commercial loan}]

business lunch
n : lunch (usually at a restaurant) where business is discussed and the cost is charged as a business expense

business news
n : news about businesses and investments

business office
n : place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; "he rented an office in the new building" [syn: {office}]

business organisation
n : a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern" [syn: {business}, {concern}, {business concern}, {business organization}]

business organization
n : a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern" [syn: {business}, {concern}, {business concern}, {business organisation}]

business people
n : people who transact business (especially business executives) [syn: {businesspeople}]

business relation
n : a relation between different business enterprises

business relationship
n : a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services; "he asked to see the executive who handled his account" [syn: {account}]

business school
n : a graduate school offering study leading to a degree of Master in Business Administration

business sector
n : business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree" [syn: {business}]

business suit
n : a suit of clothes traditionally worn by businessmen

business traveler
n : a traveler whose expenses are paid by the business he works for

businesslike
adj 1: exhibiting methodical and systematic characteristics that would be useful in business
2: not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal [syn: {earnest}]

businessman
n : a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive) [syn: {man of affairs}]

businessmen
n : the body of individuals who manage businesses [syn: {business community}]

businesspeople
n : people who transact business (especially business executives) [syn: {business people}]

businessperson
n : a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise [syn: {bourgeois}]

businesswoman
n : a female businessperson

busker
n : a person who entertains people for money in public places (as by singing or dancing)

buskin
n : a boot reaching halfway up to the knee [syn: {chukka boot}, {combat boot}, {desert boot}, {half boot}, {top boot}]

busload
n : the quantity of cargo or the number of passengers that a bus can carry

busman
n : someone who drives a bus [syn: {bus driver}]

busman's holiday
n : a holiday where you do the same things you do at work

BuSpar
n : a drug (trade name BuSpar) designed specifically for anxiety [syn: {buspirone}]

buspirone
n : a drug (trade name BuSpar) designed specifically for anxiety [syn: {BuSpar}]

buss
n : the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) [syn: {kiss}, {osculation}]
v : touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.; "The newly married couple kissed"; "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room" [syn: {kiss}, {osculate}]

busses
See {bus}

busses
bus
n 1: a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: {autobus}, {coach}, {charabanc}, {double-decker}, {jitney}, {motorbus}, {motorcoach}, {omnibus}]
2: the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar [syn: {bus topology}]
3: an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits; "the busbar in this computer can transmit data either way between any two components of the system" [syn: {busbar}]
4: a car that is old and unreliable; "the fenders had fallen off that old bus" [syn: {jalopy}, {heap}]
v 1: send or move around by bus; "The children were bussed to school"
2: ride in a bus
3: remove used dishes from the table in restaurants [also: {busses} (pl)]

bust
adj : lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term" [syn: {broke}, {skint}, {stone-broke}, {stony-broke}]
n 1: a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop" [syn: {flop}]
2: a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
3: an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days" [syn: {tear}, {binge}, {bout}]
v 1: ruin completely; "He busted my radio!" [syn: {break}] [ant: {repair}]
2: search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house" [syn: {raid}]
3: separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" [syn: {tear}, {rupture}, {snap}]
4: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" [syn: {break}, {wear}, {wear out}, {fall apart}]
5: break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst" [syn: {burst}]

bust up
v : smash or break forcefully; "The kid busted up the car" [syn: {wreck}, {wrack}]

bustard
n : large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight; classified with wading birds but frequents grassy steppes

bustard quail
n : small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains [syn: {button quail}, {button-quail}, {hemipode}]

busted
adj 1: (used informally especially of bones) fractured; "my arm is busted"; "I got my head busted in the fight"; "can't play with a busted baseball bat"
2: suddenly and violently broken open especially from internal pressure (`busted' is an informal term for `burst'); "a burst balloon"; "burst pipes"; "burst seams"; "a ruptured appendix"; "a busted balloon" [syn: {burst}, {ruptured}]
3: out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken'); "a broken washing machine"; "the coke machine is broken"; "the coke machine is busted" [syn: {broken}]

buster
n 1: an informal form of address for a man; "Say, fellow, what are you doing?"; "Hey buster, what's up?" [syn: {fellow}]
2: a robust child
3: a person who breaks horses [syn: {broncobuster}]
4: a person (or thing) that breaks up or overpowers something; "dam buster"; "sanction buster"; "crime buster"
5: a person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically [syn: {baby buster}]

Buster Keaton
n : United States comedian and actor in silent films noted for his acrobatic skills and deadpan face (1895-1966) [syn: {Keaton}, {Joseph Francis Keaton}]

bustier
See {busty}

bustier
busty
adj : (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves; "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight dress" [syn: {bosomy}, {buxom}, {curvaceous}, {curvy}, {full-bosomed}, {sonsie}, {sonsy}, {voluptuous}, {well-endowed}] [also: {bustiest}, {bustier}]

bustiest
See {busty}

bustiest
busty
adj : (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves; "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight dress" [syn: {bosomy}, {buxom}, {curvaceous}, {curvy}, {full-bosomed}, {sonsie}, {sonsy}, {voluptuous}, {well-endowed}] [also: {bustiest}, {bustier}]

bustle
n 1: a rapid bustling commotion [syn: {hustle}, {flurry}, {ado}, {fuss}, {stir}]
2: a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt
v : move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance" [syn: {bustle about}, {hustle}]

bustle about
v : move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance" [syn: {bustle}, {hustle}]

bustling
adj : full of energetic and noisy activity; "a bustling city"

bust-up
n : a serious quarrel (especially one that ends a friendship)

bust-up takeover
n : a leveraged buyout in which the target company's assets are sold to repay the loan that financed the takeover

busty
adj : (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves; "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight dress" [syn: {bosomy}, {buxom}, {curvaceous}, {curvy}, {full-bosomed}, {sonsie}, {sonsy}, {voluptuous}, {well-endowed}] [also: {bustiest}, {bustier}]

busy
adj 1: actively or fully engaged or occupied; "busy with her work"; "a busy man"; "too busy to eat lunch"; "the line is busy" [ant: {idle}]
2: overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design" [syn: {fussy}]
3: intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people's business" [syn: {interfering}, {meddlesome}, {meddling}, {officious}, {busybodied}]
4: crowdedwith or characterized by much activity; "a very busy week"; "a busy life"; "a busy street"; "a busy seaport"
5: (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line); "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal" [syn: {engaged}, {in use(p)}]
v : keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection" [syn: {occupy}] [also: {busied}, {busiest}, {busier}]

busy bee
n : an alert and energetic person [syn: {eager beaver}, {live wire}, {sharpie}, {sharpy}]

busybodied
adj : intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people's business" [syn: {interfering}, {meddlesome}, {meddling}, {officious}, {busy}]

busybody
n : a person who meddles in the affairs of others [syn: {nosy-parker}, {nosey-parker}]

busyness
n : the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity; "they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers"; "there is a constant hum of military preparation" [syn: {hum}]

busywork
n : active work of little value; "while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork" [syn: {make-work}]

but
adv : and nothing more; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment" [syn: {merely}, {simply}, {just}, {only}]

but then
adv : (contrastive) from another point of view; "on the other hand, she is too ambitious for her own good"; "then again, she might not go" [syn: {on the other hand}, {then again}] [ant: {on the one hand}]

butacaine
n : a white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membranes as a local anesthetic [syn: {butacaine sulfate}]

butacaine sulfate
n : a white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membranes as a local anesthetic [syn: {butacaine}]

butadiene
n : a gaseous hydrocarbon C4H6; used in making synthetic rubbers

butane
n : occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels

butanoic acid
n : an unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter [syn: {butyric acid}]

butanol
n : a flammable alcohol derived from butanes and used for solvents [syn: {butyl alcohol}]

butanone
n : colorless soluble flammable liquid ketone used as a solvent for resins and as a paint remover and in lacquers and cements and adhesives and cleaning fluids and celluloid [syn: {methyl ethyl ketone}]

butat
n : 100 bututs equal 1 dalasi [syn: {butut}]

Butazolidin
n : anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Butazolidin) [syn: {phenylbutazone}]

butch
adj 1: used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner [syn: {macho}]
2: pejorative synonym for lesbian
n : offensive terms for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine [syn: {dike}, {dyke}]

butcher
n 1: a retailer of meat [syn: {meatman}]
2: a brutal indiscriminate murderer
3: a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market [syn: {slaughterer}]
4: someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence [syn: {bungler}, {blunderer}, {fumbler}, {bumbler}, {stumbler}, {sad sack}, {botcher}, {fuckup}]
v : kill (animals) usually for food consumption; "They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter" [syn: {slaughter}]

butcher block
n : a thick wooden slab formed by bonding together thick laminated strips of unpainted hardwood [syn: {butcher board}]

butcher board
n : a thick wooden slab formed by bonding together thick laminated strips of unpainted hardwood [syn: {butcher block}]

Butcher Cumberland
n : English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765) [syn: {Cumberland}, {William Augustus}, {Duke of Cumberland}]

butcher knife
n : a large sharp knife for cutting or trimming meat

butcher paper
n : a strong wrapping paper that resists penetration by blood or meat fluids

butcher shop
n : a shop in which meat and poultry (and sometimes fish) are sold [syn: {meat market}]

butcherbird
n 1: shrikes that impale their prey on thorns
2: large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns

butchering
n : the business of a butcher [syn: {butchery}]

butcherly
adj 1: poorly done; "a botchy piece of work"; "it was an unskillful attempt" [syn: {botchy}, {unskillful}]
2: accompanied by bloodshed; "this bitter and sanguinary war" [syn: {gory}, {sanguinary}, {sanguineous}, {slaughterous}]

butcher's broom
n : shrub with stiff-pointed flattened stems resembling leaves (cladophylls); used for making brooms [syn: {Ruscus aculeatus}]

butchery
n 1: a building where animals are butchered [syn: {abattoir}, {shambles}, {slaughterhouse}]
2: the business of a butcher [syn: {butchering}]
3: the savage and excessive killing of many people [syn: {slaughter}, {massacre}, {mass murder}, {carnage}]

Butea
n : genus of East Indian trees or shrubs: dhak [syn: {genus Butea}]

Butea frondosa
n : East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye [syn: {dhak}, {dak}, {palas}, {Butea monosperma}]

butea gum
n : dried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent [syn: {gum butea}, {butea kino}, {Bengal kino}]

butea kino
n : dried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent [syn: {gum butea}, {butea gum}, {Bengal kino}]

Butea monosperma
n : East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye [syn: {dhak}, {dak}, {palas}, {Butea frondosa}]

butene
n : any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers [syn: {butylene}]

Buteo
n : broad-winged soaring hawks [syn: {genus Buteo}]

Buteo buteo
n : the common European short-winged hawk [syn: {buzzard}]

Buteo jamaicensis
n : dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail [syn: {redtail}, {red-tailed hawk}]

Buteo lagopus
n : large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers [syn: {rough-legged hawk}, {roughleg}]

Buteo lineatus
n : North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders [syn: {red-shouldered hawk}]

buteonine
adj : relating to or resembling a haw of the genus Buteo
n : any hawk of the genus Buteo

butler
n : a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table [syn: {pantryman}]

butt
n 1: thick end of the handle [syn: {butt end}]
2: a victim of ridicule or pranks [syn: {goat}, {laughingstock}, {stooge}]
3: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates}, {arse}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]
4: sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at [syn: {target}]
5: finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking [syn: {cigarette}, {cigaret}, {coffin nail}, {fag}]
6: a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping [syn: {butt joint}]
7: a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
8: the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking) [syn: {stub}]
v 1: lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" [syn: {border}, {adjoin}, {edge}, {abut}, {march}, {butt against}, {butt on}]
2: to strike, thrust or shove against, often with head or horns; "He butted his sister out of the way" [syn: {bunt}]
3: place end to end without overlapping; "The frames must be butted at the joints"

butt against
v 1: lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" [syn: {border}, {adjoin}, {edge}, {abut}, {march}, {butt}, {butt on}]
2: collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole" [syn: {run into}, {bump into}, {jar against}, {knock against}]

butt end
n : thick end of the handle [syn: {butt}]

butt hinge
n : a hinge mortised flush into the edge of the door and jamb

butt in
v : break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation" [syn: {chime in}, {cut in}, {put in}, {chisel in}, {barge in}, {break in}]

butt joint
n : a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping [syn: {butt}]

butt on
v : lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" [syn: {border}, {adjoin}, {edge}, {abut}, {march}, {butt}, {butt against}]

butt pack
n : a waist pack worn with the pouch in back [syn: {fanny pack}]

butt shaft
n : an blunt arrow without a barb; an arrow used for target practice

butt weld
n : a butt joint that is welded [syn: {butt-weld}]

butt welding
n : creating a butt joint by welding [syn: {butt-welding}]

butte
n 1: a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides
2: a town in southwestern Montana; center for mining copper

butter
n 1: an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
2: a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head
v : spread butter on; "butter bread"

butter bean
n 1: bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds [syn: {sieva bean}, {butter-bean plant}, {lima bean}, {Phaseolus lunatus}]
2: small flat green bean similar to lima beans [syn: {sieva bean}, {butterbean}, {civet bean}]

butter churn
n : a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk [syn: {churn}]

butter cookie
n : cookie containing much butter

butter daisy
n : coarse grayish green annual yellow-flowered herb; southwestern United States to Mexico [syn: {cowpen daisy}, {golden crownbeard}, {golden crown beard}, {Verbesina encelioides}, {Ximenesia encelioides}]

butter dish
n : a small dish (often with a cover) for holding butter at the table

butter knife
n : a small knife with a dull blade; for cutting or spreading butter

butter up
v : flatter with the intention of getting something [syn: {brown-nose}]

butter-and-eggs
n : common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America [syn: {toadflax}, {wild snapdragon}, {devil's flax}, {Linaria vulgaris}]

butterball
n 1: a rotund individual [syn: {fatso}, {fatty}, {fat person}, {roly-poly}] [ant: {thin person}]
2: small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage [syn: {bufflehead}, {dipper}, {Bucephela albeola}]

butterbean
n : small flat green bean similar to lima beans [syn: {sieva bean}, {butter bean}, {civet bean}]

butter-bean plant
n : bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds [syn: {sieva bean}, {butter bean}, {lima bean}, {Phaseolus lunatus}]

butterbur
n : small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas [syn: {bog rhubarb}, {Petasites hybridus}, {Petasites vulgaris}]

buttercrunch
n : lettuce with delicate and relatively crunchy leaves

buttercup
n : any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus [syn: {butterflower}, {butter-flower}, {crowfoot}, {goldcup}, {kingcup}]

buttercup family
n : a family of Ranunculaceae [syn: {Ranunculaceae}, {family Ranunculaceae}, {crowfoot family}]

buttercup squash
n 1: plant bearing somewhat drum-shaped fruit having dark green rind with grayish markings
2: drum-shaped squash with dark green rind marked in silver or gray

butterfat
n : the fatty substance of milk from which butter is made

Butterfield
n : English architect who designed many churches (1814-1900) [syn: {William Butterfield}]

butterfingered
adj : not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse [syn: {bumbling}, {bungling}, {ham-fisted}, {ham-handed}, {handless}, {heavy-handed}, {left-handed}]

butterfingers
n : someone who drops things (especially one who cannot catch a ball)

butterfish
n 1: any of numerous small flat Atlantic food fish having smooth skin
2: small marine fish with a short smooth-scaled compressed body and feeble spines [syn: {stromateid fish}, {stromateid}]
3: slippery scaleless food fish of the northern Atlantic coastal waters [syn: {rock gunnel}, {Pholis gunnellus}] [also: {butterfishes} (pl)]

butterfishes
See {butterfish}

butterfishes
butterfish
n 1: any of numerous small flat Atlantic food fish having smooth skin
2: small marine fish with a short smooth-scaled compressed body and feeble spines [syn: {stromateid fish}, {stromateid}]
3: slippery scaleless food fish of the northern Atlantic coastal waters [syn: {rock gunnel}, {Pholis gunnellus}] [also: {butterfishes} (pl)]

butter-flower
n : any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus [syn: {buttercup}, {butterflower}, {crowfoot}, {goldcup}, {kingcup}]

butterflower
n : any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus [syn: {buttercup}, {butter-flower}, {crowfoot}, {goldcup}, {kingcup}]

butterfly
n 1: diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
2: a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down [syn: {butterfly stroke}]
v 1: flutter like a butterfly
2: cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking; "butterflied shrimp"
3: talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women" [syn: {chat up}, {flirt}, {dally}, {coquet}, {coquette}, {romance}, {philander}, {mash}]

butterfly bush
n : tropical shrub having clusters of white or violet or yellow flowers [syn: {buddleia}]

butterfly collector
n : an entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths [syn: {lepidopterist}]

butterfly effect
n : the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago

butterfly fish
n : small usually brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes having narrow deep bodies with large broad fins; found worldwide

butterfly flower
n 1: any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers [syn: {poor man's orchid}, {schizanthus}]
2: shrub or small tree of Dutch Guiana having clusters of pink purple-streaked flowers [syn: {Bauhinia monandra}]

butterfly nut
n : a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning [syn: {wing nut}, {wing-nut}, {wing screw}, {thumbnut}]

butterfly orchid
n 1: any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchids
2: any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants [syn: {oncidium}, {dancing lady orchid}, {butterfly plant}]
3: Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip [syn: {butterfly orchis}, {Epidendrum venosum}, {Encyclia venosa}]
4: orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum [syn: {Encyclia tampensis}, {Epidendrum tampense}]
5: Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip [syn: {butterfly orchis}, {Orchis papilionaceae}]

butterfly orchis
n 1: Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip [syn: {butterfly orchid}, {Epidendrum venosum}, {Encyclia venosa}]
2: Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip [syn: {butterfly orchid}, {Orchis papilionaceae}]

butterfly pea
n 1: vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue yellow-centered flowers [syn: {blue pea}, {Clitoria turnatea}]
2: large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers [syn: {Clitoria mariana}]
3: large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers [syn: {Centrosema virginianum}]

butterfly plant
n 1: orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red [syn: {Phalaenopsis amabilis}]
2: any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants [syn: {oncidium}, {dancing lady orchid}, {butterfly orchid}]

butterfly ray
n : short-tailed broad-finned stingray

butterfly stroke
n : a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down [syn: {butterfly}]

butterfly valve
n : a valve in a carburetor that consists of a disc that turns and acts as a throttle

butterfly weed
n : erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers [syn: {orange milkweed}, {chigger flower}, {chiggerflower}, {pleurisy root}, {tuber root}, {Indian paintbrush}, {Asclepias tuberosa}]

butterflyfish
n : tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins [syn: {flying gurnard}, {flying robin}]

butterhead lettuce
n : lettuce with relatively soft leaves in a loose head; easily broken or bruised

buttermilk
n : residue from making butter from sour raw milk; or pasteurized milk curdled by adding a culture

buttermilk biscuit
n : very tender biscuit partially leavened with buttermilk and soda [syn: {soda biscuit}]

buttermilk pancake
n : a pancake made with buttermilk

butternut
n 1: North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye [syn: {butternut tree}, {white walnut}, {Juglans cinerea}]
2: oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family

butternut squash
n 1: plant bearing buff-colored squash having somewhat bottle-shaped fruit with fine-textured edible flesh and smooth thin rind [syn: {Cucurbita maxima}]
2: buff-colored squash with a long usually straight neck and sweet orange flesh

butternut tree
n : North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye [syn: {butternut}, {white walnut}, {Juglans cinerea}]

butter-print
n : tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States [syn: {velvetleaf}, {velvet-leaf}, {velvetweed}, {Indian mallow}, {China jute}, {Abutilon theophrasti}]

butterscotch
n : a hard brittle candy made with butter and brown sugar

butterweed
n 1: American ragwort with yellow flowers [syn: {ragwort}, {Senecio glabellus}]
2: any of several yellow-flowered plants of the genus Packer; often placed in genus Senecio

butterwort
n : any of numerous carnivorous bog plants of the genus Pinguicula having showy purple or yellow or white flowers and a rosette of basal leaves coated with a sticky secretion to trap small insects

buttery
adj 1: unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep" [syn: {fulsome}, {oily}, {oleaginous}, {smarmy}, {unctuous}]
2: resembling or containing or spread with butter; "a rich buttery cake"
n 1: a small storeroom for storing foods or wines [syn: {pantry}, {larder}]
2: a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals

buttinsky
n : a meddler who tends to butt in

buttock
n : either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump [syn: {cheek}]

buttocks
n : the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]

button
n 1: a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
2: an electrical switch operated by pressing a button; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk" [syn: {push button}, {push}]
3: any of various plant parts that resemble buttons
4: a female sexual organ homologous to the penis [syn: {clitoris}, {clit}]
v 1: provide with buttons; "button a shirt"
2: fasten with buttons; "button the dress" [ant: {unbutton}]

button fern
n 1: fern of New Zealand and Australia having trailing fronds with dark green buttonlike leaflets [syn: {Pellaea rotundifolia}]
2: Jamaican fern having round buttonlike bulbils [syn: {Tectaria cicutaria}]

button hole
n : a hole through which buttons are pushed [syn: {buttonhole}]

button mangrove
n : evergreen tree or shrub with fruit resembling buttons and yielding heavy hard compact wood [syn: {button tree}, {Conocarpus erectus}]

button pink
n : much-branched pink with flowers in clusters; closely related to sweet William [syn: {Dianthus latifolius}]

button quail
n : small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains [syn: {button-quail}, {bustard quail}, {hemipode}]

button snakeroot
n 1: coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bite [syn: {rattlesnake master}, {rattlesnake's master}, {Eryngium yuccifolium}]
2: coarse prickly perennial eryngo with aromatic roots; southeastern United States; often confused with rattlesnake master [syn: {Eryngium aquaticum}]
3: any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads [syn: {blazing star}, {gayfeather}, {gay-feather}, {snakeroot}]

button tree
n : evergreen tree or shrub with fruit resembling buttons and yielding heavy hard compact wood [syn: {button mangrove}, {Conocarpus erectus}]

button up
v : refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached" [syn: {close up}, {clam up}, {dummy up}, {shut up}, {belt up}, {be quiet}, {keep mum}] [ant: {open up}]

button-down
adj 1: unimaginatively conventional; "a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-gray world of business"- Newsweek [syn: {buttoned-down}, {conservative}]
2: of a shirt; having the ends of the collar fastened down by buttons; "Brooks Brothers button-down shirts"

buttoned
adj : furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike [syn: {fastened}] [ant: {unbuttoned}]

buttoned-down
adj : unimaginatively conventional; "a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-gray world of business"- Newsweek [syn: {button-down}, {conservative}]

buttoned-up
adj 1: (British colloquial) not inclined to conversation
2: conservative in professional manner; "employers are looking for buttoned-up types"

buttonhole
n : a hole through which buttons are pushed [syn: {button hole}]
v : detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors [syn: {lobby}]

buttonhole stitch
n : reinforcing looped stitch for edges, as around a buttonhole

buttonhook
n : a hook for pulling a button through a buttonhole

buttonlike
adj : small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button; "bright beady eyes"; "black buttony eyes" [syn: {beady}, {beadlike}, {buttony}]

button-quail
n : small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains [syn: {button quail}, {bustard quail}, {hemipode}]

buttonwood
n : very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico [syn: {American sycamore}, {American plane}, {Platanus occidentalis}]

buttony
adj 1: small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button; "bright beady eyes"; "black buttony eyes" [syn: {beady}, {beadlike}, {buttonlike}]
2: ornamented with many buttons

buttress
n : a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building [syn: {buttressing}]
v 1: reinforce with a buttress; "Buttress the church"
2: make stronger or defensible; "buttress your thesis"

buttressed
adj : held up by braces or buttresses [syn: {braced}]

buttressing
n : a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building [syn: {buttress}]

buttweld
v : join by a buttweld [syn: {butt-weld}]

butt-weld
n : a butt joint that is welded [syn: {butt weld}]
v : join by a buttweld [syn: {buttweld}]

butt-welding
n : creating a butt joint by welding [syn: {butt welding}]

butty
n : a sandwich; "a bacon butty"

butut
n : 100 bututs equal 1 dalasi [syn: {butat}]

butyl
n : a hydrocarbon radical (C4H9)

butyl alcohol
n : a flammable alcohol derived from butanes and used for solvents [syn: {butanol}]

butyl nitrite
n : a colorless pungent liquid sometimes used as a stimulant drug by drug abusers [syn: {isobutyl nitrite}]

butyl rubber
n : synthetic rubber made by polymerizing isobutylene

butylate
v : introduce the butyl group into a chemical compound

butylene
n : any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers [syn: {butene}]

butyraceous
adj : having the qualities of butter or yielding or containing a substance like butter

butyric
adj : relating to or producing butyric acid

butyric acid
n : an unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter [syn: {butanoic acid}]

butyrin
n : any of three glycerides of butyric acid

Buxaceae
n : widely distributed evergreen shrubs and trees [syn: {family Buxaceae}, {box family}]

buxom
adj 1: (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves; "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight dress" [syn: {bosomy}, {busty}, {curvaceous}, {curvy}, {full-bosomed}, {sonsie}, {sonsy}, {voluptuous}, {well-endowed}]
2: euphemisms for slightly fat; "a generation ago...buxom actresses were popular"- Robt.A.Hamilton; "chubby babies"; "pleasingly plump" [syn: {chubby}, {embonpoint}, {plump}, {zaftig}, {zoftig}]

buxomly
adv : in a curvaceous way; "his date was curvaceously beguiling" [syn: {curvaceously}]

buxomness
n : the bodily property of being attractively plump and vigorous and (of women) full bosomed

Buxus
n : type genus of the Buxaceae [syn: {genus Buxus}]

Buxus sempervirens
n : large slow-growing evergreen shrub or small tree with multiple stems; extensively used for hedges or borders and topiary figures [syn: {common box}, {European box}]

buy
n : an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price" [syn: {bargain}, {steal}]
v 1: obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store" [syn: {purchase}] [ant: {sell}]
2: make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought" [syn: {bribe}, {corrupt}, {grease one's palms}]
3: acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange; "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"
4: accept as true; "I can't buy this story"
5: be worth or be capable of buying; "This sum will buy you a ride on the train" [also: {bought}]

buy at
v : do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of [syn: {patronize}, {patronise}, {shop}, {shop at}, {frequent}, {sponsor}] [ant: {boycott}, {boycott}]

buy back
v : buy what had previously been sold, lost, or given away; "He bought back the house that his father sold years ago" [syn: {repurchase}]

buy food
v : purchase prepared food to be eaten at home [syn: {take out}]

buy in
v : stock up on to keep for future use or sale; "let's stock coffee as long as prices are low" [syn: {stock}]

buy into
v : buy stocks or shares of a company

buy it
v : be killed or die; [syn: {pip out}]

buy off
v : pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor [syn: {pay off}]

buy out
v : take over ownership of; of corporations and companies [syn: {take over}, {buy up}]

buy the farm
v : die; "The old man finally kicked the bucket" [syn: {kick the bucket}, {cash in one's chips}, {conk}, {give-up the ghost}, {drop dead}, {pop off}, {choke}, {croak}, {snuff it}]

buy time
v : act so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an advantage

buy up
v : take over ownership of; of corporations and companies [syn: {take over}, {buy out}]

buy-and-bust operation
n : an undercover operation by narcotics detectives to catch unsuspecting drug dealers

buyback
n : the act of purchasing back something previously sold [syn: {redemption}, {repurchase}]

buyer
n : a person who buys [syn: {purchaser}, {emptor}, {vendee}]

buyer's market
n : a market in which more people want to sell than want to buy [syn: {buyers' market}]

buyers' market
n : a market in which more people want to sell than want to buy [syn: {buyer's market}]

Buyi
n : a branch of the Tai languages [syn: {Bouyei}]

buying
n : the act of buying; "buying and selling fill their days"; "shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge" [syn: {purchasing}]

buyout
n : acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock

buyout bid
n : a bid to buy all of a person's holdings

buzz
n 1: sound of rapid vibration; "the buzz of a bumble bee" [syn: {bombilation}, {bombination}]
2: a confusion of activity and gossip; "the buzz of excitement was so great that a formal denial was issued"
v 1: make a buzzing sound; "bees were buzzing around the hive" [syn: {bombinate}, {bombilate}]
2: fly low; "Planes buzzed the crowds in the square"
3: be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity" [syn: {hum}, {seethe}]
4: call with a buzzer; "he buzzed the servant"

buzz bomb
n : a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb [syn: {robot bomb}, {flying bomb}, {doodlebug}, {V-1}]

buzz off
v : leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!" [syn: {scram}, {fuck off}, {get}, {bugger off}]

buzz saw
n : a power saw that has a steel disk with cutting teeth on the periphery; rotates on a spindle [syn: {circular saw}]

buzzard
n 1: common in South America and Central America and southern United States [syn: {turkey buzzard}, {turkey vulture}, {Cathartes aura}]
2: the common European short-winged hawk [syn: {Buteo buteo}]

Buzzards Bay
n : an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Massachusetts

buzzer
n 1: a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed [syn: {doorbell}, {bell}]
2: a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound

buzzing
adj : noisy like the sound of a bee; "the room was abuzz over the latest scandal" [syn: {abuzz}, {droning}]

buzzword
n : stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition [syn: {cant}]

BVD's
n : men's underwear

BW
n : the use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food [syn: {biological warfare}, {biological attack}, {biologic attack}, {bioattack}]

BW defence
n : defense against biological warfare [syn: {biological warfare defense}, {biological warfare defence}, {BW defense}]

BW defense
n : defense against biological warfare [syn: {biological warfare defense}, {biological warfare defence}, {BW defence}]

BWR
n : a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the water boils in the reactor core and the steam produced can drive a steam turbine [syn: {boiling water reactor}]

by
adv 1: so as to pass a given point; "every hour a train goes past" [syn: {past}]
2: in reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nestegg tucked away for a rainy day" [syn: {aside}, {away}]

by a long shot
adv : by a great deal; "he is the best by a long shot"; "his labors haven't ended there--not by a long shot"

by all means
adv : definitely or certainly; "Visit us by all means" [ant: {by no means}]

by all odds
adv : without question and beyond doubt; "it was decidedly too expensive"; "she told him off in spades"; "by all odds they should win" [syn: {decidedly}, {unquestionably}, {emphatically}, {definitely}, {in spades}]

by and by
adv : at some eventual time in the future; "By and by he'll understand"; "I'll see you later" [syn: {later}]

by and large
adv : usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn't rain much here" [syn: {generally}, {more often than not}, {mostly}]

by any means
adv : in any way necessary; "I'll pass this course by hook or by crook" [syn: {by hook or by crook}]

by artificial means
adv : not according to nature; not by natural means; "artificially induced conditions" [syn: {artificially}, {unnaturally}] [ant: {naturally}]

by chance
adv 1: in an incidental manner; "these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models" [syn: {incidentally}, {accidentally}]
2: through chance, "To sleep, perchance to dream.." [syn: {perchance}]
3: by accident; "betrayed by a word haply overheard" [syn: {haply}, {by luck}]
4: without advance planning; "they met accidentally" [syn: {accidentally}, {circumstantially}, {unexpectedly}] [ant: {intentionally}]

by choice
adj : not by chance [syn: {by choice(p)}]
adv : with intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice" [syn: {intentionally}, {deliberately}, {designedly}, {on purpose}, {purposely}, {advisedly}, {by design}] [ant: {by chance}, {unintentionally}, {unintentionally}]

by design
adv : with intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice" [syn: {intentionally}, {deliberately}, {designedly}, {on purpose}, {purposely}, {advisedly}, {by choice}] [ant: {by chance}, {unintentionally}, {unintentionally}]

by election
n : a special election between regular elections [syn: {bye election}]

by experimentation
adv : in an experimental fashion; "this can be experimentally determined" [syn: {experimentally}, {through an experiment}]

by far
adv : by a considerable margin; "she was by far the smartest student"; "it was far and away the best meal he had ever eaten" [syn: {far and away}, {out and away}]

by fits and starts
adv : intermittently; "he worked on his book by fits and starts" [syn: {with many interruptions}]

by hand
adv : without the use of a machine; "this dress is sewn by hand" [ant: {by machine}]

by heart
adv : by committing to memory; "she knew the poem by heart" [syn: {by memory}]

by hook or by crook
adv : in any way necessary; "I'll pass this course by hook or by crook" [syn: {by any means}]

by inches
adv : by a short distance; "they moved it by inches" [syn: {little by little}, {by small degrees}]

by luck
adv : by accident; "betrayed by a word haply overheard" [syn: {haply}, {by chance}]

by machine
adv : with the use of a machine; "the shirt is sewn by machine" [ant: {by hand}]

by memory
adv : by committing to memory; "she knew the poem by heart" [syn: {by heart}]

by mouth
adv : (of drugs) through the mouth rather than through injection; "he was administered the drug orally" [syn: {orally}]

by nature
adv : through inherent nature; "he was naturally lazy" [syn: {naturally}]

by no means
adv : definitely not; "the prize is by no means certain"; "and that isn't all, not by a long sight" [syn: {not by a long sight}, {not by a blame sight}] [ant: {by all means}]

by right of office
adv : by virtue of position; "the president sat on the committee ex officio" [syn: {ex officio}]

by rights
adv : with reason or justice [syn: {properly}]

by selection
adv : in a selective manner; "we choose our students very selectively" [syn: {selectively}]

by small degrees
adv : by a short distance; "they moved it by inches" [syn: {by inches}, {little by little}]

by the bye
adv : introducing a different topic; "by the way, I won't go to the party" [syn: {by the way}, {incidentally}]

by the day
adv : one every day; "we'll save 100 man-hours per diem" [syn: {per diem}]

by the hour
adv : every hour; "daily, hourly, I grew stronger" [syn: {hourly}]

by the piece
adv : one piece at a time; "she sold the plates by the piece" [syn: {one by one}]

by the way
adv : introducing a different topic; "by the way, I won't go to the party" [syn: {by the bye}, {incidentally}]

by trial and error
adv : in an empirical manner; "this can be empirically tested" [syn: {empirically}, {through empirical observation}] [ant: {theoretically}]

by word of mouth
adv 1: orally; "I heard it viva voce" [syn: {viva voce}]
2: by spoken rather than written means; "these stories were transmitted by word of mouth" [syn: {orally}]

by-and-by
n : an indefinite time in the future; "he'll get around to it in the sweet by-and-by"

by-bid
v : bid on behalf of someone else

Byblos
n : an ancient Mediterranean seaport that was a thriving city state in Phoenicia during the second millenium BC; was the chief port for the export of papyrus; located in Lebanon north of Beirut; now partially excavated

by-blow
n : the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents [syn: {bastard}, {love child}, {illegitimate child}, {illegitimate}, {whoreson}]

by-catch
n : unwanted marine creatures that are caught in the nets while fishing for another species; "thousands of dolphins and porpoises and whales are killed as part of the by-catch each year" [syn: {bycatch}]

bycatch
n : unwanted marine creatures that are caught in the nets while fishing for another species; "thousands of dolphins and porpoises and whales are killed as part of the by-catch each year" [syn: {by-catch}]

Bydgoszcz
n : an industrial city and river port in northern Poland [syn: {Bromberg}]

bye
n 1: you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; "he had a bye in the first round" [syn: {pass}]
2: a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: {adieu}, {adios}, {arrivederci}, {auf wiedersehen}, {au revoir}, {bye-bye}, {cheerio}, {good-by}, {goodby}, {good-bye}, {goodbye}, {good day}, {sayonara}, {so long}]

bye election
n : a special election between regular elections [syn: {by election}]

bye law
n : a rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs [syn: {bylaw}]

bye-bye
n : a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: {adieu}, {adios}, {arrivederci}, {auf wiedersehen}, {au revoir}, {bye}, {cheerio}, {good-by}, {goodby}, {good-bye}, {goodbye}, {good day}, {sayonara}, {so long}]

Byelarus
n : a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet [syn: {Belarus}, {Republic of Belarus}, {Byelorussia}, {Belorussia}, {White Russia}]

Byelorussia
n : a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet [syn: {Belarus}, {Republic of Belarus}, {Byelarus}, {Belorussia}, {White Russia}]

Byelorussian
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Byelorussia [syn: {Belorussian}, {White Russian}]
2: the Slavic language spoken in Belarus [syn: {Belarusian}]

bygone
adj : well in the past; former; "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era" [syn: {bypast}, {departed}, {foregone}, {gone}]
n : past events to be put aside; "let bygones be bygones" [syn: {water under the bridge}]

bylaw
n : a rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs [syn: {bye law}]

by-line
n 1: a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article [syn: {credit line}]
2: an auxiliary activity [syn: {avocation}, {hobby}, {sideline}, {spare-time activity}]

bypass
n 1: a road that takes traffic around the edge of a town [syn: {circumferential}, {ring road}]
2: a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)
3: a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current [syn: {shunt}, {electrical shunt}]
v : avoid something unpleasant or laborious; "You cannot bypass these rules!" [syn: {short-circuit}, {go around}, {get around}] [also: {bypast}]

bypass capacitor
n : a capacitor that provides low impedance over certain (high) frequencies [syn: {bypass condenser}]

bypass condenser
n : a capacitor that provides low impedance over certain (high) frequencies [syn: {bypass capacitor}]

bypast
adj : well in the past; former; "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era" [syn: {bygone}, {departed}, {foregone}, {gone}]

bypast
bypass
n 1: a road that takes traffic around the edge of a town [syn: {circumferential}, {ring road}]
2: a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)
3: a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current [syn: {shunt}, {electrical shunt}]
v : avoid something unpleasant or laborious; "You cannot bypass these rules!" [syn: {short-circuit}, {go around}, {get around}] [also: {bypast}]

bypast
See {bypass}

bypath
n : a side road little traveled (as in the countryside) [syn: {byway}, {byroad}]

byplay
n : incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious" [syn: {business}, {stage business}]

by-product
n 1: a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence [syn: {byproduct}]
2: a product made during the manufacture of something else [syn: {byproduct}, {spin-off}]

byproduct
n 1: a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence [syn: {by-product}]
2: a product made during the manufacture of something else [syn: {by-product}, {spin-off}]

Byrd
n 1: English organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623) [syn: {William Byrd}]
2: explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions to explore Antarctica (1888-1957) [syn: {Richard E. Byrd}, {Richard Evelyn Byrd}, {Admiral Byrd}]

byrnie
n : a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor [syn: {hauberk}]

byroad
n : a side road little traveled (as in the countryside) [syn: {byway}, {bypath}]

Byron
n : English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824) [syn: {Lord George Gordon Byron}, {Sixth Baron Byron of Rochdale}]

byssi
See {byssus}

byssi
byssus
n : tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface [syn: {beard}] [also: {byssi} (pl)]

byssus
n : tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface [syn: {beard}] [also: {byssi} (pl)]

bystander
n : a nonparticipant spectator

byte
n : a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information

byway
n : a side road little traveled (as in the countryside) [syn: {bypath}, {byroad}]

byword
n : a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people [syn: {proverb}, {adage}, {saw}]

byzant
n : a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages [syn: {bezant}, {bezzant}, {solidus}]

Byzantine
adj 1: of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it; "Byzantine monks"; "Byzantine rites"
2: of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium
3: highly involved or intricate; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "intricate needlework"; "an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months" [syn: {convoluted}, {intricate}, {involved}, {knotty}, {labyrinthine}, {tangled}, {tortuous}]
4: characterized by elaborate scheming and intrigue; devious; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "a fine hand for Byzantine deals and cozy arrangements"
n : a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire

Byzantine architecture
n : the style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire developed after the 5th century; massive domes with square bases and rounded arches and spires and much use of mosaics

Byzantine Church
n : the Catholic Church as it existed in the Byzantine Empire [syn: {Eastern Church}]

Byzantine Empire
n : a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395 [syn: {Byzantium}, {Eastern Roman Empire}]

Byzantine Greek
n : the Greek language from about 600 to 1200 AD [syn: {Medieval Greek}, {Middle Greek}]

Byzantinism
n : the doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters [syn: {Erastianism}, {Caesaropapism}]

Byzantium
n 1: an ancient city on the Bosporus founded by the Greeks; site of modern Istanbul; in 330 Constantine I rebuilt the city and called it Constantinople and made it his capital
2: a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395 [syn: {Byzantine Empire}, {Eastern Roman Empire}]

c
adj : being ten more than ninety [syn: {hundred}, {a hundred}, {one hundred}, {100}]
n 1: a degree on the Centigrade scale of temperature [syn: {degree Centigrade}, {degree Celsius}]
2: the speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second [syn: {speed of light}, {light speed}]
3: one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose) [syn: {deoxycytidine monophosphate}]
4: a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine [syn: {cytosine}]
5: an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds [syn: {carbon}, {atomic number 6}]
6: ten 10s [syn: {hundred}, {100}, {century}, {one C}, {centred}]
7: a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second [syn: {coulomb}, {ampere-second}]
8: a general-purpose programing language closely associated with the UNIX operating system
9: the 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet 10: street names for cocaine [syn: {coke}, {blow}, {nose candy}, {snow}]

C and W
n : a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments [syn: {country music}, {country and western}]

C battery
n : battery used to maintain the grid potential in a vacuum tube

C clef
n : a movable clef that puts middle C on one of the lines of a staff

C compiler
n : a compiler for programs written in C

C. D. Gibson
n : United States illustrator remembered for his creation of the `Gibson girl' (1867-1944) [syn: {Gibson}, {Charles Dana Gibson}]

C. diphtheriae
n : a species of bacterium that causes diphtheria [syn: {Corynebacterium diphtheriae}, {Klebs-Loeffler bacillus}]

C. H. Best
n : Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978) [syn: {Best}, {Charles Herbert Best}]

C horizon
n : beneath the B-horizon and above the bedrock; consisting of weathered rock [syn: {C-horizon}]

C. K. Ogden
n : English psychologist who collaborated with I. A. Richards in designing Basic English (1889-1957) [syn: {Ogden}, {Charles Kay Ogden}]

C. Northcote Parkinson
n : British historian noted for ridicule of bureaucracies (1909-1993) [syn: {Parkinson}, {Cyril Northcote Parkinson}]

C. P. Snow
n : English writer of novels about moral dilemmas in academe (1905-1980) [syn: {Snow}, {Charles Percy Snow}, {Baron Snow of Leicester}]

C program
n : a program written in C

C. psittaci
n : bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia [syn: {Chlamydia psittaci}]

C. S. Forester
n : English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966) [syn: {Forester}, {Cecil Scott Forester}]

C. S. Lewis
n : English critic and novelist; author of theological works and of books for children (1898-1963) [syn: {Lewis}, {Clive Staples Lewis}]

C. trachomatis
n : bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted diseases chlamydia and lymphogranuloma venerum [syn: {Chlamydia trachomatis}]

C. Vann Woodward
n : United States historian (born in 1908) [syn: {Woodward}, {Comer Vann Woodward}]

C. W. Post
n : United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914) [syn: {Post}, {Charles William Post}]

C2H6
n : a colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel [syn: {ethane}]

Ca
n 1: a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals [syn: {calcium}, {atomic number 20}]
2: a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes [syn: {California}, {Golden State}, {Calif.}]

Caaba
n : (Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine; believed to have been given by Gabriel to Abraham; Muslims turn in its direction when praying [syn: {Kaaba}]

cab
n 1: a compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits
2: small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood [syn: {cabriolet}]
3: a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money [syn: {hack}, {taxi}, {taxicab}]

cab fare
n : the fare charged for riding in a taxicab [syn: {taxi fare}]

cabal
n 1: a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue [syn: {faction}, {junto}, {camarilla}]
2: a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot) [syn: {conspiracy}]
v : engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government" [syn: {conspire}, {complot}, {conjure}, {machinate}] [also: {caballing}, {caballed}]

cabala
n 1: an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret [syn: {cabbala}, {cabbalah}, {kabala}, {kabbala}, {kabbalah}, {qabala}, {qabalah}]
2: an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries [syn: {Kabbalah}, {Kabbala}, {Kabala}, {Cabbalah}, {Cabbala}, {Qabbalah}, {Qabbala}]

Cabalism
n 1: the doctrines of the Kabbalah [syn: {Kabbalism}]
2: adherence to some extreme traditional theological concept or interpretation [syn: {kabbalism}]

cabalist
n 1: a member of a cabal
2: an expert who is highly skilled in obscure or difficult or esoteric matters [syn: {kabbalist}]
3: a student of the Jewish Kabbalah [syn: {Kabbalist}]

cabalistic
adj : having a secret or hidden meaning; "cabalistic symbols engraved in stone"; "cryptic writings"; "thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements"- John Gunther [syn: {kabbalistic}, {qabalistic}, {cryptic}, {cryptical}, {sibylline}]

caballed
cabal
n 1: a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue [syn: {faction}, {junto}, {camarilla}]
2: a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot) [syn: {conspiracy}]
v : engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government" [syn: {conspire}, {complot}, {conjure}, {machinate}] [also: {caballing}, {caballed}]

caballed
See {cabal}

caballing
cabal
n 1: a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue [syn: {faction}, {junto}, {camarilla}]
2: a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot) [syn: {conspiracy}]
v : engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government" [syn: {conspire}, {complot}, {conjure}, {machinate}] [also: {caballing}, {caballed}]

caballing
See {cabal}

cabana
n : a small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool

cabaret
n 1: a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink; "don't expect a good meal at a cabaret"; "the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night"; "he played the drums at a jazz club" [syn: {nightclub}, {club}, {nightspot}]
2: a series of acts at a night club [syn: {floorshow}, {floor show}]

cabasset
n : a metal helmet worn by common soldiers in the 16th century [syn: {morion}]

cabassous
n : naked-tailed armadillo of tropical South America [syn: {tatouay}, {Cabassous unicinctus}]

Cabassous unicinctus
n : naked-tailed armadillo of tropical South America [syn: {tatouay}, {cabassous}]

cabbage
n 1: any of various types of cabbage [syn: {chou}]
2: informal terms for money [syn: {boodle}, {bread}, {clams}, {dinero}, {dough}, {gelt}, {kale}, {lettuce}, {lolly}, {lucre}, {loot}, {moolah}, {pelf}, {scratch}, {shekels}, {simoleons}, {sugar}, {wampum}]
3: any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers [syn: {cultivated cabbage}, {Brassica oleracea}]
v : make off with belongings of others [syn: {pilfer}, {purloin}, {pinch}, {abstract}, {snarf}, {swipe}, {hook}, {sneak}, {filch}, {nobble}, {lift}]

cabbage bark
n : tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and vermifuge and narcotic [syn: {cabbage-bark tree}, {cabbage tree}, {Andira inermis}]

cabbage butterfly
n : white butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage

cabbage palm
n 1: low-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United States having edible leaf buds [syn: {cabbage palmetto}, {Sabal palmetto}]
2: West Indian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young [syn: {Roystonea oleracea}]
3: Australian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young [syn: {cabbage tree}, {Livistona australis}]
4: Brazilian palm of genus Euterpe whose leaf buds are eaten like cabbage when young [syn: {Euterpe oleracea}]

cabbage palmetto
n : low-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United States having edible leaf buds [syn: {cabbage palm}, {Sabal palmetto}]

cabbage tree
n 1: Australian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young [syn: {cabbage palm}, {Livistona australis}]
2: tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and vermifuge and narcotic [syn: {cabbage bark}, {cabbage-bark tree}, {Andira inermis}]
3: elegant tree having either a single trunk or a branching trunk each with terminal clusters of long narrow leaves and large panicles of fragrant white, yellow or red flowers; New Zealand [syn: {grass tree}, {Cordyline australis}]

cabbage-bark tree
n : tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and vermifuge and narcotic [syn: {cabbage bark}, {cabbage tree}, {Andira inermis}]

cabbageworm
n : toxic green larva of a cabbage butterfly [syn: {Pieris rapae}]

cabbala
n 1: an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret [syn: {cabala}, {cabbalah}, {kabala}, {kabbala}, {kabbalah}, {qabala}, {qabalah}]
2: an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries [syn: {Kabbalah}, {Kabbala}, {Kabala}, {Cabbalah}, {Cabala}, {Qabbalah}, {Qabbala}]

cabbalah
n 1: an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret [syn: {cabala}, {cabbala}, {kabala}, {kabbala}, {kabbalah}, {qabala}, {qabalah}]
2: an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries [syn: {Kabbalah}, {Kabbala}, {Kabala}, {Cabbala}, {Cabala}, {Qabbalah}, {Qabbala}]

cabby
n : someone who drives a taxi for a living [syn: {taxidriver}, {taximan}, {cabdriver}, {cabman}, {hack driver}, {hack-driver}, {livery driver}]

cabdriver
n : someone who drives a taxi for a living [syn: {taxidriver}, {taximan}, {cabman}, {cabby}, {hack driver}, {hack-driver}, {livery driver}]

Cabell
n : United States writer of satirical novels (1879-1958) [syn: {James Branch Cabell}]

caber
n : a heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of northern Scotland)

Cabernet
n : superior Bordeaux type of red wine [syn: {Cabernet Sauvignon}]

Cabernet Sauvignon
n : superior Bordeaux type of red wine [syn: {Cabernet}]

Cabernet Sauvignon grape
n : superior red wine grapes grown especially in the Bordeaux region of France and northern California

CABG
n : open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart [syn: {coronary bypass}, {coronary bypass surgery}, {coronary artery bypass graft}]

cabin
n 1: small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
2: a small house built of wood; usually in a wooded area
3: the enclosed compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft where passengers are carried
v : confine to a small space, such as a cabin

cabin boy
n : a young man acting as a servant on a ship

cabin car
n : a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the train [syn: {caboose}]

Cabin class
n : accommodations on a ship or train or plane that are less expensive than first class accommodations [syn: {second class}]

cabin cruiser
n : a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board [syn: {cruiser}, {pleasure boat}, {pleasure craft}]

cabin liner
n : a liner with cabins for passengers

cabinet
n 1: a cupboard-like repository or piece of furniture with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
2: persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers
3: a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock [syn: {locker}, {storage locker}]
4: housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television [syn: {console}]

cabinet minister
n 1: a person who is a member of the cabinet
2: the job of a senior minister who is a member of the cabinet

cabinet wood
n : moderately dense wood used for cabinetwork; "teak and other heavy cabinet wood"

cabinetmaker
n : a woodworker who specializes in making furniture [syn: {furniture maker}]

cabinetmaking
n : the craft of a joiner [syn: {joinery}]

cabinetry
n : the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high quality) [syn: {cabinetwork}]

cabinetwork
n 1: woodwork finished by hand by a cabinetmaker
2: the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high quality) [syn: {cabinetry}]

cable
n 1: a telegram sent abroad [syn: {cablegram}, {overseas telegram}]
2: a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power [syn: {line}, {transmission line}]
3: a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire
4: a nautical unit of depth [syn: {cable length}, {cable's length}]
5: television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver [syn: {cable television}]
6: a television system transmitted over cables [syn: {cable television}, {cable system}, {cable television service}]
v 1: send cables, wires, or telegrams [syn: {telegraph}, {wire}]
2: fasten with a cable; "cable trees"

cable car
n : a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway; "they took a cable car to the top of the mountain" [syn: {car}]

cable length
n : a nautical unit of depth [syn: {cable}, {cable's length}]

cable railway
n : a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars [syn: {funicular}, {funicular railway}]

cable system
n : a television system transmitted over cables [syn: {cable}, {cable television}, {cable television service}]

cable television
n 1: television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver [syn: {cable}]
2: a television system transmitted over cables [syn: {cable}, {cable system}, {cable television service}]

cable television service
n : a television system transmitted over cables [syn: {cable}, {cable television}, {cable system}]

cable tramway
n : a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers [syn: {tramway}, {tram}, {aerial tramway}, {ropeway}]

cablegram
n : a telegram sent abroad [syn: {cable}, {overseas telegram}]

cable's length
n : a nautical unit of depth [syn: {cable}, {cable length}]

cabman
n : someone who drives a taxi for a living [syn: {taxidriver}, {taximan}, {cabdriver}, {cabby}, {hack driver}, {hack-driver}, {livery driver}]

cabochon
n : a highly polished convex-cut but unfaceted gem

Cabomba
n : alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae; a small genus of American aquatic plants [syn: {genus Cabomba}]

Cabomba caroliniana
n : common aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating and submerged leaves and white yellow-spotted flowers [syn: {water-shield}, {fanwort}]

Cabombaceae
n : in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia [syn: {subfamily Cabombaceae}, {water-shield family}]

caboodle
n : any collection in its entirety; "she bought the whole caboodle" [syn: {bunch}, {lot}]

caboose
n 1: the area for food preparation on a ship [syn: {galley}, {ship's galley}, {cookhouse}]
2: a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the train [syn: {cabin car}]

Cabot
n 1: son of John Cabot who was born in Italy and who led an English expedition in search of the Northwest Passage and a Spanish expedition that explored the La Plata region of Brazil; in 1544 he published a map of the world (1476-1557) [syn: {Sebastian Cabot}]
2: Italian explorer who led the English expedition in 1497 that discovered the mainland of North America and explored the coast from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland (ca. 1450-1498) [syn: {John Cabot}, {Giovanni Cabato}]

cabotage
n 1: the exclusive right of a country to control the air traffic within its borders
2: navigation in coastal waters

cabriolet
n : small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood [syn: {cab}]

cabstand
n : a place where taxis park while awaiting customers; "in England the place where taxis wait to be hired is called a `taxi rank'" [syn: {taxistand}, {taxi rank}]

ca-ca
v : have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds" [syn: {stool}, {defecate}, {shit}, {take a shit}, {take a crap}, {crap}, {make}]

Cacajao
n : uakaris [syn: {genus Cacajao}]

Cacalia
n : genus of tall smooth herbs of forested mountains of Europe and Asia minor; in some classifications includes many plants usually placed in genus Emilia [syn: {genus Cacalia}]

Cacalia javanica
n : tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Cacalia [syn: {tassel flower}, {Emilia coccinea}, {Emilia javanica}, {Emilia flammea}, {Cacalia lutea}]

Cacalia lutea
n : tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Cacalia [syn: {tassel flower}, {Emilia coccinea}, {Emilia javanica}, {Emilia flammea}, {Cacalia javanica}]

cacao
n : tropical American tree producing cacao beans [syn: {cacao tree}, {chocolate tree}, {Theobroma cacao}]

cacao bean
n : seed of the cacao tree; ground roasted beans are source of chocolate [syn: {cocoa bean}]

cacao moth
n : small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products [syn: {tobacco moth}, {Ephestia elutella}]

cacao tree
n : tropical American tree producing cacao beans [syn: {cacao}, {chocolate tree}, {Theobroma cacao}]

Cacatua
n : a genus of Psittacidae [syn: {Kakatoe}, {genus Kakatoe}, {genus Cacatua}]

Cacatua galerita
n : white cockatoo with a yellow erectile crest [syn: {sulphur-crested cockatoo}, {Kakatoe galerita}]

cachalot
n : large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris [syn: {sperm whale}, {black whale}, {Physeter catodon}]

cache
n 1: a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
2: a secret store of valuables or money [syn: {hoard}, {stash}]
3: (computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated; used to optimize data transfers between system elements with different characteristics [syn: {memory cache}]
v : save up as for future use [syn: {hoard}, {stash}, {lay away}, {hive up}, {squirrel away}]

cachectic
adj : relating to or having the symptoms of cachexia

cachet
n 1: an indication of approved or superior status [syn: {seal}, {seal of approval}]
2: a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal [syn: {lettre de cachet}]
3: a seal on a letter

cachexia
n : any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease [syn: {cachexy}, {wasting}]

cachexy
n : any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease [syn: {cachexia}, {wasting}]

Cachi
n : a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,047 feet high)

cachinnate
v : laugh loudly and in an unrestrained way

cachinnation
n : loud convulsive laughter

cachou
n : a scented lozenge used to sweeten the breath (e.g. to conceal the odor of tobacco)

Cacicus
n : a genus of tropical American orioles [syn: {genus Cacicus}]

cacique
n : black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics [syn: {cazique}]

cackel
v : make a cackling sound; "The fire cackled cozily"

cackle
n 1: the sound made by a hen after laying an egg
2: noisy talk [syn: {yak}, {yack}, {yakety-yak}, {chatter}]
3: a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle
v 1: talk or utter in a cackling manner; "The women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the limousine"
2: squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens
3: emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing

cackler
n 1: a hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk
2: any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae [syn: {babbler}]

cackly
adj : like the cackles or squawks a hen makes especially after laying an egg [syn: {squawky}]

cacodaemon
n : an evil spirit [syn: {cacodemon}] [ant: {eudemon}]

cacodaemonic
adj : of or relating to evil spirits [syn: {cacodemonic}]

cacodemon
n : an evil spirit [syn: {cacodaemon}] [ant: {eudemon}]

cacodemonic
adj : of or relating to evil spirits [syn: {cacodaemonic}]

cacodyl
n 1: a poisonous oily liquid with a garlicky odor composed of 2 cacodyl groups; undergoes spontaneous combustion in dry air [syn: {tetramethyldiarsine}]
2: the univalent group derived from arsine [syn: {cacodyl group}, {cacodyl radical}, {arsenic group}]

cacodyl group
n : the univalent group derived from arsine [syn: {cacodyl}, {cacodyl radical}, {arsenic group}]

cacodyl radical
n : the univalent group derived from arsine [syn: {cacodyl}, {cacodyl group}, {arsenic group}]

cacodylic
adj : of or relating to cacodyl

cacoethes
n : an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action [syn: {mania}, {passion}]

cacogenesis
n : inability to produce hybrids that are both viable and fertile

cacogenic
adj : pertaining to or causing degeneration in the offspring produced [syn: {dysgenic}] [ant: {eugenic}]

cacogenics
n : the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced [syn: {dysgenics}] [ant: {eugenics}]

cacography
n : poor handwriting [syn: {scribble}, {scratch}, {scrawl}]

cacomistle
n : raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings [syn: {bassarisk}, {cacomixle}, {coon cat}, {raccoon fox}, {ringtail}, {ring-tailed cat}, {civet cat}, {miner's cat}, {Bassariscus astutus}]

cacomixle
n : raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings [syn: {bassarisk}, {cacomistle}, {coon cat}, {raccoon fox}, {ringtail}, {ring-tailed cat}, {civet cat}, {miner's cat}, {Bassariscus astutus}]

cacophonic
adj : having an unpleasant sound; "as cacophonous as a henyard"- John McCarten [syn: {cacophonous}] [ant: {euphonious}]

cacophonous
adj : having an unpleasant sound; "as cacophonous as a henyard"- John McCarten [syn: {cacophonic}] [ant: {euphonious}]

cacophony
n 1: a loud harsh or strident noise [syn: {blare}, {blaring}, {clamor}, {din}]
2: loud confusing disagreeable sounds

Cactaceae
n : constituting the order Opuntiales [syn: {family Cactaceae}, {cactus family}]

cacti
See {cactus}

cacti
cactus
n : any spiny succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World [also: {cacti} (pl)]

cactus
n : any spiny succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World [also: {cacti} (pl)]

cactus euphorbia
n : small tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having erect angled branches suggesting candelabra [syn: {naboom}, {Euphorbia ingens}]

cactus family
n : constituting the order Opuntiales [syn: {Cactaceae}, {family Cactaceae}]

cactus mouse
n : burrowing mouse of desert areas of southwestern United States [syn: {Peromyscus eremicus}]

cactus wren
n : large harsh-voiced American wren of arid regions of the United States southwest and Mexico

cacuminal
adj : pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate [syn: {retroflex}]

cad
n 1: someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog" [syn: {bounder}, {blackguard}, {dog}, {hound}, {heel}]
2: software used in art and architecture and engineering and manufacturing to assist in precision drawing [syn: {computer-aided design}]

cadaster
n : a public register showing the details of ownership and value of land; made for the purpose of taxation [syn: {cadastre}]

cadastral
adj : of or relating to the records of a cadastre

cadastre
n : a public register showing the details of ownership and value of land; made for the purpose of taxation [syn: {cadaster}]

cadaver
n : the dead body of a human being [syn: {corpse}, {stiff}, {clay}, {remains}]

cadaveric
adj : of or relating to a cadaver

cadaverine
n : a colorless toxic ptomaine with an unpleasant odor formed during the putrefaction of animal tissue

cadaverous
adj : very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration" [syn: {bony}, {emaciated}, {gaunt}, {haggard}, {pinched}, {skeletal}, {wasted}]

caddice fly
n : small moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae [syn: {caddis fly}, {caddis-fly}, {caddice-fly}]

caddice-fly
n : small moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae [syn: {caddis fly}, {caddis-fly}, {caddice fly}]

caddie
n : an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player [syn: {golf caddie}]
v : act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player [syn: {caddy}] [also: {caddying}, {caddies}, {caddied}]

caddied
caddie
n : an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player [syn: {golf caddie}]
v : act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player [syn: {caddy}] [also: {caddying}, {caddies}, {caddied}]

caddied
See {caddie}

caddies
caddie
n : an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player [syn: {golf caddie}]
v : act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player [syn: {caddy}] [also: {caddying}, {caddies}, {caddied}]

caddies
See {caddie}

caddis fly
n : small moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae [syn: {caddis-fly}, {caddice fly}, {caddice-fly}]

caddis-fly
n : small moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae [syn: {caddis fly}, {caddice fly}, {caddice-fly}]

caddish
adj : offensively discourteous [syn: {unchivalrous}, {ungallant}]

caddisworm
n : caddisfly larva; constructs a case of silk covered with sand or plant debris [syn: {strawworm}]

Caddo
n 1: a group of Plains Indians formerly living in what is now North and South Dakota and Nebraska and Kansas and Arkansas and Louisiana and Oklahoma and Texas
2: a family of North American Indian languages spoken widely in the midwest by Caddo peoples [syn: {Caddoan}, {Caddoan language}]

Caddoan
n : a family of North American Indian languages spoken widely in the midwest by Caddo peoples [syn: {Caddo}, {Caddoan language}]

Caddoan language
n : a family of North American Indian languages spoken widely in the midwest by Caddo peoples [syn: {Caddo}, {Caddoan}]

caddy
n : a can for storing tea [syn: {tea caddy}]
v : act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player [syn: {caddie}]

caddying
caddie
n : an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player [syn: {golf caddie}]
v : act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player [syn: {caddy}] [also: {caddying}, {caddies}, {caddied}]

caddying
See {caddie}

cade
adj : (of a young animal) abandoned by its mother and raised by hand; "a cade calf"

cadence
n 1: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse [syn: {meter}, {metre}, {measure}, {beat}]
2: the close of a musical section
3: a recurrent rhythmical series [syn: {cadency}]

cadenced
adj : marked by a rhythmical cadence; "the cadenced crunch of marching feet" [syn: {cadent}]

cadency
n : a recurrent rhythmical series [syn: {cadence}]

cadent
adj : marked by a rhythmical cadence; "the cadenced crunch of marching feet" [syn: {cadenced}]

cadenza
n : a brilliant solo passage occuring near the end of a piece of music

cadet
n : a military trainee (as at a military academy) [syn: {plebe}]

cadetship
n : the position of cadet

cadge
v 1: ask for and get free; be a parasite [syn: {mooch}, {bum}, {grub}, {sponge}]
2: obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; "he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends" [syn: {schnorr}, {shnorr}, {scrounge}]

cadger
n : someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free) [syn: {moocher}, {scrounger}]

Cadiz
n : an ancient port city in southwestern Spain

cadmium
n : a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores [syn: {Cd}, {atomic number 48}]

cadmium cell
n : a standard voltaic cell (trademark Weston) [syn: {Weston cell}]

cadmium orange
n : orange-hued cadmium yellow pigment

cadmium sulfide
n : a yellow sulfide used chiefly as a pigment

cadmium sulphide
n : ore of cadmium; a rare yellowish mineral consisting of cadmium sulphide in crystalline form [syn: {greenockite}]

cadmium yellow
n : pigment of cadmium sulfide and barium sulfate varying in hue from lemon yellow to orange

cadmium yellow pale
n : pale-hued cadmium yellow pigment

Cadra
n : a genus of Pyralidae [syn: {genus Cadra}]

Cadra cautella
n : moth whose larvae feed on and mat together with webbing various stored foods [syn: {almond moth}, {fig moth}]

Cadra figulilella
n : moth whose larvae attack dried fruits and cereal products [syn: {raisin moth}]

cadre
n 1: a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement [syn: {cell}]
2: a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion

caducean
adj : of or relating to a caduceus

caducei
See {caduceus}

caducei
caduceus
n : an insignia used by the medical profession; modeled after the staff of Hermes [also: {caducei} (pl)]

caduceus
n : an insignia used by the medical profession; modeled after the staff of Hermes [also: {caducei} (pl)]

caducous
adj : shed at an early stage of development; "most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy" [syn: {shed}] [ant: {persistent}]

caeca
See {caecum}

caeca
caecum
n : the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum" [syn: {cecum}, {blind gut}] [also: {caeca} (pl)]

caecal
adj : of or like a cecum [syn: {cecal}]

Caeciliadae
n : coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless amphibians [syn: {Caeciliidae}, {family Caeciliidae}, {family Caeciliadae}]

caecilian
adj : of or relating to or belonging to the family Caeciliidae
n : any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions [syn: {blindworm}]

Caeciliidae
n : coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless amphibians [syn: {family Caeciliidae}, {Caeciliadae}, {family Caeciliadae}]

caecum
n : the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum" [syn: {cecum}, {blind gut}] [also: {caeca} (pl)]

Caelum
n : a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Columba and Eridanus

caenogenesis
n : introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (as addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution) [syn: {cenogenesis}, {kenogenesis}, {cainogenesis}, {kainogenesis}] [ant: {palingenesis}]

Caenolestes
n : type genus of the family Caenolestidae [syn: {genus Caenolestes}]

Caenolestidae
n : small marsupials of southern South America [syn: {family Caenolestidae}]

Caesalpinia
n : small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana [syn: {genus Caesalpinia}]

Caesalpinia bonduc
n : tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries [syn: {bonduc}, {bonduc tree}, {Caesalpinia bonducella}]

Caesalpinia bonducella
n : tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries [syn: {bonduc}, {bonduc tree}, {Caesalpinia bonduc}]

Caesalpinia coriaria
n : small thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose seed pods are a source of tannin [syn: {divi-divi}]

Caesalpinia decapetala
n : spreading thorny shrub of tropical Asia bearing large erect racemes of red-marked yellow flowers [syn: {Mysore thorn}, {Caesalpinia sepiaria}]

Caesalpinia echinata
n : tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry [syn: {brazilwood}, {peachwood}, {peach-wood}, {pernambuco wood}]

Caesalpinia ferrea
n : thornless tree yielding heavy wood [syn: {brazilian ironwood}]

Caesalpinia gilliesii
n : a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana [syn: {bird of paradise}, {poinciana}, {Poinciana gilliesii}]

Caesalpinia pulcherrima
n : tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana [syn: {pride of barbados}, {paradise flower}, {flamboyant tree}, {Poinciana pulcherrima}]

Caesalpinia sepiaria
n : spreading thorny shrub of tropical Asia bearing large erect racemes of red-marked yellow flowers [syn: {Mysore thorn}, {Caesalpinia decapetala}]

Caesalpiniaceae
n : spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly included in the family Leguminosae [syn: {family Caesalpiniaceae}]

Caesalpinioideae
n : alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae [syn: {subfamily Caesalpinioideae}]

Caesar
n 1: conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC) [syn: {Julius Caesar}, {Gaius Julius Caesar}]
2: United States comedian who pioneered comdey television shows (born 1922) [syn: {Sid Caesar}, {Sidney Caesar}]

Caesar salad
n : typically having fried croutons and dressing made with a raw egg

Caesarea
n : an ancient seaport in northwestern Israel; an important Roman city in ancient Palestine

caesarean
adj 1: relating to abdominal delivery [syn: {cesarean}, {cesarian}, {caesarian}]
2: of or relating to or in the manner of Julius Caesar [syn: {Caesarian}]
n : the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) [syn: {cesarean delivery}, {caesarean delivery}, {cesarean section}, {cesarian section}, {caesarean section}, {C-section}, {cesarean}, {cesarian}, {abdominal delivery}]

caesarean delivery
n : the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) [syn: {cesarean delivery}, {cesarean section}, {cesarian section}, {caesarean section}, {C-section}, {cesarean}, {cesarian}, {caesarean}, {abdominal delivery}]

caesarean section
n : the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) [syn: {cesarean delivery}, {caesarean delivery}, {cesarean section}, {cesarian section}, {C-section}, {cesarean}, {cesarian}, {caesarean}, {abdominal delivery}]

caesarian
adj 1: relating to abdominal delivery [syn: {cesarean}, {cesarian}, {caesarean}]
2: of or relating to or in the manner of Julius Caesar [syn: {Caesarean}]

Caesarism
n : a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) [syn: {dictatorship}, {absolutism}, {authoritarianism}, {despotism}, {monocracy}, {one-man rule}, {shogunate}, {Stalinism}, {totalitarianism}, {tyranny}]

Caesaropapism
n : the doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters [syn: {Erastianism}, {Byzantinism}]

Caesar's agaric
n : widely distributed edible mushroom resembling the fly agaric [syn: {royal agaric}, {Amanita caesarea}]

caesium
n : a soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures); the most electropositive and alkaline metal [syn: {cesium}, {Cs}, {atomic number 55}]

caesium clock
n : an atomic clock based on the energy difference between two states of the caesium nucleus in a magnetic field

caespitose
adj : (of plants) growing in dense clumps or tufts [syn: {cespitose}, {tufted}]

caesura
n 1: a pause or interruption (as in a conversation); "after an ominous caesura the preacher continued"
2: a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line [also: {caesurae} (pl)]

caesurae
See {caesura}

caesurae
caesura
n 1: a pause or interruption (as in a conversation); "after an ominous caesura the preacher continued"
2: a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line [also: {caesurae} (pl)]

caesural
adj : of or relating to a caesura

cafe
n : a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold [syn: {coffeehouse}, {coffee shop}, {coffee bar}]

cafe au lait
n : equal parts of coffee and hot milk

cafe noir
n : small cup of strong black coffee without milk or cream [syn: {demitasse}]

cafe royale
n : black coffee with cognac and lemon peel and sugar [syn: {coffee royal}]

cafeteria
n : a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier

cafeteria facility
n : (usually plural) facilities for providing food for employees or visitors

cafeteria tray
n : a tray for carrying your food in a cafeteria

caff
n : informal British term for a cafe

caffe latte
n : strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk [syn: {latte}]

caffein
n : a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects [syn: {caffeine}]

caffein addict
n : someone addicted to caffeine [syn: {caffeine addict}]

caffein addiction
n : an addiction to caffein

caffeine
n : a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects [syn: {caffein}]

caffeine addict
n : someone addicted to caffeine [syn: {caffein addict}]

caffeinic
adj : of or containing caffein

caffeinism
n : poisoning resulting from excessive intake of caffeine containing products [syn: {caffiene intoxication}]

caffer
n : an offensive term for any Black African [syn: {kaffir}, {kafir}, {caffre}]

caffer cat
n : widely distributed wildcat of Africa and Asia Minor [syn: {kaffir cat}, {Felis ocreata}]

caffiene intoxication
n : poisoning resulting from excessive intake of caffeine containing products [syn: {caffeinism}]

caffre
n : an offensive term for any Black African [syn: {kaffir}, {kafir}, {caffer}]

caftan
n 1: a woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East [syn: {kaftan}]
2: a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant [syn: {kaftan}]

cage
n 1: an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept [syn: {coop}]
2: something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement
3: United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992) [syn: {John Cage}, {John Milton Cage Jr.}]
4: the net that is the goal in ice hockey
5: a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice [syn: {batting cage}]
v : confine in a cage; "The animal was caged" [syn: {cage in}]

cage in
v : confine in a cage; "The animal was caged" [syn: {cage}]

cager
n : an athlete who plays basketball [syn: {basketball player}, {basketeer}]

cagey
adj 1: showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound" [syn: {cagy}, {canny}, {clever}]
2: characterized by great cautious and wariness; "a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"; "chary of the risks involved"; "a chary investor" [syn: {cagy}, {chary}] [also: {cagiest}, {cagier}]

cagier
See {cagey}

cagier
cagey
adj 1: showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound" [syn: {cagy}, {canny}, {clever}]
2: characterized by great cautious and wariness; "a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"; "chary of the risks involved"; "a chary investor" [syn: {cagy}, {chary}] [also: {cagiest}, {cagier}]

cagiest
See {cagey}

cagiest
cagey
adj 1: showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound" [syn: {cagy}, {canny}, {clever}]
2: characterized by great cautious and wariness; "a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"; "chary of the risks involved"; "a chary investor" [syn: {cagy}, {chary}] [also: {cagiest}, {cagier}]

cagily
adv : in a cagey manner; "`I don't know yet,' he answered cagily" [syn: {circumspectly}]

Cagliostro
n : Italian who was famous as a magician and alchemist (1743-1795) [syn: {Count Alessandro di Cagliostro}, {Giuseppe Balsamo}]

Cagney
n : United States film actor known for his portrayals of tough characters (1899-1986) [syn: {Jimmy Cagney}, {James Cagney}]

cagoule
n : lightweight parka; waterproof

cagy
adj 1: showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound" [syn: {cagey}, {canny}, {clever}]
2: characterized by great cautious and wariness; "a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"; "chary of the risks involved"; "a chary investor" [syn: {cagey}, {chary}]

Cahita
n 1: a member of the Taracahitian people of central Mexico
2: the Uto-Aztecan language of the Cahita people

cahoots
n : collusion; "in cahoots with"

caiman
n : an alligator-like reptile of Central America and South America having a more heavily armored belly [syn: {cayman}]

caiman lizard
n : crocodile-like lizard of South America having powerful jaws for crushing snails and mussels

Caiman sclerops
n : caiman with bony ridges about the eyes; found from southern Mexico to Argentina [syn: {spectacled caiman}]

caimitillo
n : tropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and small plumlike purple fruit [syn: {satinleaf}, {satin leaf}, {damson plum}, {Chrysophyllum oliviforme}]

caimito
n : evergreen tree of West Indies and Central America having edible purple fruit star-shaped in cross section and dark green leaves with golden silky undersides [syn: {star apple}, {Chrysophyllum cainito}]

Cain
n : (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God

cainogenesis
n : introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (as addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution) [syn: {cenogenesis}, {kenogenesis}, {caenogenesis}, {kainogenesis}] [ant: {palingenesis}]

Cairene
n : a native or inhabitant of Cairo

Cairina
n : a genus of Anatidae [syn: {genus Cairina}]

Cairina moschata
n : large crested wild duck of Central America and South America; widely domesticated [syn: {muscovy duck}, {musk duck}]

cairn
n 1: a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path
2: small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland [syn: {cairn terrier}]

cairn terrier
n : small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland [syn: {cairn}]

cairned
adj : marked by cairns

cairngorm
n : a smoky yellow or brown quartz [syn: {smoky quartz}]

Cairo
n 1: a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
2: the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just south of the Nile delta; formerly the home of the Pharaohs [syn: {Al Qahira}, {El Qahira}, {Egyptian capital}, {capital of Egypt}]

caisson
n 1: an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome [syn: {coffer}, {lacuna}]
2: a two-wheeled military vehicle carrying artillery ammunition
3: a chest to hold ammunition [syn: {ammunition chest}]
4: large watertight chamber used for construction under water [syn: {pneumatic caisson}, {cofferdam}]

caisson disease
n : pain resulting from rapid change in pressure [syn: {decompression sickness}, {aeroembolism}, {air embolism}, {gas embolism}, {bends}]

caitiff
adj : despicably mean and cowardly
n : a cowardly and despicable person

Caitra
n : the first Hindu calendar month (corresponding to March in the Gregorian calendar) [syn: {Chait}]

cajan pea
n 1: tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics [syn: {pigeon pea}, {pigeon-pea plant}, {catjang pea}, {red gram}, {dhal}, {dahl}, {Cajanus cajan}]
2: small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant [syn: {pigeon pea}, {dahl}]

Cajanus
n : erect densely branched shrubby perennials of Old World tropics; naturalized in other warm regions [syn: {genus Cajanus}]

Cajanus cajan
n : tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics [syn: {pigeon pea}, {pigeon-pea plant}, {cajan pea}, {catjang pea}, {red gram}, {dhal}, {dahl}]

cajole
v : influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along" [syn: {wheedle}, {palaver}, {blarney}, {coax}, {sweet-talk}, {inveigle}]

cajolery
n : flattery intended to persuade [syn: {blandishment}, {palaver}]

cajolingly
adv : in a cajoling manner; "`Come here,' she said coaxingly" [syn: {coaxingly}]

Cajun
n : a Louisianian descended from Acadian immigrants from Nova Scotia (`Cajun' comes from `Acadian')

Cakchiquel
n 1: a member of the Mayan people living in south central Guatemala
2: the Mayan language spoken by the Cakchiquel people

cake
n 1: a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of chocolate" [syn: {bar}]
2: small flat mass of chopped food [syn: {patty}]
3: made from or based on a mixture of flour and sugar and eggs
v : form a coat over; "Dirt had coated her face" [syn: {coat}]

cake mix
n : a commercial mix for making a cake

cakehole
n : informal terms for the mouth [syn: {trap}, {hole}, {maw}, {yap}, {gob}]

cakewalk
n 1: a strutting dance based on a march; was performed in minstrel shows; originated as a competition among Black dancers to win a cake
2: an easy accomplishment; "winning the tournament was a cakewalk for him"; "invading Iraq won't be a cakewalk"
v : perform the cakewalk dance

Cakile
n : small genus of succulent annual herbs found on sandy shores of North America and Europe [syn: {genus Cakile}]

Cakile maritima
n : salt-tolerant seashore annual grown for its fragrant rose or violet flowers and fleshy gray-green foliage [syn: {sea-rocket}]

calaba
n : West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice [syn: {Santa Maria tree}, {Calophyllum calaba}]

calabar bean
n : dark brown highly poisonous seed of the calabar-bean vine; source of physostigmine and used in native witchcraft [syn: {ordeal bean}]

calabar-bean vine
n : tropical African woody vine yielding calabar beans [syn: {Physostigma venenosum}]

calabash
n 1: round gourd of the calabash tree
2: tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds [syn: {calabash tree}, {Crescentia cujete}]
3: Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits [syn: {bottle gourd}, {Lagenaria siceraria}]
4: bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd [syn: {gourd}]
5: a pipe for smoking; has a curved stem and a large bowl made from a calabash gourd [syn: {calabash pipe}]

calabash pipe
n : a pipe for smoking; has a curved stem and a large bowl made from a calabash gourd [syn: {calabash}]

calabash tree
n : tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds [syn: {calabash}, {Crescentia cujete}]

calabazilla
n : perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit [syn: {prairie gourd}, {prairie gourd vine}, {Missouri gourd}, {wild pumpkin}, {buffalo gourd}, {Cucurbita foetidissima}]

Calabria
n : a region of southern Italy (forming the toe of the Italian `boot')

calabur tree
n : a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves [syn: {Jamaican cherry}, {calabura}, {silk wood}, {silkwood}, {Muntingia calabura}]

calabura
n : a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves [syn: {Jamaican cherry}, {calabur tree}, {silk wood}, {silkwood}, {Muntingia calabura}]

caladenia
n : any of various orchids of the genus Caladenia

Caladenia cairnsiana
n : orchid with red-tinged linear leaves and panicle of purple-marked pale-yellow flowers with deep red or purple lip; southwestern Australia [syn: {zebra orchid}]

caladium
n : any plant of the genus Caladium cultivated for their ornamental foliage variously patterned in white or pink or red

Caladium bicolor
n : most popular caladium; cultivated in many varieties since the late 19th century

Calais
n : a town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England; in 1347 it was captured by the English king Edward III after a long siege and remained in English hands until it was recaptured by the French king Henry II in 1558

Calamagrostic quadriseta
n : tall Australian reedlike grass sometimes used for hay [syn: {Australian reed grass}]

Calamagrostis
n : reed grass [syn: {genus Calamagrostis}]

Calamagrostis acutiflora
n : a variety of reed grass [syn: {feather reed grass}, {feathertop}]

calamari
n : (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food [syn: {squid}, {calamary}]

calamary
n : (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food [syn: {squid}, {calamari}]

calami
See {calamus}

calami
calamus
n 1: any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes
2: the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally
3: perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots [syn: {sweet flag}, {sweet calamus}, {myrtle flag}, {flagroot}, {Acorus calamus}]
4: a genus of Sparidae [syn: {genus Calamus}]
5: the hollow shaft of a feather [syn: {quill}, {shaft}] [also: {calami} (pl)]

calamine
n : a white mineral; a common ore of zinc [syn: {hemimorphite}]

calamine lotion
n : a lotion consisting of a liquid preparation containing calamine; used to treat itching or mild skin irritations

calamint
n : perennial aromatic herbs growing in hedgerows or scrub or open woodlands from western Europe to central Asia and in North America

Calamintha
n : calamint [syn: {genus Calamintha}]

Calamintha grandiflora
n : aromatic herb with large pink flowers; southern and southeastern Europe; Anatolia; northern Iran [syn: {large-flowered calamint}, {Clinopodium grandiflorum}, {Satureja grandiflora}]

Calamintha nepeta
n : low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern Europe to GB naturalized in United States [syn: {lesser calamint}, {field balm}, {Calamintha nepeta glantulosa}, {Satureja nepeta}, {Satureja calamintha glandulosa}]

Calamintha nepeta glantulosa
n : low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern Europe to GB naturalized in United States [syn: {lesser calamint}, {field balm}, {Calamintha nepeta}, {Satureja nepeta}, {Satureja calamintha glandulosa}]

Calamintha sylvatica
n : mint-scented perennial of central and southern Europe [syn: {common calamint}, {Satureja calamintha officinalis}]

calamitous
adj : (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin; "the stock market crashed on Black Friday"; "a calamitous defeat"; "the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign"; "such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory"- Charles Darwin; "it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it"- Douglas MacArthur; "a fateful error" [syn: {black}, {disastrous}, {fatal}, {fateful}]

calamity
n : an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster" [syn: {catastrophe}, {disaster}, {tragedy}, {cataclysm}]

Calamity Jane
n : United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903) [syn: {Burk}, {Martha Jane Burk}, {Burke}, {Martha Jane Burke}]

calamus
n 1: any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes
2: the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally
3: perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots [syn: {sweet flag}, {sweet calamus}, {myrtle flag}, {flagroot}, {Acorus calamus}]
4: a genus of Sparidae [syn: {genus Calamus}]
5: the hollow shaft of a feather [syn: {quill}, {shaft}] [also: {calami} (pl)]

Calamus australis
n : tall scrambling spiny palm of northeastern Queensland, Australia [syn: {lawyer cane}]

calamus oil
n : carcinogenic oil from calamus root used as a perfume

Calamus penna
n : from Florida and Bahamas to Brazil [syn: {sheepshead porgy}]

Calamus rotang
n : climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for Malacca canes [syn: {rattan}, {rattan palm}]

Calan
n : a drug (trade names Calan and Isoptin) used as an oral or parenteral calcium blocker in cases of hypertension or congestive heart failure or angina or migraine [syn: {verapamil}, {Isoptin}]

calando
adj : gradually decreasing in tempo and volume

Calandrinia
n : large genus of low-growing herbs; widespread throughout tropical and warm temperate regions having usually basal leaves and panicles of purplish ephemeral flowers [syn: {genus Calandrinia}]

Calandrinia ciliata
n : succulent carpet-forming plant having small brilliant reddish-pink flowers; southwestern United States [syn: {red maids}, {redmaids}]

calanthe
n : any of various showy orchids of the genus Calanthe having white or yellow or rose-colored flowers and broad leaves folded lengthwise

Calapooya
n : a member of the North American Indian people of Oregon [syn: {Kalapooia}, {Kalapuya}, {Calapuya}]

Calapuya
n : a member of the North American Indian people of Oregon [syn: {Kalapooia}, {Kalapuya}, {Calapooya}]

calash
n 1: a woman's large folded hooped hood; worn in the 18th century [syn: {caleche}]
2: the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage [syn: {caleche}, {calash top}]

calash top
n : the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage [syn: {calash}, {caleche}]

calathi
See {calathus}

calathian violet
n : perennial Eurasian gentian with sky-blue funnel-shaped flowers of damp open heaths [syn: {marsh gentian}, {Gentiana pneumonanthe}]

calcaneal
adj : relating to the heel bone or heel

calcanei
See {calcaneum}

calcaneus
n : the largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel [syn: {heelbone}, {os tarsi fibulare}]

calcareous
adj : composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or calcite or chalk [syn: {chalky}]

calcarine fissure
n : a sulcus in the mesial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum [syn: {calcarine sulcus}]

calcarine sulcus
n : a sulcus in the mesial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum [syn: {calcarine fissure}]

calced
adj : used of certain religious orders who wear shoes [syn: {shod}] [ant: {discalced}]

calcedony
n : a milky or grayish translucent to transparent quartz [syn: {chalcedony}]

calceiform
adj : slipper-shaped; "the calceiform lip of certain orchids" [syn: {calceolate}]

calceolaria
n : any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip [syn: {slipperwort}]

calceolate
adj : slipper-shaped; "the calceiform lip of certain orchids" [syn: {calceiform}]

calces
See {calx}

calces
calx
n : a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide [syn: {calcium oxide}, {quicklime}, {lime}, {calcined lime}, {fluxing lime}, {unslaked lime}, {burnt lime}] [also: {calces} (pl)]

calceus
n : a shoe covering the ankle; worn by ancient Romans

calcic
adj : derived from or containing calcium or lime

calcicolous
adj : growing or living in soil rich in lime [ant: {calcifugous}]

calciferol
n : a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets [syn: {vitamin D}, {viosterol}, {ergocalciferol}, {cholecarciferol}, {D}]

calciferous
adj : bearing or producing or containing calcium or calcium carbonate or calcite

calcific
adj : involving or resulting from calcification

calcification
n 1: a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts)
2: tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts
3: an inflexible and unchanging state; "the calcification of negotiations"

calcified
calcify
v 1: become impregnated with calcium salts [ant: {decalcify}]
2: become inflexible and unchanging; "Old folks can calcify"
3: turn into lime; become calcified; "The rock calcified over the centuries"
4: convert into lime; "the salts calcified the rock" [also: {calcified}]

calcified
See {calcify}

calcifugous
adj : growing or living in acid soil [ant: {calcicolous}]

calcify
v 1: become impregnated with calcium salts [ant: {decalcify}]
2: become inflexible and unchanging; "Old folks can calcify"
3: turn into lime; become calcified; "The rock calcified over the centuries"
4: convert into lime; "the salts calcified the rock" [also: {calcified}]

calcimine
n : a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings
v : cover with calcimine; "calcimine the walls"

calcination
n : the conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperature

calcine
v : heat a substance so that it oxidizes or reduces

calcined lime
n : a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide [syn: {calcium oxide}, {quicklime}, {lime}, {calx}, {fluxing lime}, {unslaked lime}, {burnt lime}]

calcite
n : a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone

calcitic
adj : of or relating to or containing calcite

calcitonin
n : thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone [syn: {thyrocalcitonin}]

calcium
n : a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals [syn: {Ca}, {atomic number 20}]

calcium bicarbonate
n : a bicarbonate that is a major cause of hard water

calcium blocker
n : any of a class of drugs that block the flow of the electrolyte calcium (either in nerve cell conduction or smooth muscle contraction of the heart); has been used in the treatment of angina or arrhythmia or hypertension or migraine [syn: {calcium-channel blocker}]

calcium carbide
n : a gray salt of calcium (CaC) used in making acetylene

calcium carbonate
n : a salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or limestone

calcium chloride
n : a deliquescent salt; used in de-icing and as a drying agent

calcium hydrate
n : a caustic substance produced by heating limestone [syn: {calcium hydroxide}, {lime}, {slaked lime}, {hydrated lime}, {caustic lime}, {lime hydrate}]

calcium hydride
n : a salt-like binary compound (CaH2) used as a reducing agent and source of hydrogen [syn: {hydrolith}]

calcium hydroxide
n : a caustic substance produced by heating limestone [syn: {lime}, {slaked lime}, {hydrated lime}, {calcium hydrate}, {caustic lime}, {lime hydrate}]

calcium hypochlorite
n : any hypochlorite of calcium; used as a bleaching agent

calcium ion
n : ion of calcium; a factor in the clotting of blood [syn: {factor IV}]

calcium lactate
n : a white crystalline salt made by the action of lactic acid on calcium carbonate; used in foods (as a baking powder) and given medically as a source of calcium

calcium light
n : a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting [syn: {limelight}]

calcium nitrate
n : a deliquescent salt that is soluble in water; sometimes used as a source of nitrogen in fertilizers

calcium octadecanoate
n : an insoluble calcium salt of stearic acid and palmitic acid; it is formed when soap is mixed with water that contains calcium ions and is the scum produced in regions of hard water [syn: {calcium stearate}]

calcium oxide
n : a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide [syn: {quicklime}, {lime}, {calx}, {calcined lime}, {fluxing lime}, {unslaked lime}, {burnt lime}]

calcium phosphate
n : a phosphate of calcium; a main constituent of animal bones

calcium stearate
n : an insoluble calcium salt of stearic acid and palmitic acid; it is formed when soap is mixed with water that contains calcium ions and is the scum produced in regions of hard water [syn: {calcium octadecanoate}]

calcium sulfate
n : a white salt (CaSO4) [syn: {calcium sulphate}]

calcium sulphate
n : a white salt (CaSO4) [syn: {calcium sulfate}]

calcium-channel blocker
n : any of a class of drugs that block the flow of the electrolyte calcium (either in nerve cell conduction or smooth muscle contraction of the heart); has been used in the treatment of angina or arrhythmia or hypertension or migraine [syn: {calcium blocker}]

calcium-cyanamide
n : a compound used as a fertilizer and as a source of nitrogen compounds [syn: {cyanamide}]

calc-tufa
n : a soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime [syn: {tufa}]

calculable
adj : capable of being calculated or estimated; "a calculable risk"; "calculable odds" [ant: {incalculable}]

calculate
v 1: make a mathematical calculation or computation [syn: {cipher}, {cypher}, {compute}, {work out}, {reckon}, {figure}]
2: judge to be probable [syn: {estimate}, {reckon}, {count on}, {figure}, {forecast}]
3: keep an account of [syn: {account}]
4: predict in advance [syn: {forecast}]
5: specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public [syn: {aim}, {direct}]
6: have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" [syn: {count}, {bet}, {depend}, {look}, {reckon}]

calculated
adj 1: carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult"; "with measured irony" [syn: {deliberate}, {measured}]
2: determined by mathematical computation; "the calculated velocity of a bullet"; "a derived value" [syn: {derived}]

calculating
adj : used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in the community" [syn: {calculative}, {conniving}, {scheming}, {shrewd}]

calculating machine
n : a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations [syn: {calculator}]

calculatingly
adv : in a calculating manner; "he looked at her calculatingly"

calculation
n 1: the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods [syn: {computation}, {computing}]
2: problem solving that involves numbers or quantities [syn: {computation}, {figuring}, {reckoning}]
3: planning something carefully and intentionally; "it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting" [syn: {deliberation}]

calculative
adj : used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in the community" [syn: {calculating}, {conniving}, {scheming}, {shrewd}]

calculator
n 1: a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations [syn: {calculating machine}]
2: an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines) [syn: {reckoner}, {figurer}, {estimator}, {computer}]

calculi
See {calculus}

calculi
calculus
n 1: a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body; "renal calculi can be very painful" [syn: {concretion}]
2: an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums [syn: {tartar}, {tophus}]
3: the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions [syn: {the calculus}, {infinitesimal calculus}] [also: {calculi} (pl)]

calculous
adj : relating to or caused by or having a calculus or calculi

calculus
n 1: a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body; "renal calculi can be very painful" [syn: {concretion}]
2: an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums [syn: {tartar}, {tophus}]
3: the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions [syn: {the calculus}, {infinitesimal calculus}] [also: {calculi} (pl)]

calculus of variations
n : the calculus of maxima and minima of definite integrals

Calcutta
n : the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding [syn: {Kolkata}]

Calcuttan
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Calcutta or its inhabitants

caldaria
See {caldarium}

Calder
n : United States sculptor who first created mobiles and stabiles (1898-1976) [syn: {Alexander Calder}]

caldera
n : a large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression

Calderon
n : Spanish poet and dramatist considered one of the great Spanish writers (1600-1681) [syn: {Calderon de la Barca}, {Pedro Calderon de la Barca}]

Calderon de la Barca
n : Spanish poet and dramatist considered one of the great Spanish writers (1600-1681) [syn: {Calderon}, {Pedro Calderon de la Barca}]

caldron
n : a very large pot that is used for boiling [syn: {cauldron}]

Caldwell
n : United States author remembered for novels about poverty and degeneration (1903-1987) [syn: {Erskine Caldwell}, {Erskine Preston Caldwell}]

calean
n : an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water; "a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola" [syn: {hookah}, {narghile}, {nargileh}, {sheesha}, {shisha}, {chicha}, {kalian}, {water pipe}, {hubble-bubble}, {hubbly-bubbly}]

caleche
n 1: a woman's large folded hooped hood; worn in the 18th century [syn: {calash}]
2: the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage [syn: {calash}, {calash top}]

Caledonia
n : the geographical area (in Roman times) north of the Antonine Wall; now a poetic name for Scotland

Caledonian Canal
n : a canal in northern Scotland that links North Sea with the Atlantic Ocean; runs diagonally between Moray Firth at the northeastern end and Loch Linnhe at the southwestern end; now little used

calefacient
adj : producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body; "a mustard plaster is calefacient" [syn: {warming}]

calefaction
n : the property of being warming [syn: {incalescence}]

calefactive
adj : serving to heat; "a heating pad is calefactory" [syn: {calefactory}, {heating}]

calefactory
adj : serving to heat; "a heating pad is calefactory" [syn: {calefactive}, {heating}]

calendar
n 1: a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
2: a list or register of events (appointments or social events or court cases etc); "I have you on my calendar for next Monday"
3: a tabular array of the days (usually for one year)
v : enter into a calendar

calendar day
n : a day reckoned from midnight to midnight [syn: {civil day}]

calendar method
n : natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle) [syn: {rhythm method of birth control}, {rhythm method}, {rhythm}, {calendar method of birth control}]

calendar method of birth control
n : natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle) [syn: {rhythm method of birth control}, {rhythm method}, {rhythm}, {calendar method}]

calendar month
n : one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year; "he paid the bill last month" [syn: {month}]

calendar week
n : a period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday [syn: {week}]

calendar year
n : the year (reckoned from January 1 to December 31) according to Gregorian calendar [syn: {civil year}]

calender
n : a machine that smoothes or glazes paper or cloth by pressing it between plates or passing it through rollers
v : press between rollers or plates so as to smooth, glaze, or thin into sheets; "calender paper"

calendered
adj : (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers; "calendered paper"; "a dress of glossy sateen" [syn: {glossy}]

calendric
adj : relating to or characteristic of or used in a calendar or time measurement; "calendric systems"; "solstice is a time of calendric importance" [syn: {calendrical}]

calendrical
adj : relating to or characteristic of or used in a calendar or time measurement; "calendric systems"; "solstice is a time of calendric importance" [syn: {calendric}]

calendula
n : any of numerous chiefly annual herbs of the genus Calendula widely cultivated for their yellow or orange flowers; often used for medicinal and culinary purposes

Calendula officinalis
n : the common European annual marigold [syn: {common marigold}, {pot marigold}, {ruddles}, {Scotch marigold}]

Caley pea
n : week-stemmed winter annual native to Mediterranean region for long established in southern United States; cultivated as a cover and pasture crop [syn: {singletary pea}, {rough pea}, {wild winterpea}, {Lathyrus hirsutus}]

calf
n 1: young of domestic cattle
2: the muscular back part of the shank [syn: {sura}]
3: fine leather from the skin of a calf [syn: {calfskin}]
4: young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo [also: {calves} (pl)]

calf bone
n : the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle [syn: {fibula}]

calf love
n : temporary love of an adolescent [syn: {puppy love}, {crush}, {infatuation}]

calf roping
n : capturing a calf with a lasso and binding its feet

calf's brain
n : the brain of a calf eaten as meat

calf's liver
n : liver of a calf used as meat [syn: {calves' liver}]

calf's tongue
n : the tongue of a calf eaten as meat

calf's-foot jelly
n : a savory jelly made with gelatin obtained by boiling calves' feet

calfskin
n : fine leather from the skin of a calf [syn: {calf}]

Calgary
n : the largest city in southern Alberta; an oil and gas center and a technology center for Alberta and most of western Canada

Cali
n : city in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area

Cali cartel
n : a drug cartel that seized control of cocaine production in Colombia in 1993; adopted techniques used by terrorist organizations (small cells and sophisticated communications equipment and close ties with politicians etc.)

caliber
n 1: a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber" [syn: {quality}, {calibre}]
2: diameter of a tube or gun barrel [syn: {bore}, {gauge}, {calibre}]

calibrate
v 1: make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder" [syn: {graduate}, {fine-tune}]
2: mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units; "he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale"
3: measure the caliber of; "calibrate a gun"

calibrated
adj : marked with or divided into degrees; "a calibrated thermometer" [syn: {graduated}]

calibration
n : the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calibration" [syn: {standardization}, {standardisation}]

calibre
n 1: a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber" [syn: {quality}, {caliber}]
2: diameter of a tube or gun barrel [syn: {bore}, {gauge}, {caliber}]

calices
See {calix}

caliche
n 1: crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions [syn: {hardpan}]
2: nitrate-bearing rock or gravel of the sodium nitrate deposits of Chile and Peru

caliche-topped
adj : covered with caliche, a hard calcium-carbonate encrusted soil

calico
adj 1: made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned; "calico dresses"; "a calico cat"
2: having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies" [syn: {motley}, {multicolor}, {multicolour}, {multicolored}, {multicoloured}, {painted}, {particolored}, {particoloured}, {piebald}, {pied}, {varicolored}, {varicoloured}]
n : coarse cloth with a bright print [also: {calicoes} (pl)]

calico aster
n : a variety of aster [syn: {starved aster}]

calico bush
n : a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers [syn: {mountain laurel}, {wood laurel}, {American laurel}, {Kalmia latifolia}]

calico cat
n : a cat having black and cream and yellowish markings [syn: {tortoiseshell}, {tortoiseshell-cat}]

calico crab
n : brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States [syn: {American lady crab}, {lady crab}, {Ovalipes ocellatus}]

calicoes
See {calico}

calicoes
calico
adj 1: made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned; "calico dresses"; "a calico cat"
2: having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies" [syn: {motley}, {multicolor}, {multicolour}, {multicolored}, {multicoloured}, {painted}, {particolored}, {particoloured}, {piebald}, {pied}, {varicolored}, {varicoloured}]
n : coarse cloth with a bright print [also: {calicoes} (pl)]

calicular
adj : relating to or resembling a calyculus [syn: {calycular}]

caliculus
n : a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp) [syn: {calyculus}, {calycle}]

Calidris
n : a genus of Scolopacidae [syn: {genus Calidris}]

Calidris canutus
n : a sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere [syn: {knot}, {grayback}]

Calidris Ferruginea
n : Old World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlew [syn: {curlew sandpiper}]

Calidris melanotos
n : American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting [syn: {pectoral sandpiper}, {jacksnipe}]

calif
n : the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth; "many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world" [syn: {caliph}, {kaliph}, {kalif}, {khalif}, {khalifah}]

Calif.
n : a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes [syn: {California}, {Golden State}, {CA}]

California
n : a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes [syn: {Golden State}, {CA}, {Calif.}]

California allspice
n : straggling aromatic shrub of southwestern United States having fragrant brown flowers [syn: {spicebush}, {Calycanthus occidentalis}]

California bay tree
n : Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood [syn: {California laurel}, {Oregon myrtle}, {pepperwood}, {spice tree}, {sassafras laurel}, {California olive}, {mountain laurel}, {Umbellularia californica}]

California beauty
n : any of several handsome evergreen shrubs of California and northern Mexico having downy lobed leaves and showy yellow flowers [syn: {flannelbush}, {flannel bush}]

California black oak
n : large deciduous tree of the Pacific coast having deeply parted bristle-tipped leaves [syn: {Quercus kelloggii}]

California black walnut
n : medium-sized tree with somewhat aromatic compound leaves and edible nuts [syn: {Juglans californica}]

California bluebell
n 1: desert plant of southern California with blue or violet tubular flowers in terminal racemes [syn: {whitlavia}, {Phacelia minor}, {Phacelia whitlavia}]
2: annual of southern California with intricately branched stems and lax cymes of aromatic deep blue bell-shaped flowers [syn: {Phacelia campanularia}]

California box elder
n : maple of the Pacific coast of the United States; fruits are white when mature [syn: {Acer negundo Californicum}]

California buckthorn
n : evergreen shrub of western United States bearing small red or black fruits [syn: {coffeeberry}, {California coffee}, {Rhamnus californicus}]

California buckwheat
n : low-growing shrub with spreading branches and flowers in loose heads; desert regions of western United States (California to Utah) [syn: {wild buckwheat}, {Erigonum fasciculatum}]

California coffee
n : evergreen shrub of western United States bearing small red or black fruits [syn: {coffeeberry}, {California buckthorn}, {Rhamnus californicus}]

California condor
n : North American condor; chiefly dull black; almost extinct [syn: {Gymnogyps californianus}]

California dandelion
n : European weed widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears [syn: {cat's-ear}, {capeweed}, {gosmore}, {Hypochaeris radicata}]

California false morel
n : a gyromitra with a brown puffed up fertile part and a thick fluted stalk; found under conifers in California [syn: {Gyromitra californica}]

California fern
n : large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous [syn: {hemlock}, {poison hemlock}, {poison parsley}, {Nebraska fern}, {winter fern}, {Conium maculatum}]

California four o'clock
n : California four o'clock with purple-red flowers [syn: {Mirabilis laevis}, {Mirabilis californica}]

California fuchsia
n : shrublet of southwestern United States to Mexico having brilliant scarlet flowers [syn: {humming bird's trumpet}, {Epilobium canum canum}, {Zauschneria californica}]

California lady's slipper
n : often having many yellow-green orchids with white pouches growing along streams and seeps of southwestern Oregon and northern California [syn: {Cypripedium californicum}]

California laurel
n : Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood [syn: {California bay tree}, {Oregon myrtle}, {pepperwood}, {spice tree}, {sassafras laurel}, {California olive}, {mountain laurel}, {Umbellularia californica}]

California live oak
n : highly variable often shrubby evergreen oak of coastal zone of western North America having small thick usually spiny-toothed dark-green leaves [syn: {coast live oak}, {Quercus agrifolia}]

California newt
n : newt that is similar to Taricha granulosa in characteristics and habitat [syn: {Taricha torosa}]

California nutmeg
n : California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but with a strong turpentine flavor [syn: {nutmeg-yew}, {Torreya californica}]

California olive
n : Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood [syn: {California laurel}, {California bay tree}, {Oregon myrtle}, {pepperwood}, {spice tree}, {sassafras laurel}, {mountain laurel}, {Umbellularia californica}]

California Personality Inventory
n : a self-report personality inventory originally derived from the MMPI; consists of several hundred yes-no questions and yields scores on a number of scales including dominance and self acceptance and self control and socialization and achievement etc. [syn: {CPI}]

California pitcher plant
n : marsh or bog herb having solitary pendulous yellow-green flowers and somewhat twisted pitchers with broad wings below [syn: {Darlingtonia californica}]

California pompano
n : smaller than Florida pompano; common in West Indies [syn: {palometa}, {Palometa simillima}]

California poppy
n : of Pacific coast of North America; widely cultivated for its yellow to red flowers [syn: {Eschscholtzia californica}]

California privet
n : semi-evergreen Japanese shrub having malodorous flowers; used extensively for hedges because more likely to stay green that common privet [syn: {Ligustrum ovalifolium}]

California quail
n : plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregon [syn: {Lofortyx californicus}]

California redbud
n : shrub of western United States having pink or crimson flowers; often forms thickets [syn: {western redbud}, {Cercis occidentalis}]

California redwood
n : lofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from Oregon to Big Sur [syn: {coast redwood}, {Sequoia sempervirens}]

California romero
n : aromatic wooly-leaved plant of southern California and Mexico [syn: {black sage}, {wooly blue curls}, {Trichostema lanatum}]

California sage
n : low ashy-gray California shrub [syn: {California sagebrush}, {Artemisia californica}]

California sagebrush
n : low ashy-gray California shrub [syn: {California sage}, {Artemisia californica}]

California sea lion
n : often trained as a show animal [syn: {Zalophus californianus}, {Zalophus californicus}]

California single-leaf pinyon
n : very small tree similar to Rocky mountain pinon but having a single needle per fascicle; similar to Parry's pinyon in range [syn: {Pinus californiarum}]

California sycamore
n : tall tree of Baja California having deciduous bark and large alternate palmately lobed leaves and ball-shaped clusters of flowers [syn: {Platanus racemosa}]

California tree poppy
n : tall branching subshrub of California and Mexico often cultivated for its silvery-blue foliage and large fragrant white flowers [syn: {matilija poppy}, {Romneya coulteri}]

California whipsnake
n : a whipsnake of scrublands and rocky hillsides [syn: {striped racer}, {Masticophis lateralis}]

California white fir
n : medium to tall fir of central to western United States having a narrow erect crown and soft wood [syn: {white fir}, {Colorado fir}, {Abies concolor}, {Abies lowiana}]

California white oak
n : tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns [syn: {valley oak}, {valley white oak}, {roble}, {Quercus lobata}]

California wine
n : any of various wines produced in California

California yellow bells
n : viscid herb of arid or desert habitats of southwestern United States having pendulous yellow flowers [syn: {yellow bells}, {whispering bells}, {Emmanthe penduliflora}]

California yew
n : small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood [syn: {Pacific yew}, {western yew}, {Taxus brevifolia}]

Californian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of California or its inhabitants; "Californian beaches"
n : a resident of California

californium
n : a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles [syn: {Cf}, {atomic number 98}]

caliginous
adj : dark and misty and gloomy

Caligula
n : Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41) [syn: {Gaius}, {Gaius Caesar}]

caliper
n : an instrument for measuring the distance between two points [syn: {calipers}, {calliper}, {callipers}]
v : measure the diameter of something with calipers [syn: {calliper}]

calipers
n : an instrument for measuring the distance between two points [syn: {caliper}, {calliper}, {callipers}]

caliph
n : the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth; "many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world" [syn: {calif}, {kaliph}, {kalif}, {khalif}, {khalifah}]

Caliphate
n 1: the era of Islam's ascendaancy from the death of Mohammed until the 13th century; some Moslems still maintain that the Moslem world must always have a calif as head of the community; "their goal was to reestablish the Caliphate"
2: the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph
3: the office of a caliph

Caliphate State
n : a Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany; seeks the violent overthrow of the Turkish government and the establishment of an Islamic nation modeled on Iran [syn: {Kaplan Group}, {Association of Islamic Groups and Communities}]

calisaya
n : Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark [syn: {Cinchona officinalis}, {Cinchona ledgeriana}, {Cinchona calisaya}]

calisthenic
adj : of or relating to calisthenics

calisthenic exercise
n : light exercise designed to promote general fitness [syn: {calisthenics}, {callisthenics}, {callisthenic exercise}]

calisthenics
n : light exercise designed to promote general fitness [syn: {callisthenics}, {calisthenic exercise}, {callisthenic exercise}]

Calixtus III
n : Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458) [syn: {Borgia}, {Alfonso Borgia}]

calk
n : a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping [syn: {calkin}]
v 1: provide with calks; "calk horse shoes"
2: seal with caulking; "caulk the window" [syn: {caulk}]
3: injure with a calk

calkin
n : a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping [syn: {calk}]

call
n 1: a telephone connection; "she reported several anonymous calls"; "he placed a phone call to London"; "he heard the phone ringing but didn't want to take the call" [syn: {phone call}, {telephone call}]
2: a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course; "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call"
3: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" [syn: {cry}, {outcry}, {yell}, {shout}, {vociferation}]
4: a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty" [syn: {claim}]
5: the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age" [syn: {birdcall}, {birdsong}, {song}]
6: a brief social visit; "senior professors' wives no longer make afternoon calls on newcomers"
7: a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement [syn: {margin call}]
8: a demand for a show of hands in a card game; "after two raises there was a call"
9: a request; "many calls for Christmas stories"; "not many calls for buggywhips" 10: an instruction that interrupts the program being executed; "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed" 11: brief visit in an official or professional capacity; "the pastor's visits to his parishioners"; "a visit to a dentist"; "the salesman's call on a customer" 12: (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; "he was ejected for protesting the call" 13: the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date [syn: {call option}] [ant: {put option}]
v 1: assign a specified, proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader" [syn: {name}]
2: get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning" [syn: {telephone}, {call up}, {phone}, {ring}]
3: ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality; "He called me a bastard"; "She called her children lazy and ungrateful"
4: order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!" [syn: {send for}]
5: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: {shout}, {shout out}, {cry}, {yell}, {scream}, {holler}, {hollo}, {squall}]
6: pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens" [syn: {visit}, {call in}]
7: call a meeting; invite or command to meet; "The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the `Final Solution'"; "The new dean calls meetings every week"
8: order or request or give a command for; "The unions called a general strike for Sunday"
9: order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role; "He was already called 4 times for jury duty"; "They called him to active military duty" 10: indicate a decision in regard to; "call balls and strikes behind the plate" 11: stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather; "call a football game" 12: read aloud to check for omissions or absentees; "Call roll" 13: send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message; "Hawaii is calling!"; "A transmitter in Samoa was heard calling" 14: declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee; "call a runner out" 15: utter a characteristic note or cry; "bluejays called to one another" 16: utter in a loud voice or announce; "He called my name"; "The auctioneer called the bids" 17: make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" [syn: {predict}, {foretell}, {prognosticate}, {forebode}, {anticipate}, {promise}] 18: challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense; "He deserves to be called on that" 19: consider or regard as being; "I would not call her beautiful" 20: demand payment of (a loan); "Call a loan" [syn: {call in}] 21: give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance [syn: {call off}] 22: greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name; "He always addresses me with `Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him by first name" [syn: {address}] 23: make a stop in a harbour; "The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow" 24: make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump" [syn: {bid}] 25: require the presentation of for redemption before maturation; "Call a bond" 26: lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal; "Call ducks" 27: challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of; "call the speaker on a question of fact" 28: rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning"

call at
v : enter a harbor; "the ship called in Athens" [syn: {out in}]

call attention
v : point out carefully and clearly [syn: {signalize}, {signalise}, {point out}]

call back
v 1: cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt" [syn: {recall}, {call in}, {withdraw}]
2: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories" [syn: {remember}, {retrieve}, {recall}, {call up}, {recollect}, {think}] [ant: {forget}]
3: return or repeat a telephone call; "I am busy right now--can you call back in an hour?"; "She left a message but the contractor never called back"
4: summon to return; "The ambassador was recalled to his country"; "The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession" [syn: {recall}]

call box
n 1: booth for using a telephone [syn: {telephone booth}, {phone booth}, {telephone box}, {telephone kiosk}]
2: a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for [syn: {post-office box}, {POB}, {letter box}]

call center
n : a center equipped to handle a large volume of telephone calls (especially for taking orders or serving customers) [syn: {call centre}]

call centre
n : a center equipped to handle a large volume of telephone calls (especially for taking orders or serving customers) [syn: {call center}]

call down
v 1: evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" [syn: {raise}, {conjure}, {conjure up}, {invoke}, {evoke}, {stir}, {arouse}, {bring up}, {put forward}, {call forth}]
2: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {rebuke}, {rag}, {trounce}, {reproof}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {jaw}, {dress down}, {scold}, {chide}, {berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]

call fire
n : fire delivered on a specific target in response to a request from the supported unit

call for
v 1: express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" [syn: {request}, {bespeak}, {quest}]
2: require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulates a patient's consent" [syn: {necessitate}, {ask}, {postulate}, {need}, {require}, {take}, {involve}, {demand}] [ant: {obviate}]
3: request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference" [syn: {invite}]
4: gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week" [syn: {collect}, {pick up}, {gather up}]

call forth
v 1: call forth; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple" [syn: {provoke}, {evoke}, {kick up}]
2: evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" [syn: {raise}, {conjure}, {conjure up}, {invoke}, {evoke}, {stir}, {call down}, {arouse}, {bring up}, {put forward}]

call forwarding
n : lets you transfer your incoming calls to any telephone that you can dial direct

call girl
n : a female prostitute who can be hired by telephone

call in
v 1: summon to enter; "The nurse called in the next patient"
2: summon to a particular activity or employment; "Experts were called in"
3: pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens" [syn: {visit}, {call}]
4: take a player out of a game in order to exchange for another player
5: make a phone call; "call in to a radio station"; "call in sick"
6: demand payment of (a loan); "Call a loan" [syn: {call}]
7: cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt" [syn: {recall}, {call back}, {withdraw}]

call into question
v : challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; "We must question your judgment in this matter" [syn: {question}, {oppugn}]

call it a day
v : stop doing what one is doing; "At midnight, the student decided to call it quits and closed his books" [syn: {call it quits}]

call it quits
v : stop doing what one is doing; "At midnight, the student decided to call it quits and closed his books" [syn: {call it a day}]

call loan
n : a loan that is repayable on demand [syn: {demand loan}]

call mark
n : a mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to indicate shelf location [syn: {call number}, {pressmark}]

call number
n : a mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to indicate shelf location [syn: {call mark}, {pressmark}]

call off
v 1: postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled; "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party" [syn: {cancel}]
2: give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance [syn: {call}]

call on
v : have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to; "She called on her Representative to help her"; "She turned to her relatives for help" [syn: {turn}]

call on the carpet
v : censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" [syn: {rebuke}, {rag}, {trounce}, {reproof}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {jaw}, {dress down}, {call down}, {scold}, {chide}, {berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]

call one's bluff
v : ask to prove what someone is claiming; "John called Mary's bluff when she claimed she could prove the theorem in under an hour"

call option
n 1: an option to buy
2: the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date [syn: {call}] [ant: {put option}]

call out
v 1: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" [syn: {exclaim}, {cry}, {cry out}, {outcry}, {shout}]
2: call out loudly, as of names or numbers
3: challenge to a duel; "D'Artignan called out Pushkin"

call the shots
v : exercise authority or be in charge; "Who is calling the shots in this house?" [syn: {call the tune}, {wear the trousers}]

call the tune
v : exercise authority or be in charge; "Who is calling the shots in this house?" [syn: {call the shots}, {wear the trousers}]

call to order
v : open formally; "the chairman called the meeting to order by pounding his gavel"

call up
n : an order to report for military duty
v 1: bring forward for consideration; "The case was called up in court" [syn: {bring forward}]
2: get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning" [syn: {call}, {telephone}, {phone}, {ring}]
3: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories" [syn: {remember}, {retrieve}, {recall}, {call back}, {recollect}, {think}] [ant: {forget}]
4: call to arms; of military personnel [syn: {mobilize}, {mobilise}, {rally}] [ant: {demobilize}]

call waiting
n : a way of letting you know that someone else is calling when you are using your telephone

calla
n 1: South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix [syn: {calla lily}, {arum lily}, {Zantedeschia aethiopica}]
2: water arum [syn: {genus Calla}]

calla lily
n : South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix [syn: {calla}, {arum lily}, {Zantedeschia aethiopica}]

Calla palustris
n : plant of wetlands and bogs of temperate regions having small greenish flowers partly enclosed in a white spathe and red berries [syn: {wild calla}, {water arum}]

callable
adj : subject to a demand for payment before due date; "callable bonds"

Callas
n : Greek coloratura soprano (born in the United States) known for her dramatic intensity in operatic roles (1923-1977) [syn: {Maria Callas}, {Maria Meneghini Callas}]

callathump
n 1: a noisy boisterous parade [syn: {callithump}, {callithump parade}]
2: a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple [syn: {shivaree}, {chivaree}, {charivari}, {callithump}, {belling}]

call-back
n 1: a return call
2: the recall of an employee after a layoff

callback
n : a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair) [syn: {recall}]

call-board
n : a bulletin board backstage in a theater

called
adj 1: given or having a specified name; "they called his name Jesus"; "forces...which Empedocles called `love' and `hate'"; "an actor named Harold Lloyd"; "a building in Cardiff named the Temple of Peace" [syn: {named}]
2: known or spoken of as; "though she is named Katherine, she is called Kitty" [syn: {known as}]

called for
adj : appropriate or even needed in the circumstances; "a change is in order" [syn: {in order(p)}]

caller
adj 1: providing coolness; "a cooling breeze"; "`caller' is a Scottish term as in `a caller breeze'"
2: fresh; "caller fish"
n 1: a social or business visitor; "the room was a mess because he hadn't expected company" [syn: {company}]
2: an investor who buys a call option
3: the bettor in a card game who matches the bet and calls for a show of hands
4: a person who announces the changes of steps during a dance; "you need a fiddler and a caller for country dancing" [syn: {caller-out}]
5: someone who proclaims or summons in a loud voice; "the callers were mothers summoning their children home for dinner"
6: the person who convenes a meeting; "who is the caller of this meeting?"
7: the person initiating a telephone call; "there were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone" [syn: {caller-up}, {phoner}, {telephoner}]

caller ID
n : a small display that will show you the telephone number of the party calling you

caller-out
n : a person who announces the changes of steps during a dance; "you need a fiddler and a caller for country dancing" [syn: {caller}]

caller-up
n : the person initiating a telephone call; "there were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone" [syn: {caller}, {phoner}, {telephoner}]

calli
See {callus}

calli
callus
n 1: an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) [syn: {callosity}]
2: bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
3: (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
v 1: cause a callus to form on; "The long march had callused his feet"
2: form a callus or calluses; "His foot callused" [also: {calli} (pl)]

calliandra
n : any of various shrubs and small trees valued for their fine foliage and attractive spreading habit and clustered white to deep pink or red flowers

Callicebus
n : titis [syn: {genus Callicebus}]

calligraph
v : write beautifully and ornamentally

calligrapher
n : someone skilled in penmanship [syn: {calligraphist}]

calligraphic
adj : of or relating to or expressed in calligraphy [syn: {calligraphical}]

calligraphical
adj : of or relating to or expressed in calligraphy [syn: {calligraphic}]

calligraphist
n : someone skilled in penmanship [syn: {calligrapher}]

calligraphy
n : beautiful handwriting [syn: {penmanship}]

Callimorpha
n : cinnabar moths [syn: {genus Callimorpha}]

Callimorpha jacobeae
n : large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort [syn: {cinnabar}, {cinnabar moth}]

call-in
n : a telephone call to a radio station or a television station in which the caller participates in the on-going program

Callinectes
n : New World blue crabs [syn: {genus Callinectes}]

Callinectes sapidus
n : bluish edible crab of Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America [syn: {blue crab}]

calling
n : the particular occupation for which you are trained [syn: {career}, {vocation}]

calling card
n 1: a card that is used instead of cash to make telephone calls [syn: {phone card}]
2: a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited [syn: {visiting card}, {card}]
3: a distinguishing characteristic or behavior; "bombs are a terrorist's calling cards"

calling into question
n : a challenge to defend what someone has said [syn: {demand for explanation}]

calling together
n : the act of convoking [syn: {convocation}]

Callionymidae
n : dragonets [syn: {family Callionymidae}]

Calliope
n 1: (Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry
2: a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard [syn: {steam organ}]

Calliophis
n : Asian coral snakes [syn: {genus Calliophis}, {Callophis}, {genus Callophis}]

calliopsis
n : North American annual widely cultivated for its yellow flowers with purple-red to brownish centers; in some classifications placed in a subgenus Calliopsis [syn: {Coreopsis tinctoria}]

calliper
n : an instrument for measuring the distance between two points [syn: {caliper}, {calipers}, {callipers}]
v : measure the diameter of something with calipers [syn: {caliper}]

callipers
n : an instrument for measuring the distance between two points [syn: {caliper}, {calipers}, {calliper}]

Calliphora
n : type genus of the Calliphoridae: blowflies [syn: {genus Calliphora}]

Calliphora vicina
n : blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight [syn: {bluebottle}]

Calliphoridae
n : blowflies [syn: {family Calliphoridae}]

callipygian
adj : pertaining to or having finely developed buttocks; "the quest for the callipygian ideal" [syn: {callipygous}]

callipygous
adj : pertaining to or having finely developed buttocks; "the quest for the callipygian ideal" [syn: {callipygian}]

Callirhoe
n : small genus of North American herbs having usually red or purple flowers [syn: {genus Callirhoe}]

Callirhoe digitata
n : perennial poppy mallow of United States southern plains states having rose-red or rose-purple flowers [syn: {fringed poppy mallow}]

Callirhoe involucrata
n : hairy perennial of central United States having round deeply-lobed leaves and loose panicles of large crimson-purple or cherry-red flowers [syn: {purple poppy mallow}]

Callirhoe triangulata
n : densely hairy perennial having mostly triangular basal leaves and rose-purple flowers in panicled clusters [syn: {clustered poppy mallow}]

Callisaurus
n : zebra-tailed lizard [syn: {genus Callisaurus}]

Callisaurus draconoides
n : swift lizard with long black-banded tail and long legs; of deserts of United States and Mexico [syn: {zebra-tailed lizard}, {gridiron-tailed lizard}]

Callistephus
n : 1 species: erect Asiatic herb with large flowers [syn: {genus Callistephus}]

Callistephus chinensis
n : valued for their beautiful flowers in a wide range of clear bright colors; grown primarily for cutting [syn: {China aster}]

callisthenic exercise
n : light exercise designed to promote general fitness [syn: {calisthenics}, {callisthenics}, {calisthenic exercise}]

callisthenics
n : light exercise designed to promote general fitness [syn: {calisthenics}, {calisthenic exercise}, {callisthenic exercise}]

Callisto
n : the second largest of Jupiter's satellites

Callithricidae
n : marmosets [syn: {family Callithricidae}]

Callithrix
n : type genus of the Callithricidae: true marmosets [syn: {genus Callithrix}]

callithump
n 1: a noisy boisterous parade [syn: {callathump}, {callithump parade}]
2: a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple [syn: {shivaree}, {chivaree}, {charivari}, {callathump}, {belling}]

callithump parade
n : a noisy boisterous parade [syn: {callithump}, {callathump}]

callithumpian
adj : of or relating to a callithump

Callitrichaceae
n : dicot aquatic herbs [syn: {family Callitrichaceae}]

Callitriche
n : water starworts [syn: {genus Callitriche}]

Callitris
n : evergreen monoecious coniferous trees or shrubs: cypress pines [syn: {genus Callitris}]

Callitris calcarata
n : Australian tree with small flattened scales as leaves and numerous dark brown seed; valued for its timber and resin [syn: {black cypress pine}, {red cypress pine}, {Callitris endlicheri}]

Callitris cupressiformis
n : Australian cypress pine having globular cones [syn: {Port Jackson pine}]

Callitris endlicheri
n : Australian tree with small flattened scales as leaves and numerous dark brown seed; valued for its timber and resin [syn: {black cypress pine}, {red cypress pine}, {Callitris calcarata}]

Callitris glauca
n : small tree or shrub of southern Australia [syn: {white cypress pine}, {Callitris glaucophylla}]

Callitris glaucophylla
n : small tree or shrub of southern Australia [syn: {white cypress pine}, {Callitris glauca}]

Callitris parlatorei
n : Australian cypress pine with fibrous inner bark [syn: {stringybark pine}]

Callitris quadrivalvis
n : large coniferous evergreen tree of North Africa and Spain having flattened branches and scalelike leaves yielding a hard fragrant wood; bark yields a resin used in varnishes [syn: {sandarac}, {sandarac tree}, {Tetraclinis articulata}]

Callophis
n : Asian coral snakes [syn: {Calliophis}, {genus Calliophis}, {genus Callophis}]

Callorhinus
n : fur seals [syn: {genus Callorhinus}]

Callorhinus ursinus
n : of Pacific coast from Alaska southward to California [syn: {Alaska fur seal}]

callosectomy
n : severing the corpus callosum so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted (in cases of severe intractable epilepsy) [syn: {callosotomy}]

callosity
n : an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) [syn: {callus}]

callosotomy
n : severing the corpus callosum so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted (in cases of severe intractable epilepsy) [syn: {callosectomy}]

callous
adj : emotionally hardened; "a callous indifference to suffering"; "cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion" [syn: {thick-skinned}, {indurate}, {pachydermatous}]
v : make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals [syn: {cauterize}, {cauterise}]

calloused
adj : having skin made tough and thick through wear [syn: {thickened}]

callously
adv : in a callous way; "he callously exploited their feelings" [syn: {unfeelingly}]

callousness
n : devoid of passion or feeling [syn: {unfeelingness}, {hardness}, {insensibility}]

call-out
n : a challenge to a fight or duel

callow
adj : lacking experience of life; "a callow youth of seventeen" [syn: {inexperienced}, {naive}, {unsophisticated}]

callowness
n : lacking and evidencing lack of experience of life [syn: {jejuneness}, {juvenility}]

Calluna
n : one species [syn: {genus Calluna}]

Calluna vulgaris
n : common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere [syn: {heather}, {ling}, {Scots heather}, {broom}]

callus
n 1: an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) [syn: {callosity}]
2: bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
3: (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
v 1: cause a callus to form on; "The long march had callused his feet"
2: form a callus or calluses; "His foot callused" [also: {calli} (pl)]

calm
adj 1: not agitated; without losing self-possession; "spoke in a calm voice"; "remained calm throughout the uproar" [syn: {unagitated}]
2: characterized by absence of emotional agitation; "calm acceptance of the inevitable"; "remained serene in the midst of turbulence"; "a serene expression on her face"; "she became more tranquil"; "tranquil life in the country" [syn: {serene}, {tranquil}]
3: (of weather) free from storm or wind; "calm seas" [ant: {stormy}]
4: marked by freedom from agitation or excitement; "the rioters gradually became calm and slowly dispersed"
n : steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity" [syn: {composure}, {calmness}, {equanimity}] [ant: {discomposure}]
v 1: make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" [syn: {calm down}, {quiet}, {tranquilize}, {tranquillize}, {tranquillise}, {quieten}, {lull}, {still}] [ant: {agitate}]
2: make steady; "steady yourself" [syn: {steady}, {becalm}]
3: become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again." [syn: {calm down}, {cool off}, {chill out}, {simmer down}, {settle down}, {cool it}]
4: cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation" [syn: {sedate}, {tranquilize}, {tranquillize}, {tranquillise}] [ant: {stimulate}]

calm air
n : wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale

calm down
v 1: become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again." [syn: {calm}, {cool off}, {chill out}, {simmer down}, {settle down}, {cool it}]
2: make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" [syn: {calm}, {quiet}, {tranquilize}, {tranquillize}, {tranquillise}, {quieten}, {lull}, {still}] [ant: {agitate}]
3: become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment" [syn: {lull}]

calming
adj 1: causing to become tranquil [syn: {lulling}, {quietening}]
2: freeing from fear and anxiety [syn: {assuasive}, {pacifying}, {soothing}]
n : the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demonds of) [syn: {appeasement}]

calmly
adv 1: with self-possession (especially in times of stress); "he spoke calmly to the rioting students"
2: in a sedate manner [syn: {sedately}]

calmness
n 1: steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity" [syn: {composure}, {calm}, {equanimity}] [ant: {discomposure}]
2: an absence of strong winds or rain
3: a feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement [ant: {agitation}]

Calnada pea
n : common perennial climber of temperate regions of Eurasia and North America having dense elongate clusters of flowers [syn: {tufted vetch}, {bird vetch}, {Vicia cracca}]

Calocarpum
n : a genus of tropical American trees of the family Sapotaceae [syn: {genus Calocarpum}]

Calocarpum zapota
n : tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in the genus Calocarpum [syn: {marmalade tree}, {mammee}, {sapote}, {Pouteria zapota}]

Calocedrus
n : tall evergreens of western North America and eastern Asia; formerly included in genus Libocedrus [syn: {genus Calocedrus}]

Calocedrus decurrens
n : tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark [syn: {incense cedar}, {red cedar}, {Libocedrus decurrens}]

Calochortus
n : large genus of western North American leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs [syn: {genus Calochortus}]

Calochortus albus
n : globe lily having open branched clusters of egg-shaped white flowers; southern California [syn: {white globe lily}, {white fairy lantern}]

Calochortus amabilis
n : globe lily having open branched clusters of clear yellow egg-shaped flowers; northern California [syn: {yellow globe lily}, {golden fairy lantern}]

Calochortus amoenus
n : globe lily with deep rose-pink or purple egg-shaped flowers on flexuous stems; western slopes of Sierra Nevada in San Joaquin Valley [syn: {rose globe lily}]

Calochortus elegans
n : small plant with slender bent stems bearing branched clusters of a few white star-shaped flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears; southeastern Washington and northeastern Oregon to Montana [syn: {star tulip}, {elegant cat's ears}]

Calochortus kennedyi
n : mariposa with clusters of bell-shaped vermilion or orange or yellow flowers atop short stems; southern California to Arizona and Mexico [syn: {desert mariposa tulip}]

Calochortus luteus
n : mariposa having clusters of a few large deep yellow bell-shaped flowers atop slender stems; California coastal ranges [syn: {yellow mariposa tulip}]

Calochortus macrocarpus
n : mariposa having loose clusters of one to three handsome lilac flowers resembling umbels atop stout erect stems; arid northwestern North America east of Cascade Mountains from southern British Columbia to northern California [syn: {sagebrush mariposa tulip}]

Calochortus nuttallii
n : perennial plant having umbellike clusters of one to four showy white bell-shaped flowers atop erect unbranched stems; edible bulbs useful in times of scarcity; eastern Montana and western North Dakota south to northern Arizona and northwestern New Mexico [syn: {sego lily}]

calomel
n : a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic [syn: {mercurous chloride}]

Calophyllum
n : genus of tropical evergreen trees [syn: {genus Calophyllum}]

Calophyllum calaba
n : West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice [syn: {calaba}, {Santa Maria tree}]

Calophyllum candidissimum
n : tropical American tree; valued for its hard durable wood [syn: {laurelwood}, {lancewood tree}]

Calophyllum inophyllum
n : East Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers; coastal areas southern India to Malaysia [syn: {Alexandrian laurel}]

Calophyllum longifolium
n : valuable timber tree of Panama [syn: {Maria}]

Calopogon
n : terrestrial orchids of North America [syn: {genus Calopogon}]

Calopogon pulchellum
n : an orchid [syn: {grass pink}, {Calopogon tuberosum}]

Calopogon tuberosum
n : an orchid [syn: {grass pink}, {Calopogon pulchellum}]

caloric
adj 1: relating to or associated with heat; "thermal movements of molecules"; "thermal capacity"; "thermic energy"; "the caloric effect of sunlight" [syn: {thermal}, {thermic}] [ant: {nonthermal}]
2: of or relating to calories in food; "comparison of foods on a caloric basis"; "the caloric content of foods"

calorie
n 1: unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure [syn: {gram calorie}, {small calorie}]
2: a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food [syn: {kilogram calorie}, {kilocalorie}, {large calorie}, {nutritionist's calorie}]

calorie chart
n : a list of foods and information about their caloric content

calorifacient
adj : producing heat; usually used of foods; "calorifacient chili peppers"

calorific
adj : heat-generating; "the calorific properties of fuels"

calorimeter
n : a measuring instrument that determines quantities of heat

calorimetric
adj : of or relating to the measurement of heat

calorimetry
n : measurement of quantities of heat

Caloscypha fulgens
n : an early spring variety of discomycete with yellow to orange yellow lining of the cup

calosoma
n : any beetle of the genus Calosoma

Calosoma scrutator
n : large metallic blue-green beetle that preys on caterpillars; found in North America [syn: {searcher}, {searcher beetle}]

Calostoma cinnabarina
n : a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body this globose and has a red spore case

Calostoma lutescens
n : a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body that is globose and has a pale yellow spore case

Calostoma ravenelii
n : a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body with a thin gelatinous spore case and elliptical spores

Calostomataceae
n : a family of fungi belonging to the order Tulostomatales [syn: {family Calostomataceae}]

calpac
n : a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus [syn: {calpack}, {kalpac}]

calpack
n : a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus [syn: {calpac}, {kalpac}]

Calpe
n : location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules [syn: {Gibraltar}, {Rock of Gibraltar}]

calque
n : an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language [syn: {loan translation}]

Caltha
n : a genus of Caltha [syn: {genus Caltha}]

Caltha palustris
n : swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups [syn: {marsh marigold}, {kingcup}, {meadow bright}, {May blob}, {cowslip}, {water dragon}]

caltrop
n 1: tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed [syn: {devil's weed}, {Tribulus terestris}]
2: a plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged edible nutlike fruits [syn: {water chestnut}, {water chestnut plant}]
3: Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America [syn: {star-thistle}, {Centauria calcitrapa}]

calumet
n : a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace) [syn: {peace pipe}, {pipe of peace}]

calumniate
v : charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation" [syn: {defame}, {slander}, {smirch}, {asperse}, {denigrate}, {smear}, {sully}, {besmirch}]

calumniatory
adj : (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign [syn: {calumnious}, {defamatory}, {denigrative}, {denigrating}, {denigratory}, {libellous}, {libelous}, {slanderous}]

calumnious
adj : (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign [syn: {calumniatory}, {defamatory}, {denigrative}, {denigrating}, {denigratory}, {libellous}, {libelous}, {slanderous}]

calumniously
adv : in a false and slanderous and defamatory manner; with slander or calumny [syn: {slanderously}]

calumny
n 1: a malicious attack [syn: {defamation}, {obloquy}, {traducement}, {hatchet job}]
2: an abusive attack on a person's character or good name [syn: {aspersion}, {slander}, {defamation}, {denigration}]

Calvados
n : dry apple brandy made in Normandy

calvaria
n : the dome of the skull [syn: {skullcap}]

Calvary
n 1: a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified [syn: {Golgotha}]
2: any experience that causes intense suffering [syn: {martyrdom}]

Calvary clover
n : an annual of the Mediterranean area having spiny seed pods and leaves with dark spots [syn: {Medicago intertexta}, {Medicago echinus}]

Calvary cross
n : a Latin cross set on three steps [syn: {cross of Calvary}]

Calvatia
n : genus of puffballs having outer casings whose upper parts break at maturity into angular pieces to expose the spores [syn: {genus Calvatia}]

Calvatia gigantea
n : huge edible puffball up to 2 feet diameter and 25 pounds in weight [syn: {giant puffball}]

calve
v 1: release ice; "The icebergs and glaciers calve" [syn: {break up}]
2: birth; "the whales calve at this time of year" [syn: {have young}]

calved
adj : (used of cattle especially domestic cattle) born

Calvert Vaux
n : United States landscape architect (born in England) who designed Central Park (1824-1895) [syn: {Vaux}]

calves
See {calf}

calves
calf
n 1: young of domestic cattle
2: the muscular back part of the shank [syn: {sura}]
3: fine leather from the skin of a calf [syn: {calfskin}]
4: young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo [also: {calves} (pl)]

calves' feet
n : feet of calves used as food; usually jellied

calves' liver
n : liver of a calf used as meat [syn: {calf's liver}]

Calvin
n 1: United States chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-) [syn: {Melvin Calvin}]
2: Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets (predestination and the irresistibility of grace and justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564) [syn: {John Calvin}, {Jean Cauvin}, {Jean Caulvin}, {Jean Chauvin}]

Calvin Coolidge
n : elected Vice President and succeeded as 30th President of the United States when Harding died in 1923 (1872-1933) [syn: {Coolidge}, {President Coolidge}]

Calvin Klein
n : United States fashion designer noted for understated fashions (born in 1942) [syn: {Klein}, {Calvin Richard Klein}]

Calvin Richard Klein
n : United States fashion designer noted for understated fashions (born in 1942) [syn: {Klein}, {Calvin Klein}]

calving
n : giving birth to a calf

Calvinism
n : the theological system of John Calvin and his followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone

Calvinist
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Calvinism or its adherents [syn: {Calvinistic}, {Calvinistical}]
n : an adherent of the theological doctrines of John Calvin

Calvinistic
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Calvinism or its adherents [syn: {Calvinist}, {Calvinistical}]

Calvinistic Baptist
n : group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the French theologian John Calvin who believed in strict predetermination [syn: {Particular Baptist}]

Calvinistical
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Calvinism or its adherents [syn: {Calvinist}, {Calvinistic}]

Calvino
n : Italian writer of novels and short stories (born in Cuba) (1923-1987) [syn: {Italo Calvino}]

calx
n : a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide [syn: {calcium oxide}, {quicklime}, {lime}, {calcined lime}, {fluxing lime}, {unslaked lime}, {burnt lime}] [also: {calces} (pl)]

Calycanthaceae
n : shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern United States and eastern Asia [syn: {family Calycanthaceae}, {calycanthus family}, {strawberry-shrub family}]

Calycanthus
n : a magnoliid dicot genus of the family Calycanthaceae including: allspice [syn: {genus Calycanthus}]

calycanthus family
n : shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern United States and eastern Asia [syn: {Calycanthaceae}, {family Calycanthaceae}, {strawberry-shrub family}]

Calycanthus floridus
n : hardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove-scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowers [syn: {Carolina allspice}, {strawberry shrub}, {strawberry bush}, {sweet shrub}]

Calycanthus occidentalis
n : straggling aromatic shrub of southwestern United States having fragrant brown flowers [syn: {spicebush}, {California allspice}]

calyceal
adj : of or relating to or resembling a calyx [syn: {calycine}, {calycinal}]

calyces
See {calyx}

calyces
calyx
n : (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green [also: {calyces} (pl)]

calycinal
adj : of or relating to or resembling a calyx [syn: {calyceal}, {calycine}]

calycine
adj : of or relating to or resembling a calyx [syn: {calyceal}, {calycinal}]

calycle
n 1: a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus [syn: {epicalyx}, {false calyx}, {calyculus}]
2: a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp) [syn: {calyculus}, {caliculus}]

calycled
adj : having a calyculus [syn: {calyculate}]

Calycophyllum
n : medium to large tropical American trees having shiny reddish-brown shredding bark [syn: {genus Calycophyllum}]

Calycophyllum candidissimum
n : source of a tough elastic wood [syn: {dagame}, {lemonwood tree}]

calycular
adj : relating to or resembling a calyculus [syn: {calicular}]

calyculate
adj : having a calyculus [syn: {calycled}]

calyculus
n 1: a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus [syn: {epicalyx}, {false calyx}, {calycle}]
2: a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp) [syn: {caliculus}, {calycle}]

Calymmatobacterium
n : a genus of bacterial rods containing only the one species that causes granuloma inguinale [syn: {genus Calymmatobacterium}]

Calymmatobacterium granulomatis
n : the species of bacteria that causes granuloma inguinale

calypso
n 1: rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf [syn: {fairy-slipper}, {Calypso bulbosa}]
2: (Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years

Calypso bulbosa
n : rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf [syn: {calypso}, {fairy-slipper}]

calypter
n : scale-like structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly [syn: {alula}]

calyptra
n : the hood or cap covering the calyx of certain plants: e.g., the California poppy

calyptrate
adj 1: having calypters
2: having a calyptra

Calyptridium umbellatum
n : pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America [syn: {pussy-paw}, {pussy-paws}, {pussy's-paw}, {Spraguea umbellatum}]

Calystegia
n : climbing or scrambling herbs: bindweed [syn: {genus Calystegia}]

Calystegia sepium
n : common Eurasian and American wild climber with pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Convolvulus [syn: {hedge bindweed}, {wild morning-glory}, {Convolvulus sepium}]

calyx
n : (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green [also: {calyces} (pl)]

calyx tube
n : the cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae) [syn: {hypanthium}, {floral cup}]

Cam
n 1: a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River [syn: {River Cam}, {Cam River}]
2: a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion

Cam River
n : a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River [syn: {Cam}, {River Cam}]

cam stroke
n : the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam [syn: {throw}, {stroke}]

camachile
n : common thorny tropical American tree having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum [syn: {manila tamarind}, {huamachil}, {wild tamarind}, {Pithecellobium dulce}]

camail
n : a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck [syn: {aventail}, {ventail}]

camaraderie
n : the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability [syn: {chumminess}, {comradeliness}, {comradery}, {comradeship}]

camarilla
n : a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue [syn: {cabal}, {faction}, {junto}]

camas
n : any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America [syn: {camass}, {quamash}, {camosh}, {camash}]

camash
n : any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America [syn: {camas}, {camass}, {quamash}, {camosh}]

camass
n : any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America [syn: {camas}, {quamash}, {camosh}, {camash}]

Camassia
n : genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs [syn: {genus Camassia}, {Quamassia}, {genus Quamassia}]

Camassia leichtlinii
n : camas found to the west of Cascade Mountains [syn: {Leichtlin's camas}]

Camassia quamash
n : plant having a large edible bulb and linear basal leaves and racemes of light to deep violet-blue star-shaped flowers on tall green scapes; western North America [syn: {common camas}]

Camassia scilloides
n : eastern camas; eastern and central North America [syn: {wild hyacinth}, {indigo squill}]

Cambarus
n : a genus of Astacidae [syn: {genus Cambarus}]

camber
n 1: a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)
2: a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force [syn: {bank}, {cant}]
3: the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top
v : curve upward in the middle

camber arch
n : an arch with a straight horizontal extrados and a slightly arched intrados

Camberwell beauty
n : of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borders [syn: {mourning cloak}, {mourning cloak butterfly}, {Nymphalis antiopa}]

cambia
See {cambium}

cambia
cambium
n 1: formative one-cell-thick layer of tissue between xylem and phloem in most vascular plants that is responsible for secondary growth
2: the inner layer of the periosteum [also: {cambia} (pl)]

cambial
adj : of or relating to or functioning as a cambium

cambium
n 1: formative one-cell-thick layer of tissue between xylem and phloem in most vascular plants that is responsible for secondary growth
2: the inner layer of the periosteum [also: {cambia} (pl)]

Cambodia
n : a nation in southeastern Asia; was part of Indochina under French rule until 1946 [syn: {Kingdom of Cambodia}, {Kampuchea}]

Cambodian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Cambodia or its people or language [syn: {Kampuchean}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Cambodia [syn: {Kampuchean}]

Cambodian capital
n : the capital and largest city of Kampuchea [syn: {Phnom Penh}, {Pnom Penh}]

Cambodian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Cambodia

Cambria
n : one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria [syn: {Wales}, {Cymru}]

Cambrian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Wales or its people or their language; "the Welsh coast"; "Welsh syntax" [syn: {Welsh}]
n 1: from 544 million to about 500 million years ago; marine invertebrates [syn: {Cambrian period}]
2: a native or resident of Wales [syn: {Welshman}, {Welsh}]

Cambrian period
n : from 544 million to about 500 million years ago; marine invertebrates [syn: {Cambrian}]

cambric
n : a finely woven white linen

cambric tea
n : a beverage for children containing hot water and milk and sugar and a small amount of tea

Cambridge
n 1: a university in England [syn: {Cambridge University}]
2: a city in Massachusetts just north of Boston; site of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3: a city in eastern England on the River Cam; site of Cambridge University

Cambridge University
n : a university in England [syn: {Cambridge}]

camcorder
n : a portable television camera and videocassette recorder

Camden
n : a city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Pittsburgh

came
See {come}

came
come
v 1: move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room" [syn: {come up}] [ant: {go}]
2: reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight" [syn: {arrive}, {get}] [ant: {leave}]
3: come to pass; arrive, as in due course; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June"
4: reach a state, relation, or condition; "The water came to a boil"; "We came to understand the true meaning of life"; "Their anger came to a boil"; "I came to realize the true meaning of life"
5: to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience" [syn: {follow}]
6: enter or assume a condition, relation, use, or position; "He came into contact with a terrorist group"; "The shoes came untied"; "I came to see his point of view"; "her face went red with anger"; "The knot came loose"; "Your wish will come true"
7: be found or available; "These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled"
8: come forth; "A scream came from the woman's mouth"; "His breath came hard" [syn: {issue forth}]
9: be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo" [syn: {hail}] 10: extend or reach; "The water came up to my waist"; "The sleeves come to your knuckles" 11: exist or occur in a certain point in a series; "Next came the student from France" 12: come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins" [syn: {derive}, {descend}] 13: cover a certain distance; "She came a long way" 14: come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading" [syn: {fall}] 15: happen as a result; "Nothing good will come of this" 16: add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000" [syn: {total}, {number}, {add up}, {amount}] 17: develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans" [syn: {add up}, {amount}] 18: be received; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda" [syn: {come in}] 19: come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her" [syn: {occur}] 20: proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way" [syn: {do}, {fare}, {make out}, {get along}] 21: experience orgasm; "she could not come because she was too upset" 22: have a certain priority; "My family comes first" [also: {came}]

camel
n : cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions

camel racing
n : the sport of racing camels

camelhair
n : a soft tan cloth made with the hair of a camel [syn: {camel's hair}]

camelia
n : any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers [syn: {camellia}]

Camelidae
n : camels and llamas and vicunas [syn: {family Camelidae}]

Camelina
n : annual and biennial herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia [syn: {genus Camelina}]

Camelina sativa
n : annual European false flax having small white flowers; cultivated since Neolithic times as a source of fiber and for its oil-rich seeds; widely naturalized in North America [syn: {gold of pleasure}]

camellia
n : any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers [syn: {camelia}]

Camellia japonica
n : greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant roselike flowers; cultivated in many varieties [syn: {japonica}]

Camellia sinensis
n : a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea leaves; "tea has fragrant white flowers" [syn: {tea}]

Camellia State
n : a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn: {Alabama}, {Heart of Dixie}, {AL}]

camelopard
n : tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa [syn: {giraffe}, {Giraffa camelopardalis}]

Camelot
n : (Arthurian legend) the capital of King Arthur's kingdom; according to the legend, truth and goodness and beauty reigned there

camelpox
n : a viral disease of camels closely related to smallpox; "with a little genetic engineering camelpox could be used as a bioweapon"

camel's hair
n : a soft tan cloth made with the hair of a camel [syn: {camelhair}]

Camelus
n : type genus of the Camelidae: camels [syn: {genus Camelus}]

Camelus bactrianus
n : two-humped camel of the cold deserts of central Asia [syn: {Bactrian camel}]

Camelus dromedarius
n : one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia [syn: {Arabian camel}, {dromedary}]

Camembert
n : rich soft creamy French cheese

cameo
n : engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring)

camera
n 1: equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other) [syn: {photographic camera}]
2: television equipment consisting of a lens system that focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned by an electron beam [syn: {television camera}, {tv camera}] [also: {camerae} (pl)]

camera angle
n : the point of view of a camera

camera care
n : keeping a camera in good working order

camera lens
n : a lens that focuses the image in a camera [syn: {optical lens}]

camera lucida
n : an optical device consisting of an attachment that enables an observer to view simultaneously the image and a drawing surface for sketching it

camera obscura
n : a darkened enclosure in which images of outside objects are projected through a small aperture or lens onto a facing surface

camera operator
n : a photographer who operates a movie camera [syn: {cameraman}, {cinematographer}]

camera tripod
n : a tripod used to support a camera

camerae
See {camera}

camerae
camera
n 1: equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other) [syn: {photographic camera}]
2: television equipment consisting of a lens system that focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned by an electron beam [syn: {television camera}, {tv camera}] [also: {camerae} (pl)]

cameraman
n : a photographer who operates a movie camera [syn: {camera operator}, {cinematographer}]

Cameroon
n 1: an inactive volcano in western Cameroon; highest peak on the West African coast
2: a republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960 [syn: {Republic of Cameroon}, {Cameroun}]

Cameroon franc
n : the basic unit of money in Cameroon

Cameroonian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Cameroon or its people; "the Cameroonian capital"
n : a native or inhabitant of Cameroon

Cameroun
n : a republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960 [syn: {Cameroon}, {Republic of Cameroon}]

Camillo Golgi
n : Italian histologist noted for work on the structure of the nervous system and for his discovery of Golgi bodies (1844-1926) [syn: {Golgi}]

camion
n 1: a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides [syn: {lorry}]
2: a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage [syn: {dray}]

camise
n : a loose shirt or tunic; originally worn in the Middle Ages

camisole
n 1: a short sleeveless undergarment for women [syn: {underbodice}]
2: a short negligee

Camlan
n : (Arthurian legend) the battlefield where King Arthur was mortally wounded

camlet
n 1: a garment made of camlet fabric
2: a fabric of Asian origin; originally made of silk and camel's hair

camo
n : fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background [syn: {camouflage}]

camomile
n : Eurasian plant apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis [syn: {chamomile}, {Chamaemelum nobilis}, {Anthemis nobilis}]

camomile tea
n : tea-like drink made from camomile leaves and flowers

Camorra
n : a secret society in Naples notorious for violence and blackmail

camosh
n : any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America [syn: {camas}, {camass}, {quamash}, {camash}]

camouflage
n 1: an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something; "the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories" [syn: {disguise}]
2: fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background [syn: {camo}]
3: device or stratagem for concealment or deceit
4: the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise" [syn: {disguise}]
v : disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something; "The troops camoflaged themselves before they went into enemy territory"

camouflaged
adj : made invisible by means of protective coloring

camp
adj : providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities; "they played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect"; "campy Hollywood musicals of the 1940's" [syn: {campy}]
n 1: temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling" [syn: {encampment}, {cantonment}, {bivouac}]
2: a group of people living together in a camp; "the whole camp laughed at his mistake"
3: temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers; "level ground is best for parking and camp areas"
4: an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose [syn: {clique}, {coterie}, {ingroup}, {inner circle}, {pack}]
5: a prison for forced laborers; "China has many work camps for political prisoners"
6: something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality; "the livingroom was pure camp"
7: shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs [syn: {refugee camp}]
8: a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months; "city kids get to see the country at a summer camp" [syn: {summer camp}]
v 1: live in or as if in a tent; "Can we go camping again this summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The houseguests had to camp in the living room" [syn: {encamp}, {camp out}, {bivouac}, {tent}]
2: establish or set up a camp [syn: {camp down}]
3: give an artificially banal or sexual quality to

camp bed
n : a small bed that folds up for storage or transport [syn: {cot}]

camp chair
n : a light folding chair

Camp David
n : retreat northwest of Washington used by the president of the United States

camp down
v : establish or set up a camp [syn: {camp}]

camp follower
n 1: a prostitute who provides service to military personnel
2: a follower who is not a member of an ingroup

camp meeting
n : religious (usually evangelistic) meeting held in a large tent or outdoors and last several days

camp out
v : live in or as if in a tent; "Can we go camping again this summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The houseguests had to camp in the living room" [syn: {camp}, {encamp}, {bivouac}, {tent}]

camp robber
n : gray jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery [syn: {Canada jay}, {gray jay}, {whisker jack}, {Perisoreus canadensis}]

campaign
n 1: a race between candidates for elective office; "I managed his campaign for governor"; "he is raising money for a Senate run" [syn: {political campaign}, {run}]
2: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort" [syn: {cause}, {crusade}, {drive}, {movement}, {effort}]
3: several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints) [syn: {military campaign}]
4: an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa) [syn: {hunting expedition}, {safari}]
v 1: run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?" [syn: {run}]
2: exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" [syn: {crusade}, {fight}, {press}, {push}, {agitate}]
3: go on a campaign; go off to war [syn: {take the field}]

campaign for governor
n : a race for election to the governorship [syn: {governor's race}]

campaign hat
n : a broad-brimmed felt hat with a high crown; formerly worn by the United States Army and Marine personnel

campaigner
n : a politician who is running for public office [syn: {candidate}, {nominee}]

campaigning
n : the campaign of a candidate to be elected [syn: {candidacy}, {candidature}, {electioneering}, {political campaign}]

campana
n : the shape of a bell [syn: {bell}, {bell shape}]

Campania
n : a region of southwestern Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea including the islands of Capri and Ischia

campanile
n : a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building [syn: {belfry}]

campanula
n : any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers [syn: {bellflower}]

Campanula americana
n : annual or perennial of eastern North America with long spikes of blue or white flowers [syn: {tall bellflower}]

Campanula aparinoides
n : bellflower common in marshes of eastern North America having lanceolate linear leaves and small whitish flowers [syn: {marsh bellflower}]

Campanula carpatica
n : European perennial bellflower that grows in clumps with spreading stems and blue or white flowers [syn: {tussock bellflower}, {spreading bellflower}]

Campanula divaricata
n : bellflower of southeastern United States (Maryland to Georgia) having pale blue flowers [syn: {southern harebell}]

Campanula glomerata
n : bellflower of Europe to temperate Asia having dense spikes of violet-blue to white flowers [syn: {clustered bellflower}]

Campanula medium
n : European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowers [syn: {Canterbury bell}, {cup and saucer}]

Campanula persicifolia
n : perennial European bellflower with racemose white or blue flowers [syn: {peach bells}, {peach bell}, {willow bell}]

Campanula pyramidalis
n : bellflower of southeastern Europe [syn: {chimney plant}, {chimney bellflower}]

Campanula rapunculoides
n : erect European herb with creeping rootstocks and nodding spikelike racemes of blue to violet flowers [syn: {creeping bellflower}]

Campanula rapunculus
n : bellflower of Europe and Asia and North Africa having bluish flowers and an edible tuberous root used with the leaves in salad [syn: {rampion}, {rampion bellflower}]

Campanula rotundifolia
n : perennial of northern hemisphere with slender stems and bell-shaped blue flowers [syn: {harebell}, {bluebell}]

Campanula trachelium
n : European bellflower with blue-purple to lilac flowers formerly used to treat sore throat [syn: {throatwort}, {nettle-leaved bellflower}]

Campanulaceae
n : family of plants of the order Campanulales; in some classifications includes Lobeliaceae [syn: {family Campanulaceae}, {bellflower family}]

Campanulales
n : an order or plants of the subclass Asteridae including: Campanulaceae; Lobeliaceae; Cucurbitaceae; Goodeniaceae; Compositae [syn: {order Campanulales}]

campanular
adj : shaped like a bell or campana; "campanulate flowers of the genus Campanula" [syn: {campanulate}, {campanulated}]

campanulate
adj : shaped like a bell or campana; "campanulate flowers of the genus Campanula" [syn: {campanular}, {campanulated}]

campanulated
adj : shaped like a bell or campana; "campanulate flowers of the genus Campanula" [syn: {campanulate}, {campanular}]

Campbell
n : United States mythologist (1904-1987) [syn: {Joseph Campbell}]

campeachy
n : spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye [syn: {logwood}, {logwood tree}, {bloodwood tree}, {Haematoxylum campechianum}]

Campeche
n : Mexican city on the Bay of Campeche

Campephilus
n : a genus of Picidae [syn: {genus Campephilus}]

Campephilus principalis
n : large black-and-white woodpecker of southern United States and Cuba having an ivory bill; nearly extinct [syn: {ivorybill}, {ivory-billed woodpecker}]

camper
n 1: someone living temporarily in a tent or lodge for recreation
2: a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling [syn: {camping bus}, {motor home}]

camper trailer
n : a trailer equipped for occupancy (especially for holiday trips)

campestral
adj : of fields or open country; "living in campestral seclusion"

campfire
n : a small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp)

campfire girl
n : a girl who is a member of Campfire Girls; for girls age 7-18

campground
n : a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent [syn: {campsite}, {camping site}, {camping ground}, {bivouac}, {encampment}, {camping area}]

camphor
n : a resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment

camphor ball
n : a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing [syn: {mothball}]

camphor daisy
n : annual of southern United States and Mexico having bristly leaves and pale yellow flowers [syn: {Haplopappus phyllocephalus}]

camphor dune tansy
n : densely hairy plant with rayless flowers; San Francisco Bay area [syn: {Tanacetum camphoratum}]

camphor ice
n : a cerate made of camphor and wax and spermaceti and castor oil

camphor oil
n : oil distilled from camphor resin

camphor tree
n : large evergreen tree of warm regions whose aromatic wood yields camphor [syn: {Cinnamomum camphora}]

camphoraceous
adj : being or having the properties of camphor; "camphoraceous odor"

camphorate
v : treat with camphor

camphorated
adj : impregnated with camphor; "camphorated oil" [ant: {uncamphorated}]

camphorated tincture of opium
n : medicine used to treat diarrhea [syn: {paregoric}]

camphoric
adj : relating to or derived from or containing camphor; "camphoric linaments"

camphorweed
n : aromatic plant of western United States [syn: {turpentine camphor weed}, {vinegarweed}, {Trichostema lanceolatum}]

camping
n : the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp [syn: {encampment}, {bivouacking}, {tenting}]

camping area
n : a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent [syn: {campsite}, {campground}, {camping site}, {camping ground}, {bivouac}, {encampment}]

camping bus
n : a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling [syn: {camper}, {motor home}]

camping ground
n : a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent [syn: {campsite}, {campground}, {camping site}, {bivouac}, {encampment}, {camping area}]

camping site
n : a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent [syn: {campsite}, {campground}, {camping ground}, {bivouac}, {encampment}, {camping area}]

campion
n : any plant of the genus Silene [syn: {silene}, {catchfly}]

camp-made
adj : made as part of the arts-and-crafts program at summer camp; "my camp-made leather wallet"

campmate
n : someone who lives in the same camp you do

campong
n : a native village in Malaysia [syn: {Kampong}]

Camponotus
n : carpenter ants [syn: {genus Camponotus}]

Campsis radicans
n : a North American woody vine having pinnate leaves and large red trumpet-shaped flowers [syn: {trumpet creeper}, {trumpet vine}]

campsite
n : a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent [syn: {campground}, {camping site}, {camping ground}, {bivouac}, {encampment}, {camping area}]

campstool
n : a folding stool

Camptosorus
n : classification used in some especially former systems for plants usually placed in genus Asplenium [syn: {genus Camptosorus}]

Camptosorus rhizophyllus
n : ferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip [syn: {walking fern}, {walking leaf}, {Asplenium rhizophyllum}]

campus
n : a field on which the buildings of a university are situated

campy
adj : providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities; "they played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect"; "campy Hollywood musicals of the 1940's" [syn: {camp}]

Campyloneurum
n : epiphytic ferns of tropical America [syn: {genus Campyloneurum}]

Campyloneurum augustifolium
n : fern with shorter and narrower leaves than Florida strap fern; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Argentina [syn: {Central American strap fern}, {narrow-leaved strap fern}]

Campylorhynchus
n : alternative classifications for the cactus wrens [syn: {genus Campylorhynchus}, {Heleodytes}, {genus Heleodytes}]

campylotropous
adj : (of a plant ovule) curved with the micropyle near the base almost touching its stalk [ant: {orthotropous}]

campylotropous ovule
n : a curved ovule with the micropyle almost touching the funiculus

camshaft
n : has cams attached to it

Camus
n : French writer who portrayed the human condition as isolated in an absurd world (1913-1960) [syn: {Albert Camus}]

camwood
n : small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye [syn: {African sandalwood}, {Baphia nitida}]

can
n 1: airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. [syn: {tin}, {tin can}]
2: the quantity contained in a can [syn: {canful}]
3: a buoy with a round bottom and conical top [syn: {can buoy}]
4: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]
5: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: {toilet}, {commode}, {crapper}, {pot}, {potty}, {stool}, {throne}]
6: a room equipped with toilet facilities [syn: {toilet}, {lavatory}, {lav}, {john}, {privy}, {bathroom}]
v 1: preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty" [syn: {tin}, {put up}]
2: terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: {fire}, {give notice}, {dismiss}, {give the axe}, {send away}, {sack}, {force out}, {give the sack}, {terminate}] [ant: {hire}] [also: {canning}, {canned}]

can buoy
n : a buoy with a round bottom and conical top [syn: {can}]

can of worms
n : a source of unpredictable trouble and complexity

can opener
n : a device for cutting cans open [syn: {tin opener}]

Canaan
n : an ancient country is southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism [syn: {Palestine}, {Holy Land}, {Promised Land}]

Canaanite
n 1: a member of an ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before it was conquered by the Israelites
2: the extinct language of the Semitic people who occupied Canaan before the Israelite conquest

Canaanitic
n : a group of Semitic languages [syn: {Canaanitic language}]

Canaanitic language
n : a group of Semitic languages [syn: {Canaanitic}]

Canachites
n : spruce grouse [syn: {genus Canachites}]

Canachites canadensis
n : North American grouse that feeds on evergreen buds and needles [syn: {spruce grouse}]

Canada
n : a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; "the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world"

Canada anemone
n : common summer-flowering woodland herb of Labrador to Colorado [syn: {Anemone Canadensis}]

Canada balsam
n 1: yellow transparent exudate of the balsam fir; used as a transparent cement in optical devices (especially in microscopy) and as a mounting medium
2: medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees [syn: {balsam fir}, {balm of Gilead}, {Abies balsamea}]

Canada garlic
n : North American bulbous plant [syn: {meadow leek}, {rose leek}, {Allium canadense}]

Canada ginger
n : deciduous low-growing perennial of Canada and eastern and central United States [syn: {black snakeroot}, {Asarum canadense}]

Canada goose
n : common grayish-brown wild goose of North America [syn: {honker}, {Canadian goose}, {Branta canadensis}]

Canada jay
n : gray jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery [syn: {gray jay}, {camp robber}, {whisker jack}, {Perisoreus canadensis}]

Canada lily
n : common lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown [syn: {wild yellow lily}, {meadow lily}, {wild meadow lily}, {Lilium canadense}]

Canada lynx
n : of northern North America [syn: {Lynx canadensis}]

Canada moonseed
n : a woody vine of eastern North America having large oval leaves and small white flowers and purple to blue-black fruits [syn: {common moonseed}, {yellow parilla}, {Menispermum canadense}]

Canada plum
n : small tree native to northeastern North America having oblong orange-red fruit [syn: {Prunus nigra}]

Canada porcupine
n : porcupine of northeastern North America with barbed spines concealed in the coarse fur; often gnaws buildings for salt and grease [syn: {Erethizon dorsatum}]

Canada thistle
n : European thistle naturalized in United States and Canada where it is a pernicious weed [syn: {creeping thistle}, {Cirsium arvense}]

Canada violet
n : tall North American perennial with heart-shaped leaves and purple-streaked white flowers [syn: {tall white violet}, {white violet}, {Viola canadensis}]

Canada wild rye
n : North American wild rye [syn: {Elymus canadensis}]

Canadian
adj : of or relating to Canada or its people
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Canada
2: a river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma [syn: {Canadian River}]

Canadian aspen
n : aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America [syn: {bigtooth aspen}, {bigtoothed aspen}, {big-toothed aspen}, {large-toothed aspen}, {large tooth aspen}, {Populus grandidentata}]

Canadian bacon
n : from a boned strip of cured loin

Canadian capital
n : the capital of Canada (located in southeastern Ontario across the Ottawa river from Quebec) [syn: {Ottawa}, {capital of Canada}]

Canadian dollar
n : the basic unit of money in Canada

Canadian Falls
n : a part of Niagara Falls in Ontario [syn: {Horseshoe Falls}]

Canadian fleabane
n : common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron [syn: {horseweed}, {fleabane}, {Conyza canadensis}, {Erigeron canadensis}]

Canadian French
n : the French language as spoken in Quebec, Canada

Canadian goldenrod
n : large North American goldenrod having showy clusters of yellow flowers on arching branches; often a weed [syn: {meadow goldenrod}, {Solidago canadensis}]

Canadian goose
n : common grayish-brown wild goose of North America [syn: {honker}, {Canada goose}, {Branta canadensis}]

Canadian hemlock
n : common forest tree of the eastern United States and Canada; used especially for pulpwood [syn: {eastern hemlock}, {spruce pine}, {Tsuga canadensis}]

Canadian Maritime Provinces
n : the collective name for the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island [syn: {Maritime Provinces}, {Maritimes}]

Canadian pondweed
n : North American; widely naturalized in Europe [syn: {Elodea canadensis}]

Canadian province
n : Canada is divided into 12 provinces for administrative purposes

Canadian red pine
n : pine of eastern North America having long needles in bunches of two and reddish bark [syn: {red pine}, {Pinus resinosa}]

Canadian River
n : a river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma [syn: {Canadian}]

Canadian Security Intelligence Service
n : Canada's main foreigh intelligence agency that gathers and analyzes information to provide security intelligence for the Canadian government [syn: {CSIS}]

canafistola
n : deciduous or semi-evergreen tree having scented sepia to yellow flowers in drooping racemes and pods whose pulp is used medicinally; tropical Asia and Central and South America and Australia [syn: {golden shower tree}, {drumstick tree}, {purging cassia}, {pudding pipe tree}, {canafistula}, {Cassia fistula}]

canafistula
n : deciduous or semi-evergreen tree having scented sepia to yellow flowers in drooping racemes and pods whose pulp is used medicinally; tropical Asia and Central and South America and Australia [syn: {golden shower tree}, {drumstick tree}, {purging cassia}, {pudding pipe tree}, {canafistola}, {Cassia fistula}]

canal
n 1: (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
2: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs" [syn: {duct}, {epithelial duct}, {channel}]
3: long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
v : provide (a city) with a canal [syn: {canalize}, {canalise}] [also: {canalling}, {canalled}]

canal boat
n : a long narrow boat used on canals to carry freight [syn: {narrow boat}, {narrowboat}]

canal of Schlemm
n : a circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins [syn: {Schlemm's canal}, {sinus venosus sclerae}]

Canal Zone
n : a zone consisting of a strip of land across the Isthmus of Panama that contains the Panama Canal [syn: {Panama Canal Zone}]

canalicular
adj : relating to or like or having a canaliculus

canaliculate
adj : having thin parallel channels; "canaliculate leafstalks of certain plants"

canaliculi
See {canaliculus}

canaliculi
canaliculus
n : a small canal or duct as in some bones and parts of plants [also: {canaliculi} (pl)]

canaliculus
n : a small canal or duct as in some bones and parts of plants [also: {canaliculi} (pl)]

canalis cervicis uteri
n : a spindle-shaped canal extending from the uterus to the vagina [syn: {cervical canal}]

canalis inguinalis
n : oblique passage through the lower abdominal wall; in males it is the passage through which the testes descend into the scrotum and it contains the spermatic cord; in females it transmits the round ligament of the uterus [syn: {inguinal canal}]

canalis vertebralis
n : the canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes [syn: {spinal canal}, {vertebral canal}]

canalisation
n 1: the production of a canal or a conversion to canals [syn: {canalization}]
2: management through specified channels of communication [syn: {channelization}, {channelisation}, {canalization}]

canalise
v 1: provide (a city) with a canal [syn: {canal}, {canalize}]
2: direct the flow of; "channel infomartion towards a broad audience" [syn: {channel}, {canalize}]

canalization
n 1: the production of a canal or a conversion to canals [syn: {canalisation}]
2: management through specified channels of communication [syn: {channelization}, {channelisation}, {canalisation}]

canalize
v 1: provide (a city) with a canal [syn: {canal}, {canalise}]
2: direct the flow of; "channel infomartion towards a broad audience" [syn: {channel}, {canalise}]

canalled
canal
n 1: (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
2: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs" [syn: {duct}, {epithelial duct}, {channel}]
3: long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
v : provide (a city) with a canal [syn: {canalize}, {canalise}] [also: {canalling}, {canalled}]

canalled
See {canal}

canalling
canal
n 1: (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
2: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs" [syn: {duct}, {epithelial duct}, {channel}]
3: long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
v : provide (a city) with a canal [syn: {canalize}, {canalise}] [also: {canalling}, {canalled}]

canalling
See {canal}

Cananga
n : a genus of Malayan tree [syn: {genus Cananga}, {Canangium}, {genus Canangium}]

Cananga odorata
n : evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental [syn: {ilang-ilang}, {ylang-ylang}]

Canangium
n : a genus of Malayan tree [syn: {Cananga}, {genus Cananga}, {genus Canangium}]

canape
n : an appetizer consisting usually of a thin slice of bread or toast spread with caviar or cheese or other savory food

Canara
n : a historical region of southwestern India on the west coast [syn: {Kanara}]

canard
n : a deliberately misleading fabrication

Canarese
n : a member of a Kannada-speaking group of people living chiefly in Kanara in southern India [syn: {Kanarese}]

Canaries
n : a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces [syn: {Canary Islands}]

canary
adj : having the color of a canary; a light to moderate yellow [syn: {canary-yellow}]
n 1: someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police [syn: {fink}, {snitch}, {snitcher}, {stoolpigeon}, {stoolie}, {sneak}, {sneaker}]
2: a female singer
3: a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge [syn: {canary yellow}]
4: any of several small Old World finches [syn: {canary bird}]

canary bird
n : any of several small Old World finches [syn: {canary}]

canary creeper
n : a climber having canary-colored flowers [syn: {canarybird flower}, {canarybird vine}, {Tropaeolum peregrinum}]

canary grass
n : Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds [syn: {birdseed grass}, {Phalaris canariensis}]

Canary Island hare's foot fern
n : fern of the Canary Islands and Madeira [syn: {Davallia canariensis}]

Canary Islands
n : a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces [syn: {Canaries}]

canary seed
n : a mixture of seeds used to feed caged birds

canary whitewood
n : tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work [syn: {tulip tree}, {tulip poplar}, {yellow poplar}, {Liriodendron tulipifera}]

Canary wine
n : a sweet white wine from the Canary Islands

canary yellow
n : a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge [syn: {canary}]

canarybird flower
n : a climber having canary-colored flowers [syn: {canarybird vine}, {canary creeper}, {Tropaeolum peregrinum}]

canarybird vine
n : a climber having canary-colored flowers [syn: {canarybird flower}, {canary creeper}, {Tropaeolum peregrinum}]

canary-yellow
adj : having the color of a canary; a light to moderate yellow [syn: {canary}]

canasta
n : a form of rummy using two decks and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to meld groups of seven of the same rank [syn: {basket rummy}, {meld}]

Canavalia
n : herbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropics [syn: {genus Canavalia}]

Canavalia ensiformis
n : annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forage [syn: {jack bean}, {wonder bean}, {giant stock bean}]

Canavalia gladiata
n : twining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually with red or brown beans; long cultivated in Orient for food [syn: {sword bean}]

canavanine
n : an amino acid found in the jack bean

Canberra
n : the capital of Australia; located in southeastern Australia [syn: {Australian capital}, {capital of Australia}]

cancan
n : a high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line

cancel
n : a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat [syn: {natural}]
v 1: postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled; "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party" [syn: {call off}]
2: make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength" [syn: {offset}, {set off}]
3: declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law" [syn: {strike down}]
4: remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list" [syn: {delete}]
5: of cheques or tickets [syn: {invalidate}] [also: {cancelling}, {cancelled}]

cancel out
v : wipe out the effect of something; "The new tax effectively cancels out my raise"; "The `A' will cancel out the `C' on your record" [syn: {wipe out}]

cancellate
adj 1: having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows [syn: {cancellated}, {clathrate}]
2: having an open or latticed or porous structure [syn: {cancellated}, {cancellous}]

cancellated
adj 1: having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows [syn: {cancellate}, {clathrate}]
2: having an open or latticed or porous structure [syn: {cancellate}, {cancellous}]

cancellation
n 1: the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
2: the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void

cancelled
adj : (of events) no longer planned or scheduled; "the wedding is definitely off" [syn: {off}] [ant: {on}]

cancelled
cancel
n : a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat [syn: {natural}]
v 1: postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled; "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party" [syn: {call off}]
2: make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength" [syn: {offset}, {set off}]
3: declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law" [syn: {strike down}]
4: remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list" [syn: {delete}]
5: of cheques or tickets [syn: {invalidate}] [also: {cancelling}, {cancelled}]

cancelled
See {cancel}

cancelling
cancel
n : a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat [syn: {natural}]
v 1: postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled; "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party" [syn: {call off}]
2: make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength" [syn: {offset}, {set off}]
3: declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law" [syn: {strike down}]
4: remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list" [syn: {delete}]
5: of cheques or tickets [syn: {invalidate}] [also: {cancelling}, {cancelled}]

cancelling
See {cancel}

cancellous
adj : having an open or latticed or porous structure [syn: {cancellate}, {cancellated}]

cancer
n 1: any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream [syn: {malignant neoplastic disease}]
2: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer [syn: {Crab}]
3: a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini
4: the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22 [syn: {Cancer the Crab}, {Crab}]
5: type genus of the family Cancridae [syn: {genus Cancer}]

cancer body
n : an inclusion body found in plasma cells in cases of cancer [syn: {Russell's body}]

Cancer borealis
n : large red deep-water crab of the eastern coast of North America [syn: {Jonah crab}]

cancer cell
n : a cell that is part of a malignant tumor

cancer drug
n : any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function [syn: {antineoplastic}, {antineoplastic drug}]

Cancer irroratus
n : crab of eastern coast of North America [syn: {rock crab}]

cancer juice
n : a milky substance found in certain cancerous growths

Cancer magister
n : small edible crab of Pacific coast of North America [syn: {Dungeness crab}]

cancer of the blood
n : malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer [syn: {leukemia}, {leukaemia}, {leucaemia}]

cancer of the liver
n : malignant neoplastic disease of the liver usually occurring as a metastasis from another cancer; symptoms include loss of appetite and weakness and bloating and jaundice and upper abdominal discomfort [syn: {liver cancer}]

Cancer the Crab
n : the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22 [syn: {Cancer}, {Crab}]

cancer weed
n : sage of eastern United States [syn: {cancerweed}, {Salvia lyrata}]

cancerous
adj 1: relating to or affected with cancer; "a cancerous growth"
2: like a cancer; an evil that grows and spreads; "remorse was cancerous within him"; "pornography is cancerous to the moral development of our children"

cancerweed
n : sage of eastern United States [syn: {cancer weed}, {Salvia lyrata}]

Cancridae
n : many of the best known edible crabs [syn: {family Cancridae}]

cancroid
adj : of or relating to a cancroid
n : the most common form of skin cancer [syn: {squamous cell carcinoma}]

Cancun
n : a popular island resort off the northeastern tip of the Yucatan peninsula

candela
n : the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin [syn: {candle}, {cd}, {standard candle}]

candelabra
See {candelabrum}

candelabra
n : branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights [syn: {candelabrum}]

candelabra
candelabrum
n : branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights [syn: {candelabra}] [also: {candelabra} (pl)]

candelabrum
n : branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights [syn: {candelabra}] [also: {candelabra} (pl)]

candelilla
n 1: wax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia antisyphilitica [syn: {Pedilanthus bracteatus}, {Pedilanthus pavonis}]
2: wax-coated shrub of northern Mexico and southwestern United States [syn: {Euphorbia antisyphilitica}]

candelilla wax
n : a hard brown wax that occurs as a coating on candelilla shrubs

candent
adj : emitting light as a result of being heated; "an incandescent bulb" [syn: {incandescent}]

candescent
adj : glowing from great heat

candid
adj 1: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation" [syn: {blunt}, {forthright}, {frank}, {free-spoken}, {outspoken}, {plainspoken}, {point-blank}, {straight-from-the-shoulder}]
2: informal or natural; especially caught off guard or unprepared; "a candid photograph"; "a candid interview"
3: openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk" [syn: {open}, {heart-to-heart}]
4: starkly realistic; "I have never lacked candid critics in my own ranks"-Clement Atlee

candid camera
n : a miniature camera with a fast lens

candida
n : any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida

Candida albicans
n : a parasitic fungus that can infect the mouth or the skin or the intestines or the vagina [syn: {Monilia albicans}]

candidacy
n : the campaign of a candidate to be elected [syn: {campaigning}, {candidature}, {electioneering}, {political campaign}]

candidate
n 1: a politician who is running for public office [syn: {campaigner}, {nominee}]
2: someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.) [syn: {prospect}]

candidature
n : the campaign of a candidate to be elected [syn: {campaigning}, {candidacy}, {electioneering}, {political campaign}]

candidiasis
n : an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans) [syn: {moniliasis}, {monilia disease}]

candidly
adv : (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that; "honestly, I don't believe it"; "candidly, I think she doesn't have a conscience"; "frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" [syn: {honestly}, {frankly}]

candidness
n : the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech [syn: {candor}, {candour}, {frankness}, {forthrightness}]

candied
adj 1: encrusted with sugar or syrup; "candied grapefruit peel" [syn: {sugar-coated}]
2: used especially of fruits [syn: {crystalized}, {crystalised}, {glace}]

candied
candy
n : a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
v : coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze [syn: {sugarcoat}, {glaze}] [also: {candied}]

candied
See {candy}

candied apple
n : an apple that is covered with a candy-like substance (usually caramelized sugar) [syn: {candy apple}, {taffy apple}, {caramel apple}, {toffee apple}]

candied citrus peel
n : strips of citrus peel cooked in a sugar syrup

candied fruit
n : fruit cooked in sugar syrup and encrusted with a sugar crystals [syn: {crystallized fruit}]

candle
n 1: stick of wax with a wick in the middle [syn: {taper}, {wax light}]
2: the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin [syn: {candela}, {cd}, {standard candle}]
v : examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light

candle flame
n : the light provided by a burning candle [syn: {candlelight}]

candle holder
n : a holder with sockets for candles [syn: {candlestick}]

candleberry
n : deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with gray-green wax-coated berries [syn: {bayberry}, {swamp candleberry}, {waxberry}, {Myrica pensylvanica}]

candlefishes
See {candlefish}

candlelight
n : the light provided by a burning candle [syn: {candle flame}]

candlemaker
n : a person who makes or sells candles

Candlemas
n : feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland [syn: {Candlemas Day}, {Feb 2}]

Candlemas Day
n : feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland [syn: {Candlemas}, {Feb 2}]

candlenut
n 1: large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles [syn: {varnish tree}, {Aleurites moluccana}]
2: seed of candlenut tree; source of soil used in varnishes

candlepin bowling
n : a bowling game using slender bowling pins [syn: {candlepins}]

candlepins
n : a bowling game using slender bowling pins [syn: {candlepin bowling}]

candlepower
n : luminous intensity measured in candelas [syn: {light intensity}]

candlepower unit
n : a measure of luminous intensity [syn: {luminous intensity unit}]

candlesnuffer
n : an implement with a small cup at the end of a handle; used to extinguish the flame of a candle

candlestick
n : a holder with sockets for candles [syn: {candle holder}]

candlestick tulip
n : Eurasian tulip with small flowers blotched at the base [syn: {lady tulip}, {Tulipa clusiana}]

candlewick
n 1: the wick of a candle
2: loops of soft yarn are cut to give a tufted pattern

candlewood
n : any of several resinous trees or shrubs often burned for light

can-do
adj : marked by a willingness to tackle a job and get it done; "a can-do kind of person"; "the city's indomitable optimism and can-do spirit"

candor
n 1: ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty [syn: {fairness}, {fair-mindedness}, {candour}] [ant: {unfairness}]
2: the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech [syn: {candour}, {candidness}, {frankness}, {forthrightness}]

candour
n 1: the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech [syn: {candor}, {candidness}, {frankness}, {forthrightness}]
2: ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty [syn: {fairness}, {fair-mindedness}, {candor}] [ant: {unfairness}]

candy
n : a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
v : coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze [syn: {sugarcoat}, {glaze}] [also: {candied}]

candy apple
n : an apple that is covered with a candy-like substance (usually caramelized sugar) [syn: {candied apple}, {taffy apple}, {caramel apple}, {toffee apple}]

candy bar
n : a candy shaped as a bar

candy cane
n : a hard candy in the shape of a rod (usually with stripes)

candy corn
n : a small yellow and white candy shaped to resemble a kernel of corn

candy egg
n : egg-shaped candy

candy kiss
n : a toffee-like candy kiss [syn: {molasses kiss}]

candy store
n : a confectioner's shop [syn: {confectionery}]

candy striper
n : a volunteer worker in a hospital

candy thermometer
n : a thermometer used to determine the temperature of candy syrups during cooking

candyfloss
n : a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature [syn: {cotton candy}, {spun sugar}]

candymaker
n : someone who makes candies and other sweets [syn: {confectioner}]

candytuft
n : any of various flowering plants of the genus Iberis cultivated for their showy clusters of white to red or purple flowers; native to Mediterranean region

candyweed
n : bog plant of pine barrens of southeastern United States having spikes of irregular yellow-orange flowers [syn: {orange milkwort}, {yellow milkwort}, {yellow bachelor's button}, {Polygala lutea}]

cane
n 1: a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
2: a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane
3: a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment
v : beat with a cane [syn: {flog}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]

cane blight
n : a disease affecting the canes of various bush fruits (e.g., raspberries or currants)

cane reed
n : tall grass of southern United States growing in thickets [syn: {giant cane}, {Arundinaria gigantea}]

cane sugar
n 1: sucrose obtained from sugar cane
2: sugar from sugarcane used as sweetening agent

canebrake
n : a dense growth of cane (especially giant cane)

canebrake rattler
n : southern variety [syn: {canebrake rattlesnake}, {Crotalus horridus atricaudatus}]

canebrake rattlesnake
n : southern variety [syn: {canebrake rattler}, {Crotalus horridus atricaudatus}]

canecutter
n : of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands [syn: {swamp rabbit}, {swamp hare}, {Sylvilagus aquaticus}]

canella
n : highly aromatic inner bark of the Canella winterana used as a condiment and a tonic [syn: {canella bark}, {white cinnamon}]

canella bark
n : highly aromatic inner bark of the Canella winterana used as a condiment and a tonic [syn: {canella}, {white cinnamon}]

canella family
n : 1 genus: aromatic tropical trees of eastern Africa and Florida to West Indies [syn: {Canellaceae}, {family Canellaceae}]

Canella winterana
n : large evergreen shrub or small tree having white aromatic bark and leathery leaves and small purple to red flowers in terminal cymes [syn: {wild cinnamon}, {white cinnamon tree}, {Canella-alba}]

Canella-alba
n : large evergreen shrub or small tree having white aromatic bark and leathery leaves and small purple to red flowers in terminal cymes [syn: {wild cinnamon}, {white cinnamon tree}, {Canella winterana}]

Canellaceae
n : 1 genus: aromatic tropical trees of eastern Africa and Florida to West Indies [syn: {family Canellaceae}, {canella family}]

canescent
adj 1: grayish white; "the canescent moon"
2: covered with fine whitish hairs or down [syn: {hoary}]

Canetti
n : English writer born in Germany (born in 1905) [syn: {Elias Canetti}]

canfield
n : a form of solitaire that involves gambling

canful
n : the quantity contained in a can [syn: {can}]

cangue
n : an instrument of punishment formerly used in China for petty criminals; consists of a heavy wooden collar enclosing the neck and arms

canicola fever
n : an acute feverish disease in people and in dogs marked by gastroenteritis and mild jaundice

Canicula
n : the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major [syn: {Sirius}, {Dog Star}, {Sothis}]

canicular
adj 1: of or relating to the dog days of summer; "the canicular heat of the Deep South"
2: relating to or especially immediately preceding or following the heliacal rising of Canicula (the Dog Star); "canicular days"

canicular days
n : the hot period between early July and early September; a period of inactivity [syn: {dog days}, {canicule}]

canicule
n : the hot period between early July and early September; a period of inactivity [syn: {dog days}, {canicular days}]

canid
n : any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles [syn: {canine}]

Canidae
n : dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes [syn: {family Canidae}]

canine
adj 1: of or relating to a pointed conical tooth [syn: {laniary}]
2: of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae
n 1: one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars [syn: {canine tooth}, {eyetooth}, {eye tooth}, {dogtooth}, {cuspid}]
2: any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles [syn: {canid}]

canine chorea
n : chorea in dogs [syn: {chorea}]

canine distemper
n : a viral disease of young dogs characterized by high fever and respiratory inflammation

canine tooth
n : one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars [syn: {canine}, {eyetooth}, {eye tooth}, {dogtooth}, {cuspid}]

caning
n : work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches) [syn: {wicker}, {wickerwork}]

Canis
n : type genus of the Canidae: domestic and wild dogs; wolves; jackals [syn: {genus Canis}]

Canis aureus
n : Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair [syn: {jackal}]

Canis dingo
n : wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia [syn: {dingo}, {warrigal}, {warragal}]

Canis familiaris
n : a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night" [syn: {dog}, {domestic dog}]

Canis latrans
n : small wolf native to western North America [syn: {coyote}, {prairie wolf}, {brush wolf}]

Canis lupus
n : brindled gray wolf of forested northern regions of North America [syn: {timber wolf}, {gray wolf}]

Canis lupus tundrarum
n : wolf of arctic North America having white fur and a black-tipped tail [syn: {white wolf}, {Arctic wolf}]

Canis Major
n : a constellation southeast of Orion; contains Sirius [syn: {Great Dog}]

Canis Minor
n : a constellation east of Orion; contains Procyon [syn: {Little Dog}]

Canis niger
n : reddish-gray wolf of southwestern North America [syn: {red wolf}, {maned wolf}, {Canis rufus}]

Canis rufus
n : reddish-gray wolf of southwestern North America [syn: {red wolf}, {maned wolf}, {Canis niger}]

canistel
n 1: tropical tree of Florida and West Indies yielding edible fruit [syn: {canistel tree}, {Pouteria campechiana nervosa}]
2: ovoid orange-yellow mealy sweet fruit of Florida and West Indies [syn: {eggfruit}]

canistel tree
n : tropical tree of Florida and West Indies yielding edible fruit [syn: {canistel}, {Pouteria campechiana nervosa}]

canister
n 1: a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm [syn: {case shot}, {canister shot}]
2: metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour [syn: {cannister}, {tin}]

canister shot
n : a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm [syn: {case shot}, {canister}]

canker
n : an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)
v 1: become infected with a canker
2: infect with a canker

canker brake
n : North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds [syn: {Christmas fern}, {dagger fern}, {evergreen wood fern}, {Polystichum acrostichoides}]

cankerous
adj : having an ulcer or canker [syn: {ulcerated}, {ulcerous}]

cankerweed
n : herb of northeastern North America having drooping clusters of yellowish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes [syn: {white lettuce}, {Nabalus alba}, {Prenanthes alba}]

cankerworm
n : green caterpillar of a geometrid moth; pest of various fruit and shade trees

canna
n : any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers

Canna edulis
n : canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained [syn: {achira}, {indian shot}, {arrowroot}, {Canna indica}]

Canna generalis
n : plants grown for their large bright yellow to red flowers [syn: {canna lily}]

Canna indica
n : canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained [syn: {achira}, {indian shot}, {arrowroot}, {Canna edulis}]

canna lily
n : plants grown for their large bright yellow to red flowers [syn: {Canna generalis}]

Cannabidaceae
n : 2 genera of erect or twining wind-pollinated herbs: genera Cannabis and Humulus; term not used in all classifications; in some the genus Cannabis is placed in the family Moraceae and the genus Humulus in the family Urticaceae [syn: {family Cannabidaceae}, {hemp family}]

cannabin
n : a resin obtained from the hemp plant; thought to be the active narcotic agent in marijuana [syn: {cannabis resin}]

cannabis
n 1: any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs [syn: {hemp}]
2: the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect [syn: {marijuana}, {marihuana}, {ganja}]

Cannabis indica
n : source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber [syn: {Indian hemp}]

cannabis resin
n : a resin obtained from the hemp plant; thought to be the active narcotic agent in marijuana [syn: {cannabin}]

Cannabis sativa
n : a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared [syn: {marijuana}, {marihuana}, {ganja}]

Cannaceae
n : coextensive with the genus Canna [syn: {family Cannaceae}]

Cannae
n : ancient city is southeastern Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans in 216 BC

canned
can
n 1: airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. [syn: {tin}, {tin can}]
2: the quantity contained in a can [syn: {canful}]
3: a buoy with a round bottom and conical top [syn: {can buoy}]
4: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]
5: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: {toilet}, {commode}, {crapper}, {pot}, {potty}, {stool}, {throne}]
6: a room equipped with toilet facilities [syn: {toilet}, {lavatory}, {lav}, {john}, {privy}, {bathroom}]
v 1: preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty" [syn: {tin}, {put up}]
2: terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: {fire}, {give notice}, {dismiss}, {give the axe}, {send away}, {sack}, {force out}, {give the sack}, {terminate}] [ant: {hire}] [also: {canning}, {canned}]

canned
adj 1: recorded for broadcast; "a transcribed announcement"; "canned laughter" [syn: {transcribed}]
2: sealed in a can or jar [syn: {tinned}]

canned
See {can}

canned food
n : food preserved by canning [syn: {canned foods}, {canned goods}, {tinned goods}]

canned foods
n : food preserved by canning [syn: {canned food}, {canned goods}, {tinned goods}]

canned goods
n : food preserved by canning [syn: {canned food}, {canned foods}, {tinned goods}]

canned hunt
n : a hunt for animals that have been raised on game ranches until they are mature enough to be killed for trophy collections

canned meat
n : meat preserved in a can or tin [syn: {tinned meat}]

cannel coal
n : a bituminous coal that burns with a luminous flame

cannelloni
n : tubular pasta filled with meat or cheese

cannery
n : a factory where food is canned

Cannes
n : a port and resort city on the French Riviera; site of an annual film festival

cannibal
n : a person who eats human flesh [syn: {man-eater}, {anthropophagus}, {anthropophagite}]

cannibal mound
n : ground beef mixed with raw egg and e.g. onions and capers and anchovies; eaten raw [syn: {steak tartare}, {tartar steak}]

cannibalic
adj : marked by barbarity suggestive of a cannibal; rapaciously savage

cannibalise
v 1: eat human flesh [syn: {cannibalize}]
2: use parts of something to repair something else [syn: {cannibalize}]

cannibalism
n : the practice of eating the flesh of your own kind

cannibalistic
adj : characteristic of cannibals or exhibiting cannibalism; "cannibalistic behavior"

cannibalize
v 1: eat human flesh [syn: {cannibalise}]
2: use parts of something to repair something else [syn: {cannibalise}]

cannier
See {canny}

cannier
canny
adj : showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound" [syn: {cagey}, {cagy}, {clever}] [also: {canniest}, {cannier}]

canniest
See {canny}

canniest
canny
adj : showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound" [syn: {cagey}, {cagy}, {clever}] [also: {canniest}, {cannier}]

cannikin
n 1: a wooden bucket
2: a small can

cannily
adv : with foresight; "more presciently than they superiors, these workers grasped the economic situation" [syn: {presciently}]

canning
can
n 1: airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. [syn: {tin}, {tin can}]
2: the quantity contained in a can [syn: {canful}]
3: a buoy with a round bottom and conical top [syn: {can buoy}]
4: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]
5: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: {toilet}, {commode}, {crapper}, {pot}, {potty}, {stool}, {throne}]
6: a room equipped with toilet facilities [syn: {toilet}, {lavatory}, {lav}, {john}, {privy}, {bathroom}]
v 1: preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty" [syn: {tin}, {put up}]
2: terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: {fire}, {give notice}, {dismiss}, {give the axe}, {send away}, {sack}, {force out}, {give the sack}, {terminate}] [ant: {hire}] [also: {canning}, {canned}]

canning
See {can}

cannister
n : metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour [syn: {canister}, {tin}]

cannon
n 1: a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
2: heavy gun fired from a tank
3: (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm
4: heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane
5: lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals [syn: {shank}]
6: a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other [syn: {carom}]
v 1: make a cannon
2: fire a cannon

cannon ball
n : a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon [syn: {cannonball}, {round shot}]

cannon bone
n : greatly developed metatarsal or metacarpal bone in the shank or cannon part of the leg in hoofed mammals

cannon cracker
n : a large firecracker

cannon fire
n : fire delivered by artillery [syn: {artillery fire}]

cannon fodder
n : soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire [syn: {fresh fish}]

cannonade
n : intense and continuous artillery fire [syn: {drumfire}]
v : attack with canons or artillery

cannonball
n : a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon [syn: {cannon ball}, {round shot}]

cannonball along
v : step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" [syn: {rush}, {hotfoot}, {hasten}, {hie}, {speed}, {race}, {pelt along}, {rush along}, {bucket along}, {belt along}] [ant: {linger}]

cannoneer
n : a serviceman in the artillery [syn: {artilleryman}, {gunner}, {machine gunner}]

cannula
n : a small flexible tube inserted into a body cavity for draining off fluid or introducing medication

cannular
adj : having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids) [syn: {tubular}]

cannulate
v : introduce a cannule or tube into; "Cannulate the blood vessel in the neck" [syn: {cannulize}, {cannulise}, {intubate}, {canulate}]

cannulation
n : the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ [syn: {canulation}, {cannulization}, {cannulisation}, {canulization}, {canulisation}, {intubation}]

cannulisation
n : the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ [syn: {cannulation}, {canulation}, {cannulization}, {canulization}, {canulisation}, {intubation}]

cannulise
v : introduce a cannule or tube into; "Cannulate the blood vessel in the neck" [syn: {cannulate}, {cannulize}, {intubate}, {canulate}]

cannulization
n : the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ [syn: {cannulation}, {canulation}, {cannulisation}, {canulization}, {canulisation}, {intubation}]

cannulize
v : introduce a cannule or tube into; "Cannulate the blood vessel in the neck" [syn: {cannulate}, {cannulise}, {intubate}, {canulate}]

canny
adj : showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound" [syn: {cagey}, {cagy}, {clever}] [also: {canniest}, {cannier}]

canoe
n : small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
v : travel by canoe; "canoe along the canal"

canoe birch
n : small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes [syn: {American white birch}, {paper birch}, {paperbark birch}, {Betula cordifolia}, {Betula papyrifera}]

canoe cedar
n : large valuable arborvitae of northwestern United States [syn: {western red cedar}, {red cedar}, {Thuja plicata}]

canoeist
n : someone paddling a canoe [syn: {paddler}]

canola oil
n : vegetable oil made from rapeseed

canon
n 1: a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy; "the neoclassical canon"; "canons of polite society"
2: a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
3: a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall [syn: {canyon}]
4: a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts
5: a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
6: a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired

canon law
n : the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church [syn: {ecclesiastical law}]

canonic
adj 1: appearing in a Biblical canon; "a canonical book of the Christian New Testament" [syn: {canonical}]
2: of or relating to or required by canon law [syn: {canonical}]
3: reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern" [syn: {basic}, {canonical}]
4: conforming to orthodox or recognized rules; "the drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing"- Sinclair Lewis [syn: {canonical}, {sanctioned}]

canonical
adj 1: appearing in a Biblical canon; "a canonical book of the Christian New Testament" [syn: {canonic}]
2: of or relating to or required by canon law [syn: {canonic}]
3: reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern" [syn: {basic}, {canonic}]
4: conforming to orthodox or recognized rules; "the drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing"- Sinclair Lewis [syn: {canonic}, {sanctioned}]

canonical hour
n : (Roman Catholic Church) one of seven specified times for prayer

canonisation
n : (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints [syn: {canonization}]

canonise
v 1: treat as a sacred person; "He canonizes women" [syn: {canonize}]
2: in the Catholic church; declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized" [syn: {canonize}, {saint}]
3: add in the canon or calendar of the saints; "He was canonized not long after his death" [syn: {canonize}]

canonised
adj : accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing [syn: {canonized}, {glorified}]

canonist
adj : pertaining to or characteristic of a body of rules and principles accepted as axiomatic; e.g. "canonist communism"
n : a specialist in canon law

canonization
n : (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints [syn: {canonisation}]

canonize
v 1: in the Catholic church; declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized" [syn: {canonise}, {saint}]
2: treat as a sacred person; "He canonizes women" [syn: {canonise}]
3: add in the canon or calendar of the saints; "He was canonized not long after his death" [syn: {canonise}]

canonized
adj : accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing [syn: {canonised}, {glorified}]

canoodle
v : slang; fondle or pet affectionately

canopic jar
n : a jar used in ancient egypt to contain entrails of an embalmed body [syn: {canopic vase}]

canopic vase
n : a jar used in ancient egypt to contain entrails of an embalmed body [syn: {canopic jar}]

canopied
See {canopy}

canopied
canopy
n 1: the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit
2: the umbrella-like part of a parachute that fills with air
3: a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather
v : cover with a canopy [also: {canopied}]

canopied
adj : covered with or as with a canopy; "a canopied bed"; "streets canopied by stately trees"

Canopus
n : supergiant star 650 light years from Earth; second brightest star in the sky

canopy
n 1: the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit
2: the umbrella-like part of a parachute that fills with air
3: a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather
v : cover with a canopy [also: {canopied}]

canorous
adj : richly melodious [syn: {songful}]

cant
n 1: stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition [syn: {buzzword}]
2: a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force [syn: {bank}, {camber}]
3: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" [syn: {jargon}, {slang}, {lingo}, {argot}, {patois}, {vernacular}]
4: insincere talk about religion or morals [syn: {pious platitude}]
5: two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees [syn: {bevel}, {chamfer}]
v : heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting" [syn: {cant over}, {tilt}, {slant}, {pitch}]

cant dog
n : a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs [syn: {peavey}, {peavy}]

cant hook
n : a peavey having a hook instead of a spike; used for handling logs

cant over
v : heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting" [syn: {cant}, {tilt}, {slant}, {pitch}]

cantabile
adj : smooth and flowing [syn: {singing}]

Cantabrian Mountains
n : a range of mountains in northern Spain along the coast of the Bay of Biscay

Cantabrigian
n : a resident of Cambridge

cantala
n 1: hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants [syn: {Cebu maguey}, {manila maguey}]
2: Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine [syn: {maguey}, {Agave cantala}]

cantaloup
n 1: a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh [syn: {cantaloupe}, {cantaloupe vine}, {Cucumis melo cantalupensis}]
2: the fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh [syn: {cantaloupe}]

cantaloupe
n 1: a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh [syn: {cantaloup}, {cantaloupe vine}, {Cucumis melo cantalupensis}]
2: the fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh [syn: {cantaloup}]

cantaloupe vine
n : a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh [syn: {cantaloupe}, {cantaloup}, {Cucumis melo cantalupensis}]

cantankerous
adj 1: stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate; "unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator [syn: {bloody-minded}]
2: having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers [syn: {crotchety}, {ornery}]

cantankerously
adv : in a bad mood; "he answered her cantankerously"

cantata
n : a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text [syn: {oratorio}]

canted
adj : departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the headstones were tilted" [syn: {atilt}, {leaning}, {tilted}, {tipped}]

canteen
n 1: a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers
2: sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc.
3: a restaurant outside; often for soldiers or policemen [syn: {mobile canteen}]
4: a recreation room in an institution
5: restaurant in a factory; where workers can eat

canter
n : a smooth 3-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop [syn: {lope}]
v 1: ride at a canter; "The men cantered away"
2: go at a canter, of horses
3: ride at a cantering pace; "He cantered the horse across the meadow"

Canterbury
n : a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church

Canterbury bell
n 1: herb of Colombia to Peru having pale purple flowers [syn: {Gloxinia perennis}]
2: European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowers [syn: {cup and saucer}, {Campanula medium}]

Canterbury Tales
n : an uncompleted series of tales written after 1387 by Geoffrey Chaucer

cantering
adj : riding at a gait between a trot and a gallop; "the cantering soldiers"

cantering rhythm
n : cardiac rhythm characterized by the presence of an extra sound; can indicate a heart abnormality [syn: {gallop rhythm}]

Cantharellus
n : a well-known genus of fungus; has funnel-shaped fruiting body; includes the chanterelles [syn: {genus Cantharellus}]

Cantharellus cibarius
n : widely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aroma [syn: {chanterelle}, {chantarelle}]

Cantharellus cinnabarinus
n : mushroom with a distinctive pink to vermillion fruiting body [syn: {cinnabar chanterelle}]

Cantharellus clavatus
n : an edible agaric with a brown fruiting body that is often compound [syn: {pig's ears}]

Cantharellus floccosus
n : a mildly poisonous fungus with a fruiting body shaped like a hollow trumpet [syn: {floccose chanterelle}]

canthi
See {canthus}

canthi
canthus
n : either of the corners of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet [also: {canthi} (pl)]

canthus
n : either of the corners of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet [also: {canthi} (pl)]

canticle
n : a hymn derived from the Bible

Canticle of Canticles
n : an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually written much later [syn: {Song of Songs}, {Song of Solomon}, {Canticles}]

Canticle of Simeon
n : the prayer of Simeon (Luke 2:29-32) [syn: {Nunc dimittis}]

Canticles
n : an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually written much later [syn: {Song of Songs}, {Song of Solomon}, {Canticle of Canticles}]

cantier
See {canty}

cantier
canty
adj : lively and brisk [also: {cantiest}, {cantier}]

cantiest
See {canty}

cantiest
canty
adj : lively and brisk [also: {cantiest}, {cantier}]

cantilever
n : projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only
v 1: project as a cantilever
2: construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed; "Frank Lloyd Wright liked to cantilever his buildings"

cantilever bridge
n : bridge constructed of two cantilevers that meet in the middle

cantillate
v : recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer" [syn: {chant}, {intone}, {intonate}]

cantillation
n : liturgical chanting

cantle
n : the back of a saddle seat

canto
n 1: the highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music
2: a major division of a long poem

Canton
n 1: a city on the Zhu Jiangi delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port [syn: {Guangzhou}, {Kuangchou}, {Kwangchow}]
2: a small administrative division of a country
v 1: provide housing for (military personnel) [syn: {quarter}, {billet}]
2: divide into cantons, of a country

Canton crepe
n : a soft thick crinkled dress crepe; heavier than crepe de Chine

Canton flannel
n : a stout cotton fabric with nap on only one side [syn: {cotton flannel}]

Canton ginger
n : tropical Asian plant widely cultivated for its pungent root; source of gingerroot and powdered ginger [syn: {common ginger}, {stem ginger}, {Zingiber officinale}]

Canton River
n : a river in southeast China that flows into the South China Sea [syn: {Zhu Jiangi}, {Chu Kiang}]

cantonal
adj : of or relating to a canton

Cantonese
n : the dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China [syn: {Yue}, {Yue dialect}, {Cantonese dialect}]

Cantonese dialect
n : the dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China [syn: {Yue}, {Yue dialect}, {Cantonese}]

cantonment
n : temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling" [syn: {camp}, {encampment}, {bivouac}]

cantor
n 1: the musical director of a choir [syn: {choirmaster}, {precentor}]
2: the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos [syn: {hazan}]

cantus firmus
n : a melody used as the basis for a polyphonic composition

canty
adj : lively and brisk [also: {cantiest}, {cantier}]

Canuck
n : US slang for Canadians in general and French Canadians in particular

canulae
See {canula}

canulate
v : introduce a cannule or tube into; "Cannulate the blood vessel in the neck" [syn: {cannulate}, {cannulize}, {cannulise}, {intubate}]

canulation
n : the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ [syn: {cannulation}, {cannulization}, {cannulisation}, {canulization}, {canulisation}, {intubation}]

canulisation
n : the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ [syn: {cannulation}, {canulation}, {cannulization}, {cannulisation}, {canulization}, {intubation}]

canulization
n : the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ [syn: {cannulation}, {canulation}, {cannulization}, {cannulisation}, {canulisation}, {intubation}]

Canute
n : king of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him; on the death of Edmund II, Canute became king of all England (994-1035) [syn: {Cnut}, {Knut}, {Canute the Great}]

Canute the Great
n : king of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him; on the death of Edmund II, Canute became king of all England (994-1035) [syn: {Canute}, {Cnut}, {Knut}]

canvas
n 1: heavy closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents) [syn: {canvass}]
2: an oil painting on canvas [syn: {canvass}]
3: the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account; "the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound" [syn: {canvass}]
4: a tent made of canvas [syn: {canvas tent}, {canvass}]
5: a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel [syn: {sail}, {canvass}, {sheet}]
6: the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete; "the boxer picked himself up off the canvas" [syn: {canvass}]
v 1: solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign [syn: {canvass}]
2: get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions [syn: {poll}, {canvass}]
3: cover with canvas; "She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks"
4: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" [syn: {analyze}, {analyse}, {study}, {examine}, {canvass}]

canvas tent
n : a tent made of canvas [syn: {canvas}, {canvass}]

canvasback
n : North American wild duck valued for sport and food [syn: {canvasback duck}, {Aythya valisineria}]

canvasback duck
n : North American wild duck valued for sport and food [syn: {canvasback}, {Aythya valisineria}]

canvass
n 1: the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account; "the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound" [syn: {canvas}]
2: an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people [syn: {poll}, {opinion poll}, {public opinion poll}]
3: a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel [syn: {sail}, {canvas}, {sheet}]
4: a tent made of canvas [syn: {canvas tent}, {canvas}]
5: an oil painting on canvas [syn: {canvas}]
6: the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete; "the boxer picked himself up off the canvas" [syn: {canvas}]
7: heavy closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents) [syn: {canvas}]
v 1: get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions [syn: {poll}, {canvas}]
2: solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign [syn: {canvas}]
3: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" [syn: {analyze}, {analyse}, {study}, {examine}, {canvas}]

canvasser
n 1: a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes [syn: {solicitor}]
2: someone who examines votes at an election [syn: {scrutineer}]
3: someone who conducts surveys of public opinion; "a pollster conducts public opinion polls"; "a headcounter counts heads" [syn: {pollster}, {poll taker}, {headcounter}]
4: a person who takes or counts votes

canvassing
n : persuasion of voters in a political campaign [syn: {electioneering}, {bell ringing}]

canyon
n : a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall [syn: {canon}]

canyon live oak
n : medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves [syn: {canyon oak}, {maul oak}, {iron oak}, {Quercus chrysolepis}]

canyon oak
n : medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves [syn: {canyon live oak}, {maul oak}, {iron oak}, {Quercus chrysolepis}]

canyon treefrog
n : small chiefly ground dweller that stays within easy jumping distance of water; of United States southwest and northern Mexico [syn: {Hyla arenicolor}]

Canyonlands National Park
n : a national park in Utah having rock formations and ancient cliff dwellings; canyons of the Green River and the Colorado River

canyonside
n : the steeply sloping side of a canyon

canzoni
See {canzone}

caoutchouc
n : latex from trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) [syn: {rubber}, {India rubber}, {gum elastic}]

caoutchouc tree
n : deciduous tree of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers having leathery leaves and fragrant yellow-white flowers; the rubber tree usually cultivated in plantations; chief source of Para rubber [syn: {para rubber tree}, {Hevea brasiliensis}]

cap
n 1: a tight-fitting headdress
2: a top (as for a bottle)
3: a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive [syn: {detonator}, {detonating device}]
4: something serving as a cover or protection
5: a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom [syn: {pileus}]
6: an upper limit on what is allowed; "they established a cap for prices" [syn: {ceiling}]
7: dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a tooth [syn: {crownwork}]
8: the upper part of a column that supports the entablature [syn: {capital}, {chapiter}]
v 1: lie at the top of; "Snow capped the mountains" [syn: {crest}]
2: restrict the number or amount of; "We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club" [also: {capping}, {capped}]

cap off
v : finish or complete, especially with some decisive action; "he capped off the meeting with a radical proposal"

cap opener
n : a bottle opener to pry off caps

cap screw
n : a threaded screw for machine parts; screws into a tapped hole

capability
n 1: the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally; "he worked to the limits of his capability" [syn: {capableness}] [ant: {incapability}, {incapability}]
2: the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; "the capability of a metal to be fused" [syn: {capacity}]
3: an aptitude that may be developed [syn: {capableness}, {potentiality}] [ant: {incapability}]

capable
adj 1: (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability; "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet" [ant: {incapable}]
2: possibly accepting or permitting; "a passage capable of misinterpretation"; "open to interpretation"; "an issue open to question"; "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation" [syn: {open}, {subject}]
3: (followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for; "no one believed her capable of murder" [ant: {incapable}]
4: having the requisite qualities for; "equal to the task"; "the work isn't up to the standard I require" [syn: {adequate to(p)}, {equal to(p)}, {up to(p)}]
5: have the skills and qualifications to do things well; "able teachers"; "a capable administrator"; "children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable" [syn: {able}]

capableness
n 1: an aptitude that may be developed [syn: {capability}, {potentiality}] [ant: {incapability}]
2: the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally; "he worked to the limits of his capability" [syn: {capability}] [ant: {incapability}, {incapability}]

capably
adv : in a competent capable manner; "they worked competently" [syn: {competently}, {aptly}, {ably}, {with competence}] [ant: {incompetently}]

capacious
adj : large in capacity; "she carried a capacious bag"

capaciousness
n : spatial largeness (especially inside a building) [syn: {roominess}, {spaciousness}, {commodiousness}]

capacitance
n 1: an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored [syn: {electrical capacity}, {capacity}]
2: an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge [syn: {capacitor}, {condenser}, {electrical condenser}]

capacitance unit
n : a measure of the capacity of a circuit component to store charge

capacitate
v 1: make legally capable or qualify in law
2: cause (spermatozoa) to undergo the physical changes necessary to fertilize an egg
3: make capable; "This instruction capacitates us to understand the problem"

capacitive
adj : of or relating to capacitance

capacitor
n : an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge [syn: {capacitance}, {condenser}, {electrical condenser}]

capacitor microphone
n : microphone consisting of a capacitor with one plate fixed and the other forming the diaphragm moved by sound waves [syn: {condenser microphone}]

capacity
n 1: ability to perform or produce [ant: {incapacity}]
2: the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; "the capability of a metal to be fused" [syn: {capability}]
3: the amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons" [syn: {content}]
4: the maximum production possible; "the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity"
5: a specified function; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary"
6: (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive; "the capacity of a hard disk drive is usually expressed in megabytes"
7: an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored [syn: {capacitance}, {electrical capacity}]
8: the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior [syn: {mental ability}] [ant: {incapacity}]
9: tolerance for alcohol; "he had drunk beyond his capacity"

capacity measure
n : a unit of measurement of volume or capacity [syn: {volume unit}, {capacity unit}, {cubage unit}, {cubic measure}, {cubic content unit}, {displacement unit}, {cubature unit}]

capacity unit
n : a unit of measurement of volume or capacity [syn: {volume unit}, {capacity measure}, {cubage unit}, {cubic measure}, {cubic content unit}, {displacement unit}, {cubature unit}]

cap-a-pie
adv : at all points from head to foot; "he was armed cap-a-pie" [syn: {from head to toe}]

caparison
n : stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse [syn: {trapping}, {trappings}, {housing}, {housings}]
v : put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion" [syn: {bard}, {dress up}]

caparisoned
adj : clothed in finery (especially a horse in ornamental trappings)

cape
n 1: a strip of land projecting into a body of water [syn: {ness}]
2: a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter [syn: {mantle}]

cape aloe
n : much-branched South African plant with reddish prickly succulent leaves [syn: {Aloe ferox}]

Cape Ann
n : a Massachusetts peninsula north of Boston extending into the Atlantic Ocean

Cape Breton Island
n : an island that forms the northeastern part of Nova Scotia

Cape buffalo
n : large often savage buffalo of southern Africa having upward-curving horns; mostly in game reserves [syn: {Synercus caffer}]

Cape Canaveral
n : a sandy promontory (formerly Cape Kennedy) extending into the Atlantic Ocean from a barrier island off the eastern coast of Florida; the site of a NASA center for spaceflight [syn: {Cape Kennedy}]

Cape Cod
n : a Massachusetts peninsula south of Boston extending into the Atlantic; a popular resort area

Cape Cod Bay
n : the southern part of Massachusetts Bay

Cape Cod Canal
n : a canal connecting Cape Cod Bay with Buzzards Bay

Cape Colony
n : a former province of southern South Africa that was settled by the Dutch in 1652 and ceded to Great Britain in 1814; in 1994 it was split into three new provinces of South Africa [syn: {Cape Province}, {Cape of Good Hope Province}]

Cape dagga
n : relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco [syn: {dagga}, {red dagga}, {wilde dagga}, {Leonotis leonurus}]

Cape Fear
n : a cape in southeastern North Carolina extending into the Atlantic Ocean

Cape Fear River
n : a river in North Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Fear

Cape Flattery
n : a cape of northwestern Washington

cape forget-me-not
n 1: anchusa of southern Africa having blue to red-purple flowers [syn: {Anchusa riparia}]
2: anchusa of southern Africa having blue flowers with white throats [syn: {Anchusa capensis}]

Cape Girardeau
n : a town in southeast Missouri

cape gooseberry
n : annual of tropical South America having edible purple fruits [syn: {purple ground cherry}, {Physalis peruviana}]

Cape Hatteras
n : a promontory on Hatteras Island off the Atlantic coast of North Carolina; "frequent storms drive ships to their destruction on Cape Hatteras"

Cape Horn
n : a rocky headland belonging to Chile at the southernmost tip of South America (south of Tierra del Fuego)

Cape hunting dog
n : a powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa that hunts in large packs; now rare in settled area [syn: {African hunting dog}, {hyena dog}, {Lycaon pictus}]

cape hyacinth
n : southern African herb with white bell-shaped flowers [syn: {summer hyacinth}, {Hyacinthus candicans}, {Galtonia candicans}]

cape jasmine
n : evergreen shrub widely cultivated for its large fragrant waxlike white flowers and glossy leaves [syn: {cape jessamine}, {Gardenia jasminoides}, {Gardenia augusta}]

cape jessamine
n : evergreen shrub widely cultivated for its large fragrant waxlike white flowers and glossy leaves [syn: {cape jasmine}, {Gardenia jasminoides}, {Gardenia augusta}]

Cape kafferboom
n : small semi-evergreen broad-spreading tree of eastern South Africa with orange-scarlet flowers and small coral-red seeds; yields a light soft wood used for fence posts or shingles [syn: {kaffir boom}, {Erythrina caffra}]

Cape Kennedy
n : a sandy promontory (formerly Cape Kennedy) extending into the Atlantic Ocean from a barrier island off the eastern coast of Florida; the site of a NASA center for spaceflight [syn: {Cape Canaveral}]

Cape lobster
n : small lobster of southern Africa [syn: {Homarus capensis}]

cape marigold
n : any of several South African plants grown for the profusion of usually yellow daisylike flowers and mounds of aromatic foliage [syn: {sun marigold}, {star of the veldt}]

Cape May
n : a cape of southeast New Jersey extending into the Atlantic Ocean

Cape May warbler
n : North American wood warbler; olive green and yellow striped with black [syn: {Dendroica tigrina}]

Cape of Good Hope
n 1: a point of land in southwestern South Africa (south of Cape Town)
2: a province of western South Africa

Cape of Good Hope Province
n : a former province of southern South Africa that was settled by the Dutch in 1652 and ceded to Great Britain in 1814; in 1994 it was split into three new provinces of South Africa [syn: {Cape Province}, {Cape Colony}]

Cape Passero
n : the Spanish navy was destroyed by France and England while attempting to recover Sicily and Sardinia from Italy (1719) [syn: {Passero}, {Passero Cape}]

Cape periwinkle
n : commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers [syn: {periwinkle}, {rose periwinkle}, {Madagascar periwinkle}, {old maid}, {red periwinkle}, {cayenne jasmine}, {Catharanthus roseus}, {Vinca rosea}]

Cape primrose
n : any of various African plants of the genus Streptocarpus widely cultivated especially as houseplants for their showy blue or purple flowers

Cape Province
n : a former province of southern South Africa that was settled by the Dutch in 1652 and ceded to Great Britain in 1814; in 1994 it was split into three new provinces of South Africa [syn: {Cape of Good Hope Province}, {Cape Colony}]

Cape Sable
n 1: a cape at the southwest tip of Florida; the southernmost part of the United States mainland
2: a promontory on the far southern part of Nova Scotia

Cape Town
n : port city in southwestern South Africa; the seat of the legislative branch of the government of South Africa

Cape Trafalgar
n : a small cape in southwestern Spain; "Nelson defeated the French and Spanish fleets off Cape Trafalgar in 1805"

Cape tulip
n : spectacular plant having large prostrate leaves barred in reddish-purple and flowers with a clump of long yellow stamens in a coral-red cup of fleshy bracts; South Africa [syn: {Haemanthus coccineus}]

Cape Verde
n : an island country in the Atlantic off the coast of Senegal [syn: {Republic of Cape Verde}]

Cape Verde escudo
n : the basic unit of money on Cape Verde; equal to 100 centavos [syn: {escudo}]

Cape Verde Islands
n : a group of islands in the Atlantic off of the coast of Senegal

Cape Verde monetary unit
n : monetary unit on Cape Verde

cape yellowwood
n : South African tree or shrub having a rounded crown [syn: {African yellowwood}, {Podocarpus elongatus}]

Cape York
n : the northern tip of Cape York Peninsula at the Torres Strait; the northernmost point of the Australian mainland

Cape York Peninsula
n : a peninsula in Queensland in northeastern Australia between the Gulf of Carpenteria and the Coral Sea

Capek
n : Czech writer who introduced the word `robot' into the English language (1890-1938) [syn: {Karel Capek}]

capelan
n : very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes [syn: {capelin}, {caplin}]

capelin
n : very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes [syn: {capelan}, {caplin}]

capeline bandage
n : bandage that covers the head or an amputation stump like a cap

Capella
n 1: the brightest star in Auriga
2: snipes [syn: {Gallinago}, {genus Gallinago}, {genus Capella}]

caper
n 1: any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis
2: pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces
3: a crime (especially a robbery); "the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis" [syn: {job}]
4: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn: {antic}, {joke}, {prank}, {trick}, {put-on}]
5: a playful leap or hop [syn: {capriole}]
6: gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly" [syn: {play}, {frolic}, {romp}, {gambol}]
v : jump about playfully

caper family
n : a dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that includes: genera Capparis; Cleome; Crateva; Polanisia [syn: {Capparidaceae}, {family Capparidaceae}]

caper sauce
n : allemande sauce with capers

caper spurge
n : poisonous Old World spurge; adventive in America; seeds yield a purgative oil [syn: {myrtle spurge}, {mole plant}, {Euphorbia lathyris}]

caper tree
n 1: shrub or small tree of southern Florida to Central and South America [syn: {bay-leaved caper}, {Capparis flexuosa}]
2: shrub of southern Florida to West Indies [syn: {Jamaica caper tree}, {Capparis cynophallophora}]

capercaillie
n : large black Old World grouse [syn: {capercailzie}, {horse of the wood}, {Tetrao urogallus}]

capercailzie
n : large black Old World grouse [syn: {capercaillie}, {horse of the wood}, {Tetrao urogallus}]

Capet
n : King of France elected in 987 and founding the Capetian dynasty (940-996) [syn: {Hugh Capet}]

Capetian
adj : of or relating to the French dynasty founded by Hugh Capet
n : a member of the Capetian dynasty

Capetian dynasty
n : a Frankish dynasty founded by Hugh Capet that ruled from 987 to 1328

capeweed
n : European weed widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears [syn: {cat's-ear}, {California dandelion}, {gosmore}, {Hypochaeris radicata}]

capful
n : the quantity that a cap will hold

capibara
n : pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet; largest living rodent [syn: {capybara}, {Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris}]

capillarity
n : a phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries [syn: {capillary action}]

capillary
adj 1: of or relating to hair
2: long and slender with a very small internal diameter; "a capillary tube" [syn: {hairlike}]
n 1: a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action [syn: {capillary tube}, {capillary tubing}]
2: any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules [syn: {capillary vessel}]

capillary action
n : a phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries [syn: {capillarity}]

capillary artery
n : one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillaries [syn: {arteriole}, {arteriola}]

capillary bed
n : a layer of tissue densely packed with capillaries

capillary fracture
n : a fracture without separation of the frgments and the line of the break being very thin [syn: {hairline fracture}]

capillary tube
n : a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action [syn: {capillary}, {capillary tubing}]

capillary tubing
n : a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action [syn: {capillary}, {capillary tube}]

capillary vein
n : a minute vein continuous with a capillary [syn: {venule}, {venula}]

capillary vessel
n : any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules [syn: {capillary}]

capita
See {caput}

capita
caput
n 1: a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure; "the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula"
2: the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window" [syn: {head}] [also: {capita} (pl)]

capital
adj 1: first-rate; "a capital fellow"; "a capital idea"
2: punishable by death; "a capital offense"
3: of primary important; "our capital concern was to avoid defeat"
4: uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script" [syn: {great}, {majuscule}]
n 1: assets available for use in the production of further assets [syn: {working capital}]
2: wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value
3: a seat of government
4: one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; "printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters" [syn: {capital letter}, {upper case}, {upper-case letter}, {majuscule}] [ant: {small letter}]
5: a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories [syn: {Das Kapital}]
6: the upper part of a column that supports the entablature [syn: {chapiter}, {cap}]

capital account
n 1: (economics) that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's outflow and inflow of financial securities
2: (finance) an account of the net value of a business at a specified date

capital cost
n : the opportunity cost of the funds employed as the result of an investment decision; the rate of return that a business could earn if it chose another investment with equivalent risk [syn: {cost of capital}]

capital expenditure
n : the cost of long-term improvements

capital gain
n : the amount by which the selling price of an asset exceeds the purchase price; the gain is realized when the asset is sold

capital gains tax
n : a tax on capital gains; "he avoided the capital gains tax by short selling"

capital letter
n : one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; "printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters" [syn: {capital}, {upper case}, {upper-case letter}, {majuscule}] [ant: {small letter}]

capital levy
n : a tax on capital or property

capital loss
n : the amount by which the purchase price of an asset exceeds the selling price; the loss is realized when the asset is sold

capital of Afghanistan
n : the capital and largest city of Afghanistan; located in eastern Afghanistan [syn: {Kabul}]

capital of Alabama
n : the state capital of Alabama on the Mobile River [syn: {Montgomery}]

capital of Alaska
n : the state capital of Alaska [syn: {Juneau}]

capital of Antigua and Barbuda
n : the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda; located on the island of Antigua [syn: {St. John's}, {Saint John's}]

capital of Argentina
n : capital and largest city of Argentina; located in eastern Argentina near Uruguay; Argentina's chief port and industrial and cultural center [syn: {Buenos Aires}]

capital of Arizona
n : the state capital and largest city of Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural center thanks to irrigation [syn: {Phoenix}]

capital of Arkansas
n : the state capital and largest city of Arkansas in the central part of Arkansas on the Arkansas River [syn: {Little Rock}]

capital of Armenia
n : capital of Armenia [syn: {Yerevan}, {Jerevan}, {Erivan}]

capital of Australia
n : the capital of Australia; located in southeastern Australia [syn: {Canberra}, {Australian capital}]

capital of Austria
n : the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss [syn: {Vienna}, {Austrian capital}]

capital of Azerbaijan
n : a port city on the Caspian Sea that is the capital of Azerbaijan and an important center for oil production [syn: {Baku}]

capital of Bahrain
n : the capital of Bahrain; located at the northern end of Bahrain Island [syn: {Manama}]

capital of Bangladesh
n : the capital and largest city of Bangladesh [syn: {Dhaka}, {Dacca}]

capital of Barbados
n : capital of Barbados; a port city on the southwestern coast of Barbados [syn: {Bridgetown}]

capital of Belarus
n : the capital of Belarus and of the Commonwealth of Independent States [syn: {Minsk}]

capital of Belgium
n : the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization [syn: {Bruxelles}, {Brussels}, {Belgian capital}]

capital of Benin
n : the capital of Benin in southwestern part of country on a coastal lagoon [syn: {Porto Novo}]

capital of Botswana
n : capital and largest city of Botswana in the extreme southeast [syn: {Gaborone}]

capital of Brazil
n : the capital of Brazil; a city built on the central plateau and inaugurated in 1960 [syn: {Brasilia}, {Brazilian capital}]

capital of Burundi
n : the capital and largest city of Burundi; "Usumbura was renamed Bujumbura when Burundi became independent in 1962" [syn: {Bujumbura}, {Usumbura}]

capital of California
n : a city in north central California 75 miles northeast of San Francisco on the Sacramento River; capital of California [syn: {Sacramento}]

capital of Cameroon
n : the capital of Cameroon [syn: {Yaounde}]

capital of Canada
n : the capital of Canada (located in southeastern Ontario across the Ottawa river from Quebec) [syn: {Ottawa}, {Canadian capital}]

capital of Cape Verde
n : the capital of Cape Verde on Sao Tiago Island [syn: {Praia}, {Cidade de Praia}]

capital of Central Africa
n : the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic [syn: {Bangui}]

capital of Chad
n : the capital and largest city of Chad; located in the southwestern on the Shari river [syn: {N'Djamena}, {Ndjamena}, {Fort-Lamy}]

capital of Chile
n : the capital and largest city of Chile; located in central Chile; one of the largest cities in South America [syn: {Gran Santiago}, {Santiago}, {Santiago de Chile}]

capital of Colombia
n : capital and largest city of Colombia; located in central Colombia on a high fertile plain [syn: {Bogota}]

capital of Colorado
n : the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river [syn: {Denver}, {Mile-High City}]

capital of Connecticut
n : the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business [syn: {Hartford}]

capital of Costa Rica
n : the capital and largest city of Costa Rica [syn: {San Jose}]

capital of Cuba
n : capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas [syn: {Havana}, {Cuban capital}]

capital of Cyprus
n : the capital and largest city of Cyprus [syn: {Nicosia}]

capital of Delaware
n : the capital of the state of Delaware [syn: {Dover}]

capital of Djibouti
n : port city on the Gulf of Aden; the capital and largest city of Djibouti [syn: {Djibouti}]

capital of Ecuador
n : the capital of Ecuador [syn: {Quito}]

capital of Egypt
n : the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just south of the Nile delta; formerly the home of the Pharaohs [syn: {Cairo}, {Al Qahira}, {El Qahira}, {Egyptian capital}]

capital of Estonia
n : a port city on the Gulf of Finland that is the capital and largest city of Estonia [syn: {Tallinn}, {Tallin}]

capital of Ethiopia
n : the capital of Ethiopia and the country's largest city; located in central Ethiopia [syn: {Addis Ababa}, {New Flower}]

capital of Finland
n : the capital and largest city of Finland; located in southern Finland; a major port and commercial and cultural center [syn: {Helsinki}, {Helsingfors}, {Finnish capital}]

capital of Florida
n : capital of the state of Florida; located in northern Florida [syn: {Tallahassee}]

capital of France
n : the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce [syn: {Paris}, {City of Light}, {French capital}]

capital of Gabon
n : the capital of Gabon [syn: {Libreville}]

capital of Gambia
n : a port city and capital of Gambia [syn: {Banjul}]

capital of Georgia
n 1: state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War [syn: {Atlanta}]
2: the capital and largest city of Georgia on the Kura river [syn: {Tbilisi}, {Tiflis}]

capital of Ghana
n : the capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port [syn: {Accra}]

capital of Greece
n : the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess); "in the 5th century BC ancient Athens was the world's most powerful and civilized city" [syn: {Athens}, {Athinai}, {Greek capital}]

capital of Grenada
n : the capital and largest city of Grenada [syn: {St. George's}]

capital of Guatemala
n : the capital and largest city of Guatemala [syn: {Guatemala City}]

capital of Guinea
n : a port and the capital of Guinea [syn: {Conakry}, {Konakri}]

capital of Guinea-Bissau
n : the capital of Guinea-Bissau [syn: {Bissau}]

capital of Hawaii
n : the capital and largest city of Hawaii; located on a large bay on the island of Oahu [syn: {Honolulu}, {Hawaiian capital}]

capital of Hungary
n : capital and largest city of Hungary; located on the Danube River in north-central Hungary [syn: {Budapest}, {Hungarian capital}]

capital of Iceland
n : the capital and chief port of Iceland on the southwestern coast of Iceland; buildings are heated by natural hot water [syn: {Reykjavik}]

capital of Idaho
n : the capital and largest city of Idaho [syn: {Boise}]

capital of Illinois
n : capital of the state of Illinois [syn: {Springfield}]

capital of India
n : the capital of India is a division of the old city of Delhi [syn: {New Delhi}, {Indian capital}]

capital of Indiana
n : the capital and largest city of Indiana; a major commerical center in the country's heartland; site of an annual 500-mile automobile race [syn: {Indianapolis}]

capital of Indonesia
n : capital and largest city of Indonesia; located on the island of Java; founded by the Dutch in 17th century [syn: {Jakarta}, {Djakarta}]

capital of Iowa
n : the capital and largest city in Iowa [syn: {Des Moines}]

capital of Iran
n : the capital and largest city of Iran; located in northern Iran [syn: {Teheran}, {Tehran}, {Iranian capital}]

capital of Iraq
n : capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River; "Baghdad is one of the great cities of the Muslim world" [syn: {Baghdad}, {Bagdad}]

capital of Ireland
n : capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Free State [syn: {Dublin}, {Irish capital}]

capital of Israel
n : capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom [syn: {Jerusalem}]

capital of Italy
n : capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire [syn: {Rome}, {Roma}, {Eternal City}, {Italian capital}]

capital of Jamaica
n : capital and largest city of Jamaica [syn: {Kingston}, {Jamaican capital}]

capital of Japan
n : the capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan [syn: {Tokyo}, {Tokio}, {Yeddo}, {Yedo}, {Edo}, {Japanese capital}]

capital of Jordan
n : the capital and largest city of Jordan [syn: {Amman}]

capital of Kansas
n : the capital of the state of Kansas; located in eastern Kansas on the Kansas river [syn: {Topeka}]

capital of Kazakhstan
n : remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998 [syn: {Astana}, {Akmola}]

capital of Kentucky
n : the capital of Kentucky; located in northern Kentucky [syn: {Frankfort}]

capital of Kenya
n : the capital and largest city of Kenya; a center for tourist safaris [syn: {Nairobi}]

capital of Kuwait
n : a seaport on the Persian Gulf and capital of Kuwait [syn: {Kuwait}, {Kuwait City}, {Koweit}]

capital of Kyrgyzstan
n : the capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991) [syn: {Bishkek}, {Biskek}, {Frunze}]

capital of Laos
n : the capital and largest city of Laos [syn: {Vientiane}, {Laotian capital}]

capital of Latvia
n : a port city on the Gulf of Riga that is the capital and largest city of Latvia; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League [syn: {Riga}]

capital of Lebanon
n : capital and largest city of Lebanon; located in western Lebanon on the Mediterranean [syn: {Beirut}]

capital of Lesotho
n : the capital of Lesotho; located in northwestern Lesotho [syn: {Maseru}]

capital of Liberia
n : the capital and chief port and largest city of Liberia [syn: {Monrovia}, {Liberian capital}]

capital of Libya
n : the capital and chief port and largest city of Libya; in northwestern Libya on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by the Phoenicians in the 7th century BC [syn: {Tripoli}, {Tarabulus Al-Gharb}]

capital of Liechtenstein
n : the capital and largest city of Liechtenstein [syn: {Vaduz}]

capital of Lithuania
n : the capital and largest city of Lithuania; located in southeastern Lithuania [syn: {Vilnius}, {Vilna}, {Vilno}, {Wilno}]

capital of Louisiana
n : capital of Louisiana [syn: {Baton Rouge}]

capital of Luxembourg
n : the capital and largest city of Luxembourg [syn: {Luxembourg-Ville}, {Luxembourg}, {Luxemburg}, {Luxembourg City}]

capital of Madagascar
n : the capital and largest city of Madagascar [syn: {Antananarivo}]

capital of Maine
n : the capital of the state of Maine [syn: {Augusta}]

capital of Malawi
n : the capital of Malawi; located in south central Malawi [syn: {Lilongwe}]

capital of Malaysia
n : the capital and largest city of Malaysia [syn: {Kuala Lumpur}, {Malaysian capital}]

capital of Malta
n : the capital of Malta; located on the northeastern coast of the island [syn: {Valletta}, {Valetta}]

capital of Maryland
n : state capital of Maryland; site of the United States Naval Academy [syn: {Annapolis}]

capital of Massachusetts
n : state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services [syn: {Boston}, {Hub of the Universe}, {Bean Town}, {Beantown}]

capital of Mexico
n : the capital and largest city of Mexico is a political and cultural and commercial and industrial center; one of the world's largest cities [syn: {Mexico City}, {Ciudad de Mexico}, {Mexican capital}]

capital of Michigan
n : capital of the state of Michigan; located in southern Michigan on the Grand river [syn: {Lansing}]

capital of Minnesota
n : capital of the state of Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river adjacent to Minneapolis; one of the Twin Cities [syn: {Saint Paul}, {St. Paul}]

capital of Mississippi
n : capital of the state of Mississippi on the Pearl river [syn: {Jackson}]

capital of Missouri
n : capital of the state of Missouri; located in central Missouri on the Missouri river [syn: {Jefferson City}]

capital of Moldova
n : the capital of Moldova [syn: {Kishinev}, {Chisinau}]

capital of Mongolia
n : the capital and largest city of Mongolia [syn: {Ulan Bator}, {Ulaanbaatar}, {Urga}, {Kulun}]

capital of Montana
n : capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana [syn: {Helena}]

capital of Morocco
n : the capital of Morocco; located in the northwestern on the Atlantic coast [syn: {Rabat}]

capital of Mozambique
n : the capital and largest city of Mozambique [syn: {Maputo}]

capital of Nebraska
n : capital of the state of Nebraska; located in southeastern Nebraska; site of the University of Nebraska [syn: {Lincoln}]

capital of Nepal
n : the capital and largest city of Nepal [syn: {Kathmandu}, {Katmandu}]

capital of Nevada
n : capital of the state of Nevada; located in western Nevada [syn: {Carson City}]

capital of New Hampshire
n : capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river [syn: {Concord}]

capital of New Jersey
n : capital of the state of New Jersey; located in western New Jersey on the Delaware river [syn: {Trenton}]

capital of New Mexico
n : capital of the state of New Mexico; located in north central New Mexico [syn: {Santa Fe}]

capital of New York
n : state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river [syn: {Albany}]

capital of New Zealand
n : the capital of New Zealand [syn: {Wellington}]

capital of Nicaragua
n : the capital and largest city of Managua [syn: {Managua}, {Nicaraguan capital}]

capital of Niger
n : the capital and largest city of Niger [syn: {Niamey}]

capital of Nigeria
n : capital of Nigeria in the center of the country [syn: {Abuja}, {Nigerian capital}]

capital of North Carolina
n : capital of the state of North Carolina; located in the east central part of the North Carolina [syn: {Raleigh}]

capital of North Dakota
n : capital of the state of North Dakota; located in south central North Dakota overlooking the Missouri river [syn: {Bismarck}]

capital of North Korea
n : capital of North Korea and an industrial center; "Pyongyang is Korea's oldest city but little of its history has been preserved" [syn: {Pyongyang}]

capital of Northern Ireland
n : capital and largest city of Northern Ireland; the center of Protestantism in Northern Ireland [syn: {Belfast}]

capital of Norway
n : the capital and largest city of Norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on Norway's southern coast [syn: {Oslo}, {Christiania}]

capital of Ohio
n : the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University [syn: {Columbus}]

capital of Oklahoma
n : capital and largest city of Oklahoma; the economy is based on oil and livestock [syn: {Oklahoma City}]

capital of Oman
n : a port on the Gulf of Oman and capital of the sultanate of Oman [syn: {Muscat}, {Masqat}]

capital of Oregon
n : capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River [syn: {Salem}]

capital of Pakistan
n : the capital of Pakistan in the north on a plateau; the site was chosen in 1959 [syn: {Islamabad}]

capital of Panama
n : the capital and largest city of Panama [syn: {Panama City}, {Panamanian capital}]

capital of Papua New Guinea
n : the administrative capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea [syn: {Port Moresby}]

capital of Paraguay
n : the capital and chief port of Paraguay [syn: {Asuncion}]

capital of Pennsylvania
n : capital of Pennsylvania; located in southern part of state [syn: {Harrisburg}]

capital of Peru
n : capital and largest city and economic center of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century [syn: {Lima}]

capital of Poland
n : the capital and largest city of Poland; located in central Poland [syn: {Warszawa}, {Warsaw}]

capital of Portugal
n : capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic [syn: {Lisbon}, {Lisboa}]

capital of Qatar
n : the capital and chief port of Qatar [syn: {Doha}, {Bida}, {El Beda}]

capital of Red China
n : capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city [syn: {Beijing}, {Peking}, {Peiping}]

capital of Rhode Island
n : the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University [syn: {Providence}]

capital of Romania
n : national capital and largest city of Romania in southeastern Romania [syn: {Bucharest}, {Bucharesti}, {Bucuresti}]

capital of Rwanda
n : the national capital and largest city of Rwanda; located in central Rwanda [syn: {Kigali}]

capital of San Marino
n : the capital and only city of San Marino [syn: {San Marino}]

capital of Saudi Arabia
n : joint capital (with Mecca) of Saudi Arabia located in the central oasis; largest city in Saudi Arabia [syn: {Riyadh}]

capital of Senegal
n : the capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal [syn: {Dakar}]

capital of Seychelles
n : port city and the capital of Seychelles [syn: {Victoria}]

capital of Sierra Leone
n : port city and the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone [syn: {Freetown}]

capital of Singapore
n : the capital of Singapore; one of the world's biggest ports [syn: {Singapore}]

capital of Slovakia
n : capital and largest city of Slovakia [syn: {Bratislava}, {Pressburg}, {Pozsony}]

capital of Somalia
n : the capital and largest city of Somalia; a port on the Indian Ocean [syn: {Mogadishu}, {Mogadiscio}]

capital of South Africa
n : city in the Transvaal; the seat of the executive branch of the government of South Africa [syn: {Pretoria}]

capital of South Carolina
n : capital and largest city in South Carolina; located in central South Carolina [syn: {Columbia}]

capital of South Dakota
n : capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river [syn: {Pierre}]

capital of South Korea
n : the capital and largest city of South Korea; located in northwestern South Korea [syn: {Seoul}]

capital of Spain
n : the capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain; home of an outstanding art museum [syn: {Madrid}, {Spanish capital}]

capital of Sri Lanka
n : the capital and largest city of Sri Lanka; has one of the largest harbors in the world; is located on the western coast of the island of Ceylon [syn: {Colombo}]

capital of Sudan
n : the capital of Sudan located at the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile [syn: {Khartoum}]

capital of Suriname
n : the capital and largest city and major port of Surinam [syn: {Paramaribo}]

capital of Swaziland
n : capital of Swaziland; located in northwestern Swaziland [syn: {Mbabane}]

capital of Sweden
n : the capital and largest city of Sweden; located in southern Sweden on the Baltic; "the Nobel Prize is awarded in Stockholm" [syn: {Stockholm}]

capital of Switzerland
n : the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland [syn: {Bern}, {Berne}]

capital of Syria
n : an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus [syn: {Damascus}]

capital of Taiwan
n : the capital of Nationalist China; located in northern Taiwan [syn: {Taipei}, {Taipeh}]

capital of Tajikistan
n : the capital of Tajikistan; formerly Stalinabad 1926-1991 [syn: {Dushanbe}, {Dusanbe}, {Dyushambe}, {Stalinabad}]

capital of Tanzania
n : the capital and second largest city of Tanzania [syn: {Dar es Salaam}]

capital of Tennessee
n : capital of the state of Tennessee; located in the north central part of the state on the Cumberland River; known for country music [syn: {Nashville}]

capital of Texas
n : state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas [syn: {Austin}]

capital of Thailand
n : the capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand; a leading city in southeastern Asia; noted for Buddhist architecture [syn: {Bangkok}, {Krung Thep}]

capital of the Bahamas
n : the capital of the Bahamas [syn: {Nassau}]

capital of the Dominican Republic
n : the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic; "Santo Domingo is the oldest continually inhabited European settlement in the Americas with the oldest cathedral and the oldest hospital and the oldest monastery in the Western Hemisphere" [syn: {Santo Domingo}, {Ciudad Trujillo}]

capital of The Netherlands
n : an industrial center and the nominal capital of the Netherlands; center of the diamond-cutting industry; seat of an important stock exchange; known for its canals and art museum [syn: {Amsterdam}, {Dutch capital}]

capital of the Philippines
n : the capital and largest city of the Philippines; located on southern Luzon [syn: {Manila}]

capital of the Russian Federation
n : a city of central European Russia; formerly capital of both the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia; since 1991 the capital of the Russian Federation [syn: {Moscow}, {Russian capital}]

capital of the Ukraine
n : capital and largest city of the Ukraine; a major manufacturing and transportation center [syn: {Kyyiv}, {Kiev}]

capital of the United Kingdom
n : the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center [syn: {London}, {Greater London}, {British capital}]

capital of the United States
n : the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles l'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791 [syn: {Washington}, {Washington D.C.}, {American capital}]

capital of Tibet
n : the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers [syn: {Lhasa}, {Lassa}, {Forbidden City}]

capital of Togo
n : capital and largest city of Togo; located in the south on the Gulf of Guinea [syn: {Lome}]

capital of Trinidad and Tobago
n : the capital and largest city of Trinidad and Tobago on the west coast of the island of Trinidad [syn: {Port of Spain}, {Port-of-Spain}]

capital of Tunisia
n : the capital and principal port of Tunisia [syn: {Tunis}]

capital of Turkey
n : the capital of Turkey; located in west-central Turkey; formerly known as Angora and is the home of Angora goats [syn: {Ankara}, {Turkish capital}]

capital of Turkmenistan
n : the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan [syn: {Ashkhabad}]

capital of Uganda
n : the capital and largest city of Uganda on the north shore of Lake Victoria [syn: {Kampala}]

capital of Uruguay
n : the capital and largest city of Uruguay; a cosmopolitan city and one of the busiest ports in South America [syn: {Montevideo}]

capital of Utah
n : the capital and largest city of Utah; located near the Great Salt Lake in north central Utah; world capital of the Mormon Church [syn: {Salt Lake City}]

capital of Uzbek
n : the capital of Uzbekistan [syn: {Tashkent}, {Taskent}]

capital of Vanuatu
n : capital of Vanuatu [syn: {Port Vila}, {Vila}]

capital of Venezuela
n : the capital and largest city of Venezuela [syn: {Caracas}]

capital of Vermont
n : capital of the state of Vermont; located in north central Vermont [syn: {Montpelier}]

capital of Vietnam
n : the capital city of Vietnam; located in North Vietnam [syn: {Hanoi}]

capital of Virginia
n : capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War [syn: {Richmond}]

capital of Washington
n : capital of the state of Washington; located in western Washington on Puget Sound [syn: {Olympia}]

capital of West Virginia
n : state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river [syn: {Charleston}]

capital of Western Samoa
n : the capital of Western Samoa [syn: {Apia}]

capital of Wisconsin
n : capital of the state of Wisconsin; located in the southern part of state; site of the main branch of the University of Wisconsin [syn: {Madison}]

capital of Wyoming
n : the capital and largest city of Wyoming; located in the southeastern corner of the state [syn: {Cheyenne}]

capital of Yugoslavia
n : capital and largest city of Yugoslavia [syn: {Belgrade}, {Beograd}]

capital of Zambia
n : the capital and largest city of Zambia [syn: {Lusaka}]

capital of Zimbabwe
n : the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe [syn: {Harare}, {Salisbury}]

capital offense
n : a crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate

capital punishment
n : putting a condemned person to death [syn: {execution}, {executing}, {death penalty}]

capital ship
n : a warship of the first rank in size and armament

capital stock
n 1: the maximum number of shares authorized under the terms of a corporation's articles of incorporation [syn: {authorized shares}, {authorized stock}]
2: the book value of the outstanding shares of a corporation

capitalisation
n 1: writing in capital letters [syn: {capitalization}]
2: an estimation of the value of a business [syn: {capitalization}]
3: the act of capitalizing on an opportunity [syn: {capitalization}]
4: the sale of capital stock [syn: {capitalization}]

capitalise
v 1: supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders [syn: {capitalize}]
2: draw advantages from; "he is capitalizing on her mistake"; "she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover" [syn: {capitalize}, {take advantage}]
3: write in capital letters [syn: {capitalize}]
4: compute the present value of a business or an income [syn: {capitalize}]
5: consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses [syn: {capitalize}]
6: convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital [syn: {capitalize}]

capitalism
n : an economic system based on private ownership of capital [syn: {capitalist economy}] [ant: {socialism}]

capitalist
adj 1: of or relating to capitalism or capitalists; "a capitalist nation"; "capitalistic methods and incentives" [syn: {capitalistic}]
2: favoring or practicing capitalism [syn: {capitalistic}] [ant: {socialistic}]
n 1: a conservative advocate of capitalism
2: a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)

capitalist economy
n : an economic system based on private ownership of capital [syn: {capitalism}] [ant: {socialism}]

capitalistic
adj 1: favoring or practicing capitalism [syn: {capitalist}] [ant: {socialistic}]
2: of or relating to capitalism or capitalists; "a capitalist nation"; "capitalistic methods and incentives" [syn: {capitalist}]

capitalization
n 1: writing in capital letters [syn: {capitalisation}]
2: an estimation of the value of a business [syn: {capitalisation}]
3: the act of capitalizing on an opportunity [syn: {capitalisation}]
4: the sale of capital stock [syn: {capitalisation}]

capitalize
v 1: draw advantages from; "he is capitalizing on her mistake"; "she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover" [syn: {capitalise}, {take advantage}]
2: supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders [syn: {capitalise}]
3: write in capital letters [syn: {capitalise}]
4: compute the present value of a business or an income [syn: {capitalise}]
5: consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses [syn: {capitalise}]
6: convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital [syn: {capitalise}]

capitate
adj : being abruptly enlarged and globose at the tip
n : the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metatarsal [syn: {capitate bone}, {os capitatum}]

capitate bone
n : the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metatarsal [syn: {capitate}, {os capitatum}]

capitation
n : a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person

Capitol
n 1: the federal government of the United States [syn: {Washington}]
2: the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet [syn: {Capitol Building}]

Capitol Building
n : the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet [syn: {Capitol}]

Capitol Hill
n : a hill in Washington, D.C., where the capitol building sits and Congress meets; "they are debating the budget today on Capital Hill" [syn: {the Hill}]

Capitol Reef National Park
n : a national park in Utah having colorful rock formations and desert plants and wildlife

Capitonidae
n : barbets [syn: {family Capitonidae}]

capitualtion
n : a document containing the terms of surrender

capitula
See {capitulum}

capitula
capitulum
n 1: a dense clusters of flowers or foliage; "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce" [syn: {head}]
2: fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn [syn: {ear}, {spike}]
3: the upper branches and leaves of a tree [syn: {crown}, {treetop}] [also: {capitula} (pl)]

capitular
adj : of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter; "capitular estates" [syn: {capitulary}]

capitulary
adj : of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter; "capitular estates" [syn: {capitular}]

capitulate
v : surrender under agreed conditions

capitulation
n 1: a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic
2: the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort" [syn: {fall}, {surrender}]

capitulum
n 1: a dense clusters of flowers or foliage; "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce" [syn: {head}]
2: fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn [syn: {ear}, {spike}]
3: the upper branches and leaves of a tree [syn: {crown}, {treetop}] [also: {capitula} (pl)]

capiz
n : marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell [syn: {window oyster}, {windowpane oyster}, {Placuna placenta}]

caplin
n : very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes [syn: {capelin}, {capelan}]

capo
n : the head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate

capon
n 1: flesh of a castrated male chicken
2: castrated male chicken

Capone
n : United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during Prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947) [syn: {Al Capone}, {Alphonse Capone}, {Scarface}]

caponise
v : convert a cock into a capon [syn: {caponize}]

caponize
v : convert a cock into a capon [syn: {caponise}]

Caporetto
n : battle of World War I (1917); Italians were defeated by the Austrian and German forces [syn: {battle of Caporetto}]

capote
n 1: a long hooded overcoat [syn: {hooded coat}]
2: a long hooded cloak [syn: {hooded cloak}]

Capoten
n : a drug (trade name Capoten) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidneys resulting in vasodilation; used in the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure [syn: {captopril}]

Cappadocia
n : an ancient country is eastern Asia Minor

Cappadocian
adj : of or pertaining to Cappadocia or its people or culture

Capparidaceae
n : a dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that includes: genera Capparis; Cleome; Crateva; Polanisia [syn: {family Capparidaceae}, {caper family}]

Capparis
n : tropical or subtropical evergreen shrubs or small trees [syn: {genus Capparis}]

Capparis arborea
n : small Australian tree bearing edible fruit resembling the pomegranate [syn: {native pomegranate}]

Capparis cynophallophora
n : shrub of southern Florida to West Indies [syn: {caper tree}, {Jamaica caper tree}]

Capparis flexuosa
n : shrub or small tree of southern Florida to Central and South America [syn: {caper tree}, {bay-leaved caper}]

Capparis mitchellii
n : small Australian tree bearing edible dark purple fruit [syn: {native orange}]

Capparis spinosa
n : prostrate spiny shrub of the Mediterranean region cultivated for its greenish flower buds which are pickled [syn: {common caper}]

capped
See {cap}

capped
cap
n 1: a tight-fitting headdress
2: a top (as for a bottle)
3: a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive [syn: {detonator}, {detonating device}]
4: something serving as a cover or protection
5: a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom [syn: {pileus}]
6: an upper limit on what is allowed; "they established a cap for prices" [syn: {ceiling}]
7: dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a tooth [syn: {crownwork}]
8: the upper part of a column that supports the entablature [syn: {capital}, {chapiter}]
v 1: lie at the top of; "Snow capped the mountains" [syn: {crest}]
2: restrict the number or amount of; "We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club" [also: {capping}, {capped}]

capped
adj 1: used especially of front teeth having artificial crowns; "capped teeth gave her a beautiful smile"
2: covered as if with a cap or crown especially of a specified kind; "cloud-capped mountains"; "snow-capped peaks"

capped macaque
n : Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair [syn: {bonnet macaque}, {bonnet monkey}, {crown monkey}, {Macaca radiata}]

cappelletti
n : small circular or square cases of dough with savory fillings [syn: {ravioli}]

capping
See {cap}

capping
cap
n 1: a tight-fitting headdress
2: a top (as for a bottle)
3: a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive [syn: {detonator}, {detonating device}]
4: something serving as a cover or protection
5: a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom [syn: {pileus}]
6: an upper limit on what is allowed; "they established a cap for prices" [syn: {ceiling}]
7: dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a tooth [syn: {crownwork}]
8: the upper part of a column that supports the entablature [syn: {capital}, {chapiter}]
v 1: lie at the top of; "Snow capped the mountains" [syn: {crest}]
2: restrict the number or amount of; "We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club" [also: {capping}, {capped}]

Capra
n 1: United States film maker (1897-1991) [syn: {Frank Capra}]
2: goats [syn: {genus Capra}]

Capra aegagrus
n : wild goat of Iran and adjacent regions [syn: {bezoar goat}, {pasang}]

Capra falconeri
n : large Himalayan goat with large spiraled horns [syn: {markhor}, {markhoor}]

Capra hircus
n : any of various breeds raised for milk or meat or wool [syn: {domestic goat}]

Capra ibex
n : wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns [syn: {ibex}]

Caprella
n : skeleton shrimp [syn: {genus Caprella}]

Capreolus
n : roe deer [syn: {genus Capreolus}]

Capreolus capreolus
n : small graceful deer of Eurasian woodlands having small forked antlers [syn: {roe deer}]

Capri
n : an island (part of Campania) in the Bay of Naples in southern Italy; a tourist attraction noted for beautiful scenery

capric acid
n : a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats; has an unpleasant smell resembling goats [syn: {decanoic acid}]

capricci
See {capriccio}

capricci
o
n : an instrumental composition that doesn't adhere to rules for any specific musical form and is played with improvisation [also: {capricci} (pl)]

capriccio
n : an instrumental composition that doesn't adhere to rules for any specific musical form and is played with improvisation [also: {capricci} (pl)]

caprice
n : a sudden desire; "he bought it on an impulse" [syn: {impulse}, {whim}]

capricious
adj 1: changeable; "a capricious summer breeze"; "freakish weather" [syn: {freakish}]
2: determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; "a capricious refusal"; "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"; "the victim of whimsical persecutions" [syn: {impulsive}, {whimsical}]

capriciously
adv 1: unpredictably; "the weather has been freakishly variable" [syn: {freakishly}]
2: in a capricious manner; "there were Turk's head lilies and patches of iris , islands of brilliant blue set capriciously in the green sea"

capriciousness
n 1: the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses [syn: {unpredictability}]
2: the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment; "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory" [syn: {flightiness}, {arbitrariness}, {whimsicality}, {whimsy}, {whimsey}]

Capricorn
n 1: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn [syn: {Goat}]
2: a faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Sagittarius and Aquarius [syn: {Capricornus}]
3: the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19 [syn: {Capricorn the Goat}, {Goat}]

Capricorn the Goat
n : the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19 [syn: {Capricorn}, {Goat}]

Capricornis
n : serows [syn: {genus Capricornis}]

Capricornus
n : a faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Sagittarius and Aquarius [syn: {Capricorn}]

caprifig
n : wild variety of the common fig used to facilitate pollination of certain figs [syn: {Ficus carica sylvestris}]

Caprifoliaceae
n : shrubs and small trees and woody vines [syn: {family Caprifoliaceae}, {honeysuckle family}]

caprimulgid
n : mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled grayish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects [syn: {goatsucker}, {nightjar}]

Caprimulgidae
n : goatsuckers [syn: {family Caprimulgidae}]

caprimulgiform bird
n : long-winged nonpasserine birds

Caprimulgiformes
n : goatsuckers; frogmouths; oilbirds [syn: {order Caprimulgiformes}]

Caprimulgus
n : type genus of the Caprimulgidae [syn: {genus Caprimulgus}]

Caprimulgus carolinensis
n : large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States [syn: {chuck-will's-widow}]

Caprimulgus europaeus
n : Old World goatsucker [syn: {European goatsucker}, {European nightjar}]

Caprimulgus vociferus
n : American nocturnal goatsucker with gray-and-white plumage [syn: {whippoorwill}]

caprine
adj : being or pertaining to or resembling a goat or goats; "caprine creatures"; "a caprine strain of virus"; "a caprine voice"

caprine animal
n : any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns [syn: {goat}]

capriole
n 1: (dressage) a vertical jump of a trained horse with a kick of the hind legs at the top of the jump
2: a playful leap or hop [syn: {caper}]
v 1: perform a capriole, of horses in dressage
2: perform a capriole, in ballet

caproic acid
n : a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats or made synthetically; smells like goats [syn: {hexanoic acid}]

Caproidae
n : boarfishes [syn: {family Caproidae}]

Capromyidae
n : coypus [syn: {family Capromyidae}]

Capros
n : a genus of fish in the family Caproidae [syn: {genus Capros}]

Capros aper
n : fish with a projecting snout [syn: {boarfish}]

caprylic acid
n : a fatty acid having a rancid taste; found in butter and other fats and oils

capsaicin
n : colorless pungent crystalline compound derived from capsicum; source of the hotness of hot peppers of the genus Capsicum such as chili and cayenne and jalapeno

Capsella
n : shepherd's purse [syn: {genus Capsella}]

Capsella bursa-pastoris
n : white-flowered annual European herb bearing triangular notched pods; nearly cosmopolitan as an introduced weed [syn: {shepherd's purse}, {shepherd's pouch}]

capsicum
n : any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers [syn: {pepper}, {capsicum pepper plant}]

Capsicum annuum cerasiforme
n : plant bearing small rounded usually pungent fruits [syn: {cherry pepper}]

Capsicum annuum conoides
n : plant bearing erect pungent conical red or yellow or purple fruits; sometimes grown as an ornamental [syn: {cone pepper}]

Capsicum annuum grossum
n : plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers [syn: {sweet pepper}, {bell pepper}, {pimento}, {pimiento}, {paprika}, {sweet pepper plant}]

Capsicum annuum longum
n : plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red [syn: {cayenne}, {cayenne pepper}, {chili pepper}, {chilli pepper}, {long pepper}, {jalapeno}]

Capsicum baccatum
n : plant bearing very small and very hot oblong red fruits; includes wild forms native to tropical America; thought to be ancestral to the sweet pepper and many hot peppers [syn: {bird pepper}, {Capsicum frutescens baccatum}]

Capsicum frutescens
n : plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce [syn: {tabasco pepper}, {hot pepper}, {tabasco plant}]

Capsicum frutescens baccatum
n : plant bearing very small and very hot oblong red fruits; includes wild forms native to tropical America; thought to be ancestral to the sweet pepper and many hot peppers [syn: {bird pepper}, {Capsicum baccatum}]

capsicum pepper plant
n : any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers [syn: {capsicum}, {pepper}]

capsid
n 1: a variety of leaf bug [syn: {mirid bug}, {mirid}]
2: the outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus

Capsidae
n : leaf bugs [syn: {Miridae}, {family Miridae}, {family Capsidae}]

capsize
v : overturn accidentally; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!" [syn: {turtle}, {turn turtle}]

capsizing
n : (nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the water

capstan
n : a windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails

capstone
n 1: a final touch; a crowning achievement; a culmination [syn: {finishing touch}, {copestone}]
2: a stone that forms the top of wall or building [syn: {copestone}, {coping stone}, {stretcher}]

capsula glomeruli
n : thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron [syn: {Bowman's capsule}, {glomerular capsule}]

capsular
adj 1: resembling a capsule; "the capsular ligament is a sac surrounding the articular cavity of a freely movable joint and attached to the bones"
2: of or relating to a capsule

capsulate
adj : used of seeds or spores that are enclosed in a capsule [syn: {capsulated}]
v : enclose in a capsule [syn: {capsule}, {capsulize}, {capsulise}]

capsulated
adj : used of seeds or spores that are enclosed in a capsule [syn: {capsulate}]

capsule
n 1: a small container
2: a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
3: a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
4: a shortened version of a written work [syn: {condensation}, {abridgement}, {abridgment}]
5: a structure that encloses a body part
6: a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space [syn: {space capsule}]
7: a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute [syn: {ejection seat}, {ejector seat}]
v 1: enclose in a capsule [syn: {capsulate}, {capsulize}, {capsulise}]
2: put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; "capsulize the news" [syn: {encapsulate}, {capsulize}, {capsulise}]

capsulise
v 1: enclose in a capsule [syn: {capsule}, {capsulate}, {capsulize}]
2: put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; "capsulize the news" [syn: {encapsulate}, {capsule}, {capsulize}]

capsulize
v 1: enclose in a capsule [syn: {capsule}, {capsulate}, {capsulise}]
2: put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; "capsulize the news" [syn: {encapsulate}, {capsule}, {capsulise}]

captain
n 1: an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
2: the naval officer in command of a military ship [syn: {skipper}]
3: a policeman in charge of a precinct [syn: {police captain}, {police chief}]
4: an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship [syn: {master}, {sea captain}, {skipper}]
5: the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry" [syn: {chieftain}]
6: the pilot ins charge of an airship [syn: {senior pilot}]
7: a diningroom attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers [syn: {headwaiter}, {maitre d'hotel}, {maitre d'}]
v : be the captain of a sports team

Captain Bligh
n : British admiral; was captain of the H.M.S. Bounty in 1789 when part of the crew mutinied and set him afloat in an open boat; a few weeks later he arrived safely in Timor 4,000 miles away (1754-1817) [syn: {Bligh}, {William Bligh}]

Captain Bob
n : United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946) [syn: {Bartlett}, {Robert Bartlett}, {Robert Abram Bartlett}]

Captain Cook
n : English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779) [syn: {Cook}, {James Cook}, {Captain James Cook}]

Captain Hicks
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one [syn: {six}, {6}, {VI}, {sixer}, {sise}, {half a dozen}, {sextet}, {sestet}, {sextuplet}, {hexad}]

Captain Horatio Hornblower
n : a fictional English admiral during the Napoleonic Wars in novels written by C. S. Forester [syn: {Horatio Hornblower}]

Captain James Cook
n : English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779) [syn: {Cook}, {James Cook}, {Captain Cook}]

Captain John Smith
n : English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown, Virginia; was said to have been saved by Pocahontas (1580-1631) [syn: {Smith}, {John Smith}]

Captain Kidd
n : Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701) [syn: {Kidd}, {William Kidd}]

captaincy
n : the post of captain [syn: {captainship}]

captain's chair
n : a wooden armchair with a saddle seat and a low back that has vertical spindles

captainship
n : the post of captain [syn: {captaincy}]

caption
n 1: taking exception; especially an quibble based on a captious argument; "a mere caption unworthy of a reply"
2: translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen [syn: {subtitle}]
3: brief description accompanying an illustration [syn: {legend}]
v : provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing

captious
adj : tending to find and call attention to faults; "a captious pedant"; "an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor" [syn: {faultfinding}]

captiously
adv : in a captious, carping manner; "he was captiously pedantic"

captivate
v : attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" [syn: {capture}, {enamour}, {trance}, {catch}, {becharm}, {enamor}, {beguile}, {charm}, {fascinate}, {bewitch}, {entrance}, {enchant}]

captivated
adj 1: strongly attracted [syn: {charmed}]
2: filled with wonder and delight [syn: {beguiled}, {charmed}, {delighted}, {enthralled}, {entranced}]

captivating
adj : capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile"; "Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman" [syn: {bewitching}, {enchanting}, {enthralling}, {entrancing}, {fascinating}]

captivatingly
adv : in a bewitching manner; "she was bewitchingly beautiful" [syn: {bewitchingly}, {enchantingly}, {enthrallingly}]

captivation
n 1: the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror) [syn: {fascination}]
2: a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual [syn: {enchantment}, {enthrallment}, {fascination}]

captive
adj 1: in captivity [syn: {confined}, {imprisoned}, {jailed}]
2: deeply moved; "sat completely still, enraptured by the music"; "listened with rapt admiration"; "rapt in reverie" [syn: {enraptured}, {rapt}]
n 1: a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war [syn: {prisoner}]
2: an animal that is confined
3: a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion

captive finance company
n : a finance company owned by a manufacturer to finance dealers' inventories or to make loans to consumers buying the company's products

captivity
n 1: the state of being imprisoned; "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon" [syn: {imprisonment}, {incarceration}, {immurement}]
2: the state of being a slave; "So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"--Shakespeare [syn: {enslavement}]

captopril
n : a drug (trade name Capoten) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidneys resulting in vasodilation; used in the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure [syn: {Capoten}]

captor
n : a person who captures and holds people or animals [syn: {capturer}] [ant: {liberator}]

capture
n 1: the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property [syn: {gaining control}, {seizure}]
2: a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
3: any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
4: the act of taking of a person by force [syn: {seizure}]
5: the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
v 1: succeed in representing or expressing something intangible; "capture the essence of Spring"; "capture an idea"
2: attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" [syn: {enamour}, {trance}, {catch}, {becharm}, {enamor}, {captivate}, {beguile}, {charm}, {fascinate}, {bewitch}, {entrance}, {enchant}]
3: succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?" [syn: {get}, {catch}]
4: bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit; "This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons"; "The star captured a comet"
5: take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle" [syn: {appropriate}, {seize}, {conquer}]
6: capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap toady" [syn: {catch}]

capturer
n : a person who captures and holds people or animals [syn: {captor}] [ant: {liberator}]

capuccino
n : equal parts of espresso and hot milk topped with cinnamon and nutmeg and usually whipped cream [syn: {capuccino coffee}, {coffee capuccino}]

capuccino coffee
n : equal parts of espresso and hot milk topped with cinnamon and nutmeg and usually whipped cream [syn: {capuccino}, {coffee capuccino}]

capuchin
n 1: a hooded cloak for women
2: monkey of Central America and South America having a cowl of thick hair on the head [syn: {ringtail}, {Cebus capucinus}]

capulin
n 1: Mexican black cherry tree having edible fruit [syn: {capulin tree}, {Prunus capuli}]
2: Mexican black cherry [syn: {Mexican black cherry}]

capulin tree
n : Mexican black cherry tree having edible fruit [syn: {capulin}, {Prunus capuli}]

caput
n 1: a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure; "the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula"
2: the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window" [syn: {head}] [also: {capita} (pl)]

capybara
n : pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet; largest living rodent [syn: {capibara}, {Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris}]

car
n 1: 4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" [syn: {auto}, {automobile}, {machine}, {motorcar}]
2: a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails" [syn: {railcar}, {railway car}, {railroad car}]
3: a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway; "they took a cable car to the top of the mountain" [syn: {cable car}]
4: car suspended from an airship and carrying personnel and cargo and power plant [syn: {gondola}]
5: where passengers ride up and down; "the car was on the top floor" [syn: {elevator car}]

car battery
n : a lead-acid storage battery in a motor vehicle; usually a 12-volt battery of six cells; the heart of the car's electrical system [syn: {automobile battery}]

car bomb
n : a bomb placed in a car and wired to explode when the ignition is started or by remote control or by a timing device

car boot sale
n : an outdoor sale at which people sell things from the trunk of their car [syn: {boot sale}]

car care
n : keeping a car in good working order

car carrier
n : a trailer that can be loaded with new cars for delivery to sales agencies

car company
n : a company that makes and sells automobiles [syn: {auto company}]

car dealer
n : a firm that sells and buys cars

car door
n : the door of a car

car factory
n : a factory where automobiles are manufactured [syn: {automobile factory}, {auto factory}]

car horn
n : a device on an automobile for making a warning noise [syn: {automobile horn}, {motor horn}, {horn}, {hooter}]

car insurance
n : insurance against loss due to theft or traffic accidents [syn: {automobile insurance}]

car loan
n : a personal loan to purchase an automobile [syn: {automobile loan}, {auto loan}]

car maker
n : a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles [syn: {car manufacturer}, {carmaker}, {auto manufacturer}, {auto maker}, {automaker}]

car manufacturer
n : a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles [syn: {car maker}, {carmaker}, {auto manufacturer}, {auto maker}, {automaker}]

car mirror
n : a mirror that the driver of a car can use

car park
n : a lot where cars are parked [syn: {parking lot}, {park}, {parking area}]

car part
n : a component of an automobile; "his business is auto parts" [syn: {auto part}]

car pool
n : a small group of car drivers who arrange to take turns driving while the others are passengers

car port
n : garage for one or two cars consisting of a flat roof supported on poles [syn: {carport}]

car race
n : a race between (usually high-performance) automobiles [syn: {automobile race}, {auto race}]

car racing
n : the sport of racing automobiles [syn: {auto racing}]

car rental
n : a rented car; "she picked up a hire car at the airport and drove to her hotel" [syn: {hire car}, {rent-a-car}, {self-drive}, {u-drive}, {you-drive}]

car seat
n : a seat in a car

car sickness
n : motion sickness experienced while traveling in a car

car tire
n : a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an automobile wheel [syn: {automobile tire}, {auto tire}, {rubber tire}]

car traffic
n : cars coming and going [syn: {automobile traffic}]

car train
n : a train that transports passengers and their automobiles

car transporter
n : a long truck for carrying motor vehicles [syn: {transporter}]

car wheel
n : a wheel that has a tire and rim and hubcap; used to propel the car

car window
n : a window in a car

carabao
n : water buffalo of the Philippines

carabid beetle
n : predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects [syn: {ground beetle}]

Carabidae
n : ground beetles [syn: {family Carabidae}]

carabineer
n : a soldier whose rifle is a carbine [syn: {carabinier}]

carabiner
n : an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes [syn: {karabiner}, {snap ring}]

carabinier
n : a soldier whose rifle is a carbine [syn: {carabineer}]

carabinieri
See {carabiniere}

caracal
n : of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia [syn: {desert lynx}, {Lynx caracal}]

caracara
n : any of various long-legged carrion-eating hawks of South America and Central America

Caracas
n : the capital and largest city of Venezuela [syn: {capital of Venezuela}]

carack
n : a large galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman [syn: {carrack}]

caracole
v : make a half turn on a horse, in dressage

caracolito
n : large Costa Rican tree having light-colored wood suitable for cabinetry; similar to the African lepidobotrys in wood structure as well as in fruit and flowers and leaves and seeds; often classified in other families [syn: {Ruptiliocarpon caracolito}]

caracul
n : hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur [syn: {broadtail}, {karakul}]

Carafate
n : medicine consisting of a tablet (trade name Carafate) used to treat peptic ulcers; said to bind to the ulcer site and coat it [syn: {sucralfate}]

carafe
n : a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water [syn: {decanter}]

caragana
n : any plant of the genus Caragana having even-pinnate leaves and mostly yellow flowers followed by seeds in a linear pod [syn: {pea tree}]

Caragana arborescens
n : large spiny shrub of eastern Asia having clusters of yellow flowers; often cultivated in shelterbelts and hedges [syn: {Siberian pea tree}]

Caragana sinica
n : shrub with dark-green glossy foliage and solitary pale yellow flowers; northern China [syn: {Chinese pea tree}]

carageen
n : dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America [syn: {Irish moss}, {carrageen}, {carragheen}, {Chondrus crispus}]

carambola
n 1: East Indian tree bearing deeply ridged yellow-brown fruit [syn: {carambola tree}, {Averrhoa carambola}]
2: deeply ridged yellow-brown tropical fruit; used raw as a vegetable or in salad or when fully ripe as a dessert [syn: {star fruit}]

carambola tree
n : East Indian tree bearing deeply ridged yellow-brown fruit [syn: {carambola}, {Averrhoa carambola}]

caramel
adj : having the color of caramel; a moderate yellow-brown [syn: {caramel brown}]
n 1: firm chewy candy made from caramelized sugar and butter and milk
2: burnt sugar; used to color and flavor food [syn: {caramelized sugar}]
3: a medium to dark tan color [syn: {yellowish brown}, {raw sienna}, {buff}, {caramel brown}]

caramel apple
n : an apple that is covered with a candy-like substance (usually caramelized sugar) [syn: {candied apple}, {candy apple}, {taffy apple}, {toffee apple}]

caramel brown
adj : having the color of caramel; a moderate yellow-brown [syn: {caramel}]
n : a medium to dark tan color [syn: {yellowish brown}, {raw sienna}, {buff}, {caramel}]

caramel bun
n : rolled dough spread with sugar and nuts then sliced and baked in muffin tins with honey or sugar and butter in the bottom [syn: {honey bun}, {sticky bun}, {schnecken}]

caramelise
v 1: be converted into caramel; "The sugar caramelized" [syn: {caramelize}]
2: convert to caramel [syn: {caramelize}]

caramelize
v 1: be converted into caramel; "The sugar caramelized" [syn: {caramelise}]
2: convert to caramel [syn: {caramelise}]

caramelized sugar
n : burnt sugar; used to color and flavor food [syn: {caramel}]

carancha
n : South American caracara [syn: {Polyborus plancus}]

caranda
n : South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax [syn: {caranday}, {caranda palm}, {wax palm}, {Copernicia australis}, {Copernicia alba}]

caranda palm
n : South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax [syn: {caranday}, {caranda}, {wax palm}, {Copernicia australis}, {Copernicia alba}]

caranday
n : South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax [syn: {caranda}, {caranda palm}, {wax palm}, {Copernicia australis}, {Copernicia alba}]

carangid
adj : of or relating to fish of the family Carangidae
n : a percoid fish of the family Carangidae [syn: {carangid fish}]

carangid fish
n : a percoid fish of the family Carangidae [syn: {carangid}]

Carangidae
n : large family of narrow-bodied marine food fishes with widely forked tails; chiefly of warm seas [syn: {family Carangidae}]

Caranx
n : type genus of the Carangidae [syn: {genus Caranx}]

Caranx bartholomaei
n : fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico [syn: {yellow jack}]

Caranx crysos
n : fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil [syn: {runner}, {blue runner}]

Caranx hippos
n : fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico [syn: {crevalle jack}, {jack crevalle}]

carapace
n : hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles [syn: {shell}, {cuticle}]

Carapidae
n : pearlfishes: related to the Brotulidae [syn: {family Carapidae}]

Carassius
n : goldfish [syn: {genus Carassius}]

Carassius auratus
n : small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes [syn: {goldfish}]

Carassius carassius
n : European carp closely resembling wild goldfish [syn: {crucian carp}, {Carassius vulgaris}]

Carassius vulgaris
n : European carp closely resembling wild goldfish [syn: {crucian carp}, {Carassius carassius}]

carat
n 1: a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg
2: the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold [syn: {Karat}]

Caravaggio
n : Italian painter noted for his realistic depiction of religious subjects and his novel use of light (1573-1610) [syn: {Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio}]

caravan
n 1: a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file; "we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels"; "they joined the wagon train for safety" [syn: {train}, {wagon train}]
2: a camper equipped with living quarters [syn: {van}]

caravan inn
n : an inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans [syn: {caravansary}, {caravanserai}, {khan}]

caravanning
n : the practice of taking holidays in a caravan

caravansary
n : an inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans [syn: {caravanserai}, {khan}, {caravan inn}]

caravanserai
n : an inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans [syn: {caravansary}, {khan}, {caravan inn}]

caraway
n 1: a Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed [syn: {Carum carvi}]
2: leaves used sparingly in soups and stews

caraway seed
n : aromatic seeds of the caraway plant; used widely as seasoning

caraway seed bread
n : bread containing caraway seeds

carbamate
n : a salt (or ester) of carbamic acid

carbamic acid
n : an acid that is known only by virtue of its salts (as ammonium carbamate) or its esters (as urethane)

carbamide
n : the chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed and in plastics [syn: {urea}]

carbide
n : a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element

carbine
n : light automatic rifle

carbo loading
n : a diet of foods high in starch that increases carbohydrate reserves in muscles; "carbo loading is used by endurance athletes just before competing" [syn: {carbohydrate loading}]

carbocyclic
adj : having or relating to or characterized by a ring composed of carbon atoms

carbohydrate
n : an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain [syn: {saccharide}, {sugar}]

carbohydrate loading
n : a diet of foods high in starch that increases carbohydrate reserves in muscles; "carbo loading is used by endurance athletes just before competing" [syn: {carbo loading}]

carbolated
adj : containing or treated with carbolic acid

carbolic acid
n : a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally [syn: {phenol}, {hydroxybenzene}, {oxybenzene}, {phenylic acid}]

Carboloy
n : an alloy based on tungsten with cobalt or nickel as a binder; used in making metal-cutting tools

carbomycin
n : a colorless basic antibiotic that inhibits the growth of Gram-positive organisms

carbon
n 1: an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds [syn: {C}, {atomic number 6}]
2: a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper [syn: {carbon paper}]
3: a copy made with carbon paper [syn: {carbon copy}]

carbon 14
n : a radioactive isotope of carbon [syn: {radiocarbon}]

carbon arc
n : has carbon electrodes [syn: {carbon arc lamp}]

carbon arc lamp
n : has carbon electrodes [syn: {carbon arc}]

carbon atom
n : an atom of carbon

carbon black
n : a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink [syn: {lampblack}, {soot}, {smut}]

carbon copy
n : a copy made with carbon paper [syn: {carbon}]

carbon cycle
n 1: the organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again
2: a thermonuclear reaction in the interior of stars

carbon dating
n : a chemical analysis used to determine the age of organic materials based on their content of the radioisotope carbon-14; believed to be reliable up to 40,000 years [syn: {radiocarbon dating}, {carbon-14 dating}]

carbon dichloride
n : anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes [syn: {tetrachlorethylene}, {tetrachloroethylene}, {ethylene tetrachloride}]

carbon dioxide
n : a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis [syn: {CO2}, {carbonic acid gas}]

carbon dioxide acidosis
n : acidosis resulting from reduced gas exchange in the lungs (as in emphysema or pneumonia); excess carbon dioxide combines with water to form carbonic acid which increases the acidity of the blood [syn: {respiratory acidosis}]

carbon disulfide
n : a toxic colorless flammable liquid (CS2); used in the manufacture of rayon and cellophane and carbon tetrachloride and as a solvent for rubber

carbon monoxide
n : an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon [syn: {carbon monoxide gas}, {CO}]

carbon monoxide gas
n : an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon [syn: {carbon monoxide}, {CO}]

carbon monoxide poisoning
n : a toxic condition that results from inhaling and absorbing carbon monoxide gas; "carbon monoxide combines with hemoglobin and displaces oxygen in the blood"

carbon nanotube
n : a fullerene molecule having a cylindirical or toroidal shape [syn: {nanotube}]

carbon paper
n : a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper [syn: {carbon}]

carbon process
n : a process of printing on paper coated with bichromated gelatin containing pigment

carbon steel
n : steel whose characteristics are determined by the amount of carbon it contains

carbon tet
n : a colorless nonflammable liquid used as a solvent for fats and oils; because of its toxicity its use as a cleaning fluid or fire extinguisher has declined [syn: {carbon tetrachloride}, {tetrachloromethane}, {perchloromethane}]

carbon tetrachloride
n : a colorless nonflammable liquid used as a solvent for fats and oils; because of its toxicity its use as a cleaning fluid or fire extinguisher has declined [syn: {carbon tet}, {tetrachloromethane}, {perchloromethane}]

carbon tetrahalide
n : compounds composed of 1 carbon and 4 halogen molecules

carbon-14 dating
n : a chemical analysis used to determine the age of organic materials based on their content of the radioisotope carbon-14; believed to be reliable up to 40,000 years [syn: {radiocarbon dating}, {carbon dating}]

carbonaceous
adj : relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon [syn: {carbonous}, {carbonic}, {carboniferous}]

carbonado
n 1: an inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing [syn: {black diamond}]
2: a piece of meat (or fish) that has been scored and broiled [also: {carbonadoes} (pl)]

carbonadoes
See {carbonado}

carbonadoes
carbonado
n 1: an inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing [syn: {black diamond}]
2: a piece of meat (or fish) that has been scored and broiled [also: {carbonadoes} (pl)]

carbonara
n : sauce for pasta; contains eggs and bacon or ham and grated cheese

carbonate
n : a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3)
v 1: treat with carbon dioxide; "Carbonated soft drinks"
2: turn into a carbonate

carbonated
adj : having carbonation (especially artificially carbonated)

carbonated water
n : effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon dioxide [syn: {soda water}, {club soda}, {seltzer}, {sparkling water}]

carbonation
n : saturation with carbon dioxide (as soda water)

Carbondale
n : a town in southern Illinois

carbonic
adj : relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon [syn: {carbonaceous}, {carbonous}, {carboniferous}]

carbonic acid
n : a weak acid known only in solution; formed when carbon dioxide combines with water

carbonic acid gas
n : a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis [syn: {carbon dioxide}, {CO2}]

carboniferous
adj 1: of or relating to the Carboniferous geologic era; "carboniferous rock system"
2: relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon [syn: {carbonaceous}, {carbonous}, {carbonic}]
n : from 345 million to 280 million years ago [syn: {Carboniferous period}]

Carboniferous period
n : from 345 million to 280 million years ago [syn: {Carboniferous}]

carbonisation
n : the destructive distillation of coal (as in coke ovens) [syn: {carbonization}]

carbonise
v 1: unite with carbon; "carburize metal" [syn: {carbonize}, {carburize}, {carburise}]
2: turn into carbon, as by burning; "carbonize coal" [syn: {carbonize}]

carbonization
n : the destructive distillation of coal (as in coke ovens) [syn: {carbonisation}]

carbonize
v 1: unite with carbon; "carburize metal" [syn: {carbonise}, {carburize}, {carburise}]
2: turn into carbon, as by burning; "carbonize coal" [syn: {carbonise}]

carbonized
adj : having been turned to carbon (as by burning)

carbonnade flamande
n : beef stewed in beer seasoned with garlic and served with boiled potatoes [syn: {Belgian beef stew}]

carbonous
adj : relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon [syn: {carbonaceous}, {carbonic}, {carboniferous}]

carbonyl
adj : relating to or containing the carbonyl group [syn: {carbonylic}]
n : a compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide

carbonyl group
n : the bivalent radical CO

carbonylic
adj : relating to or containing the carbonyl group [syn: {carbonyl}]

carborundum
n : an abrasive composed of silicon carbide crystals

carboxyl
adj : relating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl radical [syn: {carboxylic}]
n : the univalent radical -COOH; present in and characteristic of organic acids [syn: {carboxyl group}]

carboxyl group
n : the univalent radical -COOH; present in and characteristic of organic acids [syn: {carboxyl}]

carboxylate
v : treat (a chemical compound) with carboxyl or carboxylic acid

carboxylic
adj : relating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl radical [syn: {carboxyl}]

carboxylic acid
n : an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups

carboxymethyl cellulose
n : an acid derivative of cellulose

carboy
n : a large bottle for holding corrosive liquids; usually cushioned in a special container

carbuncle
n 1: deep-red cabochon-cut garnet cut without facets
2: an infection larger than a boil and with several openings for discharge of pus

carbuncled
adj 1: afflicted with or resembling a carbuncle [syn: {carbuncular}]
2: set with carbuncles

carbuncular
adj : afflicted with or resembling a carbuncle [syn: {carbuncled}]

carburet
v : combine with carbon [also: {carburetting}, {carburetted}]

carburetor
n : mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion [syn: {carburettor}]

carburetted
See {carburet}

carburetted
carburet
v : combine with carbon [also: {carburetting}, {carburetted}]

carburetting
See {carburet}

carburetting
carburet
v : combine with carbon [also: {carburetting}, {carburetted}]

carburettor
n : mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion [syn: {carburetor}]

carburise
v : unite with carbon; "carburize metal" [syn: {carbonize}, {carbonise}, {carburize}]

carburize
v : unite with carbon; "carburize metal" [syn: {carbonize}, {carbonise}, {carburise}]

carcajou
n : stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal [syn: {wolverine}, {skunk bear}, {Gulo luscus}]

carcase
n : the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food [syn: {carcass}]

carcass
n : the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food [syn: {carcase}]

Carcharhinidae
n : largest family of living sharks; found worldwide especially in tropical waters; dorsal fin lacks spines: requiem sharks including tiger sharks and soupfin sharks [syn: {family Carcharhinidae}]

Carcharhinus
n : type genus of the Carcharhinidae [syn: {genus Carcharhinus}]

Carcharhinus leucas
n : a most common shark in temperate and tropical coastal waters worldwide; heavy-bodied and dangerous [syn: {bull shark}, {cub shark}]

Carcharhinus limbatus
n : widely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in ink [syn: {blacktip shark}, {sandbar shark}]

Carcharhinus obscurus
n : relatively slender blue-gray shark; nearly worldwide in tropical and temperate waters [syn: {dusky shark}]

Carcharhinus plumbeus
n : most common gray shark along coasts of middle Atlantic states; sluggish and occasionally caught by fishermen [syn: {sandbar shark}]

Carcharias
n : type and sole genus of Carchariidae: sand sharks [syn: {genus Carcharias}, {Odontaspis}, {genus Odontaspis}]

Carcharias taurus
n : shallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both sides of Atlantic; sometimes dangerous to swimmers [syn: {sand tiger}, {sand shark}, {Odontaspis taurus}]

Carchariidae
n : sand sharks; in some classifications coextensive with family Carcharhinidae [syn: {family Carchariidae}, {Odontaspididae}, {family Odontaspididae}]

Carcharinus longimanus
n : large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark [syn: {whitetip shark}, {oceanic whitetip shark}, {white-tipped shark}]

Carcharodon
n : man-eating sharks [syn: {genus Carcharodon}]

Carcharodon carcharias
n : large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans [syn: {great white shark}, {white shark}, {man-eater}, {man-eating shark}]

carcinogen
n : any substance that produces cancer

carcinogenic
adj : causing or tending to cause cancer; "the carcinogenic action of certain chemicals"

carcinoid
n : a small tumor (benign or malignant) arising from the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract; usually associated with excessive secretion of serotonin

carcinoma
n : any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer [also: {carcinomata} (pl)]

carcinoma in situ
n : a cluster of malignant cells that has not yet invaded the deeper epithelial tissue or spread to other parts of the body [syn: {preinvasive cancer}]

carcinomata
See {carcinoma}

carcinomata
carcinoma
n : any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer [also: {carcinomata} (pl)]

carcinomatous
adj : being or relating to carcinoma; "a carcinomatous lesion"

carcinomatous myopathy
n : a disease seen in patients with lung cancer and characterized by weakness and fatigue of hip and thigh muscles and an aching back; caused by antibodies directed against the neuromuscular junctions [syn: {Lambert-Eaton syndrome}, {Eaton-Lambert syndrome}, {myasthenic syndrome}]

carcinosarcoma
n : a malignant neoplasm composed of carcinoma and sarcoma extensively intermixed

card
n 1: one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes; "he collected cards and traded them with the other boys"
2: a card certifying the identity of the bearer; "he had to show his card to get in" [syn: {identity card}]
3: a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures); "they sent us a card from Miami"
4: thin cardboard, usually rectangular
5: a witty amusing person who makes jokes [syn: {wag}, {wit}]
6: a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions" [syn: {poster}, {posting}, {placard}, {notice}, {bill}]
7: a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited [syn: {calling card}, {visiting card}]
8: (golf) a record of scores (as in golf); "you have to turn in your card to get a handicap" [syn: {scorecard}]
9: a list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in French" [syn: {menu}, {bill of fare}, {carte du jour}, {carte}] 10: (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat; "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate" [syn: {batting order}, {lineup}] 11: a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities [syn: {circuit board}, {circuit card}, {board}]
v 1: separate the fibers of; "tease wool" [syn: {tease}]
2: ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor; "I was carded when I tried to buy a beer!"

card catalog
n : a library catalog in which each publication is described on a separate file card [syn: {card catalogue}]

card catalogue
n : a library catalog in which each publication is described on a separate file card [syn: {card catalog}]

card game
n : a game played with playing cards [syn: {cards}]

card player
n : someone who plays (or knows how to play) card games

card shark
n : a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games [syn: {cardsharp}, {card sharp}, {cardsharper}, {card sharper}]

card sharp
n : a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games [syn: {cardsharp}, {cardsharper}, {card sharper}, {card shark}]

card sharper
n : a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games [syn: {cardsharp}, {card sharp}, {cardsharper}, {card shark}]

card table
n 1: a table for playing cards (as in a casino)
2: a small light table with folding legs; can be folded for storage

card trick
n : a trick performed with playing cards

Cardamine
n : bittercress, bitter cress [syn: {genus Cardamine}]

Cardamine bulbifera
n : European bittercress having a knotted white rootstock [syn: {coral-root bittercress}, {coralroot}, {coralwort}, {Dentaria bulbifera}]

Cardamine bulbosa
n : small white-flowered cress common in wet places in eastern North America [syn: {spring cress}]

Cardamine diphylla
n : North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots [syn: {crinkleroot}, {crinkle-root}, {crinkle root}, {pepper root}, {toothwort}, {Dentaria diphylla}]

Cardamine douglasii
n : small perennial herb of cooler regions of North America with racemose purple flowers [syn: {purple cress}]

Cardamine pratensis
n : a bitter cress of Europe and America [syn: {lady's smock}, {cuckooflower}, {cuckoo flower}, {meadow cress}]

Cardamine rotundifolia
n : mat-forming perennial found in cold springs of the eastern United States [syn: {American watercress}, {mountain watercress}]

cardamom
n 1: rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning [syn: {cardamon}, {Elettaria cardamomum}]
2: aromatic seeds used as seasoning like cinnamon and cloves especially in pickles and barbecue sauces [syn: {cardamon}, {cardamum}]

cardamon
n 1: rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning [syn: {cardamom}, {Elettaria cardamomum}]
2: aromatic seeds used as seasoning like cinnamon and cloves especially in pickles and barbecue sauces [syn: {cardamom}, {cardamum}]

cardamum
n : aromatic seeds used as seasoning like cinnamon and cloves especially in pickles and barbecue sauces [syn: {cardamom}, {cardamon}]

cardboard
adj 1: resembling cardboard especially in flimsiness; "apartments with cardboard walls" [syn: {flimsy}]
2: without substance; "cardboard caricatures of historical figures" [syn: {unlifelike}]
n : a stiff moderately thick paper [syn: {composition board}]

cardcase
n : a small case for carrying business cards

cardcastle
n : an unstable construction with playing cards; "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed" [syn: {house of cards}, {cardhouse}, {card-house}]

card-house
n : an unstable construction with playing cards; "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed" [syn: {house of cards}, {cardhouse}, {cardcastle}]

cardhouse
n : an unstable construction with playing cards; "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed" [syn: {house of cards}, {card-house}, {cardcastle}]

cardia
n : the opening into the stomach and that part of the stomach connected to the esophagus

cardiac
adj : of or relating to the heart; "cardiac arrest"

cardiac arrest
n : absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death [syn: {asystole}, {cardiopulmonary arrest}]

cardiac arrhythmia
n : an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart [syn: {arrhythmia}]

cardiac cycle
n : the complete cycle of events in the heart from the beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of the next; an electrical impulse in conducted through the heart muscle that constricts the atria which is followed by constriction of the ventricles; "the cardiac cycle can be shown on an electrocardiogram"

cardiac glucoside
n : obtained from a number of plants and used to stimulate the heart in cases of heart failure [syn: {cardiac glycoside}]

cardiac glycoside
n : obtained from a number of plants and used to stimulate the heart in cases of heart failure [syn: {cardiac glucoside}]

cardiac insufficiency
n : inadequate blood flow to the heart muscles; can cause angina pectoris [syn: {coronary insufficiency}]

cardiac massage
n : an emergency procedure that employs rhythmic compression of the heart (either through the chest wall or, during surgery, directly to the heart) in an attempt to maintain circulation during cardiac arrest [syn: {heart massage}]

cardiac monitor
n : a piece of electronic equipment for continual observation of the function of the heart [syn: {heart monitor}]

cardiac murmur
n : an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves [syn: {heart murmur}, {murmur}]

cardiac muscle
n : the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction [syn: {heart muscle}]

cardiac output
n : the amount of blood pumped out by the ventricles in a given period of time; "a resting adult has a cardiac output of about three quarts a minute"

cardiac pacemaker
n : a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat [syn: {pacemaker}, {sinoatrial node}, {SA node}]

cardiac plexus
n : a plexus of nerves supplying the heart and nearby structures [syn: {plexus cardiacus}]

cardiac resuscitation
n : an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen [syn: {cardiopulmonary resuscitation}, {CPR}, {mouth-to-mouth resuscitation}, {kiss of life}]

cardiac rhythm
n : the rhythm of a beating heart [syn: {heart rhythm}]

cardiac sphincter
n : the valve between the distal end of the esophagus and the stomach; the physiological sphincter at the esophagogastric junction

cardiac tamponade
n : mechanical compression of the heart resulting from large amounts of fluid collecting in the pericardial space and limiting the heart's normal range of motion

cardiac valve
n : a valve to control one-way flow of blood [syn: {heart valve}]

Cardiff
n : the capital and largest city of Wales

cardigan
n 1: knitted jacket that is fastened up the front with buttons or a zipper
2: slightly bow-legged variety of corgi having rounded ears and a long tail [syn: {Cardigan Welsh corgi}]

Cardigan Welsh corgi
n : slightly bow-legged variety of corgi having rounded ears and a long tail [syn: {Cardigan}]

Cardiidae
n : somewhat heart-shaped sand-burrowing bivalve mollusks [syn: {family Cardiidae}]

cardinal
adj 1: serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure" [syn: {central}, {fundamental}, {key}, {primal}]
2: being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers" [ant: {ordinal}]
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
2: the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order [syn: {cardinal number}]
3: a variable color averaging a vivid red [syn: {carmine}]
4: crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male [syn: {cardinal grosbeak}, {Richmondena Cardinalis}, {Cardinalis cardinalis}, {redbird}]

Cardinal Bellarmine
n : Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621) [syn: {Bellarmine}, {Bellarmino}, {Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmine}]

cardinal compass point
n : one of the four main compass points

cardinal flower
n : North American lobelia having brilliant red flowers [syn: {Indian pink}, {Lobelia cardinalis}]

cardinal grosbeak
n : crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male [syn: {cardinal}, {Richmondena Cardinalis}, {Cardinalis cardinalis}, {redbird}]

Cardinal Newman
n : English prelate and theologian who (with John Keble and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford Movement; Newman later turned to Roman Catholicism and became a cardinal (1801-1890) [syn: {Newman}, {John Henry Newman}]

cardinal number
n : the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order [syn: {cardinal}]

Cardinal Richelieu
n : French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642) [syn: {Richelieu}, {Duc de Richelieu}, {Armand Jean du Plessis}]

cardinal tetra
n : small bright red and blue aquarium fish from streams in Brazil and Columbia [syn: {Paracheirodon axelrodi}]

cardinal vein
n : any of the major venous channels in primitive adult vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates

cardinal virtue
n : one of the seven preeminent virtues

cardinalate
n : cardinals collectively

cardinalfish
n : small red fishes of coral reefs and inshore tropical waters

Cardinalis cardinalis
n : crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male [syn: {cardinal}, {cardinal grosbeak}, {Richmondena Cardinalis}, {redbird}]

cardinalship
n : the office of cardinal

cardiogenic shock
n : shock caused by cardiac arrest

cardiogram
n : a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph [syn: {electrocardiogram}, {EKG}, {ECG}]

cardiograph
n 1: medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart [syn: {electrocardiograph}]
2: a medical instrument that measures the mechanical force of cardiac contractions and the amount of blood passing through the heart during a specified period by measuring the recoil of the body as blood is pumped from the ventricles [syn: {ballistocardiograph}]

cardiographic
adj : of or relating to a cardiograph

cardiography
n : diagnostic procedure consisting of recording the activity of the heart electronically with a cardiograph (and producing a cardiogram) [syn: {electrocardiography}]

cardioid
n : an epicycloid in which the rolling circle equals the fixed circle

cardiologic
adj : of or relating to or used in or practicing cardiology; "cardiologic evidence"

cardiologist
n : a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart [syn: {heart specialist}, {heart surgeon}]

cardiology
n : the branch of medicine dealing with the heart and its diseases

cardiomegaly
n : an abnormal enlargement of the heart; "mild cardiomegaly is common in athletes" [syn: {megalocardia}, {megacardia}, {enlarged heart}]

cardiomyopathy
n : a disorder (usually of unknown origin) of the heart muscle (myocardium) [syn: {myocardiopathy}]

cardiopathy
n : a disease of the heart [syn: {heart disease}, {heart condition}]

cardiopulmonary
adj : of or pertaining to or affecting both the heart and the lungs and their functions; "cardiopulmonary resuscitation" [syn: {cardiorespiratory}]

cardiopulmonary arrest
n : absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death [syn: {asystole}, {cardiac arrest}]

cardiopulmonary exercise
n : exercise intended to strengthen the circulatory system

cardiopulmonary resuscitation
n : an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen [syn: {CPR}, {cardiac resuscitation}, {mouth-to-mouth resuscitation}, {kiss of life}]

cardiorespiratory
adj : of or pertaining to or affecting both the heart and the lungs and their functions; "cardiopulmonary resuscitation" [syn: {cardiopulmonary}]

cardiospasm
n : a spasm of the cardiac sphincter (between the esophagus and the stomach); if the cardiac sphincter does not relax during swallowing the passage of food into the stomach is obstructed

Cardiospermum
n : tendril-climbing herbs or shrubs whose seeds have a white heart-shaped spot [syn: {genus Cardiospermum}]

Cardiospermum grandiflorum
n : herbaceous vine of tropical America and Africa [syn: {heartseed}]

Cardiospermum halicacabum
n : woody perennial climbing plant with large ornamental seed pods that resemble balloons; tropical India and Africa and America [syn: {balloon vine}, {heart pea}]

cardiovascular
adj : of or pertaining to or involving the heart and blood vessels; "cardiovascular conditioning"

cardiovascular disease
n : a disease of the heart or blood vessels

cardiovascular system
n : the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body [syn: {circulatory system}]

carditis
n : inflammation of the heart

Cardium
n : type genus of the family Cardiidae: cockles [syn: {genus Cardium}]

Cardium edule
n : common edible European cockle [syn: {edible cockle}]

Cardizem
n : a calcium blocker (trade name Cardizem) used in treating hypertension or angina or heart failure [syn: {diltiazem}]

cardoon
n 1: southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots [syn: {Cynara cardunculus}]
2: only parts eaten are roots and especially stalks (blanched and used as celery); related to artichokes

card-playing
adj : preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance; "led a dissipated life"; "a betting man"; "a card-playing son of a bitch"; "a gambling fool"; "sporting gents and their ladies" [syn: {dissipated}, {betting}, {gambling}, {sporting}]

cardroom
n : a room for gambling on card games

cards
n : a game played with playing cards [syn: {card game}]

cardsharp
n : a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games [syn: {card sharp}, {cardsharper}, {card sharper}, {card shark}]

cardsharper
n : a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games [syn: {cardsharp}, {card sharp}, {card sharper}, {card shark}]

Carducci
n : Italian poet considered the national poet of modern Italy (1835-1907) [syn: {Giosue Carducci}]

Carduelinae
n : used in some classifications for a subgroup of finches [syn: {subfamily Carduelinae}]

Carduelis
n : in some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae: goldfinches; siskins; redpolls; linnets [syn: {genus Carduelis}]

Carduelis cannabina
n : small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead [syn: {linnet}, {lintwhite}]

Carduelis carduelis
n : small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings [syn: {goldfinch}]

Carduelis cucullata
n : South American species of scarlet finch with black head and wings and tail [syn: {red siskin}]

Carduelis flammea
n : small siskin-like finch with a red crown [syn: {redpoll}]

Carduelis hornemanni
n : small siskin-like finch with a red crown [syn: {redpoll}]

Carduelis spinus
n : small sharp-billed yellow-and-black Eurasian finch [syn: {siskin}]

Carduus
n : genus of annual or perennial Old World prickly thistles [syn: {genus Carduus}]

Carduus crispus
n : European biennial introduced in North America having flower heads in crowded clusters at ends of spiny-winged branches [syn: {welted thistle}]

Carduus nutans
n : Eurasian perennial naturalized in eastern North America having very spiny white cottony foliage and nodding musky crimson flower heads; valuable source of nectar [syn: {musk thistle}, {nodding thistle}]

care
n 1: the work of caring for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needed constant attention" [syn: {attention}, {aid}, {tending}]
2: judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care" [syn: {caution}, {precaution}, {forethought}]
3: an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction" [syn: {concern}, {fear}]
4: a cause for feeling concern; "his major care was the illness of his wife"
5: attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard" [syn: {charge}, {tutelage}, {guardianship}]
6: activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care" [syn: {maintenance}, {upkeep}]
v 1: feel concern or interest; "I really care about my work"; "I don't care"
2: provide care for; "The nurse was caring for the wounded" [syn: {give care}]
3: prefer or wish to do something; "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?" [syn: {wish}, {like}]
4: be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" [syn: {manage}, {deal}, {handle}]
5: be concerned with; "I worry about my grades" [syn: {worry}]

care a hang
v : show no concern or interest; always used in the negative; "I don't give a hoot"; "She doesn't give a damn about her job" [syn: {give a hoot}, {give a hang}, {give a damn}]

care delivery
n : the provision of health care [syn: {healthcare delivery}, {health care delivery}]

care for
v 1: have a liking, fondness, or taste (for)
2: be fond of; be attached to [syn: {cherish}, {hold dear}, {treasure}]
3: provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics" [syn: {treat}]

cared-for
adj : having needed care and attention; "well-cared-for children" [ant: {uncared-for}]

careen
n : pitching dangerously to one side [syn: {rock}, {sway}, {tilt}]
v 1: walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room" [syn: {stagger}, {reel}, {keel}, {lurch}, {swag}]
2: move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control" [syn: {wobble}, {shift}, {tilt}]

career
n 1: the particular occupation for which you are trained [syn: {calling}, {vocation}]
2: the general progression of your working or professional life; "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law" [syn: {life history}]
v : move headlong at high speed; "The cars careered down the road"; "The mob careered through the streets"

career counseling
n : counseling on career opportunities

career girl
n : a woman who follows a professional career

career man
n : a man who follows a professional career

careerism
n : the practice of advancing your career at the expense of your personal integrity

careerist
n : a professional who follows a career

carefree
adj 1: free of trouble and worry and care; "the carefree joys of childhood"; "carefree millionaires, untroubled financially" [syn: {unworried}]
2: cheerfully irresponsible; "carefree with his money"; "freewheeling urban youths"; "had a harum-scarum youth" [syn: {devil-may-care}, {freewheeling}, {happy-go-lucky}, {harum-scarum}, {slaphappy}]

carefreeness
n 1: the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you [syn: {insouciance}, {lightheartedness}, {lightsomeness}]
2: the trait of being without worry or responsibility

careful
adj 1: exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior" [ant: {careless}]
2: cautiously attentive; "careful of her feelings"; "heedful of his father's advice" [syn: {heedful}]
3: with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed" [syn: {deliberate}, {measured}]
4: full of cares or anxiety; "Thou art careful and troubled about many things"-Luke 10.41
5: mindful of the future in spending money; "careful with money" [syn: {thrifty}]

carefully
adv 1: taking care or paying attention; "they watched carefully"
2: with caution or prudence or tact; "she ventured cautiously downstairs"; "they handled the incident with kid gloves" [syn: {cautiously}, {with kid gloves}] [ant: {incautiously}, {incautiously}]

carefulness
n 1: the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger; "a man of caution" [syn: {caution}, {cautiousness}] [ant: {incaution}]
2: the quality of being careful and painstaking; "I admired the carefulness of his work" [ant: {carelessness}]

caregiver
n 1: a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability [syn: {health professional}, {health care provider}]
2: a person who is responsible for attending to the needs of a child or dependent adult

care-laden
adj : burdened by cares; "all ye that labor and are heavy-laden"-Matt.11:28 [syn: {heavy-laden}]

careless
adj 1: marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful; "careless about her clothes"; "forgotten by some careless person"; "a careless housekeeper"; "careless proofreading"; "it was a careless mistake"; "hurt by a careless remark" [ant: {careful}]
2: effortless and unstudied; "an impression of careless elegance"; "danced with careless grace"
3: (usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration; "careless of the consequences"; "the proverbial grasshopper--thoughtless of tomorrow"; "crushing the blooms with regardless tread" [syn: {careless(p)}, {thoughtless(p)}, {regardless}]
4: showing an unthinking lack of consideration; "a careless remark"

carelessly
adv 1: without care or concern; "carelessly raised the children's hopes without thinking of their possible disappointment" [syn: {heedlessly}]
2: without caution or prudence; "one unfortunately sees historic features carelessly lost when estates fall into unsympathetic hands" [syn: {incautiously}] [ant: {cautiously}, {cautiously}]
3: in a rakish manner; "she wore her hat rakishly at an angle" [syn: {rakishly}, {raffishly}]

carelessness
n 1: the quality of not being careful or taking pains [ant: {carefulness}]
2: failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances [syn: {negligence}, {neglect}, {nonperformance}]

Carelian
n 1: a member of the Finnish people living in Karelia in northwestern European Russia [syn: {Karelian}]
2: a Finnic language spoken by the people of Karelia [syn: {Karelian}]

caress
n : a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it); "he showered her with caresses"; "soft music was a fond caress"; "the caresses of the breeze played over his face"
v : touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; "He caressed her face"; "They caressed in the back seat of the taxi"

caressing
adj : showing love; "caressive words" [syn: {caressive}]
n : affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) [syn: {cuddling}, {fondling}, {hugging}, {kissing}, {necking}, {petting}, {smooching}, {snuggling}]

caressingly
adv : in a gentle or caressing manner; "His voice was caressingly sweet"

caressive
adj : showing love; "caressive words" [syn: {caressing}]

caret
n : a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text

caretaker
n 1: a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
2: an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily; "he acted as a caretaker until a new president could be elected"

Caretta
n : loggerhead turtles [syn: {genus Caretta}]

Caretta caretta
n : very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide ranging in warm open seas [syn: {loggerhead}, {loggerhead turtle}]

Carew
n : Englishman and Cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored by Charles I (1595-1639) [syn: {Thomas Carew}]

careworn
adj : showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering; "looking careworn as she bent over her mending"; "her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness"; "that raddled but still noble face"; "shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"- Charles Dickens [syn: {drawn}, {haggard}, {raddled}, {worn}]

Carex
n : large genus of plants found in damp woodlands and bogs and ditches or at water margins: sedges [syn: {genus Carex}]

Carex arenaria
n : European maritime sedge naturalized along Atlantic coast of United States; rootstock has properties of sarsaparilla [syn: {sand sedge}, {sand reed}]

Carex pseudocyperus
n : tufted sedge of temperate regions; nearly cosmopolitan [syn: {cypress sedge}]

carfare
n : the fare charged for riding a bus or streetcar [syn: {bus fare}]

car-ferry
n : a ferry that transports motor vehicles

carful
n : the quantity that a car will hold

cargo
n : goods carried by a large vehicle [syn: {lading}, {freight}, {load}, {loading}, {payload}, {shipment}, {consignment}] [also: {cargoes} (pl)]

cargo area
n : the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo [syn: {cargo deck}, {cargo hold}, {hold}, {storage area}]

cargo container
n : a large container for freight

cargo cult
n : (Melanesia) one of several millenarian cults that believe salvation will come in the form of wealth (`cargo') brought by Westerners; some ascribe divine attributes to Westerners on first contact (especially to missionaries)

cargo deck
n : the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo [syn: {cargo area}, {cargo hold}, {hold}, {storage area}]

cargo door
n : door used to load or unload cargo

cargo hatch
n : hatch opening into the cargo compartment

cargo helicopter
n : a helicopter that carries cargo

cargo hold
n : the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo [syn: {cargo area}, {cargo deck}, {hold}, {storage area}]

cargo liner
n : a liner that carries cargo

cargo ship
n : a ship design to carry cargo [syn: {cargo vessel}]

cargo ships
n : conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry [syn: {shipping}, {merchant marine}, {merchant vessels}]

cargo vessel
n : a ship design to carry cargo [syn: {cargo ship}]

cargoes
See {cargo}

cargoes
cargo
n : goods carried by a large vehicle [syn: {lading}, {freight}, {load}, {loading}, {payload}, {shipment}, {consignment}] [also: {cargoes} (pl)]

carhop
n : a waiter at a drive-in restaurant

Cariama
n : type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama [syn: {genus Cariama}]

Cariama cristata
n : Brazilian cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama [syn: {crested cariama}, {seriema}]

Cariamidae
n : cranelike South American wading birds [syn: {family Cariamidae}]

Carib
n 1: a member of an American Indian peoples of northeastern South America and the Lesser Antilles [syn: {Carib Indian}]
2: the family of languages spoken by the Carib people [syn: {Caribbean language}]

Carib Indian
n : a member of an American Indian peoples of northeastern South America and the Lesser Antilles [syn: {Carib}]

carib wood
n : small Dominican tree bearing masses of large crimson flowers before the fine pinnate foliage emerges [syn: {Sabinea carinalis}]

Caribbean
n 1: an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream [syn: {Caribbean Sea}]
2: region including the Caribbean islands

Caribbean Island
n : an island in the Caribbean Sea

Caribbean language
n : the family of languages spoken by the Carib people [syn: {Carib}]

Caribbean Sea
n : an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream [syn: {Caribbean}]

caribe
n : small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals [syn: {piranha}, {pirana}]

Caribees
n : a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies [syn: {Lesser Antilles}]

caribou
n : arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called reindeer in Eurasia and caribou in North America [syn: {reindeer}, {Greenland caribou}, {Rangifer tarandus}]

Carica
n : type genus of the Caricaceae; tropical American trees: papayas [syn: {genus Carica}]

Carica papaya
n : tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit [syn: {papaya}, {papaia}, {pawpaw}, {papaya tree}, {melon tree}]

Caricaceae
n : trees native to tropical America and Africa with milky juice and large palmately lobed leaves [syn: {family Caricaceae}, {papaya family}]

caricature
n : a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect [syn: {imitation}, {impersonation}]
v : represent in or produce a caricature of; "The drawing caricatured the President" [syn: {ape}]

caricature plant
n : tropical Old World shrub having purple or red tubular flowers and leaf markings resembling the profile of a human face [syn: {Graptophyllum pictum}]

caricaturist
n : someone who parodies in an exaggerated manner

carides
See {caryatid}

carides
caryatid
n : a supporting column carved in the shape of a person [also: {carides} (pl)]

caries
n : soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth [syn: {cavity}, {dental caries}, {tooth decay}]

carillon
n 1: set of bells hung in a bell tower
2: playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower [syn: {bell ringing}, {carillon playing}] [also: {carillonning}, {carillonned}]

carillon playing
n : playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower [syn: {bell ringing}, {carillon}]

carillonned
See {carillon}

carillonned
carillon
n 1: set of bells hung in a bell tower
2: playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower [syn: {bell ringing}, {carillon playing}] [also: {carillonning}, {carillonned}]

carillonneur
n : a musician who plays a carillon

carillonning
See {carillon}

carillonning
carillon
n 1: set of bells hung in a bell tower
2: playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower [syn: {bell ringing}, {carillon playing}] [also: {carillonning}, {carillonned}]

Carina
n 1: a keel-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere; contains the start Canopus
2: any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom

carina fornicis
n : ridge on the lower surface of the fornix of the brain

carinae
See {carina}

carinal
adj : relating to or resembling a carina

carinate
adj 1: having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or the keel of a ship; "a carinate sepal" [syn: {ridged}, {carinated}, {keeled}]
2: having or shaped like a carina or keel [syn: {carinated}, {ridged}, {keeled}]
n : birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles [syn: {carinate bird}, {flying bird}] [ant: {ratite}]

carinate bird
n : birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles [syn: {carinate}, {flying bird}] [ant: {ratite}]

carinated
adj 1: having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or the keel of a ship; "a carinate sepal" [syn: {ridged}, {carinate}, {keeled}]
2: having or shaped like a carina or keel [syn: {carinate}, {ridged}, {keeled}]

caring
adj 1: showing a care; "a caring mother" [syn: {protective}]
2: having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace" [syn: {affectionate}, {fond}, {lovesome}, {tender}, {warm}]
3: feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others; "caring friends"
n : a loving feeling [syn: {lovingness}]

Carioca
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Rio de Janeiro
2: music composed for dancing the carioca
3: a lively ballroom dance that resembles the samba

carious
adj : (of teeth) affected with cavities or decay

carissa
n : a shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruits

Carissa bispinosa
n : South African shrub having forked spines and plumlike fruit; frequently used as hedging [syn: {hedge thorn}, {natal plum}]

Carissa grandiflora
n : very large closely branched South African shrub having forked bright green spines and shiny leaves [syn: {natal plum}, {amatungulu}, {Carissa macrocarpa}]

Carissa macrocarpa
n : very large closely branched South African shrub having forked bright green spines and shiny leaves [syn: {natal plum}, {amatungulu}, {Carissa grandiflora}]

carissa plum
n : edible scarlet plum-like fruit of a South African plant [syn: {natal plum}]

carjack
v : take someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it; "My car was carjacked last night!"

carjacking
n : the violent theft of an occupied car

cark
v : disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" [syn: {perturb}, {unhinge}, {disquiet}, {trouble}, {distract}, {disorder}]

Carl Anderson
n : United States physicist who discovered antimatter in the form of an antielectron that is called the positron (1905-1991) [syn: {Anderson}, {Carl David Anderson}]

Carl August Nielson
n : Danish composer (1865-1931) [syn: {Nielson}, {Carl Nielson}]

Carl Clinton Van Doren
n : United States writer and literary critic (1885-1950) [syn: {Van Doren}, {Carl Van Doren}]

Carl David Anderson
n : United States physicist who discovered antimatter in the form of an antielectron that is called the positron (1905-1991) [syn: {Anderson}, {Carl Anderson}]

Carl Gustaf Mossander
n : Swedish chemist who discovered rare earth elements (1797-1858) [syn: {Mosander}]

Carl Gustav Jung
n : Swiss psychologist (1875-1961) [syn: {Jung}, {Carl Jung}]

Carl Jung
n : Swiss psychologist (1875-1961) [syn: {Jung}, {Carl Gustav Jung}]

Carl Lewis
n : United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961) [syn: {Lewis}, {Frederick Carleton Lewis}]

Carl Maria von Weber
n : German conductor and composer of Romantic operas (1786-1826) [syn: {Weber}, {Baron Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber}]

Carl Nielson
n : Danish composer (1865-1931) [syn: {Nielson}, {Carl August Nielson}]

Carl Orff
n : German musician who developed a widely used system for teaching music to children (1895-1982) [syn: {Orff}]

Carl Rogers
n : United States psychologist who developed client-centered therapy (1902-1987) [syn: {Rogers}]

Carl Sandburg
n : United States writer remembered for his poetry in free verse and his six volume biography of Abraham Lincoln (1878-1967) [syn: {Sandburg}]

Carl Van Doren
n : United States writer and literary critic (1885-1950) [syn: {Van Doren}, {Carl Clinton Van Doren}]

Carl von Linne
n : Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778) [syn: {Linnaeus}, {Carolus Linnaeus}, {Karl Linne}]

Carl XVI Gustaf
n : king of Sweden since 1973 (born 1946) [syn: {Carl XVI Gustav}]

Carl XVI Gustav
n : king of Sweden since 1973 (born 1946) [syn: {Carl XVI Gustaf}]

Carl Yastrzemski
n : United States baseball player (born in 1939) [syn: {Yastrzemski}]

Carlina
n : genus of Mediterranean thistles [syn: {genus Carlina}]

Carlina acaulis
n : stemless perennial having large flowers with white or purple-brown florets nestled in a rosette of long spiny leaves hairy beneath; of alpine regions of southern and eastern Europe [syn: {stemless carline thistle}]

Carlina vulgaris
n : Eurasian thistle growing in sand dunes and dry chalky soils [syn: {common carline thistle}]

carline thistle
n : a thistle of the genus Carlina

Carling float
n : a raft to use if a ship must be abandoned in an emergency [syn: {life raft}]

Carlo Goldoni
n : prolific Italian dramatist (1707-1793) [syn: {Goldoni}]

carload
n 1: a gathering of passengers sufficient to fill an automobile
2: the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car; "he imported wine by the boatload" [syn: {boatload}, {shipload}]

Carlos
n : Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949) [syn: {Sanchez}, {Ilich Sanchez}, {Ilich Ramirez Sanchez}, {Carlos the Jackal}, {Salim}, {Andres Martinez}, {Taurus}, {Glen Gebhard}, {Hector Hevodidbon}, {Michael Assat}]

Carlos Chavez
n : Mexican composer of nationalistic works using themes from Indian folk music (1899-1978) [syn: {Chavez}]

Carlos Fuentes
n : Mexican novelist (born in 1928) [syn: {Fuentes}]

Carlos the Jackal
n : Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949) [syn: {Sanchez}, {Ilich Sanchez}, {Ilich Ramirez Sanchez}, {Carlos}, {Salim}, {Andres Martinez}, {Taurus}, {Glen Gebhard}, {Hector Hevodidbon}, {Michael Assat}]

Carlovingian
n : a member of the Carolingian dynasty [syn: {Carolingian}]

Carlovingian dynasty
n : a Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father that ruled from 751 to 987 [syn: {Carolingian dynasty}]

Carlsbad
n : a town in southeastern New Mexico on the Pecos River near the Mexican border; potash deposits

Carlsbad Caverns
n : a group of caverns in southeastern New Mexico noted for their stalactites and stalagmites

Carlsbad Caverns National Park
n : a national park in New Mexico featuring what is probably the world's largest cavern with spectacular underground formations

Carlyle
n : Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881) [syn: {Thomas Carlyle}]

carmaker
n : a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles [syn: {car manufacturer}, {car maker}, {auto manufacturer}, {auto maker}, {automaker}]

car-mechanic
n : someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles [syn: {automobile mechanic}, {auto-mechanic}, {mechanic}, {grease monkey}]

Carmelite
adj : of or relating to the Carmelite friars; "Carmelite monasteries"
n : a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers [syn: {White Friar}]

Carmelite order
n : a Roman Catholic mendicant order founded in the 12th century [syn: {Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel}]

Carmichael
n : United States songwriter (1899-1981) [syn: {Hoagy Carmichael}, {Hoagland Howard Carmichael}]

carminative
adj : relieving gas in the alimentary tract (colic or flatulence or griping) [syn: {flatus-relieving}]
n : medication that prevents the formation of gas in the alimentary tract or eases its passing

carmine
adj : having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies [syn: {red}, {reddish}, {ruddy}, {blood-red}, {cerise}, {cherry}, {cherry-red}, {crimson}, {ruby}, {ruby-red}, {scarlet}]
n : a variable color averaging a vivid red [syn: {cardinal}]
v : color carmine

carnage
n : the savage and excessive killing of many people [syn: {slaughter}, {massacre}, {mass murder}, {butchery}]

carnal
adj 1: of the appetites and passions of the body; "animal instincts"; "carnal knowledge"; "fleshly desire"; "a sensual delight in eating"; "music is the only sensual pleasure without vice" [syn: {animal(a)}, {fleshly}, {sensual}]
2: of or relating to the body or flesh; "carnal remains"
3: of or relating to or belonging to the body; "a bodily organ"; "bodily functions"; "carnal remains" [syn: {bodily}]

carnal abuse
n 1: any lascivious contact by an adult with the sexual organs of a child (especially not involving sexual intercourse)
2: sexual intercourse with a girl who has not reached the age of consent (even if both parties participate willingly) [syn: {statutory rape}]

carnal knowledge
n : the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur [syn: {sexual intercourse}, {intercourse}, {sex act}, {copulation}, {coitus}, {coition}, {sexual congress}, {congress}, {sexual relation}, {relation}]

carnalise
v : debase through carnal gratification [syn: {sensualize}, {sensualise}, {carnalize}]

carnality
n : feeling morbid sexual desire [syn: {prurience}, {pruriency}, {lasciviousness}]

carnalize
v 1: represent materialistically, as in a painting or a sculpture [syn: {sensualize}]
2: ascribe to an origin in sensation [syn: {sensualize}]
3: debase through carnal gratification [syn: {sensualize}, {sensualise}, {carnalise}]

carnallite
n : a white or reddish mineral consisting of hydrous chlorides of potassium and magnesium; used as a fertilizer and as a source of potassium and magnesium

carnally
adv : in a carnal manner

carnassial
adj : (of a tooth) adapted for shearing flesh; "the carnassial teeth of carnivores"

carnassial tooth
n : the last upper premolar and first lower molar teeth of a carnivore; having sharp edges for cutting flesh

carnation
adj : having the color of a carnation
n 1: Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors [syn: {clove pink}, {gillyflower}, {Dianthus caryophyllus}]
2: a pink or reddish-pink color

carnation family
n : large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes) [syn: {Caryophyllaceae}, {family Caryophyllaceae}, {pink family}]

carnauba
n 1: hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes [syn: {carnauba wax}]
2: Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax [syn: {carnauba palm}, {wax palm}, {Copernicia prunifera}, {Copernicia cerifera}]

carnauba palm
n : Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax [syn: {carnauba}, {wax palm}, {Copernicia prunifera}, {Copernicia cerifera}]

carnauba wax
n : hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes [syn: {carnauba}]

Carnegie
n 1: United States educator famous for writing a book about how to win friends and influence people (1888-1955) [syn: {Dale Carnegie}]
2: United States industrialist and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts (1835-1919) [syn: {Andrew Carnegie}]

Carnegiea
n : caryophylloid dicot genus with only one species: saguaro [syn: {genus Carnegiea}]

Carnegiea gigantea
n : extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit [syn: {saguaro}, {sahuaro}]

Carnegie-Mellon University
n : an engineering university in Pittsburgh

carnelian
n : a translucent red or orange variety of chalcedony [syn: {cornelian}]

carnied
See {carny}

carnified
See {carnify}

carnified
carnify
v : become muscular or fleshy [also: {carnified}]

carnify
v : become muscular or fleshy [also: {carnified}]

Carniolan bee
n : grayish highly productive European honeybee that has a quiet disposition

carnival
n 1: a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
2: a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a circus or carnival; "it was so funny it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere" [syn: {circus}]
3: a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc. [syn: {fair}, {funfair}]

Carnivora
n : cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia [syn: {order Carnivora}]

carnivore
n 1: terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal; terrestrial carnivores have four or five clawed digits on each limb
2: any animal that feeds on flesh; "Tyrannosaurus Rex was a large carnivore"; "insectivorous plants are considered carnivores"

carnivorous
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of carnivores; "the lion and other carnivorous animals"
2: (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals; "carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects" [ant: {herbivorous}, {omnivorous}, {insectivorous}]

carnivorous bat
n : typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution [syn: {microbat}]

carnivorous plant
n : plants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily insects but also other small animals

carnosaur
n : large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur having huge claws

Carnosaura
n : largest carnivorous land animals ever known [syn: {suborder Carnosaura}]

Carnot
n : French physicist who founded thermodynamics (1796-1832) [syn: {Sadi Carnot}, {Nicolas Leonard Sadi Carnot}]

Carnot cycle
n : a cycle (of expansion and compression) of an idealized reversible heat engine that does work without loss of heat [syn: {Carnot's ideal cycle}]

carnotite
n : a yellow radioactive mineral; an ore of uranium and radium and vanadium

Carnot's ideal cycle
n : a cycle (of expansion and compression) of an idealized reversible heat engine that does work without loss of heat [syn: {Carnot cycle}]

carob
n 1: long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute [syn: {carob bean}, {algarroba bean}, {algarroba}, {locust bean}, {locust pod}]
2: evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob [syn: {carob tree}, {carob bean tree}, {algarroba}, {Ceratonia siliqua}]
3: powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute [syn: {carob powder}, {Saint-John's-bread}]

carob bar
n : a bar of candy made with carob powder

carob bean
n : long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute [syn: {carob}, {algarroba bean}, {algarroba}, {locust bean}, {locust pod}]

carob bean tree
n : evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob [syn: {carob}, {carob tree}, {algarroba}, {Ceratonia siliqua}]

carob powder
n : powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute [syn: {carob}, {Saint-John's-bread}]

carob tree
n : evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob [syn: {carob}, {carob bean tree}, {algarroba}, {Ceratonia siliqua}]

caroche
n : a luxurious carriage suitable for nobility in the 16th and 17th century

carol
n 1: joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ [syn: {Christmas carol}]
2: a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ)
v : sing carols; "They went caroling on Christmas Day" [also: {carolling}, {carolled}]

Carolean
adj : of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England [syn: {Caroline}]

caroler
n : a singer of carols [syn: {caroller}]

caroli
See {carolus}

Carolina
n : the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina

Carolina allspice
n : hardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove-scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowers [syn: {strawberry shrub}, {strawberry bush}, {sweet shrub}, {Calycanthus floridus}]

Carolina buckthorn
n : deciduous shrub of eastern and central United States having black berrylike fruit; golden-yellow in autumn [syn: {indian cherry}, {Rhamnus carolinianus}]

Carolina chickadee
n : southern United States chickadee similar to the blackcap but smaller [syn: {Parus carolinensis}]

Carolina hemlock
n : medium-sized evergreen of southeastern United States having spreading branches and widely diverging cone scales [syn: {Tsuga caroliniana}]

Carolina jasmine
n : poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers [syn: {yellow jasmine}, {yellow jessamine}, {evening trumpet flower}, {Gelsemium sempervirens}]

Carolina lupine
n : eastern United States bush pea [syn: {Thermopsis villosa}]

Carolina moonseed
n : woody vine of southeastern United States resembling the common moonseed but having red fruits [syn: {Cocculus carolinus}]

Carolina parakeet
n : extinct parakeet whose range extended far into the United States [syn: {Conuropsis carolinensis}]

Carolina pond fern
n : small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe [syn: {mosquito fern}, {floating fern}, {Azolla caroliniana}]

Carolina spring beauty
n : similar to Claytonia virginica but having usually pink flowers; eastern North America [syn: {Claytonia caroliniana}]

Carolina wren
n : large United States wren with a musical call [syn: {Thryothorus ludovicianus}]

Caroline
adj : of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England [syn: {Carolean}]

Caroline Islands
n : a long archipelago of more than 500 islands in Micronesia east of the Philippines

caroling
n : singing joyful religious songs (especially at Christmas)

Carolingian
adj : of or relating to the Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father
n : a member of the Carolingian dynasty [syn: {Carlovingian}]

Carolingian dynasty
n : a Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father that ruled from 751 to 987 [syn: {Carlovingian dynasty}]

Carolinian
n : a resident of the Carolinas

carolled
See {carol}

carolled
carol
n 1: joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ [syn: {Christmas carol}]
2: a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ)
v : sing carols; "They went caroling on Christmas Day" [also: {carolling}, {carolled}]

caroller
n : a singer of carols [syn: {caroler}]

carolling
See {carol}

carolling
carol
n 1: joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ [syn: {Christmas carol}]
2: a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ)
v : sing carols; "They went caroling on Christmas Day" [also: {carolling}, {carolled}]

Carolus Linnaeus
n : Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778) [syn: {Linnaeus}, {Carl von Linne}, {Karl Linne}]

carom
n 1: a glancing rebound [syn: {ricochet}]
2: a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other [syn: {cannon}]
v 1: rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts" [syn: {glance}]
2: make a carom

carotene
n 1: an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver [syn: {provitamin A}, {carotin}]
2: yellow or orange-red fat-soluble pigments in plants

carotenemia
n : excess carotene in the blood stream; can cause the skin to turn a pale yellow-red color [syn: {xanthemia}]

carotenoid
n : any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals

Carothers
n : United States chemist who developed nylon (1896-1937) [syn: {Wallace Carothers}, {Wallace Hume Carothers}]

carotid
adj : of or relating to either of the two major arteries supplying blood to the head and neck

carotid artery
n : either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta [syn: {arteria carotis}]

carotid body
n : a chemoreceptor located near the bifurcations of the carotid arteries; monitors oxygen content of the blood and helps control respiration

carotid plexus
n : a plexus of nerves surrounding the internal carotid artery [syn: {plexus caroticus}]

carotin
n : an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver [syn: {provitamin A}, {carotene}]

carousal
n : revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party [syn: {carouse}, {bender}, {toot}, {booze-up}]

carouse
n : revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party [syn: {carousal}, {bender}, {toot}, {booze-up}]
v : engage in boisterous, drunken merry-making; "They were out carousing last night" [syn: {roister}, {riot}]

carousel
n 1: carries luggage to air travelers [syn: {carrousel}, {luggage carousel}, {luggage carrousel}]
2: large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on [syn: {carrousel}, {merry-go-round}, {roundabout}, {whirligig}]

carouser
n : someone who enjoys riotous drinking [syn: {wassailer}]

carousing
adj : used of riotously drunken merrymaking; "a night of bacchanalian revelry"; "carousing bands of drunken soldiers"; "orgiastic festivity" [syn: {bacchanalian}, {bacchanal}, {bacchic}, {orgiastic}]

carp
n 1: the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised
2: any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae
v : raise trivial objections [syn: {cavil}, {chicane}]

carpal
adj : of or relating to the wrist; "Carpal tunnel syndrome"
n : any of the eight small bones of the wrist [syn: {carpal bone}, {wrist bone}]

carpal bone
n : any of the eight small bones of the wrist [syn: {carpal}, {wrist bone}]

carpal tunnel syndrome
n : a disorder caused by compression of a nerve in the carpal tunnel (where the nerve passes through the wrist); characterized by discomfort and weakness in the hand

Carpathian Mountains
n : a mountain range in central Europe that extends from Slovakia and southern Poland southeastward through western Ukraine to northeastern Romania; a popular resort area [syn: {Carpathians}]

Carpathians
n : a mountain range in central Europe that extends from Slovakia and southern Poland southeastward through western Ukraine to northeastern Romania; a popular resort area [syn: {Carpathian Mountains}]

carpel
n : a simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil

carpellary
adj : belonging to or forming or containing carpels

carpellate
adj : bearing or consisting of carpels [syn: {pistillate}] [ant: {acarpelous}]

carpenter
n : a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
v : work as a carpenter

carpenter ant
n : ant that nests in decaying wood in which it bores tunnels for depositing eggs

carpenter bee
n : large solitary bee that lays eggs in tunnels bored into wood or plant stems

carpenteria
n 1: California evergreen shrub having glossy opposite leaves and terminal clusters of a few fragrant white flowers [syn: {Carpenteria californica}]
2: a wide shallow inlet of the Arafura Sea in northern Australia [syn: {Gulf of Carpenteria}]

Carpenteria californica
n : California evergreen shrub having glossy opposite leaves and terminal clusters of a few fragrant white flowers [syn: {carpenteria}]

carpenter's hammer
n : a hammer with a cleft at one end for pulling nails [syn: {claw hammer}, {clawhammer}]

carpenter's kit
n : a set of carpenter's tools [syn: {tool kit}]

carpenter's level
n : a straight bar of light metal with a spirit level in it

carpenter's mallet
n : a short-handled mallet with a wooden head used to strike a chisel or wedge

carpenter's plane
n : a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood; "the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work" [syn: {plane}, {woodworking plane}]

carpenter's rule
n : a rule used by a carpenter

carpenter's saw
n : a saw used with one hand for cutting wood [syn: {handsaw}]

carpenter's square
n : a steel square used by carpenters; larger than a try square

carpentry
n : the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood [syn: {woodworking}, {woodwork}]

carper
n : someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way [syn: {niggler}]

carpet
n : floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile) [syn: {rug}, {carpeting}]
v 1: form a carpet-like cover (over)
2: cover completely, as if with a carpet; "flowers carpeted the meadows"
3: cover with a carpet; "carpet the floors of the house"

carpet beater
n : implement for beating dust out of carpets [syn: {rug beater}]

carpet beetle
n : small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics [syn: {carpet bug}]

carpet bomb
v : bomb a large area systematically and extensively; "The U.S. decided to carpet bomb Vietnam"

carpet bombing
n : an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target [syn: {area bombing}, {saturation bombing}]

carpet bug
n : small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics [syn: {carpet beetle}]

carpet grass
n : grass native to West Indies but common in southern United States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungus [syn: {smut grass}, {blackseed}, {Sporobolus poiretii}]

carpet knight
n : a knight who spends his time in luxury and idleness (knighted on the carpet at court rather than on the field of battle)

carpet loom
n : a loom for weaving carpeting

carpet moth
n : larvae feed on carpets and other woolens [syn: {tapestry moth}, {Trichophaga tapetzella}]

carpet pad
n : a pad placed under a carpet [syn: {rug pad}, {underlay}, {underlayment}]

carpet shark
n : shark of the western Pacific with flattened body and mottled skin [syn: {Orectolobus barbatus}]

carpet slipper
n : low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors [syn: {slipper}]

carpet snake
n : Australian python with a variegated pattern on its back [syn: {Python variegatus}, {Morelia spilotes variegatus}]

carpet sweeper
n : a cleaning device with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the device is pushed over a carpet [syn: {sweeper}]

carpet tack
n : used to nail down carpets

carpetbag
adj : following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers; "carpetbag adventurers"; "a carpetbag government"
n : traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century

carpetbagger
n : an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously; "after the Civil War the carpetbaggers from the north tried to take over the south"

carpeted
adj : covered with or as if with carpeting or with carpeting as specified; often used in combination; "the carpeted hallway"; "a flower-carpeted hillside" [ant: {uncarpeted}]

carpeting
n : floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile) [syn: {rug}, {carpet}]

carpetweed
n : annual prostrate mat-forming weed having whorled leaves and small greenish-white flowers; widespread throughout North America [syn: {Indian chickweed}, {Molluga verticillata}]

carpetweed family
n : succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds [syn: {Aizoaceae}, {family Aizoaceae}, {Tetragoniaceae}, {family Tetragoniaceae}]

Carphophis
n : thunder snake [syn: {genus Carphophis}]

Carphophis amoenus
n : small reddish wormlike snake of eastern United States [syn: {thunder snake}, {worm snake}]

carpi
See {carpus}

carpi
carpus
n : a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones [syn: {wrist}, {wrist joint}, {radiocarpal joint}, {articulatio radiocarpea}] [also: {carpi} (pl)]

Carpinaceae
n : used in some classification systems for the genera Carpinus; Ostryopsis; and Ostryopsis [syn: {subfamily Carpinaceae}, {family Carpinaceae}]

carping
adj : quibbling over insignificant details; "caviling pettifoggers and quiggling pleaders"-Edmund Burke; "her nagging and carping attack"; "thought her editor unnecessarily nitpicking"; "a pettifogging lawyer's mind"; "had no patience with quibbling critics" [syn: {caviling}, {nitpicking}, {pettifogging}, {quibbling}]
n : persistent petty and unjustified criticism [syn: {faultfinding}]

Carpinus
n : mostly deciduous monoecious trees or shrubs: hornbeams; sometimes placed in subfamily Carpinaceae [syn: {genus Carpinus}]

Carpinus betulus
n : medium-sized Old World tree with smooth gray bark and leaves like beech that turn yellow-orange in autumn [syn: {European hornbeam}]

Carpinus caroliniana
n : tree or large shrub with gray bark and blue-green leaves that turn red-orange in autumn [syn: {American hornbeam}]

Carpobrotus
n : a caryophyllaceous genus of Carpobrotus [syn: {genus Carpobrotus}]

Carpobrotus edulis
n : low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp [syn: {Hottentot fig}, {Hottentot's fig}, {sour fig}, {Mesembryanthemum edule}]

Carpocapsa
n : codling moths [syn: {genus Carpocapsa}]

Carpocapsa pomonella
n : a small gray moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts [syn: {codling moth}, {codlin moth}]

Carpodacus
n : house finches and purple finches [syn: {genus Carpodacus}]

Carpodacus mexicanus
n : small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico [syn: {house finch}, {linnet}]

Carpodacus purpureus
n : North American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rump [syn: {purple finch}]

carpogonia
See {carpogonium}

carpophagous
adj : feeding on fruit [syn: {fruit-eating(a)}]

carpophore
n : a slender stalk that furnishes an axis for a carpel

carport
n : garage for one or two cars consisting of a flat roof supported on poles [syn: {car port}]

carpospore
n : a nonmotile spore of red algae

carposporic
adj : relating to or resembling a carpospore

carposporous
adj : having carpospores

carpus
n : a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones [syn: {wrist}, {wrist joint}, {radiocarpal joint}, {articulatio radiocarpea}] [also: {carpi} (pl)]

carrack
n : a large galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman [syn: {carack}]

carrageen
n : dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America [syn: {Irish moss}, {carageen}, {carragheen}, {Chondrus crispus}]

carrageenan
n : a colloidal extract from carrageen seaweed and other red algae [syn: {carrageenin}]

carrageenin
n : a colloidal extract from carrageen seaweed and other red algae [syn: {carrageenan}]

carragheen
n : dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America [syn: {Irish moss}, {carrageen}, {carageen}, {Chondrus crispus}]

carrefour
n : a junction where one street or road crosses another [syn: {intersection}, {crossroad}, {crossway}, {crossing}]

Carrel
n 1: French surgeon and biologist who developed a way to suture and graft blood vessels (1873-1944) [syn: {Alexis Carrel}]
2: small individual study area in a library [syn: {carrell}, {cubicle}, {stall}]

carrell
n : small individual study area in a library [syn: {carrel}, {cubicle}, {stall}]

Carrere
n : United States architect who with his partner Thomas Hastings designed many important public buildings (1858-1911) [syn: {John Merven Carrere}]

carriage
n 1: a railcar where passengers ride [syn: {passenger car}, {coach}]
2: a vehicle with four wheels drawn by two or more horses [syn: {equipage}, {rig}]
3: characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture" [syn: {bearing}, {posture}]
4: a machine part that carries something else
5: a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around [syn: {baby buggy}, {baby carriage}, {perambulator}, {pram}, {stroller}, {go-cart}, {pushchair}, {pusher}]

carriage bolt
n : a round-headed bolt for timber; threaded along part of the shank; inserted into holes already drilled

carriage dog
n : a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia [syn: {dalmatian}, {coach dog}]

carriage house
n : a small building for housing coaches and carriages and other vehicles [syn: {coach house}]

carriage return
n : the operation that prepares for the next character to be printed or displayed as the first character on a line

carriage trade
n : trade from upper-class customers

carriage wrench
n : a wrench designed for use with carriage bolts

carriageway
n : one of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only usually in two or three lanes

carrick bend
n : a knot used to connect the ends of two large ropes or hawsers

carrick bitt
n : either of a pair of strong posts that support a windlass on a ship's deck

carried
See {carry}

carried
carry
n : the act of carrying something
v 1: move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river" [syn: {transport}]
2: have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains" [syn: {pack}, {take}]
3: transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat" [syn: {conduct}, {transmit}, {convey}, {channel}]
4: serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger" [syn: {convey}, {express}]
5: bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of; "His efforts carried the entire project"; "How many credits is this student carrying?"; "We carry a very large mortgage"
6: support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright" [syn: {hold}, {bear}]
7: contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" [syn: {hold}, {bear}, {contain}]
8: extend to a certain degree; "carry too far"; "She carries her ideas to the extreme"
9: continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces" [syn: {extend}] 10: be necessarily associated with or result in or involve; "This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison" 11: win in an election; "The senator carried his home state" 12: include, as on a list; "How many people are carried on the payroll?" 13: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" [syn: {behave}, {acquit}, {bear}, {deport}, {conduct}, {comport}] 14: have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?" [syn: {stock}, {stockpile}] 15: include as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference" [syn: {run}] 16: propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball" [syn: {dribble}] 17: pass on a communication; "The news was carried to every village in the province" 18: have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence; "This new washer carries a two year guarantee"; "The loan carries a high interest rate"; "this undertaking carries many dangers"; "She carries her mother's genes"; "These bonds carry warrants"; "The restaurant carries an unusual name" 19: be conveyed over a certain distance; "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house" 20: keep up with financial support; "The Federal Government carried the province for many years" 21: have or possess something abstract; "I carry her image in my mind's eye"; "I will carry the secret to my grave"; "I carry these thoughts in the back of my head"; "I carry a lot of life insurance" 22: win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters" [syn: {persuade}, {sway}] 23: compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance; "I resent having to carry her all the time" 24: take further or advance; "carry a cause" 25: have on the surface or on the skin; "carry scars" 26: capture after a fight; "The troops carried the town after a brief fight" 27: transfer (entries) from one account book to another [syn: {post}] 28: transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication; "put down 5 and carry 2" 29: pursue a line of scent or be a bearer; "the dog was taught to fetch and carry" 30: bear (a crop); "this land does not carry olives" 31: propel or give impetus to; "The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence" 32: drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry" [syn: {hold}] 33: be able to feed; "This land will carry ten cows to the acre" 34: have a certain range; "This rifle carries for 3,000 feet" 35: cover a certain distance or advance beyond; "The drive carried to the green" 36: secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions); "The motion carried easily" 37: be successful in; "She lost the game but carried the match" 38: sing or play against other voices or parts; "He cannot carry a tune" 39: be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child" [syn: {have a bun in the oven}, {bear}, {gestate}, {expect}] [also: {carried}]

carrier
n 1: someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the bonds were transmitted by carrier" [syn: {bearer}, {toter}]
2: a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something; "refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business"
3: a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for take-offs and landings [syn: {aircraft carrier}, {flattop}, {attack aircraft carrier}]
4: an inactive substance that is a vehicle for a radioactive tracer of the same substance and that assists in its recovery after some chemical reaction
5: a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages [syn: {common carrier}]
6: a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal [syn: {carrier wave}]
7: a man who delivers the mail [syn: {mailman}, {postman}, {mail carrier}, {letter carrier}]
8: a boy who delivers newspapers [syn: {newsboy}]
9: a person who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others [syn: {immune carrier}] 10: a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like

carrier bag
n : a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases [syn: {sack}, {poke}, {paper bag}]

carrier electrophoresis
n : electrophoresis carried out on filter paper [syn: {paper electrophoresis}]

carrier pigeon
n : a homing pigeon used to carry messages

carrier wave
n : a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal [syn: {carrier}]

carrion
n 1: dead and rotting flesh; unfit for human food
2: the dead and rotting body of an animal

carrion crow
n : American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard [syn: {black vulture}, {Coragyps atratus}]

carrion flower
n : any of various plants of the genus Stapelia having succulent leafless toothed stems resembling cacti and large evil-smelling (often star-shaped) flowers [syn: {stapelia}, {starfish flower}]

carrion fungus
n : any of various ill-smelling brown-capped fungi of the order Phallales; "the foul smell of the stinkhorn attracts insects that carry the spores away on their feet" [syn: {stinkhorn}]

carrizo
n : tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts [syn: {ditch reed}, {common reed}, {Phragmites communis}]

Carroll
n : English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) [syn: {Lewis Carroll}, {Dodgson}, {Reverend Dodgson}, {Charles Dodgson}, {Charles Lutwidge Dodgson}]

carron oil
n : an ointment formerly used to treat burns

carrot
n 1: deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
2: perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical deep-orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions [syn: {cultivated carrot}, {Daucus carota sativa}]
3: orange root; important source of carotene
4: promise of reward as in "carrot and stick"; "used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote";

carrot family
n : plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill [syn: {Umbelliferae}, {family Umbelliferae}, {Apiaceae}, {family Apiaceae}]

carrot juice
n : usually fresh-squeezed juice of carrots

carrot pudding
n : pudding made with grated carrots

carrot stick
n : a stick of carrot eaten raw

carrottop
n : someone who has red hair [syn: {redhead}, {redheader}, {red-header}]

carroty
adj : resembling the bright orange of the root of the carrot plant; "a boy with carroty hair"

carrousel
n 1: carries luggage to air travelers [syn: {carousel}, {luggage carousel}, {luggage carrousel}]
2: large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on [syn: {carousel}, {merry-go-round}, {roundabout}, {whirligig}]

carry
n : the act of carrying something
v 1: move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river" [syn: {transport}]
2: have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains" [syn: {pack}, {take}]
3: transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat" [syn: {conduct}, {transmit}, {convey}, {channel}]
4: serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger" [syn: {convey}, {express}]
5: bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of; "His efforts carried the entire project"; "How many credits is this student carrying?"; "We carry a very large mortgage"
6: support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright" [syn: {hold}, {bear}]
7: contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" [syn: {hold}, {bear}, {contain}]
8: extend to a certain degree; "carry too far"; "She carries her ideas to the extreme"
9: continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces" [syn: {extend}] 10: be necessarily associated with or result in or involve; "This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison" 11: win in an election; "The senator carried his home state" 12: include, as on a list; "How many people are carried on the payroll?" 13: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" [syn: {behave}, {acquit}, {bear}, {deport}, {conduct}, {comport}] 14: have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?" [syn: {stock}, {stockpile}] 15: include as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference" [syn: {run}] 16: propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball" [syn: {dribble}] 17: pass on a communication; "The news was carried to every village in the province" 18: have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence; "This new washer carries a two year guarantee"; "The loan carries a high interest rate"; "this undertaking carries many dangers"; "She carries her mother's genes"; "These bonds carry warrants"; "The restaurant carries an unusual name" 19: be conveyed over a certain distance; "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house" 20: keep up with financial support; "The Federal Government carried the province for many years" 21: have or possess something abstract; "I carry her image in my mind's eye"; "I will carry the secret to my grave"; "I carry these thoughts in the back of my head"; "I carry a lot of life insurance" 22: win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters" [syn: {persuade}, {sway}] 23: compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance; "I resent having to carry her all the time" 24: take further or advance; "carry a cause" 25: have on the surface or on the skin; "carry scars" 26: capture after a fight; "The troops carried the town after a brief fight" 27: transfer (entries) from one account book to another [syn: {post}] 28: transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication; "put down 5 and carry 2" 29: pursue a line of scent or be a bearer; "the dog was taught to fetch and carry" 30: bear (a crop); "this land does not carry olives" 31: propel or give impetus to; "The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence" 32: drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry" [syn: {hold}] 33: be able to feed; "This land will carry ten cows to the acre" 34: have a certain range; "This rifle carries for 3,000 feet" 35: cover a certain distance or advance beyond; "The drive carried to the green" 36: secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions); "The motion carried easily" 37: be successful in; "She lost the game but carried the match" 38: sing or play against other voices or parts; "He cannot carry a tune" 39: be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child" [syn: {have a bun in the oven}, {bear}, {gestate}, {expect}] [also: {carried}]

Carry Amelia Moore Nation
n : United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911) [syn: {Nation}, {Carry Nation}]

carry away
v : remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry" [syn: {take away}, {bear off}, {bear away}, {carry off}] [ant: {bring}]

carry back
v : deduct a loss or an unused credit from taxable income for a prior period

carry forward
v : transfer from one time period to the next [syn: {carry over}]

Carry Nation
n : United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911) [syn: {Nation}, {Carry Amelia Moore Nation}]

carry off
v 1: be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs" [syn: {pull off}, {negociate}, {bring off}, {manage}] [ant: {fail}]
2: remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry" [syn: {take away}, {bear off}, {bear away}, {carry away}] [ant: {bring}]
3: kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population" [syn: {eliminate}, {annihilate}, {extinguish}, {eradicate}, {wipe out}, {decimate}]

carry on
v 1: direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this" [syn: {conduct}, {deal}]
2: keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" [syn: {continue}, {uphold}, {bear on}, {preserve}] [ant: {discontinue}]
3: continue with one's activities; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room" [syn: {continue}, {go on}, {proceed}]
4: misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way; "The children acted up when they were not bored" [syn: {act up}]

carry out
v 1: put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" [syn: {carry through}, {accomplish}, {execute}, {action}, {fulfill}, {fulfil}]
2: pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal" [syn: {follow through}, {follow up}, {follow out}, {implement}, {put through}, {go through}]

carry over
v 1: transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another
2: transport from one place or state to another; "Adam would have been carried over into the life eternal"
3: hold over goods to be sold for the next season [syn: {hold over}]
4: transfer from one time period to the next [syn: {carry forward}]

carry through
v 1: put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" [syn: {accomplish}, {execute}, {carry out}, {action}, {fulfill}, {fulfil}]
2: bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack" [syn: {save}, {pull through}, {bring through}]

carry to term
v : carry out a pregnancy; "She decided to carry the child to term, even though the foetus was shown to be defective" [ant: {miscarry}]

carry weight
v : have influence to a specified degree; "Her opinion carries a lot of weight"

carryall
n : a capacious bag or basket [syn: {holdall}, {tote}, {tote bag}]

carrycot
n : box-shaped baby bed with handles (for a baby to sleep in while being carried)

carry-forward
n : the accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves [syn: {carry-over}]

carrying charge
n 1: charge made for carrying an account or for merchandise sold on an installment plan
2: the opportunity cost of unproductive assets; the expense incurred by ownership [syn: {carrying cost}]

carrying cost
n : the opportunity cost of unproductive assets; the expense incurred by ownership [syn: {carrying charge}]

carrying into action
n : the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it; "they criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience generally improves performance" [syn: {performance}, {execution}, {carrying out}]

carrying out
n 1: the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order; "the agency was created for the implementation of the policy" [syn: {execution}, {implementation}]
2: the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it; "they criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience generally improves performance" [syn: {performance}, {execution}, {carrying into action}]

carryings-on
See {carrying-on}

carry-over
n 1: application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation [syn: {transfer}, {transfer of training}]
2: the accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves [syn: {carry-forward}]

carry-the can
v : accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions [syn: {face the music}]

carsick
adj : experiencing motion sickness [syn: {airsick}, {air sick}, {seasick}]

Carson
n 1: United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964) [syn: {Rachel Carson}, {Rachel Louise Carson}]
2: United States frontiersman who guided Fremont's expeditions in the 1840s and served as a Union general in the Civil War (1809-1868) [syn: {Kit Carson}, {Christopher Carson}]

Carson City
n : capital of the state of Nevada; located in western Nevada [syn: {capital of Nevada}]

Carson McCullers
n : United States novelist (1917-1967) [syn: {McCullers}, {Carson Smith McCullers}]

Carson Smith McCullers
n : United States novelist (1917-1967) [syn: {McCullers}, {Carson McCullers}]

cart
n 1: a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
2: wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels; "he used a handcart to carry the rocks away"; "their pushcart was piled high with groceries" [syn: {handcart}, {pushcart}, {go-cart}]
v 1: draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets" [syn: {haul}, {hale}, {drag}]
2: transport something in a cart

cart away
v : take away by means of a vehicle; "They carted off the old furniture" [syn: {cart off}, {haul off}, {haul away}]

cart horse
n : draft horse kept for pulling carts [syn: {carthorse}, {drayhorse}]

cart off
v : take away by means of a vehicle; "They carted off the old furniture" [syn: {cart away}, {haul off}, {haul away}]

cart track
n : any road or path affording passage especially a rough one [syn: {track}, {cartroad}]

cartage
n : the work of carting [syn: {carting}]

Cartagena
n 1: a port in southeastern Spain on the Mediterranean
2: a port city in northwestern Colombia on the Caribbean

Cartagena bark
n : Colombian tree; source of Cartagena bark (a cinchona bark) [syn: {Cinchona cordifolia}, {Cinchona lancifolia}]

carte
n : a list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in French" [syn: {menu}, {bill of fare}, {card}, {carte du jour}]

carte blanche
n : complete freedom or authority to act

carte du jour
n : a list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in French" [syn: {menu}, {bill of fare}, {card}, {carte}]

cartel
n : a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly" [syn: {trust}, {corporate trust}, {combine}]

Carter
n 1: Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939) [syn: {Howard Carter}]
2: 39th President of the United States (1924-) [syn: {Jimmy Carter}, {James Earl Carter}, {James Earl Carter Jr.}, {President Carter}]
3: a hauler of garbage; "there is a web site where licensed carters and would-be customers can make connections" [syn: {garbage carter}, {garbage hauler}]
4: someone whose work is driving carts

Carter administration
n : the executive under President Carter

Cartesian
adj : of or relating to Rene Descartes or his works; "Cartesian linguistics"

cartesian coordinate
n : one of the coordinates in a system of coordinates that locates a point on a plane or in space by its distance from two lines or three planes respectively; the two lines or the intersections of the three planes are the coordinate axes

cartesian coordinate system
n : a coordinate system for which the coordinates of a point are its distances from a set perpendicular lines that intersect at the origin of the system

cartesian plane
n : a plane in which all points can be described in cartesian coordinates

cartesian product
n : the set of elements common to two or more sets; "the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things" [syn: {intersection}, {product}]

Carthage
n : an ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis; founded by Phoenicians; destroyed and rebuilt by Romans; razed by Arabs in 697

Carthaginian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or its people or their language; "the Punic Wars"; "Carthaginian peace" [syn: {Punic}]
n : a native or inhabitant of ancient Carthage

Carthamus
n : safflower [syn: {genus Carthamus}]

Carthamus tinctorius
n : thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil [syn: {safflower}, {false saffron}]

carthorse
n : draft horse kept for pulling carts [syn: {cart horse}, {drayhorse}]

Carthusian
adj : of or relating to the Carthusian order
n : a member of the Carthusian order

Carthusian order
n : an austere contemplative Roman Catholic order founded by St. Bruno in 1084

Cartier
n : French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence river and laid claim to the region for France (1491-1557) [syn: {Jacques Cartier}]

cartilage
n : tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults [syn: {gristle}]

cartilage bone
n : any bone that develops within cartilage rather than a fibrous tissue

cartilaginification
n : abnormal formation of cartilage from other tissues; observed in some Orientals

cartilaginous
adj : difficult to chew [syn: {gristly}, {rubbery}]

cartilaginous fish
n : fishes in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossified [syn: {chondrichthian}]

cartilaginous structure
n : body structure given shape by cartilage

cartilaginous tube
n : a duct with cartilaginous walls

carting
n : the work of carting [syn: {cartage}]

cartload
n : the quantity that a cart holds

cartographer
n : a person who makes maps [syn: {map maker}]

cartographic
adj : of or relating to the making of maps or charts [syn: {cartographical}]

cartographical
adj : of or relating to the making of maps or charts [syn: {cartographic}]

cartography
n : the making of maps and charts [syn: {mapmaking}]

carton
n 1: the quantity contained in a carton [syn: {cartonful}]
2: a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top

cartonful
n : the quantity contained in a carton [syn: {carton}]

cartoon
n 1: a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine [syn: {sketch}]
2: a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence [syn: {animated cartoon}]
v : draw cartoons of

cartoon strip
n : a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book [syn: {comic strip}, {strip}]

cartoonist
n : a person who draws cartoons

cartouch
n : a cartridge (usually with paper casing) [syn: {cartouche}]

cartouche
n : a cartridge (usually with paper casing) [syn: {cartouch}]

cartridge
n 1: ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
2: a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required [syn: {magazine}]
3: a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment; "he loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape deck"
4: an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable [syn: {pickup}]

cartridge belt
n : a broad belt with loops or pockets for holding ammunition

cartridge brass
n : a copper-zinc alloy (containing about 30% zinc) that is wrought into cartridges or tubing

cartridge clip
n : a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun [syn: {cartridge holder}, {clip}, {magazine}]

cartridge ejector
n : a mechanism in a firearm that ejects the empty shell case after firing [syn: {ejector}]

cartridge extractor
n : a mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector [syn: {cartridge remover}, {extractor}]

cartridge font
n : any font that is contained in a cartridge that can be plugged into a computer printer [syn: {font cartridge}]

cartridge fuse
n : a fuse cased in a tube

cartridge holder
n : a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun [syn: {cartridge clip}, {clip}, {magazine}]

cartridge paper
n 1: thick white paper for pencil and ink drawings
2: paper for making cartridge cases

cartridge remover
n : a mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector [syn: {cartridge extractor}, {extractor}]

cartroad
n : any road or path affording passage especially a rough one [syn: {track}, {cart track}]

cart-track plant
n : common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed [syn: {broad-leaved plantain}, {common plantain}, {white-man's foot}, {whiteman's foot}, {Plantago major}]

cartwheel
n 1: a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim
2: acrobatic revolutions with the body turned sideways and the arms and legs outstretched like the spokes of a wheel
3: a dollar made of silver [syn: {silver dollar}]
v : do cartwheels: perform an acrobatic movement using both hands and feet

Cartwright
n 1: English clergyman who invented the power loom (1743-1823) [syn: {Edmund Cartwright}]
2: a workman who makes and repairs carts and wagons

Carum
n : caraway [syn: {genus Carum}]

Carum carvi
n : a Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed [syn: {caraway}]

caruncle
n : an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds [syn: {caruncula}]

caruncula
n : an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds [syn: {caruncle}]

caruncular
adj : resembling a caruncle [syn: {carunculous}]

carunculate
adj : having a caruncle [syn: {carunculated}]

carunculated
adj : having a caruncle [syn: {carunculate}]

carunculous
adj : resembling a caruncle [syn: {caruncular}]

Caruso
n : outstanding Italian operatic tenor (1873-1921) [syn: {Enrico Caruso}]

carve
v 1: form by carving; "Carve a flower from the ice"
2: engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface; "carve one's name into the bark" [syn: {chip at}]
3: cut to pieces; "Father carved the ham" [syn: {cut up}]

carve up
v : separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" [syn: {divide}, {split}, {split up}, {separate}, {dissever}] [ant: {unite}]

carved
adj : made for or formed by carving (`carven' is archaic or literary); "the carved fretwork"; "an intricately carved door"; "stood as if carven from stone" [syn: {carven}] [ant: {uncarved}]

carved in stone
adj : no longer changeable; "the agreement is not yet set in stone" [syn: {set in stone}]

carvedilol
n : beta blocker that can reduce the progression of heart failure in individuals whose disease is not advanced

carvel-built
adj : (of ships) built with flush (rather than overlapping) hull planks [ant: {clinker-built}]

carven
adj : made for or formed by carving (`carven' is archaic or literary); "the carved fretwork"; "an intricately carved door"; "stood as if carven from stone" [syn: {carved}] [ant: {uncarved}]

Carver
n 1: United States botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts and soy beans and sweet potatoes (1864-1943) [syn: {George Washington Carver}]
2: makes decorative wooden panels [syn: {woodcarver}]
3: an artist who creates sculptures [syn: {sculptor}, {sculpturer}, {statue maker}]
4: someone who carves the meat [syn: {cutter}]

carving
n 1: a sculpture created by carving (as wood or ivory or stone)
2: cutting away parts to create a desired shape [syn: {cutting}]
3: creating figures or designs in three dimensions [syn: {sculpture}]

carving fork
n : a large fork used in carving cooked meat

carving knife
n : a large knife used to carve cooked meat

Cary Grant
n : United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986) [syn: {Grant}]

Carya
n : genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees; United States and China [syn: {genus Carya}]

Carya aquatica
n : hickory of southern United States having many narrow leaflets and rather bitter nuts [syn: {water hickory}, {bitter pecan}, {water bitternut}]

Carya cordiformis
n : hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts [syn: {bitternut}, {bitternut hickory}, {bitter hickory}, {bitter pignut}, {swamp hickory}]

Carya glabra
n : an American hickory tree having bitter nuts [syn: {pignut}, {pignut hickory}, {brown hickory}, {black hickory}]

Carya illinoensis
n : tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts [syn: {pecan}, {pecan tree}, {Carya illinoinsis}]

Carya illinoinsis
n : tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts [syn: {pecan}, {pecan tree}, {Carya illinoensis}]

Carya laciniosa
n : hickory of the eastern United States resembling the shagbark but having a much larger nut [syn: {big shellbark}, {big shellbark hickory}, {big shagbark}, {king nut}, {king nut hickory}]

Carya myristicaeformis
n : hickory of southern United States and Mexico having hard nutmeg-shaped nuts [syn: {nutmeg hickory}, {Carya myristiciformis}]

Carya myristiciformis
n : hickory of southern United States and Mexico having hard nutmeg-shaped nuts [syn: {nutmeg hickory}, {Carya myristicaeformis}]

Carya ovata
n : North American hickory having loose gray shaggy bark and edible nuts [syn: {shagbark}, {shagbark hickory}, {shellbark}, {shellbark hickory}]

Carya tomentosa
n : smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nut [syn: {mockernut}, {mockernut hickory}, {black hickory}, {white-heart hickory}, {big-bud hickory}]

caryatid
n : a supporting column carved in the shape of a person [also: {carides} (pl)]

Caryocar
n : type genus of the Caryocaraceae; South American trees yielding strong fine-grained wood and edible nuts [syn: {genus Caryocar}]

Caryocar nuciferum
n : large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil [syn: {souari}, {souari nut}, {souari tree}]

Caryocaraceae
n : small genus of tropical South American trees [syn: {family Caryocaraceae}]

Caryophyllaceae
n : large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes) [syn: {family Caryophyllaceae}, {carnation family}, {pink family}]

caryophyllaceous
adj : of or pertaining to plants of the family Caryophyllaceae

caryophyllaceous plant
n : a plant of the family Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllales
n : corresponds approximately to the older group Centrospermae [syn: {order Caryophyllales}, {Chenopodiales}, {order-Chenopodiales}]

Caryophyllidae
n : a group of families of mostly flowers having basal or free-central placentation and trinucleate pollen (binucleate pollen is commoner in flowering plants); contains 14 families including: Caryophyllaceae (carnations and pinks); Aizoaceae; Amaranthaceae; Batidaceae; Chenopodiaceae; Cactaceae (order Opuntiales); Nyctaginaceae; Phytolaccaceae; corresponds approximately to order Caryophyllales; sometimes classified as a superorder [syn: {subclass Caryophyllidae}]

caryophylloid dicot family
n : family of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers

caryophylloid dicot genus
n : genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers

caryopses
See {caryopsis}

caryopses
caryopsis
n : dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn [syn: {grain}] [also: {caryopsides} (pl), {caryopses} (pl)]

caryopsides
See {caryopsis}

caryopsides
caryopsis
n : dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn [syn: {grain}] [also: {caryopsides} (pl), {caryopses} (pl)]

caryopsis
n : dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn [syn: {grain}] [also: {caryopsides} (pl), {caryopses} (pl)]

Caryota
n : fishtail palms [syn: {genus Caryota}]

Caryota urens
n : fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago [syn: {wine palm}, {jaggery palm}, {kitul}, {kittul}, {kitul tree}, {toddy alm}]

casaba
n : melon having yellowish rind and whitish flesh [syn: {casaba melon}]

casaba melon
n : melon having yellowish rind and whitish flesh [syn: {casaba}]

Casablanca
n : a port on the Atlantic and the largest city of Morocco

Casals
n : an outstanding Spanish cellist noted for his interpretation of Bach's cello suites (1876-1973) [syn: {Pablo Casals}]

Casanova
n 1: an Italian adventurer who wrote vivid accounts of his sexual encounters (1725-1798) [syn: {Giovanni Jacopo Casanova}, {Casanova de Seingalt}, {Giovanni Jacopo Casanova de Seingalt}]
2: any man noted for his amorous adventures

Casanova de Seingalt
n : an Italian adventurer who wrote vivid accounts of his sexual encounters (1725-1798) [syn: {Casanova}, {Giovanni Jacopo Casanova}, {Giovanni Jacopo Casanova de Seingalt}]

casava
n : any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch [syn: {cassava}]

casbah
n : an older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located [syn: {kasbah}]

cascabel
n : bell attached to a sleigh, or to harness of horse pulling a sleigh [syn: {sleigh bell}]

cascade
n 1: a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
2: a succession of stages or operations or processes or units; "progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring"; "separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes"
3: a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower; "a little shower of rose petals"; "a sudden cascade of sparks" [syn: {shower}]
v 1: rush down in big quantities, like a cascade [syn: {cascade down}]
2: arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible

cascade down
v : rush down in big quantities, like a cascade [syn: {cascade}]

cascade everlasting
n : shrub with white woolly branches and woolly leaves having fragrant flowers forming long sprays; flowers suitable for drying; sometimes placed in genus Helichrysum [syn: {Ozothamnus secundiflorus}, {Helichrysum secundiflorum}]

cascade liquefier
n : an apparatus used to liquefy air or oxygen etc.

Cascade Mountains
n : a mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range [syn: {Cascades}, {Cascade Range}]

cascade penstemon
n : whorls of deep blue to dark purple flowers at tips of erect leafy stems; moist places from British Columbia to Oregon [syn: {Penstemon serrulatus}]

Cascade Range
n : a mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range [syn: {Cascades}, {Cascade Mountains}]

cascade transformer
n : a number of transformers in series; provides a high-voltage source

Cascades
n : a mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range [syn: {Cascade Range}, {Cascade Mountains}]

cascades frog
n : mountain frog found near water; of United States northwest to California [syn: {Rana cascadae}]

cascading menu
n : a secondary menu that appears while you are holding the cursor over an item on the primary menu [syn: {hierarchical menu}, {submenu}]

cascara
n : dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative [syn: {cascara sagrada}, {chittam bark}, {chittem bark}]

cascara buckthorn
n : shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada [syn: {bearberry}, {bearwood}, {chittamwood}, {chittimwood}, {Rhamnus purshianus}]

cascara sagrada
n : dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative [syn: {cascara}, {chittam bark}, {chittem bark}]

cascarilla
n : West Indian shrub with aromatic bark [syn: {Croton eluteria}]

cascarilla bark
n : aromatic bark of cascarilla; used as a tonic and for making incense [syn: {eleuthra bark}, {sweetwood bark}]

case
n 1: a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord" [syn: {lawsuit}, {suit}, {cause}, {causa}]
2: an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths" [syn: {instance}, {example}]
3: a special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled" [syn: {event}]
4: a problem requiring investigation; "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"
5: the actual state of things; "that was not the case"
6: a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument; "he stated his case clearly"
7: a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
8: a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation; "the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly"; "the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities" [syn: {subject}, {guinea pig}]
9: a person requiring professional services; "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor" 10: the quantity contained in a case [syn: {caseful}] 11: a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home [syn: {display case}, {showcase}] 12: a specific state of mind that is temporary; "a case of the jitters" 13: nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence [syn: {grammatical case}] 14: the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case" [syn: {shell}, {casing}] 15: a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case" [syn: {character}, {eccentric}, {type}] 16: an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part [syn: {sheath}] 17: the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced" [syn: {casing}] 18: bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase" [syn: {pillowcase}, {slip}, {pillow slip}]
v 1: look over, usually with the intention to rob; "They men cased the housed"
2: enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud" [syn: {encase}, {incase}]

case agreement
n : agreement in grammatical case between words in the same construction

case history
n : detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment

case in point
n : an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time [syn: {precedent}]

case knife
n 1: a metal blade with a handle; used as cutlery
2: a knife with a fixed blade that is carried in a sheath [syn: {sheath knife}]

case law
n 1: a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws; "common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States" [syn: {common law}, {precedent}]
2: (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions [syn: {precedent}, {common law}]

case load
n : the number of cases handled in a given period of time (as by a court or agency)

case officer
n : an operative who also serves as an official staffer of an intelligence service

case shot
n : a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm [syn: {canister}, {canister shot}]

case study
n 1: a careful study of some social unit (as a corporation or division within a corporation) that attempts to determine what factors led to its success or failure
2: a detailed analysis of a person or group from a social or psychological or medical point of view

caseate
v 1: turn into cheese; "The milk caseated"
2: become cheeselike; "necrotic tissue caseates"

casebook
adj : according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical; "a casebook schizophrenic"; "a textbook example" [syn: {textbook}]
n : a book in which detailed written records of a case are kept and which are a source of information for subsequent work

case-by-case
adj : separate and distinct from others of the same kind; "mark the individual pages"; "on a case-by-case basis" [syn: {individual}, {item-by-item}]

cased
adj 1: covered or protected with or as if with a case; "knights cased in steel"; "products encased in leatherette" [syn: {encased}, {incased}]
2: enclosed in a case

case-fatality proportion
n : the number of cases of a disease ending in death divided by the number of cases of the disease; usually expressed as a percentage or as the number of deaths per 1000 cases

casefied
See {casefy}

caseful
n : the quantity contained in a case [syn: {case}]

case-hardened
adj : used of persons; emotionally hardened; "faced a case-hardened judge" [syn: {hardened}, {hard-boiled}]

case-hardened steel
n : steel with a surface that is much harder than the interior metal

casein
n 1: a milk protein used in making e.g. plastics and adhesives
2: a water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk) [syn: {casein paint}]

casein glue
n : made from casein; used for e.g. plywood and cabinetwork

casein paint
n : a water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk) [syn: {casein}]

casemaking clothes moth
n : the larvae live in tubes of its food material fastened with silk that it spins [syn: {Tinea pellionella}]

casement
n : a window shash that is hinged (usually on one side)

casement window
n : a window with one or more casements

caseous
adj : of damaged or necrotic tissue; cheeselike

casern
n : military barracks in a garrison town

case-to-infection proportion
n : the number of cases of a disease divided by the number of infections with the agent that causes the disease [syn: {case-to-infection ratio}]

case-to-infection ratio
n : the number of cases of a disease divided by the number of infections with the agent that causes the disease [syn: {case-to-infection proportion}]

casework
n : close sociological study of a maladjusted person or family for diagnosis and treatment

caseworker
n : someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged) [syn: {social worker}, {welfare worker}]

caseworm
n : insect larva that constructs a protective case around its body

Casey Jones
n : United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train; a friend wrote a famous ballad describing the incident (1864-1900) [syn: {Jones}, {John Luther Jones}]

Casey Stengel
n : United States baseball manager (1890-1975) [syn: {Stengel}, {Charles Dillon Stengel}]

cash
n 1: money in the form of bills or coins [syn: {hard cash}, {hard currency}]
2: prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check [syn: {immediate payment}] [ant: {credit}]
v : exchange for cash; "I cashed the check as soon as it arrived in the mail" [syn: {cash in}]

cash account
n : an account with a securities brokerage whose transactions are settled on a cash basis [ant: {margin account}]

cash advance
n : an amount paid before it is earned [syn: {advance}]

cash bar
n : a counter at a large party where you can purchase drinks by the glass

cash basis
n : a method of accounting in which each item is entered as payments are received or made [ant: {accrual basis}]

cash card
n : a credit card that entitles the holder to receive cash [syn: {cashcard}]

cash cow
n : a project that generates a continuous flow of money [syn: {moneymaker}, {money-spinner}]

cash crop
n : a readily salable crop that is grown and gathered for the market (as vegetables or cotton or tobacco)

cash dispenser
n : an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used [syn: {cash machine}, {automated teller machine}, {automatic teller machine}, {automated teller}, {automatic teller}, {ATM}]

cash equivalent
n : a highly liquid debt instrument with maturities of less than three months

cash flow
n : the excess of cash revenues over cash outlays in a give period of time (not including non-cash expenses)

cash in
v : exchange for cash; "I cashed the check as soon as it arrived in the mail" [syn: {cash}]

cash in hand
n : assets in the form of money [syn: {funds}, {finances}, {monetary resource}, {pecuniary resource}]

cash in on
v : take advantage of or capitalize on

cash in one's chips
v : die; "The old man finally kicked the bucket" [syn: {kick the bucket}, {buy the farm}, {conk}, {give-up the ghost}, {drop dead}, {pop off}, {choke}, {croak}, {snuff it}]

cash machine
n : an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used [syn: {cash dispenser}, {automated teller machine}, {automatic teller machine}, {automated teller}, {automatic teller}, {ATM}]

cash on delivery
adv : collecting the charges upon delivery; "mail a package C.O.D." [syn: {C.O.D.}, {COD}]

cash out
v : choose a simpler life style after questioning personal and career satisfaction goals; "After 3 decades in politics, she cashed out and moved to Polynesia"

cash price
n : the current delivery price of a commodity traded in the spot market [syn: {spot price}]

cash register
n : a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill [syn: {register}]

cash surrender value
n : the amount that the insurance company will pay on a given life insurance policy if the policy is cancelled prior to the death of the insured

cashable
adj : able to be converted into ready money; "a cashable check"; "cashable gambling chips"; "redeemable stocks and bonds" [syn: {redeemable}]

cash-and-carry
adj : sold for cash and the customer carries it away (no delivery service); "cash-and-carry business"

cashbox
n : a strongbox for holding cash [syn: {money box}, {till}]

cashcard
n : a credit card that entitles the holder to receive cash [syn: {cash card}]

cashed
adj : for which money has been paid; "a cashed check"

cashew
n 1: tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted [syn: {cashew tree}, {Anacardium occidentale}]
2: kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted [syn: {cashew nut}]

cashew nut
n : kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted [syn: {cashew}]

cashew tree
n : tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted [syn: {cashew}, {Anacardium occidentale}]

cashier
n 1: an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money [syn: {teller}, {bank clerk}]
2: a person responsible for receiving payments for goods and services (as in a shop or restaurant)
v 1: discard or do away with; "cashier the literal sense of this word"
2: discharge with dishonor, as in the army

cashier's check
n : a check issued by the officer of a bank on the banks own account (not that of a private person); "cashier's checks are as good as cash" [syn: {treasurer's check}, {cashier's cheque}, {treasurer's cheque}]

cashier's cheque
n : a check issued by the officer of a bank on the banks own account (not that of a private person); "cashier's checks are as good as cash" [syn: {cashier's check}, {treasurer's check}, {treasurer's cheque}]

cashmere
n 1: a soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat
2: the wool of the Kashmir goat
3: an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India [syn: {Kashmir}, {Jammu and Kashmir}]

Cashmere goat
n : Himalayan goat having a silky undercoat highly prized as cashmere wool [syn: {Kashmir goat}]

Casimir Funk
n : United States biochemist (born in Poland) who showed that several diseases were caused by dietary deficiencies and who coined the term `vitamin' for the chemicals involved (1884-1967) [syn: {Funk}]

casing
n 1: the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case" [syn: {shell}, {case}]
2: the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire
3: the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced" [syn: {case}]

casino
n 1: a public building for gambling and entertainment [syn: {gambling casino}]
2: a card game in which cards face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand [syn: {cassino}]

casino-hotel
n 1: a business establishment that combines a casino and a hotel [syn: {hotel-casino}]
2: a building that houses both a hotel and a casino [syn: {hotel-casino}]

cask
n 1: the quantity a cask will hold [syn: {caskful}]
2: a cylindrical container that holds liquids [syn: {barrel}]

casket
n 1: box in which a corpse is buried or cremated [syn: {coffin}]
2: small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables [syn: {jewel casket}]
v : enclose in a casket

caskful
n : the quantity a cask will hold [syn: {cask}]

Casmerodius
n : a white egrets [syn: {genus Casmerodius}]

Casmerodius albus
n : widely distributed Old World white egret [syn: {great white heron}]

Caspar
n : (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus [syn: {Gaspar}]

Caspar Bartholin
n : Danish physician who discovered Bartholin's gland (1585-1629) [syn: {Bartholin}]

caspase
n : any of a group of proteases that mediate apoptosis

caspase-mediated cell death
n : a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate cells that threaten the animal's survival [syn: {apoptosis}, {programmed cell death}]

Casper
n : a city of east central Wyoming on the North Platte river

Caspian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the Caspian Sea; "the Caspian salt flats"
n : a large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River; the largest inland body of water in the world [syn: {Caspian Sea}]

Caspian Sea
n : a large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River; the largest inland body of water in the world [syn: {Caspian}]

casque
n : (15-16th century) any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visor

casquet
n : a light open casque without a visor or beaver [syn: {casquetel}]

casquetel
n : a light open casque without a visor or beaver [syn: {casquet}]

Cass Gilbert
n : United States architect who influenced the development of the skyscraper (1859-1934) [syn: {Gilbert}]

Cassandra
n : (Greek mythology) a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War whose predictions were true but were never believed

cassareep
n : flavoring made by boiling down the juice of the bitter cassava; used in West Indian cooking

cassava
n 1: a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics [syn: {cassava starch}, {manioc}, {manioca}]
2: cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca [syn: {manioc}]
3: any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch [syn: {casava}]

cassava starch
n : a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics [syn: {cassava}, {manioc}, {manioca}]

Cassegrainian telescope
n : a reflecting telescope that has a paraboloidal primary mirror and a hyperboloidal secondary mirror; light is brought to a focus through an aperture in the center of the primary mirror [syn: {Gregorian telescope}]

casserole
n 1: food cooked and served in a casserole
2: large deep dish in which food can be cooked and served

cassette
n : a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

cassette deck
n : a tape deck for playing and recording cassette tapes

cassette player
n : electronic equipment for playing cassettes

cassette recorder
n : a recorder for recording or playing cassettes

cassette tape
n : a cassette that contains magnetic tape

cassia
n 1: any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Cassia having pinnately compound leaves and usually yellow flowers followed by long seedpods
2: Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon [syn: {cassia-bark tree}, {Cinnamomum cassia}]

Cassia acutifolia
n : erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {Alexandria senna}, {Alexandrian senna}, {true senna}, {tinnevelly senna}, {Indian senna}, {Senna alexandrina}, {Cassia augustifolia}]

Cassia alata
n : tropical shrub (especially of Americas) having yellow flowers and large leaves whose juice is used as a cure for ringworm and poisonous bites; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {ringworm bush}, {ringworm shrub}, {ringworm cassia}, {Senna alata}]

Cassia augustifolia
n : erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {Alexandria senna}, {Alexandrian senna}, {true senna}, {tinnevelly senna}, {Indian senna}, {Senna alexandrina}, {Cassia acutifolia}]

Cassia auriculata
n : evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {avaram}, {tanner's cassia}, {Senna auriculata}]

cassia bark
n : aromatic bark of the cassia-bark tree; less desirable as a spice than Ceylon cinnamon bark [syn: {Chinese cinnamon}]

Cassia fasciculata
n : tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {partridge pea}, {sensitive pea}, {wild sensitive plant}, {Chamaecrista fasciculata}]

Cassia fistula
n : deciduous or semi-evergreen tree having scented sepia to yellow flowers in drooping racemes and pods whose pulp is used medicinally; tropical Asia and Central and South America and Australia [syn: {golden shower tree}, {drumstick tree}, {purging cassia}, {pudding pipe tree}, {canafistola}, {canafistula}]

Cassia grandis
n : tropical American semi-evergreen tree having erect racemes of pink or rose-colored flowers; used as an ornamental [syn: {pink shower}, {pink shower tree}, {horse cassia}]

Cassia javonica
n : deciduous ornamental hybrid of southeastern Asia and Hawaii having racemes of flowers ranging in color from cream to orange and red [syn: {rainbow shower}]

Cassia marginata
n : East Indian tree having long pods containing a black cathartic pulp used as a horse medicine [syn: {horse cassia}, {Cassia roxburghii}]

Cassia marilandica
n : North American perennial herb; leaves are used medicinally; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {wild senna}, {Senna marilandica}]

Cassia occidentalis
n : very leafy malodorous tropical weedy shrub whose seeds have been used as an adulterant for coffee; sometimes classified in genus Cassia [syn: {coffee senna}, {mogdad coffee}, {styptic weed}, {stinking weed}, {Senna occidentalis}]

Cassia roxburghii
n : East Indian tree having long pods containing a black cathartic pulp used as a horse medicine [syn: {horse cassia}, {Cassia marginata}]

Cassia tora
n : cosmopolitan tropical herb or subshrub with yellow flowers and slender curved pods; a weed; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {sicklepod}, {Senna obtusifolia}]

cassia-bark tree
n : Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon [syn: {cassia}, {Cinnamomum cassia}]

cassie
n : tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery [syn: {huisache}, {mimosa bush}, {sweet wattle}, {sweet acacia}, {scented wattle}, {flame tree}, {Acacia farnesiana}]

cassino
n : a card game in which cards face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand [syn: {casino}]

Cassin's kingbird
n : a kingbird seen in the southwestern United States; largely gray with a yellow abdomen [syn: {Tyrannus vociferans}]

Cassiope
n : low tufted evergreen shrubs of colder parts of north temperate regions having mosslike foliage and nodding white or pink flowers [syn: {genus Cassiope}]

Cassiope mertensiana
n : heath of mountains of western United States having bell-shaped white flowers [syn: {white heather}]

Cassiopeia
n : a W-shaped constellation in the northern hemisphere near Polaris

Cassirer
n : German philosopher concerned with concept formation in the human mind and with symbolic forms in human culture generally (1874-1945) [syn: {Ernst Cassirer}]

cassiri
n : a drink resembling beer; made from fermented cassava juice

Cassite
n 1: an ancient language spoken by the Kassite people [syn: {Kassite}]
2: a member of an ancient people who ruled Babylonia between 1600 and 1200 BC [syn: {Kassite}]

cassiterite
n : a hard heavy dark mineral that is the chief source of tin

Cassius
n : prime mover in the conspiracy against Julius Caesar (died in 42 BC) [syn: {Cassius Longinus}, {Gaius Cassius Longinus}]

Cassius Clay
n : United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942) [syn: {Ali}, {Muhammad Ali}, {Cassius Marcellus Clay}]

Cassius Longinus
n : prime mover in the conspiracy against Julius Caesar (died in 42 BC) [syn: {Cassius}, {Gaius Cassius Longinus}]

Cassius Marcellus Clay
n : United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942) [syn: {Ali}, {Muhammad Ali}, {Cassius Clay}]

cassock
n : a black garment reaching down to the ankles; worn by priests or choristers

cassocked
adj : dressed in a cassock; "cassocked monks"

cassowary
n : large black flightless bird of Australia and New Guinea having a horny head crest

cast
adj : (of molten metal or glass) formed by pouring or pressing into a mold
n 1: the actors in a play [syn: {cast of characters}, {dramatis personae}]
2: container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens [syn: {mold}, {mould}]
3: the distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region" [syn: {mold}, {stamp}]
4: the visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features" [syn: {form}, {shape}]
5: bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal [syn: {plaster cast}, {plaster bandage}]
6: object formed by a mold [syn: {casting}]
7: the act of throwing dice [syn: {roll}]
8: the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel [syn: {casting}]
9: a violent throw [syn: {hurl}]
v 1: put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light" [syn: {project}, {contrive}, {throw}]
2: deposit; "cast a vote"; "cast a ballot"
3: select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet; "He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona"
4: throw forcefully [syn: {hurl}, {hurtle}]
5: assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors; "Who cast this beautiful movie?"
6: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town" [syn: {roll}, {wander}, {swan}, {stray}, {tramp}, {roam}, {ramble}, {rove}, {range}, {drift}, {vagabond}]
7: form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; "cast a bronze sculpture" [syn: {mold}, {mould}]
8: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes" [syn: {shed}, {cast off}, {shake off}, {throw}, {throw off}, {throw away}, {drop}]
9: choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots" [syn: {draw}] 10: formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language" [syn: {frame}, {redact}, {put}, {couch}] 11: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {purge}, {sick}, {cat}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {regorge}, {retch}, {puke}, {barf}, {spew}, {spue}, {chuck}, {upchuck}, {honk}, {regurgitate}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]

cast about
v : search anxiously [syn: {beat about}, {cast around}]

cast anchor
v : secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore" [syn: {anchor}, {drop anchor}]

cast around
v : search anxiously [syn: {cast about}, {beat about}]

cast aside
v : throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn: {discard}, {fling}, {toss}, {toss out}, {toss away}, {chuck out}, {dispose}, {throw out}, {cast out}, {throw away}, {cast away}, {put away}]

cast away
v : throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn: {discard}, {fling}, {toss}, {toss out}, {toss away}, {chuck out}, {cast aside}, {dispose}, {throw out}, {cast out}, {throw away}, {put away}]

cast down
v : lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her" [syn: {depress}, {deject}, {get down}, {dismay}, {dispirit}, {demoralize}, {demoralise}] [ant: {elate}]

cast iron
n : an alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting

cast of characters
n : the actors in a play [syn: {cast}, {dramatis personae}]

cast off
v 1: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes" [syn: {shed}, {cast}, {shake off}, {throw}, {throw off}, {throw away}, {drop}]
2: make the last row of stitches when knitting [ant: {cast on}]

cast on
v : make the first row of stitches when knitting [ant: {cast off}]

cast out
v 1: expel from a community or group [syn: {banish}, {ban}, {ostracize}, {ostracise}, {shun}, {blackball}]
2: throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn: {discard}, {fling}, {toss}, {toss out}, {toss away}, {chuck out}, {cast aside}, {dispose}, {throw out}, {throw away}, {cast away}, {put away}]

Castanea
n : chestnuts; chinkapins [syn: {genus Castanea}]

Castanea chrysophylla
n : small ornamental evergreen tree of Pacific Coast whose glossy yellow-green leaves are yellow beneath; bears edible nuts [syn: {giant chinkapin}, {golden chinkapin}, {Chrysolepis chrysophylla}, {Castanopsis chrysophylla}]

Castanea crenata
n : a spreading tree of Japan that has a short trunk [syn: {Japanese chestnut}]

Castanea dentata
n : large tree found from Maine to Alabama [syn: {American chestnut}, {American sweet chestnut}]

Castanea mollissima
n : a small tree with small sweet nuts; wild or naturalized in Korea and China [syn: {Chinese chestnut}]

Castanea ozarkensis
n : shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwest United States [syn: {Ozark chinkapin}, {Ozark chinquapin}, {chinquapin}]

Castanea pumila
n : shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts [syn: {Allegheny chinkapin}, {eastern chinquapin}, {chinquapin}, {dwarf chestnut}]

Castanea sativa
n : wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia [syn: {European chestnut}, {sweet chestnut}, {Spanish chestnut}]

castanets
n : a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance [syn: {bones}, {clappers}, {finger cymbals}, {maraca}]

Castanopsis
n : evergreen trees and shrubs of warm regions valued for their foliage; southeastern United States and eastern Australia and northern New Zealand [syn: {genus Castanopsis}]

Castanopsis chrysophylla
n : small ornamental evergreen tree of Pacific Coast whose glossy yellow-green leaves are yellow beneath; bears edible nuts [syn: {giant chinkapin}, {golden chinkapin}, {Chrysolepis chrysophylla}, {Castanea chrysophylla}]

Castanospermum
n : a rosid dicot genus of the subfamily Papilionoideae having one species: Moreton Bay chestnut [syn: {genus Castanospermum}]

castaway
adj 1: suffering the misfortune of shipwreck; "shipwrecked sailors"; "castaways marooned on a desert island" [syn: {shipwrecked}]
2: cast off as valueless [syn: {castaway(a)}, {rejected}]
n 1: a person who is rejected (from society or home) [syn: {outcast}, {pariah}, {Ishmael}]
2: a shipwrecked person [syn: {shipwreck survivor}]

caste
n 1: social status or position conferred by a system based on class; "lose caste by doing work beneath one's station"
2: (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity
3: a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth

caste system
n : a social structure in which classes are determined by heredity

casteless
adj : not belonging to or having been expelled from a caste and thus having no place or status in society; "the foreigner was a casteless person" [syn: {outcaste}]

castellated
adj : (of a building) having turrets and battlements in the style of a castle [syn: {battlemented}, {castled}, {crenelated}, {crenellated}]

caster
n 1: a worker who casts molten metal into finished products
2: a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar [syn: {castor}]
3: a pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or trucks or portable machines to make them movable [syn: {castor}]

caster sugar
n : very finely granulated sugar that was formerly sprinkled from a castor [syn: {castor sugar}]

castigate
v 1: censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" [syn: {chastise}, {objurgate}, {chasten}, {correct}]
2: inflict severe punishment on

castigation
n 1: a severe scolding [syn: {earful}, {bawling out}, {chewing out}, {upbraiding}, {going-over}, {dressing down}]
2: verbal punishment [syn: {chastisement}]

Castile
n : a region of central Spain; a former kingdom that comprised most of modern Spain and united with Aragon to form Spain in 1479 [syn: {Castilla}]

castile soap
n : a good hard soap made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide

Castilla
n : a region of central Spain; a former kingdom that comprised most of modern Spain and united with Aragon to form Spain in 1479 [syn: {Castile}]

Castilleia
n : genus of western North and South American perennials often partially parasitic on roots of grasses [syn: {Castilleja}, {genus Castilleja}, {genus Castilleia}]

Castilleja
n : genus of western North and South American perennials often partially parasitic on roots of grasses [syn: {genus Castilleja}, {Castilleia}, {genus Castilleia}]

Castilleja chromosa
n : most common paintbrush of western United States dry lands; having erect stems ending in dense spikes of bright orange to red flowers [syn: {desert paintbrush}]

Castilleja miniata
n : wildflower of western North America having ragged clusters of crimson or scarlet flowers [syn: {giant red paintbrush}]

Castilleja sessiliflora
n : hairy plant with pinkish flowers; Great Plains to northern Mexico [syn: {great plains paintbrush}]

Castilleja sulphurea
n : plant of moist highland meadows having ragged clusters of pale yellow flowers [syn: {sulfur paintbrush}]

casting
n 1: object formed by a mold [syn: {cast}]
2: the act of creating something by casting it in a mold [syn: {molding}]
3: the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel [syn: {cast}]
4: the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie

casting lots
n : making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn [syn: {drawing lots}, {sortition}]

casting vote
n : the deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to resolve a tie

cast-iron
adj : extremely robust; "an iron constitution" [syn: {iron}]

cast-iron plant
n : evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant [syn: {aspidistra}, {bar-room plant}, {Aspidistra elatio}]

castle
n 1: a large and stately mansion [syn: {palace}]
2: a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack
3: (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard [syn: {rook}]
4: interchanging the positions of the king and a rook [syn: {castling}]
v : move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king

castle in Spain
n : absent-minded dreaming while awake [syn: {reverie}, {revery}, {daydream}, {daydreaming}, {oneirism}, {air castle}, {castle in the air}]

castle in the air
n : absent-minded dreaming while awake [syn: {reverie}, {revery}, {daydream}, {daydreaming}, {oneirism}, {air castle}, {castle in Spain}]

castled
adj : (of a building) having turrets and battlements in the style of a castle [syn: {battlemented}, {castellated}, {crenelated}, {crenellated}]

castling
n : interchanging the positions of the king and a rook [syn: {castle}]

cast-off
adj 1: thrown away; "wearing someone's cast-off clothes"; "throwaway children living on the streets"; "salvaged some thrown-away furniture" [syn: {cast-off(a)}, {discarded}, {throwaway(a)}, {thrown-away(a)}]
2: disposed of as useless; "waste paper" [syn: {cast-off(a)}, {discarded}, {junked}, {scrap(a)}, {waste}]

Castor
n 1: a multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in Gemini; close to Pollux [syn: {Alpha Geminorum}]
2: a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar [syn: {caster}]
3: a pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or trucks or portable machines to make them movable [syn: {caster}]
4: a hat made of beaver fur or similar material [syn: {beaver}]
5: type genus of the Castoridae: beavers [syn: {genus Castor}]

castor bean
n : the toxic seed of the castor-oil plant; source of castor oil

castor bean plant
n : large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized throughout the tropics [syn: {castor-oil plant}, {palma christi}, {palma christ}, {Ricinus communis}]

Castor canadensis
n : a variety of beaver found in almost all areas of North America except Florida [syn: {New World beaver}]

Castor fiber
n : a European variety of beaver [syn: {Old World beaver}]

castor oil
n : a purgative extracted from the seed of the castor plant; used in paint and varnish as well as medically

castor sugar
n : very finely granulated sugar that was formerly sprinkled from a castor [syn: {caster sugar}]

Castoridae
n : beavers [syn: {family Castoridae}]

Castoroides
n : extinct beavers of the Pleistocene; of eastern and southern United States [syn: {genus Castoroides}]

castor-oil plant
n : large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized throughout the tropics [syn: {castor bean plant}, {palma christi}, {palma christ}, {Ricinus communis}]

castrate
n : a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction; "eunuchs guarded the harem" [syn: {eunuch}]
v 1: deprive of strength or vigor; "The Senate emasculated the law" [syn: {emasculate}]
2: edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel" [syn: {bowdlerize}, {bowdlerise}, {expurgate}, {shorten}]
3: remove the testicles of a male animal [syn: {emasculate}, {demasculinize}, {demasculinise}]
4: remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?" [syn: {alter}, {neuter}, {spay}]

castrated
adj : deprived of sexual capacity or sexual attributes [syn: {unsexed}] [ant: {uncastrated}]

castrati
See {castrato}

castrati
castrato
n : a male singer who was castrated before puberty and retains a soprano or alto voice [also: {castrati} (pl)]

castration
n 1: neutering a male animal by removing the testicles [syn: {emasculation}]
2: surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men); "bilateral castration results in sterilization"
3: the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work [syn: {expurgation}]

castration anxiety
n : (psychoanalysis) anxiety resulting from real or imagined threats to your sexual functions; originally applied only to men but can in principal apply to women

castrato
n : a male singer who was castrated before puberty and retains a soprano or alto voice [also: {castrati} (pl)]

Castries
n : a port on the island of Saint Lucia; capital and largest city of Saint Lucia

Castro
n : Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in 1927) [syn: {Fidel Castro}, {Fidel Castro Ruz}]

Castroism
n : a form of communism developed in Cuba by Fidel Castro

casual
adj 1: marked by blithe unconcern; "an ability to interest casual students"; "showed a casual disregard for cold weather"; "an utterly insouciant financial policy"; "an elegantly insouciant manner"; "drove his car with nonchalant abandon"; "was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner" [syn: {insouciant}, {nonchalant}]
2: without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand; "a casual remark"; "information collected by casual methods and in their spare time"
3: suited for everyday use; "casual clothes"; "everyday clothes" [syn: {everyday}]
4: occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; "their accidental meeting led to a renewal of their friendship"; "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence" [syn: {accidental}, {chance(a)}]
5: hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy" [syn: {cursory}, {passing(a)}, {perfunctory}]
6: employed in a specified capacity from time to time; "casual employment"; "a casual correspondence with a former teacher"; "an occasional worker" [syn: {occasional}]
7: characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility; "a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter" [syn: {fooling}]
8: natural and unstudied; "using their Christian names in a casual way"; "lectured in a free-and-easy style" [syn: {free-and-easy}]
9: not showing effort or strain; "a difficult feat performed with casual mastery"; "careless grace" [syn: {effortless}]

casually
adv 1: not methodically or according to plan; "he dealt with his course work casually"
2: in an unconcerned manner; "glanced casually at the headlines" [syn: {nonchalantly}]

casualness
n : a casual manner [syn: {familiarity}]

casualty
n 1: someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement
2: someone injured or killed in an accident [syn: {injured party}]
3: an accident that causes someone to die [syn: {fatal accident}]
4: a decrease of military personnel or equipment

Casualty Care Research Center
n : an agency in the Department of Defense that is a national center for research on all aspects of injury control and casualty care [syn: {CCRC}]

Casuaridae
n : a family of large ostrich-like birds including cassowaries [syn: {family Casuaridae}]

Casuariiformes
n : a ratite bird order: cassowaries and emus [syn: {order Casuariiformes}]

casuarina
n : any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Casuarina having jointed stems and whorls of scalelike leaves; some yield heavy hardwood

Casuarina equisetfolia
n : common Australian tree widely grown as an ornamental in tropical regions; yields heavy hard red wood [syn: {Australian pine}]

Casuarinaceae
n : 1 genus: Casuarina [syn: {family Casuarinaceae}]

Casuarinales
n : order of chiefly Australian trees and shrubs comprising the casuarinas; 1 family: Casuarinaceae [syn: {order Casuarinales}]

Casuarius
n : type and sole genus of the Casuaridae: cassowaries [syn: {genus Casuarius}]

casuist
n : someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious [syn: {sophist}]

casuistic
adj 1: of or relating to or practicing casuistry; "overly subtle casuistic reasoning" [syn: {casuistical}]
2: of or relating to the use of ethical principles to resolve moral problems [syn: {casuistical}]

casuistical
adj 1: of or relating to or practicing casuistry; "overly subtle casuistic reasoning" [syn: {casuistic}]
2: of or relating to the use of ethical principles to resolve moral problems [syn: {casuistic}]

casuistry
n 1: argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading
2: moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas

casus belli
n : an event used to justify starting a war

cat
n 1: feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and being unable to roar; domestic cats; wildcats [syn: {true cat}]
2: an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll" [syn: {guy}, {hombre}, {bozo}]
3: a spiteful woman gossip; "what a cat she is!"
4: the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults" [syn: {kat}, {khat}, {qat}, {quat}, {Arabian tea}, {African tea}]
5: a whip with nine knotted cords; "British sailors feared the cat" [syn: {cat-o'-nine-tails}]
6: a large vehicle that is driven by caterpillar tracks; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work [syn: {Caterpillar}]
7: any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild [syn: {big cat}]
8: a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis [syn: {computerized tomography}, {computed tomography}, {CT}, {computerized axial tomography}, {computed axial tomography}]
v 1: beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails
2: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {purge}, {cast}, {sick}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {regorge}, {retch}, {puke}, {barf}, {spew}, {spue}, {chuck}, {upchuck}, {honk}, {regurgitate}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}] [also: {catting}, {catted}]

cat and mouse
n : a game for children in which the players form a circle and join hands; they raise their hands to let a player inside the circle or lower their hands to bar a second player who is chasing the first [syn: {cat and rat}]

cat and rat
n : a game for children in which the players form a circle and join hands; they raise their hands to let a player inside the circle or lower their hands to bar a second player who is chasing the first [syn: {cat and mouse}]

cat bear
n : reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas [syn: {lesser panda}, {red panda}, {panda}, {bear cat}, {Ailurus fulgens}]

cat box
n : a receptacle for cat excrement

cat burglar
n : a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house [syn: {housebreaker}]

cat chow
n : food prepared for cats [syn: {cat food}]

cat cracker
n : a chemical reactor for converting oils with high boiling points into fuels with lower boiling points in the presence of a catalyst [syn: {catalytic cracker}]

cat fancier
n : a person who breeds and cares for cats

cat flea
n : flea that breeds chiefly on cats and dogs and rats [syn: {Ctenocephalides felis}]

cat food
n : food prepared for cats [syn: {cat chow}]

cat rig
n : rig of a catboat

CAT scan
n : an image produced by scanning; "he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan" [syn: {scan}]

CAT scanner
n : a tomograph that constructs a 3-D model of an object by combining parallel planes [syn: {computerized axial tomography scanner}]

cat scratch disease
n : a disease thought to be transmitted to humans by a scratch from a cat

cat shark
n : small bottom-dwelling sharks with catlike eyes; found along continental slopes

cat sleep
n : a short sleep (usually not in bed) [syn: {nap}, {catnap}, {forty winks}, {short sleep}, {snooze}]

cat squirrel
n 1: common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia [syn: {red squirrel}, {Sciurus vulgaris}]
2: common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England [syn: {eastern gray squirrel}, {Sciurus carolinensis}]

cat suit
n : a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles); worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance [syn: {leotard}, {unitard}, {body suit}]

cat thyme
n : Mediterranean germander having small hairy leaves and reddish purple flowers; attractive to cats [syn: {marum}, {Teucrium marum}]

cat valium
n : street names for ketamine [syn: {K}, {jet}, {super acid}, {special K}, {honey oil}, {green}, {super C}]

catabases
See {catabasis}

catabatic
adj : of an air current or wind; moving downward or down a slope because of cooling especially at night [syn: {katabatic}] [ant: {anabatic}]

catabatic wind
n : a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air [syn: {katabatic wind}]

catabiosis
n : normal aging of cells

catabolic
adj 1: relating to or characterized by catabolism [syn: {katabolic}]
2: characterized by destructive metabolism [syn: {katabolic}] [ant: {anabolic}]

catabolise
v : subject to catabolism [syn: {catabolize}]

catabolism
n : breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones with release of energy [syn: {katabolism}, {dissimilation}, {destructive metabolism}] [ant: {anabolism}]

catabolize
v : subject to catabolism [syn: {catabolise}]

Catacala
n : moths whose larvae are cutworms: underwings [syn: {genus Catacala}]

catachresis
n : strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths')

catachrestic
adj : constituting or characterized by or given to catachresis [syn: {catachrestical}]

catachrestical
adj : constituting or characterized by or given to catachresis [syn: {catachrestic}]

cataclases
See {cataclasis}

cataclinal
adj : of valleys and rivers; running in the direction of the dip in surrounding rock strata [ant: {anaclinal}]

cataclysm
n 1: a sudden violent change in the earth's surface [syn: {catastrophe}]
2: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster" [syn: {calamity}, {catastrophe}, {disaster}, {tragedy}]

cataclysmal
adj : severely destructive; "cataclysmic nuclear war"; "a cataclysmic earthquake" [syn: {cataclysmic}]

cataclysmic
adj : severely destructive; "cataclysmic nuclear war"; "a cataclysmic earthquake" [syn: {cataclysmal}]

catacomb
n : an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome)

catacorner
adj : slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line; "set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot" [syn: {cata-cornered}, {catercorner}, {cater-cornered}, {catty-corner}, {catty-cornered}, {kitty-corner}, {kitty-cornered}]

cata-cornered
adj : slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line; "set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot" [syn: {catacorner}, {catercorner}, {cater-cornered}, {catty-corner}, {catty-cornered}, {kitty-corner}, {kitty-cornered}]

catadromous
adj : migrating from fresh water to the sea to spawn [ant: {diadromous}, {anadromous}]

catafalque
n : a decorated bier on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral

Cataflam
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Cataflam) [syn: {diclofenac potassium}]

Catalan
adj 1: relating to or denoting or characteristic of Catalonia or its inhabitants; "Catalan independence movement"
2: relating to or characteristic of the Catalan language; "Catalan poetry"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Catalonia
2: the Romance language spoken in Catalonia in eastern Spain (related to Spanish and Occitan)

catalase
n : enzyme found in most plant and animal cells that functions as an oxidative catalyst; decomposes hydrogen peroxide into hydrogen and water

catalatic
adj : of or relating to the enzyme catalase

catalectic
adj : (verse) metrically incomplete; especially lacking one or more syllables in the final metrical foot [ant: {hypercatalectic}, {acatalectic}]

catalepsy
n : a trancelike state with loss of voluntary motion and failure to react to stimuli

cataleptic
adj : of or having characteristics of or affected with catalepsy; "cataleptic persons"; "cataleptic state"
n : a person suffering from catalepsy

catalexis
n : the absence of a syllable in the last foot of a verse

Catalina cherry
n : evergreen shrub or small tree found on Catalina Island (California) [syn: {Prunus lyonii}]

Catalina Island
n : an island resort in the Pacific off the southwestern coast of California [syn: {Santa Catalina}]

cataloes
See {catalo}

catalog
n 1: a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things; "he found it in the Sears catalog" [syn: {catalogue}]
2: a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically; "it does not pretend to be a catalogue of his achievements" [syn: {catalogue}]
v 1: make a catalogue, compile a catalogue of something [syn: {catalogue}]
2: make a catalog of [syn: {catalogue}]

catalog buying
n : buying goods to be shipped through the mail [syn: {mail-order buying}]

cataloged procedure
n : a set of control statements that have been placed in a library and can be retrieved by name

cataloger
n : a librarian who classifies publication according to a categorial system [syn: {cataloguer}]

catalogue
n 1: a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically; "it does not pretend to be a catalogue of his achievements" [syn: {catalog}]
2: a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things; "he found it in the Sears catalog" [syn: {catalog}]
v 1: make a catalog of [syn: {catalog}]
2: make a catalogue, compile a catalogue of something [syn: {catalog}]

catalogued
adj : entered in a catalogue

cataloguer
n : a librarian who classifies publication according to a categorial system [syn: {cataloger}]

Catalonia
n : a region of northeastern Spain

catalpa
n : tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods [syn: {Indian bean}]

Catalpa bignioides
n : catalpa tree of southern United States

Catalpa speciosa
n : catalpa tree of central United States

catalufa
n : brightly colored carnivorous fish of western Atlantic and West Indies waters [syn: {Priacanthus arenatus}]

catalyse
v : change by catalysis or cause to catalyze [syn: {catalyze}]

catalyses
See {catalysis}

catalyses
catalysis
n : acceleration of a chemical reaction induced the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction; "of the top 50 commodity chemicals, 30 are created directly by catalysis and another 6 are made from raw materials that are catalytically produced" [syn: {contact action}] [also: {catalyses} (pl)]

catalysis
n : acceleration of a chemical reaction induced the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction; "of the top 50 commodity chemicals, 30 are created directly by catalysis and another 6 are made from raw materials that are catalytically produced" [syn: {contact action}] [also: {catalyses} (pl)]

catalyst
n 1: (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected [syn: {accelerator}] [ant: {anticatalyst}]
2: something that causes an important event to happen; "the invasion acted as a catalyst to unite the country"

catalytic
adj : relating to or causing or involving catalysis; "catalytic reactions"

catalytic converter
n : a converter that uses a platinum-iridium catalyst to oxidize pollutants and carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide and water; an antipollution device on an automotive exhaust system

catalytic cracker
n : a chemical reactor for converting oils with high boiling points into fuels with lower boiling points in the presence of a catalyst [syn: {cat cracker}]

catalytically
adv : by catalytic action; in a catalytic manner; "catalytically stabilized combustion of propane"

catalyze
v : change by catalysis or cause to catalyze [syn: {catalyse}]

catamaran
n : a sailboat with two parallel hulls held together by single deck

catamenia
n : the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; "the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"; "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates; "the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"--Aristotle [syn: {menstruation}, {menses}, {menstruum}, {period}, {flow}]

catamenial
adj : of or relating to menstruation or the menses; "menstrual period" [syn: {menstrual}]

catamount
n 1: short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur [syn: {lynx}]
2: large American feline resembling a lion [syn: {cougar}, {puma}, {mountain lion}, {painter}, {panther}, {Felis concolor}]

catamountain
n : bushy-tailed European wildcat resembling the domestic tabby and regarded as the ancestor of the domestic cat [syn: {European wildcat}, {Felis silvestris}]

catananche
n : any of several plants of the genus Catananche having long-stalked heads of blue or yellow flowers

Catananche caerula
n : south European plant having dark-eyed flowers with flat blue rays [syn: {blue succory}, {cupid's dart}]

cataphasia
n : a speech disorder in which the same word is repeated several times in succession

cataphatic
adj : of or relating to the religious belief that God can be known to humans positively or affirmatively

cataphatism
n : the religious belief that God has given enough clues to be known to humans positively and affirmatively (e.g., God created Adam `in his own image') [ant: {apophatism}, {doctrine of analogy}]

cataphoresis
n : the motion of charged particles in a colloid under the influence of an electric field; particles with a positive charge go to the cathode and negative to the anode [syn: {electrophoresis}, {dielectrolysis}, {ionophoresis}]

cataphoretic
adj : of or relating to electrophoresis [syn: {electrophoretic}]

cataphract
n : armor that protects the wearer's whole body [syn: {body armor}, {body armour}, {suit of armor}, {suit of armour}, {coat of mail}]

cataphyll
n : a reduced or scarcely developed leaf at the start of a plant's life (i.e., cotyledons) or in the early stages of leaf development

cataplasia
n : (biology) degenerative reversion of cells or tissue to a less differentiated or more primitive form

cataplasm
n : a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. [syn: {poultice}, {plaster}]

cataplastic
adj : of or relating to cataplasia

Catapres
n : an antihypertensive (trade name Catapres) that can be administered orally or via transdermal patches [syn: {clonidine}]

catapult
n 1: a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones [syn: {slingshot}, {sling}]
2: a device that launches aircraft from a warship [syn: {launcher}]
3: medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles [syn: {arbalest}, {arbalist}, {ballista}, {bricole}, {mangonel}, {onager}, {trebuchet}, {trebucket}]
v 1: shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult; "the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort"
2: hurl as if with a sling [syn: {sling}]

catapultian
adj : of or like a catapult; "a catapultic kind of action" [syn: {catapultic}]

catapultic
adj : of or like a catapult; "a catapultic kind of action" [syn: {catapultian}]

cataract
n 1: clouding of the natural lens of the eye
2: a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice

Cataract Canyon
n : a tributary of the Grand Canyon

catarrh
n : inflammation of the nose and throat with increased production of mucus

catarrhal
adj : of or relating to a catarrh; "catarrhal fever is any of several respiratory or oral diseases of livestock such as bluetongue in horses and sheep"

catarrhine
adj : of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils together and opening downward [syn: {catarrhinian}] [ant: {leptorrhine}, {platyrrhine}]
n : of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together [syn: {Old World monkey}]

catarrhinian
adj : of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils together and opening downward [syn: {catarrhine}] [ant: {leptorrhine}, {platyrrhine}]

Catasetum
n : genus of tropical American orchids having showy male and female flowers usually on separate inflorescences [syn: {genus Catasetum}]

Catasetum macrocarpum
n : orchid having both male and female flowers in the same raceme; when a sensitive projection at the base of the column of the male flower is touched the pollen is suddenly ejected [syn: {jumping orchid}]

catastrophe
n 1: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster" [syn: {calamity}, {disaster}, {tragedy}, {cataclysm}]
2: a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune; "lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system"; "his policies were a disaster" [syn: {disaster}]
3: a sudden violent change in the earth's surface [syn: {cataclysm}]

catastrophic
adj : extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin; "a catastrophic depression"; "catastrophic illness"; "a ruinous course of action" [syn: {ruinous}]

catastrophic illness
n : severe illness requiring prolonged hospitalization or recovery; usually involves high costs for hospitals and doctors and medicines

catastrophically
adv : with unfortunate consequences; "catastrophically complex"

catatonia
n 1: extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia
2: a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement [syn: {catatonic schizophrenia}, {catatonic type schizophrenia}]

catatonic
adj : characterized by catatonia especially either rigidity or extreme laxness of limbs

catatonic schizophrenia
n : a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement [syn: {catatonic type schizophrenia}, {catatonia}]

catatonic type schizophrenia
n : a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement [syn: {catatonic schizophrenia}, {catatonia}]

Catawba
n 1: a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Carolinas
2: slip-skin reddish American table grape
3: the Siouan language spoken by the Catawba people

catbird
n 1: any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females [syn: {bowerbird}]
2: North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing [syn: {gray catbird}, {Dumetella carolinensis}]

catboat
n : a sailboat with a single mast set far forward

catbrier
n : a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries [syn: {bullbrier}, {greenbrier}, {horse brier}, {horse-brier}, {brier}, {briar}, {Smilax rotundifolia}]

catcall
n : a cry expressing disapproval
v : utter catcalls at

catch
n 1: a hidden drawback; "it sounds good but what's the catch?"
2: the quantity that was caught; "the catch was only 10 fish" [syn: {haul}]
3: a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect [syn: {match}]
4: anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching); "he shared his catch with the others"
5: a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)
6: a restraint that checks the motion of something; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open" [syn: {stop}]
7: a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
8: a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth; "he played catch with his son in the backyard"
9: the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion" [syn: {grab}, {snatch}, {snap}] 10: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" [syn: {apprehension}, {arrest}, {collar}, {pinch}, {taking into custody}]
v 1: discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state; "She caught her son eating candy"; "She was caught shoplifting"
2: perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily; "I caught the aroma of coffee"; "He caught the allusion in her glance"; "ears open to catch every sound"; "The dog picked up the scent"; "Catch a glimpse" [syn: {pick up}]
3: reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot; "the rock caught her in the back of the head"; "The blow got him in the back"; "The punch caught him in the stomach" [syn: {get}]
4: take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!" [syn: {grab}, {take hold of}]
5: succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?" [syn: {get}, {capture}]
6: to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup" [syn: {hitch}] [ant: {unhitch}]
7: attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter" [syn: {arrest}, {get}]
8: capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap toady" [syn: {capture}]
9: reach in time; "I have to catch a train at 7 o'clock" 10: get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly; "Catch some sleep"; "catch one's breath" 11: catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp" [syn: {overtake}, {catch up with}] 12: be struck or affected by; "catch fire"; "catch the mood" 13: check oneself during an action; "She managed to catch herself before telling her boss what was on her mind" 14: hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table" [syn: {take in}, {overhear}] 15: see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie" [syn: {watch}, {view}, {see}, {take in}] 16: cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled; "I caught the hem of my dress in the brambles" 17: detect a blunder or misstep; "The reporter tripped up the senator" [syn: {trip up}] 18: grasp with the mind or develop an undersatnding of; "did you catch that allusion?"; "We caught something of his theory in the lecture"; "don't catch your meaning"; "did you get it?"; "She didn't get the joke"; "I just don't get him" [syn: {get}] 19: contract; "did you catch a cold?" 20: start burning; "The fire caught" 21: perceive by hearing; "I didn't catch your name"; "She didn't get his name when they met the first time" [syn: {get}] 22: suffer from the receipt of; "She will catch hell for this behavior!" [syn: {get}] 23: attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" [syn: {capture}, {enamour}, {trance}, {becharm}, {enamor}, {captivate}, {beguile}, {charm}, {fascinate}, {bewitch}, {entrance}, {enchant}] 24: apprehend and reproduce accurately; "She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings"; "She got the mood just right in her photographs" [syn: {get}] 25: take in and retain; "We have a big barrel to catch the rainwater" 26: spread or be communicated; "The fashion did not catch" 27: be the catcher; "Who is catching?" 28: become aware of; "he caught her staring out the window" 29: delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned; "I was caught in traffic and missed the meeting" [also: {caught}]

catch a glimpse
v : see something for a brief time [syn: {get a look}]

catch a wink
v : take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour" [syn: {nap}, {catnap}]

catch cold
v : come down with a cold

catch crop
n : a quick-growing crop (e.g. lettuce) planted between two regular crops grown in successive seasons or between two rows of crops in the same season

catch fire
v : start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously" [syn: {erupt}, {ignite}, {take fire}, {combust}, {conflagrate}]

catch it
v : receive punishment; be scolded or reprimanded; "I really caught it the other day!"

catch on
v 1: understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on" [syn: {get wise}, {get onto}, {tumble}, {latch on}, {cotton on}, {twig}, {get it}]
2: become popular; "This fashion caught on in paris"

catch one's breath
v : take a short break from one's activities in order to relax [syn: {rest}, {breathe}, {take a breather}]

catch out
v : trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act; "He was caught out"; "She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks" [syn: {find out}]

catch phrase
n : a phrase that has become a catchword [syn: {catchphrase}]

catch some Z's
v : be asleep [syn: {sleep}, {kip}, {slumber}, {log Z's}] [ant: {wake}]

catch up
v 1: reach the point where one should be after a delay; "I caught up on my homework"
2: learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened; "I'm trying to catch up with the latest developments in molecular biology"

catch up with
v 1: catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp" [syn: {overtake}, {catch}]
2: make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point; "I have to make up a French exam"; "Can I catch up with the material or is it too late?" [syn: {make up}]

catchall
n : an enclosure or receptacle for odds and ends

catcher
n 1: (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
2: the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws; "a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment"; "he plays behind the plate" [syn: {plate}]

catcher's mask
n : a mask to protect the face of the catcher in baseball

catchfly
n 1: any plant of the genus Silene [syn: {silene}, {campion}]
2: mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone [syn: {lychnis}]

catchier
See {catchy}

catchier
catchy
adj 1: having concealed difficulty; "a catchy question"; "a tricky recipe to follow" [syn: {tricky}]
2: likely to attract attention; "a catchy title for a movie" [syn: {attention-getting}] [also: {catchiest}, {catchier}]

catchiest
See {catchy}

catchiest
catchy
adj 1: having concealed difficulty; "a catchy question"; "a tricky recipe to follow" [syn: {tricky}]
2: likely to attract attention; "a catchy title for a movie" [syn: {attention-getting}] [also: {catchiest}, {catchier}]

catching
adj : (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection [syn: {communicable}, {contagious}, {contractable}, {transmissible}, {transmittable}]
n 1: (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
2: the act of detecting something; catching sight of something [syn: {detection}, {espial}, {spying}, {spotting}]
3: becoming infected; "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic" [syn: {contracting}]

catchment
n : a structure in which water is collected

catchment area
n : the geographical area draining into a river or reservoir [syn: {catchment basin}, {drainage area}, {drainage basin}]

catchment basin
n : the geographical area draining into a river or reservoir [syn: {catchment area}, {drainage area}, {drainage basin}]

catchpenny
adj : designed to sell quickly without concern for quality; "catchpenny ornaments" [syn: {catchpenny(a)}]

catchphrase
n : a phrase that has become a catchword [syn: {catch phrase}]

catchweed
n : annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia [syn: {cleavers}, {clivers}, {goose grass}, {spring cleavers}, {Galium aparine}]

catchword
n : a favorite saying of a sect or political group [syn: {motto}, {slogan}, {shibboleth}]

catchy
adj 1: having concealed difficulty; "a catchy question"; "a tricky recipe to follow" [syn: {tricky}]
2: likely to attract attention; "a catchy title for a movie" [syn: {attention-getting}] [also: {catchiest}, {catchier}]

catclaw
n : erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida [syn: {cat's-claw}, {black bead}, {Pithecellodium unguis-cati}]

catechesis
n : oral religious instruction (as before baptism or confirmation)

catechetic
adj 1: of or relating to or resembling a rigorous catechism; "the catechistic method" [syn: {catechistic}]
2: of or relating to or involving catechesis [syn: {catechetical}]

catechetical
adj : of or relating to or involving catechesis [syn: {catechetic}]

catechetical instruction
n : teaching religious principles by questions and answers

catechise
v 1: give religious instructions to [syn: {catechize}]
2: examine through questioning and answering [syn: {catechize}]

catechism
n 1: a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views
2: an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers

catechismal
adj : of or relating to a catechism summarizing the principles of Christianity

catechist
n : one who instructs catechumens in preparation for baptism

catechistic
adj : of or relating to or resembling a rigorous catechism; "the catechistic method" [syn: {catechetic}]

catechize
v 1: examine through questioning and answering [syn: {catechise}]
2: give religious instructions to [syn: {catechise}]

catecholamine
n : any of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the adrenal gland

catechu
n 1: extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dying and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally [syn: {black catechu}]
2: East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu [syn: {Jerusalem thorn}, {Acacia catechu}]

catechumen
n : a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist [syn: {neophyte}]

categorem
n : a categorematic expression; a term capable of standing alone as the subject or predicate of a logical proposition; "names are called categorems" [syn: {categoreme}] [ant: {syncategorem}, {syncategorem}]

categorematic
adj : of a term or phrase capable of standing as the subject or (especially) the predicate of a proposition [ant: {syncategorematic}]

categoreme
n : a categorematic expression; a term capable of standing alone as the subject or predicate of a logical proposition; "names are called categorems" [syn: {categorem}] [ant: {syncategorem}, {syncategorem}]

categorial
adj : relating to the concept of categories; "the applicants were classified according to a categorial system"

categoric
adj : not modified or restricted by reservations; "a categorical denial"; "a flat refusal" [syn: {categorical}, {flat}, {unconditional}]

categorical
adj 1: relating to or included in a category
2: not modified or restricted by reservations; "a categorical denial"; "a flat refusal" [syn: {categoric}, {flat}, {unconditional}]

categorical imperative
n : the moral principle that behavior should be determined by duty

categorically
adv : in an unqualified manner; "he flatly denied the charges" [syn: {flatly}, {unconditionally}]

categorisation
n 1: a group of people or things arranged by class or category [syn: {classification}, {categorization}]
2: the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories [syn: {classification}, {categorization}, {sorting}]
3: the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type [syn: {categorization}, {classification}, {compartmentalization}, {compartmentalisation}, {assortment}]

categorise
v : place into or assign to a category; "Children learn early on to categorize" [syn: {categorize}]

categorised
adj : arranged into categories [syn: {categorized}]

categorization
n 1: a group of people or things arranged by class or category [syn: {classification}, {categorisation}]
2: the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories [syn: {classification}, {categorisation}, {sorting}]
3: the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type [syn: {categorisation}, {classification}, {compartmentalization}, {compartmentalisation}, {assortment}]

categorize
v : place into or assign to a category; "Children learn early on to categorize" [syn: {categorise}]

categorized
adj : arranged into categories [syn: {categorised}]

category
n 1: a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents" [syn: {class}, {family}]
2: a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme

catena
n : a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma) [also: {catenae} (pl)]

catenae
See {catena}

catenae
catena
n : a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma) [also: {catenae} (pl)]

catenary
n : the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points

catenate
v : arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores [syn: {catenulate}]

catenulate
adj : having a chainlike form; "catenulate bacterial cell colonies" [syn: {chainlike}]
v : arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores [syn: {catenate}]

cater
v 1: provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" [syn: {provide}, {supply}, {ply}]
2: supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets

catercorner
adj : slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line; "set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot" [syn: {catacorner}, {cata-cornered}, {cater-cornered}, {catty-corner}, {catty-cornered}, {kitty-corner}, {kitty-cornered}]

cater-cornered
adj : slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line; "set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot" [syn: {catacorner}, {cata-cornered}, {catercorner}, {catty-corner}, {catty-cornered}, {kitty-corner}, {kitty-cornered}]

caterer
n : someone who provides food and service (as for a party)

catering
n : providing food and services

caterpillar
n 1: a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
2: a large vehicle that is driven by caterpillar tracks; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work [syn: {cat}]

caterpillar track
n : an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground [syn: {track}, {caterpillar tread}]

caterpillar tread
n : an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground [syn: {track}, {caterpillar track}]

caterpillar-tracked
adj : having caterpillar treads or tracks on the wheels; "a caterpillar-tracked earthmover"

caterwaul
n : the yowling sound made by a cat in heat
v : utter shrieks, as of cats [syn: {yowl}]

catfish
n 1: flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed [syn: {mudcat}]
2: large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins [syn: {wolffish}, {wolf fish}]
3: any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth [syn: {siluriform fish}] [also: {catfishes} (pl)]

catfishes
See {catfish}

catfishes
catfish
n 1: flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed [syn: {mudcat}]
2: large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins [syn: {wolffish}, {wolf fish}]
3: any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth [syn: {siluriform fish}] [also: {catfishes} (pl)]

catgut
n 1: perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone [syn: {goat's rue}, {wild sweet pea}, {Tephrosia virginiana}]
2: a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery [syn: {gut}]

Catha
n : a genus of African evergreen shrubs characterized by thick leaves and white flowers [syn: {genus Catha}]

Catha edulis
n : a shrub that is cultivated by Arabs for its leaves which are chewed or used to make tea

Catharacta
n : skuas [syn: {genus Catharacta}]

Catharacta skua
n : large brown skua of the northern Atlantic [syn: {great skua}]

Catharanthus
n : small genus of erect annual or perennial herbs native to Madagascar; widely naturalized in the tropics; formerly included in genus Vinca [syn: {genus Catharanthus}]

Catharanthus roseus
n : commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers [syn: {periwinkle}, {rose periwinkle}, {Madagascar periwinkle}, {old maid}, {Cape periwinkle}, {red periwinkle}, {cayenne jasmine}, {Vinca rosea}]

cathari
See {cathar}

Cathari
n : a Christian religious sect in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; believers in Albigensianism [syn: {Albigenses}, {Cathars}]

Catharism
n : a Christian movement considered to be a medieval descendant of Manichaeism in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; characterized by dualism (asserted the coexistence of two mutually opposed principles, one good and one evil); was exterminated for heresy during the Inquisition [syn: {Albigensianism}]

Cathars
n : a Christian religious sect in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; believers in Albigensianism [syn: {Albigenses}, {Cathari}]

catharsis
n 1: (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions [syn: {katharsis}, {abreaction}]
2: purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels [syn: {katharsis}, {purgation}]

Cathartes
n : type genus of the Cathartidae: turkey vultures [syn: {genus Cathartes}]

Cathartes aura
n : common in South America and Central America and southern United States [syn: {buzzard}, {turkey buzzard}, {turkey vulture}]

cathartic
adj 1: emotionally purging [syn: {psychotherapeutic}]
2: emotionally purging (of e.g. art) [syn: {releasing}]
3: strongly laxative [syn: {evacuant}, {purgative}]
n : a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels [syn: {purgative}, {physic}, {aperient}]

cathartid
n : large birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vultures [syn: {New World vulture}]

Cathartidae
n : condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures [syn: {family Cathartidae}]

Cathay
n : an archaic or literary name for China

Cathaya
n : Chinese evergreen conifer discovered in 1955; not yet cultivated elsewhere

cathect
v : inject with libidinal energy

cathectic
adj : of or relating to cathexis

cathedra
n : a throne that is the official chair of a bishop [syn: {bishop's throne}]

cathedral
adj : relating to or containing or issuing from a bishop's office or throne; "a cathedral church"
n 1: any large and important church
2: the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese

Cather
n : United States writer who wrote about frontier life (1873-1947) [syn: {Willa Cather}, {Willa Sibert Cather}]

Catherine
n 1: first wife of Henry VIII; Henry's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536) [syn: {Catherine of Aragon}]
2: Empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796) [syn: {Catherine II}, {Catherine the Great}]

Catherine de Medicis
n : queen of France as the wife of Henry II and regent during the minority of her son Charles IX (1519-1589)

Catherine Howard
n : Queen of England as the fifth wife of Henry VIII who was accused of adultery and executed (1520-1542) [syn: {Howard}]

Catherine I
n : Empress of Russia who succeeded her husband Peter the Great (1684-1727)

Catherine II
n : Empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796) [syn: {Catherine}, {Catherine the Great}]

Catherine of Aragon
n : first wife of Henry VIII; Henry's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536) [syn: {Catherine}]

Catherine Parr
n : Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII (1512-1548) [syn: {Parr}]

Catherine the Great
n : Empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796) [syn: {Catherine II}, {Catherine}]

catherine wheel
n : circular-shaped firework; spins round and round [syn: {pinwheel}]

catheter
n : a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open

catheterise
v : insert a catheter into (a body part); "cathererize the patient's bladder" [syn: {catheterize}]

catheterize
v : insert a catheter into (a body part); "cathererize the patient's bladder" [syn: {catheterise}]

cathexes
See {cathexis}

cathexes
cathexis
n : (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object; "Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge" [syn: {charge}] [also: {cathexes} (pl)]

cathexis
n : (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object; "Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge" [syn: {charge}] [also: {cathexes} (pl)]

cathode
n 1: a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons in an electrical device [ant: {anode}]
2: the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current [ant: {anode}]

cathode ray
n : a beam of electrons emitted by the cathode of an electrical discharge tube

cathode-ray oscilloscope
n : electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities [syn: {oscilloscope}, {scope}, {CRO}]

cathode-ray tube
n : a vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen [syn: {CRT}]

cathodic
adj : of or at or pertaining to a cathode; "cathodic deposition of metals" [ant: {anodic}]

Catholic
adj 1: of or relating to or supporting Catholicism; "the Catholic Church"
2: free from provincial prejudices or attachments; "catholic in one's tastes"
n : a member of a Catholic church

Catholic Church
n : any of several churches claiming to have maintained historical continuity with the original Christian Church

Catholic Pope
n : the head of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {Pope}, {Roman Catholic Pope}, {Pontiff}, {Holy Father}, {Vicar of Christ}, {Bishop of Rome}]

Catholic Reaction Force
n : a radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of Ireland [syn: {Irish National Liberation Army}, {INLA}, {People's Liberation Army}, {People's Republican Army}]

Catholic school
n : a parochial school maintained by the Catholic Church

catholicise
v : cause to adopt catholicism [syn: {catholicize}, {latinize}, {latinise}]

Catholicism
n : the beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church [syn: {Catholicity}]

Catholicity
n 1: the beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church [syn: {Catholicism}]
2: the quality of being universal; existing everywhere [syn: {universality}]

catholicize
v : cause to adopt catholicism [syn: {catholicise}, {latinize}, {latinise}]

Catholicos
n : the ecclesiastical title of the leaders of the Nestorian and Armenian churches

cathouse
n : a building where prostitutes are available [syn: {whorehouse}, {brothel}, {bordello}, {bagnio}, {house of prostitution}, {house of ill repute}, {bawdyhouse}, {sporting house}]

cation
n : a positively charged ion

cationic
adj : of or relating to cations [ant: {anionic}]

cationic detergent
n : a class of synthetic detergents in which the surface-active part of the molecule is the cation [syn: {invert soap}]

catjang pea
n : tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics [syn: {pigeon pea}, {pigeon-pea plant}, {cajan pea}, {red gram}, {dhal}, {dahl}, {Cajanus cajan}]

catkin
n : a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence [syn: {ament}]

catkinate
adj : resembling a catkin

catling
n : a long double-edged knife used for amputations

catmint
n : hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats [syn: {catnip}, {Nepeta cataria}]

catnap
n : a short sleep (usually not in bed) [syn: {nap}, {cat sleep}, {forty winks}, {short sleep}, {snooze}]
v : take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour" [syn: {nap}, {catch a wink}] [also: {catnapping}, {catnapped}]

catnapped
See {catnap}

catnapped
catnap
n : a short sleep (usually not in bed) [syn: {nap}, {cat sleep}, {forty winks}, {short sleep}, {snooze}]
v : take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour" [syn: {nap}, {catch a wink}] [also: {catnapping}, {catnapped}]

catnapping
See {catnap}

catnapping
catnap
n : a short sleep (usually not in bed) [syn: {nap}, {cat sleep}, {forty winks}, {short sleep}, {snooze}]
v : take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour" [syn: {nap}, {catch a wink}] [also: {catnapping}, {catnapped}]

catnip
n : hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats [syn: {catmint}, {Nepeta cataria}]

Catocala nupta
n : moth having dull forewings and red-marked hind wings [syn: {red underwing}]

cat-o'-nine-tails
n : a whip with nine knotted cords; "British sailors feared the cat" [syn: {cat}]

catoptric
adj : of or relating to catoptrics; produced by or based on mirrors [syn: {catoptrical}]

catoptrical
adj : of or relating to catoptrics; produced by or based on mirrors [syn: {catoptric}]

catoptrics
n : branch of optics dealing with formation of images by mirrors

Catoptrophorus
n : willet [syn: {genus Catoptrophorus}]

Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
n : large North American shorebird of eastern and Gulf coasts [syn: {willet}]

catostomid
n : a cypriniform fish of the family Catostomidae

Catostomidae
n : suckers; closely related to the family Cyprinidae [syn: {family Catostomidae}]

Catostomus
n : type genus of the family Catostomidae [syn: {genus Catostomus}]

cat's cradle
n : a game played with string looped over the fingers

cat's eye
n : any of various gems (as chrysoberyl or chalcedony) that reflect light when cut in a rounded shape

cat's feet
n : low-growing perennial herb having leaves with whitish down and clusters of small white flowers [syn: {cat's foot}, {pussytoes}, {Antennaria dioica}]

cat's foot
n : low-growing perennial herb having leaves with whitish down and clusters of small white flowers [syn: {cat's feet}, {pussytoes}, {Antennaria dioica}]

cat's-claw
n : erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida [syn: {catclaw}, {black bead}, {Pithecellodium unguis-cati}]

cat's-ear
n 1: any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears
2: European weed widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears [syn: {California dandelion}, {capeweed}, {gosmore}, {Hypochaeris radicata}]

Catskill Mountains
n : a range of the Appalachians west of the Hudson in southeastern New York; includes many popular resort areas [syn: {Catskills}]

Catskills
n : a range of the Appalachians west of the Hudson in southeastern New York; includes many popular resort areas [syn: {Catskill Mountains}]

cat's-paw
n 1: a person used by another to gain an end [syn: {instrument}, {pawn}]
2: a hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which tackle can be hooked

cat's-tail
n : tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa [syn: {bullrush}, {bulrush}, {nailrod}, {reed mace}, {reedmace}, {Typha latifolia}]

catsup
n : thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes [syn: {ketchup}, {cetchup}, {tomato ketchup}]

catsup bottle
n : a bottle that holds catsup [syn: {ketchup bottle}]

cattail
n : tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes

cattail family
n : perennial marsh plants with creeping rootstocks and long linear leaves [syn: {Typhaceae}, {family Typhaceae}]

cattail millet
n : tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer [syn: {pearl millet}, {bulrush millet}, {Pennisetum glaucum}, {Pennisetum Americanum}]

cattalo
n : hardy breed of cattle resulting from crossing domestic cattle with the American buffalo; yields leaner beef than conventional breeds [syn: {beefalo}] [also: {cattaloes} (pl)]

cattaloes
See {cattalo}

cattaloes
cattalo
n : hardy breed of cattle resulting from crossing domestic cattle with the American buffalo; yields leaner beef than conventional breeds [syn: {beefalo}] [also: {cattaloes} (pl)]

catted
See {cat}

catted
cat
n 1: feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and being unable to roar; domestic cats; wildcats [syn: {true cat}]
2: an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll" [syn: {guy}, {hombre}, {bozo}]
3: a spiteful woman gossip; "what a cat she is!"
4: the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults" [syn: {kat}, {khat}, {qat}, {quat}, {Arabian tea}, {African tea}]
5: a whip with nine knotted cords; "British sailors feared the cat" [syn: {cat-o'-nine-tails}]
6: a large vehicle that is driven by caterpillar tracks; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work [syn: {Caterpillar}]
7: any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild [syn: {big cat}]
8: a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis [syn: {computerized tomography}, {computed tomography}, {CT}, {computerized axial tomography}, {computed axial tomography}]
v 1: beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails
2: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {purge}, {cast}, {sick}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {regorge}, {retch}, {puke}, {barf}, {spew}, {spue}, {chuck}, {upchuck}, {honk}, {regurgitate}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}] [also: {catting}, {catted}]

Cattell
n 1: American psychologist (born in England) who developed a broad theory of human behavior based on multivariate research (1905-1998) [syn: {Ray Cattell}, {R. B. Cattell}, {Raymond B. Cattell}, {Raymond Bernard Cattell}]
2: American psychologist and editor (1860-1944) [syn: {James McKeen Cattell}]

cattie
n : any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams) [syn: {catty}]

cattier
See {catty}

cattier
catty
adj : marked by or arising from malice; "a catty remark" [syn: {bitchy}, {cattish}]
n : any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams) [syn: {cattie}] [also: {cattiest}, {cattier}]

cattiest
See {catty}

cattiest
catty
adj : marked by or arising from malice; "a catty remark" [syn: {bitchy}, {cattish}]
n : any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams) [syn: {cattie}] [also: {cattiest}, {cattier}]

cattiness
n : malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty [syn: {bitchiness}, {spite}, {spitefulness}, {nastiness}]

catting
See {cat}

catting
cat
n 1: feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and being unable to roar; domestic cats; wildcats [syn: {true cat}]
2: an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll" [syn: {guy}, {hombre}, {bozo}]
3: a spiteful woman gossip; "what a cat she is!"
4: the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults" [syn: {kat}, {khat}, {qat}, {quat}, {Arabian tea}, {African tea}]
5: a whip with nine knotted cords; "British sailors feared the cat" [syn: {cat-o'-nine-tails}]
6: a large vehicle that is driven by caterpillar tracks; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work [syn: {Caterpillar}]
7: any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild [syn: {big cat}]
8: a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis [syn: {computerized tomography}, {computed tomography}, {CT}, {computerized axial tomography}, {computed axial tomography}]
v 1: beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails
2: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {purge}, {cast}, {sick}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {regorge}, {retch}, {puke}, {barf}, {spew}, {spue}, {chuck}, {upchuck}, {honk}, {regurgitate}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}] [also: {catting}, {catted}]

cattish
adj : marked by or arising from malice; "a catty remark" [syn: {bitchy}, {catty}]

cattle
n : domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen" [syn: {cows}, {kine}, {oxen}, {Bos taurus}]

cattle boat
n : a cargo ship for the transport of livestock [syn: {cattleship}]

cattle breeding
n : breeding cattle

cattle cake
n : a concentrated feed for cattle; processed in the form of blocks or cakes

cattle car
n : a freight car for transporting cattle

cattle drive
n : driving a bovine herd (as cows or bulls or steers)

cattle egret
n : small white egret widely distributed in warm regions often found around grazing animals [syn: {Bubulcus ibis}]

cattle farm
n : farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle) [syn: {ranch}, {spread}, {cattle ranch}]

cattle grid
n : a bridge over a ditch consisting of parallel metal bars that allow pedestrians and vehicles to pass, but not cattle [syn: {cattle guard}]

cattle guard
n : a bridge over a ditch consisting of parallel metal bars that allow pedestrians and vehicles to pass, but not cattle [syn: {cattle grid}]

cattle pen
n : a pen for cattle [syn: {cow pen}, {corral}]

cattle plague
n : an acute infectious viral disease of cattle (usually fatal); characterized by fever and diarrhea and inflammation of mucous membranes [syn: {rinderpest}]

cattle ranch
n : farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle) [syn: {ranch}, {spread}, {cattle farm}]

cattle thief
n : someone who steals livestock (especially cattle) [syn: {rustler}]

cattle trail
n : a trail over which cattle were driven to market

cattleman
n 1: a man who raises (or tends) cattle [syn: {cow man}, {beef man}]
2: a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback [syn: {cowboy}, {cowpuncher}, {puncher}, {cowman}, {cowpoke}, {cowhand}, {cowherd}]

cattleship
n : a cargo ship for the transport of livestock [syn: {cattle boat}]

cattley guava
n : small tropical shrubby tree bearing deep red oval fruit [syn: {purple strawberry guava}, {Psidium cattleianum}, {Psidium littorale longipes}]

cattleya
n : any orchid of the genus Cattleya characterized by a hood-shaped three-lobed lip enclosing the column; among the most popular and most extravagantly beautiful orchids known

Cattleya citrina
n : Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous gray-green leaves and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only partially opened; sometimes placed in genus Cattleya [syn: {tulip orchid}, {Encyclia citrina}]

catty
adj : marked by or arising from malice; "a catty remark" [syn: {bitchy}, {cattish}]
n : any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams) [syn: {cattie}] [also: {cattiest}, {cattier}]

catty-corner
adj : slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line; "set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot" [syn: {catacorner}, {cata-cornered}, {catercorner}, {cater-cornered}, {catty-cornered}, {kitty-corner}, {kitty-cornered}]

catty-cornered
adj : slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line; "set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot" [syn: {catacorner}, {cata-cornered}, {catercorner}, {cater-cornered}, {catty-corner}, {kitty-corner}, {kitty-cornered}]

Catullus
n : Roman lyric poet remembered for his love poems to an aristocratic Roman woman (84-54 BC) [syn: {Gaius Valerius Catullus}]

catwalk
n 1: narrow platform; "models displayed clothes on a catwalk at the fashion show"
2: narrow pathway high in the air (as above a stage or between parts of a building or along a bridge)

Caucasia
n : a large region between the Black and Caspian seas; oil is its major resource [syn: {Caucasus}]

Caucasian
adj 1: of or relating to the geographical region of Caucasia; "Caucasian languages" [syn: {Caucasic}]
2: of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration; "voting patterns within the white population" [syn: {white}] [ant: {black}]
n 1: a member of the Caucasoid race [syn: {White}, {white person}]
2: a number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that have no known affiliations to languages spoken elsewhere [syn: {Caucasian language}]

Caucasian language
n : a number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that have no known affiliations to languages spoken elsewhere [syn: {Caucasian}]

Caucasian race
n : a light-skinned race [syn: {White race}, {White people}, {Caucasoid race}]

Caucasian walnut
n : medium-sized Caucasian much-branched tree distinguished from other walnut trees by its winged fruit [syn: {Pterocarya fraxinifolia}]

Caucasic
adj : of or relating to the geographical region of Caucasia; "Caucasian languages" [syn: {Caucasian}]

caucasoid
adj : of or relating to Caucasian people

Caucasoid race
n : a light-skinned race [syn: {White race}, {White people}, {Caucasian race}]

Caucasus
n 1: the mountain range in Caucasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea that forms part of the traditional border between Europe and Asia [syn: {Caucasus Mountains}]
2: a large region between the Black and Caspian seas; oil is its major resource [syn: {Caucasia}]

Caucasus Mountains
n : the mountain range in Caucasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea that forms part of the traditional border between Europe and Asia [syn: {Caucasus}]

caucus
n : a closed political meeting
v : meet to select a candidate or promote a policy

cauda
n : any taillike structure

caudal
adj 1: constituting or relating to a tail; "caudal appendage" [ant: {cephalic}]
2: resembling a tail [syn: {taillike}]
3: (of quadrupeds) situated in or directed toward the part of the body from which the tail arises; "caudal fins"; "the caudal end of the body"
adv : toward the posterior end of the body [syn: {caudally}]

caudal anaesthesia
n : regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the caudal end of the spinal canal; now largely replaced by epidural anesthesia [syn: {caudal anesthesia}, {caudal block}]

caudal anesthesia
n : regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the caudal end of the spinal canal; now largely replaced by epidural anesthesia [syn: {caudal anaesthesia}, {caudal block}]

caudal appendage
n : tail especially of a mammal posterior to and above the anus

caudal block
n : regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the caudal end of the spinal canal; now largely replaced by epidural anesthesia [syn: {caudal anesthesia}, {caudal anaesthesia}]

caudal fin
n : the tail of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates [syn: {tail fin}]

caudal vertebra
n : one of 4 vertebrae in the human coccyx [syn: {coccygeal vertebra}]

caudally
adv : toward the posterior end of the body [syn: {caudal}]

Caudata
n : salamanders; newts; congo snakes [syn: {Urodella}, {order Urodella}, {order Caudata}]

caudate
adj 1: having a tail or taillike appendage [syn: {caudated}] [ant: {acaudate}]
2: of a leaf shape; tapering gradually into a long taillike tip
n 1: a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain [syn: {caudate nucleus}]
2: amphibians that resemble lizards [syn: {urodele}]

caudate nucleus
n : a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain [syn: {caudate}]

caudated
adj : having a tail or taillike appendage [syn: {caudate}] [ant: {acaudate}]

caudex
n 1: persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant [syn: {stock}]
2: woody stem of palms and tree ferns [also: {caudices} (pl)]

caudices
See {caudex}

caudices
caudex
n 1: persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant [syn: {stock}]
2: woody stem of palms and tree ferns [also: {caudices} (pl)]

Caudine Forks
n : a battle in the Apennines in 321 BC in which the Samnites defeated the Romans

caught
See {catch}

caught
catch
n 1: a hidden drawback; "it sounds good but what's the catch?"
2: the quantity that was caught; "the catch was only 10 fish" [syn: {haul}]
3: a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect [syn: {match}]
4: anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching); "he shared his catch with the others"
5: a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)
6: a restraint that checks the motion of something; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open" [syn: {stop}]
7: a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
8: a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth; "he played catch with his son in the backyard"
9: the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion" [syn: {grab}, {snatch}, {snap}] 10: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" [syn: {apprehension}, {arrest}, {collar}, {pinch}, {taking into custody}]
v 1: discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state; "She caught her son eating candy"; "She was caught shoplifting"
2: perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily; "I caught the aroma of coffee"; "He caught the allusion in her glance"; "ears open to catch every sound"; "The dog picked up the scent"; "Catch a glimpse" [syn: {pick up}]
3: reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot; "the rock caught her in the back of the head"; "The blow got him in the back"; "The punch caught him in the stomach" [syn: {get}]
4: take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!" [syn: {grab}, {take hold of}]
5: succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?" [syn: {get}, {capture}]
6: to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup" [syn: {hitch}] [ant: {unhitch}]
7: attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter" [syn: {arrest}, {get}]
8: capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap toady" [syn: {capture}]
9: reach in time; "I have to catch a train at 7 o'clock" 10: get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly; "Catch some sleep"; "catch one's breath" 11: catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp" [syn: {overtake}, {catch up with}] 12: be struck or affected by; "catch fire"; "catch the mood" 13: check oneself during an action; "She managed to catch herself before telling her boss what was on her mind" 14: hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table" [syn: {take in}, {overhear}] 15: see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie" [syn: {watch}, {view}, {see}, {take in}] 16: cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled; "I caught the hem of my dress in the brambles" 17: detect a blunder or misstep; "The reporter tripped up the senator" [syn: {trip up}] 18: grasp with the mind or develop an undersatnding of; "did you catch that allusion?"; "We caught something of his theory in the lecture"; "don't catch your meaning"; "did you get it?"; "She didn't get the joke"; "I just don't get him" [syn: {get}] 19: contract; "did you catch a cold?" 20: start burning; "The fire caught" 21: perceive by hearing; "I didn't catch your name"; "She didn't get his name when they met the first time" [syn: {get}] 22: suffer from the receipt of; "She will catch hell for this behavior!" [syn: {get}] 23: attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" [syn: {capture}, {enamour}, {trance}, {becharm}, {enamor}, {captivate}, {beguile}, {charm}, {fascinate}, {bewitch}, {entrance}, {enchant}] 24: apprehend and reproduce accurately; "She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings"; "She got the mood just right in her photographs" [syn: {get}] 25: take in and retain; "We have a big barrel to catch the rainwater" 26: spread or be communicated; "The fashion did not catch" 27: be the catcher; "Who is catching?" 28: become aware of; "he caught her staring out the window" 29: delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned; "I was caught in traffic and missed the meeting" [also: {caught}]

caught up
adj : having become involved involuntarily; "caught up in the excitement of the crowd"; "caught up in the scandal" [syn: {caught up(p)}]

caul
n 1: part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines [syn: {greater omentum}, {gastrocolic omentum}]
2: the inner embryonic membrane of higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth) [syn: {veil}, {embryonic membrane}]

cauldron
n : a very large pot that is used for boiling [syn: {caldron}]

caules
See {caulis}

caulescent
adj : producing a well-developed stem above ground [syn: {cauline}, {stemmed}] [ant: {acaulescent}]

cauliflower
n 1: a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds [syn: {Brassica oleracea botrytis}]
2: compact head of white undeveloped flowers

cauliflower ear
n : an auricle deformed by injury; common among boxers

cauline
adj 1: producing a well-developed stem above ground [syn: {caulescent}, {stemmed}] [ant: {acaulescent}]
2: especially of leaves; growing on a stem especially on the upper part of a stem; "cauline leaves" [ant: {radical}]

caulk
v : seal with caulking; "caulk the window" [syn: {calk}]

caulked
adj 1: having cracks and crevices stopped up with a filler [ant: {uncaulked}]
2: having the seams between planks packed with waterproof material

Caulophyllum
n : blue cohosh [syn: {genus Caulophyllum}]

Caulophyllum thalictrioides
n : tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally [syn: {blue cohosh}, {blueberry root}, {papooseroot}, {papoose root}, {squawroot}, {squaw root}, {Caulophyllum thalictroides}]

Caulophyllum thalictroides
n : tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally [syn: {blue cohosh}, {blueberry root}, {papooseroot}, {papoose root}, {squawroot}, {squaw root}, {Caulophyllum thalictrioides}]

causa
n : a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord" [syn: {lawsuit}, {suit}, {case}, {cause}]

causal
adj : involving or constituting a cause; causing; "a causal relationship between scarcity and higher prices"

causal agency
n : any entity that causes events to happen [syn: {causal agent}, {cause}]

causal agent
n : any entity that causes events to happen [syn: {cause}, {causal agency}]

causal factor
n : a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life" [syn: {determinant}, {determiner}, {determinative}, {determining factor}]

causalgia
n : a burning pain in a limb along the course of a peripheral nerve; usually associated with skin changes

causality
n : the relation between causes and effects

causally
adv : in a causal fashion; "causally efficacious powers"

causation
n : the act of causing something to happen [syn: {causing}]

causative
adj : producing an effect; "poverty as a causative factor in crime" [ant: {noncausative}]

cause
n 1: events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"
2: a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice" [syn: {reason}, {grounds}]
3: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort" [syn: {campaign}, {crusade}, {drive}, {movement}, {effort}]
4: any entity that causes events to happen [syn: {causal agent}, {causal agency}]
5: a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord" [syn: {lawsuit}, {suit}, {case}, {causa}]
v 1: give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" [syn: {do}, {make}]
2: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" [syn: {induce}, {stimulate}, {have}, {get}, {make}]

cause celebre
n : any incident that attracts great public attention

cause of death
n : the causal agent resulting in death; "heart disease is the biggest killer in the United States" [syn: {killer}]

cause to be perceived
v : have perceptible qualities

cause to sleep
v : make fall asleep; "The soft music caused us to to fall asleep" [ant: {awaken}]

causeless
adj 1: having no justifying cause or reason; "a senseless, causeless murder"; "a causeless war that never had an aim"; "an apparently arbitrary and reasonless change" [syn: {reasonless}]
2: having no cause or apparent cause; "a causeless miracle"; "fortuitous encounters--strange accidents of fortune"; "we cannot regard artistic invention as...uncaused and unrelated to the times" [syn: {fortuitous}, {uncaused}]

causerie
n : light informal conversation for social occasions [syn: {chitchat}, {small talk}, {gab}, {gabfest}, {gossip}, {tittle-tattle}, {chin-wag}, {chin-wagging}]

causeway
n : a road that is raised above water or marshland or sand
v 1: provide with a causeway; "A causewayed swamp"
2: pave a road with cobblestones or pebbles

causing
n : the act of causing something to happen [syn: {causation}]

caustic
adj 1: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation" [syn: {acerb}, {acerbic}, {acid}, {acrid}, {bitter}, {blistering}, {sulfurous}, {sulphurous}, {venomous}, {virulent}, {vitriolic}]
2: of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action [syn: {corrosive}, {erosive}, {vitriolic}]
n : any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue

caustic lime
n : a caustic substance produced by heating limestone [syn: {calcium hydroxide}, {lime}, {slaked lime}, {hydrated lime}, {calcium hydrate}, {lime hydrate}]

caustic potash
n : a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry [syn: {potash}, {potassium hydroxide}]

caustic remark
n : witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Johathan Swift [syn: {sarcasm}, {irony}, {satire}]

caustic soda
n : a strongly alkaline caustic used in manufacturing soap and paper and aluminum and various sodium compounds [syn: {sodium hydroxide}]

caustically
adv : in a caustic vitriolic manner; "he addressed her caustically" [syn: {vitriolically}]

cauterant
n : an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it [syn: {cautery}]

cauterisation
n : the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing [syn: {cautery}, {cauterization}]

cauterise
v 1: burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart" [syn: {cauterize}, {burn}]
2: make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals [syn: {callous}, {cauterize}]

cauterization
n : the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing [syn: {cautery}, {cauterisation}]

cauterize
v 1: burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart" [syn: {cauterise}, {burn}]
2: make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals [syn: {callous}, {cauterise}]

cautery
n 1: an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it [syn: {cauterant}]
2: the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing [syn: {cauterization}, {cauterisation}]

caution
n 1: the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger; "a man of caution" [syn: {cautiousness}, {carefulness}] [ant: {incaution}]
2: a warning against certain acts; "a caveat against unfair practices" [syn: {caveat}]
3: judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care" [syn: {precaution}, {care}, {forethought}]
4: the trait of being circumspect and prudent [syn: {circumspection}]
v : warn strongly; put on guard [syn: {admonish}, {monish}]

cautionary
adj 1: tending to ward off; "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze [syn: {preventive}, {prophylactic}]
2: serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence" [syn: {admonitory}, {exemplary}, {monitory}, {warning(a)}]

cautious
adj 1: showing careful forethought; "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver" [ant: {incautious}]
2: avoiding excess; "a conservative estimate" [syn: {conservative}]
3: cautious in attitude and careful in actions; prudent; "a cautious answer"; "very cautious about believing everything she was told"
4: unwilling to take risks
n : people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid" [syn: {timid}] [ant: {brave}]

cautious statement
n : a statement made with careful qualifications

cautiously
adv 1: with caution or prudence or tact; "she ventured cautiously downstairs"; "they handled the incident with kid gloves" [syn: {carefully}, {with kid gloves}] [ant: {incautiously}, {incautiously}]
2: in a conservative manner; "we estimated the number of demonstrators conservatively at 200,000." [syn: {conservatively}, {guardedly}]

cautiousness
n : the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger; "a man of caution" [syn: {caution}, {carefulness}] [ant: {incaution}]

cavalcade
n : a procession of people traveling on horseback

cavalier
adj : given to haughty disregard of others [syn: {high-handed}]
n 1: a gallant or courtly gentleman [syn: {chevalier}]
2: a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War

cavalier hat
n : a soft felt hat with a wide flexible brim [syn: {slouch hat}]

cavalierly
adv : in a proud and domineering manner; "he treated his staff cavalierly" [syn: {disdainfully}]

cavalla
n : large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil [syn: {king mackerel}, {cero}, {Scomberomorus cavalla}]

cavalry
n 1: troops trained to fight on horseback; "500 horse led the attack" [syn: {horse cavalry}, {horse}]
2: a highly mobile army unit

cavalry horse
n : horse trained for battle

cavalry sword
n : a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back [syn: {saber}, {sabre}]

cavalryman
n 1: a soldier in a motorized army unit [syn: {trooper}]
2: a soldier mounted on horseback; "a cavalryman always takes good care of his mount" [syn: {trooper}]

cavatine
See {cavatina}

cave
n : an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
v 1: hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "The river was caving the banks" [syn: {undermine}]
2: explore natural caves [syn: {spelunk}]

cave bat
n : drab yellowish big-eared cave-dwelling bat [syn: {pallid bat}, {Antrozous pallidus}]

cave dweller
n : someone who dwells in a cave [syn: {caveman}, {cave man}, {troglodyte}]

cave in
n : the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it [syn: {subsidence}]
v : break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice" [syn: {collapse}, {fall in}, {give}, {give way}, {break}, {founder}]

cave man
n : someone who dwells in a cave [syn: {caveman}, {cave dweller}, {troglodyte}]

cave myotis
n : small bat of southwest United States that lives in caves etc. [syn: {Myotis velifer}]

caveat
n 1: a warning against certain acts; "a caveat against unfair practices" [syn: {caution}]
2: (law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing; "a caveat filed against the probate of a will"

caveat emptor
n : a commercial principle that without a warranty the buyer takes upon himself the risk of quality

cavefishes
See {cavefish}

Cavell
n : English nurse who remained in Brussels after the German occupation in order to help Allied prisoners escape; was caught and executed by the Germans (1865-1915) [syn: {Edith Cavell}, {Edith Louisa Cavell}]

caveman
n : someone who dwells in a cave [syn: {cave man}, {cave dweller}, {troglodyte}]

Cavendish
n : British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810) [syn: {Henry Cavendish}]

cavern
n 1: any large dark enclosed space; "his eyes were dark caverns"
2: a large cave or a large chamber in a cave
v : hollow out as if making a cavern [syn: {cavern out}]

cavern out
v : hollow out as if making a cavern [syn: {cavern}]

cavernous
adj 1: being or suggesting a cavern; "vast cavernous chambers hollowed out of limestone"
2: filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood; "erectile tissue"; "the penis is an erectile organ" [syn: {erectile}]

cavernous sinus
n : either of a pair of large venous sinuses in the cranial cavity [syn: {sinus cavernosus}]

cavetti
See {cavetto}

cavetti
cavetto
n : a concave molding shaped like a quarter circle in cross section [also: {cavetti} (pl)]

cavetto
n : a concave molding shaped like a quarter circle in cross section [also: {cavetti} (pl)]

Cavia
n : type genus of the Caviidae: guinea pigs [syn: {genus Cavia}]

Cavia cobaya
n : stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy; often kept as a pet and widely used in research [syn: {guinea pig}]

Cavia porcellus
n : South American cavy; possibly ancestral to the domestic guinea pig [syn: {aperea}, {wild cavy}]

caviar
n : salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre [syn: {caviare}]

caviare
n : salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre [syn: {caviar}]

Caviidae
n : a family of Hystricomorpha [syn: {family Caviidae}]

cavil
n : an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections [syn: {quibble}, {quiddity}]
v : raise trivial objections [syn: {carp}, {chicane}] [also: {cavilling}, {cavilled}]

caviler
n : a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections [syn: {quibbler}, {caviller}, {pettifogger}]

caviling
adj : quibbling over insignificant details; "caviling pettifoggers and quiggling pleaders"-Edmund Burke; "her nagging and carping attack"; "thought her editor unnecessarily nitpicking"; "a pettifogging lawyer's mind"; "had no patience with quibbling critics" [syn: {carping}, {nitpicking}, {pettifogging}, {quibbling}]

cavilled
See {cavil}

cavilled
cavil
n : an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections [syn: {quibble}, {quiddity}]
v : raise trivial objections [syn: {carp}, {chicane}] [also: {cavilling}, {cavilled}]

caviller
n : a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections [syn: {quibbler}, {caviler}, {pettifogger}]

cavilling
See {cavil}

cavilling
cavil
n : an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections [syn: {quibble}, {quiddity}]
v : raise trivial objections [syn: {carp}, {chicane}] [also: {cavilling}, {cavilled}]

cavitied
adj : pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb) [syn: {alveolate}, {faveolate}, {honeycombed}, {pitted}]

cavity
n 1: a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body" [syn: {pit}]
2: space that is surrounded by something [syn: {enclosed space}]
3: soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth [syn: {caries}, {dental caries}, {tooth decay}]
4: (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body [syn: {bodily cavity}, {cavum}]

cavity resonator
n : a hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves [syn: {resonator}, {resonating chamber}]

cavity wall
n : a wall formed of two thicknesses of masonry with a space between them

caviuna wood
n : an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black [syn: {Brazilian rosewood}, {jacaranda}, {Dalbergia nigra}]

cavo-rilievi
See {cavo-rilievo}

cavort
v : play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" [syn: {frolic}, {lark}, {rollick}, {skylark}, {disport}, {sport}, {gambol}, {frisk}, {romp}, {run around}, {lark about}]

cavum
n : (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body [syn: {cavity}, {bodily cavity}]

cavy
n : short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent

caw
n : the sound made by corvine birds
v : utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravens

Caxton
n : English printer who in 1474 printed the first book in English (1422-1491) [syn: {William Caxton}]

cay
n : a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida [syn: {key}, {Florida keys}]

cayenne
n 1: plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red [syn: {cayenne pepper}, {chili pepper}, {chilli pepper}, {long pepper}, {jalapeno}, {Capsicum annuum longum}]
2: ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum [syn: {cayenne pepper}, {red pepper}]
3: a long and often twisted hot red pepper [syn: {cayenne pepper}]

cayenne jasmine
n : commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers [syn: {periwinkle}, {rose periwinkle}, {Madagascar periwinkle}, {old maid}, {Cape periwinkle}, {red periwinkle}, {Catharanthus roseus}, {Vinca rosea}]

cayenne pepper
n 1: plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red [syn: {cayenne}, {chili pepper}, {chilli pepper}, {long pepper}, {jalapeno}, {Capsicum annuum longum}]
2: ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum [syn: {cayenne}, {red pepper}]
3: a long and often twisted hot red pepper [syn: {cayenne}]

cayman
n : an alligator-like reptile of Central America and South America having a more heavily armored belly [syn: {caiman}]

Cayman Islands
n : a British colony in the Caribbean northwest of Jamaica; an international banking center

Cayman Islands dollar
n : the basic unit of money in the Cayman Islands

Cayuga
n 1: a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living around Cayuga Lake in New York state
2: the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cayuga people

Cayuga Lake
n : a lake in central New York [syn: {Lake Cayuga}]

cayuse
n : a small native range horse [syn: {Indian pony}]

cazique
n : black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics [syn: {cacique}]

CBC
n : counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood [syn: {complete blood count}, {blood profile}]

CBR
n : (cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperature of about 2.725 kelvin [syn: {cosmic background radiation}, {cosmic microwave background radiation}, {CMBR}, {cosmic microwave background}, {CMB}]

cc
adj : being ten more than one hundred ninety [syn: {two hundred}, {200}]
n : a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter [syn: {milliliter}, {millilitre}, {mil}, {ml}, {cubic centimeter}, {cubic centimetre}]

ccc
adj : being one hundred more than two hundred [syn: {three hundred}, {300}]

C-clamp
n : a clamp in the shape of a C

CCRC
n : an agency in the Department of Defense that is a national center for research on all aspects of injury control and casualty care [syn: {Casualty Care Research Center}]

cd
adj : being one hundred more than three hundred [syn: {four hundred}, {400}]
n 1: a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores [syn: {cadmium}, {atomic number 48}]
2: the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin [syn: {candle}, {candela}, {standard candle}]
3: a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest [syn: {certificate of deposit}]
4: a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser [syn: {compact disk}, {compact disc}]

CD burner
n : recording equipment for making compact disks [syn: {compact-disk burner}]

CD drive
n : a drive that reads a compact disc and that is connected to an audio system

CD player
n : a stand-alone piece of electronic equipment that either has its own display or attaches to a television set

CD4 cell
n : T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B cells and killer T cells; helper T cells are infected and killed by the AIDS virus [syn: {helper T cell}, {helper cell}, {CD4 T cell}]

CD4 T cell
n : T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B cells and killer T cells; helper T cells are infected and killed by the AIDS virus [syn: {helper T cell}, {helper cell}, {CD4 cell}]

CD8 cell
n : T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it [syn: {killer T cell}, {killer cell}, {cytotoxic T cell}, {CD8 T cell}]

CD8 T cell
n : T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it [syn: {killer T cell}, {killer cell}, {cytotoxic T cell}, {CD8 cell}]

CDC
n : a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases) [syn: {Center for Disease Control and Prevention}]

cDNA
n : single-stranded DNA that is complementary to messenger RNA or DNA that has been synthesized from messenger RNA by reverse transcriptase [syn: {complementary DNA}]

CD-R
n : a compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only memory [syn: {compact disc recordable}, {CD-WO}, {compact disc write-once}]

CD-ROM
n : a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system); a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user [syn: {compact disc read-only memory}]

CD-ROM drive
n : a drive that is connected to a computer and on which a CD-ROM can be `played'

CD-WO
n : a compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only memory [syn: {CD-R}, {compact disc recordable}, {compact disc write-once}]

Ce
n : a ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group [syn: {cerium}, {atomic number 58}]

cease
n : (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
v 1: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother" [syn: {discontinue}, {stop}, {give up}, {quit}, {lay off}] [ant: {continue}]
2: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" [syn: {end}, {stop}, {finish}, {terminate}] [ant: {begin}]

cease and desist order
n : (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order" [syn: {injunction}, {enjoining}, {enjoinment}]

cease-fire
n : a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms [syn: {armistice}, {truce}]

ceaseless
adj : uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing; "the ceaseless thunder of surf"; "in constant pain"; "night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city"; "the never-ending search for happiness"; "the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy"; "man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation"; "unremitting demands of hunger" [syn: {constant}, {incessant}, {never-ending}, {perpetual}, {unceasing}, {unremitting}]

ceaselessly
adv : with unflagging resolve; "dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste" [syn: {endlessly}, {incessantly}, {unceasingly}, {unendingly}, {continuously}]

ceaselessness
n : the quality of something that continues without end or interruption [syn: {continuousness}, {incessancy}, {incessantness}]

Cebidae
n : all the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins [syn: {family Cebidae}]

Cebu
n 1: an important seaport on the island of Cebu in the Philippines [syn: {Cebu City}]
2: one of the Visayan islands of the central Philippines; important for its fine harbor

Cebu City
n : an important seaport on the island of Cebu in the Philippines [syn: {Cebu}]

Cebu maguey
n : hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants [syn: {cantala}, {manila maguey}]

Cebuan
n 1: inhabitant of the island of Cebu; a member of the Visayan people of the Philippines
2: language of the people of Cebu in the Philippines; its lexicon contributes to the official language of the Philippines [syn: {Cebuano}]

Cebuano
n : language of the people of Cebu in the Philippines; its lexicon contributes to the official language of the Philippines [syn: {Cebuan}]

Cebuella
n : pygmy marmosets [syn: {genus Cebuella}]

Cebuella pygmaea
n : the smallest monkey; of tropical forests of the Amazon [syn: {pygmy marmoset}]

Cebus
n : type genus of the Cebidae [syn: {genus Cebus}]

Cebus capucinus
n : monkey of Central America and South America having a cowl of thick hair on the head [syn: {capuchin}, {ringtail}]

ceca
See {cecum}

ceca
cecum
n : the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum" [syn: {caecum}, {blind gut}] [also: {ceca} (pl)]

cecal
adj : of or like a cecum [syn: {caecal}]

cecal appendage
n : a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch [syn: {appendix}, {vermiform appendix}, {vermiform process}]

Cecidomyidae
n : gall midges [syn: {family Cecidomyidae}]

Cecil B. DeMille
n : United States film maker remembered for his extravagant and spectacular epic productions (1881-1959) [syn: {DeMille}, {Cecil Blount DeMille}]

Cecil Blount DeMille
n : United States film maker remembered for his extravagant and spectacular epic productions (1881-1959) [syn: {DeMille}, {Cecil B. DeMille}]

Cecil Frank Powell
n : English physicist who discovered the pion (the first known meson) which is a subatomic particle involved in holding the nucleus together (1903-1969) [syn: {Powell}]

Cecil J. Rhodes
n : British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa; made a fortune in gold and diamond mining; helped colonize the territory now known as Zimbabwe; he endowed annual fellowships for Commonwealth and United States students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902) [syn: {Rhodes}, {Cecil Rhodes}, {Cecil John Rhodes}]

Cecil John Rhodes
n : British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa; made a fortune in gold and diamond mining; helped colonize the territory now known as Zimbabwe; he endowed annual fellowships for Commonwealth and United States students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902) [syn: {Rhodes}, {Cecil Rhodes}, {Cecil J. Rhodes}]

Cecil Rhodes
n : British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa; made a fortune in gold and diamond mining; helped colonize the territory now known as Zimbabwe; he endowed annual fellowships for Commonwealth and United States students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902) [syn: {Rhodes}, {Cecil J. Rhodes}, {Cecil John Rhodes}]

Cecil Scott Forester
n : English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966) [syn: {Forester}, {C. S. Forester}]

cecity
n : lack of sight [syn: {blindness}, {sightlessness}]

Cecropia
n 1: large genus of tropical American trees that yield a bast fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning; milky juice yields caoutchouc [syn: {genus Cecropia}]
2: North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees [syn: {cecropia moth}, {Hyalophora cecropia}]

cecropia moth
n : North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees [syn: {cecropia}, {Hyalophora cecropia}]

Cecropia peltata
n : tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems [syn: {trumpetwood}, {trumpet-wood}, {trumpet tree}, {snake wood}, {imbauba}]

Cecropiaceae
n : in some classifications included in family Moraceae [syn: {family Cecropiaceae}]

cecum
n : the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum" [syn: {caecum}, {blind gut}] [also: {ceca} (pl)]

cedar
n 1: any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars [syn: {cedar tree}]
2: durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests [syn: {cedarwood}]
3: any cedar of the genus Cedrus [syn: {cedar tree}, {true cedar}]

cedar chest
n : a chest made of cedar

cedar elm
n : elm of southern United States and Mexico having spreading pendulous corky branches [syn: {Ulmus crassifolia}]

cedar mahogany
n : African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown [syn: {African scented mahogany}, {sapele mahogany}, {Entandrophragma cylindricum}]

cedar nut
n : the seed of the Swiss pine [syn: {cembra nut}]

cedar of Goa
n : tall spreading evergreen found in Mexico having drooping branches; believed to have been introduced into Portugal from Goa [syn: {Mexican cypress}, {Portuguese cypress}, {Cupressus lusitanica}]

cedar of Lebanon
n : cedar of Lebanon and northwestern Syria that attains great age and height [syn: {Cedrus libani}]

Cedar Rapids
n : a city in eastern Iowa

cedar tree
n 1: any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars [syn: {cedar}]
2: any cedar of the genus Cedrus [syn: {cedar}, {true cedar}]

cedar waxwing
n : widely distributed over temperate North America [syn: {cedarbird}, {Bombycilla cedrorun}]

cedar-apple rust
n : rust fungus causing rust spots on apples and pears etc [syn: {apple rust}, {Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae}]

cedarbird
n : widely distributed over temperate North America [syn: {cedar waxwing}, {Bombycilla cedrorun}]

cedarn
adj : consisting of or made of cedar; "carved cedarn doors"

cedarwood
n : durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests [syn: {cedar}]

cede
v 1: give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another [syn: {concede}, {yield}, {grant}]
2: relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in" [syn: {surrender}, {deliver}, {give up}]

cedi
n : the basic unit of money in Ghana

cedilla
n : a diacritical mark (,) placed below the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced as an s

ceding
n : the act of ceding [syn: {cession}]

ceding back
n : the act of ceding back [syn: {recession}]

Cedrela
n : tropical American trees [syn: {genus Cedrela}]

Cedrela calantas
n : Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood [syn: {Philippine mahogany}, {Philippine cedar}, {kalantas}, {Toona calantas}]

Cedrela odorata
n : tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used especially for boxes [syn: {Spanish cedar}, {Spanish cedar tree}]

Cedrus
n : true cedars [syn: {genus Cedrus}]

Cedrus atlantica
n : tall Algerian evergreen of Atlas mountains with blue-green leaves; widely planted as an ornamental [syn: {Atlas cedar}]

Cedrus deodara
n : tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as its timber [syn: {deodar}, {deodar cedar}, {Himalayan cedar}]

Cedrus libani
n : cedar of Lebanon and northwestern Syria that attains great age and height [syn: {cedar of Lebanon}]

cefadroxil
n : a cephalosporin antibiotic (trade name Ultracef) [syn: {Ultracef}]

Cefobid
n : a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Cefobid) used for severe infections [syn: {cefoperazone}]

cefoperazone
n : a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Cefobid) used for severe infections [syn: {Cefobid}]

cefotaxime
n : a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Claforan) used for severe infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract [syn: {Claforan}]

ceftazidime
n : a parenteral cephalosporin (trade names Fortaz and Tazicef) used to treat moderate infections [syn: {Fortaz}, {Tazicef}]

Ceftin
n : a cephalosporin that can be given parenterally (trade name Zinacef) or orally by tablets (trade name Ceftin); indicated for infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract or meninges [syn: {cefuroxime}, {Zinacef}]

ceftriaxone
n : a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Rocephin) used for severe infection of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract [syn: {Rocephin}]

cefuroxime
n : a cephalosporin that can be given parenterally (trade name Zinacef) or orally by tablets (trade name Ceftin); indicated for infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract or meninges [syn: {Ceftin}, {Zinacef}]

Ceiba
n : tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers [syn: {genus Ceiba}]

Ceiba pentandra
n : massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber [syn: {kapok}, {ceiba tree}, {silk-cotton tree}, {white silk-cotton tree}, {Bombay ceiba}, {God tree}]

ceiba tree
n : massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber [syn: {kapok}, {silk-cotton tree}, {white silk-cotton tree}, {Bombay ceiba}, {God tree}, {Ceiba pentandra}]

ceibo
n : small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered [syn: {crybaby tree}, {cry-baby tree}, {common coral tree}, {Erythrina crista-galli}]

ceilidh
n : an informal social gathering at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and folk dancing and story telling

ceiling
n 1: the overhead upper surface of a room; "he hated painting the ceiling"
2: (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds
3: an upper limit on what is allowed; "they established a cap for prices" [syn: {cap}]
4: maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions)

ceilinged
adj : provided with a ceiling especially the overhead interior surface; "the large beam-ceilinged living room" [ant: {floored}]

celandine
n 1: North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil [syn: {jewelweed}, {lady's earrings}, {orange balsam}, {touch-me-not}, {Impatiens capensis}]
2: perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers [syn: {greater celandine}, {swallowwort}, {swallow wort}, {Chelidonium majus}]

celandine poppy
n : perennial here native to woodland of the eastern United States having yellow flowers [syn: {wood poppy}, {Stylophorum diphyllum}]

Celastraceae
n : trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits [syn: {family Celastraceae}, {spindle-tree family}, {staff-tree family}]

Celastric articulatus
n : ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America [syn: {Japanese bittersweet}, {Japan bittersweet}, {oriental bittersweet}, {Celastrus orbiculatus}]

Celastrus
n : type genus of the Celastraceae: bittersweet and shrubby bittersweet; woody vines and shrubs native chiefly to Asia and Australia [syn: {genus Celastrus}]

Celastrus orbiculatus
n : ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America [syn: {Japanese bittersweet}, {Japan bittersweet}, {oriental bittersweet}, {Celastric articulatus}]

Celastrus scandens
n : twining shrub of North America having three-valved yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds [syn: {bittersweet}, {American bittersweet}, {climbing bittersweet}, {false bittersweet}, {staff vine}, {waxwork}]

Celebes
n : a mountainous island in eastern Indonesia [syn: {Sulawesi}]

celebrant
n 1: a person who is celebrating [syn: {celebrator}, {celebrater}]
2: an officiating priest celebrating the Eucharist

celebrate
v 1: celebrate, as of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur" [syn: {observe}, {keep}]
2: have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating" [syn: {fete}]
3: assign great social importance to; "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna" [syn: {lionize}, {lionise}]

celebrated
adj 1: widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter" [syn: {famed}, {far-famed}, {famous}, {illustrious}, {notable}, {noted}, {renowned}]
2: having an illustrious past [syn: {historied}, {storied}]

celebrater
n : a person who is celebrating [syn: {celebrant}, {celebrator}]

celebration
n 1: a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event [syn: {jubilation}]
2: any joyous diversion [syn: {festivity}]
3: the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual; "the celebration of marriage" [syn: {solemnization}, {solemnisation}]

celebrator
n : a person who is celebrating [syn: {celebrant}, {celebrater}]

celebratory
adj : used for celebrating

Celebrex
n : a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Celebrex) that relieves pain without harming the digestive tract [syn: {celecoxib}]

celebrity
n 1: a widely known person; "he was a baseball celebrity" [syn: {famous person}]
2: the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed [syn: {fame}, {renown}] [ant: {infamy}]

celecoxib
n : a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Celebrex) that relieves pain without harming the digestive tract [syn: {Celebrex}]

celeriac
n 1: grown for its thickened edible aromatic root [syn: {celery root}, {knob celery}, {root celery}, {turnip-rooted celery}, {Apium graveolens rapaceum}]
2: thickened edible aromatic root of a variety of celery plant [syn: {celery root}]

celerity
n : a rate that is rapid [syn: {quickness}, {rapidity}]

celery
n 1: widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked [syn: {cultivated celery}, {Apium graveolens dulce}]
2: stalks eaten raw or cooked or used as seasoning

celery blight
n : a fungous leaf spot disease of the celery plant

celery cabbage
n 1: plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia [syn: {Chinese cabbage}, {napa}, {pe-tsai}, {Brassica rapa pekinensis}]
2: elongated head of crisp celery-like stalks and light green leaves [syn: {Chinese cabbage}, {Chinese celery}]

celery pine
n : Australasian evergreen conifer having a graceful head of foliage resembling celery that is composed of phyllodes borne in the axils of scalelike leaves

celery root
n 1: grown for its thickened edible aromatic root [syn: {celeriac}, {knob celery}, {root celery}, {turnip-rooted celery}, {Apium graveolens rapaceum}]
2: thickened edible aromatic root of a variety of celery plant [syn: {celeriac}]

celery salt
n : ground celery seed and salt

celery seed
n : seed of the celery plant used as seasoning

celery stick
n : celery stalks cut into small sticks

celery top pine
n : medium tall celery pine of Tasmania [syn: {celery-topped pine}, {Phyllocladus asplenifolius}]

celery-leaved buttercup
n : annual herb growing in marshy places [syn: {cursed crowfoot}, {Ranunculus sceleratus}]

celery-topped pine
n : medium tall celery pine of Tasmania [syn: {celery top pine}, {Phyllocladus asplenifolius}]

celesta
n : a musical instrument consisting of graduated steel plates that are struck by hammers activated by a keyboard

celestial
adj 1: of or relating to the sky; "celestial map"; "a heavenly body" [syn: {heavenly}]
2: relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven; "celestial beings"; "heavenly hosts" [syn: {heavenly}]
3: of heaven or the spirit; "celestial peace"; "ethereal melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death" [syn: {ethereal}, {supernal}]

celestial body
n : natural objects visible in the sky [syn: {heavenly body}]

Celestial City
n : phrases used to refer to Heaven; "the Celestial City was Christian's goal in Bunyan's `Pilgrim's Progress'" [syn: {City of God}, {Heavenly City}, {Holy City}]

celestial equator
n : the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles [syn: {equinoctial circle}, {equinoctial line}, {equinoctial}]

celestial globe
n : a globe that is a spherical model of the heavens

celestial guidance
n : a method of controlling the flight of a missile or spacecraft by reference to the positions of celestial bodies

celestial hierarchy
n : the collective body of angels

celestial horizon
n : the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth [syn: {horizon}]

celestial latitude
n : (astronomy) the angular distance to a point on a celestial object measured north or south from the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere [syn: {declination}, {DEC}]

celestial longitude
n : (astronomy) the angular distance eastward along the celestial equator from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that passes through the body; expressed in hours and minutes and second; used with declination to specify positions on the celestial sphere; "one hour of right ascension equals fifteen degrees" [syn: {right ascension}, {RA}]

celestial mechanics
n : the branch of astronomy concerned with the application of Newton's laws of motion to the motions of heavenly bodies

celestial navigation
n : navigating according to the positions of the stars [syn: {astronavigation}]

celestial orbit
n : the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another; "he plotted the orbit of the moon" [syn: {orbit}]

celestial point
n : a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere)

celestial pole
n : one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere [syn: {pole}]

celestial sphere
n : the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected [syn: {sphere}, {empyrean}, {firmament}, {heavens}, {vault of heaven}, {welkin}]

celestite
n : a mineral consisting of strontium sulphate

celiac
adj 1: belonging to or prescribed for celiac disease; "a celiac diet"
2: of or in or belonging to the cavity of the abdomen [syn: {coeliac}]

celiac artery
n : an artery that originates from the abdominal aorta just below the diaphragm and branches into the left gastric artery and the common hepatic artery and the splenic artery [syn: {celiac trunk}, {truncus celiacus}, {arteria celiaca}]

celiac disease
n : a disorder in children and adults; inability to tolerate wheat protein (gluten); symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation; often accompanied by lactose intolerance

celiac trunk
n : an artery that originates from the abdominal aorta just below the diaphragm and branches into the left gastric artery and the common hepatic artery and the splenic artery [syn: {celiac artery}, {truncus celiacus}, {arteria celiaca}]

celibacy
n 1: an unmarried status
2: abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows) [syn: {chastity}, {sexual abstention}]

celibate
adj : abstaining from sexual intercourse; "celibate priests" [syn: {continent}]
n : an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity

celiocentesis
n : removal of fluid from the abdomen by centesis

celioma
n : an abdominal tumor

celioscopy
n : endoscopic examination of the abdomen through the abdominal wall

cell
n 1: any small compartment; "the cells of a honeycomb"
2: (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; cells may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
3: a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction [syn: {electric cell}]
4: a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement [syn: {cadre}]
5: a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections (cells), each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver [syn: {cellular telephone}, {cellular phone}, {cellphone}, {mobile phone}]
6: small room is which a monk or nun lives [syn: {cubicle}]
7: a room where a prisoner is kept [syn: {jail cell}, {prison cell}]

cell death
n : (physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells) [syn: {necrobiosis}]

cell division
n : the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells [syn: {cellular division}]

cell doctrine
n : (biology) the theory that cells form the fundamental structural and functional units of all living organisms; proposed in 1838 by Matthias Schleiden and by Theodor Schwann [syn: {cell theory}]

cell membrane
n : a thin membrane around the cytoplasm of a cell; controls passage of substances in and out of the cell [syn: {cell wall}, {cytomembrane}, {plasma membrane}]

cell nucleus
n : a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction [syn: {nucleus}, {karyon}]

cell organ
n : a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ; "the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus" [syn: {organelle}]

cell phone
v : call up by using a cellular phone; "If the train is late, I will cell phone you"

cell theory
n : (biology) the theory that cells form the fundamental structural and functional units of all living organisms; proposed in 1838 by Matthias Schleiden and by Theodor Schwann [syn: {cell doctrine}]

cell wall
n : a thin membrane around the cytoplasm of a cell; controls passage of substances in and out of the cell [syn: {cell membrane}, {cytomembrane}, {plasma membrane}]

cellae
See {cella}

cellar
n 1: the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage [syn: {basement}]
2: an excavation where root vegetables are stored [syn: {root cellar}]
3: storage space where wines are stored [syn: {wine cellar}]

cellarage
n 1: a charge for storing goods in a cellar
2: a storage area in a cellar

cellaret
n : sideboard with compartments for holding bottles [syn: {minibar}]

cellblock
n : a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells) [syn: {ward}]

cell-free
adj : lacking cells; "cell-free systems"; "a cell-free homogenate of the thyroid"

Cellini
n : Italian sculptor (1500-1571) [syn: {Benvenuto Cellini}]

cellist
n : some who plays a violoncello

cell-like
adj : resembling a cell

cell-mediated immune response
n : an immune response (chiefly against viral or fungal invasions or transplanted tissue) that involves T cells

cello
n : a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing [syn: {violoncello}]

cellophane
n : a transparent paper-like product that is impervious to moisture and used to wrap candy or cigarettes etc.

cellphone
n : a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections (cells), each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver [syn: {cellular telephone}, {cellular phone}, {cell}, {mobile phone}]

cellular
adj 1: relating to cells; "cellular walls"; "cellular physiology"
2: characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization); "the cellular construction of a beehive"; "any effective opposition to a totalitarian regime must be secretive and cellular"; "a cellular phone uses a network of shortrange transmitters located in overlapping cells" [ant: {noncellular}]

cellular division
n : the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells [syn: {cell division}]

cellular inclusion
n : any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases); "an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell" [syn: {inclusion body}, {inclusion}]

cellular phone
n : a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections (cells), each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver [syn: {cellular telephone}, {cellphone}, {cell}, {mobile phone}]

cellular respiration
n : the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic moelcules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs [syn: {respiration}, {internal respiration}]

cellular slime mold
n : differing from true slime molds in being cellular and nucleate throughout the life cycle

cellular telephone
n : a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections (cells), each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver [syn: {cellular phone}, {cellphone}, {cell}, {mobile phone}]

cellularity
n : the state of having cells

cellulite
n : lumpy deposits of body fat especially on women's thighs etc.

cellulitis
n : an inflammation of body tissue (especially that below the skin) characterized by fever and swelling and redness and pain

celluloid
adj : artificial as if portrayed in a film; "a novel with flat celluloid characters" [syn: {synthetic}]
n 1: highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor; used in e.g. motion-picture and X-ray film; its use has decreased with the development of nonflammable thermoplastics
2: a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events" [syn: {film}, {cinema}]

cellulose
n : a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers

cellulose acetate
n : an ester of acetic acid; used in fibers and fabrics; photographic films and varnishes

cellulose ester
n : any ester of cellulose with an acid

cellulose nitrate
n : nitric acid esters; used in lacquers and explosives [syn: {nitrocellulose}, {guncotton}, {nitrocotton}]

cellulose tape
n : transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names Scotch Tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or mending [syn: {Scotch Tape}, {Sellotape}]

cellulose triacetate
n : cellulose acetate that is relatiely slow to burn; used instead of celluloid for motion-picture film [syn: {triacetate}]

cellulose xanthate
n : a cellulose ester obtained by treating cellulose with caustic soda [syn: {viscose}]

cellulosic
n : a plastic made from cellulose (or a derivative of cellulose)

cellulosid
adj : of or containing or made from cellulose; "cellulosic fibers"

celom
n : a cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity [syn: {coelom}, {celoma}]

celoma
n : a cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity [syn: {celom}, {coelom}]

Celosia
n : annual or perennial herbs or vines of tropical and subtropical America and Asia and Africa [syn: {genus Celosia}]

Celosia argentea
n : weedy annual with spikes of silver-white flowers [syn: {red fox}]

Celosia argentea cristata
n : garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers [syn: {cockscomb}, {common cockscomb}, {Celosia cristata}]

Celosia cristata
n : garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers [syn: {cockscomb}, {common cockscomb}, {Celosia argentea cristata}]

Celsius
n : Swedish astronomer who devised the centigrade thermometer (1701-1744) [syn: {Anders Celsius}]

Celsius scale
n : a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100 degrees [syn: {international scale}, {centigrade scale}]

Celt
n : a member of a European people who occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul in pre-Roman times [syn: {Kelt}]

Celtic
adj : relating to or characteristic of the Celts [syn: {Gaelic}]
n : a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe in the pre-Christian era [syn: {Celtic language}]

Celtic cross
n : a Latin cross with a ring surrounding the intersection

Celtic deity
n : a deity worshipped by the Celts

Celtic language
n : a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe in the pre-Christian era [syn: {Celtic}]

Celtis
n : large genus of trees and shrubs with berrylike fruit [syn: {genus Celtis}]

Celtis australis
n : bright green deciduous shade tree of southern Europe [syn: {European hackberry}, {Mediterranean hackberry}]

Celtis laevigata
n : deciduous shade tree with small black berries; southern United States; yields soft yellowish wood [syn: {sugarberry}]

Celtis occidentalis
n : large deciduous shade tree of southern United States with small deep purple berries [syn: {American hackberry}]

celtuce
n 1: lettuce valued especially for its edible stems [syn: {stem lettuce}, {Lactuca sativa asparagina}]
2: leaves having celery-like stems eaten raw or cooked

cembali
See {cembalo}

cembali
cembalo
n : a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots [syn: {harpsichord}] [also: {cembali} (pl)]

cembalo
n : a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots [syn: {harpsichord}] [also: {cembali} (pl)]

cembra nut
n : the seed of the Swiss pine [syn: {cedar nut}]

cembra nut tree
n : large 5-needled European pine; yields cembra nuts and a resinous exudate [syn: {Swiss pine}, {Swiss stone pine}, {arolla pine}, {Pinus cembra}]

cement
n 1: concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement; "they stood on the gray cement beside the pool"
2: a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay; used with water and sand or gravel to make concrete and mortar
3: something that hardens to act as adhesive material
4: any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth
5: a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth [syn: {cementum}]
v 1: make fast as if with cement; "We cemented our friendship"
2: cover or coat with cement
3: bind or join with or as if with cement

cement mixer
n : a machine with a large revolving drum in which cement is mixed with other materials to make concrete [syn: {concrete mixer}]

cementite
n : the iron carbide constituent of steel and cast iron; very hard and brittle [syn: {iron carbide}]

cementitious
adj : like or relevant to or having the properties of cement; "the adhesion of cementitious materials"

cementum
n : a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth [syn: {cement}]

cemetery
n : a tract of land used for burials [syn: {graveyard}, {burial site}, {burial ground}, {burying ground}, {memorial park}, {necropolis}]

Cenchrus
n : a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae that have burs [syn: {genus Cenchrus}]

Cenchrus ciliaris
n : erect tussock-forming perennial bur grass used in especially in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forage [syn: {buffel grass}, {Pennisetum cenchroides}]

Cenchrus tribuloides
n : grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs [syn: {sandbur}, {sandspur}, {field sandbur}]

cenobite
n : a member of a religious order living in common [syn: {coenobite}] [ant: {eremite}]

cenobitic
adj : of or relating to or befitting cenobites or their practices of communal living [syn: {coenobitic}, {cenobitical}, {coenobitical}] [ant: {eremitic}]

cenobitical
adj : of or relating to or befitting cenobites or their practices of communal living [syn: {cenobitic}, {coenobitic}, {coenobitical}] [ant: {eremitic}]

cenogenesis
n : introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (as addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution) [syn: {kenogenesis}, {caenogenesis}, {cainogenesis}, {kainogenesis}] [ant: {palingenesis}]

cenogenetic
adj : of or relating to cenogenesis [ant: {palingenetic}]

cenotaph
n : a monument built to honor soldiers who died in a war

Cenozoic
n : approximately the last 63 million years [syn: {Cenozoic era}, {Age of Mammals}]

Cenozoic era
n : approximately the last 63 million years [syn: {Cenozoic}, {Age of Mammals}]

cense
v : perfume especially with a censer [syn: {incense}, {thurify}]

censer
n : a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual) [syn: {thurible}]

censor
n : a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable
v 1: forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper) [syn: {ban}]
2: subject to political, religious, or moral censorship; "This magazine is censored by the government"

censored
adj : suppressed or subject to censorship; "the censored press in some countries" [ant: {uncensored}]

censorial
adj : belonging or relating to a censor or a censor's functions

censoring
n 1: counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy [syn: {censorship}, {security review}]
2: deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances [syn: {censorship}]

censorious
adj : harshly critical or expressing censure; "was censorious of petty failings"

censorship
n 1: counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy [syn: {censoring}, {security review}]
2: deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances [syn: {censoring}]

censurable
adj : deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence" [syn: {blameworthy}, {blamable}, {blameable}, {blameful}, {culpable}]

censure
n 1: harsh criticism or disapproval [syn: {animadversion}]
2: the state of being excommunicated [syn: {excommunication}, {exclusion}]
v : rebuke formally [syn: {reprimand}, {criminate}]

censured
adj 1: officially rebuked or found blameworthy; "the censured senator did not run for another term"
2: officially and strongly disapproved; "the censured conflict of interest"; "her condemned behavior" [syn: {condemned}]

census
n : a period count of the population [syn: {nose count}, {nosecount}]
v : conduct a census; "They censused the deer in the forest"

Census Bureau
n : the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States [syn: {Bureau of the Census}]

census taker
n : someone who collects census data by visiting individual homes [syn: {enumerator}]

cent
n 1: a fractional monetary unit of several countries
2: a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit [syn: {penny}, {centime}]

cental
n : a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds [syn: {hundredweight}, {cwt}, {short hundredweight}, {centner}, {quintal}]

centare
n : a centare is 1/100th of an are [syn: {square meter}, {square metre}]

centas
n : 100 centas equal 1 litas

centaur
n 1: (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse
2: a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross [syn: {Centaurus}, {The Centaur}]

Centaurea
n : knapweed; star thistle [syn: {genus Centaurea}]

Centaurea americana
n : annual of southwestern United States cultivated for its purple-rayed flower heads and its bracts that resemble small baskets [syn: {basket flower}]

Centaurea cineraria
n : a plant having leaves and stems covered with down that resembles dust [syn: {dusty miller}, {Centaurea gymnocarpa}]

Centaurea cyanus
n : an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers [syn: {cornflower}, {bachelor's button}, {bluebottle}]

Centaurea gymnocarpa
n : a plant having leaves and stems covered with down that resembles dust [syn: {dusty miller}, {Centaurea cineraria}]

Centaurea imperialis
n : perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq; cultivated for its fragrant rose-pink flowers [syn: {sweet sultan}]

Centaurea moschata
n : Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea [syn: {sweet sultan}, {Amberboa moschata}]

Centaurea nigra
n : a weedy perennial with tough wiry stems and purple flowers; native to Europe but widely naturalized [syn: {lesser knapweed}, {black knapweed}, {hardheads}]

Centaurea scabiosa
n : tall European perennial having purple flower heads [syn: {great knapweed}, {greater knapweed}]

Centaurea solstitialis
n : European weed having a winged stem and hairy leaves; adventive in the eastern United States [syn: {Barnaby's thistle}, {yellow star-thistle}]

Centauria calcitrapa
n : Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America [syn: {star-thistle}, {caltrop}]

Centaurium
n : genus of low-growing herbs mostly of northern hemisphere having flowers with protruding spirally twisted anthers [syn: {genus Centaurium}]

Centaurium calycosum
n : erect plant with small clusters of pink trumpet-shaped flowers of southwestern United States [syn: {rosita}]

Centaurium minus
n : common European glabrous annual centaury with flowers in dense cymes [syn: {lesser centaury}]

Centaurium scilloides
n : tufted perennial of western Europe and Azores having bright pink to white flowers [syn: {tufted centaury}]

Centaurus
n : a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross [syn: {Centaur}, {The Centaur}]

centaury
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Centaurium
2: any plant of the genus Centaurea

centavo
n : a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal

centenarian
adj : being at least 100 years old
n : someone who is at least 100 years old

centenary
adj : of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years; "centennial celebration" [syn: {centennial}]
n : the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: {centennial}]

centennial
adj : of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years; "centennial celebration" [syn: {centenary}]
n : the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: {centenary}]

Centennial State
n : a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains [syn: {Colorado}, {CO}]

centennially
adv : every hundred years; once in a century; "the birthday of this city is being celebrated centennially"

center
adj 1: equally distant from the extremes [syn: {center(a)}, {halfway}, {middle(a)}, {midway}]
2: of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually [ant: {right}, {left}]
n 1: an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm" [syn: {centre}, {middle}, {heart}, {eye}]
2: the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher; "he hit the ball to deep center" [syn: {center field}]
3: a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research" [syn: {centre}]
4: a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure [syn: {centre}, {midpoint}]
5: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: {kernel}, {substance}, {core}, {essence}, {gist}, {heart}, {heart and soul}, {inwardness}, {marrow}, {meat}, {nub}, {pith}, {sum}, {nitty-gritty}]
6: the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party" [syn: {center of attention}]
7: a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere" [syn: {centre}, {nerve center}, {nerve centre}]
8: the middle of a military or naval formation; "they had to reinforce the center"
9: (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team 10: (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; "the center fumbled the handoff" [syn: {snapper}] 11: a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers" [syn: {centre}] 12: politically moderate persons; centrists 13: (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team 14: the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering [syn: {centre}] 15: mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace; "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls" [syn: {plaza}, {mall}, {shopping mall}, {shopping center}, {shopping centre}] 16: the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game 17: the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play; "it is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback" 18: a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the center jump to start the game
v 1: center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work" [syn: {focus on}, {center on}, {revolve around}, {revolve about}, {concentrate on}]
2: direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" [syn: {concentrate}, {focus}, {centre}, {pore}, {rivet}]
3: move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered" [syn: {centre}]

center bit
n : a bit with a sharp center point for guidance and two side cutters [syn: {centre bit}]

center field
n 1: the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher; "he hit the ball to deep center" [syn: {center}]
2: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the central third of the outfield

center fielder
n : the person who plays center field [syn: {centerfielder}]

Center for Disease Control and Prevention
n : a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases) [syn: {CDC}]

center line
n : a line that bisects a plane figure [syn: {centerline}]

center of attention
n : the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party" [syn: {center}]

center of buoyancy
n : (physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object [syn: {centre of buoyancy}, {center of immersion}, {centre of immersion}]

center of curvature
n : the center of the circle of curvature [syn: {centre of curvature}]

center of flotation
n : the center of gravity of a floating object [syn: {centre of flotation}]

center of gravity
n : the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass [syn: {centre of gravity}]

center of immersion
n : (physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object [syn: {center of buoyancy}, {centre of buoyancy}, {centre of immersion}]

center of mass
n : point representing the mean position of the matter in a body [syn: {centre of mass}]

center on
v 1: center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work" [syn: {focus on}, {revolve around}, {revolve about}, {concentrate on}, {center}]
2: have as a center; "The region centers on Charleston"

center punch
v : make a small hole in something as a guide for a drill

center spread
n : the spread at the center of a magazine [syn: {centre spread}]

center stage
n 1: a position of prominence or importance [syn: {centre stage}]
2: the central area on a theater stage [syn: {centre stage}]

centerboard
n : a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward [syn: {centreboard}, {drop keel}, {sliding keel}]

centered
adj 1: being or placed in the center
2: concentrated on or clustered around a central point or purpose [syn: {centred}, {centralized}, {centralised}, {focused}]

centerfielder
n : the person who plays center field [syn: {center fielder}]

centerfold
n : a magazine center spread; especially a foldout of a large photograph or map or other feature [syn: {centrefold}]

centering
n 1: the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life" [syn: {focus}, {focusing}, {focussing}, {direction}]
2: (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back; "the quarterback fumbled the snap" [syn: {snap}]

centerline
n : a line that bisects a plane figure [syn: {center line}]

centerpiece
n 1: the central or most important feature; "education was the centerpiece of the Democratic Party's political platform" [syn: {centrepiece}]
2: something placed at the center of something else (as on a table) [syn: {centrepiece}]

centesimal
adj 1: relating to or divided into hundredths
2: the ordinal number of one hundred in counting order [syn: {hundredth}, {100th}]

centesimi
See {centesimo}

centesimi
centesimo
n : a fractional monetary unit of several countries: Panama and Italy and Uruguay and Chile [also: {centesimi} (pl)]

centesimo
n : a fractional monetary unit of several countries: Panama and Italy and Uruguay and Chile [also: {centesimi} (pl)]

centesis
n : (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid

centigrade scale
n : a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100 degrees [syn: {Celsius scale}, {international scale}]

Centigrade thermometer
n : a thermometer calibrated in degrees centigrade

centile
n : (statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total [syn: {percentile}]

centiliter
n : a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter [syn: {centilitre}, {cl}]

centilitre
n : a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter [syn: {centiliter}, {cl}]

centime
n 1: a fractional monetary unit of several countries: France and Algeria and Belgium and Burkina Faso and Burundi and Cameroon and Chad and the Congo and Gabon and Haiti and the Ivory Coast and Luxembourg and Mali and Morocco and Niger and Rwanda and Senegal and Switzerland and Togo
2: a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit [syn: {penny}, {cent}]

centimeter
n : a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter [syn: {centimetre}, {cm}]

centimetre
n : a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter [syn: {centimeter}, {cm}]

centimo
n : a fractional monetary unit of Venezuela and Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea and Paraguay and Spain

centipede
n : chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs the foremost being modified into poison fangs

centner
n 1: a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms [syn: {hundredweight}, {metric hundredweight}, {doppelzentner}]
2: in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms
3: a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds [syn: {hundredweight}, {cwt}, {short hundredweight}, {cental}, {quintal}]

centra
See {centrum}

centra
centrum
n : the main body of a vertebra [also: {centra} (pl)]

central
adj 1: serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure" [syn: {cardinal}, {fundamental}, {key}, {primal}]
2: in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; "a central position"; "central heating and air conditioning" [ant: {peripheral}]
3: used in the description of a place that in the middle of another place; "the people of Central and Northern Europe"; "country in central Africa"
4: centrally located and easy to reach; "the central city has good bus service"; "the shop has a central location"
n : a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication [syn: {telephone exchange}, {exchange}]

Central Africa
n : a landlocked country in central Africa; formerly under French control; became independent in 1960 [syn: {Central African Republic}]

Central African Republic
n : a landlocked country in central Africa; formerly under French control; became independent in 1960 [syn: {Central Africa}]

Central African Republic franc
n : the basic unit of money in the Central African Republic

Central America
n 1: the isthmus joining North America and South America; extends from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia
2: the nations of Central America collectively

Central American
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Central America or its people or languages
n : a native or inhabitant of Central America

Central American country
n : countries occupying Central America; except for Belize and Costa Rica these countries are characterized by low per capita income and unstable governments [syn: {Central American nation}]

Central American nation
n : countries occupying Central America; except for Belize and Costa Rica these countries are characterized by low per capita income and unstable governments [syn: {Central American country}]

Central American strap fern
n : fern with shorter and narrower leaves than Florida strap fern; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Argentina [syn: {narrow-leaved strap fern}, {Campyloneurum augustifolium}]

central artery of the retina
n : a branch of the ophthalmic artery; enters the eyeball with the optic nerve [syn: {arteria centralis retinae}]

central bank
n : a government monetary authority that issues currency and regulates the supply of credit and holds the reserves of other banks and sells new issues of securities for the government

central body
n : small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules [syn: {centrosome}]

central chimpanzee
n : black-faced chimpanzees of central Africa; closely related to eastern chimpanzees [syn: {Pan troglodytes troglodytes}]

central city
n : the central part of a city [syn: {city center}, {city centre}]

Central Dravidian
n : a Dravidian language spoken primarily in central India

central gyrus
n : either of two gyri on either side of the central sulcus

central heating
n : a heating system in which air or water is heated at a central furnace and sent through the building via vents or pipes and radiators

Central Intelligence Agency
n : an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence under the supervision of the President and National Security Council [syn: {CIA}]

Central Intelligence Machinery
n : the United Kingdom's central unit for the tasking and coordination and resourceing of intelligence and security agencies [syn: {CIM}]

central nervous system
n : the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord [syn: {CNS}, {systema nervosum centrale}]

central office
n : (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise; "many companies have their headquarters in New York" [syn: {headquarters}, {main office}, {home office}, {home base}]

Central Park
n : a large park in Manhattan

Central Powers
n : in World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies

central processing unit
n : (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached [syn: {CPU}, {C.P.U.}, {central processor}, {processor}, {mainframe}]

central processor
n : (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached [syn: {central processing unit}, {CPU}, {C.P.U.}, {processor}, {mainframe}]

central scotoma
n : a scotoma that involves the fixation point

Central Standard Time
n : standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian; used in the central United States [syn: {Central Time}, {CST}]

central sulcus
n : a brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of both hemispheres; separates the frontal and parietal lobes [syn: {fissure of Rolando}, {Rolando's fissure}, {sulcus centralis}]

Central Thai
n : a branch of the Tai languages [syn: {Thai}, {Siamese}]

Central Time
n : standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian; used in the central United States [syn: {Central Standard Time}, {CST}]

central vein of retina
n : vein formed by the union of the retinal veins; accompanies central arteries of the retina in the optic nerve [syn: {vena centrales retinae}]

central vein of suprarenal gland
n : a single draining vein; on the right it empties into the inferior vena cava; on the left it empties into the left renal vein [syn: {vena centralis glandulae suprarenalis}]

central veins of liver
n : terminal branches of the hepatic veins that lie in the hepatic lobules and receive blood from the liver sinusoids [syn: {venae centrales hepatis}]

central vision
n : vision using the fovea and parafovea

centralisation
n 1: the act of consolidating power under a central control [syn: {centralization}] [ant: {decentralization}]
2: gathering to a center [syn: {centralization}]

centralise
v : make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food" [syn: {centralize}, {concentrate}] [ant: {decentralize}, {decentralize}, {decentralize}]

centralised
adj 1: drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority; "centralized control of emergency relief efforts"; "centralized government" [syn: {centralized}] [ant: {decentralized}]
2: concentrated on or clustered around a central point or purpose [syn: {centered}, {centred}, {centralized}, {focused}]

centralising
adj : tending to draw to a central point [syn: {centralizing(a)}, {centralising(a)}] [ant: {decentralizing(a)}]

centralism
n : the political policy of concentrating power in a central organization

centralist
adj : advocating centralization [syn: {centralistic}]

centralistic
adj : advocating centralization [syn: {centralist}]

centrality
n : the property of being central [ant: {marginality}]

centralization
n 1: the act of consolidating power under a central control [syn: {centralisation}] [ant: {decentralization}]
2: gathering to a center [syn: {centralisation}]

centralize
v : make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food" [syn: {centralise}, {concentrate}] [ant: {decentralize}, {decentralize}, {decentralize}]

centralized
adj 1: drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority; "centralized control of emergency relief efforts"; "centralized government" [syn: {centralised}] [ant: {decentralized}]
2: concentrated on or clustered around a central point or purpose [syn: {centered}, {centred}, {centralised}, {focused}]

centralizing
adj : tending to draw to a central point [syn: {centralizing(a)}, {centralising(a)}] [ant: {decentralizing(a)}]

centrally
adv : in or near or toward a center or according to a central role or function; "The theater is centrally located" [ant: {peripherally}]

Centranthus
n : genus of southern European herbs and subshrubs [syn: {genus Centranthus}]

Centranthus ruber
n : European herb with small fragrant crimson or white spurred flowers [syn: {red valerian}, {French honeysuckle}]

centrarchid
n : small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed [syn: {sunfish}]

Centrarchidae
n : sunfish family [syn: {family Centrarchidae}]

Centre
n 1: a low-lying region in central France
2: an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm" [syn: {center}, {middle}, {heart}, {eye}]
3: a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure [syn: {center}, {midpoint}]
4: a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers" [syn: {center}]
5: the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering [syn: {center}]
6: a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere" [syn: {center}, {nerve center}, {nerve centre}]
7: a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research" [syn: {center}]
v 1: move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered" [syn: {center}]
2: direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" [syn: {concentrate}, {focus}, {center}, {pore}, {rivet}]

centre bit
n : a bit with a sharp center point for guidance and two side cutters [syn: {center bit}]

Centre for International Crime Prevention
n : the United Nations office responsible for crime prevention and criminal justice and law reform [syn: {United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice}]

centre of buoyancy
n : (physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object [syn: {center of buoyancy}, {center of immersion}, {centre of immersion}]

centre of curvature
n : the center of the circle of curvature [syn: {center of curvature}]

centre of flotation
n : the center of gravity of a floating object [syn: {center of flotation}]

centre of gravity
n : the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass [syn: {center of gravity}]

centre of immersion
n : (physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object [syn: {center of buoyancy}, {centre of buoyancy}, {center of immersion}]

centre of mass
n : point representing the mean position of the matter in a body [syn: {center of mass}]

centre spread
n : the spread at the center of a magazine [syn: {center spread}]

centre stage
n 1: a position of prominence or importance [syn: {center stage}]
2: the central area on a theater stage [syn: {center stage}]

centreboard
n : a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward [syn: {centerboard}, {drop keel}, {sliding keel}]

centred
adj : concentrated on or clustered around a central point or purpose [syn: {centered}, {centralized}, {centralised}, {focused}]
n : ten 10s [syn: {hundred}, {100}, {C}, {century}, {one C}]

centrefold
n : a magazine center spread; especially a foldout of a large photograph or map or other feature [syn: {centerfold}]

centrepiece
n 1: the central or most important feature; "education was the centerpiece of the Democratic Party's political platform" [syn: {centerpiece}]
2: something placed at the center of something else (as on a table) [syn: {centerpiece}]

centrex
n : (CENTRal EXchange) a kind of telephone exchange

centric
adj : having or situated at or near a center [syn: {centrical}]

centrical
adj : having or situated at or near a center [syn: {centric}]

centrifugal
adj 1: tending to move away from a center; "centrifugal force" [ant: {centripetal}]
2: tending away from centralization, as of authority; "the division of Europe into warring blocs produces ever-increasing centrifugal stress"
3: conveying information to the muscles from the CNS; "motor nerves" [syn: {motor(a)}]

centrifugal force
n : the outward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body [ant: {centripetal force}]

centrifugal pump
n : a pump that use centrifugal force to discharge fluid into a pipe

centrifugate
v : rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids [syn: {centrifuge}]

centrifugation
n : the process of separating substances by the use of a centrifuge

centrifuge
n : an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension [syn: {extractor}, {separator}]
v : rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids [syn: {centrifugate}]

centriole
n : one of two small cylindrical cell organelles composes of 9 triplet microtubules; form the asters during mitosis

centripetal
adj 1: tending to move toward a center; "centripetal force" [ant: {centrifugal}]
2: tending to unify [syn: {unifying(a)}]
3: of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system; "sensory neurons" [syn: {receptive}, {sensory(a)}]

centripetal acceleration
n : the acceleration toward the center that holds a satellite in elliptical orbit

centripetal force
n : the inward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body [ant: {centrifugal force}]

Centriscidae
n : shrimpfishes [syn: {family Centriscidae}]

centrism
n : a political philosophy of avoiding the extremes of left and right by taking a moderate position or course of action [syn: {moderatism}]

centrist
adj : supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative [syn: {middle-of-the-road}]
n : a person who takes a position in the political center [syn: {middle of the roader}, {moderate}, {moderationist}]

Centrocercus
n : sage grouse [syn: {genus Centrocercus}]

Centrocercus urophasianus
n : large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America [syn: {sage grouse}, {sage hen}]

centroid
n : the center of mass of an object of uniform density

centroidal
adj : of or relating to (especially passing through) a centroid

Centrolobium
n : a genus of Centrolobium [syn: {genus Centrolobium}]

Centrolobium robustum
n : Brazilian tree with handsomely marked wood [syn: {arariba}]

centromere
n : a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape; "the centromere is difficult to sequence" [syn: {kinetochore}]

centromeric
adj : pertaining to the dense specialized portion of a chromosome to which the spindle attaches during mitosis

Centropistes striata
n : bluish black-striped sea bass of the Atlantic coast of the United States [syn: {black sea bass}, {black bass}]

Centropomidae
n : a family of fish or the order Perciformes including robolos [syn: {family Centropomidae}]

Centropomus
n : type genus of the Centropomidae: snooks [syn: {genus Centropomus}]

Centropristis
n : sea basses [syn: {genus Centropristis}]

Centropristis philadelphica
n : a kind of sea bass [syn: {rock sea bass}, {rock bass}]

Centropus
n : a genus of Cuculidae [syn: {genus Centropus}]

Centropus phasianinus
n : Australian bird with a tail like a pheasant [syn: {pheasant coucal}, {pheasant cuckoo}]

Centropus sinensis
n : common coucal of India and China [syn: {crow pheasant}]

Centrosema
n : a genus of chiefly tropical American vines of the family Leguminosae having trifoliate leaves and large flowers [syn: {genus Centrosema}]

Centrosema virginianum
n : large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers [syn: {butterfly pea}]

centrosome
n : small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules [syn: {central body}]

centrosomic
adj : of or relating to a centrosome

Centrospermae
n : used in former classification systems; approximately synonymous with order Caryophyllales [syn: {group Centrospermae}]

centrosymmetric
adj : having a symmetrical arrangement of radiating parts about a central point [syn: {radially symmetrical}]

centrum
n : the main body of a vertebra [also: {centra} (pl)]

Centunculus
n : a dicotyledonous genus of the family Primulaceae [syn: {genus Centunculus}]

centurion
n : (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers

century
n 1: 100 years
2: ten 10s [syn: {hundred}, {100}, {C}, {one C}, {centred}]

century plant
n : tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber [syn: {agave}, {American aloe}]

CEO
n : the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president) [syn: {chief executive officer}, {chief operating officer}]

cephalalgia
n : pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs [syn: {headache}, {head ache}]

Cephalanthera
n : small genus of temperate Old World terrestrial orchids [syn: {genus Cephalanthera}]

Cephalanthera rubra
n : orchid of Mediterranean and Asia having a lax spike of bright rose-pink flowers [syn: {red helleborine}]

cephalaspid
n : extinct jawless fish of the Devonian with armored head [syn: {osteostracan}]

Cephalaspida
n : extinct group of armored fishlike vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear [syn: {Osteostraci}, {suborder Osteostraci}, {suborder Cephalaspida}]

cephalexin
n : an oral cephalosporin (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribe for mild to moderately severe infections of the skin or ears or throat or lungs or urinary tract [syn: {Keflex}, {Keflin}, {Keftab}]

cephalhematoma
n : a collection of blood under the scalp of a newborn; caused by pressure during birth [syn: {cephalohematoma}]

cephalic
adj : of or relating to the head [ant: {caudal}]

cephalic index
n : ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skull [syn: {breadth index}, {cranial index}]

cephalic vein
n : a large vein of the arm that empties into the axillary vein [syn: {vena cephalica}]

cephalitis
n : inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis' is no longer in scientific use) [syn: {encephalitis}, {phrenitis}]

Cephalobidae
n : a family of Nematoda [syn: {family Cephalobidae}]

Cephalochordata
n : lancelets [syn: {subphylum Cephalochordata}]

cephalochordate
n : fishlike animals having a notochord rather than a true spinal column

cephaloglycin
n : antibiotic related to cephalosporin but no longer in common use [syn: {Kafocin}]

cephalohematoma
n : a collection of blood under the scalp of a newborn; caused by pressure during birth [syn: {cephalhematoma}]

cephalopod
adj : relating or belonging to the class Cephalopoda [syn: {cephalopodan}]
n : marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles [syn: {cephalopod mollusk}]

cephalopod mollusk
n : marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles [syn: {cephalopod}]

Cephalopoda
n : octopuses; squids; cuttlefish; pearly nautilus [syn: {class Cephalopoda}]

cephalopodan
adj : relating or belonging to the class Cephalopoda [syn: {cephalopod}]

Cephalopterus
n : a genus of Cotingidae [syn: {genus Cephalopterus}]

Cephalopterus ornatus
n : black tropical American bird having a large overhanging crest and long feathered wattle [syn: {umbrella bird}]

cephaloridine
n : a broad spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic produced by modifying cephalosporin

cephalosporin
n : one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity [syn: {Mefoxin}]

Cephalotaceae
n : a family of plants of order Rosales; coextensive with the genus Cephalotus [syn: {family Cephalotaceae}]

Cephalotaxaceae
n : a family of Cephalotaxaceae [syn: {family Cephalotaxaceae}, {plum-yew family}]

Cephalotaxus
n : the genus of Cephalotaxus (see plum-yews) [syn: {genus Cephalotaxus}]

cephalothin
n : a semisynthetic analogue of cephalosporin

cephalothoraces
See {cephalothorax}

Cephalotus
n : one species: Australian pitcher plant [syn: {genus Cephalotus}]

Cephalotus follicularis
n : carnivorous perennial herb having a red-brown-marked green pitcher and hinged lid both with red edges; western Australia [syn: {Australian pitcher plant}]

Cepheus
n : a faint constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cassiopeia and the pole star

Cepphus
n : a genus of birds including: guillemots [syn: {genus Cepphus}]

Cepphus columba
n : northern Pacific guillemot [syn: {pigeon guillemot}]

Cepphus grylle
n : northern Atlantic guillemot [syn: {black guillemot}]

CER
n : an emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning [syn: {conditioned emotional response}, {conditioned emotion}]

ceraceous
adj : resembling or covered with wax; "as shiny as a waxy pippin"; "the ceraceous surface of the leaves" [syn: {waxlike}, {waxy}]

Cerambycidae
n : long-horned beetles [syn: {family Cerambycidae}]

ceramic
adj : of or relating to or made from a ceramic; "a ceramic dish"
n : an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures

ceramic ware
n : utensils made from ceramic material

ceramicist
n : a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln [syn: {potter}, {thrower}, {ceramist}]

ceramics
n : the art of making and decorating pottery

ceramist
n : a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln [syn: {potter}, {thrower}, {ceramicist}]

Cerapteryx
n : antler moths [syn: {genus Cerapteryx}]

Cerapteryx graminis
n : European moth with white antler-like markings on the forewings; the larvae damage pastures and grasslands [syn: {antler moth}]

ceras
n : one of the often brightly colored and branching hornlike structures on the back of the nudibranch (and other related mollusks) that serve as gills

cerastes
n : highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye [syn: {horned viper}, {sand viper}, {horned asp}, {Cerastes cornutus}]

Cerastes cornutus
n : highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye [syn: {horned viper}, {cerastes}, {sand viper}, {horned asp}]

Cerastium
n : mouse-eared chickweed [syn: {genus Cerastium}]

Cerastium alpinum
n : widespread in Arctic and on mountains in Europe [syn: {Alpine mouse-ear}, {Arctic mouse-ear}]

Cerastium arvense
n : densely tufted perennial chickweed of north temperate zone [syn: {field chickweed}, {field mouse-ear}]

Cerastium tomentosum
n : chickweed with hairy silver-gray leaves and rather large white flowers [syn: {snow-in-summer}, {love-in-a-mist}]

cerate
n : a hard medicated paste made of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin

ceratin
n : a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair feathers nails and hooves [syn: {keratin}]

Ceratitis
n : Mediterranean fruit flies [syn: {genus Ceratitis}]

Ceratitis capitata
n : small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit [syn: {Mediterranean fruit fly}, {medfly}]

Ceratodontidae
n : lungfishes having hornlike ridges on the teeth [syn: {family Ceratodontidae}]

ceratodus
n : extinct lungfish

Ceratonia
n : carobs [syn: {genus Ceratonia}]

Ceratonia siliqua
n : evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob [syn: {carob}, {carob tree}, {carob bean tree}, {algarroba}]

Ceratopetalum
n : a dicotyledonous genus of the family Cunoniaceae [syn: {genus Ceratopetalum}]

Ceratopetalum gummiferum
n : Australian tree or shrub with red flowers; often used in Christmas decoration [syn: {Christmas bush}, {Christmas tree}]

Ceratophyllaceae
n : coextensive with the genus Ceratophyllum: hornworts [syn: {family Ceratophyllaceae}]

Ceratophyllum
n : constituting the family Ceratophyllaceae: hornworts [syn: {genus Ceratophyllum}]

Ceratopogon
n : type genus of the Ceratopogonidae [syn: {genus Ceratopogon}]

Ceratopogonidae
n : biting midges; sand flies [syn: {family Ceratopogonidae}]

Ceratopsia
n : horned dinosaurs [syn: {suborder Ceratopsia}]

ceratopsian
n : any of several four-footed herbivorous horned dinosaurs with enormous beaked skulls; of the late Cretaceous in North America and Mongolia [syn: {horned dinosaur}]

Ceratopsidae
n : American ceratopsian dinosaurs [syn: {family Ceratopsidae}]

Ceratopteris
n : water ferns [syn: {genus Ceratopteris}]

Ceratopteris pteridioides
n : aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums [syn: {floating fern}, {water sprite}]

Ceratopteris thalictroides
n : pantropical aquatic fern [syn: {floating fern}]

ceratosaur
n : primitive medium-sized theropod; swift-running bipedal carnivorous dinosaur having grasping hands with sharp claws and a short horn between the nostrils; Jurassic in North America [syn: {ceratosaurus}]

ceratosaurus
n : primitive medium-sized theropod; swift-running bipedal carnivorous dinosaur having grasping hands with sharp claws and a short horn between the nostrils; Jurassic in North America [syn: {ceratosaur}]

Ceratostomataceae
n : fungi having carbonous perithecia with long necks [syn: {family Ceratostomataceae}]

Ceratostomella
n : genus of fungi forming continuous hyaline spores [syn: {genus Ceratostomella}]

Ceratostomella ulmi
n : fungus causing Dutch elm disease [syn: {Dutch elm fungus}]

Ceratotherium
n : African genus [syn: {genus Ceratotherium}]

Ceratotherium simum
n : large light-gray African rhinoceros having two horns; endangered; sometimes placed in genus Diceros [syn: {white rhinoceros}, {Diceros simus}]

ceratozamia
n : a small cycad of the genus Ceratozamia having a short scaly woody trunk and fernlike foliage and woody cones; Mexico

Cerberus
n : (Greek mythology) 3-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of Typhon [syn: {hellhound}]

cercaria
n : tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage [also: {cercariiae} (pl), {cercariae} (pl)]

cercariae
See {cercaria}

cercariae
cercaria
n : tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage [also: {cercariiae} (pl), {cercariae} (pl)]

cercarial
adj : of or relating to cercaria

cercariiae
See {cercaria}

cercariiae
cercaria
n : tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage [also: {cercariiae} (pl), {cercariae} (pl)]

cerci
See {cercus}

Cercidiphyllaceae
n : 1 genus [syn: {family Cercidiphyllaceae}]

Cercidiphyllum
n : 1 species: katsura tree [syn: {genus Cercidiphyllum}]

Cercidiphyllum japonicum
n : rapidly growing deciduous tree of low mountainsides of China and Japan; grown as an ornamental for its dark blue-green candy-scented foliage that becomes yellow to scarlet in autumn [syn: {katsura tree}]

Cercidium
n : spiny shrubs or small trees sometimes placed in genus Parkinsonia: paloverde [syn: {genus Cercidium}]

Cercidium floridum
n : densely branched spiny tree of southwestern United States having showy yellow flowers and blue-green bark; sometimes placed in genus Cercidium [syn: {palo verde}, {Parkinsonia florida}]

Cercis
n : deciduous shrubs and trees of eastern Asia, southern Europe and the United States [syn: {genus Cercis}]

Cercis canadenis
n : small shrubby tree of eastern North America similar to the Judas tree having usually pink flowers; found in damp sheltered underwood [syn: {redbud}]

Cercis occidentalis
n : shrub of western United States having pink or crimson flowers; often forms thickets [syn: {western redbud}, {California redbud}]

Cercocebus
n : mangabeys [syn: {genus Cercocebus}]

Cercopidae
n : froghoppers or spittlebugs [syn: {family Cercopidae}]

Cercopithecidae
n : Old World monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur; macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey [syn: {family Cercopithecidae}]

Cercopithecus
n : type genus of the Cercopithecidae: guenons [syn: {genus Cercopithecus}]

Cercopithecus aethiops
n : white and olive green east African monkey with long white tufts of hair beside the face [syn: {grivet}]

Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus
n : South African monkey with black face and hands [syn: {vervet}, {vervet monkey}]

Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus
n : common savannah monkey with greenish-gray back and yellow tail [syn: {green monkey}, {African green monkey}]

Cercopithecus talapoin
n : smallest guenon monkey; of swampy central and west African forests [syn: {talapoin}]

Cercospora
n : form genus of imperfect fungi that are leaf parasites with long slender spores [syn: {genus Cercospora}]

Cercospora kopkei
n : fungus causing yellow spot (a sugarcane disease in Australia) [syn: {yellow spot fungus}]

Cercosporella
n : form genus of imperfect fungi lacking pigment in the spores and conidiophores [syn: {genus Cercosporella}]

cere
v : wrap us in a cerecloth; "cerecloth a corpse"

cereal
adj : made of grain or relating to grain or the plants that produce it; "a cereal beverage"; "cereal grasses"
n 1: grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet [syn: {cereal grass}]
2: foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses [syn: {grain}, {food grain}]
3: a breakfast food prepared from grain

cereal bowl
n : a bowl for holding breakfast cereal

cereal box
n : a paper box in which breakfast cereals are sold

cereal grass
n : grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet [syn: {cereal}]

cereal oat
n : widely cultivated in temperate regions for its edible grains [syn: {Avena sativa}]

cerebella
See {cerebellum}

cerebella
cerebellum
n : a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans [also: {cerebella} (pl)]

cerebellar
adj : relating to or associated with the cerebellum; "cerebellar artery"

cerebellar artery
n : an artery that supplies the cerebellum [syn: {arteria cerebelli}]

cerebellar hemisphere
n : either of two lateral lobes of the cerebellum

cerebellar vein
n : the veins draining the cerebellum [syn: {vena cerebellum}]

cerebellum
n : a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans [also: {cerebella} (pl)]

cerebra
See {cerebrum}

cerebra
cerebrum
n : anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans [also: {cerebra} (pl)]

cerebral
adj 1: involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct; "a cerebral approach to the problem"; "cerebral drama" [syn: {intellectual}] [ant: {emotional}]
2: of or relating to the cerebrum or brain; "cerebral hemisphere"; "cerebral activity"

cerebral aneurysm
n : an aneurysm of the carotid artery

cerebral aqueduct
n : a canal connecting the third and fourth ventricles [syn: {Sylvian aqueduct}, {aqueductus cerebri}]

cerebral artery
n : any of the arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex [syn: {arteria cerebri}]

cerebral cortex
n : the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the gray matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum [syn: {cerebral mantle}, {pallium}, {cortex}]

cerebral death
n : death when respiration and other reflexes are absent; consciousness is gone; organs can be removed for transplantation before the heartbeat stops [syn: {brain death}]

cerebral hemisphere
n : either half of the cerebrum [syn: {hemisphere}]

cerebral hemorrhage
n : bleeding from a ruptured blood vessel in the brain

cerebral mantle
n : the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the gray matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum [syn: {cerebral cortex}, {pallium}, {cortex}]

cerebral palsy
n : a loss or deficiency of motor control with involuntary spasms caused by permanent brain damage present at birth [syn: {spastic paralysis}]

cerebral peduncle
n : a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain [syn: {peduncle}]

cerebral thrombosis
n : a blood clot in a cerebral artery or vein

cerebral vein
n : any of several veins serving the cerebral hemispheres of the brain [syn: {vena cerebri}]

cerebrally
adv 1: in an intellectual manner; "cerebrally active"
2: in the brain; "bleeding cerebrally"

cerebrate
v : use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" [syn: {think}, {cogitate}]

cerebration
n : the process of thinking (especially thinking carefully); "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought" [syn: {thinking}, {thought}, {intellection}, {mentation}]

cerebromeningitis
n : inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and their meninges [syn: {meningoencephalitis}, {encephalomeningitis}]

cerebrospinal
adj : of or relating to the brain and spinal cord; "cerebrospinal fluid"

cerebrospinal fever
n : meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal [syn: {cerebrospinal meningitis}, {epidemic meningitis}, {brain fever}]

cerebrospinal fluid
n : clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord [syn: {spinal fluid}]

cerebrospinal meningitis
n : meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal [syn: {epidemic meningitis}, {brain fever}, {cerebrospinal fever}]

cerebrovascular
adj : of or relating to the brain and the blood vessels that supply it; "a cerebrovascular accident"

cerebrovascular accident
n : a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain [syn: {stroke}, {apoplexy}, {CVA}]

cerebrum
n : anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans [also: {cerebra} (pl)]

cerecloth
n : a waterproof waxed cloth once used as a shroud

cerement
n : burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped [syn: {pall}, {shroud}, {winding-sheet}, {winding-clothes}]

ceremonial
adj : marked by pomp or ceremony or formality; "a ceremonial occasion"; "ceremonial garb"
n : a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor" [syn: {ceremony}, {ceremonial occasion}, {observance}]

ceremonial dance
n : a dance that is part of a religious ritual [syn: {ritual dancing}, {ritual dance}]

ceremonial occasion
n : a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor" [syn: {ceremony}, {ceremonial}, {observance}]

ceremonially
adv 1: in a ceremonious manner; "my mother advised her children ceremoniouslly" [syn: {ceremoniously}] [ant: {unceremoniously}]
2: in a ceremonial manner; "he was ceremonially sworn in as President" [syn: {ritually}]

ceremonious
adj : rigidly formal or bound by convention; "their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt" [syn: {conventional}]

ceremoniously
adv : in a ceremonious manner; "my mother advised her children ceremoniouslly" [syn: {ceremonially}] [ant: {unceremoniously}]

ceremoniousness
n : a ceremonial manner [ant: {unceremoniousness}]

ceremony
n 1: a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor" [syn: {ceremonial}, {ceremonial occasion}, {observance}]
2: any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way; "the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine"; "he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball"; "he disposed of it without ceremony"
3: the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion; "an inaugural ceremony"

Ceres
n 1: (Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter
2: the largest asteroid and the first discovered

ceresin
n : a white wax extracted from ozokerite

Cereus
n : genus of much-branched treelike or shrubby cacti with pronounced ribs and rounded needlelike spines and nocturnal flowers usually white [syn: {genus Cereus}]

ceric
adj : of or relating to or containing cerium especially with valence 4

ceriman
n 1: tropical American vine having roots that hang like cords and cylindrical fruit with a pineapple and banana flavor [syn: {Monstera deliciosa}]
2: tropical cylindrical fruit resembling a pinecone with pineapple-banana flavor [syn: {monstera}]

cerise
adj : having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies [syn: {red}, {reddish}, {ruddy}, {blood-red}, {carmine}, {cherry}, {cherry-red}, {crimson}, {ruby}, {ruby-red}, {scarlet}]
n : a red the color of ripe cherries [syn: {cherry}, {cherry red}]

cerium
n : a ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group [syn: {Ce}, {atomic number 58}]

cerivastatin
n : an oral drug (trade name Baycol) to reduce blood cholesterol levels [syn: {Baycol}]

cernuous
adj : having branches or flower heads that bend downward; "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers" [syn: {drooping}, {nodding}, {pendulous}]

cero
n 1: large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters [syn: {pintado}, {kingfish}, {Scomberomorus regalis}]
2: large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil [syn: {king mackerel}, {cavalla}, {Scomberomorus cavalla}]

cerotic acid
n : a white solid fatty acid found in waxes (such as beeswax) [syn: {hexacosanoic acid}]

cerous
adj : of or relating to or containing cerium with valence 3

Ceroxylon
n : wax palms [syn: {genus ceroxylon}]

Ceroxylon alpinum
n : palm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candles [syn: {wax palm}, {Ceroxylon andicola}]

Ceroxylon andicola
n : palm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candles [syn: {wax palm}, {Ceroxylon alpinum}]

cerriped
n : marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces [syn: {barnacle}, {cerripede}]

cerripede
n : marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces [syn: {barnacle}, {cerriped}]

cert
n : an absolute certainty; "it's a dead cert"

certain
adj 1: definite but not specified or identified; "set aside a certain sum each week"; "to a certain degree"; "certain breeds do not make good pets"; "certain members have not paid their dues"; "a certain popular teacher"; "a certain Mrs. Jones" [syn: {certain(a)}]
2: having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends" [syn: {certain(p)}, {sure}] [ant: {uncertain}, {uncertain}]
3: established beyond doubt or question; definitely known; "what is certain is that every effect must have a cause"; "it is certain that they were on the bus"; "his fate is certain"; "the date for the invasion is certain" [syn: {certain(p)}] [ant: {uncertain}]
4: certain to occur; destined or inevitable; "he was certain to fail"; "his fate is certain"; "In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes"- Benjamin Franklin; "he faced certain death"; "sudden but sure regret"; "he is sure to win" [syn: {sure}] [ant: {uncertain}]
5: established irrevocably; "his fate is sealed" [syn: {sealed}] [ant: {unsealed}]
6: capable of being depended on; "a quick and certain remedy"; "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure sign of termites" [syn: {sure}]
7: exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance; "be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through"; "be sure to lock the doors" [syn: {sure}]

certainly
adv : definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely'); "the results are surely encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good"; "sure he'll come" [syn: {surely}, {sure}, {for sure}, {for certain}, {sure enough}, {sure as shooting}]

certainty
n 1: the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the others" [ant: {doubt}]
2: something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty" [syn: {sure thing}, {foregone conclusion}] [ant: {uncertainty}]

Certhia
n : type genus of the Certhiidae [syn: {genus Certhia}]

Certhia americana
n : common American brown creeper with down-curved bill [syn: {brown creeper}, {American creeper}]

Certhia familiaris
n : common European brown-and-buff tree creeper with down-curved bill [syn: {European creeper}]

Certhiidae
n : creepers [syn: {family Certhiidae}]

certifiable
adj 1: fit to be certified as insane (and treated accordingly) [syn: {certified}]
2: capable of being guaranteed or certified; "a certifiable fact"

certificate
n 1: a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts [syn: {certification}, {credential}, {credentials}]
2: a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends; "he held several valuable securities" [syn: {security}]
v 1: present someone with a certificate
2: authorize by certificate

certificate of deposit
n : a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest [syn: {CD}]

certificate of incorporation
n : state approval of the articles of incorporation of a corporation

certificate of indebtedness
n : a written promise to repay a debt [syn: {debt instrument}]

certificated
adj : officially documented; "a certified public accountant" [syn: {credentialed}, {documented}]

certification
n 1: the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on [syn: {enfranchisement}] [ant: {disenfranchisement}]
2: confirmation that some fact or statement is true [syn: {documentation}, {corroboration}]
3: a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts [syn: {certificate}, {credential}, {credentials}]
4: validating the authenticity of something or someone [syn: {authentication}]

certificatory
adj : serving to certify or endorse authoritatively

certified
See {certify}

certified
certify
v 1: provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness" [syn: {attest}, {manifest}, {demonstrate}, {evidence}]
2: guarantee payment on; of checks
3: authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state" [syn: {license}, {licence}] [ant: {decertify}]
4: guarantee as meeting a certain standard; "certified grade AAA meat" [syn: {endorse}, {indorse}]
5: declare legally insane [also: {certified}]

certified
adj 1: endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements; "a certified public accountant" [ant: {uncertified}]
2: having quality or payment or delivery guaranteed; "certified milk"; "certified check"; "certified mail"
3: fit to be certified as insane (and treated accordingly) [syn: {certifiable}]
4: holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill; "a registered pharmacist"; "a registered hospital" [syn: {qualified}]

certified check
n : a check containing certification that the person who issued the check has sufficient funds on deposit to cover payment [syn: {certified cheque}]

certified cheque
n : a check containing certification that the person who issued the check has sufficient funds on deposit to cover payment [syn: {certified check}]

certified milk
n : from dairies regulated by an authorized medical milk commission

certified public accountant
n : an accountant who has passed certain examinations and met all other statutory and licensing requirements of a United States state to be certified by that state; "in addition to accounting and auditing, CPAs also prepare tax returns for individuals and corporations" [syn: {CPA}]

certify
v 1: provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness" [syn: {attest}, {manifest}, {demonstrate}, {evidence}]
2: guarantee payment on; of checks
3: authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state" [syn: {license}, {licence}] [ant: {decertify}]
4: guarantee as meeting a certain standard; "certified grade AAA meat" [syn: {endorse}, {indorse}]
5: declare legally insane [also: {certified}]

certiorari
n : a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case [syn: {writ of certiorari}]

certitude
n : total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant [syn: {cocksureness}, {overconfidence}]

cerulean
adj : of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky; "October's bright blue weather" [syn: {azure}, {sky-blue}, {bright blue}]
n : a light shade of blue [syn: {azure}, {sapphire}, {lazuline}, {sky-blue}]

cerulean blue
n : light greenish-blue pigment consisting essentially of oxides of cobalt and tin

cerumen
n : a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal [syn: {earwax}]

ceruminous
adj : relating to or secreting cerumen

cerussite
n : a mineral consisting of lead carbonate that is an important source of lead [syn: {white lead ore}]

Cervantes
n : Spanish writer best remembered for `Don Quixote' which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616) [syn: {Miguel de Cervantes}, {Cervantes Saavedra}, {Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra}]

Cervantes Saavedra
n : Spanish writer best remembered for `Don Quixote' which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616) [syn: {Cervantes}, {Miguel de Cervantes}, {Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra}]

cervical
adj 1: of or relating to the cervix of the uterus; "cervical cancer"
2: relating to or associated with the neck

cervical artery
n : an artery that supplies the muscles of the neck [syn: {areteria cervicalis}]

cervical canal
n : a spindle-shaped canal extending from the uterus to the vagina [syn: {canalis cervicis uteri}]

cervical cap
n : a contraceptive device consisting of a small thimble-shaped cup that is placed over the uterine cervix to prevent the entrance of spermatozoa

cervical disc syndrome
n : an abnormal condition resulting from compression of spinal nerve roots in the neck region; involves neck pains and muscular weakness and paresthesia [syn: {cervical root syndrome}]

cervical glands
n : mucus-secreting glands in the mucosa of the uterine cervix [syn: {cervical glands of the uterus}, {glandulae cervicales uteri}]

cervical glands of the uterus
n : mucus-secreting glands in the mucosa of the uterine cervix [syn: {cervical glands}, {glandulae cervicales uteri}]

cervical nerve
n : any of eight pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the cervical section of the spinal cord

cervical plexus
n : a nerve plexus lying beneath the sternocleidomastoid muscle [syn: {plexus cervicalis}]

cervical root syndrome
n : an abnormal condition resulting from compression of spinal nerve roots in the neck region; involves neck pains and muscular weakness and paresthesia [syn: {cervical disc syndrome}]

cervical smear
n : a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells [syn: {Pap smear}, {Papanicolaou smear}]

cervical vein
n : a vein that accompanies an artery of the same name [syn: {deep cervical vein}, {vena cervicalis profunda}]

cervical vertebra
n : one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region [syn: {neck bone}]

cervices
See {cervix}

cervices
cervix
n 1: the part of an organism that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck" [syn: {neck}]
2: necklike opening to the uterus [syn: {uterine cervix}, {cervix uteri}] [also: {cervices} (pl)]

cervicitis
n : inflammation of the uterine cervix

cervicofacial actinomycosis
n : the commonest and least severe form of actinomycosis; affects the face and neck regions [syn: {lumpy jaw}]

cervid
n : distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers [syn: {deer}]

Cervidae
n : deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer [syn: {family Cervidae}]

cervine
adj : relating to or resembling deer

cervix
n 1: the part of an organism that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck" [syn: {neck}]
2: necklike opening to the uterus [syn: {uterine cervix}, {cervix uteri}] [also: {cervices} (pl)]

cervix uteri
n : necklike opening to the uterus [syn: {cervix}, {uterine cervix}]

Cervus
n : type genus of the Cervidae [syn: {genus Cervus}]

Cervus canadensis
n : large North American deer with large much-branched antlers [syn: {wapiti}, {American elk}]

Cervus elaphus
n : common deer of temperate Europe and Asia [syn: {red deer}]

Cervus nipon
n : small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers [syn: {Japanese deer}, {sika}, {Cervus sika}]

Cervus sika
n : small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers [syn: {Japanese deer}, {sika}, {Cervus nipon}]

Cervus unicolor
n : a deer of southern Asia with antlers that have three tines [syn: {sambar}, {sambur}]

Ceryle
n : a genus of birds of the family Alcedinidae [syn: {genus Ceryle}]

Ceryle alcyon
n : grayish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band on its chest [syn: {belted kingfisher}]

Cesar Chavez
n : United States labor leader who organized farm workers (born 1927) [syn: {Chavez}, {Cesar Estrada Chavez}]

Cesar Estrada Chavez
n : United States labor leader who organized farm workers (born 1927) [syn: {Chavez}, {Cesar Chavez}]

Cesar Franck
n : French composer and teacher who influenced a generation of composers (1822-1890) [syn: {Franck}]

Cesar Ritz
n : Swiss hotelier who created a chain of elegant hotels (1850-1918) [syn: {Ritz}]

Cesare Borgia
n : Italian cardinal and military leader; model for Machiavelli's prince (1475-1507) [syn: {Borgia}]

cesarean
adj : relating to abdominal delivery [syn: {cesarian}, {caesarean}, {caesarian}]
n : the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) [syn: {cesarean delivery}, {caesarean delivery}, {cesarean section}, {cesarian section}, {caesarean section}, {C-section}, {cesarian}, {caesarean}, {abdominal delivery}]

cesarean delivery
n : the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) [syn: {caesarean delivery}, {cesarean section}, {cesarian section}, {caesarean section}, {C-section}, {cesarean}, {cesarian}, {caesarean}, {abdominal delivery}]

cesarean section
n : the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) [syn: {cesarean delivery}, {caesarean delivery}, {cesarian section}, {caesarean section}, {C-section}, {cesarean}, {cesarian}, {caesarean}, {abdominal delivery}]

cesarian
adj : relating to abdominal delivery [syn: {cesarean}, {caesarean}, {caesarian}]
n : the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) [syn: {cesarean delivery}, {caesarean delivery}, {cesarean section}, {cesarian section}, {caesarean section}, {C-section}, {cesarean}, {caesarean}, {abdominal delivery}]

cesarian section
n : the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) [syn: {cesarean delivery}, {caesarean delivery}, {cesarean section}, {caesarean section}, {C-section}, {cesarean}, {cesarian}, {caesarean}, {abdominal delivery}]

cesium
n : a soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures); the most electropositive and alkaline metal [syn: {caesium}, {Cs}, {atomic number 55}]

cesium 137
n : a radioactive isotope of cesium used in radiation therapy

cespitose
adj : (of plants) growing in dense clumps or tufts [syn: {caespitose}, {tufted}]

cessation
n : a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder" [syn: {surcease}]

cession
n : the act of ceding [syn: {ceding}]

cesspit
n : a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it [syn: {cesspool}, {sink}, {sump}]

cesspool
n : a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it [syn: {cesspit}, {sink}, {sump}]

Cestida
n : ctenophore having short tentacles; one family [syn: {order Cestida}]

Cestidae
n : coextensive with the order Cestida; ctenophores having a greatly flattened and elongated body [syn: {family Cestidae}]

Cestoda
n : tapeworms [syn: {class Cestoda}]

cestode
n : ribbon-like flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates [syn: {tapeworm}]

Cestrum
n : genus of fragrant tropical American shrubs [syn: {genus Cestrum}]

Cestrum diurnum
n : West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped white flowers that are fragrant by day [syn: {day jessamine}]

Cestrum nocturnum
n : West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped yellow-white flowers that are fragrant by night [syn: {night jasmine}, {night jessamine}]

Cestum
n : Venus's girdle [syn: {genus Cestum}]

Cestum veneris
n : ctenophore having a ribbon-shaped iridescent gelatinous body [syn: {Venus's girdle}]

cestuses
See {caestus}

cesurae
See {cesura}

Cetacea
n : an order of Eutheria [syn: {order Cetacea}]

cetacean
adj : of or relating to whales and dolphins etc [syn: {cetaceous}]
n : large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals [syn: {cetacean mammal}, {blower}]

cetacean mammal
n : large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals [syn: {cetacean}, {blower}]

cetaceous
adj : of or relating to whales and dolphins etc [syn: {cetacean}]

cetchup
n : thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes [syn: {catsup}, {ketchup}, {tomato ketchup}]

Ceterach
n : small genus of Old World ferns; superseded in some classification systems which place plants of this genus in e.g. genera Asplenium and Pleurosorus [syn: {genus Ceterach}]

Ceterach officinarum
n : small European fern with chaffy leathery fronds [syn: {scale fern}, {scaly fern}, {Asplenium ceterach}]

ceteris paribus
adv : all other things being equal

Cetonia
n : a genus of Cetoniidae [syn: {genus Cetonia}]

Cetonia aurata
n : a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses [syn: {rose chafer}, {rose beetle}]

Cetoniidae
n : considered a separate family in some classification systems [syn: {subfamily Cetoniidae}]

Cetorhinidae
n : in some older classifications considered the family of the basking sharks [syn: {family Cetorhinidae}]

Cetorhinus
n : comprising only the basking sharks; in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Cetorhinidae [syn: {genus Cetorhinus}]

Cetorhinus maximus
n : large harmless plankton-eating northern shark; often swims slowly or floats at the sea surface [syn: {basking shark}]

Cetraria
n : foliose lichens chiefly of northern latitudes [syn: {genus Cetraria}]

Cetraria islandica
n : lichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that grows in mountainous and arctic regions; used as a medicine or food for humans and livestock; a source of glycerol [syn: {Iceland moss}, {Iceland lichen}]

cetrimide
n : a cationic detergent that is a powerful disinfectant

Cetus
n : a large constellation on the equator near Pisces and Aquarius

Ceylon
n 1: an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India
2: a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948 [syn: {Sri Lanka}, {Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka}]

Ceylon bowstring hemp
n : plant having thick fibrous leaves transversely banded in light and dark green [syn: {Sansevieria zeylanica}]

Ceylon cinnamon
n : tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon [syn: {cinnamon}, {Ceylon cinnamon tree}, {Cinnamomum zeylanicum}]

Ceylon cinnamon tree
n : tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon [syn: {cinnamon}, {Ceylon cinnamon}, {Cinnamomum zeylanicum}]

Ceylon gooseberry
n : small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasking like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India [syn: {ketembilla}, {kitembilla}, {kitambilla}, {ketembilla tree}, {Dovyalis hebecarpa}]

Ceylonese
adj : of or relating to Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) or its people or culture; "Sri Lankan beaches"; "Sri Lankan forces fighting the Sinhalese rebels" [syn: {Sri Lankan}]

Ceylonite
n : a dark-colored spinel containing iron [syn: {pleonaste}]

Cezanne
n : French postimpressionist painter who influenced modern art (especially cubism) by stressing the structural components latent in nature (1839-1906) [syn: {Paul Cezanne}]

Cf
n 1: a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles [syn: {californium}, {atomic number 98}]
2: the most common congenital disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; there is no cure [syn: {cystic fibrosis}, {fibrocystic disease of the pancreas}, {pancreatic fibrosis}, {mucoviscidosis}]
adv : compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text) [syn: {cf.}, {confer}, {see}, {see also}]

cf.
adv : compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text) [syn: {cf}, {confer}, {see}, {see also}]

CFC
n : a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans; "the chlorine in CFCs causes depletion of atmospheric ozone" [syn: {chlorofluorocarbon}]

CFO
n : the corporate executive having financial authority to make appropriations and authorize expenditures for a firm [syn: {chief financial officer}]

cgs
n : system of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds [syn: {cgs system}]

cgs system
n : system of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds [syn: {cgs}]

Chabad
n 1: a large missionary Hasidic movement known for their hospitality, technological expertise, optimism and emphasis on religious study [syn: {Lubavitch}, {Lubavitch movement}, {Chabad-Lubavitch}]
2: a form of Hasidism practiced by Lithuanian and Russian Jews under communist rule; the beliefs and practices of the Lubavitch movement [syn: {Chabad Hasidism}]

Chabad Hasidism
n : a form of Hasidism practiced by Lithuanian and Russian Jews under communist rule; the beliefs and practices of the Lubavitch movement [syn: {Chabad}]

Chabad-Lubavitch
n : a large missionary Hasidic movement known for their hospitality, technological expertise, optimism and emphasis on religious study [syn: {Lubavitch}, {Lubavitch movement}, {Chabad}]

chabasite
n : a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of calcium and aluminum [syn: {chabazite}]

chabazite
n : a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of calcium and aluminum [syn: {chabasite}]

Chablis
n 1: a town in north central France noted for white Burgundy wines
2: dry white table wine of Chablis, France or a wine resembling it [syn: {white Burgundy}]

cha-cha
n : a modern ballroom dance from Latin America; small steps and swaying movements of the hips [syn: {cha-cha-cha}]

cha-cha-cha
n : a modern ballroom dance from Latin America; small steps and swaying movements of the hips [syn: {cha-cha}]

chachalaca
n : slender arboreal guan resembling a wild turkey; native to Central America and Mexico; highly regarded as game birds

chachka
n 1: (Yiddish) a mistress [syn: {tchotchke}]
2: (Yiddish) an inexpensive showy trinket [syn: {tchotchke}]

chacma
n : grayish baboon of southern and eastern Africa [syn: {chacma baboon}, {Papio ursinus}]

chacma baboon
n : grayish baboon of southern and eastern Africa [syn: {chacma}, {Papio ursinus}]

chad
n 1: a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape
2: a lake in north central Africa; fed by the Shari river [syn: {Lake Chad}]
3: a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960 [syn: {Republic of Chad}, {Tchad}]
4: a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa [syn: {Chadic}, {Chadic language}]

chadar
n : a cloth used as a head covering (and veil and shawl) by Muslim and Hindu women [syn: {chador}, {chaddar}, {chuddar}]

chadarim
See {cheder}

chaddar
n : a cloth used as a head covering (and veil and shawl) by Muslim and Hindu women [syn: {chador}, {chadar}, {chuddar}]

Chadian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language; "the Chadian desert"; "Chad soldiers"; "Chadian folktales"
n : a native or inhabitant of Chad

Chadian franc
n : the basic unit of money in Chad

Chadic
n : a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa [syn: {Chad}, {Chadic language}]

Chadic language
n : a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa [syn: {Chad}, {Chadic}]

chadlock
n : weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields [syn: {field mustard}, {wild mustard}, {charlock}, {Brassica kaber}, {Sinapis arvensis}]

chador
n : a cloth used as a head covering (and veil and shawl) by Muslim and Hindu women [syn: {chadar}, {chaddar}, {chuddar}]

chaenactis
n : any of several United States plants having long stalks of funnel-shaped white or yellow flowers

Chaenomeles
n : flowering quince [syn: {genus Chaenomeles}]

Chaenomeles japonica
n : deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms [syn: {japonica}, {maule's quince}]

Chaenomeles speciosa
n : deciduous thorny shrub native to China having red or white blossoms [syn: {Japanese quince}]

Chaenopsis
n : a genus of fish of the family Clinidae including pikeblennies [syn: {genus Chaenopsis}]

Chaenopsis ocellata
n : found from Florida to Cuba [syn: {bluethroat pikeblenny}]

Chaeronea
n : a battle in which Philip II of Macedon defeated the Athenians and Thebans (338 BC) and also Sulla defeated Mithridates (86 BC)

chaeta
n : a stiff chitinous seta or bristle especially of an annelid worm [also: {chaetae} (pl)]

chaetae
See {chaeta}

chaetae
chaeta
n : a stiff chitinous seta or bristle especially of an annelid worm [also: {chaetae} (pl)]

chaetal
adj : of or relating to chaetae (setae or bristles)

Chaetodipterus
n : a genus of Ephippidae [syn: {genus Chaetodipterus}]

Chaetodipterus faber
n : deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters [syn: {spadefish}, {angelfish}]

chaetodon
n : any fish of the genus Chaetodon

Chaetodontidae
n : butterfly fishes [syn: {family Chaetodontidae}]

chaetognath
n : any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable curved spines at each side of the mouth [syn: {arrowworm}]

Chaetognatha
n : arrowworms: a group of small active transparent marine worms [syn: {phylum Chaetognatha}]

chaetognathan
adj : of or relating to arrowworms [syn: {chaetognathous}]

chaetognathous
adj : of or relating to arrowworms [syn: {chaetognathan}]

chafe
n 1: soreness and warmth caused by friction; "he had a nasty chafe on his knee"
2: anger produced by some annoying irritation [syn: {annoyance}, {vexation}]
v 1: become or make sore by or as if by rubbing [syn: {gall}, {fret}]
2: feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation"
3: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" [syn: {annoy}, {rag}, {get to}, {bother}, {get at}, {irritate}, {rile}, {nark}, {nettle}, {gravel}, {vex}, {devil}]
4: tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; "This leash chafes the dog's neck" [syn: {excoriate}]
5: cause friction; "my sweater scratches" [syn: {rub}, {fray}, {fret}, {scratch}]
6: warm by rubbing, as with the hands

chafed
adj : painful from having the skin abraded [syn: {galled}]

chafeweed
n : weedy perennial of north temperate regions having woolly foliage and dirty white flowers in a leafy spike [syn: {wood cudweed}, {Gnaphalium sylvaticum}]

chaff
n 1: material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds [syn: {husk}, {shuck}, {stalk}, {straw}, {stubble}]
2: foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure
v : be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" [syn: {kid}, {jolly}, {josh}, {banter}]

chaffer
v 1: wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); "Let's not haggle over a few dollars" [syn: {haggle}, {higgle}, {huckster}]
2: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn: {chew the fat}, {shoot the breeze}, {chat}, {confabulate}, {confab}, {chitchat}, {chatter}, {natter}, {gossip}, {jaw}, {claver}, {visit}]

chaffinch
n : small European finch with a cheerful song [syn: {Fringilla coelebs}]

chafflike
adj : abounding in or covered with or resembling or consisting of chaff [syn: {chaffy}]

chaffweed
n : weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves [syn: {bastard pimpernel}, {false pimpernel}]

chaffy
adj 1: abounding in or covered with or resembling or consisting of chaff [syn: {chafflike}]
2: of no value; "an empty chaffy book by a foolish chaffy fellow"

chafing
n : soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction

chafing dish
n : a metal pan over a heater; used to cook or to keep things warm at the table

chafing gear
n : covering (usually rope or canvas) of a line or spar to protect it from friction

Chaga
n : a Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania [syn: {Kichaga}, {Chagga}]

Chagall
n : French painter (born in Russia) noted for his imagery and brilliant colors (1887-1985) [syn: {Marc Chagall}]

Chagatai
n : a Turkic literary language of medieval central Asia (named for one of the sons of Genghis Khan) [syn: {Jagatai}, {Jaghatai}, {Eastern Turki}]

Chagga
n : a Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania [syn: {Kichaga}, {Chaga}]

chagrin
n : strong feelings of embarrassment [syn: {humiliation}, {mortification}]
v : cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" [syn: {humiliate}, {mortify}, {humble}, {abase}]

chagrined
adj : feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious; "felt abashed at the extravagant praise"; "chagrined at the poor sales of his book"; "was embarrassed by her child's tantrums" [syn: {abashed}, {embarrassed}]

Chahta
n : the Muskhogean language of the Choctaw people [syn: {Choctaw}]

Chaim Azriel Weizmann
n : Israeli statesman who persuaded the United States to recognize the new state of Israel and became its first president (1874-1952) [syn: {Weizmann}, {Chaim Weizmann}]

Chaim Soutine
n : French expressionist painter (born in Lithuania) (1893-1943) [syn: {Soutine}]

Chaim Weizmann
n : Israeli statesman who persuaded the United States to recognize the new state of Israel and became its first president (1874-1952) [syn: {Weizmann}, {Chaim Azriel Weizmann}]

chain
n 1: a series of things depending on each other as if linked together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances" [syn: {concatenation}]
2: (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule) [syn: {chemical chain}]
3: a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
4: a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
5: anything that acts as a restraint
6: a unit of length
7: British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979) [syn: {Ernst Boris Chain}, {Sir Ernst Boris Chain}]
8: a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range" [syn: {range}, {mountain range}, {range of mountains}, {mountain chain}, {chain of mountains}]
9: metal shackles; for hands or legs [syn: {iron}, {irons}, {chains}] 10: a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls"; [syn: {string}, {strand}]
v 1: connect or arrange into a chain by linking
2: fasten or secure with chains; "Chain the chairs together" [ant: {unchain}]

chain armor
n : (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings [syn: {chain mail}, {ring mail}, {mail}, {chain armour}, {ring armor}, {ring armour}]

chain armour
n : (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings [syn: {chain mail}, {ring mail}, {mail}, {chain armor}, {ring armor}, {ring armour}]

chain fern
n : a fern of the genus Woodwardia having the sori in chainlike rows

chain gang
n : a gang of convicts chained together

chain letter
n : a letter that is sent successively to several people

chain lightning
n : a form of lightning that moves rapidly in a zigzag path with one end divided (fork-like) [syn: {forked lightning}]

chain mail
n : (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings [syn: {ring mail}, {mail}, {chain armor}, {chain armour}, {ring armor}, {ring armour}]

chain of mountains
n : a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range" [syn: {range}, {mountain range}, {range of mountains}, {chain}, {mountain chain}]

chain pickerel
n : common in quiet waters of eastern United States [syn: {chain pike}, {Esox niger}]

chain pike
n : common in quiet waters of eastern United States [syn: {chain pickerel}, {Esox niger}]

chain printer
n : an impact printer that carries the type slugs by links of a revolving chain

chain reaction
n 1: a series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next
2: a self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitting of others

chain reactor
n : a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy [syn: {atomic pile}, {atomic reactor}, {pile}]

chain saw
n : portable power saw; teeth linked to form an endless chain [syn: {chainsaw}]

chain stitch
n 1: a kind of crochet stitch
2: looped machine stitch resembling the links of a chain; used in embroidery and in machine stitching

chain store
n : one of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise

chain tongs
n : a pipe wrench used for turning large pipes; an adjustable chain circles the pipe with its ends connected to the head whose teeth engage the pipe [syn: {chain wrench}]

chain up
v : tie up with chains; "chain up the prisoners"

chain wrench
n : a pipe wrench used for turning large pipes; an adjustable chain circles the pipe with its ends connected to the head whose teeth engage the pipe [syn: {chain tongs}]

chained
adj : bound with chains; "enchained demons strained in anger to gnaw on his bones"; "prisoners in chains" [syn: {enchained}, {in chains(p)}]

chainlike
adj : having a chainlike form; "catenulate bacterial cell colonies" [syn: {catenulate}]

chainlink fence
n : a fence of steel wires woven into a diamond pattern

chains
n : metal shackles; for hands or legs [syn: {iron}, {irons}, {chain}]

chainsaw
n : portable power saw; teeth linked to form an endless chain [syn: {chain saw}]

chain-smoke
v : smoke one cigarette after another; light one cigarette from the preceding one

chain-smoker
n : a heavy smoker (usually of cigarettes) who lights one off of another

chair
n 1: a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"
2: the position of professor; "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics" [syn: {professorship}]
3: the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson" [syn: {president}, {chairman}, {chairwoman}, {chairperson}]
4: an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles a chair; "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair" [syn: {electric chair}, {death chair}, {hot seat}]
v 1: act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years" [syn: {chairman}]
2: preside over; "John moderated the discussion" [syn: {moderate}, {lead}]

chair car
n : a passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for individual chairs [syn: {parlor car}, {parlour car}, {drawing-room car}, {palace car}]

chair lift
n : a ski lift on which riders (skiers or sightseers) are seated and carried up or down a mountainside; seats are hung from an endless overhead cable [syn: {chairlift}]

chairlift
n : a ski lift on which riders (skiers or sightseers) are seated and carried up or down a mountainside; seats are hung from an endless overhead cable [syn: {chair lift}]

chairman
n : the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson" [syn: {president}, {chairwoman}, {chair}, {chairperson}]
v : act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years" [syn: {chair}]

chairman of the board
n : the chairman of the board of directors of a corporation

chairmanship
n : the position of chairman

chairperson
n : the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson" [syn: {president}, {chairman}, {chairwoman}, {chair}]

chairwoman
n : the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson" [syn: {president}, {chairman}, {chair}, {chairperson}]

chaise
n 1: a long chair; for reclining [syn: {chaise longue}, {daybed}]
2: a carriage consisting of two wheels and calash top; drawn by a single horse [syn: {shay}]

chaise longue
n : a long chair; for reclining [syn: {chaise}, {daybed}]

chaises longues
See {chaise longue}

Chait
n : the first Hindu calendar month (corresponding to March in the Gregorian calendar) [syn: {Caitra}]

chaja
n : largest crested screamer; naive to southern Brazil and Argentina [syn: {Chauna torquata}]

chalaza
n 1: basal part of a plant ovule opposite the micropyle; where integument and nucellus are joined
2: one of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell [also: {chalazae} (pl)]

chalazae
See {chalaza}

chalazae
chalaza
n 1: basal part of a plant ovule opposite the micropyle; where integument and nucellus are joined
2: one of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell [also: {chalazae} (pl)]

chalazion
n : a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked [syn: {Meibomian cyst}]

chalcanthite
n : hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulfate [syn: {blue vitriol}, {blue copperas}, {blue stone}]

Chalcedon
n : a former town on the Bosporus (now part of Istanbul); site of the Council of Chalcedon [syn: {Kadikoy}]

chalcedony
n : a milky or grayish translucent to transparent quartz [syn: {calcedony}]

chalcid
n : any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects [syn: {chalcid fly}, {chalcidfly}, {chalcid wasp}]

chalcid fly
n : any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects [syn: {chalcidfly}, {chalcid}, {chalcid wasp}]

chalcid wasp
n : any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects [syn: {chalcid fly}, {chalcidfly}, {chalcid}]

Chalcidae
n : an arthropod family including: chalcidflies [syn: {Chalcididae}, {family Chalcididae}, {family Chalcidae}]

chalcidfly
n : any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects [syn: {chalcid fly}, {chalcid}, {chalcid wasp}]

Chalcididae
n : an arthropod family including: chalcidflies [syn: {family Chalcididae}, {Chalcidae}, {family Chalcidae}]

Chalcis
n : type genus of the Chalcididae [syn: {genus Chalcis}]

chalcis fly
n : a variety of chalcid fly

chalcocite
n : a heavy gray mineral that is an ore of copper [syn: {copper glance}]

chalcopyrite
n : a yellow copper ore (CuFeS2) made up of copper-iron sulfide [syn: {copper pyrites}]

Chalcostigma
n : thornbills [syn: {genus Chalcostigma}]

Chaldaea
n 1: an ancient region of Mesopotamia lying between the Euphrates delta and the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Desert; settled in 1000 BC and destroyed by the Persians in 539 BC; reached the height of its power under Nebuchadnezzar II [syn: {Chaldea}]
2: an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where the Daniel became a counselor to the king) [syn: {Babylonia}, {Chaldea}]

Chaldaean
adj : of or relating to ancient Chaldea or its people or language or culture [syn: {Chaldean}, {Chaldee}]
n 1: a wise man skilled in occult learning [syn: {Chaldean}, {Chaldee}]
2: an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea [syn: {Chaldean}, {Chaldee}]

Chaldea
n 1: an ancient region of Mesopotamia lying between the Euphrates delta and the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Desert; settled in 1000 BC and destroyed by the Persians in 539 BC; reached the height of its power under Nebuchadnezzar II [syn: {Chaldaea}]
2: an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where the Daniel became a counselor to the king) [syn: {Babylonia}, {Chaldaea}]

Chaldean
adj : of or relating to ancient Chaldea or its people or language or culture [syn: {Chaldaean}, {Chaldee}]
n 1: a wise man skilled in occult learning [syn: {Chaldaean}, {Chaldee}]
2: an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea [syn: {Chaldaean}, {Chaldee}]

Chaldee
adj : of or relating to ancient Chaldea or its people or language or culture [syn: {Chaldean}, {Chaldaean}]
n 1: a wise man skilled in occult learning [syn: {Chaldean}, {Chaldaean}]
2: an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea [syn: {Chaldean}, {Chaldaean}]

chaldron
n : a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 36 bushels

chalet
n : a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style

chalice
n : a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup [syn: {goblet}]

chalice vine
n : Mexican evergreen climbing plant having large solitary funnel-shaped fragrant yellow flowers with purple-brown ridges in the throat [syn: {trumpet flower}, {cupflower}, {Solandra guttata}]

chalk
n 1: a soft whitish calcite
2: a pure flat white with little reflectance
3: amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant [syn: {methamphetamine}, {methamphetamine hydrochloride}, {Methedrine}, {meth}, {deoxyephedrine}, {chicken feed}, {crank}, {glass}, {ice}, {shabu}, {trash}]
4: a piece of chalk (or similar substance) used for writing on blackboards or other surfaces
v : write, draw, or trace with chalk

chalk dust
n : dust resulting from writing with a piece of chalk; "the teacher's hands were covered with chalk dust"

chalk line
n : a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface [syn: {snap line}, {snapline}]

chalk out
v : make a sketch of; "sketch the building" [syn: {sketch}]

chalk pit
n : a quarry for chalk [syn: {chalkpit}]

chalk talk
n : a talk that uses a blackboard and chalk

chalk up
v 1: accumulate as a debt; "he chalked up $100 in the course of the evening" [syn: {run up}]
2: keep score, as in games [syn: {tally}]

chalkboard
n : sheet of slate; for writing with chalk [syn: {blackboard}]

chalkpit
n : a quarry for chalk [syn: {chalk pit}]

chalkstone
n : a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout [syn: {tophus}]

chalky
adj 1: composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or calcite or chalk [syn: {calcareous}]
2: having the color of chalk; "she turned chalky white"

challah
n : (Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking [syn: {hallah}]

challenge
n 1: a demanding or stimulating situation; "they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power"
2: a call to engage in a contest or fight
3: questioning a statement and demanding an explanation; "his challenge of the assumption that Japan is still our enemy"
4: a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror
5: a demand by a sentry for a password or identification
v 1: take exception to; "She challenged his claims" [syn: {dispute}, {gainsay}]
2: issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match"
3: ask for identification; "The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard"
4: raise a formal objection in a court of law [syn: {take exception}]

challengeable
adj : capable of being challenged

challenger
n : the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing" [syn: {rival}, {competitor}, {competition}, {contender}]

challenging
adj 1: requiring full use of your abilities or resources; "ambitious schedule"; "performed the most challenging task without a mistake" [syn: {ambitious}]
2: stimulating interest or thought; "a challenging hypothesis"; "a thought-provoking book" [syn: {thought-provoking}]
3: disturbingly provocative; "an intriguing smile" [syn: {intriguing}]

challis
n : a soft lightweight fabric (usually printed)

challoth
See {hallah}

challoth
hallah
n : (Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking [syn: {challah}] [also: {halloth} (pl), {hallot} (pl), {challoth} (pl)]

Chalons
n : the battle in which Attila the Hun was defeated by the Romans and Visigoths in 451 [syn: {Chalons-sur-Marne}]

Chalons-sur-Marne
n : the battle in which Attila the Hun was defeated by the Romans and Visigoths in 451 [syn: {Chalons}]

chalutzim
See {chalutz}

chalybeate
adj : containing or impregnated with or tasting of iron

chalybite
n : iron ore in the form of ferrous carbonate [syn: {siderite}]

Chamaea
n : a genus of Paridae [syn: {genus Chamaea}]

Chamaea fasciata
n : small brown bird of California resembling a wren [syn: {wren-tit}]

Chamaecrista
n : genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having sensitive leaves and suddenly dehiscing pods; some species placed in genus Cassia [syn: {genus Chamaecrista}]

Chamaecrista fasciculata
n : tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {partridge pea}, {sensitive pea}, {wild sensitive plant}, {Cassia fasciculata}]

Chamaecyparis
n : a genus of Chamaecyparis [syn: {genus Chamaecyparis}]

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
n : large timber tree of western North America with trunk diameter to 12 feet and height to 200 feet [syn: {Oregon cedar}, {Port Orford cedar}, {Lawson's cypress}, {Lawson's cedar}]

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis
n : tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often cultivated for ornament [syn: {yellow cypress}, {yellow cedar}, {Nootka cypress}, {Alaska cedar}]

Chamaecyparis thyoides
n : slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae [syn: {southern white cedar}, {coast white cedar}, {Atlantic white cedar}, {white cypress}, {white cedar}]

Chamaecytisus
n : small late-flowering trees or subshrubs having yellow to red flowers and leathery or woody pods; often especially formerly included in genus Cytisus [syn: {genus Chamaecytisus}]

Chamaecytisus palmensis
n : shrub of Canary Islands having bristle-tipped oblanceolate leaves; used as cattle fodder [syn: {tagasaste}, {Cytesis proliferus}]

Chamaedaphne
n : 1 species: leatherleaf [syn: {genus Chamaedaphne}]

Chamaedaphne calyculata
n : north temperate bog shrub with evergreen leathery leaves and small white cylindrical flowers [syn: {leatherleaf}]

Chamaeleo
n : type genus of the Chamaeleontidae [syn: {genus Chamaeleo}, {genus Chamaeleon}]

Chamaeleo chamaeleon
n : a chameleon found in Africa [syn: {African chameleon}]

Chamaeleo oweni
n : a kind of chameleon [syn: {horned chameleon}]

Chamaeleon
n 1: a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Apus and Mensa [syn: {Chameleon}]
2: lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue [syn: {chameleon}]

Chamaeleonidae
n : Old World chameleons; in some classifications Rhiptoglossa is considered a superfamily of Sauria [syn: {Chamaeleontidae}, {family Chamaeleontidae}, {family Chamaeleonidae}, {Rhiptoglossa}, {family Rhiptoglossa}]

Chamaeleontidae
n : Old World chameleons; in some classifications Rhiptoglossa is considered a superfamily of Sauria [syn: {family Chamaeleontidae}, {Chamaeleonidae}, {family Chamaeleonidae}, {Rhiptoglossa}, {family Rhiptoglossa}]

Chamaemelum
n : small genus of plants sometimes included in genus Anthemis: chamomile [syn: {genus Chamaemelum}]

Chamaemelum nobilis
n : Eurasian plant apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis [syn: {chamomile}, {camomile}, {Anthemis nobilis}]

chamber
n 1: a natural or artificial enclosed space
2: an enclosed volume (as the aqueous chamber of the eyeball or the chambers of the heart)
3: a room where a judge transacts business
4: a deliberative or legislative or administrative or judicial assembly; "the upper chamber is the senate"
5: a room used primarily for sleeping [syn: {bedroom}, {sleeping room}, {bedchamber}]
v : place in a chamber

chamber music
n : serious music performed by a small group of musicians

chamber of commerce
n : an association of businessmen to protect and promote business interests

chamber orchestra
n : small orchestra; usually plays classical music

chambered
adj : having compartmental chambers; "a spiral chambered seashell"

chambered nautilus
n : cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions [syn: {pearly nautilus}, {nautilus}]

Chamberlain
n 1: British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940) [syn: {Neville Chamberlain}, {Arthur Neville Chamberlain}]
2: the treasurer of a municipal corporation
3: an officer who manages the household of a king or nobleman

chambermaid
n : a maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (now primarily in hotels) [syn: {fille de chambre}]

chamberpot
n : a receptacle for urination or defecation in the bedroom [syn: {potty}, {thunder mug}]

Chambers
n : English architect (1723-1796) [syn: {William Chambers}, {Sir William Chambers}]

chambray
n : a lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a colored warp

chameleon
n 1: a changeable or inconstant person
2: a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Apus and Mensa [syn: {Chamaeleon}]
3: lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue [syn: {chamaeleon}]

chameleon tree frog
n : a form of tree toad

chamfer
n : two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees [syn: {bevel}, {cant}]
v 1: cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; "bevel the surface" [syn: {bevel}]
2: cut a furrow into a columns [syn: {furrow}, {chase}]

chamfer bit
n : a bit that is used for beveling

chamfer plane
n : a plane that makes a beveled edge

chamfron
n : medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head [syn: {chanfron}, {testiere}, {frontstall}, {front-stall}]

chammy
n : a soft suede leather formerly from the sheep of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin [syn: {chamois}, {chamois leather}, {chammy leather}, {shammy}, {shammy leather}]

chammy leather
n : a soft suede leather formerly from the sheep of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin [syn: {chamois}, {chamois leather}, {chammy}, {shammy}, {shammy leather}]

chamois
n 1: a soft suede leather formerly from the sheep of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin [syn: {chamois leather}, {chammy}, {chammy leather}, {shammy}, {shammy leather}]
2: hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips [syn: {Rupicapra rupicapra}]

chamois cloth
n : a piece of chamois used for washing windows or cars

chamois cress
n : small tufted perennial herb of mountains of central and southern Europe having very small flowers of usually leafless stems; sometimes placed in genus Lepidium [syn: {Pritzelago alpina}, {Lepidium alpina}]

chamois leather
n : a soft suede leather formerly from the sheep of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin [syn: {chamois}, {chammy}, {chammy leather}, {shammy}, {shammy leather}]

chamomile
n : Eurasian plant apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis [syn: {camomile}, {Chamaemelum nobilis}, {Anthemis nobilis}]

chamosite
n : a greenish gray or black silicate of iron and aluminum

champ
n : someone who has won first place in a competition [syn: {champion}, {title-holder}]
v 1: chafe at the bit, like horses
2: chew noisily; "The boy chomped his sandwich" [syn: {chomp}]

champagne
n 1: a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there [syn: {bubbly}]
2: a region of northeastern France [syn: {Champagne-Ardenne}]

champagne cup
n : a punch containing a sparkling wine

champagne flute
n : a tall narrow wineglass [syn: {flute}, {flute glass}]

Champagne-Ardenne
n : a region of northeastern France [syn: {Champagne}]

champaign
n 1: extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth" [syn: {plain}, {field}]
2: a university town in east central Illinois adjoining Urbana

champion
adj : holding first place in a contest; "a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine" [syn: {prizewinning}]
n 1: someone who has won first place in a competition [syn: {champ}, {title-holder}]
2: someone who fights for a cause [syn: {fighter}, {hero}, {paladin}]
3: a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" [syn: {supporter}, {protagonist}, {admirer}, {booster}, {friend}]
4: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: {ace}, {adept}, {sensation}, {maven}, {mavin}, {virtuoso}, {genius}, {hotshot}, {star}, {superstar}, {whiz}, {whizz}, {wizard}, {wiz}]
v : protect or fight for as a champion [syn: {defend}]

champion lode
n : the main vein of ore in a deposit [syn: {mother lode}]

championship
n 1: the status of being a champion; "he held the title for two years" [syn: {title}]
2: the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives" [syn: {backing}, {backup}, {patronage}]

Champlain
n 1: French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635) [syn: {Samuel de Champlain}]
2: a lake in northeastern New York, northwestern Vermont and southern Quebec; site of many battles in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution and in the War of 1812 [syn: {Lake Champlain}]

champleve
adj : (for metals) having areas separated by metal and filled with colored enamel and fired [syn: {cloisonne}]

Champollion
n : Frenchman and Egyptologist who studied the Rosetta stone and in 1821 became the first person to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics (1790-1832) [syn: {Jean Francois Champollion}]

Champs Elysees
n : a major avenue in Paris famous for elegant shops and cafes

chanal
n : thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries [syn: {chanar}, {Geoffroea decorticans}]

chanar
n : thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries [syn: {chanal}, {Geoffroea decorticans}]

chance
adj : occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; "their accidental meeting led to a renewal of their friendship"; "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence" [syn: {accidental}, {casual}, {chance(a)}]
n 1: a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance" [syn: {opportunity}]
2: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance" [syn: {luck}, {fortune}, {hazard}]
3: a risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive"
4: a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; "what is the probability of rain?"; "we have a good chance of winning" [syn: {probability}]
v 1: be the case by chance; "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street"
2: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling" [syn: {gamble}, {risk}, {hazard}, {take chances}, {adventure}, {run a risk}, {take a chance}]
3: come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day" [syn: {find}, {happen}, {bump}, {encounter}]

chance event
n : anything that happens by chance without an apparent cause [syn: {accident}, {fortuity}]

chance on
v : find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake" [syn: {fall upon}, {strike}, {come upon}, {light upon}, {chance upon}, {come across}, {happen upon}, {attain}, {discover}]

chance upon
v : find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake" [syn: {fall upon}, {strike}, {come upon}, {light upon}, {come across}, {chance on}, {happen upon}, {attain}, {discover}]

chance variable
n : a variable quantity that is random [syn: {random variable}, {variate}, {variant}, {stochastic variable}]

chanceful
adj : of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; "an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker [syn: {chancy}, {dicey}, {dodgy}]

chance-half correlation
n : a correlation coefficient calculated between scores on two halves of a test; taken as an indication of the reliability of the test [syn: {split-half correlation}]

chancel
n : area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing [syn: {sanctuary}, {bema}]

chancellery
n : a government building housing the office of a chancellor

chancellor
n 1: the person who is head of state (in several countries) [syn: {premier}, {prime minister}]
2: the honorary or titular head of a university

Chancellor of the Exchequer
n : the British cabinet minister responsible for finance

chancellorship
n : the office of chancellor

Chancellorsville
n : a major battle in the American Civil War (1863); the Confederates under Robert E. Lee defeated the Union forces under Joseph Hooker

chance-medley
n : unpremeditated killing of a human being in self defense

chancery
n 1: a court with jurisdiction in equity [syn: {court of chancery}]
2: an office of archives for public or ecclesiastic records; a court of public records

chancier
See {chancy}

chancier
chancy
adj 1: of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; "an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker [syn: {chanceful}, {dicey}, {dodgy}]
2: subject to accident or chance or change; "a chancy appeal at best"; "getting that job was definitely fluky"; "a fluky wind"; "an iffy proposition" [syn: {fluky}, {flukey}, {iffy}] [also: {chanciest}, {chancier}]

chanciest
See {chancy}

chanciest
chancy
adj 1: of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; "an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker [syn: {chanceful}, {dicey}, {dodgy}]
2: subject to accident or chance or change; "a chancy appeal at best"; "getting that job was definitely fluky"; "a fluky wind"; "an iffy proposition" [syn: {fluky}, {flukey}, {iffy}] [also: {chanciest}, {chancier}]

chancre
n : a small hard painless nodule at the site of entry of a pathogen (as syphilis)

chancroid
n : infectious venereal ulcer

chancroidal
adj : of or relating to or having chancroids

chancrous
adj : of or having chancres

chancy
adj 1: of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; "an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker [syn: {chanceful}, {dicey}, {dodgy}]
2: subject to accident or chance or change; "a chancy appeal at best"; "getting that job was definitely fluky"; "a fluky wind"; "an iffy proposition" [syn: {fluky}, {flukey}, {iffy}] [also: {chanciest}, {chancier}]

chandelier
n : branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling [syn: {pendant}]

chandelle
n : a flight maneuver consisting of a steep climbing turn executed to gain altitude while changing direction
v : climb suddenly and steeply; "The airplane chandelled"

Chandi
n : malevolent aspect of Devi; "the fierce"

Chandler
n 1: United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959) [syn: {Raymond Chandler}, {Raymond Thornton Chandler}]
2: a retail dealer in provisions and supplies
3: a maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints

chandlery
n 1: candles and other commodities sold by a chandler
2: a storeroom where candles are kept

chanfron
n : medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head [syn: {chamfron}, {testiere}, {frontstall}, {front-stall}]

Chang
n : the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai [syn: {Chang Jiang}, {Yangtze}, {Yangtze River}, {Yangtze Kiang}]

Chang Jiang
n : the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai [syn: {Chang}, {Yangtze}, {Yangtze River}, {Yangtze Kiang}]

Chang Kuo
n : one of the 8 immortals of Taoism [syn: {Chang Kuo-lao}]

Chang Kuo-lao
n : one of the 8 immortals of Taoism [syn: {Chang Kuo}]

Changan
n : a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC [syn: {Xian}, {Sian}, {Singan}, {Hsian}]

change
n 1: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" [syn: {alteration}, {modification}]
2: a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event; "he attributed the change to their marriage"
3: the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
4: the result of alteration or modification; "there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs"; "there had been no change in the mountains"
5: the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due; "I paid with a twenty and pocketed the change"
6: a thing that is different; "he inspected several changes before selecting one"
7: a different or fresh set of clothes; "she brought a change in her overnight bag"
8: coins of small denomination regarded collectively; "he had a pocketful of change"
9: money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency; "he got change for a twenty and used it to pay the taxi driver" 10: a difference that is usually pleasant; "he goes to France for variety"; "it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic" [syn: {variety}]
v 1: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" [ant: {stay}]
2: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" [syn: {alter}, {modify}]
3: make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season" [syn: {alter}, {vary}]
4: lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes" [syn: {switch}, {shift}]
5: change clothes; put on different clothes; "Change before you go to the opera"
6: exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares" [syn: {exchange}, {commute}, {convert}]
7: give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" [syn: {exchange}, {interchange}]
8: change from one vehicle or transportation line to another; "She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast" [syn: {transfer}]
9: become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password" [syn: {deepen}] 10: remove or replace the coverings of; "Father had to learn how to change the baby"; "After each guest we changed the bed linens"

change by reversal
v : change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern" [syn: {turn}, {reverse}]

change course
v : shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly" [syn: {jibe}, {gybe}, {jib}]

change form
v : assume a different shape or form [syn: {change shape}, {deform}]

change hands
v : be transferred to another owner; "This restaurant changed owners twice last year"

change integrity
v : change in physical make-up

change intensity
v : increase or decrease in intensity

change magnitude
v : change in size or magnitude

change of color
n : an act that change the light that something reflects

change of course
n : a change in the direction that you are moving

change of direction
n : the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented [syn: {reorientation}]

change of integrity
n : the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something

change of life
n : the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends [syn: {menopause}, {climacteric}]

change of location
n : a movement through space that changes the location of something [syn: {travel}]

change of magnitude
n : the act of changing the amount or size of something

change of mind
n : a decision to reverse an earlier decision [syn: {reversal}, {flip-flop}, {turnabout}, {turnaround}]

change of shape
n : an action that changes the shape of something

change of state
n : the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics

change over
v 1: make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched" [syn: {switch}, {shift}]
2: change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy; "We converted from 220 to 110 Volt" [syn: {convert}]

change posture
v : undergo a change in bodily posture

change ringing
n : ringing tuned bells in a fixed order that is continually changing

change shape
v : assume a different shape or form [syn: {change form}, {deform}]

change state
v : undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" [syn: {turn}]

change surface
v : undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface

change taste
v : alter the flavor of

changeability
n : the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change; "the changeableness of the weather" [syn: {changeableness}] [ant: {changelessness}]

changeable
adj 1: capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature; "a mutable substance"; "the mutable ways of fortune"; "mutable weather patterns"; "a mutable foreign policy" [syn: {mutable}] [ant: {immutable}]
2: such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change; "changeable behavior"; "changeable moods"; "changeable prices" [syn: {changeful}] [ant: {unchangeable}]
3: subject to change; "a changeable climate"; "the weather is uncertain"; "unsettled weather with rain and hail and sunshine coming one right after the other" [syn: {uncertain}, {unsettled}]
4: varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent" [syn: {chatoyant}, {iridescent}, {shot}]

changeableness
n : the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change; "the changeableness of the weather" [syn: {changeability}] [ant: {changelessness}]

changed
adj 1: made or become different in nature or form; "changed attitudes"; "changed styles of dress"; "a greatly changed country after the war" [ant: {unchanged}]
2: made or become different in some respect; "he's an altered (or changed) man since his election to Congress"
3: changed in constitution or structure or composition by metamorphism; "metamorphic rocks"

changeful
adj : such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change; "changeable behavior"; "changeable moods"; "changeable prices" [syn: {changeable}] [ant: {unchangeable}]

changefulness
n : the quality of being changeable and variable [syn: {inconstancy}] [ant: {constancy}]

changeless
adj 1: not subject or susceptible to change or variation in form or quality or nature; "the view of that time was that all species were immutable, created by God" [syn: {immutable}] [ant: {mutable}]
2: persistent in occurrence and unvarying in nature; "maintained a constant temperature"; "a constant beat"; "principles of unvarying validity"; "a steady breeze" [syn: {constant}, {invariant}, {steady}, {unvarying}]
3: remaining the same for indefinitely long times [syn: {unalterable}]

changelessness
n 1: the property of remaining unchanged
2: the quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency to remain unchanged [syn: {unchangeability}, {unchangeableness}, {unchangingness}] [ant: {changeableness}]

changeling
n 1: a person of subnormal intelligence [syn: {idiot}, {imbecile}, {cretin}, {moron}, {half-wit}, {retard}]
2: a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy

change-of-pace
n : a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball [syn: {change-up}, {change-of-pace ball}, {off-speed pitch}]

change-of-pace ball
n : a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball [syn: {change-up}, {change-of-pace}, {off-speed pitch}]

changeover
n : an event that results in a transformation [syn: {conversion}, {transition}]

changer
n 1: a person who changes something; "an inveterate changer of the menu" [syn: {modifier}]
2: an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention [syn: {record changer}, {auto-changer}]

change-up
n : a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball [syn: {change-of-pace}, {change-of-pace ball}, {off-speed pitch}]

changing
adj : marked by continuous change or effective action [syn: {ever-changing}]

Changtzu
n : a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (24,780 feet high)

channel
n 1: a path over which electrical signals can pass; "a channel is typically what you rent from a telephone company" [syn: {transmission channel}]
2: a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through; "the fields were crossed with irrigation channels"; "gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street"
3: a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record) [syn: {groove}]
4: a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels; "the ship went aground in the channel"
5: (often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms" [syn: {communication channel}, {line}]
6: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs" [syn: {duct}, {epithelial duct}, {canal}]
7: a television station and its programs; "a satellite TV channel"; "surfing through the channels"; "they offer more than one hundred channels" [syn: {television channel}, {TV channel}]
8: a way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors; "possible distribution channels are wholesalers or small retailers or retail chains or direct mailers or your own stores" [syn: {distribution channel}]
v 1: transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat" [syn: {conduct}, {transmit}, {convey}, {carry}]
2: direct the flow of; "channel infomartion towards a broad audience" [syn: {canalize}, {canalise}]
3: send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message" [syn: {transmit}, {transfer}, {transport}, {channelize}, {channelise}] [also: {channelling}, {channelled}]

channel bass
n : large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico [syn: {red drum}, {redfish}, {Sciaenops ocellatus}]

channel capacity
n : the maximum data rate that can be attained over a given channel

channel cat
n : freshwater food fish common throughout central United States [syn: {channel catfish}, {Ictalurus punctatus}]

channel catfish
n : freshwater food fish common throughout central United States [syn: {channel cat}, {Ictalurus punctatus}]

Channel Islands
n : a group of British islands in the English Channel off the northern coast of France

Channel Islands National Park
n : a national park in California featuring sea birds and marine life

Channel Tunnel
n : the railroad tunnel between France and England under the English Channel [syn: {chunnel}]

channelisation
n : management through specified channels of communication [syn: {channelization}, {canalization}, {canalisation}]

channelise
v 1: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling [syn: {steer}, {maneuver}, {manoeuver}, {manoeuvre}, {direct}, {point}, {head}, {guide}, {channelize}]
2: make a channel for; provide with a channel; "channelize the country for better transportation" [syn: {channelize}]
3: send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message" [syn: {transmit}, {transfer}, {transport}, {channel}, {channelize}]
4: cause to form a channel; "channelize a stream" [syn: {channelize}]

channelization
n : management through specified channels of communication [syn: {channelisation}, {canalization}, {canalisation}]

channelize
v 1: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling [syn: {steer}, {maneuver}, {manoeuver}, {manoeuvre}, {direct}, {point}, {head}, {guide}, {channelise}]
2: make a channel for; provide with a channel; "channelize the country for better transportation" [syn: {channelise}]
3: send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message" [syn: {transmit}, {transfer}, {transport}, {channel}, {channelise}]
4: cause to form a channel; "channelize a stream" [syn: {channelise}]

channelled
See {channel}

channelled
channel
n 1: a path over which electrical signals can pass; "a channel is typically what you rent from a telephone company" [syn: {transmission channel}]
2: a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through; "the fields were crossed with irrigation channels"; "gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street"
3: a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record) [syn: {groove}]
4: a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels; "the ship went aground in the channel"
5: (often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms" [syn: {communication channel}, {line}]
6: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs" [syn: {duct}, {epithelial duct}, {canal}]
7: a television station and its programs; "a satellite TV channel"; "surfing through the channels"; "they offer more than one hundred channels" [syn: {television channel}, {TV channel}]
8: a way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors; "possible distribution channels are wholesalers or small retailers or retail chains or direct mailers or your own stores" [syn: {distribution channel}]
v 1: transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat" [syn: {conduct}, {transmit}, {convey}, {carry}]
2: direct the flow of; "channel infomartion towards a broad audience" [syn: {canalize}, {canalise}]
3: send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message" [syn: {transmit}, {transfer}, {transport}, {channelize}, {channelise}] [also: {channelling}, {channelled}]

channelling
See {channel}

channelling
channel
n 1: a path over which electrical signals can pass; "a channel is typically what you rent from a telephone company" [syn: {transmission channel}]
2: a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through; "the fields were crossed with irrigation channels"; "gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street"
3: a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record) [syn: {groove}]
4: a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels; "the ship went aground in the channel"
5: (often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms" [syn: {communication channel}, {line}]
6: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs" [syn: {duct}, {epithelial duct}, {canal}]
7: a television station and its programs; "a satellite TV channel"; "surfing through the channels"; "they offer more than one hundred channels" [syn: {television channel}, {TV channel}]
8: a way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors; "possible distribution channels are wholesalers or small retailers or retail chains or direct mailers or your own stores" [syn: {distribution channel}]
v 1: transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat" [syn: {conduct}, {transmit}, {convey}, {carry}]
2: direct the flow of; "channel infomartion towards a broad audience" [syn: {canalize}, {canalise}]
3: send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message" [syn: {transmit}, {transfer}, {transport}, {channelize}, {channelise}] [also: {channelling}, {channelled}]

channels
n : official routes of communication; "you have to go through channels"

channel-surf
v : switch channels, on television [syn: {surf}]

Channidae
n : snakeheads [syn: {class Channidae}]

Channukah
n : (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC [syn: {Hanukkah}, {Hanukah}, {Hannukah}, {Chanukah}, {Chanukkah}, {Channukkah}, {Festival of Lights}, {Feast of Lights}, {Feast of Dedication}, {Feast of the Dedication}]

Channukkah
n : (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC [syn: {Hanukkah}, {Hanukah}, {Hannukah}, {Chanukah}, {Chanukkah}, {Channukah}, {Festival of Lights}, {Feast of Lights}, {Feast of Dedication}, {Feast of the Dedication}]

chanoyu
n : an ancient ritual for preparing and serving and drinking tea [syn: {tea ceremony}]

chanson de geste
n : Old French epic poems

chant
n : a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone
v 1: recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer" [syn: {intone}, {intonate}, {cantillate}]
2: utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again" [syn: {tone}, {intone}]

chantarelle
n : widely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aroma [syn: {chanterelle}, {Cantharellus cibarius}]

chanted
adj : sung or uttered rhythmically in a monotone; "a chanted psalm"

chanter
n : reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played [syn: {melody pipe}]

chanterelle
n : widely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aroma [syn: {chantarelle}, {Cantharellus cibarius}]

chantey
n : a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors [syn: {chanty}, {sea chantey}, {shanty}]

chanting
n : the act of singing in a monotonous tone [syn: {intonation}]

chantlike
adj : uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting; "their chantlike intoned prayers"; "a singsong manner of speaking" [syn: {intoned}, {singsong}]

chantry
n 1: an endowment for the singing of Masses
2: a chapel endowed for singing Masses for the soul of the donor

chanty
n : a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors [syn: {chantey}, {sea chantey}, {shanty}]

Chanukah
n : (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC [syn: {Hanukkah}, {Hanukah}, {Hannukah}, {Chanukkah}, {Channukah}, {Channukkah}, {Festival of Lights}, {Feast of Lights}, {Feast of Dedication}, {Feast of the Dedication}]

Chanukkah
n : (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC [syn: {Hanukkah}, {Hanukah}, {Hannukah}, {Chanukah}, {Channukah}, {Channukkah}, {Festival of Lights}, {Feast of Lights}, {Feast of Dedication}, {Feast of the Dedication}]

Chao Phraya
n : a river in Thailand formed by the confluence of the Nan and Ping Rivers; flows southward past Bangkok and empties into the Gulf of Thailand

chaos
n 1: a state of extreme confusion and disorder [syn: {pandemonium}, {bedlam}, {topsy-turvydom}, {topsy-turvyness}]
2: the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos
3: (Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe
4: (physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions

chaotic
adj 1: lacking a visible order or organization [syn: {helter-skelter}]
2: completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing [syn: {disorderly}]
3: of or relating to a sensitive dependence on initial conditions

chaotic attractor
n : an attractor for which the approach to its final point in phase space is chaotic [syn: {strange attractor}]

chaotically
adv 1: in a wild and confused manner; "the drugged man was talking chaotically"
2: in a manner suggestive of chaos; "the room was chaotically disorganized"

chap
n 1: a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss" [syn: {fellow}, {feller}, {lad}, {gent}, {fella}, {blighter}, {cuss}]
2: a long narrow depression in a surface [syn: {crevice}, {cranny}, {crack}, {fissure}]
3: a crack in a lip caused usually by cold
4: (usually in the plural) leather leggings without a seat; joined by a belt; often have flared outer flaps; worn over trousers by cowboys to protect their legs
v : crack due to dehydration; "My lips chap in this dry weather" [also: {chapping}, {chapped}]

chaparral
n : dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes [syn: {scrub}, {bush}]

chaparral broom
n : widely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United States with flower heads in a leafy panicle [syn: {coyote brush}, {coyote bush}, {kidney wort}, {Baccharis pilularis}]

chaparral cock
n : speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas [syn: {roadrunner}, {Geococcyx californianus}]

chaparral mallow
n : shrub of coastal ranges of California and Baja California having hairy branches and spikes of numerous mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea [syn: {Malacothamnus fasciculatus}, {Sphaeralcea fasciculata}]

chaparral pea
n : spiny evergreen xerophytic shrub having showy rose-purple flowers and forming dense thickets; of dry rocky mountain slopes of California [syn: {stingaree-bush}, {Pickeringia montana}]

chaparral sage
n : silvery-leaved California herb with purple flowers [syn: {purple sage}, {Salvia leucophylla}]

chapati
n : flat pancake-like bread cooked on a griddle [syn: {chapatti}] [also: {chapaties} (pl)]

chapaties
See {chapati}

chapaties
chapati
n : flat pancake-like bread cooked on a griddle [syn: {chapatti}] [also: {chapaties} (pl)]

chapatti
n : flat pancake-like bread cooked on a griddle [syn: {chapati}] [also: {chapatties} (pl)]

chapatties
See {chapatti}

chapatties
chapatti
n : flat pancake-like bread cooked on a griddle [syn: {chapati}] [also: {chapatties} (pl)]

chapeau
n : headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim [syn: {hat}, {lid}] [also: {chapeaux} (pl)]

chapeaux
See {chapeau}

chapeaux
chapeau
n : headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim [syn: {hat}, {lid}] [also: {chapeaux} (pl)]

chapel
n 1: a place of worship that has its own altar
2: a service conducted in a chapel; "he was late for chapel" [syn: {chapel service}]

Chapel Hill
n : a town in central North Carolina; site of the University of North Carolina

chapel service
n : a service conducted in a chapel; "he was late for chapel" [syn: {chapel}]

chapelgoer
n : a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England [syn: {Nonconformist}] [ant: {Anglican}]

chaperon
n : one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people [syn: {chaperone}]
v : accompany as a chaperone [syn: {chaperone}]

chaperone
n : one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people [syn: {chaperon}]
v : accompany as a chaperone [syn: {chaperon}]

chapfallen
adj : brought low in spirit; "left us fatigued and deflated spiritually" [syn: {chopfallen}, {crestfallen}, {deflated}]

chapiter
n : the upper part of a column that supports the entablature [syn: {capital}, {cap}]

chaplain
n : a clergyman ministering to some institution

chaplaincy
n : the position of chaplain [syn: {chaplainship}]

chaplainship
n : the position of chaplain [syn: {chaplaincy}]

chaplet
n : flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes [syn: {wreath}, {garland}, {coronal}, {lei}]

chapleted
adj : provided with a chaplet

Chaplin
n : English comedian and film maker; portrayed a downtrodden little man in baggy pants and bowler hat (1889-1977) [syn: {Charlie Chaplin}, {Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin}]

Chapman
n 1: United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845) [syn: {John Chapman}, {Johnny Appleseed}]
2: archaic term for an itinerant peddler

chapped
See {chap}

chapped
chap
n 1: a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss" [syn: {fellow}, {feller}, {lad}, {gent}, {fella}, {blighter}, {cuss}]
2: a long narrow depression in a surface [syn: {crevice}, {cranny}, {crack}, {fissure}]
3: a crack in a lip caused usually by cold
4: (usually in the plural) leather leggings without a seat; joined by a belt; often have flared outer flaps; worn over trousers by cowboys to protect their legs
v : crack due to dehydration; "My lips chap in this dry weather" [also: {chapping}, {chapped}]

chapped
adj : used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure; "chapped lips" [syn: {cracked}, {roughened}]

chapping
See {chap}

chapping
chap
n 1: a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss" [syn: {fellow}, {feller}, {lad}, {gent}, {fella}, {blighter}, {cuss}]
2: a long narrow depression in a surface [syn: {crevice}, {cranny}, {crack}, {fissure}]
3: a crack in a lip caused usually by cold
4: (usually in the plural) leather leggings without a seat; joined by a belt; often have flared outer flaps; worn over trousers by cowboys to protect their legs
v : crack due to dehydration; "My lips chap in this dry weather" [also: {chapping}, {chapped}]

chapter
n 1: a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled; "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep"
2: any distinct period in history or in a person's life; "the industrial revolution opened a new chapter in British history"; "the divorce was an ugly chapter in their relationship"
3: a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter"
4: an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church
5: a series of related events forming an episode; "a chapter of disasters"

chapterhouse
n 1: a building attached to a monastery or cathedral; used as a meeting place for the chapter
2: a house used as a residence by a chapter of a fraternity [syn: {fraternity house}, {frat house}]

Chapultepec
n : a victory by American over Mexican forces in the Mexican War (1847)

char
n 1: a charred substance
2: a human female who does housework; "the char will clean the carpet" [syn: {charwoman}, {cleaning woman}, {cleaning lady}, {woman}]
3: any of several small-scaled trout
v 1: burn to charcoal; "Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything" [syn: {coal}]
2: burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling" [syn: {blacken}, {scorch}] [also: {charring}, {charred}]

Chara
n : green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts [syn: {genus Chara}]

charabanc
n : a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: {bus}, {autobus}, {coach}, {double-decker}, {jitney}, {motorbus}, {motorcoach}, {omnibus}]

Characeae
n : green algae superficially resembling horsetail ferns: stoneworts [syn: {family Characeae}]

characid
n : any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae [syn: {characin}, {characin fish}]

Characidae
n : tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and Central America [syn: {family Characidae}]

characin
n : any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae [syn: {characin fish}, {characid}]

characin fish
n : any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae [syn: {characin}, {characid}]

Characinidae
n : former name of the Characidae [syn: {family Characinidae}]

character
n 1: an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story); "she is the main character in the novel" [syn: {fictional character}, {fictitious character}]
2: a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something; "each town has a quality all its own"; "the radical character of our demands" [syn: {quality}, {lineament}]
3: the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer [syn: {fiber}, {fibre}]
4: an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona" [syn: {role}, {theatrical role}, {part}, {persona}]
5: a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case" [syn: {eccentric}, {type}, {case}]
6: good repute; "he is a man of character"
7: a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability; "requests for character references are all to often answered evasively" [syn: {reference}, {character reference}]
8: a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters" [syn: {grapheme}, {graphic symbol}]
v : engrave or inscribe characters on

character actor
n : an actor who specializes in playing supporting roles

character assassination
n : an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation [syn: {assassination}, {blackwash}]

character printer
n : a printer that prints a single character at a time [syn: {character-at-a-time printer}, {serial printer}]

character reference
n : a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability; "requests for character references are all to often answered evasively" [syn: {character}, {reference}]

character set
n : an ordered list of characters that are used together in writing or printing

character witness
n : a witness who testifies under oath as to the good reputation of another person in the community where that person lives

character-at-a-time printer
n : a printer that prints a single character at a time [syn: {character printer}, {serial printer}]

characterisation
n 1: a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters" [syn: {word picture}, {word-painting}, {delineation}, {depiction}, {picture}, {characterization}]
2: the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features; "the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd" [syn: {characterization}]

characterise
v 1: be characteristic of; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?" [syn: {characterize}]
2: describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of; "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover" [syn: {qualify}, {characterize}]

characterised
adj : of the meaning of words or concepts; stated precisely [syn: {characterized}]

characterisic function
n : (electronics) graph showing how a particular characteristic of a device varies with other parameters [syn: {characteristic curve}]

characteristic
adj : typical or distinctive; "heard my friend's characteristic laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra" [ant: {uncharacteristic}]
n 1: a prominent aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics" [syn: {feature}]
2: a distinguishing quality
3: the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2
4: any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions [syn: {device characteristic}]

characteristic curve
n : (electronics) graph showing how a particular characteristic of a device varies with other parameters [syn: {characterisic function}]

characteristically
adv : in characteristic manner; "he arrived characteristically late" [ant: {uncharacteristically}]

characterization
n 1: a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters" [syn: {word picture}, {word-painting}, {delineation}, {depiction}, {picture}, {characterisation}]
2: the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features; "the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd" [syn: {characterisation}]
3: acting the part of a character on stage; dramaticially representing the character by speech and action and gesture [syn: {portrayal}, {enactment}, {personation}]

characterize
v 1: describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of; "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover" [syn: {qualify}, {characterise}]
2: be characteristic of; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?" [syn: {characterise}]

characterized
adj : of the meaning of words or concepts; stated precisely [syn: {characterised}]

characterless
adj : lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting; "women dressed in nondescript clothes"; "a nondescript novel" [syn: {nondescript}]

charade
n 1: a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way [syn: {parody}, {lampoon}, {spoof}, {sendup}, {mockery}, {takeoff}, {burlesque}, {travesty}, {pasquinade}, {put-on}]
2: a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades

charades
n : player acts out a phrase for others to guess

Charadrii
n : shorebirds: plovers; sandpipers; avocets; phalaropes; coursers; stone curlews [syn: {suborder Charadrii}]

Charadriidae
n : plover family [syn: {family Charadriidae}]

Charadriiformes
n : large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima life [syn: {order Charadriiformes}]

Charadrius
n : type genus of the Charadriidae: plovers [syn: {genus Charadrius}]

Charadrius melodus
n : small plover of eastern North America [syn: {piping plover}]

Charadrius morinellus
n : rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia [syn: {dotterel}, {dotrel}, {Eudromias morinellus}]

Charadrius vociferus
n : American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry [syn: {killdeer}, {kildeer}, {killdeer plover}]

Charales
n : small order of macroscopic fresh and brackish water algae with a distinct axis: stoneworts [syn: {order Charales}]

charcoal
adj : very dark gray [syn: {charcoal-gray}, {charcoal-grey}]
n 1: a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air [syn: {wood coal}]
2: a stick of black carbon material used for drawing [syn: {fusain}]
3: a very dark gray color [syn: {charcoal gray}, {charcoal grey}, {oxford gray}, {oxford grey}]
4: a drawing made with charcoal
v : draw, trace, or represent with charcoal

charcoal burner
n 1: a worker whose job is to make charcoal
2: a stove that burns charcoal as fuel

charcoal gray
n : a very dark gray color [syn: {charcoal}, {charcoal grey}, {oxford gray}, {oxford grey}]

charcoal grey
n : a very dark gray color [syn: {charcoal}, {charcoal gray}, {oxford gray}, {oxford grey}]

charcoal-gray
adj : very dark gray [syn: {charcoal}, {charcoal-grey}]

charcoal-grey
adj : very dark gray [syn: {charcoal}, {charcoal-gray}]

Charcot
n : French neurologist who tried to use hypnotism to cure hysteria (1825-1893) [syn: {Jean Martin Charcot}]

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
n : a form of neuropathy that can begin between childhood and young adulthood; characterized by weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the hands and lower legs; progression is slow and individuals affected can have a normal life span; inheritance is X-linked recessive or X-linked dominant [syn: {hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy}]

charcuterie
n : a delicatessen that specializes in meats

chard
n 1: beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks [syn: {Swiss chard}, {spinach beet}, {leaf beet}, {chard plant}, {Beta vulgaris cicla}]
2: long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves [syn: {Swiss chard}, {spinach beet}, {leaf beet}]

chard plant
n : beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks [syn: {chard}, {Swiss chard}, {spinach beet}, {leaf beet}, {Beta vulgaris cicla}]

Chardonnay
n 1: white wine grape [syn: {chardonnay grape}]
2: dry white table wine resembling Chablis but made from Chardonnay grapes [syn: {Pinot Chardonnay}]

chardonnay grape
n : white wine grape [syn: {Chardonnay}]

charge
n 1: (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny" [syn: {complaint}]
2: the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge"
3: an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving" [syn: {accusation}]
4: request for payment of a debt; "they submitted their charges at the end of each month" [syn: {billing}]
5: a impetuous rush toward someone or something; "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge"
6: the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons; "the battery needed a fresh charge" [syn: {electric charge}]
7: financial liabilities (such as a tax); "the charges against the estate"
8: a person committed to your care; "the teacher led her charges across the street"
9: attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard" [syn: {care}, {tutelage}, {guardianship}] 10: a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message" [syn: {mission}, {commission}] 11: a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury" [syn: {commission}, {direction}] 12: a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains" [syn: {burster}, {bursting charge}, {explosive charge}] 13: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" [syn: {bang}, {boot}, {rush}, {flush}, {thrill}, {kick}] 14: (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object; "Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge" [syn: {cathexis}] 15: heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield [syn: {bearing}, {heraldic bearing}, {armorial bearing}]
v 1: to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork" [syn: {bear down}]
2: blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged me director with indifference" [syn: {accuse}]
3: demand payment; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights" [syn: {bill}]
4: move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" [syn: {tear}, {shoot}, {shoot down}, {buck}]
5: assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance" [syn: {appoint}]
6: file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife" [syn: {lodge}, {file}]
7: make an accusatory claim; "The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased"
8: fill or load to capacity; "charge the wagon with hay" [ant: {discharge}]
9: enter a certain amount as a charge; "he charged me $15" 10: cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison" [syn: {commit}, {institutionalize}, {institutionalise}, {send}] 11: give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage" [syn: {consign}] 12: pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt; "Will you pay cash or charge the purchase?" [ant: {pay cash}] 13: lie down on command, of hunting dogs 14: cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" [syn: {agitate}, {rouse}, {turn on}, {commove}, {excite}, {charge up}] [ant: {calm}] 15: place a heraldic bearing on; "charge all weapons, shields, and banners" 16: provide with munition; "He loaded his gun carefully" [syn: {load}] 17: direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me" [syn: {level}, {point}] 18: impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend" [syn: {saddle}, {burden}] 19: instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence 20: instruct or command with authority; "The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem" 21: attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience" [syn: {blame}] 22: set or ask for a certain price; "How much do you charge for lunch?"; "This fellow charges $100 for a massage" 23: cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on; "charge a conductor" 24: energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge; "I need to charge my car battery" 25: saturate; "The room was charged with tension and anxiety"

charge account
n : credit extended by a business to a customer [syn: {credit account}, {open account}]

charge account credit
n : a consumer credit line that can be used up to a certain limit or paid down at any time [syn: {open-end credit}, {revolving credit}]

charge card
n : a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered [syn: {credit card}, {charge plate}]

charge d'affaires
n : the official temporarily in charge of a diplomatic mission in the absence of the ambassador

charge of quarters
n : an enlisted man who handles his unit's administrative matters after hours

charge per unit
n : amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5" [syn: {rate}]

charge plate
n : a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered [syn: {credit card}, {charge card}]

charge sheet
n : the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station [syn: {blotter}, {day book}, {police blotter}, {rap sheet}]

charge unit
n : a measure of the quantity of electricity (determined by the amount of an electric current and the time for which it flows) [syn: {quantity unit}]

charge up
v : cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" [syn: {agitate}, {rouse}, {turn on}, {charge}, {commove}, {excite}] [ant: {calm}]

chargeable
adj : liable to be accused, or cause for such liability; "the suspect was chargeable"; "an indictable offense" [syn: {indictable}]

charged
adj 1: of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge; "charged particles"; "a charged battery" [ant: {uncharged}]
2: fraught with great emotion; "an atmosphere charged with excitement"; "an emotionally charged speech" [syn: {supercharged}]
3: supplied with carbon dioxide [syn: {aerated}]
4: capable of producing violent emotion or arousing controversy; "the highly charged issue of abortion"

charge-exchange accelerator
n : an accelerator in which high-energy ions escape from plasma following charge exchange

chargeman
n : a workman employed to blast with explosives [syn: {blaster}]

charger
n 1: formerly a strong horse ridden into battle
2: a device for charging or recharging batteries [syn: {battery charger}]

Chari
n : an African river that flows northwest into Lake Chad [syn: {Shari}, {Shari River}, {Chari River}]

Chari River
n : an African river that flows northwest into Lake Chad [syn: {Shari}, {Shari River}, {Chari}]

charier
See {chary}

charier
chary
adj : characterized by great cautious and wariness; "a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"; "chary of the risks involved"; "a chary investor" [syn: {cagey}, {cagy}] [also: {chariest}, {charier}]

chariest
See {chary}

chariest
chary
adj : characterized by great cautious and wariness; "a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"; "chary of the risks involved"; "a chary investor" [syn: {cagey}, {cagy}] [also: {chariest}, {charier}]

charily
adv : with great caution; warily

Charina
n : boas of western North America [syn: {genus Charina}]

Charina bottae
n : boa of grasslands and woodlands of western North America; looks and feels like rubber with tail and head of similar shape [syn: {rubber boa}, {tow-headed snake}]

chariness
n : the trait of being cautious and watchful [syn: {wariness}] [ant: {unwariness}]

Chari-Nile
n : a group of Nilo-Saharan language spoken in parts of the Sudan and Zaire and Uganda and Tanzania

chariot
n 1: a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage
2: a two-wheeled horse-drawn battle vehicle; used in war and races in ancient Egypt and Greece and Rome
v 1: transport in a chariot
2: ride in a chariot

chariot race
n : a race between ancient chariots

charioteer
n 1: the driver of a chariot
2: a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Great Bear and Orion at edge of Milky Way [syn: {Auriga}]

charisma
n : a personal attractiveness that enables you to influence others [syn: {personal appeal}, {personal magnetism}]

charismatic
adj : possessing an extraordinary ability to attract; "a charismatic leader"; "a magnetic personality" [syn: {magnetic}]

charitable
adj 1: relating to or characterized by charity; "a charitable foundation"
2: full of love and generosity; "charitable to the poor"; "a charitable trust" [ant: {uncharitable}]
3: showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor" [syn: {kindly}, {sympathetic}, {large-hearted}]

charitable trust
n : a trust created for charitable or religious or educational or scientific purposes [syn: {public trust}]

charitableness
n : generosity as manifested by practicing charity (as for the poor or unfortunate)

charitably
adv : in a charitable manner; "she treated him charitably"

charity
n 1: a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)
2: a kindly and lenient attitude toward people [syn: {brotherly love}]
3: an activity or gift that benefits the public at large
4: pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers [syn: {Jacob's ladder}, {Greek valerian}, {Polemonium caeruleum}, {Polemonium van-bruntiae}, {Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae}]
5: an institution set up to provide help to the needy

charity case
n : a case for a welfare worker [syn: {welfare case}]

charity shot
n : an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul [syn: {foul shot}, {free throw}, {penalty free throw}, {charity toss}, {charity throw}]

charity throw
n : an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul [syn: {foul shot}, {free throw}, {penalty free throw}, {charity toss}, {charity shot}]

charity toss
n : an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul [syn: {foul shot}, {free throw}, {penalty free throw}, {charity throw}, {charity shot}]

charivari
n : a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple [syn: {shivaree}, {chivaree}, {callithump}, {callathump}, {belling}]

charlatan
n : a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes [syn: {mountebank}]

charlatanism
n : the dishonesty of a charlatan [syn: {quackery}]

Charlemagne
n : king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814) [syn: {Charles I}, {Charles the Great}]

Charleroi
n : city in southwestern Belgium; center of an industrial region

Charles
n 1: the eldest son of Elizabeth II and heir to the English throne (born in 1948) [syn: {Prince Charles}]
2: French physicist and uathor of Charles's law which anticipated Gay-Lussac's law (1746-1823) [syn: {Jacques Charles}, {Jacques Alexandre Cesar Charles}]
3: a river in eastern Massachusetts that empties into Boston Harbor and that separates Cambridge from Boston [syn: {Charles River}]

Charles A. Lindbergh
n : United States aviator who in 1927 made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean (1902-1974) [syn: {Lindbergh}, {Charles Lindbergh}, {Charles Augustus Lindbergh}, {Lucky Lindy}]

Charles Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle
n : French general and statesman who became very popular during World War II as the leader of the Free French forces in exile (1890-1970) [syn: {de Gaulle}, {General de Gaulle}, {Charles de Gaulle}, {General Charles de Gaulle}]

Charles Augustin de Coulomb
n : French physicist famous for his discoveries in the field of electricity and magnetism; formulated Coulomb's Law (1736-1806) [syn: {Coulomb}]

Charles Augustus Lindbergh
n : United States aviator who in 1927 made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean (1902-1974) [syn: {Lindbergh}, {Charles Lindbergh}, {Charles A. Lindbergh}, {Lucky Lindy}]

Charles Baudelaire
n : a French poet noted for macabre imagery and evocative language (1821-1867) [syn: {Baudelaire}, {Charles Pierre Baudelaire}]

Charles Bullfinch
n : United States architect who designed the Capitol Building in Washington which served as a model for state capitols throughout the United States (1763-1844) [syn: {Bullfinch}]

Charles Camille Saint-Saens
n : French pianist and composer (1835-1921) [syn: {Saint-Saens}]

Charles Christopher Parker
n : United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955) [syn: {Parker}, {Charlie Parker}, {Yardbird Parker}, {Bird Parker}]

Charles Cornwallis
n : commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown [syn: {Cornwallis}, {First Marquess Cornwallis}]

Charles Dana Gibson
n : United States illustrator remembered for his creation of the `Gibson girl' (1867-1944) [syn: {Gibson}, {C. D. Gibson}]

Charles Darwin
n : English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882) [syn: {Darwin}, {Charles Robert Darwin}]

Charles de Gaulle
n : French general and statesman who became very popular during World War II as the leader of the Free French forces in exile (1890-1970) [syn: {de Gaulle}, {General de Gaulle}, {General Charles de Gaulle}, {Charles Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle}]

Charles Dickens
n : English writer whose novels depicted and criticized social injustice (1812-1870) [syn: {Dickens}, {Charles John Huffam Dickens}]

Charles Digby Harrod
n : English merchant who expanded his father's shop in London into a prestigious department store (1841-1905) [syn: {Harrod}]

Charles Dillon Stengel
n : United States baseball manager (1890-1975) [syn: {Stengel}, {Casey Stengel}]

Charles Dodgson
n : English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) [syn: {Carroll}, {Lewis Carroll}, {Dodgson}, {Reverend Dodgson}, {Charles Lutwidge Dodgson}]

Charles Dudley Warner
n : United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958) [syn: {Warner}]

Charles Eames
n : United States designer noted for an innovative series of chairs (1907-1978) [syn: {Eames}]

Charles Edouard Jeanneret
n : French architect (born in Switzerland) (1887-1965) [syn: {Le Corbusier}]

Charles Edward Berry
n : United States rock singer (born in 1931) [syn: {Berry}, {Chuck Berry}]

Charles Edward Ives
n : United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954) [syn: {Ives}]

Charles Evans Hughes
n : United States jurist who served on the Supreme Court (1862-1948) [syn: {Hughes}]

Charles Farrar Browne
n : United States writer of humorous tales of an itinerant showman (1834-1867) [syn: {Browne}, {Artemus Ward}]

Charles Follen McKim
n : United States neoclassical architect (1847-1909) [syn: {McKim}]

Charles Fourier
n : French sociologist and reformer who hoped to achieve universal harmony by reorganizing society (1772-1837) [syn: {Fourier}, {Francois Marie Charles Fourier}]

Charles Francis Hall
n : United States explorer who led three expeditions to the Arctic (1821-1871) [syn: {Hall}]

Charles Francois Gounod
n : French composer best remembered for his operas (1818-1893) [syn: {Gounod}]

Charles Franklin Kettering
n : United States electrical engineer who made numerous automotive improvements (including the electric starter) (1876-1958) [syn: {Kettering}, {Charles Kettering}]

Charles Franklin Peirce
n : United States philosopher and logician; pioneer of pragmatism (1839-1914) [syn: {Peirce}, {Charles Peirce}]

Charles Frederick Menninger
n : United States psychiatrist who with his sons founded a famous psychiatric clinic in Topeka (1862-1953) [syn: {Menninger}, {Charles Menninger}]

Charles Frederick Worth
n : French couturier (born in England) regarded as the founder of Parisian haute couture; noted for introducing the bustle (1825-1895) [syn: {Worth}]

Charles Goodyear
n : United States inventor of vulcanized rubber (1800-1860) [syn: {Goodyear}]

Charles Grey
n : Englishman who as Prime minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845) [syn: {Grey}, {Second Earl Grey}]

Charles Hardin Holley
n : United States rock star (1936-1959) [syn: {Holly}, {Buddy Holly}]

Charles Henry Harrod
n : English merchant who took over a shop in London that was expanded by his son into a prestigious department store (1800-1885) [syn: {Harrod}]

Charles Herbert Best
n : Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978) [syn: {Best}, {C. H. Best}]

Charles I
n 1: as Charles II he was Holy Roman Emperor and as Charles I he was king of France (1630-1685) [syn: {Charles II}, {Charles the Bald}]
2: son of James I who was King of England and Scotland and Ireland; was deposed and executed by Oliver Cromwell (1600-1649) [syn: {Charles Stuart}]
3: king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814) [syn: {Charlemagne}, {Charles the Great}]

Charles II
n 1: as Charles II he was Holy Roman Emperor and as Charles I he was king of France (1630-1685) [syn: {Charles I}, {Charles the Bald}]
2: King of England and Scotland and Ireland during the Restoration (1630-1685)

Charles IX
n : King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

Charles James Fox
n : English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806) [syn: {Fox}]

Charles John Huffam Dickens
n : English writer whose novels depicted and criticized social injustice (1812-1870) [syn: {Dickens}, {Charles Dickens}]

Charles Joseph Clark
n : Canadian politician who served as prime minister (1939-) [syn: {Clark}, {Joe Clark}]

Charles Kay Ogden
n : English psychologist who collaborated with I. A. Richards in designing Basic English (1889-1957) [syn: {Ogden}, {C. K. Ogden}]

Charles Kettering
n : United States electrical engineer who made numerous automotive improvements (including the electric starter) (1876-1958) [syn: {Kettering}, {Charles Franklin Kettering}]

Charles Lamb
n : English essayist (1775-1834) [syn: {Lamb}, {Elia}]

Charles Laughton
n : United States film actor (born in England) (1899-1962) [syn: {Laughton}]

Charles L'Enfant
n : United States architect (born in France) who laid out the city plan for Washington (1754-1825) [syn: {L'Enfant}, {Pierre Charles L'Enfant}]

Charles Lindbergh
n : United States aviator who in 1927 made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean (1902-1974) [syn: {Lindbergh}, {Charles A. Lindbergh}, {Charles Augustus Lindbergh}, {Lucky Lindy}]

Charles Liston
n : United States prizefighter who lost his world heavyweight championship to Cassius Clay in 1964 (1932-1970) [syn: {Liston}, {Sonny Liston}]

Charles Louis de Secondat
n : French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers (1689-1755) [syn: {Montesquieu}, {Baron de la Brede et de Montesquieu}]

Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte
n : nephew of Napoleon I and emperor of the French from 1852 to 1871 (1808-1873) [syn: {Napoleon III}, {Emperor Napoleon III}]

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
n : English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) [syn: {Carroll}, {Lewis Carroll}, {Dodgson}, {Reverend Dodgson}, {Charles Dodgson}]

Charles M. Schulz
n : United States cartoonist whose comic strip included the beagle Snoopy (1922-2000) [syn: {Schulz}, {Charles Schulz}, {Charles Munroe Schulz}]

Charles Martin Hall
n : United States chemist who developed an economical method of producing aluminum from bauxite (1863-1914) [syn: {Hall}]

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
n : French statesman (1754-1838) [syn: {Talleyrand}]

Charles Menninger
n : United States psychiatrist who with his sons founded a famous psychiatric clinic in Topeka (1862-1953) [syn: {Menninger}, {Charles Frederick Menninger}]

Charles Munroe Schulz
n : United States cartoonist whose comic strip included the beagle Snoopy (1922-2000) [syn: {Schulz}, {Charles Schulz}, {Charles M. Schulz}]

Charles Peirce
n : United States philosopher and logician; pioneer of pragmatism (1839-1914) [syn: {Peirce}, {Charles Franklin Peirce}]

Charles Percy Snow
n : English writer of novels about moral dilemmas in academe (1905-1980) [syn: {Snow}, {C. P. Snow}, {Baron Snow of Leicester}]

Charles Pierre Baudelaire
n : a French poet noted for macabre imagery and evocative language (1821-1867) [syn: {Baudelaire}, {Charles Baudelaire}]

Charles Proteus Steinmetz
n : United States electrical engineer and inventor (born in Germany) (1865-1923) [syn: {Steinmetz}]

Charles Ringling
n : United States showman whose song-and-dance troop evolved into a circus (1863-1926) [syn: {Ringling}]

Charles River
n : a river in eastern Massachusetts that empties into Boston Harbor and that separates Cambridge from Boston [syn: {Charles}]

Charles Robert Darwin
n : English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882) [syn: {Darwin}, {Charles Darwin}]

Charles Robert Redford
n : United States actor and filmmaker who starred with Paul Newman in several films (born in 1936) [syn: {Redford}, {Robert Redford}]

Charles Schulz
n : United States cartoonist whose comic strip included the beagle Snoopy (1922-2000) [syn: {Schulz}, {Charles M. Schulz}, {Charles Munroe Schulz}]

Charles Stewart Parnell
n : Irish nationalist leader (1846-1891) [syn: {Parnell}]

Charles Stuart
n : son of James I who was King of England and Scotland and Ireland; was deposed and executed by Oliver Cromwell (1600-1649) [syn: {Charles I}]

Charles Taze Russell
n : United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916) [syn: {Russell}]

Charles the Bald
n : as Charles II he was Holy Roman Emperor and as Charles I he was king of France (1630-1685) [syn: {Charles II}, {Charles I}]

Charles the Great
n : king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814) [syn: {Charlemagne}, {Charles I}]

Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
n : Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber (1869-1959) [syn: {Wilson}]

Charles VII
n : King of France who began his reign with most of northern France under English control; after the intervention of Jeanne d'Arc the French were able to defeat the English and end the Hundred Years' War (1403-1461)

Charles Watson-Wentworth
n : English statesman who served as prime minister and who opposed the war with the American colonies (1730-1782) [syn: {Rockingham}, {Second Marquis of Rockingham}]

Charles Wesley
n : English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788) [syn: {Wesley}]

Charles Wilkes
n : United States explorer of Antarctica (1798-1877) [syn: {Wilkes}]

Charles William Post
n : United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914) [syn: {Post}, {C. W. Post}]

Charles's law
n : (physics) the density of an ideal gas at constant pressure varies inversely with the temperature [syn: {Gay-Lussac's law}, {law of volumes}]

Charles's Wain
n : a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major [syn: {Big Dipper}, {Dipper}, {Plough}, {Wain}, {Wagon}]

Charleston
n 1: state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river [syn: {capital of West Virginia}]
2: a port city in southeastern South Carolina
3: an American ballroom dance in syncopated rhythm; popular early in the 20th century

Charlestown Navy Yard
n : the navy yard in Boston where the frigate `Constitution' is anchored

charley horse
n : a muscular cramp (especially in the thigh or calf) following vigorous exercise [syn: {charley-horse}]

charley-horse
n : a muscular cramp (especially in the thigh or calf) following vigorous exercise [syn: {charley horse}]

Charlie Chaplin
n : English comedian and film maker; portrayed a downtrodden little man in baggy pants and bowler hat (1889-1977) [syn: {Chaplin}, {Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin}]

Charlie Parker
n : United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955) [syn: {Parker}, {Yardbird Parker}, {Bird Parker}, {Charles Christopher Parker}]

charlock
n : weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields [syn: {field mustard}, {wild mustard}, {chadlock}, {Brassica kaber}, {Sinapis arvensis}]

Charlotte
n 1: the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina [syn: {The Queen City}]
2: a mold lined with cake or crumbs and filled with fruit or whipped cream or custard

Charlotte Anna Perkins Gilman
n : United States feminist (1860-1935) [syn: {Gilman}]

Charlotte Bronte
n : English novelist; oldest of three Bronte sisters (1816-1855) [syn: {Bronte}]

Charlotte Corday
n : French revolutionary heroine (a Girondist) who assassinated Marat (1768-1793) [syn: {Corday}, {Marie Anne Charlotte Corday d'Armont}]

charlotte russe
n : lady fingers enclosing bavarian cream

Charlottetown
n : the provincial capital and largest city of Prince Edward Island

charm
n 1: attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; "his smile was part of his appeal to her" [syn: {appeal}, {appealingness}]
2: a verbal formula believed to have magical force; "he whispered a spell as he moved his hands"; "inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese" [syn: {spell}, {magic spell}]
3: something believed to bring good luck [syn: {good luck charm}]
v 1: attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" [syn: {capture}, {enamour}, {trance}, {catch}, {becharm}, {enamor}, {captivate}, {beguile}, {fascinate}, {bewitch}, {entrance}, {enchant}]
2: control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft [syn: {becharm}]
3: protect through supernatural powers or charms
4: induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money" [syn: {influence}, {tempt}]

charm quark
n : a quark with an electric charge of +2/3 and a mass 2900 times that of an electron and a charm of +1

charmed
adj 1: strongly attracted [syn: {captivated}]
2: filled with wonder and delight [syn: {beguiled}, {captivated}, {delighted}, {enthralled}, {entranced}]

charmer
n 1: someone with an assured and ingratiating manner [syn: {smoothie}, {smoothy}, {sweet talker}]
2: a person who charms others (usually by personal attractiveness) [syn: {beguiler}]

charming
adj 1: pleasing or delighting; "endowed with charming manners"; "a charming little cottage"; "a charming personality"
2: possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers; "charming incantations"; "magic signs that protect against adverse influence"; "a magical spell"; "'tis now the very witching time of night"- Shakespeare; "wizard wands"; "wizardly powers" [syn: {magic}, {magical}, {sorcerous}, {witching(a)}, {wizard(a)}, {wizardly}]

charmingly
adv : in a charming manner

charnel
adj : gruesomely indicative of death or the dead; "a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones"; "ghastly shrieks"; "the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs" [syn: {ghastly}, {sepulchral}]
n : a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited [syn: {charnel house}]

charnel house
n : a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited [syn: {charnel}]

Charolais
n : large white or cream-colored breed from France

Charon
n : (Greek mythology) the ferryman who brought the souls of the dead across the river Styx or the river Acheron to Hades

Charophyceae
n : in some classifications: contains only the order Charales [syn: {class Charophyceae}]

charred
See {char}

charred
char
n 1: a charred substance
2: a human female who does housework; "the char will clean the carpet" [syn: {charwoman}, {cleaning woman}, {cleaning lady}, {woman}]
3: any of several small-scaled trout
v 1: burn to charcoal; "Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything" [syn: {coal}]
2: burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling" [syn: {blacken}, {scorch}] [also: {charring}, {charred}]

charred
adj : having been burned so as to affect color or taste

charred pancake cup
n : a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae

charring
See {char}

charring
char
n 1: a charred substance
2: a human female who does housework; "the char will clean the carpet" [syn: {charwoman}, {cleaning woman}, {cleaning lady}, {woman}]
3: any of several small-scaled trout
v 1: burn to charcoal; "Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything" [syn: {coal}]
2: burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling" [syn: {blacken}, {scorch}] [also: {charring}, {charred}]

Charronia
n : a genus of Mustelidae [syn: {genus Charronia}]

Charronia flavigula
n : large yellow and black marten of southern China and Burma [syn: {yellow-throated marten}]

chart
n 1: a visual display of information
2: a map designed to assist navigation by air or sea
v 1: make a chart of; "chart the territory"
2: plan in detail; "Bush is charting a course to destroy Saddam Hussein"
3: represent by means of a graph; "chart the data" [syn: {graph}]

chartaceous
adj : of or like paper [syn: {papery}, {paperlike}]

charter
n 1: a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation
2: a contract to hire or lease transportation
v 1: hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services [syn: {rent}, {hire}, {lease}]
2: grant a charter to
3: engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?" [syn: {lease}, {rent}, {hire}, {engage}, {take}]

charter member
n : one of the original members when an organization was founded

charter school
n : an experimental public school for kindergarten through grade 12; created and organized by teachers and parents and community leaders; operates independently of other schools

chartered
adj : hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers; "a chartered plane"; "the chartered buses arrived on time" [syn: {hired}, {leased}] [ant: {unchartered}]

chartered accountant
n : a British accountant who is a member of a professional body that has a royal charter

charterhouse
n : a Carthusian monastery

Chartism
n : the principles of a body of 19th century English reformers who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people

Chartist
n 1: a 19th century English reformer who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people
2: a stock market analyst who tries to predict market trends from graphs of recent prices of securities

chartless
adj : (of unknown regions) not yet surveyed or investigated; "uncharted seas" [syn: {uncharted}, {unmapped}]

chartreuse
adj : having the yellowish green color of Chartreuse liqueur
n 1: aromatic green or yellow liqueur flavored with orange peel and hyssop and peppermint; made at monastery near Grenoble, France
2: a shade of green tinged with yellow [syn: {yellow green}, {yellowish green}, {Paris green}, {pea green}]

charwoman
n : a human female who does housework; "the char will clean the carpet" [syn: {char}, {cleaning woman}, {cleaning lady}, {woman}]

chary
adj : characterized by great cautious and wariness; "a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"; "chary of the risks involved"; "a chary investor" [syn: {cagey}, {cagy}] [also: {chariest}, {charier}]

Charybdis
n : (Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla

chase
n : the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit" [syn: {pursuit}, {following}]
v 1: go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" [syn: {chase after}, {trail}, {tail}, {tag}, {give chase}, {dog}, {go after}, {track}]
2: pursue someone sexually or romantically [syn: {chase after}]
3: cut a groove into; "chase silver"
4: cut a furrow into a columns [syn: {furrow}, {chamfer}]

chase after
v 1: pursue someone sexually or romantically [syn: {chase}]
2: go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" [syn: {chase}, {trail}, {tail}, {tag}, {give chase}, {dog}, {go after}, {track}]

chase away
v : force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers" [syn: {drive out}, {turn back}, {drive away}, {dispel}, {drive off}, {run off}]

chased
n : a person who is being chased; "the film jumped back and forth from the pursuer to the pursued" [syn: {pursued}]

chaser
n 1: a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture; "always before he had been able to outwit his pursuers" [syn: {pursuer}]
2: a drink to follow immediately after another drink

Chasid
n : a member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict Orthodox Judaism [syn: {Hasid}, {Hassid}, {Chassid}]

Chasidic
adj : of or relating to the Jewish Hasidim or its members or their beliefs and practices [syn: {Hasidic}, {Hassidic}, {Chassidic}]

chasidim
See {chasid}

Chasidim
n : sect of Orthodox Jews who follow the Mosaic Law strictly [syn: {Hasidim}, {Hassidim}, {Chassidim}]

Chasidism
n : beliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews [syn: {Hasidism}, {Hassidism}, {Chassidism}]

chasm
n : a deep opening in the earth's surface

chasse
n : (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading [syn: {sashay}]
v : perform a chasse step, in ballet [syn: {sashay}]

Chassid
n : a member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict Orthodox Judaism [syn: {Hasid}, {Hassid}, {Chasid}]

Chassidic
adj : of or relating to the Jewish Hasidim or its members or their beliefs and practices [syn: {Hasidic}, {Hassidic}, {Chasidic}]

chassidim
See {chassid}

Chassidim
n : sect of Orthodox Jews who follow the Mosaic Law strictly [syn: {Hasidim}, {Hassidim}, {Chasidim}]

Chassidism
n : beliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews [syn: {Hasidism}, {Hassidism}, {Chasidism}]

chassis
n 1: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: {human body}, {physical body}, {material body}, {soma}, {build}, {figure}, {physique}, {anatomy}, {shape}, {bod}, {frame}, {form}, {flesh}]
2: a metal mounting for the circuit components of an electronic device
3: the skeleton of a motor vehicle consisting of a steel frame supported on springs that holds the body and motor

chaste
adj 1: morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste" [ant: {unchaste}]
2: pure and simple in design or style; "a chaste border of conventionalized flowers"
3: abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse

chastely
adv : in a chaste and virtuous manner; "she lived chastely" [syn: {virtuously}]

chasten
v 1: censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" [syn: {chastise}, {castigate}, {objurgate}, {correct}]
2: restrain or temper [syn: {moderate}, {temper}]
3: correct by punishment or discipline [syn: {tame}, {subdue}]

chastened
adj : punished especially by reproof or reprimand [syn: {admonished}, {rebuked}, {reprimanded}, {reproved}]

chasteness
n : lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with great restraint" [syn: {restraint}, {simplicity}]

chastening
n : a rebuke for making a mistake [syn: {correction}, {chastisement}]

chastise
v : censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" [syn: {castigate}, {objurgate}, {chasten}, {correct}]

chastised
adj : punished for misbehavior; "the chastised child sat humbly in the corner" [syn: {corrected}, {disciplined}]

chastisement
n 1: verbal punishment [syn: {castigation}]
2: a rebuke for making a mistake [syn: {correction}, {chastening}]

chastity
n 1: abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows) [syn: {celibacy}, {sexual abstention}]
2: morality with respect to sexual relations [syn: {virtue}, {sexual morality}]

chasuble
n : a long sleeveless vestment worn by a priest when celebrating Mass

chat
n 1: an informal conversation [syn: {confab}, {confabulation}, {schmooze}, {schmoose}]
2: birds having a chattering call [syn: {New World chat}]
3: songbirds having a chattering call [syn: {Old World chat}]
v : talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn: {chew the fat}, {shoot the breeze}, {confabulate}, {confab}, {chitchat}, {chatter}, {chaffer}, {natter}, {gossip}, {jaw}, {claver}, {visit}] [also: {chatting}, {chatted}]

chat room
n : a site on the internet where a number of users can communicate in real time (typically one dedicated to a particular topic) [syn: {chatroom}]

chat show
n : a program during which well-known people discuss a topic or answer questions telephoned in by the audience; "in England they call a talk show a chat show" [syn: {talk show}]

chat up
v 1: talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women" [syn: {flirt}, {dally}, {butterfly}, {coquet}, {coquette}, {romance}, {philander}, {mash}]
2: talk to someone with the aim of persuading him

chateau
n : an impressive country house (or castle) in France [also: {chateaux} (pl)]

Chateaubriand
n 1: French statesman and writer; considered a precursor of the romantic movement in France (1768-1848) [syn: {Francois Rene Chateaubriand}, {Vicomte de Chateaubriand}]
2: double-thick center cut of beef tenderloin

Chateau-Thierry
n : a World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918 [syn: {Battle of the Marne}, {Belleau Wood}, {Marne River}]

chateaux
See {chateau}

chateaux
chateau
n : an impressive country house (or castle) in France [also: {chateaux} (pl)]

chatelaine
n 1: the mistress of a chateau or large country house
2: a chain formerly worn at the waist by women; for carrying a purse or bunch of keys etc.

Chateura
n : a genus of Apodidae [syn: {genus Chateura}]

Chateura pelagica
n : American swift that nests in e.g. unused chimneys [syn: {chimney swift}, {chimney swallow}]

chatoyant
adj : varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent" [syn: {changeable}, {iridescent}, {shot}]

chatroom
n : a site on the internet where a number of users can communicate in real time (typically one dedicated to a particular topic) [syn: {chat room}]

Chattahoochee
n : a river rising in northern Georgia and flowing southwest and south to join the Flint River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River [syn: {Chattahoochee River}]

Chattahoochee River
n : a river rising in northern Georgia and flowing southwest and south to join the Flint River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River [syn: {Chattahoochee}]

Chattanooga
n 1: a city in eastern Tennessee
2: in the American Civil War (1863) the Union armies of Hooker, Thomas, and Sherman under the command of Ulysses S. Grant won a decisive victory over the Confederate Army under Braxton Bragg [syn: {battle of Chattanooga}]

chatted
See {chat}

chatted
chat
n 1: an informal conversation [syn: {confab}, {confabulation}, {schmooze}, {schmoose}]
2: birds having a chattering call [syn: {New World chat}]
3: songbirds having a chattering call [syn: {Old World chat}]
v : talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn: {chew the fat}, {shoot the breeze}, {confabulate}, {confab}, {chitchat}, {chatter}, {chaffer}, {natter}, {gossip}, {jaw}, {claver}, {visit}] [also: {chatting}, {chatted}]

chattel
n : personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc) [syn: {personal chattel}]

chattel mortgage
n : a loan to buy some personal item; the item (or chattel) is security for the loan

chatter
n 1: noisy talk [syn: {yak}, {yack}, {yakety-yak}, {cackle}]
2: the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine [syn: {chattering}]
3: the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys) [syn: {chattering}]
v 1: click repeatedly or uncontrollably; "Chattering teeth" [syn: {click}]
2: cut unevenly with a chattering tool
3: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn: {chew the fat}, {shoot the breeze}, {chat}, {confabulate}, {confab}, {chitchat}, {chaffer}, {natter}, {gossip}, {jaw}, {claver}, {visit}]
4: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly [syn: {piffle}, {palaver}, {prate}, {tittle-tattle}, {twaddle}, {clack}, {maunder}, {prattle}, {blab}, {gibber}, {tattle}, {blabber}, {gabble}]
5: make noise as if chattering away; "The magpies were chattering in the trees"

chatter mark
n 1: marks on a glaciated rock caused by the movement of a glacier
2: a mark made by a chattering tool on the surface of a workpiece

chatterbox
n 1: orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf [syn: {stream orchid}, {giant helleborine}, {Epipactis gigantea}]
2: an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker [syn: {chatterer}, {babbler}, {prater}, {magpie}, {spouter}]

chatterer
n 1: an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker [syn: {babbler}, {prater}, {chatterbox}, {magpie}, {spouter}]
2: passerine bird of New World tropics [syn: {cotinga}]

chattering
adj : engaged in making a rapid repetitive noise resembling speech; "the chattering sparrows"
n 1: the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine [syn: {chatter}]
2: the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys) [syn: {chatter}]

chattier
See {chatty}

chattier
chatty
adj 1: full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors" [syn: {gabby}, {garrulous}, {loquacious}, {talkative}, {talky}]
2: prone to friendly informal communication [syn: {gossipy}, {newsy}] [also: {chattiest}, {chattier}]

chattiest
See {chatty}

chattiest
chatty
adj 1: full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors" [syn: {gabby}, {garrulous}, {loquacious}, {talkative}, {talky}]
2: prone to friendly informal communication [syn: {gossipy}, {newsy}] [also: {chattiest}, {chattier}]

chattily
adv : in a chatty manner; "`when I was a girl,' she said chattily, `I used to ride a bicycle'" [syn: {volubly}]

chatting
See {chat}

chatting
chat
n 1: an informal conversation [syn: {confab}, {confabulation}, {schmooze}, {schmoose}]
2: birds having a chattering call [syn: {New World chat}]
3: songbirds having a chattering call [syn: {Old World chat}]
v : talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn: {chew the fat}, {shoot the breeze}, {confabulate}, {confab}, {chitchat}, {chatter}, {chaffer}, {natter}, {gossip}, {jaw}, {claver}, {visit}] [also: {chatting}, {chatted}]

chatty
adj 1: full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors" [syn: {gabby}, {garrulous}, {loquacious}, {talkative}, {talky}]
2: prone to friendly informal communication [syn: {gossipy}, {newsy}] [also: {chattiest}, {chattier}]

Chaucer
n : English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400) [syn: {Geoffrey Chaucer}]

chauffeur
n : a man paid to drive a privately owned car
v : drive someone in a vehicle [syn: {drive around}]

chauffeuse
n : a woman chauffeur

chaulmoogra
n : East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used to treat leprosy [syn: {chaulmoogra tree}, {chaulmugra}, {Hydnocarpus kurzii}, {Taraktagenos kurzii}, {Taraktogenos kurzii}]

chaulmoogra oil
n : an oil from chaulmoogra trees; used in treatment of skin diseases and leprosy

chaulmoogra tree
n : East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used to treat leprosy [syn: {chaulmoogra}, {chaulmugra}, {Hydnocarpus kurzii}, {Taraktagenos kurzii}, {Taraktogenos kurzii}]

chaulmugra
n : East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used to treat leprosy [syn: {chaulmoogra}, {chaulmoogra tree}, {Hydnocarpus kurzii}, {Taraktagenos kurzii}, {Taraktogenos kurzii}]

Chauna
n : crested screamers [syn: {genus Chauna}]

Chauna torquata
n : largest crested screamer; naive to southern Brazil and Argentina [syn: {chaja}]

chauvinism
n 1: fanatical patriotism [syn: {jingoism}, {superpatriotism}, {ultranationalism}]
2: activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women [syn: {male chauvinism}, {antifeminism}]

chauvinist
n 1: a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind
2: an extreme bellicose nationalist [syn: {jingoist}, {jingo}, {flag-waver}, {hundred-percenter}, {patrioteer}]

chauvinistic
adj : fanatically patriotic [syn: {flag-waving(a)}, {jingoistic}, {nationalistic}, {ultranationalistic}, {superpatriotic}]

Chavez
n 1: Mexican composer of nationalistic works using themes from Indian folk music (1899-1978) [syn: {Carlos Chavez}]
2: United States labor leader who organized farm workers (born 1927) [syn: {Cesar Chavez}, {Cesar Estrada Chavez}]

chaw
n : a wad of something chewable as tobacco [syn: {chew}, {cud}, {quid}, {plug}, {wad}]
v : chew without swallowing; "chawtobacco"

chawbacon
n : not very intelligent or interested in culture [syn: {yokel}, {rube}, {hick}, {yahoo}, {hayseed}, {bumpkin}]

chazanim
See {chazan}

Che Guevara
n : an Argentine revolutionary leader who was Fidel Castro's chief lieutenant in the Cuban revolution; active in other Latin American countries; was captured and executed by the Bolivian army (1928-1967) [syn: {Guevara}, {Ernesto Guevara}]

cheap
adj 1: relatively low in price or charging low prices; "it would have been cheap at twice the price"; "inexpensive family restaurants" [syn: {inexpensive}] [ant: {expensive}]
2: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: {brassy}, {flash}, {flashy}, {garish}, {gaudy}, {gimcrack}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tacky}, {tatty}, {tawdry}, {trashy}]
3: of very poor quality [syn: {bum}, {cheesy}, {chintzy}, {crummy}, {punk}, {sleazy}, {tinny}]
4: embarrassingly stingy [syn: {chinchy}, {chintzy}]

cheap money
n : credit available at low rates of interest

cheap shot
n 1: an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person
2: an illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violence; "he called a penalty on them when the lineman took a cheap shot at the quarterback"

cheapen
v : lower the grade of something; reduce its worth [syn: {degrade}]

cheap-jack
n : a seller of shoddy goods [syn: {huckster}]

cheapjack
adj : cheap and shoddy; "cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob"- Judith Crist [syn: {shoddy}, {tawdry}]

cheaply
adv 1: in a stingy manner; "their rich uncle treated them rather chintzily" [syn: {stingily}, {chintzily}]
2: in a cheap manner; "a cheaply dressed woman approached him in the bar" [syn: {tattily}, {inexpensively}] [ant: {expensively}]
3: with little expenditure of money; "I bought this car very cheaply" [syn: {inexpensively}]

cheapness
n 1: a price below the standard price [syn: {bargain rate}, {cut rate}, {cut price}]
2: tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar [syn: {tackiness}, {tat}, {sleaze}]

cheapskate
n : a miserly person [syn: {tightwad}]

cheat
n 1: weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous [syn: {darnel}, {tare}, {bearded darnel}, {Lolium temulentum}]
2: weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat [syn: {chess}, {Bromus secalinus}]
3: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true [syn: {deceiver}, {cheater}, {trickster}, {beguiler}, {slicker}]
4: the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud" [syn: {swindle}, {rig}]
5: a deception for profit to yourself [syn: {cheating}]
v 1: deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money" [syn: {rip off}, {chisel}]
2: defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit [syn: {chouse}, {shaft}, {screw}, {chicane}, {jockey}]
3: engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?" [syn: {chisel}]
4: be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?" [syn: {cheat on}, {cuckold}, {betray}, {wander}]

cheat on
v : be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?" [syn: {cheat}, {cuckold}, {betray}, {wander}]

cheater
n : someone who leads you to believe something that is not true [syn: {deceiver}, {cheat}, {trickster}, {beguiler}, {slicker}]

cheatgrass
n : annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean [syn: {downy brome}, {downy bromegrass}, {downy cheat}, {downy chess}, {drooping brome}, {Bromus tectorum}]

cheating
adj 1: not faithful to a spouse or lover; "adulterous husbands and wives"; "a two-timing boyfriend" [syn: {adulterous}, {cheating(a)}, {two-timing(a)}]
2: violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior" [syn: {cheating(a)}, {dirty}, {foul}, {unsporting}, {unsportsmanlike}]
n : a deception for profit to yourself [syn: {cheat}]

chebab
n : a Palestinian juvenile 10-15 years old who fights against the Israelis

Chechen
adj : of or relating to Chechnya or its people or culture
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Chechnya
2: a northern Caucasian language spoken by the Chechen people

Chechen Republic
n : an autonomous republic in southwestern Russia in the northern Caucasus Mountains bordering on Georgia; declared independence from the USSR in 1991 but Russian troops invaded and continue to prosecute a relentless military campaign in the largely Muslim republic [syn: {Chechnya}, {Chechenia}]

Chechenia
n : an autonomous republic in southwestern Russia in the northern Caucasus Mountains bordering on Georgia; declared independence from the USSR in 1991 but Russian troops invaded and continue to prosecute a relentless military campaign in the largely Muslim republic [syn: {Chechnya}, {Chechen Republic}]

Chechnya
n : an autonomous republic in southwestern Russia in the northern Caucasus Mountains bordering on Georgia; declared independence from the USSR in 1991 but Russian troops invaded and continue to prosecute a relentless military campaign in the largely Muslim republic [syn: {Chechenia}, {Chechen Republic}]

check
n 1: a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check" [syn: {bank check}, {cheque}]
2: an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress" [syn: {assay}]
3: the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check" [syn: {chit}, {tab}]
4: the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat" [syn: {arrest}, {halt}, {hitch}, {stay}, {stop}, {stoppage}]
5: additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory" [syn: {confirmation}, {verification}, {substantiation}]
6: the act of inspecting or verifying; "they made a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure" [syn: {checkout}, {check-out procedure}]
7: a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.; "as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name" [syn: {check mark}, {tick}]
8: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress [syn: {hindrance}, {deterrent}, {impediment}, {balk}, {baulk}, {handicap}]
9: a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something [syn: {chip}] 10: a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard); "she wore a skirt with checks" 11: the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper" [syn: {bridle}, {curb}] 12: obstructing an opponent in ice hockey 13: (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
v 1: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" [syn: {check up on}, {look into}, {check out}, {suss out}, {check over}, {go over}, {check into}]
2: make an examination or investigation; "check into the rumor"; "check the time of the class"
3: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" [syn: {see}, {insure}, {see to it}, {ensure}, {control}, {ascertain}, {assure}]
4: lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" [syn: {control}, {hold in}, {hold}, {contain}, {curb}, {moderate}]
5: stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution; "She checked for an instant and missed a step"
6: put a check mark on or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items" [syn: {check off}, {mark}, {mark off}, {tick off}, {tick}]
7: slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development" [syn: {retard}, {delay}]
8: be verified or confirmed; pass inspection; "These stories don't check!" [syn: {check out}]
9: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" [syn: {match}, {fit}, {correspond}, {jibe}, {gibe}, {tally}, {agree}] [ant: {disagree}] 10: block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey 11: train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?" [syn: {discipline}, {train}, {condition}] 12: consign for shipment on a vehicle; "check your luggage before boarding" 13: hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping; "Check your coat at the door" 14: abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey, of falcons 15: stop in a chase especially when scent is lost; "The dog checked" 16: mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on [syn: {checker}, {chequer}] 17: decline to initiate betting 18: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in Sout East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" [syn: {turn back}, {arrest}, {stop}, {contain}, {hold back}] 19: place into check; "He checked my kings" 20: write out a check on a bank account 21: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time" [syn: {determine}, {find out}, {see}, {ascertain}, {watch}, {learn}] 22: verify by consulting a source or authority; "check the spelling of this word"; "check your facts" 23: arrest the motion (of something) abruptly; "He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve" 24: make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint" [syn: {chink}] 25: become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated" [syn: {crack}, {break}]

check bit
n : (computer science) abit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1's or an even number of 1's; e.g., if the parity is odd then any group of bits that arrives with an even number of 1's must contain an error [syn: {parity bit}, {parity}]

check character
n : a character that is added to the end of a block of transmitted data and used to check the accuracy of the transmission

check girl
n : a female checker [syn: {hatcheck girl}]

check in
v : announce one's arrival, e.g. at hotels or airports [syn: {sign in}] [ant: {check out}]

check into
v : examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" [syn: {check}, {check up on}, {look into}, {check out}, {suss out}, {check over}, {go over}]

check mark
n : a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.; "as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name" [syn: {check}, {tick}]

check off
v : put a check mark on or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items" [syn: {check}, {mark}, {mark off}, {tick off}, {tick}]

check out
v 1: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" [syn: {check}, {check up on}, {look into}, {suss out}, {check over}, {go over}, {check into}]
2: announce one's departure from a hotel [ant: {check in}]
3: be verified or confirmed; pass inspection; "These stories don't check!" [syn: {check}]
4: trace; "We are running down a few tips" [syn: {run down}]
5: record, add up, and receive payment for items purchased; "She was checking out the apples that the customer had put on the conveyer belt"
6: withdraw money by writing a check [syn: {cheque}]
7: try to learn someone's opinions and intentions; "I have to sound out the new professor" [syn: {sound out}, {feel out}]

check over
v : examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" [syn: {check}, {check up on}, {look into}, {check out}, {suss out}, {go over}, {check into}]

check overdraft credit
n : credit provided by a bank in honoring a customer's overdrafts [syn: {overdraft credit}]

check register
n : a register of checks issued (usually in numeric order)

check stub
n : the part of a check that is retained as a record [syn: {stub}, {counterfoil}]

check up on
v : examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" [syn: {check}, {look into}, {check out}, {suss out}, {check over}, {go over}, {check into}]

checkbook
n : a book issued to holders of checking accounts [syn: {chequebook}]

checked
adj 1: held back from some action especially by force [syn: {curbed}]
2: patterned with alternating squares of color [syn: {checkered}, {chequered}]

checker
n 1: an attendant who checks coats or baggage
2: one who checks the correctness of something
3: one of the flat round pieces used in playing checkers
v 1: mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on [syn: {check}, {chequer}]
2: variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns [syn: {chequer}]

checkerberry
n 1: creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil [syn: {teaberry}, {wintergreen}, {mountain tea}, {groundberry}, {ground-berry}, {creeping wintergreen}, {Gaultheria procumbens}]
2: spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil [syn: {wintergreen}, {boxberry}, {teaberry}, {spiceberry}]

checkerbloom
n : perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North America that is also cultivated [syn: {wild hollyhock}, {Sidalcea malviflora}]

checkerboard
n : a board having 64 squares of two alternating colors

checkered
adj 1: patterned with alternating squares of color [syn: {checked}, {chequered}]
2: marked by changeable fortune; "a checkered business career"

checkered adder
n : nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like coral snakes [syn: {milk snake}, {house snake}, {milk adder}, {Lampropeltis triangulum}]

checkered daffodil
n : Eurasian checkered lily with pendant flowers usually veined and checkered with purple or maroon on a pale ground and shaped like the bells carried by lepers in medieval times; widely grown as an ornamental [syn: {snake's head fritillary}, {guinea-hen flower}, {leper lily}, {Fritillaria meleagris}]

checkered lily
n : any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers [syn: {fritillary}]

checkered whiptail
n : markings are darker and more marked than in western whiptail; from southeastern Colorado to eastern Chihuahua [syn: {Cnemidophorus tesselatus}]

checkers
n : a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces [syn: {draughts}]

check-in
n : the act of reporting your presence (as at an airport or a hotel)

checking account
n : a bank account against which the depositor can drawn checks payable on demand

checking program
n : a program that examines other computer programs for syntax errors

checklist
n : a list of items (names or tasks etc.) to be checked or consulted

checkmate
n 1: complete victory
2: a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king [syn: {mate}]
v : place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves" [syn: {mate}]

checkout
n 1: the act of inspecting or verifying; "they made a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure" [syn: {check}, {check-out procedure}]
2: the latest time for vacating a hotel room; "the checkout here is 12 noon" [syn: {checkout time}]
3: a counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases [syn: {checkout counter}]

checkout counter
n : a counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases [syn: {checkout}]

checkout line
n : a queue of people waiting to pay for purchases

check-out procedure
n : the act of inspecting or verifying; "they made a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure" [syn: {check}, {checkout}]

checkout time
n : the latest time for vacating a hotel room; "the checkout here is 12 noon" [syn: {checkout}]

checkpoint
n : a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearance

checkrein
n : a rein designed to keep the horse's head in the desired position [syn: {bearing rein}]

checkroom
n : a room where baggage or parcels are checked [syn: {left-luggage office}]

checkrow
v : plant in checkrows

checksum
n : a digit representing the sum of the digits in an instance of digital data; used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission or storage

checkup
n : a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person [syn: {medical checkup}, {medical examination}, {medical exam}, {medical}, {health check}]

chedarim
See {cheder}

cheddar
n : hard smooth-textured cheese [syn: {cheddar cheese}, {store cheese}]

cheddar cheese
n : hard smooth-textured cheese [syn: {cheddar}, {store cheese}]

cheddar pink
n : mat-forming perennial of central Europe with large fragrant pink or red flowers [syn: {Diangus gratianopolitanus}]

cheek
n 1: either side of the face below the eyes
2: an impudent statement [syn: {impudence}, {impertinence}]
3: either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump [syn: {buttock}]
4: impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty" [syn: {boldness}, {nerve}, {brass}, {face}]
v : speak impudently to

cheek by jowl
adv : in close proximity; "the houses were jumbled together cheek by jowl"

cheek muscle
n : a muscle that flatten the cheek and retracts the angle of the mouth [syn: {buccinator muscle}, {musculus buccinator}]

cheek pouch
n : a membranous pouch inside the mouth of many rodents (as a gopher)

cheekbone
n : the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek [syn: {zygomatic bone}, {mala}, {malar bone}, {jugal bone}, {os zygomaticum}]

cheekier
See {cheeky}

cheekier
cheeky
adj : offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say" [syn: {brash}, {nervy}] [also: {cheekiest}, {cheekier}]

cheekiest
See {cheeky}

cheekiest
cheeky
adj : offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say" [syn: {brash}, {nervy}] [also: {cheekiest}, {cheekier}]

cheekily
adv : in a brash cheeky manner; "brashly, she asked for a rebate" [syn: {nervily}, {brashly}]

cheekiness
n : the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties [syn: {crust}, {gall}, {impertinence}, {impudence}, {insolence}, {freshness}]

cheekpiece
n : either of two straps of a bridle that connect the bit to the headpiece

cheeky
adj : offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say" [syn: {brash}, {nervy}] [also: {cheekiest}, {cheekier}]

cheep
n : the short weak cry of a young bird [syn: {peep}]
v : make high-pitched sounds; of birds [syn: {peep}, {twirp}, {chirp}, {chirrup}]

cheer
n 1: a cry or shout of approval
2: the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room" [syn: {cheerfulness}] [ant: {uncheerfulness}]
v 1: give encouragement to [syn: {hearten}, {recreate}, {embolden}] [ant: {dishearten}]
2: show approval or good wishes by shouting; "everybody cheered the birthday boy"
3: cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful; "She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee" [syn: {cheer up}, {jolly along}, {jolly up}]
4: become cheerful [syn: {cheer up}, {chirk up}] [ant: {complain}]
5: urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" [syn: {inspire}, {urge}, {barrack}, {urge on}, {exhort}, {pep up}]

cheer up
v 1: cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful; "She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee" [syn: {cheer}, {jolly along}, {jolly up}]
2: become cheerful [syn: {cheer}, {chirk up}] [ant: {complain}]

cheerer
n : a spectator who shouts encouragement

cheerful
adj 1: being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be" [ant: {cheerless}]
2: pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic [syn: {pollyannaish}, {upbeat}]

cheerfully
adv : in a cheerful manner; "he cheerfully agreed to do it" [ant: {cheerlessly}]

cheerfulness
n 1: the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room" [syn: {cheer}] [ant: {uncheerfulness}]
2: a feeling of spontaneous good spirits; "his cheerfulness made everyone feel better" [syn: {blitheness}] [ant: {cheerlessness}]

cheerier
See {cheery}

cheerier
cheery
adj : bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile" [syn: {gay}, {sunny}] [also: {cheeriest}, {cheerier}]

cheeriest
See {cheery}

cheeriest
cheery
adj : bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile" [syn: {gay}, {sunny}] [also: {cheeriest}, {cheerier}]

cheerily
adv : in a cheerful manner; "`I'll do the dishes,' he said pleasantly" [syn: {pleasantly}, {sunnily}]

cheering
adj 1: providing freedom from worry [syn: {comforting}, {satisfying}]
2: bringing cheer or gladness; "cheering news"
n : encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators; "it's all over but the shouting" [syn: {shouting}]

cheerio
n : a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: {adieu}, {adios}, {arrivederci}, {auf wiedersehen}, {au revoir}, {bye}, {bye-bye}, {good-by}, {goodby}, {good-bye}, {goodbye}, {good day}, {sayonara}, {so long}]

cheerlead
v : act as a cheerleader in a sports event

cheerleader
n 1: an enthusiastic and vocal supporter; "he has become a cheerleader for therapeutic cloning"
2: someone who leads the cheers by spectators at a sporting event

cheerless
adj : lacking cheer; depressing; "something cheerless about the room"; "a moody and uncheerful person"; "an uncheerful place" [syn: {uncheerful}] [ant: {cheerful}]

cheerlessly
adv : in an unhappy manner; "he cheerlessly set out to do the task" [ant: {cheerfully}]

cheerlessness
n : a feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadness [syn: {uncheerfulness}] [ant: {cheerfulness}]

cheery
adj : bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile" [syn: {gay}, {sunny}] [also: {cheeriest}, {cheerier}]

cheese
n 1: a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
2: erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States [syn: {tall mallow}, {high mallow}, {cheeseflower}, {Malva sylvestris}]
v 1: used in the imperative (get away, or stop it); "Cheese it!"
2: wind onto a cheese; "cheese the yarn"

cheese cutter
n : a kitchen utensil (board or handle) with a wire for cutting cheese

cheese dip
n : a dip made of cheeses

cheese fondue
n : fondue made of cheese melted in wine for dipping bread and sometimes fruits

cheese pizza
n : pizza with lots of cheese

cheese press
n : a press for shaping cheese curd

cheese rind
n : the rind of a cheese

cheese sauce
n : white sauce with grated cheese

cheese souffle
n : puffy dish of cheese and eggs (whites beaten separately) and white sauce

cheese spread
n : spread made of cheese mixed with butter or cream or cream cheese and seasonings

cheese tray
n : tray on which cheeses are served [syn: {cheeseboard}]

cheeseboard
n : tray on which cheeses are served [syn: {cheese tray}]

cheeseburger
n : a hamburger with melted cheese on it

cheesecake
n 1: made with sweetened cream cheese and eggs and cream baked in a crumb crust
2: a photograph of an attractive woman in minimal attire

cheesecloth
n : a coarse loosely woven cotton gauze; originally used to wrap cheeses

cheesed off
adj : greatly annoyed; out of patience; "had an exasperated look on his face"; "felt exasperated beyond endurance" [syn: {exasperated}, {browned off}]

cheeseflower
n : erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States [syn: {tall mallow}, {high mallow}, {cheese}, {Malva sylvestris}]

cheeselike
adj : having the consistency of cheese

cheesemonger
n : someone who sells cheese

cheeseparing
adj : giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man" [syn: {close}, {near}, {penny-pinching}]

cheesier
See {cheesy}

cheesier
cheesy
adj : of very poor quality [syn: {bum}, {cheap}, {chintzy}, {crummy}, {punk}, {sleazy}, {tinny}] [also: {cheesiest}, {cheesier}]

cheesiest
See {cheesy}

cheesiest
cheesy
adj : of very poor quality [syn: {bum}, {cheap}, {chintzy}, {crummy}, {punk}, {sleazy}, {tinny}] [also: {cheesiest}, {cheesier}]

cheesy
adj : of very poor quality [syn: {bum}, {cheap}, {chintzy}, {crummy}, {punk}, {sleazy}, {tinny}] [also: {cheesiest}, {cheesier}]

cheetah
n : long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game [syn: {chetah}, {Acinonyx jubatus}]

Cheever
n : United States writer of novels and short stories (1912-1982) [syn: {John Cheever}]

cheewink
n : common towhee of eastern North America [syn: {chewink}, {Pipilo erythrophthalmus}]

chef
n : a professional cook

chef-d'oeuvre
n : the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman [syn: {masterpiece}]

chef's salad
n : the combination prepared as prepared as a particular chef's specialty

chefs-d'ouvre
See {chef-d'ouvre}

Cheilanthes
n : small evergreen ferns: lipferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae [syn: {genus Cheilanthes}]

Cheilanthes alabamensis
n : southeastern United States to northern Mexico and Jamaica [syn: {smooth lip fern}, {Alabama lip fern}]

Cheilanthes eatonii
n : lip fern of Texas to Oklahoma and Colorado and Arizona and Mexico having tall erect tufted fronds [syn: {southwestern lip fern}]

Cheilanthes gracillima
n : small tufted fern of northwestern America [syn: {lace fern}]

Cheilanthes lanosa
n : small North American evergreen fern whose stipes and lower frond surfaces are densely wooly [syn: {wooly lip fern}, {hairy lip fern}]

cheilitis
n : inflammation and cracking of the skin of the lips

cheiloschisis
n : a congenital cleft in the middle of the upper lip [syn: {cleft lip}, {harelip}]

cheilosis
n : a disorder of the lips marked by scaling and fissures at the corners of the mouth; caused by a deficiency of riboflavin [syn: {perleche}]

Cheiranthus
n : Old World perennial plants grown for their showy flowers [syn: {genus Cheiranthus}]

Cheiranthus allionii
n : showy erect biennial or short-lived perennial cultivated for its terminal racemes of orange-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus [syn: {Siberian wall flower}, {Erysimum allionii}]

Cheiranthus asperus
n : biennial or short-lived perennial prairie rocket having orange-yellow flowers; western North America to Minnesota and Kansas; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus [syn: {western wall flower}, {Erysimum asperum}, {Erysimum arkansanum}]

Cheiranthus cheiri
n : perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in genus Erysimum [syn: {wallflower}, {Erysimum cheiri}]

Chekhov
n : Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904) [syn: {Chekov}, {Anton Chekhov}, {Anton Chekov}, {Anton Pavlovich Chekhov}, {Anton Pavlovich Chekov}]

Chekov
n : Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904) [syn: {Chekhov}, {Anton Chekhov}, {Anton Chekov}, {Anton Pavlovich Chekhov}, {Anton Pavlovich Chekov}]

chela
n 1: a Hindu disciple of a swami
2: a structure like a pincer on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods [syn: {claw}, {nipper}, {pincer}] [also: {chelae} (pl)]

chelae
See {chela}

chelae
chela
n 1: a Hindu disciple of a swami
2: a structure like a pincer on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods [syn: {claw}, {nipper}, {pincer}] [also: {chelae} (pl)]

chelate
adj 1: relating to or characterized by chelation [syn: {chelated}]
2: having or resembling chelae or claws
n : a heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions [syn: {chelate compound}]
v : form a chelate, in chemistry

chelate compound
n : a heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions [syn: {chelate}]

chelated
adj : relating to or characterized by chelation [syn: {chelate}]

chelation
n 1: (medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning
2: the process of forming a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds

chelicera
n : either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing [also: {chelicerae} (pl)]

chelicerae
See {chelicera}

chelicerae
chelicera
n : either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing [also: {chelicerae} (pl)]

cheliceral
adj : of or relating to or resembling chelicerae [syn: {chelicerate}]

Chelicerata
n : spiders; scorpions; horseshoe crabs [syn: {superclass Chelicerata}]

chelicerate
adj : of or relating to or resembling chelicerae [syn: {cheliceral}]

chelicerous
adj : having chelicerae

Chelidonium
n : 1 species: greater celandine [syn: {genus Chelidonium}]

Chelidonium majus
n : perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers [syn: {celandine}, {greater celandine}, {swallowwort}, {swallow wort}]

Chelifer
n : a genus of Chelonethida [syn: {genus Chelifer}]

Chelifer cancroides
n : minute arachnid sometimes found in old papers [syn: {book scorpion}]

cheliferous
adj : having chelae

cheloid
n : raised pinkish scar tissue at the site of an injury; results from excessive tissue repair [syn: {keloid}]

Chelone
n : herbaceous perennials: shellflower [syn: {genus Chelone}]

Chelone glabra
n : showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple [syn: {shellflower}, {shell-flower}, {turtlehead}, {snakehead}, {snake-head}]

Chelonethida
n : false scorpions [syn: {order Chelonethida}, {Pseudoscorpionida}, {order Pseudoscorpionida}, {Pseudoscorpiones}, {order Pseudoscorpiones}]

Chelonia
n 1: green turtles [syn: {genus Chelonia}]
2: tortoises and turtles [syn: {order Chelonia}, {Testudinata}, {order Testudinata}, {Testudines}, {order Testudines}]

Chelonia mydas
n : large tropical turtle with greenish flesh used for turtle soup [syn: {green turtle}]

chelonian
adj : of or relating to or resembling or being a turtle or tortoise
n : a reptile of the order Chelonia [syn: {chelonian reptile}]

chelonian reptile
n : a reptile of the order Chelonia [syn: {chelonian}]

Chelonidae
n : green turtles; hawksbills [syn: {Cheloniidae}, {family Cheloniidae}, {family Chelonidae}]

Cheloniidae
n : green turtles; hawksbills [syn: {family Cheloniidae}, {Chelonidae}, {family Chelonidae}]

Chelyabinsk
n : a city in the Asian part of Russia

Chelydra
n : snapping turtles [syn: {genus Chelydra}]

Chelydra serpentina
n : large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite [syn: {common snapping turtle}, {snapper}]

Chelydridae
n : snapping turtles [syn: {family Chelydridae}]

chem lab
n : a laboratory for research in chemistry [syn: {chemistry lab}, {chemistry laboratory}]

Chemakuan
n : a group of Mosan languages spoken in Washington

Chemakum
n : a Chemakuan language spoken by the Chemakum people

chemic
adj : relating to or used in chemistry; "chemical engineer"; "chemical balance" [syn: {chemical}]

chemical
adj 1: relating to or used in chemistry; "chemical engineer"; "chemical balance" [syn: {chemic}]
2: of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes; "chemical fertilizer"
n : produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules

chemical action
n : (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved [syn: {chemical process}, {chemical change}]

chemical agent
n : an agent that produces chemical reactions

chemical analysis
n : the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements [syn: {qualitative analysis}]

chemical attraction
n : the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule; "basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk" [syn: {affinity}]

chemical balance
n : a beam balance of great precision used in quantitative chemical analysis [syn: {analytical balance}]

chemical bomb
n : a bomb laden with chemical agents that are released when the bomb explodes [syn: {gas bomb}]

chemical bond
n : an electrical force linking atoms [syn: {bond}]

chemical chain
n : (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule) [syn: {chain}]

chemical change
n : (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved [syn: {chemical process}, {chemical action}]

chemical compound
n : (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight [syn: {compound}]

chemical defence
n : procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using chemical agents [syn: {chemical defense}]

chemical defense
n : procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using chemical agents [syn: {chemical defence}]

chemical diabetes
n : a mild form of diabetes mellitus in which there are no overt symptoms but there are abnormal responses to some diagnostic procedures [syn: {latent diabetes}]

chemical element
n : any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter [syn: {element}]

chemical energy
n : that part of the energy in a substance that can be released by a chemical reaction

chemical engineering
n 1: the branch of engineering that is concerned with the design and construction and operation of the plants and machinery used in industrial chemical processes
2: the activity of applying chemistry to the solution of practical problems

chemical equilibrium
n : a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates [syn: {equilibrium}]

chemical formula
n : a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements [syn: {formula}]

chemical group
n : (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule [syn: {group}, {radical}]

chemical industry
n : a manufacturer of chemicals

chemical irritant
n : a substance producing irritation

Chemical Mace
n : (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization [syn: {Mace}]

chemical mechanism
n : the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction; "he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions" [syn: {mechanism}]

chemical notation
n : a notation used by chemists to express technical facts in chemistry

chemical operations
n : warfare using chemical agents to kill or injure or incapacitate the enemy [syn: {chemical warfare}]

chemical phenomenon
n : any natural phenomenon involving chemistry (as changes to atoms or molecules)

chemical plant
n : an industrial plant where chemicals are produced

chemical process
n : (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved [syn: {chemical change}, {chemical action}]

chemical property
n : a property used to characterize materials in reactions that change their identity

chemical reaction
n : (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others; "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water" [syn: {reaction}]

chemical reactor
n : an apparatus for holding substances that are undergoing a chemical reaction

chemical science
n : the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions [syn: {chemistry}]

chemical terrorism
n : terrorism using the chemical agents of chemical warfare; can underminethe personal security of citizens; "a good agent for chemical terrorism should be colorless and odorless and inexpensive and readily available and not detectable until symptoms are experienced"

chemical warfare
n : warfare using chemical agents to kill or injure or incapacitate the enemy [syn: {chemical operations}]

chemical weapon
n : chemical substances that can be delivered using munitions and dispersal devices to cause death or severe harm to people and animals and plants

Chemical Weapons Convention
n : a global treaty banning the production or acquisition of stockpiling or transfer of use of chemical weapons

chemically
adv 1: by the use of chemicals; "chemically fertilized" [syn: {with chemicals}]
2: with respect to chemistry; "chemically different substances"

chemiluminescence
n : luminescence resulting from a chemical reaction as the oxidation of luciferin in fireflies

chemiluminescent
adj : relating to the phenomenon of chemiluminescence; "fireflies are chemiluminescent"

chemin de fer
n : a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cars that total closest to nine [syn: {baccarat}]

chemise
n 1: a woman's sleeveless undergarment [syn: {shimmy}, {shift}, {slip}, {teddies}, {teddy}]
2: a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist [syn: {sack}, {shift}]

chemisorb
v : take up a substance by chemisorption

chemisorption
n : adsorption (especially when irreversible) by means of chemical instead of physical forces; "chemisorption of gaseous nitrogen on iron catalysts" [syn: {chemosorption}]

chemisorptive
adj : having the capacity to adsorb by chemical as contrasted with physical forces [syn: {chemosorptive}]

chemist
n 1: a scientist who specializes in chemistry
2: a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs [syn: {pharmacist}, {druggist}, {apothecary}, {pill pusher}, {pill roller}]

chemistry
n 1: the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions [syn: {chemical science}]
2: the way two individuals relate to each other; "their chemistry was wrong from the beginning -- they hated each other"; "a mysterious alchemy brought them together" [syn: {interpersonal chemistry}, {alchemy}]

chemistry class
n : students taking a course in chemistry together

chemistry department
n : the academic department responsible for teaching and research in chemistry [syn: {department of chemistry}]

chemistry lab
n : a laboratory for research in chemistry [syn: {chemistry laboratory}, {chem lab}]

chemistry laboratory
n : a laboratory for research in chemistry [syn: {chemistry lab}, {chem lab}]

chemist's
n : a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold [syn: {drugstore}, {apothecary's shop}, {chemist's shop}, {pharmacy}]

chemist's shop
n : a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold [syn: {drugstore}, {apothecary's shop}, {chemist's}, {pharmacy}]

Chemnitz
n : a city in east central Germany; formerly called Karl-Marx-Stadt until 1990; noted for textile manufacturing [syn: {Karl-Marx Stadt}]

chemoimmunology
n : the field of chemistry concerned with chemical processes in immunology (such as chemical studies of antigens and antibodies) [syn: {immunochemistry}]

chemoreceptive
adj : of or relating to chemoreceptors

chemoreceptor
n : a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli

chemosis
n : edema of the mucous membrane of the eyeball and eyelid lining

chemosorption
n : adsorption (especially when irreversible) by means of chemical instead of physical forces; "chemisorption of gaseous nitrogen on iron catalysts" [syn: {chemisorption}]

chemosorptive
adj : having the capacity to adsorb by chemical as contrasted with physical forces [syn: {chemisorptive}]

chemosurgery
n : use of chemical to destroy diseased or malignant tissue; used in treatment of skin cancer

chemosynthesis
n : synthesis of carbohydrate from carbon dioxide and water; limited to certain bacteria and fungi

chemotaxis
n : movement by a cell or organism in reaction to a chemical stimulus

chemotherapeutic
adj : of or relating to chemotherapy [syn: {chemotherapeutical}]

chemotherapeutical
adj : of or relating to chemotherapy [syn: {chemotherapeutic}]

chemotherapy
n : the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness)

Chemulpo
n : a port city in western South Korea on the Yellow Sea [syn: {Inchon}, {Incheon}]

Chen
n : wild goose having white adult plumage [syn: {subgenus Chen}]

Chen caerulescens
n : North American wild goose having dark plumage in summer but white in winter [syn: {blue goose}]

Chen N. Yang
n : United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Tsung Dao Lee in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1922) [syn: {Yang Chen Ning}]

chenfish
n : small silvery marine food fish found off California [syn: {white croaker}, {kingfish}, {Genyonemus lineatus}]

chenille
n 1: a soft tufted cord used in embroidery
2: a heavy fabric woven with chenille cord; used in rugs and bedspreads

Chenin blanc
n 1: white grape grown especially in California and the lower Loire valley of France
2: made in California and the Loire valley in France

Chennai
n : a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras [syn: {Madras}]

Chenopodiaceae
n : includes spinach and beets [syn: {family Chenopodiaceae}, {goosefoot family}]

Chenopodiales
n : corresponds approximately to the older group Centrospermae [syn: {Caryophyllales}, {order Caryophyllales}, {order-Chenopodiales}]

Chenopodium
n : goosefoot; pigweed [syn: {genus Chenopodium}]

Chenopodium album
n : common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb [syn: {lamb's-quarters}, {pigweed}, {wild spinach}]

Chenopodium ambrosioides
n : rank-smelling tropical American pigweed [syn: {American wormseed}, {Mexican tea}, {Spanish tea}, {wormseed}]

Chenopodium bonus-henricus
n : European plant naturalized in North America; often collected from the wild as a potherb [syn: {good-king-henry}, {allgood}, {fat hen}, {wild spinach}]

Chenopodium botrys
n : Eurasian aromatic oak-leaved goosefoot with many yellow-green flowers; naturalized North America [syn: {Jerusalem oak}, {feather geranium}, {Mexican tea}, {Atriplex mexicana}]

Chenopodium capitatum
n : European annual with clusters of greenish flowers followed by red pulpy berrylike fruit; naturalized North America [syn: {strawberry blite}, {strawberry pigweed}, {Indian paint}]

Chenopodium glaucum
n : annual European plant with spikes of greenish flowers and leaves that are white-hairy beneath; common as a weed in North America [syn: {oak-leaved goosefoot}, {oakleaf goosefoot}]

Chenopodium hybridum
n : herb considered fatal to swine [syn: {sowbane}, {red goosefoot}]

Chenopodium murale
n : European annual with coarsely dentate leaves; widespread in United States and southern Canada [syn: {nettle-leaved goosefoot}, {nettleleaf goosefoot}]

Chenopodium rubrum
n : common Eurasian weed; naturalized in United States [syn: {red goosefoot}, {French spinach}]

Chenopodium vulvaria
n : European goosefoot with strong-scented foliage; adventive in eastern North America [syn: {stinking goosefoot}]

cheoplastic metal
n : any low-fusing alloy used in cheoplasty (molding artificial teeth)

cheoplasty
n : molding artificial teeth using low-fusing metals or alloys

cheque
n : a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check" [syn: {check}, {bank check}]
v : withdraw money by writing a check [syn: {check out}]

chequebook
n : a book issued to holders of checking accounts [syn: {checkbook}]

chequer
v 1: mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on [syn: {check}, {checker}]
2: variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns [syn: {checker}]

chequered
adj : patterned with alternating squares of color [syn: {checked}, {checkered}]

Cherbourg
n : a port town in northwestern France on the English Channel; site of a naval base

Cheremis
n 1: a member of a rural Finnish people living in eastern Russia [syn: {Cheremiss}, {Mari}]
2: the Finnic language spoken by the Cheremis people [syn: {Cheremiss}, {Mari}]

Cheremiss
n 1: a member of a rural Finnish people living in eastern Russia [syn: {Cheremis}, {Mari}]
2: the Finnic language spoken by the Cheremis people [syn: {Cheremis}, {Mari}]

Cherepovets
n : a city of east central Russia north of Moscow

cherimolla
n : large tropical fruit with leathery skin and soft pulp; related to custard apples [syn: {cherimoya}]

cherimoya
n 1: small tropical American tree bearing round or oblong fruit [syn: {cherimoya tree}, {Annona cherimola}]
2: large tropical fruit with leathery skin and soft pulp; related to custard apples [syn: {cherimolla}]

cherimoya tree
n : small tropical American tree bearing round or oblong fruit [syn: {cherimoya}, {Annona cherimola}]

cherish
v : be fond of; be attached to [syn: {care for}, {hold dear}, {treasure}]

cherished
adj 1: characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted" [syn: {precious}, {treasured}, {wanted}]
2: thought of and clung to fondly or reverentially [syn: {held dear(p)}]

Chermidae
n : jumping plant lice [syn: {Psyllidae}, {family Psyllidae}, {family Chermidae}]

Chernobyl
n : a city in north central Ukraine; site of a major disaster at a nuclear power plant (16 April 1986)

chernozemic soil
n : a rich black loam of Russia

Cherokee
n 1: the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee people
2: a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living in the Appalachian Mountains but now chiefly in Oklahoma

Cherokee rose
n : Chinese climbing rose with fragrant white blossoms [syn: {Rosa laevigata}]

cheroot
n : a cigar with both ends cut flat

cherry
adj : having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies [syn: {red}, {reddish}, {ruddy}, {blood-red}, {carmine}, {cerise}, {cherry-red}, {crimson}, {ruby}, {ruby-red}, {scarlet}]
n 1: wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
2: any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood [syn: {cherry tree}]
3: fruit with a single hard stone
4: a red the color of ripe cherries [syn: {cerise}, {cherry red}]

cherry apple
n : Asian wild crab apple cultivated in many varieties for it small acid usually red fruit used for preserving [syn: {Siberian crab}, {Siberian crab apple}, {cherry crab}, {Malus baccata}]

cherry birch
n : common birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furniture [syn: {sweet birch}, {black birch}, {Betula lenta}]

cherry bomb
n : a red ball-shaped firecracker with high explosive power

cherry crab
n : Asian wild crab apple cultivated in many varieties for it small acid usually red fruit used for preserving [syn: {Siberian crab}, {Siberian crab apple}, {cherry apple}, {Malus baccata}]

cherry laurel
n 1: frequently cultivated Eurasian evergreen shrub or small tree having showy clusters of white flowers and glossy foliage and yielding oil similar to bitter almond oil [syn: {laurel cherry}, {Prunus laurocerasus}]
2: small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States [syn: {laurel cherry}, {mock orange}, {wild orange}, {Prunus caroliniana}]

cherry pepper
n : plant bearing small rounded usually pungent fruits [syn: {Capsicum annuum cerasiforme}]

cherry plum
n : small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit; used in Europe as budding stock [syn: {myrobalan}, {myrobalan plum}, {Prunus cerasifera}]

cherry red
n : a red the color of ripe cherries [syn: {cerise}, {cherry}]

cherry stone
n : the stone seed of a cherry

cherry tomato
n 1: plant bearing small red to yellow fruit [syn: {Lycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme}]
2: small red to yellow tomatoes

cherry tree
n : any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood [syn: {cherry}]

cherry-red
adj : having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies [syn: {red}, {reddish}, {ruddy}, {blood-red}, {carmine}, {cerise}, {cherry}, {crimson}, {ruby}, {ruby-red}, {scarlet}]

cherrystone
n 1: small quahog larger than a littleneck; eaten raw or cooked as in e.g. clams casino [syn: {cherrystone clam}]
2: a half-grown quahog [syn: {cherrystone clam}]

cherrystone clam
n 1: small quahog larger than a littleneck; eaten raw or cooked as in e.g. clams casino [syn: {cherrystone}]
2: a half-grown quahog [syn: {cherrystone}]

cherry-tree gum
n : exudation from trees of the prunus genus; resembles gum arabic

chert
n : variety of silica containing microcrystalline quartz

cherty
adj : resembling or containing chert

cherub
n 1: a sweet innocent baby
2: an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child [also: {cherubim} (pl)]

cherubic
adj : having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition" [syn: {angelic}, {angelical}, {seraphic}, {sweet}]

cherubim
See {cherub}

cherubim
cherub
n 1: a sweet innocent baby
2: an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child [also: {cherubim} (pl)]

Cherubini
n : Italian composer of church music and operas (1760-1842) [syn: {Luigi Cherubini}, {Maria Luigi Carlo Zenobio Cherubini}]

chervil
n 1: aromatic annual Old World herb cultivated for its finely divided and often curly leaves for use especially in soups and salads [syn: {beaked parsley}, {Anthriscus cereifolium}]
2: fresh ferny parsley-like leaves used as a garnish with chicken and veal and omelets and green salads and spinach

Chesapeake Bay
n : a large inlet of the North Atlantic between Virginia and Maryland; fed by Susquehanna River

Chesapeake Bay retriever
n : American breed having a short thick oily coat ranging from brown to light tan

Cheshire cat
n : a fictional cat with a broad fixed smile on its face; created by Lewis Carroll

Cheshire cheese
n : a mild yellow English cheese with a crumbly texture

chess
n 1: weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat [syn: {cheat}, {Bromus secalinus}]
2: a game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king [syn: {chess game}]

chess club
n : a club of people to play chess

chess game
n : a game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king [syn: {chess}]

chess master
n : a chess player of great skill

chess match
n : a match between chess players

chess move
n : the act of moving a chess piece

chess piece
n : any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess [syn: {chessman}]

chess player
n : someone who plays the game of chess

chess set
n : checkerboard and a set of 32 pieces used to play chess

chessboard
n : a checkerboard used to play chess

chessman
n : any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess [syn: {chess piece}]

chest
n 1: the part of the human body between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates [syn: {thorax}, {pectus}]
2: box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy
3: furniture with drawers for keeping clothes [syn: {chest of drawers}, {bureau}, {dresser}]

chest cavity
n : the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart [syn: {thoracic cavity}]

chest of drawers
n : furniture with drawers for keeping clothes [syn: {chest}, {bureau}, {dresser}]

chest pain
n : pain in the chest

chest protector
n : protective garment consisting of a pad worn in baseball by catchers and by football players

chest register
n : the lower ranges of the voice in speaking or singing [syn: {chest voice}, {chest tone}]

chest tone
n : the lower ranges of the voice in speaking or singing [syn: {chest register}, {chest voice}]

chest voice
n : the lower ranges of the voice in speaking or singing [syn: {chest register}, {chest tone}]

Chester
n : a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)

Chester A. Arthur
n : elected Vice President and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886) [syn: {Arthur}, {Chester Alan Arthur}, {President Arthur}]

Chester Alan Arthur
n : elected Vice President and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886) [syn: {Arthur}, {Chester A. Arthur}, {President Arthur}]

Chester Nimitz
n : United States admiral of the Pacific fleet during World War II who used aircraft carriers to destroy the Japanese navy (1885-1966) [syn: {Nimitz}, {Chester William Nimitz}, {Admiral Nimitz}]

Chester William Nimitz
n : United States admiral of the Pacific fleet during World War II who used aircraft carriers to destroy the Japanese navy (1885-1966) [syn: {Nimitz}, {Chester Nimitz}, {Admiral Nimitz}]

Chesterfield
n 1: suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773) [syn: {Fourth Earl of Chesterfield}, {Philip Dormer Stanhope}]
2: an overstuffed davenport with upright armrests
3: a fitted overcoat with a velvet collar

Chesterton
n : conservative English writer of the Roman Catholic persuasion; in addition to volumes of criticism and polemics he wrote detective novels featuring Father Brown (1874-1936) [syn: {G. K. Chesterton}, {Gilbert Keith Chesterton}]

chestier
See {chesty}

chestier
chesty
adj 1: marked by a large or well-developed chest; "he was big-chested, big-shouldered and heavy-armed" [syn: {big-chested}]
2: having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride; "an arrogant official"; "arrogant claims"; "chesty as a peacock" [syn: {arrogant}, {self-important}] [also: {chestiest}, {chestier}]

chestiest
See {chesty}

chestiest
chesty
adj 1: marked by a large or well-developed chest; "he was big-chested, big-shouldered and heavy-armed" [syn: {big-chested}]
2: having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride; "an arrogant official"; "arrogant claims"; "chesty as a peacock" [syn: {arrogant}, {self-important}] [also: {chestiest}, {chestier}]

chestnut
adj : used of hair; of a golden brown to reddish brown color; "a chestnut horse"; "chestnut hair"
n 1: wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
2: any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur [syn: {chestnut tree}]
3: edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
4: a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg
5: a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse

chestnut blight
n : a disease of American chestnut trees [syn: {chestnut canker}, {chestnut-bark disease}]

chestnut canker
n : a disease of American chestnut trees [syn: {chestnut blight}, {chestnut-bark disease}]

chestnut oak
n : an oak having leaves resembling those of chestnut trees

chestnut tree
n : any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur [syn: {chestnut}]

chestnut-bark disease
n : a disease of American chestnut trees [syn: {chestnut blight}, {chestnut canker}]

chesty
adj 1: marked by a large or well-developed chest; "he was big-chested, big-shouldered and heavy-armed" [syn: {big-chested}]
2: having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride; "an arrogant official"; "arrogant claims"; "chesty as a peacock" [syn: {arrogant}, {self-important}] [also: {chestiest}, {chestier}]

chetah
n : long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game [syn: {cheetah}, {Acinonyx jubatus}]

chetrum
n : 100 chetrums equal 1 ngultrum

cheval glass
n : a full length mirror mounted in a frame in which it can be tilted

cheval-de-frise
n : defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame; used to obstruct cavalry [syn: {chevaux-de-frise}] [also: {chevaux-de-frise} (pl)]

Chevalier
n 1: French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972) [syn: {Maurice Chevalier}]
2: a gallant or courtly gentleman [syn: {cavalier}]

Chevalier de Bayard
n : French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524) [syn: {Bayard}, {Seigneur de Bayard}, {Pierre Terrail}, {Pierre de Terrail}]

Chevalier de Lamarck
n : French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829) [syn: {Lamarck}, {Jean Baptiste de Lamarck}]

chevaux-de-frise
See {cheval-de-frise}

chevaux-de-frise
n : defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame; used to obstruct cavalry [syn: {cheval-de-frise}]

chevaux-de-frise
cheval-de-frise
n : defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame; used to obstruct cavalry [syn: {chevaux-de-frise}] [also: {chevaux-de-frise} (pl)]

chevied
See {chivy}

chevied
chivy
v : annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" [syn: {harass}, {hassle}, {harry}, {chivvy}, {chevy}, {chevvy}, {beset}, {plague}, {molest}, {provoke}] [also: {chivvying}, {chivvies}, {chivvied}, {chivied}, {chevying}, {chevies}, {chevied}]

chevies
See {chivy}

chevies
chivy
v : annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" [syn: {harass}, {hassle}, {harry}, {chivvy}, {chevy}, {chevvy}, {beset}, {plague}, {molest}, {provoke}] [also: {chivvying}, {chivvies}, {chivvied}, {chivied}, {chevying}, {chevies}, {chevied}]

Cheviot
n : hardy hornless sheep of the Cheviot hills noted for its wool

chevre
n : made from goats' milk [syn: {goat cheese}]

chevron
n 1: V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service; "they earned their stripes in Kuwait" [syn: {stripe}, {stripes}, {grade insignia}]
2: an inverted V-shaped charge

chevrotain
n : very small hornless deer-like ruminant of tropical Asia and west Africa [syn: {mouse deer}]

chevvy
v : annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" [syn: {harass}, {hassle}, {harry}, {chivy}, {chivvy}, {chevy}, {beset}, {plague}, {molest}, {provoke}]

chevy
v : annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" [syn: {harass}, {hassle}, {harry}, {chivy}, {chivvy}, {chevvy}, {beset}, {plague}, {molest}, {provoke}]

chevying
See {chivy}

chevying
chivy
v : annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" [syn: {harass}, {hassle}, {harry}, {chivvy}, {chevy}, {chevvy}, {beset}, {plague}, {molest}, {provoke}] [also: {chivvying}, {chivvies}, {chivvied}, {chivied}, {chevying}, {chevies}, {chevied}]

chew
n 1: a wad of something chewable as tobacco [syn: {chaw}, {cud}, {quid}, {plug}, {wad}]
2: biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow [syn: {chewing}, {mastication}, {manduction}]
v : chew (food); "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass" [syn: {masticate}, {manducate}, {jaw}]

chew out
v : censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {rebuke}, {rag}, {trounce}, {reproof}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {jaw}, {dress down}, {call down}, {scold}, {chide}, {berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]

chew over
v : reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" [syn: {think over}, {meditate}, {ponder}, {excogitate}, {contemplate}, {muse}, {reflect}, {mull}, {mull over}, {ruminate}, {speculate}]

chew the fat
v : talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn: {shoot the breeze}, {chat}, {confabulate}, {confab}, {chitchat}, {chatter}, {chaffer}, {natter}, {gossip}, {jaw}, {claver}, {visit}]

chew up
v : censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {rebuke}, {rag}, {trounce}, {reproof}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {jaw}, {dress down}, {call down}, {scold}, {chide}, {berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]

Chewa
n : a member of a Negro people of Malawi and eastern Zambia and northern Zimbabwe

chewable
adj : easy to cut or chew [syn: {cuttable}]

chewer
n : someone who chews (especially someone who chews tobacco)

chewier
See {chewy}

chewier
chewy
adj 1: requiring much chewing
2: of a consistency requiring chewing; "chewy caramels" [also: {chewiest}, {chewier}]

chewiest
See {chewy}

chewiest
chewy
adj 1: requiring much chewing
2: of a consistency requiring chewing; "chewy caramels" [also: {chewiest}, {chewier}]

chewing
n : biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow [syn: {chew}, {mastication}, {manduction}]

chewing gum
n 1: a gum prepared for chewing; sweetened and flavored
2: a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing [syn: {gum}]

chewing out
n : a severe scolding [syn: {castigation}, {earful}, {bawling out}, {upbraiding}, {going-over}, {dressing down}]

chewink
n : common towhee of eastern North America [syn: {cheewink}, {Pipilo erythrophthalmus}]

chewy
adj 1: requiring much chewing
2: of a consistency requiring chewing; "chewy caramels" [also: {chewiest}, {chewier}]

Cheyenne
n 1: the capital and largest city of Wyoming; located in the southeastern corner of the state [syn: {capital of Wyoming}]
2: the Algonquian language spoken by the Cheyenne people
3: a member of a North American Indian people living on the western plains (now living in Oklahoma and Montana)

Cheyne-Stokes respiration
n : abnormal respiration in which periods of shallow and deep breathing alternate [syn: {periodic breathing}]

ch'i
n : the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health [syn: {qi}, {chi}, {ki}]

chi
n 1: the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health [syn: {qi}, {ch'i}, {ki}]
2: the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet [syn: {khi}]

Chiacoan peccary
n : a recently discovered large wild pig of Paraguay

Chian
adj : of or relating to Chios

Chian turpentine
n : a turpentine exuded by the terebinth

Chiang Chung-cheng
n : Chinese military and political figure; in the Chinese civil war that followed World War II he was defeated by the Chinese communists and in 1949 was forced to withdraw to Taiwan where he served as president of Nationalist China until his death (1897-1975) [syn: {Chiang Kai-shek}]

Chiang Kai-shek
n : Chinese military and political figure; in the Chinese civil war that followed World War II he was defeated by the Chinese communists and in 1949 was forced to withdraw to Taiwan where he served as president of Nationalist China until his death (1897-1975) [syn: {Chiang Chung-cheng}]

Chianti
n : dry red Italian table wine from the Chianti region of Tuscany

chiaroscuro
n : a monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color

chiasm
n : an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X [syn: {chiasma}, {decussation}]

chiasma
n : an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X [syn: {chiasm}, {decussation}] [also: {chiasmata} (pl)]

chiasma opticum
n : the crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain [syn: {optic chiasma}, {optic chiasm}]

chiasmal
adj : of or relating to a chiasm [syn: {chiasmic}, {chiasmatic}]

chiasmata
See {chiasma}

chiasmata
chiasma
n : an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X [syn: {chiasm}, {decussation}] [also: {chiasmata} (pl)]

chiasmatic
adj : of or relating to a chiasm [syn: {chiasmal}, {chiasmic}]

chiasmi
See {chiasmus}

chiasmi
chiasmus
n : inversion in the second of two parallel phrases [also: {chiasmi} (pl)]

chiasmic
adj : of or relating to a chiasm [syn: {chiasmal}, {chiasmatic}]

chiasmus
n : inversion in the second of two parallel phrases [also: {chiasmi} (pl)]

chic
adj : elegant and stylish; "chic elegance"; "a smart new dress"; "a suit of voguish cut" [syn: {smart}, {voguish}]
n : elegance by virtue of being fashionable [syn: {chicness}, {modishness}, {smartness}, {stylishness}, {swank}, {last word}]

Chicago
n 1: largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan [syn: {Windy City}]
2: a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card [syn: {Michigan}, {Newmarket}, {boodle}, {stops}]

chicane
n 1: a bridge hand that is void of trumps
2: a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes place before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file
3: the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) [syn: {trickery}, {chicanery}, {guile}, {wile}, {shenanigan}]
v 1: defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit [syn: {cheat}, {chouse}, {shaft}, {screw}, {jockey}]
2: raise trivial objections [syn: {cavil}, {carp}]

chicanery
n : the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) [syn: {trickery}, {chicane}, {guile}, {wile}, {shenanigan}]

chicha
n : an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water; "a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola" [syn: {hookah}, {narghile}, {nargileh}, {sheesha}, {shisha}, {calean}, {kalian}, {water pipe}, {hubble-bubble}, {hubbly-bubbly}]

Chichewa
n : the Bantu language of the Chewa people of east central Africa

chichi
adj : affectedly trendy

chichipe
n : tall treelike Mexican cactus with edible red fruit [syn: {Lemaireocereus chichipe}]

chick
n 1: young bird especially of domestic fowl [syn: {biddy}]
2: informal terms for a (young) woman [syn: {dame}, {doll}, {wench}, {skirt}, {bird}]

chickadee
n : any of various small gray-and-black songbirds of North America

Chickamauga
n : a Confederate victory in the American Civil War (1863); Confederate forces under Braxton Bragg defeated Union forces [syn: {battle of Chickamauga}]

Chickasaw
n 1: a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in northern Mississippi
2: the Muskhogean language of the Chickasaw people

chickasaw plum
n : small native American shrubby tree bearing small edible yellow to reddish fruit [syn: {hog plum}, {hog plum bush}, {Prunus angustifolia}]

chicken
adj : easily frightened [syn: {chickenhearted}, {lily-livered}, {white-livered}, {yellow}, {yellow-bellied}]
n 1: the flesh of a chicken used for food [syn: {poulet}, {volaille}]
2: a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl [syn: {Gallus gallus}]
3: a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy [syn: {wimp}, {crybaby}]
4: a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops

chicken and rice
n : rice and chicken cooked together with or without other ingredients and variously seasoned

chicken breast
n : abnormal protrusion of the breastbone caused by rickets [syn: {pigeon breast}]

chicken broth
n : a stock made with chicken [syn: {chicken stock}]

chicken cacciatora
n : chicken casserole prepared with tomatoes and mushrooms and herbs in the Italian style [syn: {chicken cacciatore}, {hunter's chicken}]

chicken cacciatore
n : chicken casserole prepared with tomatoes and mushrooms and herbs in the Italian style [syn: {chicken cacciatora}, {hunter's chicken}]

chicken casserole
n : chicken cooked and served in a casserole

chicken coop
n : a farm building for housing poultry [syn: {coop}, {hencoop}, {henhouse}]

chicken cordon bleu
n : thin slices of chicken stuffed with cheese and ham and then sauteed

chicken drumstick
n : the lower joint of the leg of a chicken [syn: {chicken leg}]

chicken farm
n : farm where chickens are raised for sale

chicken feed
n 1: dry mash for poultry [syn: {scratch}]
2: amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant [syn: {methamphetamine}, {methamphetamine hydrochloride}, {Methedrine}, {meth}, {deoxyephedrine}, {chalk}, {crank}, {glass}, {ice}, {shabu}, {trash}]

chicken hawk
n : nontechnical term for any hawks said to prey on poultry [syn: {hen hawk}]

chicken Kiev
n : pounded chicken cutlets rolled around butter (that has been seasoned with herbs) and then covered with crumbs and fried

chicken leg
n : the lower joint of the leg of a chicken [syn: {chicken drumstick}]

Chicken Little
n : a fictional character who was hit on the head with an acorn and believed that the sky was falling

chicken liver
n : liver of a chicken used as meat

chicken louse
n : parasitic on poultry [syn: {shaft louse}, {Menopon palladum}, {Menopon gallinae}]

chicken manure
n : chicken excreta used as fertilizer

chicken Marengo
n : braised chicken with onions and mushrooms in a wine and tomato sauce

chicken mousse
n : mousse made with chicken

chicken out
v : remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved" [syn: {back off}, {pull out}, {back down}, {bow out}]

chicken paprika
n : chicken simmered in broth with onions and paprika then mixed with sour cream [syn: {chicken paprikash}]

chicken paprikash
n : chicken simmered in broth with onions and paprika then mixed with sour cream [syn: {chicken paprika}]

chicken purloo
n : thick stew made of rice and chicken and small game; southern U.S. [syn: {purloo}, {poilu}]

chicken roundworm
n : intestinal parasite of domestic fowl [syn: {Ascaridia galli}]

chicken run
n : an enclosed yard for keeping poultry [syn: {chicken yard}, {hen yard}, {fowl run}]

chicken salad
n : salad composed primarily of chopped chicken meat

chicken sandwich
n : a sandwich made with a filling of sliced chicken

chicken scratch
n : cramped or illegible handwriting

chicken snake
n : large North American snake

chicken soup
n : soup made from chicken broth

chicken stew
n : a stew made with chicken

chicken stock
n : a stock made with chicken [syn: {chicken broth}]

chicken taco
n : a taco with a chicken filling

chicken Tetrazzini
n : prepared with mushrooms in a cream sauce served over pasta and topped with cheese

chicken wing
n : the wing of a chicken

chicken wire
n : a galvanized wire network with a hexagonal mesh; used to build fences

chicken yard
n : an enclosed yard for keeping poultry [syn: {hen yard}, {chicken run}, {fowl run}]

chicken-breasted
adj : having a chest deformity marked by a projecting breastbone caused by infantile rickets [syn: {pigeon-breasted}]

chickenfeed
n : a trifling sum of money [syn: {small change}, {chump change}]

chicken-fight
v : fight while sitting on somebody's shoulders [syn: {chickenfight}]

chickenfight
v : fight while sitting on somebody's shoulders [syn: {chicken-fight}]

chickenhearted
adj : easily frightened [syn: {chicken}, {lily-livered}, {white-livered}, {yellow}, {yellow-bellied}]

chickenpox
n : an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body [syn: {varicella}]

chickenshit
n : a false statement that is considered to indicate timidity or fear

chickeree
n : far western United States counterpart of the red squirrel [syn: {Douglas squirrel}, {Tamiasciurus douglasi}]

chickpea
n 1: the seed of the chickpea plant [syn: {garbanzo}]
2: Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds [syn: {chickpea plant}, {Egyptian pea}, {Cicer arietinum}]
3: large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried [syn: {garbanzo}]

chickpea plant
n : Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds [syn: {chickpea}, {Egyptian pea}, {Cicer arietinum}]

chickweed
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Stellaria
2: any of various plants related to the common chickweed [syn: {mouse-ear chickweed}, {mouse eared chickweed}, {mouse ear}, {clammy chickweed}]

chickweed phlox
n : low mat-forming herb of rocky places in United States [syn: {sand phlox}, {Phlox bifida}, {Phlox stellaria}]

chicle
n : gum-like substance from the sapodilla [syn: {chicle gum}]

chicle gum
n : gum-like substance from the sapodilla [syn: {chicle}]

chicness
n : elegance by virtue of being fashionable [syn: {chic}, {modishness}, {smartness}, {stylishness}, {swank}, {last word}]

Chico
n : United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1891-1961) [syn: {Marx}, {Leonard Marx}]

chicory
n 1: the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute [syn: {chicory root}]
2: perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads [syn: {succory}, {chicory plant}, {Cichorium intybus}]
3: root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee [syn: {chicory root}]
4: crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste [syn: {curly endive}]

chicory escarole
n : variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges [syn: {endive}, {escarole}]

chicory plant
n : perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads [syn: {chicory}, {succory}, {Cichorium intybus}]

chicory root
n 1: the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute [syn: {chicory}]
2: root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee [syn: {chicory}]

chicot
n : handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute [syn: {Kentucky coffee tree}, {bonduc}, {Gymnocladus dioica}]

chid
See {chide}

chid
e
v : censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {rebuke}, {rag}, {trounce}, {reproof}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {jaw}, {dress down}, {call down}, {scold}, {berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}] [also: {chidden}, {chid}]

chidden
See {chide}

chidden
chide
v : censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {rebuke}, {rag}, {trounce}, {reproof}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {jaw}, {dress down}, {call down}, {scold}, {berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}] [also: {chidden}, {chid}]

chide
v : censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {rebuke}, {rag}, {trounce}, {reproof}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {jaw}, {dress down}, {call down}, {scold}, {berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}] [also: {chidden}, {chid}]

chiding
n : rebuking a person harshly [syn: {scolding}, {objurgation}, {tongue-lashing}]

chief
adj : most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets" [syn: {chief(a)}, {main(a)}, {primary(a)}, {principal(a)}]
n 1: a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation" [syn: {head}, {top dog}]
2: a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" [syn: {foreman}, {gaffer}, {honcho}, {boss}]

chief assistant
n : the most helpful assistant [syn: {right-hand man}, {man Friday}]

Chief Constable
n : the head of the police force in a county (or similar area)

Chief Executive
n 1: the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government; "the President likes to jog every morning" [syn: {President of the United States}, {United States President}, {President}]
2: the office of the United States head of state; "a President is elected every four years" [syn: {President of the United States}, {President}]

chief executive officer
n : the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president) [syn: {CEO}, {chief operating officer}]

chief financial officer
n : the corporate executive having financial authority to make appropriations and authorize expenditures for a firm [syn: {CFO}]

Chief Joseph
n : leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904) [syn: {Joseph}]

chief justice
n : the judge who presides over a supreme court

chief of staff
n : the senior officer of a service of the armed forces

chief of state
n : the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government [syn: {head of state}]

chief operating officer
n : the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president) [syn: {chief executive officer}, {CEO}]

chief petty officer
n : a person with the senior noncommissioned naval rank

Chief Secretary
n : a member of the British Cabinet

chiefly
adv : for the most part; "he is mainly interested in butterflies" [syn: {principally}, {primarily}, {mainly}, {in the main}]

chieftain
n 1: the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry" [syn: {captain}]
2: the head of a tribe or clan [syn: {headman}, {tribal chief}]

chieftaincy
n : the position of chieftain [syn: {chieftainship}]

chieftainship
n : the position of chieftain [syn: {chieftaincy}]

chiffon
adj : as thin and soft as chiffon; "chiffon taffeta"
n : a sheer fabric of silk or rayon

chiffon cake
n : very light cake

chiffonier
n : a tall elegant chest of drawers [syn: {commode}]

chigetai
n : Mongolian wild ass [syn: {dziggetai}, {Equus hemionus hemionus}]

chigger
n 1: small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans [syn: {chigoe}, {chigoe flea}, {Tunga penetrans}]
2: larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation [syn: {harvest mite}, {jigger}, {redbug}]

chigger flower
n : erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers [syn: {butterfly weed}, {orange milkweed}, {chiggerflower}, {pleurisy root}, {tuber root}, {Indian paintbrush}, {Asclepias tuberosa}]

chiggerflower
n : erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers [syn: {butterfly weed}, {orange milkweed}, {chigger flower}, {pleurisy root}, {tuber root}, {Indian paintbrush}, {Asclepias tuberosa}]

chignon
n : a roll of hair worn at the nape of the neck

chigoe
n : small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans [syn: {chigger}, {chigoe flea}, {Tunga penetrans}]

chigoe flea
n : small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans [syn: {chigoe}, {chigger}, {Tunga penetrans}]

chihuahua
n 1: a city in northern Mexico in the state of Chihuahua; commercial center of northern Mexico
2: a state in northern Mexico; mostly high plateau
3: old breed of tiny short-coated dog with protruding eyes from Mexico held to antedate Aztec civilization

Chihuahuan spotted whiptail
n : having longitudinal stripes overlaid with light spots; upland lizard of United States southwest and Mexico [syn: {Cnemidophorus exsanguis}]

chilblain
n : inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture [syn: {chilblains}, {pernio}]

chilblained
adj : having chilblains; "her poor chilblained hands"

chilblains
n : inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture [syn: {chilblain}, {pernio}]

child
n 1: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters" [syn: {kid}, {youngster}, {minor}, {shaver}, {nipper}, {small fry}, {tiddler}, {tike}, {tyke}, {fry}, {nestling}]
2: a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college" [syn: {kid}] [ant: {parent}]
3: an immature childish person; "he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived"; "stop being a baby!" [syn: {baby}]
4: a member of a clan or tribe; "the children of Israel" [also: {children} (pl)]

child abuse
n : the physical or emotional or sexual mistreatment of children

child care
n : a service involving care for other people's children [syn: {childcare}]

child molester
n : a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner [syn: {pederast}, {paederast}]

child neglect
n : failure of caretakers to provide adequate emotional and physical care for a child

child pornography
n : the illegal use of children in pornographic pictures or films [syn: {kiddie porn}, {kiddy porn}]

child prodigy
n : a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age; "Mozart was a child prodigy" [syn: {infant prodigy}, {wonder child}]

child psychology
n : the branch of psychology that studies the social and mental development of children [syn: {developmental psychology}, {genetic psychology}]

child support
n : court-ordered support paid by one spouse to the other who has custody of the children after the parents are separated

child welfare agency
n : an administrtive unit responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of children [syn: {child welfare service}]

child welfare service
n : an administrtive unit responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of children [syn: {child welfare agency}]

childbearing
adj : relating to or suitable for childbirth; "of childbearing age"
n : the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child [syn: {childbirth}, {accouchement}, {vaginal birth}]

childbed
n : concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours" [syn: {parturiency}, {labor}, {labour}, {confinement}, {lying-in}, {travail}]

childbed fever
n : serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary conditions); formerly widespread but now uncommon [syn: {puerperal fever}]

childbirth
n : the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child [syn: {childbearing}, {accouchement}, {vaginal birth}]

childbirth-preparation class
n : a course that teaches pregnant women to use breathing and concentration and exercise techniques to use during labor

childcare
n : a service involving care for other people's children [syn: {child care}]

Childe Hassam
n : United States painter noted for brilliant colors and bold brushwork (1859-1935) [syn: {Hassam}, {Frederick Childe Hassam}]

childhood
n 1: the time of person's life when they are a child
2: the state of a child between infancy and adolescence [syn: {puerility}]

childish
adj : indicating a lack of maturity; "childish tantrums"; "infantile behavior" [syn: {infantile}]

childishly
adv : in a child-like manner; "he acted very childishly"

childishness
n : a property characteristic of a child [syn: {puerility}]

childless
adj : without offspring; "in some societies a childless woman is rejected by her tribesmen"

childlessness
n : the condition of being without offspring

childlike
adj 1: befitting a young child; "childlike charm" [syn: {childly}]
2: exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "simple courtesy" [syn: {wide-eyed}, {dewy-eyed}, {simple}]

childly
adj : befitting a young child; "childlike charm" [syn: {childlike}]

children
See {child}

children
child
n 1: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters" [syn: {kid}, {youngster}, {minor}, {shaver}, {nipper}, {small fry}, {tiddler}, {tike}, {tyke}, {fry}, {nestling}]
2: a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college" [syn: {kid}] [ant: {parent}]
3: an immature childish person; "he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived"; "stop being a baby!" [syn: {baby}]
4: a member of a clan or tribe; "the children of Israel" [also: {children} (pl)]

child's body
n : the body of a human child

child's game
n : a game enjoyed by children

child's play
n 1: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" [syn: {cinch}, {breeze}, {picnic}, {snap}, {duck soup}, {pushover}, {walkover}, {piece of cake}]
2: play by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules; "Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child" [syn: {play}]

child's room
n : a bedroom for a child

Chile
n 1: a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast [syn: {Republic of Chile}]
2: very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency [syn: {chili}, {chili pepper}, {chilli}, {chilly}]

Chile bonito
n : common bonito of Pacific coast of the Americas; its dark oily flesh cans well [syn: {Chilean bonito}, {Sarda chiliensis}]

Chile hazel
n : Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed resembling a hazelnut [syn: {Chilean nut}, {Chile nut}, {Chilean hazelnut}, {Guevina heterophylla}, {Guevina avellana}]

Chile nut
n : Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed resembling a hazelnut [syn: {Chilean nut}, {Chile hazel}, {Chilean hazelnut}, {Guevina heterophylla}, {Guevina avellana}]

chile pine
n : large Chilean evergreen conifer having intertwined branches and bearing edible nuts [syn: {monkey puzzle}, {Araucaria araucana}]

Chile tarweed
n : South American herb with sticky glandular foliage; source of madia oil [syn: {melosa}, {madia oil plant}, {Madia sativa}]

Chilean
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Chile or its people; "Chilean volcanoes"
n : a native or inhabitant of Chile

Chilean bonito
n : common bonito of Pacific coast of the Americas; its dark oily flesh cans well [syn: {Chile bonito}, {Sarda chiliensis}]

Chilean cedar
n : small well-shaped South American evergreen having coppery bark and pretty foliage [syn: {Austrocedrus chilensis}]

Chilean firebush
n : grown for outstanding display of brilliant usually scarlet-crimson flowers; Andes [syn: {Chilean flameflower}, {Embothrium coccineum}]

Chilean flameflower
n : grown for outstanding display of brilliant usually scarlet-crimson flowers; Andes [syn: {Chilean firebush}, {Embothrium coccineum}]

Chilean hazelnut
n : Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed resembling a hazelnut [syn: {Chilean nut}, {Chile nut}, {Chile hazel}, {Guevina heterophylla}, {Guevina avellana}]

Chilean jasmine
n : woody vine of Argentina grown as an ornamental for its glossy leaves and racemes of large fragrant funnel-shaped creamy-white flowers [syn: {Mandevilla laxa}]

Chilean monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Chile

Chilean nut
n : Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed resembling a hazelnut [syn: {Chile nut}, {Chile hazel}, {Chilean hazelnut}, {Guevina heterophylla}, {Guevina avellana}]

Chilean peso
n : the basic unit of money in Chile; equal to 100 centesimos [syn: {peso}]

Chilean rimu
n : about the hardiest Podocarpaceae species; prostrate spreading shrub similar to mountain rimu; mountains of southern Chile [syn: {Lepidothamnus fonkii}]

Chilean strawberry
n : wild strawberry of western United States and South America; source of many varieties of cultivated strawberries [syn: {beach strawberry}, {Fragaria chiloensis}]

chili
n 1: ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans [syn: {chili con carne}]
2: very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency [syn: {chili pepper}, {chilli}, {chilly}, {chile}]

chili con carne
n : ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans [syn: {chili}]

chili dog
n : a hotdog with chili con carne on it

chili pepper
n 1: plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red [syn: {cayenne}, {cayenne pepper}, {chilli pepper}, {long pepper}, {jalapeno}, {Capsicum annuum longum}]
2: very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency [syn: {chili}, {chilli}, {chilly}, {chile}]

chili powder
n : powder made of ground chili peppers mixed with e.g. cumin and garlic and oregano

chili sauce
n : tomatoes and onions and peppers (sweet or hot) simmered with vinegar and sugar and various seasonings

chili vinegar
n : fiery vinegar flavored with chili peppers

chiliad
n : the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 [syn: {thousand}, {one thousand}, {1000}, {M}, {K}, {G}, {grand}, {thou}, {yard}]

chiliasm
n : belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelations [syn: {millenarianism}, {millenniumism}]

chiliast
n : a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity) [syn: {millenarian}, {millenarist}]

chiliastic
adj : relating to or believing in the millennium of peace and happiness [syn: {millenarian}]

chill
adj : uncomfortably cool; "a chill wind"; "chilly weather" [syn: {chilly}]
n 1: coldness due to a cold environment [syn: {iciness}, {gelidity}]
2: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" [syn: {frisson}, {shiver}, {quiver}, {shudder}, {thrill}, {tingle}]
3: a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever [syn: {shivering}]
4: a sudden numbing dread [syn: {pall}]
v 1: depress or discourage; "The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers"
2: make cool or cooler; "Chill the food" [syn: {cool}, {cool down}] [ant: {heat}]
3: loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm" [syn: {cool}, {cool down}] [ant: {heat}]

chill out
v : become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again." [syn: {calm}, {calm down}, {cool off}, {simmer down}, {settle down}, {cool it}]

chiller
n : excitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills your bones; "the movie was an old-fashioned hair-raiser" [syn: {hair-raiser}]

chilli
n : very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency [syn: {chili}, {chili pepper}, {chilly}, {chile}] [also: {chillies} (pl)]

chilli pepper
n : plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red [syn: {cayenne}, {cayenne pepper}, {chili pepper}, {long pepper}, {jalapeno}, {Capsicum annuum longum}]

chillier
See {chilly}

chillier
chilly
adj 1: uncomfortably cool; "a chill wind"; "chilly weather" [syn: {chill}]
2: not characterized by emotion; "a female form in marble--a chilly but ideal medium for depicting abstract virtues"-C.W.Cunningham
3: lacking warmth of feeling; "a chilly greeting"; "an unfriendly manner" [syn: {unfriendly}]
n : very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency [syn: {chili}, {chili pepper}, {chilli}, {chile}] [also: {chilliest}, {chillier}]

chillies
See {chilli}

chillies
chilli
n : very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency [syn: {chili}, {chili pepper}, {chilly}, {chile}] [also: {chillies} (pl)]

chilliest
See {chilly}

chilliest
chilly
adj 1: uncomfortably cool; "a chill wind"; "chilly weather" [syn: {chill}]
2: not characterized by emotion; "a female form in marble--a chilly but ideal medium for depicting abstract virtues"-C.W.Cunningham
3: lacking warmth of feeling; "a chilly greeting"; "an unfriendly manner" [syn: {unfriendly}]
n : very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency [syn: {chili}, {chili pepper}, {chilli}, {chile}] [also: {chilliest}, {chillier}]

chilliness
n : the property of being moderately cold; "the chilliness of early morning" [syn: {coolness}]

chilling
adj : so scary as to cause chills and shudders; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge" [syn: {scarey}, {scary}, {shivery}, {shuddery}]
n : the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature [syn: {cooling}, {temperature reduction}]

chills and fever
n : successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria [syn: {ague}]

chilly
adj 1: uncomfortably cool; "a chill wind"; "chilly weather" [syn: {chill}]
2: not characterized by emotion; "a female form in marble--a chilly but ideal medium for depicting abstract virtues"-C.W.Cunningham
3: lacking warmth of feeling; "a chilly greeting"; "an unfriendly manner" [syn: {unfriendly}]
n : very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency [syn: {chili}, {chili pepper}, {chilli}, {chile}] [also: {chilliest}, {chillier}]

Chiloe
n : the largest Chilean island and the only one to be settled; located off south-central Chile

Chilomastix
n : flagellates parasitic in intestines of vertebrates including humans [syn: {genus Chilomastix}]

Chilomeniscus
n : sand snakes [syn: {genus Chilomeniscus}]

Chilomeniscus cinctus
n : a sand snake of southwestern United States; lives in fine to coarse sand or loamy soil in which it `swims'; banding resembles that of coral snakes [syn: {banded sand snake}]

Chilomycterus
n : burrfishes [syn: {genus Chilomycterus}]

Chilopoda
n : arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes [syn: {class Chilopoda}]

Chilopsis
n : one species: desert willow [syn: {genus Chilopsis}]

Chilopsis linearis
n : evergreen shrubby tree resembling a willow of dry regions of southwestern North America having showy purplish flowers and long seed pods [syn: {desert willow}]

Chimaera
n 1: (Greek mythology) fire-breathing she-monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon [syn: {Chimera}]
2: a grotesque product of the imagination [syn: {chimera}]
3: smooth-skinned deep-sea fish with a tapering body and long threadlike tail

Chimaera monstrosa
n : large European chimaera [syn: {rabbitfish}]

Chimaeridae
n : a family of Holocephali [syn: {family Chimaeridae}]

Chimakum
n : a member of the Salishan people living in northwestern Washington

Chimaphila
n : small genus of evergreen herbs with long creeping rootstocks and shining leaves; North America; Europe; east Asia [syn: {genus Chimaphila}]

Chimaphila corymbosa
n : Eurasian herb with white or pinkish flowers in a terminal corymb [syn: {love-in-winter}, {western prince's pine}, {Chimaphila umbellata}]

Chimaphila umbellata
n : Eurasian herb with white or pinkish flowers in a terminal corymb [syn: {love-in-winter}, {western prince's pine}, {Chimaphila corymbosa}]

Chimariko
n 1: a member of an extinct North American Indian people formerly living in California
2: the Hokan language spoken by the Chimariko people

Chimborazo
n : a mountain peak in the Andes in Ecuador (20,560 feet high)

chime
n : a percussion instrument consisting of vertical metal tubes of different lengths that are struck with a hammer [syn: {bell}, {gong}]
v : emit a sound; "bells and gongs chimed"

chime in
v : break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation" [syn: {cut in}, {put in}, {butt in}, {chisel in}, {barge in}, {break in}]

Chimera
n 1: (Greek mythology) fire-breathing she-monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon [syn: {Chimaera}]
2: a grotesque product of the imagination [syn: {chimaera}]

chimeral
adj : being or relating to or like a chimera; "his Utopia is not as chimeric commonwealth but a practical improvement on what already exists"- Doublas Bush [syn: {chimeric}, {chimerical}]

chimeric
adj : being or relating to or like a chimera; "his Utopia is not as chimeric commonwealth but a practical improvement on what already exists"- Doublas Bush [syn: {chimerical}, {chimeral}]

chimerical
adj 1: being or relating to or like a chimera; "his Utopia is not as chimeric commonwealth but a practical improvement on what already exists"- Doublas Bush [syn: {chimeric}, {chimeral}]
2: produced by a wildly fanciful imagination; "his Utopia is not a chimerical commonwealth but a practical improvement on what already exists"- Douglas Bush

chimney
n 1: a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
2: a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp [syn: {lamp chimney}]

chimney bellflower
n : bellflower of southeastern Europe [syn: {chimney plant}, {Campanula pyramidalis}]

chimney breast
n : walls that project out from the wall of a room and surround the chimney base

chimney corner
n : a corner by a fireplace [syn: {inglenook}]

chimney plant
n : bellflower of southeastern Europe [syn: {chimney bellflower}, {Campanula pyramidalis}]

chimney swallow
n 1: American swift that nests in e.g. unused chimneys [syn: {chimney swift}, {Chateura pelagica}]
2: common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc. [syn: {barn swallow}, {Hirundo rustica}]

chimney swift
n : American swift that nests in e.g. unused chimneys [syn: {chimney swallow}, {Chateura pelagica}]

chimneypiece
n : shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in England they call a mantel a chimneypiece" [syn: {mantel}, {mantelpiece}, {mantle}, {mantlepiece}]

chimneypot
n : a short earthenware pipe on the top of a chimney to increase the draft

chimneystack
n : the part of the chimney that is above the roof; usually has several flues

chimneysweep
n : someone who cleans soot from chimneys [syn: {chimneysweeper}, {sweep}]

chimneysweeper
n : someone who cleans soot from chimneys [syn: {chimneysweep}, {sweep}]

Chimonanthus
n : small genus of Asian deciduous or evergreen shrubs having fragrant flowers: winter sweet [syn: {genus Chimonanthus}]

Chimonanthus praecox
n : deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers [syn: {Japan allspice}, {Japanese allspice}, {winter sweet}]

chimp
n : intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests [syn: {chimpanzee}, {Pan troglodytes}]

chimpanzee
n : intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests [syn: {chimp}, {Pan troglodytes}]

ChiMwini
n : a Bantu language spoken in southern Somalia

chin
n 1: the protruding part of the lower jaw [syn: {mentum}]
2: Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India [syn: {Kuki}, {Kuki-Chin}]
v : in gymnastics: raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar [syn: {chin up}] [also: {chinning}, {chinned}]

chin music
n : idle or foolish and irrelevant talk [syn: {prate}, {prattle}, {idle talk}, {blether}]

chin rest
n : a rest on which a violinist can place the chin

chin strap
n : a strap attached to a hat; passes under the chin and holds the hat in place

chin up
v : in gymnastics: raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar [syn: {chin}]

China
n 1: a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world [syn: {People's Republic of China}, {mainland China}, {Communist China}, {Red China}, {PRC}]
2: high quality porcelain originally made only in China
3: a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the communists led by Mao Zedong [syn: {Taiwan}, {Nationalist China}, {Republic of China}]
4: dishware made of china [syn: {chinaware}]

China aster
n : valued for their beautiful flowers in a wide range of clear bright colors; grown primarily for cutting [syn: {Callistephus chinensis}]

china cabinet
n : a cabinet (usually with glass doors) for storing and displaying china [syn: {china closet}]

china clay
n : a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper) [syn: {china stone}, {kaolin}, {kaoline}, {porcelain clay}, {terra alba}]

china closet
n : a cabinet (usually with glass doors) for storing and displaying china [syn: {china cabinet}]

China fleece vine
n : twining perennial vine having racemes of fragrant greenish flowers; western China to Russia [syn: {silver lace vine}, {Russian vine}, {Polygonum aubertii}]

China grass
n : tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax [syn: {ramie}, {ramee}, {Chinese silk plant}, {Boehmeria nivea}]

China jute
n : tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States [syn: {velvetleaf}, {velvet-leaf}, {velvetweed}, {Indian mallow}, {butter-print}, {Abutilon theophrasti}]

china pink
n : Chinese pink with deeply toothed rose-lilac flowers with a purplish eye; usually raised as an annual [syn: {rainbow pink}, {Dianthus chinensis}]

China rose
n 1: shrubby Chinese rose; ancestor of many cultivated garden roses [syn: {Bengal rose}, {Rosa chinensis}]
2: large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers [syn: {Chinese hibiscus}, {Rose of China}, {shoeblack plant}, {shoe black}, {Hibiscus rosa-sinensis}]

china stone
n : a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper) [syn: {china clay}, {kaolin}, {kaoline}, {porcelain clay}, {terra alba}]

China tree
n 1: evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by native Americans [syn: {false dogwood}, {jaboncillo}, {chinaberry}, {Sapindus saponaria}]
2: tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree [syn: {chinaberry}, {chinaberry tree}, {Persian lilac}, {pride-of-India}, {azederach}, {azedarach}, {Melia azederach}, {Melia azedarach}]

chinaberry
n 1: evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by native Americans [syn: {China tree}, {false dogwood}, {jaboncillo}, {Sapindus saponaria}]
2: tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree [syn: {chinaberry tree}, {China tree}, {Persian lilac}, {pride-of-India}, {azederach}, {azedarach}, {Melia azederach}, {Melia azedarach}]

chinaberry tree
n : tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree [syn: {chinaberry}, {China tree}, {Persian lilac}, {pride-of-India}, {azederach}, {azedarach}, {Melia azederach}, {Melia azedarach}]

Chinaman
n 1: offensive terms for a person of Chinese descent [syn: {chink}]
2: a ball bowled by a left-handed bowler to a right-handed batsman that spins from off to leg

chinaware
n : dishware made of china [syn: {china}]

chincapin
n : small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut [syn: {chinkapin}, {chinquapin}]

chinch
n : bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood [syn: {bedbug}, {bed bug}, {Cimex lectularius}]

chinch bug
n : small black-and-white insect that feeds on cereal grasses [syn: {Blissus leucopterus}]

chincherinchee
n : South African perennial with long-lasting spikes of white blossoms that are shipped in to Europe and America for use as winter cut flowers [syn: {wonder flower}, {Ornithogalum thyrsoides}]

chinchilla
n 1: the expensive silvery gray fur of the chinchilla
2: a thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton
3: small rodent with soft pearly gray fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur [syn: {Chinchilla laniger}]

Chinchilla laniger
n : small rodent with soft pearly gray fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur [syn: {chinchilla}]

chinchilla rat
n : ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes [syn: {abrocome}, {rat chinchilla}]

Chinchillidae
n : small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents [syn: {family Chinchillidae}]

chinchillon
n : gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas [syn: {viscacha}, {Lagostomus maximus}]

chinchona
n : any of several trees of the genus Cinchona [syn: {cinchona}]

chinchy
adj : embarrassingly stingy [syn: {cheap}, {chintzy}]

chine
n 1: cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone
2: backbone of an animal
v : cut through the backbone of an animal

Chinese
adj 1: of or pertaining to China or its peoples or cultures; "Chinese food"
2: of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language; "the Taiwanese capital is Taipeh" [syn: {Taiwanese}, {Formosan}]
n 1: any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
2: a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China

Chinese alligator
n : small alligator of the Yangtze valley of China having unwebbed digits [syn: {Alligator sinensis}]

Chinese angelica
n : similar to American angelica tree but less prickly; China [syn: {Chinese angelica tree}, {Aralia stipulata}]

Chinese angelica tree
n : similar to American angelica tree but less prickly; China [syn: {Chinese angelica}, {Aralia stipulata}]

Chinese anise
n 1: small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative [syn: {star anise}, {Illicium verum}]
2: anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Oriental cooking and medicine [syn: {star anise}, {star aniseed}]

Chinese black mushroom
n : edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe [syn: {shiitake}, {shiitake mushroom}, {golden oak mushroom}, {Oriental black mushroom}, {Lentinus edodes}]

Chinese brown sauce
n : a sauce based on soy sauce [syn: {brown sauce}]

Chinese cabbage
n 1: plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia [syn: {celery cabbage}, {napa}, {pe-tsai}, {Brassica rapa pekinensis}]
2: elongated head of crisp celery-like stalks and light green leaves [syn: {celery cabbage}, {Chinese celery}]

Chinese celery
n : elongated head of crisp celery-like stalks and light green leaves [syn: {Chinese cabbage}, {celery cabbage}]

Chinese checkers
n : a board game in which each player tries to move a set of marbles through a set of holes from one point of a six-pointed star to the opposite point [syn: {Chinese chequers}]

Chinese chequers
n : a board game in which each player tries to move a set of marbles through a set of holes from one point of a six-pointed star to the opposite point [syn: {Chinese checkers}]

Chinese chestnut
n : a small tree with small sweet nuts; wild or naturalized in Korea and China [syn: {Castanea mollissima}]

Chinese chive
n : a plant of eastern Asia; larger than Allium schoenoprasum [syn: {garlic chive}, {Oriental garlic}, {Allium tuberosum}]

Chinese cinnamon
n : aromatic bark of the cassia-bark tree; less desirable as a spice than Ceylon cinnamon bark [syn: {cassia bark}]

Chinese cork oak
n : medium to large deciduous tree of China, Japan, and Korea having thick corky bark [syn: {Quercus variabilis}]

Chinese date
n : dark red plum-like fruit of Old World buckthorn trees [syn: {jujube}, {Chinese jujube}]

Chinese deity
n : a deity worshipped by the ancient Chinese

chinese eddoes
See {chinese eddo}

Chinese elm
n 1: fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United States for shelter or ornament [syn: {Siberian elm}, {dwarf elm}, {Ulmus pumila}]
2: small fast-growing tree native to Asia; widely grown as shelterbelts and hedges [syn: {Ulmus parvifolia}]

Chinese evergreen
n : erect or partially climbing herb having large green or variegated leaves [syn: {Japanese leaf}, {Aglaonema modestum}]

Chinese forget-me-not
n : biennial east Asian herb grown for its usually bright blue flowers [syn: {Cynoglossum amabile}]

Chinese fried rice
n : boiled rice mixed with scallions and minced pork or shrimp and quickly scrambled with eggs [syn: {fried rice}]

Chinese goose
n : very large wild goose of northeast Asia; interbreeds freely with the graylag [syn: {Anser cygnoides}]

Chinese gooseberry
n 1: climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat [syn: {kiwi}, {kiwi vine}, {Actinidia chinensis}, {Actinidia deliciosa}]
2: fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh [syn: {kiwi}, {kiwi fruit}]

Chinese hibiscus
n : large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers [syn: {China rose}, {Rose of China}, {shoeblack plant}, {shoe black}, {Hibiscus rosa-sinensis}]

Chinese holly
n : dense rounded evergreen shrub of China having spiny leaves; widely cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {Ilex cornuta}]

Chinese jujube
n : dark red plum-like fruit of Old World buckthorn trees [syn: {jujube}, {Chinese date}]

Chinese lacquer tree
n : small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained [syn: {varnish tree}, {lacquer tree}, {Japanese lacquer tree}, {Japanese varnish tree}, {Japanese sumac}, {Toxicodendron vernicifluum}, {Rhus verniciflua}]

Chinese lantern
n : a collapsible paper lantern in bright colors; used for decorative purposes

Chinese lantern plant
n : Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx [syn: {winter cherry}, {bladder cherry}, {Physalis alkekengi}]

Chinese magnolia
n : large deciduous shrub or small tree having large open rosy to purplish flowers; native to Asia; prized as an ornamental in eastern North America [syn: {saucer magnolia}, {Magnolia soulangiana}]

Chinese monetary unit
n : the monetary unit in the People's Republic of China

Chinese mushroom
n : small tropical and subtropical edible mushroom having a white cap and long stem; an expensive delicacy in China and other Asian countries where it is grown commercially [syn: {straw mushroom}, {Volvariella volvacea}]

chinese mustard
n 1: Asiatic mustard used as a potherb [syn: {indian mustard}, {leaf mustard}, {gai choi}, {Brassica juncea}]
2: very hot prepared mustard

Chinese paddlefish
n : fish of larger rivers of China similar to the Mississippi paddlefish [syn: {Psephurus gladis}]

Chinese parasol
n : deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods [syn: {Chinese parasol tree}, {Japanese varnish tree}, {phoenix tree}, {Firmiana simplex}]

Chinese parasol tree
n : deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods [syn: {Chinese parasol}, {Japanese varnish tree}, {phoenix tree}, {Firmiana simplex}]

Chinese parsley
n 1: Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley [syn: {coriander}, {coriander plant}, {cilantro}, {Coriandrum sativum}]
2: parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish [syn: {coriander}, {cilantro}]

Chinese pea tree
n : shrub with dark-green glossy foliage and solitary pale yellow flowers; northern China [syn: {Caragana sinica}]

Chinese primrose
n : cultivated Asiatic primrose [syn: {Primula sinensis}]

Chinese privet
n : erect evergreen treelike shrub of China and Korea and Japan having acuminate leaves and flowers in long erect panicles; resembles Japanese privet [syn: {white wax tree}, {Ligustrum lucidum}]

Chinese puzzle
n : intricate or ingenious puzzle consisting of boxes within boxes

Chinese restaurant syndrome
n : headache and tingling or burning feelings and sweating caused by eating food that contains monosodium glutamate

Chinese Revolution
n : the republican revolution against the Manchu dynasty in China; 1911-1912

Chinese rhubarb
n : long used for laxative properties [syn: {Rheum palmatum}]

Chinese scholar tree
n : handsome round-headed deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan [syn: {Japanese pagoda tree}, {Chinese scholartree}, {Sophora japonica}, {Sophora sinensis}]

Chinese scholartree
n : handsome round-headed deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan [syn: {Japanese pagoda tree}, {Chinese scholar tree}, {Sophora japonica}, {Sophora sinensis}]

Chinese Shan
n : a branch of the Tai languages [syn: {Tai Nuea}, {Dehong Dai}]

Chinese silk plant
n : tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax [syn: {ramie}, {ramee}, {China grass}, {Boehmeria nivea}]

Chinese Wall
n : a fortification 1,500 miles long built across northern China in the 3rd century BC; is 1,500 miles long and averages 6 meters in width [syn: {Great Wall}, {Great Wall of China}]

Chinese water chestnut
n : Chinese sedge yielding edible bulb-shaped tubers [syn: {water chestnut}, {Eleocharis dulcis}]

Chinese white cabbage
n : Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves [syn: {bok choy}, {bok choi}, {pakchoi}, {Brassica rapa chinensis}]

Chinese wistaria
n : having deep purple flowers [syn: {Wisteria chinensis}]

Chinese wood oil
n : a yellow oil obtained from the seeds of the tung tree [syn: {tung oil}]

Chinese yam
n : hardy Chinese vine naturalized in United States and cultivated as an ornamental climber for its glossy heart-shaped cinnamon-scented leaves and in the tropics for its edible tubers [syn: {cinnamon vine}, {Dioscorea batata}]

Chinese-red
adj : of a vivid red to reddish-orange color [syn: {vermilion}, {vermillion}, {cinnabar}]

Ch'ing
n : the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu [syn: {Qing}, {Qing dynasty}, {Ch'ing dynasty}, {Manchu}, {Manchu dynasty}]

Ch'ing dynasty
n : the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu [syn: {Qing}, {Qing dynasty}, {Ch'ing}, {Manchu}, {Manchu dynasty}]

Chingpo
n : a Kachinic language [syn: {Jinghpo}, {Jinghpaw}]

chink
n 1: offensive terms for a person of Chinese descent [syn: {Chinaman}]
2: a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
3: a short light metallic sound [syn: {click}, {clink}]
v 1: make or emit a high sound; "tinkling bells" [syn: {tinkle}, {tink}, {clink}]
2: fill the chinks of, as with caulking
3: make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint" [syn: {check}]

chinkapin
n : small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut [syn: {chincapin}, {chinquapin}]

chinkapin oak
n : medium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States that yields a strong durable wood [syn: {chinquapin oak}, {yellow chestnut oak}, {Quercus muehlenbergii}]

chinked
adj : having narrow opening filled [syn: {stopped-up}]

chinless
adj : having a receding chin

chinned
See {chin}

chinned
chin
n 1: the protruding part of the lower jaw [syn: {mentum}]
2: Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India [syn: {Kuki}, {Kuki-Chin}]
v : in gymnastics: raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar [syn: {chin up}] [also: {chinning}, {chinned}]

chinning
See {chin}

chinning
chin
n 1: the protruding part of the lower jaw [syn: {mentum}]
2: Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India [syn: {Kuki}, {Kuki-Chin}]
v : in gymnastics: raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar [syn: {chin up}] [also: {chinning}, {chinned}]

chinning bar
n : a horizontal bar on which you can chin yourself

chino
n : a coarse twilled cotton fabric used for uniforms [syn: {chino cloth}]

chino cloth
n : a coarse twilled cotton fabric used for uniforms [syn: {chino}]

chinoiserie
n : a style in art reflecting Chinese influence; elaborately decorated and intricately patterned

Chino-Japanese War
n : a war between China and Japan (1894 and 1895) over the control of the Korean Peninsula; China was overwhelmingly defeated at Port Arthur [syn: {Sino-Japanese War}]

chinook
n 1: a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies [syn: {chinook wind}, {snow eater}]
2: a member of an important North American Indian people who controlled the mouth of the Columbia river; they were organized into settlements rather than tribes
3: pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon [syn: {chinook salmon}, {king salmon}]
4: a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook people [syn: {Chinookan}]
5: large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning [syn: {chinook salmon}, {king salmon}, {quinnat salmon}, {Onchorynchus tshawtscha}]

Chinook Jargon
n : a pidgin incorporating Chinook and French and English words; formerly used as a lingua franca in northwestern North America [syn: {Oregon Jargon}]

chinook salmon
n 1: pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon [syn: {chinook}, {king salmon}]
2: large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning [syn: {chinook}, {king salmon}, {quinnat salmon}, {Onchorynchus tshawtscha}]

chinook wind
n : a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies [syn: {chinook}, {snow eater}]

Chinookan
n : a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook people [syn: {Chinook}]

chinos
n : trousers made with chino cloth

chinquapin
n 1: shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwest United States [syn: {Ozark chinkapin}, {Ozark chinquapin}, {Castanea ozarkensis}]
2: shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts [syn: {Allegheny chinkapin}, {eastern chinquapin}, {dwarf chestnut}, {Castanea pumila}]
3: small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut [syn: {chincapin}, {chinkapin}]

chinquapin oak
n : medium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States that yields a strong durable wood [syn: {chinkapin oak}, {yellow chestnut oak}, {Quercus muehlenbergii}]

chintz
n : a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric

chintzier
See {chintzy}

chintzier
chintzy
adj 1: of very poor quality [syn: {bum}, {cheap}, {cheesy}, {crummy}, {punk}, {sleazy}, {tinny}]
2: embarrassingly stingy [syn: {cheap}, {chinchy}] [also: {chintziest}, {chintzier}]

chintziest
See {chintzy}

chintziest
chintzy
adj 1: of very poor quality [syn: {bum}, {cheap}, {cheesy}, {crummy}, {punk}, {sleazy}, {tinny}]
2: embarrassingly stingy [syn: {cheap}, {chinchy}] [also: {chintziest}, {chintzier}]

chintzily
adv : in a stingy manner; "their rich uncle treated them rather chintzily" [syn: {stingily}, {cheaply}]

chintzy
adj 1: of very poor quality [syn: {bum}, {cheap}, {cheesy}, {crummy}, {punk}, {sleazy}, {tinny}]
2: embarrassingly stingy [syn: {cheap}, {chinchy}] [also: {chintziest}, {chintzier}]

chin-up
n : an arm exercise performed by pulling yourself up on a horizontal bar until your chin is level with the bar [syn: {pull-up}]

chin-wag
n : light informal conversation for social occasions [syn: {chitchat}, {small talk}, {gab}, {gabfest}, {gossip}, {tittle-tattle}, {chin-wagging}, {causerie}]

chin-wagging
n : light informal conversation for social occasions [syn: {chitchat}, {small talk}, {gab}, {gabfest}, {gossip}, {tittle-tattle}, {chin-wag}, {causerie}]

Chiococca
n : shrubs of tropical and subtropical New World [syn: {genus Chiococca}]

Chiococca alba
n : evergreen climbing shrub of southern Florida and West Indies grown for its racemes of fragrant white to creamy flowers followed by globose white succulent berries [syn: {blolly}, {West Indian snowberry}]

Chionanthus
n : deciduous trees or shrubs: fringe tree [syn: {genus Chionanthus}]

Chionanthus virginicus
n : small bushy tree of southeastern United States having profuse clusters of white flowers [syn: {fringe bush}]

Chionochloa conspicua
n : used by Maoris for thatching [syn: {toetoe}, {toitoi}, {Arundo conspicua}]

Chios
n : an island in the Aegean Sea off the west coast of Turkey; belongs to Greece [syn: {Khios}]

chip
n 1: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" [syn: {bit}, {flake}, {fleck}, {scrap}]
2: a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
3: a piece of dried bovine dung [syn: {cow chip}, {cow dung}, {buffalo chip}]
4: a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat [syn: {crisp}, {potato chip}, {Saratoga chip}]
5: a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something [syn: {check}]
6: a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling [syn: {poker chip}]
7: electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit [syn: {microchip}, {micro chip}, {silicon chip}]
8: a low running approach shot [syn: {chip shot}]
9: the act of chipping something [syn: {chipping}, {splintering}]
v 1: break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped" [syn: {chip off}, {come off}, {break away}, {break off}]
2: cut a nick into [syn: {nick}]
3: play a chip shot
4: form by chipping; "They chipped their names in the stone"
5: break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth" [syn: {knap}, {cut off}, {break off}] [also: {chipping}, {chipped}]

chip at
v : engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface; "carve one's name into the bark" [syn: {carve}]

chip away
v : remove or withdraw gradually: "These new customs are chipping away at the quality of life" [syn: {chip away at}]

chip away at
v : remove or withdraw gradually: "These new customs are chipping away at the quality of life" [syn: {chip away}]

chip in
v : contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office" [syn: {contribute}, {give}, {kick in}]

chip off
v : break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped" [syn: {chip}, {come off}, {break away}, {break off}]

chip shot
n : a low running approach shot [syn: {chip}]

chipboard
n : a cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed together and bound with synthetic resin [syn: {hardboard}]

Chipewyan
n 1: a member of the Athapaskan people living in western Canada between Great Slave Lake and Hudson Bay
2: the language spoken by the Chipewyan people [syn: {Chippewyan}, {Chippewaian}]

chipmunk
n : chipmunk of western America and Asia

chipolata
n : a small thin sausage

chipotle
n : a ripe jalapeno that has been dried for use in cooking

chipped
See {chip}

chipped
chip
n 1: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" [syn: {bit}, {flake}, {fleck}, {scrap}]
2: a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
3: a piece of dried bovine dung [syn: {cow chip}, {cow dung}, {buffalo chip}]
4: a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat [syn: {crisp}, {potato chip}, {Saratoga chip}]
5: a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something [syn: {check}]
6: a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling [syn: {poker chip}]
7: electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit [syn: {microchip}, {micro chip}, {silicon chip}]
8: a low running approach shot [syn: {chip shot}]
9: the act of chipping something [syn: {chipping}, {splintering}]
v 1: break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped" [syn: {chip off}, {come off}, {break away}, {break off}]
2: cut a nick into [syn: {nick}]
3: play a chip shot
4: form by chipping; "They chipped their names in the stone"
5: break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth" [syn: {knap}, {cut off}, {break off}] [also: {chipping}, {chipped}]

chipped
adj : having a small piece broken off; "a chipped tooth"

Chippendale
adj : of or relating to an 18th-century style of furniture made by Thomas Chippendale; graceful outlines and Greek motifs and massive rococo carvings
n : a British cabinetmaker remembered for his graceful designs (especially of chairs) which influenced his contemporaries (1718-1779) [syn: {Thomas Chippendale}]

chipper
adj : having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G. Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"- H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty optimist" [syn: {debonair}, {debonaire}, {jaunty}]

Chippewa
n 1: a member of an Algonquian people who lived west of Lake Superior [syn: {Ojibwa}, {Ojibway}]
2: the Algonquian language spoken by the Ojibwa people [syn: {Ojibwa}, {Ojibway}]

Chippewaian
n : the language spoken by the Chipewyan people [syn: {Chipewyan}, {Chippewyan}]

Chippewyan
n : the language spoken by the Chipewyan people [syn: {Chipewyan}, {Chippewaian}]

chippier
See {chippy}

chippiest
See {chippy}

chipping
See {chip}

chipping
chip
n 1: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" [syn: {bit}, {flake}, {fleck}, {scrap}]
2: a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
3: a piece of dried bovine dung [syn: {cow chip}, {cow dung}, {buffalo chip}]
4: a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat [syn: {crisp}, {potato chip}, {Saratoga chip}]
5: a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something [syn: {check}]
6: a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling [syn: {poker chip}]
7: electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit [syn: {microchip}, {micro chip}, {silicon chip}]
8: a low running approach shot [syn: {chip shot}]
9: the act of chipping something [syn: {chipping}, {splintering}]
v 1: break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped" [syn: {chip off}, {come off}, {break away}, {break off}]
2: cut a nick into [syn: {nick}]
3: play a chip shot
4: form by chipping; "They chipped their names in the stone"
5: break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth" [syn: {knap}, {cut off}, {break off}] [also: {chipping}, {chipped}]

chipping
n : the act of chipping something [syn: {chip}, {splintering}]

chipping sparrow
n : small North American finch common in urban areas [syn: {Spizella passerina}]

chiralgia
n : a pain in the hand that is not traumatic

Chiricahua Apache
n : an Apache language

Chirico
n : Italian painter (born in Greece) whose deep shadows and barren landscapes strongly influenced the surrealists (1888-1978) [syn: {Giorgio de Chirico}]

chirk
v : make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird

chirk up
v : become cheerful [syn: {cheer}, {cheer up}] [ant: {complain}]

Chirocephalus
n : fairy shrimp; brine shrimp [syn: {Artemia}, {genus Artemia}, {genus Chirocephalus}]

chirology
n : telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand [syn: {palmistry}, {palm reading}, {chiromancy}]

chiromance
v : divine by reading someone's palms; "The Gypsies chiromanced"; "She refused to chiromance my fate"

chiromancer
n : fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms [syn: {palmist}, {palmister}]

chiromancy
n : telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand [syn: {palmistry}, {palm reading}, {chirology}]

chiromantic
adj : of or relating to palmistry

Chironomidae
n : midges [syn: {family Chironomidae}]

Chironomus
n : type genus of the Chironomidae [syn: {genus Chironomus}]

chiropodist
n : a specialist in care for the feet [syn: {foot doctor}, {podiatrist}]

chiropody
n : the branch of medicine concerned with the feet [syn: {podiatry}]

chiropractic
n : a method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressure

chiropractor
n : a therapist who practices chiropractic

Chiroptera
n : an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats) [syn: {order Chiroptera}]

chiropteran
n : nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate [syn: {bat}]

chirp
n : a sharp sound made by small birds or insects
v 1: make high-pitched sounds; of birds [syn: {peep}, {twirp}, {cheep}, {chirrup}]
2: sing in modulation [syn: {tweedle}]

chirpily
adv : in a cheerfully buoyant manner; "we accepted the opportunity buoyantly" [syn: {buoyantly}]

chirpiness
n : cheerful and lively

chirpy
adj : characterized by liveliness and light-heartedness; "buoyant spirits"; "his quick wit and chirpy humor"; "looking bright and well and chirpy"; "a perky little widow in her 70s" [syn: {buoyant}, {perky}]

chirr
v : make a vibrant noise, of grasshoppers or cicadas

chirrup
n : a series of chirps [syn: {twitter}]
v : make high-pitched sounds; of birds [syn: {peep}, {twirp}, {cheep}, {chirp}]

chisel
n : an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
v 1: engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?" [syn: {cheat}]
2: deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money" [syn: {cheat}, {rip off}]
3: carve with a chisel; "chisel the marble" [also: {chiselling}, {chiselled}]

chisel in
v : break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation" [syn: {chime in}, {cut in}, {put in}, {butt in}, {barge in}, {break in}]

chisel steel
n : steel used in making chisels

chiseled
adj : having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut along the edges; "a finely chiseled nose"; "well-defined features" [syn: {well-defined}]

chiseler
n : a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud [syn: {swindler}, {chiseller}, {gouger}, {scammer}, {grifter}, {sharper}, {sharpie}, {sharpy}]

chiselled
See {chisel}

chiselled
chisel
n : an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
v 1: engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?" [syn: {cheat}]
2: deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money" [syn: {cheat}, {rip off}]
3: carve with a chisel; "chisel the marble" [also: {chiselling}, {chiselled}]

chiseller
n : a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud [syn: {swindler}, {chiseler}, {gouger}, {scammer}, {grifter}, {sharper}, {sharpie}, {sharpy}]

chiselling
See {chisel}

chiselling
chisel
n : an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
v 1: engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?" [syn: {cheat}]
2: deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money" [syn: {cheat}, {rip off}]
3: carve with a chisel; "chisel the marble" [also: {chiselling}, {chiselled}]

Chisholm Trail
n : a former cattle trail from San Antonio in Texas to Abilene in Kansas; not used after the 1880s

Chishona
n : a Bantu language that is one of the two major languages of Zimbabwe

Chisinau
n : the capital of Moldova [syn: {Kishinev}, {capital of Moldova}]

Chislev
n : the third month of the civil year; the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in November and December) [syn: {Kislev}]

chit
n : the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check" [syn: {check}, {tab}]

chitarroni
See {chitarrone}

chitchat
n : light informal conversation for social occasions [syn: {small talk}, {gab}, {gabfest}, {gossip}, {tittle-tattle}, {chin-wag}, {chin-wagging}, {causerie}]
v : talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn: {chew the fat}, {shoot the breeze}, {chat}, {confabulate}, {confab}, {chatter}, {chaffer}, {natter}, {gossip}, {jaw}, {claver}, {visit}] [also: {chitchatting}, {chitchatted}]

chitchatted
See {chitchat}

chitchatted
chitchat
n : light informal conversation for social occasions [syn: {small talk}, {gab}, {gabfest}, {gossip}, {tittle-tattle}, {chin-wag}, {chin-wagging}, {causerie}]
v : talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn: {chew the fat}, {shoot the breeze}, {chat}, {confabulate}, {confab}, {chatter}, {chaffer}, {natter}, {gossip}, {jaw}, {claver}, {visit}] [also: {chitchatting}, {chitchatted}]

chitchatting
See {chitchat}

chitchatting
chitchat
n : light informal conversation for social occasions [syn: {small talk}, {gab}, {gabfest}, {gossip}, {tittle-tattle}, {chin-wag}, {chin-wagging}, {causerie}]
v : talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn: {chew the fat}, {shoot the breeze}, {chat}, {confabulate}, {confab}, {chatter}, {chaffer}, {natter}, {gossip}, {jaw}, {claver}, {visit}] [also: {chitchatting}, {chitchatted}]

chitin
n : a tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi

chitinous
adj : of or resembling chitin

chitlings
n : small intestines of hogs prepared as food [syn: {chitterlings}, {chitlins}]

chitlins
n : small intestines of hogs prepared as food [syn: {chitterlings}, {chitlings}]

chiton
n 1: a woolen tunic worn by men and women in ancient Greece
2: primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates [syn: {coat-of-mail shell}, {sea cradle}, {polyplacophore}]

Chittagong
n : a port city and industrial center in southeastern Bangladesh on the Bay of Bengal

chittam bark
n : dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative [syn: {cascara}, {cascara sagrada}, {chittem bark}]

chittamwood
n 1: shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada [syn: {cascara buckthorn}, {bearberry}, {bearwood}, {chittimwood}, {Rhamnus purshianus}]
2: deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico [syn: {false buckthorn}, {chittimwood}, {shittimwood}, {black haw}, {Bumelia lanuginosa}]
3: shrubby tree of southern United States having large plumes of feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke [syn: {American smokewood}, {Cotinus americanus}, {Cotinus obovatus}]

chittem bark
n : dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative [syn: {cascara}, {cascara sagrada}, {chittam bark}]

chitter
v : make high-pitched sounds, as of birds [syn: {twitter}]

chitterlings
n : small intestines of hogs prepared as food [syn: {chitlins}, {chitlings}]

chittimwood
n 1: shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada [syn: {cascara buckthorn}, {bearberry}, {bearwood}, {chittamwood}, {Rhamnus purshianus}]
2: deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico [syn: {false buckthorn}, {chittamwood}, {shittimwood}, {black haw}, {Bumelia lanuginosa}]

chivalric
adj : characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages; "chivalric rites"; "the knightly years" [syn: {knightly}, {medieval}]

chivalrous
adj : having the qualities of gallantry attributed to an ideal knight [syn: {gallant}, {knightly}]

chivalrously
adv : in a gallant manner; "he gallantly offered to take her home" [syn: {gallantly}] [ant: {unchivalrously}]

chivalry
n 1: courtesy towards women [syn: {gallantry}, {politesse}]
2: the medieval principles of knighthood

chivaree
n : a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple [syn: {shivaree}, {charivari}, {callithump}, {callathump}, {belling}]

chive
n : perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning [syn: {chives}, {cive}, {schnittlaugh}, {Allium schoenoprasum}]

chives
n 1: perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning [syn: {chive}, {cive}, {schnittlaugh}, {Allium schoenoprasum}]
2: cylindrical leaves used fresh as a mild onion-flavored seasoning

chivied
See {chivy}

chivied
chivy
v : annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" [syn: {harass}, {hassle}, {harry}, {chivvy}, {chevy}, {chevvy}, {beset}, {plague}, {molest}, {provoke}] [also: {chivvying}, {chivvies}, {chivvied}, {chivied}, {chevying}, {chevies}, {chevied}]

chivved
See {chiv}

chivvied
See {chivy}

chivvied
chivy
v : annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" [syn: {harass}, {hassle}, {harry}, {chivvy}, {chevy}, {chevvy}, {beset}, {plague}, {molest}, {provoke}] [also: {chivvying}, {chivvies}, {chivvied}, {chivied}, {chevying}, {chevies}, {chevied}]

chivvies
See {chivy}

chivvies
chivy
v : annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" [syn: {harass}, {hassle}, {harry}, {chivvy}, {chevy}, {chevvy}, {beset}, {plague}, {molest}, {provoke}] [also: {chivvying}, {chivvies}, {chivvied}, {chivied}, {chevying}, {chevies}, {chevied}]

chivving
See {chiv}

chivvy
v : annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" [syn: {harass}, {hassle}, {harry}, {chivy}, {chevy}, {chevvy}, {beset}, {plague}, {molest}, {provoke}]

chivvying
See {chivy}

chivvying
chivy
v : annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" [syn: {harass}, {hassle}, {harry}, {chivvy}, {chevy}, {chevvy}, {beset}, {plague}, {molest}, {provoke}] [also: {chivvying}, {chivvies}, {chivvied}, {chivied}, {chevying}, {chevies}, {chevied}]

chivy
v : annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" [syn: {harass}, {hassle}, {harry}, {chivvy}, {chevy}, {chevvy}, {beset}, {plague}, {molest}, {provoke}] [also: {chivvying}, {chivvies}, {chivvied}, {chivied}, {chevying}, {chevies}, {chevied}]

Chiwere
n : the Siouan language spoken by the Iowa and Oto and Missouri people

chlamydeous
adj : having a floral envelope or perianth consisting of a calyx and/or corolla [ant: {achlamydeous}]

Chlamydera
n : a genus of Ptilonorhynchidae [syn: {genus Chlamydera}]

Chlamydera nuchalis
n : large bowerbird of northern Australia [syn: {great bowerbird}]

chlamydes
See {chlamys}

chlamydes
chlamys
n 1: collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils [syn: {perianth}, {floral envelope}, {perigone}, {perigonium}]
2: a short mantle or cape fastened at the shoulder; worn by men in ancient Greece [also: {chlamyses} (pl), {chlamydes} (pl)]

chlamydia
n 1: a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia
2: coccoid rickettsia infesting birds and mammals; cause infections of eyes and lungs and genitourinary tract

Chlamydia psittaci
n : bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia [syn: {C. psittaci}]

Chlamydia trachomatis
n : bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted diseases chlamydia and lymphogranuloma venerum [syn: {C. trachomatis}]

Chlamydiaceae
n : gram-negative parasites in warm-blooded vertebrates [syn: {family Chlamydiaceae}]

chlamydial
adj : of or pertaining to the sexually transmitted infection or to the parasite

Chlamydomonadaceae
n : green algae some of which are colored red by hematochrome [syn: {family Chlamydomonadaceae}]

Chlamydomonas
n : type genus of the Chlamydomonadaceae; solitary doubly-flagellated plant-like algae common in fresh water and damp soil; multiply freely; often a pest around filtration plants [syn: {genus Chlamydomonas}]

Chlamydosaurus
n : frilled lizards [syn: {genus Chlamydosaurus}]

Chlamydosaurus kingi
n : large arboreal insectivorous Australian lizard with a ruff of skin around the neck [syn: {frilled lizard}]

chlamydospore
n : thick-walled asexual resting spore of certain fungi and algae

chlamyphore
n : very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck [syn: {pichiciago}, {pichiciego}, {fairy armadillo}, {Chlamyphorus truncatus}]

Chlamyphorus
n : pichiciago [syn: {genus Chlamyphorus}]

Chlamyphorus truncatus
n : very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck [syn: {pichiciago}, {pichiciego}, {fairy armadillo}, {chlamyphore}]

chlamys
n 1: collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils [syn: {perianth}, {floral envelope}, {perigone}, {perigonium}]
2: a short mantle or cape fastened at the shoulder; worn by men in ancient Greece [also: {chlamyses} (pl), {chlamydes} (pl)]

chlamyses
See {chlamys}

chlamyses
chlamys
n 1: collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils [syn: {perianth}, {floral envelope}, {perigone}, {perigonium}]
2: a short mantle or cape fastened at the shoulder; worn by men in ancient Greece [also: {chlamyses} (pl), {chlamydes} (pl)]

chloasma
n : a tan discoloration of a woman's face that is associated with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptives [syn: {melasma}, {mask of pregnancy}]

Chloe Anthony Wofford
n : United States writer whose novels describe the lives of African-Americans (born in 1931) [syn: {Morrison}, {Toni Morrison}]

chloral hydrate
n : a colorless crystalline drug used as a sedative; irritates the stomach and can be addictive

chlorambucil
n : an alkalating agent (trade name Leukeran) used to treat some kinds of cancer [syn: {Leukeran}]

chloramine
n : any of several compounds containing chlorine and nitrogen; used as an antiseptic in wounds [syn: {chloramine-T}]

chloramine-T
n : any of several compounds containing chlorine and nitrogen; used as an antiseptic in wounds [syn: {chloramine}]

chloramphenicol
n : an oral antibiotic (trade name Chloromycetin) used to treat serious infections (especially typhoid fever) [syn: {Chloromycetin}]

Chloranthaceae
n : small family of tropical herbs and shrubs and trees [syn: {family Chloranthaceae}]

Chloranthus
n : type genus of the Chloranthaceae [syn: {genus Chloranthus}]

chlorate
n : any salt of chloric acid

chlordiazepoxide
n : a tranquilizer (trade names Librium and Libritabs) used in the treatment of alcoholism [syn: {Librium}, {Libritabs}]

chlorella
n : any alga of the genus Chlorella

chlorenchyma
n : parenchyma whose cells contain chloroplasts

chlorhexidine
n : a long-lasting liquid antiseptic; used by surgeons to wash their hands before performing surgery

chloric acid
n : (HClO3) a strong unstable acid with an acrid odor found in chlorate salts

chloride
n 1: any compound containing a chlorine atom
2: any salt of hydrochloric acid (containing the chloride ion)

chloride of lime
n : a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect [syn: {bleaching powder}, {chlorinated lime}]

chlorinate
v 1: treat or combine with chlorine; "chlorinated water"
2: disinfect with chlorine; "chlorinate a pool"

chlorinated lime
n : a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect [syn: {bleaching powder}, {chloride of lime}]

chlorination
n 1: the addition or substitution of chlorine in organic compounds
2: disinfection of water by the addition of small amounts of chlorine or a chlorine compound

chlorine
n : a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water) [syn: {Cl}, {atomic number 17}]

chlorine dioxide
n : an explosive gas (ClO2) used chiefly in bleaching paper or starch or soap or flour and in water purification

chlorine water
n : an aqueous solution of chlorine used as a bleaching agent

chlorinity
n : a measure of the quantity of chlorine or other halides in water (especially seawater)

Chloris
n : tufted or perennial or annual grasses having runners: finger grass; windmill grass [syn: {genus Chloris}]

Chloris gayana
n : perennial grass of South Africa introduced into United States; cultivated as forage grass in dry regions [syn: {Rhodes grass}]

Chloris truncata
n : perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill [syn: {windmill grass}, {creeping windmill grass}, {star grass}]

chlorite
n : a generally green or black mineral; it occurs as a constituent of many rocks typically in the form of a flat crystal

chloroacetophenone
n : a tear gas that is weaker than CS gas but lasts longer [syn: {CN gas}]

chlorobenzene
n : a colorless volatile flammable liquid with an almond odor that is made from chlorine and benzene; used as a solvent and in the production of phenol and DDt and other organic compounds

chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile
n : a tear gas that is stronger than CN gas but wears off faster; can be deployed by grenades or cluster bombs; can cause skin burns and fatal pulmonary edema [syn: {CS gas}]

Chlorococcales
n : unicellular green algae that reproduce by spores [syn: {order Chlorococcales}]

Chlorococcum
n : type genus of Chlorococcales; unicellular green algae occurring singly or in a layer on soil or damp rock [syn: {genus Chlorococcum}]

chlorofluorocarbon
n : a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans; "the chlorine in CFCs causes depletion of atmospheric ozone" [syn: {CFC}]

chloroform
n : a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic; "chloroform was the first inhalation anesthetic" [syn: {trichloromethane}]
v : anesthetize with chloroform; "Doctors used to put people under by chloroforming them"

Chloromycetin
n : an oral antibiotic (trade name Chloromycetin) used to treat serious infections (especially typhoid fever) [syn: {chloramphenicol}]

Chlorophis
n : African green snakes [syn: {genus Chlorophis}]

Chlorophoneus
n : a genus of Malaconotinae [syn: {genus Chlorophoneus}]

Chlorophoneus nigrifrons
n : a kind of bush shrike [syn: {black-fronted bush shrike}]

Chlorophthalmidae
n : small family of soft-finned bottom-livers with large eyes; relatives of lizardfishes [syn: {family Chlorophthalmidae}]

Chlorophyceae
n : algae distinguished chiefly by having flagella and a clear green color, their chlorophyll being masked little if at all by other pigments [syn: {class Chlorophyceae}]

chlorophyl
n : any of a group of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms [syn: {chlorophyll}]

chlorophyll
n : any of a group of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms [syn: {chlorophyl}]

chlorophyll a
n : a blue-black plant pigment having a blue-green alcohol solution

chlorophyll b
n : a dark-green plant pigment having a brilliant green alcohol solution

chlorophyllose
adj : relating to or being or containing chlorophyll [syn: {chlorophyllous}]

chlorophyllous
adj : relating to or being or containing chlorophyll [syn: {chlorophyllose}]

Chlorophyllum molybdites
n : a poisonous agaric with a fibrillose cap and brown scales on a white ground color; cap can reach a diameter of 30 cm; often forms `fairy rings'

Chlorophyta
n : large division of chiefly freshwater eukaryotic algae that possess chlorophyll a and b, store food as starch, and cellulose cell walls; classes Chlorophyceae, Ulvophyceae, and Charophyceae; obviously ancestral to land plants [syn: {division Chlorophyta}]

chlorophyte
n : algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water [syn: {green algae}]

chloropicrin
n : a heavy colorless insoluble liquid compound that causes tears and vomiting; used as a pesticide and as tear gas [syn: {nitrochloroform}]

chloroplast
n : plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments; in plants that carry out photosynthesis

chloroprene
n : derivative of butadiene used in making neoprene by polymerization

chloroquine
n : an antimalarial drug used to treat malaria and amebic dysentery and systemic lupus erythematosus

chlorosis
n : iron deficiency anemia in young women; characterized by weakness and menstrual disturbances and a green color to the skin [syn: {greensickness}]

chlorothiazide
n : a diuretic drug (trade name Diuril) used in the treatment of edema and hypertension [syn: {Diuril}]

chlorotic
adj : of or pertaining to chlorosis

chlorous acid
n : (HClO2) a strongly oxidizing acid; known only in solution

Chloroxylon
n : deciduous trees of India and Sri Lanka [syn: {genus Chloroxylon}]

Chloroxylon swietenia
n : East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood; [syn: {satinwood}, {satinwood tree}]

chlorpheniramine maleate
n : an antihistamine (trade names Coricidin and Chlor-Trimeton) [syn: {Coricidin}, {Chlor-Trimeton}]

chlorpromazine
n : a drug (trade name Thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has anti-psychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer [syn: {Thorazine}]

chlorpyrifos
n : a common organophosphate insecticide

chlortetracycline
n : a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trade name Aureomycin) used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases [syn: {Aureomycin}]

chlorthalidone
n : a diuretic (trade names Hygroton and Thalidone) used to control hypertension and conditions that casue edema; effective in lowering blood pressure to prevent heart attacks [syn: {Hygroton}, {Thalidone}]

Chlor-Trimeton
n : an antihistamine (trade names Coricidin and Chlor-Trimeton) [syn: {chlorpheniramine maleate}, {Coricidin}]

Chlorura
n : towhees [syn: {genus Chlorura}]

Chlorura chlorura
n : towhee of the Rocky mountain region [syn: {green-tailed towhee}]

choanocyte
n : any of the flagellated cells in sponges having a collar of cytoplasm around the flagellum; they maintain a flow of water through the body [syn: {collar cell}]

choc
n : colloquial British abbreviation; "a box of chocs"

choc-ice
n : colloquial British abbreviation for chocolate ice cream

chock
n : a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object [syn: {wedge}]
adv : as completely as possible; "it was chock-a-block full" [syn: {chock-a-block}]
v 1: secure with chocks
2: support on chocks; "chock the boat"

chock up
v : crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked" [syn: {jam}, {jampack}, {ram}, {cram}, {wad}]

chock-a-block
adv : as completely as possible; "it was chock-a-block full" [syn: {chock}]

chockablock
adj : packed full to capacity; "chowder chockablock with pieces of fish" [syn: {chockablock(p)}, {chock-full}, {chockful}, {choke-full}, {chuck-full}, {cram full}]

chockful
adj : packed full to capacity; "chowder chockablock with pieces of fish" [syn: {chockablock(p)}, {chock-full}, {choke-full}, {chuck-full}, {cram full}]

chock-full
adj : packed full to capacity; "chowder chockablock with pieces of fish" [syn: {chockablock(p)}, {chockful}, {choke-full}, {chuck-full}, {cram full}]

chocolate
n 1: a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot [syn: {cocoa}, {hot chocolate}, {drinking chocolate}]
2: a food made from roasted ground cacao beans
3: a medium to dark brown color [syn: {coffee}, {deep brown}, {umber}, {burnt umber}]

chocolate bar
n : a bar of chocolate candy

chocolate cake
n : cake containing chocolate

chocolate candy
n : candy made with chocolate

chocolate chip cookie
n : cookies containing chocolate chips [syn: {Toll House cookie}]

chocolate eclair
n : eclair topped with chocolate

chocolate egg
n : egg-shaped chocolate candy

chocolate fondue
n : fondue made of chocolate melted with milk or cream for dipping fruits

chocolate fudge
n : fudge made with chocolate or cocoa

chocolate ice cream
n : ice cream flavored with chocolate

chocolate kiss
n : conical bite-sized piece of chocolate

chocolate liquor
n : the liquid or paste that is produced when cocoa beans are roasted and ground; the basis of all chocolate

chocolate milk
n : milk flavored with chocolate syrup

chocolate mousse
n : dessert mousse made with chocolate

chocolate pudding
n : sweet chocolate flavored custard-like pudding usually thickened with flour rather than eggs

chocolate root
n : erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate leaves and few nodding flowers with brown-purple calyx and orange-pink petals [syn: {water avens}, {Indian chocolate}, {purple avens}, {Geum rivale}]

chocolate sauce
n : sauce made with unsweetened chocolate or cocoa and sugar and water [syn: {chocolate syrup}]

chocolate syrup
n : sauce made with unsweetened chocolate or cocoa and sugar and water [syn: {chocolate sauce}]

chocolate tree
n : tropical American tree producing cacao beans [syn: {cacao}, {cacao tree}, {Theobroma cacao}]

chocolate truffle
n : creamy chocolate candy [syn: {truffle}]

Choctaw
n 1: a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Alabama
2: the Muskhogean language of the Choctaw people [syn: {Chahta}]

Choeronycteris
n : a genus of Phyllostomatidae [syn: {genus Choeronycteris}]

Choeronycteris mexicana
n : small-eared Mexican bat with a long slender nose [syn: {hognose bat}]

choice
adj 1: of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" [syn: {prime(a)}, {prize}, {quality}, {select}]
2: appealing to refined taste; "choice wine"
n 1: the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor" [syn: {pick}, {selection}]
2: the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" [syn: {selection}, {option}, {pick}]
3: one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse" [syn: {option}, {alternative}]

choice morsel
n : a small tasty bit of food [syn: {tidbit}, {titbit}]

choice of words
n : the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton [syn: {wording}, {diction}, {phrasing}, {phraseology}, {verbiage}]

choiceness
n : the quality of being very good indeed; "the inn is distinguished by the fineness of its cuisine" [syn: {fineness}]

choir
n 1: a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
2: a family of similar musical instrument playing together [syn: {consort}]
3: the area occupied by singers; the part of the chancel between sanctuary and nave
v : sing in a choir [syn: {chorus}]

choir loft
n : a gallery in a church occupied by the choir

choir school
n : a school that is part of a cathedral or monastery where boys with singing ability can receive a general education [syn: {schola cantorum}]

choirboy
n : a boy who sings in a choir

choirmaster
n : the musical director of a choir [syn: {precentor}, {cantor}]

choke
n 1: a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current [syn: {choke coil}, {choking coil}]
2: a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
v 1: breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"
2: be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat" [syn: {gag}, {fret}]
3: wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent" [syn: {scrag}]
4: constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing [syn: {strangle}]
5: struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" [syn: {gag}, {strangle}, {suffocate}]
6: fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience"
7: check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger"
8: become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" [syn: {clog}, {choke off}, {clog up}, {back up}, {congest}, {foul}] [ant: {unclog}]
9: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" [syn: {suffocate}, {stifle}, {asphyxiate}] 10: become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village" [syn: {suffocate}] 11: suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him" [syn: {suffocate}] 12: die; "The old man finally kicked the bucket" [syn: {kick the bucket}, {cash in one's chips}, {buy the farm}, {conk}, {give-up the ghost}, {drop dead}, {pop off}, {croak}, {snuff it}] 13: reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor" [syn: {throttle}] 14: cause to retch or choke [syn: {gag}]

choke back
v : suppress; "He choked down his rage" [syn: {choke off}, {choke down}]

choke coil
n : a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current [syn: {choke}, {choking coil}]

choke down
v : suppress; "He choked down his rage" [syn: {choke off}, {choke back}]

choke hold
n : a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind; "he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled" [syn: {chokehold}]

choke off
v 1: suppress; "He choked down his rage" [syn: {choke down}, {choke back}]
2: become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" [syn: {clog}, {clog up}, {back up}, {congest}, {choke}, {foul}] [ant: {unclog}]

choke up
v : obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked" [syn: {stuff}, {lug}, {block}] [ant: {unstuff}]

chokecherry
n 1: the fruit of the chokecherry tree
2: a common wild cherry of eastern North America having small bitter black berries favored by birds [syn: {chokecherry tree}, {Prunus virginiana}]

chokecherry tree
n : a common wild cherry of eastern North America having small bitter black berries favored by birds [syn: {chokecherry}, {Prunus virginiana}]

choked
adj : stopped up; clogged up; "clogged pipes"; "clogged up freeways"; "streets choked with traffic" [syn: {clogged}]

chokedamp
n : the atmosphere in a mine following an explosion; high in carbon dioxide and incapable of supporting life [syn: {blackdamp}]

choke-full
adj : packed full to capacity; "chowder chockablock with pieces of fish" [syn: {chockablock(p)}, {chock-full}, {chockful}, {chuck-full}, {cram full}]

chokehold
n 1: complete power over a person or situation; "corporations have a strangelhold on the media"; "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public" [syn: {stranglehold}, {throttlehold}]
2: a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind; "he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled" [syn: {choke hold}]

chokepoint
n 1: a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel [syn: {constriction}, {bottleneck}]
2: a point of congestion or blockage; "the bridge is always a chokepoint at rush hour"

choker
n 1: someone who kills by strangling [syn: {garroter}, {garrotter}, {strangler}, {throttler}]
2: an unfortunate person who is unable to perform effectively because of nervous tension or agitation; "he could win if he wasn't a choker"
3: necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck [syn: {collar}, {dog collar}, {neckband}]
4: a high tight collar [syn: {ruff}, {ruffle}, {neck ruff}]

chokey
n : British slang (dated) for a prison [syn: {choky}]

choking
n 1: a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)
2: the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused" [syn: {strangling}, {strangulation}, {throttling}]

choking coil
n : a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current [syn: {choke}, {choke coil}]

choky
adj : so tight as to tend to choke; "a choky collar"
n : British slang (dated) for a prison [syn: {chokey}]

cholangiography
n : roentgenographic examination of the bile ducts after a contrast medium has been injected

cholangitis
n : inflammation of the bile ducts

cholecarciferol
n : a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets [syn: {vitamin D}, {calciferol}, {viosterol}, {ergocalciferol}, {D}]

cholecystectomy
n : surgical removal of the gall bladder (usually for relief of gallstone pain)

cholecystitis
n : inflammation of the gall bladder

cholelithiasis
n : the presence of gallstones in the gallbladder

cholelithotomy
n : removal of gallstone through an incision in the gallbladder

choler
n 1: an irritable petulant feeling [syn: {irritability}, {crossness}, {fretfulness}, {fussiness}, {peevishness}, {petulance}]
2: a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance [syn: {anger}, {ire}]
3: a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger [syn: {yellow bile}]

cholera
n : an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food [syn: {Asiatic cholera}, {Indian cholera}, {epidemic cholera}]

cholera infantum
n : often fatal form of gastroenteritis occurring in children; not true cholera but having similar symptoms

cholera morbus
n : severe gastroenteritis of unknown etiology; characterized by severe colic and vomiting and diarrhea [syn: {collywobbles}]

choleraic
adj : relating to or resulting from or resembling cholera

choleric
adj 1: easily moved to anger; "men of the choleric type take to kicking and smashing"- H.G.Wells
2: quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander" [syn: {irascible}, {hotheaded}, {hot-tempered}, {quick-tempered}, {short}, {short-tempered}]
3: characterized by anger; "a choleric outburst"; "an irascible response" [syn: {irascible}]

cholestasis
n : a condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed [syn: {acholia}]

cholesterin
n : an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues [syn: {cholesterol}]

cholesterol
n : an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues [syn: {cholesterin}]

cholesterosis cutis
n : widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees); often associated with a disorder of lipid metabolism [syn: {xanthomatosis}, {xanthoma multiplex}, {lipid granulomatosis}, {lipoid granulomatosis}]

cholic acid
n : an insoluble crystalline acid present in bile

choline
n : a B-complex vitamin that is a constituent of lecithin; essential in the metabolism of fat

cholinergic
adj : releasing or activated by acetylcholine or a related compound [ant: {anticholinergic}]

cholinesterase
n : an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine (into choline and acetic acid)

cholla
n : arborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments; southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {Opuntia cholla}]

Choloepus
n : a genus of Megalonychidae [syn: {genus Choloepus}]

Choloepus didactylus
n : relatively small fast-moving sloth [syn: {two-toed sloth}, {unau}]

Choloepus hoffmanni
n : relatively small fast-moving sloth [syn: {two-toed sloth}, {unau}]

chomp
n : the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws [syn: {bite}]
v : chew noisily; "The boy chomped his sandwich" [syn: {champ}]

chomping
n : the act of chewing noisily

Chomsky
n : United States linguist whose theory of generative grammar redefined the field of linguistics (born 1928) [syn: {Noam Chomsky}, {A. Noam Chomsky}]

chon
n 1: 100 chon equal 1 won
2: 100 chon equal 1 won

chondrichthian
n : fishes in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossified [syn: {cartilaginous fish}]

Chondrichthyes
n : cartilaginous fishes [syn: {class Chondrichthyes}]

chondrified
See {chondrify}

chondrified
chondrify
v : turn into cartilage; "The tissue chondrifies" [also: {chondrified}]

chondrify
v : turn into cartilage; "The tissue chondrifies" [also: {chondrified}]

chondrin
n : a substance that resembles gelatin and is obtained by boiling cartilage in water

chondriosome
n : an organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy [syn: {mitochondrion}]

chondrite
n : a rock of meteoric origin containing chondrules

chondritic
adj : having a granular structure like that of chondrites [syn: {granular}] [ant: {achondritic}]

chondrodystrophy
n : an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism [syn: {achondroplasia}, {achondroplasty}, {osteosclerosis congenita}]

chondroma
n : a common benign tumor of cartilage cells [also: {chondromata} (pl)]

chondromata
See {chondroma}

chondromata
chondroma
n : a common benign tumor of cartilage cells [also: {chondromata} (pl)]

chondrosarcoma
n : a malignant neoplasm of cartilage cells

chondrule
n : small granule (of e.g. chrysolite) found in some meteoric rocks

Chondrus
n : a genus of protoctista [syn: {genus Chondrus}]

Chondrus crispus
n : dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America [syn: {Irish moss}, {carrageen}, {carageen}, {carragheen}]

Chongqing
n : a city in south-central China on the Chang Jiang; a commercial center for western China [syn: {Chungking}]

choo-choo
n : a child's word for locomotive

choose
v 1: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" [syn: {take}, {select}, {pick out}]
2: select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast" [syn: {prefer}, {opt}]
3: see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam" [also: {chosen}, {chose}]

choose up
v : form sides, as for a game

chooser
n : a person who chooses or selects out [syn: {picker}, {selector}]

choosey
adj : difficult to please [syn: {choosy}]

choosier
See {choosy}

choosier
choosy
adj : difficult to please [syn: {choosey}] [also: {choosiest}, {choosier}]

choosiest
See {choosy}

choosiest
choosy
adj : difficult to please [syn: {choosey}] [also: {choosiest}, {choosier}]

choosy
adj : difficult to please [syn: {choosey}] [also: {choosiest}, {choosier}]

chop
n 1: a small cut of meat including part of a rib
2: a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball [syn: {chop shot}]
3: a grounder that bounces high in the air [syn: {chopper}]
v 1: cut into pieces; "Chop wood"; "chop meat" [syn: {chop up}]
2: move suddenly
3: strike sharply, as in some sports
4: cut with a hacking tool [syn: {hack}]
5: hit sharply [also: {chopping}, {chopped}]

chop down
v : cut down; "George chopped down the cherry tree"

chop off
v : remove by or as if by cutting; "cut off the ear"; "lop off the dead branch" [syn: {cut off}, {lop off}]

chop shop
n : a place where stolen cars are disassembled for their parts

chop shot
n : a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball [syn: {chop}]

chop steak
n : a patty of ground cooked beef [syn: {chopped steak}, {chopsteak}, {hamburger steak}, {beef patty}]

chop suey
n : meat or fish stir-fried with vegetables (e.g., celery, onions, peppers or bean sprouts) seasoned with ginger and garlic and soy sauce; served with rice; created in the United States and frequently served in Chinese restaurants there

chop up
v : cut into pieces; "Chop wood"; "chop meat" [syn: {chop}]

chop-chop
adv : with rapid movements; "he works quickly" [syn: {quickly}, {rapidly}, {speedily}, {apace}] [ant: {slowly}]

chopfallen
adj : brought low in spirit; "left us fatigued and deflated spiritually" [syn: {chapfallen}, {crestfallen}, {deflated}]

chophouse
n : a restaurant that specializes in steaks [syn: {steakhouse}]

Chopin
n 1: the music of Chopin; "he practiced Chopin day and night"
2: United States writer who described Creole life in Louisiana (1851-1904) [syn: {Kate Chopin}, {Kate O'Flaherty Chopin}]
3: French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school (1810-1849) [syn: {Frederic Francois Chopin}]

chopine
n : a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole [syn: {chopines}, {platform}, {platforms}]

chopines
n : a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole [syn: {chopine}, {platform}, {platforms}]

chopped
See {chop}

chopped
chop
n 1: a small cut of meat including part of a rib
2: a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball [syn: {chop shot}]
3: a grounder that bounces high in the air [syn: {chopper}]
v 1: cut into pieces; "Chop wood"; "chop meat" [syn: {chop up}]
2: move suddenly
3: strike sharply, as in some sports
4: cut with a hacking tool [syn: {hack}]
5: hit sharply [also: {chopping}, {chopped}]

chopped
adj : prepared by cutting; "sliced tomatoes"; "sliced ham"; "chopped clams"; "chopped meat"; "shredded cabbage" [syn: {shredded}, {sliced}]

chopped steak
n : a patty of ground cooked beef [syn: {chop steak}, {chopsteak}, {hamburger steak}, {beef patty}]

chopper
n 1: a grounder that bounces high in the air [syn: {chop}]
2: informal terms for a human `tooth' [syn: {pearly}]
3: an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades [syn: {helicopter}, {whirlybird}, {eggbeater}]
4: a butcher's knife having a large square blade [syn: {cleaver}, {meat cleaver}]

choppier
See {choppy}

choppier
choppy
adj : rough with small waves; "choppy seas" [also: {choppiest}, {choppier}]

choppiest
See {choppy}

choppiest
choppy
adj : rough with small waves; "choppy seas" [also: {choppiest}, {choppier}]

choppiness
n : used of the sea [syn: {roughness}, {rough water}]

chopping
See {chop}

chopping
chop
n 1: a small cut of meat including part of a rib
2: a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball [syn: {chop shot}]
3: a grounder that bounces high in the air [syn: {chopper}]
v 1: cut into pieces; "Chop wood"; "chop meat" [syn: {chop up}]
2: move suddenly
3: strike sharply, as in some sports
4: cut with a hacking tool [syn: {hack}]
5: hit sharply [also: {chopping}, {chopped}]

chopping block
n : a steady wooden block on which food can be cut or diced or wood can be split

chopping board
n : a wooden board where meats or vegetables can be cut [syn: {cutting board}]

choppy
adj : rough with small waves; "choppy seas" [also: {choppiest}, {choppier}]

chopsteak
n : a patty of ground cooked beef [syn: {chopped steak}, {chop steak}, {hamburger steak}, {beef patty}]

chopstick
n : oriental tableware consisting of a pair of sticks used to eat food with [syn: {chopsticks}]

chopsticks
n : oriental tableware consisting of a pair of sticks used to eat food with [syn: {chopstick}]

chop-suey greens
n 1: grown for its succulent edible leaves used in Oriental cooking [syn: {tong ho}, {shun giku}, {Chrysanthemum coronarium spatiosum}]
2: succulent and aromatic young dark green leaves used in Chinese and Vietnamese and Japanese cooking

choragi
See {choragus}

choragi
choragus
n : (ancient Greece) leader of a group or festival; leader of a chorus [also: {choragi} (pl)]

choragic
adj : pertaining to or characteristic of a choragus

choragus
n : (ancient Greece) leader of a group or festival; leader of a chorus [also: {choragi} (pl)]

choral
adj : related to or written for or performed by a chorus or choir; "choral composition"; "choral ensemble"
n : a stately Protestant (especially Lutheran) hymn tune [syn: {chorale}]

choral ode
n : ode sung by the chorus in classical Greek drama

chorale
n : a stately Protestant (especially Lutheran) hymn tune [syn: {choral}]

chorale prelude
n : a composition for organ using a chorale as a basis for variations

chorally
adv : by a chorus; "chorally accompanied"

chord
n 1: a straight line connecting two points on a curve
2: a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
v 1: play chords on (a string instrument)
2: bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing [syn: {harmonize}, {harmonise}]

chordal
adj : relating to or consisting of or emphasizing chords; "chordal assonance in modern music"; "chordal rather than contrapuntal music"

chordamesoderm
n : the area of mesoderm that forms the notochord [syn: {chordomesoderm}]

Chordata
n : comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord [syn: {phylum Chordata}]

chordate
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the Chordata
n : any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column

chordate family
n : any family in the phylum Chordata

chordate genus
n : any genus in the phylum Chordata

Chordeiles
n : a genus of Caprimulgidae [syn: {genus Chordeiles}]

chorditis
n 1: inflammation of the spermatic cord
2: inflammation of the vocal cords

chordomesoderm
n : the area of mesoderm that forms the notochord [syn: {chordamesoderm}]

chordophone
n : a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers

Chordospartium
n : 2 species of small New Zealand trees: weeping tree broom; endangered [syn: {genus Chordospartium}]

chore
n : a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores" [syn: {job}, {task}]

chorea
n 1: chorea in dogs [syn: {canine chorea}]
2: any of several degenerative nervous disorders characterized by spasmodic movements of the body and limbs

choreic abasia
n : abasia related to abnormal movements of the legs

choreograph
v 1: compose a sequence of dance steps, often to music; "Balanchine choreographed many pieces to Stravinsky's music"
2: plan and oversee the development and details of; "The meeting between the two Presidents had been carefully choreographed"

choreographer
n : someone who creates new dances

choreographic
adj : of or concerned with choreography

choreography
n 1: a show involving artistic dancing [syn: {stage dancing}]
2: the representation of dancing by symbols as music is represented by notes
3: a notation used by choreographers

choriambi
See {choriambus}

choric
adj : relating to or written for or in the style of a Greek chorus; "a choric Greek tragedy"

chorine
n : a woman who dances in a chorus line [syn: {chorus girl}, {showgirl}]

chorioallantoic membrane
n : very vascular fetal membrane composed of the fused chorion and adjacent wall of the allantois [syn: {chorioallantois}]

chorioallantois
n : very vascular fetal membrane composed of the fused chorion and adjacent wall of the allantois [syn: {chorioallantoic membrane}]

choriomeningitis
n : a cerebral meningitis with cellular infiltration of the meninges

chorion
n : outermost membranous sac enclosing the embryo in higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)

chorionic
adj : of or relating to a chorion; "a chorionic villus is a minute vascular projection on the fetal chorion"

chorionic villus
n : one of the tiny villi that stick out of the fetal chorion and combine with the mother's uterine tissue to form the placenta

chorionic villus biopsy
n : a prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage of pregnancy; tissue from the chorionic villi is assayed [syn: {chorionic villus sampling}]

chorionic villus sampling
n : a prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage of pregnancy; tissue from the chorionic villi is assayed [syn: {chorionic villus biopsy}]

chorioretinitis
n : inflammation of the choroid layer behind the retina

Choriotis
n : Australian bustard [syn: {genus Choriotis}]

Choriotis australis
n : popular Australian game bird [syn: {plain turkey}]

chorister
n : a singer in a choir

Chorizagrotis
n : moths whose larvae are army cutworms [syn: {genus Chorizagrotis}]

Chorizagrotis auxiliaris
n 1: noctuid moth larvae that travel in large groups and destroy grains and alfalfa in the Plains states [syn: {army cutworm}]
2: moth whose larvae destroy grains and forage plants [syn: {army cutworm}]

Chorizema
n : genus of Australian twining vines and small shrubs: flame peas [syn: {genus Chorizema}]

C-horizon
n : beneath the B-horizon and above the bedrock; consisting of weathered rock [syn: {C horizon}]

choroid
n : a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera [syn: {choroid coat}]

choroid coat
n : a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera [syn: {choroid}]

choroid plexus
n : a vascular plexus of the cerebral ventricles that regulate intraventricular pressure [syn: {plexus choroideus}]

choroid vein
n : either of two veins serving the choroid coat of the eye [syn: {vena choroidea}]

choroidal artery
n : an artery that supplies the choroid plexus [syn: {arteria choroidea}]

chortle
n : a soft partly suppressed laugh [syn: {chuckle}]
v : laugh quietly or with restraint [syn: {chuckle}, {laugh softly}]

chorus
n 1: any utterance produced simultaneously by a group; "a chorus of boos"
2: a group of people assembled to sing together
3: the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers [syn: {refrain}]
4: a body of dancers or singers who perform together [syn: {chorus line}]
5: a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play [syn: {Greek chorus}]
v 1: utter in unison; "`yes,' the children chorused"
2: sing in a choir [syn: {choir}]

chorus frog
n : any of several small North American frogs having a loud call

chorus girl
n : a woman who dances in a chorus line [syn: {showgirl}, {chorine}]

chorus line
n : a body of dancers or singers who perform together [syn: {chorus}]

chose
See {choose}

chose
choose
v 1: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" [syn: {take}, {select}, {pick out}]
2: select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast" [syn: {prefer}, {opt}]
3: see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam" [also: {chosen}, {chose}]

chosen
See {choose}

chosen
choose
v 1: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" [syn: {take}, {select}, {pick out}]
2: select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast" [syn: {prefer}, {opt}]
3: see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam" [also: {chosen}, {chose}]

chosen
adj : preferred above all others; "the chosen few"; "her chosen abode"
n 1: one who is the object of choice; who is given preference; "she was Mama's chosen"
2: the name for Korea as a Japanese province (1910-1945)
3: an exclusive group of people; "one of the elect who have power inside the government" [syn: {elect}]

chosen people
n : any people believing themselves to be chosen by God

Choson
n : an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Choson [syn: {Korea}, {Korean Peninsula}]

Chou
n 1: the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism [syn: {Zhou}, {Zhou dynasty}, {Chou dynasty}, {Chow}, {Chow dynasty}]
2: any of various types of cabbage [syn: {cabbage}]
3: puff filled with cream or custard [syn: {cream puff}]

Chou dynasty
n : the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism [syn: {Zhou}, {Zhou dynasty}, {Chou}, {Chow}, {Chow dynasty}]

Chou En-lai
n : Chinese revolutionary and communist leader (1898-1976) [syn: {Zhou En-lai}]

chough
n : a European corvine bird of small or medium size with red legs and glossy black plumage

chouse
v : defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit [syn: {cheat}, {shaft}, {screw}, {chicane}, {jockey}]

choux
See {chou}

Chow
n 1: the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism [syn: {Zhou}, {Zhou dynasty}, {Chou}, {Chou dynasty}, {Chow dynasty}]
2: informal terms for a meal [syn: {chuck}, {eats}, {grub}]
3: breed of thick-coated medium-sized dogs with fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China [syn: {chow chow}]

chow chow
n : breed of thick-coated medium-sized dogs with fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China [syn: {chow}]

Chow dynasty
n : the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism [syn: {Zhou}, {Zhou dynasty}, {Chou}, {Chou dynasty}, {Chow}]

chow line
n : a queue of people waiting for food to be served (especially at a military camp)

chow mein
n : chop suey served with fried noodles

chowchow
n 1: chopped pickles in mustard sauce
2: a Chinese preserve of mixed fruits and ginger

chowder
n : a thick soup or stew made with milk and bacon and onions and potatoes

Chris Evert
n : United States tennis player who won women's singles titles in the United States and at Wimbledon (born in 1954) [syn: {Evert}, {Chrissie Evert}, {Christine Marie Evert}]

chrism
n : a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam [syn: {chrisom}, {sacramental oil}, {holy oil}]

chrisom
n : a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam [syn: {chrism}, {sacramental oil}, {holy oil}]

Chrissie Evert
n : United States tennis player who won women's singles titles in the United States and at Wimbledon (born in 1954) [syn: {Evert}, {Chris Evert}, {Christine Marie Evert}]

Christ
n 1: a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29) [syn: {Jesus}, {Jesus of Nazareth}, {the Nazarene}, {Jesus Christ}, {Savior}, {Saviour}, {Good Shepherd}, {Redeemer}, {Deliverer}]
2: any expected deliverer [syn: {messiah}]

Christ plant
n : somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts [syn: {crown of thorns}, {Christ thorn}, {Euphorbia milii}]

Christ thorn
n : somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts [syn: {crown of thorns}, {Christ plant}, {Euphorbia milii}]

Christ Within
n : a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul [syn: {Inner Light}, {Light}, {Light Within}]

Christchurch
n : industrial city at the center of a rich agricultural region

christella
n : any of several tropical ferns of the genus Christella having thin brittle fronds

christen
v : administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized" [syn: {baptize}, {baptise}]

Christendom
n : the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia); "for a thousand years the Roman Catholic Church was the principal church of Christendom" [syn: {Christianity}]

christening
n : giving a Christian name at baptism

Christiaan Eijkman
n : Dutch physician who discovered that beriberi is caused by a nutritional deficiency (1858-1930) [syn: {Eijkman}]

Christiaan Huygens
n : Dutch physicist who first formulated the wave theory of light (1629-1695) [syn: {Huygens}, {Christian Huygens}]

Christian
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of Christianity; "Christian rites"
2: following the teachings or manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus Christ [ant: {unchristian}]
n : a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination

Christian Bible
n : the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen" [syn: {Bible}, {Book}, {Good Book}, {Holy Scripture}, {Holy Writ}, {Scripture}, {Word of God}, {Word}]

Christian church
n 1: one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship [syn: {church}]
2: a Protestant church that accepts the Bible as the only source of true Christian faith and practices baptism by immersion [syn: {Disciples of Christ}]

Christian Dior
n : French couturier whose first collection in 1947 created a style that became known as the New Look (1905-1957) [syn: {Dior}]

Christian era
n : the time period beginning with the supposed year of Christ's birth [syn: {Common era}]

Christian Friedrich Hebbel
n : German dramatist (1813-1863) [syn: {Hebbel}, {Friedrich Hebbel}]

Christian Friedrich Schonbein
n : German chemist who discovered ozone and developed guncotton as a propellant in firearms (1799-1868) [syn: {Schonbein}, {Christian Schonbein}]

Christian holy day
n : a religious holiday for Christians

Christian Huygens
n : Dutch physicist who first formulated the wave theory of light (1629-1695) [syn: {Huygens}, {Christiaan Huygens}]

Christian Johann Doppler
n : Austrian physicist famous for his discovery of the Doppler effect (1803-1853) [syn: {Doppler}]

Christian liturgy
n : the Christian worship services

Christian name
n : the first name given to Christians at birth or christening [syn: {baptismal name}]

Christian religion
n : a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior [syn: {Christianity}]

Christian Schonbein
n : German chemist who discovered ozone and developed guncotton as a propellant in firearms (1799-1868) [syn: {Schonbein}, {Christian Friedrich Schonbein}]

Christian Science
n 1: Protestant denomination founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1866 [syn: {Church of Christ Scientist}]
2: religious system based on teachings of Mary Baker Eddy emphasizing spiritual healing

Christian Scientist
n : a member of the Protestant church founded in the United States by Mary Baker Eddy

Christian theology
n : the teachings of Christian churches

Christian year
n : the year in the ecclesiastical calendar; especially feast days and special seasons [syn: {church year}]

Christiania
n : the capital and largest city of Norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on Norway's southern coast [syn: {Oslo}, {capital of Norway}]

Christianisation
n : conversion to Christianity [syn: {Christianization}]

Christianise
v : convert to Christianity; "missionaries have tried to Christianize native people all over the world" [syn: {Christianize}]

Christianity
n 1: a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior [syn: {Christian religion}]
2: the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia); "for a thousand years the Roman Catholic Church was the principal church of Christendom" [syn: {Christendom}]

Christianization
n : conversion to Christianity [syn: {Christianisation}]

Christianize
v 1: adapt in the name of Christianity; "some people want to Christianize ancient pagan sites"
2: convert to Christianity; "missionaries have tried to Christianize native people all over the world" [syn: {Christianise}]

christianly
adj : becoming to or like a Christian; "gentle christianly behavior"

Christie
n : prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976) [syn: {Agatha Christie}, {Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie}]

Christine Marie Evert
n : United States tennis player who won women's singles titles in the United States and at Wimbledon (born in 1954) [syn: {Evert}, {Chris Evert}, {Chrissie Evert}]

christless
adj : not believing in Christ [syn: {nonchristian}]

christlike
adj : resembling or showing the spirit of Christ [syn: {christly}]

christly
adj : resembling or showing the spirit of Christ [syn: {christlike}]

Christmas
n 1: period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 [syn: {Christmastide}, {Christmastime}, {Yule}, {Yuletide}, {Noel}]
2: a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn: {Christmas Day}, {Xmas}, {Dec 25}]
v : spend Christmas; "We were christmassing in New York"

Christmas begonia
n : hybrid winter-blooming begonia grown for its many large pink flowers [syn: {blooming-fool begonia}, {Begonia cheimantha}]

Christmas bells
n : any of several plants of the genus Blandfordia having large orange or crimson flowers

Christmas berry
n 1: spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries [syn: {Christmasberry}, {Lycium carolinianum}]
2: ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia [syn: {toyon}, {tollon}, {Christmasberry}, {Heteromeles arbutifolia}, {Photinia arbutifolia}]

Christmas box
n : a present given at Christmas for services during the year

Christmas bush
n : Australian tree or shrub with red flowers; often used in Christmas decoration [syn: {Christmas tree}, {Ceratopetalum gummiferum}]

Christmas cactus
n : epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winter [syn: {Schlumbergera buckleyi}, {Schlumbergera baridgesii}]

Christmas cake
n : a rich fruitcake (usually covered with icing and marzipan) and eaten at Christmas

Christmas card
n : a card expressing a Christmas greeting

Christmas carol
n : joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ [syn: {carol}]

Christmas Day
n : a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn: {Christmas}, {Xmas}, {Dec 25}]

Christmas disease
n : a clotting disorder similar to hemophilia A but caused by a congenital deficiency of factor IX [syn: {hemophilia B}, {haemophilia B}]

Christmas Eve
n : the day before Christmas [syn: {Dec 24}]

Christmas factor
n : coagulation factor whose absence is associated with hemophilia B [syn: {factor IX}]

Christmas fern
n : North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds [syn: {canker brake}, {dagger fern}, {evergreen wood fern}, {Polystichum acrostichoides}]

Christmas flower
n : tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers [syn: {poinsettia}, {Christmas star}, {lobster plant}, {Mexican flameleaf}, {painted leaf}, {Euphorbia pulcherrima}]

Christmas gift
n : a present given at Christmas time [syn: {Christmas present}]

Christmas green
n : any of several club mosses having long creeping stems and erect branches [syn: {ground pine}]

Christmas holly
n : an evergreen tree [syn: {American holly}]

Christmas present
n : a present given at Christmas time [syn: {Christmas gift}]

Christmas pudding
n : a rich steamed or boiled cake-like pudding [syn: {plum pudding}]

Christmas rose
n : European evergreen plant with white or purplish roselike winter-blooming flowers [syn: {winter rose}, {black hellebore}, {Helleborus niger}]

Christmas star
n : tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers [syn: {poinsettia}, {Christmas flower}, {lobster plant}, {Mexican flameleaf}, {painted leaf}, {Euphorbia pulcherrima}]

Christmas stocking
n : a stocking that is filled with small Christmas presents

Christmas tree
n 1: Australian tree or shrub with red flowers; often used in Christmas decoration [syn: {Christmas bush}, {Ceratopetalum gummiferum}]
2: a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses [syn: {flame tree}, {fire tree}, {Nuytsia floribunda}]
3: tall timber tree of central and southern Europe having a regular crown and gray bark [syn: {European silver fir}, {Abies alba}]
4: medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when crushed [syn: {amabilis fir}, {white fir}, {Pacific silver fir}, {red silver fir}, {Abies amabilis}]
5: an ornamented evergreen used as a Christmas decoration

Christmasberry
n 1: spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries [syn: {Christmas berry}, {Lycium carolinianum}]
2: ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia [syn: {toyon}, {tollon}, {Christmas berry}, {Heteromeles arbutifolia}, {Photinia arbutifolia}]

Christmastide
n : period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 [syn: {Christmas}, {Christmastime}, {Yule}, {Yuletide}, {Noel}]

Christmastime
n : period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 [syn: {Christmas}, {Christmastide}, {Yule}, {Yuletide}, {Noel}]

Christological
adj : of or relating to Christology

Christology
n 1: a religious doctrine or theory based on Jesus or Jesus' teachings
2: the branch of theology concerned with the person and attributes and deeds of Christ

Christoph Willibald von Gluck
n : German composer of more than 100 operas (1714-1787) [syn: {Gluck}]

Christopher
n : Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century) [syn: {Saint Christopher}, {St. Christopher}]

Christopher Carson
n : United States frontiersman who guided Fremont's expeditions in the 1840s and served as a Union general in the Civil War (1809-1868) [syn: {Carson}, {Kit Carson}]

Christopher Columbus
n : Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506) [syn: {Columbus}, {Cristoforo Colombo}, {Cristobal Colon}]

Christopher Fry
n : English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907) [syn: {Fry}]

Christopher Isherwood
n : United States writer (born in England) whose best known novels portray Berlin in the 1930's and who collaborated with W. H. Auden in writing plays in verse (1904-1986) [syn: {Isherwood}, {Christopher William Bradshaw Isherwood}]

Christopher Marlowe
n : English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl (1564-1593) [syn: {Marlowe}]

Christopher William Bradshaw Isherwood
n : United States writer (born in England) whose best known novels portray Berlin in the 1930's and who collaborated with W. H. Auden in writing plays in verse (1904-1986) [syn: {Isherwood}, {Christopher Isherwood}]

Christ's Resurrection
n : (New Testament) the rising of Christ on the third day after the Crucifixion [syn: {Resurrection}, {Resurrection of Christ}]

Christ's-thorn
n 1: thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit [syn: {Jerusalem thorn}, {Paliurus spina-christi}]
2: spiny tree having dark red edible fruits [syn: {jujube}, {jujube bush}, {Jerusalem thorn}, {Ziziphus jujuba}]

chroma
n : chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vividness of hue [syn: {saturation}, {intensity}, {vividness}]

chromaesthesia
n : a form of synesthesia in which nonvisual stimulation results in the experience of color sensations [syn: {chromesthesia}]

chromate
n : any salt or ester of chromic acid

chromatic
adj 1: able to refract light without spectral color separation; "chromatic lens"
2: based on a scale consisting of 12 semitones; "a chromatic scale" [ant: {diatonic}]
3: being or having or characterized by hue [ant: {achromatic}]

chromatic aberration
n : an optical aberration in which the image has colored fringes

chromatic color
n : a color that has hue [syn: {chromatic colour}, {spectral color}, {spectral colour}] [ant: {achromatic color}]

chromatic colour
n : a color that has hue [syn: {chromatic color}, {spectral color}, {spectral colour}] [ant: {achromatic color}]

chromatic scale
n : a 12-note scale including all the semitones of the octave

chromatic vision
n : the normal ability to see colors [syn: {color vision}, {trichromacy}]

chromatically
adv : with respect to color; "chromatically pure"

chromaticity
n : the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength [syn: {hue}]

chromatid
n : one of two identical strands into which a chromosome splits during mitosis

chromatin
n : the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division the chromatin condenses into chromosomes [syn: {chromatin granule}]

chromatin granule
n : the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division the chromatin condenses into chromosomes [syn: {chromatin}]

chromatinic
adj : (of substance of a cell nucleus) readily colored by stains [ant: {achromatinic}]

chromatism
n 1: hallucinatory perception of colored lights
2: abnormal pigmentation

chromatogram
n : the recording (column or paper strip) on which the constituents of a mixture are adsorbed in chromatography

chromatographic
adj : of or relating to chromatography [syn: {chromatographical}]

chromatographical
adj : of or relating to chromatography [syn: {chromatographic}]

chromatographically
adv : by means of a chromatographic process

chromatography
n : a process used for separating mixtures by virtue of differences in absorbency

chromatography column
n : a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands [syn: {column}]

chrome
n : another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments
v 1: plate with chromium; "chrome bathroom fixtures" [syn: {chromium-plate}]
2: treat with a chromium compound

chrome alum
n : a violet-colored salt used in hide tanning and as a mordant in dyeing

chrome green
n 1: any of a class of green pigments consisting of chrome yellow and iron blue
2: a brilliant green color

chrome red
n : a red pigment used in paints; basic lead chromate

chrome yellow
n 1: any of several yellow pigments consisting of normal lead chromate and other lead compounds
2: yellow pigment consisting of neutral lead chromate

chrome-nickel steel
n : Elinvar is a trademark for a kind of nickel-chromium steel used for watch springs because its elasticity is constant over a wide range of temperatures [syn: {Elinvar}]

chromesthesia
n : a form of synesthesia in which nonvisual stimulation results in the experience of color sensations [syn: {chromaesthesia}]

chrome-tungsten steel
n : a steel alloy made with chromium and tungsten

chromic acid
n : an unstable acid known only in solution and as chromate salts

chromite
n : a brownish-black mineral; the major source of chromium

chromium
n : a hard brittle blue-white multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing [syn: {Cr}, {atomic number 24}]

chromium steel
n : steel containing chromium that makes it resistant to corrosion [syn: {stainless steel}]

chromium-plate
v : plate with chromium; "chrome bathroom fixtures" [syn: {chrome}]

chromoblastomycosis
n : a fungal infection characterized by itchy warty nodules on the skin

chromogen
n : a compound that can be converted to a pigment

chromolithography
n : single- or multi-color lithography

chromonemata
See {chromonema}

chromophore
n : the chemical group that gives color to a molecule

chromoplast
n : plastid containing pigments other than chlorophyll usually yellow or orange carotenoids

chromosomal
adj : of or relating to a chromosome; "chromosomal defect"

chromosomal aberration
n : any change in the normal structure or number of chromosomes; often results in physical or mental abnormalities [syn: {chromosomal anomaly}, {chrosomal abnormality}, {chromosonal disorder}]

chromosomal anomaly
n : any change in the normal structure or number of chromosomes; often results in physical or mental abnormalities [syn: {chromosomal aberration}, {chrosomal abnormality}, {chromosonal disorder}]

chromosomal mutation
n : (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism [syn: {mutation}, {genetic mutation}]

chromosome
n : a threadlike body in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order

chromosome mapping
n : (genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome [syn: {mapping}]

chromosonal disorder
n : any change in the normal structure or number of chromosomes; often results in physical or mental abnormalities [syn: {chromosomal aberration}, {chromosomal anomaly}, {chrosomal abnormality}]

chromosphere
n : a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere (extending from the photosphere to the corona) that is visible during a total eclipse of the sun

chronic
adj 1: being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; "chronic indigestion"; "a chronic shortage of funds"; "a chronic invalid" [ant: {acute}]
2: having a habit of long standing; "a chronic smoker" [syn: {confirmed}, {habitual}, {inveterate(a)}]

chronic bronchitis
n : a form of bronchitis characterized by excess production of sputum leading to a chronic cough and obstruction of air flow

chronic eczema
n : eczema characterized by thickening of the skin with accentuated skin lines [syn: {lichtenoid eczema}, {eczema hypertrophicum}]

chronic gastritis
n : persistent gastritis can be a symptom of a gastric ulcer or pernicious anemia or stomach cancer or other disorders

chronic glaucoma
n : glaucoma caused by blockage of the canal of Schlemm; produces gradual loss of peripheral vision [syn: {open-angle glaucoma}]

chronic glossitis
n : glossitis with atrophy of tongue tissue; sometimes accompanies pernicious anemia

chronic kidney failure
n : renal failure that can result from a variety of systemic disorders [syn: {chronic renal failure}]

chronic leukemia
n : slowly progressing leukemia

chronic lymphocytic leukemia
n : chronic leukemia characterized by lymphoblast-like cells; more common in older men

chronic myelocytic leukemia
n : chronic leukemia characterized by granular leukocytes; more common in older people [syn: {myeloid leukemia}]

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
n : a nonreversible lung disease that is a combination of emphysema and chronic bronchitis; usually patients have been heavy cigarette smokers

chronic pyelonephritis
n : pyelonephritis that develops slowly and can lead to renal failure if untreated; often associated with a kidney stone or with narrowing of the urinary passageways

chronic renal failure
n : renal failure that can result from a variety of systemic disorders [syn: {chronic kidney failure}]

chronic wasting disease
n : a wildlife disease (akin to bovine spongiform encephalitis) that affects deer and elk

chronically
adv 1: in a habitual and long-standing manner; "smoking chronically" [syn: {inveterately}]
2: in a slowly developing and long lasting manner; "chronically ill persons" [ant: {acutely}]

chronicle
n : a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead" [syn: {history}, {account}, {story}]
v : record in chronological order; make a historical record

chronicler
n : someone who writes chronicles

chronograph
n : an accurate timer for recording time

chronological
adj : relating to or arranged according to temporal order; "chronological age"

chronological age
n : age measured by the time (years and months) that something or someone has existed; "his chronological age was 71 years"

chronological record
n : a chronological account of events in successive years [syn: {annals}]

chronological sequence
n : a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients" [syn: {sequence}, {succession}, {successiveness}, {chronological succession}]

chronological succession
n : a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients" [syn: {sequence}, {chronological sequence}, {succession}, {successiveness}]

chronologically
adv : with respect to chronology; "he is chronologically older"

chronologise
v : establish the order in time of something; "The archivist chronologized the documents" [syn: {chronologize}]

chronologize
v : establish the order in time of something; "The archivist chronologized the documents" [syn: {chronologise}]

chronology
n 1: arrangement of events in time
2: a record of events in the order of their occurrence
3: the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events

chronometer
n : an accurate clock (especially used in navigation)

Chronoperates
n : a reptile genus of Therapsida [syn: {genus Chronoperates}]

Chronoperates paradoxus
n : shrew-sized protomammal from the Alberta region of Canada; from about 55 million years ago (much more recent than other mammal-like reptiles)

chronoscope
n : an instrument for accurate measurements of small intervals of time

chrosomal abnormality
n : any change in the normal structure or number of chromosomes; often results in physical or mental abnormalities [syn: {chromosomal aberration}, {chromosomal anomaly}, {chromosonal disorder}]

chrysalides
See {chrysalis}

chrysalides
chrysalis
n : pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon [also: {chrysalides} (pl)]

chrysalis
n : pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon [also: {chrysalides} (pl)]

chrysanthemum
n 1: the flower of a chrysanthemum plant
2: any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum; Argyranthemum; Dendranthema; Tanacetum; widely cultivated

Chrysanthemum balsamita
n : tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {costmary}, {alecost}, {bible leaf}, {mint geranium}, {balsam herb}, {Tanacetum balsamita}]

Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium
n : white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {pyrethrum}, {Dalmatian pyrethrum}, {Dalmatia pyrethrum}, {Tanacetum cinerariifolium}]

Chrysanthemum coccineum
n : spring-flowering garden perennial of Asiatic origin having finely divided aromatic leaves and white to pink-purple flowers; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {painted daisy}, {pyrethrum}, {Tanacetum coccineum}]

Chrysanthemum coronarium
n : shrubby annual of the Mediterranean region with yellowish-white flowers [syn: {crown daisy}]

Chrysanthemum coronarium spatiosum
n : grown for its succulent edible leaves used in Oriental cooking [syn: {chop-suey greens}, {tong ho}, {shun giku}]

chrysanthemum dog
n : breed of medium-sized terriers bred in Tibet resembling Old English sheepdogs with fluffy curled tails [syn: {Tibetan terrier}]

Chrysanthemum frutescens
n : perennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {marguerite}, {marguerite daisy}, {Paris daisy}, {Argyranthemum frutescens}]

Chrysanthemum lacustre
n : perennial of Portugal similar to the oxeye daisy [syn: {Pyrenees daisy}, {Leucanthemum lacustre}]

Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
n : tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {oxeye daisy}, {ox-eyed daisy}, {marguerite}, {moon daisy}, {white daisy}, {Leucanthemum vulgare}]

Chrysanthemum maximum
n : similar to oxeye daisy [syn: {oxeye daisy}, {Leucanthemum maximum}]

Chrysanthemum maximum maximum
n : hybrid garden flower derived from Chrysanthemum maximum and Chrysanthemum lacustre having large white flower heads resembling oxeye daisies; often placed in the genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {shasta daisy}, {Leucanthemum superbum}]

Chrysanthemum morifolium
n : of China [syn: {florist's chrysanthemum}, {florists' chrysanthemum}, {mum}, {Dendranthema grandifloruom}]

Chrysanthemum parthenium
n : bushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of buttonlike white-rayed flower heads; valued traditionally for medicinal uses; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {feverfew}, {Tanacetum parthenium}]

Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum
n : shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {dusty miller}, {silver-lace}, {silver lace}, {Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum}]

Chrysanthemum segetum
n : European herb with bright yellow flowers; a common weed in grain fields [syn: {corn marigold}, {field marigold}]

Chrysaora
n : a genus of Scyphozoa [syn: {genus Chrysaora}]

Chrysaora quinquecirrha
n : a type of jellyfish

chrysarobin
n : a bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases [syn: {araroba}, {Goa powder}]

Chrysemys
n : painted turtles [syn: {genus Chrysemys}]

Chrysemys picta
n : freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States [syn: {painted turtle}, {painted terrapin}, {painted tortoise}]

Chrysobalanus
n : coco plums [syn: {genus Chrysobalanus}]

Chrysobalanus icaco
n : small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit [syn: {coco plum}, {coco plum tree}, {cocoa plum}, {icaco}]

chrysoberyl
n : a rare hard yellow green mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in crystal form; used as a gemstone

Chrysochloridae
n : golden moles [syn: {family Chrysochloridae}]

Chrysochloris
n : type genus of the Chrysochloridae [syn: {genus Chrysochloris}]

Chrysolepis
n : two species: golden chinkapins [syn: {genus Chrysolepis}]

Chrysolepis chrysophylla
n : small ornamental evergreen tree of Pacific Coast whose glossy yellow-green leaves are yellow beneath; bears edible nuts [syn: {giant chinkapin}, {golden chinkapin}, {Castanea chrysophylla}, {Castanopsis chrysophylla}]

Chrysolepis sempervirens
n : evergreen shrub similar to golden chinkapin; mountains of California [syn: {dwarf golden chinkapin}]

chrysolite
n : a brown or yellow-green olivine found in igneous and metamorphic rocks and used as a gemstone

Chrysolophus
n : golden pheasants [syn: {genus Chrysolophus}]

Chrysolophus pictus
n : brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and central Asia [syn: {golden pheasant}]

chrysomelid
n : brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems [syn: {leaf beetle}]

Chrysomelidae
n : leaf beetles [syn: {family Chrysomelidae}]

Chrysophrys
n : australian snapper [syn: {genus Chrysophrys}]

Chrysophrys auratus
n : Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots [syn: {snapper}]

Chrysophrys australis
n : important dark-colored edible food and game fish of Australia [syn: {black bream}]

Chrysophyceae
n : all the yellow-green algae having flagella of unequal length [syn: {class Chrysophyceae}, {Heterokontae}, {class Heterokontae}]

Chrysophyllum
n : tropical American evergreen trees or shrubs [syn: {genus Chrysophyllum}]

Chrysophyllum cainito
n : evergreen tree of West Indies and Central America having edible purple fruit star-shaped in cross section and dark green leaves with golden silky undersides [syn: {star apple}, {caimito}]

Chrysophyllum oliviforme
n : tropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and small plumlike purple fruit [syn: {satinleaf}, {satin leaf}, {caimitillo}, {damson plum}]

Chrysophyta
n : mostly freshwater eukaryotic algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment; yellow-green and golden-brown algae and diatoms: Xanthophyceae, Chrysophyceae, Bacillariophyceae; some classification systems superseded or subsumed by Heterokontophyta [syn: {division Chrysophyta}]

chrysopid
n : pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae [syn: {green lacewing}, {stink fly}]

Chrysopidae
n : green lacewings [syn: {family Chrysopidae}]

chrysoprase
n : a green variety of chalcedony valued as a gemstone

Chrysopsis
n : golden aster [syn: {genus Chrysopsis}]

Chrysopsis mariana
n : perennial golden aster of southeastern United States [syn: {Maryland golden aster}]

Chrysopsis villosa
n : hairy perennial with yellow flower heads in branched clusters; found almost everywhere in dry places from Canada to west central and western United States; sometimes placed in genus Chrysopsis [syn: {hairy golden aster}, {prairie golden aster}, {Heterotheca villosa}]

Chrysosplenium
n : genus of widely distributed semiaquatic herbs with minute greenish-yellow apetalous flowers [syn: {genus Chrysosplenium}]

Chrysosplenium americanum
n : aquatic herb with yellowish flowers; central and western United States [syn: {water carpet}, {water mat}]

Chrysothamnus
n : genus of low branching shrubs of western North America [syn: {genus Chrysothamnus}]

Chrysothamnus nauseosus
n : pleasantly aromatic shrub having erect slender flexible hairy branches and dense clusters of small yellow flowers covering vast areas of western alkali plains and affording a retreat for jackrabbits; source of a yellow dye used by the Navajo [syn: {rabbit brush}, {rabbit bush}]

chrysotherapy
n : the use of chemicals containing gold for treating diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis)

chrysotile
n : a gray or green fibrous mineral; an important source of commercial asbestos

chthonian
adj : of the underworld; "nether regions" [syn: {chthonic}, {lower}, {nether}]

chthonic
adj : of the underworld; "nether regions" [syn: {chthonian}, {lower}, {nether}]

Chu Kiang
n : a river in southeast China that flows into the South China Sea [syn: {Zhu Jiangi}, {Canton River}]

Chuang-tzu
n : 4th-century Chinese philosopher on whose teachings Lao-Tzu based Taoism

chub
n : European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body [syn: {Leuciscus cephalus}]

chub mackerel
n : small mackerel found nearly worldwide [syn: {tinker}, {Scomber japonicus}]

chubbier
See {chubby}

chubbier
chubby
adj : euphemisms for slightly fat; "a generation ago...buxom actresses were popular"- Robt.A.Hamilton; "chubby babies"; "pleasingly plump" [syn: {buxom}, {embonpoint}, {plump}, {zaftig}, {zoftig}] [also: {chubbiest}, {chubbier}]

chubbiest
See {chubby}

chubbiest
chubby
adj : euphemisms for slightly fat; "a generation ago...buxom actresses were popular"- Robt.A.Hamilton; "chubby babies"; "pleasingly plump" [syn: {buxom}, {embonpoint}, {plump}, {zaftig}, {zoftig}] [also: {chubbiest}, {chubbier}]

chubbiness
n : the property of having a plump and round body [syn: {pudginess}, {tubbiness}, {rolypoliness}]

chubby
adj : euphemisms for slightly fat; "a generation ago...buxom actresses were popular"- Robt.A.Hamilton; "chubby babies"; "pleasingly plump" [syn: {buxom}, {embonpoint}, {plump}, {zaftig}, {zoftig}] [also: {chubbiest}, {chubbier}]

chuck
n 1: informal terms for a meal [syn: {chow}, {eats}, {grub}]
2: the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade
3: a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill
v 1: throw carelessly; "chuck the ball" [syn: {toss}]
2: throw away; "Chuck these old notes" [syn: {ditch}]
3: pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin [syn: {pat}]
4: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {purge}, {cast}, {sick}, {cat}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {regorge}, {retch}, {puke}, {barf}, {spew}, {spue}, {upchuck}, {honk}, {regurgitate}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]

Chuck Berry
n : United States rock singer (born in 1931) [syn: {Berry}, {Charles Edward Berry}]

chuck out
v 1: throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn: {discard}, {fling}, {toss}, {toss out}, {toss away}, {cast aside}, {dispose}, {throw out}, {cast out}, {throw away}, {cast away}, {put away}]
2: put out or expel from a place; "The child was expelled from the classroom" [syn: {expel}, {eject}, {exclude}, {throw out}, {kick out}, {turf out}, {boot out}, {turn out}]

chuck short ribs
n : between the chuck and the brisket

chuck up the sponge
v : give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up" [syn: {drop out}, {give up}, {fall by the wayside}, {drop by the wayside}, {throw in}, {throw in the towel}, {quit}] [ant: {enter}]

chuck wagon
n : a wagon equipped with a cookstove and provisions (for cowboys)

chucker-out
n : a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting [syn: {bouncer}]

chuck-full
adj : packed full to capacity; "chowder chockablock with pieces of fish" [syn: {chockablock(p)}, {chock-full}, {chockful}, {choke-full}, {cram full}]

chuckhole
n : a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface) [syn: {pothole}]

chuckle
n : a soft partly suppressed laugh [syn: {chortle}]
v : laugh quietly or with restraint [syn: {chortle}, {laugh softly}]

chuckwalla
n : rock-dwelling herbivorous lizard of arid parts of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {Sauromalus obesus}]

chuck-will's-widow
n : large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States [syn: {Caprimulgus carolinensis}]

chuddar
n : a cloth used as a head covering (and veil and shawl) by Muslim and Hindu women [syn: {chador}, {chadar}, {chaddar}]

chufa
n : European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers [syn: {yellow nutgrass}, {earth almond}, {ground almond}, {rush nut}, {Cyperus esculentus}]

chuff
v : blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain" [syn: {puff}, {huff}]

chuffed
adj : very pleased; "I'm chuffed to have won"

chuffier
See {chuffy}

chuffiest
See {chuffy}

chug
n : the dull explosive noise made by an engine
v : make a dull, explosive sound; "the engine chugged down the street" [also: {chugging}, {chugged}]

chugged
See {chug}

chugged
chug
n : the dull explosive noise made by an engine
v : make a dull, explosive sound; "the engine chugged down the street" [also: {chugging}, {chugged}]

chugging
See {chug}

chugging
chug
n : the dull explosive noise made by an engine
v : make a dull, explosive sound; "the engine chugged down the street" [also: {chugging}, {chugged}]

Chukaku-Ha
n : an ultra-leftist militant group founded in 1957 from the breakup of the Japanese Communist Party; includes a covert action wing; "Chukaku-Ha attacks tend to cause property damage rather than casualties"

chukka
n : one of the six playing periods into which the game of polo is divided [syn: {chukker}]

chukka boot
n : a boot reaching halfway up to the knee [syn: {buskin}, {combat boot}, {desert boot}, {half boot}, {top boot}]

chukker
n : one of the six playing periods into which the game of polo is divided [syn: {chukka}]

chukker-brown
adj : snuff colored; grayish to yellowish brown [syn: {snuff}, {snuff-brown}, {mummy-brown}]

chum
n : a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities [syn: {buddy}, {brother}, {crony}, {pal}, {sidekick}] [also: {chumming}, {chummed}]

chum up
v : become friends; act friendly towards [syn: {pal}, {pal up}]

chummed
See {chum}

chummed
chum
n : a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities [syn: {buddy}, {brother}, {crony}, {pal}, {sidekick}] [also: {chumming}, {chummed}]

chummier
See {chummy}

chummier
chummy
adj 1: (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals [syn: {matey}, {pally}, {palsy-walsy}]
2: (used informally) associated on close terms; "a close friend"; "the bartender was chummy with the regular customers"; "the two were thick as thieves for months" [syn: {buddy-buddy}, {thick(p)}] [also: {chummiest}, {chummier}]

chummiest
See {chummy}

chummiest
chummy
adj 1: (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals [syn: {matey}, {pally}, {palsy-walsy}]
2: (used informally) associated on close terms; "a close friend"; "the bartender was chummy with the regular customers"; "the two were thick as thieves for months" [syn: {buddy-buddy}, {thick(p)}] [also: {chummiest}, {chummier}]

chumminess
n : the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability [syn: {camaraderie}, {comradeliness}, {comradery}, {comradeship}]

chumming
See {chum}

chumming
chum
n : a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities [syn: {buddy}, {brother}, {crony}, {pal}, {sidekick}] [also: {chumming}, {chummed}]

chummy
adj 1: (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals [syn: {matey}, {pally}, {palsy-walsy}]
2: (used informally) associated on close terms; "a close friend"; "the bartender was chummy with the regular customers"; "the two were thick as thieves for months" [syn: {buddy-buddy}, {thick(p)}] [also: {chummiest}, {chummier}]

chump
n : a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of [syn: {fool}, {gull}, {mark}, {patsy}, {fall guy}, {sucker}, {soft touch}, {mug}]

chump change
n : a trifling sum of money [syn: {small change}, {chickenfeed}]

chunga
n : Argentinian cariama [syn: {seriema}, {Chunga burmeisteri}]

Chunga burmeisteri
n : Argentinian cariama [syn: {chunga}, {seriema}]

Chungking
n : a city in south-central China on the Chang Jiang; a commercial center for western China [syn: {Chongqing}]

chunk
n : a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder" [syn: {ball}, {clod}, {glob}, {lump}, {clump}]
v 1: put together indiscriminately; "lump together all the applicants" [syn: {lump}]
2: group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side [syn: {collocate}, {lump}]

chunkier
See {chunky}

chunkier
chunky
adj 1: like or containing small stick lumps; "the dumplings were chunky pieces of uncooked dough" [syn: {lumpy}]
2: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure" [syn: {dumpy}, {low-set}, {squat}, {squatty}, {stumpy}] [also: {chunkiest}, {chunkier}]

chunkiest
See {chunky}

chunkiest
chunky
adj 1: like or containing small stick lumps; "the dumplings were chunky pieces of uncooked dough" [syn: {lumpy}]
2: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure" [syn: {dumpy}, {low-set}, {squat}, {squatty}, {stumpy}] [also: {chunkiest}, {chunkier}]

chunking
n : (psychology) the configuration of smaller units of information into large coordinated units [syn: {unitization}, {unitisation}]

chunky
adj 1: like or containing small stick lumps; "the dumplings were chunky pieces of uncooked dough" [syn: {lumpy}]
2: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure" [syn: {dumpy}, {low-set}, {squat}, {squatty}, {stumpy}] [also: {chunkiest}, {chunkier}]

chunnel
n : the railroad tunnel between France and England under the English Channel [syn: {Channel Tunnel}]

church
n 1: one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship [syn: {Christian church}]
2: a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty" [syn: {church building}]
3: a service conducted in a church; "don't be late for church" [syn: {church service}]
4: the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church; "our church is hosting a picnic next week"
v : perform a special church rite or service for; "church a woman after childbirth"

church bell
n : a bell in a church tower (usually sounded to summon people to church); "church bells were ringing all over town"

church bench
n : long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation [syn: {pew}]

church building
n : a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty" [syn: {church}]

church calendar
n : a calendar of the Christian year indicating the dates of fasts and festivals [syn: {ecclesiastical calendar}]

church doctrine
n : the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group [syn: {religious doctrine}, {gospel}, {creed}]

Church Father
n : (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Lation Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom [syn: {Father of the Church}, {Father}]

church festival
n : a festival having religious significance [syn: {religious festival}]

church hat
n : a fanciful hat of the kind worn by Black women for Sunday worship

church key
n : can opener that has a triangular pointed end that pierces the tops of cans

church member
n : a religious person who goes to church regularly [syn: {churchgoer}]

church mode
n : any of a system of modes used in Gregorian chants up until 1600; derived historically from the Greek mode [syn: {ecclesiastical mode}, {Gregorian mode}, {medieval mode}]

church mouse
n : a fictional mouse created by Lewis Carroll

church music
n : genre of music composed for performance as part of religious ceremonies [syn: {religious music}]

Church of Christ Scientist
n : Protestant denomination founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1866 [syn: {Christian Science}]

Church of England
n : the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the Sovereign as its temporal head [syn: {Anglican Church}, {Anglican Communion}]

Church of Ireland
n : autonomous branch of the Church of England in Ireland

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
n : church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 with headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah [syn: {Mormon Church}, {Mormons}]

Church of Rome
n : the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy [syn: {Roman Catholic}, {Western Church}, {Roman Catholic Church}, {Roman Church}]

Church of Scientology
n : a new religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard in 1955 and characterized by a belief in the power of a person's spirit to clear itself of past painful experiences through self-knowledge and spiritual fulfillment [syn: {Scientology}]

Church of the Brethren
n : a Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of German descent; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersion [syn: {Dunkers}, {Dippers}]

church officer
n : a church official

church property
n : property or income owned by a church [syn: {spiritualty}, {spirituality}]

church roll
n : a list of the members of church

church school
n : a private religious school run by a church or parish [syn: {parochial school}]

church service
n : a service conducted in a church; "don't be late for church" [syn: {church}]

Church Slavic
n : the Slavic language into which the Bible was translated in the 9th Century [syn: {Old Church Slavonic}, {Old Church Slavic}, {Old Bulgarian}]

church tower
n : the tower of a church

church year
n : the year in the ecclesiastical calendar; especially feast days and special seasons [syn: {Christian year}]

churchgoer
n : a religious person who goes to church regularly [syn: {church member}]

churchgoing
adj : actively practicing a religion

churchier
See {churchy}

churchiest
See {churchy}

Churchill
n 1: English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722) [syn: {John Churchill}, {Duke of Marlborough}, {First Duke of Marlborough}]
2: British statesman and leader during World War II; received Nobel Prize for literature in 1953 (1874-1965) [syn: {Winston Churchill}, {Winston S. Churchill}, {Sir Winston Leonard Spenser Churchill}]
3: a Canadian town in northern Manitoba on Hudson Bay; important port for shipping grain

Churchill Downs
n : a racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Louisville; site of the Kentucky Derby

Churchillian
adj : of or relating to or suggestive of Winston Churchill

churchlike
adj : resembling or suggesting or appropriate to a church; "churchlike silence"; "the pure fragrance of churchly incense" [syn: {churchly}]

churchly
adj : resembling or suggesting or appropriate to a church; "churchlike silence"; "the pure fragrance of churchly incense" [syn: {churchlike}]

churchman
n : a clergyman or other person in religious orders [syn: {cleric}, {divine}, {ecclesiastic}]

church-state
n : a state ruled by religious authority

churchwarden
n : an officer in the Episcopal church who helps a parish priest with secular matters

churchyard
n : the yard associated with a church [syn: {God's acre}]

churidars
n : tight trousers worn by people from the Indian subcontinent (typically with a kameez or kurta)

churl
n 1: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement [syn: {peasant}, {barbarian}, {boor}, {Goth}, {tyke}, {tike}]
2: a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend [syn: {niggard}, {skinflint}, {scrooge}]
3: a bad-tempered person [syn: {grouch}, {grump}, {crank}, {crosspatch}]

churlish
adj 1: rude and boorish
2: having a bad disposition; surly; "churlish as a bear"- Shakespeare

churlishly
adv : in a churlish manner; "the store owner treated his customers churlishly" [syn: {surlily}]

churn
n : a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk [syn: {butter churn}]
v 1: stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
2: be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm" [syn: {boil}, {moil}, {roil}]

churn out
v 1: perform in a mechanical way
2: produce something at a fast rate; "He churns out papers, but they are all about the same topic"

churn up
v : cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The pornographic pictures sickened us" [syn: {disgust}, {revolt}, {nauseate}, {sicken}]

churned-up
adj : moving with or producing or produced by vigorous agitation; "winds whipped the piled leaves into churning masses"; "a car stuck in the churned-up mud" [syn: {churning}]

churning
adj 1: moving with or producing or produced by vigorous agitation; "winds whipped the piled leaves into churning masses"; "a car stuck in the churned-up mud" [syn: {churned-up}]
2: (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence; "the river's roiling current"; "turbulent rapids" [syn: {roiling}, {roiled}, {roily}, {turbulent}]

churr
v : make a vibrant sound, as of some birds [syn: {whirr}]

churrigueresco
adj : having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation; "the building...frantically baroque"-William Dean Howells [syn: {baroque}, {churrigueresque}]

churrigueresque
adj : having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation; "the building...frantically baroque"-William Dean Howells [syn: {baroque}, {churrigueresco}]

chute
n 1: rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall [syn: {parachute}]
2: sloping channel through which things can descend [syn: {slide}, {slideway}, {sloping trough}]

chute-the-chute
n : elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines) [syn: {roller coaster}, {big dipper}]

chutney
n : chopped fruits or green tomatoes cooked in vinegar and sugar with ginger and spices [syn: {Indian relish}]

chutzpa
n : (Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity [syn: {chutzpah}, {hutzpah}]

chutzpah
n : (Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity [syn: {chutzpa}, {hutzpah}]

chutzpanik
n : (Yiddish) a person characterized by chutzpa

Chuvash
n 1: a member of a people of Turkic speech and Mongolian race living in the Volga region in eastern Russia
2: the Turkic language spoken by the Chuvash people

chuvashes
See {chuvash}

chylaceous
adj : consisting of chyle or having the properties of chyle [syn: {chylous}]

chyle
n : a milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats; formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fats

chylifactive
adj : producing or converting into chyle [syn: {chylific}, {chylifactory}]

chylifactory
adj : producing or converting into chyle [syn: {chylific}, {chylifactive}]

chyliferous
adj : transmitting chyle; "chyliferous vessels"

chylific
adj : producing or converting into chyle [syn: {chylifactive}, {chylifactory}]

chyloderma
n : swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction [syn: {elephantiasis scroti}]

chylomicron
n : a microscopic particle of triglycerides produced in the intestines during digestion; in the bloodstream they release their fatty acids into the blood

chylous
adj : consisting of chyle or having the properties of chyle [syn: {chylaceous}]

chyme
n : a semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum

chymosin
n : an enzyme that occurs in gastric juice; causes milk to coagulate [syn: {rennin}]

Chytridiaceae
n : a family of aquatic fungi of order Chytridiales [syn: {family Chytridiaceae}]

Chytridiales
n : simple aquatic fungi mostly saprophytic but some parasitic on higher plants or animals or fresh water fungi; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes [syn: {order Chytridiales}]

Chytridiomycetes
n : a class of mostly aquatic fungi; saprophytic or parasitic on algae or fungi or plants [syn: {class Chytridiomycetes}]

ci
adj : being one more than one hundred [syn: {hundred and one}, {a hundred and one}, {one hundred one}, {101}]
n : a unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 37,000,000,000 disintegrations per second [syn: {curie}]

CIA
n : an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence under the supervision of the President and National Security Council [syn: {Central Intelligence Agency}]

ciao
n : an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian) [syn: {aloha}]

Ciardi
n : United States poet and critic (1916-1986) [syn: {John Ciardi}, {John Anthony Ciardi}]

ciboria
See {ciborium}

Cibotium
n : in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae: ornamental tree ferns with coarse gracefully drooping fronds [syn: {genus Cibotium}]

Cibotium barometz
n : Asiatic tree fern having dense matted hairs sometimes used as a styptic [syn: {Scythian lamb}]

cicada
n : stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone [syn: {cicala}] [also: {cicadae} (pl)]

cicada killer
n : large black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadas [syn: {Sphecius speciosis}]

cicadae
See {cicada}

cicadae
cicada
n : stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone [syn: {cicala}] [also: {cicadae} (pl)]

Cicadellidae
n : leafhoppers [syn: {family Cicadellidae}]

Cicadidae
n : cicadas [syn: {family Cicadidae}]

cicala
n : stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone [syn: {cicada}] [also: {cicale} (pl)]

cicale
See {cicala}

cicale
cicala
n : stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone [syn: {cicada}] [also: {cicale} (pl)]

cicatrice
n : a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue [syn: {scar}, {cicatrix}]

cicatrices
See {cicatrix}

cicatrices
cicatrix
n : a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue [syn: {scar}, {cicatrice}] [also: {cicatrices} (pl)]

cicatrise
v : form a scar, after an injury; "the skin will cicatrize and it will heal soon" [syn: {cicatrize}]

cicatrix
n : a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue [syn: {scar}, {cicatrice}] [also: {cicatrices} (pl)]

cicatrize
v : form a scar, after an injury; "the skin will cicatrize and it will heal soon" [syn: {cicatrise}]

Cicer
n : chick-pea plant; Asiatic herbs [syn: {genus Cicer}]

Cicer arietinum
n : Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds [syn: {chickpea}, {chickpea plant}, {Egyptian pea}]

cicero
n 1: a linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em
2: a Roman statesman and orator remembered for his mastery of Latin prose (106-43 BC) [syn: {Marcus Tullius Cicero}, {Tully}]

cicerone
n : a guide who conducts and informs sightseers [also: {ciceroni} (pl)]

ciceroni
See {cicerone}

ciceroni
cicerone
n : a guide who conducts and informs sightseers [also: {ciceroni} (pl)]

cichlid
n : freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums [syn: {cichlid fish}]

cichlid fish
n : freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums [syn: {cichlid}]

Cichlidae
n : cichlids [syn: {family Cichlidae}]

Cichorium
n : chicory [syn: {genus Cichorium}]

Cichorium endivia
n : widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched [syn: {endive}, {witloof}]

Cichorium intybus
n : perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads [syn: {chicory}, {succory}, {chicory plant}]

Cicily Isabel Fairfield
n : British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983) [syn: {West}, {Rebecca West}, {Dame Rebecca West}]

Cicindelidae
n : tiger beetles [syn: {family Cicindelidae}]

cicisbei
See {cicisbeo}

Ciconia
n : type genus of the Ciconiidae: European storks [syn: {genus Ciconia}]

Ciconia ciconia
n : the common stork of Europe; white with black wing feathers and a red bill [syn: {white stork}]

Ciconia nigra
n : Old World stork that is glossy black above and white below [syn: {black stork}]

Ciconiidae
n : storks [syn: {family Ciconiidae}]

Ciconiiformes
n : order of chiefly tropical marsh-dwelling fish-eating wading birds with long legs and bills and (except for flamingos) unwebbed feet: herons; storks; spoonbills; flamingos; ibises [syn: {order Ciconiiformes}]

Cicuta
n : small genus of perennial herbs having deadly poisonous tuberous roots: water hemlock [syn: {genus Cicuta}]

Cicuta verosa
n : tall erect highly poisonous Eurasiatic perennial herb locally abundant in marshy areas [syn: {water hemlock}]

CID
n : the United States Army's principal law enfocement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the Army anywhere in the world [syn: {Criminal Investigation Command}]

Cidade de Praia
n : the capital of Cape Verde on Sao Tiago Island [syn: {Praia}, {capital of Cape Verde}]

cider
n : a beverage made from juice pressed from apples [syn: {cyder}]

cider gum
n : small to medium-sized tree of Tasmania [syn: {Eucalypt gunnii}]

cider mill
n : mill that extracts juice from apples to make apple cider

cider vinegar
n : vinegar made from cider

ciderpress
n : a press that is used to extract the juice from apples

cigar
n : a roll of tobacco for smoking

cigar band
n : a narrow paper band around a cigar

cigar box
n : a box for holding cigars

cigar butt
n : small part of a cigar that is left after smoking

cigar cutter
n : an implement for cutting the tip off of a cigar

cigar lighter
n : a lighter for cigars or cigarettes [syn: {cigarette lighter}, {pocket lighter}]

cigar smoker
n : a smoker of cigars

cigar-box cedar
n : fragrant wood much used for cigar boxes

cigaret
n : finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking [syn: {cigarette}, {coffin nail}, {butt}, {fag}]

cigarette
n : finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking [syn: {cigaret}, {coffin nail}, {butt}, {fag}]

cigarette burn
n : a burn mark left by a smoldering cigarette; "a cigarette burn on the edge of the table"

cigarette butt
n : small part of a cigarette that is left after smoking

cigarette case
n : a small flat case for holding cigarettes; can be carried in a purse or a pocket

cigarette holder
n : a tube that holds a cigarette while it is being smoked

cigarette lighter
n : a lighter for cigars or cigarettes [syn: {cigar lighter}, {pocket lighter}]

cigarette paper
n : a strong tissue paper that burns evenly and is sufficiently porous to control the burning of the tobacco in a cigarette [syn: {rolling paper}]

cigarette smoker
n : a smoker of cigarettes

cigarfish
n : small fusiform fish of western Atlantic [syn: {round scad}, {quiaquia}, {Decapterus punctatus}]

cigarillo
n : small cigar or cigarette wrapped in tobacco instead of paper

cigar-shaped
adj : tapering at each end [syn: {fusiform}, {spindle-shaped}]

cilantro
n 1: Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley [syn: {coriander}, {coriander plant}, {Chinese parsley}, {Coriandrum sativum}]
2: parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish [syn: {coriander}, {Chinese parsley}]

cilia
See {cilium}

cilia
cilium
n 1: a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms
2: any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids [syn: {eyelash}, {lash}] [also: {cilia} (pl)]

cilial
adj : of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell [syn: {ciliary}, {ciliate}]

ciliary
adj 1: relating to the ciliary body and associated structures of the eye
2: of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell [syn: {ciliate}, {cilial}]
3: of or relating to the human eyelash [syn: {ciliate}]

ciliary artery
n : one of several arteries supplying the choroid coat of the eye [syn: {arteria ciliaris}]

ciliary body
n : the part of the tunic of the eye between the choroid coat and the iris

ciliary veins
n : small veins coming from the ciliary body [syn: {venae ciliares}]

Ciliata
n : class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle [syn: {class Ciliata}, {Ciliophora}, {class Ciliophora}]

ciliate
adj 1: of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell [syn: {ciliary}, {cilial}]
2: of or relating to the human eyelash [syn: {ciliary}]
3: having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections [syn: {ciliated}]
n : a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell [syn: {ciliated protozoan}, {ciliophoran}]

ciliated
adj : having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections [syn: {ciliate}]

ciliated protozoan
n : a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell [syn: {ciliate}, {ciliophoran}]

Cilioflagellata
n : in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; in others included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta [syn: {Dinoflagellata}, {order Dinoflagellata}, {order Cilioflagellata}]

Ciliophora
n : class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle [syn: {Ciliata}, {class Ciliata}, {class Ciliophora}]

ciliophoran
n : a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell [syn: {ciliate}, {ciliated protozoan}]

cilium
n 1: a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms
2: any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids [syn: {eyelash}, {lash}] [also: {cilia} (pl)]

CIM
n : the United Kingdom's central unit for the tasking and coordination and resourceing of intelligence and security agencies [syn: {Central Intelligence Machinery}]

Cimabue
n : painter of the Florentine school; anticipated the move from Byzantine to naturalistic art (1240-1302) [syn: {Giovanni Cimabue}]

Cimarron
n 1: a river that rises in northeastern New Mexico and flows eastward into Oklahoma where it becomes a tributary of the Arkansas River [syn: {Cimarron River}]
2: wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns [syn: {bighorn}, {bighorn sheep}, {Rocky Mountain bighorn}, {Rocky Mountain sheep}, {Ovis canadensis}]

Cimarron River
n : a river that rises in northeastern New Mexico and flows eastward into Oklahoma where it becomes a tributary of the Arkansas River [syn: {Cimarron}]

cimetidine
n : a drug (trade name Tagamet) used to treat peptic ulcers by decreasing the secretion of stomach acid [syn: {Tagamet}]

Cimex
n : type genus of the Cimicidae: bedbugs [syn: {genus Cimex}]

Cimex lectularius
n : bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood [syn: {bedbug}, {bed bug}, {chinch}]

cimices
See {cimex}

Cimicidae
n : wingless flat-bodied blood-sucking insects [syn: {family Cimicidae}]

Cimicifuga
n : small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions: bugbane [syn: {genus Cimicifuga}]

Cimicifuga americana
n : bugbane of the eastern United States having erect racemes of white flowers [syn: {American bugbane}, {summer cohosh}]

Cimicifuga foetida
n : bugbane of Siberia and eastern Asia having ill-smelling green-white flowers [syn: {fetid bugbane}, {foetid bugbane}]

Cimicifuga racemosa
n : North American bugbane found from Main and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgia [syn: {black cohosh}, {black snakeroot}, {rattle-top}]

Cimmerian
adj : intensely dark and gloomy as with perpetual darkness; "the Cimmerian gloom...a darkness that could be felt"-Norman Douglas

cinch
n 1: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" [syn: {breeze}, {picnic}, {snap}, {duck soup}, {child's play}, {pushover}, {walkover}, {piece of cake}]
2: stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place [syn: {girth}]
3: a form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps
v 1: tie a cinch around; "cinch horses" [syn: {girth}]
2: make sure of
3: get a grip on; get mastery of

cinchona
n : any of several trees of the genus Cinchona [syn: {chinchona}]

cinchona bark
n : medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine [syn: {Peruvian bark}, {Jesuit's bark}]

Cinchona calisaya
n : Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark [syn: {calisaya}, {Cinchona officinalis}, {Cinchona ledgeriana}]

Cinchona cordifolia
n : Colombian tree; source of Cartagena bark (a cinchona bark) [syn: {Cartagena bark}, {Cinchona lancifolia}]

Cinchona lancifolia
n : Colombian tree; source of Cartagena bark (a cinchona bark) [syn: {Cartagena bark}, {Cinchona cordifolia}]

Cinchona ledgeriana
n : Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark [syn: {calisaya}, {Cinchona officinalis}, {Cinchona calisaya}]

Cinchona officinalis
n : Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark [syn: {calisaya}, {Cinchona ledgeriana}, {Cinchona calisaya}]

Cinchona pubescens
n : small tree of Ecuador and Peru having very large glossy leaves and large panicles of fragrant pink flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark [syn: {cinchona tree}]

cinchona tree
n : small tree of Ecuador and Peru having very large glossy leaves and large panicles of fragrant pink flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark [syn: {Cinchona pubescens}]

Cincinnati
n : a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river

Cincinnatus
n : Roman statesman regarded as a model of simple virtue; he twice was called to assume dictatorship of Rome and each time retired to his farm (519-438 BC) [syn: {Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus}]

Cinclidae
n : water ouzels [syn: {family Cinclidae}]

Cinclus
n : type genus of the family Cinclidae [syn: {genus Cinclus}]

Cinclus aquaticus
n : a water ouzel of Europe [syn: {European water ouzel}]

Cinclus mexicanus
n : a water ouzel of western North America [syn: {American water ouzel}]

cincture
n : a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers [syn: {girdle}, {sash}, {waistband}, {waistcloth}]

cinder
n : a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire [syn: {clinker}]

cinder block
n : a light concrete building block made with cinder aggregate; "cinder blocks are called breeze blocks in England" [syn: {clinker block}, {breeze block}]

cinder pig
n : pig iron containing a substantial proportion of slag

cinder track
n : a racetrack paved with fine cinders

Cinderella
n 1: a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition
2: a fictional young girl who is saved from her stepmother and stepsisters by her fairy godmother and a handsome prince

cine projector
n : projects successive frames from a reel of film to create moving pictures [syn: {movie projector}, {film projector}]

cine-camera
n : a camera that takes a sequence of photographs that can give the illusion of motion when viewed in rapid succession [syn: {motion-picture camera}, {movie camera}]

cine-film
n : photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a spool; to be used in a movie camera [syn: {motion-picture film}, {movie film}]

cinema
n 1: a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events" [syn: {film}, {celluloid}]
2: a theater where films are shown [syn: {movie theater}, {movie theatre}, {movie house}, {picture palace}]

cinema verite
n : a movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a director

cinematic
adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of the cinema

cinematise
v : make a film of or adopt so as to make into a film; "cinematize history" [syn: {cinematize}]

cinematize
v : make a film of or adopt so as to make into a film; "cinematize history" [syn: {cinematise}]

cinematographer
n : a photographer who operates a movie camera [syn: {cameraman}, {camera operator}]

cinematography
n : the act of making a film [syn: {filming}, {motion-picture photography}]

cineraria
See {cinerarium}

cineraria
n : herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers [syn: {Pericallis cruenta}, {Senecio cruentus}]

cineraria
cinerarium
n : a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead [syn: {columbarium}] [also: {cineraria} (pl)]

Cineraria maritima
n : stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region having very white woolly stems and leaves; sometimes placed in genus Cineraria [syn: {dusty miller}, {Senecio cineraria}]

cinerarium
n : a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead [syn: {columbarium}] [also: {cineraria} (pl)]

cinerary
adj : containing or used for ashes of the cremated dead; "a cinerary urn"

cingula
See {cingulum}

cingula
cingulum
n : (anatomy) an encircling girdle-like structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth) [also: {cingula} (pl)]

cingulate gyrus
n : a long curved structure on the medial surface of the cerebral hemispheres; the cortical part of the limbic system [syn: {gyrus cinguli}]

cingulum
n : (anatomy) an encircling girdle-like structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth) [also: {cingula} (pl)]

cinnabar
adj : of a vivid red to reddish-orange color [syn: {vermilion}, {vermillion}, {Chinese-red}]
n 1: a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury
2: large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort [syn: {cinnabar moth}, {Callimorpha jacobeae}]

cinnabar chanterelle
n : mushroom with a distinctive pink to vermillion fruiting body [syn: {Cantharellus cinnabarinus}]

cinnabar moth
n : large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort [syn: {cinnabar}, {Callimorpha jacobeae}]

cinnamene
n : a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene [syn: {styrene}, {phenylethylene}, {vinylbenzene}]

Cinnamomum
n : Asiatic and Australian aromatic trees and shrubs [syn: {genus Cinnamomum}]

Cinnamomum camphora
n : large evergreen tree of warm regions whose aromatic wood yields camphor [syn: {camphor tree}]

Cinnamomum cassia
n : Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon [syn: {cassia}, {cassia-bark tree}]

Cinnamomum loureirii
n : tropical southeast Asian tree with aromatic bark; yields a bark used medicinally [syn: {Saigon cinnamon}]

Cinnamomum zeylanicum
n : tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon [syn: {cinnamon}, {Ceylon cinnamon}, {Ceylon cinnamon tree}]

cinnamon
n 1: aromatic bark used as a spice [syn: {cinnamon bark}]
2: tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon [syn: {Ceylon cinnamon}, {Ceylon cinnamon tree}, {Cinnamomum zeylanicum}]
3: spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground

cinnamon bark
n 1: aromatic bark of Saigon cinnamon used medicinally as a carminative
2: aromatic bark used as a spice [syn: {cinnamon}]

cinnamon bear
n : reddish-brown color phase of the American black bear

cinnamon bread
n : bread flavored with cinnamon often containing raisins

cinnamon bun
n : rolled dough spread with cinnamon and sugar (and raisins) then sliced before baking [syn: {cinnamon roll}, {cinnamon snail}]

cinnamon fern
n : New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible [syn: {fiddlehead}, {fiddlehead fern}, {Osmunda cinnamonea}]

cinnamon roll
n : rolled dough spread with cinnamon and sugar (and raisins) then sliced before baking [syn: {cinnamon bun}, {cinnamon snail}]

cinnamon snail
n : rolled dough spread with cinnamon and sugar (and raisins) then sliced before baking [syn: {cinnamon roll}, {cinnamon bun}]

cinnamon stone
n : a garnet ranging in color from yellow to brown [syn: {essonite}, {hessonite}]

cinnamon toast
n : buttered toast with sugar and cinnamon (and nutmeg and grated lemon peel)

cinnamon vine
n : hardy Chinese vine naturalized in United States and cultivated as an ornamental climber for its glossy heart-shaped cinnamon-scented leaves and in the tropics for its edible tubers [syn: {Chinese yam}, {Dioscorea batata}]

cinque
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn: {five}, {5}, {V}, {quint}, {quintet}, {fivesome}, {quintuplet}, {pentad}, {fin}, {Phoebe}, {Little Phoebe}]

cinquefoil
n 1: any of a numerous plants grown for their 5-petal flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties [syn: {five-finger}]
2: an ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle

CIO
n : a federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955 [syn: {Congress of Industrial Organizations}]

cipher
n 1: a message written in a secret code [syn: {cypher}]
2: a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number [syn: {zero}, {0}, {nought}, {cypher}]
3: a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: {nothing}, {nil}, {nix}, {nada}, {null}, {aught}, {cypher}, {goose egg}, {naught}, {zero}, {zilch}, {zip}]
4: a person of no influence [syn: {cypher}, {nobody}, {nonentity}]
5: a secret method of writing [syn: {cypher}, {cryptograph}, {secret code}]
v 1: convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons" [syn: {encode}, {code}, {encipher}, {cypher}, {encrypt}, {inscribe}, {write in code}] [ant: {decode}]
2: make a mathematical calculation or computation [syn: {calculate}, {cypher}, {compute}, {work out}, {reckon}, {figure}]

Cipro
n : an oral antibiotic (trade name Cipro) used against serious bacterial infections of the skin or respiratory tract or urinary tract or bones or joints [syn: {ciprofloxacin}]

ciprofloxacin
n : an oral antibiotic (trade name Cipro) used against serious bacterial infections of the skin or respiratory tract or urinary tract or bones or joints [syn: {Cipro}]

CIRA
n : a terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein [syn: {Continuity Irish Republican Army}, {Continuity Army Council}]

circadian
adj : of or relating to biological processes occurring at 24-hour intervals; "circadian rhythms"

circadian rhythm
n : a daily cycle of activity observed in many living organisms

Circaea
n : enchanter's nightshade [syn: {genus Circaea}]

Circaea alpina
n : an Alpine variety of enchanter's nightshade [syn: {Alpine enchanter's nightshade}]

Circaea lutetiana
n : tall evening primrose with inconspicuous flowers

Circaetus
n : Harrier eagles [syn: {genus Circaetus}]

Circassian
n 1: a member of a Caucasian people living in the Caucasus but not speaking an Indo-European language
2: a northern Caucasian language spoken by the Circassian people

Circassian walnut
n : Eurasian walnut valued for its large edible nut and its hard richly figured wood; widely cultivated [syn: {English walnut}, {English walnut tree}, {Persian walnut}, {Juglans regia}]

Circe
n : (Greek mythology) a sorceress who detained Odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine

circinate
adj : shaped like a ring [syn: {annular}, {annulate}, {annulated}, {circular}, {ringed}, {ring-shaped}, {doughnut-shaped}]

Circinus
n : a small faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Musca and Triangulum Australe

Circis siliquastrum
n : small tree of the eastern Mediterranean having abundant purplish-red flowers growing on old wood directly from stems and appearing before the leaves: widely cultivated in mild regions; wood valuable for veneers [syn: {Judas tree}, {love tree}]

circle
n 1: ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point; "he calculated the circumference of the circle"
2: an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" [syn: {set}, {band}, {lot}]
3: something approximating the shape of a circle; "the chairs were arranged in a circle"
4: movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance" [syn: {lap}, {circuit}]
5: a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary" [syn: {traffic circle}, {rotary}, {roundabout}]
6: street names for flunitrazepan [syn: {R-2}, {Mexican valium}, {rophy}, {rope}, {roofy}, {roach}, {forget me drug}]
7: a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra; "they had excellent seats in the dress circle" [syn: {dress circle}]
8: any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles" [syn: {round}]
v 1: travel around something; "circle the globe"
2: move in circles [syn: {circulate}]
3: be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village" [syn: {surround}, {environ}, {encircle}, {round}, {ring}]
4: form a circle around; "encircle the errors" [syn: {encircle}]

circle around
v : move around in a circular motion; "The Earth revolves around the Sun" [syn: {revolve around}, {circle round}]

circle of curvature
n : the circle that touches a curve (on the concave side) and whose radius is the radius of curvature [syn: {osculating circle}]

circle of Willis
n : a ring of arteries at the base of the brain

circle round
v : move around in a circular motion; "The Earth revolves around the Sun" [syn: {revolve around}, {circle around}]

circlet
n 1: a small circle
2: decorated metal band worn around the head

circuit
n 1: an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow [syn: {electrical circuit}, {electric circuit}]
2: a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area; "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the island" [syn: {tour}]
3: an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to; "she's a familiar name on the club circuit"; "on the lecture circuit"; "the judge makes a circuit of the courts in his district"; "the international tennis circuit"
4: (law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals
5: a racetrack for automobile races [syn: {racing circuit}]
6: movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance" [syn: {lap}, {circle}]
v : make a circuit; "They were circuiting about the state"

circuit board
n : a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities [syn: {circuit card}, {board}, {card}]

circuit breaker
n : a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded [syn: {breaker}]

circuit card
n : a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities [syn: {circuit board}, {board}, {card}]

circuit court of appeals
n : one of the twelve federal United States courts of appeals that cover a group of states known as a `circuit'

circuitous
adj 1: marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct; "the explanation was circuitous and puzzling"; "a roundabout paragraph"; "hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend" [syn: {roundabout}]
2: deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic" [syn: {devious}, {roundabout}]

circuitry
n : electronic equipment consisting of a system of circuits

circular
adj 1: having a circular shape [syn: {round}] [ant: {square}]
2: shaped like a ring [syn: {annular}, {annulate}, {annulated}, {circinate}, {ringed}, {ring-shaped}, {doughnut-shaped}]
3: marked by or moving in a circle [syn: {rotary}]
n : an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" [syn: {handbill}, {bill}, {broadside}, {broadsheet}, {flier}, {flyer}, {throwaway}]

circular file
n : a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish [syn: {wastepaper basket}, {waste-paper basket}, {wastebasket}, {waste basket}]

circular function
n : function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle [syn: {trigonometric function}]

circular measure
n : measurement of angles in radians

circular plane
n : a plane with a flexible face that can plane concave or convex surfaces [syn: {compass plane}]

circular saw
n : a power saw that has a steel disk with cutting teeth on the periphery; rotates on a spindle [syn: {buzz saw}]

circularisation
n : circulating printed notices as a means of advertising [syn: {circularization}]

circularise
v 1: canvass by distributing letters [syn: {circularize}]
2: distribute circulars to [syn: {circularize}]
3: cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [syn: {circulate}, {circularize}, {distribute}, {disseminate}, {propagate}, {broadcast}, {spread}, {diffuse}, {disperse}, {pass around}]

circularity
n : the roundness of a 2-dimensional figure [syn: {disk shape}]

circularization
n : circulating printed notices as a means of advertising [syn: {circularisation}]

circularize
v 1: canvass by distributing letters [syn: {circularise}]
2: canvass by using a questionnaire
3: distribute circulars to [syn: {circularise}]
4: cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [syn: {circulate}, {circularise}, {distribute}, {disseminate}, {propagate}, {broadcast}, {spread}, {diffuse}, {disperse}, {pass around}]
5: make circular

circular-knit
adj : knitted in tubular form; "circular-knit sweaters without seams"

circularly
adv : in a circular manner

circulate
v 1: become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office" [syn: {go around}, {spread}]
2: cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [syn: {circularize}, {circularise}, {distribute}, {disseminate}, {propagate}, {broadcast}, {spread}, {diffuse}, {disperse}, {pass around}]
3: cause to be distributed; "This letter is circulating among the faculty" [syn: {pass around}, {pass on}, {distribute}]
4: move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point; "Blood circulates in my veins"; "The air here does not circulate"
5: move in circles [syn: {circle}]
6: cause to move in a circuit or system; "The fan circulates the air in the room"
7: move around freely; "She circulates among royalty"
8: cause to move around; "circulate a rumor" [syn: {mobilize}, {mobilise}]

circulating
adj : passing from one to another; "circulating bills and coins" [syn: {circulating(a)}]

circulating decimal
n : a decimal with a sequence of digits that repeats itself indefinitely [syn: {recurring decimal}, {repeating decimal}]

circulating library
n : library that provides books for use outside the building [syn: {lending library}]

circulation
n 1: the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)
2: movement through a circuit; especially the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels
3: (library science) the count of books that are loaned by a library over a specified period
4: number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold; "by increasing its circulation the newspaper hoped to increase its advertising"
5: free movement or passage through a series of vessels (as of water through pipes or sap through a plant)
6: the spread or transmission of something (as news or money) to a wider group or area

circulative
adj : of or relating to circulation [syn: {circulatory}]

circulatory
adj 1: of or relating to circulation [syn: {circulative}]
2: relating to circulatory system or to circulation of the blood

circulatory failure
n : failure of the cardiovascular system to supply adequate amounts of blood to body tissues

circulatory system
n : the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body [syn: {cardiovascular system}]

circumambulate
v : walk around something [syn: {walk around}]

circumboreal
adj : comprising or throughout far northern regions [syn: {boreal}]

circumcise
v 1: cut the skin over the clitoris
2: cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys; "During the bris, the baby boy is circumcised"

Circumcision
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st [syn: {Feast of the Circumcision}, {January 1}]
2: the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite
3: the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males

circumduction
n : a circular movement of a limb or eye

circumference
n 1: the size of something as given by the distance around it [syn: {perimeter}]
2: the length of the closed curve of a circle

circumferential
adj : lying around or just outside the edges or outskirts; "circumferential highways around cities"
n : a road that takes traffic around the edge of a town [syn: {bypass}, {ring road}]

circumflex
n : a diacritical mark (^) placed above a vowel in some languages to indicate a special phonetic quality

circumflex artery
n : any of several paired curving arteries

circumflex artery of the thigh
n : an artery that supplies the hip joint and thigh muscles [syn: {arteria circumflexa femoris}]

circumflex femoral vein
n : either of two veins that accompany arteries of the same name serving the hip and thigh [syn: {vena circumflexus femoris}]

circumflex humeral artery
n : an artery that supplies the shoulder joint and shoulder muscles [syn: {arteria circumflexa humeri}]

circumflex iliac artery
n : an artery that supplies the lower abdominal walls and skin and the sartorius muscle [syn: {arteria circumflexa ilium}]

circumflex iliac vein
n : accompanies the artery of the same name [syn: {vena circumflexa ilium}]

circumflex scapular artery
n : an artery that serves the muscles of the shoulder and scapular area [syn: {arteria circumflexa scapulae}]

circumflex vein
n : any of several curved parallel veins accompanying arteries of the same name [syn: {vena circumflexa}]

circumfuse
v : spread something around something

circumlocution
n 1: a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things [syn: {periphrasis}, {ambage}]
2: an indirect way of expressing something [syn: {indirect expression}]

circumlocutious
adj : roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; "had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression"; "A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With words and meanings."-T.S.Eliot; (`ambagious' is archaic) [syn: {circumlocutory}, {periphrastic}, {ambagious}]

circumlocutory
adj : roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; "had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression"; "A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With words and meanings."-T.S.Eliot; (`ambagious' is archaic) [syn: {circumlocutious}, {periphrastic}, {ambagious}]

circumnavigate
v : travel around, either by plane or ship; "We compassed the earth" [syn: {compass}]

circumnavigation
n : traveling around something (by ship or plane); "Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth proved that it is a globe"

circumpolar
adj 1: (of a celestial body) continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel; "a circumpolar star"
2: located or found throughout a polar region

circumscribe
v 1: draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points"
2: restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" [syn: {limit}, {confine}]
3: to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect

circumscribed
adj 1: subject to limits or subjected to limits [syn: {limited}]
2: showing or determining a boundary; "it is impossible to specify a clearly circumscribed (or delimited) area for any particular science" [syn: {delimited}]

circumscription
n : the act of circumscribing

circumspect
adj : heedful of potential consequences; "circumspect actions"; "physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use"; "a discreet investor" [syn: {discreet}]

circumspection
n 1: knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants showed great tact and discretion" [syn: {discretion}, {discreetness}, {prudence}]
2: the trait of being circumspect and prudent [syn: {caution}]

circumspectly
adv : in a cagey manner; "`I don't know yet,' he answered cagily" [syn: {cagily}]

circumstance
n 1: a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
2: the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context" [syn: {context}]
3: information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take" [syn: {condition}, {consideration}]
4: formal ceremony about important occasions; "pomp and circumstance"

circumstances
n 1: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion" [syn: {fortune}, {destiny}, {fate}, {luck}, {lot}, {portion}]
2: the state (usually personal) with regard to wealth; "each person was helped according to his circumstances"
3: a person's financial situation (good or bad); "he found himself in straitened circumstances"

circumstantial
adj : fully detailed and specific about particulars; "a circumstantial report about the debate"

circumstantial evidence
n : evidence providing only a basis for inference about the fact in dispute [syn: {indirect evidence}] [ant: {direct evidence}]

circumstantially
adv 1: according to circumstances; "he was convicted circumstantially"
2: so far as the circumstances are concerned; "the account was circumstantially accurate"
3: in minute detail; "our inability to see everything minutely and clearly is due merely to the infirmity of our senses" [syn: {minutely}]
4: without advance planning; "they met accidentally" [syn: {by chance}, {accidentally}, {unexpectedly}] [ant: {intentionally}]

circumstantiate
v : give circumstantial evidence for

circumvallate
v : surround with or as if with a rampart or other fortification

circumvent
v 1: surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna" [syn: {besiege}, {beleaguer}, {surround}, {hem in}]
2: beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" [syn: {outwit}, {overreach}, {outsmart}, {outfox}, {beat}]
3: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn: {hedge}, {fudge}, {evade}, {put off}, {parry}, {elude}, {skirt}, {dodge}, {duck}, {sidestep}]

circumvention
n : the act of evading by going around

circumvolute
v : wind or turn in volutions, especially in an inward spiral, as of snail

circumvolution
n : the act of turning or winding or folding around a central axis

circumvolve
v : cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle" [syn: {rotate}]

circus
n 1: a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals; "he ran away from home to join the circus"
2: performance given by a traveling company of acrobats clowns and trained animals; "the children always love to go to the circus"
3: a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a circus or carnival; "it was so funny it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere" [syn: {carnival}]
4: (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games
5: an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent; "they used the elephants to help put up the circus"
6: a genus of haws comprising the harriers [syn: {genus Circus}]

circus acrobat
n : an acrobat who performs acrobatic feats in a circus

Circus Aeruginosus
n : Old World harrier frequenting marshy regions [syn: {marsh harrier}]

Circus cyaneus
n : common harrier of North America and Europe; nests in marshes and open land [syn: {marsh hawk}, {northern harrier}, {hen harrier}]

Circus pygargus
n : brownish European harrier [syn: {Montagu's harrier}]

circus tent
n : a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance; "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the big top up in less than an hour" [syn: {big top}, {round top}, {top}]

cirio
n : candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers [syn: {boojum tree}, {Fouquieria columnaris}, {Idria columnaris}]

cirque
n : a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake [syn: {corrie}, {cwm}]

cirrhosis
n : a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism [syn: {cirrhosis of the liver}]

cirrhosis of the liver
n : a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism [syn: {cirrhosis}]

cirrhus
n : usually coiled [syn: {cirrus}]

cirri
See {cirrus}

cirri
cirrus
n 1: usually coiled [syn: {cirrhus}]
2: a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles) [syn: {cirrus cloud}]
3: a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile [also: {cirri} (pl)]

Cirripedia
n : barnacles [syn: {subclass Cirripedia}]

cirrocumuli
See {cirrocumulus}

cirrocumuli
cirrocumulus
n : a cloud at a high altitude consisting of a series of regularly arranged small clouds resembling ripples [syn: {cirrocumulus cloud}] [also: {cirrocumuli} (pl)]

cirrocumulus
n : a cloud at a high altitude consisting of a series of regularly arranged small clouds resembling ripples [syn: {cirrocumulus cloud}] [also: {cirrocumuli} (pl)]

cirrocumulus cloud
n : a cloud at a high altitude consisting of a series of regularly arranged small clouds resembling ripples [syn: {cirrocumulus}]

cirrostrati
See {cirrostratus}

cirrostrati
cirrostratus
n : a thin uniform layer of hazy cloud at high altitude [syn: {cirrostratus cloud}] [also: {cirrostrati} (pl)]

cirrostratus
n : a thin uniform layer of hazy cloud at high altitude [syn: {cirrostratus cloud}] [also: {cirrostrati} (pl)]

cirrostratus cloud
n : a thin uniform layer of hazy cloud at high altitude [syn: {cirrostratus}]

cirrus
n 1: usually coiled [syn: {cirrhus}]
2: a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles) [syn: {cirrus cloud}]
3: a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile [also: {cirri} (pl)]

cirrus cloud
n : a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles) [syn: {cirrus}]

Cirsium
n : plume thistles [syn: {genus Cirsium}]

Cirsium arvense
n : European thistle naturalized in United States and Canada where it is a pernicious weed [syn: {Canada thistle}, {creeping thistle}]

Cirsium discolor
n : stout North American thistle with purplish-pink flower heads [syn: {field thistle}]

Cirsium eriophorum
n : woolly thistle of western and central Europe and Balkan Peninsula [syn: {European woolly thistle}]

Cirsium flodmanii
n : thistle of western North America having white woolly leaves [syn: {woolly thistle}]

Cirsium helenioides
n : perennial stoloniferous thistle of northern Europe with lanceolate basal leaves and usually solitary heads of reddish-purple flowers [syn: {melancholy thistle}, {Cirsium heterophylum}]

Cirsium heterophylum
n : perennial stoloniferous thistle of northern Europe with lanceolate basal leaves and usually solitary heads of reddish-purple flowers [syn: {melancholy thistle}, {Cirsium helenioides}]

Cirsium lanceolatum
n : European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States [syn: {bull thistle}, {boar thistle}, {spear thistle}, {Cirsium vulgare}]

Cirsium rivulare
n : of central and southwestern Europe [syn: {brook thistle}]

Cirsium vulgare
n : European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States [syn: {bull thistle}, {boar thistle}, {spear thistle}, {Cirsium lanceolatum}]

CIS
n : an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991 [syn: {Commonwealth of Independent States}]

cisalpine
adj : on the Italian or Roman side of the Alps; "ancient cisalpine Gaul included an area south and east of the Alps" [syn: {ultramontane}]

CISC
n 1: an agency of the Canadian government that unifies the intelligence units of Canadian law enforcement agencies [syn: {Criminal Intelligence Services of Canada}]
2: (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the cpu chip [syn: {complex instruction set computing}, {complex instruction set computer}] [ant: {reduced instruction set computing}, {reduced instruction set computing}, {reduced instruction set computing}]

cisco
n 1: cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward [syn: {lake herring}]
2: important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America [syn: {lake herring}, {Coregonus artedi}] [also: {ciscoes} (pl)]

ciscoes
See {cisco}

ciscoes
cisco
n 1: cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward [syn: {lake herring}]
2: important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America [syn: {lake herring}, {Coregonus artedi}] [also: {ciscoes} (pl)]

cislunar
adj : situated between the earth and the moon [syn: {sublunar}, {sublunary}]

cismontane
adj : on this (the speaker's) side of the mountains; "a contest in Virginia between a cismontane and a tramontane people" [ant: {tramontane}]

cissy
adj : having unsuitable feminine qualities [syn: {effeminate}, {emasculate}, {epicene}, {sissified}, {sissyish}, {sissy}]

Cistaceae
n : shrubs or woody herbs of temperate regions especially Mediterranean [syn: {family Cistaceae}, {rockrose family}]

Cistercian
n : member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence [syn: {Trappist}]

cistern
n 1: a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid [syn: {cisterna}]
2: a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet [syn: {water tank}]
3: an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater

cisterna
n : a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid [syn: {cistern}] [also: {cisternae} (pl)]

cisternae
See {cisterna}

cisternae
cisterna
n : a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid [syn: {cistern}] [also: {cisternae} (pl)]

Cistothorus
n : marsh wrens [syn: {genus Cistothorus}]

Cistothorus palustris
n : American wren that inhabits tall reed beds [syn: {long-billed marsh wren}]

Cistothorus platensis
n : small American wren inhabiting wet sedgy meadows [syn: {sedge wren}, {short-billed marsh wren}]

cistron
n : (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; "genes were formerly called factors" [syn: {gene}, {factor}]

Cistus
n : small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe and North Africa [syn: {genus Cistus}]

Cistus albidus
n : compact white pubescent shrub of southwestern Europe having pink flowers [syn: {white-leaved rockrose}]

Cistus ladanifer
n : shrub having white flowers and viscid stems and leaves yielding a fragrant oleoresin used in perfumes especially as a fixative [syn: {common gum cistus}, {Cistus ladanum}]

Cistus ladanum
n : shrub having white flowers and viscid stems and leaves yielding a fragrant oleoresin used in perfumes especially as a fixative [syn: {common gum cistus}, {Cistus ladanifer}]

citadel
n : a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle [syn: {bastion}]

citation
n 1: an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement [syn: {commendation}]
2: (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
3: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases" [syn: {acknowledgment}, {credit}, {reference}, {mention}, {quotation}]
4: a passage or expression that is quoted or cited [syn: {quotation}, {quote}]
5: a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
6: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948

citation form
n : the form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary [syn: {main entry word}, {entry word}]

cite
v 1: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" [syn: {mention}, {advert}, {bring up}, {name}, {refer}]
2: commend; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements" [syn: {mention}]
3: refer to; "he referenced his colleagues' work" [syn: {reference}]
4: repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her" [syn: {quote}]
5: refer to for illustration or proof; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior" [syn: {quote}]
6: advance evidence for [syn: {adduce}, {abduce}]
7: call in an official matter, such as to attend court [syn: {summon}, {summons}]

Citellus
n : typical ground squirrels [syn: {genus Citellus}, {Spermophilus}, {genus Spermophilus}]

Citellus citellus
n : rather large central Eurasian ground squirrel [syn: {suslik}, {souslik}]

Citellus lateralis
n : common black-striped reddish-brown ground squirrel of western North America; resembles a large chipmunk [syn: {mantled ground squirrel}]

Citellus leucurus
n : small ground squirrel of western United States [syn: {antelope squirrel}, {whitetail antelope squirrel}, {antelope chipmunk}]

Citellus parryi
n : large ground squirrel of the North American far north [syn: {Arctic ground squirrel}, {parka squirrel}]

Citellus richardsoni
n : of sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States and Canada [syn: {flickertail}, {Richardson ground squirrel}]

Citellus variegatus
n : large gray ground squirrel of rocky areas of the southwestern United States [syn: {rock squirrel}]

Citharichthys
n : a genus of Bothidae [syn: {genus Citharichthys}]

Citharichthys cornutus
n : whiff found in waters from the Bahamas and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil [syn: {horned whiff}]

cither
n 1: a musical stringed instrument with strings stretch over a flat sounding box; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers [syn: {zither}, {zithern}]
2: a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings [syn: {cittern}, {cithern}, {citole}, {gittern}]

cithern
n : a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings [syn: {cittern}, {cither}, {citole}, {gittern}]

citified
See {citify}

citified
citify
v : accustom to urban ways; "Immigration will citify the country?" [also: {citified}]

citified
adj : being or having the customs or manners or dress of a city person [syn: {cityfied}, {city-bred}, {city-born}]

citify
v : accustom to urban ways; "Immigration will citify the country?" [also: {citified}]

citizen
n : a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community [ant: {foreigner}]

Citizen Genet
n : French diplomat who in 1793 tried to draw the United States into the war between France and England (1763-1834) [syn: {Genet}, {Edmund Charles Edouard Genet}]

citizenry
n : the body of citizens of a state or country; "the Spanish people" [syn: {people}]

citizens committee
n : a self-constituted organization to promote something [syn: {committee}]

citizenship
n 1: the status of a citizen with rights and duties
2: conduct as a citizen; "award for good citizenship"

Citizenship Day
n : celebrated in the United States [syn: {September 17}]

Citlaltepetl
n : an extinct volcano in southern Mexico between Mexico City and Veracruz; the highest peak in Mexico (18,695 feet) [syn: {Mount Orizaba}, {Mt Orizaba}, {Pico de Orizaba}]

citole
n : a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings [syn: {cittern}, {cithern}, {cither}, {gittern}]

citrange
n 1: more aromatic and acidic than oranges [syn: {citrange tree}, {Citroncirus webberi}]
2: more aromatic and acid tasting than oranges; used in beverages and marmalade

citrange tree
n : more aromatic and acidic than oranges [syn: {citrange}, {Citroncirus webberi}]

citrate
v : cause to form a salt or ester of citric acid

citric
adj : of or related to citric acid

citric acid
n : a weak water-soluble acid found in many fruits (especially citrus fruits); used as a flavoring agent

citric acid cycle
n : in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that are the source of cellular energy [syn: {Krebs cycle}, {Krebs citric acid cycle}, {tricarboxylic acid cycle}]

citrin
n : a vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell and capillary walls to permeation [syn: {vitamin P}, {bioflavinoid}]

citrine
n : semiprecious yellow quartz resembling topaz

citron
n 1: large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved
2: thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind [syn: {citron tree}, {Citrus medica}]

citron tree
n : thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind [syn: {citron}, {Citrus medica}]

Citroncirus
n : a cross between Citrus sinensis and Poncirus trifoliata [syn: {genus Citroncirus}]

Citroncirus webberi
n : more aromatic and acidic than oranges [syn: {citrange}, {citrange tree}]

citronwood
n 1: wood of a citron tree
2: durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of the cathedral at Cordova, Spain) [syn: {sandarac}]

citrophilous mealybug
n : destructive especially to citrus [syn: {citrophilus mealybug}, {Pseudococcus fragilis}]

citrophilus mealybug
n : destructive especially to citrus [syn: {citrophilous mealybug}, {Pseudococcus fragilis}]

citrous
adj 1: of or relating to plants of the genus Citrus; "a citrous disease"
2: of or relating to or producing fruit of the plants of the genus Citrus; "the citrus production of Florida"

citrous fruit
n : any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions [syn: {citrus}, {citrus fruit}]

citrulline
n : an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is an intermediate in the conversion of ornithine to arginine

Citrullus
n : a dicot genus of the family cucurbitaceae including watermelons [syn: {genus Citrullus}]

Citrullus vulgaris
n : an African melon [syn: {watermelon}, {watermelon vine}]

citrus
n 1: any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions [syn: {citrus fruit}, {citrous fruit}]
2: any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds [syn: {citrus tree}]

Citrus aurantifolia
n : any of various related trees bearing limes [syn: {lime}, {lime tree}]

Citrus aurantium
n : any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock [syn: {sour orange}, {Seville orange}, {bitter orange}, {bitter orange tree}, {bigarade}, {marmalade orange}]

Citrus bergamia
n : small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy [syn: {bergamot}, {bergamot orange}]

Citrus decumana
n : southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits [syn: {pomelo}, {pomelo tree}, {pummelo}, {shaddock}, {Citrus maxima}, {Citrus grandis}]

citrus fruit
n : any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions [syn: {citrus}, {citrous fruit}]

Citrus grandis
n : southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits [syn: {pomelo}, {pomelo tree}, {pummelo}, {shaddock}, {Citrus maxima}, {Citrus decumana}]

Citrus limetta
n : lemon tree having fruit with a somewhat insipid sweetish pulp [syn: {sweet lemon}, {sweet lime}]

Citrus limon
n : a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit [syn: {lemon}, {lemon tree}]

Citrus limonia
n : hybrid between mandarin orange and lemon having very acid fruit with orange peel [syn: {rangpur}, {rangpur lime}, {lemanderin}]

Citrus maxima
n : southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits [syn: {pomelo}, {pomelo tree}, {pummelo}, {shaddock}, {Citrus grandis}, {Citrus decumana}]

citrus mealybug
n : feeds on a wide variety of cultivated plants but especially destructive to citrus [syn: {Planococcus citri}]

Citrus medica
n : thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind [syn: {citron}, {citron tree}]

Citrus nobilis
n : large citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that is easily peeled; widely cultivated in Florida [syn: {temple orange}, {temple orange tree}, {tangor}, {king orange}]

Citrus paradisi
n : citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp [syn: {grapefruit}]

Citrus reticulata
n : shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia [syn: {mandarin}, {mandarin orange}, {mandarin orange tree}]

Citrus sinensis
n : probably native to southern China; widely cultivated as source of table and juice oranges [syn: {sweet orange}, {sweet orange tree}]

Citrus tangelo
n : hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in Florida [syn: {tangelo}, {tangelo tree}, {ugli fruit}]

citrus tree
n : any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds [syn: {citrus}]

citrus whitefly
n : whitefly that attacks citrus trees [syn: {Dialeurodes citri}]

Citta del Vaticano
n : the capital of the State of the Vatican City [syn: {Vatican City}]

cittern
n : a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings [syn: {cithern}, {cither}, {citole}, {gittern}]

city
n 1: a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city" [syn: {metropolis}, {urban center}]
2: an incorporated administrative district established by state charter; "the city raised the tax rate"
3: people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994" [syn: {metropolis}]

city block
n : a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings; "he lives in the next block" [syn: {block}]

city boy
n : a city dweller with sophisticated manners and clothing [syn: {city slicker}]

city center
n : the central part of a city [syn: {city centre}, {central city}]

city centre
n : the central part of a city [syn: {city center}, {central city}]

city council
n : a municipal body that can pass ordnances and appropriate funds etc.

city desk
n : the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the local news [syn: {city room}]

city district
n : a district of a town or city

city editor
n : the newspaper editor in charge of editing local news

city father
n : an important municipal official

city hall
n : a building that houses administrative offices of a municipal government

city limit
n : the limits of the area occupied by a city or town [syn: {city limits}]

city limits
n : the limits of the area occupied by a city or town [syn: {city limit}]

city line
n : the boundary of a city

city man
n : a financier who works in one of the banks in the City of London

city manager
n : the head of a city government [syn: {mayor}]

City of Bridges
n : a city in northwestern Belgium; connected by canal to the North Sea; the old city is a popular tourist attraction [syn: {Bruges}]

City of Brotherly Love
n : the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania [syn: {Philadelphia}]

City of God
n : phrases used to refer to Heaven; "the Celestial City was Christian's goal in Bunyan's `Pilgrim's Progress'" [syn: {Celestial City}, {Heavenly City}, {Holy City}]

City of Light
n : the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce [syn: {Paris}, {French capital}, {capital of France}]

City of London
n : the part of London situated within the ancient boundaries; the commercial and financial center of London [syn: {the City}]

City of the Angels
n : a city in southern California; motion picture capital of the world; most populous city of California and second largest in the United States [syn: {Los Angeles}]

City of Westminster
n : a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey [syn: {Westminster}]

city planning
n : determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community [syn: {town planning}, {urban planning}]

city room
n : the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the local news [syn: {city desk}]

city slicker
n : a city dweller with sophisticated manners and clothing [syn: {city boy}]

city state
n : a state consisting of a sovereign city

city university
n : an urban university in a large city

city-born
adj : being or having the customs or manners or dress of a city person [syn: {citified}, {cityfied}, {city-bred}]

city-bred
adj : being or having the customs or manners or dress of a city person [syn: {citified}, {cityfied}, {city-born}]

cityfied
adj : being or having the customs or manners or dress of a city person [syn: {citified}, {city-bred}, {city-born}]

cityscape
n 1: a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area; "the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty"
2: painting depicting a city or urban area

citywide
adj : occurring or extending throughout a city; "citywide bussing"; "a citywide strike"

Ciudad de Mexico
n : the capital and largest city of Mexico is a political and cultural and commercial and industrial center; one of the world's largest cities [syn: {Mexico City}, {Mexican capital}, {capital of Mexico}]

Ciudad Juarez
n : a city in northern Mexico on the Rio Grande opposite El Paso [syn: {Juarez}]

Ciudad Trujillo
n : the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic; "Santo Domingo is the oldest continually inhabited European settlement in the Americas with the oldest cathedral and the oldest hospital and the oldest monastery in the Western Hemisphere" [syn: {Santo Domingo}, {capital of the Dominican Republic}]

Ciudad Victoria
n : a city in east central Mexico

cive
n : perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning [syn: {chives}, {chive}, {schnittlaugh}, {Allium schoenoprasum}]

civet
n : catlike mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes [syn: {civet cat}]

civet bean
n : small flat green bean similar to lima beans [syn: {sieva bean}, {butter bean}, {butterbean}]

civet cat
n 1: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings [syn: {bassarisk}, {cacomistle}, {cacomixle}, {coon cat}, {raccoon fox}, {ringtail}, {ring-tailed cat}, {miner's cat}, {Bassariscus astutus}]
2: catlike mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes [syn: {civet}]

civic
adj 1: of or relating or belonging to a city; "civic center"; "civic problems"
2: of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals; "civil rights"; "civil liberty"; "civic duties"; "civic pride" [syn: {civil}]

civic center
n 1: a center where the members of a community can gather for social or cultural activities [syn: {community center}]
2: the center of a city [syn: {municipal center}, {down town}]

civic duty
n : the responsibilities of a citizen [syn: {civic responsibility}]

civic leader
n : a leader in municipal affairs [syn: {civil leader}]

civic pride
n : pride in your city [syn: {civic spirit}]

civic responsibility
n : the responsibilities of a citizen [syn: {civic duty}]

civic spirit
n : pride in your city [syn: {civic pride}]

civics
n : the social science of municipal affairs

civies
n : civilian garb as opposed to a military uniform [syn: {civvies}]

civil
adj 1: applying to ordinary citizens; "civil law"; "civil authorities"
2: not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others; "even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"- W.S. Maugham [syn: {polite}] [ant: {uncivil}]
3: of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state; "civil affairs"; "civil strife"; "civil disobediece"; "civil branches of government"
4: of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals; "civil rights"; "civil liberty"; "civic duties"; "civic pride" [syn: {civic}]
5: (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life; "the civil calendar"; "a civil day begins at mean midnight" [ant: {sidereal}]
6: of or in a condition of social order; "civil peoples"

civil action
n : legal action to protect a private civil right or to compel a civil remedy (as distinguished from criminal prosecution)

civil authority
n : a person who exercises authority over civilian affairs

civil censorship
n : military censorship of civilian communications (correspondence or printed matter of films) entering or leaving of circulating within territories controlled by armed forces

civil contempt
n : a failure to follow a court order that benefits someone else

civil day
n : a day reckoned from midnight to midnight [syn: {calendar day}]

civil death
n 1: the legal status of a person who is alive but who has been deprived of the rights and privileges of a citizen or a member of society; the legal status of one sentenced to life imprisonment
2: cancellation of civil rights [syn: {attainder}]

civil defense
n : activities organized by civilians for their own protection in time of war or disaster

civil disobedience
n : a group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination); "Thoreau wrote a famous essay justifying civil disobedience"

civil engineer
n : an engineer trained to design and construct and maintain public works (roads or bridges or harbors etc.)

civil engineering
n : the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction of such public works as dams or bridges

civil law
n 1: the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation [ant: {international law}]
2: the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law [syn: {Roman law}, {Justinian code}, {jus civile}]

civil leader
n : a leader in municipal affairs [syn: {civic leader}]

civil liberty
n 1: one's freedom to exercise one's rights as guaranteed under the laws of the country [syn: {political liberty}]
2: fundamental individual right protected by law and expressed as immunity from unwarranted governmental interference

Civil List
n : a sum of money voted by Parliament each year for the expenses of the British royal family

civil marriage
n : a marriage performed by a government official rather than by a clergyman

civil order
n : the form of government of a social organization [syn: {polity}]

civil right
n : right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equality [syn: {civil rights}]

civil rights
n : right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equality [syn: {civil right}]

civil rights activist
n : a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups [syn: {civil rights leader}, {civil rights worker}]

civil rights leader
n : a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups [syn: {civil rights worker}, {civil rights activist}]

Civil Rights movement
n : movement in the United States beginning in the 1960s and led primarily by Blacks in an effort to establish the civil rights of individual Black citizens

civil rights worker
n : a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups [syn: {civil rights leader}, {civil rights activist}]

civil servant
n : a public official who is a member of the civil service

civil service
n : government workers; usually hired on the basis of competitive examinations

civil suit
n : a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant

civil time
n : the official time in a local region (adjusted for location around the Earth); established by law or custom [syn: {standard time}, {local time}]

civil union
n : a voluntary union for life (or until divorce) of adult parties of the same sex; "parties to a civil union have all the same benefits, protections, and responsibilities under Vermont law as spouses in a marriage"

civil war
n : a war between factions in the same country

civil wrong
n : (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought [syn: {tort}]

civil year
n : the year (reckoned from January 1 to December 31) according to Gregorian calendar [syn: {calendar year}]

civilian
adj : associated with or performed by civilians as contrasted with the military; "civilian clothing"; "civilian life" [ant: {military}]
n : a nonmilitary citizen [ant: {serviceman}]

civilian clothing
n : ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc. [syn: {civilian dress}, {civilian garb}, {plain clothes}]

civilian dress
n : ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc. [syn: {civilian clothing}, {civilian garb}, {plain clothes}]

civilian garb
n : ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc. [syn: {civilian clothing}, {civilian dress}, {plain clothes}]

civilisation
n 1: the social process whereby societies achieve civilization [syn: {civilization}]
2: a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization" [syn: {culture}, {civilization}]
3: a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations); "the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization" [syn: {civilization}]
4: the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste; "a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for his generosity and civilization" [syn: {refinement}, {civilization}]

civilise
v 1: train to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry" [syn: {educate}, {school}, {train}, {cultivate}, {civilize}]
2: raise from a barbaric to a civilized state; "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized" [syn: {civilize}]

civilised
adj 1: having a high state of culture and development both social and technological; "terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world" [syn: {civilized}] [ant: {noncivilized}]
2: marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society" [syn: {civilized}, {cultivated}, {cultured}, {genteel}, {polite}]

civility
n 1: formal or perfunctory politeness [ant: {incivility}]
2: the act of showing regard for others [syn: {politeness}]

civilization
n 1: a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations); "the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization" [syn: {civilisation}]
2: the social process whereby societies achieve civilization [syn: {civilisation}]
3: a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization" [syn: {culture}, {civilisation}]
4: the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste; "a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for his generosity and civilization" [syn: {refinement}, {civilisation}]

civilize
v 1: train to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry" [syn: {educate}, {school}, {train}, {cultivate}, {civilise}]
2: raise from a barbaric to a civilized state; "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized" [syn: {civilise}]

civilized
adj 1: having a high state of culture and development both social and technological; "terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world" [syn: {civilised}] [ant: {noncivilized}]
2: marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society" [syn: {civilised}, {cultivated}, {cultured}, {genteel}, {polite}]

civil-libertarian
adj : having or showing active concern for protection of civil liberties protected by law

civilly
adv : in a civil manner; "he treats his former wife civilly" [ant: {uncivilly}]

civvies
n : civilian garb as opposed to a military uniform [syn: {civies}]

CJD
n : rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus; characterized by progressive dementia and gradual loss of muscle control [syn: {Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease}, {Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease}]

cl
adj : being ten more than one hundred forty [syn: {one hundred fifty}, {150}]
n 1: a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water) [syn: {chlorine}, {atomic number 17}]
2: a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter [syn: {centiliter}, {centilitre}]

clabber
n : raw milk that has soured and thickened
v : turn into curds; "curdled milk" [syn: {curdle}, {clot}] [ant: {homogenize}, {homogenize}, {homogenize}]

clack
n 1: a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated [syn: {clap}]
2: a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction [syn: {clack valve}, {clapper valve}]
v 1: make a rattling sound; "clattering dishes" [syn: {clatter}, {brattle}]
2: make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens [syn: {cluck}, {click}]
3: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly [syn: {chatter}, {piffle}, {palaver}, {prate}, {tittle-tattle}, {twaddle}, {maunder}, {prattle}, {blab}, {gibber}, {tattle}, {blabber}, {gabble}]

clack valve
n : a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction [syn: {clack}, {clapper valve}]

clad
See {clothe} [also: {cladding}]

clad
clothe
v 1: provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" [syn: {dress}, {enclothe}, {garb}, {raiment}, {tog}, {garment}, {habilitate}, {fit out}, {apparel}] [ant: {undress}]
2: furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors [syn: {invest}, {adorn}] [also: {clad}]

clad
adj 1: wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination; "clothed and in his right mind"- Bible; "proud of her well-clothed family"; "nurses clad in white"; "white-clad nurses" [syn: {clothed}] [ant: {unclothed}]
2: having an outer covering especially of thin metal; "steel-clad"; "armor-clad" [also: {cladding}]

cladding
See {clad}

cladding
clad See {clothe} [also: {cladding}]

cladding
clad
adj 1: wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination; "clothed and in his right mind"- Bible; "proud of her well-clothed family"; "nurses clad in white"; "white-clad nurses" [syn: {clothed}] [ant: {unclothed}]
2: having an outer covering especially of thin metal; "steel-clad"; "armor-clad" [also: {cladding}]

cladding
n : a protective covering that protects the outside of a building [syn: {facing}]

clade
n : a group of biological taxa or species that share features inherited from a common ancestor

cladisitic analysis
n : a system of biological taxonomy based on the quantitative analysis of comparative data and used to reconstruct cladograms summarizing the (assumed) phylogenetic relations and evolutionary history of groups of organisms [syn: {cladistics}]

cladistics
n : a system of biological taxonomy based on the quantitative analysis of comparative data and used to reconstruct cladograms summarizing the (assumed) phylogenetic relations and evolutionary history of groups of organisms [syn: {cladisitic analysis}]

cladode
n : a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf [syn: {cladophyll}, {phylloclad}, {phylloclade}]

cladogram
n : a tree diagram used to illustrate phylogenetic relationships

Cladonia
n : type genus of Cladoniaceae; lichens characterized by a crustose thallus and capitate fruiting bodies borne on simple or branched podetia [syn: {genus Cladonia}]

Cladonia rangiferina
n : an erect grayish branching lichen of Arctic and even some north temperate regions constituting the chief food for reindeer and caribou and sometimes being eaten by humans [syn: {reindeer moss}, {reindeer lichen}, {arctic moss}]

Cladoniaceae
n : a family of lichens [syn: {family Cladoniaceae}]

cladophyll
n : a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf [syn: {cladode}, {phylloclad}, {phylloclade}]

Cladorhyncus
n : one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills [syn: {genus Cladorhyncus}]

Cladorhyncus leucocephalum
n : web-footed Australian stilt with reddish-brown pectoral markings [syn: {banded stilt}]

Cladrastis
n : yellowwoods [syn: {genus Cladrastis}]

Cladrastis kentukea
n : small handsome round-headed deciduous tree having showy white flowers in terminal clusters and heavy hardwood yielding yellow dye [syn: {Kentucky yellowwood}, {gopherwood}, {Cladrastis lutea}]

Cladrastis lutea
n : small handsome round-headed deciduous tree having showy white flowers in terminal clusters and heavy hardwood yielding yellow dye [syn: {Kentucky yellowwood}, {gopherwood}, {Cladrastis kentukea}]

Claes Oldenberg
n : United States sculptor (born in Sweden); a leader of the pop art movement who was noted for giant sculptures of common objects (born in 1929) [syn: {Oldenberg}]

Claforan
n : a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Claforan) used for severe infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract [syn: {cefotaxime}]

claim
n 1: an assertion of a right (as to money or property); "his claim asked for damages"
2: an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims"
3: demand for something as rightful or due; "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day"
4: an informal right to something; "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame" [syn: {title}]
5: an established or recognized right; "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate"; "he staked his claim" [syn: {title}]
6: a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty" [syn: {call}]
v 1: assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar" [ant: {disclaim}]
2: demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident" [syn: {lay claim}, {arrogate}] [ant: {forfeit}]
3: ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"
4: lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea" [syn: {take}] [ant: {disclaim}]
5: take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her" [syn: {take}, {exact}]

claim agent
n : one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement [syn: {adjuster}, {adjustor}, {claims adjuster}, {claims adjustor}]

claim form
n : a form to use when filing a claim

claim jumper
n : one who illegally occupies property to which another has a legal claim

claimant
n : someone who claims a benefit or right or title; "claimants of unemployment compensation"; "he was a claimant to the throne"

claiming race
n : a horse race in which each owner declares before the race at what price his horse will be offered for sale after the race

claims adjuster
n : one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement [syn: {adjuster}, {adjustor}, {claims adjustor}, {claim agent}]

claims adjustor
n : one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement [syn: {adjuster}, {adjustor}, {claims adjuster}, {claim agent}]

clairvoyance
n : apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses [syn: {second sight}, {extrasensory perception}, {E.S.P.}, {ESP}]

clairvoyant
adj 1: perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses
2: foreseeing the future [syn: {precognitive}, {second-sighted}]
n : someone who has the power of clairvoyance

clam
n 1: burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud
2: a piece of paper money worth one dollar [syn: {dollar}, {dollar bill}, {one dollar bill}, {buck}]
3: flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams
v : gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean [also: {clamming}, {clammed}]

clam chowder
n : chowder containing clams

clam dip
n : a dip made of clams and soft cream cheese

clam up
v : refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached" [syn: {close up}, {dummy up}, {shut up}, {belt up}, {button up}, {be quiet}, {keep mum}] [ant: {open up}]

clamant
adj 1: conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob" [syn: {blatant}, {clamorous}, {strident}, {vociferous}]
2: demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need" [syn: {crying}, {exigent}, {insistent}, {instant}]

Clamatores
n : used in some classification systems; a suborder or superfamily nearly coextensive with suborder Tyranni; Passeriformes having relatively simple vocal organs and little power of song: clamatorial birds [syn: {suborder Clamatores}]

clamatorial
adj : of or relating to Clamatores

clambake
n : a cookout at the seashore where clams and fish and other foods are cooked--usually on heated stones covered with seaweed

clamber
n : an awkward climb; "reaching the crest was a real clamber"
v : climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: {scramble}, {shin}, {shinny}, {skin}, {struggle}, {sputter}]

clammed
See {clam}

clammed
clam
n 1: burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud
2: a piece of paper money worth one dollar [syn: {dollar}, {dollar bill}, {one dollar bill}, {buck}]
3: flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams
v : gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean [also: {clamming}, {clammed}]

clammier
See {clammy}

clammier
clammy
adj : unpleasantly cool and humid; "a clammy handshake"; "clammy weather"; "a dank cellar"; "dank rain forests" [syn: {dank}] [also: {clammiest}, {clammier}]

clammiest
See {clammy}

clammiest
clammy
adj : unpleasantly cool and humid; "a clammy handshake"; "clammy weather"; "a dank cellar"; "dank rain forests" [syn: {dank}] [also: {clammiest}, {clammier}]

clammily
adv : in a clammy manner

clamminess
n : unpleasant wetness [syn: {dankness}]

clamming
See {clam}

clamming
clam
n 1: burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud
2: a piece of paper money worth one dollar [syn: {dollar}, {dollar bill}, {one dollar bill}, {buck}]
3: flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams
v : gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean [also: {clamming}, {clammed}]

clammy
adj : unpleasantly cool and humid; "a clammy handshake"; "clammy weather"; "a dank cellar"; "dank rain forests" [syn: {dank}] [also: {clammiest}, {clammier}]

clammy chickweed
n : any of various plants related to the common chickweed [syn: {mouse-ear chickweed}, {mouse eared chickweed}, {mouse ear}, {chickweed}]

clammy locust
n : small rough-barked locust of southeastern United States having racemes of pink flowers and glutinous branches and seeds [syn: {Robinia viscosa}]

clammyweed
n : strong-scented herb common in southern United States covered with intermixed gland and hairs [syn: {Polanisia graveolens}, {Polanisia dodecandra}]

clamor
n 1: a loud harsh or strident noise [syn: {blare}, {blaring}, {cacophony}, {din}]
2: loud and persistent outcry from many people; "he ignored the clamor of the crowd" [syn: {clamoring}, {clamour}, {clamouring}, {hue and cry}]
v 1: make loud demands; "he clamored for justice and tolerance" [syn: {clamour}]
2: utter or proclaim insistently and noisily; "The delegates clamored their disappointment" [syn: {clamour}]
3: compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring; "They clamored the mayor into building a new park"

clamoring
n : loud and persistent outcry from many people; "he ignored the clamor of the crowd" [syn: {clamor}, {clamour}, {clamouring}, {hue and cry}]

clamorous
adj : conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob" [syn: {blatant}, {clamant}, {strident}, {vociferous}]

clamorously
adv : in manner that attracts attention; "obstreperously, he demanded to get service" [syn: {obstreperously}, {loudly}]

clamour
n : loud and persistent outcry from many people; "he ignored the clamor of the crowd" [syn: {clamor}, {clamoring}, {clamouring}, {hue and cry}]
v 1: utter or proclaim insistently and noisily; "The delegates clamored their disappointment" [syn: {clamor}]
2: make loud demands; "he clamored for justice and tolerance" [syn: {clamor}]

clamouring
n : loud and persistent outcry from many people; "he ignored the clamor of the crowd" [syn: {clamor}, {clamoring}, {clamour}, {hue and cry}]

clamp
n : a device (used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
v 1: fasten or fix with a clamp; "clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened"
2: impose or inflict forcefully; "The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital"

clamp down
v : repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable); "The police clamped down on illegal drugs" [syn: {crack down}]

clampdown
n : sudden restriction on an activity

clams
n : informal terms for money [syn: {boodle}, {bread}, {cabbage}, {dinero}, {dough}, {gelt}, {kale}, {lettuce}, {lolly}, {lucre}, {loot}, {moolah}, {pelf}, {scratch}, {shekels}, {simoleons}, {sugar}, {wampum}]

clamshell
n 1: the shell of a clam
2: a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam [syn: {grapple}]

clan
n : group of people related by blood or marriage [syn: {kin}, {kin group}, {kinship group}, {kindred}, {tribe}]

clan member
n : a member of a clan [syn: {clansman}, {clanswoman}]

clandestine
adj : conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance" [syn: {cloak-and-dagger}, {hole-and-corner(a)}, {hugger-mugger}, {hush-hush}, {on the quiet(p)}, {secret}, {surreptitious}, {undercover}, {underground}]

clandestine operation
n : an intelligence operation so planned and executed as to insure concealment

clang
n : a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells" [syn: {clangor}, {clangour}, {clangoring}, {clank}, {clash}, {crash}]
v : make a loud noise; "clanging metal" [syn: {clangor}]

clanger
n : a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate; "he dropped a clanger"

clanging
adj : having a loud resonant metallic sound; "the clangorous locomotive works"; "a clanging gong" [syn: {clangorous}]

clangor
n : a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells" [syn: {clang}, {clangour}, {clangoring}, {clank}, {clash}, {crash}]
v 1: make a loud resonant noise; "the alarm clangored throughout the building" [syn: {clangour}]
2: make a loud noise; "clanging metal" [syn: {clang}]

clangoring
n : a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells" [syn: {clang}, {clangor}, {clangour}, {clank}, {clash}, {crash}]

clangorous
adj : having a loud resonant metallic sound; "the clangorous locomotive works"; "a clanging gong" [syn: {clanging}]

clangour
n : a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells" [syn: {clang}, {clangor}, {clangoring}, {clank}, {clash}, {crash}]
v : make a loud resonant noise; "the alarm clangored throughout the building" [syn: {clangor}]

Clangula
n : a genus of ducks [syn: {genus Clangula}]

Clangula hyemalis
n : a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States [syn: {old squaw}, {oldwife}]

clani
See {clarino}

clank
n : a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells" [syn: {clang}, {clangor}, {clangour}, {clangoring}, {clash}, {crash}]
v : make a clank; "the train clanked through the village"

clanking
adj : having a hard nonresonant metallic sound; "clanking chains"; "the clanking arms of the soldiers near him"

clannish
adj 1: characteristic of a clan especially in being unified; "clannish loyalty"
2: befitting or characteristic of those who inclined to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior [syn: {cliquish}, {clubby}, {snobbish}, {snobby}]

clannishly
adv : in a clannish manner; "these four friends always act clannishly, and don't let us participate in their activities" [syn: {cliquishly}]

clannishness
n : tendency to associate with only a select group [syn: {cliquishness}, {exclusiveness}]

clanos
See {clarino}

clansman
n : a member of a clan [syn: {clanswoman}, {clan member}]

clanswoman
n : a member of a clan [syn: {clansman}, {clan member}]

clap
n 1: a sudden very loud noise [syn: {bang}, {eruption}, {blast}, {loud noise}]
2: a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra [syn: {gonorrhea}, {gonorrhoea}]
3: a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated [syn: {clack}]
v 1: put quickly or forcibly; "The judge clapped him in jail"
2: cause to strike the air in flight; "The big bird clapped its wings"
3: clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval [syn: {applaud}, {spat}, {acclaim}] [ant: {boo}]
4: clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music" [syn: {spat}]
5: strike the air in flight; "the wings of the birds clapped loudly"
6: strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting
7: strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise; "clap two boards together" [also: {clapping}, {clapped}]

clap on
v : apply carelessly; "slap some paint onto the wall" [syn: {slap on}, {slam on}]

clap together
v : make hastily and carelessly [syn: {clap up}, {slap together}]

clap up
v : make hastily and carelessly [syn: {clap together}, {slap together}]

clapboard
n : a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below [syn: {weatherboard}, {weatherboarding}]
v : cover with clapboards

clapped
See {clap}

clapped
clap
n 1: a sudden very loud noise [syn: {bang}, {eruption}, {blast}, {loud noise}]
2: a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra [syn: {gonorrhea}, {gonorrhoea}]
3: a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated [syn: {clack}]
v 1: put quickly or forcibly; "The judge clapped him in jail"
2: cause to strike the air in flight; "The big bird clapped its wings"
3: clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval [syn: {applaud}, {spat}, {acclaim}] [ant: {boo}]
4: clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music" [syn: {spat}]
5: strike the air in flight; "the wings of the birds clapped loudly"
6: strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting
7: strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise; "clap two boards together" [also: {clapping}, {clapped}]

clapped out
adj : worn from age or heavy use and no longer able to operate (of cars or machines or people)

clapper
n 1: someone who applauds [syn: {applauder}]
2: a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity [syn: {tongue}, {lingua}, {glossa}]
3: metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side [syn: {tongue}]

clapper valve
n : a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction [syn: {clack valve}, {clack}]

clapperboard
n : photographic equipment used to synchronize sound and motion picture; boards held in front of a movie camera are banged together

clapperclaw
v 1: claw with the nails
2: use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher" [syn: {abuse}, {blackguard}, {shout}]

clappers
n : a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance [syn: {bones}, {castanets}, {finger cymbals}, {maraca}]

clapping
See {clap}

clapping
clap
n 1: a sudden very loud noise [syn: {bang}, {eruption}, {blast}, {loud noise}]
2: a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra [syn: {gonorrhea}, {gonorrhoea}]
3: a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated [syn: {clack}]
v 1: put quickly or forcibly; "The judge clapped him in jail"
2: cause to strike the air in flight; "The big bird clapped its wings"
3: clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval [syn: {applaud}, {spat}, {acclaim}] [ant: {boo}]
4: clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music" [syn: {spat}]
5: strike the air in flight; "the wings of the birds clapped loudly"
6: strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting
7: strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise; "clap two boards together" [also: {clapping}, {clapped}]

clapping
n : a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together [syn: {applause}, {hand clapping}]

claptrap
n : pompous or pretentious talk or writing [syn: {bombast}, {fustian}, {rant}, {blah}]

claque
n : a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance

Clara Josephine Schumann
n : German pianist and composer of peiano music; renowned for her interpretation of music, especially the music of her husband Robert Schumann (1819-1896) [syn: {Schumann}]

Clare Booth Luce
n : United States playwright and public official (1902-1987) [syn: {Luce}]

clarence
n : a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers

Clarence Darrow
n : United States lawyer famous for his defense of lost causes (1857-1938) [syn: {Darrow}, {Clarence Seward Darrow}]

Clarence Day
n : United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935) [syn: {Day}, {Clarence Shepard Day Jr.}]

Clarence Malcolm Lowry
n : English novelist (1909-1957) [syn: {Lowry}, {Malcolm Lowry}]

Clarence Seward Darrow
n : United States lawyer famous for his defense of lost causes (1857-1938) [syn: {Darrow}, {Clarence Darrow}]

Clarence Shepard Day Jr.
n : United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935) [syn: {Day}, {Clarence Day}]

claret
n 1: a dark purplish red
2: dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine [syn: {red Bordeaux}]
v : drink claret; "They were clareting until well past midnight"

claret cup
n : a punch made of claret and brandy with lemon juice and sugar and sometimes sherry or curacao and fresh fruit

clarification
n 1: an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook" [syn: {elucidation}, {illumination}]
2: the act of removing solid particles from a liquid [syn: {clearing}]

clarified
See {clarify}

clarified
adj : free from unwanted solid matter

clarified
clarify
v 1: make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death" [syn: {clear up}, {elucidate}] [ant: {obfuscate}]
2: make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer" [also: {clarified}]

clarified butter
n : butter made clear by heating and removing the sediment of milk solids [syn: {drawn butter}]

clarify
v 1: make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death" [syn: {clear up}, {elucidate}] [ant: {obfuscate}]
2: make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer" [also: {clarified}]

clarifying
adj : that makes clear; "a clarifying example" [syn: {elucidative}]

clarinet
n : a single-reed instrument with a straight tube

clarinet section
n : the section of a band or orchestra that plays clarinets

clarinetist
n : a musician who plays the clarinet [syn: {clarinettist}]

clarinettist
n : a musician who plays the clarinet [syn: {clarinetist}]

clarion
adj : loud and clear; "a clarion call"
n : a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone
v 1: blow the clarion
2: proclaim on, or as if on, a clarion

clarity
n 1: free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression [syn: {lucidity}, {pellucidity}, {clearness}, {limpidity}] [ant: {unclearness}, {obscureness}]
2: the quality of clear water; "when she awoke the clarity was back in her eyes" [syn: {clearness}, {uncloudedness}] [ant: {opacity}]

Clark
n 1: United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838) [syn: {William Clark}]
2: United States general who was Allied commander in Africa and Italy in World War II and was commander of the United Nations forces in Korea (1896-1984) [syn: {Mark Clark}, {Mark Wayne Clark}]
3: United States psychologist (born in Panama) whose research persuaded the Supreme Court that segregated schools were discriminatory (1914-) [syn: {Kenneth Clark}, {Kenneth Bancroft Clark}]
4: Canadian politician who served as prime minister (1939-) [syn: {Joe Clark}, {Charles Joseph Clark}]

Clark cell
n : a form of voltaic cell once used as a standard for electromotive force [syn: {Clark standard cell}]

Clark Gable
n : United States film actor (1901-1960) [syn: {Gable}, {William Clark Gable}]

Clark standard cell
n : a form of voltaic cell once used as a standard for electromotive force [syn: {Clark cell}]

Clark's nutcracker
n : nutcracker of the western United States [syn: {Nucifraga columbiana}]

Clarksburg
n : a city in northern West Virginia

claro
n : a cigar made with light-colored tobacco [also: {claroes} (pl)]

claroes
See {claro}

claroes
claro
n : a cigar made with light-colored tobacco [also: {claroes} (pl)]

clary
n : aromatic herb of southern Europe; cultivated in England as a potherb and widely as an ornamental [syn: {Salvia sclarea}]

clary sage
n 1: stout Mediterranean sage with white or pink or violet flowers; yields oil used as a flavoring and in perfumery [syn: {Salvia clarea}]
2: fresh leaves used in omelets and fritters and with lamb

clash
n 1: a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells" [syn: {clang}, {clangor}, {clangour}, {clangoring}, {clank}, {crash}]
2: a state of conflict between persons [syn: {friction}]
3: a state of conflict between colors; "her dress was a disturbing clash of colors"
4: a minor short-term fight [syn: {brush}, {encounter}, {skirmish}]
v 1: crash together with violent impact; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed" [syn: {collide}]
2: be incompatible; be or come into conflict; "These colors clash" [syn: {jar}, {collide}]
3: disagree violently; "We clashed over the new farm policies"

clashing
adj : sharply and harshly discordant; "clashing interests of loggers and conservationists"; "clashing colors"

clasp
n 1: a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together
2: the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing" [syn: {clench}, {clutch}, {clutches}, {grasp}, {grip}, {hold}]
v 1: hold firmly and tightly [ant: {unclasp}]
2: fasten with or as if with a brooch [syn: {brooch}]
3: fasten with a buckle or buckles [syn: {buckle}] [ant: {unbuckle}]
4: grasp firmly; "The child clasped my hands" [ant: {unclasp}]

clasp knife
n : a large knife with one or more folding blades [syn: {jackknife}]

class
n 1: people having the same social or economic status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class" [syn: {social class}, {socio-economic class}]
2: a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy" [syn: {form}, {grade}]
3: education imparted in a series of lessons or class meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes" [syn: {course}, {course of study}, {course of instruction}]
4: a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents" [syn: {category}, {family}]
5: a body of students who graduate together; "the class of '97"; "she was in my year at Hoehandle High" [syn: {year}]
6: a league ranked by quality; "he played baseball in class D for two years"; "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA" [syn: {division}]
7: elegance in dress or behavior; "she has a lot of class"
8: (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
v : arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" [syn: {classify}, {sort}, {assort}, {sort out}, {separate}]

class Acrasiomycetes
n : cellular slime molds; in some classifications placed in Kingdom Protoctista [syn: {Acrasiomycetes}]

class act
n : someone who shows impressive and stylish excellence

class Actinozoa
n : no alternation of generations the medusoid phase being entirely suppressed: sea anemones; corals [syn: {Anthozoa}, {class Anthozoa}, {Actinozoa}]

class action
n : a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group [syn: {class-action suit}]

class Amphibia
n : frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians [syn: {Amphibia}]

class Angiospermae
n : comprising flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae) and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta) [syn: {Angiospermae}, {Magnoliophyta}, {division Magnoliophyta}, {Anthophyta}, {division Anthophyta}]

class Anthoceropsida
n : hornworts: in some classification systems included in the class Hepaticopsida [syn: {Anthoceropsida}]

class Anthozoa
n : no alternation of generations the medusoid phase being entirely suppressed: sea anemones; corals [syn: {Anthozoa}, {Actinozoa}, {class Actinozoa}]

class Aphasmidia
n : one of two subgroups of Nematoda used in some classification systems [syn: {Aphasmidia}]

class Arachnida
n : a large class of arthropods including spiders and ticks and scorpions and daddy longlegs; have four pairs of walking legs and no wings [syn: {Arachnida}]

class Archiannelida
n : a class of Annelida [syn: {Archiannelida}]

class Ascidiaceae
n : sometimes classified as an order: sea squirts [syn: {Ascidiaceae}]

class Ascomycetes
n : large class of higher fungi coextensive with division Ascomycota: sac fungi [syn: {Ascomycetes}]

class Asteroidea
n : sea stars [syn: {Asteroidea}]

class Aves
n : birds [syn: {Aves}]

class Bacillariophyceae
n : marine and freshwater eukaryotic algae: diatoms [syn: {Bacillariophyceae}, {Diatomophyceae}, {class Diatomophyceae}]

class Basidiomycetes
n : large class of higher fungi coextensive with subdivision Basidiomycota [syn: {Basidiomycetes}]

class Bivalvia
n : oysters; clams; scallops; mussels [syn: {Bivalvia}, {Lamellibranchia}, {class Lamellibranchia}, {class Pelecypoda}]

class Bryopsida
n : true mosses: bryophytes having leafy rather than thalloid gametophytes: comprises orders Andreaeales; Bryales; Dicranales; Eubryales; Sphagnales [syn: {Bryopsida}, {Musci}, {class Musci}]

class Cephalopoda
n : octopuses; squids; cuttlefish; pearly nautilus [syn: {Cephalopoda}]

class Cestoda
n : tapeworms [syn: {Cestoda}]

class Channidae
n : snakeheads [syn: {Channidae}]

class Charophyceae
n : in some classifications: contains only the order Charales [syn: {Charophyceae}]

class Chilopoda
n : arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes [syn: {Chilopoda}]

class Chlorophyceae
n : algae distinguished chiefly by having flagella and a clear green color, their chlorophyll being masked little if at all by other pigments [syn: {Chlorophyceae}]

class Chondrichthyes
n : cartilaginous fishes [syn: {Chondrichthyes}]

class Chrysophyceae
n : all the yellow-green algae having flagella of unequal length [syn: {Chrysophyceae}, {Heterokontae}, {class Heterokontae}]

class Chytridiomycetes
n : a class of mostly aquatic fungi; saprophytic or parasitic on algae or fungi or plants [syn: {Chytridiomycetes}]

class Ciliata
n : class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle [syn: {Ciliata}, {Ciliophora}, {class Ciliophora}]

class Ciliophora
n : class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle [syn: {Ciliata}, {class Ciliata}, {Ciliophora}]

class Coniferopsida
n : cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous period; most are substantial trees; includes the classes Pinopsida (subdivision Pinophytina) and Ginkgopsida (subdivision Ginkgophytina) and Taxopsida (subdivision Taxophytina) which in turn include the surviving orders Coniferales and Taxales (yews) and sometimes Ginkgoales as well as extinct orders such as Cordaitales (of the Carboniferous and Permian) [syn: {Coniferopsida}, {Coniferophytina}, {subdivision Coniferophytina}, {Coniferophyta}]

class Crinoidea
n : sea lilies [syn: {Crinoidea}]

class Crustacea
n : class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas [syn: {Crustacea}]

class Cryptophyceae
n : motile usually brownish-green protozoa-like algae [syn: {Cryptophyceae}]

class Cyanobacteria
n : photosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilins; once thought to be algae: blue-green algae [syn: {Cyanophyceae}, {class Cyanophyceae}]

class Cyanophyceae
n : photosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilins; once thought to be algae: blue-green algae [syn: {class Cyanobacteria}, {Cyanophyceae}]

class Cycadopsida
n : palmlike gymnosperms: includes the surviving order Cycadales and several extinct orders; possibly not a natural group; in some systems considered a class (Cycadopsida) and in others a subdivision (Cycadophytina or Cycadophyta) [syn: {Cycadopsida}, {Cycadophytina}, {subdivision Cycadophytina}, {Cycadophyta}, {subdivision Cycadophyta}]

class Cyclosporeae
n : in more recent classifications superseded by the order Fucales [syn: {Cyclosporeae}]

class Deuteromycetes
n : form class; coextensive with subdivision Deuteromycota [syn: {Deuteromycetes}]

class Diatomophyceae
n : marine and freshwater eukaryotic algae: diatoms [syn: {Bacillariophyceae}, {class Bacillariophyceae}, {Diatomophyceae}]

class Dicotyledonae
n : comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders): Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive); Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot); and three more or less advanced groups: Dilleniidae; Rosidae; Asteridae [syn: {Dicotyledones}, {class Dicotyledones}, {Dicotyledonae}, {Magnoliopsida}, {class Magnoliopsida}]

class Dicotyledones
n : comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders): Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive); Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot); and three more or less advanced groups: Dilleniidae; Rosidae; Asteridae [syn: {Dicotyledones}, {Dicotyledonae}, {class Dicotyledonae}, {Magnoliopsida}, {class Magnoliopsida}]

class Diplopoda
n : arthropods having the body composed of numerous double somites each with two pairs of legs: millipedes [syn: {Diplopoda}, {Myriapoda}, {class Myriapoda}]

class Echinoidea
n : sea urchins and sand dollars [syn: {Echinoidea}]

class Equisetatae
n : horsetails and related forms [syn: {Sphenopsida}, {class Sphenopsida}, {Equisetatae}]

class Euglenophyceae
n : coextensive with the division Euglenophyta [syn: {Euglenophyceae}]

class Eumycetes
n : category used in some classifications: coextensive with division Eumycota [syn: {Eumycetes}]

class feeling
n : feelings of envy and resentment of one social or economic class for toward another

class fellow
n : an acquaintance that you go to school with [syn: {schoolmate}, {classmate}, {schoolfellow}]

class Filicinae
n : ferns [syn: {Filicopsida}, {class Filicopsida}, {Filicinae}]

class Filicopsida
n : ferns [syn: {Filicopsida}, {Filicinae}, {class Filicinae}]

class Flagellata
n : protozoa having flagella [syn: {Mastigophora}, {class Mastigophora}, {Flagellata}]

class Gasteromycetes
n : fungi in which the hymenium is enclosed until after spores have matured: puffballs; earth stars; stinkhorn fungi [syn: {Gasteromycetes}, {Gastromycetes}, {class Gastromycetes}]

class Gasteropoda
n : snails and slugs and their relatives [syn: {Gastropoda}, {class Gastropoda}, {Gasteropoda}]

class Gastromycetes
n : fungi in which the hymenium is enclosed until after spores have matured: puffballs; earth stars; stinkhorn fungi [syn: {Gasteromycetes}, {class Gasteromycetes}, {Gastromycetes}]

class Gastropoda
n : snails and slugs and their relatives [syn: {Gastropoda}, {Gasteropoda}, {class Gasteropoda}]

class Ginkgopsida
n : ginkgos: in some systems classified as a class (Ginkgopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Ginkgophytina or Ginkgophyta); used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta [syn: {Ginkgopsida}, {Ginkgophytina}, {subdivision Ginkgophytina}, {Ginkgophyta}]

class Gnetopsida
n : gymnospermous flowering plants; supposed link between conifers and angiosperms; in some systems classified as a class (Gnetopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Gnetophytina or Gnetophyta) [syn: {Gnetopsida}, {Gnetophytina}, {subdivision Gnetophytina}, {Gnetophyta}]

class Gymnospermae
n : plants having naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Gymnospermae) and in others a division (Gymnospermophyta); comprises three subdivisions (or classes): Cycadophytina (class Cycadopsida) and Gnetophytina (class Gnetopsida) and Coniferophytina (class Coniferopsida); in some classifications the Coniferophytina are divided into three groups: Pinophytina (class Pinopsida) and Ginkgophytina (class Ginkgopsida) and Taxophytina (class Taxopsida) [syn: {Gymnospermae}, {Gymnospermophyta}, {division Gymnospermophyta}]

class Hemiascomycetes
n : class of fungi in which no ascocarps are formed: yeasts and some plant parasites [syn: {Hemiascomycetes}]

class Hepaticae
n : liverworts: comprises orders Anthocerotales; Jungermanniales; Marchantiales; Sphaerocarpales [syn: {Hepaticopsida}, {class Hepaticopsida}, {Hepaticae}]

class Hepaticopsida
n : liverworts: comprises orders Anthocerotales; Jungermanniales; Marchantiales; Sphaerocarpales [syn: {Hepaticopsida}, {Hepaticae}, {class Hepaticae}]

class Heterokontae
n : all the yellow-green algae having flagella of unequal length [syn: {Chrysophyceae}, {class Chrysophyceae}, {Heterokontae}]

class Hexapoda
n : insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species [syn: {Insecta}, {class Insecta}, {Hexapoda}]

class Hirudinea
n : hermaphroditic aquatic or terrestrial or parasitic annelids [syn: {Hirudinea}]

class Holothuroidea
n : class of echinoderms including the sea cucumbers [syn: {Holothuroidea}]

class Hyalospongiae
n : sponges with 6-rayed siliceous spicules; choanocytes are restricted to finger-shaped chambers [syn: {Hyalospongiae}]

class Hydrozoa
n : coelenterates typically having alternation of generations; hydroid phase is usually colonial giving rise to the medusoid phase by budding: hydras and jellyfishes [syn: {Hydrozoa}]

class Hymenomycetes
n : used in some classifications; usually coextensive with order Agaricales: mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi [syn: {Hymenomycetes}]

class Insecta
n : insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species [syn: {Insecta}, {Hexapoda}, {class Hexapoda}]

class Lamellibranchia
n : oysters; clams; scallops; mussels [syn: {Bivalvia}, {class Bivalvia}, {Lamellibranchia}, {class Pelecypoda}]

class Larvacea
n : small free-swimming tunicates; sometimes classified as an order [syn: {Larvacea}]

class Liliopsida
n : comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: includes grasses and lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and Liliidae [syn: {Monocotyledones}, {class Monocotyledones}, {Monocotyledonae}, {class Monocotyledonae}, {Liliopsida}]

class list
n : a list issued by examiners that categorizes students according to the class of honours they achieved in their degree examinations [syn: {honours list}]

class Lycopodiate
n : club mosses and related forms: includes Lycopodiales; Isoetales; Selaginellales; and extinct Lepidodendrales; sometimes considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta [syn: {Lycopsida}, {class Lycopsida}, {Lycopodiate}]

class Lycopodineae
n : alternative designation for the class Lycopsida [syn: {Lycopodineae}]

class Lycopsida
n : club mosses and related forms: includes Lycopodiales; Isoetales; Selaginellales; and extinct Lepidodendrales; sometimes considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta [syn: {Lycopsida}, {Lycopodiate}, {class Lycopodiate}]

class Magnoliopsida
n : comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders): Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive); Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot); and three more or less advanced groups: Dilleniidae; Rosidae; Asteridae [syn: {Dicotyledones}, {class Dicotyledones}, {Dicotyledonae}, {class Dicotyledonae}, {Magnoliopsida}]

class Mammalia
n : warm-blooded vertebrates characterized by mammary glands in the female [syn: {Mammalia}]

class Mastigophora
n : protozoa having flagella [syn: {Mastigophora}, {Flagellata}, {class Flagellata}]

class Merostomata
n : used in some classifications; includes the orders Xiphosura and Eurypterida [syn: {Merostomata}]

class Monocotyledonae
n : comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: includes grasses and lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and Liliidae [syn: {Monocotyledones}, {class Monocotyledones}, {Monocotyledonae}, {Liliopsida}, {class Liliopsida}]

class Monocotyledones
n : comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: includes grasses and lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and Liliidae [syn: {Monocotyledones}, {Monocotyledonae}, {class Monocotyledonae}, {Liliopsida}, {class Liliopsida}]

class Musci
n : true mosses: bryophytes having leafy rather than thalloid gametophytes: comprises orders Andreaeales; Bryales; Dicranales; Eubryales; Sphagnales [syn: {Bryopsida}, {class Bryopsida}, {Musci}]

class Myriapoda
n : arthropods having the body composed of numerous double somites each with two pairs of legs: millipedes [syn: {Diplopoda}, {class Diplopoda}, {Myriapoda}]

class Myxomycetes
n : the class of true slime molds; essentially equivalent to the division Myxomycota [syn: {Myxomycetes}]

class Nuda
n : ctenophores lacking tentacles; comprises one genus: Beroe [syn: {Nuda}]

class Oligochaeta
n : earthworms [syn: {Oligochaeta}]

class Onychophora
n : enigmatic small elongated wormlike terrestrial invertebrates of damp dark habitats in warm regions; distinct from the phylum Annelida; resemble slugs with legs and are sometimes described as the missing link between arthropods and annelids [syn: {Onychophora}]

class Oomycetes
n : nonphotosynthetic fungi that resemble algae and that reproduce by forming oospores; sometimes classified as protoctists [syn: {Oomycetes}]

class Ophiuroidea
n : brittle stars and basket stars [syn: {Ophiuroidea}]

class Osteichthyes
n : a class of fish having a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage [syn: {Osteichthyes}]

class Pauropoda
n : an obscure class of minute arthropods with branched antennae and 8 to 10 pairs of legs [syn: {Pauropoda}]

class Pelecypoda
n : oysters; clams; scallops; mussels [syn: {Bivalvia}, {class Bivalvia}, {Lamellibranchia}, {class Lamellibranchia}]

class period
n : a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study [syn: {course session}, {recitation}]

class Phaeophyceae
n : brown algae; mostly marine and littoral eukaryotic algae [syn: {Phaeophyceae}]

class Phasmidia
n : one of two subgroups of Nematoda used in some classification systems [syn: {Phasmidia}]

class Pinopsida
n : most conifers: in some systems classified as a class (Pinopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Pinophytina); used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta [syn: {Pinopsida}, {Pinophytina}, {subdivision Pinophytina}]

class Placodermi
n : extinct group of bony-plated fishes with primitive jaws [syn: {Placodermi}]

class Plectomycetes
n : class of fungi in which the fruiting body is a cleistothecium (it releases spores only on decay or disintegration) [syn: {Plectomycetes}]

class Polychaeta
n : marine annelid worms [syn: {Polychaeta}]

class Polyplacophora
n : small class of marine mollusks comprising the chitons; sometimes considered an order of the subclass Amphineura [syn: {Polyplacophora}]

class Psilopsida
n : whisk ferns; comprising the family Psilotaceae or Psilotatae: vascular plants with no roots, partial if any leaf differentiation, and rudimentary spore sacs [syn: {Psilopsida}, {Psilotatae}, {class Psilotatae}]

class Psilotatae
n : whisk ferns; comprising the family Psilotaceae or Psilotatae: vascular plants with no roots, partial if any leaf differentiation, and rudimentary spore sacs [syn: {Psilopsida}, {class Psilopsida}, {Psilotatae}]

class Pteridospermopsida
n : extinct gymnosperms most of Carboniferous to Jurassic: seed ferns and allies [syn: {Pteridospermopsida}]

class Pyrenomycetes
n : class of fungi in which the fruiting body is a perithecium; includes powdery mildews and ergot and neurospora [syn: {Pyrenomycetes}]

class Reptilia
n : class of cold-blooded air-breathing vertebrates with completely ossified skeleton and a body usually covered with scales or horny plates; once the dominant land animals [syn: {Reptilia}]

class Rhodophyceae
n : coextensive with the Rhodophyta: red algae [syn: {Rhodophyceae}]

class Sarcodina
n : characterized by the formation of pseudopods for locomotion and taking food: Actinopoda; Rhizopoda [syn: {Sarcodina}]

class Scaphopoda
n : small class of bilaterally symmetrical marine forms comprising the tooth shells [syn: {Scaphopoda}]

class Schizomycetes
n : a former classification [syn: {Schizomycetes}]

class Scyphozoa
n : coelenterates in which the polyp stage is absent or at least inconspicuous: jellyfishes [syn: {Scyphozoa}]

class Sphenopsida
n : horsetails and related forms [syn: {Sphenopsida}, {Equisetatae}, {class Equisetatae}]

class Sporozoa
n : strictly parasitic protozoans that are usually immobile; includes plasmodia and coccidia and piroplasms and malaria parasites [syn: {Sporozoa}]

class structure
n : the organization of classes within a society

class struggle
n : conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes) [syn: {class war}, {class warfare}]

class Symphyla
n : small class of minute arthropods; unimportant except for the garden centipede [syn: {Symphyla}]

class Tardigrada
n : in some classifications considered a separate phylum: microscopic arachnid-like invertebrates living in water or damp moss having 4 pairs of legs and instead of a mouth a pair of stylets or needle-like piercing organs connected with the pharynx [syn: {Tardigrada}]

class Taxopsida
n : yews: in some systems classified as a class (Taxopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Taxophytina) used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta [syn: {Taxopsida}, {Taxophytina}, {subdivision Taxophytina}]

class Tentaculata
n : ctenophores have retractile tentacles [syn: {Tentaculata}]

class Thaliacea
n : small class of free-swimming tunicates; sometimes classified as an order [syn: {Thaliacea}]

class Tiliomycetes
n : category used in some systems to comprise the two orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) [syn: {Tiliomycetes}]

class Trematoda
n : parasitic flatworms (including flukes) [syn: {Trematoda}]

class Turbellaria
n : free-living flatworms [syn: {Turbellaria}]

class Ulvophyceae
n : alternative name for the class Chlorophyceae in some classifications [syn: {Ulvophyceae}]

class war
n : conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes) [syn: {class struggle}, {class warfare}]

class warfare
n : conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes) [syn: {class struggle}, {class war}]

class Xanthophyceae
n : yellow-green algae [syn: {Xanthophyceae}]

class Zygomycetes
n : class of fungi coextensive with subdivision Zygomycota [syn: {Zygomycetes}]

class-action suit
n : a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group [syn: {class action}]

class-conscious
adj : (used of society) socially hierarchical; "American society is becoming increasingly stratified" [syn: {stratified}]

classic
adj 1: characteristic of the classical artistic and literary traditions
2: adhering to established standards and principles; "a classic proof"
n 1: a creation of the highest excellence
2: an artist who has created classic works

classic hemochromatosis
n : inherited form of hemochromatosis [syn: {idiopathic hemochromatosis}]

classical
adj 1: of or characteristic of a form or system felt to be of first significance before modern times [ant: {nonclassical}]
2: of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation" [syn: {authoritative}, {definitive}]

classical architecture
n : architecture influenced by the ancient Greeks or Romans [syn: {Greco-Roman architecture}]

classical ballet
n : a style of ballet based on precise conventional steps performed with graceful and flowing movements

classical conditioning
n : conditioning that pairs a neutral stimulus with a stimulus that evokes a reflex; the stimulus that evokes the reflex is given whether or not the conditioned response occurs until eventually the neutral stimulus comes to evoke the reflex

Classical Greek
n : the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens [syn: {Attic}]

classical haemophilia
n : hemophilia caused by a congenital deficiency of factor VIII; occurs almost exclusively in men [syn: {hemophilia A}, {haemophilia A}, {classical hemophilia}]

classical hemophilia
n : hemophilia caused by a congenital deficiency of factor VIII; occurs almost exclusively in men [syn: {hemophilia A}, {haemophilia A}, {classical haemophilia}]

classical Latin
n : the language of educated people in ancient Rome; "Latin is a language as dead as dead can be. It killed the ancient Romans--and now it's killing me"

classical mechanics
n : the branch of mechanics based on Newton's laws of motion [syn: {Newtonian mechanics}]

classical music
n : traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste [syn: {serious music}]

classical mythology
n : the system of mythology of the Greeks and Roman together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks

classical scholar
n : a student of ancient Greek and Latin [syn: {classicist}]

classical style
n : the artistic style of ancient Greek art with its emphasis on proportion and harmony

classically
adv : in the manner of Greek and Roman culture; "this exercise develops a classically shaped body"

classicise
v : make classic or classical [syn: {classicize}]

classicism
n : a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms; "classicism often derived its models from the ancient Greeks and Romans" [ant: {romanticism}]

classicist
n 1: an artistic person who adheres to classicism [ant: {romanticist}]
2: a student of ancient Greek and Latin [syn: {classical scholar}]

classicistic
adj : of or relating to classicism; "the classicistic tradition"

classicize
v : make classic or classical [syn: {classicise}]

classics
n : study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome

classier
See {classy}

classier
classy
adj : elegant and fashionable; "classy clothes"; "a classy dame"; "a posh restaurant"; "a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac"- Julia Child [syn: {posh}, {swish}] [also: {classiest}, {classier}]

classiest
See {classy}

classiest
classy
adj : elegant and fashionable; "classy clothes"; "a classy dame"; "a posh restaurant"; "a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac"- Julia Child [syn: {posh}, {swish}] [also: {classiest}, {classier}]

classifiable
adj : possible to classify [syn: {distinctive}]

classification
n 1: the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type [syn: {categorization}, {categorisation}, {compartmentalization}, {compartmentalisation}, {assortment}]
2: a group of people or things arranged by class or category [syn: {categorization}, {categorisation}]
3: the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories [syn: {categorization}, {categorisation}, {sorting}]
4: restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people [ant: {declassification}]

classification system
n : a system for classifying things

classificatory
adj : relating to or involving classification:"classificatory criteria"

classified
See {classify}

classified
classify
v 1: arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" [syn: {class}, {sort}, {assort}, {sort out}, {separate}]
2: declare unavailable, as for security reasons; "Classify these documents" [ant: {declassify}]
3: assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms" [syn: {relegate}] [also: {classified}]

classified
adj 1: arranged into classes [ant: {unclassified}]
2: official classification of information or documents; withheld from general circulation; "thousands of classified documents have now been declassified" [ant: {unclassified}]

classified ad
n : a short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type [syn: {classified advertisement}]

classified advertisement
n : a short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type [syn: {classified ad}]

classified stock
n : common stock classified as A or B where A has certain advantages (e.g., voting power) that B does not

classifier
n 1: a person who creates classifications
2: a word or morpheme used in some languages in certain contexts (such as counting) to indicate the semantic class in which an item belongs

classify
v 1: arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" [syn: {class}, {sort}, {assort}, {sort out}, {separate}]
2: declare unavailable, as for security reasons; "Classify these documents" [ant: {declassify}]
3: assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms" [syn: {relegate}] [also: {classified}]

classifying adjective
n : an adjective that classifies its noun (e.g., `a nervous disease' or `a musical instrument') [syn: {relational adjective}]

classless
adj : favoring social equality; "a classless society" [syn: {egalitarian}]

classmate
n : an acquaintance that you go to school with [syn: {schoolmate}, {schoolfellow}, {class fellow}]

classroom
n : a room in a school where lessons take place [syn: {schoolroom}]

classroom project
n : a school task requiring considerable effort

classy
adj : elegant and fashionable; "classy clothes"; "a classy dame"; "a posh restaurant"; "a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac"- Julia Child [syn: {posh}, {swish}] [also: {classiest}, {classier}]

clast
n : (geology) a constituent fragment of a clastic rock

clastic
adj 1: of or belonging to or being a rock composed of fragments of older rocks (e.g., conglomerates or sandstone)
2: capable of being taken apart; "the professor had a clastic model of the human brain"

clastic rock
n : (geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks

Clathraceae
n : family of fleshy fungi resembling stinkhorns [syn: {family Clathraceae}]

clathrate
adj 1: having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows [syn: {cancellate}, {cancellated}]
2: designating or relating to a compound in which one component is physically enclosed within the crystal structure of another

Clathrus
n : type genus of the Clathraceae [syn: {genus Clathrus}]

Clatonia lanceolata
n : small slender plant having one pair of succulent leaves at the middle of the stem and a loose raceme of white or pink or rose bowl-shaped flowers and an edible corm [syn: {spring beauty}]

clatter
n : a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement); "the shutters clattered against the house"; "the clatter of iron wheels on cobblestones"
v : make a rattling sound; "clattering dishes" [syn: {clack}, {brattle}]

clattering
adj : a rattling sound as of hard things striking together; "a clattering typewriter"; "the clattering sound of dishes" [syn: {clattery}]

clattery
adj : a rattling sound as of hard things striking together; "a clattering typewriter"; "the clattering sound of dishes" [syn: {clattering}]

Claude Achille Debussy
n : French composer who is said to have created impressionism in music (1862-1918) [syn: {Debussy}, {Claude Debussey}]

Claude Bernard
n : French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878) [syn: {Bernard}]

Claude Debussey
n : French composer who is said to have created impressionism in music (1862-1918) [syn: {Debussy}, {Claude Achille Debussy}]

Claude E. Shannon
n : United States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (1916-2001) [syn: {Shannon}, {Claude Shannon}, {Claude Elwood Shannon}]

Claude Elwood Shannon
n : United States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (1916-2001) [syn: {Shannon}, {Claude Shannon}, {Claude E. Shannon}]

Claude Levi-Strauss
n : French cultural anthropologist who promoted structural analysis of social systems (born in 1908) [syn: {Levi-Strauss}]

Claude Monet
n : French impressionist painter (1840-1926) [syn: {Monet}]

Claude Shannon
n : United States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (1916-2001) [syn: {Shannon}, {Claude E. Shannon}, {Claude Elwood Shannon}]

claudication
n : disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet [syn: {lameness}, {limping}, {gimp}, {gimpiness}, {gameness}]

Claudio Monteverdi
n : Italian composer (1567-1643) [syn: {Monteverdi}]

Claudius
n : Roman Emperor after his nephew Caligula was murdered; consolidated the Empire and conquered southern Britain; was poisoned by his fourth wife Agrippina after her son Nero was named as Claudius' heir (10 BC to AD 54) [syn: {Claudius I}, {Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus}]

Claudius I
n : Roman Emperor after his nephew Caligula was murdered; consolidated the Empire and conquered southern Britain; was poisoned by his fourth wife Agrippina after her son Nero was named as Claudius' heir (10 BC to AD 54) [syn: {Claudius}, {Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus}]

Claudius Ptolemaeus
n : Alexandrian astronomer who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until Copernicus (2nd century AD) [syn: {Ptolemy}]

clausal
adj : of or relating to or functioning as a clause; "clausal structure"

clause
n 1: (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
2: a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will) [syn: {article}]

Clausewitz
n : Prussian general and military theorist who proposed a doctrine of total war and war as an extension of diplomacy (1780-1831) [syn: {Karl von Clausewitz}]

claustrophobe
n : a person suffering from claustrophobia

claustrophobia
n : a morbid fear of being closed in a confined space

claustrophobic
adj 1: uncomfortably closed or hemmed in; "a claustrophobic little room"
2: suffering from claustrophobia; abnormally afraid of closed-in places

claustrum
n : a layer of gray matter in the brain adjacent to the lenticular nucleus

Clavariaceae
n : fleshy fungi: coral fungi [syn: {family Clavariaceae}]

claver
v : talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn: {chew the fat}, {shoot the breeze}, {chat}, {confabulate}, {confab}, {chitchat}, {chatter}, {chaffer}, {natter}, {gossip}, {jaw}, {visit}]

Claviceps
n : fungi parasitic upon the ovaries of various grasses [syn: {genus Claviceps}]

Claviceps purpurea
n : a fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains of the plant; source of medicinally important alkaloids and of lysergic acid [syn: {ergot}]

clavichord
n : an early stringed instrument like a piano but with more delicate sound

Clavicipitaceae
n : any of various mushrooms of the class Ascomycete [syn: {grainy club mushrooms}]

clavicle
n : bone linking the scapula and sternum [syn: {collarbone}]

clavier
n 1: a bank of keys on a musical instrument [syn: {piano keyboard}, {fingerboard}]
2: a stringed instrument that has a keyboard [syn: {Klavier}]

clavus
n : a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes [syn: {corn}]

claw
n 1: sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
2: a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something [syn: {hook}]
3: a structure like a pincer on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods [syn: {chela}, {nipper}, {pincer}]
4: a bird's foot that has claws
v 1: move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging; "They clawed their way to the top of the mountain"
2: clutch as if in panic; "She clawed the doorknob"
3: scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails
4: attack as if with claws; "The politician clawed his rival"

claw hammer
n : a hammer with a cleft at one end for pulling nails [syn: {carpenter's hammer}, {clawhammer}]

claw hatchet
n : a hatchet that has a cleft for pulling nails

clawback
n : finding a way to take money back from people that they were given in another way; "the Treasury will find some clawback for the extra benefits members received"

clawed
adj 1: having a claw or claws; often used as a combining form; "sharp-clawed"
2: of animals [syn: {taloned}]

clawfoot
n : a deformity of the foot characterized by an abnormally high arch and hyperextension of the toes which gives the foot the appearance of a claw [syn: {pes cavus}]

clawhammer
n : a hammer with a cleft at one end for pulling nails [syn: {carpenter's hammer}, {claw hammer}]

clawlike
adj : resembling a claw

claxon
n : a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles [syn: {klaxon}]
v 1: make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared" [syn: {honk}, {blare}, {beep}, {toot}]
2: use the horn of a car [syn: {honk}]

clay
n 1: a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
2: water soaked soil; soft wet earth [syn: {mud}]
3: United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978) [syn: {Lucius Clay}, {Lucius DuBignon Clay}]
4: United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852) [syn: {Henry Clay}, {the Great Compromiser}]
5: the dead body of a human being [syn: {cadaver}, {corpse}, {stiff}, {remains}]

clay pigeon
n : target used in skeet or trapshooting

clay pipe
n : a pipe made of clay

clay sculpture
n : sculpture produced by molding [syn: {mold}, {mould}, {molding}, {moulding}, {modeling}]

clay-colored robin
n : robin of Mexico and Central America [syn: {Turdus grayi}]

clayey
adj 1: resembling or containing clay; "argillaceous rocks" [syn: {argillaceous}] [ant: {arenaceous}]
2: (used of soil) compact and fine-grained; "the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated" [syn: {cloggy}, {heavy}]

claymore
n 1: a large double-edged broadsword; formerly used by Scottish Highlanders
2: an anti-personnel land mine whose blast is aimed at the oncoming enemy [syn: {claymore mine}]

claymore mine
n : an anti-personnel land mine whose blast is aimed at the oncoming enemy [syn: {claymore}]

claystone
n : fine-grained rock consisting of compacted clay particles

Claytonia
n : genus of mainly North American succulent herbs with white or pink flowers usually in terminal racemes [syn: {genus Claytonia}]

Claytonia caroliniana
n : similar to Claytonia virginica but having usually pink flowers; eastern North America [syn: {Carolina spring beauty}]

Claytonia virginica
n : small cormous perennial grown for its low rosette of succulent foliage and racemes of pink-tinged white flowers; eastern North America [syn: {Virginia spring beauty}]

clayware
n : ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln [syn: {pottery}]

clean
adj 1: free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals" [ant: {dirty}]
2: free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner" [syn: {clear}]
3: (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell" [syn: {clear}, {light}, {unclouded}]
4: free from impurities; "clean water"; "fresh air" [syn: {fresh}]
5: without difficulties or problems; "a clean test flight"
6: ritually clean or pure [ant: {unclean}]
7: not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more efficient engines"; "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean" [syn: {uncontaminating}] [ant: {dirty}]
8: (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; "good clean fun"; "a clean joke" [syn: {unobjectionable}] [ant: {dirty}]
9: free from sepsis or infection; "a clean (or uninfected) wound" [syn: {uninfected}] 10: morally pure; "led a clean life" [syn: {clean-living}] 11: (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript" [syn: {fair}] 12: of a surface; not written or printed on; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins" [syn: {blank}, {white}] 13: marked by or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct" [syn: {sporting}, {sportsmanlike}] 14: thorough and without qualification; "a clean getaway"; "a clean sweep"; "a clean break" 15: (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense; "a clean voting recor"; "a clean driver's license" 16: not carrying concealed weapons 17: free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; "he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek"; "a clean throw"; "the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife" [syn: {neat}] 18: free of drugs; "after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years"
n : a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead [syn: {clean and jerk}]
adv 1: completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out" [syn: {plumb}, {plum}]
2: in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly" [syn: {fairly}, {fair}] [ant: {unfairly}]
v 1: make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth" [syn: {make clean}] [ant: {dirty}]
2: remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey" [syn: {pick}]
3: clean and tidy up the house; "She housecleans every week" [syn: {houseclean}, {clean house}]
4: clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner" [syn: {cleanse}]
5: be cleanable; "This stove cleans easily"
6: deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.; "The other players cleaned him completely"
7: remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely; "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm" [syn: {strip}]
8: remove while making clean; "Clean the spots off the rug"
9: remove unwanted substances from [syn: {scavenge}] 10: remove shells or husks from; "clean grain before milling it"

clean and jerk
n : a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead [syn: {clean}]

clean bill of health
n : an assurance that someone is healthy or something is in good condition; "the doctor gave him a clean bill of health"

clean bomb
n : an atom bomb leaving little or no radioactive contamination

clean house
v : clean and tidy up the house; "She housecleans every week" [syn: {houseclean}, {clean}]

clean out
v 1: empty completely; "We cleaned out all the drawers" [syn: {clear out}]
2: force out; "The new boss cleaned out the lazy workers"
3: deprive completely of money or goods; "The robbers cleaned us out in a couple of hours"

clean room
n : a room that is virtually free of dust or bacteria; used in laboratory work and in assembly or repair of precision equipment [syn: {white room}]

clean slate
n : an opportunity to start over without prejudice [syn: {fresh start}, {tabula rasa}]

clean up
v 1: put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" [syn: {tidy}, {tidy up}, {neaten}, {straighten}, {straighten out}, {square away}]
2: make a big profit; often in a short period of time; "The investor really cleaned up when the stock market went up"
3: dispose of; "settle the bills"
4: make oneself clean, presentable or neat; "Clean up before you go to the party"

cleanable
adj : capable of being cleaned

clean-cut
adj 1: (of persons) neat and smart in appearance; "a clean-cut and well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap" [syn: {trig}, {trim}]
2: clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible; "as clear as a whistle"; "clear footprints in the snow"; "the letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather"; "a spire clean-cut against the sky"; "a clear-cut pattern" [syn: {clear}, {clear-cut}]

cleaned
adj : made clean [syn: {cleansed}]

cleaner
n 1: a preparation used in cleaning something [syn: {cleansing agent}, {cleanser}]
2: the operator of dry-cleaning establishment [syn: {dry cleaner}]
3: someone whose occupation is cleaning

cleaners
n : shop where dry cleaning is done [syn: {dry cleaners}]

clean-handed
adj : free from evil or guilt; "an innocent child"; "the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty" [syn: {innocent}, {guiltless}] [ant: {guilty}]

cleaning
n : the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning" [syn: {cleansing}, {cleanup}]

cleaning implement
n : any of a large class of implements used for cleaning

cleaning lady
n : a human female who does housework; "the char will clean the carpet" [syn: {charwoman}, {char}, {cleaning woman}, {woman}]

cleaning pad
n : a pad used as a cleaning implement

cleaning woman
n : a human female who does housework; "the char will clean the carpet" [syn: {charwoman}, {char}, {cleaning lady}, {woman}]

cleanlier
See {cleanly}

cleanlier
cleanly
adj : habitually clean; "cleanly in their persons and habitations"
adv 1: in an adroit manner; "he bounced it cleanly off the wall" [syn: {flawlessly}]
2: without distortion; "she played the piano accompaniment cleanly" [also: {cleanliest}, {cleanlier}]

cleanliest
See {cleanly}

cleanliest
cleanly
adj : habitually clean; "cleanly in their persons and habitations"
adv 1: in an adroit manner; "he bounced it cleanly off the wall" [syn: {flawlessly}]
2: without distortion; "she played the piano accompaniment cleanly" [also: {cleanliest}, {cleanlier}]

clean-limbed
adj : having well-proportioned limbs

cleanliness
n 1: the habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections [ant: {uncleanliness}]
2: diligence in keeping clean [ant: {uncleanliness}]

clean-living
adj : morally pure; "led a clean life" [syn: {clean}]

cleanly
adj : habitually clean; "cleanly in their persons and habitations"
adv 1: in an adroit manner; "he bounced it cleanly off the wall" [syn: {flawlessly}]
2: without distortion; "she played the piano accompaniment cleanly" [also: {cleanliest}, {cleanlier}]

cleanness
n 1: the state of being clean; without dirt or other impurities [ant: {dirtiness}]
2: without moral defects

cleanse
v 1: clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner" [syn: {clean}]
2: purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins; "Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins"

cleansed
adj : made clean [syn: {cleaned}]

cleanser
n : a preparation used in cleaning something [syn: {cleansing agent}, {cleaner}]

clean-shaven
adj : closely shaved recently [syn: {smooth-shaven}, {well-shaven}]

cleansing
adj 1: cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands; "ablutionary rituals" [syn: {ablutionary}]
2: acting like an antiseptic [syn: {purifying}]
n : the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning" [syn: {cleaning}, {cleanup}]

cleansing agent
n : a preparation used in cleaning something [syn: {cleanser}, {cleaner}]

Cleanthes
n : ancient Greek philosopher who succeeded Zeno of Citium as the leader of the Stoic school (300-232 BC)

cleanup
n 1: a very large profit [syn: {killing}]
2: (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team) [syn: {cleanup position}, {cleanup spot}]
3: the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning" [syn: {cleaning}, {cleansing}]

cleanup position
n : (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team) [syn: {cleanup}, {cleanup spot}]

cleanup spot
n : (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team) [syn: {cleanup}, {cleanup position}]

clear
adj 1: clear to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature" [ant: {unclear}]
2: free from confusion or doubt; "a complex problem requiring a clear head"; "not clear about what is expected of us"
3: affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory" [syn: {open}]
4: free from cloudiness; allowing light to pass through; "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean" [ant: {opaque}]
5: free from contact or proximity or connection; "we were clear of the danger"; "the ship was clear of the reef" [syn: {clear(p)}]
6: characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt); "a clear conscience"; "regarded her questioner with clear untroubled eyes"
7: (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell" [syn: {clean}, {light}, {unclouded}]
8: (especially of a title) free from any encumberance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law; "I have clear title to this property" [syn: {unmortgaged}]
9: clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible; "as clear as a whistle"; "clear footprints in the snow"; "the letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather"; "a spire clean-cut against the sky"; "a clear-cut pattern" [syn: {clean-cut}, {clear-cut}] 10: accurately stated or described; "a set of well-defined values" [syn: {well-defined}] [ant: {ill-defined}] 11: free from clouds or mist or haze; "on a clear day" [ant: {cloudy}] 12: free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner" [syn: {clean}] 13: free from flaw or blemish or impurity; "a clear perfect diamond" 14: clear of charges or deductions; "a clear profit" 15: easily deciphered [syn: {decipherable}, {readable}] 16: freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated" [syn: {absolved}, {cleared}, {exculpated}, {exonerated}, {vindicated}] 17: characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving; "clear mind"; "a percipient author" [syn: {percipient}] 18: of complexion; without such blemishes as e.g. acne; "the clear complexion of a healthy young woman"
n 1: the state of being free of suspicion; "investigation showed that he was in the clear"
2: a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open" [syn: {open}]
adv 1: completely; "read the book clear to the end"; "slept clear through the night"; "there were open fields clear to the horizon" [syn: {all the way}]
2: in an easily perceptible manner; "could be seen clearly under the microscope"; "She cried loud and clear" [syn: {clearly}]
v 1: rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk" [syn: {unclutter}] [ant: {clutter}]
2: make a way or path by removing objects; "Clear a path through the dense forest"
3: become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm" [syn: {clear up}, {light up}, {brighten}] [ant: {overcast}]
4: grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" [syn: {authorize}, {authorise}, {pass}]
5: remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road"
6: go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House" [syn: {pass}]
7: be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts; "The check will clear within 2 business days" [ant: {bounce}]
8: go away or disappear; "The fog cleared in the afternoon"
9: pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops" [syn: {top}] 10: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" [syn: {clear up}, {shed light on}, {crystallize}, {crystallise}, {crystalize}, {crystalise}, {straighten out}, {sort out}, {enlighten}, {illuminate}, {elucidate}] 11: free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment; "Clear the ship and let it dock" 12: clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.; "clear the water before it can be drunk" 13: yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million" [syn: {net}] 14: make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million" [syn: {net}, {sack}, {sack up}] 15: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" [syn: {gain}, {take in}, {make}, {earn}, {realize}, {realise}, {pull in}, {bring in}] 16: sell; "We cleared a lot of the old model cars" 17: pass an inspection or receive authorization; "clear customs" 18: pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" [syn: {acquit}, {assoil}, {discharge}, {exonerate}, {exculpate}] [ant: {convict}] 19: settle, as of a debt; "clear a debt"; "solve an old debt" [syn: {solve}] 20: make clear, bright, light, or translucent; "The water had to be cleared through filtering" 21: rid of instructions or data; "clear a memory buffer" 22: remove (people) from a building; "clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat" 23: remove the occupants of; "Clear the building" 24: free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat" [syn: {clear up}]

clear and present danger
n : a standard for judging when freedom of speech can be abridged; "no one has a right to shout `fire' in a crowded theater when there is no fire because such an action would pose a clear and present danger to public safety"

clear away
v : remove from sight [syn: {clear off}]

clear liquid diet
n : a diet of fluids with minimal residues (fat-free broth or strained fruit juices or gelatin); cannot be used for more than one day postoperative

clear off
v : remove from sight [syn: {clear away}]

clear out
v 1: move out and leave nothing behind
2: clear out the chest and lungs; "This drug expectorates quickly" [syn: {expectorate}, {drive out}]
3: empty completely; "We cleaned out all the drawers" [syn: {clean out}]

clear sailing
n : easy unobstructed progress; "after we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing" [syn: {plain sailing}, {easy going}]

clear the air
v : dispel differences or negative emotions; "The group called a meeting to finally clear the air"

clear the throat
v : clear mucus or food from one's throat; "he cleared his throat before he started to speak" [syn: {hawk}]

clear up
v 1: make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death" [syn: {clarify}, {elucidate}] [ant: {obfuscate}]
2: finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment" [syn: {get through}, {wrap up}, {finish off}, {mop up}, {polish off}, {finish up}]
3: free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat" [syn: {clear}]
4: become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm" [syn: {clear}, {light up}, {brighten}] [ant: {overcast}]
5: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" [syn: {clear}, {shed light on}, {crystallize}, {crystallise}, {crystalize}, {crystalise}, {straighten out}, {sort out}, {enlighten}, {illuminate}, {elucidate}]

clear-air turbulence
n : strong turbulence in an otherwise cloudless region that subjects aircraft to violent updrafts or downdrafts

clearance
n 1: the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them
2: vertical space available to allow easy passage under something [syn: {headroom}, {headway}]
3: permission to proceed; "the plane was given clearance to land"

clearance sale
n : a sale to reduce inventory [syn: {inventory-clearance sale}]

clear-cut
adj 1: clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong" [syn: {distinct}, {trenchant}]
2: having had all the trees removed at one time; "clear-cut hillsides subject to erosion"
3: clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible; "as clear as a whistle"; "clear footprints in the snow"; "the letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather"; "a spire clean-cut against the sky"; "a clear-cut pattern" [syn: {clear}, {clean-cut}]

clearcutness
n : clarity as a consequence of precision [syn: {preciseness}]

cleared
adj 1: rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush; "cleared land"; "cleared streets free of fallen trees and debris"; "a cleared passage through the underbrush"; "played poker on the cleared dining room table" [ant: {uncleared}]
2: freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated" [syn: {absolved}, {clear}, {exculpated}, {exonerated}, {vindicated}]

clear-eyed
adj : mentally acute or penetratingly discerning; "too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow"; "chaos could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership"; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument" [syn: {clear-sighted}, {perspicacious}]

clearheaded
adj : not mentally confused; able to think clearly and act intelligently [syn: {clear-thinking}] [ant: {confused}]

clearing
n 1: a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area [syn: {glade}]
2: the act of freeing from suspicion
3: the act of removing solid particles from a liquid [syn: {clarification}]

clearing house
n : a central collection place where banks exchange checks or drafts; participants maintain an account against which credits or debits are posted

clearly
adv 1: without doubt or question; "they were clearly lost"; "history has clearly shown the folly of that policy"
2: in an intelligible manner; "the foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly" [syn: {intelligibly}, {understandably}] [ant: {unintelligibly}]
3: clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment; "it's distinctly possible"; "I could clearly see myself in his situation" [syn: {distinctly}]
4: in an easily perceptible manner; "could be seen clearly under the microscope"; "She cried loud and clear" [syn: {clear}]

clearness
n 1: free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression [syn: {clarity}, {lucidity}, {pellucidity}, {limpidity}] [ant: {unclearness}, {obscureness}]
2: the quality of clear water; "when she awoke the clarity was back in her eyes" [syn: {clarity}, {uncloudedness}] [ant: {opacity}]

clear-sighted
adj 1: having sharp clear vision
2: mentally acute or penetratingly discerning; "too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow"; "chaos could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership"; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument" [syn: {clear-eyed}, {perspicacious}]

clearstory
n : part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light [syn: {clerestory}]

clear-thinking
adj : not mentally confused; able to think clearly and act intelligently [syn: {clearheaded}] [ant: {confused}]

clearway
n : a road on which you are not allowed to stop (unless you have a breakdown)

clearweed
n : a plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves [syn: {richweed}, {dead nettle}, {Pilea pumilla}]

cleat
n 1: a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping
2: a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured
3: a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached
v 1: provide with cleats; "cleat running shoes for better traction"
2: secure on a cleat; "cleat a line"

cleats
n : a pair of shoes with cleats on the soles; "the football players all wore cleats"

cleavable
adj : capable of being cleaved

cleavage
n 1: the state of being split or cleft
2: the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules
3: (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum [syn: {segmentation}]
4: the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts)
5: the act of cleaving or splitting

cleavage cavity
n : the fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula [syn: {blastocoel}, {blastocoele}, {blastocele}, {segmentation cavity}]

cleave
v 1: separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone" [syn: {split}, {rive}]
2: make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"
3: come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" [syn: {cling}, {adhere}, {stick}, {cohere}] [also: {cloven}, {clove}, {cleft}]

cleaver
n : a butcher's knife having a large square blade [syn: {meat cleaver}, {chopper}]

cleavers
n : annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia [syn: {clivers}, {goose grass}, {catchweed}, {spring cleavers}, {Galium aparine}]

clef
n : a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it

cleft
See {cleave}

cleft
adj 1: used of hooves [syn: {cloven}, {bisulcate}]
2: having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib [syn: {dissected}]
n 1: a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
2: a long narrow opening [syn: {crack}, {crevice}, {fissure}, {scissure}]

cleft
cleave
v 1: separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone" [syn: {split}, {rive}]
2: make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"
3: come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" [syn: {cling}, {adhere}, {stick}, {cohere}] [also: {cloven}, {clove}, {cleft}]

cleft foot
n : a deformity in which the space between the third and fourth toes extends up into the foot

cleft lip
n : a congenital cleft in the middle of the upper lip [syn: {harelip}, {cheiloschisis}]

cleft palate
n : a congenital fissure of the hard palate

cleg
n : large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals [syn: {horsefly}, {clegg}, {horse fly}]

clegg
n : large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals [syn: {horsefly}, {cleg}, {horse fly}]

Cleistes
n : terrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous roots; allied to genus Pogonia [syn: {genus Cleistes}]

Cleistes divaricata
n : orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia [syn: {spreading pogonia}, {funnel-crest rosebud orchid}, {Pogonia divaricata}]

Cleistes rosea
n : orchid of central and northern South America having 1- to 3-blossomed racemes of large showy rose-colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia [syn: {rosebud orchid}, {Pogonia rosea}]

cleistocarp
n : closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially Aspergillaceae and Erysiphaceae) from which spores are released only by decay or disintegration [syn: {cleistothecium}]

cleistogamic
adj : exhibiting or relating to cleistogamy [syn: {cleistogamous}]

cleistogamous
adj : exhibiting or relating to cleistogamy [syn: {cleistogamic}]

cleistogamy
n : the production of small nonopening self-pollinating flowers

cleistothecium
n : closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially Aspergillaceae and Erysiphaceae) from which spores are released only by decay or disintegration [syn: {cleistocarp}]

clematis
n : any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers

Clematis baldwinii
n : erect clematis of Florida having pink to purple flowers [syn: {pine hyacinth}, {Viorna baldwinii}]

Clematis crispa
n : climber of southern United States having bluish-purple flowers [syn: {blue jasmine}, {blue jessamine}, {curly clematis}, {marsh clematis}]

Clematis lasiantha
n : clematis of California [syn: {pipestem clematis}]

Clematis ochreleuca
n : shrubby clematis of the eastern United States having curly foliage [syn: {curly-heads}]

Clematis tangutica
n : Chinese clematis with serrate leaves and large yellow flowers [syn: {golden clematis}]

Clematis texensis
n : woody vine of Texas having showy solitary nodding scarlet flowers [syn: {scarlet clematis}]

Clematis versicolor
n : woody vine of the southern United States having purple or blue flowers with leathery recurved sepals [syn: {leather flower}]

Clematis verticillaris
n : climber of northeastern North America having waxy purplish-blue flowers [syn: {purple clematis}, {purple virgin's bower}, {mountain clematis}]

Clematis viorna
n : scandent subshrub of southeastern United States having large red-purple bell-shaped flowers with leathery recurved sepals [syn: {leather flower}, {vase-fine}, {vase vine}]

Clematis virginiana
n : common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers [syn: {virgin's bower}, {old man's beard}, {devil's darning needle}]

Clematis vitalba
n : vigorous deciduous climber of Europe to Afghanistan and Lebanon having panicles of fragrant green-white flowers in summer and autumn [syn: {traveler's joy}, {traveller's joy}, {old man's beard}]

Clemence Sophia Harned Lozier
n : United States physician who in 1863 founded a medical school for women (1813-1888) [syn: {Lozier}]

Clemenceau
n : French statesman who played a key role in negotiating the Treaty of Versailles (1841-1929) [syn: {Georges Clemenceau}, {Georges Eugene Benjamin Clemenceau}]

clemency
n 1: good weather with comfortable temperatures [syn: {mildness}]
2: leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" [syn: {mercifulness}, {mercy}]

Clemens
n : United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910) [syn: {Samuel Langhorne Clemens}, {Mark Twain}]

clement
adj 1: (of weather or climate) physically mild; "clement weather" [ant: {inclement}]
2: (used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy; "a more clement judge reduced the sentence" [ant: {inclement}]

Clement Attlee
n : British statesman and leader of the Labour party who instituted the welfare state in England (1883-1967) [syn: {Attlee}, {Clement Richard Attlee}, {1st Earl Attlee}]

Clement Philibert Leo Delibes
n : French composer of operas (1836-1891) [syn: {Delibes}, {Leo Delibes}]

Clement Richard Attlee
n : British statesman and leader of the Labour party who instituted the welfare state in England (1883-1967) [syn: {Attlee}, {Clement Attlee}, {1st Earl Attlee}]

clementine
n 1: a variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the Mediterranean and in South Africa [syn: {clementine tree}]
2: a mandarin orange of a deep reddish orange color and few seeds

clementine tree
n : a variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the Mediterranean and in South Africa [syn: {clementine}]

clemmed
See {clem}

clemming
See {clem}

clench
n 1: a small slip noose made with seizing [syn: {clinch}]
2: the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing" [syn: {clasp}, {clutch}, {clutches}, {grasp}, {grip}, {hold}]
v 1: hold in a tight grasp; "clench a steering wheel" [syn: {clinch}]
2: squeeze together tightly; "clench one's jaw"

clenched
adj : closed or squeezed together tightly; "a clenched fist"; "his clenched (or clinched) teeth" [syn: {clinched}]

clenched fist
n : a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting) [syn: {fist}]

cleome
n : any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowers [syn: {spiderflower}]

Cleome hassleriana
n : native to South America but naturalized in warm parts of United States; grown for its long-lasting spider-shaped white to pink-purple flowers [syn: {spider flower}, {spider plant}]

Cleome pinnata
n : perennial of southwestern United States having leathery blue-green pinnatifid leaves and thick plumelike spikes of yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cleome [syn: {desert plume}, {prince's-plume}, {Stanleya pinnata}]

Cleome serrulata
n : plant of western North America having trifoliate leaves and white or pink spider-shaped flowers; sometimes used as an ornamental [syn: {Rocky Mountain bee plant}, {stinking clover}]

Cleopatra
n : beautiful and charismatic queen of Egypt; mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony; killed herself to avoid capture by Octavian (69-30 BC)

clepsydra
n : clock that measures time by the escape of water [syn: {water clock}, {water glass}] [also: {clepsydrae} (pl)]

clepsydrae
See {clepsydra}

clepsydrae
clepsydra
n : clock that measures time by the escape of water [syn: {water clock}, {water glass}] [also: {clepsydrae} (pl)]

clept
See {clepe}

clerestory
n : part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light [syn: {clearstory}]

clergy
n : clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity) [ant: {laity}]

clergyman
n : a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church [syn: {reverend}, {man of the cloth}] [ant: {layman}]

cleric
n : a clergyman or other person in religious orders [syn: {churchman}, {divine}, {ecclesiastic}]

clerical
adj 1: of or relating to clerks; "clerical work"
2: of or relating to the clergy; "clerical collar"
3: appropriate for or engaged in office work; "clerical skills"; "a clerical job"; "the clerical staff"

clerical collar
n : a stiff white collar with no opening in the front; a distinctive symbol of the clergy [syn: {Roman collar}, {dog collar}]

clericalism
n : a policy of supporting the influence and power of the clergy in secular or political matters

clericalist
n : one who advocates clericalism

clerid
n : predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic [syn: {clerid beetle}]

clerid beetle
n : predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic [syn: {clerid}]

Cleridae
n : beetles that prey on other insects [syn: {family Cleridae}]

clerihew
n : a witty satiric verse containing two rhymed couplets and mentioning a famous person; "`The president is George W. Bush, Who is happy to sit on his tush, While sending his armies to fight, For anything he thinks is right' is a clerihew"

clerisy
n : an educated and intellectual elite [syn: {intelligentsia}]

clerk
n 1: an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
2: a salesperson in a store [syn: {salesclerk}, {shop clerk}]
v : work as a clerk, as in the legal business

clerking
n : the activity of recording business transactions [syn: {bookkeeping}]

clerklier
See {clerkly}

clerkliest
See {clerkly}

clerkship
n : the job of clerk

Clethra
n : type and sole genus of the Clethraceae; deciduous shrubs or small trees: white alder, summer-sweet [syn: {genus Clethra}]

Clethra alnifolia
n : shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers [syn: {sweet pepperbush}, {pepper bush}, {summer sweet}, {white alder}]

Clethraceae
n : coextensive with the genus Clethra [syn: {family Clethraceae}, {white-alder family}]

Clethrionomys
n : a genus of Cricetidae [syn: {genus Clethrionomys}]

Cleveland
n 1: the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
2: 22nd and 24th President of the United States (1837-1908) [syn: {Grover Cleveland}, {Stephen Grover Cleveland}, {President Cleveland}]

clever
adj 1: skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends; "cool prudence and sensitive selfishness along with quick perception of what is possible--these distinguish an adroit politician"; "came up with a clever story"; "an ingenious press agent"; "an ingenious scheme" [syn: {adroit}, {ingenious}]
2: showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound" [syn: {cagey}, {cagy}, {canny}]
3: mentally quick and resourceful; "an apt pupil"; "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker [syn: {apt}]
4: showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem" [syn: {cunning}, {ingenious}]

clever clogs
n : an intellectual who is ostentatiously and irritatingly knowledgeable [syn: {clever Dick}]

clever Dick
n : an intellectual who is ostentatiously and irritatingly knowledgeable [syn: {clever clogs}]

cleverly
adv : in a clever manner; "they were cleverly arranged"; "a smartly managed business" [syn: {smartly}]

cleverness
n 1: the power of creative imagination [syn: {inventiveness}, {ingeniousness}, {ingenuity}]
2: intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty [syn: {brightness}, {smartness}]
3: the property of being ingenious; "a plot of great ingenuity"; "the cleverness of its design" [syn: {ingenuity}, {ingeniousness}]

clevis
n : a coupler shaped like the letter U with holes through each end so a bolt or pin can pass through the holes to complete the coupling; used to attach a drawbar to a plow or wagon or trailer etc.

clew
n 1: a ball of yarn or cord or thread
2: evidence that helps to solve a problem [syn: {clue}, {cue}]
v : roll into a ball [syn: {clue}]

clews
n : the cords used to suspend a hammock

CLI
n : a user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon [syn: {command line interface}]

clianthus
n : any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Clianthus having compound leaves and pealike red flowers in drooping racemes [syn: {glory pea}]

Clianthus formosus
n : sprawling shrubby perennial noted for its scarlet black-marked flowers; widely distributed in dry parts of Australia [syn: {desert pea}, {Sturt pea}, {Sturt's desert pea}, {Clianthus speciosus}]

Clianthus puniceus
n : evergreen shrub with scarlet to white clawlike or beaklike flowers; New Zealand [syn: {parrot's beak}, {parrot's bill}]

Clianthus speciosus
n : sprawling shrubby perennial noted for its scarlet black-marked flowers; widely distributed in dry parts of Australia [syn: {desert pea}, {Sturt pea}, {Sturt's desert pea}, {Clianthus formosus}]

cliche
n : a trite or obvious remark [syn: {platitude}, {banality}, {commonplace}, {bromide}]

cliched
adj : repeated regularly without thought or originality; "ready-made phrases" [syn: {ready-made}]

Clichy
n : a northwestern suburb of Paris; the residence of the Merovingian royalty in the 7th century [syn: {Clichy-la-Garenne}]

Clichy-la-Garenne
n : a northwestern suburb of Paris; the residence of the Merovingian royalty in the 7th century [syn: {Clichy}]

click
n 1: a short light metallic sound [syn: {chink}, {clink}]
2: depression of a button on a computer mouse; "a click on the right button for example" [syn: {mouse click}]
3: a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu) [syn: {suction stop}]
4: a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward [syn: {pawl}, {detent}, {dog}]
v 1: move or strike with a noise; "he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward" [syn: {snap}]
2: make a clicking or ticking sound; "The clock ticked away" [syn: {tick}]
3: click repeatedly or uncontrollably; "Chattering teeth" [syn: {chatter}]
4: cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers" [syn: {snap}, {flick}]
5: produce a click; "Xhosa speakers click"
6: make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens [syn: {cluck}, {clack}]
7: become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow" [syn: {get through}, {dawn}, {come home}, {get across}, {sink in}, {penetrate}, {fall into place}]

click beetle
n : able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound [syn: {skipjack}, {snapping beetle}]

click off
v : perform or finish an action rapidly; "The game was clicked off in 1:48"

click open
v : open with a clicking sound; "These keys have clicked open many doors"

click-clack
n : a succession of clicks

clickety-clack
n : a fast and rhythmic click-clack; "the clickety-clack of the typewriters" [syn: {clickety-click}]

clickety-click
n : a fast and rhythmic click-clack; "the clickety-clack of the typewriters" [syn: {clickety-clack}]

client
n 1: a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
2: someone who pays for goods or services [syn: {customer}]
3: (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network [syn: {node}, {guest}]

clientage
n : relation of a client to a patron

client-centered therapy
n : a method of psychotherapy developed by Carl Rogers in which the client determines the focus and pace of each session

clientele
n : customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele" [syn: {patronage}, {business}]

cliff
n : a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop" [syn: {drop}, {drop-off}]

cliff brake
n : any of several small lithophytic ferns of tropical and warm temperate regions [syn: {cliff-brake}, {rock brake}]

cliff diving
n : diving into the water from a steep overhanging cliff

cliff dweller
n : a member of the Anasazi people living in the southwestern United States who built rock or adobe dwellings on ledges in the sides of caves

cliff dwelling
n : a rock and adobe dwelling built on sheltered ledges in the sides of a cliff; "the Anasazi built cliff dwellings in the southwestern United States"

cliff penstemon
n : one of the West's most beautiful wildflowers; large brilliant pink or rose flowers in many racemes above thick mats of stems and leaves; ledges and cliffs from Washington to California [syn: {rock penstemon}, {Penstemon rupicola}]

cliff rose
n : tufted thrift of seacoasts and mountains of north temperate zone; occasionally grown as a ground cover [syn: {sea pink}, {Armeria maritima}]

cliff swallow
n : North American swallow that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls [syn: {Hirundo pyrrhonota}]

cliff-brake
n : any of several small lithophytic ferns of tropical and warm temperate regions [syn: {cliff brake}, {rock brake}]

cliffhanger
n 1: a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end
2: an episode that ends in suspense

cliff-hanging
adj : (of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense [syn: {suspenseful}, {suspensive}, {nail-biting}]

clifflike
adj : (of a shore or shoreline) characterized by steep cliffs or precipices; "the cliffy shores of Dover" [syn: {cliffy}] [ant: {beachy}]

Clifford Odets
n : United States playwright (1906-1963) [syn: {Odets}]

Clifford trust
n : a trust established to shift the income to someone who is taxed at a lower rate than the grantor for a period of 10 years or more [syn: {grantor trust}]

cliffy
adj : (of a shore or shoreline) characterized by steep cliffs or precipices; "the cliffy shores of Dover" [syn: {clifflike}] [ant: {beachy}]

Cliftonia
n : 1 species: titi [syn: {genus Cliftonia}]

Cliftonia monophylla
n : tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers [syn: {titi}, {buckwheat tree}]

climacteric
n 1: a period in a man's life corresponding to menopause
2: the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends [syn: {menopause}, {change of life}]

climactic
adj : consisting of or causing a climax; "a climactic development" [ant: {anticlimactic}]

climate
n 1: the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time; "the dank climate of southern Wales"; "plants from a cold clime travel best in winter" [syn: {clime}]
2: the prevailing psychological state; "the climate of opinion"; "the national mood had changed radically since the last election" [syn: {mood}]

climate change
n : a change in the world's climate [syn: {global climate change}]

climatic
adj : of or relating to a climate; "climatic changes" [syn: {climatical}]

climatic zone
n : any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude

climatical
adj : of or relating to a climate; "climatic changes" [syn: {climatic}]

climatically
adv : with respect to climate; "they were used to a climatically different environment"

climatology
n : meteorology of climates and their phenomena

climax
n 1: the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding; "the climax of the artist's career"; "in the flood tide of his success" [syn: {flood tide}]
2: the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play" [syn: {culmination}]
3: the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse [syn: {orgasm}, {sexual climax}, {coming}]
4: the most severe stage of a disease
5: arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
v : end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace" [syn: {culminate}]

climb
n 1: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise" [syn: {ascent}, {acclivity}, {rise}, {raise}, {upgrade}] [ant: {descent}]
2: an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) [syn: {climbing}, {mounting}]
3: the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top" [syn: {mount}]
v 1: go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?" [syn: {climb up}, {mount}, {go up}]
2: move with difficulty, by grasping
3: go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered" [syn: {wax}, {mount}, {rise}] [ant: {wane}]
4: slope upward; "The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill"
5: improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder"
6: increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year" [syn: {rise}, {go up}]

climb down
v : come down; "the birds alighted" [syn: {alight}]

climb on
v : get on the back of; "mount a horse" [syn: {hop on}, {mount}, {mount up}, {get on}, {jump on}, {bestride}] [ant: {hop out}]

climb up
v 1: go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?" [syn: {climb}, {mount}, {go up}]
2: rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list" [syn: {rise}, {jump}]

climbable
adj 1: possible to climb
2: capable of being surmounted [syn: {surmountable}]

climb-down
n : a retraction of a previously held position [syn: {withdrawal}, {backdown}]

climber
n 1: a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants
2: someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior [syn: {social climber}]
3: someone who ascends on foot; "a solitary mounter of the staircase" [syn: {mounter}]
4: someone who climbs as a sport; especially someone who climbs mountains; "the lead climber looked strong still but his partner often slumped in his ropes"
5: an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing [syn: {crampon}, {crampoon}, {climbing iron}]

climbing
n : an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) [syn: {climb}, {mounting}]

climbing bird's nest fern
n : tropical Africa to Australasia and Polynesia [syn: {Microsorium punctatum}]

climbing bittersweet
n : twining shrub of North America having three-valved yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds [syn: {bittersweet}, {American bittersweet}, {false bittersweet}, {staff vine}, {waxwork}, {Celastrus scandens}]

climbing boneset
n : herb of tropical America having vanilla-scented flowers; climbs up trees [syn: {climbing hempweed}, {wild climbing hempweed}, {climbing hemp-vine}, {Mikania scandens}]

climbing corydalis
n : annual vine with decompound leaves and racemes of yellow and pink flowers [syn: {Corydalis claviculata}, {Fumaria claviculata}]

climbing fern
n : any of several ferns of the genus Lygodium

climbing frame
n : a framework of bars or logs for children to climb on

climbing fumitory
n : vine with feathery leaves and white or pinkish flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria [syn: {Allegheny vine}, {Adlumia fungosa}, {Fumaria fungosa}]

climbing hemp-vine
n : herb of tropical America having vanilla-scented flowers; climbs up trees [syn: {climbing hempweed}, {climbing boneset}, {wild climbing hempweed}, {Mikania scandens}]

climbing hempweed
n : herb of tropical America having vanilla-scented flowers; climbs up trees [syn: {climbing boneset}, {wild climbing hempweed}, {climbing hemp-vine}, {Mikania scandens}]

climbing hydrangea
n 1: climbing shrub with adhesive aerial roots having opposite leaves and small white flowers in terminal cymes; Himalayas to Taiwan and Japan [syn: {Schizophragma hydrangeoides}]
2: deciduous climber with aerial roots having large flat flower heads [syn: {Hydrangea petiolaris}]
3: deciduous climber with aerial roots having white to creamy flowers in fairly flat heads [syn: {Hydrangea anomala}]

climbing iron
n : an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing [syn: {crampon}, {crampoon}, {climber}]

climbing lily
n : any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous [syn: {gloriosa}, {glory lily}, {creeping lily}, {Gloriosa superba}]

climbing maidenhair
n : tropical fern widespread in Old World; naturalized in Jamaica and Florida [syn: {climbing maidenhair fern}, {snake fern}, {Lygodium microphyllum}]

climbing maidenhair fern
n : tropical fern widespread in Old World; naturalized in Jamaica and Florida [syn: {climbing maidenhair}, {snake fern}, {Lygodium microphyllum}]

climbing nightshade
n : poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America [syn: {bittersweet}, {bittersweet nightshade}, {deadly nightshade}, {poisonous nightshade}, {woody nightshade}, {Solanum dulcamara}]

climbing onion
n : much-branched leafless twining South African herb cultivated as an ornamental for its bright green stems growing from large above-ground bulbs [syn: {Bowiea volubilis}]

climbing perch
n : a small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air; has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to travel on land [syn: {Anabas testudineus}, {A. testudineus}]

climbing salamander
n : any of several North American salamanders adapted for climbing with well-developed limbs and long somewhat squared-off toes

clime
n : the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time; "the dank climate of southern Wales"; "plants from a cold clime travel best in winter" [syn: {climate}]

clinandria
See {clinandrium}

clinch
n 1: (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
2: a small slip noose made with seizing [syn: {clench}]
3: the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
4: a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug" [syn: {hug}, {squeeze}]
v 1: secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts; "The girder was clinched into the wall"
2: hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
3: hold in a tight grasp; "clench a steering wheel" [syn: {clench}]
4: embrace amorously
5: flatten the ends (of nails and rivets); "the nails were clinched"
6: settle conclusively; "clinch a deal"

Clinch River
n : a river that rises in southwestern Virginia and flows generally southwestward across eastern Tennessee to the Tennessee River

clinched
adj : closed or squeezed together tightly; "a clenched fist"; "his clenched (or clinched) teeth" [syn: {clenched}]

clincher
n 1: an argument that is conclusive [syn: {determiner}, {determining factor}]
2: a point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively [syn: {decisive factor}]
3: a tool used to clinch nails or bolts or rivets

clincher-built
adj : (of ships) built with overlapping hull planks [syn: {clinker-built}] [ant: {carvel-built}]

Cline
n : Americn geneticist who succeeded in transferring a functioning gene from one mouse to another (born in 1934) [syn: {Martin Cline}]

cling
n : fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit [syn: {clingstone}]
v 1: come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" [syn: {cleave}, {adhere}, {stick}, {cohere}]
2: to remain emotionally or intellectually attached; "He clings to the idea that she might still love him."
3: hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron" [syn: {hang}] [also: {clung}]

cling film
n : a thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap) that sticks to itself; used for wrapping food [syn: {clingfilm}, {Saran Wrap}]

cling to
v : hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm when she got scared" [syn: {hold close}, {hold tight}, {clutch}]

clingfilm
n : a thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap) that sticks to itself; used for wrapping food [syn: {cling film}, {Saran Wrap}]

clingfish
n : very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc. [also: {clingfishes} (pl)]

clingfishes
See {clingfish}

clingfishes
clingfish
n : very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc. [also: {clingfishes} (pl)]

clingstone
n : fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit [syn: {cling}]

clinic
n 1: a medical establishment run by a group of medical specialists
2: meeting for diagnosis of problems and instruction or remedial work in a particular activity
3: a healthcare facility for outpatient care

clinical
adj 1: relating to a clinic or conducted in or as if in a clinic and depending on direct observation of patients; "clinical observation"; "clinical case study"
2: scientifically detached; unemotional; "he spoke in the clipped clinical monotones typical of police testimony"

clinical anatomy
n : the practical application of anatomical knowledge to diagnosis and treatment [syn: {applied anatomy}]

clinical depression
n : a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention [syn: {depressive disorder}, {depression}]

clinical neurology
n : (neurology) the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders [syn: {neurology}]

clinical psychologist
n : a therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders [syn: {psychotherapist}]

clinical psychology
n : the branch of psychology concerned with the treatment of abnormal mentation and behavior

clinical test
n : a rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects; in the United States it is conducted under the direction of the FDA before being made available for general clinical use [syn: {clinical trial}]

clinical thermometer
n : a mercury thermometer designed to measure the temperature of the human body; graduated to cover a range a few degrees on either side of the normal body temperature [syn: {mercury-in-glass clinical thermometer}]

clinical trial
n : a rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects; in the United States it is conducted under the direction of the FDA before being made available for general clinical use [syn: {clinical test}]

clinically
adv : in a clinical manner; "she is clinically qualified"

clinician
n : a practitioner (of medicine or psychology) who does clinical work instead of laboratory experiments

clinid
n : mostly small blennioid fishes of coral reefs and seagrass beds [syn: {clinid fish}]

clinid fish
n : mostly small blennioid fishes of coral reefs and seagrass beds [syn: {clinid}]

Clinidae
n : viviparous blennies of temperate and tropical seas [syn: {family Clinidae}]

clink
n 1: a short light metallic sound [syn: {chink}, {click}]
2: a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) [syn: {jail}, {jailhouse}, {gaol}, {slammer}]
v 1: make a high sound typical of glass; "champagne glasses clinked to make a toast"
2: make or emit a high sound; "tinkling bells" [syn: {tinkle}, {tink}, {chink}]

clinker
n 1: a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire [syn: {cinder}]
2: a hard brick used as a paving stone [syn: {clinker brick}]
v 1: clear out the cinders and clinker from; "we clinkered the fire frequently"
2: turn to clinker or form clinker under excessive heat in burning

clinker block
n : a light concrete building block made with cinder aggregate; "cinder blocks are called breeze blocks in England" [syn: {cinder block}, {breeze block}]

clinker brick
n : a hard brick used as a paving stone [syn: {clinker}]

clinker-built
adj : (of ships) built with overlapping hull planks [syn: {clincher-built}] [ant: {carvel-built}]

clinking
adj : like the light sharp ringing sound of glasses being tapped

clinocephalism
n : a congenital defect in which the top of the head is depressed (concave instead of convex) [syn: {clinocephaly}]

clinocephaly
n : a congenital defect in which the top of the head is depressed (concave instead of convex) [syn: {clinocephalism}]

clinodactyly
n : a congenital defect in which one or more toes or fingers are abnormally positioned

clinometer
n : an instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation [syn: {inclinometer}]

Clinopodium
n : wild basil [syn: {genus Clinopodium}]

Clinopodium grandiflorum
n : aromatic herb with large pink flowers; southern and southeastern Europe; Anatolia; northern Iran [syn: {large-flowered calamint}, {Calamintha grandiflora}, {Satureja grandiflora}]

Clinopodium vulgare
n : aromatic herb having heads of small pink or whitish flowers; widely distributed in United States, Europe and Asia [syn: {wild basil}, {cushion calamint}, {Satureja vulgaris}]

Clinoril
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Clinoril) [syn: {sulindac}]

clinquant
adj : glittering with gold or silver [syn: {tinseled}, {tinselly}]

Clinton
n 1: 42nd President of the United States (1946-) [syn: {Bill Clinton}, {William Jefferson Clinton}, {President Clinton}]
2: United States politician who as governor of New York supported the project to build the Erie Canal (1769-1828) [syn: {DeWitt Clinton}]
3: a town in east central Iowa

Clinton administration
n : the executive under President Clinton

clintonia
n : any temperate liliaceous plant of the genus Clintonia having broad basal leaves and white or yellowish or purplish flowers followed by blue or black berries [syn: {Clinton's lily}]

Clintonia andrewsiana
n : plant with nearly leafless stalk topped by an umbellike cluster of red or reddish lavender flowers; California to Oregon [syn: {red Clintonia}, {Andrew's clintonia}]

Clintonia borealis
n : common woodland herb of temperate North America having yellow nodding flowers and small round blue fruits [syn: {yellow clintonia}, {heal all}]

Clintonia uniflora
n : plant with 1 or 2 white starlike flowers on short leafless stalks; Alaska to California and east to Oregon and Montana [syn: {queen's cup}, {bride's bonnet}]

Clinton's lily
n : any temperate liliaceous plant of the genus Clintonia having broad basal leaves and white or yellowish or purplish flowers followed by blue or black berries [syn: {clintonia}]

Clio
n : (Greek mythology) the Muse of history

Clioquinol
n : drug used to treat certain fungal infection (as athlete's foot) [syn: {iodochlorhydroxyquin}]

clip
n 1: a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun [syn: {cartridge holder}, {cartridge clip}, {magazine}]
2: an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip" [syn: {time}]
3: any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together
4: an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress
5: the act of clipping or snipping [syn: {clipping}, {snip}]
6: a sharp slanting blow; "he gave me a clip on the ear"
v 1: sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers" [syn: {nip}, {nip off}, {snip}, {snip off}]
2: run at a moderately swift pace [syn: {trot}, {jog}]
3: attach with a clip; "clip the papers together" [ant: {unclip}]
4: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" [syn: {snip}, {crop}, {trim}, {lop}, {dress}, {prune}, {cut back}]
5: terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries" [syn: {curtail}, {cut short}] [also: {clipping}, {clipped}]

clip art
n : ready-made pieces of computerized graphic art that can be used to decorate a document

clip artist
n : a swindler who fleeces the victim

clip joint
n : a place of entertainment where high prices are charged for poor entertainment

clip lead
n : a short piece of wire with alligator clips on both ends

clipboard
n : a small writing board with a clip at the top for holding papers

clip-on
adj : attachable by a clip; "clip-on earrings"; "a clip-on bow tie"

clipped
See {clip}

clipped
clip
n 1: a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun [syn: {cartridge holder}, {cartridge clip}, {magazine}]
2: an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip" [syn: {time}]
3: any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together
4: an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress
5: the act of clipping or snipping [syn: {clipping}, {snip}]
6: a sharp slanting blow; "he gave me a clip on the ear"
v 1: sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers" [syn: {nip}, {nip off}, {snip}, {snip off}]
2: run at a moderately swift pace [syn: {trot}, {jog}]
3: attach with a clip; "clip the papers together" [ant: {unclip}]
4: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" [syn: {snip}, {crop}, {trim}, {lop}, {dress}, {prune}, {cut back}]
5: terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries" [syn: {curtail}, {cut short}] [also: {clipping}, {clipped}]

clipped
adj 1: having an end or small portion cut off; "birds with clipped wings cannot fly" [ant: {unclipped}]
2: (of animals) having ears or tail cut short; "doberman pinschers with docked tails and ears" [syn: {docked}]
3: cut or trimmed by clipping; "a handsome man with a clipped moustache"; "clipped hedges"; "close-clipped lawns"; "a clipped poodle"
4: (of speech) having quick short sounds; "a clipped upper-class accent"

clipper
n 1: (electronics) an nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform); "a limiter introduces amplitude distortion" [syn: {limiter}]
2: a fast sailing ship used in former times [syn: {clipper ship}]
3: shears for cutting grass or shrubbery [syn: {clippers}]
4: scissors for cutting hair or finger nails [syn: {clippers}]

clipper ship
n : a fast sailing ship used in former times [syn: {clipper}]

clippers
n 1: shears for cutting grass or shrubbery [syn: {clipper}]
2: scissors for cutting hair or finger nails [syn: {clipper}]

clipping
See {clip}

clipping
clip
n 1: a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun [syn: {cartridge holder}, {cartridge clip}, {magazine}]
2: an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip" [syn: {time}]
3: any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together
4: an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress
5: the act of clipping or snipping [syn: {clipping}, {snip}]
6: a sharp slanting blow; "he gave me a clip on the ear"
v 1: sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers" [syn: {nip}, {nip off}, {snip}, {snip off}]
2: run at a moderately swift pace [syn: {trot}, {jog}]
3: attach with a clip; "clip the papers together" [ant: {unclip}]
4: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" [syn: {snip}, {crop}, {trim}, {lop}, {dress}, {prune}, {cut back}]
5: terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries" [syn: {curtail}, {cut short}] [also: {clipping}, {clipped}]

clipping
n 1: an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings" [syn: {newspaper clipping}, {press clipping}, {cutting}, {press cutting}]
2: cutting down to the desired size or shape [syn: {trim}, {trimming}]
3: the act of clipping or snipping [syn: {clip}, {snip}]

clique
n : an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose [syn: {coterie}, {ingroup}, {inner circle}, {pack}, {camp}]

cliquish
adj : befitting or characteristic of those who inclined to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior [syn: {clannish}, {clubby}, {snobbish}, {snobby}]

cliquishly
adv : in a clannish manner; "these four friends always act clannishly, and don't let us participate in their activities" [syn: {clannishly}]

cliquishness
n : tendency to associate with only a select group [syn: {clannishness}, {exclusiveness}]

clit
n : a female sexual organ homologous to the penis [syn: {clitoris}, {button}]

clitella
See {clitellum}

Clitocybe
n : a genus of agarics with white to pale yellow spore deposits and fleshy stalks centrally attached to the cap and closely attached gills [syn: {genus Clitocybe}]

Clitocybe clavipes
n : an agaric with a flat cap that is grayish or yellowish brown with pallid gills and a stalk that bulges toward the base

Clitocybe dealbata
n : a small poisonous agaric; has a dry white cap with crowded gills and a short stalk

Clitocybe inornata
n : a fungus with a cap that is creamy gray when young and turns brown with age and a whitish stalk that stains yellow when handled

Clitocybe irina
n : an edible agaric with large silky white caps and thick stalks [syn: {Tricholoma irinum}, {Lepista irina}]

Clitocybe nuda
n : edible agaric that is pale lilac when young; has a smooth moist cap [syn: {blewits}]

Clitocybe robusta
n : a large white agaric; edible but not palatable [syn: {Clytocybe alba}]

Clitocybe subconnexa
n : an edible white agaric that fruits in dense clusters; the gills are narrow and crowded and the stalk in fleshy and unpolished

clitoral
adj : of or relating to the clitoris [syn: {clitoric}]

clitoral vein
n : veins that serve the clitoris [syn: {vena clitoridis}]

Clitoria
n : genus of tropical shrubs or vines having pinnate leaves and large axillary flowers [syn: {genus Clitoria}]

Clitoria mariana
n : large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers [syn: {butterfly pea}]

Clitoria turnatea
n : vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue yellow-centered flowers [syn: {blue pea}, {butterfly pea}]

clitoric
adj : of or relating to the clitoris [syn: {clitoral}]

clitoridectomy
n : excision of the clitoris [syn: {female circumcision}]

clitoris
n : a female sexual organ homologous to the penis [syn: {clit}, {button}]

clitter
v : make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures; "male insects such as crickets or grasshoppers stridulate" [syn: {stridulate}]

Clive
n : British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774) [syn: {Robert Clive}, {Baron Clive}, {Baron Clive of Plassey}]

Clive Sinclair
n : English electrical engineer who founded a company that introduced many innovative products (born in 1940) [syn: {Sinclair}, {Sir Clive Marles Sinclair}]

Clive Staples Lewis
n : English critic and novelist; author of theological works and of books for children (1898-1963) [syn: {Lewis}, {C. S. Lewis}]

clivers
n : annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia [syn: {cleavers}, {goose grass}, {catchweed}, {spring cleavers}, {Galium aparine}]

cloaca
n : a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water [syn: {sewer}, {sewerage}] [also: {cloacae} (pl)]

cloacae
See {cloaca}

cloacae
cloaca
n : a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water [syn: {sewer}, {sewerage}] [also: {cloacae} (pl)]

cloak
n 1: anything that covers or conceals
2: a loose outer garment
v : hide under a false appearance; "He masked his disappointment" [syn: {dissemble}, {mask}]

cloak-and-dagger
adj : conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance" [syn: {clandestine}, {hole-and-corner(a)}, {hugger-mugger}, {hush-hush}, {on the quiet(p)}, {secret}, {surreptitious}, {undercover}, {underground}]

cloaked
adj 1: having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading; "hidden agenda"; "masked threat" [syn: {disguised}, {masked}]
2: covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak; "leaf-clothed trees"; "fog-cloaked meadows"; "a beam draped with cobwebs"; "cloud-wrapped peaks" [syn: {clothed}, {draped}, {mantled}, {wrapped}]

cloakmaker
n : someone whose occupation is making or repairing fur garments [syn: {furrier}]

cloakroom
n 1: a private lounge off of a legislative chamber
2: a room where coats and other articles can be left temporarily [syn: {coatroom}]

clobber
n : informal terms for personal possessions; "did you take all your clobber?" [syn: {stuff}]
v 1: strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her" [syn: {baste}, {batter}]
2: beat thoroughly in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!" [syn: {bat}, {drub}, {thrash}, {lick}]

cloche
n 1: a low transparent cover put over young plants to protect them from cold
2: a woman's close-fitting helmet-like hat

clock
n : a timepiece that shows the time of day
v : measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time; "he clocked the runners" [syn: {time}]

clock dial
n : the face of a clock showing hours and minutes of the day [syn: {clock face}]

clock face
n : the face of a clock showing hours and minutes of the day [syn: {clock dial}]

clock golf
n : a form of golf in which you putt from positions arranged on the circumference of a circle around the hole

clock in
v : register one's arrival at work [syn: {punch in}, {clock on}] [ant: {clock out}, {clock out}]

clock off
v : register one's departure from work [syn: {clock out}, {punch out}] [ant: {clock in}, {clock in}]

clock on
v : register one's arrival at work [syn: {clock in}, {punch in}] [ant: {clock out}, {clock out}]

clock out
v : register one's departure from work [syn: {punch out}, {clock off}] [ant: {clock in}, {clock in}]

clock pendulum
n : a physical pendulum used to regulate a clockwork mechanism

clock radio
n : a radio that includes a clock that can be set to turn it on automatically

clock time
n : the time as given by a clock; "do you know what time it is?"; "the time is 10 o'clock" [syn: {time}]

clock tower
n : a tower with a large clock high up on an outside face

clock up
v : record a distance travelled; on planes and cars [syn: {log up}]

clock watcher
n : a worker preoccupied with the arrival of quitting time

clocking
n : the time taken to traverse a measured course; "it was a world record clocking"

clockmaker
n : someone whose occupation is making or repairing clocks and watches [syn: {clocksmith}]

clocks
n : European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage [syn: {redstem storksbill}, {alfilaria}, {alfileria}, {filaree}, {filaria}, {pin grass}, {pin clover}, {Erodium cicutarium}]

clocksmith
n : someone whose occupation is making or repairing clocks and watches [syn: {clockmaker}]

clock-watching
n : paying excessive attention to the clock (in anticipation of stopping work)

clockwise
adj : in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock [ant: {counterclockwise}]
adv : in the direction that the hands of a clock move; "please move clockwise in a circle" [ant: {counterclockwise}]

clockwise rotation
n : rotation to the right [syn: {dextrorotation}] [ant: {levorotation}]

clockwork
n : any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock

clockwork universe
n : the view that the universe resembles a clock built by God and ticking along according to Newtonian mechanics

clod
n 1: a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder" [syn: {ball}, {glob}, {lump}, {clump}, {chunk}]
2: an awkward stupid person [syn: {lout}, {stumblebum}, {goon}, {oaf}, {lubber}, {lummox}, {lump}, {gawk}]

cloddish
adj : heavy and dull and stupid [syn: {doltish}]

clodhopper
n : a thick and heavy shoe [syn: {brogan}, {brogue}, {work shoe}]

clofibrate
n : a drug (trade name Atromid-S) that reduces lipids in the blood serum; used to treat some cardiovascular diseases [syn: {Atromid-S}]

clog
n 1: footwear usually with wooden soles [syn: {geta}, {patten}, {sabot}]
2: any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction
3: a dance performed while wearing clogs; has heavy stamping steps [syn: {clog dance}, {clog dancing}]
v 1: become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" [syn: {choke off}, {clog up}, {back up}, {congest}, {choke}, {foul}] [ant: {unclog}]
2: dance a clog dance
3: impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden; "horses were clogged until they were tamed"
4: impede with a clog or as if with a clog; "The market is being clogged by these operations"; "My mind is constipated today" [syn: {constipate}]
5: coalesce or unite in a mass; "Blood clots" [syn: {clot}]
6: fill to excess so that function is impaired; "Fear clogged her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details" [syn: {overload}] [also: {clogging}, {clogged}]

clog dance
n : a dance performed while wearing clogs; has heavy stamping steps [syn: {clog dancing}, {clog}]

clog dancer
n : someone who does clog dancing

clog dancing
n : a dance performed while wearing clogs; has heavy stamping steps [syn: {clog dance}, {clog}]

clog up
v : become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" [syn: {clog}, {choke off}, {back up}, {congest}, {choke}, {foul}] [ant: {unclog}]

clogged
See {clog}

clogged
adj 1: thickened or coalesced in soft thick lumps (such as clogs or clots); "clotted blood"; "seeds clogged together" [syn: {clotted}]
2: stopped up; clogged up; "clogged pipes"; "clogged up freeways"; "streets choked with traffic" [syn: {choked}]
3: loaded with something that hinders motion; "The wings of birds were clogged with ice and snow"-Dryden

clogged
clog
n 1: footwear usually with wooden soles [syn: {geta}, {patten}, {sabot}]
2: any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction
3: a dance performed while wearing clogs; has heavy stamping steps [syn: {clog dance}, {clog dancing}]
v 1: become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" [syn: {choke off}, {clog up}, {back up}, {congest}, {choke}, {foul}] [ant: {unclog}]
2: dance a clog dance
3: impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden; "horses were clogged until they were tamed"
4: impede with a clog or as if with a clog; "The market is being clogged by these operations"; "My mind is constipated today" [syn: {constipate}]
5: coalesce or unite in a mass; "Blood clots" [syn: {clot}]
6: fill to excess so that function is impaired; "Fear clogged her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details" [syn: {overload}] [also: {clogging}, {clogged}]

clogging
See {clog}

clogging
clog
n 1: footwear usually with wooden soles [syn: {geta}, {patten}, {sabot}]
2: any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction
3: a dance performed while wearing clogs; has heavy stamping steps [syn: {clog dance}, {clog dancing}]
v 1: become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" [syn: {choke off}, {clog up}, {back up}, {congest}, {choke}, {foul}] [ant: {unclog}]
2: dance a clog dance
3: impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden; "horses were clogged until they were tamed"
4: impede with a clog or as if with a clog; "The market is being clogged by these operations"; "My mind is constipated today" [syn: {constipate}]
5: coalesce or unite in a mass; "Blood clots" [syn: {clot}]
6: fill to excess so that function is impaired; "Fear clogged her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details" [syn: {overload}] [also: {clogging}, {clogged}]

clogging
adj : preventing movement; "the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street" [syn: {hindering}, {impeding}, {obstructive}]

cloggy
adj : (used of soil) compact and fine-grained; "the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated" [syn: {clayey}, {heavy}]

cloisonne
adj : (for metals) having areas separated by metal and filled with colored enamel and fired [syn: {champleve}]
n : enamelware in which colored areas are separated by thin metal strips

cloister
n 1: residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery) [syn: {religious residence}]
2: a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions)
v 1: surround with a cloister, as of a garden
2: seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister; "She cloistered herself in the office"

cloistered
adj 1: of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows [syn: {cloistral}, {conventual}, {monastic}, {monastical}]
2: providing privacy or seclusion; "the cloistered academic world of books"; "sat close together in the sequestered pergola"; "sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree"; "a secluded romantic spot" [syn: {reclusive}, {secluded}, {sequestered}]

cloistral
adj : of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows [syn: {cloistered}, {conventual}, {monastic}, {monastical}]

Clomid
n : a fertility drug (trade name Clomid) that is used to stimulate ovulation and that has been associated with multiple births [syn: {clomiphene}, {clomiphene citrate}]

clomiphene
n : a fertility drug (trade name Clomid) that is used to stimulate ovulation and that has been associated with multiple births [syn: {clomiphene citrate}, {Clomid}]

clomiphene citrate
n : a fertility drug (trade name Clomid) that is used to stimulate ovulation and that has been associated with multiple births [syn: {clomiphene}, {Clomid}]

clomipramine
n : a tricyclic antidepressant drug

clomp
v : walk clumsily [syn: {clump}]

clon
n : a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction [syn: {clone}]

clonal
adj : of or relating to a clone

clone
n 1: a person who is almost identical to another [syn: {ringer}, {dead ringer}]
2: a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction [syn: {clon}]
3: an unauthorized copy or imitation [syn: {knockoff}]
v : make multiple identical copies of; "people can clone a sheep nowadays"

clonic
adj : of or relating to abnormal neuromuscular activity characterized by rapidly alternating muscle contraction and relaxation; "clonic spasm"

clonidine
n : an antihypertensive (trade name Catapres) that can be administered orally or via transdermal patches [syn: {Catapres}]

cloning
n : a general term for the research activity that creates a copy of some biological entity (a gene or organism or cell)

clonus
n : convulsion characterized by alternating contractions and relaxations

clop
v : make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground [syn: {clump}, {clunk}, {plunk}] [also: {clopping}, {clopped}]

clopidogrel bisulfate
n : a blood thinner (trade name Plavix) approved for the treatment of mild heart attacks; works by preventing blood platelets from sticking together to form clots that would restrict blood flow [syn: {Plavix}]

clopped
See {clop}

clopped
clop
v : make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground [syn: {clump}, {clunk}, {plunk}] [also: {clopping}, {clopped}]

clopping
See {clop}

clopping
clop
v : make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground [syn: {clump}, {clunk}, {plunk}] [also: {clopping}, {clopped}]

Clorox
n : a commercial bleaching agent

close
adj 1: at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships" [ant: {distant}]
2: close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance" [ant: {distant}]
3: not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call" [syn: {near}] [ant: {far}]
4: rigorously attentive; strict and thorough; "close supervision"; "paid close attention"; "a close study"; "kept a close watch on expenditures"
5: marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts" [syn: {faithful}]
6: (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game" [syn: {tight}]
7: crowded; "close quarters" [syn: {confining}]
8: lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke" [syn: {airless}, {stuffy}, {unaired}]
9: of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave" [syn: {tight}] 10: strictly confined or guarded; "kept under close custody" 11: confined to specific persons; "a close secret" 12: fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit" [syn: {snug}, {close-fitting}] 13: used of hair or haircuts; "a close military haircut" 14: giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man" [syn: {cheeseparing}, {near}, {penny-pinching}] 15: inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it" [syn: {closelipped}, {closemouthed}, {secretive}, {tightlipped}]
n 1: the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season" [syn: {stopping point}, {finale}, {finis}, {finish}, {last}, {conclusion}]
2: the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." [syn: {conclusion}, {end}, {closing}, {ending}]
3: the concluding part of any performance [syn: {finale}, {closing curtain}, {finis}]
adv 1: near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire" [syn: {near}, {nigh}]
2: in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard" [syn: {closely}, {tight}]
v 1: cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M." [syn: {fold}, {shut down}, {close down}] [ant: {open}]
2: complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building"
3: move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window" [syn: {shut}] [ant: {open}]
4: bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours"
5: finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board" [ant: {open}]
6: draw near; "The probe closed with the space station"
7: come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin" [syn: {conclude}]
8: become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang" [syn: {shut}] [ant: {open}]
9: come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around her long lost relative" [syn: {come together}] 10: unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound" 11: bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks" 12: engage at close quarters; "close with the enemy" 13: be priced or listed when trading stops; "The stock market closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last night" 14: cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop [ant: {open}] 15: change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact 16: fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?" [syn: {fill up}] 17: finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"

close at hand
adj 1: close in space; within reach; "the town is close at hand" [syn: {at hand(p)}, {close at hand(p)}]
2: close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement" [syn: {at hand(p)}, {close at hand(p)}, {imminent}, {impending}]

close call
n : something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin [syn: {close shave}, {squeak}, {squeaker}, {narrow escape}]

close corporation
n : a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market [syn: {closed corporation}, {private corporation}, {privately held corporation}]

close down
v : cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M." [syn: {close}, {fold}, {shut down}] [ant: {open}]

close in
v : advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him" [syn: {draw in}]

close off
v 1: stem the flow of [syn: {shut off}]
2: isolate or separate [syn: {shut off}]
3: block off the passage through [syn: {shut off}, {block off}]

close order
n : a military formation for drill or marching

close out
v 1: make impossible, especially beforehand [syn: {preclude}, {rule out}]
2: terminate by selling off or disposing of; "He closed out his line of sports cars"
3: terminate; "We closed out our account"

close set
adj : set close together; "close-set eyes"; "close-set teeth"; "her eyes are close set" [syn: {close-set(a)}, {close set(p)}]

close shave
n : something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin [syn: {close call}, {squeak}, {squeaker}, {narrow escape}]

close support
n : close-in firing by one unit against an enemy engaged by another unit

close supporting fire
n : fire on enemy troops or weapons or positions that are near the supported unit and are the most immediate and serious threat to it

close to
adv : (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party" [syn: {approximately}, {about}, {just about}, {some}, {roughly}, {more or less}, {around}, {or so}]

close to the wind
adv : nearly opposite to the direction from which wind is coming; "sailing close to the wind"

close together
adj : located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united" [syn: {approximate}, {close together(p)}]

close up
adv : very close; "without my reading glasses I can hardly see things close up"; "even firing at close range he missed" [syn: {at close range}]
v 1: block passage through; "obstruct the path" [syn: {obstruct}, {obturate}, {impede}, {occlude}, {jam}, {block}] [ant: {free}]
2: refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached" [syn: {clam up}, {dummy up}, {shut up}, {belt up}, {button up}, {be quiet}, {keep mum}] [ant: {open up}]

close-cropped
adj : cut very short; "close-cropped hair"

closed
adj 1: not open or affording passage or access; "the many closed streets made travel difficult"; "our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains" [ant: {open}]
2: of a curve or surface; having no end points or boundary curves; of a set; having members that can be produced by a specific operation on other members of the same set; of an interval; containing both its endpoints [ant: {open}]
3: not open; "the door slammed shut" [syn: {shut}, {unopen}] [ant: {open}]
4: used especially of mouth or eyes; "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight" [syn: {shut}] [ant: {open}]
5: requiring union membership; "a closed shop" [syn: {closed(a)}]
6: with shutters closed
7: not open to the general public; "a closed meeting"
8: not having an open mind; "a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas" [syn: {unsympathetic}]
9: blocked against entry; "a closed porch" [syn: {closed in(p)}] 10: (of the wings of birds and insects) closed together 11: shut down; "the airport is closed because of the weather"; "the many closed shops and factories made the town look deserted"

closed book
n : something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets" [syn: {mystery}, {enigma}, {secret}]

closed chain
n : (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop [syn: {ring}] [ant: {open chain}]

closed circuit
n : a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates [syn: {loop}] [ant: {open circuit}]

closed corporation
n : a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market [syn: {close corporation}, {private corporation}, {privately held corporation}]

closed couplet
n : a rhymed couplet that forms a complete syntactic unit

closed curve
n : a curve (such as a circle) having no endpoints

closed fracture
n : an uncomplicated fracture in which the broken bones to not pierce the skin [syn: {simple fracture}]

closed gentian
n 1: similar to Gentiana andrewsii but with larger flowers [syn: {blind gentian}, {Gentiana clausa}]
2: gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all [syn: {blind gentian}, {bottle gentian}, {Gentiana andrewsii}]

closed in
adj : blocked against entry; "a closed porch" [syn: {closed}, {closed in(p)}]

closed interval
n : an interval that includes its endpoints [syn: {bounded interval}] [ant: {open interval}]

closed loop
n : a control system with a feedback loop that is active [syn: {closed-loop system}]

closed primary
n : a primary in which only registered members of a particular political party can vote; "closed primaries strengthen party unity"

closed session
n : a session (usually of a legislative body) that is closed to the public [syn: {executive session}]

closed shop
n : a company that hires only union members

closed universe
n : (cosmology) a universe in which there is sufficient matter to halt the expansion that began with the big bang and to cause the universe to collapse again; the visible matter is only 10 percent of the matter required for closure but there may be large amounts of dark matter

closed-captioned
adj : broadcast with captions that are seen only on receivers having special equipment; can be provided for hard-of-hearing viewers

closed-chain
adj : having atoms linked by bonds represented in circular or triangular form [syn: {closed-ring}]

closed-circuit
adj : relating to or consisting of a closed circuit; "closed-circuit television"

closed-circuit television
n : a television system that is not used for broadcasting but is connected by cables to designated monitors (as in a factory or theater)

closed-class word
n : a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning [syn: {function word}]

closed-door
adj : not open to the public; "a closed-door meeting"

closed-end fund
n : a regulated investment company that issues a fixed number of shares which are listed on a stock market [syn: {closed-end investment company}]

closed-end investment company
n : a regulated investment company that issues a fixed number of shares which are listed on a stock market [syn: {closed-end fund}]

closed-heart surgery
n : heart surgery in which a small incision is made (the chest cavity is not opened)

closed-loop system
n : a control system with a feedback loop that is active [syn: {closed loop}]

closed-minded
adj : not ready to receive to new ideas [syn: {close-minded}]

closedown
n : termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center" [syn: {closure}, {closing}, {shutdown}]

closed-ring
adj : having atoms linked by bonds represented in circular or triangular form [syn: {closed-chain}]

closefisted
adj : unwilling to part with money [syn: {hardfisted}, {tightfisted}]

close-fitting
adj : fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit" [syn: {close}, {snug}]

close-grained
adj : dense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood composed of small-diameter cells; "fine-grained birch" [syn: {fine-grained}]

close-hauled
adj : having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible

close-knit
adj : held together as by social or cultural ties; "a close-knit family"; "close-knit little villages"; "the group was closely knit" [syn: {closely knit}]

closelipped
adj : inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it" [syn: {close}, {closemouthed}, {secretive}, {tightlipped}]

closely
adv 1: in a close relation or position in time or space; "the onsets were closely timed"; "houses set closely together"; "was closely involved in monitoring daily progress"
2: in a close manner; "the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned" [syn: {intimately}, {nearly}]
3: in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard" [syn: {close}, {tight}]

closely held corporation
n : stock is publicly traded but most is held by a few shareholders who have no plans to sell

closely knit
adj : held together as by social or cultural ties; "a close-knit family"; "close-knit little villages"; "the group was closely knit" [syn: {close-knit}]

closely-held
adj : owned by a relatively few shareholders; "a closely-held corporation"

close-minded
adj : not ready to receive to new ideas [syn: {closed-minded}]

closemouthed
adj : inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it" [syn: {close}, {closelipped}, {secretive}, {tightlipped}]

closeness
n 1: a feeling of being intimate and belonging together; "their closeness grew as the night wore on" [syn: {intimacy}]
2: the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance; "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action" [syn: {nearness}] [ant: {farness}]
3: extreme stinginess [syn: {meanness}, {minginess}, {niggardliness}, {niggardness}, {parsimony}, {parsimoniousness}, {tightness}, {tightfistedness}]
4: characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes) [syn: {secretiveness}] [ant: {openness}]
5: close or warm friendship; "the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy" [syn: {familiarity}, {intimacy}]

close-order drill
n : (military) military drill of troops in standard marching (shoulder-to-shoulder)

closeout
n : a sale intended to dispose of all remaining stock

close-packed
adj : packed especially tightly

closer
n 1: a person who closes something; "whoever is the closer has to turn out the lights and lock up"
2: (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game [syn: {finisher}]
adv : (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance; "come closer, my dear!"; "they drew nearer"; "getting nearer to the true explanation" [syn: {nearer}, {nigher}]

close-set
adj : set close together; "close-set eyes"; "close-set teeth"; "her eyes are close set" [syn: {close-set(a)}, {close set(p)}]

closest
adv : (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance; "that was the time he came nearest to death" [syn: {nearest}, {nighest}]

closet
adj 1: (of information) given in confidence or in secret; "closet information"; "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications" [syn: {closet(a)}, {confidential}, {secret}]
2: indulging only covertly; "a closet alcoholic"; "closet liberals" [syn: {closet(a)}, {secret}]
n 1: a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space [syn: {cupboard}]
2: a toilet in England [syn: {water closet}, {W.C.}, {loo}]
3: a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes [syn: {wardrobe}, {press}]
4: a small private room for study or prayer
v : confine to a small space, as for intensive work

closet auger
n : a snake used to unblock toilets

closet drama
n : drama more suitable for reading that for performing

closet queen
n : a negative term for a homosexual man who chooses not to reveal his sexual orientation

closeup
n : a photograph taken at close range

closeup lens
n : a photographic lens with a short focal length used to take pictures at short ranges

closing
adj : final or ending; "the closing stages of the election"; "the closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the film"; "closing remarks" [ant: {opening}]
n 1: the act of closing something [syn: {shutting}] [ant: {opening}]
2: the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." [syn: {conclusion}, {end}, {close}, {ending}]
3: approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap; "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision" [syn: {closure}]
4: termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center" [syn: {closure}, {closedown}, {shutdown}]
5: a concluding action [syn: {completion}, {culmination}, {windup}, {mop up}]

closing curtain
n : the concluding part of any performance [syn: {finale}, {close}, {finis}]

closing off
n : the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others [syn: {isolation}]

closing price
n : (stock market) the price of the last transaction completed during a day's trading session

closing time
n : the regular time of day when an establishment closes to the public

clostridia
See {clostridium}

clostridia
n : spindle-shaped bacterial cell especially one swollen at the center by an endospore [syn: {clostridium}]

clostridia
clostridium
n : spindle-shaped bacterial cell especially one swollen at the center by an endospore [syn: {clostridia}] [also: {clostridia} (pl)]

clostridial myonecrosis
n : (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by Clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon [syn: {gas gangrene}, {emphysematous gangrene}, {emphysematous phlegmon}, {gangrenous emphysema}, {gas phlegmon}, {progressive emphysematous necrosis}]

clostridium
n : spindle-shaped bacterial cell especially one swollen at the center by an endospore [syn: {clostridia}] [also: {clostridia} (pl)]

Clostridium botulinum
n : anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism [syn: {botulinus}, {botulinum}]

clostridium perfringens
n : anaerobic Gram-positive rod bacterium that produces epsilon toxin; can be used as a bioweapon

Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin
n : a bacterial toxin produced by Clostridium perfringens; causes intense abdominal cramps and diarrhea that begins 8-22 hours after consumption of foods containing large numbers of these bacteria [syn: {epsilon toxin}]

closure
n 1: approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap; "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision" [syn: {closing}]
2: a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body [syn: {cloture}, {gag rule}, {gag law}]
3: a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric [syn: {law of closure}]
4: something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "the finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"; "he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure" [syn: {settlement}, {resolution}]
5: an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" [syn: {blockage}, {block}, {occlusion}, {stop}, {stoppage}]
6: the act of blocking [syn: {blockage}, {occlusion}]
7: termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center" [syn: {closedown}, {closing}, {shutdown}]
v : terminate debate by calling for a vote; "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion" [syn: {cloture}]

closure by compartment
n : closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill [syn: {guillotine}]

clot
n : a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid [syn: {coagulum}]
v 1: change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state; "coagulated blood" [syn: {coagulate}]
2: cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state [syn: {coagulate}]
3: turn into curds; "curdled milk" [syn: {curdle}, {clabber}] [ant: {homogenize}, {homogenize}, {homogenize}]
4: coalesce or unite in a mass; "Blood clots" [syn: {clog}] [also: {clotting}, {clotted}]

clot buster
n : a kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking the flow of blood to the heart muscle [syn: {thrombolytic}, {thrombolytic agent}]

clotbur
n : any of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout taproots and producing burs [syn: {burdock}]

cloth
n : artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitraqnsparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" [syn: {fabric}, {material}, {textile}]

cloth cap
n : a flat woolen cap with a stiff peak [syn: {flat cap}]

cloth covering
n : a covering made of cloth

clothe
v 1: provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" [syn: {dress}, {enclothe}, {garb}, {raiment}, {tog}, {garment}, {habilitate}, {fit out}, {apparel}] [ant: {undress}]
2: furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors [syn: {invest}, {adorn}] [also: {clad}]

clothed
adj 1: wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination; "clothed and in his right mind"- Bible; "proud of her well-clothed family"; "nurses clad in white"; "white-clad nurses" [syn: {clad}] [ant: {unclothed}]
2: covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak; "leaf-clothed trees"; "fog-cloaked meadows"; "a beam draped with cobwebs"; "cloud-wrapped peaks" [syn: {cloaked}, {draped}, {mantled}, {wrapped}]

clothes
n : clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress" [syn: {apparel}, {wearing apparel}, {dress}]

clothes basket
n : a hamper that holds dirty clothes to be washed or wet clothes to be dried [syn: {clothes hamper}, {laundry basket}, {voider}]

clothes closet
n : a closet where clothes are stored [syn: {clothespress}]

clothes designer
n : someone who designs clothing [syn: {couturier}, {fashion designer}, {designer}]

clothes drier
n : a dryer that dries clothes wet from washing [syn: {clothes dryer}]

clothes dryer
n : a dryer that dries clothes wet from washing [syn: {clothes drier}]

clothes hamper
n : a hamper that holds dirty clothes to be washed or wet clothes to be dried [syn: {laundry basket}, {clothes basket}, {voider}]

clothes hanger
n : a hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used to hang garments on [syn: {coat hanger}, {dress hanger}]

clothes moth
n : any of several small yellowish or buff-colored moths whose larvae eat organic matter e.g. woolens

clothes peg
n : wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline [syn: {clothespin}, {clothes pin}]

clothes pin
n : wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline [syn: {clothespin}, {clothes peg}]

clothes tree
n : an upright pole with pegs or hooks on which to hang clothing [syn: {coat tree}, {coat stand}]

clothesbrush
n : a brush used for cleaning clothing

clotheshorse
n 1: a framework on which to hang clothes (as for drying)
2: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance [syn: {dandy}, {dude}, {fop}, {gallant}, {sheik}, {beau}, {swell}, {fashion plate}]

clothesless
adj : possessing no clothing [syn: {garmentless}, {raimentless}]

clothesline
n : a cord on which clothes are hung to dry

clothespin
n : wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline [syn: {clothes pin}, {clothes peg}]

clothespress
n : a closet where clothes are stored [syn: {clothes closet}]

clothier
n : a merchant who sells men's clothing [syn: {haberdasher}]

clothing
n : a covering designed to be worn on a person's body [syn: {article of clothing}, {vesture}, {wear}]

clothing store
n : a store where men's clothes are sold [syn: {haberdashery}, {haberdashery store}, {mens store}]

Clotho
n : the Fate who spins the thread of life; identified with Roman Nona

clotted
See {clot}

clotted
clot
n : a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid [syn: {coagulum}]
v 1: change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state; "coagulated blood" [syn: {coagulate}]
2: cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state [syn: {coagulate}]
3: turn into curds; "curdled milk" [syn: {curdle}, {clabber}] [ant: {homogenize}, {homogenize}, {homogenize}]
4: coalesce or unite in a mass; "Blood clots" [syn: {clog}] [also: {clotting}, {clotted}]

clotted
adj : thickened or coalesced in soft thick lumps (such as clogs or clots); "clotted blood"; "seeds clogged together" [syn: {clogged}]

clotted cream
n : thick cream made from scalded milk [syn: {Devonshire cream}]

clotting
See {clot}

clotting
clot
n : a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid [syn: {coagulum}]
v 1: change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state; "coagulated blood" [syn: {coagulate}]
2: cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state [syn: {coagulate}]
3: turn into curds; "curdled milk" [syn: {curdle}, {clabber}] [ant: {homogenize}, {homogenize}, {homogenize}]
4: coalesce or unite in a mass; "Blood clots" [syn: {clog}] [also: {clotting}, {clotted}]

clotting
n : the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid [syn: {curdling}, {coagulation}]

clotting factor
n : any of the factors in the blood whose actions are essential for blood coagulation [syn: {coagulation factor}]

clotting time
n : the time it takes for a sample of blood to clot; used to diagnose some clotting disorders

cloture
n : a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body [syn: {closure}, {gag rule}, {gag law}]
v : terminate debate by calling for a vote; "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion" [syn: {closure}]

cloud
n 1: any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
2: a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
3: out of touch with reality; "his head was in the clouds"
4: a cause of worry or gloom or trouble; "the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French"
5: suspicion affecting your reputation; "after that mistake he was under a cloud"
6: a group of many insects; "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "a cloud of butterflies" [syn: {swarm}]
v 1: make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches" [syn: {overcast}] [ant: {clear up}]
2: make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds" [syn: {obscure}, {befog}, {becloud}, {obnubilate}, {haze over}, {fog}, {mist}]
3: billow up in the form of a cloud; "The smoke clouded above the houses"
4: make gloomy or depressed; "Their faces were clouded with sadness"
5: place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation" [syn: {defile}, {sully}, {corrupt}, {taint}]
6: colour with streaks or blotches of different shades [syn: {mottle}, {dapple}]
7: make milky or dull; "The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added"

cloud bank
n : a layer of clouds seen from a distance

cloud chamber
n : apparatus that detects high-energy particles passing through a supersaturated vapor; each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track [syn: {Wilson cloud chamber}]

cloud cover
n : the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds [syn: {cloudiness}, {overcast}]

cloud grass
n : Spanish grass with light feathery panicles grown for dried bouquets [syn: {Agrostis nebulosa}]

cloud nine
n : a state of extreme happiness [syn: {bliss}, {blissfulness}, {seventh heaven}, {walking on air}]

cloud over
v 1: become covered with clouds; "The sky clouded over" [syn: {overcloud}, {cloud up}]
2: become overcast; "the sky clouded over"

cloud seeder
n : a person who seeds clouds [syn: {seeder}]

cloud up
v : become covered with clouds; "The sky clouded over" [syn: {overcloud}, {cloud over}]

cloudberry
n : creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or orange berries [syn: {dwarf mulberry}, {bakeapple}, {baked-apple berry}, {salmonberry}, {Rubus chamaemorus}]

cloudburst
n : a heavy rain [syn: {downpour}, {deluge}, {waterspout}, {torrent}, {pelter}, {soaker}]

cloud-covered
adj : filled or abounding with clouds [syn: {clouded}, {overcast}, {sunless}]

cloud-cuckoo-land
n : an imaginary place where you say people are when they seem optimistically out of touch with reality

clouded
adj 1: made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance; "his face was clouded with unhappiness"
2: filled or abounding with clouds [syn: {cloud-covered}, {overcast}, {sunless}]
3: mentally disordered; "a mind clouded by sorrow"
4: unclear in form or expression; "the blurred aims of the group"; "sometimes one understood clearly and sometimes the meaning was clouded"- H.G.Wells [syn: {blurred}]

cloudier
See {cloudy}

cloudier
cloudy
adj 1: lacking definite form or limits; "gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion"- H.T.Moore; "nebulous distinction between pride and conceit" [syn: {nebulose}, {nebulous}]
2: (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters" [syn: {muddy}, {mirky}, {murky}, {turbid}]
3: full of or covered with clouds; "cloudy skies" [ant: {clear}] [also: {cloudiest}, {cloudier}]

cloudiest
See {cloudy}

cloudiest
cloudy
adj 1: lacking definite form or limits; "gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion"- H.T.Moore; "nebulous distinction between pride and conceit" [syn: {nebulose}, {nebulous}]
2: (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters" [syn: {muddy}, {mirky}, {murky}, {turbid}]
3: full of or covered with clouds; "cloudy skies" [ant: {clear}] [also: {cloudiest}, {cloudier}]

cloudiness
n 1: the quality of being cloudy [syn: {murkiness}, {muddiness}]
2: the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds [syn: {cloud cover}, {overcast}]
3: gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover [syn: {overcast}]

clouding
n : the process whereby water particles become visible in the sky [syn: {clouding up}]

clouding up
n : the process whereby water particles become visible in the sky [syn: {clouding}]

cloudless
adj : free from clouds; "under a cloudless sky" [syn: {unclouded}]

cloudlessness
n : the lightness of a sunny day when there are no clouds in the sky

cloudlike
adj : resembling a cloud [syn: {nebular}]

cloudy
adj 1: lacking definite form or limits; "gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion"- H.T.Moore; "nebulous distinction between pride and conceit" [syn: {nebulose}, {nebulous}]
2: (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters" [syn: {muddy}, {mirky}, {murky}, {turbid}]
3: full of or covered with clouds; "cloudy skies" [ant: {clear}] [also: {cloudiest}, {cloudier}]

clout
n 1: a target used in archery
2: special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull" [syn: {pull}]
3: a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood [syn: {clout nail}]
4: (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose" [syn: {punch}, {poke}, {lick}, {biff}]
v : strike hard, especially with the fist; "He clouted his attacker"

clout nail
n : a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood [syn: {clout}]

clove
See {cleave}

clove
cleave
v 1: separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone" [syn: {split}, {rive}]
2: make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"
3: come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" [syn: {cling}, {adhere}, {stick}, {cohere}] [also: {cloven}, {clove}, {cleft}]

clove
n 1: aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice
2: moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves [syn: {clove tree}, {Syzygium aromaticum}, {Eugenia aromaticum}, {Eugenia caryophyllatum}]
3: one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb [syn: {garlic clove}]
4: spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground

clove hitch
n : a knot used to fasten a line temporarily to a post or spar

clove oil
n : essential oil obtained from cloves and used to flavor medicines [syn: {oil of cloves}]

clove pink
n : Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors [syn: {carnation}, {gillyflower}, {Dianthus caryophyllus}]

clove tree
n : moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves [syn: {clove}, {Syzygium aromaticum}, {Eugenia aromaticum}, {Eugenia caryophyllatum}]

cloven
See {cleave}

cloven
cleave
v 1: separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone" [syn: {split}, {rive}]
2: make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"
3: come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" [syn: {cling}, {adhere}, {stick}, {cohere}] [also: {cloven}, {clove}, {cleft}]

cloven
adj : used of hooves [syn: {cleft}, {bisulcate}]

cloven foot
n 1: the mark of Satan [syn: {cloven hoof}]
2: a hoof divided into two parts at its distal extremity (as of ruminants or swine) [syn: {cloven hoof}]

cloven hoof
n 1: the mark of Satan [syn: {cloven foot}]
2: a hoof divided into two parts at its distal extremity (as of ruminants or swine) [syn: {cloven foot}]

clover
n : a plant of the genus Trifolium [syn: {trefoil}]

clover fern
n : any of several water ferns of the genus Marsilea having four leaflets [syn: {pepperwort}]

cloverleaf
n : an interchange that does not require left-hand turns [also: {cloverleaves} (pl)]

clover-leaf roll
n : yeast-raised dinner roll made by baking three small balls of dough in each cup of a muffin pan

cloverleaves
See {cloverleaf}

cloverleaves
cloverleaf
n : an interchange that does not require left-hand turns [also: {cloverleaves} (pl)]

cloveroot
n : hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally [syn: {herb bennet}, {clover-root}, {wood avens}, {Geum urbanum}]

clover-root
n : hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally [syn: {herb bennet}, {cloveroot}, {wood avens}, {Geum urbanum}]

Clovis
n : king of the Franks who unified Gaul and established his capital at Paris and founded the Frankish monarchy; his name was rendered as Gallic `Louis' (466-511) [syn: {Clovis I}]

Clovis culture
n : the Paleo-American culture of Central America and North America; distinguished chiefly by sharp fluted projectile points made of obsidian or chalcedony

Clovis I
n : king of the Franks who unified Gaul and established his capital at Paris and founded the Frankish monarchy; his name was rendered as Gallic `Louis' (466-511) [syn: {Clovis}]

clowder
n : a group of cats

clowlike
adj : like a clown; "a buffoonish walk"; "a clownish face"; "a zany sense of humor" [syn: {buffoonish}, {clownish}, {zany}]

clown
n 1: a rude or vulgar fool [syn: {buffoon}]
2: a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior [syn: {buffoon}, {merry andrew}]
v : act as or like a clown [syn: {clown around}, {antic}]

clown anemone fish
n : an anemone fish of the genus Amphiprion [syn: {Amphiprion percula}]

clown around
v : act as or like a clown [syn: {clown}, {antic}]

clowning
n 1: acting like a clown or buffoon [syn: {buffoonery}, {frivolity}, {harlequinade}, {prank}]
2: a comic incident or series of incidents [syn: {drollery}, {comedy}, {funniness}]

clownish
adj : like a clown; "a buffoonish walk"; "a clownish face"; "a zany sense of humor" [syn: {buffoonish}, {clowlike}, {zany}]

cloy
v 1: supply or feed to surfeit [syn: {surfeit}]
2: cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing; "Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite" [syn: {pall}]

cloying
adj : overly sweet [syn: {saccharine}, {syrupy}, {treacly}]

cloyingly
adv : in an overly sweet manner

clozapine
n : an antipsychotic drug (trade name Clozaril) used as a sedative and for treatment-resistant schizophrenia; know to have few side effects [syn: {Clozaril}]

Clozaril
n : an antipsychotic drug (trade name Clozaril) used as a sedative and for treatment-resistant schizophrenia; know to have few side effects [syn: {clozapine}]

cloze
adj : based on or being a test of reading skill using the cloze procedure

cloze procedure
n : a test for diagnosing reading ability; words are deleted from a prose passage and the reader is required to fill in the blanks [syn: {cloze test}]

cloze test
n : a test for diagnosing reading ability; words are deleted from a prose passage and the reader is required to fill in the blanks [syn: {cloze procedure}]

club
n 1: a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together; "each club played six home games with teams in its own division" [syn: {baseball club}, {ball club}, {nine}]
2: a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today" [syn: {society}, {guild}, {gild}, {lodge}, {order}]
3: stout stick that is larger at one end; "he carried a club in self defense"; "he felt as if he had been hit with a club"
4: a building occupied by a club; "the clubhouse needed a new roof" [syn: {clubhouse}]
5: golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball [syn: {golf club}, {golf-club}]
6: a playing card in the minor suit of clubs (having one or more black trefoils on it); "he led a small club"; "clubs were trumps"
7: a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink; "don't expect a good meal at a cabaret"; "the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night"; "he played the drums at a jazz club" [syn: {cabaret}, {nightclub}, {nightspot}]
v 1: unite with a common purpose; "The two men clubbed together"
2: gather and spend time together; "They always club together"
3: strike with a club or a bludgeon [syn: {bludgeon}] [also: {clubbing}, {clubbed}]

club car
n : railroad car having a bar and tables and lounge chairs [syn: {lounge car}]

club drug
n : a controlled subtance that is usually taken by young people at dance clubs and raves

club fungus
n : a club-shaped coral fungus

club head
n : (golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball [syn: {golf-club head}, {club-head}, {clubhead}]

club member
n : someone who is a member of a club

club moss
n : primitive evergreen mosslike plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles [syn: {club-moss}, {lycopod}]

club sandwich
n : made with three slices of usually toasted bread [syn: {three-decker}, {triple-decker}]

club soda
n : effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon dioxide [syn: {soda water}, {carbonated water}, {seltzer}, {sparkling water}]

club steak
n : small steak from the front of the short loin of beef [syn: {Delmonico steak}]

clubable
adj : inclined to club together; "a clubbable man" [syn: {clubbable}]

clubbable
adj : inclined to club together; "a clubbable man" [syn: {clubable}]

clubbed
See {club}

clubbed
club
n 1: a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together; "each club played six home games with teams in its own division" [syn: {baseball club}, {ball club}, {nine}]
2: a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today" [syn: {society}, {guild}, {gild}, {lodge}, {order}]
3: stout stick that is larger at one end; "he carried a club in self defense"; "he felt as if he had been hit with a club"
4: a building occupied by a club; "the clubhouse needed a new roof" [syn: {clubhouse}]
5: golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball [syn: {golf club}, {golf-club}]
6: a playing card in the minor suit of clubs (having one or more black trefoils on it); "he led a small club"; "clubs were trumps"
7: a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink; "don't expect a good meal at a cabaret"; "the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night"; "he played the drums at a jazz club" [syn: {cabaret}, {nightclub}, {nightspot}]
v 1: unite with a common purpose; "The two men clubbed together"
2: gather and spend time together; "They always club together"
3: strike with a club or a bludgeon [syn: {bludgeon}] [also: {clubbing}, {clubbed}]

clubbier
See {clubby}

clubbier
clubby
adj 1: effusively sociable; "a clubbish set"; "we got rather clubby" [syn: {clubbish}]
2: befitting or characteristic of those who inclined to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior [syn: {clannish}, {cliquish}, {snobbish}, {snobby}] [also: {clubbiest}, {clubbier}]

clubbiest
See {clubby}

clubbiest
clubby
adj 1: effusively sociable; "a clubbish set"; "we got rather clubby" [syn: {clubbish}]
2: befitting or characteristic of those who inclined to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior [syn: {clannish}, {cliquish}, {snobbish}, {snobby}] [also: {clubbiest}, {clubbier}]

clubbing
See {club}

clubbing
club
n 1: a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together; "each club played six home games with teams in its own division" [syn: {baseball club}, {ball club}, {nine}]
2: a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today" [syn: {society}, {guild}, {gild}, {lodge}, {order}]
3: stout stick that is larger at one end; "he carried a club in self defense"; "he felt as if he had been hit with a club"
4: a building occupied by a club; "the clubhouse needed a new roof" [syn: {clubhouse}]
5: golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball [syn: {golf club}, {golf-club}]
6: a playing card in the minor suit of clubs (having one or more black trefoils on it); "he led a small club"; "clubs were trumps"
7: a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink; "don't expect a good meal at a cabaret"; "the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night"; "he played the drums at a jazz club" [syn: {cabaret}, {nightclub}, {nightspot}]
v 1: unite with a common purpose; "The two men clubbed together"
2: gather and spend time together; "They always club together"
3: strike with a club or a bludgeon [syn: {bludgeon}] [also: {clubbing}, {clubbed}]

clubbing
n : a condition in which the ends of toes and fingers become wide and thick; a symptom of heart or lung disease

clubbish
adj : effusively sociable; "a clubbish set"; "we got rather clubby" [syn: {clubby}]

clubby
adj 1: effusively sociable; "a clubbish set"; "we got rather clubby" [syn: {clubbish}]
2: befitting or characteristic of those who inclined to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior [syn: {clannish}, {cliquish}, {snobbish}, {snobby}] [also: {clubbiest}, {clubbier}]

clubfoot
n : congenital deformity of the foot usually marked by a curled shape or twisted position of the ankle and heel and toes [syn: {talipes}]

clubfooted
adj : having a deformed foot

club-head
n : (golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball [syn: {golf-club head}, {club head}, {clubhead}]

clubhead
n : (golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball [syn: {golf-club head}, {club head}, {club-head}]

clubhouse
n : a building occupied by a club; "the clubhouse needed a new roof" [syn: {club}]

club-moss
n : primitive evergreen mosslike plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles [syn: {club moss}, {lycopod}]

clubmoss family
n : a family of ferns belonging to the order Lycopodiales [syn: {Lycopodiaceae}, {family Lycopodiaceae}]

clubroom
n : a room used for the activities of a club

clubroot fungus
n : a fungus resembling slime mold that causes swellings or distortions of the roots of cabbages and related plants [syn: {Plasmodiophora brassicae}]

cluck
n : the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)
v : make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens [syn: {click}, {clack}]

clue
n 1: a slight indication [syn: {hint}]
2: evidence that helps to solve a problem [syn: {clew}, {cue}]
v : roll into a ball [syn: {clew}]

clue in
v : provide someone with a clue; "Can you clue me in?"

clueless
adj : totally uninformed about what is going on; not having even a clue from which to infer what is occurring

clumber
n : a thickset spaniel with longish silky hair [syn: {clumber spaniel}]

clumber spaniel
n : a thickset spaniel with longish silky hair [syn: {clumber}]

clump
n 1: a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers" [syn: {bunch}, {cluster}, {clustering}]
2: a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder" [syn: {ball}, {clod}, {glob}, {lump}, {chunk}]
3: a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) [syn: {thump}, {thumping}, {clunk}, {thud}]
v 1: make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground [syn: {clop}, {clunk}, {plunk}]
2: come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets constellate in this town every summer" [syn: {cluster}, {constellate}, {flock}]
3: walk clumsily [syn: {clomp}]
4: gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist"; "The students bunched up at the registration desk" [syn: {bunch}, {bunch up}, {bundle}, {cluster}]

clumsier
See {clumsy}

clumsier
clumsy
adj 1: lacking grace in movement or posture; "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair" [syn: {gawky}, {clunky}, {ungainly}, {unwieldy}]
2: not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?" [syn: {awkward}, {cumbersome}, {inapt}, {inept}, {ill-chosen}]
3: difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape; "an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl" [syn: {awkward}, {bunglesome}, {ungainly}]
4: showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf" [syn: {bungling}, {fumbling}, {incompetent}] [also: {clumsiest}, {clumsier}]

clumsiest
See {clumsy}

clumsiest
clumsy
adj 1: lacking grace in movement or posture; "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair" [syn: {gawky}, {clunky}, {ungainly}, {unwieldy}]
2: not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?" [syn: {awkward}, {cumbersome}, {inapt}, {inept}, {ill-chosen}]
3: difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape; "an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl" [syn: {awkward}, {bunglesome}, {ungainly}]
4: showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf" [syn: {bungling}, {fumbling}, {incompetent}] [also: {clumsiest}, {clumsier}]

clumsily
adv : in a clumsy manner; "he snatched the bills clumsily"

clumsiness
n 1: unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training [syn: {awkwardness}, {ineptness}, {ineptitude}, {maladroitness}, {slowness}]
2: the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant [syn: {awkwardness}] [ant: {gracefulness}]
3: the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) [syn: {awkwardness}, {gracelessness}, {stiffness}]

clumsy
adj 1: lacking grace in movement or posture; "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair" [syn: {gawky}, {clunky}, {ungainly}, {unwieldy}]
2: not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?" [syn: {awkward}, {cumbersome}, {inapt}, {inept}, {ill-chosen}]
3: difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape; "an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl" [syn: {awkward}, {bunglesome}, {ungainly}]
4: showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf" [syn: {bungling}, {fumbling}, {incompetent}] [also: {clumsiest}, {clumsier}]

clumsy person
n : a person with poor motor coordination

clunch
n : hardened clay

clung
See {cling}

clung
cling
n : fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit [syn: {clingstone}]
v 1: come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" [syn: {cleave}, {adhere}, {stick}, {cohere}]
2: to remain emotionally or intellectually attached; "He clings to the idea that she might still love him."
3: hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron" [syn: {hang}] [also: {clung}]

clunk
n : a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) [syn: {thump}, {thumping}, {clump}, {thud}]
v : make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground [syn: {clop}, {clump}, {plunk}]

clunky
adj : lacking grace in movement or posture; "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair" [syn: {gawky}, {clumsy}, {ungainly}, {unwieldy}]

Clupea
n : type genus of the Clupeidae: typical herrings [syn: {genus Clupea}]

Clupea harangus
n : commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {herring}]

Clupea harengus harengus
n : important food fish; found in enormous shoals in the northern Atlantic [syn: {Atlantic herring}]

Clupea harengus pallasii
n : important food fish of the northern Pacific [syn: {Pacific herring}]

Clupea sprattus
n : small herring processed like a sardine [syn: {brisling}, {sprat}]

clupeid
n : any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas [syn: {clupeid fish}]

clupeid fish
n : any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas [syn: {clupeid}]

Clupeidae
n : herrings; shad; sardines; etc. [syn: {family Clupeidae}]

clusia
n : an aromatic tree of the genus Clusia having large white or yellow or pink flowers

Clusia flava
n : a West Indies clusia having fig-shaped fruit [syn: {wild fig}]

Clusia insignis
n : epiphytic clusia of British Guiana [syn: {waxflower}]

Clusia major
n : a common tropical American clusia having solitary white or rose flowers [syn: {pitch apple}, {strangler fig}, {Clusia rosea}]

Clusia rosea
n : a common tropical American clusia having solitary white or rose flowers [syn: {pitch apple}, {strangler fig}, {Clusia major}]

Clusiaceae
n : widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber [syn: {Guttiferae}, {family Guttiferae}, {family Clusiaceae}, {St John's wort family}]

cluster
n : a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers" [syn: {bunch}, {clump}, {clustering}]
v 1: come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets constellate in this town every summer" [syn: {constellate}, {flock}, {clump}]
2: gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist"; "The students bunched up at the registration desk" [syn: {bunch}, {bunch up}, {bundle}, {clump}]

cluster bean
n : drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing material [syn: {guar}, {Cyamopsis tetragonolobus}, {Cyamopsis psoraloides}]

cluster bomb
n : bomb consisting of a canister that is dropped from a plane and that opens to release a cluster of bomblets (usually fragmentation bombs) over a wide area; "cluster bombs cannot be targeted precisely"

cluster bomblet
n : one of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster bomb [syn: {bomblet}]

cluster headache
n : a painful recurring headache associated with the release of histamine from cells [syn: {histamine headache}]

clustered
adj 1: (of plants) growing close together but not in dense mats
2: occurring close together in bunches or clusters [syn: {bunched}, {bunchy}]
3: clustered together but not coherent; "an agglomerated flower head" [syn: {agglomerate}, {agglomerated}, {agglomerative}]

clustered bellflower
n : bellflower of Europe to temperate Asia having dense spikes of violet-blue to white flowers [syn: {Campanula glomerata}]

clustered lady's slipper
n : clusters of several short stems each having 2 broad leaves and 2-4 drooping brownish to greenish flowers with pouches mottled with purple; British Columbia to central California and northern Colorado [syn: {Cypripedium fasciculatum}]

clustered poppy mallow
n : densely hairy perennial having mostly triangular basal leaves and rose-purple flowers in panicled clusters [syn: {Callirhoe triangulata}]

clustering
n : a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers" [syn: {bunch}, {clump}, {cluster}]

clutch
n 1: the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing" [syn: {clasp}, {clench}, {clutches}, {grasp}, {grip}, {hold}]
2: a tense critical situation; "he is a good man in the clutch"
3: a number of birds hatched at the same time
4: a collection of things or persons to be handled together [syn: {batch}]
5: a pedal that operates a clutch [syn: {clutch pedal}]
6: a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism
v 1: take hold of; grab; "The salesclerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" [syn: {seize}, {prehend}]
2: hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm when she got scared" [syn: {cling to}, {hold close}, {hold tight}]
3: affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unberable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease" [syn: {seize}, {get hold of}]

clutch bag
n : a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand

clutch pedal
n : a pedal that operates a clutch [syn: {clutch}]

clutches
n : the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing" [syn: {clasp}, {clench}, {clutch}, {grasp}, {grip}, {hold}]

clutter
n 1: a confused multitude of things [syn: {jumble}, {muddle}, {mare's nest}, {welter}, {smother}]
2: unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen
v : fill a space in a disorderly way [syn: {clutter up}] [ant: {unclutter}]

clutter up
v : fill a space in a disorderly way [syn: {clutter}] [ant: {unclutter}]

cluttered
adj : filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbish; "the storm left the driveway littered with sticks and debris"; "his library was a cluttered room with piles of books on every chair" [syn: {littered}]

clv
adj : being five more than one hundred fifty [syn: {one hundred fifty-five}, {155}]

clx
adj : being ten more than one hundred fifty [syn: {one hundred sixty}, {160}]

clxv
adj : being five more than one hundred sixty [syn: {one hundred sixty-five}, {165}]

clxx
adj : being ten more than one hundred sixty [syn: {one hundred seventy}, {170}]

clxxv
adj : being five more than one hundred seventy [syn: {one hundred seventy-five}, {175}]

clxxx
adj : being ten more than one hundred seventy [syn: {one hundred eighty}, {180}]

Clyde William Tombaugh
n : United States astronomer who discovered the planet Pluto (1906-1997) [syn: {Tombaugh}]

Clydesdale
n : heavy feathered-legged breed of draft horse originally from Scotland

Clydesdale terrier
n : selectively bred small Skye terrier with erect ears and a long silky coat

clypei
See {clypeus}

clypei
clypeus
n : a shield-like plate on the front of an insect's head [also: {clypei} (pl)]

clypeus
n : a shield-like plate on the front of an insect's head [also: {clypei} (pl)]

clyster
n : injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes [syn: {enema}]

Clytemnestra
n : (Greek mythology) wife of Agamemnon who had him murdered when he returned from the Trojan War

Clytocybe alba
n : a large white agaric; edible but not palatable [syn: {Clitocybe robusta}]

cm
n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter [syn: {centimeter}, {centimetre}]
2: a radioactive transuranic metallic element; produced by bombarding plutonium with helium nuclei [syn: {curium}, {atomic number 96}]

CMB
n : (cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperature of about 2.725 kelvin [syn: {cosmic background radiation}, {CBR}, {cosmic microwave background radiation}, {CMBR}, {cosmic microwave background}]

CMBR
n : (cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperature of about 2.725 kelvin [syn: {cosmic background radiation}, {CBR}, {cosmic microwave background radiation}, {cosmic microwave background}, {CMB}]

CMV
n : any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epitheltial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems [syn: {cytomegalovirus}]

CN gas
n : a tear gas that is weaker than CS gas but lasts longer [syn: {chloroacetophenone}]

Cnemidophorus
n : whiptails [syn: {genus Cnemidophorus}]

Cnemidophorus exsanguis
n : having longitudinal stripes overlaid with light spots; upland lizard of United States southwest and Mexico [syn: {Chihuahuan spotted whiptail}]

Cnemidophorus sexlineatus
n : very swift lizard of eastern and central United States [syn: {racerunner}, {race runner}, {six-lined racerunner}]

Cnemidophorus tesselatus
n : markings are darker and more marked than in western whiptail; from southeastern Colorado to eastern Chihuahua [syn: {checkered whiptail}]

Cnemidophorus tigris
n : active lizard having a network of dusky dark markings; of semiarid areas from Oregon and Idaho to Baja California [syn: {western whiptail}]

Cnemidophorus velox
n : having distinct longitudinal stripes: of Colorado Plateau from Arizona to western Colorado [syn: {plateau striped whiptail}]

Cnicus
n : 1 species: blessed thistle [syn: {genus Cnicus}]

Cnicus benedictus
n : annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers [syn: {blessed thistle}, {sweet sultan}]

Cnidaria
n : hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals [syn: {phylum Cnidaria}, {Coelenterata}, {phylum Coelenterata}]

cnidarian
n : radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms [syn: {coelenterate}]

Cnidoscolus
n : a genus of perennial plant with bristles; belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae [syn: {genus Cnidoscolus}]

Cnidoscolus urens
n : a stinging herb of tropical America [syn: {spurge nettle}, {tread-softly}, {devil nettle}, {pica-pica}, {Jatropha urens}, {Jatropha stimulosus}]

Cnidosporidia
n : single-host parasites of lower vertebrates and invertebrates [syn: {subclass Cnidosporidia}]

Cnossos
n : an ancient town on Crete where Bronze Age culture flourished from about 2000 BC to 1400 BC [syn: {Knossos}, {Cnossus}]

Cnossus
n : an ancient town on Crete where Bronze Age culture flourished from about 2000 BC to 1400 BC [syn: {Knossos}, {Cnossos}]

c-note
n : a United States bill worth 100 dollars [syn: {hundred dollar bill}]

CNPZ
n : a terrorist organization in Bolivia that acts as an umbrella for numerous small indigenous subversive groups; a revival of a group with Marxist-Leninist ideologies originally established by Che Guevara in the 1960s [syn: {National Liberation Army}, {ELN}, {Nestor Paz Zamora Commission}]

CNS
n : the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord [syn: {central nervous system}, {systema nervosum centrale}]

Cnut
n : king of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him; on the death of Edmund II, Canute became king of all England (994-1035) [syn: {Canute}, {Knut}, {Canute the Great}]

CO
n 1: an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon [syn: {carbon monoxide}, {carbon monoxide gas}]
2: a hard ferromagnetic silver-white bivalent or trivalent metallic element; a trace element in plant and animal nutrition [syn: {cobalt}, {atomic number 27}]
3: one who refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of conscience [syn: {conscientious objector}]
4: a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains [syn: {Colorado}, {Centennial State}]

CO2
n : a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis [syn: {carbon dioxide}, {carbonic acid gas}]

coach
n 1: (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team [syn: {manager}, {handler}]
2: a person who gives private instruction (as in singing or acting) [syn: {private instructor}, {tutor}]
3: a railcar where passengers ride [syn: {passenger car}, {carriage}]
4: a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver [syn: {four-in-hand}, {coach-and-four}]
5: a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: {bus}, {autobus}, {charabanc}, {double-decker}, {jitney}, {motorbus}, {motorcoach}, {omnibus}]
v 1: teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports; "He is training our Olympic team"; "She is coaching the crew" [syn: {train}]
2: drive a coach

coach dog
n : a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia [syn: {dalmatian}, {carriage dog}]

coach horse
n : strong draft horse for drawing coaches

coach house
n : a small building for housing coaches and carriages and other vehicles [syn: {carriage house}]

coach station
n : a terminal that serves bus passengers [syn: {bus terminal}, {bus depot}, {bus station}]

coach-and-four
n : a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver [syn: {coach}, {four-in-hand}]

coachbuilder
n : a craftsman who makes the bodies of motor vehicles

coaching
n : the job of a professional coach [syn: {coaching job}]

coaching job
n : the job of a professional coach [syn: {coaching}]

coachman
n : a man who drives a coach (or carriage)

coachwhip
n 1: desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers [syn: {ocotillo}, {Jacob's staff}, {vine cactus}, {Fouquieria splendens}]
2: a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail resembles a braided whip [syn: {coachwhip snake}, {Masticophis flagellum}]

coachwhip snake
n : a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail resembles a braided whip [syn: {coachwhip}, {Masticophis flagellum}]

coact
v : act together, as of organisms

coaction
n : act of working jointly; "they worked either in collaboration or independently" [syn: {collaboration}]

coadjutor
n : an assistant to a Bishop

coagula
See {coagulum}

coagula
coagulum
n : a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid [syn: {clot}] [also: {coagula} (pl)]

coagulable
adj : capable of coagulating and becoming thick

coagulant
n : an agent that produces coagulation [syn: {coagulator}]

coagulase
n : an enzyme that induces coagulation

coagulate
adj : transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass; "coagulated blood"; "curdled milk"; "grumous blood" [syn: {coagulated}, {curdled}, {grumous}, {grumose}]
v 1: change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state; "coagulated blood" [syn: {clot}]
2: cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state [syn: {clot}]

coagulated
adj 1: transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass; "coagulated blood"; "curdled milk"; "grumous blood" [syn: {coagulate}, {curdled}, {grumous}, {grumose}]
2: changed into a solid mass [syn: {solidified}]

coagulation
n : the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid [syn: {curdling}, {clotting}]

coagulation factor
n : any of the factors in the blood whose actions are essential for blood coagulation [syn: {clotting factor}]

coagulator
n : an agent that produces coagulation [syn: {coagulant}]

coagulum
n : a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid [syn: {clot}] [also: {coagula} (pl)]

coal
n 1: fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
2: a hot glowing or smouldering fragment of wood or coal left from a fire [syn: {ember}]
v 1: burn to charcoal; "Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything" [syn: {char}]
2: supply with coal
3: take in coal; "The big ship coaled"

coal black
n : a very dark black [syn: {ebony}, {jet black}, {pitch black}, {sable}, {soot black}]

coal car
n : freight car with fixed sides and no roof; for transporting coal

coal chute
n : a chute for coal

coal gas
n : gaseous mixture produced by distillation of bituminous coal and used for heating and lighting

coal house
n : a shed for storing coal

coal industry
n : a producer of coal

coal mine
n : a mine where coal is dug from the ground [syn: {coalpit}]

coal miner
n : someone who works in a coal mine [syn: {collier}, {pitman}]

coal miner's lung
n : lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust [syn: {anthracosis}, {black lung}, {black lung disease}]

coal oil
n : a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters [syn: {kerosene}, {kerosine}, {lamp oil}]

coal scuttle
n : container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire [syn: {scuttle}]

coal seam
n : a seam of coal

coal shovel
n : a hand shovel for shoveling coal

coal tar
n : a tar formed from distillation of bituminous coal; coal tar can be further distilled to give various aromatic compounds

coal tongs
n : tongs for taking hold of burning coals [syn: {fire tongs}]

coalbin
n : a bin for holding coal [syn: {coalhole}]

coal-black
adj : of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal [syn: {jet}, {jet-black}, {pitchy}, {sooty}]

coalesce
v 1: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" [syn: {blend}, {flux}, {mix}, {conflate}, {commingle}, {immix}, {fuse}, {meld}, {combine}, {merge}]
2: fuse or cause to grow together

coalesced
adj : joined together into a whole; "United Industries"; "the amalgamated colleges constituted a university"; "a consolidated school" [syn: {amalgamate}, {amalgamated}, {consolidated}, {fused}]

coalescence
n : the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts [syn: {coalescency}, {coalition}, {concretion}, {conglutination}]

coalescency
n : the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts [syn: {coalescence}, {coalition}, {concretion}, {conglutination}]

coalface
n : the part of a coal seam that is being cut

coalfield
n : a region where there is coal underground

coalfishes
See {coalfish}

coalhole
n : a bin for holding coal [syn: {coalbin}]

coaling station
n : a seaport where ships can take on supplies of coal

coalition
n 1: an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty [syn: {alliance}, {alignment}, {alinement}] [ant: {nonalignment}]
2: the state of being combined into one body [syn: {fusion}]
3: the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts [syn: {coalescence}, {coalescency}, {concretion}, {conglutination}]

coalman
n : someone who delivers coal

coalpit
n : a mine where coal is dug from the ground [syn: {coal mine}]

coal-tar creosote
n : a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood [syn: {creosote}]

coaming
n : a raised framework around a hatchway on a ship to keep water out

coapt
v 1: cause to adhere; "The wounds were coapted" [syn: {conglutinate}]
2: fit tightly and fasten

coarctate
adj : (of an insect pupa) enclosed in a rigid case

coarctation
n 1: tight or narrow compression [syn: {constriction}]
2: (biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal; especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta

coarse
adj 1: of texture; large-grained or rough to the touch; "coarse meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave" [ant: {fine}]
2: lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich" [syn: {common}, {rough-cut}, {uncouth}, {vulgar}]
3: of low or inferior quality or value; "of what coarse metal ye are molded"- Shakespeare; "produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population" [syn: {common}]
4: conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited" [syn: {crude}, {earthy}, {gross}, {vulgar}]

coarse-grained
adj 1: composed of or covered with relatively large particles; "granular sugar"; "gritty sand" [syn: {farinaceous}, {grainy}, {granular}, {granulose}, {gritty}, {mealy}, {sandy}]
2: not having a fine texture; "coarse-grained wood"

coarsely
adv : in coarse pieces; "the surfaces were coarsely granular" [ant: {finely}]

coarsen
v 1: make or become coarse or coarser; "coarsen the surface"; "Their minds coarsened"
2: make less subtle or refined; "coarsen one's ideals"

coarsened
adj : made coarse or crude by lack of skill

coarseness
n 1: the quality of being composed of relatively large particles [syn: {graininess}, {granularity}]
2: looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth) [syn: {nubbiness}, {tweediness}]
3: the quality of lacking taste and refinement [syn: {commonness}, {grossness}, {vulgarity}, {vulgarism}, {raunch}]

coast
n 1: the shore of a sea or ocean [syn: {seashore}, {seacoast}, {sea-coast}]
2: a slope down which sleds may coast; "when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course"
3: the area within view; "the coast is clear"
4: the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope" [syn: {slide}, {glide}]
v : move effortlessly; by force of gravity

coast banksia
n : shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers [syn: {honeysuckle}, {Australian honeysuckle}, {Banksia integrifolia}]

coast boykinia
n : plant with leaves mostly at the base and openly branched clusters of small white flowers; western North America [syn: {Boykinia elata}, {Boykinia occidentalis}]

coast lily
n : orange-flowered lily of Pacific coast of United States [syn: {Lilium maritinum}]

coast live oak
n : highly variable often shrubby evergreen oak of coastal zone of western North America having small thick usually spiny-toothed dark-green leaves [syn: {California live oak}, {Quercus agrifolia}]

Coast Mountains
n : a string of mountain ranges along the Pacific coast of North America from southeastern Alaska to Lower California [syn: {Coast Range}]

coast polypody
n : stiff leathery-leaved fern of western North America having ovate fronds parted to the midrib [syn: {leatherleaf}, {leathery polypody}, {Polypodium scouleri}]

Coast Range
n : a string of mountain ranges along the Pacific coast of North America from southeastern Alaska to Lower California [syn: {Coast Mountains}]

coast redwood
n : lofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from Oregon to Big Sur [syn: {California redwood}, {Sequoia sempervirens}]

coast rhododendron
n : medium-sized rhododendron of Pacific coast of North America having large rosy brown-spotted flowers [syn: {Rhododendron californicum}]

coast white cedar
n : slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae [syn: {southern white cedar}, {Atlantic white cedar}, {white cypress}, {white cedar}, {Chamaecyparis thyoides}]

coastal
adj 1: of or relating to a coast; "coastal erosion"
2: located on or near or bordering on a coast; "coastal marshes"; "coastal waters"; "the Atlantic coastal plain" [ant: {inland}]

coastal diving bird
n : gull family; skimmer family; jaeger family; auk family

coastal plain
n : a plain adjacent to a coast

coastal rein orchid
n : stout orchid of central California to northern Washington having racemes of white fragrant bilaterally symmetrical flowers [syn: {Habenaria greenei}]

coaster
n 1: a resident of a coastal area
2: someone who coasts
3: a covering (plate or mat) that protects the surface of a table (i.e., from the condensation on a cold glass or bottle)

coaster brake
n : a brake on a bicycle that engages with reverse pressure on the pedals

coaster wagon
n : a child's four-wheeled toy cart sometimes used for coasting [syn: {wagon}]

coastguard
n : a military service responsible for the safety of maritime traffic in coastal waters

coastguardsman
n : a member of a coastguard

coastland
n : land in a coastal area

coastline
n : the outline of a coast

coastward
adv : in the direction of the coast

coastwise
adj : along or following a coast; "coastal shipping"; "coastwise winds contributed to the storm"
adv : by way of, or along the coast; "we were travelling coastwise"

coat
n 1: an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
2: a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint" [syn: {coating}]
3: growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal [syn: {pelage}]
v 1: put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate" [syn: {surface}]
2: cover or provide with a coat
3: form a coat over; "Dirt had coated her face" [syn: {cake}]

coat button
n : a button on a coat

coat closet
n : a closet for storing outerwear

coat hanger
n : a hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used to hang garments on [syn: {clothes hanger}, {dress hanger}]

coat of arms
n : the official symbols of a family, state, etc. [syn: {arms}, {blazon}, {blazonry}]

coat of mail
n : armor that protects the wearer's whole body [syn: {body armor}, {body armour}, {suit of armor}, {suit of armour}, {cataphract}]

coat of paint
n : a layer of paint covering something else

coat rack
n : a rack with hooks for temporarily holding coats and hats [syn: {coatrack}, {hatrack}]

coat stand
n : an upright pole with pegs or hooks on which to hang clothing [syn: {clothes tree}, {coat tree}]

coat tree
n : an upright pole with pegs or hooks on which to hang clothing [syn: {clothes tree}, {coat stand}]

coatdress
n : a dress that is tailored like a coat and buttons up the front

coated
adj 1: having a coating; covered with an outer layer or film; often used in combination; "coated paper has a smooth polished coating especially suitable for halftone printing"; "sugar-coated pills" [ant: {uncoated}]
2: having or dressed in a coat

coatee
n : a short close-fitting coat

coati
n : omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America [syn: {coati-mondi}, {coati-mundi}, {coon cat}, {Nasua narica}]

coati-mondi
n : omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America [syn: {coati}, {coati-mundi}, {coon cat}, {Nasua narica}]

coati-mundi
n : omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America [syn: {coati}, {coati-mondi}, {coon cat}, {Nasua narica}]

coating
n 1: a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint" [syn: {coat}]
2: a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance); "the boat had a metallic finish"; "he applied a coat of a clear finish"; "when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly" [syn: {finish}, {finishing}]
3: a heavy fabric suitable for coats
4: the work of applying something; "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint"; [syn: {application}, {covering}]

coat-of-mail shell
n : primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates [syn: {chiton}, {sea cradle}, {polyplacophore}]

coatrack
n : a rack with hooks for temporarily holding coats and hats [syn: {coat rack}, {hatrack}]

coatroom
n : a room where coats and other articles can be left temporarily [syn: {cloakroom}]

Coats Land
n : a region of western Antarctica along the southeastern shore of the Weddell Sea

coattail
n : the loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waist

coattails effect
n : (politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same party; "he counted on the coattails effect to win him the election"

co-author
v : be a co-author on (a book, a paper, etc.)

coauthor
n : a writer who collaborates with others in writing something [syn: {joint author}]

coax
n : a transmission line for high-frequency signals [syn: {coaxial cable}, {coax cable}]
v : influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along" [syn: {wheedle}, {cajole}, {palaver}, {blarney}, {sweet-talk}, {inveigle}]

coax cable
n : a transmission line for high-frequency signals [syn: {coaxial cable}, {coax}]

coaxal
adj : having a common axis [syn: {coaxial}]

coaxer
n : someone who tries to persuade by blandishment and coaxing [syn: {wheedler}]

coaxial
adj : having a common axis [syn: {coaxal}]

coaxial cable
n : a transmission line for high-frequency signals [syn: {coax}, {coax cable}]

coaxing
adj : pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; "a coaxing and obsequious voice"; "her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable" [syn: {ingratiatory}]
n : flattery designed to gain favor [syn: {blarney}, {soft soap}, {sweet talk}]

coaxingly
adv : in a cajoling manner; "`Come here,' she said coaxingly" [syn: {cajolingly}]

cob
n 1: nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus [syn: {hazelnut}, {filbert}, {cobnut}]
2: stocky short-legged harness horse
3: white gull having a black back and wings [syn: {black-backed gull}, {great black-backed gull}, {Larus marinus}]
4: adult male swan

cobalamin
n : a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia [syn: {vitamin B12}, {cyanocobalamin}, {antipernicious anemia factor}]

cobalt
n : a hard ferromagnetic silver-white bivalent or trivalent metallic element; a trace element in plant and animal nutrition [syn: {Co}, {atomic number 27}]

cobalt 60
n : a radioactive isotope of cobalt with mass number 60; a source of exceptionally intense gamma rays; used in radiation therapy

cobalt bloom
n : a reddish mineral consisting of hydrated cobalt arsenate in monoclinic crystalline form and used in coloring glass; usually found in veins bearing cobalt and arsenic [syn: {erythrite}]

cobalt blue
n 1: a shade of blue tinged with green [syn: {greenish blue}, {aqua}, {aquamarine}, {turquoise}, {peacock blue}]
2: greenish-blue pigment consisting essentially of cobalt oxide and alumina [syn: {cobalt ultramarine}]

cobalt ultramarine
n : greenish-blue pigment consisting essentially of cobalt oxide and alumina [syn: {cobalt blue}]

cobaltite
n : a rare silvery-white mineral; important ore of cobalt

cobber
n : Australian term for a pal

cobble
n : rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads [syn: {cobblestone}, {sett}]
v 1: pave with cobblestones
2: repair or mend; "cobble shoes"

cobble together
v : put together hastily [syn: {cobble up}]

cobble up
v : put together hastily [syn: {cobble together}]

cobbler
n 1: a person who makes or repairs shoes [syn: {shoemaker}]
2: tall sweetened iced drink of wine or liquor with fruit
3: made of fruit with rich biscuit dough usually only on top of the fruit [syn: {deep-dish pie}]

cobblers
n 1: nonsense; "I think that is a load of cobblers"
2: a man's testicles (from Cockney rhyming slang: cobbler's awl rhymes with ball)

cobbler's last
n : holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes [syn: {last}, {shoemaker's last}]

cobblestone
n : rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads [syn: {cobble}, {sett}]

cobbling
n : the shoemaker's trade [syn: {shoemaking}, {shoe repairing}]

cobia
n : large dark-striped tropical food and game fish related to remoras; found worldwide in coastal to open waters [syn: {Rachycentron canadum}, {sergeant fish}]

Cobitidae
n : loaches [syn: {family Cobitidae}]

cobnut
n 1: small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe [syn: {filbert}, {Corylus avellana}, {Corylus avellana grandis}]
2: nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus [syn: {hazelnut}, {filbert}, {cob}]

COBOL
n : common business-oriented language

cobra
n : venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood

cobweb
n 1: filaments from a cobweb [syn: {gossamer}]
2: a dense elaborate spider web that is more efficient than the orb web

cobwebby
adj : so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks" [syn: {diaphanous}, {filmy}, {gauzy}, {gossamer}, {see-through}, {sheer}, {transparent}, {vaporous}]

coca
n 1: a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine [syn: {Erythroxylon coca}]
2: United States comedienne who starred in early television shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001) [syn: {Imogene Coca}]
3: dried leaves of the coca plant (and related plants that also contain cocaine); chewed by Andean people for their simulating effect

Coca Cola
n : Coca Cola is a trademarked cola [syn: {Coke}]

cocain
n : a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive [syn: {cocaine}]

cocaine
n : a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive [syn: {cocain}]

cocaine addict
n : a person addicted to cocaine

cocaine addiction
n : an addiction to cocaine

cocainise
v : anesthetize with cocaine [syn: {cocainize}]

cocainize
v : anesthetize with cocaine [syn: {cocainise}]

cocarboxylase
n : a coenzyme important in respiration in the Krebs cycle [syn: {thiamine pyrophosphate}]

coccal
adj : of or pertaining to or resembling a coccus

cocci
See {coccus}

cocci
coccus
n : any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria [syn: {cocci}] [also: {cocci} (pl)]

cocci
n : any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria [syn: {coccus}]

coccid insect
n : scale insects and mealybugs

Coccidae
n : scale insects [syn: {family Coccidae}]

Coccidia
n : an order in the subclass Telosporidia [syn: {order Coccidia}]

coccidioidomycosis
n : an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules [syn: {coccidiomycosis}, {valley fever}, {desert rheumatism}]

coccidiomycosis
n : an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules [syn: {coccidioidomycosis}, {valley fever}, {desert rheumatism}]

coccidiosis
n : (veterinary medicine) infestation with coccidia

coccidium
n : parasitic on the digestive epithelium of vertebrates and higher invertebrates [syn: {eimeria}]

Coccinellidae
n : the ladybugs [syn: {family Coccinellidae}]

coccobacillus
n : a bacterial cell intermediate in morphology between a coccus and a bacillus; a very short bacillus

coccoid
adj : spherical; like a coccus; "a coccoid microorganism"

Coccoidea
n : scale insects and mealybugs [syn: {superfamily Coccoidea}]

Coccothraustes
n : large finches [syn: {genus Coccothraustes}]

Coccothraustes coccothraustes
n : a common large finch of Eurasia [syn: {hawfinch}]

Cocculus
n : climbing plants or shrubs [syn: {genus Cocculus}]

Cocculus carolinus
n : woody vine of southeastern United States resembling the common moonseed but having red fruits [syn: {Carolina moonseed}]

coccus
n : any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria [syn: {cocci}] [also: {cocci} (pl)]

Coccus hesperidum
n : pest on citrus trees [syn: {brown soft scale}]

coccygeal
adj : of or relating to or near the coccyx

coccygeal nerve
n : the lowest pair of spinal nerves [syn: {nervus coccygeus}]

coccygeal plexus
n : a small plexus formed by the fifth sacral and coccygeal nerves [syn: {plexus coccygeus}]

coccygeal vertebra
n : one of 4 vertebrae in the human coccyx [syn: {caudal vertebra}]

coccyges
See {coccyx}

coccyges
coccyx
n : the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes [syn: {tail bone}] [also: {coccyges} (pl)]

coccyx
n : the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes [syn: {tail bone}] [also: {coccyges} (pl)]

Coccyzus
n : a genus of Cuculidae [syn: {genus Coccyzus}]

Coccyzus erythropthalmus
n : North American cuckoo; builds a nest and rears its own young [syn: {black-billed cuckoo}]

Cochimi
n 1: a member of a North American Indian people living in central Baja California
2: the Yuman language spoken by the Cochimi people

cochin
n : Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs [syn: {cochin china}]

cochin china
n : Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs [syn: {cochin}]

cochineal
n 1: a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects
2: Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye [syn: {cochineal insect}, {Dactylopius coccus}]

cochineal insect
n : Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye [syn: {cochineal}, {Dactylopius coccus}]

Cochise
n : Apache leader of the resistance to United States troops in Arizona (1812-1874)

cochlea
n : the snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the Organ of Corti [also: {cochleae} (pl)]

cochleae
See {cochlea}

cochleae
cochlea
n : the snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the Organ of Corti [also: {cochleae} (pl)]

cochlear
adj : of or relating to the cochlea of the ear; "cochlear implant"

Cochlearia
n : a genus of the family Cruciferae [syn: {genus Cochlearia}]

Cochlearia officinalis
n : a widely distributed arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of vitamin C [syn: {scurvy grass}, {common scurvy grass}]

Cochlearius
n : boatbills [syn: {genus Cochlearius}]

Cochlearius cochlearius
n : tropical American heron related to night herons [syn: {boatbill}, {boat-billed heron}, {broadbill}]

cochon de lait
n : whole young pig suitable for roasting [syn: {suckling pig}]

Cochran
n : United States aviator who held several speed records and headed the women's Air Force pilots in World War II (1910-1980) [syn: {Jacqueline Cochran}]

cock
n 1: obscene terms for penis [syn: {prick}, {dick}, {shaft}, {pecker}, {peter}, {tool}, {putz}]
2: faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid [syn: {stopcock}, {turncock}]
3: the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled [syn: {hammer}]
4: adult male chicken [syn: {rooster}]
5: adult male bird
v 1: tilt or slant to one side; "cock one's head"
2: set the trigger of a firearm back for firing
3: to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" [syn: {swagger}, {ruffle}, {prance}, {strut}, {sashay}]

cock of the rock
n 1: bird of the Andes similar to Rupicola rupicola [syn: {Rupicola peruviana}]
2: tropical bird of northern South America the male having brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike crest [syn: {Rupicola rupicola}]

cock sucking
n : slang terms for fellatio [syn: {blowjob}]

cock up
v : raise; "The dog pricked up his ears" [syn: {prick up}, {prick}]

cockade
n : an ornament (such as a knot of ribbon or a rosette) usually worn on the hat

cock-a-doodle-doo
n : an imitation of the crow of a cock

cock-a-hoop
adj : exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" [syn: {boastful}, {braggart(a)}, {bragging(a)}, {braggy}, {big}, {crowing}, {self-aggrandizing}, {self-aggrandising}]

Cockaigne
n : (Middle Ages) an imaginary land of luxury and idleness

cock-a-leekie
n : soup made from chicken boiled with leeks [syn: {cocky-leeky}]

cockamamie
adj : pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" [syn: {cockamamy}, {goofy}, {sappy}, {silly}, {wacky}, {whacky}, {zany}, {unreasonable}]

cockamamy
adj : pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" [syn: {cockamamie}, {goofy}, {sappy}, {silly}, {wacky}, {whacky}, {zany}, {unreasonable}]

cock-and-bull story
n : an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse [syn: {fairytale}, {fairy tale}, {fairy story}, {song and dance}]

cockateel
n : small gray Australian parrot with a yellow crested head [syn: {cockatiel}, {cockatoo parrot}, {Nymphicus hollandicus}]

cockatiel
n : small gray Australian parrot with a yellow crested head [syn: {cockateel}, {cockatoo parrot}, {Nymphicus hollandicus}]

cockatoo
n : white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds

cockatoo parrot
n : small gray Australian parrot with a yellow crested head [syn: {cockateel}, {cockatiel}, {Nymphicus hollandicus}]

cockatrice
n : monster hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg; able to kill with a glance

cockchafer
n : any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult [syn: {May bug}, {May beetle}, {Melolontha melolontha}]

Cockcroft
n : British physicist who (with Ernest Walton in 1931) first split an atom (1897-1967) [syn: {Sir John Cockcroft}, {Sir John Douglas Cockcroft}]

Cockcroft and Walton accelerator
n : a high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles through an accelerating tube [syn: {Cockcroft-Walton accelerator}, {Cockcroft and Walton voltage multiplier}, {Cockcroft-Walton voltage multiplier}]

Cockcroft and Walton voltage multiplier
n : a high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles through an accelerating tube [syn: {Cockcroft and Walton accelerator}, {Cockcroft-Walton accelerator}, {Cockcroft-Walton voltage multiplier}]

Cockcroft-Walton accelerator
n : a high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles through an accelerating tube [syn: {Cockcroft and Walton accelerator}, {Cockcroft and Walton voltage multiplier}, {Cockcroft-Walton voltage multiplier}]

Cockcroft-Walton voltage multiplier
n : a high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles through an accelerating tube [syn: {Cockcroft and Walton accelerator}, {Cockcroft-Walton accelerator}, {Cockcroft and Walton voltage multiplier}]

cockcrow
n : the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning" [syn: {dawn}, {dawning}, {morning}, {aurora}, {first light}, {daybreak}, {break of day}, {break of the day}, {dayspring}, {sunrise}, {sunup}] [ant: {sunset}]

cocked hat
n : hat with opposing brims turned up and caught together to form points

cocker
n : a small breed with a wavy silky hair originally developed in England [syn: {cocker spaniel}, {English cocker spaniel}]
v : treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" [syn: {pamper}, {featherbed}, {cosset}, {baby}, {coddle}, {mollycoddle}, {spoil}, {indulge}]

cocker spaniel
n : a small breed with a wavy silky hair originally developed in England [syn: {English cocker spaniel}, {cocker}]

cockerel
n : a young domestic cock; not older than one year

cockeyed
adj 1: turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff" [syn: {askew}, {awry(p)}, {lopsided}, {wonky}, {skew-whiff}]
2: completely devoid of wisdom or good sense; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous" [syn: {absurd}, {derisory}, {idiotic}, {laughable}, {ludicrous}, {nonsensical}, {preposterous}, {ridiculous}]
3: very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {tipsy}, {wet}]

cockfight
n : a match in a cockpit between two fighting cocks heeled with metal gaffs

cockfighting
n : participation in the sport of matching gamecocks in a cockfight

cockhorse
n : anything used as a toy horse (such as a rocking horse or one knee of an adult)

cockier
See {cocky}

cockier
cocky
adj : overly self-confident or self-assertive; "a very cocky young man" [also: {cockiest}, {cockier}]

cockiest
See {cocky}

cockiest
cocky
adj : overly self-confident or self-assertive; "a very cocky young man" [also: {cockiest}, {cockier}]

cockiness
n : offensive assertiveness [syn: {bumptiousness}, {pushiness}, {forwardness}]

cockle
n 1: common edible European bivalve
2: common edible European bivalve mollusk having a rounded shell with radiating ribs
v 1: stir up (water) so as to form ripples [syn: {ripple}, {ruffle}, {riffle}, {undulate}]
2: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips" [syn: {pucker}, {rumple}, {crumple}, {knit}]

cockle-bur
n : any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium having spiny burrs [syn: {cocklebur}, {cockleburr}, {cockle-burr}]

cocklebur
n 1: any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium having spiny burrs [syn: {cockle-bur}, {cockleburr}, {cockle-burr}]
2: burdock having heart-shaped leaves found in open woodland, hedgerows and rough grassland of Europe (except extreme N) and Asia Minor; sometimes cultivated for medicinal and culinary use [syn: {great burdock}, {greater burdock}, {Arctium lappa}]

cockle-burr
n : any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium having spiny burrs [syn: {cocklebur}, {cockle-bur}, {cockleburr}]

cockleburr
n : any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium having spiny burrs [syn: {cocklebur}, {cockle-bur}, {cockle-burr}]

cockleshell
n : a small light flimsy boat

cockloft
n : a small loft or garret

cockney
adj 1: characteristic of Cockneys or their dialect; "cockney vowels"
2: relating to or resembling a cockney; "Cockney street urchins"
n 1: a native of the east end of London
2: the nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London

cockneyfied
See {cockneyfy}

cockpit
n 1: compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft
2: an enclosure for cockfights
3: seat where the driver sits while driving a racing car

cockroach
n : any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests [syn: {roach}]

cock's eggs
n : weedy vine of Argentina having solitary white flowers followed by egg-shaped white or yellow fruit [syn: {Salpichroa organifolia}, {Salpichroa rhomboidea}]

cockscomb
n 1: garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers [syn: {common cockscomb}, {Celosia cristata}, {Celosia argentea cristata}]
2: a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments [syn: {coxcomb}]
3: a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red [syn: {coxcomb}]
4: the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds [syn: {comb}, {coxcomb}]

cocksfoot
n : widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass [syn: {orchard grass}, {cockspur}, {Dactylis glomerata}]

cockspur
n 1: widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass [syn: {orchard grass}, {cocksfoot}, {Dactylis glomerata}]
2: small spiny West Indian tree [syn: {Pisonia aculeata}]

cockspur hawthorn
n : eastern United States hawthorn with long straight thorns [syn: {cockspur thorn}, {Crataegus crus-galli}]

cockspur thorn
n : eastern United States hawthorn with long straight thorns [syn: {cockspur hawthorn}, {Crataegus crus-galli}]

cocksucker
n 1: a person who performs fellatio
2: insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous [syn: {asshole}, {bastard}, {dickhead}, {shit}, {mother fucker}, {motherfucker}, {prick}, {whoreson}, {son of a bitch}, {SOB}]

cocksure
adj : marked by excessive confidence; "an arrogant and cocksure materialist"; "so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen"; "the less he knows the more positive he gets" [syn: {overconfident}, {positive}]

cocksureness
n : total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant [syn: {certitude}, {overconfidence}]

cocktail
n 1: a short mixed drink
2: an appetizer served as a first course at a meal

cocktail dress
n : a dress suitable for formal occasions [syn: {sheath}]

cocktail lounge
n : a barroom in a hotel or restaurant where cocktails are served

cocktail party
n : an afternoon party at which cocktails are served

cocktail sauce
n : usually catsup with horseradish and lemon juice [syn: {seafood sauce}]

cocktail shaker
n : a shaker for mixing cocktails

cocktail table
n : low table where magazines can be placed and coffee or cocktails are served [syn: {coffee table}]

cockup
n : something badly botched or muddled [syn: {ballup}, {balls-up}, {mess-up}]

cocky
adj : overly self-confident or self-assertive; "a very cocky young man" [also: {cockiest}, {cockier}]

cocky-leeky
n : soup made from chicken boiled with leeks [syn: {cock-a-leekie}]

coco
n : tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics [syn: {coconut}, {coconut palm}, {coco palm}, {cocoa palm}, {coconut tree}, {Cocos nucifera}]

coco de macao
n : tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory [syn: {babassu}, {babassu palm}, {Orbignya phalerata}, {Orbignya spesiosa}, {Orbignya martiana}]

coco palm
n : tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics [syn: {coconut}, {coconut palm}, {coco}, {cocoa palm}, {coconut tree}, {Cocos nucifera}]

coco plum
n 1: small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit [syn: {coco plum tree}, {cocoa plum}, {icaco}, {Chrysobalanus icaco}]
2: plum-shaped whitish to almost black fruit used for preserves; tropical American [syn: {cocoa plum}, {icaco}]

coco plum tree
n : small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit [syn: {coco plum}, {cocoa plum}, {icaco}, {Chrysobalanus icaco}]

cocoa
n 1: a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot [syn: {chocolate}, {hot chocolate}, {drinking chocolate}]
2: powder of ground roasted cocao beans with most of the fat removed

cocoa bean
n : seed of the cacao tree; ground roasted beans are source of chocolate [syn: {cacao bean}]

cocoa butter
n 1: a yellow-white fat from cocoa beans
2: the vegetable fat from the cacao that is extracted from chocolate liquor; the basis for white chocolate

cocoa palm
n : tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics [syn: {coconut}, {coconut palm}, {coco palm}, {coco}, {coconut tree}, {Cocos nucifera}]

cocoa plum
n 1: small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit [syn: {coco plum}, {coco plum tree}, {icaco}, {Chrysobalanus icaco}]
2: plum-shaped whitish to almost black fruit used for preserves; tropical American [syn: {coco plum}, {icaco}]

cocoa powder
n : the powdery remains of chocolate liquor after cocoa butter is removed; used in baking and in low fat and low calorie recipes and as a flavoring for ice cream

cocoanut
n : large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk [syn: {coconut}]

cocobolo
n : a valuable timber tree of tropical South America [syn: {Dalbergia retusa}]

coconspirator
n : a member of a conspiracy [syn: {conspirator}, {plotter}, {machinator}]

coconspire
v : conspire together; "The two men coconspired to cover up the Federal investigation"

coconut
n 1: the edible white meat a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries [syn: {coconut meat}]
2: large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk [syn: {cocoanut}]
3: tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics [syn: {coconut palm}, {coco palm}, {coco}, {cocoa palm}, {coconut tree}, {Cocos nucifera}]

coconut cake
n : cake containing shredded coconut in batter and frosting

coconut cream
n : white liquid obtained from compressing fresh coconut meat [syn: {coconut milk}]

coconut macaroon
n : macaroon containing coconut

coconut meat
n : the edible white meat a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries [syn: {coconut}]

coconut milk
n 1: white liquid obtained from compressing fresh coconut meat [syn: {coconut cream}]
2: clear to whitish fluid from within a fresh coconut [syn: {coconut water}]

coconut oil
n : oil from coconuts [syn: {copra oil}]

coconut palm
n : tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics [syn: {coconut}, {coco palm}, {coco}, {cocoa palm}, {coconut tree}, {Cocos nucifera}]

coconut tree
n : tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics [syn: {coconut}, {coconut palm}, {coco palm}, {coco}, {cocoa palm}, {Cocos nucifera}]

coconut water
n : clear to whitish fluid from within a fresh coconut [syn: {coconut milk}]

cocoon
n : silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs
v 1: retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment; "Families cocoon around the T.V. set most evenings"; "She loves to stay at home and cocoon"
2: wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection

cocooning
n : retreating to the seclusion of your home (as for privacy or escape)

Cocopa
n 1: a member of a North American Indian people living around the mouth of the Colorado river [syn: {Cocopah}]
2: the Yuman language spoken by the Cocopa people [syn: {Cocopah}]

Cocopah
n 1: a member of a North American Indian people living around the mouth of the Colorado river [syn: {Cocopa}]
2: the Yuman language spoken by the Cocopa people [syn: {Cocopa}]

Cocos
n : coconut palms [syn: {genus Cocos}]

Cocos nucifera
n : tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics [syn: {coconut}, {coconut palm}, {coco palm}, {coco}, {cocoa palm}, {coconut tree}]

cocoswood
n : wood of the granadilla tree used for making musical instruments especially clarinets [syn: {cocuswood}, {granadilla wood}]

cocotte
n : a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn: {prostitute}, {whore}, {harlot}, {bawd}, {tart}, {cyprian}, {fancy woman}, {working girl}, {sporting lady}, {lady of pleasure}, {woman of the street}]

cocoyam
n 1: edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants [syn: {taro}, {dasheen}, {eddo}]
2: tropical starchy tuberous root [syn: {taro}, {taro root}, {dasheen}, {edda}]

cocozelle
n 1: squash plant having dark green fruit with skin mottled with light green or yellow [syn: {Italian vegetable marrow}]
2: squash resembling zucchini

Cocteau
n : French writer and film maker who worked in many artistic media (1889-1963) [syn: {Jean Cocteau}]

Cocus
n : (Greek mythology) one of the Titans

cocuswood
n : wood of the granadilla tree used for making musical instruments especially clarinets [syn: {cocoswood}, {granadilla wood}]

Cocytus
n : (Greek mythology) a river in Hades that was said to be a tributary of the Acheron [syn: {River Cocytus}]

C.O.D.
adv : collecting the charges upon delivery; "mail a package C.O.D." [syn: {COD}, {cash on delivery}]

cod
adj : payment due by the recipient on delivery; "a collect call"; "the letter came collect"; "a COD parcel" [syn: {collect}]
n 1: the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves) [syn: {pod}, {seedcase}]
2: lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached [syn: {codfish}]
3: major food fish of arctic and cold-temperate waters [syn: {codfish}]
adv : collecting the charges upon delivery; "mail a package C.O.D." [syn: {C.O.D.}, {cash on delivery}]
v 1: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: {gull}, {dupe}, {slang}, {befool}, {fool}, {put on}, {take in}, {put one over}, {put one across}]
2: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: {tease}, {razz}, {rag}, {tantalize}, {tantalise}, {bait}, {taunt}, {twit}, {rally}, {ride}] [also: {codding}, {codded}]

cod liver oil
n : an oil obtained from the livers of cod and similar fishes; taken orally as a source of vitamins A and D [syn: {cod-liver oil}]

cod oil
n : an inferior cod-liver oil that is used in leather manufacturing

coda
n : the closing section of a musical composition [syn: {finale}]

Codariocalyx
n : used in some classifications for plants usually included in genus Desmodium [syn: {genus Codariocalyx}]

Codariocalyx motorius
n : erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine [syn: {telegraph plant}, {semaphore plant}, {Desmodium motorium}, {Desmodium gyrans}]

codded
See {cod}

codded
cod
adj : payment due by the recipient on delivery; "a collect call"; "the letter came collect"; "a COD parcel" [syn: {collect}]
n 1: the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves) [syn: {pod}, {seedcase}]
2: lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached [syn: {codfish}]
3: major food fish of arctic and cold-temperate waters [syn: {codfish}]
adv : collecting the charges upon delivery; "mail a package C.O.D." [syn: {C.O.D.}, {cash on delivery}]
v 1: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: {gull}, {dupe}, {slang}, {befool}, {fool}, {put on}, {take in}, {put one over}, {put one across}]
2: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: {tease}, {razz}, {rag}, {tantalize}, {tantalise}, {bait}, {taunt}, {twit}, {rally}, {ride}] [also: {codding}, {codded}]

codding
See {cod}

codding
cod
adj : payment due by the recipient on delivery; "a collect call"; "the letter came collect"; "a COD parcel" [syn: {collect}]
n 1: the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves) [syn: {pod}, {seedcase}]
2: lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached [syn: {codfish}]
3: major food fish of arctic and cold-temperate waters [syn: {codfish}]
adv : collecting the charges upon delivery; "mail a package C.O.D." [syn: {C.O.D.}, {cash on delivery}]
v 1: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: {gull}, {dupe}, {slang}, {befool}, {fool}, {put on}, {take in}, {put one over}, {put one across}]
2: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: {tease}, {razz}, {rag}, {tantalize}, {tantalise}, {bait}, {taunt}, {twit}, {rally}, {ride}] [also: {codding}, {codded}]

coddle
v 1: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" [syn: {pamper}, {featherbed}, {cosset}, {cocker}, {baby}, {mollycoddle}, {spoil}, {indulge}]
2: cook in nearly boiling water; "coddle eggs"

coddled
adj : treated with excessive indulgence; "pampered from earliest childhood, he believed the world had been invented for his entertainment" [syn: {pampered}, {spoiled}]

coddled egg
n : egg cooked briefly in the shell in gently boiling water [syn: {boiled egg}]

coddler
n : someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence [syn: {pamperer}, {spoiler}, {mollycoddler}]

code
n 1: a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones) [syn: {codification}]
2: a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy
3: (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions [syn: {computer code}]
v 1: attach a code to; "Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later"
2: convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons" [syn: {encode}, {encipher}, {cipher}, {cypher}, {encrypt}, {inscribe}, {write in code}] [ant: {decode}]

code flag
n : one of an international code of flag signals used between ships [syn: {nautical signal flag}]

code of behavior
n : a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group [syn: {code of conduct}]

code of conduct
n : a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group [syn: {code of behavior}]

co-defendant
n : a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action [syn: {codefendant}]

codefendant
n : a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action [syn: {co-defendant}]

codeine
n : derivative of opium; used as an antitussive (to relieve coughing) and an analgesic (to relive pain)

coder
n : a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs [syn: {programmer}, {computer programmer}, {software engineer}]

codetalker
n : a secret agent who was one of the Navajos who devised and used a code based on their native language; the code was unbroken by the Japanese during World War II [syn: {windtalker}]

codex
n 1: an official list of chemicals or medicines etc.
2: an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll) [syn: {leaf-book}] [also: {codices} (pl)]

codfish
n 1: lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached [syn: {cod}]
2: major food fish of arctic and cold-temperate waters [syn: {cod}] [also: {codfishes} (pl)]

codfish ball
n : usually made of flaked salt cod and mashed potatoes [syn: {codfish cake}]

codfish cake
n : usually made of flaked salt cod and mashed potatoes [syn: {codfish ball}]

codfishes
See {codfish}

codfishes
codfish
n 1: lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached [syn: {cod}]
2: major food fish of arctic and cold-temperate waters [syn: {cod}] [also: {codfishes} (pl)]

codger
n : used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man [syn: {old codger}]

Codiaeum
n : evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with thick and colorful leathery leaves; Malaya and Pacific islands [syn: {genus Codiaeum}]

Codiaeum variegatum
n : grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant [syn: {croton}]

codices
See {codex}

codices
codex
n 1: an official list of chemicals or medicines etc.
2: an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll) [syn: {leaf-book}] [also: {codices} (pl)]

codicil
n : a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will

codification
n 1: the act of codifying; arranging is a systematic order
2: a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones) [syn: {code}]

codified
See {codify}

codified
adj : enacted by a legislative body; "statute law"; "codified written laws" [syn: {statute(p)}]

codified
codify
v : organize into a code or system, such as a body of law; "Hamurabi codified the laws" [also: {codified}]

codify
v : organize into a code or system, such as a body of law; "Hamurabi codified the laws" [also: {codified}]

coding
n : act of writing in code or cipher [syn: {cryptography}, {secret writing}]

coding DNA
n : sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures; "exons are interspersed with introns" [syn: {exon}] [ant: {intron}]

coding system
n : a system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages

codlin moth
n : a small gray moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts [syn: {codling moth}, {Carpocapsa pomonella}]

codling
n : young codfish

codling moth
n : a small gray moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts [syn: {codlin moth}, {Carpocapsa pomonella}]

codlins-and-cream
n : plant of Europe and Asia having purplish-red flowers and hairy stems and leaves; introduced into North America [syn: {hairy willowherb}, {Epilobium hirsutum}]

cod-liver oil
n : an oil obtained from the livers of cod and similar fishes; taken orally as a source of vitamins A and D [syn: {cod liver oil}]

codon
n : a specific sequence of three adjacent bases on a strand of DNA or RNA that provides genetic code information for a particular amino acid

codpiece
n : (15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches

codswallop
n : nonsensical talk or writing [syn: {folderol}, {rubbish}, {tripe}, {trumpery}, {trash}, {wish-wash}, {applesauce}]

Cody
n : United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917) [syn: {William F. Cody}, {William Frederick Cody}, {Buffalo Bill}, {Buffalo Bill Cody}]

co-ed
adj : attended by members of both sexes [syn: {coeducational}]
n : a female student at a coeducational college or university [syn: {college girl}]

co-educate
v : educate persons of both sexes together [syn: {coeducate}]

coeducate
v : educate persons of both sexes together [syn: {co-educate}]

coeducation
n : education of men and women in the same institutions

coeducational
adj : attended by members of both sexes [syn: {co-ed}]

coefficient
n : a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic

coefficient of absorption
n : a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber; "absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance" [syn: {absorption coefficient}, {absorptance}]

coefficient of concordance
n : a coefficient of agreement (concordance) between different sets of rank orderings of the same set of things

coefficient of correlation
n : a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation); "what is the correlation between those two variables?" [syn: {correlation coefficient}, {correlation}]

coefficient of drag
n : the ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and the surface area of the body [syn: {drag coefficient}]

coefficient of elasticity
n : (physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body [syn: {modulus of elasticity}, {elastic modulus}]

coefficient of expansion
n : the fractional change in length or area or volume per unit change in temperature at a given constant pressure [syn: {expansivity}]

coefficient of friction
n : the ratio of the weight of an object being moved along a surface and the force that maintains contact between the object and the surface

coefficient of mutual induction
n : a measure of the induction between two circuits; the ratio of the electromotive force in a circuit to the corresponding change of current in a neighboring circuit; usually measured in henries [syn: {mutual inductance}]

coefficient of reflection
n : the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface [syn: {reflection factor}, {reflectance}, {reflectivity}]

coefficient of self induction
n : the ratio of the electromotive force produced in a circuit by self-induction to the rate of change of current producing it, expressed in henries [syn: {self-inductance}]

coefficient of viscosity
n : a measure of the resistance to flow of a fluid under an applied force [syn: {absolute viscosity}, {dynamic viscosity}]

coelacanth
n : fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous Period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa [syn: {Latimeria chalumnae}]

coelentera
See {coelenteron}

coelentera
coelenteron
n : the saclike body cavity of a coelenterate [also: {coelentera} (pl)]

Coelenterata
n : hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals [syn: {Cnidaria}, {phylum Cnidaria}, {phylum Coelenterata}]

coelenterate
n : radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms [syn: {cnidarian}]

coelenterate family
n : a family of coelenterates

coelenterate genus
n : a genus of coelenterates

coelenteron
n : the saclike body cavity of a coelenterate [also: {coelentera} (pl)]

coeliac
adj : of or in or belonging to the cavity of the abdomen [syn: {celiac}]

coeliac plexus
n : a large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind the stomach [syn: {solar plexus}, {plexus celiacus}, {abdominal nerve plexus}]

Coeloglossum
n : terrestrial orchids of cooler parts of North America and Europe: satyr orchid [syn: {genus Coeloglossum}]

Coeloglossum bracteatum
n : orchid with broad ovate leaves and long-bracted green very irregular flowers [syn: {satyr orchid}]

Coeloglossum viride
n : orchid having hooded long-bracted green to yellow-green flowers suffused with purple [syn: {frog orchid}]

coelogyne
n : any of various orchids of the genus Coelogyne with: clusters of fragrant lacy snow-white flowers; sinister salmon-pink solitary flowers; chainlike racemes of topaz and chocolate brown flowers; spikes of delicate white spice-scented flowers; emerald green flowers marked with blue-black

coelom
n : a cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity [syn: {celom}, {celoma}]

coelophysis
n : one of the oldest known dinosaurs; late Triassic; cannibalistic

coelostat
n : optical device used to follow the path of a celestial body and reflect its light into a telescope; has a movable and a fixed mirror

coenobite
n : a member of a religious order living in common [syn: {cenobite}] [ant: {eremite}]

coenobitic
adj : of or relating to or befitting cenobites or their practices of communal living [syn: {cenobitic}, {cenobitical}, {coenobitical}] [ant: {eremitic}]

coenobitical
adj : of or relating to or befitting cenobites or their practices of communal living [syn: {cenobitic}, {coenobitic}, {cenobitical}] [ant: {eremitic}]

coenuri
See {coenurus}

coenzyme
n : a small molecule (not a protein but sometimes a vitamin) essential for the activity of some enzymes

coenzyme A
n : a coenzyme present in all living cells; essential to metabolism of carbohydrates and fats and some amino acids

coenzyme Q
n : any of several quinones that function as electron-carrying coenzymes [syn: {ubiquinone}]

coequal
adj : having the same standing before the law

coerce
v : to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information" [syn: {hale}, {squeeze}, {pressure}, {force}]

coercion
n 1: the act of compelling by force of authority
2: using force to cause something; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn`t have to use coercion" [syn: {compulsion}]

coercive
adj : serving or intended to coerce; "authority is directional instead of coercive"

Coereba
n : type genus of the Coerebidae [syn: {genus Coereba}]

Coerebidae
n : the honeycreepers [syn: {family Coerebidae}, {Dacninae}, {family Dacninae}]

coetaneous
adj : of the same period [syn: {coeval}, {contemporaneous}]

Coeur d'Alene
n : a town in the northern panhandle of Idaho; popular resort area

coeval
adj : of the same period [syn: {coetaneous}, {contemporaneous}]
n : a person of nearly the same age as another [syn: {contemporary}]

coevals
n : all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age [syn: {contemporaries}, {generation}]

coexist
v 1: coexist peacefully, as of nations
2: exist together

coexistence
n : existing peacefully together

coexistent
adj : existing at the same time [syn: {coexisting}]

coexisting
adj : existing at the same time [syn: {coexistent}]

coextensive
adj : of equal extent or scope or duration [syn: {coterminous}, {conterminous}]

cofactor
n : a substance (as a coenzyme) that must join with another to produce a given result

Coffea
n : coffee trees [syn: {genus Coffea}]

Coffea arabica
n : shrubby tree of northeastern tropical Africa widely cultivated in tropical or near tropical regions for its seed which form most of the commercial coffee [syn: {Arabian coffee}]

Coffea canephora
n : native to West Africa but grown in Java and elsewhere; resistant to coffee rust [syn: {robusta coffee}, {Rio Nunez coffee}, {Coffea robusta}]

Coffea liberica
n : small tree of West Africa [syn: {Liberian coffee}]

Coffea robusta
n : native to West Africa but grown in Java and elsewhere; resistant to coffee rust [syn: {robusta coffee}, {Rio Nunez coffee}, {Coffea canephora}]

coffee
n 1: a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans; "he ordered a cup of coffee" [syn: {java}]
2: any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans [syn: {coffee tree}]
3: a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee [syn: {coffee bean}, {coffee berry}]
4: a medium to dark brown color [syn: {chocolate}, {deep brown}, {umber}, {burnt umber}]

coffee bar
n : a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold [syn: {cafe}, {coffeehouse}, {coffee shop}]

coffee bean
n : a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee [syn: {coffee berry}, {coffee}]

coffee berry
n : a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee [syn: {coffee bean}, {coffee}]

coffee blight
n : a blight affecting the coffee plant

coffee break
n : a snack taken during a break in the work day; "a ten-minute coffee break"; "the British have tea breaks" [syn: {tea break}]

coffee cake
n : a cake or sweet bread usually served with coffee [syn: {coffeecake}]

coffee can
n : a can for storing ground coffee

coffee capuccino
n : equal parts of espresso and hot milk topped with cinnamon and nutmeg and usually whipped cream [syn: {capuccino}, {capuccino coffee}]

coffee cream
n : cream that has at least 18% butterfat; "in England they call light cream `single cream'" [syn: {light cream}, {single cream}]

coffee cup
n : a cup from which coffee is drunk

coffee fern
n : evergreen fern of California and Baja California [syn: {Pellaea andromedifolia}]

coffee filter
n : filter (usually of paper) that passes the coffee and retains the coffee grounds

coffee fungus
n : fungus causing a disease in coffee and some other tropical plants [syn: {Pellicularia koleroga}]

coffee grinder
n : a mill that grinds roasted coffee beans [syn: {coffee mill}]

coffee grounds
n : the dregs remaining after brewing coffee

coffee liqueur
n : coffee-flavored liqueur

coffee maker
n : a kitchen appliance for brewing coffee automatically

coffee mill
n : a mill that grinds roasted coffee beans [syn: {coffee grinder}]

coffee mug
n : a mug intended for serving coffee

coffee ring
n : ring-shaped coffeecake with fruits or nuts and often iced

coffee roll
n : any of numerous yeast-raised sweet rolls with our without raisins or nuts or spices or a glaze [syn: {sweet roll}]

coffee rose
n : tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand [syn: {crape jasmine}, {crepe jasmine}, {crepe gardenia}, {pinwheel flower}, {East Indian rosebay}, {Adam's apple}, {Nero's crown}, {Tabernaemontana divaricate}]

coffee royal
n : black coffee with cognac and lemon peel and sugar [syn: {cafe royale}]

coffee senna
n : very leafy malodorous tropical weedy shrub whose seeds have been used as an adulterant for coffee; sometimes classified in genus Cassia [syn: {mogdad coffee}, {styptic weed}, {stinking weed}, {Senna occidentalis}, {Cassia occidentalis}]

coffee shop
n : a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold [syn: {cafe}, {coffeehouse}, {coffee bar}]

coffee stall
n : a stand (usually movable) selling hot coffee and food (especially at night)

coffee substitute
n : a drink resembling coffee that is sometimes substituted for it

coffee table
n : low table where magazines can be placed and coffee or cocktails are served [syn: {cocktail table}]

coffee tree
n : any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans [syn: {coffee}]

coffee urn
n : an urn in which coffee is made and kept hot

coffeeberry
n : evergreen shrub of western United States bearing small red or black fruits [syn: {California buckthorn}, {California coffee}, {Rhamnus californicus}]

coffeecake
n : a cake or sweet bread usually served with coffee [syn: {coffee cake}]

coffeehouse
n : a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold [syn: {cafe}, {coffee shop}, {coffee bar}]

coffeepot
n : tall pot in which coffee is brewed

coffee-table book
n : a elaborate oversize book suitable for displaying on a coffee table

coffer
n 1: an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome [syn: {caisson}, {lacuna}]
2: a chest especially for storing valuables

cofferdam
n : large watertight chamber used for construction under water [syn: {caisson}, {pneumatic caisson}]

Coffey still
n : a still consisting of an apparatus for the fractional distillation of ethanol from fermentation on an industrial scale

coffin
n : box in which a corpse is buried or cremated [syn: {casket}]
v : place into a coffin; "her body was coffined"

coffin nail
n : finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking [syn: {cigarette}, {cigaret}, {butt}, {fag}]

cofounder
n : one of a group of founders

cog
n : tooth on the rim of gear wheel [syn: {sprocket}]
v 1: roll steel ingots
2: join pieces of wood with cogs [also: {cogging}, {cogged}]

cog railway
n : railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction [syn: {rack railway}]

cogency
n 1: persuasive relevance
2: the quality of being logically valid [syn: {validity}, {rigor}, {rigour}]

cogent
adj 1: having the power to influence or convince; "a cogent analysis of the problem"; "potent arguments" [syn: {potent}, {powerful}]
2: powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument" [syn: {telling}, {weighty}]

cogent evidence
n : any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something; "if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it" [syn: {proof}]

cogged
See {cog}

cogged
adj : having cogs; "a cogged wheel"

cogged
cog
n : tooth on the rim of gear wheel [syn: {sprocket}]
v 1: roll steel ingots
2: join pieces of wood with cogs [also: {cogging}, {cogged}]

cogging
See {cog}

cogging
cog
n : tooth on the rim of gear wheel [syn: {sprocket}]
v 1: roll steel ingots
2: join pieces of wood with cogs [also: {cogging}, {cogged}]

coggle
v 1: walk unsteadily; "small children toddle" [syn: {toddle}, {totter}, {dodder}, {paddle}, {waddle}]
2: move unsteadily; "His knees wobbled"; "The old cart wobbled down the street" [syn: {wobble}]

cogitable
adj : possible to ponder; "space flight to other galaxies becomes more cogitable" [syn: {ponderable}]

cogitate
v 1: consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
2: use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" [syn: {think}, {cerebrate}]

cogitation
n 1: a carefully considered thought about something; "his cogitations were dutifully recorded in his daybook"
2: attentive consideration and meditation; "after much cogitation he rejected the offer" [syn: {study}]

cogitative
adj 1: of or relating to having capacities for cogitation; "the cogitative faculty"
2: given to cogitation; "he looked at me with cogitative eyes"

Cognac
n : high quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of France

cognate
adj 1: related in nature; "connate qualities" [syn: {connate}]
2: having the same ancestral language; "cognate languages"
3: related by blood [syn: {akin(p)}, {blood-related}, {consanguine}, {consanguineous}, {kin(p)}]
n 1: one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another [syn: {blood relation}, {blood relative}, {sib}]
2: a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language [syn: {cognate word}]

cognate word
n : a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language [syn: {cognate}]

cognation
n 1: line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family [syn: {matrilineage}, {enation}]
2: related by blood [syn: {consanguinity}, {blood kinship}] [ant: {affinity}]

cognisable
adj : capable of being known [syn: {knowable}, {cognizable}, {cognoscible}] [ant: {unknowable}]

cognisance
n : having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive" [syn: {awareness}, {consciousness}, {cognizance}, {knowingness}]

cognisant
adj : (usually followed by `of') having knowledge or understanding; "our youth are cognizant of the law"; "I am well aware of his limitations" [syn: {cognizant}, {well aware(p)}, {aware(p)}] [ant: {incognizant}]

cognise
v : be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; "I know that the President lied to the people"; "I want to know who is winning the game!"; "I know it's time" [syn: {know}, {cognize}] [ant: {ignore}]

cognition
n : the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning [syn: {knowledge}, {noesis}]

cognitive
adj : of or being or relating to or involving cognition; "cognitive psychology"; "cognitive style"

cognitive content
n : the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned [syn: {content}, {mental object}]

cognitive factor
n : something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result

cognitive neuroscience
n : the branch of neuroscience that studies the biological foundations of mental phenomena

cognitive neuroscientist
n : a cognitive scientist who studies the neurophysiological foundations of mental phenomena

cognitive operation
n : (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering" [syn: {process}, {cognitive process}, {mental process}, {operation}]

cognitive process
n : (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering" [syn: {process}, {mental process}, {operation}, {cognitive operation}]

cognitive psychology
n : an approach to psychology that emphasizes internal mental processes

cognitive science
n : the field of science concerned with cognition; includes parts of cognitive psychology and linguistics and computer science and cognitive neuroscience and philosophy of mind

cognitive scientist
n : a student of cognitive processes

cognitive state
n : the state of a person's cognitive processes [syn: {state of mind}]

cognitively
adv : with regard to cognition; "cognitively skillful"

cognizable
adj : capable of being known [syn: {knowable}, {cognisable}, {cognoscible}] [ant: {unknowable}]

cognizance
n 1: having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive" [syn: {awareness}, {consciousness}, {cognisance}, {knowingness}]
2: range of what one can know or understand; "beyond my ken" [syn: {ken}]
3: range or scope of what is perceived

cognizant
adj : (usually followed by `of') having knowledge or understanding; "our youth are cognizant of the law"; "I am well aware of his limitations" [syn: {cognisant}, {well aware(p)}, {aware(p)}] [ant: {incognizant}]

cognize
v : be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; "I know that the President lied to the people"; "I want to know who is winning the game!"; "I know it's time" [syn: {know}, {cognise}] [ant: {ignore}]

cognomen
n 1: a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim" [syn: {nickname}, {moniker}, {sobriquet}, {soubriquet}]
2: the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) [syn: {surname}, {family name}, {last name}] [also: {cognomina} (pl)]

cognomina
See {cognomen}

cognomina
cognomen
n 1: a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim" [syn: {nickname}, {moniker}, {sobriquet}, {soubriquet}]
2: the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) [syn: {surname}, {family name}, {last name}] [also: {cognomina} (pl)]

cognoscenti
n : an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts [syn: {connoisseur}]

cognoscible
adj : capable of being known [syn: {knowable}, {cognizable}, {cognisable}] [ant: {unknowable}]

cognovit judgement
n : a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings [syn: {confession of judgment}, {confession of judgement}, {cognovit judgment}]

cognovit judgment
n : a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings [syn: {confession of judgment}, {confession of judgement}, {cognovit judgement}]

cogwheel
n : a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion [syn: {gear}, {gear wheel}]

cohabit
v : room or live together; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple [syn: {shack up}]

cohabitation
n : living together (as spouses) [syn: {living together}]

Cohan
n : United States songwriter and playwright famous for his patriotic songs (1878-1942) [syn: {George M. Cohan}, {George Michael Cohan}]

cohere
v 1: come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" [syn: {cling}, {cleave}, {adhere}, {stick}]
2: cause to form a united, orderly, and aethestically consistent whole; "Religion can cohere social groups"
3: have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results; "the principles by which societies cohere"

coherence
n 1: the state of cohering or sticking together [syn: {coherency}, {cohesion}, {cohesiveness}] [ant: {incoherence}]
2: logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts [syn: {coherency}]

coherency
n 1: the state of cohering or sticking together [syn: {coherence}, {cohesion}, {cohesiveness}] [ant: {incoherence}]
2: logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts [syn: {coherence}]

coherent
adj 1: marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument" [ant: {incoherent}]
2: capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner; "a lucid thinker"; "she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident" [syn: {logical}, {lucid}]
3: sticking together; "two coherent sheets"; "tenacious burrs" [syn: {tenacious}]

coherently
adv : in a coherent manner; "she could not talk coherently after the accident" [ant: {incoherently}]

cohesion
n 1: the state of cohering or sticking together [syn: {coherence}, {coherency}, {cohesiveness}] [ant: {incoherence}]
2: (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals)
3: (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid

cohesive
adj 1: causing cohesion; "a cohesive agent"
2: cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated; "a cohesive organization"

cohesiveness
n 1: the state of cohering or sticking together [syn: {coherence}, {coherency}, {cohesion}] [ant: {incoherence}]
2: the property of being cohesive and sticky [syn: {glueyness}, {gluiness}, {gumminess}, {ropiness}, {viscidity}, {viscidness}]

Cohn
n : German botanist who is generally recognized as founding bacteriology when he recognized bacteria as plants [syn: {Ferdinand Julius Cohn}]

coho
n 1: fatty pinkish flesh of small salmon caught in the Pacific and Great Lakes [syn: {silver salmon}, {coho salmon}, {cohoe}]
2: small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes [syn: {cohoe}, {coho salmon}, {blue jack}, {silver salmon}, {Onchorynchus kisutch}]

coho salmon
n 1: fatty pinkish flesh of small salmon caught in the Pacific and Great Lakes [syn: {silver salmon}, {coho}, {cohoe}]
2: small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes [syn: {coho}, {cohoe}, {blue jack}, {silver salmon}, {Onchorynchus kisutch}]

cohoe
n 1: fatty pinkish flesh of small salmon caught in the Pacific and Great Lakes [syn: {silver salmon}, {coho salmon}, {coho}]
2: small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes [syn: {coho}, {coho salmon}, {blue jack}, {silver salmon}, {Onchorynchus kisutch}]

cohort
n 1: a company of companions or supporters
2: a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)
3: a group people having approximately the same age [syn: {age group}, {age bracket}]

cohosh
n : a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries [syn: {baneberry}, {herb Christopher}]

cohune
n : tropical American feather palm whose large nuts yield valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory [syn: {cohune palm}, {Orbignya cohune}]

cohune fat
n : semisolid fat from nuts of the cohune palm; used in cooking and soap making [syn: {cohune-nut oil}, {cohune oil}]

cohune nut
n : nut of the cohune palm having hard white shells like those of ivory nuts

cohune oil
n : semisolid fat from nuts of the cohune palm; used in cooking and soap making [syn: {cohune-nut oil}, {cohune fat}]

cohune palm
n : tropical American feather palm whose large nuts yield valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory [syn: {Orbignya cohune}, {cohune}]

cohune-nut oil
n : semisolid fat from nuts of the cohune palm; used in cooking and soap making [syn: {cohune oil}, {cohune fat}]

coif
n : a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law
v 1: cover with a coif
2: arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" [syn: {dress}, {arrange}, {set}, {do}, {coiffe}, {coiffure}] [also: {coiffing}, {coiffed}]

coiffe
v : arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" [syn: {dress}, {arrange}, {set}, {do}, {coif}, {coiffure}]

coiffed
See {coif}

coiffed
coif
n : a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law
v 1: cover with a coif
2: arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" [syn: {dress}, {arrange}, {set}, {do}, {coiffe}, {coiffure}] [also: {coiffing}, {coiffed}]

coiffeur
n : a man hairdresser

coiffeuse
n : a woman hairdresser

coiffing
See {coif}

coiffing
coif
n : a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law
v 1: cover with a coif
2: arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" [syn: {dress}, {arrange}, {set}, {do}, {coiffe}, {coiffure}] [also: {coiffing}, {coiffed}]

coiffure
n : the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) [syn: {hairdo}, {hair style}]
v : arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" [syn: {dress}, {arrange}, {set}, {do}, {coif}, {coiffe}]

coign
n 1: expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase [syn: {quoin}, {coigne}]
2: the keystone of an arch [syn: {quoin}, {coigne}]

coigne
n 1: expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase [syn: {quoin}, {coign}]
2: the keystone of an arch [syn: {quoin}, {coign}]

Coigue
n : Chilean evergreen whose leafy boughs are used for thatching [syn: {Nothofagus dombeyi}]

coil
n 1: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope" [syn: {spiral}, {volute}, {whorl}, {helix}]
2: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles [syn: {whorl}, {roll}, {curl}, {curlicue}, {ringlet}, {gyre}, {scroll}]
3: a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine
4: a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb
5: tubing that is wound in a spiral
6: reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit
v 1: to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor" [syn: {gyrate}, {spiral}]
2: make without a potter's wheel; "This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels" [syn: {handbuild}, {hand-build}]
3: wind around something in coils or loops [syn: {loop}, {curl}] [ant: {uncoil}]

coil spring
n : a spring in the shape of a coil [syn: {volute spring}]

coiled
adj : curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals); "a coiled snake ready to strike"; "the rope lay coiled on the deck" [ant: {uncoiled}]

coiling
adj : in the shape of a coil [syn: {helical}, {spiral}, {spiraling}, {volute}, {voluted}, {whorled}, {turbinate}]

coin
n : a metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
v 1: of phrases or words
2: form by stamping, punching, or printing; "strike coins"; "strike a medal" [syn: {mint}, {strike}]

coin bank
n : a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home; "the coin bank was empty" [syn: {savings bank}, {money box}, {bank}]

coin blank
n : a flat metal disk ready for stamping as a coin [syn: {planchet}]

coin box
n : the part of a slot machine that serves as a receptacle for the coins

coin collecting
n : the collection and study of money (and coins in particular) [syn: {numismatics}, {numismatology}, {coin collection}]

coin collection
n 1: a collection of coins
2: the collection and study of money (and coins in particular) [syn: {numismatics}, {numismatology}, {coin collecting}]

coin collector
n : a collector and student of money (and coins in particular) [syn: {numismatist}, {numismatologist}]

coin machine
n : a machine that is operated by the insertion of a coin in a slot [syn: {slot machine}]

coin silver
n : a silver of the degree of purity established for making legal silver coins

coin slot
n : a slot through which coins can be inserted into a slot machine

coinage
n 1: coins collectively [syn: {mintage}, {specie}, {metal money}]
2: a newly invented word or phrase [syn: {neologism}, {neology}]
3: the act of inventing a word or phrase [syn: {neologism}, {neology}]

coincide
v 1: go with, fall together [syn: {co-occur}, {cooccur}]
2: happen simultaneously; "The two events coincided" [syn: {concur}]
3: be the same; "our views on this matter coincided"

coincidence
n 1: an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental [syn: {happenstance}]
2: the quality of occupying the same position or area in space; "he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs"
3: the temporal property of two things happening at the same time; "the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable" [syn: {concurrence}, {conjunction}, {co-occurrence}]

coincident
adj 1: occurring or operating at the same time; "a series of coincident events" [syn: {coincidental}, {coinciding}, {concurrent}, {cooccurring}, {simultaneous}]
2: matching point for point; "coincident circles" [syn: {coinciding}]

coincidental
adj : occurring or operating at the same time; "a series of coincident events" [syn: {coincident}, {coinciding}, {concurrent}, {cooccurring}, {simultaneous}]

coincidentally
adv : happening at the same time [syn: {coincidently}]

coincidently
adv : happening at the same time [syn: {coincidentally}]

coinciding
adj 1: occurring or operating at the same time; "a series of coincident events" [syn: {coincident}, {coincidental}, {concurrent}, {cooccurring}, {simultaneous}]
2: matching point for point; "coincident circles" [syn: {coincident}]

coiner
n 1: a maker of counterfeit coins
2: someone who is a source of new words or new expressions
3: a skilled worker who coins or stamps money [syn: {minter}, {moneyer}]

coin-operated
adj : of devices that do not operate without the prior insertion of one or more coins; "a coin-operated telephone"

coinsurance
n : insurance issued jointly by two or more underwriters

coinsure
v : take out coinsurance

coir
n : stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut

coital
adj : of or relating to coitus or copulation [syn: {copulatory}]

coition
n : the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur [syn: {sexual intercourse}, {intercourse}, {sex act}, {copulation}, {coitus}, {sexual congress}, {congress}, {sexual relation}, {relation}, {carnal knowledge}]

coitus
n : the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur [syn: {sexual intercourse}, {intercourse}, {sex act}, {copulation}, {coition}, {sexual congress}, {congress}, {sexual relation}, {relation}, {carnal knowledge}]

coitus interruptus
n : a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation [syn: {withdrawal method}, {pulling out}, {onanism}]

coke
n 1: carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal
2: Coca Cola is a trademarked cola [syn: {Coca Cola}]
3: street names for cocaine [syn: {blow}, {nose candy}, {snow}, {C}]
v : become coke; "petroleum oils coke after distillation"

col
n : a pass between mountain peaks [syn: {gap}]

cola
See {colon}

Cola
n 1: large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts [syn: {genus Cola}]
2: carbonated drink flavored with extract from Kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States) [syn: {dope}]

cola
colon
n 1: the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
2: the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos [syn: {El Salvadoran colon}]
3: the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos [syn: {Costa Rican colon}]
4: a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal [syn: {Aspinwall}]
5: a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter) [also: {colones} (pl), {cola} (pl)]

Cola acuminata
n : tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract [syn: {kola}, {kola nut}, {kola nut tree}, {goora nut}]

cola extract
n : a flavoring extracted from the kola nut

cola nut
n : bitter brown seed containing caffein; source of cola extract [syn: {kola nut}]

colander
n : bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods [syn: {cullender}]

Colaptes
n : a genus of Picidae [syn: {genus Colaptes}]

Colaptes auratus
n : large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail [syn: {yellow-shafted flicker}, {yellowhammer}]

Colaptes caper collaris
n : western United States bird with red undersurface to wings and tail [syn: {red-shafted flicker}]

Colaptes chrysoides
n : southwestern United States bird like the yellow-shafted flicker but lacking the red neck [syn: {gilded flicker}]

Colbert
n : butter creamed with parsley and tarragon and beef extract [syn: {Colbert butter}]

Colbert butter
n : butter creamed with parsley and tarragon and beef extract [syn: {Colbert}]

Colchicaceae
n : one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: Colchicum; Gloriosa [syn: {family Colchicaceae}]

Colchicum
n : chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae [syn: {genus Colchicum}]

Colchicum autumnale
n : bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central Europe [syn: {autumn crocus}, {meadow saffron}, {naked lady}]

colchine
n : an analgesic drug derived from the saffron plant and used to treat gout

Colchis
n : (Greek mythology) a region on the Black Sea south of the Caucasus that was the site of an ancient country where (according to Greek mythology) Jason sought the Golden Fleece

cold
adj 1: used of physical coldness; having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer" [ant: {hot}]
2: extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion; "a cold unfriendly nod"; "a cold and unaffectionate person"; "a cold impersonal manner"; "cold logic"; "the concert left me cold" [ant: {hot}]
3: having lost freshness through passage of time; "a cold trail"; "dogs attempting to catch a cold scent"
4: (color) giving no sensation of warmth; "a cold bluish gray"
5: marked by errorless familiarity; "had her lines cold before rehearsals started"
6: no longer new; uninteresting; "cold (or stale) news" [syn: {stale}]
7: so intense as to be almost uncontrollable; "cold fury gripped him"
8: sexually unresponsive; "was cold to his advances"; "a frigid woman" [syn: {frigid}]
9: without compunction or human feeling; "in cold blood"; "cold-blooded killing"; "insensate destruction" [syn: {cold-blooded}, {inhuman}, {insensate}] 10: feeling or showing no enthusiasm; "a cold audience"; "a cold response to the new play" 11: unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication; "the boxer was out cold"; "pass out cold" 12: of a seeker; far from the object sought 13: lacking the warmth of life; "cold in his grave"
n 1: a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs); "will they never find a cure for the common cold?" [syn: {common cold}]
2: the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor" [syn: {coldness}, {low temperature}] [ant: {hotness}]
3: the sensation produced by low temperatures; "he shivered from the cold"; "the cold helped clear his head" [syn: {coldness}]

cold cash
n : money in the form of cash that is readily available; "his wife was always a good source of ready cash"; "he paid cold cash for the TV set" [syn: {ready cash}, {ready money}]

cold cereal
n : a cereal that is not heated before serving [syn: {dry cereal}]

cold chisel
n : narrow chisel made of steel; used to cut stone or bricks [syn: {set chisel}]

cold comfort
n : very limited consolation or empathy; "he told me that time heals all wounds but that was cold comfort to me"

cold cream
n : a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin [syn: {coldcream}, {face cream}, {vanishing cream}]

cold cuts
n : sliced assorted cold meats

cold duck
n : pink sparkling wine originally from Germany

cold feet
n : timidity that prevents the continuation of a course of action; "I was going to tell him but I got cold feet"

cold fish
n : an aloof unemotional person

cold frame
n : protective covering consisting of a wooden frame with a glass top in which small plants are protected from the cold

cold front
n : the front of an advancing mass of colder air [syn: {polar front}]

cold fusion
n : nuclear fusion at or near room temperatures; claims to have discovered it are generally considered to have been mistaken

cold gangrene
n : (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color [syn: {dry gangrene}, {mumification necrosis}, {mummification}]

cold medicine
n : medicine intended to relieve the symptoms of the common cold

cold rubber
n : a rubber made at low temperatures (5 degrees Centigrade) which is tougher than conventional rubber and is often used in car tires

cold shoulder
n : a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional" [syn: {snub}, {cut}]

cold snap
n : a spell of cold weather [syn: {cold spell}]

cold sober
adj : totally sober [syn: {stone-sober}]

cold sore
n : caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) [syn: {oral herpes}, {herpes labialis}, {fever blister}]

cold spell
n : a spell of cold weather [syn: {cold snap}]

cold storage
n 1: in a state of abeyance or postponement
2: refrigerated storage for preservation

cold stuffed tomato
n : tomato cases filled with various salad mixtures and served cold [syn: {stuffed tomato}]

cold sweat
n : concurrent perspiration and chill; associated with fear

cold turkey
n 1: a blunt expression of views; "I told him cold turkey"
2: complete and abrupt withdrawal of all addictive drugs or anything else on which you have become dependent; "he quit smoking cold turkey"; "she quit her job cold turkey"

cold war
n : a state of political conflict using means short of armed warfare [ant: {hot war}]

cold wave
n : a wave of unusually cold weather

cold weather
n : a period of unusually cold weather

cold work
v : shape (metal) without heat [syn: {coldwork}]

cold-blooded
adj 1: without compunction or human feeling; "in cold blood"; "cold-blooded killing"; "insensate destruction" [syn: {cold}, {inhuman}, {insensate}]
2: having cold blood (in animals whose body temperature is not internally regulated) [ant: {warm-blooded}]

cold-bloodedly
adv : in a cold-blooded manner; "he cold-bloodedly planned the murder of his boss" [syn: {in cold blood}]

coldcock
v : knock down with force; "He decked his opponent" [syn: {deck}, {dump}, {knock down}, {floor}]

cold-cream
v : put cold cream on one's face

coldcream
n : a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin [syn: {cold cream}, {face cream}, {vanishing cream}]

cold-eyed
adj : unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice; "a journalist should be a dispassionate reporter of fact" [syn: {dispassionate}]

coldhearted
adj : lacking in sympathy or feeling [ant: {warmhearted}]

coldheartedness
n : an absence of concern for the welfare of others [syn: {heartlessness}, {hardheartedness}]

coldly
adv : in a cold unemotional manner; "he killed her in cold blood" [syn: {in cold blood}, {without emotion}]

coldness
n 1: the sensation produced by low temperatures; "he shivered from the cold"; "the cold helped clear his head" [syn: {cold}]
2: a lack of affection or enthusiasm [syn: {coolness}, {frigidity}]
3: the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor" [syn: {cold}, {low temperature}] [ant: {hotness}]

cold-shoulder
v : pay no attention to, disrespect; "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance" [syn: {slight}]

cold-water flat
n : an apartment without modern conveniences

coldwork
v : shape (metal) without heat [syn: {cold work}]

cole
n 1: a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head [syn: {kale}, {kail}, {borecole}, {colewort}, {Brassica oleracea acephala}]
2: coarse curly-leafed cabbage [syn: {kale}, {kail}]

Cole Albert Porter
n : United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946) [syn: {Porter}, {Cole Porter}]

Cole Porter
n : United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946) [syn: {Porter}, {Cole Albert Porter}]

Coleman Hawkins
n : United States jazz saxophonist (1904-1969) [syn: {Hawkins}]

Coleonyx
n : banded geckos [syn: {genus Coleonyx}]

Coleoptera
n : beetles [syn: {order Coleoptera}]

coleorhizae
See {coleorhiza}

Coleridge
n : English romantic poet (1772-1834) [syn: {Samuel Taylor Coleridge}]

Coleridgean
adj : of or relating to Samuel Taylor Coleridge or his writings [syn: {Coleridgian}]

Coleridgian
adj : of or relating to Samuel Taylor Coleridge or his writings [syn: {Coleridgean}]

coleslaw
n : basically shredded cabbage [syn: {slaw}]

Colette
n : French writer of novels about women (1873-1954) [syn: {Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette}, {Sidonie-Gabrielle Claudine Colette}]

coleus
n : any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers [syn: {flame nettle}]

Coleus amboinicus
n : an aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South Africa; sometimes placed in genus Plectranthus [syn: {country borage}, {Coleus aromaticus}, {Plectranthus amboinicus}]

Coleus aromaticus
n : an aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South Africa; sometimes placed in genus Plectranthus [syn: {country borage}, {Coleus amboinicus}, {Plectranthus amboinicus}]

Coleus blumei
n : perennial aromatic herb of southeastern Asia having large usually bright-colored or blotched leaves and spikes of blue-violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Solenostemon [syn: {painted nettle}, {Joseph's coat}, {Solenostemon blumei}, {Solenostemon scutellarioides}]

colewort
n : a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head [syn: {kale}, {kail}, {cole}, {borecole}, {Brassica oleracea acephala}]

colic
n : acute abdominal pain (especially in infants) [syn: {intestinal colic}]

colic artery
n : arteries that supply blood to the colon [syn: {arteria colica}]

colic root
n : any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic [syn: {colicroot}, {crow corn}, {star grass}, {unicorn root}]

colic vein
n : vein serving the large intestine [syn: {vena colica}]

colicky
adj : suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal [syn: {flatulent}, {gassy}]

colicroot
n : any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic [syn: {colic root}, {crow corn}, {star grass}, {unicorn root}]

Colima
n : an active volcano in southwestern Mexico [syn: {Nevado de Colima}, {Volcan de Colima}]

Colin luther Powell
n : United States general who was the first Black to serve as Chief of Staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937) [syn: {Powell}, {Colin Powell}]

Colin Powell
n : United States general who was the first Black to serve as Chief of Staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937) [syn: {Powell}, {Colin luther Powell}]

Colinus
n : New World quail: the bobwhites [syn: {genus Colinus}]

Colinus virginianus
n : a favorite game bird of eastern and central United States [syn: {northern bobwhite}]

coliphage
n : a bacteriophage that infects the bacterium Escherichia coli

coliseum
n : an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held [syn: {amphitheater}, {amphitheatre}]

colitis
n : inflammation of the colon [syn: {inflammatory bowel disease}]

collaborate
v 1: work together on a common enterprise of project; "The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well"; "We joined forces with another research group" [syn: {join forces}, {cooperate}, {get together}]
2: cooperate as a traitor; "he collaborated with the Nazis when they occupied Paris"

collaboration
n 1: act of working jointly; "they worked either in collaboration or independently" [syn: {coaction}]
2: act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country [syn: {collaborationism}, {quislingism}]

collaborationism
n : act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country [syn: {collaboration}, {quislingism}]

collaborationist
n : someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force [syn: {collaborator}, {quisling}]

collaborative
adj : accomplished by collaboration; "collaborative research"

collaborator
n 1: someone who assists in a plot [syn: {confederate}, {henchman}, {partner in crime}]
2: someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force [syn: {collaborationist}, {quisling}]
3: an associate who works with others toward a common goal; "partners in crime" [syn: {cooperator}, {partner}, {pardner}]

collage
n 1: a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image; "he used his computer to make a collage of pictures superimposed on a map" [syn: {montage}]
2: any collection of diverse things; "a collage of memories"

collage film
n : a movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footage

collagen
n : a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling

collagenase
n : any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of collagen and gelatin

collagenic
adj : relating to or consisting of collagen [syn: {collagenous}]

collagenous
adj : relating to or consisting of collagen [syn: {collagenic}]

collapsable
adj : capable of collapsing or being collapsed; "a collapsible boat" [syn: {collapsible}] [ant: {noncollapsible}]

collapse
n 1: an abrupt failure of function or health
2: a mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
3: the act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed with a great flop" [syn: {flop}]
4: a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) [syn: {crash}]
v 1: break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice" [syn: {fall in}, {cave in}, {give}, {give way}, {break}, {founder}]
2: collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack [syn: {break down}]
3: fold or close up; "fold up your umbrella"; "collapse the music stand"
4: fall apart; "the building crimbled after the explosion"; "Negociations broke down" [syn: {crumble}, {crumple}, {tumble}, {break down}]
5: cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe" [syn: {burst}]
6: suffer a nervous breakdown [syn: {crack up}, {crack}, {crock up}, {break up}]
7: lose significance, effectiveness, or value; "The school system is collapsing"; "The stock market collapsed"

collapsed
adj : folded compactly; "put the collapsed top hat into its box"

collapsible
adj : capable of collapsing or being collapsed; "a collapsible boat" [syn: {collapsable}] [ant: {noncollapsible}]

collapsible shelter
n : a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs); "he pitched his tent near the creek" [syn: {tent}]

collar
n 1: a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over [syn: {neckband}]
2: a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it
3: necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck [syn: {choker}, {dog collar}, {neckband}]
4: a figurative restraint; "asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market"; "kept a tight leash on his emotions"; "he's always gotten a long leash" [syn: {leash}]
5: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" [syn: {apprehension}, {arrest}, {catch}, {pinch}, {taking into custody}]
v 1: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" [syn: {nail}, {apprehend}, {arrest}, {pick up}, {nab}, {cop}]
2: seize by the neck or collar
3: furnish with a collar; "collar the dog"

collar blight
n : a disease affecting the trunks of pear and apple trees

collar cell
n : any of the flagellated cells in sponges having a collar of cytoplasm around the flagellum; they maintain a flow of water through the body [syn: {choanocyte}]

collarbone
n : bone linking the scapula and sternum [syn: {clavicle}]

collard
n : variety of kale having smooth leaves

collard greens
n : smooth-leaved kale [syn: {collards}]

collards
n : smooth-leaved kale [syn: {collard greens}]

collared lizard
n : any of several robust long-tailed lizards with collars of two dark bands; of central and western United States and northern Mexico

collared peccary
n : dark gray peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States [syn: {javelina}, {Tayassu angulatus}, {Tayassu tajacu}, {Peccari angulatus}]

collared pika
n : similar to little chief hare and may be same species [syn: {Ochotona collaris}]

collarless
adj : without a collar

collate
v 1: compare critically; of texts
2: to assemble in proper sequence; "collate the papers"

collateral
adj 1: descended from a common ancestor but through different lines; "cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts" [syn: {indirect}] [ant: {lineal}]
2: serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence" [syn: {confirmative}, {confirming}, {confirmatory}, {corroborative}, {corroboratory}, {substantiating}, {substantiative}, {validating}, {validatory}, {verificatory}, {verifying}]
3: accompaniment to something else; "collateral target damage from a bombing run"
4: situated or running side by side; "collateral ridges of mountains"
n : a security pledged for the repayment of a loan

collateral damage
n : (euphemism) inadvertent casualties and destruction inflicted on civilians in the course of military operations

collateral fraud
n : fraud that prevents a party from knowing their rights or from having a fair opportunity of presenting them at trial [syn: {extrinsic fraud}]

collateralize
v : pledge as a collateral; "The loan was collateralized by government bonds"

collation
n 1: a light informal meal [syn: {bite}, {snack}]
2: assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence
3: careful examination and comparison to note points of disagreement

colleague
n 1: an associate you work with [syn: {co-worker}, {fellow worker}, {workfellow}]
2: a person who is member of your class or profession; "the surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers" [syn: {confrere}, {fellow}]

collect
adj : payment due by the recipient on delivery; "a collect call"; "the letter came collect"; "a COD parcel" [syn: {cod}]
n : a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England
adv : make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays; "call collect"; "send a package collect"
v 1: get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune" [syn: {roll up}, {accumulate}, {pile up}, {amass}, {compile}, {hoard}]
2: call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent" [syn: {take in}]
3: assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" [syn: {gather}, {garner}, {pull together}] [ant: {spread}]
4: get or bring together; "accumulate evidence" [syn: {pull in}]
5: gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week" [syn: {pick up}, {gather up}, {call for}]

collect call
n : a telephone call that the receiving party is asked to pay for

collectable
adj : subject to or requiring payment especially as specified; "a collectible bill"; "a note payable on demand"; "a check payable to John Doe" [syn: {collectible}, {payable}]
n : things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique) [syn: {collectible}]

collected
adj 1: brought together in one place; "the collected works of Milton"; "the gathered folds of the skirt" [syn: {gathered}] [ant: {uncollected}, {uncollected}]
2: brought together into a group or crowd; "the accumulated letters in my office" [syn: {accumulated}, {amassed}, {assembled}, {congregate}, {massed}]
3: in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble" [syn: {equanimous}, {poised}, {self-collected}, {self-contained}, {self-possessed}]

collectedly
adv : in a self-collected or self-possessed manner; "he announced the death of his father collectedly" [syn: {composedly}]

collectible
adj : subject to or requiring payment especially as specified; "a collectible bill"; "a note payable on demand"; "a check payable to John Doe" [syn: {collectable}, {payable}]
n : things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique) [syn: {collectable}]

collecting
n : the act of gathering something together [syn: {collection}, {assembling}, {aggregation}]

collection
n 1: several things grouped together or considered as a whole [syn: {aggregation}, {accumulation}, {assemblage}]
2: a publication containing a variety of works [syn: {compendium}]
3: request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children" [syn: {solicitation}, {appeal}, {ingathering}]
4: the act of gathering something together [syn: {collecting}, {assembling}, {aggregation}]

collection plate
n : a shallow receptacle for collection in church [syn: {plate}]

collective
adj 1: done by or characteristic of individuals acting together; "a joint identity"; "the collective mind"; "the corporate good" [syn: {corporate}]
2: forming a whole or aggregate [ant: {distributive}]
3: set up on the principle of collectivism or ownership and production by the workers involved usually under the supervision of a government; "collective farms"
n : members of a cooperative enterprise

collective agreement
n : contract between labor and management government wages and benefits and working conditions [syn: {labor contract}, {labor agreement}]

collective bargaining
n : negotiation between an employer and trade union

collective farm
n : a farm operated collectively

collective noun
n : a noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things

collective security
n : a system for international peace

collectively
adv : in conjunction with; combined; "Our salaries put together couldn't pay for the damage"; "we couldn`t pay for the damages with all out salaries put together" [syn: {jointly}, {conjointly}, {together}, {put together}]

collectivisation
n : the organization of a nation or economy on the basis of collectivism [syn: {collectivization}]

collectivise
v : bring under collective control; of farms and industrial enterprises [syn: {collectivize}]

collectivised
adj 1: characterized by the principle of ownership by the state or the people of the means of production [syn: {collectivized}]
2: subscribing to the socialistic doctrine of ownership by the people collectively [syn: {collectivist}, {collectivistic}, {collectivized}, {state-controlled}]

collectivism
n 1: Soviet communism [syn: {Bolshevism}, {sovietism}]
2: a political theory that the people should own the means of production

collectivist
adj : subscribing to the socialistic doctrine of ownership by the people collectively [syn: {collectivistic}, {collectivized}, {collectivised}, {state-controlled}]
n : a person who belongs to the political left [syn: {leftist}, {left-winger}]

collectivistic
adj : subscribing to the socialistic doctrine of ownership by the people collectively [syn: {collectivist}, {collectivized}, {collectivised}, {state-controlled}]

collectivization
n : the organization of a nation or economy on the basis of collectivism [syn: {collectivisation}]

collectivize
v : bring under collective control; of farms and industrial enterprises [syn: {collectivise}]

collectivized
adj 1: characterized by the principle of ownership by the state or the people of the means of production [syn: {collectivised}]
2: subscribing to the socialistic doctrine of ownership by the people collectively [syn: {collectivist}, {collectivistic}, {collectivised}, {state-controlled}]

collector
n 1: a person who collects things [syn: {aggregator}]
2: a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes) [syn: {gatherer}, {accumulator}]
3: a crater that has collected cosmic material hitting the earth
4: the electrode in a transistor through which a primary flow of carriers leaves the region between the electrodes

collector of internal revenue
n : someone who collects taxes for the government [syn: {tax collector}, {taxman}, {exciseman}, {internal revenue agent}]

collector's item
n : the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection [syn: {showpiece}, {piece de resistance}]

colleen
n : an Irish girl

college
n 1: the body of faculty and students of a college
2: an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university
3: British slang for prison
4: a complex of buildings in which a college is housed

college boy
n : a student (or former student) at a college or university [syn: {collegian}, {college man}]

college girl
n : a female student at a coeducational college or university [syn: {co-ed}]

college level
n : the level of education that college students are assumed to have attained

college man
n : a student (or former student) at a college or university [syn: {collegian}, {college boy}]

College of Cardinals
n : (Roman Catholic Church) the body of cardinals who advise the Pope and elect new Popes [syn: {Sacred College}]

college student
n : a student enrolled in a college or university [syn: {university student}]

collegia
See {collegium}

collegial
adj 1: characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues; "collegial harmony"; "a tendency to turn from collegial to one-man management"- Merle Fainsod
2: of or resembling or typical of a college or college students; "collegiate living"; "collegiate attitudes"; "collegiate clothes" [syn: {collegiate}]

collegian
n : a student (or former student) at a college or university [syn: {college man}, {college boy}]

collegiate
adj : of or resembling or typical of a college or college students; "collegiate living"; "collegiate attitudes"; "collegiate clothes" [syn: {collegial}]

collegiate dictionary
n : an abridged dictionary of a size convenient to hold in the hand [syn: {desk dictionary}]

Collembola
n : minute wingless arthropods: springtails [syn: {order Collembola}]

collembolan
n : any of numerous minute wingless primitive insects possessing a special abdominal appendage that allows the characteristic nearly perpetual springing pattern; found in soil rich in organic debris or on the surface of snow or water [syn: {springtail}]

collet
n 1: a metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting [syn: {ferrule}]
2: a cone-shaped chuck used for holding cylindrical pieces in a lathe [syn: {collet chuck}]
3: a band or collar that holds an individual stone in a jewellery setting

collet chuck
n : a cone-shaped chuck used for holding cylindrical pieces in a lathe [syn: {collet}]

collide
v 1: crash together with violent impact; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed" [syn: {clash}]
2: be incompatible; be or come into conflict; "These colors clash" [syn: {clash}, {jar}]
3: cause to collide; "The physicists collided the particles"

collide with
v : hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" [syn: {hit}, {strike}, {impinge on}, {run into}] [ant: {miss}]

collider
n : an accelerator in which two beams of particles are forced to collide head on

collie
n : a silky-coated sheepdog with a long ruff and long narrow head developed in Scotland

collied
See {colly}

collied
colly
v : make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!" [syn: {dirty}, {soil}, {begrime}, {grime}, {bemire}] [ant: {clean}] [also: {collied}, {colliest}, {collier}]

collier
See {colly}

collier
n : someone who works in a coal mine [syn: {coal miner}, {pitman}]

collier
colly
v : make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!" [syn: {dirty}, {soil}, {begrime}, {grime}, {bemire}] [ant: {clean}] [also: {collied}, {colliest}, {collier}]

colliery
n : a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it [syn: {pit}]

colliest
See {colly}

colliest
colly
v : make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!" [syn: {dirty}, {soil}, {begrime}, {grime}, {bemire}] [ant: {clean}] [also: {collied}, {colliest}, {collier}]

colligate
v 1: make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all" [syn: {associate}, {tie in}, {relate}, {link}, {link up}, {connect}] [ant: {decouple}]
2: consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle [syn: {subsume}]

colligation
n 1: the state of being joined together [syn: {junction}, {conjunction}, {conjugation}]
2: the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis

collimate
v 1: make or place parallel to something; "They paralleled the ditch to the highway" [syn: {parallel}]
2: adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument)

collimation
n : the accurate adjustment of the line of sight of a telescope

collimator
n 1: a small telescope attached to a large telescope to use in setting the line of the larger one
2: optical device consisting of a tube containing a convex achromatic lens at one end and a slit at the other with the slit at the focus of the lens; light rays leave the slit as a parallel beam

collinear
adj : lying on the same line

Collins
n 1: English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889) [syn: {Wilkie Collins}, {William Wilkie Collins}]
2: tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice [syn: {Tom Collins}]

Collinsia
n : genus of hardy annual herbs of western United States [syn: {genus Collinsia}]

Collinsia bicolor
n : white and lavender to pale-blue flowers grow in perfect rings of widely spaced bands around the stems forming a kind of pagoda; California [syn: {purple chinese houses}, {innocense}, {Collinsia heterophylla}]

Collinsia heterophylla
n : white and lavender to pale-blue flowers grow in perfect rings of widely spaced bands around the stems forming a kind of pagoda; California [syn: {purple chinese houses}, {innocense}, {Collinsia bicolor}]

Collinsia parviflora
n : small widely branching Western plant with tiny blue-and-white flowers; British Columbia to Ontario and south to California and Colorado [syn: {maiden blue-eyed Mary}]

Collinsia verna
n : Eastern United States plant with whorls of blue-and-white flowers [syn: {blue-eyed Mary}]

Collinsonia
n : small genus of perennial erect or spreading aromatic herbs; United States [syn: {genus Collinsonia}]

Collinsonia canadensis
n : erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States [syn: {horse balm}, {horseweed}, {stoneroot}, {stone-root}, {richweed}, {stone root}]

Collis Potter Huntington
n : United States railroad executive who built the western section of the first United States transcontinental railroad (1821-1900) [syn: {Huntington}]

collision
n 1: (physics) an brief event in which two or more bodies come together; "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction" [syn: {hit}]
2: an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object; "three passengers were killed in the collision"; "the collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill"
3: a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals; "a collision of interests"

collision course
n 1: a course of a moving object that will lead to a collision if it continues unchanged
2: a course of action (following a given idea) that will lead to conflict if it continues unabated

Collocalia
n : a genus of Apodidae [syn: {genus Collocalia}]

Collocalia inexpectata
n : swift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird's nest [syn: {swiftlet}]

collocate
v 1: have a strong tendency to occur side by side; "The words 'new' and 'world' collocate"
2: group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side [syn: {lump}, {chunk}]

collocate with
v : go or occur together; "The word 'hot' tends to cooccur with 'cold'" [syn: {construe with}, {cooccur with}, {co-occur with}, {go with}]

collocation
n 1: a grouping of words in a sentence
2: the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors" [syn: {juxtaposition}, {apposition}]

collodion
n : a colorless syrupy solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol; used as a coating for wounds or photographic films

collogue
v : confer secretly

colloid
n : a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension

colloidal
adj : of or relating to or having the properties of a colloid

colloidal gel
n : a colloid in a more solid form than a sol [syn: {gel}]

colloidal solution
n : a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid [syn: {sol}, {colloidal suspension}]

colloidal suspension
n : a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid [syn: {sol}, {colloidal solution}]

colloidally
adv : in a colloidal manner; "particles were colloidally dispersed in the medium"

colloquia
See {colloquium}

colloquia
colloquium
n 1: an academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting
2: an address to an academic meeting or seminar [also: {colloquia} (pl)]

colloquial
adj : characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation; "wrote her letters in a colloquial style"; "the broken syntax and casual enunciation of conversational English" [syn: {conversational}]

colloquialism
n : a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

colloquially
adv : with the use of colloquial expressions; "this building is colloquially referred to as The Barn" [syn: {conversationally}, {informally}]

colloquium
n 1: an academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting
2: an address to an academic meeting or seminar [also: {colloquia} (pl)]

colloquy
n 1: a conversation especially a formal one
2: formal conversation

collotype
n : a photomechanical printing process that uses a glass plate with a gelatin surface that carries the image to be reproduced; can be used with one or more colors [syn: {collotype printing}, {photogelatin process}]

collotype printing
n : a photomechanical printing process that uses a glass plate with a gelatin surface that carries the image to be reproduced; can be used with one or more colors [syn: {collotype}, {photogelatin process}]

collude
v : act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose; "The two companies conspired to cause the value of the stock to fall" [syn: {conspire}]

collusion
n 1: secret agreement
2: agreement on a secret plot [syn: {connivance}]

collusive
adj : acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end [syn: {conniving}]

colluvia
See {colluvium}

colly
v : make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!" [syn: {dirty}, {soil}, {begrime}, {grime}, {bemire}] [ant: {clean}] [also: {collied}, {colliest}, {collier}]

collyria
See {collyrium}

collyria
collyrium
n : lotion consisting of a solution used as a cleanser for the eyes [syn: {eye-lotion}, {eyewash}] [also: {collyria} (pl)]

collyrium
n : lotion consisting of a solution used as a cleanser for the eyes [syn: {eye-lotion}, {eyewash}] [also: {collyria} (pl)]

collywobbles
n : severe gastroenteritis of unknown etiology; characterized by severe colic and vomiting and diarrhea [syn: {cholera morbus}]

colobus
n : arboreal monkey of western and central Africa with long silky fur and reduced thumbs [syn: {colobus monkey}]

Colobus guereza
n : a colobus monkey with a reddish brown coat and white silky fringes down both sides of the body [syn: {guereza}]

colobus monkey
n : arboreal monkey of western and central Africa with long silky fur and reduced thumbs [syn: {colobus}]

Colocasia
n : small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro [syn: {genus Colocasia}]

Colocasia esculenta
n : herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves [syn: {taro}, {taro plant}, {dalo}, {dasheen}]

Cologne
n 1: a commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the Hanseatic League [syn: {Koln}]
2: a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol [syn: {cologne water}, {eau de cologne}]

cologne water
n : a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol [syn: {cologne}, {eau de cologne}]

Colombia
n : a republic in northwestern South America; the major legal crop is coffee but cocaine is also a major export [syn: {Republic of Colombia}]

Colombian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Colombia or its people; "Colombian drug dealers"
n : a native or inhabitant of Colombia

Colombian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Colombia

Colombian peso
n : the basic unit of money in Colombia; equal to 100 centavos [syn: {peso}]

Colombo
n : the capital and largest city of Sri Lanka; has one of the largest harbors in the world; is located on the western coast of the island of Ceylon [syn: {capital of Sri Lanka}]

colon
n 1: the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
2: the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos [syn: {El Salvadoran colon}]
3: the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos [syn: {Costa Rican colon}]
4: a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal [syn: {Aspinwall}]
5: a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter) [also: {colones} (pl), {cola} (pl)]

colon cancer
n : a malignant tumor of the colon; early symptom is bloody stools

colonel
n : a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

Colonel Blimp
n 1: any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low) [syn: {Blimp}]
2: a pompous reactionary cartoon character created by Sir David Low

colones
See {colon}

colones
colon
n 1: the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
2: the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos [syn: {El Salvadoran colon}]
3: the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos [syn: {Costa Rican colon}]
4: a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal [syn: {Aspinwall}]
5: a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter) [also: {colones} (pl), {cola} (pl)]

colonial
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony
2: of animals who live in colonies, such as ants
3: composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony; "coral is a colonial organism" [syn: {compound}]
n : a resident of a colony

colonialism
n : exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country

colonialist
n : a believer in colonialism

colonic
adj : of or relating to the colon
n : irrigation of the colon for cleansing purposes by injecting large amounts of fluid high into the colon [syn: {colonic irrigation}, {high colonic}]

colonic irrigation
n : irrigation of the colon for cleansing purposes by injecting large amounts of fluid high into the colon [syn: {colonic}, {high colonic}]

colonisation
n : the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; "the British colonization of America" [syn: {colonization}, {settlement}]

colonise
v 1: settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century" [syn: {colonize}] [ant: {decolonize}, {decolonize}]
2: settle as colonists or establish a colony (in); "The British colonized the East Coast" [syn: {colonize}]

colonised
adj : inhabited by colonists [syn: {colonized}, {settled}]

coloniser
n : someone who helps to found a colony [syn: {colonizer}]

colonist
n : a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country [syn: {settler}]

colonization
n : the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; "the British colonization of America" [syn: {colonisation}, {settlement}]

colonize
v 1: settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century" [syn: {colonise}] [ant: {decolonize}, {decolonize}]
2: settle as colonists or establish a colony (in); "The British colonized the East Coast" [syn: {colonise}]

colonized
adj : inhabited by colonists [syn: {colonised}, {settled}]

colonizer
n : someone who helps to found a colony [syn: {coloniser}]

colonnade
n 1: structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns
2: a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns [syn: {arcade}]

colonnaded
adj : having a series of columns arranged at regular intervals

colonoscope
n : an elongated fiberoptic endoscope for examining the entire colon from cecum to rectum

colonoscopy
n : visual examination of the colon (with a colonoscope) from the cecum to the rectum; requires sedation

colony
n 1: a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government [syn: {settlement}]
2: a group of animals of the same type living together
3: one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
4: a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country [syn: {dependency}]
5: (microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell

colophon
n : a publisher's emblem printed in a book (usually on the title page)

colophony
n : translucent brittle substance produced from pine oleoresin; used especially in varnishes and inks and on the bows of stringed instruments

color
adj : having or capable of producing colors; "color film"; "he rented a color television"; "marvelous color illustrations" [syn: {colour}] [ant: {black-and-white}]
n 1: a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light" [syn: {colour}, {coloring}, {colouring}] [ant: {colorlessness}]
2: interest and variety and intensity; "the Puritan Period was lacking in color" [syn: {colour}, {vividness}]
3: the timbre of a musical sound; "the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music" [syn: {colour}, {coloration}, {colouration}]
4: a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks) [syn: {colour}, {people of color}, {people of colour}]
5: an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color" [syn: {semblance}, {gloss}, {colour}]
6: any material used for its color; "she used a different color for the trim" [syn: {coloring material}, {colouring material}, {colour}]
7: (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction; each flavor of quarks comes in three colors [syn: {colour}]
8: the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation [syn: {colour}]
v 1: add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film" [syn: {colorize}, {colorise}, {colourise}, {colourize}, {colour}, {color in}, {colour in}] [ant: {discolor}]
2: affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life" [syn: {tinge}, {colour}, {distort}]
3: modify or bias; "His political ideas color his lectures" [syn: {colour}]
4: decorate with colors; "color the walls with paint in warm tones" [syn: {colour}, {emblazon}]
5: gloss or excuse; "color a lie" [syn: {colour}, {gloss}]
6: change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored" [syn: {discolor}, {discolour}, {colour}]

color bar
n : barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites [syn: {colour bar}, {color line}, {colour line}, {Jim Crow}]

color bearer
n : the soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle [syn: {standard-bearer}]

color blindness
n : genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue [syn: {colour blindness}, {color vision deficiency}, {colour vision deficiency}]

color chart
n : a chart displaying colors

color circle
n : a chart in which complementary colors (or their names) are arranged on opposite sides of a circle [syn: {color wheel}]

color code
n : system using colors to designate classifications

color constancy
n : the tendency for a color to look the same under widely different viewing conditions [syn: {colour constancy}]

color force
n : (physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons [syn: {strong interaction}, {strong force}]

color guard
n : a ceremonial escort for the (regimental) colors

color in
v : add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film" [syn: {color}, {colorize}, {colorise}, {colourise}, {colourize}, {colour}, {colour in}] [ant: {discolor}]

color line
n : barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites [syn: {color bar}, {colour bar}, {colour line}, {Jim Crow}]

color of law
n : a mere semblance of legal right; something done with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law; "the plaintiff claimed that under color of law the officer had deprived him of his civil rights" [syn: {colour of law}]

color property
n : an attribute of color

color scheme
n : a planned combination of colors; "the color scheme for this room was determined by an interior decorator" [syn: {colour scheme}]

color sergeant
n : a sergeant in a color guard who carries one of the colors

color spectrum
n : the distribution of colors produced when light is dispersed by a prism [syn: {visible spectrum}]

color television
n : a television that transmits images in color [syn: {colour television}, {color television system}, {colour television system}, {color TV}, {colour TV}]

color television system
n : a television that transmits images in color [syn: {color television}, {colour television}, {colour television system}, {color TV}, {colour TV}]

color television tube
n : a television tube that displays images in full color [syn: {color tube}, {colour tube}, {colour television tube}, {color TV tube}, {colour TV tube}]

color tube
n : a television tube that displays images in full color [syn: {colour tube}, {color television tube}, {colour television tube}, {color TV tube}, {colour TV tube}]

color TV
n : a television that transmits images in color [syn: {color television}, {colour television}, {color television system}, {colour television system}, {colour TV}]

color TV tube
n : a television tube that displays images in full color [syn: {color tube}, {colour tube}, {color television tube}, {colour television tube}, {colour TV tube}]

color vision
n : the normal ability to see colors [syn: {chromatic vision}, {trichromacy}]

color vision deficiency
n : genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue [syn: {color blindness}, {colour blindness}, {colour vision deficiency}]

color wash
n : a wash of whitewash or other water-base paint tinted with a colored pigment [syn: {colour wash}]

color wheel
n : a chart in which complementary colors (or their names) are arranged on opposite sides of a circle [syn: {color circle}]

Coloradan
n : a resident of Colorado

coloradillo
n : handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil [syn: {scarlet bush}, {scarlet hamelia}, {Hamelia patens}, {Hamelia erecta}]

Colorado
n 1: a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains [syn: {Centennial State}, {CO}]
2: a river in Texas; flows southeast into the Gulf of Mexico [syn: {Colorado River}]
3: a river in southwestern United States; rises in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado and flows southwest through Utah into Arizona (where it flows through the Grand Canyon) and then southward forming the border between California and Arizona and finally into Mexico where it empties into the Gulf of California; an important source of water in the southwestern United States [syn: {Colorado River}]

Colorado beetle
n : black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide [syn: {Colorado potato beetle}, {potato bug}, {potato beetle}, {Leptinotarsa decemlineata}]

Colorado blue spruce
n : tall spruce with blue-green needles and dense conic crown; older trees become columnar with lower branches sweeping downward [syn: {Colorado spruce}, {silver spruce}, {Picea pungens}]

Colorado Desert
n : an arid region of southeastern California

Colorado fir
n : medium to tall fir of central to western United States having a narrow erect crown and soft wood [syn: {white fir}, {California white fir}, {Abies concolor}, {Abies lowiana}]

Colorado four o'clock
n : wildflower having vibrant deep pink tubular evening-blooming flowers; found in sandy and desert areas from southern California to southern Colorado and into Mexico [syn: {desert four o'clock}, {maravilla}, {Mirabilis multiflora}]

Colorado Plateau
n : a large plateau south and west of the Rocky Mountains; abuts mountains on the north and east and ends in an escarpment overlooking lowlands to the south and west; the Grand Canyon is carved out of the southwestern corner

Colorado potato beetle
n : black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide [syn: {Colorado beetle}, {potato bug}, {potato beetle}, {Leptinotarsa decemlineata}]

Colorado River
n 1: a river in Texas; flows southeast into the Gulf of Mexico [syn: {Colorado}]
2: a river in southwestern United States; rises in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado and flows southwest through Utah into Arizona (where it flows through the Grand Canyon) and then southward forming the border between California and Arizona and finally into Mexico where it empties into the Gulf of California; an important source of water in the southwestern United States [syn: {Colorado}]

Colorado River hemp
n : tall-growing annual of southwestern United States widely grown as green manure; yields a strong tough bast fiber formerly used by Indians for cordage [syn: {Sesbania exaltata}]

Colorado Springs
n : a city in east central Colorado on the eatern edge of the Rocky Mountains; popular tourist center and site of the United States Air Force Academy

Colorado spruce
n : tall spruce with blue-green needles and dense conic crown; older trees become columnar with lower branches sweeping downward [syn: {Colorado blue spruce}, {silver spruce}, {Picea pungens}]

coloration
n 1: the timbre of a musical sound; "the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music" [syn: {color}, {colour}, {colouration}]
2: appearance with regard to color; "her healthy coloration" [syn: {colouration}]
3: choice and use of colors (as by an artist) [syn: {colouration}]

coloratura
n 1: a lyric soprano who specializes in coloratura vocal music [syn: {coloratura soprano}]
2: singing with florid ornamentation

coloratura soprano
n : a lyric soprano who specializes in coloratura vocal music [syn: {coloratura}]

color-blind
adj 1: unable to distinguish one or more chromatic colors [syn: {colour-blind}]
2: unprejudiced about race [syn: {colour-blind}, {nonracist}]

color-blind person
n : a person unable to distinguish differences in hue

colorcast
v : broadcast in color

colorectal
adj : relating to or affecting the colon and the rectum; "most colorectal cancers arise from adenomatous polyps"

colored
adj 1: having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination; "colored crepe paper"; "the film was in color"; "amber-colored heads of grain" [syn: {coloured}, {colorful}] [ant: {uncolored}]
2: having skin rich in melanin pigments; "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People"; "the dark races"; "dark-skinned peoples" [syn: {coloured}, {dark}, {dark-skinned}]
3: favoring one person or side over another; "a biased account of the trial"; "a decision that was partial to the defendant" [syn: {biased}, {coloured}, {one-sided}, {slanted}]
4: (used of color) artificially produced; not natural; "a bleached blonde" [syn: {bleached}, {coloured}, {dyed}]
n : a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive [syn: {colored person}]

colored audition
n : a form of chromesthesia in which experiences of color accompany auditory stimuli [syn: {colored hearing}]

colored hearing
n : a form of chromesthesia in which experiences of color accompany auditory stimuli [syn: {colored audition}]

colored person
n : a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive [syn: {colored}]

colorfast
adj : having color that is resistant to fading or running

colorful
adj 1: having striking color; "colorful autumn leaves" [syn: {colourful}] [ant: {colorless}]
2: striking in variety and interest; "a colorful period of history"; "a colorful character"; "colorful language" [ant: {colorless}]
3: having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination; "colored crepe paper"; "the film was in color"; "amber-colored heads of grain" [syn: {colored}, {coloured}] [ant: {uncolored}]

colorimeter
n : a measuring instrument used in colorimetric analysis to determine the quantity of a substance from the color it yields with specific reagents [syn: {tintometer}]

colorimetric
adj : of or relating to colorimetry [syn: {colorimetrical}]

colorimetric analysis
n : quantitative chemical analysis by color using a colorimeter [syn: {colorimetry}]

colorimetrical
adj : of or relating to colorimetry [syn: {colorimetric}]

colorimetry
n : quantitative chemical analysis by color using a colorimeter [syn: {colorimetric analysis}]

coloring
n 1: a digestible substance used to give color to food; "food color made from vegetable dyes" [syn: {colouring}, {food coloring}, {food colouring}, {food color}, {food colour}]
2: a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light" [syn: {color}, {colour}, {colouring}] [ant: {colorlessness}]
3: the act or process of changing the color of something [syn: {colouring}]

coloring book
n : a picture book with line drawings intended to be colored with crayons by children

coloring material
n : any material used for its color; "she used a different color for the trim" [syn: {colouring material}, {color}, {colour}]

colorise
v : add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film" [syn: {color}, {colorize}, {colourise}, {colourize}, {colour}, {color in}, {colour in}] [ant: {discolor}]

colorist
n : a painter able to achieve special effects with color

colorize
v : add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film" [syn: {color}, {colorise}, {colourise}, {colourize}, {colour}, {color in}, {colour in}] [ant: {discolor}]

colorless
adj 1: lacking in variety and interest; "a colorless and unimaginative person"; "a colorless description of the parade" [syn: {colourless}] [ant: {colorful}]
2: weak in color; not colorful [syn: {colourless}] [ant: {colorful}]

colorlessness
n : the visual property of being without color [syn: {colourlessness}, {achromatism}] [ant: {color}]

colors
n 1: a flag that shows its nationality [syn: {colours}]
2: a distinguishing emblem; "his tie proclaimed his school colors" [syn: {colours}]

Colossae
n : an ancient city in south western Phrygia in Asia Minor; site of an early Christian Church

colossal
adj : so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe; "colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple"; "has a colossal nerve"; "a prodigious storm"; "a stupendous field of grass"; "stupendous demand" [syn: {prodigious}, {stupendous}]

Colosseum
n : amphitheater in Rome built about AD 75 or 80

colossi
See {colossus}

colossi
colossus
n 1: someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful [syn: {giant}, {goliath}, {behemoth}, {monster}]
2: a person of exceptional importance and reputation [syn: {behemoth}, {giant}, {heavyweight}, {titan}] [also: {colossi} (pl)]

Colossian
n : a native or inhabitant of the city of Colossae in ancient Phrygia

Colossians
n : a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the Colossians in ancient Phrygia [syn: {Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians}, {Epistle to the Colossians}]

colossus
n 1: someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful [syn: {giant}, {goliath}, {behemoth}, {monster}]
2: a person of exceptional importance and reputation [syn: {behemoth}, {giant}, {heavyweight}, {titan}] [also: {colossi} (pl)]

colostomy
n : a surgical operation that creates an opening from the colon to the surface of the body to function as an anus

colostrum
n : milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition [syn: {foremilk}]

colour
adj : having or capable of producing colors; "color film"; "he rented a color television"; "marvelous color illustrations" [syn: {color}] [ant: {black-and-white}]
n 1: any material used for its color; "she used a different color for the trim" [syn: {coloring material}, {colouring material}, {color}]
2: a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks) [syn: {color}, {people of color}, {people of colour}]
3: (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction; each flavor of quarks comes in three colors [syn: {color}]
4: interest and variety and intensity; "the Puritan Period was lacking in color" [syn: {color}, {vividness}]
5: the timbre of a musical sound; "the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music" [syn: {color}, {coloration}, {colouration}]
6: a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light" [syn: {color}, {coloring}, {colouring}] [ant: {colorlessness}]
7: an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color" [syn: {semblance}, {gloss}, {color}]
8: the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation [syn: {color}]
v 1: modify or bias; "His political ideas color his lectures" [syn: {color}]
2: decorate with colors; "color the walls with paint in warm tones" [syn: {color}, {emblazon}]
3: gloss or excuse; "color a lie" [syn: {color}, {gloss}]
4: affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life" [syn: {tinge}, {color}, {distort}]
5: add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film" [syn: {color}, {colorize}, {colorise}, {colourise}, {colourize}, {color in}, {colour in}] [ant: {discolor}]
6: change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored" [syn: {discolor}, {discolour}, {color}]

colour bar
n : barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites [syn: {color bar}, {color line}, {colour line}, {Jim Crow}]

colour blindness
n : genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue [syn: {color blindness}, {color vision deficiency}, {colour vision deficiency}]

colour constancy
n : the tendency for a color to look the same under widely different viewing conditions [syn: {color constancy}]

colour in
v : add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film" [syn: {color}, {colorize}, {colorise}, {colourise}, {colourize}, {colour}, {color in}] [ant: {discolor}]

colour line
n : barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites [syn: {color bar}, {colour bar}, {color line}, {Jim Crow}]

colour of law
n : a mere semblance of legal right; something done with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law; "the plaintiff claimed that under color of law the officer had deprived him of his civil rights" [syn: {color of law}]

colour scheme
n : a planned combination of colors; "the color scheme for this room was determined by an interior decorator" [syn: {color scheme}]

colour supplement
n : (British) a magazine that is printed in color and circulated with a newspaper (especially on weekends)

colour television
n : a television that transmits images in color [syn: {color television}, {color television system}, {colour television system}, {color TV}, {colour TV}]

colour television system
n : a television that transmits images in color [syn: {color television}, {colour television}, {color television system}, {color TV}, {colour TV}]

colour television tube
n : a television tube that displays images in full color [syn: {color tube}, {colour tube}, {color television tube}, {color TV tube}, {colour TV tube}]

colour tube
n : a television tube that displays images in full color [syn: {color tube}, {color television tube}, {colour television tube}, {color TV tube}, {colour TV tube}]

colour TV
n : a television that transmits images in color [syn: {color television}, {colour television}, {color television system}, {colour television system}, {color TV}]

colour TV tube
n : a television tube that displays images in full color [syn: {color tube}, {colour tube}, {color television tube}, {colour television tube}, {color TV tube}]

colour vision deficiency
n : genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue [syn: {color blindness}, {colour blindness}, {color vision deficiency}]

colour wash
n : a wash of whitewash or other water-base paint tinted with a colored pigment [syn: {color wash}]

colouration
n 1: the timbre of a musical sound; "the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music" [syn: {color}, {colour}, {coloration}]
2: appearance with regard to color; "her healthy coloration" [syn: {coloration}]
3: choice and use of colors (as by an artist) [syn: {coloration}]

colour-blind
adj 1: unable to distinguish one or more chromatic colors [syn: {color-blind}]
2: unprejudiced about race [syn: {color-blind}, {nonracist}]

coloured
adj 1: having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination; "colored crepe paper"; "the film was in color"; "amber-colored heads of grain" [syn: {colored}, {colorful}] [ant: {uncolored}]
2: favoring one person or side over another; "a biased account of the trial"; "a decision that was partial to the defendant" [syn: {biased}, {colored}, {one-sided}, {slanted}]
3: (used of color) artificially produced; not natural; "a bleached blonde" [syn: {bleached}, {colored}, {dyed}]
4: having skin rich in melanin pigments; "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People"; "the dark races"; "dark-skinned peoples" [syn: {colored}, {dark}, {dark-skinned}]

colourful
adj : having striking color; "colorful autumn leaves" [syn: {colorful}] [ant: {colorless}]

colouring
n 1: a digestible substance used to give color to food; "food color made from vegetable dyes" [syn: {coloring}, {food coloring}, {food colouring}, {food color}, {food colour}]
2: a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light" [syn: {color}, {colour}, {coloring}] [ant: {colorlessness}]
3: the act or process of changing the color of something [syn: {coloring}]

colouring material
n : any material used for its color; "she used a different color for the trim" [syn: {coloring material}, {color}, {colour}]

colourise
v : add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film" [syn: {color}, {colorize}, {colorise}, {colourize}, {colour}, {color in}, {colour in}] [ant: {discolor}]

colourize
v : add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film" [syn: {color}, {colorize}, {colorise}, {colourise}, {colour}, {color in}, {colour in}] [ant: {discolor}]

colourless
adj 1: lacking in variety and interest; "a colorless and unimaginative person"; "a colorless description of the parade" [syn: {colorless}] [ant: {colorful}]
2: weak in color; not colorful [syn: {colorless}] [ant: {colorful}]

colourlessness
n : the visual property of being without color [syn: {colorlessness}, {achromatism}] [ant: {color}]

colours
n 1: a distinguishing emblem; "his tie proclaimed his school colors" [syn: {colors}]
2: a flag that shows its nationality [syn: {colors}]

colpitis
n : inflammation of the vagina

colpocele
n : hernia projecting into the vagina [syn: {vaginocele}]

colpocystitis
n : inflammation of the vagina and bladder

colpocystocele
n : hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes through the wall of the vagina; sometimes occurs after childbirth [syn: {cystocele}]

colpoxerosis
n : a condition in which the vagina is unusually dry

colt
n 1: a young male horse under the age of four
2: a kind of revolver

coltan
n : a valuable black mineral combining niobite and tantalite; used in cell phones and computer chips [syn: {columbite-tantalite}]

colter
n : a sharp steel wedge that precedes the plow and cuts vertically through the soil [syn: {coulter}]

coltish
adj : given to merry frolicking; "frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes" [syn: {frolicsome}, {frolicky}, {rollicking}, {sportive}]

coltsfoot
n 1: tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall [syn: {galax}, {galaxy}, {wandflower}, {beetleweed}, {Galax urceolata}]
2: perennial herb with large rounded leaves resembling a colt's foot and yellow flowers appearing before the leaves do; native to Europe but now nearly cosmopolitan; used medicinally especially formerly [syn: {Tussilago farfara}]

Coluber
n : racers [syn: {genus Coluber}]

Coluber constrictor
n : blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to six feet [syn: {blacksnake}, {black racer}]

Coluber constrictor flaviventris
n : bluish-green blacksnake found from Ohio to Texas [syn: {blue racer}]

Coluber hippocrepis
n : slender fast-moving Eurasian snake [syn: {horseshoe whipsnake}]

colubrid
n : mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes [syn: {colubrid snake}]

colubrid snake
n : mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes [syn: {colubrid}]

Colubridae
n : nonvenomous snakes; about two-thirds of all living species [syn: {family Colubridae}]

Colubrina
n : mostly tropical American shrubs or small trees with small yellowish flowers and yellow or red fruits [syn: {genus Colubrina}]

colugo
n : arboreal nocturnal mammal of southeast Asia and the Philippines resembling a lemur and having a fold of skin on each side from neck to tail that is used for long gliding leaps [syn: {flying lemur}, {flying cat}]

Columba
n 1: a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Caelum [syn: {Dove}]
2: type genus of the Columbidae: typical pigeons [syn: {genus Columba}]

Columba fasciata
n : wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon [syn: {band-tailed pigeon}, {band-tail pigeon}, {bandtail}]

Columba livia
n : pale gray Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended [syn: {rock dove}, {rock pigeon}]

Columba palumbus
n : Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck [syn: {wood pigeon}, {ringdove}, {cushat}]

columbaria
See {columbarium}

columbaria
columbarium
n 1: a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead [syn: {cinerarium}]
2: a sepulchral vault or other structure having recesses in the walls to receive cinerary urns [also: {columbaria} (pl)]

columbarium
n 1: a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead [syn: {cinerarium}]
2: a sepulchral vault or other structure having recesses in the walls to receive cinerary urns [also: {columbaria} (pl)]

columbary
n : a birdhouse for pigeons [syn: {dovecote}]

Columbia
n 1: a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring [syn: {Columbia River}]
2: a town in west central Tennessee
3: capital and largest city in South Carolina; located in central South Carolina [syn: {capital of South Carolina}]
4: a university town in central Missouri
5: a university in New York City [syn: {Columbia University}]

Columbia River
n : a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring [syn: {Columbia}]

Columbia tiger lily
n : lily of western North America with showy orange-red purple-spotted flowers [syn: {Oregon lily}, {Lilium columbianum}]

Columbia University
n : a university in New York City [syn: {Columbia}]

Columbian
adj : of or relating to Christopher Columbus

columbian mammoth
n : a variety of mammoth [syn: {Mammuthus columbi}]

Columbidae
n : doves and pigeons [syn: {family Columbidae}]

columbiform bird
n : a cosmopolitan order of land birds having small heads and short legs with four unwebbed toes

Columbiformes
n : sand grouse; pigeons; doves; extinct dodos and solitaires [syn: {order Columbiformes}]

columbine
n : a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains [syn: {aquilegia}, {aquilege}]

columbite
n : a black mineral that is an ore of niobium and tantalum [syn: {niobite}]

columbite-tantalite
n : a valuable black mineral combining niobite and tantalite; used in cell phones and computer chips [syn: {coltan}]

columbium
n : a former name for niobium

columbo
n : any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washington [syn: {American columbo}, {deer's-ear}, {deer's-ears}, {pyramid plant}, {American gentian}]

Columbus
n 1: the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University [syn: {capital of Ohio}]
2: Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506) [syn: {Christopher Columbus}, {Cristoforo Colombo}, {Cristobal Colon}]
3: a town in eastern Mississippi near the border with Alabama
4: a city in western Georgia on the Chattahoochee River; industrial center

Columbus Day
n : a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus [syn: {Discovery Day}, {October 12}]

columella
n : a small column (or structure resembling a column) that is a part of a plant or animal [also: {columellae} (pl)]

columellae
See {columella}

columellae
columella
n : a small column (or structure resembling a column) that is a part of a plant or animal [also: {columellae} (pl)]

column
n 1: a line of (usually military) units following one after another
2: a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands [syn: {chromatography column}]
3: a linear array of numbers one above another
4: anything tall and thin approximating the shape of a column or tower; "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite" [syn: {tower}, {pillar}]
5: an article giving opinions or perspectives [syn: {editorial}, {newspaper column}]
6: a vertical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (as a monument or a column of air) [syn: {pillar}]
7: (architeture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure [syn: {pillar}]

column chromatography
n : chromatography that uses selective adsorption by a column of powders

column inch
n : a unit of measurement for advertising space [syn: {inch}]

columnar
adj 1: having the form of a column; "trees with columned trunks"; "columnar forms"; "a columnlike tree trunk" [syn: {columniform}, {columnlike}]
2: characterized by columns; "columnar construction"

columnar cell
n : an epithelial cell that is shaped like a column; some have cilia [syn: {columnar epithelial cell}]

columnar epithelial cell
n : an epithelial cell that is shaped like a column; some have cilia [syn: {columnar cell}]

columnea
n : tropical plant having thick hairy somewhat toothed leaves and solitary or clustered yellow to scarlet flowers; many cultivated for their flowers and ornamental foliage

columned
adj : having or resembling columns; having columns of a specified kind (often used as a combining form); "a columned portico"; "trees with columned trunks"; "white-columned houses" [ant: {noncolumned}]

columniation
n : (architecture) the arrangement of columns (especially freestanding columns) in a structure

columniform
adj : having the form of a column; "trees with columned trunks"; "columnar forms"; "a columnlike tree trunk" [syn: {columnar}, {columnlike}]

columnist
n : a journalist who writes editorials [syn: {editorialist}]

columnlike
adj : having the form of a column; "trees with columned trunks"; "columnar forms"; "a columnlike tree trunk" [syn: {columniform}, {columnar}]

Colutea
n : small genus of Eurasian shrubs with yellow flowers and bladdery pods [syn: {genus Colutea}]

Colutea arborescens
n : yellow-flowered European shrub cultivated for its succession of yellow flowers and very inflated bladdery pods and as a source of wildlife food [syn: {bladder senna}]

Colymbiformes
n : grebes [syn: {Podicipitiformes}, {order Podicipitiformes}, {Podicipediformes}, {order Podicipediformes}, {order Colymbiformes}]

colza
n : Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop [syn: {rape}, {Brassica napus}]

colza oil
n : edible light yellow to brown oil from rapeseed used also as a lubricant or illuminant [syn: {rape oil}, {rapeseed oil}]

coma
n 1: a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury [syn: {comatoseness}]
2: a usually terminal tuft of hairs especially on a seed
3: (astronomy) the luminous cloud of particles surrounding the frozen nucleus of a comet; forms as the comet approaches the sun and is warmed [also: {comae} (pl)]

Coma Berenices
n : a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Ursa Major and Bootes; contains a cluster of some 10,000 galaxies

comae
See {coma}

comae
coma
n 1: a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury [syn: {comatoseness}]
2: a usually terminal tuft of hairs especially on a seed
3: (astronomy) the luminous cloud of particles surrounding the frozen nucleus of a comet; forms as the comet approaches the sun and is warmed [also: {comae} (pl)]

comal
adj : of certain seeds (such as cotton) having a tuft or tufts of hair; "comate (or comose) seeds"; "a comal tuft" [syn: {comate}, {comose}]

Comanche
n 1: a member of the Shoshonean people who formerly lived between Wyoming and the Mexican border but are now chiefly in Oklahoma
2: the Shoshonean language spoken by the Comanche people

Comandra
n : small genus of chiefly North American parasitic plants [syn: {genus Comandra}]

Comandra pallida
n : woody creeping parasite of western North America having numerous thick powdery-looking leaves and panicles of small dull-white flowers [syn: {bastard toadflax}]

comate
adj 1: bearing a coma; crowned with an assemblage of branches or leaves or bracts; "comate royal palms"; "pineapples are comate" [syn: {comose}]
2: of certain seeds (such as cotton) having a tuft or tufts of hair; "comate (or comose) seeds"; "a comal tuft" [syn: {comose}, {comal}]

comatose
adj 1: relating to or associated with a coma; "comatose breathing"; "comatose state"
2: in a state of deep and usually prolonged unconsciousness; unable to respond to external stimuli; "a comatose patient"

comatoseness
n : a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury [syn: {coma}]

Comatula
n : former usage synonymous with Antedon [syn: {genus Comatula}]

comatulae
See {comatula}

comatulid
n : free-swimming stalkless crinoid with ten feathery arms; found on muddy sea bottoms [syn: {feather star}]

Comatulidae
n : former usage synonymous with Antedonidae [syn: {family Comatulidae}]

comb
n 1: a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
2: the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds [syn: {cockscomb}, {coxcomb}]
3: a fleshy and deeply serrated outgrowth atop the heads of certain birds especially domestic fowl
4: any of several tools for straightening fibers
5: ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore
6: the act of drawing a comb through hair; "his hair needed a comb" [syn: {combing}]
v 1: straighten with a comb; "comb your hair"; "comb the wool"
2: search thoroughly; "They combed the area for the missing child" [syn: {ransack}]
3: smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool" [syn: {comb out}, {disentangle}]

comb jelly
n : biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb [syn: {ctenophore}]

comb out
v 1: remove unwanted elements; "The company weeded out the incompetent people"; "The new law weeds out the old inequities" [syn: {weed out}]
2: smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool" [syn: {comb}, {disentangle}]

combat
n 1: an engagement fought between two military forces [syn: {armed combat}]
2: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" [syn: {fight}, {fighting}, {scrap}]
v : battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Nothern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget" [syn: {battle}] [also: {combatting}, {combatted}]

combat area
n : a military area where combat forces operate [syn: {combat zone}]

combat boot
n : a boot reaching halfway up to the knee [syn: {buskin}, {chukka boot}, {desert boot}, {half boot}, {top boot}]

combat casualty
n : loss of military equipment in battle [syn: {battle damage}]

combat ceiling
n : altitude above which a plane cannot climb faster than a given rate [syn: {service ceiling}]

combat fatigue
n : a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare [syn: {battle fatigue}, {combat neurosis}, {shell shock}]

combat injury
n : a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat [syn: {wound}, {injury}]

combat intelligence
n : intelligence that is required for the planning and conduct of tactical operations [syn: {tactical intelligence}]

combat mission
n : a mission to capture or defend something

combat neurosis
n : a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare [syn: {battle fatigue}, {combat fatigue}, {shell shock}]

combat pay
n : extra pay for soldiers engaged in active combat

combat pilot
n : airplane pilot who fights in an action between two military forces

combat ship
n : a government ship that is available for waging war [syn: {warship}, {war vessel}]

combat zone
n 1: a city district known for its vice and high crime rate [syn: {tenderloin}]
2: a military area where combat forces operate [syn: {combat area}]

combatant
adj : engaging in or ready for combat
n : someone who fights (or is fighting) [syn: {battler}, {belligerent}, {fighter}, {scrapper}]

combative
adj 1: striving to overcome in argument; "a dialectical and agonistic approach" [syn: {agonistic}, {agonistical}]
2: having or showing a ready disposition to fight; "bellicose young officers"; "a combative impulse"; "a contentious nature" [syn: {battleful}, {bellicose}, {contentious}]

combatively
adv : in a bellicose contentious manner; "`Don't trespass onto my property,' the neighbor shouted combatively" [syn: {scrappily}]

combativeness
n : a militant aggressiveness [syn: {militance}, {militancy}]

combat-ready
adj : engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; "on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces" [syn: {active}, {fighting(a)}]

combatted
See {combat}

combatted
combat
n 1: an engagement fought between two military forces [syn: {armed combat}]
2: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" [syn: {fight}, {fighting}, {scrap}]
v : battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Nothern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget" [syn: {battle}] [also: {combatting}, {combatted}]

combatting
See {combat}

combatting
combat
n 1: an engagement fought between two military forces [syn: {armed combat}]
2: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" [syn: {fight}, {fighting}, {scrap}]
v : battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Nothern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget" [syn: {battle}] [also: {combatting}, {combatted}]

combed
adj : (of hair) made tidy with a comb; "with hair combed to the side" [ant: {uncombed}]

comb-footed spider
n : spider having a comb-like row of bristles on each hind foot [syn: {theridiid}]

combinable
adj : able to or tending to combine [syn: {combinational}, {combinatory}]

combination
n 1: a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
2: a coordinated sequence of chess moves
3: a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock; "he forgot the combination to the safe"
4: a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose; "they were a winning combination"
5: an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)
6: the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order
7: the act of combining things to form a new whole [syn: {combining}, {compounding}]

combination in restraint of trade
n : (law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to anti-trust laws of the United States)

combination lock
n : lock that can be opened only by turning dials in a special sequence

combination plane
n : a woodworking plane that has interchangeable cutters of various shapes

combination salad
n : containing meat or chicken or cheese in addition to greens and vegetables

combinational
adj : able to or tending to combine [syn: {combinable}, {combinatory}]

combinative
adj 1: marked by or relating to or resulting from combination [syn: {combinatory}] [ant: {noncombinative}]
2: relating to or involving combinations [syn: {combinatory}, {combinatorial}]

combinatorial
adj 1: relating to or involving combinations [syn: {combinative}, {combinatory}]
2: relating to the combination and arrangement of elements in sets

combinatory
adj 1: marked by or relating to or resulting from combination [syn: {combinative}] [ant: {noncombinative}]
2: relating to or involving combinations [syn: {combinative}, {combinatorial}]
3: able to or tending to combine [syn: {combinable}, {combinational}]

combine
n 1: harvester that heads and threshes and cleans grain while moving across the field
2: a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly" [syn: {trust}, {corporate trust}, {cartel}]
3: an occurrence that results in things being united [syn: {combining}]
v 1: put or add together; "combine resources" [syn: {compound}]
2: have or possess in combination; "she unites charm with a good business sense" [syn: {unite}]
3: combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the ingredients" [syn: {compound}]
4: add together from different sources; "combine resources"
5: join for a common purpose or in a common action; "These forces combined with others"
6: gather in a mass, sum, or whole [syn: {aggregate}]
7: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" [syn: {blend}, {flux}, {mix}, {conflate}, {commingle}, {immix}, {fuse}, {coalesce}, {meld}, {merge}]

combined
adj 1: involving the joint activity of two or more; "the attack was met by the combined strength of two divisions"; "concerted action"; "the conjunct influence of fire and strong dring"; "the conjunctive focus of political opposition"; "a cooperative effort"; "a united effort"; "joint military activities" [syn: {concerted}, {conjunct}, {conjunctive}, {cooperative}, {united}]
2: made or joined or united into one [ant: {uncombined}]

combined operation
n : a military operation carried out cooperatively by two or more allied nations or a military operation carried out by coordination of sea, land, and air forces

combing
n : the act of drawing a comb through hair; "his hair needed a comb" [syn: {comb}]

combining
n 1: an occurrence that results in things being united [syn: {combine}]
2: the act of combining things to form a new whole [syn: {combination}, {compounding}]

combining form
n : a bound form used only in compounds; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'"

combining weight
n : the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen [syn: {equivalent}, {equivalent weight}, {eq}]

combo
n : a small band of jazz musicians [syn: {jazz band}, {jazz group}]

comb-out
n 1: the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb [syn: {teasing}]
2: the act of carefully weeding out unwanted things or people; "the department got a good comb-out"

Combretaceae
n : a family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales [syn: {family Combretaceae}, {combretum family}]

combretum
n : any of numerous shrubs or small trees of the genus Combretum having spikes of small flowers

Combretum appiculatum
n : small deciduous tree of the Transvaal having spikes of yellow flowers [syn: {bush willow}]

Combretum bracteosum
n : ornamental red-flowering African shrub or climber [syn: {hiccup nut}, {hiccough nut}]

Combretum erythrophyllum
n : small South African tree having creamy yellow fragrant flowers usually growing on stream banks [syn: {bush willow}]

combretum family
n : a family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales [syn: {Combretaceae}, {family Combretaceae}]

combtooth blenny
n : small usually scaleless fishes with comb-like teeth living about rocky shores; territorial and hole-dwelling [syn: {blenny}]

comburant
adj : supporting combustion [syn: {comburent}, {combustive}]

comburent
adj : supporting combustion [syn: {comburant}, {combustive}]

combust
v 1: cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels" [syn: {burn}]
2: start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously" [syn: {erupt}, {ignite}, {catch fire}, {take fire}, {conflagrate}]
3: get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" [syn: {flip one's lid}, {blow up}, {throw a fit}, {hit the roof}, {hit the ceiling}, {have kittens}, {have a fit}, {blow one's stack}, {fly off the handle}, {flip one's wig}, {lose one's temper}, {blow a fuse}, {go ballistic}]
4: cause to become violent or angry; "Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan"
5: undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well" [syn: {burn}]

combustible
adj : capable of igniting and burning [ant: {noncombustible}]
n : a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power [syn: {combustible material}]

combustible material
n : a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power [syn: {combustible}]

combustion
n 1: a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light [syn: {burning}]
2: a state of violent disturbance and excitement; "combustion grew until revolt was unavoidable"
3: the act of burning something; "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance" [syn: {burning}]

combustive
adj : supporting combustion [syn: {comburent}, {comburant}]

come
v 1: move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room" [syn: {come up}] [ant: {go}]
2: reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight" [syn: {arrive}, {get}] [ant: {leave}]
3: come to pass; arrive, as in due course; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June"
4: reach a state, relation, or condition; "The water came to a boil"; "We came to understand the true meaning of life"; "Their anger came to a boil"; "I came to realize the true meaning of life"
5: to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience" [syn: {follow}]
6: enter or assume a condition, relation, use, or position; "He came into contact with a terrorist group"; "The shoes came untied"; "I came to see his point of view"; "her face went red with anger"; "The knot came loose"; "Your wish will come true"
7: be found or available; "These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled"
8: come forth; "A scream came from the woman's mouth"; "His breath came hard" [syn: {issue forth}]
9: be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo" [syn: {hail}] 10: extend or reach; "The water came up to my waist"; "The sleeves come to your knuckles" 11: exist or occur in a certain point in a series; "Next came the student from France" 12: come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins" [syn: {derive}, {descend}] 13: cover a certain distance; "She came a long way" 14: come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading" [syn: {fall}] 15: happen as a result; "Nothing good will come of this" 16: add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000" [syn: {total}, {number}, {add up}, {amount}] 17: develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans" [syn: {add up}, {amount}] 18: be received; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda" [syn: {come in}] 19: come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her" [syn: {occur}] 20: proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way" [syn: {do}, {fare}, {make out}, {get along}] 21: experience orgasm; "she could not come because she was too upset" 22: have a certain priority; "My family comes first" [also: {came}]

come about
v : come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" [syn: {happen}, {hap}, {go on}, {pass off}, {occur}, {pass}, {fall out}, {take place}]

come across
v 1: find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake" [syn: {fall upon}, {strike}, {come upon}, {light upon}, {chance upon}, {chance on}, {happen upon}, {attain}, {discover}]
2: be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression
3: come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!" [syn: {meet}, {ran into}, {encounter}, {run across}, {see}]
4: communicate the intended meaning or impression; "He came across very clearly" [syn: {come over}]
5: be received or understood [syn: {resonate}]

come after
v 1: come after in time, as a result; "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake" [syn: {follow}]
2: be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?" [syn: {succeed}, {follow}] [ant: {precede}]

come alive
v : stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" [syn: {wake up}, {awake}, {arouse}, {awaken}, {wake}, {waken}] [ant: {fall asleep}]

come along
v 1: come into being or existence, or appear on the scene; "Then the computer came along and changed our lives"; "Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago" [syn: {appear}] [ant: {vanish}]
2: develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" [syn: {progress}, {come on}, {advance}, {get on}, {get along}, {shape up}] [ant: {regress}]

come apart
v : become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" [syn: {break}, {separate}, {split up}, {fall apart}]

come around
v 1: change one's position or opinion; "He came around to our point of view" [syn: {come round}]
2: happen regularly; "Christmas rolled around again" [syn: {roll around}]

come away
v 1: come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery" [syn: {detach}, {come off}] [ant: {attach}]
2: leave in a certain condition; "She came away angry"

come back
v 1: come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity [syn: {return}, {go back}, {get back}]
2: be restored; "Her old vigor returned" [syn: {return}]
3: go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his" [syn: {hark back}, {return}, {recall}]
4: even the score, in sports
5: answer back [syn: {retort}, {repay}, {return}, {riposte}, {rejoin}]

come before
v : be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands" [syn: {precede}] [ant: {succeed}]

come by
v 1: visit informally and spontaneously; "We frequently drop by the neighbors' house for a cup of coffee" [syn: {drop by}, {drop in}]
2: obtain, especially accidentally

come close
v 1: nearly do something; "She came close to quitting her job"
2: be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own" [syn: {approximate}]

come down
v 1: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" [syn: {descend}, {fall}, {go down}] [ant: {rise}, {ascend}]
2: be the essential element; "The proposal boils down to a compromise" [syn: {reduce}, {boil down}]
3: fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum" [syn: {precipitate}, {fall}]
4: get sick; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital" [syn: {sicken}]
5: criticize or reprimand harshly; "The critics came down hard on the new play"

come forth
v 1: come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves" [syn: {issue}, {emerge}, {come out}, {go forth}, {egress}]
2: happen or occur as a result of something [syn: {emerge}]

come forward
v : make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should step to the fore and help their peers" [syn: {come to the fore}, {step forward}, {step up}, {step to the fore}, {come out}]

come hell or high water
adv : in spite of all obstacles; "we'll go to Tibet come hell or high water" [syn: {no matter what happens}, {whatever may come}]

come home
v : become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow" [syn: {click}, {get through}, {dawn}, {get across}, {sink in}, {penetrate}, {fall into place}]

come in
v 1: to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes" [syn: {enter}, {get into}, {get in}, {go into}, {go in}, {move into}] [ant: {exit}]
2: be received; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda" [syn: {come}]
3: come into fashion; become fashionable [ant: {go out}]
4: to insert between other elements; "She interjected clever remarks" [syn: {interject}, {interpose}, {put in}, {throw in}, {inject}]
5: take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal; "Jerry came in third in the Marathon" [syn: {place}, {come out}]

come in for
v : be subject to or the object of; "The governor came in for a lot of criticism"

come in handy
v : be useful for a certain purpose

come into
v : obtain from someone after their death; "I inherited a castle from my French grandparents" [syn: {inherit}]

come into being
v : be born or come into existence; "All these flowers come to life when the rains come" [syn: {come to life}]

come near
v 1: almost do or experience something; "She came near to screaming with fear"
2: move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer" [syn: {approach}, {near}, {come on}, {go up}, {draw near}, {draw close}]
3: come near in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age" [syn: {approach}]

come of age
v : reach a certain age that marks a transition to maturity

come off
v 1: come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery" [syn: {detach}, {come away}] [ant: {attach}]
2: happen in a particular manner; "how did your talk go over?" [syn: {go off}, {go over}]
3: break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped" [syn: {chip}, {chip off}, {break away}, {break off}]

come on
v 1: appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again" [syn: {come out}, {turn up}, {surface}, {show up}]
2: move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer" [syn: {approach}, {near}, {go up}, {draw near}, {draw close}, {come near}]
3: develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" [syn: {progress}, {come along}, {advance}, {get on}, {get along}, {shape up}] [ant: {regress}]
4: start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went on"; "the computer came up" [syn: {go on}, {come up}] [ant: {go off}]
5: become available; "water or electricity came on again after the earthquake"

come out
v 1: appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again" [syn: {come on}, {turn up}, {surface}, {show up}]
2: come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves" [syn: {issue}, {emerge}, {come forth}, {go forth}, {egress}]
3: be issued or published; "Did your latest book appear yet?"; "The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet" [syn: {appear}]
4: prove to be in the result or end; "How will the game turn out?" [syn: {turn out}]
5: come forth or out; "You stick the coins in, but they come out again"; "His hair and teeth fell out" [syn: {pop out}, {fall out}]
6: take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal; "Jerry came in third in the Marathon" [syn: {place}, {come in}]
7: make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should step to the fore and help their peers" [syn: {come to the fore}, {step forward}, {come forward}, {step up}, {step to the fore}]
8: bulge outward; "His eyes popped" [syn: {protrude}, {pop}, {pop out}, {bulge}, {bulge out}, {bug out}]
9: to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality; "This actor outed last year" [syn: {come out of the closet}, {out}] 10: be made known; be disclosed or revealed; "The truth will out" [syn: {out}] 11: as of teeth, for example; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted" [syn: {erupt}, {break through}, {push through}]

come out of the closet
v : to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality; "This actor outed last year" [syn: {out}, {come out}]

come over
v : communicate the intended meaning or impression; "He came across very clearly" [syn: {come across}]

come round
v : change one's position or opinion; "He came around to our point of view" [syn: {come around}]

come short
v : fail to meet (expectations or standards) [syn: {fall short}]

come through
v 1: penetrate; "The sun broke through the clouds"; "The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft" [syn: {break through}]
2: succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems; "We finally got through the bureaucracy and could talk to the Minister" [syn: {get through}]
3: continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds" [syn: {survive}, {pull through}, {pull round}, {make it}] [ant: {succumb}]
4: attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" [syn: {succeed}, {win}, {bring home the bacon}, {deliver the goods}] [ant: {fail}]

come to
v 1: cause to experience suddenly; "Panic struck me"; "An interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with fear" [syn: {hit}, {strike}]
2: have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" [syn: {refer}, {pertain}, {relate}, {concern}, {bear on}, {touch}, {touch on}]
3: attain; "The horse finally struck a pace" [syn: {strike}]
4: return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection" [syn: {revive}, {resuscitate}]

come to grips
v : deal with (a problem or a subject); "I still have not come to grips with the death of my parents" [syn: {get to grips}]

come to hand
v : be revealed or disclosed; "The truth finally came to light" [syn: {come to light}]

come to life
v 1: be born or come into existence; "All these flowers come to life when the rains come" [syn: {come into being}]
2: be lifelike, as of a paintings; "If you look at it long enough, this portrait comes to life!"

come to light
v : be revealed or disclosed; "The truth finally came to light" [syn: {come to hand}]

come to mind
v : be remembered; "His name comes to mind when you mention the strike" [syn: {spring to mind}]

come to the fore
v : make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should step to the fore and help their peers" [syn: {step forward}, {come forward}, {step up}, {step to the fore}, {come out}]

come together
v : come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around her long lost relative" [syn: {close}]

come up
v 1: bring forth, usually something desirable; "The committee came up with some interesting recommendations"
2: occur; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion" [syn: {arise}]
3: move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room" [syn: {come}] [ant: {go}]
4: come to the surface [syn: {surface}, {rise up}, {rise}]
5: originate or come into being; "aquestion arose" [syn: {arise}, {bob up}]
6: move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" [syn: {rise}, {lift}, {arise}, {move up}, {go up}, {uprise}] [ant: {descend}]
7: be mentioned; "These names came up in the discussion"
8: start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went on"; "the computer came up" [syn: {go on}, {come on}] [ant: {go off}]
9: get something or somebody for a specific purpose; "I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter" [syn: {line up}, {get hold}, {find}] 10: come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends" [syn: {rise}, {uprise}, {ascend}] [ant: {set}] 11: gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She had scraped together enough money for college" [syn: {scrape}, {scrape up}] 12: gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage" [syn: {muster}, {rally}, {summon}, {muster up}]

come up to
v : speak to someone [syn: {address}, {accost}]

come upon
v 1: find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake" [syn: {fall upon}, {strike}, {light upon}, {chance upon}, {come across}, {chance on}, {happen upon}, {attain}, {discover}]
2: take possession of; "She entered upon the estate of her rich relatives" [syn: {enter upon}, {luck into}]

come with
v : be associated with; "French fries come with the hamburger" [syn: {attach to}, {accompany}, {go with}]

come-at-able
adj 1: capable of being attained or accomplished; "choose an attainable goal"; "art is not something that is come-at-able by dint of study" [syn: {attainable}, {gettable}, {getable}]
2: capable of being reached or attained; "a very getatable man"; "both oil and coal are there but not in getatable locations" [syn: {get-at-able}, {getatable}]

comeback
n 1: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" [syn: {rejoinder}, {retort}, {return}, {riposte}, {replication}, {counter}]
2: return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity

comedian
n 1: a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts [syn: {comic}]
2: an actor in a comedy

comedienne
n 1: a female actor in a comedy
2: a female comedian

comedo
n : a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin [syn: {blackhead}] [also: {comedones} (pl)]

comedones
See {comedo}

comedones
comedo
n : a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin [syn: {blackhead}] [also: {comedones} (pl)]

comedown
n : decline to a lower status or level

comedy
n 1: light and humorous drama with a happy ending [ant: {tragedy}]
2: a comic incident or series of incidents [syn: {drollery}, {clowning}, {funniness}]

comedy ballet
n : a ballet that stresses the drama with features of comedy

comelier
See {comely}

comelier
comely
adj 1: according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior" [syn: {becoming}, {comme il faut}, {decent}, {decorous}, {seemly}]
2: very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens" [syn: {bonny}, {bonnie}, {fair}] [also: {comeliest}, {comelier}]

comeliest
See {comely}

comeliest
comely
adj 1: according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior" [syn: {becoming}, {comme il faut}, {decent}, {decorous}, {seemly}]
2: very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens" [syn: {bonny}, {bonnie}, {fair}] [also: {comeliest}, {comelier}]

comeliness
n : the quality of being good looking and attractive [syn: {fairness}, {loveliness}, {beauteousness}]

comely
adj 1: according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior" [syn: {becoming}, {comme il faut}, {decent}, {decorous}, {seemly}]
2: very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens" [syn: {bonny}, {bonnie}, {fair}] [also: {comeliest}, {comelier}]

Comenius
n : Czech educational reformer (1592-1670) [syn: {John Amos Comenius}, {Jan Amos Komensky}]

come-on
n 1: anything that serves as an enticement [syn: {bait}, {hook}, {lure}, {sweetener}]
2: qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward [syn: {lure}, {enticement}]

comer
n 1: someone with a promising future
2: someone who arrives (or has arrived) [syn: {arrival}, {arriver}]

Comer Vann Woodward
n : United States historian (born in 1908) [syn: {Woodward}, {C. Vann Woodward}]

comestible
adj : suitable for use as food [syn: {edible}, {eatable}] [ant: {inedible}]
n : any substance that can be used as food [syn: {edible}, {eatable}, {pabulum}, {victual}, {victuals}]

comet
n : (astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit

cometary
adj : of or relating to or resembling a comet [syn: {cometic}]

cometic
adj : of or relating to or resembling a comet [syn: {cometary}]

comeupance
n : an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved [syn: {deserts}, {comeuppance}]

comeuppance
n : an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved [syn: {deserts}, {comeupance}]

comfier
See {comfy}

comfier
comfy
adj : providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal); "comfortable clothes"; "comfortable suburban houses"; "made himself comfortable in an armchair"; "the antihistamine made her feel more comfortable"; "are you comfortable?"; "feeling comfy now?" [syn: {comfortable}] [ant: {uncomfortable}] [also: {comfiest}, {comfier}]

comfiest
See {comfy}

comfiest
comfy
adj : providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal); "comfortable clothes"; "comfortable suburban houses"; "made himself comfortable in an armchair"; "the antihistamine made her feel more comfortable"; "are you comfortable?"; "feeling comfy now?" [syn: {comfortable}] [ant: {uncomfortable}] [also: {comfiest}, {comfier}]

comfit
n : candy containing a fruit or nut
v : make into a confection; "This medicine is home-confected" [syn: {confect}, {confection}]

comfort
n 1: a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain; "he is a man who enjoys his comfort"; "she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair" [syn: {comfortableness}] [ant: {discomfort}]
2: a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment
3: the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his presence was a consolation to her" [syn: {consolation}, {solace}]
4: a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state; "a life of luxury and ease"; "he had all the material comforts of this world" [syn: {ease}]
v 1: give moral or emotional strength to [syn: {soothe}, {console}, {solace}]
2: lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs" [syn: {ease}]

comfort food
n : food that is simply prepared and gives a sense of wellbeing; typically food with a high sugar or carbohydrate content that is associated with childhood or with home cooking

comfort station
n : a toilet that is available to the public [syn: {public toilet}, {public convenience}, {convenience}, {public lavatory}, {restroom}, {toilet facility}, {wash room}]

comfort woman
n : a woman forced into prostitution for Japanese servicemen during World War II; "she wrote a book about her harsh experiences as a comfort woman" [syn: {ianfu}]

comfort zone
n : the temperature range (between 28 and 30 degrees Centigrade) at which the naked human body is able to maintain a heat balance without shivering or sweating

comfortable
adj 1: providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal); "comfortable clothes"; "comfortable suburban houses"; "made himself comfortable in an armchair"; "the antihistamine made her feel more comfortable"; "are you comfortable?"; "feeling comfy now?" [syn: {comfy}] [ant: {uncomfortable}]
2: free from stress or conducive to mental ease; having or affording peace of mind; "was settled in a comfortable job, one for which he was well prepared"; "the comfortable thought that nothing could go wrong"; "was comfortable in his religious beliefs"; "she's a comfortable person to be with"; "she felt comfortable with her fiance's parents" [ant: {uncomfortable}]
3: more than adequate; "the home team had a comfortable lead"
4: sufficient to provide comfort; "a comfortable salary"
5: in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community" [syn: {easy}, {prosperous}, {well-fixed}, {well-heeled}, {well-off}, {well-situated}, {well-to-do}]

comfortableness
n 1: a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain; "he is a man who enjoys his comfort"; "she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair" [syn: {comfort}] [ant: {discomfort}]
2: a feeling of being at ease in a relationship

comfortably
adv 1: in mental comfort; without stress; "he works comfortably on three continents"
2: in physical comfort; "she could have been lying comfortably in bed getting the same relief" [ant: {uncomfortably}]
3: in financial comfort; "They live well"; "she has been able to live comfortably since her husband died" [syn: {well}]

comforted
adj : made comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress; "the news make her feel comforted"

comforter
n 1: commiserates with someone who has had misfortune [syn: {sympathizer}, {sympathiser}]
2: a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies; "a reliever of anxiety"; "an allayer of fears" [syn: {reliever}, {allayer}]
3: bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together [syn: {quilt}, {puff}]
4: device used for an infant to suck or bite on [syn: {pacifier}, {baby's dummy}, {teething ring}]

comforting
adj 1: providing freedom from worry [syn: {cheering}, {satisfying}]
2: affording comfort or solace [syn: {consolatory}, {consoling}]

comfortingly
adv : in a comforting or consoling manner; "one part of a strange world should be given a comfortingly familiar form" [syn: {consolingly}]

comfortless
adj : without comfort; "a comfortless room"

comforts
n : things that make you comfortable and at ease; "all the comforts of home" [syn: {creature comforts}, {amenities}, {conveniences}]

comfrey
n 1: perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas [syn: {cumfrey}]
2: leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads or cooked [syn: {healing herb}]

comfy
adj : providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal); "comfortable clothes"; "comfortable suburban houses"; "made himself comfortable in an armchair"; "the antihistamine made her feel more comfortable"; "are you comfortable?"; "feeling comfy now?" [syn: {comfortable}] [ant: {uncomfortable}] [also: {comfiest}, {comfier}]

comic
adj 1: arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics" [syn: {amusing}, {comical}, {funny}, {laughable}, {mirthful}, {risible}]
2: of or relating to or characteristic of comedy; "comic hero"
n : a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts [syn: {comedian}]

comic book
n : a magazine devoted to comic strips

comic opera
n : opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is spoken [syn: {opera bouffe}, {bouffe}, {opera comique}]

comic strip
n : a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book [syn: {cartoon strip}, {strip}]

comical
adj : arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics" [syn: {amusing}, {comic}, {funny}, {laughable}, {mirthful}, {risible}]

comically
adv : in a comical manner; "she acted comically" [syn: {funny}]

comics
See {comic strip}

coming
adj 1: of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions" [syn: {approaching}, {coming(a)}, {forthcoming}, {upcoming}]
2: yet to come; "coming generations"; "a future-day Gibbon of Macaulay" [syn: {coming(a)}, {future day}]
n 1: the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese" [syn: {approach}, {approaching}]
2: arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); "the advent of the computer" [syn: {advent}]
3: the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter" [syn: {approach}, {approaching}]
4: the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse [syn: {orgasm}, {climax}, {sexual climax}]

coming attraction
n : a movie that is advertised to draw customers

coming back
n : the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction [syn: {return}]

coming into court
n : formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action [syn: {appearance}, {appearing}]

coming together
n 1: the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day" [syn: {meeting}]
2: the act of joining together as one; "the merging of the two groups occurred quickly"; "there was no meeting of minds" [syn: {merging}, {meeting}]

coming upon
n : a casual meeting with a person of thing [syn: {encounter}]

COMINT
n : technical and intelligence information derived from foreign communications by other than the intended recipients [syn: {communications intelligence}]

comity
n : a state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility and respect

comity of nations
n : courteous respect by one nation for the laws and institutions of another

comma
n 1: a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence
2: anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing [syn: {comma butterfly}, {Polygonia comma}]

comma bacillus
n : comma-shaped bacteria that cause Asiatic cholera [syn: {Vibrio comma}]

comma butterfly
n : anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing [syn: {comma}, {Polygonia comma}]

command
n 1: an authoritative direction or instruction to do something [syn: {bid}, {bidding}, {dictation}]
2: a military unit or region under the control of a single officer
3: the power or authority to command; "an admiral in command"
4: availability for use; "the materials at the command of the potters grew"
5: a position of highest authority; "the corporation has just undergone a change in command"
6: great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French" [syn: {control}, {mastery}]
7: (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program [syn: {instruction}, {statement}, {program line}]
v 1: be in command of; "The general commanded a huge army"
2: make someone do something [syn: {require}, {compel}]
3: demand as one's due; "This speaker commands a high fee"; "The author commands a fair hearing from his readers"
4: look down on; "The villa dominates the town" [syn: {dominate}, {overlook}, {overtop}]
5: exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces" [syn: {control}]

command guidance
n : a method of controlling the flight of a missile by commands originating from the ground or from another missile

command key
n : (computer science) the key on a computer keyboard that is used (in combination with some other key) to type control characters [syn: {control key}]

command language
n : a source language consisting of procedural operators that invoke functions to be executed [syn: {query language}, {search language}]

command line
n : commands that a user types in in order to run an application

command line interface
n : a user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon [syn: {CLI}]

command module
n : a space module in which astronauts can live and control the spacecraft and communicate with earth

command overhead
n : (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command [syn: {command processing overhead time}, {command processing overhead}, {overhead}]

command post
n : military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forces [syn: {general headquarters}, {GHQ}]

command processing overhead
n : (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command [syn: {command processing overhead time}, {command overhead}, {overhead}]

command processing overhead time
n : (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command [syn: {command processing overhead}, {command overhead}, {overhead}]

command prompt
n : (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command [syn: {prompt}]

commandant
n : an officer in command of a military unit [syn: {commanding officer}, {commander}]

commandeer
v : take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami" [syn: {hijack}, {highjack}, {pirate}]

commander
n 1: an officer in command of a military unit [syn: {commanding officer}, {commandant}]
2: someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others
3: a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain
4: an officer in the airforce [syn: {air force officer}]

commander in chief
n : the officer who holds the supreme command; "in the U.S. the president is the commander in chief" [syn: {generalissimo}]

commandership
n : the position or office of commander [syn: {commandery}]

commandery
n : the position or office of commander [syn: {commandership}]

commanding
adj 1: of the highest rank; used of persons; "the commanding officer" [syn: {ranking}, {top-level}, {top-ranking}]
2: used of a height or viewpoint; "a commanding view of the ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside"; "the balcony overlooking the ballroom" [syn: {dominating}, {overlooking}]

commanding officer
n : an officer in command of a military unit [syn: {commandant}, {commander}]

commandment
n 1: something that is commanded
2: a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts" [syn: {teaching}, {precept}]

commando
n 1: a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids [syn: {ranger}]
2: an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory [also: {commandoes} (pl)]

commandoes
See {commando}

commandoes
commando
n 1: a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids [syn: {ranger}]
2: an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory [also: {commandoes} (pl)]

comme il faut
adj : according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior" [syn: {becoming}, {comely}, {decent}, {decorous}, {seemly}]

commedia dell'arte
n : Italian comedy of the 16th to 18th centuries improvised from standardized situations and stock characters

commelina
n : any plant of the genus Commelina

Commelinaceae
n : large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs or climbers: spiderworts [syn: {family Commelinaceae}, {spiderwort family}]

Commelinales
n : an order of monocotyledonous herbs [syn: {Xyridales}, {order Xyridales}, {order Commelinales}]

Commelinidae
n : one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises about 19,000 species in 25 families of mostly terrestrial herbs especially of moist places including: Cyperaceae; Gramineae; Bromeliaceae; and Zingiberaceae [syn: {subclass Commelinidae}]

commemorate
v 1: mark by some ceremony or observation; "We marked the anniversary of his death" [syn: {mark}]
2: call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony; "We remembered the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz"; "Remember the dead of the First World War" [syn: {remember}]
3: be or provide a memorial to a person or an event; "This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps"; "We memorialized the Dead" [syn: {memorialize}, {memorialise}, {immortalize}, {immortalise}, {record}]

commemorating
adj : intended as a commemoration; "a commemorative plaque" [syn: {commemorative}]

commemoration
n 1: a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something [syn: {memorialization}, {memorialisation}]
2: a recognition of meritorious service [syn: {memorial}, {remembrance}]

commemorative
adj : intended as a commemoration; "a commemorative plaque" [syn: {commemorating}]

commence
v 1: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" [syn: {get down}, {begin}, {get}, {start out}, {start}, {set about}, {set out}] [ant: {end}]
2: set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life" [syn: {begin}, {lead off}, {start}] [ant: {end}]
3: get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack" [syn: {start}, {start up}, {embark on}]

commencement
n 1: the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" [syn: {beginning}, {first}, {outset}, {get-go}, {start}, {kickoff}, {starting time}, {showtime}, {offset}] [ant: {middle}, {end}]
2: an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred [syn: {commencement exercise}, {commencement ceremony}, {graduation}, {graduation exercise}]
3: the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" [syn: {beginning}, {start}] [ant: {finish}]

commencement ceremony
n : an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred [syn: {commencement}, {commencement exercise}, {graduation}, {graduation exercise}]

commencement day
n : the day on which university degrees are conferred [syn: {degree day}]

commencement exercise
n : an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred [syn: {commencement}, {commencement ceremony}, {graduation}, {graduation exercise}]

commend
v 1: express approval of
2: present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence; "His paintings commend him to the artistic world"
3: give to in charge; "I commend my children to you"
4: express a good opinion of [syn: {recommend}]
5: mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship; "Remember me to your wife" [syn: {remember}]

commendable
adj : worthy of high praise; "applaudable efforts to save the environment"; "a commendable sense of purpose"; "laudable motives of improving housing conditions"; "a significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence" [syn: {applaudable}, {laudable}, {praiseworthy}]
adv : in an admirable manner; "the children's responses were admirably normal" [syn: {admirably}, {laudably}, {praiseworthily}]

commendation
n 1: an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement [syn: {citation}]
2: a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips" [syn: {approval}] [ant: {disapproval}]

commensal
adj : living in a state of commensalism
n : either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent

commensalism
n : the relation between two different kinds of organisms when one receives benefits from the other without damaging it

commensally
adv : in a commensal manner

commensurable
adj : able to be measured by a common standard; "hours and minutes are commensurable"

commensurate
adj : corresponding in size or degree or extent; "pay should be commensurate with the time worked" [ant: {incommensurate}]

commensurateness
n : the relation of correspondence in degree or size or amount [syn: {correspondence}, {proportionateness}]

comment
n 1: a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account" [syn: {remark}]
2: a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material; "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal" [syn: {commentary}]
3: a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip" [syn: {gossip}, {scuttlebutt}]
v 1: make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague" [syn: {notice}, {remark}, {point out}]
2: explain or interpret something
3: provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases; "He annotated on what his teacher had written" [syn: {gloss}, {annotate}]

commentary
n : a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material; "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal" [syn: {comment}]

commentate
v 1: make a commentary on
2: serve as a commentator, as in sportscasting

commentator
n 1: an expert who observes and comments on something [syn: {observer}]
2: a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day [syn: {reviewer}]

commerce
n 1: transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) [syn: {commercialism}, {mercantilism}]
2: the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913 [syn: {Department of Commerce}, {Commerce Department}, {DoC}]
3: social exchange, especially of opinions, attitudes, etc.

Commerce Department
n : the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913 [syn: {Department of Commerce}, {Commerce}, {DoC}]

Commerce Secretary
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Commerce; "the first Commerce Secretary was William C. Redfield who was appointed by Wilson" [syn: {Secretary of Commerce}]
2: the position of the head of the Department of Commerce; "the position of Commerce Secretary was created in 1913" [syn: {Secretary of Commerce}]

commercial
adj 1: connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises; "commercial trucker"; "commercial TV"; "commercial diamonds" [ant: {noncommercial}]
2: of or relating to commercialism; "a commercial attache"; "commercial paper"; "commercial law"
3: of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior; "commercial grade of beef"; "commercial oxalic acid"
n : a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television [syn: {commercial message}]

commercial activity
n : activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise [syn: {business activity}]

commercial agency
n : an organization that provides businesses with credit ratings of other firms; "Dun & Bradstreet is the largest mercantile agency in the United States" [syn: {mercantile agency}]

commercial art
n : art used for commercial purposes (as in advertising)

commercial artist
n : an illustrator who is supported by advertising

commercial bank
n : a financial institution that accepts demand deposits and makes loans and provides other services for the public [syn: {full service bank}]

commercial bribery
n : bribery of a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into a transaction

commercial credit
n : credit granted by a bank to a business concern for commercial purposes

commercial credit company
n : a finance company that makes loans to manufacturers and wholesalers [syn: {commercial finance company}]

commercial document
n : a document of or relating to commerce [syn: {commercial instrument}]

commercial enterprise
n 1: an enterprise connected with commerce
2: the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" [syn: {business enterprise}, {business}]

commercial finance company
n : a finance company that makes loans to manufacturers and wholesalers [syn: {commercial credit company}]

commercial instrument
n : a document of or relating to commerce [syn: {commercial document}]

commercial law
n : the body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence [syn: {mercantile law}, {law merchant}]

commercial letter of credit
n : a letter of credit given to a business concern for commercial purposes

commercial loan
n : a bank loan granted for the use of a business [syn: {business loan}]

commercial message
n : a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television [syn: {commercial}]

commercial paper
n : an unsecured and unregistered short-term obligation issued by an institutional borrower to investors who have temporarily idle cash

commercial traveler
n : a salesman who travels to call on customers [syn: {traveling salesman}, {travelling salesman}, {commercial traveller}, {roadman}, {bagman}]

commercial traveller
n : a salesman who travels to call on customers [syn: {traveling salesman}, {travelling salesman}, {commercial traveler}, {roadman}, {bagman}]

commercial treaty
n : a treaty governing commerce between two or more nations

commercialisation
n : the act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce; "my father considered the commercialization of Christmas to be a sacrilege"; "the government tried to accelerate the commercialization of this development"; "both companies will retain control over the commercialization of their own products" [syn: {commercialization}]

commercialise
v : make commercial; "Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life" [syn: {commercialize}, {market}]

commercialised
adj : organized principally for financial gain; "Christmas has become a commercialized spectacle" [syn: {commercialized}]

commercialism
n : transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) [syn: {commerce}, {mercantilism}]

commercialization
n : the act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce; "my father considered the commercialization of Christmas to be a sacrilege"; "the government tried to accelerate the commercialization of this development"; "both companies will retain control over the commercialization of their own products" [syn: {commercialisation}]

commercialize
v 1: exploit for maximal profit, usually by sacrificing quality; "The hotel owners are commercializing the beaches"
2: make commercial; "Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life" [syn: {commercialise}, {market}]

commercialized
adj : organized principally for financial gain; "Christmas has become a commercialized spectacle" [syn: {commercialised}]

commercially
adv : in a commercial manner; "the product is commercially available"

commie
n : a socialist who advocates communism [syn: {communist}]

comminate
v : curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment [syn: {execrate}, {anathemize}, {anathemise}, {anathematize}, {anathematise}]

commination
n 1: prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesday
2: a threat of divine punishment or vengeance

comminatory
adj : containing warning of punishment [syn: {denunciative}, {denunciatory}]

commingle
v 1: mix or blend; "His book commingles sarcasm and sadness"
2: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" [syn: {blend}, {flux}, {mix}, {conflate}, {immix}, {fuse}, {coalesce}, {meld}, {combine}, {merge}]

comminute
v : reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic" [syn: {grind}, {mash}, {crunch}, {bray}]

comminuted fracture
n : fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed

Commiphora
n : genus of East Indian and African trees yielding balsamic products [syn: {genus Commiphora}]

Commiphora meccanensis
n : small evergreen tree of Africa and Asia; leaves have a strong aromatic odor when bruised [syn: {balm of gilead}]

Commiphora myrrha
n : tree of eastern Africa and Asia yielding myrrh [syn: {myrrh tree}]

commiserate
v : to feel or express sympathy or compassion [syn: {sympathize}, {sympathise}]

commiseration
n 1: a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity" [syn: {pity}, {ruth}, {pathos}]
2: an expression of sympathy with another's grief; "they sent their condolences" [syn: {condolence}]

commiserative
adj : feeling or expressing sympathy; "made commiserative clicking sounds with his tongue"- Kenneth Roberts

Commissaire Maigret
n : a fictional detective in novels by Georges Simenon [syn: {Inspector Maigret}]

commissar
n : an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit [syn: {political commissar}]

commissariat
n : a stock or supply of foods [syn: {provisions}, {provender}, {viands}, {victuals}]

commissary
n 1: a retail store that sells equipment and provisions to military personnel
2: a snack bar in a film studio

commission
n 1: a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle [syn: {committee}]
2: a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary); "he works on commission"
3: the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions [syn: {commissioning}]
4: the state of being in good working order and ready for operation; "put the ships into commission"; "the motor was out of commission"
5: a group of representatives or delegates [syn: {deputation}, {delegation}, {delegacy}, {mission}]
6: a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury" [syn: {charge}, {direction}]
7: an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces [syn: {military commission}]
8: the act of committing a crime [syn: {perpetration}, {committal}]
9: a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message" [syn: {mission}, {charge}]
v 1: put into commission; equip for service; of ships
2: place an order for
3: charge with a task

Commission on Human Rights
n : the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with human rights

Commission on Narcotic Drugs
n : the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with drug traffic

Commission on the Status of Women
n : the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with the status of women in different societies

commission plan
n : a municipal government that combines legislative and executive authority in the members of a commission

commissionaire
n : a uniformed doorman

commissioned
adj 1: of military officers; holding by virtue of a commission a rank of second lieutenant or ensign or above [ant: {noncommissioned}]
2: given official approval to act; "an accredited college"; "commissioned broker"; "licensed pharmacist"; "authorized representative" [syn: {accredited}, {licensed}, {licenced}]

commissioned military officer
n : a commissioned officer in the army or air force or marine corp

commissioned naval officer
n : a commissioned officer in the navy

commissioned officer
n : a military officer holding a commission

commissioner
n 1: a government administrator
2: a member of a commission

commissioning
n : the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions [syn: {commission}]

commit
v 1: perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery" [syn: {perpetrate}, {pull}]
2: give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" [syn: {give}, {dedicate}, {consecrate}, {devote}]
3: cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison" [syn: {institutionalize}, {institutionalise}, {send}, {charge}]
4: confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" [syn: {entrust}, {intrust}, {trust}, {confide}]
5: make an investment; "Put money into bonds" [syn: {invest}, {put}, {place}] [ant: {divest}] [also: {committing}, {committed}]

commit suicide
v : kill oneself; "the terminally ill patient committed suicide"

commitment
n 1: the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose; "a man of energy and commitment" [syn: {committedness}]
2: the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team" [syn: {allegiance}, {loyalty}, {dedication}]
3: an engagement by contract involving financial obligation; "his business commitments took him to London"
4: a message that makes a pledge [syn: {dedication}]
5: the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital) [syn: {committal}, {consignment}]

committal
n 1: the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital) [syn: {commitment}, {consignment}]
2: the act of committing a crime [syn: {perpetration}, {commission}]

committal service
n : service committing a body to the grave; "the committal service will be held next Monday"

committal to memory
n : learning so as to be able to remember verbatim; "the actor's memorization of his lines" [syn: {memorization}, {memorisation}]

committal to writing
n : the activity of putting something in written form; "she did the thinking while he did the writing" [syn: {writing}]

committed
See {commit}

committed
adj 1: bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude; "committed church members"; "a committed Marxist" [ant: {uncommitted}]
2: associated in an exclusive sexual relationship [syn: {attached}] [ant: {unattached}]

committed
commit
v 1: perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery" [syn: {perpetrate}, {pull}]
2: give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" [syn: {give}, {dedicate}, {consecrate}, {devote}]
3: cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison" [syn: {institutionalize}, {institutionalise}, {send}, {charge}]
4: confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" [syn: {entrust}, {intrust}, {trust}, {confide}]
5: make an investment; "Put money into bonds" [syn: {invest}, {put}, {place}] [ant: {divest}] [also: {committing}, {committed}]

committedness
n : the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose; "a man of energy and commitment" [syn: {commitment}]

committee
n 1: a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle [syn: {commission}]
2: a self-constituted organization to promote something [syn: {citizens committee}]

Committee for State Security
n : formerly the predominant security police organization of Soviet Russia [syn: {KGB}, {Soviet KGB}]

committee meeting
n : a meeting for administrative purposes [syn: {board meeting}]

committee member
n : a member of a committee

committeeman
n : a man who is a member of committee

committeewoman
n : a woman who is a member of a committee

committing
See {commit}

committing
commit
v 1: perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery" [syn: {perpetrate}, {pull}]
2: give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" [syn: {give}, {dedicate}, {consecrate}, {devote}]
3: cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison" [syn: {institutionalize}, {institutionalise}, {send}, {charge}]
4: confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" [syn: {entrust}, {intrust}, {trust}, {confide}]
5: make an investment; "Put money into bonds" [syn: {invest}, {put}, {place}] [ant: {divest}] [also: {committing}, {committed}]

commix
v : to bring or combine together or with something else; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance" [syn: {mix}, {mingle}, {unify}, {amalgamate}]

commixture
n : the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio" [syn: {mix}, {admixture}, {mixture}, {intermixture}, {mixing}]

commode
n 1: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: {toilet}, {can}, {crapper}, {pot}, {potty}, {stool}, {throne}]
2: a tall elegant chest of drawers [syn: {chiffonier}]

commodious
adj : large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense); "a commodious harbor"; "a commodious building suitable for conventions" [syn: {convenient}] [ant: {incommodious}]

commodiousness
n : spatial largeness (especially inside a building) [syn: {capaciousness}, {roominess}, {spaciousness}]

commodities exchange
n : an exchange for buying and selling commodities for future delivery [syn: {commodity exchange}, {commodities market}]

commodities market
n : an exchange for buying and selling commodities for future delivery [syn: {commodity exchange}, {commodities exchange}]

commodity
n : articles of commerce [syn: {trade goods}, {goods}]

commodity brokerage
n : a brokerage firm dealing in commodities

commodity exchange
n : an exchange for buying and selling commodities for future delivery [syn: {commodities exchange}, {commodities market}]

commodore
n : a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral

Commodore John Barry Bridge
n : a cantilever bridge in Chester, Pennsylvania

Commodore Perry
n : United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819) [syn: {Perry}, {Oliver Hazard Perry}]

Commodore Vanderbilt
n : United States financier who accumulated great wealth from railroad and shipping businesses (1794-1877) [syn: {Vanderbilt}, {Cornelius Vanderbilt}]

common
adj 1: belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public; "for the common good"; "common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community" [ant: {individual}]
2: of no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual; "the common man"; "a common sailor"; "the common cold"; "a common nuisance"; "followed common procedure"; "it is common knowledge that she lives alone"; "the common housefly"; "a common brand of soap" [ant: {uncommon}]
3: common to or shared by two or more parties; "a common friend"; "the mutual interests of management and labor" [syn: {mutual}]
4: commonly encountered; "a common (or familiar) complaint"; "the usual greeting" [syn: {usual}]
5: being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language; "common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongue of the masses"; "the technical and vulgar names for an animal species" [syn: {vernacular}, {vulgar}]
6: of or associated with the great masses of people; "the common people in those days suffered greatly"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "his square plebeian nose"; "a vulgar and objectionable person"; "the unwashed masses" [syn: {plebeian}, {vulgar}, {unwashed}]
7: of low or inferior quality or value; "of what coarse metal ye are molded"- Shakespeare; "produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population" [syn: {coarse}]
8: lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich" [syn: {coarse}, {rough-cut}, {uncouth}, {vulgar}]
9: to be expected; standard; "common decency"
n : a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park" [syn: {park}, {commons}, {green}]

common ageratum
n : small tender herb grown for its fluffy brushlike blue to lavender blooms [syn: {Ageratum houstonianum}]

common alder
n : medium-sized tree with brown-black bark and woody fruiting catkins; leaves are hairy beneath [syn: {European black alder}, {Alnus glutinosa}, {Alnus vulgaris}]

common allamanda
n : vigorous evergreen climbing plant of South America having glossy leathery foliage and golden yellow flowers [syn: {golden trumpet}, {Allamanda cathartica}]

common American shad
n : shad of Atlantic coast of North America; naturalized to Pacific coast [syn: {Alosa sapidissima}]

common amsinckia
n : annual of western United States with coiled spikes of yellow-orange coiled flowers [syn: {Amsinckia intermedia}]

common apricot
n : temperate zone tree bearing downy yellow to rosy fruits [syn: {Prunus armeniaca}]

common arrowhead
n : a weed

common ax
n : an ax with a long handle and a head that has one cutting edge and one blunt side [syn: {common axe}, {Dayton ax}, {Dayton axe}]

common axe
n : an ax with a long handle and a head that has one cutting edge and one blunt side [syn: {common ax}, {Dayton ax}, {Dayton axe}]

common bamboo
n : extremely vigorous bamboo having thin-walled culms striped green and yellow; so widely cultivated that native area is uncertain [syn: {Bambusa vulgaris}]

common barberry
n : upright deciduous European shrub widely naturalized in United States having clusters of juicy berries [syn: {European barberry}, {Berberis vulgaris}]

common barley
n : grass yielding grain used for breakfast food and animal feed and in malt beverages [syn: {Hordeum vulgare}]

common basil
n : annual or perennial of tropical Asia having spikes of small white flowers and aromatic leave; one of the most important culinary herbs; used in salads, casseroles, sauces and some liqueurs [syn: {sweet basil}, {Ocimum basilicum}]

common bean
n 1: the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods [syn: {common bean plant}, {Phaseolus vulgaris}]
2: any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried

common bean plant
n : the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods [syn: {common bean}, {Phaseolus vulgaris}]

common bearberry
n : evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn [syn: {red bearberry}, {wild cranberry}, {mealberry}, {hog cranberry}, {sand berry}, {sandberry}, {mountain box}, {bear's grape}, {creashak}, {Arctostaphylos uva-ursi}]

common beech
n : large European beech with minutely-toothed leaves; widely planted as an ornamental in North America [syn: {European beech}, {Fagus sylvatica}]

common beet
n : biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop [syn: {beet}, {Beta vulgaris}]

common bile duct
n : a duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into the duodenum [syn: {bile duct}]

common birch
n : European birch with silvery white peeling bark and markedly drooping branches [syn: {silver birch}, {European white birch}, {Betula pendula}]

common bird cherry
n : small European cherry tree closely resembling the American chokecherry [syn: {hagberry tree}, {European bird cherry}, {Prunus padus}]

common blackfish
n : small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school [syn: {pilot whale}, {black whale}, {blackfish}, {Globicephala melaena}]

common bog rosemary
n : erect to procumbent evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of sphagnum peat bogs and other wet acidic areas in northern Europe [syn: {marsh andromeda}, {Andromeda polifolia}]

common booklouse
n : a variety of booklouse [syn: {Trogium pulsatorium}]

common box
n : large slow-growing evergreen shrub or small tree with multiple stems; extensively used for hedges or borders and topiary figures [syn: {European box}, {Buxus sempervirens}]

common brant goose
n : the best known variety of brant goose [syn: {Branta bernicla}]

common broom
n : deciduous erect spreading broom native to western Europe; widely cultivated for its rich yellow flowers [syn: {Scotch broom}, {green broom}, {Cytisus scoparius}]

common burdock
n : a plant that is ubiquitous in all but very acid soil; found in most of Europe and North Africa [syn: {lesser burdock}, {Arctium minus}]

common buttercup
n : perennial Old World buttercup with golden to sulphur yellow flowers in late spring to early summer; naturalized in North America [syn: {Ranunculus bulbosus}]

common calamint
n : mint-scented perennial of central and southern Europe [syn: {Calamintha sylvatica}, {Satureja calamintha officinalis}]

common camas
n : plant having a large edible bulb and linear basal leaves and racemes of light to deep violet-blue star-shaped flowers on tall green scapes; western North America [syn: {Camassia quamash}]

common canary
n : native to the Canary Islands and Azores; popular usually yellow cage bird noted for its song [syn: {Serinus canaria}]

common caper
n : prostrate spiny shrub of the Mediterranean region cultivated for its greenish flower buds which are pickled [syn: {Capparis spinosa}]

common cardinal vein
n : the major return channels to the heart; formed by anastomosis of the anterior and posterior cardinal veins

common carline thistle
n : Eurasian thistle growing in sand dunes and dry chalky soils [syn: {Carlina vulgaris}]

common carotid
n : runs upward in the neck and divides into the external and internal carotid arteries [syn: {common carotid artery}]

common carotid artery
n : runs upward in the neck and divides into the external and internal carotid arteries [syn: {common carotid}]

common carrier
n : a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages [syn: {carrier}]

common chickweed
n : a common low-growing annual garden weed with small white flowers; cosmopolitan; so-called because it is eaten by chickens [syn: {Stellaria media}]

common chord
n : a 3-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones [syn: {triad}]

common cockscomb
n : garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers [syn: {cockscomb}, {Celosia cristata}, {Celosia argentea cristata}]

common cold
n : a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs); "will they never find a cure for the common cold?" [syn: {cold}]

common comfrey
n : European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America [syn: {boneset}, {Symphytum officinale}]

common coral tree
n : small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered [syn: {ceibo}, {crybaby tree}, {cry-baby tree}, {Erythrina crista-galli}]

common corn salad
n : widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb; often a weed [syn: {lamb's lettuce}, {Valerianella olitoria}, {Valerianella locusta}]

common cotton grass
n : having densely tufted white cottony or downlike glumes [syn: {Eriophorum angustifolium}]

common daisy
n : low-growing Eurasian plant with yellow central disc flowers and pinkish-white outer ray flowers [syn: {English daisy}, {Bellis perennis}]

common dandelion
n : Eurasian plant widely naturalized as a weed in North America; used as salad greens and to make wine [syn: {Taraxacum ruderalia}, {Taraxacum officinale}]

common denominator
n 1: an integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions
2: an attribute that is common to all members of a category

common devil's claw
n : annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak [syn: {common unicorn plant}, {devil's claw}, {elephant-tusk}, {proboscis flower}, {ram's horn}, {Proboscidea louisianica}]

common divisor
n : an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly [syn: {common factor}, {common measure}]

common dogbane
n : North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints [syn: {spreading dogbane}, {rheumatism weed}, {Apocynum androsaemifolium}]

common dolphin
n : black-and-white dolphin that leaps high out of the water; one of the dolphins displayed at the Marinelands in California and in Florida [syn: {Delphinus delphis}]

common duckweed
n : of temperate regions except eastern Asia and Australia [syn: {lesser duckweed}, {Lemna minor}]

common eel
n : eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to sea to spawn; found in Europe and America; marketed both fresh and smoked [syn: {freshwater eel}]

common eland
n : dark fawn-colored eland of southern and eastern Africa [syn: {Taurotragus oryx}]

common elder
n : common black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies [syn: {bourtree}, {black elder}, {elderberry}, {European elder}, {Sambucus nigra}]

Common era
n : the time period beginning with the supposed year of Christ's birth [syn: {Christian era}]

common European ash
n : tall ash of Europe to the Caucasus having leaves shiny dark-green above and pale downy beneath [syn: {European ash}, {Fraxinus excelsior}]

common European dogwood
n : European deciduous shrub turning red in autumn having dull white flowers [syn: {red dogwood}, {blood-twig}, {pedwood}, {Cornus sanguinea}]

common European earwig
n : sometimes destructive to cultivated bulbs [syn: {Forficula auricularia}]

common European jay
n : fawn-colored jay with black-and-white crest and blue-and-black wings [syn: {Garullus garullus}]

common evening primrose
n : a coarse biennial of eastern North America with yellow flowers that open in the evening; naturalized in Europe [syn: {German rampion}, {Oenothera biennis}]

common facial vein
n : vein formed by union of facial vein and the retromandibular vein and emptying into the jugular vein

common factor
n : an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly [syn: {common divisor}, {common measure}]

common fate
n : a Gestalt principle of organization holding that aspects of perceptual field that move or function in a similar manner will be perceived as a unit [syn: {law of common fate}]

common fault
n : an inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have slipped downward relative to the footwall [syn: {normal fault}, {gravity fault}]

common fennel
n 1: strongly aromatic with a smell of aniseed; leaves and seeds used for seasoning [syn: {Foeniculum vulgare}]
2: leaves used for seasoning [syn: {fennel}]

common fig
n : Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit [syn: {fig}, {common fig tree}, {Ficus carica}]

common fig tree
n : Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit [syn: {fig}, {common fig}, {Ficus carica}]

common flat pea
n : low spreading evergreen shrub of southern Australia having triangular to somewhat heart-shaped foliage and orange-yellow flowers followed by flat winged pods [syn: {native holly}, {Playlobium obtusangulum}]

common four-o'clock
n : common garden plant of North America having fragrant red or purple or yellow or white flowers that open in late afternoon [syn: {marvel-of-Peru}, {Mirabilis jalapa}, {Mirabilis uniflora}]

common foxglove
n : tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock [syn: {fairy bell}, {fingerflower}, {finger-flower}, {fingerroot}, {finger-root}, {Digitalis purpurea}]

common fraction
n : the quotient of two integers [syn: {simple fraction}]

common front
n : a movement in which several individuals or groups with different interests join together; "the unions presented a common front at the bargaining table"

common garden cress
n : annual herb used as salad green and garnish [syn: {garden pepper cress}, {pepper grass}, {pepperwort}, {Lepidium sativum}]

common garter snake
n : a garter snake that is widespread in North America [syn: {Thamnophis sirtalis}]

common ginger
n : tropical Asian plant widely cultivated for its pungent root; source of gingerroot and powdered ginger [syn: {Canton ginger}, {stem ginger}, {Zingiber officinale}]

common good
n : the good of a community [syn: {commonweal}]

common grape hyacinth
n : prolific species having particularly beautiful dark blue flowers [syn: {Muscari neglectum}]

common grape vine
n : common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes [syn: {vinifera}, {vinifera grape}, {Vitis vinifera}]

common ground
n : a basis agreed to by all parties for reaching a mutual understanding

common gum cistus
n : shrub having white flowers and viscid stems and leaves yielding a fragrant oleoresin used in perfumes especially as a fixative [syn: {Cistus ladanifer}, {Cistus ladanum}]

common heath
n 1: small erect shrub of Australia and Tasmania with fragrant ivory flowers [syn: {blunt-leaf heath}, {Epacris obtusifolia}]
2: spindly upright shrub of southern Australia and Tasmania having white to rose or purple-red flowers [syn: {Epacris impressa}]

common hop
n : European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America [syn: {common hops}, {bine}, {European hop}, {Humulus lupulus}]

common hops
n : European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America [syn: {common hop}, {bine}, {European hop}, {Humulus lupulus}]

common horehound
n : European aromatic herb with hairy leaves and numerous white flowers in axillary cymes; leaves yield a bitter extract use medicinally and as flavoring [syn: {white horehound}, {Marrubium vulgare}]

common horsetail
n : of Eurasia and Greenland and North America [syn: {field horsetail}, {Equisetum arvense}]

common hyacinth
n : widely grown for its fragrance and its white, pink, blue, or purplish flowers [syn: {Hyacinthus orientalis}]

common iguana
n : large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central America and South America [syn: {iguana}, {Iguana iguana}]

common iliac artery
n : terminal branches of the abdominal aorta

common iliac vein
n : formed by the internal and external iliac veins; unites with its fellow from the opposite side of the body to form the inferior vena cava

common ivy
n : Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits [syn: {ivy}, {English ivy}, {Hedera helix}]

common jasmine
n : tall-climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea [syn: {true jasmine}, {jessamine}, {Jasminum officinale}]

common juniper
n : densely branching shrub or small tree having pungent blue berries used to flavor gin; widespread in northern hemisphere; only conifer on coasts of Iceland and Greenland [syn: {Juniperus communis}]

common kingsnake
n : widespread in United States except northern regions; black or brown with yellow bands [syn: {Lampropeltis getulus}]

common knowledge
n : something generally known to everyone

common laburnum
n : an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum; often cultivated for Easter decorations [syn: {golden chain}, {golden rain}, {Laburnum anagyroides}]

common lady's-slipper
n : pale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an inflated pouchlike lip [syn: {showy lady's-slipper}, {showy lady slipper}, {Cypripedium reginae}, {Cypripedium album}]

common land
n : a pasture subject to common use [syn: {commons}]

common law
n 1: (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions [syn: {case law}, {precedent}]
2: a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws; "common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States" [syn: {case law}, {precedent}]

common lettuce
n : annual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves used in salads; widely grown [syn: {garden lettuce}, {Lactuca sativa}]

common lilac
n : large European lilac naturalized in North America having heart-shaped ovate leaves and large panicles of highly fragrant lilac or white flowers [syn: {Syringa vulgaris}]

common limpet
n : marine limpet [syn: {Patella vulgata}]

common logarithm
n : a logarithm to the base 10

common louse
n : head or body louse [syn: {Pediculus humanus}]

common lynx
n : of northern Eurasia [syn: {Lynx lynx}]

common mackerel
n : important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales [syn: {shiner}, {Scomber scombrus}]

common madia
n : California annual having red-brown spots near the base of its yellow flower rays [syn: {common tarweed}, {Madia elegans}]

common maidenhair
n : delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalks; cosmopolitan [syn: {Venushair}, {Venus'-hair fern}, {southern maidenhair}, {Venus maidenhair}, {Adiantum capillus-veneris}]

common mallow
n : annual Old World plant with clusters of pink or white flowers; naturalized in United States [syn: {Malva neglecta}]

common man
n : a person who holds no title [syn: {commoner}, {common person}]

common marigold
n : the common European annual marigold [syn: {pot marigold}, {ruddles}, {Scotch marigold}, {Calendula officinalis}]

Common Market
n : an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members; "he took Britain into Europe" [syn: {European Union}, {EU}, {European Community}, {EC}, {European Economic Community}, {EEC}, {Europe}]

common matrimony vine
n : deciduous erect or spreading shrub with spiny branches and violet-purple flowers followed by orange-red berries; southeastern Europe to China [syn: {Duke of Argyll's tea tree}, {Lycium barbarum}, {Lycium halimifolium}]

common measure
n 1: a time signature indicating four beats to the bar [syn: {common time}, {four-four time}, {quadruple time}]
2: an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly [syn: {common divisor}, {common factor}]
3: the usual (iambic) meter of a ballad [syn: {common meter}]

common meter
n : the usual (iambic) meter of a ballad [syn: {common measure}]

common milkwort
n : small European perennial with numerous branches having racemes of blue, pink or white flowers; formerly reputed to promote human lactation [syn: {gand flower}, {Polygala vulgaris}]

common mood
n : a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact [syn: {indicative mood}, {indicative}, {declarative mood}, {declarative}, {fact mood}]

common moonseed
n : a woody vine of eastern North America having large oval leaves and small white flowers and purple to blue-black fruits [syn: {Canada moonseed}, {yellow parilla}, {Menispermum canadense}]

common moonwort
n : of America and Eurasia and Australia [syn: {moonwort}, {Botrychium lunaria}]

common morel
n : an edible and choice morel with a globular to elongate head with an irregular pattern of pits and ridges [syn: {Morchella esculenta}, {sponge mushroom}, {sponge morel}]

common morning glory
n 1: annual or perennial climbing herb of Central America having sky-blue flowers; most commonly cultivated morning glory [syn: {Ipomoea tricolor}]
2: pantropical annual climbing herb with funnel-shaped blue, purple, pink or white flowers [syn: {Ipomoea purpurea}]

common mosquito
n : common house mosquito [syn: {Culex pipiens}]

common mugwort
n : European tufted aromatic perennial herb having hairy red or purple stems and dark green leaves downy white below and red-brown florets [syn: {Artemisia vulgaris}]

common mullein
n : tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches [syn: {great mullein}, {Aaron's rod}, {flannel mullein}, {woolly mullein}, {torch}, {Verbascum thapsus}]

common multiple
n : an integer that is a multiple of two or more other integers

common murre
n : the most frequent variety of murre [syn: {Uria aalge}]

common myrtle
n : European shrub with white or rosy flowers followed by black berries [syn: {Myrtus communis}]

common nardoo
n : Australian clover fern [syn: {nardoo}, {nardo}, {Marsilea drummondii}]

common newt
n : small semiaquatic salamander [syn: {Triturus vulgaris}]

common nightshade
n : Eurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edible [syn: {black nightshade}, {poisonberry}, {poison-berry}, {Solanum nigrum}]

common noun
n : a noun that denotes any or all members of a class [ant: {proper noun}]

common nuisance
n : a nuisance that unreasonably interferes with a right that is common to the general public; "a public nuisance offends the public at large" [syn: {public nuisance}]

common nutcracker
n : Old World nutcracker [syn: {Nucifraga caryocatactes}]

common oak
n : medium to large deciduous European oak having smooth leaves with rounded lobes; yields hard strong light-colored wood [syn: {English oak}, {pedunculate oak}, {Quercus robur}]

common opossum
n : omnivorous opossum of the eastern United States; noted for feigning death when in danger; esteemed as food in some areas; considered same species as the crab-eating opossum of South America [syn: {Didelphis virginiana}, {Didelphis marsupialis}]

common or garden
adj : the usual or familiar type; "it is a common or garden sparrow"

common osier
n : willow with long flexible twigs used in basketry [syn: {hemp willow}, {velvet osier}, {Salix viminalis}]

common pea
n : plant producing peas usually eaten fresh rather than dried [syn: {garden pea}, {garden pea plant}, {Pisum sativum}]

common people
n : people in general; "they're just country folk"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next" [syn: {folk}]

common pepper
n : climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam [syn: {pepper}, {black pepper}, {white pepper}, {Madagascar pepper}, {Piper nigrum}]

common person
n : a person who holds no title [syn: {commoner}, {common man}]

common pitcher plant
n : perennial bog herb having dark red flowers and decumbent broadly winged pitchers forming a rosette; of northeastern North America and naturalized in Europe especially Ireland [syn: {huntsman's cup}, {huntsman's cups}, {Sarracenia purpurea}]

common plantain
n : common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed [syn: {broad-leaved plantain}, {white-man's foot}, {whiteman's foot}, {cart-track plant}, {Plantago major}]

common plum
n : any of various widely distributed plums grown in the cooler temperate areas [syn: {Prunus domestica}]

common polypody
n : mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia [syn: {adder's fern}, {wall fern}, {golden maidenhair}, {golden polypody}, {sweet fern}, {Polypodium vulgare}]

common pond-skater
n : a variety of water strider [syn: {Gerris lacustris}]

common privet
n : deciduous semi-evergreen shrub used for hedges [syn: {Ligustrum vulgare}]

common purslane
n : weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine; cosmopolitan [syn: {pussley}, {pusly}, {verdolagas}, {Portulaca oleracea}]

common raccoon
n : North American raccoon [syn: {common racoon}, {coon}, {ringtail}, {Procyon lotor}]

common racoon
n : North American raccoon [syn: {common raccoon}, {coon}, {ringtail}, {Procyon lotor}]

common ragweed
n : annual weed with finely divided foliage and spikes of green flowers; common in North America; introduced elsewhere accidentally [syn: {Ambrosia artemisiifolia}]

common reed
n : tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts [syn: {ditch reed}, {carrizo}, {Phragmites communis}]

common room
n : a sitting room (usually at school or university)

common rorqual
n : large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {finback}, {finback whale}, {fin whale}, {Balaenoptera physalus}]

common rose mallow
n : showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowers [syn: {rose mallow}, {swamp mallow}, {swamp rose mallow}, {Hibiscus moscheutos}]

common roundworm
n : intestinal parasite of humans and pigs [syn: {Ascaris lumbricoides}]

common rush
n : tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America [syn: {bulrush}, {bullrush}, {soft rush}, {Juncus effusus}]

common sage
n : shrubby plant with aromatic grayish-green leaves used as a cooking herb [syn: {ramona}, {Salvia officinalis}]

common salt
n 1: a white crystalline solid consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl) [syn: {sodium chloride}]
2: white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food [syn: {salt}, {table salt}]

common scold
n : someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault [syn: {scold}, {scolder}, {nag}, {nagger}]

common scoter
n : a variety of scoter [syn: {Melanitta nigra}]

common scurvy grass
n : a widely distributed arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of vitamin C [syn: {scurvy grass}, {Cochlearia officinalis}]

common seal
n : small spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern hemisphere [syn: {harbor seal}, {Phoca vitulina}]

common sense
n : sound practical judgment; "I can't see the sense in doing it now"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away" [syn: {good sense}, {gumption}, {horse sense}, {sense}, {mother wit}]

common shares
n : stock other than preferred stock; entitles the owner to a share of the corporation's profits and a share of the voting power in shareholder elections; "over 40 million Americans invest in common stocks" [syn: {common stock}, {ordinary shares}]

common shiner
n : the common North American shiner [syn: {silversides}, {Notropis cornutus}]

common shrew
n : common American shrew [syn: {Sorex araneus}]

common sickle pine
n : small tropical rain forest tree of Indonesia and Malaysia [syn: {Falcatifolium falciforme}]

common snapping turtle
n : large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite [syn: {snapper}, {Chelydra serpentina}]

common snipe
n : common snipe of Eurasia and Africa [syn: {whole snipe}, {Gallinago gallinago}]

common snowberry
n : deciduous shrub of western North America having spikes of pink flowers followed by round white berries [syn: {snowberry}, {waxberry}, {Symphoricarpos alba}]

common soldier
n : an enlisted man of the lowest rank; "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value" [syn: {private}, {buck private}]

common sorrel
n : large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces [syn: {sorrel}]

common speedwell
n : common hairy European perennial with pale blue or lilac flowers in axillary racemes [syn: {gypsyweed}, {Veronica officinalis}]

common spindle tree
n : small erect deciduous shrub having tough white wood and cathartic bark and fruit [syn: {Euonymus europaeus}]

common spoonbill
n : pure white crested spoonbill of southern Eurasia and northeastern Africa [syn: {Platalea leucorodia}]

common spotted orchid
n : European orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or purple [syn: {Dactylorhiza fuchsii}, {Dactylorhiza maculata fuchsii}]

common St John's wort
n : deciduous bushy Eurasian shrub with golden yellow flowers and reddish-purple fruits from which a soothing salve is made in Spain [syn: {tutsan}, {Hypericum androsaemum}]

common staghorn fern
n : commonly cultivated fern of Australia and southeastern Asia and Polynesia [syn: {elkhorn fern}, {Platycerium bifurcatum}, {Platycerium alcicorne}]

common starling
n : gregarious bird having plumage with dark metallic gloss; builds nests around dwellings and other structures; naturalized worldwide [syn: {Sturnus vulgaris}]

common stinkhorn
n : a common fungus formerly used in preparing a salve for rheumatism [syn: {Phallus impudicus}]

common stock
n : stock other than preferred stock; entitles the owner to a share of the corporation's profits and a share of the voting power in shareholder elections; "over 40 million Americans invest in common stocks" [syn: {common shares}, {ordinary shares}]

common stock equivalent
n : preferred stock or convertible bonds or warrants that can be converted into common stock

common sunflower
n : annual sunflower grown for silage and for its seeds which are a source of oil; common throughout United States and much of North America [syn: {mirasol}, {Helianthus annuus}]

common tarweed
n : California annual having red-brown spots near the base of its yellow flower rays [syn: {common madia}, {Madia elegans}]

common teasel
n : teasel with lilac flowers native to Old World but naturalized in North America; dried flower heads used to raise a nap on woolen cloth [syn: {Dipsacus fullonum}]

common thorn apple
n : intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits [syn: {jimsonweed}, {jimson weed}, {Jamestown weed}, {apple of Peru}, {Datura stramonium}]

common thyme
n : common aromatic garden perennial native to the western Mediterranean; used in seasonings and formerly as medicine [syn: {Thymus vulgaris}]

common time
n : a time signature indicating four beats to the bar [syn: {four-four time}, {quadruple time}, {common measure}]

common tobacco
n : tall erect South American herb with large ovate leaves and terminal clusters of tubular white or pink flowers; cultivated for its leaves [syn: {Nicotiana tabacum}]

common topaz
n : a yellow quartz [syn: {topaz}, {false topaz}]

common touch
n : the property of appealing to people in general (usually by appearing to have qualities in common with them)

common unicorn plant
n : annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak [syn: {devil's claw}, {common devil's claw}, {elephant-tusk}, {proboscis flower}, {ram's horn}, {Proboscidea louisianica}]

common valerian
n : tall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and rhizomes used medicinally [syn: {garden heliotrope}, {Valeriana officinalis}]

common vetchling
n : scrambling perennial Eurasian wild pea having yellowish flowers and compressed seed pods; cultivated for forage [syn: {meadow pea}, {yellow vetchling}, {Lathyrus pratensis}]

common viper
n : small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia [syn: {adder}, {Vipera berus}]

common wallaby
n : height 30 inches [syn: {Macropus agiles}]

common wart
n : a benign growth (often with a rough surface)

common wasp
n : a variety of vespid wasp [syn: {Vespula vulgaris}]

common water snake
n : in some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia; western United States snake that seldom ventures far from water [syn: {banded water snake}, {Natrix sipedon}, {Nerodia sipedon}]

common watercress
n : perennial Eurasian cress growing chiefly in springs or running water having fleshy pungent leaves used in salads or as a potherb or garnish; introduced in North America and elsewhere [syn: {Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum}, {Nasturtium officinale}]

common wheat
n : widely cultivated in temperate regions in many varieties for its commercially important grain [syn: {Triticum aestivum}]

common white dogwood
n : deciduous tree; celebrated for its large white or pink bracts and stunning autumn color that is followed by red berries [syn: {eastern flowering dogwood}, {Cornus florida}]

common winterberry holly
n : a holly shrub

common wolffia
n : smallest flowering plants known; of the Americas [syn: {Wolffia columbiana}]

common wood sorrel
n : Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white pink- or purple-veined flowers [syn: {cuckoo bread}, {shamrock}, {Oxalis acetosella}]

common wormwood
n : aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe [syn: {absinthe}, {old man}, {lad's love}, {Artemisia absinthium}]

common year
n : a year that is not a leap year [syn: {365 days}]

common yellowthroat
n : an American warbler [syn: {Maryland yellowthroat}, {Geothlypis trichas}]

common yellowwood
n : medium-sized tree of South Africa [syn: {bastard yellowwood}, {Afrocarpus falcata}]

common zebra
n : of the plains of central and eastern Africa [syn: {Burchell's zebra}, {Equus Burchelli}]

commonage
n : property held in common

commonality
n 1: class composed of persons lacking noble or knightly or gentle rank [syn: {commonalty}, {commons}]
2: sharing of common attributes [syn: {commonness}] [ant: {individuality}]

commonalty
n : class composed of persons lacking noble or knightly or gentle rank [syn: {commonality}, {commons}]

commoner
n : a person who holds no title [syn: {common man}, {common person}]

common-law
adj : based on common law; "a common-law right" [syn: {common-law(p)}]

common-law marriage
n : a marriage relationship created by agreement and cohabitation rather than by ceremony

commonly
adv : under normal conditions; "usually she was late" [syn: {normally}, {usually}, {unremarkably}, {ordinarily}] [ant: {unusually}]

commonness
n 1: the state of being that is commonly observed [syn: {expectedness}]
2: the quality of lacking taste and refinement [syn: {coarseness}, {grossness}, {vulgarity}, {vulgarism}, {raunch}]
3: ordinariness as a consequence of being frequent and commonplace [syn: {commonplaceness}, {everydayness}] [ant: {uncommonness}]
4: sharing of common attributes [syn: {commonality}] [ant: {individuality}]

commonplace
adj 1: obvious and dull; "trivial conversation"; "commonplace prose" [syn: {banal}, {trivial}]
2: completely ordinary and unremarkable; "air travel has now become commonplace"; "commonplace everyday activities"
3: not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines" [syn: {humdrum}, {prosaic}, {unglamorous}, {unglamourous}]
4: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" [syn: {banal}, {hackneyed}, {old-hat}, {shopworn}, {stock(a)}, {threadbare}, {timeworn}, {tired}, {trite}, {well-worn}]
n : a trite or obvious remark [syn: {platitude}, {cliche}, {banality}, {bromide}]

commonplace book
n : a notebook in which you enter memorabilia

commonplaceness
n : ordinariness as a consequence of being frequent and commonplace [syn: {commonness}, {everydayness}] [ant: {uncommonness}]

commons
n 1: a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park" [syn: {park}, {common}, {green}]
2: a pasture subject to common use [syn: {common land}]
3: class composed of persons lacking noble or knightly or gentle rank [syn: {commonalty}, {commonality}]

commonsense
adj : exhibiting native good judgment; "arrive home at a reasonable hour"; "commonsense scholarship on the foibles of a genius"; "unlearned and commonsensical countryfolk were capable of solving problems that beset the more sophisticated" [syn: {commonsensible}, {commonsensical}]

commonsensible
adj : exhibiting native good judgment; "arrive home at a reasonable hour"; "commonsense scholarship on the foibles of a genius"; "unlearned and commonsensical countryfolk were capable of solving problems that beset the more sophisticated" [syn: {commonsense}, {commonsensical}]

commonsensical
adj : exhibiting native good judgment; "arrive home at a reasonable hour"; "commonsense scholarship on the foibles of a genius"; "unlearned and commonsensical countryfolk were capable of solving problems that beset the more sophisticated" [syn: {commonsense}, {commonsensible}]

commonweal
n : the good of a community [syn: {common good}]

commonwealth
n 1: the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)
2: a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land" [syn: {state}, {nation}, {country}, {land}, {res publica}, {body politic}]
3: a world organization of autonomous states that are united in allegiance to a central power but are not subordinate to it or to one another
4: a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them [syn: {democracy}, {republic}] [ant: {autocracy}]

Commonwealth Day
n : British, anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth [syn: {Empire day}, {May 24}]

Commonwealth of Australia
n : a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony [syn: {Australia}]

Commonwealth of Dominica
n : a country on the island of Dominica [syn: {Dominica}]

Commonwealth of Independent States
n : an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991 [syn: {CIS}]

Commonwealth of Nations
n : an association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and its dependencies and many former British colonies that are now sovereign states but owe allegiance to the British Crown [syn: {British Commonwealth}]

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
n : a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico [syn: {Puerto Rico}, {Porto Rico}, {PR}]

Commonwealth of the Bahamas
n : island country in the Atlantic east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort [syn: {Bahamas}, {Bahama Islands}]

commotion
n 1: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: {disturbance}, {disruption}, {stir}, {flutter}, {hurly burly}, {to-do}, {hoo-ha}, {hoo-hah}, {kerfuffle}]
2: the act of making a noisy disturbance [syn: {din}, {ruction}, {ruckus}, {rumpus}, {tumult}]
3: confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits" [syn: {whirl}]

commove
v 1: cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" [syn: {agitate}, {rouse}, {turn on}, {charge}, {excite}, {charge up}] [ant: {calm}]
2: change the arrangement or position of [syn: {agitate}, {vex}, {disturb}, {shake up}, {stir up}, {raise up}]

communal
adj 1: for or by a group rather than individuals; "dipping each his bread into a communal dish of stew"- Paul Roche; "a communal settlement in which all earnings and food were shared"; "a group effort"
2: relating to a small administrative district or community; "communal elections in several European countries"

communalise
v : make something the property of the commune or community [syn: {communalize}]

communalism
n 1: the practice of communal living and common ownership
2: loyalty and commitment to the interests of your own minority or ethnic group rather than to society as a whole

communalize
v : make something the property of the commune or community [syn: {communalise}]

communally
adv : by a group of people rather than an individual; "the mills were owned communally"

commune
n 1: the smallest administrative district of several European countries
2: a body of people or families living together and sharing everything
v 1: communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity; "He seemed to commune with nature"
2: receive Communion, in the Catholic church [syn: {communicate}]

communicable
adj 1: (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection [syn: {catching}, {contagious}, {contractable}, {transmissible}, {transmittable}]
2: readily communicated; "communicable ideas"

communicable disease
n : a disease that can be communicated from one person to another

communicant
n : a person entitled to receive Communion

communicate
v 1: transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees" [syn: {pass on}, {pass}, {put across}]
2: transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" [syn: {intercommunicate}]
3: transfer to another; "communicate a disease" [syn: {convey}, {transmit}]
4: join or connect; "The rooms communicated"
5: be in verbal contact; interchange information or ideas; "He and his sons haven't communicated for years"; "Do you communicate well with your advisor?"
6: administer communion; in church [ant: {excommunicate}]
7: receive Communion, in the Catholic church [syn: {commune}]

communicating
n : the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow" [syn: {communication}]

communicating artery
n : any of three arteries in the brain that make up the circle of Willis [syn: {arteria communicans}]

communication
n 1: the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow" [syn: {communicating}]
2: something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
3: a connection allowing access between persons or places; "how many lines of communication can there be among four people?"; "a secret passageway provided communication between the two rooms"

communication channel
n : (often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms" [syn: {channel}, {line}]

communication equipment
n : facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information [syn: {communication system}]

communication system
n 1: a system for communicating
2: facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information [syn: {communication equipment}]

communication theory
n : the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); "communications is his major field of study" [syn: {communications}]

communication trench
n : a trench that provides protected passage between the rear and front lines of a defensive position [syn: {approach trench}]

communicational
adj : used in communication; "he had few communicational grooves available for use"

communications
n : the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); "communications is his major field of study" [syn: {communication theory}]

communications intelligence
n : technical and intelligence information derived from foreign communications by other than the intended recipients [syn: {COMINT}]

communications protocol
n : (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data [syn: {protocol}]

communications satellite
n : an artificial satellite that relays signals back to earth; moves in a geostationary orbit

Communications Security Establishment
n : Canadian agency that gathers communications intelligence and assist law enforcement and security agencies [syn: {CSE}]

communications technology
n : the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems

communicative
adj 1: of or relating to communication; "communicative arts"
2: able or tending to communicate; "was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew"- W.M.Thackeray [syn: {communicatory}] [ant: {uncommunicative}]

communicativeness
n : the trait of being communicative [ant: {uncommunicativeness}]

communicator
n : a person who communicates with others

communicatory
adj : able or tending to communicate; "was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew"- W.M.Thackeray [syn: {communicative}] [ant: {uncommunicative}]

Communion
n 1: the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist; "the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation" [syn: {Holy Communion}, {sacramental manduction}, {manduction}]
2: sharing thoughts and feelings [syn: {sharing}]
3: (Christianity) a group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites

communion table
n : the table in Christian churches where communion is given [syn: {altar}, {Lord's table}]

communique
n : an official report (usually sent in haste) [syn: {dispatch}, {despatch}]

communisation
n 1: a change from private property to public property owned by the community [syn: {communization}]
2: the organization of a nation of the basis of communism [syn: {communization}]
3: changing something from private to state ownership or control [syn: {nationalization}, {nationalisation}, {communization}] [ant: {denationalization}]

communise
v 1: make Communist or bring in accord with Communist principles; "communize the government" [syn: {communize}, {bolshevize}, {bolshevise}]
2: make into state-owned property; "The new government communized all banks" [syn: {communize}]

communism
n 1: a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership
2: a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society

communist
adj : relating to or marked by communism; "Communist Party"; "communist governments"; "communistic propaganda" [syn: {communistic}]
n 1: a member of the communist party
2: a socialist who advocates communism [syn: {commie}]

Communist China
n : a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world [syn: {China}, {People's Republic of China}, {mainland China}, {Red China}, {PRC}]

communist economy
n : the managed economy of a communist state

Communist Manifesto
n : a socialist manifesto written by Marx and Engels (1842) describing the history of the working-class movement according to their views

Communist Party
n : a political party that actively advocates a communist form of government; in Communist countries it is the sole political party of the state

Communist Party of Kampuchea
n : a communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people; was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active until 1999 [syn: {Khmer Rouge}, {KR}, {Party of Democratic Kampuchea}]

communistic
adj : relating to or marked by communism; "Communist Party"; "communist governments"; "communistic propaganda" [syn: {communist}]

community
n 1: a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community"
2: a group of people having ethnic or cultural or religious characteristics in common; "the Christian community of the apostolic age"; "he was well known throughout the Catholic community"
3: common ownership; "they shared a community of possessions"
4: a group of nations having common interests; "they hoped to join the NATO community"
5: the body of people in a learned occupation; "the news spread rapidly through the medical community" [syn: {profession}]
6: agreement as to goals; "the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests" [syn: {community of interests}]
7: a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences [syn: {residential district}, {residential area}]
8: (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other [syn: {biotic community}]

community center
n : a center where the members of a community can gather for social or cultural activities [syn: {civic center}]

community chest
n : a charity supported by individual subscriptions; defrays the demands on a community for social welfare

community college
n : a nonresidential junior college offering a curriculum fitted to the needs of the community

community of interests
n : agreement as to goals; "the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests" [syn: {community}]

community of scholars
n : the body of individuals holding advanced academic degrees

community property
n : property and income belonging jointly to a married couple

community service
n 1: a service that is performed for the benefit of the public or its institutions [syn: {public service}]
2: an unpaid service for the benefit of the public that is performed by lawbreakers as part (or all) of their sentence

communization
n 1: a change from private property to public property owned by the community [syn: {communisation}]
2: the organization of a nation of the basis of communism [syn: {communisation}]
3: changing something from private to state ownership or control [syn: {nationalization}, {nationalisation}, {communisation}] [ant: {denationalization}]

communize
v 1: make Communist or bring in accord with Communist principles; "communize the government" [syn: {communise}, {bolshevize}, {bolshevise}]
2: make into state-owned property; "The new government communized all banks" [syn: {communise}]

commutability
n 1: exchangeability by virtue of being replaceable [syn: {replaceability}, {substitutability}]
2: the quality of being commutable [syn: {transmutability}]

commutable
adj 1: subject to alteration or change; "the death sentence was commutable to life imprisonment" [ant: {incommutable}]
2: capable of being exchanged for another or for something else that is equivalent [syn: {substitutable}]

commutate
v : reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional current

commutation
n 1: the travel of a commuter [syn: {commuting}]
2: a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one
3: (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law [syn: {re-sentencing}]
4: the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help" [syn: {substitution}, {exchange}]

commutation ticket
n : a ticket good for several trips or to attend a season of entertainments; sold at a reduced rate [syn: {season ticket}]

commutative
adj : of a binary operation; independent of order; as in e.g. "a x b = b x a"

commutative group
n : a group that satisfies the commutative law [syn: {Abelian group}]

commutator
n : switch for reversing the direction of an electric current

commute
v 1: transpose and remain equal in value; "These operators commute with each other" [syn: {transpose}]
2: travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home [syn: {travel back and forth}]
3: change the order or arrangement of; "Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word" [syn: {permute}, {transpose}]
4: exchange a penalty for a less severe one [syn: {convert}, {exchange}]
5: exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares" [syn: {change}, {exchange}, {convert}]

commuter
n 1: a passenger train that is ridden primarily by commuters [syn: {commuter train}]
2: someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city

commuter traffic
n : traffic created by people going to or returning from work

commuter train
n : a passenger train that is ridden primarily by commuters [syn: {commuter}]

commuting
n : the travel of a commuter [syn: {commutation}]

Comoro Islands
n : three main islands and numerous islets in the Indian Ocean between Mozambique and Madagascar [syn: {Iles Comores}]

Comoros
n : a country on the Comoro Islands [syn: {Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros}]

comose
adj 1: bearing a coma; crowned with an assemblage of branches or leaves or bracts; "comate royal palms"; "pineapples are comate" [syn: {comate}]
2: of certain seeds (such as cotton) having a tuft or tufts of hair; "comate (or comose) seeds"; "a comal tuft" [syn: {comate}, {comal}]

compact
adj 1: closely and firmly united or packed together; "compact soil"; "compact clusters of flowers" [ant: {loose}]
2: closely crowded together; "a compact shopping center"; "a dense population"; "thick crowds" [syn: {dense}, {thick}]
3: heavy and compact in form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thick middle-aged man"; "a thickset young man" [syn: {heavyset}, {stocky}, {thick}, {thickset}]
4: briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject" [syn: {compendious}, {succinct}, {summary}]
n 1: a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse [syn: {powder compact}]
2: a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action [syn: {covenant}, {concordat}]
3: a small and economical car [syn: {compact car}]
v 1: have the property of being packable or compactable or of compacting easily; "This powder compacts easily"; "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well" [syn: {pack}]
2: compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box" [syn: {pack}, {bundle}, {wad}]
3: make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data" [syn: {compress}, {pack together}] [ant: {decompress}]
4: squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" [syn: {compress}, {constrict}, {squeeze}, {contract}, {press}]

compact car
n : a small and economical car [syn: {compact}]

compact disc
n : a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser [syn: {compact disk}, {CD}]

compact disc read-only memory
n : a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system); a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user [syn: {CD-ROM}]

compact disc recordable
n : a compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only memory [syn: {CD-R}, {CD-WO}, {compact disc write-once}]

compact disc write-once
n : a compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only memory [syn: {CD-R}, {compact disc recordable}, {CD-WO}]

compact disk
n : a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser [syn: {compact disc}, {CD}]

compact-disk burner
n : recording equipment for making compact disks [syn: {CD burner}]

compaction
n 1: an increase in the density of something [syn: {compression}, {concretion}, {densification}]
2: the act of crushing [syn: {crush}, {crunch}]

compactly
adv 1: in a compact manner or state; "The children were packed compactly into the car"
2: with concise and precise brevity; to the point; "Please state your case as succinctly as possible"; "he wrote compactly but clearly" [syn: {succinctly}]
3: taking up no more space than necessary; "liquid food compactly stored in a pressurized tank"

compactness
n 1: the spatial property of being crowded together [syn: {concentration}, {density}, {denseness}] [ant: {distribution}]
2: the consistency of a compact solid

companion
n 1: a person who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms" [syn: {comrade}, {fellow}, {familiar}, {associate}]
2: a traveler who accompanies you [syn: {fellow traveler}, {fellow traveller}]
3: one paid to accompany or assist or live with another
v : be a companion to somebody [syn: {company}, {accompany}, {keep company}]

companionability
n : suitability to be a companion [syn: {companionableness}]

companionable
adj : suggestive of companionship; "a companionable pet"

companionableness
n : suitability to be a companion [syn: {companionability}]

companionate
adj : like a companion; "companionate marriage"; "a companionate dog"

companionship
n : the state of being with someone; "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends" [syn: {company}, {fellowship}, {society}]

companionway
n : a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship

company
n 1: an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage"
2: organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel" [syn: {troupe}]
3: the state of being with someone; "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends" [syn: {companionship}, {fellowship}, {society}]
4: small military unit; usually two or three platoons
5: a band of people associated temporarily in some activity; "they organized a party to search for food"; "the company of cooks walked into the kitchen" [syn: {party}]
6: a social gathering of guests or companions; "the house was filled with company when I arrived"
7: a social or business visitor; "the room was a mess because he hadn't expected company" [syn: {caller}]
8: a unit of firefighters including their equipment; "a hook-and-ladder company"
9: crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship [syn: {ship's company}]
v : be a companion to somebody [syn: {companion}, {accompany}, {keep company}]

company man
n : an employee whose first loyalty is to the company rather than to fellow workers

company name
n : the name by which a corporation is identified

company operator
n : an operator who works for a company

company union
n : a union of workers for a single company; a union not affiliated with a larger union

comparability
n : qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare" [syn: {comparison}, {compare}, {equivalence}]

comparable
adj 1: able to be compared or worthy of comparison [ant: {incomparable}]
2: conforming in every respect; "boxes with corresponding dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year" [syn: {corresponding}, {like}]

comparable to
adj : worthy of comparison; as good as; "at that moment nothing in the world seemed comparable to sleep" [syn: {comparable to(p)}]

comparable with
adj : similar in some respect and so able to be compared in order to show differences and similarities; "pianists of comparable ability"; "cars comparable with each other in terms of fuel consumption" [syn: {comparable with(p)}]

comparably
adv : in a comparable manner or to a comparable degree; "you will have to work comparably harder" [ant: {incomparably}]

comparative
adj 1: relating to or based on or involving comparison; "comparative linguistics"
2: having significance only in relation to something else; "a comparative newcomer"
n : the comparative form of an adjective; "`better' is the comparative of `good'"

comparative anatomist
n : anatomist who compares the anatomy of different animals

comparative anatomy
n : the study of anatomical features of animals of different species

comparative literature
n : study of literary works from different cultures (often in translation)

comparative negligence
n : (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff

comparative psychology
n : the branch of psychology concerned with the behavior of animals [syn: {animal psychology}]

comparatively
adv : in a relative manner; by comparison to something else; "the situation is relatively calm now" [syn: {relatively}]

compare
n : qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare" [syn: {comparison}, {equivalence}, {comparability}]
v 1: examine and note the similarities or differences of; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie"
2: be comparable; "This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes"
3: consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed" [syn: {liken}, {equate}]
4: to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb

comparing
n : examining resemblances or differences [syn: {comparison}]

comparison
n 1: examining resemblances or differences [syn: {comparing}]
2: relation based on similarities and differences
3: qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare" [syn: {compare}, {equivalence}, {comparability}]

comparison-shop
v : compare prices for a given item

compart
v : lay out in parts according to a plan

compartment
n 1: a small space or subdivision for storage
2: a partitioned section or separate room within a larger enclosed area

compartment pressure
n : the air pressure maintained in an air-tight compartment (as in an aircraft)

compartmental
adj : divided up into compartments or categories; "most sciences have become woefully compartmentalized" [syn: {compartmentalized}, {compartmentalised}]

compartmentalisation
n 1: a mild state of dissociation [syn: {compartmentalization}]
2: the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type [syn: {categorization}, {categorisation}, {classification}, {compartmentalization}, {assortment}]

compartmentalise
v : separate into isolated compartments or categories; "You cannot compartmentalize your life like this!" [syn: {compartmentalize}, {cut up}]

compartmentalised
adj : divided up into compartments or categories; "most sciences have become woefully compartmentalized" [syn: {compartmental}, {compartmentalized}]

compartmentalization
n 1: a mild state of dissociation [syn: {compartmentalisation}]
2: the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type [syn: {categorization}, {categorisation}, {classification}, {compartmentalisation}, {assortment}]

compartmentalize
v : separate into isolated compartments or categories; "You cannot compartmentalize your life like this!" [syn: {compartmentalise}, {cut up}]

compartmentalized
adj : divided up into compartments or categories; "most sciences have become woefully compartmentalized" [syn: {compartmental}, {compartmentalised}]

compartmented
adj : divided up or separated into compartments or isolated units; "a compartmented box"; "the protected and compartmented society of Beacon Hill"- John Mason Brown [ant: {uncompartmented}]

compass
n 1: navigational instrument for finding directions
2: an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power" [syn: {scope}, {range}, {reach}, {orbit}, {ambit}]
3: the limit of capability; "within the compass of education" [syn: {range}, {reach}, {grasp}]
4: drafting instrument used for drawing circles
v 1: bring about; accomplish; "This writer attempts more than his talents can compass"
2: travel around, either by plane or ship; "We compassed the earth" [syn: {circumnavigate}]
3: get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" [syn: {get the picture}, {comprehend}, {savvy}, {dig}, {grasp}, {apprehend}]

compass card
n : compass in the form of a card that rotates so that 0 degrees or North points to magnetic north [syn: {mariner's compass}]

compass flower
n : any of several plants having leaves so arranged on the axis as to indicate the cardinal points of the compass [syn: {compass plant}]

compass north
n : the direction in which a compass needle points [syn: {north}, {magnetic north}]

compass plane
n : a plane with a flexible face that can plane concave or convex surfaces [syn: {circular plane}]

compass plant
n 1: North American annual with red or rose-colored flowers [syn: {prairie bird's-foot trefoil}, {prairie lotus}, {prairie trefoil}, {Lotus americanus}]
2: any of several plants having leaves so arranged on the axis as to indicate the cardinal points of the compass [syn: {compass flower}]

compass point
n : any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass" [syn: {point}]

compass saw
n : a handsaw with a thin triangular blade for cutting curves

compassion
n 1: a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering [syn: {compassionateness}]
2: the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it [syn: {pity}]

compassionate
adj 1: showing merciful compassion; "sparing the child's mother was a compassionate act"
2: showing or having compassion; "heard the soft and compassionate voices of women" [ant: {uncompassionate}]
3: showing recognition of unusually distressful circumstances; "compassionate leave"; "considered for a compassionate discharge because of domestic difficulties"
v : share the suffering of [syn: {feel for}, {pity}, {condole with}, {sympathize with}]

compassionate leave
n : (military) leave granted in an emergency such as family sickness or death

compassionately
adv : in a compassionate manner; "the nurse looked at him pityingly" [syn: {pityingly}, {with compassion}, {with pity}]

compassionateness
n : a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering [syn: {compassion}]

compatibility
n 1: a feeling of sympathetic understanding [syn: {rapport}]
2: capability of existing or performing in harmonious or congenial combination [ant: {incompatibility}]

compatible
adj 1: able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination; "a compatible married couple"; "her deeds were compatible with her ideology" [ant: {incompatible}]
2: having similar disposition and tastes; "a compatible married couple"; "with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion" [syn: {sympathetic}]
3: capable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification [ant: {incompatible}]
4: (of a couple) existing together harmoniously [syn: {well-matched}]
5: capable of forming a homogeneous mixture that neither separates nor is altered by chemical interaction

compatible software
n 1: application software programs that share common conventions so they can be utilized together
2: software that can run on different computers without modification

compatibly
adv : with compatibility [ant: {incompatibly}]

compatriot
n : a person from your own country

compeer
n : a person who is of equal standing with another in a group [syn: {peer}, {equal}, {match}]

compel
v 1: force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form" [syn: {oblige}, {obligate}]
2: make someone do something [syn: {command}, {require}] [also: {compelling}, {compelled}]

compelled
See {compel}

compelled
compel
v 1: force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form" [syn: {oblige}, {obligate}]
2: make someone do something [syn: {command}, {require}] [also: {compelling}, {compelled}]

compelling
See {compel}

compelling
adj 1: driving or forcing; "compelling ambition"
2: tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument; "new and compelling evidence"

compelling
compel
v 1: force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form" [syn: {oblige}, {obligate}]
2: make someone do something [syn: {command}, {require}] [also: {compelling}, {compelled}]

compendious
adj : briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject" [syn: {compact}, {succinct}, {summary}]

compendium
n 1: a publication containing a variety of works [syn: {collection}]
2: a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work

compensable
adj : for which money is paid; "a paying job"; "remunerative work"; "salaried employment"; "stipendiary services" [syn: {paying(a)}, {remunerative}, {salaried}, {stipendiary}]

compensate
v 1: adjust or make up for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance" [syn: {counterbalance}, {correct}, {even out}, {even off}, {even up}]
2: make amends for; pay compensation for; "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident" [syn: {recompense}, {repair}, {indemnify}]
3: make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father" [syn: {cover}, {overcompensate}]
4: make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust" [syn: {right}, {redress}, {correct}] [ant: {wrong}]
5: do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?" [syn: {pay}, {pay off}, {make up}]
6: make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated" [syn: {recompense}, {remunerate}]

compensated
adj : receiving or eligible for compensation; "salaried workers"; "a stipendiary magistrate" [syn: {remunerated}, {salaried}, {stipendiary}]

compensating balance
n : a minimum credit balance that a bank may require a borrower to keep on deposit as a condition for granting a loan; a common requirement for establishing a line of credit at a bank; "the compensating balance increases the effective interest rate to the bank since the net amount loaned is reduced but the interest paid is unchanged" [syn: {offsetting balance}]

compensation
n 1: something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
2: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors
3: the act of compensating for service or loss or injury [syn: {recompense}]

compensative
adj : compensating for [syn: {countervailing}, {offsetting}, {compensatory}]

compensatory
adj : compensating for [syn: {countervailing}, {offsetting}, {compensative}]

compensatory damages
n : (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated [syn: {actual damages}, {general damages}]

compensatory spending
n : spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to stimulate their economy [syn: {deficit spending}, {pump priming}]

compensatory time
n : time off that is granted to a worker as compensation for working overtime

compere
n : British term for someone who introduces television acts or cabarets etc
v : act as a master of ceremonies [syn: {emcee}]

compete
v : compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others [syn: {vie}, {contend}]

competence
n : the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually [syn: {competency}] [ant: {incompetence}]

competence hearing
n : a hearing to determine legal capacity (to determine whether the defendant can understand the charges and cooperate with a lawyer in preparing a defense)

competency
n : the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually [syn: {competence}] [ant: {incompetence}]

competent
adj 1: properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient; "a competent typist" [ant: {incompetent}]
2: adequate for the purpose; "a competent performance"

competently
adv : in a competent capable manner; "they worked competently" [syn: {aptly}, {ably}, {capably}, {with competence}] [ant: {incompetently}]

competing
adj : being in competition; "competing businesses" [syn: {competing(a)}]

competition
n 1: a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers; "business competition can be fiendish at times"
2: an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants [syn: {contest}]
3: the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place" [syn: {contention}, {rivalry}] [ant: {cooperation}]
4: the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing" [syn: {rival}, {challenger}, {competitor}, {contender}]

competitive
adj 1: involving competition or competitiveness; "competitive games"; "to improve one's competitive position" [syn: {competitory}] [ant: {noncompetitive}]
2: subscribing to capitalistic competition [syn: {free-enterprise(a)}, {private-enterprise(a)}]
3: showing a fighting disposition without self-seeking; "highly competitive sales representative"; "militant in fighting for better wages for workers"; "his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy" [syn: {militant}]

competitively
adv : in competition; "the companies should bid competitively" [ant: {noncompetitively}]

competitiveness
n : an aggressive willingness to compete; "the team was full of fight" [syn: {fight}]

competitor
n : the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing" [syn: {rival}, {challenger}, {competition}, {contender}]

competitory
adj : involving competition or competitiveness; "competitive games"; "to improve one's competitive position" [syn: {competitive}] [ant: {noncompetitive}]

compilation
n 1: something that is compiled (as into a single book or file) [syn: {digest}]
2: the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list); "the job of compiling the inventory took several hours" [syn: {compiling}]

compile
v 1: get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune" [syn: {roll up}, {collect}, {accumulate}, {pile up}, {amass}, {hoard}]
2: put together out of existing material; "compile a list" [syn: {compose}]
3: use a computer program to translate source code written in a particular programming language into computer-readable machine code that can be executed

compiler
n 1: a person who compiles (or writes for) encyclopedias [syn: {encyclopedist}, {encyclopaedist}]
2: (computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program [syn: {compiling program}]

compiling
n : the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list); "the job of compiling the inventory took several hours" [syn: {compilation}]

compiling program
n : (computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program [syn: {compiler}]

complacence
n : the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself; "his complacency was absolutely disgusting" [syn: {complacency}, {self-complacency}, {self-satisfaction}]

complacency
n : the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself; "his complacency was absolutely disgusting" [syn: {complacence}, {self-complacency}, {self-satisfaction}]

complacent
adj : contented to a fault; "he had become complacent after years of success"; "his self-satisfied dignity" [syn: {self-satisfied}]

complacently
adv : in a self-satisfied manner; "he complacently lived out his life as a village school teacher"

complain
v 1: express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" [syn: {kick}, {plain}, {sound off}, {quetch}, {kvetch}] [ant: {cheer}]
2: make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge; "The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client"

complainant
n : a person who brings an action in a court of law [syn: {plaintiff}] [ant: {defendant}]

complainer
n : a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining [syn: {whiner}, {moaner}, {sniveller}, {crybaby}, {bellyacher}, {grumbler}, {squawker}]

complaining
adj : expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment; "a complaining wife" [syn: {complaining(a)}, {complaintive}] [ant: {uncomplaining}]

complainingly
adv : with complaints; "she did her work, but she did so complainingly" [ant: {uncomplainingly}]

complaint
n 1: an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining [syn: {ailment}, {ill}]
2: (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow
3: an expression of grievance or resentment
4: (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
5: (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny" [syn: {charge}]

complaintive
adj : expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment; "a complaining wife" [syn: {complaining(a)}] [ant: {uncomplaining}]

complaisance
n : a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others [syn: {compliance}, {compliancy}, {obligingness}, {deference}]

complaisant
adj : showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others; "to close one's eyes like a complaisant husband whose wife has taken a lover"; "the obliging waiter was in no hurry for us to leave" [syn: {obliging}]

complect
v : be interwoven or interconnected; "The bones are interconnected via the muscle" [syn: {interconnect}, {interlink}]

complement
n 1: a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction
2: a complete number or quantity; "a full complement"
3: number needed to make up whole force; "a full complement of workers" [syn: {full complement}]
4: something added to complete or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"
5: one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response
6: either of two parts that mutually complete each other
v : make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to; "I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup"

complement fixation
n : an immune response in which an antigen-antibody combination inactivates a complement (so it is unavailable to participate in a second antigen-antibody combination)

complement fixation test
n : a blood test in which a sample of serum is exposed to a particular antigen and complement in order to determine whether or not antibodies to that particular antigen are present; used as a diagnostic test

complemental
adj : acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole) [syn: {complementary}, {completing}]

complementarity
n 1: a relation between two opposite states or principles that together exhaust the possibilities
2: the interrelation of reciprocity whereby one thing supplements or depends on the other; "the complementarity of the sexes"

complementary
adj 1: acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole) [syn: {complemental}, {completing}]
2: of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other; "`male' and `female' are complementary terms"
3: of or relating to or suggestive of complementation; "interchangeable electric outlets" [syn: {interchangeable}, {reciprocal}]
n : either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or gray (in the case of pigments); "yellow and blue are complementaries" [syn: {complementary color}]

complementary angles
n : two angles whose sum is a right angle

complementary color
n : either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or gray (in the case of pigments); "yellow and blue are complementaries" [syn: {complementary}]

complementary distribution
n : (linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts [syn: {complementation}]

complementary DNA
n : single-stranded DNA that is complementary to messenger RNA or DNA that has been synthesized from messenger RNA by reverse transcriptase [syn: {cDNA}]

complementary medicine
n : the practice of medicine that combines traditional medicine with alternative medicine

complementation
n 1: the grammatical relation of a word or phrase to a predicate
2: (linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts [syn: {complementary distribution}]

complete
adj 1: having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set pf the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting" [ant: {incomplete}, {incomplete}]
2: perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities; "a complete gentleman"; "consummate happiness"; "a consummate performance" [syn: {consummate}]
3: having all four whorls or principal parts--sepals and petals and stamens and carpels (or pistils); "complete flowers" [ant: {incomplete}]
4: highly skilled; "an accomplished pianist"; "a complete musician" [syn: {accomplished}]
5: without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense" [syn: {arrant(a)}, {complete(a)}, {consummate(a)}, {double-dyed(a)}, {everlasting(a)}, {gross(a)}, {perfect(a)}, {pure(a)}, {sodding(a)}, {stark(a)}, {staring(a)}, {thoroughgoing(a)}, {utter(a)}]
6: having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview" [syn: {concluded}, {ended}, {over(p)}, {all over}, {terminated}]
v 1: come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours" [syn: {finish}]
2: bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements; "A child would complete the family"
3: complete or carry out; "discharge one's duties" [syn: {dispatch}, {discharge}]
4: complete a pass [syn: {nail}]
5: write all the required information onto a form; "fill out this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form" [syn: {fill out}, {fill in}, {make out}]

complete blood count
n : counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood [syn: {CBC}, {blood profile}]

complete fracture
n : break involving the entire width of the bone

completed
adj 1: successfully completed or brought to an end; "his mission accomplished he took a vacation"; "the completed project"; "the joy of a realized ambition overcame him" [syn: {accomplished}, {realized}, {realised}]
2: (of a marriage) completed by the first act of sexual intercourse after the ceremony
3: caught; "a completed forward pass"

completely
adv 1: to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea" [syn: {wholly}, {entirely}, {totally}, {all}, {altogether}, {whole}] [ant: {partially}]
2: so as to be complete; with everything necessary; "he had filled out the form completely"; "the apartment was completely furnished"

completeness
n 1: the state of being complete and entire; having everything that is needed [ant: {incompleteness}]
2: (logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that a contradiction arises if any proposition is introduced that cannot be derived from the axioms of the system

completing
adj : acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole) [syn: {complemental}, {complementary}]

completion
n 1: (American football) a successful forward pass in football [syn: {pass completion}]
2: a concluding action [syn: {culmination}, {closing}, {windup}, {mop up}]

complex
adj : complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts; "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"; "a complex mass of diverse laws and customs" [ant: {simple}]
n 1: a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts; "the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town" [syn: {composite}]
2: a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated [syn: {coordination compound}]
3: (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior
4: a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures [syn: {building complex}]

complex absence
n : petit mal seizure accompanied by other abnormalities (atonia or automatisms or vasomotor changes)

complex body part
n : a particular complex anatomical structure; "he has good bone structure" [syn: {structure}, {anatomical structure}, {bodily structure}, {body structure}]

complex fraction
n : a fraction with fractions in the numerator or denominator [syn: {compound fraction}]

complex instruction set computer
n : (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the cpu chip [syn: {complex instruction set computing}, {CISC}] [ant: {reduced instruction set computing}, {reduced instruction set computing}, {reduced instruction set computing}]

complex instruction set computing
n : (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the cpu chip [syn: {complex instruction set computer}, {CISC}] [ant: {reduced instruction set computing}, {reduced instruction set computing}, {reduced instruction set computing}]

complex number
n : a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1 [syn: {complex quantity}, {imaginary number}]

complex quantity
n : a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1 [syn: {complex number}, {imaginary number}]

complex sentence
n : a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause

complexifier
n : someone makes things complex

complexify
v 1: have or develop complicating consequences; "These actions will ramify" [syn: {ramify}]
2: make complex; "he unnecessarily complexified every problem"

complexion
n 1: the coloring of a person's face [syn: {skin color}, {skin colour}]
2: a combination that results from coupling or interlinking; "diphthongs are complexions of vowels"
3: a point of view or general attitude or inclination; "he altered the complexion of his times"; "a liberal political complexion"
4: texture and appearance of the skin of the face [syn: {skin condition}]
5: (obsolete) a combination of elements (of dryness and warmth or of the four humors) that was once believed to determine a person's health and temperament
v : give a certain color to; "The setting sun complexioned the hills"

complexity
n : the quality of being intricate and compounded; "he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers" [syn: {complexness}] [ant: {simplicity}]

complexly
adv : in a complex manner

complexness
n : the quality of being intricate and compounded; "he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers" [syn: {complexity}] [ant: {simplicity}]

compliance
n 1: acting according to certain accepted standards [syn: {conformity}, {conformation}, {abidance}] [ant: {disobedience}, {nonconformity}]
2: happy friendly agreement
3: a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others [syn: {complaisance}, {compliancy}, {obligingness}, {deference}]
4: the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another [syn: {submission}]

compliancy
n : a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others [syn: {complaisance}, {compliance}, {obligingness}, {deference}]

compliant
adj 1: disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will" [ant: {defiant}]
2: willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest; "too acquiescent to challenge authority"; "a gentle and biddable soul"; "children compliant with the parental will" [syn: {acquiescent}, {biddable}]
3: easily influenced or imposed on
4: evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant; "compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others"; "a fine fiery blast against meek conformity"- Orville Prescott; "she looked meek but had the heart of a lion"; "was submissive and subservient" [syn: {meek}, {spiritless}]

complicate
v 1: make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter" [syn: {perplex}] [ant: {simplify}]
2: make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern" [syn: {refine}, {rarify}, {elaborate}]

complicated
adj : difficult to analyze or understand; "a complicated problem"; "complicated Middle East politics"

complicatedness
n : puzzling complexity [syn: {complication}, {knottiness}]

complication
n 1: the act or process of complicating
2: a situation or condition that is complex or confused; "her coming was a serious complication"
3: any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease; "bed sores are a common complication in cases of paralysis"
4: a development that complicates a situation; "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications" [syn: {ramification}]
5: puzzling complexity [syn: {complicatedness}, {knottiness}]

complicity
n : guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense

complied
See {comply}

complied
comply
v : act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules" [syn: {follow}, {abide by}] [also: {complied}]

compliment
n : a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration
v 1: say something to someone that expresses praise; "He complimented her on her last physics paper" [syn: {congratulate}]
2: express respect or esteem for

complimentary
adj 1: conveying or resembling a compliment; "a complimentary remark" [ant: {uncomplimentary}]
2: costing nothing; "complimentary tickets" [syn: {costless}, {free}, {gratis(p)}, {gratuitous}]

compliments
n : (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes" [syn: {regard}, {wish}]

complin
n : last of the seven canonical hours just before retiring [syn: {compline}]

compline
n : last of the seven canonical hours just before retiring [syn: {complin}]

complot
v : engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government" [syn: {conspire}, {cabal}, {conjure}, {machinate}] [also: {complotting}, {complotted}]

complotted
See {complot}

complotted
complot
v : engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government" [syn: {conspire}, {cabal}, {conjure}, {machinate}] [also: {complotting}, {complotted}]

complotting
See {complot}

complotting
complot
v : engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government" [syn: {conspire}, {cabal}, {conjure}, {machinate}] [also: {complotting}, {complotted}]

comply
v : act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules" [syn: {follow}, {abide by}] [also: {complied}]

complying
adj : happy to comply [syn: {obliging}, {yielding}]

component
n 1: an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech" [syn: {constituent}, {element}, {factor}, {ingredient}]
2: something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach" [syn: {part}, {portion}, {component part}]
3: an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system" [syn: {constituent}, {element}]

component part
n : something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach" [syn: {part}, {portion}, {component}]

comport
v 1: behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave" [syn: {behave}] [ant: {misbehave}]
2: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" [syn: {behave}, {acquit}, {bear}, {deport}, {conduct}, {carry}]

comportment
n : dignified manner or conduct [syn: {bearing}, {presence}, {mien}]

compos mentis
adj : of sound mind, memory, and understanding; in law, competent to got to trial [syn: {compos mentis(p)}, {of sound mind(p)}]

compose
v 1: form the substance of; "Greed and ambition composed his personality"
2: write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies" [syn: {write}]
3: produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" [syn: {write}, {pen}, {indite}]
4: put together out of existing material; "compile a list" [syn: {compile}]
5: calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet; "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult"
6: draw up the plans or basic details for; "frame a policy" [syn: {frame}, {draw up}]

composed
adj 1: made up of individual elements; "if perception is seen as composed of isolated sense data..."
2: serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress; "the performer seemed completely composed as she stepped onto the stage"; "I felt calm and more composed than I had in a long time" [ant: {discomposed}]

composedly
adv : in a self-collected or self-possessed manner; "he announced the death of his father collectedly" [syn: {collectedly}]

composer
n : someone who composes music as a profession

composing
n 1: the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole; "harmonious composition is essential in a serious work of art" [syn: {composition}]
2: musical creation [syn: {composition}]

Compositae
n : plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia [syn: {family Compositae}, {Asteraceae}, {family Asteraceae}, {aster family}]

composite
adj 1: consisting of separate interconnected parts
2: of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Compositae
3: used of color
4: a modified Corinthian style of architecture (a combination of Corinthian and Ionic)
n 1: a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts; "the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town" [syn: {complex}]
2: considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers [syn: {composite plant}]

composite material
n : strong lightweight material developed in the laboratory; fibers of more than one kind are bonded together chemically

composite number
n : an integer that is divisible without remainder by at least one positive integer other than itself and one

Composite order
n : a Roman order that combines the Corinthian acanthus leaves with the spiral scrolls of the Ionic order

composite plant
n : considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers [syn: {composite}]

composite school
n : a large British or Canadian secondary school for children of all abilities [syn: {comprehensive school}]

compositeness
n : the property of being a composite number

composition
n 1: a mixture of ingredients
2: the way in which someone or something is composed [syn: {constitution}, {makeup}]
3: the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole; "harmonious composition is essential in a serious work of art" [syn: {composing}]
4: a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements" [syn: {musical composition}, {opus}, {piece}, {piece of music}]
5: musical creation [syn: {composing}]
6: the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship" [syn: {writing}, {authorship}, {penning}]
7: art and technique of printing with movable type [syn: {typography}]
8: an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition" [syn: {paper}, {report}, {theme}]
9: something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole; "he envied the composition of their faculty"

composition board
n : a stiff moderately thick paper [syn: {cardboard}]

compositional
adj : arranging or grouping

compositor
n : one who sets written material into type [syn: {typesetter}, {setter}, {typographer}]

compost
n : a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer
v : convert to compost; "compost organic debris"

compost heap
n : a heap of manure and vegetation and other organic residues that are decaying to become compost [syn: {compost pile}]

compost pile
n : a heap of manure and vegetation and other organic residues that are decaying to become compost [syn: {compost heap}]

composure
n : steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity" [syn: {calm}, {calmness}, {equanimity}] [ant: {discomposure}]

compote
n : dessert of stewed or baked fruit [syn: {fruit compote}]

compound
adj 1: of leaf shapes; of leaves composed of several similar parts or lobes [ant: {simple}]
2: consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts; "soap is a compound substance"; "housetop is a compound word"; "a blackberry is a compound fruit"
3: composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony; "coral is a colonial organism" [syn: {colonial}]
n 1: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight [syn: {chemical compound}]
2: a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
3: an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
v 1: make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions" [syn: {intensify}, {heighten}, {deepen}]
2: put or add together; "combine resources" [syn: {combine}]
3: calculate principal and interest
4: create by mixing or combining
5: combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the ingredients" [syn: {combine}]

compound eye
n : in insects and some crustaceans: composed of many light-sensitive elements each forming a portion of an image

compound fraction
n : a fraction with fractions in the numerator or denominator [syn: {complex fraction}]

compound fracture
n : bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an open wound [syn: {open fracture}]

compound interest
n : interest calculated on both the principal and the accrued interest

compound leaf
n : composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk

compound lens
n : a lens system consisting of two or more lenses on the same axis

compound lever
n : a pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum

compound microscope
n : light microscope that has two converging lens systems: the objective and the eyepiece

compound morphology
n : the part of grammar that deals with combinations of simple words into compound words

compound number
n : a quantity expressed in two different units; "one hour and ten minutes"

compound pendulum
n : pendulum consisting of an actual object allowed to rotate freely around a horizontal axis [syn: {physical pendulum}]

compound pistil
n : consists of two or more fused carpels

compound protein
n : a protein complex combining amino acids with other substances [syn: {conjugated protein}]

compound sentence
n : a sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses

compounded
adj : combined into or constituting a chemical compound

compounding
n : the act of combining things to form a new whole [syn: {combination}, {combining}]

comprehend
v 1: get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" [syn: {get the picture}, {savvy}, {dig}, {grasp}, {compass}, {apprehend}]
2: to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" [syn: {perceive}]
3: include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group" [syn: {embrace}, {encompass}, {cover}]

comprehended
adj : fully understood or grasped; "dangers not yet appreciated"; "these apprehended truths"; "a thing comprehended is a thing known as fully as it can be known" [syn: {appreciated}, {apprehended}]

comprehendible
adj : capable of being comprehended or understood; "an idea comprehensible to the average mind" [syn: {comprehensible}] [ant: {incomprehensible}]

comprehensibility
n : the quality of comprehensible language or thought [syn: {understandability}] [ant: {incomprehensibility}]

comprehensible
adj : capable of being comprehended or understood; "an idea comprehensible to the average mind" [syn: {comprehendible}] [ant: {incomprehensible}]

comprehension
n 1: an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result); "how you can do that is beyond my comprehension"; "he was famous for his comprehension of American literature" [ant: {incomprehension}]
2: the relation of comprising something; "he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work" [syn: {inclusion}]

comprehensive
adj 1: including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education" [ant: {noncomprehensive}]
2: broad in scope; "a comprehensive survey of world affairs"
3: being the most comprehensive of its class; "an unabridged dictionary"

comprehensive school
n : a large British or Canadian secondary school for children of all abilities [syn: {composite school}]

comprehensively
adv : in an all-inclusive manner [ant: {noncomprehensively}]

comprehensiveness
n 1: completeness over a broad scope [syn: {fullness}]
2: an ability to understand a broad range of topics; "a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject" [syn: {breadth}]

compress
n : a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)
v 1: make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data" [syn: {compact}, {pack together}] [ant: {decompress}]
2: squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" [syn: {constrict}, {squeeze}, {compact}, {contract}, {press}]

compressed
adj 1: pressed tightly together; "with lips compressed" [syn: {tight}]
2: reduced in volume by pressure; "compressed air"
3: flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes) [syn: {flat}]

compressed air
n : air at a pressure greater than that of the atmosphere; "compressed air is often used to power machines"

compressed gas
n : gas at a high pressure that can be used as a propellant

compressibility
n : the property of being able to occupy less space [syn: {squeezability}, {sponginess}] [ant: {incompressibility}]

compressible
adj 1: capable of being compressed or made more compact; "compressible packing materials"; "a compressible box" [ant: {incompressible}]
2: capable of being easily compressed [syn: {squeezable}]

compressing
n : applying pressure [syn: {compression}] [ant: {decompression}]

compression
n 1: an increase in the density of something [syn: {compaction}, {concretion}, {densification}]
2: the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling" [syn: {condensation}, {contraction}]
3: encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required [ant: {decompression}]
4: applying pressure [syn: {compressing}] [ant: {decompression}]

compression bandage
n : bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure [syn: {tourniquet}]

compression fracture
n : fracture in which the bone collapses (especially in short bones such as vertebrae)

compressor
n : a mechanical device that compresses gasses

comprise
v 1: be composed of; "The land he conquered comprised several provinces"; "What does this dish consist of?" [syn: {consist}]
2: include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's" [syn: {incorporate}, {contain}]
3: form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" [syn: {constitute}, {represent}, {make up}, {be}]

compromise
n 1: a middle way between two extremes [syn: {via media}]
2: an accommodation in which both sides make concessions; "the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'"
v 1: make a compromise; arrive at a compromise; "nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise"
2: settle by concession
3: expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute; "The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy"

compromise verdict
n : a verdict resulting from improper compromises between jurors on material issues

compromiser
n : a negotiator willing to compromise; "Henry Clay was known as the Great Compromiser"

compromising
adj 1: making or willing to make concessions; "loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet" [syn: {conciliatory}, {flexible}] [ant: {uncompromising}]
2: vulnerable to danger especially of discredit or suspicion; "she found herself in a compromising situation"

compsognathus
n : very small bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the late Jurassic in Bavaria

Compton
n : United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy; his observation that X-rays behave like miniature bowling balls in their interactions with electrons provided evidence for the quantal nature of light (1892-1962) [syn: {Arthur Compton}, {Arthur Holly Compton}]

Comptonia
n : 1 species: sweet fern [syn: {genus Comptonia}]

Comptonia asplenifolia
n : deciduous shrub of eastern North America with sweet scented fernlike leaves and tiny white flowers [syn: {sweet fern}, {Comptonia peregrina}]

Comptonia peregrina
n : deciduous shrub of eastern North America with sweet scented fernlike leaves and tiny white flowers [syn: {sweet fern}, {Comptonia asplenifolia}]

comptroller
n : someone who maintains and audits business accounts [syn: {accountant}, {controller}]

Comptroller General
n : a United States federal official who supervises expenditures and settles claims against the government

Comptroller of the Currency
n 1: a United States federal official who regulates the national banks
2: the agency of the Treasury Department responsible for controlling the currency

comptrollership
n : the position of comptroller

compulsion
n 1: an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid [syn: {irresistible impulse}]
2: an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions against your will [syn: {obsession}]
3: using force to cause something; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn`t have to use coercion" [syn: {coercion}]

compulsive
adj 1: caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion; "compulsive drinking"
2: strongly motivated to succeed [syn: {determined}, {driven}]
n : a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things

compulsively
adv : in a compulsive manner; "he cleaned his shoes compulsively after every walk" [syn: {obsessively}, {obsessionally}]

compulsiveness
n : the trait of acting compulsively [syn: {compulsivity}]

compulsivity
n : the trait of acting compulsively [syn: {compulsiveness}]

compulsorily
adv : in a manner that cannot be evaded; "the ministry considers that contributions to such a fund should be met from voluntary donations rather than from rates compulsorily levied." [syn: {obligatorily}, {mandatorily}]

compulsory
adj : required by rule; "in most schools physical education are compulsory"; "attendance is mandatory"; "required reading" [syn: {mandatory}, {required}]

compulsory process
n : the right of a defendant to have a court use its subpoena power to compel the appearance of material witnesses before the court

compunction
n : a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed) [syn: {remorse}, {self-reproach}]

computable
adj : may be computed or estimated; "a calculable risk"; "computable odds"; "estimable assets" [syn: {estimable}]

computation
n 1: the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods [syn: {calculation}, {computing}]
2: problem solving that involves numbers or quantities [syn: {calculation}, {figuring}, {reckoning}]

computational
adj : of or involving computation or computers; "computational linguistics"

computational linguist
n : someone trained in computer science and linguistics who uses computers for natural language processing

computational linguistics
n : the use of computers for linguistic research and applications

computationally
adv : with regard to computation; "computationally, this is a tricky problem"

compute
v : make a mathematical calculation or computation [syn: {calculate}, {cipher}, {cypher}, {work out}, {reckon}, {figure}]

computed axial tomography
n : a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis [syn: {computerized tomography}, {computed tomography}, {CT}, {computerized axial tomography}, {CAT}]

computed tomography
n : a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis [syn: {computerized tomography}, {CT}, {computerized axial tomography}, {computed axial tomography}, {CAT}]

computer
n 1: a machine for performing calculations automatically [syn: {computing machine}, {computing device}, {data processor}, {electronic computer}, {information processing system}]
2: an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines) [syn: {calculator}, {reckoner}, {figurer}, {estimator}]

computer accessory
n : an accessory for a computer; "when you add in all the computer accessories you are going to need the computer gets pretty expensive"

computer address
n : (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored [syn: {address}]

computer architecture
n 1: the art of assembling logical elements into a computing device; the specification of the relation between parts of a computer system
2: (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software; "the architecture of a computer's system software" [syn: {architecture}]

computer backup
n : (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device; "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased" [syn: {backup}]

computer business
n : a business that manufactures and sells computers

computer circuit
n : a circuit that is part of a computer

computer code
n : (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions [syn: {code}]

computer database
n : (computer science) a database that can be accessed by computers [syn: {electronic database}, {on-line database}, {electronic information service}]

computer dealer
n : a firm that sells and buys computers

computer display
n : a screen used to display the output of a computer to the user [syn: {computer screen}]

computer error
n : (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer [syn: {error}]

computer expert
n : an authority on computers and computing [syn: {computer guru}]

computer file
n : (computer science) a file maintained in computer-readable form

computer file name
n : (computer science) the name given to a computer file in order to distinguish it from other files; may contain an extension that indicates the type of file [syn: {filename}, {file name}, {computer filename}]

computer filename
n : (computer science) the name given to a computer file in order to distinguish it from other files; may contain an extension that indicates the type of file [syn: {filename}, {file name}, {computer file name}]

computer game
n : a game played against a computer [syn: {video game}]

computer graphics
n : the pictorial representation and manipulation of data by a computer

computer guru
n : an authority on computers and computing [syn: {computer expert}]

computer hardware
n : (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system [syn: {hardware}] [ant: {software}]

computer industry
n : a manufacturer of computers

computer keyboard
n : a keyboard that is a data input device for computers; arrangement of keys is modelled after the typewriter keyboard [syn: {keypad}]

computer language
n : a programming language designed for use on a specific class of computers [syn: {computer-oriented language}, {machine language}, {machine-oriented language}]

computer memory
n : an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached" [syn: {memory}, {storage}, {computer storage}, {store}, {memory board}]

computer memory unit
n : a unit for measuring computer memory

computer menu
n : (computer science) a list of options available to a computer user [syn: {menu}]

computer mouse
n : a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the mouse is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad; "a mouse takes much more room than a trackball" [syn: {mouse}]

computer network
n : (computer science) a network of computers

computer operation
n : an elementary operation that a computer is designed and built to perform [syn: {machine operation}]

computer paper
n : paper folded to permit continuous printing controlled by a computer

computer peripheral
n : (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer; "disk drives and printers are important peripherals" [syn: {peripheral}, {peripheral device}]

computer program
n : (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code" [syn: {program}, {programme}, {computer programme}]

computer programing
n : creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something [syn: {programming}, {programing}, {computer programming}]

computer programme
n : (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code" [syn: {program}, {programme}, {computer program}]

computer programmer
n : a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs [syn: {programmer}, {coder}, {software engineer}]

computer programming
n : creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something [syn: {programming}, {programing}, {computer programing}]

computer readable
adj : suitable for feeding directly into a computer [syn: {machine readable}]

computer science
n : the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures [syn: {computing}]

computer scientist
n : a scientist who specializes in the theory of computation and the design of computers

computer screen
n : a screen used to display the output of a computer to the user [syn: {computer display}]

computer simulation
n : (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program; "a simulation should imitate the internal processes and not merely the results of the thing being simulated" [syn: {simulation}]

computer storage
n : an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached" [syn: {memory}, {computer memory}, {storage}, {store}, {memory board}]

computer store
n : a store that sells computers to the small businessperson or personal user

computer system
n : a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage [syn: {computing system}, {automatic data processing system}, {ADP system}, {ADPS}]

computer technology
n : the activity of designing and constructing and programming computers

computer user
n : a person who uses computers for work or entertainment or communication or business

computer virus
n : a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer; "a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance" [syn: {virus}]

computer-aided design
n : software used in art and architecture and engineering and manufacturing to assist in precision drawing [syn: {CAD}]

computerise
v 1: provide with computers; "Our office is fully computerized now" [syn: {computerize}]
2: store in a computer; "computerized dictionary" [syn: {computerize}]
3: control a function, process, or creation by a computer; "They computerized the car industry"; "we live in a cybernated age"; "cybernate a factory" [syn: {cybernate}, {computerize}]

computerised
adj : stored, processed, analyzed, or generated by computer [syn: {computerized}]

computerization
n : the control of processes by computer [syn: {cybernation}]

computerize
v 1: provide with computers; "Our office is fully computerized now" [syn: {computerise}]
2: store in a computer; "computerized dictionary" [syn: {computerise}]
3: control a function, process, or creation by a computer; "They computerized the car industry"; "we live in a cybernated age"; "cybernate a factory" [syn: {cybernate}, {computerise}]

computerized
adj : stored, processed, analyzed, or generated by computer [syn: {computerised}]

computerized axial tomography
n : a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis [syn: {computerized tomography}, {computed tomography}, {CT}, {computed axial tomography}, {CAT}]

computerized axial tomography scanner
n : a tomograph that constructs a 3-D model of an object by combining parallel planes [syn: {CAT scanner}]

computerized tomography
n : a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis [syn: {computed tomography}, {CT}, {computerized axial tomography}, {computed axial tomography}, {CAT}]

computer-oriented language
n : a programming language designed for use on a specific class of computers [syn: {computer language}, {machine language}, {machine-oriented language}]

computing
n 1: the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures [syn: {computer science}]
2: the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods [syn: {calculation}, {computation}]

computing device
n : a machine for performing calculations automatically [syn: {computer}, {computing machine}, {data processor}, {electronic computer}, {information processing system}]

computing machine
n : a machine for performing calculations automatically [syn: {computer}, {computing device}, {data processor}, {electronic computer}, {information processing system}]

computing system
n : a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage [syn: {computer system}, {automatic data processing system}, {ADP system}, {ADPS}]

comrade
n 1: a person who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms" [syn: {companion}, {fellow}, {familiar}, {associate}]
2: a fellow member of the Communist Party
3: used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement; "Greetings, comrade!" [syn: {brother}]

comradeliness
n : the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability [syn: {chumminess}, {camaraderie}, {comradery}, {comradeship}]

comradely
adj : heartily friendly and congenial [syn: {hail-fellow}, {hail-fellow-well-met}]

comradery
n : the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability [syn: {chumminess}, {camaraderie}, {comradeliness}, {comradeship}]

comradeship
n : the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability [syn: {chumminess}, {camaraderie}, {comradeliness}, {comradery}]

Comstock
n : United States reformer who led moral crusades against art and literature that he considered obscene (1844-1915) [syn: {Anthony Comstock}]

Comstock mealybug
n : Asiatic insect introduced accidentally into United States; pest on citrus and apple trees [syn: {Comstock's mealybug}, {Pseudococcus comstocki}]

Comstockery
n : censorship because of perceived obscenity or immorality

Comstock's mealybug
n : Asiatic insect introduced accidentally into United States; pest on citrus and apple trees [syn: {Comstock mealybug}, {Pseudococcus comstocki}]

Comte
n : French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study [syn: {Auguste Comte}, {Isidore Auguste Marie Francois Comte}]

Comte de Mirabeau
n : French revolutionary who was prominent in the early days of the French Revolution (1749-1791) [syn: {Mirabeau}, {Honore-Gabriel Victor Riqueti}]

Comte de Rochambeau
n : French general who commanded French troops in the American Revolution, notably at Yorktown (1725-1807) [syn: {Rochambeau}, {Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur}]

comte de Saxe
n : a French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1696-1750) [syn: {Saxe}, {Hermann Maurice Saxe}, {Marshal Saxe}]

Comte Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade
n : French soldier and writer whose descriptions of sexual perversion gave rise to the term `sadism' (1740-1814) [syn: {Sade}, {de Sade}, {Marquis de Sade}]

Comtesse Du Barry
n : courtier and influential mistress of Louis XV who was guillotined during the French Revolution (1743-1793) [syn: {Du Barry}, {Marie Jeanne Becu}]

Comtism
n : Auguste Comte's positivistic philosophy that metaphysics and theology should be replaced by a hierarchy of sciences from mathematics at the base to sociology at the top

con
n 1: an argument opposed to a proposal [ant: {pro}]
2: a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison [syn: {convict}, {inmate}, {jailbird}, {gaolbird}]
3: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco game}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {confidence trick}, {confidence game}, {con game}, {gyp}, {hustle}, {sting}, {flimflam}]
adv : on the negative side; "much was written pro and con" [syn: {in opposition}] [ant: {pro}]
v 1: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" [syn: {victimize}, {swindle}, {rook}, {goldbrick}, {nobble}, {diddle}, {bunco}, {defraud}, {scam}, {mulct}, {gyp}]
2: commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?" [syn: {memorize}, {memorise}, {learn}] [also: {conning}, {conned}]

con artist
n : a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim [syn: {confidence man}, {con man}]

con brio
adj : with liveliness or spirit
adv : with liveliness or spirit; "allegro con brio"

con game
n : a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco game}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {con}, {confidence trick}, {confidence game}, {gyp}, {hustle}, {sting}, {flimflam}]

con man
n : a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim [syn: {confidence man}, {con artist}]

conacaste
n : tropical South American tree having a wide-spreading crown of bipinnate leaves and coiled ear-shaped fruits; grown for shade and ornament as well as valuable timber [syn: {elephant's ear}, {Enterolobium cyclocarpa}]

Conakry
n : a port and the capital of Guinea [syn: {Konakri}, {capital of Guinea}]

Conan Doyle
n : English author who created Sherlock Holmes (1859-1930) [syn: {A. Conan Doyle}, {Arthur Conan Doyle}, {Sir Arthur Conan Doyle}]

concatenate
v 1: arranged into chained list
2: add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series; "concatenate terms"; "concatenate characters"

concatenation
n 1: the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series
2: the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc; "it was caused by an improbable concatenation of circumstances"
3: a series of things depending on each other as if linked together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances" [syn: {chain}]
4: the act of linking together as in a series or chain

concave
adj : curving inward [ant: {convex}]

concave lens
n : a lens such that a parallel beam of light passing through it is caused to diverge or spread out [syn: {diverging lens}]

concave polygon
n : a polygon such that there is a straight line that cuts it in four or more points [ant: {convex polygon}]

concave polyhedron
n : a polyhedron some of whose plane sections are concave polygons

concave shape
n : a shape that curves or bends inward [syn: {concavity}, {incurvation}, {incurvature}]

concavely
adv : in a concave way; "shaped concavely" [ant: {convexly}]

concaveness
n : the property possessed by a concave shape [syn: {concavity}]

concavity
n 1: a shape that curves or bends inward [syn: {concave shape}, {incurvation}, {incurvature}]
2: the property possessed by a concave shape [syn: {concaveness}]

concavo-concave
adj : concave on both sides [syn: {biconcave}]

concavo-convex
adj : concave on one side and convex on the other with the concavity being greater than the convexity

conceal
v 1: prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money" [syn: {hide}] [ant: {show}]
2: hold back; keep from being perceived by others; "She conceals her anger well" [syn: {hold back}, {hold in}]

concealed
adj 1: not accessible to view; "concealed (or hidden) damage"; "in stormy weather the stars are out of sight" [syn: {hidden}, {out of sight}]
2: concealed or hidden on any grounds for any motive; "a concealed weapon"; "a concealed compartment in his briefcase" [ant: {unconcealed}]

concealing
adj : covering or hiding; "the concealing darkness"; "concealing curtains prevented discovery" [ant: {revealing}]
n : the activity of keeping something secret [syn: {concealment}, {hiding}]

concealment
n 1: the condition of being concealed or hidden [syn: {privacy}, {privateness}, {secrecy}]
2: a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "they crouched behind the screen"; "under cover of darkness" [syn: {screen}, {cover}, {covert}]
3: the activity of keeping something secret [syn: {concealing}, {hiding}]

concede
v 1: admit, make a clean breast of; "She confessed that she had taken the money" [syn: {profess}, {confess}]
2: be willing to concede; "I grant you this much" [syn: {yield}, {grant}]
3: give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another [syn: {yield}, {cede}, {grant}]
4: acknowledge defeat; "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose"

conceding
n : the act of conceding or yielding [syn: {concession}, {yielding}]

conceit
n 1: feelings of excessive pride [syn: {amour propre}, {self-love}, {vanity}]
2: the trait of being vain and conceited [syn: {vanity}]

conceited
adj : characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes" [syn: {egotistic}, {egotistical}, {self-conceited}, {swollen}, {swollen-headed}, {vain}]

conceitedly
adv : in a conceited manner; "he always acts so conceitedly!" [syn: {self-conceitedly}, {with conceit}]

conceivability
n : the state of being conceivable [syn: {conceivableness}]

conceivable
adj 1: within the bounds of what may be conceived within the framework of nature; "a cure is still conceivable"
2: possible to conceive or imagine; "that is one possible answer" [syn: {imaginable}, {possible}]

conceivableness
n : the state of being conceivable [syn: {conceivability}]

conceivably
adv : within the realm of possibility; "the weather may conceivably change"

conceive
v 1: have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived" [syn: {gestate}, {conceptualize}, {conceptualise}]
2: judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior" [syn: {think}, {believe}, {consider}]
3: become pregnant; undergo conception; "She cannot conceive"; "My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day"

conceive of
v : form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?" [syn: {imagine}, {ideate}, {envisage}]

conceived
adj : formed in the mind [syn: {formed}]

conceiver
n : someone who creates new things [syn: {originator}, {mastermind}]

concenter
v : bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions [syn: {concentre}, {focalize}, {focalise}, {focus}]

concentrate
n 1: the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore [syn: {dressed ore}]
2: a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water
3: a concentrated example; "the concentrate of contemporary despair"
v 1: make (the solvent of a solution) dense or denser
2: direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" [syn: {focus}, {center}, {centre}, {pore}, {rivet}]
3: make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food" [syn: {centralize}, {centralise}] [ant: {decentralize}, {decentralize}, {decentralize}]
4: make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary" [syn: {digest}, {condense}]
5: draw together or meet in one common center; "These groups concentrate in the inner cities"
6: compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan" [syn: {condense}, {contract}]
7: be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup" [syn: {boil down}, {reduce}, {decoct}]
8: cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time" [syn: {reduce}, {boil down}]

concentrate on
v : center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work" [syn: {focus on}, {center on}, {revolve around}, {revolve about}, {center}]

concentrated
adj 1: gathered together or made less diffuse; "their concentrated efforts"; "his concentrated attention"; "concentrated study"; "a narrow thread of concentrated ore" [ant: {distributed}]
2: of or relating to a solution whose dilution has been reduced
3: intensely focused; "her concentrated passion held them at bay"
4: being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance; "a saturated solution" [syn: {saturated}] [ant: {unsaturated}]

concentrated fire
n : fire from two or more weapons directed at a single target or area (as fire by batteries of two or more warships) [syn: {massed fire}]

concentration
n 1: the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume (expressed as moles/cubic meter)
2: the spatial property of being crowded together [syn: {density}, {denseness}, {compactness}] [ant: {distribution}]
3: strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing extraneous material [ant: {dilution}]
4: increase in density
5: complete attention; intense mental effort [syn: {engrossment}, {absorption}, {immersion}]
6: bringing together military forces
7: great and constant diligence and attention [syn: {assiduity}, {assiduousness}]

concentration camp
n 1: a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions) [syn: {stockade}]
2: a situation characterized by crowding and extremely harsh conditions

concentre
v : bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions [syn: {concenter}, {focalize}, {focalise}, {focus}]

concentric
adj : having a common center; "concentric rings" [syn: {concentrical}, {homocentric}] [ant: {eccentric}]

concentrical
adj : having a common center; "concentric rings" [syn: {concentric}, {homocentric}] [ant: {eccentric}]

concentricity
n : the quality of having the same center (as circles inside one another) [ant: {eccentricity}]

Concepcion
n : an industrial city in Chile south of Santiago

concept
n : an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances [syn: {conception}, {construct}] [ant: {misconception}]

concept album
n : an album whose recording are unified by some theme (instrumental or lyrical or narrative or compositional)

conception
n 1: an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances [syn: {concept}, {construct}] [ant: {misconception}]
2: the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon
3: the event that occurred at the beginning of something; "from its creation the plan was doomed to failure" [syn: {creation}]
4: the creation of something in the mind [syn: {invention}, {innovation}, {excogitation}, {design}]

conceptional
adj : being (or being of the nature of) a notion or concept; "a plan abstract and conceptional"; "to improve notional comprehension"; "a notional response to the question" [syn: {ideational}, {notional}]

conceptive
adj : capable of conceiving

conceptual
adj : being or characterized by concepts or their formation; "conceptual discussions"; "the schizophrenic loses ability to abstract or do conceptual thinking"

conceptualisation
n 1: an elaborated concept [syn: {conceptualization}, {conceptuality}]
2: inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally [syn: {conceptualization}, {formulation}]

conceptualise
v : have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived" [syn: {gestate}, {conceive}, {conceptualize}]

conceptualism
n : the doctrine that the application of a general term to various objects indicates the existence of a mental entity that mediates the application

conceptualistic
adj : involving or characteristic of conceptualism

conceptuality
n : an elaborated concept [syn: {conceptualization}, {conceptualisation}]

conceptualization
n 1: inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally [syn: {conceptualisation}, {formulation}]
2: an elaborated concept [syn: {conceptualisation}, {conceptuality}]

conceptualize
v : have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived" [syn: {gestate}, {conceive}, {conceptualise}]

conceptually
adv : in a conceptual manner; "he can no longer think conceptually"; "conceptually, the idea is quite simple"

conceptus
n : an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life [syn: {embryo}, {fertilized egg}]

concern
n 1: something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern"
2: an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction" [syn: {care}, {fear}]
3: a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern" [syn: {business}, {business concern}, {business organization}, {business organisation}]
4: something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" [syn: {worry}, {headache}, {vexation}]
5: a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate" [ant: {unconcern}]
v 1: have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" [syn: {refer}, {pertain}, {relate}, {come to}, {bear on}, {touch}, {touch on}]
2: be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant" [syn: {interest}, {occupy}, {worry}]

concerned
adj 1: feeling or showing worry or solicitude; "concerned parents of youthful offenders"; "was concerned about the future"; "we feel concerned about accomplishing the task at hand"; "greatly concerned not to disappoint a small child" [ant: {unconcerned}]
2: involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in; "a memorandum to those concerned"; "an enterprise in which three men are concerned"; "factors concerned in the rise and fall of epidemics"; "the interested parties met to discuss the business" [syn: {interested}]
3: in relation (or in regard) to; especially as in the phrases; "as far as x is concerned"; "where x is concerned"
4: culpably involved; "all those concerned in the bribery case have been identified"; "named three officials implicated in the plot"; "an innocent person implicated by circumstances in a crime" [syn: {implicated}]

concernedly
adv : in a manner showing concern; "`Are you all right,' he asked concernedly" [syn: {with concern}]

concert
n : a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
v 1: contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement
2: settle by agreement; "concert one's differences"

concert band
n : a group of musicians playing brass and woodwind and percussion instruments [syn: {military band}]

concert dance
n : a theatrical representation of a story performed to music by ballet dancers [syn: {ballet}]

concert grand
n : a grand piano suitable for concert performances [syn: {concert piano}]

concert hall
n : a hall where concerts are given

concert piano
n : a grand piano suitable for concert performances [syn: {concert grand}]

concert pitch
n : the pitch used to tune instruments for concert performances; usually assigns 440 Hz to the A above middle C [syn: {philharmonic pitch}, {international pitch}]

concertanti
See {concertante}

concerted
adj : involving the joint activity of two or more; "the attack was met by the combined strength of two divisions"; "concerted action"; "the conjunct influence of fire and strong dring"; "the conjunctive focus of political opposition"; "a cooperative effort"; "a united effort"; "joint military activities" [syn: {combined}, {conjunct}, {conjunctive}, {cooperative}, {united}]

concerted music
n : music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments [syn: {polyphony}, {polyphonic music}] [ant: {monophony}, {monophony}]

concert-goer
n : someone who attends concerts [syn: {music lover}]

concerti
See {concerto}

concerti
concerto
n : a composition for orchestra and a soloist [also: {concerti} (pl)]

concerti grossi
See {concerto grosso}

concertina
n 1: coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle
2: free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its ends together to force air through the reeds
v : collapse like a concertina

concertini
See {concertino}

concertise
v : give concerts; perform in concerts; "My niece is off concertizing in Europe" [syn: {concertize}]

concertize
v : give concerts; perform in concerts; "My niece is off concertizing in Europe" [syn: {concertise}]

concerto
n : a composition for orchestra and a soloist [also: {concerti} (pl)]

concerto grosso
n : a baroque composition for orchestra and a group of solo instruments

concession
n 1: a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business; "he got the beer concession at the ball park" [syn: {grant}]
2: the act of conceding or yielding [syn: {conceding}, {yielding}]
3: a point conceded or yielded; "they won all the concessions they asked for"

concessionaire
n : someone who holds or operates a concession [syn: {concessioner}]

concessioner
n : someone who holds or operates a concession [syn: {concessionaire}]

concessive
adj : or or pertaining to concession

conch
n : any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip

concha
n : (anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape [also: {conchae} (pl)]

conchae
See {concha}

conchae
concha
n : (anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape [also: {conchae} (pl)]

conchfish
n : found in West Indies; lives in mantle cavity of a living conch [syn: {Astropogon stellatus}]

conchologist
n : a collector and student of mollusc shells

conchology
n : the collection and study of mollusc shells [syn: {shell collecting}]

concierge
n : a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter

conciliable
adj : can be pacified or satisfied [syn: {appeasable}]

conciliate
v 1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: {pacify}, {lenify}, {assuage}, {appease}, {mollify}, {placate}, {gentle}, {gruntle}]
2: come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up" [syn: {reconcile}, {patch up}, {make up}, {settle}]
3: make compatible with; "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories" [syn: {accommodate}, {reconcile}]

conciliation
n 1: the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled; "there was a brief period of conciliation but the fighting soon resumed"
2: any of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be settled short of arbitration
3: the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity [syn: {placation}, {propitiation}]

conciliative
adj : overcoming animosity or hostility; "spoke in a conciliating tone"; "a conciliatory visit" [syn: {conciliatory}] [ant: {antagonistic}]

conciliator
n : someone who tries to bring peace [syn: {make-peace}, {pacifier}, {peacemaker}, {reconciler}]

conciliatory
adj 1: making or willing to make concessions; "loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet" [syn: {compromising}, {flexible}] [ant: {uncompromising}]
2: overcoming animosity or hostility; "spoke in a conciliating tone"; "a conciliatory visit" [syn: {conciliative}] [ant: {antagonistic}]

concise
adj : expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation" [ant: {prolix}]

concisely
adv : in a concise manner; in a few words; "the history is summed up concisely in this book"; "she replied briefly"; "briefly, we have a problem"; "to put it shortly" [syn: {briefly}, {shortly}, {in brief}, {in short}]

conciseness
n : terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words [syn: {concision}, {pithiness}, {succinctness}]

concision
n : terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words [syn: {conciseness}, {pithiness}, {succinctness}]

conclave
n : a confidential or secret meeting

conclude
v 1: decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house" [syn: {reason}, {reason out}]
2: bring to a close; "The committee concluded the meeting"
3: reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation [syn: {resolve}]
4: come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin" [syn: {close}]
5: reach agreement on; "They concluded an economic agreement"; "We concluded a cease-fire"

concluded
adj : having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview" [syn: {complete}, {ended}, {over(p)}, {all over}, {terminated}]

concluding
adj : occurring at or forming an end or termination; "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave" [syn: {final}, {last}, {terminal}]

conclusion
n 1: a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination" [syn: {decision}, {determination}]
2: an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion"
3: the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season" [syn: {stopping point}, {finale}, {finis}, {finish}, {last}, {close}]
4: event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" [syn: {ending}, {finish}] [ant: {beginning}]
5: the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism) [syn: {ratiocination}]
6: the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement" [syn: {termination}, {ending}]
7: a final settlement; "the conclusion of a business deal"; "the conclusion of the peace treaty"
8: the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." [syn: {end}, {close}, {closing}, {ending}]
9: the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" [syn: {decision}, {determination}]

conclusion of law
n : a finding as to the applicability of a rule of law to particular facts [syn: {finding of law}]

conclusive
adj 1: forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question; "conclusive proof"; "the evidence is conclusive" [ant: {inconclusive}]
2: final and deciding; "the conclusive reason"
3: expressing finality with no implication of possible change; "an absolute (or unequivocal) quarantee to respect the nation's authority"; "inability to make a conclusive (or unequivocal) refusal" [syn: {absolute}]

conclusively
adv : in a conclusive way; "we settled the problem conclusively" [syn: {once and for all}] [ant: {inconclusively}]

conclusiveness
n : the quality of being final or definitely settled; "the finality of death" [syn: {finality}, {decisiveness}] [ant: {inconclusiveness}]

concoct
v 1: make a concoction (of) by mixing
2: prepare or cook by mixing ingredients; "concoct a strange mixture" [syn: {cook up}]
3: of charges [syn: {trump up}]
4: devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software" [syn: {think up}, {think of}, {dream up}, {hatch}]

concoction
n 1: any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade" [syn: {mixture}, {intermixture}]
2: an occurrence of an unusual mixture; "it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction"
3: the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose; "his testimony was a concoction"; "she has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories"
4: the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components [syn: {confection}]

concomitance
n : occurrence or existence together or in connection with one another

concomitant
adj : following as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with related problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management" [syn: {accompanying}, {attendant}, {incidental}, {incidental to(p)}]
n : an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another [syn: {accompaniment}, {co-occurrence}]

Concord
n 1: capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river [syn: {capital of New Hampshire}]
2: a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole [syn: {harmony}, {concordance}]
3: the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations [syn: {agreement}]
4: town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought
5: agreement of opinions [syn: {harmony}, {concordance}]
6: the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775) [syn: {Lexington}, {Lexington and Concord}]
v 1: go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" [syn: {harmonize}, {harmonise}, {consort}, {accord}, {fit in}, {agree}]
2: arrange by concord or agreement; "Concord the conditions for the marriage of the Prince of Wales with a commoner"
3: arrange the words of a text so as to create a concordance; "The team concorded several thousand nouns, verbs, and adjectives"
4: be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" [syn: {agree}, {hold}, {concur}] [ant: {disagree}]

Concord grape
n : slip-skin purple table grape of the northeastern United States

concordance
n 1: a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole [syn: {harmony}, {concord}]
2: agreement of opinions [syn: {harmony}, {concord}]
3: an index of all main words in a book along with their immediate contexts

concordant
adj 1: in keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background" [syn: {accordant}, {agreeable}, {conformable}, {consonant}]
2: being of the same opinion [syn: {concurring(a)}]

concordat
n : a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action [syn: {covenant}, {compact}]

concourse
n 1: a large gathering of people [syn: {multitude}, {throng}]
2: a wide hallway in a building where people can walk
3: a coming together of people [syn: {confluence}]

concrete
adj 1: capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary; "concrete objects such as trees" [ant: {abstract}]
2: formed by the coalescence of particles
n : a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water
v 1: cover with cement; "concrete the walls"
2: form into a solid mass; coalesce

concrete jungle
n : an area in a city with large modern building that is perceived as dangerous and unpleasant

concrete mixer
n : a machine with a large revolving drum in which cement is mixed with other materials to make concrete [syn: {cement mixer}]

concrete representation
n : a representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms [syn: {concretism}]

concretely
adv : in concrete terms; "concretely, this meant that he was broke" [ant: {abstractly}]

concreteness
n : the quality of being concrete (not abstract) [ant: {abstractness}]

concretion
n 1: the formation of stonelike objects within a body organ (e.g., the kidneys)
2: a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body; "renal calculi can be very painful" [syn: {calculus}]
3: an increase in the density of something [syn: {compaction}, {compression}, {densification}]
4: the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts [syn: {coalescence}, {coalescency}, {coalition}, {conglutination}]

concretise
v : become specific; "the idea concretized in her mind" [syn: {concretize}]

concretism
n : a representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms [syn: {concrete representation}]

concretistic
adj : of or relating to concrete representations of abstractions; "a concretistic-seeming statement"

concretize
v 1: make something concrete
2: become specific; "the idea concretized in her mind" [syn: {concretise}]

concubinage
n : cohabitation without being legally married

concubine
n : a woman who cohabits with an important man [syn: {courtesan}, {doxy}, {odalisque}, {paramour}]

concupiscence
n : a desire for sexual intimacy [syn: {sexual desire}, {physical attraction}]

concur
v 1: be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" [syn: {agree}, {hold}, {concord}] [ant: {disagree}]
2: happen simultaneously; "The two events coincided" [syn: {coincide}] [also: {concurring}, {concurred}]

concurred
See {concur}

concurred
concur
v 1: be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" [syn: {agree}, {hold}, {concord}] [ant: {disagree}]
2: happen simultaneously; "The two events coincided" [syn: {coincide}] [also: {concurring}, {concurred}]

concurrence
n 1: agreement of results or opinions
2: acting together as of agents or circumstances or events
3: a state of cooperation [syn: {meeting of minds}]
4: the temporal property of two things happening at the same time; "the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable" [syn: {coincidence}, {conjunction}, {co-occurrence}]

concurrent
adj : occurring or operating at the same time; "a series of coincident events" [syn: {coincident}, {coincidental}, {coinciding}, {cooccurring}, {simultaneous}]

concurrent execution
n : the execution of two or more computer programs by a single computer [syn: {multiprogramming}]

concurrent negligence
n : (law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently; the plaintiff may sue both together or separately

concurrent operation
n : two or more operations performed at the same time (or within a give interval)

concurrently
adv : overlapping in duration; "concurrently with the conference an exhibition of things associated with Rutherford was held"; "going to school and holding a job at the same time" [syn: {at the same time}]

concurring
See {concur}

concurring
adj : being of the same opinion [syn: {concordant}, {concurring(a)}]

concurring
concur
v 1: be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" [syn: {agree}, {hold}, {concord}] [ant: {disagree}]
2: happen simultaneously; "The two events coincided" [syn: {coincide}] [also: {concurring}, {concurred}]

concurring opinion
n : an opinion that agrees with the court's disposition of the case but is written to express a particular judge's reasoning

concuss
v 1: shake violently
2: injure the brain; sustain a concussion

concussion
n 1: injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness
2: any violent blow

condemn
v 1: express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated" [syn: {reprobate}, {decry}, {objurgate}, {excoriate}]
2: declare or judge unfit; "The building was condemned by the inspector"
3: compel or force into a particular state or activity; "His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence"
4: demonstrate the guilt of (someone); "Her strange behavior condemned her"
5: pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; "He was condemned to ten years in prison" [syn: {sentence}, {doom}]

condemnable
adj : bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure; "a criminal waste of talent"; "a deplorable act of violence"; "adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife" [syn: {criminal}, {deplorable}, {reprehensible}]

condemnation
n 1: an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable; "his uncompromising condemnation of racism" [syn: {disapprobation}] [ant: {approbation}]
2: (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building)
3: an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group [syn: {execration}, {curse}]
4: the condition of being strongly disapproved of; "he deserved nothing but condemnation"
5: (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise" [syn: {conviction}, {judgment of conviction}, {sentence}] [ant: {acquittal}]

condemnatory
adj : containing or imposing condemnation or censure; "a condemnatory decree" [syn: {condemning}]

condemned
adj 1: pronounced or proved guilty; "the condemned man faced the firing squad with dignity"; "a convicted criminal" [syn: {convicted}]
2: officially and strongly disapproved; "the censured conflict of interest"; "her condemned behavior" [syn: {censured}]
3: taken without permission or consent especially by public authority; "the condemned land was used for a highway cloverleaf"; "the confiscated liquor was poured down the drain" [syn: {appropriated}, {confiscate}, {confiscated}, {seized}, {taken over}]
4: officially pronounced unfit for use or consumption; "a row of condemned bulildings"

condemning
adj : containing or imposing condemnation or censure; "a condemnatory decree" [syn: {condemnatory}]

condensate
n : atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold [syn: {condensation}]

condensation
n 1: (psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams
2: the process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state
3: atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold [syn: {condensate}]
4: the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling" [syn: {compression}, {contraction}]
5: a shortened version of a written work [syn: {abridgement}, {abridgment}, {capsule}]
6: the act of increasing the density of something [syn: {condensing}]

condensation pump
n : vacuum pump used to obtain a high vacuum [syn: {diffusion pump}]

condensation trail
n : an artificial cloud created by an aircraft; caused either by condensation due to the reduction in air pressure above the wing surface or by water vapor in the engine exhaust [syn: {contrail}]

condense
v 1: undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature" [syn: {distill}, {distil}]
2: make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary" [syn: {digest}, {concentrate}]
3: remove water from; "condense the milk"
4: cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid; "The cold air condensed the steam"
5: become more compact or concentrated; "Her feelings condensed"
6: develop due to condensation; "All our planets condensed out of the same material"
7: compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan" [syn: {concentrate}, {contract}]

condensed milk
n : sweetened evaporated milk

condenser
n 1: an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge [syn: {capacitor}, {capacitance}, {electrical condenser}]
2: an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid
3: a hollow coil that condenses by abstracting heat
4: lens used to concentrate light on an object [syn: {optical condenser}]

condenser microphone
n : microphone consisting of a capacitor with one plate fixed and the other forming the diaphragm moved by sound waves [syn: {capacitor microphone}]

condensing
n : the act of increasing the density of something [syn: {condensation}]

condescend
v 1: behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
2: do something that one considers to be below one's dignity [syn: {deign}, {descend}]
3: debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail" [syn: {stoop}, {lower oneself}]
4: treat condescendingly [syn: {patronize}, {patronise}]

condescending
adj : (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension [syn: {arch}, {patronizing}, {patronising}]

condescendingly
adv : with condescension; in a patronizing manner; "he treats his secretary condescendingly" [syn: {patronizingly}, {patronisingly}]

condescendingness
n : affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank; "the queen's condescension was intended to make us feel comfortable" [syn: {condescension}]

condescension
n 1: the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior [syn: {superciliousness}, {disdainfulness}]
2: a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient [syn: {disdain}, {patronage}]
3: affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank; "the queen's condescension was intended to make us feel comfortable" [syn: {condescendingness}]

condign
adj : fitting or appropriate and deserved; used especially of punishment; "condign censure"

condiment
n : a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment; "mustard and ketchup are condiments"

condition
n 1: a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" [syn: {status}]
2: a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition"
3: an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else [syn: {precondition}, {stipulation}]
4: (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement; "the contract set out the conditions of the lease"; "the terms of the treaty were generous" [syn: {term}]
5: the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape') [syn: {shape}]
6: information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take" [syn: {circumstance}, {consideration}]
7: the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition [syn: {experimental condition}]
v 1: establish a conditioned response
2: train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?" [syn: {discipline}, {train}, {check}]
3: specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments" [syn: {stipulate}, {qualify}, {specify}]
4: put into a better state; "he conditions old cars"
5: apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny; "I condition my hair after washing it"

conditional
adj 1: qualified by reservations
2: imposing or depending on or containing a condition; "conditional acceptance of the terms"; "lent conditional support"; "the conditional sale will not be complete until the full purchase price is paid" [ant: {unconditional}]

conditional contract
n : a contract whose performance depends on a fact or event that affects legal relations

conditional probability
n : the probability that an event will occur given that oneor more other events have occurred [syn: {contingent probability}]

conditional reaction
n : an acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus [syn: {conditional reflex}, {conditioned reflex}, {acquired reflex}, {conditioned reaction}, {conditional response}, {conditioned response}]

conditional reflex
n : an acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus [syn: {conditioned reflex}, {acquired reflex}, {conditional reaction}, {conditioned reaction}, {conditional response}, {conditioned response}]

conditional relation
n : a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false [syn: {implication}, {logical implication}]

conditional response
n : an acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus [syn: {conditional reflex}, {conditioned reflex}, {acquired reflex}, {conditional reaction}, {conditioned reaction}, {conditioned response}]

conditional sale
n 1: a security interest taken by the seller in return for credit
2: a sale in which the buyer receives title to the property only upon the performance of some condition (usually the full payment of the purchase price)

conditionality
n : the state of being conditional

conditionally
adv : subject to a condition; "he accepted the offer conditionally" [syn: {not absolutely}] [ant: {unconditionally}]

conditioned
adj 1: established by conditioning or learning; "a conditioned response" [syn: {learned}] [ant: {unconditioned}]
2: physically fit; "exercised daily to keep herself in condition" [syn: {in condition(p)}]

conditioned avoidance
n : a conditioned response that anticipates the occurrence of an aversive stimulus [syn: {conditioned avoidance response}]

conditioned avoidance response
n : a conditioned response that anticipates the occurrence of an aversive stimulus [syn: {conditioned avoidance}]

conditioned emotion
n : an emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning [syn: {conditioned emotional response}, {CER}]

conditioned emotional response
n : an emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning [syn: {CER}, {conditioned emotion}]

conditioned reaction
n : an acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus [syn: {conditional reflex}, {conditioned reflex}, {acquired reflex}, {conditional reaction}, {conditional response}, {conditioned response}]

conditioned reflex
n : an acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus [syn: {conditional reflex}, {acquired reflex}, {conditional reaction}, {conditioned reaction}, {conditional response}, {conditioned response}]

conditioned response
n : an acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus [syn: {conditional reflex}, {conditioned reflex}, {acquired reflex}, {conditional reaction}, {conditioned reaction}, {conditional response}]

conditioned stimulus
n : the stimulus that is the occasion for a conditioned response

conditioner
n 1: exercise that conditions the body; "farmwork can be a good conditioner"
2: a trainer of athletes
3: a substance used in washing (clothing or hair) to make things softer

conditioning
n : a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment

condo
n : one of the dwelling units in a condominium [syn: {condominium}]

condole
v : express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death; "You must condole the widow"

condole with
v : share the suffering of [syn: {feel for}, {pity}, {compassionate}, {sympathize with}]

condolence
n : an expression of sympathy with another's grief; "they sent their condolences" [syn: {commiseration}]

condom
n : contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse [syn: {rubber}, {safety}, {safe}, {prophylactic}]

condominium
n 1: one of the dwelling units in a condominium [syn: {condo}]
2: housing consisting of a complex of dwelling units (as an apartment house) in which each unit is individually owned

condonation
n : a pardon by treating the offender as if the offense had not occurred

condone
v : excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities" [syn: {excuse}]

condor
n : largest flying birds in the western hemisphere

condottieri
See {condottiere}

conduce
v : be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing" [syn: {contribute}, {lead}]

conducive
adj : tending to bring about; being partly responsible for; "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"; "a contributory factor" [syn: {contributing(a)}, {contributive}, {contributory}, {tributary}]

conduct
n 1: manner of acting or conducting yourself [syn: {behavior}, {behaviour}, {doings}]
2: (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people [syn: {demeanor}, {demeanour}, {behavior}, {behaviour}, {deportment}]
v 1: direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this" [syn: {carry on}, {deal}]
2: lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Bairenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years" [syn: {lead}, {direct}]
3: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" [syn: {behave}, {acquit}, {bear}, {deport}, {comport}, {carry}]
4: transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat" [syn: {transmit}, {convey}, {carry}, {channel}]
5: take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" [syn: {lead}, {take}, {direct}, {guide}]
6: lead musicians in the performance of; "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces"

conductance
n : a material's capacity to conduct electricity; measured as the reciprocal of electrical resistance

conductance unit
n : a measure of a material's ability to conduct an electrical charge

conducting
n 1: the way of administering a business
2: the direction of an orchestra or choir; "he does not use a baton for conducting"

conducting wire
n : a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance [syn: {wire}]

conduction
n : the transmission of heat or electricity or sound [syn: {conductivity}]

conduction anaesthesia
n : anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve [syn: {conduction anesthesia}, {nerve block anesthesia}, {nerve block anaesthesia}, {block anesthesia}, {block anaesthesia}]

conduction anesthesia
n : anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve [syn: {conduction anaesthesia}, {nerve block anesthesia}, {nerve block anaesthesia}, {block anesthesia}, {block anaesthesia}]

conduction aphasia
n : aphasia in which the lesion is assumed to be in the association tracts connecting the various language centers in the brain; patient's have difficulty repeating a sentence just heard [syn: {associative aphasia}]

conduction deafness
n : hearing loss due to problems with the bones of the middle ear [syn: {conductive hearing loss}, {middle-ear deafness}]

conductive
adj : having the quality or power of conducting heat or electricity or sound; exhibiting conductivity [ant: {nonconductive}]

conductive hearing loss
n : hearing loss due to problems with the bones of the middle ear [syn: {conduction deafness}, {middle-ear deafness}]

conductivity
n : the transmission of heat or electricity or sound [syn: {conduction}]

conductor
n 1: the person who leads a musical group [syn: {music director}, {director}]
2: a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.
3: a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat [ant: {insulator}]
4: the person who collects fares on a public conveyance

conductress
n : a woman conductor

conduit
n : a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass; "the computers were connected through a system of conduits"

condylar
adj : of or relating to or resembling a condyle

condylar process
n : the condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull [syn: {condyloid process}, {mandibular condyle}]

condyle
n : a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone

condylion
n : the craniometric point at the tip of the mandibular condyle

condyloid process
n : the condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull [syn: {condylar process}, {mandibular condyle}]

condyloma acuminatum
n : a small benign wart on or around the genitals and anus [syn: {genital wart}, {venereal wart}, {verruca acuminata}]

condylomata
See {condyloma}

Condylura
n : star-nosed moles [syn: {genus Condylura}]

Condylura cristata
n : amphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy tentacles around the nose [syn: {starnose mole}, {star-nosed mole}]

cone
n 1: any cone-shaped artifact
2: a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point [syn: {conoid}, {cone shape}]
3: cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts [syn: {strobilus}, {strobile}]
4: visual receptor cell sensitive to color [syn: {cone cell}, {retinal cone}]
v : make cone-shaped; "cone a tire"

cone cell
n : visual receptor cell sensitive to color [syn: {cone}, {retinal cone}]

cone clutch
n : a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are cone-shaped [syn: {cone friction clutch}]

cone friction clutch
n : a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are cone-shaped [syn: {cone clutch}]

cone pepper
n : plant bearing erect pungent conical red or yellow or purple fruits; sometimes grown as an ornamental [syn: {Capsicum annuum conoides}]

cone shape
n : a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point [syn: {cone}, {conoid}]

cone-bearing
adj : of or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves [syn: {coniferous}]

coneflower
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Rudbeckia cultivated for their large usually yellow daisies with prominent central cones
2: any of various perennials of the eastern United States having thick rough leaves and long-stalked showy flowers with drooping rays and a conelike center

conelike
adj : relating to or resembling a cone; "conical mountains"; "conelike fruit" [syn: {conic}, {conical}, {cone-shaped}]

conenose
n : large bloodsucking bug [syn: {cone-nosed bug}, {conenose bug}, {big bedbug}, {kissing bug}]

conenose bug
n : large bloodsucking bug [syn: {conenose}, {cone-nosed bug}, {big bedbug}, {kissing bug}]

cone-nosed bug
n : large bloodsucking bug [syn: {conenose}, {conenose bug}, {big bedbug}, {kissing bug}]

Conepatus
n : a genus of Mustelidae [syn: {genus Conepatus}]

Conepatus leuconotus
n : large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico [syn: {hog-nosed skunk}, {hognosed skunk}, {badger skunk}, {rooter skunk}]

cone-shaped
adj : relating to or resembling a cone; "conical mountains"; "conelike fruit" [syn: {conic}, {conical}, {conelike}]

conessi
n : tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea [syn: {ivory tree}, {kurchi}, {kurchee}, {Holarrhena pubescens}, {Holarrhena antidysenterica}]

Conestoga
n : a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century [syn: {covered wagon}, {Conestoga wagon}, {prairie wagon}, {prairie schooner}]

Conestoga wagon
n : a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century [syn: {covered wagon}, {Conestoga}, {prairie wagon}, {prairie schooner}]

coney
n 1: black-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins [syn: {Epinephelus fulvus}]
2: any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes [syn: {hyrax}, {cony}, {dassie}, {das}]
3: small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America [syn: {pika}, {mouse hare}, {rock rabbit}, {cony}]
4: any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food [syn: {rabbit}, {cony}]

Coney Island
n : a section of Brooklyn on the Atlantic; known as an amusement center

confab
n : an informal conversation [syn: {chat}, {confabulation}, {schmooze}, {schmoose}]
v 1: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn: {chew the fat}, {shoot the breeze}, {chat}, {confabulate}, {chitchat}, {chatter}, {chaffer}, {natter}, {gossip}, {jaw}, {claver}, {visit}]
2: have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action" [syn: {confer}, {confabulate}, {consult}] [also: {confabbing}, {confabbed}]

confabbed
See {confab}

confabbed
confab
n : an informal conversation [syn: {chat}, {confabulation}, {schmooze}, {schmoose}]
v 1: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn: {chew the fat}, {shoot the breeze}, {chat}, {confabulate}, {chitchat}, {chatter}, {chaffer}, {natter}, {gossip}, {jaw}, {claver}, {visit}]
2: have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action" [syn: {confer}, {confabulate}, {consult}] [also: {confabbing}, {confabbed}]

confabbing
See {confab}

confabbing
confab
n : an informal conversation [syn: {chat}, {confabulation}, {schmooze}, {schmoose}]
v 1: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn: {chew the fat}, {shoot the breeze}, {chat}, {confabulate}, {chitchat}, {chatter}, {chaffer}, {natter}, {gossip}, {jaw}, {claver}, {visit}]
2: have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action" [syn: {confer}, {confabulate}, {consult}] [also: {confabbing}, {confabbed}]

confabulate
v 1: unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory
2: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn: {chew the fat}, {shoot the breeze}, {chat}, {confab}, {chitchat}, {chatter}, {chaffer}, {natter}, {gossip}, {jaw}, {claver}, {visit}]
3: have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action" [syn: {confer}, {confab}, {consult}]

confabulation
n 1: an informal conversation [syn: {chat}, {confab}, {schmooze}, {schmoose}]
2: (psychiatry) a plausible but imagined memory that fills in gaps in what is remembered

confect
v 1: make or construct
2: make into a confection; "This medicine is home-confected" [syn: {confection}, {comfit}]

confection
n 1: a food rich in sugar [syn: {sweet}, {confectionery}]
2: the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components [syn: {concoction}]
v : make into a confection; "This medicine is home-confected" [syn: {confect}, {comfit}]

confectioner
n : someone who makes candies and other sweets [syn: {candymaker}]

confectionery
n 1: a food rich in sugar [syn: {sweet}, {confection}]
2: a confectioner's shop [syn: {candy store}]

Confederacy
n 1: the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 [syn: {Confederate States}, {Confederate States of America}, {South}, {Dixie}, {Dixieland}]
2: a union of political organizations [syn: {confederation}, {federation}]
3: a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose [syn: {conspiracy}]
4: a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act [syn: {conspiracy}]

Confederate
adj 1: of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the Civil War; "Confederate soldiers"
2: united in a confederacy or league [syn: {allied}, {confederative}]
n 1: a supporter of the Confederate States of America
2: someone who assists in a plot [syn: {collaborator}, {henchman}, {partner in crime}]
3: a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) [syn: {accomplice}]
v 1: form a group or unite; "The groups banded together" [syn: {band together}]
2: form a confederation with; of nations

Confederate Army
n : the southern army during the American Civil War [syn: {Army of the Confederacy}]

Confederate flag
n : the first flag of the Confederate States of America [syn: {Stars and Bars}]

confederate jasmine
n : evergreen Chinese woody climber with shiny dark green leaves and intensely fragrant white flowers [syn: {star jasmine}, {Trachelospermum jasminoides}]

Confederate rose
n : Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized in southeastern United States [syn: {cotton rose}, {Confederate rose mallow}, {Hibiscus mutabilis}]

Confederate rose mallow
n : Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized in southeastern United States [syn: {cotton rose}, {Confederate rose}, {Hibiscus mutabilis}]

Confederate soldier
n : a soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the American Civil War

Confederate States
n : the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 [syn: {Confederacy}, {Confederate States of America}, {South}, {Dixie}, {Dixieland}]

Confederate States of America
n : the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 [syn: {Confederacy}, {Confederate States}, {South}, {Dixie}, {Dixieland}]

confederation
n 1: the state of being allied or confederated [syn: {alliance}]
2: a union of political organizations [syn: {confederacy}, {federation}]
3: the act of forming an alliance or confederation [syn: {alliance}]

confederative
adj : united in a confederacy or league [syn: {allied}, {confederate}]

confer
adv : compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text) [syn: {cf.}, {cf}, {see}, {see also}]
v 1: have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action" [syn: {confabulate}, {confab}, {consult}]
2: present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone" [syn: {bestow}] [also: {conferring}, {conferred}]

confer with
v : get or ask advice from; "Consult your local broker"; "They had to consult before arriving at a decision" [syn: {consult}]

conferee
n 1: a person on whom something is bestowed; "six honorary were conferred; the conferees were..."
2: a member of a conference

conference
n 1: a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
2: an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members [syn: {league}]
3: a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic [syn: {group discussion}]

conference call
n : a telephone call in which more than two people participate

conference center
n : a center where conferences can be conducted [syn: {conference house}]

conference house
n : a center where conferences can be conducted [syn: {conference center}]

conference room
n : a room in which a conference can be held

conference table
n : the table that conferees sit around as they hold a meeting [syn: {council table}, {council board}]

conferment
n : the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift [syn: {bestowal}, {bestowment}, {conferral}]

conferral
n : the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift [syn: {bestowal}, {bestowment}, {conferment}]

conferred
See {confer}

conferred
confer
adv : compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text) [syn: {cf.}, {cf}, {see}, {see also}]
v 1: have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action" [syn: {confabulate}, {confab}, {consult}]
2: present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone" [syn: {bestow}] [also: {conferring}, {conferred}]

conferred
adj : given formally or officially [syn: {bestowed}, {presented}]

conferring
See {confer}

conferring
confer
adv : compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text) [syn: {cf.}, {cf}, {see}, {see also}]
v 1: have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action" [syn: {confabulate}, {confab}, {consult}]
2: present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone" [syn: {bestow}] [also: {conferring}, {conferred}]

conferva
n : any of various algae of the genus Tribonema; algae with branching filaments that form scum in still or stagnant fresh water [also: {confervae} (pl)]

confervae
See {conferva}

confervae
conferva
n : any of various algae of the genus Tribonema; algae with branching filaments that form scum in still or stagnant fresh water [also: {confervae} (pl)]

confervoid algae
n : algae resembling confervae especially in having branching filaments

confess
v 1: confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure [syn: {squeal}, {shrive}]
2: admit, make a clean breast of; "She confessed that she had taken the money" [syn: {concede}, {profess}]
3: confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith

confessedly
adv : as acknowledged; "true, she is the smartest in her class" [syn: {true}, {admittedly}, {avowedly}]

confession
n 1: an admission of misdeeds or faults
2: a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
3: (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
4: a public declaration of your faith
5: a document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)

confession of judgement
n : a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings [syn: {confession of judgment}, {cognovit judgment}, {cognovit judgement}]

confession of judgment
n : a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings [syn: {confession of judgement}, {cognovit judgment}, {cognovit judgement}]

confessional
n : a booth where a priest sits to hear confessions

confessor
n 1: a priest who hears confession and gives absolution
2: someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves)

confetti
n : small pieces or streamers of colored paper that are thrown around on festive occasions (as at a wedding)

confidant
n : someone to whom private matters are confided [syn: {intimate}]

confidante
n : a female confidant

confide
v 1: reveal in private; tell confidentially
2: confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" [syn: {entrust}, {intrust}, {trust}, {commit}]

confidence
n 1: freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority" [syn: {assurance}, {self-assurance}, {self-confidence}, {authority}, {sureness}]
2: a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned" [ant: {diffidence}]
3: a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable; "public confidence in the economy"
4: a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust" [syn: {trust}]
5: a secret that is confided or entrusted to another; "everyone trusted him with their confidences"; "the priest could not reveal her confidences"

confidence game
n : a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco game}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {con}, {confidence trick}, {con game}, {gyp}, {hustle}, {sting}, {flimflam}]

confidence man
n : a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim [syn: {con man}, {con artist}]

confidence trick
n : a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco game}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {con}, {confidence game}, {con game}, {gyp}, {hustle}, {sting}, {flimflam}]

confident
adj 1: having or marked by confidence or assurance; "a confident speaker"; "a confident reply"; "his manner is more confident these days"; "confident of fulfillment" [ant: {unconfident}]
2: persuaded of; very sure; "were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join"; "I am positive he is lying"; "was confident he would win" [syn: {convinced(p)}, {positive(p)}, {confident(p)}]
3: not liable to error in judgment or action; "most surefooted of the statesmen who dealt with the depression"- Walter Lippman; "demonstrates a surefooted storytelling talent"- Michiko Kakutani [syn: {surefooted}]

confidential
adj 1: entrusted with private information and the confidence of another; "a confidential secretary"
2: (of information) given in confidence or in secret; "closet information"; "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications" [syn: {closet(a)}, {secret}]
3: denoting confidence or intimacy; "a confidential approach"; "in confidential tone of voice"
4: the level of official classification for documents next above restricted and below secret; available only to persons authorized to see documents so classified

confidential adviser-advisee relation
n : the responsibility of a confidential adviser to act in the best interest of the advisee

confidential information
n : an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" [syn: {tip}, {lead}, {steer}, {wind}, {hint}]

confidentiality
n 1: the state of being secret; "you must respect the confidentiality of your client's communications"
2: discretion in keeping secret information

confidentially
adv : in a confidential manner; "spoke to him intimately and confidentially"

confidently
adv : in a confident manner; "we have to do what is right confidently" [syn: {with confidence}]

confiding
adj : willing to entrust personal matters; "first she was suspicious, then she became confiding"

confidingly
adv : with trust; in a trusting manner; "she looked at her father trustingly" [syn: {trustfully}, {trustingly}] [ant: {distrustfully}]

configuration
n 1: an arrangement of parts or elements; "the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time" [syn: {constellation}]
2: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke" [syn: {shape}, {form}, {contour}, {conformation}]

configurational
adj : of or relating to or characterized by configuration

configurationism
n : (psychology) a theory of psychology that emphasizes the importance of configurational properties [syn: {Gestalt psychology}]

configure
v : set up for a particular purpose; "configure my new computer"; "configure a plane for a combat mission"

configured
adj : organized so as to give configuration to; "a magnet is surrounded by a configured field"; "a vehicle designed for rough terrain" [syn: {designed}]

confine
v 1: restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" [syn: {limit}, {circumscribe}]
2: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" [syn: {restrict}, {restrain}, {trammel}, {limit}, {bound}, {throttle}]
3: prevent from leaving or from being removed
4: close in or confine [syn: {enclose}, {hold in}]
5: deprive of freedom; take into confinement [syn: {detain}] [ant: {free}]
6: to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" [syn: {restrain}, {hold}]

confined
adj 1: not free to move about [ant: {unconfined}]
2: enclosed by a confining fence [syn: {fenced in}, {penned}]
3: not invading healthy tissue [ant: {invasive}]
4: deprived of liberty; especially placed under arrest or restraint
5: in captivity [syn: {captive}, {imprisoned}, {jailed}]

confinement
n 1: concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours" [syn: {parturiency}, {labor}, {labour}, {lying-in}, {travail}, {childbed}]
2: the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
3: the state of being confined; "he was held in confinement"

confines
n : a bounded scope; "he stayed with the confines of the city"

confining
adj 1: restricting the scope or freedom of action [syn: {constraining}, {constrictive}, {limiting}, {restricting}]
2: crowded; "close quarters" [syn: {close}]

confirm
v 1: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" [syn: {corroborate}, {sustain}, {substantiate}, {support}, {affirm}] [ant: {negate}]
2: strengthen or make more firm; "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account" [syn: {reassert}]
3: make more firm; "Confirm thy soul in self-control!"
4: as of a person to a position; "The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense"
5: administer the rite of confirmation to; "the children were confirmed in their mother's faith"

confirmable
adj : capable of being tested (verified or falsified) by experiment or observation [syn: {verifiable}, {falsifiable}]

confirmation
n 1: additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory" [syn: {verification}, {check}, {substantiation}]
2: information that confirms or verifies
3: making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it; "the ratification of the treaty"; "confirmation of the appointment" [syn: {ratification}]
4: a ceremony held in the synagogue (usually at Pentecost) to admit as adult members of the Jewish community young men and women who have successfully completed a course of study in Judaism
5: a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church

confirmation hearing
n : a hearing held by the U.S. senate to gather information on which to approve or reject candidates for high federal office that are nominated by the president

confirmative
adj : serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence" [syn: {collateral}, {confirming}, {confirmatory}, {corroborative}, {corroboratory}, {substantiating}, {substantiative}, {validating}, {validatory}, {verificatory}, {verifying}]

confirmatory
adj : serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence" [syn: {collateral}, {confirmative}, {confirming}, {corroborative}, {corroboratory}, {substantiating}, {substantiative}, {validating}, {validatory}, {verificatory}, {verifying}]

confirmed
adj 1: of persons; not subject to change; "a confirmed bachelor"; "a confirmed invalid"
2: having been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation; "confirmed reservations"; "received confirmed reports of casualties"; "a confirmed Catholic" [ant: {unconfirmed}]
3: having a habit of long standing; "a chronic smoker" [syn: {chronic}, {habitual}, {inveterate(a)}]

confirming
adj 1: indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen; "a positive pregnancy test" [syn: {positive}] [ant: {negative}]
2: serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence" [syn: {collateral}, {confirmative}, {confirmatory}, {corroborative}, {corroboratory}, {substantiating}, {substantiative}, {validating}, {validatory}, {verificatory}, {verifying}]

confiscate
adj 1: surrendered as a penalty [syn: {forfeit}, {forfeited}]
2: taken without permission or consent especially by public authority; "the condemned land was used for a highway cloverleaf"; "the confiscated liquor was poured down the drain" [syn: {appropriated}, {condemned}, {confiscated}, {seized}, {taken over}]
v : take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork" [syn: {impound}, {attach}, {sequester}, {seize}]

confiscated
adj : taken without permission or consent especially by public authority; "the condemned land was used for a highway cloverleaf"; "the confiscated liquor was poured down the drain" [syn: {appropriated}, {condemned}, {confiscate}, {seized}, {taken over}]

confiscation
n : seizure by the government [syn: {arrogation}]

confiture
n : preserved or candied fruit

conflagrate
v 1: cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds" [syn: {kindle}, {enkindle}, {inflame}]
2: start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously" [syn: {erupt}, {ignite}, {catch fire}, {take fire}, {combust}]

conflagration
n : a very intense and uncontrolled fire [syn: {inferno}]

conflate
v : mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" [syn: {blend}, {flux}, {mix}, {commingle}, {immix}, {fuse}, {coalesce}, {meld}, {combine}, {merge}]

conflict
n 1: an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" [syn: {struggle}, {battle}]
2: opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings; "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision"
3: a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" [syn: {battle}, {fight}, {engagement}]
4: a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties"
5: an incompatibility of dates or events; "he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings"
6: opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot); "this form of conflict is essential to Mann's writing"
7: a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats" [syn: {dispute}, {difference}, {difference of opinion}]
v 1: be in conflict; "The two proposals conflict!"
2: go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afould of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules" [syn: {run afoul}, {infringe}, {contravene}]

conflict of interest
n : a situation in which a public official's decisions are influenced by the official's personal interests

conflicting
adj 1: in disagreement; "the figures are at odds with our findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley [syn: {at odds(p)}, {contradictory}, {self-contradictory}]
2: on bad terms; "they were usually at odds over politics"; "conflicting opinions" [syn: {at odds(p)}]

confluence
n 1: a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers); "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers" [syn: {meeting}]
2: a flowing together [syn: {conflux}, {merging}]
3: a coming together of people [syn: {concourse}]

confluent
adj : flowing together [syn: {merging(a)}]

conflux
n : a flowing together [syn: {confluence}, {merging}]

conform
v 1: be similar, be in line with [ant: {deviate}]
2: adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" [syn: {adjust}, {adapt}]

conform to
v 1: satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" [syn: {meet}, {fit}]
2: observe; "conform to the rules" [ant: {violate}]
3: behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example" [syn: {follow}]

conformable
adj 1: quick to comply; "I have been to you a true and humble wife, at all times to your will conformable"-Shakespeare
2: disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion"; "the spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak"- Matthew 26:41 [syn: {amenable}, {willing}]
3: in keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background" [syn: {accordant}, {agreeable}, {consonant}, {concordant}]

conformably
adv : in a conformable manner

conformal projection
n : a map projection in which a small area is rendered in its true shape [syn: {orthomorphic projection}]

conformance
n : correspondence in form or appearance [syn: {conformity}]

conformation
n 1: a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing
2: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke" [syn: {shape}, {form}, {configuration}, {contour}]
3: acting according to certain accepted standards [syn: {conformity}, {compliance}, {abidance}] [ant: {disobedience}, {nonconformity}]

conformational entropy
n : entropy calculated from the probability that a state could be reached by chance alone

conforming
adj : adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion) [syn: {conformist}]

conformism
n : orthodoxy in thoughts and belief [syn: {conformity}] [ant: {nonconformity}]

conformist
adj 1: marked by conformity or convention; not corresponding to current customs or rules or styles; "underneath the radical image teenagers are surprisingly conformist" [ant: {nonconformist}]
2: adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion) [syn: {conforming}]
n : someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters) [ant: {nonconformist}]

conformity
n 1: correspondence in form or appearance [syn: {conformance}]
2: acting according to certain accepted standards [syn: {conformation}, {compliance}, {abidance}] [ant: {disobedience}, {nonconformity}]
3: orthodoxy in thoughts and belief [syn: {conformism}] [ant: {nonconformity}]
4: concurrence of opinion; "we are in accord with your proposal" [syn: {accord}, {accordance}]
5: hardened conventionality [syn: {ossification}]

confound
v 1: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" [syn: {confuse}, {throw}, {fox}, {befuddle}, {fuddle}, {bedevil}, {discombobulate}]
2: mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary" [syn: {confuse}]

confounded
adj : perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school" [syn: {baffled}, {befuddled}, {bemused}, {bewildered}, {confused}, {lost}, {mazed}, {mixed-up}, {at sea}]

confoundedly
adv : in a perplexed manner; "he looked at his professor perplexedly" [syn: {perplexedly}]

confounding
adj : that confounds or contradicts or confuses [syn: {contradictory}]

confrere
n : a person who is member of your class or profession; "the surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers" [syn: {colleague}, {fellow}]

confront
v 1: oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other" [syn: {face}]
2: deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes" [syn: {face up}, {face}] [ant: {avoid}]
3: present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us" [syn: {face}, {present}]
4: be face to face with; "The child screamed when it confronted the man in the halloween costume"

confrontation
n 1: a bold challenge
2: discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
3: a hostile disagreement face-to-face [syn: {encounter}, {showdown}, {face-off}]
4: the act of opposing groups confronting each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition" [syn: {opposition}]
5: a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison

confrontational
adj : of or relating to confrontation

confronting
n : taking the bull by the horns [syn: {braving}, {coping with}, {grappling}, {tackling}]

Confucian
adj : relating to or characteristic of Confucianism; "Confucian ethics"
n : a believer in the teachings of Confucius

Confucianism
n : the teachings of Confucius emphasizing love for humanity; high value given to learning and to devotion to family (including ancestors); peace; justice; influenced the traditional culture of China

Confucius
n : Chinese philosopher (circa 551-478 BC) [syn: {Kung futzu}]

confusable
adj : so similar as to be easily confused; "potentially confusable senses of words"

confuse
v 1: mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary" [syn: {confound}]
2: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" [syn: {throw}, {fox}, {befuddle}, {fuddle}, {bedevil}, {confound}, {discombobulate}]
3: cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" [syn: {flurry}, {disconcert}, {put off}]
4: assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence" [syn: {jumble}, {mix up}]
5: make unclear or incomprehensible; "The new tax return forms only confuse"
6: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" [syn: {blur}, {obscure}, {obnubilate}]

confused
adj 1: perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school" [syn: {baffled}, {befuddled}, {bemused}, {bewildered}, {confounded}, {lost}, {mazed}, {mixed-up}, {at sea}]
2: lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts" [syn: {disconnected}, {disjointed}, {disordered}, {garbled}, {illogical}, {scattered}, {unconnected}]
3: having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity; "I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway"; "the anesthetic left her completely disoriented" [syn: {disoriented}, {lost}]
4: thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset" [syn: {broken}, {disordered}, {upset}]
5: mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused" [ant: {clearheaded}]

confusedly
adv : in a confused manner; "Queen Augusta wrote him an hysterical letter in which she confusedly sympathised with him"

confusedness
n : a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions" [syn: {confusion}, {mental confusion}, {disarray}]

confusing
adj 1: causing confusion or disorientation; "a confusing jumble of road signs"; "being hospitalized can be confusing and distressing for a small child"
2: lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement" [syn: {perplexing}, {puzzling}]

confusingly
adv : in a bewildering and confusing manner; "her situation was bewilderingly unclear" [syn: {bewilderingly}]

confusion
n 1: disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably; "the army retreated in confusion"
2: a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions" [syn: {mental confusion}, {confusedness}, {disarray}]
3: a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused [syn: {discombobulation}]
4: an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended; "the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel"
5: a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw" [syn: {mix-up}]

confutable
adj : able to be refuted [syn: {questionable}, {refutable}, {confutative}]

confutation
n 1: the speech act of refuting conclusively
2: evidence that refutes conclusively

confutative
adj : able to be refuted [syn: {questionable}, {refutable}, {confutable}]

confute
v : prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories" [syn: {disprove}] [ant: {prove}]

confuter
n : a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argument [syn: {rebutter}, {disprover}, {refuter}]

conga
n 1: music composed for dancing the conga
2: a Latin American dance of 3 steps and a kick by people in single file
v : dance the conga

conga line
n : a line of people in single file performing the conga dance

conge
n 1: a concave molding
2: formal permission to depart; "he gave me his conge"
3: an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal
v : perform a ceremonious bow [syn: {congee}]

congeal
v : become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme" [syn: {jell}, {set}]

congealed
adj : congealed into jelly; solidified by cooling; "in Georgia they serve congealed salads" [syn: {jelled}, {jellied}]

congealment
n : the process of congealing; solidification by (or as if by) freezing [syn: {congelation}]

congee
n : a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast [syn: {jook}]
v 1: depart after obtaining formal permission; "He has congeed with the King"
2: perform a ceremonious bow [syn: {conge}]

congelation
n : the process of congealing; solidification by (or as if by) freezing [syn: {congealment}]

congenator
n : an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) [syn: {relative}, {congener}]

congener
n : an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) [syn: {relative}, {congenator}]

congeneric
adj : belonging to the same genus [syn: {congenerical}, {congenerous}]

congenerical
adj : belonging to the same genus [syn: {congeneric}, {congenerous}]

congenerous
adj : belonging to the same genus [syn: {congeneric}, {congenerical}]

congenial
adj 1: suitable to your needs or similar to your nature; "a congenial atmosphere to work in"; "two congenial spirits united...by mutual confidence and reciprocal virtues"- T.L.Peacock [syn: {agreeable}] [ant: {uncongenial}]
2: used of plants; capable of cross-fertilization or of being grafted

congeniality
n 1: compatibility between persons [syn: {congenialness}]
2: a congenial disposition [ant: {uncongeniality}]

congenially
adv : in a congenial manner; "`Let's all have a drink together,' he said congenially"

congenialness
n : compatibility between persons [syn: {congeniality}]

congenital
adj : present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development [syn: {inborn}, {innate}, {inherent}]

congenital abnormality
n : a defect that is present at birth [syn: {birth defect}, {congenital anomaly}, {congenital defect}, {congenital disorder}]

congenital afibrinogenemia
n : a rare congenital disorder of blood coagulation in which no fibrinogen is found in the blood plasma

congenital anomaly
n : a defect that is present at birth [syn: {birth defect}, {congenital defect}, {congenital disorder}, {congenital abnormality}]

congenital defect
n : a defect that is present at birth [syn: {birth defect}, {congenital anomaly}, {congenital disorder}, {congenital abnormality}]

congenital disease
n : a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically [syn: {genetic disease}, {genetic disorder}, {genetic abnormality}, {genetic defect}, {inherited disease}, {inherited disorder}, {hereditary disease}, {hereditary condition}]

congenital disorder
n : a defect that is present at birth [syn: {birth defect}, {congenital anomaly}, {congenital defect}, {congenital abnormality}]

congenital heart defect
n : a birth defect involving the heart

congenital megacolon
n : congenital condition in which the colon does not have the normal network of nerves; there is little urge to defecate so the feces accumulate and cause megacolon [syn: {Hirschsprung's disease}]

congenital pancytopenia
n : a rare congenital anemia characterized by pancytopenia and hypoplasia of the bone marrow [syn: {Fanconi's anemia}, {Fanconi's anaemia}]

conger
n : large somber-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate and tropical coastal waters; some used for food [syn: {conger eel}]

conger eel
n : large somber-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate and tropical coastal waters; some used for food [syn: {conger}]

congeries
n : a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together [syn: {aggregate}, {conglomeration}]

congest
v : become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" [syn: {clog}, {choke off}, {clog up}, {back up}, {choke}, {foul}] [ant: {unclog}]

congested
adj : overfull as with blood [syn: {engorged}]

congestion
n 1: excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part
2: excessive crowding; "traffic congestion" [syn: {over-crowding}]

congestive
adj : relating to or affected by an abnormal collection of blood or other fluid; "congestive heart desease"

congestive heart failure
n : inability to pump enough blood to avoid congestion in the tissues

congii
See {congius}

congii
congius
n : a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters [syn: {gallon}, {Imperial gallon}] [also: {congii} (pl)]

congius
n : a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters [syn: {gallon}, {Imperial gallon}] [also: {congii} (pl)]

conglobate
v : become globular [syn: {conglobe}]

conglobation
n 1: a rounded spherical form [syn: {conglomeration}]
2: an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass [syn: {conglomeration}]

conglobe
v : become globular [syn: {conglobate}]

conglomerate
adj : composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass; "the conglomerate peoples of New England"
n 1: a composite rock made up of particles of varying size [syn: {pudding stone}]
2: a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization [syn: {empire}]
v : collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up" [syn: {accumulate}, {cumulate}, {pile up}, {gather}, {amass}]

conglomeration
n 1: a rounded spherical form [syn: {conglobation}]
2: a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together [syn: {aggregate}, {congeries}]
3: an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass [syn: {conglobation}]

conglutinate
v 1: cause to adhere; "The wounds were coapted" [syn: {coapt}]
2: stick together; "the edges of the wound conglutinated"

conglutination
n 1: healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones [syn: {union}]
2: the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts [syn: {coalescence}, {coalescency}, {coalition}, {concretion}]

Congo
n 1: a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960 [syn: {Democratic Republic of the Congo}, {Zaire}, {Belgian Congo}]
2: a major African river (one of the world's longest); flows through Congo into the South Atlantic [syn: {Congo River}]
3: a republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960 [syn: {Republic of the Congo}, {French Congo}]
4: black tea grown in China [syn: {congou}, {congou tea}, {English breakfast tea}]

congo copal
n : copal found usually as a fossil [syn: {congo gum}]

congo eel
n : aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States [syn: {amphiuma}, {congo snake}, {blind eel}]

Congo franc
n : the basic unit of money in the Congo

congo gum
n : copal found usually as a fossil [syn: {congo copal}]

Congo peafowl
n : both sexes are brightly colored [syn: {afropavo}, {Afropavo congensis}]

congo red
n : a red-brown azo dye especially as a chemical pH indicator (congo red is red in basic and blue in acidic solutions)

Congo River
n : a major African river (one of the world's longest); flows through Congo into the South Atlantic [syn: {Congo}]

congo snake
n : aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States [syn: {amphiuma}, {congo eel}, {blind eel}]

Congolese
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the Congo region or its people; "Congolese rulers"; "the Congolese republic"
n : a native or inhabitant of the Republic of the Congo

congoo mallee
n : small shrubby mallee [syn: {white mallee}, {Eucalyptus dumosa}]

Congorism
n : an affected elegance of style that was introduced into Spanish literature bythe poet Gongora

congou
n : black tea grown in China [syn: {congo}, {congou tea}, {English breakfast tea}]

congou tea
n : black tea grown in China [syn: {congou}, {congo}, {English breakfast tea}]

congratulate
v 1: say something to someone that expresses praise; "He complimented her on her last physics paper" [syn: {compliment}]
2: express congratulations [syn: {felicitate}]
3: be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school" [syn: {pride}, {plume}]
4: pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement [syn: {preen}]

congratulation
n 1: the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration [syn: {felicitation}]
2: (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another; "I sent them my sincere congratulations on their marriage" [syn: {felicitation}]

congratulations
n : an expression of approval and commendation; "he always appreciated praise for his work" [syn: {praise}, {kudos}]

congratulatory
adj : expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone's success or good fortune; "a congratulatory telegram"; "the usual congratulatory crowd was conspicuously absent"; "a gratulatory address" [syn: {gratulatory}]

congregate
adj : brought together into a group or crowd; "the accumulated letters in my office" [syn: {accumulated}, {amassed}, {assembled}, {collected}, {massed}]
v : come together, usually for a purpose; "The crowds congregated in front of the Vatican on Christmas Eve"

congregating
n : the act of congregating [syn: {congregation}]

congregation
n 1: a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church [syn: {fold}, {faithful}]
2: an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together; "a congregation of children pleaded for his autograph"; "a great congregation of birds flew over"
3: the act of congregating [syn: {congregating}]

congregational
adj 1: relating to or conducted or participated in by a congregation; "congregational membership"; "congregational singing"
2: of or pertaining to or characteristic of a Congregational church [syn: {Congregationalist}]

Congregational Christian Church
n : merger of the Congregational Church and the Christian Church

Congregational Church
n : a Protestant denomination holding that each individual congregation should be self-governing

Congregationalism
n : system of beliefs and church government of a Protestant denomination in which each member church is self-governing

Congregationalist
adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of a Congregational church [syn: {Congregational}]
n : a member of the Congregational Church

Congress
n 1: the legislature of the United States government [syn: {United States Congress}, {U.S. Congress}, {US Congress}]
2: a meeting of elected or appointed representatives
3: a national legislative assembly
4: the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur [syn: {sexual intercourse}, {intercourse}, {sex act}, {copulation}, {coitus}, {coition}, {sexual congress}, {sexual relation}, {relation}, {carnal knowledge}]

congress boot
n : an ankle high shoe with elastic gussets in the sides [syn: {congress shoe}, {congress gaiter}]

congress gaiter
n : an ankle high shoe with elastic gussets in the sides [syn: {congress boot}, {congress shoe}]

Congress of Industrial Organizations
n : a federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955 [syn: {CIO}]

Congress of Racial Equality
n : an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality [syn: {CORE}]

congress shoe
n : an ankle high shoe with elastic gussets in the sides [syn: {congress boot}, {congress gaiter}]

congressional
adj : of or relating to congress; "congressional hearing"

congressional district
n : a territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives

Congressional Medal of Honor
n : the highest U.S. military decoration awarded for bravery and valor in action `above and beyond the call of duty' [syn: {Medal of Honor}]

Congressional Record
n : a published account of the speeches and debates and votes of the United States Congress

congressman
n : a member of the United States House of Representatives [syn: {congresswoman}, {representative}]

congresswoman
n : a member of the United States House of Representatives [syn: {congressman}, {representative}]

Congridae
n : marine eels [syn: {family Congridae}]

congruence
n : the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate [syn: {congruity}, {congruousness}] [ant: {incongruity}, {incongruity}]

congruent
adj 1: corresponding in character or kind [syn: {congruous}] [ant: {incongruous}]
2: coinciding when superimposed [ant: {incongruent}]

congruity
n : the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate [syn: {congruousness}, {congruence}] [ant: {incongruity}, {incongruity}]

congruous
adj 1: corresponding in character or kind [syn: {congruent}] [ant: {incongruous}]
2: suitable or appropriate together

congruousness
n : the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate [syn: {congruity}, {congruence}] [ant: {incongruity}, {incongruity}]

conic
adj : relating to or resembling a cone; "conical mountains"; "conelike fruit" [syn: {conical}, {conelike}, {cone-shaped}]
n : (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone [syn: {conic section}]

conic morel
n : a morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk with little free skirt around it; the fertile body is gray when young and black in old age [syn: {black morel}, {Morchella conica}, {Morchella angusticeps}, {narrowhead morel}]

conic projection
n : a map projection of the globe onto a cone with its point over one of the earth's poles [syn: {conical projection}]

conic section
n : (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone [syn: {conic}]

conic Verpa
n : a morel with a fertile portion that has a relatively smooth surface; the stalk is fragile [syn: {Verpa conica}]

conic waxycap
n : a fungus having an acutely conic cap and dry stalks [syn: {Hygrocybe acutoconica}]

conical
adj : relating to or resembling a cone; "conical mountains"; "conelike fruit" [syn: {conic}, {conelike}, {cone-shaped}]

conical buoy
n : a buoy resembling a cone [syn: {nun}, {nun buoy}]

conical projection
n : a map projection of the globe onto a cone with its point over one of the earth's poles [syn: {conic projection}]

conically
adv : in a conical manner; "conically shaped"

conidia
See {conidium}

conidia
conidium
n : an asexually produced fungal spore formed on a conidiophore [syn: {conidiospore}] [also: {conidia} (pl)]

conidiophore
n : a specialized fungal hypha that produces conidia

conidiospore
n : an asexually produced fungal spore formed on a conidiophore [syn: {conidium}]

conidium
n : an asexually produced fungal spore formed on a conidiophore [syn: {conidiospore}] [also: {conidia} (pl)]

conifer
n : any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones [syn: {coniferous tree}]

Coniferales
n : profusely branching and chiefly evergreen trees and some shrubs having narrow or needlelike leaves [syn: {order Coniferales}]

Coniferophyta
n : cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous period; most are substantial trees; includes the classes Pinopsida (subdivision Pinophytina) and Ginkgopsida (subdivision Ginkgophytina) and Taxopsida (subdivision Taxophytina) which in turn include the surviving orders Coniferales and Taxales (yews) and sometimes Ginkgoales as well as extinct orders such as Cordaitales (of the Carboniferous and Permian) [syn: {Coniferopsida}, {class Coniferopsida}, {Coniferophytina}, {subdivision Coniferophytina}]

Coniferophytina
n : cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous period; most are substantial trees; includes the classes Pinopsida (subdivision Pinophytina) and Ginkgopsida (subdivision Ginkgophytina) and Taxopsida (subdivision Taxophytina) which in turn include the surviving orders Coniferales and Taxales (yews) and sometimes Ginkgoales as well as extinct orders such as Cordaitales (of the Carboniferous and Permian) [syn: {Coniferopsida}, {class Coniferopsida}, {subdivision Coniferophytina}, {Coniferophyta}]

Coniferopsida
n : cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous period; most are substantial trees; includes the classes Pinopsida (subdivision Pinophytina) and Ginkgopsida (subdivision Ginkgophytina) and Taxopsida (subdivision Taxophytina) which in turn include the surviving orders Coniferales and Taxales (yews) and sometimes Ginkgoales as well as extinct orders such as Cordaitales (of the Carboniferous and Permian) [syn: {class Coniferopsida}, {Coniferophytina}, {subdivision Coniferophytina}, {Coniferophyta}]

coniferous
adj : of or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves [syn: {cone-bearing}]

coniferous tree
n : any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones [syn: {conifer}]

Conilurus
n : jerboa rats [syn: {genus Conilurus}]

conima
n : a gum resin from the conium hemlock tree

Coniogramme
n : terrestrial ferns of Pacific islands and Asia [syn: {genus Coniogramme}]

Coniogramme japonica
n : fast-growing sturdy Japanese fern; cultivated for their attractive broad dark-green pinnate fronds [syn: {bamboo fern}]

Conium
n : small genus of highly toxic biennials: hemlock [syn: {genus Conium}]

Conium maculatum
n : large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous [syn: {hemlock}, {poison hemlock}, {poison parsley}, {California fern}, {Nebraska fern}, {winter fern}]

conjectural
adj : based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "supposititious hypotheses" [syn: {divinatory}, {supposed}, {suppositional}, {suppositious}, {supposititious}]

conjecture
n 1: a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence); "speculations about the outcome of the election"; "he dismissed it as mere conjecture" [syn: {speculation}]
2: a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence [syn: {guess}, {supposition}, {surmise}, {surmisal}, {speculation}, {hypothesis}]
3: reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
v : to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps" [syn: {speculate}, {theorize}, {theorise}, {hypothesize}, {hypothesise}, {hypothecate}, {suppose}]

conjoin
v 1: make contact or come together; "The two roads join here" [syn: {join}] [ant: {disjoin}]
2: take in marriage [syn: {marry}, {get married}, {wed}, {hook up with}, {get hitched with}, {espouse}]

conjoined
adj : consisting of two or more associated entities; "the interplay of these conjoined yet opposed factors"; "social order and prosperity, the conjoint aims of government"- J.K.Fairbank [syn: {conjoint}]

conjoined twin
n : one of a pair of identical twins born with their bodies joined at some point [syn: {Siamese twin}]

conjoint
adj : consisting of two or more associated entities; "the interplay of these conjoined yet opposed factors"; "social order and prosperity, the conjoint aims of government"- J.K.Fairbank [syn: {conjoined}]

conjointly
adv : in conjunction with; combined; "Our salaries put together couldn't pay for the damage"; "we couldn`t pay for the damages with all out salaries put together" [syn: {jointly}, {collectively}, {together}, {put together}]

conjugal
adj : of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband; "connubial bliss"; "conjugal visits" [syn: {connubial}]

conjugal family
n : a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner [syn: {nuclear family}]

conjugal rights
n : the right of married persons to the enjoyment of association and sympathy and confidence and domestic happiness and the comfort of living together and eating meals at the same table and profiting from joint property right and the intimacies of domestic relations

conjugal visitation
n : the legal right in a prison for the inmate and spouse to have sexual intercourse [syn: {conjugal visitation rights}]

conjugal visitation rights
n : the legal right in a prison for the inmate and spouse to have sexual intercourse [syn: {conjugal visitation}]

conjugally
adv : in a conjugal manner [syn: {connubial}]

conjugate
adj 1: joined together especially in a pair or pairs [syn: {conjugated}, {coupled}]
2: of a pinnate leaflet; having only one pair of leaflets
3: formed by the union of two compounds; "a conjugated protein" [syn: {conjugated}]
4: of an organic compound; containing two or more double bonds each separated from the other by a single bond [syn: {conjugated}]
n : a mixture of two partially miscible liquids A and B produces two conjugate solutions: one of A in B and another of B in A [syn: {conjugate solution}]
v 1: unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds
2: add inflections showing person, number, gender, tense, aspect, etc.; "conjugate the verb"
3: undergo conjugation

conjugate solution
n : a mixture of two partially miscible liquids A and B produces two conjugate solutions: one of A in B and another of B in A [syn: {conjugate}]

conjugated
adj 1: formed by the union of two compounds; "a conjugated protein" [syn: {conjugate}]
2: joined together especially in a pair or pairs [syn: {conjugate}, {coupled}]
3: of an organic compound; containing two or more double bonds each separated from the other by a single bond [syn: {conjugate}]

conjugated protein
n : a protein complex combining amino acids with other substances [syn: {compound protein}]

conjugation
n 1: the state of being joined together [syn: {junction}, {conjunction}, {colligation}]
2: the inflection of verbs
3: the complete set of inflected forms of a verb
4: a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms
5: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring" [syn: {coupling}, {mating}, {pairing}, {union}, {sexual union}]
6: the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays" [syn: {union}, {unification}, {uniting}, {jointure}] [ant: {disunion}]

conjunct
adj 1: progressing melodically by intervals of a second; "conjunct motion of an ascending scale" [ant: {disjunct}]
2: bound in close association; "conjunct influences"; "conjunct ideas"
3: involving the joint activity of two or more; "the attack was met by the combined strength of two divisions"; "concerted action"; "the conjunct influence of fire and strong dring"; "the conjunctive focus of political opposition"; "a cooperative effort"; "a united effort"; "joint military activities" [syn: {combined}, {concerted}, {conjunctive}, {cooperative}, {united}]

conjunction
n 1: the temporal property of two things happening at the same time; "the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable" [syn: {concurrence}, {coincidence}, {co-occurrence}]
2: the state of being joined together [syn: {junction}, {conjugation}, {colligation}]
3: an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences [syn: {conjunctive}, {connective}]
4: the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction
5: (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac [syn: {alignment}]
6: something that joins or connects [syn: {junction}]

conjunctiva
n : a transparent membrane covering the eyeball and under surface of the eyelid [also: {conjunctivae} (pl)]

conjunctivae
See {conjunctiva}

conjunctivae
conjunctiva
n : a transparent membrane covering the eyeball and under surface of the eyelid [also: {conjunctivae} (pl)]

conjunctival
adj : of or relating to the conjunctiva

conjunctival layer of bulb
n : the part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior face of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea [syn: {bulbar conjunctiva}, {tunica conjunctiva bulbi}]

conjunctival layer of eyelids
n : the part of the conjunctiva lining the posterior surface of the eyelids; continuous with the bulbar conjunctiva [syn: {palpebra conjunctiva}, {tunica conjunctiva palpebrarum}]

conjunctival veins
n : veins draining the conjunctiva [syn: {venae conjunctivales}]

conjunctive
adj 1: serving or tending to connect [ant: {disjunctive}]
2: involving the joint activity of two or more; "the attack was met by the combined strength of two divisions"; "concerted action"; "the conjunct influence of fire and strong dring"; "the conjunctive focus of political opposition"; "a cooperative effort"; "a united effort"; "joint military activities" [syn: {combined}, {concerted}, {conjunct}, {cooperative}, {united}]
n : an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences [syn: {conjunction}, {connective}]

conjunctivitis
n : inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye [syn: {pinkeye}]

conjunctivitis arida
n : abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A [syn: {xerophthalmia}, {xerophthalmus}, {xeroma}]

conjuncture
n : a critical combination of events or circumstances

conjuration
n 1: a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect [syn: {incantation}]
2: calling up a spirit or devil [syn: {conjuring}, {conjury}, {invocation}]
3: an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers [syn: {magic trick}, {conjuring trick}, {trick}, {magic}, {legerdemain}, {illusion}, {deception}]

conjure
v 1: evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" [syn: {raise}, {conjure up}, {invoke}, {evoke}, {stir}, {call down}, {arouse}, {bring up}, {put forward}, {call forth}]
2: ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" [syn: {bid}, {beseech}, {entreat}, {adjure}, {press}]
3: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government" [syn: {conspire}, {cabal}, {complot}, {machinate}]

conjure man
n : a witch doctor who practices conjury [syn: {conjurer}, {conjuror}]

conjure up
v : evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" [syn: {raise}, {conjure}, {invoke}, {evoke}, {stir}, {call down}, {arouse}, {bring up}, {put forward}, {call forth}]

conjurer
n 1: someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience [syn: {magician}, {prestidigitator}, {conjuror}, {illusionist}]
2: a witch doctor who practices conjury [syn: {conjuror}, {conjure man}]

conjuring
n : calling up a spirit or devil [syn: {conjuration}, {conjury}, {invocation}]

conjuring trick
n : an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers [syn: {magic trick}, {trick}, {magic}, {legerdemain}, {conjuration}, {illusion}, {deception}]

conjuror
n 1: someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience [syn: {magician}, {prestidigitator}, {conjurer}, {illusionist}]
2: a witch doctor who practices conjury [syn: {conjurer}, {conjure man}]

conjury
n : calling up a spirit or devil [syn: {conjuring}, {conjuration}, {invocation}]

conk
n : informal term for the nose
v 1: come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway" [syn: {stall}]
2: hit, especially on the head; "The stranger conked him and he fainted"
3: die; "The old man finally kicked the bucket" [syn: {kick the bucket}, {cash in one's chips}, {buy the farm}, {give-up the ghost}, {drop dead}, {pop off}, {choke}, {croak}, {snuff it}]
4: pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain [syn: {faint}, {swoon}, {pass out}]

conk out
v 1: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" [syn: {fail}, {go bad}, {give way}, {die}, {give out}, {go}, {break}, {break down}]
2: use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At the end of the march, I pooped out" [syn: {poop out}, {peter out}, {run down}, {run out}]

conker
n : the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut [syn: {buckeye}, {horse chestnut}]

conn
v : conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane

Connaraceae
n : mostly tropical climbing shrubs or small trees; closely related to Leguminosae [syn: {family Connaraceae}, {zebrawood family}]

Connarus
n : large genus of tropical trees and shrubs; type genus of the Connaraceae [syn: {genus Connarus}]

Connarus guianensis
n : tropical American and east African tree with strikingly marked hardwood used in cabinetwork

connate
adj 1: of similar parts or organs; closely joined or united; "a connate tomato flower" [ant: {adnate}]
2: related in nature; "connate qualities" [syn: {cognate}]

connatural
adj 1: similar in nature; "and mix with our connatural dust"- John Milton
2: normally existing at birth; "mankind's connatural sense of the good" [syn: {inborn}, {inbred}, {native}]

connect
v 1: connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" [syn: {link}, {tie}, {link up}] [ant: {disconnect}]
2: make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all" [syn: {associate}, {tie in}, {relate}, {link}, {colligate}, {link up}] [ant: {decouple}]
3: be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport" [syn: {link}, {link up}, {join}, {unite}]
4: join by means of communication equipment; "The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area"
5: land on or hit solidly; "The brick connected on her head, knocking her out"
6: join for the purpose of communication; "Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?"
7: be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation; "The local train does not connect with the Amtrak train"; "The planes don't connect and you will have to wait for four hours"
8: establish a rapport or relationship; "The President of this university really connects with the faculty"
9: establish communication with someone; "did you finally connect with your long-lost cousin?" [syn: {get in touch}, {touch base}] 10: plug into an outlet; "Please plug in the toaster!"; "Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight" [syn: {plug in}] [ant: {unplug}] 11: hit or play a ball successfully; "The batter connected for a home run"

connected
adj 1: being joined in close association; "affiliated clubs"; "all art schools whether independent or attached to universities" [syn: {affiliated}, {attached}]
2: joined or linked together [ant: {unconnected}]
3: related to or accompanying; "Christmas and associated festivities" [syn: {associated}]
4: wired together to an alarm system; "all the window alarms are connected"
5: plugged in; "first check to see whether the appliance is connected"
6: stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer [syn: {machine-accessible}]

connectedness
n 1: the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable" [syn: {connection}, {link}] [ant: {disjunction}]
2: a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare" [syn: {connection}, {connexion}] [ant: {unconnectedness}]

connecter
n : an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" [syn: {connection}, {connexion}, {connector}, {connective}]

Connecticut
n 1: a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {Nutmeg State}, {Constitution State}, {CT}]
2: a river in the northeastern United States; flows south from northern New Hampshire along the border between New Hampshire and Vermont and through Massachusetts and Connecticut where it empties into Long Island Sound [syn: {Connecticut River}]
3: one of the British colonies that formed the United States

Connecticut River
n : a river in the northeastern United States; flows south from northern New Hampshire along the border between New Hampshire and Vermont and through Massachusetts and Connecticut where it empties into Long Island Sound [syn: {Connecticut}]

Connecticuter
n : a resident of Connecticut

connecting
adj 1: having a connection; "connecting rooms"
2: syntactically connecting sentences or elements of a sentence; "`and' is a copulative conjunction" [syn: {copulative}]

connecting flight
n : a flight with an intermediate stop and a change of aircraft (possibly a change of airlines)

connecting rod
n : a rod that transmits motion (especially one that connects a rotating wheel to a reciprocating shaft)

connecting room
n : a hotel room that shres a wall with an adjoining room and is connected by a private door

connection
n 1: a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare" [syn: {connexion}, {connectedness}] [ant: {unconnectedness}]
2: the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable" [syn: {link}, {connectedness}] [ant: {disjunction}]
3: an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" [syn: {connexion}, {connector}, {connecter}, {connective}]
4: (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship); "he has powerful connections"
5: the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association" [syn: {association}, {connexion}]
6: a connecting shape [syn: {connexion}, {link}]
7: a supplier (especially of narcotics)
8: shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta" [syn: {connexion}]
9: the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet" [syn: {joining}, {connexion}]

connective
adj : connecting or tending to connect; "connective remarks between chapters"; "connective tissue in animals"; "conjunctive tissue in plants"
n 1: an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences [syn: {conjunction}, {conjunctive}]
2: an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" [syn: {connection}, {connexion}, {connector}, {connecter}]

connective tissue
n : tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments

connectivity
n : the property of being connected or the degree to which something has connections

connector
n : an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" [syn: {connection}, {connexion}, {connecter}, {connective}]

conned
See {con}

conned
con
n 1: an argument opposed to a proposal [ant: {pro}]
2: a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison [syn: {convict}, {inmate}, {jailbird}, {gaolbird}]
3: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco game}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {confidence trick}, {confidence game}, {con game}, {gyp}, {hustle}, {sting}, {flimflam}]
adv : on the negative side; "much was written pro and con" [syn: {in opposition}] [ant: {pro}]
v 1: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" [syn: {victimize}, {swindle}, {rook}, {goldbrick}, {nobble}, {diddle}, {bunco}, {defraud}, {scam}, {mulct}, {gyp}]
2: commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?" [syn: {memorize}, {memorise}, {learn}] [also: {conning}, {conned}]

Connemara heath
n : low straggling evergreen shrub of western Europe represented by several varieties with flowers from white to rose-purple [syn: {St. Dabeoc's heath}, {Daboecia cantabrica}]

connexion
n 1: a connecting shape [syn: {connection}, {link}]
2: a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare" [syn: {connection}, {connectedness}] [ant: {unconnectedness}]
3: the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association" [syn: {association}, {connection}]
4: an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" [syn: {connection}, {connector}, {connecter}, {connective}]
5: shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta" [syn: {connection}]
6: the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet" [syn: {joining}, {connection}]

conning
See {con}

conning
con
n 1: an argument opposed to a proposal [ant: {pro}]
2: a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison [syn: {convict}, {inmate}, {jailbird}, {gaolbird}]
3: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco game}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {confidence trick}, {confidence game}, {con game}, {gyp}, {hustle}, {sting}, {flimflam}]
adv : on the negative side; "much was written pro and con" [syn: {in opposition}] [ant: {pro}]
v 1: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" [syn: {victimize}, {swindle}, {rook}, {goldbrick}, {nobble}, {diddle}, {bunco}, {defraud}, {scam}, {mulct}, {gyp}]
2: commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?" [syn: {memorize}, {memorise}, {learn}] [also: {conning}, {conned}]

conning tower
n 1: an armored pilothouse on a warship
2: a raised bridge on a submarine; often used for entering and exiting

conniption
n : a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene" [syn: {fit}, {tantrum}, {scene}]

connivance
n 1: agreement on a secret plot [syn: {collusion}]
2: (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing [syn: {secret approval}, {tacit consent}]

connive
v 1: encourage or assent to illegally or criminally
2: form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner [syn: {scheme}, {intrigue}]

connive at
v : give one's silent approval to [syn: {wink at}]

conniving
adj 1: acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end [syn: {collusive}]
2: used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in the community" [syn: {calculating}, {calculative}, {scheming}, {shrewd}]

Connochaetes
n : African antelopes: gnus [syn: {genus Connochaetes}]

connoisseur
n : an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts [syn: {cognoscenti}]

connoisseurship
n : love of or taste for fine objects of art [syn: {virtu}, {vertu}]

Connolly
n : United States tennis player who was the first woman to win the United States, British, French, and Australian championships in the same year (1953) (1934-1969) [syn: {Maureen Catherine Connolly}, {Little Mo Connolly}]

Connors
n : outstanding United States tennis player (born in 1952) [syn: {Jimmy Conors}, {James Scott Connors}]

connotation
n 1: what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression [syn: {intension}]
2: an idea that is implied or suggested

connotational
adj : of or relating to a connotation [syn: {connotative of(p)}]

connotative
adj : having the power of implying or suggesting something in addition to what is explicit [ant: {denotative}]

connotative of
adj : of or relating to a connotation [syn: {connotational}, {connotative of(p)}]

connote
v 1: express or state indirectly [syn: {imply}]
2: involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic; "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well" [syn: {predicate}]

Conn's syndrome
n : disturbances in salt-water balance and symptoms of weakness and muscular cramps and twitching and convulsions and sometimes paralysis; usually caused by a benign tumor of the cortex of the adrenal gland that leads to excess secretion of aldosterone

connubial
adj : of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband; "connubial bliss"; "conjugal visits" [syn: {conjugal}]
adv : in a conjugal manner [syn: {conjugally}]

Conocarpus
n : monotypic genus of tropical American trees: button tree [syn: {genus Conocarpus}]

Conocarpus erectus
n : evergreen tree or shrub with fruit resembling buttons and yielding heavy hard compact wood [syn: {button tree}, {button mangrove}]

Conoclinium
n : mistflower [syn: {genus Conoclinium}]

Conoclinium coelestinum
n : rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium [syn: {mistflower}, {mist-flower}, {ageratum}, {Eupatorium coelestinum}]

conodont
n 1: tiny fossil cone-shaped tooth of the most primitive vertebrate: the conodont
2: small (2 in) extinct eellike fish with a finned tail and a notochord and having cone-shaped teeth containing cellular bone; late Cambrian to late Triassic; possible predecessor of the cyclostomes

Conodonta
n : extinct order of primitive vertebrates; the precise taxonomy is not clear; in some classifications considered a separate phylum [syn: {order Conodonta}, {Conodontophorida}, {order Conodontophorida}]

Conodontophorida
n : extinct order of primitive vertebrates; the precise taxonomy is not clear; in some classifications considered a separate phylum [syn: {Conodonta}, {order Conodonta}, {order Conodontophorida}]

conoid
n : a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point [syn: {cone}, {cone shape}]

Conopodium
n : a genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family Umbelliferae [syn: {genus Conopodium}]

Conopodium denudatum
n : a common European plant having edible tubers with the flavor of roasted chestnuts [syn: {earthnut}]

Conospermum
n : Australian shrubs (some trees) with flowers in dense spikes: smoke bush [syn: {genus Conospermum}]

Conoy
n : a member of an Algonquian people formerly living in Maryland between Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac river; allies of the Nanticoke people

conquer
v 1: to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" [syn: {suppress}, {stamp down}, {inhibit}, {subdue}, {curb}]
2: take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle" [syn: {appropriate}, {capture}, {seize}]
3: overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country"

conquerable
adj 1: subject to being conquered or overcome; "knew her fears were ultimately conquerable" [ant: {unconquerable}]
2: capable of being surmounted or excelled [syn: {superable}]

conquering
n : the act of conquering [syn: {conquest}, {subjection}, {subjugation}]

conqueror
n : someone who is victorious by force of arms [syn: {vanquisher}]

conquest
n 1: the act of conquering [syn: {conquering}, {subjection}, {subjugation}]
2: success in mastering something difficult; "the conquest of space"
3: an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone [syn: {seduction}]

conquistador
n : an adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century) [also: {conquistadores} (pl)]

conquistadores
See {conquistador}

conquistadores
conquistador
n : an adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century) [also: {conquistadores} (pl)]

Conrad
n : English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924) [syn: {Joseph Conrad}, {Teodor Josef Konrad Korzeniowski}]

Conrad Aiken
n : United States writer (1889-1973) [syn: {Aiken}, {Conrad Potter Aiken}]

Conrad Potter Aiken
n : United States writer (1889-1973) [syn: {Aiken}, {Conrad Aiken}]

Conradina
n : small genus of low aromatic shrubs of southeastern United States [syn: {genus Conradina}]

Conradina glabra
n : small shrub of Apalachicola River area in southeastern United States having highly aromatic pinkish flowers; a threatened species [syn: {Apalachicola rosemary}]

consanguine
adj : related by blood [syn: {akin(p)}, {blood-related}, {cognate}, {consanguineous}, {kin(p)}]

consanguineous
adj : related by blood [syn: {akin(p)}, {blood-related}, {cognate}, {consanguine}, {kin(p)}]

consanguinity
n : related by blood [syn: {blood kinship}, {cognation}] [ant: {affinity}]

conscience
n 1: motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions [syn: {scruples}, {moral sense}, {sense of right and wrong}]
2: conformity to one's own sense of right conduct; "a person of unflagging conscience"
3: a feeling of shame when you do something immoral; "he has no conscience about his cruelty"

conscience money
n : payment made voluntarily to reduce guilt over dishonest dealings

conscienceless
adj : lacking a conscience; "a conscienceless villain"; "brash, unprincipled, and conscienceless"; "an unconscionable liar" [syn: {unconscionable}]

conscience-smitten
adj : affected by conscience

conscientious
adj 1: characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details" [syn: {painstaking}, {scrupulous}]
2: guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong; "a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice" [ant: {unconscientious}]

conscientious objector
n : one who refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of conscience [syn: {CO}]

conscientiously
adv : with extreme conscientiousness; "he came religiously every morning at 8 o'clock" [syn: {scrupulously}, {religiously}]

conscientiousness
n 1: the quality of being in accord with the dictates of conscience [ant: {unconscientiousness}]
2: the trait of being painstaking and careful [syn: {painstakingness}] [ant: {unconscientiousness}]

conscionable
adj : acceptable to your conscience

conscious
adj 1: intentionally conceived; "a conscious effort to speak more slowly"; "a conscious policy" [syn: {witting}]
2: knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts; "remained conscious during the operation"; "conscious of his faults"; "became conscious that he was being followed" [ant: {unconscious}]
3: (followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something; "few voters seem conscious of the issue's importance"; "conscious of having succeeded"; "the careful tread of one conscious of his alcoholic load"- Thomas Hardy [syn: {conscious(p)}]

consciously
adv : with awareness; "she consciously played with the idea of inviting them" [ant: {unconsciously}]

consciousness
n 1: an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation; "he lost consciousness" [ant: {unconsciousness}]
2: having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive" [syn: {awareness}, {cognizance}, {cognisance}, {knowingness}]

consciousness-altering drug
n : a drug that can produce mood changes and distorted perceptions [syn: {psychoactive drug}, {mind-altering drug}, {psychoactive substance}]

conscript
n : someone who is drafted into military service [syn: {draftee}, {inductee}] [ant: {volunteer}]
v : enroll into service compulsorily; "The men were conscripted"

conscription
n : compulsory military service [syn: {muster}, {draft}, {selective service}]

consecrate
adj : solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose; "a life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated chapel"; "a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II" [syn: {consecrated}, {dedicated}] [ant: {desecrated}]
v 1: appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church" [syn: {ordain}, {ordinate}, {order}]
2: give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" [syn: {give}, {dedicate}, {commit}, {devote}]
3: dedicate to a deity by a vow [syn: {vow}]
4: render holy by means of religious rites [syn: {bless}, {hallow}, {sanctify}] [ant: {desecrate}]

consecrated
adj 1: solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose; "a life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated chapel"; "a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II" [syn: {consecrate}, {dedicated}] [ant: {desecrated}]
2: made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use; "a consecrated chursh"; "the sacred mosque"; "sacred elephants"; "sacred bread and wine"; "sanctified wine" [syn: {sacred}, {sanctified}]

consecration
n 1: a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal); "his consecration to study"
2: (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; "the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church"

consecutive
adj 1: in regular succession without gaps; "serial concerts" [syn: {sequent}, {sequential}, {serial}, {successive}]
2: successive (without a break); "sick for five straight days" [syn: {straight}]
3: one after the other; "back-to-back home runs" [syn: {back-to-back}]
adv : in a consecutive manner; "we numbered the papers consecutively" [syn: {sequentially}]

consecutive operation
n : the sequential execution of operations one after another [syn: {serial operation}, {sequential operation}] [ant: {parallel operation}]

consecutively
adv : in a consecutive manner; "he was consecutively ill, then well, then ill again"

consensual
adj : existing by consent; "a consensual contract"

consensus
n : agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole; "the lack of consensus reflected differences in theoretical positions"; "those rights and obligations are based on an unstated consensus"

consent
n : permission to do something; "he indicated his consent"
v : give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution" [syn: {accept}, {go for}] [ant: {refuse}]

consent decree
n : an agreement between two parties that is sanctioned by the court; for example, a company might agree to stop certain questionable practices without admitting guilt

consentaneous
adj : in complete agreement; "a unanimous decision" [syn: {consentient}, {unanimous}]

consentient
adj : in complete agreement; "a unanimous decision" [syn: {consentaneous}, {unanimous}]

consenting
adj : having given consent; "consenting adults"

consequence
n 1: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" [syn: {effect}, {outcome}, {result}, {event}, {issue}, {upshot}]
2: the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual; "that result is of no consequence" [syn: {aftermath}]
3: having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment that security" [syn: {import}, {moment}] [ant: {inconsequence}]

consequent
adj : following as an effect or result; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable"; "the health of the plants and the resulting flowers" [syn: {ensuant}, {resultant}, {resulting(a)}, {sequent}]

consequential
adj : having important issues or results; "the year's only really consequential legislation"; "an eventful decision" [syn: {eventful}]

consequentially
adv : having consequence [ant: {inconsequentially}]

consequently
adv 1: (sentence connectors) because of the reason given; "consequently, he didn't do it"; "continued to have severe headaches and accordingly returned to the doctor" [syn: {accordingly}]
2: as a consequence; "he had good reason to be grateful for the opportunities which they had made available to him and which consequently led to the good position he now held" [syn: {therefore}]

conservancy
n 1: a commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river
2: the official conservation of trees and soil and rivers etc.

conservation
n 1: an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change [syn: {preservation}]
2: the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources
3: (physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations

conservation of charge
n : the principle that the total electric charge of a system remains constant despite changes inside the system [syn: {conservation of electricity}]

conservation of electricity
n : the principle that the total electric charge of a system remains constant despite changes inside the system [syn: {conservation of charge}]

conservation of energy
n : the fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes [syn: {law of conservation of energy}, {first law of thermodynamics}]

conservation of mass
n : a fundamental principle of classical physics that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system [syn: {conservation of matter}, {law of conservation of mass}, {law of conservation of matter}]

conservation of matter
n : a fundamental principle of classical physics that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system [syn: {conservation of mass}, {law of conservation of mass}, {law of conservation of matter}]

conservation of momentum
n : the principle that the total linear momentum in a closed system is constant and is not affected by processes occurring inside the system

conservation of parity
n : (physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system [syn: {parity}, {space-reflection symmetry}, {mirror symmetry}]

conservationist
n : someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution [syn: {environmentalist}]

conservatism
n : a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes [syn: {conservativism}]

conservative
adj 1: resistant to change [ant: {liberal}]
2: opposed to liberal reforms
3: avoiding excess; "a conservative estimate" [syn: {cautious}]
4: unimaginatively conventional; "a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-gray world of business"- Newsweek [syn: {button-down}, {buttoned-down}]
5: conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; "a bourgeois mentality" [syn: {bourgeois}, {materialistic}]
n : a person who has conservative ideas or opinions [syn: {conservativist}] [ant: {liberal}]

Conservative Jew
n : Jew who keeps some requirements of Mosaic Law but adapts others to suit modern circumstances

Conservative Judaism
n 1: Jews who keep some of the requirements of the Mosaic Law but allow for adaptation of other requirements (as some of the dietary laws) to fit modern circumstances
2: beliefs and practices of Conservative Jews

Conservative Party
n : a political party in Great Britain which developed from the Tories in the 1830s; advocates a mixed economy and encourages property owning

conservatively
adv : in a conservative manner; "we estimated the number of demonstrators conservatively at 200,000." [syn: {cautiously}, {guardedly}]

conservativism
n : a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes [syn: {conservatism}]

conservativist
n : a person who has conservative ideas or opinions [syn: {conservative}] [ant: {liberal}]

conservatoire
n : a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts [syn: {conservatory}]

conservator
n 1: the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library) [syn: {curator}]
2: someone appointed by a court to assume responsibility for the interests of a minor or incompetent person

conservator-ward relation
n : the responsibility of a conservator to act in the best interests of the ward

conservatory
n 1: the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts
2: a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts [syn: {conservatoire}]
3: a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner [syn: {hothouse}, {indoor garden}]

conserve
n : fruit preserved by cooking with sugar [syn: {preserve}, {conserves}, {preserves}]
v 1: keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change; "Energy is conserved in this process"
2: keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts" [syn: {preserve}, {maintain}, {keep up}]
3: use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit" [syn: {husband}, {economize}, {economise}] [ant: {waste}]
4: preserve with sugar; "Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard"

conserved
adj : protected from harm or loss

conserves
n : fruit preserved by cooking with sugar [syn: {conserve}, {preserve}, {preserves}]

conserving
adj : saving from harm or loss; "serves a conserving function" [syn: {preserving}]

consider
v 1: deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" [syn: {see}, {reckon}, {view}, {regard}]
2: give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving" [syn: {study}]
3: take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case" [syn: {take}, {deal}, {look at}]
4: show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient" [syn: {count}, {weigh}]
5: think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind" [syn: {debate}, {moot}, {turn over}, {deliberate}]
6: judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior" [syn: {think}, {believe}, {conceive}]
7: look at attentively [syn: {regard}]
8: look at carefully; study mentally; "view a problem" [syn: {view}, {look at}]
9: regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem; "Please consider your family"

considerable
adj : large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree; "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem" [ant: {inconsiderable}]

considerably
adv : to a great extent or degree; "I'm afraid the film was well over budget"; "painting the room white made it seem considerably (or substantially) larger"; "the house has fallen considerably in value"; "the price went up substantially" [syn: {well}, {substantially}]

considerate
adj : showing concern for the rights and feelings of others; "friends considerate enough to leave us alone" [ant: {inconsiderate}]

considerately
adv : in a considerate manner; "they considerately withdrew" [syn: {with consideration}] [ant: {inconsiderately}]

considerateness
n : kind and considerate regard for others; "he showed no consideration for her feelings" [syn: {consideration}, {thoughtfulness}] [ant: {inconsideration}, {inconsideration}]

consideration
n 1: the process of giving careful thought to something
2: information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take" [syn: {circumstance}, {condition}]
3: a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting); "consideration of the traffic problem took more than an hour"
4: kind and considerate regard for others; "he showed no consideration for her feelings" [syn: {considerateness}, {thoughtfulness}] [ant: {inconsideration}, {inconsideration}]
5: a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone [syn: {retainer}]
6: a considerate and thoughtful act [syn: {thoughtfulness}]

considered
adj 1: resulting from careful thought; "the paper was well thought out" [syn: {reasoned}, {well thought out(p)}]
2: carefully considered; "a considered opinion" [syn: {wise}]

consign
v 1: commit forever; commit irrevocably
2: give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage" [syn: {charge}]
3: send to an address

consignee
n : the person to whom merchandise is delivered over

consigner
n : the person who delivers over or commits merchandise [syn: {consignor}]

consignment
n 1: goods carried by a large vehicle [syn: {cargo}, {lading}, {freight}, {load}, {loading}, {payload}, {shipment}]
2: the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital) [syn: {commitment}, {committal}]
3: the delivery of goods for sale or disposal

consignor
n : the person who delivers over or commits merchandise [syn: {consigner}]

consist
v 1: originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country" [syn: {dwell}, {lie}, {belong}, {lie in}]
2: have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in; "The payment consists in food"; "What does love consist in?"
3: be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous; "Desires are to be satisfied only so far as consists with an approved end"
4: be composed of; "The land he conquered comprised several provinces"; "What does this dish consist of?" [syn: {comprise}]

consistence
n 1: a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts [syn: {consistency}] [ant: {inconsistency}]
2: the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake" [syn: {consistency}, {body}]

consistency
n 1: the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake" [syn: {consistence}, {body}]
2: a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts [syn: {consistence}] [ant: {inconsistency}]
3: logical coherence and accordance with the facts; "a rambling argument that lacked any consistency"
4: (logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another

consistent
adj 1: (sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable; "testimony consistent with the known facts"; "I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war"- FDR [ant: {inconsistent}]
2: marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a logical argument"; "the orderly presentation" [syn: {logical}, {ordered}, {orderly}]
3: capable of being reproduced; "astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained" [syn: {reproducible}] [ant: {unreproducible}]
4: the same throughout in structure or composition; "bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product" [syn: {uniform}]

consistently
adv : in a systematic or consistent manner; "they systematically excluded women" [syn: {systematically}] [ant: {unsystematically}, {inconsistently}]

consistory
n : a church tribunal or governing body

consociate
v : bring or come into association or action; "The churches consociated to fight their dissolution" [syn: {associate}]

consolable
adj : able to be consoled [ant: {inconsolable}]

consolation
n 1: the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment; "second place was no consolation to him" [syn: {solace}, {solacement}]
2: the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his presence was a consolation to her" [syn: {comfort}, {solace}]

consolatory
adj : affording comfort or solace [syn: {comforting}, {consoling}]

console
n 1: a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall [syn: {console table}]
2: a scientific instrument consisting of displays and an input device that an operator can use to monitor and control a system (especially a computer system)
3: an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture); "the bust of Napoleon stood on a console"
4: housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television [syn: {cabinet}]
v : give moral or emotional strength to [syn: {comfort}, {soothe}, {solace}]

console table
n : a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall [syn: {console}]

Consolida
n : plants having flowers resembling the larkspur's but differing from larkspur's in the arrangement of petals; sometimes included in genus Delphinium [syn: {genus Consolida}]

Consolida ambigua
n : commonly cultivated larkspur of southern Europe having unbranched spikelike racemes of blue or sometimes purplish or pinkish flowers; sometime placed in genus Delphinium [syn: {rocket larkspur}, {Delphinium ajacis}]

consolidate
v 1: unite into one; "The companies consolidated"
2: make firm or secure; strengthen; "consolidate one's gains"; "consolidate one's hold on first place"
3: bring together into a single whole or system; "The town and county schools are being consolidated"
4: form into a solid mass or whole; "The mud had consolidated overnight"
5: make or form into a solid or hardened mass; "consolidate fibers into boards"

consolidated
adj 1: joined together into a whole; "United Industries"; "the amalgamated colleges constituted a university"; "a consolidated school" [syn: {amalgamate}, {amalgamated}, {coalesced}, {fused}]
2: forming a solid mass

consolidation
n 1: combining into a solid mass
2: the act of combining into an integral whole; "a consolidation of two corporations"; "after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimously"; "the defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions against them" [syn: {integration}]
3: something that has consolidated into a compact mass; "he dropped the consolidation into the acid bath"

consolidative
adj 1: combining into a single unit [syn: {unifying}]
2: tending to consolidate [syn: {integrative}]

consoling
adj : affording comfort or solace [syn: {comforting}, {consolatory}]

consolingly
adv : in a comforting or consoling manner; "one part of a strange world should be given a comfortingly familiar form" [syn: {comfortingly}]

consomme
n : clear soup usually of beef or veal or chicken

consonance
n 1: the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words [syn: {consonant rhyme}]
2: the property of sounding harmonious [syn: {harmoniousness}]

consonant
adj 1: involving or characterized by harmony [syn: {harmonic}, {harmonical}, {harmonized}, {harmonised}, {in harmony}]
2: in keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background" [syn: {accordant}, {agreeable}, {conformable}, {concordant}]
n 1: a speech sound that is not a vowel [ant: {vowel}]
2: a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant

consonant rhyme
n : the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words [syn: {consonance}]

consonant system
n : the system of consonants used in a particular language [syn: {consonantal system}]

consonantal
adj 1: being or marked by or containing or functioning as a consonant; "consonantal sounds"; "a consonantal Hebrew text"; "consonantal alliteration"; "a consonantal cluster" [ant: {vocalic}]
2: relating to or having the nature of a consonant
3: of liquids and nasals [syn: {nonsyllabic}, {nonvocalic}] [ant: {vocalic}]

consonantal system
n : the system of consonants used in a particular language [syn: {consonant system}]

consonate
v : sound in sympathy

consort
n 1: the husband or wife of a reigning monarch
2: a family of similar musical instrument playing together [syn: {choir}]
v 1: keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues" [syn: {associate}, {affiliate}, {assort}]
2: go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" [syn: {harmonize}, {harmonise}, {accord}, {concord}, {fit in}, {agree}]
3: keep company; "the heifers run with the bulls ot produce offspring" [syn: {run}]

consortia
See {consortium}

consortia
consortium
n : an association of companies for some definite purpose [syn: {pool}, {syndicate}] [also: {consortia} (pl)]

consortium
n : an association of companies for some definite purpose [syn: {pool}, {syndicate}] [also: {consortia} (pl)]

conspecific
adj : belonging to the same species; "cultivated cabbage and wild cabbage are conspecific"
n : an organism belonging to the same species as another organism

conspectus
n : an overall summary

conspicuous
adj 1: obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening" [syn: {obvious}] [ant: {inconspicuous}]
2: without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "open disregard of the law"; "open family strife"; "open hostility"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion" [syn: {blatant}, {blazing}, {open}]

conspicuous consumption
n : buying expensive services and products in order to flaunt your wealth

conspicuously
adv 1: in a manner tending to attract attention; "there have been plenty of general declarations about willingness to meet and talk, but conspicuously no mention of time and place" [ant: {inconspicuously}]
2: in a prominent way; "the new car was prominently displayed in the driveway" [syn: {prominently}]

conspicuousness
n 1: the state of being conspicuous
2: high visibility [ant: {inconspicuousness}]

conspiracy
n 1: a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act [syn: {confederacy}]
2: a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot) [syn: {cabal}]
3: a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose [syn: {confederacy}]

conspiracy of silence
n : a conspiracy not to talk about some situation or event; "there was a conspiracy of silence about police brutality"

conspirative
adj : relating to or characteristic of conspiracy or conspirators; "a conspiratorial whisper"; "the discovery of possible conspirative codes" [syn: {conspiratorial}]

conspirator
n : a member of a conspiracy [syn: {coconspirator}, {plotter}, {machinator}]

conspiratorial
adj : relating to or characteristic of conspiracy or conspirators; "a conspiratorial whisper"; "the discovery of possible conspirative codes" [syn: {conspirative}]

conspire
v 1: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government" [syn: {cabal}, {complot}, {conjure}, {machinate}]
2: act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose; "The two companies conspired to cause the value of the stock to fall" [syn: {collude}]

constable
n 1: a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
2: English landscape painter (1776-1837) [syn: {John Constable}]
3: a police officer of the lowest rank [syn: {police constable}]

constabulary
n : the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him" [syn: {police}, {police force}, {law}]

constancy
n 1: the quality of being free from change or variation [syn: {stability}] [ant: {inconstancy}]
2: the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation
3: faithfulness in personal attachment (especially sexual fidelity)

constant
adj 1: persistent in occurrence and unvarying in nature; "maintained a constant temperature"; "a constant beat"; "principles of unvarying validity"; "a steady breeze" [syn: {changeless}, {invariant}, {steady}, {unvarying}]
2: continually recurring or continuing without interruption; "constant repetition of the exercise"; "constant chatter of monkeys"
3: steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection; "a man constant in adherence to his ideals"; "a constant lover"; "constant as the northern star" [ant: {inconstant}]
4: uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing; "the ceaseless thunder of surf"; "in constant pain"; "night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city"; "the never-ending search for happiness"; "the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy"; "man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation"; "unremitting demands of hunger" [syn: {ceaseless}, {incessant}, {never-ending}, {perpetual}, {unceasing}, {unremitting}]
n 1: a quantity that does not vary [syn: {constant quantity}]
2: a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context; "the velocity of light is a constant"

Constant Lambert
n : English composer and conductor (1905-1951) [syn: {Lambert}, {Leonard Constant Lambert}]

constant of gravitation
n : (physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation [syn: {gravitational constant}, {universal gravitational constant}, {G}]

constant of proportionality
n : the constant value of the ratio of two proportional quantities x and y; usually written y = kx, where k is the factor of proportionality [syn: {factor of proportionality}]

constant quantity
n : a quantity that does not vary [syn: {constant}]

constantan
n : a copper-nickel alloy with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire [syn: {Eureka}]

Constantin Brancusi
n : Romanian sculptor noted for abstractions of animal forms (1876-1957) [syn: {Brancusi}]

Constantine
n 1: Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337) [syn: {Constantine I}, {Constantine the Great}]
2: a walled city in northeastern Algeria east of Algiers; was destroyed in warfare in the 4th century and rebuilt by Constantine I

Constantine I
n : Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337) [syn: {Constantine}, {Constantine the Great}]

Constantine the Great
n : Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337) [syn: {Constantine}, {Constantine I}]

Constantinople
n : the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church [syn: {Istanbul}, {Stambul}, {Stamboul}]

constantly
adv 1: seemingly uninterrupted; "constantly bullied by his big brother"; "was perpetually answering the doorbell" [syn: {perpetually}]
2: without variation or change; "constantly kind and gracious"
3: without interruption; "the world is constantly changing"

constant-width font
n : a typeface is which each character is given the same width (as by a typewriter) [syn: {typewriter font}, {fixed-width font}, {monospaced font}] [ant: {proportional font}]

constatation
n : an assumption that is basic to an argument [syn: {basic assumption}, {self-evident truth}]

constellate
v 1: scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills constellated with lights" [syn: {dot}, {stud}]
2: come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets constellate in this town every summer" [syn: {cluster}, {flock}, {clump}]
3: form a constellation or cluster

constellation
n 1: an arrangement of parts or elements; "the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time" [syn: {configuration}]
2: a configuration of stars as seen from the earth

consternate
v : fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion; "After the terrorist attack, people look consternated"

consternation
n : fear resulting from the awareness of danger [syn: {alarm}, {dismay}]

constipate
v 1: impede with a clog or as if with a clog; "The market is being clogged by these operations"; "My mind is constipated today" [syn: {clog}]
2: cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate you" [syn: {bind}]

constipated
adj : have difficult or incomplete or infrequent evacuation of the bowels [ant: {unconstipated}]

constipating
adj : causing constipation [syn: {binding}]

constipation
n 1: irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis [syn: {irregularity}]
2: the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) [syn: {stultification}, {impairment}, {deadening}]

constituency
n : the body of voters who elect a representative for their area

constituent
adj : constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup) [syn: {constituent(a)}, {constitutional}, {constitutive(a)}, {organic}]
n 1: an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system" [syn: {component}, {element}]
2: a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes; "needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected"
3: (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction [syn: {grammatical constituent}]
4: an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech" [syn: {component}, {element}, {factor}, {ingredient}]

constitute
v 1: form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" [syn: {represent}, {make up}, {comprise}, {be}]
2: create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee" [syn: {appoint}, {name}, {nominate}]
3: to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction" [syn: {form}, {make}]
4: set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department" [syn: {establish}, {found}, {plant}, {institute}]

constituted
adj : brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established; "the established social order"; "distrust the constituted authority"; "a team established as a member of a major league"; "enjoyed his prestige as an established writer"; "an established precedent"; "the established Church" [syn: {established}] [ant: {unestablished}]

constitution
n 1: law determining the fundamental political principles of a government [syn: {fundamental law}, {organic law}]
2: the act of forming something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club" [syn: {establishment}, {formation}, {organization}, {organisation}]
3: the way in which someone or something is composed [syn: {composition}, {makeup}]
4: United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston [syn: {Old Ironsides}]

Constitution of the United States
n : the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states [syn: {United States Constitution}]

Constitution State
n : a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {Connecticut}, {Nutmeg State}, {CT}]

constitutional
adj 1: of or relating to a constitution; "constitutional amendments"
2: of benefit to or intended to benefit your physical makeup; "constitutional walk"
3: sanctioned by or consistent with or operating under a constitution; "the constitutional right of free speech"; "constitutional government"; "constitutional guarantees" [ant: {unconstitutional}]
4: existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth" [syn: {built-in}, {inbuilt}, {inherent}, {integral}]
5: constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup) [syn: {constituent(a)}, {constitutive(a)}, {organic}]
n : a regular walk taken as a form of exercise

Constitutional Convention
n : the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787

Constitutional Union Party
n : a former political party in the United States; formed in 1859 by former Whigs who hoped to preserve the Union

constitutionalise
v : incorporate into a constitution, make constitutional; "A woman's right to an abortion was constitutionalized in the 1970's" [syn: {constitutionalize}]

constitutionalism
n 1: a constitutional system of government (usually with a written constitution)
2: advocacy of a system of government according to constitutional principles

constitutionalist
n : an advocate of constitutional government

constitutionalize
v 1: provide with a constitution, as of a country; "The United States were constitutionalized in the late 18th century"
2: take a walk for one's health or to aid digestion, as after a meal; "A good way of exercising is to constitutionalize"
3: incorporate into a constitution, make constitutional; "A woman's right to an abortion was constitutionalized in the 1970's" [syn: {constitutionalise}]

constitutionally
adv : according to the constitution; "this was constitutionally ruled out" [ant: {unconstitutionally}]

constitutive
adj : constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup) [syn: {constituent(a)}, {constitutional}, {constitutive(a)}, {organic}]

constrain
v 1: hold back [syn: {restrain}, {encumber}, {cumber}]
2: restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations" [syn: {stiffen}, {tighten}, {tighten up}]

constrained
adj : lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile" [syn: {forced}, {strained}]

constrainedly
adv : in a constrained manner

constraining
adj : restricting the scope or freedom of action [syn: {confining}, {constrictive}, {limiting}, {restricting}]

constraint
n 1: the state of being physically constrained; "dogs should be kept under restraint" [syn: {restraint}]
2: a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted" [syn: {restraint}]
3: the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others

constrict
v 1: squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" [syn: {compress}, {squeeze}, {compact}, {contract}, {press}]
2: become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted" [syn: {constringe}, {narrow}]

constricted
adj 1: especially tense; especially in some dialects
2: drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically; "a constricted blood vessel"; "a constricted view of life" [ant: {unconstricted}]
3: inhibited; "when modern man feels socially constricted his first impulse is to move"

constricting
adj 1: hindering freedom of movement; "tight garments are uncomfortably binding" [syn: {binding}]
2: (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom [syn: {constrictive}, {narrowing}]

constriction
n 1: a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel [syn: {bottleneck}, {chokepoint}]
2: tight or narrow compression [syn: {coarctation}]
3: a feeling of tightness in some part of the body; "he felt a constriction in her chest"; "emotion caused a constriction of his throat"
4: the action or process of compressing

constrictive
adj 1: (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom [syn: {constricting}, {narrowing}]
2: restricting the scope or freedom of action [syn: {confining}, {constraining}, {limiting}, {restricting}]

constrictor
n : any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils

Constrictor constrictor
n : very large boa of tropical America and West Indies [syn: {boa constrictor}]

constringe
v : become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted" [syn: {constrict}, {narrow}]

construal
n : an interpretation of the meaning of something; the act of construing

construct
n : an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances [syn: {concept}, {conception}] [ant: {misconception}]
v 1: make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" [syn: {build}, {make}]
2: put together out of components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys" [syn: {manufacture}, {fabricate}]
3: draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions; "construct an equilateral triangle"
4: create by linking linguistic units; "construct a sentence"; "construct a paragraph"
5: create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts; "construct a proof"; "construct an argument"
6: reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago" [syn: {reconstruct}, {retrace}]

construction
n 1: the act of constructing or building something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats" [syn: {building}]
2: the commercial activity involved in constructing buildings; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades" [syn: {building}]
3: a thing constructed; a complex construction or entity; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" [syn: {structure}]
4: a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit; "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner" [syn: {grammatical construction}, {expression}] [ant: {misconstruction}]
5: the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought [syn: {mental synthesis}]
6: an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct" [syn: {twist}]
7: drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem; "the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem"

construction industry
n : an industry that builds housing [syn: {housing industry}]

construction paper
n : paper suitable for drawing and making cutouts

construction worker
n : a worker skilled in building offices or dwellings etc. [syn: {hard hat}]

constructive
adj 1: constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development; "constructive criticism"; "a constructive attitude"; "a constructive philosophy"; "constructive permission" [ant: {destructive}]
2: emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good; "constructive criticism"

constructive breach
n : a breach of contract committed prior to the time of required performance [syn: {anticipatory breach}]

constructive eviction
n : action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved [syn: {eviction}]

constructive fraud
n : comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence [syn: {legal fraud}]

constructive metabolism
n : synthesis of more complex substances from simpler ones [syn: {anabolism}] [ant: {catabolism}]

constructive possession
n : (law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon it

constructive trust
n : a trust created by a court (regardless of the intent of the parties) to benefit a party that has been wrongfully deprived of its rights [syn: {involuntary trust}]

constructively
adv : in a constructive manner; "it is my task to look critically and constructively at the flaws and the failures"

constructive-metabolic
adj : of or relating to anabolism [syn: {constructive-metabolic(a)}, {energy-storing(a)}]

constructiveness
n : the quality of serving to build or improve [ant: {destructiveness}]

constructivism
n : an abstractionist artistic movement in Russia after World War I; industrial materials were used to construct nonrepresentational objects

constructivist
n : an artist of the school of constructivism

constructor
n : someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building) [syn: {builder}]

construe
v : make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" [syn: {interpret}, {see}]

construe with
v : go or occur together; "The word 'hot' tends to cooccur with 'cold'" [syn: {collocate with}, {cooccur with}, {co-occur with}, {go with}]

consubstantial
adj : regarded as the same in substance or essence (as of the three persons of the Trinity)

consubstantiate
v 1: become united in substance; "thought and the object consubstantiate"
2: unite in one common substance; "Thought is consubstantiated with the object"

consubstantiation
n : the doctrine of the High Anglican Church that after the consecration of the Eucharist the substance of the body and blood of Christ coexists with the substance of the consecrated bread and wine

consuetude
n : a custom or usage that has acquired the force of law

consuetudinal
n : a manual describing the customs of a particular group (especially the ceremonial practices of a monastic order) [syn: {consuetudinary}]

consuetudinary
n : a manual describing the customs of a particular group (especially the ceremonial practices of a monastic order) [syn: {consuetudinal}]

consul
n : a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country

consular
adj : having to do with a consul or his office or duties

consulate
n : diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul

consulship
n : the post of consul

consult
v 1: get or ask advice from; "Consult your local broker"; "They had to consult before arriving at a decision" [syn: {confer with}]
2: seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes" [syn: {refer}, {look up}]
3: when planning or deciding something
4: have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action" [syn: {confer}, {confabulate}, {confab}]
5: advise professionally; "The professor consults for industry"

consultancy
n : the practice of giving expert advice within a particular field; "a busines management consultancy"

consultant
n : an expert who gives advice; "an adviser helped students select their courses"; "the United States sent military advisors to Guatemala" [syn: {adviser}, {advisor}]

consultation
n 1: a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king" [syn: {audience}, {interview}]
2: a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question; "frequent consultations with his lawyer"; "a consultation of several medical specialists"
3: the act of referring or consulting; "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer" [syn: {reference}]

consultative
adj : giving advice; "an advisory memorandum", "his function was purely consultative" [syn: {advisory}, {consultatory}, {consultive}]

consultatory
adj : giving advice; "an advisory memorandum", "his function was purely consultative" [syn: {advisory}, {consultative}, {consultive}]

consulting company
n : a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee [syn: {consulting firm}]

consulting firm
n : a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee [syn: {consulting company}]

consulting service
n : service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.)

consultive
adj : giving advice; "an advisory memorandum", "his function was purely consultative" [syn: {advisory}, {consultative}, {consultatory}]

consumable
adj : may be used up

consume
v 1: eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal" [syn: {devour}, {down}, {go through}]
2: serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" [syn: {ingest}, {take in}, {take}, {have}] [ant: {abstain}]
3: spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not" [syn: {squander}, {waste}, {ware}]
4: destroy completely; "The fire consumed the building"
5: use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" [syn: {eat up}, {use up}, {eat}, {deplete}, {exhaust}, {run through}, {wipe out}]
6: engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"

consumed
adj 1: completely used up [syn: {used-up(a)}, {used up(p)}]
2: eaten or drunk up

consumer
n : a person who uses goods or services

consumer credit
n : a line of credit extended for personal or household use

consumer durables
n : consumer goods that are not destroyed by use [syn: {durables}, {durable goods}]

consumer finance company
n : a finance company that makes loans to people who have trouble getting a bank loan [syn: {small loan company}]

consumer goods
n : goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumption

consumer loan
n : a loan that establishes consumer credit that is granted for personal use; usually unsecured and based on the borrower's integrity and ability to pay [syn: {personal loan}]

consumer price index
n : an index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer [syn: {CPI}, {cost-of-living index}]

consumer research
n : marketing research that yields information about the motives and needs of different classes of consumers

consumerism
n 1: the theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically beneficial
2: a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers

consuming
adj : very intense; "politics is his consuming passion"; "overwhelming joy" [syn: {overwhelming}]

consummate
adj 1: having or revealing supreme mastery or skill; "a consummate artist"; "consummate skill"; "a masterful speaker"; "masterful technique"; "a masterly performance of the sonata"; "a virtuoso performance" [syn: {masterful}, {masterly}, {virtuoso(a)}]
2: perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities; "a complete gentleman"; "consummate happiness"; "a consummate performance" [syn: {complete}]
3: without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense" [syn: {arrant(a)}, {complete(a)}, {consummate(a)}, {double-dyed(a)}, {everlasting(a)}, {gross(a)}, {perfect(a)}, {pure(a)}, {sodding(a)}, {stark(a)}, {staring(a)}, {thoroughgoing(a)}, {utter(a)}]
v 1: of marriages
2: make perfect; bring to perfection

consummated
adj : brought to completion; "a consummated transaction" [ant: {unconsummated}]

consummation
n 1: the completion of marriage by sexual intercourse
2: the act of bringing to completion or fruition

consumption
n 1: the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) [syn: {ingestion}, {intake}, {uptake}]
2: involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body [syn: {pulmonary tuberculosis}, {phthisis}, {wasting disease}, {white plague}]
3: (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily" [syn: {economic consumption}, {usance}, {use}, {use of goods and services}]
4: the act of consuming something [syn: {using up}, {expenditure}]

consumption weed
n : a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white plumelike hairy tufts [syn: {groundsel tree}, {groundsel bush}, {cotton-seed tree}, {Baccharis halimifolia}]

consumptive
adj 1: tending to consume or use often wastefully; "water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses"; "duties consumptive of time and energy"; "consumptive fires" [ant: {generative}]
2: afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis; "a consumptive patient"; "a consumptive cough"
n : a person with pulmonary tuberculosis [syn: {lunger}]

contact
n 1: close interaction; "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings"
2: the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity; "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid"
3: the act of touching physically; "her fingers came in contact with the light switch"
4: the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull" [syn: {impinging}, {striking}]
5: a person who is in a position to give you special assistance; "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor" [syn: {middleman}]
6: a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas" [syn: {liaison}, {link}, {inter-group communication}]
7: (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts" [syn: {tangency}]
8: a communicative interaction; "the pilot made contact with the base"; "he got in touch with his colleagues" [syn: {touch}]
9: a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication [syn: {contact lens}]
v 1: be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia" [syn: {reach}, {get through}, {get hold of}]
2: be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" [syn: {touch}, {adjoin}, {meet}]

contact action
n : acceleration of a chemical reaction induced the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction; "of the top 50 commodity chemicals, 30 are created directly by catalysis and another 6 are made from raw materials that are catalytically produced" [syn: {catalysis}]

contact arm
n : contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet [syn: {wiper}, {wiper arm}]

contact dermatitis
n : a delayed type of allergic reaction of the skin resulting from skin contact with a specific allergen (such as poison ivy)

contact lens
n : a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication [syn: {contact}]

contact print
n : a print made by exposing a photosensitive surface to direct contact with a photographic negative

contact sport
n : a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players

contadino
n : an Italian farmer

contagia
See {contagium}

contagion
n 1: any disease easily transmitted by contact [syn: {contagious disease}]
2: an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted [syn: {infection}, {transmission}]
3: the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people; "a contagion of mirth"; "the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry" [syn: {infection}]

contagious
adj 1: of or relating to communicable diseases; "by the road to the contagious hospital"
2: easily diffused or spread as from one person to another; "a contagious grin"
3: (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection [syn: {catching}, {communicable}, {contractable}, {transmissible}, {transmittable}]

contagious abortion
n : an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings [syn: {brucellosis}, {Bang's disease}]

contagious disease
n : any disease easily transmitted by contact [syn: {contagion}]

contagiously
adv : in a contagious manner; "she was contagiously bubbly" [syn: {infectiously}]

contain
v 1: include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's" [syn: {incorporate}, {comprise}]
2: contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" [syn: {hold}, {bear}, {carry}]
3: lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" [syn: {control}, {hold in}, {hold}, {check}, {curb}, {moderate}]
4: be divisible by; "24 contains 6"
5: be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" [syn: {take}, {hold}]
6: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in Sout East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" [syn: {check}, {turn back}, {arrest}, {stop}, {hold back}]

contained
adj 1: controlled; "striking with contained ferocity at my head"- R.L.Stevenson
2: gotten under control; "the oil spill is contained"

container
n : any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)

container ship
n : a cargo ship designed to hold containerized cargoes; "the weight of the documentation of all the consignments on board a contemporary container ship can exceed 90 pounds" [syn: {containership}, {container vessel}]

container vessel
n : a cargo ship designed to hold containerized cargoes; "the weight of the documentation of all the consignments on board a contemporary container ship can exceed 90 pounds" [syn: {container ship}, {containership}]

containerful
n : the quantity that a container will hold

containerise
v : package in a container; "The cargo was containerized for safe and efficient shipping" [syn: {containerize}]

containerised
adj : packaged in large standardized containers; "containerized cargo" [syn: {containerized}]

containerize
v : package in a container; "The cargo was containerized for safe and efficient shipping" [syn: {containerise}]

containerized
adj : packaged in large standardized containers; "containerized cargo" [syn: {containerised}]

containership
n : a cargo ship designed to hold containerized cargoes; "the weight of the documentation of all the consignments on board a contemporary container ship can exceed 90 pounds" [syn: {container ship}, {container vessel}]

containment
n 1: a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate pecefully; "containment of communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975"
2: (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor
3: (military) the act of containing something or someone; keeping it from spreading; "the army was charged with the containment of the rebel forces"

contaminant
n : a substance that contaminates [syn: {contamination}]

contaminate
v 1: make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake" [syn: {pollute}, {foul}]
2: make radioactive by adding radioactive material; "Don't drink the water--it's contaminated" [ant: {decontaminate}]

contaminated
adj 1: corrupted by contact or association; "contaminated evidence" [ant: {uncontaminated}]
2: contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen [syn: {dirty}, {infected}, {pestiferous}]
3: rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution; "had to boil the contaminated water"; "polluted lakes and streams" [syn: {polluted}]

contaminating
adj 1: spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "the air near the foundry was always dirty"; "the air near the foundry was always dirty"; "a dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout" [syn: {dirty}] [ant: {clean}]
2: that infects or taints [syn: {corrupting}]

contamination
n 1: the state of being contaminated [syn: {taint}]
2: a substance that contaminates [syn: {contaminant}]
3: the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors [syn: {pollution}] [ant: {decontamination}]

contaminative
adj : tending to contaminate

Conte Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta
n : Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745-1827) [syn: {Volta}, {Count Alessandro Volta}, {Conte Alessandro Volta}]

Conte Alessandro Volta
n : Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745-1827) [syn: {Volta}, {Count Alessandro Volta}, {Conte Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta}]

contemn
v : look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately" [syn: {despise}, {scorn}, {disdain}]

contemplate
v 1: look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought; "contemplate one's navel"
2: consider as a possibility; "I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job"
3: think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study" [syn: {study}, {meditate}]
4: reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" [syn: {chew over}, {think over}, {meditate}, {ponder}, {excogitate}, {muse}, {reflect}, {mull}, {mull over}, {ruminate}, {speculate}]

contemplation
n 1: a long and thoughtful observation
2: a calm lengthy intent consideration [syn: {reflection}, {reflexion}, {rumination}, {musing}, {thoughtfulness}]

contemplative
adj : persistently or morbidly thoughtful [syn: {brooding}, {broody}, {meditative}, {musing}, {pensive}, {pondering}, {reflective}, {ruminative}]
n : a person devoted to the contemplative life [ant: {active}]

contemplativeness
n : deep serious thoughtfulness [syn: {pensiveness}, {meditativeness}]

contemporaneity
n 1: the quality of being current or of the present; "a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village" [syn: {modernity}, {modernness}, {modernism}, {contemporaneousness}]
2: the quality of belonging to the same period of time [syn: {contemporaneousness}]

contemporaneous
adj 1: occurring in the same period of time; "a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation"; "the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart" [syn: {contemporary}]
2: of the same period [syn: {coetaneous}, {coeval}]

contemporaneously
adv : during the same period of time; "contemporaneously, or possibly a little later, there developed a great Sumerian civilisation"

contemporaneousness
n 1: the quality of being current or of the present; "a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village" [syn: {modernity}, {modernness}, {modernism}, {contemporaneity}]
2: the quality of belonging to the same period of time [syn: {contemporaneity}]

contemporaries
n : all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age [syn: {coevals}, {generation}]

contemporary
adj 1: characteristic of the present; "contemporary trends in design"; "the role of computers in modern-day medicine" [syn: {modern-day}]
2: belonging to the present time; "contemporary leaders" [syn: {present-day(a)}]
3: occurring in the same period of time; "a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation"; "the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart" [syn: {contemporaneous}]
n : a person of nearly the same age as another [syn: {coeval}]

contemporary world
n : the circumstances and ideas of the present age; "behind the times"; "in times like these" [syn: {times}, {modern times}, {present time}, {modern world}]

contemporise
v 1: happen at the same time [syn: {synchronize}, {synchronise}, {contemporize}]
2: arrange or represent events so that they co-occur; "synchronize biblical events" [syn: {synchronize}, {synchronise}, {contemporize}]

contemporize
v 1: happen at the same time [syn: {synchronize}, {synchronise}, {contemporise}]
2: arrange or represent events so that they co-occur; "synchronize biblical events" [syn: {synchronize}, {synchronise}, {contemporise}]

contempt
n 1: lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary" [syn: {disdain}, {scorn}, {despite}]
2: a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous [syn: {disrespect}]
3: open disrespect for a person or thing [syn: {scorn}]
4: a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body

contempt of Congress
n : deliberate obstruction of the operation of the federal legislative branch

contempt of court
n : disrespect for the rules of a court of law

contemptibility
n : unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values [syn: {baseness}, {despicableness}, {despicability}]

contemptible
adj 1: deserving of contempt or scorn [ant: {estimable}]
2: worthy only of being despised and rejected; "a contemptible lack of courage"; "A little, wretched, despicable creature, a worm, a mere nothing...that has risen up in contempt against the majesty of Heaven and earth"- Jonathan Edwards [syn: {despicable}]

contemptibly
adv : in a contemptible manner

contemptuous
adj : expressing extreme contempt [syn: {disdainful}, {insulting}, {scornful}]

contemptuously
adv : without respect; in a disdainful manner; "she spoke of him contemptuously" [syn: {disdainfully}, {scornfully}, {contumeliously}, {showing contempt}]

contend
v 1: maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future" [syn: {postulate}]
2: have an argument about something [syn: {argue}, {debate}, {fence}]
3: to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race" [syn: {contest}, {repugn}]
4: compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others [syn: {compete}, {vie}]
5: come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" [syn: {cope}, {get by}, {make out}, {make do}, {grapple}, {deal}, {manage}]

contender
n : the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing" [syn: {rival}, {challenger}, {competitor}, {competition}]

contending
adj : striving or struggling in rivalry or battle; "contending armies"; "two contending parties"

content
adj : satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are; "a contented smile" [syn: {contented}] [ant: {discontented}]
n 1: everything that is included in a collection; "he emptied the contents of his pockets"; "the two groups were similar in content"
2: what a communication that is about something is about [syn: {message}, {subject matter}, {substance}]
3: the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.
4: the amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons" [syn: {capacity}]
5: the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned [syn: {cognitive content}, {mental object}]
6: the state of being contented with your situation in life; "he relaxed in sleepy contentedness"; "they could read to their heart's content" [syn: {contentedness}]
7: something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation; "a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject" [syn: {subject}, {depicted object}]
v 1: satisfy in a limited way; "He contented himself with one glass of beer per day"
2: make content; "I am contented" [ant: {discontent}]

content word
n : a word to which an independent meaning can be assigned [syn: {open-class word}]

contented
adj : satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are; "a contented smile" [syn: {content}] [ant: {discontented}]

contentedly
adv : with equanimity; "`I bought it,' she said contentedly"

contentedness
n : the state of being contented with your situation in life; "he relaxed in sleepy contentedness"; "they could read to their heart's content" [syn: {content}]

contention
n 1: a point asserted as part of an argument
2: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument" [syn: {controversy}, {contestation}, {disputation}, {disceptation}, {tilt}, {argument}, {arguing}]
3: the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place" [syn: {competition}, {rivalry}] [ant: {cooperation}]

contentious
adj 1: inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits; "a style described as abrasive and contentious"; "a disputatious lawyer"; "a litigious and acrimonious spirit" [syn: {disputatious}, {disputative}, {litigious}]
2: involving or likely to cause controversy; "a central and contentious element of the book"- Tim W.Ferfuson
3: having or showing a ready disposition to fight; "bellicose young officers"; "a combative impulse"; "a contentious nature" [syn: {battleful}, {bellicose}, {combative}]

contentiousness
n : a disposition to fight [syn: {aggressiveness}, {belligerence}, {pugnacity}, {quarrelsomeness}]

contentment
n : happiness with one's situation in life [ant: {discontentment}]

contents
n : a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start [syn: {table of contents}]

conterminous
adj 1: connecting without a break; within a common boundary; "the 48 conterminous states"; "the contiguous 48 states" [syn: {contiguous}]
2: having a common boundary or edge; touching; "abutting lots"; "adjoining rooms"; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities" [syn: {abutting}, {adjacent}, {adjoining}, {contiguous}, {neighboring(a)}]
3: of equal extent or scope or duration [syn: {coextensive}, {coterminous}]

contest
n 1: an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants [syn: {competition}]
2: a struggle between rivals
v : to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race" [syn: {contend}, {repugn}]

contestable
adj : capable of being contested [ant: {incontestable}]

contestant
n 1: a person who participates in competitions
2: a person who dissents from some established policy [syn: {dissenter}, {dissident}, {protester}, {objector}]

contestation
n : a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument" [syn: {controversy}, {contention}, {disputation}, {disceptation}, {tilt}, {argument}, {arguing}]

contested
adj : disputed or made the object of contention or competition; "a contested election" [ant: {uncontested}]

contestee
n : a winner (of a race or an election etc.) whose victory is contested

contester
n : someone who contests an outcome (of a race or an election etc.)

context
n 1: discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation [syn: {linguistic context}, {context of use}]
2: the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context" [syn: {circumstance}]

context of use
n : discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation [syn: {context}, {linguistic context}]

contextual
adj : relating to or determined by or in context; "contextual information"

contextual definition
n : a definition in which the term is used by embedding it in a larger expression containing its explanation; "a contextual definition of `legal duty' might be `X has a legal duty to do Y means that X is required to do Y by a contract relationship that would be upheld in a court of law'"

contextually
adv : in a manner dependent on context

contiguity
n : the attribute of being so near as to be touching [syn: {adjacency}, {contiguousness}]

contiguous
adj 1: very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past" [syn: {immediate}]
2: connecting without a break; within a common boundary; "the 48 conterminous states"; "the contiguous 48 states" [syn: {conterminous}]
3: having a common boundary or edge; touching; "abutting lots"; "adjoining rooms"; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities" [syn: {abutting}, {adjacent}, {adjoining}, {conterminous}, {neighboring(a)}]

contiguousness
n : the attribute of being so near as to be touching [syn: {adjacency}, {contiguity}]

continence
n 1: the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters [syn: {continency}]
2: voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge

continency
n : the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters [syn: {continence}]

continent
adj 1: having control over urination and defecation [ant: {incontinent}]
2: abstaining from sexual intercourse; "celibate priests" [syn: {celibate}]
n 1: one of the large landmasses of the earth; "there are seven continents"; "pioneers had to cross the continent on foot"
2: the European mainland; "Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there"

continental
adj 1: of or pertaining to or typical of Europe; "a Continental breakfast"
2: of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the Revolutionary War; "the Continental Army"; "the Continental Congress"
3: of or relating to or characteristic of a continent; "the continental divide"; "continental drift"
4: being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of North America or Europe; "the continental United States"; "continental Europe"; "continental waters" [ant: {intercontinental}]

Continental Army
n : the American army during the American Revolution

continental breakfast
n : breakfast usually including a roll and coffee or tea [syn: {petit dejeuner}]

Continental Congress
n : the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution; they issued the Declaration of Independence and framed Articles of Confederation

continental divide
n : the watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of North America formed by a series of mountain ridges)

continental drift
n : the gradual movement and formation of continents (as described by plate tectonics)

continental glacier
n : a glacier that spreads out from a central mass of ice

continental plan
n : a hotel plan that provides a continental breakfast daily [syn: {European plan}]

continental quilt
n : a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider [syn: {eiderdown}, {duvet}]

continental shelf
n : the relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed surrounding a continent

continental slope
n : the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone [syn: {bathyal zone}, {bathyal district}]

continent-wide
adj : involving the entire continent

contingence
n : a possible event or occurrence or result [syn: {eventuality}, {contingency}]

contingency
n 1: a possible event or occurrence or result [syn: {eventuality}, {contingence}]
2: the state of being contingent on something

contingency fee
n : a fee that is payable only if the outcome is successful (as for an attorney's services)

contingency procedure
n : an alternative to the normal procedure; triggered if an unusual but anticipated situation arises

contingent
adj 1: possible but not certain to occur; "they had to plan for contingent expenses"
2: determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress" [syn: {contingent on(p)}, {dependent on(p)}, {dependant on(p)}, {depending on(p)}]
3: uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances; "the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain"- George Eliot
n 1: a gathering of persons representative of some larger group; "each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics"
2: a temporary military unit; "the peace-keeping force includes one British contingent" [syn: {detail}]

contingent on
adj : determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress" [syn: {contingent}, {contingent on(p)}, {dependent on(p)}, {dependant on(p)}, {depending on(p)}]

contingent probability
n : the probability that an event will occur given that oneor more other events have occurred [syn: {conditional probability}]

continua
See {continuum}

continua
continuum
n : a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct of distinguishable from adjacent parts [also: {continua} (pl)]

continual
adj 1: seemingly without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series; "the continual banging of the shutters" [ant: {sporadic}]
2: `continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption)

continually
adv : seemingly without interruption; "complained continually that there wasn't enough money"

continuance
n 1: the act of continuing an activity without interruption [syn: {continuation}] [ant: {discontinuance}, {discontinuance}]
2: the period of time during which something continues [syn: {duration}]
3: the property of enduring or continuing in time [syn: {duration}]

continuant
n : consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract [syn: {continuant consonant}] [ant: {stop consonant}]

continuant consonant
n : consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract [syn: {continuant}] [ant: {stop consonant}]

continuation
n 1: the act of continuing an activity without interruption [syn: {continuance}] [ant: {discontinuance}, {discontinuance}]
2: a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it [syn: {sequel}]
3: a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendence to perceive a line as continuing its established direction [syn: {good continuation}, {law of continuation}]
4: the consequence of being lengthened in duration [syn: {lengthiness}, {prolongation}, {protraction}]

continue
v 1: continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight" [syn: {go on}, {proceed}, {go along}, {keep}] [ant: {discontinue}]
2: continue with one's activities; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room" [syn: {go on}, {carry on}, {proceed}]
3: keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" [syn: {uphold}, {carry on}, {bear on}, {preserve}] [ant: {discontinue}]
4: move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now" [syn: {proceed}, {go forward}]
5: allow to remain in a place or position; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could" [syn: {retain}, {keep}, {keep on}, {keep going}]
6: carry forward; "We continued our research into the cause of the illness" [syn: {persist in}]
7: continue after an interruption; "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"
8: continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year" [syn: {stay}, {stay on}, {remain}]
9: exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"

continued
adj : without stop or interruption; "to insure the continued success of the war"; "the continued existence of nationalism"; "the continued popularity of Westerns" [ant: {discontinued}]

continued fraction
n : a fraction whose numerator is an integer and whose denominator is an integer plus a fraction whose numerator is an integer and whose denominator is an integer plus a fraction and so on

continuing
adj : remaining in force or being carried on without letup; "the act provided a continuing annual appropriation"; "the continuing struggle to put food on the table"

continuing trespass
n : trespass that is not transient or intermittent but continues as long as the offending object remains; "dumping his garbage on my land was a case of continuing trespass"

continuity
n 1: uninterrupted connection or union [ant: {discontinuity}]
2: a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot
3: the property of a continuous and connected period of time [syn: {persistence}]

Continuity Army Council
n : a terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein [syn: {Continuity Irish Republican Army}, {CIRA}]

Continuity Irish Republican Army
n : a terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein [syn: {CIRA}, {Continuity Army Council}]

continuo
n : a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played [syn: {figured bass}, {basso continuo}, {thorough bass}]

continuous
adj 1: continuing in time or space without interruption; "a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans; "a continuous bout of illness lasting six months"; "lived in continuous fear"; "a continuous row of warehouses"; "a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it"; "moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks" [syn: {uninterrupted}] [ant: {discontinuous}]
2: of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity [ant: {discontinuous}]

continuous receiver watch
n : a watch established for the reception of traffic of interest to the unit maintaining the watch [syn: {listening watch}]

continuous tense
n : a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going [syn: {progressive}, {progressive tense}, {imperfect}, {imperfect tense}]

continuously
adv 1: at every point; "The function is continuously differentiable"
2: with unflagging resolve; "dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste" [syn: {endlessly}, {ceaselessly}, {incessantly}, {unceasingly}, {unendingly}]

continuousness
n : the quality of something that continues without end or interruption [syn: {ceaselessness}, {incessancy}, {incessantness}]

continuum
n : a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct of distinguishable from adjacent parts [also: {continua} (pl)]

conto
n : 1 conto equals 1,000 escudos

Contopus
n : pewees [syn: {genus Contopus}]

Contopus sordidulus
n : small flycatcher of western North America [syn: {western wood pewee}]

Contopus virens
n : small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America [syn: {pewee}, {peewee}, {peewit}, {pewit}, {wood pewee}]

contort
v : twist and press out of shape [syn: {deform}, {distort}, {wring}]

contorted
adj 1: twisted (especially as in pain or struggle); "his mad contorted smile"; "writhed lips"; "my writhen features"- Walter scott [syn: {writhed}, {writhen}]
2: strained or wrenched out of normal shape; "old trees with contorted branches"; "scorched and distorted fragments of steel"; "trapped under twisted steel girders" [syn: {distorted}, {twisted}]

contortion
n 1: the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) [syn: {deformation}]
2: a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions" [syn: {tortuosity}, {tortuousness}, {torsion}, {crookedness}]

contortionist
n : an acrobat able to twist into unusual positions

contour
n 1: a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height [syn: {contour line}]
2: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke" [syn: {shape}, {form}, {configuration}, {conformation}]
3: a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure; "the contours of the melody"; "it defines a major contour of this administration"
v : form the contours of

contour feather
n : feathers covering the body of an adult bird and determining its shape

contour language
n : a tone language that uses pitch changes

contour line
n : a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height [syn: {contour}]

contour map
n : a map having contour lines through points of equal elevation [syn: {relief map}]

contour sheet
n : a sheet (usually with elastic edges) tailored to fit a particular mattress [syn: {fitted sheet}]

contra danse
n : a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line [syn: {country-dance}, {country dancing}, {contredanse}, {contradance}]
v : perform a contradance [syn: {contradance}, {country-dance}, {contredanse}]

contraband
adj : distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes" [syn: {bootleg}, {black}, {black-market}, {smuggled}]
n : goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law

contrabandist
n : someone who imports or exports without paying duties [syn: {smuggler}, {runner}, {moon curser}, {moon-curser}]

contrabass
adj : pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range; "contrabass or double-bass clarinet" [syn: {double-bass}]
n : largest and lowest member of the violin family [syn: {bass fiddle}, {bass viol}, {bull fiddle}, {double bass}, {string bass}]

contrabassoon
n : the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family [syn: {contrafagotto}, {double bassoon}]

contraception
n : birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery [syn: {contraceptive method}]

contraceptive
adj : capable of preventing conception or impregnation; "contraceptive devices and medications" [syn: {prophylactic}, {antifertility}]
n : an agent or device intended to prevent conception [syn: {preventive}, {preventative}, {contraceptive device}, {prophylactic device}, {birth control device}]

contraceptive device
n : an agent or device intended to prevent conception [syn: {contraceptive}, {preventive}, {preventative}, {prophylactic device}, {birth control device}]

contraceptive diaphragm
n : a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix [syn: {diaphragm}, {pessary}]

contraceptive method
n : birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery [syn: {contraception}]

contraceptive pill
n : a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception [syn: {pill}, {birth control pill}, {oral contraceptive pill}, {oral contraceptive}, {anovulatory drug}, {anovulant}]

contraclockwise
adj : in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock [syn: {counterclockwise}, {anticlockwise}] [ant: {clockwise}]

contract
n 1: a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
2: (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make [syn: {declaration}]
3: a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid [syn: {contract bridge}]
v 1: enter into a contractual arrangement [syn: {undertake}]
2: engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season" [syn: {sign}, {sign on}, {sign up}]
3: squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" [syn: {compress}, {constrict}, {squeeze}, {compact}, {press}]
4: become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank" [syn: {shrink}] [ant: {expand}, {stretch}]
5: be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill" [syn: {take}, {get}]
6: make smaller; "The heat contracted the woollen garment"
7: compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan" [syn: {condense}, {concentrate}]
8: make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed" [syn: {narrow}] [ant: {widen}]
9: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" [syn: {abridge}, {foreshorten}, {abbreviate}, {shorten}, {cut}, {reduce}] [ant: {elaborate}]

contract bridge
n : a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid [syn: {contract}]

contract in
v : consent in writing to pay money to a trade union for political use [ant: {contract out}]

contract killing
n : a murder carried out on agreement with a hired killer

contract law
n : that branch of jurisprudence that studies the rights and obligations of parties entering into contracts

contract of adhesion
n : a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality in bargaining power [syn: {adhesion contract}]

contract of hazard
n : a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage [syn: {sale in gross}]

contract offer
n : offer by an employer to contract to pay an employee at a given rate

contract out
v 1: assign a job to someone outside one's own business
2: refuse to pay a levy to a union for political use [ant: {contract in}]

contract under seal
n : a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached [syn: {sealed instrument}, {special contract}]

contractable
adj : (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection [syn: {catching}, {communicable}, {contagious}, {transmissible}, {transmittable}]

contracted
adj : reduced in size or pulled together; "the contracted pupils of her eyes" [ant: {expanded}]

contractile
adj : capable of contracting or being contracted; "the contractile wings of an insect"

contractile organ
n : a bodily organ that contracts [syn: {contractor}]

contractility
n : the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter

contracting
n : becoming infected; "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic" [syn: {catching}]

contraction
n 1: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) [syn: {muscular contraction}, {muscle contraction}]
2: the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling" [syn: {compression}, {condensation}]
3: a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds; "`won't' is a contraction of `will not'"; "`o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock'"
4: the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope [ant: {expansion}]

contractor
n 1: someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things
2: the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps [syn: {declarer}]
3: (law) a party to a contract
4: a bodily organ that contracts [syn: {contractile organ}]

contractual
adj : relating to or part of a binding legal agreement; "contractual obligations"

contractually
adv : by virtue of a contract; "they were contractually responsible"

contracture
n : an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle

contradance
n : a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line [syn: {country-dance}, {country dancing}, {contredanse}, {contra danse}]
v : perform a contradance [syn: {country-dance}, {contredanse}, {contra danse}]

contradict
v 1: be in contradiction with [syn: {belie}, {negate}]
2: deny the truth of [syn: {negate}, {contravene}]
3: be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion" [syn: {oppose}, {controvert}]
4: prove negative; show to be false [syn: {negate}] [ant: {confirm}]

contradiction
n 1: opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
2: (logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction" [syn: {contradiction in terms}]
3: the speech act of contradicting someone; "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"

contradiction in terms
n : (logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction" [syn: {contradiction}]

contradictorily
adv : in a contradictory manner; "he argued contradictarily"

contradictoriness
n : the relation that exists when opposites cannot coexist

contradictory
adj 1: of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false; "`perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms"
2: that confounds or contradicts or confuses [syn: {confounding}]
3: in disagreement; "the figures are at odds with our findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley [syn: {at odds(p)}, {conflicting}, {self-contradictory}]
4: unable to be both true at the same time [syn: {mutually exclusive}]
n : two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time

contradistinction
n : a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast; "sculpture in contradistinction to painting"

contradistinguish
v : distinguish by contrasting qualities

contrafagotto
n : the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family [syn: {contrabassoon}, {double bassoon}]

contrail
n : an artificial cloud created by an aircraft; caused either by condensation due to the reduction in air pressure above the wing surface or by water vapor in the engine exhaust [syn: {condensation trail}]

contraindicate
v : make a treatment inadvisable [ant: {indicate}, {indicate}]

contraindication
n : (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment [ant: {indication}]

contralateral
adj : on or relating to the opposite side (of the body) [ant: {ipsilateral}]

contralti
See {contralto}

contralti
contralto
adj : of or being the lowest female voice [syn: {alto}]
n 1: a woman singer having a contralto voice
2: the lowest female singing voice [syn: {alto}] [also: {contralti} (pl)]

contralto
adj : of or being the lowest female voice [syn: {alto}]
n 1: a woman singer having a contralto voice
2: the lowest female singing voice [syn: {alto}] [also: {contralti} (pl)]

contraption
n : a device that is very useful for a particular job [syn: {appliance}, {contrivance}, {convenience}, {gadget}, {gizmo}, {gismo}, {widget}]

contrapuntal
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of or according to the rules of counterpoint; "contrapuntal base"
2: having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together [syn: {polyphonic}] [ant: {monophonic}]

contrapuntist
n : a composer who specializes in counterpoint

contrarian
n : an investor who deliberately decides to go against the prevailing wisdom of other investors

contrariety
n : the relation between contraries

contrarily
adv 1: in a contrary disobedient manner [syn: {perversely}, {contrariwise}]
2: contrary to expectations; "he didn't stay home; on the contrary, he went out with his friends" [syn: {to the contrary}, {contrariwise}, {on the contrary}]

contrariness
n 1: deliberate unruliness [syn: {perversity}, {perverseness}]
2: a fussy and eccentric disposition [syn: {crankiness}, {crotchetiness}, {grumpiness}]

contrarious
adj : difficult to deal with [syn: {cross-grained}]

contrariwise
adv 1: in a contrary disobedient manner [syn: {perversely}, {contrarily}]
2: with the order reversed; "she hates him and vice versa" [syn: {vice versa}, {the other way around}]
3: contrary to expectations; "he didn't stay home; on the contrary, he went out with his friends" [syn: {contrarily}, {to the contrary}, {on the contrary}]

contrary
adj 1: very opposed in nature or character or purpose; "acts contrary to our code of ethics"; "the facts point to a contrary conclusion"
2: of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false; "`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms"
3: resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior" [syn: {obstinate}, {perverse}, {wayward}]
4: in an opposing direction; "adverse currents"; "a contrary wind" [syn: {adverse}]
n 1: a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true" [syn: {reverse}, {opposite}]
2: exact opposition; "public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty"
3: two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false

contrary to fact
adj : going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis) [syn: {counterfactual}]

contrast
n 1: the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; "in contrast to", "by contrast" [syn: {direct contrast}]
2: the act of distinguishing by comparing differences
3: a conceptual separation or demarcation; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity" [syn: {line}, {dividing line}, {demarcation}]
4: the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors
5: the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness)
v 1: put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student"
2: to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities" [syn: {counterpoint}]

contrast material
n : a substance that is opaque to x-rays; when administered it allows a radiologist to examine the organ or tissue it fills [syn: {contrast medium}]

contrast medium
n : a substance that is opaque to x-rays; when administered it allows a radiologist to examine the organ or tissue it fills [syn: {contrast material}]

contrasting
adj : strikingly different; tending to contrast; "contrasting (or contrastive) colors" [syn: {contrastive}]

contrastingly
adv : in a contrasting manner; "contrastingly, both the rooms leading off it gave an immediate impression of being disgraced"

contrastive
adj 1: of words so related that one contrasts with the other; "`rich' and `hard-up' are contrastive terms" [syn: {incompatible}]
2: strikingly different; tending to contrast; "contrasting (or contrastive) colors" [syn: {contrasting}]
3: syntactically establishing a relationship of contrast between sentences or elements of a sentence; "disjunctive conjunctions like `but', `or', or `though' serve a contrastive function"

contrasty
adj : having sharp differences between black and white [ant: {flat}]

contravene
v 1: go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afould of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules" [syn: {conflict}, {run afoul}, {infringe}]
2: deny the truth of [syn: {contradict}, {negate}]

contravention
n : coming into conflict with [syn: {dispute}]

contredanse
n : a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line [syn: {country-dance}, {country dancing}, {contra danse}, {contradance}]
v : perform a contradance [syn: {contradance}, {country-dance}, {contra danse}]

contretemps
n : an awkward clash; "he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman"

contribute
v 1: bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program" [syn: {lend}, {impart}, {bestow}, {add}, {bring}]
2: contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office" [syn: {give}, {chip in}, {kick in}]
3: be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing" [syn: {lead}, {conduce}]
4: provide; "The city has to put up half the required amount" [syn: {put up}]

contributing
adj : tending to bring about; being partly responsible for; "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"; "a contributory factor" [syn: {conducive}, {contributing(a)}, {contributive}, {contributory}, {tributary}]

contribution
n 1: any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor; "I am proud of my contribution to the team's success"; "they all did their share of the work" [syn: {part}, {share}]
2: a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause [syn: {donation}]
3: act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity [syn: {donation}]
4: an amount of money contributed; "he expected his contribution to be repaid with interest"
5: a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story

contributive
adj : tending to bring about; being partly responsible for; "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"; "a contributory factor" [syn: {conducive}, {contributing(a)}, {contributory}, {tributary}]

contributor
n 1: someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money [syn: {subscriber}]
2: a writer whose work is published in a newspaper or magazine or as part of a book

contributory
adj : tending to bring about; being partly responsible for; "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"; "a contributory factor" [syn: {conducive}, {contributing(a)}, {contributive}, {tributary}]

contributory negligence
n : (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence; in common law any degree of contributory negligence would bar the plaintiff from collecting damages

contrite
adj 1: feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses [syn: {remorseful}, {rueful}, {ruthful}, {sorry}]
2: feeling regret for a fault or offence

contritely
adv : in a rueful manner; "`I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully" [syn: {ruefully}, {remorsefully}]

contriteness
n : sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation [syn: {attrition}, {contrition}]

contrition
n : sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation [syn: {attrition}, {contriteness}]

contrivance
n 1: a device that is very useful for a particular job [syn: {appliance}, {contraption}, {convenience}, {gadget}, {gizmo}, {gismo}, {widget}]
2: the faculty of contriving; inventive skill; "his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem"
3: an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track" [syn: {stratagem}, {dodge}]
4: an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.; "the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable"
5: any improvised arrangement for temporary use [syn: {lash-up}]
6: the act of devising something [syn: {devisal}]

contrive
v 1: make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack" [syn: {plan}, {project}, {design}]
2: come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or priciple) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light" [syn: {invent}, {devise}, {excogitate}, {formulate}, {forge}]
3: put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light" [syn: {project}, {cast}, {throw}]

contrived
adj 1: showing effects of planning or manipulation; "a novel with a contrived ending"
2: artificially formal; "that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation" [syn: {artificial}, {hokey}, {stilted}]

contriver
n : a person who makes plans [syn: {planner}, {deviser}]

control
n 1: power to direct or determine; "under control"
2: a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another; "measures for the control of disease"; "they instituted controls over drinking on campus"
3: (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc; "the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired"; "he had lost control of his sphincters"
4: a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment; "the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw" [syn: {control condition}]
5: the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"
6: the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her" [syn: {dominance}, {ascendance}, {ascendence}, {ascendancy}, {ascendency}]
7: discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself" [syn: {restraint}] [ant: {unrestraint}]
8: great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French" [syn: {command}, {mastery}]
9: the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.; "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls" 10: a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the speed control on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her" [syn: {controller}] 11: a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
v 1: exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces" [syn: {command}]
2: lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" [syn: {hold in}, {hold}, {contain}, {check}, {curb}, {moderate}]
3: handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" [syn: {operate}]
4: control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line" [syn: {manipulate}, {keep in line}]
5: verify or regulate by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard, of scientific experiments; "Are you controlling for the temperature?" [syn: {verify}]
6: verify by using a duplicate register for comparison; "control an account"
7: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" [syn: {see}, {check}, {insure}, {see to it}, {ensure}, {ascertain}, {assure}]
8: have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?" [syn: {master}] [also: {controlling}, {controlled}]

control account
n : an account that shows totals of amounts entered in a subsidiary ledger

control board
n : electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree" [syn: {control panel}, {instrument panel}, {board}, {panel}]

control center
n : the operational center for a group of related activities; "the general in command never left the control center"

control character
n : ASCII characters to indicate carriage return or tab or backspace; typed by depressing a key and the control key at the same time [syn: {ASCII control character}]

control circuit
n : a feedback circuit that subtracts from the input [syn: {negative feedback circuit}]

control condition
n : a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment; "the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw" [syn: {control}]

control experiment
n : an experiment designed to control for variables affecting the results of another experiment

control freak
n : someone with a compulsive desire to exert control over situations and people

control function
n : an operation that controls the recording or processing or transmission of interpretation of data; "a control operation started the data processing" [syn: {control operation}]

control grid
n : an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube [syn: {grid}]

control key
n : (computer science) the key on a computer keyboard that is used (in combination with some other key) to type control characters [syn: {command key}]

control operation
n : an operation that controls the recording or processing or transmission of interpretation of data; "a control operation started the data processing" [syn: {control function}]

control panel
n : electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree" [syn: {instrument panel}, {control board}, {board}, {panel}]

control rod
n : a steel or aluminum rod that can be moved up or down to control the rate of the nuclear reaction

control room
n : a room housing control equipment (as in a recording studio)

control stick
n : a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane [syn: {stick}, {joystick}]

control stock
n : shares owned by shareholders who have a controlling interest

control surface
n : a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight [syn: {airfoil}, {aerofoil}, {surface}]

control system
n : a system for controlling the operation of another system

control tower
n : a tower with an elevated workspace enclosed in glass for the visual observation of aircraft around an airport

controllable
adj : capable of being controlled [syn: {governable}]

controlled
See {control}

controlled
control
n 1: power to direct or determine; "under control"
2: a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another; "measures for the control of disease"; "they instituted controls over drinking on campus"
3: (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc; "the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired"; "he had lost control of his sphincters"
4: a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment; "the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw" [syn: {control condition}]
5: the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"
6: the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her" [syn: {dominance}, {ascendance}, {ascendence}, {ascendancy}, {ascendency}]
7: discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself" [syn: {restraint}] [ant: {unrestraint}]
8: great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French" [syn: {command}, {mastery}]
9: the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.; "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls" 10: a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the speed control on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her" [syn: {controller}] 11: a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
v 1: exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces" [syn: {command}]
2: lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" [syn: {hold in}, {hold}, {contain}, {check}, {curb}, {moderate}]
3: handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" [syn: {operate}]
4: control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line" [syn: {manipulate}, {keep in line}]
5: verify or regulate by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard, of scientific experiments; "Are you controlling for the temperature?" [syn: {verify}]
6: verify by using a duplicate register for comparison; "control an account"
7: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" [syn: {see}, {check}, {insure}, {see to it}, {ensure}, {ascertain}, {assure}]
8: have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?" [syn: {master}] [also: {controlling}, {controlled}]

controlled
adj 1: restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds; "controlled emotions"; "the controlled release of water from reservoirs" [ant: {uncontrolled}]
2: curbed or regulated; "controlled emotions" [syn: {restricted}]

controlled substance
n : a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law

controller
n 1: someone who maintains and audits business accounts [syn: {accountant}, {comptroller}]
2: a person who directs and restrains [syn: {restrainer}]
3: a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the speed control on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her" [syn: {control}]

controllership
n : the position of controller

controlling
See {control}

controlling
control
n 1: power to direct or determine; "under control"
2: a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another; "measures for the control of disease"; "they instituted controls over drinking on campus"
3: (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc; "the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired"; "he had lost control of his sphincters"
4: a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment; "the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw" [syn: {control condition}]
5: the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"
6: the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her" [syn: {dominance}, {ascendance}, {ascendence}, {ascendancy}, {ascendency}]
7: discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself" [syn: {restraint}] [ant: {unrestraint}]
8: great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French" [syn: {command}, {mastery}]
9: the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.; "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls" 10: a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the speed control on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her" [syn: {controller}] 11: a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
v 1: exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces" [syn: {command}]
2: lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" [syn: {hold in}, {hold}, {contain}, {check}, {curb}, {moderate}]
3: handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" [syn: {operate}]
4: control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line" [syn: {manipulate}, {keep in line}]
5: verify or regulate by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard, of scientific experiments; "Are you controlling for the temperature?" [syn: {verify}]
6: verify by using a duplicate register for comparison; "control an account"
7: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" [syn: {see}, {check}, {insure}, {see to it}, {ensure}, {ascertain}, {assure}]
8: have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?" [syn: {master}] [also: {controlling}, {controlled}]

controlling
adj : able to control or determine policy; "a controlling interest in the firm"

controlling interest
n : ownership of more than 50% of a corporation's voting shares

controversial
adj : marked by or capable of arousing controversy; "the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial"; "Rushdie's controversial book"; "a controversial decision on affirmative action" [ant: {uncontroversial}]

controversialist
n : a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy [syn: {disputant}, {eristic}]

controversially
adv : involving controversy; "criticism too polemically stated" [syn: {polemically}] [ant: {uncontroversially}]

controversy
n : a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument" [syn: {contention}, {contestation}, {disputation}, {disceptation}, {tilt}, {argument}, {arguing}]

controvert
v 1: be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion" [syn: {oppose}, {contradict}]
2: prove to be false or incorrect [syn: {refute}, {rebut}]

contumacious
adj : wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient; "a contumaceous witness is subject to punishment"

contumaciously
adv : in a rebellious manner; "he rejected her words rebelliously" [syn: {rebelliously}, {defiantly}]

contumacy
n 1: willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court
2: obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority

contumelious
adj : arrogantly insolent

contumeliously
adv : without respect; in a disdainful manner; "she spoke of him contemptuously" [syn: {contemptuously}, {disdainfully}, {scornfully}, {showing contempt}]

contumely
n : a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team" [syn: {abuse}, {insult}, {revilement}, {vilification}]

contuse
v : injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of; "I bruised my knee" [syn: {bruise}]

contused
adj : injured without breaking the skin; "a cut forehead and bruised cheek" [syn: {bruised}, {contusioned}]

contusion
n 1: an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration [syn: {bruise}]
2: the action of bruising; "the bruise resulted from a contusion"

contusioned
adj : injured without breaking the skin; "a cut forehead and bruised cheek" [syn: {bruised}, {contused}]

conundrum
n : a difficult problem [syn: {riddle}, {enigma}, {brain-teaser}]

conurbation
n : an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities [syn: {urban sprawl}]

Conuropsis
n : a genus of Psittacidae [syn: {genus Conuropsis}]

Conuropsis carolinensis
n : extinct parakeet whose range extended far into the United States [syn: {Carolina parakeet}]

convalesce
v : get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating" [syn: {recuperate}, {recover}] [ant: {devolve}]

convalescence
n : gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury [syn: {recuperation}, {recovery}]

convalescent
adj 1: of or for or relating to convalescence or convalescents; "convalescent home"
2: returning to health after illness or debility; "convalescent children are difficult to keep in bed" [syn: {recovering}]
n : a person who is recovering from illness

Convallaria
n : sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lily of the valley [syn: {genus Convallaria}]

Convallaria majalis
n : low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries [syn: {lily of the valley}, {lilies of the valley}, {May lily}]

Convallariaceae
n : one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted [syn: {family Convallariaceae}]

convect
v : circulate hot air by convection

convection
n 1: the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion
2: (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere

convector
n : a space heater that transfers heat to the surrounding air by convection

convene
v 1: meet formally; "The council convened last week"
2: call together; "The students were convened in the auditorium" [syn: {convoke}]

convener
n : the member of a group whose duty it is to convene meetings

convenience
n 1: the state of being suitable or opportune; "chairs arranged for his own convenience"
2: the quality of being useful and convenient; "they offered the convenience of an installment plan" [ant: {inconvenience}]
3: a toilet that is available to the public [syn: {public toilet}, {comfort station}, {public convenience}, {public lavatory}, {restroom}, {toilet facility}, {wash room}]
4: a device that is very useful for a particular job [syn: {appliance}, {contraption}, {contrivance}, {gadget}, {gizmo}, {gismo}, {widget}]

convenience food
n : any packaged dish or food that can be prepared quickly and easily as by thawing or heating

convenience store
n : a store selling a limited variety of food and pharmaceutical items; open long hours for the convenience of customers

conveniences
n : things that make you comfortable and at ease; "all the comforts of home" [syn: {comforts}, {creature comforts}, {amenities}]

convenient
adj 1: suited to your comfort or purpose or needs; "a convenient excuse for not going" [ant: {inconvenient}]
2: easy to reach; "found a handy spot for the can opener" [syn: {handy}, {ready to hand(p)}]
3: large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense); "a commodious harbor"; "a commodious building suitable for conventions" [syn: {commodious}] [ant: {incommodious}]

conveniently
adv : in a convenient manner; "the switch was conveniently located" [syn: {handily}] [ant: {inconveniently}]

convening
n : the act of convening [syn: {convention}]

convent
n 1: a religious residence especially for nuns
2: a community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living together

conventicle
n 1: a secret unauthorized meeting for religious worship
2: a building for religious assembly (especially Nonconformists, e.g., Quakers) [syn: {meetinghouse}]

convention
n 1: a large formal assembly; "political convention"
2: something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors" [syn: {normal}, {pattern}, {rule}, {formula}]
3: (diplomacy) an international agreement
4: orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional [syn: {conventionality}, {conventionalism}] [ant: {unconventionality}]
5: the act of convening [syn: {convening}]

conventional
adj 1: following accepted customs and proprieties; "conventional wisdom"; "she had strayed from the path of conventional behavior"; "conventional forms of address" [ant: {unconventional}, {unconventional}]
2: conforming with accepted standards; "a conventional view of the world" [syn: {established}]
3: (weapons) using non-nuclear energy for propulsion or destruction; "conventional warfare"; "conventional weapons" [ant: {nuclear}]
4: unimaginative and conformist; "conventional bourgeois lives"; "conventional attitudes" [ant: {unconventional}]
5: represented in simplified or symbolic form [syn: {formal}, {schematic}]
6: in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past; "a conventional church wedding with the bride in traditional white"; "the conventional handshake"
7: rigidly formal or bound by convention; "their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt" [syn: {ceremonious}]

conventionalisation
n : the act of conventionalizing; conforming to a conventional style [syn: {conventionalization}]

conventionalise
v : make conventional or adapt to conventions; "conventionalized behavior" [syn: {conventionalize}]

conventionalised
adj : using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous; "a stylized mode of theater production" [syn: {conventionalized}, {stylized}, {stylised}]

conventionalism
n : orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional [syn: {conventionality}, {convention}] [ant: {unconventionality}]

conventionality
n 1: conformity with conventional thought and behavior
2: unoriginality as a result of being too conventional [ant: {unconventionality}]
3: orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional [syn: {convention}, {conventionalism}] [ant: {unconventionality}]

conventionalization
n : the act of conventionalizing; conforming to a conventional style [syn: {conventionalisation}]

conventionalize
v 1: make conventional or adapt to conventions; "conventionalized behavior" [syn: {conventionalise}]
2: represent according to a conventional style; "a stylized female head" [syn: {stylize}, {stylise}]

conventionalized
adj : using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous; "a stylized mode of theater production" [syn: {conventionalised}, {stylized}, {stylised}]

conventionally
adv : in a conventional manner; "he usually behaves rather conventionally" [ant: {unconventionally}]

conventioneer
n : someone who attends a convention

conventual
adj : of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows [syn: {cloistered}, {cloistral}, {monastic}, {monastical}]

converge
v 1: be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this point" [syn: {meet}] [ant: {diverge}, {diverge}]
2: approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit [ant: {diverge}]
3: move or draw together at a certain location; "The crowd converged on the movie star" [ant: {diverge}]
4: come together so as to form a single product; "Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power"

convergence
n 1: the occurrence of two or more things coming together
2: the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit [syn: {convergency}] [ant: {divergence}, {divergence}]
3: a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals" [syn: {overlap}, {intersection}]
4: the act of converging (coming closer) [syn: {converging}, {convergency}]

convergency
n 1: the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit [syn: {convergence}] [ant: {divergence}, {divergence}]
2: the act of converging (coming closer) [syn: {convergence}, {converging}]

convergent
adj : tending to come together from different directions [ant: {divergent}]

convergent strabismus
n : strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward toward the nose [syn: {cross-eye}, {crossed eye}, {esotropia}]

convergent thinker
n : a thinker who focuses on the problem as stated and tries to synthesize information and knowledge to achieve a solution [syn: {problem solver}, {solver}]

convergent thinking
n : thinking that brings together information focussed on solving a problem (especially solving problems that have a single correct solution) [ant: {divergent thinking}]

converging
n : the act of converging (coming closer) [syn: {convergence}, {convergency}]

converging lens
n : lens such that a beam of light passing through it is brought to a point or focus [syn: {convex lens}]

conversance
n : personal knowledge or information about someone or something [syn: {acquaintance}, {familiarity}, {conversancy}]

conversancy
n : personal knowledge or information about someone or something [syn: {acquaintance}, {familiarity}, {conversance}]

conversant
adj : (usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly; "conversant with business trends"; "familiar with the complex machinery"; "he was familiar with those roads" [syn: {conversant(p)}, {familiar(p)}]

conversation
n : the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

conversation piece
n : something interesting that stimulates conversation

conversation stopper
n : a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply [syn: {stopper}]

conversational
adj : characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation; "wrote her letters in a colloquial style"; "the broken syntax and casual enunciation of conversational English" [syn: {colloquial}]

conversational partner
n : a person who takes part in a conversation [syn: {interlocutor}]

conversationalist
n : someone skilled at conversation [syn: {schmoozer}]

conversationally
adv : with the use of colloquial expressions; "this building is colloquially referred to as The Barn" [syn: {colloquially}, {informally}]

conversazioni
See {conversazione}

converse
adj 1: of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other; "`parental' and `filial' are converse terms"
2: turned about in order or relation; "transposed letters" [syn: {reversed}, {transposed}]
n : a proposition obtained by conversion
v : carry on a conversation [syn: {discourse}]

conversely
adv : with the terms of the relation reversed; "conversely, not all women are mothers"

conversion
n 1: an event that results in a transformation [syn: {transition}, {changeover}]
2: a change in the units or form of an expression: "conversion from Fahrenheit to Centigrade"
3: a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown
4: a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life [syn: {rebirth}, {spiritual rebirth}]
5: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis
6: a change of religion; "his conversion to the Catholic faith"
7: interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition
8: act of exchanging one type of money or security for another
9: the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another

conversion disorder
n : a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause) [syn: {conversion reaction}, {conversion hysteria}]

conversion factor
n : factor by which a quantity that is expressed in one set of units must be multiplied in order to convert it into another set of units

conversion hysteria
n : a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause) [syn: {conversion disorder}, {conversion reaction}]

conversion reaction
n : a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause) [syn: {conversion disorder}, {conversion hysteria}]

Converso
n : (medieval Spain) a Jew or Moor who converted to Christianity (especially those who professed conversion in order to avoid persecution but continued to practice their religion secretly) [syn: {Marrano}]

convert
n : a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief
v 1: change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"
2: change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy; "We converted from 220 to 110 Volt" [syn: {change over}]
3: change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief; "She converted to Buddhism"
4: exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares" [syn: {change}, {exchange}, {commute}]
5: cause to adopt a new or different faith; "The missionaries converted the Indian population"
6: score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the endzone; "Smith converted and his team won"
7: complete successfully; "score a penalty shot or free throw"
8: score (a spare)
9: make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product" [syn: {win over}, {convince}] 10: exchange a penalty for a less severe one [syn: {commute}, {exchange}] 11: change in nature, purpose, or function; especially undergo a chemical change; "The substance converts to an acid"

converted
adj : spiritually reborn or converted; "a born-again Christian"; "a converted sinner" [syn: {born-again}, {reborn}]

converter
n : a device for changing one substance or form or state into another [syn: {convertor}]

convertibility
n : the quality of being exchangeable (especially the ability to convert a currency into gold or other currencies without restriction) [ant: {inconvertibility}]

convertible
adj 1: capable of being exchanged for or replaced by something of equal value; "convertible securities" [syn: {exchangeable}] [ant: {inconvertible}]
2: designed to be changed from one use or form to another; "a convertible sofa"; "a convertible coupe"
3: capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy; "is lead really transmutable into gold?"; "ideas translatable into reality" [syn: {transformable}, {translatable}, {transmutable}]
n 1: a car that has top that can be folded or removed
2: a corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that can be exchanged for another form of security (usually common stock) [syn: {convertible security}]
3: a sofa that can be converted into a bed [syn: {sofa bed}]

convertible bond
n : a bond that can be converted to other securities under certain conditions

convertible security
n : a corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that can be exchanged for another form of security (usually common stock) [syn: {convertible}]

convertor
n : a device for changing one substance or form or state into another [syn: {converter}]

convex
adj : curving or bulging outward [syn: {bulging}] [ant: {concave}]

convex lens
n : lens such that a beam of light passing through it is brought to a point or focus [syn: {converging lens}]

convex polygon
n : a polygon such that no side extended cuts any other side or vertex; it can be cut by a line in at most two points [ant: {concave polygon}]

convex polyhedron
n : a polyhedron any plane section of which is a convex polygon

convex shape
n : a shape that curves or bulges outward [syn: {convexity}]

convexity
n 1: the property possessed by a convex shape [syn: {convexness}]
2: a shape that curves or bulges outward [syn: {convex shape}]

convexly
adv : in a convex way; "bulging out convexly" [ant: {concavely}]

convexness
n : the property possessed by a convex shape [syn: {convexity}]

convexo-concave
adj : convex on one side and concave on the other with the convexity being greater than the concavity

convexo-convex
adj : convex on both sides; lentil-shaped [syn: {biconvex}, {lenticular}, {lentiform}]

convey
v 1: make known; pass on, of information [syn: {impart}]
2: serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger" [syn: {carry}, {express}]
3: transfer to another; "communicate a disease" [syn: {transmit}, {communicate}]
4: transmit a title or property
5: transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat" [syn: {conduct}, {transmit}, {carry}, {channel}]
6: take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point" [syn: {bring}, {take}]
7: go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat" [syn: {bring}, {get}, {fetch}] [ant: {take away}]

conveyable
adj : legally transferable to the ownership of another; "negotiable bonds" [syn: {assignable}, {negotiable}, {transferable}, {transferrable}]

conveyance
n 1: document effecting a property transfer
2: the transmission of information [syn: {imparting}, {impartation}]
3: something that serves as a means of transportation [syn: {transport}]
4: act of transferring property title from one person to another [syn: {conveyance of title}, {conveyancing}, {conveying}]
5: the act of transporting something from one location to another [syn: {transportation}, {transfer}, {transferral}]

conveyance of title
n : act of transferring property title from one person to another [syn: {conveyance}, {conveyancing}, {conveying}]

conveyancer
n : a lawyer who specializes in the business of conveying properties

conveyancing
n : act of transferring property title from one person to another [syn: {conveyance}, {conveyance of title}, {conveying}]

conveyed
adj : sent or carried from one place to another; "during battle, messages conveyed by carrier pigeon got through more often than those sent by plane"

conveyer
n 1: a person who conveys (carries or transmits); "the conveyer of good tidings" [syn: {conveyor}]
2: a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory) [syn: {conveyer belt}, {conveyor belt}, {conveyor}, {transporter}]

conveyer belt
n : a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory) [syn: {conveyor belt}, {conveyer}, {conveyor}, {transporter}]

conveying
n : act of transferring property title from one person to another [syn: {conveyance}, {conveyance of title}, {conveyancing}]

conveyor
n 1: a person who conveys (carries or transmits); "the conveyer of good tidings" [syn: {conveyer}]
2: a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory) [syn: {conveyer belt}, {conveyor belt}, {conveyer}, {transporter}]

conveyor belt
n : a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory) [syn: {conveyer belt}, {conveyer}, {conveyor}, {transporter}]

convict
n 1: a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison [syn: {con}, {inmate}, {jailbird}, {gaolbird}]
2: a person who has been convicted of a criminal offence
v : find or declare guilty; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced" [ant: {acquit}]

convict fish
n : greenling with whitish body marked with black bands [syn: {painted greenling}, {convictfish}, {Oxylebius pictus}]

convicted
adj : pronounced or proved guilty; "the condemned man faced the firing squad with dignity"; "a convicted criminal" [syn: {condemned}]

convictfish
n : greenling with whitish body marked with black bands [syn: {painted greenling}, {convict fish}, {Oxylebius pictus}]

conviction
n 1: an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence [syn: {strong belief}, {article of faith}]
2: (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise" [syn: {judgment of conviction}, {condemnation}, {sentence}] [ant: {acquittal}]

convince
v : make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product" [syn: {convert}, {win over}]

convinced
adj 1: having a strong belief or conviction; "a convinced and fanatical pacifist" [ant: {unconvinced}]
2: persuaded of; very sure; "were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join"; "I am positive he is lying"; "was confident he would win" [syn: {convinced(p)}, {positive(p)}, {confident(p)}]

convincible
adj : being susceptible to persuasion [syn: {persuadable}, {persuasible}, {suasible}]

convincing
adj 1: causing one to believe the truth of something; "a convincing story"; "a convincing manner" [ant: {unconvincing}]
2: capable of convincing or persuading; "a convincing argument"

convincingly
adv : in a convincing manner; "he argued convincingly" [ant: {unconvincingly}]

convincingness
n : the power of argument or evidence to cause belief

convivial
adj : occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company; "a convivial atmosphere at the reunion"; "a woman of convivial nature"; "he was a real good-time Charlie" [syn: {good-time}]

conviviality
n 1: a jovial nature [syn: {joviality}]
2: a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity [syn: {merrymaking}, {jollification}]

convivially
adv : in a convivial manner; "`Let's go and have a drink,' she said convivially"

convocation
n 1: a group gathered in response to a summons
2: the act of convoking [syn: {calling together}]

convoke
v : call together; "The students were convened in the auditorium" [syn: {convene}]

convolute
adj : rolled longitudinally upon itself; "a convolute petal"
v 1: curl, wind, or twist together [syn: {convolve}]
2: practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive [syn: {twist}, {twist around}, {pervert}, {sophisticate}]

convoluted
adj 1: rolled or coiled together; "a convoluted shell"
2: highly involved or intricate; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "intricate needlework"; "an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months" [syn: {Byzantine}, {intricate}, {involved}, {knotty}, {labyrinthine}, {tangled}, {tortuous}]

convolution
n 1: the shape of something rotating rapidly [syn: {whirl}, {swirl}, {vortex}]
2: a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain [syn: {gyrus}]
3: the action of coiling or twisting or winding together

convolution of Broca
n : the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people [syn: {Broca's area}, {Broca's center}, {Broca's gyrus}, {Broca's convolution}]

convolve
v : curl, wind, or twist together [syn: {convolute}]

Convolvulaceae
n : morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit [syn: {family Convolvulaceae}, {morning-glory family}]

convolvuli
See {convolvulus}

convolvuli
convolvulus
n : any of numerous plants of the genus Convolvulus [also: {convolvuli} (pl)]

convolvulus
n : any of numerous plants of the genus Convolvulus [also: {convolvuli} (pl)]

Convolvulus arvensis
n : weakly climbing European perennial with white or pink flowers; naturalized in North America and an invasive weed [syn: {field bindweed}, {wild morning-glory}]

Convolvulus scammonia
n : twining plant of Asia Minor having cream to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin [syn: {scammony}]

Convolvulus sepium
n : common Eurasian and American wild climber with pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Convolvulus [syn: {hedge bindweed}, {wild morning-glory}, {Calystegia sepium}]

convoy
n 1: a procession of land vehicles traveling together
2: a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships
3: the act of escorting while in transit
v : escort in transit; "the trucks convoyed the cars across the battle zone"; "the warships convoyed the merchant ships across the Pacific"

convulse
v 1: make someone convulse with laughter; "The comedian convulsed the crowd"
2: be overcome with laughter
3: move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed" [syn: {thresh}, {thresh about}, {thrash}, {thrash about}, {slash}, {toss}, {jactitate}]
4: shake uncotrollably; "earthquakes convulsed the countryside"
5: cause to contract; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles"
6: contract involuntarily, as in a spasm; "The muscles in her face convulsed"

convulsion
n 1: a sudden uncontrollable attack; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter" [syn: {paroxysm}, {fit}]
2: violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles
3: a violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market" [syn: {turmoil}, {upheaval}]
4: a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval

convulsive
adj 1: affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; "convulsive motions"; "his body made a spasmodic jerk"; "spastic movements" [syn: {spasmodic}, {spastic}]
2: resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent; "a convulsive rage"; "convulsive laughter"

convulsively
adv : in a convulsive way; "her leg twitched convulsively" [syn: {with convulsions}]

cony
n 1: any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes [syn: {hyrax}, {coney}, {dassie}, {das}]
2: small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America [syn: {pika}, {mouse hare}, {rock rabbit}, {coney}]
3: any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food [syn: {rabbit}, {coney}]

Conyza
n : common American weed or wildflower [syn: {genus Conyza}]

Conyza canadensis
n : common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron [syn: {horseweed}, {Canadian fleabane}, {fleabane}, {Erigeron canadensis}]

coo
n : the sound made by a pigeon
v 1: speak softly or lovingly; "The mother who held her baby was cooing softly"
2: cry softly, as of pigeons

co-occur
v : go with, fall together [syn: {coincide}, {cooccur}]

cooccur
v : go with, fall together [syn: {coincide}, {co-occur}]

co-occur with
v : go or occur together; "The word 'hot' tends to cooccur with 'cold'" [syn: {collocate with}, {construe with}, {cooccur with}, {go with}]

cooccur with
v : go or occur together; "The word 'hot' tends to cooccur with 'cold'" [syn: {collocate with}, {construe with}, {co-occur with}, {go with}]

co-occurrence
n 1: an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another [syn: {accompaniment}, {concomitant}]
2: the temporal property of two things happening at the same time; "the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable" [syn: {concurrence}, {coincidence}, {conjunction}]

cooccurring
adj : occurring or operating at the same time; "a series of coincident events" [syn: {coincident}, {coincidental}, {coinciding}, {concurrent}, {simultaneous}]

cooing
adj : that is making a soft cry; "the cooing pigeons"

cook
n 1: someone who cooks food
2: English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779) [syn: {James Cook}, {Captain Cook}, {Captain James Cook}]
v 1: prepare a hot meal; "My husband doesn't cook"
2: prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" [syn: {fix}, {ready}, {make}, {prepare}]
3: transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"
4: transform by heating; "The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle"
5: fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" [syn: {fudge}, {manipulate}, {fake}, {falsify}, {wangle}, {misrepresent}]

cook out
v : cook outdoors on a barbecue grill; "let's barbecue that meat"; "We cooked out in the forest" [syn: {barbecue}]

Cook Strait
n : a narrow strait separating the North Island and South Island in New Zealand

cook up
v 1: prepare or cook by mixing ingredients; "concoct a strange mixture" [syn: {concoct}]
2: make up something artificial or untrue [syn: {fabricate}, {manufacture}, {make up}, {invent}]

cookbook
n : a book of recipes and cooking directions [syn: {cookery book}]

Cooke
n 1: United States journalist (born in England in 1908) [syn: {Alistair Cooke}, {Alfred Alistair Cooke}]
2: United States financier who marketed Union bonds to finance the Civil War; the failure of his bank resulted in a financial panic in 1873 (1821-1905) [syn: {Jay Cooke}]

cooked
adj : having been prepared for eating by the application of heat [ant: {raw}]

cooked-over
adj : uneaten and saved for eating later; "leftover food served at a later meal"; "yesterday's reheated soup" [syn: {leftover}, {warmed-over}, {reheated}]

cooker
n : a utensil for cooking

cookery
n : the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" [syn: {cooking}, {preparation}]

cookery book
n : a book of recipes and cooking directions [syn: {cookbook}]

cookfire
n : a fire for cooking

cookhouse
n 1: the area for food preparation on a ship [syn: {galley}, {ship's galley}, {caboose}]
2: a detached or outdoor shelter for cooking; "the circus used a tent as their cookhouse"

cookie
n 1: any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term) [syn: {cooky}, {biscuit}]
2: the cook on a ranch or at a camp [syn: {cooky}]
3: a short line of text that a web site puts on your computer's hard drive when you access the web site

cookie cutter
n : a kitchen utensil used to cut a sheet of cookie dough into desired shapes before baking

cookie jar
n : a jar in which cookies are kept (and sometimes money is hidden) [syn: {cooky jar}]

cookie jar reserve
n : a hidden reserve that can be used to adjust quarterly earning reports

cookie sheet
n : a cooking utensil consisting of a flat rectangular metal sheet used for baking cookies or biscuits

cookie-cutter
adj : having the same appearance (as if mass-produced); "a suburb of cookie-cutter houses"

cooking
n : the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" [syn: {cookery}, {preparation}]

cooking apple
n : an apple used primarily in cooking for pies and applesauce etc [ant: {eating apple}]

cooking chocolate
n : pure unsweetened chocolate used in baking and icings and sauces and candy [syn: {bitter chocolate}, {baking chocolate}]

cooking oil
n : any of numerous vegetable oils used in cooking

cooking pan
n : cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel [syn: {pan}]

cooking stove
n : a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; "dinner was already on the stove" [syn: {stove}, {kitchen stove}, {range}, {kitchen range}]

cooking utensil
n : a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking [syn: {cookware}]

cookout
n : an informal meal cooked and eaten outdoors

cooks-general
See {cook-general}

cookstove
n : a stove for cooking (especially a wood- or coal-burning kitchen stove)

cookware
n : a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking [syn: {cooking utensil}]

cooky
n 1: the cook on a ranch or at a camp [syn: {cookie}]
2: any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term) [syn: {cookie}, {biscuit}]

cooky jar
n : a jar in which cookies are kept (and sometimes money is hidden) [syn: {cookie jar}]

cool
adj 1: neither warm or very cold; giving relief from heat; "a cool autumn day"; "a cool room"; "cool summer dresses"; "cool drinks"; "a cool breeze" [ant: {warm}]
2: marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional; "play it cool"; "keep cool"; "stayed coolheaded in the crisis"; "the most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament" [syn: {coolheaded}, {nerveless}]
3: (color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets; "cool greens and blues and violets" [ant: {warm}]
4: psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike; "relations were cool and polite"; "a cool reception"; "cool to the idea of higher taxes" [ant: {warm}]
5: used of a number or sum and meaning without exaggeration or qualification; "a cool million bucks"
6: fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept; "he's a cool dude"; "that's cool"; "Mary's dress is really cool"; "it's not cool to arrive at a party too early"
n 1: the quality of being cool; "the cool of early morning"
2: great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool" [syn: {aplomb}, {assuredness}, {poise}, {sang-froid}]
v 1: make cool or cooler; "Chill the food" [syn: {chill}, {cool down}] [ant: {heat}]
2: loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm" [syn: {chill}, {cool down}] [ant: {heat}]
3: lose intensity; "His enthusiasm cooled considerably" [syn: {cool off}, {cool down}]

cool down
v 1: make cool or cooler; "Chill the food" [syn: {cool}, {chill}] [ant: {heat}]
2: lose intensity; "His enthusiasm cooled considerably" [syn: {cool}, {cool off}]
3: loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm" [syn: {cool}, {chill}] [ant: {heat}]

cool it
v : become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again." [syn: {calm}, {calm down}, {cool off}, {chill out}, {simmer down}, {settle down}]

cool jazz
n : jazz that is restrained and fluid and marked by intricate harmonic structures often lagging slightly behind the beat

cool off
v 1: become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again." [syn: {calm}, {calm down}, {chill out}, {simmer down}, {settle down}, {cool it}]
2: lose intensity; "His enthusiasm cooled considerably" [syn: {cool}, {cool down}]
3: feel less enamoured of something or somebody

cool one's heels
v : wait or pass the time aimlessly or futilely; be kept waiting; "She kicked her heels for hours at the gate of the Embassy" [syn: {kick one's heels}]

coolant
n : a fluid agent (gas or liquid) that produces cooling; especially one used to cool a system by transfering heat away from one part to another; "he added more coolant to the car's radiator"; "the atomic reactor used a gas coolant"; "lathe operators use an emulsion of oil and water as a coolant for the cutting tool"

coolant system
n : a cooling system that uses a fluid to transfer heat from one place to another

cooler
n 1: a refrigerator for cooling liquids [syn: {ice chest}]
2: an iced drink especially white wine and fruit juice
3: a cell for violent prisoners [syn: {tank}]

Cooley's anaemia
n : a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged [syn: {Cooley's anemia}, {thalassemia major}, {thalassaemia major}]

Cooley's anemia
n : a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged [syn: {Cooley's anaemia}, {thalassemia major}, {thalassaemia major}]

coolheaded
adj : marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional; "play it cool"; "keep cool"; "stayed coolheaded in the crisis"; "the most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament" [syn: {cool}, {nerveless}]

Coolidge
n : elected Vice President and succeeded as 30th President of the United States when Harding died in 1923 (1872-1933) [syn: {Calvin Coolidge}, {President Coolidge}]

coolie
n : an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer [syn: {cooly}]

cooling
n 1: the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature [syn: {chilling}, {temperature reduction}]
2: a mechanism for keeping something cool; "the cooling was overhead fans" [syn: {cooling system}]

cooling system
n 1: equipment in a motor vehicle that cools the engine [syn: {engine cooling system}]
2: a mechanism for keeping something cool; "the cooling was overhead fans" [syn: {cooling}]

cooling tower
n : a cooling system used in industry to cool hot water (by partial evaporation) before reusing it as a coolant

coolly
adv : in a composed and unconcerned manner; "without more ado Barker borrowed a knife from his brigade Major and honed it on a carborundum stone as coolly as a butcher" [syn: {nervelessly}, {nonchalantly}]

coolness
n 1: the property of being moderately cold; "the chilliness of early morning" [syn: {chilliness}]
2: calm and unruffled self-assurance; "he performed with all the coolness of a veteran" [syn: {imperturbability}, {imperturbableness}]
3: fearless self-possession in the face of danger [syn: {nervelessness}]
4: a lack of affection or enthusiasm [syn: {coldness}, {frigidity}]

coolwart
n : stoloniferous white-flowered spring-blooming woodland plant [syn: {foamflower}, {false miterwort}, {false mitrewort}, {Tiarella cordifolia}]

cooly
n : an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer [syn: {coolie}]

coon
n 1: an eccentric or undignified rustic; "I'll be a gone coon when the battle starts"
2: (ethnic slur) offensive name for a Black person; "only a Black can call another Black a nigga" [syn: {nigger}, {nigga}, {spade}, {jigaboo}, {nigra}]
3: North American raccoon [syn: {common raccoon}, {common racoon}, {ringtail}, {Procyon lotor}]

coon bear
n : large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae [syn: {giant panda}, {panda}, {panda bear}, {Ailuropoda melanoleuca}]

coon cat
n 1: omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America [syn: {coati}, {coati-mondi}, {coati-mundi}, {Nasua narica}]
2: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings [syn: {bassarisk}, {cacomistle}, {cacomixle}, {raccoon fox}, {ringtail}, {ring-tailed cat}, {civet cat}, {miner's cat}, {Bassariscus astutus}]

coondog
n : any dog trained to hunt raccoons

coonhound
n : any of several breeds of hound developed for hunting raccoons

coonskin
n : a raccoon cap with the tail hanging down the back [syn: {coonskin cap}]

coonskin cap
n : a raccoon cap with the tail hanging down the back [syn: {coonskin}]

coontie
n : small tough woody zamia of Florida and West Indies and Cuba; roots and half-buried stems yield an arrowroot [syn: {Florida arrowroot}, {Seminole bread}, {Zamia pumila}]

co-op
n : a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners [syn: {cooperative}]

coop
n 1: a farm building for housing poultry [syn: {chicken coop}, {hencoop}, {henhouse}]
2: an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept [syn: {cage}]

coop in
v : confine in or as if in a coop; "she coops herself up in the library all day" [syn: {coop up}]

coop up
v : confine in or as if in a coop; "she coops herself up in the library all day" [syn: {coop in}]

Cooper
n 1: United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York city to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883) [syn: {Peter Cooper}]
2: United States film actor noted for his portrayals of strong silent heroes (1901-1961) [syn: {Gary Cooper}, {Frank Cooper}]
3: United States novelist noted for his stories of indians and the frontier life (1789-1851) [syn: {James Fenimore Cooper}]
4: a craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs [syn: {barrel maker}]
v : make barrels and casks

Cooper Union
n : university founded in 1859 by Peter Cooper to offer free courses in the arts and sciences [syn: {Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art}]

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
n : university founded in 1859 by Peter Cooper to offer free courses in the arts and sciences [syn: {Cooper Union}]

cooperate
v : work together on a common enterprise of project; "The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well"; "We joined forces with another research group" [syn: {collaborate}, {join forces}, {get together}]

cooperation
n 1: joint operation or action; "their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission" [ant: {competition}]
2: the practice of cooperating; "economic cooperation"; "they agreed on a policy of cooperation"

cooperative
adj 1: involving the joint activity of two or more; "the attack was met by the combined strength of two divisions"; "concerted action"; "the conjunct influence of fire and strong dring"; "the conjunctive focus of political opposition"; "a cooperative effort"; "a united effort"; "joint military activities" [syn: {combined}, {concerted}, {conjunct}, {conjunctive}, {united}]
2: done with or working with others for a common purpose or benefit; "a cooperative effort" [ant: {uncooperative}]
3: willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement [syn: {accommodative}]
n 1: a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners [syn: {co-op}]
2: an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it

Co-operative Republic of Guyana
n : a republic in northeastern South America; achieved independence from England in 1966 [syn: {Guyana}, {British Guiana}]

cooperatively
adv : in close cooperation; "they work hand in glove" [syn: {hand in glove}, {hand and glove}]

cooperativeness
n : the trait of being cooperative [syn: {amenability}, {amenableness}]

cooperator
n : an associate who works with others toward a common goal; "partners in crime" [syn: {collaborator}, {partner}, {pardner}]

Cooper's hawk
n : bluish-gray North American hawk having a darting flight [syn: {blue darter}, {Accipiter cooperii}]

Cooperstown
n : a small town in east central New York; site of the National Baseball Hall of Fame

co-opt
v 1: choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague; "The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation"
2: neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group; "We co-opted the independent minority tribes by pulling them into the Northern Alliance"
3: appoint summarily or commandeer; "The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups"
4: take or assume for one's own use; "He co-opted the criticism and embraced it"

co-optation
n 1: the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership) [syn: {co-option}]
2: the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent) [syn: {co-option}]

co-opted
See {coopt}

co-opting
See {coopt}

co-option
n 1: the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership) [syn: {co-optation}]
2: the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent) [syn: {co-optation}]

co-opts
See {coopts}

co-ordinate
See {coordinate}

co-ordinate
n : a number that identifies a position relative to an axis [syn: {coordinate}]

co-ordinate
coordinate
adj : of equal importance, rank, or degree
n : a number that identifies a position relative to an axis [syn: {co-ordinate}]
v 1: bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?" [syn: {organize}, {organise}]
2: bring into common action, movement, or condition; "coordinate the painters, masons, and plumbers"; "coordinate his actions with that of his colleagues"; "coordinate our efforts"
3: be co-ordinated; "These activities co-ordinate well"
4: bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation; "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts" [syn: {align}, {ordinate}] [also: {co-ordinating}, {co-ordinates}, {co-ordinated}, {co-ordinate}]

coordinate
adj : of equal importance, rank, or degree
n : a number that identifies a position relative to an axis [syn: {co-ordinate}]
v 1: bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?" [syn: {organize}, {organise}]
2: bring into common action, movement, or condition; "coordinate the painters, masons, and plumbers"; "coordinate his actions with that of his colleagues"; "coordinate our efforts"
3: be co-ordinated; "These activities co-ordinate well"
4: bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation; "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts" [syn: {align}, {ordinate}] [also: {co-ordinating}, {co-ordinates}, {co-ordinated}, {co-ordinate}]

coordinate axis
n : one of the fixed reference lines of a coordinate system

coordinate bond
n : a covalent bond in which both electrons are provided by one of the atoms [syn: {dative bond}]

coordinate clause
n : a clause in a complex sentence that is grammatically equivalent to the main clause and that performs the same grammatical function

coordinate geometry
n : the use of algebra to study geometric properties; operates on symbols defined in a coordinate system [syn: {analytic geometry}, {analytical geometry}]

coordinate system
n : a system that uses coordinates to establish position [syn: {frame of reference}, {reference system}, {reference frame}]

co-ordinated
See {coordinate}

coordinated
adj 1: operating as a unit; "a unified utility system"; "a coordinated program" [syn: {interconnected}, {unified}]
2: being dexterous in the use of more than one set of muscle movements; "she was usually good with her hands and well coordinated"- Mary McCarthy
3: intentionally matched; "curtains and walls were color coordinated" [syn: {matching}]

co-ordinated
coordinate
adj : of equal importance, rank, or degree
n : a number that identifies a position relative to an axis [syn: {co-ordinate}]
v 1: bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?" [syn: {organize}, {organise}]
2: bring into common action, movement, or condition; "coordinate the painters, masons, and plumbers"; "coordinate his actions with that of his colleagues"; "coordinate our efforts"
3: be co-ordinated; "These activities co-ordinate well"
4: bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation; "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts" [syn: {align}, {ordinate}] [also: {co-ordinating}, {co-ordinates}, {co-ordinated}, {co-ordinate}]

coordinated universal time
n : Greenwich Mean Time updated with leap seconds [syn: {UTC}]

coordinately
adv : in a coordinated manner

co-ordinates
See {coordinate}

co-ordinates
coordinate
adj : of equal importance, rank, or degree
n : a number that identifies a position relative to an axis [syn: {co-ordinate}]
v 1: bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?" [syn: {organize}, {organise}]
2: bring into common action, movement, or condition; "coordinate the painters, masons, and plumbers"; "coordinate his actions with that of his colleagues"; "coordinate our efforts"
3: be co-ordinated; "These activities co-ordinate well"
4: bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation; "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts" [syn: {align}, {ordinate}] [also: {co-ordinating}, {co-ordinates}, {co-ordinated}, {co-ordinate}]

co-ordinating
See {coordinate}

coordinating
adj : serving to connect two grammatical constituents of identical construction; "`and' in `John and Mary' or in `John walked and Mary rode' is a coordinating conjunction; and so is `or' in `will you go or stay?'" [syn: {coordinating(a)}, {coordinative}] [ant: {subordinating(a)}]

co-ordinating
coordinate
adj : of equal importance, rank, or degree
n : a number that identifies a position relative to an axis [syn: {co-ordinate}]
v 1: bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?" [syn: {organize}, {organise}]
2: bring into common action, movement, or condition; "coordinate the painters, masons, and plumbers"; "coordinate his actions with that of his colleagues"; "coordinate our efforts"
3: be co-ordinated; "These activities co-ordinate well"
4: bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation; "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts" [syn: {align}, {ordinate}] [also: {co-ordinating}, {co-ordinates}, {co-ordinated}, {co-ordinate}]

coordinating conjunction
n 1: the coordination by conjunction of linguistic units of the same status
2: a conjunction (like `and' or `or') that connects two identically constructed grammatical constituents

coordination
n 1: the skillful and effective interaction of movements [ant: {incoordination}]
2: the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation
3: the grammatical relation of two constituents having the same grammatical form

coordination compound
n : a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated [syn: {complex}]

coordinative
adj : serving to connect two grammatical constituents of identical construction; "`and' in `John and Mary' or in `John walked and Mary rode' is a coordinating conjunction; and so is `or' in `will you go or stay?'" [syn: {coordinating(a)}] [ant: {subordinating(a)}]

coordinator
n : someone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously

Coosa
n : river that rises in northwestern Georgia and flows southwest through eastern Alabama to join the Tallapoosa River near Montgomery and form the Alabama River [syn: {Coosa River}]

Coosa River
n : river that rises in northwestern Georgia and flows southwest through eastern Alabama to join the Tallapoosa River near Montgomery and form the Alabama River [syn: {Coosa}]

coot
n : slaty-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks

cooter
n : large river turtle of the southern United States and northern Mexico [syn: {river cooter}, {Pseudemys concinna}]

cootie
n : a parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings [syn: {body louse}, {Pediculus corporis}]

cop
n : uncomplimentary terms for a policeman [syn: {bull}, {copper}, {fuzz}, {pig}]
v 1: take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!" [syn: {hook}, {snitch}, {thieve}, {knock off}, {glom}]
2: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" [syn: {collar}, {nail}, {apprehend}, {arrest}, {pick up}, {nab}] [also: {copping}, {copped}]

cop out
v : choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing; "She copped out when she was supposed to get into the hang glider" [syn: {opt out}]

copacetic
adj : completely satisfactory; "his smile said that everything was copacetic"; "You had to be a good judge of what a man was like, and the English was copacetic"- John O'Hara [syn: {copasetic}, {copesetic}, {copesettic}]

copaiba
n : an oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments [syn: {copaiba balsam}, {balsam capivi}]

copaiba balsam
n : an oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments [syn: {copaiba}, {balsam capivi}]

copal
n : a brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes

copaline
n : partly mineralized copal dug from the ground [syn: {copalite}, {fossil copal}]

copalite
n : partly mineralized copal dug from the ground [syn: {copaline}, {fossil copal}]

copartner
n : a joint partner (as in a business enterprise)

copartnership
n : a partnership in which employees get a share of the profits in addition to their wages

copasetic
adj : completely satisfactory; "his smile said that everything was copacetic"; "You had to be a good judge of what a man was like, and the English was copacetic"- John O'Hara [syn: {copacetic}, {copesetic}, {copesettic}]

cope
n : brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall [syn: {header}, {coping}]
v : come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" [syn: {get by}, {make out}, {make do}, {contend}, {grapple}, {deal}, {manage}]

cope with
v : satisfy or fulfill; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams" [syn: {meet}, {match}]

copeck
n : 100 kopecks equal 1 ruble [syn: {kopek}, {kopeck}]

Copehan
n : a group of Penutian languages spoken to the west of the Sacramento river

Copenhagen
n : the capital and largest city of Denmark; located on the island of Zealand; "Copenhagen is sometimes called the Paris of the North" [syn: {Kobenhavn}, {Danish capital}]

copepod
n : minute marine or fresh-water crustaceans usually having six pairs of limbs on the thorax; some abundant in plankton and others parasitic on fish [syn: {copepod crustacean}]

copepod crustacean
n : minute marine or fresh-water crustaceans usually having six pairs of limbs on the thorax; some abundant in plankton and others parasitic on fish [syn: {copepod}]

Copepoda
n : minute planktonic or parasitic crustaceans [syn: {subclass Copepoda}]

Copernican
adj 1: of radical or major importance; "a Copernican revolution in modern art"
2: according to Copernicus; "in the Copernican system the earth and other planets revolve around the sun"

Copernican system
n : Copernicus' astronomical model in which the Earth rotates around the sun

Copernicia
n : slow-growing tropical fan palms [syn: {genus Copernicia}]

Copernicia alba
n : South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax [syn: {caranday}, {caranda}, {caranda palm}, {wax palm}, {Copernicia australis}]

Copernicia australis
n : South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax [syn: {caranday}, {caranda}, {caranda palm}, {wax palm}, {Copernicia alba}]

Copernicia cerifera
n : Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax [syn: {carnauba}, {carnauba palm}, {wax palm}, {Copernicia prunifera}]

Copernicia prunifera
n : Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax [syn: {carnauba}, {carnauba palm}, {wax palm}, {Copernicia cerifera}]

Copernicus
n 1: Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543) [syn: {Nicolaus Copernicus}, {Mikolaj Kopernik}]
2: a conspicuous crater on the moon

copesetic
adj : completely satisfactory; "his smile said that everything was copacetic"; "You had to be a good judge of what a man was like, and the English was copacetic"- John O'Hara [syn: {copacetic}, {copasetic}, {copesettic}]

copesettic
adj : completely satisfactory; "his smile said that everything was copacetic"; "You had to be a good judge of what a man was like, and the English was copacetic"- John O'Hara [syn: {copacetic}, {copasetic}, {copesetic}]

copestone
n 1: a final touch; a crowning achievement; a culmination [syn: {finishing touch}, {capstone}]
2: a stone that forms the top of wall or building [syn: {capstone}, {coping stone}, {stretcher}]

copied
See {copy}

copied
adj : derived by copying something else; especially by following lines seen through a transparent sheet [syn: {traced}]

copied
copy
n 1: a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record) [syn: {transcript}]
2: a secondary representation of an original; "she made a copy of the designer dress"
3: matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials [syn: {written matter}]
4: material suitable for a journalistic account; "catastrophes make good copy"
v 1: copy down as is; "The students were made to copy the alphabet over and over"
2: reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings" [syn: {imitate}, {simulate}]
3: biology: reproduce or make an exact copy of; "replicate the cell"; "copy the genetic information" [syn: {replicate}]
4: make a replica of; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt" [syn: {re-create}] [also: {copied}]

copier
n : apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material [syn: {duplicator}]

copilot
n : a relief pilot on an airplane

coping
n : brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall [syn: {header}, {cope}]

coping saw
n : a handsaw with a taut thin blade; used for cutting small curves in wood

coping stone
n : a stone that forms the top of wall or building [syn: {capstone}, {copestone}, {stretcher}]

coping with
n : taking the bull by the horns [syn: {braving}, {confronting}, {grappling}, {tackling}]

copious
adj 1: large in number or quantity (especially of discourse); "she took copious notes"; "extensive press coverage"; "a subject of voluminous legislation" [syn: {extensive}, {voluminous}]
2: affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply" [syn: {ample}, {plenteous}, {plentiful}, {rich}]

copiously
adv : in an abundant manner; "they were abundantly supplied with food"; "he thanked her profusely" [syn: {abundantly}, {profusely}, {extravagantly}]

copiousness
n : the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; "an age of abundance" [syn: {abundance}, {teemingness}] [ant: {scarcity}]

coplanar
adj : lying in the same plane

Copland
n : United States composer who developed a distinctly American music (1900-1990) [syn: {Aaron Copland}]

Copley
n : American painter who did portraits of Paul Revere and John Hancock before fleeing to England to avoid the American Revolution (1738-1815) [syn: {John Copley}, {John Singleton Copley}]

copolymer
n : a polymer consisting of two or more different monomers

copolymerise
v : polymerize together; "the two substances copolymerized" [syn: {copolymerize}]

copolymerize
v : polymerize together; "the two substances copolymerized" [syn: {copolymerise}]

copout
n : a failure to face some difficulty squarely

copped
See {cop}

copped
cop
n : uncomplimentary terms for a policeman [syn: {bull}, {copper}, {fuzz}, {pig}]
v 1: take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!" [syn: {hook}, {snitch}, {thieve}, {knock off}, {glom}]
2: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" [syn: {collar}, {nail}, {apprehend}, {arrest}, {pick up}, {nab}] [also: {copping}, {copped}]

copper
n 1: a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor [syn: {Cu}, {atomic number 29}]
2: a copper penny
3: uncomplimentary terms for a policeman [syn: {bull}, {cop}, {fuzz}, {pig}]
4: a reddish brown the color of polished copper [syn: {copper color}]
5: any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having copper colored wings
v : coat with a layer of copper

copper beech
n : variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-colored leaves [syn: {purple beech}, {Fagus sylvatica atropunicea}, {Fagus purpurea}, {Fagus sylvatica purpurea}]

copper color
n : a reddish brown the color of polished copper [syn: {copper}]

copper colored
adj : having the color of copper [syn: {coppery}]

copper glance
n : a heavy gray mineral that is an ore of copper [syn: {chalcocite}]

copper mine
n : a mine where copper is dug from the ground

copper nose
n : enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol [syn: {rhinophyma}, {hypertrophic rosacea}, {toper's nose}, {brandy nose}, {rum nose}, {rum-blossom}, {potato nose}, {hammer nose}]

copper oxide
n : an oxide of copper

copper pyrites
n : a yellow copper ore (CuFeS2) made up of copper-iron sulfide [syn: {chalcopyrite}]

copper rockfish
n : a rockfish of the Pacific coastal waters of North America [syn: {Sebastodes caurinus}]

copper sulfate
n : a copper salt made by the action of sulfuric acid on copper oxide [syn: {copper sulphate}, {cupric sulfate}, {cupric sulphate}]

copper sulphate
n : a copper salt made by the action of sulfuric acid on copper oxide [syn: {copper sulfate}, {cupric sulfate}, {cupric sulphate}]

copper-base alloy
n : any alloy whose principal component is copper

copper-bottom
v : provide with a copper bottom; "copper-bottom a frying pan"

copper-bottomed
adj : having a bottom of copper or sheathed with copper; "copper-bottomed pots"; "a copper-bottomed ship"

copperhead
n 1: common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United States [syn: {Agkistrodon contortrix}]
2: venomous but sluggish reddish-brown snake of Australia [syn: {Denisonia superba}]

copperplate
n 1: a fine style of handwriting based on the writing used on copperplate engravings
2: a print made from an engraved copperplate
3: an engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved

copper's nark
n : an informer or spy working for the police [syn: {nark}]

coppersmith
n : someone who makes articles from copper

copperware
n : utensils made with copper

coppery
adj : having the color of copper [syn: {copper colored}]

coppice
n : a dense growth of bushes [syn: {brush}, {brushwood}, {copse}, {thicket}]

copping
See {cop}

copping
cop
n : uncomplimentary terms for a policeman [syn: {bull}, {copper}, {fuzz}, {pig}]
v 1: take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!" [syn: {hook}, {snitch}, {thieve}, {knock off}, {glom}]
2: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" [syn: {collar}, {nail}, {apprehend}, {arrest}, {pick up}, {nab}] [also: {copping}, {copped}]

Coppola
n : United States filmmaker (born in 1939) [syn: {Francis Ford Coppola}]

copra
n : the dried meat of the coconut from which oil is extracted

copra oil
n : oil from coconuts [syn: {coconut oil}]

Coprinaceae
n : used in some classifications for the genus Coprinus [syn: {family Coprinaceae}]

Coprinus
n : genus of black-spotted agarics in which the cap breaks down at maturity into an inky fluid; sometimes placed in its own family Coprinaceae [syn: {genus Coprinus}]

Coprinus atramentarius
n : having a cap that melts into an inky fluid after spores have matured [syn: {inky cap}, {inky-cap mushroom}]

Coprinus comatus
n : common edible mushroom having an elongated shaggy white cap and black spores [syn: {shaggymane}, {shaggy cap}, {shaggymane mushroom}]

coprolalia
n : an uncontrollable use of obscene language; often accompanied by mental disorders

coprolith
n : a hard mass of dried feces [syn: {fecalith}, {faecalith}, {stercolith}]

coprophagia
n : eating feces; in human a symptom of some kinds of insanity [syn: {coprophagy}]

coprophagy
n : eating feces; in human a symptom of some kinds of insanity [syn: {coprophagia}]

copse
n : a dense growth of bushes [syn: {brush}, {brushwood}, {coppice}, {thicket}]

Copt
n 1: an Egyptian descended from the ancient Egyptians
2: a member of the Coptic Church

Coptic
adj : of or relating to the Copts or their church or language or art; "the distinctive Coptic art of 6th-century Christian Egypt"
n : the liturgical language of the Coptic Church used in Egypt and Ethiopia; written in the Greek alphabet

Coptic Church
n : the ancient Christian church of Egypt

Coptis
n : small genus of low perennial herbs having yellow rhizomes and white or yellow flowers [syn: {genus Coptis}]

Coptis groenlandica
n : low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers [syn: {goldthread}, {golden thread}, {Coptis trifolia groenlandica}]

Coptis trifolia groenlandica
n : low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers [syn: {goldthread}, {golden thread}, {Coptis groenlandica}]

copula
n : an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence [syn: {copulative}, {linking verb}] [also: {copulae} (pl)]

copulae
See {copula}

copulae
copula
n : an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence [syn: {copulative}, {linking verb}] [also: {copulae} (pl)]

copular
adj : of or relating to a copula; "a copular verb"

copulate
v : make love; "Birds mate in the Spring" [syn: {mate}, {pair}, {couple}]

copulation
n : the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur [syn: {sexual intercourse}, {intercourse}, {sex act}, {coitus}, {coition}, {sexual congress}, {congress}, {sexual relation}, {relation}, {carnal knowledge}]

copulative
adj : syntactically connecting sentences or elements of a sentence; "`and' is a copulative conjunction" [syn: {connecting}]
n : an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence [syn: {copula}, {linking verb}]

copulative conjunction
n : the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the addition of their meanings

copulatory
adj : of or relating to coitus or copulation [syn: {coital}]

copy
n 1: a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record) [syn: {transcript}]
2: a secondary representation of an original; "she made a copy of the designer dress"
3: matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials [syn: {written matter}]
4: material suitable for a journalistic account; "catastrophes make good copy"
v 1: copy down as is; "The students were made to copy the alphabet over and over"
2: reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings" [syn: {imitate}, {simulate}]
3: biology: reproduce or make an exact copy of; "replicate the cell"; "copy the genetic information" [syn: {replicate}]
4: make a replica of; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt" [syn: {re-create}] [also: {copied}]

copy editing
n : putting something into a form suitable for a printer

copy editor
n : an editor who prepares text for publication [syn: {copyreader}, {text editor}]

copy out
v : copy very carefully and as accurately as possible

copybook
n : a book containing models of good penmanship; used in teaching penmanship

copycat
n : someone who copies the words or behavior of another [syn: {imitator}, {emulator}, {ape}, {aper}]

copyedit
v : edit and correct (written or printed material) [syn: {copyread}, {subedit}]

copyhold
n : a medieval form of land tenure in England; a copyhold was a parcel of land granted to a peasant by the lord of the manor in return for agricultural services

copyholder
n : mechanical device used in printing; holds the copy for the compositor

copying
n : an act of copying

copyist
n : someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts [syn: {scribe}, {scrivener}]

copyread
v : edit and correct (written or printed material) [syn: {subedit}, {copyedit}]

copyreader
n : an editor who prepares text for publication [syn: {copy editor}, {text editor}]

copyright
n : a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work [syn: {right of first publication}]
v : secure a copyright on a written work; "did you copyright your manuscript?"

copyright infringement
n : a violation of the rights secured by a copyright [syn: {infringement of copyright}]

copyrighted
adj : (of literary or musical or dramatic or artistic work) protected by copyright; "permission to publish copyright material"

copywriter
n : a person employed to write advertising or publicity copy

coq au vin
n : chicken and onions and mushrooms braised in red wine and seasonings

coquet
v : talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women" [syn: {chat up}, {flirt}, {dally}, {butterfly}, {coquette}, {romance}, {philander}, {mash}] [also: {coquetting}, {coquetted}]

coquetry
n : playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest [syn: {flirt}, {flirting}, {flirtation}, {dalliance}, {toying}]

coquette
n : a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men [syn: {flirt}, {vamp}, {vamper}, {minx}, {tease}, {prickteaser}]
v : talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women" [syn: {chat up}, {flirt}, {dally}, {butterfly}, {coquet}, {romance}, {philander}, {mash}]

coquetted
See {coquet}

coquetted
coquet
v : talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women" [syn: {chat up}, {flirt}, {dally}, {butterfly}, {coquette}, {romance}, {philander}, {mash}] [also: {coquetting}, {coquetted}]

coquetting
See {coquet}

coquetting
coquet
v : talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women" [syn: {chat up}, {flirt}, {dally}, {butterfly}, {coquette}, {romance}, {philander}, {mash}] [also: {coquetting}, {coquetted}]

coquettish
adj : like a coquette [syn: {flirtatious}]

coquettishly
adv : in a flirtatious manner; "she smiled coquettishly" [syn: {flirtatiously}]

coquilla nut
n : nut having a hard hazel-brown shell used like vegetable ivory

coquille
n 1: seafood served in a scallop shell
2: a dish in the form of a scallop shell

coquilles Saint-Jacques
n : scallops in white wine sauce served in scallop shells

cor anglais
n : a double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch [syn: {English horn}]

cor pulmonale
n : enlargement of the right ventricle of the heart due to disease of the lungs or of the pulmonary blood vessels

Cora
n : (Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina [syn: {Persephone}, {Despoina}, {Kore}]

coracan
n : East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient [syn: {finger millet}, {ragi}, {ragee}, {African millet}, {corakan}, {kurakkan}, {Eleusine coracana}]

Coracias
n : type genus of the Coraciidae [syn: {genus Coracias}]

Coracias garrulus
n : common European blue-and-green roller with a reddish-brown back [syn: {European roller}]

Coraciidae
n : rollers [syn: {family Coraciidae}]

coraciiform bird
n : chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes

Coraciiformes
n : rollers; kingfishers; hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee eaters; todies [syn: {order Coraciiformes}]

coracle
n : a small rounded boat made of hides stretched over a wicker frame; still used in some parts of Great Britain

Coragyps
n : a genus of Cathartidae [syn: {genus Coragyps}]

Coragyps atratus
n : American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard [syn: {black vulture}, {carrion crow}]

corakan
n : East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient [syn: {finger millet}, {ragi}, {ragee}, {African millet}, {coracan}, {kurakkan}, {Eleusine coracana}]

coral
adj : of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color
n 1: a variable color averaging a deep pink
2: the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry [syn: {red coral}, {precious coral}]
3: unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces
4: marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs

coral bean
n : shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans [syn: {mescal bean}, {frijolito}, {frijolillo}, {Sophora secundiflora}]

coral bean tree
n : deciduous shrub having racemes of deep scarlet-red flowers and black-spotted red seeds [syn: {Erythrina corallodendrum}]

coral bush
n : Australian shrub having simple obovate leaves and brilliant scarlet flowers [syn: {flame bush}, {Templetonia retusa}]

coral drops
n : half-hardy Mexican herb cultivated for its drooping terminal umbels of showy red-and-white flowers [syn: {Bessera elegans}]

coral fungus
n : any of numerous fungi of the family Clavariaceae often brightly colored that grow in often intricately branched clusters like coral

coral gem
n : low-growing much-branched perennial of Canary Islands having orange-red to scarlet or purple flowers; naturalized in United States [syn: {Lotus berthelotii}]

coral honeysuckle
n : evergreen North American honeysuckle vine having coral-red or orange flowers [syn: {trumpet honeysuckle}, {trumpet flower}, {trumpet vine}, {Lonicera sempervirens}]

coral necklace
n : glabrous annual with slender taproot and clusters of white flowers; western Europe especially western Mediterranean and Atlantic coastal areas [syn: {Illecebrum verticullatum}]

coral pea
n : any of various Australian climbing plants of the genus Kennedia having scarlet flowers

coral reef
n : a reef consisting of coral consolidated into limestone

coral root
n : a wildflower of the genus Corallorhiza growing from a hard mass of rhizomes associated with a fungus that aids in absorbing nutrients from the forest floor

Coral Sea
n 1: an arm of the South Pacific northeast of Australia
2: a Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942); the first naval battle fought entirely by planes based on aircraft carriers [syn: {battle of the Coral Sea}]

coral snake
n 1: any of various venomous elapid snakes of Asia and Africa and Australia [syn: {Old World coral snake}]
2: any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded in red and black and either yellow or white; widely distributed in South America and Central America [syn: {harlequin-snake}, {New World coral snake}]

coral tree
n : any of various shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Erythrina having trifoliate leaves and racemes of scarlet to coral red flowers and black seeds; cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {erythrina}]

coral vine
n : prostrate or twining woody vine with small leathery leaves and umbels of red flowers; Australia and Tasmania [syn: {Kennedia coccinea}]

coralbells
n : perennial plant of the western United States having bright red flowers in feathery spikes; used as an ornamental [syn: {Heuchera sanguinea}]

coralberry
n 1: North American deciduous shrub cultivated for it abundant clusters of coral-red berrylike fruits [syn: {Indian currant}, {Symphoricarpos orbiculatus}]
2: shrub with coral-red berries; Japan to northern India [syn: {spiceberry}, {Ardisia crenata}]

Corallorhiza
n : genus of leafless root-parasitic orchids having small purplish or yellowish racemose flowers with lobed lips; widely distributed in temperate regions [syn: {genus Corallorhiza}]

Corallorhiza maculata
n : common coral root having yellowish- or reddish- or purplish-brown leafless stems bearing loose racemes of similarly colored flowers with white purple-spotted lips; Guatemala to Canada [syn: {spotted coral root}]

Corallorhiza striata
n : nearly leafless wildflower with erect reddish-purple stems bearing racemes of pale pinkish and brownish-striped flowers; western Canada to Mexico [syn: {striped coral root}]

Corallorhiza trifida
n : plant having clumps of nearly leafless pale yellowish to greenish stems bearing similarly colored flowers with white lower lips; northern New Mexico north through South Dakota and Washington to Alaska [syn: {early coral root}, {pale coral root}]

coralroot
n : European bittercress having a knotted white rootstock [syn: {coral-root bittercress}, {coralwort}, {Cardamine bulbifera}, {Dentaria bulbifera}]

coral-root bittercress
n : European bittercress having a knotted white rootstock [syn: {coralroot}, {coralwort}, {Cardamine bulbifera}, {Dentaria bulbifera}]

coralwood
n : East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {coral-wood}, {red sandalwood}, {Barbados pride}, {peacock flower fence}, {Adenanthera pavonina}]

coral-wood
n : East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {coralwood}, {red sandalwood}, {Barbados pride}, {peacock flower fence}, {Adenanthera pavonina}]

coralwort
n : European bittercress having a knotted white rootstock [syn: {coral-root bittercress}, {coralroot}, {Cardamine bulbifera}, {Dentaria bulbifera}]

corbel
n : (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent) [syn: {truss}]
v : furnish with a corbel

corbel arch
n : (architecture) an arch constructed of masonry courses that are corbelled until they meet

corbel step
n : (architecture) a step or step-like projection on the top of a gable wall [syn: {corbie-step}, {corbiestep}, {crow step}]

corbelled
adj : having a corbel

Corbett
n : United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933) [syn: {Jim Corbett}, {James John Corbett}, {Gentleman Jim}]

corbiculae
See {corbicula}

corbie gable
n : (architecture) a gable having corbie-steps or corbel steps

corbie-step
n : (architecture) a step or step-like projection on the top of a gable wall [syn: {corbel step}, {corbiestep}, {crow step}]

corbiestep
n : (architecture) a step or step-like projection on the top of a gable wall [syn: {corbel step}, {corbie-step}, {crow step}]

corbina
n : bluish-gray whiting of California coast [syn: {Menticirrhus undulatus}]

corchorus
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Corchorus having large leaves and cymose clusters of yellow flowers; a source of jute
2: widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs; especially Asia [syn: {genus Corchorus}]

cord
n 1: a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord"
2: a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet
3: a light insulated conductor for household use [syn: {electric cord}]
4: a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton [syn: {corduroy}]
v 1: stack in cords; "cord firewood"
2: bind or tie with a cord

cord grass
n : any of several perennial grasses of the genus Spartina; some important as coastal soil binders [syn: {cordgrass}]

cordage
n 1: the amount of wood in an area as measured in cords
2: the ropes in the rigging of a ship

Cordaitaceae
n : chiefly Paleozoic plants; Cordaites is the chief and typical genus [syn: {family Cordaitaceae}]

Cordaitales
n : extinct plants having tall arborescent trunks comparable to or more advanced than cycads; known from the Pennsylvanian; probably extinct since the Mesozoic [syn: {order Cordaitales}]

Cordaites
n : tall Paleozoic trees superficially resembling modern screw pines; structurally intermediate in some ways between cycads and conifers [syn: {genus Cordaites}]

Cordarone
n : an antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Cordarone) that has potentially fatal side effects and is used to control serious heart rhythm problems only when safer agents have been ineffective [syn: {amiodarone}]

cordate
adj : (of a leaf) shaped like a heart [syn: {heart-shaped}, {cordiform}]

cordate leaf
n : a heart-shaped leaf

Corday
n : French revolutionary heroine (a Girondist) who assassinated Marat (1768-1793) [syn: {Charlotte Corday}, {Marie Anne Charlotte Corday d'Armont}]

corded
adj : of textiles; having parallel raised lines [syn: {twilled}]

Cordell Hull
n : United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating the United Nations (1871-1955) [syn: {Hull}]

cordgrass
n : any of several perennial grasses of the genus Spartina; some important as coastal soil binders [syn: {cord grass}]

Cordia
n : tropical deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs of the family Boraginaceae [syn: {genus Cordia}]

Cordia alliodora
n : large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood [syn: {Spanish elm}, {Equador laurel}, {salmwood}, {cypre}, {princewood}]

Cordia gerascanthus
n : tropical American timber tree [syn: {princewood}, {Spanish elm}]

cordial
adj 1: diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host" [syn: {affable}, {amiable}, {genial}]
2: showing warm and heartfelt friendliness; "gave us a cordial reception"; "a hearty welcome" [syn: {hearty}]
3: sincerely or intensely felt; "a cordial regard for his visitor's comfort"; "a cordial abhorrence of waste"; "a fervent hope" [syn: {fervent}]
n : strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal [syn: {liqueur}]

cordial reception
n : kindness in welcoming guests or strangers [syn: {hospitality}] [ant: {inhospitality}]

cordiality
n : a cordial disposition [syn: {amity}]

cordially
adv : in a hearty manner; "`Yes,' the children chorused heartily"; "We welcomed her warmly" [syn: {heartily}, {warmly}]

cordierite
n : a blue mineral of magnesium and iron and aluminum and silicon and oxygen; often used as a gemstone

cordiform
adj : (of a leaf) shaped like a heart [syn: {cordate}, {heart-shaped}]

cordite
n : explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords

corditis
n : inflammation of the spermatic cord

cordless
adj : not having a cord; "cordless telephone"

cordoba
n 1: the basic unit of money in Nicaragua; equal to 100 centavos
2: Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526) [syn: {Francisco Fernandez Cordoba}, {Cordova}, {Francisco Fernandez de Cordova}]
3: a city in southern Spain; center of Moorish culture [syn: {Cordova}]
4: a city in central Argentina; site of a university founded in 1613 [syn: {Cordova}]

cordon
n 1: cord or ribbon worn as an insignia of honor or rank
2: adornment consisting of an ornamental ribbon or cord

cordon bleu
n 1: a chef famous for his great skill
2: an honor or award gained for excellence [syn: {blue ribbon}]

cordon off
v : divide by means of a rope; "The police roped off the area where the crime occurred" [syn: {rope in}, {rope off}]

Cordova
n 1: Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526) [syn: {Cordoba}, {Francisco Fernandez Cordoba}, {Francisco Fernandez de Cordova}]
2: a city in southern Spain; center of Moorish culture [syn: {Cordoba}]
3: a city in central Argentina; site of a university founded in 1613 [syn: {Cordoba}]

cordovan
n : a fine leather originally made in Cordoba, Spain

cords
n : cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth [syn: {corduroys}]

corduroy
n 1: a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton [syn: {cord}]
2: a road made of logs laid crosswise
v : build (a road) from logs laid side by side

corduroys
n : cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth [syn: {cords}]

cordwood
n : firewood cut and stacked in cords; wood sold by the cord

Cordylidae
n : small family of spiny ovoviviparous African lizards [syn: {family Cordylidae}]

Cordyline
n : Asiatic and Pacific trees or shrubs; fragments of the trunk will regrow to form whole plants [syn: {genus Cordyline}]

Cordyline australis
n : elegant tree having either a single trunk or a branching trunk each with terminal clusters of long narrow leaves and large panicles of fragrant white, yellow or red flowers; New Zealand [syn: {cabbage tree}, {grass tree}]

Cordyline terminalis
n : shrub with terminal tufts of elongated leaves used locally for thatching and clothing; thick sweet roots are used as food; tropical southeastern Asia, Australia and Hawaii [syn: {ti}]

Cordylus
n : type genus of the Cordylidae; spiny lizards somewhat resembling tiny crocodiles [syn: {genus Cordylus}]

core
n 1: the center of an object; "the ball has a titanium core"
2: a small group of indispensable persons or things; "five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program" [syn: {nucleus}, {core group}]
3: the central part of the Earth
4: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: {kernel}, {substance}, {center}, {essence}, {gist}, {heart}, {heart and soul}, {inwardness}, {marrow}, {meat}, {nub}, {pith}, {sum}, {nitty-gritty}]
5: a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill
6: an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality [syn: {Congress of Racial Equality}]
7: the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work [syn: {effect}, {essence}, {burden}, {gist}]
8: the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place
9: a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil
v : remove the core or center from; "core an apple"

core bit
n : an annular drilling bit to allow core samples to be taken

core dump
n : (computer science) dump of the contents of the chief registers in the CPU

core group
n : a small group of indispensable persons or things; "five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program" [syn: {core}, {nucleus}]

core out
v : remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk" [syn: {hollow}, {hollow out}]

coreference
n : the grammatical relation between two words that have a common referent

coreferential
adj : relating to coreference

Coregonidae
n : soft-finned fishes comprising the freshwater whitefishes; formerly included in the family Salmonidae [syn: {family Coregonidae}]

Coregonus
n : type genus of the Coregonidae: whitefishes [syn: {genus Coregonus}]

Coregonus artedi
n : important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America [syn: {cisco}, {lake herring}]

Coregonus clupeaformis
n : found in the Great Lakes and north to Alaska [syn: {lake whitefish}]

coreid
n : a true bug [syn: {coreid bug}]

coreid bug
n : a true bug [syn: {coreid}]

Coreidae
n : squash bugs and leaf-footed bugs [syn: {family Coreidae}]

coreligionist
n : someone having the same religion as another person

coreopsis
n : any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America [syn: {tickseed}, {tickweed}, {tick-weed}]

Coreopsis gigantea
n : large treelike shrub having feathery leaves and clusters of large yellow flower heads; coastal southern California [syn: {giant coreopsis}]

Coreopsis maritima
n : stout herb with flowers one to a stalk; ornamental developed from a Mexican wildflower [syn: {sea dahlia}]

Coreopsis tinctoria
n : North American annual widely cultivated for its yellow flowers with purple-red to brownish centers; in some classifications placed in a subgenus Calliopsis [syn: {calliopsis}]

corer
n : a device for removing the core from apples

co-respondent
n : the codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding [syn: {corespondent}]

corespondent
n : the codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding [syn: {co-respondent}]

Corgard
n : a beta-adrenergic blocking agent (trade name Corgard) that is used to treat hypertension and angina [syn: {nadolol}]

corgi
n : either of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs with erect ears and a fox-like head [syn: {Welsh corgi}]

coria
See {corium}

coria
corium
n : the deep vascular inner layer of the skin [syn: {dermis}, {derma}] [also: {coria} (pl)]

coriaceous
adj : resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable [syn: {leathered}, {leatherlike}, {leathery}]

coriander
n 1: Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley [syn: {coriander plant}, {Chinese parsley}, {cilantro}, {Coriandrum sativum}]
2: dried coriander seeds used whole or ground [syn: {coriander seed}]
3: parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish [syn: {Chinese parsley}, {cilantro}]

coriander plant
n : Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley [syn: {coriander}, {Chinese parsley}, {cilantro}, {Coriandrum sativum}]

coriander seed
n : dried coriander seeds used whole or ground [syn: {coriander}]

Coriandrum
n : small genus of annual Mediterranean herbs [syn: {genus Coriandrum}]

Coriandrum sativum
n : Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley [syn: {coriander}, {coriander plant}, {Chinese parsley}, {cilantro}]

Coricidin
n : an antihistamine (trade names Coricidin and Chlor-Trimeton) [syn: {chlorpheniramine maleate}, {Chlor-Trimeton}]

Corinth
n : the modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens [syn: {Korinthos}]

corinthian
adj 1: most ornate of the three orders of classical Greek architecture [ant: {doric}, {ionic}]
2: of or relating to or characteristic of Corinth or its inhabitants
n 1: a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure [syn: {playboy}, {man-about-town}]
2: a resident of Corinth

Corinthian order
n : the last Greek order; similar to the Ionic order except the capital is decorated with carvings of acanthus leaves

Coriolis effect
n : (physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation; on Earth the Coriolis effect deflects moving bodies to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere

Coriolis force
n : (physics) a force due to the earth's rotation; acts on a body in motion (airplane or projectile) in a rotating reference frame; in a rotating frame of reference Newton's second law of motion can be made to apply if in addition to the real forces acting on a body a Coriolis force and a centrifugal force are introduced

corium
n : the deep vascular inner layer of the skin [syn: {dermis}, {derma}] [also: {coria} (pl)]

Corixa
n : type genus of the Corixidae: boat bugs [syn: {genus Corixa}]

Corixidae
n : water bugs [syn: {family Corixidae}]

cork
n 1: outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
2: (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells [syn: {phellem}]
3: a port city in southern Ireland
4: the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)
5: a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line [syn: {bob}, {bobber}, {bobfloat}]
v 1: close a bottle with a cork [syn: {cork up}] [ant: {uncork}]
2: stuff with cork; "The baseball player stuffed his bat with cork to make it lighter"

cork jacket
n : life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design [syn: {life jacket}, {life vest}]

cork oak
n : medium-sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically stripped to yield commercial cork [syn: {Quercus suber}]

cork tree
n 1: deciduous tree of China and Manchuria having a turpentine aroma and handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn and deeply fissured corky bark [syn: {Phellodendron amurense}]
2: prickly Australian coral tree having soft spongy wood [syn: {Erythrina vespertilio}]

cork up
v : close a bottle with a cork [syn: {cork}] [ant: {uncork}]

corkage
n : a charge added at a restaurant for every bottle of wine served that was not bought on the premises

corked
adj 1: sealed with a cork
2: (of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin; "a corked port" [syn: {corky}]

corker
n 1: a remarkable or astounding message; "that story was a corker"
2: a machine that is used to put corks in bottles

corking
adj : very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {bully}, {cracking}, {dandy}, {great}, {groovy}, {keen}, {neat}, {nifty}, {not bad(p)}, {peachy}, {slap-up}, {swell}, {smashing}]

corkscrew
n : a bottle opener that pulls corks [syn: {bottle screw}]
v : move in a spiral or zigzag course [syn: {spiral}]

corkscrew flower
n : perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus [syn: {snailflower}, {snail-flower}, {snail flower}, {snail bean}, {Vigna caracalla}, {Phaseolus caracalla}]

corkwood
n : very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood [syn: {corkwood tree}, {Leitneria floridana}]

corkwood family
n : coextensive with the genus Leitneria; commonly isolated in a distinct order [syn: {Leitneriaceae}, {family Leitneriaceae}]

corkwood tree
n : very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood [syn: {corkwood}, {Leitneria floridana}]

corky
adj : (of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin; "a corked port" [syn: {corked}]

corm
n : solid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and serving as a reproductive structure

cormorant
n : large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish [syn: {Phalacrocorax carbo}]

cormose
adj : having or producing corms [syn: {cormous}]

cormous
adj : having or producing corms [syn: {cormose}]

cormous plant
n : plant growing from a corm

corn
n 1: tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times [syn: {maize}, {Indian corn}, {Zea mays}]
2: the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal
3: ears of corn grown for human food [syn: {edible corn}]
4: a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes [syn: {clavus}]
5: annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains [syn: {wheat}]
6: whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn [syn: {corn whiskey}, {corn whisky}]
7: something sentimental or trite; "that movie was pure corn"
v 1: feed (cattle) with corn
2: preserve with salt; "corned beef"

corn beef
n : beef cured or pickled in brine [syn: {bully beef}, {corned beef}]

Corn Belt
n : midwestern United States (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana); excellent for raising corn and corn-fed livestock

corn borer
n 1: larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize [syn: {Pyrausta nubilalis}]
2: native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants [syn: {European corn borer}, {corn borer moth}, {Pyrausta nubilalis}]

corn borer moth
n : native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants [syn: {corn borer}, {European corn borer}, {Pyrausta nubilalis}]

corn cake
n : baked in a pan or on a griddle (Southern and Midland)

corn campion
n : European annual having large trumpet-shaped reddish-purple flowers and poisonous seed; a common weed in grainfields and beside roadways; naturalized in America [syn: {corn cockle}, {crown-of-the-field}, {Agrostemma githago}]

corn chamomile
n : European white-flowered weed naturalized in North America [syn: {field chamomile}, {corn mayweed}, {Anthemis arvensis}]

corn chip
n : thin piece of cornmeal dough fried

corn chowder
n : chowder containing corn

corn cockle
n : European annual having large trumpet-shaped reddish-purple flowers and poisonous seed; a common weed in grainfields and beside roadways; naturalized in America [syn: {corn campion}, {crown-of-the-field}, {Agrostemma githago}]

corn dab
n : small oval cake of corn bread baked or fried (chiefly Southern) [syn: {corn dodger}, {dodger}]

corn dance
n : a rain dance of Amerindians

corn dodger
n : small oval cake of corn bread baked or fried (chiefly Southern) [syn: {corn dab}, {dodger}]

corn earworm
n : larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops [syn: {cotton bollworm}, {tomato fruitworm}, {tobacco budworm}, {vetchworm}, {Heliothis zia}]

corn exchange
n : an exchange where grains are bought and sold

corn field
n : a field planted with corn [syn: {cornfield}]

corn flake
n : crisp flake made from corn

corn fritter
n : fritter containing corn or corn kernels

corn gluten
n : gluten prepared from corn

corn gluten feed
n : a feed consisting primarily of corn gluten

corn lily
n : any of several South African plants of the genus Ixia having grasslike leaves and clusters of showy variously colored lilylike flowers; widely cultivated

corn liquor
n : whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash [syn: {moonshine}, {bootleg}]

corn marigold
n : European herb with bright yellow flowers; a common weed in grain fields [syn: {field marigold}, {Chrysanthemum segetum}]

corn mayweed
n 1: ubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated in eastern North America; sometimes included in genus Matricaria [syn: {scentless camomile}, {scentless false camomile}, {scentless mayweed}, {scentless hayweed}, {Tripleurospermum inodorum}, {Matricaria inodorum}]
2: European white-flowered weed naturalized in North America [syn: {corn chamomile}, {field chamomile}, {Anthemis arvensis}]

corn mint
n : European mint naturalized in United States [syn: {field mint}, {Mentha arvensis}]

corn muffin
n : cornbread muffin

corn oil
n : oil from the germs of corn grains

corn poppy
n : annual European poppy common in grain fields and often cultivated [syn: {field poppy}, {Flanders poppy}, {Papaver rhoeas}]

corn pudding
n : pudding made of corn and cream and egg

corn salad
n : a plant of the genus Valerianella

corn smut
n : a smut fungus attacking Indian corn [syn: {cornsmut}]

corn snake
n : large harmless snake of southeastern United States; often on farms [syn: {red rat snake}, {Elaphe guttata}]

corn snow
n : granular snow formed by alternate thawing and freezing

corn speedwell
n : erect or procumbent blue-flowered annual found in waste places of Europe and America [syn: {Veronica arvensis}]

corn spurrey
n : small European weed with whorled leaves and white flowers [syn: {corn spurry}, {Spergula arvensis}]

corn spurry
n : small European weed with whorled leaves and white flowers [syn: {corn spurrey}, {Spergula arvensis}]

corn sugar
n 1: dextrose made by hydrolysis of cornstarch
2: dextrose used as sweetening agent

corn syrup
n : syrup prepared from corn

corn tash
n : corn bread wrapped in cabbage leaves and baked in hot ashes (Southern) [syn: {ashcake}, {ash cake}]

corn whiskey
n : whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn [syn: {corn whisky}, {corn}]

corn whisky
n : whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn [syn: {corn whiskey}, {corn}]

Cornaceae
n : a rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including: genera Aucuba; Cornus; Corokia; Curtisia; Griselinia; Helwingia [syn: {family Cornaceae}, {dogwood family}]

cornbread
n : bread made primarily of cornmeal

corncob
n : the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn

corncrake
n : common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields [syn: {land rail}, {Crex crex}]

cornea
n : transparent anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the lens and iris and is continuous with the sclera [also: {corneae} (pl)]

corneae
See {cornea}

corneae
cornea
n : transparent anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the lens and iris and is continuous with the sclera [also: {corneae} (pl)]

corneal
adj : of or related to the cornea

corneal graft
n : a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor [syn: {keratoplasty}, {corneal transplant}]

corneal transplant
n : a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor [syn: {keratoplasty}, {corneal graft}]

corned
adj : (used especially of meat) cured in brine [syn: {cured}]

corned beef
n : beef cured or pickled in brine [syn: {bully beef}, {corn beef}]

corned beef hash
n : hash made with corned beef

Corneille
n : French tragic dramatist whose plays treat grand moral themes in elegant verse (1606-1684) [syn: {Pierre Corneille}]

cornel
n : a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers [syn: {dogwood}, {dogwood tree}]

Cornelia Otis Skinner
n : United States actress noted for her one-woman shows (1901-1979) [syn: {Skinner}]

cornelian
n : a translucent red or orange variety of chalcedony [syn: {carnelian}]

cornelian cherry
n : deciduous European shrub or small tree having bright red fruit [syn: {Cornus mas}]

Cornelis Jansen
n : Roman Catholic theologian (1585-1638) [syn: {Jansen}, {Cornelius Jansenius}]

Cornelius Jansenius
n : Roman Catholic theologian (1585-1638) [syn: {Jansen}, {Cornelis Jansen}]

Cornelius Vanderbilt
n : United States financier who accumulated great wealth from railroad and shipping businesses (1794-1877) [syn: {Vanderbilt}, {Commodore Vanderbilt}]

Cornell
n 1: United States actress noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974) [syn: {Katherine Cornell}]
2: United States businessman who unified the telegraph system in the United States and who in 1865 (with Andrew D. White) founded Cornell University (1807-1874) [syn: {Ezra Cornell}]

Cornell University
n : a university in Ithaca, New York

corneous
adj : made of horn (or of a substance resembling horn) [syn: {hornlike}, {horny}]

corner
n 1: a place off to the side of an area; "he tripled to the rightfield corner"; "he glanced out of the corner of his eye"
2: the point where two lines meet or intersect; "the corners of a rectangle"
3: an interior angle formed be two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room" [syn: {nook}]
4: the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by" [syn: {street corner}, {turning point}]
5: the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect; "the corners of a cube"
6: a small concavity [syn: {recess}, {recession}, {niche}]
7: a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade; "a corner on the silver market"
8: a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner" [syn: {box}]
9: a projecting part that is corner-shaped; "he knocked off the corners" 10: a remote area; "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery" 11: (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone [syn: {quoin}]
v 1: gain control over; "corner the gold market"
2: force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
3: turn a corner; "the car corners"

corner kick
n : a free kick from the corner awarded to the other side when a player has sent the ball behind his own goal line

corner man
n : a man at one end of line of performers in a minstrel show; carries on humorous dialogue with the interlocutor [syn: {end man}]

corner pocket
n : a pocket at the corner of a billiard table

corner post
n : a square post supporting a structural member at the corner of a building

cornerback
n : a defensive football player stationed outside the linebackers

cornered
adj : forced to turn and face attackers; "a stag at bay"; "she had me cornered between the porch and her car"; "like a trapped animal" [syn: {at bay(p)}, {trapped}, {treed}]

cornerstone
n 1: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" [syn: {basis}, {base}, {foundation}, {fundament}, {groundwork}]
2: a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies
3: a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls

cornet
n : a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves [syn: {horn}, {trumpet}, {trump}]

cornetfish
n : slender tropical fish with a long tubular snout and bony plates instead of scales

cornetist
n : a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet [syn: {trumpeter}]

corneum
n : the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off [syn: {stratum corneum}, {horny layer}]

corn-fed
adj 1: fed on corn; "corn-fed livestock"
2: strong and healthy but not sophisticated

cornfield
n : a field planted with corn [syn: {corn field}]

cornflour
n : starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener [syn: {cornstarch}]

cornflower
n 1: plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried [syn: {strawflower}, {Uvularia grandiflora}]
2: an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers [syn: {bachelor's button}, {bluebottle}, {Centaurea cyanus}]

cornflower aster
n : erect perennial of southeastern United States having large heads of usually blue flowers [syn: {stokes' aster}, {Stokesia laevis}]

cornhusk
n : the husk of an ear of corn

cornhusker
n 1: a worker who husks corn
2: a resident of Nebraska [syn: {Nebraskan}]

Cornhusker State
n : a midwestern state on the Great Plains [syn: {Nebraska}, {NE}]

cornhusking
n 1: a social gathering for the purpose of husking corn [syn: {husking bee}]
2: the act of removing the husks from ears of corn

cornice
n 1: a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing [syn: {valance}, {valance board}, {pelmet}]
2: a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall
3: the topmost projecting part of an entablature
v : furnish with a cornice

cornier
See {corny}

cornier
corny
adj : dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality; "bromidic sermons" [syn: {bromidic}, {platitudinal}, {platitudinous}] [also: {corniest}, {cornier}]

corniest
See {corny}

corniest
corny
adj : dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality; "bromidic sermons" [syn: {bromidic}, {platitudinal}, {platitudinous}] [also: {corniest}, {cornier}]

Cornish
n 1: a Celtic language formerly spoken in Cornwall
2: English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roasters

Cornish heath
n : bushy shrub having pink to white flowers; common on the moors of Cornwall and in southwestern Europe; cultivated elsewhere [syn: {Erica vagans}]

Cornish pasty
n : meat pie with filling of meat and vegetables

Cornishman
n : a man who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall

Cornishwoman
n : a woman who is a native or resident of Cornwall

cornmeal
n : coarsely ground corn [syn: {Indian meal}]

cornmeal mush
n : cornmeal boiled in water [syn: {mush}]

cornpone
n : cornbread often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried (Southern) [syn: {pone}]

cornsmut
n : a smut fungus attacking Indian corn [syn: {corn smut}]

cornstarch
n : starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener [syn: {cornflour}]

cornu
n : (anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape [also: {cornua} (pl)]

cornua
See {cornu}

cornua
cornu
n : (anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape [also: {cornua} (pl)]

cornucopia
n : the property of being extremely abundant [syn: {profusion}, {profuseness}, {richness}]

Cornus
n : a rosid dicot genus of the family Cornaceae including: dogwood; cornel: perennial chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of temperate regions of northern hemisphere [syn: {genus Cornus}]

Cornus amomum
n : shrub of eastern North America having purplish stems and blue fruit [syn: {silky cornel}, {silky dogwood}]

Cornus canadensis
n : creeping red-berried perennial herb distinguished by clustered leaf whorls at tips of shoots; Greenland to Alaska [syn: {bunchberry}, {dwarf cornel}, {crackerberry}, {pudding berry}]

Cornus florida
n : deciduous tree; celebrated for its large white or pink bracts and stunning autumn color that is followed by red berries [syn: {common white dogwood}, {eastern flowering dogwood}]

Cornus mas
n : deciduous European shrub or small tree having bright red fruit [syn: {cornelian cherry}]

Cornus obliqua
n : shrub of eastern North America closely resembling silky cornel [syn: {silky dogwood}]

Cornus sanguinea
n : European deciduous shrub turning red in autumn having dull white flowers [syn: {common European dogwood}, {red dogwood}, {blood-twig}, {pedwood}]

Cornus stolonifera
n : common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers [syn: {red osier}, {red osier dogwood}, {red dogwood}, {American dogwood}, {redbrush}]

Cornwall
n : a hilly county in southwestern England

Cornwallis
n : commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown [syn: {Charles Cornwallis}, {First Marquess Cornwallis}]

corny
adj : dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality; "bromidic sermons" [syn: {bromidic}, {platitudinal}, {platitudinous}] [also: {corniest}, {cornier}]

Corokia
n : evergreen shrubs with intricately twisted wiry stems that in summer are smothered in small yellow flowers; grows in New Zealand [syn: {genus Corokia}]

corolla
n : (botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth; "we cultivate the flower for its corolla"

corollary
n 1: a practical consequence that follows naturally; "blind jealousy is a frequent corollary of passionate love"
2: (logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition

corona
n 1: the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse [syn: {aureole}]
2: (botany) the trumpet shaped or cup shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower
3: an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere [syn: {corona discharge}, {corposant}, {St. Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's light}, {Saint Ulmo's fire}, {Saint Ulmo's light}, {electric glow}]
4: one or more circles of light seen around a luminous object
5: (anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape
6: a long cigar with blunt ends [also: {coronae} (pl)]

Corona Borealis
n : a small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Bootes and Hercules

corona discharge
n : an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere [syn: {corona}, {corposant}, {St. Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's light}, {Saint Ulmo's fire}, {Saint Ulmo's light}, {electric glow}]

coronach
n : a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person [syn: {dirge}, {lament}, {requiem}, {threnody}]

coronae
See {corona}

coronae
corona
n 1: the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse [syn: {aureole}]
2: (botany) the trumpet shaped or cup shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower
3: an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere [syn: {corona discharge}, {corposant}, {St. Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's light}, {Saint Ulmo's fire}, {Saint Ulmo's light}, {electric glow}]
4: one or more circles of light seen around a luminous object
5: (anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape
6: a long cigar with blunt ends [also: {coronae} (pl)]

coronal
n : flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes [syn: {wreath}, {garland}, {chaplet}, {lei}]

coronal suture
n : the suture between the parietal and frontal bones of the skull [syn: {sutura coronalis}]

coronary
adj : surrounding like a crown (especially of the blood vessels surrounding the heart); "coronary arteries"
n : obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus) [syn: {coronary thrombosis}]

coronary artery
n : the artery that branches from the aorta to supply blood to the heart [syn: {arteria coronaria}]

coronary artery bypass graft
n : open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart [syn: {coronary bypass}, {coronary bypass surgery}, {CABG}]

coronary artery disease
n : a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls [syn: {atherosclerosis}]

coronary bypass
n : open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart [syn: {coronary bypass surgery}, {coronary artery bypass graft}, {CABG}]

coronary bypass surgery
n : open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart [syn: {coronary bypass}, {coronary artery bypass graft}, {CABG}]

coronary care unit
n : a hospital unit specially staffed and equipped to treat patients with serious cardiac problems

coronary failure
n : inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions [syn: {heart failure}]

coronary insufficiency
n : inadequate blood flow to the heart muscles; can cause angina pectoris [syn: {cardiac insufficiency}]

coronary occlusion
n : occlusion of a coronary artery caused either by progressive atherosclerosis or by a blood clot

coronary sinus
n : a short sinus receiving most of the veins of the heart; empties into the right atrium [syn: {sinus coronarius}]

coronary thrombosis
n : obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus) [syn: {coronary}]

coronary-artery disease
n : sclerosis of the arterial walls [syn: {arteriosclerosis}, {arterial sclerosis}, {hardening of the arteries}, {induration of the arteries}]

coronate
v : invest with regal power; enthrone; "The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey" [syn: {crown}]

coronation
n : the ceremony of installing a new monarch [syn: {enthronement}, {enthronization}, {enthronisation}, {investiture}]

coroner
n : a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes [syn: {medical examiner}]

coronet
n 1: a small crown; usually indicates a high rank but below that of sovereign
2: margin between the skin of the pastern and the horn of the hoof

coroneted
adj : belonging to the peerage; "the princess and her coroneted companions"; "the titled classes" [syn: {highborn}, {titled}]

coronilla
n : any of various plants of the genus Coronilla having purple or pink or yellow flowers in long-spiked axillary heads or umbels

Coronilla varia
n : European herb resembling vetch; naturalized in the eastern United States; having umbels of pink-and-white flowers and sharp-angled pods [syn: {axseed}, {crown vetch}]

coronion
n : the craniometric point at the tip of the coronoid process of the mandible

coronoid process
n : a sharp triangular process projecting from a bone [syn: {processus coronoideus}]

coronoid process of the mandible
n : the coronoid process that provides an attachment for the temporal muscle

Coropuna
n : a mountain peak in the Andes in Peru (21,083 feet high)

Corot
n : French painter of Italian landscapes (1796-1875) [syn: {Jean Baptiste Camille Corot}]

corozo
n : any of several tropical American palms bearing corozo nuts [syn: {corozo palm}]

corozo palm
n : any of several tropical American palms bearing corozo nuts [syn: {corozo}]

corp
n : a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state [syn: {corporation}]

corpora
See {corpus}

corpora
corpus
n 1: capital as contrasted with the income derived from it [syn: {principal}, {principal sum}]
2: a collection of writings; "he edited the Hemingway corpus"
3: the main part of an organ or other bodily structure [also: {corpora} (pl)]

corpora lutea
See {corpus luteum}

corpora striata
See {corpus striatum}

corporal
adj 1: affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; "bodily needs"; "a corporal defect"; "corporeal suffering"; "a somatic symptom or somatic illness" [syn: {bodily}, {corporeal}, {somatic}]
2: possessing or existing in bodily form; "what seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind"- Shakespeare; "an incarnate spirit"; "`corporate' is an archaic term" [syn: {bodied}, {corporate}, {embodied}, {incarnate}]
n : a noncommissioned officer in the army or airforce or marines

corporal punishment
n : the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime

corporate
adj 1: of or belonging to a corporation; "corporate rates"; "corporate structure"
2: possessing or existing in bodily form; "what seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind"- Shakespeare; "an incarnate spirit"; "`corporate' is an archaic term" [syn: {bodied}, {corporal}, {embodied}, {incarnate}]
3: done by or characteristic of individuals acting together; "a joint identity"; "the collective mind"; "the corporate good" [syn: {collective}]
4: organized and maintained as a legal corporation; "a special agency set up in corporate form"; "an incorporated town" [syn: {incorporated}]

corporate bond
n : a bond issued by a corporation; carries no claim to ownership and pays no dividends but payments to bondholders have priority over payments to stockholders; "a corporate bond is a safer investment than common stock in the same company"

corporate executive
n : an executive in a business corporation [syn: {business executive}]

corporate finance
n : the financial activities of corporation

corporate investor
n : a company that invests in (acquires control of) other companies

corporate trust
n : a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly" [syn: {trust}, {combine}, {cartel}]

corporation
n 1: a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state [syn: {corp}]
2: slang terms for a paunch [syn: {pot}, {potbelly}, {bay window}, {tummy}]

corporation law
n : that branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing corporations

corporeal
adj 1: having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowett [syn: {material}] [ant: {incorporeal}]
2: affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; "bodily needs"; "a corporal defect"; "corporeal suffering"; "a somatic symptom or somatic illness" [syn: {bodily}, {corporal}, {somatic}]

corporeality
n : the quality of being physical; consisting of matter [syn: {materiality}, {physicalness}] [ant: {immateriality}, {immateriality}]

corposant
n : an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere [syn: {corona discharge}, {corona}, {St. Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's light}, {Saint Ulmo's fire}, {Saint Ulmo's light}, {electric glow}]

corps
n 1: an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions
2: a body of people associated together; "diplomatic corps"

corps de ballet
n : the chorus of a ballet company [syn: {ensemble}]

corps diplomatique
n : the body of diplomatic personnel [syn: {diplomatic service}, {diplomatic corps}]

corpse
n : the dead body of a human being [syn: {cadaver}, {stiff}, {clay}, {remains}]

corpulence
n : the property of excessive fatness [syn: {overweight}, {stoutness}, {adiposis}]

corpulent
adj : excessively fat; "a weighty man" [syn: {obese}, {weighty}, {rotund}]

corpus
n 1: capital as contrasted with the income derived from it [syn: {principal}, {principal sum}]
2: a collection of writings; "he edited the Hemingway corpus"
3: the main part of an organ or other bodily structure [also: {corpora} (pl)]

corpus amygdaloideum
n : an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior [syn: {amygdala}, {amygdaloid nucleus}]

corpus callosum
n : a broad transverse nerve tract connecting the two cerebral hemispheres

Corpus Christi
n 1: Thursday after Trinity Sunday; first celebrated in 1246
2: a city in southern Texas on an arm of the Gulf of Mexico

corpus delicti
n : the body of evidence that constitute the offence; the objective proof that a crime has been committed (sometimes mistakenly thought to refer to the body of a homicide victim)

corpus geniculatum laterale
n : a neural structure that serves as a processing station on the way from the retina to the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex [syn: {lateral geniculate body}]

corpus geniculatum mediale
n : a neural structure that serves as the last of a series of processing centers along the auditory pathway from the cochlea to the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex [syn: {medial geniculate body}]

corpus luteum
n : yellow endocrine tissue that forms in a ruptured Graafian follicle following the release of an ovum

corpus mamillare
n : one of two small round structures on the undersurface of the brain that form the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix [syn: {mamillary body}, {mammillary body}]

corpus sternum
n : the large central part of the breastbone [syn: {gladiolus}]

corpus striatum
n : a striped mass of white and grey matter located in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere; consists of the caudate nucleus and the lenticular nucleus [syn: {striatum}, {striate body}]

corpuscle
n 1: (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything [syn: {atom}, {molecule}, {particle}, {mote}, {speck}]
2: either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets [syn: {blood cell}, {blood corpuscle}]

corpuscular
adj : of or relating to corpuscles

corpuscular radiation
n : a stream of atomic or subatomic particles that may be charged positively (e.g. alpha particles) or negatively (e.g. beta particles) or not at all (e.g. neutrons) [syn: {particulate radiation}]

corpuscular theory
n : (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particles [syn: {corpuscular theory of light}] [ant: {wave theory}, {wave theory}]

corpuscular theory of light
n : (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particles [syn: {corpuscular theory}] [ant: {wave theory}, {wave theory}]

corpuscular-radiation pressure
n : the minute pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a wave [syn: {radiation pressure}]

corrade
v : wear away [syn: {abrade}, {abrase}, {rub down}, {rub off}]

corral
n : a pen for cattle [syn: {cow pen}, {cattle pen}]
v 1: enclose in a corral; "corral the horses"
2: arrange wagons so that they form a corral
3: collect or gather; "corralling votes for an election" [also: {corralling}, {corralled}]

corralled
See {corral}

corralled
corral
n : a pen for cattle [syn: {cow pen}, {cattle pen}]
v 1: enclose in a corral; "corral the horses"
2: arrange wagons so that they form a corral
3: collect or gather; "corralling votes for an election" [also: {corralling}, {corralled}]

corralling
See {corral}

corralling
corral
n : a pen for cattle [syn: {cow pen}, {cattle pen}]
v 1: enclose in a corral; "corral the horses"
2: arrange wagons so that they form a corral
3: collect or gather; "corralling votes for an election" [also: {corralling}, {corralled}]

corrasion
n : erosion by friction [syn: {abrasion}, {attrition}, {detrition}]

correct
adj 1: free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth; "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision" [syn: {right}] [ant: {incorrect}, {incorrect}]
2: socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior" [syn: {right}]
3: in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters" [syn: {right}]
4: correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right" [syn: {right}] [ant: {wrong}]
v 1: make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation" [syn: {rectify}, {right}] [ant: {falsify}]
2: make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust" [syn: {right}, {compensate}, {redress}] [ant: {wrong}]
3: censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" [syn: {chastise}, {castigate}, {objurgate}, {chasten}]
4: adjust or make up for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance" [syn: {compensate}, {counterbalance}, {even out}, {even off}, {even up}]
5: punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently" [syn: {discipline}, {sort out}]
6: go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped" [syn: {decline}, {slump}]
7: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" [syn: {adjust}, {set}]
8: treat a defect; "The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia"

correctable
adj 1: capable of being returned to the original condition; not necessarily permanent; "a correctable image"
2: capable of being corrected by additions; "an amendable flaw" [syn: {amendable}]

corrected
adj 1: having something undesirable neutralized; "with glasses her corrected vision was 20:20" [ant: {uncorrected}]
2: punished for misbehavior; "the chastised child sat humbly in the corner" [syn: {chastised}, {disciplined}]

correction
n 1: the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right [syn: {rectification}]
2: a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure [syn: {fudge factor}]
3: something substituted for an error
4: a rebuke for making a mistake [syn: {chastening}, {chastisement}]
5: a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; "market runups are invariably followed by a correction"
6: the act of punishing; "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received" [syn: {discipline}]
7: treatment of a specific defect; "the correction of his vision with eye glasses"

correctional
adj : concerned with or providing correction; "a correctional institution"

correctional institution
n : a penal institution maintained by the government

correctional rehabilitation
n : providing penal custody or probation or parole for convicted offenders

corrections
n 1: the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders; "for a career in corrections turn to the web site of the New Jersey Department of Corrections" [syn: {department of corrections}]
2: the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole

correctitude
n : correct or appropriate behavior [syn: {propriety}, {properness}] [ant: {impropriety}, {impropriety}]

corrective
adj 1: designed to promote discipline; "the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional"; "disciplinal measures"; "the mother was stern and disciplinary" [syn: {disciplinary}, {disciplinal}]
2: tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition; "corrective measures"; "corrective lenses"
n : a device for treating injury or disease [syn: {restorative}]

correctly
adv : in a correct manner; "he guessed right" [syn: {right}, {aright}] [ant: {incorrectly}, {incorrectly}]

correctness
n 1: conformity to fact or truth [syn: {rightness}] [ant: {incorrectness}, {incorrectness}]
2: conformity to social expectations [ant: {incorrectness}]

Correggio
n : Italian painter noted for his use of chiaroscuro and perspective (1494-1534) [syn: {Antonio Allegri da Correggio}]

Corregidor
n : the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945 [syn: {Bataan}]

correlate
adj : mutually related [syn: {correlative}, {correlated}]
n : either of two correlated variables [syn: {correlative}]
v 1: to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation; "Do these facts correlate?"
2: bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation; "I cannot correlate these two pieces of information"

correlated
adj : mutually related [syn: {correlative}, {correlate}]

correlation
n 1: a reciprocal relation between two or more things [syn: {correlativity}]
2: a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation); "what is the correlation between those two variables?" [syn: {correlation coefficient}, {coefficient of correlation}]
3: a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other [syn: {correlational statistics}]

correlation coefficient
n : a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation); "what is the correlation between those two variables?" [syn: {coefficient of correlation}, {correlation}]

correlation matrix
n : a matrix giving the correlations between all pairs of data sets

correlation table
n : a two-way tabulation of the relations between correlates; row headings are the scores on one variable and column headings are the scores on the second variables and a cell shows how many times the score on that row was associated with the score in that column

correlational
adj : relating to or employing correlation

correlational analysis
n : the use of statistical correlation to evaluate the strength of the relations between variables

correlational statistics
n : a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other [syn: {correlation}]

correlative
adj 1: mutually related [syn: {correlate}, {correlated}]
2: expressing a reciprocal or complementary relation; "correlative conjunctions"
n : either of two correlated variables [syn: {correlate}]

correlativity
n : a reciprocal relation between two or more things [syn: {correlation}]

correspond
v 1: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" [syn: {match}, {fit}, {check}, {jibe}, {gibe}, {tally}, {agree}] [ant: {disagree}]
2: be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics [syn: {equate}]
3: exchange messages; "My Russian pen pal and I have been corresponding for several years"
4: take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to; "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin" [syn: {represent}, {stand for}]

correspondence
n 1: communication by the exchange of letters
2: compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in correspondence" [syn: {agreement}]
3: the relation of correspondence in degree or size or amount [syn: {commensurateness}, {proportionateness}]
4: a function such that for every element of one set there is a unique element of another set [syn: {mapping}, {map}]
5: communication by exchange of letters
6: (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact correspondence of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane [syn: {symmetry}, {symmetricalness}, {balance}] [ant: {asymmetry}]
7: similarity by virtue of correspondence [syn: {parallelism}]

correspondence course
n : a course offered (by mail) by a correspondence school

correspondence school
n : a school that teaches nonresident students by mail

correspondent
adj : similar or correspondent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar; "brains and computers are often considered analogous"; "surimi is marketed as analogous to crabmeat" [syn: {analogous}]
n 1: someone who communicates by means of letters [syn: {letter writer}]
2: a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media [syn: {newspaperman}, {newspaperwoman}, {newswriter}, {pressman}]

corresponding
adj 1: accompanying; "all rights carry with them corresponding responsibilities"
2: similar especially in position or purpose; "a number of corresponding diagonal points"
3: conforming in every respect; "boxes with corresponding dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year" [syn: {comparable}, {like}]
4: agreeing in amount, magnitude, or degree; "the figures are large but the corresponding totals next year will be larger" [syn: {proportionate}, {in proportion to}]

correspondingly
adv : in a corresponding manner; "the temperature decreases correspondingly"

corrida
n : a Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators [syn: {bullfight}]

corridor
n : an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

corrie
n : a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake [syn: {cirque}, {cwm}]

corrigenda
See {corrigendum}

corrigenda
n : a list of printing errors in a book along with their corrections

corrigenda
corrigendum
n : a printer's error; to be corrected [also: {corrigenda} (pl)]

corrigendum
n : a printer's error; to be corrected [also: {corrigenda} (pl)]

corrigible
adj : capable of being corrected or set right; "a corrigible defect"; "a corrigible prisoner" [ant: {incorrigible}]

corroborant
adj : used of a medicine that is strengthening

corroborate
v 1: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" [syn: {confirm}, {sustain}, {substantiate}, {support}, {affirm}] [ant: {negate}]
2: give evidence for [syn: {validate}]
3: support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence" [syn: {underpin}, {bear out}, {support}]

corroborated
adj : supported or established by evidence or proof; "the substantiated charges"; "a verified case" [syn: {substantiated}, {verified}]

corroborating evidence
n : additional evidence or evidence of different kind that supports a proof already offered in a proceeding

corroboration
n : confirmation that some fact or statement is true [syn: {documentation}, {certification}]

corroborative
adj : serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence" [syn: {collateral}, {confirmative}, {confirming}, {confirmatory}, {corroboratory}, {substantiating}, {substantiative}, {validating}, {validatory}, {verificatory}, {verifying}]

corroboratory
adj : serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence" [syn: {collateral}, {confirmative}, {confirming}, {confirmatory}, {corroborative}, {substantiating}, {substantiative}, {validating}, {validatory}, {verificatory}, {verifying}]

corrode
v 1: cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink" [syn: {eat}, {rust}]
2: become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted" [syn: {rust}]

corroded
adj : eaten away as by acid or oxidation

Corrodentia
n : an order of insects: includes booklice and barklice [syn: {Psocoptera}, {order Psocoptera}, {order Corrodentia}]

corroding
n : erosion by chemical action [syn: {corrosion}, {erosion}]

corrosion
n 1: a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action
2: erosion by chemical action [syn: {corroding}, {erosion}]

corrosive
adj : of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action [syn: {caustic}, {erosive}, {vitriolic}]
n : a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)

corrosive sublimate
n : a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative [syn: {mercuric chloride}, {mercury chloride}, {bichloride of mercury}]

corrugate
v : fold into ridges; "corrugate iron"

corrugated
adj : shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges; "the surface of the ocean was rippled and corrugated"

corrugated board
n : cardboard with corrugations (can be glued to flat cardboard on one or both sides) [syn: {corrugated cardboard}]

corrugated cardboard
n : cardboard with corrugations (can be glued to flat cardboard on one or both sides) [syn: {corrugated board}]

corrugated fastener
n : a small strip of corrugated steel with sharp points on one side; hammered across wood joints in rough carpentry [syn: {wiggle nail}]

corrugated iron
n : usually galvanized sheet iron or sheet steel shaped into straight parallel ridges and hollows

corrugation
n 1: a ridge on a corrugated surface
2: the act of shaping into parallel ridges and grooves

corrupt
adj 1: lacking in integrity; "humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government" [ant: {incorrupt}]
2: not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive [syn: {crooked}] [ant: {straight}]
3: containing errors or alterations; "a corrupt text"; "spoke a corrupted version of the language" [syn: {corrupted}]
4: touched by rot or decay; "tainted bacon"; "`corrupt' is archaic" [syn: {tainted}]
v 1: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" [syn: {pervert}, {subvert}, {demoralize}, {demoralise}, {debauch}, {debase}, {profane}, {vitiate}, {deprave}, {misdirect}]
2: alter from the original [syn: {spoil}]
3: make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought" [syn: {bribe}, {buy}, {grease one's palms}]
4: place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation" [syn: {defile}, {sully}, {taint}, {cloud}]

corrupted
adj 1: containing errors or alterations; "a corrupt text"; "spoke a corrupted version of the language" [syn: {corrupt}]
2: ruined in character or quality [syn: {debased}, {vitiated}]

corruptedly
adv : in a corrupt manner [syn: {corruptly}]

corruptibility
n : the capability of being corrupted [ant: {incorruptibility}]

corruptible
adj : capable of being corrupted; "corruptible judges"; "dishonest politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a venal police officer" [syn: {bribable}, {dishonest}, {purchasable}, {venal}]

corrupting
adj 1: seducing into corrupt practices
2: harmful to the mind or morals; "corrupt judges and their corrupting influence"; "the vicious and degrading cult of violence" [syn: {degrading}]
3: that infects or taints [syn: {contaminating}]

corruption
n 1: lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain [syn: {corruptness}] [ant: {incorruptness}]
2: in a state of progressive putrefaction [syn: {putrescence}, {putridness}, {rottenness}]
3: decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
4: moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels; its opium parlors; its depravity" [syn: {degeneracy}, {depravity}]
5: destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity; "corruption of a minor"; "the big city's subversion of rural innocence" [syn: {subversion}]
6: inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony); "he was held on charges of corruption and racketeering"

corruptive
adj : tending to corrupt or pervert [syn: {perversive}, {pestiferous}]

corruptly
adv : in a corrupt manner [syn: {corruptedly}]

corruptness
n 1: the state of being corrupt
2: lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain [syn: {corruption}] [ant: {incorruptness}]

corsage
n : an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present [syn: {bouquet}, {posy}, {nosegay}]

corsair
n 1: a pirate along the Barbary coast [syn: {Barbary pirate}]
2: a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)

Corse
n 1: an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France [syn: {Corsica}]
2: a region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte [syn: {Corsica}]

corselet
n : a piece of body armor for the trunk; usually consists of a breastplate and back piece [syn: {corslet}]

corset
n : a woman's close-fitting foundation garment [syn: {girdle}, {stays}]
v : dress with a corset

Corsica
n 1: an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France [syn: {Corse}]
2: a region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte [syn: {Corse}]

Corsican
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Corsica or its people

Corsican Army
n : a terrorist organization founded in 1999 to oppose the link between nationalists and the Corsican mafia; "the attacks of Armata Corsica are aimed at symbolic targets of colonialism in Corsica" [syn: {Armata Corsa}]

corslet
n : a piece of body armor for the trunk; usually consists of a breastplate and back piece [syn: {corselet}]

Cortaderia
n : tall ornamental grasses of South America and New Zealand and New Guinea: pampas grass [syn: {genus Cortaderia}]

Cortaderia richardii
n : tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads [syn: {plumed tussock}, {toe toe}, {toetoe}, {Arundo richardii}]

Cortaderia selloana
n : tall perennial grass of pampas of South America having silvery plumes and growing in large dense clumps [syn: {pampas grass}]

Cortef
n : an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism [syn: {hydrocortisone}, {cortisol}, {Hydrocortone}]

cortege
n 1: a funeral procession
2: the group following and attending to some important person [syn: {retinue}, {suite}, {entourage}]

Cortes
n : Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547) [syn: {Cortez}, {Hernando Cortes}, {Hernando Cortez}, {Hernan Cortes}, {Hernan Cortez}]

cortex
n 1: the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the gray matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum [syn: {cerebral cortex}, {cerebral mantle}, {pallium}]
2: the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal [ant: {medulla}] [also: {cortices} (pl)]

Cortez
n : Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547) [syn: {Cortes}, {Hernando Cortes}, {Hernando Cortez}, {Hernan Cortes}, {Hernan Cortez}]

cortical
adj : of or relating to a cortex

cortical area
n : any of various regions of the cerebral cortex [syn: {cortical region}]

cortical epilepsy
n : epilepsy in which the attack begins with an isolated disturbance of cerebral function (as a twitching of a limb or an illusory sensation or a mental disturbance) [syn: {focal epilepsy}]

cortical potential
n : (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph [syn: {brainwave}, {brain wave}]

cortical region
n : any of various regions of the cerebral cortex [syn: {cortical area}]

cortically
adv : with respect to the cortex; "cortically induced arousal"

cortices
See {cortex}

cortices
cortex
n 1: the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the gray matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum [syn: {cerebral cortex}, {cerebral mantle}, {pallium}]
2: the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal [ant: {medulla}] [also: {cortices} (pl)]

corticifugal
adj : of a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex; "corticofugal discharges" [syn: {corticoefferent}, {corticofugal}]

corticipetal
adj : of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the cerebral cortex [syn: {corticoafferent}]

Corticium
n : genus of fungi having simple smooth-surfaced sporophores; some are parasitic on wood or economic crops; some species formerly placed in form genus Rhizoctinia [syn: {genus Corticium}]

Corticium salmonicolor
n : fungus causing pink disease in citrus and coffee and rubber trees etc [syn: {pink disease fungus}]

Corticium solani
n : fungus causing bottom rot in lettuce [syn: {bottom rot fungus}]

corticoafferent
adj : of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the cerebral cortex [syn: {corticipetal}]

corticoefferent
adj : of a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex; "corticofugal discharges" [syn: {corticofugal}, {corticifugal}]

corticofugal
adj : of a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex; "corticofugal discharges" [syn: {corticoefferent}, {corticifugal}]

cortico-hypothalamic
adj : of or relating to the cortex and the hypothalamus

corticoid
n : a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response; "adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions" [syn: {corticosteroid}, {adrenal cortical steroid}]

corticospinal tract
n : any of the important motor nerves on each side of the central nervous system that run from the sensorimotor areas of the cortex through the brainstem to motor neurons of the cranial nerve nuclei and the ventral horn of the spinal cord [syn: {pyramidal tract}, {pyramidal motor system}]

corticosteroid
n : a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response; "adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions" [syn: {corticoid}, {adrenal cortical steroid}]

corticosterone
n : secreted by the adrenal cortex; involved in regulating water and electrolyte balance in the body

corticotrophin
n : a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex [syn: {adrenocorticotropic hormone}, {adrenocorticotrophic hormone}, {ACTH}, {adrenocorticotropin}, {adrenocorticotrophin}, {corticotropin}]

corticotropin
n : a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex [syn: {adrenocorticotropic hormone}, {adrenocorticotrophic hormone}, {ACTH}, {adrenocorticotropin}, {adrenocorticotrophin}, {corticotrophin}]

cortina
n : a cobwebby partial veil consisting of silky fibrils [also: {cortinae} (pl)]

cortinae
See {cortina}

cortinae
cortina
n : a cobwebby partial veil consisting of silky fibrils [also: {cortinae} (pl)]

Cortinariaceae
n : a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales [syn: {family Cortinariaceae}]

Cortinarius
n : the largest genus in th Agaricales; agarics having rusty spores and prominent cortinae (cobwebby partial veils) [syn: {genus Cortinarius}]

Cortinarius armillatus
n : a fungus with large tawny caps and pale cinnamon gills and a red band of veil around the stalk; usually found near birch trees

Cortinarius atkinsonianus
n : an edible fungus with a slimy viscid cap that is initially yellow but turns olive and then tawny; flesh is lavender

Cortinarius corrugatus
n : a fungus with a viscid wrinkled tawny cap; the stalk has a basal bulb that diminishes as the stalk elongates; the gills are dark violet at first but soon turn brown

Cortinarius gentilis
n : a poisonous fungus with a bright yellow brown cap and a long cinnamon colored stalk

Cortinarius mutabilis
n : a fungus with a reddish purple cap having a smooth slimy surface; close violet gills; all parts stain dark purple when bruised [syn: {purple-staining Cortinarius}]

Cortinarius semisanguineus
n : a fungus with a dry brown cap and rusty red gills and a yellowish stalk

Cortinarius subfoetidus
n : a fungus with a sticky lavender cap and stalk that whitish above and covered with a silky lavender sheath

Cortinarius violaceus
n : a fungus that is violet over-all with a squamulose cap

cortisol
n : an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism [syn: {hydrocortisone}, {Hydrocortone}, {Cortef}]

cortisone
n : a corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate) normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to hydrocortisone [syn: {Cortone Acetate}]

Cortland
n : large red-skinned apple

Cortone Acetate
n : a corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate) normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to hydrocortisone [syn: {cortisone}]

corundom
n : very hard mineral used as an abrasive [syn: {corundum}]

corundum
n : very hard mineral used as an abrasive [syn: {corundom}]

coruscant
adj : having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term" [syn: {aglitter(p)}, {fulgid}, {glinting}, {glistering}, {glittering}, {glittery}, {scintillant}, {scintillating}, {sparkling(a)}, {sparkly}]

coruscate
v 1: reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside" [syn: {sparkle}, {scintillate}]
2: be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throught the concert hall" [syn: {sparkle}, {scintillate}]

coruscation
n 1: the occurrence of a small flash or spark [syn: {glitter}, {sparkle}]
2: a sudden or striking display of brilliance; "corruscations of great wit"

corvee
n : unpaid labor (as for the maintenance of roads) required by a lord of his vassals in lieu of taxes

corvette
n : a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer

Corvidae
n : crow; raven; rook; jackdaw; chough; magpie; jay [syn: {family Corvidae}]

corvine
adj : relating to or resembling a crow

corvine bird
n : birds of the crow family

Corvus
n 1: a small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo [syn: {Crow}]
2: type genus of the Corvidae: crows and ravens [syn: {genus Corvus}]

Corvus brachyrhyncos
n : common crow of North America [syn: {American crow}]

Corvus corax
n : large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail [syn: {raven}]

Corvus frugilegus
n : common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow [syn: {rook}]

Corvus monedula
n : common black-and-gray Eurasian bird noted for thievery [syn: {jackdaw}, {daw}]

Coryanthes
n : small genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids [syn: {genus Coryanthes}]

corybantes
See {corybant}

Corydalidae
n : dobsons [syn: {family Corydalidae}]

corydalis
n 1: a plant of the genus Corydalis with beautiful compound foliage and spurred tubular flowers
2: annual or perennial herbs of Himalayan China and South Africa [syn: {genus Corydalis}]
3: type genus of the Corydalidae [syn: {Corydalus}, {genus Corydalus}, {genus Corydalis}]

Corydalis claviculata
n : annual vine with decompound leaves and racemes of yellow and pink flowers [syn: {climbing corydalis}, {Fumaria claviculata}]

Corydalis sempervirens
n : glaucous herb of northeastern United States and Canada having loose racemes of yellow-tipped pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria [syn: {Roman wormwood}, {rock harlequin}, {Fumaria sempervirens}]

Corydalis solida
n : herb of northern Europe and Asia having erect racemes of red flowers [syn: {fumewort}, {fumeroot}]

Corydalus
n : type genus of the Corydalidae [syn: {genus Corydalus}, {Corydalis}, {genus Corydalis}]

Corydalus cornutus
n : large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait [syn: {dobson}, {dobsonfly}, {dobson fly}]

Corylaceae
n : used in some classification systems for the genus Corylus [syn: {subfamily Corylaceae}, {family Corylaceae}]

Corylopsis
n : small genus of deciduous shrubs of temperate regions of Asia [syn: {genus Corylopsis}]

Corylus
n : deciduous monoecious nut-bearing shrubs of small trees: hazel; sometimes placed in the subfamily or family Corylaceae [syn: {genus Corylus}]

Corylus americana
n : nut-bearing shrub of eastern North America [syn: {American hazel}]

Corylus avellana
n : small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe [syn: {cobnut}, {filbert}, {Corylus avellana grandis}]

Corylus avellana grandis
n : small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe [syn: {cobnut}, {filbert}, {Corylus avellana}]

Corylus cornuta
n : hazel of western United States with conspicuous beaklike involucres on the nuts [syn: {beaked hazelnut}]

corymb
n : flat-topped or convex inflorescence in which the individual flower stalks grow upward from various points on the main stem to approximately the same height; outer flowers open first

corymbose
adj : resembling a corymb

Corynebacteriaceae
n : a large family of mostly gram-positive and aerobic and nonmotile rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales [syn: {family Corynebacteriaceae}]

corynebacterium
n : any species of the genus Corynebacterium

Corynebacterium diphtheriae
n : a species of bacterium that causes diphtheria [syn: {C. diphtheriae}, {Klebs-Loeffler bacillus}]

Corypha
n : large fan palms of tropical Asia to Australia [syn: {genus Corypha}]

Corypha gebanga
n : large-leaved palm of Malay to Philippines and northern Australia; leaves used for thatching or plaiting into containers [syn: {gebang palm}, {Corypha utan}]

Corypha umbraculifera
n : tall palm of southern India and Sri Lanka with gigantic leaves used as umbrellas and fans or cut into strips for writing paper [syn: {talipot}, {talipot palm}]

Corypha utan
n : large-leaved palm of Malay to Philippines and northern Australia; leaves used for thatching or plaiting into containers [syn: {gebang palm}, {Corypha gebanga}]

coryphaei
See {coryphaeus}

Coryphaena equisetis
n : a kind of dolphinfish

Coryphaena hippurus
n : the more common dolphinfish valued as food; about six feet long

Coryphaenidae
n : large active pelagic percoid fish [syn: {family Coryphaenidae}]

coryphantha
n : a cactus of the genus Coryphantha

corythosaur
n : duck-billed dinosaur with nasal passages that expand into a crest like a hollow helmet [syn: {corythosaurus}]

corythosaurus
n : duck-billed dinosaur with nasal passages that expand into a crest like a hollow helmet [syn: {corythosaur}]

coryza
n : an inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the nose (usually associated with nasal discharge) [syn: {rhinitis}]

cos
n 1: ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle [syn: {cosine}]
2: lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head [syn: {cos lettuce}, {romaine}, {romaine lettuce}]

cos lettuce
n 1: lettuce with long dark-green spoon-shaped leaves [syn: {romaine lettuce}, {Lactuca sativa longifolia}]
2: lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head [syn: {cos}, {romaine}, {romaine lettuce}]

Cosa Nostra
n : a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia [syn: {Mafia}, {Maffia}]

coscoroba
n : large white South American bird intermediate in some respects between ducks and swans

cosec
n : ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle [syn: {cosecant}]

cosecant
n : ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle [syn: {cosec}]

coseismal
adj : being where earthquake waves arrive simultaneously [syn: {coseismic}]

coseismic
adj : being where earthquake waves arrive simultaneously [syn: {coseismal}]

cosey
n : a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm [syn: {cosy}, {tea cosy}, {tea cosey}, {cozy}, {tea cozy}, {cozey}, {tea cozey}, {cozie}, {tea cozie}]

cosh
n : a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people [syn: {blackjack}, {sap}]
v : hit with a cosh, usually on the head

cosher
adj : conforming to dietary laws; "kosher meat"; "a kosher kitchen" [syn: {kosher}]

cosier
See {cosy}

cosier
cosy
adj : enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space; "a cozy nook near the fire"; "snug in bed"; "a snug little apartment" [syn: {cozy}, {snug}]
n : a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm [syn: {tea cosy}, {cosey}, {tea cosey}, {cozy}, {tea cozy}, {cozey}, {tea cozey}, {cozie}, {tea cozie}] [also: {cosiest}, {cosier}]

cosiest
See {cosy}

cosiest
cosy
adj : enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space; "a cozy nook near the fire"; "snug in bed"; "a snug little apartment" [syn: {cozy}, {snug}]
n : a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm [syn: {tea cosy}, {cosey}, {tea cosey}, {cozy}, {tea cozy}, {cozey}, {tea cozey}, {cozie}, {tea cozie}] [also: {cosiest}, {cosier}]

co-sign
v 1: sign jointly; "Husband and wife co-signed the lease" [syn: {cosign}]
2: sign and endorse (another person's signature), as for a loan [syn: {cosign}]

cosign
v 1: sign jointly; "Husband and wife co-signed the lease" [syn: {co-sign}]
2: sign and endorse (another person's signature), as for a loan [syn: {co-sign}]

cosignatory
adj : signing jointly with others
n : one of two or more signers of the same document (as a treaty or declaration) [syn: {cosigner}]

cosigner
n 1: one of two or more signers of the same document (as a treaty or declaration) [syn: {cosignatory}]
2: a signer in addition to the principal signer (to verify the authenticity of the principal signature or to provide surety)

cosily
adv : in a cozy manner; "nestled cozily by the fire" [syn: {cozily}]

Cosimo de Medici
n : Italian financier and statesman and friend of the papal court (1389-1464) [syn: {Cosimo the Elder}]

Cosimo the Elder
n : Italian financier and statesman and friend of the papal court (1389-1464) [syn: {Cosimo de Medici}]

cosine
n : ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle [syn: {cos}]

cosiness
n : a state of warm snug comfort [syn: {coziness}, {snugness}]

cosmea
n : any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously colored flowers and pinnate leaves; popular fall-blooming annuals [syn: {cosmos}]

cosmetic
adj 1: serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose; "cosmetic fenders on cars"; "the buildings were utilitarian rather than decorative" [syn: {decorative}, {ornamental}]
2: serving an aesthetic purpose in beautifying the body; "cosmetic surgery"; "enhansive makeup" [syn: {enhancive}]
n : a toiletry designed to beautify the body [syn: {cosmetics}]

cosmetic dentistry
n : the branch of dentistry dealing with the appearance of the teeth

cosmetic surgeon
n : a surgeon who beautifies the body (especially the face) [syn: {plastic surgeon}]

cosmetic surgery
n : plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised; "some actresses have more than one face lift" [syn: {face lift}, {facelift}, {lift}, {face lifting}, {rhytidectomy}, {rhytidoplasty}, {nip and tuck}]

cosmetically
adv : for cosmetic purposes to improve appearance; "it is used cosmetically by many women"

cosmetician
n 1: someone who sells or applies cosmetics
2: someone who works in a beauty parlor [syn: {beautician}]

cosmetics
n : a toiletry designed to beautify the body [syn: {cosmetic}]

cosmetologist
n : an expert in the use of cosmetics

cosmic
adj 1: of or from or pertaining to or characteristic of the cosmos or universe; "cosmic laws"; "cosmic catastrophe"; "cosmic rays"
2: inconceivably extended in space or time

cosmic background radiation
n : (cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperature of about 2.725 kelvin [syn: {CBR}, {cosmic microwave background radiation}, {CMBR}, {cosmic microwave background}, {CMB}]

cosmic dust
n : clouds of particles or gases occurring throughout interstellar space

cosmic microwave background
n : (cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperature of about 2.725 kelvin [syn: {cosmic background radiation}, {CBR}, {cosmic microwave background radiation}, {CMBR}, {CMB}]

cosmic microwave background radiation
n : (cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperature of about 2.725 kelvin [syn: {cosmic background radiation}, {CBR}, {CMBR}, {cosmic microwave background}, {CMB}]

cosmic radiation
n : radiation consisting of cosmic rays

cosmic ray
n : highly penetrating ionizing radiation of extraterrestrial origin; consisting chiefly of protons and alpha particles; collision with atmospheric particles results in rays and particles of many kinds

cosmic time
n : the time covered by the physical formation and development of the universe

Cosmocampus
n : a genus of fish in the family Syngnathidae [syn: {genus Cosmocampus}]

Cosmocampus profundus
n : 8 inches; from eastern Florida to western Caribbean [syn: {deepwater pipefish}]

cosmogenic
adj : pertaining to the branch of astronomy dealing with the origin and history and structure and dynamics of the universe; "cosmologic science"; "cosmological redshift"; "cosmogonic theories of the origin of the universe" [syn: {cosmologic}, {cosmological}, {cosmogonic}, {cosmogonical}, {cosmogenical}]

cosmogenical
adj : pertaining to the branch of astronomy dealing with the origin and history and structure and dynamics of the universe; "cosmologic science"; "cosmological redshift"; "cosmogonic theories of the origin of the universe" [syn: {cosmologic}, {cosmological}, {cosmogonic}, {cosmogonical}, {cosmogenic}]

cosmogeny
n : the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe [syn: {cosmology}, {cosmogony}]

cosmogonic
adj : pertaining to the branch of astronomy dealing with the origin and history and structure and dynamics of the universe; "cosmologic science"; "cosmological redshift"; "cosmogonic theories of the origin of the universe" [syn: {cosmologic}, {cosmological}, {cosmogonical}, {cosmogenic}, {cosmogenical}]

cosmogonical
adj : pertaining to the branch of astronomy dealing with the origin and history and structure and dynamics of the universe; "cosmologic science"; "cosmological redshift"; "cosmogonic theories of the origin of the universe" [syn: {cosmologic}, {cosmological}, {cosmogonic}, {cosmogenic}, {cosmogenical}]

cosmogony
n : the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe [syn: {cosmology}, {cosmogeny}]

cosmographer
n : a scientist knowledgeable about cosmography [syn: {cosmographist}]

cosmographist
n : a scientist knowledgeable about cosmography [syn: {cosmographer}]

cosmography
n 1: the science that maps the general features of the universe; describes both heaven and earth (but without encroaching on geography or astronomy)
2: a representation of the earth or the heavens; "the cosmography of Ptolemy"

cosmolatry
n : worship of the cosmos

cosmologic
adj 1: pertaining to the branch of astronomy dealing with the origin and history and structure and dynamics of the universe; "cosmologic science"; "cosmological redshift"; "cosmogonic theories of the origin of the universe" [syn: {cosmological}, {cosmogonic}, {cosmogonical}, {cosmogenic}, {cosmogenical}]
2: pertaining to the branch of philosophy dealing with the elements and laws and especially the characteristics of the universe such as space and time and causality; "cosmologic philosophy"; "a cosmological argument is an argument that the universe demands the admission of an adequate external cause which is God" [syn: {cosmological}]

cosmological
adj 1: pertaining to the branch of astronomy dealing with the origin and history and structure and dynamics of the universe; "cosmologic science"; "cosmological redshift"; "cosmogonic theories of the origin of the universe" [syn: {cosmologic}, {cosmogonic}, {cosmogonical}, {cosmogenic}, {cosmogenical}]
2: pertaining to the branch of philosophy dealing with the elements and laws and especially the characteristics of the universe such as space and time and causality; "cosmologic philosophy"; "a cosmological argument is an argument that the universe demands the admission of an adequate external cause which is God" [syn: {cosmologic}]

cosmological constant
n : an arbitrary constant in the equations of general relativity theory

cosmologist
n : an astronomer who studies the evolution and space-time relations of the universe

cosmology
n 1: the metaphysical study of the origin and nature of the universe
2: the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe [syn: {cosmogony}, {cosmogeny}]

cosmonaut
n : a person trained to travel in a spacecraft; "the Russians called their astronauts cosmonauts" [syn: {astronaut}, {spaceman}]

cosmopolitan
adj 1: growing or occurring in many parts of the world; "a cosmopolitan herb"; "cosmopolitan in distribution" [syn: {widely distributed}] [ant: {endemic}]
2: composed of people from or at home in many parts of the world; especially not provincial in attitudes or interests; "his cosmopolitan benevolence impartially extended to all races and to all creeds"- T.B. Macaulay; "the ancient and cosmopolitan societies of Syria and Egypt"; "that queer, cosmopolitan, rather sinister crowd found around the Marseilles docks" [ant: {provincial}]
3: of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience" [syn: {ecumenical}, {oecumenical}, {general}, {universal}, {worldwide}]
n : a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries [syn: {cosmopolite}]

cosmopolite
n : a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries [syn: {cosmopolitan}]

cosmos
n 1: everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" [syn: {universe}, {existence}, {creation}, {world}, {macrocosm}]
2: any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously colored flowers and pinnate leaves; popular fall-blooming annuals [syn: {cosmea}]

cosmotron
n : a large proton synchrotron; uses frequency modulation of an electric field to accelerate protons

cosponsor
v : sponsor together with another sponsor

coss
n : an Indian unit of length having different values in different localities [syn: {kos}]

Cossack
n : a member of a Slavic people living in southern European Russia and Ukraine and adjacent parts of Asia and noted for their horsemanship and military skill; they formed an elite cavalry corps in czarist Russia

cosset
v : treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" [syn: {pamper}, {featherbed}, {cocker}, {baby}, {coddle}, {mollycoddle}, {spoil}, {indulge}]

cost
n 1: the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
2: the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold); "the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver"; "he puts a high price on his services"; "he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection" [syn: {monetary value}, {price}]
3: value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something; "the cost in human life was enormous"; "the price of success is hard work"; "what price glory?" [syn: {price}, {toll}]
v 1: be priced at; "These shoes cost $100" [syn: {be}]
2: require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice; "This mistake cost him his job"

cost accountant
n : a specialist in the systematic recording and analysis of the costs incident to production

cost accounting
n : keeping account of the costs of items in production

cost analysis
n : breaking down the costs of some operation and reporting on each factor separately

cost cutting
n : the act of cutting costs

cost increase
n : an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates" [syn: {rise}, {boost}, {hike}]

cost ledger
n : ledger showing the accumulated costs classified in various ways

cost of capital
n : the opportunity cost of the funds employed as the result of an investment decision; the rate of return that a business could earn if it chose another investment with equivalent risk [syn: {capital cost}]

cost of living
n : average cost of basic necessities of life (as food and shelter and clothing); "a rise in the cost of living reflects the rate of inflation"

cost overrun
n : excess of cost over budget; "the cost overrun necessitated an additional allocation of funds in the budget"

costa
n 1: a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing)
2: any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates) [syn: {rib}] [also: {costae} (pl)]

Costa Rica
n : a republic in Central America; one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America [syn: {Republic of Costa Rica}]

Costa Rican
adj : of or relating to Costa Rica or its people; "the Costa Rican rain forest"; "our Costa Rican neighbors"
n : a native or inhabitant of Costa Rica

Costa Rican colon
n : the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos [syn: {colon}]

Costa Rican monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Costa Rica

costae
See {costa}

costae
costa
n 1: a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing)
2: any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates) [syn: {rib}] [also: {costae} (pl)]

costal
adj : of or relating to or near a rib

costal cartilage
n : the cartilages that connect the sternum and the ends of the ribs; its elasticity allows the chest to move in respiration

costal groove
n : groove between the ribs where the nerves and blood vessels are

costalgia
n : pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs [syn: {pleurodynia}, {pleuralgia}]

Costanoan
n 1: a member of a North American Indian people living in coastal California between Monterey and San Francisco Bay
2: a Penutian language spoken by the Costanoan people

co-star
n : one of two actors who are given equal status as stars in a play or film
v 1: feature as the co-star in a performance
2: be the co-star in a performance [also: {co-starring}, {co-starred}]

co-starred
See {co-star}

co-starred
co-star
n : one of two actors who are given equal status as stars in a play or film
v 1: feature as the co-star in a performance
2: be the co-star in a performance [also: {co-starring}, {co-starred}]

co-starring
See {co-star}

co-starring
co-star
n : one of two actors who are given equal status as stars in a play or film
v 1: feature as the co-star in a performance
2: be the co-star in a performance [also: {co-starring}, {co-starred}]

costate
adj 1: (of the surface of shells) having a rough, rib-like texture [syn: {ribbed}]
2: having ribs

cost-benefit analysis
n : an analysis of the cost effectiveness of different alternatives in order to see whether the benefits outweigh the costs

cost-effective
adj : productive relative to the cost [syn: {cost-efficient}]

cost-efficient
adj : productive relative to the cost [syn: {cost-effective}]

costermonger
n : a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow [syn: {barrow-man}, {barrow-boy}]

costia
n : a flagellate that is the cause of the frequently fatal fish disease costiasis [syn: {Costia necatrix}]

Costia necatrix
n : a flagellate that is the cause of the frequently fatal fish disease costiasis [syn: {costia}]

costiasis
n : a fatal disease of fresh-water fish caused by a flagellated protozoan invading the skin

costing
n : cost accounting

costive
adj : retarding evacuation of feces [ant: {laxative}]

costless
adj : costing nothing; "complimentary tickets" [syn: {complimentary}, {free}, {gratis(p)}, {gratuitous}]

costlier
See {costly}

costlier
costly
adj 1: entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory" [syn: {dearly-won}]
2: having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant" [syn: {dear(p)}, {high-priced}, {pricey}, {pricy}] [also: {costliest}, {costlier}]

costliest
See {costly}

costliest
costly
adj 1: entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory" [syn: {dearly-won}]
2: having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant" [syn: {dear(p)}, {high-priced}, {pricey}, {pricy}] [also: {costliest}, {costlier}]

costliness
n : the quality possessed by something with a great price or value [syn: {dearness}]

costly
adj 1: entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory" [syn: {dearly-won}]
2: having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant" [syn: {dear(p)}, {high-priced}, {pricey}, {pricy}] [also: {costliest}, {costlier}]

costmary
n 1: tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {alecost}, {bible leaf}, {mint geranium}, {balsam herb}, {Tanacetum balsamita}, {Chrysanthemum balsamita}]
2: leaves used sparingly (because of bitter overtones) in sauces and soups and stuffings

costoaxillary vein
n : one of several veins connecting intercostal veins with the lateral thoracic vein or the thoracoepigastric vein

costochondritis
n : inflammation at the junction of a rib and its cartilage

cost-of-living allowance
n : an allowance for changes in the consumer price index

cost-of-living benefit
n : a benefit that goes to anyone whose money receipts increase automatically as prices rise

cost-of-living index
n : an index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer [syn: {consumer price index}, {CPI}]

cost-plus
adj : determining payment based on the actual cost of production plus an agreed-upon fee or rate of profit; "a cost-plus government contract"

cost-plus contract
n : a contract in which the contractor is paid his total cost plus a stated percentage of profit

cost-pull inflation
n : inflation caused by an increase in the costs of production

costs
n : pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation

costume
n 1: the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball; "he won the prize for best costume"
2: unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place; "in spite of the heat he insisted on his woolen costume"
3: the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments)
4: the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class; "he wore his national costume"
v 1: dress in a costume; "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins" [syn: {dress up}]
2: furnish with costumes; as for a film or play

costume designer
n : someone who designs or supplies costumes (as for a play or masquerade) [syn: {costumier}, {costumer}]

costumed
adj : dressed in clothing characteristic of a period, country, or class

costumer
n : someone who designs or supplies costumes (as for a play or masquerade) [syn: {costumier}, {costume designer}]

costumier
n : someone who designs or supplies costumes (as for a play or masquerade) [syn: {costumer}, {costume designer}]

costus oil
n : a yellow volatile essential oil obtained from costusroot; used in perfumes

costusroot
n : annual herb of the eastern Himalayas (Kashmir) having purple florets and a fragrant root that yields a volatile oil used in perfumery and for preserving furs [syn: {Saussurea costus}, {Saussurea lappa}]

cosy
adj : enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space; "a cozy nook near the fire"; "snug in bed"; "a snug little apartment" [syn: {cozy}, {snug}]
n : a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm [syn: {tea cosy}, {cosey}, {tea cosey}, {cozy}, {tea cozy}, {cozey}, {tea cozey}, {cozie}, {tea cozie}] [also: {cosiest}, {cosier}]

cot
n 1: a sheath worn to protect a finger [syn: {fingerstall}]
2: baby bed with high sides [syn: {crib}]
3: a small bed that folds up for storage or transport [syn: {camp bed}]

cot death
n : sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep [syn: {sudden infant death syndrome}, {SIDS}, {infant death}, {crib death}]

Cotacachi
n : an Andean volcano in northern Ecuador; last erupted in 1955

cotan
n : ratio of the adjacent to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle [syn: {cotangent}]

cotangent
n : ratio of the adjacent to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle [syn: {cotan}]

cote
n : a small shelter for domestic animals (as sheep or pigeons)

Cote d'Azur
n : the French part of the Riviera [syn: {French Riviera}]

Cote d'Ivoire
n : a republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; one of the most prosperous and politically stable countries in Africa [syn: {Ivory Coast}, {Republic of Cote d'Ivoire}]

Cote d'Ivoire franc
n : the basic unit of money in the Ivory Coast [syn: {Ivory Coast franc}]

cotenant
n : one of two or more tenants holding title to the same property

coterie
n : an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose [syn: {clique}, {ingroup}, {inner circle}, {pack}, {camp}]

coterminous
adj : of equal extent or scope or duration [syn: {coextensive}, {conterminous}]

coterminously
adv : in a coterminous manner

Cotes de Provence
n : a wine from southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast

cothromboplastin
n : a coagulation factor formed in the kidney under the influence of vitamin K [syn: {proconvertin}, {stable factor}, {factor VII}]

cothurni
See {cothurnus}

cotilion
n 1: a ball at which young ladies are presented to society [syn: {cotillion}]
2: a lively dance originating in France in the 18th century [syn: {cotillion}]

cotillion
n 1: a ball at which young ladies are presented to society [syn: {cotilion}]
2: a lively dance originating in France in the 18th century [syn: {cotilion}]

cotinga
n : passerine bird of New World tropics [syn: {chatterer}]

Cotingidae
n : cotingas; umbrella birds [syn: {family Cotingidae}]

Cotinus
n : smoke trees [syn: {genus Cotinus}]

Cotinus americanus
n : shrubby tree of southern United States having large plumes of feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke [syn: {American smokewood}, {chittamwood}, {Cotinus obovatus}]

Cotinus coggygria
n : Old World shrub having large plumes of yellowish feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke [syn: {Venetian sumac}, {wig tree}]

Cotinus obovatus
n : shrubby tree of southern United States having large plumes of feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke [syn: {American smokewood}, {chittamwood}, {Cotinus americanus}]

cotoneaster
n : any shrub of the genus Cotoneaster: erect or creeping shrubs having richly colored autumn foliage and many small white to pinkish flowers followed by tiny red or black fruits

Cotoneaster dammeri
n : climbing evergreen shrub with white flowers and red berries; often used as ground cover

Cotoneaster horizontalis
n : deciduous flat-growing shrub with a fanned herringbone pattern and having reddish flowers and orange-red berries; used as a ground cover

Cotonou
n : chief port of Benin on the Bight of Benin

Cotopaxi
n : the world's largest active volcano; located in the Andes in north central Ecuador

Cotswold
n : sheep with long wool originating in the Cotswolds

Cotswold Hills
n : a range of low hills in southwestern England [syn: {Cotswolds}]

Cotswolds
n : a range of low hills in southwestern England [syn: {Cotswold Hills}]

cottage
n : a small house with a single story [syn: {bungalow}]

cottage cheese
n : mild white cheese made from curds of soured skim milk [syn: {pot cheese}, {farm cheese}, {farmer's cheese}]

cottage dweller
n : someone who lives in a cottage [syn: {cottager}]

cottage industry
n : small-scale industry that can be carried on at home by family members using their own equipment

cottage pie
n : a dish of minced meat topped with mashed potatoes

cottage pink
n : European pink cultivated for its very fragrant pink or rosy flowers [syn: {grass pink}, {Dianthus plumarius}]

cottage tent
n : a tent providing shelter for a family

cottage tulip
n : any of several long-stemmed tulips that flower in May; have egg-shaped variously colored flowers

cottager
n : someone who lives in a cottage [syn: {cottage dweller}]

cottar
n 1: a peasant farmer in the Scottish highlands [syn: {cotter}]
2: fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together [syn: {cotter}]

cotter
n 1: a peasant farmer in the Scottish highlands [syn: {cottar}]
2: a medieval English villein [syn: {cottier}]
3: fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together [syn: {cottar}]

cotter pin
n : a cotter consisting of a split pin that is secured (after passing through a hole) by splitting the ends apart

Cottidae
n : sculpins [syn: {family Cottidae}]

cottier
n : a medieval English villein [syn: {cotter}]

cotton
n 1: silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state [syn: {cotton wool}]
2: fabric woven from cotton fibers [syn: {cotton cloth}]
3: erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers [syn: {cotton plant}]
4: thread made of cotton fibers
v : take a liking to; "cotton to something"

cotton ball
n : a fungus disease of cranberries

cotton bollworm
n : larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops [syn: {corn earworm}, {tomato fruitworm}, {tobacco budworm}, {vetchworm}, {Heliothis zia}]

cotton cake
n : the solid matter remaining after oil has been pressed from cottonseeds [syn: {cottonseed cake}]

cotton candy
n : a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature [syn: {spun sugar}, {candyfloss}]

cotton cloth
n : fabric woven from cotton fibers [syn: {cotton}]

cotton flannel
n : a stout cotton fabric with nap on only one side [syn: {Canton flannel}]

cotton gin
n : a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers [syn: {gin}]

cotton grass
n : any sedge of the genus Eriophorum; north temperate bog plants with tufted spikes [syn: {cotton rush}]

cotton mill
n : a textile mill for making cotton textiles

cotton mouse
n : large dark mouse of southeastern United States [syn: {Peromyscus gossypinus}]

cotton on
v : understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on" [syn: {catch on}, {get wise}, {get onto}, {tumble}, {latch on}, {twig}, {get it}]

cotton plant
n : erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers [syn: {cotton}]

cotton rat
n : destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America [syn: {Sigmodon hispidus}]

cotton rose
n 1: Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized in southeastern United States [syn: {Confederate rose}, {Confederate rose mallow}, {Hibiscus mutabilis}]
2: any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads [syn: {cudweed}, {filago}]

cotton rush
n : any sedge of the genus Eriophorum; north temperate bog plants with tufted spikes [syn: {cotton grass}]

cotton stainer
n : a true bug: bug that damages and stains the lint of developing cotton

cotton strain
n : feeds primarily on cotton

cotton thistle
n : biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {woolly thistle}, {Scotch thistle}, {Onopordum acanthium}, {Onopordon acanthium}]

cotton up
v : ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is playing up to the chairman" [syn: {cozy up}, {shine up}, {play up}, {sidle up}, {suck up}]

cotton wool
n : silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state [syn: {cotton}]

cottonmouth
n : venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States [syn: {water moccasin}, {cottonmouth moccasin}, {Agkistrodon piscivorus}]

cottonmouth moccasin
n : venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States [syn: {water moccasin}, {cottonmouth}, {Agkistrodon piscivorus}]

cottonseed
n : seed of cotton plants; source of cottonseed oil

cottonseed cake
n : the solid matter remaining after oil has been pressed from cottonseeds [syn: {cotton cake}]

cottonseed oil
n : edible oil pressed from cottonseeds

cotton-seed tree
n : a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white plumelike hairy tufts [syn: {groundsel tree}, {groundsel bush}, {consumption weed}, {Baccharis halimifolia}]

cottontail
n : common small rabbit of North America having grayish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks) [syn: {wood rabbit}, {cottontail rabbit}]

cottontail rabbit
n : common small rabbit of North America having grayish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks) [syn: {wood rabbit}, {cottontail}]

cottonweed
n 1: American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bracts [syn: {pearly everlasting}, {Anaphalis margaritacea}]
2: any of various plants of the genus Froelichia found in sandy soils and on rocky slopes in warmer regions of America; grown for their spikes of woolly white flowers

cottonwick
n : of warm Atlantic waters [syn: {Haemulon malanurum}]

cottonwood
n 1: any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed
2: American basswood of the Allegheny region [syn: {white basswood}, {Tilia heterophylla}]

cottony
adj : resembling cotton; as soft as cotton

Cottrell precipitator
n : removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation [syn: {precipitator}]

Cottus
n : type genus of the Cottidae: sculpins [syn: {genus Cottus}]

Cotula
n : cosmopolitan herbs especially southern hemisphere; many used as ground covers [syn: {genus Cotula}]

Cotula coronopifolia
n : South African herb with golden-yellow globose flower heads; naturalized in moist areas along coast of California; cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {brass buttons}]

Coturnix
n : Old World quail [syn: {genus Coturnix}]

Coturnix communis
n : the typical Old World quail [syn: {migratory quail}, {Coturnix coturnix}]

Coturnix coturnix
n : the typical Old World quail [syn: {migratory quail}, {Coturnix communis}]

cotyledon
n : embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants [syn: {seed leaf}]

cotyloid
adj : of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone [syn: {acetabular}, {cotyloidal}]

cotyloid cavity
n : the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint [syn: {acetabulum}]

cotyloid joint
n : a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone [syn: {ball-and-socket joint}, {spheroid joint}, {enarthrodial joint}, {enarthrosis}, {articulatio spheroidea}]

cotyloidal
adj : of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone [syn: {acetabular}, {cotyloid}]

coucal
n : Old World ground-living cuckoo having a long dagger-like hind claw

couch
n 1: an upholstered seat for more than one person [syn: {sofa}, {lounge}]
2: a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer
3: a narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment
v : formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language" [syn: {frame}, {redact}, {cast}, {put}]

couch grass
n : European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed [syn: {dog grass}, {quackgrass}, {quack grass}, {quick grass}, {witch grass}, {witchgrass}, {Agropyron repens}]

couch potato
n : an idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television)

couchant
adj : lying on the stomach with head raised with legs pointed forward [syn: {couchant(ip)}]

couchette
n : a compartment on a European passenger train; contains 4 to 6 berths for sleeping

coude system
n : a reflecting telescope so constructed that the light is led to a plate holder or spectrograph [syn: {coude telescope}]

coude telescope
n : a reflecting telescope so constructed that the light is led to a plate holder or spectrograph [syn: {coude system}]

cougar
n : large American feline resembling a lion [syn: {puma}, {catamount}, {mountain lion}, {painter}, {panther}, {Felis concolor}]

cough
n 1: sudden expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis [syn: {coughing}]
2: the act of exhaling air suddenly with a noise [syn: {coughing}]
v : exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion; "The smoker coughs all day"

cough drop
n : a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat [syn: {troche}, {pastille}, {pastil}]

cough out
v : discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth [syn: {expectorate}, {cough up}, {spit up}, {spit out}]

cough up
v 1: give reluctantly; "He coughed up some money for his children's tuition" [syn: {pony up}, {spit up}]
2: discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth [syn: {expectorate}, {cough out}, {spit up}, {spit out}]

coughing
n 1: the act of exhaling air suddenly with a noise [syn: {cough}]
2: sudden expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis [syn: {cough}]

coughing up
n : the act of expelling (food or phlegm) by coughing

coulisse
n 1: a flat situated in the wings [syn: {wing flat}]
2: a timber member grooved to take a sliding panel

coulomb
n 1: a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second [syn: {C}, {ampere-second}]
2: French physicist famous for his discoveries in the field of electricity and magnetism; formulated Coulomb's Law (1736-1806) [syn: {Charles Augustin de Coulomb}]

Coulomb's Law
n : a fundamental principle of electrostatics; the force of attraction or repulsion between two charged particles is directly proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the distance between them; principle also holds for magnetic poles

coulter
n : a sharp steel wedge that precedes the plow and cuts vertically through the soil [syn: {colter}]

Coumadin
n : an anticoagulant (trade name Coumadin) use to prevent and treat a thrombus or embolus [syn: {warfarin}]

coumara nut
n : fragrant black nutlike seeds of the tonka bean tree; used in perfumes and medicines and as a substitute for vanilla [syn: {tonka bean}]

coumarone
n : a colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing synthetic resins [syn: {benzofuran}, {cumarone}]

coumarone resin
n : a thermoplastic resin obtained by polymerization of indene and coumarone; used in coatings and paint and asphalt tile [syn: {coumarone-indene resin}]

coumarone-indene resin
n : a thermoplastic resin obtained by polymerization of indene and coumarone; used in coatings and paint and asphalt tile [syn: {coumarone resin}]

Coumarouna
n : tropical American trees: tonka beans [syn: {genus Coumarouna}, {Dipteryx}, {genus Dipteryx}]

Coumarouna odorata
n : tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for flavoring [syn: {tonka bean}, {tonka bean tree}, {Dipteryx odorata}]

council
n 1: a body serving in an administrative capacity; "student council"
2: (Christianity) an assembly or theologians and bishops and other representative of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine
3: a meeting of people for consultation; "emergency council"

Council Bluffs
n : a town in southwest Iowa on the Missouri River across from Omaha

council board
n : the table that conferees sit around as they hold a meeting [syn: {conference table}, {council table}]

council chamber
n : a room where a committee meets (such as the board of directors of a company) [syn: {boardroom}]

council member
n : a member of a council [syn: {councillor}]

Council of Chalcedon
n : an ecumenical council of the Christian Church held in Chalcedon in 451

Council of Economic Advisors
n : an executive agency responsible for providing economic advice to the President

Council of Trent
n : an ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church convened in Trento in three sessions between 1545 and 1563 in response to the Reformation; redefined the Roman Catholic doctrine and abolished various ecclesiastical abuses and strengthened the papacy

Council on Environmental Policy
n : the executive agency that advises the President on protecting the environment

council table
n : the table that conferees sit around as they hold a meeting [syn: {conference table}, {council board}]

council tax
n : a tax levied on households by local authorities; based on the estimated value of the property and the number of people living in it

councillor
n : a member of a council [syn: {council member}]

councillorship
n : the position of council member [syn: {councilorship}]

councilman
n : a man who is a council member

councilorship
n : the position of council member [syn: {councillorship}]

councilwoman
n : a woman who is a council member

counsel
n 1: a lawyer who pleads cases in court [syn: {advocate}, {counselor}, {counsellor}, {counselor-at-law}, {pleader}]
2: something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action [syn: {guidance}, {counseling}, {counselling}, {direction}]
v : give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud" [syn: {advise}] [also: {counselling}, {counselled}]

Counsel to the Crown
n : a barrister selected to serve as counsel to the British ruler

counseling
n : something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action [syn: {guidance}, {counsel}, {counselling}, {direction}]

counselled
See {counsel}

counselled
counsel
n 1: a lawyer who pleads cases in court [syn: {advocate}, {counselor}, {counsellor}, {counselor-at-law}, {pleader}]
2: something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action [syn: {guidance}, {counseling}, {counselling}, {direction}]
v : give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud" [syn: {advise}] [also: {counselling}, {counselled}]

counselling
See {counsel}

counselling
n : something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action [syn: {guidance}, {counsel}, {counseling}, {direction}]

counselling
counsel
n 1: a lawyer who pleads cases in court [syn: {advocate}, {counselor}, {counsellor}, {counselor-at-law}, {pleader}]
2: something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action [syn: {guidance}, {counseling}, {counselling}, {direction}]
v : give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud" [syn: {advise}] [also: {counselling}, {counselled}]

counsellor
n 1: someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp [syn: {counselor}]
2: some who gives advice about problems [syn: {counselor}]
3: a lawyer who pleads cases in court [syn: {advocate}, {counsel}, {counselor}, {counselor-at-law}, {pleader}]

counsellorship
n : the position of counselor [syn: {counselorship}]

counselor
n 1: some who gives advice about problems [syn: {counsellor}]
2: someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp [syn: {counsellor}]
3: a lawyer who pleads cases in court [syn: {advocate}, {counsel}, {counsellor}, {counselor-at-law}, {pleader}]

counselor-at-law
n : a lawyer who pleads cases in court [syn: {advocate}, {counsel}, {counselor}, {counsellor}, {pleader}]

counselorship
n : the position of counselor [syn: {counsellorship}]

count
n 1: the total number counted; "a blood count"
2: the act of counting; "the counting continued for several hours" [syn: {counting}, {numeration}, {enumeration}, {reckoning}, {tally}]
3: a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl
v 1: determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change" [syn: {number}, {enumerate}, {numerate}]
2: have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much" [syn: {matter}, {weigh}]
3: show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient" [syn: {consider}, {weigh}]
4: name or recite the numbers; "The toddler could count to 100"
5: put into a group; "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members" [syn: {number}]
6: include as if by counting; "I can count my colleagues in the opposition"
7: have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" [syn: {bet}, {depend}, {look}, {calculate}, {reckon}]
8: take account of; "You have to reckon with our opponents"; "Count on the monsoon" [syn: {reckon}]

Count Alessandro di Cagliostro
n : Italian who was famous as a magician and alchemist (1743-1795) [syn: {Cagliostro}, {Giuseppe Balsamo}]

Count Alessandro Volta
n : Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745-1827) [syn: {Volta}, {Conte Alessandro Volta}, {Conte Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta}]

count down
v : count backwards; before detonating a bomb, for example

Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin
n : German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838-1917) [syn: {Zeppelin}]

Count Fleet
n : thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1943

Count Lev Nikolayevitch Tolstoy
n : Russian author remembered for two great novels (1828-1910) [syn: {Tolstoy}, {Leo Tolstoy}]

Count Maurice Maeterlinck
n : Belgian playwright (1862-1949) [syn: {Maeterlinck}]

Count Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf
n : German theologian (1700-1760) [syn: {Zinzendorf}]

count noun
n : a noun that forms plurals

count off
v : call in turn from right to left or from back to front numbers that determine some position or function

count on
v : judge to be probable [syn: {calculate}, {estimate}, {reckon}, {figure}, {forecast}]

count out
v : declare the loser

count palatine
n : a count who exercised royal authority in his own domains

count per minute
n : frequency per minute [syn: {counts/minute}]

Count Rumford
n : English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by moving particles (1753-1814) [syn: {Thompson}, {Benjamin Thompson}]

countable
adj : that can be counted; "countable sins"; "numerable assets" [syn: {denumerable}, {enumerable}, {numerable}]

countdown
n : counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle)

countenance
n 1: the appearance conveyed by a person's face; "a pleasant countenance"; "a stern visage" [syn: {visage}]
2: formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement" [syn: {sanction}, {endorsement}, {indorsement}, {warrant}, {imprimatur}]
3: the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) [syn: {physiognomy}, {phiz}, {visage}, {kisser}, {smiler}, {mug}]
v : consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" [syn: {permit}, {allow}, {let}] [ant: {forbid}, {forbid}]

counter
adj : indicating opposition or resistance [syn: {antagonistic}]
n 1: table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
2: game equipment used in various card or board games
3: a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens [syn: {tabulator}]
4: a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers [syn: {buffet}, {sideboard}]
5: a person who counts things
6: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" [syn: {rejoinder}, {retort}, {return}, {riposte}, {replication}, {comeback}]
7: (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers)
8: the piece of leather that fits the heel [syn: {heel}]
9: a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe 10: a return punch (especially by a boxer) [syn: {counterpunch}, {parry}]
adv : in the opposite direction; "run counter"
v 1: speak in response; "He countered with some very persuasive arguments"
2: act in advance of; deal with ahead of time [syn: {anticipate}, {foresee}, {forestall}]

counter check
n : a blank check provided by a bank for the convenience of customers who are making withdrawals

counter conditioning
n : conditioning in which a second incompatible response is conditioned to an already conditioned stimulus; "counter conditioning lies behind many of the procedures used in behavior therapy"

Counter Reformation
n : the reaction of the Roman Catholic Church to the Reformation reaffirming the veneration of saints and the authority of the Pope (to which Protestants objected); many leaders were Jesuits

counter tube
n : a measuring instrument for counting individual ionizing events

counteract
v 1: act in opposition to [syn: {antagonize}, {antagonise}]
2: oppose or check by a counteraction [syn: {countercheck}]
3: oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues" [syn: {countervail}, {neutralize}, {counterbalance}]
4: destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" [syn: {sabotage}, {undermine}, {countermine}, {subvert}, {weaken}]

counteraction
n : action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action [syn: {neutralization}, {neutralisation}]

counteractive
adj : opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action [syn: {antagonistic}] [ant: {active}]

counteractively
adv : in a counteractive manner

counterargument
n : an argument offered in opposition to another argument

counterattack
n 1: an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc. [syn: {countermove}]
2: (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board [syn: {counterplay}]
v : make a counterattack [syn: {counterstrike}]

counterattraction
n : a rival attraction

counterbalance
n 1: an equivalent counterbalancing weight [syn: {counterweight}, {counterpoise}, {balance}, {equalizer}, {equaliser}]
2: equality of distribution [syn: {balance}, {equilibrium}, {equipoise}]
3: a compensating equivalent [syn: {offset}]
v 1: adjust or make up for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance" [syn: {compensate}, {correct}, {even out}, {even off}, {even up}]
2: oppose with equal weight or force [syn: {oppose}]
3: oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues" [syn: {counteract}, {countervail}, {neutralize}]

counterbalanced
adj : brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that offsets another [syn: {counterpoised}]

counterbalancing
adj : serving to equilibrate; "he added a counterbalancing weight"

counterbattery fire
n : fire delivered to neutralize or destroy indirect fire weapon systems

counterblast
n : a vigorous and unrestrained response; "her tirade provoked a counterblast from her husband"

counterblow
n : a return blow; a retaliatory blow

counterbombardment
n : bombardment intended to destroy or neutralize enemy weapons

counterbore
n : a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole [syn: {countersink}, {countersink bit}]

counterchallenge
v : challenge in turn; "The authentication was counterchallenged"

counterchange
v : cause to change places; "interchange this screw for one of a smaller size" [syn: {transpose}, {interchange}]

countercharge
n 1: a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser
2: a retaliatory charge

countercheck
n 1: a check that restrains another check
2: something that checks the correctness of a previous check [syn: {double check}]
v 1: oppose or check by a counteraction [syn: {counteract}]
2: check a second time

counterclaim
n : a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
v : set up a claim in opposition to a previous claim

counterclockwise
adj : in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock [syn: {anticlockwise}, {contraclockwise}] [ant: {clockwise}]
adv : in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move; "please move counterclockwise in a circle!" [syn: {anticlockwise}] [ant: {clockwise}]

counterclockwise rotation
n : rotation to the left [syn: {levorotation}] [ant: {dextrorotation}]

countercoup
n : a sudden and decisive overthrow of a government that gained power by a coup d'etat

counterculture
n : a culture with lifestyles and values opposed to those of the established culture

countercurrent
n 1: a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current [syn: {rip}, {riptide}, {tide rip}, {crosscurrent}]
2: actions counter to the main group activity; "political crosscurrents disrupted the conference" [syn: {crosscurrent}]

counterdemonstration
n : a demonstration held in opposition to another demonstration; "supporters of the president organized a counterdemonstration in his support"

counterdemonstrator
n : someone who demonstrates in opposition to another demonstration

counter-drill
v : drill in an opposite direction

counterespionage
n : spying on the spies

counterexample
n : refutation by example

counterfactual
adj : going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis) [syn: {contrary to fact}]

counterfactuality
n : the quality of being contrary to fact [ant: {factuality}]

counterfeit
adj : not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince" [syn: {imitative}] [ant: {genuine}]
n : a copy that is represented as the original [syn: {imitation}, {forgery}]
v : make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card" [syn: {forge}, {fake}]

counterfeiter
n : someone who makes copies illegally [syn: {forger}]

counterfire
n : fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy weapons

counterfoil
n : the part of a check that is retained as a record [syn: {stub}, {check stub}]

counterglow
n : a faint spot of light in the night sky that appears directly opposite the position of the sun; a reflection of sunlight by micrometeoric material in space [syn: {gegenschein}]

counterinsurgency
n : actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency [syn: {pacification}]

counterintelligence
n : intelligence activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security posed by hostile intelligence organizations or by individuals engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism

counterintuitive
adj : contrary to what common sense would suggest

counterintuitively
adv : in a counterintuitive manner

counterirritant
n : a medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammation in order to reduce deeper inflammation

counterman
n : someone who attends a counter (as in a diner) [syn: {counterperson}, {counterwoman}]

countermand
n : a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command
v : annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [syn: {revoke}, {annul}, {lift}, {reverse}, {repeal}, {overturn}, {rescind}, {vacate}]

countermarch
n : (military) a march in the reverse direction or back along the same route
v 1: march back along the same way
2: change the order of soldiers during a march

countermeasure
n : an action taken to offset another action

countermine
n : (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy
v 1: destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" [syn: {sabotage}, {undermine}, {counteract}, {subvert}, {weaken}]
2: destroy enemy mines with one's own mines; "We countermined the banks of the river"

countermortar fire
n : mortar fire intended to destroy or neutralize enemy weapons

countermove
n : an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc. [syn: {counterattack}]

counteroffensive
n : a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force

counteroffer
n : an offer made by someone who has rejected a prior offer

counterpane
n : decorative cover for a bed [syn: {bedspread}, {bedcover}, {bed cover}, {bed covering}, {spread}]

counterpart
n 1: a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another [syn: {opposite number}, {vis-a-vis}]
2: a duplicate copy [syn: {similitude}, {twin}]

counterperson
n : someone who attends a counter (as in a diner) [syn: {counterwoman}, {counterman}]

counterplan
n : a plot intended to subvert another plot [syn: {counterplot}]

counterplay
n : (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board [syn: {counterattack}]

counterplea
n : a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea

counterplot
n : a plot intended to subvert another plot [syn: {counterplan}]
v : make a plot in response to another plot [also: {counterplotting}, {counterplotted}]

counterplotted
See {counterplot}

counterplotted
counterplot
n : a plot intended to subvert another plot [syn: {counterplan}]
v : make a plot in response to another plot [also: {counterplotting}, {counterplotted}]

counterplotting
See {counterplot}

counterplotting
counterplot
n : a plot intended to subvert another plot [syn: {counterplan}]
v : make a plot in response to another plot [also: {counterplotting}, {counterplotted}]

counterpoint
n : a musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies
v 1: to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities" [syn: {contrast}]
2: write in counterpoint; "Bach perfected the art of counterpointing"

counterpoise
n : an equivalent counterbalancing weight [syn: {counterweight}, {counterbalance}, {balance}, {equalizer}, {equaliser}]
v : constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to [syn: {counterweight}, {counterpose}]

counterpoised
adj : brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that offsets another [syn: {counterbalanced}]

counterpoison
n : a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison [syn: {antidote}]

counterpose
v : constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to [syn: {counterweight}, {counterpoise}]

counterpreparation fire
n : intensive prearranged fire delivered when the immanence of enemy attack is discovered

counterproductive
adj : tending to hinder the achievement of a goal

counterproposal
n : a proposal offered as an alternative to an earlier proposal

counterpunch
n : a return punch (especially by a boxer) [syn: {parry}, {counter}]

counterreformation
n : a reformation intended to counter the results of a prior reformation

counterrevolution
n : a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution

counterrevolutionary
adj : marked by opposition or antipathy to revolution; "ostracized for his counterrevolutionary tendencies" [ant: {revolutionary}]
n : a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution [syn: {counterrevolutionist}, {counter-revolutionist}]

counter-revolutionist
n : a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution [syn: {counterrevolutionist}, {counterrevolutionary}]

counterrevolutionist
n : a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution [syn: {counter-revolutionist}, {counterrevolutionary}]

counter-sabotage
n : counterintelligence designed to detect and counteract sabotage

countersank
See {countersink}

countersank
countersink
n 1: a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface
2: a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole [syn: {counterbore}, {countersink bit}]
v : insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink) [syn: {set}] [also: {countersunk}, {countersank}]

countershot
n : a return shot; a retaliatory shot

countersign
n 1: a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password" [syn: {password}, {watchword}, {word}, {parole}]
2: a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed [syn: {countersignature}]
v : add one's signature to after another's to attest authenticity; "You must countersign on this line of the contract"

countersignature
n : a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed [syn: {countersign}]

countersink
n 1: a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface
2: a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole [syn: {counterbore}, {countersink bit}]
v : insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink) [syn: {set}] [also: {countersunk}, {countersank}]

countersink bit
n : a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole [syn: {counterbore}, {countersink}]

counterspy
n : a spy who works against enemy espionage [syn: {mole}]

counterstain
n : a stain of contrasting color that is used when the principal stain does not show the structure clearly

counterstrike
v : make a counterattack [syn: {counterattack}]

countersubversion
n : the aspect of counterintelligence designed to detect and prevent subversive activities

countersuit
n : a suit brought against someone who has sued you

countersunk
See {countersink}

countersunk
countersink
n 1: a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface
2: a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole [syn: {counterbore}, {countersink bit}]
v : insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink) [syn: {set}] [also: {countersunk}, {countersank}]

countertenor
adj : of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor [syn: {alto}]
n 1: a male singer with a voice above that of a tenor
2: the highest adult male singing voice [syn: {alto}]

counterterrorism
n : a strategy intended to prevent or counter terrorism

Counterterrorist Center
n : an agency that helps the Director of Central Intelligence coordinate counterterrorist efforts in order to preempt and disrupt and defeat terrorist activities at the earliest possible stage [syn: {CTC}]

countertop
n : the top side of a counter

countertransference
n : the psychoanalyst's displacement of emotion onto the patient or more generally the psychoanalyst's emotional involvement in the therapeutic interaction

countervail
v 1: compensate for or counterbalance; "offset deposits and withdrawals" [syn: {offset}]
2: oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues" [syn: {counteract}, {neutralize}, {counterbalance}]

countervailing
adj 1: compensating for [syn: {offsetting}, {compensatory}, {compensative}]
2: acting against with equal force or influence

countervailing duty
n : a duty imposed to offset subsidies by foreign governments

counterweight
n : an equivalent counterbalancing weight [syn: {counterbalance}, {counterpoise}, {balance}, {equalizer}, {equaliser}]
v : constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to [syn: {counterpoise}, {counterpose}]

counterwoman
n : someone who attends a counter (as in a diner) [syn: {counterperson}, {counterman}]

countess
n : female equivalent of a count or earl

counting
n : the act of counting; "the counting continued for several hours" [syn: {count}, {numeration}, {enumeration}, {reckoning}, {tally}]

countinghouse
n : office used by the accountants of a business

countless
adj : too numerous to be counted; "incalculable riches"; "countless hours"; "an infinite number of reasons"; "innumerable difficulties"; "the multitudinous seas"; "myriad stars"; "untold thousands" [syn: {infinite}, {innumerable}, {innumerous}, {myriad(a)}, {multitudinous}, {numberless}, {uncounted}, {unnumberable}, {unnumbered}, {unnumerable}]

countlessness
n : a number beyond counting [syn: {innumerableness}]

countrified
adj : characteristic of rural life; "countrified clothes"; "rustic awkwardness" [syn: {countryfied}, {rustic}]

country
n 1: the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" [syn: {state}, {land}]
2: a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land" [syn: {state}, {nation}, {land}, {commonwealth}, {res publica}, {body politic}]
3: the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him" [syn: {nation}, {land}, {a people}]
4: an area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country" [syn: {rural area}] [ant: {urban area}]
5: a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" [syn: {area}]

country and western
n : a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments [syn: {country music}, {C and W}]

country borage
n : an aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South Africa; sometimes placed in genus Plectranthus [syn: {Coleus aromaticus}, {Coleus amboinicus}, {Plectranthus amboinicus}]

country club
n : a suburban club for recreation and socializing

country dancing
n : a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line [syn: {country-dance}, {contredanse}, {contra danse}, {contradance}]

country doctor
n : a doctor who practices in the country (rather than in a city) usually remote from a modern hospital; "do country doctors still make house calls?"

country house
n : a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country

country music
n : a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments [syn: {country and western}, {C and W}]

country of origin
n : the country where you were born [syn: {fatherland}, {homeland}, {motherland}, {mother country}, {native land}]

country store
n : a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise [syn: {general store}, {trading post}]

country-bred
adj : rough and uncouth; "a country boy"

country-dance
n : a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line [syn: {country dancing}, {contredanse}, {contra danse}, {contradance}]
v : perform a contradance [syn: {contradance}, {contredanse}, {contra danse}]

countryfied
adj : characteristic of rural life; "countrified clothes"; "rustic awkwardness" [syn: {countrified}, {rustic}]

countryman
n 1: a man from your own country
2: a man who lives in the country and has country ways

countryseat
n : an estate in the country

countryside
n : rural regions

country-style
adj : typical of the country; "country-style sausage"; "country music"

countrywide
adj : occurring or extending throughout a country or nation; "the event aroused nationwide interest"; "a countrywide fund-raising campaign" [syn: {nationwide}]

countrywoman
n 1: a woman who lives in the country and has country ways
2: a woman from your own country

counts/minute
n : frequency per minute [syn: {count per minute}]

county
n 1: a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government; "the county has a population of 12,345 people"
2: the largest administrative district within a state; "the county plans to build a new road"

county agent
n : an advisor employed by the government to assist people in rural areas with methods of farming and home economics [syn: {agricultural agent}, {extension agent}]

county council
n : the elected governing body of a county

county courthouse
n : the town or city that is the seat of government for a county [syn: {county seat}]

county line
n : the boundary between two counties

county palatine
n : the territory of a count palatine

county seat
n : the town or city that is the seat of government for a county [syn: {county courthouse}]

county town
n : the town or city that is the seat of government for a shire [syn: {shire town}]

countywide
adj : occurring or extending throughout a county; "a countywide war on drugs"; "countywide elections"

coup
n 1: a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force [syn: {coup d'etat}, {putsch}, {takeover}]
2: a brilliant and notable success

coup de grace
n : the blow that kills (usually mercifully) [syn: {deathblow}]

coup de main
n : an attack without warning [syn: {surprise attack}]

coup de theatre
n 1: a dramatic surprise
2: a sensational bit of stagecraft
3: a highly successful theatrical production

coup d'etat
n : a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force [syn: {coup}, {putsch}, {takeover}]

coup d'oeil
n : a quick look [syn: {glance}, {glimpse}]

coupe
n : a car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartment

Couperin
n : French composer of music for organ and a member of a family of distinguished organists (1668-1733) [syn: {Francois Couperin}]

couple
n 1: a small indefinite number; "he's coming for a couple of days"
2: a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from Chicago" [syn: {mates}, {match}]
3: a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome" [syn: {twosome}, {duo}, {duet}]
4: two items of the same kind [syn: {pair}, {twosome}, {twain}, {brace}, {span}, {yoke}, {couplet}, {distich}, {duo}, {duet}, {dyad}, {duad}]
5: something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines
v 1: bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project" [syn: {match}, {mate}, {pair}, {twin}]
2: link together; "can we couple these proposals?" [syn: {couple on}, {couple up}] [ant: {uncouple}]
3: form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off" [syn: {pair}, {pair off}, {partner off}]
4: make love; "Birds mate in the Spring" [syn: {copulate}, {mate}, {pair}]

couple on
v : link together; "can we couple these proposals?" [syn: {couple}, {couple up}] [ant: {uncouple}]

couple up
v : link together; "can we couple these proposals?" [syn: {couple}, {couple on}] [ant: {uncouple}]

coupled
adj 1: joined together especially in a pair or pairs [syn: {conjugate}, {conjugated}]
2: connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks [syn: {joined}, {linked}]

coupler
n : a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects [syn: {coupling}]

couplet
n 1: two items of the same kind [syn: {couple}, {pair}, {twosome}, {twain}, {brace}, {span}, {yoke}, {distich}, {duo}, {duet}, {dyad}, {duad}]
2: a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed

coupling
n 1: a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together [syn: {yoke}]
2: a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects [syn: {coupler}]
3: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring" [syn: {mating}, {pairing}, {conjugation}, {union}, {sexual union}]

coupon
n 1: a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed [syn: {voucher}]
2: a test sample of some substance

coupon bond
n : a bond issued with detachable coupons that must be presented to the issuer for interest payments [syn: {bearer bond}]

courage
n : a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger of pain without showing fear [syn: {courageousness}, {bravery}] [ant: {cowardice}]

courageous
adj : possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory" [syn: {brave}, {fearless}] [ant: {cowardly}]

courageously
adv : in a courageous manner; "bravely he went into the burning house" [syn: {bravely}]

courageousness
n : a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger of pain without showing fear [syn: {courage}, {bravery}] [ant: {cowardice}]

courbaril
n : West Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles of large white or purplish flowers; yields very hard tough wood [syn: {Hymenaea courbaril}]

courbaril copal
n : resin from the courbaril tree

Courbet
n : French painter noted for his realistic depiction of everyday scenes (1819-1877) [syn: {Gustave Courbet}]

coureur de bois
n : a French Canadian trapper

courgette
n 1: marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small [syn: {zucchini}]
2: small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green [syn: {zucchini}]

courier
n : a person who carries a message [syn: {messenger}]

courlan
n : wading bird of South America and Central America [syn: {Aramus guarauna}]

course
n 1: education imparted in a series of lessons or class meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes" [syn: {course of study}, {course of instruction}, {class}]
2: a connected series of events or actions or developments; "the government took a firm course"; "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available" [syn: {line}]
3: facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport; "the course had only nine holes"; "the course was less than a mile"
4: a mode of action; "if you persist in that course you will surely fail"; "once a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place" [syn: {course of action}]
5: a line or route along which something travels or moves; "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river" [syn: {path}, {track}]
6: general line of orientation; "the river takes a southern course"; "the northeastern trend of the coast" [syn: {trend}]
7: part of a meal served at one time; "she prepared a three course meal"
8: (construction) a layer of masonry; "a course of bricks" [syn: {row}]
adv : as might be expected; "naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill" [syn: {naturally}, {of course}] [ant: {unnaturally}]
v 1: move swiftly through or over; "ships coursing the Atlantic"
2: move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" [syn: {run}, {flow}, {feed}]
3: hunt with hounds; "He often courses hares"

course catalog
n : a catalog listing the courses offered by a college or university [syn: {course catalogue}, {prospectus}]

course catalogue
n : a catalog listing the courses offered by a college or university [syn: {course catalog}, {prospectus}]

course credit
n : recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours [syn: {credit}]

course of action
n : a mode of action; "if you persist in that course you will surely fail"; "once a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place" [syn: {course}]

course of instruction
n : education imparted in a series of lessons or class meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes" [syn: {course}, {course of study}, {class}]

course of lectures
n : a series of lectures dealing with a subject

course of study
n 1: an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university" [syn: {program}, {programme}, {curriculum}, {syllabus}]
2: education imparted in a series of lessons or class meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes" [syn: {course}, {course of instruction}, {class}]

course session
n : a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study [syn: {class period}, {recitation}]

courser
n : swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa

coursework
n : work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course

coursing
n : hunting with dogs that are trained to chase game by sight instead of by scent

court
n 1: an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business [syn: {tribunal}, {judicature}]
2: the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state [syn: {royal court}]
3: a specially marked area within which a game is played; "players had to reserve a court in advance"
4: a room in which a law court sits; "television cameras were admitted in the courtroom" [syn: {courtroom}]
5: a yard wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court" [syn: {courtyard}]
6: the residence of a sovereign or nobleman; "the king will visit the duke's court"
7: the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince [syn: {royal court}]
8: a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area [syn: {motor hotel}, {motor inn}, {motor lodge}, {tourist court}]
9: Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947) [syn: {Margaret Court}] 10: respectful deference; "pay court to the emperor" [syn: {homage}]
v 1: make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary" [syn: {woo}, {romance}, {solicit}]
2: seek someone's favor; "China is wooing Russia" [syn: {woo}]
3: engage in social activities leading to marriage; "We were courting for over ten years"

court card
n : one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face [syn: {face card}, {picture card}]

court favor
v : seek favor by fawning or flattery; "This employee is currying favor with his superordinates" [syn: {curry favor}, {curry favour}, {court favour}]

court favour
v : seek favor by fawning or flattery; "This employee is currying favor with his superordinates" [syn: {curry favor}, {curry favour}, {court favor}]

court game
n : an athletic game played on a court

court of appeals
n : a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies [syn: {appellate court}, {appeals court}]

court of assize
n : the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by crown courts) [syn: {assizes}, {court of assize and nisi prius}]

court of assize and nisi prius
n : the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by crown courts) [syn: {assizes}, {court of assize}]

court of chancery
n : a court with jurisdiction in equity [syn: {chancery}]

court of domestic relations
n : a court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children) [syn: {family court}, {domestic relations court}]

Court of Saint James's
n : the British royal court

court order
n : a writ issued by a court of law requiring a person to do something or to refrain from doing something

court plaster
n : a plaster composed of isinglass on silk; formerly used to dress superficial wounds

court tennis
n : an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled court [syn: {royal tennis}, {real tennis}]

Courtelle
n : a wool-like acrylic fabric

courteous
adj 1: exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture" [syn: {gracious}, {nice}]
2: characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners; "if a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the world"-Francis Bacon [ant: {discourteous}]

courteously
adv : in a polite manner; "the policeman answered politely, `Now look here, lady...'" [syn: {politely}, {with courtesy}, {in a well mannered way}, {with politeness}] [ant: {impolitely}, {impolitely}]

courtesan
n : a woman who cohabits with an important man [syn: {concubine}, {doxy}, {odalisque}, {paramour}]

courtesy
n 1: a courteous or respectful or considerate act
2: a courteous or respectful or considerate remark
3: a courteous manner [syn: {good manners}] [ant: {discourtesy}]

courthouse
n 1: a government building that houses the offices of a county government
2: a building that houses judicial courts

courtier
n : an attendant at the court of a sovereign

courting
n : a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage); "its was a brief and intense courtship" [syn: {courtship}, {wooing}, {suit}]

courtlier
See {courtly}

courtlier
courtly
adj : refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; "a courtly gentleman" [syn: {elegant}, {formal}, {stately}] [also: {courtliest}, {courtlier}]

courtliest
See {courtly}

courtliest
courtly
adj : refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; "a courtly gentleman" [syn: {elegant}, {formal}, {stately}] [also: {courtliest}, {courtlier}]

courtliness
n : elegance suggestive of a royal court

courtly
adj : refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; "a courtly gentleman" [syn: {elegant}, {formal}, {stately}] [also: {courtliest}, {courtlier}]

courtly love
n : (Middle Ages) a highly conventionalized code of conduct for lovers

court-martial
n 1: a military court to try serious breaches of martial law
2: a trial by court martial
v : subject to trial by court-martial [also: {court-martialling}, {court-martialled}]

court-martialled
See {court-martial}

court-martialled
court-martial
n 1: a military court to try serious breaches of martial law
2: a trial by court martial
v : subject to trial by court-martial [also: {court-martialling}, {court-martialled}]

court-martialling
See {court-martial}

court-martialling
court-martial
n 1: a military court to try serious breaches of martial law
2: a trial by court martial
v : subject to trial by court-martial [also: {court-martialling}, {court-martialled}]

courtroom
n : a room in which a law court sits; "television cameras were admitted in the courtroom" [syn: {court}]

courts martial
See {court martial}

courtship
n : a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage); "its was a brief and intense courtship" [syn: {wooing}, {courting}, {suit}]

courtyard
n : a yard wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court" [syn: {court}]

couscous
n 1: a spicy dish that originated in northern Africa; consists of pasta steamed with a meat and vegetable stew
2: a pasta made in northern Africa of crushed and steamed semolina

cousin
n : the child of your aunt or uncle [syn: {first cousin}, {cousin-german}, {full cousin}]

cousin-german
n : the child of your aunt or uncle [syn: {cousin}, {first cousin}, {full cousin}]

cousinly
adj : like or befitting a cousin; "a cousinly kiss" [ant: {uncousinly}]

Cousteau
n : French underwater explorer (born in 1910) [syn: {Jacques Costeau}, {Jacques Yves Costeau}]

couteaux
See {couteau}

couth
adj : used facetiously

couthie
adj : (chiefly Scottish) agreeable and genial [syn: {couthy}]

couthy
adj : (chiefly Scottish) agreeable and genial [syn: {couthie}]

couture
n : high fashion designing and dressmaking

couturier
n : someone who designs clothing [syn: {fashion designer}, {clothes designer}, {designer}]

couvade
n : a custom among some peoples whereby the husband of a pregnant wife is put to bed at the time of bearing the child

couverture
n : chocolate that contains at least 32 percent cocoa butter

covalence
n : valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share [syn: {covalency}]

covalency
n : valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share [syn: {covalence}]

covalent
adj : of or relating to or characterized by covalence; "covalent bond"

covalent bond
n : a chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule

covariance
n : statistical measure of the variance of two random variables measured in the same mean time period

cove
n 1: a small inlet
2: small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain

coven
n : an assembly of witches; usually 13 witches

covenant
n 1: a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action [syn: {compact}, {concordat}]
2: (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return
v 1: enter into a covenenant
2: enter into a covenant or formal agreement; "They covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of silver"; "The nations covenanted to fight terrorism around the world"

Coventry
n 1: the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent); "the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry" [syn: {banishment}, {ostracism}]
2: an industrial city in central England; devastated by air raids during World War II; remembered as the home of Lady Godiva in the 11th century

cover
n 1: a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "they crouched behind the screen"; "under cover of darkness" [syn: {screen}, {covert}, {concealment}]
2: bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep" [syn: {blanket}]
3: the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft" [syn: {covering}, {screening}, {masking}]
4: the front and back covering of a book; "the book had a leather binding" [syn: {binding}, {book binding}, {back}]
5: a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover" [syn: {covering}, {natural covering}]
6: covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container); "he removed the top of the carton"; "he couldn't get the top off of the bottle"; "put the cover back on the kettle" [syn: {top}]
7: fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations; "artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal" [syn: {covering fire}]
8: a fixed charge by a restaurant or night club over and above the charge for food and drink [syn: {cover charge}]
9: a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else; "they made a cover of a Beatles' song" [syn: {cover version}, {cover song}] 10: a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent); "her new name and passport are cover for her next assignment"
v 1: provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" [ant: {uncover}]
2: form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave" [syn: {spread over}]
3: span an interval of distance, space or time; "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres" [syn: {extend}]
4: provide for; "The grant doesn't cover my salary"
5: deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China" [syn: {treat}, {handle}, {plow}, {deal}, {address}]
6: include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group" [syn: {embrace}, {encompass}, {comprehend}]
7: travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" [syn: {traverse}, {track}, {cross}, {pass over}, {get over}, {get across}, {cut through}, {cut across}]
8: be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism; "Snow reported on China in the 1950's"; "The cub reporter covered New York City" [syn: {report}]
9: hold within range of an aimed firearm 10: to take an action to protect against future problems; "Count the cash in the drawer twice just to cover yourself" 11: hide from view or knowledge; "The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House" [syn: {cover up}] 12: protect or defend (a position in a game); "he covered left field" 13: maintain a check on; especially by patrolling; "The second officer covered the top floor" 14: protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this" [syn: {insure}, {underwrite}] 15: make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father" [syn: {compensate}, {overcompensate}] 16: invest with a large or excessive amount of something; "She covered herself with glory" 17: help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities; "She is covering for our secretary who is ill this week" 18: be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of; "Is this enough to cover the check?" 19: spread over a surface to conceal or protect; "This paint covers well" 20: cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery" [syn: {shroud}, {enshroud}, {hide}] 21: copulate with a female, used especially of horses; "The horse covers the mare" [syn: {breed}] 22: put something on top of something else; "cover the meat with a lot of gravy" [syn: {overlay}] 23: play a higher card than the one previously played; "Smith covered again" 24: be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game 25: sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs" [syn: {brood}, {hatch}, {incubate}] 26: clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!" [syn: {wrap up}]

cover charge
n : a fixed charge by a restaurant or night club over and above the charge for food and drink [syn: {cover}]

cover crop
n : crop planted to prevent soil erosion and provide green manure

cover for
v : provide an excuse or alibi for someone so as to cover up guilt; "I won't lie and cover for you"

cover girl
n : a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model [syn: {pin-up}, {lovely}]

cover glass
n : a small and very thing piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide [syn: {cover slip}]

cover letter
n : a letter sent along with other documents to provide additional information [syn: {covering letter}]

cover plate
n : covering consisting of a plate used to cover over or close in a chamber or receptacle

cover slip
n : a small and very thing piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide [syn: {cover glass}]

cover song
n : a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else; "they made a cover of a Beatles' song" [syn: {cover}, {cover version}]

cover up
v : hide from view or knowledge; "The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House" [syn: {cover}]

cover version
n : a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else; "they made a cover of a Beatles' song" [syn: {cover}, {cover song}]

coverage
n 1: the total amount and type of insurance carried [syn: {insurance coverage}]
2: the extent to which something is covered; "the dictionary's coverage of standard English is excellent"
3: the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television; "they accused the paper of biased coverage of race relations" [syn: {reporting}, {reportage}]

coverall
n : a loose-fitting protective garment that is worn over other clothing

covered
adj 1: overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form; "women with covered faces"; "covered wagons"; "a covered balcony" [ant: {uncovered}]
2: having the head and face covered; "the bride's veiled head"; "veiled Muslim women"

covered bridge
n : a bridge whose passageway is protected by a roof and enclosing sides

covered couch
n : a litter with a cover for privacy

covered option
n : a put or call option backed by the shares underlying the option

covered smut
n : a smut fungus causing a smut disease of grains in which the spore masses are covered or held together by the grain membranes

covered stadium
n : a stadium that has a roof [syn: {dome}, {domed stadium}]

covered stand
n : a stand at a racecourse or stadium consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats that are under a protective roof [syn: {grandstand}]

covered wagon
n : a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century [syn: {Conestoga wagon}, {Conestoga}, {prairie wagon}, {prairie schooner}]

covering
n 1: a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover" [syn: {natural covering}, {cover}]
2: an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
3: the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft" [syn: {cover}, {screening}, {masking}]
4: the act of protecting something by covering it
5: the work of applying something; "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint"; [syn: {application}, {coating}]

covering fire
n : fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations; "artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal" [syn: {cover}]

covering letter
n : a letter sent along with other documents to provide additional information [syn: {cover letter}]

covering material
n : a material used by builders to cover surfaces

coverlet
n : a decorative bedspread (usually quilted)

covert
adj 1: secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels" [ant: {overt}]
2: of a wife; under the protection of her husband
n 1: a flock of coots
2: a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "they crouched behind the screen"; "under cover of darkness" [syn: {screen}, {cover}, {concealment}]

covert operation
n : an intelligence operation so planned as to permit plausible denial by the sponsor

covertly
adv : in a covert manner; "he did it covertly" [ant: {overtly}]

cover-up
n : concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public

covet
v : wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person); "She covets her sister's house"

coveted
adj : greatly desired [syn: {desired}, {in demand(p)}, {sought after}]

covetous
adj 1: showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages; "he was never covetous before he met her"; "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"; "envious of their art collection" [syn: {envious}, {jealous}]
2: immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees" [syn: {avaricious}, {grabby}, {grasping}, {greedy}, {prehensile}]

covetously
adv 1: with jealousy; in an envious manner; "he looked at his friend's new car jealously" [syn: {enviously}, {jealously}]
2: in a greedy manner [syn: {avariciously}, {greedily}]

covetousness
n 1: an envious eagerness to possess something
2: extreme greed for material wealth [syn: {avarice}, {avariciousness}, {cupidity}]
3: reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: {avarice}, {greed}, {rapacity}, {avaritia}]

covey
n 1: a small collection of people
2: a small flock of grouse or partridge

coville
n : desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers [syn: {creosote bush}, {hediondilla}, {Larrea tridentata}]

cow
n 1: female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term" [syn: {moo-cow}]
2: mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull'
3: a large unpleasant woman
v : subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats) [syn: {overawe}]

cow barn
n : a barn for cows [syn: {cowbarn}, {cowshed}, {cowhouse}]

cow chip
n : a piece of dried bovine dung [syn: {chip}, {cow dung}, {buffalo chip}]

cow cockle
n : European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated flower or self-sown grainfield weed; introduced in North America; sometimes classified as a soapwort [syn: {cowherb}, {Vaccaria hispanica}, {Vaccaria pyramidata}, {Saponaria vaccaria}]

cow dung
n : a piece of dried bovine dung [syn: {chip}, {cow chip}, {buffalo chip}]

cow lily
n : common water lily of eastern and central North America, having broad leaves and globe-shaped yellow flowers; in sluggish fresh or slightly brackish water [syn: {spatterdock}, {yellow pond lily}, {Nuphar advena}]

cow man
n : a man who raises (or tends) cattle [syn: {cattleman}, {beef man}]

cow manure
n : cow excreta used as fertilizer

cow oak
n : medium to large deciduous tree of the eastern United States; its durable wood is used as timber or split and woven into baskets or chair seats [syn: {basket oak}, {Quercus prinus}, {Quercus montana}]

cow parsley
n : coarse erect biennial Old World herb introduced as a weed in eastern North America [syn: {wild chervil}, {Anthriscus sylvestris}]

cow parsnip
n : tall coarse plant having thick stems and cluster of white to purple flowers [syn: {hogweed}, {Heracleum sphondylium}]

cow pasture
n : a pasture for cows

cow pen
n : a pen for cattle [syn: {cattle pen}, {corral}]

cow pie
n : fecal matter of a cow [syn: {cowpie}]

cow pony
n : a light saddle horse trained for herding cattle

cow shark
n : large primitive shark widely distributed in warm seas [syn: {six-gilled shark}, {Hexanchus griseus}]

cowage
n 1: pods of the cowage plant or the stinging hairs covering them; used as a vermifuge when mixed with e.g. honey
2: annual semi-woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing [syn: {velvet bean}, {Bengal bean}, {Benghal bean}, {Florida bean}, {Mucuna pruriens utilis}, {Mucuna deeringiana}, {Mucuna aterrima}, {Stizolobium deeringiana}]

coward
n 1: a person who shows fear or timidity
2: English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973) [syn: {Noel Coward}, {Sir Noel Pierce Coward}]

cowardice
n : the trait of lacking courage [syn: {cowardliness}] [ant: {courage}]

cowardliness
n : the trait of lacking courage [syn: {cowardice}] [ant: {courage}]

cowardly
adj : lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley [syn: {fearful}] [ant: {brave}]

cowbarn
n : a barn for cows [syn: {cowshed}, {cow barn}, {cowhouse}]

cowbell
n : a bell hung around the neck of cow so that the cow can be easily located

cowberry
n 1: low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries [syn: {mountain cranberry}, {lingonberry}, {lingenberry}, {lingberry}, {foxberry}, {Vaccinium vitis-idaea}]
2: tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller [syn: {lingonberry}, {mountain cranberry}, {lowbush cranberry}]

cowbird
n : North American blackbird that follows cattle and lays eggs in other birds' nests

cowboy
n 1: a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback [syn: {cowpuncher}, {puncher}, {cowman}, {cattleman}, {cowpoke}, {cowhand}, {cowherd}]
2: a performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging [syn: {rodeo rider}]
3: someone who is reckless or irresponsible (especially in driving vehicles)

cowboy boot
n : a boot with a high arch and fancy stitching; worn by American cowboys [syn: {cowboy boots}]

cowboy boots
n : a boot with a high arch and fancy stitching; worn by American cowboys [syn: {cowboy boot}]

cowboy hat
n : a hat with a wide brim and a soft crown; worn by American ranch hands [syn: {ten-gallon hat}]

cowcatcher
n : an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track [syn: {fender}, {buffer}, {pilot}]

cowed
adj : frightened into submission or compliance [syn: {browbeaten}, {bullied}, {hangdog}, {intimidated}]

cower
v 1: crouch or curl up; "They huddled outside in the rain" [syn: {huddle}]
2: show submission or fear [syn: {fawn}, {crawl}, {creep}, {cringe}, {grovel}]

cowfish
n : trunkfish having hornlike spines over the eyes [syn: {Lactophrys quadricornis}] [also: {cowfishes} (pl)]

cowfishes
See {cowfish}

cowfishes
cowfish
n : trunkfish having hornlike spines over the eyes [syn: {Lactophrys quadricornis}] [also: {cowfishes} (pl)]

cowgirl
n : a woman cowboy

cowhand
n : a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback [syn: {cowboy}, {cowpuncher}, {puncher}, {cowman}, {cattleman}, {cowpoke}, {cowherd}]

cowherb
n : European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated flower or self-sown grainfield weed; introduced in North America; sometimes classified as a soapwort [syn: {cow cockle}, {Vaccaria hispanica}, {Vaccaria pyramidata}, {Saponaria vaccaria}]

cowherd
n : a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback [syn: {cowboy}, {cowpuncher}, {puncher}, {cowman}, {cattleman}, {cowpoke}, {cowhand}]

cowhide
n 1: leather made from the hide of a cow [syn: {cowskin}]
2: the hide of a cow
3: a heavy flexible whip made of braided cowhide
v : flog with a cowhide

cowhouse
n : a barn for cows [syn: {cowbarn}, {cowshed}, {cow barn}]

cowl
n 1: protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine; "there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars"; "the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine" [syn: {hood}, {bonnet}, {cowling}]
2: a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk)
v : cover with or as with a cowl; "cowl the boys and veil the girls"

cowl muscle
n : either of two flat triangular muscles of the shoulder and upper back that are involved in moving the shoulders and arms [syn: {trapezius}, {trapezius muscle}, {musculus trapezius}]

cowled
adj : having the head enclosed in a cowl or hood; "a cowled monk"

cowlick
n : a tuft of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest of the hair and usually will not lie flat

cowling
n : protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine; "there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars"; "the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine" [syn: {hood}, {bonnet}, {cowl}]

cowman
n : a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback [syn: {cowboy}, {cowpuncher}, {puncher}, {cattleman}, {cowpoke}, {cowhand}, {cowherd}]

cownose ray
n : large ray found along eastern coast of North America [syn: {cow-nosed ray}, {Rhinoptera bonasus}]

cow-nosed ray
n : large ray found along eastern coast of North America [syn: {cownose ray}, {Rhinoptera bonasus}]

co-worker
n : an associate you work with [syn: {colleague}, {fellow worker}, {workfellow}]

cowpea
n 1: fruit or seed of the cowpea plant [syn: {black-eyed pea}]
2: sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure [syn: {cowpea plant}, {black-eyed pea}, {Vigna unguiculata}, {Vigna sinensis}]
3: eaten fresh as shell beans or dried [syn: {black-eyed pea}]

cowpea plant
n : sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure [syn: {cowpea}, {black-eyed pea}, {Vigna unguiculata}, {Vigna sinensis}]

cowpen daisy
n : coarse grayish green annual yellow-flowered herb; southwestern United States to Mexico [syn: {golden crownbeard}, {golden crown beard}, {butter daisy}, {Verbesina encelioides}, {Ximenesia encelioides}]

Cowpens
n : battle in the American Revolution; Americans under Daniel Morgan defeated the British [syn: {battle of Cowpens}]

Cowper
n 1: English surgeon who discovered Cowper's gland (1666-1709) [syn: {William Cowper}]
2: English poet who wrote hymns and poetry about nature (1731-1800) [syn: {William Cowper}]

Cowper's gland
n : either of two glands that discharge a component of seminal fluid into the urethra; homologous to Bartholin's gland in the female [syn: {bulbourethral gland}]

cowpie
n : fecal matter of a cow [syn: {cow pie}]

cowpoke
n : a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback [syn: {cowboy}, {cowpuncher}, {puncher}, {cowman}, {cattleman}, {cowhand}, {cowherd}]

cowpox
n : a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox [syn: {vaccinia}]

cowpuncher
n : a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback [syn: {cowboy}, {puncher}, {cowman}, {cattleman}, {cowpoke}, {cowhand}, {cowherd}]

cowrie
n : any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells [syn: {cowry}]

cowry
n : any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells [syn: {cowrie}]

cows
n : domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen" [syn: {cattle}, {kine}, {oxen}, {Bos taurus}]

cow's head
n : a morel with the ridged and pitted fertile portion attached to the stipe for about half its length [syn: {Morchella semilibera}, {half-free morel}]

cows' milk
n : milk obtained from dairy cows

cowshed
n : a barn for cows [syn: {cowbarn}, {cow barn}, {cowhouse}]

cowskin
n : leather made from the hide of a cow [syn: {cowhide}]

cowslip
n 1: early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers [syn: {paigle}, {Primula veris}]
2: swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups [syn: {marsh marigold}, {kingcup}, {meadow bright}, {May blob}, {water dragon}, {Caltha palustris}]

cow-tongue fern
n : common epiphytic or sometimes terrestrial fern having pale yellow-green strap-shaped leaves; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Uruguay [syn: {Florida strap fern}, {hart's-tongue fern}]

Cox
n 1: either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin [syn: {cyclooxygenase}]
2: the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew [syn: {coxswain}]
v : act as the coxswain, in a boat race

Cox-1
n : an enzyme that regulates prostaglandins that are important for the health of the stomach lining and kidneys; "an unfortunate side effect of Nsaids is that they block Cox-1" [syn: {cyclooxygenase-1}]

Cox-2
n : an enzyme that makes prostaglandins that cause inflammation and pain and fever; "the beneficial effects of Nsaids result from their ability to block Cox-2" [syn: {cyclooxygenase-2}]

Cox-2 inhibitor
n : an anti-inflammatory drug that blocks Cox-2 activity without impeding the activity of Cox-1; "Cox-2 inhibitors reduce the symptoms of arthritis without endangering the stomach and kidneys"

coxa
n : the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum [syn: {hip}, {hip joint}, {articulatio coxae}] [also: {coxae} (pl)]

coxae
See {coxa}

coxae
coxa
n : the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum [syn: {hip}, {hip joint}, {articulatio coxae}] [also: {coxae} (pl)]

coxcomb
n 1: a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments [syn: {cockscomb}]
2: a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red [syn: {cockscomb}]
3: the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds [syn: {comb}, {cockscomb}]

Cox's Orange Pippin
n : a yellow Pippin with distinctive flavor

Coxsackie virus
n : enterovirus causing a disease resembling poliomyelitis but without paralysis [syn: {coxsackievirus}]

coxsackievirus
n : enterovirus causing a disease resembling poliomyelitis but without paralysis [syn: {Coxsackie virus}]

coxswain
n : the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew [syn: {cox}]

coy
adj 1: affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way [syn: {demure}, {overmodest}]
2: showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement; "a politician coy about his intentions"
3: modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures; "like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled"

coydog
n : offspring of a coyote and a dog

coyly
adv : in a coy manner; "she pouted and looked at him coyly"

coyness
n : the affectation of being demure in a provocative way [syn: {demureness}]

coyol
n : tropical American palm having edible nuts and yielding a useful fiber [syn: {coyol palm}, {Acrocomia vinifera}]

coyol palm
n : tropical American palm having edible nuts and yielding a useful fiber [syn: {coyol}, {Acrocomia vinifera}]

coyote
n 1: small wolf native to western North America [syn: {prairie wolf}, {brush wolf}, {Canis latrans}]
2: someone who smuggles illegal immigrants into the United States (usually acress the Mexican border)
3: a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time)

coyote brush
n : widely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United States with flower heads in a leafy panicle [syn: {coyote bush}, {chaparral broom}, {kidney wort}, {Baccharis pilularis}]

coyote bush
n : widely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United States with flower heads in a leafy panicle [syn: {coyote brush}, {chaparral broom}, {kidney wort}, {Baccharis pilularis}]

Coyote State
n : a state in north central United States [syn: {South Dakota}, {Mount Rushmore State}, {SD}]

coypu
n : aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur [syn: {nutria}, {Myocastor coypus}]

cozen
v 1: be false to; be dishonest with [syn: {deceive}, {lead on}, {delude}]
2: act with artful deceit
3: cheat or trick; "He cozened the money out of the old man"

cozenage
n : a fraudulent business scheme [syn: {scam}]

cozey
n : a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm [syn: {cosy}, {tea cosy}, {cosey}, {tea cosey}, {cozy}, {tea cozy}, {tea cozey}, {cozie}, {tea cozie}]

cozie
n : a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm [syn: {cosy}, {tea cosy}, {cosey}, {tea cosey}, {cozy}, {tea cozy}, {cozey}, {tea cozey}, {tea cozie}]

cozier
See {cozy}

cozier
cozy
adj 1: enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space; "a cozy nook near the fire"; "snug in bed"; "a snug little apartment" [syn: {cosy}, {snug}]
2: having or fostering a warm or friendly atmosphere; especially through smallness and informality; "had a cozy chat"; "a relaxed informal manner"; "an intimate cocktail lounge"; "the small room was cozy and intimate" [syn: {intimate}, {informal}]
3: suggesting connivance; "a cozy arrangement with the police"
n : a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm [syn: {cosy}, {tea cosy}, {cosey}, {tea cosey}, {tea cozy}, {cozey}, {tea cozey}, {cozie}, {tea cozie}] [also: {coziest}, {cozier}]

coziest
See {cozy}

coziest
cozy
adj 1: enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space; "a cozy nook near the fire"; "snug in bed"; "a snug little apartment" [syn: {cosy}, {snug}]
2: having or fostering a warm or friendly atmosphere; especially through smallness and informality; "had a cozy chat"; "a relaxed informal manner"; "an intimate cocktail lounge"; "the small room was cozy and intimate" [syn: {intimate}, {informal}]
3: suggesting connivance; "a cozy arrangement with the police"
n : a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm [syn: {cosy}, {tea cosy}, {cosey}, {tea cosey}, {tea cozy}, {cozey}, {tea cozey}, {cozie}, {tea cozie}] [also: {coziest}, {cozier}]

cozily
adv : in a cozy manner; "nestled cozily by the fire" [syn: {cosily}]

coziness
n : a state of warm snug comfort [syn: {cosiness}, {snugness}]

cozy
adj 1: enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space; "a cozy nook near the fire"; "snug in bed"; "a snug little apartment" [syn: {cosy}, {snug}]
2: having or fostering a warm or friendly atmosphere; especially through smallness and informality; "had a cozy chat"; "a relaxed informal manner"; "an intimate cocktail lounge"; "the small room was cozy and intimate" [syn: {intimate}, {informal}]
3: suggesting connivance; "a cozy arrangement with the police"
n : a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm [syn: {cosy}, {tea cosy}, {cosey}, {tea cosey}, {tea cozy}, {cozey}, {tea cozey}, {cozie}, {tea cozie}] [also: {coziest}, {cozier}]

cozy up
v : ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is playing up to the chairman" [syn: {cotton up}, {shine up}, {play up}, {sidle up}, {suck up}]

CPA
n : an accountant who has passed certain examinations and met all other statutory and licensing requirements of a United States state to be certified by that state; "in addition to accounting and auditing, CPAs also prepare tax returns for individuals and corporations" [syn: {certified public accountant}]

CPI
n 1: an index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer [syn: {consumer price index}, {cost-of-living index}]
2: a self-report personality inventory originally derived from the MMPI; consists of several hundred yes-no questions and yields scores on a number of scales including dominance and self acceptance and self control and socialization and achievement etc. [syn: {California Personality Inventory}]

CPR
n : an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen [syn: {cardiopulmonary resuscitation}, {cardiac resuscitation}, {mouth-to-mouth resuscitation}, {kiss of life}]

cps
n : the unit of frequency; one Hertz has a periodic interval of one second [syn: {Hertz}, {Hz}, {cycle per second}, {cycles/second}, {cycle}]

C.P.U.
n : (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached [syn: {central processing unit}, {CPU}, {central processor}, {processor}, {mainframe}]

CPU
n : (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached [syn: {central processing unit}, {C.P.U.}, {central processor}, {processor}, {mainframe}]

CPU board
n : the main circuit board for a computer [syn: {mother board}]

Cr
n : a hard brittle blue-white multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing [syn: {chromium}, {atomic number 24}]

crab
n 1: decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
2: a quarrelsome grouch [syn: {crabby person}]
3: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer [syn: {Cancer}]
4: the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22 [syn: {Cancer}, {Cancer the Crab}]
5: the edible flesh of any of various crabs [syn: {crabmeat}]
6: infests the pubic region of the human body [syn: {crab louse}, {pubic louse}, {Phthirius pubis}]
7: a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply; "he caught a crab and lost the race"
v 1: direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
2: scurry sideways like a crab
3: fish for crab
4: complain; "What was he hollering about?" [syn: {gripe}, {grouse}, {beef}, {squawk}, {bellyache}, {holler}] [also: {crabbing}, {crabbed}]

crab apple
n 1: any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acid (usually bright red) fruit used for preserving or as ornamentals for their blossoms [syn: {crabapple}, {cultivated crab apple}]
2: any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acid fruit [syn: {wild apple}, {crabapple}]
3: small sour apple; suitable for preserving; "crabapples make a tangy jelly" [syn: {crabapple}]

crab cactus
n : South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers; often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as genus Schlumbergera [syn: {Thanksgiving cactus}, {Zygocactus truncatus}, {Schlumbergera truncatus}]

crab cocktail
n : a cocktail of cold cooked crabmeat and a sauce

crab grass
n : grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns [syn: {crabgrass}, {finger grass}]

crab legs
n : legs of especially Alaska king crabs

crab Louis
n : lettuce and crabmeat dressed with sauce Louis

crab louse
n : infests the pubic region of the human body [syn: {pubic louse}, {crab}, {Phthirius pubis}]

Crab Nebula
n : a remnant of a supernova detected first in 1054 AD

crabapple
n 1: any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acid (usually bright red) fruit used for preserving or as ornamentals for their blossoms [syn: {crab apple}, {cultivated crab apple}]
2: any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acid fruit [syn: {wild apple}, {crab apple}]
3: small sour apple; suitable for preserving; "crabapples make a tangy jelly" [syn: {crab apple}]

crabapple jelly
n : a tart apple jelly made from crab apples

crabbed
See {crab}

crabbed
adj : perversely irritable [syn: {crabby}, {cross}, {fussy}, {grouchy}, {grumpy}, {bad-tempered}, {ill-tempered}]

crabbed
crab
n 1: decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
2: a quarrelsome grouch [syn: {crabby person}]
3: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer [syn: {Cancer}]
4: the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22 [syn: {Cancer}, {Cancer the Crab}]
5: the edible flesh of any of various crabs [syn: {crabmeat}]
6: infests the pubic region of the human body [syn: {crab louse}, {pubic louse}, {Phthirius pubis}]
7: a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply; "he caught a crab and lost the race"
v 1: direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
2: scurry sideways like a crab
3: fish for crab
4: complain; "What was he hollering about?" [syn: {gripe}, {grouse}, {beef}, {squawk}, {bellyache}, {holler}] [also: {crabbing}, {crabbed}]

crabbedness
n : a disposition to be ill tempered [syn: {crabbiness}, {crossness}]

crabbier
See {crabby}

crabbier
crabby
adj : perversely irritable [syn: {crabbed}, {cross}, {fussy}, {grouchy}, {grumpy}, {bad-tempered}, {ill-tempered}] [also: {crabbiest}, {crabbier}]

crabbiest
See {crabby}

crabbiest
crabby
adj : perversely irritable [syn: {crabbed}, {cross}, {fussy}, {grouchy}, {grumpy}, {bad-tempered}, {ill-tempered}] [also: {crabbiest}, {crabbier}]

crabbiness
n : a disposition to be ill tempered [syn: {crabbedness}, {crossness}]

crabbing
See {crab}

crabbing
crab
n 1: decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
2: a quarrelsome grouch [syn: {crabby person}]
3: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer [syn: {Cancer}]
4: the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22 [syn: {Cancer}, {Cancer the Crab}]
5: the edible flesh of any of various crabs [syn: {crabmeat}]
6: infests the pubic region of the human body [syn: {crab louse}, {pubic louse}, {Phthirius pubis}]
7: a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply; "he caught a crab and lost the race"
v 1: direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
2: scurry sideways like a crab
3: fish for crab
4: complain; "What was he hollering about?" [syn: {gripe}, {grouse}, {beef}, {squawk}, {bellyache}, {holler}] [also: {crabbing}, {crabbed}]

crabby
adj : perversely irritable [syn: {crabbed}, {cross}, {fussy}, {grouchy}, {grumpy}, {bad-tempered}, {ill-tempered}] [also: {crabbiest}, {crabbier}]

crabby person
n : a quarrelsome grouch [syn: {crab}]

crabeater seal
n : silvery gray Antarctic seal subsisting on crustaceans [syn: {crab-eating seal}]

crab-eating dog
n : wild dog of northern South America [syn: {crab-eating fox}, {Dusicyon cancrivorus}]

crab-eating fox
n : wild dog of northern South America [syn: {crab-eating dog}, {Dusicyon cancrivorus}]

crab-eating macaque
n : monkey of southeast Asia, Borneo and the Philippines [syn: {croo monkey}, {Macaca irus}]

crab-eating opossum
n : South American opossum

crab-eating raccoon
n : a South American raccoon [syn: {Procyon cancrivorus}]

crab-eating seal
n : silvery gray Antarctic seal subsisting on crustaceans [syn: {crabeater seal}]

crabgrass
n : grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns [syn: {crab grass}, {finger grass}]

crabmeat
n : the edible flesh of any of various crabs [syn: {crab}]

crabs
n : infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice [syn: {pediculosis pubis}]

crabwise
adj : (of movement) at an angle [syn: {sideways}]

Cracidae
n : curassows; guans; chachalacas [syn: {family Cracidae}]

crack
adj : of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops" [syn: {ace}, {A-one}, {first-rate}, {super}, {tiptop}, {topnotch}, {tops(p)}]
n 1: a long narrow opening [syn: {cleft}, {crevice}, {fissure}, {scissure}]
2: a narrow opening; "he opened the window a crack" [syn: {gap}]
3: a long narrow depression in a surface [syn: {crevice}, {cranny}, {fissure}, {chap}]
4: a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig" [syn: {cracking}, {snap}]
5: a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion" [syn: {shot}]
6: witty remark [syn: {wisecrack}, {sally}, {quip}]
7: a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts; "there was a crack in the mirror"
8: a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted [syn: {tornado}]
9: a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" [syn: {fling}, {go}, {pass}, {whirl}, {offer}] 10: the act of cracking something [syn: {fracture}, {cracking}]
v 1: become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated" [syn: {check}, {break}]
2: make a very sharp explosive sound; "His gun cracked"
3: make a sharp sound; "his fingers snapped" [syn: {snap}]
4: hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise; "The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler"
5: pass through (a barrier); "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county" [syn: {break through}]
6: break partially but keep its integrity; "The glass cracked"
7: break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "The rope snapped" [syn: {snap}]
8: suffer a nervous breakdown [syn: {crack up}, {crock up}, {break up}, {collapse}]
9: tell spontaneously; "crack a joke" 10: cause to become cracked; "heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair" 11: reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking 12: break into simpler molecules by means of heat; "The petroleum cracked"

crack addict
n : someone addicted to crack cocaine [syn: {binger}]

crack down
v : repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable); "The police clamped down on illegal drugs" [syn: {clamp down}]

crack of doom
n : (New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives [syn: {Judgment Day}, {Judgement Day}, {Day of Judgment}, {Day of Judgement}, {Doomsday}, {Last Judgment}, {Last Judgement}, {Last Day}, {day of reckoning}, {doomsday}, {end of the world}]

crack shot
n : someone skilled in shooting [syn: {marksman}, {sharpshooter}]

crack up
v 1: suffer a nervous breakdown [syn: {crack}, {crock up}, {break up}, {collapse}]
2: rhapsodize about
3: laugh unrestrainedly [syn: {break up}]

crack willow
n : large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken [syn: {brittle willow}, {snap willow}, {Salix fragilis}]

crackbrained
adj : insanely irresponsible; "an idiotic idea" [syn: {idiotic}]

crackdown
n : severely repressive actions

cracked
adj 1: used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure; "chapped lips" [syn: {chapped}, {roughened}]
2: broken without being divided into parts but having fissures appear on the surface; "a cracked mirror"
3: of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide [syn: {alligatored}]
4: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}]

cracked-wheat bread
n : bread made with cracked wheat that has been ground fine

cracker
n 1: a thin crisp wafer made or flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet
2: a poor white person in the southern United States [syn: {redneck}]
3: a programmer who `cracks' (gains unauthorized access to) computers, typically to do malicious things; "crackers are often mistakenly called hackers"
4: firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing [syn: {firecracker}, {banger}]
5: a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends [syn: {snapper}, {cracker bonbon}]

cracker bonbon
n : a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends [syn: {cracker}, {snapper}]

cracker box
n : a crate used for packing crackers

cracker crumbs
n : crumbs of crackers used especially for coating or thickening

cracker-barrel
adj : characteristic of country life; "cracker-barrel philosophy"; "folksy humor"; "the air of homespun country boys" [syn: {folksy}, {homespun}]

crackerberry
n : creeping red-berried perennial herb distinguished by clustered leaf whorls at tips of shoots; Greenland to Alaska [syn: {bunchberry}, {dwarf cornel}, {pudding berry}, {Cornus canadensis}]

crackerjack
n 1: someone excellent of their kind; "he's a jimdandy of a soldier" [syn: {jimdandy}, {jimhickey}]
2: something excellent of its kind; "the bike was a jimdandy" [syn: {jimdandy}, {jimhickey}]

crackers
adj : informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}]

cracking
adj : very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {bully}, {corking}, {dandy}, {great}, {groovy}, {keen}, {neat}, {nifty}, {not bad(p)}, {peachy}, {slap-up}, {swell}, {smashing}]
n 1: a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig" [syn: {crack}, {snap}]
2: the act of cracking something [syn: {fracture}, {crack}]
3: the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process)

crackle
adj : having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware; "a crackle glaze"
n 1: the sharp sound of snapping noises [syn: {crackling}, {crepitation}]
2: glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface [syn: {crackleware}, {crackle china}]
v 1: make a crackling sound; "My Rice Crispies crackled in the bowl" [syn: {crepitate}]
2: make crunching noises; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel" [syn: {crunch}, {scranch}, {scraunch}]
3: to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks; "The blazing sun crackled the desert sand"

crackle china
n : glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface [syn: {crackle}, {crackleware}]

crackleware
n : glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface [syn: {crackle}, {crackle china}]

crackling
n : the sharp sound of snapping noises [syn: {crackle}, {crepitation}]

cracklings
n : the crisp residue left after lard has been rendered

crackpot
n : a whimsically eccentric person [syn: {crank}, {nut}, {nut case}, {nutcase}, {fruitcake}, {screwball}]

cracksman
n : a thief who breaks open safes to steal valuable contents [syn: {safebreaker}, {safecracker}]

crack-up
n : a mental or physical breakdown [syn: {breakdown}]

Cracow
n : an industrial city in southern Poland on the Vistula [syn: {Krakow}, {Krakau}]

Cracticidae
n : Australian birds formerly included in the family Laniidae [syn: {family Cracticidae}]

Cracticus
n : type genus of the Cracticidae: Australian butcherbirds [syn: {genus Cracticus}]

cradle
n 1: a baby bed with sides and rockers
2: where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization" [syn: {birthplace}, {place of origin}, {provenance}]
3: birth of a person; "he was taught from the cradle never to cry"
4: a trough on rockers used by gold miners to shake earth in water in order to separate the gold [syn: {rocker}]
v 1: hold gently and carefully; "He cradles the child in his arms"
2: bring up from infancy
3: hold or place in or as if in a cradle; "He cradled the infant in his arms"
4: cut grain with a cradle scythe
5: wash in a cradle; "cradle gold"
6: run with the stick

cradle cap
n : a dermatitis of the scalp that is common in infants

cradlesong
n 1: a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep [syn: {lullaby}, {berceuse}]
2: a quiet song that lulls a child to sleep [syn: {lullaby}]

craft
n 1: the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice" [syn: {trade}]
2: a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
3: people who perform a particular kind of skilled work; "he represented the craft of brewers"; "as they say in the trade" [syn: {trade}]
4: skill in an occupation or trade [syn: {craftsmanship}, {workmanship}]
5: shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception [syn: {craftiness}, {cunning}, {foxiness}, {guile}, {slyness}, {wiliness}]
v : make by hand and with much skill; "The artisan crafted a complicated tool"

craft fair
n : fair at which objects made by craftsmen are offered for sale

craft union
n : a labor union whose membership is restricted to workers in a particular craft

crafter
n : a creator of great skill in the manual arts; "the jewelry was made by internationally famous craftsmen" [syn: {craftsman}]

craftier
See {crafty}

craftier
crafty
adj : marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: {cunning}, {dodgy}, {foxy}, {guileful}, {knavish}, {slick}, {sly}, {tricksy}, {tricky}, {wily}] [also: {craftiest}, {craftier}]

craftiest
See {crafty}

craftiest
crafty
adj : marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: {cunning}, {dodgy}, {foxy}, {guileful}, {knavish}, {slick}, {sly}, {tricksy}, {tricky}, {wily}] [also: {craftiest}, {craftier}]

craftily
adv : in an artful manner; "he craftily arranged to be there when the decision was announced"; "had ever circumstances conspired so cunningly?" [syn: {cunningly}, {foxily}, {knavishly}, {slyly}, {trickily}, {artfully}]

craftiness
n 1: shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception [syn: {craft}, {cunning}, {foxiness}, {guile}, {slyness}, {wiliness}]
2: the quality of being crafty [syn: {deceitfulness}, {guile}]

craftsman
n 1: a professional whose work is consistently of high quality; "as an actor he was a consummate craftsman"
2: a creator of great skill in the manual arts; "the jewelry was made by internationally famous craftsmen" [syn: {crafter}]
3: a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft [syn: {artisan}, {journeyman}, {artificer}]

craftsmanship
n : skill in an occupation or trade [syn: {craft}, {workmanship}]

crafty
adj : marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: {cunning}, {dodgy}, {foxy}, {guileful}, {knavish}, {slick}, {sly}, {tricksy}, {tricky}, {wily}] [also: {craftiest}, {craftier}]

crag
n : a steep rugged rock or cliff

cragfast
adj : stranded on or as if on a crag; "cragfast climbers"

cragged
adj : having hills and crags; "hilly terrain" [syn: {craggy}, {hilly}, {mountainous}]

craggier
See {craggy}

craggier
craggy
adj 1: having hills and crags; "hilly terrain" [syn: {cragged}, {hilly}, {mountainous}]
2: rocky and steep [syn: {rugged}] [also: {craggiest}, {craggier}]

craggiest
See {craggy}

craggiest
craggy
adj 1: having hills and crags; "hilly terrain" [syn: {cragged}, {hilly}, {mountainous}]
2: rocky and steep [syn: {rugged}] [also: {craggiest}, {craggier}]

craggy
adj 1: having hills and crags; "hilly terrain" [syn: {cragged}, {hilly}, {mountainous}]
2: rocky and steep [syn: {rugged}] [also: {craggiest}, {craggier}]

cragsman
n : a climber of vertical rock faces [syn: {rock climber}]

Craig Ventner
n : United States geneticist who published the complete base sequences for all the genes of a free-living organism, the influenza bacterium; later led team that developed a first draft of the entire human genome (born in 1946) [syn: {Ventner}, {J. Craig Ventner}]

Craigie
n : English lexicographer who was a joint editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (1872-1966) [syn: {William A. Craigie}, {Sir William Alexander Craigie}]

crake
n : any of several short-billed Old World rails

cram
v 1: crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked" [syn: {jam}, {jampack}, {ram}, {chock up}, {wad}]
2: put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled; "cram books into the suitcase"
3: study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam" [syn: {grind away}, {drum}, {bone up}, {swot}, {get up}, {mug up}, {swot up}, {bone}]
4: prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam [also: {cramming}, {crammed}]

cram full
adj : packed full to capacity; "chowder chockablock with pieces of fish" [syn: {chockablock(p)}, {chock-full}, {chockful}, {choke-full}, {chuck-full}]

Crambe
n : annual or perennial herbs with large leaves that resemble the leaves of cabbages [syn: {genus Crambe}]

Crambe maritima
n : perennial of coastal sands and shingles of northern Europe and Baltic and Black Seas having racemes of small white flowers and large fleshy blue-green leaves often used as potherbs [syn: {sea kale}, {sea cole}]

cramboes
See {crambo}

crammed
See {cram}

crammed
cram
v 1: crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked" [syn: {jam}, {jampack}, {ram}, {chock up}, {wad}]
2: put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled; "cram books into the suitcase"
3: study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam" [syn: {grind away}, {drum}, {bone up}, {swot}, {get up}, {mug up}, {swot up}, {bone}]
4: prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam [also: {cramming}, {crammed}]

crammer
n 1: a student who crams
2: a teacher who is paid to cram students for examinations
3: a special school where students are crammed
4: a textbook designed for cramming

cramming
See {cram}

cramming
cram
v 1: crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked" [syn: {jam}, {jampack}, {ram}, {chock up}, {wad}]
2: put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled; "cram books into the suitcase"
3: study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam" [syn: {grind away}, {drum}, {bone up}, {swot}, {get up}, {mug up}, {swot up}, {bone}]
4: prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam [also: {cramming}, {crammed}]

cramp
n 1: a painful and involuntary muscular contraction [syn: {spasm}, {muscle spasm}]
2: a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued
3: a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together [syn: {cramp iron}]
v 1: secure with a cramp; "cramp the wood"
2: prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperilist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" [syn: {hamper}, {halter}, {strangle}]

cramp iron
n : a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together [syn: {cramp}]

crampbark
n : deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berries [syn: {guelder rose}, {European cranberrybush}, {European cranberry bush}, {cranberry tree}, {Viburnum opulus}]

cramped
adj : constricted in size; "cramped quarters"; "trying to bring children up in cramped high-rise apartments"

crampfish
n : any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges [syn: {electric ray}, {numbfish}, {torpedo}]

crampon
n 1: a hinged pair of curved iron bars; used to raise heavy objects [syn: {crampoon}]
2: an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing [syn: {crampoon}, {climbing iron}, {climber}]

crampoon
n 1: a hinged pair of curved iron bars; used to raise heavy objects [syn: {crampon}]
2: an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing [syn: {crampon}, {climbing iron}, {climber}]

cran
n : a capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring

cranberry
n 1: any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries
2: very tart red berry used for sauce or juice

cranberry bush
n : deciduous North American shrub or small tree having three-lobed leaves and red berries [syn: {cranberry tree}, {American cranberry bush}, {highbush cranberry}, {Viburnum trilobum}]

cranberry culture
n : the cultivation of cranberries

cranberry heath
n : small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes place in genus Styphelia [syn: {native cranberry}, {groundberry}, {ground-berry}, {Astroloma humifusum}, {Styphelia humifusum}]

cranberry juice
n : the juice of cranberries (always diluted and sweetened)

cranberry sauce
n : sauce made of cranberries and sugar

cranberry tree
n 1: deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berries [syn: {guelder rose}, {European cranberrybush}, {European cranberry bush}, {crampbark}, {Viburnum opulus}]
2: deciduous North American shrub or small tree having three-lobed leaves and red berries [syn: {cranberry bush}, {American cranberry bush}, {highbush cranberry}, {Viburnum trilobum}]

cranch
v : press or grind with a crunching noise [syn: {crunch}, {craunch}, {grind}]

Crane
n 1: United States writer (1871-1900) [syn: {Stephen Crane}]
2: United States poet (1899-1932) [syn: {Hart Crane}, {Harold Hart Crane}]
3: lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis
4: large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world
v : stretch (the neck) so as to see better; "The women craned their necks to see the President drive by" [syn: {stretch out}]

crane fly
n : long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite [syn: {daddy longlegs}]

cranelike
adj : resembling a crane

crane's bill
n : any of numerous geraniums of the genus Geranium [syn: {cranesbill}]

cranesbill
n : any of numerous geraniums of the genus Geranium [syn: {crane's bill}]

Crangon
n : type genus of the family Crangonidae [syn: {genus Crangon}]

Crangonidae
n : shrimps [syn: {family Crangonidae}]

crania
See {cranium}

crania
cranium
n : the part of the skull that encloses the brain [syn: {braincase}, {brainpan}] [also: {crania} (pl)]

cranial
adj : of or relating to the cranium which encloses the brain; "cranial pressure"

cranial cavity
n : the cavity enclosed by the cranium [syn: {intracranial cavity}]

cranial index
n : ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skull [syn: {cephalic index}, {breadth index}]

cranial nerve
n : any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem

cranial orbit
n : the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball [syn: {eye socket}, {orbit}, {orbital cavity}]

Craniata
n : fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals [syn: {Vertebrata}, {subphylum Vertebrata}, {subphylum Craniata}]

craniate
n : animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium [syn: {vertebrate}]

craniologist
n : someone who claims to read your character from the shape of your skull [syn: {phrenologist}]

craniometer
n : an instrument for measuring skull sizes

craniometric
adj : of or relating to craniometry [syn: {craniometrical}]

craniometric point
n : a landmark on the skull from which craniometric measurements can be taken

craniometrical
adj : of or relating to craniometry [syn: {craniometric}]

craniometry
n : the branch of physical anthropology dealing with the study and measurement of dry skulls after removal of its soft parts

craniotomy
n : a surgical opening through the skull

cranium
n : the part of the skull that encloses the brain [syn: {braincase}, {brainpan}] [also: {crania} (pl)]

crank
adj : (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail [syn: {cranky}, {tender}, {tippy}]
n 1: a bad-tempered person [syn: {grouch}, {grump}, {churl}, {crosspatch}]
2: a whimsically eccentric person [syn: {crackpot}, {nut}, {nut case}, {nutcase}, {fruitcake}, {screwball}]
3: amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant [syn: {methamphetamine}, {methamphetamine hydrochloride}, {Methedrine}, {meth}, {deoxyephedrine}, {chalk}, {chicken feed}, {glass}, {ice}, {shabu}, {trash}]
4: a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle [syn: {starter}]
v 1: travel along a zigzag path; "The river zigzags through the countryside" [syn: {zigzag}]
2: start by cranking; "crank up the engine" [syn: {crank up}]
3: rotate with a crank [syn: {crank up}]
4: fasten with a crank
5: bend into the shape of a crank

crank call
n : a hostile telephone call (from a crank)

crank handle
n : crank used to start an engine [syn: {starting handle}]

crank letter
n : a hostile (usually anonymous) letter

crank out
v : produce in a routine or monotonous manner; "We have to crank out publications in order to receive funding" [syn: {grind out}]

crank up
v 1: start by cranking; "crank up the engine" [syn: {crank}]
2: rotate with a crank [syn: {crank}]

crankcase
n : housing for a crankshaft

crankier
See {cranky}

crankier
cranky
adj 1: (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail [syn: {crank}, {tender}, {tippy}]
2: easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" [syn: {fractious}, {irritable}, {nettlesome}, {peevish}, {peckish}, {pettish}, {petulant}, {testy}, {tetchy}, {techy}] [also: {crankiest}, {crankier}]

crankiest
See {cranky}

crankiest
cranky
adj 1: (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail [syn: {crank}, {tender}, {tippy}]
2: easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" [syn: {fractious}, {irritable}, {nettlesome}, {peevish}, {peckish}, {pettish}, {petulant}, {testy}, {tetchy}, {techy}] [also: {crankiest}, {crankier}]

crankiness
n : a fussy and eccentric disposition [syn: {crotchetiness}, {contrariness}, {grumpiness}]

crankshaft
n : a rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank

cranky
adj 1: (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail [syn: {crank}, {tender}, {tippy}]
2: easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" [syn: {fractious}, {irritable}, {nettlesome}, {peevish}, {peckish}, {pettish}, {petulant}, {testy}, {tetchy}, {techy}] [also: {crankiest}, {crankier}]

crannied
adj : having small chinks or crannies (especially in or between rocks or stones); "a crannied wall" [ant: {uncrannied}]

cranny
n 1: a long narrow depression in a surface [syn: {crevice}, {crack}, {fissure}, {chap}]
2: a small opening or crevice (especially in a rock face or wall)

crap
n 1: obscene terms for feces [syn: {dirt}, {shit}, {shite}, {poop}, {turd}]
2: obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull" [syn: {bullshit}, {bull}, {Irish bull}, {horseshit}, {shit}, {dogshit}]
v : have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds" [syn: {stool}, {defecate}, {shit}, {take a shit}, {take a crap}, {ca-ca}, {make}] [also: {crapping}, {crapped}]

crap game
n : a gambling game using two dice [syn: {craps}, {crap shooting}, {crapshoot}]

crap shooting
n : a gambling game using two dice [syn: {craps}, {crapshoot}, {crap game}]

crap up
v : become obstructed or chocked up; "The drains clogged up"

crapaud
n : large toothed frog of South America and Central America resembling the bullfrog [syn: {South American bullfrog}, {Leptodactylus pentadactylus}]

crape
n 1: small very thin pancake [syn: {crepe}, {French pancake}]
2: a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface [syn: {crepe}]
v 1: cover or drape with crape; "crape the mirror" [syn: {crepe}]
2: curl tightly; "crimp hair" [syn: {crimp}, {frizzle}, {frizz}, {kink up}, {kink}]

crape fern
n : New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea [syn: {Prince-of-Wales fern}, {Prince-of-Wales feather}, {Prince-of-Wales plume}, {Leptopteris superba}, {Todea superba}]

crape jasmine
n : tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand [syn: {crepe jasmine}, {crepe gardenia}, {pinwheel flower}, {East Indian rosebay}, {Adam's apple}, {Nero's crown}, {coffee rose}, {Tabernaemontana divaricate}]

crape myrtle
n : ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States [syn: {crepe myrtle}, {crepe flower}, {Lagerstroemia indica}]

crapette
n : solitaire with two players using separate packs [syn: {Russian bank}]

crapped
See {crap}

crapped
crap
n 1: obscene terms for feces [syn: {dirt}, {shit}, {shite}, {poop}, {turd}]
2: obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull" [syn: {bullshit}, {bull}, {Irish bull}, {horseshit}, {shit}, {dogshit}]
v : have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds" [syn: {stool}, {defecate}, {shit}, {take a shit}, {take a crap}, {ca-ca}, {make}] [also: {crapping}, {crapped}]

crapper
n : a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: {toilet}, {can}, {commode}, {pot}, {potty}, {stool}, {throne}]

crappie
n 1: small sunfishes of the genus Pomoxis of central United States rivers
2: small sunfishes of central United States rivers

crapping
See {crap}

crapping
crap
n 1: obscene terms for feces [syn: {dirt}, {shit}, {shite}, {poop}, {turd}]
2: obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull" [syn: {bullshit}, {bull}, {Irish bull}, {horseshit}, {shit}, {dogshit}]
v : have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds" [syn: {stool}, {defecate}, {shit}, {take a shit}, {take a crap}, {ca-ca}, {make}] [also: {crapping}, {crapped}]

crappy
adj : very bad; "a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world" [syn: {icky}, {lousy}, {rotten}, {shitty}, {stinking}, {stinky}]

craps
n 1: when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot the results is called `craps' or `snake eyes' [syn: {snake eyes}]
2: a gambling game using two dice [syn: {crap shooting}, {crapshoot}, {crap game}]

crapshoot
n 1: a risky and uncertain venture; "getting admitted to the college of your choice has become a crapshoot"
2: a gambling game using two dice [syn: {craps}, {crap shooting}, {crap game}]

crap-shooter
n : a gambler who throws dice in the game of craps [syn: {shooter}]

crapshooter
n : a gambler who plays the game of craps

crapulence
n : the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall" [syn: {drink}, {drinking}, {boozing}, {drunkenness}]

crapulent
adj : suffering from excessive eating or drinking; "crapulent sleep"; "a crapulous stomach" [syn: {crapulous}]

crapulous
adj 1: suffering from excessive eating or drinking; "crapulent sleep"; "a crapulous stomach" [syn: {crapulent}]
2: given to gross intemperance in eating or drinking; "a crapulous old reprobate"

crases
See {crasis}

crash
n 1: a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells" [syn: {clang}, {clangor}, {clangour}, {clangoring}, {clank}, {clash}]
2: a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane" [syn: {wreck}]
3: a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) [syn: {collapse}]
4: the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line" [syn: {smash}]
5: (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative; "the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since"
v 1: fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"
2: move with, or as if with, a crashing noise; "The car crashed through the glass door"
3: undergo damage or destruction on impact; "the plane crashed into the ocean"; "The car crashed into the lamp post" [syn: {ram}]
4: move violently as through a barrier; "The terrorists crashed the gate"
5: break violently or noisily; smash; [syn: {break up}, {break apart}]
6: occupy, usually uninvited; "My son's friends crashed our house last weekend"
7: enter uninvited; informal; "let's crash the party!" [syn: {barge in}, {gate-crash}]
8: cause to crash; "The terrorists crashed the car into the gate of the palace"
9: hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock" [syn: {dash}] 10: undergo a sudden and severe downturn; "the economy crashed"; "will the stock market crash again?" 11: stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week" [syn: {go down}] 12: sleep in a convenient place; "You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable" [syn: {doss}, {doss down}]

crash barrier
n : a strong protective barrier that is erected around a racetrack or in the middle of a dual-lane highway in order to reduce the likelihood of severe accidents

crash course
n : a rapid and intense course of training or research (usually undertaken in an emergency); "he took a crash course in Italian on his way to Italy"; "his first job was a crash course in survival and in learning how to get along with people"; "a crash programme is needed to create new jobs" [syn: {crash program}, {crash programme}]

crash dive
n : a rapid descent by a submarine

crash helmet
n : a padded helmet worn by people riding bicycles or motorcycles; protects the head in case of accidents

crash land
v : make an emergency landing

crash landing
n : an emergency landing under circumstances where a normal landing is impossible (usually damaging the aircraft)

crash program
n : a rapid and intense course of training or research (usually undertaken in an emergency); "he took a crash course in Italian on his way to Italy"; "his first job was a crash course in survival and in learning how to get along with people"; "a crash programme is needed to create new jobs" [syn: {crash course}, {crash programme}]

crash programme
n : a rapid and intense course of training or research (usually undertaken in an emergency); "he took a crash course in Italian on his way to Italy"; "his first job was a crash course in survival and in learning how to get along with people"; "a crash programme is needed to create new jobs" [syn: {crash course}, {crash program}]

crash-dive
v : descend steeply and rapidly

crasher
n : someone who gets in (to a party) without an invitation or without paying [syn: {gatecrasher}, {unwelcome guest}]

crashing
adj : (used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot" [syn: {bally(a)}, {blinking(a)}, {bloody(a)}, {blooming(a)}, {crashing(a)}, {flaming(a)}, {fucking(a)}]

Craspedia
n : herbs of Australia and New Zealand [syn: {genus Craspedia}]

crass
adj : (of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility

crassitude
n : the quality of being crass--devoid of refinement [syn: {crassness}]

crassness
n : the quality of being crass--devoid of refinement [syn: {crassitude}]

Crassostrea
n : Virginia oysters [syn: {genus Crassostrea}]

Crassula
n : type genus of Crassulaceae; herbs and small shrubs having woody stems and succulent aerial parts [syn: {genus Crassula}]

Crassulaceae
n : succulent shrubs and herbs [syn: {family Crassulaceae}, {stonecrop family}]

Crataegus
n : thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn apple [syn: {genus Crataegus}]

Crataegus aestivalis
n : hawthorn of southern United States bearing juicy acid scarlet fruit often used in jellies or preserves [syn: {mayhaw}, {summer haw}]

Crataegus apiifolia
n : southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves [syn: {parsley haw}, {parsley-leaved thorn}, {Crataegus marshallii}]

Crataegus biltmoreana
n : common shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having few thorns and white flowers in corymbs followed by bright orange-red berries [syn: {scarlet haw}]

Crataegus calpodendron
n : erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries [syn: {blackthorn}, {pear haw}, {pear hawthorn}, {Crataegus tomentosa}]

Crataegus coccinea
n : American red-fruited hawthorn with dense corymbs of pink-red flowers [syn: {red haw}, {Crataegus pedicellata}]

Crataegus coccinea mollis
n : American red-fruited hawthorn with stems and leaves densely covered with short woolly hairs [syn: {red haw}, {downy haw}, {Crataegus mollis}]

Crataegus crus-galli
n : eastern United States hawthorn with long straight thorns [syn: {cockspur thorn}, {cockspur hawthorn}]

Crataegus laevigata
n : thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America [syn: {whitethorn}, {English hawthorn}, {may}, {Crataegus oxycantha}]

Crataegus marshallii
n : southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves [syn: {parsley haw}, {parsley-leaved thorn}, {Crataegus apiifolia}]

Crataegus mollis
n : American red-fruited hawthorn with stems and leaves densely covered with short woolly hairs [syn: {red haw}, {downy haw}, {Crataegus coccinea mollis}]

Crataegus monogyna
n : European hawthorn having deeply cleft leaves and bright red fruits; widely cultivated in many varieties and often grown as impenetrable hedges; established as an escape in eastern North America [syn: {English hawthorn}]

Crataegus oxyacantha
n : evergreen hawthorn of southeastern Europe [syn: {evergreen thorn}]

Crataegus oxycantha
n : thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America [syn: {whitethorn}, {English hawthorn}, {may}, {Crataegus laevigata}]

Crataegus pedicellata
n : American red-fruited hawthorn with dense corymbs of pink-red flowers [syn: {red haw}, {Crataegus coccinea}]

Crataegus tomentosa
n : erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries [syn: {blackthorn}, {pear haw}, {pear hawthorn}, {Crataegus calpodendron}]

crate
n 1: a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping
2: the quantity contained in a crate [syn: {crateful}]
v : put into a crate; as for protection; "crate the paintings before shipping them to the museum" [ant: {uncrate}]

crateful
n : the quantity contained in a crate [syn: {crate}]

crater
n 1: a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano [syn: {volcanic crater}]
2: a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus
3: a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb

Crater Lake National Park
n : a national park in Oregon having the deepest lake in the United States in the crater of an extinct volcano

Crateva
n : tropical genus of small trees or shrubs [syn: {genus Crateva}]

C-ration
n : a canned field ration issued by the United States army

craton
n : the part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian

craunch
v : press or grind with a crunching noise [syn: {crunch}, {cranch}, {grind}]

cravat
n : neckwear worn in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front

crave
v 1: have a craving, appetite, or great desire for [syn: {hunger}, {thirst}, {starve}, {lust}]
2: plead or ask for earnestly

craved
adj : wanted intensely; "the child could no longer resist taking one of the craved cookies"; "it produced the desired effect" [syn: {desired}]

craven
adj : lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; "the craven fellow turned and ran"; "a craven proposal to raise the white flag"; "this recreant knight"- Spenser [syn: {recreant}]
n : an abject coward [syn: {poltroon}, {recreant}]

cravenness
n : mean-spirited cowardice

craving
n : an intense desire for some particular thing

craw
n : a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food [syn: {crop}]

crawdad
n 1: tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly [syn: {crayfish}, {crawfish}, {ecrevisse}]
2: small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster [syn: {crayfish}, {crawfish}, {crawdaddy}]

crawdaddy
n : small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster [syn: {crayfish}, {crawfish}, {crawdad}]

crawfish
n 1: tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly [syn: {crayfish}, {crawdad}, {ecrevisse}]
2: small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster [syn: {crayfish}, {crawdad}, {crawdaddy}]
3: large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters [syn: {spiny lobster}, {langouste}, {rock lobster}, {crayfish}, {sea crawfish}]
v : make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns" [syn: {retreat}, {pull back}, {back out}, {back away}, {crawfish out}, {pull in one's horns}, {withdraw}] [also: {crawfishes} (pl)]

crawfish out
v : make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns" [syn: {retreat}, {pull back}, {back out}, {back away}, {crawfish}, {pull in one's horns}, {withdraw}]

crawfishes
See {crawfish}

crawfishes
crawfish
n 1: tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly [syn: {crayfish}, {crawdad}, {ecrevisse}]
2: small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster [syn: {crayfish}, {crawdad}, {crawdaddy}]
3: large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters [syn: {spiny lobster}, {langouste}, {rock lobster}, {crayfish}, {sea crawfish}]
v : make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns" [syn: {retreat}, {pull back}, {back out}, {back away}, {crawfish out}, {pull in one's horns}, {withdraw}] [also: {crawfishes} (pl)]

Crawford
n 1: United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857) [syn: {Thomas Crawford}]
2: United States film actress (1908-1977) [syn: {Joan Crawford}]

crawl
n 1: a very slow movement; "the traffic advanced at a crawl"
2: a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick [syn: {front crawl}, {Australian crawl}]
3: a slow creeping mode of locomotion (on hands and knees or dragging the body); "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep" [syn: {crawling}, {creep}, {creeping}]
v 1: move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed" [syn: {creep}]
2: feel as if crawling with insects; "My skin crawled--I was terrified"
3: be crawling with; "The old cheese was crawling with maggots"
4: show submission or fear [syn: {fawn}, {creep}, {cringe}, {cower}, {grovel}]
5: swim by doing the crawl; "European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl"

crawl in
v : go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn" [syn: {go to bed}, {turn in}, {bed}, {kip down}, {hit the hay}, {hit the sack}, {sack out}, {go to sleep}, {retire}] [ant: {get up}, {get up}]

crawl space
n : low space beneath a floor of a building; gives workers access to wiring or plumbing [syn: {crawlspace}]

crawler
n 1: a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage [syn: {sycophant}, {toady}, {lackey}]
2: a person who crawls or creeps along the ground [syn: {creeper}]
3: terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers [syn: {earthworm}, {angleworm}, {fishworm}, {fishing worm}, {wiggler}, {nightwalker}, {nightcrawler}, {dew worm}, {red worm}]

crawlier
See {crawly}

crawliest
See {crawly}

crawling
n : a slow creeping mode of locomotion (on hands and knees or dragging the body); "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep" [syn: {crawl}, {creep}, {creeping}]

crawlspace
n : low space beneath a floor of a building; gives workers access to wiring or plumbing [syn: {crawl space}]

Crax
n : type genus of the Cracidae: curassows [syn: {genus Crax}]

crayfish
n 1: warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California [syn: {spiny lobster}, {langouste}, {rock lobster}]
2: tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly [syn: {crawfish}, {crawdad}, {ecrevisse}]
3: small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster [syn: {crawfish}, {crawdad}, {crawdaddy}]
4: large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters [syn: {spiny lobster}, {langouste}, {rock lobster}, {crawfish}, {sea crawfish}] [also: {crayfishes} (pl)]

crayfishes
See {crayfish}

crayfishes
crayfish
n 1: warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California [syn: {spiny lobster}, {langouste}, {rock lobster}]
2: tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly [syn: {crawfish}, {crawdad}, {ecrevisse}]
3: small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster [syn: {crawfish}, {crawdad}, {crawdaddy}]
4: large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters [syn: {spiny lobster}, {langouste}, {rock lobster}, {crawfish}, {sea crawfish}] [also: {crayfishes} (pl)]

crayon
n : writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing [syn: {wax crayon}]
v : write, draw, or trace with a crayon

craze
n 1: an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season" [syn: {fad}, {furor}, {furore}, {cult}, {rage}]
2: state of violent mental agitation [syn: {delirium}, {frenzy}, {fury}, {hysteria}]
3: a fine crack in a glaze or other surface
v 1: cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind [syn: {madden}]
2: develop a fine network of cracks; "Crazed ceramics"

crazed
adj : driven insane [syn: {deranged}, {half-crazed}]

crazier
See {crazy}

crazier
crazy
adj 1: affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad" [syn: {brainsick}, {demented}, {distracted}, {disturbed}, {mad}, {sick}, {unbalanced}, {unhinged}]
2: foolish; totally unsound; "an impractical solution"; "a crazy scheme"; "half-baked ideas"; "a screwball proposal without a prayer of working" [syn: {half-baked}, {screwball}, {softheaded}]
3: marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; "she was crazy about him"; "gaga over the rock group's new album"; "he was infatuated with her" [syn: {dotty}, {gaga}, {enamored}, {infatuated}, {in love}, {smitten}, {soft on(p)}, {taken with(p)}]
4: possessed by inordinate excitement; "the crowd went crazy"; "was crazy to try his new bicycle"
5: bizarre or fantastic; "had a crazy dream"; "wore a crazy hat"
6: intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with; "crazy about cars and racing"
n : someone deranged and possibly dangerous [syn: {loony}, {looney}, {weirdo}] [also: {craziest}, {crazier}]

craziest
See {crazy}

craziest
crazy
adj 1: affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad" [syn: {brainsick}, {demented}, {distracted}, {disturbed}, {mad}, {sick}, {unbalanced}, {unhinged}]
2: foolish; totally unsound; "an impractical solution"; "a crazy scheme"; "half-baked ideas"; "a screwball proposal without a prayer of working" [syn: {half-baked}, {screwball}, {softheaded}]
3: marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; "she was crazy about him"; "gaga over the rock group's new album"; "he was infatuated with her" [syn: {dotty}, {gaga}, {enamored}, {infatuated}, {in love}, {smitten}, {soft on(p)}, {taken with(p)}]
4: possessed by inordinate excitement; "the crowd went crazy"; "was crazy to try his new bicycle"
5: bizarre or fantastic; "had a crazy dream"; "wore a crazy hat"
6: intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with; "crazy about cars and racing"
n : someone deranged and possibly dangerous [syn: {loony}, {looney}, {weirdo}] [also: {craziest}, {crazier}]

crazily
adv : in an insane manner; "she behaved insanely"; "he behaves crazily when he is off his medication"; "the witch cackled madly"; "screaming dementedly" [syn: {insanely}, {dementedly}, {madly}] [ant: {sanely}]

craziness
n 1: informal terms for insanity [syn: {daftness}, {flakiness}]
2: the quality of being rash and foolish [syn: {folly}, {foolishness}]
3: foolish or senseless behavior [syn: {folly}, {foolery}, {tomfoolery}, {lunacy}, {indulgence}]

crazy
adj 1: affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad" [syn: {brainsick}, {demented}, {distracted}, {disturbed}, {mad}, {sick}, {unbalanced}, {unhinged}]
2: foolish; totally unsound; "an impractical solution"; "a crazy scheme"; "half-baked ideas"; "a screwball proposal without a prayer of working" [syn: {half-baked}, {screwball}, {softheaded}]
3: marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; "she was crazy about him"; "gaga over the rock group's new album"; "he was infatuated with her" [syn: {dotty}, {gaga}, {enamored}, {infatuated}, {in love}, {smitten}, {soft on(p)}, {taken with(p)}]
4: possessed by inordinate excitement; "the crowd went crazy"; "was crazy to try his new bicycle"
5: bizarre or fantastic; "had a crazy dream"; "wore a crazy hat"
6: intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with; "crazy about cars and racing"
n : someone deranged and possibly dangerous [syn: {loony}, {looney}, {weirdo}] [also: {craziest}, {crazier}]

crazy bone
n : a point on the elbow where the ulnar nerve passes near the surface; a sharp tingling sensation results when the nerve is knocked against the bone; "the funny bone is not humerus" [syn: {funny bone}]

Crazy Glue
n : a commercial brand of epoxy glue

Crazy Horse
n : a chief of the Sioux who resisted the invasion of the Black Hills and joined Sitting Bull in the defeat of General Custer at Little Bighorn (1849-1877) [syn: {Tashunca-Uitco}]

crazy house
n : pejorative terms for an insane asylum [syn: {Bedlam}, {booby hatch}, {cuckoo's nest}, {funny farm}, {funny house}, {loony bin}, {madhouse}, {nut house}, {nuthouse}, {sanatorium}, {snake pit}]

crazy quilt
n : a patchwork quilt without a design

crazy weed
n : any of several leguminous plants of western North America causing locoism in livestock [syn: {locoweed}, {crazyweed}]

crazyweed
n : any of several leguminous plants of western North America causing locoism in livestock [syn: {locoweed}, {crazy weed}]

C-reactive protein
n : a byproduct of inflammation; a globulin that is found in the blood in some cases of acute inflammation [syn: {CRP}]

creak
n : a squeaking sound; "the creak of the floorboards gave him away" [syn: {creaking}]
v : make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly" [syn: {squeak}, {screech}, {screak}, {skreak}]

creakily
adv : in a creaky manner; "the old boat was moving along creakily" [syn: {creakingly}, {screakily}]

creaking
adj : having a rasping or grating sound; "they were alerted by the creaking gate"; "creaky stairs" [syn: {creaky}, {screaky}]
n : a squeaking sound; "the creak of the floorboards gave him away" [syn: {creak}]

creakingly
adv : in a creaky manner; "the old boat was moving along creakily" [syn: {creakily}, {screakily}]

creaky
adj 1: worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack" [syn: {decrepit}, {flea-bitten}, {run-down}, {woebegone}]
2: having a rasping or grating sound; "they were alerted by the creaking gate"; "creaky stairs" [syn: {creaking}, {screaky}]
3: of or pertaining to arthritis; "my creaky old joints"; "rheumy with age and grief" [syn: {arthritic}, {rheumatic}, {rheumatoid}, {rheumy}]

cream
n 1: the best people or things in a group; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War" [syn: {pick}]
2: the part of milk containing the butterfat
3: toiletry consisting of any of various substances resembling cream that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin [syn: {ointment}, {emollient}]
v 1: make creamy by beating; "Cream the butter"
2: put on cream, as on one's face or body; "She creams her face every night"
3: remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk" [syn: {skim}, {skim off}, {cream off}]
4: add cream to one's coffee, for example

cream cheese
n : soft unripened cheese made of sweet milk and cream

cream of tartar
n : a salt used especially in baking powder [syn: {tartar}, {potassium hydrogen tartrate}]

cream off
v 1: remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk" [syn: {skim}, {skim off}, {cream}]
2: pick the best [syn: {skim off}]

cream pitcher
n : a small pitcher for serving cream [syn: {creamer}]

cream puff
n : puff filled with cream or custard [syn: {chou}]

cream sauce
n : white sauce made with cream

cream soda
n : sweet carbonated drink flavored with vanilla

cream violet
n : leafy-stemmed violet of eastern North America having large white or creamy flowers faintly marked with purple [syn: {pale violet}, {striped violet}, {Viola striata}]

cream-colored courser
n : courser of desert and semidesert regions of the Old World [syn: {Cursorius cursor}]

creamcups
n : California plant with small pale yellow flowers [syn: {Platystemon californicus}]

creamer
n : a small pitcher for serving cream [syn: {cream pitcher}]

creamery
n : a workplace where dairy products (butter and cheese etc.) are produced or sold

creamier
See {creamy}

creamier
creamy
adj 1: of the color of cream; "creamy translucent pebbles"
2: thick like cream [also: {creamiest}, {creamier}]

creamiest
See {creamy}

creamiest
creamy
adj 1: of the color of cream; "creamy translucent pebbles"
2: thick like cream [also: {creamiest}, {creamier}]

creaminess
n : the property of having the thickness of heavy cream [syn: {soupiness}]

cream-of-tartar tree
n : Australian tree having an agreeably acid fruit that resembles a gourd [syn: {sour gourd}, {Adansonia gregorii}]

creamy
adj 1: of the color of cream; "creamy translucent pebbles"
2: thick like cream [also: {creamiest}, {creamier}]

crease
n 1: an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow" [syn: {fold}, {plication}, {flexure}, {crimp}, {bend}]
2: a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles" [syn: {wrinkle}, {furrow}, {crinkle}, {seam}, {line}]
3: a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade [syn: {kris}, {creese}]
v 1: make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress got wrinkled" [syn: {wrinkle}, {ruckle}, {crinkle}, {scrunch}, {scrunch up}, {crisp}]
2: make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one's brow" [syn: {furrow}, {wrinkle}]
3: scrape gently; "graze the skin" [syn: {graze}, {rake}]
4: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle" [syn: {rumple}, {crumple}, {wrinkle}, {crinkle}]

creased
adj : having wrinkles; "crumpled paper"; "her skirt had become creased"; "a rumpled gray suit" [syn: {crumpled}, {rumpled}]

creaseless
adj : used especially of fabrics; "uncreased trousers" [syn: {uncreased}]

creaseproof
adj : of fabric that does not wrinkle easily [syn: {wrinkleproof}, {crease-resistant}, {wrinkle-resistant}]

crease-resistant
adj : of fabric that does not wrinkle easily [syn: {creaseproof}, {wrinkleproof}, {wrinkle-resistant}]

creashak
n : evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn [syn: {common bearberry}, {red bearberry}, {wild cranberry}, {mealberry}, {hog cranberry}, {sand berry}, {sandberry}, {mountain box}, {bear's grape}, {Arctostaphylos uva-ursi}]

create
v 1: make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" [syn: {make}]
2: bring into existence; "The company was created 25 years ago"; "He created a new movement in painting"
3: pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity; "Don't disturb him--he is creating"
4: invest with a new title, office, or rank; "Create one a peer"
5: create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses" [syn: {make}]
6: create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" [syn: {produce}, {make}]

create by mental act
v : create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands [syn: {create mentally}]

create from raw material
v : make from scratch [syn: {create from raw stuff}]

create from raw stuff
v : make from scratch [syn: {create from raw material}]

create mentally
v : create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands [syn: {create by mental act}]

create verbally
v : create with or from words

creatin
n : an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates both in the free form and as phosphocreatine; supplies energy for muscle contraction [syn: {creatine}]

creatine
n : an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates both in the free form and as phosphocreatine; supplies energy for muscle contraction [syn: {creatin}]

creatine phosphate
n : an organic compound of creatine and phosphoric acid; found in the muscles of vertebrates where its hydrolysis releases energy for muscular contraction [syn: {phosphocreatine}, {creatine phosphoric acid}]

creatine phosphoric acid
n : an organic compound of creatine and phosphoric acid; found in the muscles of vertebrates where its hydrolysis releases energy for muscular contraction [syn: {phosphocreatine}, {creatine phosphate}]

creating by mental acts
n : the act of creating something by thinking

creating by removal
n : the act of creating by removing something

creating from raw materials
n : the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it

creation
n 1: the human act of creating [syn: {creative activity}]
2: an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone
3: the event that occurred at the beginning of something; "from its creation the plan was doomed to failure" [syn: {conception}]
4: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction" [syn: {initiation}, {founding}, {foundation}, {institution}, {origination}, {innovation}, {introduction}, {instauration}]
5: (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence
6: everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" [syn: {universe}, {existence}, {world}, {cosmos}, {macrocosm}]

creation science
n : an effort to give scientific support for the truth of the account of creation given in the Book of Genesis

creationism
n : the literal belief in the account of creation given in the Book of Genesis; "creationism denies the theory of evolution of species"

creative
adj 1: having the ability or power to create; "a creative imagination" [syn: {originative}] [ant: {uncreative}]
2: promoting construction or creation; "creative work"
3: having the power to bring into being [syn: {originative}]

creative activity
n : the human act of creating [syn: {creation}]

creative person
n : a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination [syn: {artist}]

creative thinker
n : an important intellectual; "the great minds of the 17th century" [syn: {thinker}, {mind}]

creative thinking
n : the ability to create [syn: {creativity}, {creativeness}] [ant: {uncreativeness}]

creatively
adv : in a creative manner; "she solved the problem creatively"

creativeness
n : the ability to create [syn: {creativity}, {creative thinking}] [ant: {uncreativeness}]

creativity
n : the ability to create [syn: {creativeness}, {creative thinking}] [ant: {uncreativeness}]

Creator
n 1: terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God [syn: {Godhead}, {Lord}, {Maker}, {Divine}, {God Almighty}, {Almighty}, {Jehovah}]
2: a person who grows or makes or invents things

creature
n 1: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement [syn: {animal}, {animate being}, {beast}, {brute}, {fauna}]
2: a human being; `wight' is an archaic term [syn: {wight}]
3: a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else [syn: {tool}, {puppet}]

creature comforts
n : things that make you comfortable and at ease; "all the comforts of home" [syn: {comforts}, {amenities}, {conveniences}]

creche
n 1: a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for [syn: {foundling hospital}]
2: a representation of Christ's nativity in the stable at Bethlehem

Crecy
n : the first decisive battle of the Hundred Years' War; in 1346 the English under Edward III defeated the French under Philip of Valois [syn: {battle of Crecy}]

cred
n : credibility among young fashionable urban individuals [syn: {street credibility}, {street cred}]

credal
adj : of or relating to a creed [syn: {creedal}]

credence
n 1: the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; "he gave credence to the gossip"; "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years" [syn: {acceptance}]
2: a kind of sideboard or buffet [syn: {credenza}]

credenda
See {credendum}

credenda
credendum
n : (Christianity) any of the sections into which a creed or other statement of doctrine is divided [syn: {article of faith}] [also: {credenda} (pl)]

credendum
n : (Christianity) any of the sections into which a creed or other statement of doctrine is divided [syn: {article of faith}] [also: {credenda} (pl)]

credential
n : a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts [syn: {certificate}, {certification}, {credentials}]

credentialed
adj : officially documented; "a certified public accountant" [syn: {certificated}, {documented}]

credentials
n : a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts [syn: {certificate}, {certification}, {credential}]

credenza
n : a kind of sideboard or buffet [syn: {credence}]

credibility
n : the quality of being believable or trustworthy [syn: {credibleness}, {believability}] [ant: {incredibility}]

credible
adj 1: capable of being believed; "completely credible testimony"; "credible information" [syn: {believable}] [ant: {incredible}]
2: a common but incorrect usage where `credulous' would be appropriate; "she was not the...credible fool he expected"
3: appearing to merit belief or acceptance; "a credible witness"; "a plausible story" [syn: {plausible}]

credibleness
n : the quality of being believable or trustworthy [syn: {credibility}, {believability}] [ant: {incredibility}]

credibly
adv : easy to believe on the basis of available evidence; "he talked plausibly before the committee"; "he will probably win the election" [syn: {believably}, {plausibly}, {probably}] [ant: {incredibly}]

credit
n 1: approval; "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying"; "the credits were given at the end of the film" [syn: {recognition}]
2: money available for a client to borrow
3: an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items [syn: {credit entry}] [ant: {debit}]
4: used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise; "she already had several performances to her credit";
5: arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services [syn: {deferred payment}] [ant: {cash}]
6: recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours [syn: {course credit}]
7: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases" [syn: {citation}, {acknowledgment}, {reference}, {mention}, {quotation}]
8: an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work
v 1: give someone credit for something; "We credited her for saving our jobs"
2: give credit for; "She was not properly credited in the program" [syn: {accredit}]
3: accounting: enter as credit; "We credit your account with $100" [ant: {debit}]
4: have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of

credit account
n : credit extended by a business to a customer [syn: {charge account}, {open account}]

credit analyst
n : an analyst who studies the financial statements and financial history of applicants for credit in order to evaluate their creditworthiness

credit application
n : an application for a line of credit

credit bureau
n : a private firm that maintains consumer credit data files and provides credit information to authorized users for a fee

credit card
n : a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered [syn: {charge card}, {charge plate}]

credit crunch
n : a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high [syn: {liquidity crisis}, {squeeze}]

credit entry
n : an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items [syn: {credit}] [ant: {debit}]

credit hour
n : a unit of academic credit; one hour a week for an academic semester [syn: {semester hour}]

credit line
n 1: the maximum credit that a customer is allowed [syn: {line of credit}, {bank line}, {line}, {personal credit line}, {personal line of credit}]
2: a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article [syn: {by-line}]

credit order
n : an order that is received without payment; requires billing at a later date [syn: {bill-me order}]

credit side
n : account of payments received; usually the right side of a financial statement

credit system
n : a system for allowing people to purchase things on credit

credit union
n : a cooperative depository financial institution whose members can obtain loans from their combined savings

creditable
adj : worthy of often limited commendation; "the student's effort on the essay--though not outstanding--was creditable"

creditably
adv : to a tolerably worthy extent; "he did respectably well for his age" [syn: {respectably}]

credited
adj : (usually followed by `to') given credit for; "an invention credited to Edison" [syn: {credited(p)}]

creditor
n : a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists [ant: {debtor}]

credits
n : a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film)

creditworthiness
n : trustworthiness with money as based on a person's credit history; a general qualification for borrowing

creditworthy
adj : having an acceptable credit rating; "a responsible borrower" [syn: {responsible}]

credo
n : any system of principles or beliefs [syn: {creed}]

credulity
n : tendency to believe readily

credulous
adj 1: disposed to believe on little evidence; "the gimmick would convince none but the most credulous" [ant: {incredulous}]
2: showing a lack of judgment or experience; "so credulous he believes everything he reads"

credulously
adv : in a credulous manner; "the children followed the teacher credulously" [syn: {believingly}] [ant: {incredulously}, {incredulously}]

credulousness
n : tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived [syn: {gullibility}]

Cree
n 1: a member of an Algonquian people living in central Canada
2: the Algonquian language spoken by the Cree people

creed
n 1: any system of principles or beliefs [syn: {credo}]
2: the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group [syn: {religious doctrine}, {church doctrine}, {gospel}]

creedal
adj : of or relating to a creed [syn: {credal}]

creek
n 1: a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer" [syn: {brook}]
2: any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma

creek bed
n : a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a stream [syn: {streambed}]

Creek Confederacy
n : a North American Indian confederacy organized by the Muskogee that dominated the southeastern part of the United States before being removed to Oklahoma

creel
n : a wicker basket used by anglers to hold fish

creep
n 1: someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric [syn: {weirdo}, {weirdie}, {weirdy}, {spook}]
2: a slow longitudinal movement or deformation
3: a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot
4: a slow creeping mode of locomotion (on hands and knees or dragging the body); "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep" [syn: {crawl}, {crawling}, {creeping}]
v 1: move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed" [syn: {crawl}]
2: to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house" [syn: {sneak}, {mouse}, {steal}, {pussyfoot}]
3: grow in such a way as to cover (a building, for example); "ivy grew over the walls of the university buildings" [syn: {grow over}]
4: show submission or fear [syn: {fawn}, {crawl}, {cringe}, {cower}, {grovel}] [also: {crept}]

creep feed
n : feed given to young animals isolated in a creep

creep in
v : enter surreptitiously; "He sneaked in under cover of darkness"; "In this essay, the author's personal feelings creep in" [syn: {sneak in}]

creep up
v : advance stealthily or unnoticed; "Age creeps up on you" [syn: {sneak up}]

creeper
n 1: any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping
2: a person who crawls or creeps along the ground [syn: {crawler}]
3: any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb about on trees [syn: {tree creeper}]

creepier
See {creepy}

creepier
creepy
adj 1: annoying and unpleasant; "some creepy kids were bothering her"
2: causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin; "a creepy story"; "I had a creepy-crawly feeling" [syn: {creepy-crawly}] [also: {creepiest}, {creepier}]

creepiest
See {creepy}

creepiest
creepy
adj 1: annoying and unpleasant; "some creepy kids were bothering her"
2: causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin; "a creepy story"; "I had a creepy-crawly feeling" [syn: {creepy-crawly}] [also: {creepiest}, {creepier}]

creeping
n : a slow creeping mode of locomotion (on hands and knees or dragging the body); "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep" [syn: {crawl}, {crawling}, {creep}]

creeping bellflower
n : erect European herb with creeping rootstocks and nodding spikelike racemes of blue to violet flowers [syn: {Campanula rapunculoides}]

creeping bent
n : common pasture or lawn grass spread by long runners [syn: {creeping bentgrass}, {Agrostis palustris}]

creeping bentgrass
n : common pasture or lawn grass spread by long runners [syn: {creeping bent}, {Agrostis palustris}]

creeping bugle
n : low rhizomatous European carpeting plant having spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in parts of United States [syn: {Ajuga reptans}]

creeping buttercup
n : perennial European herb with long creeping stolons [syn: {creeping crowfoot}, {Ranunculus repens}]

creeping Charlie
n : a loosestrife vine [syn: {moneywort}, {creeping Jenny}, {Lysimachia nummularia}]

creeping crowfoot
n : perennial European herb with long creeping stolons [syn: {creeping buttercup}, {Ranunculus repens}]

creeping fern
n : delicate fern of the eastern United States having a twining stem and palmately-lobed sterile fronds and forked fertile fronds [syn: {Hartford fern}, {Lygodium palmatum}]

creeping Jenny
n : a loosestrife vine [syn: {moneywort}, {creeping Charlie}, {Lysimachia nummularia}]

creeping juniper
n : low to prostrate shrub of Canada and northern United States; bronzed purple in winter [syn: {Juniperus horizontalis}]

creeping lily
n : any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous [syn: {gloriosa}, {glory lily}, {climbing lily}, {Gloriosa superba}]

creeping oxalis
n : creeping much-branched mat-forming weed; cosmopolitan [syn: {creeping wood sorrel}, {Oxalis corniculata}]

creeping snowberry
n : slow-growing procumbent evergreen shrublet of northern North America and Japan having white flowers and numerous white fleshy rough-hairy seeds [syn: {moxie plum}, {maidenhair berry}, {Gaultheria hispidula}]

creeping soft grass
n : European perennial grass with soft velvety foliage [syn: {Holcus mollis}]

creeping spike rush
n : cylindrical-stemmed sedge [syn: {Eleocharis palustris}]

creeping St John's wort
n : creeping evergreen shrub with bright yellow star-shaped summer flowers; useful as ground cover [syn: {Hypericum calycinum}]

creeping thistle
n : European thistle naturalized in United States and Canada where it is a pernicious weed [syn: {Canada thistle}, {Cirsium arvense}]

creeping thyme
n : aromatic dwarf shrub common on banks and hillsides in Europe; naturalized in United States [syn: {wild thyme}, {Thymus serpyllum}]

creeping willow
n : small trailing bush of Europe and Asia having straggling branches with silky green leaves of which several varieties are cultivated [syn: {Salix repens}]

creeping windmill grass
n : perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill [syn: {windmill grass}, {star grass}, {Chloris truncata}]

creeping wintergreen
n : creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil [syn: {teaberry}, {wintergreen}, {checkerberry}, {mountain tea}, {groundberry}, {ground-berry}, {Gaultheria procumbens}]

creeping wood sorrel
n : creeping much-branched mat-forming weed; cosmopolitan [syn: {creeping oxalis}, {Oxalis corniculata}]

creeping zinnia
n : low-branching leafy annual with flower heads resembling zinnias; found in southwestern United States and Mexico to Guatemala [syn: {Sanvitalia procumbens}]

creeps
n 1: a disease of cattle and sheep attributed to a dietary deficiency; characterized by anemia and softening of the bones and a slow stiff gait
2: a feeling of fear and revulsion; "he gives me the creeps"

creepy
adj 1: annoying and unpleasant; "some creepy kids were bothering her"
2: causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin; "a creepy story"; "I had a creepy-crawly feeling" [syn: {creepy-crawly}] [also: {creepiest}, {creepier}]

creepy-crawlies
n : feelings of dislike and anxiety; "the cave gave me the creepy-crawlies"

creepy-crawly
adj : causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin; "a creepy story"; "I had a creepy-crawly feeling" [syn: {creepy}]
n : an animal that creeps or crawls (such as worms or spiders or insects)

creese
n : a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade [syn: {kris}, {crease}]

cremains
n : the remains of a dead body after cremation

cremate
v : reduce to ashes; "Cremate a corpse"

cremation
n : the incineration of a dead body

cremation chamber
n : a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes [syn: {crematory}, {crematorium}]

crematoria
See {crematorium}

crematoria
crematorium
n 1: a mortuary where corpses are cremated [syn: {crematory}]
2: a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes [syn: {crematory}, {cremation chamber}] [also: {crematoria} (pl)]

crematorium
n 1: a mortuary where corpses are cremated [syn: {crematory}]
2: a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes [syn: {crematory}, {cremation chamber}] [also: {crematoria} (pl)]

crematory
n 1: a mortuary where corpses are cremated [syn: {crematorium}]
2: a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes [syn: {crematorium}, {cremation chamber}]

creme anglais
n : custard sauce flavored with vanilla or a liqueur

creme brulee
n : custard sprinkled with sugar and broiled

creme caramel
n : baked custard topped with caramel

creme de cacao
n : sweet liqueur flavored with vanilla and cacao beans

creme de fraise
n : strawberry-flavored liqueur

creme de menthe
n : sweet green or white mint-flavored liqueur

Cremona
n : a city in Lombardy on the Po River; noted for the manufacture of fine violins in the 16th-18th centuries

crenate
adj : having a margin with rounded scallops [syn: {crenated}, {scalloped}]

crenate leaf
n : a leaf having a scalloped margin

crenated
adj : having a margin with rounded scallops [syn: {crenate}, {scalloped}]

crenation
n : one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.) [syn: {scallop}, {crenature}, {crenel}, {crenelle}]

crenature
n : one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.) [syn: {scallop}, {crenation}, {crenel}, {crenelle}]

crenel
n 1: one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.) [syn: {scallop}, {crenation}, {crenature}, {crenelle}]
2: a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement [syn: {crenelle}]
v : supply with battlements [syn: {crenelate}, {crenellate}]

crenelate
adj : having repeated square indentations like those in a battlement; "a crenelated molding" [syn: {embattled}, {crenelated}, {crenellated}, {crenellate}, {indented}]
v : supply with battlements [syn: {crenel}, {crenellate}]

crenelated
adj 1: having repeated square indentations like those in a battlement; "a crenelated molding" [syn: {embattled}, {crenelate}, {crenellated}, {crenellate}, {indented}]
2: (of a building) having turrets and battlements in the style of a castle [syn: {battlemented}, {castellated}, {castled}, {crenellated}]

crenelation
n 1: a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns [syn: {battlement}, {crenellation}]
2: the action of constructing rampparts with gaps for firing guns or arrows [syn: {crenellation}]

crenellate
adj : having repeated square indentations like those in a battlement; "a crenelated molding" [syn: {embattled}, {crenelated}, {crenelate}, {crenellated}, {indented}]
v : supply with battlements [syn: {crenel}, {crenelate}]

crenellated
adj 1: having repeated square indentations like those in a battlement; "a crenelated molding" [syn: {embattled}, {crenelated}, {crenelate}, {crenellate}, {indented}]
2: (of a building) having turrets and battlements in the style of a castle [syn: {battlemented}, {castellated}, {castled}, {crenelated}]

crenellation
n 1: a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns [syn: {battlement}, {crenelation}]
2: the action of constructing rampparts with gaps for firing guns or arrows [syn: {crenelation}]

crenelle
n 1: one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.) [syn: {scallop}, {crenation}, {crenature}, {crenel}]
2: a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement [syn: {crenel}]

crenulate
adj : having a margin with small rounded teeth; "a crenulate leaf" [syn: {crenulated}]

crenulated
adj : having a margin with small rounded teeth; "a crenulate leaf" [syn: {crenulate}]

Creole
adj 1: of or relating to a language that arises from contact between two other languages and has features of both; "Creole grammars"
2: of or relating to or characteristic of native-born persons of French descent in Louisiana; "Creole cooking"
n 1: a person of European descent born in the West Indies or Latin America
2: a person descended from French ancestors in southern United States (especially Louisiana)
3: a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages

creole-fish
n : deep-sea fish of tropical Atlantic [syn: {Paranthias furcifer}]

Creon
n : (Greek mythology) the brother of Jocasta and uncle of Antigone who became king of Thebes after the fall of Oedipus

creosote
n 1: a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic
2: a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood [syn: {coal-tar creosote}]
v : treat with creosote; "creosoted wood"

creosote bush
n : desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers [syn: {coville}, {hediondilla}, {Larrea tridentata}]

crepe
n 1: paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations [syn: {crepe paper}]
2: small very thin pancake [syn: {crape}, {French pancake}]
3: a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface [syn: {crape}]
v : cover or drape with crape; "crape the mirror" [syn: {crape}]

crepe de Chine
n : a very thin crepe of silk or silklike fabric

crepe fern
n : fern of rain forests of tropical Australia and New Zealand and South Africa [syn: {king fern}, {Todea barbara}]

crepe flower
n : ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States [syn: {crape myrtle}, {crepe myrtle}, {Lagerstroemia indica}]

crepe gardenia
n : tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand [syn: {crape jasmine}, {crepe jasmine}, {pinwheel flower}, {East Indian rosebay}, {Adam's apple}, {Nero's crown}, {coffee rose}, {Tabernaemontana divaricate}]

crepe jasmine
n : tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand [syn: {crape jasmine}, {crepe gardenia}, {pinwheel flower}, {East Indian rosebay}, {Adam's apple}, {Nero's crown}, {coffee rose}, {Tabernaemontana divaricate}]

crepe marocain
n : a dress crepe; similar to Canton crepe [syn: {marocain}]

crepe myrtle
n : ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States [syn: {crape myrtle}, {crepe flower}, {Lagerstroemia indica}]

crepe paper
n : paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations [syn: {crepe}]

crepe rubber
n : crude natural rubber; used mainly for shoe soles

crepe Suzette
n : crepes flamed in a sweet orange-and-lemon flavored liqueur sauce

Crepis
n : hawk's beard; cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere [syn: {genus Crepis}]

crepitate
v : make a crackling sound; "My Rice Crispies crackled in the bowl" [syn: {crackle}]

crepitation
n : the sharp sound of snapping noises [syn: {crackle}, {crackling}]

crepitation rale
n : the crackling sound heard on auscultation when patients with respiratory diseases inhale; associated with tuberculosis and pneumonia and congestive heart failure

crept
See {creep}

crept
creep
n 1: someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric [syn: {weirdo}, {weirdie}, {weirdy}, {spook}]
2: a slow longitudinal movement or deformation
3: a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot
4: a slow creeping mode of locomotion (on hands and knees or dragging the body); "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep" [syn: {crawl}, {crawling}, {creeping}]
v 1: move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed" [syn: {crawl}]
2: to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house" [syn: {sneak}, {mouse}, {steal}, {pussyfoot}]
3: grow in such a way as to cover (a building, for example); "ivy grew over the walls of the university buildings" [syn: {grow over}]
4: show submission or fear [syn: {fawn}, {crawl}, {cringe}, {cower}, {grovel}] [also: {crept}]

crepuscle
n : the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night" [syn: {twilight}, {dusk}, {gloaming}, {nightfall}, {evenfall}, {fall}, {crepuscule}]

crepuscular
adj : like twilight; dim; "the evening's crepuscular charm"

crepuscule
n : the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night" [syn: {twilight}, {dusk}, {gloaming}, {nightfall}, {evenfall}, {fall}, {crepuscle}]

crescendi
See {crescendo}

crescendi
crescendo
adj : gradually increasing in volume
n : (music) a gradual increase in loudness
v : grow louder; "The music crescendoes here" [ant: {decrescendo}] [also: {crescendi} (pl)]

crescendo
adj : gradually increasing in volume
n : (music) a gradual increase in loudness
v : grow louder; "The music crescendoes here" [ant: {decrescendo}] [also: {crescendi} (pl)]

crescent
adj : resembling the new moon in shape [syn: {crescent(a)}, {crescent-shaped}, {semilunar}, {lunate}]
n : any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters

crescent roll
n : very rich flaky crescent-shaped roll [syn: {croissant}]

crescent-cell anaemia
n : a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape [syn: {sickle-cell anemia}, {sickle-cell anaemia}, {sickle-cell disease}, {crescent-cell anemia}, {drepanocytic anemia}, {drepanocytic anaemia}]

crescent-cell anemia
n : a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape [syn: {sickle-cell anemia}, {sickle-cell anaemia}, {sickle-cell disease}, {crescent-cell anaemia}, {drepanocytic anemia}, {drepanocytic anaemia}]

Crescentia
n : a genus of tropical American trees of the family Bignoniaceae; has a short trunk and crooked limbs and drooping branches [syn: {genus Crescentia}]

Crescentia cujete
n : tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds [syn: {calabash}, {calabash tree}]

crescent-shaped
adj : resembling the new moon in shape [syn: {crescent(a)}, {semilunar}, {lunate}]

cresol
n : any of three poisonous colorless isomeric phenols; derived from coal or wood tar; used as a disinfectant [syn: {methyl phenol}]

cress
n 1: any of various plants of the family Cruciferae having edible pungent-tasting leaves [syn: {cress plant}]
2: pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs

cress green
adj : of a moderate yellow-green color that is greener and deeper than moss green and yellower and darker than pea green [syn: {cresson}, {watercress}]

cress plant
n : any of various plants of the family Cruciferae having edible pungent-tasting leaves [syn: {cress}]

cresson
adj : of a moderate yellow-green color that is greener and deeper than moss green and yellower and darker than pea green [syn: {cress green}, {watercress}]

crest
n 1: the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
2: the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock" [syn: {peak}, {crown}, {top}, {tip}, {summit}]
3: the center of a cambered road [syn: {crown}]
4: (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet
5: a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
v 1: lie at the top of; "Snow capped the mountains" [syn: {cap}]
2: reach a high point; "The river crested last night"

crested
adj 1: bearing an heraldic device
2: (of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination; "golden crested"; "crested iris"; "crested oriole"; "tufted duck"; "tufted loosestrife" [syn: {topknotted}, {tufted}]
3: (of a knight's helmet) having a decorative plume [syn: {plumed}]

crested cariama
n : Brazilian cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama [syn: {seriema}, {Cariama cristata}]

crested coral root
n : orchid with yellowish-brown flowers with dark veins; southeastern Arizona to the eastern United States [syn: {Hexalectris spicata}]

crested myna
n : dark brown crested bird of southeastern Asia [syn: {Acridotheres tristis}]

crested penguin
n : small penguin of the Falkland Islands and New Zealand [syn: {rock hopper}]

crested screamer
n : distinguished from the horned screamer by a feathery crest on the back of the head

crested swift
n : birds of southeast Asia and East Indies differing from true swifts in having upright crests and nesting in trees [syn: {tree swift}]

crested wheat grass
n : Eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for forage and erosion control [syn: {crested wheatgrass}, {fairway crested wheat grass}, {Agropyron cristatum}]

crested wheatgrass
n : Eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for forage and erosion control [syn: {crested wheat grass}, {fairway crested wheat grass}, {Agropyron cristatum}]

crestfallen
adj : brought low in spirit; "left us fatigued and deflated spiritually" [syn: {chapfallen}, {chopfallen}, {deflated}]

crestless wave
n : the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea [syn: {swell}]

cretaceous
adj 1: abounding in chalk
2: of or relating to the Cretaceous geologic era; "cretaceous rocks"
n : from 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plants [syn: {Cretaceous period}]

Cretaceous period
n : from 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plants [syn: {Cretaceous}]

Cretan
n : a native or inhabitant of Crete

cretan dittany
n : dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete [syn: {dittany of crete}, {crete dittany}, {hop marjoram}, {winter sweet}, {Origanum dictamnus}]

Crete
n : the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BC [syn: {Kriti}]

crete dittany
n : dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete [syn: {dittany of crete}, {cretan dittany}, {hop marjoram}, {winter sweet}, {Origanum dictamnus}]

cretin
n : a person of subnormal intelligence [syn: {idiot}, {imbecile}, {moron}, {changeling}, {half-wit}, {retard}]

cretinism
n : severe hypothyroidism resulting in physical and mental stunting

cretinous
adj 1: affected with or resembling cretinism; "cretinous development"
2: afflicted with cretinism

cretonne
n : an unglazed heavy fabric; brightly printed; used for slipcovers and draperies

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
n : rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus; characterized by progressive dementia and gradual loss of muscle control [syn: {CJD}, {Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease}]

crevalle jack
n : fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico [syn: {jack crevalle}, {Caranx hippos}]

crevasse
n : a deep fissure

crevice
n 1: a long narrow depression in a surface [syn: {cranny}, {crack}, {fissure}, {chap}]
2: a long narrow opening [syn: {crack}, {cleft}, {fissure}, {scissure}]

crew
n 1: the men who man a ship or aircraft
2: an organized group of workmen [syn: {gang}, {work party}]
3: an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd" [syn: {crowd}, {gang}, {bunch}]
4: the team of men manning a racing shell
v : serve as a crew member on

crew cut
n : a closely cropped haircut; usually for men [syn: {flattop}]

crew member
n : a member of a flight crew [syn: {crewman}]

crew neck
n : a plain straight neckline opening from shoulder to shoulder of sweaters [syn: {crew neckline}]

crew neckline
n : a plain straight neckline opening from shoulder to shoulder of sweaters [syn: {crew neck}]

crewelwork
n : embroidery done with loosely twisted worsted yarn

crewet
n : bottle that holds wine or oil or vinegar for the table [syn: {cruet}]

crewman
n 1: any member of a ship's crew [syn: {sailor}]
2: a member of a flight crew [syn: {crew member}]
3: a member of a work crew

Crex
n : corncrakes [syn: {genus Crex}]

Crex crex
n : common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields [syn: {corncrake}, {land rail}]

crib
n 1: baby bed with high sides [syn: {cot}]
2: a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly) [syn: {pony}, {trot}]
3: a card game in which each player is dealt 6 cards and discards one or two to make up the crib [syn: {cribbage}]
v 1: use a crib, as in an exam
2: take unauthorized (intellectual material)
3: line with beams or planks; "crib a construction hole" [also: {cribbing}, {cribbed}]

crib death
n : sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep [syn: {sudden infant death syndrome}, {SIDS}, {infant death}, {cot death}]

cribbage
n : a card game in which each player is dealt 6 cards and discards one or two to make up the crib [syn: {crib}]

cribbage board
n : a board with pegs and regularly spaced holes for holding the pegs; used for keeping the score in a game of cribbage

cribbed
See {crib}

cribbed
crib
n 1: baby bed with high sides [syn: {cot}]
2: a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly) [syn: {pony}, {trot}]
3: a card game in which each player is dealt 6 cards and discards one or two to make up the crib [syn: {cribbage}]
v 1: use a crib, as in an exam
2: take unauthorized (intellectual material)
3: line with beams or planks; "crib a construction hole" [also: {cribbing}, {cribbed}]

cribbing
See {crib}

cribbing
crib
n 1: baby bed with high sides [syn: {cot}]
2: a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly) [syn: {pony}, {trot}]
3: a card game in which each player is dealt 6 cards and discards one or two to make up the crib [syn: {cribbage}]
v 1: use a crib, as in an exam
2: take unauthorized (intellectual material)
3: line with beams or planks; "crib a construction hole" [also: {cribbing}, {cribbed}]

cribella
See {cribellum}

Cricetidae
n : mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters [syn: {family Cricetidae}]

Cricetus
n : type genus of the Cricetidae: Old World hamsters [syn: {genus Cricetus}]

Cricetus cricetus
n : a variety of hamster common to Europe and Asia [syn: {Eurasian hamster}]

Crichton
n : Scottish man of letters and adventurer (1560-1582) [syn: {James Crichton}, {The Admirable Crichton}]

cricify
v : hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh" [syn: {mortify}, {subdue}]

crick
n 1: a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) [syn: {rick}, {wrick}]
2: English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (born in 1916) [syn: {Francis Crick}, {Francis Henry Compton Crick}]
v : twist the head into a strained position

cricket
n 1: leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
2: a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs
v : play cricket

cricket ball
n : ball used in playing cricket

cricket bat
n : a bat used in playing cricket [syn: {bat}]

cricket equipment
n : sports equipment used in playing cricket

cricket frog
n : either of two frogs with a clicking call

cricket match
n : a match between two cricket teams

cricket-bat willow
n : Eurasian willow tree having grayish leaves and ascending branches [syn: {Salix alba caerulea}]

cricketer
n : an athlete who plays cricket

cried
See {cry}

cried
cry
n 1: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" [syn: {outcry}, {call}, {yell}, {shout}, {vociferation}]
2: a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain" [syn: {yell}]
3: a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'" [syn: {war cry}, {rallying cry}, {battle cry}, {watchword}]
4: a fit of weeping; "had a good cry"
5: the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
v 1: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: {shout}, {shout out}, {call}, {yell}, {scream}, {holler}, {hollo}, {squall}]
2: shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs" [syn: {weep}] [ant: {laugh}]
3: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" [syn: {exclaim}, {cry out}, {outcry}, {call out}, {shout}]
4: proclaim or announce in public; "before we had newspapers, a town cryer would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise in the market square" [syn: {blazon out}]
5: demand immediate action; "This situation is crying for attention"
6: utter a characteristic sound; "The cat was crying"
7: bring into a particular state by crying; "The little boy cried himself to sleep" [also: {cried}, {cryings} (pl), {crying} (pl)]

crier
n 1: a person who weeps [syn: {weeper}]
2: (formerly) an official who made public announcements [syn: {town crier}]
3: a peddler who shouts to advertises the goods he sells

crime
n 1: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" [syn: {law-breaking}]
2: an evil act not necessarily punishable by law; "crimes of the heart"

crime rate
n : the ratio of crimes in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year

crime syndicate
n : a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities [syn: {syndicate}, {mob}, {family}]

crime wave
n : a sudden rise in the crime rate

Crimea
n : a Ukrainian peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov

Crimea-Congo hemorrhagic fever
n : an infection common in Arab states caused by a bunyavirus; transmitted by a tick that thrives on sheep

Crimean War
n : a war in Crimea between Russia and a group of nations including England and France and Turkey and Sardinia; 1853-1856

criminal
adj 1: relating to crime or its punishment; "criminal court"
2: bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure; "a criminal waste of talent"; "a deplorable act of violence"; "adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife" [syn: {condemnable}, {deplorable}, {reprehensible}]
3: guilty of crime or serious offense; "criminal in the sight of God and man"
4: involving or being or having the nature of a crime; "a criminal offense"; "criminal abuse"; "felonious intent" [syn: {felonious}]
n : someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime [syn: {felon}, {crook}, {outlaw}, {malefactor}]

criminal congress
n : forbidden or tabu sexual intercourse between individuals [syn: {unlawful carnal knowledge}]

criminal contempt
n : an act of disrespect that impedes the administration of justice

criminal conversation
n : extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations; "adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce" [syn: {adultery}, {fornication}]

criminal court
n : a court having jurisdiction over criminal cases

Criminal Intelligence Services of Canada
n : an agency of the Canadian government that unifies the intelligence units of Canadian law enforcement agencies [syn: {CISC}]

Criminal Investigation Command
n : the United States Army's principal law enfocement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the Army anywhere in the world [syn: {CID}]

criminal law
n : the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment

criminal negligence
n : (law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences) [syn: {culpable negligence}]

criminal possession
n : (law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may not be posessed under certain circumstances

criminal prosecution
n : the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior [syn: {prosecution}] [ant: {defense}]

criminal record
n : a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted; "he ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court"; "the prostitute had a record a mile long" [syn: {record}]

criminal suit
n : a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant

criminalisation
n : legislation that makes something illegal; "the criminalization of marijuana" [syn: {criminalization}] [ant: {decriminalization}, {decriminalization}]

criminalise
v : declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S." [syn: {outlaw}, {criminalize}, {illegalize}, {illegalise}] [ant: {legalize}, {legalize}, {legalize}]

criminalism
n : the state of being a criminal [syn: {criminality}, {criminalness}]

criminality
n : the state of being a criminal [syn: {criminalism}, {criminalness}]

criminalization
n : legislation that makes something illegal; "the criminalization of marijuana" [syn: {criminalisation}] [ant: {decriminalization}, {decriminalization}]

criminalize
v 1: treat as a criminal
2: declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S." [syn: {outlaw}, {criminalise}, {illegalize}, {illegalise}] [ant: {legalize}, {legalize}, {legalize}]

criminally
adv 1: in a shameful manner; "the garden was criminally neglected" [syn: {reprehensively}]
2: in violation of the law; in a criminal manner; "the alterations in the document were ruled to be criminally fraudulent"

criminalness
n : the state of being a criminal [syn: {criminalism}, {criminality}]

criminate
v 1: bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "He charged the man with spousal abuse" [syn: {accuse}, {impeach}, {incriminate}]
2: rebuke formally [syn: {reprimand}, {censure}]

criminative
adj : charging or suggestive of guilt or blame; "incriminatory testimony" [syn: {criminatory}, {incriminating}, {incriminatory}]

criminatory
adj : charging or suggestive of guilt or blame; "incriminatory testimony" [syn: {criminative}, {incriminating}, {incriminatory}]

criminological
adj : of or relating to or involved in criminology

criminologist
n : a specialist in criminology

criminology
n : the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law enforcement

crimp
n 1: an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow" [syn: {fold}, {crease}, {plication}, {flexure}, {bend}]
2: someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers [syn: {crimper}]
3: a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled
v 1: make ridges into by pinching together [syn: {pinch}]
2: curl tightly; "crimp hair" [syn: {crape}, {frizzle}, {frizz}, {kink up}, {kink}]

crimper
n 1: someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers [syn: {crimp}]
2: a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it; "a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight" [syn: {curler}, {hair curler}, {roller}]

crimson
adj 1: having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies [syn: {red}, {reddish}, {ruddy}, {blood-red}, {carmine}, {cerise}, {cherry}, {cherry-red}, {ruby}, {ruby-red}, {scarlet}]
2: characterized by violence or bloodshed; "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red rage"- Hudson Strode [syn: {red}, {violent}]
3: (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion; "crimson with fury"; "turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened eyes"; "red-faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment" [syn: {red}, {reddened}, {red-faced}, {flushed}]
n : a deep and vivid red [syn: {ruby}, {deep red}]
v : turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by" [syn: {blush}, {flush}, {redden}]

crimson clover
n : southern European annual with spiky heads of crimson flower; extensively cultivated in United States for forage [syn: {Italian clover}, {Trifolium incarnatum}]

cringe
v 1: draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" [syn: {flinch}, {squinch}, {funk}, {shrink}, {wince}, {recoil}, {quail}]
2: show submission or fear [syn: {fawn}, {crawl}, {creep}, {cower}, {grovel}]

cringing
adj : totally submissive [syn: {groveling}, {grovelling}, {wormlike}, {wormy}]

cringle
n : fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines [syn: {eyelet}, {loop}, {grommet}, {grummet}]

crinion
n : point where the hairline meets the midpoint of the forehead [syn: {trichion}]

crinkle
n : a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles" [syn: {wrinkle}, {furrow}, {crease}, {seam}, {line}]
v 1: make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress got wrinkled" [syn: {wrinkle}, {ruckle}, {crease}, {scrunch}, {scrunch up}, {crisp}]
2: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle" [syn: {rumple}, {crumple}, {wrinkle}, {crease}]

crinkle root
n : North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots [syn: {crinkleroot}, {crinkle-root}, {pepper root}, {toothwort}, {Cardamine diphylla}, {Dentaria diphylla}]

crinkled
adj : having wrinkles or waves [syn: {crinkly}, {rippled}, {wavy}, {wavelike}]

crinkle-root
n : North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots [syn: {crinkleroot}, {crinkle root}, {pepper root}, {toothwort}, {Cardamine diphylla}, {Dentaria diphylla}]

crinkleroot
n : North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots [syn: {crinkle-root}, {crinkle root}, {pepper root}, {toothwort}, {Cardamine diphylla}, {Dentaria diphylla}]

crinkly
adj : having wrinkles or waves [syn: {crinkled}, {rippled}, {wavy}, {wavelike}]

crinoid
adj : of or relating to or belonging to the class Crinoidea
n : primitive echinoderms having five or more feathery arms radiating from a central disk

Crinoidea
n : sea lilies [syn: {class Crinoidea}]

crinoline
n 1: a skirt stiffened with hoops [syn: {hoopskirt}]
2: full stiff petticoat made of crinoline
3: a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing

criollo
n 1: a Spanish American of pure European stock (usually Spanish); "Mexico is a country of mestizos, criollos, and indigenes"
2: cocoa of superior quality

cripple
n : someone whose legs are disabled
v 1: deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless; "This measure crippled our efforts"; "Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work" [syn: {stultify}]
2: deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg; "The accident has crippled her for life" [syn: {lame}]

crippled
adj : disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg" [syn: {halt}, {halting}, {lame}, {game}]

crippling
adj : that cripples or disables or incapacitates; "a crippling injury" [syn: {disabling}, {incapacitating}]

crises
See {crisis}

crises
crisis
n 1: an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"
2: a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better" [also: {crises} (pl)]

crisis
n 1: an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"
2: a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better" [also: {crises} (pl)]

crisis intervention
n : psychotherapy that focuses on acute critical situations (depressive episodes or attempted suicides or drug overdoses) with the aim of restoring the person to the level of functioning before the crisis

crisp
adj 1: (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot" [syn: {sharp}]
2: tender and brittle; "crisp potato chips" [syn: {crispy}]
3: pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term) [syn: {frosty}, {nipping}, {nippy}, {snappy}, {parky}]
4: pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed; "crisp carrot and celery sticks"; "a firm apple"; "crunchy lettuce" [syn: {firm}, {crunchy}]
5: in small tight curls [syn: {frizzly}, {frizzy}, {kinky}, {nappy}]
6: brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand" [syn: {curt}, {laconic}, {terse}]
n : a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat [syn: {chip}, {potato chip}, {Saratoga chip}]
v 1: make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress got wrinkled" [syn: {wrinkle}, {ruckle}, {crease}, {crinkle}, {scrunch}, {scrunch up}]
2: make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread"; "crisp potatoes" [syn: {toast}]

crispate
adj : wavy or notched and curled very irregularly

crisphead lettuce
n : lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head; "iceberg is still the most popular lettuce" [syn: {iceberg lettuce}, {iceberg}]

crispier
See {crispy}

crispier
crispy
adj : tender and brittle; "crisp potato chips" [syn: {crisp}] [also: {crispiest}, {crispier}]

crispiest
See {crispy}

crispiest
crispy
adj : tender and brittle; "crisp potato chips" [syn: {crisp}] [also: {crispiest}, {crispier}]

Crispin
n : patron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were martyred for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century) [syn: {Saint Crispin}, {St. Crispin}]

crispiness
n : firm but easily broken [syn: {brittleness}, {crispness}]

crisply
adv : in a well delineated manner; "the new style of Minoan pottery was sharply defined" [syn: {sharply}]

crispness
n 1: a pleasing firmness and freshness; "crispness of new dollar bills"; "crispness of fresh lettuce"
2: a style of expression that is direct and to the point; "the crispness of his reply"
3: firm but easily broken [syn: {brittleness}, {crispiness}]

crispy
adj : tender and brittle; "crisp potato chips" [syn: {crisp}] [also: {crispiest}, {crispier}]

crissa
See {crissum}

crisscross
adj : marked with crossing lines [syn: {crisscrossed}]
n : marking consisting of crossing lines [syn: {cross}, {mark}]
adv : crossing one another in opposite directions
v 1: cross in a pattern, often random
2: mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines; "wrinkles crisscrossed her face"
3: mark with a pattern of crossing lines; "crisscross the sheet of paper"

crisscrossed
adj : marked with crossing lines [syn: {crisscross}]

cristae
See {crista}

cristal
n : street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine [syn: {Adam}, {ecstasy}, {XTC}, {go}, {disco biscuit}, {X}, {hug drug}]

Cristobal Balenciaga
n : Spanish fashion designer known for his stark elegant designs (1895-1972) [syn: {Balenciaga}]

Cristobal Colon
n : Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506) [syn: {Columbus}, {Christopher Columbus}, {Cristoforo Colombo}]

cristobalite
n : a white mineral consisting of silica; found in volcanic rocks

Cristoforo Colombo
n : Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506) [syn: {Columbus}, {Christopher Columbus}, {Cristobal Colon}]

criteria
See {criterion}

criteria
criterion
n 1: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "they set the measure for all subsequent work" [syn: {standard}, {measure}, {touchstone}]
2: the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community" [syn: {standard}] [also: {criteria} (pl)]

criterial
adj : serving as a basis for evaluation [syn: {criterional}]

criterion
n 1: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "they set the measure for all subsequent work" [syn: {standard}, {measure}, {touchstone}]
2: the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community" [syn: {standard}] [also: {criteria} (pl)]

criterional
adj : serving as a basis for evaluation [syn: {criterial}]

crith
n : the weight of a liter of hydrogen (at 0 Centigrade and 760 millimeters pressure)

critic
n 1: a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
2: anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something
3: someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments

critical
adj 1: marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; "a critical attitude" [ant: {uncritical}]
2: at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction; "a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure"; "critical mass"; "go critical" [ant: {noncritical}]
3: characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; "a critical reading"; "a critical dissertation"; "a critical analysis of Melville's writings" [ant: {uncritical}]
4: urgently needed; absolutely necessary; "a critical element of the plan"; "critical medical supplies"; "vital for a healthy society"; "of vital interest" [syn: {vital}]
5: forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis; "a critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test" [syn: {decisive}]
6: being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency; "a critical shortage of food"; "a critical illness"; "an illness at the critical stage" [ant: {noncritical}]
7: of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism; "critical acclaim"

critical analysis
n : an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation [syn: {critical appraisal}]

critical angle
n : the smallest angle of incidence for which light is totally reflected

critical appraisal
n : an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation [syn: {critical analysis}]

critical mass
n 1: the minimum amount (of something) required to start or maintain a venture; "the battle for the computer market has now reached critical mass"; "there is now a critical mass of successful women to take the lead"; "they sold the business because it lacked critical mass"
2: the minimum mass of fissionable material that can sustain a chain reaction

critical point
n : a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made; "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"; "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point" [syn: {juncture}, {crossroads}]

critical review
n : an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play) [syn: {review}, {critique}, {review article}]

criticality
n 1: a state of critical urgency [syn: {criticalness}, {cruciality}]
2: a critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining

critically
adv : in a critical manner; "this must be examined critically" [ant: {uncritically}]

criticalness
n : a state of critical urgency [syn: {criticality}, {cruciality}]

criticise
v 1: find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" [syn: {knock}, {criticize}, {pick apart}] [ant: {praise}]
2: act as a critic; "Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either" [syn: {criticize}]

criticism
n 1: disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent" [syn: {unfavorable judgment}]
2: a serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated" [syn: {critique}]
3: a written evaluation of a work of literature [syn: {literary criticism}]

criticize
v 1: find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" [syn: {knock}, {criticise}, {pick apart}] [ant: {praise}]
2: act as a critic; "Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either" [syn: {criticise}]

critique
n 1: an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play) [syn: {review}, {critical review}, {review article}]
2: a serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated" [syn: {criticism}]
v : appraise critically; "She reviews books for the New York Times"; "Please critique this performance" [syn: {review}]

critter
n : a regional term for creature (especially domestic animals)

critter sitter
n : someone left in charge of pets while their owners are away from home [syn: {pet sitter}]

Crius
n : (Greek mythology) one of the Titans

Crixivan
n : a protease inhibitor (trade name Crixivan) used for treating HIV [syn: {indinavir}]

Crna Gora
n : a former country bordering on the Adriatic Sea; now part of Yugoslavia [syn: {Montenegro}]

CRO
n : electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities [syn: {oscilloscope}, {scope}, {cathode-ray oscilloscope}]

croak
n : a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog) [syn: {croaking}]
v 1: die; "The old man finally kicked the bucket" [syn: {kick the bucket}, {cash in one's chips}, {buy the farm}, {conk}, {give-up the ghost}, {drop dead}, {pop off}, {choke}, {snuff it}]
2: utter a hoarse sound, like a raven [syn: {cronk}]
3: make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked" [syn: {murmur}, {mutter}, {grumble}, {gnarl}]

croaker
n 1: the lean flesh of a saltwater fish caught along Atlantic coast of southern U.S.
2: any of several fishes that make a croaking noise

croaking
adj : like the sounds of frogs and crows; "a guttural voice"; "acres of guttural frogs" [syn: {croaky}, {guttural}]
n : a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog) [syn: {croak}]

croaky
adj : like the sounds of frogs and crows; "a guttural voice"; "acres of guttural frogs" [syn: {croaking}, {guttural}]

Croat
n : a member of the Slavic people living in Croatia [syn: {Croatian}]

Croatia
n : a republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe in the eastern Adriatic coastal area; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; became independent in 1991 [syn: {Republic of Croatia}, {Hrvatska}]

Croatian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Croatia or its people or language; "Croatian villages"
n : a member of the Slavic people living in Croatia [syn: {Croat}]

Crocanthemum canadensei
n : perennial of the eastern United States having early solitary yellow flowers followed by late petalless flowers; so-called because ice crystals form on it during first frosts [syn: {frostweed}, {frost-weed}, {frostwort}, {Helianthemum canadense}]

Crocethia
n : a genus of Scolopacidae [syn: {genus Crocethia}]

Crocethia alba
n : small sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and migrates southward along sandy coasts in most of world [syn: {sanderling}]

crochet
n : needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle [syn: {crocheting}]
v 1: create by looping or crocheting; "crochet a bedspread"
2: make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle; "She sat there crocheting all day" [syn: {hook}]

crochet hook
n : a needle with a hook on the end; used in crocheting [syn: {crochet needle}]

crochet needle
n : a needle with a hook on the end; used in crocheting [syn: {crochet hook}]

crochet stitch
n : a stitch made by pulling a loop of thread through another loop with a crochet needle

crocheting
n 1: needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle [syn: {crochet}]
2: creating a garment of needlework

crock
n 1: nonsense; foolish talk; "that's a crock"
2: an earthen jar (made of baked clay) [syn: {earthenware jar}]
v 1: release color when rubbed, of badly dyed fabric
2: soil with or as with crock

Crock Pot
n : an electric cooker that maintains a relatively low temperature

crock up
v : suffer a nervous breakdown [syn: {crack up}, {crack}, {break up}, {collapse}]

crocked
adj : very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {tipsy}, {wet}]

crockery
n : tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively [syn: {dishware}]

crocket
n : an architectural ornament of curved foliage used at the edge of a spire or gable

crocketed
adj : (of a gable or spire) furnished with a crocket (an ornament in the form of curved or bent foliage); "a crocketed spire"

Crockett
n : United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836) [syn: {Davy Crockett}, {David Crockett}]

crocodile
n : large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters

crocodile bird
n : African courser that feeds on insect parasites on crocodiles [syn: {Pluvianus aegyptius}]

Crocodile River
n : an African river; flows into the Indian Ocean [syn: {Limpopo}]

crocodile tears
n : a hypocritical display of sorrow; false or insincere weeping; "the secretaries wept crocodile tears over the manager's dilemma"; "politicians shed crocodile tears over the plight of the unemployed"

Crocodilia
n : crocodiles; alligators; caimans; gavials [syn: {Crocodylia}, {order Crocodylia}, {order Crocodilia}]

crocodilian
n : extant archosaurian reptile [syn: {crocodilian reptile}]

crocodilian reptile
n : extant archosaurian reptile [syn: {crocodilian}]

Crocodilus
n : type genus of the Crocodylidae [syn: {Crocodylus}, {genus Crocodylus}, {genus Crocodilus}]

Crocodylia
n : crocodiles; alligators; caimans; gavials [syn: {order Crocodylia}, {Crocodilia}, {order Crocodilia}]

Crocodylidae
n : true crocodiles [syn: {family Crocodylidae}]

Crocodylus
n : type genus of the Crocodylidae [syn: {genus Crocodylus}, {Crocodilus}, {genus Crocodilus}]

Crocodylus niloticus
n : a dangerous crocodile widely distributed in Africa [syn: {African crocodile}, {Nile crocodile}]

Crocodylus porosus
n : estuarine crocodile of eastern Asia and Pacific islands [syn: {Asian crocodile}]

crocolite
n : a rare lead chromite mineral that forms bright orange crystals

crocus
n : any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated

Crocus sativus
n : Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food [syn: {saffron}, {saffron crocus}]

Crocuta
n : a genus of Hyaenidae [syn: {genus Crocuta}]

Crocuta crocuta
n : African hyena noted for its distinctive howl [syn: {spotted hyena}, {laughing hyena}]

Croesus
n 1: last king of Lydia (died in 546 BC)
2: a very wealthy man

croft
n : a small farm worked by a crofter

crofter
n : an owner or tenant of a small farm in Great Britain

Crohn
n : United States physician who specialized in diseases of the intestines; he was the first to describe regional ileitis which is now known as Crohn's disease (1884-1983) [syn: {Burrill Bernard Crohn}]

Crohn's disease
n : a serious chronic and progressive inflammation of the ileum producing frequent bouts of diarrhea with abdominal pain and nausea and fever and weight loss [syn: {regional enteritis}, {regional ileitis}]

croissant
n : very rich flaky crescent-shaped roll [syn: {crescent roll}]

Croix de Guerre
n : a French military decoration for gallantry

Cro-magnon
n : extinct human of Upper Paleolithic in Europe

cromlech
n : a prehistoric megalith typically having two upright stones and a capstone [syn: {dolmen}]

cromorne
n : a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn) [syn: {krummhorn}, {crumhorn}]

Cromwell
n : English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658) [syn: {Oliver Cromwell}, {Ironsides}]

Cromwellian
adj : of or relating to or in the manner of Oliver Cromwell

Cronartium
n : rust fungi having aecia produced in raised or swollen sori and teliospores borne in waxy columns [syn: {genus Cronartium}]

Cronartium ribicola
n : fungus causing white pine blister rust and having a complex life cycle requiring a plant of genus Ribes as alternate host [syn: {blister rust}]

crone
n : an ugly evil-looking old woman [syn: {hag}, {beldam}, {beldame}, {witch}]

cronk
v 1: utter a hoarse sound, like a raven [syn: {croak}]
2: cry like a goose; "The geese were honking" [syn: {honk}]

Cronus
n : (Greek mythology) the supreme god until Zeus dethroned him; son of Uranus and Gaea in ancient Greek mythology; identified with Roman Saturn

crony
n : a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities [syn: {buddy}, {brother}, {chum}, {pal}, {sidekick}]

cronyism
n : favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications)

croo monkey
n : monkey of southeast Asia, Borneo and the Philippines [syn: {crab-eating macaque}, {Macaca irus}]

crook
n 1: someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime [syn: {criminal}, {felon}, {outlaw}, {malefactor}]
2: a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path" [syn: {bend}, {turn}]
3: a long staff with one end being hook shaped [syn: {shepherd's crook}]
v : bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply" [syn: {curve}]

crookback
adj : characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column [syn: {crookbacked}, {humped}, {humpbacked}, {hunchback}, {hunchbacked}, {gibbous}, {kyphotic}]
n : a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine [syn: {humpback}, {hunchback}]

crookbacked
adj : characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column [syn: {crookback}, {humped}, {humpbacked}, {hunchback}, {hunchbacked}, {gibbous}, {kyphotic}]

crooked
adj 1: having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth" [ant: {straight}]
2: not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive [syn: {corrupt}] [ant: {straight}]
3: irregular in shape or outline; "asymmetrical features"; "a dress with an crooked hemline" [syn: {asymmetrical}]
4: having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; "a little oldish misshapen stooping woman" [syn: {hunched}, {round-backed}, {round-shouldered}, {stooped}, {stooping}]

crookedly
adv : in a crooked lopsided manner; "he smiled lopsidedly" [syn: {lopsidedly}]

crookedness
n 1: a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions" [syn: {tortuosity}, {tortuousness}, {torsion}, {contortion}]
2: having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles [ant: {straightness}]
3: the quality of being deceitful and underhanded [syn: {deviousness}]

crooked-stemmed aster
n : a variety of aster

Crookes
n : English chemist and physicist; discovered thallium; invented the radiometer and studied cathode rays (1832-1919) [syn: {William Crookes}, {Sir William Crookes}]

Crookes radiometer
n : electromagnetic radiometer consisting of a small paddlewheel that rotates when placed in daylight

Crookes tube
n : the original gas-discharge cathode-ray tube

crookneck
n : yellow squash with a thin curved neck and somewhat warty skin [syn: {crookneck squash}, {summer crookneck}]

crookneck squash
n : yellow squash with a thin curved neck and somewhat warty skin [syn: {crookneck}, {summer crookneck}]

croon
v : sing softly

crooner
n : a singer of popular ballads [syn: {balladeer}]

crooning
n 1: singing in a soft low tone; "her crooning soon put the child to sleep"
2: the act of singing popular songs in a sentimental manner

crop
n 1: the yield from plants in a single growing season [syn: {harvest}]
2: a collection of people or things appearing together; "the annual crop of students brings a new crop of ideas"
3: the output of something in a season; "the latest crop of fashions is about to hit the stores"
4: the stock or handle of a whip
5: a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food [syn: {craw}]
v 1: cut short; "She wanted her hair cropped short"
2: prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land" [syn: {cultivate}, {work}]
3: yield crops; "This land crops well"
4: let feed in a field or pasture or meadow [syn: {graze}, {pasture}]
5: feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing" [syn: {browse}, {graze}, {range}, {pasture}]
6: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" [syn: {snip}, {clip}, {trim}, {lop}, {dress}, {prune}, {cut back}] [also: {cropping}, {cropped}]

crop failure
n : the failure of crops to produce a marketable surplus

crop out
v : appear at the surface; "A seam of coal bassets" [syn: {basset}]

crop up
v : appear suddenly or unexpectedly; "The farm popped into view as we turned the corner"; "He suddenly popped up out of nowhere" [syn: {pop up}, {pop}]

crop-dusting
n : the dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft) [syn: {spraying}]

cropped
See {crop}

cropped
adj 1: cut off as by clipping or biting off; "trees with cropped tops"; "cropped hedges"; "her short cropped hair"; "the cropped grass where sheep had browsed" [ant: {uncropped}]
2: (of land or soil) used for growing crops; "cropped soil"

cropped
crop
n 1: the yield from plants in a single growing season [syn: {harvest}]
2: a collection of people or things appearing together; "the annual crop of students brings a new crop of ideas"
3: the output of something in a season; "the latest crop of fashions is about to hit the stores"
4: the stock or handle of a whip
5: a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food [syn: {craw}]
v 1: cut short; "She wanted her hair cropped short"
2: prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land" [syn: {cultivate}, {work}]
3: yield crops; "This land crops well"
4: let feed in a field or pasture or meadow [syn: {graze}, {pasture}]
5: feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing" [syn: {browse}, {graze}, {range}, {pasture}]
6: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" [syn: {snip}, {clip}, {trim}, {lop}, {dress}, {prune}, {cut back}] [also: {cropping}, {cropped}]

cropper
n : small farmers and tenants [syn: {sharecropper}, {sharecrop farmer}]

cropping
See {crop}

cropping
crop
n 1: the yield from plants in a single growing season [syn: {harvest}]
2: a collection of people or things appearing together; "the annual crop of students brings a new crop of ideas"
3: the output of something in a season; "the latest crop of fashions is about to hit the stores"
4: the stock or handle of a whip
5: a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food [syn: {craw}]
v 1: cut short; "She wanted her hair cropped short"
2: prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land" [syn: {cultivate}, {work}]
3: yield crops; "This land crops well"
4: let feed in a field or pasture or meadow [syn: {graze}, {pasture}]
5: feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing" [syn: {browse}, {graze}, {range}, {pasture}]
6: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" [syn: {snip}, {clip}, {trim}, {lop}, {dress}, {prune}, {cut back}] [also: {cropping}, {cropped}]

croquet
n : a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops; the winner is the first to traverse all the hoops and hit a peg
v 1: drive away by hitting with one's ball, "croquet the opponent's ball"
2: play a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops

croquet ball
n : a wooden ball used in playing croquet

croquet equipment
n : sports equipment used in playing croquet

croquet mallet
n : a mallet used to strike the ball in croquet

croquette
n : minced cooked meats (or vegetables) in thick white sauce; breaded and deep-fried

crore
n : the number that is represented as a one followed by 7 zeros; ten million

Crosby
n : United States singer and film actor (1904-1977) [syn: {Bing Crosby}, {Harry Lillis Crosby}]

crosier
n : a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office [syn: {crozier}]

cross
adj 1: extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis; "cross members should be all steel"; "from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully"; "transversal vibrations"; "transverse colon" [syn: {cross(a)}, {transverse}, {transversal}, {thwartwise}]
2: perversely irritable [syn: {crabbed}, {crabby}, {fussy}, {grouchy}, {grumpy}, {bad-tempered}, {ill-tempered}]
n 1: a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
2: marking consisting of crossing lines [syn: {crisscross}, {mark}]
3: a cross as an emblem of Christianity; used in heraldry
4: any affliction that causes great suffering; "that is his cross to bear"; "he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns" [syn: {crown of thorns}]
5: an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species; "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey" [syn: {hybrid}, {crossbreed}]
6: (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids [syn: {hybridization}, {hybridisation}, {crossbreeding}, {crossing}, {interbreeding}, {hybridizing}]
v 1: travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" [syn: {traverse}, {track}, {cover}, {pass over}, {get over}, {get across}, {cut through}, {cut across}]
2: meet at a point [syn: {intersect}]
3: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn: {thwart}, {queer}, {spoil}, {scotch}, {foil}, {frustrate}, {baffle}, {bilk}]
4: fold so as to resemble a cross; "she crossed her legs" [ant: {uncross}]
5: to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries" [syn: {traverse}, {span}, {sweep}]
6: meet and pass; "the trains crossed"
7: trace a line through or across; "cross your `t'"
8: breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed" [syn: {crossbreed}, {hybridize}, {hybridise}, {interbreed}]

cross bit
n : a rock drill having cruciform cutting edges; used in mining

cross bun
n : moderately sweet raised roll containing spices and raisins and citron and decorated with a cross-shaped sugar glaze [syn: {hot cross bun}]

cross country
n : a long race run over open country

cross dressing
n : the practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the sexual role of the opposite sex [syn: {transvestism}, {transvestitism}]

cross examine
v : question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side; "The witness was cross-examined by the defense" [syn: {cross question}]

cross hair
n : either of two fine mutually perpendicular lines that cross in the focus plane of an optical instrument and are use for sighting or calibration; "he had the target in his cross hairs" [syn: {cross wire}]

cross infection
n : an infection that is acquired at a hospital or other healthcare facility [syn: {nonsocial infection}]

cross of Calvary
n : a Latin cross set on three steps [syn: {Calvary cross}]

cross of Lorraine
n : a cross with two crossbars, one above and one below the midpoint of the vertical, the lower longer than the upper [syn: {Lorraine cross}]

cross off
v : remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off the list" [syn: {cross out}, {strike out}, {strike off}, {mark}]

cross one's eyes
v : partly close one's eyes; "The children squinted to frighten each other" [syn: {squint}, {squinch}]

cross oneself
v : make the sign of the cross; in the Catholic religion

cross out
v : remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off the list" [syn: {cross off}, {strike out}, {strike off}, {mark}]

cross product
n : a vector that is the product of two other vectors [syn: {vector product}]

cross question
v : question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side; "The witness was cross-examined by the defense" [syn: {cross examine}]

cross section
n 1: a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis
2: a sample meant to be representative of a whole population
3: (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns

cross street
n : a street intersecting a main street (usually at right angles) and continuing on both sides of it

cross thwart
n : a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat [syn: {thwart}]

cross vine
n : woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section [syn: {trumpet flower}, {quartervine}, {quarter-vine}, {Bignonia capreolata}]

cross wire
n : either of two fine mutually perpendicular lines that cross in the focus plane of an optical instrument and are use for sighting or calibration; "he had the target in his cross hairs" [syn: {cross hair}]

crossbar
n 1: a horizontal bar that goes across something
2: game equipment consisting of a horizontal bar to be jumped or vaulted over
3: long thin horizontal crosspiece between two vertical posts

crossbeam
n : a horizontal beam that extends across something [syn: {trave}, {traverse}, {crosspiece}]

crossbench
n : any of the seats in the House of Commons used by members who do not vote regularly with either the Government or the Opposition

crossbencher
n : a member of the House of Commons who does not vote regularly with either the Government or the Opposition

crossbill
n : finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed [syn: {Loxia curvirostra}]

crossbones
n : two crossed bones (or a representation of two crossed bones) used as a symbol danger or death

crossbow
n : a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel)

crossbred
See {crossbreed}

crossbred
adj 1: bred from a mixture of breeds or strains [ant: {purebred}]
2: bred of parents of different races or strains [syn: {interbred}]
n : a hybrid (especially an animal produced by a cross between two pure breeds)

crossbred
crossbreed
n : an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species; "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey" [syn: {hybrid}, {cross}]
v : breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed" [syn: {cross}, {hybridize}, {hybridise}, {interbreed}] [also: {crossbred}]

crossbreed
n : an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species; "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey" [syn: {hybrid}, {cross}]
v : breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed" [syn: {cross}, {hybridize}, {hybridise}, {interbreed}] [also: {crossbred}]

crossbreeding
n 1: (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids [syn: {hybridization}, {hybridisation}, {crossing}, {cross}, {interbreeding}, {hybridizing}]
2: reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons) [syn: {miscegenation}, {interbreeding}]

cross-check
v : check out conflicting sources; crosscheck facts, for example

crosscheck
n 1: an instance of confirming something by considering information from several sources
2: an illegal check (chopping at an opponent's arms or stick)

cross-classification
n : classification according to more than one attribute at the same time; "the cross-classification of cases was done by age and sex" [syn: {cross-division}]

cross-country
adj 1: from one side of a country to the other; "a cross-country railway"
2: moving across open country rather than following tracks or roads; "a cross-country race" [ant: {road(a)}]
adv : across the countryside; "the river runs crosscountry"

cross-country jumping
n : riding horses across country over obstructions to demonstrate horsemanship [syn: {cross-country riding}]

cross-country riding
n : riding horses across country over obstructions to demonstrate horsemanship [syn: {cross-country jumping}]

cross-country skiing
n : the sport of skiing across the countryside (rather than downhill)

cross-cultural
adj : dealing with or comparing two or more cultures; "a cross-cultural survey"

crosscurrent
n 1: a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current [syn: {rip}, {riptide}, {tide rip}, {countercurrent}]
2: actions counter to the main group activity; "political crosscurrents disrupted the conference" [syn: {countercurrent}]

crosscut
n 1: a diagonal path
2: a route shorter than the usual one [syn: {shortcut}, {cutoff}]
v : cut using a diagonal lines [syn: {cut across}] [also: {crosscutting}]

crosscut saw
n : handsaw that cuts at right angles to the grain (or major axis)

crosscutting
See {crosscut}

crosscutting
crosscut
n 1: a diagonal path
2: a route shorter than the usual one [syn: {shortcut}, {cutoff}]
v : cut using a diagonal lines [syn: {cut across}] [also: {crosscutting}]

cross-division
n : classification according to more than one attribute at the same time; "the cross-classification of cases was done by age and sex" [syn: {cross-classification}]

cross-dress
v : dress in the clothes of the other sex

cross-dresser
n : someone who adopts the dress or manner or sexual role of the opposite sex [syn: {transvestite}]

crosse
n : a long racket with a triangular frame; used in playing lacrosse

crossed
adj 1: placed crosswise; "spoken with a straight face but crossed fingers"; "crossed forks"; "seated with arms across" [syn: {across}] [ant: {uncrossed}]
2: (of a check) for deposit only as indicated by having two lines drawn across it [ant: {uncrossed}]
3: produced by crossbreeding [syn: {hybrid}, {interbred}, {intercrossed}]

crossed eye
n : strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward toward the nose [syn: {cross-eye}, {convergent strabismus}, {esotropia}]

cross-examination
n : (law) close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examination

cross-examiner
n : someone who questions a witness carefully (especially about testimony given earlier) [syn: {cross-questioner}]

cross-eye
n : strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward toward the nose [syn: {crossed eye}, {convergent strabismus}, {esotropia}]

cross-eyed
adj : having convergent strabismus [ant: {walleyed}]

cross-fertilisation
n 1: fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species [syn: {cross-fertilization}] [ant: {self-fertilization}]
2: interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial; "the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts" [syn: {cross-fertilization}]

cross-fertilise
v 1: undergo cross-fertilization; become fertile [syn: {cross-fertilize}]
2: cause to undergo cross-fertilization; "Mendel cross-fertilized different kinds of beans" [syn: {cross-fertilize}]

cross-fertilization
n 1: fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species [syn: {cross-fertilisation}] [ant: {self-fertilization}]
2: interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial; "the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts" [syn: {cross-fertilisation}]

cross-fertilize
v 1: undergo cross-fertilization; become fertile [syn: {cross-fertilise}]
2: cause to undergo cross-fertilization; "Mendel cross-fertilized different kinds of beans" [syn: {cross-fertilise}]

cross-file
v : have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties [syn: {register}]

crossfire
n 1: a lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions
2: fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross

cross-grained
adj 1: difficult to deal with [syn: {contrarious}]
2: of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than in parallel

crosshairs
n : a center of interest; "the war on terrorism has put Saddam Hussein in the crosshairs"

crosshatch
n : shading consisting of multiple crossing lines [syn: {hatch}, {hatching}, {hachure}]
v : shade with multiple crossing lines; "the draftsman crosshatched the area"

crosshatched
adj : shaded by means of fine parallel or crossed lines [syn: {hatched}]

crosshead
n 1: a heading of a subsection printed within the body of the text [syn: {crossheading}]
2: metal block that connects to a piston; it slides on parallel guides and moves a connecting rod back and forth

crossheading
n : a heading of a subsection printed within the body of the text [syn: {crosshead}]

cross-index
n : a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work [syn: {cross-reference}]
v : make an index that refers from one point to the next; "These references are cross-indexed"

crossing
n 1: traveling across
2: a shallow area in a stream that can be forded [syn: {ford}]
3: a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect
4: a junction where one street or road crosses another [syn: {intersection}, {crossroad}, {crossway}, {carrefour}]
5: a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other [syn: {crosswalk}, {crossover}]
6: (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids [syn: {hybridization}, {hybridisation}, {crossbreeding}, {cross}, {interbreeding}, {hybridizing}]
7: a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)

crossing guard
n : someone who helps people (especially children) at a traffic crossing

crossing over
n : the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis [syn: {crossover}]

crossjack
n : the lowermost sail on a mizzenmast [syn: {mizzen course}]

cross-leaved heath
n : dwarf European shrub with rose-colored flowers [syn: {bell heather}, {Erica tetralix}]

cross-legged
adv : with the legs crossed; "he sat on the floor cross-legged and meditated"

cross-linguistic
adj : relating to different languages; "cross-linguistic evidence"

cross-linguistically
adv : by comparing languages; "she studied the phenomenon cross-linguistically"

cross-link
n : a side bond that links two adjacent chains of atoms in a complex molecule [syn: {cross-linkage}]
v : join by creating covalent bonds (of adjacent chains of a polymer or protein)

cross-linkage
n : a side bond that links two adjacent chains of atoms in a complex molecule [syn: {cross-link}]

crossly
adv : in an ill-natured manner; "she looked at her husband crossly" [syn: {grouchily}, {grumpily}]

cross-modal
adj : relating to different sense modalities

crossness
n 1: an irritable petulant feeling [syn: {irritability}, {fretfulness}, {fussiness}, {peevishness}, {petulance}, {choler}]
2: a disposition to be ill tempered [syn: {crabbiness}, {crabbedness}]

crossopterygian
n : any fish of the order Crossopterygii; most known only in fossil form [syn: {lobefin}, {lobe-finned fish}]

Crossopterygii
n : fishes having paired fins resembling limbs and regarded as ancestral to amphibians [syn: {subclass Crossopterygii}]

crossover
n 1: the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis [syn: {crossing over}]
2: a voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another party [syn: {crossover voter}]
3: the appropriation of a new style (especially in popular music) by combining elements of different genres in order to appeal to a wider audience; "a jazz-classical crossover album"
4: a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other [syn: {crossing}, {crosswalk}]

crossover voter
n : a voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another party [syn: {crossover}]

crosspatch
n : a bad-tempered person [syn: {grouch}, {grump}, {crank}, {churl}]

crosspiece
n 1: a horizontal beam that extends across something [syn: {trave}, {traverse}, {crossbeam}]
2: a transverse brace

cross-ply
adj : of or relating to an older kind of automobile tire that had a flexible tread and relatively stiff sidewalls

cross-pollinate
v : fertilize by transfering pollen [syn: {pollinate}, {pollenate}]

cross-pollinating
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of cross-pollination

cross-pollination
n 1: fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers of one flower to the stigma of another [ant: {self-pollination}]
2: stimulating influence among diverse elements; "the cross-pollination of the arts"

cross-purpose
n : a contrary aim; "at cross-purposes"

cross-question
n : a question asked in cross-examination

cross-questioner
n : someone who questions a witness carefully (especially about testimony given earlier) [syn: {cross-examiner}]

cross-refer
v : refer from one entry to another, as in catalogues, books, and lists

cross-reference
n : a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work [syn: {cross-index}]

crossroad
n : a junction where one street or road crosses another [syn: {intersection}, {crossway}, {crossing}, {carrefour}]

crossroads
n 1: a community of people smaller than a village [syn: {hamlet}]
2: a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made; "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"; "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point" [syn: {juncture}, {critical point}]
3: a point where a choice must be made; "Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology"

crossruff
v : trump alternately in two hands

cross-section
adj : representing a plane made by cutting across something at right angles to its length; "cross-section views of the neck" [syn: {cross-section(a)}, {cross-sectional}]

cross-sectional
adj 1: of or relating to a cross section; "a cross-sectional slice"
2: representing a plane made by cutting across something at right angles to its length; "cross-section views of the neck" [syn: {cross-section(a)}]

cross-sentential
adj : of or relating to relations between sentences

cross-stitch
n 1: two stitches forming a cross or X
2: embroidery done in cross-stitch

crosstalk
n : the presence of an unwanted signal via an accidental coupling [syn: {XT}]

crosstie
n : one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper" [syn: {tie}, {railroad tie}, {sleeper}]

cross-town
adj : going or extending across a town or city; "the crosstown bus"; "crosstown traffic" [syn: {crosstown}]

crosstown
adj : going or extending across a town or city; "the crosstown bus"; "crosstown traffic" [syn: {cross-town}]
adv : across a town or city; "he traveled crosstown"

crosswalk
n : a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other [syn: {crossing}, {crossover}]

crossway
n : a junction where one street or road crosses another [syn: {intersection}, {crossroad}, {crossing}, {carrefour}]

crossways
adv : transversely; "the marble slabs were cut across" [syn: {across}, {crosswise}]

crosswind
n : wind blowing across the path or a ship or aircraft

crosswise
adj 1: lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction; "a crosswise street"; "the crosswise dimension" [ant: {lengthwise}]
2: in the shape of (a horizontal piece on) a cross
adv 1: not in the intended manner; "things are going crosswise"
2: transversely; "the marble slabs were cut across" [syn: {across}, {crossways}]

crossword
n : a puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzle [syn: {crossword puzzle}]

crossword puzzle
n : a puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzle [syn: {crossword}]

crotal
n : any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made [syn: {crottle}, {crottal}]

crotalaria
n : any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for pasture and green-manure crops [syn: {rattlebox}]

Crotalaria sagitallis
n : tropical American annual herb having an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle [syn: {American rattlebox}]

Crotalaria spectabilis
n : erect subshrub having purple-tinted flowers and an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle; India [syn: {Indian rattlebox}]

Crotalidae
n : New World vipers: pit vipers [syn: {family Crotalidae}]

Crotalus
n : large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey [syn: {genus Crotalus}]

Crotalus adamanteus
n : large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings [syn: {diamondback}, {diamondback rattlesnake}]

Crotalus atrox
n : largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {Western diamondback}, {Western diamondback rattlesnake}]

Crotalus cerastes
n : small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve [syn: {sidewinder}, {horned rattlesnake}]

Crotalus horridus atricaudatus
n : southern variety [syn: {canebrake rattlesnake}, {canebrake rattler}]

Crotalus horridus horridus
n : widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States [syn: {timber rattlesnake}, {banded rattlesnake}]

Crotalus lepidus
n : mountain rock dweller of Mexico and most southern parts of United States southwest [syn: {rock rattlesnake}]

Crotalus mitchellii
n : markings vary but usually harmonize with background; of sw Arizona and Baja California [syn: {speckled rattlesnake}]

Crotalus scutulatus
n : extremely dangerous; most common in areas of scattered scrubby growth; from Mojave Desert to western Texas and into Mexico [syn: {Mojave rattlesnake}]

Crotalus tigris
n : having irregularly cross-banded back; of arid foothills and canyons of southern Arizona and Mexico [syn: {tiger rattlesnake}]

Crotalus viridis
n : widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies [syn: {prairie rattlesnake}, {prairie rattler}, {Western rattlesnake}]

crotaphion
n : the tip of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone

Crotaphytus
n : collard lizards [syn: {genus Crotaphytus}]

crotch
n 1: the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk [syn: {fork}]
2: external sex organ [syn: {genitalia}, {genital organ}, {genitals}, {private parts}, {privates}]

crotch hair
n : hair growing in the pubic area [syn: {pubic hair}, {bush}]

crotchet
n 1: a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook [syn: {hook}]
2: a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note [syn: {quarter note}]
3: a strange attitude or habit [syn: {oddity}, {queerness}, {quirk}, {quirkiness}]
4: a small tool or hook-like implement

crotchetiness
n : a fussy and eccentric disposition [syn: {crankiness}, {contrariness}, {grumpiness}]

crotchety
adj : having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers [syn: {cantankerous}, {ornery}]

croton
n 1: grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant [syn: {Codiaeum variegatum}]
2: tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil [syn: {Croton tiglium}]

Croton bug
n : small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest [syn: {German cockroach}, {crotonbug}, {water bug}, {Blattella germanica}]

Croton eluteria
n : West Indian shrub with aromatic bark [syn: {cascarilla}]

croton oil
n : viscid acrid brownish-yellow oil from the seeds of Croton tiglium having a violent cathartic action

Croton tiglium
n : tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil [syn: {croton}]

crotonbug
n : small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest [syn: {German cockroach}, {Croton bug}, {water bug}, {Blattella germanica}]

Crotophaga
n : ani [syn: {genus Crotophaga}]

crottal
n : any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made [syn: {crottle}, {crotal}]

crottle
n : any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made [syn: {crottal}, {crotal}]

crouch
n : the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body
v 1: bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse" [syn: {stoop}, {bend}, {bow}]
2: sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm" [syn: {squat}, {scrunch}, {scrunch up}, {hunker}, {hunker down}]

crouched
adj : squatting close to the ground; "poorly clothed men huddled low against the wind"; "he stayed in the ditch hunkered down" [syn: {crouching}, {huddled}, {hunkered}, {hunkered down}]

crouching
adj : squatting close to the ground; "poorly clothed men huddled low against the wind"; "he stayed in the ditch hunkered down" [syn: {crouched}, {huddled}, {hunkered}, {hunkered down}]

croup
n 1: a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing [syn: {spasmodic laryngitis}]
2: the part of a quadruped that corresponds to the human buttocks [syn: {hindquarters}, {croupe}, {rump}]

croupe
n : the part of a quadruped that corresponds to the human buttocks [syn: {hindquarters}, {croup}, {rump}]

croupier
n : someone who collects and pays bets at a gaming table

croupier's rake
n : a small rake used by a croupier to move chips around on the table

croupy
adj : resembling or arising from or indicating croup

Crouse
n : United States playwright (1893-1966) [syn: {Russel Crouse}]

crouton
n : a small piece of toasted or fried bread; served in soup or salads

crow
n 1: black birds having a raucous call
2: the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)
3: a member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern Montana
4: a small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo [syn: {Corvus}]
5: an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade" [syn: {brag}, {bragging}, {crowing}, {vaporing}, {line-shooting}, {gasconade}]
6: a Siouan language spoken by the Crow people
v 1: dwell on with satisfaction [syn: {gloat}, {triumph}]
2: express pleasure verbally; "She crowed with joy"
3: utter shrill sounds; "The cocks crowed all morning"

crow blackbird
n : long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumage [syn: {grackle}]

crow corn
n : any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic [syn: {colicroot}, {colic root}, {star grass}, {unicorn root}]

crow garlic
n : pungent Old World wild onion [syn: {false garlic}, {field garlic}, {stag's garlic}, {wild garlic}, {Allium vineale}]

crow pheasant
n : common coucal of India and China [syn: {Centropus sinensis}]

crow step
n : (architecture) a step or step-like projection on the top of a gable wall [syn: {corbel step}, {corbie-step}, {corbiestep}]

crowbait
n : an emaciated horse likely soon to become carrion and so attractive to crows [syn: {crow-bait}]

crow-bait
n : an emaciated horse likely soon to become carrion and so attractive to crows [syn: {crowbait}]

crowbar
n : a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge [syn: {wrecking bar}, {pry}, {pry bar}]

crowberry
n : a low evergreen shrub with small purple flowers and black berrylike fruit

crowberry family
n : heathlike shrubs [syn: {Empetraceae}, {family Empetraceae}]

crowd
n 1: a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"
2: an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd" [syn: {crew}, {gang}, {bunch}]
v 1: cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the children into a spare classroom" [syn: {herd}]
2: fill or occupy to the point of overflowing; "The students crowded the auditorium"
3: to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah" [syn: {crowd together}]
4: approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty" [syn: {push}]

crowd control
n : activity of controlling a crowd

crowd out
v : press, force, or thrust out of a small space; "The weeds crowded out the flowers"

crowd together
v : to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah" [syn: {crowd}]

crowded
adj : overfilled or compacted or concentrated; "a crowded theater"; "a crowded program"; "crowded trains"; "a young mother's crowded days" [ant: {uncrowded}]

crowding
n : a situation in which people or things are crowded together; "he didn't like the crowding on the beach"

crowfoot
n : any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus [syn: {buttercup}, {butterflower}, {butter-flower}, {goldcup}, {kingcup}]

crowfoot family
n : a family of Ranunculaceae [syn: {Ranunculaceae}, {family Ranunculaceae}, {buttercup family}]

crowfoot grass
n : a creeping grass with spikes like fingers [syn: {Egyptian grass}, {Dactyloctenium aegypticum}]

crowing
adj : exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" [syn: {boastful}, {braggart(a)}, {bragging(a)}, {braggy}, {big}, {cock-a-hoop}, {self-aggrandizing}, {self-aggrandising}]
n : an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade" [syn: {brag}, {bragging}, {crow}, {vaporing}, {line-shooting}, {gasconade}]

Crown
n 1: the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy; "the colonies revolted against the Crown"
2: the enamel covered part of a tooth above the gum
3: a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory
4: an ornamental jewelled headdress signifying sovereignty [syn: {diadem}]
5: the part of a hat (the vertex) covering the crown of the head
6: an English coin worth 5 shillings
7: the upper branches and leaves of a tree [syn: {capitulum}, {treetop}]
8: the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock" [syn: {peak}, {crest}, {top}, {tip}, {summit}]
9: the award given to the champion [syn: {pennant}] 10: the top of the head [syn: {pate}, {poll}] 11: the center of a cambered road [syn: {crest}]
v 1: invest with regal power; enthrone; "The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey" [syn: {coronate}]
2: be the culminating event; "The speech crowned the meeting" [syn: {top}]
3: form the topmost part of; "A weather vane crowns the building"
4: put an enamel cover on; "crown my teeth"

crown beard
n : any plant of the genus Verbesina having clustered white or yellow flower heads [syn: {crownbeard}, {crown-beard}]

Crown Colony
n : a British colony controlled by the British Crown, represented by a governor

crown daisy
n : shrubby annual of the Mediterranean region with yellowish-white flowers [syn: {Chrysanthemum coronarium}]

crown fire
n : a forest fire that advances with great speed jumping from crown to crown ahead of the ground fire

crown gall
n : a bacterial disease of plants (especially pome and stone fruits and grapes and roses) which forms excrescences on the stem near the ground

crown glass
n 1: a glass blown into a globe which is later flattened and spun to form a disk
2: optical glass of low dispersion and low refractive index [syn: {optical crown}]

crown imperial
n : Eurasian herb with a cluster of leaves and orange-red bell-shaped flowers at the top of the stem [syn: {Fritillaria imperialis}]

crown jewel
n : the most desirable assets of a corporation; "their crown jewels figured prominently in the takeover attempt"

crown jewels
n : regalia (jewellery and other paraphernalia) worn by a sovereign on state occasions

Crown land
n : land that belongs to the Crown

crown lens
n : a lens made of optical crown glass

crown monkey
n : Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair [syn: {bonnet macaque}, {bonnet monkey}, {capped macaque}, {Macaca radiata}]

crown of thorns
n 1: any affliction that causes great suffering; "that is his cross to bear"; "he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns" [syn: {cross}]
2: somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts [syn: {Christ thorn}, {Christ plant}, {Euphorbia milii}]
3: a mock crown made of thorn branches that Roman soldiers placed on Jesus before the Crucifixion

crown prince
n : a male heir apparent to a throne

crown princess
n 1: the wife of a crown prince
2: a female heir apparent to a throne

crown roast
n : a roast of the rib section of lamb [syn: {rack of lamb}]

crown saw
n : a saw having teeth around the edge of a hollow cylinder

crown vetch
n : European herb resembling vetch; naturalized in the eastern United States; having umbels of pink-and-white flowers and sharp-angled pods [syn: {axseed}, {Coronilla varia}]

crown wart
n : a fungous disease of alfalfa which forms white excrescences at the base of the stem

crown-beard
n : any plant of the genus Verbesina having clustered white or yellow flower heads [syn: {crownbeard}, {crown beard}]

crownbeard
n : any plant of the genus Verbesina having clustered white or yellow flower heads [syn: {crown-beard}, {crown beard}]

crowned
adj 1: having an artificial crown on a tooth; "had many crowned teeth" [ant: {uncrowned}]
2: crowned with or as if with laurel symbolizing victory [syn: {laureled}, {laurelled}] [ant: {unlaureled}]
3: provided with or as if with a crown or a crown as specified; often used in combination; "a high-crowned hat"; "an orange-crowned bird"; "a crowned signet ring" [ant: {uncrowned}]

crowned head
n : a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right [syn: {sovereign}, {monarch}]

crowning
adj 1: representing a level of the highest possible achievement or attainment; "the crowning accomplishment of his career" [syn: {crowning(a)}]
2: forming or providing a crown or summit; "the crowning star on a Christmas tree"; "her hair was her crowning glory"

crownless
adj : not (especially not yet) provided with a crown; "the uncrowned king" [syn: {uncrowned}] [ant: {crowned}]

crown-of-the-field
n : European annual having large trumpet-shaped reddish-purple flowers and poisonous seed; a common weed in grainfields and beside roadways; naturalized in America [syn: {corn cockle}, {corn campion}, {Agrostemma githago}]

crownwork
n : dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a tooth [syn: {cap}]

crow's feet
n : a wrinkle in the skin at the outer corner of your eyes [syn: {crow's foot}, {laugh line}]

crow's foot
n 1: a wrinkle in the skin at the outer corner of your eyes [syn: {crow's feet}, {laugh line}]
2: large tree of Australasia [syn: {red beech}, {brown oak}, {booyong}, {stave wood}, {silky elm}, {Heritiera trifoliolata}, {Terrietia trifoliolata}]

crow's nest
n : platform for a lookout at or near the top of a mast

crozier
n : a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office [syn: {crosier}]

CRP
n : a byproduct of inflammation; a globulin that is found in the blood in some cases of acute inflammation [syn: {C-reactive protein}]

CRT
n : a vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen [syn: {cathode-ray tube}]

CRT screen
n : display on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube on which is electronically created [syn: {screen}]

cruces
See {crux}

crucial
adj 1: of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women" [syn: {important}] [ant: {noncrucial}]
2: having crucial relevance; "crucial to the case"; "relevant testimony" [syn: {relevant}]
3: of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence" [syn: {all-important(a)}, {all important(p)}, {essential}, {of the essence(p)}]
4: having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle" [syn: {deciding(a)}, {determinant}, {determinative}, {determining(a)}]

cruciality
n : a state of critical urgency [syn: {criticality}, {criticalness}]

crucially
adv : to a crucial degree; "crucially important"; "crucially, he must meet us at the airport"

crucian carp
n : European carp closely resembling wild goldfish [syn: {Carassius carassius}, {Carassius vulgaris}]

cruciate
adj : shaped like a cross [syn: {cruciform}]

crucible
n : a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions [syn: {melting pot}]

crucible steel
n : steel made by the mixture of molten wrought iron, charcoal, and other substances in a crucible

crucifer
n : any of various plants of the family Cruciferae [syn: {cruciferous plant}]

Cruciferae
n : plants with four-petaled flowers [syn: {family Cruciferae}, {Brassicaceae}, {family Brassicaceae}, {mustard family}]

cruciferous
adj : of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Cruciferae

cruciferous plant
n : any of various plants of the family Cruciferae [syn: {crucifer}]

cruciferous vegetable
n : a vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard greens; various cabbages; broccoli; cauliflower; brussels sprouts

crucified
See {crucify}

crucified
crucify
v 1: kill by nailing onto a cross; "Jesus Christ was crucified"
2: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" [syn: {torment}, {rag}, {bedevil}, {dun}, {frustrate}]
3: criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage" [syn: {savage}, {pillory}] [also: {crucified}]

crucifix
n 1: representation of the cross on which Jesus died [syn: {rood}, {rood-tree}]
2: a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings when the gymnast supports himself with both arms extended horizontally

crucifix fish
n : catfish of the Caribbean area

crucifixion
n 1: the act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross
2: the death of Jesus on the cross
3: the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering [syn: {excruciation}]

cruciform
adj : shaped like a cross [syn: {cruciate}]

crucify
v 1: kill by nailing onto a cross; "Jesus Christ was crucified"
2: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" [syn: {torment}, {rag}, {bedevil}, {dun}, {frustrate}]
3: criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage" [syn: {savage}, {pillory}] [also: {crucified}]

crud
n 1: heavy wet snow that is unsuitable for skiing
2: any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant [syn: {filth}, {skank}]
3: an ill-defined bodily ailment; "he said he had the crud and needed a doctor"

crude
adj 1: not carefully or expertly made; "managed to make a crude splint"; "a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them"; "rough carpentry" [syn: {rough}]
2: conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited" [syn: {coarse}, {earthy}, {gross}, {vulgar}]
3: not refined or processed; "unrefined ore"; "crude oil" [syn: {unrefined}, {unprocessed}] [ant: {refined}]
4: belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness; "the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man"; "primitive movies of the 1890s"; "primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains" [syn: {primitive}, {rude}]
5: devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline" [syn: {blunt}, {crude(a)}, {stark(a)}]
6: not processed or subjected to analysis; "raw data"; "the raw cost of production"; "only the crude vital statistics" [syn: {raw}]
n : a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons [syn: {petroleum}, {crude oil}, {rock oil}, {fossil oil}]

crude oil
n : a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons [syn: {petroleum}, {crude}, {rock oil}, {fossil oil}]

crudely
adv 1: in a crude or unrefined manner; "he was crudely bold"
2: in a crude and unskilled manner; "an inexpertly constructed lean-to" [syn: {artlessly}, {inexpertly}]

crudeness
n 1: a wild or unrefined state [syn: {crudity}, {primitiveness}, {primitivism}, {rudeness}]
2: an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement; "the whole town was famous for its crudeness" [syn: {crudity}, {gaucheness}]
3: an unpolished unrefined quality; "the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her" [syn: {roughness}]

crudites
n : raw vegetables cut into bite-sized strips and served with a dip

crudity
n 1: a wild or unrefined state [syn: {crudeness}, {primitiveness}, {primitivism}, {rudeness}]
2: an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement; "the whole town was famous for its crudeness" [syn: {crudeness}, {gaucheness}]

cruel
adj 1: lacking or showing kindness or compassion or mercy [syn: {unkind}]
2: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks" [syn: {barbarous}, {brutal}, {fell}, {roughshod}, {savage}, {vicious}]
3: (of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain; "brutal instruments of torture"; "cruel weapons of war" [syn: {brutal}]
4: used of circumstances (especially weather) that cause suffering; "brutal weather"; "northern winters can be cruel"; "a cruel world"; "a harsh climate"; "a rigorous climate"; "unkind winters" [syn: {brutal}, {harsh}, {rigorous}, {unkind}]

cruel and unusual punishment
n : punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. constitution; includes torture or degradation or punishment too severe for the crime committed

cruel plant
n : robust twining shrub having racemes of fragrant white or pink flowers with flat spreading terminal petals that trap nocturnal moths and hold them until dawn [syn: {Araujia sericofera}]

cruelly
adv 1: under cruel circumstances; "a cruelly bitter winter"
2: in a cruel manner; "he treated his students cruelly"

cruelness
n : the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance [syn: {cruelty}, {harshness}]

cruelty
n 1: a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering [syn: {inhuman treatment}]
2: feelings of extreme heartlessness [syn: {mercilessness}, {pitilessness}, {ruthlessness}]
3: the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance [syn: {cruelness}, {harshness}]

cruet
n : bottle that holds wine or oil or vinegar for the table [syn: {crewet}]

cruet-stand
n : a stand for cruets containing various condiments

cruise
n : an ocean trip taken for pleasure [syn: {sail}]
v 1: drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure; "She cruised the neighborhood in her new convertible"
2: travel at a moderate speed; "Please keep your seat belt fastened while the plane is reaching cruising altitude"
3: look for a sexual partner in a public place; "The men were cruising the park"
4: sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing; "We were cruising in the Caribbean"

cruise control
n : control mechanism for keeping an automobile at a set speed

cruise liner
n : a passenger ship used commercially for pleasure cruises [syn: {cruise ship}]

cruise missile
n : an unmanned aircraft that is a self-contained bomb

cruise ship
n : a passenger ship used commercially for pleasure cruises [syn: {cruise liner}]

cruiser
n 1: a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters [syn: {police cruiser}, {patrol car}, {police car}, {prowl car}, {squad car}]
2: a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer
3: a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board [syn: {cabin cruiser}, {pleasure boat}, {pleasure craft}]

cruiserweight
n : a professional boxer who weighs between 169 and 175 pounds [syn: {light heavyweight}]

cruller
n : small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnuts [syn: {twister}]

crumb
n 1: a very small quantity of something; "he gave only a crumb of information about his plans"; "there were few crumbs of comfort in the report"
2: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" [syn: {rotter}, {dirty dog}, {rat}, {skunk}, {stinker}, {stinkpot}, {bum}, {puke}, {lowlife}, {scum bag}, {so-and-so}, {git}]
3: small piece of e.g. bread or cake
v 1: coat with bread crumbs; "crumb a cutlet"
2: break into crumbs
3: remove crumbs from; "crumb the table"

crumb cake
n : cake or coffeecake topped with a mixture of sugar and butter and flour

crumbier
See {crumby}

crumbiest
See {crumby}

crumble
v 1: fall apart; "the building crimbled after the explosion"; "Negociations broke down" [syn: {crumple}, {tumble}, {break down}, {collapse}]
2: break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling" [syn: {fall apart}]
3: fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay" [syn: {decay}, {delapidate}]

crumbled
adj : broken into small fragments; "crumbled cookies" [syn: {fragmented}]

crumblier
See {crumbly}

crumblier
crumbly
adj : apt to break into small fragments or disintegrate; "crumbly cookies" [also: {crumbliest}, {crumblier}]

crumbliest
See {crumbly}

crumbliest
crumbly
adj : apt to break into small fragments or disintegrate; "crumbly cookies" [also: {crumbliest}, {crumblier}]

crumbliness
n : excessive breakableness [syn: {friability}]

crumbly
adj : apt to break into small fragments or disintegrate; "crumbly cookies" [also: {crumbliest}, {crumblier}]

crumhorn
n : a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn) [syn: {krummhorn}, {cromorne}]

crummier
See {crummy}

crummier
crummy
adj : of very poor quality [syn: {bum}, {cheap}, {cheesy}, {chintzy}, {punk}, {sleazy}, {tinny}] [also: {crummiest}, {crummier}]

crummiest
See {crummy}

crummiest
crummy
adj : of very poor quality [syn: {bum}, {cheap}, {cheesy}, {chintzy}, {punk}, {sleazy}, {tinny}] [also: {crummiest}, {crummier}]

crummy
adj : of very poor quality [syn: {bum}, {cheap}, {cheesy}, {chintzy}, {punk}, {sleazy}, {tinny}] [also: {crummiest}, {crummier}]

crump
v 1: make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants [syn: {thud}, {scrunch}]
2: bombard with heavy shells
3: explode heavily or with a loud dull noise

crumpet
n : raised muffin cooked on a griddle [syn: {English muffin}]

crumple
v 1: fall apart; "the building crimbled after the explosion"; "Negociations broke down" [syn: {crumble}, {tumble}, {break down}, {collapse}]
2: fold or collapse; "His knees buckled" [syn: {buckle}]
3: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips" [syn: {pucker}, {rumple}, {cockle}, {knit}]
4: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle" [syn: {rumple}, {wrinkle}, {crease}, {crinkle}]

crumpled
adj 1: having wrinkles; "crumpled paper"; "her skirt had become creased"; "a rumpled gray suit" [syn: {creased}, {rumpled}]
2: of metal e.g.; "bent nails"; "a car with a crumpled front end"; "dented fenders" [syn: {bent}, {dented}]

crunch
n 1: the sound of something crunching; "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"
2: a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources); "an end-of-the year crunch"; "a financial crunch"
3: the act of crushing [syn: {crush}, {compaction}]
v 1: make crunching noises; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel" [syn: {scranch}, {scraunch}, {crackle}]
2: press or grind with a crunching noise [syn: {cranch}, {craunch}, {grind}]
3: chew noisily; "The children crunched the celery sticks" [syn: {munch}]
4: reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic" [syn: {grind}, {mash}, {bray}, {comminute}]

crunched
adj : reduced to small pieces; "crunched nuts"

crunchy
adj : pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed; "crisp carrot and celery sticks"; "a firm apple"; "crunchy lettuce" [syn: {crisp}, {firm}]

crupper
n : a strap from the back of a saddle passing under the horse's tail; prevents saddle from slipping forward

crura
See {crus}

crura
crus
n : the leg from the knee to foot [also: {crura} (pl)]

crural
adj : of or relating the leg from the knee to the foot

crus
n : the leg from the knee to foot [also: {crura} (pl)]

crusade
n 1: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort" [syn: {campaign}, {cause}, {drive}, {movement}, {effort}]
2: any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11-13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims
v 1: exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" [syn: {fight}, {press}, {campaign}, {push}, {agitate}]
2: go on a crusade; fight a holy war

crusader
n 1: a disputant who advocates reform [syn: {reformer}, {reformist}, {meliorist}]
2: a warrior who engages in a holy war; "the crusaders tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims"

crusadoes
See {crusado}

cruse
n : small jar; holds liquid (oil or water)

crush
n 1: leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated [syn: {crushed leather}]
2: a dense crowd of people [syn: {jam}, {press}]
3: temporary love of an adolescent [syn: {puppy love}, {calf love}, {infatuation}]
4: the act of crushing [syn: {crunch}, {compaction}]
v 1: come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists" [syn: {oppress}, {suppress}]
2: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" [syn: {squash}, {squelch}, {mash}, {squeeze}]
3: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" [syn: {beat}, {beat out}, {shell}, {trounce}, {vanquish}]
4: break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy"
5: humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her" [syn: {smash}, {demolish}]
6: crush or bruise; "jam a toe" [syn: {jam}]
7: make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination" [syn: {break down}]
8: become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; "The plastic bottle crushed against the wall"

crush out
v : extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar" [syn: {stub out}, {extinguish}, {press out}]

crushed
adj 1: treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance; "crushed velvet"
2: subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit" [syn: {broken}, {humbled}, {humiliated}, {low}]
3: broken or pounded into small fragments; used of e.g. ore or stone; "paved with crushed bluestone"; "ground glass is used as an abrasive" [syn: {ground}]

crushed leather
n : leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated [syn: {crush}]

crushed rock
n : rock fragments and pebbles [syn: {gravel}]

crusher
n : a device that crushes something

crushing
adj : physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination; "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing" [syn: {devastating}]
n : forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent" [syn: {suppression}, {quelling}, {stifling}]

crushingly
adv : in a crushing manner; "the team was crushingly defeated"

crust
n 1: the outer layer of the Earth [syn: {Earth's crust}]
2: a hard outer layer that covers something [syn: {incrustation}, {encrustation}]
3: the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties [syn: {gall}, {impertinence}, {impudence}, {insolence}, {cheekiness}, {freshness}]
v : form a crust or form into a crust; "The bread crusted in the oven"

Crustacea
n : class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas [syn: {class Crustacea}]

crustacean
adj : of or belonging to the class Crustacea [syn: {crustaceous}]
n : any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton

crustaceous
adj 1: of or belonging to the class Crustacea [syn: {crustacean}]
2: being or having or resembling a hard crust or shell

crustal movement
n : movement resulting from or causing deformation of the earth's crust [syn: {tectonic movement}]

crustal plate
n : a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly [syn: {plate}]

crusted
adj : having a hardened crust as a covering [syn: {encrusted}, {crusty}, {crustlike}]

crustier
See {crusty}

crustier
crusty
adj 1: having a hardened crust as a covering [syn: {crusted}, {encrusted}, {crustlike}]
2: brusque and surly and forbidding; "crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply" [syn: {curmudgeonly}, {gruff}, {ill-humored}, {ill-humoured}] [also: {crustiest}, {crustier}]

crustiest
See {crusty}

crustiest
crusty
adj 1: having a hardened crust as a covering [syn: {crusted}, {encrusted}, {crustlike}]
2: brusque and surly and forbidding; "crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply" [syn: {curmudgeonly}, {gruff}, {ill-humored}, {ill-humoured}] [also: {crustiest}, {crustier}]

crustlike
adj : having a hardened crust as a covering [syn: {crusted}, {encrusted}, {crusty}]

crustose
adj : (of lichens) having a thin crusty thallus that adheres closely to the surface on which it is growing; "crutose lichens"

crustose thallus
n : thin crusty lichen thallus; adheres closely to or is embedded in the surface on which it grows

crusty
adj 1: having a hardened crust as a covering [syn: {crusted}, {encrusted}, {crustlike}]
2: brusque and surly and forbidding; "crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply" [syn: {curmudgeonly}, {gruff}, {ill-humored}, {ill-humoured}] [also: {crustiest}, {crustier}]

crutch
n 1: a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
2: anything that serves as an expedient; "he uses drugs as a psychological crutch"

Crux
n 1: a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus [syn: {Southern Cross}, {Crux Australis}]
2: the most important point [syn: {crux of the matter}]

Crux Australis
n : a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus [syn: {Southern Cross}, {Crux}]

crux of the matter
n : the most important point [syn: {crux}]

cruzadoes
See {cruzado}

cruzeiro
n : the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos

cry
n 1: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" [syn: {outcry}, {call}, {yell}, {shout}, {vociferation}]
2: a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain" [syn: {yell}]
3: a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'" [syn: {war cry}, {rallying cry}, {battle cry}, {watchword}]
4: a fit of weeping; "had a good cry"
5: the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
v 1: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: {shout}, {shout out}, {call}, {yell}, {scream}, {holler}, {hollo}, {squall}]
2: shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs" [syn: {weep}] [ant: {laugh}]
3: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" [syn: {exclaim}, {cry out}, {outcry}, {call out}, {shout}]
4: proclaim or announce in public; "before we had newspapers, a town cryer would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise in the market square" [syn: {blazon out}]
5: demand immediate action; "This situation is crying for attention"
6: utter a characteristic sound; "The cat was crying"
7: bring into a particular state by crying; "The little boy cried himself to sleep" [also: {cried}, {cryings} (pl), {crying} (pl)]

cry for
v : need badly or desperately; "This question cries out for an answer" [syn: {cry out for}]

cry out
v : utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" [syn: {exclaim}, {cry}, {outcry}, {call out}, {shout}]

cry out for
v : need badly or desperately; "This question cries out for an answer" [syn: {cry for}]

cryaesthesia
n : hypersensitivity to cold [syn: {cryesthesia}]

crybaby
n 1: a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy [syn: {wimp}, {chicken}]
2: a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining [syn: {whiner}, {complainer}, {moaner}, {sniveller}, {bellyacher}, {grumbler}, {squawker}]

crybaby tree
n : small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered [syn: {ceibo}, {cry-baby tree}, {common coral tree}, {Erythrina crista-galli}]

cry-baby tree
n : small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered [syn: {ceibo}, {crybaby tree}, {common coral tree}, {Erythrina crista-galli}]

cryesthesia
n : hypersensitivity to cold [syn: {cryaesthesia}]

crying
See {cry}

crying
cry
n 1: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" [syn: {outcry}, {call}, {yell}, {shout}, {vociferation}]
2: a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain" [syn: {yell}]
3: a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'" [syn: {war cry}, {rallying cry}, {battle cry}, {watchword}]
4: a fit of weeping; "had a good cry"
5: the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
v 1: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: {shout}, {shout out}, {call}, {yell}, {scream}, {holler}, {hollo}, {squall}]
2: shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs" [syn: {weep}] [ant: {laugh}]
3: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" [syn: {exclaim}, {cry out}, {outcry}, {call out}, {shout}]
4: proclaim or announce in public; "before we had newspapers, a town cryer would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise in the market square" [syn: {blazon out}]
5: demand immediate action; "This situation is crying for attention"
6: utter a characteristic sound; "The cat was crying"
7: bring into a particular state by crying; "The little boy cried himself to sleep" [also: {cried}, {cryings} (pl), {crying} (pl)]

crying
adj 1: noisy with or as if with loud cries and shouts; "a crying mass of rioters"; "a howling wind"; "shouting fans"; "the yelling fiend" [syn: {howling}, {yelling}, {shouting}]
2: demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need" [syn: {clamant}, {exigent}, {insistent}, {instant}]
3: conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery" [syn: {crying(a)}, {egregious}, {flagrant}, {glaring}, {gross}, {rank}]
n : the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears" [syn: {weeping}, {tears}]

cryings
See {cry}

cryings
cry
n 1: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" [syn: {outcry}, {call}, {yell}, {shout}, {vociferation}]
2: a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain" [syn: {yell}]
3: a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'" [syn: {war cry}, {rallying cry}, {battle cry}, {watchword}]
4: a fit of weeping; "had a good cry"
5: the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
v 1: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: {shout}, {shout out}, {call}, {yell}, {scream}, {holler}, {hollo}, {squall}]
2: shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs" [syn: {weep}] [ant: {laugh}]
3: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" [syn: {exclaim}, {cry out}, {outcry}, {call out}, {shout}]
4: proclaim or announce in public; "before we had newspapers, a town cryer would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise in the market square" [syn: {blazon out}]
5: demand immediate action; "This situation is crying for attention"
6: utter a characteristic sound; "The cat was crying"
7: bring into a particular state by crying; "The little boy cried himself to sleep" [also: {cried}, {cryings} (pl), {crying} (pl)]

cryoanaesthesia
n : insensibility resulting from cold [syn: {cryoanesthesia}]

cryoanesthesia
n : insensibility resulting from cold [syn: {cryoanaesthesia}]

cryobiology
n : the branch of biology that studies the effects of low temperatures on living tissues or organs or organisms

cryocautery
n 1: an instrument for destroying tissue by freezing it
2: application of a substance that destroys tissue by freezing it

cryogen
n : a liquid that boils at below -160 C and is used as a refrigerant

cryogenic
adj : of or relating to very low temperatures

cryogenics
n : the branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures [syn: {cryogeny}]

cryogeny
n : the branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures [syn: {cryogenics}]

cryolite
n : a white mineral consisting of fluorides of aluminum and sodium; a source of fluorine [syn: {Greenland spar}]

cryometer
n : a thermometer designed to measure low temperatures

cryonic
adj : of or relating to cryonics

cryonics
n : the freezing of a seriously ill or recently deceased person to stop tissues from decomposing; the body is preserved until new medical cures are developed that might bring the person back to life; "cryonics is more scienc fiction than serious science"

cryopathy
n : destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene [syn: {frostbite}]

cryophobia
n : a morbid fear of freezing

cryoscope
n : a measuring instrument for measuring freezing and melting points

cryostat
n : a thermostat that operates at very low temperatures

cryosurgery
n : the use of extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers)

crypt
n : a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church)

Cryptacanthodes
n : a genus of Stichaeidae [syn: {genus Cryptacanthodes}]

Cryptacanthodes maculatus
n : eellike Atlantic bottom fish with large almost vertical mouth [syn: {wrymouth}, {ghostfish}]

cryptanalysis
n : the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms [syn: {cryptanalytics}, {cryptography}, {cryptology}]

cryptanalyst
n : decoder skilled in the analysis of codes and cryptograms [syn: {cryptographer}, {cryptologist}]

cryptanalytic
adj : of or relating to cryptanalysis [syn: {cryptographic}, {cryptographical}, {cryptologic}, {cryptological}]

cryptanalytics
n : the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms [syn: {cryptanalysis}, {cryptography}, {cryptology}]

cryptic
adj 1: of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutible workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands" [syn: {cryptical}, {deep}, {inscrutable}, {mysterious}, {mystifying}]
2: having a secret or hidden meaning; "cabalistic symbols engraved in stone"; "cryptic writings"; "thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements"- John Gunther [syn: {cabalistic}, {kabbalistic}, {qabalistic}, {cryptical}, {sibylline}]
3: having a puzzling terseness; "a cryptic note"

cryptic coloration
n : coloring that conceals or disguises an animal's shape

cryptical
adj 1: of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutible workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands" [syn: {cryptic}, {deep}, {inscrutable}, {mysterious}, {mystifying}]
2: having a secret or hidden meaning; "cabalistic symbols engraved in stone"; "cryptic writings"; "thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements"- John Gunther [syn: {cabalistic}, {kabbalistic}, {qabalistic}, {cryptic}, {sibylline}]

cryptically
adv : in a cryptic manner; "we will meet again," he said cryptically [syn: {enigmatically}, {mysteriously}]

cryptobiosis
n : a state in which an animal's metabolic activities come to a reversible standstill

cryptobiotic
adj : of or related to the state of cryptobiosis

Cryptobranchidae
n : large aquatic salamanders: hellbenders; giant salamanders [syn: {family Cryptobranchidae}]

Cryptobranchus
n : type genus of the Cryptobranchidae [syn: {genus Cryptobranchus}]

Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
n : large salamander of North American rivers and streams [syn: {hellbender}, {mud puppy}]

Cryptocercidae
n : a family of Blattodea [syn: {family Cryptocercidae}]

Cryptocercus
n : cockroaches [syn: {genus Cryptocercus}]

cryptococcosis
n : a fungal infection characterized by nodular lesions--first in the lungs and spreading to the nervous system

cryptocoryne
n : any plant of the genus Cryptocoryne; evergreen perennials growing in fresh or brackish water; tropical Asia [syn: {water trumpet}]

cryptogam
n : formerly recognized taxonomic group including all flowerless and seedless plants that reproduce by means of spores: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi

Cryptogamia
n : in former classification systems: one of two major plant divisions, including all plants that do not bear seeds: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi [ant: {Phanerogamae}]

cryptogamic
adj : of or relating to a cryptogam [syn: {cryptogamous}]

cryptogamous
adj : of or relating to a cryptogam [syn: {cryptogamic}]

cryptogram
n : a piece of writing in code or cipher [syn: {cryptograph}, {secret writing}]

Cryptogramma
n : sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae or Cryptogrammataceae [syn: {genus Cryptogramma}]

Cryptogramma acrostichoides
n : rock-inhabiting fern of northern North America growing in massive tufts and having fronds resembling parsley [syn: {American rock brake}, {American parsley fern}]

Cryptogramma crispa
n : fern of Europe and Asia Minor having short slender rhizome and densely tufted bright green fronds resembling parsley [syn: {European parsley fern}, {mountain parsley fern}]

Cryptogrammataceae
n : one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems [syn: {family Cryptogrammataceae}]

cryptograph
n 1: a secret method of writing [syn: {cipher}, {cypher}, {secret code}]
2: a piece of writing in code or cipher [syn: {cryptogram}, {secret writing}]
3: a device for deciphering codes and ciphers

cryptographer
n : decoder skilled in the analysis of codes and cryptograms [syn: {cryptanalyst}, {cryptologist}]

cryptographic
adj : of or relating to cryptanalysis [syn: {cryptanalytic}, {cryptographical}, {cryptologic}, {cryptological}]

cryptographical
adj : of or relating to cryptanalysis [syn: {cryptanalytic}, {cryptographic}, {cryptologic}, {cryptological}]

cryptographically
adv : in a cryptographic manner

cryptography
n 1: the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms [syn: {cryptanalysis}, {cryptanalytics}, {cryptology}]
2: act of writing in code or cipher [syn: {coding}, {secret writing}]

cryptologic
adj : of or relating to cryptanalysis [syn: {cryptanalytic}, {cryptographic}, {cryptographical}, {cryptological}]

cryptological
adj : of or relating to cryptanalysis [syn: {cryptanalytic}, {cryptographic}, {cryptographical}, {cryptologic}]

cryptologist
n : decoder skilled in the analysis of codes and cryptograms [syn: {cryptanalyst}, {cryptographer}]

cryptology
n : the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms [syn: {cryptanalysis}, {cryptanalytics}, {cryptography}]

Cryptomeria
n : Japanese cedar; sugi [syn: {genus Cryptomeria}]

Cryptomeria japonica
n : tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood [syn: {Japanese cedar}, {Japan cedar}, {sugi}]

cryptomonad
n : common in fresh and salt water appearing along the shore as algal blooms [syn: {cryptophyte}]

Cryptophyceae
n : motile usually brownish-green protozoa-like algae [syn: {class Cryptophyceae}]

Cryptophyta
n : a phylum in the kingdom Protoctista [syn: {phylum Cryptophyta}]

cryptophyte
n : common in fresh and salt water appearing along the shore as algal blooms [syn: {cryptomonad}]

Cryptoprocta
n : large primitive catlike carnivores inhabiting forests of Madagascar [syn: {genus Cryptoprocta}]

Cryptoprocta ferox
n : largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets [syn: {fossa}, {fossa cat}]

cryptorchidism
n : failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops [syn: {cryptorchidy}, {cryptorchism}]

cryptorchidy
n : failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops [syn: {cryptorchidism}, {cryptorchism}]

cryptorchism
n : failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops [syn: {cryptorchidy}, {cryptorchidism}]

Cryptotermes
n : genus of dry wood termites; cosmopolitan in distribution; sometimes considered a subgenus of Kalotermes [syn: {genus Cryptotermes}]

Cryptotermes brevis
n : extremely destructive dry-wood termite of warm regions [syn: {powder-post termite}]

Cryptotis
n : least shrews [syn: {genus Cryptotis}]

Cryptotis parva
n : small brown shrew of grassy regions of eastern United States [syn: {least shrew}]

crystal
n 1: a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
2: a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices
3: a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces [syn: {crystallization}]
4: colorless glass made of almost pure silica [syn: {quartz glass}, {quartz}, {vitreous silica}, {lechatelierite}]
5: glassware made of quartz
6: a protective cover that protects the face of a watch [syn: {watch crystal}, {watch glass}]

crystal ball
n : a glass or crystal globe used in crystal gazing by fortunetellers

crystal clear
adj 1: transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; "the cold crystalline water of melted snow"; "crystal clear skies"; "could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool"; "lucid air"; "a pellucid brook"; "transparent cristal" [syn: {crystalline}, {limpid}, {lucid}, {pellucid}, {transparent}]
2: (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument" [syn: {limpid}, {lucid}, {luculent}, {pellucid}, {perspicuous}]

crystal counter
n : a counter tube in which an ionizing event increases conductivity

crystal detector
n : a detector consisting of a fine wire in contact with a galena crystal; acts as a rectifier

crystal gazing
n : staring into a crystal ball to arouse visions of future or distant events

crystal lattice
n : a 3-dimensional geometric arrangement of the atoms or molecules or ions composing a crystal [syn: {space lattice}, {Bravais lattice}]

crystal microphone
n : a microphone in which sound waves vibrate a piezoelectric crystal that generates a varying voltage

crystal oscillator
n : an oscillator that produces electrical oscillations at a frequency determined by the physical characteristics of a piezoelectric quartz crystal [syn: {quartz oscillator}]

crystal pickup
n : a cartridge in which an output voltage is produced by the vibration of a piezoelectric crystal

crystal rectifier
n : a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction [syn: {diode}, {semiconductor diode}, {junction rectifier}]

crystal set
n : an early radio receiver using a crystal detector

crystal tea
n : evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used for tea during American Revolution [syn: {Labrador tea}, {Ledum groenlandicum}]

crystal violet
n : a green crystal (violet in water) used as a dye or stain or bactericide or fungicide or anthelmintic or burn treatment [syn: {gentian violet}]

crystalise
v 1: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" [syn: {clear}, {clear up}, {shed light on}, {crystallize}, {crystallise}, {crystalize}, {straighten out}, {sort out}, {enlighten}, {illuminate}, {elucidate}]
2: cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form; "crystallize minerals" [syn: {crystallize}, {crystallise}, {crystalize}]
3: assume crystalline form; become crystallized [syn: {crystallize}, {crystalize}, {effloresce}]
4: cause to take on a definite and clear shape; "He tried to crystallize his thoughts" [syn: {crystallize}, {crystallise}, {crystalize}]

crystalised
adj 1: used especially of fruits [syn: {candied}, {crystalized}, {glace}]
2: having both internal structure and external form of a crystal; "quartz crystal is perfectly crystallized" [syn: {crystallized}]

crystalize
v 1: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" [syn: {clear}, {clear up}, {shed light on}, {crystallize}, {crystallise}, {crystalise}, {straighten out}, {sort out}, {enlighten}, {illuminate}, {elucidate}]
2: cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form; "crystallize minerals" [syn: {crystallize}, {crystallise}, {crystalise}]
3: assume crystalline form; become crystallized [syn: {crystallize}, {crystalise}, {effloresce}]
4: cause to take on a definite and clear shape; "He tried to crystallize his thoughts" [syn: {crystallize}, {crystallise}, {crystalise}]

crystalized
adj : used especially of fruits [syn: {candied}, {crystalised}, {glace}]

crystalline
adj 1: consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals; "granite is crystalline" [ant: {noncrystalline}]
2: distinctly or sharply outlined; "crystalline sharpness of outline"- John Buchan
3: transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; "the cold crystalline water of melted snow"; "crystal clear skies"; "could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool"; "lucid air"; "a pellucid brook"; "transparent cristal" [syn: {crystal clear}, {limpid}, {lucid}, {pellucid}, {transparent}]

crystalline lens
n : biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; it focuses light waves on the retina [syn: {lens}]

crystallisation
n : the formation of crystals [syn: {crystallization}, {crystallizing}]

crystallise
v 1: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" [syn: {clear}, {clear up}, {shed light on}, {crystallize}, {crystalize}, {crystalise}, {straighten out}, {sort out}, {enlighten}, {illuminate}, {elucidate}]
2: cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form; "crystallize minerals" [syn: {crystallize}, {crystalize}, {crystalise}]
3: cause to take on a definite and clear shape; "He tried to crystallize his thoughts" [syn: {crystallize}, {crystalise}, {crystalize}]

crystallised
adj : having become fixed and definite in form; "distinguish between crystallized and uncrystallized opinion"- Psychological Abstracts [syn: {crystallized}] [ant: {uncrystallized}]

crystallite
n : any of numerous minute rudimentary crystalline bodies of unknown composition found in glassy igneous rock

crystallization
n 1: the formation of crystals [syn: {crystallisation}, {crystallizing}]
2: a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces [syn: {crystal}]
3: a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation

crystallize
v 1: cause to take on a definite and clear shape; "He tried to crystallize his thoughts" [syn: {crystallise}, {crystalise}, {crystalize}]
2: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" [syn: {clear}, {clear up}, {shed light on}, {crystallise}, {crystalize}, {crystalise}, {straighten out}, {sort out}, {enlighten}, {illuminate}, {elucidate}]
3: cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form; "crystallize minerals" [syn: {crystallise}, {crystalize}, {crystalise}]
4: assume crystalline form; become crystallized [syn: {crystalize}, {crystalise}, {effloresce}]

crystallized
adj 1: having become fixed and definite in form; "distinguish between crystallized and uncrystallized opinion"- Psychological Abstracts [syn: {crystallised}] [ant: {uncrystallized}]
2: having both internal structure and external form of a crystal; "quartz crystal is perfectly crystallized" [syn: {crystalised}]

crystallized fruit
n : fruit cooked in sugar syrup and encrusted with a sugar crystals [syn: {candied fruit}]

crystallized ginger
n : strips of ginger root cooked in sugar syrup and coated with sugar

crystallizing
n : the formation of crystals [syn: {crystallization}, {crystallisation}]

crystallography
n : the branch of science that studies the formation and structure of crystals

Cs
n : a soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures); the most electropositive and alkaline metal [syn: {cesium}, {caesium}, {atomic number 55}]

CS gas
n : a tear gas that is stronger than CN gas but wears off faster; can be deployed by grenades or cluster bombs; can cause skin burns and fatal pulmonary edema [syn: {chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile}]

CSE
n : Canadian agency that gathers communications intelligence and assist law enforcement and security agencies [syn: {Communications Security Establishment}]

C-section
n : the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) [syn: {cesarean delivery}, {caesarean delivery}, {cesarean section}, {cesarian section}, {caesarean section}, {cesarean}, {cesarian}, {caesarean}, {abdominal delivery}]

CSIS
n : Canada's main foreigh intelligence agency that gathers and analyzes information to provide security intelligence for the Canadian government [syn: {Canadian Security Intelligence Service}]

CST
n : standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian; used in the central United States [syn: {Central Time}, {Central Standard Time}]

CT
n 1: a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {Connecticut}, {Nutmeg State}, {Constitution State}]
2: a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis [syn: {computerized tomography}, {computed tomography}, {computerized axial tomography}, {computed axial tomography}, {CAT}]

CTC
n : an agency that helps the Director of Central Intelligence coordinate counterterrorist efforts in order to preempt and disrupt and defeat terrorist activities at the earliest possible stage [syn: {Counterterrorist Center}]

ctene
n : comb-plate or locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused

ctenidia
See {ctenidium}

ctenidia
ctenidium
n : comb-like respiratory structure serving as the gill of certain mollusks [also: {ctenidia} (pl)]

ctenidium
n : comb-like respiratory structure serving as the gill of certain mollusks [also: {ctenidia} (pl)]

Ctenizidae
n : large burrowing spiders [syn: {family Ctenizidae}]

Ctenocephalides
n : an arthropod genus of fleas [syn: {genus Ctenocephalides}]

Ctenocephalides canis
n : flea that attacks dogs and cats [syn: {dog flea}]

Ctenocephalides felis
n : flea that breeds chiefly on cats and dogs and rats [syn: {cat flea}]

Ctenocephalus
n : a former usage synonymous with Ctenocephalides [syn: {genus Ctenocephalus}]

Ctenophora
n : comb jellies; sea acorns; a small phylum formerly considered a class of Coelenterata [syn: {phylum Ctenophora}]

ctenophore
n : biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb [syn: {comb jelly}]

ctenophore family
n : a family of ctenophores

ctenophore genus
n : a genus of ctenophores

Cu
n : a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor [syn: {copper}, {atomic number 29}]

cu ft
n : the volume equal to a cube one foot on each side [syn: {cubic foot}]

cu in
n : the volume equal to a cube one inch on each side [syn: {cubic inch}]

cub
n 1: an awkward and inexperienced youth [syn: {greenhorn}, {rookie}]
2: a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy) [syn: {lad}, {laddie}, {sonny}, {sonny boy}]
3: the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion [syn: {young carnivore}]
v : give birth to cubs; "bears cub every year" [also: {cubbing}, {cubbed}]

cub scout
n : a junior boy scout

cub shark
n : a most common shark in temperate and tropical coastal waters worldwide; heavy-bodied and dangerous [syn: {bull shark}, {Carcharhinus leucas}]

Cuba
n 1: a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba; involved in state-sponsored terrorism [syn: {Republic of Cuba}]
2: the largest island in the West Indies

cubage unit
n : a unit of measurement of volume or capacity [syn: {volume unit}, {capacity unit}, {capacity measure}, {cubic measure}, {cubic content unit}, {displacement unit}, {cubature unit}]

Cuban
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Cuba or the people of Cuba; "Cuban rum"
n : a native or inhabitant of Cuba

Cuban bast
n : erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks [syn: {blue mahoe}, {mahoe}, {majagua}, {mahagua}, {Hibiscus elatus}]

Cuban capital
n : capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas [syn: {Havana}, {capital of Cuba}]

Cuban heel
n : a broad heel of medium height on women's shoes

Cuban itch
n : a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus [syn: {alastrim}, {variola minor}, {pseudosmallpox}, {pseudovariola}, {milk pox}, {white pox}, {West Indian smallpox}, {Kaffir pox}]

Cuban mahogany
n : mahogany tree of West Indies [syn: {true mahogany}, {Dominican mahogany}, {Swietinia mahogani}]

Cuban monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Cuba

Cuban peso
n : the basic unit of money in Cuba; equal to 100 centavos [syn: {peso}]

Cuban Revolution
n : the revolution led by Fidel Castro and a small band of guerrilla fighters against a corrupt dictatorship in Cuba; 1956-1959

Cuban sandwich
n : a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States [syn: {bomber}, {grinder}, {hero}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {sub}, {submarine}, {submarine sandwich}, {torpedo}, {wedge}, {zep}]

Cuban spinach
n : succulent herb sometimes grown as a salad or pot herb; grows on dunes and waste ground of Pacific coast of North America [syn: {winter purslane}, {miner's lettuce}, {Montia perfoliata}]

cubature unit
n : a unit of measurement of volume or capacity [syn: {volume unit}, {capacity unit}, {capacity measure}, {cubage unit}, {cubic measure}, {cubic content unit}, {displacement unit}]

cubbed
See {cub}

cubbed
cub
n 1: an awkward and inexperienced youth [syn: {greenhorn}, {rookie}]
2: a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy) [syn: {lad}, {laddie}, {sonny}, {sonny boy}]
3: the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion [syn: {young carnivore}]
v : give birth to cubs; "bears cub every year" [also: {cubbing}, {cubbed}]

cubbing
See {cub}

cubbing
cub
n 1: an awkward and inexperienced youth [syn: {greenhorn}, {rookie}]
2: a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy) [syn: {lad}, {laddie}, {sonny}, {sonny boy}]
3: the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion [syn: {young carnivore}]
v : give birth to cubs; "bears cub every year" [also: {cubbing}, {cubbed}]

cubby
n : a small secluded room [syn: {cubbyhole}, {snuggery}, {snug}]

cubbyhole
n 1: a small compartment [syn: {pigeonhole}]
2: a small secluded room [syn: {cubby}, {snuggery}, {snug}]

cube
n 1: a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides [syn: {block}]
2: a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces [syn: {regular hexahedron}]
3: the product of three equal terms [syn: {third power}]
4: any of several tropical American woody plants of the genus Lonchocarpus whose roots are used locally as a fish poison and commercially as a source of rotenone
5: a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube [syn: {square block}]
v 1: raise to the third power
2: cut into cubes; "cube the cheese" [syn: {dice}]

cube root
n : a number that when multiplied three times equals a given number

cubeb
n 1: spicy fruit of the cubeb vine; when dried and crushed is used medicinally or in perfumery and sometimes smoked in cigarettes
2: tropical southeast Asian shrubby vine bearing spicy berrylike fruits [syn: {cubeb vine}, {Java pepper}, {Piper cubeba}]
3: a cigarette containing cubeb [syn: {cubeb cigarette}]

cubeb cigarette
n : a cigarette containing cubeb [syn: {cubeb}]

cubeb vine
n : tropical southeast Asian shrubby vine bearing spicy berrylike fruits [syn: {cubeb}, {Java pepper}, {Piper cubeba}]

cubelike
adj : shaped like a cube [syn: {cube-shaped}, {cubical}, {cubiform}, {cuboid}, {cuboidal}]

cube-shaped
adj : shaped like a cube [syn: {cubelike}, {cubical}, {cubiform}, {cuboid}, {cuboidal}]

cubic
adj : having three dimensions [syn: {three-dimensional}] [ant: {linear}, {planar}]

cubic centimeter
n : a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter [syn: {milliliter}, {millilitre}, {mil}, {ml}, {cubic centimetre}, {cc}]

cubic centimetre
n : a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter [syn: {milliliter}, {millilitre}, {mil}, {ml}, {cubic centimeter}, {cc}]

cubic content unit
n : a unit of measurement of volume or capacity [syn: {volume unit}, {capacity unit}, {capacity measure}, {cubage unit}, {cubic measure}, {displacement unit}, {cubature unit}]

cubic decimeter
n : a metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of 1 kilogram of pure water at 4 degrees centigrade and 760 mm of mercury (or approximately 1.76 pints) [syn: {liter}, {litre}, {l}, {cubic decimetre}]

cubic decimetre
n : a metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of 1 kilogram of pure water at 4 degrees centigrade and 760 mm of mercury (or approximately 1.76 pints) [syn: {liter}, {litre}, {l}, {cubic decimeter}]

cubic foot
n : the volume equal to a cube one foot on each side [syn: {cu ft}]

cubic inch
n : the volume equal to a cube one inch on each side [syn: {cu in}]

cubic kilometer
n : a unit of capacity equal to the volume of a cube one kilometer on each edge [syn: {cubic kilometre}]

cubic kilometre
n : a unit of capacity equal to the volume of a cube one kilometer on each edge [syn: {cubic kilometer}]

cubic measure
n : a unit of measurement of volume or capacity [syn: {volume unit}, {capacity unit}, {capacity measure}, {cubage unit}, {cubic content unit}, {displacement unit}, {cubature unit}]

cubic meter
n : a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters [syn: {kiloliter}, {kilolitre}, {cubic metre}]

cubic metre
n : a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters [syn: {kiloliter}, {kilolitre}, {cubic meter}]

cubic millimeter
n : a metric measure of volume or capacity equal to a cube 1 millimeter on each edge [syn: {cubic millimetre}]

cubic millimetre
n : a metric measure of volume or capacity equal to a cube 1 millimeter on each edge [syn: {cubic millimeter}]

cubic yard
n : a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel) [syn: {yard}]

cubical
adj : shaped like a cube [syn: {cubelike}, {cube-shaped}, {cubiform}, {cuboid}, {cuboidal}]

cubicity
n : the property of resembling a cube

cubicle
n 1: small room is which a monk or nun lives [syn: {cell}]
2: small individual study area in a library [syn: {carrel}, {carrell}, {stall}]
3: small area set off by walls for special use [syn: {booth}, {stall}, {kiosk}]

cubicula
See {cubiculum}

cubiform
adj : shaped like a cube [syn: {cubelike}, {cube-shaped}, {cubical}, {cuboid}, {cuboidal}]

cubism
n : an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

cubist
adj : relating to or characteristic of cubism; "cubist art" [syn: {cubistic}]
n : an artist who adheres to the principles of cubism

cubistic
adj : relating to or characteristic of cubism; "cubist art" [syn: {cubist}]

cubit
n : an ancient unit of length based on the length of the forearm

cubital
adj : of or relating to the elbow

cubital joint
n : hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped [syn: {elbow}, {elbow joint}, {cubitus}, {articulatio cubiti}]

cubital nerve
n : a nerve running along the inner side of the arm and passing near the elbow; supplies intrinsic muscles of the hand and the skin of the medial side of the hand [syn: {ulnar nerve}, {nervus ulnaris}]

cubitiere
n : body armor that protects the elbow

cubitus
n 1: hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped [syn: {elbow}, {elbow joint}, {cubital joint}, {articulatio cubiti}]
2: the arm from the elbow to the fingertips

cuboid
adj : shaped like a cube [syn: {cubelike}, {cube-shaped}, {cubical}, {cubiform}, {cuboidal}]
n : a rectangular parallelepiped

cuboid bone
n : the cube shaped bone on the outer side of the tarsus

cuboidal
adj : shaped like a cube [syn: {cubelike}, {cube-shaped}, {cubical}, {cubiform}, {cuboid}]

cuboidal cell
n : an epithelial cell that shaped like a cube [syn: {cuboidal epithelial cell}]

cuboidal epithelial cell
n : an epithelial cell that shaped like a cube [syn: {cuboidal cell}]

cucking stool
n : an instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which offenders were ducked in water [syn: {ducking stool}]

cuckold
n : a man whose wife committed adultery
v : be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?" [syn: {cheat on}, {cheat}, {betray}, {wander}]

cuckoo
n 1: a man who is a stupid incompetent fool [syn: {fathead}, {goof}, {goofball}, {bozo}, {jackass}, {goose}, {twat}, {zany}]
2: any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail
v : repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call

cuckoo bread
n : Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white pink- or purple-veined flowers [syn: {common wood sorrel}, {shamrock}, {Oxalis acetosella}]

cuckoo clock
n : clock that announces the hours with a sound like the call of the cuckoo

cuckoo flower
n 1: a bitter cress of Europe and America [syn: {lady's smock}, {cuckooflower}, {meadow cress}, {Cardamine pratensis}]
2: common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petals [syn: {ragged robin}, {Lychnis flos-cuculi}, {Lychins floscuculi}]

cuckoo-bumblebee
n : a bee that is parasitic in the nests of bumblebees

cuckooflower
n : a bitter cress of Europe and America [syn: {lady's smock}, {cuckoo flower}, {meadow cress}, {Cardamine pratensis}]

cuckoopint
n : common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum [syn: {lords-and-ladies}, {jack-in-the-pulpit}, {Arum maculatum}]

cuckoo's nest
n : pejorative terms for an insane asylum [syn: {Bedlam}, {booby hatch}, {crazy house}, {funny farm}, {funny house}, {loony bin}, {madhouse}, {nut house}, {nuthouse}, {sanatorium}, {snake pit}]

Cuculidae
n : includes cuckoo; ani; roadrunner [syn: {family Cuculidae}]

cuculiform bird
n : birds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos)

Cuculiformes
n : cuckoos; touracos; etc. [syn: {order Cuculiformes}]

Cuculus
n : type genus of the Cuculidae [syn: {genus Cuculus}]

Cuculus canorus
n : common European cuckoo having a distinctive two-note call; lays eggs in the nests of other birds [syn: {European cuckoo}]

cucumber
n 1: a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit [syn: {cucumber vine}, {Cucumis sativus}]
2: cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons [syn: {cuke}]

cucumber tree
n : American deciduous magnolia having large leaves and fruit like a small cucumber [syn: {Magnolia acuminata}]

cucumber vine
n : a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit [syn: {cucumber}, {Cucumis sativus}]

Cucumis
n : cucumbers; muskmelons [syn: {genus Cucumis}]

Cucumis melo
n : any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell [syn: {sweet melon}, {muskmelon}, {sweet melon vine}]

Cucumis melo cantalupensis
n : a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh [syn: {cantaloupe}, {cantaloup}, {cantaloupe vine}]

Cucumis melo inodorus
n : any of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not have a musky smell [syn: {winter melon}, {Persian melon}, {honeydew melon}, {winter melon vine}]

Cucumis melo reticulatus
n : a muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated rind and sweet green flesh [syn: {net melon}, {netted melon}, {nutmeg melon}]

Cucumis sativus
n : a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit [syn: {cucumber}, {cucumber vine}]

cucurbit
n : any plant of the family Cucurbitaceae

Cucurbita
n : type genus of the Cucurbitaceae [syn: {genus Cucurbita}]

Cucurbita argyrosperma
n : plant bearing squash having globose to ovoid fruit with variously striped gray and green and white warty rinds [syn: {cushaw}, {Cucurbita mixta}]

Cucurbita foetidissima
n : perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit [syn: {prairie gourd}, {prairie gourd vine}, {Missouri gourd}, {wild pumpkin}, {buffalo gourd}, {calabazilla}]

Cucurbita maxima
n 1: plant bearing buff-colored squash having somewhat bottle-shaped fruit with fine-textured edible flesh and smooth thin rind [syn: {butternut squash}]
2: any of several winter squash plants producing large grayish-green football-shaped fruit with a rough warty rind [syn: {hubbard squash}]

Cucurbita maxima turbaniformis
n : squash plants bearing hard-shelled fruit shaped somewhat like a turban with a rounded central portion protruding from the end opposite the stem [syn: {turban squash}]

Cucurbita mixta
n : plant bearing squash having globose to ovoid fruit with variously striped gray and green and white warty rinds [syn: {cushaw}, {Cucurbita argyrosperma}]

Cucurbita moschata
n : any of various plants bearing squash having hard rinds and elongated recurved necks [syn: {winter crookneck}, {winter crookneck squash}]

Cucurbita pepo
n : a coarse vine widely cultivated for its non-keeping large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes [syn: {pumpkin}, {pumpkin vine}, {autumn pumpkin}]

Cucurbita pepo melopepo
n : any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden [syn: {summer squash}, {summer squash vine}]

Cucurbitaceae
n : a family of herbaceous vines (such cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin) [syn: {family Cucurbitaceae}, {gourd family}]

cucurbitaceous
adj : of or relating to plants of the family Cucurbitaceae

cud
n 1: food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again [syn: {rechewed food}]
2: a wad of something chewable as tobacco [syn: {chew}, {chaw}, {quid}, {plug}, {wad}]

cudbear
n : a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens [syn: {orchil}, {archil}]

cuddle
n : a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace [syn: {nestle}, {snuggle}]
v 1: move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags" [syn: {snuggle}, {nestle}, {nest}, {nuzzle}, {draw close}]
2: hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth; "I cuddled the baby"

cuddlesome
adj : inviting cuddling or hugging; "a cuddlesome baby"; "a cuddly teddybear" [syn: {cuddly}]

cuddling
n : affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) [syn: {caressing}, {fondling}, {hugging}, {kissing}, {necking}, {petting}, {smooching}, {snuggling}]

cuddly
adj : inviting cuddling or hugging; "a cuddlesome baby"; "a cuddly teddybear" [syn: {cuddlesome}]

cuddy
n : the galley or pantry of a small ship

cudgel
n : a club that is used as a weapon
v : strike with a cudgel [also: {cudgelling}, {cudgelled}]

cudgelled
See {cudgel}

cudgelled
cudgel
n : a club that is used as a weapon
v : strike with a cudgel [also: {cudgelling}, {cudgelled}]

cudgelling
See {cudgel}

cudgelling
cudgel
n : a club that is used as a weapon
v : strike with a cudgel [also: {cudgelling}, {cudgelled}]

cudweed
n 1: any of numerous plants of the genus Gnaphalium having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color
2: any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads [syn: {cotton rose}, {filago}]
3: perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States [syn: {western mugwort}, {white sage}, {prairie sage}, {Artemisia ludoviciana}, {Artemisia gnaphalodes}]

cue
n 1: an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
2: evidence that helps to solve a problem [syn: {clue}, {clew}]
3: a stimulus that provides information about what to do [syn: {discriminative stimulus}]
4: sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards [syn: {cue stick}, {pool cue}, {pool stick}]
v : assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned [syn: {prompt}, {remind}]

cue ball
n : the ball that the billiard player or pool player strikes with his cue

cue stick
n : sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards [syn: {cue}, {pool cue}, {pool stick}]

cuff
n 1: the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg [syn: {turnup}]
2: shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs [syn: {handcuffs}, {handcuff}, {cuffs}, {handlock}, {manacle}]
v 1: hit with the hand [syn: {whomp}]
2: confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime" [syn: {manacle}, {handcuff}]

cuffed
adj : struck with especially the open hand; "hung his head like a cuffed and chastised child"; "wondered which was the worse punishment, her slapped face or her injured feelings" [syn: {slapped}]

cufflink
n : jewelry consisting of one of a pair of linked buttons used to fasten the cuffs of a shirt

cuffs
n : shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs [syn: {handcuffs}, {handcuff}, {cuff}, {handlock}, {manacle}]

Cuidad Bolivar
n : a port in eastern Venezuela on the Orinoco river

cuirass
n : medieval body armor that covers the chest and back

cuirassier
n : a cavalryman equipped with a cuirass

cuisine
n : the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared [syn: {culinary art}]

cuisse
n : armor plate that protects the thigh

cuke
n : cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons [syn: {cucumber}]

cul
n : a passage with access only at one end [syn: {cul de sac}, {dead end}]

cul de lampe
n : a corbel resembling the conical bottom of ancient lamps

cul de sac
n 1: a passage with access only at one end [syn: {cul}, {dead end}]
2: a street with only one way in or out [syn: {blind alley}, {dead-end street}, {impasse}]

Culbertson
n : United States authority on contract bridge whose books helped to popularize the game (1891-1955) [syn: {Ely Culbertson}]

Culcita
n : includes some plants usually placed in e.g. genus Dicksonia: terrestrial ferns resembling bracken; tropical America; Malaysia to Australia and Polynesia; southwestern Europe and Atlantic islands [syn: {genus Culcita}]

Culcita dubia
n : resembles Pteridium aquilinum; of Queensland, Australia [syn: {false bracken}]

culdoscope
n : a specialized endoscope for visually examining a woman's pelvic organs

culdoscopy
n : endoscopic examination of a woman's pelvic organs by the insertion of a culdoscope through the vagina

Culebra
n : a small island off the coast of Puerto Rico with miles of beautiful beaches

Culex
n : type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface [syn: {genus Culex}]

Culex fatigans
n : widespread tropical mosquito that transmits filarial worms [syn: {Culex quinquefasciatus}]

Culex pipiens
n : common house mosquito [syn: {common mosquito}]

Culex quinquefasciatus
n : widespread tropical mosquito that transmits filarial worms [syn: {Culex fatigans}]

Culiacan
n : a city in northwestern Mexico

culices
See {culex}

Culicidae
n : mosquitoes [syn: {family Culicidae}]

culinary
adj : of or relating to or used in cooking

culinary art
n : the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared [syn: {cuisine}]

cull
n : the person or thing rejected or set aside as inferior in quality [syn: {reject}]
v 1: remove something that has been rejected; "cull the sick members of the herd"
2: look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers" [syn: {pick}, {pluck}]

cull out
v : select from a group; "cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence"

cullender
n : bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods [syn: {colander}]

cullis
n : a gutter in a roof

culm
n : stem of plants of the Gramineae

culminate
v 1: end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace" [syn: {climax}]
2: bring to a head or to the highest point; "Seurat culminated pointillism"
3: reach the highest or most decisive point
4: of a celestial body: reach its highest altitude or the meridian
5: rise to, or form, a summit; "The helmet culminated in a crest"

culmination
n 1: a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development" [syn: {apogee}]
2: (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon
3: the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play" [syn: {climax}]
4: a concluding action [syn: {completion}, {closing}, {windup}, {mop up}]

culotte
n : a divided skirt [syn: {culottes}]

culottes
n : a divided skirt [syn: {culotte}]

culpability
n : a state of guilt [syn: {blameworthiness}, {culpableness}]

culpable
adj : deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence" [syn: {blameworthy}, {blamable}, {blameable}, {blameful}, {censurable}]

culpable negligence
n : (law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences) [syn: {criminal negligence}]

culpableness
n : a state of guilt [syn: {blameworthiness}, {culpability}]

culpably
adv : in a manner or to a degree deserving blame or censure [syn: {reprehensibly}]

culpae
See {culpa}

culprit
n : someone who perpetrates wrongdoing [syn: {perpetrator}]

culs-de-sac
See {cul-de-sac}

cult
n 1: adherents of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
2: an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season" [syn: {fad}, {craze}, {furor}, {furore}, {rage}]
3: a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin" [syn: {cultus}, {religious cult}]

cult of personality
n : intense devotion to a particular person

culti
See {cultus}

culti
cultus
n : a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin" [syn: {cult}, {religious cult}] [also: {culti} (pl)]

cultism
n 1: devotion to the doctrine or a cult or to the practices of a cult
2: religious zeal; willingness to serve God [syn: {idolatry}, {devotion}, {veneration}]

cultist
n : a member of a cult

cultivable
adj : (of farmland) capable of being farmed productively [syn: {arable}, {cultivatable}, {tillable}]

cultivar
n : a variety of a plant developed from a natural species and maintained under cultivation

cultivatable
adj : (of farmland) capable of being farmed productively [syn: {arable}, {cultivable}, {tillable}]

cultivate
v 1: foster the growth of
2: prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land" [syn: {crop}, {work}]
3: train to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry" [syn: {educate}, {school}, {train}, {civilize}, {civilise}]
4: adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil" [syn: {domesticate}, {naturalize}, {naturalise}, {tame}]

cultivated
adj 1: (of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing; "cultivated land" [ant: {uncultivated}]
2: no longer in the natural state; developed by human care and for human use; "cultivated roses"; "cultivated blackberries"
3: marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society" [syn: {civilized}, {civilised}, {cultured}, {genteel}, {polite}]

cultivated cabbage
n : any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers [syn: {cabbage}, {Brassica oleracea}]

cultivated carrot
n : perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical deep-orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions [syn: {carrot}, {Daucus carota sativa}]

cultivated celery
n : widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked [syn: {celery}, {Apium graveolens dulce}]

cultivated crab apple
n : any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acid (usually bright red) fruit used for preserving or as ornamentals for their blossoms [syn: {crab apple}, {crabapple}]

cultivated land
n : arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops [syn: {farmland}, {plowland}, {ploughland}, {tilled land}, {tillage}, {tilth}]

cultivated parsnip
n : European biennial having a long fusiform root that has been made palatable through cultivation

cultivated plant
n : plants that are grown for their produce [ant: {weed}]

cultivated rice
n : yields the staple food of 50 percent of world's population [syn: {Oryza sativa}]

cultivated strawberry
n : widely cultivated [syn: {garden strawberry}, {Fragaria ananassa}]

cultivation
n 1: socialization through training and education
2: (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops
3: a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad [syn: {polish}, {refinement}, {culture}, {finish}]

cultivator
n 1: someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil [syn: {agriculturist}, {grower}, {raiser}]
2: a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture) [syn: {tiller}]

cultural
adj 1: of or relating to the arts and manners that a group favors; "cultural events"; "a person of broad cultural interests"
2: denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people; "influenced by ethnic and cultural ties"- J.F.Kennedy; "ethnic food" [syn: {ethnic}, {ethnical}]
3: of or relating to the shared knowledge and values of a society; "cultural roots"
4: relating to the raising of plants or animals; "a cultural variety"

cultural anthropology
n : the branch of anthropology that deals with human culture and society [syn: {social anthropology}]

cultural attache
n : an attache who is a specialist in cultural matters

cultural movement
n : a group of people working together to advance certain cultural goals

Cultural Revolution
n : a radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard; intended to eliminate counterrevolutionary elements in the government it resulted in purges of the intellectuals and socioeconomic chaos [syn: {Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution}]

culturally
adv : with regard to a culture; "culturally integrated"

culturati
n : people interested in culture and cultural activities

culture
n 1: a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization" [syn: {civilization}, {civilisation}]
2: the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group
3: all the knowledge and values shared by a society [syn: {acculturation}]
4: (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar); "the culture of cells in a Petri dish"
5: (bacteriology) the product of cultivating micro-organisms in a nutrient medium
6: a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad [syn: {polish}, {refinement}, {cultivation}, {finish}]
7: the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization; "the developing drug culture"; "the reason that the agency is doomed to inaction has something to do with the FBI culture"
8: the raising of plants or animals; "the culture of oysters"

culture medium
n : (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms [syn: {medium}]

culture shock
n : a condition of disorientation affecting someone who is suddenly exposed to an unfamiliar culture or way of life or set of attitudes

cultured
adj : marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society" [syn: {civilized}, {civilised}, {cultivated}, {genteel}, {polite}]

cultus
n : a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin" [syn: {cult}, {religious cult}] [also: {culti} (pl)]

culverin
n 1: a heavy cannon with a long barrel used in the 16th and 17th centuries
2: a medieval musket

Culvers physic
n : a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowers; common in eastern North America [syn: {Culver's root}, {Culvers root}, {Culver's physic}, {whorlywort}, {Veronicastrum virginicum}]

Culver's physic
n : a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowers; common in eastern North America [syn: {Culver's root}, {Culvers root}, {Culvers physic}, {whorlywort}, {Veronicastrum virginicum}]

Culvers root
n : a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowers; common in eastern North America [syn: {Culver's root}, {Culver's physic}, {Culvers physic}, {whorlywort}, {Veronicastrum virginicum}]

Culver's root
n : a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowers; common in eastern North America [syn: {Culvers root}, {Culver's physic}, {Culvers physic}, {whorlywort}, {Veronicastrum virginicum}]

culvert
n : a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railway

cum
n : the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract [syn: {semen}, {seed}, {seminal fluid}, {ejaculate}]

cum laude
adj : with honor; with academic distinction; "a cum laude graduate"
adv : with honor; "he graduated cum laude"

Cumana
n : a port city in northeastern Venezuela on the Caribbean Sea; founded in 1523, it is the oldest European settlement in South America

cumarone
n : a colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing synthetic resins [syn: {benzofuran}, {coumarone}]

cumber
v : hold back [syn: {restrain}, {encumber}, {constrain}]

Cumberland
n 1: English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765) [syn: {William Augustus}, {Duke of Cumberland}, {Butcher Cumberland}]
2: a river that rises in southeastern Kentucky and flows westward through northern Tennessee to become a tributary of the Ohio River in southwestern Kentucky [syn: {Cumberland River}]

Cumberland Gap
n : a pass through the Cumberland Mountains between Virginia and Kentucky that early settlers used in order to move west

Cumberland Mountains
n : the southwestern part of the Appalachians [syn: {Cumberland Plateau}]

Cumberland Plateau
n : the southwestern part of the Appalachians [syn: {Cumberland Mountains}]

Cumberland River
n : a river that rises in southeastern Kentucky and flows westward through northern Tennessee to become a tributary of the Ohio River in southwestern Kentucky [syn: {Cumberland}]

cumbersome
adj 1: difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight; "a cumbersome piece of machinery"; "cumbrous protective clothing" [syn: {cumbrous}]
2: not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?" [syn: {awkward}, {clumsy}, {inapt}, {inept}, {ill-chosen}]

cumbersomeness
n : trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape; "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano" [syn: {awkwardness}, {unwieldiness}]

Cumbria
n 1: a former Celtic kingdom in northwestern England; the name continued to be used for the hilly northwestern region of England including the Lake District and the northern Pennines
2: a county of northwestern England

cumbrous
adj : difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight; "a cumbersome piece of machinery"; "cumbrous protective clothing" [syn: {cumbersome}]

cumfrey
n : perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas [syn: {comfrey}]

cumin
n 1: dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds [syn: {Cuminum cyminum}]
2: aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family [syn: {cumin seed}]

cumin seed
n : aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family [syn: {cumin}]

Cuminum
n : cumin [syn: {genus Cuminum}]

Cuminum cyminum
n : dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds [syn: {cumin}]

cummerbund
n : a broad pleated sash worn as formal dress with a tuxedo

cummings
n : United States writer noted for his typographically eccentric poetry (1894-1962) [syn: {e. e. cummings}, {Edward Estlin Cummings}]

cumquat
n : any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp [syn: {kumquat}, {kumquat tree}]

cumulate
v : collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up" [syn: {accumulate}, {conglomerate}, {pile up}, {gather}, {amass}]

cumulative
adj : increasing by successive addition; "the benefits are cumulative"; "the eventual accumulative effect of these substances" [syn: {accumulative}]

cumulative preferred
n : preferred stock whose dividends if omitted accumulate until paid out [syn: {cumulative preferred stock}]

cumulative preferred stock
n : preferred stock whose dividends if omitted accumulate until paid out [syn: {cumulative preferred}]

cumulative vote
n : an election in which each person has as many votes as there are positions to be filled and they can all be cast for one candidate or can be distributed in any manner

cumulatively
adv : in a cumulative manner; "mind has become self-reproducing through man's capacity to transmit experience and its products cumulatively"

cumuli
See {cumulus}

cumuli
cumulus
n 1: a globular cloud [syn: {cumulus cloud}]
2: a collection of objects laid on top of each other [syn: {pile}, {heap}, {mound}] [also: {cumuli} (pl)]

cumuliform
adj : shaped like a cumulus cloud

cumulonimbi
See {cumulonimbus}

cumulonimbi
cumulonimbus
n : a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms [syn: {cumulonimbus cloud}, {thundercloud}] [also: {cumulonimbi} (pl)]

cumulonimbus
n : a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms [syn: {cumulonimbus cloud}, {thundercloud}] [also: {cumulonimbi} (pl)]

cumulonimbus cloud
n : a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms [syn: {cumulonimbus}, {thundercloud}]

cumulostrati
See {cumulostratus}

cumulous
adj : thrown together in a pile; "a desk heaped with books"; "heaped-up ears of corn"; "ungraded papers piled high" [syn: {heaped}, {heaped-up}, {piled}]

cumulus
n 1: a globular cloud [syn: {cumulus cloud}]
2: a collection of objects laid on top of each other [syn: {pile}, {heap}, {mound}] [also: {cumuli} (pl)]

cumulus cloud
n : a globular cloud [syn: {cumulus}]

Cunaxa
n : battle in 401 BC when the Artaxerxes II defeated his younger brother who tried to usurp the throne [syn: {battle of Cunaxa}]

cunctation
n : the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time [syn: {procrastination}, {shillyshally}]

cunctator
n : someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness) [syn: {procrastinator}, {postponer}]

cuneal
adj : shaped like a wedge [syn: {wedge-shaped}, {cuneiform}]

cuneate
adj : of a leaf shape; narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the base [syn: {wedge-shaped}]

cuneate leaf
n : a wedge-shaped leaf having the acute angle at the base

cuneiform
adj 1: shaped like a wedge [syn: {wedge-shaped}, {cuneal}]
2: of or relating to the tarsal bones (or other wedge-shaped bones)
n : an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia

cuneiform bone
n : a wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform and hamate and lunate bones [syn: {triquetral}, {triquetral bone}, {os triquetrum}, {pyramidal bone}]

cuneus
n : any shape that is triangular in cross section [syn: {wedge}, {wedge shape}]

Cuniculus
n : pacas [syn: {genus Cuniculus}]

Cuniculus paca
n : large burrowing rodent of South America and Central America; highly esteemed as food [syn: {paca}]

cunner
n : common in north Atlantic coastal waters of the United States [syn: {bergall}, {Tautogolabrus adspersus}]

cunnilinctus
n : oral stimulation of the vulva or clitoris [syn: {cunnilingus}]

cunnilingus
n : oral stimulation of the vulva or clitoris [syn: {cunnilinctus}]

cunning
adj 1: attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness; "a cute kid with pigtails"; "a cute little apartment"; "cunning kittens"; "a cunning baby" [syn: {cute}]
2: marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {dodgy}, {foxy}, {guileful}, {knavish}, {slick}, {sly}, {tricksy}, {tricky}, {wily}]
3: showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem" [syn: {clever}, {ingenious}]
n 1: shrewdness in deception; "as cunning as a fox"
2: shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception [syn: {craft}, {craftiness}, {foxiness}, {guile}, {slyness}, {wiliness}]
3: drafty artfulness (especially in deception)

Cunningham
n : United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922) [syn: {Merce Cunningham}]

cunningly
adv 1: in an attractive manner; "how cunningly the olive-green dress with its underskirt of rose-brocade fitted her perfect figure" [syn: {cutely}]
2: in an artful manner; "he craftily arranged to be there when the decision was announced"; "had ever circumstances conspired so cunningly?" [syn: {craftily}, {foxily}, {knavishly}, {slyly}, {trickily}, {artfully}]

cunonia family
n : trees or shrubs or climbers; mostly southern hemisphere [syn: {Cunoniaceae}, {family Cunoniaceae}]

Cunoniaceae
n : trees or shrubs or climbers; mostly southern hemisphere [syn: {family Cunoniaceae}, {cunonia family}]

cunt
n 1: a woman who is thoroughly disliked; "she said her son thought Hilary was a bitch" [syn: {bitch}]
2: obscene terms for female genitals [syn: {puss}, {pussy}, {slit}, {snatch}, {twat}]

Cuon
n : Asiatic wild dog [syn: {Cyon}, {genus Cuon}, {genus Cyon}]

Cuon alpinus
n : fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast Asia that hunts in packs [syn: {dhole}]

cup
n 1: a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
2: the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar" [syn: {cupful}]
3: a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle; "he put the cup back in the saucer"; "the handle of the cup was missing"
4: a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition; "the school kept the cups is a special glass case" [syn: {loving cup}]
5: any cup-shaped concavity; "bees filled the waxen cups with honey"; "he wore a jock strap with a metal cup"; "the cup of her bra"
6: the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green; "he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away"; "put the flag back in the cup"
7: a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
8: cup-shaped plant organ
v 1: form into the shape of a cup; "She cupped her hands"
2: put into a cup; "cup the milk"
3: treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin [syn: {transfuse}] [also: {cupping}, {cupped}]

cup and saucer
n : European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowers [syn: {Canterbury bell}, {Campanula medium}]

cup final
n : the final game of any cup competition (such as the annual final of the English soccer competition at Wembley)

cup fungus
n : any fungus that is a member of the subclass Discomycetes [syn: {discomycete}]

cup hook
n : hook (usually on the underside of a shelf) for hanging cups

cup morel
n : an edible morel with a cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting body can be up to 20 cm wide; the fertile surface inside the cup has wrinkles radiating from the center; can be easily confused with inedible mushrooms [syn: {Disciotis venosa}]

cup of tea
n : an activity that you like or at which you are superior; "chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish" [syn: {bag}, {dish}]

cup tie
n : an eliminating game between teams in a cup competition

cupbearer
n : the attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine

cupboard
n : a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space [syn: {closet}]

cupboard love
n : a show of affection motivated by selfishness

cupcake
n : small cake baked in a muffin tin

cupel
n : small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead [syn: {bone-ash cup}, {refractory pot}] [also: {cupelling}, {cupelled}]

cupelled
See {cupel}

cupelled
cupel
n : small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead [syn: {bone-ash cup}, {refractory pot}] [also: {cupelling}, {cupelled}]

cupelling
See {cupel}

cupelling
cupel
n : small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead [syn: {bone-ash cup}, {refractory pot}] [also: {cupelling}, {cupelled}]

cupflower
n 1: Mexican evergreen climbing plant having large solitary funnel-shaped fragrant yellow flowers with purple-brown ridges in the throat [syn: {chalice vine}, {trumpet flower}, {Solandra guttata}]
2: any of various plants of the genus Nierembergia having upturned bell-shaped flowers [syn: {nierembergia}]

cupful
n : the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar" [syn: {cup}]

Cupid
n : (Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros [syn: {Amor}]

cupidity
n : extreme greed for material wealth [syn: {avarice}, {avariciousness}, {covetousness}]

Cupid's bow
n 1: the double curve of the upper lip when considered to resemble Cupid's bow
2: a curved bow with reversed curve ends

cupid's dart
n : south European plant having dark-eyed flowers with flat blue rays [syn: {blue succory}, {Catananche caerula}]

Cupid's disease
n : a communicable disease transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact [syn: {venereal disease}, {VD}, {social disease}, {Cupid's itch}, {Venus's curse}, {sexually transmitted disease}]

Cupid's itch
n : a communicable disease transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact [syn: {venereal disease}, {VD}, {social disease}, {Cupid's disease}, {Venus's curse}, {sexually transmitted disease}]

cuplike
adj : resembling the shape of a cup

cupola
n 1: a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting
2: a roof in the form of a dome

cuppa
n : a cup of tea [syn: {cupper}]

cupped
See {cup}

cupped
cup
n 1: a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
2: the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar" [syn: {cupful}]
3: a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle; "he put the cup back in the saucer"; "the handle of the cup was missing"
4: a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition; "the school kept the cups is a special glass case" [syn: {loving cup}]
5: any cup-shaped concavity; "bees filled the waxen cups with honey"; "he wore a jock strap with a metal cup"; "the cup of her bra"
6: the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green; "he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away"; "put the flag back in the cup"
7: a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
8: cup-shaped plant organ
v 1: form into the shape of a cup; "She cupped her hands"
2: put into a cup; "cup the milk"
3: treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin [syn: {transfuse}] [also: {cupping}, {cupped}]

cupper
n : a cup of tea [syn: {cuppa}]

cupping
See {cup}

cupping
cup
n 1: a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
2: the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar" [syn: {cupful}]
3: a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle; "he put the cup back in the saucer"; "the handle of the cup was missing"
4: a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition; "the school kept the cups is a special glass case" [syn: {loving cup}]
5: any cup-shaped concavity; "bees filled the waxen cups with honey"; "he wore a jock strap with a metal cup"; "the cup of her bra"
6: the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green; "he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away"; "put the flag back in the cup"
7: a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
8: cup-shaped plant organ
v 1: form into the shape of a cup; "She cupped her hands"
2: put into a cup; "cup the milk"
3: treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin [syn: {transfuse}] [also: {cupping}, {cupped}]

cupping
n : a treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surface

Cupressaceae
n : cypresses and junipers and many cedars [syn: {family Cupressaceae}, {cypress family}]

Cupressus
n : type genus of Cupressaceae [syn: {genus Cupressus}]

Cupressus abramsiana
n : rare California cypress taller than but closely related to gowen cypress and sometimes considered the same species [syn: {Santa Cruz cypress}, {Cupressus goveniana abramsiana}]

Cupressus arizonica
n : Arizona timber tree with bluish silvery foliage [syn: {Arizona cypress}]

Cupressus goveniana
n : small sometimes shrubby tree native to California; often used as an ornamental; in some classification systems includes the Pygmy cypress and the Santa Cruz cypress [syn: {gowen cypress}]

Cupressus goveniana abramsiana
n : rare California cypress taller than but closely related to gowen cypress and sometimes considered the same species [syn: {Santa Cruz cypress}, {Cupressus abramsiana}]

Cupressus goveniana pigmaea
n : rare small cypress native to northern California; sometimes considered the same species as gowen cypress [syn: {pygmy cypress}, {Cupressus pigmaea}]

Cupressus guadalupensis
n : relatively low wide-spreading endemic on Guadalupe Island; cultivated for its bluish foliage [syn: {Guadalupe cypress}]

Cupressus lusitanica
n : tall spreading evergreen found in Mexico having drooping branches; believed to have been introduced into Portugal from Goa [syn: {Mexican cypress}, {cedar of Goa}, {Portuguese cypress}]

Cupressus macrocarpa
n : tall California cypress endemic on Monterey Bay; widely used for ornament as well as reforestation and shelterbelt planting [syn: {Monterey cypress}]

Cupressus pigmaea
n : rare small cypress native to northern California; sometimes considered the same species as gowen cypress [syn: {pygmy cypress}, {Cupressus goveniana pigmaea}]

Cupressus sempervirens
n : tall Eurasian cypress with thin gray bark and ascending branches [syn: {Italian cypress}, {Mediterranean cypress}]

cupric
adj : of or containing divalent copper [syn: {cuprous}]

cupric acetate
n : a blue or green powder used as a paint pigment [syn: {verdigris}]

cupric sulfate
n : a copper salt made by the action of sulfuric acid on copper oxide [syn: {copper sulfate}, {copper sulphate}, {cupric sulphate}]

cupric sulphate
n : a copper salt made by the action of sulfuric acid on copper oxide [syn: {copper sulfate}, {copper sulphate}, {cupric sulfate}]

Cuprimine
n : a drug (trade name Cuprimine) used to treat heavy metal poisoning and Wilson's disease and severe arthritis [syn: {penicillamine}]

cuprite
n : a mineral consisting of cuprous oxide that is a source of copper

cupronickel
n : a 60/40 alloy of copper and nickel

cuprous
adj : of or containing divalent copper [syn: {cupric}]

cup-shaped
adj : shaped like (or supporting) a cupule [syn: {cupular}, {cupulate}]

cupular
adj : shaped like (or supporting) a cupule [syn: {cupulate}, {cup-shaped}]

cupulate
adj : shaped like (or supporting) a cupule [syn: {cupular}, {cup-shaped}]

cupule
n 1: cup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an acorn [syn: {acorn cup}]
2: a sucker on the feet of certain flies

Cuquenan
n : a famous waterfall in Venezuela [syn: {Cuquenan Falls}, {Kukenaam}, {Kukenaam Falls}]

Cuquenan Falls
n : a famous waterfall in Venezuela [syn: {Cuquenan}, {Kukenaam}, {Kukenaam Falls}]

cur
n 1: an inferior dog or one of mixed breed [syn: {mongrel}, {mutt}]
2: a cowardly and despicable person

curability
n : capability of being cured or healed [syn: {curableness}] [ant: {incurability}, {incurability}]

curable
adj 1: being such that curing or healing is possible; "curable diseases" [ant: {incurable}]
2: able to be hardened by some additive or other agent

curableness
n : capability of being cured or healed [syn: {curability}] [ant: {incurability}, {incurability}]

Curacao
n 1: a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles
2: flavored with sour orange peel [syn: {curacoa}]

curacoa
n : flavored with sour orange peel [syn: {curacao}]

curacy
n : the position of a curate

curandera
n : a Mexican woman who practices healing techniques inherited from the Mayans

curandero
n : a Mexican man who practices healing techniques inherited from the Mayans

curare
n : a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles; used by South American indians as an arrow poison; "curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction" [syn: {tubocurarine}]

curassow
n : large crested arboreal game bird of warm parts of the Americas having long legs and tails; highly esteemed as game and food

curate
n : a person authorized to conduct religious worship [syn: {minister}, {parson}, {pastor}, {rector}]

curate cycloid
n : a cycloid generated by a point inside the rolling circle

curative
adj : tending to cure or restore to health; "curative powers of herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand"; "remedial surgery"; "a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air"; "a therapeutic agent"; "therapeutic diets" [syn: {healing(p)}, {alterative}, {remedial}, {sanative}, {therapeutic}]
n : a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain [syn: {remedy}, {cure}]

curator
n : the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library) [syn: {conservator}]

curatorial
adj : of or relating to a curator or the duties of a curator; "curatorial duties"

curatorship
n : the position of curator

curb
n 1: an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) [syn: {curbing}, {kerb}]
2: a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse [syn: {curb bit}]
3: a stock exchange in New York [syn: {American Stock Exchange}, {AMEX}]
4: the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper" [syn: {bridle}, {check}]
v 1: lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" [syn: {control}, {hold in}, {hold}, {contain}, {check}, {moderate}]
2: to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" [syn: {suppress}, {stamp down}, {inhibit}, {subdue}, {conquer}]
3: keep to the curb; "curb your dogs"
4: place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school" [syn: {restrict}, {curtail}, {cut back}]

curb bit
n : a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse [syn: {curb}]

curb market
n : a stock market for trading in securities not listed on the New York Stock Exchange

curb roof
n : a roof with two or more slopes on each side of the ridge

curb service
n : service provided to customers who remain intheir vehicles

curbed
adj : held back from some action especially by force [syn: {checked}]

curbing
n : an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) [syn: {curb}, {kerb}]

curbside
n : the side of a sidewalk that is bordered by a curb; "policemen stood at intervals along the curbside"

curbstone
n : a paving stone forming part of a curb [syn: {kerbstone}]

Curculionidae
n : true weevils: snout beetles [syn: {family Curculionidae}]

Curcuma
n : tropical Asiatic perennial herbs [syn: {genus Curcuma}]

Curcuma domestica
n : widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye [syn: {turmeric}, {Curcuma longa}]

Curcuma longa
n : widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye [syn: {turmeric}, {Curcuma domestica}]

curd
n 1: a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd; "bean curd"; "lemon curd"
2: coagulated milk; used to made cheese; "Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating some curds and whey"

curdle
v 1: turn into curds; "curdled milk" [syn: {clabber}, {clot}] [ant: {homogenize}, {homogenize}, {homogenize}]
2: go bad or sour; "The milk curdled"
3: turn from a liquid to a solid mass; "his blood curdled"

curdled
adj : transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass; "coagulated blood"; "curdled milk"; "grumous blood" [syn: {coagulate}, {coagulated}, {grumous}, {grumose}]

curdling
adj : turning into a solid mass; "I waited for her to materialize out of the clogging curdling crowd"
n : the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid [syn: {clotting}, {coagulation}]

cure
n : a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain [syn: {remedy}, {curative}]
v 1: provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to" [syn: {bring around}, {heal}]
2: prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve; "cure meats"; "cure pickles"
3: make (substances) hard and improve their usability; "cure resin"
4: be or become preserved; "the apricots cure in the sun"

cure-all
n : hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists [syn: {panacea}, {nostrum}]

cured
adj 1: freed from illness or injury; "the patient appears cured"; "the incision is healed"; "appears to be entirely recovered"; "when the recovered patient tries to remember what occurred during his delirium"- Normon Cameron [syn: {healed}, {recovered}]
2: (used of rubber, e.g.) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity) [syn: {vulcanized}, {vulcanised}]
3: (used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the hardening
4: (used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry
5: (used especially of meat) cured in brine [syn: {corned}]
6: (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable) [syn: {aged}]

curet
n : a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity [syn: {curette}] [also: {curetting}, {curettes}, {curetted}]

curettage
n : surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette [syn: {curettement}]

curette
n : a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity [syn: {curet}]

curetted
See {curet}

curetted
curet
n : a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity [syn: {curette}] [also: {curetting}, {curettes}, {curetted}]

curettement
n : surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette [syn: {curettage}]

curettes
See {curet}

curettes
curet
n : a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity [syn: {curette}] [also: {curetting}, {curettes}, {curetted}]

curetting
See {curet}

curetting
curet
n : a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity [syn: {curette}] [also: {curetting}, {curettes}, {curetted}]

curfew
n 1: the time that the curfew signal is sounded
2: a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions
3: an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited

Curia
n : (Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church

curiae
See {curia}

Curie
n 1: French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel Prizes; one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium (1867-1934) [syn: {Marie Curie}, {Madame Curie}, {Marya Sklodowska}]
2: French physicist; husband of Marie Curie (1859-1906) [syn: {Pierre Curie}]
3: a unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 37,000,000,000 disintegrations per second [syn: {Ci}]

Curie point
n : the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism [syn: {Curie temperature}]

Curie temperature
n : the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism [syn: {Curie point}]

Curietherapy
n : the use of radium in radiation therapy [syn: {radium therapy}]

curing
n : the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue" [syn: {hardening}, {solidifying}, {solidification}, {set}]

curio
n : something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting [syn: {curiosity}, {oddity}, {oddment}, {peculiarity}, {rarity}]

curiosity
n 1: a state in which you want to learn more about something [syn: {wonder}]
2: something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting [syn: {curio}, {oddity}, {oddment}, {peculiarity}, {rarity}]

curious
adj 1: beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior" [syn: {funny}, {odd}, {peculiar}, {queer}, {rum}, {rummy}, {singular}]
2: eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns); "a curious child is a teacher's delight"; "a trap door that made me curious"; "curious investigators"; "traffic was slowed by curious rubberneckers"; "curious about the neighbor's doings" [ant: {incurious}]
3: having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more; "a trap door that made me curious"

curiously
adv 1: in a manner differing from the usual or expected; "had a curiously husky voice"; "he's behaving rather peculiarly" [syn: {oddly}, {peculiarly}]
2: with curiosity; "the baby looked around curiously" [syn: {inquisitively}, {interrogatively}]

curiously enough
adv : curious (or funny or interesting or odd or strange) though it may seem; "curiously enough, he didn't recognize his old friend"; "interestingly enough, America is now dependent on Africa for a large part of its oil"; "funnily enough, the ones I thought so ugly were the ones that sold out first"; "oddly enough, he hasn't mentioned it" [syn: {funnily enough}, {interestingly enough}, {oddly enough}, {strangely enough}]

curiousness
n 1: a state of active curiosity [syn: {inquisitiveness}]
2: the quality of being alien or not native; "the strangeness of a foreigner" [syn: {foreignness}, {strangeness}] [ant: {nativeness}]

Curitiba
n : a city in southeastern Brazil

curium
n : a radioactive transuranic metallic element; produced by bombarding plutonium with helium nuclei [syn: {Cm}, {atomic number 96}]

curl
n 1: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles [syn: {coil}, {whorl}, {roll}, {curlicue}, {ringlet}, {gyre}, {scroll}]
2: American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933) [syn: {Robert Curl}, {Robert F. Curl}, {Robert Floyd Curl Jr.}]
3: a strand or cluster of hair [syn: {lock}, {ringlet}, {whorl}]
v 1: form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling" [syn: {curve}, {kink}]
2: shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in" [syn: {curl up}, {draw in}]
3: wind around something in coils or loops [syn: {coil}, {loop}] [ant: {uncoil}]
4: twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please" [syn: {wave}]
5: play the Scottish game of curling

curl up
v : shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in" [syn: {curl}, {draw in}]

curled
adj 1: drawn up into a ball; "she lay curled up in a big armchair" [syn: {curled up}]
2: having curls [syn: {curling}]

curled pondweed
n : European herb naturalized in the eastern United States and California [syn: {curleyleaf pondweed}, {Potamogeton crispus}]

curled up
adj : drawn up into a ball; "she lay curled up in a big armchair" [syn: {curled}]

curler
n : a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it; "a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight" [syn: {hair curler}, {roller}, {crimper}]

curlew
n : large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill

curlew sandpiper
n : Old World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlew [syn: {Calidris Ferruginea}]

curleyleaf pondweed
n : European herb naturalized in the eastern United States and California [syn: {curled pondweed}, {Potamogeton crispus}]

curlicue
n 1: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles [syn: {coil}, {whorl}, {roll}, {curl}, {ringlet}, {gyre}, {scroll}]
2: a short twisting line [syn: {squiggle}]

curlier
See {curly}

curlier
curly
adj : (of hair) having curls or waves; "they envied her naturally curly hair" [ant: {straight}] [also: {curliest}, {curlier}]

curliest
See {curly}

curliest
curly
adj : (of hair) having curls or waves; "they envied her naturally curly hair" [ant: {straight}] [also: {curliest}, {curlier}]

curliness
n : of hair: a tendency to curl [ant: {straightness}]

curling
adj : having curls [syn: {curled}]
n : a game played on ice; curling stones (heavy stones with handles) are slid toward a target

curling iron
n : a cylindrical metal home appliance that heats a lock of hair that has been curled around it

curly
adj : (of hair) having curls or waves; "they envied her naturally curly hair" [ant: {straight}] [also: {curliest}, {curlier}]

curly clematis
n : climber of southern United States having bluish-purple flowers [syn: {blue jasmine}, {blue jessamine}, {marsh clematis}, {Clematis crispa}]

curly endive
n : crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste [syn: {chicory}]

curly grass
n : rare small fern of northeastern North America having numerous slender spiraling fronds and forming dense tufts [syn: {curly grass fern}, {Schizaea pusilla}]

curly grass fern
n : rare small fern of northeastern North America having numerous slender spiraling fronds and forming dense tufts [syn: {curly grass}, {Schizaea pusilla}]

curly-coated retriever
n : an English breed having a tightly curled black or liver-colored coat; retrieves game from land or water

curlycup gumweed
n : perennial gumweed of western and central North America [syn: {Grindelia squarrosa}]

curly-heads
n : shrubby clematis of the eastern United States having curly foliage [syn: {Clematis ochreleuca}]

curmudgeon
n : a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas

curmudgeonly
adj : brusque and surly and forbidding; "crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply" [syn: {crusty}, {gruff}, {ill-humored}, {ill-humoured}]

currajong
n : widely distributed tree of eastern Australia yielding a tough durable fiber and soft light attractively grained wood; foliage is an important emergency food for cattle [syn: {kurrajong}, {Brachychiton populneus}]

currant
n 1: any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams
2: any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants [syn: {currant bush}]
3: small dried seedless raisin grown in the Mediterranean region and California; used in cooking

currant bush
n : any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants [syn: {currant}]

currawong
n : bluish black fruit-eating bird with a bell-like call [syn: {bell magpie}]

currency
n 1: the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used
2: general acceptance or use; "the currency of ideas"
3: a current state of general acceptance and use [syn: {vogue}]
4: the property of belonging to the present time; "the currency of a slang term" [syn: {currentness}, {up-to-dateness}]

current
adj : occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position" [ant: {noncurrent}]
n 1: a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes" [syn: {electric current}]
2: a steady flow (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air" [syn: {stream}]
3: dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history" [syn: {stream}, {flow}]

current account
n : that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's exports and imports of goods and services and transfer payments

current electricity
n : a flow of electric charge [syn: {dynamic electricity}]

current intelligence
n : intelligence of all types and forms of immediate interest; usually disseminated without delays for evaluation or interpretation

current of air
n : air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere" [syn: {wind}, {air current}]

current unit
n : a measure of the amount of electric charge flowing past a circuit point at a specific time

currently
adv : at this time or period; now; "he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations"; "currently they live in Connecticut" [syn: {presently}]

currentness
n : the property of belonging to the present time; "the currency of a slang term" [syn: {currency}, {up-to-dateness}]

Currer Bell
n : English novelist; one of three Bronte sisters (1818-1848) [syn: {Bronte}, {Emily Bronte}, {Emily Jane Bronte}]

curricula
See {curriculum}

curricula
curriculum
n : an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university" [syn: {course of study}, {program}, {programme}, {syllabus}] [also: {curricula} (pl)]

curricular
adj : of or relating to an academic course of study

curriculum
n : an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university" [syn: {course of study}, {program}, {programme}, {syllabus}] [also: {curricula} (pl)]

curriculum vitae
n : a summary of your academic and work history [syn: {CV}, {resume}]

curried
See {curry}

curried
curry
n : (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice
v 1: season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking
2: treat by incorporating fat; "curry tanned leather"
3: give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses" [syn: {dress}, {groom}] [also: {curried}]

Currier
n 1: United States lithographer who (with his partner James Ives) produced thousands of prints signed `Currier & Ives' (1813-1888) [syn: {Nathaniel Currier}]
2: a craftsman who curries leather for use

currish
adj 1: base and cowardly
2: resembling a cur; snarling and rude

currishly
adv : in a currish manner; meanspiritedly; "he behaved ignobly" [syn: {ignobly}]

curry
n : (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice
v 1: season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking
2: treat by incorporating fat; "curry tanned leather"
3: give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses" [syn: {dress}, {groom}] [also: {curried}]

curry favor
v : seek favor by fawning or flattery; "This employee is currying favor with his superordinates" [syn: {curry favour}, {court favor}, {court favour}]

curry favour
v : seek favor by fawning or flattery; "This employee is currying favor with his superordinates" [syn: {curry favor}, {court favor}, {court favour}]

curry powder
n : pungent blend of cumin and ground coriander seed and turmeric and other spices

curry sauce
n : allemande sauce with curry powder and coconut milk instead of stock

currycomb
n : a square comb with rows of small teeth; used to curry horses

curse
n 1: profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted" [syn: {curse word}, {expletive}, {oath}, {swearing}, {swearword}, {cuss}]
2: an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group [syn: {execration}, {condemnation}]
3: an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me" [syn: {hex}, {jinx}, {whammy}]
4: something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life" [syn: {bane}, {scourge}, {nemesis}]
5: a severe affliction [syn: {torment}]
v 1: utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street" [syn: {cuss}, {blaspheme}, {swear}, {imprecate}]
2: heap obscenities upon; "The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger"
3: wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" [syn: {beshrew}, {damn}, {bedamn}, {anathemize}, {anathemise}, {imprecate}, {maledict}] [ant: {bless}]
4: exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner" [syn: {excommunicate}] [ant: {communicate}] [also: {curst}]

curse word
n : profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted" [syn: {curse}, {expletive}, {oath}, {swearing}, {swearword}, {cuss}]

cursed
adj 1: deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier; "villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed"; "cursed with four daughter"; "not a cursed drop"; "his cursed stupidity"; "I'll be cursed if I can see your reasoning" [syn: {curst}] [ant: {blessed}]
2: in danger of the eternal punishment of hell; "poor damned souls" [syn: {damned}, {doomed}, {unredeemed}, {unsaved}]

cursed crowfoot
n : annual herb growing in marshy places [syn: {celery-leaved buttercup}, {Ranunculus sceleratus}]

cursed with
adj : burdened with; "stuck with the tab" [syn: {cursed with(p)}, {stuck with(p)}]

cursedly
adv : in a damnable manner; "kindly Arthur--so damnably , politely , endlessly persistent!" [syn: {damned}, {damnably}]

cursing
adj : who is uttering obscenities; "arrested the flailing cursing old man"

cursive
adj : having successive letter joined together; "cursive script"
n : rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper [syn: {longhand}, {running hand}, {cursive script}]

cursive script
n : rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper [syn: {longhand}, {running hand}, {cursive}]

cursively
adv : in a cursive manner

cursor
n : (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving the cursor allows the user to point to commands or screen positions [syn: {pointer}]

cursorial
adj : (of limbs and feet) adapted for running [ant: {fossorial}]

cursorily
adv : without taking pains; "he looked cursorily through the magazine" [syn: {quickly}]

Cursorius
n : coursers [syn: {genus Cursorius}]

Cursorius cursor
n : courser of desert and semidesert regions of the Old World [syn: {cream-colored courser}]

cursory
adj : hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy" [syn: {casual}, {passing(a)}, {perfunctory}]

curst
See {curse}

curst
curse
n 1: profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted" [syn: {curse word}, {expletive}, {oath}, {swearing}, {swearword}, {cuss}]
2: an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group [syn: {execration}, {condemnation}]
3: an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me" [syn: {hex}, {jinx}, {whammy}]
4: something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life" [syn: {bane}, {scourge}, {nemesis}]
5: a severe affliction [syn: {torment}]
v 1: utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street" [syn: {cuss}, {blaspheme}, {swear}, {imprecate}]
2: heap obscenities upon; "The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger"
3: wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" [syn: {beshrew}, {damn}, {bedamn}, {anathemize}, {anathemise}, {imprecate}, {maledict}] [ant: {bless}]
4: exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner" [syn: {excommunicate}] [ant: {communicate}] [also: {curst}]

curst
adj : deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier; "villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed"; "cursed with four daughter"; "not a cursed drop"; "his cursed stupidity"; "I'll be cursed if I can see your reasoning" [syn: {cursed}] [ant: {blessed}]

curt
adj 1: marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him" [syn: {brusque}, {brusk}, {short(p)}]
2: brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand" [syn: {crisp}, {laconic}, {terse}]

curtail
v 1: place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school" [syn: {restrict}, {curb}, {cut back}]
2: terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries" [syn: {clip}, {cut short}]

curtailment
n 1: the temporal property of being cut short
2: the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation; "a suppression of the newspaper" [syn: {suppression}]
3: the reduction of expenditures in order to become financial stable [syn: {retrenchment}, {downsizing}]

curtain
n 1: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) [syn: {drape}, {drapery}, {mantle}, {pall}]
2: any barrier to communication or vision; "a curtain of secrecy"; "a curtain of trees"
v : provide with drapery; "curtain the bedrooms"

curtain call
n : an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience [syn: {bow}]

curtain lecture
n : a private lecture to a husband by his wife

curtain off
v : separate by means of a curtain

curtain raiser
n 1: any preliminary activity
2: a short play presented before the main play

curtain raising
n : the first performance (as of a theatrical production); "the opening received good critical reviews" [syn: {opening}, {opening night}]

curtain ring
n : a circular ring for holding up a curtain

curtained
adj : furnished or concealed with curtains or draperies; "a curtained alcove" [ant: {curtainless}]

curtainless
adj : not provided with curtains; "blank, curtainless windows stared back at her" [syn: {uncurtained}] [ant: {curtained}]

curtal
adj : (obsolete) cut short; "a dog with a curtal tail"

curtilage
n : the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard" [syn: {yard}, {grounds}]

Curtis
n : English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799) [syn: {William Curtis}]

Curtisia
n : a large evergreen tree of South Africa [syn: {genus Curtisia}]

Curtiss
n : United States industrialist and aviation pioneer (1878-1930) [syn: {Glenn Curtiss}, {Glenn Hammond Curtiss}]

curtly
adv : in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner; "he told me curtly to get on with it"; "he talked short with everyone"; "he said shortly that he didn't like it" [syn: {short}, {shortly}]

curtness
n : an abrupt discourteous manner [syn: {abruptness}, {brusqueness}, {gruffness}, {shortness}]

curtsey
n : bending at the knees; a gesture of respect made by women [syn: {curtsy}]
v : a gesture of respectful greeting, for women [syn: {curtsy}]

curtsied
See {curtsy}

curtsied
curtsy
n : bending at the knees; a gesture of respect made by women [syn: {curtsey}]
v 1: a gesture of respectful greeting, for women [syn: {curtsey}]
2: make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand" [syn: {bob}] [also: {curtsied}]

curtsy
n : bending at the knees; a gesture of respect made by women [syn: {curtsey}]
v 1: a gesture of respectful greeting, for women [syn: {curtsey}]
2: make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand" [syn: {bob}] [also: {curtsied}]

curvaceous
adj : (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves; "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight dress" [syn: {bosomy}, {busty}, {buxom}, {curvy}, {full-bosomed}, {sonsie}, {sonsy}, {voluptuous}, {well-endowed}]

curvaceously
adv : in a curvaceous way; "his date was curvaceously beguiling" [syn: {buxomly}]

curvaceousness
n : the quality of having a well-rounded body [syn: {shapeliness}, {voluptuousness}]

curvature
n 1: (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal; "curvature of the spine"
2: the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve
3: the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface [syn: {curve}]

curve
n 1: the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes [syn: {curved shape}] [ant: {straight line}]
2: a line on a graph representing data
3: a baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter [syn: {curve ball}, {breaking ball}, {bender}]
4: the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface [syn: {curvature}]
5: curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) [syn: {bend}]
v 1: turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right" [syn: {swerve}, {sheer}, {trend}, {veer}, {slue}, {slew}, {cut}]
2: extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake" [syn: {wind}]
3: form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely" [syn: {arch}, {arc}]
4: bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply" [syn: {crook}]
5: form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling" [syn: {curl}, {kink}]

curve ball
n : a baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter [syn: {curve}, {breaking ball}, {bender}]

curved
adj : not straight; having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend; "the curved tusks of a walrus"; "his curved lips suggested a smile but his eyes were hard" [syn: {curving}] [ant: {straight}]

curved shape
n : the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes [syn: {curve}] [ant: {straight line}]

curvet
n : a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down [syn: {vaulting}]
v : perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse [also: {curvetting}, {curvetted}]

curvetted
See {curvet}

curvetted
curvet
n : a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down [syn: {vaulting}]
v : perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse [also: {curvetting}, {curvetted}]

curvetting
See {curvet}

curvetting
curvet
n : a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down [syn: {vaulting}]
v : perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse [also: {curvetting}, {curvetted}]

curvey
adj : having curves; "a settee with only one curvy end" [syn: {curvy}]

curvilineal
adj : characterized by or following a curved line; "curvilinear tracery"; "curvilinear motion" [syn: {curvilinear}]

curvilinear
adj : characterized by or following a curved line; "curvilinear tracery"; "curvilinear motion" [syn: {curvilineal}]

curvilinear correlation
n : any correlation in which the rates of change of the variables is not constant [syn: {nonlinear correlation}, {skew correlation}]

curvilinear regression
n : the relation between variables when the regression equation is nonlinear (quadratic or higher order)

curving
adj : not straight; having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend; "the curved tusks of a walrus"; "his curved lips suggested a smile but his eyes were hard" [syn: {curved}] [ant: {straight}]

curvy
adj 1: having curves; "a settee with only one curvy end" [syn: {curvey}]
2: (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves; "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight dress" [syn: {bosomy}, {busty}, {buxom}, {curvaceous}, {full-bosomed}, {sonsie}, {sonsy}, {voluptuous}, {well-endowed}]

Cusco
n : a town in the Andes in southern Peru; formerly the capital of the Inca empire [syn: {Cuzco}]

cuscus
n : woolly-haired monkey-like arboreal marsupial of New Guinea and northern Australia

Cuscuta
n : genus of twining leafless parasitic herbs lacking chlorophyll: dodder [syn: {genus Cuscuta}]

Cuscuta gronovii
n : leafless parasitic vine with dense clusters of small white bell-shaped flowers on orange-yellow stems that twine around clover or flax [syn: {love vine}]

cushat
n : Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck [syn: {wood pigeon}, {ringdove}, {Columba palumbus}]

cushaw
n 1: plant bearing squash having globose to ovoid fruit with variously striped gray and green and white warty rinds [syn: {Cucurbita mixta}, {Cucurbita argyrosperma}]
2: globose or ovoid squash with striped gray and green warty rind

cush-cush
n : tropical American yam with small yellow-skinned edible tubers [syn: {Dioscorea trifida}]

Cushing
n : United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939) [syn: {Harvey Cushing}, {Harvery Williams Cushing}]

Cushing's disease
n : a glandular disorder caused by excessive ACTH resulting in greater than normal functioning of the adrenal gland; characterized by obesity [syn: {hyperadrenalism}]

Cushing's syndrome
n : a glandular disorder caused by excessive cortisol [syn: {hyperadrenocorticism}]

cushion
n 1: a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks" [syn: {shock absorber}, {shock}]
2: a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.
v : protect from impact; "cushion the blow" [syn: {buffer}, {soften}]

cushion calamint
n : aromatic herb having heads of small pink or whitish flowers; widely distributed in United States, Europe and Asia [syn: {wild basil}, {Clinopodium vulgare}, {Satureja vulgaris}]

cushion flower
n : tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow flowers; western Australia [syn: {pincushion hakea}, {Hakea laurina}]

cushioned
adj : softened by the addition of cushions or padding [syn: {cushiony}, {padded}]

cushioning
n : artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort [syn: {padding}]

cushiony
adj : softened by the addition of cushions or padding [syn: {cushioned}, {padded}]

Cushitic
n : a group of languages spoken in Ethiopia and Somalia and northwestern Kenya and adjacent regions

cushy
adj : not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship; "what a cushy job!"; "a soft job" [syn: {soft}]

cusk
n 1: the lean flesh of a cod-like fish of North Atlantic waters
2: large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod [syn: {torsk}, {Brosme brosme}]
3: elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth [syn: {burbot}, {eelpout}, {ling}, {Lota lota}]

cusk-eel
n : elongate compressed somewhat eel-shaped fishes

cusp
n 1: point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch)
2: a thin triangular flap of a heart valve [syn: {leaflet}]
3: small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth

cuspate
adj : having cusps or points [syn: {cuspated}, {cusped}, {cuspidal}, {cuspidate}, {cuspidated}]

cuspated
adj : having cusps or points [syn: {cuspate}, {cusped}, {cuspidal}, {cuspidate}, {cuspidated}]

cusped
adj : having cusps or points [syn: {cuspate}, {cuspated}, {cuspidal}, {cuspidate}, {cuspidated}]

cuspid
n : one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars [syn: {canine}, {canine tooth}, {eyetooth}, {eye tooth}, {dogtooth}]

cuspidal
adj : having cusps or points [syn: {cuspate}, {cuspated}, {cusped}, {cuspidate}, {cuspidated}]

cuspidate
adj : having cusps or points [syn: {cuspate}, {cuspated}, {cusped}, {cuspidal}, {cuspidated}]

cuspidated
adj : having cusps or points [syn: {cuspate}, {cuspated}, {cusped}, {cuspidal}, {cuspidate}]

cuspidation
n : a decoration using cusps

cuspidor
n : a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place) [syn: {spittoon}]

cuss
n 1: a persistently annoying person [syn: {pest}, {blighter}, {pesterer}, {gadfly}]
2: a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss" [syn: {chap}, {fellow}, {feller}, {lad}, {gent}, {fella}, {blighter}]
3: profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted" [syn: {curse}, {curse word}, {expletive}, {oath}, {swearing}, {swearword}]
v : utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street" [syn: {curse}, {blaspheme}, {swear}, {imprecate}]

cussed
adj : stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing [syn: {obdurate}, {obstinate}, {unrepentant}]

cussedly
adv : in a stubborn unregenerate manner; "she remained stubbornly in the same position" [syn: {stubbornly}, {pig-headedly}, {obdurately}, {mulishly}, {obstinately}]

cussedness
n : mean-spirited disagreeable contrariness [syn: {orneriness}]

custard
n : sweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked or boiled or frozen

custard apple
n 1: any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp [syn: {custard apple tree}]
2: the fruit of any of several tropical American trees of the genus Annona having soft edible pulp

custard apple tree
n : any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp [syn: {custard apple}]

custard pie
n : a prop consisting of an open pie filled with real or artificail custard; thrown in slapstick comedies

custard-apple family
n : chiefly tropical trees or shrubs [syn: {Annonaceae}, {family Annonaceae}]

Custer
n : United States general who was killed along with all his command by the Sioux at the battle of Little Bighorn (1839-1876) [syn: {George Armstrong Custer}, {General Custer}]

Custer's Last Stand
n : a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command [syn: {Little Bighorn}, {Battle of Little Bighorn}, {Battle of the Little Bighorn}]

custodes
See {custos}

custodial
adj : providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding; "daycare that is educational and not just custodial"; "a guardian angel"; "tutelary gods" [syn: {guardian}, {tutelary}, {tutelar}]

custodial account
n : a brokerage firm account that parents have created for a minor

custodian
n : one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals [syn: {keeper}, {steward}]

custodianship
n : the position of custodian

custody
n 1: a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police" [syn: {detention}, {hold}]
2: holding by the police; "the suspect is in custody"
3: (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child; "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children" [syn: {hands}]

custody battle
n : litigation to settle custody of the children of a divorced couple

custody case
n : a legal action to determine custody (usually of children following a divorce)

custom
adj : made according to the specifications of an individual [syn: {custom-made}, {customized}, {customised}] [ant: {ready-made}]
n 1: accepted or habitual practice [syn: {usage}, {usance}]
2: a specific practice of long standing [syn: {tradition}]
3: money collected under a tariff [syn: {customs}, {customs duty}, {impost}]
4: habitual patronage; "I have given this tailor my custom for many years"

customarily
adv : by custom; according to common practice; "children are customarily expected to be seen but not heard"

customary
adj 1: in accordance with convention or custom; "sealed the deal with the customary handshake"
2: commonly used or practiced; usual; "his accustomed thoroughness"; "took his customary morning walk"; "his habitual comment"; "with her wonted candor" [syn: {accustomed}, {habitual}, {wonted(a)}]

custom-built
adj : built for a particular individual [syn: {made-to-order}]

customer
n : someone who pays for goods or services [syn: {client}]

customer agent
n : a foreign purchaser who buys goods outright for resale

customer's broker
n : someone in charge of a client's account for an advertising agency or brokerage or other service business [syn: {account executive}, {account representative}, {registered representative}, {customer's man}]

customer's man
n : someone in charge of a client's account for an advertising agency or brokerage or other service business [syn: {account executive}, {account representative}, {registered representative}, {customer's broker}]

customhouse
n : a government building where customs are collected and where ships are cleared to enter or leave the country [syn: {customshouse}]

customise
v 1: make to specifications; "I had this desk custom-made for me" [syn: {custom-make}, {customize}, {tailor-make}]
2: make according to requirements; "customize a car" [syn: {customize}]

customised
adj : made according to the specifications of an individual [syn: {custom-made}, {customized}, {custom}] [ant: {ready-made}]

customize
v 1: make to specifications; "I had this desk custom-made for me" [syn: {custom-make}, {customise}, {tailor-make}]
2: make according to requirements; "customize a car" [syn: {customise}]

customized
adj : made according to the specifications of an individual [syn: {custom-made}, {custom}, {customised}] [ant: {ready-made}]

custom-made
adj : made according to the specifications of an individual [syn: {customized}, {custom}, {customised}] [ant: {ready-made}]

custom-make
v : make to specifications; "I had this desk custom-made for me" [syn: {customize}, {customise}, {tailor-make}]

customs
n : money collected under a tariff [syn: {customs duty}, {custom}, {impost}]

Customs Bureau
n : the agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import tariffs [syn: {Bureau of Customs}, {Customs Service}, {USCB}]

customs duty
n : money collected under a tariff [syn: {customs}, {custom}, {impost}]

Customs Service
n : the agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import tariffs [syn: {Bureau of Customs}, {Customs Bureau}, {USCB}]

customs union
n : an association of nations to promote free trade within the union and set common tariffs for nations that are not members

customshouse
n : a government building where customs are collected and where ships are cleared to enter or leave the country [syn: {customhouse}]

cut
adj 1: separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument; "the cut surface was mottled"; "cut tobacco"; "blood from his cut forehead"; "bandages on her cut wrists" [ant: {uncut}]
2: fashioned or shaped by cutting; "a well-cut suit"; "cut diamonds"; "cut velvet" [ant: {uncut}]
3: with parts removed; "the drastically cut film" [syn: {shortened}]
4: made neat and tidy by trimming; "his neatly trimmed hair" [syn: {trimmed}] [ant: {untrimmed}]
5: (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine; "the smell of new-mown hay" [syn: {mown}] [ant: {unmown}]
6: (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit; "the cut pages of the book" [ant: {uncut}]
7: (of a male animal) having the testicles removed; "a cut horse" [syn: {emasculated}, {gelded}]
8: having a long rip or tear; "a split lip" [syn: {split}]
9: wounded by cutting deeply; "got a gashed arm in a knife fight"; "had a slashed cheek from the broken glass" [syn: {gashed}, {slashed}] 10: cut down; "the tree is down" [syn: {cut down}, {down}] 11: (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply; "the slashed prices attracted buyers" [syn: {slashed}] 12: mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup" [syn: {thinned}, {weakened}]
n 1: the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"
2: a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut" [syn: {gash}, {slash}, {slice}]
3: a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass [syn: {cut of meat}]
4: a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc; "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album" [syn: {track}]
5: the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels" [syn: {cutting}]
6: a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings"
7: a step on some scale; "he is a cut above the the rest"
8: a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation [syn: {gash}]
9: (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next; "the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt" 10: the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess" [syn: {cutting}] 11: the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause" [syn: {deletion}, {excision}] 12: the style in which a garment is cut; "a dress of traditional cut" 13: the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut" [syn: {cutting}, {cutting off}] 14: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball" [syn: {baseball swing}, {swing}] 15: a remark capable of wounding mentally; "the unkindest cut of all" [syn: {stinger}] 16: a canal made by erosion or excavation 17: a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional" [syn: {snub}, {cold shoulder}] 18: (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player" [syn: {undercut}] 19: the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual" [syn: {cutting}] 20: an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"
v 1: separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
2: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" [syn: {reduce}, {cut down}, {cut back}, {trim}, {trim down}, {trim back}, {bring down}]
3: turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right" [syn: {swerve}, {sheer}, {curve}, {trend}, {veer}, {slue}, {slew}]
4: make an incision or separation; "cut along the dotted line"
5: discharge from a group; "The coach cut two players from the team"
6: form by probing, penetrating, or digging; "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"
7: style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress" [syn: {tailor}]
8: hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction; "cut a pingpong ball"
9: make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me" [syn: {write out}, {issue}, {make out}] 10: cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape" [syn: {edit}, {edit out}] 11: intentionally fail to attend; "cut class" [syn: {skip}] 12: informal: be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office" [syn: {hack}] 13: give the appearance or impression of; "cut a nice figure" 14: move (one's fist); "his opponent cut upward toward his chin" 15: pass directly and often in haste; "We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner" 16: pass through or across; "The boat cut the water" 17: make an abrupt change of image or sound; "cut from one scene to another" 18: stop filming; "cut a movie scene" 19: make a recording of; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her major titles again" 20: record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record" 21: create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD" [syn: {burn}] 22: form or shape by cutting or incising; "cut paper dolls" 23: perform or carry out; "cut a caper" 24: function as a cutting instrument; "This knife cuts well" 25: allow incision or separation; "This bread cuts easily" 26: divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult; "Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a long time" 27: cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights" [syn: {switch off}, {turn off}, {turn out}] [ant: {switch on}] 28: reap or harvest; "cut grain" 29: fell by sawing; hew; "The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia" 30: penetrate injuriously; "The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead" 31: refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting" [syn: {ignore}, {disregard}, {snub}] 32: shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my hair" 33: weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" [syn: {prune}, {rationalize}, {rationalise}] 34: dissolve by breaking down the fat of; "soap cuts grease" 35: have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings" 36: cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation" [syn: {cut off}] 37: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" [syn: {abridge}, {foreshorten}, {abbreviate}, {shorten}, {contract}, {reduce}] [ant: {elaborate}] 38: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon" [syn: {dilute}, {thin}, {thin out}, {reduce}] 39: have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth" 40: grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting" 41: cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); "the vet gelded the young horse" [syn: {geld}] [also: {cutting}]

cut across
v 1: travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" [syn: {traverse}, {track}, {cover}, {cross}, {pass over}, {get over}, {get across}, {cut through}]
2: be contrary to ordinary procedure or limitations; "Opinions on bombing the Serbs cut across party lines"
3: cut using a diagonal lines [syn: {crosscut}]

cut away
v 1: move quickly to another scene or focus when filming; "`cut away now!' the director shouted"
2: remove by cutting off or away; "cut away the branch that sticks out"

cut back
v 1: return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story" [syn: {flash back}]
2: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" [syn: {reduce}, {cut down}, {trim}, {trim down}, {trim back}, {cut}, {bring down}]
3: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" [syn: {snip}, {clip}, {crop}, {trim}, {lop}, {dress}, {prune}]
4: place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school" [syn: {restrict}, {curtail}, {curb}]

cut corners
v : do something the cheapest or easiest way; "Cut corners to make a cheaper product"

cut down
adj : cut down; "the tree is down" [syn: {cut}, {down}]
v 1: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" [syn: {reduce}, {cut back}, {trim}, {trim down}, {trim back}, {cut}, {bring down}]
2: cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete [syn: {slash}]
3: cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet" [syn: {down}, {knock down}, {push down}, {pull down}]
4: intercept (a player) [syn: {cut out}]
5: cut with a blade or mower; "mow the grass" [syn: {mow}]
6: cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers" [syn: {fell}, {drop}, {strike down}]

cut glass
n : glass decorated by cutting or grinding facets

cut in
v 1: allow someone to have a share or profit
2: drive in front of another vehicle leaving too little space for that vehicle to maneuver comfortably
3: break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation" [syn: {chime in}, {put in}, {butt in}, {chisel in}, {barge in}, {break in}]
4: interrupt a dancing couple in order to take one of them as one's own partner; "Jim always cuts in!"
5: mix in with cutting motions

cut into
v : turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration" [syn: {dig}, {delve}, {turn over}]

cut of beef
n : piece of beef

cut of lamb
n : piece of a lamb

cut of meat
n : a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass [syn: {cut}]

cut of mutton
n : piece of a mature sheep

cut of pork
n : piece of pork

cut of veal
n : piece of veal

cut off
adj : detached by cutting; "cut flowers"; "a severed head"; "an old tale of Anne Bolyn walking the castle walls with her poor cut-off head under her arm" [syn: {severed}]
v 1: make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages" [syn: {interrupt}, {disrupt}, {break up}]
2: cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation" [syn: {cut}]
3: remove by or as if by cutting; "cut off the ear"; "lop off the dead branch" [syn: {chop off}, {lop off}]
4: cut off and stop; "The bicyclist was cut out by the van" [syn: {cut out}]
5: break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth" [syn: {chip}, {knap}, {break off}]
6: remove surgically; "amputate limbs" [syn: {amputate}]

cut out
adj : having been cut out; "the cut-out pieces of the dress"
v 1: delete or remove; "Cut out the extra text"; "cut out the newspaper article"
2: form and create by cutting out; "Picasso cut out a piece of paper in the shape of a guitar"
3: cut off and stop; "The bicyclist was cut out by the van" [syn: {cut off}]
4: strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out; "scratch out my name on that list" [syn: {scratch out}]
5: intercept (a player) [syn: {cut down}]
6: cease operating; "The pump suddenly cut out"

cut price
n : a price below the standard price [syn: {bargain rate}, {cheapness}, {cut rate}]

cut rate
n : a price below the standard price [syn: {bargain rate}, {cheapness}, {cut price}]

cut short
v 1: interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut short our vacation" [syn: {break short}, {break off}]
2: cause to end earlier than intended; "The spontaneous applause cut the singer short"
3: make shorter as if by cutting off; "truncate a word"; "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains" [syn: {truncate}]
4: terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries" [syn: {clip}, {curtail}]

cut through
v : travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" [syn: {traverse}, {track}, {cover}, {cross}, {pass over}, {get over}, {get across}, {cut across}]

cut to
v : move to another scene when filming; "The camera cut to the sky"

cut to ribbons
v : defeat totally; "We must cut the other team to ribbons!"

cut up
adj : cut into pieces
v 1: cut to pieces; "Father carved the ham" [syn: {carve}]
2: destroy or injure severely; "The madman mutilates art work" [syn: {mutilate}, {mangle}]
3: separate into isolated compartments or categories; "You cannot compartmentalize your life like this!" [syn: {compartmentalize}, {compartmentalise}]
4: significantly cut up a manuscript [syn: {hack}]

cut-and-dried
adj : according to ordinary expectations [syn: {cut-and-dry}]

cut-and-dry
adj : according to ordinary expectations [syn: {cut-and-dried}]

cut-and-thrust
n : fighting with knives [syn: {knife fight}, {snickersnee}]

cutaneal
adj : relating to or existing on or affecting the skin; "cutaneous nerves"; "a cutaneous infection" [syn: {cutaneous}]

cutaneous
adj : relating to or existing on or affecting the skin; "cutaneous nerves"; "a cutaneous infection" [syn: {cutaneal}]

cutaneous anthrax
n : a form of anthrax infection that begins as papule that becomes a vesicle and breaks with a discharge of toxins; symptoms of septicemia are severe with vomiting and high fever and profuse sweating; the infection is often fatal [syn: {malignant pustule}]

cutaneous leishmaniasis
n : leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions [syn: {Old World leishmaniasis}, {oriental sore}, {tropical sore}, {Delhi boil}, {Aleppo boil}]

cutaneous sensation
n : a sensation localized on the skin [syn: {haptic sensation}, {skin sensation}]

cutaneous senses
n : the faculty of touch; "only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us" [syn: {touch}, {sense of touch}, {skin senses}, {touch modality}]

cutaneous vein
n : one of a number of veins in the subcutaneous tissue that empty into deep veins [syn: {vena cutanea}]

cutaway
n 1: a representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts [syn: {cutaway drawing}, {cutaway model}]
2: a man's coat cut diagonally from the waist to the back of the knees

cutaway drawing
n : a representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts [syn: {cutaway}, {cutaway model}]

cutaway model
n : a representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts [syn: {cutaway}, {cutaway drawing}]

cutback
n : a reduction in quantity or rate

cutch
n : tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of Pacific areas [syn: {kutch}]

cute
adj 1: attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness; "a cute kid with pigtails"; "a cute little apartment"; "cunning kittens"; "a cunning baby" [syn: {cunning}]
2: obviously contrived to charm; "an insufferably precious performance"; "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms" [syn: {precious}] [also: {cuter}]

cutely
adv : in an attractive manner; "how cunningly the olive-green dress with its underskirt of rose-brocade fitted her perfect figure" [syn: {cunningly}]

cuteness
n : the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman) [syn: {prettiness}]

cuter
See {cute}

cuter
cute
adj 1: attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness; "a cute kid with pigtails"; "a cute little apartment"; "cunning kittens"; "a cunning baby" [syn: {cunning}]
2: obviously contrived to charm; "an insufferably precious performance"; "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms" [syn: {precious}] [also: {cuter}]

Cuterebra
n : type genus of the Cuterebridae [syn: {genus Cuterebra}]

Cuterebridae
n : New World botflies [syn: {family Cuterebridae}]

cutes
See {cutis}

cutes
cutis
n : a natural protective covering of the body; site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body" [syn: {skin}, {tegument}] [also: {cutes} (pl)]

cuticle
n 1: the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates [syn: {epidermis}]
2: hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles [syn: {carapace}, {shell}]

cuticula
n : the outer body wall of an insect [also: {cuticulae} (pl)]

cuticulae
See {cuticula}

cuticulae
cuticula
n : the outer body wall of an insect [also: {cuticulae} (pl)]

cuticular
adj : of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula [syn: {epidermal}, {epidermic}, {dermal}]

cut-in
n 1: (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program [syn: {insert}]
2: (film) a still picture that is inserted and that interrupts the action of a film [syn: {insert}]

cutis
n : a natural protective covering of the body; site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body" [syn: {skin}, {tegument}] [also: {cutes} (pl)]

cutlas
n : a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors [syn: {cutlass}]

cutlass
n : a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors [syn: {cutlas}]

cutlassfish
n : long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel [syn: {frost fish}, {hairtail}]

cutleaved coneflower
n : tall leafy plant with erect branches ending in large yellow flower heads with downward-arching rays; grow in Rocky Mountains south to Arizona and east to the Atlantic coast [syn: {Rudbeckia laciniata}]

cutler
n : a dealer in cutlery

cutlery
n 1: a cutting implement; a tool for cutting [syn: {cutter}, {cutting tool}]
2: tableware implements for cutting and eating food [syn: {eating utensil}]

cutlet
n : thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled [syn: {scallop}, {scollop}, {escallop}]

cutoff
n 1: a designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated
2: a route shorter than the usual one [syn: {shortcut}, {crosscut}]
3: a device that terminates the flow in a pipe

cutout
n 1: a switch that interrupts an electric circuit in the event of an overload
2: a photograph from which the background has been cut away
3: a part that is cut out or is intended to be cut out

cut-price
adj : costing less than standard price; "buying bargain-priced clothes for the children"; "cut-rate goods" [syn: {bargain-priced}, {cut-rate}]

cutpurse
n : a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places [syn: {pickpocket}, {dip}]

cut-rate
adj : costing less than standard price; "buying bargain-priced clothes for the children"; "cut-rate goods" [syn: {bargain-priced}, {cut-price}]

cut-rate sale
n : an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices; "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I got some great bargains at their annual sale" [syn: {sale}, {sales event}]

cuttable
adj : easy to cut or chew [syn: {chewable}]

cutter
n 1: someone who cuts or carves stone [syn: {stonecutter}]
2: someone who carves the meat [syn: {carver}]
3: someone whose work is cutting (as e.g. cutting cloth for garments)
4: a boat for communication between ship and shore [syn: {tender}, {ship's boat}, {pinnace}]
5: a sailing vessel with a single mast set further back than the mast of a sloop
6: a cutting implement; a tool for cutting [syn: {cutlery}, {cutting tool}]

cutthroat
adj 1: ruthless in competition; "cutthroat competition"; "bowelless readiness to take advantage" [syn: {fierce}, {bowelless}]
2: capable of or conducive to bloodshed; "a cutthroat rogue"; "a homicidal rage"; "murderous thugs" [syn: {homicidal}, {murderous}]
n : someone who murders by cutting the victim's throat

cutting
See {cut}

cutting
cut
adj 1: separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument; "the cut surface was mottled"; "cut tobacco"; "blood from his cut forehead"; "bandages on her cut wrists" [ant: {uncut}]
2: fashioned or shaped by cutting; "a well-cut suit"; "cut diamonds"; "cut velvet" [ant: {uncut}]
3: with parts removed; "the drastically cut film" [syn: {shortened}]
4: made neat and tidy by trimming; "his neatly trimmed hair" [syn: {trimmed}] [ant: {untrimmed}]
5: (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine; "the smell of new-mown hay" [syn: {mown}] [ant: {unmown}]
6: (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit; "the cut pages of the book" [ant: {uncut}]
7: (of a male animal) having the testicles removed; "a cut horse" [syn: {emasculated}, {gelded}]
8: having a long rip or tear; "a split lip" [syn: {split}]
9: wounded by cutting deeply; "got a gashed arm in a knife fight"; "had a slashed cheek from the broken glass" [syn: {gashed}, {slashed}] 10: cut down; "the tree is down" [syn: {cut down}, {down}] 11: (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply; "the slashed prices attracted buyers" [syn: {slashed}] 12: mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup" [syn: {thinned}, {weakened}]
n 1: the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"
2: a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut" [syn: {gash}, {slash}, {slice}]
3: a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass [syn: {cut of meat}]
4: a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc; "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album" [syn: {track}]
5: the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels" [syn: {cutting}]
6: a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings"
7: a step on some scale; "he is a cut above the the rest"
8: a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation [syn: {gash}]
9: (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next; "the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt" 10: the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess" [syn: {cutting}] 11: the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause" [syn: {deletion}, {excision}] 12: the style in which a garment is cut; "a dress of traditional cut" 13: the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut" [syn: {cutting}, {cutting off}] 14: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball" [syn: {baseball swing}, {swing}] 15: a remark capable of wounding mentally; "the unkindest cut of all" [syn: {stinger}] 16: a canal made by erosion or excavation 17: a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional" [syn: {snub}, {cold shoulder}] 18: (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player" [syn: {undercut}] 19: the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual" [syn: {cutting}] 20: an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"
v 1: separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
2: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" [syn: {reduce}, {cut down}, {cut back}, {trim}, {trim down}, {trim back}, {bring down}]
3: turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right" [syn: {swerve}, {sheer}, {curve}, {trend}, {veer}, {slue}, {slew}]
4: make an incision or separation; "cut along the dotted line"
5: discharge from a group; "The coach cut two players from the team"
6: form by probing, penetrating, or digging; "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"
7: style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress" [syn: {tailor}]
8: hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction; "cut a pingpong ball"
9: make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me" [syn: {write out}, {issue}, {make out}] 10: cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape" [syn: {edit}, {edit out}] 11: intentionally fail to attend; "cut class" [syn: {skip}] 12: informal: be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office" [syn: {hack}] 13: give the appearance or impression of; "cut a nice figure" 14: move (one's fist); "his opponent cut upward toward his chin" 15: pass directly and often in haste; "We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner" 16: pass through or across; "The boat cut the water" 17: make an abrupt change of image or sound; "cut from one scene to another" 18: stop filming; "cut a movie scene" 19: make a recording of; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her major titles again" 20: record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record" 21: create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD" [syn: {burn}] 22: form or shape by cutting or incising; "cut paper dolls" 23: perform or carry out; "cut a caper" 24: function as a cutting instrument; "This knife cuts well" 25: allow incision or separation; "This bread cuts easily" 26: divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult; "Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a long time" 27: cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights" [syn: {switch off}, {turn off}, {turn out}] [ant: {switch on}] 28: reap or harvest; "cut grain" 29: fell by sawing; hew; "The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia" 30: penetrate injuriously; "The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead" 31: refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting" [syn: {ignore}, {disregard}, {snub}] 32: shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my hair" 33: weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" [syn: {prune}, {rationalize}, {rationalise}] 34: dissolve by breaking down the fat of; "soap cuts grease" 35: have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings" 36: cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation" [syn: {cut off}] 37: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" [syn: {abridge}, {foreshorten}, {abbreviate}, {shorten}, {contract}, {reduce}] [ant: {elaborate}] 38: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon" [syn: {dilute}, {thin}, {thin out}, {reduce}] 39: have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth" 40: grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting" 41: cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); "the vet gelded the young horse" [syn: {geld}] [also: {cutting}]

cutting
adj 1: (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment" [syn: {edged}, {stinging}]
2: unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic" [syn: {bleak}, {raw}]
3: as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain" [syn: {keen}, {knifelike}, {piercing}, {stabbing}, {lancinate}, {lancinating}]
4: suitable for cutting or severing; "a cutting tool"; "the cutting edge"
n 1: the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film [syn: {film editing}]
2: a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting [syn: {slip}]
3: the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess" [syn: {cut}]
4: a piece cut off from the main part of something
5: an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings" [syn: {clipping}, {newspaper clipping}, {press clipping}, {press cutting}]
6: cutting away parts to create a desired shape [syn: {carving}]
7: the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual" [syn: {cut}]
8: the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels" [syn: {cut}]
9: the act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine" [syn: {thinning}] 10: the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut" [syn: {cut}, {cutting off}]

cutting angle
n : the angle between the face of a cutting tool and the surface of the work

cutting board
n : a wooden board where meats or vegetables can be cut [syn: {chopping board}]

cutting edge
n 1: the position of greatest advancement; the leading position in any movement or field [syn: {vanguard}, {forefront}]
2: the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife [syn: {knife edge}]

cutting implement
n : a tool used for cutting or slicing

cutting off
n 1: the act of cutting something off [syn: {abscission}]
2: the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut" [syn: {cut}, {cutting}]

cutting out
n : surgical removal of a body part or tissue [syn: {ablation}, {extirpation}, {excision}]

cutting room
n : a room where films or tapes are edited (by cutting out unwanted parts)

cutting tool
n : a cutting implement; a tool for cutting [syn: {cutter}, {cutlery}]

cutting-edge
adj : in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style; "wears only the latest style"; "the last thing in swimwear"; "knows the newest dances"; "cutting-edge technology"; "a with-it boutique" [syn: {latest}, {last}, {newest}, {up-to-date}, {with-it}]

cuttingly
adv : in an intentionally unkind way; "a cutting remark"

cuttle
n : ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell [syn: {cuttlefish}]

cuttlefish
n : ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell [syn: {cuttle}] [also: {cuttlefishes} (pl)]

cuttlefishes
See {cuttlefish}

cuttlefishes
cuttlefish
n : ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell [syn: {cuttle}] [also: {cuttlefishes} (pl)]

cutty stool
n : a low stool; formerly in Scotland, a seat in a church where an offender was publicly rebuked

cut-up
n : someone who plays practical jokes on others [syn: {prankster}, {trickster}, {tricker}, {hoaxer}, {practical joker}]

cutwork
n : embroidery in which the design is outlined in a buttonhole stitch and the intervening material is cut away

cutworm
n : North American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the ground

Cuvier
n : French naturalist known as the father of comparative anatomy (1769-1832) [syn: {Georges Cuvier}, {Baron Georges Cuvier}, {Georges Leopold Chretien Frederic Dagobert Cuvier}]

Cuzco
n : a town in the Andes in southern Peru; formerly the capital of the Inca empire [syn: {Cusco}]

cv
adj : being five more than one hundred [syn: {one hundred five}, {105}]
n : a summary of your academic and work history [syn: {curriculum vitae}, {resume}]

CVA
n : a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain [syn: {stroke}, {apoplexy}, {cerebrovascular accident}]

cwm
n : a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake [syn: {cirque}, {corrie}]

cwt
n 1: a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds [syn: {hundredweight}, {short hundredweight}, {centner}, {cental}, {quintal}]
2: a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds [syn: {hundredweight}, {long hundredweight}]

cx
adj : being ten more than one hundred [syn: {one hundred ten}, {110}]

cxl
adj : being ten more than one hundred thirty [syn: {one hundred forty}, {140}]

cxlv
adj : being five more than one hundred forty [syn: {one hundred forty-five}, {145}]

cxv
adj : being five more than one hundred ten [syn: {one hundred fifteen}, {115}]

cxx
adj : being ten more than one hundred ten [syn: {one hundred twenty}, {120}]

cxxv
adj : being five more that one hundred twenty [syn: {one hundred twenty-five}, {125}]

cxxx
adj : being ten more than one hundred twenty [syn: {one hundred thirty}, {130}]

cxxxv
adj : being five more than one hundred thirty [syn: {one hundred thirty-five}, {135}]

cy pres
n : a rule that when literal compliance is impossible the intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as nearly as possible [syn: {rule of cy pres}, {cy pres doctrine}]

cy pres doctrine
n : a rule that when literal compliance is impossible the intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as nearly as possible [syn: {cy pres}, {rule of cy pres}]

Cy Young
n : United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955) [syn: {Young}, {Danton True Young}]

Cyamopsis
n : small genus of annual usually hairy herbs of tropical Africa and Arabia [syn: {genus Cyamopsis}]

Cyamopsis psoraloides
n : drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing material [syn: {guar}, {cluster bean}, {Cyamopsis tetragonolobus}]

Cyamopsis tetragonolobus
n : drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing material [syn: {guar}, {cluster bean}, {Cyamopsis psoraloides}]

Cyamus
n : whale lice [syn: {genus Cyamus}]

cyan
adj : a bluish shade of green [syn: {bluish green}, {blue-green}, {teal}]
n : a blue-green that is one of the primary pigments

cyanamid
n : a weak soluble dibasic acid (the parent acid of cyanamide salts) [syn: {cyanamide}]

cyanamide
n 1: a weak soluble dibasic acid (the parent acid of cyanamide salts) [syn: {cyanamid}]
2: a compound used as a fertilizer and as a source of nitrogen compounds [syn: {calcium-cyanamide}]

cyanic acid
n : a colorless poisonous volatile liquid acid that hydrolyzes readily to ammonia and carbon dioxide

cyanide
n 1: any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN [syn: {nitrile}, {nitril}]
2: an extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid

cyanide group
n : the monovalent group -CN in a chemical compound [syn: {cyano group}, {cyano radical}, {cyanide radical}]

cyanide poisoning
n : poisoning due to ingesting or inhaling cyanide; common in smoke from fires and in industrial chemicals

cyanide process
n : an idustrial process for extracting gold and silver by treating ore with a sodium cyanide solution

cyanide radical
n : the monovalent group -CN in a chemical compound [syn: {cyano group}, {cyano radical}, {cyanide group}]

cyanine dye
n : any of a class of dyes containing a -CH= group linking two nitrogen-containing heterocyclic rings; used as sensitizers in photography

cyanite
n : a gray or greenish-blue mineral consisting of aluminum silicate in crystalline form; occurs in metaphoric rock, used as a refractory [syn: {kyanite}]

cyano group
n : the monovalent group -CN in a chemical compound [syn: {cyano radical}, {cyanide group}, {cyanide radical}]

cyano radical
n : the monovalent group -CN in a chemical compound [syn: {cyano group}, {cyanide group}, {cyanide radical}]

cyanobacteria
n : predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton [syn: {blue-green algae}]

cyanobacterial
adj : relating to or caused by photosynthetic bacteria of the class Cyanobacteria [syn: {cyanophyte}]

Cyanocitta
n : New World jays [syn: {genus Cyanocitta}]

Cyanocitta cristata
n : common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey breast [syn: {blue jay}, {jaybird}]

cyanocobalamin
n : a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia [syn: {vitamin B12}, {cobalamin}, {antipernicious anemia factor}]

cyanogen
n : a colorless toxic gas with a pungent almond odor; has been used in chemical warfare

cyanogenetic
adj : capable of producing cyanide; "amygdalin is a cyanogenetic glucoside" [syn: {cyanogenic}]

cyanogenic
adj : capable of producing cyanide; "amygdalin is a cyanogenetic glucoside" [syn: {cyanogenetic}]

cyanohydrin
n : any organic compound in which the cyano radical -CN and the hydroxyl radical -OH are attached to the same carbon atom

Cyanophyceae
n : photosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilins; once thought to be algae: blue-green algae [syn: {class Cyanobacteria}, {class Cyanophyceae}]

Cyanophyta
n : prokaryotic organisms sometimes considered a class or phylum or subkingdom; coextensive with the Cyanophyceae: cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) [syn: {division Cyanophyta}]

cyanophyte
adj : relating to or caused by photosynthetic bacteria of the class Cyanobacteria [syn: {cyanobacterial}]

cyanosis
n : a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes; a sign that oxygen in the blood is dangerously diminished (as in carbon monoxide poisoning)

cyanuramide
n : a white crystalline organic base; used mainly in making melamine resins [syn: {melamine}]

cyanuric acid
n : a trimer of cyanic acid

Cyathea
n : type genus of the Cyatheaceae: tree ferns of the tropical rain forest to temperate woodlands [syn: {genus Cyathea}]

Cyathea medullaris
n : showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia area having a crown of much-pinnated fronds with whitish undersides [syn: {silver tree fern}, {sago fern}, {black tree fern}]

Cyatheaceae
n : tropical tree ferns [syn: {family Cyatheaceae}]

Cybele
n : great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Roman Ops [syn: {Dindymene}, {Great Mother}, {Magna Mater}, {Mater Turrita}]

cyberart
n : art that is produced with the help of computer hardware and software

cybercafe
n : a cafe whose customers sit at computer terminals and log on to the internet while they eat and drink

cybercrime
n : crime committed using a computer and the internet to steal a person's identity or sell contraband or stalk victims or disrupt operations with malevolent programs

cyberculture
n : the culture that emerges from the use of computers for communication and entertainment and business

cybernate
v : control a function, process, or creation by a computer; "They computerized the car industry"; "we live in a cybernated age"; "cybernate a factory" [syn: {computerize}, {computerise}]

cybernation
n : the control of processes by computer [syn: {computerization}]

cybernaut
n : a computer user who uses the internet; someone who explores cyberspace

cybernetic
adj : of or relating the principles of cybernetics; "cybernetic research"

cybernetics
n : (biology) the field of science concerned with processes of communication and control (especially the comparison of these processes in biological and artificial systems)

cyberphobia
n : irrational fear of computers or technology

cyberpunk
n 1: a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism [syn: {hacker}, {cyber-terrorist}]
2: a writer of science fiction set in a lawless subculture of an oppressive society dominated by computer technology
3: a genre of fast-paced science fiction involving oppressive futuristic compterized societies

cybersex
n : sexual arousal involving communication on the internet

cyberspace
n : a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange [syn: {Internet}, {Net}]

cyber-terrorism
n : an assault on electronic communication networks [syn: {cyberwar}]

cyber-terrorist
n : a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism [syn: {hacker}, {cyberpunk}]

cyberwar
n : an assault on electronic communication networks [syn: {cyber-terrorism}]

cyborg
n : a human being whose body has been taken over in whole or in part by electromechanical devices; "a cyborg is a cybernetic organism" [syn: {bionic man}, {bionic woman}]

cycad
n : any tropical gymnosperm of the order Cycadales; having unbranched stems with a crown of fernlike leaves

cycad family
n : ancient palmlike plants closely related to ferns in that fertilization is by means of spermatozoids [syn: {Cycadaceae}, {family Cycadaceae}]

Cycadaceae
n : ancient palmlike plants closely related to ferns in that fertilization is by means of spermatozoids [syn: {family Cycadaceae}, {cycad family}]

Cycadales
n : primitive tropical gymnosperms abundant in the Mesozoic, now reduced to a few scattered tropical forms [syn: {order Cycadales}]

Cycadofilicales
n : fossil gymnospermous trees or climbing plants from the Devonian: seed ferns [syn: {order Cycadofilicales}, {Lyginopteridales}, {order Lyginopteridales}]

Cycadophyta
n : palmlike gymnosperms: includes the surviving order Cycadales and several extinct orders; possibly not a natural group; in some systems considered a class (Cycadopsida) and in others a subdivision (Cycadophytina or Cycadophyta) [syn: {Cycadopsida}, {class Cycadopsida}, {Cycadophytina}, {subdivision Cycadophytina}, {subdivision Cycadophyta}]

Cycadophytina
n : palmlike gymnosperms: includes the surviving order Cycadales and several extinct orders; possibly not a natural group; in some systems considered a class (Cycadopsida) and in others a subdivision (Cycadophytina or Cycadophyta) [syn: {Cycadopsida}, {class Cycadopsida}, {subdivision Cycadophytina}, {Cycadophyta}, {subdivision Cycadophyta}]

Cycadopsida
n : palmlike gymnosperms: includes the surviving order Cycadales and several extinct orders; possibly not a natural group; in some systems considered a class (Cycadopsida) and in others a subdivision (Cycadophytina or Cycadophyta) [syn: {class Cycadopsida}, {Cycadophytina}, {subdivision Cycadophytina}, {Cycadophyta}, {subdivision Cycadophyta}]

Cycas
n : type genus of Cycadaceae: genus of widely distributed Old World evergreen tropical trees having pinnate leaves and columnar stems covered with persistent bases of old leaves [syn: {genus Cycas}]

Cycas circinalis
n : southeastern Indian cycad with palmlike foliage [syn: {false sago}, {fern palm}]

Cycas revoluta
n : dwarf palmlike cycad of Japan that yields sago [syn: {sago palm}]

Cyclades
n 1: the pre-Mycenaean civilization on the Cyclades islands in the southern Aegean sea [syn: {Cycladic civilization}, {Cycladic civilisation}, {Cycladic culture}]
2: a group of over 200 islands in the southern Aegean [syn: {Kikladhes}]

Cycladic civilisation
n : the pre-Mycenaean civilization on the Cyclades islands in the southern Aegean sea [syn: {Cycladic civilization}, {Cycladic culture}, {Cyclades}]

Cycladic civilization
n : the pre-Mycenaean civilization on the Cyclades islands in the southern Aegean sea [syn: {Cycladic civilisation}, {Cycladic culture}, {Cyclades}]

Cycladic culture
n : the pre-Mycenaean civilization on the Cyclades islands in the southern Aegean sea [syn: {Cycladic civilization}, {Cycladic civilisation}, {Cyclades}]

cyclamen
n : Mediterranean plant widely cultivated as a houseplant for its showy dark green leaves splotched with silver and nodding white or pink to reddish flowers with reflexed petals [syn: {Cyclamen purpurascens}]

Cyclamen hederifolium
n : common wild European cyclamen with pink flowers [syn: {sowbread}, {Cyclamen neopolitanum}]

Cyclamen neopolitanum
n : common wild European cyclamen with pink flowers [syn: {sowbread}, {Cyclamen hederifolium}]

Cyclamen purpurascens
n : Mediterranean plant widely cultivated as a houseplant for its showy dark green leaves splotched with silver and nodding white or pink to reddish flowers with reflexed petals [syn: {cyclamen}]

cycle
n 1: an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the neverending cycle of the seasons" [syn: {rhythm}, {round}]
2: a series of poems or songs on the same theme; "schubert's song cycles"
3: a periodically repeated sequence of events; "a cycle of reprisal and retaliation"
4: the unit of frequency; one Hertz has a periodic interval of one second [syn: {Hertz}, {Hz}, {cycle per second}, {cycles/second}, {cps}]
5: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon; "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons" [syn: {oscillation}]
6: a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals [syn: {bicycle}, {bike}, {wheel}]
v 1: cause to go through a recurring sequence; "cycle thge laundry in this washing program"
2: pass through a cycle; "This machine automatically cycles"
3: ride a motorcycle [syn: {motorcycle}]
4: ride a bicycle [syn: {bicycle}, {bike}, {pedal}, {wheel}]
5: recur in repeating sequences

cycle of rebirth
n : (Hinduism) repeated rebirth in new forms

cycle on
v : come to the starting point of a cycle

cycle per second
n : the unit of frequency; one Hertz has a periodic interval of one second [syn: {Hertz}, {Hz}, {cycles/second}, {cps}, {cycle}]

cycle rickshaw
n : a tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling); used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire; "boys who once pulled rickshaws now pedal pedicabs" [syn: {pedicab}]

cycles/second
n : the unit of frequency; one Hertz has a periodic interval of one second [syn: {Hertz}, {Hz}, {cycle per second}, {cps}, {cycle}]

cyclic
adj 1: conforming to the Carnot cycle
2: botany; forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl; "cyclic petals"; "cyclic flowers" [ant: {acyclic}]
3: of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure [ant: {acyclic}]
4: recurring in cycles [syn: {cyclical}] [ant: {noncyclic}]
5: marked by repeated cycles

cyclic disorder
n : a mild bipolar disorder that persists over a long time [syn: {cyclothymia}, {cyclothymic disorder}]

cyclic neutropenia
n : neutropenia that occurs periodically

cyclic redundancy check
n : an error correction code that is recorded in each sector of a magnetic disk and used to catch errors in the data

cyclical
adj : recurring in cycles [syn: {cyclic}] [ant: {noncyclic}]

cyclicity
n : the quality of recurring at intervals [syn: {periodicity}]

cycling
n : the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle

Cycliophora
n : tiny marine organisms each the size of a period found in great numbers on lobsters' lips; identified tentatively in 1995 as a new phylum or as possible link between Entoprocta and Ectoprocta [syn: {phylum Cycliophora}]

cyclist
n : a person who rides a bicycle [syn: {bicyclist}, {bicycler}, {wheeler}]

cyclobenzaprine
n : muscle relaxant (trade name Flexeril) used for muscle spasms or acute injury [syn: {Flexeril}]

cyclohexanol
n : a colorless oily alcohol that smells like camphor

cyclohexanol phthalate
n : the cyclohexanol ester of phthalic acid

cycloid
adj : resembling a circle [syn: {cycloidal}]
n : a line generated by a point on a circle rolling along a straight line

cycloidal
adj : resembling a circle [syn: {cycloid}]

Cycloloma
n : a caryophyllaceous genus of the family Chenopodiaceae [syn: {genus Cycloloma}]

Cycloloma atriplicifolium
n : bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds [syn: {winged pigweed}, {tumbleweed}]

cyclonal
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a low pressure center; "cyclonic cloud pattern" [syn: {cyclonic}, {cyclonical}]
2: of or relating to or characteristic of a violent tropical storm; "cyclonic destruction" [syn: {cyclonic}, {cyclonical}]

cyclone
n 1: (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low-pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern [ant: {anticyclone}]
2: a violent rotating windstorm

cyclone cellar
n : an underground shelter where you can go until a storm passes [syn: {storm cellar}, {tornado cellar}]

cyclonic
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a low pressure center; "cyclonic cloud pattern" [syn: {cyclonal}, {cyclonical}]
2: of or relating to or characteristic of a violent tropical storm; "cyclonic destruction" [syn: {cyclonal}, {cyclonical}]

cyclonical
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a low pressure center; "cyclonic cloud pattern" [syn: {cyclonic}, {cyclonal}]
2: of or relating to or characteristic of a violent tropical storm; "cyclonic destruction" [syn: {cyclonic}, {cyclonal}]

cyclooxygenase
n : either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin [syn: {Cox}]

cyclooxygenase-1
n : an enzyme that regulates prostaglandins that are important for the health of the stomach lining and kidneys; "an unfortunate side effect of Nsaids is that they block Cox-1" [syn: {Cox-1}]

cyclooxygenase-2
n : an enzyme that makes prostaglandins that cause inflammation and pain and fever; "the beneficial effects of Nsaids result from their ability to block Cox-2" [syn: {Cox-2}]

cyclopaedia
n : a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty [syn: {encyclopedia}, {cyclopedia}, {encyclopaedia}]

cyclopean
adj : of or relating to or resembling the Cyclops; "Cyclopean eye"

cyclopean masonry
n : a primitive style of masonry characterized by use of massive stones of irregular shape and size

cyclopedia
n : a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty [syn: {encyclopedia}, {encyclopaedia}, {cyclopaedia}]

cyclopes
See {cyclops}

Cyclopes
n : only the silky anteater [syn: {genus Cyclopes}]

Cyclopes didactylus
n : squirrel-sized South American toothless anteater with long silky golden fur [syn: {silky anteater}, {two-toed anteater}]

Cyclophorus
n : tropical Old World ferns having closely crowded circular sori and no indusia [syn: {genus Cyclophorus}]

Cyclophorus lingua
n : east Asian fern having fronds shaped like tongues; sometimes placed in genus Cyclophorus [syn: {felt fern}, {tongue fern}, {Pyrrosia lingua}]

cyclopia
n : a developmental abnormality in which there is only one eye

cyclopropane
n : a colorless flammable gas sometimes used as an inhalation anesthetic

Cyclops
n 1: (Greek mythology) one of a race of giants having a single eye in the middle of their forehead
2: minute free-swimming freshwater copepod having a large median eye and pear-shaped body and long antennae used in swimming; important in some food chains and as intermediate hosts of parasitic worms that affect man e.g. Guinea worms [syn: {water flea}]

Cyclopteridae
n : lumpfishes [syn: {family Cyclopteridae}]

Cyclopterus
n : type genus of the Cyclopteridae: lumpfishes [syn: {genus Cyclopterus}]

Cyclopterus lumpus
n : clumsy soft thick-bodied northern Atlantic fish with pelvic fins fused into a sucker; edible roe used for caviar [syn: {lumpfish}]

cyclorama
n : a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene [syn: {panorama}, {diorama}]

cycloserine
n : an antibiotic that is especially active against the tubercle bacillus

cycloses
See {cyclosis}

cycloses
cyclosis
n : the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell [syn: {streaming}] [also: {cycloses} (pl)]

cyclosis
n : the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell [syn: {streaming}] [also: {cycloses} (pl)]

Cyclosorus
n : small genus of terrestrial ferns of tropical and subtropical southern hemisphere [syn: {genus Cyclosorus}]

Cyclosporeae
n : in more recent classifications superseded by the order Fucales [syn: {class Cyclosporeae}]

Cyclostomata
n : primitive jawless aquatic vertebrate: lampreys; hagfishes [syn: {order Cyclostomata}]

cyclostome
n : primitive aquatic vertebrate

cyclostyle
n : a writing implement with a small toothed wheel that cuts small holes in a stencil
v : print with an implement with small toothed wheels that cuts small holes in a stencil

cyclothymia
n : a mild bipolar disorder that persists over a long time [syn: {cyclothymic disorder}, {cyclic disorder}]

cyclothymic
adj : of or relating to or exhibiting cyclothymia

cyclothymic disorder
n : a mild bipolar disorder that persists over a long time [syn: {cyclothymia}, {cyclic disorder}]

cyclotron
n : an accelerator that imparts energies of several million electron-volts to rapidly moving particles

Cycnoches
n : genus of epiphytic or terrestrial tropical American orchids [syn: {genus Cycnoches}]

cyder
n : a beverage made from juice pressed from apples [syn: {cider}]

Cydippea
n : ctenophores having two long pinnate tentacles [syn: {Cydippida}, {order Cydippida}, {Cydippidea}, {order Cydippidea}, {order Cydippea}]

Cydippida
n : ctenophores having two long pinnate tentacles [syn: {order Cydippida}, {Cydippidea}, {order Cydippidea}, {Cydippea}, {order Cydippea}]

Cydippidea
n : ctenophores having two long pinnate tentacles [syn: {Cydippida}, {order Cydippida}, {order Cydippidea}, {Cydippea}, {order Cydippea}]

Cydonia
n : quince [syn: {genus Cydonia}]

Cydonia oblonga
n : small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated [syn: {quince}, {quince bush}]

cygnet
n : a young swan

Cygnus
n 1: a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Pegasus and Draco in the Milky Way; contains a black hole
2: a genus of Anatidae [syn: {genus Cygnus}]

Cygnus atratus
n : large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill [syn: {black swan}]

Cygnus buccinator
n : large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry [syn: {trumpeter}, {trumpeter swan}]

Cygnus columbianus
n : swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds [syn: {tundra swan}]

Cygnus columbianus bewickii
n : Eurasian subspecies of tundra swan; smaller than the whooper [syn: {Bewick's swan}]

Cygnus columbianus columbianus
n : North American subspecies of tundra swan having a soft whistling note [syn: {whistling swan}]

Cygnus cygnus
n : common Old World swan noted for its whooping call [syn: {whooper}, {whooper swan}]

Cygnus olor
n : soundless Eurasian swan; commonly domesticated [syn: {mute swan}]

cylices
See {cylix}

cylices
cylix
n : a shallow drinking cup with two handles; used in ancient Greece [syn: {kylix}] [also: {cylikes} (pl), {cylices} (pl)]

cylikes
See {cylix}

cylikes
cylix
n : a shallow drinking cup with two handles; used in ancient Greece [syn: {kylix}] [also: {cylikes} (pl), {cylices} (pl)]

cylinder
n 1: a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air
2: a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
3: a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
4: a chamber within which piston moves [syn: {piston chamber}]

cylinder block
n : a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked" [syn: {engine block}, {block}]

cylinder head
n : a detachable plate that covers the closed end of a cylinder chamber in a reciprocating engine or pump

cylinder lock
n : a lock in which a cylinder rotates to move a bolt; tumblers are pins; inserting the key lifts and aligns the pins to free the cylinder to rotate

cylinder press
n : a printing press where the type is carried on a flat bed under a cylinder that holds paper and rolls over the type [syn: {flatbed press}]

cylindric
adj : related to or having the shape or properties of a cylinder [syn: {cylindrical}]

cylindrical
adj 1: having the form of a cylinder or tube [syn: {tube-shaped}, {tubelike}, {vasiform}]
2: related to or having the shape or properties of a cylinder [syn: {cylindric}]

cylindrical lining
n : a cylindrical metal lining used to reduce friction [syn: {bushing}]

cylindricality
n : the roundness of a 3-dimensional cylinder [syn: {cylindricalness}]

cylindricalness
n : the roundness of a 3-dimensional cylinder [syn: {cylindricality}]

cylix
n : a shallow drinking cup with two handles; used in ancient Greece [syn: {kylix}] [also: {cylikes} (pl), {cylices} (pl)]

cyma
n : (architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is partly concave and partly convex [syn: {cymatium}] [also: {cymae} (pl)]

cymae
See {cyma}

cymae
cyma
n : (architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is partly concave and partly convex [syn: {cymatium}] [also: {cymae} (pl)]

cymatia
See {cymatium}

cymatia
cymatium
n : (architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is partly concave and partly convex [syn: {cyma}] [also: {cymatia} (pl)]

Cymatiidae
n : tritons [syn: {family Cymatiidae}]

cymatium
n : (architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is partly concave and partly convex [syn: {cyma}] [also: {cymatia} (pl)]

cymbal
n : a percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass disk; makes a loud crashing sound when hit with a drumstick or when two are struck together

cymbid
n : any of various plants of the genus Cymbidium having narrow leaves and a long drooping cluster of numerous showy and variously colored boat-shaped flowers; extensively hybridized and cultivated as houseplants and important florists' flowers [syn: {cymbidium}]

cymbidium
n : any of various plants of the genus Cymbidium having narrow leaves and a long drooping cluster of numerous showy and variously colored boat-shaped flowers; extensively hybridized and cultivated as houseplants and important florists' flowers [syn: {cymbid}]

cyme
n : more or less flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the central or terminal flower opens first

cymene
n : any of three isotopes of a colorless aromatic liquid hydrocarbon occuring in the volatile oil of cumin and thyme and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins

cymling
n : squash plant having flattened round fruit with a scalloped edge; usually greenish white [syn: {pattypan squash}]

cymograph
n : scientific instrument consisting of a rotating drum holding paper on which a stylus traces a continuous record (as of breathing or blood pressure) [syn: {kymograph}]

cymose
adj : having a usually flat-topped flower cluster in which the main and branch stems each end in a flower that opens before those below it or to its side

Cymru
n : one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria [syn: {Wales}, {Cambria}]

cymule
n : a small cyme, generally with few flowers

cynancum
n : any of various mostly giant tropical lianas of Africa and Madagascar having greenish or purple flowers and long smooth pods; roots formerly used as an emetic

Cynara
n : artichoke; cardoon [syn: {genus Cynara}]

Cynara cardunculus
n : southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots [syn: {cardoon}]

Cynara scolymus
n : Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head [syn: {artichoke}, {globe artichoke}, {artichoke plant}]

Cynewulf
n : Anglo-Saxon poet (circa 9th century) [syn: {Cynwulf}]

cynic
n 1: someone who is critical of the motives of others [syn: {faultfinder}]
2: a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control

cynical
adj : believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others [syn: {misanthropic}, {misanthropical}]

cynically
adv : in a cynical manner; "Larsen's frost-blackened lips curved cynically" [syn: {with cynicism}]

cynicism
n : a cynical feeling of distrust

cynipid gall wasp
n : small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants [syn: {gall wasp}, {gallfly}, {cynipid wasp}]

cynipid wasp
n : small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants [syn: {gall wasp}, {gallfly}, {cynipid gall wasp}]

Cynipidae
n : a family of Hymenoptera [syn: {family Cynipidae}]

Cynips
n : type genus of the Cynipidae: gall wasps [syn: {genus Cynips}]

Cynocephalidae
n : a family of Dermoptera [syn: {family Cynocephalidae}]

Cynocephalus
n : type genus of the family Cynocephalidae [syn: {genus Cynocephalus}]

Cynocephalus variegatus
n : a variety of flying lemur

Cynodon
n : creeping perennial grasses of tropical and southern Africa [syn: {genus Cynodon}]

Cynodon dactylon
n : trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India [syn: {Bermuda grass}, {devil grass}, {Bahama grass}, {kweek}, {doob}, {scutch grass}, {star grass}]

Cynodon plectostachyum
n : perennial grass having stems 3 to 4 feet high; used especially in Africa and India for pasture and hay [syn: {giant star grass}]

cynodont
n : small carnivorous reptiles

Cynodontia
n : a division of the order Therapsida from the Triassic period comprising small carnivorous tetrapod reptiles often with mammal-like teeth [syn: {division Cynodontia}]

Cynoglossidae
n : tonguefishes [syn: {family Cynoglossidae}]

Cynoglossum
n : a large genus of tall rough herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae [syn: {genus Cynoglossum}]

Cynoglossum amabile
n : biennial east Asian herb grown for its usually bright blue flowers [syn: {Chinese forget-me-not}]

Cynoglossum officinale
n : biennial shrub of Europe and western Asia having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and dark reddish-purple flowers [syn: {hound's-tongue}]

Cynoglossum virginaticum
n : perennial shrub of North America having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and pale-blue to purple flowers [syn: {hound's-tongue}]

Cynomys
n : prairie dogs [syn: {genus Cynomys}]

Cynomys gunnisoni
n : tail is white tipped [syn: {whitetail prairie dog}]

Cynomys ludovicianus
n : tail is black tipped [syn: {blacktail prairie dog}]

cynophobia
n : a morbid fear of dogs

Cynopterus
n : a genus of Megachiroptera [syn: {genus Cynopterus}]

Cynopterus sphinx
n : a variety of fruit eating bat

Cynoscephalae
n : the battle that ended the second Macedonian War (197 BC); the Romans defeated Philip V who lost his control of Greece [syn: {battle of Cynoscephalae}]

Cynoscion
n : sea trout [syn: {genus Cynoscion}]

Cynoscion nebulosus
n : weakfish of southern Atlantic and Gulf coasts of United States [syn: {spotted weakfish}, {spotted sea trout}, {spotted squeateague}]

Cynoscion regalis
n : food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a mouth from which hooks easily tear out [syn: {weakfish}]

cynosure
n 1: something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners); "let faith be your cynosure to walk by"
2: something that strongly attracts attention and admiration; "if he was the cynosure of all eyes he didn't notice"

Cynthia
n : (Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana [syn: {Artemis}]

cynthia moth
n : large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States; larvae feed on the ailanthus [syn: {Samia cynthia}, {Samia walkeri}]

Cynwulf
n : Anglo-Saxon poet (circa 9th century) [syn: {Cynewulf}]

Cyon
n : Asiatic wild dog [syn: {Cuon}, {genus Cuon}, {genus Cyon}]

Cyperaceae
n : bulrush; chufa; cotton grass; papyrus; umbrella plant [syn: {family Cyperaceae}, {sedge family}]

Cyperus
n : type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions [syn: {genus Cyperus}]

Cyperus alternifolius
n : African sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water plant for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender grasslike leaves [syn: {umbrella plant}, {umbrella sedge}]

Cyperus esculentus
n : European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers [syn: {chufa}, {yellow nutgrass}, {earth almond}, {ground almond}, {rush nut}]

Cyperus longus
n : European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots [syn: {galingale}, {galangal}]

Cyperus papyrus
n : tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times [syn: {papyrus}, {Egyptian paper reed}, {Egyptian paper rush}, {paper rush}, {paper plant}]

Cyperus rotundus
n : a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers [syn: {nutgrass}, {nut grass}, {nutsedge}, {nut sedge}]

cypher
n 1: a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number [syn: {zero}, {0}, {nought}, {cipher}]
2: a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: {nothing}, {nil}, {nix}, {nada}, {null}, {aught}, {cipher}, {goose egg}, {naught}, {zero}, {zilch}, {zip}]
3: a person of no influence [syn: {cipher}, {nobody}, {nonentity}]
4: a secret method of writing [syn: {cipher}, {cryptograph}, {secret code}]
5: a message written in a secret code [syn: {cipher}]
v 1: convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons" [syn: {encode}, {code}, {encipher}, {cipher}, {encrypt}, {inscribe}, {write in code}] [ant: {decode}]
2: make a mathematical calculation or computation [syn: {calculate}, {cipher}, {compute}, {work out}, {reckon}, {figure}]

Cyphomandra
n : tree tomato [syn: {genus Cyphomandra}]

Cypraea
n : type genus of the family Cypraeidae: the typical cowries [syn: {genus Cypraea}]

Cypraea moneta
n : cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of Africa [syn: {money cowrie}]

Cypraea tigris
n : cowrie whose shell is used for ornament [syn: {tiger cowrie}]

Cypraeidae
n : family of marine gastropods comprising the cowries [syn: {family Cypraeidae}]

cypre
n : large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood [syn: {Spanish elm}, {Equador laurel}, {salmwood}, {princewood}, {Cordia alliodora}]

cypress
n 1: wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus
2: any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones [syn: {cypress tree}]

cypress family
n : cypresses and junipers and many cedars [syn: {Cupressaceae}, {family Cupressaceae}]

cypress pine
n : any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of Australia and northern New Caledonia

cypress sedge
n : tufted sedge of temperate regions; nearly cosmopolitan [syn: {Carex pseudocyperus}]

cypress spurge
n : Old World perennial having foliage resembling cypress; naturalized as a weed in the United States [syn: {Euphorbia cyparissias}]

cypress tree
n : any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones [syn: {cypress}]

cypress vine
n : tropical American annual climber having red (sometimes white) flowers and finely dissected leaves; naturalized in United States and elsewhere [syn: {star-glory}, {Indian pink}, {Ipomoea quamoclit}, {Quamoclit pennata}]

Cyprian
adj 1: of or relating to Cyprus or its people or culture; "Cypriot expatriates"; "Cypriote monasteries" [syn: {Cypriote}, {Cypriot}]
2: resembling the ancient orgiastic worship of Aphrodite on Cyprus
n 1: a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn: {prostitute}, {cocotte}, {whore}, {harlot}, {bawd}, {tart}, {fancy woman}, {working girl}, {sporting lady}, {lady of pleasure}, {woman of the street}]
2: a native or inhabitant of Cyprus [syn: {Cypriot}, {Cypriote}]

cyprinid
adj : of or relating to members of fish family Cyprinidae [syn: {cyprinoid}]
n : soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales [syn: {cyprinid fish}]

cyprinid fish
n : soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales [syn: {cyprinid}]

Cyprinidae
n : a family of fish including: carp; tench; roach; rudd; dace [syn: {family Cyprinidae}]

cypriniform fish
n : a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes

Cypriniformes
n : an order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as a suborder of Ostariophysi [syn: {order Cypriniformes}]

cyprinodont
n : any member of the family Cyprinodontidae

Cyprinodontidae
n : large family of small soft-finned fishes; killifishes; flagfishes; swordtails; guppies [syn: {family Cyprinodontidae}]

cyprinoid
adj : of or relating to members of fish family Cyprinidae [syn: {cyprinid}]

Cyprinus
n : type genus of the family Cyprinidae: carp [syn: {genus Cyprinus}]

Cyprinus carpio
n : large Old World freshwater bottom-feeding fish introduced into Europe from Asia; inhabits ponds and sluggish streams and often raised for food; introduced into United States where it has become a pest [syn: {domestic carp}]

Cypriot
adj : of or relating to Cyprus or its people or culture; "Cypriot expatriates"; "Cypriote monasteries" [syn: {Cyprian}, {Cypriote}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Cyprus [syn: {Cypriote}, {Cyprian}]

Cypriot monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Cyprus

Cypriot pound
n : the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents [syn: {pound}]

Cypriote
adj : of or relating to Cyprus or its people or culture; "Cypriot expatriates"; "Cypriote monasteries" [syn: {Cyprian}, {Cypriot}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Cyprus [syn: {Cypriot}, {Cyprian}]

cypripedia
n : a plant or flower of the genus Cypripedium

Cypripedium
n : genus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids: lady's slippers; sometimes includes species of genus Paphiopedilum [syn: {genus Cypripedium}]

Cypripedium acaule
n : once common rose pink woodland orchid of eastern North America [syn: {moccasin flower}, {nerveroot}]

Cypripedium album
n : pale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an inflated pouchlike lip [syn: {common lady's-slipper}, {showy lady's-slipper}, {showy lady slipper}, {Cypripedium reginae}]

Cypripedium arietinum
n : orchid of northern North America having a brownish-green flower and red-and-white lip suggestive of a ram's head [syn: {ram's-head}, {ram's-head lady's slipper}]

Cypripedium calceolus
n : maroon to purple-brown orchid with yellow lip; Europe, North America and Japan [syn: {yellow lady's slipper}, {yellow lady-slipper}, {Cypripedium parviflorum}]

Cypripedium calceolus pubescens
n : plant of eastern and central North America having slightly fragrant purple-marked greenish-yellow flowers [syn: {large yellow lady's slipper}]

Cypripedium californicum
n : often having many yellow-green orchids with white pouches growing along streams and seeps of southwestern Oregon and northern California [syn: {California lady's slipper}]

Cypripedium fasciculatum
n : clusters of several short stems each having 2 broad leaves and 2-4 drooping brownish to greenish flowers with pouches mottled with purple; British Columbia to central California and northern Colorado [syn: {clustered lady's slipper}]

Cypripedium montanum
n : leafy plant having a few stems in a clump with 1 white and dull purple flower in each upper leaf axil; Alaska to northern California and Wyoming [syn: {mountain lady's slipper}]

Cypripedium parviflorum
n : maroon to purple-brown orchid with yellow lip; Europe, North America and Japan [syn: {yellow lady's slipper}, {yellow lady-slipper}, {Cypripedium calceolus}]

Cypripedium reginae
n : pale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an inflated pouchlike lip [syn: {common lady's-slipper}, {showy lady's-slipper}, {showy lady slipper}, {Cypripedium album}]

cyproheptadine
n : an antihistamine (trade name Periactin) used to treat some allergic reactions [syn: {Periactin}]

Cyprus
n 1: a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin [syn: {Republic of Cyprus}]
2: an island in the eastern Mediterranean

cypselae
See {cypsela}

Cyril Burt
n : English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said to have used fabricated data (1883-1971) [syn: {Burt}, {Cyril Lodowic Burt}]

Cyril Lodowic Burt
n : English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said to have used fabricated data (1883-1971) [syn: {Burt}, {Cyril Burt}]

Cyril Northcote Parkinson
n : British historian noted for ridicule of bureaucracies (1909-1993) [syn: {Parkinson}, {C. Northcote Parkinson}]

cyrilla
n : shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white flowers and orange-crimson foliage [syn: {leatherwood}, {white titi}, {Cyrilla racemiflora}]

cyrilla family
n : shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and small white flowers in racemes: genera Cyrilla and Cliftonia [syn: {Cyrilliaceae}, {family Cyrilliaceae}, {titi family}]

Cyrilla racemiflora
n : shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white flowers and orange-crimson foliage [syn: {cyrilla}, {leatherwood}, {white titi}]

Cyrilliaceae
n : shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and small white flowers in racemes: genera Cyrilla and Cliftonia [syn: {family Cyrilliaceae}, {cyrilla family}, {titi family}]

Cyrillic
adj : relating to or written in the alphabet used for writing Slavic languages; "Cyrillic writing"
n : an alphabet drived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages [syn: {Cyrillic alphabet}]

Cyrillic alphabet
n : an alphabet drived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages [syn: {Cyrillic}]

Cyrtomium
n : small genus of tropical Asiatic greenhouse ferns; in some classifications placed in Polypodiaceae [syn: {genus Cyrtomium}]

Cyrtomium aculeatum
n : tropical Old World fern having glossy fronds suggestive of holly; sometimes placed in genus Polystichum [syn: {holly fern}, {Polystichum aculeatum}]

Cyrus
n : Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC) [syn: {Cyrus the Younger}]

Cyrus Hall McCormick
n : United States inventor and manufacturer of a mechanical harvester (1809-1884) [syn: {McCormick}, {Cyrus McCormick}]

Cyrus II
n : king of Persia and founder of the Persian empire (circa 600-529 BC) [syn: {Cyrus the Elder}, {Cyrus the Great}]

Cyrus McCormick
n : United States inventor and manufacturer of a mechanical harvester (1809-1884) [syn: {McCormick}, {Cyrus Hall McCormick}]

Cyrus the Elder
n : king of Persia and founder of the Persian empire (circa 600-529 BC) [syn: {Cyrus II}, {Cyrus the Great}]

Cyrus the Great
n : king of Persia and founder of the Persian empire (circa 600-529 BC) [syn: {Cyrus II}, {Cyrus the Elder}]

Cyrus the Younger
n : Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC) [syn: {Cyrus}]

cyst
n 1: a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure
2: a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid) [syn: {vesicle}]

cysteine
n : an amino acid containing sulfur that is found in most proteins; oxidizes on exposure to air to form cystine

cystic
adj 1: of or relating to a normal cyst (as the gallbladder or urinary bladder)
2: of or relating to or resembling a cyst

cystic artery
n : a branch of the hepatic artery; supplies the gall bladder and the surface of the liver [syn: {arteria cystica}]

cystic breast disease
n : the presence of one or more cysts in a breast [syn: {fibrocystic breast disease}, {fibrocystic disease of the breast}, {cystic mastitis}]

cystic fibrosis
n : the most common congenital disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; there is no cure [syn: {CF}, {fibrocystic disease of the pancreas}, {pancreatic fibrosis}, {mucoviscidosis}]

cystic mastitis
n : the presence of one or more cysts in a breast [syn: {fibrocystic breast disease}, {fibrocystic disease of the breast}, {cystic breast disease}]

cystic vein
n : vein that drains the gallbladder [syn: {vena cystica}]

cysticerci
See {cysticercus}

cystine
n : a crystalline amino acid found in proteins (especially keratin); discovered in bladder stones

cystitis
n : inflammation of the urinary bladder and ureters

cystocele
n : hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes through the wall of the vagina; sometimes occurs after childbirth [syn: {colpocystocele}]

cystolith
n : a calculus formed in the bladder [syn: {bladder stone}]

cystoparalysis
n : paralysis of the urinary bladder [syn: {cystoplegia}]

Cystophora
n : hooded seals [syn: {genus Cystophora}]

Cystophora cristata
n : medium-sized blackish-gray seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters [syn: {hooded seal}, {bladdernose}]

cystoplegia
n : paralysis of the urinary bladder [syn: {cystoparalysis}]

Cystopteris
n : chiefly small perennial rock ferns: bladder ferns; in some classifications placed in Polypodiaceae [syn: {genus Cystopteris}]

Cystopteris bulbifera
n : North American fern often bearing bulbils on the leaflets [syn: {bulblet fern}, {bulblet bladder fern}, {berry fern}]

Cystopteris fragilis
n : delicate fern widely distributed in North America and European having thin pinnatifid fronds with brittle stems [syn: {brittle bladder fern}, {brittle fern}, {fragile fern}]

Cystopteris montana
n : fern of rocky mountainous areas of hemisphere [syn: {mountain bladder fern}]

Cytesis proliferus
n : shrub of Canary Islands having bristle-tipped oblanceolate leaves; used as cattle fodder [syn: {tagasaste}, {Chamaecytisus palmensis}]

Cytherea
n : goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus [syn: {Aphrodite}]

cytidine
n : a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of cytosine and deoxyribose [syn: {deoxycytidine}]

Cytisus
n : large genus of stiff or spiny evergreen or deciduous Old World shrubs: broom [syn: {genus Cytisus}]

Cytisus albus
n : low European broom having trifoliate leaves and yellowish-white flowers [syn: {white broom}, {white Spanish broom}, {Cytisus multiflorus}]

Cytisus multiflorus
n : low European broom having trifoliate leaves and yellowish-white flowers [syn: {white broom}, {white Spanish broom}, {Cytisus albus}]

Cytisus ramentaceus
n : erect shrub having large trifoliate leaves and dense clusters of yellow flowers followed by poisonous seeds; Yugoslavia; sometimes placed in genus Cytisus [syn: {Dalmatian laburnum}, {Petteria ramentacea}]

Cytisus scoparius
n : deciduous erect spreading broom native to western Europe; widely cultivated for its rich yellow flowers [syn: {common broom}, {Scotch broom}, {green broom}]

cytoarchitectonic
adj : of or relating to cytoarchitecture [syn: {cytoarchitectural}]

cytoarchitectonics
n : the cellular composition of a bodily structure [syn: {cytoarchitecture}]

cytoarchitectural
adj : of or relating to cytoarchitecture [syn: {cytoarchitectonic}]

cytoarchitecture
n : the cellular composition of a bodily structure [syn: {cytoarchitectonics}]

cytochrome
n : a class of hemoprotein whose principle biological function is as carriers of electrons

cytochrome c
n : the most abundant and stable cytochrome; involved in energy transfer

cytogenesis
n : the origin and development and variation of cells [syn: {cytogeny}]

cytogenetic
adj : of or relating to cytogenetics [syn: {cytogenetical}]

cytogenetical
adj : of or relating to cytogenetics [syn: {cytogenetic}]

cytogeneticist
n : a geneticist who specializes in the cellular components associated with heredity

cytogenetics
n : the branch of biology that studies the cellular aspects of heredity (especially the chromosomes)

cytogeny
n : the origin and development and variation of cells [syn: {cytogenesis}]

cytokine
n : any of various proteins secreted by cells of the immune system that serve to regulate the immune system

cytokinesis
n : organic process consisting of the division of the cytoplasm of a cell following karyokinesis bringing about the separation into two daughter cells

cytokinetic
adj : of or relating to the division of the cytoplasm of a cell following the division of the nucleus

cytokinin
n : any of a class of plant hormones that promote cell division and delay the senescence of leaves [syn: {kinin}]

cytologic
adj : of or relating to the science of cytology [syn: {cytological}]

cytologic smear
n : a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope [syn: {smear}, {cytosmear}]

cytologic specimen
n : a specimen used for cytologic examination and diagnosis

cytological
adj : of or relating to the science of cytology [syn: {cytologic}]

cytologist
n : a biologist who studies the structure and function of cells

cytology
n : the branch of biology that studies the structure and function of cells

cytolysin
n : a substance that partly or completely destroys animal cells

cytolysis
n : pathological breakdown of cells by the destruction of their outer membrane

cytolytic
adj : of or relating to cytolysis, the dissolution or destruction of a cell

cytomegalic
adj : of or relating to or characterized by greatly enlarged cells

cytomegalovirus
n : any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epitheltial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems [syn: {CMV}]

cytomembrane
n : a thin membrane around the cytoplasm of a cell; controls passage of substances in and out of the cell [syn: {cell wall}, {cell membrane}, {plasma membrane}]

cytopathogenic
adj : of or relating to or causing pathological changes in cells

cytopenia
n : a deficiency of some cellular element of the blood

cytophotometer
n : a photometer that can be used to locate and identify chemical compounds in a cell by measuring the intensity of the light that passes through stained sections of the cytoplasm

cytophotometric
adj : of or relating to the study of cells by means of a cytophotometer

cytophotometrically
adv : by cytophotometric means

cytophotometry
n : the study of chemical compounds inside a cell by means of a cytophotometer

cytoplasm
n : the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus

cytoplasmatic
adj : of or relating to cytoplasm [syn: {cytoplasmic}]

cytoplasmic
adj : of or relating to cytoplasm [syn: {cytoplasmatic}]

cytoplasmically
adv : by means of cytoplasm

cytoplast
n : the intact cytoplasmic content of a cell

cytoplastic
adj : of or relating to a cytoplast

cytosine
n : a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine [syn: {C}]

cytoskeleton
n : a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence

cytosmear
n : a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope [syn: {smear}, {cytologic smear}]

cytosol
n : the aqueous part of the cytoplasm within which various particles and organelles are suspended

cytostome
n : mouth of a protozoan

cytotoxic
adj 1: of or relating to substances that are toxic to cells
2: toxic to cells

cytotoxic drug
n : any drug that has a toxic effect on cells; commonly used in chemotherapy to inhibit the proliferation of cancerous cells

cytotoxic T cell
n : T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it [syn: {killer T cell}, {killer cell}, {CD8 T cell}, {CD8 cell}]

cytotoxicity
n : the degree to which something is toxic to living cells

cytotoxin
n : any substance that has a toxic effect on cells

czar
n 1: a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917) [syn: {tsar}, {tzar}]
2: a person having great power

Czar Alexander I
n : the czar of Russia whose plans to liberalize the government of Russia were unrealized because of the wars with Napoleon (1777-1825) [syn: {Alexander I}, {Aleksandr Pavlovich}]

Czar Alexander II
n : the son of Nicholas I who, as czar of Russia, introduced reforms that included limited emancipation of the serfs (1818-1881) [syn: {Alexander II}, {Alexander the Liberator}]

Czar Alexander III
n : son of Alexander II who was czar of Russia (1845-1894) [syn: {Alexander III}]

Czar Nicholas I
n : czar of Russia from 1825 to 1855 who led Russia into the Crimean War (1796-1855) [syn: {Nicholas I}]

Czar Peter I
n : czar of Russia who introduced ideas from western Europe to reform the government; he extended his territories in the Baltic and founded St. Petersburg (1682-1725) [syn: {Peter I}, {Peter the Great}]

czarina
n : the wife or widow of a czar [syn: {tsarina}, {tzarina}, {czaritza}, {tsaritsa}]

czarist
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of a czar [syn: {czaristic}, {tsarist}, {tsaristic}, {tzarist}]

czaristic
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of a czar [syn: {czarist}, {tsarist}, {tsaristic}, {tzarist}]

czaritza
n : the wife or widow of a czar [syn: {czarina}, {tsarina}, {tzarina}, {tsaritsa}]

Czech
adj : of or relating to Czechoslovakia or its people or their language; "The Czech border"; "Czechoslovak nationalists"; "The Czechoslovakian population" [syn: {Czechoslovakian}]
n 1: a native of inhabitant of the Czech Republic
2: a native or inhabitant of the former republic of Czechoslovakia [syn: {Czechoslovakian}, {Czechoslovak}]
3: the Slavic language of the Czech people

Czech capital
n : the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic in the western part of the countryi; a cultural and commercial center since the 14th century [syn: {Prague}, {Praha}, {Prag}]

Czech monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Czech Republic

Czech Republic
n : a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from Slovakia in 1993

Czechoslovak
n : a native or inhabitant of the former republic of Czechoslovakia [syn: {Czechoslovakian}, {Czech}]

Czechoslovakia
n : a former republic in central Europe; divided into Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993

Czechoslovakian
adj : of or relating to Czechoslovakia or its people or their language; "The Czech border"; "Czechoslovak nationalists"; "The Czechoslovakian population" [syn: {Czech}]
n : a native or inhabitant of the former republic of Czechoslovakia [syn: {Czechoslovak}, {Czech}]

Czerny
n : Austrian virtuoso pianist and composer of many works for the piano; studied with Beethoven and was a teacher of Liszt (1791-1857) [syn: {Karl Czerny}]

d
adj : denoting a quantity consisting of 500 items or units [syn: {five hundred}, {500}]
n 1: a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets [syn: {vitamin D}, {calciferol}, {viosterol}, {ergocalciferol}, {cholecarciferol}]
2: the cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and five [syn: {five hundred}, {500}]
3: the 4th letter of the Roman alphabet

D and C
n : a surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet; performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged bleeding or to remove small tumors or to remove fragments of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortion [syn: {dilation and curettage}, {dilatation and curettage}]

D. H. Lawrence
n : English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930) [syn: {Lawrence}, {David Herbert Lawrence}]

D region
n : the lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves [syn: {D-layer}]

D. W. Griffith
n : United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948) [syn: {Griffith}, {David Lewelyn Wark Griffith}]

DA
n : an official prosecutor for a judicial district [syn: {district attorney}]

da Gamma
n : Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524) [syn: {Vasco da Gamma}, {Gamma}]

da Vinci
n : Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect; the most versatile genius of the Italian Renaissance (1452-1519) [syn: {Leonardo}, {Leonardo da Vinci}]

dab
n 1: a light touch or stroke [syn: {tap}, {pat}]
2: a small quantity of something moist or soft; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud" [syn: {splash}, {splatter}]
v 1: apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with paint" [syn: {swab}, {swob}]
2: hit lightly; "pat him on the shoulder" [syn: {pat}] [also: {dabbing}, {dabbed}]

Daba
n : a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad [syn: {Kola}, {Musgoi}]

dabbed
See {dab}

dabbed
dab
n 1: a light touch or stroke [syn: {tap}, {pat}]
2: a small quantity of something moist or soft; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud" [syn: {splash}, {splatter}]
v 1: apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with paint" [syn: {swab}, {swob}]
2: hit lightly; "pat him on the shoulder" [syn: {pat}] [also: {dabbing}, {dabbed}]

dabbing
See {dab}

dabbing
dab
n 1: a light touch or stroke [syn: {tap}, {pat}]
2: a small quantity of something moist or soft; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud" [syn: {splash}, {splatter}]
v 1: apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with paint" [syn: {swab}, {swob}]
2: hit lightly; "pat him on the shoulder" [syn: {pat}] [also: {dabbing}, {dabbed}]

dabble
v 1: dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
2: play in or as if in water, as of small children [syn: {paddle}, {splash around}]
3: work with in a non-serious manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments bu he never makes any money" [syn: {smatter}, {play around}]

dabbled
adj : covered patchily; often used in combination; "waves dabbled with moonlight"; "a blood-spattered room"; "gardens splashed with color"; "kitchen walls splattered with grease" [syn: {spattered}, {splashed}, {splashy}, {splattered}]

dabbler
n 1: an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge [syn: {dilettante}, {sciolist}]
2: any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling [syn: {dabbling duck}] [ant: {diving duck}]

dabbling duck
n : any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling [syn: {dabbler}] [ant: {diving duck}]

dabchick
n : small European grebe [syn: {little grebe}, {Podiceps ruficollis}]

Daboecia
n : a dicotyledonous genus of the family Ericaceae [syn: {genus Daboecia}]

Daboecia cantabrica
n : low straggling evergreen shrub of western Europe represented by several varieties with flowers from white to rose-purple [syn: {Connemara heath}, {St. Dabeoc's heath}]

Dacca
n : the capital and largest city of Bangladesh [syn: {Dhaka}, {capital of Bangladesh}]

dace
n : small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body [syn: {Leuciscus leuciscus}]

Dacelo
n : Australasian kingfishers [syn: {genus Dacelo}]

Dacelo gigas
n : Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry [syn: {kookaburra}, {laughing jackass}]

dacha
n : Russian country house

Dachau
n : a concentration camp for Jews created by the Nazis near Munich in southern Germany

dachshund
n : small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows [syn: {dachsie}, {badger dog}]

dachsie
n : small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows [syn: {dachshund}, {badger dog}]

dacite
n : a gray volcanic rock containing plagioclase and quartz and other crystalline minerals

dacitic
adj : relating to or consisting of dacite; "dacitic magma is highly viscous"

Dacninae
n : the honeycreepers [syn: {Coerebidae}, {family Coerebidae}, {family Dacninae}]

dacoit
n : a member of an armed gang of robbers [syn: {dakoit}]

dacoity
n : robbery by a gang of armed dacoits [syn: {dakoity}]

Dacridium laxifolius
n : low-growing to prostrate shrub with slender trailing branches; New Zealand [syn: {mountain rimu}, {Lepidothamnus laxifolius}]

Dacron
n : a kind of polyester fabric [syn: {Terylene}]

Dacrycarpus
n : evergreen coniferous shrubs or trees of New Zealand to Malaysia and Philippines [syn: {genus Dacrycarpus}]

Dacrycarpus dacrydioides
n : New Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked wood [syn: {kahikatea}, {New Zealand Dacryberry}, {New Zealand white pine}, {Podocarpus dacrydioides}]

Dacrydium
n : Australasian evergreen trees or shrubs [syn: {genus Dacrydium}]

Dacrydium bidwilli
n : New Zealand shrub [syn: {tarwood}, {tar-wood}, {New Zealand mountain pine}, {Halocarpus bidwilli}]

Dacrydium colensoi
n : New Zealand silver pine of conical habit with long slender flexuous branches; adapted to cold wet summers and high altitudes [syn: {tarwood}, {tar-wood}]

Dacrydium cupressinum
n : tall New Zealand timber tree [syn: {rimu}, {imou pine}, {red pine}]

Dacrydium franklinii
n : Tasmanian timber tree with yellow aromatic wavy-grained wood used for carving and ship building; sometimes placed in genus Dacrydium [syn: {huon pine}, {Lagarostrobus franklinii}]

Dacrymyces
n : type genus of the Dacrymycetaceae: fungi with a bifurcate basidium that lacks septa [syn: {genus Dacrymyces}]

Dacrymycetaceae
n : a family of basidiomycetous fungi belonging to the order Tremellales having a bifurcate basidium that lacks septa [syn: {family Dacrymycetaceae}]

dacryocyst
n : either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands [syn: {lacrimal sac}, {tear sac}]

dacryocystitis
n : inflammation of the lacrimal sac causing obstruction of the tube draining tears into the nose

dacryon
n : the craniometric point at the junction of the anterior border of the lacrimal bone with the frontal bone

dactyl
n 1: a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables
2: a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding part in other vertebrates [syn: {digit}]

dactylic
adj : of or consisting of dactyls; "dactylic meter"

Dactylis
n : a monocotyledonous grass of the family Gramineae (has only one species) [syn: {genus Dactylis}]

Dactylis glomerata
n : widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass [syn: {orchard grass}, {cocksfoot}, {cockspur}]

Dactyloctenium
n : a monocotyledonous genus of the family Gramineae [syn: {genus Dactyloctenium}]

Dactyloctenium aegypticum
n : a creeping grass with spikes like fingers [syn: {Egyptian grass}, {crowfoot grass}]

dactylomegaly
n : abnormally large fingers or toes

Dactylopiidae
n : cochineal insects [syn: {family Dactylopiidae}]

Dactylopius
n : type genus of the Dactylopiidae [syn: {genus Dactylopius}]

Dactylopius coccus
n : Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye [syn: {cochineal insect}, {cochineal}]

Dactylopteridae
n : flying gurnards [syn: {family Dactylopteridae}]

Dactylopterus
n : a genus of Dactylopteridae [syn: {genus Dactylopterus}]

Dactylorhiza
n : genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Asia and North Africa [syn: {genus Dactylorhiza}]

Dactylorhiza fuchsii
n : European orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or purple [syn: {common spotted orchid}, {Dactylorhiza maculata fuchsii}]

Dactylorhiza maculata fuchsii
n : European orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or purple [syn: {common spotted orchid}, {Dactylorhiza fuchsii}]

Dactyloscopidae
n : sand stargazers [syn: {family Dactyloscopidae}]

dad
n : an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk [syn: {dada}, {daddy}, {pa}, {papa}, {pappa}, {pater}, {pop}]

dada
n 1: an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk [syn: {dad}, {daddy}, {pa}, {papa}, {pappa}, {pater}, {pop}]
2: a nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century; based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty [syn: {dadaism}]

dadaism
n : a nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century; based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty [syn: {dada}]

daddy
n : an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk [syn: {dad}, {dada}, {pa}, {papa}, {pappa}, {pater}, {pop}]

daddy longlegs
n 1: long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite [syn: {crane fly}]
2: spider-like arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs [syn: {harvestman}, {Phalangium opilio}]

dado
n 1: panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest [syn: {wainscot}]
2: the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase
3: a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it
v 1: provide with a dado; "The owners wanted to dado their dining room"
2: cut a dado into or fit into a dado [also: {dadoes} (pl)]

dado plane
n : a plane for making a dado groove

dadoes
See {dado}

dadoes
dado
n 1: panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest [syn: {wainscot}]
2: the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase
3: a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it
v 1: provide with a dado; "The owners wanted to dado their dining room"
2: cut a dado into or fit into a dado [also: {dadoes} (pl)]

daedal
adj : complex and ingenious in design or function; "the daedal hand of nature"
n : (Greek mythology) an Athenian inventor who built the Labyrinth of Minos; to escape the Labyrinth he fashioned wings for himself and his sone Icarus [syn: {Daedalus}]

Daedalus
n : (Greek mythology) an Athenian inventor who built the Labyrinth of Minos; to escape the Labyrinth he fashioned wings for himself and his sone Icarus [syn: {Daedal}]

daemon
n 1: one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief [syn: {devil}, {fiend}, {demon}, {daimon}]
2: a person who is part mortal and part god [syn: {demigod}]

daffier
See {daffy}

daffiest
See {daffy}

Daffo
n : a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria [syn: {Ron}, {Bokkos}]

daffodil
n : any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown [syn: {Narcissus pseudonarcissus}]

daffodil garlic
n : European onion with white flowers [syn: {flowering onion}, {Naples garlic}, {Allium neopolitanum}]

Dafla
n : little known Kamarupan languages [syn: {Miri}, {Mirish}, {Abor}]

daft
adj : informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}]

daftly
adv : in a mildly insane manner; "the old lady is beginning to behave quite dottily" [syn: {dottily}, {balmily}, {nuttily}, {wackily}]

daftness
n : informal terms for insanity [syn: {craziness}, {flakiness}]

dag
n 1: 10 grams [syn: {dekagram}, {decagram}, {dkg}]
2: a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing [syn: {jag}] [also: {dagging}, {dagged}]

Dag Hammarskjold
n : Swedish diplomat who greatly extended the influence of the United Nations in peace-keeping matters (1905-1961) [syn: {Hammarskjold}, {Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjold}]

Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjold
n : Swedish diplomat who greatly extended the influence of the United Nations in peace-keeping matters (1905-1961) [syn: {Hammarskjold}, {Dag Hammarskjold}]

dagame
n : source of a tough elastic wood [syn: {lemonwood tree}, {Calycophyllum candidissimum}]

Dagan
n : god of agriculture and earth; counterpart of Phoenician Dagon

Dagda
n : chief Celtic god of the Tuatha De Danann; father of Angus Og and Brigit

Dagestani
n : an ethnic minority living on the Caspian Sea in southwestern Russia and Azerbaijan

dagga
n : relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco [syn: {Cape dagga}, {red dagga}, {wilde dagga}, {Leonotis leonurus}]

dagged
See {dag}

dagged
dag
n 1: 10 grams [syn: {dekagram}, {decagram}, {dkg}]
2: a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing [syn: {jag}] [also: {dagging}, {dagged}]

dagger
n 1: a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing [syn: {sticker}]
2: a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote [syn: {obelisk}]

dagger fern
n : North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds [syn: {Christmas fern}, {canker brake}, {evergreen wood fern}, {Polystichum acrostichoides}]

daggerboard
n : a removable centerboard on a small sailboat that can be lowered into the water to serve as a keel

dagging
See {dag}

dagging
dag
n 1: 10 grams [syn: {dekagram}, {decagram}, {dkg}]
2: a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing [syn: {jag}] [also: {dagging}, {dagged}]

dago
n : offensive terms for a person of Italian descent [syn: {wop}, {Guinea}, {greaseball}] [also: {dagoes} (pl)]

dagoes
See {dago}

dagoes
dago
n : offensive terms for a person of Italian descent [syn: {wop}, {Guinea}, {greaseball}] [also: {dagoes} (pl)]

Dagon
n : god of agriculture and the earth; national god of Philistines

Daguerre
n : French inventor of the first practical photographic process, the daguerreotype (1789-1851) [syn: {Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre}]

daguerreotype
n : a photograph made by an early photographic process; the image was produced on a silver plate sensitized to iodine and developed in mercury vapor

dah
n : the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code [syn: {dash}]

dahl
n 1: tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics [syn: {pigeon pea}, {pigeon-pea plant}, {cajan pea}, {catjang pea}, {red gram}, {dhal}, {Cajanus cajan}]
2: small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant [syn: {cajan pea}, {pigeon pea}]

dahlia
n : any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia [syn: {Dahlia pinnata}]

Dahlia pinnata
n : any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia [syn: {dahlia}]

Dahomey
n : a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control [syn: {Benin}, {Republic of Benin}]

daikon
n : radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked [syn: {Japanese radish}, {Raphanus sativus longipinnatus}]

Dail
n : the lower house of the parliament of the Irish Free State [syn: {Dail Eireann}]

Dail Eireann
n : the lower house of the parliament of the Irish Free State [syn: {Dail}]

daily
adj 1: occurring or done each day; "a daily record"; "day-by-day labors of thousands of men and women"- H.S.Truman; "her day-after-day behavior"; "an every day occurrence" [syn: {day-to-day}, {day-after-day}, {every day}]
2: measured by the day or happening every day; "a daily newspaper"; "daily chores"; "average daily wage"; "daily quota"
n : a newspaper that is published every day
adv 1: without missing a day; "he stops by daily" [syn: {every day}, {each day}]
2: gradually and progressively; "his health weakened day by day" [syn: {day by day}]

daily dew
n : any of various bog plants of the genus Drosera having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects; cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {sundew}, {sundew plant}]

daily double
n : a single bet on two horse races in the same day

daily round
n : the usual activities in your day; "the doctor made his rounds" [syn: {round}]

daily variation
n : fluctuations that occur between one day and the next

Daimler
n : German engineer and automobile manufacturer who produced the first high-speed internal combustion engine (1834-1900) [syn: {Gottlieb Daimler}]

daimon
n : one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief [syn: {devil}, {fiend}, {demon}, {daemon}]

daintier
See {dainty}

daintier
dainty
adj 1: affectedly dainty or refined [syn: {mincing}, {niminy-piminy}, {prim}, {twee}]
2: of delicate composition and artistry; "a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo" [syn: {exquisite}]
3: especially pleasing to the taste; "a dainty dish to set before a kind"; "a tasty morsel" [syn: {tasty}]
4: excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow" [syn: {nice}, {overnice}, {prissy}, {squeamish}]
n : something considered choice to eat [syn: {delicacy}, {goody}, {kickshaw}, {treat}] [also: {daintiest}, {daintier}]

daintiest
See {dainty}

daintiest
dainty
adj 1: affectedly dainty or refined [syn: {mincing}, {niminy-piminy}, {prim}, {twee}]
2: of delicate composition and artistry; "a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo" [syn: {exquisite}]
3: especially pleasing to the taste; "a dainty dish to set before a kind"; "a tasty morsel" [syn: {tasty}]
4: excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow" [syn: {nice}, {overnice}, {prissy}, {squeamish}]
n : something considered choice to eat [syn: {delicacy}, {goody}, {kickshaw}, {treat}] [also: {daintiest}, {daintier}]

daintily
adv 1: in a refined manner; "she nibbled daintily at her cake"
2: in a delicate manner; "the invitation cards were written up daintily in white and gold"

daintiness
n : the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance; "the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her features" [syn: {delicacy}, {fineness}]

dainty
adj 1: affectedly dainty or refined [syn: {mincing}, {niminy-piminy}, {prim}, {twee}]
2: of delicate composition and artistry; "a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo" [syn: {exquisite}]
3: especially pleasing to the taste; "a dainty dish to set before a kind"; "a tasty morsel" [syn: {tasty}]
4: excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow" [syn: {nice}, {overnice}, {prissy}, {squeamish}]
n : something considered choice to eat [syn: {delicacy}, {goody}, {kickshaw}, {treat}] [also: {daintiest}, {daintier}]

daiquiri
n : a cocktail made with rum and lime or lemon juice [syn: {rum cocktail}]

dairy
n : a farm where dairy products are produced [syn: {dairy farm}]

dairy cattle
n : cattle that are reared for their milk [syn: {dairy cow}, {milch cow}, {milk cow}, {milcher}, {milker}]

dairy cow
n : cattle that are reared for their milk [syn: {dairy cattle}, {milch cow}, {milk cow}, {milcher}, {milker}]

dairy farm
n : a farm where dairy products are produced [syn: {dairy}]

dairy farmer
n : the owner or manager of a dairy [syn: {dairyman}]

dairy farming
n : the business of a dairy [syn: {dairying}]

dairy product
n : milk and butter and cheese

dairying
n : the business of a dairy [syn: {dairy farming}]

dairymaid
n : a woman who works in a dairy [syn: {milkmaid}]

dairyman
n 1: the owner or manager of a dairy [syn: {dairy farmer}]
2: a man who works in a diary

dais
n : a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it [syn: {podium}, {pulpit}, {rostrum}, {ambo}, {stump}, {soapbox}]

daishiki
n : a loose and brightly colored African shirt [syn: {dashiki}]

daisy
n : any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl

daisy bush
n : any of various mostly Australian attractively shaped shrubs of the genus Olearia grown for their handsome and sometimes fragrant evergreen foliage and profusion of daisy flowers with white or purple or blue rays [syn: {daisybush}, {daisy-bush}]

daisy chain
n 1: (figurative) a series of associated things or people or experiences
2: flower chain consisting of a string of daisies linked by their stems; worn by students on class day at some schools

daisy cutter
n 1: a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles [syn: {fragmentation bomb}, {antipersonnel bomb}, {anti-personnel bomb}]
2: a batted or served ball that skims along close to the ground

daisy fleabane
n : widely naturalized white-flowered North American herb [syn: {Erigeron annuus}]

daisy print wheel
n : a wheel around which is a set of print characters that make a typing impression on paper [syn: {daisy wheel}]

daisy wheel
n : a wheel around which is a set of print characters that make a typing impression on paper [syn: {daisy print wheel}]

daisybush
n : any of various mostly Australian attractively shaped shrubs of the genus Olearia grown for their handsome and sometimes fragrant evergreen foliage and profusion of daisy flowers with white or purple or blue rays [syn: {daisy-bush}, {daisy bush}]

daisy-bush
n : any of various mostly Australian attractively shaped shrubs of the genus Olearia grown for their handsome and sometimes fragrant evergreen foliage and profusion of daisy flowers with white or purple or blue rays [syn: {daisybush}, {daisy bush}]

daisy-chain
v : connect devices on a part of a chip or circuit board in a computer

daisyleaf grape fern
n : of North America and Eurasia [syn: {daisy-leaved grape fern}, {Botrychium matricariifolium}]

daisy-leaved grape fern
n : of North America and Eurasia [syn: {daisyleaf grape fern}, {Botrychium matricariifolium}]

daisylike
adj : resembling a daisy

daisywheel printer
n : a printer that uses a daisy print wheel

dak
n : East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye [syn: {dhak}, {palas}, {Butea frondosa}, {Butea monosperma}]

Dakar
n : the capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal [syn: {capital of Senegal}]

dakoit
n : a member of an armed gang of robbers [syn: {dacoit}]

dakoity
n : robbery by a gang of armed dacoits [syn: {dacoity}]

Dakota
n 1: a member of the Siouan people of the northern Mississippi valley; commonly called the Sioux
2: the area of the states of North Dakota and South Dakota
3: the Siouan language spoken by the Dakota people

dal
n : a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters [syn: {dekaliter}, {dekalitre}, {decaliter}, {decalitre}, {dkl}]

Dalai Lama
n : chief lama and once ruler of Tibet [syn: {Grand Lama}]

dalasi
n : the basic unit of money in Gambia

Dalbergia
n : large genus of tropical trees having pinnate leaves and paniculate flowers and cultivated commercially for their dramatically grained and colored timbers [syn: {genus Dalbergia}]

Dalbergia cearensis
n : Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood [syn: {kingwood}, {kingwood tree}]

Dalbergia latifolia
n : East Indian tree having a useful dark purple wood [syn: {Indian blackwood}, {East Indian rosewood}, {East India rosewood}, {Indian rosewood}]

Dalbergia nigra
n : an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black [syn: {Brazilian rosewood}, {caviuna wood}, {jacaranda}]

Dalbergia retusa
n : a valuable timber tree of tropical South America [syn: {cocobolo}]

Dalbergia sissoo
n : East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder; yields a compact dark brown durable timber used in shipbuilding and making railroad ties [syn: {sissoo}, {sissu}, {sisham}]

Dalbergia stevensonii
n : Central American tree yielding a valuable dark streaked rosewood [syn: {Honduras rosewood}]

dale
n : an open river valley (in a hilly area)

Dale Carnegie
n : United States educator famous for writing a book about how to win friends and influence people (1888-1955) [syn: {Carnegie}]

Dalea
n : indigo bush [syn: {genus Dalea}]

Dalea spinosa
n : grayish-green shrub of desert regions of southwestern United States nd Mexico having sparse foliage and terminal spikes of bluish violet flowers; locally important as source of a light-colored honey of excellent flavor [syn: {smoke tree}]

dalesman
n : a person who lives in the dales of northern England

daleth
n : the 4th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

Dali
n : surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989) [syn: {Salvidor Dali}]

Dall sheep
n : large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska [syn: {Dall's sheep}, {white sheep}, {Ovis montana dalli}]

Dallas
n : a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields

dalliance
n 1: the deliberate act of wasting time instead of working [syn: {dawdling}, {trifling}, {wasting time}]
2: playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest [syn: {flirt}, {flirting}, {flirtation}, {coquetry}, {toying}]

dallied
See {dally}

dallied
dally
v 1: behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection" [syn: {toy}, {play}, {flirt}]
2: waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!" [syn: {dawdle}]
3: talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women" [syn: {chat up}, {flirt}, {butterfly}, {coquet}, {coquette}, {romance}, {philander}, {mash}]
4: consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania" [syn: {trifle}, {play}] [also: {dallied}]

dallier
n : someone who wastes time [syn: {dillydallier}, {dilly-dallier}, {mope}, {lounger}]

dallis grass
n : tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States [syn: {dallisgrass}, {paspalum}, {Paspalum dilatatum}]

dallisgrass
n : tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States [syn: {dallis grass}, {paspalum}, {Paspalum dilatatum}]

Dall's sheep
n : large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska [syn: {Dall sheep}, {white sheep}, {Ovis montana dalli}]

dally
v 1: behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection" [syn: {toy}, {play}, {flirt}]
2: waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!" [syn: {dawdle}]
3: talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women" [syn: {chat up}, {flirt}, {butterfly}, {coquet}, {coquette}, {romance}, {philander}, {mash}]
4: consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania" [syn: {trifle}, {play}] [also: {dallied}]

Dalmane
n : tranquilizer (trade name Dalmane) used to treat insomnia [syn: {flurazepam}, {flurazepam hydrochloride}]

Dalmatia
n : a historical region of Croatia on the Adriatic Sea; mountainous with many islands

Dalmatia pyrethrum
n : white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {pyrethrum}, {Dalmatian pyrethrum}, {Tanacetum cinerariifolium}, {Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium}]

Dalmatian
adj : of or relating to Dalmatia or its inhabitants
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Dalmatia
2: a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia [syn: {coach dog}, {carriage dog}]

Dalmatian iris
n : European iris having soft lilac-blue flowers [syn: {Iris pallida}]

Dalmatian laburnum
n : erect shrub having large trifoliate leaves and dense clusters of yellow flowers followed by poisonous seeds; Yugoslavia; sometimes placed in genus Cytisus [syn: {Petteria ramentacea}, {Cytisus ramentaceus}]

Dalmatian pyrethrum
n : white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {pyrethrum}, {Dalmatia pyrethrum}, {Tanacetum cinerariifolium}, {Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium}]

dalo
n : herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves [syn: {taro}, {taro plant}, {dasheen}, {Colocasia esculenta}]

Dalton
n : English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844) [syn: {John Dalton}]

Dalton Trumbo
n : United States screenwriter who was blacklisted and imprisoned for refusing to cooperate with congressional investigations of communism in America (1905-1976) [syn: {Trumbo}]

Daltonism
n : dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to green light resulting in an inability to distinguish green and purplish-red [syn: {deuteranopia}, {green-blindness}]

Dalton's law
n 1: (chemistry) law stating that when two elements can combine to form more than one compound the amounts of one of them that combines with a fixed amount of the other will exhibit a simple multiple relation [syn: {law of multiple proportions}]
2: (chemistry and physics) law stating that the pressure exerted by a mixture of gases equals the sum of the partial pressures of the gases in the mixture; the pressure of a gas in a mixture equals the pressure it would exert if it occupied the same volume alone at the same temperature [syn: {Dalton's law of partial pressures}, {law of partial pressures}]

Dalton's law of partial pressures
n : (chemistry and physics) law stating that the pressure exerted by a mixture of gases equals the sum of the partial pressures of the gases in the mixture; the pressure of a gas in a mixture equals the pressure it would exert if it occupied the same volume alone at the same temperature [syn: {Dalton's law}, {law of partial pressures}]

dam
n 1: a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea [syn: {dike}, {dyke}, {levee}]
2: a metric unit of length equal to ten meters [syn: {decameter}, {dekameter}, {decametre}, {dekametre}, {dkm}]
3: female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock
v : obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River" [syn: {dam up}] [also: {damming}, {dammed}]

dam up
v : obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River" [syn: {dam}]

Dama
n : fallow deer [syn: {genus Dama}]

Dama dama
n : small Eurasian deer [syn: {fallow deer}]

damage
n 1: the occurrence of a change for the worse [syn: {harm}, {impairment}]
2: loss of military equipment [syn: {equipment casualty}]
3: the act of damaging something or someone [syn: {harm}, {hurt}, {scathe}]
4: the amount of money needed to purchase something; "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage?" [syn: {price}, {terms}]
5: a legal injury is any damage resulting from a violation of a legal right [syn: {wrong}, {legal injury}]
v : inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"

damage control
n : an effort to minimize or curtail damage or loss

damaged
adj 1: harmed or injured or spoiled; "I wont't buy damaged goods"; "the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings" [ant: {undamaged}]
2: being unjustly brought into disrepute; "a discredited politician"; "her damaged reputation" [syn: {discredited}]
3: especially of reputation; "the senator's seriously damaged reputation"; "a flyblown reputation"; "a tarnished reputation"; "inherited a spotted name" [syn: {besmirched}, {flyblown}, {spotted}, {stained}, {sullied}, {tainted}, {tarnished}]

damages
n : a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury [syn: {amends}, {indemnity}, {indemnification}, {restitution}, {redress}]

damaging
adj 1: (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury; "damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant" [syn: {detrimental}, {prejudicial}, {prejudicious}]
2: designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions; "negative criticism" [syn: {negative}]

Damaliscus
n : African antelopes: sassabies [syn: {genus Damaliscus}]

Damaliscus lunatus
n : a large South African antelope; considered the swiftest hoofed mammal [syn: {sassaby}, {topi}]

damar
n : any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine [syn: {dammar}, {gum dammar}, {dammar resin}]

Damaraland mole rat
n : colonial mole rat of western Africa; similar to naked mole rat

damascene
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Damascus or its people; "damascene city gates"
2: (of metals) decorated or inlaid with a wavy pattern of different (especially precious) metals; "a damascened sword"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Damascus
2: a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel
v : inlay metal with gold and silver

Damascus
n : an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus [syn: {capital of Syria}]

Damascus steel
n : a hard resilient steel often decorated and used for sword blades [syn: {Damask steel}]

damask
adj : having a woven pattern; "damask table linens"
n 1: a table linen made from linen damask
2: a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it

damask rose
n : large hardy very fragrant pink rose; cultivated in Asia Minor as source of attar of roses; parent of many hybrids [syn: {summer damask rose}, {Rosa damascena}]

Damask steel
n : a hard resilient steel often decorated and used for sword blades [syn: {Damascus steel}]

damask violet
n : long-cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America [syn: {Dame's violet}, {sweet rocket}, {Hesperis matronalis}]

dame
n 1: informal terms for a (young) woman [syn: {doll}, {wench}, {skirt}, {chick}, {bird}]
2: a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady" [syn: {madam}, {ma'am}, {lady}, {gentlewoman}]

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie
n : prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976) [syn: {Christie}, {Agatha Christie}]

Dame Alice Ellen Terry
n : English actress (1847-1928) [syn: {Terry}, {Dame Ellen Terry}]

Dame Alicia Markova
n : English ballet dancer (born in 1910) [syn: {Markova}, {Lilian Alicia Marks}]

Dame Barbara Hepworth
n : British sculptor (1902-1975) [syn: {Hepworth}, {Barbara Hepworth}]

Dame Daphne du Maurier
n : English writer of melodramatic novels (1907-1989) [syn: {du Maurier}, {Daphne du Maurier}]

Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell
n : English poet (1887-1964) [syn: {Sitwell}, {Dame Edith Sitwell}]

Dame Edith Sitwell
n : English poet (1887-1964) [syn: {Sitwell}, {Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell}]

Dame Ellen Terry
n : English actress (1847-1928) [syn: {Terry}, {Dame Alice Ellen Terry}]

Dame Jean Iris Murdoch
n : British writer (born in Ireland) known primarily for her novels (1919-1999) [syn: {Murdoch}, {Iris Murdoch}]

Dame Joan Sutherland
n : Australian operatic soprano (born in 1926) [syn: {Sutherland}, {Joan Sutherland}]

Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa
n : New Zealand operatic soprano (born in 1944) [syn: {Te Kanawa}, {Dame Kiri Te Kanawa}]

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
n : New Zealand operatic soprano (born in 1944) [syn: {Te Kanawa}, {Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa}]

Dame Margot Fonteyn
n : English dancer who danced with Rudolf Nureyev (born in 1919) [syn: {Fonteyn}]

Dame Muriel Spark
n : Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918) [syn: {Spark}, {Muriel Spark}, {Muriel Sarah Spark}]

Dame Myra Hess
n : English pianist (1890-1965) [syn: {Hess}]

Dame Nellie Melba
n : Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931) [syn: {Melba}, {Helen Porter Mitchell}]

Dame Rebecca West
n : British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983) [syn: {West}, {Rebecca West}, {Cicily Isabel Fairfield}]

Dame Sybil Thorndike
n : English actress (1882-1976) [syn: {Thorndike}]

Dame's violet
n : long-cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America [syn: {damask violet}, {sweet rocket}, {Hesperis matronalis}]

Damgalnunna
n : (Babylonian) earth goddess; consort of Ea and mother of Marduk [syn: {Damkina}]

daminozide
n : a growth-regulating chemical sprayed on fruit trees; entire crop can be harvested at one time [syn: {Alar}]

Damkina
n : (Babylonian) earth goddess; consort of Ea and mother of Marduk [syn: {Damgalnunna}]

dammar
n : any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine [syn: {gum dammar}, {damar}, {dammar resin}]

dammar pine
n : any of various trees of the genus Agathis; yield dammar resin [syn: {kauri pine}]

dammar resin
n : any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine [syn: {dammar}, {gum dammar}, {damar}]

dammed
See {dam}

dammed
dam
n 1: a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea [syn: {dike}, {dyke}, {levee}]
2: a metric unit of length equal to ten meters [syn: {decameter}, {dekameter}, {decametre}, {dekametre}, {dkm}]
3: female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock
v : obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River" [syn: {dam up}] [also: {damming}, {dammed}]

damming
See {dam}

damming
dam
n 1: a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea [syn: {dike}, {dyke}, {levee}]
2: a metric unit of length equal to ten meters [syn: {decameter}, {dekameter}, {decametre}, {dekametre}, {dkm}]
3: female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock
v : obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River" [syn: {dam up}] [also: {damming}, {dammed}]

damn
adj 1: used as expletives; "oh, damn (or goddamn)!" [syn: {goddamn}]
2: expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "tired or his everlasting whimpering"; "an infernal nuisance" [syn: {blasted}, {blame}, {blamed}, {blessed}, {damned}, {darned}, {deuced}, {everlasting}, {goddam}, {goddamn}, {goddamned}, {infernal}]
n : something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" [syn: {darn}, {hoot}, {red cent}, {shit}, {shucks}, {tinker's damn}, {tinker's dam}]
adv : extremely; "you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?" [syn: {bloody}, {all-fired}]
v : wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" [syn: {curse}, {beshrew}, {bedamn}, {anathemize}, {anathemise}, {imprecate}, {maledict}] [ant: {bless}]

damnable
adj : deserving a curse; "her damnable pride" [syn: {execrable}]

damnably
adv : in a damnable manner; "kindly Arthur--so damnably , politely , endlessly persistent!" [syn: {damned}, {cursedly}]

damnation
n 1: the act of damning
2: the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell [syn: {eternal damnation}]

damnatory
adj : threatening with damnation [syn: {damning}]

damned
adj 1: expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "tired or his everlasting whimpering"; "an infernal nuisance" [syn: {blasted}, {blame}, {blamed}, {blessed}, {damn}, {darned}, {deuced}, {everlasting}, {goddam}, {goddamn}, {goddamned}, {infernal}]
2: in danger of the eternal punishment of hell; "poor damned souls" [syn: {cursed}, {doomed}, {unredeemed}, {unsaved}]
n : people who are condemned to eternal punishment; "he felt he had visited the realm of the damned"
adv : in a damnable manner; "kindly Arthur--so damnably , politely , endlessly persistent!" [syn: {damnably}, {cursedly}]

damnified
See {damnify}

damning
adj : threatening with damnation [syn: {damnatory}]

Damocles
n : the Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder who (according to legend) was condemned to sit under a naked sword that was suspended by a hair in order to demonstrate to him that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was (4th century BC)

damoiselle
n : a young unmarried woman [syn: {damsel}, {demoiselle}, {damosel}, {damozel}]

Damon
n : the friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC)

Damon and Pythias
n : (Greek mythology) according to a Greek legend: when Pythias was sentenced to be executed Damon took his place to allow Pythias to get his affairs in order; when Pythias returned in time to save Damon the king was so impressed that he let them both live

Damon Runyon
n : United States writer of humorous stylized stories about Broadway and the New York underground (1884-1946) [syn: {Runyon}, {Alfred Damon Runyon}]

damosel
n : a young unmarried woman [syn: {damsel}, {demoiselle}, {damoiselle}, {damozel}]

damourite
n : a variety of muscovite

damozel
n : a young unmarried woman [syn: {damsel}, {demoiselle}, {damoiselle}, {damosel}]

damp
adj : slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears" [syn: {dampish}, {moist}]
n : a slight wetness [syn: {dampness}, {moistness}]
v 1: deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping [syn: {muffle}, {mute}, {dull}, {dampen}, {tone down}]
2: restrain or discourage; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere"
3: make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message" [syn: {dampen}, {deaden}]
4: lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" [syn: {dampen}, {soften}, {weaken}, {break}]

damp course
n : a course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the building [syn: {damp-proof course}]

dampen
v 1: smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity" [syn: {stifle}] [ant: {stimulate}]
2: make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows" [syn: {moisten}, {wash}]
3: deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping [syn: {muffle}, {mute}, {dull}, {damp}, {tone down}]
4: reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
5: make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message" [syn: {deaden}, {damp}]
6: check; keep in check (a fire)
7: lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" [syn: {damp}, {soften}, {weaken}, {break}]

dampener
n : a device that dampens or moistens something; "he used a dampener to moisten the shirts before he ironed them" [syn: {moistener}]

dampening
n : the act of making something slightly wet [syn: {moistening}]

damper
n 1: a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace
2: a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations [syn: {muffler}]
3: a depressing restraint; "rain put a damper on our picnic plans"

damper block
n : damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibration [syn: {piano damper}]

damping off
n : a plant disease caused by a fungus; diseased condition of seedlings in excessive moisture

damping off fungus
n : fungus causing damping off disease in seedlings [syn: {Pythium debaryanum}]

dampish
adj : slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears" [syn: {damp}, {moist}]

damply
adv : in a damp manner; "a scarf was tied round her head but the rebellious curl had escaped and hung damply over her left eye" [syn: {moistly}]

dampness
n : a slight wetness [syn: {damp}, {moistness}]

damp-proof course
n : a course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the building [syn: {damp course}]

damsel
n : a young unmarried woman [syn: {demoiselle}, {damoiselle}, {damosel}, {damozel}]

damselfish
n : small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs [syn: {demoiselle}] [also: {damselfishes} (pl)]

damselfishes
See {damselfish}

damselfishes
damselfish
n : small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs [syn: {demoiselle}] [also: {damselfishes} (pl)]

damselfly
n : slender non-stinging insect similar to but smaller than the dragonfly but having wings folded when at rest

damson
n : sweet dark purple plum [syn: {damson plum}]

damson plum
n 1: tropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and small plumlike purple fruit [syn: {satinleaf}, {satin leaf}, {caimitillo}, {Chrysophyllum oliviforme}]
2: plum tree long cultivated for its edible fruit [syn: {damson plum tree}, {Prunus domestica insititia}]
3: sweet dark purple plum [syn: {damson}]

damson plum tree
n : plum tree long cultivated for its edible fruit [syn: {damson plum}, {Prunus domestica insititia}]

Dana
n : Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don [syn: {Danu}]

Danaea
n : fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America [syn: {genus Danaea}]

danaid
n : large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste [syn: {danaid butterfly}]

danaid butterfly
n : large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste [syn: {danaid}]

Danaidae
n : small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch butterflies [syn: {family Danaidae}]

Danaus
n : type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies [syn: {genus Danaus}]

Danaus plexippus
n : large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed [syn: {monarch}, {monarch butterfly}, {milkweed butterfly}]

dance
n 1: an artistic form of nonverbal communication
2: a party of people assembled for dancing
3: taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music [syn: {dancing}, {terpsichore}, {saltation}]
4: a party for social dancing
v 1: move in a graceful and rhythmical way; "The young girl danced into the room"
2: move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio" [syn: {trip the light fantastic}, {trip the light fantastic toe}]
3: skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways; "Dancing flames"; "The children danced with joy"

dance band
n : a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing [syn: {band}, {dance orchestra}]

dance floor
n : a bare floor polished for dancing

dance hall
n : large room used mainly for dancing [syn: {ballroom}, {dance palace}]

dance lesson
n : a lesson in dancing

dance music
n : a genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing [syn: {danceroom music}, {ballroom music}]

dance of death
n : a medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death leads a procession of others to the grave [syn: {danse macabre}]

dance orchestra
n : a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing [syn: {dance band}, {band}]

dance palace
n : large room used mainly for dancing [syn: {ballroom}, {dance hall}]

dance school
n : a school where students are taught to dance

dance step
n : a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step" [syn: {step}]

danceable
adj : suitable for dancing

dancer
n 1: a performer who dances [syn: {professional dancer}]
2: a person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball) [syn: {social dancer}]

danceroom music
n : a genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing [syn: {dance music}, {ballroom music}]

dancing
n : taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music [syn: {dance}, {terpsichore}, {saltation}]

dancing lady orchid
n : any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants [syn: {oncidium}, {butterfly plant}, {butterfly orchid}]

dancing partner
n : one of a pair of people who dance together

dancing school
n : a school in which students learn to dance

dandelion
n : any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls [syn: {blowball}]

dandelion green
n 1: the foliage of the dandelion plant
2: edible leaves of the common dandelion collected from the wild; used in salads and in making wine

dander
n 1: small scales from animal skins or hair or bird feathers that can cause allergic reactions in some people
2: a feeling of anger and animosity; "having one's hackles or dander up" [syn: {hackles}]

Dandie Dinmont
n : a breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping ears [syn: {Dandie Dinmont terrier}]

Dandie Dinmont terrier
n : a breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping ears [syn: {Dandie Dinmont}]

dandier
See {dandy}

dandier
dandy
adj : very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {bully}, {corking}, {cracking}, {great}, {groovy}, {keen}, {neat}, {nifty}, {not bad(p)}, {peachy}, {slap-up}, {swell}, {smashing}]
n : a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance [syn: {dude}, {fop}, {gallant}, {sheik}, {beau}, {swell}, {fashion plate}, {clotheshorse}] [also: {dandiest}, {dandier}]

dandiest
See {dandy}

dandiest
dandy
adj : very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {bully}, {corking}, {cracking}, {great}, {groovy}, {keen}, {neat}, {nifty}, {not bad(p)}, {peachy}, {slap-up}, {swell}, {smashing}]
n : a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance [syn: {dude}, {fop}, {gallant}, {sheik}, {beau}, {swell}, {fashion plate}, {clotheshorse}] [also: {dandiest}, {dandier}]

dandified
See {dandify}

dandified
adj : affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner [syn: {dandyish}, {foppish}]

dandified
dandify
v : dress like a dandy [also: {dandified}]

dandify
v : dress like a dandy [also: {dandified}]

dandily
adv : in a dandy manner; "she had shown her talents dandily"

dandle
v 1: move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees
2: pet; "the grandfather dandled the small child"

dandle board
n : a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end [syn: {seesaw}, {teeter-totter}, {teeterboard}, {tilting board}]

dandruff
n 1: a condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by the scalp
2: loose scales shed from the scalp; "I could see the dandruff on her shoulders"

dandy
adj : very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {bully}, {corking}, {cracking}, {great}, {groovy}, {keen}, {neat}, {nifty}, {not bad(p)}, {peachy}, {slap-up}, {swell}, {smashing}]
n : a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance [syn: {dude}, {fop}, {gallant}, {sheik}, {beau}, {swell}, {fashion plate}, {clotheshorse}] [also: {dandiest}, {dandier}]

dandy fever
n : an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints [syn: {dengue}, {dengue fever}, {breakbone fever}]

dandyish
adj : affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner [syn: {dandified}, {foppish}]

Dane
n : a native or inhabitant of Denmark

danewort
n : dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a nauseous odor [syn: {dwarf elder}, {Sambucus ebulus}]

Dangaleat
n : a Chadic language spoken in Chad; uses seven vowels plus differences in vowel length [syn: {Dangla}]

danger
n 1: the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury; "you are in no danger"; "there was widespread danger of disease" [ant: {safety}]
2: a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing" [syn: {risk}, {peril}]
3: a cause of pain or injury or loss; "he feared the dangers of traveling by air"
4: a dangerous place; "He moved out of danger"

danger line
n : a line beyond which it is dangerous to go

danger zone
n : a dangerous area

dangerous
adj 1: involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions" [syn: {unsafe}] [ant: {safe}]
2: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease" [syn: {grave}, {grievous}, {serious}, {severe}, {life-threatening}]

dangerous undertaking
n : a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful) [syn: {adventure}, {escapade}, {risky venture}]

dangerously
adv : in a dangerous manner; "he came dangerously close to falling off the ledge" [syn: {perilously}, {hazardously}]

dangerousness
n : the quality of not being safe [ant: {safeness}]

Dangla
n : a Chadic language spoken in Chad; uses seven vowels plus differences in vowel length [syn: {Dangaleat}]

dangle
v 1: hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling" [syn: {swing}, {drop}]
2: cause to dangle or hang freely; "He dangled the ornaments from the Christmas tree"

dangle-berry
n : huckleberry of the eastern United States with pink flowers and sweet blue fruit [syn: {dangleberry}, {Gaylussacia frondosa}]

dangleberry
n : huckleberry of the eastern United States with pink flowers and sweet blue fruit [syn: {dangle-berry}, {Gaylussacia frondosa}]

dangling
n : the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait" [syn: {suspension}, {hanging}]

dangling modifier
n : a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us' [syn: {misplaced modifier}]

dangling participle
n : a participle (usually at the beginning of a sentence) apparently modifying a word other than the word intended: e.g., `flying across the country' in `flying across the country the Rockies came into view'

Daniel
n 1: (Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
2: a wise and upright judge; "a Daniel come to judgment" -- Shakespeare
3: an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar [syn: {Book of Daniel}, {Book of the Prophet Daniel}]

Daniel Bernoulli
n : Swiss physicist who contributed to hydrodynamics and mathematical physics (1700-1782) [syn: {Bernoulli}]

Daniel Boone
n : an American pioneer and guide and explorer (1734-1820) [syn: {Boone}]

Daniel Chester French
n : United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (1850-1931) [syn: {French}]

Daniel Defoe
n : English writer remembered particularly for his novel about Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731) [syn: {Defoe}]

Daniel Garrison Brinton
n : United States anthropologist who was the first to attempt a systematic classification of Native American languages (1837-1899) [syn: {Brinton}]

Daniel Hudson Burnham
n : United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912) [syn: {Burnham}]

Daniel Jones
n : English phonetician (1881-1967) [syn: {Jones}]

Daniel Morgan
n : soldier in the American Revolution who defeated the British in the Battle of Cowpens, South Carolina (1736-1802) [syn: {Morgan}]

Daniel Ortega
n : Nicaraguan statesman (born in 1945) [syn: {Ortega}, {Daniel Ortega Saavedra}]

Daniel Ortega Saavedra
n : Nicaraguan statesman (born in 1945) [syn: {Ortega}, {Daniel Ortega}]

Daniel Rutherford
n : British chemist who isolated nitrogen (1749-1819) [syn: {Rutherford}]

Daniel Webster
n : United States politician and orator (1782-1817) [syn: {Webster}]

Danish
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Denmark or the Danes; "Danish furniture"
n 1: a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark
2: light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese [syn: {Danish pastry}]

Danish blue
n : blue cheese of Denmark

Danish capital
n : the capital and largest city of Denmark; located on the island of Zealand; "Copenhagen is sometimes called the Paris of the North" [syn: {Copenhagen}, {Kobenhavn}]

Danish krone
n : the basic unit of money in Denmark [syn: {krone}]

Danish monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Denmark

Danish pastry
n : light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese [syn: {Danish}]

dank
adj : unpleasantly cool and humid; "a clammy handshake"; "clammy weather"; "a dank cellar"; "dank rain forests" [syn: {clammy}]

dankness
n : unpleasant wetness [syn: {clamminess}]

Danmark
n : a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea [syn: {Denmark}, {Kingdom of Denmark}]

Dano-Norwegian
n : one of two official languages of Norway; closely related to Danish [syn: {Bokmal}, {Riksmal}]

danse du ventre
n : a Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomen [syn: {belly dance}, {belly dancing}]

danse macabre
n : a medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death leads a procession of others to the grave [syn: {dance of death}]

danseur
n : a male ballet dancer who is the partner of a ballerina [syn: {danseur noble}]

danseur noble
n : a male ballet dancer who is the partner of a ballerina [syn: {danseur}]

danseuse
n : a female ballet dancer [syn: {ballerina}]

Dante
n : an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321) [syn: {Dante Alighieri}]

Dante Alighieri
n : an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321) [syn: {Dante}]

Dante Gabriel Rossetti
n : English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites (1828-1882) [syn: {Rossetti}]

Dantean
adj : of or relating to Dante Alighieri or his writings [syn: {Dantesque}]

Dantesque
adj : of or relating to Dante Alighieri or his writings [syn: {Dantean}]

Danton
n : French revolutionary leader who stormed the Paris bastille and who supported the execution of Louis XVI but was guillotined by Robespierre for his opposition to the Reign of Terror (1759-1794) [syn: {Georges Jacques Danton}]

Danton True Young
n : United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955) [syn: {Young}, {Cy Young}]

Danu
n : Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don [syn: {Dana}]

Danube
n : the 2nd longest European river; flows into the Black Sea [syn: {Danube River}]

Danube River
n : the 2nd longest European river; flows into the Black Sea [syn: {Danube}]

Danzig
n : a port city of northern Poland near the mouth of the Vistula River on a gulf of the Baltic Sea; a member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century [syn: {Gdansk}]

Daoism
n : philosophical system developed by of Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events [syn: {Taoism}]

daphne
n 1: any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
2: (Greek mythology) a nymph who was transformed into a laurel tree to escape the amorous Apollo

Daphne cneorum
n : widely cultivated low evergreen shrub with dense clusters of fragrant pink to deep rose flowers [syn: {garland flower}]

Daphne du Maurier
n : English writer of melodramatic novels (1907-1989) [syn: {du Maurier}, {Dame Daphne du Maurier}]

daphne family
n : family of tough-barked trees and shrubs and herbs especially of Australia and tropical Africa [syn: {Thymelaeaceae}, {family Thymelaeaceae}]

Daphne laureola
n : bushy Eurasian shrub with glossy leathery oblong leaves and yellow-green flowers [syn: {spurge laurel}, {wood laurel}]

Daphne mezereum
n : small European deciduous shrub with fragrant lilac-colored flowers followed by red berries on highly toxic twigs [syn: {mezereon}, {February daphne}]

daphnia
n : minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell; moves about like a flea by means of hairy branched antennae [syn: {water flea}]

dapped
See {dap}

dapper
adj : marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: {dashing}, {jaunty}, {natty}, {raffish}, {rakish}, {smart}, {spiffy}, {snappy}, {spruce}]

dapperness
n : stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance [syn: {jauntiness}, {nattiness}, {rakishness}]

dapping
See {dap}

dapple
n : a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red" [syn: {spot}, {speckle}, {patch}, {fleck}, {maculation}]
v : colour with streaks or blotches of different shades [syn: {mottle}, {cloud}]

dappled
adj : having spots or patches of color [syn: {mottled}]

dappled-gray
n : gray with a mottled pattern of darker gray markings [syn: {dapple-gray}, {dapple-grey}, {dappled-grey}]

dappled-grey
n : gray with a mottled pattern of darker gray markings [syn: {dapple-gray}, {dapple-grey}, {dappled-gray}]

dapple-gray
n : gray with a mottled pattern of darker gray markings [syn: {dapple-grey}, {dappled-gray}, {dappled-grey}]

dapple-grey
n : gray with a mottled pattern of darker gray markings [syn: {dapple-gray}, {dappled-gray}, {dappled-grey}]

Dapsang
n : a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir; the 2nd highest peak in the world (28,250 feet high) [syn: {K2}, {Godwin Austen}, {Mount Godwin Austen}]

dapsone
n : antibacterial drug used to treat leprosy and some kinds of skin diseases

Dar al-harb
n : areas where Muslims are in the minority and are persecuted [syn: {House of War}]

Dar al-Islam
n : areas where Muslims are in the majority [syn: {House of Islam}]

Dar es Salaam
n : the capital and second largest city of Tanzania [syn: {capital of Tanzania}]

daraf
n : a unit of elastance equal to the reciprocal of a farad

Dard
n : any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan [syn: {Dardic}, {Dardic language}]

Dardan
n : a native of ancient Troy [syn: {Trojan}, {Dardanian}]

Dardanelles
n 1: the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey [syn: {Hellespont}]
2: the unsuccessful campaign in World War I (1915) by the English and French to open a passage for aid to Russia; defeated by the Turks [syn: {Dardanelles campaign}]

Dardanelles campaign
n : the unsuccessful campaign in World War I (1915) by the English and French to open a passage for aid to Russia; defeated by the Turks [syn: {Dardanelles}]

Dardanian
n : a native of ancient Troy [syn: {Trojan}, {Dardan}]

Dardanus
n : (Greek mythology) founder of Troy

Dardic
n : any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan [syn: {Dard}, {Dardic language}]

Dardic language
n : any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan [syn: {Dard}, {Dardic}]

dare
n : a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy; "he could never refuse a dare" [syn: {daring}]
v 1: take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission; "How dare you call my lawyer?" [syn: {make bold}, {presume}]
2: to be courageous enough to try or do something; "I don't dare call him", "she dares to dress differently from the others"
3: challenge; "I dare you!" [syn: {defy}]

daredevil
adj : presumptuously daring; "a daredevil test pilot having the right stuff" [syn: {brash}, {temerarious}]
n : a reckless impetuous irresponsible person [syn: {madcap}, {hothead}, {swashbuckler}, {lunatic}, {harum-scarum}]

daredevilry
n : boldness as manifested in rash and daredevil behavior [syn: {daredeviltry}]

daredeviltry
n : boldness as manifested in rash and daredevil behavior [syn: {daredevilry}]

Dari
n : an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan [syn: {Dari Persian}]

Dari Persian
n : an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan [syn: {Dari}]

Daricon
n : an anticholinergic drug (trade name Daricon) used in treating peptic ulcers [syn: {oxyphencyclimine}]

Darier's disease
n : a rare hereditary condition marked by dark crusted patches (sometimes containing pus) [syn: {keratosis follicularis}]

daring
adj 1: disposed to venture or take risks; "audacious visions of the total conquest of space"; "an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas"; "the most daring of contemporary fiction writers"; "a venturesome investor"; "a venturous spirit" [syn: {audacious}, {venturesome}, {venturous}]
2: radically new or original; "an avant-garde theater piece" [syn: {avant-garde}]
n 1: a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy; "he could never refuse a dare" [syn: {dare}]
2: the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness" [syn: {boldness}, {hardihood}] [ant: {timidity}]

daringly
adv 1: in an original manner; "daringly he took the first step"
2: in an adventurous manner; "daringly, he set out on a camping trip in East Africa"

Darius I
n : king of Persia who expanded the empire and invaded Greece but was defeated at the Battle of Marathon (550-486 BC) [syn: {Darius the Great}]

Darius III
n : king of Persia who was defeated by Alexander the Great; his murder effectively ended the Persian Empire (died in 330 BC)

Darius Milhaud
n : French composer of works that combine jazz and polytonality and Brazilian music (1892-1974) [syn: {Milhaud}]

Darius the Great
n : king of Persia who expanded the empire and invaded Greece but was defeated at the Battle of Marathon (550-486 BC) [syn: {Darius I}]

dark
adj 1: devoid or partially devoid of light or brightness; shadowed or black or somber-colored; "sitting in a dark corner"; "a dark day"; "dark shadows"; "the theater is dark on Mondays"; "dark as the inside of a black cat" [ant: {light}]
2: (used of color) having a dark hue; "dark green"; "dark glasses"; "dark colors like wine red or navy blue" [ant: {light}]
3: brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes); "dark eyes"
4: stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable; "black deeds"; "a black lie"; "his black heart has concocted yet another black deed"; "Darth Vader of the dark side"; "a dark purpose"; "dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility"; "the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him"-Thomas Hardy [syn: {black}, {sinister}]
5: causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" [syn: {blue}, {depressing}, {disconsolate}, {dismal}, {dispiriting}, {gloomy}, {grim}]
6: secret; "keep it dark"; "the dark mysteries of Africa and the fabled wonders of the East"
7: showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd" [syn: {dour}, {glowering}, {glum}, {moody}, {morose}, {saturnine}, {sour}, {sullen}]
8: lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture; "this benighted country"; "benighted ages of barbarism and superstition"; "the dark ages"; "a dark age in the history of education" [syn: {benighted}]
9: marked by difficulty of style or expression; "much that was dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure" [syn: {obscure}] 10: having skin rich in melanin pigments; "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People"; "the dark races"; "dark-skinned peoples" [syn: {colored}, {coloured}, {dark-skinned}] 11: not giving performances; closed; "the theater is dark on Mondays"
n 1: absence of light or illumination [syn: {darkness}] [ant: {light}]
2: absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness" [syn: {iniquity}, {wickedness}, {darkness}]
3: an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness" [syn: {darkness}, {shadow}]
4: the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside [syn: {night}, {nighttime}] [ant: {day}]
5: an unenlightened state; "he was in the dark concerning their intentions"; "his lectures dispelled the darkness" [syn: {darkness}]

dark adaptation
n : the process of adjusting the eyes to low levels of illumination; cones adapt first; rods continue to adapt for up to four hours

Dark Ages
n : the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance [syn: {Middle Ages}]

dark blue
n : a dark shade of blue [syn: {navy}, {navy blue}]

dark bread
n : bread made with whole wheat flour [syn: {whole wheat bread}, {whole meal bread}, {brown bread}]

dark chocolate
n : chocolate liquor with cocoa butter and small amounts of sugar and vanilla; lecithin in usually added [syn: {bittersweet chocolate}, {semi-sweet chocolate}]

dark comdey
n : a comdey characterized by grim or satiric humor; a comedy having gloomy or disturbing elements

dark field illumination
n : a form of microscopic examination of living material by scattered light; specimens appear luminous against a dark background [syn: {dark ground illumination}]

dark glasses
n : spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; "he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades" [syn: {sunglasses}, {shades}]

dark ground illumination
n : a form of microscopic examination of living material by scattered light; specimens appear luminous against a dark background [syn: {dark field illumination}]

dark horse
n 1: a political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly
2: a racehorse about which little is known

dark lantern
n : a lantern with a sliding panel to conceal the light

dark matter
n : (cosmology) a hypothetical form of matter that is believed to make up 90 percent of the matter in the universe; it is invisible (does not absorb or emit light) and does not collide with atomic particles but exerts gravitational force

dark meat
n : the flesh of the legs of fowl used as food

dark red
n : a red that reflects little light

dark-blue
adj : having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October's bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke" [syn: {blue}, {bluish}, {blueish}, {light-blue}, {blue-black}]

dark-brown
adj : of a color similar to that of wood or earth [syn: {brown}, {brownish}]

darken
v 1: become dark or darker; "The sky darkened" [ant: {brighten}]
2: become or make darker; "The screen darkend"; "He darkened the colors by adding brown" [syn: {dim}] [ant: {brighten}]
3: tarnish or stain; "a scandal that darkened the family's good name"
4: make dark or darker; "darken a room" [ant: {brighten}]

darkened
adj 1: (of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time; "the darkened margins of the paper"
2: become or made dark by lack of light; "a darkened house"; "the darkened theater"

darkening
adj 1: becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over; "the darkening sky"
2: characterized by hopelessness; filled with gloom; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood" [syn: {gloomy}, {grim}]
n : changing to a darker color [syn: {blackening}]

darkey
n : offensive term for Black people [syn: {darky}, {darkie}]

dark-eyed junco
n : common North American junco having gray plumage and eyes with dark brown irises [syn: {slate-colored junco}, {Junco hyemalis}]

dark-field microscope
n : light microscope that uses scattered light to show particles too small to see with ordinary microscopes [syn: {ultramicroscope}]

dark-green
adj : similar to the color of fresh grass; "a green tree"; "green fields"; "green paint" [syn: {green}, {greenish}, {light-green}]

dark-haired
adj : having hair of a dark color; "a dark-haired beauty" [syn: {black-haired}, {brown-haired}]

darkie
n : offensive term for Black people [syn: {darky}, {darkey}]

darkish
adj : slightly dark; "darkish red"

darkling
adj 1: uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure; "a darkling glance"; "secret operatives and darkling conspiracies"-Archibald MacLeish
2: (poetic) occurring in the dark or night; "a darkling journey"

darkling beetle
n : sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain [syn: {darkling groung beetle}, {tenebrionid}]

darkling groung beetle
n : sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain [syn: {darkling beetle}, {tenebrionid}]

darkly
adv 1: without light; "the river was sliding darkly under the mist" [syn: {in darkness}]
2: in a dark glowering menacing manner; "he stared darkly at her"

darkness
n 1: absence of light or illumination [syn: {dark}] [ant: {light}]
2: an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness" [syn: {dark}, {shadow}]
3: absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness" [syn: {iniquity}, {wickedness}, {dark}]
4: an unenlightened state; "he was in the dark concerning their intentions"; "his lectures dispelled the darkness" [syn: {dark}]
5: having a dark or somber color [ant: {lightness}]
6: a swarthy complexion [syn: {duskiness}, {swarthiness}]

darkroom
n : a room in which photographs are developed

dark-skinned
adj 1: having skin rich in melanin pigments; "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People"; "the dark races"; "dark-skinned peoples" [syn: {colored}, {coloured}, {dark}]
2: naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic" [syn: {dusky}, {swart}, {swarthy}]

darky
n : offensive term for Black people [syn: {darkie}, {darkey}]

darling
adj : dearly loved [syn: {beloved}, {dear}]
n 1: a special loved one [syn: {favorite}, {favourite}, {pet}, {dearie}, {deary}, {ducky}]
2: an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River [syn: {Darling River}]

darling pea
n : either of two Australian plants of the genus Swainsona that are poisonous to sheep [syn: {poison bush}]

Darling River
n : an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River [syn: {Darling}]

Darlingtonia
n : one species: California pitcher plant [syn: {genus Darlingtonia}]

Darlingtonia californica
n : marsh or bog herb having solitary pendulous yellow-green flowers and somewhat twisted pitchers with broad wings below [syn: {California pitcher plant}]

Darmera
n : 1 species [syn: {genus Darmera}, {Peltiphyllum}, {genus Peltiphyllum}]

Darmera peltata
n : rhizomatous perennial herb with large dramatic peltate leaves and white to bright pink flowers in round heads on leafless stems; colonizes stream banks in the Sierra Nevada in California [syn: {umbrella plant}, {Indian rhubarb}, {Peltiphyllum peltatum}]

darn
n 1: a euphemism for `damn'
2: something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" [syn: {damn}, {hoot}, {red cent}, {shit}, {shucks}, {tinker's damn}, {tinker's dam}]
3: sewing or darning that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends" [syn: {mend}, {patch}]
v : repair by sewing; "darn socks"

darned
adj : expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "tired or his everlasting whimpering"; "an infernal nuisance" [syn: {blasted}, {blame}, {blamed}, {blessed}, {damn}, {damned}, {deuced}, {everlasting}, {goddam}, {goddamn}, {goddamned}, {infernal}]

darnel
n : weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous [syn: {tare}, {bearded darnel}, {cheat}, {Lolium temulentum}]

darning
n : the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads

darning needle
n 1: a long needle with an eye large enough for heavy darning or embroidery thread [syn: {embroidery needle}]
2: slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. [syn: {dragonfly}, {devil's darning needle}, {sewing needle}, {snake feeder}, {snake doctor}, {mosquito hawk}, {skeeter hawk}]

DARPA
n : the central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense; responsible for developing new surveillance technologies since 9/11 [syn: {Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency}]

Darrow
n : United States lawyer famous for his defense of lost causes (1857-1938) [syn: {Clarence Darrow}, {Clarence Seward Darrow}]

Darryl Francis Zanuck
n : United States filmmaker whose works include the first feature-length film with sound sequences (1902-1979) [syn: {Zanuck}, {Darryl Zanuck}]

Darryl Zanuck
n : United States filmmaker whose works include the first feature-length film with sound sequences (1902-1979) [syn: {Zanuck}, {Darryl Francis Zanuck}]

Darsana
n : (from the Sanskrit word for `to see') one of six orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints on the nature of reality and the release from bondage to karma

dart
n 1: a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot
2: a tapered tuck made in dressmaking
3: a sudden quick movement [syn: {flit}]
v 1: move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart [syn: {flit}, {flutter}, {fleet}]
2: run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard" [syn: {dash}, {scoot}, {scud}, {flash}, {shoot}]
3: move with sudden speed; "His forefinger darted in all directions as he spoke"

dart board
n : a circular board of wood or cork used as the target in the game of darts [syn: {dartboard}]

dart player
n : someone who plays the game of darts

dart thrower
n : a sling-like device used in various primitive societies to propel a dart or spear [syn: {throwing stick}, {throwing board}, {spear thrower}]

dartboard
n : a circular board of wood or cork used as the target in the game of darts [syn: {dart board}]

darter
n 1: fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill [syn: {snakebird}, {anhinga}]
2: a person or other animal that moves abruptly and rapidly; "squirrels are darters"

Dartmouth
n : a college in New Hampshire [syn: {Dartmouth College}]

Dartmouth College
n : a college in New Hampshire [syn: {Dartmouth}]

darts
n : a game in which darts are thrown at a dartboard

Darvon
n : a mildly narcotic analgesic drug (trade name Darvon) related to methadone but less addictive [syn: {propoxyphene}, {propoxyphene hydrochloride}]

Darwin
n 1: English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882) [syn: {Charles Darwin}, {Charles Robert Darwin}]
2: provincial capital of the Northern Territory of Australia

Darwin tulip
n : any of several very tall, late-blooming tulips bearing large squarish flowers on sturdy stems

Darwinian
adj : of or relating to Charles Darwin's theory of organic evolution; "Darwinian theories"
n : an advocate of Darwinism

Darwinism
n : a theory of organic evolution claiming that new species arise and are perpetuated by natural selection

das
n : any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes [syn: {hyrax}, {coney}, {cony}, {dassie}]

Das Kapital
n : a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories [syn: {Capital}]

dash
n 1: distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer" [syn: {elan}, {flair}, {panache}, {style}]
2: a quick run [syn: {sprint}]
3: a footrace run at top speed; "he is preparing for the 100-yard dash"
4: a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text [syn: {hyphen}]
5: the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code [syn: {dah}]
6: the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door" [syn: {bolt}]
v 1: run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard" [syn: {dart}, {scoot}, {scud}, {flash}, {shoot}]
2: break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate" [syn: {smash}]
3: hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock" [syn: {crash}]
4: destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes"
5: cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" [syn: {daunt}, {scare off}, {pall}, {frighten off}, {scare away}, {frighten away}, {scare}]
6: add an enlivening or altering element to; "blue paint dashed with white"

dash down
v : write down hastily; "She dashed off a letter to her lawyer" [syn: {dash off}]

dash off
v 1: write quickly; "She dashed off a note to her husdband saying she would not be home for supper" [syn: {knock off}, {toss off}, {fling off}]
2: write down hastily; "She dashed off a letter to her lawyer" [syn: {dash down}]

dashboard
n 1: protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc. [syn: {splashboard}, {splasher}]
2: instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls

dashed
adj : having gaps or spaces; "sign on the dotted line" [syn: {dotted}]

dasheen
n 1: edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants [syn: {taro}, {cocoyam}, {eddo}]
2: herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves [syn: {taro}, {taro plant}, {dalo}, {Colocasia esculenta}]
3: tropical starchy tuberous root [syn: {taro}, {taro root}, {cocoyam}, {edda}]

Dashiell Hammett
n : United States writer of hard-boiled detective fiction (1894-1961) [syn: {Hammett}, {Samuel Dashiell Hammett}]

dashiki
n : a loose and brightly colored African shirt [syn: {daishiki}]

dashing
adj 1: lively and spirited; "a dashing hero" [syn: {gallant}]
2: marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: {dapper}, {jaunty}, {natty}, {raffish}, {rakish}, {smart}, {spiffy}, {snappy}, {spruce}]

dashing hopes
n : an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone [syn: {disappointment}]

dashingly
adv : in a highly fashionable manner; "he was dashingly handsome"

dash-pot
n : a mechanical damper; the vibrating part is attached to a piston that moves in a chamber filled with liquid

dassie
n : any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes [syn: {hyrax}, {coney}, {cony}, {das}]

dastard
adj : treacherously cowardly; "the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on...December 7th"- F.D. Roosevelt [syn: {dastard(a)}, {dastardly}]
n : a malicious coward

dastardliness
n : treacherous cowardice

dastardly
adj : treacherously cowardly; "the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on...December 7th"- F.D. Roosevelt [syn: {dastard(a)}]

Dasyatidae
n : sting rays [syn: {family Dasyatidae}]

Dasyatis
n : type genus of the Dasyatidae [syn: {genus Dasyatis}]

Dasyatis centroura
n : one of the largest stingrays; found from Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras [syn: {roughtail stingray}]

dasymeter
n : densimeter consisting of a thin glass globe that is weighed in a gas to determine its density

Dasypodidae
n : armadillos [syn: {family Dasypodidae}]

Dasyprocta
n : type genus of the Dasyproctidae: agoutis [syn: {genus Dasyprocta}]

Dasyprocta aguti
n : agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food [syn: {agouti}]

Dasyproctidae
n : agoutis and pacas [syn: {family Dasyproctidae}]

Dasypus
n : type genus of the Dasypodidae [syn: {genus Dasypus}]

Dasypus novemcinctus
n : having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas to Paraguay [syn: {peba}, {nine-banded armadillo}, {Texas armadillo}]

dasyure
n : any of several more or less arboreal marsupials somewhat resembling martens

dasyurid
n : small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania [syn: {dasyurid marsupial}]

dasyurid marsupial
n : small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania [syn: {dasyurid}]

Dasyuridae
n : dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters; Tasmanian devils [syn: {family Dasyuridae}, {family Dasyurinae}]

Dasyurus
n : type genus of the family Dasyuridae: native cats [syn: {genus Dasyurus}]

Dasyurus quoll
n : a variety of dasyure [syn: {eastern dasyure}]

Dasyurus viverrinus
n : carnivorous arboreal catlike marsupials of Australia and Tasmania [syn: {native cat}]

DAT
n : an audiotape recording of sound [syn: {digital audiotape}]

data
See {datum}

data
n : a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; "statistical data" [syn: {information}]

data
datum
n : an item of factual information derived from measurement or research [syn: {data point}] [also: {data} (pl)]

data communication
n : electronic transmission of information that has been encoded digitally (as for storage and processing by computers) [syn: {digital communication}]

data conversion
n : conversion from one way of encoding data to another way

data converter
n : converter for changing information from one code to another

data encryption
n : (computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes

data file
n : a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together [syn: {file}]

data format
n : the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) [syn: {format}, {formatting}, {data formatting}]

data formatting
n : the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) [syn: {format}, {formatting}, {data format}]

data hierarchy
n : an arrangement of data consisting of sets and subsets such that every subset of a set is of lower rank than the set

data input device
n : a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device [syn: {input device}]

data link
n : an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data [syn: {link}]

data mining
n : data processing using sophisticated data search capabilities and statistical algorithms to discover patterns and correlations in large preexisting databases; a way to discover new meaning in data

data multiplexer
n : a multiplexer that permits two or more data sources to share a common transmission medium

data point
n : an item of factual information derived from measurement or research [syn: {datum}]

data processing
n : (computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information

data processor
n : a machine for performing calculations automatically [syn: {computer}, {computing machine}, {computing device}, {electronic computer}, {information processing system}]

data rate
n : the rate at which circuits or other devices operate when handling digital information

data structure
n : (computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer)

data system
n : system consisting of the network of all communication channels used within an organization [syn: {information system}]

data track
n : (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data [syn: {track}]

database
n : an organized body of related information

database management
n : creation and maintenance of a database

database management system
n : a software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database [syn: {DBMS}]

data-based
adj : relying on observation or experiment; "experimental results that supported the hypothesis" [syn: {experimental}, {observational}]

datable
adj : that can be given a date; "a concrete and datable happening"- C.W.Shumaker [syn: {dateable}] [ant: {undatable}]

data-storage medium
n : a medium for storing information [syn: {storage medium}]

date
n 1: the specified day of the month; "what is the date today?" [syn: {day of the month}]
2: a particular day specified as the time something will happen; "the date of the election is set by law"
3: a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date" [syn: {appointment}, {engagement}]
4: a particular but unspecified point in time; "they hoped to get together at an early date"
5: the present; "they are up to date"; "we haven't heard from them to date"
6: a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking" [syn: {escort}]
7: the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred; "he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class"
8: sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed
v 1: go on a date with; "Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart"
2: stamp with a date; "The package is dated November 24" [syn: {date stamp}]
3: assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of; "Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings"
4: date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!" [syn: {go steady}, {go out}, {see}]
5: provide with a dateline; mark with a date; "She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated"

date back
v : belong to an earlier time; "This story dates back 200 years" [syn: {go back}, {date from}]

date bar
n : fruit bar containing chopped dates

date bread
n : bread containing chopped dates

date from
v : belong to an earlier time; "This story dates back 200 years" [syn: {go back}, {date back}]

date line
n : an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian [syn: {dateline}, {International Date Line}]

date of reference
n : (astronomy) the precise date that is the point of reference for which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is referred [syn: {epoch}]

date palm
n : tall tropical feather palm tree native to Syria bearing sweet edible fruit [syn: {Phoenix dactylifera}]

date plum
n : an Asiatic persimmon tree cultivated for its small yellow or purplish-black edible fruit much valued by Afghan tribes [syn: {Diospyros lotus}]

date rape
n : rape in which the rapist is known to the victim (as when they are on a date together)

date stamp
v : stamp with a date; "The package is dated November 24" [syn: {date}]

dateable
adj : that can be given a date; "a concrete and datable happening"- C.W.Shumaker [syn: {datable}] [ant: {undatable}]

dated
adj 1: marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
2: bearing a date; "dated and stamped documents"

dateless
adj 1: having no known beginning and presumably no end; "the dateless rise and fall of the tides"; "time is endless"; "sempiternal truth" [syn: {endless}, {sempiternal}]
2: of such great duration as to preclude the possibility of being assigned a date; "dateless customs"
3: not bearing a date; "a dateless letter" [syn: {undated}]
4: unaffected by time; "few characters are so dateless as Hamlet"; "Helen's timeless beauty" [syn: {timeless}]

dateline
n 1: an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian [syn: {date line}, {International Date Line}]
2: a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch
v : mark with a date and place; "dateline a newspaper article" [syn: {datemark}, {date-mark}]

date-mark
v : mark with a date and place; "dateline a newspaper article" [syn: {dateline}, {datemark}]

datemark
v : mark with a date and place; "dateline a newspaper article" [syn: {dateline}, {date-mark}]

date-nut bread
n : bread containing chopped dates and nuts

dating
n : use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens [syn: {geological dating}]

dative
n : the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb [syn: {dative case}]

dative bond
n : a covalent bond in which both electrons are provided by one of the atoms [syn: {coordinate bond}]

dative case
n : the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb [syn: {dative}]

Datril
n : an analgesic for mild pain; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril and Tylenol and Panadol and Phenaphen and Tempra and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets) [syn: {acetaminophen}, {Tylenol}, {Panadol}, {Phenaphen}, {Tempra}, {Anacin III}]

datum
n : an item of factual information derived from measurement or research [syn: {data point}] [also: {data} (pl)]

Datura
n : thorn apple [syn: {genus Datura}]

Datura arborea
n : South American plant cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers [syn: {angel's trumpet}, {maikoa}, {Brugmansia arborea}]

Datura sanguinea
n : arborescent South American shrub having very large orange-red flowers [syn: {red angel's trumpet}, {Brugmansia sanguinea}]

Datura stramonium
n : intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits [syn: {jimsonweed}, {jimson weed}, {Jamestown weed}, {common thorn apple}, {apple of Peru}]

Datura suaveolens
n : South American plant cultivated for its very large nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers [syn: {angel's trumpet}, {Brugmansia suaveolens}]

daub
n 1: material used to daub walls
2: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" [syn: {smudge}, {spot}, {blot}, {smear}, {smirch}, {slur}]
3: an unskillful painting
v 1: coat with plaster; "daub the wall" [syn: {plaster}]
2: apply to a surface; "daub paint onto the wall"
3: cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster" [syn: {smear}]

daubed
adj : smeared thickly; often useed in combination; "cheeks beplastered with cosmetics"; "paint-besmeared savage bodies"; "mud-daubed walls" [syn: {beplastered}, {besmeared}]

Daubentonia
n : type genus; coextensive with the family Daubentoniidae [syn: {genus Daubentonia}]

Daubentonia madagascariensis
n : nocturnal lemur with long bony fingers and rodent-like incisor teeth closely related to the lemurs [syn: {aye-aye}]

Daubentoniidae
n : comprising solely the aye-aye [syn: {family Daubentoniidae}]

dauber
n : an unskilled painter

daubing
n : the application of plaster [syn: {plastering}]

Daucus
n : carrot [syn: {genus Daucus}]

Daucus carota
n : a widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots [syn: {wild carrot}, {Queen Anne's lace}]

Daucus carota sativa
n : perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical deep-orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions [syn: {carrot}, {cultivated carrot}]

Daugavpils
n : a city of southeastern Latvia

daughter
n : a female human offspring; "her daughter cared for her in her old age" [syn: {girl}] [ant: {son}, {son}]

daughter cell
n : a cell formed by the division or budding of another cell; "anthrax grows by dividing into two daughter cells that are generally identical"

daughter-in-law
n : the wife of your son [also: {daughters-in-law} (pl)]

daughterly
adj : befitting a daughter; "daughterly affection"

daughters-in-law
See {daughter-in-law}

daughters-in-law
daughter-in-law
n : the wife of your son [also: {daughters-in-law} (pl)]

Daumier
n : French painter best known for his satirical lithographs of bourgeois society (1808-1879) [syn: {Honore Daumier}]

daunt
v : cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" [syn: {dash}, {scare off}, {pall}, {frighten off}, {scare away}, {frighten away}, {scare}]

daunted
adj : caused to show discomposure; "refused to be fazed by the objections" [syn: {bothered}, {fazed}]

daunting
adj : discouraging through fear [syn: {intimidating}]

dauntingly
adv : to a degree or in a manner that daunts; "dauntingly difficult"

dauntless
adj : invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers" [syn: {audacious}, {brave}, {fearless}, {intrepid}, {unfearing}]

dauntlessly
adv : without fear; "fearlessly, he led the troops into combat" [syn: {fearlessly}, {intrepidly}] [ant: {fearfully}]

dauntlessness
n : resolute courageousness [syn: {intrepidity}]

dauphin
n : formerly, the eldest son of the King of France and direct heir to the throne

Davalia bullata
n : feathery fern of tropical Asia and Malaysia [syn: {squirrel's-foot fern}, {ball fern}, {Davalia bullata mariesii}, {Davallia Mariesii}]

Davalia bullata mariesii
n : feathery fern of tropical Asia and Malaysia [syn: {squirrel's-foot fern}, {ball fern}, {Davalia bullata}, {Davallia Mariesii}]

davallia
n : any fern of the genus Davallia; having scaly creeping rhizomes

Davallia canariensis
n : fern of the Canary Islands and Madeira [syn: {Canary Island hare's foot fern}]

Davallia Mariesii
n : feathery fern of tropical Asia and Malaysia [syn: {squirrel's-foot fern}, {ball fern}, {Davalia bullata}, {Davalia bullata mariesii}]

Davallia pyxidata
n : a hare's-foot fern of the genus Davallia [syn: {Australian hare's foot}]

Davalliaceae
n : one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems [syn: {family Davalliaceae}]

Davenport
n 1: a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
2: a small decorative writing desk
3: a large sofa usually convertible into a bed

David
n 1: patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600) [syn: {Saint David}, {St. David}]
2: French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French Revolution (1748-1825) [syn: {Jacques Louis David}]
3: (Old Testament) the 2nd king of the Israelites; as a young shepherd he fought Goliath (a giant Philistine warrior) and killed him by hitting him in the head with a stone flung from a sling; he united Israel with Jerusalem as its capital; many of the Psalms are attributed to David (circa 1000-962 BC)

David Alfaro Siqueiros
n : Mexican painter of murals depicting protest and revolution (1896-1974) [syn: {Siqueiros}, {David Siqueiros}]

David Barnard Steinman
n : United States civil engineer noted for designing suspension bridges (including the George Washington Bridge) (1886-1960) [syn: {Steinman}]

David Ben Gurion
n : Israeli statesman (born in Poland) and active Zionist who organized resistance against the British after World War II; prime minister of Israel (1886-1973) [syn: {Ben Gurion}, {David Grun}]

David Bruce
n : Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931) [syn: {Bruce}, {Sir David Bruce}]

David Bushnell
n : American inventor who in 1775 designed a man-propelled submarine that was ineffectual but subsequently earned him recognition as a submarine pioneer (1742-1824) [syn: {Bushnell}, {Father of the Submarine}]

David Crockett
n : United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836) [syn: {Crockett}, {Davy Crockett}]

David Garrick
n : English actor and theater manager who was the foremost Shakespearean actor of his day (1717-1779) [syn: {Garrick}]

David Glasgow Farragut
n : United States admiral who commanded Union ships during the American Civil War (1801-1870) [syn: {Farragut}]

David Grun
n : Israeli statesman (born in Poland) and active Zionist who organized resistance against the British after World War II; prime minister of Israel (1886-1973) [syn: {Ben Gurion}, {David Ben Gurion}]

David Hartley
n : English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757) [syn: {Hartley}]

David Herbert Lawrence
n : English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930) [syn: {Lawrence}, {D. H. Lawrence}]

David Hilbert
n : German mathematician (1862-1943) [syn: {Hilbert}]

David Hubel
n : United States neuroscientist noted for his studies of the neural basis of vision (born in 1926) [syn: {Hubel}]

David Hume
n : Scottish philosopher whose sceptical philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses (1711-1776) [syn: {Hume}]

David John Moore Cornwell
n : English writer of novels of espionage (born in 1931) [syn: {le Carre}, {John le Carre}]

David Lewelyn Wark Griffith
n : United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948) [syn: {Griffith}, {D. W. Griffith}]

David Livingstone
n : Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873) [syn: {Livingstone}]

David Low
n : British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963) [syn: {Low}, {Sir David Low}, {Sir David Alexander Cecil Low}]

David Mamet
n : United States playwright (born in 1947) [syn: {Mamet}]

David O. Selznick
n : United States filmmaker noted for his film adaptations of popular novels (1902-1965) [syn: {Selznick}, {David Oliver Selznick}]

David Oliver Selznick
n : United States filmmaker noted for his film adaptations of popular novels (1902-1965) [syn: {Selznick}, {David O. Selznick}]

David Ricardo
n : English economist who argued that the laws of supply and demand should operate in a free market (1772-1823) [syn: {Ricardo}]

David Riesman
n : United States sociologist (1909-2002) [syn: {Riesman}, {David Riesman Jr.}]

David Riesman Jr.
n : United States sociologist (1909-2002) [syn: {Riesman}, {David Riesman}]

David Rittenhouse
n : United States astronomer said to have built the first telescope made in America; also the first director of the United States Mint (1732-1796) [syn: {Rittenhouse}]

David Roland Smith
n : United States sculptor (1906-1965) [syn: {Smith}, {David Smith}]

David Sarnoff
n : United States businessman who pioneered in radio and television broadcasting (1891-1971) [syn: {Sarnoff}]

David Siqueiros
n : Mexican painter of murals depicting protest and revolution (1896-1974) [syn: {Siqueiros}, {David Alfaro Siqueiros}]

David Smith
n : United States sculptor (1906-1965) [syn: {Smith}, {David Roland Smith}]

Davidson's penstemon
n : mat-forming plant with blue-lavender flowers clustered on short erect stems; British Columbia to northern California [syn: {Penstemon davidsonii}]

Daviesia
n : genus of Australasian shrubs and subshrubs having small yellow or purple flowers followed by short triangular pods [syn: {genus Daviesia}]

Davis
n 1: English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605) [syn: {Davys}, {John Davys}, {John Davis}]
2: United States painter who developed an American version of Cubism (1894-1964) [syn: {Stuart Davis}]
3: United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991) [syn: {Miles Davis}, {Miles Dewey Davis Jr.}]
4: iAmerican statesman; president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War (1808-1889) [syn: {Jefferson Davis}]
5: United States tennis player who donated the Davis Cup for international team tennis competition (1879-1945) [syn: {Dwight Davis}, {Dwight Filley Davis}]
6: United States film actress (1908-1989) [syn: {Bette Davis}]

Davis' Birthday
n : celebrated in southern United States [syn: {Jefferson Davis' Birthday}, {June 3}]

Davis Cup
n : cup awarded for the annual international team tennis competition

davit
n : a crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat)

Davy
n : English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829) [syn: {Humphrey Davy}, {Sir Humphrey Davy}]

Davy Crockett
n : United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836) [syn: {Crockett}, {David Crockett}]

Davy Jones
n : the bottom of a sea or ocean [syn: {ocean floor}, {ocean bottom}, {seabed}, {sea bottom}, {Davy Jones's locker}]

Davy Jones's locker
n : the bottom of a sea or ocean [syn: {ocean floor}, {ocean bottom}, {seabed}, {sea bottom}, {Davy Jones}]

Davy lamp
n : an oil lamp that will not ignite flammable gases (methane) [syn: {safety lamp}]

Davys
n : English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605) [syn: {John Davys}, {Davis}, {John Davis}]

Davy's gray
n : slightly purplish or bluish dark gray [syn: {iron blue}, {steel gray}]

daw
n : common black-and-gray Eurasian bird noted for thievery [syn: {jackdaw}, {Corvus monedula}]

da'wah
n : missionary work for Islam [syn: {dawah}]

dawah
n : missionary work for Islam [syn: {da'wah}]

dawdle
v 1: take one's time; proceed slowly [syn: {linger}] [ant: {rush}]
2: waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!" [syn: {dally}]
3: hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. [syn: {lag}, {fall back}, {fall behind}]

dawdler
n : someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind [syn: {drone}, {laggard}, {lagger}, {trailer}]

dawdling
n : the deliberate act of wasting time instead of working [syn: {dalliance}, {trifling}, {wasting time}]

Dawes
n : American patriot who rode with Paul Revere to warn that the British were advancing on Lexington and Concord (1745-1799) [syn: {William Dawes}]

dawn
n 1: the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning" [syn: {dawning}, {morning}, {aurora}, {first light}, {daybreak}, {break of day}, {break of the day}, {dayspring}, {sunrise}, {sunup}, {cockcrow}] [ant: {sunset}]
2: the earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world" [syn: {morning}]
3: an opening time period; "it was the dawn of the Roman Empire"
v 1: become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow" [syn: {click}, {get through}, {come home}, {get across}, {sink in}, {penetrate}, {fall into place}]
2: appear or develop; "The age of computers had dawned"
3: become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"

dawn horse
n : earliest horse; extinct primitive dog-sized 4-toed Eocene animal [syn: {eohippus}]

dawn redwood
n : large fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular cones; commonly cultivated in United States as an ornamental; known as a fossil before being discovered in China [syn: {metasequoia}, {Metasequoia glyptostrodoides}]

dawning
n : the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning" [syn: {dawn}, {morning}, {aurora}, {first light}, {daybreak}, {break of day}, {break of the day}, {dayspring}, {sunrise}, {sunup}, {cockcrow}] [ant: {sunset}]

Dawson
n : a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike

Dawson's encephalitis
n : a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years [syn: {subacute sclerosing panencephalitis}, {SSPE}, {inclusion body encephalitis}, {subacute inclusion body encephalitis}, {sclerosing leukoencephalitis}, {subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis}, {Bosin's disease}, {Van Bogaert encephalitis}]

day
n 1: time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day" [syn: {twenty-four hours}, {solar day}, {mean solar day}]
2: some point or period in time; "it should arrive any day now"; "after that day she never trusted him again"; "those were the days"; "these days it is not unusual"
3: the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime" [syn: {daytime}, {daylight}] [ant: {night}]
4: a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day"
5: the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working); "my day began early this morning"; "it was a busy day on the stock exchange"; "she called it a day and went to bed"
6: an era of existence or influence; "in the day of the dinosaurs"; "in the days of the Roman Empire"; "in the days of sailing ships"; "he was a successful pianist in his day"
7: a period of opportunity; "he deserves his day in court"; "every dog has his day"
8: the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis; "how long is a day on Jupiter?"
9: the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day [syn: {sidereal day}] 10: United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935) [syn: {Clarence Day}, {Clarence Shepard Day Jr.}]

day after day
adv : for an indefinite number of successive days [syn: {day in day out}]

day bed
n : convertible consisting of an upholstered couch that can be converted into a double bed [syn: {studio couch}]

day blindness
n : inability to see clearly in bright light [syn: {hemeralopia}]

day boarder
n : a schoolchild at a boarding school who has meals at school but sleeps at home

day book
n : the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station [syn: {blotter}, {police blotter}, {rap sheet}, {charge sheet}]

day by day
adv : gradually and progressively; "his health weakened day by day" [syn: {daily}]

day camp
n : a camp providing care and activities for children during the daytime

day care
n : childcare during the day while parents work [syn: {daycare}]

day care center
n : a nursery for the supervision of preschool children while the parents work [syn: {day nursery}]

day game
n : a game played in daylight [ant: {night game}]

day in and day out
adv : without respite; "he plays chess day in and day out" [syn: {all the time}]

day in day out
adv : for an indefinite number of successive days [syn: {day after day}]

day jessamine
n : West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped white flowers that are fragrant by day [syn: {Cestrum diurnum}]

day laborer
n : a laborer who works by the day; for daily wages [syn: {day labourer}]

day labourer
n : a laborer who works by the day; for daily wages [syn: {day laborer}]

day lily
n 1: any of numerous perennials having mounds of sumptuous broad ribbed leaves and clusters of white, blue, or lilac flowers; used as ground cover [syn: {plantain lily}]
2: any of numerous perennials having tuberous roots and long narrow bladelike leaves and usually yellow lilylike flowers that bloom for only a day [syn: {daylily}]

day nursery
n : a nursery for the supervision of preschool children while the parents work [syn: {day care center}]

Day of Atonement
n : (Judaism) a solemn Jewish fast day; 10th of Tishri; its observance is one of the requirements of the Mosaic Law [syn: {Yom Kippur}]

Day of Judgement
n : (New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives [syn: {Judgment Day}, {Judgement Day}, {Day of Judgment}, {Doomsday}, {Last Judgment}, {Last Judgement}, {Last Day}, {day of reckoning}, {doomsday}, {crack of doom}, {end of the world}]

Day of Judgment
n : (New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives [syn: {Judgment Day}, {Judgement Day}, {Day of Judgement}, {Doomsday}, {Last Judgment}, {Last Judgement}, {Last Day}, {day of reckoning}, {doomsday}, {crack of doom}, {end of the world}]

day of reckoning
n 1: (New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives [syn: {Judgment Day}, {Judgement Day}, {Day of Judgment}, {Day of Judgement}, {Doomsday}, {Last Judgment}, {Last Judgement}, {Last Day}, {doomsday}, {crack of doom}, {end of the world}]
2: an unpleasant or disastrous destiny; "everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it"; "that's unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world" [syn: {doom}, {doomsday}, {end of the world}]

day of remembrance
n : the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it) [syn: {anniversary}]

day of rest
n : a day set aside for rest [syn: {rest day}] [ant: {workday}]

day of the month
n : the specified day of the month; "what is the date today?" [syn: {date}]

day of the week
n : any one of the seven days in a week

day off
n : a day when you are not required to work; "Thursday is his day off"

day return
n : a return ticket (at reduced fare) for traveling both ways in the same day

day school
n 1: a private school taking day students only [ant: {boarding school}]
2: a school giving instruction during the daytime [ant: {night school}]
3: a school building without boarding facilities

day shift
n 1: the work shift during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
2: workers who work during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) [syn: {day watch}]

day watch
n : workers who work during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) [syn: {day shift}]

day-after-day
adj : occurring or done each day; "a daily record"; "day-by-day labors of thousands of men and women"- H.S.Truman; "her day-after-day behavior"; "an every day occurrence" [syn: {daily}, {day-to-day}, {every day}]

Dayan
n : Israeli general and statesman (1915-1981) [syn: {Moshe Dayan}]

day-and-night
adj : at all times; "around-the-clock nursing care" [syn: {around-the-clock}, {nonstop}, {round-the-clock}]

daybed
n 1: an armless couch; a seat by day and a bed by night [syn: {divan bed}]
2: a long chair; for reclining [syn: {chaise longue}, {chaise}]

daybook
n 1: a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred [syn: {journal}]
2: an accounting journal as a physical object; "he bought a new daybook" [syn: {ledger}]

dayboy
n : a day boarder who is a boy

daybreak
n : the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning" [syn: {dawn}, {dawning}, {morning}, {aurora}, {first light}, {break of day}, {break of the day}, {dayspring}, {sunrise}, {sunup}, {cockcrow}] [ant: {sunset}]

daycare
n : childcare during the day while parents work [syn: {day care}]

daydream
n : absent-minded dreaming while awake [syn: {reverie}, {revery}, {daydreaming}, {oneirism}, {air castle}, {castle in the air}, {castle in Spain}]
v 1: have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy [syn: {dream}, {woolgather}, {stargaze}]
2: have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake; "She looked out the window, daydreaming" [syn: {moon}]

daydreamer
n : someone who indulges in idle or absent-minded daydreaming [syn: {woolgatherer}]

daydreaming
n : absent-minded dreaming while awake [syn: {reverie}, {revery}, {daydream}, {oneirism}, {air castle}, {castle in the air}, {castle in Spain}]

dayflower
n : any plant of the family Commelinaceae [syn: {spiderwort}]

dayfly
n : slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days [syn: {mayfly}, {shadfly}]

daygirl
n : a day boarder who is a girl

daylight
n 1: the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime" [syn: {day}, {daytime}] [ant: {night}]
2: light during the daytime

daylight saving
n : time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings [syn: {daylight-saving time}, {daylight-savings time}, {daylight savings}]

daylight savings
n : time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings [syn: {daylight-saving time}, {daylight-savings time}, {daylight saving}]

daylight vision
n : normal vision in daylight; vision with sufficient illumination that the cones are active and hue is perceived [syn: {photopic vision}]

daylight-saving time
n : time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings [syn: {daylight-savings time}, {daylight saving}, {daylight savings}]

daylight-savings time
n : time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings [syn: {daylight-saving time}, {daylight saving}, {daylight savings}]

daylily
n : any of numerous perennials having tuberous roots and long narrow bladelike leaves and usually yellow lilylike flowers that bloom for only a day [syn: {day lily}]

daylong
adj : lasting through an entire day
adv : during the entire day; "light pours daylong into the parlor" [syn: {all day long}]

daymio
See {daimio}

daymios
See {daimio}

day-old
adj : not fresh today; "day-old bread is cheaper than fresh"

Daypro
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Daypro) [syn: {oxaprozin}]

days
n : the time during which someone's life continues; "the monarch's last days"; "in his final years" [syn: {years}]

dayspring
n : the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning" [syn: {dawn}, {dawning}, {morning}, {aurora}, {first light}, {daybreak}, {break of day}, {break of the day}, {sunrise}, {sunup}, {cockcrow}] [ant: {sunset}]

daystar
n : a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky [syn: {morning star}, {Phosphorus}]

daytime
adj : happening during or appropriate to the day; "a daytime job"; "daytime television"; "daytime clothes" [ant: {nighttime}]
n : the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime" [syn: {day}, {daylight}] [ant: {night}]

day-to-day
adj : occurring or done each day; "a daily record"; "day-by-day labors of thousands of men and women"- H.S.Truman; "her day-after-day behavior"; "an every day occurrence" [syn: {daily}, {day-after-day}, {every day}]

Dayton
n : a city in southwest Ohio; manufacturing center

Dayton ax
n : an ax with a long handle and a head that has one cutting edge and one blunt side [syn: {common ax}, {common axe}, {Dayton axe}]

Dayton axe
n : an ax with a long handle and a head that has one cutting edge and one blunt side [syn: {common ax}, {common axe}, {Dayton ax}]

Daytona Beach
n : a resort town in northeast Florida on the Atlantic coast; hard white beaches have been used for automobile speed trials

daze
n 1: the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's deathleft him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock" [syn: {shock}, {stupor}]
2: confusion characterized by lack of clarity [syn: {fog}, {haze}]
v 1: to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights" [syn: {dazzle}, {bedazzle}]
2: overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her" [syn: {stun}, {bedaze}]

dazed
adj 1: in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; "he had a dazed expression on his face"; "lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow"; "was stupid from fatigue" [syn: {stunned}, {stupefied}, {stupid(p)}]
2: stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion) [syn: {foggy}, {groggy}, {logy}, {stuporous}]

dazedly
adv : in a daze; in a dazed manner; "he wondered dazedly whether the term after next at his new school wouldn't matter so much" [syn: {torpidly}]

dazzle
n : brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily
v 1: to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights" [syn: {bedazzle}, {daze}]
2: amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill; "Her arguments dazzled everyone"; "The dancer dazzled the audience with his turns and jumps"

dazzled
adj 1: having vision overcome temporarily by or as if by intense light; "she shut her dazzled eyes against the sun's brilliance"
2: stupefied or dizzied by something overpowering; "I fall back dazzled at beholding myself all rosy red, / At having, I myself, caused the sun to rise."- `Chanticler' by Rostand

dazzling
adj 1: amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning; "the skater's dazzling virtuosic leaps"; "these great best canvases still look as astonishing and as invitingly new as they did...when...his fulgurant popularity was in full growth"- Janet Flanner; "adventures related...in a style both vivid and fulgurous"- Idwal Jones [syn: {eye-popping}, {fulgurant}, {fulgurous}]
2: shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun" [syn: {blazing}, {blinding}, {fulgent}, {glaring}, {glary}]

dazzlingly
adv : in a manner or to a degree that dazzles the beholder

dB
n : a logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity [syn: {decibel}]

DBMS
n : a software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database [syn: {database management system}]

DC
n 1: the district occupied entirely by the city of Washington; chosen by George Washington as the site of the nation's capital and carve out of land ceded by Maryland and Virginia [syn: {District of Columbia}, {D.C.}]
2: an electric current that flows in one direction steadily [syn: {direct current}] [ant: {alternating current}]

D.C.
n : the district occupied entirely by the city of Washington; chosen by George Washington as the site of the nation's capital and carve out of land ceded by Maryland and Virginia [syn: {District of Columbia}, {DC}]

DCCP
n : an agency of the United Nations that promotes drug control and crime prevention [syn: {United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention}]

DCI
n : the head of the United States Intelligence Community and director of the Central Intelligence Agency [syn: {Director of Central Intelligence}]

DD
n : a doctor's degree in religion [syn: {Doctor of Divinity}]

D-day
n : day of the allied landing in France, World War II [syn: {6 June 1944}]

DDS
n : a doctor's degree in dental surgery [syn: {Doctor of Dental Surgery}]

DDT
n : an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the United States since 1972 [syn: {dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane}]

DE
n : a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {Delaware}, {Diamond State}, {First State}]

De Bakey
n : United States heart surgeon who in 1966 implanted the first artificial heart in a human patient (born in 1908) [syn: {Michael Ellis De Bakey}]

de Broglie
n : French nuclear physicist who generalized the wave-particle duality by proposing that particles of matter exhibit wavelike properties (1892-1987) [syn: {Broglie}, {Louis Victor de Broglie}]

de facto
adj : existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not; "de facto segregation is as real as segration imposed by law"; "a de facto state of war" [syn: {actual}, {factual}] [ant: {de jure}]
adv : in reality or fact; "the result was, de facto, a one-party system"

de facto segregation
n : segregation (especially in schools) that happens in fact although not required by law

De Forest
n : United States electrical engineer who in 1907 patented the first triode vacuum tube, which made it possible to detect and amplify radio waves (1873-1961) [syn: {Lee De Forest}, {The Father of Radio}]

de Gaulle
n : French general and statesman who became very popular during World War II as the leader of the Free French forces in exile (1890-1970) [syn: {General de Gaulle}, {Charles de Gaulle}, {General Charles de Gaulle}, {Charles Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle}]

de jure
adj : by right; according to law; "de jure recognition of the new government" [ant: {de facto}]
adv : by law; conforming to the law; "we are lawfully wedded now" [syn: {legally}, {lawfully}, {wrongfully}] [ant: {unlawfully}]

de jure segregation
n : segregation that is imposed by law

de Kooning
n : United States painter (born in the Netherlands) who was a leading American exponent of abstract expressionism (1904-1997) [syn: {Willem de Kooning}]

de la Mare
n : English poet remembered for his verse for children (1873-1956) [syn: {Walter de la Mare}, {Walter John de la Mare}]

de l'Orme
n : French royal architect who built the Tuileries Palace and Gardens in Paris for Catherine de Medicis (1515-1570) [syn: {Delorme}, {Philibert Delorme}, {Philibert de l'Orme}]

de luxe
adj : elegant and sumptuous; "a deluxe car"; "luxe accommodations"; "a luxury condominium" [syn: {deluxe}, {luxe}, {luxury(a)}]

de Mille
n : United States dancer and choreographer who introduced formal dance to a wide audience (born in 1905) [syn: {Agnes de Mille}, {Agnes George de Mille}]

De Niro
n : United States film actor who frequently plays tough characters (born 1943) [syn: {Robert De Niro}]

de novo
adv : from the beginning

De Quincey
n : English writer who described the psychological effects of addiction to opium (1785-1859) [syn: {Thomas De Quincey}]

de rigueur
adj : required by etiquette or usage or fashion; "instruction as to when and where a silk hat is de rigueur"

de Sade
n : French soldier and writer whose descriptions of sexual perversion gave rise to the term `sadism' (1740-1814) [syn: {Sade}, {Comte Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade}, {Marquis de Sade}]

de Saussure
n : Swiss linguist and expert in historical linguistics whose lectures laid the foundations for synchronic linguistics (1857-1913) [syn: {Ferdinand de Saussure}, {Saussure}]

De Sica
n : Italian film maker (1901-1974) [syn: {Vittorio De Sica}]

de Spinoza
n : Dutch philosopher who espoused a pantheistic system (1632-1677) [syn: {Spinoza}, {Baruch de Spinoza}, {Benedict de Spinoza}]

de trop
adj : being excessive or unreasonable; "the clothes she wears are a bit much"; "in retrospect the elaborate preparations seemed de trop"; "this is entirely too much!" [syn: {a bit much(p)}, {too much(p)}]

de Valera
n : Irish statesman (born in the United States); as president of the Irish Free State he was responsible for the new constitution of 1937 that created the state of Eire (1882-1975) [syn: {Eamon de Valera}]

De Vries
n : Dutch botanist who rediscovered Mendel's laws and developed the mutation theory of evolution (1848-1935) [syn: {deVries}, {Hugo deVries}, {Hugo De Vries}]

DEA
n : federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations [syn: {Drug Enforcement Administration}, {Drug Enforcement Agency}]

de-access
v : dispose of by selling; "the museum sold off its collection of French impressionists to raise money"; "the publishing house sold off one of its popular magazines"

deaccession
v : sell (art works) from a collection, especially in order to raise money for the purchase of other art works; "The museum deaccessioned several important works of this painter"

deacon
n 1: a Protestant layman who assists the minister [syn: {Protestant deacon}]
2: a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders

deaconess
n : a woman deacon

deactivate
v 1: remove from active military status or reassign; "The men were deactivated after five years of service"
2: make inactive; "they deactivated the file" [syn: {inactivate}] [ant: {activate}]

deactivation
n 1: breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges) [syn: {inactivation}]
2: the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb) [syn: {defusing}] [ant: {activation}]

dead
adj 1: no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life; "the nerve is dead"; "a dead pallor"; "he was marked as a dead man by the assassin" [ant: {alive(p)}]
2: not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat; "Mars is a dead planet"; "a dead battery"; "dead soil"; "dead coals"; "the fire is dead" [ant: {live}]
3: very tired; "was all in at the end of the day"; "so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere"; "bushed after all that exercise"; "I'm dead after that long trip" [syn: {all in(p)}, {beat(p)}, {bushed(p)}, {dead(p)}]
4: unerringly accurate; "a dead shot"; "took dead aim"
5: physically inactive; "Crater Lake is in the crater of a dead volcano of the Cascade Range"
6: total; "dead silence"; "utter seriousness" [syn: {dead(a)}, {utter(a)}]
7: not endowed with life; "the inorganic world is inanimate"; "inanimate objects"; "dead stones" [syn: {inanimate}, {nonliving}] [ant: {animate}]
8: (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive; "passersby were dead to our plea for help"; "numb to the cries for mercy" [syn: {dead(p)}, {numb(p)}]
9: devoid of physical sensation; numb; "his gums were dead from the novocain"; "she felt no discomfort as the dentist drilled her deadened tooth"; "a public desensitized by continuous television coverage of atrocities" [syn: {deadened}] 10: lacking acoustic resonance; "dead sounds characteristic of some compact discs"; "the dead wall surfaces of a recording studio" 11: not yielding a return; "dead capital"; "idle funds" [syn: {idle}] 12: not circulating or flowing; "dead air"; "dead water"; "stagnant water" [syn: {dead(a)}, {stagnant}] 13: out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown; "a dead telephone line"; "the motor is dead" 14: not surviving in active use; "Latin is a dead language" 15: lacking resilience or bounce; "a dead tennis ball" 16: no longer in force or use; inactive; "a defunct (or dead) law"; "a defunct organization" [syn: {defunct}] 17: no longer having force or relevance; "a dead issue" 18: sudden and complete; "came to a dead stop" [syn: {dead(a)}] 19: drained of electric charge; discharged; "a dead battery"; "left the lights on and came back to find the battery drained" [syn: {drained}] 20: lacking animation or excitement or activity; "the party being dead we left early"; "it was a lifeless party until she arrived" [syn: {lifeless}] 21: devoid of activity; "this is a dead town; nothing ever happens here"
n 1: people who are no longer living; "they buried the dead" [ant: {living}]
2: a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense; "the dead of winter"
adv 1: quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly" [syn: {abruptly}, {suddenly}, {short}]
2: completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers; "an absolutely magnificent painting"; "a perfectly idiotic idea"; "you're perfectly right"; "utterly miserable"; "you can be dead sure of my innocence"; "was dead tired"; "dead right" [syn: {absolutely}, {perfectly}, {utterly}]

dead ahead
adv : exactly ahead or in front; "the laboratory is dead ahead"

dead air
n : an inadvertent interruption in a broadcast during which there is no sound

dead animal
n : an animal that is no longer alive

dead axle
n : an axle that carries a wheel but without power to drive it

dead body
n : body of a dead animal or person; "they found the body in the lake" [syn: {body}]

dead center
n : the position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque [syn: {dead centre}]

dead centre
n : the position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque [syn: {dead center}]

dead drop
n : a drop used for the clandestine exchange of intelligence information; "a dead drop avoids the need for an intelligence officer and a spy to be present at the same time"

dead duck
n : something doomed to failure; "he finally admitted that the legislation was a dead duck"; "the idea of another TV channel is now a dead duck"; "as theories go, that's a dead duck"

dead end
n 1: a passage with access only at one end [syn: {cul}, {cul de sac}]
2: a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations" [syn: {deadlock}, {impasse}, {stalemate}, {standstill}]

dead hand
n 1: real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation) [syn: {mortmain}]
2: the oppressive influence of past events of decisions [syn: {dead hand of the past}, {mortmain}]

dead hand of the past
n : the oppressive influence of past events of decisions [syn: {dead hand}, {mortmain}]

dead heat
n : a tie in a race

dead language
n : a language that is no longer learned as a native language

dead letter
n 1: the state of something that has outlived its relevance [syn: {non-issue}]
2: mail that can neither be delivered nor returned [syn: {dead mail}]

dead load
n : a constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itself

dead mail
n : mail that can neither be delivered nor returned [syn: {dead letter}]

dead march
n : a slow march to be played for funeral processions [syn: {funeral march}]

dead metaphor
n : a metaphor that has occurred so often that it has become a new meaning of the expression (e.g., `he is a snake' may once have been a metaphor but after years of use it has died and become a new sense of the word `snake') [syn: {frozen metaphor}]

dead nettle
n 1: foul-smelling perennial Eurasiatic herb with a green creeping rhizome [syn: {hedge nettle}, {Stachys sylvatica}]
2: any of various plants of the genus Lamium having clusters of small usually purplish flowers with two lips
3: coarse bristly Eurasian plant with white or reddish flowers and foliage resembling that of a nettle; common as a weed in United States [syn: {hemp nettle}, {Galeopsis tetrahit}]
4: a plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves [syn: {richweed}, {clearweed}, {Pilea pumilla}]

dead on target
adj : accurately placed or thrown; "his aim was true"; "he was dead on target" [syn: {true}]

dead person
n : someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done" [syn: {dead soul}, {deceased person}, {deceased}, {decedent}, {departed}]

dead reckoning
n 1: an estimate based on little or no information [syn: {guess}, {guesswork}, {guessing}, {shot}]
2: navigation without the aid of celestial observations

dead ringer
n : a person who is almost identical to another [syn: {ringer}, {clone}]

dead room
n : a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation [syn: {morgue}, {mortuary}]

Dead Sea
n : a saltwater lake on the border between Israel and Jordan; its surface in 1292 feet below sea level

Dead Sea scrolls
n : (Old Testament) a collection of written scrolls (containing nearly all of the Old Testament) found in a cave near the Dead Sea in the late 1940s; "the Dead Sea Scrolls provide information about Judaism and the Bible around the time of Jesus"

dead set
adj : fixed in your purpose; "bent on going to the theater"; "dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event" [syn: {bent}, {bent on(p)}, {dead set(p)}, {intent on(p)}, {out to(p)}]

dead soul
n : someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done" [syn: {dead person}, {deceased person}, {deceased}, {decedent}, {departed}]

dead weight
n 1: an oppressive encumbrance
2: a heavy motionless weight

dead-air space
n : an unventilated area where no air circulates

deadbeat
n : someone who fails to meet a financial obligation [syn: {defaulter}]

deadbeat dad
n : a father who defaults on his obligation to provide financial support for his offspring

deadbolt
n : the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key [syn: {bolt}]

deaden
v 1: make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message" [syn: {dampen}, {damp}]
2: cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients; "girdle the plant" [syn: {girdle}]
3: make vapid or deprive of spirit; "deadened wine"
4: lessen the momentum or velocity of; "deaden a ship's headway"
5: become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor
6: make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound" [syn: {blunt}] [ant: {enliven}]
7: convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil

dead-end
adj : lacking opportunities for development or advancement; "stuck in a dead-end job"

dead-end street
n : a street with only one way in or out [syn: {blind alley}, {cul de sac}, {impasse}]

deadened
adj 1: devoid of physical sensation; numb; "his gums were dead from the novocain"; "she felt no discomfort as the dentist drilled her deadened tooth"; "a public desensitized by continuous television coverage of atrocities" [syn: {dead}]
2: made or become less intense; "the deadened pangs of hunger"

deadening
adj : so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome" [syn: {boring}, {dull}, {ho-hum}, {irksome}, {slow}, {tedious}, {tiresome}, {wearisome}]
n : the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) [syn: {stultification}, {constipation}, {impairment}]

deadeye
n 1: a dead shot
2: (nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud

deadhead
n 1: a nonenterprising person who is not paying his way; "the deadheads on the payroll should be eased out as fast as possible"
2: a train or bus or taxi traveling empty

deadlier
See {deadly}

deadlier
deadly
adj 1: causing or capable of causing death; "a fatal accident"; "a deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness" [syn: {deathly}, {mortal}]
2: of an instrument of certain death; "deadly poisons"; "lethal weapon"; "a lethal injection" [syn: {lethal}]
3: extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite" [syn: {venomous}, {virulent}]
4: involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death; "the seven deadly sins" [syn: {mortal(a)}]
5: exceedingly harmful [syn: {baneful}, {pernicious}, {pestilent}]
6: (of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect
adv 1: as if dead [syn: {lifelessly}]
2: as if produced by death; "deadly pale"; "a deadly paralytic stroke"
3: (used as intensives) extremely; "she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely jealous" [syn: {madly}, {insanely}, {deucedly}, {devilishly}] [also: {deadliest}, {deadlier}]

deadliest
See {deadly}

deadliest
deadly
adj 1: causing or capable of causing death; "a fatal accident"; "a deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness" [syn: {deathly}, {mortal}]
2: of an instrument of certain death; "deadly poisons"; "lethal weapon"; "a lethal injection" [syn: {lethal}]
3: extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite" [syn: {venomous}, {virulent}]
4: involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death; "the seven deadly sins" [syn: {mortal(a)}]
5: exceedingly harmful [syn: {baneful}, {pernicious}, {pestilent}]
6: (of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect
adv 1: as if dead [syn: {lifelessly}]
2: as if produced by death; "deadly pale"; "a deadly paralytic stroke"
3: (used as intensives) extremely; "she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely jealous" [syn: {madly}, {insanely}, {deucedly}, {devilishly}] [also: {deadliest}, {deadlier}]

deadlight
n : a strong shutter over a ship's porthole that is closed in stormy weather

deadline
n : the point in time at which something must be completed

deadliness
n : the quality of being deadly [syn: {lethality}]

deadlock
n : a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations" [syn: {dead end}, {impasse}, {stalemate}, {standstill}]

deadlocked
adj : at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions; "the chess game ended with white stalemated"; "the two factions are deadlocked over fringe benefits" [syn: {stalemated}]

deadly
adj 1: causing or capable of causing death; "a fatal accident"; "a deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness" [syn: {deathly}, {mortal}]
2: of an instrument of certain death; "deadly poisons"; "lethal weapon"; "a lethal injection" [syn: {lethal}]
3: extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite" [syn: {venomous}, {virulent}]
4: involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death; "the seven deadly sins" [syn: {mortal(a)}]
5: exceedingly harmful [syn: {baneful}, {pernicious}, {pestilent}]
6: (of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect
adv 1: as if dead [syn: {lifelessly}]
2: as if produced by death; "deadly pale"; "a deadly paralytic stroke"
3: (used as intensives) extremely; "she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely jealous" [syn: {madly}, {insanely}, {deucedly}, {devilishly}] [also: {deadliest}, {deadlier}]

deadly nightshade
n 1: perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine [syn: {belladonna}, {Atropa belladonna}]
2: poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America [syn: {bittersweet}, {bittersweet nightshade}, {climbing nightshade}, {poisonous nightshade}, {woody nightshade}, {Solanum dulcamara}]

deadly sin
n : an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; theologians list 7 mortal sins [syn: {mortal sin}] [ant: {venial sin}]

dead-man's float
n : a floating position with the face down and arms stretched forward [syn: {prone float}]

dead-man's-fingers
n : the fruiting bodies of the fungi of the genus Xylaria [syn: {dead-men's-fingers}, {Xylaria polymorpha}]

dead-men's-fingers
n : the fruiting bodies of the fungi of the genus Xylaria [syn: {dead-man's-fingers}, {Xylaria polymorpha}]

deadness
n 1: the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity; "he objected to the deadness of the tennis balls"
2: the inanimate property of something that has died

dead-on
adj : accurate and to the point; "a dead-on feel for characterization"; "She avoids big scenes...preferring to rely on small gestures and dead-on dialogue"- Peter S.Prescott [syn: {dead-on(a)}]

deadpan
adj : deliberately impassive in manner; "deadpan humor"; "his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read" [syn: {expressionless}, {impassive}, {poker-faced}, {unexpressive}]
adv : without betraying any feeling; "she told the joke deadpan"

deadwood
n 1: a branch or a part of a tree that is dead
2: someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded [syn: {fifth wheel}]

DEAE cellulose
n : used for chromatography [syn: {diethylaminoethyl cellulose}]

deaf
adj 1: lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part [ant: {hearing(a)}]
2: (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed; "deaf to her warnings" [syn: {deaf(p)}, {indifferent(p)}]
n : people who have severe hearing impairments; "many of the deaf use sign language"
v : make or render deaf; "a deafening noise" [syn: {deafen}]

deaf as a post
adj : totally deaf; unable to hear anything [syn: {profoundly deaf}, {stone-deaf}, {unhearing}]

deaf person
n : a person with a severe auditory handicap

deaf to
adj : unwilling to hear [syn: {inattentive}, {unheeding}, {unlistening(a)}, {deaf to(p)}]

deaf-aid
n : an electronic device that amplifies sound and is worn to compensate for poor hearing [syn: {hearing aid}]

deaf-and-dumb
adj : lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak [syn: {deaf-mute}]

deaf-and-dumb person
n : a deaf person who is unable to speak [syn: {mute}, {deaf-mute}]

deafen
v 1: be unbearably loud; "a deafening noise"
2: make or render deaf; "a deafening noise" [syn: {deaf}]
3: make soundproof; "deafen a room"

deafened
adj : caused to hear poorly or not at all

deafening
adj : loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss [syn: {earsplitting}, {roaring}, {thunderous}, {thundery}]

deaf-mute
adj : lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak [syn: {deaf-and-dumb}]
n : a deaf person who is unable to speak [syn: {mute}, {deaf-and-dumb person}]

deaf-muteness
n : congenital deafness that results in inability to speak [syn: {deaf-mutism}]

deaf-mutism
n : congenital deafness that results in inability to speak [syn: {deaf-muteness}]

deafness
n : partial or complete loss of hearing [syn: {hearing loss}]

deal
adj : made of fir or pine; "a plain deal table"
n 1: a particular instance of buying or selling; "it was a package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he's a master of the business deal" [syn: {trade}, {business deal}]
2: an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals" [syn: {bargain}]
3: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]
4: a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
5: wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir) [syn: {softwood}]
6: the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand" [syn: {hand}]
7: the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement); "he got a good deal on his car"
8: the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise"
9: the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions"
v 1: deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China" [syn: {cover}, {treat}, {handle}, {plow}, {address}]
2: take action with respect to (someone or something); "How are we going to deal with this problem?"; "The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students"
3: take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case" [syn: {consider}, {take}, {look at}]
4: come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" [syn: {cope}, {get by}, {make out}, {make do}, {contend}, {grapple}, {manage}]
5: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone" [syn: {distribute}, {administer}, {mete out}, {parcel out}, {lot}, {dispense}, {shell out}, {deal out}, {dish out}, {allot}, {dole out}]
6: do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" [syn: {sell}, {trade}]
7: be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" [syn: {manage}, {care}, {handle}]
8: behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"
9: distribute to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?" 10: direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this" [syn: {conduct}, {carry on}] 11: give out as one's portion or share [syn: {share}, {divvy up}, {portion out}, {apportion}] 12: give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades" 13: sell; "deal hashish" [also: {dealt}]

deal out
v : administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone" [syn: {distribute}, {administer}, {mete out}, {deal}, {parcel out}, {lot}, {dispense}, {shell out}, {dish out}, {allot}, {dole out}]

dealer
n 1: someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold [syn: {trader}, {bargainer}, {monger}]
2: a firm engaged in trading
3: a seller of illicit goods; "a dealer in stolen goods"
4: the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account [syn: {principal}]
5: the person who distributes the playing cards in a card game

dealership
n : a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area [syn: {franchise}]

dealfish
n : deep-sea ribbonfish [syn: {Trachipterus arcticus}] [also: {dealfishes} (pl)]

dealfishes
See {dealfish}

dealfishes
dealfish
n : deep-sea ribbonfish [syn: {Trachipterus arcticus}] [also: {dealfishes} (pl)]

dealignment
n : a process whereby voters are moved toward nonpartisanship thus weakening the structure of political parties

dealing
n 1: method or manner of conduct in relation to others; "honest dealing"
2: the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me" [syn: {transaction}, {dealings}]

dealings
n 1: social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with') [syn: {traffic}]
2: mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups [syn: {relations}]
3: the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me" [syn: {transaction}, {dealing}]

dealt
See {deal}

dealt
deal
adj : made of fir or pine; "a plain deal table"
n 1: a particular instance of buying or selling; "it was a package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he's a master of the business deal" [syn: {trade}, {business deal}]
2: an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals" [syn: {bargain}]
3: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]
4: a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
5: wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir) [syn: {softwood}]
6: the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand" [syn: {hand}]
7: the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement); "he got a good deal on his car"
8: the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise"
9: the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions"
v 1: deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China" [syn: {cover}, {treat}, {handle}, {plow}, {address}]
2: take action with respect to (someone or something); "How are we going to deal with this problem?"; "The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students"
3: take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case" [syn: {consider}, {take}, {look at}]
4: come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" [syn: {cope}, {get by}, {make out}, {make do}, {contend}, {grapple}, {manage}]
5: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone" [syn: {distribute}, {administer}, {mete out}, {parcel out}, {lot}, {dispense}, {shell out}, {deal out}, {dish out}, {allot}, {dole out}]
6: do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" [syn: {sell}, {trade}]
7: be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" [syn: {manage}, {care}, {handle}]
8: behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"
9: distribute to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?" 10: direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this" [syn: {conduct}, {carry on}] 11: give out as one's portion or share [syn: {share}, {divvy up}, {portion out}, {apportion}] 12: give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades" 13: sell; "deal hashish" [also: {dealt}]

dealt out
adj : given out in portions [syn: {apportioned}, {doled out}, {meted out}, {parceled out}]

deaminate
v : remove the amino radical (usually by hydrolysis) from an amino compound; to perform deamination [syn: {deaminize}]

deamination
n : removal of the amino radical from an amino acid or other amino compound [syn: {deaminization}]

deaminization
n : removal of the amino radical from an amino acid or other amino compound [syn: {deamination}]

deaminize
v : remove the amino radical (usually by hydrolysis) from an amino compound; to perform deamination [syn: {deaminate}]

dean
n 1: an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
2: United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955) [syn: {James Dean}, {James Byron Dean}]
3: a man who is the senior member of a group; "he is the dean of foreign correspondents" [syn: {doyen}]
4: (Roman Catholic Church) the head of the College of Cardinals

Dean Acheson
n : United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971) [syn: {Acheson}, {Dean Gooderham Acheson}]

Dean Gooderham Acheson
n : United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971) [syn: {Acheson}, {Dean Acheson}]

Dean Martin
n : United States singer (1917-1995) [syn: {Martin}, {Dino Paul Crocetti}]

Dean Swift
n : an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745) [syn: {Swift}, {Jonathan Swift}]

deanery
n 1: the official residence of a dean
2: the position or office of a dean [syn: {deanship}]

deanship
n : the position or office of a dean [syn: {deanery}]

dear
adj 1: dearly loved [syn: {beloved}, {darling}]
2: with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" [syn: {good}, {near}]
3: earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences" [syn: {devout}, {earnest}, {heartfelt}]
4: having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant" [syn: {costly}, {dear(p)}, {high-priced}, {pricey}, {pricy}]
n 1: a beloved person; used as terms of endearment [syn: {beloved}, {dearest}, {loved one}, {honey}, {love}]
2: a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child) [syn: {lamb}]
adv 1: with affection; "she loved him dearly"; "he treats her affectionately" [syn: {dearly}, {affectionately}]
2: at a great cost; "he paid dearly for the food"; "this cost him dear" [syn: {dearly}]

dearest
n : a beloved person; used as terms of endearment [syn: {beloved}, {dear}, {loved one}, {honey}, {love}]

dearie
n : a special loved one [syn: {darling}, {favorite}, {favourite}, {pet}, {deary}, {ducky}]

dearly
adv 1: in a sincere and heartfelt manner; "I would dearly love to know" [syn: {in a heartfelt way}]
2: at a great cost; "he paid dearly for the food"; "this cost him dear" [syn: {dear}]
3: with affection; "she loved him dearly"; "he treats her affectionately" [syn: {affectionately}, {dear}]

dearly-won
adj : entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory" [syn: {costly}]

dearness
n : the quality possessed by something with a great price or value [syn: {costliness}]

dearth
n 1: an acute insufficiency [syn: {famine}, {shortage}]
2: an insufficient quantity or number [syn: {paucity}]

deary
n : a special loved one [syn: {darling}, {favorite}, {favourite}, {pet}, {dearie}, {ducky}]

death
n 1: the event of dying or departure from life; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren" [syn: {decease}] [ant: {birth}]
2: the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism; "the animal died a painful death"
3: the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last" [syn: {last}]
4: the personification of death; "Death walked the streets of the plague-bound city"
5: the absence of life or state of being dead; "he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life"
6: the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes" [syn: {dying}, {demise}] [ant: {birth}]
7: the act of killing; "he had two deaths on his conscience"
8: a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end" [syn: {end}, {destruction}]

death adder
n : venomous Australian snake resembling an adder [syn: {Acanthophis antarcticus}]

death angel
n : extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills [syn: {death cap}, {death cup}, {destroying angel}, {Amanita phalloides}]

death bell
n : a bell rung to announce a death [syn: {death knell}]

death benefit
n : insurance or pension money payable to a beneficiary of a deceased

death camas
n : any of various plants of the genus Zigadenus having glaucous leaves and terminal racemes of mostly white flowers; all are poisonous [syn: {zigadene}]

death camp
n : a concentration camp where prisoners are likely to die or be killed

death cap
n : extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills [syn: {death cup}, {death angel}, {destroying angel}, {Amanita phalloides}]

death chair
n : an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles a chair; "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair" [syn: {electric chair}, {chair}, {hot seat}]

death chamber
n : instrument of execution consisting of a sealed chamber into which poison gas is introduced; used to kill people or animals [syn: {gas chamber}]

death cup
n : extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills [syn: {death cap}, {death angel}, {destroying angel}, {Amanita phalloides}]

death duty
n : a tax on the estate of the deceased person [syn: {inheritance tax}, {estate tax}, {death tax}]

death house
n : the cellblock in a prison where those condemned to death await execution [syn: {death row}]

death instinct
n : (psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die [syn: {death wish}]

death knell
n 1: an omen of death or destruction
2: a bell rung to announce a death [syn: {death bell}]

death mask
n : a cast taken from the face of a dead person

death penalty
n : putting a condemned person to death [syn: {execution}, {executing}, {capital punishment}]

death rate
n : the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year [syn: {deathrate}, {morbidity}, {mortality}, {mortality rate}, {fatality rate}]

death row
n : the cellblock in a prison where those condemned to death await execution [syn: {death house}]

death seat
n : the car seat beside the driver of an automobile; believed to be the most dangerous place to sit in a car in case of an accident

death squad
n : a clandestine military or paramilitary team who murder political dissidents or petty criminals (usually with the government's tacit approval)

death tax
n : a tax on the estate of the deceased person [syn: {inheritance tax}, {estate tax}, {death duty}]

death toll
n : the number of deaths resulting from some particular cause such as an accident or a battle or a natural disaster

Death Valley
n : a desert area in eastern California and southern Nevada; the lowest point in North America

death warrant
n : a warrant to execute the death sentence

death wish
n : (psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die [syn: {death instinct}]

deathbed
n 1: the last few hours before death
2: the bed on which a person dies

deathblow
n : the blow that kills (usually mercifully) [syn: {coup de grace}]

deathless
adj : never dying; "his undying fame" [syn: {undying}]

deathlike
adj : having the physical appearance of death; "a deathly pallor" [syn: {deathly}]

deathly
adj 1: having the physical appearance of death; "a deathly pallor" [syn: {deathlike}]
2: causing or capable of causing death; "a fatal accident"; "a deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness" [syn: {deadly}, {mortal}]
adv : in the manner of death; "he was deathly pale"

deathrate
n : the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year [syn: {death rate}, {morbidity}, {mortality}, {mortality rate}, {fatality rate}]

death-roll
n : a list of persons killed in a war or other disaster

death's head
n : a human skull (or a representation of a human skull) used as a symbol of death

death's-head moth
n : European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull [syn: {Acherontia atropos}]

deathtrap
n : any structure that is very unsafe; where people are likely to be killed

deathwatch
n 1: minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers [syn: {booklouse}, {book louse}, {Liposcelis divinatorius}]
2: bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death [syn: {deathwatch beetle}, {Xestobium rufovillosum}]

deathwatch beetle
n : bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death [syn: {deathwatch}, {Xestobium rufovillosum}]

deb
n : a young woman making her debut into society [syn: {debutante}]

debacle
n 1: a sudden and violent collapse [syn: {fiasco}]
2: flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer
3: a sound defeat [syn: {thrashing}, {walloping}, {drubbing}, {slaughter}, {trouncing}, {whipping}]

debar
v 1: bar temporarily; from school, office, etc. [syn: {suspend}]
2: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" [syn: {obviate}, {deflect}, {avert}, {head off}, {stave off}, {fend off}, {avoid}, {ward off}]
3: prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club" [syn: {bar}, {exclude}] [also: {debarring}, {debarred}]

debark
v : go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton" [syn: {disembark}, {set down}] [ant: {embark}]

debarkation
n : the act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or aircraft [syn: {disembarkation}, {disembarkment}] [ant: {boarding}]

debarment
n 1: the state of being debarred (excluded from enjoying certain possessions or rights or practices)
2: the act of prevention by legal means; "they achieved his debarment from holding public office"

debarred
See {debar}

debarred
debar
v 1: bar temporarily; from school, office, etc. [syn: {suspend}]
2: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" [syn: {obviate}, {deflect}, {avert}, {head off}, {stave off}, {fend off}, {avoid}, {ward off}]
3: prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club" [syn: {bar}, {exclude}] [also: {debarring}, {debarred}]

debarring
See {debar}

debarring
debar
v 1: bar temporarily; from school, office, etc. [syn: {suspend}]
2: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" [syn: {obviate}, {deflect}, {avert}, {head off}, {stave off}, {fend off}, {avoid}, {ward off}]
3: prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club" [syn: {bar}, {exclude}] [also: {debarring}, {debarred}]

debase
v 1: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" [syn: {corrupt}, {pervert}, {subvert}, {demoralize}, {demoralise}, {debauch}, {profane}, {vitiate}, {deprave}, {misdirect}]
2: lower in value by increasing the base-metal content [syn: {alloy}]
3: corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor" [syn: {adulterate}, {stretch}, {dilute}]

debased
adj 1: mixed with impurities [syn: {adulterate}, {adulterated}]
2: lowered in value; "the dollar is low"; "a debased currency" [syn: {devalued}, {degraded}]
3: ruined in character or quality [syn: {corrupted}, {vitiated}]

debasement
n 1: being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adultering [syn: {adulteration}]
2: changing to a lower state (a less respected state) [syn: {degradation}]

debaser
n : a person who lowers the quality or character or value (as by adding cheaper metal to coins) [syn: {degrader}]

debasing
adj : used of conduct; characterized by dishonor [syn: {degrading}]

debatable
adj 1: open to doubt or debate; "If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic" [syn: {problematic}, {problematical}]
2: open to argument or debate; "that is a moot question" [syn: {arguable}, {disputable}, {moot}]
3: capable of being disproved [syn: {disputable}]

debate
n 1: a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on" [syn: {argument}, {argumentation}]
2: the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote) [syn: {disputation}, {public debate}]
v 1: argue with one another; "We debated the question of abortion"; "John debated Mary"
2: think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind" [syn: {consider}, {moot}, {turn over}, {deliberate}]
3: discuss the pros and cons of an issue [syn: {deliberate}]
4: have an argument about something [syn: {argue}, {contend}, {fence}]

debater
n : someone who engages in debate [syn: {arguer}]

debauch
n : a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity [syn: {orgy}, {debauchery}, {saturnalia}, {riot}, {bacchanal}, {bacchanalia}, {drunken revelry}]
v : corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" [syn: {corrupt}, {pervert}, {subvert}, {demoralize}, {demoralise}, {debase}, {profane}, {vitiate}, {deprave}, {misdirect}]

debauched
adj : unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" [syn: {degenerate}, {degraded}, {dissipated}, {dissolute}, {libertine}, {profligate}, {riotous}, {fast}]

debauchee
n : a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained [syn: {libertine}, {rounder}]

debaucher
n : someone who assaults others sexually [syn: {violator}, {ravisher}]

debauchery
n : a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity [syn: {orgy}, {debauch}, {saturnalia}, {riot}, {bacchanal}, {bacchanalia}, {drunken revelry}]

debenture
n 1: a bond that is backed by the credit of the issuer but not by any specific collateral [syn: {unsecured bond}, {debenture bond}] [ant: {secured bond}]
2: a certificate or voucher acknowledging a debt

debenture bond
n : a bond that is backed by the credit of the issuer but not by any specific collateral [syn: {unsecured bond}, {debenture}] [ant: {secured bond}]

debile
adj : lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless" [syn: {decrepit}, {feeble}, {infirm}, {sapless}, {weak}, {weakly}]

debilitate
v : make weak; "Life in the camp drained him" [syn: {enfeeble}, {drain}]

debilitated
adj 1: lacking strength or vigor [syn: {adynamic}, {asthenic}, {enervated}]
2: weak and feeble; "I'm feeling seedy today" [syn: {enfeebled}, {infirm}, {seedy}]

debilitating
adj : impairing the strength and vitality [ant: {invigorating}]

debilitation
n : serious weakening and loss of energy [syn: {enervation}, {enfeeblement}, {exhaustion}]

debilitative
adj : causing debilitation [syn: {enervating}, {enfeebling}, {weakening}]

debility
n : the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) [syn: {infirmity}, {frailty}, {feebleness}, {frailness}]

debit
n : an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing [syn: {debit entry}] [ant: {credit}]
v : enter as debit [ant: {credit}]

debit card
n : a card (usually plastic) that enables the holder to withdraw money or to have the cost of purchases charged directly to the holder's bank account

debit entry
n : an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing [syn: {debit}] [ant: {credit}]

debit side
n : account of payments owed; usually the left side of a financial statement

debonair
adj 1: having a sophisticated charm; "a debonair gentleman" [syn: {debonaire}, {debonnaire}, {suave}]
2: having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G. Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"- H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty optimist" [syn: {chipper}, {debonaire}, {jaunty}]

debonaire
adj 1: having a sophisticated charm; "a debonair gentleman" [syn: {debonair}, {debonnaire}, {suave}]
2: having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G. Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"- H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty optimist" [syn: {chipper}, {debonair}, {jaunty}]

debone
v : remove the bones from; "bone the turkey before roasting it" [syn: {bone}]

deboned
adj : having had the bones removed; "a boneless rib roast"; "a boned (or deboned) fish" [syn: {boned}]

debonnaire
adj : having a sophisticated charm; "a debonair gentleman" [syn: {debonair}, {debonaire}, {suave}]

debouch
v 1: march out (as from a defile) into open ground; "The regiments debouched from the valley" [syn: {march out}]
2: pass out or emerge; especially of rivers; "The tributary debouched into the big river"

debridement
n : surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing

debrief
v : put someone through a debriefing and make him report; "The released hostages were debriefed"

debriefing
n : report of a mission or task

debris
n : the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up [syn: {dust}, {junk}, {rubble}, {detritus}]

debris storm
n : the sudden spread of dust and debris from a collapsing building; "the destruction of the building produced an enormous debris surge" [syn: {debris surge}]

debris surge
n : the sudden spread of dust and debris from a collapsing building; "the destruction of the building produced an enormous debris surge" [syn: {debris storm}]

Debs
n : United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926) [syn: {Eugene V. Debs}, {Eugene Victor Debs}]

debt
n 1: the state of owing something (especially money); "he is badly in debt"
2: money or goods or services owed by one person to another
3: an obligation to pay or do something

debt ceiling
n : the maximum borrowing power of a governmental entity [syn: {debt limit}]

debt instrument
n : a written promise to repay a debt [syn: {certificate of indebtedness}]

debt limit
n : the maximum borrowing power of a governmental entity [syn: {debt ceiling}]

debtor
n : a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt [ant: {creditor}]

debug
v : locate and correct errors in a computer program code; "debug this program" [also: {debugging}, {debugged}]

debugged
See {debug}

debugged
debug
v : locate and correct errors in a computer program code; "debug this program" [also: {debugging}, {debugged}]

debugger
n : a program that helps in locating and correcting programming errors

debugging
See {debug}

debugging
debug
v : locate and correct errors in a computer program code; "debug this program" [also: {debugging}, {debugged}]

debunk
v : expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas; "The physicist debunked the psychic's claims" [syn: {expose}]

debunking
n : the exposure of falseness or pretensions; "the debunking of religion has been too successful" [syn: {repudiation}]

debussed
See {debus}

debusses
See {debus}

debussing
See {debus}

Debussy
n : French composer who is said to have created impressionism in music (1862-1918) [syn: {Claude Debussey}, {Claude Achille Debussy}]

debut
n 1: the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line" [syn: {introduction}, {first appearance}, {launching}, {unveiling}, {entry}]
2: the presentation of a debutante in society
v 1: present for the first time to the public; "The and debuts a new song or two each month"
2: appear for the first time in public; "The new ballet that debuts next months at Covent Garden, is already sold out"
3: make one's debut; "This young soprano debuts next months at the Metropolitan Opera"

debutante
n : a young woman making her debut into society [syn: {deb}]

Dec
n 1: the last (12th) month of the year [syn: {December}]
2: (astronomy) the angular distance to a point on a celestial object measured north or south from the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere [syn: {declination}, {celestial latitude}]

Dec 24
n : the day before Christmas [syn: {Christmas Eve}]

Dec 25
n : a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn: {Christmas}, {Christmas Day}, {Xmas}]

decade
n 1: a period of 10 years [syn: {decennary}, {decennium}]
2: the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system [syn: {ten}, {10}, {X}, {tenner}]

decadence
n : the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities [syn: {degeneracy}, {degeneration}, {decadency}]

decadency
n : the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities [syn: {degeneracy}, {degeneration}, {decadence}]

decadent
adj : marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay; "a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility"; "a group of effete self-professed intellectuals" [syn: {effete}]
n : a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)

Decadron
n : a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation [syn: {dexamethasone}, {Dexamethasone Intensol}, {Dexone}, {Hexadrol}, {Oradexon}]

decaf
n : coffee with the caffeine removed [syn: {decaffeinated coffee}]

decaffeinated coffee
n : coffee with the caffeine removed [syn: {decaf}]

decagon
n : a polygon with 10 sides and 10 angles

decagram
n : 10 grams [syn: {dekagram}, {dkg}, {dag}]

decahedron
n : any polyhedron having ten plane faces

decal
n 1: a design fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design to be transferred to the surface [syn: {decalcomania}]
2: the art of transfering designs from specially prepared paper to a wood or glass or metal surface [syn: {decalcomania}]

decalcification
n : loss of calcium from bones or teeth

decalcified
See {decalcify}

decalcified
decalcify
v 1: lose calcium or calcium compounds
2: remove calcium or lime from; "decalcify the rock" [ant: {calcify}] [also: {decalcified}]

decalcify
v 1: lose calcium or calcium compounds
2: remove calcium or lime from; "decalcify the rock" [ant: {calcify}] [also: {decalcified}]

decalcomania
n 1: a design fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design to be transferred to the surface [syn: {decal}]
2: the art of transfering designs from specially prepared paper to a wood or glass or metal surface [syn: {decal}]

decalescence
n : phenomenon that occurs when a metal is being heated and there is a sudden slowing in the rate of temperature increase; slowing is caused by a change in the internal crystal structure of the metal

decaliter
n : a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters [syn: {dekaliter}, {dekalitre}, {decalitre}, {dal}, {dkl}]

decalitre
n : a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters [syn: {dekaliter}, {dekalitre}, {decaliter}, {dal}, {dkl}]

Decalogue
n : the biblical commandments of Moses [syn: {Ten Commandments}]

decameter
n : a metric unit of length equal to ten meters [syn: {dekameter}, {decametre}, {dekametre}, {dam}, {dkm}]

decametre
n : a metric unit of length equal to ten meters [syn: {decameter}, {dekameter}, {dekametre}, {dam}, {dkm}]

decamp
v 1: leave a camp; "The hikers decamped before dawn" [syn: {break camp}]
2: run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along [syn: {abscond}, {bolt}, {absquatulate}, {run off}, {go off}]
3: leave suddenly; "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town" [syn: {skip}, {vamoose}]

decampment
n 1: the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest) [syn: {abscondment}]
2: breaking camp

decanedioic acid
n : a dicarboxylic acid used to make resins [syn: {sebacic acid}]

decanoic acid
n : a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats; has an unpleasant smell resembling goats [syn: {capric acid}]

decant
v : pour out; "the sommelier decanted the wines" [syn: {pour}, {pour out}]

decanter
n : a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water [syn: {carafe}]

decapitate
v : cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution" [syn: {behead}]

decapitated
adj : having had the head cut off; "the beheaded prisoners" [syn: {beheaded}]

decapitation
n 1: execution by cutting off the victim's head [syn: {beheading}]
2: killing by cutting off the head [syn: {beheading}]

decapod
n 1: crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax [syn: {decapod crustacean}]
2: cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones

decapod crustacean
n : crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax [syn: {decapod}]

Decapoda
n 1: lobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns [syn: {order Decapoda}]
2: squids and cuttlefishes [syn: {order Decapoda}]

Decapterus
n : scads especially mackerel scad; cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {genus Decapterus}]

Decapterus macarellus
n : small silvery fish; Nova Scotia to Brazil [syn: {mackerel scad}, {mackerel shad}]

Decapterus punctatus
n : small fusiform fish of western Atlantic [syn: {round scad}, {cigarfish}, {quiaquia}]

decarbonise
v : remove carbon from (an engine) [syn: {decarbonize}, {decarburize}, {decarburise}, {decoke}]

decarbonize
v : remove carbon from (an engine) [syn: {decarbonise}, {decarburize}, {decarburise}, {decoke}]

decarboxylase
n : any of the enzymes that hydrolize the carboxyl group

decarboxylate
v 1: lose a carboxyl group; "the compound decarboxylated"
2: remove a carboxyl group from (a chemical compound)

decarboxylation
n : the process of removing a carboxyl group from a chemical compound (usually replacing it with hydrogen)

decarburise
v : remove carbon from (an engine) [syn: {decarbonize}, {decarbonise}, {decarburize}, {decoke}]

decarburize
v : remove carbon from (an engine) [syn: {decarbonize}, {decarbonise}, {decarburise}, {decoke}]

decasyllabic
adj : having or consisting of lines of ten syllables

decasyllable
n : a verse line having ten syllables

decathlon
n : an athletic contest consisting of ten different events

Decatur
n 1: United States naval officer remembered for his heroid deeds (1779-1820) [syn: {Stephen Decatur}]
2: a city in central Illinois; Abraham Lincoln practiced law here
3: a town in northern Alabama on the Tennessee River

decay
n 1: the process of gradually becoming inferior
2: a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current [syn: {decline}]
3: the organic phenomenon of rotting [syn: {decomposition}]
4: an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying; "the corpse was in an advanced state of decay"; "the house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair"
5: the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation [syn: {radioactive decay}, {disintegration}]
v 1: lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process" [syn: {disintegrate}, {decompose}]
2: fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay" [syn: {crumble}, {delapidate}]
3: undergo decay or decomposition; "The body started to decay and needed to be cremated"

decayable
adj : liable to decay or spoil or become putrid [syn: {putrescible}, {putrefiable}, {spoilable}]

decayed
adj 1: deteriorated by decay or rot; "decayed teeth"
2: damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless; "rotten floor boards"; "rotted beams"; "a decayed foundation" [syn: {rotten}, {rotted}]

deccan hemp
n 1: fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus [syn: {kenaf}]
2: valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation [syn: {kenaf}, {kanaf}, {bimli}, {bimli hemp}, {Indian hemp}, {Bombay hemp}, {Hibiscus cannabinus}]

decease
n : the event of dying or departure from life; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren" [syn: {death}] [ant: {birth}]
v : pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully" [syn: {die}, {perish}, {go}, {exit}, {pass away}, {expire}, {pass}] [ant: {be born}]

deceased
adj : dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend" [syn: {asleep(p)}, {at peace(p)}, {at rest(p)}, {departed}, {gone}]
n : someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done" [syn: {dead person}, {dead soul}, {deceased person}, {decedent}, {departed}]

deceased person
n : someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done" [syn: {dead person}, {dead soul}, {deceased}, {decedent}, {departed}]

decedent
n : someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done" [syn: {dead person}, {dead soul}, {deceased person}, {deceased}, {departed}]

deceit
n 1: the quality of being fraudulent [syn: {fraudulence}]
2: a misleading falsehood [syn: {misrepresentation}, {deception}]
3: the act of deceiving [syn: {deception}, {dissembling}, {dissimulation}]

deceitful
adj 1: intended to deceive; "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes" [syn: {fallacious}, {fraudulent}]
2: marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray [syn: {ambidextrous}, {double-dealing}, {duplicitous}, {Janus-faced}, {two-faced}, {double-faced}, {double-tongued}]

deceitfully
adv : in a corrupt and deceitful manner; "he acted dishonestly when he gave the contract to his best friend" [syn: {dishonestly}, {venally}] [ant: {honestly}]

deceitfulness
n : the quality of being crafty [syn: {craftiness}, {guile}]

deceive
v 1: be false to; be dishonest with [syn: {lead on}, {delude}, {cozen}]
2: cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" [syn: {betray}, {lead astray}] [ant: {undeceive}]

deceiver
n : someone who leads you to believe something that is not true [syn: {cheat}, {cheater}, {trickster}, {beguiler}, {slicker}]

deceivingly
adv : in a misleading way; "the exam looked deceptively easy" [syn: {deceptively}, {misleadingly}]

decelerate
v 1: lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated" [syn: {slow}, {slow down}, {slow up}, {retard}] [ant: {accelerate}]
2: reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car" [syn: {slow down}] [ant: {accelerate}]

deceleration
n : a decrease in speed; "the deceleration of the arms race" [syn: {slowing}, {retardation}] [ant: {acceleration}]

December
n : the last (12th) month of the year [syn: {Dec}]

December 31
n : the last day of the year [syn: {New Year's Eve}]

December 8
n : Roman Catholic holy day first celebrated in 1854 [syn: {Immaculate Conception}]

decemviri
See {decemvir}

decency
n 1: the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality [ant: {indecency}]
2: the quality of being polite and respectable

decennary
n : a period of 10 years [syn: {decade}, {decennium}]

decennia
See {decennium}

decennia
decennium
n : a period of 10 years [syn: {decade}, {decennary}] [also: {decennia} (pl)]

decennium
n : a period of 10 years [syn: {decade}, {decennary}] [also: {decennia} (pl)]

decent
adj 1: socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl" [syn: {nice}]
2: according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior" [syn: {becoming}, {comely}, {comme il faut}, {decorous}, {seemly}]
3: conforming to conventions of sexual behavior; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana [ant: {indecent}]
4: enough to meet a purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough" [syn: {adequate}, {enough}]
5: decently clothed; "are you decent?"
6: observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress; "a modest neckline in her dress"; "though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards"
adv : in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?" [syn: {properly}, {decently}, {in good order}, {right}, {the right way}] [ant: {improperly}]

decentalisation
n : the social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts [syn: {decentralization}]

decently
adv 1: in a decent manner; "they don't know how to dress decently" [ant: {indecently}]
2: in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?" [syn: {properly}, {decent}, {in good order}, {right}, {the right way}] [ant: {improperly}]

decentralisation
n : the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments [syn: {decentralization}] [ant: {centralization}]

decentralise
v : make less central; "After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized" [syn: {decentralize}, {deconcentrate}] [ant: {centralize}, {centralize}, {centralize}]

decentralised
adj : withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities; "a decentralized school administration" [syn: {decentralized}] [ant: {centralized}]

decentralising
adj : tending away from a central point [syn: {decentralizing(a)}, {decentralising(a)}] [ant: {centralizing(a)}]

decentralization
n 1: the social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts [syn: {decentalisation}]
2: the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments [syn: {decentralisation}] [ant: {centralization}]

decentralize
v : make less central; "After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized" [syn: {deconcentrate}, {decentralise}] [ant: {centralize}, {centralize}, {centralize}]

decentralized
adj : withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities; "a decentralized school administration" [syn: {decentralised}] [ant: {centralized}]

decentralizing
adj : tending away from a central point [syn: {decentralizing(a)}, {decentralising(a)}] [ant: {centralizing(a)}]

deception
n 1: a misleading falsehood [syn: {misrepresentation}, {deceit}]
2: the act of deceiving [syn: {deceit}, {dissembling}, {dissimulation}]
3: an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers [syn: {magic trick}, {conjuring trick}, {trick}, {magic}, {legerdemain}, {conjuration}, {illusion}]

deceptive
adj 1: causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true; "deceptive calm"; "a delusory pleasure" [syn: {delusory}]
2: tending to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently; "the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm"; "deliberately deceptive packaging"; "a misleading similarity"; "statistics can be presented in ways that are misleading" [syn: {misleading}]

deceptively
adv : in a misleading way; "the exam looked deceptively easy" [syn: {deceivingly}, {misleadingly}]

deceptiveness
n : the quality of being deceptive [syn: {obliquity}]

decertify
v : cause to be no longer approved or accepted; "Carter derecognized Taiwan in 1979 after the U.S. recognized the People's Republic of China" [syn: {derecognize}, {derecognise}] [ant: {license}]

decibel
n : a logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity [syn: {dB}]

decide
v 1: reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" [syn: {make up one's mind}, {determine}]
2: bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance" [syn: {settle}, {resolve}, {adjudicate}]
3: cause to decide; "This new development finally decided me!"
4: influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election"

decided
adj : recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage" [syn: {distinct}]

decidedly
adv : without question and beyond doubt; "it was decidedly too expensive"; "she told him off in spades"; "by all odds they should win" [syn: {unquestionably}, {emphatically}, {definitely}, {in spades}, {by all odds}]

deciding
adj : having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle" [syn: {crucial}, {deciding(a)}, {determinant}, {determinative}, {determining(a)}]
n : the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making" [syn: {decision making}]

decidua
n : the epithelial tissue of the endometrium [also: {deciduae} (pl)]

deciduae
See {decidua}

deciduae
decidua
n : the epithelial tissue of the endometrium [also: {deciduae} (pl)]

deciduous
adj 1: (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season [ant: {evergreen}]
2: (of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth; "deciduous teeth"

deciduous holly
n : a holly tree

deciduous plant
n : a plant having foliage that is shed annually at the end of the growing season [ant: {evergreen}]

deciduous tooth
n : one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children) [syn: {primary tooth}, {baby tooth}, {milk tooth}]

decigram
n : 1/10 gram [syn: {dg}]

decile
n : (statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores

deciliter
n : a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter [syn: {decilitre}, {dl}]

decilitre
n : a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter [syn: {deciliter}, {dl}]

decimal
adj 1: numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten; "the decimal system" [syn: {denary}]
2: divided by tens or hundreds; "a decimal fraction"; "decimal coinage"
n 1: a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10 [syn: {decimal fraction}]
2: a number in the decimal system

decimal digit
n : a digit from 0 to 9 in decimal notation

decimal fraction
n : a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10 [syn: {decimal}]

decimal notation
n : any notation that uses 10 different characters (usually the digits 0 to 9)

decimal number system
n : a positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of 10 [syn: {decimal numeration system}, {decimal system}]

decimal numeration system
n : a positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of 10 [syn: {decimal number system}, {decimal system}]

decimal point
n : the dot at the left of a decimal fraction [syn: {percentage point}]

decimal system
n : a positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of 10 [syn: {decimal numeration system}, {decimal number system}]

decimal system of classification
n : a system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three-digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by number [syn: {Dewey decimal classification}, {Dewey decimal system}]

decimalisation
n : the act of changing to a decimal system; "the decimalization of British currency" [syn: {decimalization}]

decimalise
v 1: change from fractions to decimals; "Stock prices will be decimalized in the year 2000" [syn: {decimalize}]
2: change to the decimal system; "The country decimalized the currency in 1975" [syn: {decimalize}]

decimalization
n : the act of changing to a decimal system; "the decimalization of British currency" [syn: {decimalisation}]

decimalize
v 1: change from fractions to decimals; "Stock prices will be decimalized in the year 2000" [syn: {decimalise}]
2: change to the decimal system; "The country decimalized the currency in 1975" [syn: {decimalise}]

decimate
v 1: kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
2: kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population" [syn: {eliminate}, {annihilate}, {extinguish}, {eradicate}, {wipe out}, {carry off}]

decimation
n : destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot)

decimeter
n : a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter [syn: {decimetre}, {dm}]

decimetre
n : a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter [syn: {decimeter}, {dm}]

Decimus Junius Juvenalis
n : Roman satirist who denounced the vice and folly of Roman society during the reign of the emperor Domitian (60-140) [syn: {Juvenal}]

decipher
v 1: convert code into ordinary language [syn: {decode}, {decrypt}] [ant: {encode}]
2: read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs" [syn: {trace}]

decipherable
adj : easily deciphered [syn: {clear}, {readable}]

decipherably
adv : in a legible manner; "you must write legibly" [syn: {legibly}, {readably}] [ant: {illegibly}]

deciphered
adj : converted from cryptic to intelligible language [ant: {undeciphered}]

decipherer
n 1: the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text [syn: {decoder}]
2: a reader capable of reading and interpreting illegible or obscure text

decipherment
n : the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text; "a secret key or password is required for decryption" [syn: {decoding}, {decryption}]

decision
n 1: a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination" [syn: {determination}, {conclusion}]
2: the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" [syn: {determination}, {conclusion}]
3: (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred; "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent"
4: the outcome of a game or contest; "the team dropped three decisions in a row"
5: the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose; "a man of unusual decisiveness" [syn: {decisiveness}] [ant: {indecisiveness}, {indecisiveness}]

decision maker
n : someone who administers a business [syn: {administrator}]

decision making
n : the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making" [syn: {deciding}]

decision table
n : a table or matrix of all contingencies and the actions to be taken for each

decisive
adj 1: determining or having the power to determine an outcome; "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive influence" [ant: {indecisive}]
2: unmistakable; "had a decisive lead in the polls"
3: characterized by decision and firmness; "an able an decisive young woman"; "we needed decisive leadership"; "she gave him a decisive answer" [ant: {indecisive}]
4: forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis; "a critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test" [syn: {critical}]

decisive factor
n : a point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively [syn: {clincher}]

decisively
adv 1: with firmness; "`I will come along,' she said decisively" [syn: {resolutely}] [ant: {indecisively}]
2: with finality; conclusively; "the voted settled the argument decisively" [ant: {indecisively}]
3: in an indisputable degree; "the Fisher act of 1918 decisively raised their status and pay"

decisiveness
n 1: the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose; "a man of unusual decisiveness" [syn: {decision}] [ant: {indecisiveness}, {indecisiveness}]
2: the quality of being final or definitely settled; "the finality of death" [syn: {finality}, {conclusiveness}] [ant: {inconclusiveness}]

Decius
n : Emperor of Rome who was proclaimed emperor against his will; his reign was notable for his severe persecution of Christians (201-251)

deck
n 1: any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel
2: street name for a packet of illegal drugs
3: a pack of 52 playing cards [syn: {pack of cards}, {deck of cards}]
4: a porch that resembles the deck on a ship
v 1: be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere" [syn: {adorn}, {decorate}, {grace}, {embellish}, {beautify}]
2: decorate; "deck the halls with holly" [syn: {bedight}, {bedeck}]
3: knock down with force; "He decked his opponent" [syn: {coldcock}, {dump}, {knock down}, {floor}]

deck chair
n : a folding chair for use outdoors; a wooden frame supports a length of canvas [syn: {beach chair}]

deck of cards
n : a pack of 52 playing cards [syn: {pack of cards}, {deck}]

deck out
v : put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" [syn: {dress up}, {fig out}, {fig up}, {deck up}, {gussy up}, {fancy up}, {trick up}, {trick out}, {prink}, {attire}, {get up}, {rig out}, {tog up}, {tog out}, {overdress}] [ant: {dress down}]

deck tennis
n : game played mainly on board ocean liners; players toss a ring back and form over a net that is stretched across a small court

deck up
v : put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" [syn: {dress up}, {fig out}, {fig up}, {gussy up}, {fancy up}, {trick up}, {deck out}, {trick out}, {prink}, {attire}, {get up}, {rig out}, {tog up}, {tog out}, {overdress}] [ant: {dress down}]

decked
adj : clothed or adorned with finery [syn: {adorned(p)}, {bedecked(p)}, {decked(p)}, {decked out(p)}]

decked out
adj : clothed or adorned with finery [syn: {adorned(p)}, {bedecked(p)}, {decked(p)}, {decked out(p)}]

Decker
n 1: English dramatist and pamphleteer (1572-1632) [syn: {Dekker}, {Thomas Dekker}, {Thomas Decker}]
2: (often used in combinations) something constructed with multiple levels; "they rode in a double-decker bus"

deckhand
n : a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor [syn: {roustabout}]

deck-house
n : a superstructure on the upper deck of a ship

deckle
n 1: rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper [syn: {deckle edge}]
2: (paper making) a frame used to form paper pulp into sheets

deckle edge
n : rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper [syn: {deckle}]

deckled
adj : having a rough edge; used of handmade paper or paper resembling handmade [syn: {deckle-edged}, {featheredged}]

deckle-edged
adj : having a rough edge; used of handmade paper or paper resembling handmade [syn: {deckled}, {featheredged}]

declaim
v 1: recite in elocution [syn: {recite}]
2: speak against in an impassioned manner; "he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society" [syn: {inveigh}]

declamation
n 1: vehement oratory
2: recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric

declamatory
adj : ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose" [syn: {bombastic}, {large}, {orotund}, {tumid}, {turgid}]

declarable
adj : that must be declared; "declarable income"

declaration
n 1: a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
2: (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction; "his declaration of innocence"
3: a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties
4: (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make [syn: {contract}]
5: a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence" [syn: {announcement}, {proclamation}, {annunciation}]
6: a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote [syn: {resolution}, {resolve}]

declaration of estimated tax
n : return required of a taxpayer whose tax withheld from income does not meet the tax liability for the year [syn: {estimated tax return}]

Declaration of Independence
n : the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain

declarative
adj 1: relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration [syn: {declaratory}, {asserting(a)}] [ant: {interrogative}, {interrogative}]
2: relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple declarative statements; "indicative mood" [syn: {indicative}]
n : a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact [syn: {indicative mood}, {indicative}, {declarative mood}, {common mood}, {fact mood}]

declarative mood
n : a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact [syn: {indicative mood}, {indicative}, {declarative}, {common mood}, {fact mood}]

declarative sentence
n : a sentence (in the indicative mood) that makes a declaration [syn: {declaratory sentence}]

declaratory
adj : relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration [syn: {declarative}, {asserting(a)}] [ant: {interrogative}, {interrogative}]

declaratory sentence
n : a sentence (in the indicative mood) that makes a declaration [syn: {declarative sentence}]

declare
v 1: state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
2: announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war" [syn: {announce}]
3: state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent"
4: declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent" [syn: {adjudge}, {hold}]
5: authorize payments of; "declare dividends"
6: designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand
7: make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official; "Do you have anything to declare?"
8: proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against; "His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast"

declare oneself
v : ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman" [syn: {propose}, {offer}, {pop the question}]

declared
adj 1: made known or openly avowed; "their declared and their covert objectives"; "a declared liberal" [ant: {undeclared}]
2: declared as fact; explicitly stated [syn: {stated}]

declarer
n 1: the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps [syn: {contractor}]
2: someone who claims to speak the truth; "a bold asserter"; "a declarer of his intentions"; "affirmers of traditional doctrine"; "an asseverator of strong convictions"; "an avower of his own great intelligence" [syn: {asserter}, {affirmer}, {asseverator}, {avower}]

declassification
n : reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon [ant: {classification}]

declassified
See {declassify}

declassified
adj : having had security classification removed

declassified
declassify
v : lift the restriction on and make available again; "reclassify the documents" [ant: {classify}] [also: {declassified}]

declassify
v : lift the restriction on and make available again; "reclassify the documents" [ant: {classify}] [also: {declassified}]

declaw
v : remove the claws from; "declaw a cat"

declension
n 1: the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages
2: process of changing to an inferior state [syn: {deterioration}, {decline in quality}, {worsening}]
3: a downward slope or bend [syn: {descent}, {declivity}, {fall}, {decline}, {declination}, {downslope}] [ant: {ascent}]
4: a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms; "the first declension in Latin"

declination
n 1: a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state [syn: {decline}] [ant: {improvement}]
2: (astronomy) the angular distance to a point on a celestial object measured north or south from the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere [syn: {celestial latitude}, {DEC}]
3: a downward slope or bend [syn: {descent}, {declivity}, {fall}, {decline}, {declension}, {downslope}] [ant: {ascent}]
4: a polite refusal of an invitation [syn: {regrets}]

decline
n 1: change toward something smaller or lower [syn: {diminution}]
2: a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state [syn: {declination}] [ant: {improvement}]
3: a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current [syn: {decay}]
4: a downward slope or bend [syn: {descent}, {declivity}, {fall}, {declination}, {declension}, {downslope}] [ant: {ascent}]
v 1: grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened" [syn: {worsen}] [ant: {better}]
2: refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality" [syn: {refuse}, {reject}, {pass up}, {turn down}] [ant: {accept}]
3: show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike" [syn: {refuse}] [ant: {accept}]
4: grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned" [syn: {go down}, {wane}]
5: go down; "The roof declines here"
6: go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped" [syn: {slump}, {correct}]
7: inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"

decline in quality
n : process of changing to an inferior state [syn: {deterioration}, {declension}, {worsening}]

declinometer
n : an instrument for measuring magnetic declination [syn: {transit declinometer}]

declivitous
adj : sloping down rather steeply [syn: {downhill}, {downward-sloping}]

declivity
n : a downward slope or bend [syn: {descent}, {fall}, {decline}, {declination}, {declension}, {downslope}] [ant: {ascent}]

Declomycin
n : tetracycline antibacterial (trade name Declomycin) effective in the treatment of some bacterial and rickettsial and other infections [syn: {demeclocycline hydrochloride}]

declutch
v : disengage the clutch of a car

decoagulant
n : medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood [syn: {anticoagulant}, {anticoagulant medication}]

decoct
v 1: extract the essence of something by boiling it
2: be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup" [syn: {boil down}, {reduce}, {concentrate}]
3: steep in hot water

decoction
n : (pharmacology) the extraction by boiling of water-soluble drug substances

decoction mashing
n : a process in which part of the mash is removed and boiled and then returned [syn: {decoction process}]

decoction process
n : a process in which part of the mash is removed and boiled and then returned [syn: {decoction mashing}]

decode
v : convert code into ordinary language [syn: {decrypt}, {decipher}] [ant: {encode}]

decoder
n 1: the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text [syn: {decipherer}]
2: a machine that converts a coded text into ordinary language

decoding
n : the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text; "a secret key or password is required for decryption" [syn: {decryption}, {decipherment}]

decoke
v : remove carbon from (an engine) [syn: {decarbonize}, {decarbonise}, {decarburize}, {decarburise}]

decolletage
n : a low-cut neckline on a woman's dress

decollete
adj : (of a garment) having a low-cut neckline; "a low neckline" [syn: {low-cut}, {low-necked}]

decolonisation
n : the action of changing from colonial to independent status [syn: {decolonization}]

decolonise
v : grant independence to (a former colony); "West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's" [syn: {decolonize}] [ant: {colonize}, {colonize}]

decolonization
n : the action of changing from colonial to independent status [syn: {decolonisation}]

decolonize
v : grant independence to (a former colony); "West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's" [syn: {decolonise}] [ant: {colonize}, {colonize}]

decolor
v : remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt" [syn: {bleach}, {bleach out}, {decolour}, {decolorize}, {decolourize}, {decolorise}, {decolourise}, {discolorize}, {discolourise}, {discolorise}]

decolorise
v : remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt" [syn: {bleach}, {bleach out}, {decolor}, {decolour}, {decolorize}, {decolourize}, {decolourise}, {discolorize}, {discolourise}, {discolorise}]

decolorize
v : remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt" [syn: {bleach}, {bleach out}, {decolor}, {decolour}, {decolourize}, {decolorise}, {decolourise}, {discolorize}, {discolourise}, {discolorise}]

decolour
v : remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt" [syn: {bleach}, {bleach out}, {decolor}, {decolorize}, {decolourize}, {decolorise}, {decolourise}, {discolorize}, {discolourise}, {discolorise}]

decolourise
v : remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt" [syn: {bleach}, {bleach out}, {decolor}, {decolour}, {decolorize}, {decolourize}, {decolorise}, {discolorize}, {discolourise}, {discolorise}]

decolourize
v : remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt" [syn: {bleach}, {bleach out}, {decolor}, {decolour}, {decolorize}, {decolorise}, {decolourise}, {discolorize}, {discolourise}, {discolorise}]

decommission
v : withdraw from active service; "The warship was decommissioned in 1998"

decomposable
adj : capable of being partitioned [syn: {analyzable}]

decompose
v 1: separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts [syn: {break up}, {break down}]
2: lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process" [syn: {disintegrate}, {decay}]
3: break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat" [syn: {rot}, {molder}, {moulder}]

decomposed
adj : broken down or disintegrated by rot; "a badly decomposed body"

decomposing
adj : becoming rotten; "a field covered with thousands of decomposing bodies"; "John Brown's body lies a-moldering in the grave" [syn: {moldering}, {mouldering}]

decomposition
n 1: the analysis of a vector field [syn: {vector decomposition}]
2: in a decomposed state [syn: {disintegration}]
3: (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance [syn: {decomposition reaction}]
4: the organic phenomenon of rotting [syn: {decay}]
5: (biology) decaying caused by bacterial or fungal action [syn: {rot}, {rotting}, {putrefaction}]

decomposition reaction
n : (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance [syn: {decomposition}]

decompositional
adj : causing organic decay

decompound
adj : of a compound leaf; consisting of divisions that are themselves compound

decompound leaf
n : having divisions that are themselves compound

decompress
v 1: restore to its uncompressed form; "decompress data" [syn: {uncompress}] [ant: {compress}]
2: decrease the pressure of; "depressurize the cabin in the air plane" [syn: {depressurize}, {depressurise}] [ant: {pressurize}, {pressurize}]
3: become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work" [syn: {relax}, {loosen up}, {unbend}, {unwind}, {slow down}] [ant: {tense}]

decompressing
n : relieving pressure [syn: {decompression}] [ant: {compression}]

decompression
n 1: restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display [ant: {compression}]
2: relieving pressure [syn: {decompressing}] [ant: {compression}]

decompression sickness
n : pain resulting from rapid change in pressure [syn: {aeroembolism}, {air embolism}, {gas embolism}, {caisson disease}, {bends}]

deconcentrate
v : make less central; "After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized" [syn: {decentralize}, {decentralise}] [ant: {centralize}, {centralize}, {centralize}]

decongestant
n : a drug that decreases pulmonary congestion

deconsecrate
v : remove the consecration from a person or an object [syn: {desecrate}] [ant: {consecrate}]

deconsecrated
adj : divested of consecration

deconstruct
v : interpret (a text or an artwork) by the method of deconstructing

deconstruction
n : a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning [syn: {deconstructionism}]

deconstructionism
n : a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning [syn: {deconstruction}]

deconstructionist
adj : of or concerned with the philosophical theory of literature known as deconstructionism; "deconstructionist criticism"

deconstructivism
n : a school of architecture based on the philosophical theory of deconstruction

decontaminate
v : rid of contamination; "The soil around the housing development had to be decontaminated by the city" [ant: {contaminate}]

decontamination
n : the removal of contaminants [ant: {contamination}]

decontrol
v : relax or remove controls of; "decontrol marijuana" [also: {decontrolling}, {decontrolled}]

decontrolled
See {decontrol}

decontrolled
decontrol
v : relax or remove controls of; "decontrol marijuana" [also: {decontrolling}, {decontrolled}]

decontrolling
See {decontrol}

decontrolling
decontrol
v : relax or remove controls of; "decontrol marijuana" [also: {decontrolling}, {decontrolled}]

decor
n : decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior [syn: {interior decoration}]

decorate
v 1: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" [syn: {adorn}, {grace}, {ornament}, {embellish}, {beautify}]
2: be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere" [syn: {deck}, {adorn}, {grace}, {embellish}, {beautify}]
3: award a mark of honor, as a medal, to
4: provide with decoration; "dress the windows" [syn: {dress}]

decorated
adj : provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction [syn: {adorned}] [ant: {unadorned}]

decoration
n 1: something used to beautify [syn: {ornament}, {ornamentation}]
2: an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event [syn: {laurel wreath}, {medal}, {medallion}, {palm}, {ribbon}]
3: the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)

Decoration Day
n : U.S., last Monday in May; commemorates the members of the United States armed forces who were killed in war [syn: {Memorial Day}]

decorative
adj : serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose; "cosmetic fenders on cars"; "the buildings were utilitarian rather than decorative" [syn: {cosmetic}, {ornamental}]

decoratively
adv : in a decorative manner; "used decoratively at Christmas"

decorativeness
n : an appearance that serves to decorate and make something more attractive

decorator
n 1: a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings [syn: {interior designer}, {designer}, {interior decorator}, {house decorator}, {room decorator}]
2: someone who decorates [syn: {ornamentalist}]

decorous
adj 1: characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme" [ant: {indecorous}]
2: according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior" [syn: {becoming}, {comely}, {comme il faut}, {decent}, {seemly}]

decorously
adv : in a proper and decorous manner; "he pretended to be pleased and applauded decorously" [ant: {indecorously}]

decorousness
n : propriety in manners and conduct [syn: {decorum}] [ant: {indecorum}, {indecorum}]

decorticate
v 1: remove the outer layer of; "decorticate a tree branch"
2: remove the cortex of (an organ)

decortication
n : removal of the outer covering of an organ or part

decorum
n : propriety in manners and conduct [syn: {decorousness}] [ant: {indecorum}, {indecorum}]

decoupage
n 1: art produced by decorating a surface with cutouts and then coating it with several layers of varnish or lacquer
2: the art of decorating a surface with shapes or pictures and then coating it with vanish or lacquer

decouple
v 1: disconnect or separate; "uncouple the hounds" [syn: {uncouple}] [ant: {couple}]
2: regard as unconnected; "you must dissociate these two events!"; "decouple our foreign policy from ideology" [syn: {dissociate}] [ant: {associate}]
3: eliminate airborne shockwaves from (an explosive)
4: reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another)

decoy
n 1: a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot) [syn: {steerer}]
2: something used to lure victims into danger [syn: {bait}, {lure}]
v : lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy

decrease
n 1: a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales" [syn: {lessening}, {drop-off}] [ant: {increase}]
2: a process of becoming smaller or shorter [syn: {decrement}] [ant: {increase}, {increase}]
3: the amount by which something decreases [syn: {decrement}] [ant: {increase}]
4: the act of decreasing or reducing something [syn: {diminution}, {reduction}, {step-down}] [ant: {increase}]
v 1: decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" [syn: {diminish}, {lessen}, {fall}] [ant: {increase}]
2: make smaller; "He decreased his staff" [syn: {lessen}, {minify}] [ant: {increase}]

decreased
adj : made less in size or amount or degree [syn: {reduced}] [ant: {increased}]

decreasing
adj 1: becoming less or smaller [ant: {increasing}]
2: music [ant: {increasing}]

decreasing monotonic
adj : consistently decreasing; "a decreasing monotonic function"

decree
n : a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there" [syn: {edict}, {fiat}, {order}, {rescript}]
v 1: issue a decree; "The King only can decree"
2: decide with authority; "The King decreed that all first-born males should be killed" [syn: {rule}]

decree nisi
n : a decree issued on a first petition for divorce; becomes absolute at some later date

decreed
adj : fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the time appointed (or the appointed time") [syn: {appointed}, {ordained}, {prescribed}]

decrement
n 1: the amount by which something decreases [syn: {decrease}] [ant: {increase}]
2: a process of becoming smaller or shorter [syn: {decrease}] [ant: {increase}, {increase}]

decrepit
adj 1: worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack" [syn: {creaky}, {flea-bitten}, {run-down}, {woebegone}]
2: lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless" [syn: {debile}, {feeble}, {infirm}, {sapless}, {weak}, {weakly}]

decrepitate
v 1: undergo decrepitation and crackle; "The salt decrepitated"
2: to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops; "decrepitate salts"

decrepitation
n : the crackling or breaking up of certain crystals when they are heated

decrepitude
n : a state of deterioration due to old age or long use [syn: {dilapidation}]

decrescendo
adj : gradually decreasing in volume [syn: {diminuendo}]
n : (music) a gradual decrease in loudness [syn: {diminuendo}]
v : grow quieter; "The music decrescendoes here" [ant: {crescendo}]

decried
See {decry}

decried
decry
v : express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated" [syn: {condemn}, {reprobate}, {objurgate}, {excoriate}] [also: {decried}]

decriminalisation
n : legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal [syn: {decriminalization}] [ant: {criminalization}, {criminalization}]

decriminalise
v : make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized" [syn: {legalize}, {legalise}, {decriminalize}, {legitimize}, {legitimise}, {legitimate}, {legitimatize}, {legitimatise}] [ant: {outlaw}, {outlaw}, {outlaw}, {outlaw}]

decriminalization
n : legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal [syn: {decriminalisation}] [ant: {criminalization}, {criminalization}]

decriminalize
v : make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized" [syn: {legalize}, {legalise}, {decriminalise}, {legitimize}, {legitimise}, {legitimate}, {legitimatize}, {legitimatise}] [ant: {outlaw}, {outlaw}, {outlaw}, {outlaw}]

decry
v : express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated" [syn: {condemn}, {reprobate}, {objurgate}, {excoriate}] [also: {decried}]

decrypt
v : convert code into ordinary language [syn: {decode}, {decipher}] [ant: {encode}]

decryption
n : the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text; "a secret key or password is required for decryption" [syn: {decoding}, {decipherment}]

decubitus
n : a reclining position (as in a bed)

decubitus ulcer
n : a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients) [syn: {bedsore}, {pressure sore}]

Decuma
n : the Fate who determines the length of the thread of life; counterpart of Greek Lachesis

Decumaria
n : small genus of woody climbers with adhesive aerial roots; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae [syn: {genus Decumaria}]

Decumaria barbara
n : woody climber of southeastern United States having white flowers in compound terminal clusters [syn: {decumary}, {Decumaria barbata}]

Decumaria barbata
n : woody climber of southeastern United States having white flowers in compound terminal clusters [syn: {decumary}, {Decumaria barbara}]

decumary
n : woody climber of southeastern United States having white flowers in compound terminal clusters [syn: {Decumaria barbata}, {Decumaria barbara}]

decumbent
adj : lying down; in a position of comfort or rest [syn: {accumbent}, {recumbent}, {reclining}]

decurved
adj : bent down or curved downward; "the decurved bill of a curlew"

decussate
adj : crossed or intersected in the form of an X [syn: {intersectant}, {intersecting}]
v : cross or intersect so as to form a cross; "this nerve decussates the other"; "the fibers decussate"

decussation
n : an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X [syn: {chiasma}, {chiasm}]

DEd
n : a doctor's degree in education [syn: {Doctor of Education}, {EdD}]

dedicate
v 1: give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" [syn: {give}, {consecrate}, {commit}, {devote}]
2: open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building; "The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes"
3: inscribe or address by way of compliment; "She dedicated her book to her parents"
4: set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church

dedicated
adj 1: devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose; "a dedicated dancer"; "dedicated teachers"; "dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal"- A.Lincoln [ant: {undedicated}]
2: solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose; "a life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated chapel"; "a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II" [syn: {consecrated}, {consecrate}] [ant: {desecrated}]

dedicated file server
n : (computer science) a file server that can be used only as a file server [ant: {non-dedicated file server}]

dedication
n 1: complete and wholehearted fidelity
2: a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose
3: a message that makes a pledge [syn: {commitment}]
4: a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something [syn: {inscription}]
5: the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team" [syn: {commitment}, {allegiance}, {loyalty}]

dedifferentiate
v : lose specialization in form or function [ant: {differentiate}]

dedifferentiated
adj : having experienced or undergone dedifferentiation or the loss of specialization in form or function; "the hebephrenic--the most severely dedifferentiated of all schizophrenic patients"

dedifferentiation
n : the loss of specialization in form or function

deduce
v 1: reason by deduction; establish by deduction [syn: {infer}, {deduct}, {derive}]
2: conclude by reasoning; in logic [syn: {infer}]

deducible
adj : capable of being deduced

deduct
v 1: make a subtraction [syn: {subtract}, {take off}] [ant: {add}]
2: retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes" [syn: {withhold}, {recoup}]
3: reason by deduction; establish by deduction [syn: {deduce}, {infer}, {derive}]

deducted
adj : taken off or taken away from a total; "take-home pay is what is left after subtraction of deducted taxes"

deductible
adj : acceptable as a deduction (especially as a tax deduction) [ant: {nondeductible}]
n 1: (taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax)
2: a clause in an insurance policy that relieves the insurer of responsibility to pay the initial loss up to a stated amount

deduction
n 1: a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket [syn: {tax write-off}, {tax deduction}]
2: an amount or percentage deducted [syn: {discount}]
3: something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications" [syn: {entailment}, {implication}]
4: reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) [syn: {deductive reasoning}, {synthesis}]
5: the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks" [syn: {subtraction}] [ant: {addition}]
6: the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise [syn: {discount}, {price reduction}]

deductive
adj 1: relating to logical deduction; "deductive reasoning"
2: involving inferences from general principles [ant: {inductive}]

deductive reasoning
n : reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) [syn: {deduction}, {synthesis}]

deed
n 1: a notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort" [syn: {feat}, {effort}, {exploit}]
2: a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment" [syn: {deed of conveyance}, {title}]

deed of conveyance
n : a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment" [syn: {deed}, {title}]

deed of trust
n : a written instrument legally conveying property to a trustee often used to secure an obligation such as a mortgage or promissory note [syn: {trust deed}]

deed over
v : transfer by deed; "grant land" [syn: {grant}]

deed poll
n : a deed made and executed by only one party

deedbox
n : a strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked [syn: {strongbox}]

deeds
n : performance of moral or religious acts; "salvation by deeds"; "the reward for good works" [syn: {works}]

deem
v : keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; "take for granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible" [syn: {hold}, {view as}, {take for}]

de-emphasise
v : reduce the emphasis [syn: {de-emphasize}, {destress}]

de-emphasize
v : reduce the emphasis [syn: {de-emphasise}, {destress}]

Deems Taylor
n : United States composer and music critic (1885-1966) [syn: {Taylor}, {Joseph Deems Taylor}]

de-energise
v : deprive of energy [syn: {de-energize}] [ant: {stimulate}, {stimulate}]

de-energize
v : deprive of energy [syn: {de-energise}] [ant: {stimulate}, {stimulate}]

deep
adj 1: relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply; "a deep breath"; "a deep sigh"; "deep concentration"; "deep emotion"; "a deep trance"; "in a deep sleep" [ant: {shallow}]
2: marked by depth of thinking; "deep thoughts"; "a deep allegory"
3: having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination; "a deep well"; "a deep dive"; "deep water"; "a deep casserole"; "a deep gash"; "deep massage"; "deep pressure receptors in muscles"; "deep shelves"; "a deep closet"; "surrounded by a deep yard"; "hit the ball to deep center field"; "in deep space"; "waist-deep" [ant: {shallow}]
4: very distant in time or space; "deep in the past"; "deep in enemy territory"; "deep in the woods"; "a deep space probe"
5: extreme; "in deep trouble"; "deep happiness"
6: having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet" [syn: {bass}]
7: strong; intense; "deep purple"; "a rich red" [syn: {rich}]
8: relatively thick from top to bottom; "deep carpets"; "deep snow"
9: extending relatively far inward; "a deep border" 10: (of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night" [syn: {thick}] 11: large in quantity or size; "deep cuts in the budget" 12: with head or back bent low; "a deep bow" 13: of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutible workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands" [syn: {cryptic}, {cryptical}, {inscrutable}, {mysterious}, {mystifying}] 14: difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge; "the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"; "a deep metaphysical theory"; "some recondite problem in historiography" [syn: {abstruse}, {recondite}] 15: exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy; "deep political machinations"; "a deep plot"
n 1: the central and most intense or profound part; "in the deep of night"; "in the deep of winter"
2: a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor [syn: {trench}, {oceanic abyss}]
3: literary term for an ocean; "denizens of the deep"
adv 1: to a great depth; "dived deeply"; "dug deep" [syn: {deeply}]
2: to an advanced time; "deep into the night"; "talked late into the evening" [syn: {late}]
3: to far into space; "penetrated deep into enemy territory"; "went deep into the woods";

deep brown
n : a medium to dark brown color [syn: {chocolate}, {coffee}, {umber}, {burnt umber}]

deep cervical vein
n : a vein that accompanies an artery of the same name [syn: {cervical vein}, {vena cervicalis profunda}]

deep down
adv : in reality; "she is very kind at heart" [syn: {at heart}, {at bottom}, {inside}, {in spite of appearance}]

deep fording
n : fording at a deep place in the stream

deep freeze
n : temporary inactivity or suspension; "the legislation has now been revived after ten years in the deep freeze"
v : store in a deep-freeze, as for conservation; "deep-freeze the food"

deep freezer
n : electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time [syn: {deep-freeze}, {Deepfreeze}, {freezer}]

deep in thought
adj : deeply absorbed in thought; "as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"; "lost in thought"; "a preoccupied frown" [syn: {bemused}, {deep in thought(p)}, {lost(p)}, {preoccupied}]

deep kiss
n : an open-mouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into the other's mouth [syn: {soul kiss}, {French kiss}]

deep middle cerebral vein
n : accompanies the middle cerebral artery deep in the Sylvian fissure; empties into the basal vein

deep pocket
n : a source of substantial wealth (usually plural); "a patron of the arts should have deep pockets"

deep red
n : a deep and vivid red [syn: {crimson}, {ruby}]

Deep South
n : the southeastern region of the United States: South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama and Mississippi and Louisiana; prior to the American Civil War all these states produced cotton and permitted slavery

deep space
n : any region in space outside the solar system

deep supporting fire
n : fire on objectives not in the immediate vicinity your forces but with the objective of destroying enemy reserves and weapons nad interfering with the enemy command and supply and communications

deep temporal vein
n : temporal veins that empty into the pterygoid plexus

deep water
n : serious trouble

deep-chested
adj : thick in the chest; "a deep-chested breed of dog"

deep-dish pie
n : made of fruit with rich biscuit dough usually only on top of the fruit [syn: {cobbler}]

deep-dye
v : die thoroughly

deepen
v 1: make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions" [syn: {intensify}, {compound}, {heighten}]
2: become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan" [syn: {intensify}]
3: make deeper; "They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it"
4: become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password" [syn: {change}]

deepened
adj : having accumulated or become more intense; "the deepened gloom" [syn: {gathered}]

deepening
adj : accumulating and becoming more intense; "the deepening gloom"; "felt a deepening love"; "the gathering darkness"; "the thickening dusk" [syn: {deepening(a)}, {gathering(a)}, {thickening(a)}]
n : a process of becoming deeper and more profound

deeper
See {deeply}

deeper
deeply
adv 1: to a great depth psychologically; "They felt the loss deeply" [syn: {profoundly}]
2: to a great depth; "dived deeply"; "dug deep" [syn: {deep}] [also: {deeper}]

deep-eyed
adj : characteristic of the bony face of a cadaver [syn: {hollow-eyed}, {sunken-eyed}]

deep-fat-fry
v : fry in deep fat; "deep-fry the potato chips"

deep-freeze
See {deepfreeze}

deep-freeze
n : electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time [syn: {Deepfreeze}, {deep freezer}, {freezer}]

Deepfreeze
n : electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time [syn: {deep-freeze}, {deep freezer}, {freezer}]

deep-freezed
See {deepfreeze}

deep-freezes
See {deepfreeze}

deep-fried
See {deep-fry}

deep-fried
adj : cooked by frying in fat [syn: {fried}]

deep-fried
deep-fry
v : cook by immersing in fat; "french-fry the potatoes" [syn: {french-fry}] [also: {deep-fried}]

deep-fry
v : cook by immersing in fat; "french-fry the potatoes" [syn: {french-fry}] [also: {deep-fried}]

deep-laid
adj : secretly and carefully planned; "deep-laid plans"

deeply
adv 1: to a great depth psychologically; "They felt the loss deeply" [syn: {profoundly}]
2: to a great depth; "dived deeply"; "dug deep" [syn: {deep}] [also: {deeper}]

deep-mined
adj : of coal, as contrasted with coal obtained from a strip mine; "deep-mined coal"

deepness
n 1: the quality of being physically deep; "the profundity of the mine was almost a mile" [syn: {profundity}, {profoundness}] [ant: {shallowness}]
2: a low pitch that is loud and voluminous

deep-rooted
adj : (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held; "deep-rooted prejudice"; "deep-seated differences of opinion"; "implanted convictions"; "ingrained habits of a lifetime"; "a deeply planted need" [syn: {deep-seated}, {implanted}, {ingrained}, {planted}]

deep-sea
adj : of or taking place in the deeper parts of the sea; "deep-sea fishing"; "deep-sea exploration"

deep-sea diver
n : a diver in the deeper parts of the sea

deep-seated
adj : (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held; "deep-rooted prejudice"; "deep-seated differences of opinion"; "implanted convictions"; "ingrained habits of a lifetime"; "a deeply planted need" [syn: {deep-rooted}, {implanted}, {ingrained}, {planted}]

deep-set
adj : having a sunken area; "hunger gave their faces a sunken look" [syn: {sunken}, {recessed}]

deep-six
v 1: toss out; get rid of; "deep-six these old souvenirs!" [syn: {give it the deep six}]
2: throw from a boat [syn: {throw overboard}]

deep-water
adj : of or carried on in waters of great depth; "a deep-water port"

deepwater pipefish
n : 8 inches; from eastern Florida to western Caribbean [syn: {Cosmocampus profundus}]

deepwater squirrelfish
n : a squirrelfish found from South Carolina to Bermuda and Gulf of Mexico [syn: {Holocentrus bullisi}]

deer
n : distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers [syn: {cervid}]

deer fern
n : fern with erect fronds of Europe and western North America; often cultivated for deer browse [syn: {Blechnum spicant}]

deer fly fever
n : a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animals [syn: {tularemia}, {tularaemia}, {rabbit fever}, {yatobyo}]

deer grass
n : any of several plants of the genus Rhexia usually having pink-purple to magenta flowers; eastern North America [syn: {meadow beauty}]

deer hunt
n : hunting deer [syn: {deer hunting}]

deer hunter
n : hunter of deer

deer hunting
n : hunting deer [syn: {deer hunt}]

deer mouse
n : brownish New World mouse; most widely distributed member of the genus [syn: {Peromyscus maniculatus}]

deer mushroom
n : a small edible agaric with a slender stalk; usually found on rotting hardwoods [syn: {Pluteus cervinus}]

deer tick
n : a northeastern tick now recognized as same species as Ixodes scapularis [syn: {Ixodes dammini}]

deer trail
n : a trail worn by the passage of deer

deerberry
n : small branching blueberry common in marshy areas of the eastern United States having greenish or yellowish unpalatable berries reputedly eaten by deer [syn: {squaw huckleberry}, {Vaccinium stamineum}]

Deere
n : United States industrialist who manufactured plows suitable for working the prairie soil (1804-1886) [syn: {John Deere}]

deerhound
n : very large and tall rough-coated dog bred for hunting deer; known as the royal dog of Scotland [syn: {Scottish deerhound}]

deer's-ear
n : any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washington [syn: {columbo}, {American columbo}, {deer's-ears}, {pyramid plant}, {American gentian}]

deer's-ears
n : any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washington [syn: {columbo}, {American columbo}, {deer's-ear}, {pyramid plant}, {American gentian}]

deerskin
n : leather from the hide of a deer

deerstalker
n : a tight-fitting hat with visors front and back; formerly worn by hunters

deerstalking
n : stalking deer

de-escalate
v 1: diminish in size, scope, or intensity; "The war of words between them de-escalated with time"
2: reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis" [syn: {weaken}, {step down}] [ant: {escalate}]

de-escalation
n : (war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war)

deface
v 1: mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue" [syn: {disfigure}, {blemish}]
2: deface a building facade, for example

defaced
adj : having the surface damaged or disfigured [syn: {marred}]

defacement
n : the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something; "the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion"; "he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape" [syn: {disfigurement}, {disfiguration}]

defalcate
v : appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family" [syn: {embezzle}, {peculate}, {misappropriate}, {malversate}]

defalcation
n 1: the sum of money that is misappropriated
2: the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else [syn: {embezzlement}, {peculation}, {misapplication}, {misappropriation}]

defalcator
n : someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for their own use [syn: {embezzler}, {peculator}]

defamation
n 1: a malicious attack [syn: {calumny}, {obloquy}, {traducement}, {hatchet job}]
2: an abusive attack on a person's character or good name [syn: {aspersion}, {calumny}, {slander}, {denigration}]

defamatory
adj : (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign [syn: {calumniatory}, {calumnious}, {denigrative}, {denigrating}, {denigratory}, {libellous}, {libelous}, {slanderous}]

defame
v : charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation" [syn: {slander}, {smirch}, {asperse}, {denigrate}, {calumniate}, {smear}, {sully}, {besmirch}]

defamer
n : one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel [syn: {maligner}, {slanderer}, {vilifier}, {libeler}, {backbiter}, {traducer}]

defang
v : remove the fangs from; "defang the poisonous snake"

default
n 1: loss due to not showing up; "he lost the game by default"
2: act of failing to meet a financial obligation [syn: {nonpayment}, {nonremittal}]
3: loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid [syn: {nonpayment}, {nonremittal}] [ant: {payment}]
4: an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified [syn: {default option}]
v : fail to pay up [syn: {default on}] [ant: {pay up}]

default judgement
n : a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court) [syn: {default judgment}, {judgment by default}, {judgement by default}]

default judgment
n : a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court) [syn: {default judgement}, {judgment by default}, {judgement by default}]

default on
v : fail to pay up [syn: {default}] [ant: {pay up}]

default option
n : an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified [syn: {default}]

defaulter
n 1: someone who fails to make a required appearance in court
2: someone who fails to meet a financial obligation [syn: {deadbeat}]
3: a contestant who forfeits a match

defeasible
adj : capable of being annulled or voided or terminated; "a claim to an estate may be defeasible so long as the claimant is under 21 and unmarried" [ant: {indefeasible}]

defeat
n 1: an unsuccessful ending [syn: {licking}] [ant: {victory}]
2: the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals [syn: {frustration}]
v 1: win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up" [syn: {get the better of}, {overcome}]
2: thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal" [syn: {kill}, {shoot down}, {vote down}, {vote out}]

defeated
adj 1: beaten or overcome; not victorious; "the defeated enemy" [ant: {undefeated}]
2: disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted" [syn: {disappointed}, {discomfited}, {foiled}, {frustrated}, {thwarted}]
n : people who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the defeated" [syn: {discomfited}]

defeatism
n : acceptance of the inevitability of defeat

defeatist
n : someone who is resigned to defeat [syn: {negativist}]

defecate
v : have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds" [syn: {stool}, {shit}, {take a shit}, {take a crap}, {ca-ca}, {crap}, {make}]

defecation
n : the elimination of fecal waste through the anus [syn: {laxation}, {shitting}]

defecation reflex
n : normal response to the presence of feces in the rectum [syn: {rectal reflex}]

defecator
n : a person who defecates [syn: {voider}, {shitter}]

defect
n 1: an imperfection in a bodily system; "visual defects"; "this device permits detection of defects in the lungs"
2: a failing or deficiency; "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information" [syn: {shortcoming}]
3: an imperfection in a device or machine; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer" [syn: {fault}, {flaw}]
4: a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish" [syn: {blemish}, {mar}]
v : desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot" [syn: {desert}]

defect of speech
n : a disorder of oral speech [syn: {speech disorder}, {speech defect}]

defection
n 1: withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless" [syn: {desertion}, {abandonment}]
2: the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) [syn: {apostasy}, {renunciation}]

defective
adj 1: having a defect; "I returned the appliance because it was defective" [syn: {faulty}]
2: markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior; "defective speech"
3: not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance" [syn: {bad}]

defective pleading
n : any pleading that fails to conform in form or substance to minimum standards of accuracy or sufficiency

defectively
adv : in a defective manner; "this machine functions only defectively"

defectiveness
n : the state of being defective [syn: {faultiness}]

defector
n : a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post) [syn: {deserter}]

defeminise
v : remove the ovaries of (female mammals such as cats) [syn: {defeminize}]

defeminize
v : remove the ovaries of (female mammals such as cats) [syn: {defeminise}]

defence
n 1: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires [syn: {defense mechanism}, {defense reaction}, {defence mechanism}, {defence reaction}, {defense}]
2: (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense" [syn: {defense}, {defending team}] [ant: {offense}, {offense}]
3: the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial" [syn: {defense}, {defense team}, {defense lawyers}] [ant: {prosecution}]
4: an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion" [syn: {defense}, {defense force}, {defence force}]
5: the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it" [syn: {refutation}, {defense}]
6: the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory" [syn: {defense}, {vindication}]
7: a structure used for defense; "the artillery battered down the defenses" [syn: {defensive structure}, {defense}]
8: a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense" [syn: {defense}, {denial}, {demurrer}] [ant: {prosecution}]
9: military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program" [syn: {defense}, {defensive measure}] 10: protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease" [syn: {defense}]

defence force
n : an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion" [syn: {defense}, {defence}, {defense force}]

defence mechanism
n : (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires [syn: {defense mechanism}, {defense reaction}, {defence reaction}, {defense}, {defence}]

defence policy
n : a program for defending a country against its enemies [syn: {defense program}, {defense policy}, {defence program}]

defence program
n : a program for defending a country against its enemies [syn: {defense program}, {defense policy}, {defence policy}]

defence reaction
n : (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires [syn: {defense mechanism}, {defense reaction}, {defence mechanism}, {defense}, {defence}]

defence system
n : the weaponry available for the defense of a region [syn: {defense system}]

defenceless
adj 1: lacking protection or support; "a defenseless child" [syn: {defenseless}]
2: lacking weapons for self-defense [syn: {defenseless}]

defencelessly
adv : without defense; "the child was standing in the middle of the crossfire, defenselessly" [syn: {defenseless}]

defencelessness
n : the property of being helpless in the face of attack [syn: {defenselessness}, {unprotectedness}]

defend
v 1: argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike" [syn: {support}, {fend for}]
2: be on the defensive; act against an attack [ant: {attack}]
3: protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks" [syn: {guard}, {hold}]
4: fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" [syn: {fight}, {oppose}, {fight back}, {fight down}]
5: protect or fight for as a champion [syn: {champion}]
6: be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant" [syn: {represent}] [ant: {prosecute}]
7: state or assert; "He maintained his innocence" [syn: {maintain}]

defendable
adj : capable of being defended [syn: {defensible}]

defendant
n : a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused [syn: {suspect}] [ant: {plaintiff}]

defender
n 1: a person who cares for persons or property [syn: {guardian}, {protector}, {shielder}]
2: a fighter who holds out against attack [syn: {withstander}]

Defender of the Faith
n : a title that Leo X bestowed on Henry VIII and later withdrew; parliament restored the title and it has been used by English sovereigns ever since

defending
adj : attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring

defending team
n : (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense" [syn: {defense}, {defence}] [ant: {offense}, {offense}]

defenestrate
v : throw through or out of the window; "The rebels stormed the palace and defenestrated the President"

defenestration
n : the act of throwing someone or something out of a window

defense
n 1: (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense" [syn: {defence}, {defending team}] [ant: {offense}, {offense}]
2: military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program" [syn: {defence}, {defensive measure}]
3: the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial" [syn: {defence}, {defense team}, {defense lawyers}] [ant: {prosecution}]
4: protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease" [syn: {defence}]
5: a structure used for defense; "the artillery battered down the defenses" [syn: {defensive structure}, {defence}]
6: the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it" [syn: {refutation}, {defence}]
7: the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory" [syn: {defence}, {vindication}]
8: a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense" [syn: {defence}, {denial}, {demurrer}] [ant: {prosecution}]
9: an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion" [syn: {defence}, {defense force}, {defence force}] 10: the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the UnitedStates; created in 1947 [syn: {Department of Defense}, {Defense Department}, {United States Department of Defense}, {DoD}] 11: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires [syn: {defense mechanism}, {defense reaction}, {defence mechanism}, {defence reaction}, {defence}]

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
n : the central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense; responsible for developing new surveillance technologies since 9/11 [syn: {DARPA}]

defense attorney
n : the lawyer representing the defendant [syn: {defense lawyer}]

defense contractor
n : a contractor concerned with the development and manufacture of systems of defense

Defense Department
n : the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the UnitedStates; created in 1947 [syn: {Department of Defense}, {United States Department of Defense}, {Defense}, {DoD}]

defense force
n : an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion" [syn: {defense}, {defence}, {defence force}]

Defense Information Systems Agency
n : a combat support agency in the Department of Defense responsible for developing and operating and supporting information systems to serve the needs of the President and the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff [syn: {DISA}]

Defense Intelligence Agency
n : an intelligence agency of the United States in the Department of Defense; is responsible for providing intelligence in support of military planning and operations and weappons acquisition [syn: {DIA}]

defense laboratory
n : a laboratory devoted to research and development for national defense

defense lawyer
n : the lawyer representing the defendant [syn: {defense attorney}]

defense lawyers
n : the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial" [syn: {defense}, {defence}, {defense team}] [ant: {prosecution}]

Defense Logistics Agency
n : a logistics combat support agency in the Department of Defense; provides worldwide support for military missions

defense mechanism
n : (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires [syn: {defense reaction}, {defence mechanism}, {defence reaction}, {defense}, {defence}]

defense policy
n : a program for defending a country against its enemies [syn: {defense program}, {defence program}, {defence policy}]

defense program
n : a program for defending a country against its enemies [syn: {defense policy}, {defence program}, {defence policy}]

defense reaction
n : (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires [syn: {defense mechanism}, {defence mechanism}, {defence reaction}, {defense}, {defence}]

Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service
n : the organization in the Defense Logistics Agency that inventories and evaluates and sells reusable United States government surplus [syn: {DRMS}]

Defense Secretary
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense Department; "the first Defense Secretary was James V. Forrestal who was appointed by Truman" [syn: {Secretary of Defense}]
2: the position of the head of the Department of Defense; "the position of Defense Secretary was created in 1947" [syn: {Secretary of Defense}]

defense system
n : the weaponry available for the defense of a region [syn: {defence system}]

defense team
n : the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial" [syn: {defense}, {defence}, {defense lawyers}] [ant: {prosecution}]

Defense Technical Information Center
n : the agency in the Department of Defense that provides scientific and technical information to federal agencies and their contractors [syn: {DTIC}]

defenseless
adj 1: lacking protection or support; "a defenseless child" [syn: {defenceless}]
2: having no protecting or concealing cover; "naked to mine enemies"- Shakespeare [syn: {naked}]
3: lacking weapons for self-defense [syn: {defenceless}]
adv : without defense; "the child was standing in the middle of the crossfire, defenselessly" [syn: {defencelessly}]

defenselessness
n : the property of being helpless in the face of attack [syn: {defencelessness}, {unprotectedness}]

defensible
adj : capable of being defended [syn: {defendable}]

defensive
adj 1: intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack; "defensive weapons"; "a defensive stance" [ant: {offensive}]
2: attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing [syn: {justificative}, {justificatory}]
3: serving as or appropriate for defending or protecting; "defensive fortifications"; "defensive dikes to protect against floods"
n : an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive') [syn: {defensive attitude}]

defensive attitude
n : an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive') [syn: {defensive}]

defensive measure
n : military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program" [syn: {defense}, {defence}]

defensive structure
n : a structure used for defense; "the artillery battered down the defenses" [syn: {defense}, {defence}]

defensively
adv 1: in an apologetic and self-defensive manner; "`I felt it better you should know,' said Sir Cedric defensively"
2: in a defensive manner; "the general conviction that our side is in the right and acting defensively over what Russians call the German question and Americans the Berlin crisis" [ant: {offensively}]

defensiveness
n : excessive sensitivity to criticism; "his defensiveness was manifested in hurt silence"; "the fear of being sued for malpractice has magnified physicians' defensiveness"

defer
v 1: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: {postpone}, {prorogue}, {hold over}, {put over}, {table}, {shelve}, {set back}, {remit}, {put off}]
2: submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure" [syn: {submit}, {bow}, {accede}, {give in}] [also: {deferring}, {deferred}]

deference
n 1: a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard; "his deference to her wishes was very flattering"; "be sure to give my respects to the dean" [syn: {respect}]
2: courteous regard for people's feelings; "in deference to your wishes"; "out of respect for his privacy" [syn: {respect}, {respectfulness}]
3: a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others [syn: {complaisance}, {compliance}, {compliancy}, {obligingness}]

deferent
adj : showing deference [syn: {deferential}, {regardful}]

deferential
adj : showing deference [syn: {deferent}, {regardful}]

deferentially
adv 1: in a servile manner; "he always acts so deferentially around his superviser" [syn: {submissively}]
2: in a respectfully deferential manner; "he listened deferentially"

deferment
n : act of putting off to a future time [syn: {postponement}, {deferral}]

deferral
n 1: a state of abeyance or suspended business [syn: {recess}]
2: act of putting off to a future time [syn: {postponement}, {deferment}]

deferred
See {defer}

deferred
adj : put off to later; "requested a deferred payment"; "our postponed trip" [syn: {postponed}]

deferred
defer
v 1: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: {postpone}, {prorogue}, {hold over}, {put over}, {table}, {shelve}, {set back}, {remit}, {put off}]
2: submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure" [syn: {submit}, {bow}, {accede}, {give in}] [also: {deferring}, {deferred}]

deferred payment
n : arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services [syn: {credit}] [ant: {cash}]

deferring
See {defer}

deferring
defer
v 1: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: {postpone}, {prorogue}, {hold over}, {put over}, {table}, {shelve}, {set back}, {remit}, {put off}]
2: submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure" [syn: {submit}, {bow}, {accede}, {give in}] [also: {deferring}, {deferred}]

defervesce
v : experience an abatement of a fever

defervescence
n : abatement of a fever

defiance
n 1: intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude [syn: {rebelliousness}]
2: a hostile challenge
3: a defiant act

defiant
adj : boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude" [syn: {noncompliant}] [ant: {compliant}]

defiantly
adv : in a rebellious manner; "he rejected her words rebelliously" [syn: {rebelliously}, {contumaciously}]

defibrillate
v : stop the fibrillation and restore normal contractions, usually by means of electric shocks; "The patient's heart had to be defibrillated to save his life"

defibrillation
n : treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator)

defibrillator
n : an electronic device that administers an electric shock of preset voltage to the heart through the chest wall in an attempt to restore the normal rhythm of the heart during ventricular fibrillation

deficiency
n 1: the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost" [syn: {lack}, {want}]
2: lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits" [syn: {insufficiency}, {inadequacy}] [ant: {sufficiency}, {sufficiency}]

deficiency disease
n : any disease caused by a lack of an essential nutrient (as a vitamin or mineral)

deficient
adj 1: inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting" [syn: {lacking(p)}, {wanting(p)}]
2: of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds" [syn: {insufficient}] [ant: {sufficient}]
3: falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard housing" [syn: {inferior}, {substandard}]

deficit
n 1: the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required [syn: {shortage}, {shortfall}]
2: an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period)

deficit spending
n : spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to stimulate their economy [syn: {compensatory spending}, {pump priming}]

defied
See {defy}

defied
defy
v 1: resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held" [syn: {withstand}, {hold}, {hold up}]
2: elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation" [syn: {resist}, {refuse}] [ant: {lend oneself}]
3: challenge; "I dare you!" [syn: {dare}] [also: {defied}]

defilade
n : the arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect against enemy fire

defile
n : a narrow pass (especially one between mountains) [syn: {gorge}]
v 1: place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation" [syn: {sully}, {corrupt}, {taint}, {cloud}]
2: make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man" [syn: {tarnish}, {stain}, {maculate}, {sully}]
3: spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it" [syn: {foul}, {befoul}, {maculate}]

defiled
adj 1: morally blemished; stained or impure [syn: {maculate}]
2: having the purity corrupted; made unclean; "the defiled Temple"

defilement
n : the state of being polluted [syn: {befoulment}, {pollution}]

defiler
n : a person or organization that causes pollution of the environment [syn: {polluter}]

definable
adj : capable of being defined, limited, or explained; "definable terms"; "definable rules"

define
v 1: give a definition for the meaning of a word; "Define `sadness'"
2: determine the essential quality of [syn: {specify}, {delineate}, {delimit}, {delimitate}]
3: determine the nature of; "What defines a good wine?"
4: delineate the form or outline of; "The tree was clearly defined by the light"; "The camera could define the smallest object" [syn: {delineate}]

defined
adj 1: clearly characterized or delimited; "lost in a maze of words both defined and undefined"; "each child has clearly defined duties" [ant: {undefined}]
2: showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary; "hills defined against the evening sky"; "the setting sun showed the outlined figure of a man standing on the hill" [syn: {outlined}]
3: clearly defined; "I have no formed opinion about the chances of success" [syn: {formed}, {settled}]

definienda
See {definiendum}

definientia
See {definiens}

defining
n : any process serving to define the shape of something [syn: {shaping}]

definite
adj 1: precise; explicit and clearly defined; "I want a definite answer"; "a definite statement of the terms of the will"; "a definite amount"; "definite restrictions on the sale of alcohol"; "the wedding date is now definite"; "a definite drop in attendance" [ant: {indefinite}]
2: known for certain; "it is definite that they have won"

definite article
n : a determiner (as `the' in English) that indicates specificity of reference

definite integral
n : the integral of a function over a definite interval

definite quantity
n : a specific measure of amount

definitely
adv : without question and beyond doubt; "it was decidedly too expensive"; "she told him off in spades"; "by all odds they should win" [syn: {decidedly}, {unquestionably}, {emphatically}, {in spades}, {by all odds}]

definiteness
n : the quality of being predictable with great confidence [syn: {determinateness}]

definition
n 1: a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol
2: clarity of outline; "exercise had give his muscles superior definition"

definitive
adj 1: clearly defined or formulated; "the plain and unequivocal language of the laws"- R.B.Taney [syn: {unequivocal}]
2: of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation" [syn: {authoritative}, {classical}]
3: supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement; "a definitive verdict"; "a determinate answer to the problem" [syn: {determinate}]

definitive host
n : the host in which the sexual reproduction of a parasite takes place

deflagrate
v 1: cause to burn rapidly and with great intensity; "care must be exercised when this substance is to be deflagrated"
2: burn with great heat and intense light; "the powder deflagrated"

deflagration
n : combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat

deflate
v 1: collapse by releasing contained air or gas; "deflate a balloon"
2: release contained air or gas from; "deflate the air mattress"
3: reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence" [syn: {puncture}]
4: produce deflation in; "The new measures deflated the economy" [ant: {inflate}]
5: reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices; "deflate the currency" [ant: {inflate}]
6: become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated" [ant: {inflate}]

deflated
adj 1: brought low in spirit; "left us fatigued and deflated spiritually" [syn: {chapfallen}, {chopfallen}, {crestfallen}]
2: collapsed through the release of gas or air [ant: {inflated}]

deflation
n 1: (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind; "a constant deflation of the desert landscape"
2: a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices [ant: {inflation}, {disinflation}]
3: the act of letting the air out of something [ant: {inflation}]

deflationary
adj : associated with or tending to cause decreases in consumer prices or increases in the purchasing power of money; "deflationary measures" [ant: {inflationary}]

deflator
n : a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of inflation; inflation adjusted variables are in constant dollars

deflect
v 1: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" [syn: {debar}, {obviate}, {avert}, {head off}, {stave off}, {fend off}, {avoid}, {ward off}]
2: turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest [syn: {bend}, {turn away}]
3: turn aside [syn: {deviate}]
4: draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors" [syn: {distract}]
5: impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack" [syn: {parry}, {block}]

deflection
n 1: a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting [syn: {warp}]
2: the amount by which a propagating wave is bent [syn: {deflexion}, {refraction}]
3: the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position [syn: {deflexion}]
4: the property of being bent or deflected [syn: {deflexion}, {bending}]
5: a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal" [syn: {diversion}, {deviation}, {digression}, {deflexion}, {divagation}]

deflective
adj : capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave) [syn: {refractive}]

deflector
n : a device intended to turn aside the flow of something (water or air or smoke etc)

deflexion
n 1: the amount by which a propagating wave is bent [syn: {deflection}, {refraction}]
2: the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position [syn: {deflection}]
3: the property of being bent or deflected [syn: {deflection}, {bending}]
4: a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal" [syn: {diversion}, {deviation}, {digression}, {deflection}, {divagation}]

defloration
n 1: an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something
2: the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse)

deflower
v 1: deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village" [syn: {ruin}]
2: make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty" [syn: {mar}, {impair}, {spoil}, {vitiate}]

Defoe
n : English writer remembered particularly for his novel about Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731) [syn: {Daniel Defoe}]

defoliant
n : a chemical that is sprayed on plants and causes their leaves to fall off

defoliate
adj : deprived of leaves [syn: {defoliated}]
v : strip the leaves or branches from; "defoliate the trees with pesticides"

defoliated
adj : deprived of leaves [syn: {defoliate}]

defoliation
n 1: the loss of foliage
2: causing the leaves of trees and other plants to fall off (as by the use of chemicals)

defoliator
n : an insect that strips the leaves from plants

deforest
v : remove the trees from; "The landscape was deforested by the enemy attacks" [syn: {disforest}, {disafforest}]

deforestation
n 1: the state of being clear of trees
2: the removal of trees [syn: {disforestation}]

deform
v 1: make formless; "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture" [ant: {form}]
2: twist and press out of shape [syn: {contort}, {distort}, {wring}]
3: cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar" [syn: {flex}, {bend}, {twist}, {turn}] [ant: {unbend}]
4: become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"
5: alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy" [syn: {distort}, {strain}]
6: assume a different shape or form [syn: {change shape}, {change form}]

deformation
n 1: a change for the worse [syn: {distortion}]
2: alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
3: the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) [syn: {contortion}]

deformational
adj : relating to or causing change in either shape or size of a material body or geometric figure

deformed
adj : so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly; "deformed thalidomide babies"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "an ill-shapen vase"; "a limp caused by a malformed foot"; "misshapen old fingers" [syn: {distorted}, {ill-shapen}, {malformed}, {misshapen}]

deformity
n 1: an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed [syn: {malformation}, {misshapenness}]
2: an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen; "there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back"; "suffering from facial disfiguration" [syn: {disfigurement}, {disfiguration}]

defraud
v : deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" [syn: {victimize}, {swindle}, {rook}, {goldbrick}, {nobble}, {diddle}, {bunco}, {scam}, {mulct}, {gyp}, {con}]

defray
v : bear the expenses of

defrayal
n : the act of paying money [syn: {payment}, {defrayment}] [ant: {evasion}]

defrayment
n : the act of paying money [syn: {payment}, {defrayal}] [ant: {evasion}]

defrock
v : divest of the frock; of church officials [syn: {unfrock}]

defrost
v : make or become free of frost or ice; "Defrost the car window" [syn: {deice}, {de-ice}]

defroster
n : heater that removes ice or frost (as from a windshield or a refrigerator or the wings of an airplane) [syn: {deicer}]

deft
adj 1: quick and skillful in movement
2: skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; "a deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face"; "dexterous of hand and inventive of mind" [syn: {dexterous}, {dextrous}]

deftly
adv 1: with dexterity; in a dexterous manner; "dextrously he untied the knots" [syn: {dexterously}, {dextrously}]
2: in a deft manner; "Lois deftly removed her scarf"

deftness
n : skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer" [syn: {adeptness}, {adroitness}, {facility}, {quickness}]

defunct
adj 1: no longer in force or use; inactive; "a defunct (or dead) law"; "a defunct organization" [syn: {dead}]
2: having ceased to exist or live; "the will of a defunct aunt"; "a defunct Indian tribe"

defunctness
n : no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species" [syn: {extinction}]

defuse
v : remove the triggering device from [ant: {fuse}]

defusing
n : the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb) [syn: {deactivation}] [ant: {activation}]

defy
v 1: resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held" [syn: {withstand}, {hold}, {hold up}]
2: elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation" [syn: {resist}, {refuse}] [ant: {lend oneself}]
3: challenge; "I dare you!" [syn: {dare}] [also: {defied}]

degage
adj 1: free and relaxed in manner; "rather degage after the nervousness he had shown at dinner"- Edmund Wilson
2: showing lack of emotional involvement; "adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair"- J.S.Perelman; "she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she's not hypocritically effusive"; "an uninvolved bystander" [syn: {detached}, {uninvolved}]

degas
v : remove gas from [also: {degassing}, {degasses}, {degassed}]

degassed
See {degas}

degassed
degas
v : remove gas from [also: {degassing}, {degasses}, {degassed}]

degasses
See {degas}

degasses
degas
v : remove gas from [also: {degassing}, {degasses}, {degassed}]

degassing
See {degas}

degassing
degas
v : remove gas from [also: {degassing}, {degasses}, {degassed}]

degauss
v : make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of); "demagnetize the iron shavings"; "they degaussed the ship" [syn: {demagnetize}, {demagnetise}] [ant: {magnetize}, {magnetize}]

degaussing
n : the process of making a (steel) ship's hull nonmagnetic by producing an opposing magnetic field

degeneracy
n 1: the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities [syn: {degeneration}, {decadence}, {decadency}]
2: moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels; its opium parlors; its depravity" [syn: {corruption}, {depravity}]

degenerate
adj : unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" [syn: {debauched}, {degraded}, {dissipated}, {dissolute}, {libertine}, {profligate}, {riotous}, {fast}]
n : a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior [syn: {pervert}, {deviant}, {deviate}]
v : grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" [syn: {devolve}, {deteriorate}, {drop}] [ant: {recuperate}]

degeneration
n 1: the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality [syn: {devolution}] [ant: {development}]
2: the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities [syn: {degeneracy}, {decadence}, {decadency}]
3: passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form [syn: {retrogression}]

degenerative
adj : of illness; marked by gradual deterioration of organs and cells along with loss of function; "degenerative diseases of old age"

degenerative arthritis
n : chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age [syn: {osteoarthritis}, {degenerative joint disease}]

degenerative disorder
n : condition leading to progressive loss of function

degenerative joint disease
n : chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age [syn: {osteoarthritis}, {degenerative arthritis}]

deglutition
n : the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips" [syn: {swallow}, {drink}]

deglycerolise
v : remove from glycerol; in chemistry [syn: {deglycerolize}] [ant: {glycerolize}]

deglycerolize
v : remove from glycerol; in chemistry [syn: {deglycerolise}] [ant: {glycerolize}]

degradation
n 1: changing to a lower state (a less respected state) [syn: {debasement}]
2: a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken [syn: {abasement}, {abjection}]

degrade
v 1: reduce the level of land, as by erosion [ant: {aggrade}]
2: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture" [syn: {take down}, {disgrace}, {demean}, {put down}]
3: lower the grade of something; reduce its worth [syn: {cheapen}]

degraded
adj 1: unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" [syn: {debauched}, {degenerate}, {dissipated}, {dissolute}, {libertine}, {profligate}, {riotous}, {fast}]
2: lowered in value; "the dollar is low"; "a debased currency" [syn: {debased}, {devalued}]

degrader
n : a person who lowers the quality or character or value (as by adding cheaper metal to coins) [syn: {debaser}]

degrading
adj 1: harmful to the mind or morals; "corrupt judges and their corrupting influence"; "the vicious and degrading cult of violence" [syn: {corrupting}]
2: used of conduct; characterized by dishonor [syn: {debasing}]

degree
n 1: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate degree of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree" [syn: {grade}, {level}]
2: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" [syn: {level}, {stage}, {point}]
3: an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude" [syn: {academic degree}]
4: a unit of temperature on a specified scale; "the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature"
5: a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle" [syn: {arcdegree}]
6: the highest power of a term or variable
7: the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime); "murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn"

degree Celsius
n : a degree on the Centigrade scale of temperature [syn: {degree Centigrade}, {C}]

degree Centigrade
n : a degree on the Centigrade scale of temperature [syn: {degree Celsius}, {C}]

degree day
n 1: the day on which university degrees are conferred [syn: {commencement day}]
2: a unit used in estimating fuel requirements for heating a building

degree Fahrenheit
n : a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature [syn: {F}]

degree of a polynomial
n : the degree of the term in the polynomial that has the highest degree

degree of a term
n : the sum of the exponents of the variables in the term

degree of freedom
n 1: (statistics) an unrestricted variable in a frequency distribution
2: one of the minimum number of parameters needed to describe the state of a physical system

degree program
n : a course of study leading to an academic degree

degressive
adj 1: going down by steps
2: gradually decreasing in rate on sums below a certain amount

degust
v : taste with relish; "degust this wonderful soup"

degustation
n : taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality; "cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most" [syn: {tasting}, {savoring}, {savouring}, {relishing}]

dehisce
v : burst or split open; "flowers dehisce when they release pollen"

dehiscence
n : (biology) release of material by splitting open of an organ or tissue; the natural bursting open at maturity of a fruit or other reproductive body to release seeds or spores or the bursting open of a surgically closed wound

dehiscent
adj : (of e.g. fruits and anthers) opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds [ant: {indehiscent}]

Dehong Dai
n : a branch of the Tai languages [syn: {Tai Nuea}, {Chinese Shan}]

dehorn
v 1: prevent the growth of horns of certain animals
2: take the horns off (an animal)

dehumanisation
n : the act of degrading people with respect to their best qualities; "science has been blamed for the dehumanization of modern life" [syn: {dehumanization}]

dehumanise
v 1: deprive of human qualities; "Life in povery has dehumanized them" [syn: {dehumanize}] [ant: {humanize}]
2: make mechanical or routine [syn: {dehumanize}]

dehumanised
adj : divested of human qualities or attributes [syn: {dehumanized}, {unhuman}]

dehumanization
n : the act of degrading people with respect to their best qualities; "science has been blamed for the dehumanization of modern life" [syn: {dehumanisation}]

dehumanize
v 1: deprive of human qualities; "Life in povery has dehumanized them" [syn: {dehumanise}] [ant: {humanize}]
2: make mechanical or routine [syn: {dehumanise}]

dehumanized
adj : divested of human qualities or attributes [syn: {dehumanised}, {unhuman}]

dehumidified
See {dehumidify}

dehumidified
dehumidify
v : make less humid; "The air conditioner dehumidifies the air in the summer" [ant: {humidify}] [also: {dehumidified}]

dehumidify
v : make less humid; "The air conditioner dehumidifies the air in the summer" [ant: {humidify}] [also: {dehumidified}]

dehydrate
v 1: preserve by removing all water and liquids from; "carry dehydrated food on your camping trip" [syn: {desiccate}]
2: remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me" [syn: {desiccate}]
3: lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly" [syn: {dry up}, {desiccate}] [ant: {hydrate}]

dehydrated
adj 1: suffering from excessive loss of water from the body; "fever resulted from becoming dehydrated"; "was dehydrated after the marathon"
2: preserved by removing natural moisture; "dried beef"; "dried fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated coconut meat" [syn: {dried}, {desiccated}]

dehydrated food
n : food preserved by dehydration [syn: {dehydrated foods}]

dehydrated foods
n : food preserved by dehydration [syn: {dehydrated food}]

dehydration
n 1: dryness resulting from the removal of water [syn: {desiccation}]
2: depletion of bodily fluids
3: the process of extracting moisture [syn: {desiccation}, {drying up}, {evaporation}]

dehydrogenate
v : remove hydrogen from [ant: {hydrogenate}]

dehydroretinol
n : a viscous alcohol that is less active in mammals than is vitamin A1 [syn: {vitamin A2}]

de-ice
v : make or become free of frost or ice; "Defrost the car window" [syn: {defrost}, {deice}]

deice
v : make or become free of frost or ice; "Defrost the car window" [syn: {defrost}, {de-ice}]

deicer
n : heater that removes ice or frost (as from a windshield or a refrigerator or the wings of an airplane) [syn: {defroster}]

deictic
adj : relating to or characteristic of a word whose reference depends on the circumstances of its use; "deictic pronouns"
n : a word specifying identity or spacial or temporal location from the perspective of a speaker or hearer in the context in which the communication occurs; "words that introduce particulars of the speaker's and hearer's shared cognitive field into the message"- R.Rommetveit [syn: {deictic word}]

deictic word
n : a word specifying identity or spacial or temporal location from the perspective of a speaker or hearer in the context in which the communication occurs; "words that introduce particulars of the speaker's and hearer's shared cognitive field into the message"- R.Rommetveit [syn: {deictic}]

deific
adj : characterized by divine or godlike nature

deification
n 1: the condition of being treated like a god
2: an embodiment of the qualities of a god; "the capitalists' deification of capital"
3: the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) [syn: {exaltation}, {apotheosis}]

deified
See {deify}

deified
deify
v 1: consider as a god or god-like; "These young men deify financial success"
2: exalt to the position of a God; "the people deified their King" [also: {deified}]

deify
v 1: consider as a god or god-like; "These young men deify financial success"
2: exalt to the position of a God; "the people deified their King" [also: {deified}]

deign
v : do something that one considers to be below one's dignity [syn: {condescend}, {descend}]

deiist
adj : of or relating to theism [syn: {deistic}]

Deimos
n : the outer of two small satellites of Mars

deinocheirus
n : lightly built medium-sized theropod with long limbs and neck

deinonychus
n : swift agile wolf-sized bipedal dinosaur having a large curved claw on each hind foot; of the Cretaceous

de-iodinase
n : an enzyme that removes the iodine radical

de-iodinate
v : remove iodine from; "de-iodinate the thyroxine" [ant: {iodinate}]

de-iodinating
adj : removing iodine from [ant: {iodinating}]

de-iodination
n : the removal of iodine atoms from organic compounds

de-ionate
v : remove ions from; "ionate thyroxine" [ant: {ionate}]

deipnosophist
n : someone skilled at across-the-table chit chat

deism
n : the form of theological rationalism that believes in God on the basis of reason without reference to revelation [syn: {free thought}]

deist
n : a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it [syn: {freethinker}]

deistic
adj : of or relating to theism [syn: {deiist}]

deity
n : any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force [syn: {divinity}, {god}, {immortal}]

deixis
n : the function of pointing or specifying from the perspective of a participant in an act of speech or writing; aspects of a communication whose interpretation depends on knowledge of the context in which the communication occurs

deja vu
n : the experience of thinking that a new situation had occurred before

deject
v : lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her" [syn: {depress}, {cast down}, {get down}, {dismay}, {dispirit}, {demoralize}, {demoralise}] [ant: {elate}]

dejected
adj : affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful" [ant: {elated}]

dejectedly
adv : in a dejected manner; "when she came back Sophie and Esther were sitting dejectedly in the kitchen" [syn: {in low spirits}]

dejection
n 1: a state of melancholy depression
2: solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels [syn: {fecal matter}, {faecal matter}, {feces}, {faeces}, {BM}, {stool}, {ordure}]

dejeuner
n : a midday meal [syn: {lunch}, {luncheon}, {tiffin}]

dekagram
n : 10 grams [syn: {decagram}, {dkg}, {dag}]

dekaliter
n : a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters [syn: {dekalitre}, {decaliter}, {decalitre}, {dal}, {dkl}]

dekalitre
n : a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters [syn: {dekaliter}, {decaliter}, {decalitre}, {dal}, {dkl}]

dekameter
n : a metric unit of length equal to ten meters [syn: {decameter}, {decametre}, {dekametre}, {dam}, {dkm}]

dekametre
n : a metric unit of length equal to ten meters [syn: {decameter}, {dekameter}, {decametre}, {dam}, {dkm}]

Dekker
n : English dramatist and pamphleteer (1572-1632) [syn: {Decker}, {Thomas Dekker}, {Thomas Decker}]

dekko
n : British slang

Del Rio
n : a town in southwest Texas on the Rio Grande west of San Antonio

Delacroix
n : French romantic painter (1798-1863) [syn: {Eugene Delacroix}, {Ferdinand Victor Eugene Delacroix}]

Delairea
n : 1 species: German ivy [syn: {genus Delairea}]

Delairea odorata
n : South African succulent evergreen twining climber with yellow flowers grown primarily as a houseplant for its foliage; sometimes placed in genus Senecio [syn: {German ivy}, {Senecio milkanioides}]

delapidate
v : fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay" [syn: {decay}, {crumble}]

delavirdine
n : a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Rescriptor) used to treat AIDS and HIV [syn: {Rescriptor}]

Delaware
n 1: a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay [syn: {Delaware River}]
2: a member of an Algonquian people formerly living in New Jersey and New York and parts of Delaware and Pennsylvania
3: one of the British colonies that formed the United States
4: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {Diamond State}, {First State}, {DE}]
5: the Algonquian language spoken by the Delaware people

Delaware Bay
n : an inlet of the North Atlantic; fed by the Delaware River

Delaware Memorial Bridge
n : a suspension bridge across the Delaware River

Delaware River
n : a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay [syn: {Delaware}]

Delawarean
n : a resident of Delaware [syn: {Delawarian}]

Delawarian
n : a resident of Delaware [syn: {Delawarean}]

delay
n 1: time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action" [syn: {hold}, {time lag}, {postponement}, {wait}]
2: the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time [syn: {holdup}]
v 1: cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform" [syn: {detain}, {hold up}] [ant: {rush}]
2: act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"
3: stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!" [syn: {stay}, {detain}]
4: slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development" [syn: {check}, {retard}]

delay line
n : a circuit designed to introduce a calculated delay into the transmission of a signal

delayed
adj 1: caused to be slower or later; "the delayed plane finally arrived" [ant: {expedited}]
2: not as far along as normal in development

delayed action
n : a mechanism that automatically delays the release of a camera shutter for a fixed period of time so that the photographer can appear in the picture

delayed allergy
n : an allergic reaction that becomes apparent only hours after contact [syn: {type IV allergic reaction}]

delayed-action
adj : operating after a predetermined lapse of time; "a delayed-action bomb"

delayer
n : a person who delays; to put off until later or cause to be late

Delbruck
n : United States biologist (born in Germany) who studied how viruses infect living cells (1906-1981) [syn: {Max Delbruck}]

delectability
n : extreme appetizingness [syn: {deliciousness}, {lusciousness}, {toothsomeness}]

delectable
adj 1: extremely pleasing to the sense of taste [syn: {delicious}, {luscious}, {pleasant-tasting}, {scrumptious}, {toothsome}, {yummy}]
2: capable of arousing desire; "the delectable Miss Haynes" [syn: {sexually attractive}]

delectation
n 1: a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all" [syn: {delight}]
2: act of receiving pleasure from something [syn: {enjoyment}]

delegacy
n 1: the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent [syn: {representation}, {agency}]
2: a group of representatives or delegates [syn: {deputation}, {commission}, {delegation}, {mission}]
3: the appointment of a delegate

delegate
n : a person appointed or elected to represent others
v 1: transfer power to someone [syn: {depute}]
2: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) [syn: {designate}, {depute}, {assign}]

delegating
n : authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions [syn: {delegation}, {relegating}, {relegation}, {deputation}]

delegation
n 1: a group of representatives or delegates [syn: {deputation}, {commission}, {delegacy}, {mission}]
2: authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions [syn: {delegating}, {relegating}, {relegation}, {deputation}]

delete
v 1: remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list" [syn: {cancel}]
2: wipe out magnetically recorded information [syn: {erase}] [ant: {record}]
3: cut or eliminate; "she edited the juiciest scenes" [syn: {edit}, {blue-pencil}]

deleterious
adj : harmful to living things; "deleterious chemical additives" [syn: {hurtful}, {injurious}]

deletion
n 1: any process whereby sounds are left out of spoken words or phrases [syn: {omission}]
2: the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause" [syn: {excision}, {cut}]
3: the act of deleting something written or printed

delf
n : an excavation; usually a quarry or mine

delft
n : a style of glazed earthenware; usually white with blue decoration

Delhi
n : a city in north central India [syn: {Old Delhi}]

Delhi boil
n : leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions [syn: {cutaneous leishmaniasis}, {Old World leishmaniasis}, {oriental sore}, {tropical sore}, {Aleppo boil}]

deli
n : a shop selling delicatessen (as salads or cooked meats) [syn: {delicatessen}, {food shop}]

deliberate
adj 1: by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time" [syn: {intentional}, {knowing}, {willful}, {wilful}]
2: with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed" [syn: {careful}, {measured}]
3: produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation; "a studied smile"; "a note of biting irony and studied insult"- V.L.Parrington [syn: {studied}] [ant: {unstudied}]
4: marked by careful consideration or reflection; "a deliberate decision"
5: carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult"; "with measured irony" [syn: {calculated}, {measured}]
v 1: think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind" [syn: {consider}, {debate}, {moot}, {turn over}]
2: discuss the pros and cons of an issue [syn: {debate}]

deliberate defence
n : a defensive organized before contact is made with the enemy and while time for organization is available; usually includes a fortified zone (with pillboxes) and communication systems [syn: {deliberate defense}]

deliberate defense
n : a defensive organized before contact is made with the enemy and while time for organization is available; usually includes a fortified zone (with pillboxes) and communication systems [syn: {deliberate defence}]

deliberately
adv 1: with intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice" [syn: {intentionally}, {designedly}, {on purpose}, {purposely}, {advisedly}, {by choice}, {by design}] [ant: {by chance}, {unintentionally}, {unintentionally}]
2: in a deliberate unhurried manner; "she was working deliberately" [syn: {measuredly}]

deliberateness
n 1: a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry [syn: {slowness}, {deliberation}, {unhurriedness}]
2: the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision; "he was a man of judicial deliberation" [syn: {deliberation}]

deliberation
n 1: (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question; "the deliberations of the jury"
2: careful consideration; "a little deliberation would have deterred them" [syn: {weighing}, {advisement}]
3: planning something carefully and intentionally; "it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting" [syn: {calculation}]
4: a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry [syn: {slowness}, {deliberateness}, {unhurriedness}]
5: the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision; "he was a man of judicial deliberation" [syn: {deliberateness}]

deliberative
adj : involved in or characterized by deliberation and discussion and examination; "a deliberative body"

Delibes
n : French composer of operas (1836-1891) [syn: {Leo Delibes}, {Clement Philibert Leo Delibes}]

delible
adj : capable of being deleted

delicacy
n 1: the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance; "the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her features" [syn: {daintiness}, {fineness}]
2: something considered choice to eat [syn: {dainty}, {goody}, {kickshaw}, {treat}]
3: refined taste; tact [syn: {discretion}]
4: smallness of stature [syn: {slightness}]
5: lack of physical strength [syn: {fragility}]
6: subtly skillful handling of a situation [syn: {diplomacy}, {discreetness}, {finesse}]
7: lightness in movement or manner [syn: {airiness}]

delicate
adj 1: exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly" [ant: {rugged}]
2: marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; "a surgeon's delicate touch"
3: easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft" [syn: {fragile}, {frail}]
4: easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin" [syn: {soft}]
5: developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense" [syn: {finespun}]
6: difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers"; "hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter" [syn: {ticklish}]
7: of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely; "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments"

delicately
adv : in a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body" [syn: {finely}, {fine}, {exquisitely}]

delicatessen
n 1: ready-to-eat food products [syn: {delicatessen food}]
2: a shop selling delicatessen (as salads or cooked meats) [syn: {deli}, {food shop}]

delicatessen food
n : ready-to-eat food products [syn: {delicatessen}]

Delichon
n : a genus of Hirundinidae [syn: {genus Delichon}]

Delichon urbica
n : common small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses [syn: {house martin}]

delicious
adj 1: greatly pleasing or entertaining; "a delightful surprise"; "the comedy was delightful"; "a delicious joke" [syn: {delightful}]
2: extremely pleasing to the sense of taste [syn: {delectable}, {luscious}, {pleasant-tasting}, {scrumptious}, {toothsome}, {yummy}]
n : variety of sweet eating apples

deliciously
adv 1: in a very pleasurable manner; "they were walking along the beach slowly and deliciously" [syn: {pleasurably}]
2: so as to produce a delightful taste; "I bought some more of these deliciously sweet peaches" [syn: {lusciously}, {scrumptiously}]

deliciousness
n : extreme appetizingness [syn: {delectability}, {lusciousness}, {toothsomeness}]

delight
n 1: a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all" [syn: {delectation}]
2: something or someone that provides pleasure; a source of happiness; "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight" [syn: {joy}, {pleasure}]
v 1: give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation" [syn: {please}] [ant: {displease}]
2: take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter" [syn: {enjoy}, {revel}]
3: hold spellbound [syn: {enchant}, {enrapture}, {transport}, {enthrall}, {ravish}, {enthral}] [ant: {disenchant}]

delighted
adj 1: greatly pleased
2: filled with wonder and delight [syn: {beguiled}, {captivated}, {charmed}, {enthralled}, {entranced}]

delightedly
adv : with delight; "delightedly, she accepted the invitation"

delightful
adj : greatly pleasing or entertaining; "a delightful surprise"; "the comedy was delightful"; "a delicious joke" [syn: {delicious}]

delightfully
adv : in a delightful manner; "the farm house, though in itself a small one, is delightfully situated"

Delilah
n 1: (Old Testament) the Philistine mistress of Samson who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength
2: a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive [syn: {enchantress}, {temptress}, {siren}, {femme fatale}]

delimit
v 1: determine the essential quality of [syn: {specify}, {define}, {delineate}, {delimitate}]
2: be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry [syn: {subtend}]
3: set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something [syn: {demarcate}, {delimitate}]

delimitate
v 1: determine the essential quality of [syn: {specify}, {define}, {delineate}, {delimit}]
2: set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something [syn: {demarcate}, {delimit}]

delimitation
n : a line that indicates a boundary [syn: {boundary line}, {border}, {borderline}, {mete}]

delimited
adj 1: having the limits or boundaries established; "a delimited frontier through the disputed region" [syn: {bounded}]
2: showing or determining a boundary; "it is impossible to specify a clearly circumscribed (or delimited) area for any particular science" [syn: {circumscribed}]

delineate
adj : represented accurately or precisely [syn: {delineated}, {represented}] [ant: {undelineated}]
v 1: delineate the form or outline of; "The tree was clearly defined by the light"; "The camera could define the smallest object" [syn: {define}]
2: determine the essential quality of [syn: {specify}, {define}, {delimit}, {delimitate}]
3: trace the shape of [syn: {limn}, {outline}]
4: make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" [syn: {trace}, {draw}, {line}, {describe}]
5: describe in vivid detail

delineated
adj : represented accurately or precisely [syn: {represented}, {delineate}] [ant: {undelineated}]

delineation
n 1: a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters" [syn: {word picture}, {word-painting}, {depiction}, {picture}, {characterization}, {characterisation}]
2: a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects [syn: {depiction}, {limning}, {line drawing}]
3: representation by drawing or painting etc [syn: {depiction}, {portrayal}]

delineative
adj : depicted in a recognizable manner [syn: {depictive}]

delinquency
n 1: nonpayment of a debt when due
2: a tendency to be negligent and uncaring; "he inherited his delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities" [syn: {dereliction}, {willful neglect}]
3: an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor [syn: {juvenile delinquency}]

delinquent
adj 1: guilty of a minor misdeed; "delinquent minors"
2: failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills" [syn: {derelict}, {neglectful}, {remiss}]
3: persistently bad; "school for delinquent boys"
4: past due; not paid at the scheduled time; "an overdue installment"; "a delinquent account" [syn: {overdue}]
n : a young offender [syn: {juvenile delinquent}]

deliquesce
v 1: melt away in the process of decay; "The fungi eventually deliquesced"
2: melt or become liquid by absorbig moisture from the air; "this type of salt deliquesces easily"

deliquescent
adj : (especially of certain salts) becoming liquid by absorbing moisture from the air

deliquium
n : a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain [syn: {faint}, {swoon}, {syncope}]

delirious
adj 1: experiencing delirium [syn: {hallucinating}]
2: marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure" [syn: {excited}, {frantic}, {mad}, {unrestrained}]

deliriously
adv 1: as if in a delirium; "he was talking deliriously"
2: in a delirious manner; "her answer made him deliriously happy"

delirium
n 1: state of violent mental agitation [syn: {craze}, {frenzy}, {fury}, {hysteria}]
2: a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations

delirium tremens
n : acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning [syn: {DTs}]

Delius
n : English composer of orchestral works (1862-1934) [syn: {Frederick Delius}]

deliver
v 1: deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students" [syn: {present}]
2: bring to a destination, make a delivery; "our local super market delivers"
3: to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money" [syn: {hand over}, {fork over}, {fork out}, {fork up}, {turn in}, {get in}, {render}]
4: free from harm or evil [syn: {rescue}]
5: hand over to the authorities of another country; "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there" [syn: {extradite}, {deport}]
6: pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment" [syn: {render}, {return}]
7: utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.); "The students delivered a cry of joy"
8: save from sins [syn: {redeem}, {save}]
9: carry out or perform; "deliver an attack", "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left" [syn: {drive home}] 10: relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in" [syn: {surrender}, {cede}, {give up}] 11: throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball; "The pitcher delivered the ball" [syn: {pitch}] 12: give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!" [syn: {give birth}, {bear}, {birth}, {have}]

deliver the goods
v : attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" [syn: {succeed}, {win}, {come through}, {bring home the bacon}] [ant: {fail}]

deliverable
adj : suitable for or ready for delivery
n : something that can be provided as the product of development; "under this contract the deliverables include both software and hardware"

deliverance
n : recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives" [syn: {rescue}, {delivery}, {saving}]

Deliverer
n 1: a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29) [syn: {Jesus}, {Jesus of Nazareth}, {the Nazarene}, {Jesus Christ}, {Christ}, {Savior}, {Saviour}, {Good Shepherd}, {Redeemer}]
2: a person who rescues you from harm or danger [syn: {savior}, {saviour}, {rescuer}]
3: someone employed to make deliveries [syn: {deliveryman}, {delivery boy}]
4: a person who gives up or transfers money or goods

delivery
n 1: the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail); "his reluctant delivery of bad news" [syn: {bringing}]
2: the event of giving birth; "she had a difficult delivery"
3: your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech" [syn: {manner of speaking}, {speech}]
4: the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another [syn: {livery}, {legal transfer}]
5: (baseball) the throwing of a baseball by a pitcher to a batter [syn: {pitch}]
6: recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives" [syn: {rescue}, {deliverance}, {saving}]
7: the act of delivering a child [syn: {obstetrical delivery}]

delivery boy
n : someone employed to make deliveries [syn: {deliveryman}, {deliverer}]

delivery truck
n : a van suitable for delivering goods or services to customers [syn: {delivery van}, {panel truck}]

delivery van
n : a van suitable for delivering goods or services to customers [syn: {delivery truck}, {panel truck}]

deliveryman
n : someone employed to make deliveries [syn: {delivery boy}, {deliverer}]

dell
n : a small wooded hollow [syn: {dingle}]

Delmonico steak
n : small steak from the front of the short loin of beef [syn: {club steak}]

Delonix
n : evergreen or deciduous trees of tropical Africa and India [syn: {genus Delonix}]

Delonix regia
n : showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana [syn: {royal poinciana}, {flamboyant}, {flame tree}, {peacock flower}, {Poinciana regia}]

Delorme
n : French royal architect who built the Tuileries Palace and Gardens in Paris for Catherine de Medicis (1515-1570) [syn: {Philibert Delorme}, {de l'Orme}, {Philibert de l'Orme}]

delouse
v : free of lice; "They deloused the prisoners after they liberated the camps"

Delphi
n : an ancient Greek city on the slopes of Mount Parnassus; site of the Temple of Apollo

Delphian
adj : of or relating to Delphi or to the oracles of Apollo at Delphi; "Delphic oracle" [syn: {Delphic}]

Delphic
adj 1: of or relating to Delphi or to the oracles of Apollo at Delphi; "Delphic oracle" [syn: {Delphian}]
2: obscurely prophetic; "Delphic pronouncements"; "an oracular message" [syn: {oracular}]

Delphic oracle
n : (Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or ambiguous [syn: {Temple of Apollo}, {Oracle of Apollo}, {oracle of Delphi}]

Delphinapterus
n : white whale [syn: {genus Delphinapterus}]

Delphinapterus leucas
n : small northern whale that is white when adult [syn: {white whale}, {beluga}]

delphinia
See {delphinium}

delphinia
delphinium
n : any plant of the genus Delphinium having palmately divided leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances [also: {delphinia} (pl)]

Delphinidae
n : dolphins [syn: {family Delphinidae}]

delphinium
n : any plant of the genus Delphinium having palmately divided leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances [also: {delphinia} (pl)]

Delphinium ajacis
n : commonly cultivated larkspur of southern Europe having unbranched spikelike racemes of blue or sometimes purplish or pinkish flowers; sometime placed in genus Delphinium [syn: {rocket larkspur}, {Consolida ambigua}]

Delphinus
n 1: a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Pegasus and Aquila
2: type genus of the Delphinidae [syn: {genus Delphinus}]

Delphinus delphis
n : black-and-white dolphin that leaps high out of the water; one of the dolphins displayed at the Marinelands in California and in Florida [syn: {common dolphin}]

delta
n 1: a low triangular area where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
2: the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet

delta hepatitis
n : a severe form of hepatitis [syn: {hepatitis delta}]

delta iron
n : an allotrope of iron that is stable between 1403 degrees centigrade and the melting point (= 1532 degrees)

delta ray
n : an electron ejected from matter by ionizing radiation

delta rhythm
n : the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person in deep dreamless sleep; occurs with high voltage and low frequency (1 to 4 hertz) [syn: {delta wave}]

delta wave
n : the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person in deep dreamless sleep; occurs with high voltage and low frequency (1 to 4 hertz) [syn: {delta rhythm}]

Deltasone
n : a dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Liquid Pred or Meticorten); used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as an immunosuppressant [syn: {prednisone}, {Orasone}, {Liquid Pred}, {Meticorten}]

deltoid
adj : of a leaf shape; suggesting a capital delta, with a point at the apex
n : a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm [syn: {deltoid muscle}, {musculus deltoideus}]

deltoid eminence
n : a bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches [syn: {deltoid tuberosity}]

deltoid leaf
n : shaped like a capital delta

deltoid muscle
n : a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm [syn: {deltoid}, {musculus deltoideus}]

deltoid tuberosity
n : a bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches [syn: {deltoid eminence}]

delude
v : be false to; be dishonest with [syn: {deceive}, {lead on}, {cozen}]

deluge
n 1: an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse" [syn: {flood}, {inundation}, {torrent}]
2: a heavy rain [syn: {downpour}, {cloudburst}, {waterspout}, {torrent}, {pelter}, {soaker}]
3: the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations" [syn: {flood}, {inundation}, {alluvion}]
v 1: fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind" [syn: {flood}, {inundate}, {swamp}]
2: charge someone with too many tasks [syn: {overwhelm}, {flood out}]
3: fill or cover completely, usually with water [syn: {inundate}, {submerge}]

delusion
n 1: (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary [syn: {psychotic belief}]
2: a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea; "he has delusions of competence"; "his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination" [syn: {hallucination}]
3: the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas [syn: {illusion}, {head game}]

delusional
adj : suffering from or characterized by delusions

delusional disorder
n : any mental disorder in which delusions play a significant role

delusions of grandeur
n : a delusion (common in paranoia) that you are much greater and more powerful and influential than you really are

delusions of persecution
n : a delusion (common in paranoia) that others are out to get you and frustrate and embarrass you or inflict suffering on you; a complicated conspiracy is frequently imagined

delusive
adj : inappropriate to reality or facts; "delusive faith in a wonder drug"; "delusive expectations"; "false hopes" [syn: {false}]

delusively
adv : in a deceptive and unrealistic manner; "the village looked delusively near"

delusory
adj : causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true; "deceptive calm"; "a delusory pleasure" [syn: {deceptive}]

deluxe
adj 1: rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms" [syn: {gilded}, {luxurious}, {opulent}, {princely}, {sumptuous}]
2: elegant and sumptuous; "a deluxe car"; "luxe accommodations"; "a luxury condominium" [syn: {de luxe}, {luxe}, {luxury(a)}]

delve
v : turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration" [syn: {dig}, {cut into}, {turn over}]

demagnetisation
n : the process of removing magnetization [syn: {demagnetization}]

demagnetise
v 1: erase (a magnetic storage device) [syn: {demagnetize}]
2: make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of); "demagnetize the iron shavings"; "they degaussed the ship" [syn: {demagnetize}, {degauss}] [ant: {magnetize}, {magnetize}]

demagnetization
n : the process of removing magnetization [syn: {demagnetisation}]

demagnetize
v 1: erase (a magnetic storage device) [syn: {demagnetise}]
2: make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of); "demagnetize the iron shavings"; "they degaussed the ship" [syn: {demagnetise}, {degauss}] [ant: {magnetize}, {magnetize}]

demagog
n : an orator who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience [syn: {demagogue}, {rabble-rouser}]

demagogic
adj : characteristic of or resembling a demagogue; "demagogic speeches" [syn: {demagogical}]

demagogical
adj : characteristic of or resembling a demagogue; "demagogic speeches" [syn: {demagogic}]

demagogue
n : an orator who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience [syn: {demagog}, {rabble-rouser}]

demagoguery
n : impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace [syn: {demagogy}]

demagogy
n : impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace [syn: {demagoguery}]

demand
n 1: the ability and desire to purchase goods and services; "the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips"; "the demand exceeded the supply" [ant: {supply}]
2: an urgent or peremptory request; "his demands for attention were unceasing"
3: a condition requiring relief; "she satisfied his need for affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"; "there is a demand for jobs" [syn: {need}]
4: the act of demanding; "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money"
5: required activity; "the requirements of his work affected his health"; "there were many demands on his time" [syn: {requirement}]
v 1: request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"
2: require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulates a patient's consent" [syn: {necessitate}, {ask}, {postulate}, {need}, {require}, {take}, {involve}, {call for}] [ant: {obviate}]
3: claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan" [syn: {exact}]
4: lay legal claim to
5: summon to court
6: ask to be informed of; "I demand an explanation"

demand deposit
n : a bank deposit from which withdrawals can be made without notice

demand feeding
n : feeding a baby or animal whenever it shows a need

demand for explanation
n : a challenge to defend what someone has said [syn: {calling into question}]

demand for identification
n : as by a sentry

demand loan
n : a loan that is repayable on demand [syn: {call loan}]

demand note
n : a note payable on demand

demander
n : a person who makes demands

demanding
adj : requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill; "found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding" [ant: {undemanding}]

demandingly
adv : in a demanding manner; "he became demandingly dominant over the years"

demand-pull inflation
n : inflation caused by an increase in demand or in the supply of money

demantoid
n : a green andradite used as a gemstone

demarcate
v 1: separate clearly and as if by boundaries
2: set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something [syn: {delimit}, {delimitate}]

demarcation
n 1: the boundary of a specific area [syn: {limit}, {demarcation line}]
2: a conceptual separation or demarcation; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity" [syn: {line}, {dividing line}, {contrast}]

demarcation line
n : the boundary of a specific area [syn: {limit}, {demarcation}]

demarche
n : a move or step or maneuver in political or diplomatic affairs

demasculinise
v : remove the testicles of a male animal [syn: {emasculate}, {castrate}, {demasculinize}]

demasculinize
v : remove the testicles of a male animal [syn: {emasculate}, {castrate}, {demasculinise}]

dematerialise
v : become immaterial; disappear [syn: {dematerialize}] [ant: {happen}, {happen}]

dematerialize
v : become immaterial; disappear [syn: {dematerialise}] [ant: {happen}, {happen}]

Dematiaceae
n : family of imperfect mushrooms having dark-colored hyphae or conidia [syn: {family Dematiaceae}]

Demavend
n : an active volcano in northern Iran

demean
v : reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture" [syn: {take down}, {degrade}, {disgrace}, {put down}]

demeaning
adj : causing awareness of your shortcomings; "golf is a humbling game" [syn: {humbling}, {humiliating}, {mortifying}]

demeaningly
adv : in a humiliating manner; "the painting was reproduced humiliatingly small" [syn: {humiliatingly}]

demeanor
n : (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people [syn: {demeanour}, {behavior}, {behaviour}, {conduct}, {deportment}]

demeanour
n : (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people [syn: {demeanor}, {behavior}, {behaviour}, {conduct}, {deportment}]

demeclocycline hydrochloride
n : tetracycline antibacterial (trade name Declomycin) effective in the treatment of some bacterial and rickettsial and other infections [syn: {Declomycin}]

demented
adj : affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad" [syn: {brainsick}, {crazy}, {distracted}, {disturbed}, {mad}, {sick}, {unbalanced}, {unhinged}]

dementedly
adv : in an insane manner; "she behaved insanely"; "he behaves crazily when he is off his medication"; "the witch cackled madly"; "screaming dementedly" [syn: {insanely}, {crazily}, {madly}] [ant: {sanely}]

dementedness
n : mental deterioration of organic or functional origin [syn: {dementia}]

dementia
n : mental deterioration of organic or functional origin [syn: {dementedness}]

dementia praecox
n : any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact [syn: {schizophrenia}, {schizophrenic disorder}, {schizophrenic psychosis}]

demerara
n 1: a light brown raw cane sugar from Guyana
2: a river in northern Guyana that flows northward into the Atlantic
3: a former Dutch colony in South America; now a part of Guyana
4: dark rum from Guyana [syn: {demerara rum}]
5: light brown cane sugar; originally from Guyana [syn: {demerara sugar}]

demerara rum
n : dark rum from Guyana [syn: {demerara}]

demerara sugar
n : light brown cane sugar; originally from Guyana [syn: {demerara}]

demerit
n 1: a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces; "ten demerits and he loses his privileges"
2: the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection; "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"; "he knew his own faults much better than she did" [syn: {fault}] [ant: {merit}]

Demerol
n : a synthetic narcotic drug (trade name Demerol) used to treat pain [syn: {meperidine}, {meperidine hydrochloride}]

demesne
n 1: extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island" [syn: {estate}, {land}, {landed estate}, {acres}]
2: territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land" [syn: {domain}, {land}]

Demeter
n : (Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of Roman Ceres

Demetrius
n : son of Antigonus Cyclops and king of Macedonia; he and his father were defeated at the battle of Ipsus (337-283 BC) [syn: {Demetrius I}, {Demetrius Poliorcetes}]

Demetrius I
n : son of Antigonus Cyclops and king of Macedonia; he and his father were defeated at the battle of Ipsus (337-283 BC) [syn: {Demetrius}, {Demetrius Poliorcetes}]

Demetrius Poliorcetes
n : son of Antigonus Cyclops and king of Macedonia; he and his father were defeated at the battle of Ipsus (337-283 BC) [syn: {Demetrius}, {Demetrius I}]

demiglace
n : sauce Espagnole with extra beef stock simmered down and seasoned with dry wine or sherry [syn: {demi-glaze}]

demi-glaze
n : sauce Espagnole with extra beef stock simmered down and seasoned with dry wine or sherry [syn: {demiglace}]

demigod
n 1: a person with great powers and abilities [syn: {superman}, {Ubermensch}]
2: a person who is part mortal and part god [syn: {daemon}]

demijohn
n : large bottle with a short narrow neck; often has small handles at neck and is enclosed in wickerwork

demilitarise
v 1: do away with the military organization and potential of [syn: {demilitarize}] [ant: {militarize}, {militarize}]
2: remove offensive capability from [syn: {disarm}, {demilitarize}] [ant: {arm}]

demilitarize
v 1: do away with the military organization and potential of [syn: {demilitarise}] [ant: {militarize}, {militarize}]
2: remove offensive capability from [syn: {disarm}, {demilitarise}] [ant: {arm}]

demilitarized zone
n : a zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited; "tensions exist on both sides of the demilitarized zone separating North Korea and South Korea" [syn: {DMZ}]

DeMille
n : United States film maker remembered for his extravagant and spectacular epic productions (1881-1959) [syn: {Cecil B. DeMille}, {Cecil Blount DeMille}]

demimondaine
n : a woman whose sexual promiscuity places her outside respectable society

demimonde
n : a class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behavior

demineralisation
n 1: abnormal loss of mineral salts (especially from bone) [syn: {demineralization}]
2: the removal of minerals and mineral salts from a liquid (especially from water) [syn: {demineralization}]

demineralise
v : remove the minerals or salts from; "demineralize water" [syn: {demineralize}]

demineralization
n 1: abnormal loss of mineral salts (especially from bone) [syn: {demineralisation}]
2: the removal of minerals and mineral salts from a liquid (especially from water) [syn: {demineralisation}]

demineralize
v : remove the minerals or salts from; "demineralize water" [syn: {demineralise}]

demise
n : the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes" [syn: {death}, {dying}] [ant: {birth}]

demisemiquaver
n : a musical note having the time value of a thirty-second of a whole note [syn: {thirty-second note}]

demist
v : free from mist; "demist the car windows"

demister
n : heater that removes mist from the windshield of a car

demitasse
n 1: small cup of strong black coffee without milk or cream [syn: {cafe noir}]
2: small coffee cup; for serving black coffee

demitted
See {demit}

demitting
See {demit}

demiurge
n : a subordinate deity, in some philosophies the creator of the universe

demo
n : a visual presentation showing how something works; "the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations"; "the lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response" [syn: {demonstration}]
v : show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington" [syn: {show}, {exhibit}, {present}, {demonstrate}]

demob
v : retire from military service [syn: {demobilize}, {demobilise}] [ant: {mobilize}, {mobilize}] [also: {demobbing}, {demobbed}]

demobbed
See {demob}

demobbed
demob
v : retire from military service [syn: {demobilize}, {demobilise}] [ant: {mobilize}, {mobilize}] [also: {demobbing}, {demobbed}]

demobbing
See {demob}

demobbing
demob
v : retire from military service [syn: {demobilize}, {demobilise}] [ant: {mobilize}, {mobilize}] [also: {demobbing}, {demobbed}]

demobilisation
n : act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops; "demobilization of factories"; "immediate demobilization of the reserves" [syn: {demobilization}] [ant: {mobilization}]

demobilise
v 1: release from military service or remove from the active list of military service [syn: {demobilize}, {inactivate}] [ant: {call up}]
2: retire from military service [syn: {demobilize}, {demob}] [ant: {mobilize}, {mobilize}]

demobilization
n : act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops; "demobilization of factories"; "immediate demobilization of the reserves" [syn: {demobilisation}] [ant: {mobilization}]

demobilize
v 1: release from military service or remove from the active list of military service [syn: {inactivate}, {demobilise}] [ant: {call up}]
2: retire from military service [syn: {demobilise}, {demob}] [ant: {mobilize}, {mobilize}]

democracy
n 1: the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
2: a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them [syn: {republic}, {commonwealth}] [ant: {autocracy}]
3: the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group [syn: {majority rule}]

Democrat
n 1: a member of the Democratic Party
2: an advocate of democratic principles [syn: {populist}]

democratic
adj 1: characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality; "democratic government"; "a democratic country"; "a democratic scorn for bloated dukes and lords"- George du Maurier [ant: {undemocratic}]
2: belong to or relating to the Democratic Party; "Democratic senator"
3: representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large; "democratic art forms"; "a democratic or popular movement"; "popular thought"; "popular science"; "popular fiction" [syn: {popular}]

Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria
n : a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s [syn: {Algeria}, {Algerie}]

Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
n : a Marxist-Leninist group that believes Palestinian goals can only be achieved by revolutionary change; "in 1974 the DFLP took over a schoolhouse and massacred Israeli schoolchildren" [syn: {DFLP}, {Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine}, {PDFLP}]

Democratic Party
n : the older of two major political parties in the United States

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
n : a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948; involved in state-sponsored terrorism [syn: {North Korea}, {D.P.R.K.}, {DPRK}]

Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
n : island nation in the South Atlantic off the West coast of Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has enormous offshore oil reserves [syn: {Sao Tome and Principe}, {Sao Tome e Principe}, {Sao Thome e Principe}, {St. Thomas and Principe}]

Democratic Republic of the Congo
n : a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960 [syn: {Congo}, {Zaire}, {Belgian Congo}]

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
n : a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948 [syn: {Sri Lanka}, {Ceylon}]

democratically
adv : in a democratic manner; based on democratic principles; "it was decided democratically"; "democratically elected government" [ant: {undemocratically}]

Democratic-Republican Party
n : a former major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; opposed the old Federalist party; favored a strict interpretation of the constitution in order to limit the powers of the federal government

democratisation
n : the action of making something democratic [syn: {democratization}]

democratise
v 1: become (more) democratic; of nations [syn: {democratize}]
2: introduce democratic reforms; of nations [syn: {democratize}]

democratization
n : the action of making something democratic [syn: {democratisation}]

democratize
v 1: become (more) democratic; of nations [syn: {democratise}]
2: introduce democratic reforms; of nations [syn: {democratise}]

Democritus
n : Greek philosopher who developed an atomistic theory of matter (460-370 BC)

demode
adj : out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas" [syn: {antique}, {ex}, {old-fashioned}, {old-hat(p)}, {outmoded}, {passe}, {passee}]

demodulate
v : extract information from a modulated carrier wave

demodulation
n : (electronics) the reception of a signal by extracting it from the carrier wave

demodulator
n : rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave [syn: {detector}]

Demogorgon
n : (Greek mythology) a mysterious and terrifying deity of the underworld

demographer
n : a scientist who studies the growth and density of populations and their vital statistics [syn: {demographist}, {population scientist}]

demographic
adj : of or relating to demography; "demographic surveys"
n : a statistic characterizing human populations (or segments of human populations broken down by age or sex or income etc.)

demographist
n : a scientist who studies the growth and density of populations and their vital statistics [syn: {demographer}, {population scientist}]

demography
n : the branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations [syn: {human ecology}]

demoiselle
n 1: a young unmarried woman [syn: {damsel}, {damoiselle}, {damosel}, {damozel}]
2: small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs [syn: {damselfish}]

demolish
v 1: destroy completely; "the wrecking ball demolished the building"; "demolish your enemies"; "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand" [syn: {pulverize}, {pulverise}]
2: humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her" [syn: {crush}, {smash}]
3: defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors" [syn: {destroy}]

demolished
adj : torn down and broken up [syn: {dismantled}, {razed}]

demolishing
n : complete destruction of a building [syn: {razing}, {leveling}, {tearing down}]

demolition
n 1: an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something [syn: {destruction}, {wipeout}]
2: the act of demolishing

demon
n 1: one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief [syn: {devil}, {fiend}, {daemon}, {daimon}]
2: a cruel wicked and inhuman person [syn: {monster}, {fiend}, {devil}, {ogre}]
3: someone extremely diligent or skillful; "he worked like a demon to finish the job on time"; "she's a demon at math"

demonetisation
n : ending something (e.g. gold or silver) as no longer the legal tender of a country [syn: {demonetization}] [ant: {monetization}]

demonetise
v : deprive of value for payment; "demonetize a coin" [syn: {demonetize}]

demonetization
n : ending something (e.g. gold or silver) as no longer the legal tender of a country [syn: {demonetisation}] [ant: {monetization}]

demonetize
v : deprive of value for payment; "demonetize a coin" [syn: {demonetise}]

demoniac
adj 1: in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows" [syn: {amuck}, {amok}, {berserk}, {demoniacal}, {possessed(p)}]
2: resembling or suggesting possession by a demon; "demoniac energy"; "a demoniacal fit" [syn: {demoniacal}]
n : someone who acts as if possessed by a demon

demoniacal
adj 1: in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows" [syn: {amuck}, {amok}, {berserk}, {demoniac}, {possessed(p)}]
2: resembling or suggesting possession by a demon; "demoniac energy"; "a demoniacal fit" [syn: {demoniac}]

demoniacally
adv : in a very agitated manner; as if possessed by an evil spirit [syn: {frenetically}]

demonic
adj : extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces" [syn: {diabolic}, {diabolical}, {fiendish}, {hellish}, {infernal}, {satanic}, {unholy}]

demonisation
n : to represent as diabolically evil; "the demonization of our enemies" [syn: {demonization}]

demonise
v : make into a demon; "Power had demonized him" [syn: {demonize}]

demonism
n : the worship of devils (especially Satan) [syn: {diabolism}, {Satanism}]

demonization
n : to represent as diabolically evil; "the demonization of our enemies" [syn: {demonisation}]

demonize
v : make into a demon; "Power had demonized him" [syn: {demonise}]

demonolatry
n : worship of devils [syn: {diabolatry}, {devil-worship}]

demon-ridden
adj : as if possessed by demons

demonstrability
n : capability of being demonstrated or logically proved [syn: {provability}]

demonstrable
adj 1: necessarily or demonstrably true; "demonstrable truths" [syn: {incontrovertible}]
2: capable of being demonstrated or proved; "obvious lies"; "a demonstrable lack of concern for the general welfare"; "practical truth provable to all men"- Walter Bagehot [syn: {provable}]

demonstrably
adv : in an obvious and provable manner; "his documentary sources are demonstrably wrong" [syn: {provably}, {incontrovertibly}]

demonstrate
v 1: show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington" [syn: {show}, {demo}, {exhibit}, {present}]
2: establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" [syn: {prove}, {establish}, {show}, {shew}] [ant: {disprove}]
3: provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness" [syn: {attest}, {certify}, {manifest}, {evidence}]
4: march in protest; take part in a demonstration; "Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle" [syn: {march}]

demonstrated
adj : having been demonstrated or verified beyond doubt

demonstration
n 1: a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view; "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration" [syn: {presentation}, {presentment}]
2: a show of military force or preparedness; "he confused the enemy with feints and demonstrations"
3: a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature); "there were violent demonstrations against the war" [syn: {manifestation}]
4: proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion [syn: {monstrance}]
5: a visual presentation showing how something works; "the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations"; "the lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response" [syn: {demo}]

demonstrative
adj 1: given to or marked by the open expression of emotion; "an affectionate and demonstrative family" [ant: {undemonstrative}]
2: serving to demonstrate [syn: {illustrative}]
n : a pronoun that points out an intended referent [syn: {demonstrative pronoun}]

demonstrative of
adj : serving to prove or demonstrate; "the oath of office is...demonstrative of the legislative opinion on on this subject"- John Marshall [syn: {demonstrative of(p)}]

demonstrative pronoun
n : a pronoun that points out an intended referent [syn: {demonstrative}]

demonstratively
adv : in a demonstrative manner; "he greeted her demonstratively"

demonstrativeness
n : tending to express your feelings freely

demonstrator
n 1: a teacher or teacher's assistant who demonstrates the principles that are being taught
2: someone who demonstrates an article to a prospective buyer [syn: {sales demonstrator}]
3: someone who participates in a public display of group feeling [syn: {protester}]

demoralisation
n 1: a state of disorder and confusion; "his inconsistency resulted in the demoralization of his staff" [syn: {demoralization}]
2: depression resulting from an undermining of your morale [syn: {demoralization}]
3: destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy [syn: {demoralization}]

demoralise
v 1: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" [syn: {corrupt}, {pervert}, {subvert}, {demoralize}, {debauch}, {debase}, {profane}, {vitiate}, {deprave}, {misdirect}]
2: lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her" [syn: {depress}, {deject}, {cast down}, {get down}, {dismay}, {dispirit}, {demoralize}] [ant: {elate}]

demoralised
adj : made less hopeful or enthusiastic; "desperate demoralized people looking for work"; "felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem"; "the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest" [syn: {demoralized}, {discouraged}, {disheartened}]

demoralising
adj : destructive of morale and self-reliance [syn: {demoralizing}, {disheartening}, {dispiriting}]

demoralization
n 1: destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy [syn: {demoralisation}]
2: a state of disorder and confusion; "his inconsistency resulted in the demoralization of his staff" [syn: {demoralisation}]
3: depression resulting from an undermining of your morale [syn: {demoralisation}]

demoralize
v 1: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" [syn: {corrupt}, {pervert}, {subvert}, {demoralise}, {debauch}, {debase}, {profane}, {vitiate}, {deprave}, {misdirect}]
2: lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her" [syn: {depress}, {deject}, {cast down}, {get down}, {dismay}, {dispirit}, {demoralise}] [ant: {elate}]
3: confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office"

demoralized
adj : made less hopeful or enthusiastic; "desperate demoralized people looking for work"; "felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem"; "the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest" [syn: {demoralised}, {discouraged}, {disheartened}]

demoralizing
adj : destructive of morale and self-reliance [syn: {demoralising}, {disheartening}, {dispiriting}]

Demosthenes
n : Athenian statesman and orator (circa 385-322 BC)

Demosthenic
adj : of or relating to Demosthenes or his oratory

demote
v : assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sargeant" [syn: {bump}, {relegate}, {break}, {kick downstairs}] [ant: {promote}]

Demotic
adj 1: of or written in or belonging to the form of modern Greek based on colloquial use
2: of or for the common people; "demotic entertainments"; "demotic speech"; "a poet with a keen ear for demotic rhythms"
n : the modern Greek vernacular [syn: {Romaic}]

demotion
n : act of lowering in rank or position [ant: {promotion}]

Dempsey
n : United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (1895-1983) [syn: {Jack Dempsey}, {William Harrison Dempsey}, {The Manassa Mauler}]

demulcent
adj : having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin [syn: {emollient}, {salving}, {softening}]
n : a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin

Demulen
n : trade name for an oral contraceptive

demulsified
See {demulsify}

demulsified
demulsify
v 1: cause to demulsify [ant: {emulsify}]
2: break down into components [ant: {emulsify}] [also: {demulsified}]

demulsify
v 1: cause to demulsify [ant: {emulsify}]
2: break down into components [ant: {emulsify}] [also: {demulsified}]

demur
n : (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings [syn: {demurral}, {demurrer}]
v 1: take exception to; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday" [syn: {except}]
2: enter a demurrer [also: {demurring}, {demurred}]

demure
adj : affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way [syn: {coy}, {overmodest}]

demurely
adv : in a demure manner; "the army girl, tall and demurely pretty, threw a quick side-glance at her"

demureness
n 1: the trait of behaving with reserve and decorum
2: the affectation of being demure in a provocative way [syn: {coyness}]

demurrage
n 1: a charge required as compensation for the delay of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure
2: detention of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure

demurral
n : (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings [syn: {demur}, {demurrer}]

demurred
See {demur}

demurred
demur
n : (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings [syn: {demurral}, {demurrer}]
v 1: take exception to; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday" [syn: {except}]
2: enter a demurrer [also: {demurring}, {demurred}]

demurrer
n 1: (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings [syn: {demur}, {demurral}]
2: (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings
3: a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense" [syn: {defense}, {defence}, {denial}] [ant: {prosecution}]

demurring
See {demur}

demurring
demur
n : (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings [syn: {demurral}, {demurrer}]
v 1: take exception to; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday" [syn: {except}]
2: enter a demurrer [also: {demurring}, {demurred}]

demyelinate
v : destoy the myelin sheath of; "the disease demyelinated the nerve fibers"

demyelination
n : loss of the myelin covering of some nerve fibers resulting in their impaired function

demystified
See {demystify}

demystified
demystify
v : make less mysterious or remove the mystery from; "let's demystify the event by explaining what it is all about" [ant: {mystify}] [also: {demystified}]

demystify
v : make less mysterious or remove the mystery from; "let's demystify the event by explaining what it is all about" [ant: {mystify}] [also: {demystified}]

demythologisation
n : the restatement of a message (as a religious one) in rational terms [syn: {demythologization}]

demythologise
v : remove the mythical element from (writings); "the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value" [syn: {demythologize}] [ant: {mythologize}]

demythologised
adj : having mythical elements removed [syn: {demythologized}]

demythologization
n : the restatement of a message (as a religious one) in rational terms [syn: {demythologisation}]

demythologize
v : remove the mythical element from (writings); "the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value" [syn: {demythologise}] [ant: {mythologize}]

demythologized
adj : having mythical elements removed [syn: {demythologised}]

den
n 1: the habitation of wild animals [syn: {lair}]
2: a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws [syn: {hideout}, {hideaway}]
3: a unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts
4: a room that is comfortable and secluded [also: {denning}, {denned}]

Den Haag
n : the site of the royal residence and the de facto capital in the western part of the Netherlands; seat of the International Court of Justice [syn: {The Hague}, {'s Gravenhage}]

den mother
n : a woman who supervises a den of Cub Scouts

Denali
n : a mountain in south central Alaska; the highest peak in North America (20,300 feet high) [syn: {McKinley}, {Mount McKinley}, {Mt. McKinley}]

Denali Fault
n : a major open geological fault in Alaska

Denali National Park
n : a large national park in Alaska having peaks of the Alaska Range (including Mount McKinley) and the huge Denali fault

denarii
See {denarius}

denary
adj 1: containing ten or ten parts [syn: {tenfold}]
2: numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten; "the decimal system" [syn: {decimal}]

denationalisation
n : changing something from state to private ownership or control [syn: {denationalization}] [ant: {nationalization}]

denationalise
v : put under private control or ownership; "The steel industry was denationalized" [syn: {denationalize}] [ant: {nationalize}, {nationalize}]

denationalization
n : changing something from state to private ownership or control [syn: {denationalisation}] [ant: {nationalization}]

denationalize
v : put under private control or ownership; "The steel industry was denationalized" [syn: {denationalise}] [ant: {nationalize}, {nationalize}]

denaturalise
v 1: make less natural or unnatural [syn: {denaturalize}] [ant: {naturalize}]
2: strip of the rights and duties of citizenship; "The former Nazi was denaturalized" [syn: {denaturalize}] [ant: {naturalize}]

denaturalize
v 1: make less natural or unnatural [syn: {denaturalise}] [ant: {naturalize}]
2: strip of the rights and duties of citizenship; "The former Nazi was denaturalized" [syn: {denaturalise}] [ant: {naturalize}]

denaturant
n : any substance that serves as a denaturing agent

denature
v 1: add nonfissionable material to (fissionable material) so as to make unsuitable for use in an atomic bomb
2: modify (as a native protein) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so that all of the original properties are removed or diminished
3: make (alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposes

denatured
adj : changed in nature or natural quality; "denatured alcohol" [syn: {denaturized}, {denaturised}]

denatured alcohol
n : ethyl alcohol that is unfit for drinking but is still useful for other purposes

denaturised
adj : changed in nature or natural quality; "denatured alcohol" [syn: {denatured}, {denaturized}]

denaturized
adj : changed in nature or natural quality; "denatured alcohol" [syn: {denatured}, {denaturised}]

de-Nazification
n : social process of removing Nazis from official positions and giving up any allegiance to Nazism; "denazification was a slow process" [syn: {denazification}]

denazification
n : social process of removing Nazis from official positions and giving up any allegiance to Nazism; "denazification was a slow process" [syn: {de-Nazification}]

denazified
See {denazify}

denazified
denazify
v : free from Nazi ideology or detach from Nazi allegiance; "Germany was denazified after WW II"; "The highest judges were never denazified" [ant: {Nazify}] [also: {denazified}]

denazify
v : free from Nazi ideology or detach from Nazi allegiance; "Germany was denazified after WW II"; "The highest judges were never denazified" [ant: {Nazify}] [also: {denazified}]

Dendranthema
n : comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {genus Dendranthema}]

Dendranthema grandifloruom
n : of China [syn: {florist's chrysanthemum}, {florists' chrysanthemum}, {mum}, {Chrysanthemum morifolium}]

Dendraspis
n : mambas [syn: {Dendroaspis}, {genus Dendroaspis}, {genus Dendraspis}]

dendriform
adj : resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges" [syn: {arboreal}, {arboreous}, {arborescent}, {arboresque}, {arboriform}, {dendroid}, {dendroidal}, {treelike}, {tree-shaped}]

dendrite
n : short fiber that conducts toward the cell body of the neuron

dendritic
adj : (neuroscience) of or relating to or resembling a dendrite; "dendritic fiber"

Dendroaspis
n : mambas [syn: {genus Dendroaspis}, {Dendraspis}, {genus Dendraspis}]

Dendroaspis augusticeps
n : southern African mamba dreaded because of its quickness and readiness to bite [syn: {black mamba}]

dendrobium
n : a plant of the genus Dendrobium having stems like cane and usually showy racemose flowers

Dendrocalamus
n : giant clump-forming bamboos [syn: {genus Dendrocalamus}]

Dendrocalamus giganteus
n : immense tropical southeast Asian bamboo with tough hollow culms that resemble tree trunks [syn: {giant bamboo}, {kyo-chiku}]

Dendrocolaptes
n : type genus of the Dendrocolaptidae [syn: {genus Dendrocolaptes}]

Dendrocolaptidae
n : woodhewers or woodcreepers [syn: {family Dendrocolaptidae}]

Dendroctonus
n : genus of small bark beetles destructive especially to mature conifers [syn: {genus Dendroctonus}]

Dendroctonus rufipennis
n : small beetle that likes to bore through the bark of spruce trees and eat the cambrium which eventually kills the tree; "the spruce bark beetle is the major tree-killing insect pest of Alaska spruce forests" [syn: {spruce bark beetle}]

Dendroica
n : a genus of Parulidae [syn: {genus Dendroica}]

Dendroica auduboni
n : common warbler of western North America [syn: {Audubon's warbler}, {Audubon warbler}]

Dendroica coronata
n : similar to Audubon's warbler [syn: {myrtle warbler}, {myrtle bird}]

Dendroica fusca
n : black-and-white North American wood warbler having an orange-and-black head and throat [syn: {Blackburn}, {Blackburnian warbler}]

Dendroica petechia
n : yellow-throated American wood warbler [syn: {yellow warbler}, {golden warbler}, {yellowbird}]

Dendroica striate
n : North American warbler having a black-and-white head [syn: {blackpoll}]

Dendroica tigrina
n : North American wood warbler; olive green and yellow striped with black [syn: {Cape May warbler}]

dendroid
adj : resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges" [syn: {arboreal}, {arboreous}, {arborescent}, {arboresque}, {arboriform}, {dendriform}, {dendroidal}, {treelike}, {tree-shaped}]

dendroidal
adj : resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges" [syn: {arboreal}, {arboreous}, {arborescent}, {arboresque}, {arboriform}, {dendriform}, {dendroid}, {treelike}, {tree-shaped}]

Dendrolagus
n : tree wallabies [syn: {genus Dendrolagus}]

Dendromecon
n : 1 species: bush poppy [syn: {genus Dendromecon}]

Deneb
n : the brightest star in Cygnus

Denebola
n : a star in Leo approximately 43 light years from Earth

Deng Xiaoping
n : Chinese communist statesman (1904-1997) [syn: {Teng Hsiao-ping}, {Teng Hsiaoping}]

dengue
n : an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints [syn: {dengue fever}, {dandy fever}, {breakbone fever}]

dengue fever
n : an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints [syn: {dengue}, {dandy fever}, {breakbone fever}]

deniable
adj : capable of being denied or contradicted [ant: {undeniable}]

denial
n 1: the act of refusing to comply (as with a request); "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges"
2: the act of asserting that something alleged is not true
3: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts
4: renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others [syn: {abnegation}, {self-abnegation}, {self-denial}, {self-renunciation}]
5: a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense" [syn: {defense}, {defence}, {demurrer}] [ant: {prosecution}]

denied
See {deny}

denied
deny
v 1: declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money" [ant: {admit}]
2: refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness"
3: refuse to grant, as of a petition or request; "The dean denied the students' request for more physics courses"; "the prisoners were denied the right to exercise for more than 2 hours a day"
4: refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance" [syn: {refuse}] [ant: {allow}]
5: deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits" [syn: {abnegate}]
6: deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit [syn: {traverse}]
7: refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus" [also: {denied}]

denier
n 1: a unit of measurement for the fineness of silk or nylon or rayon; "with an evening dress one wears 10 denier stockings"
2: any of various former European coins of different denominations
3: one who denies

denigrate
v 1: belittle; "Don't belittle his influence" [syn: {minimize}, {belittle}, {derogate}]
2: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation" [syn: {defame}, {slander}, {smirch}, {asperse}, {calumniate}, {smear}, {sully}, {besmirch}]

denigrating
adj : (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign [syn: {calumniatory}, {calumnious}, {defamatory}, {denigrative}, {denigratory}, {libellous}, {libelous}, {slanderous}]

denigration
n 1: a belittling comment [syn: {belittling}]
2: an abusive attack on a person's character or good name [syn: {aspersion}, {calumny}, {slander}, {defamation}]
3: the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself) [syn: {deprecation}]

denigrative
adj : (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign [syn: {calumniatory}, {calumnious}, {defamatory}, {denigrating}, {denigratory}, {libellous}, {libelous}, {slanderous}]

denigratory
adj : (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign [syn: {calumniatory}, {calumnious}, {defamatory}, {denigrative}, {denigrating}, {libellous}, {libelous}, {slanderous}]

denim
n 1: (usually plural) close-fitting pants of heavy denim for casual wear [syn: {jean}, {blue jean}]
2: a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric [syn: {dungaree}, {jean}]

Denis Diderot
n : French philosopher who was a leading figure of the Enlightenment in France; principal editor of an encyclopedia that disseminated the scientific and philosophical knowledge of the time (1713-1784) [syn: {Diderot}]

Denisonia
n : copperheads [syn: {genus Denisonia}]

Denisonia superba
n : venomous but sluggish reddish-brown snake of Australia [syn: {copperhead}]

denitrified
See {denitrify}

denitrified
denitrify
v : remove nitrogen from; "Denitrify the soil" [ant: {nitrify}] [also: {denitrified}]

denitrify
v : remove nitrogen from; "Denitrify the soil" [ant: {nitrify}] [also: {denitrified}]

denizen
n 1: a person who inhabits a particular place [syn: {inhabitant}, {dweller}, {indweller}]
2: a plant or animal naturalized in a region; "denizens of field and forest"; "denizens of the deep"

Denmark
n : a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea [syn: {Kingdom of Denmark}, {Danmark}]

Denmark Vesey
n : United States freed slave and insurrectionist in South Carolina who was involved in planning an uprising of slaves and was hanged (1767-1822) [syn: {Vesey}]

den-mother
n : someone who plays the role of a den mother; "he serves as den mother to all the freshmen in this dormitory"; "she's the den mother to new secretaries"

denned
See {den}

denned
den
n 1: the habitation of wild animals [syn: {lair}]
2: a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws [syn: {hideout}, {hideaway}]
3: a unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts
4: a room that is comfortable and secluded [also: {denning}, {denned}]

denning
See {den}

denning
den
n 1: the habitation of wild animals [syn: {lair}]
2: a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws [syn: {hideout}, {hideaway}]
3: a unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts
4: a room that is comfortable and secluded [also: {denning}, {denned}]

Dennis Gabor
n : British physicist (born in Hungary) noted for his work on holography (1900-1979) [syn: {Gabor}]

Dennstaedtia
n : chiefly terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae [syn: {genus Dennstaedtia}]

Dennstaedtia punctilobula
n : fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an aroma like hay [syn: {hay-scented}, {hay-scented fern}, {scented fern}, {boulder fern}]

Dennstaedtiaceae
n : one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems [syn: {family Dennstaedtiaceae}]

denominate
v : assign a name or title to [syn: {designate}]

denomination
n 1: a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith
2: a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money; "he flashed a fistful of bills of large denominations"
3: identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others [syn: {appellation}, {designation}, {appellative}]

denominational
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of a particular religious denomination; "denominational politics"
2: adhering or confined to a particular sect or denomination or party; "denominational prejudice" [syn: {partisan}]

denominationalism
n 1: a narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination; "he condemned religious sectarianism" [syn: {sectarianism}]
2: the tendency, in Protestantism, to separate into religious denominations or to advocate such separations

denominationally
adv : with respect to denomination; "denominationally diverse audiences"

denominator
n : the divisor of a fraction

denotation
n 1: the act of indicating or pointing out by name [syn: {indication}]
2: the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos" [syn: {reference}, {extension}]

denotative
adj 1: having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming [syn: {denotive}] [ant: {connotative}]
2: in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term [syn: {explicit}]

denotatum
n : an actual object referred to by a linguistic expression

denote
v 1: be a sign or indication of; "Her smile denoted that she agreed"
2: have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' " [syn: {refer}]
3: make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings clearly" [syn: {announce}]

denotive
adj : having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming [syn: {denotative}] [ant: {connotative}]

denouement
n 1: the outcome of a complex sequence of events
2: the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work

denounce
v 1: speak out against; "He denounced the Nazis"
2: to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock" [syn: {stigmatize}, {stigmatise}, {brand}, {mark}]
3: announce the termination of, as of treaties
4: give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: {tell on}, {betray}, {give away}, {rat}, {grass}, {shit}, {shop}, {snitch}, {stag}]

denouncement
n : a public act of denouncing [syn: {denunciation}]

dense
adj 1: permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter; "dense smoke"; "heavy fog"; "impenetrable gloom" [syn: {heavy}, {impenetrable}]
2: closely crowded together; "a compact shopping center"; "a dense population"; "thick crowds" [syn: {compact}, {thick}]
3: hard to pass through because of dense growth; "dense vegetation"; "thick woods" [syn: {thick}]
4: having high relative density or specific gravity; "dense as lead"
5: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students" [syn: {dim}, {dull}, {dumb}, {obtuse}, {slow}]

dense blazing star
n : perennial of southeastern and central United States having very dense spikes of purple flowers; often cultivated for cut flowers [syn: {Liatris pycnostachya}]

dense-leaved elodea
n : aquatic plant with deep green foliage useful to oxygenate an aquarium; sometimes placed in genus Egeria [syn: {Elodea densa}, {Egeria densa}]

densely
adv 1: in a stupid manner; "he had so rapaciously desired and so obtusely expected to find her alone" [syn: {dumbly}, {obtusely}]
2: in a concentrated manner; "old houses are often so densely packed that perhaps three or four have to be demolished for every new one built"; "a thickly populated area" [syn: {thickly}] [ant: {thinly}]

denseness
n 1: the quality of being mentally slow and limited [syn: {dumbness}, {slow-wittedness}]
2: the spatial property of being crowded together [syn: {concentration}, {density}, {compactness}] [ant: {distribution}]
3: the amount per unit size [syn: {density}]

densification
n : an increase in the density of something [syn: {compaction}, {compression}, {concretion}]

densimeter
n : a measuring instrument for determining density or specific gravity [syn: {densitometer}]

densitometer
n 1: a measuring instrument for determining optical or photographic density
2: a measuring instrument for determining density or specific gravity [syn: {densimeter}]

densitometry
n : measuring the optical density of a substance by shining light on it and measuring its transmission

density
n 1: the amount per unit size [syn: {denseness}]
2: the spatial property of being crowded together [syn: {concentration}, {denseness}, {compactness}] [ant: {distribution}]

dent
n 1: an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening); "it made a dent in my bank account"
2: a depression scratched or carved into a surface [syn: {incision}, {scratch}, {prick}, {slit}]
3: an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) [syn: {gouge}, {nick}]
v : make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car" [syn: {indent}]

dent corn
n : corn whose kernels contain both hard and soft starch and become indented at maturity [syn: {Zea mays indentata}]

dental
adj 1: of or relating to the teeth; "dental floss"
2: of or relating to dentistry; "dental student"

dental amalgam
n : an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams [syn: {amalgam}]

dental anatomy
n : the branch of gross anatomy concerning with the morphology of teeth

dental appliance
n : a device to repair teeth or replace missing teeth

dental assistant
n : an assistant to a dentist

dental care
n : care for the teeth

dental caries
n : soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth [syn: {cavity}, {caries}, {tooth decay}]

dental consonant
n : a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge [syn: {alveolar consonant}, {alveolar}]

dental floss
n : a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth [syn: {floss}]

dental gold
n : an alloy of gold used in dentistry

dental hygienist
n : someone trained to provide preventive dental service (cleaning teeth or taking x-rays)

dental implant
n : an implant that replaces a natural tooth

dental medicine
n : the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth [syn: {dentistry}, {odontology}]

dental orthopaedics
n : the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth [syn: {orthodontics}, {orthodontia}, {orthodonture}, {dental orthopedics}]

dental orthopedics
n : the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth [syn: {orthodontics}, {orthodontia}, {orthodonture}, {dental orthopaedics}]

dental plaque
n : a film of mucus and bacteria deposited on the teeth that encourages the development of dental caries [syn: {bacterial plaque}]

dental plate
n : a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth [syn: {denture}, {plate}]

dental practice
n : the practice of dentistry

dental practitioner
n : a person qualified to practice dentistry [syn: {dentist}, {tooth doctor}]

dental procedure
n : a procedure employed by a dentist

dental school
n : a graduate school offering study leading to degrees in dentistry [syn: {school of dentistry}]

dental surgeon
n : a dentist qualified to perform surgical procedures

dental surgery
n : the branch of dentistry involving surgical procedures

dental technician
n : someone who makes dental appliances (bridges and dentures) [syn: {denturist}]

dentalia
See {dentalium}

Dentaria
n : usually included in genus Cardamine; in some classifications considered a separate genus [syn: {genus Dentaria}]

Dentaria bulbifera
n : European bittercress having a knotted white rootstock [syn: {coral-root bittercress}, {coralroot}, {coralwort}, {Cardamine bulbifera}]

Dentaria diphylla
n : North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots [syn: {crinkleroot}, {crinkle-root}, {crinkle root}, {pepper root}, {toothwort}, {Cardamine diphylla}]

dentate
adj : having toothlike projections in the margin

dentate leaf
n : a leaf having a toothed margin

dentate nucleus
n : a large laminar nucleus of gray matter within the white matter of each cerebral hemisphere

dented
adj : of metal e.g.; "bent nails"; "a car with a crumpled front end"; "dented fenders" [syn: {bent}, {crumpled}]

denticle
n : small pointed ridge on the exoskeleton of an arthropod

denticulate
adj : having a very finely toothed margin

denticulate leaf
n : a leaf having a finely toothed margin; minutely dentate

dentifrice
n : a substance for cleaning the teeth; applied with a toothbrush

dentin
n 1: a calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth [syn: {dentine}]
2: bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth [syn: {dentine}]

dentine
n 1: a calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth [syn: {dentin}]
2: bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth [syn: {dentin}]

dentist
n : a person qualified to practice dentistry [syn: {tooth doctor}, {dental practitioner}]

dentistry
n : the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth [syn: {dental medicine}, {odontology}]

dentist's drill
n : a high speed drill that dentists use to cut into teeth [syn: {burr drill}]

dentition
n 1: the eruption through the gums of baby teeth [syn: {teething}, {odontiasis}]
2: the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal [syn: {teeth}]

denture
n : a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth [syn: {dental plate}, {plate}]

denturist
n : someone who makes dental appliances (bridges and dentures) [syn: {dental technician}]

denudate
adj : without the natural or usual covering; "a bald spot on the lawn"; "bare hills" [syn: {bald}, {bare}, {denuded}]
v : lay bare; "denude a forest" [syn: {denude}, {bare}, {strip}]

denudation
n : the removal of covering [syn: {stripping}, {uncovering}, {baring}, {husking}]

denude
v : lay bare; "denude a forest" [syn: {bare}, {denudate}, {strip}]

denuded
adj : without the natural or usual covering; "a bald spot on the lawn"; "bare hills" [syn: {bald}, {bare}, {denudate}]

denumerable
adj : that can be counted; "countable sins"; "numerable assets" [syn: {countable}, {enumerable}, {numerable}]

denunciation
n : a public act of denouncing [syn: {denouncement}]

denunciative
adj : containing warning of punishment [syn: {comminatory}, {denunciatory}]

denunciatory
adj : containing warning of punishment [syn: {comminatory}, {denunciative}]

Denver
n : the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river [syn: {Mile-High City}, {capital of Colorado}]

deny
v 1: declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money" [ant: {admit}]
2: refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness"
3: refuse to grant, as of a petition or request; "The dean denied the students' request for more physics courses"; "the prisoners were denied the right to exercise for more than 2 hours a day"
4: refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance" [syn: {refuse}] [ant: {allow}]
5: deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits" [syn: {abnegate}]
6: deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit [syn: {traverse}]
7: refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus" [also: {denied}]

deodar
n : tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as its timber [syn: {deodar cedar}, {Himalayan cedar}, {Cedrus deodara}]

deodar cedar
n : tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as its timber [syn: {deodar}, {Himalayan cedar}, {Cedrus deodara}]

deodorant
n : a toiletry applied to the skin in order to mask unpleasant odors [syn: {deodourant}]

deodorise
v : eliminate the odor from; "This stick will deodorize your armpits" [syn: {deodorize}, {deodourise}] [ant: {odorize}, {odorize}]

deodorize
v : eliminate the odor from; "This stick will deodorize your armpits" [syn: {deodorise}, {deodourise}] [ant: {odorize}, {odorize}]

deodourant
n : a toiletry applied to the skin in order to mask unpleasant odors [syn: {deodorant}]

deodourise
v : eliminate the odor from; "This stick will deodorize your armpits" [syn: {deodorize}, {deodorise}] [ant: {odorize}, {odorize}]

deontic logic
n : the modal logic of obligation and permissibility

deossification
n : the loss of the mineral content of bone tissue

deoxidise
v : to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons [syn: {deoxidize}, {reduce}] [ant: {oxidize}, {oxidize}]

deoxidize
v : to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons [syn: {deoxidise}, {reduce}] [ant: {oxidize}, {oxidize}]

deoxyadenosine
n : a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of adenosine and deoxyribose

deoxyadenosine monophosphate
n : one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose) [syn: {A}]

deoxycytidine
n : a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of cytosine and deoxyribose [syn: {cytidine}]

deoxycytidine monophosphate
n : one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose) [syn: {C}]

deoxyephedrine
n : amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant [syn: {methamphetamine}, {methamphetamine hydrochloride}, {Methedrine}, {meth}, {chalk}, {chicken feed}, {crank}, {glass}, {ice}, {shabu}, {trash}]

deoxyguanosine
n : a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of guanine and deoxyribose [syn: {guanosine}]

deoxyguanosine monophosphate
n : one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose) [syn: {G}]

deoxyribonucleic acid
n : (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information; "DNA is the king of molecules" [syn: {desoxyribonucleic acid}, {DNA}]

deoxyribose
n : a sugar that is a constituent of nucleic acids

deoxythymidine
n : a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of thymine and deoxyribose [syn: {thymidine}]

deoxythymidine monophosphate
n : one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose) [syn: {T}]

Depardieu
n : French film actor (born in 1948) [syn: {Gerard Depardieu}]

Deparia
n : classification used for 5 species of terrestrial ferns usually placed in other genera [syn: {genus Deparia}]

Deparia acrostichoides
n : fern with elongate silvery outgrowths enclosing the developing spores [syn: {silvery spleenwort}, {Athyrium thelypteroides}]

depart
v 1: move away from a place into another direction; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon" [syn: {go}, {go away}] [ant: {come}]
2: be at variance with; be out of line with [syn: {deviate}, {vary}, {diverge}] [ant: {conform}]
3: leave; "The family took off for Florida" [syn: {part}, {start}, {start out}, {set forth}, {set off}, {set out}, {take off}]
4: go away or leave [syn: {take leave}, {quit}] [ant: {stay}]
5: remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes" [syn: {leave}, {pull up stakes}]
6: wander from a direct or straight course [syn: {sidetrack}, {digress}, {straggle}]

departed
adj 1: not present; having left; "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"; "everyone is gone now"; "the departed guests" [syn: {away(p)}, {gone(p)}, {departed(a)}]
2: well in the past; former; "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era" [syn: {bygone}, {bypast}, {foregone}, {gone}]
3: dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend" [syn: {asleep(p)}, {at peace(p)}, {at rest(p)}, {deceased}, {gone}]
n : someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done" [syn: {dead person}, {dead soul}, {deceased person}, {deceased}, {decedent}]

departer
n : someone who leaves [syn: {leaver}, {goer}]

departing
adj : that is going out or leaving; "the departing train"; "an outward journey"; "outward-bound ships" [syn: {departing(a)}, {outbound}, {outward}, {outward-bound}]

department
n 1: a specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury" [syn: {section}]
2: the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)
3: a specialized sphere of knowledge; "baking is not my department"; "his work established a new department of literature"

department head
n : the head of a department

Department of Agriculture
n : the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862 [syn: {Agriculture Department}, {Agriculture}, {USDA}]

department of anthropology
n : the academic department responsible for teaching and research in anthropology [syn: {anthropology department}]

department of biology
n : the academic department responsible for teaching and research in biology [syn: {biology department}]

department of chemistry
n : the academic department responsible for teaching and research in chemistry [syn: {chemistry department}]

Department of Commerce
n : the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913 [syn: {Commerce Department}, {Commerce}, {DoC}]

Department of Commerce and Labor
n : a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1903 and split into two departments in 1913

department of computer science
n : the academic department responsible for teaching and research in computer science

department of corrections
n : the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders; "for a career in corrections turn to the web site of the New Jersey Department of Corrections" [syn: {corrections}]

Department of Defense
n : the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the UnitedStates; created in 1947 [syn: {Defense Department}, {United States Department of Defense}, {Defense}, {DoD}]

Department of Defense Laboratory System
n : a defense laboratory that provides essential services in fundamental science for national security and environmental protection and provides technologies that contribute to industrial competitiveness [syn: {LABLINK}]

department of economics
n : the academic department responsible for teaching and research in economics [syn: {economics department}]

Department of Education
n : the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979 [syn: {Education Department}, {Education}]

Department of Energy
n : the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977 [syn: {Energy Department}, {Energy}, {DOE}]

Department of Energy Intelligence
n : an agency that collects political and economic and technical information about energy matters and makes the Department of Energy's technical and analytical expertise available to other members of the Intelligence Community [syn: {DOEI}]

department of English
n : the academic department responsible for teaching English and American literature [syn: {English department}]

Department of Health and Human Services
n : the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 [syn: {Health and Human Services}, {HHS}]

Department of Health Education and Welfare
n : a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1953 and divided in 1979

department of history
n : the academic department responsible for teaching history [syn: {history department}]

Department of Housing and Urban Development
n : the United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal; created in 1965 [syn: {Housing and Urban Development}, {HUD}]

Department of Justice
n : the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870 [syn: {Justice Department}, {Justice}, {DoJ}]

Department of Justice Canada
n : an agency of the Canadian government that provides litigation and legal advice and opinions to the government [syn: {DoJC}]

Department of Labor
n : the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913 [syn: {Labor Department}, {Labor}, {DoL}]

department of linguistics
n : the academic department responsible for teaching and research in linguistics [syn: {linguistics department}]

department of local government
n : a permanent department created to perform the work of a local government [syn: {local department}]

department of mathematics
n : the academic department responsible for teaching and research in mathematics [syn: {mathematics department}]

department of music
n : the academic department responsible for teaching music and music appreciation [syn: {music department}]

department of philosophy
n : the academic department responsible for teaching philosophy [syn: {philosophy department}]

department of physics
n : the academic department responsible for teaching and research in physics [syn: {physics department}]

department of psychology
n : the academic department responsible for teaching and research in psychology [syn: {psychology department}]

department of sociology
n : the academic department responsible for teaching and research in sociology [syn: {sociology department}]

Department of State
n : the federal department in the UnitedStates that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789" [syn: {State Department}, {State}, {DoS}]

department of the federal government
n : a department of the federal government of the United States [syn: {federal department}, {federal office}]

Department of the Interior
n : the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849 [syn: {Interior Department}, {Interior}, {DoI}]

Department of the Treasury
n : the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789 [syn: {Treasury Department}, {Treasury}, {United States Treasury}]

Department of Transportation
n : the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966 [syn: {Transportation}, {DoT}]

Department of Veterans Affairs
n : the United States federal department responsible for the interests of military veterans; created in 1989 [syn: {VA}]

department store
n : a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain [syn: {emporium}]

departmental
adj : of or relating to a department; "departmental policy"

departmentally
adv : dependent on a department

departure
n 1: act of departing [syn: {going}, {going away}, {leaving}]
2: a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean" [syn: {deviation}, {divergence}, {difference}]
3: euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing" [syn: {passing}, {loss}, {exit}, {expiration}, {going}, {release}]

departure gate
n : gate where passengers embark

departure lounge
n : lounge where passengers can await departure

departure tax
n : a tax that is levied when you are departing a country by land or sea or air

departure time
n : the time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to depart from a given point of origin [syn: {time of departure}]

depend
v 1: be contingent upon (something that is ellided); "That depends"
2: have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" [syn: {count}, {bet}, {look}, {calculate}, {reckon}]

depend on
v : be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the electin"; "Your grade will depends on your homework" [syn: {devolve on}, {depend upon}, {ride}, {turn on}, {hinge on}, {hinge upon}]

depend upon
v : be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the electin"; "Your grade will depends on your homework" [syn: {depend on}, {devolve on}, {ride}, {turn on}, {hinge on}, {hinge upon}]

dependability
n : the trait of being dependable or reliable [syn: {dependableness}, {reliability}, {reliableness}] [ant: {undependability}, {undependability}, {undependability}, {undependability}]

dependable
adj 1: worthy of reliance or trust; "a reliable source of information"; "a dependable worker" [syn: {reliable}] [ant: {unreliable}, {unreliable}]
2: worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable source of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me" [syn: {honest}, {reliable}, {true(p)}]
3: consistent in performance or behavior; "dependable in one's habits"; "a steady-going family man" [syn: {rock-steady}, {steady-going}]
4: financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment" [syn: {good}, {safe}, {secure}]

dependableness
n : the trait of being dependable or reliable [syn: {dependability}, {reliability}, {reliableness}] [ant: {undependability}, {undependability}, {undependability}, {undependability}]

dependably
adv : in a faithful manner; "it always came on, faithfully, like the radio" [syn: {faithfully}, {reliably}] [ant: {unfaithfully}, {unfaithfully}, {unfaithfully}]

dependance
n : lack of independence or self-sufficiency [syn: {dependence}, {dependency}]

dependant
adj 1: contingent on something else [syn: {dependent}, {qualified}]
2: addicted to a drug [syn: {dependent}, {drug-addicted}, {hooked}, {strung-out}]
n : a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support) [syn: {dependent}]

dependant on
adj : determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress" [syn: {contingent}, {contingent on(p)}, {dependent on(p)}, {dependant on(p)}, {depending on(p)}]

dependence
n 1: lack of independence or self-sufficiency [syn: {dependance}, {dependency}]
2: being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) [syn: {addiction}, {dependency}, {habituation}]

dependency
n 1: lack of independence or self-sufficiency [syn: {dependence}, {dependance}]
2: being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) [syn: {addiction}, {dependence}, {habituation}]
3: a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country [syn: {colony}]

dependent
adj 1: not independent; "dependent children" [ant: {independent}]
2: contingent on something else [syn: {dependant}, {qualified}]
3: of a clause; unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence" [syn: {subordinate}] [ant: {independent}]
4: being under the power or sovereignty of another or others; "subject peoples"; "a dependent prince" [syn: {subject}]
5: addicted to a drug [syn: {dependant}, {drug-addicted}, {hooked}, {strung-out}]
n : a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support) [syn: {dependant}]

dependent clause
n : a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb [syn: {subordinate clause}]

dependent on
adj : determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress" [syn: {contingent}, {contingent on(p)}, {dependent on(p)}, {dependant on(p)}, {depending on(p)}]

dependent variable
n : (statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends in the independent variable; if f(x)=y, y is the dependent variable

depending on
adj : determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress" [syn: {contingent}, {contingent on(p)}, {dependent on(p)}, {dependant on(p)}, {depending on(p)}]

depersonalisation
n 1: emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness [syn: {depersonalization}, {depersonalization disorder}, {depersonalisation disorder}, {depersonalization neurosis}, {depersonalisation neurosis}]
2: (existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in a stupid social machine [syn: {depersonalization}]
3: representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality; "according to Marx, treating labor as a commodity exemplified the reification of the individual" [syn: {depersonalization}, {reification}]

depersonalisation disorder
n : emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness [syn: {depersonalization}, {depersonalisation}, {depersonalization disorder}, {depersonalization neurosis}, {depersonalisation neurosis}]

depersonalisation neurosis
n : emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness [syn: {depersonalization}, {depersonalisation}, {depersonalization disorder}, {depersonalisation disorder}, {depersonalization neurosis}]

depersonalise
v : make impersonal or present as an object; "Will computers depersonalize human interactions?"; "Pornography objectifies women" [syn: {depersonalize}, {objectify}] [ant: {personalize}, {personalize}]

depersonalization
n 1: emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness [syn: {depersonalisation}, {depersonalization disorder}, {depersonalisation disorder}, {depersonalization neurosis}, {depersonalisation neurosis}]
2: (existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in a stupid social machine [syn: {depersonalisation}]
3: representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality; "according to Marx, treating labor as a commodity exemplified the reification of the individual" [syn: {depersonalisation}, {reification}]

depersonalization disorder
n : emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness [syn: {depersonalization}, {depersonalisation}, {depersonalisation disorder}, {depersonalization neurosis}, {depersonalisation neurosis}]

depersonalization neurosis
n : emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness [syn: {depersonalization}, {depersonalisation}, {depersonalization disorder}, {depersonalisation disorder}, {depersonalisation neurosis}]

depersonalize
v : make impersonal or present as an object; "Will computers depersonalize human interactions?"; "Pornography objectifies women" [syn: {depersonalise}, {objectify}] [ant: {personalize}, {personalize}]

depict
v 1: show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting" [syn: {picture}, {render}, {show}]
2: give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack" [syn: {describe}, {draw}]
3: make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba" [syn: {portray}, {limn}]

depicted
adj : represented graphically by sketch or design or lines [syn: {pictured}, {portrayed}]

depicted object
n : something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation; "a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject" [syn: {subject}, {content}]

depicting
n : a representation by picture or portraiture [syn: {depiction}, {portraying}, {portrayal}]

depiction
n 1: a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters" [syn: {word picture}, {word-painting}, {delineation}, {picture}, {characterization}, {characterisation}]
2: a representation by picture or portraiture [syn: {depicting}, {portraying}, {portrayal}]
3: a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects [syn: {delineation}, {limning}, {line drawing}]
4: representation by drawing or painting etc [syn: {delineation}, {portrayal}]

depictive
adj : depicted in a recognizable manner [syn: {delineative}]

depigmentation
n : absence or loss of pigmentation (or less than normal pigmentation) in the skin or hair [ant: {pigmentation}]

depilate
v : remove body hair; "epilate her legs" [syn: {epilate}]

depilation
n 1: the condition of being void of hair [syn: {hairlessness}]
2: the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin) [syn: {epilation}]

depilator
n : a cosmetic for temporary removal of undesired hair [syn: {depilatory}, {epilator}]

depilatory
adj : able to remove hair or render hairless
n 1: a chemical (usually a sulfide) used to remove hair or wool or bristles from hides
2: a cosmetic for temporary removal of undesired hair [syn: {depilator}, {epilator}]

depilous
adj : completely hairless

deplane
v : get off an airplane

depletable
adj : capable of being depleted

deplete
v : use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" [syn: {consume}, {eat up}, {use up}, {eat}, {exhaust}, {run through}, {wipe out}]

depleted
adj 1: having resources completely depleted; "our depleted resources"
2: no longer sufficient; "supplies are low"; "our funds are depleted" [syn: {low}]

depletion
n 1: the act of decreasing something markedly
2: the state of being depleted

deplorable
adj 1: bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs" [syn: {distressing}, {lamentable}, {pitiful}, {sad}, {sorry}]
2: of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment" [syn: {execrable}, {miserable}, {woeful}, {wretched}]
3: bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure; "a criminal waste of talent"; "a deplorable act of violence"; "adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife" [syn: {condemnable}, {criminal}, {reprehensible}]

deplorably
adv : in an unfortunate or deplorable manner; "he was sadly neglected"; "it was woefully inadequate" [syn: {lamentably}, {sadly}, {woefully}]

deplore
v 1: express strong disapproval of; "We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners"
2: regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits" [syn: {lament}, {bewail}, {bemoan}]

deploy
v 1: place troops or weapons in battle formation
2: to distribute systematically or strategically; "The U.S. deploys its weapons in the Middle East"

deployment
n : the distribution of forces in preparation for battle or work

deplumate
v : strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" [syn: {pluck}, {pull}, {tear}, {deplume}, {displume}]

deplume
v 1: strip of honors, possessions, or attributes [syn: {displume}]
2: strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" [syn: {pluck}, {pull}, {tear}, {deplumate}, {displume}]

Depokene
n : anticonvulsant (trade name Depokene) used to prevent some kinds of seizures [syn: {valproic acid}]

depolarisation
n : a loss of polarity or polarization [syn: {depolarization}]

depolarise
v : eliminate the polarization of [syn: {depolarize}]

depolarization
n : a loss of polarity or polarization [syn: {depolarisation}]

depolarize
v : eliminate the polarization of [syn: {depolarise}]

depone
v : make a deposition; declare under oath [syn: {swear}, {depose}]

deponent
n : a person who testifies or gives a deposition [syn: {testifier}]

depopulate
v : reduce in population; "The epidemic depopulated the countryside" [syn: {desolate}]

depopulated
adj : having lost inhabitants as by war or disease; "the 15th century plagues left vast areas of Europe depopulated"

depopulation
n : the condition of having reduced numbers of inhabitants (or no inhabitants at all)

deport
v 1: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" [syn: {behave}, {acquit}, {bear}, {conduct}, {comport}, {carry}]
2: hand over to the authorities of another country; "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there" [syn: {extradite}, {deliver}]
3: expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions" [syn: {expatriate}, {exile}] [ant: {repatriate}]

deportation
n 1: the act of expelling a person from their native land; "men in exile dream of hope"; "his deportation to a penal colony"; "the expatriation of wealthy farmers"; "the sentence was one of transportation for life" [syn: {exile}, {expatriation}, {transportation}]
2: the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien

deportee
n : expelled from home or country by authority [syn: {exile}]

deportment
n : (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people [syn: {demeanor}, {demeanour}, {behavior}, {behaviour}, {conduct}]

depose
v 1: force to leave (an office) [syn: {force out}]
2: make a deposition; declare under oath [syn: {swear}, {depone}]

deposed
adj : removed from office or power; "the deposed boatswain became Hudson's sworn enemy"

deposit
n 1: the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating [syn: {sedimentation}, {alluviation}]
2: matter deposited by some natural process [syn: {sediment}]
3: the natural process of laying down a deposit of something [syn: {deposition}]
4: money deposited in a bank [syn: {bank deposit}]
5: a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later [syn: {down payment}]
6: money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use; "his deposit was refunded when he returned the car"
7: a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met
8: a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping [syn: {depository}, {repository}]
9: the act of putting something somewhere [syn: {deposition}]
v 1: fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table" [syn: {lodge}, {wedge}, {stick}] [ant: {dislodge}]
2: put into a bank account; "She deposites her paycheck every month" [syn: {bank}] [ant: {withdraw}]
3: put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot" [syn: {situate}, {fix}, {posit}]

deposit account
n : a savings account in which the deposit is held for a fixed term or in which withdrawals can be made only after giving notice or with loss of interest [syn: {time deposit account}]

deposit box
n : a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables [syn: {safe-deposit}, {safe-deposit box}, {safety-deposit}, {safety deposit box}, {lockbox}]

deposition
n 1: the natural process of laying down a deposit of something [syn: {deposit}]
2: (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually done in a lawyer's office
3: the act of putting something somewhere [syn: {deposit}]
4: the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office [syn: {dethronement}]

depositor
n : a person who has deposited money in a bank or similar institution

depository
n : a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping [syn: {deposit}, {repository}]

depository financial institution
n : a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities; "he cashed a check at the bank"; "that bank holds the mortgage on my home" [syn: {bank}, {banking concern}, {banking company}]

depository library
n : a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study [syn: {library}]

depot
n 1: station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods [syn: {terminal}, {terminus}]
2: a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks" [syn: {storehouse}, {entrepot}, {storage}, {store}]

deprave
v : corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" [syn: {corrupt}, {pervert}, {subvert}, {demoralize}, {demoralise}, {debauch}, {debase}, {profane}, {vitiate}, {misdirect}]

depraved
adj 1: having the nature of vice [syn: {evil}, {vicious}]
2: hopelessly bad; "an unregenerate criminal" [syn: {unreformable}, {unregenerate}]
3: marked by immorality; deviating from what is considered right or proper or good; "depraved criminals"; "a perverted sense of loyalty"; "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat" [syn: {immoral}, {perverse}, {perverted}, {reprobate}]

depravity
n 1: moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels; its opium parlors; its depravity" [syn: {corruption}, {degeneracy}]
2: a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice; "the various turpitudes of modern society" [syn: {turpitude}]

deprecate
v 1: express strong disapproval of; deplore
2: belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts" [syn: {depreciate}]

deprecating
adj : tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark" [syn: {belittling}, {deprecative}, {deprecatory}, {depreciative}, {depreciatory}, {slighting}]

deprecation
n 1: a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster
2: the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself) [syn: {denigration}]

deprecative
adj 1: tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark" [syn: {belittling}, {deprecating}, {deprecatory}, {depreciative}, {depreciatory}, {slighting}]
2: given to expressing disapproval

deprecatively
adv : in a deprecative manner

deprecatory
adj : tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark" [syn: {belittling}, {deprecating}, {deprecative}, {depreciative}, {depreciatory}, {slighting}]

depreciate
v 1: belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts" [syn: {deprecate}]
2: lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again" [ant: {appreciate}]
3: lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again" [syn: {undervalue}, {devaluate}, {devalue}] [ant: {appreciate}]

depreciating
adj : tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value; "a depreciating currency"; "depreciatory effects on prices" [syn: {depreciative}, {depreciatory}]

depreciation
n 1: a decrease in price or value; "depreciation of the dollar against the yen" [ant: {appreciation}]
2: decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use [syn: {wear and tear}]
3: a communication that belittles somebody or something [syn: {disparagement}, {derogation}]

depreciation allowance
n : an allowance for loss due to depreciation

depreciation charge
n : an amount periodically charged to expense or against revenue in compensation for depreciation of property

depreciation rate
n : the rate at which the value of property is reduced; used to calculate tax deduction [syn: {rate of depreciation}]

depreciative
adj 1: tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value; "a depreciating currency"; "depreciatory effects on prices" [syn: {depreciating}, {depreciatory}]
2: tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark" [syn: {belittling}, {deprecating}, {deprecative}, {deprecatory}, {depreciatory}, {slighting}]

depreciator
n : one who disparages or belittles the worth of something [syn: {detractor}, {disparager}, {knocker}]

depreciatory
adj 1: tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value; "a depreciating currency"; "depreciatory effects on prices" [syn: {depreciating}, {depreciative}]
2: tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark" [syn: {belittling}, {deprecating}, {deprecative}, {deprecatory}, {depreciative}, {slighting}]

depredation
n 1: an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding [syn: {predation}]
2: (usually plural) a destructive action; "the ravages of time"; "the depradations of age and disease" [syn: {ravage}]

depress
v 1: lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her" [syn: {deject}, {cast down}, {get down}, {dismay}, {dispirit}, {demoralize}, {demoralise}] [ant: {elate}]
2: lower (prices or markets); "The glut of oil depressed gas prices"
3: cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir" [syn: {lower}]
4: press down; "Depress the space key" [syn: {press down}]
5: lessen the activity or force of; "The rising inflation depressed the economy"

depressant
adj : capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent [ant: {stimulative}]
n : a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person [syn: {sedative}, {sedative drug}, {downer}]

depressed
adj 1: lower than previously; "the market is depressed"; "prices are down" [syn: {down(p)}]
2: flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces
3: low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" [syn: {blue}, {dispirited}, {down(p)}, {downcast}, {downhearted}, {down in the mouth}, {low}, {low-spirited}]
4: having the central portion lower than the margin; "a depressed pustule" [syn: {indented}]

depressed fracture
n : fracture of the skull where the bone is pushed in

depressing
adj 1: causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" [syn: {blue}, {dark}, {disconsolate}, {dismal}, {dispiriting}, {gloomy}, {grim}]
2: causing or suggestive of sorrow or gloom; "a gloomy outlook"; "gloomy news" [syn: {depressive}, {gloomy}, {saddening}]

depressingly
adv : in a depressing manner or to a depressing degree

depression
n 1: a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity [ant: {elation}]
2: a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment [syn: {slump}, {economic crisis}]
3: a sunken or depressed geological formation [syn: {natural depression}] [ant: {natural elevation}]
4: sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
5: a time period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment [syn: {the Depression}, {the Great Depression}]
6: an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation; "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow" [syn: {low}, {low pressure}]
7: a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention [syn: {depressive disorder}, {clinical depression}]
8: a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" [syn: {impression}, {imprint}]
9: angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object) 10: pushing down; "depression of the space bar on the typewriter"

depressive
adj : causing or suggestive of sorrow or gloom; "a gloomy outlook"; "gloomy news" [syn: {depressing}, {gloomy}, {saddening}]
n : someone suffering psychological depression

depressive disorder
n : a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention [syn: {clinical depression}, {depression}]

depressor
n 1: any skeletal muscle that draws a part down [syn: {depressor muscle}]
2: any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves [syn: {depressor nerve}]
3: a device used by physician to press a part down or aside

depressor muscle
n : any skeletal muscle that draws a part down [syn: {depressor}]

depressor nerve
n : any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves [syn: {depressor}]

depressurise
v : decrease the pressure of; "depressurize the cabin in the air plane" [syn: {depressurize}, {decompress}] [ant: {pressurize}, {pressurize}]

depressurize
v : decrease the pressure of; "depressurize the cabin in the air plane" [syn: {depressurise}, {decompress}] [ant: {pressurize}, {pressurize}]

deprivation
n 1: a state of extreme poverty [syn: {privation}, {want}]
2: the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation" [syn: {loss}]
3: act of depriving someone of food or money or rights; "nutritional privation"; "deprivation of civil rights" [syn: {privation}]

deprive
v 1: take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets" [syn: {strip}, {divest}]
2: keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
3: take away [syn: {impoverish}] [ant: {enrich}]

deprived
adj : marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences; "a childhood that was unhappy and deprived, the family living off charity"; "boys from a deprived environment, wherein the family life revealed a pattern of neglect, moral degradation, and disregard for law" [syn: {disadvantaged}]

deprived of
adj : having had something taken away; "bereft of their dignity" [syn: {bereft of(p)}, {deprived of(p)}]

depth
n 1: extent downward or backward or inward; "the depth of the water"; "depth of a shelf"; "depth of a closet"
2: degree of psychological or intellectual depth
3: (usually plural) the deepest and most remote part; "from the depths of darkest Africa"; "signals received from the depths of space"
4: (usually plural) a low moral state; "he had sunk to the depths of addiction"
5: the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas [syn: {astuteness}, {profundity}, {profoundness}]

depth bomb
n : a bomb that explodes at a pre-set depth under water; anti-submarine device [syn: {depth charge}]

depth charge
n : a bomb that explodes at a pre-set depth under water; anti-submarine device [syn: {depth bomb}]

depth finder
n : navigational instrument used to measure the depth of a body of water (as by ultrasound or radar)

depth gage
n : a gauge for measuring the depth of grooves or holes or other concavities [syn: {depth gauge}]

depth gauge
n : a gauge for measuring the depth of grooves or holes or other concavities [syn: {depth gage}]

depth psychology
n : a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud; "his physician recommended psychoanalysis" [syn: {psychoanalysis}, {analysis}]

deputation
n 1: a group of representatives or delegates [syn: {commission}, {delegation}, {delegacy}, {mission}]
2: authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions [syn: {delegating}, {delegation}, {relegating}, {relegation}]

depute
v 1: transfer power to someone [syn: {delegate}]
2: appoint as a substitute [syn: {deputize}, {deputise}]
3: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) [syn: {delegate}, {designate}, {assign}]

deputise
v 1: act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold" [syn: {substitute}, {deputize}, {step in}]
2: appoint as a substitute [syn: {depute}, {deputize}]

deputize
v 1: act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold" [syn: {substitute}, {deputise}, {step in}]
2: appoint as a substitute [syn: {depute}, {deputise}]

deputy
n 1: someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies [syn: {deputy sheriff}]
2: an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent [syn: {lieutenant}]
3: a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France)
4: a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others [syn: {surrogate}]

deputy sheriff
n : someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies [syn: {deputy}]

Der Fuhrer
n : German Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945) [syn: {Hitler}, {Adolf Hitler}]

deracinate
v 1: move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment; "The war uprooted many people" [syn: {displace}, {uproot}]
2: pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden" [syn: {uproot}, {extirpate}, {root out}]

deracination
n 1: to move something from its natural environment [syn: {displacement}]
2: the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence [syn: {extirpation}, {excision}]

derail
v 1: cause to run off the tracks; "they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste"
2: run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks" [syn: {jump}]

derailment
n : an accident in which a train runs off its track

Derain
n : French painter and exponent of Fauvism (1880-1954) [syn: {Andre Derain}]

derange
v 1: derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane; "The death of his parents unbalanced him" [syn: {unbalance}]
2: throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt" [syn: {perturb}, {throw out of kilter}]

deranged
adj : driven insane [syn: {crazed}, {half-crazed}]

derangement
n 1: a state of mental disturbance and disorientation [syn: {mental unsoundness}, {unbalance}]
2: the act of disturbing the mind or body; "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living" [syn: {upset}, {overthrow}]

derate
v : lower the rated electrical capability of electrical apparatus

derby
n : a hat that is round and black and hard with a narrow brim; worn by some British businessmen [syn: {bowler hat}, {bowler}, {plug hat}]

derecognise
v : cause to be no longer approved or accepted; "Carter derecognized Taiwan in 1979 after the U.S. recognized the People's Republic of China" [syn: {decertify}, {derecognize}] [ant: {license}]

derecognize
v : cause to be no longer approved or accepted; "Carter derecognized Taiwan in 1979 after the U.S. recognized the People's Republic of China" [syn: {decertify}, {derecognise}] [ant: {license}]

deregulate
v : lift the regulations on [ant: {regulate}]

deregulating
n : the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations) [syn: {deregulation}]

deregulation
n : the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations) [syn: {deregulating}]

derelict
adj 1: deserted or abandoned as by an owner; "a derelict ship"
2: failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills" [syn: {delinquent}, {neglectful}, {remiss}]
n 1: a person unable to support himself
2: a ship abandoned on the high seas [syn: {abandoned ship}]

dereliction
n 1: a tendency to be negligent and uncaring; "he inherited his delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities" [syn: {delinquency}, {willful neglect}]
2: willful negligence

derequisition
v : release from government control [ant: {requisition}]

derestrict
v : make free from restrictions [ant: {restrict}]

deride
v : treat or speak of with contempt; "He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics"

derision
n 1: contemptuous laughter
2: the act of deriding or treating with contempt [syn: {ridicule}]

derisive
adj : abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'" [syn: {gibelike}, {jeering}, {mocking}, {taunting}]

derisively
adv : in a disrespectful and mocking manner; "`Sorry,' she repeated derisively" [syn: {scoffingly}, {derisorily}, {mockingly}]

derisorily
adv : in a disrespectful and mocking manner; "`Sorry,' she repeated derisively" [syn: {derisively}, {scoffingly}, {mockingly}]

derisory
adj : completely devoid of wisdom or good sense; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous" [syn: {absurd}, {cockeyed}, {idiotic}, {laughable}, {ludicrous}, {nonsensical}, {preposterous}, {ridiculous}]

derivable
adj : capable of being derived

derivation
n 1: the source from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"
2: (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase [syn: {deriving}, {etymologizing}]
3: a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
4: (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation: `singer' from `sing'; `undo' from `do'
5: inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline [syn: {ancestry}, {lineage}, {filiation}]
6: drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
7: drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation

derivational
adj : characterized by inflections indicating a semantic relation between a word and its base; "the morphological relation between `sing' and `singer' and `song' is derivational" [ant: {inflectional}]

derivational morphology
n : the part of grammar that deals with the derivations of words

derivative
adj : resulting from or employing derivation; "a derivative process"; "a highly derivative prose style"
n 1: the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx [syn: {derived function}, {differential coefficient}, {differential}, {first derivative}]
2: a financial instrument whose value is based on another security [syn: {derivative instrument}]
3: (linguistics) a word that is derived from another word; "`electricity' is a derivative of `electric'"

derivative instrument
n : a financial instrument whose value is based on another security [syn: {derivative}]

derive
v 1: reason by deduction; establish by deduction [syn: {deduce}, {infer}, {deduct}]
2: obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden" [syn: {gain}]
3: come from; "The present name derives from an older form"
4: develop or evolve, especially from a latent or potential state [syn: {educe}]
5: come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins" [syn: {come}, {descend}]

derived
adj 1: determined by mathematical computation; "the calculated velocity of a bullet"; "a derived value" [syn: {calculated}]
2: formed or developed from something else; not original; "the belief that classes and organizations are secondary and derived"- John Dewey [ant: {underived}]

derived function
n : the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx [syn: {derivative}, {differential coefficient}, {differential}, {first derivative}]

deriving
n : (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase [syn: {derivation}, {etymologizing}]

derma
n : the deep vascular inner layer of the skin [syn: {dermis}, {corium}]

dermabrasion
n : removal of scars or tattoos by anesthetizing the skin surface and then sanding or wire-brushing off some of the outer skin layer

Dermacentor
n : vectors of important diseases of man and animals [syn: {genus Dermacentor}]

Dermacentor variabilis
n : common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia [syn: {wood tick}, {American dog tick}]

dermal
adj 1: of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula [syn: {cuticular}, {epidermal}, {epidermic}]
2: of or relating to or located in the dermis [syn: {dermic}]

Dermaptera
n : earwigs and a few related forms [syn: {order Dermaptera}]

dermatitis
n : inflammation of the skin; skin becomes itchy and may develop blisters

Dermatobia
n : larvae live under the skin of domestic mammals and humans [syn: {genus Dermatobia}]

Dermatobia hominis
n : large tropical American fly; parasitic on humans and other mammals [syn: {human botfly}]

dermatoglyphic
n : the lines that form patterns on the skin (especially on the fingertips and the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet)

dermatoglyphics
n : the study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet; "some criminologists specialize in dermatoglyphics"

dermatologic
adj : of or relating to or practicing dermatology [syn: {dermatological}]

dermatological
adj : of or relating to or practicing dermatology [syn: {dermatologic}]

dermatologist
n : a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin [syn: {skin doctor}]

dermatology
n : the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases

dermatome
n : a surgical instrument used to cut very thin slices of skin

dermatomycosis
n : fungal infection of the skin (especially of moist parts covered by clothing) [syn: {dermatophytosis}]

dermatomyositis
n : myositis characterized by weakness of limb and neck muscles and much muscle pain and selling accompanied by skin rash affecting cheeks and eyelids and neck and chest and limbs; progression and severity vary among individuals

dermatophytosis
n : fungal infection of the skin (especially of moist parts covered by clothing) [syn: {dermatomycosis}]

dermatosclerosis
n : an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin [syn: {scleroderma}]

dermatoses
dermatosis
n : disorder involving lesions or eruptions of the skin (in which there is usually no inflammation) [also: {dermatoses} (pl)]

dermatoses
See {dermatosis}

dermatosis
n : disorder involving lesions or eruptions of the skin (in which there is usually no inflammation) [also: {dermatoses} (pl)]

Dermestidae
n : carpet beetles [syn: {family Dermestidae}]

dermic
adj : of or relating to or located in the dermis [syn: {dermal}]

dermis
n : the deep vascular inner layer of the skin [syn: {corium}, {derma}]

Dermochelyidae
n : sea turtles [syn: {family Dermochelyidae}]

Dermochelys
n : type genus of the Dermochelyidae: leatherback turtles [syn: {genus Dermochelys}]

Dermochelys coriacea
n : wide ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtle [syn: {leatherback turtle}, {leatherback}, {leathery turtle}]

dermoid cyst
n : a cystic tumor (usually benign) with an epithelium-lined wall and a cavity containing other material

Dermoptera
n : flying lemurs [syn: {order Dermoptera}]

derogate
v : belittle; "Don't belittle his influence" [syn: {minimize}, {belittle}, {denigrate}]

derogation
n 1: a communication that belittles somebody or something [syn: {disparagement}, {depreciation}]
2: (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law; "any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed"

derogative
adj : expressive of low opinion; "derogatory comments"; "disparaging remarks about the new house" [syn: {derogatory}, {disparaging}]

derogatory
adj : expressive of low opinion; "derogatory comments"; "disparaging remarks about the new house" [syn: {derogative}, {disparaging}]

derrick
n 1: a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered
2: a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom

Derrida
n : French philosopher and critic; exponent of deconstructionism (born in 1930) [syn: {Jacques Derrida}]

derriere
n : the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {fanny}, {ass}]

derring-do
n : brave and heroic deeds

derringer
n : a pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrel

derris
n : any of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone; several are sources of native fish and arrow poisons

Derris elliptica
n : woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers; the swollen roots contain rotenone [syn: {derris root}, {tuba root}]

derris root
n : woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers; the swollen roots contain rotenone [syn: {tuba root}, {Derris elliptica}]

derv
n : diesel oil used in cars and lorries with diesel engines; from d(iesel) e(ngine) r(oad) v(ehicle)

dervish
n : an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements

DES
n 1: a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry [syn: {diethylstilbestrol}, {diethylstilboestrol}, {stilbestrol}, {stilboestrol}]
2: synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy [syn: {diethylstilbesterol}, {stilbesterol}]

Des Moines
n : the capital and largest city in Iowa [syn: {capital of Iowa}]

desalinate
v : remove salt from; "desalinate water" [syn: {desalt}, {desalinize}, {desalinise}] [ant: {salinate}]

desalination
n : the removal of salt (especially from sea water) [syn: {desalinization}, {desalinisation}]

desalinisation
n : the removal of salt (especially from sea water) [syn: {desalination}, {desalinization}]

desalinise
v : remove salt from; "desalinate water" [syn: {desalinate}, {desalt}, {desalinize}] [ant: {salinate}]

desalinization
n : the removal of salt (especially from sea water) [syn: {desalination}, {desalinisation}]

desalinize
v : remove salt from; "desalinate water" [syn: {desalinate}, {desalt}, {desalinise}] [ant: {salinate}]

desalt
v : remove salt from; "desalinate water" [syn: {desalinate}, {desalinize}, {desalinise}] [ant: {salinate}]

descale
v : remove the scales from; "scale fish" [syn: {scale}]

descant
n : a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody [syn: {discant}]
v 1: sing in descant
2: sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains" [syn: {yodel}, {warble}]
3: talk at great length about something of one's interest

descant on
v : sing a descant on a main tune or melody

Descartes
n : French philosopher and mathematician; developed dualistic theory of mind and matter; introduced the use of coordinates to locate a point in two or three dimensions (1596-1650) [syn: {Rene Descartes}]

descend
v 1: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" [syn: {fall}, {go down}, {come down}] [ant: {rise}, {ascend}]
2: come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins" [syn: {derive}, {come}]
3: do something that one considers to be below one's dignity [syn: {condescend}, {deign}]
4: come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell" [syn: {fall}, {settle}]

descendant
adj : going or coming down [syn: {descendent}]
n : a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race [syn: {descendent}] [ant: {ancestor}]

descendants
n : all of the offspring of a given progenitor; "we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity" [syn: {posterity}]

descendent
adj : going or coming down [syn: {descendant}]
n : a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race [syn: {descendant}] [ant: {ancestor}]

descender
n 1: someone who descends
2: a lowercase letter that has a part extending below other lowercase letters
3: (printing) the part of lowercase letters that extends below the other lowercase letters

descending
adj : coming down or downward [syn: {descending(a)}] [ant: {ascending(a)}]

descending aorta
n : the descending part of the aorta that branches into the thoracic and abdominal aortae

descending colon
n : the part of the large intestine that descends from the transverse colon to the sigmoid colon

descending node
n : the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going south [ant: {ascending node}]

descensus
n : the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus) [syn: {prolapse}, {prolapsus}]

descensus uteri
n : prolapse of the uterus [syn: {metroptosis}]

descent
n 1: a movement downward
2: properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins" [syn: {origin}, {extraction}]
3: the act of changing your location in a downward direction
4: the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors [syn: {line of descent}, {lineage}, {filiation}]
5: a downward slope or bend [syn: {declivity}, {fall}, {decline}, {declination}, {declension}, {downslope}] [ant: {ascent}]
6: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" [syn: {lineage}, {line}, {line of descent}, {bloodline}, {blood line}, {blood}, {pedigree}, {ancestry}, {origin}, {parentage}, {stemma}, {stock}]

describable
adj : capable of being described

describe
v 1: give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack" [syn: {depict}, {draw}]
2: to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental" [syn: {report}, {account}]
3: identify as in botany or biology, for example [syn: {identify}, {discover}, {key}, {key out}, {distinguish}, {name}]
4: make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" [syn: {trace}, {draw}, {line}, {delineate}]

described
adj : represented in words especially with sharpness and detail; "the vividly described wars"

descried
descry
v : catch sight of [syn: {spot}, {espy}, {spy}] [also: {descried}]

descried
See {descry}

description
n 1: a statement that represents something in words [syn: {verbal description}]
2: the act of describing something
3: sort or variety; "every description of book was there"

descriptive
adj 1: serving to describe or inform or characterized by description; "the descriptive variable"; "a descriptive passage" [ant: {undescriptive}]
2: concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents; "synchronic linguistics"; "descriptive linguistics" [syn: {synchronic}] [ant: {diachronic}]
3: describing the structure of a language; "descriptive linguistics simply describes language" [ant: {prescriptive}]

descriptive adjective
n : an adjective that ascribes to its noun the value of an attribute of that noun (e.g., `a nervous person' or `a musical speaking voice') [syn: {qualifying adjective}]

descriptive anthropology
n : the branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human societies [syn: {ethnography}]

descriptive clause
n : a subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies [syn: {nonrestrictive clause}]

descriptive geometry
n : the geometry of properties that remain invariant under projection [syn: {projective geometry}]

descriptive linguistics
n : an explanation of a person's mastery of their native language [syn: {synchronic linguistics}]

descriptively
adv : by giving a description; "these topics need to be treated not just descriptively"

descriptor
n 1: the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached" [syn: {form}, {word form}, {signifier}]
2: a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system

descry
v : catch sight of [syn: {spot}, {espy}, {spy}] [also: {descried}]

Descurainia
n : includes annual or biennial herbs of America and Europe very similar to and often included among those of genera Sisymbrium or Hugueninia; not recognized in some classification systems [syn: {genus Descurainia}]

Descurainia pinnata
n : North American herb with bitter-tasting pinnate leaves resembling those of tansy [syn: {tansy mustard}]

desecrate
v 1: violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God" [syn: {profane}, {outrage}, {violate}]
2: remove the consecration from a person or an object [syn: {deconsecrate}] [ant: {consecrate}]

desecrated
adj : treated with contempt; "many desecrated shrines and cemeteries" [ant: {consecrated}]

desecration
n : blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath" [syn: {profanation}, {blasphemy}, {sacrilege}]

desegrated
adj : rid of segregation; having had segregation ended [syn: {nonsegregated}, {unsegregated}]

desegregate
v : open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups; "This school is completely desegregated" [syn: {integrate}, {mix}] [ant: {segregate}]

desegregation
n : the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community [syn: {integration}, {integrating}] [ant: {segregation}]

desensitisation
n : the process of reducing sensitivity; "the patient was desensitized to the allergen" [syn: {desensitization}]

desensitisation procedure
n : a technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety; client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished [syn: {desensitization technique}, {desensitisation technique}, {desensitization procedure}, {systematic desensitization}, {systematic desensitisation}]

desensitisation technique
n : a technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety; client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished [syn: {desensitization technique}, {desensitization procedure}, {desensitisation procedure}, {systematic desensitization}, {systematic desensitisation}]

desensitise
v 1: cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized" [syn: {desensitize}] [ant: {sensitize}, {sensitize}]
2: make insensitive; "His military training desensitized him" [syn: {desensitize}] [ant: {sensitize}]

desensitised
adj 1: rendered emotionally insensitive; "a desensitized public indifferent to the violence in films" [syn: {desensitized}]
2: made less sensitive; "desensitized to the allergen"; "desensitized photographic film is less sensitive to light" [syn: {desensitized}]

desensitising
adj : making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli [syn: {desensitizing}] [ant: {sensitizing}]

desensitization
n : the process of reducing sensitivity; "the patient was desensitized to the allergen" [syn: {desensitisation}]

desensitization procedure
n : a technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety; client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished [syn: {desensitization technique}, {desensitisation technique}, {desensitisation procedure}, {systematic desensitization}, {systematic desensitisation}]

desensitization technique
n : a technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety; client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished [syn: {desensitisation technique}, {desensitization procedure}, {desensitisation procedure}, {systematic desensitization}, {systematic desensitisation}]

desensitize
v 1: cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized" [syn: {desensitise}] [ant: {sensitize}, {sensitize}]
2: make insensitive; "His military training desensitized him" [syn: {desensitise}] [ant: {sensitize}]

desensitized
adj 1: made less sensitive; "desensitized to the allergen"; "desensitized photographic film is less sensitive to light" [syn: {desensitised}]
2: rendered emotionally insensitive; "a desensitized public indifferent to the violence in films" [syn: {desensitised}]

desensitizing
adj : making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli [syn: {desensitising}] [ant: {sensitizing}]

desert
adj : located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places" [syn: {godforsaken}, {waste}, {wild}]
n : an arid region with little or no vegetation
v 1: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children" [syn: {abandon}, {forsake}, {desolate}]
2: desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot" [syn: {defect}]

desert boot
n : a boot reaching halfway up to the knee [syn: {buskin}, {chukka boot}, {combat boot}, {half boot}, {top boot}]

desert four o'clock
n : wildflower having vibrant deep pink tubular evening-blooming flowers; found in sandy and desert areas from southern California to southern Colorado and into Mexico [syn: {Colorado four o'clock}, {maravilla}, {Mirabilis multiflora}]

Desert Fox
n : German field marshal noted for brilliant generalship in North Africa during World War II (1891-1944) [syn: {Rommel}, {Erwin Rommel}]

desert holly
n : handsome low saltbush of arid southwestern United States and Mexico having blue-green prickly-edged leaves often used for Christmas decoration [syn: {Atriplex hymenelytra}]

desert iguana
n : small long-tailed lizard of arid areas of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico [syn: {Dipsosaurus dorsalis}]

desert lynx
n : of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia [syn: {caracal}, {Lynx caracal}]

desert mariposa tulip
n : mariposa with clusters of bell-shaped vermilion or orange or yellow flowers atop short stems; southern California to Arizona and Mexico [syn: {Calochortus kennedyi}]

desert olive
n : spiny branching deciduous shrub of southwestern United States having clusters of insignificant yellow-white flowers appearing before leaves followed by attractive black berrylike fruits [syn: {tanglebush}, {Forestiera neomexicana}]

desert paintbrush
n : most common paintbrush of western United States dry lands; having erect stems ending in dense spikes of bright orange to red flowers [syn: {Castilleja chromosa}]

desert pea
n : sprawling shrubby perennial noted for its scarlet black-marked flowers; widely distributed in dry parts of Australia [syn: {Sturt pea}, {Sturt's desert pea}, {Clianthus formosus}, {Clianthus speciosus}]

desert plant
n : plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte [syn: {xerophyte}, {xerophytic plant}, {xerophile}, {xerophilous plant}]

desert plume
n : perennial of southwestern United States having leathery blue-green pinnatifid leaves and thick plumelike spikes of yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cleome [syn: {prince's-plume}, {Stanleya pinnata}, {Cleome pinnata}]

desert rat
n : any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae [syn: {kangaroo rat}, {Dipodomys phillipsii}]

desert rheumatism
n : an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules [syn: {coccidioidomycosis}, {coccidiomycosis}, {valley fever}]

desert rose
n : South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall; popular as an ornamental in tropics [syn: {impala lily}, {mock azalia}, {kudu lily}, {Adenium obesum}, {Adenium multiflorum}]

desert sand verbena
n : soft-haired sticky plant with heads of bright pink trumpet-shaped flowers; found in sandy desert soil; after ample rains may carpet miles of desert with pink from the southwestern United States to northern Mexico [syn: {Abronia villosa}]

desert selaginella
n : prostrate spikemoss; California [syn: {Selaginella eremophila}]

desert soil
n : a type of soil that develops in arid climates [syn: {desertic soil}]

desert sunflower
n : slender hairy plant with few leaves and golden-yellow flower heads; sandy desert areas of southeastern California to southwestern Utah and western Arizona and northwestern Mexico [syn: {Gerea canescens}]

desert tortoise
n : burrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and northern Mexico; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates [syn: {Gopherus agassizii}]

desert willow
n : evergreen shrubby tree resembling a willow of dry regions of southwestern North America having showy purplish flowers and long seed pods [syn: {Chilopsis linearis}]

deserted
adj 1: left desolate or empty; "an abandoned child"; "their deserted wives and children"; "an abandoned shack"; "deserted villages" [syn: {abandoned}]
2: remote from civilization; "the victim was lured to a deserted spot"

deserter
n 1: a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. [syn: {apostate}, {renegade}, {turncoat}, {recreant}, {ratter}]
2: a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post) [syn: {defector}]

desertic soil
n : a type of soil that develops in arid climates [syn: {desert soil}]

desertification
n : the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert; is usually caused by climate change or by destructive use of the land; "the dust storms in Korea are the result of rapid desertification in China"

desertion
n 1: withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless" [syn: {abandonment}, {defection}]
2: the act of giving something up [syn: {abandonment}, {forsaking}]

deserts
n : an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved [syn: {comeuppance}, {comeupance}]

deserve
v : be worthy or deserving; "You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done" [syn: {merit}]

deserved
adj : proper and appropriate; fitting; "richly deserved punishment"; "due esteem" [syn: {due}]

deservedly
adv : as deserved; "he chalked up two goals which deservedly gave Bolton their second victory of the season" [ant: {undeservedly}]

deserving
adj : having sufficient worth; "an idea worth considering"; "a cause deserving or meriting support"; "the deserving poor" (often used ironically) [syn: {deserving(p)}, {meriting(p)}, {worth(p)}]

deservingness
n : the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance); "there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded" [syn: {merit}, {meritoriousness}]

desex
v : make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disbilites are sterilized" [syn: {sterilize}, {sterilise}, {unsex}, {desexualize}, {desexualise}, {fix}]

desexualise
v 1: direct one's libidinous urges into another direction [syn: {desexualize}]
2: make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disbilites are sterilized" [syn: {sterilize}, {sterilise}, {desex}, {unsex}, {desexualize}, {fix}]

desexualize
v 1: direct one's libidinous urges into another direction [syn: {desexualise}]
2: make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disbilites are sterilized" [syn: {sterilize}, {sterilise}, {desex}, {unsex}, {desexualise}, {fix}]

deshabille
n : the state of being carelessly or partially dressed [syn: {dishabille}]

desiccant
n : a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) [syn: {drying agent}, {drier}, {sicative}]

desiccate
adj : lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; "a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate romance"; "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo [syn: {arid}, {desiccated}]
v 1: preserve by removing all water and liquids from; "carry dehydrated food on your camping trip" [syn: {dehydrate}]
2: remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me" [syn: {dehydrate}]
3: lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly" [syn: {dehydrate}, {dry up}] [ant: {hydrate}]

desiccated
adj 1: thoroughly dried out; "old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars"; "dried-out boards beginning to split" [syn: {dried-out}]
2: preserved by removing natural moisture; "dried beef"; "dried fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated coconut meat" [syn: {dried}, {dehydrated}]
3: lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; "a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate romance"; "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo [syn: {arid}, {desiccate}]

desiccation
n 1: dryness resulting from the removal of water [syn: {dehydration}]
2: the process of extracting moisture [syn: {dehydration}, {drying up}, {evaporation}]

desiderata
desideratum
n : something desired as a necessity; "the desiderata for a vacation are time and money" [also: {desiderata} (pl)]

desiderata
See {desideratum}

desideratum
n : something desired as a necessity; "the desiderata for a vacation are time and money" [also: {desiderata} (pl)]

Desiderius Erasmus
n : Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his criticisms of the Church led to the Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther (1466-1536) [syn: {Erasmus}, {Gerhard Gerhards}, {Geert Geerts}]

design
n 1: the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan); "he contributed to the design of a new instrument" [syn: {designing}]
2: an arrangement scheme; "the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests" [syn: {plan}]
3: something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt" [syn: {blueprint}, {pattern}]
4: a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors" [syn: {pattern}, {figure}]
5: an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs" [syn: {purpose}, {intent}, {intention}, {aim}]
6: a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something; "the design of a building"
7: the creation of something in the mind [syn: {invention}, {innovation}, {excogitation}, {conception}]
v 1: make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack" [syn: {plan}, {project}, {contrive}]
2: design something for a specific role or purpose or effect; "This room is not designed for work"
3: create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner; "Chanel designed the famous suit"
4: make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum" [syn: {plan}]
5: create designs; "Dupont designs for the house of Chanel"
6: conceive or fashion in the mind; invent; "She designed a good excuse for not attending classes that day"
7: intend or have as a purpose; "She designed to go far in the world of business"

design criteria
n : criteria that designers should meet in designing some system or device; "the job specifications summarized the design criteria"

designate
adj : appointed but not yet installed in office [syn: {designate(ip)}]
v 1: assign a name or title to [syn: {denominate}]
2: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) [syn: {delegate}, {depute}, {assign}]
3: decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist" [syn: {destine}, {fate}, {doom}]
4: design or destine; "She was intended to become the director" [syn: {intend}, {destine}, {specify}]

designated
adj : selected or named for a duty; "designated hitter"

designated driver
n : the member of a party who is designated to refrain from alcohol and so is sober when it is time to drive home

designated hitter
n : a ballplayer who is designated to bat in place of the pitcher

designation
n 1: identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others [syn: {appellation}, {denomination}, {appellative}]
2: the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee" [syn: {appointment}, {assignment}, {naming}]
3: the act of designating or identifying something [syn: {identification}]

designative
adj : serving to designate

designatum
n : something (whether existing or not) that is referred to by a linguistic expression

designed
adj 1: planned or created in an artistic or skilled manner; "a beautifully designed dress"; "some Italian designed sandals have cushioning"
2: done or made or performed with purpose and intent; "style...is more than the deliberate and designed creation"- Havelock Ellis; "games designed for all ages"; "well-designed houses" [syn: {intentional}] [ant: {undesigned}]
3: carefully practiced or designed or premeditated; "a studied reply" [syn: {designed(a)}, {studied(a)}]
4: organized so as to give configuration to; "a magnet is surrounded by a configured field"; "a vehicle designed for rough terrain" [syn: {configured}]

designedly
adv : with intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice" [syn: {intentionally}, {deliberately}, {on purpose}, {purposely}, {advisedly}, {by choice}, {by design}] [ant: {by chance}, {unintentionally}, {unintentionally}]

designer
n 1: a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings [syn: {interior designer}, {interior decorator}, {house decorator}, {room decorator}, {decorator}]
2: someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings) [syn: {architect}]
3: a person who devises plots or intrigues; "he is believed to be the principal designer of the terrorist bombing attack" [syn: {intriguer}]
4: someone who designs clothing [syn: {couturier}, {fashion designer}, {clothes designer}]

designer drug
n : a psychoactive drug deliberately synthesized to avoid anti-drug laws; mimics the effects of a banned drug; law was revised in 1986 to ban designer drugs

designing
adj : concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest; "a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue"- W.Churchill; "a scheming wife"; "a scheming gold digger" [syn: {scheming}]
n : the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan); "he contributed to the design of a new instrument" [syn: {design}]

desirability
n 1: the quality of being worthy of desiring [syn: {desirableness}] [ant: {undesirability}]
2: attractiveness to the opposite sex [syn: {sex appeal}, {desirableness}, {oomph}]

desirable
adj 1: worth having or seeking or achieving; "a desirable job"; "computer with many desirable features"; "a desirable outcome" [ant: {undesirable}]
2: worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents found the girl suitable for their son" [syn: {suitable}, {worthy}]

desirableness
n 1: the quality of being worthy of desiring [syn: {desirability}] [ant: {undesirability}]
2: attractiveness to the opposite sex [syn: {sex appeal}, {desirability}, {oomph}]

desire
n 1: the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
2: an inclination to want things; "a man of many desires"
3: something that is desired
v 1: feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" [syn: {want}]
2: expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise" [syn: {hope}, {trust}]
3: express a desire for

desire to know
n : curiosity that motivates investigation and study [syn: {lust for learning}, {thirst for knowledge}]

desired
adj 1: greatly desired [syn: {coveted}, {in demand(p)}, {sought after}]
2: wanted intensely; "the child could no longer resist taking one of the craved cookies"; "it produced the desired effect" [syn: {craved}]

desirous
adj : having or expressing desire for something; "desirous of high office"; "desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem" [ant: {undesirous}]

desist
v : choose no to consume; "I abstain from alcohol" [syn: {abstain}, {refrain}] [ant: {consume}]

desk
n : a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

desk clerk
n : a hotel receptionist [syn: {hotel desk clerk}, {hotel clerk}]

desk dictionary
n : an abridged dictionary of a size convenient to hold in the hand [syn: {collegiate dictionary}]

desk officer
n : a military officer who is not assigned to active duty

desk phone
n : a telephone set that sits on a desk or table

desk sergeant
n : the police sergeant on duty in a police station [syn: {deskman}, {station keeper}]

desk-bound
adj : restricted to working in an office rather than in an active physical capacity [syn: {deskbound}]

deskbound
adj : restricted to working in an office rather than in an active physical capacity [syn: {desk-bound}]

deskman
n : the police sergeant on duty in a police station [syn: {desk sergeant}, {station keeper}]

desktop
n 1: the top of a desk
2: (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear [syn: {background}, {screen background}]

desktop computer
n : a personal computer small enough to fit conveniently in an individual workspace

desktop publishing
n : (computer science) the use of microcomputers with graphics capacity to produce printed materials

Desmanthus
n : genus of American herbs or shrubs with sensitive pinnate leaves and small whitish flowers [syn: {genus Desmanthus}]

Desmanthus ilinoensis
n : perennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowers [syn: {prairie mimosa}, {prickle-weed}]

desmid
n : freshwater green algae

Desmidiaceae
n : unicellular algae [syn: {family Desmidiaceae}]

Desmidium
n : a genus of protoctista [syn: {genus Desmidium}]

Desmodium
n : beggarweed; tick trefoil [syn: {genus Desmodium}]

Desmodium gyrans
n : erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine [syn: {telegraph plant}, {semaphore plant}, {Codariocalyx motorius}, {Desmodium motorium}]

Desmodium motorium
n : erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine [syn: {telegraph plant}, {semaphore plant}, {Codariocalyx motorius}, {Desmodium gyrans}]

Desmodium purpureum
n : West Indian forage plant cultivated in southern United States as forage and to improve soil [syn: {beggarweed}, {Desmodium tortuosum}]

Desmodium tortuosum
n : West Indian forage plant cultivated in southern United States as forage and to improve soil [syn: {beggarweed}, {Desmodium purpureum}]

Desmodontidae
n : true vampire bats [syn: {family Desmodontidae}]

Desmodus
n : type genus of the Desmodontidae: vampire bats [syn: {genus Desmodus}]

Desmodus rotundus
n : mouse-sized bat of tropical Central America and South America having sharp incisor and canine teeth; feeds on the blood of birds and mammals

Desmograthus
n : an amphibian genus of Plethodontidae [syn: {genus Desmograthus}]

Desmond Tutu
n : South African prelate and leader of the antiapartheid struggle (born in 1931) [syn: {Tutu}]

desolate
adj 1: providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape" [syn: {bare}, {barren}, {bleak}, {stark}]
2: pitiable in circumstances especially through abandonment; "desolate and despairing"; "left forlorn" [syn: {forlorn}, {godforsaken}, {lorn}]
3: crushed by grief; "depressed and desolate of soul"; "a low desolate wail"
4: made uninhabitable; "upon this blasted heath"- Shakespeare; "a wasted landscape" [syn: {blasted}, {desolated}, {devastated}, {ravaged}, {ruined}, {wasted}]
v 1: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children" [syn: {abandon}, {forsake}, {desert}]
2: reduce in population; "The epidemic depopulated the countryside" [syn: {depopulate}]
3: devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion" [syn: {lay waste to}, {waste}, {devastate}, {ravage}, {scourge}]

desolated
adj : made uninhabitable; "upon this blasted heath"- Shakespeare; "a wasted landscape" [syn: {blasted}, {desolate}, {devastated}, {ravaged}, {ruined}, {wasted}]

desolately
adv : in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects [syn: {disconsolately}]

desolation
n 1: the state of being decayed or destroyed [syn: {devastation}]
2: a bleak and desolate atmosphere [syn: {bleakness}]
3: sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned [syn: {forlornness}, {loneliness}]
4: an event that results in total destruction [syn: {devastation}]

desorb
v 1: go away from the surface to which (a substance) is adsorbed
2: remove from a surface on which it is adsorbed; "the substance was desorped"

desorption
n : changing from an adsorbed state on a surface to a gaseous or liquid state

desoxyribonucleic acid
n : (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information; "DNA is the king of molecules" [syn: {deoxyribonucleic acid}, {DNA}]

despair
n 1: a state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute" [syn: {desperation}]
2: the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well [ant: {hope}]
v : abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don't despair--help is on the way!" [ant: {hope}]

despairing
adj : arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope; "a despairing view of the world situation"; "the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal"; "a desperate cry for help"; "helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether"; "her desperate screams" [syn: {desperate}]

despairingly
adv : with desperation; "`Why can't you understand?,' she asked despairingly" [syn: {despondently}]

despatch
n 1: an official report (usually sent in haste) [syn: {dispatch}, {communique}]
2: the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch" [syn: {dispatch}, {expedition}, {expeditiousness}]
3: killing a person or animal [syn: {dispatch}]
4: the act of sending off something [syn: {dispatch}, {shipment}]
v : send away towards a designated goal [syn: {dispatch}, {send off}]

desperado
n : a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier) [syn: {desperate criminal}] [also: {desperadoes} (pl)]

desperadoes
desperado
n : a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier) [syn: {desperate criminal}] [also: {desperadoes} (pl)]

desperadoes
See {desperado}

desperate
adj 1: arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope; "a despairing view of the world situation"; "the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal"; "a desperate cry for help"; "helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether"; "her desperate screams" [syn: {despairing}]
2: desperately determined; "do-or-die revolutionaries"; "a do-or-die conflict" [syn: {do-or-die(a)}]
3: (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair; "a desperate criminal"; "taken hostage of desperate men"
4: showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"; "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G.C.Marshall; "they took heroic measures to save his life" [syn: {heroic}]
5: showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire; "felt a desperate urge to confess"; "a desperate need for recognition"
6: fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency" [syn: {dire}]
n : a person who is frightened and in need of help; "they prey on the hopes of the desperate"

desperate criminal
n : a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier) [syn: {desperado}]

desperate measure
n : desperate actions taken as a means to an end; "he had to resort to desperate measures"

desperate straits
n : a state of extreme distress [syn: {dire straits}]

desperately
adv 1: with great urgency; "health care reform is needed urgently"; "the soil desperately needed potash" [syn: {urgently}]
2: in intense despair; "the child clung desperately to her mother"

desperation
n 1: a state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute" [syn: {despair}]
2: desperate recklessness; "it was a policy of desperation"

despicability
n : unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values [syn: {baseness}, {contemptibility}, {despicableness}]

despicable
adj 1: worthy only of being despised and rejected; "a contemptible lack of courage"; "A little, wretched, despicable creature, a worm, a mere nothing...that has risen up in contempt against the majesty of Heaven and earth"- Jonathan Edwards [syn: {contemptible}]
2: morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them" [syn: {ugly}, {vile}, {unworthy}]

despicableness
n : unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values [syn: {baseness}, {contemptibility}, {despicability}]

despicably
adv : in a despicable manner; "he acted despicably"

despiramine
n : a tricyclic antidepressant drug that activates the psychomotor system

despisal
n : a feeling of scornful hatred [syn: {despising}]

despise
v : look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately" [syn: {contemn}, {scorn}, {disdain}]

despised
adj : treated with contempt [syn: {detested}, {hated}, {scorned}]

despising
n : a feeling of scornful hatred [syn: {despisal}]

despite
n 1: lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary" [syn: {contempt}, {disdain}, {scorn}]
2: contemptuous disregard; "she wanted neither favor nor despite"

despiteful
adj : showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite; "a despiteful fiend"; "a truly spiteful child"; "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment" [syn: {spiteful}, {vindictive}]

despitefully
adv : in a maliciously spiteful manner; "pray for them that despitefully use us" [syn: {spitefully}]

despoil
v 1: steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" [syn: {plunder}, {loot}, {reave}, {strip}, {rifle}, {ransack}, {pillage}, {foray}]
2: destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country" [syn: {rape}, {spoil}, {violate}, {plunder}]

despoilation
n : the act of stripping and taking by force [syn: {spoil}, {spoliation}, {spoilation}, {despoilment}, {despoliation}]

despoiled
adj : having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence; "the raped countryside" [syn: {pillaged}, {raped}, {ravaged}, {sacked}]

despoiler
n : someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) [syn: {plunderer}, {pillager}, {looter}, {spoiler}, {raider}, {freebooter}]

despoilment
n : the act of stripping and taking by force [syn: {spoil}, {spoliation}, {spoilation}, {despoilation}, {despoliation}]

Despoina
n : (Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina [syn: {Persephone}, {Kore}, {Cora}]

despoliation
n : the act of stripping and taking by force [syn: {spoil}, {spoliation}, {spoilation}, {despoilation}, {despoilment}]

despond
v : lose confidence or hope; become dejected; "The supporters of the Presidential candidate desponded when they learned the early results of the election"

despondence
n : feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless [syn: {despondency}, {heartsickness}, {disconsolateness}]

despondency
n : feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless [syn: {despondence}, {heartsickness}, {disconsolateness}]

despondent
adj : without or almost without hope; "despondent about his failure"; "too heartsick to fight back" [syn: {heartsick}]

despondently
adv : with desperation; "`Why can't you understand?,' she asked despairingly" [syn: {despairingly}]

despot
n : a cruel and oppressive dictator [syn: {tyrant}, {autocrat}]

despotic
adj 1: belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot [syn: {despotical}]
2: ruled by or characteristic of a despot; "moved from a feudal to a despotic order"; "his administration was arrogant and despotic"
3: characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government" [syn: {authoritarian}, {autocratic}, {dictatorial}, {tyrannical}]

despotical
adj : belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot [syn: {despotic}]

despotism
n 1: dominance through threat of punishment and violence [syn: {absolutism}, {tyranny}]
2: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) [syn: {dictatorship}, {absolutism}, {authoritarianism}, {Caesarism}, {monocracy}, {one-man rule}, {shogunate}, {Stalinism}, {totalitarianism}, {tyranny}]

desquamate
v : peel off in scales; "dry skin desquamates" [syn: {peel off}]

desquamation
n : loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales [syn: {peeling}, {shedding}]

dessert
n : a dish served as the last course of a meal [syn: {sweet}, {afters}]

dessert apple
n : an apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking [syn: {eating apple}] [ant: {cooking apple}]

dessert plate
n : a small plate on which dessert can be served

dessert spoon
n : a spoon larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon

dessert wine
n : still sweet wine often served with dessert or after a meal

dessertspoon
n : as much as a dessertspoon will hold [syn: {dessertspoonful}]

dessertspoonful
n : as much as a dessertspoon will hold [syn: {dessertspoon}]

dessiatine
n : a former Russian unit of area equal to 2.7 acres

destabilisation
n : the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy) [syn: {destabilization}] [ant: {stabilization}, {stabilization}]

destabilise
v 1: become unstable; "The economy destabilized rapidly" [syn: {destabilize}] [ant: {stabilize}, {stabilize}]
2: make unstable; "Terrorism destabilized the government" [syn: {destabilize}] [ant: {stabilize}, {stabilize}]

destabilization
n 1: an event that causes a loss of equilibrium (as of a ship or aircraft)
2: the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy) [syn: {destabilisation}] [ant: {stabilization}, {stabilization}]

destabilize
v 1: become unstable; "The economy destabilized rapidly" [syn: {destabilise}] [ant: {stabilize}, {stabilize}]
2: make unstable; "Terrorism destabilized the government" [syn: {destabilise}] [ant: {stabilize}, {stabilize}]

destalinisation
n : social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor; "his statue was demolished as part of destalinization" [syn: {destalinization}, {de-Stalinization}, {de-Stalinisation}]

de-Stalinisation
n : social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor; "his statue was demolished as part of destalinization" [syn: {destalinization}, {de-Stalinization}, {destalinisation}]

destalinise
v : counteract the effects and policies of stalinism; "Russia was slowly destalinized in the late 1950's" [syn: {destalinize}] [ant: {stalinize}]

destalinization
n : social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor; "his statue was demolished as part of destalinization" [syn: {de-Stalinization}, {destalinisation}, {de-Stalinisation}]

de-Stalinization
n : social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor; "his statue was demolished as part of destalinization" [syn: {destalinization}, {destalinisation}, {de-Stalinisation}]

destalinize
v : counteract the effects and policies of stalinism; "Russia was slowly destalinized in the late 1950's" [syn: {destalinise}] [ant: {stalinize}]

destination
n 1: the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhuasted as their destination came into view" [syn: {finish}, {goal}]
2: the ultimate goal for which something is done [syn: {terminus}]
3: written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location [syn: {address}, {name and address}]

destine
v 1: decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist" [syn: {fate}, {doom}, {designate}]
2: design or destine; "She was intended to become the director" [syn: {intend}, {designate}, {specify}]

destined
adj 1: headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'; "children bound for school"; "a flight destined for New York" [syn: {bound}]
2: (usually followed by `to') governed by fate; "bound to happen"; "an old house destined to be demolished"; "he is destined to be famous" [syn: {bound(p)}]

destiny
n 1: an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future [syn: {fate}]
2: the ultimate agency that predetermines the course of events (often personified as a woman); "we are helpless in the face of Destiny" [syn: {Fate}]
3: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion" [syn: {fortune}, {fate}, {luck}, {lot}, {circumstances}, {portion}]

destitute
adj : poor enough to need help from others [syn: {impoverished}, {indigent}, {necessitous}, {needy}, {poverty-stricken}]

destitute of
adj : completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "a novel devoid of wit and inventiveness"; "a life empty of happiness"; "innocent of literary merit"; "void of understanding" [syn: {barren of(p)}, {destitute of(p)}, {devoid of(p)}, {empty of(p)}, {innocent of(p)}, {void of(p)}]

destitution
n : a state without friends or money or prospects

destress
v : reduce the emphasis [syn: {de-emphasize}, {de-emphasise}]

destroy
v 1: do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house" [syn: {destruct}]
2: destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" [syn: {ruin}]
3: defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors" [syn: {demolish}]
4: as of animals; "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"

destroyable
adj : capable of being destroyed

destroyed
adj 1: spoiled or ruined or demolished; "war left many cities destroyed"; "Alzheimer's is responsible for her destroyed mind" [ant: {preserved}]
2: destroyed physically or morally [syn: {ruined}]

destroyer
n 1: a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship [syn: {guided missile destroyer}]
2: a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to; "a destroyer of the environment"; "jealousy was his undoer"; "uprooters of gravestones" [syn: {ruiner}, {undoer}, {waster}, {uprooter}]

destroyer escort
n : warship smaller than a destroyer; designed to escort fleets or convoys

destroying angel
n 1: fungus similar to Amanita phalloides [syn: {Amanita verna}]
2: extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills [syn: {death cap}, {death cup}, {death angel}, {Amanita phalloides}]

destruct
v 1: destroy (one's own missile or rocket); "The engineers had to destruct the rocket for safety reasons"
2: do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house" [syn: {destroy}]

destructibility
n : vulnerability to destruction [ant: {indestructibility}]

destructible
adj : easily destroyed; "destructible glassware" [ant: {indestructible}]

destruction
n 1: termination by an act of destruction [syn: {devastation}]
2: an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something [syn: {demolition}, {wipeout}]
3: a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end" [syn: {end}, {death}]

destruction fire
n : fire delivered for the sole purpose of destroying material objects

destructive
adj : causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism" [ant: {constructive}]

destructive distillation
n : heating a solid substance in a closed container and collecting the volatile products

destructive metabolism
n : breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones with release of energy [syn: {catabolism}, {katabolism}, {dissimilation}] [ant: {anabolism}]

destructively
adv : in a destructive manner; "he is destructively aggressive"

destructive-metabolic
adj : of or relating to catabolism [syn: {destructive-metabolic(a)}, {energy-releasing(a)}]

destructiveness
n : the quality of causing destruction [ant: {constructiveness}]

desuetude
n : a state of inactivity or disuse

desultory
adj : marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another; "desultory thoughts"; "the desultory conversation characteristic of cocktail parties"

desynchronisation
n : the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times; "the stimulus produced a desynchronizing of the brain waves" [syn: {asynchronism}, {asynchrony}, {desynchronization}, {desynchronizing}] [ant: {synchronism}, {synchronism}, {synchronism}]

desynchronise
v : cause to become desynchronized; cause to occur at unrelated times [syn: {desynchronize}] [ant: {synchronize}, {synchronize}]

desynchronization
n : the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times; "the stimulus produced a desynchronizing of the brain waves" [syn: {asynchronism}, {asynchrony}, {desynchronisation}, {desynchronizing}] [ant: {synchronism}, {synchronism}, {synchronism}]

desynchronize
v : cause to become desynchronized; cause to occur at unrelated times [syn: {desynchronise}] [ant: {synchronize}, {synchronize}]

desynchronizing
n : the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times; "the stimulus produced a desynchronizing of the brain waves" [syn: {asynchronism}, {asynchrony}, {desynchronization}, {desynchronisation}] [ant: {synchronism}, {synchronism}, {synchronism}]

Desyrel
n : oral antidepressant (trade name Desyrel) that is a nontricyclic drug used as a sedative [syn: {trazodone}, {trazodone hydrochloride}]

detach
v 1: cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it" [ant: {attach}]
2: military use: separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment; "detach a regiment"
3: come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery" [syn: {come off}, {come away}] [ant: {attach}]

detachable
adj : designed to be unfastened or disconnected without damage; "shirts with detachable collars" [ant: {attachable}]

detached
adj 1: showing lack of emotional involvement; "adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair"- J.S.Perelman; "she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she's not hypocritically effusive"; "an uninvolved bystander" [syn: {degage}, {uninvolved}]
2: being or feeling set or kept apart from others; "she felt detached from the group"; "could not remain the isolated figure he had been"- Sherwood Anderson; "thought of herself as alone and separated from the others"; "had a set-apart feeling" [syn: {isolated}, {separated}, {set-apart}]
3: no longer connected or joined; "a detached part"; "on one side of the island was a hugh rock, almost detached"; "the separated spacecraft will return to their home bases" [syn: {separated}]
4: used of buildings; standing apart from others; "detached houses"; "a detached garage" [ant: {attached}]
5: not fixed in position; "the detached shutter fell on him"; "he pulled his arm free and ran" [syn: {free}]

detached house
n : a house that stands alone [syn: {single dwelling}]

detached retina
n : visual impairment resulting from the retina becoming separated from the choroid in the back of the eye; treated by photocoagulation [syn: {retinal detachment}, {detachment of the retina}]

detachment
n 1: avoiding emotional involvement [syn: {withdrawal}]
2: the act of releasing from an attachment or connection [syn: {disengagement}]
3: the state of being isolated or detached; "the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel" [syn: {insulation}, {insularity}, {insularism}]
4: a small unit of troops of special composition
5: coming apart [syn: {separation}, {breakup}]

detachment of the retina
n : visual impairment resulting from the retina becoming separated from the choroid in the back of the eye; treated by photocoagulation [syn: {retinal detachment}, {detached retina}]

detail
n 1: an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information" [syn: {item}, {point}]
2: a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details" [syn: {particular}, {item}]
3: extended treatment of particulars; "the essay contained too much detail"
4: a crew of workers selected for a particular task; "a detail was sent to remove the fallen trees"
5: a temporary military unit; "the peace-keeping force includes one British contingent" [syn: {contingent}]
v 1: provide details for
2: assign to a specific task; "The ambulances were detailed to the fire station"

detail file
n : (computer science) a computer file containing relatively transient data about a particular data processing task [syn: {transaction file}]

detailed
adj : developed or executed with care and in minute detail; "a detailed plan"; "the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"- John Buchan; "the carefully elaborated theme" [syn: {elaborate}, {elaborated}]

detailing
n : an individualized description of a particular instance [syn: {particularization}, {particularisation}]

details
n : true confidential information; "after the trial he gave us the real details" [syn: {inside information}]

detain
v 1: deprive of freedom; take into confinement [syn: {confine}] [ant: {free}]
2: stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!" [syn: {stay}, {delay}]
3: cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform" [syn: {delay}, {hold up}] [ant: {rush}]

detainee
n : some held in custody [syn: {political detainee}]

detect
v : discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint" [syn: {observe}, {find}, {discover}, {notice}]

detectable
adj 1: capable of being detected; "after a noticeable pause the lecturer continued" [syn: {noticeable}]
2: easily seen or detected; "a detectable note of sarcasm"; "he continued after a perceptible pause" [syn: {perceptible}]

detected
adj 1: perceived or discerned; "the detected micrometeoritic material" [ant: {undetected}]
2: perceived with the mind; "he winced at the detected flicker of irony in her voice"

detecting
n : a police investigation to determine the perpetrator; "detection is hard on the feet" [syn: {detection}, {detective work}, {sleuthing}]

detection
n 1: the perception that something has occurred or some state exists; "early detection can often lead to a cure" [syn: {sensing}]
2: the act of detecting something; catching sight of something [syn: {catching}, {espial}, {spying}, {spotting}]
3: the detection that a signal is being received [syn: {signal detection}]
4: a police investigation to determine the perpetrator; "detection is hard on the feet" [syn: {detecting}, {detective work}, {sleuthing}]

detective
n 1: a police officer who investigates crimes [syn: {investigator}, {tec}, {police detective}]
2: an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public

detective agency
n : an agency that makes inquiries for its clients

detective novel
n : novel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle before the detective explains it at the end [syn: {mystery novel}]

detective story
n : a narrative about someone who investigates crimes and obtains evidence leading to their resolution

detective work
n : a police investigation to determine the perpetrator; "detection is hard on the feet" [syn: {detection}, {detecting}, {sleuthing}]

detector
n 1: any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner [syn: {sensor}, {sensing element}]
2: rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave [syn: {demodulator}]
3: electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity

detent
n : a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward [syn: {pawl}, {click}, {dog}]

detente
n : the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations)

detention
n 1: a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police" [syn: {hold}, {custody}]
2: a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; "the detention of tardy pupils"

detention camp
n : an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court) [syn: {detention home}, {detention house}, {house of detention}]

detention cell
n : a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily [syn: {bullpen}, {detention centre}]

detention centre
n : a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily [syn: {bullpen}, {detention cell}]

detention home
n : an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court) [syn: {detention house}, {house of detention}, {detention camp}]

detention house
n : an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court) [syn: {detention home}, {house of detention}, {detention camp}]

deter
v 1: try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth" [syn: {discourage}]
2: turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people" [syn: {dissuade}] [ant: {persuade}] [also: {deterring}, {deterred}]

deterge
v : wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body; "This drug is powerful enough to deterge"

detergence
n : detergent quality; the quality of having cleansing power [syn: {detergency}]

detergency
n : detergent quality; the quality of having cleansing power [syn: {detergence}]

detergent
adj : having cleansing power [syn: {detersive}]
n 1: a surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering
2: a cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension

detergent builder
n : a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action [syn: {builder}]

deteriorate
v 1: become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"
2: grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" [syn: {devolve}, {drop}, {degenerate}] [ant: {recuperate}]

deterioration
n 1: a symptom of reduced quality or strength [syn: {impairment}]
2: process of changing to an inferior state [syn: {decline in quality}, {declension}, {worsening}]

determent
n : a communication that makes you afraid to try something [syn: {deterrence}, {intimidation}]

determinable
adj : capable of being determined or limited or fixed; "determinable velocities"; "matters determinable by law" [ant: {indeterminable}]

determinant
adj : having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle" [syn: {crucial}, {deciding(a)}, {determinative}, {determining(a)}]
n 1: a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life" [syn: {determiner}, {determinative}, {determining factor}, {causal factor}]
2: a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations

determinate
adj 1: precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause; "a determinate distance"; "a determinate number"; "determinate variations in animals" [ant: {indeterminate}]
2: not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex; "determinate growth" [ant: {indeterminate}]
3: supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement; "a definitive verdict"; "a determinate answer to the problem" [syn: {definitive}]

determinateness
n : the quality of being predictable with great confidence [syn: {definiteness}]

determination
n 1: the act of determining the properties of something [syn: {finding}]
2: the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose" [syn: {purpose}]
3: a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination" [syn: {decision}, {conclusion}]
4: the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" [syn: {decision}, {conclusion}]

determinative
adj : having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle" [syn: {crucial}, {deciding(a)}, {determinant}, {determining(a)}]
n 1: one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases [syn: {determiner}]
2: a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life" [syn: {determinant}, {determiner}, {determining factor}, {causal factor}]

determine
v 1: after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize" [syn: {find}, {find out}, {ascertain}]
2: shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion" [syn: {shape}, {mold}, {influence}, {regulate}]
3: fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules" [syn: {set}]
4: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" [syn: {specify}, {set}, {fix}, {limit}]
5: reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" [syn: {decide}, {make up one's mind}]
6: fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; the tree determines the border of the property
7: settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument" [syn: {settle}, {square off}, {square up}]
8: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time" [syn: {check}, {find out}, {see}, {ascertain}, {watch}, {learn}]

determined
adj 1: characterized by great determination; "a struggle against a determined enemy"
2: having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation [ant: {undetermined}]
3: devoting full strength and concentrated attention to; "made continued and determined efforts to find and destroy enemy headquarters"
4: determined or decided upon as by an authority; "date and place are already determined"; "the dictated terms of surrender"; "the time set for the launching" [syn: {dictated}, {set}]
5: strongly motivated to succeed [syn: {compulsive}, {driven}]

determinedly
adv 1: in a determined manner; "he clung to the past determinedly" [syn: {unfalteringly}, {unshakably}, {with determination}]
2: in an ambitious and energetic manner; "she pursued her goals ambitiously" [syn: {ambitiously}, {with ambition}] [ant: {unambitiously}]

determiner
n 1: an argument that is conclusive [syn: {clincher}, {determining factor}]
2: one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases [syn: {determinative}]
3: a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life" [syn: {determinant}, {determinative}, {determining factor}, {causal factor}]

determining
adj : having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle" [syn: {crucial}, {deciding(a)}, {determinant}, {determinative}, {determining(a)}]

determining factor
n 1: a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life" [syn: {determinant}, {determiner}, {determinative}, {causal factor}]
2: an argument that is conclusive [syn: {clincher}, {determiner}]

determinism
n : (philosophy) a philosophical theory holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes; often understood as denying the possibility of free will

determinist
n : anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny [syn: {fatalist}, {predestinarian}, {predestinationist}]

deterministic
adj : an inevitable consequence of antecedent sufficient causes

deterred
deter
v 1: try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth" [syn: {discourage}]
2: turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people" [syn: {dissuade}] [ant: {persuade}] [also: {deterring}, {deterred}]

deterred
See {deter}

deterrence
n 1: a negative motivational influence [syn: {disincentive}] [ant: {incentive}]
2: a communication that makes you afraid to try something [syn: {determent}, {intimidation}]
3: the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety

deterrent
adj : tending to deter; "the deterrent effects of high prices"
n : something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress [syn: {hindrance}, {impediment}, {balk}, {baulk}, {check}, {handicap}]

deterrent example
n : punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him" [syn: {example}, {lesson}, {object lesson}]

deterring
deter
v 1: try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth" [syn: {discourage}]
2: turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people" [syn: {dissuade}] [ant: {persuade}] [also: {deterring}, {deterred}]

deterring
See {deter}

detersive
adj : having cleansing power [syn: {detergent}]

detest
v : dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians" [syn: {hate}] [ant: {love}]

detestable
adj 1: offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels" [syn: {abhorrent}, {obscene}, {repugnant}, {repulsive}]
2: unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke [syn: {abominable}, {execrable}, {odious}]

detestably
adv : in an offensive and hateful manner; "I don't know anyone who could have behaved so abominably" [syn: {repulsively}, {abominably}, {odiously}]

detestation
n : hate coupled with disgust [syn: {abhorrence}, {abomination}, {execration}, {loathing}, {odium}]

detested
adj : treated with contempt [syn: {despised}, {hated}, {scorned}]

dethaw
v : become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat" [syn: {dissolve}, {thaw}, {unfreeze}, {unthaw}, {melt}]

dethrone
v : remove a monarch from the throne; "If the King does not abdicate, he will have to be dethroned" [ant: {enthrone}]

dethronement
n : the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office [syn: {deposition}]

detonate
v 1: cause to explode; "We exploded the nuclear bomb" [syn: {explode}, {blow up}, {set off}]
2: explode; "the bomb detonated at noon"

detonating
adj : (of munitions) going off; "bursting bombs"; "an exploding nuclear device"; "a spectacular display of detonating anti-tank mines" [syn: {bursting}, {exploding}]

detonating device
n : a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive [syn: {detonator}, {cap}]

detonating fuse
n : a fuse containing an explosive

detonation
n 1: a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction [syn: {explosion}, {blowup}]
2: the act of detonating an explosive

detonative
adj : exploding almost instantaneously

detonator
n : a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive [syn: {detonating device}, {cap}]

detour
n : a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked) [syn: {roundabout way}]
v : travel via a detour

detox
n : the hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified

detoxicate
v : remove poison from; "detoxify the soil" [syn: {detoxify}]

detoxification
n 1: a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances
2: treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver)

detoxified
detoxify
v 1: remove poison from; "detoxify the soil" [syn: {detoxicate}]
2: treat for alcohol or drug dependence; "He was detoxified in the clinic" [also: {detoxified}]

detoxified
See {detoxify}

detoxify
v 1: remove poison from; "detoxify the soil" [syn: {detoxicate}]
2: treat for alcohol or drug dependence; "He was detoxified in the clinic" [also: {detoxified}]

detract
v : take away a part from; diminish; "His bad manners detract from his good character" [syn: {take away}]

detraction
n 1: a petty disparagement [syn: {petty criticism}]
2: the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander); "let it be no detraction from his merits to say he is plainspoken"

detractive
adj : causing to decrease in importance or value; "detractive influences on the volume of investment"

detractor
n : one who disparages or belittles the worth of something [syn: {disparager}, {depreciator}, {knocker}]

detrain
v : leave a train

detransitivise
v : intransitivize; "removing the object will intransitivize the verbs" [syn: {detransitivize}, {intransitivize}, {intransitivise}] [ant: {transitivize}]

detransitivize
v : intransitivize; "removing the object will intransitivize the verbs" [syn: {detransitivise}, {intransitivize}, {intransitivise}] [ant: {transitivize}]

detribalisation
n 1: the act of causing tribal people to abandon their customs and adopt urban ways of living [syn: {detribalization}]
2: the decline or termination of tribal organization [syn: {detribalization}] [ant: {tribalization}, {tribalization}]

detribalise
v : cause members of a tribe to lose their cultural identity [syn: {detribalize}]

detribalization
n 1: the act of causing tribal people to abandon their customs and adopt urban ways of living [syn: {detribalisation}]
2: the decline or termination of tribal organization [syn: {detribalisation}] [ant: {tribalization}, {tribalization}]

detribalize
v : cause members of a tribe to lose their cultural identity [syn: {detribalise}]

detriment
n : a damage or loss [syn: {hurt}]

detrimental
adj : (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury; "damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant" [syn: {damaging}, {prejudicial}, {prejudicious}]

detrimentally
adv : in a detrimental manner [syn: {harmfully}, {noxiously}] [ant: {harmlessly}]

detrition
n 1: erosion by friction [syn: {abrasion}, {attrition}, {corrasion}]
2: the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice [syn: {grinding}, {abrasion}, {attrition}]
3: effort expended in rubbing one object against another [syn: {friction}, {rubbing}]

detritus
n 1: the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up [syn: {debris}, {dust}, {junk}, {rubble}]
2: loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks

Detroit
n : the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor [syn: {Motor City}, {Motown}]

Detroit River
n : a short river flowing from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie along the border between the United States and Canada; one the busiest inland waterways in the world

detusk
v : remove the tusks of animals; "tusk an elephant" [syn: {tusk}]

deuce
n 1: a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
2: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number [syn: {two}, {2}, {II}]
3: a word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say" [syn: {devil}, {dickens}]
4: one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots

deuce-ace
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [syn: {three}, {3}, {III}, {trio}, {threesome}, {tierce}, {leash}, {troika}, {triad}, {trine}, {trinity}, {ternary}, {ternion}, {triplet}, {tercet}, {terzetto}, {trey}]

deuced
adj : expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "tired or his everlasting whimpering"; "an infernal nuisance" [syn: {blasted}, {blame}, {blamed}, {blessed}, {damn}, {damned}, {darned}, {everlasting}, {goddam}, {goddamn}, {goddamned}, {infernal}]

deucedly
adv : (used as intensives) extremely; "she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely jealous" [syn: {madly}, {insanely}, {deadly}, {devilishly}]

deus ex machina
n : any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve and insoluble difficulty

deuteranopia
n : dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to green light resulting in an inability to distinguish green and purplish-red [syn: {Daltonism}, {green-blindness}]

deuteranopic
adj : inability to see the color green or to distinguish green and purplish-red [syn: {green-blind}]

deuterium
n : an isotope of hydrogen which has one neutron (as opposed to zero neutrons in hydrogen) [syn: {heavy hydrogen}]

deuterium oxide
n : water containing a substantial proportion of deuterium atoms, used in nuclear reactors [syn: {heavy water}]

Deuteromycetes
n : form class; coextensive with subdivision Deuteromycota [syn: {class Deuteromycetes}]

Deuteromycota
n : large and heterogeneous form division of fungi comprising forms for which no sexually reproductive stage is known [syn: {subdivision Deuteromycota}, {Deuteromycotina}, {Fungi imperfecti}, {subdivision Deuteromycotina}]

Deuteromycotina
n : large and heterogeneous form division of fungi comprising forms for which no sexually reproductive stage is known [syn: {Deuteromycota}, {subdivision Deuteromycota}, {Fungi imperfecti}, {subdivision Deuteromycotina}]

deuteron
n : the nucleus of deuterium; consists of one proton and one neutron; used as a bombarding particle in accelerators

Deuteronomy
n : the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic Law [syn: {Book of Deuteronomy}]

Deutsche Mark
n : formerly the basic unit of money in Germany [syn: {mark}, {German mark}, {Deutschmark}]

Deutschland
n : a republic in central Europe; split into East German and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990 [syn: {Germany}, {Federal Republic of Germany}, {FRG}]

Deutschmark
n : formerly the basic unit of money in Germany [syn: {mark}, {German mark}, {Deutsche Mark}]

deutzia
n : any of various shrubs of the genus Deutzia having usually toothed opposite leaves and shredding bark and white or pink flowers in loose terminal clusters

devaluate
v 1: remove the value from; deprive of its value [syn: {devalue}]
2: lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again" [syn: {depreciate}, {undervalue}, {devalue}] [ant: {appreciate}]

devaluation
n 1: an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries
2: the reduction of something's value or worth

devalue
v 1: remove the value from; deprive of its value [syn: {devaluate}]
2: lower the value or quality of; "The tear devalues the painting"
3: lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again" [syn: {depreciate}, {undervalue}, {devaluate}] [ant: {appreciate}]

devalued
adj : lowered in value; "the dollar is low"; "a debased currency" [syn: {debased}, {degraded}]

Devanagari
n : a syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi [syn: {Devanagari script}, {Nagari}, {Nagari script}]

Devanagari script
n : a syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi [syn: {Devanagari}, {Nagari}, {Nagari script}]

devastate
v 1: devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion" [syn: {lay waste to}, {waste}, {desolate}, {ravage}, {scourge}]
2: overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died"

devastated
adj : made uninhabitable; "upon this blasted heath"- Shakespeare; "a wasted landscape" [syn: {blasted}, {desolate}, {desolated}, {ravaged}, {ruined}, {wasted}]

devastating
adj 1: making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert [syn: {annihilating}, {withering}]
2: wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire" [syn: {annihilative}, {annihilating}, {withering}]
3: physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination; "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing" [syn: {crushing}]

devastation
n 1: the state of being decayed or destroyed [syn: {desolation}]
2: the feeling of being counfounded or overwhelmed; "her departure left him in utter devasation"
3: an event that results in total destruction [syn: {desolation}]
4: plundering with excessive damage and destruction [syn: {ravaging}]
5: termination by an act of destruction [syn: {destruction}]

develop
v 1: make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation; "Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather"; "They developed a new technique"
2: work out; "We have developed a new theory of evolution" [syn: {evolve}, {germinate}]
3: gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting" [syn: {acquire}, {evolve}]
4: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" [syn: {grow}, {produce}, {get}, {acquire}]
5: come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" [syn: {originate}, {arise}, {rise}, {uprise}, {spring up}, {grow}]
6: change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up" [syn: {build up}]
7: elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis" [syn: {explicate}, {formulate}]
8: create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future" [syn: {train}, {prepare}, {educate}]
9: be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest; "The plot developed slowly"; 10: grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" 11: become technologically advanced; "Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"; "Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly" [syn: {modernize}, {modernise}] 12: cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple" [syn: {make grow}] 13: generate gradually; "We must develop more potential customers"; "develop a market for the new mobile phone" 14: grow emotionally or mature; "The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten"; "When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior" [syn: {grow}] 15: make visible by means of chemical solutions; "Please develop this roll of film for me" 16: superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry 17: move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions; "Spassky developed quickly" 18: move into a strategically more advantageous position; "develop the rook" 19: elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme; "develop the melody and change the key" 20: happen; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time" [syn: {break}, {recrudesce}] 21: expand in the form of a series; "Develop the function in the following form"

developed
adj 1: being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful; "the developed qualities of the Hellenic outlook"; "they have very small limbs with only two fully developed toes on each" [ant: {undeveloped}]
2: (used of societies) having high industrial development; "developed countries" [syn: {highly-developed}]
3: (of real estate) made more useful and profitable as by building or laying out roads; "condominiums were built on the developed site"

developer
n 1: someone who develops real estate (especially someone who prepares a site for residential or commercial use)
2: photographic equipment consisting of a chemical solution for developing film

developing
adj 1: relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply [syn: {underdeveloped}]
2: gradually unfolding or growing (especially as of something latent); "his developing social conscience"; "after the long winter they took joy in the developing warmth of spring"
3: making or becoming visible through or as if through the action of a chemical agent; "he watched as the developing photograph became clearer and sharper"
n : processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible; "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours" [syn: {development}]

development
n 1: act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development"
2: a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer" [syn: {evolution}] [ant: {degeneration}]
3: a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!"
4: the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits" [syn: {exploitation}]
5: a district that has been developed to serve some purpose; "such land is practical for small park developments"
6: a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess); "after he saw the latest development he changed his mind and became a supporter"; "in chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen"
7: (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children" [syn: {growth}, {growing}, {maturation}, {ontogeny}, {ontogenesis}] [ant: {nondevelopment}]
8: processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible; "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours" [syn: {developing}]

developmental
adj : of or relating to or constituting development; "developmental psychology"

developmental age
n : a measure of a child's development (in body size or motor skill or psychological function) expressed in terms of age norms

developmental anatomy
n : the branch of anatomy that studies structural changes of an individual from fertilization to maturity

developmental learning
n : learning that takes place as a normal part of cognitive development

developmental psychology
n : the branch of psychology that studies the social and mental development of children [syn: {genetic psychology}, {child psychology}]

developmentally
adv : with respect to development; "developmentally retarded"

deverbal noun
n : a noun that is derived from a verb [syn: {verbal noun}]

Devi
n : mother goddess; supreme power in the universe; wife or embodiment of the female energy of Siva having both beneficent and malevolent forms or aspects

deviance
n 1: a state or condition markedly different from the norm [syn: {aberrance}, {aberrancy}, {aberration}]
2: deviate behavior [syn: {deviation}]

deviant
adj : markedly different from an accepted norm; "aberrent behavior"; "deviant ideas" [syn: {aberrant}]
n : a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior [syn: {pervert}, {deviate}, {degenerate}]

deviate
n : a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior [syn: {pervert}, {deviant}, {degenerate}]
v 1: be at variance with; be out of line with [syn: {vary}, {diverge}, {depart}] [ant: {conform}]
2: turn aside; turn away from [syn: {divert}]
3: cause to turn away from a previous or expected course; "The river was deviated to prevent flooding"
4: turn aside [syn: {deflect}]

deviated nasal septum
n : abnormal shift in location of the nasal septum; a common condition causing obstruction of the nasal passages and difficulty in breathing and recurrent nosebleeds

deviated septum
n : abnormal displacement of any wall that separates two chambers (usually in the nasal cavity)

deviation
n 1: a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean" [syn: {divergence}, {departure}, {difference}]
2: the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function
3: the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances
4: deviate behavior [syn: {deviance}]
5: a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal" [syn: {diversion}, {digression}, {deflection}, {deflexion}, {divagation}]

deviationism
n : ideological defection from the party line (especially from orthodox communism)

deviationist
n : an ideological defector from the party line (especially from orthodox communism)

device
n 1: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
2: something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect
3: any clever (deceptive) maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point" [syn: {gimmick}, {twist}]
4: any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
5: an emblematic design (especially in heraldry); "he was recognized by the device on his shield"

device characteristic
n : any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions [syn: {characteristic}]

device driver
n : (computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device [syn: {driver}]

devices
n : an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'; "eventually the family left the house to the devices of this malevolent force"; "the children were left to their own devices"

Devil
n 1: (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell [syn: {Satan}, {Old Nick}, {the Devil}, {Lucifer}, {Beelzebub}, {the Tempter}, {Prince of Darkness}]
2: one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief [syn: {fiend}, {demon}, {daemon}, {daimon}]
3: a word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say" [syn: {deuce}, {dickens}]
4: a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man); "he chased the young hellions out of his yard" [syn: {hellion}, {heller}]
5: a cruel wicked and inhuman person [syn: {monster}, {fiend}, {demon}, {ogre}]
v 1: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" [syn: {annoy}, {rag}, {get to}, {bother}, {get at}, {irritate}, {rile}, {nark}, {nettle}, {gravel}, {vex}, {chafe}]
2: coat or stuff with a spicy paste; "devilled eggs"

devil dog
n : a member of the United States Marine Corps [syn: {Marine}, {leatherneck}, {shipboard soldier}]

devil grass
n : trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India [syn: {Bermuda grass}, {Bahama grass}, {kweek}, {doob}, {scutch grass}, {star grass}, {Cynodon dactylon}]

devil lily
n : east Asian perennial having large reddish-orange black-spotted flowers with reflexed petals [syn: {tiger lily}, {kentan}, {Lilium lancifolium}]

devil nettle
n : a stinging herb of tropical America [syn: {spurge nettle}, {tread-softly}, {pica-pica}, {Cnidoscolus urens}, {Jatropha urens}, {Jatropha stimulosus}]

devil ray
n : small manta (to 4 feet) that travels in schools [syn: {Mobula hypostoma}]

devil tree
n : evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes; bark formerly used medicinally [syn: {dita}, {dita bark}, {Alstonia scholaris}]

devil worshiper
n : someone who worships devils

deviled egg
n : halved hard-cooked egg with the yolk mashed with mayonnaise and seasonings and returned to the white [syn: {stuffed egg}]

devilfish
n 1: medium-sized grayish-black whale of the northern Pacific [syn: {gray whale}, {Eschrichtius gibbosus}, {Eschrichtius robustus}]
2: bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles [syn: {octopus}]
3: extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned [syn: {manta}, {manta ray}] [also: {devilfishes} (pl)]

devilfishes
devilfish
n 1: medium-sized grayish-black whale of the northern Pacific [syn: {gray whale}, {Eschrichtius gibbosus}, {Eschrichtius robustus}]
2: bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles [syn: {octopus}]
3: extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned [syn: {manta}, {manta ray}] [also: {devilfishes} (pl)]

devilfishes
See {devilfish}

devilise
v : turn into a devil or make devilish; "Man devilized by war" [syn: {devilize}, {diabolize}, {diabolise}]

devilish
adj 1: showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil; "devilish schemes"; "the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen"; "the diabolical expression on his face"; "a mephistophelian glint in his eye" [syn: {diabolic}, {diabolical}, {mephistophelian}, {mephistophelean}]
2: playful in an appealingly bold way; "a roguish grin" [syn: {rascally}, {roguish}]
adv : in a playfully devilish manner; "the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever" [syn: {devilishly}]

devilishly
adv 1: as a devil; in an evil manner; "his writing could be diabolically satiric" [syn: {diabolically}, {fiendishly}]
2: in a playfully devilish manner; "the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever" [syn: {devilish}]
3: (used as intensives) extremely; "she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely jealous" [syn: {madly}, {insanely}, {deadly}, {deucedly}]

devilize
v : turn into a devil or make devilish; "Man devilized by war" [syn: {devilise}, {diabolize}, {diabolise}]

devilled
See {devil}

devilling
See {devil}

devil-may-care
adj 1: cheerfully irresponsible; "carefree with his money"; "freewheeling urban youths"; "had a harum-scarum youth" [syn: {carefree}, {freewheeling}, {happy-go-lucky}, {harum-scarum}, {slaphappy}]
2: marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness; "a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"- Crary Moore [syn: {raffish}, {rakish}]

devilment
n : reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others [syn: {mischief}, {mischief-making}, {mischievousness}, {deviltry}, {devilry}, {rascality}, {roguery}, {roguishness}, {shenanigan}]

devilry
n 1: wicked and cruel behavior [syn: {deviltry}]
2: reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others [syn: {mischief}, {mischief-making}, {mischievousness}, {deviltry}, {devilment}, {rascality}, {roguery}, {roguishness}, {shenanigan}]

devil's advocate
n : someone who takes the worse side just for the sake of argument

devil's apples
n : a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers [syn: {mandrake}, {Mandragora officinarum}]

devil's cigar
n : a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae

devil's claw
n : annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak [syn: {common unicorn plant}, {common devil's claw}, {elephant-tusk}, {proboscis flower}, {ram's horn}, {Proboscidea louisianica}]

devil's darning needle
n 1: common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers [syn: {virgin's bower}, {old man's beard}, {Clematis virginiana}]
2: slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. [syn: {dragonfly}, {darning needle}, {sewing needle}, {snake feeder}, {snake doctor}, {mosquito hawk}, {skeeter hawk}]

devil's fig
n : any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America [syn: {prickly poppy}, {argemone}, {white thistle}]

devil's flax
n : common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America [syn: {toadflax}, {butter-and-eggs}, {wild snapdragon}, {Linaria vulgaris}]

devil's food
n : very dark chocolate cake [syn: {devil's food cake}]

devil's food cake
n : very dark chocolate cake [syn: {devil's food}]

devil's milk
n 1: an Old World spurge introduced as a weed in the eastern United States [syn: {petty spurge}, {Euphorbia peplus}]
2: not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun [syn: {sun spurge}, {wartweed}, {wartwort}, {Euphorbia helioscopia}]

devil's tongue
n : foul-smelling somewhat fleshy tropical plant of southeastern Asia cultivated for its edible corms or in the greenhouse for its large leaves and showy dark red spathe surrounding a large spadix [syn: {snake palm}, {umbrella arum}, {Amorphophallus rivieri}]

devil's turnip
n : white-flowered vine having thick roots and bearing small black berries; Europe to Iran [syn: {white bryony}, {Bryonia alba}]

devil's urn
n : a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae

devil's walking stick
n : small deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern United States [syn: {American angelica tree}, {Hercules'-club}, {Aralia spinosa}]

devil's weed
n : tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed [syn: {caltrop}, {Tribulus terestris}]

deviltry
n 1: wicked and cruel behavior [syn: {devilry}]
2: reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others [syn: {mischief}, {mischief-making}, {mischievousness}, {devilry}, {devilment}, {rascality}, {roguery}, {roguishness}, {shenanigan}]

devilwood
n : small tree of southern United States having panicles of dull white flowers followed by dark purple fruits [syn: {American olive}, {Osmanthus americanus}]

devil-worship
n : worship of devils [syn: {diabolatry}, {demonolatry}]

devious
adj 1: indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading; "used devious means to achieve success"; "gave oblique answers to direct questions"; "oblique political maneuvers" [syn: {oblique}]
2: characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive; "a devious character"; "shifty eyes" [syn: {shifty}]
3: deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic" [syn: {circuitous}, {roundabout}]

deviously
adv : in a devious manner; "he got the promotion by behaving deviously"

deviousness
n 1: the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly [syn: {obliqueness}]
2: the quality of being deceitful and underhanded [syn: {crookedness}]

devisal
n : the act of devising something [syn: {contrivance}]

devise
n 1: a will disposing of real property
2: (law) a gift of real property by will
v 1: come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or priciple) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light" [syn: {invent}, {contrive}, {excogitate}, {formulate}, {forge}]
2: arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office" [syn: {organize}, {organise}, {prepare}, {get up}, {machinate}]
3: give by will, especially real property

devisee
n : someone to whom property (especially realty) is devised by will

deviser
n : a person who makes plans [syn: {planner}, {contriver}]

devising
n : the act that results in something coming to be; "the devising of plans"; "the fashioning of pots and pans"; "the making of measurements"; "it was already in the making" [syn: {fashioning}, {making}]

devisor
n : someone who devises real property in a will

devitalisation
n : the act of reducing the vitality of something [syn: {devitalization}]

devitalise
v : sap of life or energy; "The recession devitalized the economy" [syn: {devitalize}] [ant: {vitalize}]

devitalization
n : the act of reducing the vitality of something [syn: {devitalisation}]

devitalize
v : sap of life or energy; "The recession devitalized the economy" [syn: {devitalise}] [ant: {vitalize}]

devitrified
devitrify
v 1: become crystalline
2: make (glassy materials) brittle or opaque [also: {devitrified}]

devitrified
See {devitrify}

devitrify
v 1: become crystalline
2: make (glassy materials) brittle or opaque [also: {devitrified}]

devoice
v : utter with tense vocal chords [ant: {voice}]

devoid
adj : completely lacking

devoid of
adj : completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "a novel devoid of wit and inventiveness"; "a life empty of happiness"; "innocent of literary merit"; "void of understanding" [syn: {barren of(p)}, {destitute of(p)}, {devoid of(p)}, {empty of(p)}, {innocent of(p)}, {void of(p)}]

devoir
n : formal expression of respect

devolution
n 1: the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality [syn: {degeneration}] [ant: {development}]
2: the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government) [syn: {devolvement}]

devolve
v 1: pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"
2: be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead" [syn: {fall}, {return}, {pass}]
3: grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" [syn: {deteriorate}, {drop}, {degenerate}] [ant: {recuperate}]

devolve on
v : be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the electin"; "Your grade will depends on your homework" [syn: {depend on}, {depend upon}, {ride}, {turn on}, {hinge on}, {hinge upon}]

devolvement
n : the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government) [syn: {devolution}]

Devon
n 1: a county in southwestern England [syn: {Devonshire}]
2: red dual-purpose cattle of English origin

Devonian
n : from 405 million to 345 million years ago; dominance of fishes and appearance of amphibians and ammonites [syn: {Devonian period}, {Age of Fishes}]

Devonian period
n : from 405 million to 345 million years ago; dominance of fishes and appearance of amphibians and ammonites [syn: {Devonian}, {Age of Fishes}]

Devonshire
n : a county in southwestern England [syn: {Devon}]

Devonshire cream
n : thick cream made from scalded milk [syn: {clotted cream}]

devote
v 1: give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" [syn: {give}, {dedicate}, {consecrate}, {commit}]
2: dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to" [syn: {give}, {pay}]
3: set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use; "this land was devoted to mining"

devoted
adj 1: zealous in devotion or affection; "a devoted husband and father"; "devoted friends"
2: (followed by `to') dedicated exclusively to a purpose or use; "large sums devoted to the care of the poor"; "a life devoted to poetry" [syn: {devoted(p)}]

devotedly
adv : with devotion; "He served his master devotedly"

devotedness
n : feelings of ardent love; "their devotion to each other was beautiful" [syn: {devotion}]

devotee
n : an ardent follower and admirer [syn: {fan}, {buff}, {lover}]

devotion
n 1: feelings of ardent love; "their devotion to each other was beautiful" [syn: {devotedness}]
2: commitment to some purpose; "the devotion of his time and wealth to science"
3: religious zeal; willingness to serve God [syn: {idolatry}, {veneration}, {cultism}]
4: (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently); "he returned to his devotions"

devotional
adj : relating to worship; "a devotional exercise"

devour
v 1: destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home"
2: enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels"
3: eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal" [syn: {down}, {consume}, {go through}]
4: eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches" [syn: {guttle}, {raven}, {pig}]

devoured
adj : destroyed or wasted as if by eating; "forests devoured by flame"; "an inheritance eaten up by debt" [syn: {eaten up(p)}]

devourer
n : someone who eats greedily or voraciously

devouring
adj : (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame" [syn: {avid}, {devouring(a)}, {esurient}, {greedy}]

devout
adj 1: devoutly religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken [syn: {god-fearing}, {pious}]
2: earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences" [syn: {dear}, {earnest}, {heartfelt}]

devoutly
adv : in a devout and pious manner; "she was devoutly Catholic" [syn: {piously}]

devoutness
n : piety by virtue of being devout [syn: {religiousness}]

deVries
n : Dutch botanist who rediscovered Mendel's laws and developed the mutation theory of evolution (1848-1935) [syn: {De Vries}, {Hugo deVries}, {Hugo De Vries}]

dew
n : water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air; "in the morning the grass was wet with dew"

dew point
n : the temperature at which the water vapor in the air becomes saturated and condensation begins

dew worm
n : terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers [syn: {earthworm}, {angleworm}, {fishworm}, {fishing worm}, {wiggler}, {nightwalker}, {nightcrawler}, {crawler}, {red worm}]

Dewar
n 1: vacuum flask that holds liquid air or helium for scientific experiments [syn: {Dewar flask}]
2: Scottish chemist and physicist noted for his work in cryogenics and his invention of the Dewar flask (1842-1923) [syn: {Sir James Dewar}]

Dewar flask
n : vacuum flask that holds liquid air or helium for scientific experiments [syn: {Dewar}]

dewberry
n 1: any of several trailing blackberry brambles especially of North America [syn: {dewberry bush}, {running blackberry}]
2: blackberry-like fruits of any of several trailing blackberry bushes

dewberry bush
n : any of several trailing blackberry brambles especially of North America [syn: {dewberry}, {running blackberry}]

dewdrop
n : a drop of dew

Dewey
n 1: United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931) [syn: {Melvil Dewey}, {Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey}]
2: a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War [syn: {George Dewey}, {Admiral Dewey}]
3: United States pragmatic philosopher who advocated progressive education (1859-1952) [syn: {John Dewey}]

Dewey decimal classification
n : a system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three-digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by number [syn: {Dewey decimal system}, {decimal system of classification}]

Dewey decimal system
n : a system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three-digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by number [syn: {Dewey decimal classification}, {decimal system of classification}]

Deweyan
adj : of or relating to John Dewey or his philosophy

dewier
dewy
adj : wet with dew [syn: {bedewed}] [also: {dewiest}, {dewier}]

dewier
See {dewy}

dewiest
dewy
adj : wet with dew [syn: {bedewed}] [also: {dewiest}, {dewier}]

dewiest
See {dewy}

DeWitt Clinton
n : United States politician who as governor of New York supported the project to build the Erie Canal (1769-1828) [syn: {Clinton}]

dewlap
n : a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck

dewy
adj : wet with dew [syn: {bedewed}] [also: {dewiest}, {dewier}]

dewy-eyed
adj : exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "simple courtesy" [syn: {childlike}, {wide-eyed}, {simple}]

dexamethasone
n : a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation [syn: {Decadron}, {Dexamethasone Intensol}, {Dexone}, {Hexadrol}, {Oradexon}]

Dexamethasone Intensol
n : a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation [syn: {dexamethasone}, {Decadron}, {Dexone}, {Hexadrol}, {Oradexon}]

Dexedrine
n : an isomer of amphetamine (trade name Dexedrine) used as a central nervous system stimulant [syn: {dextroamphetamine sulphate}]

Dexone
n : a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation [syn: {dexamethasone}, {Decadron}, {Dexamethasone Intensol}, {Hexadrol}, {Oradexon}]

dexter
adj : on or starting from the wearer's left

dexterity
n : adroitness in using the hands [syn: {manual dexterity}, {sleight}]

dexterous
adj : skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; "a deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face"; "dexterous of hand and inventive of mind" [syn: {deft}, {dextrous}]

dexterously
adv : with dexterity; in a dexterous manner; "dextrously he untied the knots" [syn: {dextrously}, {deftly}]

dextral
adj 1: of or on the right; "a dextral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the right when facing the observer"; "a dextral flatfish lies with the right eye uppermost" [ant: {sinistral}]
2: preferring to use right foot or hand or eye; "dextral individuals exhibit dominance of the right hand and eye"

dextrality
n : preference for using the right hand [syn: {right-handedness}]

dextroamphetamine sulphate
n : an isomer of amphetamine (trade name Dexedrine) used as a central nervous system stimulant [syn: {Dexedrine}]

dextrocardia
n : abnormal condition where the heart is located toward the right side of the chest

dextroglucose
n : an isomer of glucose that is found in honey and sweet fruits [syn: {dextrose}, {grape sugar}]

dextrorotary
adj : rotating to the right [syn: {dextrorotatory}, {right-handed}]

dextrorotation
n : rotation to the right [syn: {clockwise rotation}] [ant: {levorotation}]

dextrorotatory
adj : rotating to the right [syn: {dextrorotary}, {right-handed}]

dextrorsal
adj : spiraling upward from left to right; "dextrorse vines" [syn: {dextrorse}]

dextrorse
adj : spiraling upward from left to right; "dextrorse vines" [syn: {dextrorsal}]

dextrose
n : an isomer of glucose that is found in honey and sweet fruits [syn: {dextroglucose}, {grape sugar}]

dextrous
adj : skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; "a deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face"; "dexterous of hand and inventive of mind" [syn: {deft}, {dexterous}]

dextrously
adv : with dexterity; in a dexterous manner; "dextrously he untied the knots" [syn: {dexterously}, {deftly}]

DFLP
n : a Marxist-Leninist group that believes Palestinian goals can only be achieved by revolutionary change; "in 1974 the DFLP took over a schoolhouse and massacred Israeli schoolchildren" [syn: {Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine}, {Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine}, {PDFLP}]

dg
n : 1/10 gram [syn: {decigram}]

dhak
n : East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye [syn: {dak}, {palas}, {Butea frondosa}, {Butea monosperma}]

Dhaka
n : the capital and largest city of Bangladesh [syn: {Dacca}, {capital of Bangladesh}]

dhal
n : tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics [syn: {pigeon pea}, {pigeon-pea plant}, {cajan pea}, {catjang pea}, {red gram}, {dahl}, {Cajanus cajan}]

Dharhan
n : a town in eastern Saudi Arabia on an inlet from the Persian Gulf; in June 1996 terrorists bombed an apartment complex in Dharhan killing 19 United States soldiers and wounding more than 300 people

Dharma
n : basic principles of the cosmos; also: an ancient sage in Hindu mythology worshipped as a god by some lower castes;

Dhaulagiri
n : a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,820 feet high)

dhava
n : an Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum [syn: {dhawa}]

dhawa
n : an Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum [syn: {dhava}]

Dhegiha
n 1: any member of a Siouan people speaking one of the Dhegiha languages
2: a branch of the Siouan languages

dhobi itch
n : fungal infection attacking moist parts of the body

Dhodhekanisos
n : a group of islands in the southeast Aegean Sea [syn: {Dodecanese}]

dhole
n : fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast Asia that hunts in packs [syn: {Cuon alpinus}]

dhoti
n : a long loincloth worn by Hindu men

dhow
n : a lateen-rigged sailing vessel used by Arabs

Dhu al-Hijja
n : the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar and the season of the haj; has one extra day in leap years [syn: {Dhu'l-Hijja}]

Dhu al-Qadah
n : the eleventh month of the Islamic calendar; the month of the hajj [syn: {Dhu'l-Qa'dah}]

Dhu'l-Hijja
n : the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar and the season of the haj; has one extra day in leap years [syn: {Dhu al-Hijja}]

Dhu'l-Qa'dah
n : the eleventh month of the Islamic calendar; the month of the hajj [syn: {Dhu al-Qadah}]

DIA
n : an intelligence agency of the United States in the Department of Defense; is responsible for providing intelligence in support of military planning and operations and weappons acquisition [syn: {Defense Intelligence Agency}]

diabatic
adj : involving a transfer of heat; "a diabatic process" [ant: {adiabatic}]

DiaBeta
n : an oral antidiabetic drug (trade names DiaBeta and Micronase) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas [syn: {glyburide}, {Micronase}]

diabetes
n : any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst

diabetes insipidus
n : a rare form of diabetes resulting from a deficiency of vasopressin (the pituitary hormone that regulates the kidneys); characterized by the chronic excretion of large amounts of pale dilute urine which results in dehydration and extreme thirst

diabetes mellitus
n : diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria; "when doctors say `diabetes' they usually mean `diabetes mellitus'" [syn: {DM}]

diabetic
adj 1: of or relating to or causing diabetes
2: suffering from diabetes
n : someone who has diabetes

diabetic acidosis
n : acidosis with an accumulation of ketone bodies; occurs primarily in diabetes mellitus [syn: {ketoacidosis}]

diabetic coma
n : coma that can develop in inadequately treated cases of diabetes mellitus [syn: {Kussmaul's coma}]

diabetic diet
n : a diet designed to help control the symptoms of diabetes

diabolatry
n : worship of devils [syn: {demonolatry}, {devil-worship}]

diabolic
adj 1: showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil; "devilish schemes"; "the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen"; "the diabolical expression on his face"; "a mephistophelian glint in his eye" [syn: {devilish}, {diabolical}, {mephistophelian}, {mephistophelean}]
2: extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces" [syn: {demonic}, {diabolical}, {fiendish}, {hellish}, {infernal}, {satanic}, {unholy}]

diabolical
adj 1: showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil; "devilish schemes"; "the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen"; "the diabolical expression on his face"; "a mephistophelian glint in his eye" [syn: {devilish}, {diabolic}, {mephistophelian}, {mephistophelean}]
2: extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces" [syn: {demonic}, {diabolic}, {fiendish}, {hellish}, {infernal}, {satanic}, {unholy}]

diabolically
adv : as a devil; in an evil manner; "his writing could be diabolically satiric" [syn: {devilishly}, {fiendishly}]

diabolise
v : turn into a devil or make devilish; "Man devilized by war" [syn: {devilize}, {devilise}, {diabolize}]

diabolism
n : the worship of devils (especially Satan) [syn: {demonism}, {Satanism}]

diabolist
n : an adherent of Satan or Satanism [syn: {Satanist}]

diabolize
v : turn into a devil or make devilish; "Man devilized by war" [syn: {devilize}, {devilise}, {diabolise}]

Diacalpa
n : one species: delicate fern of foothills of Himalayas [syn: {genus Diacalpa}]

diacetylmorphine
n : a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush [syn: {heroin}]

diachronic
adj : used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time; "diachronic linguistics" [syn: {historical}] [ant: {synchronic}]

diacritic
adj : capable of distinguishing; "students having superior diacritic powers"; "the diacritic elements in culture"- S.F.Nadel [syn: {diacritical}]
n : a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation [syn: {diacritical mark}]

diacritical
adj : capable of distinguishing; "students having superior diacritic powers"; "the diacritic elements in culture"- S.F.Nadel [syn: {diacritic}]

diacritical mark
n : a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation [syn: {diacritic}]

diadem
n : an ornamental jewelled headdress signifying sovereignty [syn: {crown}]

Diadophis
n : a genus of reptiles of the family Colubridae including ringneck snakes [syn: {genus Diadophis}]

diadromous
adj : (used of fish) migratory between fresh and salt waters [ant: {anadromous}, {catadromous}]

diaereses
diaeresis
n : a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound [syn: {umlaut}, {dieresis}] [also: {diaerses} (pl), {diaereses} (pl)]

diaereses
See {diaeresis}

diaeresis
n : a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound [syn: {umlaut}, {dieresis}] [also: {diaerses} (pl), {diaereses} (pl)]

diaerses
diaeresis
n : a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound [syn: {umlaut}, {dieresis}] [also: {diaerses} (pl), {diaereses} (pl)]

diaerses
See {diaeresis}

Diaghilev
n : Russian ballet impresario who founded the Russian ballet and later introduced it to the West (1872-1929) [syn: {Sergei Diaghilev}, {Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev}]

diaglyph
n : glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo) [syn: {intaglio}]

diagnosable
adj : possible to diagnose

diagnose
v 1: determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis [syn: {name}]
2: subject to a medical analysis

diagnoses
diagnosis
n : identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon [syn: {diagnosing}] [also: {diagnoses} (pl)]

diagnoses
See {diagnosis}

diagnosing
n : identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon [syn: {diagnosis}]

diagnosis
n : identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon [syn: {diagnosing}] [also: {diagnoses} (pl)]

diagnostic
adj 1: concerned with diagnosis; used for furthering diagnosis; "a diagnostic clinic"; "a diagnostic reading test"; "diagnostic information"
2: characteristic or indicative of e.g. a disease; "a diagnostic sign of yellow fever"; "diagnostic information"; "a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever"; "symptomatic of insanity"; "a rise in crime symptomatic of social breakdown" [syn: {symptomatic}, {symptomatic of(p)}]

diagnostic assay
n : an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes [syn: {diagnostic test}]

diagnostic procedure
n : a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis [syn: {diagnostic technique}]

diagnostic program
n : a program that recognizes and explains faults in the equipment or mistakes in a computer program

diagnostic technique
n : a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis [syn: {diagnostic procedure}]

diagnostic test
n : an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes [syn: {diagnostic assay}]

diagnostician
n : a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis [syn: {pathologist}]

diagnostics
n : the branch of medical science dealing with the classification of disease [syn: {nosology}]

diagonal
adj 1: at an angle; especially connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face; "a diagonal line across the page"
2: having an oblique or slanted direction [syn: {aslant}, {aslope}, {slanted}, {slanting}, {sloped}, {sloping}]
n 1: (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
2: a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric [syn: {bias}]
3: an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard; "the bishop moves on the diagonals"
4: (mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry
5: a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information [syn: {solidus}, {slash}, {virgule}, {stroke}, {separatrix}]

diagonal matrix
n : a square matrix with all off-diagonal elements equal to zero

diagonalisation
n : changing a square matrix to diagonal form (with all non-zero elements on the principal diagonal); "the diagonalization of a normal matrix by a unitary transformation" [syn: {diagonalization}]

diagonalise
v : transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix [syn: {diagonalize}]

diagonalizable
adj : capable of being transformed into a diagonal matrix

diagonalization
n : changing a square matrix to diagonal form (with all non-zero elements on the principal diagonal); "the diagonalization of a normal matrix by a unitary transformation" [syn: {diagonalisation}]

diagonalize
v : transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix [syn: {diagonalise}]

diagonally
adv : in a diagonal manner; "she lives diagonally across the street from us"

diagram
n : a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts
v : make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows how things work or how they are constructed [syn: {plot}] [also: {diagramming}, {diagrammed}]

diagrammatic
adj : shown or represented by diagrams [syn: {diagrammatical}]

diagrammatical
adj : shown or represented by diagrams [syn: {diagrammatic}]

diagrammatically
adv : in a diagrammatic manner; "the landscape unit drawn diagrammatically illustrates the gentle rolling relief, with a peat-filled basin" [syn: {graphically}]

diagrammed
diagram
n : a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts
v : make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows how things work or how they are constructed [syn: {plot}] [also: {diagramming}, {diagrammed}]

diagrammed
See {diagram}

diagramming
diagram
n : a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts
v : make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows how things work or how they are constructed [syn: {plot}] [also: {diagramming}, {diagrammed}]

diagramming
n : providing a chart or outline of a system [syn: {schematization}, {schematisation}]

diagramming
See {diagram}

diakinesis
n : the final stage of the prophase of meiosis

dial
n 1: the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
2: the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning
3: the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments
4: a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called [syn: {telephone dial}]
v 1: operate a dial to select a telephone number; "You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial"
2: choose by means of a dial; "dial a telephone number" [also: {dialling}, {dialled}]

dial phone
n : a telephone with a dial for registering the number to be called [syn: {dial telephone}]

dial telephone
n : a telephone with a dial for registering the number to be called [syn: {dial phone}]

dialect
n : the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent" [syn: {idiom}, {accent}]

dialect atlas
n : an atlas showing the distribution of distinctive linguistic features [syn: {linguistic atlas}]

dialect geography
n : the study of the geographical distribution of linguistic features [syn: {linguistic geography}]

dialectal
adj : belonging to or characteristic of a dialect; "dialectal variation"

dialectic
adj : of or relating to or employing dialectic; "the dialectical method" [syn: {dialectical}]
n 1: any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments
2: a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction; "this situation created the inner dialectic of American history"

dialectical
adj 1: of or relating to logical disputation; "a dialectical weapon against his opponent"
2: of or relating to or employing dialectic; "the dialectical method" [syn: {dialectic}]

dialectical materialism
n : the materialistic philosophy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

dialectically
adv : in a dialectic manner; "his religiousness is dialectically related to his sinfulness"

dialectician
n : a logician skilled in dialectic

dialectics
n : a rationale for dialectical materialism based on change through the conflict of opposing forces

Dialeurodes
n : a genus of Aleyrodidae [syn: {genus Dialeurodes}]

Dialeurodes citri
n : whitefly that attacks citrus trees [syn: {citrus whitefly}]

dialled
dial
n 1: the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
2: the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning
3: the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments
4: a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called [syn: {telephone dial}]
v 1: operate a dial to select a telephone number; "You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial"
2: choose by means of a dial; "dial a telephone number" [also: {dialling}, {dialled}]

dialled
See {dial}

dialling
dial
n 1: the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
2: the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning
3: the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments
4: a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called [syn: {telephone dial}]
v 1: operate a dial to select a telephone number; "You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial"
2: choose by means of a dial; "dial a telephone number" [also: {dialling}, {dialled}]

dialling
See {dial}

dialog
n 1: a conversation between two persons [syn: {dialogue}, {duologue}]
2: the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction [syn: {dialogue}]
3: a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people; "he has read Plato's Dialogues in the original Greek" [syn: {dialogue}]

dialog box
n : (computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with `okay' or `cancel' [syn: {panel}]

dialogue
n 1: a conversation between two persons [syn: {dialog}, {duologue}]
2: the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction [syn: {dialog}]
3: a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people; "he has read Plato's Dialogues in the original Greek" [syn: {dialog}]
4: a discussion intended to produce an agreement; "the buyout negotiation lasted several days"; "they disagreed but kept an open dialogue"; "talks between Israelis and Palestinians" [syn: {negotiation}, {talks}]

dialyse
v : separate by dialysis [syn: {dialyze}]

dialyses
dialysis
n : separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes [also: {dialyses} (pl)]

dialyses
See {dialysis}

dialysis
n : separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes [also: {dialyses} (pl)]

dialysis machine
n : a medical instrument for separating substances in solution by unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes [syn: {dialyzer}]

dialyze
v : separate by dialysis [syn: {dialyse}]

dialyzer
n : a medical instrument for separating substances in solution by unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes [syn: {dialysis machine}]

diam
n : the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference [syn: {diameter}]

diamagnet
n : a substance that exhibits diamagnetism

diamagnetic
adj : relating to or exhibiting diamagnetism; slightly repelled by a magnet

diamagnetism
n : phenomenon exhibited by materials like copper or bismuth that become magnetized in a magnetic field with a polarity opposite to the magnetic force; unlike iron they are slightly repelled by a magnet

diamante
n : adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing [syn: {sequin}, {spangle}]

diamantine
adj : consisting of diamonds or resembling diamonds

diameter
n 1: the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference [syn: {diam}]
2: a straight line connecting the center of a circle with two points on its perimeter (or the center of a sphere with two points on its surface)

diametral
adj : related to or along a diameter; "the diametral plane" [syn: {diametric}, {diametrical}]

diametric
adj 1: related to or along a diameter; "the diametral plane" [syn: {diametral}, {diametrical}]
2: characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed; "in diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme and indefensible polar positions" [syn: {diametrical}, {opposite}, {polar}]

diametrical
adj 1: related to or along a diameter; "the diametral plane" [syn: {diametral}, {diametric}]
2: characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed; "in diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme and indefensible polar positions" [syn: {diametric}, {opposite}, {polar}]

diametrical opposition
n : the relation of opposition along a diameter [syn: {antipodal}, {antipodal opposition}]

diametrically
adv : as from opposite ends of a diameter; "when two honest witnesses give accounts of the same event that differ diametrically, how can anyone prove that the evidence you gave was deliberately false?"; "three of these brushes were approximately 120 feet apart and the fourth diametrically opposite to one of the three"

diamine
n : any organic compound containing two amino groups

diamond
n 1: a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
2: very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem [syn: {adamant}]
3: a playing card in the minor suit of diamonds
4: the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate [syn: {baseball diamond}, {infield}] [ant: {outfield}]
5: the baseball playing field [syn: {ball field}, {baseball field}]

diamond dust
n : small crystals of ice [syn: {ice crystal}, {snow mist}, {poudrin}, {ice needle}, {frost snow}, {frost mist}]

Diamond Jim
n : United States financier noted for his love of diamonds and his extravagant lifestyle (1856-1917) [syn: {Brady}, {James Buchanan Brady}, {Diamond Jim Brady}]

Diamond Jim Brady
n : United States financier noted for his love of diamonds and his extravagant lifestyle (1856-1917) [syn: {Brady}, {James Buchanan Brady}, {Diamond Jim}]

diamond jubilee
n : an anniversary celebrating the passage of 60 years

diamond point
n : a very hard small point made from a diamond

Diamond State
n : a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {Delaware}, {First State}, {DE}]

diamond wedding
n : the 60th wedding anniversary [syn: {diamond wedding anniversary}]

diamond wedding anniversary
n : the 60th wedding anniversary [syn: {diamond wedding}]

diamondback
n : large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings [syn: {diamondback rattlesnake}, {Crotalus adamanteus}]

diamondback rattlesnake
n : large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings [syn: {diamondback}, {Crotalus adamanteus}]

diamondback terrapin
n : of marshes along Atlantic and Gulf coasts of United States [syn: {Malaclemys centrata}]

diamonte
n : fabric covered with glittering ornaments such as sequins or rhinestones

Diana
n 1: English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997) [syn: {Princess Diana}, {Princess of Wales}, {Lady Diana Frances Spencer}]
2: (Roman mythology) virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon; counterpart of Greek Artemis

Diane de Poitiers
n : French noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II; she had more influence over him than did his wife Catherine de Medicis (1499-1566) [syn: {Duchesse de Valentinois}]

Diangus gratianopolitanus
n : mat-forming perennial of central Europe with large fragrant pink or red flowers [syn: {cheddar pink}]

dianoetic
adj : proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition [syn: {discursive}]

Dianthus
n : carnations and pinks [syn: {genus Dianthus}]

Dianthus barbatus
n : Eurasian pink widely cultivated for its flat-topped dense clusters of varicolored flowers [syn: {sweet William}]

Dianthus caryophyllus
n : Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors [syn: {carnation}, {clove pink}, {gillyflower}]

Dianthus chinensis
n : Chinese pink with deeply toothed rose-lilac flowers with a purplish eye; usually raised as an annual [syn: {china pink}, {rainbow pink}]

Dianthus chinensis heddewigii
n : very free-flowering variety distinguished by jagged-edged petals [syn: {Japanese pink}]

Dianthus deltoides
n : low-growing loosely mat-forming Eurasian pink with single crimson-eyed pale pink flowers [syn: {maiden pink}]

Dianthus latifolius
n : much-branched pink with flowers in clusters; closely related to sweet William [syn: {button pink}]

Dianthus plumarius
n : European pink cultivated for its very fragrant pink or rosy flowers [syn: {cottage pink}, {grass pink}]

Dianthus supurbus
n : Eurasian perennial pink having fragrant lilac or rose flowers with deeply fringed margins [syn: {fringed pink}]

diapason
n : either of the two main stops on a pipe organ [syn: {diapason stop}]

diapason stop
n : either of the two main stops on a pipe organ [syn: {diapason}]

diapedesis
n : passage of blood cells (especially white blood cells) through intact capillary walls and into the surrounding tissue

diapensia
n : any boreal low-growing evergreen plant of the genus Diapensia

diapensia family
n : north temperate low evergreen plants; in some classifications placed in its own order Diapensiales [syn: {Diapensiaceae}, {family Diapensiaceae}]

Diapensiaceae
n : north temperate low evergreen plants; in some classifications placed in its own order Diapensiales [syn: {family Diapensiaceae}, {diapensia family}]

Diapensiales
n : used in some classifications: coextensive with family Diapensiaceae [syn: {order Diapensiales}]

diaper
n 1: garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement [syn: {nappy}, {napkin}]
2: a fabric (usually cotton or linen) with a distinctive woven pattern of small repeated figures

diaper dermatitis
n : dermatitis of the thighs and buttocks of infants; supposedly caused by ammonia in the urine in the child's diapers [syn: {diaper rash}]

diaper rash
n : dermatitis of the thighs and buttocks of infants; supposedly caused by ammonia in the urine in the child's diapers [syn: {diaper dermatitis}]

diaphanous
adj : so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks" [syn: {filmy}, {gauzy}, {gossamer}, {see-through}, {sheer}, {transparent}, {vaporous}, {cobwebby}]

diapheromera
n : a variety of stick insect [syn: {Diapheromera femorata}]

Diapheromera femorata
n : a variety of stick insect [syn: {diapheromera}]

diaphone
n : a foghorn that makes a signal consisting of two tones

diaphoresis
n : the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process" [syn: {perspiration}, {sweating}, {sudation}, {hidrosis}]

diaphoretic
adj : inducing perspiration [syn: {sudorific}]
n : used to produce perspiration

diaphragm
n 1: a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically" [syn: {stop}]
2: (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration [syn: {midriff}]
3: a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix [syn: {pessary}, {contraceptive diaphragm}]
4: electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves

diaphragmatic hernia
n : hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm [syn: {hiatus hernia}, {hiatal hernia}]

diaphragmatic pleurisy
n : an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest) [syn: {epidemic pleurodynia}, {epidemic myalgia}, {myosis}, {Bornholm disease}]

diaphyseal
adj : relating to the diaphysis of a bone [syn: {diaphysial}]

diaphyses
diaphysis
n : the main (mid) section of a long bone [syn: {shaft}] [also: {diaphyses} (pl)]

diaphyses
See {diaphysis}

diaphysial
adj : relating to the diaphysis of a bone [syn: {diaphyseal}]

diaphysis
n : the main (mid) section of a long bone [syn: {shaft}] [also: {diaphyses} (pl)]

diapir
n : a domed rock formation where a core of rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata

diapophyses
See {diapophysis}

diapsid
n : reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye [syn: {diapsid reptile}] [ant: {anapsid}]

diapsid reptile
n : reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye [syn: {diapsid}] [ant: {anapsid}]

Diapsida
n : used in former classifications to include all living reptiles except turtles; superseded by the two subclasses Lepidosauria and Archosauria [syn: {subclass Diapsida}]

diarchy
n : a form of government having two joint rulers [syn: {dyarchy}]

diarist
n : someone who keeps a diary or journal [syn: {diary keeper}, {journalist}]

diarrhea
n : frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor [syn: {diarrhoea}, {looseness of the bowels}]

diarrheal
adj : of or relating to diarrhea [syn: {diarrhoeal}, {diarrhetic}, {diarrhoetic}, {diarrheic}, {diarrhoeic}]

diarrheic
adj : of or relating to diarrhea [syn: {diarrheal}, {diarrhoeal}, {diarrhetic}, {diarrhoetic}, {diarrhoeic}]

diarrhetic
adj : of or relating to diarrhea [syn: {diarrheal}, {diarrhoeal}, {diarrhoetic}, {diarrheic}, {diarrhoeic}]

diarrhoea
n : frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor [syn: {diarrhea}, {looseness of the bowels}]

diarrhoeal
adj : of or relating to diarrhea [syn: {diarrheal}, {diarrhetic}, {diarrhoetic}, {diarrheic}, {diarrhoeic}]

diarrhoeic
adj : of or relating to diarrhea [syn: {diarrheal}, {diarrhoeal}, {diarrhetic}, {diarrhoetic}, {diarrheic}]

diarrhoetic
adj : of or relating to diarrhea [syn: {diarrheal}, {diarrhoeal}, {diarrhetic}, {diarrheic}, {diarrhoeic}]

diarthroses
diarthrosis
n : a joint so articulated as to move freely [syn: {synovial joint}, {articulatio synovialis}] [also: {diarthroses} (pl)]

diarthroses
See {diarthrosis}

diarthrosis
n : a joint so articulated as to move freely [syn: {synovial joint}, {articulatio synovialis}] [also: {diarthroses} (pl)]

diary
n 1: a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations [syn: {journal}]
2: a personal journal (as a physical object)

diary keeper
n : someone who keeps a diary or journal [syn: {diarist}, {journalist}]

Dias
n : Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500) [syn: {Diaz}, {Bartholomeu Dias}, {Bartholomeu Diaz}]

Diaspididae
n : armored scales [syn: {family Diaspididae}]

diaspora
n 1: the body of Jews (or Jewish communities) outside Palestine or modern Israel
2: the dispersion of the Jews outside Israel; from the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem in 587-86 BC when they were exiled to Babylonia up to the present time
3: the dispersion or spreading of something that was originally localized (as a people or language or culture)

diastalses
See {diastalsis}

diastases
diastasis
n : separation of an epiphysis from the long bone to which it is normally attached without fracture of the bone [also: {diastases} (pl)]

diastases
See {diastasis}

diastasis
n : separation of an epiphysis from the long bone to which it is normally attached without fracture of the bone [also: {diastases} (pl)]

diastemata
See {diastema}

diastole
n : the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood

diastolic
adj : of or relating to a diastole or happening during a diastole

diastolic pressure
n : the blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) after the contraction of the heart while the chambers of the heart refill with blood

diastrophism
n : the process of deformation that produces continents and ocean basins in the earth's crust

diathermy
n : a method of physical therapy that involves generating local heat in body tissues by high-frequency electromagnetic currents

diathermy machine
n : a medical instrument for local heating of bodily tissues for medical purposes

diathesis
n : constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality [also: {diathses} (pl)]

diathses
diathesis
n : constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality [also: {diathses} (pl)]

diathses
See {diathesis}

diatom
n : microscopic unicellular marine or freshwater colonial alga having cell walls impregnated with silica

diatomaceous earth
n : a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material [syn: {diatomite}, {kieselguhr}]

diatomic
adj : of or relating to a molecule made up of two atoms; "a diatomic molelcule"

diatomite
n : a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material [syn: {diatomaceous earth}, {kieselguhr}]

Diatomophyceae
n : marine and freshwater eukaryotic algae: diatoms [syn: {Bacillariophyceae}, {class Bacillariophyceae}, {class Diatomophyceae}]

diatonic
adj 1: based on the standard major or minor scales consisting of 5 tones and 2 semitones without modulation by accidentals [ant: {chromatic}]
2: based on or using the five tones and two semitones of the major or minor scales of Western music

diatonic scale
n : a scale with eight notes in an octave; all but two are separated by whole tones

diatribe
n : thunderous verbal attack [syn: {fulmination}]

Diaz
n : Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500) [syn: {Dias}, {Bartholomeu Dias}, {Bartholomeu Diaz}]

diazepam
n : a tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles; acts by enhancing the inhibitory actions of the neurotransmitter GABA; can also be used as an anticonvulsant drug in cases of nerve agent poisoning [syn: {Valium}]

diazo
adj : relating to or containing diazonium [also: {diazoes} (pl)]

diazoes
diazo
adj : relating to or containing diazonium [also: {diazoes} (pl)]

diazoes
See {diazo}

diazonium
n : the univalent cation R-N:N- (where R is an aromatic hydrocarbon); found in salts that are used in manufacturing azo dyes

diazoxide
n : vasodilator (trade name Hyperstat) used to treat severe hypertension [syn: {Hyperstat}]

dibasic acid
n : an acid containing two replaceable hydrogen atoms per molecule

dibasic salt
n : a salt derived by replacing two hydrogen atoms per molecule

dibbed
See {dib}

dibber
n : a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs [syn: {dibble}]

dibbing
See {dib}

dibble
n : a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs [syn: {dibber}]
v 1: plant with a wooden hand tool; "dibble Spring bulbs"
2: make a hole with a wooden hand tool; "dibble the ground"

dibbuk
n : (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior [syn: {dybbuk}] [also: {dibbukkim} (pl)]

dibbukkim
dibbuk
n : (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior [syn: {dybbuk}] [also: {dibbukkim} (pl)]

dibbukkim
See {dibbuk}

dibrach
n : a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables [syn: {pyrrhic}]

dibranch
n : cephalopods having two gills [syn: {dibranchiate}, {dibranchiate mollusk}]

Dibranchia
n : comprising all living cephalopods except the family Nautilidae: the orders Octopoda (octopuses) and Decapoda (squids and cuttlefish) [syn: {Dibranchiata}, {subclass Dibranchiata}, {subclass Dibranchia}]

Dibranchiata
n : comprising all living cephalopods except the family Nautilidae: the orders Octopoda (octopuses) and Decapoda (squids and cuttlefish) [syn: {subclass Dibranchiata}, {Dibranchia}, {subclass Dibranchia}]

dibranchiate
n : cephalopods having two gills [syn: {dibranchiate mollusk}, {dibranch}]

dibranchiate mollusk
n : cephalopods having two gills [syn: {dibranchiate}, {dibranch}]

dibucaine
n : a local anesthetic that is administered by injection

dicamptodon
n : salamanders found near cold streams throughout the year [syn: {dicamptodontid}]

Dicamptodon ensatus
n : large (to 7 inches) salamander of western North America [syn: {Pacific giant salamander}]

dicamptodontid
n : salamanders found near cold streams throughout the year [syn: {dicamptodon}]

Dicamptodontidae
n : large and small highly aquatic salamanders [syn: {family Dicamptodontidae}]

dicarboxylic
adj : containing two carboxyls per molecule

dice
n : small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces; used to generate random numbers [syn: {die}]
v 1: cut into cubes; "cube the cheese" [syn: {cube}]
2: play dice

dice box
n : a small container (open at one end) in which dice are shaken by hand and from which they are thrown [syn: {dice cup}]

dice cup
n : a small container (open at one end) in which dice are shaken by hand and from which they are thrown [syn: {dice box}]

Dicentra
n : North American and Asian herbs with divided leaves and irregular flowers [syn: {genus Dicentra}]

Dicentra canadensis
n : American plant with cream-colored flowers and tuberous roots resembling kernels of corn [syn: {squirrel corn}]

Dicentra cucullaria
n : delicate spring-flowering plant of the eastern United States having double-spurred white flowers [syn: {Dutchman's breeches}]

Dicentra spectabilis
n : garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers [syn: {bleeding heart}, {lyreflower}, {lyre-flower}]

dicer
n : a mechanical device used for dicing food

Diceros
n : most common species in Africa [syn: {genus Diceros}]

Diceros bicornis
n : African rhino; in danger of extinction [syn: {black rhinoceros}]

Diceros simus
n : large light-gray African rhinoceros having two horns; endangered; sometimes placed in genus Diceros [syn: {white rhinoceros}, {Ceratotherium simum}]

dicey
adj : of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; "an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker [syn: {chancy}, {chanceful}, {dodgy}] [also: {diciest}, {dicier}]

dichasia
See {dichasium}

dichloride
n : a compound containing two chlorine atoms per molecule [syn: {bichloride}]

dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
n : an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the United States since 1972 [syn: {DDT}]

dichloroethyl sulfide
n : a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote [syn: {mustard gas}, {mustard agent}, {blistering agent}, {sulfur mustard}]

dichloromethane
n : a nonflammable liquid used as a solvent and paint remover and refrigerant [syn: {methylene chloride}]

dichondra
n : a creeping perennial herb with hairy stems and orbicular to reniform leaves and small white to greenish flowers; used as a grass substitute in warm regions [syn: {Dichondra micrantha}]

Dichondra micrantha
n : a creeping perennial herb with hairy stems and orbicular to reniform leaves and small white to greenish flowers; used as a grass substitute in warm regions [syn: {dichondra}]

dichotomisation
n : the act of dividing into two sharply different categories [syn: {dichotomization}]

dichotomise
v : divide into two opposing groups or kinds [syn: {dichotomize}]

dichotomization
n : the act of dividing into two sharply different categories [syn: {dichotomisation}]

dichotomize
v : divide into two opposing groups or kinds [syn: {dichotomise}]

dichotomous
adj : divided or dividing into two sharply distinguished parts or classifications

dichotomously
adv : in a dichotomous manner

dichotomy
n : being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses; "the dichotomy between eastern and western culture" [syn: {duality}]

dichroism
n : pleochroism of a crystal so that it exhibits two different colors when viewed from two different directions

dichromacy
n : a deficiency of color vision in which the person can match any given hue by mixing only two other wavelengths of light (as opposed to the three wavelengths needed by people with normal color vision) [syn: {dichromatism}, {dichromatopsia}, {dichromia}, {dichromasy}]

dichromasy
n : a deficiency of color vision in which the person can match any given hue by mixing only two other wavelengths of light (as opposed to the three wavelengths needed by people with normal color vision) [syn: {dichromacy}, {dichromatism}, {dichromatopsia}, {dichromia}]

dichromat
n : a person with any of the various forms of dichromacy

dichromate
n : a salt of the hypothetical dichromic acid [syn: {bichromate}]

dichromatic
adj 1: of or relating to dichromatism
2: having two colors; "a bicolor flower"; "a bicolored postage stamp" [syn: {bicolor}, {bicolour}, {bicolored}, {bicoloured}, {bichrome}]

dichromatism
n : a deficiency of color vision in which the person can match any given hue by mixing only two other wavelengths of light (as opposed to the three wavelengths needed by people with normal color vision) [syn: {dichromacy}, {dichromatopsia}, {dichromia}, {dichromasy}]

dichromatopsia
n : a deficiency of color vision in which the person can match any given hue by mixing only two other wavelengths of light (as opposed to the three wavelengths needed by people with normal color vision) [syn: {dichromacy}, {dichromatism}, {dichromia}, {dichromasy}]

dichromia
n : a deficiency of color vision in which the person can match any given hue by mixing only two other wavelengths of light (as opposed to the three wavelengths needed by people with normal color vision) [syn: {dichromacy}, {dichromatism}, {dichromatopsia}, {dichromasy}]

dichromic acid
n : the hypothetical acid (H2Cr2O7) from which dichromates are derived; known only in solution and in the form of dichromate salts

dicier
dicey
adj : of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; "an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker [syn: {chancy}, {chanceful}, {dodgy}] [also: {diciest}, {dicier}]

dicier
See {dicey}

diciest
dicey
adj : of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; "an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker [syn: {chancy}, {chanceful}, {dodgy}] [also: {diciest}, {dicier}]

diciest
See {dicey}

dick
n 1: someone who is a detective [syn: {gumshoe}, {hawkshaw}]
2: obscene terms for penis [syn: {cock}, {prick}, {shaft}, {pecker}, {peter}, {tool}, {putz}]

Dick Fosbury
n : United States athlete who revolutionized the high jump by introducing the Fosbury flop in the 1968 Olympics (born in 1947) [syn: {Fosbury}, {Richard D. Fosbury}]

Dick test
n : a skin test to determine your susceptibility to scarlet fever

Dick Turpin
n : English highwayman (1706-1739) [syn: {Turpin}]

dickens
n 1: a word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say" [syn: {devil}, {deuce}]
2: English writer whose novels depicted and criticized social injustice (1812-1870) [syn: {Charles Dickens}, {Charles John Huffam Dickens}]

Dickensian
adj : of or like the novels of Charles Dickens (especially with regard to poor social and economic conditions)

dicker
v : negotiate the terms of an exchange; "We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar" [syn: {bargain}]

dickey
adj : (British informal) faulty; "I've got this dicky heart"- John le Carre [syn: {dicky}]
n 1: a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater [syn: {dickie}, {dicky}, {dickey-seat}, {dickie-seat}, {dicky-seat}]
2: a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt [syn: {dickie}, {dicky}, {shirtfront}]

dickeybird
n : small bird; adults talking to children sometimes call small birds dickeybirds [syn: {dickey-bird}, {dickybird}, {dicky-bird}]

dickey-bird
n : small bird; adults talking to children sometimes call small birds dickeybirds [syn: {dickeybird}, {dickybird}, {dicky-bird}]

dickey-seat
n : a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater [syn: {dickey}, {dickie}, {dicky}, {dickie-seat}, {dicky-seat}]

dickhead
n : insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous [syn: {asshole}, {bastard}, {cocksucker}, {shit}, {mother fucker}, {motherfucker}, {prick}, {whoreson}, {son of a bitch}, {SOB}]

dickie
n 1: a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater [syn: {dickey}, {dicky}, {dickey-seat}, {dickie-seat}, {dicky-seat}]
2: a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt [syn: {dickey}, {dicky}, {shirtfront}]

dickie-seat
n : a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater [syn: {dickey}, {dickie}, {dicky}, {dickey-seat}, {dicky-seat}]

Dickinson
n : United States poet noted for her mystical and unrhymed poems (1830-1886) [syn: {Emily Dickinson}]

Dicksonia
n : tree ferns of temperate Australasia having bipinnatifid or tripinnatifid fronds and usually marginal sori; in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae [syn: {genus Dicksonia}]

Dicksonia antarctica
n : of Australia and Tasmania; often cultivated; hardy in cool climates [syn: {soft tree fern}]

Dicksoniaceae
n : tree ferns: genera Dicksonia; Cibotium; Culcita; Thyrsopteris [syn: {family Dicksoniaceae}]

dicky
adj : (British informal) faulty; "I've got this dicky heart"- John le Carre [syn: {dickey}]
n 1: a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater [syn: {dickey}, {dickie}, {dickey-seat}, {dickie-seat}, {dicky-seat}]
2: a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt [syn: {dickey}, {dickie}, {shirtfront}]

dicky-bird
n : small bird; adults talking to children sometimes call small birds dickeybirds [syn: {dickeybird}, {dickey-bird}, {dickybird}]

dickybird
n : small bird; adults talking to children sometimes call small birds dickeybirds [syn: {dickeybird}, {dickey-bird}, {dicky-bird}]

dicky-seat
n : a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater [syn: {dickey}, {dickie}, {dicky}, {dickey-seat}, {dickie-seat}]

diclinous
adj : having pistils and stamens in separate flowers [ant: {monoclinous}]

diclofenac potassium
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Cataflam) [syn: {Cataflam}]

diclofenac sodium
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Voltaren) that is administered only orally [syn: {Voltaren}]

dicloxacillin
n : antibacterial (trade name Dynapen) used to treat staphylococcal infections that are resistant to penicillin [syn: {Dynapen}]

dicot
n : flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside [syn: {dicotyledon}, {magnoliopsid}, {exogen}]

dicot family
n : family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination [syn: {magnoliopsid family}]

dicot genus
n : genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination [syn: {magnoliopsid genus}]

dicotyledon
n : flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside [syn: {dicot}, {magnoliopsid}, {exogen}]

Dicotyledonae
n : comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders): Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive); Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot); and three more or less advanced groups: Dilleniidae; Rosidae; Asteridae [syn: {Dicotyledones}, {class Dicotyledones}, {class Dicotyledonae}, {Magnoliopsida}, {class Magnoliopsida}]

Dicotyledones
n : comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders): Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive); Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot); and three more or less advanced groups: Dilleniidae; Rosidae; Asteridae [syn: {class Dicotyledones}, {Dicotyledonae}, {class Dicotyledonae}, {Magnoliopsida}, {class Magnoliopsida}]

dicotyledonous
adj : (of a flowering plant) having two cotyledons in the seed [ant: {monocotyledonous}]

dicoumarol
n : an anticoagulant drug that has now been largely replaced by warfarin [syn: {dicumarol}]

Dicranaceae
n : mosses having costate leaves and long-stalked capsules with cleft peristome [syn: {family Dicranaceae}]

Dicranales
n : widely distributed order of mosses with erect gametophores and sporophytes at the tips of stems [syn: {order Dicranales}]

Dicranopteris
n : terrestrial ferns of forest margin or open ground; pantropical [syn: {genus Dicranopteris}]

Dicranum
n : type genus of Dicranaceae [syn: {genus Dicranum}]

Dicrostonyx
n : pied lemmings [syn: {genus Dicrostonyx}]

Dicrostonyx hudsonius
n : of northern Canada [syn: {Hudson bay collared lemming}]

dicta
dictum
n 1: an authoritative declaration [syn: {pronouncement}, {say-so}]
2: an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding [syn: {obiter dictum}] [also: {dicta} (pl)]

dicta
See {dictum}

Dictamnus
n : a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rutaceae [syn: {genus Dictamnus}]

Dictamnus alba
n : Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather [syn: {fraxinella}, {dittany}, {burning bush}, {gas plant}]

Dictaphone
n : a tape recorder that records and reproduces dictation

dictate
n 1: an authoritative rule
2: a guiding principle; "the dictates of reason"
v 1: issue commands or orders for [syn: {order}, {prescribe}]
2: say out loud for the purpose of recording; "He dictated a report to his secretary"
3: rule as a dictator

dictated
adj : determined or decided upon as by an authority; "date and place are already determined"; "the dictated terms of surrender"; "the time set for the launching" [syn: {determined}, {set}]

dictation
n 1: an authoritative direction or instruction to do something [syn: {command}, {bid}, {bidding}]
2: speech intended for reproduction in writing
3: matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage; "he mailed the dictation without bothering to read it"

dictator
n 1: a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine
2: a ruler who is unconstrained by law [syn: {potentate}]
3: a person behaves in an tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime" [syn: {authoritarian}]

dictatorial
adj 1: of or characteristic of a dictator; "dictatorial powers"
2: likened to a dictator in severity [syn: {authoritarian}]
3: expecting unquestioning obedience; "he was imperious and dictatorial"; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter" [syn: {authoritarian}, {overbearing}]
4: characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government" [syn: {authoritarian}, {autocratic}, {despotic}, {tyrannical}]

dictatorially
adv : in an overbearingly domineering manner; as a dictator; "this manager acts dictatorially toward his colleagues" [syn: {autocratically}, {magisterially}]

dictatorship
n : a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) [syn: {absolutism}, {authoritarianism}, {Caesarism}, {despotism}, {monocracy}, {one-man rule}, {shogunate}, {Stalinism}, {totalitarianism}, {tyranny}]

diction
n 1: the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience [syn: {enunciation}]
2: the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton [syn: {wording}, {phrasing}, {phraseology}, {choice of words}, {verbiage}]

dictionary
n : a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them [syn: {lexicon}]

dictionary definition
n : a definition that reports the standard uses of a word or phrase or symbol

dictionary entry
n : the entry in a dictionary of information about a word [syn: {lexical entry}]

dictostylium
n : any slime mold of the genus Dictostylium

dictum
n 1: an authoritative declaration [syn: {pronouncement}, {say-so}]
2: an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding [syn: {obiter dictum}] [also: {dicta} (pl)]

Dictyophera
n : closely related to genus Phallus distinguished by an indusium hanging like a skirt from below the pileus [syn: {genus Dictyophera}]

Dictyoptera
n : in some classifications replaced by the orders (here suborders) Blattodea (cockroaches) and Manteodea (mantids); in former classifications often subsumed under a much broader order Orthoptera [syn: {order Dictyoptera}]

dictyopteran
adj : of or relating to or belonging to the order Dictyoptera

dictyopterous insect
n : cockroaches and mantids

dictyosome
n : a net-like structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions) [syn: {Golgi body}, {Golgi apparatus}, {Golgi complex}]

dicumarol
n : an anticoagulant drug that has now been largely replaced by warfarin [syn: {dicoumarol}]

dicynodont
n : a kind of therapsid

Dicynodontia
n : a division of Therapsida [syn: {division Dicynodontia}]

did
do
n 1: an uproarious party [syn: {bash}, {brawl}]
2: the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization [syn: {doh}, {ut}]
3: doctor's degree in osteopathy [syn: {Doctor of Osteopathy}]
v 1: engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution" [syn: {make}]
2: carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" [syn: {perform}, {execute}]
3: get (something) done; "I did my job" [syn: {perform}]
4: proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way" [syn: {fare}, {make out}, {come}, {get along}]
5: give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" [syn: {cause}, {make}]
6: carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law" [syn: {practice}, {practise}, {exercise}]
7: be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve" [syn: {suffice}, {answer}, {serve}]
8: create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest" [syn: {make}] [ant: {unmake}]
9: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" [syn: {act}, {behave}] 10: spend time in prison or in a labor camp; "He did six years for embezzlement" [syn: {serve}] 11: carry on or manage; "We could do with a little more help around here" [syn: {manage}] 12: arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" [syn: {dress}, {arrange}, {set}, {coif}, {coiffe}, {coiffure}] 13: travel or traverse (a distance); "This car does 150 miles per hour"; "We did 6 miles on our hike every day" [also: {done}, {did}]

did
See {do}

didactic
adj : instructive (especially excessively) [syn: {didactical}]

didactical
adj : instructive (especially excessively) [syn: {didactic}]

didactically
adv : in a didactic manner; "this is a didactically sound method" [syn: {pedagogically}]

didder
v : move with or as if with a tremor; "his hands shook" [syn: {shake}]

diddle
v 1: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" [syn: {victimize}, {swindle}, {rook}, {goldbrick}, {nobble}, {bunco}, {defraud}, {scam}, {mulct}, {gyp}, {con}]
2: manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate" [syn: {toy}, {fiddle}, {play}]

diddley
n : a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" [syn: {jack}, {diddly-squat}, {diddlysquat}, {diddly-shit}, {diddlyshit}, {diddly}, {squat}, {shit}]

diddly
n : a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" [syn: {jack}, {diddly-squat}, {diddlysquat}, {diddly-shit}, {diddlyshit}, {diddley}, {squat}, {shit}]

diddly-shit
n : a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" [syn: {jack}, {diddly-squat}, {diddlysquat}, {diddlyshit}, {diddly}, {diddley}, {squat}, {shit}]

diddlyshit
n : a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" [syn: {jack}, {diddly-squat}, {diddlysquat}, {diddly-shit}, {diddly}, {diddley}, {squat}, {shit}]

diddlysquat
n : a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" [syn: {jack}, {diddly-squat}, {diddly-shit}, {diddlyshit}, {diddly}, {diddley}, {squat}, {shit}]

diddly-squat
n : a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" [syn: {jack}, {diddlysquat}, {diddly-shit}, {diddlyshit}, {diddly}, {diddley}, {squat}, {shit}]

Didelphidae
n : opossums [syn: {family Didelphidae}]

Didelphis
n : type genus of the family Didelphidae [syn: {genus Didelphis}]

Didelphis marsupialis
n : omnivorous opossum of the eastern United States; noted for feigning death when in danger; esteemed as food in some areas; considered same species as the crab-eating opossum of South America [syn: {common opossum}, {Didelphis virginiana}]

Didelphis virginiana
n : omnivorous opossum of the eastern United States; noted for feigning death when in danger; esteemed as food in some areas; considered same species as the crab-eating opossum of South America [syn: {common opossum}, {Didelphis marsupialis}]

Diderot
n : French philosopher who was a leading figure of the Enlightenment in France; principal editor of an encyclopedia that disseminated the scientific and philosophical knowledge of the time (1713-1784) [syn: {Denis Diderot}]

Didion
n : United States writer (born in 1834) [syn: {Joan Didion}]

Dido
n : (Roman mythology) a princess of Tyre who was the founder and queen of Carthage; Virgil tells of her suicide when she was abandoned by Aeneas

didoes
See {dido}

Didrikson
n : outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956) [syn: {Zaharias}, {Babe Zaharias}, {Babe Didrikson}, {Mildred Ella Didrikson}, {Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias}]

die
n 1: small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces; used to generate random numbers [syn: {dice}]
2: a device used for shaping metal
3: a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods
v 1: pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully" [syn: {decease}, {perish}, {go}, {exit}, {pass away}, {expire}, {pass}] [ant: {be born}]
2: suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith"
3: be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame; "I was dying with embarrassment when my little lie was discovered"; "We almost died laughing during the show"
4: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" [syn: {fail}, {go bad}, {give way}, {give out}, {conk out}, {go}, {break}, {break down}]
5: feel indifferent towards; "She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery"
6: languish as with love or desire; "She dying for a cigarette"; "I was dying to leave"
7: cut or shape with a die; "Die out leather for belts" [syn: {die out}]
8: to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player
9: lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall" [syn: {pall}, {become flat}] 10: disappear or come to an end; "Their anger died"; "My secret will die with me!" 11: suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense); "Whosoever..believes in me shall never die" [also: {dying}]

die away
v : become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours" [syn: {abate}, {let up}, {slack off}, {slack}]

die back
v : suffer from a disease that kills shoots; "The plants near the garage are dying back" [syn: {die down}]

die down
v 1: suffer from a disease that kills shoots; "The plants near the garage are dying back" [syn: {die back}]
2: become progressively weaker; "the laughter died down"

die hard
v : continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" [syn: {prevail}, {persist}, {run}, {endure}]

die off
v : become extinct; "Dinosaurs died out" [syn: {die out}]

die out
v 1: become extinct; "Dinosaurs died out" [syn: {die off}]
2: cut or shape with a die; "Die out leather for belts" [syn: {die}]

dieback
n : a disease of plants characterized by the gradual dying of the young shoots starting at the tips and progressing to the larger branches

die-cast
adj : formed by forcing molten metal into a die; "a die-cast seal"

Dieffenbachia
n : evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as houseplants [syn: {genus Dieffenbachia}]

Dieffenbachia sequine
n : a evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name [syn: {dumb cane}, {mother-in-law plant}, {mother-in-law's tongue}]

Diego Rivera
n : socialist Mexican painter of murals (1886-1957) [syn: {Rivera}]

Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez
n : Spanish painter (1599-1660) [syn: {Velazquez}]

Diegueno
n 1: a member of a North American Indian people of southern California
2: the Yuman language spoken by the Diegueno people

diehard
n : one who adheres to traditional views [syn: {traditionalist}]

die-hard
adj : tradition-bound and obstinately opinionated; "an inflexible (or die-hard) conservative"; "rock-ribbed republican" [syn: {die-hard(a)}, {rock-ribbed}]

dielectric
n : a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity [syn: {insulator}, {nonconductor}] [ant: {conductor}]

dielectric heating
n : heating of an insulator by a high-frequency electric field

dielectrolysis
n : the motion of charged particles in a colloid under the influence of an electric field; particles with a positive charge go to the cathode and negative to the anode [syn: {electrophoresis}, {cataphoresis}, {ionophoresis}]

diemaker
n : someone who makes dies [syn: {diesinker}, {die-sinker}]

Dien Bien Phu
n : the French military base fell after a 56-day siege by Vietnam troops; ended the involvement of France in Indochina in 1954

diencephalon
n : the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon [syn: {interbrain}, {betweenbrain}, {thalmencephalon}]

diereses
dieresis
n : a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound [syn: {umlaut}, {diaeresis}] [also: {diereses} (pl)]

diereses
See {dieresis}

dieresis
n : a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound [syn: {umlaut}, {diaeresis}] [also: {diereses} (pl)]

Diervilla
n : small genus of low deciduous shrubs: bush honeysuckles [syn: {genus Diervilla}]

Diervilla lonicera
n : spreading bush of northeastern United States having small clusters of fragrant green-yellow flowers [syn: {bush honeysuckle}]

Diervilla sessilifolia
n : bush honeysuckle of southeastern United States having large crowded clusters of sulfur-yellow flowers [syn: {bush honeysuckle}]

Dies Irae
n : the first words of a medieval Latin hymn describing the Last Judgment (literally `day of wrath')

Diesel
n 1: German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913) [syn: {Rudolf Diesel}, {Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel}]
2: an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil [syn: {diesel engine}, {diesel motor}]

diesel engine
n : an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil [syn: {diesel}, {diesel motor}]

diesel fuel
n : a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines [syn: {diesel oil}]

diesel locomotive
n : a locomotive driven by a diesel engine

diesel motor
n : an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil [syn: {diesel}, {diesel engine}]

diesel oil
n : a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines [syn: {diesel fuel}]

diesel-electric
n : a locomotive driven by the electric current generated by a diesel engine [syn: {diesel-electric locomotive}]

diesel-electric locomotive
n : a locomotive driven by the electric current generated by a diesel engine [syn: {diesel-electric}]

diesel-hydraulic
n : a locomotive driven by a hydraulic transmission system powered by a diesel engine [syn: {diesel-hydraulic locomotive}]

diesel-hydraulic locomotive
n : a locomotive driven by a hydraulic transmission system powered by a diesel engine [syn: {diesel-hydraulic}]

dieses
n : a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote [syn: {double dagger}, {double obelisk}]

dieses
See {diesis}

die-sinker
n : someone who makes dies [syn: {diemaker}, {diesinker}]

diesinker
n : someone who makes dies [syn: {diemaker}, {die-sinker}]

diestock
n : a device that holds the dies that cut external threads on metal cylinders

diestrous
adj : (of animals that have several estrous cycles in one breeding season) in a period of sexual inactivity [syn: {dioestrous}, {diestrual}, {dioestrual}]

diestrual
adj : (of animals that have several estrous cycles in one breeding season) in a period of sexual inactivity [syn: {diestrous}, {dioestrous}, {dioestrual}]

diestrum
n : (of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season) a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activity [syn: {diestrus}]

diestrus
n : (of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season) a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activity [syn: {diestrum}]

diet
n 1: a prescribed selection of foods
2: a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan)
3: the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)
4: the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods) [syn: {dieting}]
v 1: follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons; "He has high blood pressure and must stick to a low-salt diet"
2: eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight

dietary
adj : of or relating to the diet; "dietary restrictions" [syn: {dietetic}, {dietetical}]
n : a regulated daily food allowance

dietetic
adj : of or relating to the diet; "dietary restrictions" [syn: {dietary}, {dietetical}]

dietetical
adj : of or relating to the diet; "dietary restrictions" [syn: {dietary}, {dietetic}]

dietetics
n : the scientific study of food preparation and intake

diethyl ether
n : a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic [syn: {ether}, {ethoxyethane}, {divinyl ether}, {vinyl ether}, {ethyl ether}]

diethylaminoethyl cellulose
n : used for chromatography [syn: {DEAE cellulose}]

diethylbarbituric acid
n : a barbiturate used as a hypnotic [syn: {barbital}, {veronal}, {barbitone}, {diethylmalonylurea}]

diethylmalonylurea
n : a barbiturate used as a hypnotic [syn: {barbital}, {veronal}, {barbitone}, {diethylbarbituric acid}]

diethylstilbesterol
n : synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy [syn: {DES}, {stilbesterol}]

diethylstilbestrol
n : a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry [syn: {diethylstilboestrol}, {stilbestrol}, {stilboestrol}, {DES}]

diethylstilboestrol
n : a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry [syn: {diethylstilbestrol}, {stilbestrol}, {stilboestrol}, {DES}]

dietician
n : a specialist in the study of nutrition [syn: {dietitian}, {nutritionist}]

dieting
n : the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods) [syn: {diet}]

dietitian
n : a specialist in the study of nutrition [syn: {dietician}, {nutritionist}]

Dietrich
n : United States film actress (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992) [syn: {Marlene Dietrich}, {Maria Magdalene von Losch}]

Dietrich Bonhoeffer
n : German Lutheran theologian and pastor whose works concern Christianity in the modern world; an active opponent of Nazism, he was arrested and sent to Buchenwald and later executed (1906-1945) [syn: {Bonhoeffer}]

differ
v 1: be different; "These two tests differ in only one respect" [ant: {equal}]
2: be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions" [syn: {disagree}, {dissent}, {take issue}] [ant: {agree}]

difference
n 1: the quality of being unlike or dissimilar; "there are many differences between jazz and rock" [ant: {sameness}]
2: a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean" [syn: {deviation}, {divergence}, {departure}]
3: a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats" [syn: {dispute}, {difference of opinion}, {conflict}]
4: a significant change; "the difference in her is amazing"; "his support made a real difference"
5: the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend [syn: {remainder}]

difference limen
n : the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect [syn: {difference threshold}, {differential threshold}, {differential limen}]

difference of opinion
n : a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats" [syn: {dispute}, {difference}, {conflict}]

difference threshold
n : the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect [syn: {differential threshold}, {difference limen}, {differential limen}]

different
adj 1: unlike in nature or quality or form or degree; "took different approaches to the problem"; "came to a different conclusion"; "different parts of the country"; "on different sides of the issue"; "this meeting was different from the earlier one" [ant: {same}]
2: distinctly separate from the first; "that's another (or different) issue altogether" [syn: {another(a)}]
3: differing from all others; not ordinary; "advertising that strives continually to be different"; "this new music is certainly different but I don't really like it"
4: not like; marked by dissimilarity; "for twins they are very unlike"; "people are profoundly different" [syn: {unlike}, {dissimilar}] [ant: {like}]
5: distinct or separate; "each interviewed different members of the community"

differentia
n : distinguishing characteristics (especially in different species of a genus) [also: {differentiae} (pl)]

differentiable
adj 1: possessing a differential coefficient or derivative
2: capable of being perceived as different; "differentiable species"

differentiae
differentia
n : distinguishing characteristics (especially in different species of a genus) [also: {differentiae} (pl)]

differentiae
See {differentia}

differential
adj 1: relating to or showing a difference; "differential treatment"
2: involving or containing one or more derivatives; "differential equation"
n 1: the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx [syn: {derived function}, {derivative}, {differential coefficient}, {first derivative}]
2: a quality that differentiates between similar things
3: a bevel gear that permits rotation of two shafts at different speeds; used on the rear axle of automobiles to allow wheels to rotate at different speeds on curves [syn: {differential gear}]

differential analyzer
n : an analog computer designed to solve differential equations

differential blood count
n : counting the number of specific types of white blood cells found in 1 cubic millimeter of blood; may be included as part of a complete blood count

differential calculus
n : the part of calculus that deals with the variation of a function with respect to changes in the independent variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of derivative and differential [syn: {method of fluxions}]

differential coefficient
n : the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx [syn: {derived function}, {derivative}, {differential}, {first derivative}]

differential cost
n : the increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of output [syn: {marginal cost}, {incremental cost}]

differential diagnosis
n : a systematic method of diagnosing a disorder (e.g., headache) that lacks unique symptoms or signs

differential equation
n : an equation containing differentials of a function

differential gear
n : a bevel gear that permits rotation of two shafts at different speeds; used on the rear axle of automobiles to allow wheels to rotate at different speeds on curves [syn: {differential}]

differential limen
n : the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect [syn: {difference threshold}, {differential threshold}, {difference limen}]

differential psychology
n : the branch of psychology that studies measurable differences between individuals

differential threshold
n : the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect [syn: {difference threshold}, {difference limen}, {differential limen}]

differentially
adv : in a differential manner; "Hubel and Wiesel have found cells that respond differentially according to the direction in which a stimulus is moved across the retina"

differentiate
v 1: mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" [syn: {distinguish}, {separate}, {secern}, {secernate}, {severalize}, {severalise}, {tell}, {tell apart}]
2: be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him form his peers" [syn: {distinguish}, {mark}]
3: calculate a derivative; take the derivative [ant: {integrate}]
4: become different during development; "cells differentiate" [ant: {dedifferentiate}]
5: evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment [syn: {speciate}, {specialize}, {specialise}]
6: become distinct and acquire a different character

differentiated
adj 1: made different (especially in the course of development) or shown to be different; "the differentiated markings of butterflies"; "the regionally differentiated results" [ant: {undifferentiated}]
2: exhibiting biological specialization; adapted during development to a specific function or environment

differentiation
n 1: a discrimination between things as different and distinct; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation" [syn: {distinction}]
2: the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function
3: (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo" [syn: {specialization}, {specialisation}]

differentiator
n : a person who differentiates [syn: {discriminator}]

differently
adv : in another and different manner; "very soon you will know differently"; "she thought otherwise" [syn: {otherwise}]

difficult
adj 1: not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "a difficult child"; "found himself in a difficult situation"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?" [syn: {hard}] [ant: {easy}]
2: requiring much effort and trouble; "the mountain climb was long, steep, and difficult"

difficultness
n : the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb" [syn: {difficulty}] [ant: {ease}]

difficulty
n 1: an effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty" [syn: {trouble}]
2: a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result; "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent"
3: a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties"
4: the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb" [syn: {difficultness}] [ant: {ease}]

diffidence
n : lack of self-confidence [syn: {self-doubt}, {self-distrust}] [ant: {confidence}]

diffident
adj 1: showing modest reserve; "she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture"
2: lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man" [syn: {shy}, {timid}, {unsure}]

diffidently
adv : in a diffident manner; "`Oh, well,' he shrugged diffidently, `I like the work.'"

difflugia
n : a protozoan with an ovoid shell of cemented sand grains

diffract
v : undergo diffraction; "laser light diffracts electrons"

diffraction
n : when light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands

diffraction grating
n : optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum [syn: {grating}]

diffuse
adj 1: spread out; not concentrated in one place; "a large diffuse organization"
2: lacking conciseness; "a diffuse historical novel"
v 1: move outward; "The soldiers fanned out" [syn: {spread}, {spread out}, {fan out}]
2: spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building" [syn: {permeate}, {pervade}, {penetrate}, {interpenetrate}, {imbue}]
3: cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [syn: {circulate}, {circularize}, {circularise}, {distribute}, {disseminate}, {propagate}, {broadcast}, {spread}, {disperse}, {pass around}]

diffuse nebula
n : a cluster of stars within an intricate cloud of gas and dust [syn: {gaseous nebula}]

diffused
adj 1: (of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material; "diffused light"
2: (of light) not bright or glaring; "a softer diffused radiance" [syn: {softened}]

diffusely
adv : in a diffuse manner; "the arteries were diffusely narrowed"

diffuseness
n : the spatial property of being spread out over a wide area or through a large volume

diffuser
n 1: baffle that distributes sound waves evenly [syn: {diffusor}]
2: optical device that distributes the light of a lamp evenly [syn: {diffusor}]

diffusing
adj : spreading by diffusion [syn: {diffusing(a)}, {diffusive}, {dispersive}, {disseminative}, {disseminating}, {scattering}, {spreading}]

diffusing screen
n : a transparent filter that reduces the light (or some wavelengths of the light) passing through it [syn: {light filter}]

diffusion
n 1: (physics) the process of diffusing; the intermingling of molecules in gases and liquids as a result of random thermal agitation
2: the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another
3: the property of being diffused or dispersed [syn: {dissemination}]
4: the act of dispersing or diffusing something; "the dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge" [syn: {dispersion}, {dispersal}, {dissemination}]

diffusion pump
n : vacuum pump used to obtain a high vacuum [syn: {condensation pump}]

diffusive
adj : spreading by diffusion [syn: {diffusing(a)}, {dispersive}, {disseminative}, {disseminating}, {scattering}, {spreading}]

diffusor
n 1: baffle that distributes sound waves evenly [syn: {diffuser}]
2: optical device that distributes the light of a lamp evenly [syn: {diffuser}]

diflunisal
n : nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Dolobid) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions [syn: {Dolobid}]

dig
n 1: the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig" [syn: {excavation}, {archeological site}]
2: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" [syn: {shot}, {shaft}, {slam}, {barb}, {jibe}, {gibe}]
3: a small gouge (as in the cover of a book); "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover"
4: the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton" [syn: {excavation}, {digging}]
5: the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs" [syn: {jab}]
v 1: turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration" [syn: {delve}, {cut into}, {turn over}]
2: create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel" [syn: {dig out}]
3: work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" [syn: {labor}, {labour}, {toil}, {fag}, {travail}, {grind}, {drudge}, {moil}]
4: remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite" [syn: {excavate}, {hollow}]
5: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" [syn: {jab}, {prod}, {stab}, {poke}]
6: get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" [syn: {get the picture}, {comprehend}, {savvy}, {grasp}, {compass}, {apprehend}] [also: {dug}, {digging}]

dig in
v 1: occupy a trench or secured area; "The troops dug in for the night" [syn: {entrench}]
2: eat heartily; "The food was placed on the table and the children pitched in" [syn: {pitch in}]

dig into
v : examine physically with or as if with a probe; "probe an anthill" [syn: {probe}, {poke into}]

dig out
v 1: dig out from underneath earth or snow
2: create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel" [syn: {dig}]

dig up
v : find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden" [syn: {excavate}, {turn up}]

digenesis
n : alternation of sexual and asexual generations [syn: {metagenesis}]

digest
n 1: a periodical that summarizes the news
2: something that is compiled (as into a single book or file) [syn: {compilation}]
v 1: convert food into absorbable substances; "I cannot digest milk products"
2: arrange and integrate in the mind; "I cannot digest all this information"
3: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" [syn: {endure}, {stick out}, {stomach}, {bear}, {stand}, {tolerate}, {support}, {brook}, {abide}, {suffer}, {put up}]
4: become assimilated into the body; "Protein digests in a few hours"
5: systematize, as by classifying and summarizing; "the government digested the entire law into a code"
6: soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture
7: make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary" [syn: {condense}, {concentrate}]
8: soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture

digested
adj : capable of undergoing digestion; "a supply of easily digested foods"

digester
n : autoclave consisting of a vessel in which plant or animal materials are digested

digestibility
n : the property of being easy to digest [syn: {digestibleness}] [ant: {indigestibility}]

digestible
adj : capable of being converted into assimilable condition in the alimentary canal [ant: {indigestible}]

digestibleness
n : the property of being easy to digest [syn: {digestibility}] [ant: {indigestibility}]

digestion
n 1: the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
2: the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
3: learning and coming to understand ideas and information; "his appetite for facts was better than his digestion"

digestive
adj : relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion; "digestive juices"; "a digestive enzyme"; "digestive ferment"

digestive fluid
n : secretions that aid digestion [syn: {digestive juice}]

digestive gland
n : any gland having ducts that pour secretions into the digestive tract

digestive juice
n : secretions that aid digestion [syn: {digestive fluid}]

digestive system
n : the system that makes food absorbable into the body [syn: {gastrointestinal system}, {systema alimentarium}, {systema digestorium}]

digestive tract
n : tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination [syn: {alimentary canal}, {alimentary tract}, {digestive tube}, {gastrointestinal tract}, {GI tract}]

digestive tube
n : tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination [syn: {alimentary canal}, {alimentary tract}, {digestive tract}, {gastrointestinal tract}, {GI tract}]

digger
n 1: a laborer who digs
2: a machine for excavating [syn: {power shovel}, {excavator}, {shovel}]

digger wasp
n : solitary wasp that digs nests in the soil and stocks them with paralyzed insects for the larvae

digging
dig
n 1: the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig" [syn: {excavation}, {archeological site}]
2: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" [syn: {shot}, {shaft}, {slam}, {barb}, {jibe}, {gibe}]
3: a small gouge (as in the cover of a book); "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover"
4: the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton" [syn: {excavation}, {digging}]
5: the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs" [syn: {jab}]
v 1: turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration" [syn: {delve}, {cut into}, {turn over}]
2: create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel" [syn: {dig out}]
3: work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" [syn: {labor}, {labour}, {toil}, {fag}, {travail}, {grind}, {drudge}, {moil}]
4: remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite" [syn: {excavate}, {hollow}]
5: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" [syn: {jab}, {prod}, {stab}, {poke}]
6: get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" [syn: {get the picture}, {comprehend}, {savvy}, {grasp}, {compass}, {apprehend}] [also: {dug}, {digging}]

digging
n : the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton" [syn: {excavation}, {dig}]

digging
See {dig}

digging up
n : the act of digging up something (especially a corpse) that has been buried [syn: {exhumation}, {disinterment}]

diggings
n : temporary living quarters [syn: {digs}, {domiciliation}, {lodgings}, {pad}]

dighted
adj : dressed or adorned (as for battle)

digit
n 1: one of the elements that collectively form a system of numbers; "0 and 1 are digits" [syn: {figure}]
2: the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure [syn: {finger}, {fingerbreadth}, {finger's breadth}]
3: a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding part in other vertebrates [syn: {dactyl}]

digital
adj 1: of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits; "digital computer" [ant: {analogue}]
2: displaying numbers rather than scale positions; "digital clock"; "digital readout"
3: relating to or performed with the fingers; "digital examination"

digital arteries
n : arteries in the hand and foot that supply the fingers and toes [syn: {arteria digitalis}]

digital audiotape
n : an audiotape recording of sound [syn: {DAT}]

digital camera
n : a camera that encodes an image digitally and store it for later reproduction

digital communication
n : electronic transmission of information that has been encoded digitally (as for storage and processing by computers) [syn: {data communication}]

digital communications technology
n : the design and construction of communications technology that transmits information in digital form

digital computer
n : a computer that represents information by numerical (binary) digits

digital display
n : a display that gives the information in the form of characters (numbers or letters) [syn: {alphanumeric display}]

digital photography
n : a photographic method that stores the image digitally for later reproduction

digital plethysmograph
n : plethysmograph applied to a digit of the hand or foot to measure skin blood flow

digital scanner
n : an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer [syn: {scanner}, {image scanner}]

digital subscriber line
n : a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds [syn: {DSL}]

digital vein
n : one of the veins serving the fingers or toes [syn: {vena digitalis}]

digital voltmeter
n : an electronic voltmeter that gives readings in digits

digital watch
n : a watch with a digital display

digital-analog converter
n : device for converting digital signals into analogue signals [syn: {digital-to-analog converter}]

digitalin
n : a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove [syn: {digitalis}, {digitalis glycoside}]

digitalis
n 1: a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove [syn: {digitalis glycoside}, {digitalin}]
2: any of several plants of the genus Digitalis [syn: {foxglove}]

digitalis glycoside
n : a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove [syn: {digitalis}, {digitalin}]

Digitalis lutea
n : European yellow-flowered foxglove [syn: {yellow foxglove}, {straw foxglove}]

Digitalis purpurea
n : tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock [syn: {common foxglove}, {fairy bell}, {fingerflower}, {finger-flower}, {fingerroot}, {finger-root}]

digitalisation
n : the administration of digitalis for the treatment of certain heart disorders [syn: {digitalization}]

digitalise
v : put into digital form, as for use in a computer; "he bought a device to digitize the data" [syn: {digitize}, {digitise}, {digitalize}]

digitalization
n : the administration of digitalis for the treatment of certain heart disorders [syn: {digitalisation}]

digitalize
v 1: put into digital form, as for use in a computer; "he bought a device to digitize the data" [syn: {digitize}, {digitise}, {digitalise}]
2: administer digitalis such that the patient benefits maximally without getting adverse effects

digitally
adv 1: by means of the fingers; "the exam was carried out digitally"
2: in terms of integers; "the time was digitally displayed"

digital-to-analog converter
n : device for converting digital signals into analogue signals [syn: {digital-analog converter}]

Digitaria
n : crab grass; finger grass [syn: {genus Digitaria}]

Digitaria ischaemum
n : a weed [syn: {smooth crabgrass}]

Digitaria sanguinalis
n : a European forage grass grown for hay; a naturalized weed in United States [syn: {large crabgrass}, {hairy finger grass}]

digitate
adj : resembling a finger; "digitate leaves of the horse chestnut" [syn: {fingerlike}]

digitately
adv : in a digitate manner

digitigrade
adj : (of mammals) walking on the toes with the posterior part of the foot raised [ant: {plantigrade}]

digitigrade mammal
n : an animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground as e.g. dogs and cats and horses [ant: {plantigrade mammal}]

digitisation
n : conversion of analog information into digital information [syn: {digitization}]

digitise
v : put into digital form, as for use in a computer; "he bought a device to digitize the data" [syn: {digitize}, {digitalize}, {digitalise}]

digitiser
n : device for converting analogue signals into digital signals [syn: {digitizer}, {analog-digital converter}, {analog-to-digital converter}]

digitization
n : conversion of analog information into digital information [syn: {digitisation}]

digitize
v : put into digital form, as for use in a computer; "he bought a device to digitize the data" [syn: {digitise}, {digitalize}, {digitalise}]

digitizer
n : device for converting analogue signals into digital signals [syn: {digitiser}, {analog-digital converter}, {analog-to-digital converter}]

digitoxin
n : digitalis preparation used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia

dignified
adj 1: having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance; "her dignified demeanor"; "the director of the school was a dignified white-haired gentleman" [ant: {undignified}]
2: having or showing self-esteem [syn: {self-respecting}, {self-respectful}]

dignified
dignify
v 1: confer dignity or honor upon; "He was dignified with a title" [syn: {ennoble}]
2: raise the status of; "I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer" [also: {dignified}]

dignified
See {dignify}

dignify
v 1: confer dignity or honor upon; "He was dignified with a title" [syn: {ennoble}]
2: raise the status of; "I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer" [also: {dignified}]

dignifying
adj : investing with dignity or honor; "the dignifying effect of his presence"; "the ennobling influence of cultural surroundings" [syn: {ennobling}]

dignitary
n : an important or influential (and often overbearing) person [syn: {very important person}, {VIP}, {high-up}, {panjandrum}, {high muckamuck}]

dignity
n 1: the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure" [syn: {self-respect}, {self-esteem}, {self-regard}]
2: formality in bearing and appearance; "he behaved with great dignity" [syn: {lordliness}, {gravitas}]
3: high office or rank or station; "he respected the dignity of the emissaries"

digoxin
n : digitalis preparation (trade name Lanoxin) used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia; helps the heart beat more forcefully [syn: {Lanoxin}]

digraph
n : two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: `sh' in `shoe')

digress
v 1: lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture" [syn: {stray}, {divagate}, {wander}]
2: wander from a direct or straight course [syn: {sidetrack}, {depart}, {straggle}]

digression
n 1: a message that departs from the main subject [syn: {aside}, {excursus}, {divagation}, {parenthesis}]
2: a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal" [syn: {diversion}, {deviation}, {deflection}, {deflexion}, {divagation}]
3: wandering from the main path of a journey [syn: {excursion}]

digressive
adj 1: of superficial relevance if any; "a digressive allusion to the day of the week"; "a tangential remark" [syn: {tangential}]
2: (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects; "amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things"; "a rambling discursive book"; "his excursive remarks"; "a rambling speech about this and that" [syn: {discursive}, {excursive}, {rambling}]

digs
n : temporary living quarters [syn: {diggings}, {domiciliation}, {lodgings}, {pad}]

dihybrid
n : a hybrid produced by parents that differ only at two gene loci that have two alleles each

dihybrid cross
n : hybridization using two traits with two alleles each

dihydric alcohol
n : any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule [syn: {diol}, {glycol}]

dihydrostreptomycin
n : antibiotic consisting of a hydrogenated form of streptomycin; used against tuberculosis and tularemia and Gram-negative organisms

dihydroxyphenylalanine
n : amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain [syn: {dopa}]

di-iodotyrosine
n : tyrosine with two iodine atoms added

Dijon
n : an industrial city in eastern France north of Lyons

dika
n : African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos; valued for its oil-rich seed and hardy green termite-resistant wood [syn: {wild mango}, {wild mango tree}, {Irvingia gabonensis}]

dika bread
n : somewhat astringent paste prepared by grinding and heating seeds of the African wild mango; a staple food of some African peoples

dika nut
n : edible oil-rich seed of wild mango

dik-dik
n : any of several small antelopes of eastern Africa of the genus Madoqua; the size of a large rabbit

dike
n 1: offensive terms for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine [syn: {butch}, {dyke}]
2: a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea [syn: {dam}, {dyke}, {levee}]
v : enclose with a dike; "dike the land to protect it from water" [syn: {dyke}]

Dilantin
n : an anticonvulsant drug (trade name Dilantin) used to treat epilepsy and that is not a sedative [syn: {diphenylhydantoin}, {phenytoin}]

dilapidate
v : bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse

dilapidated
adj : in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack" [syn: {bedraggled}, {broken-down}, {ramshackle}, {tatterdemalion}, {tumble-down}, {unsound}]

dilapidation
n 1: a state of deterioration due to old age or long use [syn: {decrepitude}]
2: the process of becoming dilapidated [syn: {ruin}]

dilatation
n 1: the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions [syn: {distension}, {distention}]
2: the act of expanding an aperture; "the dilation of the pupil of the eye" [syn: {dilation}]

dilatation and curettage
n : a surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet; performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged bleeding or to remove small tumors or to remove fragments of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortion [syn: {dilation and curettage}, {D and C}]

dilate
v 1: become wider; "His pupils were dilated" [syn: {distend}]
2: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" [syn: {elaborate}, {lucubrate}, {expatiate}, {exposit}, {enlarge}, {flesh out}, {expand}, {expound}] [ant: {abridge}]

dilated
adj : made wider or larger in all dimensions; "a dilated pupil"

dilater
n : a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ [syn: {dilator}]

dilation
n 1: a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic
2: the act of expanding an aperture; "the dilation of the pupil of the eye" [syn: {dilatation}]

dilation and curettage
n : a surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet; performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged bleeding or to remove small tumors or to remove fragments of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortion [syn: {dilatation and curettage}, {D and C}]

dilator
n 1: a muscle or nerve that dilates or widens a body part
2: a drug that causes dilation
3: a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ [syn: {dilater}]

dilatoriness
n : slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it [syn: {procrastination}]

dilatory
adj 1: inclined to waste time and lag behind [syn: {laggard}]
2: wasting time [syn: {laggard}, {poky}, {pokey}]
3: using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation; "a fabian policy" [syn: {fabian}]

dilatory plea
n : a plea that delays the action without settling the cause of action; it can challenge the jurisdiction or claim disability of the defendant etc. (such defenses are usually raised in the defendant's answer)

Dilaudid
n : a narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat moderate to severe pain [syn: {hydromorphone hydrochloride}, {hydromorphone}]

dildo
n : a vibrating device that substitutes for an erect penis to provide vaginal stimulation

dilemma
n : state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options [syn: {quandary}]

dilettante
adj : showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish; "his dilettantish efforts at painting" [syn: {dilettantish}, {dilettanteish}, {sciolistic}]
n : an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge [syn: {dabbler}, {sciolist}] [also: {dilettanti} (pl)]

dilettanteish
adj : showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish; "his dilettantish efforts at painting" [syn: {dilettante}, {dilettantish}, {sciolistic}]

dilettanti
dilettante
adj : showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish; "his dilettantish efforts at painting" [syn: {dilettantish}, {dilettanteish}, {sciolistic}]
n : an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge [syn: {dabbler}, {sciolist}] [also: {dilettanti} (pl)]

dilettanti
See {dilettante}

dilettantish
adj : showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish; "his dilettantish efforts at painting" [syn: {dilettante}, {dilettanteish}, {sciolistic}]

diligence
n 1: conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation
2: persevering determination to perform a task; "his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues" [syn: {industriousness}, {industry}]
3: a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application" [syn: {application}]

diligent
adj 1: quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness; "a diligent (or patient) worker"; "with persevering (or patient) industry she revived the failing business" [syn: {persevering}]
2: characterized by care and perseverence in carrying out tasks; "a diligent detective investigates all clues"; "a diligent search of the files" [ant: {negligent}]

diligently
adv : with diligence; in a diligent manner; "we may diligently observe the Lord's supper on the first day of the week, diligently preach the gospel, or minister to the saint"

dill
n 1: aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning [syn: {Anethum graveolens}]
2: aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as seasoning [syn: {dill weed}]

dill pickle
n : pickle preserved in brine or vinegar flavored with dill seed

dill seed
n : seed of the dill plant used as seasoning

dill weed
n : aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as seasoning [syn: {dill}]

dillenia
n : any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Dillenia grown for their foliage and nodding flowers resembling magnolias which are followed by fruit that is used in curries and jellies and preserves

Dilleniaceae
n : chiefly tropical shrubs and trees and climbers having leathery leaves or flattened leaflike stems: genera Dillenia; Hibbertia [syn: {family Dilleniaceae}]

dilleniid dicot family
n : family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs

dilleniid dicot genus
n : genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs

Dilleniidae
n : a group of families of more or less advanced trees and shrubs and herbs having either polypetalous or gamopetalous corollas and often with ovules attached to the walls of the ovary; contains 69 families including Ericaceae and Cruciferae and Malvaceae; sometimes classified as a superorder [syn: {subclass Dilleniidae}]

dilly-dallied
dilly-dally
v : postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days" [syn: {procrastinate}, {stall}, {drag one's feet}, {drag one's heels}, {shillyshally}, {dillydally}] [also: {dilly-dallied}]

dilly-dallied
See {dilly-dally}

dilly-dallier
n : someone who wastes time [syn: {dallier}, {dillydallier}, {mope}, {lounger}]

dillydallier
n : someone who wastes time [syn: {dallier}, {dilly-dallier}, {mope}, {lounger}]

dilly-dally
v : postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days" [syn: {procrastinate}, {stall}, {drag one's feet}, {drag one's heels}, {shillyshally}, {dillydally}] [also: {dilly-dallied}]

dillydally
v : postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days" [syn: {procrastinate}, {stall}, {drag one's feet}, {drag one's heels}, {shillyshally}, {dilly-dally}]

diltiazem
n : a calcium blocker (trade name Cardizem) used in treating hypertension or angina or heart failure [syn: {Cardizem}]

diluent
n : a diluting agent [syn: {dilutant}, {thinner}]

dilutant
n : a diluting agent [syn: {diluent}, {thinner}]

dilute
adj : reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity; "diluted alcohol"; "a dilute solution"; "dilute acetic acid" [syn: {diluted}] [ant: {undiluted}]
v 1: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon" [syn: {thin}, {thin out}, {reduce}, {cut}]
2: corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor" [syn: {adulterate}, {stretch}, {debase}]

diluted
adj 1: reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity; "diluted alcohol"; "a dilute solution"; "dilute acetic acid" [syn: {dilute}] [ant: {undiluted}]
2: made less strong or severe; "a pale gleam of diluted sunlight" [syn: {toned down(p)}]

dilution
n 1: a diluted solution
2: weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner [ant: {concentration}]

diluvia
See {diluvium}

diluvial
adj : of or connected with a deluge [syn: {diluvian}]

diluvian
adj : of or connected with a deluge [syn: {diluvial}]

dim
adj 1: lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music" [syn: {subdued}]
2: lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood" [syn: {faint}, {shadowy}, {vague}, {wispy}]
3: made dim or less bright; "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"; "dimmed headlights"; "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner" [syn: {dimmed}] [ant: {undimmed}]
4: offering little or no hope; "the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things" [syn: {black}, {bleak}]
5: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students" [syn: {dense}, {dull}, {dumb}, {obtuse}, {slow}]
v 1: switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam [syn: {dip}]
2: become or make darker; "The screen darkend"; "He darkened the colors by adding brown" [syn: {darken}] [ant: {brighten}]
3: become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"
4: make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver"
5: make dim by comparison or conceal [syn: {blind}]
6: become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred" [syn: {blur}, {slur}] [ant: {focus}] [also: {dimming}, {dimmed}, {dimmest}, {dimmer}]

dim sum
n : traditional Chinese cuisine; a variety of foods (including several kinds of steamed or fried dumplings) are served successively in small portions

DiMaggio
n : United States professional baseball player noted for his batting ability (1914-1999) [syn: {Joe DiMaggio}, {Joseph Paul DiMaggio}]

dime
n 1: a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar
2: street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars [syn: {dime bag}]

dime bag
n : street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars [syn: {dime}]

dime novel
n : a melodramatic paperback novel [syn: {penny dreadful}]

dimenhydrinate
n : antihistamine and antiemetic (trade name Dramamine) used to treat motion sickness [syn: {Dramamine}]

dimension
n 1: the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
2: a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property" [syn: {property}, {attribute}]
3: one of three cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space
4: magnitude or extent; "a building of vast proportions" [syn: {proportion}]
v 1: indicate the dimensions on; "These techniques permit us to dimension the human heart"
2: shape or form to required dimensions

dimensional
adj 1: of or relating to dimensions
2: having dimension--the quality or character or stature proper to a person; "never matures as a dimensional character; he is pasty, bland, faceless"- Norman Cousins

dimensionality
n : the spatial property of having dimensions; "all matter has dimensionality"

dimensioning
adj : indicating or determining size and position in space; "the ultrasonic dimensioning measurement"; "an ultrasonic dimensioning arrangement of the heart"

dimer
n : a compound whose molecules are composed of two identical monomers

Dimetane
n : antihistamine (trade name Dimetane) used to treat hypersensitivity reactions (as rhinitis) [syn: {brompheniramine maleate}]

Dimetapp
n : trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant; used to relieve nasal congestion and to treat rhinitis

dimethyl ketone
n : the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics [syn: {acetone}, {propanone}]

dimethylglyoxime
n : a compound used in analysis as a precipitant for palladium or nickel

dimetrodon
n : carnivorous dinosaur of the Permian in North America having a crest or dorsal sail

diminish
v 1: decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" [syn: {decrease}, {lessen}, {fall}] [ant: {increase}]
2: lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues" [syn: {belittle}]

diminished
adj 1: impaired by diminution [syn: {lessened}, {vitiated}, {weakened}]
2: (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use; "partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm" [syn: {atrophied}, {wasted}] [ant: {hypertrophied}]
3: (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval; "a diminished fifth"
4: made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth); "her comments made me feel small" [syn: {belittled}, {small}]

diminished arch
n : an arch whose height is less than half its width [syn: {skeen arch}, {skene arch}, {scheme arch}]

diminishing
adj : becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so; "diminishing returns"; "his diminishing respect for her"

diminuendo
adj : gradually decreasing in volume [syn: {decrescendo}]
n : (music) a gradual decrease in loudness [syn: {decrescendo}]

diminution
n 1: change toward something smaller or lower [syn: {decline}]
2: the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original) [ant: {augmentation}]
3: the act of decreasing or reducing something [syn: {decrease}, {reduction}, {step-down}] [ant: {increase}]

diminutive
adj : very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy" [syn: {bantam}, {lilliputian}, {midget}, {petite}, {tiny}, {flyspeck}]
n : a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness

diminutiveness
n : the property of being very small in size [syn: {minuteness}, {petiteness}, {tininess}, {weeness}]

dimity
n : a strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedcovers and curtains

dimly
adv 1: in a dim indistinct manner; "we perceived the change only dimly" [syn: {indistinctly}]
2: in a manner lacking interest or vitality; "a palely entertaining show" [syn: {pallidly}, {palely}]

dimmed
dim
adj 1: lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music" [syn: {subdued}]
2: lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood" [syn: {faint}, {shadowy}, {vague}, {wispy}]
3: made dim or less bright; "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"; "dimmed headlights"; "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner" [syn: {dimmed}] [ant: {undimmed}]
4: offering little or no hope; "the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things" [syn: {black}, {bleak}]
5: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students" [syn: {dense}, {dull}, {dumb}, {obtuse}, {slow}]
v 1: switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam [syn: {dip}]
2: become or make darker; "The screen darkend"; "He darkened the colors by adding brown" [syn: {darken}] [ant: {brighten}]
3: become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"
4: make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver"
5: make dim by comparison or conceal [syn: {blind}]
6: become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred" [syn: {blur}, {slur}] [ant: {focus}] [also: {dimming}, {dimmed}, {dimmest}, {dimmer}]

dimmed
adj : made dim or less bright; "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"; "dimmed headlights"; "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner" [syn: {dim}] [ant: {undimmed}]

dimmed
See {dim}

dimmer
dim
adj 1: lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music" [syn: {subdued}]
2: lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood" [syn: {faint}, {shadowy}, {vague}, {wispy}]
3: made dim or less bright; "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"; "dimmed headlights"; "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner" [syn: {dimmed}] [ant: {undimmed}]
4: offering little or no hope; "the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things" [syn: {black}, {bleak}]
5: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students" [syn: {dense}, {dull}, {dumb}, {obtuse}, {slow}]
v 1: switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam [syn: {dip}]
2: become or make darker; "The screen darkend"; "He darkened the colors by adding brown" [syn: {darken}] [ant: {brighten}]
3: become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"
4: make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver"
5: make dim by comparison or conceal [syn: {blind}]
6: become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred" [syn: {blur}, {slur}] [ant: {focus}] [also: {dimming}, {dimmed}, {dimmest}, {dimmer}]

dimmer
n : a rheostat that varies the current through an electric light in order to control the level of illumination

dimmer
See {dim}

dimmest
dim
adj 1: lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music" [syn: {subdued}]
2: lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood" [syn: {faint}, {shadowy}, {vague}, {wispy}]
3: made dim or less bright; "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"; "dimmed headlights"; "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner" [syn: {dimmed}] [ant: {undimmed}]
4: offering little or no hope; "the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things" [syn: {black}, {bleak}]
5: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students" [syn: {dense}, {dull}, {dumb}, {obtuse}, {slow}]
v 1: switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam [syn: {dip}]
2: become or make darker; "The screen darkend"; "He darkened the colors by adding brown" [syn: {darken}] [ant: {brighten}]
3: become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"
4: make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver"
5: make dim by comparison or conceal [syn: {blind}]
6: become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred" [syn: {blur}, {slur}] [ant: {focus}] [also: {dimming}, {dimmed}, {dimmest}, {dimmer}]

dimmest
See {dim}

dimming
dim
adj 1: lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music" [syn: {subdued}]
2: lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood" [syn: {faint}, {shadowy}, {vague}, {wispy}]
3: made dim or less bright; "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"; "dimmed headlights"; "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner" [syn: {dimmed}] [ant: {undimmed}]
4: offering little or no hope; "the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things" [syn: {black}, {bleak}]
5: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students" [syn: {dense}, {dull}, {dumb}, {obtuse}, {slow}]
v 1: switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam [syn: {dip}]
2: become or make darker; "The screen darkend"; "He darkened the colors by adding brown" [syn: {darken}] [ant: {brighten}]
3: become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"
4: make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver"
5: make dim by comparison or conceal [syn: {blind}]
6: become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred" [syn: {blur}, {slur}] [ant: {focus}] [also: {dimming}, {dimmed}, {dimmest}, {dimmer}]

dimming
See {dim}

dimness
n 1: the state of being poorly illuminated [syn: {duskiness}]
2: the property of lacking brilliance [syn: {subduedness}]
3: the quality of being dim [syn: {faintness}]

Dimocarpus
n : longan [syn: {genus Dimocarpus}]

Dimocarpus longan
n : tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphoria or Nephelium [syn: {longan}, {lungen}, {longanberry}, {Euphoria litchi}, {Nephelium longana}]

dimorphic
adj : occurring or existing in two different forms; "dimorphic crystals"; "dimorphous organisms" [syn: {dimorphous}]

dimorphism
n 1: (chemistry) the property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms
2: (biology) the existence of two forms of individual within the same animal species (independent of sex differences)

Dimorphotheca
n : South African herbs or subshrubs with usually yellow flowers [syn: {genus Dimorphotheca}]

dimorphous
adj : occurring or existing in two different forms; "dimorphic crystals"; "dimorphous organisms" [syn: {dimorphic}]

dimout
n : darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft) [syn: {blackout}, {brownout}]

dimple
n 1: a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached [syn: {dimpled chad}, {pregnant chad}]
2: any slight depression in a surface; "there are approximately 336 dimples on a golf ball"
3: a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin; "His dimple appeared whenever he smiled"
v 1: mark with, or as if with, dimples; "drops dimpled the smooth stream"
2: produce dimples while smiling; "The child dimpled up to the adults"

dimpled
adj : having a small indentation; "they counted the dimpled ballots"

dimpled chad
n : a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached [syn: {pregnant chad}, {dimple}]

dim-sighted
adj : having greatly reduced vision [syn: {near-blind}, {purblind}, {sand-blind}, {visually impaired}, {visually challenged}]

dimwit
n : a stupid incompetent person [syn: {nitwit}, {half-wit}, {doofus}]

dim-witted
adj : lacking mental capacity and devoid of subtlety [syn: {half-witted}, {simple}, {simple-minded}]

din
n 1: a loud harsh or strident noise [syn: {blare}, {blaring}, {cacophony}, {clamor}]
2: the act of making a noisy disturbance [syn: {commotion}, {ruction}, {ruckus}, {rumpus}, {tumult}]
v 1: make a resonant sound, like artillery; "His deep voice boomed through the hall" [syn: {boom}]
2: instill (into a person) by constant repetition; "he dinned the lessons into his students" [also: {dinning}, {dinned}]

Din Land
n : United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one-step photographic process (1909-1991) [syn: {Land}, {Edwin Herbert Land}]

dinar
n 1: 100 dinars equal 1 rial [syn: {Iranian dinar}]
2: the basic unit of money in Yugoslavia [syn: {Yugoslavian dinar}]
3: the basic unit of money in Tunisia [syn: {Tunisian dinar}]
4: the basic unit of money in Libya [syn: {Libyan dinar}]
5: the basic unit of money in Kuwait; equal 1,000 fils [syn: {Kuwaiti dinar}]
6: the basic unit of money in Jordan; equal to 1,000 fils [syn: {Jordanian dinar}]
7: the basic unit of money in Iraq; equal to 1,000 fils [syn: {Iraqi dinar}]
8: the basic unit of money in Bahrain; equal to 1,000 fils [syn: {Bahrain dinar}]
9: the basic unit of money in Algeria [syn: {Algerian dinar}]

Dindymene
n : great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Roman Ops [syn: {Cybele}, {Great Mother}, {Magna Mater}, {Mater Turrita}]

dine
v 1: have supper; eat dinner; "We often dine with friends in this restaurant"
2: give dinner to; host for dinner; "I'm wining and dining my friends"

dine in
v : eat at home [syn: {eat in}] [ant: {eat out}]

dine out
v : eat at a restaurant or at somebody else's home [syn: {eat out}] [ant: {eat in}]

diner
n 1: a person eating a meal (especially in a restaurant)
2: a passenger car where food is served in transit [syn: {dining car}, {dining compartment}, {buffet car}]
3: a restaurant that resembles a dining car

dinero
n : informal terms for money [syn: {boodle}, {bread}, {cabbage}, {clams}, {dough}, {gelt}, {kale}, {lettuce}, {lolly}, {lucre}, {loot}, {moolah}, {pelf}, {scratch}, {shekels}, {simoleons}, {sugar}, {wampum}]

Dinesen
n : Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962) [syn: {Isak Dinesen}, {Blixen}, {Karen Blixen}, {Baroness Karen Blixen}]

ding
v : go `ding dong', like a bell [syn: {dong}, {dingdong}]

dingbat
n : a silly empty-headed person; "you would be a dingbat even to try it"; "yet here he was with an upper class dingbat who just happened to be married to his sister"

ding-dong
n : the noise made by a bell

dingdong
adv : heartily or earnestly; "They fell to work dingdong"
v : go `ding dong', like a bell [syn: {ding}, {dong}]

dinge
n : discoloration due to dirtiness [syn: {dinginess}]
v 1: make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft hat" [syn: {batter}]
2: make dingy

dinghy
n : a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled [syn: {dory}, {rowboat}]

dingier
dingy
adj 1: thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen" [syn: {begrimed}, {grimy}, {grubby}, {grungy}, {raunchy}]
2: (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; "dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy) white"; "the muddied gray of the sea"; "muddy colors"; "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair" [syn: {dirty}, {muddied}, {muddy}]
3: depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams [syn: {dismal}, {drab}, {drear}, {dreary}, {gloomy}, {sorry}] [also: {dingiest}, {dingier}]

dingier
See {dingy}

dingiest
dingy
adj 1: thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen" [syn: {begrimed}, {grimy}, {grubby}, {grungy}, {raunchy}]
2: (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; "dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy) white"; "the muddied gray of the sea"; "muddy colors"; "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair" [syn: {dirty}, {muddied}, {muddy}]
3: depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams [syn: {dismal}, {drab}, {drear}, {dreary}, {gloomy}, {sorry}] [also: {dingiest}, {dingier}]

dingiest
See {dingy}

dingily
adv : in a dingy manner [syn: {grubbily}, {grungily}]

dinginess
n : discoloration due to dirtiness [syn: {dinge}]

dingle
n : a small wooded hollow [syn: {dell}]

dingo
n : wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia [syn: {warrigal}, {warragal}, {Canis dingo}] [also: {dingoes} (pl)]

dingoes
dingo
n : wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia [syn: {warrigal}, {warragal}, {Canis dingo}] [also: {dingoes} (pl)]

dingoes
See {dingo}

dingy
adj 1: thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen" [syn: {begrimed}, {grimy}, {grubby}, {grungy}, {raunchy}]
2: (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; "dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy) white"; "the muddied gray of the sea"; "muddy colors"; "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair" [syn: {dirty}, {muddied}, {muddy}]
3: depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams [syn: {dismal}, {drab}, {drear}, {dreary}, {gloomy}, {sorry}] [also: {dingiest}, {dingier}]

dining
n : the act of eating dinner

dining area
n : an area arranged for dining; "they put up tents for the dining area"

dining car
n : a passenger car where food is served in transit [syn: {diner}, {dining compartment}, {buffet car}]

dining companion
n : someone you dine with [syn: {tablemate}]

dining compartment
n : a passenger car where food is served in transit [syn: {dining car}, {diner}, {buffet car}]

dining room
n : a room used for dining [syn: {dining-room}]

dining table
n : a table at which meals are served; "he helped her clear the dining table"; "a feast was spread upon the board" [syn: {board}]

dining-hall
n : a large room at a college or university; used especially for dining

dining-room
n : a room used for dining [syn: {dining room}]

dining-room attendant
n : someone employed to provide service in a dining room [syn: {restaurant attendant}]

diningroom furniture
n : furniture intended for use in a dining room

diningroom set
n : a suite of furniture for the diningroom [syn: {diningroom suite}]

diningroom suite
n : a suite of furniture for the diningroom [syn: {diningroom set}]

DINK
n 1: a couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids)
2: a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net [syn: {drop shot}]

Dinka
n : a Nilotic language

dinkey
n : a small locomotive [syn: {dinky}]

dinkier
dinky
adj 1: small and insignificant; "we stayed in a dinky old hotel"
2: (British informal) pretty and neat; "what a dinky little hat"
n : a small locomotive [syn: {dinkey}] [also: {dinkiest}, {dinkier}]

dinkier
See {dinky}

dinkiest
dinky
adj 1: small and insignificant; "we stayed in a dinky old hotel"
2: (British informal) pretty and neat; "what a dinky little hat"
n : a small locomotive [syn: {dinkey}] [also: {dinkiest}, {dinkier}]

dinkiest
See {dinky}

dinky
adj 1: small and insignificant; "we stayed in a dinky old hotel"
2: (British informal) pretty and neat; "what a dinky little hat"
n : a small locomotive [syn: {dinkey}] [also: {dinkiest}, {dinkier}]

dinned
din
n 1: a loud harsh or strident noise [syn: {blare}, {blaring}, {cacophony}, {clamor}]
2: the act of making a noisy disturbance [syn: {commotion}, {ruction}, {ruckus}, {rumpus}, {tumult}]
v 1: make a resonant sound, like artillery; "His deep voice boomed through the hall" [syn: {boom}]
2: instill (into a person) by constant repetition; "he dinned the lessons into his students" [also: {dinning}, {dinned}]

dinned
See {din}

dinner
n 1: the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday; "dinner will be at 8"; "on Sundays they had a large dinner when they returned from church"
2: a party of people assembled to have dinner together; "guests should never be late to a dinner party" [syn: {dinner party}]

dinner bell
n : a bell rung to announce that dinner has been served

dinner bucket
n : a pail in which a workman carries his lunch or dinner [syn: {dinner pail}]

dinner dress
n : a formal gown for evening wear [syn: {dinner gown}, {evening gown}, {tea gown}]

dinner gown
n : a formal gown for evening wear [syn: {dinner dress}, {evening gown}, {tea gown}]

dinner jacket
n : semiformal evening dress for men [syn: {tux}, {tuxedo}, {black tie}]

dinner napkin
n : a large napkin used when dinner is served

dinner pail
n : a pail in which a workman carries his lunch or dinner [syn: {dinner bucket}]

dinner party
n : a party of people assembled to have dinner together; "guests should never be late to a dinner party" [syn: {dinner}]

dinner plate
n : a plate from which a diner eats during the main course of a meal

dinner service
n : a service for serving dinner [syn: {dinner set}]

dinner set
n : a service for serving dinner [syn: {dinner service}]

dinner table
n : the dining table where dinner is served and eaten

dinner theater
n : a theater at which dinner is included in the price of admission [syn: {dinner theatre}]

dinner theatre
n : a theater at which dinner is included in the price of admission [syn: {dinner theater}]

dinnertime
n : the customary or habitual hour for the evening meal [syn: {suppertime}]

dinnerware
n : the tableware (plates and platters and serving bowls etc.) used in serving a meal

dinning
din
n 1: a loud harsh or strident noise [syn: {blare}, {blaring}, {cacophony}, {clamor}]
2: the act of making a noisy disturbance [syn: {commotion}, {ruction}, {ruckus}, {rumpus}, {tumult}]
v 1: make a resonant sound, like artillery; "His deep voice boomed through the hall" [syn: {boom}]
2: instill (into a person) by constant repetition; "he dinned the lessons into his students" [also: {dinning}, {dinned}]

dinning
See {din}

Dino Paul Crocetti
n : United States singer (1917-1995) [syn: {Martin}, {Dean Martin}]

dinoceras
n : a variety of dinocerate [syn: {uintathere}]

Dinocerata
n : small order of primitive ungulates of the Paleocene and Eocene [syn: {order Dinocerata}]

dinocerate
n : an extinct ungulate

Dinoflagellata
n : in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; in others included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta [syn: {order Dinoflagellata}, {Cilioflagellata}, {order Cilioflagellata}]

dinoflagellate
n : chiefly marine protozoa having two flagella; a chief constituent of plankton

Dinornis
n : type genus of the Dinornithidae: large moas [syn: {genus Dinornis}]

Dinornis giganteus
n : the largest moa; about 12 feet high [syn: {giant moa}]

Dinornithidae
n : moas [syn: {family Dinornithidae}]

Dinornithiformes
n : a ratite bird order: recently extinct flightless birds of New Zealand [syn: {order Dinornithiformes}]

dinosaur
n : any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era

dint
n : interchangeable with `means' in the expression `by dint of'

diocesan
adj : belonging to or governing a diocese
n : a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese

diocese
n : the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop [syn: {bishopric}]

diode
n 1: a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier [syn: {rectifying tube}, {rectifying valve}]
2: a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction [syn: {semiconductor diode}, {junction rectifier}, {crystal rectifier}]

Diodon
n : type genus of the Diodontidae [syn: {genus Diodon}]

Diodon holocanthus
n : similar to but smaller than porcupinefish [syn: {balloonfish}]

Diodon hystrix
n : spines become erect when the body is inflated; worldwide in warm waters [syn: {porcupinefish}, {porcupine fish}]

Diodontidae
n : spiny puffers [syn: {family Diodontidae}]

Diodora apertura
n : marine limpet having a conical shell with an opening at the apex [syn: {keyhole limpet}, {Fissurella apertura}]

dioecian
adj : having male and female reproductive organs in separate plants or animals [syn: {dioecious}] [ant: {monoecious}]

dioecious
adj : having male and female reproductive organs in separate plants or animals [syn: {dioecian}] [ant: {monoecious}]

dioestrous
adj : (of animals that have several estrous cycles in one breeding season) in a period of sexual inactivity [syn: {diestrous}, {diestrual}, {dioestrual}]

dioestrual
adj : (of animals that have several estrous cycles in one breeding season) in a period of sexual inactivity [syn: {diestrous}, {dioestrous}, {diestrual}]

Diogenes
n : an ancient Greek philosopher and Cynic who rejected social conventions (circa 400-325 BC)

diol
n : any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule [syn: {glycol}, {dihydric alcohol}]

Diomedea exulans
n : very large albatross; white with wide black wings [syn: {wandering albatross}]

Diomedea nigripes
n : a variety of albatross with black feet [syn: {black-footed albatross}, {gooney}, {gooney bird}, {goonie}, {goony}]

Diomedeidae
n : albatrosses [syn: {family Diomedeidae}]

Dionaea
n : a genus of the family Droseraceae [syn: {genus Dionaea}]

Dionaea muscipula
n : carnivorous plant of coastal plains of the Carolinas having sensitive hinged marginally bristled leaf blades that close and entrap insects [syn: {Venus's flytrap}, {Venus's flytraps}]

Dionysia
n : an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus) [syn: {Bacchanalia}]

Dionysian
adj : of or relating to or worshipping Dionysus

Dionysius
n : the tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC) [syn: {Dionysius the Elder}]

Dionysius the Elder
n : the tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC) [syn: {Dionysius}]

Dionysus
n : (Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus

dioon
n : any cycad of the genus Dioon; handsome palmlike cycads with robust crowns of leaves and rugged trunks

Diophantus
n : Greek mathematician who was the first to try to develop an algebraic notation (3rd century)

diopter
n : a unit of measurement of the refractive power of a lens which is equal to the reciprocal of the focal length measured in meters

Dior
n : French couturier whose first collection in 1947 created a style that became known as the New Look (1905-1957) [syn: {Christian Dior}]

diorama
n : a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene [syn: {panorama}, {cyclorama}]

diorite
n : a granular crystalline intrusive rock

Dioscorea
n : yams [syn: {genus Dioscorea}]

Dioscorea alata
n : grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh [syn: {white yam}, {water yam}]

Dioscorea batata
n : hardy Chinese vine naturalized in United States and cultivated as an ornamental climber for its glossy heart-shaped cinnamon-scented leaves and in the tropics for its edible tubers [syn: {cinnamon vine}, {Chinese yam}]

Dioscorea bulbifera
n : yam of tropical Africa and Asia cultivated for it large tubers [syn: {air potato}]

Dioscorea elephantipes
n : South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark [syn: {elephant's-foot}, {tortoise plant}, {Hottentot bread vine}, {Hottentot's bread vine}]

Dioscorea paniculata
n : having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders [syn: {wild yam}]

Dioscorea trifida
n : tropical American yam with small yellow-skinned edible tubers [syn: {cush-cush}]

Dioscoreaceae
n : yams [syn: {family Dioscoreaceae}, {yam family}]

Diospyros
n : a genus of trees or shrubs that have beautiful and valuable wood [syn: {genus Diospyros}]

Diospyros ebenum
n : tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork [syn: {ebony}]

Diospyros kaki
n : small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit [syn: {Japanese persimmon}, {kaki}]

Diospyros kurzii
n : large Asiatic tree having hard marbled zebrawood [syn: {marblewood}, {marble-wood}, {Andaman marble}]

Diospyros lotus
n : an Asiatic persimmon tree cultivated for its small yellow or purplish-black edible fruit much valued by Afghan tribes [syn: {date plum}]

Diospyros virginiana
n : medium-sized tree of dry woodlands in the southern and eastern United States bearing yellow or orange very astringent fruit that is edible when fully ripe [syn: {American persimmon}, {possumwood}]

dioxide
n : an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule

dioxin
n : any of several toxic or carcinogenic hydrocarbons that occur as impurities in herbicides

dip
n 1: a depression in an otherwise level surface; "there was a dip in the road"
2: (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon [syn: {angle of dip}, {magnetic dip}, {magnetic inclination}, {inclination}]
3: a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places [syn: {pickpocket}, {cutpurse}]
4: tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
5: a brief immersion
6: a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall" [syn: {drop}, {fall}, {free fall}]
7: a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
8: a brief swim in water [syn: {plunge}]
9: a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
v 1: immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint" [syn: {dunk}, {souse}, {plunge}, {douse}]
2: dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce" [syn: {dunk}]
3: go down momentarily; "Prices dipped"
4: stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
5: switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam [syn: {dim}]
6: lower briefly; "She dipped her knee"
7: appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line" [syn: {sink}]
8: slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the river"
9: dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool" [syn: {douse}, {duck}] 10: of candles; by dipping the wick into hot, liquid wax 11: immerse in a disinfectant solution; "dip the sheep" 12: scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface; "dip water out of a container" [also: {dipping}, {dipped}]

dip circle
n : a measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip (as from an airplane) [syn: {inclinometer}]

dip into
v : read selectively; read only certain passages from a text

dip solder
v : solder by immersion in a bath of molten solder

DIP switch
n : (computer science) one of a set of small on-off switches mounted in computer hardware; used in place of jumpers to configure the machine for a user [syn: {dual inline package switch}]

diphenhydramine
n : antihistamine (trade name Benadryl) used to treat allergic reactions involving the nasal passages (hay fever) and also to treat motion sickness [syn: {Benadryl}]

diphenylbutyl piperidine
n : a group of antipsychotic drugs used mainly in the treatment of schizophrenia

diphenylhydantoin
n : an anticonvulsant drug (trade name Dilantin) used to treat epilepsy and that is not a sedative [syn: {phenytoin}, {Dilantin}]

diphtheria
n : acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae; marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing

diphthong
n : a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another

diphthongise
v : change from a simple vowel to a diphthong; "This vowel diphthongized in Germanic" [syn: {diphthongize}]

diphthongize
v : change from a simple vowel to a diphthong; "This vowel diphthongized in Germanic" [syn: {diphthongise}]

Diphylla
n : vampire bats [syn: {genus Diphylla}]

Diphylla ecaudata
n : similar in size and habits to Desmodus rotundus; of tropical America including southern California and Texas [syn: {hairy-legged vampire bat}]

Dipladenia
n : genus of tropical South American tuberous perennial woody vines with large racemose flowers and milky sap [syn: {Mandevilla}, {genus Mandevilla}, {genus Dipladenia}]

Dipladenia boliviensis
n : shrubby climber having glossy leaves and white funnel-shaped flowers with yellow throats [syn: {white dipladenia}, {Mandevilla boliviensis}]

Diplazium pycnocarpon
n : North American fern with narrow fronds on yellowish leafstalks [syn: {silvery spleenwort}, {glade fern}, {narrow-leaved spleenwort}, {Athyrium pycnocarpon}]

diplegia
n : paralysis of corresponding parts on both sides of the body

diplococci
See {diplococcus}

diplococci
diplococcus
n : gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs [also: {diplococci} (pl)]

diplococcus
n : gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs [also: {diplococci} (pl)]

Diplococcus pneumoniae
n : bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans [syn: {pneumococcus}]

diplodocus
n : huge quadrupedal herbivore with long neck and tail; of late Jurassic in western North America

diploic vein
n : one of the veins serving the spongy part of the cranial bones [syn: {vena diploica}]

diploid
adj : of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number; "diploid somatic cells" [ant: {polyploid}, {haploid}]
n : (genetics) an organism or cell having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number

diploidy
n : the condition of being diploid

diploma
n : a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study [syn: {sheepskin}]

diplomacy
n 1: negotiation between nations [syn: {diplomatic negotiations}]
2: subtly skillful handling of a situation [syn: {delicacy}, {discreetness}, {finesse}]
3: wisdom in the management of public affairs [syn: {statesmanship}, {statecraft}]

diplomat
n 1: an official engaged in international negotiations [syn: {diplomatist}]
2: a person who deals tactfully with others

diplomate
n : medical specialist whose competence has been certified by a diploma granted by an appropriate professional group

diplomatic
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of diplomacy; "diplomatic immunity"
2: skilled in dealing with sensitive matters or people [syn: {diplomatical}] [ant: {undiplomatic}]
3: able to take a broad view of negotiations between states [syn: {wise}]

diplomatic building
n : government building in which diplomats live or work

diplomatic corps
n : the body of diplomatic personnel [syn: {diplomatic service}, {corps diplomatique}]

diplomatic immunity
n : exemption from taxation or normal processes of law that is offered to diplomatic personnel in a foreign country

diplomatic minister
n : a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador [syn: {minister}]

diplomatic mission
n : a mission serving diplomatic ends

diplomatic negotiations
n : negotiation between nations [syn: {diplomacy}]

diplomatic pouch
n : a mail pouch that is sealed shut and that is used to carry communications between a legation and its home office

diplomatic service
n : the body of diplomatic personnel [syn: {diplomatic corps}, {corps diplomatique}]

diplomatical
adj : skilled in dealing with sensitive matters or people [syn: {diplomatic}] [ant: {undiplomatic}]

diplomatically
adv : in a diplomatic manner; "he answered very diplomatically" [syn: {with diplomacy}] [ant: {undiplomatically}]

diplomatist
n : an official engaged in international negotiations [syn: {diplomat}]

diplopia
n : visual impairment in which an object is seen as two objects; "diplopia often disappears when one eye is covered" [syn: {double vision}]

Diplopoda
n : arthropods having the body composed of numerous double somites each with two pairs of legs: millipedes [syn: {class Diplopoda}, {Myriapoda}, {class Myriapoda}]

Diplopterygium
n : scandent thicket-forming ferns of Asia to western Pacific [syn: {genus Diplopterygium}]

Diplopterygium longissimum
n : large scrambling fern forming large patches to 18 feet high; Pacific region and China [syn: {giant scrambling fern}]

Diplotaxis
n : wall rocket [syn: {genus Diplotaxis}]

Diplotaxis erucoides
n : from Mediterranean region; a naturalized weed throughout southern Europe [syn: {white rocket}]

Diplotaxis muralis
n : yellow-flowered European plant that grows on old walls and in waste places; an adventive weed in North America [syn: {wall rocket}, {Diplotaxis tenuifolia}]

Diplotaxis tenuifolia
n : yellow-flowered European plant that grows on old walls and in waste places; an adventive weed in North America [syn: {wall rocket}, {Diplotaxis muralis}]

diplotene
n : the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis

Dipnoi
n : bony fishes of the southern hemisphere that breathe by a modified air bladder as well as gills; sometimes classified as an order of Crossopterygii [syn: {subclass Dipnoi}]

Dipodidae
n : Old World jerboas [syn: {family Dipodidae}]

Dipodomys
n : kangaroo rats [syn: {genus Dipodomys}]

Dipodomys ordi
n : most widely distributed kangaroo rat: plains and mountain areas of central and western United States [syn: {Ord kangaroo rat}]

Dipodomys phillipsii
n : any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae [syn: {kangaroo rat}, {desert rat}]

Dipogon
n : 1 species: Australian pea [syn: {genus Dipogon}]

Dipogon lignosus
n : South African evergreen partly woody vine grown for its clusters of rosy purple flowers followed by edible pods like snap beans; also grown as green manure; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos [syn: {Australian pea}, {Dolichos lignosus}]

dipolar
adj : having equal and opposite electric charges or magnetic poles having opposite signs and separated by a small distance

dipole
n 1: a pair of equal and opposite electric charges or magnetic poles separated by a small distance
2: an aerial half a wavelength long consisting of two rods connected to a transmission line at the center [syn: {dipole antenna}]

dipole antenna
n : an aerial half a wavelength long consisting of two rods connected to a transmission line at the center [syn: {dipole}]

dipole molecule
n : a molecule that is a permanent dipole

dipole moment
n : the moment of a dipole

dipped
dip
n 1: a depression in an otherwise level surface; "there was a dip in the road"
2: (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon [syn: {angle of dip}, {magnetic dip}, {magnetic inclination}, {inclination}]
3: a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places [syn: {pickpocket}, {cutpurse}]
4: tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
5: a brief immersion
6: a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall" [syn: {drop}, {fall}, {free fall}]
7: a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
8: a brief swim in water [syn: {plunge}]
9: a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
v 1: immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint" [syn: {dunk}, {souse}, {plunge}, {douse}]
2: dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce" [syn: {dunk}]
3: go down momentarily; "Prices dipped"
4: stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
5: switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam [syn: {dim}]
6: lower briefly; "She dipped her knee"
7: appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line" [syn: {sink}]
8: slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the river"
9: dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool" [syn: {douse}, {duck}] 10: of candles; by dipping the wick into hot, liquid wax 11: immerse in a disinfectant solution; "dip the sheep" 12: scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface; "dip water out of a container" [also: {dipping}, {dipped}]

dipped
adj : having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses) [syn: {lordotic}, {swayback}, {swaybacked}]

dipped
See {dip}

Dippel's oil
n : dark-colored ill-smelling oil obtained by carbonizing bone; used especially in sheep dips and in denaturing alcohol [syn: {bone oil}]

dipper
n 1: a ladle that has a cup with a long handle
2: a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris [syn: {Little Dipper}]
3: a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major [syn: {Big Dipper}, {Plough}, {Charles's Wain}, {Wain}, {Wagon}]
4: small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage [syn: {bufflehead}, {butterball}, {Bucephela albeola}]
5: small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom [syn: {water ouzel}]

Dippers
n : a Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of German descent; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersion [syn: {Church of the Brethren}, {Dunkers}]

dippier
See {dippy}

dippiest
See {dippy}

dipping
dip
n 1: a depression in an otherwise level surface; "there was a dip in the road"
2: (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon [syn: {angle of dip}, {magnetic dip}, {magnetic inclination}, {inclination}]
3: a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places [syn: {pickpocket}, {cutpurse}]
4: tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
5: a brief immersion
6: a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall" [syn: {drop}, {fall}, {free fall}]
7: a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
8: a brief swim in water [syn: {plunge}]
9: a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
v 1: immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint" [syn: {dunk}, {souse}, {plunge}, {douse}]
2: dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce" [syn: {dunk}]
3: go down momentarily; "Prices dipped"
4: stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
5: switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam [syn: {dim}]
6: lower briefly; "She dipped her knee"
7: appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line" [syn: {sink}]
8: slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the river"
9: dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool" [syn: {douse}, {duck}] 10: of candles; by dipping the wick into hot, liquid wax 11: immerse in a disinfectant solution; "dip the sheep" 12: scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface; "dip water out of a container" [also: {dipping}, {dipped}]

dipping
See {dip}

Dipsacaceae
n : chiefly southern European herbs with flowers usually in dense cymose heads [syn: {family Dipsacaceae}]

Dipsacus
n : type genus of the Dipsacaceae: teasel [syn: {genus Dipsacus}]

Dipsacus fullonum
n : teasel with lilac flowers native to Old World but naturalized in North America; dried flower heads used to raise a nap on woolen cloth [syn: {common teasel}]

Dipsacus sativus
n : similar to the common teasel and similarly used; widespread in Europe and North Africa and western Asia; naturalized in United States [syn: {fuller's teasel}]

Dipsacus sylvestris
n : European teasel with white to pink flowers; naturalized in United States [syn: {wild teasel}]

dipsomania
n : an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess [syn: {alcoholism}, {potomania}]

dipsomaniac
n : a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually [syn: {alcoholic}, {alky}, {boozer}, {lush}, {soaker}, {souse}]

Dipsosaurus
n : desert iguanas [syn: {genus Dipsosaurus}]

Dipsosaurus dorsalis
n : small long-tailed lizard of arid areas of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico [syn: {desert iguana}]

dipstick
n : a graduated rod dipped into a container to indicate the fluid level

Diptera
n : a large order of insects having a single pair of wings and sucking or piercing mouths; includes true flies and mosquitoes and gnats and crane flies [syn: {order Diptera}]

dipteran
n : insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing [syn: {dipterous insect}, {two-winged insects}, {dipteron}]

dipterocarp
n : tree of the family Dipterocarpaceae

Dipterocarpaceae
n : chiefly tropical Asian trees with two-winged fruits; yield valuable woods and aromatic oils and resins [syn: {family Dipterocarpaceae}]

dipteron
n : insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing [syn: {dipterous insect}, {two-winged insects}, {dipteran}]

Dipteronia
n : small genus of large deciduous shrubs having large clusters of winged seeds that turn red as they mature; central and southern China [syn: {genus Dipteronia}]

dipterous
adj : of or relating to or belonging to the Diptera

dipterous insect
n : insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing [syn: {two-winged insects}, {dipteran}, {dipteron}]

Dipteryx
n : tropical American trees: tonka beans [syn: {Coumarouna}, {genus Coumarouna}, {genus Dipteryx}]

Dipteryx odorata
n : tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for flavoring [syn: {tonka bean}, {tonka bean tree}, {Coumarouna odorata}]

diptych
n : a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two panels (usually hinged like a book)

Dipus
n : type genus of the Dipodidae; typical jerboas having three toes on each hind food [syn: {genus Dipus}]

Dipylon
adj : of or relating to a gateway on the west of ancient Athens
n : a gateway on the west of ancient Athens near which a distinctive style of pottery has been found [syn: {Dipylon gate}]

Dipylon gate
n : a gateway on the west of ancient Athens near which a distinctive style of pottery has been found [syn: {Dipylon}]

Dirac
n : English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984) [syn: {Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac}]

Dirca
n : deciduous shrub of North America: leatherwood [syn: {genus Dirca}]

Dirca palustris
n : deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers [syn: {leatherwood}, {moosewood}, {moose-wood}, {wicopy}, {ropebark}]

dire
adj 1: fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency" [syn: {desperate}]
2: causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse" [syn: {awful}, {direful}, {dread(a)}, {dreaded}, {dreadful}, {fearful}, {fearsome}, {frightening}, {horrendous}, {horrific}, {terrible}]

dire straits
n : a state of extreme distress [syn: {desperate straits}]

direct
adj 1: direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit" [ant: {indirect}]
2: immediate or direct in bearing or force; having nothing intervening; "in direct sunlight"; "in direct contact with the voters"; "direct exposure to the disease"; "a direct link"; "the direct cause of the accident"
3: extended senses; direct in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach" [ant: {indirect}]
4: in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child; "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity" [syn: {lineal}] [ant: {collateral}]
5: moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth [ant: {retrograde}]
6: similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity; "a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)" [ant: {inverse}]
7: of a current flowing in one direction only; not alternating; "direct current" [ant: {alternating}]
8: as an immediate result or consequence; "a direct result of the accident"
9: in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker; "a direct quotation"; "repeated their dialog verbatim" [syn: {verbatim}] 10: effected directly by action of the voters rather than through elected representatives; "many people favor direct election of the President rather than election by the Electoral College" 11: exact; "the direct opposite"
adv : without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office" [syn: {directly}, {straight}]
v 1: command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework"
2: intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself" [syn: {target}, {aim}, {place}, {point}]
3: guide the actors in (plays and films)
4: be in charge of
5: take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" [syn: {lead}, {take}, {conduct}, {guide}]
6: cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation" [syn: {send}]
7: aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent" [syn: {aim}, {take}, {train}, {take aim}]
8: lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Bairenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years" [syn: {conduct}, {lead}]
9: give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction; "I directed them towards the town hall" 10: specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public [syn: {calculate}, {aim}] 11: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling [syn: {steer}, {maneuver}, {manoeuver}, {manoeuvre}, {point}, {head}, {guide}, {channelize}, {channelise}] 12: put an address on (an envelope, for example) [syn: {address}] 13: plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery" [syn: {mastermind}, {engineer}, {organize}, {organise}, {orchestrate}]

direct action
n : a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands

direct antonym
n : antonyms that are commonly associated (e.g., `wet' and `dry')

direct contrast
n : the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; "in contrast to", "by contrast" [syn: {contrast}]

direct correlation
n : a correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with large values of the other and small with small; the correlation coefficient is between 0 and +1 [syn: {positive correlation}]

direct current
n : an electric current that flows in one direction steadily [syn: {DC}] [ant: {alternating current}]

direct discourse
n : a report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g., "he said `I am a fool'") [syn: {direct quotation}] [ant: {indirect discourse}]

direct dye
n : dye with a high affinity for cellulose fibers (cotton or rayon etc.) [syn: {substantive dye}]

direct evidence
n : evidence (usually the testimony of a witness) directly related to the fact in dispute [ant: {circumstantial evidence}]

direct examination
n : (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness

direct fire
n : fire delivered on a target that is visible to the person aiming it

direct flight
n : a flight with one or more intermediate stops but no change of aircraft

direct loan
n : a loan by a lender to a customer without the use of a third party; direct lending gives the lender greater discretion in making loans

direct mail
n : advertising sent directly to prospective customers via the mail

direct mailer
n : a distributor who uses direct mail to sell merchandise

direct marketing
n : marketing via a promotion delivered directly to the individual prospective customer

direct object
n : the object that receives the direct action of the verb [syn: {object of the verb}]

direct primary
n : a primary where voters directly select the candidates who will run for office

direct quotation
n : a report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g., "he said `I am a fool'") [syn: {direct discourse}] [ant: {indirect discourse}]

direct sum
n : a union of two disjoint sets in which every element is the sum of an element from each of the disjoint sets

direct support
n : a mission requiring one force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force's request for assistance

direct supporting fire
n : fire delivered in support of part of a force (as opposed to general supporting fire delivered in support of the force as a whole)

direct tax
n : a tax paid directly by the person or organization on whom it is levied

direct tide
n : the occurrence of high tide on one side of the earth coinciding with high tide on the opposite side

direct transmission
n : a transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is transferred directly into the body via touching or biting or kissing or sexual intercourse or by droplets entering the eye or nose or mouth

direct trust
n : a trust created by the free and deliberate act of the parties involved (usually on the basis of written documentation) [syn: {express trust}]

directed
adj 1: (often used in combination) having a specified direction; "a positively directed vector"; "goal-directed"
2: manageable by a supervising agent; "a directed program of study"

directed verdict
n : a verdict entered by the court in a jury trial without consideration by the jury; there cannot be a directed verdict of guilty in a criminal trial

direct-grant school
n : formerly a school that charged tuition fees and also received government grants in return for admitting certain non-paying students who were nominated by the local authorities

directing
adj : showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on; "felt his mother's directing arm around him"; "the directional role of science on industrial progress" [syn: {directional}, {directive}, {guiding}]

direction
n 1: a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home" [syn: {way}]
2: the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"
3: a general course along which something has a tendency to develop; "I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts"; "his ideals determined the direction of his career"; "they proposed a new direction for the firm"
4: something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action [syn: {guidance}, {counsel}, {counseling}, {counselling}]
5: the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?" [syn: {management}]
6: a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them" [syn: {instruction}]
7: the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king" [syn: {steering}, {guidance}]
8: a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury" [syn: {commission}, {charge}]
9: the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life" [syn: {focus}, {focusing}, {focussing}, {centering}]

direction finder
n : radio; determines the direction of incoming radio waves

directional
adj 1: relating to or indicating directions in space; "a directional microphone" [ant: {omnidirectional}]
2: relating to direction toward a (nonspatial) goal; "he tried to explain the directional trends of modern science"
3: showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on; "felt his mother's directing arm around him"; "the directional role of science on industrial progress" [syn: {directing}, {directive}, {guiding}]

directional antenna
n : an antenna that transmits or receives signals only in a narrow angle

directionality
n : the property of a microphone or antenna of being more sensitive in one direction than in another [syn: {directivity}]

directionless
adj : aimlessly drifting [syn: {adrift(p)}, {afloat(p)}, {aimless}, {planless}, {rudderless}, {undirected}]

directive
adj : showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on; "felt his mother's directing arm around him"; "the directional role of science on industrial progress" [syn: {directing}, {directional}, {guiding}]
n : a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity; "the boss loves to send us directives"

directivity
n : the property of a microphone or antenna of being more sensitive in one direction than in another [syn: {directionality}]

directly
adv 1: without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office" [syn: {straight}, {direct}]
2: without anyone or anything intervening; "these two factors are directly related"; "he was directly responsible"; "measured the physical properties directly"
3: without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" [syn: {immediately}, {instantly}, {straightaway}, {straight off}, {now}, {right away}, {at once}, {forthwith}, {in real time}, {like a shot}]
4: in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; "he didn't answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay" [syn: {flat}, {straight}] [ant: {indirectly}]

directness
n : trueness of course toward a goal; "rivaling a hawk in directness of aim" [syn: {straightness}] [ant: {indirectness}]

director
n 1: someone who controls resources and expenditures [syn: {manager}, {managing director}]
2: member of a board of directors
3: someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show [syn: {theater director}, {theatre director}]
4: the person who leads a musical group [syn: {conductor}, {music director}]

Director of Central Intelligence
n : the head of the United States Intelligence Community and director of the Central Intelligence Agency [syn: {DCI}]

director of research
n : a supervisor in a research center [syn: {research director}]

directorate
n : a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution [syn: {board of directors}]

Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence
n : the Pakistan intelligence agency; a powerful and almost autonomous political and military force; has procured nuclear technology and delivery capabilities; has had strong ties with the Taliban and other militant Islamic groups [syn: {Inter-Services Intelligence}, {ISI}]

directors-general
See {director-general}

directorship
n : the position of a director of a business concern

director-stockholder relation
n : the responsibility of corporate directors to act in the best interests of stockholders

directory
n 1: an alphabetical list of names and addresses
2: (computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk)

direful
adj : causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse" [syn: {awful}, {dire}, {dread(a)}, {dreaded}, {dreadful}, {fearful}, {fearsome}, {frightening}, {horrendous}, {horrific}, {terrible}]

direfully
adv : in a direful manner; "seeing himself trapped, he cried out direfully"

dirge
n : a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person [syn: {coronach}, {lament}, {requiem}, {threnody}]

dirham
n 1: 100 dirhams equal 1 riyal [syn: {Qatari dirham}]
2: the basic unit of money in the United Arab Emirates; equal to 1,000 fils [syn: {United Arab Emirate dirham}]
3: the basic unit of money in Morocco; equal to 100 centimes [syn: {Moroccan dirham}]
4: 100 dirhams equal 1 dinar [syn: {Tunisian dirham}]
5: 100 dirhams equal 1 dinar [syn: {Libyan dirham}]
6: worth one tenth of a Kuwaiti dinar; equal 100 fils [syn: {Kuwaiti dirham}]

dirigible
adj : capable of being steered or directed [syn: {steerable}]
n : a steerable self-propelled airship [syn: {airship}]

dirk
n : a long dagger with a straight blade

dirndl
n 1: a full skirt with a gathered waistband
2: a dress with a tight bodice and full skirt

dirt
adj : (of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel [syn: {ungraded}]
n 1: the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock [syn: {soil}]
2: the state of being covered with unclean things [syn: {filth}, {grime}, {soil}, {stain}, {grease}, {grunge}]
3: obscene terms for feces [syn: {crap}, {shit}, {shite}, {poop}, {turd}]
4: disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people [syn: {scandal}, {malicious gossip}]

dirt ball
n : a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect [syn: {worm}, {louse}, {insect}]

dirt bike
n : a lightweight motorcycle equipped with rugged tires and suspension; an off-road motorcycle designed for riding cross country or over unpaved ground [syn: {trail bike}, {scrambler}]

dirt cheap
adj : very cheap; "a dirt cheap property"

dirt track
n : a racetrack that is not paved

dirtied
dirty
adj 1: soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves" [syn: {soiled}, {unclean}] [ant: {clean}]
2: (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth" [ant: {clean}]
3: vile; despicable; "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy traitor" [syn: {filthy}, {lousy}]
4: spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "the air near the foundry was always dirty"; "the air near the foundry was always dirty"; "a dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout" [syn: {contaminating}] [ant: {clean}]
5: contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen [syn: {contaminated}, {infected}, {pestiferous}]
6: (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; "dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy) white"; "the muddied gray of the sea"; "muddy colors"; "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair" [syn: {dingy}, {muddied}, {muddy}]
7: (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy" [syn: {foul}, {marked-up}]
8: obtained illegally or by improper means; "dirty money"; "ill-gotten gains" [syn: {ill-gotten}]
9: expressing or revealing hostility or dislike; "dirty looks" 10: violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior" [syn: {cheating(a)}, {foul}, {unsporting}, {unsportsmanlike}] 11: unethical or dishonest; "dirty police officers"; "a sordid political campaign" [syn: {sordid}] 12: unpleasantly stormy; "there's dirty weather in the offing"
v : make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!" [syn: {soil}, {begrime}, {grime}, {colly}, {bemire}] [ant: {clean}] [also: {dirtied}, {dirtiest}, {dirtier}]

dirtied
See {dirty}

dirtier
dirty
adj 1: soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves" [syn: {soiled}, {unclean}] [ant: {clean}]
2: (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth" [ant: {clean}]
3: vile; despicable; "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy traitor" [syn: {filthy}, {lousy}]
4: spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "the air near the foundry was always dirty"; "the air near the foundry was always dirty"; "a dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout" [syn: {contaminating}] [ant: {clean}]
5: contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen [syn: {contaminated}, {infected}, {pestiferous}]
6: (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; "dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy) white"; "the muddied gray of the sea"; "muddy colors"; "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair" [syn: {dingy}, {muddied}, {muddy}]
7: (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy" [syn: {foul}, {marked-up}]
8: obtained illegally or by improper means; "dirty money"; "ill-gotten gains" [syn: {ill-gotten}]
9: expressing or revealing hostility or dislike; "dirty looks" 10: violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior" [syn: {cheating(a)}, {foul}, {unsporting}, {unsportsmanlike}] 11: unethical or dishonest; "dirty police officers"; "a sordid political campaign" [syn: {sordid}] 12: unpleasantly stormy; "there's dirty weather in the offing"
v : make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!" [syn: {soil}, {begrime}, {grime}, {colly}, {bemire}] [ant: {clean}] [also: {dirtied}, {dirtiest}, {dirtier}]

dirtier
See {dirty}

dirtiest
dirty
adj 1: soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves" [syn: {soiled}, {unclean}] [ant: {clean}]
2: (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth" [ant: {clean}]
3: vile; despicable; "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy traitor" [syn: {filthy}, {lousy}]
4: spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "the air near the foundry was always dirty"; "the air near the foundry was always dirty"; "a dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout" [syn: {contaminating}] [ant: {clean}]
5: contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen [syn: {contaminated}, {infected}, {pestiferous}]
6: (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; "dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy) white"; "the muddied gray of the sea"; "muddy colors"; "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair" [syn: {dingy}, {muddied}, {muddy}]
7: (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy" [syn: {foul}, {marked-up}]
8: obtained illegally or by improper means; "dirty money"; "ill-gotten gains" [syn: {ill-gotten}]
9: expressing or revealing hostility or dislike; "dirty looks" 10: violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior" [syn: {cheating(a)}, {foul}, {unsporting}, {unsportsmanlike}] 11: unethical or dishonest; "dirty police officers"; "a sordid political campaign" [syn: {sordid}] 12: unpleasantly stormy; "there's dirty weather in the offing"
v : make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!" [syn: {soil}, {begrime}, {grime}, {colly}, {bemire}] [ant: {clean}] [also: {dirtied}, {dirtiest}, {dirtier}]

dirtiest
See {dirty}

dirtily
adv 1: in a sordid manner; "as dirtily drunk as usual"
2: in a filthy unclean manner; "a dirtily dressed camel driver" [syn: {filthily}]

dirtiness
n 1: the state of being unsanitary [syn: {uncleanness}] [ant: {cleanness}]
2: the state of containing dirty impurities
3: obscenity in speech or writing [syn: {smuttiness}]

dirty
adj 1: soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves" [syn: {soiled}, {unclean}] [ant: {clean}]
2: (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth" [ant: {clean}]
3: vile; despicable; "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy traitor" [syn: {filthy}, {lousy}]
4: spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "the air near the foundry was always dirty"; "the air near the foundry was always dirty"; "a dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout" [syn: {contaminating}] [ant: {clean}]
5: contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen [syn: {contaminated}, {infected}, {pestiferous}]
6: (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; "dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy) white"; "the muddied gray of the sea"; "muddy colors"; "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair" [syn: {dingy}, {muddied}, {muddy}]
7: (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy" [syn: {foul}, {marked-up}]
8: obtained illegally or by improper means; "dirty money"; "ill-gotten gains" [syn: {ill-gotten}]
9: expressing or revealing hostility or dislike; "dirty looks" 10: violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior" [syn: {cheating(a)}, {foul}, {unsporting}, {unsportsmanlike}] 11: unethical or dishonest; "dirty police officers"; "a sordid political campaign" [syn: {sordid}] 12: unpleasantly stormy; "there's dirty weather in the offing"
v : make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!" [syn: {soil}, {begrime}, {grime}, {colly}, {bemire}] [ant: {clean}] [also: {dirtied}, {dirtiest}, {dirtier}]

dirty bomb
n : an atom bomb that leaves considerable radioactive contamination

dirty dog
n : a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" [syn: {rotter}, {rat}, {skunk}, {stinker}, {stinkpot}, {bum}, {puke}, {crumb}, {lowlife}, {scum bag}, {so-and-so}, {git}]

dirty joke
n : an indelicate joke [syn: {dirty story}, {blue joke}, {blue story}]

dirty laundry
n : personal matters that could be embarrassing if made public [syn: {dirty linen}]

dirty linen
n : personal matters that could be embarrassing if made public [syn: {dirty laundry}]

dirty money
n : goods or money obtained illegally [syn: {loot}, {booty}, {pillage}, {plunder}, {prize}, {swag}]

dirty old man
n : a middle-aged man with lecherous inclinations

dirty pool
n : conduct that is unfair or unethical or unsportsmanlike

dirty story
n : an indelicate joke [syn: {dirty joke}, {blue joke}, {blue story}]

dirty trick
n : an unkind or aggressive trick

dirty tricks
n : underhand commercial or political behavior designed to discredit an opponent

dirty war
n : an offensive conducted by secret police or the military of a regime against revolutionary and terrorist insurgents and marked by the use of kidnapping and torture and murder with civilians often being the victims; "thousands of people disappeared and were killed during Argentina's dirty war in the late 1970s"

dirty word
n 1: an offensive or indecent word or phrase [syn: {obscenity}, {vulgarism}]
2: a word that is considered to be unmentionable; "`failure' is a dirty word to him"

dirty-faced
adj : having a dirty face; "a crowd of dirty-faced ragamuffins surrounded him"

dirtying
n : the act of soiling something [syn: {soiling}, {soilure}]

dirty-minded
adj : having lewd thoughts

Dis
n : god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto [syn: {Orcus}]

disa
n 1: any orchid of the genus Disa; beautiful orchids with dark green leaves and usually hooded flowers; much prized as emblematic flowers in their native regions
2: a combat support agency in the Department of Defense responsible for developing and operating and supporting information systems to serve the needs of the President and the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff [syn: {Defense Information Systems Agency}]

disability
n : the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment" [syn: {disablement}, {handicap}, {impairment}]

disability benefit
n : insurance benefits paid in case of disability

disability check
n : a monthly payment made to someone who has become disabled and is unable to work [syn: {disability payment}]

disability insurance
n : social insurance for the disabled

disability of walking
n : a disability that interferes with or prevents walking

disability payment
n : a monthly payment made to someone who has become disabled and is unable to work [syn: {disability check}]

disable
v 1: make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer" [syn: {disenable}, {incapacitate}] [ant: {enable}]
2: injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident" [syn: {invalid}, {incapacitate}, {handicap}]

disabled
adj 1: incapacitated by injury or illness [syn: {handicapped}, {incapacitated}]
2: so badly injured as to be unable to continue; "disabled veterans" [syn: {hors de combat}, {out of action}]
n : people who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped; "technology to help the elderly and the disabled"

disablement
n : the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment" [syn: {disability}, {handicap}, {impairment}]

disabling
adj 1: that cripples or disables or incapacitates; "a crippling injury" [syn: {crippling}, {incapacitating}]
2: depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified; "certain disabling restrictions disqualified him for citizenship" [syn: {disqualifying}] [ant: {enabling}]

disabuse
v : free somebody (from an erroneous belief)

disabused
adj : freed of a mistaken or misguided notion; "some people are still not disabused of the old idea that the universe revolves around the Earth" [syn: {disabused(p)}, {undeceived}]

disaccharidase
n : an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides into monosaccharides

disaccharide
n : any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield two monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis

disaccord
v : be different from one another [syn: {disagree}, {discord}] [ant: {match}]

disadvantage
n : the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position [ant: {advantage}]
v : put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me" [syn: {disfavor}, {disfavour}] [ant: {advantage}]

disadvantaged
adj : marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences; "a childhood that was unhappy and deprived, the family living off charity"; "boys from a deprived environment, wherein the family life revealed a pattern of neglect, moral degradation, and disregard for law" [syn: {deprived}]

disadvantageous
adj : constituting a disadvantage [syn: {harmful}] [ant: {advantageous}]

disadvantageously
adv : in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage; "the venture turned out badly for the investors"; "angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them" [syn: {badly}] [ant: {well}, {well}]

disaffect
v : arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness [syn: {estrange}, {alienate}, {alien}]

disaffected
adj : discontented as toward authority [syn: {ill-affected}, {malcontent}, {rebellious}]

disaffection
n 1: the feeling of being alienated from other people [syn: {alienation}, {estrangement}]
2: disloyalty to the government or to established authority; "the widespread disaffection of the troops"

disafforest
v : remove the trees from; "The landscape was deforested by the enemy attacks" [syn: {deforest}, {disforest}]

disagree
v 1: be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions" [syn: {differ}, {dissent}, {take issue}] [ant: {agree}]
2: be different from one another [syn: {disaccord}, {discord}] [ant: {match}]

disagree with
v : be note very well digestible; "Spicy food disagrees with some people"

disagreeable
adj 1: not to your liking; "a most disagreeable journey"; "a disagreeable old man"; "in a disagreeable mood" [ant: {agreeable}]
2: not agreeing with your tastes or expectations; "found the task disagreeable and decided to abandon it"; "a job temperamentally unsympathetic to him" [syn: {unsympathetic}]

disagreeable chore
n : a chore that causes discomfort [syn: {disagreeable task}]

disagreeable person
n : a person who is not pleasant or agreeable [syn: {unpleasant person}]

disagreeable task
n : a chore that causes discomfort [syn: {disagreeable chore}]

disagreeable woman
n : a woman who is an unpleasant person [syn: {unpleasant woman}]

disagreeableness
n 1: the quality of being disagreeable and unpleasant [ant: {agreeableness}]
2: an ill-tempered and offensive disposition [ant: {agreeableness}]

disagreeably
adv : in a disagreeable manner; "`I took no harm from the journey, thank you,' she said disagreeably" [ant: {pleasantly}]

disagreement
n 1: a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters [syn: {dissension}, {dissonance}] [ant: {agreement}]
2: a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion" [syn: {discrepancy}, {divergence}, {variance}]
3: the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing [ant: {agreement}]

disallow
v : command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store" [syn: {forbid}, {prohibit}, {interdict}, {proscribe}, {veto}] [ant: {permit}, {permit}]

disambiguate
v : state unambiguously or remove ambiguities from; "Can you disambiguate this statement?"

disambiguation
n : clarification that follows from the removal of ambiguity

disambiguator
n : (computer science) a natural language processing application that tries to determine the intended meaning of a word or phrase by examining the linguistic context in which it is used

disannulled
See {disannul}

disannulling
See {disannul}

disappear
v 1: get lost, especially without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace" [syn: {vanish}, {go away}] [ant: {appear}]
2: become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when day broke" [syn: {vanish}, {go away}]
3: cease to exist; "An entire civilization vanished" [syn: {vanish}] [ant: {appear}]
4: become less intense and fade away gradually; "her resistance melted under his charm" [syn: {melt}]

disappearance
n 1: the act of leaving secretly or without explanation [syn: {disappearing}] [ant: {appearance}]
2: the event of passing out of sight [ant: {appearance}]
3: gradually ceasing to be visible [syn: {fade}]

disappearing
adj : quickly going away and passing out of sight; "all I saw was his vanishing back" [syn: {vanishing}]
n : the act of leaving secretly or without explanation [syn: {disappearance}] [ant: {appearance}]

disappoint
v : fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage" [syn: {let down}]

disappointed
adj : disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted" [syn: {defeated}, {discomfited}, {foiled}, {frustrated}, {thwarted}]

disappointedly
adv : in disappointment; in a disappointed manner; "she left the gambling table disappointedly"

disappointing
adj : not up to expectations; "a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising" [syn: {dissatisfactory}, {unsatisfying}]

disappointingly
adv : in a disappointing manner; "the discoverer of argon, Sir William Ramsay, looked disappointingly ordinary"

disappointment
n 1: a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized; "his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment" [syn: {letdown}]
2: an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone [syn: {dashing hopes}]

disapprobation
n : an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable; "his uncompromising condemnation of racism" [syn: {condemnation}] [ant: {approbation}]

disapproval
n 1: a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing [ant: {approval}]
2: the expression of disapproval [ant: {approval}]
3: an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group [syn: {disfavor}, {disfavour}, {dislike}]
4: the act of disapproving or condemning [ant: {blessing}]

disapprove
v 1: consider bad or wrong [ant: {approve}]
2: deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods" [syn: {reject}] [ant: {approve}]

disapproved
adj : not approved; "the disapproved tax proposal" [ant: {approved}]

disapproving
adj : expressing or manifesting disapproval

disapprovingly
adv : showing disapproval; "he shook his head disapprovingly" [ant: {approvingly}]

disarm
v 1: remove offensive capability from [syn: {demilitarize}, {demilitarise}] [ant: {arm}]
2: make less hostile; win over; "Her charm disarmed the prosecution lawyer completely"
3: take away the weapons from; render harmless [syn: {unarm}]

disarmament
n : act of reducing or depriving of arms; "the disarmament of the aggressor nations must be complete" [syn: {disarming}] [ant: {arming}, {arming}]

disarmer
n : someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes [syn: {pacifist}, {pacificist}]

disarming
adj 1: capable of allaying suspicion or hostility and inspiring confidence; "a disarming smile"
2: capable of allaying hostility
n : act of reducing or depriving of arms; "the disarmament of the aggressor nations must be complete" [syn: {disarmament}] [ant: {arming}, {arming}]

disarrange
v 1: destroy the arrangement or order of; "My son disarranged the papers on my desk" [ant: {arrange}]
2: disturb the arrangement of; "disarrange the papers"

disarranged
adj : having the arrangement disturbed; not in order; "her disarranged hair" [ant: {arranged}]

disarrangement
n : a condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted [syn: {disorganization}, {disorganisation}]

disarray
n 1: a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions" [syn: {confusion}, {mental confusion}, {confusedness}]
2: untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance) [syn: {disorderliness}]
v : bring disorder to [syn: {disorder}] [ant: {order}]

disarrayed
adj : in disarray; "disarrayed bedclothes"

disarticulate
v : separate at the joints; "disjoint the chicken before cooking it" [syn: {disjoint}]

disassemble
v : take apart into its constituent pieces [syn: {dismantle}, {take apart}, {break up}, {break apart}] [ant: {assemble}]

disassembly
n : the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery); "Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons" [syn: {dismantling}, {dismantlement}] [ant: {assembly}, {fabrication}]

disassociate
v : part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president" [syn: {dissociate}, {divorce}, {disunite}, {disjoint}]

disassociation
n 1: the state of being unconnected in memory or imagination; "I could not think of him in disassociation from his wife" [ant: {association}]
2: a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently [syn: {dissociation}]

disassortative mating
n : mating of individuals having traits more dissimilar than likely in random mating [ant: {assortative mating}]

disaster
n 1: a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune; "lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system"; "his policies were a disaster" [syn: {catastrophe}]
2: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster" [syn: {calamity}, {catastrophe}, {tragedy}, {cataclysm}]
3: an act that has disastrous consequences

disaster area
n : a region whose population is affected by a general disaster

disastrous
adj : (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin; "the stock market crashed on Black Friday"; "a calamitous defeat"; "the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign"; "such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory"- Charles Darwin; "it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it"- Douglas MacArthur; "a fateful error" [syn: {black}, {calamitous}, {fatal}, {fateful}]

disastrously
adv : in a disastrous manner; "the real value of the trust capital may be disastrously less than when the trust began"

disavow
v : refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children" [ant: {avow}]

disavowable
adj : possible to disavow

disavowal
n : denial of any connection with or knowledge of [syn: {disclaimer}]

disband
v 1: cause to break up or function; "the principal disbanded the political student organization"
2: stop functioning or cohering as a unit; "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting" [syn: {dissolve}]

disbandment
n : the act of disbanding; "the orchestra faced the prospect of disbandment"

disbar
v : remove from the bar; expel from the practice of law by official action; "The corrupt lawyer was disbarred" [also: {disbarring}, {disbarred}]

disbarment
n : the act of expelling a lawyer from the practice of law

disbarred
disbar
v : remove from the bar; expel from the practice of law by official action; "The corrupt lawyer was disbarred" [also: {disbarring}, {disbarred}]

disbarred
See {disbar}

disbarring
disbar
v : remove from the bar; expel from the practice of law by official action; "The corrupt lawyer was disbarred" [also: {disbarring}, {disbarred}]

disbarring
See {disbar}

disbelief
n 1: doubt about the truth of something [syn: {incredulity}, {skepticism}, {mental rejection}]
2: a rejection of belief [syn: {unbelief}] [ant: {belief}]

disbelieve
v : reject as false; refuse to accept [syn: {discredit}] [ant: {believe}]

disbeliever
n : someone who refuses to believe (as in a divinity) [syn: {nonbeliever}, {unbeliever}]

disbelieving
adj : denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion; "a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles" [syn: {skeptical}, {sceptical}, {unbelieving}]

disbelievingly
adv : in an incredulous manner; "the woman looked up at her incredulously" [syn: {incredulously}, {unbelievingly}] [ant: {credulously}, {credulously}]

disbud
v 1: thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers
2: destroy undeveloped horn buds (of cattle) [also: {disbudding}, {disbudded}]

disbudded
disbud
v 1: thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers
2: destroy undeveloped horn buds (of cattle) [also: {disbudding}, {disbudded}]

disbudded
See {disbud}

disbudding
disbud
v 1: thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers
2: destroy undeveloped horn buds (of cattle) [also: {disbudding}, {disbudded}]

disbudding
See {disbud}

disburden
v : take the burden off; remove the burden from; "unburden the donkey" [syn: {unburden}] [ant: {burden}]

disbursal
n 1: amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures) [syn: {expense}, {disbursement}]
2: the act of spending or disbursing money [syn: {spending}, {disbursement}, {outlay}]

disburse
v : pay out [syn: {pay out}]

disbursement
n 1: amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures) [syn: {expense}, {disbursal}]
2: the act of spending or disbursing money [syn: {spending}, {disbursal}, {outlay}]

disburser
n : someone who spends money to purchase goods or services [syn: {spender}, {expender}]

disc
n 1: sound recording consisting of a disc with continuous grooves; formerly used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracked in the grooves [syn: {phonograph record}, {phonograph recording}, {record}, {disk}, {platter}]
2: something with a round shape like a flat circular plate [syn: {disk}, {saucer}]
3: (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored [syn: {magnetic disk}, {magnetic disc}, {disk}]
4: a flat circular plate [syn: {disk}]

disc brake
n : hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to both sides of spinning disk by the brake pads [syn: {disk brake}]

disc drive
n : computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it [syn: {disk drive}, {hard drive}, {Winchester drive}]

disc harrow
n : a harrow with a series of disks set on edge at an angle [syn: {disk harrow}]

disc jockey
n : a person who announces and plays popular recorded music [syn: {disk jockey}, {dj}]

disc pack
n : (computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device [syn: {disk pack}]

disc space
n : (computer science) the space available on a magnetic disk [syn: {disk space}]

discalceate
adj : (used of certain religious orders) barefoot or wearing only sandals; "discalced friars" [syn: {discalced}, {unshod}] [ant: {calced}]

discalced
adj : (used of certain religious orders) barefoot or wearing only sandals; "discalced friars" [syn: {discalceate}, {unshod}] [ant: {calced}]

discant
n : a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody [syn: {descant}]

discard
n 1: anything that is cast aside or discarded
2: (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or to failing to follow suit
3: getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable [syn: {throwing away}]
v : throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn: {fling}, {toss}, {toss out}, {toss away}, {chuck out}, {cast aside}, {dispose}, {throw out}, {cast out}, {throw away}, {cast away}, {put away}]

discarded
adj 1: thrown away; "wearing someone's cast-off clothes"; "throwaway children living on the streets"; "salvaged some thrown-away furniture" [syn: {cast-off(a)}, {throwaway(a)}, {thrown-away(a)}]
2: disposed of as useless; "waste paper" [syn: {cast-off(a)}, {junked}, {scrap(a)}, {waste}]

discase
v : get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living" [syn: {undress}, {uncase}, {unclothe}, {strip}, {strip down}, {disrobe}, {peel}] [ant: {dress}, {dress}]

disceptation
n : a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument" [syn: {controversy}, {contention}, {contestation}, {disputation}, {tilt}, {argument}, {arguing}]

discern
v : detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph" [syn: {recognize}, {recognise}, {distinguish}, {pick out}, {make out}, {tell apart}]

discernability
n : distinctness that makes perception easy [syn: {legibility}]

discernable
adj : perceptible by the senses or intellect; "things happen in the earth and sky with no discernible cause"; "the newspaper reports no discernible progress in the negotiations"; "the skyline is easily discernible even at a distance of several miles" [syn: {discernible}] [ant: {indiscernible}]

discernible
adj 1: perceptible by the senses or intellect; "things happen in the earth and sky with no discernible cause"; "the newspaper reports no discernible progress in the negotiations"; "the skyline is easily discernible even at a distance of several miles" [syn: {discernable}] [ant: {indiscernible}]
2: capable of being perceived clearly; "an essay with a meaning that was not always discernible"
3: capable of being seen or noticed; "a discernible change in attitude"; "a clearly evident erasure in the manuscript"; "an observable change in behavior" [syn: {evident}, {observable}]

discerning
adj 1: having or revealing keen insight and good judgment; "a discerning critic"; "a discerning reader" [ant: {undiscerning}]
2: unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic; "a discerning editor"; "a discreet silence" [syn: {discreet}]
3: quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne [syn: {apprehensive}]
4: able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive; "discerning taste"; "a discerning eye for color"

discernment
n 1: the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect" [syn: {understanding}, {apprehension}, {savvy}]
2: delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste" [syn: {taste}, {appreciation}, {perceptiveness}]
3: perception of that which is obscure [syn: {perceptiveness}]
4: ability to make good judgments [syn: {sagacity}, {sagaciousness}, {judgment}, {judgement}]
5: the trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of discernment" [syn: {discretion}]

discerp
v 1: divide into pieces; "our department was dismembered when our funding dried up"; "The Empire was discerped after the war" [syn: {dismember}, {take apart}]
2: cut off from a whole; "His head was severed from his body"; "The soul discerped from the body" [syn: {sever}, {lop}]

discharge
n 1: the sudden giving off of energy
2: the act of venting [syn: {venting}]
3: a substance that is emitted or released [syn: {emission}]
4: any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; "the discharge of pus" [syn: {emission}, {expelling}]
5: electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field [syn: {spark}, {arc}, {electric arc}, {electric discharge}]
6: the pouring forth of a fluid [syn: {outpouring}, {run}]
7: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) [syn: {dismissal}, {dismission}, {firing}, {liberation}, {release}, {sack}, {sacking}]
8: a formal written statement of relinquishment [syn: {release}, {waiver}]
9: the act of discharging a gun [syn: {firing}, {firing off}]
v 1: complete or carry out; "discharge one's duties" [syn: {dispatch}, {complete}]
2: pour forth or release; "discharge liquids"
3: eliminate (substances) from the body [syn: {expel}, {eject}, {release}]
4: free from obligations or duties [syn: {free}]
5: remove the charge from [ant: {charge}]
6: go off or discharge; "The gun fired" [syn: {fire}, {go off}]
7: pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" [syn: {acquit}, {assoil}, {clear}, {exonerate}, {exculpate}] [ant: {convict}]
8: leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo; [syn: {drop}, {set down}, {put down}, {unload}]
9: cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet" [syn: {fire}] 10: release from military service [syn: {muster out}] [ant: {enlist}] 11: become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied" [syn: {empty}] [ant: {fill}]

discharge lamp
n : a lamp that generates light by a discharge between two electrodes in a gas

discharge pipe
n : a pipe through which fluids can be discharged

discharged
adj 1: set free as from prison or duty [syn: {released}]
2: having lost your job [syn: {dismissed}, {fired}, {laid-off}, {pink-slipped}]

disci
See {discus}

disci
discus
n 1: an athletic competition in which a disc-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
2: a disk used in throwing competitions [syn: {saucer}] [also: {disci} (pl)]

disciform
adj : having a round or oval shape like a disc; "a disciform skin lesion"

discina
n : any fungus of the genus Discina

Discina macrospora
n : a discina with a flat or saucer-shaped fertile body that is brown on the upper surface; has a short stalk; not recommended for eating

Disciotis venosa
n : an edible morel with a cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting body can be up to 20 cm wide; the fertile surface inside the cup has wrinkles radiating from the center; can be easily confused with inedible mushrooms [syn: {cup morel}]

disciple
n : someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another [syn: {adherent}]

Disciples of Christ
n : a Protestant church that accepts the Bible as the only source of true Christian faith and practices baptism by immersion [syn: {Christian Church}]

discipleship
n : the position of disciple

disciplinal
adj : designed to promote discipline; "the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional"; "disciplinal measures"; "the mother was stern and disciplinary" [syn: {corrective}, {disciplinary}]

disciplinarian
n : someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms [syn: {martinet}, {moralist}]

disciplinary
adj 1: relating to discipline in behavior; "disciplinary problems in the classroom"
2: relating to a specific field of academic study; "economics in its modern disciplinary sense"
3: designed to promote discipline; "the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional"; "disciplinal measures"; "the mother was stern and disciplinary" [syn: {corrective}, {disciplinal}]

discipline
n 1: a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" [syn: {subject}, {subject area}, {subject field}, {field}, {field of study}, {study}, {bailiwick}, {branch of knowledge}]
2: a system of rules of conduct or method of practice; "he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine" or "for such a plan to work requires discipline";
3: the trait of being well behaved; "he insisted on discipline among the troops" [ant: {indiscipline}]
4: training to improve strength or self-control
5: the act of punishing; "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received" [syn: {correction}]
v 1: train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?" [syn: {train}, {check}, {condition}]
2: punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently" [syn: {correct}, {sort out}]

disciplined
adj 1: obeying the rules
2: trained mentally or physically by instruction or exercise; "the beautiful coordination of his disciplined muscles"; "a disciplined mind"
3: punished for misbehavior; "the chastised child sat humbly in the corner" [syn: {chastised}, {corrected}]

disc-jockey
v : comment on music to be played; "He has a job diskjockeying on the weekend" [syn: {disk-jockey}, {DJ}]

disclaim
v 1: renounce a legal claim or title to [ant: {claim}]
2: make a disclaimer about; "He disclaimed any responsibility" [ant: {claim}]

disclaimer
n 1: (law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something
2: denial of any connection with or knowledge of [syn: {disavowal}]

disclose
v 1: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her" [syn: {let on}, {bring out}, {reveal}, {discover}, {expose}, {divulge}, {impart}, {break}, {give away}, {let out}]
2: disclose to view as by removing a cover; "The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set" [syn: {expose}]

disclosed
adj 1: made known (especially something secret or concealed); "the disclosed purpose of their wicked plan"
2: no longer concealed; uncovered as by opening a curtain; `discovered' is archaic and primarily a theater term; "the scene disclosed was of a moonlit forest" [syn: {discovered}, {revealed}]

disclosing
adj : allowing to be seen; making visible; "the screen fell with a disclosing crash"

disclosure
n : the speech act of making something evident [syn: {revelation}, {revealing}]

disco
n : a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music [syn: {discotheque}]

disco biscuit
n : street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine [syn: {Adam}, {ecstasy}, {XTC}, {go}, {cristal}, {X}, {hug drug}]

discoboli
See {discobolos}

Discocephali
n : small order of fishes comprising the remoras [syn: {order Discocephali}]

Discoglossidae
n : family of Old World toads having a fixed disklike tongue [syn: {family Discoglossidae}]

discoid
adj : having a flat circular shape [syn: {discoidal}, {disklike}]

discoid lupus erythematosus
n : a chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40; characterized by an eruption of red lesions over the cheeks and bridge of the nose [syn: {DLE}]

discoidal
adj : having a flat circular shape [syn: {discoid}, {disklike}]

discolor
v 1: lose color or turn colorless; "The painting discolored" [ant: {color}]
2: cause to lose or change color; "The detergent discolored my shirts"
3: change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored" [syn: {discolour}, {colour}, {color}]

discoloration
n 1: a soiled or discolored appearance; "the wine left a dark stain" [syn: {stain}, {discolouration}]
2: the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded [syn: {discolouration}]

discolored
adj : having the color spoiled with spots or streaks [syn: {discoloured}]

discolorise
v : remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt" [syn: {bleach}, {bleach out}, {decolor}, {decolour}, {decolorize}, {decolourize}, {decolorise}, {decolourise}, {discolorize}, {discolourise}]

discolorize
v : remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt" [syn: {bleach}, {bleach out}, {decolor}, {decolour}, {decolorize}, {decolourize}, {decolorise}, {decolourise}, {discolourise}, {discolorise}]

discolour
v : change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored" [syn: {discolor}, {colour}, {color}]

discolouration
n 1: a soiled or discolored appearance; "the wine left a dark stain" [syn: {stain}, {discoloration}]
2: the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded [syn: {discoloration}]

discoloured
adj : having the color spoiled with spots or streaks [syn: {discolored}]

discolourise
v : remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt" [syn: {bleach}, {bleach out}, {decolor}, {decolour}, {decolorize}, {decolourize}, {decolorise}, {decolourise}, {discolorize}, {discolorise}]

discombobulate
v 1: cause to be confused emotionally [syn: {bewilder}, {bemuse}, {throw}]
2: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" [syn: {confuse}, {throw}, {fox}, {befuddle}, {fuddle}, {bedevil}, {confound}]

discombobulated
adj : having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion; "the hecklers pelted the discombobulated speaker with anything that came to hand"; "looked at each other dumbly, quite disconcerted"- G.B.Shaw [syn: {disconcerted}]

discombobulation
n : a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused [syn: {confusion}]

discomfit
v : cause to lose one's composure [syn: {upset}, {discompose}, {untune}, {disconcert}]

discomfited
adj 1: disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted" [syn: {defeated}, {disappointed}, {foiled}, {frustrated}, {thwarted}]
2: caused to feel self-conscious and uncomfortable; "was discomfited by the personal questions"; "the child felt embarrassed by the attention of the adults" [syn: {embarrassed}]
n : people who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the defeated" [syn: {defeated}]

discomfiture
n : anxious embarrassment [syn: {discomposure}, {disconcertion}, {disconcertment}]

discomfort
n 1: the state of being tense and feeling pain [syn: {uncomfortableness}] [ant: {comfort}]
2: an uncomfortable feeling in some part of the body [syn: {soreness}, {irritation}]

discommode
v : to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..." [syn: {trouble}, {put out}, {inconvenience}, {disoblige}, {incommode}, {bother}]

discompose
v : cause to lose one's composure [syn: {upset}, {untune}, {disconcert}, {discomfit}]

discomposed
adj : having your composure disturbed; "looked about with a wandering and discomposed air" [ant: {composed}]

discomposure
n 1: anxious embarrassment [syn: {discomfiture}, {disconcertion}, {disconcertment}]
2: a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure [ant: {composure}]

discomycete
n : any fungus that is a member of the subclass Discomycetes [syn: {cup fungus}]

Discomycetes
n : a large and taxonomically difficult group of Ascomycetes in which the fleshy fruiting body is disklike or cup-shaped [syn: {subclass Discomycetes}]

discomycetous
adj : relating to or characteristic of fungi of the subclass Discomycetes

disconcert
v 1: cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" [syn: {confuse}, {flurry}, {put off}]
2: cause to lose one's composure [syn: {upset}, {discompose}, {untune}, {discomfit}]

disconcerted
adj : having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion; "the hecklers pelted the discombobulated speaker with anything that came to hand"; "looked at each other dumbly, quite disconcerted"- G.B.Shaw [syn: {discombobulated}]

disconcerting
adj : causing an emotional disturbance; "his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly"- Herb Caen; "an upsetting experience" [syn: {upsetting}]

disconcertingly
adv : in a disturbing or embarrassing manner; "he drank some sherry, his eyes disconcertingly keen as he watched her"

disconcertion
n : anxious embarrassment [syn: {discomfiture}, {discomposure}, {disconcertment}]

disconcertment
n : anxious embarrassment [syn: {discomfiture}, {discomposure}, {disconcertion}]

disconfirming
adj 1: not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition; "the HIV test was negative" [syn: {negative}] [ant: {positive}]
2: establishing as invalid or untrue [syn: {invalidating}]

disconnect
n : an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding); "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"; "there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy" [syn: {gulf}, {disconnection}]
v 1: of electrical appliances [syn: {unplug}] [ant: {plug in}]
2: make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten [ant: {connect}]

disconnected
adj 1: marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; "staccato applause"; "a staccato command"; "staccato notes" [syn: {staccato}] [ant: {legato}]
2: having been divided; having the unity destroyed; "Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"-Samuel Lubell; "a league of disunited nations"- E.B.White; "a fragmented coalition"; "a split group" [syn: {disunited}, {fragmented}, {split}]
3: marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions; "abrupt prose" [syn: {abrupt}]
4: not plugged in or connected to a power source; "the iron is disconnected"
5: lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts" [syn: {confused}, {disjointed}, {disordered}, {garbled}, {illogical}, {scattered}, {unconnected}]

disconnectedness
n : state of being disconnected [syn: {disjunction}, {disjuncture}, {disconnection}] [ant: {connection}]

disconnection
n 1: state of being disconnected [syn: {disjunction}, {disjuncture}, {disconnectedness}] [ant: {connection}]
2: an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding); "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"; "there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy" [syn: {gulf}, {disconnect}]
3: the act of breaking a connection [syn: {disjunction}]

disconsolate
adj 1: sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled; "inconsolable when her son died" [syn: {inconsolable}, {unconsolable}] [ant: {consolable}]
2: causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" [syn: {blue}, {dark}, {depressing}, {dismal}, {dispiriting}, {gloomy}, {grim}]

disconsolately
adv : in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects [syn: {desolately}]

disconsolateness
n : feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless [syn: {despondency}, {despondence}, {heartsickness}]

discontent
adj : showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing; "saw many discontent faces in the room"; "was discontented with his position" [syn: {discontented}] [ant: {contented}]
n : a longing for something better than the present situation [syn: {discontentment}, {discontentedness}] [ant: {contentment}]
v : make dissatisfied [ant: {content}]

discontented
adj : showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing; "saw many discontent faces in the room"; "was discontented with his position" [syn: {discontent}] [ant: {contented}]

discontentedly
adv : with discontent; in a discontented manner; "he was still rumbling discontentedly when Pike returned bearing a folder of foolscap sheets"

discontentedness
n : a longing for something better than the present situation [syn: {discontentment}, {discontent}] [ant: {contentment}]

discontentment
n : a longing for something better than the present situation [syn: {discontent}, {discontentedness}] [ant: {contentment}]

discontinuance
n : the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) [syn: {discontinuation}] [ant: {continuance}, {continuance}]

discontinuation
n : the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) [syn: {discontinuance}] [ant: {continuance}, {continuance}]

discontinue
v 1: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother" [syn: {stop}, {cease}, {give up}, {quit}, {lay off}] [ant: {continue}]
2: come or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31" [ant: {continue}]
3: prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negociations" [syn: {break}, {break off}, {stop}]

discontinued
adj : stopped permanently or temporarily; "discontinued models"; "a discontinued magazine"; "a discontinued conversation" [ant: {continued}]

discontinuity
n : lack of connection of continuity [ant: {continuity}]

discontinuous
adj 1: of a function or curve; possessing one or more discontinuities [ant: {continuous}]
2: not continuing without interruption in time or space; "discontinuous applause"; "the landscape was a discontinuous mosaic of fields and forest areas"; "he received a somewhat haphazard and discontinuous schooling" [syn: {noncontinuous}] [ant: {continuous}]

discord
n 1: lack of agreement or harmony [syn: {strife}]
2: disagreement among those expected to cooperate [syn: {dissension}]
3: a harsh mixture of sounds [syn: {discordance}]
4: strife resulting from a lack of agreement [syn: {discordance}]
v : be different from one another [syn: {disagree}, {disaccord}] [ant: {match}]

discordance
n 1: a harsh mixture of sounds [syn: {discord}]
2: strife resulting from a lack of agreement [syn: {discord}]

discordant
adj 1: not in agreement or harmony; "views discordant with present-day ideas" [ant: {accordant}]
2: lacking in harmony [syn: {disharmonious}, {dissonant}, {inharmonic}]

discordantly
adv : in a discordant manner; "the piece ended discordantly" [syn: {unharmoniously}]

discorporate
adj : not having a material body; "bodiless ghosts" [syn: {unembodied}, {bodiless}, {unbodied}, {disembodied}]

discotheque
n : a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music [syn: {disco}]

discount
n 1: the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise [syn: {price reduction}, {deduction}]
2: interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan [syn: {discount rate}, {bank discount}]
3: a refund of some fraction of the amount paid [syn: {rebate}]
4: an amount or percentage deducted [syn: {deduction}]
v 1: bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances" [syn: {dismiss}, {disregard}, {brush aside}, {brush off}, {push aside}, {ignore}]
2: give a reduction in price on; "I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes"

discount business
n : the business of selling merchandise at a discount

discount chain
n : a chain of discount stores

discount house
n : a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price [syn: {discount store}, {discounter}, {wholesale house}]

discount rate
n 1: the rate of interest set by the Federal Reserve that member banks are charged when they borrow money through the Federal Reserve System
2: interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan [syn: {discount}, {bank discount}]

discount store
n : a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price [syn: {discount house}, {discounter}, {wholesale house}]

discountenance
v 1: look with disfavor on; "The republic soon discountenanced its few friends"
2: show disapproval by discouraging; "any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced"

discounter
n : a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price [syn: {discount house}, {discount store}, {wholesale house}]

discourage
v 1: try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth" [syn: {deter}]
2: deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged [ant: {encourage}]
3: admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet" [syn: {warn}, {admonish}, {monish}]

discouraged
adj 1: made less hopeful or enthusiastic; "desperate demoralized people looking for work"; "felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem"; "the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest" [syn: {demoralized}, {demoralised}, {disheartened}]
2: lacking in resolution; "the accident left others discouraged about going there"

discouragement
n 1: the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles [syn: {disheartenment}, {dismay}]
2: the expression of opposition and disapproval [ant: {encouragement}]
3: the act of discouraging; "the discouragement of petty theft"

discouraging
adj 1: depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action; "where never is heard a discouraging word" [ant: {encouraging}]
2: expressing disapproval

discouragingly
adv : in a discouraging manner; "the failure rate on the bar exam is discouragingly high" [ant: {encouragingly}]

discourse
n 1: extended verbal expression in speech or writing
2: an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) [syn: {sermon}, {preaching}]
3: an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased" [syn: {discussion}, {treatment}]
v 1: to consider or examine in speech or writing; "The article covered all the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'" [syn: {talk about}, {discuss}]
2: carry on a conversation [syn: {converse}]
3: talk or hold forth formally about a topic; "The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England" [syn: {dissertate}]

discourteous
adj 1: showing no courtesy; rude; "a distant and at times discourteous young" [ant: {courteous}]
2: lacking social graces [syn: {ungracious}]

discourteously
adv : in an impolite manner; "he treated her impolitely" [syn: {impolitely}, {rudely}, {showing bad manners}] [ant: {politely}, {politely}]

discourtesy
n 1: an expression of lack of respect [syn: {disrespect}]
2: a manner that is rude and insulting [syn: {rudeness}] [ant: {courtesy}]
3: a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others [syn: {offense}, {offence}, {offensive activity}]

discover
v 1: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint" [syn: {detect}, {observe}, {find}, {notice}]
2: make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle" [syn: {find}]
3: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted" [syn: {learn}, {hear}, {get word}, {get wind}, {pick up}, {find out}, {get a line}, {see}]
4: make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover" [syn: {find}]
5: find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake" [syn: {fall upon}, {strike}, {come upon}, {light upon}, {chance upon}, {come across}, {chance on}, {happen upon}, {attain}]
6: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her" [syn: {disclose}, {let on}, {bring out}, {reveal}, {expose}, {divulge}, {impart}, {break}, {give away}, {let out}]
7: see for the first time; make a discovery; "Who discovered the North Pole?"
8: identify as in botany or biology, for example [syn: {identify}, {key}, {key out}, {distinguish}, {describe}, {name}]

discoverable
adj : capable of being ascertained or found out; "ascertainable facts" [syn: {ascertainable}]

discovered
adj 1: no longer concealed; uncovered as by opening a curtain; `discovered' is archaic and primarily a theater term; "the scene disclosed was of a moonlit forest" [syn: {disclosed}, {revealed}]
2: discovered or determined by scientific observation; "variation in the ascertained flux depends on a number of factors"; "the discovered behavior norms"; "discovered differences in achievement"; "no explanation for the observed phenomena" [syn: {ascertained}, {observed}]

discovered check
n : a check on the opponent's king that is delivered by moving a piece out of the line of attack by a queen or rook or bishop

discoverer
n 1: someone who is the first to think of or make something [syn: {inventor}, {artificer}]
2: someone who is the first to observe something [syn: {finder}, {spotter}]

discovery
n 1: the act of discovering something [syn: {find}, {uncovering}]
2: something that is discovered
3: a productive insight [syn: {breakthrough}, {find}]
4: (law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case

Discovery Day
n : a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus [syn: {Columbus Day}, {October 12}]

discredit
n : the state of being held in low esteem; "your actions will bring discredit to your name"; "because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute" [syn: {disrepute}] [ant: {repute}]
v 1: cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary"
2: damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians" [syn: {disgrace}]
3: reject as false; refuse to accept [syn: {disbelieve}] [ant: {believe}]

discreditable
adj : tending to bring discredit or disrepute; blameworthy; "his marks were not at all discreditable"

discreditably
adv : in a dishonorably manner or to a dishonorable degree; "his grades were disgracefully low" [syn: {disgracefully}, {ingloriously}, {ignominiously}, {shamefully}, {dishonorably}, {dishonourably}]

discredited
adj 1: being unjustly brought into disrepute; "a discredited politician"; "her damaged reputation" [syn: {damaged}]
2: suffering shame [syn: {disgraced}, {dishonored}, {shamed}]

discreet
adj 1: marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint; "his trusted discreet aide"; "a discreet, finely wrought gold necklace" [ant: {indiscreet}]
2: unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic; "a discerning editor"; "a discreet silence" [syn: {discerning}]
3: heedful of potential consequences; "circumspect actions"; "physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use"; "a discreet investor" [syn: {circumspect}]

discreetly
adv : with discretion; prudently and with wise self-restraint; "I sent for the sergeant of the platoon both men were in and asked him to try to find out discreetly what lay behind this" [ant: {indiscreetly}]

discreetness
n 1: knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants showed great tact and discretion" [syn: {discretion}, {circumspection}, {prudence}]
2: subtly skillful handling of a situation [syn: {delicacy}, {diplomacy}, {finesse}]

discrepancy
n 1: a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion" [syn: {disagreement}, {divergence}, {variance}]
2: an event that departs from expectations [syn: {variance}, {variant}]

discrepant
adj 1: not compatible with other facts [syn: {incompatible}]
2: not in agreement [syn: {inconsistent}]
3: not in accord; "desires at variance with his duty"; "widely discrepant statements" [syn: {at variance(p)}]

discrete
adj : constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions" [syn: {distinct}]

discreteness
n : the state of being several and distinct [syn: {distinctness}, {separateness}, {severalty}]

discretion
n 1: freedom to act or judge on one's own
2: knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants showed great tact and discretion" [syn: {discreetness}, {circumspection}, {prudence}]
3: refined taste; tact [syn: {delicacy}]
4: the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies [syn: {free will}]
5: the trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of discernment" [syn: {discernment}]

discretional
adj : having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment; "The commission has discretionary power to award extra funds" [syn: {discretionary}]

discretionary
adj 1: having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment; "The commission has discretionary power to award extra funds" [syn: {discretional}]
2: (especially of funds) not earmarked; available for use as needed; "discretionary funds"; "discretionary income"

discretionary trust
n : a trust that gives the trustee discretion to pay the beneficiary as much of the trust income as the trustee believes appropriate

discriminable
adj : capable of being discriminated; "discriminable faults"

discriminate
adj 1: marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions; "discriminate judgments"; "discriminate people" [syn: {discriminating}] [ant: {indiscriminate}]
2: noting distinctions with nicety; "a discriminating interior designer"; "a nice sense of color"; "a nice point in the argument" [syn: {nice}]
v 1: recognize or perceive the difference [syn: {know apart}]
2: treat differently on the basis of sex or race [syn: {separate}, {single out}]
3: distinguish; "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish"

discriminating
adj 1: showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste; "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur" [ant: {undiscriminating}]
2: marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions; "discriminate judgments"; "discriminate people" [syn: {discriminate}] [ant: {indiscriminate}]
3: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations" [syn: {acute}, {incisive}, {keen}, {knifelike}, {penetrating}, {penetrative}, {piercing}, {sharp}]

discrimination
n 1: unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice [syn: {favoritism}, {favouritism}]
2: the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished [syn: {secernment}]

discriminative
adj 1: capable of making fine distinctions [syn: {discriminatory}]
2: expressing careful judgment; "discriminative censure"; "a biography ...appreciative and yet judicial in purpose"-Tyler Dennett [syn: {judicial}]

discriminative stimulus
n : a stimulus that provides information about what to do [syn: {cue}]

discriminator
n : a person who differentiates [syn: {differentiator}]

discriminatory
adj 1: being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand; "a prejudiced judge" [syn: {prejudiced}] [ant: {unprejudiced}]
2: containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice; "discriminatory attitudes and practices"; "invidious comparisons" [syn: {invidious}]
3: capable of making fine distinctions [syn: {discriminative}]
4: manifesting partiality; "a discriminatory tax"; "preferential tariff rates"; "preferential treatment"; "a preferential shop gives priority or advantage to union members in hiring or promoting" [syn: {preferential}]

discursive
adj 1: proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition [syn: {dianoetic}]
2: (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects; "amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things"; "a rambling discursive book"; "his excursive remarks"; "a rambling speech about this and that" [syn: {digressive}, {excursive}, {rambling}]

discursively
adv : in a rambling manner [syn: {ramblingly}]

discursiveness
n : the quality of being discursive

discus
n 1: an athletic competition in which a disc-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
2: a disk used in throwing competitions [syn: {saucer}] [also: {disci} (pl)]

discuss
v 1: to consider or examine in speech or writing; "The article covered all the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'" [syn: {discourse}, {talk about}]
2: speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget" [syn: {hash out}, {talk over}]

discussant
n : a participant in a formal discussion

discussion
n 1: an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased" [syn: {treatment}, {discourse}]
2: an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it" [syn: {give-and-take}, {word}]

disdain
n 1: lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary" [syn: {contempt}, {scorn}, {despite}]
2: a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient [syn: {condescension}, {patronage}]
v 1: look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately" [syn: {contemn}, {despise}, {scorn}]
2: reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" [syn: {reject}, {spurn}, {freeze off}, {scorn}, {pooh-pooh}, {turn down}]

disdainful
adj 1: expressing extreme contempt [syn: {contemptuous}, {insulting}, {scornful}]
2: having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "shaggy supercilious camels"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer [syn: {haughty}, {lordly}, {prideful}, {sniffy}, {supercilious}, {swaggering}]

disdainfully
adv 1: in a proud and domineering manner; "he treated his staff cavalierly" [syn: {cavalierly}]
2: without respect; in a disdainful manner; "she spoke of him contemptuously" [syn: {contemptuously}, {scornfully}, {contumeliously}, {showing contempt}]

disdainfulness
n : the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior [syn: {condescension}, {superciliousness}]

disease
n : an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

disease of the neuromuscular junction
n : a disease characterized by impairment of neuromuscular junctions

disease of the skin
n : a disease affecting the skin [syn: {skin disease}, {skin disorder}, {skin problem}, {skin condition}]

diseased
adj : caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology; "diseased tonsils"; "a morbid growth"; "pathologic tissue"; "pathological bodily processes" [syn: {morbid}, {pathologic}, {pathological}]

diseased person
n : a person suffering from an illness [syn: {sick person}, {sufferer}]

disembark
v : go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton" [syn: {debark}, {set down}] [ant: {embark}]

disembarkation
n : the act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or aircraft [syn: {debarkation}, {disembarkment}] [ant: {boarding}]

disembarkment
n : the act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or aircraft [syn: {debarkation}, {disembarkation}] [ant: {boarding}]

disembarrass
v : relieve from; "Rid the the house of pests" [syn: {rid}, {free}]

disembarrassment
n : something that extricates you from embarrassment [ant: {embarrassment}]

disembodied
adj : not having a material body; "bodiless ghosts" [syn: {discorporate}, {unembodied}, {bodiless}, {unbodied}]

disembodied
disembody
v : free from a body or physical form or reality [also: {disembodied}]

disembodied
See {disembody}

disembodied spirit
n : any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings [syn: {spirit}]

disembody
v : free from a body or physical form or reality [also: {disembodied}]

disembowel
v : remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken" [syn: {eviscerate}, {draw}] [also: {disembowelling}, {disembowelled}]

disembowelled
disembowel
v : remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken" [syn: {eviscerate}, {draw}] [also: {disembowelling}, {disembowelled}]

disembowelled
See {disembowel}

disembowelling
disembowel
v : remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken" [syn: {eviscerate}, {draw}] [also: {disembowelling}, {disembowelled}]

disembowelling
See {disembowel}

disembowelment
n : the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude [syn: {evisceration}]

disembroil
v : free from involvement or entanglement; "How can I disentangle myself from her personal affiars?" [syn: {disinvolve}, {disentangle}]

disenable
v : make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer" [syn: {disable}, {incapacitate}] [ant: {enable}]

disenchant
v : free from enchantment [syn: {disillusion}] [ant: {enchant}]

disenchanted
adj : freed from enchantment [ant: {enchanted}]

disenchanting
adj : freeing from illusion or false belief [syn: {disillusioning}]

disenchantment
n : freeing from false belief or illusions [syn: {disillusion}, {disillusionment}]

disencumber
v : release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task" [syn: {extricate}, {untangle}, {disentangle}]

disenfranchise
v : deprive of voting rights [syn: {disfranchise}] [ant: {enfranchise}]

disenfranchised
adj : deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote [syn: {disfranchised}, {voteless}] [ant: {enfranchised}]

disenfranchisement
n : the act of withdrawing certification or terminating a franchise [ant: {certification}]

disengage
v 1: release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears" [syn: {withdraw}] [ant: {engage}]
2: free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor" [syn: {free}] [ant: {obstruct}]
3: become free; "in neutral, the gears disengage" [ant: {engage}]

disengagement
n 1: the act of releasing from an attachment or connection [syn: {detachment}]
2: to break off a military action with an enemy [syn: {fallback}, {pullout}]

disentangle
v 1: release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task" [syn: {extricate}, {untangle}, {disencumber}]
2: extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?" [syn: {unsnarl}, {straighten out}] [ant: {entangle}, {entangle}]
3: free from involvement or entanglement; "How can I disentangle myself from her personal affiars?" [syn: {disinvolve}, {disembroil}]
4: separate the tangles of [syn: {unwind}]
5: smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool" [syn: {comb}, {comb out}]

disentangled
adj 1: having become freed from entanglement; disengaged [syn: {extricated}, {freed}]
2: straightened out [syn: {loosened}, {unsnarled}]

disentanglement
n : the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition [syn: {unsnarling}, {untangling}, {extrication}]

disentangler
n : a person who removes tangles; someone who takes something out of a tangled state [syn: {unraveler}, {unraveller}]

disenthralled
See {disenthral}

disenthralling
See {disenthral}

disenthralls
See {disenthral}

disenthrals
See {disenthrall}

disequilibrium
n : loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others [ant: {equilibrium}]

disestablish
v : deprive (an established church) of its status

disestablishment
n : the act terminating an established state of affairs; especially ending a connection with the Church of England

disesteem
n : the state in which esteem has been lost [ant: {esteem}]
v : have little or no respect for; hold in contempt [syn: {disrespect}] [ant: {respect}, {respect}]

disfavor
n 1: the state of being out of favor; "he is in disfavor with the king" [syn: {disfavour}]
2: an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group [syn: {disfavour}, {dislike}, {disapproval}]
v : put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me" [syn: {disadvantage}, {disfavour}] [ant: {advantage}]

disfavour
n 1: the state of being out of favor; "he is in disfavor with the king" [syn: {disfavor}]
2: an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group [syn: {disfavor}, {dislike}, {disapproval}]
v : put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me" [syn: {disadvantage}, {disfavor}] [ant: {advantage}]

disfiguration
n 1: an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen; "there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back"; "suffering from facial disfiguration" [syn: {disfigurement}, {deformity}]
2: the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something; "the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion"; "he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape" [syn: {defacement}, {disfigurement}]

disfigure
v : mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue" [syn: {deface}, {blemish}]

disfigured
adj : having the appearance spoiled; "a disfigured face"; "strip mining left a disfigured landscape"

disfigurement
n 1: an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen; "there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back"; "suffering from facial disfiguration" [syn: {disfiguration}, {deformity}]
2: the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something; "the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion"; "he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape" [syn: {defacement}, {disfiguration}]

disforest
v : remove the trees from; "The landscape was deforested by the enemy attacks" [syn: {deforest}, {disafforest}]

disforestation
n : the removal of trees [syn: {deforestation}]

disfranchise
v : deprive of voting rights [syn: {disenfranchise}] [ant: {enfranchise}]

disfranchised
adj : deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote [syn: {disenfranchised}, {voteless}] [ant: {enfranchised}]

disfranchisement
n : the discontinuation of a franchise; especially the discontinuation of the right to vote

disfunction
n : (medicine) any disturbance in the function of an organ or body part [syn: {dysfunction}]

disgorge
v 1: cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table" [syn: {spill}, {shed}]
2: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {purge}, {cast}, {sick}, {cat}, {be sick}, {regorge}, {retch}, {puke}, {barf}, {spew}, {spue}, {chuck}, {upchuck}, {honk}, {regurgitate}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]

disgorgement
n : the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth [syn: {vomit}, {vomiting}, {emesis}, {regurgitation}, {puking}]

disgrace
n : a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison" [syn: {shame}, {ignominy}]
v 1: bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime" [syn: {dishonor}, {dishonour}, {attaint}, {shame}] [ant: {honor}]
2: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture" [syn: {take down}, {degrade}, {demean}, {put down}]
3: damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians" [syn: {discredit}]

disgraced
adj : suffering shame [syn: {discredited}, {dishonored}, {shamed}]

disgraceful
adj 1: giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; "scandalous behavior"; "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray; "the most shocking book of its time" [syn: {scandalous}, {shameful}, {shocking}]
2: (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice" [syn: {black}, {ignominious}, {inglorious}, {opprobrious}, {shameful}]

disgracefully
adv : in a dishonorably manner or to a dishonorable degree; "his grades were disgracefully low" [syn: {ingloriously}, {ignominiously}, {discreditably}, {shamefully}, {dishonorably}, {dishonourably}]

disgracefulness
n : unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor [syn: {shamefulness}, {ignominiousness}]

disgruntle
v : put into a bad mood or into bad humour; "The employees were disgruntled by their bad working conditions"

disgruntled
adj : in a state of sulky dissatisfaction [syn: {dissatisfied}]

disgruntlement
n : a feeling of sulky discontent

disguise
n 1: an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something; "the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories" [syn: {camouflage}]
2: any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity
3: the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise" [syn: {camouflage}]
v : make unrecognizable; "The herb disguises the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank"

disguised
adj 1: having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading; "hidden agenda"; "masked threat" [syn: {cloaked}, {masked}]
2: deliberately concealed as if with a veil; "disguised threats"

disgust
n : strong feelings of dislike
v 1: fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me" [syn: {gross out}, {revolt}, {repel}]
2: cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The pornographic pictures sickened us" [syn: {revolt}, {nauseate}, {sicken}, {churn up}]

disgusted
adj : having a strong distaste from surfeit; "grew more and more disgusted"; "fed up with their complaints"; "sick of it all"; "sick to death of flattery"; "gossip that makes one sick"; "tired of the noise and smoke" [syn: {fed up(p)}, {sick(p)}, {sick of(p)}, {tired of(p)}]

disgustedly
adv 1: in a disgusted manner; "`Get out of my office,' the professor said disgustedly to the lazy student"
2: with disgust; "disgustedly, she averted her eyes when they brought in the mutilated body of the horse"

disgustful
adj : highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench" [syn: {disgusting}, {distasteful}, {foul}, {loathly}, {loathsome}, {repellent}, {repellant}, {repelling}, {revolting}, {skanky}, {wicked}, {yucky}]

disgusting
adj : highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench" [syn: {disgustful}, {distasteful}, {foul}, {loathly}, {loathsome}, {repellent}, {repellant}, {repelling}, {revolting}, {skanky}, {wicked}, {yucky}]

disgustingly
adv : in a disgusting manner or to a disgusting degree; "the beggar was disgustingly filthy" [syn: {distastefully}, {revoltingly}, {sickeningly}]

disgustingness
n : extreme unpalatability [syn: {distastefulness}, {nauseatingness}, {sickeningness}, {unsavoriness}]

dish
n 1: a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food; "we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present"
2: a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"
3: the quantity that a dish will hold; "they served me a dish of rice" [syn: {dishful}]
4: a very attractive or seductive looking woman [syn: {smasher}, {stunner}, {knockout}, {beauty}, {ravisher}, {sweetheart}, {peach}, {lulu}, {looker}, {mantrap}]
5: directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation [syn: {dish aerial}, {dish antenna}, {saucer}]
6: an activity that you like or at which you are superior; "chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish" [syn: {cup of tea}, {bag}]
v 1: provide (usually but not necessarily food); "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show" [syn: {serve}, {serve up}, {dish out}, {dish up}]
2: make concave; shape like a dish

dish aerial
n : directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation [syn: {dish}, {dish antenna}, {saucer}]

dish antenna
n : directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation [syn: {dish}, {dish aerial}, {saucer}]

dish out
v 1: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone" [syn: {distribute}, {administer}, {mete out}, {deal}, {parcel out}, {lot}, {dispense}, {shell out}, {deal out}, {allot}, {dole out}]
2: provide (usually but not necessarily food); "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show" [syn: {serve}, {serve up}, {dish up}, {dish}]

dish rack
n : a rack for holding dishes as dishwater drains off of them

dish the dirt
v : wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies; "She won't dish the dirt" [syn: {gossip}]

dish towel
n : a towel for drying dishes [syn: {tea towel}]

dish up
v : provide (usually but not necessarily food); "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show" [syn: {serve}, {serve up}, {dish out}, {dish}]

dish washer
n : a machine for washing dishes [syn: {dishwasher}, {dishwashing machine}]

dishabille
n : the state of being carelessly or partially dressed [syn: {deshabille}]

disharmonious
adj : lacking in harmony [syn: {discordant}, {dissonant}, {inharmonic}]

disharmony
n : a lack of harmony [syn: {inharmoniousness}]

dishcloth
n : a cloth for washing dishes [syn: {dishrag}]

dishcloth gourd
n : any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge [syn: {luffa}, {sponge gourd}, {rag gourd}, {strainer vine}]

dishearten
v : take away the enthusiasm of [syn: {put off}] [ant: {cheer}]

disheartened
adj : made less hopeful or enthusiastic; "desperate demoralized people looking for work"; "felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem"; "the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest" [syn: {demoralized}, {demoralised}, {discouraged}]

disheartening
adj : destructive of morale and self-reliance [syn: {demoralizing}, {demoralising}, {dispiriting}]

disheartenment
n 1: the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles [syn: {discouragement}, {dismay}]
2: a communication that leaves you disheartened or daunted

dished
adj : shaped like a dish [syn: {dish-shaped}]

dishevel
v : disarrange or rumple; dishevel; "The strong wind tousled my hair" [syn: {tousle}, {tangle}] [also: {dishevelling}, {dishevelled}]

disheveled
adj : in disarray; extremely disorderly; "her clothing was disheveled"; "powder-smeared and frowzled"; "a rumpled unmade bed"; "a bed with tousled sheets"; "his brown hair was tousled, thick, and curly"- Al Spiers [syn: {dishevelled}, {frowzled}, {rumpled}, {tousled}]

dishevelled
dishevel
v : disarrange or rumple; dishevel; "The strong wind tousled my hair" [syn: {tousle}, {tangle}] [also: {dishevelling}, {dishevelled}]

dishevelled
adj : in disarray; extremely disorderly; "her clothing was disheveled"; "powder-smeared and frowzled"; "a rumpled unmade bed"; "a bed with tousled sheets"; "his brown hair was tousled, thick, and curly"- Al Spiers [syn: {disheveled}, {frowzled}, {rumpled}, {tousled}]

dishevelled
See {dishevel}

dishevelling
dishevel
v : disarrange or rumple; dishevel; "The strong wind tousled my hair" [syn: {tousle}, {tangle}] [also: {dishevelling}, {dishevelled}]

dishevelling
See {dishevel}

dishful
n : the quantity that a dish will hold; "they served me a dish of rice" [syn: {dish}]

dishier
dishy
adj : (informal British) good-looking; "a dishy blonde" [also: {dishiest}, {dishier}]

dishier
See {dishy}

dishiest
dishy
adj : (informal British) good-looking; "a dishy blonde" [also: {dishiest}, {dishier}]

dishiest
See {dishy}

dishonest
adj 1: deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive [syn: {dishonorable}] [ant: {honest}]
2: lacking honesty and oblivious to what is honorable [syn: {unscrupulous}]
3: lacking truthfulness; "a dishonest answer"
4: capable of being corrupted; "corruptible judges"; "dishonest politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a venal police officer" [syn: {corruptible}, {bribable}, {purchasable}, {venal}]

dishonestly
adv : in a corrupt and deceitful manner; "he acted dishonestly when he gave the contract to his best friend" [syn: {venally}, {deceitfully}] [ant: {honestly}]

dishonesty
n 1: the quality of being dishonest [ant: {honesty}]
2: lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing [syn: {knavery}]

dishonor
n 1: a state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor" [syn: {dishonour}] [ant: {honor}]
2: lacking honor or integrity [syn: {dishonour}] [ant: {honor}]
v 1: bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime" [syn: {disgrace}, {dishonour}, {attaint}, {shame}] [ant: {honor}]
2: force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" [syn: {rape}, {ravish}, {violate}, {assault}, {dishonour}, {outrage}]
3: refuse to accept; "dishonor checks and drafts" [syn: {dishonour}] [ant: {honor}]

dishonorable
adj 1: lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor; "dishonorable in thought and deed"; "a dishonorable discharge" [syn: {dishonourable}] [ant: {honorable}]
2: deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive [syn: {dishonest}] [ant: {honest}]
3: not bringing honor and glory; "some mute inglorious Milton here may rest" [syn: {inglorious}] [ant: {glorious}]
4: not adhering to ethical or moral principles; "base and unpatriotic motives"; "a base, degrading way of life"; "cheating is dishonorable"; "they considered colonialism immoral"; "unethical practices in handling public funds" [syn: {base}, {dishonourable}, {immoral}, {unethical}]
5: morally unacceptable; "the dishonorable conduct of trusted men" [syn: {dishonourable}]

dishonorable discharge
n : a discharge from the United States Army for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder)

dishonorableness
n : the quality of not deserving honor or respect [syn: {dishonourableness}] [ant: {honorableness}]

dishonorably
adv 1: in a dishonorable manner; "he acted dishonorably" [ant: {honorably}]
2: with dishonor; "he was dishonorably discharged" [ant: {honorably}]
3: in a dishonorably manner or to a dishonorable degree; "his grades were disgracefully low" [syn: {disgracefully}, {ingloriously}, {ignominiously}, {discreditably}, {shamefully}, {dishonourably}]

dishonored
adj : suffering shame [syn: {discredited}, {disgraced}, {shamed}]

dishonour
n 1: a state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor" [syn: {dishonor}] [ant: {honor}]
2: lacking honor or integrity [syn: {dishonor}] [ant: {honor}]
v 1: bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime" [syn: {dishonor}, {disgrace}, {attaint}, {shame}] [ant: {honor}]
2: force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" [syn: {rape}, {ravish}, {violate}, {assault}, {dishonor}, {outrage}]
3: refuse to accept; "dishonor checks and drafts" [syn: {dishonor}] [ant: {honor}]

dishonourable
adj 1: lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor; "dishonorable in thought and deed"; "a dishonorable discharge" [syn: {dishonorable}] [ant: {honorable}]
2: not adhering to ethical or moral principles; "base and unpatriotic motives"; "a base, degrading way of life"; "cheating is dishonorable"; "they considered colonialism immoral"; "unethical practices in handling public funds" [syn: {base}, {dishonorable}, {immoral}, {unethical}]
3: morally unacceptable; "the dishonorable conduct of trusted men" [syn: {dishonorable}]

dishonourableness
n : the quality of not deserving honor or respect [syn: {dishonorableness}] [ant: {honorableness}]

dishonourably
adv : in a dishonorably manner or to a dishonorable degree; "his grades were disgracefully low" [syn: {disgracefully}, {ingloriously}, {ignominiously}, {discreditably}, {shamefully}, {dishonorably}]

dishpan
n : large pan for washing dishes

dishrag
n : a cloth for washing dishes [syn: {dishcloth}]

dish-shaped
adj : shaped like a dish [syn: {dished}]

dishware
n : tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively [syn: {crockery}]

dishwasher
n 1: a machine for washing dishes [syn: {dish washer}, {dishwashing machine}]
2: someone who washes dishes

dishwasher detergent
n : a low-sudsing detergent designed for use in dishwashers [syn: {dishwashing detergent}, {dishwashing liquid}]

dishwashing
n : the act of washing dishes [syn: {washup}]

dishwashing detergent
n : a low-sudsing detergent designed for use in dishwashers [syn: {dishwasher detergent}, {dishwashing liquid}]

dishwashing liquid
n : a low-sudsing detergent designed for use in dishwashers [syn: {dishwasher detergent}, {dishwashing detergent}]

dishwashing machine
n : a machine for washing dishes [syn: {dishwasher}, {dish washer}]

dishwater
n : water in which dishes and cooking utensils are washed

dishy
adj : (informal British) good-looking; "a dishy blonde" [also: {dishiest}, {dishier}]

disillusion
n : freeing from false belief or illusions [syn: {disenchantment}, {disillusionment}]
v : free from enchantment [syn: {disenchant}] [ant: {enchant}]

disillusioned
adj : freed from illusion [syn: {enlightened}]

disillusioning
adj : freeing from illusion or false belief [syn: {disenchanting}]

disillusionment
n : freeing from false belief or illusions [syn: {disenchantment}, {disillusion}]

disincarnate
v : make immaterial; remove the real essence of [ant: {incarnate}]

disincentive
n : a negative motivational influence [syn: {deterrence}] [ant: {incentive}]

disinclination
n 1: that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike; "his disinclination for modesty is well known" [ant: {inclination}]
2: a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "after some hesitation he agreed" [syn: {reluctance}, {hesitancy}, {hesitation}, {indisposition}]

disincline
v : make unwilling [syn: {indispose}] [ant: {dispose}]

disinclined
adj : unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval; "disinclined to say anything to anybody" [ant: {inclined(p)}]

disinfect
v : destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing; "disinfect a wound" [ant: {infect}]

disinfectant
adj : preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms [syn: {bactericidal}, {germicidal}]
n : an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease [syn: {germicide}, {antimicrobic}, {antimicrobial}]

disinfection
n : treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms

disinfest
v : rid of vermin; "The exterminator disinfests the house"

disinfestation
n : the activity of getting rid of vermin

disinfestation officer
n : a workman employed to destroy or drive away vermin [syn: {rat-catcher}]

disinflation
n : a reduction of prices intended to improve the balance of payments [ant: {inflation}, {deflation}]

disinformation
n : misinformation that is deliberately disseminated in order to influence or confuse rivals (foreign enemies or business competitors etc.)

disingenuous
adj : not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine; "a disingenuous excuse" [syn: {artful}] [ant: {ingenuous}]

disingenuously
adv : in a disingenuous manner; "disingenuously, he asked leading questions abut his opponent's work" [syn: {artfully}]

disingenuousness
n : the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor [ant: {ingenuousness}]

disinherit
v : prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting [syn: {disown}] [ant: {bequeath}]

disinheritance
n : the act by a donor that terminates the right of a person to inherit

disinherited
adj : deprived of your rightful heritage

disintegrable
adj : capable of melting [syn: {meltable}]

disintegrate
v 1: break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity; "The material disintegrated"; "the group disintegrated after the leader died" [ant: {integrate}]
2: cause to undergo fission or lose particles
3: lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process" [syn: {decay}, {decompose}]

disintegration
n 1: in a decomposed state [syn: {decomposition}]
2: separation into component parts [syn: {dissolution}]
3: the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation [syn: {decay}, {radioactive decay}]
4: total destruction; "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll" [syn: {annihilation}]

disintegrative
adj : tending to cause breakup into constituent elements or parts [ant: {integrative}]

disinter
v : dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies [syn: {exhume}] [also: {disinterring}, {disinterred}]

disinterest
n : tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement [syn: {neutrality}]

disinterested
adj : unaffected by self-interest

disinterestedly
adv : without selfish motives; "he decided the case disinterestedly" [syn: {without bias}]

disinterestedness
n : freedom from bias or selfish motives

disinterment
n : the act of digging up something (especially a corpse) that has been buried [syn: {exhumation}, {digging up}]

disinterred
disinter
v : dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies [syn: {exhume}] [also: {disinterring}, {disinterred}]

disinterred
See {disinter}

disinterring
disinter
v : dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies [syn: {exhume}] [also: {disinterring}, {disinterred}]

disinterring
See {disinter}

disinvest
v 1: deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights" [syn: {divest}] [ant: {invest}]
2: reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment); "The company decided to divest"; "the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property"; "There was pressure on the univeristy to disinvest in South Africa" [syn: {divest}] [ant: {invest}]
3: remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments" [syn: {strip}, {undress}, {divest}]

disinvestment
n : the withdrawal of capital from a country or corporation

disinvolve
v : free from involvement or entanglement; "How can I disentangle myself from her personal affiars?" [syn: {disembroil}, {disentangle}]

disjoin
v 1: make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of [syn: {disjoint}] [ant: {join}]
2: become separated, disconnected or disjoint [syn: {disjoint}] [ant: {join}]

disjoined
adj : have the connection undone; having become separate [syn: {separate}]

disjoint
adj : having no elements in common
v 1: part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president" [syn: {disassociate}, {dissociate}, {divorce}, {disunite}]
2: separate at the joints; "disjoint the chicken before cooking it" [syn: {disarticulate}]
3: make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of [syn: {disjoin}] [ant: {join}]
4: become separated, disconnected or disjoint [syn: {disjoin}] [ant: {join}]

disjointed
adj 1: lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts" [syn: {confused}, {disconnected}, {disordered}, {garbled}, {illogical}, {scattered}, {unconnected}]
2: taken apart at the joints; "a disjointed fowl"
3: separated at the joint; "a dislocated knee"; "a separated shoulder" [syn: {dislocated}, {separated}]

disjointedly
adv : in a disjointed manner; "`We're not married, not really married,' she said, and slowly, reluctantly, disjointedly it came out"

disjointedness
n : lacking order or coherence

disjunct
adj 1: progressing melodically by intervals larger than a major second [ant: {conjunct}]
2: having deep constrictions separating head, thorax, and abdomen, as in insects
3: marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements; "little isolated worlds, as abruptly disjunct and unexpected as a palm-shaded well in the Sahara"- Scientific Monthly [syn: {isolated}]
4: used of distributions, as of statistical or natural populations; "disjunct distribution of king crabs"

disjunction
n 1: state of being disconnected [syn: {disjuncture}, {disconnection}, {disconnectedness}] [ant: {connection}]
2: the act of breaking a connection [syn: {disconnection}]

disjunctive
adj : serving or tending to divide or separate [ant: {conjunctive}]

disjunctive conjunction
n : the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the disjunction of their meanings

disjuncture
n : state of being disconnected [syn: {disjunction}, {disconnection}, {disconnectedness}] [ant: {connection}]

disk
n 1: something with a round shape like a flat circular plate [syn: {disc}, {saucer}]
2: a flat circular plate [syn: {disc}]
3: sound recording consisting of a disc with continuous grooves; formerly used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracked in the grooves [syn: {phonograph record}, {phonograph recording}, {record}, {disc}, {platter}]
4: (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored [syn: {magnetic disk}, {magnetic disc}, {disc}]
v : draw a harrow over (land) [syn: {harrow}]

disk access
n : memory access to the computer disk on which information is stored

disk brake
n : hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to both sides of spinning disk by the brake pads [syn: {disc brake}]

disk cache
n : a cache that stores copies of frequently used disk sectors in random access memory (RAM) so they can be read without accessing the slower disk

disk clutch
n : a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are disks

disk controller
n : (computer science) a circuit or chip that translates commands into a form that can control a hard disk drive

disk drive
n : computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it [syn: {disc drive}, {hard drive}, {Winchester drive}]

disk error
n : error resulting from malfunction of a magnetic disk

disk file
n : (computer science) a computer file stored on a magnetic disk and identified by a unique label

disk harrow
n : a harrow with a series of disks set on edge at an angle [syn: {disc harrow}]

disk jockey
n : a person who announces and plays popular recorded music [syn: {disc jockey}, {dj}]

disk operating system
n : an operating system that is on a disk [syn: {DOS}]

disk overhead
n : (computer science) the disk space required for non-data information (used for location and timing) [syn: {overhead}]

disk pack
n : (computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device [syn: {disc pack}]

disk shape
n : the roundness of a 2-dimensional figure [syn: {circularity}]

disk space
n : (computer science) the space available on a magnetic disk [syn: {disc space}]

diskette
n : a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; "floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price" [syn: {floppy}, {floppy disk}]

disk-jockey
v : comment on music to be played; "He has a job diskjockeying on the weekend" [syn: {disc-jockey}, {DJ}]

disklike
adj : having a flat circular shape [syn: {discoid}, {discoidal}]

dislikable
adj : such as to provoke dislike

dislike
n 1: an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group [syn: {disfavor}, {disfavour}, {disapproval}]
2: a feeling of aversion or antipathy; "my dislike of him was instinctive" [ant: {liking}]
v : have or feel a dislike or distaste for; "I really dislike this salesman" [ant: {like}]

disliked
adj : regarded with aversion; "he was intensely disliked" [ant: {liked}]

dislocate
v 1: move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically" [syn: {luxate}, {splay}, {slip}]
2: put out of its usual place, position, or relationship; "The colonists displaced the natives" [syn: {displace}]

dislocated
adj : separated at the joint; "a dislocated knee"; "a separated shoulder" [syn: {disjointed}, {separated}]

dislocation
n 1: an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity [syn: {disruption}]
2: the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue; "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"; "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London" [syn: {breakdown}]
3: a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)

dislodge
v 1: remove or force out from a position; "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble" [syn: {free}] [ant: {lodge}]
2: change place or direction; "Shift one's position" [syn: {shift}, {reposition}]
3: remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space" [syn: {displace}, {bump}]

dislodgement
n : forced removal from a position of advantage [syn: {dislodgment}]

dislodgment
n : forced removal from a position of advantage [syn: {dislodgement}]

dislogistic
adj : expressing disapproval; "dyslogistic terms like `nitwit' and `scalawag'" [syn: {dyslogistic}, {pejorative}]

disloyal
adj 1: showing lack of love for your country [syn: {unpatriotic}] [ant: {patriotic}]
2: deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle; "disloyal aides revealed his indiscretions to the papers" [ant: {loyal}]

disloyally
adv : without loyalty; in a disloyal manner; "his men acted disloyally and betrayed him in the end" [ant: {loyally}]

disloyalty
n : the quality of being disloyal [ant: {loyalty}]

dismal
adj 1: depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams [syn: {dingy}, {drab}, {drear}, {dreary}, {gloomy}, {sorry}]
2: causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" [syn: {blue}, {dark}, {depressing}, {disconsolate}, {dispiriting}, {gloomy}, {grim}]

dismally
adv 1: in a cheerless manner; "in August 1914 , there was a dismally sentimental little dinner, when the French, German, Austrian and Belgian members of the committee drank together to the peace of the future" [syn: {drearily}]
2: in a dreadful manner; "as he looks at the mess he has left behind he must wonder how the Brits so often managed to succeed in the kind of situation where he has so dismally failed" [syn: {dreadfully}]

dismantle
v 1: tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled" [syn: {level}, {raze}, {rase}, {tear down}, {take down}, {pull down}] [ant: {raise}]
2: take apart into its constituent pieces [syn: {disassemble}, {take apart}, {break up}, {break apart}] [ant: {assemble}]
3: take off or remove; "strip a wall of its wallpaper" [syn: {strip}]

dismantled
adj : torn down and broken up [syn: {demolished}, {razed}]

dismantlement
n : the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery); "Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons" [syn: {dismantling}, {disassembly}] [ant: {assembly}, {fabrication}]

dismantling
n : the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery); "Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons" [syn: {dismantlement}, {disassembly}] [ant: {assembly}, {fabrication}]

dismay
n 1: the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles [syn: {discouragement}, {disheartenment}]
2: fear resulting from the awareness of danger [syn: {alarm}, {consternation}]
v 1: lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her" [syn: {depress}, {deject}, {cast down}, {get down}, {dispirit}, {demoralize}, {demoralise}] [ant: {elate}]
2: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us" [syn: {alarm}, {appal}, {appall}, {horrify}]

dismayed
adj : struck with fear, dread, or consternation [syn: {aghast(p)}, {appalled}, {shocked}]

dismaying
adj : causing consternation; "appalling conditions" [syn: {appalling}]

dismember
v 1: separate the limbs from the body; "the tiger dismembered the tourist"
2: divide into pieces; "our department was dismembered when our funding dried up"; "The Empire was discerped after the war" [syn: {take apart}, {discerp}]

dismemberment
n : the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces [syn: {taking apart}]

dismiss
v 1: bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances" [syn: {disregard}, {brush aside}, {brush off}, {discount}, {push aside}, {ignore}]
2: cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration; "This case is dismissed!" [syn: {throw out}]
3: stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock" [syn: {send packing}, {send away}, {drop}]
4: terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: {fire}, {give notice}, {can}, {give the axe}, {send away}, {sack}, {force out}, {give the sack}, {terminate}] [ant: {hire}]
5: end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave; "I was dismissed after I gave my report" [syn: {usher out}]
6: declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections" [syn: {dissolve}]

dismissal
n 1: a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial [syn: {judgment of dismissal}, {judgement of dismissal}]
2: official notice that you have been fired from your job [syn: {dismission}, {pink slip}]
3: permission to go; the sending away of someone
4: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) [syn: {dismission}, {discharge}, {firing}, {liberation}, {release}, {sack}, {sacking}]

dismissed
adj : having lost your job [syn: {discharged}, {fired}, {laid-off}, {pink-slipped}]

dismissible
adj : subject to dismissal; "appointed and removable by the mayor"

dismission
n 1: official notice that you have been fired from your job [syn: {dismissal}, {pink slip}]
2: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) [syn: {dismissal}, {discharge}, {firing}, {liberation}, {release}, {sack}, {sacking}]

dismissive
adj 1: showing indifference or disregard; "a dismissive shrug"
2: tending to dismiss or reject; "a dismissive gesture"

dismount
n : the act of dismounting (a horse or bike etc.)
v : get off (a horse) [syn: {unhorse}, {light}, {get off}, {get down}]

Disney
n : United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) [syn: {Walt Disney}, {Walter Elias Disney}]

Disneyland
n : an amusement park in Anaheim created in 1955 by Walt Disney

disobedience
n 1: the failure to obey [syn: {noncompliance}] [ant: {conformity}, {obedience}]
2: the trait of being unwilling to obey [ant: {obedience}]

disobedient
adj 1: not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children" [ant: {obedient}]
2: unwilling to submit to authority; "unruly teenagers" [syn: {unruly}]

disobediently
adv : in a disobedient manner; "he went ahead disobediently and did what his superviser had warned him not to do" [ant: {obediently}]

disobey
v : refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his superviser and was fired" [ant: {obey}]

disoblige
v 1: to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..." [syn: {trouble}, {put out}, {inconvenience}, {discommode}, {incommode}, {bother}]
2: ignore someone's wishes [ant: {oblige}]

disobliging
adj : intentionally unaccommodating; "the action was not offensive to him but proved somewhat disobliging" [syn: {uncooperative}]

disorder
n 1: condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time" [syn: {upset}]
2: a condition in which things are not in their expected places; "the files are in complete disorder" [syn: {disorderliness}] [ant: {orderliness}, {orderliness}]
3: a disturbance of the peace or of public order [ant: {order}]
v 1: disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" [syn: {perturb}, {unhinge}, {disquiet}, {trouble}, {cark}, {distract}]
2: bring disorder to [syn: {disarray}] [ant: {order}]

disordered
adj 1: thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset" [syn: {broken}, {confused}, {upset}]
2: lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts" [syn: {confused}, {disconnected}, {disjointed}, {garbled}, {illogical}, {scattered}, {unconnected}]
3: not arranged in order [syn: {unordered}] [ant: {ordered}]

disorderliness
n 1: a condition in which things are not in their expected places; "the files are in complete disorder" [syn: {disorder}] [ant: {orderliness}, {orderliness}]
2: rowdy behavior [syn: {rowdiness}, {rowdyism}, {roughness}]
3: untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance) [syn: {disarray}]

disorderly
adj 1: undisciplined and unruly; "disorderly youths"; "disorderly conduct" [ant: {orderly}]
2: in utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes" [syn: {higgledy-piggledy}, {hugger-mugger}, {jumbled}, {topsy-turvy}]
3: completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing [syn: {chaotic}]

disorderly behavior
n : any act of molesting or interrupting or hindering or disquieting or agitating or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled [syn: {disorderly conduct}, {disturbance of the peace}, {breach of the peace}]

disorderly conduct
n : any act of molesting or interrupting or hindering or disquieting or agitating or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled [syn: {disorderly behavior}, {disturbance of the peace}, {breach of the peace}]

disorganisation
n 1: a condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted [syn: {disorganization}, {disarrangement}]
2: the disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion; "the disorganization of the enemy troops by a flank attack" [syn: {disorganization}]

disorganise
v : remove the organization from [syn: {disorganize}] [ant: {organize}, {organize}]

disorganised
adj : lacking order or methodical arrangement or function; "a disorganized enterprise"; "a thousand pages of muddy and disorganized prose"; "she was too disorganized to be an agreeable roommate" [syn: {disorganized}] [ant: {organized}]

disorganization
n 1: a condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted [syn: {disorganisation}, {disarrangement}]
2: the disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion; "the disorganization of the enemy troops by a flank attack" [syn: {disorganisation}]

disorganize
v : remove the organization from [syn: {disorganise}] [ant: {organize}, {organize}]

disorganized
adj : lacking order or methodical arrangement or function; "a disorganized enterprise"; "a thousand pages of muddy and disorganized prose"; "she was too disorganized to be an agreeable roommate" [syn: {disorganised}] [ant: {organized}]

disorganized schizophrenia
n : a form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behavior; usually becomes evident during puberty; the most common diagnostic category in mental institutions [syn: {hebephrenia}, {hebephrenic schizophrenia}, {disorganized type schizophrenia}]

disorganized type schizophrenia
n : a form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behavior; usually becomes evident during puberty; the most common diagnostic category in mental institutions [syn: {hebephrenia}, {hebephrenic schizophrenia}, {disorganized schizophrenia}]

disorient
v : cause to be lost or disoriented [syn: {disorientate}] [ant: {orient}]

disorientate
v : cause to be lost or disoriented [syn: {disorient}] [ant: {orient}]

disorientation
n 1: a wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug) [syn: {freak out}]
2: confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction; "his disorientation was the result of inattention"

disoriented
adj 1: having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity; "I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway"; "the anesthetic left her completely disoriented" [syn: {confused}, {lost}]
2: socially disoriented; "anomic loners musing over their fate"; "we live in an age of rootless alienated people" [syn: {alienated}, {anomic}]

disorienting
adj : causing loss of physical or intellectual bearings; "making so many turns to the right and then the left was completely disorienting"; "a sharp blow to the head can be disorienting" [ant: {orienting}]

disown
v : prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting [syn: {disinherit}] [ant: {bequeath}]

disowned
adj : any connection is denied [syn: {repudiated}]

disowning
n : refusal to acknowledge as one's own [syn: {disownment}]

disownment
n : refusal to acknowledge as one's own [syn: {disowning}]

disparage
v : express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts" [syn: {belittle}, {pick at}] [ant: {flatter}]

disparagement
n 1: a communication that belittles somebody or something [syn: {depreciation}, {derogation}]
2: the act of speaking contemptuously of [syn: {dispraise}]

disparager
n : one who disparages or belittles the worth of something [syn: {detractor}, {depreciator}, {knocker}]

disparaging
adj : expressive of low opinion; "derogatory comments"; "disparaging remarks about the new house" [syn: {derogative}, {derogatory}]

disparagingly
adv : in a disparaging manner; "these mythological figures are described disparagingly as belonging `only to a story'" [syn: {slightingly}]

disparate
adj 1: fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind; "such disparate attractions as grand opera and game fishing"; "disparate ideas"
2: including markedly dissimilar elements; "a disparate aggregate of creeds and songs and prayers"

disparateness
n : utter dissimilarity [syn: {distinctiveness}]

disparity
n : inequality or difference in some respect

dispassion
n : objectivity and detachment [syn: {dispassionateness}]

dispassionate
adj : unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice; "a journalist should be a dispassionate reporter of fact" [syn: {cold-eyed}]

dispassionately
adv : in an impartially dispassionate manner; "although he was looking at the other girl, he did so dispassionately"

dispassionateness
n : objectivity and detachment [syn: {dispassion}]

dispatch
n 1: an official report (usually sent in haste) [syn: {despatch}, {communique}]
2: the act of sending off something [syn: {despatch}, {shipment}]
3: the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch" [syn: {despatch}, {expedition}, {expeditiousness}]
4: killing a person or animal [syn: {despatch}]
v 1: send away towards a designated goal [syn: {despatch}, {send off}]
2: complete or carry out; "discharge one's duties" [syn: {discharge}, {complete}]
3: kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" [syn: {murder}, {slay}, {hit}, {bump off}, {polish off}, {remove}]
4: dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently; "He dispatched the task he was assigned"
5: kill without delay; "the traitor was dispatched by the conspirators"

dispatch box
n : case consisting of an oblong container (usually having a lock) for carrying dispatches or other valuables [syn: {dispatch case}]

dispatch case
n : case consisting of an oblong container (usually having a lock) for carrying dispatches or other valuables [syn: {dispatch box}]

dispatch rider
n : a messenger who carries military dispatches (usually on a motorcycle)

dispatched
adj : sent off or away; "the dispatched messenger was has hardly out of sight before she wished call him back"

dispatcher
n 1: the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition [syn: {starter}]
2: employee of a transportation company who controls the departures of vehicles according to weather conditions and in the interest of efficient service

dispel
v 1: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers" [syn: {chase away}, {drive out}, {turn back}, {drive away}, {drive off}, {run off}]
2: to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds" [syn: {disperse}, {dissipate}, {break up}, {scatter}] [also: {dispelling}, {dispelled}]

dispelled
dispel
v 1: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers" [syn: {chase away}, {drive out}, {turn back}, {drive away}, {drive off}, {run off}]
2: to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds" [syn: {disperse}, {dissipate}, {break up}, {scatter}] [also: {dispelling}, {dispelled}]

dispelled
See {dispel}

dispelling
dispel
v 1: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers" [syn: {chase away}, {drive out}, {turn back}, {drive away}, {drive off}, {run off}]
2: to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds" [syn: {disperse}, {dissipate}, {break up}, {scatter}] [also: {dispelling}, {dispelled}]

dispelling
See {dispel}

dispensability
n : the quality possessed by something that you can get along without [syn: {dispensableness}] [ant: {indispensability}, {indispensability}]

dispensable
adj : capable of being dispensed with or done without; "dispensable items of personal property" [ant: {indispensable}]

dispensableness
n : the quality possessed by something that you can get along without [syn: {dispensability}] [ant: {indispensability}, {indispensability}]

dispensary
n : clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed

dispensation
n 1: an exemption from some rule or obligation
2: a share that has been dispensed or distributed
3: the act of dispensing (giving out in portions)

dispense
v 1: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone" [syn: {distribute}, {administer}, {mete out}, {deal}, {parcel out}, {lot}, {shell out}, {deal out}, {dish out}, {allot}, {dole out}]
2: grant a dispensation; grant an exemption; "I was dispensed from this terrible task"
3: give or apply (medications) [syn: {administer}]

dispense with
v 1: give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey" [syn: {spare}, {give up}, {part with}]
2: do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" [syn: {waive}, {relinquish}, {forgo}, {foreswear}]
3: forgo; do or go without

dispensed
adj : distributed or weighted out in carefully determined portions; "medicines dispensed to the sick"

dispenser
n 1: a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts
2: a person who dispenses

dispersal
n : the act of dispersing or diffusing something; "the dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge" [syn: {dispersion}, {dissemination}, {diffusion}]

disperse
v 1: distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" [syn: {scatter}, {sprinkle}, {dot}, {dust}]
2: to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds" [syn: {dissipate}, {dispel}, {break up}, {scatter}]
3: move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"; [syn: {dissipate}, {scatter}, {spread out}]
4: cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles" [syn: {break up}, {scatter}]
5: cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [syn: {circulate}, {circularize}, {circularise}, {distribute}, {disseminate}, {propagate}, {broadcast}, {spread}, {diffuse}, {pass around}]

dispersed
adj : distributed or spread over a considerable extent; "has ties with many widely dispersed friends"; "eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe" [syn: {spread}]

dispersed particles
n : (of colloids) a substance in the colloidal state [syn: {dispersed phase}]

dispersed phase
n : (of colloids) a substance in the colloidal state [syn: {dispersed particles}]

dispersing medium
n : (of colloids) a substance in which another is colloidally dispersed [syn: {dispersing phase}, {dispersion medium}]

dispersing phase
n : (of colloids) a substance in which another is colloidally dispersed [syn: {dispersion medium}, {dispersing medium}]

dispersion
n 1: spreading widely or driving off [syn: {scattering}]
2: the spatial property of being scattered about over an area or volume [syn: {distribution}] [ant: {concentration}]
3: the act of dispersing or diffusing something; "the dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge" [syn: {dispersal}, {dissemination}, {diffusion}]

dispersion medium
n : (of colloids) a substance in which another is colloidally dispersed [syn: {dispersing phase}, {dispersing medium}]

dispersive
adj 1: spreading by diffusion [syn: {diffusing(a)}, {diffusive}, {disseminative}, {disseminating}, {scattering}, {spreading}]
2: tending to disperse [syn: {distributive}]

dispirit
v : lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her" [syn: {depress}, {deject}, {cast down}, {get down}, {dismay}, {demoralize}, {demoralise}] [ant: {elate}]

dispirited
adj 1: marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm; "a dispirited and divided Party"; "reacted to the crisis with listless resignation" [syn: {listless}]
2: low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" [syn: {blue}, {depressed}, {down(p)}, {downcast}, {downhearted}, {down in the mouth}, {low}, {low-spirited}]

dispiritedly
adv : in a dispirited manner without hope; "the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances" [syn: {hopelessly}]

dispiritedness
n : a feeling of lowness of spirits [syn: {downheartedness}, {low-spiritedness}]

dispiriting
adj 1: destructive of morale and self-reliance [syn: {demoralizing}, {demoralising}, {disheartening}]
2: causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" [syn: {blue}, {dark}, {depressing}, {disconsolate}, {dismal}, {gloomy}, {grim}]

displace
v 1: take the place of
2: force to move; "the refugees were displaced by the war" [syn: {force out}]
3: move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment; "The war uprooted many people" [syn: {uproot}, {deracinate}]
4: cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" [syn: {move}]
5: remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space" [syn: {dislodge}, {bump}]
6: put out of its usual place, position, or relationship; "The colonists displaced the natives" [syn: {dislocate}]

displaced fracture
n : fracture in which the two ends of the broken bone are separated from one another

displaced person
n : a person forced to flee from home or country [syn: {DP}, {stateless person}]

displacement
n 1: an event in which something is displaced without rotation [syn: {shift}]
2: act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics [syn: {supplanting}]
3: the act of uniform movement [syn: {translation}]
4: (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound [syn: {displacement reaction}]
5: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one
6: to move something from its natural environment [syn: {deracination}]
7: act of removing from office or employment

displacement reaction
n : (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound [syn: {displacement}]

displacement unit
n : a unit of measurement of volume or capacity [syn: {volume unit}, {capacity unit}, {capacity measure}, {cubage unit}, {cubic measure}, {cubic content unit}, {cubature unit}]

display
n 1: something intended to communicate a particular impression; "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a good show of looking interested" [syn: {show}]
2: something shown to the public; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art" [syn: {exhibit}, {showing}]
3: an electronic device that represents information in visual form
4: a visual representation of something [syn: {presentation}]
5: behavior that makes your feelings public; "a display of emotion"
6: exhibiting openly in public view; "a display of courage"
v 1: to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship" [syn: {expose}, {exhibit}]
2: make clear and visible; "The article revealed the policies of the government" [syn: {reveal}, {show}]
3: attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals

display adapter
n : (computer science) an electronic device that converts information in memory to video output to a display [syn: {display adaptor}]

display adaptor
n : (computer science) an electronic device that converts information in memory to video output to a display [syn: {display adapter}]

display board
n : a board on which information can be displayed to public view [syn: {display panel}, {board}]

display case
n : a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home [syn: {case}, {showcase}]

display panel
n : a board on which information can be displayed to public view [syn: {display board}, {board}]

display window
n : a window of a store facing onto the street; used to display merchandise for sale in the store [syn: {shopwindow}, {show window}]

displaying incompetence
adv : in an incompetent manner; "he did the job rather incompetently" [syn: {incompetently}] [ant: {competently}]

displease
v : give displeasure to [ant: {please}]

displeased
adj : not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure [ant: {pleased}]

displeasing
adj : causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities [ant: {pleasing}]

displeasingly
adv : in a displeasing manner; "he made displeasingly cutting remarks about his friends"

displeasure
n : the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something

displume
v 1: strip of honors, possessions, or attributes [syn: {deplume}]
2: strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" [syn: {pluck}, {pull}, {tear}, {deplume}, {deplumate}]

disport
v 1: occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies" [syn: {amuse}, {divert}]
2: play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" [syn: {frolic}, {lark}, {rollick}, {skylark}, {sport}, {cavort}, {gambol}, {frisk}, {romp}, {run around}, {lark about}]

disposable
adj 1: free or available for use or disposition; "every disposable piece of equipment was sent to the fire"; "disposable assets" [ant: {nondisposable}]
2: designed to be disposed of after use; "disposable paper cups" [ant: {nondisposable}]

disposable income
n : income (after taxes) that is available to you for saving or spending

disposal
n 1: the power to use something or someone; "used all the resources at his disposal"
2: a method of tending to (especially business) matters [syn: {administration}]
3: the act or means of getting rid of something [syn: {disposition}]
4: a kitchen appliance for disposing of garbage [syn: {electric pig}, {garbage disposal}]

disposal plant
n : a plant for disposing of sewage [syn: {sewage disposal plant}]

dispose
v 1: give, sell, or transfer to another; "She disposed of her parents' possessions"
2: throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn: {discard}, {fling}, {toss}, {toss out}, {toss away}, {chuck out}, {cast aside}, {throw out}, {cast out}, {throw away}, {cast away}, {put away}]
3: make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them" [syn: {incline}] [ant: {indispose}]
4: make fit or prepared; "Your education qualifies you for this job" [syn: {qualify}] [ant: {disqualify}]

dispose of
v : deal with or settle; "He disposed of these cases quickly"

disposed
adj 1: having made preparations; "prepared to take risks" [syn: {disposed(p)}, {fain}, {inclined(p)}, {prepared}]
2: (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward; "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions" [syn: {apt(p)}, {disposed(p)}, {given(p)}, {minded(p)}, {tending(p)}]

disposition
n 1: your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition" [syn: {temperament}]
2: the act or means of getting rid of something [syn: {disposal}]
3: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict" [syn: {inclination}, {tendency}]
4: a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing; "a swelling with a disposition to rupture"

dispossess
v : expel or put out of the possession of real estate

dispossessed
adj : physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security; "made a living out of shepherding dispossed people from one country to another"- James Stern [syn: {homeless}, {roofless}]

dispossession
n 1: the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law [syn: {eviction}, {legal ouster}]
2: freeing from evil spirits [syn: {exorcism}]

dispraise
n : the act of speaking contemptuously of [syn: {disparagement}]

dispread
v : spread abroad or out; "The sun dispread its beams"

disproof
n 1: any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something [syn: {falsification}, {refutation}]
2: the act of determining that something is false [syn: {falsification}, {falsifying}, {refutation}]

disproportion
n : lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something [ant: {symmetry}]

disproportional
adj : out of proportion [syn: {disproportionate}] [ant: {proportionate}]

disproportionate
adj 1: out of proportion [syn: {disproportional}] [ant: {proportionate}]
2: not proportionate

disproportionately
adv 1: to a disproportionate degree; "this wall is disproportionately long" [ant: {proportionately}]
2: to a disproportionate degree; "his benefits were disproportionately generous" [ant: {proportionately}]

disprove
v : prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories" [syn: {confute}] [ant: {prove}]

disprover
n : a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argument [syn: {rebutter}, {refuter}, {confuter}]

disputable
adj 1: capable of being disproved [syn: {debatable}]
2: open to argument or debate; "that is a moot question" [syn: {arguable}, {debatable}, {moot}]

disputant
n : a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy [syn: {controversialist}, {eristic}]

disputation
n 1: the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote) [syn: {debate}, {public debate}]
2: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument" [syn: {controversy}, {contention}, {contestation}, {disceptation}, {tilt}, {argument}, {arguing}]

disputatious
adj : inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits; "a style described as abrasive and contentious"; "a disputatious lawyer"; "a litigious and acrimonious spirit" [syn: {contentious}, {disputative}, {litigious}]

disputatiously
adv : in a disputatious manner [syn: {argumentatively}]

disputative
adj : inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits; "a style described as abrasive and contentious"; "a disputatious lawyer"; "a litigious and acrimonious spirit" [syn: {contentious}, {disputatious}, {litigious}]

dispute
n 1: a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats" [syn: {difference}, {difference of opinion}, {conflict}]
2: coming into conflict with [syn: {contravention}]
v 1: take exception to; "She challenged his claims" [syn: {challenge}, {gainsay}]
2: have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These tewo fellows are always scrapping over something" [syn: {quarrel}, {scrap}, {argufy}, {altercate}]

disputed
adj : subject to disagreement and debate

disqualification
n 1: unfitness that bars you from participation
2: the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified

disqualified
adj 1: disqualified by law or rule or provision
2: barred from competition for violation of rules; "a disqualified player"

disqualified
disqualify
v 1: make unfit or unsuitable; "Your income disqualifies you" [syn: {unfit}, {indispose}] [ant: {qualify}]
2: declare unfit; "She was disqualified for the Olympics because she was a professional athlete" [ant: {qualify}] [also: {disqualified}]

disqualified
See {disqualify}

disqualify
v 1: make unfit or unsuitable; "Your income disqualifies you" [syn: {unfit}, {indispose}] [ant: {qualify}]
2: declare unfit; "She was disqualified for the Olympics because she was a professional athlete" [ant: {qualify}] [also: {disqualified}]

disqualifying
adj : depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified; "certain disabling restrictions disqualified him for citizenship" [syn: {disabling}] [ant: {enabling}]

disquiet
n 1: a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments [syn: {anxiousness}]
2: the trait of seeming ill at ease [syn: {unease}, {uneasiness}]
v : disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" [syn: {perturb}, {unhinge}, {trouble}, {cark}, {distract}, {disorder}]

disquieted
adj : afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children" [syn: {distressed}, {disturbed}, {upset}, {worried}]

disquieting
adj : causing mental discomfort; "the disquieting sounds of nearby gunfire"

disquietingly
adv : in a disquieting manner; "the disquietingly close sounds of gunfire"

disquietude
n : feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable [syn: {edginess}, {uneasiness}, {inquietude}]

disquisition
n : an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion

Disraeli
n : British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the empress of India (1804-1881) [syn: {Benjamin Disraeli}, {First Earl of Beaconsfield}]

disregard
n 1: lack of attention and due care [syn: {neglect}]
2: willful lack of care and attention [syn: {neglect}]
v 1: refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting" [syn: {ignore}, {snub}, {cut}]
2: bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances" [syn: {dismiss}, {brush aside}, {brush off}, {discount}, {push aside}, {ignore}]
3: give little or no attention to; "Disregard the errors" [syn: {neglect}, {ignore}]

disregarded
adj : not noticed inadvertently; "her aching muscles forgotten she danced all night"; "he was scolded for his forgotten chores" [syn: {forgotten}]

disregarding
adv : in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks; "he carried on regardless of the difficulties" [syn: {regardless}, {irrespective}, {disregardless}, {no matter}]

disregardless
adv : in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks; "he carried on regardless of the difficulties" [syn: {regardless}, {irrespective}, {no matter}, {disregarding}]

disrepair
n : in need of repairs

disreputability
n : dishonorableness by virtue of lacking respectability or a good reputation [syn: {unrespectability}, {disreputableness}] [ant: {respectability}, {respectability}]

disreputable
adj : lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance [ant: {reputable}]

disreputable person
n : someone lacking public esteem

disreputableness
n : dishonorableness by virtue of lacking respectability or a good reputation [syn: {unrespectability}, {disreputability}] [ant: {respectability}, {respectability}]

disreputably
adv : in a disreputable manner [ant: {reputably}]

disrepute
n : the state of being held in low esteem; "your actions will bring discredit to your name"; "because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute" [syn: {discredit}] [ant: {repute}]

disrespect
n 1: an expression of lack of respect [syn: {discourtesy}]
2: a disrespectful mental attitude [ant: {respect}]
3: a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous [syn: {contempt}]
v 1: show a lack of respect for [ant: {respect}]
2: have little or no respect for; hold in contempt [syn: {disesteem}] [ant: {respect}, {respect}]

disrespectful
adj 1: exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous; "remarks disrespectful of the law"; "disrespectful in the presence of his parents"; "disrespectful toward his teacher" [ant: {respectful}]
2: neither feeling nor showing respect [syn: {aweless}, {awless}]

disrespectfully
adv : in a disrespectful manner; "he treats his parents rather disrespectfully" [ant: {respectfully}]

disrobe
v : get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living" [syn: {undress}, {discase}, {uncase}, {unclothe}, {strip}, {strip down}, {peel}] [ant: {dress}, {dress}]

disrupt
v 1: make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages" [syn: {interrupt}, {break up}, {cut off}]
2: throw into disorder; "This event disrupted the orderly process"
3: interfere in someone else's activity; "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone" [syn: {interrupt}]

disrupted
adj : maked by breaks or gaps; "many routes are unsafe or disrupted"

disrupting explosive
n : a high explosive that is used to damage the target that is under attack [syn: {bursting explosive}]

disruption
n 1: an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks" [syn: {break}, {interruption}, {gap}]
2: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: {disturbance}, {commotion}, {stir}, {flutter}, {hurly burly}, {to-do}, {hoo-ha}, {hoo-hah}, {kerfuffle}]
3: an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity [syn: {dislocation}]
4: the act of causing disorder [syn: {perturbation}]

disruptive
adj : characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination; "effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly childhood" [syn: {riotous}, {troubled}, {tumultuous}, {turbulent}]

disruptively
adv : in a disruptive manner

diss
v : treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone" [syn: {insult}, {affront}]

dissatisfaction
n : the feeling of being displeased and discontent; "he was never slow to express his dissatisfaction with the service he received" [ant: {satisfaction}]

dissatisfactory
adj : not up to expectations; "a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising" [syn: {disappointing}, {unsatisfying}]

dissatisfied
adj : in a state of sulky dissatisfaction [syn: {disgruntled}]

dissatisfied
dissatisfy
v : fail to satisfy [ant: {satisfy}] [also: {dissatisfied}]

dissatisfied
See {dissatisfy}

dissatisfy
v : fail to satisfy [ant: {satisfy}] [also: {dissatisfied}]

dissect
v 1: cut open or cut apart; "dissect the bodies for analysis"
2: make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound" [syn: {analyze}, {analyse}, {break down}, {take apart}] [ant: {synthesize}]

dissected
adj : having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib [syn: {cleft}]

dissection
n 1: cutting so as to separate into pieces
2: a minute and critical analysis
3: detailed part-by-part critical analysis or examination as of a literary work

dissemble
v 1: make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache" [syn: {feign}, {sham}, {pretend}, {affect}]
2: hide under a false appearance; "He masked his disappointment" [syn: {cloak}, {mask}]
3: behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting" [syn: {pretend}, {act}]

dissembler
n : a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he does not hold [syn: {hypocrite}, {phony}, {phoney}, {pretender}]

dissembling
adj : concealing under a false appearance with the intent to deceive; "dissimulative arts" [syn: {dissimulating}, {dissimulative}]
n 1: pretending with intention to deceive [syn: {pretense}, {pretence}, {feigning}]
2: the act of deceiving [syn: {deception}, {deceit}, {dissimulation}]

disseminate
v : cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [syn: {circulate}, {circularize}, {circularise}, {distribute}, {propagate}, {broadcast}, {spread}, {diffuse}, {disperse}, {pass around}]

disseminated lupus erythematosus
n : an inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms [syn: {systemic lupus erythematosus}, {SLE}]

disseminated multiple sclerosis
n : a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers [syn: {multiple sclerosis}, {MS}, {disseminated sclerosis}]

disseminated sclerosis
n : a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers [syn: {multiple sclerosis}, {MS}, {disseminated multiple sclerosis}]

disseminating
adj : spreading by diffusion [syn: {diffusing(a)}, {diffusive}, {dispersive}, {disseminative}, {scattering}, {spreading}]

dissemination
n 1: the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate [syn: {airing}, {public exposure}, {spreading}]
2: the property of being diffused or dispersed [syn: {diffusion}]
3: the act of dispersing or diffusing something; "the dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge" [syn: {dispersion}, {dispersal}, {diffusion}]

disseminative
adj : spreading by diffusion [syn: {diffusing(a)}, {diffusive}, {dispersive}, {disseminating}, {scattering}, {spreading}]

disseminator
n : someone who spreads the news [syn: {propagator}]

dissension
n 1: disagreement among those expected to cooperate [syn: {discord}]
2: a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters [syn: {disagreement}, {dissonance}] [ant: {agreement}]

dissent
n 1: (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority; "he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion"
2: a difference of opinion
3: the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent [syn: {protest}, {objection}]
v 1: withhold assent; "Several Republicans dissented" [ant: {assent}]
2: express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country" [syn: {protest}, {resist}]
3: be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions" [syn: {disagree}, {differ}, {take issue}] [ant: {agree}]

dissenter
n : a person who dissents from some established policy [syn: {dissident}, {protester}, {objector}, {contestant}]

dissentient
adj 1: (of Catholics formerly) refusing to attend services of the Church of England [syn: {recusant}]
2: disagreeing, especially with a majority [syn: {dissenting(a)}, {dissident}]

dissenting
adj : disagreeing, especially with a majority [syn: {dissentient}, {dissenting(a)}, {dissident}]

dissenting opinion
n : an opinion that disagrees with the court's disposition of the case

dissentious
adj : dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion) [syn: {divisive}, {factious}]

dissertate
v : talk or hold forth formally about a topic; "The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England" [syn: {discourse}]

dissertation
n : a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree [syn: {thesis}]

disservice
n : an act intended to help that turns out badly; "he did them a disservice" [syn: {ill service}, {ill turn}] [ant: {service}]

dissever
v : separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" [syn: {divide}, {split}, {split up}, {separate}, {carve up}] [ant: {unite}]

dissidence
n : disagreement; especially disagreement with the government

dissident
adj 1: characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards [syn: {heretical}, {heterodox}]
2: disagreeing, especially with a majority [syn: {dissentient}, {dissenting(a)}]
n : a person who dissents from some established policy [syn: {dissenter}, {protester}, {objector}, {contestant}]

Dissident Irish Republican Army
n : a radical terrorist group that broke away in 1997 when the mainstream Provisional IRA proposed a cease-fire; has continued terrorist activities in opposition to any peace agreement [syn: {Real IRA}, {Real Irish Republican Army}, {RIRA}]

dissilience
n : the emergence of seeds as seed pods burst open when they are ripe

dissimilar
adj 1: not similar; "a group of very dissimilar people"; "a pump not dissimilar to those once found on every farm"; "their understanding of the world is not so dissimilar from our own"; "took different (or dissimilar) approaches to the problem" [ant: {similar}]
2: not alike or similar; "as unalike as two people could be" [syn: {unalike}] [ant: {alike(p)}]
3: not like; marked by dissimilarity; "for twins they are very unlike"; "people are profoundly different" [syn: {unlike}, {different}] [ant: {like}]

dissimilarity
n : the quality of being dissimilar [syn: {unsimilarity}] [ant: {similarity}]

dissimilate
v 1: become dissimilar by changing the sound qualities; "These consonants dissimilate" [ant: {assimilate}]
2: make dissimilar; cause to become less similar [ant: {assimilate}]
3: become dissimilar or less similar; "These two related tribes of people gradually dissimilated over time" [ant: {assimilate}]

dissimilation
n 1: a linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other; "the Old French MARBRE became the English MARBLE by dissimilation"
2: breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones with release of energy [syn: {catabolism}, {katabolism}, {destructive metabolism}] [ant: {anabolism}]

dissimilitude
n : dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness [syn: {unlikeness}] [ant: {likeness}, {likeness}]

dissimulate
v : hide (feelings) from other people

dissimulating
adj : concealing under a false appearance with the intent to deceive; "dissimulative arts" [syn: {dissembling}, {dissimulative}]

dissimulation
n : the act of deceiving [syn: {deception}, {deceit}, {dissembling}]

dissimulative
adj : concealing under a false appearance with the intent to deceive; "dissimulative arts" [syn: {dissembling}, {dissimulating}]

dissipate
v 1: to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds" [syn: {disperse}, {dispel}, {break up}, {scatter}]
2: move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"; [syn: {disperse}, {scatter}, {spread out}]
3: spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance" [syn: {fritter}, {frivol away}, {shoot}, {fritter away}, {fool}, {fool away}]
4: live a life or pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption

dissipated
adj 1: unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" [syn: {debauched}, {degenerate}, {degraded}, {dissolute}, {libertine}, {profligate}, {riotous}, {fast}]
2: preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance; "led a dissipated life"; "a betting man"; "a card-playing son of a bitch"; "a gambling fool"; "sporting gents and their ladies" [syn: {betting}, {card-playing}, {gambling}, {sporting}]

dissipation
n 1: breaking up and scattering by dispersion; "the dissipation of the mist"
2: dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure [syn: {profligacy}, {dissolution}, {licentiousness}]
3: useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly; "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources" [syn: {waste}, {wastefulness}]

dissociable
adj : capable of being divided or dissociated; "often drugs and crime are not dissociable"; "the siamese twins were not considered seperable"; "a song...never conceived of as severable from the melody"; [syn: {separable}, {severable}]

dissociate
v 1: part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president" [syn: {disassociate}, {divorce}, {disunite}, {disjoint}]
2: regard as unconnected; "you must dissociate these two events!"; "decouple our foreign policy from ideology" [syn: {decouple}] [ant: {associate}]
3: to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms; "acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions"

dissociated
adj : having had the relation broken [syn: {unconnected}]

dissociation
n 1: the act of removing from association
2: a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently [syn: {disassociation}]
3: (chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions

dissociation constant
n : the equilibrium constant for a reversible dissociation

dissociative
adj : tending to produce dissociation

dissociative disorder
n : dissociation so severe that the usually integrated functions of consciousness and perception of self break down

dissolubility
n : the property of being dissoluble; "he measure the dissolubility of sugar in water" [syn: {solubleness}]

dissoluble
adj : capable of dissolving [syn: {dissolvable}]

dissolute
adj : unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" [syn: {debauched}, {degenerate}, {degraded}, {dissipated}, {libertine}, {profligate}, {riotous}, {fast}]

dissolutely
adv : in a dissolute way [syn: {profligately}]

dissoluteness
n : indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures [syn: {incontinence}, {self-gratification}]

dissolution
n 1: the process of going into solution; "the dissolving of salt in water" [syn: {dissolving}]
2: separation into component parts [syn: {disintegration}]
3: dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure [syn: {profligacy}, {dissipation}, {licentiousness}]
4: the termination of a meeting [syn: {adjournment}]
5: the termination of a relationship [syn: {breakup}]

dissolution of marriage
n : an annulment of a marriage

dissolvable
adj : capable of dissolving [syn: {dissoluble}]

dissolve
n : (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out
v 1: cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water" [syn: {resolve}, {break up}]
2: pass into a solution; "The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee"
3: become weaker; "The sound faded out" [syn: {fade out}, {fade away}]
4: come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up" [syn: {break up}]
5: stop functioning or cohering as a unit; "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting" [syn: {disband}]
6: cause to lose control emotionally; "The news dissolved her into tears"
7: lose control emotionally; "She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme"
8: cause to fade away; "dissolve a shot or a picture"
9: become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat" [syn: {thaw}, {unfreeze}, {unthaw}, {dethaw}, {melt}] 10: bring the association of to an end or cause to break up; "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge dissolved the tobacco company" [syn: {break up}] 11: declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections" [syn: {dismiss}]

dissolved
adj 1: (of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form; "add the dissolved gelatin"
2: sundered by divorce or separation or desertion; "a dissolved marriage"

dissolvent
n : a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution" [syn: {solvent}, {dissolver}, {dissolving agent}, {resolvent}]

dissolver
n : a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution" [syn: {solvent}, {dissolvent}, {dissolving agent}, {resolvent}]

dissolving
adj : causing to dissolve; "the dissolving medium is called the solvent"
n : the process of going into solution; "the dissolving of salt in water" [syn: {dissolution}]

dissolving agent
n : a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution" [syn: {solvent}, {dissolvent}, {dissolver}, {resolvent}]

dissonance
n 1: a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters [syn: {disagreement}, {dissension}] [ant: {agreement}]
2: the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me" [syn: {noise}, {racket}]
3: disagreeable sounds [ant: {harmony}]

dissonant
adj 1: not musical in nature; "the unmusical cry of the bluejay" [syn: {unmusical}, {nonmusical}] [ant: {musical}]
2: characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved [syn: {unresolved}]
3: lacking in harmony [syn: {discordant}, {disharmonious}, {inharmonic}]

dissonate
v 1: be dissonant or harsh; "The violins in this piece dissonated disturbingly"
2: make harsh and unpleasant-sounding

dissuade
v : turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people" [syn: {deter}] [ant: {persuade}]

dissuasion
n 1: a communication that dissuades you
2: persuasion not to do something; the act of talking someone out of an intended course of action
3: influencing someone to desist by argument or reasoning or entreaty [ant: {persuasion}]

dissuasive
adj : deterring from action; "dissuasive advice"; "made a slight dissuasive gesture with her hand" [ant: {persuasive}]

dissyllable
n : a word having two syllables [syn: {disyllable}]

distaff
adj : characteristic of or peculiar to a woman; "female sensitiveness"; "female suffrage" [syn: {female}]
n 1: the sphere of work by women
2: the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning

distal
adj 1: situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone [ant: {proximal}]
2: directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body [ant: {mesial}]

distal muscular dystrophy
n : a form of muscular dystrophy that sets in between 40 and 60 years of age and is characterized by weakness and wasting of the muscles of the hands and forearms and lower legs; inheritance is autosomal dominant

distally
adv : far from the center; "the bronchus is situated distally"

distance
n 1: the property created by the space between two objects or points
2: a distant region; "I could see it in the distance"
3: size of the gap between two places; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points" [syn: {length}]
4: indifference by personal withdrawal; "emotional distance" [syn: {aloofness}]
5: the interval between two times; "the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes" [syn: {space}]
6: a remote point in time; "if that happens it will be at some distance in the future"; "at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details"
v 1: keep at a distance; "we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living"
2: go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners" [syn: {outdistance}, {outstrip}]

distance vision
n : vision for objects that a 20 feet or more from the viewer

distant
adj 1: separated in space or time or coming from or going to a distance; "the distant past"; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call" [ant: {close}]
2: far apart in relevance or relationship; "a distant cousin"; "a distant likeness" [ant: {close}]
3: remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers" [syn: {aloof}, {upstage}]
4: far distant in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future"; "a civilization ten centuries removed from modern times" [syn: {remote}, {removed}]
5: far distant in space; "distant lands"; "remote stars"; "a remote outpost of civilization"; "a hideaway far removed from towns and cities" [syn: {remote}, {removed}]

distantly
adv : from or at a distance; "dimly, distantly, voices sounded in the stillness"

distaste
n : a feeling of intense dislike [syn: {antipathy}, {aversion}]

distasteful
adj 1: not pleasing in odor or taste [syn: {unsavory}, {unsavoury}]
2: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench" [syn: {disgusting}, {disgustful}, {foul}, {loathly}, {loathsome}, {repellent}, {repellant}, {repelling}, {revolting}, {skanky}, {wicked}, {yucky}]

distastefully
adv 1: in an offensively distasteful manner; "a distastefully explicit report on the Royal couple's marital life"
2: in a disgusting manner or to a disgusting degree; "the beggar was disgustingly filthy" [syn: {disgustingly}, {revoltingly}, {sickeningly}]

distastefulness
n 1: extreme unpalatability [syn: {disgustingness}, {nauseatingness}, {sickeningness}, {unsavoriness}]
2: the quality of being offensive [syn: {offensiveness}, {odiousness}]

distemper
n 1: any of various infectious viral diseases of animals
2: an angry and disagreeable mood [syn: {ill humor}, {ill humour}] [ant: {good humor}]
3: paint made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder
4: a painting created by distemper
5: a method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters or murals or stage scenery
v : paint with distemper

distend
v 1: become wider; "His pupils were dilated" [syn: {dilate}]
2: cause to expand as it by internal pressure; "The gas distended the animal's body"
3: swell from or as if from internal pressure; "The distended bellies of the starving cows"

distended
adj 1: abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; "hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh" [syn: {bloated}, {puffed}, {puffy}, {swollen}, {tumescent}, {tumid}, {turgid}]
2: abnormally expanded or increased in size; (`swollen' is sometimes used in combination); "distended wineskins"; "the need to clean out swollen inventories"; "the raisins were plump and soft and swollen from being soaked"; "huge blood-swollen mosquitoes" [syn: {swollen}]

distensible
adj : capable of being distended; able to stretch and expand; "the stomach is a distensible organ"

distension
n 1: the act of expanding by pressure from within [syn: {distention}]
2: the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions [syn: {dilatation}, {distention}]

distention
n 1: the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions [syn: {dilatation}, {distension}]
2: the act of expanding by pressure from within [syn: {distension}]

distich
n : two items of the same kind [syn: {couple}, {pair}, {twosome}, {twain}, {brace}, {span}, {yoke}, {couplet}, {duo}, {duet}, {dyad}, {duad}]

distil
v 1: undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature" [syn: {condense}, {distill}]
2: extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound" [syn: {distill}, {extract}]
3: undergo the process of distillation [syn: {distill}]
4: give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound" [syn: {distill}] [also: {distilling}, {distilled}]

distill
v 1: remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water" [syn: {purify}, {sublimate}, {make pure}]
2: undergo the process of distillation [syn: {distil}]
3: extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound" [syn: {extract}, {distil}]
4: undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature" [syn: {condense}, {distil}]
5: give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound" [syn: {distil}]

distillate
n : a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling [syn: {distillation}]

distillation
n 1: the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors [syn: {distillment}]
2: a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling [syn: {distillate}]

distilled
distil
v 1: undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature" [syn: {condense}, {distill}]
2: extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound" [syn: {distill}, {extract}]
3: undergo the process of distillation [syn: {distill}]
4: give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound" [syn: {distill}] [also: {distilling}, {distilled}]

distilled
See {distil}

distilled water
n : water that has been purified by distillation

distiller
n : someone who distills alcoholic liquors

distillery
n : a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation [syn: {still}]

distilling
distil
v 1: undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature" [syn: {condense}, {distill}]
2: extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound" [syn: {distill}, {extract}]
3: undergo the process of distillation [syn: {distill}]
4: give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound" [syn: {distill}] [also: {distilling}, {distilled}]

distilling
See {distil}

distillment
n : the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors [syn: {distillation}]

distinct
adj 1: easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints" [ant: {indistinct}]
2: (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality; "plants of several distinct types"; "the word `nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses"; "gold is distinct from iron"; "a tree related to but quite distinct from the European beech"; "management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees" [syn: {distinguishable}]
3: constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions" [syn: {discrete}]
4: recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage" [syn: {decided}]
5: clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong" [syn: {clear-cut}, {trenchant}]

distinction
n 1: a discrimination between things as different and distinct; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation" [syn: {differentiation}]
2: high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence" [syn: {eminence}, {preeminence}, {note}]
3: a distinguishing quality; "it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town"
4: a distinguishing difference; "he learned the distinction between gold and lead"

distinctive
adj 1: of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing; "Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor"- Curtis Wilkie; "that is typical of you!" [syn: {typical}]
2: possible to classify [syn: {classifiable}]
3: serving to distinguish or identify a species or group; "the distinguishing mark of the species is its plumage"; "distinctive tribal tattoos"; "we were asked to describe any identifying marks or distinguishing features" [syn: {distinguishing}, {identifying(a)}]

distinctive feature
n : an odd or unusual characteristic [syn: {peculiarity}, {distinguishing characteristic}]

distinctively
adv : in an identifiably distinctive manner; "the distinctively conservative district of the county"

distinctiveness
n 1: a distinguishing trait [syn: {peculiarity}, {specialness}, {specialty}, {speciality}]
2: utter dissimilarity [syn: {disparateness}]

distinctly
adv 1: clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment; "it's distinctly possible"; "I could clearly see myself in his situation" [syn: {clearly}]
2: in a distinct and distinguishable manner; "the subtleties of this distinctly British occasion"
3: to a distinct degree; "urbanization in Spain is distinctly correlated with a fall in reproductive rate"

distinctness
n 1: the quality of being sharp and clear [syn: {sharpness}] [ant: {indistinctness}]
2: the state of being several and distinct [syn: {discreteness}, {separateness}, {severalty}]
3: the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known [syn: {otherness}, {separateness}]

distinguish
v 1: mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" [syn: {separate}, {differentiate}, {secern}, {secernate}, {severalize}, {severalise}, {tell}, {tell apart}]
2: detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph" [syn: {recognize}, {recognise}, {discern}, {pick out}, {make out}, {tell apart}]
3: be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him form his peers" [syn: {mark}, {differentiate}]
4: make conspicuous or noteworthy [syn: {signalize}, {signalise}]
5: identify as in botany or biology, for example [syn: {identify}, {discover}, {key}, {key out}, {describe}, {name}]

distinguishable
adj 1: capable of being perceived as different or distinct; "only the shine of their metal was distinguishable in the gloom"; "a project distinguishable into four stages of progress"; "distinguishable differences between the twins" [ant: {indistinguishable}]
2: (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality; "plants of several distinct types"; "the word `nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses"; "gold is distinct from iron"; "a tree related to but quite distinct from the European beech"; "management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees" [syn: {distinct}]

distinguished
adj 1: (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor"; "an eminent scholar"; "a great statesman" [syn: {eminent}, {great}]
2: used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person; "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty" [syn: {imposing}, {magisterial}]
3: set apart from other such things

Distinguished Conduct Medal
n : a British military decoration for distinguished conduct in the field

Distinguished Flying Cross
n : a United States Air Force decoration for heroism while participating in an aerial flight

Distinguished Service Cross
n : a United States Army decoration for extraordinary heroism against an armed enemy

Distinguished Service Medal
n : a United States military decoration for meritorious service in wartime duty of great responsibility

Distinguished Service Order
n : a British military decoration for special service in action

distinguishing
adj : serving to distinguish or identify a species or group; "the distinguishing mark of the species is its plumage"; "distinctive tribal tattoos"; "we were asked to describe any identifying marks or distinguishing features" [syn: {distinctive}, {identifying(a)}]

distinguishing characteristic
n : an odd or unusual characteristic [syn: {peculiarity}, {distinctive feature}]

distomatosis
n : a disease of the liver (especially in sheep and cattle) caused by liver flukes and their by-products [syn: {black disease}, {sheep rot}, {liver rot}]

distort
v 1: make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story [syn: {falsify}, {garble}, {warp}]
2: form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" [syn: {twist}, {twine}] [ant: {untwist}]
3: twist and press out of shape [syn: {contort}, {deform}, {wring}]
4: affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life" [syn: {tinge}, {color}, {colour}]
5: alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy" [syn: {deform}, {strain}]

distortable
adj : capable of having the meaning altered or twisted; "our words are distortable things--as in a crooked mirror held up to nature"

distorted
adj 1: strained or wrenched out of normal shape; "old trees with contorted branches"; "scorched and distorted fragments of steel"; "trapped under twisted steel girders" [syn: {contorted}, {twisted}]
2: so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly; "deformed thalidomide babies"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "an ill-shapen vase"; "a limp caused by a malformed foot"; "misshapen old fingers" [syn: {deformed}, {ill-shapen}, {malformed}, {misshapen}]
3: having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented; "many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality"; "a perverted translation of the poem" [syn: {misrepresented}, {perverted}, {twisted}]

distorted shape
n : a shape resulting from distortion [syn: {distortion}]

distortion
n 1: a change for the worse [syn: {deformation}]
2: a shape resulting from distortion [syn: {distorted shape}]
3: an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image [syn: {aberration}, {optical aberration}]
4: a change (usually undesired) in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal; the difference between two measurements of a signal (as between the input and output signal); "heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extreme distortion"
5: the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean [syn: {overrefinement}, {straining}, {torture}, {twisting}]
6: the mistake of misrepresenting the facts

distortionist
n : a painter who introduces distortions

distract
v 1: draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors" [syn: {deflect}]
2: disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" [syn: {perturb}, {unhinge}, {disquiet}, {trouble}, {cark}, {disorder}]

distracted
adj 1: affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad" [syn: {brainsick}, {crazy}, {demented}, {disturbed}, {mad}, {sick}, {unbalanced}, {unhinged}]
2: having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety [syn: {distrait}]

distractedly
adv : in a distracted manner; "`Come in,' he said distractedly"

distraction
n 1: mental turmoil; "he drives me to distraction"
2: an obstacle to attention
3: an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations [syn: {beguilement}]
4: the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something; "conjurers are experts at misdirection" [syn: {misdirection}]

distrain
v 1: levy a distress on
2: confiscate by distress
3: legally take something in place of a debt payment

distraint
n : the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; "Originally distress was a landloard's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien" [syn: {distress}]

distrait
adj : having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety [syn: {distracted}]

distraught
adj : deeply agitated especially from emotion; "distraught with grief" [syn: {overwrought}]

distress
n 1: psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress" [syn: {hurt}, {suffering}]
2: a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need); "a ship in distress"; "she was the classic maiden in distress"
3: extreme physical pain; "the patient appeared to be in distress"
4: the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; "Originally distress was a landloard's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien" [syn: {distraint}]
v : cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"

distress call
n : an internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is needed [syn: {distress signal}]

distress signal
n : an internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is needed [syn: {distress call}]

distressed
adj 1: facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty; "the troubled car industry"; "distressed companies need loans and technical advice"; "financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices"; "we were hard put to meet the mortgage paymentng"; "it was apparent that the magazine was in trouble"; "found themselves in a bad way financially" [syn: {hard-pressed}, {hard put}, {in a bad way(p)}, {in trouble(p)}]
2: generalized feeling of distress [syn: {dysphoric}, {unhappy}] [ant: {euphoric}]
3: suffering severe physical strain or distress; "he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing"; "the victim was in a bad way and needed immediate attention" [syn: {stressed}, {in a bad way(p)}]
4: afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children" [syn: {disquieted}, {disturbed}, {upset}, {worried}]

distressful
adj : causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time" [syn: {distressing}, {disturbing}, {perturbing}, {troubling}, {worrisome}, {worrying}]

distressfully
adv : with distress; "`Doctor Rother says it's his only chance,' she added distressfully"

distressfulness
n : the quality of arousing fear or distress; "he learned the seriousness of his illness" [syn: {seriousness}]

distressing
adj 1: causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time" [syn: {distressful}, {disturbing}, {perturbing}, {troubling}, {worrisome}, {worrying}]
2: bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs" [syn: {deplorable}, {lamentable}, {pitiful}, {sad}, {sorry}]

distressingly
adv : unpleasantly; "his ignorance was painfully obvious" [syn: {painfully}]

distributary
n : a branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it [ant: {feeder}]

distribute
v 1: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone" [syn: {administer}, {mete out}, {deal}, {parcel out}, {lot}, {dispense}, {shell out}, {deal out}, {dish out}, {allot}, {dole out}]
2: distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country" [syn: {spread}] [ant: {gather}]
3: make available; "The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia"
4: give out; "The teacher handed out the exams" [syn: {give out}, {hand out}]
5: cause to be distributed; "This letter is circulating among the faculty" [syn: {circulate}, {pass around}, {pass on}]
6: cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [syn: {circulate}, {circularize}, {circularise}, {disseminate}, {propagate}, {broadcast}, {spread}, {diffuse}, {disperse}, {pass around}]
7: spread throughout a given area; "the function distributes the values evenly"
8: be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses; "Values distribute"
9: be mathematically distributive 10: to arrange in a systematic order; "stagger the chairs in the lecture hall" [syn: {stagger}]

distributed
adj 1: spread out or scattered about or divided up [ant: {concentrated}]
2: (of investments) distributed among a variety of securities

distributed data processing
n : data processing in which some of the functions are performed in different places and connected by transmission facilities [syn: {remote-access data processing}, {teleprocessing}]

distributed fire
n : fire dispersed so as to engage effectively an area target

distributer
n 1: someone who markets merchandise [syn: {distributor}]
2: electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence [syn: {distributor}, {electrical distributor}]

distribution
n 1: (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence [syn: {statistical distribution}]
2: the spatial property of being scattered about over an area or volume [syn: {dispersion}] [ant: {concentration}]
3: the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
4: the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer

distribution agreement
n : a contract governing the marketing of an item of merchandise

distribution channel
n : a way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors; "possible distribution channels are wholesalers or small retailers or retail chains or direct mailers or your own stores" [syn: {channel}]

distribution cost
n : any cost incurred by a producer or wholesaler or retailer or distributor (as for advertising and shipping etc)

distribution free statistic
n : a statistic computed without knowledge of the form or the parameters of the distribution from which observations are drawn [syn: {nonparametric statistic}]

distribution law
n : (chemistry) the total energy in an assembly of molecules is not distributed equally but is distributed around an average value according to a statistical distribution

distribution list
n : list of names to whom a communication should be sent

distributional
adj : of or relating to spatial distribution; "distributional requirements"

distributive
adj 1: serving to distribute or allot or disperse [ant: {collective}]
2: tending to disperse [syn: {dispersive}]

distributive shock
n : shock caused by poor distribution of the blood flow

distributively
adv 1: as individuals or as separate units (not collectively); "taken distributively, their rights are imperceptible"
2: in a distributive manner; "marine vertebrates have their weight supported distributively by the water"

distributor
n 1: someone who markets merchandise [syn: {distributer}]
2: a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion [syn: {allocator}]
3: a company that markets merchandise; "his company is a large distributor of software products"
4: electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence [syn: {distributer}, {electrical distributor}]

distributor cam
n : the cam inside the distributor that rotates to contact spark plug terminals in the correct order

distributor cap
n : the cap of the distributor that holds in place the wires from the distributor to the spark plugs

distributor housing
n : the housing that supports the distributor cam

distributor point
n : a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts distributor points and current flows to the spark plugs [syn: {breaker point}, {point}]

district
n : a region marked off for administrative or other purposes [syn: {territory}, {territorial dominion}, {dominion}]
v : regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns [syn: {zone}]

district attorney
n : an official prosecutor for a judicial district [syn: {DA}]

district line
n : the boundary between two districts

district manager
n : a manager who supervises the sales activity for a district

District of Columbia
n : the district occupied entirely by the city of Washington; chosen by George Washington as the site of the nation's capital and carve out of land ceded by Maryland and Virginia [syn: {D.C.}, {DC}]

distrust
n 1: doubt about someone's honesty [syn: {misgiving}, {mistrust}, {suspicion}]
2: the trait of not trusting others [syn: {distrustfulness}, {mistrust}] [ant: {trust}]
v : regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in [syn: {mistrust}, {suspect}] [ant: {trust}, {trust}]

distrustful
adj 1: having or showing distrust; "a man of distrustful nature"; "my experience...in other fields of law has made me distrustful of rules of thumb generally"- B.N.Cardozo; "vigilant and distrustful superintendence"- Thomas Jefferson [ant: {trustful}]
2: incredulous by virtue of distrust

distrustfully
adv : with distrust; "she looked at him distrustfully" [syn: {mistrustfully}] [ant: {trustfully}]

distrustfulness
n : the trait of not trusting others [syn: {distrust}, {mistrust}] [ant: {trust}]

disturb
v 1: move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought" [syn: {upset}, {trouble}]
2: change the arrangement or position of [syn: {agitate}, {vex}, {commove}, {shake up}, {stir up}, {raise up}]
3: tamper with; "Don't touch my CDs!" [syn: {touch}]
4: destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading" [syn: {interrupt}]
5: damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!"

disturbance
n 1: activity that is an intrusion or interruption; "he looked around for the source of the disturbance"; "there was a disturbance of neural function" [syn: {perturbation}]
2: an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me" [syn: {perturbation}, {upset}]
3: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: {disruption}, {commotion}, {stir}, {flutter}, {hurly burly}, {to-do}, {hoo-ha}, {hoo-hah}, {kerfuffle}]
4: a noisy fight [syn: {affray}, {fray}, {ruffle}]
5: the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
6: (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness [syn: {mental disorder}, {mental disturbance}, {psychological disorder}, {folie}]
7: electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication [syn: {noise}, {interference}]

disturbance of the peace
n : any act of molesting or interrupting or hindering or disquieting or agitating or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled [syn: {disorderly conduct}, {disorderly behavior}, {breach of the peace}]

disturbed
adj 1: having the place or position changed; "the disturbed books and papers on her desk"; "disturbed grass showed where the horse had passed"
2: afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children" [syn: {disquieted}, {distressed}, {upset}, {worried}]
3: emotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationships [syn: {maladjusted}]
4: lacking order or stability; "these unsettled times" [syn: {unsettled}]
5: affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad" [syn: {brainsick}, {crazy}, {demented}, {distracted}, {mad}, {sick}, {unbalanced}, {unhinged}]

disturber
n : a troubler who disquiets or interferes with peace and quiet; someone who causes disorder and commotion

disturbing
adj : causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time" [syn: {distressing}, {distressful}, {perturbing}, {troubling}, {worrisome}, {worrying}]

disturbingly
adv : in a disturbing manner; "the details of the kidnaper's letter had sounded disturbingly convincing"

disulfiram
n : a drug (trade name Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholism; causes nausea and vomiting if alcohol is ingested [syn: {Antabuse}]

disunify
v : break up or separate; "The country is disunifying"; "Yugoslavia broke apart after 1989" [syn: {break apart}] [ant: {unify}]

disunion
n : the termination or destruction of union [ant: {union}]

disunite
v 1: part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president" [syn: {disassociate}, {dissociate}, {divorce}, {disjoint}]
2: force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" [syn: {separate}, {divide}, {part}]

disunited
adj : having been divided; having the unity destroyed; "Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"-Samuel Lubell; "a league of disunited nations"- E.B.White; "a fragmented coalition"; "a split group" [syn: {disconnected}, {fragmented}, {split}]

disunity
n : lack of unity (usually resulting from dissension)

disuse
n : the state of something that has been unused and neglected; "the house was in a terrible state of neglect" [syn: {neglect}]

disused
adj : no longer in use; "obsolete words" [syn: {obsolete}]

disyllabic
adj : having or characterized by or consisting of two syllables

disyllable
n : a word having two syllables [syn: {dissyllable}]

dit
n : the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code [syn: {dot}]

dita
n : evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes; bark formerly used medicinally [syn: {dita bark}, {devil tree}, {Alstonia scholaris}]

dita bark
n : evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes; bark formerly used medicinally [syn: {dita}, {devil tree}, {Alstonia scholaris}]

ditch
n 1: a long narrow excavation in the earth
2: any small natural waterway
v 1: forsake; "ditch a lover"
2: throw away; "Chuck these old notes" [syn: {chuck}]
3: sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly; "The company dumped him after many years of service"; "She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man" [syn: {dump}]
4: make an emergency landing on water
5: crash or crash-land; "ditch a car"; "ditch a plane"
6: cut a trench in, as for drainage; "ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields" [syn: {trench}]

ditch digger
n : a laborer who digs ditches [syn: {mud digger}]

ditch fern
n : large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds [syn: {royal fern}, {royal osmund}, {king fern}, {French bracken}, {Osmunda regalis}]

ditch reed
n : tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts [syn: {common reed}, {carrizo}, {Phragmites communis}]

ditch spade
n : a spade with a long handle for digging narrow ditches [syn: {long-handled spade}]

ditchmoss
n : submerged freshwater perennials [syn: {Elodea}, {genus Elodea}, {pondweed}]

dither
n : an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft" [syn: {pother}, {fuss}, {tizzy}, {flap}]
v 1: act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain
2: make a fuss; be agitated [syn: {flap}, {pother}]

dithered color
n : a color produced by a pattern of differently colored dots that together simulate the desired color [syn: {nonsolid color}, {nonsolid colour}, {dithered colour}]

dithered colour
n : a color produced by a pattern of differently colored dots that together simulate the desired color [syn: {nonsolid color}, {nonsolid colour}, {dithered color}]

dithering
n : the process of representing intermediate colors by patterns of tiny colored dots that simulate the desired color

dithyramb
n 1: a wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing
2: (ancient Greece) a passionate hymn (usually in honor of Dionysus)

dithyrambic
adj : of or in the manner of a dithyramb

dittany
n : Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather [syn: {fraxinella}, {burning bush}, {gas plant}, {Dictamnus alba}]

dittany of crete
n : dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete [syn: {cretan dittany}, {crete dittany}, {hop marjoram}, {winter sweet}, {Origanum dictamnus}]

ditto
n : a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated [syn: {ditto mark}]
v : repeat an action or statement; "The next speaker dittoed her argument"

ditto mark
n : a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated [syn: {ditto}]

ditty
n : a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)

ditty bag
n : kit used by sailors and soldiers

diuresis
n : increased secretion of urine; if not due to increased liquid intake or to the action of a diuretic drug it can be a symptom of diabetes mellitus

diuretic
n : any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine [syn: {diuretic drug}, {water pill}]

diuretic drug
n : any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine [syn: {diuretic}, {water pill}]

Diuril
n : a diuretic drug (trade name Diuril) used in the treatment of edema and hypertension [syn: {chlorothiazide}]

diurnal
adj 1: belonging to or active during the day; "diurnal animals are active during the day"; "diurnal flowers are open during the day and closed at night" [ant: {nocturnal}]
2: having a daily cycle or occurring every day; "diurnal rhythms"; "diurnal rotation of the heavens"; "the diurnal slumber of bats"

diurnal parallax
n : the parallax of a celestial body using two points on the surface of the earth as the earth rotates [syn: {geocentric parallax}]

diurnal variation
n : fluctuations that occur during each day

diva
n : a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star [syn: {prima donna}] [also: {dive} (pl)]

divagate
v : lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture" [syn: {digress}, {stray}, {wander}]

divagation
n 1: a message that departs from the main subject [syn: {digression}, {aside}, {excursus}, {parenthesis}]
2: a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal" [syn: {diversion}, {deviation}, {digression}, {deflection}, {deflexion}]

divalent
adj : having a valence of two or having two valences [syn: {bivalent}]

divan
n 1: a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall)
2: a Muslim council of state [syn: {diwan}]
3: a collection of Persian or Arabic poems (usually by one author) [syn: {diwan}]
4: a Muslim council chamber or law court [syn: {diwan}]

divan bed
n : an armless couch; a seat by day and a bed by night [syn: {daybed}]

divaricate
v 1: branch off; "The road divaricates here"
2: spread apart; "divaricate one's fingers"

divarication
n : branching at a wide angle

dive
See {diva} [also: {dove}]

dive
n 1: a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall [syn: {honkytonk}]
2: a headlong plunge into water [syn: {diving}]
3: a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft [syn: {nose dive}]
v 1: drop steeply; "the stock market plunged" [syn: {plunge}, {plunk}]
2: plunge into water; "I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool"
3: swim under water; "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells" [also: {dove}]

dive
diva
n : a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star [syn: {prima donna}] [also: {dive} (pl)]

dive bomber
n : a bomber that releases its bombs during a steep dive toward the target

dive brake
n : a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft [syn: {airbrake}]

dive-bomb
v : bomb from a diving airplane

dive-bombing
n : a bombing run in which the bomber release the bomb while flying straight toward the target

diver
n 1: someone who works underwater [syn: {frogman}, {underwater diver}]
2: someone who dives (into water) [syn: {plunger}]
3: large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes [syn: {loon}]

diverge
v 1: move or draw apart; "The two paths diverge here" [ant: {converge}]
2: have no limits as a mathematical series [ant: {converge}, {converge}]
3: extend in a different direction; "The lines start to diverge here"; "Their interests diverged" [ant: {converge}]
4: be at variance with; be out of line with [syn: {deviate}, {vary}, {depart}] [ant: {conform}]

divergence
n 1: the act of moving away in different direction from a common point; "an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines" [syn: {divergency}]
2: a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean" [syn: {deviation}, {departure}, {difference}]
3: an infinite series that has no limit [syn: {divergency}] [ant: {convergence}, {convergence}]
4: a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion" [syn: {discrepancy}, {disagreement}, {variance}]

divergency
n 1: an infinite series that has no limit [syn: {divergence}] [ant: {convergence}, {convergence}]
2: the act of moving away in different direction from a common point; "an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines" [syn: {divergence}]

divergent
adj 1: diverging from another or from a standard; "a divergent opinion"
2: tending to move apart in different directions [syn: {diverging}] [ant: {convergent}]

divergent strabismus
n : strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward [syn: {walleye}, {exotropia}]

divergent thinker
n : a thinker who moves away from the problem as stated and often has novel ideas and solutions

divergent thinking
n : thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions; associated with creativity [syn: {out-of-the-box thinking}] [ant: {convergent thinking}]

diverging
adj : tending to move apart in different directions [syn: {divergent}] [ant: {convergent}]

diverging lens
n : a lens such that a parallel beam of light passing through it is caused to diverge or spread out [syn: {concave lens}]

divers
adj : many and different; "tourist offices of divers nationalities"; "a person of diverse talents" [syn: {divers(a)}, {diverse}]

diverse
adj 1: many and different; "tourist offices of divers nationalities"; "a person of diverse talents" [syn: {divers(a)}]
2: distinctly dissimilar or unlike; "diverse parts of the country"; "celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan"; "animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth" [syn: {various}]

diversely
adv : in diverse ways; "the alternatives that are variously represented by the participants"; "the speakers treated the subject most diversely" [syn: {variously}, {multifariously}]

diverseness
n : noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing" [syn: {diversity}, {multifariousness}, {variety}]

diversification
n 1: the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered); "my broker recommended a greater diversification of my investments"; "he limited his losses by diversification of his product line" [syn: {variegation}]
2: the condition of being varied; "that restaurant's menu lacks diversification; every day it is the same"

diversified
adj : having variety of character or form or components; or having increased variety; "a diversified musical program ranging from classical to modern"; "diversified farming"; "diversified manufacturing"; "diversified scenery"; "diversified investments" [ant: {undiversified}]

diversified
diversify
v 1: make (more) diverse; "diversify a course of study"
2: spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate; "The plants on this island diversified" [syn: {radiate}]
3: vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified" [syn: {branch out}, {broaden}] [ant: {specialize}, {specialize}] [also: {diversified}]

diversified
See {diversify}

diversify
v 1: make (more) diverse; "diversify a course of study"
2: spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate; "The plants on this island diversified" [syn: {radiate}]
3: vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified" [syn: {branch out}, {broaden}] [ant: {specialize}, {specialize}] [also: {diversified}]

diversion
n 1: an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" [syn: {recreation}]
2: a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal" [syn: {deviation}, {digression}, {deflection}, {deflexion}, {divagation}]
3: an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack [syn: {diversionary attack}]

diversionary
adj : of tactics e.g.; likely or designed to confuse or deceive

diversionary attack
n : an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack [syn: {diversion}]

diversionary landing
n : an amphibious diversionary attack

diversionist
n : someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks [syn: {saboteur}, {wrecker}]

diversity
n 1: noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing" [syn: {diverseness}, {multifariousness}, {variety}]
2: the condition or result of being changed

divert
v 1: turn aside; turn away from [syn: {deviate}]
2: send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one
3: occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies" [syn: {amuse}, {disport}]
4: withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions [syn: {hive off}]

diverted
adj : pleasantly occupied; "We are not amused" -Queen Victoria [syn: {amused}, {entertained}]

diverticula
See {diverticulum}

diverticula
diverticulum
n : a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon) [also: {diverticula} (pl)]

diverticulitis
n : inflammation of a diverticulum in the digestive tract (especially the colon); characterized by painful abdominal cramping and fever and constipation

diverticulosis
n : presence of diverticula in the walls of the colon

diverticulum
n : a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon) [also: {diverticula} (pl)]

divertimenti
See {divertimento}

divertimenti
divertimento
n : a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form [syn: {serenade}] [also: {divertimenti} (pl)]

divertimento
n : a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form [syn: {serenade}] [also: {divertimenti} (pl)]

diverting
adj : providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story"; "a fun thing to do" [syn: {amusing}, {amusive}, {fun(a)}]

divertingly
adv : in an entertaining and amusing manner; "Hollywood has grown too sophisticated to turn out anything really amusingly bad these days" [syn: {amusingly}]

divest
v 1: take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets" [syn: {deprive}, {strip}]
2: deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights" [syn: {disinvest}] [ant: {invest}]
3: reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment); "The company decided to divest"; "the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property"; "There was pressure on the univeristy to disinvest in South Africa" [syn: {disinvest}] [ant: {invest}]
4: remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments" [syn: {strip}, {undress}, {disinvest}]

divestiture
n 1: an order to an offending party to rid itself of property; it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behavior; "the court found divestiture to be necessary in preventing a monopoly"
2: the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division

dividable
adj : can be divided usually without leaving a remainder; "15 is divisible by 3"

divide
n 1: a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)
2: a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems [syn: {watershed}, {water parting}]
v 1: separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" [syn: {split}, {split up}, {separate}, {dissever}, {carve up}] [ant: {unite}]
2: perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?" [syn: {fraction}] [ant: {multiply}]
3: act as a barrier between; stand between; "The mountain range divides the two countries" [syn: {separate}]
4: come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated" [syn: {separate}, {part}]
5: make a division or separation [syn: {separate}]
6: force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" [syn: {separate}, {disunite}, {part}]

divided
adj 1: separated into parts or pieces; "opinions are divided" [ant: {united}]
2: having a median strip or island between lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions; "a divided highway" [syn: {dual-lane}]
3: distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purpose [syn: {divided up}, {shared}, {shared out}]

divided highway
n : a highway divided down the middle by a barrier that separates traffic going in different directions; "in England they call a divided highway a dual carriageway" [syn: {dual carriageway}]

divided up
adj : distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purpose [syn: {divided}, {shared}, {shared out}]

dividend
n 1: that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
2: a number to be divided by another number
3: a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus)

dividend warrant
n : an order of payment (such as a check payable to a shareholder) in which a dividend is paid

divider
n 1: a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics [syn: {splitter}] [ant: {lumper}]
2: a person who separates something into parts or groups
3: a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) [syn: {partition}]

dividers
n : a drafting instrument resembling a compass that is used for dividing lines into equal segments or for transferring measurements

dividing
adj 1: serving to divide or marking a division; "the divisional line between two states" [syn: {divisional}]
2: serving simply to separate or partition; "a dividing partition" [syn: {dividing(a)}]

dividing line
n : a conceptual separation or demarcation; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity" [syn: {line}, {demarcation}, {contrast}]

divi-divi
n 1: twisted seed pods of the divi-divi tree; source of tannin
2: small thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose seed pods are a source of tannin [syn: {Caesalpinia coriaria}]

Divina Commedia
n : a narrative epic poem written by Dante [syn: {Divine Comedy}]

divination
n 1: successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck
2: a prediction uttered under divine inspiration [syn: {prophecy}]
3: the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means [syn: {foretelling}, {soothsaying}, {fortune telling}]

divinatory
adj 1: resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy; "the high priest's divinatory pronouncement"; "mantic powers"; "a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions" [syn: {mantic}, {sibylline}, {sibyllic}, {vatic}, {vatical}]
2: based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "supposititious hypotheses" [syn: {conjectural}, {supposed}, {suppositional}, {suppositious}, {supposititious}]

divine
adj 1: emanating from God; "divine judgment"; "divine guidance"; "everything is black1 or white...satanic or godlyt"-Saturday Rev. [syn: {godly}]
2: resulting from divine providence; "providential care"; "a providential visitation" [syn: {providential}]
3: being or having the nature of a god; "the custom of killing the divine king upon any serious failure of his...powers"-J.G.Frazier; "the divine will"; "the divine capacity for love"; "'Tis wise to learn; 'tis God-like to create"-J.G.Saxe [syn: {godlike}]
4: devoted to or in the service or worship of a deity; "divine worship"; "divine liturgy"
5: appropriate to or befitting a god; "the divine strength of Achilles"; "a man of godlike sagacity"; "man must play God for he has acquired certain godlike powers"-R.H.Roveref [syn: {godlike}]
6: of such surpassing excellence as to suggest divine inspiration; "her pies were simply divine"; "the divine Shakespeare"; "an elysian meal"; "an inspired performance" [syn: {elysian}, {inspired}]
n 1: terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God [syn: {Godhead}, {Lord}, {Creator}, {Maker}, {God Almighty}, {Almighty}, {Jehovah}]
2: a clergyman or other person in religious orders [syn: {cleric}, {churchman}, {ecclesiastic}]
v 1: perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers
2: search by divining, as if with a rod; "He claimed he could divine underground water"

Divine Comedy
n : a narrative epic poem written by Dante [syn: {Divina Commedia}]

divine guidance
n : (theology) a special influence of a divinity on the minds of human beings; "they believe that the books of Scripture were written under divine guidance" [syn: {inspiration}]

divine law
n : a law that is believed to come directly from God

divine messenger
n : a messenger from God; "angel of death"

Divine Office
n : canonical prayers recited daily by priests (e.g. the breviary of the Roman Catholic Church)

divine service
n : the act of public worship following prescribed rules; "the Sunday service" [syn: {service}, {religious service}]

Divine Unity
n : an Islamic terrorist cell that originated in Jordan but operates in Germany; goal is to attack Europe and Russia with chemical weapons [syn: {al-Tawhid}, {Al Tawhid}]

divinely
adv : by divine means; "the divinely appointed means of rescue from temporal existence"

diviner
n : someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers

diving
n 1: an athletic competition that involves diving into water [syn: {diving event}]
2: a headlong plunge into water [syn: {dive}]

diving bell
n : diving apparatus for underwater work; has an open bottom and is supplied with compressed air

diving board
n : a springboard from which swimmers can dive

diving dress
n : a weighted and hermetically sealed garment supplied with air; worn by underwater divers [syn: {diving suit}]

diving duck
n : any of various ducks of especially bays and estuaries that dive for their food [ant: {dabbling duck}]

diving event
n : an athletic competition that involves diving into water [syn: {diving}]

diving petrel
n : any of several small diving birds of southern hemisphere seas; somewhat resemble auks

diving suit
n : a weighted and hermetically sealed garment supplied with air; worn by underwater divers [syn: {diving dress}]

divining rod
n : forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil [syn: {dowser}, {dowsing rod}, {waterfinder}, {water finder}]

divinity
n 1: any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force [syn: {deity}, {god}, {immortal}]
2: the quality of being divine; "ancient Egyptians believed in the divinity of the Pharaohs"
3: white creamy fudge made with egg whites [syn: {divinity fudge}]
4: the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth [syn: {theology}]

divinity fudge
n : white creamy fudge made with egg whites [syn: {divinity}]

divinyl ether
n : a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic [syn: {ether}, {ethoxyethane}, {vinyl ether}, {diethyl ether}, {ethyl ether}]

divisibility
n : the quality of being divisible; the capacity to be divided into parts or divided among a number of persons

divisible
adj : capable of being or liable to be divided or separated; "even numbers are divisible by two"; "the Americans fought a bloody war to prove that their nation is not divisible" [ant: {indivisible}]

division
n 1: an army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve"
2: one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division" [syn: {part}, {section}]
3: the act or process of dividing
4: an administrative unit in government or business
5: an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed
6: discord that splits a group [syn: {variance}]
7: a league ranked by quality; "he played baseball in class D for two years"; "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA" [syn: {class}]
8: (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
9: (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum 10: a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings [syn: {air division}] 11: a group of ships of similar type [syn: {naval division}] 12: the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart [syn: {partition}, {partitioning}, {segmentation}, {sectionalization}, {sectionalisation}]

division Anthophyta
n : comprising flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae) and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta) [syn: {Angiospermae}, {class Angiospermae}, {Magnoliophyta}, {division Magnoliophyta}, {Anthophyta}]

division Archaebacteria
n : in some classifications considered a kingdom

division Bryophyta
n : a division of nonflowering plants characterized by rhizoids rather than true roots and having little or no organized vascular tissue and showing alternation of generations between gamete-bearing forms and spore-bearing forms; comprises true mosses (Bryopsida) and liverworts (Hepaticopsida) and hornworts (Anthoceropsida) [syn: {Bryophyta}]

division Chlorophyta
n : large division of chiefly freshwater eukaryotic algae that possess chlorophyll a and b, store food as starch, and cellulose cell walls; classes Chlorophyceae, Ulvophyceae, and Charophyceae; obviously ancestral to land plants [syn: {Chlorophyta}]

division Chrysophyta
n : mostly freshwater eukaryotic algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment; yellow-green and golden-brown algae and diatoms: Xanthophyceae, Chrysophyceae, Bacillariophyceae; some classification systems superseded or subsumed by Heterokontophyta [syn: {Chrysophyta}]

division Cyanophyta
n : prokaryotic organisms sometimes considered a class or phylum or subkingdom; coextensive with the Cyanophyceae: cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) [syn: {Cyanophyta}]

division Cynodontia
n : a division of the order Therapsida from the Triassic period comprising small carnivorous tetrapod reptiles often with mammal-like teeth [syn: {Cynodontia}]

division Dicynodontia
n : a division of Therapsida [syn: {Dicynodontia}]

division Eubacteria
n : one-celled monerans having simple cells with rigid walls and (in motile types) flagella

division Euglenophyta
n : free-swimming flagellate algae [syn: {Euglenophyta}]

division Eumycota
n : true fungi; eukaryotic heterotrophic walled organisms; distinguished from Myxomycota (funguslike slime molds): comprises subdivisions Mastigomycotina; Zygomycotina; Ascomycotina; Basidiomycotina; Deuteromycotina (imperfect fungi) [syn: {Eumycota}]

division Gymnomycota
n : slime molds; organisms having a noncellular and multinucleate creeping vegetative phase and a propagative spore-producing stage: comprises Myxomycetes and Acrasiomycetes; in some classifications placed in the kingdom Protoctista [syn: {Myxomycota}, {division Myxomycota}, {Gymnomycota}]

division Gymnospermophyta
n : plants having naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Gymnospermae) and in others a division (Gymnospermophyta); comprises three subdivisions (or classes): Cycadophytina (class Cycadopsida) and Gnetophytina (class Gnetopsida) and Coniferophytina (class Coniferopsida); in some classifications the Coniferophytina are divided into three groups: Pinophytina (class Pinopsida) and Ginkgophytina (class Ginkgopsida) and Taxophytina (class Taxopsida) [syn: {Gymnospermae}, {class Gymnospermae}, {Gymnospermophyta}]

division Heterokontophyta
n : algae having chlorophyll a and usually c, and flagella of unequal lengths; terminology supersedes Chrysophyta in some classifications [syn: {Heterokontophyta}]

division Lichenes
n : comprising the lichens which grow symbiotically with algae; sometimes treated as an independent group more or less coordinate with Algae and Fungi [syn: {Lichenes}]

division Magnoliophyta
n : comprising flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae) and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta) [syn: {Angiospermae}, {class Angiospermae}, {Magnoliophyta}, {Anthophyta}, {division Anthophyta}]

division Myxomycota
n : slime molds; organisms having a noncellular and multinucleate creeping vegetative phase and a propagative spore-producing stage: comprises Myxomycetes and Acrasiomycetes; in some classifications placed in the kingdom Protoctista [syn: {Myxomycota}, {Gymnomycota}, {division Gymnomycota}]

division Phaeophyta
n : coextensive with class Phaeophyceae; in some classifications subsumed in the division Heterokontophyta [syn: {Phaeophyta}]

division Protista
n : eukaryotic one-celled living organisms distinct from multicellular plants and animals: protozoa, slime molds, and eukaryotic algae [syn: {Protista}]

division Pteridophyta
n : containing all the vascular plants that do not bear seeds: ferns, horsetails, club mosses, and whisk ferns; in some classifications considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta [syn: {Pteridophyta}]

division Rhodophyta
n : lower plants; mostly marine and littoral eukaryotic algae [syn: {Rhodophyta}]

division Schizophyta
n : former term for the Cyanophyta [syn: {Schizophyta}]

division Spermatophyta
n : seed plants; comprises the Angiospermae (or Magnoliophyta) and Gymnospermae (or Gymnospermophyta); in some classification systems Spermatophyta is coordinate with Pteridophyta (spore producing plants having vascular tissue and roots) and Bryophyta (spore producing plants lacking vascular tissue and roots) [syn: {Spermatophyta}]

division Tracheophyta
n : in former classifications: comprising plants with a vascular system including ferns and fern allies as well as seed plants [syn: {Tracheophyta}]

divisional
adj 1: of or relating to a military division; "divisional artillery"
2: serving to divide or marking a division; "the divisional line between two states" [syn: {dividing}]
3: constituting a division or an aliquot part of the basic monetary unit; "American divisional (fractional) coins include the dime and the nickel"; "fractional currency is currency in denominations less than the basic monetary unit"

divisive
adj : dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion) [syn: {dissentious}, {factious}]

divisor
n 1: one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer; "what are the 4 factors of 6?" [syn: {factor}]
2: the number by which a dividend is divided

divorce
n : the legal dissolution of a marriage [syn: {divorcement}]
v 1: part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president" [syn: {disassociate}, {dissociate}, {disunite}, {disjoint}]
2: get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage; "The couple divorced after only 6 months" [syn: {split up}]

divorce court
n : a court having jurisdiction over the termination of marriage contracts

divorce lawyer
n : a lawyer specializing in actions for divorce or annulment

divorced
adj : of someone whose marriage has been legally dissolved

divorced man
n : a man who is divorced from (or separated from) his wife [syn: {grass widower}]

divorcee
n : a divorced woman or a woman who is separated from her husband [syn: {grass widow}]

divorcement
n : the legal dissolution of a marriage [syn: {divorce}]

divot
n 1: (golf) the cavity left when a piece of turf is cut from the ground by the club head in making a stroke; "it was a good drive but the ball ended up in a divot"
2: a piece of turf dug out of a lawn or fairway (by an animals hooves or a golf club)

divulge
v : make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her" [syn: {disclose}, {let on}, {bring out}, {reveal}, {discover}, {expose}, {impart}, {break}, {give away}, {let out}]

divulgement
n : the act of disclosing something that was secret or private [syn: {divulgence}]

divulgence
n : the act of disclosing something that was secret or private [syn: {divulgement}]

divvied
divvy
n : short for dividend; especially one paid by a cooperative society [also: {divvied}]

divvied
See {divvy}

divvy
n : short for dividend; especially one paid by a cooperative society [also: {divvied}]

divvy up
v : give out as one's portion or share [syn: {share}, {portion out}, {apportion}, {deal}]

diwan
n 1: a Muslim council of state [syn: {divan}]
2: a collection of Persian or Arabic poems (usually by one author) [syn: {divan}]
3: a Muslim council chamber or law court [syn: {divan}]

Dixie
n 1: the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 [syn: {Confederacy}, {Confederate States}, {Confederate States of America}, {South}, {Dixieland}]
2: a large metal pot (12 gallon camp kettle) for cooking; used in military camps

Dixie cup
n : a disposable paper cup for holding drinks [syn: {paper cup}, {drinking cup}]

Dixiecrats
n : a former political party in the United States; formed in 1948 by Democrats from southern states in order to oppose to the candidacy of Harry S Truman [syn: {States' Rights Democratic Party}]

Dixieland
n : the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 [syn: {Confederacy}, {Confederate States}, {Confederate States of America}, {South}, {Dixie}]

dizen
v : dress up garishly and tastelessly [syn: {bedizen}]

dizygotic
adj : derived from two separately fertilized eggs; "dizygotic twins" [syn: {dizygous}]

dizygotic twin
n : either of two twins who developed from two separate fertilized eggs [syn: {fraternal twin}]

dizygous
adj : derived from two separately fertilized eggs; "dizygotic twins" [syn: {dizygotic}]

dizzied
dizzy
adj 1: having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling; "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; "a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff" [syn: {giddy}, {woozy}, {vertiginous}]
2: lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" [syn: {airheaded}, {empty-headed}, {featherbrained}, {giddy}, {light-headed}, {lightheaded}, {silly}]
v : make dizzy or giddy; "a dizzying pace" [also: {dizzied}, {dizziest}, {dizzier}]

dizzied
See {dizzy}

dizzier
dizzy
adj 1: having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling; "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; "a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff" [syn: {giddy}, {woozy}, {vertiginous}]
2: lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" [syn: {airheaded}, {empty-headed}, {featherbrained}, {giddy}, {light-headed}, {lightheaded}, {silly}]
v : make dizzy or giddy; "a dizzying pace" [also: {dizzied}, {dizziest}, {dizzier}]

dizzier
See {dizzy}

dizziest
dizzy
adj 1: having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling; "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; "a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff" [syn: {giddy}, {woozy}, {vertiginous}]
2: lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" [syn: {airheaded}, {empty-headed}, {featherbrained}, {giddy}, {light-headed}, {lightheaded}, {silly}]
v : make dizzy or giddy; "a dizzying pace" [also: {dizzied}, {dizziest}, {dizzier}]

dizziest
See {dizzy}

dizzily
adv : in a giddy light-headed manner; "he walked around dizzily" [syn: {giddily}, {light-headedly}]

dizziness
n : a reeling sensation; feeling about to fall [syn: {giddiness}, {lightheadedness}, {vertigo}]

dizzy
adj 1: having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling; "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; "a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff" [syn: {giddy}, {woozy}, {vertiginous}]
2: lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" [syn: {airheaded}, {empty-headed}, {featherbrained}, {giddy}, {light-headed}, {lightheaded}, {silly}]
v : make dizzy or giddy; "a dizzying pace" [also: {dizzied}, {dizziest}, {dizzier}]

Dizzy Gillespie
n : United States jazz trumpeter and exponent of bebop (1917-1993) [syn: {Gillespie}, {John Birks Gillespie}]

dj
n : a person who announces and plays popular recorded music [syn: {disk jockey}, {disc jockey}]
v : comment on music to be played; "He has a job diskjockeying on the weekend" [syn: {disk-jockey}, {disc-jockey}]

Djakarta
n : capital and largest city of Indonesia; located on the island of Java; founded by the Dutch in 17th century [syn: {Jakarta}, {capital of Indonesia}]

Djanet
n : a desert town in southeastern Algeria

Djibouti
n 1: port city on the Gulf of Aden; the capital and largest city of Djibouti [syn: {capital of Djibouti}]
2: a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997 [syn: {Republic of Djibouti}, {Afars and Issas}]

Djibouti franc
n : the basic unit of money in Djibouti

Djiboutian
adj : of or relating to Djibouti or its people culture; "Djiboutian landscape"; "Djiboutian merchants"; "a Djiboutian storyteller"
n : a native or inhabitant of Djibouti

djinn
See {djinni}

djinn
i
n : (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals [syn: {genie}, {jinni}, {jinnee}, {djinny}] [also: {djinn} (pl)]

djinni
n : (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals [syn: {genie}, {jinni}, {jinnee}, {djinny}] [also: {djinn} (pl)]

djinny
n : (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals [syn: {genie}, {jinni}, {jinnee}, {djinni}]

dkg
n : 10 grams [syn: {dekagram}, {decagram}, {dag}]

dkl
n : a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters [syn: {dekaliter}, {dekalitre}, {decaliter}, {decalitre}, {dal}]

dkm
n : a metric unit of length equal to ten meters [syn: {decameter}, {dekameter}, {decametre}, {dekametre}, {dam}]

dl
n : a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter [syn: {deciliter}, {decilitre}]

D-layer
n : the lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves [syn: {D region}]

DLE
n : a chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40; characterized by an eruption of red lesions over the cheeks and bridge of the nose [syn: {discoid lupus erythematosus}]

DM
n 1: diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria; "when doctors say `diabetes' they usually mean `diabetes mellitus'" [syn: {diabetes mellitus}]
2: a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter [syn: {decimeter}, {decimetre}]

DMD
n : a doctor's degree in dental medicine [syn: {Doctor of Dental Medicine}]

Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich
n : Russian composer best known for his fifteen symphonies (1906-1975) [syn: {Shostakovich}, {Dmitri Shostakovich}]

Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev
n : Russian chemist who developed a periodic table of the chemical elements and predicted the discovery of several new elements (1834-1907) [syn: {Mendeleyev}, {Mendeleev}, {Dmitri Mendeleyev}, {Dmitri Mendeleev}, {Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleyev}]

Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleyev
n : Russian chemist who developed a periodic table of the chemical elements and predicted the discovery of several new elements (1834-1907) [syn: {Mendeleyev}, {Mendeleev}, {Dmitri Mendeleyev}, {Dmitri Mendeleev}, {Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev}]

Dmitri Mendeleev
n : Russian chemist who developed a periodic table of the chemical elements and predicted the discovery of several new elements (1834-1907) [syn: {Mendeleyev}, {Mendeleev}, {Dmitri Mendeleyev}, {Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleyev}, {Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev}]

Dmitri Mendeleyev
n : Russian chemist who developed a periodic table of the chemical elements and predicted the discovery of several new elements (1834-1907) [syn: {Mendeleyev}, {Mendeleev}, {Dmitri Mendeleev}, {Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleyev}, {Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev}]

Dmitri Shostakovich
n : Russian composer best known for his fifteen symphonies (1906-1975) [syn: {Shostakovich}, {Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich}]

DMus
n : a doctor's degree in music [syn: {Doctor of Music}, {MusD}]

DMZ
n : a zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited; "tensions exist on both sides of the demilitarized zone separating North Korea and South Korea" [syn: {demilitarized zone}]

DNA
n : (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information; "DNA is the king of molecules" [syn: {deoxyribonucleic acid}, {desoxyribonucleic acid}]

DNA chip
n : a microchip that holds DNA probes that form half of the DNA double helix and can recognize DNA from samples being tested [syn: {gene chip}]

DNA fingerprint
n : biometric identification obtained by examining a person's unique sequence of DNA base pairs; often used for evidence in criminal law cases [syn: {genetic fingerprint}]

Dneprodzerzhinsk
n : port city and industrial center in east central Ukraine on the Dnieper River

Dnieper
n : a river that rises in Russia near Smolensk and flowing south through Belarus and Ukraine to empty into the Black Sea [syn: {Dnieper River}]

Dnieper River
n : a river that rises in Russia near Smolensk and flowing south through Belarus and Ukraine to empty into the Black Sea [syn: {Dnieper}]

Dnipropetrovsk
n : city in east central Ukraine on the Dnieper River; center of metallurgical industry [syn: {Yekaterinoslav}]

do
n 1: an uproarious party [syn: {bash}, {brawl}]
2: the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization [syn: {doh}, {ut}]
3: doctor's degree in osteopathy [syn: {Doctor of Osteopathy}]
v 1: engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution" [syn: {make}]
2: carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" [syn: {perform}, {execute}]
3: get (something) done; "I did my job" [syn: {perform}]
4: proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way" [syn: {fare}, {make out}, {come}, {get along}]
5: give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" [syn: {cause}, {make}]
6: carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law" [syn: {practice}, {practise}, {exercise}]
7: be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve" [syn: {suffice}, {answer}, {serve}]
8: create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest" [syn: {make}] [ant: {unmake}]
9: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" [syn: {act}, {behave}] 10: spend time in prison or in a labor camp; "He did six years for embezzlement" [syn: {serve}] 11: carry on or manage; "We could do with a little more help around here" [syn: {manage}] 12: arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" [syn: {dress}, {arrange}, {set}, {coif}, {coiffe}, {coiffure}] 13: travel or traverse (a distance); "This car does 150 miles per hour"; "We did 6 miles on our hike every day" [also: {done}, {did}]

do a job on
v : destroy completely or make ugly or useless; "The dog did a job on my pillow"; "The semastress did a job on my wedding gown"

do away with
v : terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics" [syn: {eliminate}, {get rid of}]

do by
v : interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" [syn: {treat}, {handle}]

do drugs
v : use recreational drugs [syn: {drug}]

do good
v : be beneficial for; "This will do you good" [syn: {benefit}]

do in
v : get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized" [syn: {neutralize}, {neutralise}, {liquidate}, {waste}, {knock off}]

do it
v : have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: {roll in the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with}, {get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {be intimate}, {have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw}, {fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]

do justice
v 1: treat or consider adequately or fairly; "To do him justice, he is brilliant" [syn: {do-well by}]
2: bring out fully or to advantage; "This photograph does not do her justice"
3: show due and full appreciation; "The diners did the food and wine justice"

do one's best
v : perform as well as possible [syn: {go all out}, {give one's best}]

do the dishes
v : wash dishes; "I cook and my husband washes up after dinner" [syn: {wash up}]

do the honors
v : act as the host and receive or introduce one's guests

do up
v 1: wrap for decorative purposes; "The gift was done up in pretty red paper"
2: use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.; "She dolled herself up for the night out with her friends" [syn: {doll up}, {pretty up}, {glam up}]

do well
v : act in one's own or everybody's best interest; "You will do well to arrive on time tomorrow!" [syn: {had best}]

do work
v : be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college" [syn: {work}]

d.o.a.
adj : abbreviation for `dead on arrival' at the emergency room

doable
adj : capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do [syn: {accomplishable}, {achievable}, {realizable}]

dobbin
n : a quiet plodding workhorse [syn: {farm horse}]

Doberman
n : medium large breed of dog of German origin with a glossy black and tan coat; used as a watchdog [syn: {Doberman pinscher}]

Doberman pinscher
n : medium large breed of dog of German origin with a glossy black and tan coat; used as a watchdog [syn: {Doberman}]

dobra
n : the basic unit of money on Sao Tome e Principe

dobson
n 1: large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait [syn: {hellgrammiate}]
2: large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait [syn: {dobsonfly}, {dobson fly}, {Corydalus cornutus}]

dobson fly
n : large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait [syn: {dobson}, {dobsonfly}, {Corydalus cornutus}]

dobsonfly
n : large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait [syn: {dobson}, {dobson fly}, {Corydalus cornutus}]

doc
n 1: a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor" [syn: {doctor}, {physician}, {MD}, {Dr.}, {medico}]
2: the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913 [syn: {Department of Commerce}, {Commerce Department}, {Commerce}]

docent
n : a teacher at some universities

Docetism
n : the heretical doctrine (associated with the Gnostics) that Jesus had no human body and hissufferings and death on the cross were apparent rather than real

docile
adj 1: willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed; "the docile masses of an enslaved nation" [ant: {stubborn}]
2: ready and willing to be taught; "docile pupils eager for instruction"; "teachable youngsters" [syn: {teachable}]
3: easily handled or managed; "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient" [syn: {gentle}]

docility
n : the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable

dock
n 1: an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
2: any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine [syn: {sorrel}, {sour grass}]
3: a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats [syn: {pier}, {wharf}, {wharfage}]
4: a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded [syn: {loading dock}]
5: landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out; "the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late" [syn: {dockage}, {docking facility}]
6: the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
7: a short or shortened tail of certain animals [syn: {bobtail}, {bob}]
v 1: come into dock; "the ship docked" [ant: {undock}]
2: deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty
3: deduct from someone's wages
4: remove or shorten the tail of an animal [syn: {tail}, {bob}]
5: haul into a dock; "dock the ships" [ant: {undock}]

dock worker
n : a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port [syn: {stevedore}, {loader}, {longshoreman}, {docker}, {dockhand}, {dock-walloper}, {lumper}]

dockage
n 1: a fee charged for a vessel to use a dock [syn: {docking fee}]
2: landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out; "the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late" [syn: {dock}, {docking facility}]

docked
adj 1: that in a dock; "a docked ship"
2: (of animals) having ears or tail cut short; "doberman pinschers with docked tails and ears" [syn: {clipped}]

docker
n : a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port [syn: {stevedore}, {loader}, {longshoreman}, {dockhand}, {dock worker}, {dock-walloper}, {lumper}]

docket
n 1: (law) the calendar of a court; the list of cases to be tried or a summary of the court's activities
2: a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to [syn: {agenda}, {schedule}]
v 1: place on the docket for legal action; "Only 5 of the 120 cases docketed were tried"
2: make a summary or abstract of a legal document and inscribe it in a list

dockhand
n : a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port [syn: {stevedore}, {loader}, {longshoreman}, {docker}, {dock worker}, {dock-walloper}, {lumper}]

docking
n : the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes [syn: {moorage}, {tying up}]

docking facility
n : landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out; "the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late" [syn: {dock}, {dockage}]

docking fee
n : a fee charged for a vessel to use a dock [syn: {dockage}]

dockside
n : the region adjacent to a boat dock

dock-walloper
n : a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port [syn: {stevedore}, {loader}, {longshoreman}, {docker}, {dockhand}, {dock worker}, {lumper}]

dockyard
n : an establishment on the waterfront where vessels are built or fitted out or repaired

docosahexaenoic acid
n : an omega-3 fatty acid with 22 carbon atoms; found in fish (especially tuna and bluefish)

doctor
n 1: a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor" [syn: {doc}, {physician}, {MD}, {Dr.}, {medico}]
2: (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the othodoxy of their theological teaching; "the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages" [syn: {Doctor of the Church}]
3: children take the roles of doctor or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the doctor's office; "the children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor"
4: a person who holds Ph.D. degree from an academic institution; "she is a doctor of philosophy in physics" [syn: {Dr.}]
v 1: alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive; "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol" [syn: {sophisticate}, {doctor up}]
2: give medical treatment to
3: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" [syn: {repair}, {mend}, {fix}, {bushel}, {furbish up}, {restore}, {touch on}] [ant: {break}]

Doctor of Arts
n : an honorary arts degree [syn: {ArtsD}]

Doctor of Dental Medicine
n : a doctor's degree in dental medicine [syn: {DMD}]

Doctor of Dental Surgery
n : a doctor's degree in dental surgery [syn: {DDS}]

Doctor of Divinity
n : a doctor's degree in religion [syn: {DD}]

Doctor of Education
n : a doctor's degree in education [syn: {EdD}, {DEd}]

Doctor of Fine Arts
n : an honorary degree in fine arts

Doctor of Humane Letters
n : an honorary degree in letters

Doctor of Humanities
n : an honorary degree in the humanities

Doctor of Laws
n : an honorary law degree [syn: {LLD}]

Doctor of Medicine
n : a doctor's degree in medicine [syn: {MD}]

Doctor of Music
n : a doctor's degree in music [syn: {DMus}, {MusD}]

Doctor of Musical Arts
n : a doctor's degree in musical arts [syn: {AMusD}]

Doctor of Optometry
n : a doctor's degree in optometry [syn: {OD}]

Doctor of Osteopathy
n : doctor's degree in osteopathy [syn: {DO}]

Doctor of Philosophy
n : a doctorate awarded for original contributions to knowledge

Doctor of Public Health
n : a doctor's degree in preventive medicine [syn: {DPH}]

Doctor of Science
n : an honorary degree in science [syn: {DS}, {ScD}]

Doctor of the Church
n : (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the othodoxy of their theological teaching; "the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages" [syn: {Doctor}]

Doctor of Theology
n : a doctor's degree in theology [syn: {ThD}]

doctor up
v : alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive; "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol" [syn: {sophisticate}, {doctor}]

doctoral
adj : of or relating to a doctor or doctorate; "doctoral dissertation"; "doctorial candidates" [syn: {doctorial}]

doctorate
n : one of the highest academic degrees conferred by a university [syn: {doctor's degree}]

doctor-fish
n : surgeon fish of the West Indies [syn: {doctorfish}, {Acanthurus chirurgus}]

doctorfish
n : surgeon fish of the West Indies [syn: {doctor-fish}, {Acanthurus chirurgus}]

doctorial
adj : of or relating to a doctor or doctorate; "doctoral dissertation"; "doctorial candidates" [syn: {doctoral}]

Doctorow
n : United States novelist (born in 1931) [syn: {E. L. Doctorow}, {Edgard Lawrence Doctorow}]

doctor-patient relation
n : the responsibility of a physician to act in the best interests of the patient

doctor's bill
n : statement of charges for medical services [syn: {medical bill}]

doctor's degree
n : one of the highest academic degrees conferred by a university [syn: {doctorate}]

doctrinaire
adj : stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability
n : a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions [syn: {dogmatist}]

doctrinal
adj : relating to or involving or preoccupied with doctrine; "quibbling over doctrinal minutiae"

doctrinally
adv : as a matter of doctrine

doctrine
n : a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school [syn: {philosophy}, {philosophical system}, {school of thought}, {ism}]

doctrine of analogy
n : the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; language can point in the right direction but any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate [syn: {analogy}] [ant: {apophatism}, {cataphatism}]

docudrama
n : a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event [syn: {documentary}, {documentary film}, {infotainment}]

document
n 1: writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) [syn: {written document}, {papers}]
2: anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks
3: a written account of ownership or obligation
4: (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using 7-bit ASCII characters [syn: {text file}]
v 1: record in detail; "The parents documented every step of their child's development"
2: support or supply with references; "Can you document your claims?"

documental
adj : relating to or consisting of or derived from documents [syn: {documentary}]

documentary
adj : relating to or consisting of or derived from documents [syn: {documental}]
n : a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event [syn: {docudrama}, {documentary film}, {infotainment}]

documentary film
n : a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event [syn: {documentary}, {docudrama}, {infotainment}]

documentation
n 1: confirmation that some fact or statement is true [syn: {certification}, {corroboration}]
2: program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs [syn: {software documentation}]
3: documentary validation; "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this this view is the work of Jones" [syn: {support}]

documented
adj 1: furnished with or supported by documents; "the first documented case of shark attack in those waters" [ant: {undocumented}]
2: established as genuine [syn: {attested}, {authenticated}]
3: officially documented; "a certified public accountant" [syn: {certificated}, {credentialed}]

DoD
n : the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the UnitedStates; created in 1947 [syn: {Department of Defense}, {Defense Department}, {United States Department of Defense}, {Defense}]

dodder
n : a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment through haustoria
v : walk unsteadily; "small children toddle" [syn: {toddle}, {coggle}, {totter}, {paddle}, {waddle}]

dodderer
n : one who dodders from old age and weakness

doddering
adj : mentally or physically infirm with age; "his mother was doddering and frail" [syn: {doddery}, {gaga}, {senile}]

doddery
adj : mentally or physically infirm with age; "his mother was doddering and frail" [syn: {doddering}, {gaga}, {senile}]

doddle
n : an easy task

dodecagon
n : a twelve-sided polygon

dodecahedron
n : any polyhedron having twelve plane faces

Dodecanese
n : a group of islands in the southeast Aegean Sea [syn: {Dhodhekanisos}]

dodecanoic acid
n : a crystalline fatty acid occurring as glycerides in natural fats and oils (especially coconut oil and palm-kernel oil) [syn: {lauric acid}]

dodge
n 1: an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track" [syn: {contrivance}, {stratagem}]
2: a quick evasive movement
3: a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery [syn: {dodging}, {scheme}]
v 1: make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid; "The child dodged the teacher's blow"
2: move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course; "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd"
3: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn: {hedge}, {fudge}, {evade}, {put off}, {circumvent}, {parry}, {elude}, {skirt}, {duck}, {sidestep}]

Dodge City
n : a town of southwestern Kansas on the Arkansas River; formerly a rowdy cow town

Dodgem
n : a small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged [syn: {bumper car}]

dodger
n 1: a shifty deceptive person [syn: {fox}, {slyboots}]
2: small oval cake of corn bread baked or fried (chiefly Southern) [syn: {corn dab}, {corn dodger}]

dodgier
dodgy
adj 1: of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; "an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker [syn: {chancy}, {chanceful}, {dicey}]
2: marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {cunning}, {foxy}, {guileful}, {knavish}, {slick}, {sly}, {tricksy}, {tricky}, {wily}] [also: {dodgiest}, {dodgier}]

dodgier
See {dodgy}

dodgiest
dodgy
adj 1: of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; "an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker [syn: {chancy}, {chanceful}, {dicey}]
2: marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {cunning}, {foxy}, {guileful}, {knavish}, {slick}, {sly}, {tricksy}, {tricky}, {wily}] [also: {dodgiest}, {dodgier}]

dodgiest
See {dodgy}

dodging
n 1: nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do; "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive" [syn: {evasion}, {escape}]
2: a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery [syn: {dodge}, {scheme}]
3: deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening [syn: {avoidance}, {turning away}, {shunning}]

Dodgson
n : English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) [syn: {Carroll}, {Lewis Carroll}, {Reverend Dodgson}, {Charles Dodgson}, {Charles Lutwidge Dodgson}]

dodgy
adj 1: of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; "an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker [syn: {chancy}, {chanceful}, {dicey}]
2: marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {cunning}, {foxy}, {guileful}, {knavish}, {slick}, {sly}, {tricksy}, {tricky}, {wily}] [also: {dodgiest}, {dodgier}]

dodo
n 1: someone whose style is out of fashion [syn: {fogy}, {fogey}, {fossil}]
2: extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons [syn: {Raphus cucullatus}] [also: {dodoes} (pl)]

dodoes
See {dodo}

dodoes
dodo
n 1: someone whose style is out of fashion [syn: {fogy}, {fogey}, {fossil}]
2: extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons [syn: {Raphus cucullatus}] [also: {dodoes} (pl)]

Dodonaea
n : a genus of tropical shrub or tree [syn: {genus Dodonaea}]

DOE
n 1: the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977 [syn: {Department of Energy}, {Energy Department}, {Energy}]
2: mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'

DOEI
n : an agency that collects political and economic and technical information about energy matters and makes the Department of Energy's technical and analytical expertise available to other members of the Intelligence Community [syn: {Department of Energy Intelligence}]

doer
n : a person who acts and gets things done; "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker" [syn: {actor}, {worker}]

doeskin
n 1: soft leather from deerskin or lambskin
2: a fine smooth soft woolen fabric

doff
v : remove; "He doffed his hat"

dog
n 1: a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night" [syn: {domestic dog}, {Canis familiaris}]
2: a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; "she got a reputation as a frump"; "she's a real dog" [syn: {frump}]
3: informal term for a man; "you lucky dog"
4: someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog" [syn: {cad}, {bounder}, {blackguard}, {hound}, {heel}]
5: a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll [syn: {frank}, {frankfurter}, {hotdog}, {hot dog}, {wiener}, {wienerwurst}, {weenie}]
6: a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward [syn: {pawl}, {detent}, {click}]
7: metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch" [syn: {andiron}, {firedog}, {dog-iron}]
v : go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" [syn: {chase}, {chase after}, {trail}, {tail}, {tag}, {give chase}, {go after}, {track}] [also: {dogging}, {dogged}]

dog bent
n : common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves [syn: {velvet bent}, {velvet bent grass}, {brown bent}, {Rhode Island bent}, {Agrostis canina}]

dog biscuit
n : a hard biscuit for dogs

dog bite
n : a bite inflicted by a dog

dog breeding
n : breeding dogs

dog catcher
n : an employee of a municipal pound who is hired to round up stray dogs and cats

dog collar
n 1: a collar for a dog
2: a stiff white collar with no opening in the front; a distinctive symbol of the clergy [syn: {clerical collar}, {Roman collar}]
3: necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck [syn: {choker}, {collar}, {neckband}]

dog days
n : the hot period between early July and early September; a period of inactivity [syn: {canicule}, {canicular days}]

dog do
n : fecal droppings from a dog [syn: {dog shit}, {doggy do}, {dog turd}]

dog fennel
n 1: weedy plant of southeastern United States having divided leaves and long clusters of greenish flowers [syn: {Eupatorium capillifolium}]
2: widespread rank-smelling weed having white-rayed flower heads with yellow discs [syn: {mayweed}, {stinking mayweed}, {stinking chamomile}, {Anthemis cotula}]

dog flea
n : flea that attacks dogs and cats [syn: {Ctenocephalides canis}]

dog food
n : food prepared for dogs

dog grass
n : European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed [syn: {couch grass}, {quackgrass}, {quack grass}, {quick grass}, {witch grass}, {witchgrass}, {Agropyron repens}]

dog hobble
n : fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers [syn: {dog laurel}, {switch-ivy}, {Leucothoe fontanesiana}, {Leucothoe editorum}]

dog house
n : outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog [syn: {kennel}, {doghouse}]

dog in the manger
n : someone who prevents you from enjoying something that they themselves have no need for

dog laurel
n : fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers [syn: {dog hobble}, {switch-ivy}, {Leucothoe fontanesiana}, {Leucothoe editorum}]

dog mercury
n : European perennial weedy plant with greenish flowers [syn: {dog's mercury}, {Mercurialis perennis}]

dog paddle
n : an elementary swimming stroke imitating a swimming dog

dog pound
n : a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound" [syn: {pound}]

dog racing
n : a race between dogs; usually an occasion for betting on the outcome

dog rose
n : prickly wild rose with delicate pink or white scentless flowers; native to Europe [syn: {Rosa canina}]

dog shit
n : fecal droppings from a dog [syn: {dog do}, {doggy do}, {dog turd}]

dog show
n : a competitive exhibition of dogs

dog sled
n : a sled pulled by dogs [syn: {dogsled}, {dog sleigh}]

dog sleigh
n : a sled pulled by dogs [syn: {dogsled}, {dog sled}]

Dog Star
n : the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major [syn: {Sirius}, {Canicula}, {Sothis}]

dog stinkhorn
n : a stinkhorn having a stalk without a cap; the slimy gleba is simply plastered on its surface near the apex where winged insects can find it [syn: {Mutinus caninus}]

dog tag
n 1: military identification tag worn on a chain around the neck
2: metal plate on a dog collar bearing its registration number

dog turd
n : fecal droppings from a dog [syn: {dog shit}, {dog do}, {doggy do}]

dog violet
n : Old World leafy-stemmed blue-flowered violet [syn: {heath violet}, {Viola canina}]

dog wrench
n : a wrench with a handle shaped like a crank

dogbane
n : any of several poisonous perennial plants of the genus Apocynum having acrid milky juice and bell-shaped white or pink flowers and a very bitter root

dogbane family
n : chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs [syn: {Apocynaceae}, {family Apocynaceae}]

dogcart
n : a cart drawn by a dog

dog-day cicada
n : its distinctive song is heard during July and August [syn: {harvest fly}]

doge
n : formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa

dog-ear
n : a corner of a page turned down to mark your place

dog-eared
adj : worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down; "a somewhat dog-eared duke...a bit run down"-Clifton Fadiman; "an old book with dog-eared pages" [syn: {eared}]

dogfight
n 1: a fiercly disputed contest; "their rancor dated from a political dogfight between them"; "a real dogfight for third place"; "a prolonged dogfight over their rival bids for the contract"
2: an aerial engagement between fighter planes
3: a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling)
v 1: arrange for an illegal dogfight
2: engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane

dogfighter
n : a fighter pilot who engages in an aerial dogfights

dogfingt
n : disorderly fighting [syn: {hassle}, {scuffle}, {tussle}, {rough-and-tumble}]

dogfish
n 1: primitive long-bodies carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America [syn: {bowfin}, {grindle}, {Amia calva}]
2: any of several small sharks [also: {dogfishes} (pl)]

dogfishes
See {dogfish}

dogfishes
dogfish
n 1: primitive long-bodies carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America [syn: {bowfin}, {grindle}, {Amia calva}]
2: any of several small sharks [also: {dogfishes} (pl)]

dogged
dog
n 1: a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night" [syn: {domestic dog}, {Canis familiaris}]
2: a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; "she got a reputation as a frump"; "she's a real dog" [syn: {frump}]
3: informal term for a man; "you lucky dog"
4: someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog" [syn: {cad}, {bounder}, {blackguard}, {hound}, {heel}]
5: a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll [syn: {frank}, {frankfurter}, {hotdog}, {hot dog}, {wiener}, {wienerwurst}, {weenie}]
6: a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward [syn: {pawl}, {detent}, {click}]
7: metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch" [syn: {andiron}, {firedog}, {dog-iron}]
v : go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" [syn: {chase}, {chase after}, {trail}, {tail}, {tag}, {give chase}, {go after}, {track}] [also: {dogging}, {dogged}]

dogged
adj : stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion" [syn: {bulldog}, {dour}, {pertinacious}, {tenacious}, {unyielding}]

dogged
See {dog}

doggedly
adv : with obstinate determination; "he pursued her doggedly" [syn: {tenaciously}]

doggedness
n : persistent determination [syn: {perseverance}, {persistence}, {persistency}, {tenacity}, {tenaciousness}, {pertinacity}]

doggerel
n : a comic verse of irregular measure; "he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind" [syn: {doggerel verse}, {jingle}]

doggerel verse
n : a comic verse of irregular measure; "he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind" [syn: {doggerel}, {jingle}]

doggie
n : informal terms for dogs [syn: {pooch}, {doggy}, {barker}, {bow-wow}]

doggie bag
n : a bag for food that a customer did not eat at a restaurant; the transparent pretense is that the food is taken home to feed the customer's dog [syn: {doggy bag}]

dogging
dog
n 1: a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night" [syn: {domestic dog}, {Canis familiaris}]
2: a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; "she got a reputation as a frump"; "she's a real dog" [syn: {frump}]
3: informal term for a man; "you lucky dog"
4: someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog" [syn: {cad}, {bounder}, {blackguard}, {hound}, {heel}]
5: a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll [syn: {frank}, {frankfurter}, {hotdog}, {hot dog}, {wiener}, {wienerwurst}, {weenie}]
6: a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward [syn: {pawl}, {detent}, {click}]
7: metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch" [syn: {andiron}, {firedog}, {dog-iron}]
v : go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" [syn: {chase}, {chase after}, {trail}, {tail}, {tag}, {give chase}, {go after}, {track}] [also: {dogging}, {dogged}]

dogging
adj : relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit; "impossible to escape the dogging fears" [syn: {persisting}]

dogging
See {dog}

doggo
adv : quietly in concealment; "he lay doggo" [syn: {out of sight}, {in hiding}]

doggy
n : informal terms for dogs [syn: {pooch}, {doggie}, {barker}, {bow-wow}]

doggy bag
n : a bag for food that a customer did not eat at a restaurant; the transparent pretense is that the food is taken home to feed the customer's dog [syn: {doggie bag}]

doggy do
n : fecal droppings from a dog [syn: {dog shit}, {dog do}, {dog turd}]

doghouse
n 1: outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog [syn: {kennel}, {dog house}]
2: an idiomatic term for being in disfavor; "in the doghouse"

dogie
n : motherless calf in a range herd of cattle [syn: {dogy}, {leppy}]

dog-iron
n : metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch" [syn: {andiron}, {firedog}, {dog}]

dogleg
n 1: angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog
2: a golf hole with a sharp angle in the fairway [also: {doglegging}, {doglegged}]

doglegged
dogleg
n 1: angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog
2: a golf hole with a sharp angle in the fairway [also: {doglegging}, {doglegged}]

doglegged
See {dogleg}

doglegging
dogleg
n 1: angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog
2: a golf hole with a sharp angle in the fairway [also: {doglegging}, {doglegged}]

doglegging
See {dogleg}

doglike
adj : resembling a dog; especially in devotion; "a doglike affection"

dogma
n 1: a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof [syn: {tenet}]
2: a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative; "he believed all the Marxist dogma" [also: {dogmata} (pl)]

dogmata
See {dogma}

dogmata
dogma
n 1: a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof [syn: {tenet}]
2: a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative; "he believed all the Marxist dogma" [also: {dogmata} (pl)]

dogmatic
adj 1: characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles [syn: {dogmatical}]
2: relating to or involving dogma; "dogmatic writings"

dogmatical
adj : characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles [syn: {dogmatic}]

dogmatically
adv : in a narrow-minded dogmatic manner; "he is a dogmatically opinionated critic of Modern Art"

dogmatise
v 1: state as a dogma [syn: {dogmatize}]
2: speak dogmatically [syn: {dogmatize}]

dogmatism
n : the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot [syn: {bigotry}]

dogmatist
n : a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions [syn: {doctrinaire}]

dogmatize
v 1: state as a dogma [syn: {dogmatise}]
2: speak dogmatically [syn: {dogmatise}]

do-gooder
n : someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms [syn: {humanitarian}, {improver}]

dog's breakfast
n : a poor job; a mess; "they made a real dog's breakfast of that job" [syn: {dog's dinner}]

dog's dinner
n : a poor job; a mess; "they made a real dog's breakfast of that job" [syn: {dog's breakfast}]

dog's mercury
n : European perennial weedy plant with greenish flowers [syn: {dog mercury}, {Mercurialis perennis}]

dogsbody
n : a domestic servant [syn: {menial}]

dogshit
n : obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull" [syn: {bullshit}, {bull}, {Irish bull}, {horseshit}, {shit}, {crap}]

dogsled
n : a sled pulled by dogs [syn: {dog sled}, {dog sleigh}]

dog's-tooth check
n : textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks [syn: {houndstooth check}, {hound's-tooth check}, {dogstooth check}, {dogs-tooth check}]

dogs-tooth check
n : textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks [syn: {houndstooth check}, {hound's-tooth check}, {dogstooth check}, {dog's-tooth check}]

dogstooth check
n : textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks [syn: {houndstooth check}, {hound's-tooth check}, {dogs-tooth check}, {dog's-tooth check}]

dog's-tooth violet
n : perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated [syn: {dogtooth violet}, {dogtooth}]

dogteeth
See {dogtooth}

dogteeth
dogtooth
n 1: perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated [syn: {dogtooth violet}, {dog's-tooth violet}]
2: one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars [syn: {canine}, {canine tooth}, {eyetooth}, {eye tooth}, {cuspid}]
3: a carved pyramidal ornament; used in 13th century England [also: {dogteeth} (pl)]

dog-tired
adj : drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted; "the day's shopping left her exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt completely washed-out"; "only worn-out horses and cattle"; "you look worn out" [syn: {exhausted}, {fagged}, {fatigued}, {played out}, {spent}, {washed-out}, {worn-out(a)}, {worn out(p)}]

dogtooth
n 1: perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated [syn: {dogtooth violet}, {dog's-tooth violet}]
2: one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars [syn: {canine}, {canine tooth}, {eyetooth}, {eye tooth}, {cuspid}]
3: a carved pyramidal ornament; used in 13th century England [also: {dogteeth} (pl)]

dogtooth violet
n : perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated [syn: {dogtooth}, {dog's-tooth violet}]

dogtrot
n : a steady trot like that of a dog

dogwatch
n : either of two short watches: from 4-6 pm or 6-8 pm

dogwood
n 1: a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers [syn: {dogwood tree}, {cornel}]
2: hard tough wood of any dogwood of the genus Cornus; resemble boxwood

dogwood family
n : a rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including: genera Aucuba; Cornus; Corokia; Curtisia; Griselinia; Helwingia [syn: {Cornaceae}, {family Cornaceae}]

dogwood tree
n : a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers [syn: {dogwood}, {cornel}]

dogy
n : motherless calf in a range herd of cattle [syn: {dogie}, {leppy}]

doh
n : the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization [syn: {do}, {ut}]

Doha
n : the capital and chief port of Qatar [syn: {Bida}, {El Beda}, {capital of Qatar}]

dohickey
n : something whose name is either forgotten or not known [syn: {dojigger}, {doodad}, {doohickey}, {gimmick}, {hickey}, {gizmo}, {gismo}, {gubbins}, {thingamabob}, {thingumabob}, {thingmabob}, {thingamajig}, {thingumajig}, {thingmajig}, {thingummy}]

DoI
n : the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849 [syn: {Department of the Interior}, {Interior Department}, {Interior}]

doily
n : a small round piece of linen place under a dish or bowl [syn: {doyley}, {doyly}]

doings
n : manner of acting or conducting yourself [syn: {behavior}, {behaviour}, {conduct}]

do-it-yourself
adj : done by yourself; "their house was a do-it-yourself project"; "he opened a do-it-yourself store"

DoJ
n : the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870 [syn: {Department of Justice}, {Justice Department}, {Justice}]

DoJC
n : an agency of the Canadian government that provides litigation and legal advice and opinions to the government [syn: {Department of Justice Canada}]

dojigger
n : something whose name is either forgotten or not known [syn: {dohickey}, {doodad}, {doohickey}, {gimmick}, {hickey}, {gizmo}, {gismo}, {gubbins}, {thingamabob}, {thingumabob}, {thingmabob}, {thingamajig}, {thingumajig}, {thingmajig}, {thingummy}]

dol
n 1: a unit of pain intensity
2: the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913 [syn: {Department of Labor}, {Labor Department}, {Labor}]

dolabrate
adj : having the shape of the head of an ax or cleaver [syn: {dolabriform}]

dolabriform
adj : having the shape of the head of an ax or cleaver [syn: {dolabrate}]

Dolby
n : United States electrical engineer who devised the Dolby system used to reduce background noise in tape recording [syn: {Ray M. Dolby}]

dolce
adv : gently and sweetly

dolce far niente
n : carefree idleness

doldrums
n 1: a state of inactivity (in business or art etc); "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation" [syn: {stagnation}, {stagnancy}]
2: a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {the doldrums}]

dole
n 1: a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given
2: money received from the state [syn: {pogy}, {pogey}]

dole out
v : administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone" [syn: {distribute}, {administer}, {mete out}, {deal}, {parcel out}, {lot}, {dispense}, {shell out}, {deal out}, {dish out}, {allot}]

doled out
adj : given out in portions [syn: {apportioned}, {dealt out}, {meted out}, {parceled out}]

doleful
adj : filled with or evoking sadness; "the child's doleful expression"; "stared with mournful eyes"; "mournful news" [syn: {mournful}]

dolefully
adv : with sadness; in a sorrowful manner; "his mother looked at him dolefully when he told her he had joined the Army" [syn: {sorrowfully}]

dolefulness
n : sadness caused by grief or affliction

dolichocephalic
adj : having a relatively long head with a cephalic index of under 75 [syn: {dolichocranial}, {dolichocranic}] [ant: {brachycephalic}]

dolichocranial
adj : having a relatively long head with a cephalic index of under 75 [syn: {dolichocephalic}, {dolichocranic}] [ant: {brachycephalic}]

dolichocranic
adj : having a relatively long head with a cephalic index of under 75 [syn: {dolichocephalic}, {dolichocranial}] [ant: {brachycephalic}]

Dolichonyx
n : bobolinks [syn: {genus Dolichonyx}]

Dolichonyx oryzivorus
n : migratory American songbird [syn: {bobolink}, {ricebird}, {reedbird}]

Dolichos
n : genus of chiefly tropical vines often placed in genera Dipogon or Lablab or Macrotyloma [syn: {genus Dolichos}]

Dolichos biflorus
n : twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos [syn: {horse gram}, {horse grain}, {poor man's pulse}, {Macrotyloma uniflorum}]

Dolichos lablab
n : perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pealike flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos [syn: {hyacinth bean}, {bonavist}, {Indian bean}, {Egyptian bean}, {Lablab purpureus}]

Dolichos lignosus
n : South African evergreen partly woody vine grown for its clusters of rosy purple flowers followed by edible pods like snap beans; also grown as green manure; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos [syn: {Australian pea}, {Dipogon lignosus}]

Dolichotis
n : maras [syn: {genus Dolichotis}]

Dolichotis patagonum
n : hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina [syn: {mara}]

Doliolidae
n : oceanic tunicates [syn: {family Doliolidae}]

doliolum
n : free-swimming oceanic tunicate with a barrel-shaped transparent body

doll
n 1: a small replica of a person; used as a toy [syn: {dolly}]
2: informal terms for a (young) woman [syn: {dame}, {wench}, {skirt}, {chick}, {bird}]

doll up
v : use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.; "She dolled herself up for the night out with her friends" [syn: {do up}, {pretty up}, {glam up}]

dollar
n 1: the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
2: a piece of paper money worth one dollar [syn: {dollar bill}, {one dollar bill}, {buck}, {clam}]
3: a United States coin worth one dollar; "the dollar coin has never been popular in the United States"
4: a symbol of commercialism or greed; "he worships the almighty dollar"; "the dollar sign means little to him" [syn: {dollar mark}, {dollar sign}]

dollar bill
n : a piece of paper money worth one dollar [syn: {dollar}, {one dollar bill}, {buck}, {clam}]

dollar diplomacy
n : diplomacy influenced by economic considerations

dollar mark
n 1: a symbol of commercialism or greed; "he worships the almighty dollar"; "the dollar sign means little to him" [syn: {dollar}, {dollar sign}]
2: a mark ($) written before a number to indicate that it stands for the number of dollars [syn: {dollar sign}]

dollar sign
n 1: a symbol of commercialism or greed; "he worships the almighty dollar"; "the dollar sign means little to him" [syn: {dollar}, {dollar mark}]
2: a mark ($) written before a number to indicate that it stands for the number of dollars [syn: {dollar mark}]

dollar volume
n : the volume measured in dollars; "the store's dollar volume continues to rise" [syn: {turnover}]

dollarfish
n 1: small food fish of Atlantic coast [syn: {Poronotus triacanthus}]
2: any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies [syn: {moonfish}, {Atlantic moonfish}, {horsefish}, {horsehead}, {horse-head}, {Selene setapinnis}] [also: {dollarfishes} (pl)]

dollarfishes
See {dollarfish}

dollarfishes
dollarfish
n 1: small food fish of Atlantic coast [syn: {Poronotus triacanthus}]
2: any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies [syn: {moonfish}, {Atlantic moonfish}, {horsefish}, {horsehead}, {horse-head}, {Selene setapinnis}] [also: {dollarfishes} (pl)]

dolled up
adj : dressed in fancy or formal clothing [syn: {dressed(p)}, {dressed-up}, {dressed to the nines(p)}, {dressed to kill(p)}, {spruced up}, {spiffed up}, {togged up}]

dollhouse
n 1: a house so small that it is likened to a child's dollhouse [syn: {doll's house}]
2: a small model of a house used as a toy by children [syn: {doll's house}]

dollied
dolly
n 1: conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
2: conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects
3: a small replica of a person; used as a toy [syn: {doll}] [also: {dollied}]

dollied
See {dolly}

dollop
n : a small measure (usually of food)

doll's eyes
n : North American herb with white poisonous berries [syn: {white baneberry}, {white cohosh}, {white bead}, {Actaea alba}]

doll's house
n 1: a house so small that it is likened to a child's dollhouse [syn: {dollhouse}]
2: a small model of a house used as a toy by children [syn: {dollhouse}]

dolly
n 1: conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
2: conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects
3: a small replica of a person; used as a toy [syn: {doll}] [also: {dollied}]

dolman
n 1: a hussar's jacket worn over the shoulders [syn: {dolman jacket}]
2: a woman's cloak with dolman sleeves

dolman jacket
n : a hussar's jacket worn over the shoulders [syn: {dolman}]

dolman sleeve
n : a sleeve with a large armhole and tight cuff

dolmas
n : well-seasoned rice (with nuts or currants of minced lamb) simmered or braised in stock [syn: {stuffed grape leaves}]

dolmen
n : a prehistoric megalith typically having two upright stones and a capstone [syn: {cromlech}]

Dolobid
n : nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Dolobid) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions [syn: {diflunisal}]

dolomite
n 1: a kind of sedimentary rock resembling limestone but consisting almost entirely of the mineral dolomite
2: a light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium; used as a ceramic and as fertilizer

Dolomite Alps
n : an eastern range of the Alps in northeastern Italy famous for their dolomitic limestone

dolomitic
adj : relating to or consisting of dolomite

dolophine hydrochloride
n : synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction [syn: {methadone}, {methadone hydrochloride}, {methadon}, {fixer}, {synthetic heroin}]

dolor
n : (poetry) painful grief [syn: {dolour}]

dolorous
adj : showing sorrow [syn: {dolourous}, {lachrymose}, {tearful}, {weeping}]

dolour
n : (poetry) painful grief [syn: {dolor}]

dolourous
adj : showing sorrow [syn: {dolorous}, {lachrymose}, {tearful}, {weeping}]

dolphin
n 1: large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii) [syn: {dolphinfish}, {mahimahi}]
2: any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises

dolphin kick
n : a swimming kick; an up and down kick of the feet together

dolphin oil
n : an unsaturated fatty oil obtained from dolphins and used as a fine lubricant

dolphin striker
n : spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat [syn: {martingale}]

dolphinfish
n 1: the lean flesh of a saltwater fish found it warm waters (especially Hawaii) [syn: {mahimahi}]
2: large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii) [syn: {dolphin}, {mahimahi}]

dolt
n : a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!" [syn: {stupid}, {stupid person}, {dullard}, {pudding head}, {pudden-head}, {poor fish}, {pillock}]

doltish
adj : heavy and dull and stupid [syn: {cloddish}]

doltishly
adv : in a stupid manner; "he had stupidly bought a one way ticket" [syn: {stupidly}, {without thinking}]

Dom Pedro
n : South African mixed drink made by mixing ice cream with whisky

domain
n 1: a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" [syn: {sphere}, {area}, {orbit}, {field}, {arena}]
2: territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land" [syn: {demesne}, {land}]
3: the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined
4: people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest; "the Western world" [syn: {world}]
5: a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about; "it was a limited domain of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult" [syn: {region}, {realm}]

domain name
n : strings of letters used to name organizations and computers and addresses on the internet; "domain names are organized hierarchically with the more generic parts to the right"

domatia
See {domatium}

domatia
domatium
n : a part of a plant (e.g., a leaf) that has been modified to provide protection for insects or mites or fungi [also: {domatia} (pl)]

domatium
n : a part of a plant (e.g., a leaf) that has been modified to provide protection for insects or mites or fungi [also: {domatia} (pl)]

dombeya
n : any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Dombeya grown for their rounded clusters of exquisite often sweet-scented flowers usually hanging beneath the leaves

dome
n 1: a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
2: informal terms for a human head [syn: {attic}, {bean}, {bonce}, {noodle}, {noggin}]
3: a stadium that has a roof [syn: {domed stadium}, {covered stadium}]
4: a hemispherical roof

domed
adj : having a hemispherical vault or dome [syn: {vaulted}]

domed stadium
n : a stadium that has a roof [syn: {dome}, {covered stadium}]

Domenikos Theotocopoulos
n : Spanish painter (born in Greece) remembered for his religious works characterized by elongated human forms and dramatic use of color (1541-1614) [syn: {El Greco}, {Greco}]

Domesday Book
n : record of a British land survey ordered by William the Conqueror

domestic
adj 1: of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation; "domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction" [ant: {foreign}]
2: of or relating to the home; "domestic servant"; "domestic science"
3: of or involving the home or family; "domestic worries"; "domestic happiness"; "they share the domestic chores"; "everything sounded very peaceful and domestic"; "an author of blood-and-thunder novels yet quite domestic in his taste" [ant: {undomestic}]
4: converted or adapted to domestic use; "domestic animals"; "domesticated plants like maize" [syn: {domesticated}]
5: produced in a particular country; "domestic wine"; "domestic oil"
n : a household servant [syn: {domestic help}, {house servant}]

domestic animal
n : any of various domesticated animals

domestic ass
n : domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn [syn: {donkey}, {Equus asinus}]

domestic carp
n : large Old World freshwater bottom-feeding fish introduced into Europe from Asia; inhabits ponds and sluggish streams and often raised for food; introduced into United States where it has become a pest [syn: {Cyprinus carpio}]

domestic cat
n : any domesticated member of the genus Felis [syn: {house cat}, {Felis domesticus}, {Felis catus}]

domestic dog
n : a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night" [syn: {dog}, {Canis familiaris}]

domestic flight
n : a flight that begins and ends in the same country [ant: {international flight}]

domestic fowl
n : a domesticated gallinaceous bird though to be descended from the red jungle fowl [syn: {fowl}, {poultry}]

domestic goat
n : any of various breeds raised for milk or meat or wool [syn: {Capra hircus}]

domestic help
n : a household servant [syn: {domestic}, {house servant}]

domestic llama
n : used in the Andes as a beast of burden and source of wool; considered a domesticated variety of the guanaco [syn: {Lama peruana}]

domestic partner
n : a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship [syn: {significant other}, {spousal equivalent}, {spouse equivalent}]

domestic pigeon
n : domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food

domestic prelate
n : (Roman Catholic Church) a priest who is an honorary member of the papal household

domestic relations court
n : a court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children) [syn: {family court}, {court of domestic relations}]

domestic science
n : theory and practice of homemaking [syn: {home economics}, {home ec}, {household arts}]

domestic sheep
n : any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin [syn: {Ovis aries}]

domestic silkworm moth
n : stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk of commerce [syn: {Bombyx mori}]

domestic terrorism
n : terrorism practiced in your own country against your own people; "the 1995 bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City was an instance of domestic terrorism"

domestic violence
n : violence or physical abuse directed toward your spouse or domestic partner; usually violence by men against women

domestically
adv 1: with respect to the internal affairs of a government; "domestically, the president proposes a more moderate economic policy"
2: with respect to home or family; "the housewife bored us with her domestically limited conversation"

domesticate
v 1: adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil" [syn: {cultivate}, {naturalize}, {naturalise}, {tame}]
2: overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons" [syn: {domesticize}, {domesticise}, {reclaim}, {tame}]
3: make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans; "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog" [syn: {tame}]

domesticated
adj 1: converted or adapted to domestic use; "domestic animals"; "domesticated plants like maize" [syn: {domestic}]
2: accustomed to home life; "some men think it unmanly to be domesticated; others find gratification in it"

domestication
n 1: adaptation to intimate association with human beings
2: the attribute of having been domesticated [syn: {tameness}] [ant: {wildness}]
3: accommodation to domestic life; "her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication"

domesticise
v : overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons" [syn: {domesticate}, {domesticize}, {reclaim}, {tame}]

domesticity
n 1: the quality of being domestic or domesticated; "a royal family living in unpretentious domesticity"
2: domestic activities or life; "making a hobby of domesticity"

domesticize
v : overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons" [syn: {domesticate}, {domesticise}, {reclaim}, {tame}]

domicile
n 1: (law) the residence where where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and and only one domicile at a time; "what's his legal residence?" [syn: {legal residence}]
2: housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless" [syn: {dwelling}, {home}, {abode}, {habitation}, {dwelling house}]
v : make one's home or live in; "She resides officially in Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted"; "The plains are sparsely populated" [syn: {dwell}, {shack}, {reside}, {live}, {inhabit}, {people}, {populate}, {domiciliate}]

domiciliary
adj : of or relating to or provided in a domicile; "domiciliary medical care"; "domiciliary caves"

domiciliate
v 1: make one's home or live in; "She resides officially in Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted"; "The plains are sparsely populated" [syn: {dwell}, {shack}, {reside}, {live}, {inhabit}, {people}, {populate}, {domicile}]
2: provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town" [syn: {house}, {put up}]

domiciliation
n : temporary living quarters [syn: {diggings}, {digs}, {lodgings}, {pad}]

dominance
n 1: superior development of one side of the body [syn: {laterality}]
2: the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her" [syn: {ascendance}, {ascendence}, {ascendancy}, {ascendency}, {control}]
3: the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests" [syn: {authority}, {authorization}, {authorisation}, {say-so}]

dominant
adj 1: exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage" [ant: {subordinate}]
2: of genes; producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar [ant: {recessive}]
n : (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale

dominant gene
n : gene that produces the same phenotype in the organism whether or not its allele identical; "the dominant gene for brown eyes"

dominantly
adv : in a dominant fashion; "religion functions dominantly in many societies"

dominate
v 1: be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood" [syn: {predominate}, {rule}, {reign}, {prevail}]
2: be in control; rule the roost; "Her husband completely dominates her"
3: have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems" [syn: {master}]
4: look down on; "The villa dominates the town" [syn: {command}, {overlook}, {overtop}]

dominated
adj 1: controlled or ruled by superior authority or power
2: harassed by persistent nagging [syn: {henpecked}]

dominating
adj 1: most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe" [syn: {ascendant}, {ascendent}]
2: used of a height or viewpoint; "a commanding view of the ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside"; "the balcony overlooking the ballroom" [syn: {commanding}, {overlooking}]
3: offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner" [syn: {autocratic}, {bossy}, {high-and-mighty}, {magisterial}, {peremptory}]

domination
n 1: social control by dominating
2: power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas" [syn: {mastery}, {supremacy}]

dominatrix
n : a dominating woman (especially one who plays that role in a sadomasochistic sexual relationship)

domine
n : a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson [syn: {dominus}, {dominie}, {dominee}]

dominee
n : a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson [syn: {dominus}, {dominie}, {domine}]

domineer
v : rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner; "her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her" [syn: {tyrannize}, {tyrannise}]

domineering
adj : tending to domineer [ant: {submissive}]

domineeringly
adv : in a domineering manner; "his wife behaved domineeringly"

domineeringness
n : the trait of being imperious and overbearing [syn: {imperiousness}, {overbearingness}]

Domingo
n : Spanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941) [syn: {Placido Domingo}]

Domingo de Guzman
n : (Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221) [syn: {Dominic}, {Saint Dominic}, {St. Dominic}]

Dominic
n : (Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221) [syn: {Saint Dominic}, {St. Dominic}, {Domingo de Guzman}]

Dominica
n 1: a country on the island of Dominica [syn: {Commonwealth of Dominica}]
2: a volcanic island in the Windward Islands that was once a stronghold of the Carib Indians

dominical
adj 1: of or relating to or coming from Jesus Christ
2: of or relating to Sunday as the Lord's Day

Dominican
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the Dominican Republic or its people; "the Dominican population"
2: of or relating to Saint Dominic or the Dominican order; "Dominican monks"
n : a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order [syn: {Black Friar}, {Blackfriar}, {friar preacher}]

Dominican dollar
n : the basic unit of money in Dominica

Dominican mahogany
n : mahogany tree of West Indies [syn: {true mahogany}, {Cuban mahogany}, {Swietinia mahogani}]

Dominican monetary unit
n : monetary unit in the Dominican Republic

Dominican order
n : a Roman Catholic order of mendicant preachers founded in the 13th century

Dominican peso
n : the basic unit of money in the Dominican Republic; equal to 100 centavos [syn: {peso}]

Dominican Republic
n : a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola

Dominick
n : American breed of chicken having barred gray plumage raised for meat and brown eggs [syn: {Dominique}]

Dominicus
n : first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians [syn: {Sunday}, {Lord's Day}, {Sun}]

dominie
n : a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson [syn: {dominus}, {domine}, {dominee}]

dominion
n 1: dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar" [syn: {rule}]
2: a region marked off for administrative or other purposes [syn: {district}, {territory}, {territorial dominion}]
3: one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth

Dominion Day
n : a legal holiday in Canada commemorating receiving Dominion status in 1867 [syn: {July 1}]

Dominique
n : American breed of chicken having barred gray plumage raised for meat and brown eggs [syn: {Dominick}]

Domino
n 1: United States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and composer (born in 1928) [syn: {Fats Domino}, {Antoine Domino}]
2: a loose hooded cloak worn with a half mask as part of a masquerade costume
3: a mask covering the upper part of the face but with holes for the eyes [syn: {half mask}, {eye mask}]
4: a small rectangular block used in playing the game of dominoes; the face of each block has two equal areas that can bear 0 to 6 dots

domino effect
n : the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall)

domino theory
n : the political theory that if one nation comes under Communist control then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control

dominoes
See {domino}

dominoes
n : any of several games played with small rectangular blocks [syn: {dominos}]

dominos
n : any of several games played with small rectangular blocks [syn: {dominoes}]

dominus
n : a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson [syn: {dominie}, {domine}, {dominee}]

Domitian
n : Emperor of Rome; son of Vespasian who succeeded his brother Titus; instigated a reign of terror and was assassinated as a tyrant (51-96) [syn: {Titus Flavius Domitianus}]

domoic acid
n : a neurotoxin that is deadly for humans; found in various marine algae

Don
n 1: a Spanish title of respect for a gentleman or nobleman
2: teacher at a university of college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford) [syn: {preceptor}]
3: the head of an organized crime family [syn: {father}]
4: Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu
5: a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov [syn: {Don River}]
v : put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans" [syn: {wear}, {put on}, {get into}, {assume}]

Don Budge
n : United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000) [syn: {Budge}, {John Donald Budge}]

Don Juan
n 1: a legendary Spanish nobleman and philanderer who became the hero of many poems and plays and operas
2: any successful womanizer (after the legendary profligate Spanish nobleman)

Don Luchino Visconti Conte di Modrone
n : Italian filmmaker (1906-1976) [syn: {Visconti}, {Luchino Visconti}]

Don Marquis
n : humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937) [syn: {Marquis}, {Donald Robert Perry Marquis}]

Don Quixote
n 1: the hero of a romance by Cervantes; chivalrous but impractical
2: any impractical idealist (after Cervantes' hero)

Don River
n : a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov [syn: {Don}]

Donald Arthur Glaser
n : United States physicist who invented the bubble chamber to study subatomic particles (born in 1926) [syn: {Glaser}, {Donald Glaser}]

Donald Barthelme
n : United States author of sometimes surrealistic stories (1931-1989) [syn: {Barthelme}]

Donald Duck
n : a fictional duck created in animated film strips by Walt Disney

Donald Glaser
n : United States physicist who invented the bubble chamber to study subatomic particles (born in 1926) [syn: {Glaser}, {Donald Arthur Glaser}]

Donald Robert Perry Marquis
n : humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937) [syn: {Marquis}, {Don Marquis}]

Donar
n : the Teutonic god of thunder; counterpart of Norse Thor

donate
v : give to a charity or good cause; "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month"

donated
adj : given freely especially to a cause or fund; "the donated van made their meal-on-wheels venture possible"

Donatello
n : Florentine sculptor famous for his lifelike sculptures (1386-1466) [syn: {Donato di Betto Bardi}]

donation
n 1: a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause [syn: {contribution}]
2: act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity [syn: {contribution}]

Donatism
n : a schismatic Christian religion in northern Africa from the 4th to the 7th century; held that only those who led a blameless life belonged in the church or could administer the sacraments

Donatist
adj : of or relating to Donatism
n : an adherent of Donatism

Donato Bramante
n : great Italian architect of the High Renaissance in Italy (1444-1514) [syn: {Bramante}, {Donato d'Agnolo Bramante}]

Donato d'Agnolo Bramante
n : great Italian architect of the High Renaissance in Italy (1444-1514) [syn: {Bramante}, {Donato Bramante}]

Donato di Betto Bardi
n : Florentine sculptor famous for his lifelike sculptures (1386-1466) [syn: {Donatello}]

Donatus
n : Roman grammarian whose textbook on Latin grammar was used throughout the Middle Ages (fourth century) [syn: {Aelius Donatus}]

Donbas
n : an industrial region in the Ukraine [syn: {Donets Basin}, {Donbass}]

Donbass
n : an industrial region in the Ukraine [syn: {Donets Basin}, {Donbas}]

done
adj 1: having finished or arrived at completion; "certain to make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed"; "after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up"; "almost through with his studies" [syn: {through}, {through with(p)}]
2: cooked until ready to serve

done
do
n 1: an uproarious party [syn: {bash}, {brawl}]
2: the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization [syn: {doh}, {ut}]
3: doctor's degree in osteopathy [syn: {Doctor of Osteopathy}]
v 1: engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution" [syn: {make}]
2: carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" [syn: {perform}, {execute}]
3: get (something) done; "I did my job" [syn: {perform}]
4: proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way" [syn: {fare}, {make out}, {come}, {get along}]
5: give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" [syn: {cause}, {make}]
6: carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law" [syn: {practice}, {practise}, {exercise}]
7: be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve" [syn: {suffice}, {answer}, {serve}]
8: create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest" [syn: {make}] [ant: {unmake}]
9: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" [syn: {act}, {behave}] 10: spend time in prison or in a labor camp; "He did six years for embezzlement" [syn: {serve}] 11: carry on or manage; "We could do with a little more help around here" [syn: {manage}] 12: arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" [syn: {dress}, {arrange}, {set}, {coif}, {coiffe}, {coiffure}] 13: travel or traverse (a distance); "This car does 150 miles per hour"; "We did 6 miles on our hike every day" [also: {done}, {did}]

done
See {do}

done for
adj 1: destroyed or killed; "we are gone geese" [syn: {done for(p)}, {kaput(p)}, {gone(a)}]
2: doomed to extinction [syn: {done for(p)}, {ruined}, {sunk}, {undone}, {washed-up}]

done up
adj : wrapped and tied; "presents done up in white paper and red ribbon"

done with
adj : having no further concern with; "he was through with school and he was through with family"- John Dos Passos; "done with gambling"; "done with drinking" [syn: {done with(p)}, {through with(p)}]

donee
n : the recipient of funds or other benefits [syn: {beneficiary}]

Donets Basin
n : an industrial region in the Ukraine [syn: {Donbass}, {Donbas}]

Donetsk
n : an industrial city in the Donets Basin [syn: {Donetske}, {Stalino}]

Donetske
n : an industrial city in the Donets Basin [syn: {Donetsk}, {Stalino}]

dong
n : the basic unit of money in Vietnam
v : go `ding dong', like a bell [syn: {ding}, {dingdong}]

dongle
n : (computer science) an electronic device that must be attached to a computer in order for it to use protected software

Donizetti
n : Italian composer of operas (1797-1848) [syn: {Gaetano Donizetti}]

donjon
n : the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress [syn: {keep}, {dungeon}]

donkey
n 1: the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
2: domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn [syn: {domestic ass}, {Equus asinus}]

donkey boiler
n : (nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship's boiler that is used while the ship is in port) [syn: {auxiliary boiler}]

donkey cart
n : a cart with an underslung axle and two seats [syn: {pony cart}, {ponycart}, {tub-cart}]

donkey engine
n 1: a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard [syn: {switch engine}]
2: (nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass) [syn: {auxiliary engine}]

donkey jacket
n : a short thick jacket; often worn by workmen

donkey pump
n : a supplementary pump available if needed [syn: {auxiliary pump}]

donkeywork
n : hard monotonous routine work [syn: {drudgery}, {plodding}, {grind}]

Donkin
n : English engineer who developed a method of preserving food by sterilizing it with heat and sealing it inside a steel container--the first tin can (1768-1855) [syn: {Bryan Donkin}]

donna
n : an Italian woman of rank

Donne
n : English clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a preacher (1572-1631) [syn: {John Donne}]

Donnean
adj : of or relating to or in the manner of John Donne [syn: {Donnian}]

donned
See {don}

Donner Pass
n : a mountain pass in northeastern California near Lake Tahoe; site where in 1844 some members of an emigrant party survived by eating those who had died

Donnian
adj : of or relating to or in the manner of John Donne [syn: {Donnean}]

donning
See {don}

donnish
adj : marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects [syn: {academic}, {pedantic}]

donor
n 1: person who makes a gift of property [syn: {giver}, {presenter}]
2: (medicine) someone who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person (the host)

donor card
n : a card that you carry on your person and that authorizes the use of your organs for transplantation after your death

do-nothing
adj : characterized by inability or unwillingness to work toward a goal or assume responsibility; "a do-nothing government" [syn: {do-nothing(a)}]
n : person who does no work; "a lazy bum" [syn: {idler}, {loafer}, {layabout}, {bum}]

don't-know
n : a person who responds `I don't know' in a public opinion poll; "70% in favor, 13% opposed and 17% don't-knows"

donut
n : a small ring-shaped friedcake [syn: {doughnut}, {sinker}]

doob
n : trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India [syn: {Bermuda grass}, {devil grass}, {Bahama grass}, {kweek}, {scutch grass}, {star grass}, {Cynodon dactylon}]

doodad
n : something whose name is either forgotten or not known [syn: {dohickey}, {dojigger}, {doohickey}, {gimmick}, {hickey}, {gizmo}, {gismo}, {gubbins}, {thingamabob}, {thingumabob}, {thingmabob}, {thingamajig}, {thingumajig}, {thingmajig}, {thingummy}]

doodia
n : any fern of the genus Doodia having pinnate fronds with sharply dentate pinnae [syn: {rasp fern}]

doodle
n : an aimless drawing [syn: {scribble}, {scrabble}]
v : make a doodle; draw aimlessly

doodlebug
n 1: a small motor vehicle
2: a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb [syn: {buzz bomb}, {robot bomb}, {flying bomb}, {V-1}]
3: the larva of an ant lion or of any of several other insects [syn: {ant lion}, {antlion}]

doofus
n : a stupid incompetent person [syn: {dimwit}, {nitwit}, {half-wit}]

doohickey
n : something whose name is either forgotten or not known [syn: {dohickey}, {dojigger}, {doodad}, {gimmick}, {hickey}, {gizmo}, {gismo}, {gubbins}, {thingamabob}, {thingumabob}, {thingmabob}, {thingamajig}, {thingumajig}, {thingmajig}, {thingummy}]

Doolittle
n : United States Air Force officer who electrified the world in 1942 by leading a squadron of 16 bombers on a daylight raid over Tokyo (1896-1993) [syn: {Jimmy Doolittle}, {James Harold Doolittle}]

doom
n : an unpleasant or disastrous destiny; "everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it"; "that's unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world" [syn: {doomsday}, {day of reckoning}, {end of the world}]
v 1: decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist" [syn: {destine}, {fate}, {designate}]
2: pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; "He was condemned to ten years in prison" [syn: {sentence}, {condemn}]
3: make certain of the failure or destruction of; "This decision will doom me to lose my position"

doomed
adj 1: marked for certain death; "the black spot told the old sailor he was doomed"
2: in danger of the eternal punishment of hell; "poor damned souls" [syn: {cursed}, {damned}, {unredeemed}, {unsaved}]
3: marked by or promising bad fortune; "their business venture was doomed from the start"; "an ill-fated business venture"; "an ill-starred romance"; "the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott [syn: {ill-fated}, {ill-omened}, {ill-starred}, {unlucky}]
4: (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate; "doomed to unhappiness"; "fated to be the scene of Kennedy's assassination" [syn: {fated}]
n : people who are destined to die soon; "the agony of the doomed was in his voice" [syn: {lost}]

Doomsday
n 1: (New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives [syn: {Judgment Day}, {Judgement Day}, {Day of Judgment}, {Day of Judgement}, {Last Judgment}, {Last Judgement}, {Last Day}, {day of reckoning}, {crack of doom}, {end of the world}]
2: an unpleasant or disastrous destiny; "everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it"; "that's unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world" [syn: {doom}, {day of reckoning}, {end of the world}]

door
n 1: a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle; "he knocked on the door"; "he slammed the door as he left"
2: the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway" [syn: {doorway}, {room access}, {threshold}]
3: anything providing a means of access (or escape); "we closed the door to Haitian immigrants"; "education is the door to success"
4: a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road); "the office next door"; "they live two doors up the street from us"
5: a room that is entered via a door; "his office is the third door down the hall on the left"

door guard
n : someone who guards an entrance [syn: {doorkeeper}, {doorman}, {hall porter}, {porter}, {gatekeeper}, {ostiary}]

door latch
n : spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key [syn: {latch}]

door prize
n : tickets are passed out at the entrance to a dance or party or other social function and a prize is awarded to the holder of the winning ticket

doorbell
n : a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed [syn: {bell}, {buzzer}]

doorcase
n : the frame that supports a door [syn: {doorframe}]

do-or-die
adj : desperately determined; "do-or-die revolutionaries"; "a do-or-die conflict" [syn: {desperate}, {do-or-die(a)}]

doorframe
n : the frame that supports a door [syn: {doorcase}]

doorhandle
n : a knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain) [syn: {doorknob}]

doorjamb
n : a jamb for a door [syn: {doorpost}]

doorkeeper
n 1: an official doorkeeper as in a courtroom or legislative chamber [syn: {usher}]
2: the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {ostiary}, {ostiarius}]
3: someone who guards an entrance [syn: {doorman}, {door guard}, {hall porter}, {porter}, {gatekeeper}, {ostiary}]

doorknob
n : a knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain) [syn: {doorhandle}]

doorknocker
n : a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door [syn: {knocker}, {rapper}]

doorlock
n : a lock on an exterior door

doorman
n : someone who guards an entrance [syn: {doorkeeper}, {door guard}, {hall porter}, {porter}, {gatekeeper}, {ostiary}]

doormat
n 1: a person who is physically weak and ineffectual [syn: {weakling}, {wuss}]
2: a mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering [syn: {welcome mat}]

doornail
n : a nail with a large head; formerly used to decorate doors

doorplate
n : a nameplate fastened to a door; indicates the person who works or lives there

doorpost
n : a jamb for a door [syn: {doorjamb}]

doorsill
n : the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offer support when passing through a doorway [syn: {doorstep}, {threshold}]

doorstep
n : the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offer support when passing through a doorway [syn: {doorsill}, {threshold}]

doorstop
n : a stop that keeps open doors from moving [syn: {doorstopper}]

doorstopper
n : a stop that keeps open doors from moving [syn: {doorstop}]

door-to-door
adj 1: of e.g. journeys or deliveries; "the limousine offers door-to-door service"
2: omitting no one; from the door of one house to that of the next; "a door-to-door campaign"; "house-to-house coverage" [syn: {house-to-house}]

doorway
n : the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway" [syn: {door}, {room access}, {threshold}]

dooryard
n : a yard outside the front or rear door of a house

doo-wop
n : a genre (usually a capella) of Black vocal-harmony music of the 1950s that evolved in New York City from gospel singing; characterized by close four-part harmonies; the name derived from some of the nonsense syllables sung by the back-up vocalists

dopa
n : amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain [syn: {dihydroxyphenylalanine}]

dopamine
n : a monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system; as a drug (trade names Dopastat and Intropin) it is used to treat shock and hypotension [syn: {Dopastat}, {Intropin}]

Dopastat
n : a monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system; as a drug (trade names Dopastat and Intropin) it is used to treat shock and hypotension [syn: {dopamine}, {Intropin}]

dope
n 1: street names for marijuana [syn: {pot}, {grass}, {green goddess}, {weed}, {gage}, {sess}, {sens}, {smoke}, {skunk}, {locoweed}, {Mary Jane}]
2: an ignorant or foolish person [syn: {dumbbell}, {dummy}, {boob}, {booby}, {pinhead}]
3: carbonated drink flavored with extract from Kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States) [syn: {cola}]
4: slang terms for inside information; "is that the straight dope?" [syn: {poop}, {the skinny}, {low-down}]
v 1: take drugs to improve one's athletic performance
2: add impurities to (a semiconductor) in order to produce or modify its properties; "The resistors have been doped"
3: give a narcotic to; "The athletes were dope by the coach before the race" [syn: {dope up}]

dope off
v : change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures" [syn: {fall asleep}, {flake out}, {drift off}, {nod off}, {drop off}, {doze off}, {drowse off}] [ant: {wake up}]

dope sheet
n : a racing publication giving information on horses and the outcomes of horse races [syn: {scratch sheet}]

dope up
v : give a narcotic to; "The athletes were dope by the coach before the race" [syn: {dope}]

doped
adj 1: treated or impregnated with a foreign substance
2: under the influence of narcotics; "knocked out by doped wine"; "a drugged sleep"; "were under the effect of the drugged sweets"; "in a narcotized state; stuperous" [syn: {drugged}, {narcotized}, {narcotised}]

dopey
adj : having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books" [syn: {anserine}, {dopy}, {foolish}, {goosey}, {goosy}, {gooselike}] [also: {dopiest}, {dopier}]

dopier
dopey
adj : having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books" [syn: {anserine}, {dopy}, {foolish}, {goosey}, {goosy}, {gooselike}] [also: {dopiest}, {dopier}]

dopier
See {dopey}

dopiest
dopey
adj : having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books" [syn: {anserine}, {dopy}, {foolish}, {goosey}, {goosy}, {gooselike}] [also: {dopiest}, {dopier}]

dopiest
See {dopey}

doppelganger
n : a ghostly double of a living person that haunts its living counterpart

doppelzentner
n : a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms [syn: {hundredweight}, {metric hundredweight}, {centner}]

Doppler
n : Austrian physicist famous for his discovery of the Doppler effect (1803-1853) [syn: {Christian Johann Doppler}]

Doppler effect
n : change in the apparent frequency of a wave as observer and source move toward or away from each other [syn: {Doppler shift}]

Doppler shift
n : change in the apparent frequency of a wave as observer and source move toward or away from each other [syn: {Doppler effect}]

dopy
adj : having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books" [syn: {anserine}, {dopey}, {foolish}, {goosey}, {goosy}, {gooselike}]

Dorado
n : a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Reticulum and Pictor; contains most of the Large Magellanic Cloud

dorbeetle
n : Old World dung beetle that flies with a droning sound

Dorian
n : a member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks

Dorian order
n : the oldest and simplest of the Greek orders and the only one that normally has no base [syn: {Doric order}]

doric
adj : oldest and simplest of the three orders of classical Greek architecture [ant: {ionic}, {corinthian}]
n : the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in the Peloponnesus

Doric order
n : the oldest and simplest of the Greek orders and the only one that normally has no base [syn: {Dorian order}]

Doriden
n : sedative (trade name Doriden) used to treat some sleep disorders [syn: {glutethimide}]

Doris
n : (Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids

Doris Lessing
n : English author of novels and short stories who grew up in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) (born in 1919) [syn: {Lessing}, {Doris May Lessing}]

Doris May Lessing
n : English author of novels and short stories who grew up in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) (born in 1919) [syn: {Lessing}, {Doris Lessing}]

dork
n : a dull stupid fatuous person [syn: {jerk}]

Dorking
n : an English breed of large domestic fowl having five toes (the hind toe doubled)

dorm
n : a college or university building containing living quarters for students [syn: {dormitory}, {residence hall}, {hall}, {student residence}]

dorm room
n : a large sleeping room containing several beds [syn: {dormitory}, {dormitory room}]

dormancy
n 1: a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy" [syn: {quiescence}, {quiescency}]
2: quiet and inactive restfulness [syn: {quiescence}, {quiescency}, {sleeping}]

dormant
adj 1: of e.g. volcanos; temporarily inactive; "a dormant volcano" [syn: {inactive}] [ant: {extinct}, {active}]
2: lying with head on paws as if sleeping [syn: {dormant(ip)}, {sleeping}]
3: in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs" [syn: {hibernating(a)}, {torpid}]
4: not active but capable of becoming active; "her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened"

dormant account
n : a savings account showing no activity (other than posting interest) for some specified period; "the dormant account reverted to the state under escheat laws"

dormer
n : a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window [syn: {dormer window}]

dormer window
n 1: the window in a gabled extension built to accommodate a window
2: a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window [syn: {dormer}]

dormice
See {dormouse}

dormice
dormouse
n : small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather [also: {dormice} (pl)]

dormie
adj : in match play a side that stands as many holes ahead as there are holes remaining to be played; "he was dormie three and still lost the match" [syn: {dormy}]

Dormition
n : celebration in the Eastern Orthodox church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Assumption in the Roman Catholic church and is also celebrated on August 15th [syn: {Feast of Dormition}]

dormitory
n 1: a college or university building containing living quarters for students [syn: {dorm}, {residence hall}, {hall}, {student residence}]
2: a large sleeping room containing several beds [syn: {dormitory room}, {dorm room}]

dormitory room
n : a large sleeping room containing several beds [syn: {dormitory}, {dorm room}]

dormouse
n : small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather [also: {dormice} (pl)]

dormy
adj : in match play a side that stands as many holes ahead as there are holes remaining to be played; "he was dormie three and still lost the match" [syn: {dormie}]

Doronicum
n : genus of Eurasian perennial tuberous or rhizomatous herbs: leopard's bane [syn: {genus Doronicum}]

Doroteo Arango
n : Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923) [syn: {Villa}, {Pancho Villa}, {Francisco Villa}]

Dorothea Lange
n : United States photographer remembered for her portraits of rural workers during the Depression (1895-1965) [syn: {Lange}]

Dorotheanthus
n : a caryophyllaceous genus of Dorotheanthus [syn: {genus Dorotheanthus}]

Dorotheanthus bellidiformis
n : low-growing showy succulent annual of South Africa having white or pink or red or orange flowers and spatulate leaves covered in papillae that resemble small crystals [syn: {livingstone daisy}]

Dorothy Dix
n : United States journalist who wrote a syndicated column of advice to the lovelorn (1870-1951) [syn: {Gilmer}, {Elizabeth Merriwether Gilmer}]

Dorothy Hodgkin
n : English chemist (born in Egypt) who used crystallography to study the structure of organic compounds (1910-1994) [syn: {Hodgkin}, {Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin}]

Dorothy L. Sayers
n : English writer of detective fiction (1893-1957) [syn: {Sayers}, {Dorothy Sayers}, {Dorothy Leigh Sayers}]

Dorothy Leigh Sayers
n : English writer of detective fiction (1893-1957) [syn: {Sayers}, {Dorothy Sayers}, {Dorothy L. Sayers}]

Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin
n : English chemist (born in Egypt) who used crystallography to study the structure of organic compounds (1910-1994) [syn: {Hodgkin}, {Dorothy Hodgkin}]

Dorothy Parker
n : United States writer noted for her sharp wit (1893-1967) [syn: {Parker}, {Dorothy Rothschild Parker}]

Dorothy Rothschild Parker
n : United States writer noted for her sharp wit (1893-1967) [syn: {Parker}, {Dorothy Parker}]

Dorothy Sayers
n : English writer of detective fiction (1893-1957) [syn: {Sayers}, {Dorothy L. Sayers}, {Dorothy Leigh Sayers}]

dorsa
See {dorsum}

dorsa
dorsum
n 1: the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned" [syn: {back}]
2: the back of the body of a vertebrate or any analogous surface (as the upper or outer surface of an organ or appendage or part); "the dorsum of the foot" [also: {dorsa} (pl)]

dorsal
adj 1: belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part; "the dorsal fin is the vertical fin on the back of a fish and certain marine mammals" [ant: {ventral}]
2: facing away from the axis of an organ or organism; "the abaxial surface of a leaf is the underside or side facing away from the stem" [syn: {abaxial}] [ant: {adaxial}]

dorsal fin
n : unpaired median fin on the backs of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates that help to maintain balance

dorsal scapular vein
n : vein that is a tributary of the subclavian vein or external jugular vein and accompanies the descending scapular artery [syn: {vena scapularis dorsalis}]

dorsal vertebra
n : one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra [syn: {thoracic vertebra}]

dorsally
adv : in a dorsal location or direction

dorsiflexion
n : the act of bending backward (of the body or a body part)

dorsoventral
adj : extending from the back to the belly

dorsoventrally
adv : in a dorsoventral direction; "the ray has a dorsoventrally flattened body"

dorsum
n 1: the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned" [syn: {back}]
2: the back of the body of a vertebrate or any analogous surface (as the upper or outer surface of an organ or appendage or part); "the dorsum of the foot" [also: {dorsa} (pl)]

dory
n 1: a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled [syn: {dinghy}, {rowboat}]
2: marine fishes widely distributed in mid-waters and deep slope waters

Dorylinae
n : army ants [syn: {subfamily Dorylinae}]

Doryopteris
n : small to medium tropical tufted ferns; sometimes placed in family Adiantaceae [syn: {genus Doryopteris}]

Doryopteris pedata
n : tropical American fern with coarsely lobed to palmatifid fronds [syn: {hand fern}]

DoS
n 1: the federal department in the UnitedStates that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789" [syn: {Department of State}, {State Department}, {State}]
2: an operating system that is on a disk [syn: {disk operating system}]

Dos Passos
n : United States novelist remembered for his portrayal of life in the United States (1896-1970) [syn: {John Dos Passos}]

dosage
n : the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time [syn: {dose}]

dose
n 1: a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
2: the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time [syn: {dosage}]
3: street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: {acid}, {back breaker}, {battery-acid}, {dot}, {Elvis}, {loony toons}, {Lucy in the sky with diamonds}, {pane}, {superman}, {window pane}, {Zen}]
v 1: treat with an agent; add (an agent) to; "The ray dosed the paint"
2: administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist" [syn: {drug}]

dose rate
n : the quantity of radiation absorbed per unit time

dosed
adj : treated with some kind of application; "a mustache dosed with bear grease"

dosemeter
n : a measuring instrument for measuring doses of ionizing radiation (X-rays or radioactivity) [syn: {dosimeter}]

do-si-do
n : a square-dance figure; two dancers approach each other and circle back to back before returning to their original places

dosimeter
n : a measuring instrument for measuring doses of ionizing radiation (X-rays or radioactivity) [syn: {dosemeter}]

dosimetry
n : measuring the dose of radiation emitted by a radioactive source

doss
v : sleep in a convenient place; "You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable" [syn: {doss down}, {crash}]

doss down
v : sleep in a convenient place; "You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable" [syn: {doss}, {crash}]

dossal
n : an ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancel [syn: {dossel}]

dossel
n : an ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancel [syn: {dossal}]

dosser
n : someone who sleeps in any convenient place [syn: {street person}]

dosshouse
n : a cheap lodging house [syn: {flophouse}]

dossier
n : a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject (usually a person's record)

Dostoevski
n : Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881) [syn: {Dostoyevsky}, {Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Dostoevski}, {Feodor Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}]

Dostoevskian
adj : of or relating to or in the style of Feodor Dostoevski [syn: {Dostoyevskian}]

Dostoevsky
n : Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881) [syn: {Dostoyevsky}, {Dostoevski}, {Feodor Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Dostoevski}, {Feodor Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}]

Dostoyevskian
adj : of or relating to or in the style of Feodor Dostoevski [syn: {Dostoevskian}]

Dostoyevsky
n : Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881) [syn: {Dostoevski}, {Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Dostoevski}, {Feodor Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}]

dot
n 1: a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots" [syn: {point}]
2: the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966 [syn: {Department of Transportation}, {Transportation}]
3: the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code [syn: {dit}]
4: street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: {acid}, {back breaker}, {battery-acid}, {dose}, {Elvis}, {loony toons}, {Lucy in the sky with diamonds}, {pane}, {superman}, {window pane}, {Zen}]
v 1: scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills constellated with lights" [syn: {stud}, {constellate}]
2: distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" [syn: {scatter}, {sprinkle}, {dust}, {disperse}]
3: make a dot or dots
4: mark with a dot; "dot your `i's" [also: {dotting}, {dotted}]

dot com
n : a company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in `.com' [syn: {dot-com}, {dot com company}]

dot com company
n : a company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in `.com' [syn: {dot-com}, {dot com}]

dot matrix
n : a rectangular matrix of dots from which written characters can be formed

dot matrix printer
n : a printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrix [syn: {matrix printer}, {dot printer}]

dot printer
n : a printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrix [syn: {dot matrix printer}, {matrix printer}]

dot product
n : a real number (a scalar) that is the product of two vectors [syn: {scalar product}, {inner product}]

dotage
n : mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations [syn: {second childhood}, {senility}]

dotard
n : an oldster in his dotage; someone whose age has impaired his intellect

dot-com
adj : of or relating to an internet company; "a dot-com outfit in San Francisco"
n : a company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in `.com' [syn: {dot com}, {dot com company}]

dote
v 1: be foolish or senile due to old age
2: shower with love; show excessive affection for; "Grandmother dotes on her the twins"

doting
adj : extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent; "adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother" [syn: {adoring}, {fond}]

dotrel
n : rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia [syn: {dotterel}, {Charadrius morinellus}, {Eudromias morinellus}]

dotted
adj 1: having a pattern of dots [syn: {flecked}, {specked}, {speckled}, {stippled}]
2: having gaps or spaces; "sign on the dotted line" [syn: {dashed}]

dotted
dot
n 1: a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots" [syn: {point}]
2: the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966 [syn: {Department of Transportation}, {Transportation}]
3: the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code [syn: {dit}]
4: street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: {acid}, {back breaker}, {battery-acid}, {dose}, {Elvis}, {loony toons}, {Lucy in the sky with diamonds}, {pane}, {superman}, {window pane}, {Zen}]
v 1: scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills constellated with lights" [syn: {stud}, {constellate}]
2: distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" [syn: {scatter}, {sprinkle}, {dust}, {disperse}]
3: make a dot or dots
4: mark with a dot; "dot your `i's" [also: {dotting}, {dotted}]

dotted
See {dot}

dotted gayfeather
n : herb with many stems bearing narrow slender wands of crowded rose-lavender flowers; central United States and Canada to Texas and northern Mexico [syn: {Liatris punctata}]

dotted line
n : a line made up of dots or dashes; often used to indicate where you are supposed to sign a contract; "just sign on the dotted line"

dotterel
n : rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia [syn: {dotrel}, {Charadrius morinellus}, {Eudromias morinellus}]

dottier
dotty
adj 1: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}]
2: marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; "she was crazy about him"; "gaga over the rock group's new album"; "he was infatuated with her" [syn: {crazy}, {gaga}, {enamored}, {infatuated}, {in love}, {smitten}, {soft on(p)}, {taken with(p)}] [also: {dottiest}, {dottier}]

dottier
See {dotty}

dottiest
dotty
adj 1: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}]
2: marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; "she was crazy about him"; "gaga over the rock group's new album"; "he was infatuated with her" [syn: {crazy}, {gaga}, {enamored}, {infatuated}, {in love}, {smitten}, {soft on(p)}, {taken with(p)}] [also: {dottiest}, {dottier}]

dottiest
See {dotty}

dottily
adv : in a mildly insane manner; "the old lady is beginning to behave quite dottily" [syn: {daftly}, {balmily}, {nuttily}, {wackily}]

dotting
dot
n 1: a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots" [syn: {point}]
2: the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966 [syn: {Department of Transportation}, {Transportation}]
3: the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code [syn: {dit}]
4: street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: {acid}, {back breaker}, {battery-acid}, {dose}, {Elvis}, {loony toons}, {Lucy in the sky with diamonds}, {pane}, {superman}, {window pane}, {Zen}]
v 1: scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills constellated with lights" [syn: {stud}, {constellate}]
2: distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" [syn: {scatter}, {sprinkle}, {dust}, {disperse}]
3: make a dot or dots
4: mark with a dot; "dot your `i's" [also: {dotting}, {dotted}]

dotting
See {dot}

dottle
n : the residue of partially burnt tobacco left caked in the bowl of a pipe after smoking

dotty
adj 1: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}]
2: marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; "she was crazy about him"; "gaga over the rock group's new album"; "he was infatuated with her" [syn: {crazy}, {gaga}, {enamored}, {infatuated}, {in love}, {smitten}, {soft on(p)}, {taken with(p)}] [also: {dottiest}, {dottier}]

Douala
n : the largest city of Cameroon

Douay Bible
n : an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars [syn: {Douay Version}, {Douay-Rheims Bible}, {Douay-Rheims Version}, {Rheims-Douay Bible}, {Rheims-Douay Version}]

Douay Version
n : an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars [syn: {Douay Bible}, {Douay-Rheims Bible}, {Douay-Rheims Version}, {Rheims-Douay Bible}, {Rheims-Douay Version}]

Douay-Rheims Bible
n : an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars [syn: {Douay Bible}, {Douay Version}, {Douay-Rheims Version}, {Rheims-Douay Bible}, {Rheims-Douay Version}]

Douay-Rheims Version
n : an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars [syn: {Douay Bible}, {Douay Version}, {Douay-Rheims Bible}, {Rheims-Douay Bible}, {Rheims-Douay Version}]

double
adj 1: having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison [syn: {dual}, {twofold}, {treble}, {threefold}]
2: consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs; "an egg with a double yolk"; "a double (binary) star"; "double doors"; "dual controls for pilot and copilot"; "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure" [syn: {dual}, {duple}]
3: twice as great or many; "ate a double portion"; "the dose is doubled"; "a twofold increase" [syn: {doubled}, {twofold}]
4: used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements; "double chrysanthemums have many rows of petals and are usually spherical or hemispherical" [ant: {single}]
5: used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis [syn: {bivalent}] [ant: {multivalent}, {univalent}]
6: large enough for two; "a double bed"; "a double room"
7: having two meanings with intent to deceive; "a sly double meaning"; "spoke with forked tongue" [syn: {forked}]
n 1: a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield" [syn: {two-base hit}, {two-bagger}, {two-baser}]
2: a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable" [syn: {stunt man}, {stunt woman}]
3: someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor); "he could be Gingrich's double"; "she's the very image of her mother" [syn: {image}, {look-alike}]
4: a quantity that is twice as great as another; "36 is the double of 18"
5: raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2; "I decided his double was a bluff" [syn: {doubling}]
adv 1: downward and forward; "he was bent double with pain"
2: two together; "some people sleep better double"
3: to double the degree; "she was doubly rewarded"; "his eyes were double bright" [syn: {doubly}, {twice}]
v 1: increase twofold; "The population doubled within 50 years" [syn: {duplicate}]
2: hit a two-base hit
3: bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain; "He doubled and vomited violently" [syn: {double over}, {double up}]
4: do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions; "She doubles as his wife and secretary"
5: bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
6: make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick" [syn: {duplicate}, {reduplicate}, {repeat}, {replicate}]

double agent
n : a spy who works for two mutually antagonistic countries

double back
v : retrace one's course; "The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back" [syn: {backtrack}, {turn back}]

double bar
n : notation marking the end of principal parts of a musical composition; two adjacent bar lines

double bass
n : largest and lowest member of the violin family [syn: {bass fiddle}, {bass viol}, {bull fiddle}, {contrabass}, {string bass}]

double bassoon
n : the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family [syn: {contrabassoon}, {contrafagotto}]

double bed
n : a bed wide enough to accommodate two sleepers

double bind
n : (psychology) an unresolvable dilemma; situation in which a person receives contradictory messages from a person who is very powerful

double birdie
v : to shoot two strokes under par

double blind
n : a test procedure in which the identity of those receiving the intervention is concealed from both the administrators and the subjects until after the test is completed; designed to reduce or eliminate bias in the results

double bogey
v : to shoot two strokes over par

double boiler
n : two saucepans, one fitting inside the other [syn: {double saucepan}]

double bond
n : a covalent bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared between two atoms

double check
n : something that checks the correctness of a previous check [syn: {countercheck}]

double chin
n : a fold of fatty tissue under the chin [syn: {buccula}]

double clinch
n : a clinch with two loops

double cream
n : fresh soft French cheese containing at least 60% fat

double creme
n : cream with a fat content of 48% or more [syn: {heavy whipping cream}]

double crochet
n : a kind of crochet stitch [syn: {double stitch}]
v : make by double stitching [syn: {double stitch}]

double cross
n : an act of betrayal; "he gave us the old double cross"; "I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing" [syn: {double-crossing}]
v : betray by double-dealing

double dagger
n : a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote [syn: {double obelisk}, {dieses}]

double damages
n : twice the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to

double date
n : a date in which two couples participate

double decomposition
n : a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB) [syn: {double decomposition reaction}, {metathesis}]

double decomposition reaction
n : a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB) [syn: {double decomposition}, {metathesis}]

double digit
n : a two-digit integer; from 10 to 99

double dipper
n : someone who draws two incomes from the government (usually by combining a salary and a pension)

double dipping
n : two incomes received from the same source (as by holding a government job and receiving a government pension)

double door
n : two vertical doors that meet in the middle of the door frame when closed

double dribble
n : an illegal dribble in basketball (the player uses both hands to dribble or the player starts to dribble a second time after coming to a stop)

double Dutch
n 1: an incomprehensible talk
2: the difficult version of jump rope in which players jump over two ropes that are swung in a crisscross manner by two turners

double dye
v : dye twice

double eagle
n 1: (golf) a score of three strokes under par on a hole
2: a former gold coin in the United States worth 20 dollars

double entendre
n : an ambiguity with one interpretation that is indelicate

double entry
n : bookkeeper debits the transaction to one account and credits it to another [syn: {double-entry bookkeeping}]

double fault
n : (tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point

double feature
n : two instead of one [syn: {twin bill}, {doubleheader}]

double first
n : a first-class honours degree in two subjects

double flat
n : a musical notation of two flats in front of a note indicating that it is to be lowered by two semitones

double glazing
n : a window with two panes of glass and a space between them; reduces heat and noise transmission through the window

double Gloucester
n : a smooth firm mild orange-red cheese

double gold
n : very tall branching herb with showy much-doubled yellow flower heads [syn: {golden glow}, {hortensia}, {Rudbeckia laciniata hortensia}]

double helix
n : a pair of parallel helices intertwined about a common axis; "the structure of the DNA molecule is a double helix"

double indemnity
n : a clause in an insurance policy that provides for double the face value of the policy in the case of accidental death

double jeopardy
n : the prosecution of a defendant for a criminal offense for which he has already been tried; prohibited in the fifth amendment to the United States Constitution

double knit
n : a knit fabric similar to jersey that is made with two sets of needles producing a double thickness joined by interlocking stitches

double leg circle
n : a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast (with legs together) swings his legs in a circle while alternating hands on the pommels

double negative
n 1: an affirmative constructed from two negatives; "A not unwelcome outcome"
2: a grammatically substandard but emphatic negative; "I don't never go"

double obelisk
n : a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote [syn: {double dagger}, {dieses}]

double over
v : bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain; "He doubled and vomited violently" [syn: {double}, {double up}]

double play
n : the act of getting two players out on one play

double pneumonia
n : lobar pneumonia involving both lungs

double quick
adv : at a faster speed; "now let's play the piece again double-quick" [syn: {double time}]

double quotes
n : a pair of quotation marks

double reed
n 1: a woodwind that has a double reed [syn: {double-reed instrument}]
2: a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together to produce the sound in some woodwinds

double refraction
n : splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly [syn: {birefringence}]

double replacement reaction
n : a chemical reaction between two compounds where the positive ion of one compound is exchanged with the positive ion of another compound

double reverse
n : (American football) a running play in which a first reverse is followed by a second reverse

double rhyme
n : a two-syllable rhyme; "`ended' and `blended' form a double rhyme"

double salt
n : a solution of two simple salts that forms a single substance on crystallization

double saucepan
n : two saucepans, one fitting inside the other [syn: {double boiler}]

double sharp
n : a a musical notation of two sharps in front of a note indicating that it is to be raised by two semitones

double standard
n : an ethical or moral code that applies more strictly to one group than to another

double standard of sexual behavior
n : a code that permits greater sexual freedom for men than for women (associated with the subordination of women)

double star
n : a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation [syn: {binary star}, {binary}]

double stitch
n : a kind of crochet stitch [syn: {double crochet}]
v : make by double stitching [syn: {double crochet}]

double stopping
n : stopping two strings and producing two notes at the same time

double take
n : a delayed reaction indicating surprise

double talk
n : deliberately unintelligible gibberish

double time
n 1: a fast marching pace (180 steps/min) or slow jog
2: a doubled wage (for working overtime)
adv : at a faster speed; "now let's play the piece again double-quick" [syn: {double quick}]

double tongue
v : play fast notes on a wind instrument [syn: {triple-tongue}]

double up
v 1: bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain; "He doubled and vomited violently" [syn: {double over}, {double}]
2: share a room or a bed designed for only one person
3: stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager [syn: {parlay}]

double vision
n : visual impairment in which an object is seen as two objects; "diplopia often disappears when one eye is covered" [syn: {diplopia}]

double-barreled
adj 1: having two barrels mounted side by side; "a double-barreled shotgun" [syn: {double-barrelled}] [ant: {single-barreled}]
2: having two purposes; twofold; "our double-barreled desire to make things profitable as well as attractive"- Louis Kronenbergers [syn: {double-barrelled}]

double-barrelled
adj 1: having two barrels mounted side by side; "a double-barreled shotgun" [syn: {double-barreled}] [ant: {single-barreled}]
2: having two purposes; twofold; "our double-barreled desire to make things profitable as well as attractive"- Louis Kronenbergers [syn: {double-barreled}]

double-bass
adj : pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range; "contrabass or double-bass clarinet" [syn: {contrabass}]

double-bedded
adj : having a double bed; "a double-bedded room"

double-bitted ax
n : an ax that has cutting edges on both sides of the head [syn: {double-bitted axe}, {Western ax}, {Western axe}]

double-bitted axe
n : an ax that has cutting edges on both sides of the head [syn: {double-bitted ax}, {Western ax}, {Western axe}]

double-blind experiment
n : an experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of the experiment nor the persons administering the experiment know the critical aspects of the experiment; a double-blind procedure is used to guard against both experimenter bias and placebo effects [syn: {double-blind procedure}, {double-blind study}]

double-blind procedure
n : an experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of the experiment nor the persons administering the experiment know the critical aspects of the experiment; a double-blind procedure is used to guard against both experimenter bias and placebo effects [syn: {double-blind experiment}, {double-blind study}]

double-blind study
n : an experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of the experiment nor the persons administering the experiment know the critical aspects of the experiment; a double-blind procedure is used to guard against both experimenter bias and placebo effects [syn: {double-blind procedure}, {double-blind experiment}]

double-bogey
n : (golf) a score of two strokes over par for a hole

double-breasted
adj : (of clothing) fastened by lapping one edge of the front well over the other usually with a double row of buttons; "double-breasted jacket"; "double-breasted suit" [ant: {single-breasted}]

double-breasted jacket
n : a jacket having overlapping fronts that give a double thickness of cloth

double-breasted suit
n : a suit with a double-breasted jacket

double-check
v : check once more to be absolutely sure

double-chinned
adj : having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw [syn: {jowly}, {loose-jowled}]

double-crosser
n : a person who says one thing and does another [syn: {double-dealer}, {two-timer}, {betrayer}, {traitor}]

double-crossing
n : an act of betrayal; "he gave us the old double cross"; "I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing" [syn: {double cross}]

doubled
adj 1: twice as great or many; "ate a double portion"; "the dose is doubled"; "a twofold increase" [syn: {double}, {twofold}]
2: folded in two; "doubled sheets of paper"

double-date
v : go out on a date with a partner and another couple; "let's double date this Saturday"

double-dealer
n : a person who says one thing and does another [syn: {double-crosser}, {two-timer}, {betrayer}, {traitor}]

double-dealing
adj : marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray [syn: {ambidextrous}, {deceitful}, {duplicitous}, {Janus-faced}, {two-faced}, {double-faced}, {double-tongued}]
n : acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another [syn: {duplicity}]

double-decker
n : a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: {bus}, {autobus}, {coach}, {charabanc}, {jitney}, {motorbus}, {motorcoach}, {omnibus}]

double-dyed
adj : without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense" [syn: {arrant(a)}, {complete(a)}, {consummate(a)}, {double-dyed(a)}, {everlasting(a)}, {gross(a)}, {perfect(a)}, {pure(a)}, {sodding(a)}, {stark(a)}, {staring(a)}, {thoroughgoing(a)}, {utter(a)}]

double-edged
adj : capable of being interpreted in two usually contradictory ways; "double-edged praise"

double-entry bookkeeping
n : bookkeeper debits the transaction to one account and credits it to another [syn: {double entry}]

double-faced
adj 1: (of fabrics) having faces on both sides; "damask is a double-faced fabric"
2: marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray [syn: {ambidextrous}, {deceitful}, {double-dealing}, {duplicitous}, {Janus-faced}, {two-faced}, {double-tongued}]

double-geared
adj 1: equipped with compound gearing consisting of 2 pinions and 2 wheels in mesh to increase the mechanical advantage; "the double-geared lifting mechanism of a crane"
2: (of a lathe) equipped with gearing for reducing the speed of the spindle from that of the driving pulley; "a back-geared lathe" [syn: {back-geared}]

double-glaze
v : provide with two sheets of glass

doubleheader
n : two instead of one [syn: {twin bill}, {double feature}]

double-hung window
n : a window having two sashes that slide up and down

double-jointed
adj : having unusually flexible joints especially of the limbs or fingers

double-magnum
n : a large wine bottle (holds 4/5 of a gallon) [syn: {jeroboam}]

double-park
v : park a vehicle alongside another

double-prop
n : a propeller plane with an engine that drives two propellers in opposite directions (for stability) [syn: {double-propeller plane}, {twin-prop}, {twin-propeller-plane}]

double-propeller plane
n : a propeller plane with an engine that drives two propellers in opposite directions (for stability) [syn: {double-prop}, {twin-prop}, {twin-propeller-plane}]

double-quick
adj : (of a marching cadence) very quick

doubler
n : an electronic device that doubles the voltage or the frequency of an input signal

double-reed instrument
n : a woodwind that has a double reed [syn: {double reed}]

doubles
n 1: badminton played with two players on each side
2: tennis played with two players on each side

double-space
v : type with a full space between lines

double-spaced
adj : (of type or print) having a blank line between lines of type; "manuscripts must be double-spaced"

double-spacing
n : typing that leaves alternate lines blank

doublespeak
n : any language that pretends to communicate but actually does not

doublet
n : a man's close-fitting jacket; worn during the Renaissance

double-team
v : cover with two defensive players

doublethink
n : believing two contradictory ideas at the same time

doubleton
n : (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player

double-tongued
adj : marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray [syn: {ambidextrous}, {deceitful}, {double-dealing}, {duplicitous}, {Janus-faced}, {two-faced}, {double-faced}]

doubletree
n : a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast

double-u
n : the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: {W}]

doubling
n 1: increase by a factor of two; "doubling with a computer took no time at all"
2: raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2; "I decided his double was a bluff" [syn: {double}]

doubloon
n : a former Spanish gold coin

doubly
adv 1: to double the degree; "she was doubly rewarded"; "his eyes were double bright" [syn: {double}, {twice}]
2: in a twofold manner; "he was doubly wrong" [syn: {in two ways}]

doubly transitive verb
n : a transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect object [syn: {doubly transitive verb form}]

doubly transitive verb form
n : a transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect object [syn: {doubly transitive verb}]

doubt
n 1: the state of being unsure of something [syn: {uncertainty}, {incertitude}, {dubiety}, {doubtfulness}, {dubiousness}] [ant: {certainty}]
2: uncertainty about the truth or factuality of existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise" [syn: {dubiousness}, {doubtfulness}, {question}]
v 1: consider unlikely or have doubts about; "I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage"
2: lack confidence in or have doubts about; "I doubt these reports"; "I suspect her true motives"; "she distrusts her stepmother"

doubter
n 1: someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs [syn: {skeptic}, {sceptic}]
2: a person who doubts truth of religion [syn: {agnostic}]

doubtful
adj 1: open to doubt or suspicion; "the candidate's doubtful past"; "he has a dubious record indeed"; "what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false"; "it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought"- Karen Horney [syn: {dubious}, {dubitable}, {in question(p)}]
2: fraught with uncertainty or doubt; "they were doubtful that the cord would hold"; "it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"; "dubious about agreeing to go" [syn: {dubious}]
3: unsettled in mind or opinion; "drew a few tentative conclusions" [syn: {tentative}]

doubtfully
adv : in a doubtful manner; "Gerald shook his head doubtfully" [syn: {dubiously}]

doubtfulness
n 1: the state of being unsure of something [syn: {doubt}, {uncertainty}, {incertitude}, {dubiety}, {dubiousness}] [ant: {certainty}]
2: uncertainty about the truth or factuality of existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise" [syn: {doubt}, {dubiousness}, {question}]

doubting
adj : marked by or given to doubt; "a skeptical attitude"; "a skeptical listener" [syn: {questioning}, {skeptical}, {sceptical}]

doubting Thomas
n 1: the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes [syn: {Thomas}, {Saint Thomas}, {St. Thomas}, {Thomas the doubting Apostle}]
2: someone who demands physical evidence in order to be convinced (especially when this demand is out of place)

doubtless
adv : with certainty; "it's undoubtedly very beautiful" [syn: {undoubtedly}, {beyond question}, {without doubt}, {beyond any doubt}]

douche
n 1: a small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal lavage and enemas [syn: {douche bag}]
2: irrigation with a jet of water or medicated solution into or around a body part (especially the vagina) to treat infections or cleanse from odorous contents
v : direct a spray of water into a bodily cavity, for cleaning

douche bag
n : a small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal lavage and enemas [syn: {douche}]

dough
n 1: a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
2: informal terms for money [syn: {boodle}, {bread}, {cabbage}, {clams}, {dinero}, {gelt}, {kale}, {lettuce}, {lolly}, {lucre}, {loot}, {moolah}, {pelf}, {scratch}, {shekels}, {simoleons}, {sugar}, {wampum}]

doughboy
n 1: an American infantryman in World War I
2: a rounded lump of dough that is deep-fried and served as hot bread; "the doughboy was a predecessor of the doughnut"

doughier
doughy
adj : having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking; "the cake fell; it's a doughy mess" [syn: {soggy}] [also: {doughiest}, {doughier}]

doughier
See {doughy}

doughiest
doughy
adj : having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking; "the cake fell; it's a doughy mess" [syn: {soggy}] [also: {doughiest}, {doughier}]

doughiest
See {doughy}

doughnut
n 1: a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke" [syn: {ring}, {halo}, {annulus}, {anulus}, {anchor ring}]
2: a small ring-shaped friedcake [syn: {donut}, {sinker}]

doughnut-shaped
adj : shaped like a ring [syn: {annular}, {annulate}, {annulated}, {circinate}, {circular}, {ringed}, {ring-shaped}]

dought
See {dow}

doughtier
doughty
adj : resolute and without fear [syn: {fearless}, {hardy}] [also: {doughtiest}, {doughtier}]

doughtier
See {doughty}

doughtiest
doughty
adj : resolute and without fear [syn: {fearless}, {hardy}] [also: {doughtiest}, {doughtier}]

doughtiest
See {doughty}

doughty
adj : resolute and without fear [syn: {fearless}, {hardy}] [also: {doughtiest}, {doughtier}]

doughy
adj : having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking; "the cake fell; it's a doughy mess" [syn: {soggy}] [also: {doughiest}, {doughier}]

Douglas
n : United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861) [syn: {Stephen A. Douglas}, {Stephen Arnold Douglas}, {The Little Giant}]

Douglas Elton Fairbanks
n : United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles (1883-1939) [syn: {Fairbanks}, {Douglas Fairbanks}, {Julius Ullman}]

Douglas Fairbanks
n : United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles (1883-1939) [syn: {Fairbanks}, {Douglas Elton Fairbanks}, {Julius Ullman}]

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
n : United States film actor; son of Douglas Elton Fairbanks, (1909-2000) [syn: {Fairbanks}]

douglas fir
n 1: strong durable timber of a douglas fir
2: tall evergreen timber tree of western North America having resinous wood and short needles

douglas hemlock
n : lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped cones [syn: {green douglas fir}, {douglas spruce}, {douglas pine}, {Oregon fir}, {Oregon pine}, {Pseudotsuga menziesii}]

Douglas MacArthur
n : United States general who served as chief of staff and commanded Allied forces in the South Pacific during World War II; he accepted the surrender of Japan (1880-1964) [syn: {MacArthur}]

Douglas Moore
n : United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969) [syn: {Moore}]

douglas pine
n : lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped cones [syn: {green douglas fir}, {douglas spruce}, {douglas hemlock}, {Oregon fir}, {Oregon pine}, {Pseudotsuga menziesii}]

douglas spruce
n : lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped cones [syn: {green douglas fir}, {douglas pine}, {douglas hemlock}, {Oregon fir}, {Oregon pine}, {Pseudotsuga menziesii}]

Douglas squirrel
n : far western United States counterpart of the red squirrel [syn: {chickeree}, {Tamiasciurus douglasi}]

Douglass
n : United States abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer and lecturer in the North (1817-1895) [syn: {Frederick Douglass}]

dour
adj 1: stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion" [syn: {bulldog}, {dogged}, {pertinacious}, {tenacious}, {unyielding}]
2: harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; "a dour, self-sacrificing life"; "a forbidding scowl"; "a grim man loving duty more than humanity"; "undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"- J.M.Barrie [syn: {forbidding}, {grim}]
3: showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd" [syn: {dark}, {glowering}, {glum}, {moody}, {morose}, {saturnine}, {sour}, {sullen}]

doura
n : sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa [syn: {durra}, {dourah}, {Egyptian corn}, {Indian millet}, {Guinea corn}]

dourah
n : sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa [syn: {durra}, {doura}, {Egyptian corn}, {Indian millet}, {Guinea corn}]

dourly
adv : in a sullen manner; "he sat in his chair dourly" [syn: {sullenly}, {glumly}]

douroucouli
n : nocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with large eyes and thick fur [syn: {Aotus trivirgatus}]

douse
v 1: put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights" [syn: {put out}]
2: wet thoroughly [syn: {dowse}]
3: dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool" [syn: {dip}, {duck}]
4: immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint" [syn: {dunk}, {dip}, {souse}, {plunge}]
5: lower quickly; "douse a sail"
6: slacken; "douse a rope" [syn: {dowse}]
7: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face" [syn: {drench}, {dowse}, {soak}, {sop}, {souse}]

dousing
n : the act of wetting something by submerging it [syn: {submersion}, {immersion}, {ducking}]

dove
dive See {diva} [also: {dove}]

dove
dive
n 1: a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall [syn: {honkytonk}]
2: a headlong plunge into water [syn: {diving}]
3: a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft [syn: {nose dive}]
v 1: drop steeply; "the stock market plunged" [syn: {plunge}, {plunk}]
2: plunge into water; "I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool"
3: swim under water; "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells" [also: {dove}]

dove
n 1: any of numerous small pigeons
2: someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations [syn: {peacenik}] [ant: {hawk}]
3: a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Caelum [syn: {Columba}]
4: flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled [syn: {squab}]
5: an emblem of peace

dove
See {dive}

dovecote
n : a birdhouse for pigeons [syn: {columbary}]

dovekie
n : small short-billed auk abundant in arctic regions [syn: {little auk}, {Plautus alle}]

Dover
n : the capital of the state of Delaware [syn: {capital of Delaware}]

Dover's powder
n : a medicinal powder made essentially of ipecac and opium; formerly used to relieve pain and induce perspiration

dove's foot geranium
n : western geranium with small pink flowers; a common weed on lawns and in vacant lots [syn: {Geranium molle}]

dovetail
n : a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises [syn: {dovetail joint}]
v : fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail

dovetail joint
n : a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises [syn: {dovetail}]

dovetail plane
n : a wood-working plane designed to make the grooves for dovetail joints

dovish
adj : opposed to war [syn: {pacifist(a)}, {pacifistic}]

dovishness
n : any political orientation favoring compromise to avoid conflict [ant: {hawkishness}]

Dovyalis
n : small genus of sometimes spiny shrubs or small trees; Africa; India; Sri Lanka [syn: {genus Dovyalis}]

Dovyalis caffra
n : vigorous South African spiny shrub grown for its round yellow juicy edible fruits [syn: {kei apple}, {kei apple bush}]

Dovyalis hebecarpa
n : small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasking like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India [syn: {ketembilla}, {kitembilla}, {kitambilla}, {ketembilla tree}, {Ceylon gooseberry}]

Dow Jones
n : an indicator of stock market prices; based on the share values of 30 blue-chip stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange; "the Dow Jones Industrial Average is the most widely cited indicator of how the stock market is doing" [syn: {Dow-Jones Industrial Average}]

dowager
n : a widow holding property received from her deceased husband

dowdier
dowdy
adj 1: lacking in smartness or taste; "a dowdy gray outfit"; "a clean and sunny but completely dowdy room"
2: primly out of date; "nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game" [syn: {frumpy}, {frumpish}]
n 1: British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970) [syn: {Dowding}, {Hugh Dowding}, {Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding}]
2: deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust [syn: {pandowdy}] [also: {dowdiest}, {dowdier}]

dowdier
See {dowdy}

dowdiest
dowdy
adj 1: lacking in smartness or taste; "a dowdy gray outfit"; "a clean and sunny but completely dowdy room"
2: primly out of date; "nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game" [syn: {frumpy}, {frumpish}]
n 1: British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970) [syn: {Dowding}, {Hugh Dowding}, {Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding}]
2: deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust [syn: {pandowdy}] [also: {dowdiest}, {dowdier}]

dowdiest
See {dowdy}

dowdily
adv : in a dowdy unfashionable manner; "she dresses dowdily" [syn: {frumpily}, {frumpishly}]

dowdiness
n : lacking stylishness or neatness [syn: {drabness}, {homeliness}]

Dowding
n : British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970) [syn: {Hugh Dowding}, {Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding}, {Dowdy}]

dowdy
adj 1: lacking in smartness or taste; "a dowdy gray outfit"; "a clean and sunny but completely dowdy room"
2: primly out of date; "nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game" [syn: {frumpy}, {frumpish}]
n 1: British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970) [syn: {Dowding}, {Hugh Dowding}, {Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding}]
2: deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust [syn: {pandowdy}] [also: {dowdiest}, {dowdier}]

dowel
n : a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together [syn: {dowel pin}, {joggle}]

dowel pin
n : a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together [syn: {dowel}, {joggle}]

doweling
n : fastening by dowels

do-well by
v : treat or consider adequately or fairly; "To do him justice, he is brilliant" [syn: {do justice}]

dower
n 1: money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage [syn: {dowry}, {dowery}]
2: a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband
v : furnish with an endowment; "When she got married, she got dowered" [syn: {endow}]

dowered
adj : supplied with (especially a dower or dowry)

dowerless
adj : lacking a dowry

dowery
n : money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage [syn: {dowry}, {dower}]

dowier
See {dowie}

dowiest
See {dowie}

dowitcher
n : shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe

Dow-Jones Industrial Average
n : an indicator of stock market prices; based on the share values of 30 blue-chip stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange; "the Dow Jones Industrial Average is the most widely cited indicator of how the stock market is doing" [syn: {Dow Jones}]

Dowland
n : English lutenist and composer of songs for the lute (1563-1626) [syn: {John Dowland}]

down
adj 1: being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today" [ant: {up}]
2: becoming progressively lower; "the down trend in the real estate market" [syn: {down(a)}]
3: understood perfectly; "had his algebra problems down" [syn: {down pat(p)}, {mastered}]
4: extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; "the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream" [syn: {down(a)}, {downward(a)}]
5: out; "two down in the last of the ninth" [syn: {down(p)}]
6: lower than previously; "the market is depressed"; "prices are down" [syn: {depressed}, {down(p)}]
7: shut; "the shades were down"
8: cut down; "the tree is down" [syn: {cut}, {cut down}]
9: not functioning (temporarily or permanently); "we can't work because the computer is down" 10: low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" [syn: {blue}, {depressed}, {dispirited}, {down(p)}, {downcast}, {downhearted}, {down in the mouth}, {low}, {low-spirited}] 11: the fractional price paid in cash at time of purchase; "the down payment"; "a payment of $200 down"
n 1: soft fine feathers [syn: {down feather}]
2: (American football) a complete play to advance the football; "you have 4 downs to gain 10 yards"
3: English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896) [syn: {John L. H. Down}]
4: (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
5: fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) [syn: {pile}]
adv 1: spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward" [syn: {downwards}, {downward}, {downwardly}] [ant: {up}, {up}, {up}, {up}]
2: away from a more central or a more northerly place; "was sent down to work at the regional office"; "worked down on the farm"; "came down for the wedding"; "flew down to Florida" [ant: {up}]
3: paid in cash at time of purchase; "put ten dollars down on the necklace"
4: from an earlier time; "the story was passed down from father to son"
5: to a lower intensity; "he slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black" [ant: {up}]
6: in an inactive or inoperative state; "the factory went down during the strike"; "the computer went down again"
v 1: drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work" [syn: {toss off}, {pop}, {bolt down}, {belt down}, {pour down}, {drink down}, {kill}]
2: eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal" [syn: {devour}, {consume}, {go through}]
3: bring down or defeat (an opponent)
4: shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft" [syn: {shoot down}, {land}]
5: cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet" [syn: {knock down}, {cut down}, {push down}, {pull down}]
6: improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing" [syn: {polish}, {refine}, {fine-tune}]

Down Easter
n : a resident of Maine [syn: {Mainer}]

down feather
n : soft fine feathers [syn: {down}]

down in the mouth
adj : low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" [syn: {blue}, {depressed}, {dispirited}, {down(p)}, {downcast}, {downhearted}, {low}, {low-spirited}]

down pat
adj : understood perfectly; "had his algebra problems down" [syn: {down}, {down pat(p)}, {mastered}]

down payment
n : a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later [syn: {deposit}]

down quark
n : a stable quark with an electric charge of -1/3 and a mass 607 times that of an electron

Down syndrome
n : a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation [syn: {mongolism}, {mongolianism}, {Down's syndrome}, {trisomy 21}]

down the stairs
adv : on a floor below; "the tenants live downstairs" [syn: {downstairs}, {on a lower floor}, {below}] [ant: {upstairs}]

down town
n : the center of a city [syn: {civic center}, {municipal center}]

down-and-out
adj : lacking resources (or any prospect of resources)
n : a person who is destitute; "he tried to help the down-and-out"

downbeat
n : the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)

downbound
adj : heading in any direction that is conventionally down; "a downbound channel"; "the downbound train"

down-bow
n : a downward stroke from the heel to the tip of the bow

downcast
adj 1: directed downward; "a downcast glance"
2: low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" [syn: {blue}, {depressed}, {dispirited}, {down(p)}, {downhearted}, {down in the mouth}, {low}, {low-spirited}]
n : a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine

downdraft
n : a strong downward air current

downed
adj : made to fall (as by striking or cutting or shooting or by illness or exhaustion); "the felled boxer lay stretched on the canvas"; "felled trees covered the hillside"; "the downed oxen lay panting in the heat"; "a downed deer" [syn: {felled}] [ant: {unfelled}]

downer
n : a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person [syn: {sedative}, {sedative drug}, {depressant}]

downfall
n 1: failure that results in a loss of position or reputation [syn: {ruin}, {ruination}]
2: the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) [syn: {precipitation}]
3: a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg" [syn: {fall}] [ant: {rise}]

downfield
adj : toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field; "he threw to a downfield receiver"
adv : toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field; "he caught the ball and ran downfield 15 yards"

downgrade
n : the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends
v : rate lower; lower in value or esteem [ant: {upgrade}]

downhearted
adj : low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" [syn: {blue}, {depressed}, {dispirited}, {down(p)}, {downcast}, {down in the mouth}, {low}, {low-spirited}]

downheartedness
n : a feeling of lowness of spirits [syn: {low-spiritedness}, {dispiritedness}]

downhill
adj : sloping down rather steeply [syn: {declivitous}, {downward-sloping}]
n 1: the downward slope of a hill
2: a ski race down a trail
adv 1: toward a lower or inferior state; "your performance has been going downhill for a long time now"
2: toward the bottom of a hill; "running downhill, he gained a lot of speed"

downier
downy
adj 1: like down or as soft as down [syn: {downlike}, {flossy}, {fluffy}]
2: covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds" [syn: {pubescent}, {puberulent}, {sericeous}] [also: {downiest}, {downier}]

downier
See {downy}

downiest
downy
adj 1: like down or as soft as down [syn: {downlike}, {flossy}, {fluffy}]
2: covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds" [syn: {pubescent}, {puberulent}, {sericeous}] [also: {downiest}, {downier}]

downiest
See {downy}

downiness
n : a light softness [syn: {featheriness}, {fluffiness}]

Downing
n : United States landscape architect who designed the grounds of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852) [syn: {Andrew Jackson Downing}]

Downing Street
n 1: a street of Westminster in London; "the Prime Minister lives at No. 10 Downing Street"
2: the British government

downlike
adj : like down or as soft as down [syn: {downy}, {flossy}, {fluffy}]

download
v : transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location [ant: {upload}]

downmarket
adj : designed for low-income consumers [ant: {upmarket}]

downplay
v 1: represent as less significant or important [syn: {understate}, {minimize}, {minimise}] [ant: {overstate}]
2: understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry" [syn: {background}, {play down}] [ant: {foreground}, {foreground}]

downpour
n : a heavy rain [syn: {cloudburst}, {deluge}, {waterspout}, {torrent}, {pelter}, {soaker}]

downright
adj 1: characterized by plain blunt honesty; "a downright answer"; "a downright kind of person"
2: complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity" [syn: {absolute}, {out-and-out(a)}, {rank(a)}, {right-down}, {sheer(a)}]
adv : thoroughgoing; "he is outright dishonest"

downrightness
n : the quality of being direct and straightforward; "what some people take for rudeness is really straightforwardness" [syn: {straightforwardness}]

downriver
adv : away from the source or with the current [syn: {downstream}] [ant: {upriver}, {upriver}]

Down's syndrome
n : a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation [syn: {mongolism}, {mongolianism}, {Down syndrome}, {trisomy 21}]

downscale
adj : intended for people with low incomes; "mass-produced downscale versions of high-priced fashions"

downside
n : a negative aspect of something that is generally positive; "there is a downside even to motherhood"

downsizing
n : the reduction of expenditures in order to become financial stable [syn: {retrenchment}, {curtailment}]

downslope
n : a downward slope or bend [syn: {descent}, {declivity}, {fall}, {decline}, {declination}, {declension}] [ant: {ascent}]

downspin
n : a swift and dangerous downturn

downstage
adj : of the front half of a stage [ant: {upstage}]
adv : at or toward the front of the stage; "the actors moved further and further downstage" [ant: {upstage}]

downstair
adj : on or of lower floors of a building; "the downstairs (or downstair) phone" [syn: {downstairs}] [ant: {upstairs}]

downstairs
adj : on or of lower floors of a building; "the downstairs (or downstair) phone" [syn: {downstair}] [ant: {upstairs}]
adv : on a floor below; "the tenants live downstairs" [syn: {down the stairs}, {on a lower floor}, {below}] [ant: {upstairs}]

downstream
adj : in the direction of a stream's current [ant: {upstream}]
adv : away from the source or with the current [syn: {downriver}] [ant: {upriver}, {upriver}]

downstroke
n : a stroke normally made in a downward direction

downswing
n 1: a swing downward of a golf club
2: a worsening of business or economic activity; "the market took a downturn" [syn: {downturn}]

downtick
n : a transaction in the stock market at a price below the price of the preceding transaction [ant: {uptick}]

downtime
n : a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions) [ant: {uptime}]

down-to-earth
adj : sensible and practical; "has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem"; "her earthy common sense" [syn: {earthy}]

downtown
adj : of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center; "downtown Manhattan"; "delinquents roaming the downtown streets" [ant: {uptown}]
n : the commercial center of a town or city [syn: {business district}]
adv : toward or in the lower or central part of town [ant: {uptown}]

downturn
n : a worsening of business or economic activity; "the market took a downturn" [syn: {downswing}]

downward
adj 1: on or toward a surface regarded as a base; "he lay face downward"; "the downward pull of gravity" [syn: {downward(ip)}]
2: extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; "the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream" [syn: {down(a)}, {downward(a)}]
adv : spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward" [syn: {down}, {downwards}, {downwardly}] [ant: {up}, {up}, {up}, {up}]

downwardly
adv : spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward" [syn: {down}, {downwards}, {downward}] [ant: {up}, {up}, {up}, {up}]

downwards
adv : spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward" [syn: {down}, {downward}, {downwardly}] [ant: {up}, {up}, {up}, {up}]

downward-sloping
adj : sloping down rather steeply [syn: {declivitous}, {downhill}]

downwind
adj : towards the side away from the wind [syn: {lee(a)}]
adv 1: in the direction the wind is blowing; "they flew downwind" [syn: {with the wind}] [ant: {upwind}]
2: away from the wind; "they were sailing windward" [syn: {windward}] [ant: {leeward}, {leeward}]

downy
adj 1: like down or as soft as down [syn: {downlike}, {flossy}, {fluffy}]
2: covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds" [syn: {pubescent}, {puberulent}, {sericeous}] [also: {downiest}, {downier}]

downy ash
n : smallish American tree with velvety branchlets and lower leaf surfaces [syn: {red ash}, {Fraxinus pennsylvanica}]

downy birch
n : European birch with dull white to pale brown bark and somewhat drooping hairy branches [syn: {white birch}, {Betula pubescens}]

downy brome
n : annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean [syn: {downy bromegrass}, {downy cheat}, {downy chess}, {cheatgrass}, {drooping brome}, {Bromus tectorum}]

downy bromegrass
n : annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean [syn: {downy brome}, {downy cheat}, {downy chess}, {cheatgrass}, {drooping brome}, {Bromus tectorum}]

downy cheat
n : annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean [syn: {downy brome}, {downy bromegrass}, {downy chess}, {cheatgrass}, {drooping brome}, {Bromus tectorum}]

downy chess
n : annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean [syn: {downy brome}, {downy bromegrass}, {downy cheat}, {cheatgrass}, {drooping brome}, {Bromus tectorum}]

downy ground cherry
n : decorative American annual having round fleshy yellow berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk [syn: {strawberry tomato}, {Physalis pubescens}]

downy haw
n : American red-fruited hawthorn with stems and leaves densely covered with short woolly hairs [syn: {red haw}, {Crataegus mollis}, {Crataegus coccinea mollis}]

downy manzanita
n : erect openly branched California shrub whose twigs are woolly when young [syn: {woolly manzanita}, {Arctostaphylos tomentosa}]

downy mildew
n : any of various fungi of the family Peronosporaceae parasitic on e.g. grapes and potatoes and melons [syn: {false mildew}]

downy poplar
n : North American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves and brownish bark and wood [syn: {swamp cottonwood}, {black cottonwood}, {swamp poplar}, {Populus heterophylla}]

downy wood mint
n : a variety of wood mint [syn: {Blephilia celiata}]

downy woodpecker
n : small North American woodpecker with black and white plumage and a small bill

downy yellow violet
n : violet of eastern North America having softly pubescent leaves and stems and clear yellow flowers with brown-purple veins [syn: {Viola pubescens}]

dowry
n : money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage [syn: {dowery}, {dower}]

dowse
n : searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod [syn: {dowsing}, {rhabdomancy}]
v 1: wet thoroughly [syn: {douse}]
2: use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal
3: slacken; "douse a rope" [syn: {douse}]
4: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face" [syn: {drench}, {douse}, {soak}, {sop}, {souse}]

dowser
n 1: someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water [syn: {water witch}, {rhabdomancer}]
2: forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil [syn: {divining rod}, {dowsing rod}, {waterfinder}, {water finder}]

dowsing
n : searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod [syn: {dowse}, {rhabdomancy}]

dowsing rod
n : forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil [syn: {divining rod}, {dowser}, {waterfinder}, {water finder}]

doxastic logic
n : the modal logic of belief and disbelief

doxepin
n : a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances) [syn: {doxepin hydrochloride}, {Adapin}, {Sinequan}]

doxepin hydrochloride
n : a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances) [syn: {doxepin}, {Adapin}, {Sinequan}]

doxology
n : a hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God

doxorubicin
n : an antibiotic used as an anticancer drug

doxy
n : a woman who cohabits with an important man [syn: {concubine}, {courtesan}, {odalisque}, {paramour}]

doxycycline
n : an antibiotic derived from tetracycline that is effective against many infections; "Vibramycin is the trade name of doxycycline" [syn: {Vibramycin}]

doyen
n : a man who is the senior member of a group; "he is the dean of foreign correspondents" [syn: {dean}]

doyenne
n : a woman who is the senior member of a group

doyley
n : a small round piece of linen place under a dish or bowl [syn: {doily}, {doyly}]

doyly
n : a small round piece of linen place under a dish or bowl [syn: {doily}, {doyley}]

D'Oyly Carte
n : English impresario who brought Gilbert and Sullivan together and produced many of their operettas in London (1844-1901) [syn: {Richard D'Oyly Carte}]

doze
n : a light fitful sleep [syn: {drowse}]
v : sleep lightly or for a short period of time [syn: {snooze}, {drowse}]

doze off
v : change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures" [syn: {fall asleep}, {dope off}, {flake out}, {drift off}, {nod off}, {drop off}, {drowse off}] [ant: {wake up}]

dozen
adj : denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units [syn: {twelve}, {12}, {xii}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one [syn: {twelve}, {12}, {XII}]

dozens
n : a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed a mountain of newspapers" [syn: {tons}, {heaps}, {lots}, {mountain}, {piles}, {scores}, {stacks}, {loads}, {rafts}, {slews}, {wads}, {oodles}, {gobs}, {scads}, {lashings}]

dozer
n : large powerful tractor; a large blade in front flattens areas of ground [syn: {bulldozer}]

dozier
dozy
adj : half asleep; "made drowsy by the long ride"; "it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor"; "a tired dozy child"; "the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair" [syn: {drowsy}, {drowsing(a)}] [also: {doziest}, {dozier}]

dozier
See {dozy}

doziest
dozy
adj : half asleep; "made drowsy by the long ride"; "it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor"; "a tired dozy child"; "the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair" [syn: {drowsy}, {drowsing(a)}] [also: {doziest}, {dozier}]

doziest
See {dozy}

dozy
adj : half asleep; "made drowsy by the long ride"; "it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor"; "a tired dozy child"; "the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair" [syn: {drowsy}, {drowsing(a)}] [also: {doziest}, {dozier}]

DP
n : a person forced to flee from home or country [syn: {displaced person}, {stateless person}]

DPH
n : a doctor's degree in preventive medicine [syn: {Doctor of Public Health}]

DPhil
n : a British doctorate

DPRK
n : a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948; involved in state-sponsored terrorism [syn: {North Korea}, {Democratic People's Republic of Korea}, {D.P.R.K.}]

D.P.R.K.
n : a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948; involved in state-sponsored terrorism [syn: {North Korea}, {Democratic People's Republic of Korea}, {DPRK}]

DPT vaccine
n : abbreviation for combination vaccine against diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus toxoids; usually given in a series of injections in early childhood

Dr.
n 1: a person who holds Ph.D. degree from an academic institution; "she is a doctor of philosophy in physics" [syn: {doctor}]
2: a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor" [syn: {doctor}, {doc}, {physician}, {MD}, {medico}]

Dr. J
n : United States basketball forward (born in 1950) [syn: {Erving}, {Julius Erving}, {Julius Winfield Erving}]

Dr. Johnson
n : English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784) [syn: {Johnson}, {Samuel Johnson}]

Dr. Seuss
n : United States writer of children's books (1904-1991) [syn: {Geisel}, {Theodor Seuss Geisel}]

drab
adj 1: lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise; "her drab personality"; "life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas"; "a series of dreary dinner parties" [syn: {dreary}]
2: lacking brightness or color; dull; "drab faded curtains"; "sober Puritan gray"; "children in somber brown clothes" [syn: {sober}, {somber}, {sombre}]
3: depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams [syn: {dingy}, {dismal}, {drear}, {dreary}, {gloomy}, {sorry}] [also: {drabbing}, {drabbed}, {drabbest}, {drabber}]

draba
n : any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems; fruit is a dehiscent oblong or linear silique

Draba verna
n : annual weed of Europe and North America having a rosette of basal leaves and tiny flowers followed by oblong seed capsules [syn: {whitlow grass}, {shadflower}, {shad-flower}]

drabbed
drab
adj 1: lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise; "her drab personality"; "life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas"; "a series of dreary dinner parties" [syn: {dreary}]
2: lacking brightness or color; dull; "drab faded curtains"; "sober Puritan gray"; "children in somber brown clothes" [syn: {sober}, {somber}, {sombre}]
3: depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams [syn: {dingy}, {dismal}, {drear}, {dreary}, {gloomy}, {sorry}] [also: {drabbing}, {drabbed}, {drabbest}, {drabber}]

drabbed
See {drab}

drabber
drab
adj 1: lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise; "her drab personality"; "life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas"; "a series of dreary dinner parties" [syn: {dreary}]
2: lacking brightness or color; dull; "drab faded curtains"; "sober Puritan gray"; "children in somber brown clothes" [syn: {sober}, {somber}, {sombre}]
3: depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams [syn: {dingy}, {dismal}, {drear}, {dreary}, {gloomy}, {sorry}] [also: {drabbing}, {drabbed}, {drabbest}, {drabber}]

drabber
See {drab}

drabbest
drab
adj 1: lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise; "her drab personality"; "life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas"; "a series of dreary dinner parties" [syn: {dreary}]
2: lacking brightness or color; dull; "drab faded curtains"; "sober Puritan gray"; "children in somber brown clothes" [syn: {sober}, {somber}, {sombre}]
3: depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams [syn: {dingy}, {dismal}, {drear}, {dreary}, {gloomy}, {sorry}] [also: {drabbing}, {drabbed}, {drabbest}, {drabber}]

drabbest
See {drab}

drabbing
drab
adj 1: lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise; "her drab personality"; "life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas"; "a series of dreary dinner parties" [syn: {dreary}]
2: lacking brightness or color; dull; "drab faded curtains"; "sober Puritan gray"; "children in somber brown clothes" [syn: {sober}, {somber}, {sombre}]
3: depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams [syn: {dingy}, {dismal}, {drear}, {dreary}, {gloomy}, {sorry}] [also: {drabbing}, {drabbed}, {drabbest}, {drabber}]

drabbing
See {drab}

drably
adv : in a drab manner; "she dresses drably"

drabness
n : lacking stylishness or neatness [syn: {dowdiness}, {homeliness}]

dracaena
n : often cultivated for the decorative foliage

Dracaena draco
n : tall tree of the Canary Islands; source of dragon's blood [syn: {dragon tree}]

Dracaenaceae
n : one of two subfamilies to which some classification systems assign some members of the Agavaceae [syn: {Dracenaceae}, {subfamily Dracenaceae}, {subfamily Dracaenaceae}]

Dracenaceae
n : one of two subfamilies to which some classification systems assign some members of the Agavaceae [syn: {subfamily Dracenaceae}, {Dracaenaceae}, {subfamily Dracaenaceae}]

drachm
n 1: a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains [syn: {dram}, {drachma}]
2: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters [syn: {fluidram}, {fluid dram}, {fluid drachm}]
3: a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce [syn: {fluidram}, {fluid dram}, {fluid drachm}]

drachma
n 1: a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains [syn: {dram}, {drachm}]
2: formerly the basic unit of money in Greece [syn: {Greek drachma}] [also: {drachmae} (pl)]

drachmae
See {drachma}

drachmae
drachma
n 1: a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains [syn: {dram}, {drachm}]
2: formerly the basic unit of money in Greece [syn: {Greek drachma}] [also: {drachmae} (pl)]

Draco
n 1: Athenian lawmaker whose code of laws prescribed death for almost every offense (circa 7th century BC)
2: a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus [syn: {Dragon}]
3: flying dagons [syn: {genus Draco}]

Dracocephalum
n : genus of American herbs and dwarf shrubs of the mind family: dragonheads [syn: {genus Dracocephalum}]

Dracocephalum parviflorum
n : American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and spikes of double-lipped blue to violet flowers [syn: {dragonhead}, {dragon's head}]

Draconian
adj : of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws; "Draconian measures"

dracontium
n : any plant of the genus Dracontium; strongly malodorous tropical American plants usually with gigantic leaves

Dracula
n 1: comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants having bizarre and often sinister-looking flowers with pendulous scapes and motile lips [syn: {genus Dracula}]
2: fictional vampire in a gothic horror novel by Bram Stoker

dracunculiasis
n : a painful and debilitating infestation contracted by drinking stagnant water contaminated with Guinea worm larvae that can mature inside a human's abdomen until the worm emerges through a painful blister in the person's skin [syn: {Guinea worm disease}, {Guinea worm}]

Dracunculidae
n : greatly elongated roundworm [syn: {family Dracunculidae}]

Dracunculus
n 1: tuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arum [syn: {genus Dracunculus}]
2: type genus of the family Dracunculidae [syn: {genus Dracunculus}]

Dracunculus medinensis
n : parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates [syn: {Guinea worm}]

Dracunculus vulgaris
n : European arum resembling the cuckoopint [syn: {dragon arum}, {green dragon}]

draft
n 1: a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another [syn: {bill of exchange}, {order of payment}]
2: a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle) [syn: {draught}]
3: a preliminary sketch of a design or picture [syn: {rough drawing}]
4: a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft" [syn: {draught}, {potation}, {tipple}]
5: preliminary version of a written work [syn: {draft copy}]
6: the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded) [syn: {draught}]
7: a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
8: a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft" [syn: {draught}]
9: compulsory military service [syn: {conscription}, {muster}, {selective service}] 10: a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp" [syn: {gulp}, {draught}, {swig}] 11: the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling [syn: {draught}, {drawing}]
v 1: draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech" [syn: {outline}]
2: engage somebody to enter the army [syn: {enlist}, {muster in}] [ant: {discharge}]
3: make a blueprint of [syn: {blueprint}, {draught}]

draft animal
n : an animal used for pulling heavy loads

draft beer
n : beer drawn from a keg [syn: {draught beer}]

draft board
n : a board to select personnel for involuntary military service

draft copy
n : preliminary version of a written work [syn: {draft}]

draft dodger
n : someone who is drafted and illegally refuses to serve [syn: {draft evader}]

draft evader
n : someone who is drafted and illegally refuses to serve [syn: {draft dodger}]

draft horse
n : horse adapted for drawing heavy loads [syn: {draught horse}, {dray horse}]

draftee
n : someone who is drafted into military service [syn: {conscript}, {inductee}] [ant: {volunteer}]

drafter
n : a writer of a draft

draftier
drafty
adj : not airtight [syn: {draughty}] [also: {draftiest}, {draftier}]

draftier
See {drafty}

draftiest
drafty
adj : not airtight [syn: {draughty}] [also: {draftiest}, {draftier}]

draftiest
See {drafty}

drafting
n 1: writing a first version to be filled out and polished later
2: the craft of drawing blueprints [syn: {mechanical drawing}]
3: the creation of artistic drawings; "he learned drawing from his father" [syn: {drawing}, {draftsmanship}]

drafting board
n : a smooth board on which paper is placed for making drawings [syn: {drawing board}]

drafting instrument
n : an instrument used by a draftsman in making drawings

drafting table
n : a worktable with adjustable top [syn: {drawing table}]

draftsman
n 1: a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines [syn: {draughtsman}, {draftsperson}]
2: an artist skilled at drawing [syn: {drawer}]

draftsmanship
n : the creation of artistic drawings; "he learned drawing from his father" [syn: {drawing}, {drafting}]

draftsperson
n : a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines [syn: {draftsman}, {draughtsman}]

drafty
adj : not airtight [syn: {draughty}] [also: {draftiest}, {draftier}]

drag
n 1: the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid [syn: {retarding force}]
2: something that slows or delays progress; "taxation is a drag on the economy"; "too many laws are a drag on the use of new land"
3: something tedious and boring; "peeling potatoes is a drag"
4: clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man); "he went to the party dressed in drag"; "the waitresses looked like missionaries in drag"
5: a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly" [syn: {puff}, {pull}]
6: the act of dragging (pulling with force); "the drag up the hill exhausted him"
v 1: pull, as against a resistance; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him"
2: draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets" [syn: {haul}, {hale}, {cart}]
3: force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business" [syn: {embroil}, {tangle}, {sweep}, {sweep up}, {drag in}]
4: move slowly and as if with great effort
5: to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging" [syn: {trail}, {get behind}, {hang back}, {drop behind}]
6: suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette" [syn: {puff}, {draw}]
7: use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu; "drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen"
8: walk without lifting the feet [syn: {scuff}]
9: search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost [syn: {dredge}] 10: persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting; "He dragged me away from the television set" 11: proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours" [syn: {drag on}, {drag out}] [also: {dragging}, {dragged}]

drag a bunt
v : hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance [syn: {bunt}]

drag coefficient
n : the ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and the surface area of the body [syn: {coefficient of drag}]

drag down
v : exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the roof" [syn: {bear down}, {bear down on}, {press down on}, {weigh down}]

drag in
v : force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business" [syn: {embroil}, {tangle}, {sweep}, {sweep up}, {drag}]

drag on
v 1: last unnecessarily long [syn: {drag out}]
2: proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours" [syn: {drag}, {drag out}]

drag one's feet
v : postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days" [syn: {procrastinate}, {stall}, {drag one's heels}, {shillyshally}, {dilly-dally}, {dillydally}]

drag one's heels
v : postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days" [syn: {procrastinate}, {stall}, {drag one's feet}, {shillyshally}, {dilly-dally}, {dillydally}]

drag out
v 1: last unnecessarily long [syn: {drag on}]
2: proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours" [syn: {drag}, {drag on}]

drag through the mud
v : speak unfavorably about; "She badmouthes her husband everywhere" [syn: {badmouth}, {malign}, {traduce}]

drag up
v : mention something unpleasant from the past; "Drag up old stories" [syn: {dredge up}]

dragee
n 1: silver-coated candy bead for decorating cakes
2: sugar-coated nut or fruit piece
3: pill that is a sugar-coated medicated candy

dragged
drag
n 1: the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid [syn: {retarding force}]
2: something that slows or delays progress; "taxation is a drag on the economy"; "too many laws are a drag on the use of new land"
3: something tedious and boring; "peeling potatoes is a drag"
4: clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man); "he went to the party dressed in drag"; "the waitresses looked like missionaries in drag"
5: a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly" [syn: {puff}, {pull}]
6: the act of dragging (pulling with force); "the drag up the hill exhausted him"
v 1: pull, as against a resistance; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him"
2: draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets" [syn: {haul}, {hale}, {cart}]
3: force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business" [syn: {embroil}, {tangle}, {sweep}, {sweep up}, {drag in}]
4: move slowly and as if with great effort
5: to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging" [syn: {trail}, {get behind}, {hang back}, {drop behind}]
6: suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette" [syn: {puff}, {draw}]
7: use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu; "drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen"
8: walk without lifting the feet [syn: {scuff}]
9: search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost [syn: {dredge}] 10: persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting; "He dragged me away from the television set" 11: proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours" [syn: {drag on}, {drag out}] [also: {dragging}, {dragged}]

dragged
See {drag}

dragger
n 1: someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something [syn: {puller}, {tugger}]
2: a fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish [syn: {trawler}]

draggier
See {draggy}

draggiest
See {draggy}

dragging
drag
n 1: the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid [syn: {retarding force}]
2: something that slows or delays progress; "taxation is a drag on the economy"; "too many laws are a drag on the use of new land"
3: something tedious and boring; "peeling potatoes is a drag"
4: clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man); "he went to the party dressed in drag"; "the waitresses looked like missionaries in drag"
5: a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly" [syn: {puff}, {pull}]
6: the act of dragging (pulling with force); "the drag up the hill exhausted him"
v 1: pull, as against a resistance; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him"
2: draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets" [syn: {haul}, {hale}, {cart}]
3: force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business" [syn: {embroil}, {tangle}, {sweep}, {sweep up}, {drag in}]
4: move slowly and as if with great effort
5: to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging" [syn: {trail}, {get behind}, {hang back}, {drop behind}]
6: suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette" [syn: {puff}, {draw}]
7: use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu; "drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen"
8: walk without lifting the feet [syn: {scuff}]
9: search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost [syn: {dredge}] 10: persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting; "He dragged me away from the television set" 11: proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours" [syn: {drag on}, {drag out}] [also: {dragging}, {dragged}]

dragging
adj 1: marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner; "it was a strange dragging approach"; "years of dragging war"
2: passing painfully or tediously slowly; "the dragging minutes"

dragging
See {drag}

draggingly
adv : in a dragging manner

draggled
adj : limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud; "the beggar's bedraggled clothes"; "scarecrows in battered hats or draggled skirts" [syn: {bedraggled}]

dragnet
n 1: a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals); "caught in the police dragnet"
2: a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths [syn: {trawl}, {trawl net}]

dragoman
n : an interpreter and guide in the Near East; in the Ottoman Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries a translator of European languages for the Turkish and Arab authorities and most dragomans were Greek (many reached high positions in the government)

dragon
n 1: a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings [syn: {firedrake}]
2: a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman [syn: {tartar}]
3: a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus [syn: {Draco}]
4: any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body [syn: {flying dragon}, {flying lizard}]

dragon arum
n : European arum resembling the cuckoopint [syn: {green dragon}, {Dracunculus vulgaris}]

dragon lizard
n : the largest lizard in the world (10 feet); found on Indonesian islands [syn: {Komodo dragon}, {Komodo lizard}, {giant lizard}, {Varanus komodoensis}]

dragon tree
n : tall tree of the Canary Islands; source of dragon's blood [syn: {Dracaena draco}]

dragonet
n : small often brightly colored scaleless marine bottom-dwellers; found in tropical and warm-temperate waters of Europe and America

dragonfly
n : slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. [syn: {darning needle}, {devil's darning needle}, {sewing needle}, {snake feeder}, {snake doctor}, {mosquito hawk}, {skeeter hawk}]

dragonhead
n : American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and spikes of double-lipped blue to violet flowers [syn: {dragon's head}, {Dracocephalum parviflorum}]

dragon's blood
n : a dark red resinous substance derived from various trees and used in photoengraving

dragon's eye
n : Asian fruit similar to litchi [syn: {longanberry}]

dragon's head
n : American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and spikes of double-lipped blue to violet flowers [syn: {dragonhead}, {Dracocephalum parviflorum}]

dragon's mouth
n : a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide-gaping corolla; Canada [syn: {bog rose}, {wild pink}, {Arethusa bulbosa}]

dragoon
n : a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen
v 1: compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone" [syn: {sandbag}, {railroad}]
2: subjugate by imposing troops

Dragunov
n : a sniper rifle with a telescopic sight

drain
n 1: emptying accomplished by draining [syn: {drainage}]
2: tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
3: a pipe through which liquid is carried away [syn: {drainpipe}, {waste pipe}]
4: a gradual depletion of energy or resources; "a drain on resources"; "a drain of young talent by emmigration"
v 1: flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat" [syn: {run out}]
2: deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of energy"
3: empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank"
4: make weak; "Life in the camp drained him" [syn: {enfeeble}, {debilitate}]

drain basket
n : a filter in a sink drain; traps debris but passes water

drain the cup
v : drink to the last drop; "drink up--there's more wine coming" [syn: {drink up}]

drainage
n : emptying accomplished by draining [syn: {drain}]

drainage area
n : the geographical area draining into a river or reservoir [syn: {catchment area}, {catchment basin}, {drainage basin}]

drainage basin
n : the geographical area draining into a river or reservoir [syn: {catchment area}, {catchment basin}, {drainage area}]

drainage ditch
n : a ditch for carrying off excess water or sewage

drainage system
n : a system of watercourses or drains for carrying off excess water

drainboard
n : a board beside a kitchen sink and inclined to drain into the sink [syn: {draining board}]

drained
adj 1: emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid); "a drained marsh"; "a drained tank"; "a drained and apathetic old man...not caring any longer about anything" [ant: {undrained}]
2: very tired [syn: {knackered}]
3: drained of electric charge; discharged; "a dead battery"; "left the lights on and came back to find the battery drained" [syn: {dead}]

draining
adj : having a debilitating effect; "an exhausting job in the hot sun" [syn: {exhausting}]

draining board
n : a board beside a kitchen sink and inclined to drain into the sink [syn: {drainboard}]

drainpipe
n : a pipe through which liquid is carried away [syn: {drain}, {waste pipe}]

drainplug
n : a removable plug for holding water in a tub or basin

Drake
n 1: English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596) [syn: {Francis Drake}, {Sir Francis Drake}]
2: adult male of a wild or domestic duck

dram
n 1: a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains [syn: {drachm}, {drachma}]
2: 1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams
3: the basic unit of money in Armenia

drama
n 1: a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage; "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway" [syn: {play}, {dramatic play}]
2: an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional [syn: {dramatic event}]
3: the literary genre of works intended for the theater
4: the quality of being arresting or highly emotional

drama critic
n : a critic of theatrical performances [syn: {theater critic}]

Dramamine
n : antihistamine and antiemetic (trade name Dramamine) used to treat motion sickness [syn: {dimenhydrinate}]

dramatic
adj 1: suitable to or characteristic of drama; "a dramatic entrance in a swirling cape"; "a dramatic rescue at sea" [ant: {undramatic}]
2: sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect; "a dramatic sunset"; "a dramatic pause"; "a spectacular display of northern lights"; "it was a spectacular play"; "his striking good looks always created a sensation" [syn: {spectacular}, {striking}]
3: pertaining to or characteristic of drama; "dramatic arts"
4: used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style; "a dramatic tenor"; "a dramatic soprano" [ant: {lyric}]

dramatic art
n : the art of writing and producing plays [syn: {dramaturgy}, {dramatics}, {theater}, {theatre}]

dramatic composition
n : a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc. [syn: {dramatic work}]

dramatic event
n : an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional [syn: {drama}]

dramatic irony
n : (theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play

dramatic performance
n : the act of performing a drama; "the group joined together in a dramatic production" [syn: {dramatic production}]

dramatic play
n : a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage; "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway" [syn: {play}, {drama}]

dramatic production
n : the act of performing a drama; "the group joined together in a dramatic production" [syn: {dramatic performance}]

dramatic work
n : a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc. [syn: {dramatic composition}]

dramatically
adv 1: in a very impressive manner; "your performance will improve dramatically"
2: in a dramatic manner; "he confessed dramatically" [ant: {undramatically}]
3: with respect to dramatic value; "the play was dramatically interesting, but the direction was bad"

dramatics
n 1: participation in theatrical productions as an extracurricular activity
2: the art of writing and producing plays [syn: {dramaturgy}, {dramatic art}, {theater}, {theatre}]

dramatis personae
n : the actors in a play [syn: {cast}, {cast of characters}]

dramatisation
n 1: conversion into dramatic form; "the play was a dramatization of a short story" [syn: {dramatization}]
2: a dramatic representation [syn: {dramatization}]

dramatise
v 1: put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay" [syn: {dramatize}, {adopt}]
2: represent something in a dramatic manner; "These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among today's youth" [syn: {dramatize}]
3: add details to [syn: {embroider}, {pad}, {lard}, {embellish}, {aggrandize}, {aggrandise}, {blow up}, {dramatize}]

dramatist
n : someone who writes plays [syn: {playwright}]

dramatization
n 1: conversion into dramatic form; "the play was a dramatization of a short story" [syn: {dramatisation}]
2: a dramatic representation [syn: {dramatisation}]

dramatize
v 1: put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay" [syn: {dramatise}, {adopt}]
2: represent something in a dramatic manner; "These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among today's youth" [syn: {dramatise}]
3: add details to [syn: {embroider}, {pad}, {lard}, {embellish}, {aggrandize}, {aggrandise}, {blow up}, {dramatise}]

dramaturgic
adj : relating to the technical aspects of drama [syn: {dramaturgical}]

dramaturgical
adj : relating to the technical aspects of drama [syn: {dramaturgic}]

dramaturgy
n : the art of writing and producing plays [syn: {dramatic art}, {dramatics}, {theater}, {theatre}]

Drambuie
n : a sweet Scotch whisky liqueur

drank
drink
n 1: a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner"
2: the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall" [syn: {drinking}, {boozing}, {drunkenness}, {crapulence}]
3: any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?" [syn: {beverage}, {drinkable}, {potable}]
4: any large deep body of water; "he jumped into the drink and had to be rescued"
5: the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips" [syn: {swallow}, {deglutition}]
v 1: take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda" [syn: {imbibe}]
2: consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night" [syn: {booze}, {fuddle}]
3: propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year" [syn: {toast}, {pledge}, {salute}, {wassail}]
4: be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to; "The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage" [syn: {drink in}]
5: drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; "The husband drinks and beats his wife" [syn: {tope}] [also: {drunk}, {drank}]

drank
See {drink}

drape
n 1: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) [syn: {curtain}, {drapery}, {mantle}, {pall}]
2: the manner in which fabric hangs or falls; "she adjusted the drape of her skirt"
3: a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination
v 1: arrange in a particular way; "drape a cloth"
2: place casually; "The cat draped herself on the sofa"
3: cover or dress loosely with cloth; "drape the statue with a sheet"

draped
adj 1: covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak; "leaf-clothed trees"; "fog-cloaked meadows"; "a beam draped with cobwebs"; "cloud-wrapped peaks" [syn: {cloaked}, {clothed}, {mantled}, {wrapped}]
2: covered in folds of cloth; "velvet-draped windows"

draper
n : a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods)

drapery
n 1: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) [syn: {curtain}, {drape}, {mantle}, {pall}]
2: cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds

drastic
adj : forceful and extreme and rigorous; "drastic measures"

drastically
adv : in a drastic manner

draught
n 1: a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft" [syn: {draft}, {potation}, {tipple}]
2: a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp" [syn: {gulp}, {draft}, {swig}]
3: a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle) [syn: {draft}]
4: the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded) [syn: {draft}]
5: a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft" [syn: {draft}]
6: the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling [syn: {draft}, {drawing}]
v : make a blueprint of [syn: {blueprint}, {draft}]

draught beer
n : beer drawn from a keg [syn: {draft beer}]

draught horse
n : horse adapted for drawing heavy loads [syn: {draft horse}, {dray horse}]

draughtier
draughty
adj : not airtight [syn: {drafty}] [also: {draughtiest}, {draughtier}]

draughtier
See {draughty}

draughtiest
draughty
adj : not airtight [syn: {drafty}] [also: {draughtiest}, {draughtier}]

draughtiest
See {draughty}

draughts
n : a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces [syn: {checkers}]

draughtsman
n : a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines [syn: {draftsman}, {draftsperson}]

draughty
adj : not airtight [syn: {drafty}] [also: {draughtiest}, {draughtier}]

Dravidian
n 1: a member of one of the aboriginal races of India (pushed south by Caucasians and now mixed with them)
2: a large family of languages spoken in south and central India and Sri Lanka [syn: {Dravidic}, {Dravidian language}]

Dravidian language
n : a large family of languages spoken in south and central India and Sri Lanka [syn: {Dravidian}, {Dravidic}]

Dravidic
n : a large family of languages spoken in south and central India and Sri Lanka [syn: {Dravidian}, {Dravidian language}]

draw
n 1: a gully that is shallower than a ravine
2: an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had" [syn: {drawing card}, {attraction}, {attractor}, {attracter}]
3: the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie" [syn: {standoff}, {tie}]
4: anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it" [syn: {lot}]
5: a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack; "he got a pair of kings in the draw"
6: a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he tooks lessons to cure his hooking" [syn: {hook}, {hooking}]
7: (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage [syn: {draw play}]
8: poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; "he played only draw and stud" [syn: {draw poker}]
9: the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly" [syn: {haul}, {haulage}]
v 1: cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" [syn: {pull}, {force}] [ant: {push}]
2: get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association" [syn: {reap}]
3: make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" [syn: {trace}, {line}, {describe}, {delineate}]
4: make, formulate, or derive in the mind; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?" [syn: {make}]
5: bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim" [syn: {pull}, {pull out}, {get out}, {take out}]
6: represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"
7: take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel" [syn: {take out}]
8: give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack" [syn: {describe}, {depict}]
9: select or take in from a given group or region; "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population" 10: elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter" 11: suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette" [syn: {puff}, {drag}] 12: move or go steadily or gradually; "The ship drew near the shore" 13: remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank" [syn: {withdraw}, {take out}, {draw off}] [ant: {deposit}] 14: choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots" [syn: {cast}] 15: in baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls" [syn: {get}] 16: bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition; "She was drawn to despair"; "The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum"; "The session was drawn to a close" 17: cause to flow; "The nurse drew blood" 18: write a legal document or paper; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office" 19: engage in drawing; "He spent the day drawing in the garden" 20: move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains" 21: allow a draft; "This chimney draws very well" 22: require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches" 23: pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes" [syn: {quarter}, {draw and quarter}] 24: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn: {absorb}, {suck}, {imbibe}, {soak up}, {sop up}, {suck up}, {take in}, {take up}] 25: direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers" [syn: {attract}, {pull}, {pull in}, {draw in}] [ant: {repel}] 26: thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries" [syn: {string}, {thread}] 27: pull back the sling of (a bow); "The archers were drawing their bows" [syn: {pull back}] 28: guide or pass over something; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers" [syn: {guide}, {run}, {pass}] 29: finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie" [syn: {tie}] 30: contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water" 31: reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die; "draw wire" 32: steep; pass through a strainer; "draw pulp from the fruit" 33: remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken" [syn: {disembowel}, {eviscerate}] 34: flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; "draw steel" 35: cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus" [also: {drew}, {drawn}]

draw a bead on
v 1: aim with a gun; "The hunter drew a bead on the rabbit"
2: have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal [syn: {aspire}, {aim}, {shoot for}]

draw a blank
v : be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!" [syn: {forget}, {block}, {blank out}] [ant: {remember}]

draw a line
v : reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on); "I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends!" [syn: {draw the line}]

draw and quarter
v : pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes" [syn: {draw}, {quarter}]

draw away
v 1: move ahead of (one's competitors) in a race
2: remove by drawing or pulling; "She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth"; "draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese" [syn: {draw off}, {pull off}]

draw back
v 1: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn: {withdraw}, {retreat}, {pull away}, {recede}, {pull back}, {retire}, {move back}]
2: use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) [syn: {retract}, {pull back}]

draw close
v 1: move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags" [syn: {cuddle}, {snuggle}, {nestle}, {nest}, {nuzzle}]
2: move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer" [syn: {approach}, {near}, {come on}, {go up}, {draw near}, {come near}]
3: pull towards oneself; "He drew the crying child close"

draw in
v 1: remove as if by suction; "draw in air" [syn: {aspirate}, {suck in}]
2: pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws" [syn: {retract}]
3: direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers" [syn: {attract}, {pull}, {pull in}, {draw}] [ant: {repel}]
4: shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in" [syn: {curl up}, {curl}]
5: advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him" [syn: {close in}]
6: move into (a station) of trains; "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station" [syn: {pull in}, {get in}, {move in}] [ant: {pull out}]
7: draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach" [syn: {suck in}]

draw near
v : move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer" [syn: {approach}, {near}, {come on}, {go up}, {draw close}, {come near}]

draw off
v 1: remove by drawing or pulling; "She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth"; "draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese" [syn: {draw away}, {pull off}]
2: remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank" [syn: {withdraw}, {draw}, {take out}] [ant: {deposit}]

draw out
v 1: cause to speak, "Can you draw her out--she is always so quiet"
2: lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight" [syn: {prolong}, {protract}, {extend}]
3: make more sociable; "The therapist drew out the shy girl"
4: deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" [syn: {educe}, {evoke}, {elicit}, {extract}]
5: draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram" [syn: {extract}, {pull out}, {pull}, {pull up}, {take out}]

draw play
n : (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage [syn: {draw}]

draw poker
n : poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; "he played only draw and stud" [syn: {draw}]

draw rein
v : control and direct with or as if by reins; "rein a horse" [syn: {harness}, {rein in}, {rein}]

draw the line
v : reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on); "I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends!" [syn: {draw a line}]

draw together
v : bring together in a common cause or emotion; "The death of their child had drawn them together" [syn: {bond}, {bring together}]

draw up
v 1: form or arrange in order or formation, as of a body of soldiers
2: straighten oneself; "He drew himself up when he talked to his superior" [syn: {pull up}, {straighten up}]
3: cause (a vehicle) to stop; "He pulled up the car in front of the hotel" [syn: {pull up}]
4: draw up the plans or basic details for; "frame a policy" [syn: {frame}, {compose}]
5: come to a halt after driving somewhere; "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us" [syn: {pull up}, {haul up}]

drawback
n : the quality of being a hindrance; "he pointed out all the drawbacks to my plan"

drawbar
n : a strong metal bar bearing a hook to attach something to be pulled

drawbridge
n : a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it [syn: {lift bridge}]

drawee
n : the person (or bank) who is expected to pay a check or draft when it is presented for payment

drawer
n 1: a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
2: the person who writes a check or draft instructing the drawee to pay someone else
3: an artist skilled at drawing [syn: {draftsman}]

drawers
n 1: (usually in the plural) underpants worn by men [syn: {underdrawers}, {shorts}, {boxers}, {boxershorts}]
2: (usually in the plural) underpants worn by women; "she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing" [syn: {bloomers}, {pants}, {knickers}]

drawing
n 1: an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book or magazine; "it is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7"
2: a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines; "drawings of abstract forms"; "he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures"
3: the creation of artistic drawings; "he learned drawing from his father" [syn: {draftsmanship}, {drafting}]
4: players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed according to the drawing of lots [syn: {lottery}]
5: act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source; "the drawing of water from the well" [syn: {drawing off}]
6: the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling [syn: {draft}, {draught}]

drawing board
n : a smooth board on which paper is placed for making drawings [syn: {drafting board}]

drawing card
n 1: an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had" [syn: {draw}, {attraction}, {attractor}, {attracter}]
2: a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers [syn: {loss leader}, {leader}]

drawing chalk
n : colored chalks used by artists

drawing ink
n : a black liquid ink used for printing or writing or drawing [syn: {India ink}]

drawing lots
n : making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn [syn: {casting lots}, {sortition}]

drawing off
n : act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source; "the drawing of water from the well" [syn: {drawing}]

drawing paper
n : paper that is specially prepared for use in drafting

drawing pin
n : a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board [syn: {thumbtack}, {pushpin}]

drawing power
n : the capacity for attracting people (customers or supporters)

drawing room
n 1: a formal room where visitors can be received and entertained [syn: {withdrawing room}]
2: a private compartment on a sleeping car with three bunks and a toilet

drawing string
n : a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening; "he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag" [syn: {drawstring}, {string}]

drawing table
n : a worktable with adjustable top [syn: {drafting table}]

drawing-room car
n : a passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for individual chairs [syn: {parlor car}, {parlour car}, {palace car}, {chair car}]

drawknife
n : a woodworker's knife to shave surfaces [syn: {drawshave}] [also: {drawknives} (pl)]

drawknives
See {drawknife}

drawknives
drawknife
n : a woodworker's knife to shave surfaces [syn: {drawshave}] [also: {drawknives} (pl)]

drawl
n : a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels
v : lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels"

drawler
n : someone who speaks with a drawl

drawn
draw
n 1: a gully that is shallower than a ravine
2: an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had" [syn: {drawing card}, {attraction}, {attractor}, {attracter}]
3: the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie" [syn: {standoff}, {tie}]
4: anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it" [syn: {lot}]
5: a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack; "he got a pair of kings in the draw"
6: a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he tooks lessons to cure his hooking" [syn: {hook}, {hooking}]
7: (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage [syn: {draw play}]
8: poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; "he played only draw and stud" [syn: {draw poker}]
9: the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly" [syn: {haul}, {haulage}]
v 1: cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" [syn: {pull}, {force}] [ant: {push}]
2: get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association" [syn: {reap}]
3: make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" [syn: {trace}, {line}, {describe}, {delineate}]
4: make, formulate, or derive in the mind; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?" [syn: {make}]
5: bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim" [syn: {pull}, {pull out}, {get out}, {take out}]
6: represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"
7: take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel" [syn: {take out}]
8: give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack" [syn: {describe}, {depict}]
9: select or take in from a given group or region; "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population" 10: elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter" 11: suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette" [syn: {puff}, {drag}] 12: move or go steadily or gradually; "The ship drew near the shore" 13: remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank" [syn: {withdraw}, {take out}, {draw off}] [ant: {deposit}] 14: choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots" [syn: {cast}] 15: in baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls" [syn: {get}] 16: bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition; "She was drawn to despair"; "The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum"; "The session was drawn to a close" 17: cause to flow; "The nurse drew blood" 18: write a legal document or paper; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office" 19: engage in drawing; "He spent the day drawing in the garden" 20: move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains" 21: allow a draft; "This chimney draws very well" 22: require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches" 23: pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes" [syn: {quarter}, {draw and quarter}] 24: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn: {absorb}, {suck}, {imbibe}, {soak up}, {sop up}, {suck up}, {take in}, {take up}] 25: direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers" [syn: {attract}, {pull}, {pull in}, {draw in}] [ant: {repel}] 26: thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries" [syn: {string}, {thread}] 27: pull back the sling of (a bow); "The archers were drawing their bows" [syn: {pull back}] 28: guide or pass over something; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers" [syn: {guide}, {run}, {pass}] 29: finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie" [syn: {tie}] 30: contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water" 31: reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die; "draw wire" 32: steep; pass through a strainer; "draw pulp from the fruit" 33: remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken" [syn: {disembowel}, {eviscerate}] 34: flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; "draw steel" 35: cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus" [also: {drew}, {drawn}]

drawn
adj 1: showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering; "looking careworn as she bent over her mending"; "her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness"; "that raddled but still noble face"; "shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"- Charles Dickens [syn: {careworn}, {haggard}, {raddled}, {worn}]
2: subjected to great tension; stretched tight; "the skin of his face looked drawn and tight"; "her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow" [syn: {taut}]
3: represented in a drawing
4: having the curtains or draperies closed or pulled shut; "the drawn draperies kept direct sunlight from fading the rug"
5: used of vehicles pulled forward (often used in combination); "horse-drawn vehicles"

drawn
See {draw}

drawn butter
n : butter made clear by heating and removing the sediment of milk solids [syn: {clarified butter}]

drawn-out
adj 1: relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations" [syn: {extended}, {lengthy}, {prolonged}, {protracted}]
2: (used of speech) uttered slowly with prolonged vowels

drawnwork
n : ornamental needlework done by drawing threads to form lacelike patterns

drawshave
n : a woodworker's knife to shave surfaces [syn: {drawknife}]

drawstring
n : a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening; "he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag" [syn: {drawing string}, {string}]

drawstring bag
n : a bag that is closed at the top with a drawstring

dray
n : a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage [syn: {camion}]

dray horse
n : horse adapted for drawing heavy loads [syn: {draft horse}, {draught horse}]

drayhorse
n : draft horse kept for pulling carts [syn: {carthorse}, {cart horse}]

dread
adj : causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse" [syn: {awful}, {dire}, {direful}, {dread(a)}, {dreaded}, {dreadful}, {fearful}, {fearsome}, {frightening}, {horrendous}, {horrific}, {terrible}]
n : fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension" [syn: {apprehension}, {apprehensiveness}]
v : be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!" [syn: {fear}]

dreaded
adj : causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse" [syn: {awful}, {dire}, {direful}, {dread(a)}, {dreadful}, {fearful}, {fearsome}, {frightening}, {horrendous}, {horrific}, {terrible}]

dreadful
adj 1: causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse" [syn: {awful}, {dire}, {direful}, {dread(a)}, {dreaded}, {fearful}, {fearsome}, {frightening}, {horrendous}, {horrific}, {terrible}]
2: exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room" [syn: {atrocious}, {abominable}, {awful}, {painful}, {terrible}, {unspeakable}]
3: very unpleasant

dreadfully
adv 1: of a dreadful kind; "there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning" [syn: {awfully}, {horribly}]
2: in a dreadful manner; "as he looks at the mess he has left behind he must wonder how the Brits so often managed to succeed in the kind of situation where he has so dismally failed" [syn: {dismally}]

dreadfulness
n : a quality of extreme unpleasantness [syn: {awfulness}, {horridness}, {terribleness}]

dreadlock
n : one of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp; popularized by Rastafarians

dreadnaught
n : battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber [syn: {dreadnought}]

dreadnought
n : battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber [syn: {dreadnaught}]

dream
n 1: a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep; "I had a dream about you last night" [syn: {dreaming}]
2: a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business" [syn: {ambition}, {aspiration}]
3: imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake; "he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality" [syn: {dreaming}]
4: a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe); "I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe" [syn: {pipe dream}]
5: a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality; "he went about his work as if in a dream"
6: someone of something wonderful; "this dessert is a dream"
v 1: have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy [syn: {daydream}, {woolgather}, {stargaze}]
2: experience while sleeping; "She claims to never dream"; "He dreamt a strange scene" [also: {dreamt}]

dream up
v : devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software" [syn: {think up}, {think of}, {hatch}, {concoct}]

dreamed
adj : conceived of or imagined or hoped for; "his dreamed symphony that would take the world of music by storm" [syn: {dreamed(a)}]

dreamer
n 1: someone who is dreaming
2: someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations [syn: {idealist}]
3: a person who escapes into a world of fantasy [syn: {escapist}, {wishful thinker}]

dreamfully
adv : in a dreamy manner; "`She would look beautiful in the new dress,' Tommy said dreamily" [syn: {dreamily}, {moonily}]

dreamier
dreamy
adj 1: dreamy in mood or nature; "a woolgathering moment" [syn: {moony}, {woolgathering}]
2: lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon" [syn: {lackadaisical}, {languid}, {languorous}] [also: {dreamiest}, {dreamier}]

dreamier
See {dreamy}

dreamiest
dreamy
adj 1: dreamy in mood or nature; "a woolgathering moment" [syn: {moony}, {woolgathering}]
2: lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon" [syn: {lackadaisical}, {languid}, {languorous}] [also: {dreamiest}, {dreamier}]

dreamiest
See {dreamy}

dreamily
adv : in a dreamy manner; "`She would look beautiful in the new dress,' Tommy said dreamily" [syn: {moonily}, {dreamfully}]

dreaminess
n : a relaxed comfortable feeling [syn: {languor}]

dreaming
n 1: imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake; "he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality" [syn: {dream}]
2: a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep; "I had a dream about you last night" [syn: {dream}]

dreamland
n : a pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination [syn: {never-never land}, {dreamworld}]

dreamless
adj : untroubled by dreams; "a sound and dreamless sleep"

dreamlike
adj : resembling a dream; "night invested the lake with a dreamlike quality"; "as irrational and surreal as a dream" [syn: {surreal}]

dreamt
dream
n 1: a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep; "I had a dream about you last night" [syn: {dreaming}]
2: a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business" [syn: {ambition}, {aspiration}]
3: imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake; "he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality" [syn: {dreaming}]
4: a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe); "I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe" [syn: {pipe dream}]
5: a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality; "he went about his work as if in a dream"
6: someone of something wonderful; "this dessert is a dream"
v 1: have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy [syn: {daydream}, {woolgather}, {stargaze}]
2: experience while sleeping; "She claims to never dream"; "He dreamt a strange scene" [also: {dreamt}]

dreamt
See {dream}

dreamworld
n : a pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination [syn: {never-never land}, {dreamland}]

dreamy
adj 1: dreamy in mood or nature; "a woolgathering moment" [syn: {moony}, {woolgathering}]
2: lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon" [syn: {lackadaisical}, {languid}, {languorous}] [also: {dreamiest}, {dreamier}]

drear
adj : depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams [syn: {dingy}, {dismal}, {drab}, {dreary}, {gloomy}, {sorry}]

drearier
dreary
adj 1: depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams [syn: {dingy}, {dismal}, {drab}, {drear}, {gloomy}, {sorry}]
2: lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise; "her drab personality"; "life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas"; "a series of dreary dinner parties" [syn: {drab}] [also: {dreariest}, {drearier}]

drearier
See {dreary}

dreariest
dreary
adj 1: depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams [syn: {dingy}, {dismal}, {drab}, {drear}, {gloomy}, {sorry}]
2: lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise; "her drab personality"; "life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas"; "a series of dreary dinner parties" [syn: {drab}] [also: {dreariest}, {drearier}]

dreariest
See {dreary}

drearily
adv : in a cheerless manner; "in August 1914 , there was a dismally sentimental little dinner, when the French, German, Austrian and Belgian members of the committee drank together to the peace of the future" [syn: {dismally}]

dreariness
n : extreme dullness [syn: {boringness}]

dreary
adj 1: depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams [syn: {dingy}, {dismal}, {drab}, {drear}, {gloomy}, {sorry}]
2: lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise; "her drab personality"; "life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas"; "a series of dreary dinner parties" [syn: {drab}] [also: {dreariest}, {drearier}]

dreck
n : merchandise that is shoddy or inferior [syn: {schlock}, {shlock}]

Dred Scott
n : United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858) [syn: {Scott}]

dredge
n : a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed
v 1: cover before cooking; "dredge the chicken in flour before frying it"
2: search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost [syn: {drag}]
3: remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water

dredge up
v : mention something unpleasant from the past; "Drag up old stories" [syn: {drag up}]

dredger
n : a barge or barge-like vessel used for dredging

dredging bucket
n : a bucket for lifting material from a channel or riverbed

dreg
n : a small amount of residue

dreggier
See {dreggy}

dreggiest
See {dreggy}

dregs
n : sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid [syn: {grounds}, {settlings}]

Dreiser
n : United States novelist (1871-1945) [syn: {Theodore Dreiser}, {Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser}]

Dreissena
n : zebra mussels [syn: {genus Dreissena}]

Dreissena polymorpha
n : inch-long mollusk imported accidentally from Europe; clogs utility inlet pipes and feeds on edible freshwater mussels [syn: {zebra mussel}]

drench
v 1: drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged; "The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor" [syn: {swamp}]
2: force to drink
3: permeate or impregnate; "The war drenched the country in blood" [syn: {imbrue}]
4: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face" [syn: {douse}, {dowse}, {soak}, {sop}, {souse}]

drenched
adj 1: wet through and through; thoroughly wet; "stood at the door drenched (or soaked) by the rain"; "a shirt saturated with perspiration"; "his shoes were sopping (or soaking)"; "the speaker's sodden collar"; "soppy clothes" [syn: {saturated}, {soaked}, {soaking}, {sodden}, {sopping}, {soppy}]
2: abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination; "drenched in moonlight"; "moon-drenched meadows" [syn: {drenched in}]

drenched in
adj : abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination; "drenched in moonlight"; "moon-drenched meadows" [syn: {drenched}]

drenching
n : the act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching" [syn: {soaking}, {souse}, {sousing}]

Drepanididae
n : Hawaiian honeycreepers [syn: {family Drepanididae}]

Drepanis
n : a genus of Drepanididae [syn: {genus Drepanis}]

drepanocytic anaemia
n : a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape [syn: {sickle-cell anemia}, {sickle-cell anaemia}, {sickle-cell disease}, {crescent-cell anemia}, {crescent-cell anaemia}, {drepanocytic anemia}]

drepanocytic anemia
n : a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape [syn: {sickle-cell anemia}, {sickle-cell anaemia}, {sickle-cell disease}, {crescent-cell anemia}, {crescent-cell anaemia}, {drepanocytic anaemia}]

Dresden
n : a city in southeastern Germany on the Elbe River; it was almost totally destroyed by British air raids in 1945

dress
adj 1: suitable for formal occasions; "formal wear"; "a full-dress uniform"; "dress shoes" [syn: {full-dress}]
2: (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes; "a dress dinner"; "a full-dress ceremony" [syn: {full-dress}]
n 1: a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice [syn: {frock}]
2: clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress" [syn: {attire}, {garb}]
3: clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress" [syn: {apparel}, {wearing apparel}, {clothes}]
v 1: put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?" [syn: {get dressed}] [ant: {undress}]
2: provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" [syn: {clothe}, {enclothe}, {garb}, {raiment}, {tog}, {garment}, {habilitate}, {fit out}, {apparel}] [ant: {undress}]
3: put a finish on; "dress the surface smooth"
4: dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie" [syn: {dress up}]
5: dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera" [syn: {preen}, {primp}, {plume}]
6: kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey" [syn: {dress out}]
7: arrange in ranks; "dress troops" [syn: {line up}]
8: decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods [syn: {trim}, {garnish}]
9: provide with decoration; "dress the windows" [syn: {decorate}] 10: put a dressing on; "dress the salads" 11: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" [syn: {snip}, {clip}, {crop}, {trim}, {lop}, {prune}, {cut back}] 12: cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width 13: convert into leather; "dress the tanned skins" 14: apply a bandage or medication to; "dress the victim's wounds" 15: give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses" [syn: {groom}, {curry}] 16: arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" [syn: {arrange}, {set}, {do}, {coif}, {coiffe}, {coiffure}]

dress blues
n : a dress uniform for formal occasions [syn: {dress whites}]

dress circle
n : a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra; "they had excellent seats in the dress circle" [syn: {circle}]

dress code
n : a set of rules specifying the correct manner of dress while on the premises of the institution (or specifying what manner of dress is prohibited)

dress down
v 1: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {rebuke}, {rag}, {trounce}, {reproof}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {jaw}, {call down}, {scold}, {chide}, {berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]
2: put on clothes that make a careless or ill-dressed impression [syn: {underdress}] [ant: {dress up}]

dress hanger
n : a hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used to hang garments on [syn: {coat hanger}, {clothes hanger}]

dress hat
n : a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with beaver or silk [syn: {high hat}, {opera hat}, {silk hat}, {stovepipe}, {top hat}, {topper}, {beaver}]

dress out
v : kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey" [syn: {dress}]

dress rack
n : a rack used primarily to display dresses for sale in a store

dress rehearsal
n : a full uninterrupted rehearsal in costumes shortly before the first performance

dress ship
v : decorate a ship with flags

dress shirt
n : a man's white shirt (with a starch front) for evening wear (usually with a tuxedo) [syn: {evening shirt}]

dress shop
n : a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry [syn: {boutique}]

dress suit
n : formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men [syn: {full dress}, {tailcoat}, {tail coat}, {tails}, {white tie}, {white tie and tails}]

dress uniform
n : a military uniform worn on formal occasions

dress up
v 1: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" [syn: {fig out}, {fig up}, {deck up}, {gussy up}, {fancy up}, {trick up}, {deck out}, {trick out}, {prink}, {attire}, {get up}, {rig out}, {tog up}, {tog out}, {overdress}] [ant: {dress down}]
2: make something appear superficially attractive; "The researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data"; "Don't try to dress up the unpleasant truth" [syn: {window-dress}]
3: put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion" [syn: {caparison}, {bard}]
4: dress in a costume; "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins" [syn: {costume}]
5: dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie" [syn: {dress}]

dress whites
n : a dress uniform for formal occasions [syn: {dress blues}]

dressage
n : maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider

dressed
adj 1: dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination; "the elegantly attired gentleman"; "neatly dressed workers"; "monks garbed in hooded robes"; "went about oddly garmented"; "professors robed in crimson"; "tuxedo-attired gentlemen"; "crimson-robed Harvard professors" [syn: {appareled}, {attired}, {garbed}, {garmented}, {habilimented}, {robed}]
2: treated with medications and protective covering
3: (of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth [syn: {polished}]
4: dressed in fancy or formal clothing [syn: {dressed(p)}, {dressed-up}, {dressed to the nines(p)}, {dressed to kill(p)}, {dolled up}, {spruced up}, {spiffed up}, {togged up}]

dressed ore
n : the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore [syn: {concentrate}]

dressed to kill
adj : dressed in fancy or formal clothing [syn: {dressed(p)}, {dressed-up}, {dressed to the nines(p)}, {dressed to kill(p)}, {dolled up}, {spruced up}, {spiffed up}, {togged up}]

dressed to the nines
adj : dressed in fancy or formal clothing [syn: {dressed(p)}, {dressed-up}, {dressed to the nines(p)}, {dressed to kill(p)}, {dolled up}, {spruced up}, {spiffed up}, {togged up}]

dressed-up
adj : dressed in fancy or formal clothing [syn: {dressed(p)}, {dressed to the nines(p)}, {dressed to kill(p)}, {dolled up}, {spruced up}, {spiffed up}, {togged up}]

dresser
n 1: furniture with drawers for keeping clothes [syn: {chest of drawers}, {chest}, {bureau}]
2: a person who dresses in a particular way; "she's an elegant dresser"; "he's a meticulous dresser"
3: a wardrobe assistant for an actor [syn: {actor's assistant}]
4: low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup [syn: {dressing table}, {vanity}, {toilet table}]
5: a cabinet with shelves

dressier
dressy
adj : in fancy clothing [also: {dressiest}, {dressier}]

dressier
See {dressy}

dressiest
dressy
adj : in fancy clothing [also: {dressiest}, {dressier}]

dressiest
See {dressy}

dressing
n 1: savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type [syn: {salad dressing}]
2: a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables [syn: {stuffing}]
3: making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure [syn: {fertilization}, {fertilisation}, {fecundation}]
4: a cloth covering for a wound or sore [syn: {medical dressing}]
5: processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather
6: the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes [syn: {grooming}]
7: the act of applying a bandage [syn: {bandaging}, {binding}]

dressing case
n : a small piece of luggage for carrying brushes and bottles and toilet articles while traveling

dressing down
n : a severe scolding [syn: {castigation}, {earful}, {bawling out}, {chewing out}, {upbraiding}, {going-over}]

dressing gown
n : a robe worn before dressing or while lounging [syn: {robe-de-chambre}, {lounging robe}]

dressing room
n : a room in which you can change clothes

dressing sack
n : a woman's loose jacket; worn while dressing [syn: {dressing sacque}]

dressing sacque
n : a woman's loose jacket; worn while dressing [syn: {dressing sack}]

dressing station
n : (military) a first aid station located near a combat area for giving aid to the wounded [syn: {aid station}]

dressing table
n : low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup [syn: {dresser}, {vanity}, {toilet table}]

dressmaker
n : someone who makes or mends dresses [syn: {modiste}, {needlewoman}, {seamstress}, {sempstress}]

dressmaker's model
n : someone who models dresses

dressmaking
n : the craft of making dresses

dressy
adj : in fancy clothing [also: {dressiest}, {dressier}]

drew
draw
n 1: a gully that is shallower than a ravine
2: an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had" [syn: {drawing card}, {attraction}, {attractor}, {attracter}]
3: the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie" [syn: {standoff}, {tie}]
4: anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it" [syn: {lot}]
5: a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack; "he got a pair of kings in the draw"
6: a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he tooks lessons to cure his hooking" [syn: {hook}, {hooking}]
7: (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage [syn: {draw play}]
8: poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; "he played only draw and stud" [syn: {draw poker}]
9: the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly" [syn: {haul}, {haulage}]
v 1: cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" [syn: {pull}, {force}] [ant: {push}]
2: get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association" [syn: {reap}]
3: make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" [syn: {trace}, {line}, {describe}, {delineate}]
4: make, formulate, or derive in the mind; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?" [syn: {make}]
5: bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim" [syn: {pull}, {pull out}, {get out}, {take out}]
6: represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"
7: take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel" [syn: {take out}]
8: give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack" [syn: {describe}, {depict}]
9: select or take in from a given group or region; "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population" 10: elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter" 11: suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette" [syn: {puff}, {drag}] 12: move or go steadily or gradually; "The ship drew near the shore" 13: remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank" [syn: {withdraw}, {take out}, {draw off}] [ant: {deposit}] 14: choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots" [syn: {cast}] 15: in baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls" [syn: {get}] 16: bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition; "She was drawn to despair"; "The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum"; "The session was drawn to a close" 17: cause to flow; "The nurse drew blood" 18: write a legal document or paper; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office" 19: engage in drawing; "He spent the day drawing in the garden" 20: move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains" 21: allow a draft; "This chimney draws very well" 22: require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches" 23: pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes" [syn: {quarter}, {draw and quarter}] 24: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn: {absorb}, {suck}, {imbibe}, {soak up}, {sop up}, {suck up}, {take in}, {take up}] 25: direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers" [syn: {attract}, {pull}, {pull in}, {draw in}] [ant: {repel}] 26: thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries" [syn: {string}, {thread}] 27: pull back the sling of (a bow); "The archers were drawing their bows" [syn: {pull back}] 28: guide or pass over something; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers" [syn: {guide}, {run}, {pass}] 29: finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie" [syn: {tie}] 30: contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water" 31: reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die; "draw wire" 32: steep; pass through a strainer; "draw pulp from the fruit" 33: remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken" [syn: {disembowel}, {eviscerate}] 34: flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; "draw steel" 35: cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus" [also: {drew}, {drawn}]

Drew
n : United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862) [syn: {John Drew}]

drew
See {draw}

drey
n : the nest of a squirrel

Dreyfus
n : French army officer of Jewish descent whose false imprisonment for treason in 1894 raised issues of anti-semitism that dominated French politics until his release in 1906 (1859-1935) [syn: {Alfred Dreyfus}]

dribble
n 1: flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof" [syn: {drip}, {trickle}]
2: saliva spilling from the mouth [syn: {drool}, {drivel}, {slobber}]
3: the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks [syn: {dribbling}]
v 1: run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in" [syn: {trickle}, {filter}]
2: let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture" [syn: {drip}, {drop}]
3: propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball" [syn: {carry}]
4: let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" [syn: {drivel}, {drool}, {slabber}, {slaver}, {slobber}]

dribbler
n 1: a basketball player who is dribbling the ball to advance it
2: a person who dribbles; "that baby is a dribbler; he needs a bib" [syn: {driveller}, {slobberer}, {drooler}]

dribbling
n : the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks [syn: {dribble}]

driblet
n : a small quantity (especially of a liquid); "one drop of each sample was analyzed"; "any child with a drop of negro blood was legally a negro"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man" [syn: {drop}]

dried
adj 1: not still wet; "the ink has dried"; "a face marked with dried tears"
2: preserved by removing natural moisture; "dried beef"; "dried fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated coconut meat" [syn: {dehydrated}, {desiccated}]

dried
dry
adj 1: free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry" [ant: {wet}]
2: humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit" [syn: {ironic}, {ironical}, {wry}]
3: opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state" [ant: {wet}]
4: not producing milk; "a dry cow" [ant: {wet}]
5: (of wines) not sweet because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy" [ant: {sweet}]
6: without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose" [ant: {phlegmy}]
7: not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes"
8: lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless; "a dry book"; "a dry lecture filled with trivial details"; "dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life"- John Mason Brown [syn: {juiceless}]
9: used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry weight" 10: unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas" 11: having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner" 12: (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat" 13: suffering from fluid deprivation; "his mouth was dry" 14: having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin" 15: lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique" 16: practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal" [syn: {teetotal}]
n : a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages [syn: {prohibitionist}]
v 1: remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair" [syn: {dry out}] [ant: {wet}]
2: become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun" [syn: {dry out}] [also: {dried}, {dryest}, {dryer}, {driest}, {drier}]

dried
See {dry}

dried apricot
n : apricots preserved by drying

dried fruit
n : fruit preserved by drying

dried milk
n : dehydrated milk [syn: {powdered milk}, {dry milk}, {milk powder}]

dried-out
adj : thoroughly dried out; "old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars"; "dried-out boards beginning to split" [syn: {desiccated}]

dried-up
adj 1: (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines" [syn: {sere}, {sear}, {shriveled}, {shrivelled}, {withered}]
2: depleted of water; "a dried-up water hole"

drier
n 1: a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) [syn: {desiccant}, {drying agent}, {sicative}]
2: an appliance that removes moisture [syn: {dryer}]

drier
dry
adj 1: free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry" [ant: {wet}]
2: humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit" [syn: {ironic}, {ironical}, {wry}]
3: opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state" [ant: {wet}]
4: not producing milk; "a dry cow" [ant: {wet}]
5: (of wines) not sweet because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy" [ant: {sweet}]
6: without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose" [ant: {phlegmy}]
7: not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes"
8: lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless; "a dry book"; "a dry lecture filled with trivial details"; "dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life"- John Mason Brown [syn: {juiceless}]
9: used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry weight" 10: unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas" 11: having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner" 12: (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat" 13: suffering from fluid deprivation; "his mouth was dry" 14: having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin" 15: lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique" 16: practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal" [syn: {teetotal}]
n : a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages [syn: {prohibitionist}]
v 1: remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair" [syn: {dry out}] [ant: {wet}]
2: become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun" [syn: {dry out}] [also: {dried}, {dryest}, {dryer}, {driest}, {drier}]

drier
See {dry}

driest
dry
adj 1: free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry" [ant: {wet}]
2: humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit" [syn: {ironic}, {ironical}, {wry}]
3: opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state" [ant: {wet}]
4: not producing milk; "a dry cow" [ant: {wet}]
5: (of wines) not sweet because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy" [ant: {sweet}]
6: without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose" [ant: {phlegmy}]
7: not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes"
8: lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless; "a dry book"; "a dry lecture filled with trivial details"; "dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life"- John Mason Brown [syn: {juiceless}]
9: used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry weight" 10: unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas" 11: having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner" 12: (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat" 13: suffering from fluid deprivation; "his mouth was dry" 14: having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin" 15: lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique" 16: practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal" [syn: {teetotal}]
n : a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages [syn: {prohibitionist}]
v 1: remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair" [syn: {dry out}] [ant: {wet}]
2: become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun" [syn: {dry out}] [also: {dried}, {dryest}, {dryer}, {driest}, {drier}]

driest
See {dry}

drift
n 1: a force that moves something along [syn: {impetus}, {impulsion}]
2: the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
3: a process of linguistic change over a period of time
4: something that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
5: a general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right" [syn: {trend}, {movement}]
6: general meaning or tenor; "caught the drift of the conversation" [syn: {purport}]
7: a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein" [syn: {heading}, {gallery}]
v 1: be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore" [syn: {float}, {be adrift}, {blow}]
2: wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course" [syn: {stray}, {err}]
3: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town" [syn: {roll}, {wander}, {swan}, {stray}, {tramp}, {roam}, {cast}, {ramble}, {rove}, {range}, {vagabond}]
4: vary or move from a fixed point or course; "stock prices are drifting higher"
5: live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely; "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school" [syn: {freewheel}]
6: move in an unhurried fashion; "The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests"
7: cause to be carried by a current; "drift the boats downstream"
8: drive slowly and far afield for grazing; "drift the cattle herds westwards"
9: be subject to fluctuation; "The stock market drifted upward" 10: be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current; "snow drifting several feet high"; "sand drifting like snow"

drift apart
v : lose personal contact over time; "The two women, who had been roommates in college, drifted apart after they got married" [syn: {drift away}]

drift away
v : lose personal contact over time; "The two women, who had been roommates in college, drifted apart after they got married" [syn: {drift apart}]

drift ice
n : masses of ice floating in the open sea

drift net
n : a large fishnet supported by floats; it drifts with the current

drift off
v : change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures" [syn: {fall asleep}, {dope off}, {flake out}, {nod off}, {drop off}, {doze off}, {drowse off}] [ant: {wake up}]

driftage
n : the deviation (by a vessel or aircraft) from its intended course due to drifting

drifter
n : a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support [syn: {vagrant}, {floater}, {vagabond}]

driftfish
n 1: larger driftfishes of eastern Atlantic from the New York area to the northern Gulf of Mexico
2: small (6 inches) tropical butterfishes found worldwide

drifting
adj 1: continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another; "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties" [syn: {aimless}, {floating}, {vagabond}, {vagrant}]
2: afloat on the surface of a body of water; "after the storm the boats were adrift" [syn: {adrift(p)}, {drifting(a)}]
n : aimless wandering from place to place

driftwood
n : wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore

drill
n 1: a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
2: similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored [syn: {Mandrillus leucophaeus}]
3: systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect" [syn: {exercise}, {practice}, {practice session}, {recitation}]
4: (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms
v 1: make a hole with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil" [syn: {bore}]
2: train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
3: learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales" [syn: {exercise}, {practice}, {practise}]
4: teach by repetition
5: undergo military training or do military exercises

drill bit
n : a bit used in drilling for oil [syn: {drilling bit}]

drill hole
n : a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes [syn: {bore}, {bore-hole}]

drill in
v : teach by drills and repetition [syn: {hammer in}, {ram down}, {beat in}]

drill instructor
n : a noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline [syn: {drill master}]

drill master
n : a noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline [syn: {drill instructor}]

drill rig
n : rig used in drilling for oil or gas [syn: {drilling rig}, {oilrig}, {oil rig}]

drill rod
n : carbon steel used for rock drills and dowels [syn: {drill steel}]

drill site
n : workplace that is the site of a drill hole

drill steel
n : carbon steel used for rock drills and dowels [syn: {drill rod}]

drilled
adj : trained in a skill by repetitious practice; "well-drilled in military procedures"

drilling
n 1: the act of drilling [syn: {boring}]
2: the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum [syn: {boring}, {oil production}]

drilling bit
n : a bit used in drilling for oil [syn: {drill bit}]

drilling fluid
n : a mixture of clays and chemicals and water; pumped down the drill pipe to lubricate and cool the drilling bit and to flush out the cuttings and to strengthen the sides of the hole [syn: {drilling mud}]

drilling mud
n : a mixture of clays and chemicals and water; pumped down the drill pipe to lubricate and cool the drilling bit and to flush out the cuttings and to strengthen the sides of the hole [syn: {drilling fluid}]

drilling pipe
n : a series of tube (joined by screwed collars) that connects a drilling platform to the drilling bit; rotates the bit and supplies drilling mud

drilling platform
n : drilling rig consisting of an offshore platform (floating or fixed to the sea bed) from which many oil wells can be bored radially [syn: {offshore rig}]

drilling rig
n : rig used in drilling for oil or gas [syn: {drill rig}, {oilrig}, {oil rig}]

drily
adv : with dry humor; "`Never mind the hole in the ceiling,' he saiid drily"

Drimys
n : shrubs and trees of southern hemisphere having aromatic foliage [syn: {genus Drimys}]

Drimys winteri
n : South American evergreen tree yielding winter's bark and a light soft wood similar to basswood [syn: {winter's bark}, {winter's bark tree}]

drink
n 1: a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner"
2: the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall" [syn: {drinking}, {boozing}, {drunkenness}, {crapulence}]
3: any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?" [syn: {beverage}, {drinkable}, {potable}]
4: any large deep body of water; "he jumped into the drink and had to be rescued"
5: the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips" [syn: {swallow}, {deglutition}]
v 1: take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda" [syn: {imbibe}]
2: consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night" [syn: {booze}, {fuddle}]
3: propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year" [syn: {toast}, {pledge}, {salute}, {wassail}]
4: be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to; "The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage" [syn: {drink in}]
5: drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; "The husband drinks and beats his wife" [syn: {tope}] [also: {drunk}, {drank}]

drink down
v : drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work" [syn: {toss off}, {pop}, {bolt down}, {belt down}, {pour down}, {down}, {kill}]

drink in
v : be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to; "The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage" [syn: {drink}]

drink up
v : drink to the last drop; "drink up--there's more wine coming" [syn: {drain the cup}]

drinkable
adj : fit to drink [ant: {undrinkable}]
n : any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?" [syn: {beverage}, {drink}, {potable}]

drinker
n 1: a person who drinks liquids
2: a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) [syn: {imbiber}, {toper}, {juicer}] [ant: {abstainer}]

drinking
n 1: the act of consuming liquids [syn: {imbibing}, {imbibition}]
2: the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall" [syn: {drink}, {boozing}, {drunkenness}, {crapulence}]

drinking age
n : the age at which is legal for a person to buy alcoholic beverages

drinking bout
n : a long period of drinking

drinking chocolate
n : a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot [syn: {cocoa}, {chocolate}, {hot chocolate}]

drinking cup
n : a disposable paper cup for holding drinks [syn: {Dixie cup}, {paper cup}]

drinking fountain
n : a public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water [syn: {water fountain}, {bubbler}]

drinking glass
n : a glass container for holding liquids while drinking [syn: {glass}]

drinking song
n : a song celebrating the joys of drinking; sung at drinking parties

drinking straw
n : a thin paper or plastic tube used to such liquids into the mouth [syn: {straw}]

drinking vessel
n : a vessel intended for drinking

drinking water
n : water suitable for drinking

drip
n 1: flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof" [syn: {trickle}, {dribble}]
2: the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop; "the constant sound of dripping irritated him" [syn: {dripping}]
3: (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway) [syn: {drip mold}, {drip mould}]
v 1: fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet"
2: let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture" [syn: {dribble}, {drop}] [also: {dripping}, {dripped}]

drip coffee
n : coffee made by passing boiling water through a perforated container packed with finely ground coffee

drip culture
n : a hydroponic method of growing plants by allowing nutrient solutions to drip slowly onto an inert medium in which the plants are growing

drip feed
n : the administration of a solution (blood or saline or plasma etc.) one drop at a time

drip loop
n : a downward hanging loop in a line that runs to a building; "when it rained water would fall from the drip loop before it reached the building"

drip mat
n : a small mat placed under a glass to protect a surface from condensation

drip mold
n : (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway) [syn: {drip}, {drip mould}]

drip mould
n : (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway) [syn: {drip}, {drip mold}]

drip pan
n 1: pan for catching drippings under roasting meat [syn: {dripping pan}]
2: pan under a refrigerator for collecting liquid waste

drip pot
n : a coffeepot for making drip coffee

drip-dry
adj 1: treated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried and requiring little or no ironing; "a wash-and-wear shirt" [syn: {wash-and-wear}]
2: used of fabrics that do not require ironing; "drip-dry shirts for travel" [syn: {permanent-press}]
v : dry by hanging up wet

dripless
adj : designed to prevent dripping; "a dripless faucet"; "dripless candles"

drippage
n : a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house) [syn: {dripping}]

dripped
drip
n 1: flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof" [syn: {trickle}, {dribble}]
2: the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop; "the constant sound of dripping irritated him" [syn: {dripping}]
3: (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway) [syn: {drip mold}, {drip mould}]
v 1: fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet"
2: let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture" [syn: {dribble}, {drop}] [also: {dripping}, {dripped}]

dripped
See {drip}

drippier
drippy
adj 1: wet with light rain; "a sad drizzly day"; "a wet drippy day" [syn: {drizzly}]
2: leaking in drops; "a drippy faucet"
3: effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressons of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry" [syn: {bathetic}, {hokey}, {maudlin}, {mawkish}, {mushy}, {schmaltzy}, {schmalzy}, {sentimental}, {slushy}] [also: {drippiest}, {drippier}]

drippier
See {drippy}

drippiest
drippy
adj 1: wet with light rain; "a sad drizzly day"; "a wet drippy day" [syn: {drizzly}]
2: leaking in drops; "a drippy faucet"
3: effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressons of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry" [syn: {bathetic}, {hokey}, {maudlin}, {mawkish}, {mushy}, {schmaltzy}, {schmalzy}, {sentimental}, {slushy}] [also: {drippiest}, {drippier}]

drippiest
See {drippy}

drippily
adv : in a mawkish and emotional manner; "the violinist played that piece mawkishly" [syn: {mawkishly}]

drippiness
n 1: the physical property of being soft and drippy
2: falsely emotional in a maudlin way [syn: {mawkishness}, {sentimentality}]

dripping
drip
n 1: flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof" [syn: {trickle}, {dribble}]
2: the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop; "the constant sound of dripping irritated him" [syn: {dripping}]
3: (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway) [syn: {drip mold}, {drip mould}]
v 1: fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet"
2: let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture" [syn: {dribble}, {drop}] [also: {dripping}, {dripped}]

dripping
adj 1: having liquid falling in drops; "in the dripping fog"; "the scene where he is singing in the rain in dripping clothes"; "there was little shelter under the dripping trees"
2: wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or blood or tears; "wiped his reeking neck" [syn: {reeking}, {watery}]
n 1: a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house) [syn: {drippage}]
2: the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop; "the constant sound of dripping irritated him" [syn: {drip}]
adv : extremely wet; "dripping wet"; "soaking wet" [syn: {soaking}, {sopping}]

dripping
See {drip}

dripping pan
n : pan for catching drippings under roasting meat [syn: {drip pan}]

drippings
n : fat that exudes from meat and drips off while it is being roasted or fried

drippy
adj 1: wet with light rain; "a sad drizzly day"; "a wet drippy day" [syn: {drizzly}]
2: leaking in drops; "a drippy faucet"
3: effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressons of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry" [syn: {bathetic}, {hokey}, {maudlin}, {mawkish}, {mushy}, {schmaltzy}, {schmalzy}, {sentimental}, {slushy}] [also: {drippiest}, {drippier}]

dripstone
n 1: the form of calcium carbonate found in stalactites and stalagmites
2: a protective drip that is made of stone [syn: {hoodmold}, {hoodmould}]

drive
n 1: the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" [syn: {thrust}, {driving force}]
2: a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine; "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"
3: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort" [syn: {campaign}, {cause}, {crusade}, {movement}, {effort}]
4: a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway" [syn: {driveway}, {private road}]
5: the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"
6: hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds" [syn: {driving}]
7: the act of driving a herd of animals overland
8: a journey in a vehicle driven by someone else; "he took the family for a drive in his new car" [syn: {ride}]
9: a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire 10: (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium 11: a wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views" [syn: {parkway}] 12: (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
v 1: operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"
2: travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater" [syn: {motor}]
3: cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"
4: force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad" [syn: {force}, {ram}]
5: to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion"
6: cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" [syn: {repel}, {repulse}, {force back}, {push back}, {beat back}] [ant: {attract}]
7: compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs"
8: push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the wall"
9: cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field" 10: strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis" [syn: {tug}, {labor}, {labour}, {push}] 11: move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?" [syn: {get}, {aim}] 12: have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well" [syn: {ride}] 13: work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark" 14: move by being propelled by a force; "The car drove around the corner" 15: urge forward; "drive the cows into the barn" 16: proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work" [syn: {take}] 17: strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golfball" 18: hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging more or less vertically; "drive a ball" 19: excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel" 20: cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling; "The amplifier drives the tube"; "steam drives the engines"; "this device drives the disks for the computer" 21: hunting: search for game; "drive the forest" 22: hunting: chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the game" [also: {drove}, {driven}]

drive around
v 1: drive someone in a vehicle [syn: {chauffeur}]
2: drive without any particular aim; "we were driving around in the countryside on a fine Sunday morning"

drive away
v : force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers" [syn: {chase away}, {drive out}, {turn back}, {dispel}, {drive off}, {run off}]

drive back
v : force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack" [syn: {repel}, {repulse}, {fight off}, {rebuff}]

drive home
v 1: carry out or perform; "deliver an attack", "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left" [syn: {deliver}]
2: make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something; "drive home a point or an argument"; "I'm trying to drive home these basic ideas" [syn: {ram home}, {press home}]

drive in
v 1: cause a run or runner to be scored; "His line double drove in Jim Lemon with the winning run"
2: arrive by motorcar; "The star and her manager drive in today from their motor tour across the country"
3: cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion; "drive in screws or bolts" [syn: {screw}]

drive line
n : mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle [syn: {drive line system}]

drive line system
n : mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle [syn: {drive line}]

drive off
v : force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers" [syn: {chase away}, {drive out}, {turn back}, {drive away}, {dispel}, {run off}]

drive out
v 1: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers" [syn: {chase away}, {turn back}, {drive away}, {dispel}, {drive off}, {run off}]
2: force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M." [syn: {rout out}, {force out}, {rouse}]
3: clear out the chest and lungs; "This drug expectorates quickly" [syn: {expectorate}, {clear out}]

drive up
v : approach while driving; "The truck entered the driveway and drove up towards the house"

drive-by killing
n : homicide committed by shooting from a moving automobile

drive-by shooting
n : shooting someone from a car as it is driven past the victim

drive-in
n : any installation designed to accommodate patrons in their automobiles

drivel
n 1: a worthless message [syn: {garbage}]
2: saliva spilling from the mouth [syn: {drool}, {dribble}, {slobber}]
v : let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" [syn: {drool}, {slabber}, {slaver}, {slobber}, {dribble}] [also: {drivelling}, {drivelled}]

drivelled
drivel
n 1: a worthless message [syn: {garbage}]
2: saliva spilling from the mouth [syn: {drool}, {dribble}, {slobber}]
v : let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" [syn: {drool}, {slabber}, {slaver}, {slobber}, {dribble}] [also: {drivelling}, {drivelled}]

drivelled
See {drivel}

driveller
n 1: someone whose talk is trivial drivel [syn: {jabberer}]
2: a person who dribbles; "that baby is a dribbler; he needs a bib" [syn: {dribbler}, {slobberer}, {drooler}]

drivelling
drivel
n 1: a worthless message [syn: {garbage}]
2: saliva spilling from the mouth [syn: {drool}, {dribble}, {slobber}]
v : let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" [syn: {drool}, {slabber}, {slaver}, {slobber}, {dribble}] [also: {drivelling}, {drivelled}]

drivelling
See {drivel}

driven
drive
n 1: the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" [syn: {thrust}, {driving force}]
2: a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine; "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"
3: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort" [syn: {campaign}, {cause}, {crusade}, {movement}, {effort}]
4: a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway" [syn: {driveway}, {private road}]
5: the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"
6: hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds" [syn: {driving}]
7: the act of driving a herd of animals overland
8: a journey in a vehicle driven by someone else; "he took the family for a drive in his new car" [syn: {ride}]
9: a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire 10: (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium 11: a wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views" [syn: {parkway}] 12: (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
v 1: operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"
2: travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater" [syn: {motor}]
3: cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"
4: force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad" [syn: {force}, {ram}]
5: to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion"
6: cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" [syn: {repel}, {repulse}, {force back}, {push back}, {beat back}] [ant: {attract}]
7: compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs"
8: push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the wall"
9: cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field" 10: strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis" [syn: {tug}, {labor}, {labour}, {push}] 11: move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?" [syn: {get}, {aim}] 12: have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well" [syn: {ride}] 13: work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark" 14: move by being propelled by a force; "The car drove around the corner" 15: urge forward; "drive the cows into the barn" 16: proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work" [syn: {take}] 17: strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golfball" 18: hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging more or less vertically; "drive a ball" 19: excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel" 20: cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling; "The amplifier drives the tube"; "steam drives the engines"; "this device drives the disks for the computer" 21: hunting: search for game; "drive the forest" 22: hunting: chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the game" [also: {drove}, {driven}]

driven
adj 1: compelled forcibly by an outside agency; "mobs goaded by blind hatred" [syn: {goaded}]
2: urged or forced to action through moral pressure; "felt impelled to take a stand against the issue" [syn: {impelled}]
3: strongly motivated to succeed [syn: {compulsive}, {determined}]

driven
See {drive}

driven well
n : a well made by driving a tube into the earth to a stratum that bears water [syn: {tube well}]

driver
n 1: the operator of a motor vehicle [ant: {nondriver}]
2: someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle
3: a golfer who hits the golf ball with a driver
4: (computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device [syn: {device driver}]
5: a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the tee [syn: {number one wood}]

driver ant
n : tropical nomadic ant that preys mainly on other insects [syn: {army ant}, {legionary ant}]

driver's licence
n : a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle [syn: {driver's license}, {driving license}, {driving licence}]

driver's license
n : a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle [syn: {driver's licence}, {driving license}, {driving licence}]

driveshaft
n : a rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the point of application

driveway
n : a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway" [syn: {drive}, {private road}]

driving
adj 1: having the power of driving or impelling; "a driving personal ambition"; "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"; "an impulsive force" [syn: {impulsive}]
2: acting with vigor; "responsibility turned the spoiled playboy into a driving young executive"
n 1: hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds" [syn: {drive}]
2: the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal

driving axle
n : the axle of a self-propelled vehicle that provides the driving power [syn: {live axle}]

driving belt
n : a belt that carries motion from a motor to the machinery

driving force
n : the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" [syn: {drive}, {thrust}]

driving iron
n : (golf) the long iron with the most nearly vertical face [syn: {one iron}]

driving licence
n : a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle [syn: {driver's license}, {driver's licence}, {driving license}]

driving license
n : a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle [syn: {driver's license}, {driver's licence}, {driving licence}]

driving range
n : a practice range for practicing golf shots [syn: {golf range}]

driving school
n : a school where people are taught to drive automobiles

driving wheel
n : a wheel that drives a motor vehicle (transforms torque into a tractive force)

Drixoral
n : the trade name for a drug used to treat upper respirator congestion; it contains an antihistamine and a bronchodilator and a vasoconstrictor

drizzle
n : very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower [syn: {mizzle}]
v 1: rain lightly; "When it drizzles in summer, hiking can be pleasant" [syn: {mizzle}]
2: moisten with fine drops; "drizzle the meat with melted butter" [syn: {moisten}]

drizzling
adj : (of rain) falling lightly in very small drops; "a raw drizzing rain"

drizzly
adj : wet with light rain; "a sad drizzly day"; "a wet drippy day" [syn: {drippy}]

DRMS
n : the organization in the Defense Logistics Agency that inventories and evaluates and sells reusable United States government surplus [syn: {Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service}]

Drogheda
n : in 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred the Catholic inhabitants

drogue
n 1: a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane
2: a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind [syn: {windsock}, {sock}, {air sock}, {wind sleeve}, {wind cone}]
3: restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind [syn: {sea anchor}]
4: a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly [syn: {drogue chute}, {drogue parachute}]

drogue chute
n : a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly [syn: {drogue}, {drogue parachute}]

drogue parachute
n 1: a small parachute that pulls the main parachute from its storage pack
2: a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly [syn: {drogue}, {drogue chute}]

droll
adj : comical in an odd or whimsical manner; "a droll little man with a quiet tongue-in-cheek kind of humor"

drollery
n 1: a comic incident or series of incidents [syn: {clowning}, {comedy}, {funniness}]
2: a quaint and amusing jest [syn: {waggery}]

dromaeosaur
n : a kind of maniraptor

Dromaeosauridae
n : swift-running bipedal dinosaurs [syn: {family Dromaeosauridae}]

Dromaius
n : a genus of birds in the order Casuariiformes [syn: {genus Dromaius}]

Dromaius novaehollandiae
n : large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller [syn: {emu}, {Emu novaehollandiae}]

dromedary
n : one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia [syn: {Arabian camel}, {Camelus dromedarius}]

dronabinol
n : psychoactive substance present in marijuana; used therapeutically to control nausea associated with cancer therapy

drone
n 1: stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
2: an unchanging intonation [syn: {monotone}, {droning}]
3: someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind [syn: {dawdler}, {laggard}, {lagger}, {trailer}]
4: an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control [syn: {pilotless aircraft}, {radio-controlled aircraft}]
5: a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone [syn: {drone pipe}, {bourdon}]
v 1: make a monotonous low dull sound; "The harmonium was droning on"
2: talk in a monotonous voice [syn: {drone on}]

drone on
v : talk in a monotonous voice [syn: {drone}]

drone pipe
n : a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone [syn: {drone}, {bourdon}]

droning
adj : noisy like the sound of a bee; "the room was abuzz over the latest scandal" [syn: {abuzz}, {buzzing}]
n : an unchanging intonation [syn: {monotone}, {drone}]

drool
n 1: pretentious or silly talk or writing [syn: {baloney}, {boloney}, {bilgewater}, {bosh}, {humbug}, {taradiddle}, {tarradiddle}, {tommyrot}, {tosh}, {twaddle}]
2: saliva spilling from the mouth [syn: {dribble}, {drivel}, {slobber}]
v 1: be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something; "She was salivating over the raise she anticipated" [syn: {salivate}]
2: let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" [syn: {drivel}, {slabber}, {slaver}, {slobber}, {dribble}]

drool over
v : envy without restraint [syn: {slobber over}]

drooler
n : a person who dribbles; "that baby is a dribbler; he needs a bib" [syn: {dribbler}, {driveller}, {slobberer}]

droop
n : a shape that sags; "there was a sag in the chair seat" [syn: {sag}]
v 1: droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness [syn: {sag}, {swag}, {flag}]
2: hang loosely or laxly; "His tongue lolled" [syn: {loll}]
3: become limp; "The flowers wilted" [syn: {wilt}]

drooping
adj 1: weak from exhaustion [syn: {flagging}]
2: hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness) [syn: {droopy}, {sagging}]
3: having branches or flower heads that bend downward; "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers" [syn: {cernuous}, {nodding}, {pendulous}]

drooping brome
n : annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean [syn: {downy brome}, {downy bromegrass}, {downy cheat}, {downy chess}, {cheatgrass}, {Bromus tectorum}]

drooping juniper
n : small tree of western Texas and mountains of Mexico having spreading branches with drooping branchlets [syn: {Mexican juniper}, {Juniperus flaccida}]

droopingly
adv : in a drooping manner; "a branch hung low, droopingly"

droopy
adj : hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness) [syn: {drooping}, {sagging}]

drop
n 1: a small quantity (especially of a liquid); "one drop of each sample was analyzed"; "any child with a drop of negro blood was legally a negro"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man" [syn: {driblet}]
2: a shape that is small and round; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead" [syn: {bead}, {pearl}]
3: a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall" [syn: {dip}, {fall}, {free fall}]
4: a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop" [syn: {cliff}, {drop-off}]
5: a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
6: a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height" [syn: {fall}]
7: a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery [syn: {drop curtain}, {drop cloth}]
8: a central depository where things can be left or picked up
9: the act of dropping something; "they expected the drop would be successful"
v 1: let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"
2: to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"
3: go down in value; "Stock prices dropped"
4: fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees" [syn: {sink}, {drop down}]
5: terminate an association with; "drop him from the Republican ticket"
6: utter casually; "drop a hint"
7: stop pursuing or acting; "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!" [syn: {knock off}]
8: leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo; [syn: {set down}, {put down}, {unload}, {discharge}]
9: cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers" [syn: {fell}, {strike down}, {cut down}] 10: lose (a game); "The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13" 11: pay out; "spend money" [syn: {spend}, {expend}] 12: lower the pitch of (musical notes) [syn: {flatten}] [ant: {sharpen}] 13: hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling" [syn: {dangle}, {swing}] 14: stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock" [syn: {dismiss}, {send packing}, {send away}] 15: let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture" [syn: {dribble}, {drip}] 16: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes" [syn: {shed}, {cast}, {cast off}, {shake off}, {throw}, {throw off}, {throw away}] 17: leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" [syn: {neglect}, {pretermit}, {omit}, {miss}, {leave out}, {overlook}, {overleap}] [ant: {attend to}] 18: change from one level to another; "She dropped into army jargon" 19: grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" [syn: {devolve}, {deteriorate}, {degenerate}] [ant: {recuperate}] 20: give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning" [also: {dropping}, {dropped}]

drop a line
v : communicate (with) in writing; "Write her soon, please!" [syn: {write}]

drop anchor
v : secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore" [syn: {anchor}, {cast anchor}]

drop arch
n : a blunt pointed arch drawn from two centers within the span

drop away
v : get worse; "My grades are slipping" [syn: {slip}, {drop off}, {fall away}]

drop back
v : take position in the rear, especially of a military formation or team sporting event, "The defender dropped back behind his teammate"

drop behind
v : to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging" [syn: {drag}, {trail}, {get behind}, {hang back}]

drop biscuit
n : biscuit made from dough with enough milk that it can be dropped from a spoon

drop by
v : visit informally and spontaneously; "We frequently drop by the neighbors' house for a cup of coffee" [syn: {drop in}, {come by}]

drop by the wayside
v : give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up" [syn: {drop out}, {give up}, {fall by the wayside}, {throw in}, {throw in the towel}, {quit}, {chuck up the sponge}] [ant: {enter}]

drop cloth
n 1: a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery [syn: {drop curtain}, {drop}]
2: a large piece of cloth laid over the floor or furniture while a room is being painted

drop curtain
n : a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery [syn: {drop cloth}, {drop}]

drop dead
v : die; "The old man finally kicked the bucket" [syn: {kick the bucket}, {cash in one's chips}, {buy the farm}, {conk}, {give-up the ghost}, {pop off}, {choke}, {croak}, {snuff it}]

drop down
v : fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees" [syn: {sink}, {drop}]

drop earring
n : an earring with a pendant ornament [syn: {pendant earring}, {eardrop}]

drop forge
n : device for making large forgings [syn: {drop hammer}, {drop press}]

drop hammer
n : device for making large forgings [syn: {drop forge}, {drop press}]

drop in
v : visit informally and spontaneously; "We frequently drop by the neighbors' house for a cup of coffee" [syn: {drop by}, {come by}]

drop keel
n : a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward [syn: {centerboard}, {centreboard}, {sliding keel}]

drop line
n : a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right [syn: {dropline}, {stepped line}, {stagger head}, {staggered head}, {stephead}]

drop off
v 1: fall or diminish; "The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test"
2: change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures" [syn: {fall asleep}, {dope off}, {flake out}, {drift off}, {nod off}, {doze off}, {drowse off}] [ant: {wake up}]
3: retreat [syn: {fall back}, {lose}, {fall behind}, {recede}] [ant: {gain}]
4: get worse; "My grades are slipping" [syn: {slip}, {drop away}, {fall away}]

drop open
v : open involuntarily; "His mouth dropped open"; "Her jaw dropped" [syn: {fall open}]

drop out
v 1: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up" [syn: {give up}, {fall by the wayside}, {drop by the wayside}, {throw in}, {throw in the towel}, {quit}, {chuck up the sponge}] [ant: {enter}]
2: leave school or an educational program prematurely; "Many students drop out because they are not prepared for our challenging program"

drop press
n : device for making large forgings [syn: {drop forge}, {drop hammer}]

drop scone
n : a scone made by dropping a spoonful of batter on a griddle [syn: {griddlecake}, {Scotch pancake}]

drop shot
n : a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net [syn: {dink}]

drop zone
n : an agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops [syn: {dropping zone}]

drop-dead
adv : extremely; "she was drop-dead gorgeous"

drop-down menu
n : a menu of options that appears below the item when the computer user clicks on it

dropforge
v : forge with a drop-forge; "drop-force the metal"

drop-kick
v 1: drop and kick (a ball) as it touches the ground, as for a field goal
2: score (a goal) by making a dropkick

dropkick
n : (football) kicking (as for a field goal) in which the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground
v 1: drop and kick as it touches the ground
2: make the point after a touchdown with a dropkick

dropkicker
n : a football kicker who drops the ball and kicks it just as it reaches the ground

drop-leaf
n : a hinged leaf on a table that can be raised and supported by a bracket

drop-leaf table
n : a table that has a drop-leaf to enlarge its surface

droplet
n : a tiny drop

dropline
n : a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right [syn: {drop line}, {stepped line}, {stagger head}, {staggered head}, {stephead}]

drop-off
n 1: a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality; "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality" [syn: {slump}, {slack}, {falloff}, {falling off}]
2: a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop" [syn: {cliff}, {drop}]
3: a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales" [syn: {decrease}, {lessening}] [ant: {increase}]

drop-off charge
n : a fee added for returning a rented car to a location different from the one where it was rented

dropout
n 1: someone who quits school before graduation
2: someone who withdraws from a social group or environment

dropped
drop
n 1: a small quantity (especially of a liquid); "one drop of each sample was analyzed"; "any child with a drop of negro blood was legally a negro"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man" [syn: {driblet}]
2: a shape that is small and round; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead" [syn: {bead}, {pearl}]
3: a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall" [syn: {dip}, {fall}, {free fall}]
4: a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop" [syn: {cliff}, {drop-off}]
5: a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
6: a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height" [syn: {fall}]
7: a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery [syn: {drop curtain}, {drop cloth}]
8: a central depository where things can be left or picked up
9: the act of dropping something; "they expected the drop would be successful"
v 1: let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"
2: to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"
3: go down in value; "Stock prices dropped"
4: fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees" [syn: {sink}, {drop down}]
5: terminate an association with; "drop him from the Republican ticket"
6: utter casually; "drop a hint"
7: stop pursuing or acting; "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!" [syn: {knock off}]
8: leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo; [syn: {set down}, {put down}, {unload}, {discharge}]
9: cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers" [syn: {fell}, {strike down}, {cut down}] 10: lose (a game); "The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13" 11: pay out; "spend money" [syn: {spend}, {expend}] 12: lower the pitch of (musical notes) [syn: {flatten}] [ant: {sharpen}] 13: hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling" [syn: {dangle}, {swing}] 14: stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock" [syn: {dismiss}, {send packing}, {send away}] 15: let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture" [syn: {dribble}, {drip}] 16: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes" [syn: {shed}, {cast}, {cast off}, {shake off}, {throw}, {throw off}, {throw away}] 17: leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" [syn: {neglect}, {pretermit}, {omit}, {miss}, {leave out}, {overlook}, {overleap}] [ant: {attend to}] 18: change from one level to another; "She dropped into army jargon" 19: grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" [syn: {devolve}, {deteriorate}, {degenerate}] [ant: {recuperate}] 20: give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning" [also: {dropping}, {dropped}]

dropped
adj : (used of a mammal) born

dropped
See {drop}

dropped egg
n : egg cooked in gently boiling water [syn: {poached egg}]

dropper
n : pipet consisting of a small tube with a vacuum bulb at one end for drawing liquid in and releasing it a drop at a time [syn: {eye dropper}]

dropping
drop
n 1: a small quantity (especially of a liquid); "one drop of each sample was analyzed"; "any child with a drop of negro blood was legally a negro"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man" [syn: {driblet}]
2: a shape that is small and round; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead" [syn: {bead}, {pearl}]
3: a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall" [syn: {dip}, {fall}, {free fall}]
4: a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop" [syn: {cliff}, {drop-off}]
5: a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
6: a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height" [syn: {fall}]
7: a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery [syn: {drop curtain}, {drop cloth}]
8: a central depository where things can be left or picked up
9: the act of dropping something; "they expected the drop would be successful"
v 1: let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"
2: to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"
3: go down in value; "Stock prices dropped"
4: fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees" [syn: {sink}, {drop down}]
5: terminate an association with; "drop him from the Republican ticket"
6: utter casually; "drop a hint"
7: stop pursuing or acting; "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!" [syn: {knock off}]
8: leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo; [syn: {set down}, {put down}, {unload}, {discharge}]
9: cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers" [syn: {fell}, {strike down}, {cut down}] 10: lose (a game); "The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13" 11: pay out; "spend money" [syn: {spend}, {expend}] 12: lower the pitch of (musical notes) [syn: {flatten}] [ant: {sharpen}] 13: hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling" [syn: {dangle}, {swing}] 14: stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock" [syn: {dismiss}, {send packing}, {send away}] 15: let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture" [syn: {dribble}, {drip}] 16: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes" [syn: {shed}, {cast}, {cast off}, {shake off}, {throw}, {throw off}, {throw away}] 17: leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" [syn: {neglect}, {pretermit}, {omit}, {miss}, {leave out}, {overlook}, {overleap}] [ant: {attend to}] 18: change from one level to another; "She dropped into army jargon" 19: grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" [syn: {devolve}, {deteriorate}, {degenerate}] [ant: {recuperate}] 20: give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning" [also: {dropping}, {dropped}]

dropping
adj 1: falling rapidly; "dropping prices"; "dropping rate of production"
2: coming down freely under the influence of gravity; "the eerie whistle of dropping bombs"; "falling rain" [syn: {falling}]

dropping
See {drop}

dropping zone
n : an agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops [syn: {drop zone}]

droppings
n : fecal matter of animals [syn: {dung}, {muck}]

drop-seed
n : a grass of the genus Sporobolus [syn: {dropseed}]

dropseed
n : a grass of the genus Sporobolus [syn: {drop-seed}]

dropsical
adj : swollen with an excessive accumulation of fluid [syn: {edematous}]

dropsy
n : swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue [syn: {edema}, {oedema}, {hydrops}]

Drosera
n : the type genus of Droseraceae including many low bog-inhabiting insectivorous plants [syn: {genus Drosera}]

Droseraceae
n : a family of carnivorous herbs and shrubs [syn: {family Droseraceae}, {sundew family}]

droshky
n : an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used in Poland and Russia [syn: {drosky}]

drosky
n : an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used in Poland and Russia [syn: {droshky}]

drosophila
n : small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance [syn: {Drosophila melanogaster}] [also: {drosophilae} (pl)]

Drosophila melanogaster
n : small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance [syn: {drosophila}]

drosophilae
See {drosophila}

drosophilae
drosophila
n : small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance [syn: {Drosophila melanogaster}] [also: {drosophilae} (pl)]

Drosophilidae
n : fruit flies [syn: {family Drosophilidae}]

Drosophyllum
n : 1 species [syn: {genus Drosophyllum}]

Drosophyllum lusitanicum
n : perennial of dry habitats whose leaves have glandular hairs that secrete adhesive and digestive fluid for capture and digestion of insects; Portugal, southern Spain and Morocco

dross
n 1: worthless material that should be removed; "there were impurities in the water" [syn: {impurity}]
2: the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals [syn: {slag}, {scoria}]

drought
n 1: a temporary shortage of rainfall
2: a prolonged shortage

drove
drive
n 1: the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" [syn: {thrust}, {driving force}]
2: a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine; "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"
3: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort" [syn: {campaign}, {cause}, {crusade}, {movement}, {effort}]
4: a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway" [syn: {driveway}, {private road}]
5: the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"
6: hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds" [syn: {driving}]
7: the act of driving a herd of animals overland
8: a journey in a vehicle driven by someone else; "he took the family for a drive in his new car" [syn: {ride}]
9: a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire 10: (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium 11: a wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views" [syn: {parkway}] 12: (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
v 1: operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"
2: travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater" [syn: {motor}]
3: cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"
4: force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad" [syn: {force}, {ram}]
5: to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion"
6: cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" [syn: {repel}, {repulse}, {force back}, {push back}, {beat back}] [ant: {attract}]
7: compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs"
8: push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the wall"
9: cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field" 10: strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis" [syn: {tug}, {labor}, {labour}, {push}] 11: move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?" [syn: {get}, {aim}] 12: have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well" [syn: {ride}] 13: work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark" 14: move by being propelled by a force; "The car drove around the corner" 15: urge forward; "drive the cows into the barn" 16: proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work" [syn: {take}] 17: strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golfball" 18: hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging more or less vertically; "drive a ball" 19: excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel" 20: cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling; "The amplifier drives the tube"; "steam drives the engines"; "this device drives the disks for the computer" 21: hunting: search for game; "drive the forest" 22: hunting: chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the game" [also: {drove}, {driven}]

drove
n 1: a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
2: a moving crowd [syn: {horde}, {swarm}]
3: a stonemason's chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone [syn: {drove chisel}]

drove
See {drive}

drove chisel
n : a stonemason's chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone [syn: {drove}]

drover
n : someone who drives a herd [syn: {herder}, {herdsman}]

drown
v 1: cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech" [syn: {submerge}, {overwhelm}]
2: get rid of as if by submerging; "She drowned her trouble in alcohol"
3: die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake"
4: kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens"

drown out
v : make imperceptible; "The noise from the ice machine drowned out the music"

drowned
adj : dead by drowning; "poor drowned sailors"

drowse
n : a light fitful sleep [syn: {doze}]
v 1: sleep lightly or for a short period of time [syn: {snooze}, {doze}]
2: be on the verge of sleeping; "The students were drowsing in the 8 AM class"

drowse off
v : change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures" [syn: {fall asleep}, {dope off}, {flake out}, {drift off}, {nod off}, {drop off}, {doze off}] [ant: {wake up}]

drowsier
drowsy
adj 1: half asleep; "made drowsy by the long ride"; "it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor"; "a tired dozy child"; "the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair" [syn: {drowsing(a)}, {dozy}]
2: showing lack of attention or boredom; "the yawning congregation" [syn: {oscitant}, {yawning(a)}] [also: {drowsiest}, {drowsier}]

drowsier
See {drowsy}

drowsiest
drowsy
adj 1: half asleep; "made drowsy by the long ride"; "it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor"; "a tired dozy child"; "the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair" [syn: {drowsing(a)}, {dozy}]
2: showing lack of attention or boredom; "the yawning congregation" [syn: {oscitant}, {yawning(a)}] [also: {drowsiest}, {drowsier}]

drowsiest
See {drowsy}

drowsily
adv : in a drowsy manner; "`Time to get up,' she said drowsily" [syn: {somnolently}]

drowsiness
n : a very sleepy state; "sleepiness causes many driving accidents" [syn: {sleepiness}, {somnolence}] [ant: {wakefulness}]

drowsing
adj : half asleep; "made drowsy by the long ride"; "it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor"; "a tired dozy child"; "the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair" [syn: {drowsy}, {drowsing(a)}, {dozy}]

drowsy
adj 1: half asleep; "made drowsy by the long ride"; "it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor"; "a tired dozy child"; "the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair" [syn: {drowsing(a)}, {dozy}]
2: showing lack of attention or boredom; "the yawning congregation" [syn: {oscitant}, {yawning(a)}] [also: {drowsiest}, {drowsier}]

drub
v : beat thoroughly in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!" [syn: {bat}, {clobber}, {thrash}, {lick}] [also: {drubbing}, {drubbed}]

drubbed
drub
v : beat thoroughly in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!" [syn: {bat}, {clobber}, {thrash}, {lick}] [also: {drubbing}, {drubbed}]

drubbed
See {drub}

drubbing
drub
v : beat thoroughly in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!" [syn: {bat}, {clobber}, {thrash}, {lick}] [also: {drubbing}, {drubbed}]

drubbing
n 1: a sound defeat [syn: {thrashing}, {walloping}, {debacle}, {slaughter}, {trouncing}, {whipping}]
2: the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows [syn: {beating}, {thrashing}, {licking}, {lacing}, {trouncing}, {whacking}]

drubbing
See {drub}

drudge
n 1: one who works hard at boring tasks [syn: {hack}, {hacker}]
2: a laborer who is obliged to do menial work [syn: {peon}, {navvy}, {galley slave}]
v : work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" [syn: {labor}, {labour}, {toil}, {fag}, {travail}, {grind}, {dig}, {moil}]

drudgery
n : hard monotonous routine work [syn: {plodding}, {grind}, {donkeywork}]

drudging
adj : doing arduous or unpleasant work; "drudging peasants"; "the bent backs of laboring slaves picking cotton"; "toiling coal miners in the black deeps" [syn: {laboring}, {labouring}, {toiling}]

drug
n : a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
v 1: administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist" [syn: {dose}]
2: use recreational drugs [syn: {do drugs}] [also: {drugging}, {drugged}]

drug abuse
n : excessive use of drugs [syn: {substance abuse}, {habit}]

drug addict
n : a narcotics addict [syn: {junkie}, {junky}]

drug addiction
n : an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug) [syn: {white plague}]

drug baron
n : a person who controls an organization dealing in illegal drugs [syn: {drug lord}]

drug bust
n : seizure of illegal drugs by the police [syn: {drugs bust}]

drug cartel
n : an illicit cartel formed to control the production and distribution of narcotic drugs; "drug cartels sometimes finance terrorist organizations"

drug cocktail
n : a combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors; used in treating AIDS and HIV [syn: {highly active antiretroviral therapy}, {HAART}]

drug company
n : a company that makes and sells pharmaceuticals [syn: {pharmaceutical company}, {pharma}]

drug dealer
n : an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs [syn: {pusher}, {drug peddler}, {peddler}, {drug trafficker}]

Drug Enforcement Administration
n : federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations [syn: {Drug Enforcement Agency}, {DEA}]

Drug Enforcement Agency
n : federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations [syn: {Drug Enforcement Administration}, {DEA}]

drug lord
n : a person who controls an organization dealing in illegal drugs [syn: {drug baron}]

drug of abuse
n : a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction [syn: {street drug}]

drug peddler
n : an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs [syn: {pusher}, {peddler}, {drug dealer}, {drug trafficker}]

drug traffic
n : traffic in illegal drugs [syn: {drug trafficking}, {narcotraffic}]

drug trafficker
n : an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs [syn: {pusher}, {drug peddler}, {peddler}, {drug dealer}]

drug trafficking
n : traffic in illegal drugs [syn: {drug traffic}, {narcotraffic}]

drug user
n : a person who takes drugs [syn: {substance abuser}, {user}]

drug war
n : conflict between law enforcement and those who deal in illegal drugs

drug withdrawal
n : the termination of drug taking [syn: {withdrawal}]

drug-addicted
adj : addicted to a drug [syn: {dependent}, {dependant}, {hooked}, {strung-out}]

drug-free
adj : of a person not taking illegal drugs or of a place where no illegal drugs are used

drugged
drug
n : a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
v 1: administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist" [syn: {dose}]
2: use recreational drugs [syn: {do drugs}] [also: {drugging}, {drugged}]

drugged
adj : under the influence of narcotics; "knocked out by doped wine"; "a drugged sleep"; "were under the effect of the drugged sweets"; "in a narcotized state; stuperous" [syn: {doped}, {narcotized}, {narcotised}]

drugged
See {drug}

drugget
n : a rug made of a coarse fabric having a cotton warp and a wool filling

drugging
drug
n : a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
v 1: administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist" [syn: {dose}]
2: use recreational drugs [syn: {do drugs}] [also: {drugging}, {drugged}]

drugging
n : the administration of a sedative agent or drug [syn: {sedation}]

drugging
See {drug}

druggist
n : a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs [syn: {pharmacist}, {chemist}, {apothecary}, {pill pusher}, {pill roller}]

drugless
adj : without the use of drugs; "drugless therapy"

drugs bust
n : seizure of illegal drugs by the police [syn: {drug bust}]

drugstore
n : a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold [syn: {apothecary's shop}, {chemist's}, {chemist's shop}, {pharmacy}]

druid
n : a pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland

drum
n 1: a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretch across each end [syn: {membranophone}, {tympan}]
2: the sound of a drum; "he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes"
3: a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends [syn: {barrel}]
4: a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids [syn: {metal drum}]
5: a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes [syn: {brake drum}]
6: small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise [syn: {drumfish}]
v 1: make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night" [syn: {beat}, {thrum}]
2: play a percussion instrument
3: study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam" [syn: {cram}, {grind away}, {bone up}, {swot}, {get up}, {mug up}, {swot up}, {bone}] [also: {drumming}, {drummed}]

drum brake
n : hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe [syn: {drum brakes}]

drum brakes
n : hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe [syn: {drum brake}]

drum major
n : the leader of a marching band or drum corps

drum majorette
n 1: a female baton twirler who accompanies a marching band
2: a female drum major

drum out
v : remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds" [syn: {oust}, {throw out}, {boot out}, {kick out}, {expel}]

drum printer
n : a line printer in which the type is mounted on a rotating drum that contains a full character set for each printing position

drum roll
n : the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously [syn: {paradiddle}, {roll}]

drum sander
n : a power tool used for sanding wood; a loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor [syn: {electric sander}, {sander}, {smoother}]

drum up
v : gather; "drum up support" [syn: {beat up}, {rally}]

drumbeat
n 1: the sound made by beating a drum [syn: {rub-a-dub}, {rataplan}]
2: (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown
3: a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause; "the warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq"

drumbeater
n : a fervent and even militant proponent of something [syn: {partisan}, {zealot}]

drumfire
n : intense and continuous artillery fire [syn: {cannonade}]

drumfish
n : small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise [syn: {drum}] [also: {drumfishes} (pl)]

drumfishes
See {drumfish}

drumfishes
drumfish
n : small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise [syn: {drum}] [also: {drumfishes} (pl)]

drumhead
adj : performed speedily and without formality; "a summary execution"; "summary justice" [syn: {summary}]
n : a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum [syn: {head}]

drumhead court-martial
n : a military court convened to hear urgent charges of offences committed in action

drumlin
n : a mound of glacial drift

drummed
drum
n 1: a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretch across each end [syn: {membranophone}, {tympan}]
2: the sound of a drum; "he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes"
3: a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends [syn: {barrel}]
4: a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids [syn: {metal drum}]
5: a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes [syn: {brake drum}]
6: small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise [syn: {drumfish}]
v 1: make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night" [syn: {beat}, {thrum}]
2: play a percussion instrument
3: study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam" [syn: {cram}, {grind away}, {bone up}, {swot}, {get up}, {mug up}, {swot up}, {bone}] [also: {drumming}, {drummed}]

drummed
See {drum}

drummer
n : someone who plays a drum

drumming
drum
n 1: a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretch across each end [syn: {membranophone}, {tympan}]
2: the sound of a drum; "he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes"
3: a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends [syn: {barrel}]
4: a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids [syn: {metal drum}]
5: a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes [syn: {brake drum}]
6: small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise [syn: {drumfish}]
v 1: make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night" [syn: {beat}, {thrum}]
2: play a percussion instrument
3: study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam" [syn: {cram}, {grind away}, {bone up}, {swot}, {get up}, {mug up}, {swot up}, {bone}] [also: {drumming}, {drummed}]

drumming
n : the act of playing drums; "he practiced his drumming several hours every day"

drumming
See {drum}

drumstick
n 1: the lower joint of the leg of a fowl
2: a stick used for playing a drum

drumstick tree
n : deciduous or semi-evergreen tree having scented sepia to yellow flowers in drooping racemes and pods whose pulp is used medicinally; tropical Asia and Central and South America and Australia [syn: {golden shower tree}, {purging cassia}, {pudding pipe tree}, {canafistola}, {canafistula}, {Cassia fistula}]

drunk
drink
n 1: a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner"
2: the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall" [syn: {drinking}, {boozing}, {drunkenness}, {crapulence}]
3: any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?" [syn: {beverage}, {drinkable}, {potable}]
4: any large deep body of water; "he jumped into the drink and had to be rescued"
5: the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips" [syn: {swallow}, {deglutition}]
v 1: take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda" [syn: {imbibe}]
2: consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night" [syn: {booze}, {fuddle}]
3: propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year" [syn: {toast}, {pledge}, {salute}, {wassail}]
4: be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to; "The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage" [syn: {drink in}]
5: drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; "The husband drinks and beats his wife" [syn: {tope}] [also: {drunk}, {drank}]

drunk
adj 1: stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated" [syn: {intoxicated}, {inebriated}] [ant: {sober}]
2: as if under the influence of alcohol; "felt intoxicated by her success"; "drunk with excitement" [syn: {intoxicated}]
n 1: a chronic drinker [syn: {drunkard}, {rummy}, {sot}, {inebriate}]
2: someone who is intoxicated

drunk
See {drink}

drunk-and-disorderly
n : someone arrested on the charge of being drunk and disorderly; "they delivered the drunk-and-disorderlies to the county jail"

drunkard
n : a chronic drinker [syn: {drunk}, {rummy}, {sot}, {inebriate}]

drunken
adj : given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol; "a bibulous fellow"; "a bibulous evening"; "his boozy drinking companions"; "thick boozy singing"; "a drunken binge"; "two drunken gentleman holding each other up"; "sottish behavior" [syn: {bibulous}, {boozy}, {sottish}]

drunken reveler
n : someone who engages in drinking bouts [syn: {drunken reveller}, {bacchanal}, {bacchant}]

drunken reveller
n : someone who engages in drinking bouts [syn: {drunken reveler}, {bacchanal}, {bacchant}]

drunken revelry
n : a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity [syn: {orgy}, {debauch}, {debauchery}, {saturnalia}, {riot}, {bacchanal}, {bacchanalia}]

drunkenly
adv : showing effects of much strong drink; "He sang drunkenly"

drunkenness
n 1: a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol [syn: {inebriation}, {inebriety}, {intoxication}, {tipsiness}] [ant: {soberness}]
2: Habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms [syn: {alcoholism}, {alcohol addiction}, {inebriation}]
3: the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall" [syn: {drink}, {drinking}, {boozing}, {crapulence}]

drupaceous
adj : of or related to a drupe

drupe
n : fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube [syn: {stone fruit}]

drupelet
n : a small part of an aggregate fruit that resembles a drupe

Druse
n : an adherent of an esoteric monotheistic religious sect living in the relative security of the mountains of Syria and Lebanon who believes that Al-hakim was an incarnation of God; "a Druze is permitted to conform outwardly to the faith of the unbelievers among whom he lives" [syn: {Druze}]

druthers
n : the right or chance to choose; "given my druthers, I'd eat cake" [syn: {preference}]

Druze
n : an adherent of an esoteric monotheistic religious sect living in the relative security of the mountains of Syria and Lebanon who believes that Al-hakim was an incarnation of God; "a Druze is permitted to conform outwardly to the faith of the unbelievers among whom he lives" [syn: {Druse}]

dry
adj 1: free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry" [ant: {wet}]
2: humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit" [syn: {ironic}, {ironical}, {wry}]
3: opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state" [ant: {wet}]
4: not producing milk; "a dry cow" [ant: {wet}]
5: (of wines) not sweet because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy" [ant: {sweet}]
6: without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose" [ant: {phlegmy}]
7: not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes"
8: lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless; "a dry book"; "a dry lecture filled with trivial details"; "dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life"- John Mason Brown [syn: {juiceless}]
9: used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry weight" 10: unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas" 11: having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner" 12: (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat" 13: suffering from fluid deprivation; "his mouth was dry" 14: having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin" 15: lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique" 16: practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal" [syn: {teetotal}]
n : a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages [syn: {prohibitionist}]
v 1: remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair" [syn: {dry out}] [ant: {wet}]
2: become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun" [syn: {dry out}] [also: {dried}, {dryest}, {dryer}, {driest}, {drier}]

dry battery
n : a voltaic battery consisting of two or more dry cells

dry cell
n : a small Leclanche cell containing no free liquid; the electrolyte is a paste and the negative zinc pole forms the container of the cell; used in flashlights, portable radios, etc.

dry cereal
n : a cereal that is not heated before serving [syn: {cold cereal}]

dry clean
v : clean with chemical agents

dry cleaner
n : the operator of dry-cleaning establishment [syn: {cleaner}]

dry cleaners
n : shop where dry cleaning is done [syn: {cleaners}]

dry cleaning
n : the act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than water

dry dock
n : a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline [syn: {drydock}, {graving dock}]

dry fly
n : a fly (fisherman's lure) that skims the surface of the water [ant: {wet fly}]

dry gangrene
n : (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color [syn: {cold gangrene}, {mumification necrosis}, {mummification}]

dry ice
n : solidified carbon dioxide; dry ice sublimates at -78.5 C and is used mainly as a refrigerant

dry kiln
n : a kiln for drying and seasoning lumber

dry land
n : the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground" [syn: {land}, {earth}, {ground}, {solid ground}, {terra firma}]

dry masonry
n : masonry without mortar

dry measure
n : a unit of capacity for dry commodities (as fruit or grain) [syn: {dry unit}]

dry milk
n : dehydrated milk [syn: {powdered milk}, {dried milk}, {milk powder}]

dry mop
n : a dry swab for dusting floors [syn: {dustmop}, {dust mop}]

dry mouth
n : abnormal dryness of the mouth resulting from decreased secretion of saliva [syn: {xerostomia}]

dry mustard
n : one to three tablespoons of powdered mustard dissolved in a glass of warm water is a homemade emetic [syn: {powdered mustard}]

dry nurse
n : a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant

dry out
v 1: become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun" [syn: {dry}]
2: become empty of water; "The river runs dry in the summer" [syn: {run dry}]
3: remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair" [syn: {dry}] [ant: {wet}]

dry pint
n : a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches [syn: {pint}]

dry point
n 1: a print produced by dry point engraving
2: engraving consisting of an intaglio plate engraved with a sharp steel needle

dry quart
n : a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches [syn: {quart}]

dry rot
n 1: a crumbling and drying of timber or bulbs or potatoes or fruit caused by a fungus
2: a fungus causing dry rot

dry run
n : a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert); "he missed too many rehearsals"; "a rehearsal will be held the day before the wedding" [syn: {rehearsal}]

dry season
n : one of the two seasons in tropical climates [ant: {rainy season}]

dry socket
n : inflammation in the socket of a tooth; sometimes occurs after a tooth is extracted and a blood clot fails to form [syn: {alveolitis}]

dry unit
n : a unit of capacity for dry commodities (as fruit or grain) [syn: {dry measure}]

dry up
v 1: lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly" [syn: {dehydrate}, {desiccate}] [ant: {hydrate}]
2: dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; "a mummified body was found" [syn: {mummify}]

dry vermouth
n : dry pale amber variety [syn: {French vermouth}]

dry wall
n : a stone wall made with stones fitted together without mortar [syn: {dry-stone wall}]

dry walling
n : the activity of building stone walls without mortar

dry wash
n : the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon) [syn: {wash}]

dryad
n : a deity or nymph of the woods [syn: {wood nymph}] [also: {dryades} (pl)]

Dryadella
n : comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: very dwarf plants having short tufted and usually unifoliate stems with usually solitary flowers [syn: {genus Dryadella}]

dryades
See {dryad}

dryades
dryad
n : a deity or nymph of the woods [syn: {wood nymph}] [also: {dryades} (pl)]

Dryas
n : mountain avens [syn: {genus Dryas}]

Dryas octopetala
n : creeping evergreen shrub with large white flowers; widely distributed in northern portions of Eurasia and North America [syn: {mountain avens}]

dry-bulb thermometer
n : an ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb; used to measure the air temperature [ant: {wet-bulb thermometer}]

dry-cleaned
adj : cleaned with chemical solvents

Dryden
n : the outstanding poet and dramatist of the Restoration (1631-1700) [syn: {John Dryden}]

dry-dock
v : haul a ship into a drydock [syn: {drydock}]

drydock
n : a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline [syn: {dry dock}, {graving dock}]
v : haul a ship into a drydock [syn: {dry-dock}]

dryer
dry
adj 1: free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry" [ant: {wet}]
2: humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit" [syn: {ironic}, {ironical}, {wry}]
3: opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state" [ant: {wet}]
4: not producing milk; "a dry cow" [ant: {wet}]
5: (of wines) not sweet because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy" [ant: {sweet}]
6: without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose" [ant: {phlegmy}]
7: not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes"
8: lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless; "a dry book"; "a dry lecture filled with trivial details"; "dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life"- John Mason Brown [syn: {juiceless}]
9: used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry weight" 10: unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas" 11: having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner" 12: (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat" 13: suffering from fluid deprivation; "his mouth was dry" 14: having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin" 15: lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique" 16: practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal" [syn: {teetotal}]
n : a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages [syn: {prohibitionist}]
v 1: remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair" [syn: {dry out}] [ant: {wet}]
2: become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun" [syn: {dry out}] [also: {dried}, {dryest}, {dryer}, {driest}, {drier}]

dryer
n : an appliance that removes moisture [syn: {drier}]

dryer
See {dry}

dryest
dry
adj 1: free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry" [ant: {wet}]
2: humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit" [syn: {ironic}, {ironical}, {wry}]
3: opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state" [ant: {wet}]
4: not producing milk; "a dry cow" [ant: {wet}]
5: (of wines) not sweet because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy" [ant: {sweet}]
6: without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose" [ant: {phlegmy}]
7: not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes"
8: lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless; "a dry book"; "a dry lecture filled with trivial details"; "dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life"- John Mason Brown [syn: {juiceless}]
9: used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry weight" 10: unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas" 11: having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner" 12: (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat" 13: suffering from fluid deprivation; "his mouth was dry" 14: having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin" 15: lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique" 16: practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal" [syn: {teetotal}]
n : a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages [syn: {prohibitionist}]
v 1: remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair" [syn: {dry out}] [ant: {wet}]
2: become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun" [syn: {dry out}] [also: {dried}, {dryest}, {dryer}, {driest}, {drier}]

dryest
See {dry}

dry-eyed
adj : free from tears [syn: {tearless}] [ant: {tearful}]

drygoods
n : textiles or clothing and related merchandise [syn: {soft goods}]

dry-gulching
n : the act of killing from ambush

drying agent
n : a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) [syn: {desiccant}, {drier}, {sicative}]

drying oil
n : an oil that hardens in air due to oxidation and is often used as a paint or varnish base

drying up
n : the process of extracting moisture [syn: {dehydration}, {desiccation}, {evaporation}]

dryland berry
n : low deciduous shrub of the eastern United States bearing dark blue sweet berries [syn: {dryland blueberry}, {Vaccinium pallidum}]

dryland blueberry
n : low deciduous shrub of the eastern United States bearing dark blue sweet berries [syn: {dryland berry}, {Vaccinium pallidum}]

dryly
adv : in a dry laconic manner; "I know that," he said dryly [syn: {laconically}]

Drymarchon
n : a genus of Colubridae [syn: {genus Drymarchon}]

Drymarchon corais
n : large dark-blue nonvenomous snake that invades burrows; found in southern North America and Mexico [syn: {indigo snake}, {gopher snake}]

Drymarchon corais couperi
n : a variety of indigo snake [syn: {eastern indigo snake}]

Drymoglossum
n : epiphytic ferns of Madagascar to tropical Asia and New Guinea [syn: {genus Drymoglossum}]

Drynaria
n : large robust epiphytic ferns of tropical forest and scrub; Africa and Asia and Australia [syn: {genus Drynaria}]

Drynaria rigidula
n : giant epiphytic or lithophytic fern; Asia to Polynesia and Australia [syn: {basket fern}]

dryness
n : the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water) [syn: {waterlessness}, {xerotes}] [ant: {wetness}]

dry-nurse
v : take care of an infant without breastfeeding it

dryopithecine
n : considered a possible ancestor to both anthropoid apes and humans

Dryopithecus
n : genus of Old World hominoids; Miocene and Pliocene [syn: {genus Dryopithecus}]

Dryopithecus Rudapithecus hungaricus
n : fossil hominoids from northern central Hungary; late Miocene [syn: {rudapithecus}]

Dryopteridaceae
n : alternative names for one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems [syn: {family Dryopteridaceae}, {Athyriaceae}, {family Athyriaceae}]

Dryopteris
n : large widespread genus of medium-sized terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae [syn: {genus Dryopteris}]

Dryopteris dilatata
n : European shield fern [syn: {broad buckler-fern}]

Dryopteris filix-mas
n : fern of North America and Europe whose rhizomes and stalks yield an oleoresin used to expel tapeworms [syn: {male fern}]

Dryopteris fragrans
n : fern or northern Eurasia and North America having fragrant fronds [syn: {fragrant cliff fern}, {fragrant shield fern}, {fragrant wood fern}]

Dryopteris goldiana
n : North American fern with a blackish lustrous stipe [syn: {Goldie's fern}, {Goldie's shield fern}, {goldie's wood fern}]

Dryopteris hexagonoptera
n : beech fern of North American woodlands having straw-colored stripes [syn: {broad beech fern}, {southern beech fern}, {Phegopteris hexagonoptera}, {Thelypteris hexagonoptera}]

Dryopteris marginalis
n : North American fern with evergreen fronds [syn: {marginal wood fern}, {evergreen wood fern}, {leatherleaf wood fern}]

Dryopteris noveboracensis
n : slender shield fern of moist woods of eastern North America; sometimes placed in genus Dryopteris [syn: {New York fern}, {Parathelypteris novae-boracensis}]

Dryopteris oreades
n : a fern of the genus Dryopteris [syn: {mountain male fern}]

Dryopteris oreopteris
n : common European mountain fern having fragrant lemon or balsam scented fronds [syn: {mountain fern}, {Oreopteris limbosperma}]

Dryopteris phegopteris
n : beech fern of North America and Eurasia [syn: {long beech fern}, {narrow beech fern}, {northern beech fern}, {Phegopteris connectilis}, {Thelypteris phegopteris}]

Dryopteris thelypteris
n : fern having pinnatifid fronds and growing in wet places; cosmopolitan in north temperate regions [syn: {marsh fern}, {Thelypteris palustris}]

Dryopteris thelypteris pubescens
n : fern of northeastern North America [syn: {snuffbox fern}, {meadow fern}, {Thelypteris palustris pubescens}]

drypis
n : spiny-leaved perennial herb of southern Europe having terminal clusters of small flowers

dry-rot
v : affect or be affected with dry-rot

dry-shod
adj : having or keeping the feet or shoes dry; "a land bridge over which man and beasts could have crossed dry-shod"

dry-stone wall
n : a stone wall made with stones fitted together without mortar [syn: {dry wall}]

DS
n 1: the bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas [syn: {Bureau of Diplomatic Security}]
2: an honorary degree in science [syn: {Doctor of Science}, {ScD}]

DSL
n : a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds [syn: {digital subscriber line}]

DTIC
n : the agency in the Department of Defense that provides scientific and technical information to federal agencies and their contractors [syn: {Defense Technical Information Center}]

DTs
n : acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning [syn: {delirium tremens}]

Du Barry
n : courtier and influential mistress of Louis XV who was guillotined during the French Revolution (1743-1793) [syn: {Comtesse Du Barry}, {Marie Jeanne Becu}]

Du Bois
n : United States civil rights leader and political activist who campaigned for equality for Black Americans (1868-1963) [syn: {W. E. B. Du Bois}, {William Edward Burghardt Du Bois}]

du Maurier
n 1: English writer of melodramatic novels (1907-1989) [syn: {Daphne du Maurier}, {Dame Daphne du Maurier}]
2: English writer and illustrator; grandfather of Daphne du Maurier (1834-1896) [syn: {George du Maurier}, {George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier}]

duad
n : two items of the same kind [syn: {couple}, {pair}, {twosome}, {twain}, {brace}, {span}, {yoke}, {couplet}, {distich}, {duo}, {duet}, {dyad}]

dual
adj 1: consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs; "an egg with a double yolk"; "a double (binary) star"; "double doors"; "dual controls for pilot and copilot"; "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure" [syn: {double}, {duple}]
2: having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison [syn: {double}, {twofold}, {treble}, {threefold}]
3: a grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural); "ancient Greek had the dual form but it has merged with the plural form in modern Greek"

dual carriageway
n : a highway divided down the middle by a barrier that separates traffic going in different directions; "in England they call a divided highway a dual carriageway" [syn: {divided highway}]

dual inline package switch
n : (computer science) one of a set of small on-off switches mounted in computer hardware; used in place of jumpers to configure the machine for a user [syn: {DIP switch}]

dual scan display
n : a type of passive matrix display in which the top and bottom half of the screen are refreshed simultaneously

dualism
n : the doctrine that reality consists of two basic opposing elements, often taken to be mind and matter (or mind and body), or good and evil

dualist
n : an adherent of dualism

dualistic
adj : of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of dualism; "a Manichaean conflict between good and evil" [syn: {Manichaean}]

duality
n 1: being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses; "the dichotomy between eastern and western culture" [syn: {dichotomy}]
2: (physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained best by wave theory and others by particle theory [syn: {wave-particle duality}]
3: (geometry) the interchangeability of the roles of points and planes in the theorems of projective geometry

dual-lane
adj : having a median strip or island between lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions; "a divided highway" [syn: {divided}]

dub
v 1: give a nickname to [syn: {nickname}]
2: provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language
3: raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted" [syn: {knight}] [also: {dubbing}, {dubbed}]

Dubai
n : port city in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf

dubbed
dub
v 1: give a nickname to [syn: {nickname}]
2: provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language
3: raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted" [syn: {knight}] [also: {dubbing}, {dubbed}]

dubbed
See {dub}

dubbin
n : tallow mixed with oil; used to make leather soft and waterproof

dubbing
dub
v 1: give a nickname to [syn: {nickname}]
2: provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language
3: raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted" [syn: {knight}] [also: {dubbing}, {dubbed}]

dubbing
n : a new soundtrack that is added to a film

dubbing
See {dub}

dubiety
n : the state of being unsure of something [syn: {doubt}, {uncertainty}, {incertitude}, {doubtfulness}, {dubiousness}] [ant: {certainty}]

dubious
adj 1: fraught with uncertainty or doubt; "they were doubtful that the cord would hold"; "it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"; "dubious about agreeing to go" [syn: {doubtful}]
2: open to doubt or suspicion; "the candidate's doubtful past"; "he has a dubious record indeed"; "what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false"; "it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought"- Karen Horney [syn: {doubtful}, {dubitable}, {in question(p)}]
3: not convinced; "they admitted the force of my argument but remained dubious"

dubiously
adv 1: in a questionable and dubious manner; "these were estates his father questionably acquired" [syn: {questionably}]
2: in a doubtful manner; "Gerald shook his head doubtfully" [syn: {doubtfully}]

dubiousness
n 1: the state of being unsure of something [syn: {doubt}, {uncertainty}, {incertitude}, {dubiety}, {doubtfulness}] [ant: {certainty}]
2: uncertainty about the truth or factuality of existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise" [syn: {doubt}, {doubtfulness}, {question}]

dubitable
adj : open to doubt or suspicion; "the candidate's doubtful past"; "he has a dubious record indeed"; "what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false"; "it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought"- Karen Horney [syn: {doubtful}, {dubious}, {in question(p)}]

Dublin
n : capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Free State [syn: {Irish capital}, {capital of Ireland}]

Dubliner
n : a resident of Dublin

DuBois Heyward
n : United States writer (1885-1940) [syn: {Heyward}, {Edwin DuBois Hayward}]

Dubonnet
n : (trademark) a sweet aromatic French wine (red or white) used chiefly as an apertif

Dubrovnik
n : a port city in southwestern Croatia on the Adriatic; a popular tourist center [syn: {Ragusa}]

Dubuque
n : a town in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River

Dubya
n : 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946) [syn: {Bush}, {George Bush}, {George W. Bush}, {George Walker Bush}, {President Bush}, {President George W. Bush}, {Dubyuh}]

Dubyuh
n : 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946) [syn: {Bush}, {George Bush}, {George W. Bush}, {George Walker Bush}, {President Bush}, {President George W. Bush}, {Dubya}]

Duc de Richelieu
n : French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642) [syn: {Richelieu}, {Armand Jean du Plessis}, {Cardinal Richelieu}]

Duc de Sully
n : French statesman (1560-1641) [syn: {Sully}, {Maxmilien de Bethune}]

Duc d'Elchingen
n : French marshal in the Napoleonic Wars (1769-1815) [syn: {Ney}, {Michel Ney}]

ducal
adj : of or belonging to or suitable for a duke; "ducal palace"

ducat
n : formerly a gold coin of various European countries

duce
n : leader; "Mussolini was called Il Duce"

Duchamp
n : French artist who immigrated to the United States; a leader in the Dada movement in New York City; was first to exhibit commonplace objects as art (1887-1968) [syn: {Marcel Duchamp}]

Duchenne's muscular dystrophy
n : the most common form of muscular dystrophy; inheritance is X-linked recessive (carried by females but affecting only males) [syn: {pseudohypertrophic dystrophy}]

duchess
n : the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right

Duchess of Ferrara
n : Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519) [syn: {Borgia}, {Lucrezia Borgia}]

Duchess of Windsor
n : United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication [syn: {Simpson}, {Mrs. Simpson}, {Wallis Warfield Simpson}, {Wallis Warfield Windsor}]

Duchesse de Valentinois
n : French noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II; she had more influence over him than did his wife Catherine de Medicis (1499-1566) [syn: {Diane de Poitiers}]

duchy
n : the domain controlled by a duke or duchess [syn: {dukedom}]

duck
n 1: small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
2: (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman [syn: {duck's egg}]
3: flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
4: a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents
v 1: to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away; "Before he could duck, another stone struck him"
2: submerge or plunge suddenly
3: dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool" [syn: {dip}, {douse}]
4: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn: {hedge}, {fudge}, {evade}, {put off}, {circumvent}, {parry}, {elude}, {skirt}, {dodge}, {sidestep}]

duck down
n : down of the duck

duck hunter
n : hunter of ducks

duck hunting
n : hunting ducks [syn: {ducking}]

duck pate
n : a pate made from duck liver

duck sauce
n : a thick sweet and pungent Chinese condiment [syn: {hoisin sauce}]

duck shot
n : small lead shot for shotgun shells [syn: {bird shot}, {buckshot}]

duck soup
n : any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" [syn: {cinch}, {breeze}, {picnic}, {snap}, {child's play}, {pushover}, {walkover}, {piece of cake}]

duckbill
adj : having a beak resembling that of a duck; "a duck-billed dinosaur" [syn: {duck-billed}]
n 1: primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout [syn: {paddlefish}, {Polyodon spathula}]
2: small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae [syn: {platypus}, {duckbilled platypus}, {duck-billed platypus}, {Ornithorhynchus anatinus}]

duck-billed
adj : having a beak resembling that of a duck; "a duck-billed dinosaur" [syn: {duckbill}]

duck-billed dinosaur
n : any of numerous large bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs having a horny duck-like bill and webbed feet; may have been partly aquatic [syn: {hadrosaur}, {hadrosaurus}]

duckbilled platypus
n : small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae [syn: {platypus}, {duckbill}, {duck-billed platypus}, {Ornithorhynchus anatinus}]

duck-billed platypus
n : small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae [syn: {platypus}, {duckbill}, {duckbilled platypus}, {Ornithorhynchus anatinus}]

duckboard
n : a boardwalk laid across muddy ground

ducking
n 1: hunting ducks [syn: {duck hunting}]
2: the act of wetting something by submerging it [syn: {submersion}, {immersion}, {dousing}]

ducking stool
n : an instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which offenders were ducked in water [syn: {cucking stool}]

duckling
n 1: flesh of a young domestic duck
2: young duck

duckpin
n : a bowling pin that is short and squat by comparison with a tenpin

duckpins
n : a bowling game using a pin smaller than a tenpin but proportionately wider

ducks and drakes
n : a game in which a flat stone is bounced along the surface of calm water

duck's egg
n : (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman [syn: {duck}]

duckweed
n : any small or minute aquatic plant of the family Lemnaceae that float on or near the surface of shallow ponds

duckweed family
n : family of small free-floating thalloid plants [syn: {Lemnaceae}, {family Lemnaceae}]

ducky
n : a special loved one [syn: {darling}, {favorite}, {favourite}, {pet}, {dearie}, {deary}]

duct
n 1: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs" [syn: {epithelial duct}, {canal}, {channel}]
2: a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls
3: an enclosed conduit for a fluid

duct gland
n : a gland that secretes externally through a duct [syn: {exocrine gland}]

duct tape
n : a wide silvery adhesive tape intended to seal joints in sheet metal duct work but having many other uses; "duct tape holds the world together"

ductile
adj 1: easily influenced [syn: {malleable}]
2: capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy" [syn: {malleable}, {pliable}, {pliant}, {tensile}, {tractile}]

ductility
n : the malleability of something that can be drawing into wires or hammered into thin sheets

ductless
adj : not having a duct; "ductless glands"

ductless gland
n : any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream [syn: {endocrine gland}, {endocrine}]

ductule
n : a very small duct [syn: {ductulus}]

ductulus
n : a very small duct [syn: {ductule}]

ductus arteriosus
n : a blood vessel in a fetus that bypasses pulmonary circulation by connecting the pulmonary artery directly to the ascending aorta; normally closes at birth

ductus deferens
n : a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct [syn: {vas deferens}]

dud
adj : failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive; "he stepped on a dud mine"
n 1: someone who is unsuccessful [syn: {flop}, {washout}]
2: an explosion that fails to occur [syn: {misfire}]
3: an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned" [syn: {turkey}, {bomb}]

dude
n : a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance [syn: {dandy}, {fop}, {gallant}, {sheik}, {beau}, {swell}, {fashion plate}, {clotheshorse}]

dude ranch
n : a holiday resort offering ranch activities (riding and camping)

dudeen
n : a clay pipe with a short stem

dudgeon
n : a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase `in high dudgeon') [syn: {high dudgeon}]

Dudley Moore
n : English actor and comedian who appeared on television and in films (born in 1935) [syn: {Moore}, {Dudley Stuart John Moore}]

Dudley Stuart John Moore
n : English actor and comedian who appeared on television and in films (born in 1935) [syn: {Moore}, {Dudley Moore}]

duds
n : informal terms for clothing [syn: {togs}, {threads}]

due
adj 1: owed and payable immediately or on demand; "payment is due" [syn: {owed}] [ant: {undue}]
2: proper and appropriate; fitting; "richly deserved punishment"; "due esteem" [syn: {deserved}]
3: scheduled to arrive; "the train is due in 15 minutes" [syn: {due(p)}]
4: suitable to or expected in the circumstances; "all due respect"; "due cause to honor them"; "a long due promotion"; "in due course" [ant: {undue}]
5: reasonable in the circumstances; "gave my comments due consideration"; "exercising due care"
n 1: that which is deserved or owed; "give the devil his due"
2: a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership); "the society dropped him for non-payment of dues"
adv : directly or exactly; straight; "went due North"

due care
n : the care that a reasonable man would exercise under the circumstances; the standard for determining legal duty [syn: {ordinary care}, {reasonable care}]

due date
n : the date on which a financial obligation must be repaid [syn: {maturity}, {maturity date}]

due east
n : the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees [syn: {east}, {E}]

due north
n : the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees [syn: {north}, {N}]

due process
n : (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards [syn: {due process of law}]

due process of law
n : (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards [syn: {due process}]

due south
n : the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees [syn: {south}, {S}]

due to
adj : (usually followed by `to') able to be assigned or credited to; "punctuation errors ascribable to careless proofreading"; "the cancellation of the concert was due to the rain"; "the oversight was not imputable to him"; "decide to which of these motives such extraordinary scenes are referable"- Charles Dickens [syn: {ascribable(p)}, {due to(p)}, {imputable(p)}, {referable(p)}]

due west
n : the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees [syn: {west}, {W}]

duel
n 1: a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor [syn: {affaire d'honneur}]
2: any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)
v : fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters" [also: {duelling}, {duelled}]

dueler
n : a person who fights duels [syn: {dueller}, {duelist}, {duellist}]

duelist
n : a person who fights duels [syn: {dueler}, {dueller}, {duellist}]

duelled
duel
n 1: a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor [syn: {affaire d'honneur}]
2: any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)
v : fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters" [also: {duelling}, {duelled}]

duelled
See {duel}

dueller
n : a person who fights duels [syn: {dueler}, {duelist}, {duellist}]

duelling
duel
n 1: a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor [syn: {affaire d'honneur}]
2: any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)
v : fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters" [also: {duelling}, {duelled}]

duelling
See {duel}

duellist
n : a person who fights duels [syn: {dueler}, {dueller}, {duelist}]

duenna
n : a woman chaperon

duet
n 1: two items of the same kind [syn: {couple}, {pair}, {twosome}, {twain}, {brace}, {span}, {yoke}, {couplet}, {distich}, {duo}, {dyad}, {duad}]
2: two performers or singers who perform together [syn: {duette}, {duo}]
3: a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome" [syn: {couple}, {twosome}, {duo}]
4: a musical composition for two performers [syn: {duette}, {duo}]
5: (ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble) [syn: {pas de deux}]

duette
n 1: two performers or singers who perform together [syn: {duet}, {duo}]
2: a musical composition for two performers [syn: {duet}, {duo}]

duff
n : a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually containing e.g. currents and citron

duffel
n 1: a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings [syn: {duffel bag}, {duffle bag}, {duffle}]
2: a coarse heavy woolen fabric [syn: {duffle}]

duffel bag
n : a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings [syn: {duffle bag}, {duffel}, {duffle}]

duffel coat
n : a warm coat made of duffel; usually has a hood and fastens with toggles [syn: {duffle coat}]

duffer
n : an incompetent or clumsy person; "as a golfer he was only a duffer"

duffle
n 1: a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings [syn: {duffel bag}, {duffle bag}, {duffel}]
2: a coarse heavy woolen fabric [syn: {duffel}]

duffle bag
n : a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings [syn: {duffel bag}, {duffel}, {duffle}]

duffle coat
n : a warm coat made of duffel; usually has a hood and fastens with toggles [syn: {duffel coat}]

Dufy
n : French painter noted for brightly colored scenes (1877-1953) [syn: {Raoul Dufy}]

dug
dig
n 1: the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig" [syn: {excavation}, {archeological site}]
2: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" [syn: {shot}, {shaft}, {slam}, {barb}, {jibe}, {gibe}]
3: a small gouge (as in the cover of a book); "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover"
4: the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton" [syn: {excavation}, {digging}]
5: the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs" [syn: {jab}]
v 1: turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration" [syn: {delve}, {cut into}, {turn over}]
2: create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel" [syn: {dig out}]
3: work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" [syn: {labor}, {labour}, {toil}, {fag}, {travail}, {grind}, {drudge}, {moil}]
4: remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite" [syn: {excavate}, {hollow}]
5: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" [syn: {jab}, {prod}, {stab}, {poke}]
6: get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" [syn: {get the picture}, {comprehend}, {savvy}, {grasp}, {compass}, {apprehend}] [also: {dug}, {digging}]

dug
n : an udder or breast or teat

dug
See {dig}

Dugald Stewart
n : Scottish philosopher and follower of Thomas Reid (1753-1828) [syn: {Stewart}]

dugong
n : sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to Australia; the flat tail is bilobate [syn: {Dugong dugon}]

Dugong dugon
n : sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to Australia; the flat tail is bilobate [syn: {dugong}]

Dugongidae
n : a family of mammals of order Sirenia including dugongs and Steller's sea cow [syn: {family Dugongidae}]

dugout
n 1: either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game
2: a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log [syn: {dugout canoe}, {pirogue}]
3: a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground [syn: {bunker}]

dugout canoe
n : a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log [syn: {dugout}, {pirogue}]

dui
See {duo}

dui
duo
n 1: two items of the same kind [syn: {couple}, {pair}, {twosome}, {twain}, {brace}, {span}, {yoke}, {couplet}, {distich}, {duet}, {dyad}, {duad}]
2: two performers or singers who perform together [syn: {duet}, {duette}]
3: a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome" [syn: {couple}, {twosome}, {duet}]
4: a musical composition for two performers [syn: {duet}, {duette}] [also: {dui} (pl)]

Dukas
n : French composer (1865-1935) [syn: {Paul Dukas}]

duke
n 1: a British peer of the highest rank
2: a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank

Duke Ellington
n : United States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader (1899-1974) [syn: {Ellington}, {Edward Kennedy Ellington}]

Duke of Argyll's tea tree
n : deciduous erect or spreading shrub with spiny branches and violet-purple flowers followed by orange-red berries; southeastern Europe to China [syn: {common matrimony vine}, {Lycium barbarum}, {Lycium halimifolium}]

Duke of Cumberland
n : English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765) [syn: {Cumberland}, {William Augustus}, {Butcher Cumberland}]

Duke of Edinburgh
n : Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921) [syn: {Philip}, {Prince Philip}]

Duke of Marlborough
n : English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722) [syn: {Churchill}, {John Churchill}, {First Duke of Marlborough}]

Duke of Wellington
n : British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852) [syn: {Wellington}, {First Duke of Wellington}, {Arthur Wellesley}, {the Iron Duke}]

Duke of Windsor
n : King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972) [syn: {Edward VIII}]

Duke University
n : a university in Durham, North Carolina

Duke Wayne
n : United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979) [syn: {Wayne}, {John Wayne}]

dukedom
n 1: the dignity or rank or position of a duke
2: the domain controlled by a duke or duchess [syn: {duchy}]

dulcet
adj 1: extremely pleasant in a gentle way; "the most dulcet swimming on the most beautiful and remote beaches"
2: pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello" [syn: {honeyed}, {mellifluous}, {mellisonant}, {sweet}]

dulciana
n : the organ stop having a tone of soft sweet string quality

dulcified
dulcify
v : make sweeter in taste [syn: {sweeten}, {edulcorate}, {dulcorate}] [ant: {sour}] [also: {dulcified}]

dulcified
See {dulcify}

dulcify
v : make sweeter in taste [syn: {sweeten}, {edulcorate}, {dulcorate}] [ant: {sour}] [also: {dulcified}]

dulcimer
n 1: a stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings
2: a trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers

dulcorate
v : make sweeter in taste [syn: {sweeten}, {dulcify}, {edulcorate}] [ant: {sour}]

dull
adj 1: lacking in liveliness or animation; "he was so dull at parties"; "a dull political campaign"; "a large dull impassive man"; "dull days with nothing to do"; "how dull and dreary the world is"; "fell back into one of her dull moods" [ant: {lively}]
2: emitting or reflecting very little light; "a dull glow"; "dull silver badly in need of a polish"; "a dull sky" [ant: {bright}]
3: being or made softer or less loud or clear; "the dull boom of distant breaking waves"; "muffled drums"; "the muffled noises of the street"; "muted trumpets" [syn: {muffled}, {muted}, {softened}]
4: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome" [syn: {boring}, {deadening}, {ho-hum}, {irksome}, {slow}, {tedious}, {tiresome}, {wearisome}]
5: (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted; "dull greens and blues"
6: not keenly felt; "a dull throbbing"; "dull pain" [ant: {sharp}]
7: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students" [syn: {dense}, {dim}, {dumb}, {obtuse}, {slow}]
8: (of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market" [syn: {slow}, {sluggish}]
9: not having a sharp edge or point; "the knife was too dull to be of any use" [ant: {sharp}] 10: blunted in responsiveness or sensibility; "a dull gaze"; "so exhausted she was dull to what went on about her"- Willa Cather 11: not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft; "the dull thud"; "thudding bullets" [syn: {thudding}] 12: darkened with overcast; "a dark day"; "a dull sky"; "a gray rainy afternoon"; "gray clouds"; "the sky was leaden and thick" [syn: {gray}, {grey}, {leaden}]
v 1: make dull in appearance; "Age had dulled the surface"
2: become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness; "the varnished table top dulled with time"
3: deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping [syn: {muffle}, {mute}, {damp}, {dampen}, {tone down}]
4: make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses" [syn: {numb}, {benumb}, {blunt}]
5: make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge" [syn: {blunt}] [ant: {sharpen}]
6: become less interesting or attractive [syn: {pall}]
7: make less lively or vigorous; "Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"

dullard
n 1: a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!" [syn: {stupid}, {stupid person}, {dolt}, {pudding head}, {pudden-head}, {poor fish}, {pillock}]
2: a person who evokes boredom [syn: {bore}]

dulled
adj 1: having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure; "the mind of the audience is becoming dulled"; "the benumbed intellectual faculties can no longer respond" [syn: {benumbed}]
2: made dull or blunt [syn: {blunted}]
3: deprived of color; "colors dulled by too much sun"; "grayed with the dust of the road" [syn: {grayed}]

Dulles
n : United States diplomat who (as Secretary of State) pursued a policy of opposition to the USSR by providing aid to American allies (1888-1959) [syn: {John Foster Dulles}]

dullness
n 1: the quality of being slow to understand [syn: {dulness}, {obtuseness}]
2: the quality of lacking interestingness [syn: {dulness}]
3: a lack of visual brightness [syn: {dulness}] [ant: {brightness}]
4: without sharpness of edge or point [syn: {dulness}, {bluntness}] [ant: {asperity}, {sharpness}]

dully
adv 1: without liveliness; "she nodded her head dully"
2: without luster or shine; "the light shone dully through the haze"; "unpolished buttons glinted dully"

dulness
n 1: the quality of being slow to understand [syn: {dullness}, {obtuseness}]
2: the quality of lacking interestingness [syn: {dullness}]
3: a lack of visual brightness [syn: {dullness}] [ant: {brightness}]
4: without sharpness of edge or point [syn: {dullness}, {bluntness}] [ant: {asperity}, {sharpness}]

dulse
n : coarse edible red seaweed [syn: {Rhodymenia palmata}]

Duluth
n : a city in northeast Minnesota on Lake Superior

duly
adv : at the proper time; "she was duly apprised of the raise" [syn: {punctually}]

Dumas
n : French writer remembered for his swashbuckling historical tales (1802-1870) [syn: {Alexandre Dumas}]

dumb
adj 1: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students" [syn: {dense}, {dim}, {dull}, {obtuse}, {slow}]
2: unable to speak temporarily; "struck dumb"; "speechless with shock" [syn: {speechless}]
3: lacking the power of human speech; "dumb animals"
4: unable to speak because of hereditary deafness [syn: {mute}, {silent}]

dumb bomb
n : a bomb that falls because of gravity and is not guided to a target [syn: {gravity bomb}] [ant: {smart bomb}]

dumb cane
n : a evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name [syn: {mother-in-law plant}, {mother-in-law's tongue}, {Dieffenbachia sequine}]

dumb show
n : a performance using gestures and body movements without words [syn: {mime}, {pantomime}]

dumbbell
n 1: an exercising weight; two spheres connected by a short bar that serves as a handle
2: an ignorant or foolish person [syn: {dummy}, {dope}, {boob}, {booby}, {pinhead}]

dumbfound
v : be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick}, {get}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder}, {flummox}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze}]

dumbfounded
adj : as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident"; "the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless"; "was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion" [syn: {dumfounded}, {flabbergasted}, {stupefied}, {thunderstruck}]

dumbfounding
adj : bewildering or striking dumb with wonder [syn: {astounding}, {dumfounding}]

dumbly
adv 1: in a stupid manner; "he had so rapaciously desired and so obtusely expected to find her alone" [syn: {densely}, {obtusely}]
2: in an inarticulate manner; "I nodded dumbly and he slit the envelope"

dumbness
n : the quality of being mentally slow and limited [syn: {denseness}, {slow-wittedness}]

dumbwaiter
n : a small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another [syn: {food elevator}]

dumdum
n : a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound [syn: {dumdum bullet}]

dumdum bullet
n : a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound [syn: {dumdum}]

dumdum fever
n : leishmaniasis of the viscera [syn: {visceral leishmaniasis}, {kala-azar}, {Assam fever}]

Dumetella
n : catbirds [syn: {genus Dumetella}]

Dumetella carolinensis
n : North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing [syn: {catbird}, {gray catbird}]

dumfounded
adj : as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident"; "the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless"; "was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion" [syn: {dumbfounded}, {flabbergasted}, {stupefied}, {thunderstruck}]

dumfounding
adj : bewildering or striking dumb with wonder [syn: {astounding}, {dumbfounding}]

dummied
dummy
adj : having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function; "a dummy corporation"
n 1: a person who does not talk [syn: {silent person}]
2: an ignorant or foolish person [syn: {dumbbell}, {dope}, {boob}, {booby}, {pinhead}]
3: a figure representing the human form
4: a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet [syn: {blank}, {blank shell}]
v : make a dummy of; "dummy up the books that are to be published" [syn: {dummy up}] [also: {dummied}]

dummied
See {dummy}

dummy
adj : having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function; "a dummy corporation"
n 1: a person who does not talk [syn: {silent person}]
2: an ignorant or foolish person [syn: {dumbbell}, {dope}, {boob}, {booby}, {pinhead}]
3: a figure representing the human form
4: a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet [syn: {blank}, {blank shell}]
v : make a dummy of; "dummy up the books that are to be published" [syn: {dummy up}] [also: {dummied}]

dummy up
v 1: make a dummy of; "dummy up the books that are to be published" [syn: {dummy}]
2: refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached" [syn: {close up}, {clam up}, {shut up}, {belt up}, {button up}, {be quiet}, {keep mum}] [ant: {open up}]

dummy whist
n : a form of whist with three players; four hands are dealt with the hand opposite the dealer being face up

dump
n 1: a coarse term for defecation; "he took a shit" [syn: {shit}]
2: a piece of land where waste materials are dumped [syn: {garbage dump}, {trash dump}, {rubbish dump}, {wasteyard}, {waste-yard}, {dumpsite}]
3: (computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs
v 1: throw away as refuse; "No dumping in these woods!"
2: sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly; "The company dumped him after many years of service"; "She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man" [syn: {ditch}]
3: sell at artificially low prices [syn: {underprice}]
4: drop in a heap or mass
5: fall abruptly; "It plunged to the bottom of the well" [syn: {plunge}]
6: knock down with force; "He decked his opponent" [syn: {deck}, {coldcock}, {knock down}, {floor}]

dump routine
n : a routine that writes from an internal store to some external medium

dump truck
n : truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity [syn: {dumper}, {tipper truck}, {tipper lorry}, {tip truck}, {tipper}]

dumpcart
n : a cart that can be tilted to empty contents without handling

dumped
adj : that is dropped in a heap; "his hastily dumped clothes"; "the money was there, dumped all over the floor"

dumper
n : truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity [syn: {dump truck}, {tipper truck}, {tipper lorry}, {tip truck}, {tipper}]

dumpier
dumpy
adj 1: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure" [syn: {chunky}, {low-set}, {squat}, {squatty}, {stumpy}]
2: short and fat [syn: {podgy}, {pudgy}, {tubby}] [also: {dumpiest}, {dumpier}]

dumpier
See {dumpy}

dumpiest
dumpy
adj 1: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure" [syn: {chunky}, {low-set}, {squat}, {squatty}, {stumpy}]
2: short and fat [syn: {podgy}, {pudgy}, {tubby}] [also: {dumpiest}, {dumpier}]

dumpiest
See {dumpy}

dumpiness
n : a short and stout physique [syn: {squattiness}]

dumping
n : selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market

dumpling
n 1: small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough [syn: {dumplings}]
2: dessert made by baking fruit wrapped in pastry

dumplings
n : small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough [syn: {dumpling}]

dumps
n : an informal expression for a mildly depressed state; "in the dumps"; "have the mopes" [syn: {mopes}]

dumpsite
n : a piece of land where waste materials are dumped [syn: {dump}, {garbage dump}, {trash dump}, {rubbish dump}, {wasteyard}, {waste-yard}]

Dumpster
n : a container designed to receive and transport and dump waste

dumpy
adj 1: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure" [syn: {chunky}, {low-set}, {squat}, {squatty}, {stumpy}]
2: short and fat [syn: {podgy}, {pudgy}, {tubby}] [also: {dumpiest}, {dumpier}]

Dumpy level
n : a surveyor's level having a short telescope fixed to a horizontally rotating table and a spirit level

Dumuzi
n : Sumerian and Babylonian god of pastures and vegetation; consort of Inanna [syn: {Tammuz}]

dun
adj : of a dull grayish brown to brownish gray color; "the dun and dreary prairie"
n 1: horse of a dull brownish gray color
2: a color varying around light grayish brown; "she wore a dun raincoat" [syn: {grayish brown}, {greyish brown}, {fawn}]
v 1: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" [syn: {torment}, {rag}, {bedevil}, {crucify}, {frustrate}]
2: persistently ask for overdue payment; "The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone"
3: cure by salting; "dun codfish"
4: make a dun color [also: {dunning}, {dunned}, {dunnest}, {dunner}]

Duncan
n : United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927) [syn: {Isadora Duncan}]

Duncan Grant
n : Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978) [syn: {Grant}, {Duncan James Corrow Grant}]

Duncan James Corrow Grant
n : Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978) [syn: {Grant}, {Duncan Grant}]

dunce
n : these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence [syn: {dunderhead}, {numskull}, {blockhead}, {bonehead}, {lunkhead}, {hammerhead}, {knucklehead}, {loggerhead}, {muttonhead}, {shithead}, {fuckhead}]

dunce cap
n : a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils [syn: {dunce's cap}, {fool's cap}]

dunce's cap
n : a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils [syn: {dunce cap}, {fool's cap}]

dundathu pine
n : Australian timber tree resembling the kauri but having wood much lighter in weight and softer [syn: {queensland kauri}, {smooth bark kauri}, {Agathis robusta}]

dunderhead
n : these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence [syn: {dunce}, {numskull}, {blockhead}, {bonehead}, {lunkhead}, {hammerhead}, {knucklehead}, {loggerhead}, {muttonhead}, {shithead}, {fuckhead}]

dune
n : a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans [syn: {sand dune}]

dune buggy
n : a recreational vehicle with large tires used on beaches or sand dunes [syn: {beach buggy}]

dune cycling
n : bicycling or motorcycling on sand dunes

dung
n : fecal matter of animals [syn: {droppings}, {muck}]
v 1: fertilize or dress with dung; "you must dung the land"
2: defecate; used of animals

dung beetle
n : any of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggs

dungaree
n : a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric [syn: {denim}, {jean}]

Dungeness crab
n 1: small Pacific coast crab
2: small edible crab of Pacific coast of North America [syn: {Cancer magister}]

dungeon
n 1: the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress [syn: {keep}, {donjon}]
2: a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined

dunghill
n 1: a foul or degraded condition
2: a heap of dung or refuse [syn: {midden}, {muckheap}, {muckhill}]

dunk
n : a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket [syn: {dunk shot}, {stuff shot}]
v 1: immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint" [syn: {dip}, {souse}, {plunge}, {douse}]
2: make a dunk shot, in basketball; "He dunked the ball"
3: dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce" [syn: {dip}]

dunk shot
n : a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket [syn: {dunk}, {stuff shot}]

Dunkard
n : an adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion) [syn: {Dunker}, {Tunker}]

dunked
adj : wet from being plunged into liquid; "a dunked doughnut"; "fell into the pool and came up soused" [syn: {soused}]

dunker
n 1: an eater who dips food into a liquid before eating it; "he was a dunker--he couldn't eat a doughnut without a cup of coffee to dunk it in"
2: a basketball player who is able to make dunk shots
3: an adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion) [syn: {Dunkard}, {Tunker}]

Dunkerque
n : a city in northern France on the North Sea where in World War II (1940) 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches at Dunkirk in a desperate retreat under enemy fire [syn: {Dunkirk}]

Dunkers
n : a Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of German descent; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersion [syn: {Church of the Brethren}, {Dippers}]

Dunkirk
n 1: a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat; "the Russians had to pull off a Dunkirk to get out of there"
2: a city in northern France on the North Sea where in World War II (1940) 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches at Dunkirk in a desperate retreat under enemy fire [syn: {Dunkerque}]

dunlin
n : small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions [syn: {red-backed sandpiper}, {Erolia alpina}]

dunned
dun
adj : of a dull grayish brown to brownish gray color; "the dun and dreary prairie"
n 1: horse of a dull brownish gray color
2: a color varying around light grayish brown; "she wore a dun raincoat" [syn: {grayish brown}, {greyish brown}, {fawn}]
v 1: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" [syn: {torment}, {rag}, {bedevil}, {crucify}, {frustrate}]
2: persistently ask for overdue payment; "The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone"
3: cure by salting; "dun codfish"
4: make a dun color [also: {dunning}, {dunned}, {dunnest}, {dunner}]

dunned
See {dun}

dunner
dun
adj : of a dull grayish brown to brownish gray color; "the dun and dreary prairie"
n 1: horse of a dull brownish gray color
2: a color varying around light grayish brown; "she wore a dun raincoat" [syn: {grayish brown}, {greyish brown}, {fawn}]
v 1: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" [syn: {torment}, {rag}, {bedevil}, {crucify}, {frustrate}]
2: persistently ask for overdue payment; "The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone"
3: cure by salting; "dun codfish"
4: make a dun color [also: {dunning}, {dunned}, {dunnest}, {dunner}]

dunner
See {dun}

dunnest
dun
adj : of a dull grayish brown to brownish gray color; "the dun and dreary prairie"
n 1: horse of a dull brownish gray color
2: a color varying around light grayish brown; "she wore a dun raincoat" [syn: {grayish brown}, {greyish brown}, {fawn}]
v 1: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" [syn: {torment}, {rag}, {bedevil}, {crucify}, {frustrate}]
2: persistently ask for overdue payment; "The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone"
3: cure by salting; "dun codfish"
4: make a dun color [also: {dunning}, {dunned}, {dunnest}, {dunner}]

dunnest
See {dun}

dunning
dun
adj : of a dull grayish brown to brownish gray color; "the dun and dreary prairie"
n 1: horse of a dull brownish gray color
2: a color varying around light grayish brown; "she wore a dun raincoat" [syn: {grayish brown}, {greyish brown}, {fawn}]
v 1: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" [syn: {torment}, {rag}, {bedevil}, {crucify}, {frustrate}]
2: persistently ask for overdue payment; "The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone"
3: cure by salting; "dun codfish"
4: make a dun color [also: {dunning}, {dunned}, {dunnest}, {dunner}]

dunning
See {dun}

dunnock
n : small brownish European songbird [syn: {hedge sparrow}, {sparrow}, {Prunella modularis}]

Duns Scotus
n : Scottish theologian who was very influential in the Middle Ages (1265-1308) [syn: {John Duns Scotus}]

duo
n 1: two items of the same kind [syn: {couple}, {pair}, {twosome}, {twain}, {brace}, {span}, {yoke}, {couplet}, {distich}, {duet}, {dyad}, {duad}]
2: two performers or singers who perform together [syn: {duet}, {duette}]
3: a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome" [syn: {couple}, {twosome}, {duet}]
4: a musical composition for two performers [syn: {duet}, {duette}] [also: {dui} (pl)]

duodecimal
adj : based on twelve; "the duodecimal number system"

duodenal
adj : in or relating to the duodenum; "duodenal ulcer"

duodenal smear
n : alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the duodenum [syn: {paraduodenal smear}]

duodenal ulcer
n : a peptic ulcer of the duodenum

duodenum
n : the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum [also: {duonas} (pl), {duona} (pl)]

duologue
n 1: a conversation between two persons [syn: {dialogue}, {dialog}]
2: a part of the script in which the speaking roles are limited to two actors

duona
See {duodenum}

duona
duodenum
n : the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum [also: {duonas} (pl), {duona} (pl)]

duonas
See {duodenum}

duonas
duodenum
n : the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum [also: {duonas} (pl), {duona} (pl)]

dupe
n : a person who is tricked or swindled [syn: {victim}]
v : fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: {gull}, {slang}, {befool}, {cod}, {fool}, {put on}, {take in}, {put one over}, {put one across}]

dupery
n : something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage [syn: {fraud}, {fraudulence}, {hoax}, {humbug}, {put-on}]

duple
adj : consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs; "an egg with a double yolk"; "a double (binary) star"; "double doors"; "dual controls for pilot and copilot"; "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure" [syn: {double}, {dual}]

duple time
n : musical time with two beats in each bar

duplex
adj 1: (used technically of a device or process) having two parts; "a duplex transaction"
2: allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously; "duplex system"; "duplex telephony"
n 1: a house with two units sharing a common wall [syn: {duplex house}, {semidetached house}]
2: an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase [syn: {duplex apartment}]

duplex apartment
n : an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase [syn: {duplex}]

duplex house
n : a house with two units sharing a common wall [syn: {duplex}, {semidetached house}]

duplicability
n : the quality of being reproducible [syn: {reproducibility}]

duplicable
adj : capable of being duplicated [syn: {duplicatable}]

duplicatable
adj : capable of being duplicated [syn: {duplicable}]

duplicate
adj 1: identically copied from an original; "a duplicate key"
2: being two identical [syn: {matching}, {twin(a)}, {twinned}]
n 1: something additional of the same kind; "he always carried extras in case of an emergency" [syn: {extra}]
2: a copy that corresponds to an original exactly; "he made a duplicate for the files" [syn: {duplication}]
v 1: make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick" [syn: {reduplicate}, {double}, {repeat}, {replicate}]
2: duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse" [syn: {twin}, {parallel}]
3: make a duplicate or duplicates of; "Could you please duplicate this letter for me?"
4: increase twofold; "The population doubled within 50 years" [syn: {double}]

duplication
n 1: a copy that corresponds to an original exactly; "he made a duplicate for the files" [syn: {duplicate}]
2: the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something; "this kind of duplication is wasteful" [syn: {gemination}]

duplicator
n : apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material [syn: {copier}]

Duplicidentata
n : in former classifications considered a suborder of Rodentia coextensive with the order Lagomorpha: gnawing animals

duplicitous
adj : marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray [syn: {ambidextrous}, {deceitful}, {double-dealing}, {Janus-faced}, {two-faced}, {double-faced}, {double-tongued}]

duplicity
n 1: a fraudulent or duplicitous representation [syn: {fraudulence}]
2: acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another [syn: {double-dealing}]

dupondii
See {dupondius}

dura
n : the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges [syn: {dura mater}]

dura mater
n : the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges [syn: {dura}]

durability
n : permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; "they advertised the durability of their products" [syn: {lastingness}, {enduringness}, {strength}]

durable
adj 1: existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship" [syn: {lasting}, {long-lasting}, {long-lived}]
2: serviceable for a long time; "durable denim jeans" [syn: {long-wearing}]
3: very long lasting; "less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys"; "the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent" [syn: {indestructible}, {perdurable}, {undestroyable}]

durable goods
n : consumer goods that are not destroyed by use [syn: {durables}, {consumer durables}]

durable press
n : a fabric that has been chemically processed to resist wrinkles and hold its shape [syn: {permanent press}, {permanent-press fabric}, {durable-press fabric}]

durable-press fabric
n : a fabric that has been chemically processed to resist wrinkles and hold its shape [syn: {permanent press}, {permanent-press fabric}, {durable press}]

durables
n : consumer goods that are not destroyed by use [syn: {durable goods}, {consumer durables}]

Durabolin
n : an androgen (trade names Durabolin or Kabolin) that is used to treat testosterone deficiency or breast cancer or osteoporosis [syn: {nandrolone}, {Kabolin}]

dural
adj : of or relating to the dura mater

Duralumin
n : an aluminum-based alloy

duramen
n : the older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood [syn: {heartwood}]

durance
n : imprisonment (especially for a long time)

Durango
n : a city in north central Mexico; mining center [syn: {Victoria de Durango}]

Durant
n : United States historian (1885-1981) [syn: {Will Durant}, {William James Durant}]

Durante
n : United States comedian remembered for his large nose and hoarse voice (1893-1980) [syn: {Jimmy Durante}]

duration
n 1: the period of time during which something continues [syn: {continuance}]
2: the property of enduring or continuing in time [syn: {continuance}]
3: continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required" [syn: {length}]

durative
n : the aspect of a verb that expresses its duration [syn: {durative aspect}]

durative aspect
n : the aspect of a verb that expresses its duration [syn: {durative}]

Durazzo
n : port city in western Albania on the Adriatic [syn: {Durres}]

Durban
n : a port city in eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean; resort and industrial center

durbar
n : the room in the palace of a native prince of India in which audiences and receptions occur

Durer
n : a leading German painter and engraver of the Renaissance (1471-1528) [syn: {Albrecht Durer}]

duress
n : compulsory force or threat; "confessed under duress"

Durga
n : goddess of war; a malevolent aspect of Devi; "the inaccessible"

Durham
n 1: a city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke University
2: English breed of short-horned cattle [syn: {shorthorn}]

durian
n 1: tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind [syn: {durion}, {durian tree}, {Durio zibethinus}]
2: huge fruit native to southeastern Asia `smelling like Hell and tasting like Heaven'; seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts

durian tree
n : tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind [syn: {durian}, {durion}, {Durio zibethinus}]

Durio
n : a genus of tall Asian trees of the family Bombacaceae [syn: {genus Durio}]

Durio zibethinus
n : tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind [syn: {durian}, {durion}, {durian tree}]

durion
n : tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind [syn: {durian}, {durian tree}, {Durio zibethinus}]

Durkheim
n : French sociologist and first professor of sociology at the Sorbonne (1858-1917) [syn: {Emile Durkheim}]

durmast
n : deciduous European oak valued for its tough elastic wood [syn: {Quercus petraea}, {Quercus sessiliflora}]

durra
n : sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa [syn: {doura}, {dourah}, {Egyptian corn}, {Indian millet}, {Guinea corn}]

Durrell
n : English writer of Irish descent who spent much of his in Mediterranean regions (1912-1990) [syn: {Lawrence Durrell}, {Lawrence George Durrell}]

Durres
n : port city in western Albania on the Adriatic [syn: {Durazzo}]

durum
n : wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America [syn: {durum wheat}, {hard wheat}, {Triticum durum}, {Triticum turgidum}, {macaroni wheat}]

durum wheat
n : wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America [syn: {durum}, {hard wheat}, {Triticum durum}, {Triticum turgidum}, {macaroni wheat}]

Dusanbe
n : the capital of Tajikistan; formerly Stalinabad 1926-1991 [syn: {Dushanbe}, {Dyushambe}, {Stalinabad}, {capital of Tajikistan}]

Duse
n : Italian actress best known for her performances in tragic roles (1858-1924) [syn: {Eleonora Duse}]

Dushanbe
n : the capital of Tajikistan; formerly Stalinabad 1926-1991 [syn: {Dusanbe}, {Dyushambe}, {Stalinabad}, {capital of Tajikistan}]

Dusicyon
n : crab-eating dog [syn: {genus Dusicyon}]

Dusicyon cancrivorus
n : wild dog of northern South America [syn: {crab-eating dog}, {crab-eating fox}]

dusk
n : the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night" [syn: {twilight}, {gloaming}, {nightfall}, {evenfall}, {fall}, {crepuscule}, {crepuscle}]

duskier
dusky
adj 1: lighted by or as if by twilight; "The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding; "the twilight glow of the sky"; "a boat on a twilit river" [syn: {twilight(a)}, {twilit}]
2: naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic" [syn: {dark-skinned}, {swart}, {swarthy}] [also: {duskiest}, {duskier}]

duskier
See {dusky}

duskiest
dusky
adj 1: lighted by or as if by twilight; "The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding; "the twilight glow of the sky"; "a boat on a twilit river" [syn: {twilight(a)}, {twilit}]
2: naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic" [syn: {dark-skinned}, {swart}, {swarthy}] [also: {duskiest}, {duskier}]

duskiest
See {dusky}

duskiness
n 1: the state of being poorly illuminated [syn: {dimness}]
2: a swarthy complexion [syn: {darkness}, {swarthiness}]

dusky
adj 1: lighted by or as if by twilight; "The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding; "the twilight glow of the sky"; "a boat on a twilit river" [syn: {twilight(a)}, {twilit}]
2: naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic" [syn: {dark-skinned}, {swart}, {swarthy}] [also: {duskiest}, {duskier}]

dusky salamander
n : common North American salamander mottled with dull brown or grayish-black

dusky shark
n : relatively slender blue-gray shark; nearly worldwide in tropical and temperate waters [syn: {Carcharhinus obscurus}]

dusky-footed woodrat
n : host to Lyme disease tick (Ixodes pacificus) in northern California [syn: {Neotoma fuscipes}]

Dusseldorf
n : an industrial city in western Germany on the Rhine

dust
n 1: fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air; "the furniture was covered with dust"
2: the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up [syn: {debris}, {junk}, {rubble}, {detritus}]
3: free microscopic particles of solid material; "astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust"
v 1: remove the dust from; "dust the cabinets"
2: rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape; "The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image"
3: cover with a light dusting of a substance; "dust the bread with flour"
4: distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" [syn: {scatter}, {sprinkle}, {dot}, {disperse}]

dust bag
n : a bag into which dirt is sucked by a vacuum cleaner [syn: {vacuum bag}]

dust bowl
n : a region subject to dust storms; especially the central region of United States subject to dust storms in the 1930s

dust cloud
n : a cloud of dust suspended in the air

dust coat
n : a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles [syn: {duster}, {gaberdine}, {gabardine}, {smock}]

dust contamination
n 1: state of being contaminated with dust
2: the act of contaminating with dust particles

dust cover
n 1: a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is printed [syn: {book jacket}, {dust jacket}, {dust wrapper}]
2: a large piece of cloth used to cover furniture that is not in use for a long period [syn: {dust sheet}]
3: a removable plastic protective covering for a piece of equipment

dust devil
n : a miniature whirlwind strong enough to whip dust and leaves and litter into the air

dust jacket
n : a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is printed [syn: {book jacket}, {dust cover}, {dust wrapper}]

dust mop
n : a dry swab for dusting floors [syn: {dustmop}, {dry mop}]

dust sheet
n : a large piece of cloth used to cover furniture that is not in use for a long period [syn: {dust cover}]

dust storm
n : a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand; "it was the kind of duster not experienced in years" [syn: {duster}, {sandstorm}, {sirocco}]

dust wrapper
n : a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is printed [syn: {book jacket}, {dust cover}, {dust jacket}]

dustbin
n : a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected [syn: {ashcan}, {trash can}, {garbage can}, {wastebin}, {ash bin}, {ash-bin}, {ashbin}, {trash barrel}, {trash bin}]

dustcart
n : a truck for collecting domestic refuse; "in England a garbage truck is called a dustcart" [syn: {garbage truck}]

dustcloth
n : a piece of cloth used for dusting [syn: {dustrag}, {duster}]

dust-covered
adj : covered with a layer of dusty; "a dusty pile of books" [syn: {dusty}]

duster
n 1: a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand; "it was the kind of duster not experienced in years" [syn: {dust storm}, {sandstorm}, {sirocco}]
2: a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles [syn: {gaberdine}, {gabardine}, {smock}, {dust coat}]
3: a piece of cloth used for dusting [syn: {dustcloth}, {dustrag}]
4: a pitch thrown deliberately close to the batter

dustier
dusty
adj : covered with a layer of dusty; "a dusty pile of books" [syn: {dust-covered}] [also: {dustiest}, {dustier}]

dustier
See {dusty}

dustiest
dusty
adj : covered with a layer of dusty; "a dusty pile of books" [syn: {dust-covered}] [also: {dustiest}, {dustier}]

dustiest
See {dusty}

Dustin Hoffman
n : versatile United States film actor (born in 1937) [syn: {Hoffman}]

dusting powder
n : a fine powder for spreading on the body (as after bathing) [syn: {toilet powder}, {bath powder}]

dustlike
adj : as fine and powdery as dust

dustman
n : someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse [syn: {garbage man}, {garbage collector}, {refuse collector}]

dustmop
n : a dry swab for dusting floors [syn: {dust mop}, {dry mop}]

dustpan
n 1: the quantity that a dustpan will hold [syn: {dustpanful}]
2: a short-handled receptacle into which dust can be swept

dustpanful
n : the quantity that a dustpan will hold [syn: {dustpan}]

dustrag
n : a piece of cloth used for dusting [syn: {dustcloth}, {duster}]

dustup
n : an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words" [syn: {quarrel}, {wrangle}, {row}, {words}, {run-in}]

dusty
adj : covered with a layer of dusty; "a dusty pile of books" [syn: {dust-covered}] [also: {dustiest}, {dustier}]

dusty miller
n 1: shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {silver-lace}, {silver lace}, {Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum}, {Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum}]
2: stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region having very white woolly stems and leaves; sometimes placed in genus Cineraria [syn: {Senecio cineraria}, {Cineraria maritima}]
3: a plant having leaves and stems covered with down that resembles dust [syn: {Centaurea cineraria}, {Centaurea gymnocarpa}]
4: herb with grayish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant [syn: {beach wormwood}, {old woman}, {Artemisia stelleriana}]
5: an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers [syn: {mullein pink}, {rose campion}, {gardener's delight}, {Lychnis coronaria}]

Dutch
adj : of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture; "Dutch painting"; "Dutch painters"
n 1: the people of the Netherlands; "the Dutch are famous for their tulips" [syn: {Dutch people}]
2: the West Germanic language of the Netherlands

dutch auction
n : a method of selling in which the price is reduced until a buyer is found

Dutch capital
n : an industrial center and the nominal capital of the Netherlands; center of the diamond-cutting industry; seat of an important stock exchange; known for its canals and art museum [syn: {Amsterdam}, {capital of The Netherlands}]

Dutch case-knife bean
n : tropical American high-climbing bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain [syn: {scarlet runner}, {scarlet runner bean}, {runner bean}, {Phaseolus coccineus}, {Phaseolus multiflorus}]

dutch clover
n : creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage [syn: {white clover}, {shamrock}, {Trifolium repens}]

Dutch courage
n : courage resulting from intoxication

Dutch door
n : an exterior door divided in two horizontally; either half can be closed or open independently [syn: {half door}]

Dutch East Indies
n : a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions [syn: {Indonesia}, {Republic of Indonesia}]

Dutch elm
n : any of various hybrid ornamental European shade trees ranging from dwarf to tall [syn: {Ulmus hollandica}]

Dutch elm disease
n : disease of elms caused by a fungus

Dutch elm fungus
n : fungus causing Dutch elm disease [syn: {Ceratostomella ulmi}]

Dutch florin
n : formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents [syn: {guilder}, {gulden}, {florin}]

Dutch Guiana
n : a republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975 [syn: {Suriname}, {Republic of Suriname}, {Surinam}, {Netherlands Guiana}]

Dutch hoe
n : a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling [syn: {scuffle}, {scuffle hoe}]

Dutch iris
n 1: bulbous Spanish iris having blue flowers [syn: {Iris tingitana}]
2: bulbous Spanish iris with red-violet flowers [syn: {Iris filifolia}]

Dutch Leonard
n : United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925) [syn: {Leonard}, {Elmore Leonard}, {Elmore John Leonard}]

Dutch monetary unit
n : monetary unit in the Netherlands

Dutch oven
n 1: n oven consisting of a metal box for cooking in front of a fire
2: iron or earthenware cooking pot; used for stews

Dutch people
n : the people of the Netherlands; "the Dutch are famous for their tulips" [syn: {Dutch}]

Dutch treat
n : a dinner where each person pays for his own

Dutch uncle
n : a counselor who admonishes frankly and sternly

Dutch-elm beetle
n : a vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease [syn: {Scolytus multistriatus}]

Dutchman
n : a native or inhabitant of Holland [syn: {Netherlander}, {Hollander}]

Dutchman's breeches
n : delicate spring-flowering plant of the eastern United States having double-spurred white flowers [syn: {Dicentra cucullaria}]

Dutchman's-pipe
n : hardy deciduous vine having large leaves and flowers with the calyx tube curved like the bowl of a pipe [syn: {pipe vine}, {Aristolochia macrophylla}, {Aristolochia durior}]

Dutch-processed cocoa
n : cocoa powder treated with a mild alkalizing agent (such as baking soda)

duteous
adj : willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect; "a dutiful child"; "a dutiful citizen"; "Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife"; [syn: {dutiful}]

dutiable
adj : subject to import tax; "dutiable imports"

dutiful
adj : willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect; "a dutiful child"; "a dutiful citizen"; "Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife"; [syn: {duteous}]

dutifully
adv : out of a sense of duty; in a dutiful manner; "he dutifully visited his mother every Sunday"

dutifulness
n : piety by virtue of devotion to duty

duty
n 1: work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job"
2: the social force that binds you to your obligations and the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr [syn: {responsibility}, {obligation}]
3: a government tax on imports or exports; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries" [syn: {tariff}]

duty assignment
n : a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty" [syn: {assignment}]

duty period
n : the time period during which you are at work [syn: {shift}, {work shift}]

duty tour
n : a period of time spent in military service [syn: {enlistment}, {hitch}, {term of enlistment}, {tour of duty}, {tour}]

duty-bound
adj : under a moral obligation to do something [syn: {duty-bound(p)}, {obliged(p)}]

duty-free
adj : exempt from duty; "duty-free liquor"

duumviri
See {duumvir}

Duvalier
n 1: son and successor of Francois Duvalier as president of Haiti; he was overthrown by a mass uprising in 1986 (born in 1951) [syn: {Jean-Claude Duvalier}, {Baby Doc}]
2: oppressive Haitian dictator (1907-1971) [syn: {Francois Duvalier}, {Papa Doc}]

duvet
n : a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider [syn: {eiderdown}, {continental quilt}]

DVD
n : a digital videodisc; a recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set [syn: {videodisk}, {videodisc}]

Dvorak
n : Czech composer who combined folk elements with traditional forms (1841-1904) [syn: {Antonin Dvorak}]

dwarf
n 1: a person who is abnormally small [syn: {midget}, {nanus}]
2: a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure [syn: {gnome}]
v 1: make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarves that of last year" [syn: {shadow}, {overshadow}]
2: check the growth of; "the lack of sunlight dwarfed these pines" [also: {dwarves} (pl)]

dwarf astilbe
n : mat-forming evergreen Asiatic plant with finely cut leaves and small pink to burgundy flowers; grown as ground cover [syn: {Astilbe chinensis pumila}]

dwarf banana
n : low-growing Asian banana tree cultivated especially in the West Indies for its clusters of edible yellow fruit [syn: {Musa acuminata}]

dwarf bilberry
n : low-growing tufted deciduous shrub of northern and alpine North America having pink to coral-red flowers followed by sweet blue berries [syn: {dwarf blueberry}, {Vaccinium caespitosum}]

dwarf blueberry
n : low-growing tufted deciduous shrub of northern and alpine North America having pink to coral-red flowers followed by sweet blue berries [syn: {dwarf bilberry}, {Vaccinium caespitosum}]

dwarf buckeye
n : a spreading shrub with pink flowers; found in southeastern United States [syn: {bottlebrush buckeye}]

dwarf buffalo
n : small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns [syn: {anoa}, {Anoa depressicornis}]

dwarf cape gooseberry
n : stout hairy annual of eastern North America with sweet yellow fruits [syn: {strawberry tomato}, {Physalis pruinosa}]

dwarf chestnut
n : shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts [syn: {Allegheny chinkapin}, {eastern chinquapin}, {chinquapin}, {Castanea pumila}]

dwarf chinkapin oak
n : deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense thickets [syn: {dwarf chinquapin oak}, {dwarf oak}, {Quercus prinoides}]

dwarf chinquapin oak
n : deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense thickets [syn: {dwarf chinkapin oak}, {dwarf oak}, {Quercus prinoides}]

dwarf cornel
n : creeping red-berried perennial herb distinguished by clustered leaf whorls at tips of shoots; Greenland to Alaska [syn: {bunchberry}, {crackerberry}, {pudding berry}, {Cornus canadensis}]

dwarf daisy
n : tiny gray woolly tufted annual with small golden-yellow flower heads; southeastern California to northwestern Arizona and southwestern Utah; sometimes placed in genus Eriophyllum [syn: {woolly daisy}, {Antheropeas wallacei}, {Eriophyllum wallacei}]

dwarf dandelion
n : small yellow-flowered herb resembling dandelions of central and southeastern United States [syn: {Krigia dandelion}, {Krigia bulbosa}]

dwarf elder
n 1: dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a nauseous odor [syn: {danewort}, {Sambucus ebulus}]
2: bristly herb of eastern and central North America having black fruit and medicinal bark [syn: {bristly sarsaparilla}, {bristly sarsparilla}, {Aralia hispida}]

dwarf elm
n : fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United States for shelter or ornament [syn: {Siberian elm}, {Chinese elm}, {Ulmus pumila}]

dwarf flowering almond
n : small Chinese shrub with smooth unfurrowed dark red fruit grown especially for its red or pink or white flowers [syn: {Prunus glandulosa}]

dwarf golden chinkapin
n : evergreen shrub similar to golden chinkapin; mountains of California [syn: {Chrysolepis sempervirens}]

dwarf gray willow
n : willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneath [syn: {sage willow}, {Salix tristis}]

dwarf hulsea
n : similar to but smaller than alpine hulsea [syn: {Hulsea nana}]

dwarf iris
n 1: low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright blue-lilac flowers [syn: {vernal iris}, {Iris verna}]
2: low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United States [syn: {Iris cristata}]

dwarf juniper
n 1: a procumbent variety of the common juniper [syn: {ground cedar}, {Juniperus communis depressa}]
2: procumbent or spreading juniper [syn: {savin}, {Juniperus sabina}]

dwarf lycopod
n : tufted spikemoss forming loose spreading mats; eastern North America [syn: {rock spikemoss}, {Selaginella rupestris}]

dwarf maple
n : small maple of northwestern North America [syn: {Rocky-mountain maple}, {Acer glabrum}]

dwarf mountain pine
n : low shrubby pine of central Europe with short bright green needles in bunches of two [syn: {Swiss mountain pine}, {mountain pine}, {mugho pine}, {mugo pine}, {Pinus mugo}]

dwarf mulberry
n : creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or orange berries [syn: {cloudberry}, {bakeapple}, {baked-apple berry}, {salmonberry}, {Rubus chamaemorus}]

dwarf nipplewort
n : small European herb with small yellow flowers [syn: {lamb succory}, {Arnoseris minima}]

dwarf oak
n : deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense thickets [syn: {dwarf chinkapin oak}, {dwarf chinquapin oak}, {Quercus prinoides}]

dwarf phlox
n : low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves and pink or white flowers; native to United States and widely cultivated as a ground cover [syn: {moss pink}, {mountain phlox}, {moss phlox}, {Phlox subulata}]

dwarf pipefish
n : small (4 inches) fish found off Florida gulf coast [syn: {Syngnathus hildebrandi}]

dwarf pocket rat
n : small silky-haired pouched rodent; similar to but smaller than kangaroo rats [syn: {kangaroo mouse}]

dwarf Russian almond
n : Asiatic shrub cultivated for its rosy red flowers [syn: {Russian almond}, {Prunus tenella}]

dwarf sperm whale
n : very small (to 8 feet) sperm whale of central coasts of Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {Kogia simus}]

dwarf spurge
n : European erect or depressed annual weedy spurge adventive in northeastern United States [syn: {Euphorbia exigua}]

dwarf sumac
n : common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries [syn: {mountain sumac}, {black sumac}, {shining sumac}, {Rhus copallina}]

dwarf tulip
n : small early-blooming tulip [syn: {Tulipa armena}, {Tulipa suaveolens}]

dwarf willow
n : widely distributed boreal shrubby willow with partially underground creeping stems and bright green glossy leaves [syn: {Salix herbacea}]

dwarfish
adj : atypically small; "dwarf tree"; "dwarf star"

dwarfishness
n : smallness of stature

dwarfism
n : a genetic abnormality resulting in short stature [syn: {nanism}]

dwarf-white trillium
n : a low perennial white-flowered trillium found in the southeastern United States [syn: {snow trillium}, {early wake-robin}]

dwarves
See {dwarf}

dwarves
dwarf
n 1: a person who is abnormally small [syn: {midget}, {nanus}]
2: a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure [syn: {gnome}]
v 1: make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarves that of last year" [syn: {shadow}, {overshadow}]
2: check the growth of; "the lack of sunlight dwarfed these pines" [also: {dwarves} (pl)]

dweeb
n : an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or studying excessively [syn: {swot}, {grind}, {nerd}, {wonk}]

dwell
v 1: think moodily or anxiously about something [syn: {brood}]
2: originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country" [syn: {consist}, {lie}, {belong}, {lie in}]
3: make one's home or live in; "She resides officially in Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted"; "The plains are sparsely populated" [syn: {shack}, {reside}, {live}, {inhabit}, {people}, {populate}, {domicile}, {domiciliate}]
4: come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things" [syn: {harp}] [also: {dwelt}]

dwell on
v : delay [syn: {linger over}]

dweller
n : a person who inhabits a particular place [syn: {inhabitant}, {denizen}, {indweller}]

dwelling
n : housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless" [syn: {home}, {domicile}, {abode}, {habitation}, {dwelling house}]

dwelling house
n : housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless" [syn: {dwelling}, {home}, {domicile}, {abode}, {habitation}]

dwelt
dwell
v 1: think moodily or anxiously about something [syn: {brood}]
2: originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country" [syn: {consist}, {lie}, {belong}, {lie in}]
3: make one's home or live in; "She resides officially in Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted"; "The plains are sparsely populated" [syn: {shack}, {reside}, {live}, {inhabit}, {people}, {populate}, {domicile}, {domiciliate}]
4: come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things" [syn: {harp}] [also: {dwelt}]

dwelt
See {dwell}

Dwight D. Eisenhower
n : United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961) [syn: {Eisenhower}, {Dwight Eisenhower}, {Dwight David Eisenhower}, {Ike}, {President Eisenhower}]

Dwight David Eisenhower
n : United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961) [syn: {Eisenhower}, {Dwight Eisenhower}, {Dwight D. Eisenhower}, {Ike}, {President Eisenhower}]

Dwight Davis
n : United States tennis player who donated the Davis Cup for international team tennis competition (1879-1945) [syn: {Davis}, {Dwight Filley Davis}]

Dwight Eisenhower
n : United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961) [syn: {Eisenhower}, {Dwight D. Eisenhower}, {Dwight David Eisenhower}, {Ike}, {President Eisenhower}]

Dwight Filley Davis
n : United States tennis player who donated the Davis Cup for international team tennis competition (1879-1945) [syn: {Davis}, {Dwight Davis}]

Dwight Lyman Moody
n : United States evangelist (1837-1899) [syn: {Moody}]

dwindle
v : become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down" [syn: {dwindle away}, {dwindle down}]

dwindle away
v : become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down" [syn: {dwindle}, {dwindle down}]

dwindle down
v : become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down" [syn: {dwindle}, {dwindle away}]

dwindling
adj : gradually decreasing until little remains [syn: {tapering}, {tapering off}]
n : a becoming gradually less; "there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family" [syn: {dwindling away}]

dwindling away
n : a becoming gradually less; "there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family" [syn: {dwindling}]

Dy
n : a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; forms compounds that are highly magnetic [syn: {dysprosium}, {atomic number 66}]

dyad
n : two items of the same kind [syn: {couple}, {pair}, {twosome}, {twain}, {brace}, {span}, {yoke}, {couplet}, {distich}, {duo}, {duet}, {duad}]

dyadic
adj : of or relating to a dyad or based on two

dyadic operation
n : an operation on exactly two operands

dyarchy
n : a form of government having two joint rulers [syn: {diarchy}]

Dyaus
n : god of the sky [syn: {Dyaus-pitar}]

Dyaus-pitar
n : god of the sky [syn: {Dyaus}]

dybbuk
n : (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior [syn: {dibbuk}] [also: {dybbukkim} (pl)]

dybbukkim
See {dybbuk}

dybbukkim
dybbuk
n : (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior [syn: {dibbuk}] [also: {dybbukkim} (pl)]

dye
n : a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair [syn: {dyestuff}]
v : color with dye; "Please dye these shoes"

dyed
adj : (used of color) artificially produced; not natural; "a bleached blonde" [syn: {bleached}, {colored}, {coloured}]

dyeing
n : the use of dye to change the color of something permanently

dyer
n : someone whose job is to dye cloth

dyers' chamomile
n : Eurasian perennial herb with hairy divided leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {yellow chamomile}, {golden marguerite}, {Anthemis tinctoria}]

dyer's greenweed
n : small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as weed in England and United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental [syn: {woodwaxen}, {dyer's-broom}, {dyeweed}, {greenweed}, {whin}, {woadwaxen}, {Genista tinctoria}]

dyer's mignonette
n : European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America [syn: {dyer's rocket}, {weld}, {Reseda luteola}]

dyer's rocket
n : European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America [syn: {dyer's mignonette}, {weld}, {Reseda luteola}]

dyer's weed
n : eastern North American herb whose yellow flowers are (or were) used in dyeing [syn: {Solidago rugosa}]

dyer's woad
n : European biennial formerly grown for the blue coloring matter yielded by its leaves [syn: {Isatis tinctoria}]

dyer's woodruff
n : creeping European perennial having red or pinkish-white flowers and red roots sometimes used as a substitute for madder in dyeing [syn: {Asperula tinctoria}]

dyer's-broom
n : small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as weed in England and United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental [syn: {woodwaxen}, {dyer's greenweed}, {dyeweed}, {greenweed}, {whin}, {woadwaxen}, {Genista tinctoria}]

dyestuff
n : a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair [syn: {dye}]

dyeweed
n : small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as weed in England and United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental [syn: {woodwaxen}, {dyer's greenweed}, {dyer's-broom}, {greenweed}, {whin}, {woadwaxen}, {Genista tinctoria}]

dyewood
n : any wood from which dye is obtained

dye-works
n : a workshop where dyeing is done

dying
die
n 1: small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces; used to generate random numbers [syn: {dice}]
2: a device used for shaping metal
3: a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods
v 1: pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully" [syn: {decease}, {perish}, {go}, {exit}, {pass away}, {expire}, {pass}] [ant: {be born}]
2: suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith"
3: be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame; "I was dying with embarrassment when my little lie was discovered"; "We almost died laughing during the show"
4: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" [syn: {fail}, {go bad}, {give way}, {give out}, {conk out}, {go}, {break}, {break down}]
5: feel indifferent towards; "She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery"
6: languish as with love or desire; "She dying for a cigarette"; "I was dying to leave"
7: cut or shape with a die; "Die out leather for belts" [syn: {die out}]
8: to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player
9: lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall" [syn: {pall}, {become flat}] 10: disappear or come to an end; "Their anger died"; "My secret will die with me!" 11: suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense); "Whosoever..believes in me shall never die" [also: {dying}]

dying
adj 1: in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be; "a dying man"; "his dying wish"; "a dying fire"; "a dying civilization" [syn: {dying(a)}] [ant: {aborning}]
2: eagerly desirous; "anxious to see the new show at the museum"; "dying to hear who won" [syn: {anxious(p)}, {dying(p)}]
n : the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes" [syn: {death}, {demise}] [ant: {birth}]

dying
See {die}

Dyirbal
n : a language of Australian aborigines [syn: {Jirrbal}]

dyke
n 1: offensive terms for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine [syn: {butch}, {dike}]
2: a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea [syn: {dam}, {dike}, {levee}]
v : enclose with a dike; "dike the land to protect it from water" [syn: {dike}]

Dylan
n 1: United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941) [syn: {Bob Dylan}]
2: Celtic god of the waves; son of Arianrhod

Dylan Marlais Thomas
n : Welsh poet (1914-1953) [syn: {Thomas}, {Dylan Thomas}]

Dylan Thomas
n : Welsh poet (1914-1953) [syn: {Thomas}, {Dylan Marlais Thomas}]

dynamic
adj 1: characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality; "a dynamic market"; "a dynamic speaker"; "the dynamic president of the firm" [syn: {dynamical}] [ant: {undynamic}]
2: of or relating to dynamics
3: expressing action rather than a state of being; used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water') [syn: {active}] [ant: {stative}]
n : an efficient incentive; "they hoped it would act as a spiritual dynamic on all churches" [syn: {moral force}]

dynamic balance
n : (aeronautics) the state of equilibrium in which centrifugal forces due to a rotating mass (e.g., a propeller) do not produce force in the shaft and so vibration is reduced

dynamic electricity
n : a flow of electric charge [syn: {current electricity}]

dynamic headroom
n : the capacity of a system to reproduce loud sounds without distortion [syn: {headroom}]

dynamic viscosity
n : a measure of the resistance to flow of a fluid under an applied force [syn: {coefficient of viscosity}, {absolute viscosity}]

dynamical
adj : characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality; "a dynamic market"; "a dynamic speaker"; "the dynamic president of the firm" [syn: {dynamic}] [ant: {undynamic}]

dynamical system
n : (physics) a phase space togther with a transformation of that space

dynamically
adv : in a forceful dynamic manner; "this pianist plays dynamically"

dynamics
n : the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies [syn: {kinetics}]

dynamise
v 1: make more dynamic; "She was dynamized by her desire to go to grad school" [syn: {dynamize}]
2: make (a drug) effective; "dynamized medicine" [syn: {dynamize}]

dynamism
n 1: any of the various theories or doctrines or philosophical systems that attempt to explain the phenomena of the universe in terms of some immanent force or energy
2: the activeness of an energetic personality [syn: {pizzazz}, {pizzaz}, {oomph}, {zing}]

dynamite
n : an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
v : blow up with dynamite; "The rock was dynamited"

dynamiter
n : a person who uses dynamite in a revolutionary cause [syn: {dynamitist}]

dynamitist
n : a person who uses dynamite in a revolutionary cause [syn: {dynamiter}]

dynamize
v 1: make more dynamic; "She was dynamized by her desire to go to grad school" [syn: {dynamise}]
2: make (a drug) effective; "dynamized medicine" [syn: {dynamise}]

dynamo
n : generator consisting of a coil (the armature) that rotates between the poles of an electromagnet (the field magnet) causing a current to flow in the armature

dynamometer
n : measuring instrument designed to measure power [syn: {ergometer}]

Dynapen
n : antibacterial (trade name Dynapen) used to treat staphylococcal infections that are resistant to penicillin [syn: {dicloxacillin}]

dynast
n : a hereditary ruler

dynastic
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of a dynasty

dynasty
n : a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family

dyne
n : a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram

dysaphia
n : a disorder in the sense of touch

dysarthria
n : impaired articulatory ability resulting from defects in the peripheral motor nerves or in the speech musculature

dyscalculia
n : impaired ability to learn grade-appropriate mathematics

dyschezia
n : difficulty in defecating (usually as a consequence of long continued voluntary suppression of the urge to defecate)

dyscrasia
n : an abnormal or physiologically unbalanced state of the body

Dysdercus
n : a genus of slender long-legged bugs that feed on the developing seeds of cotton and stain it [syn: {genus Dysdercus}]

dysentery
n : an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea

dysfunction
n : (medicine) any disturbance in the function of an organ or body part [syn: {disfunction}]

dysfunctional
adj 1: impaired in function; especially of a bodily system or organ
2: (of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose; "dysfunctional behavior" [syn: {nonadaptive}]

dysgenesis
n : infertility between hybrids

dysgenic
adj : pertaining to or causing degeneration in the offspring produced [syn: {cacogenic}] [ant: {eugenic}]

dysgenics
n : the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced [syn: {cacogenics}] [ant: {eugenics}]

dysgraphia
n : impaired ability to learn to write

dyskinesia
n : abnormality in performing voluntary muscle movements

dyslectic
adj : having impaired ability to comprehend written words usually associated with a neurologic disorder [syn: {dyslexic}]

dyslexia
n : impaired ability to learn to read

dyslexic
adj 1: of or relating to or symptomatic of dyslexia
2: having impaired ability to comprehend written words usually associated with a neurologic disorder [syn: {dyslectic}]

dyslogia
n : impaired ability to express ideas verbally; usually resulting from difficulties of reasoning (as in feeble-mindedness or certain psychoses)

dyslogistic
adj : expressing disapproval; "dyslogistic terms like `nitwit' and `scalawag'" [syn: {dislogistic}, {pejorative}]

dysmenorrhea
n : painful menstruation

dysomia
n : impairment of the sense of smell

dysosmia
n : a disorder in the sense of smell [syn: {parosamia}, {ofactory impairment}]

dysostosis multiplex
n : hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism; characterized by severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage and bone and mental retardation [syn: {Hurler's syndrome}, {Hurler's disease}, {gargoylism}, {lipochondrodystrophy}]

dyspepsia
n : a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea [syn: {indigestion}, {stomach upset}, {upset stomach}]

dyspeptic
adj 1: suffering from dyspepsia
2: irritable as if suffering from indigestion [syn: {atrabilious}, {bilious}, {liverish}]
n : a person suffering from indigestion

dysphagia
n : condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful

dysphemism
n : an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one; "his favorite dysphemism was to ask for axle grease when he wanted butter" [ant: {euphemism}]

dysphemistic
adj : of an offensive substitute for inoffensive terminology; "`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'" [syn: {offensive}] [ant: {euphemistic}]

dysphonia
n : speech disorder attributable to a disorder of phonation

dysphoria
n : abnormal depression and discontent [ant: {euphoria}]

dysphoric
adj : generalized feeling of distress [syn: {distressed}, {unhappy}] [ant: {euphoric}]

dysplasia
n : abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth

dysplastic
adj : relating to or evidencing dysplasia

dyspnea
n : difficult or labored respiration [syn: {dyspnoea}]

dyspneal
adj : not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty; "breathless at thought of what I had done"; "breathless from running"; "followed the match with breathless interest" [syn: {breathless}, {dyspneic}, {dyspnoeic}, {dyspnoeal}] [ant: {breathing}]

dyspneic
adj : not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty; "breathless at thought of what I had done"; "breathless from running"; "followed the match with breathless interest" [syn: {breathless}, {dyspnoeic}, {dyspneal}, {dyspnoeal}] [ant: {breathing}]

dyspnoea
n : difficult or labored respiration [syn: {dyspnea}]

dyspnoeal
adj : not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty; "breathless at thought of what I had done"; "breathless from running"; "followed the match with breathless interest" [syn: {breathless}, {dyspneic}, {dyspnoeic}, {dyspneal}] [ant: {breathing}]

dyspnoeic
adj : not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty; "breathless at thought of what I had done"; "breathless from running"; "followed the match with breathless interest" [syn: {breathless}, {dyspneic}, {dyspneal}, {dyspnoeal}] [ant: {breathing}]

dysprosium
n : a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; forms compounds that are highly magnetic [syn: {Dy}, {atomic number 66}]

dyssynergia
n : inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait [syn: {ataxia}, {ataxy}, {motor ataxia}]

dysthymia
n : mild chronic depression; "I thought she had just been in a bad mood for thirty years, but the doctor called it dysthymia" [syn: {dysthymic depression}]

dysthymic depression
n : mild chronic depression; "I thought she had just been in a bad mood for thirty years, but the doctor called it dysthymia" [syn: {dysthymia}]

dystopia
n 1: state in which the condition of life is extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terror [ant: {utopia}]
2: a work of fiction describing an imaginary place where life is extremely bad because of deprivation or oppression or terror

dystopian
adj 1: of or pertaining to or resembling a dystopia
2: as bad as can be; characterized by human misery; "AIDS is one of the dystopian harbingers of the global villages"- Susan Sontag [ant: {utopian}]

dystrophy
n 1: any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles [syn: {muscular dystrophy}]
2: any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition

dysuria
n : painful or difficult urination

Dytiscidae
n : water beetles [syn: {family Dytiscidae}]

Dyushambe
n : the capital of Tajikistan; formerly Stalinabad 1926-1991 [syn: {Dushanbe}, {Dusanbe}, {Stalinabad}, {capital of Tajikistan}]

dziggetai
n : Mongolian wild ass [syn: {chigetai}, {Equus hemionus hemionus}]

E
n 1: a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body [syn: {vitamin E}, {tocopherol}]
2: a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons [syn: {einsteinium}, {Es}, {atomic number 99}]
3: the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees [syn: {east}, {due east}]
4: the base of the natural system of logarithms [syn: {2.718282...}]
5: the 5th letter of the Roman alphabet

E. A. von Willebrand
n : Finnish physician who first described vascular hemophilia (1870-1949) [syn: {Willebrand}, {von Willebrand}, {Erik von Willebrand}, {Erik Adolf von Willebrand}]

E. B. White
n : United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985) [syn: {White}, {Elwyn Brooks White}]

E. coli
n : a species of bacterium normally present in intestinal tract of humans and other animals; sometimes pathogenic; can be a threat to food safety [syn: {Escherichia coli}]

e. e. cummings
n : United States writer noted for his typographically eccentric poetry (1894-1962) [syn: {cummings}, {Edward Estlin Cummings}]

E. G. Marshall
n : United States actor (1914-1998) [syn: {Marshall}]

E. H. Harriman
n : United States railway tycoon (1848-1909) [syn: {Harriman}, {Edward Henry Harriman}]

E. H. Weber
n : German physiologist who studied sensory responses to stimuli and is considered the father of psychophysics (1795-1878) [syn: {Weber}, {Ernst Heinrich Weber}]

E. L. Doctorow
n : United States novelist (born in 1931) [syn: {Doctorow}, {Edgard Lawrence Doctorow}]

E layer
n : a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length [syn: {Heaviside layer}, {Kennelly-Heaviside layer}, {E region}]

E. O. Lawrence
n : United States physicist who developed the cyclotron (1901-1958) [syn: {Lawrence}, {Ernest Orlando Lawrence}]

E. O. Wilson
n : United States entomologist who has generalized from social insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929) [syn: {Wilson}, {Edward Osborne Wilson}]

E region
n : a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length [syn: {Heaviside layer}, {Kennelly-Heaviside layer}, {E layer}]

E. T. A. Hoffmann
n : German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822) [syn: {Hoffmann}, {Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann}, {Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann}]

E. T. S. Walton
n : Irish physicist who (with Sir John Cockcroft in 1931) first split an atom (1903-1995) [syn: {Walton}, {Ernest Walton}, {Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton}]

E. W. Morley
n : United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923) [syn: {Morley}, {Edward Morley}, {Edward Williams Morley}]

Ea
n : the Babylonian god of wisdom; son of Apsu and father of Marduk; counterpart of the Sumerian Enki; as one of the supreme triad including Anu and Bel he was assigned control of the watery element

each
adj : (used of count nouns) every one considered individually; "each person is mortal"; "each party is welcome" [syn: {each(a)}]
adv : to or from every one of two or more (considered individually); "they received $10 each" [syn: {to each one}, {for each one}, {from each one}, {apiece}]

each day
adv : without missing a day; "he stops by daily" [syn: {daily}, {every day}]

each month
adv : without missing a month; "we get paid monthly" [syn: {monthly}, {every month}]

each week
adv : without missing a week; "she visited her aunt weekly" [syn: {hebdomadally}, {weekly}, {every week}]

each year
adv 1: without missing a year; "they travel to China annually" [syn: {annually}, {yearly}, {every year}]
2: by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received); "he earned $100,000 per annum"; "we issue six volumes per annum" [syn: {per annum}, {p.a.}, {per year}, {annually}]

Eacles
n : imperial moths [syn: {genus Eacles}]

Eacles imperialis
n : large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or brownish markings; larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine trees [syn: {imperial moth}]

Eadweard Muybridge
n : United States motion-picture pioneer remembered for his pictures of running horses taken with a series of still cameras (1830-1904) [syn: {Muybridge}, {Edward James Muggeridge}]

Eadwig
n : King of England who was renounced by Northumbria in favor of his brother Edgar (died in 959) [syn: {Edwy}]

eager
adj 1: having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy; "eager to learn"; "eager to travel abroad"; "eager for success"; "eager helpers"; "an eager look" [ant: {uneager}]
2: marked by active interest and enthusiasm; "an avid sports fan"; "a great walker"; "an eager beaver" [syn: {avid}, {great}, {zealous}]
n : a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) [syn: {tidal bore}, {bore}, {eagre}, {aegir}]

eager beaver
n : an alert and energetic person [syn: {busy bee}, {live wire}, {sharpie}, {sharpy}]

eagerly
adv : with eagerness; in an eager manner; "the news was eagerly awaited" [syn: {thirstily}]

eagerness
n : a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something [syn: {avidity}, {avidness}, {keenness}]

eagle
n 1: any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight [syn: {bird of Jove}]
2: (golf) a score of two strokes under par on a hole
3: a former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars
4: an emblem representing power; "the Roman eagle"
v : shoot in two strokes under par

eagle ray
n : powerful free-swimming tropical ray noted for `soaring' by flapping winglike fins; usually harmless but has venomous tissue near base of the tail as in stingrays

eagle scout
n : a boy scout who has earned many merit badges

eagle-eyed
adj : capable of seeing to a great distance [syn: {keen-sighted}, {farseeing}, {longsighted}]

eaglet
n : a young eagle

eagre
n : a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) [syn: {tidal bore}, {bore}, {aegir}, {eager}]

Eames
n : United States designer noted for an innovative series of chairs (1907-1978) [syn: {Charles Eames}]

Eames chair
n : a chair designed by Charles Eames; originally made of molded plywood; seat and back shaped to fit the human body

Eamon de Valera
n : Irish statesman (born in the United States); as president of the Irish Free State he was responsible for the new constitution of 1937 that created the state of Eire (1882-1975) [syn: {de Valera}]

ear
n 1: the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
2: good hearing; "he had a keen ear"; "a good ear for pitch"
3: the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear [syn: {auricle}, {pinna}]
4: attention to what is said; "he tried to get her ear"
5: fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn [syn: {spike}, {capitulum}]

ear canal
n : either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane [syn: {auditory meatus}, {acoustic meatus}, {auditory canal}, {external auditory canal}]

ear doctor
n : a physician who specializes in the ear and its diseases [syn: {ear specialist}, {otologist}]

ear fungus
n : widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear and growing on decaying wood [syn: {Jew's-ear}, {Jew's-ears}, {Auricularia auricula}]

ear hole
n : a hole (as in a helmet) for sound to reach the ears

ear lobe
n : the fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear [syn: {earlobe}]

ear specialist
n : a physician who specializes in the ear and its diseases [syn: {ear doctor}, {otologist}]

ear trumpet
n : a conical acoustic device formerly used to direct sound to the ear of a hearing-impaired person [syn: {hearing aid}]

earache
n : an ache localized in the middle or inner ear [syn: {otalgia}]

eardrop
n : an earring with a pendant ornament [syn: {pendant earring}, {drop earring}]

eardrum
n : the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound [syn: {tympanum}, {tympanic membrane}, {myringa}]

eared
adj 1: worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down; "a somewhat dog-eared duke...a bit run down"-Clifton Fadiman; "an old book with dog-eared pages" [syn: {dog-eared}]
2: having ears (or appendages resembling ears) or having ears of a specified kind; often used in combination [ant: {earless}]

eared grebe
n : small grebe with yellow ear tufts and a black neck; found in Eurasia and southern Africa as well as western United States [syn: {black-necked grebe}, {Podiceps nigricollis}]

eared seal
n : pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land; valued for its soft underfur

earflap
n : one of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm [syn: {earlap}]

earful
n 1: an outpouring of gossip
2: a severe scolding [syn: {castigation}, {bawling out}, {chewing out}, {upbraiding}, {going-over}, {dressing down}]

Earhart
n : first woman aviator to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic (1928); while attempting to fly around the world she disappeared over the Pacific (1898-1937) [syn: {Amelia Earhart}]

Earl
n : a British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount

Earl Marshal
n : an officer of the English peerage who organizes royal processions and other ceremonies

Earl of Leicester
n : an English nobleman who led the baronial rebellion against Henry III (1208-1265) [syn: {Montfort}, {Simon de Montfort}]

Earl of Warwick
n : English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471) [syn: {Warwick}, {Richard Neville}, {the Kingmaker}]

Earl Russell
n : English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Whitehead (1872-1970) [syn: {Russell}, {Bertrand Russell}, {Bertrand Arthur William Russell}]

Earl Warren
n : United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1891-1974) [syn: {Warren}]

earlap
n : one of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm [syn: {earflap}]

earldom
n 1: the dignity or rank or position of an earl or countess
2: the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess

earleaved umbrella tree
n : small erect deciduous tree with large leaves in coiled formations at branch tips [syn: {Magnolia fraseri}]

earless
adj : lacking external ears; "earless seals" [ant: {eared}]

earless lizard
n : any of several slender lizards without external ear openings: of plains of western United States and Mexico

earless seal
n : any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers [syn: {true seal}, {hair seal}]

earlier
early
adj 1: at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties" [ant: {middle}, {late}]
2: being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer" [ant: {late}]
3: of the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times" [syn: {early(a)}, {former(a)}, {other(a)}]
4: very young; "at an early age"
5: of an early stage in the development of a language or literature; "the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C."; "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700" [ant: {middle}, {late}]
6: expected in the near future; "look for an early end to the negotiations"
adv 1: during an early stage; "early on in her career" [syn: {early on}]
2: before the usual time or the time expected; "she graduated early"; "the house was completed ahead of time" [syn: {ahead of time}, {too soon}] [ant: {late}]
3: in good time; "he awoke betimes that morning" [syn: {betimes}] [also: {earliest}, {earlier}]

earlier
adj : (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early; "a fashion popular in earlier times"; "his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher"; "Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera" [syn: {earliest}]
adv 1: earlier in time; previously; "I had known her before"; "as I said before"; "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"; "her parents had died four years earlier"; "I mentioned that problem earlier" [syn: {before}]
2: comparatives of `soon' or `early'; "Come a little sooner, if you can"; "came earlier than I expected" [syn: {sooner}]
3: before now; "why didn't you tell me in the first place?" [syn: {in the first place}, {in the beginning}, {to begin with}, {originally}]

earlier
See {early}

earliest
adj : (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early; "a fashion popular in earlier times"; "his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher"; "Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera" [syn: {earlier}]
adv : with the least delay; "the soonest I can arrive is 3 P.M." [syn: {soonest}]

earliest
early
adj 1: at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties" [ant: {middle}, {late}]
2: being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer" [ant: {late}]
3: of the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times" [syn: {early(a)}, {former(a)}, {other(a)}]
4: very young; "at an early age"
5: of an early stage in the development of a language or literature; "the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C."; "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700" [ant: {middle}, {late}]
6: expected in the near future; "look for an early end to the negotiations"
adv 1: during an early stage; "early on in her career" [syn: {early on}]
2: before the usual time or the time expected; "she graduated early"; "the house was completed ahead of time" [syn: {ahead of time}, {too soon}] [ant: {late}]
3: in good time; "he awoke betimes that morning" [syn: {betimes}] [also: {earliest}, {earlier}]

earliest
See {early}

earliness
n : quality of coming early or earlier in time [ant: {lateness}]

earlobe
n : the fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear [syn: {ear lobe}]

early
adj 1: at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties" [ant: {middle}, {late}]
2: being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer" [ant: {late}]
3: of the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times" [syn: {early(a)}, {former(a)}, {other(a)}]
4: very young; "at an early age"
5: of an early stage in the development of a language or literature; "the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C."; "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700" [ant: {middle}, {late}]
6: expected in the near future; "look for an early end to the negotiations"
adv 1: during an early stage; "early on in her career" [syn: {early on}]
2: before the usual time or the time expected; "she graduated early"; "the house was completed ahead of time" [syn: {ahead of time}, {too soon}] [ant: {late}]
3: in good time; "he awoke betimes that morning" [syn: {betimes}] [also: {earliest}, {earlier}]

early bird
n 1: a person who arrives early before others do
2: a person who gets up very early in the morning

early childhood
n : the early stage of growth or development [syn: {infancy}, {babyhood}]

early coral root
n : plant having clumps of nearly leafless pale yellowish to greenish stems bearing similarly colored flowers with white lower lips; northern New Mexico north through South Dakota and Washington to Alaska [syn: {pale coral root}, {Corallorhiza trifida}]

early days
n : an early period of development; "during the youth of the project" [syn: {youth}]

early morel
n : resembles a thimble on a finger; the surface of the fertile portion is folded into wrinkles that extend from the top down; fruiting begins in spring before the leaves are out on the trees [syn: {Verpa bohemica}]

early on
adv : during an early stage; "early on in her career" [syn: {early}]

early purple orchid
n : Eurasian orchid with showy pink or purple flowers in a loose spike [syn: {male orchis}, {Orchis mascula}]

early spider orchid
n : spring-blooming spider orchid having a flower with yellow or green or pink sepals and a broad brown velvety lip [syn: {Ophrys sphegodes}]

early wake-robin
n : a low perennial white-flowered trillium found in the southeastern United States [syn: {dwarf-white trillium}, {snow trillium}]

early warning radar
n : a radar that is part of an early warning system

early warning system
n : a network of radar installations designed to detect enemy missiles or aircraft while there is still time to intercept them

early winter cress
n : of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida [syn: {Belle Isle cress}, {land cress}, {American cress}, {American watercress}, {Barbarea verna}, {Barbarea praecox}]

earlyish
adj : being somewhat early; "at an earlyish hour"

early-morning hour
n : an hour early in the morning

earmark
n 1: identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal
2: a distinctive characteristic or attribute [syn: {hallmark}, {trademark}, {stylemark}]
v : give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research" [syn: {allow}, {appropriate}, {set aside}, {reserve}]

earmuff
n : either of a pair of ear coverings (usually connected by a headband) that are worn to keep the ears warm in cold weather

earn
v 1: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" [syn: {gain}, {take in}, {clear}, {make}, {realize}, {realise}, {pull in}, {bring in}]
2: acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions [syn: {garner}]

earned
adj : gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action; "a well-earned reputation for honesty"; "earned income"; "an earned run in baseball" [ant: {unearned}]

earned run
n : a run that was not scored as the result of an error by the other team [ant: {unearned run}]

earner
n : someone who earn wages in return for their labor [syn: {wage earner}]

earnest
adj 1: characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions; "both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a film with a solemn social message" [syn: {in earnest(p)}, {sincere}, {solemn}]
2: earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences" [syn: {dear}, {devout}, {heartfelt}]
3: not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal [syn: {businesslike}]
n : something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract

earnest money
n : money given by a buyer to a seller to bind a contract

earnestly
adv : in a serious manner; "talking earnestly with his son"; "she started studying snakes in earnest"; "a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce" [syn: {seriously}, {in earnest}]

earnestness
n 1: an earnest and sincere feeling [syn: {seriousness}, {sincerity}]
2: the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice [syn: {seriousness}, {serious-mindedness}, {sincerity}] [ant: {frivolity}]

earning per share
n : the portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock

earnings
n 1: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) [syn: {net income}, {net}, {net profit}, {lucre}, {profit}, {profits}]
2: something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings" [syn: {wage}, {pay}, {remuneration}, {salary}]

Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization
n : income before interest and taxes and depreciation and amortization have been subtracted; an indicator of a company's profitability that is watched by investors (especially in leveraged buyouts) [syn: {EBITDA}]

earnings report
n : a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period [syn: {income statement}, {operating statement}, {profit-and-loss statement}]

ear-nose-and-throat doctor
n : a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat [syn: {ENT man}, {otolaryngologist}, {otorhinolaryngologist}, {rhinolaryngologist}]

earphone
n : electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear; "it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked" [syn: {earpiece}, {headphone}, {phone}]

earpiece
n : electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear; "it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked" [syn: {earphone}, {headphone}, {phone}]

earreach
n : the range within which a voice can be heard; "the children were told to stay within earshot" [syn: {earshot}, {hearing}]

earring
n : jewelry to ornament the ear; usually clipped to the earlobe or fastened through a hole in the lobe

ear-shaped
adj : having a shape resembling an ear [syn: {auriform}]

ear-shell
n : any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior [syn: {abalone}]

earshot
n : the range within which a voice can be heard; "the children were told to stay within earshot" [syn: {earreach}, {hearing}]

earsplitting
adj : loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss [syn: {deafening}, {roaring}, {thunderous}, {thundery}]

Earth
n 1: the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet on which we live; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world" [syn: {world}, {globe}]
2: the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church" [syn: {ground}]
3: the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground" [syn: {land}, {dry land}, {ground}, {solid ground}, {terra firma}]
4: the abode of mortals (as contrasted with heaven or hell); "it was hell on earth"
5: once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
6: the concerns of the world as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world" [syn: {worldly concern}, {earthly concern}, {world}]
7: a connection between an electrical device and the earth (which is a zero voltage) [syn: {ground}]
v 1: hide in the earth like a hunted animal
2: connect to the earth; "earth the circuit"

earth almond
n : European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers [syn: {chufa}, {yellow nutgrass}, {ground almond}, {rush nut}, {Cyperus esculentus}]

earth color
n : a colored mineral used as a pigment

earth mother
n : the earth conceived of as the female principle of fertility

earth science
n : any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts

earth tremor
n : a small earthquake [syn: {tremor}, {microseism}]

earth up
v : block with earth, as after a landslide [syn: {land up}]

earth wax
n : a waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs in association with petroleum; some varieties are used in making ceresin and candles [syn: {ader wax}, {mineral wax}, {ozokerite}, {ozocerite}]

earth-ball
n : any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe [syn: {truffle}, {earthnut}]

earthball
n : any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles [syn: {false truffle}, {puffball}, {hard-skinned puffball}]

earthborn
adj 1: of earthly origin (as mortals are); "earthborn existence"
2: springing from or born on the earth; "earthborn beings"
3: connected with earthly life; of earthly origin; "earthborn cares and pleasures"

earthbound
adj 1: confined to the earth
2: lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot" [syn: {pedestrian}, {prosaic}, {prosy}]

earth-closet
n : a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate [syn: {outhouse}, {privy}, {jakes}]

earthen
adj : made of earth (or baked clay); "an earthen pot"

earthenware
n : ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat

earthenware jar
n : an earthen jar (made of baked clay) [syn: {crock}]

earth-god
n : a god of fertility and vegetation

earth-goddess
n : a goddess of fertility and vegetation

earthier
earthy
adj 1: conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited" [syn: {coarse}, {crude}, {gross}, {vulgar}]
2: not far removed from or suggestive of nature; "the earthy taste of warm milk fresh from the cow"; "earthy smells of new-mown grass"
3: hearty and lusty; "an earthy enjoyment of life"
4: sensible and practical; "has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem"; "her earthy common sense" [syn: {down-to-earth}] [also: {earthiest}, {earthier}]

earthier
See {earthy}

earthiest
earthy
adj 1: conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited" [syn: {coarse}, {crude}, {gross}, {vulgar}]
2: not far removed from or suggestive of nature; "the earthy taste of warm milk fresh from the cow"; "earthy smells of new-mown grass"
3: hearty and lusty; "an earthy enjoyment of life"
4: sensible and practical; "has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem"; "her earthy common sense" [syn: {down-to-earth}] [also: {earthiest}, {earthier}]

earthiest
See {earthy}

earthing
n : fastening electrical equipment to earth [syn: {grounding}]

earthlier
earthly
adj : of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven; "earthly beings"; "believed that our earthly life is all that matters"; "earthly love"; "our earthly home" [ant: {heavenly}] [also: {earthliest}, {earthlier}]

earthlier
See {earthly}

earthliest
earthly
adj : of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven; "earthly beings"; "believed that our earthly life is all that matters"; "earthly love"; "our earthly home" [ant: {heavenly}] [also: {earthliest}, {earthlier}]

earthliest
See {earthly}

earthlike
adj 1: earth colored; having a color of soil or earth; "a range of earthlike colors"
2: resembling or characteristic of earth; "earthlike atmosphere"

earthling
n : an inhabitant of the earth [syn: {tellurian}, {earthman}]

earthly
adj : of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven; "earthly beings"; "believed that our earthly life is all that matters"; "earthly love"; "our earthly home" [ant: {heavenly}] [also: {earthliest}, {earthlier}]

earthly concern
n : the concerns of the world as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world" [syn: {worldly concern}, {world}, {earth}]

earthman
n : an inhabitant of the earth [syn: {tellurian}, {earthling}]

earthnut
n 1: any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe [syn: {truffle}, {earth-ball}]
2: a common European plant having edible tubers with the flavor of roasted chestnuts [syn: {Conopodium denudatum}]
3: pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms [syn: {peanut}, {goober}, {goober pea}, {groundnut}, {monkey nut}]
4: edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber [syn: {truffle}]

earth-nut pea
n : European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in Scotland to flavor whiskey [syn: {heath pea}, {earthnut pea}, {tuberous vetch}, {Lathyrus tuberosus}]

earthnut pea
n : European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in Scotland to flavor whiskey [syn: {heath pea}, {earth-nut pea}, {tuberous vetch}, {Lathyrus tuberosus}]

earthquake
n 1: shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity [syn: {quake}, {temblor}, {seism}]
2: a disturbance that is extremely disruptive; "selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees"

Earth-received time
n : the coordinated universal time when an event is received on Earth [syn: {ERT}]

Earth's crust
n : the outer layer of the Earth [syn: {crust}]

Earth's surface
n : the outermost level of the land or sea; "earthquakes originate far below the surface"; "three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water" [syn: {surface}]

earthshaking
adj 1: loud enough to shake the very earth
2: sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; "earthshaking proposals"; "the contest was no world-shaking affair"; "the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering" [syn: {world-shaking}, {world-shattering}]

earthstar
n : any fungus of the family Geastraceae; in form suggesting a puffball whose outer peridium splits into the shape of a star

earth-tongue
n : any club-shaped fungus of the genus Geoglossum [syn: {earthtongue}]

earthtongue
n : any club-shaped fungus of the genus Geoglossum [syn: {earth-tongue}]

earthwork
n : an earthen rampart

earthworm
n : terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers [syn: {angleworm}, {fishworm}, {fishing worm}, {wiggler}, {nightwalker}, {nightcrawler}, {crawler}, {dew worm}, {red worm}]

earthy
adj 1: conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited" [syn: {coarse}, {crude}, {gross}, {vulgar}]
2: not far removed from or suggestive of nature; "the earthy taste of warm milk fresh from the cow"; "earthy smells of new-mown grass"
3: hearty and lusty; "an earthy enjoyment of life"
4: sensible and practical; "has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem"; "her earthy common sense" [syn: {down-to-earth}] [also: {earthiest}, {earthier}]

earwax
n : a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal [syn: {cerumen}]

earwig
n : any of numerous insects of the order Dermaptera having elongate bodies and slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of large pincers at the rear of the abdomen

EAS
n : a federal warning system that is activated by FEMA; enables the President to take over the United States airwaves to warn the whole country of major catastrophic events [syn: {Emergency Alert System}]

ease
n 1: freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation" [syn: {easiness}, {simplicity}] [ant: {difficulty}]
2: a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state; "a life of luxury and ease"; "he had all the material comforts of this world" [syn: {comfort}]
3: the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress); "he enjoyed his relief from responsibility"; "getting it off his conscience gave him some ease" [syn: {relief}]
4: freedom from constraint or embarrassment; "I am never at ease with strangers" [syn: {informality}]
5: freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool" [syn: {rest}, {repose}, {relaxation}]
v 1: move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair"
2: lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs" [syn: {comfort}]
3: make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge" [syn: {facilitate}, {alleviate}]
4: lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears" [syn: {still}, {allay}, {relieve}]

ease off
v 1: become less intense [syn: {ease up}, {slacken off}, {flag}]
2: reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down" [syn: {ease up}, {let up}]

ease up
v 1: move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd" [syn: {move over}, {give way}, {give}, {yield}]
2: become less intense [syn: {ease off}, {slacken off}, {flag}]
3: reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down" [syn: {ease off}, {let up}]

eased
adj : (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear [syn: {alleviated}, {relieved}]

easel
n : an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)

easement
n 1: (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land)
2: the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain" [syn: {easing}, {alleviation}, {relief}]

easied
easy
adj 1: posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma" [ant: {difficult}]
2: not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace" [syn: {easygoing}, {leisurely}]
3: free from worry or anxiety; "knowing that I had done my best, my mind was easy"; "an easy good-natured manner"; "by the time the child faced the actual problem of reading she was familiar and at ease with all the elements words" [syn: {at ease}] [ant: {uneasy}]
4: affording pleasure; "easy good looks"
5: having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window" [syn: {gentle}, {soft}]
6: in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community" [syn: {comfortable}, {prosperous}, {well-fixed}, {well-heeled}, {well-off}, {well-situated}, {well-to-do}]
7: not harsh; causing little distress; "an easy penalty"
8: readily exploited or tricked; "an easy mark"; "an easy victim"
9: marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope" [syn: {gentle}] 10: performing adroitly and without effort; "her easy grace"; "a facile hand" [syn: {facile}] 11: not strict; "an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient rules" [syn: {lenient}] 12: affording comfort; "soft light that was easy on the eyes" 13: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior" [syn: {light}, {loose}, {promiscuous}, {sluttish}, {wanton}] 14: less in demand and therefore readily obtainable; "commodities are easy this quarter" 15: plentiful and therefore at low interest rates; easy to come by; "easy money"
adv 1: with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily'); "she was easily excited"; "was easily confused"; "he won easily"; "this china breaks very easily"; "success came too easy" [syn: {easily}]
2: without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights" [syn: {slowly}, {slow}, {tardily}] [ant: {quickly}]
3: in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard) [syn: {soft}] [also: {easied}, {easiest}, {easier}]

easied
See {easy}

easier
easy
adj 1: posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma" [ant: {difficult}]
2: not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace" [syn: {easygoing}, {leisurely}]
3: free from worry or anxiety; "knowing that I had done my best, my mind was easy"; "an easy good-natured manner"; "by the time the child faced the actual problem of reading she was familiar and at ease with all the elements words" [syn: {at ease}] [ant: {uneasy}]
4: affording pleasure; "easy good looks"
5: having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window" [syn: {gentle}, {soft}]
6: in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community" [syn: {comfortable}, {prosperous}, {well-fixed}, {well-heeled}, {well-off}, {well-situated}, {well-to-do}]
7: not harsh; causing little distress; "an easy penalty"
8: readily exploited or tricked; "an easy mark"; "an easy victim"
9: marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope" [syn: {gentle}] 10: performing adroitly and without effort; "her easy grace"; "a facile hand" [syn: {facile}] 11: not strict; "an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient rules" [syn: {lenient}] 12: affording comfort; "soft light that was easy on the eyes" 13: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior" [syn: {light}, {loose}, {promiscuous}, {sluttish}, {wanton}] 14: less in demand and therefore readily obtainable; "commodities are easy this quarter" 15: plentiful and therefore at low interest rates; easy to come by; "easy money"
adv 1: with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily'); "she was easily excited"; "was easily confused"; "he won easily"; "this china breaks very easily"; "success came too easy" [syn: {easily}]
2: without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights" [syn: {slowly}, {slow}, {tardily}] [ant: {quickly}]
3: in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard) [syn: {soft}] [also: {easied}, {easiest}, {easier}]

easier
See {easy}

easiest
easy
adj 1: posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma" [ant: {difficult}]
2: not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace" [syn: {easygoing}, {leisurely}]
3: free from worry or anxiety; "knowing that I had done my best, my mind was easy"; "an easy good-natured manner"; "by the time the child faced the actual problem of reading she was familiar and at ease with all the elements words" [syn: {at ease}] [ant: {uneasy}]
4: affording pleasure; "easy good looks"
5: having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window" [syn: {gentle}, {soft}]
6: in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community" [syn: {comfortable}, {prosperous}, {well-fixed}, {well-heeled}, {well-off}, {well-situated}, {well-to-do}]
7: not harsh; causing little distress; "an easy penalty"
8: readily exploited or tricked; "an easy mark"; "an easy victim"
9: marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope" [syn: {gentle}] 10: performing adroitly and without effort; "her easy grace"; "a facile hand" [syn: {facile}] 11: not strict; "an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient rules" [syn: {lenient}] 12: affording comfort; "soft light that was easy on the eyes" 13: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior" [syn: {light}, {loose}, {promiscuous}, {sluttish}, {wanton}] 14: less in demand and therefore readily obtainable; "commodities are easy this quarter" 15: plentiful and therefore at low interest rates; easy to come by; "easy money"
adv 1: with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily'); "she was easily excited"; "was easily confused"; "he won easily"; "this china breaks very easily"; "success came too easy" [syn: {easily}]
2: without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights" [syn: {slowly}, {slow}, {tardily}] [ant: {quickly}]
3: in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard) [syn: {soft}] [also: {easied}, {easiest}, {easier}]

easiest
See {easy}

easily
adv 1: with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily'); "she was easily excited"; "was easily confused"; "he won easily"; "this china breaks very easily"; "success came too easy" [syn: {easy}]
2: without question; "easily the best book she's written"
3: indicating high probability; in all likelihood; "I might well do it"; "a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster"; "you may well need your umbrella"; "he could equally well be trying to deceive us" [syn: {well}]

easiness
n 1: a state of refreshing tranquility [syn: {relaxation}]
2: freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation" [syn: {ease}, {simplicity}] [ant: {difficulty}]

easing
n 1: a change for the better [syn: {moderation}, {relief}]
2: the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain" [syn: {easement}, {alleviation}, {relief}]

east
adj : situated in or facing or moving toward the east [ant: {west}]
n 1: the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees [syn: {due east}, {E}]
2: the countries of Asia [syn: {Orient}]
3: the region of the United States lying north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River [syn: {eastern United States}]
adv : to, toward, or in the east; "we travelled east for several miles"

East Africa
n : a geographical area in eastern Africa

East African
adj : of or relating to or located in East Africa

east African cedar
n : tropical African timber tree with fragrant wood [syn: {Juniperus procera}]

East Anglia
n : a region of eastern England that was formerly a kingdom

east by north
n : the compass point that is one point north of due east [syn: {EbN}]

east by south
n : the compass point that is one point south of due east [syn: {EbS}]

East Chadic
n : a group of Chadic languages spoken in Chad

East China Sea
n : part of the Pacific Ocean near eastern Asia

East Coast
n : the eastern seaboard of the United States (especially the strip between Boston and Washington D.C.)

East German
adj : relating to or characteristic of East Germany; "East German spies"
n : a native or inhabitant of the former republic of East Germany

East Germanic
n : an extinct branch of the Germanic languages [syn: {East Germanic language}]

East Germanic language
n : an extinct branch of the Germanic languages [syn: {East Germanic}]

East Germany
n : a republic in north central Europe on the Baltic; established by the Soviet Union in 1954; reunified with West Germany in 1990 [syn: {German Democratic Republic}]

East India
n : a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia [syn: {Malay Archipelago}, {East Indies}]

East India Company
n : an English company formed in 1600 to develop trade with the new British colonies in India and southeastern Asia; in the 18th century it assumed administrative control of Bengal and held it until the British army took over in 1858 after the Indian Mutiny

East India kino
n : reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus Pterocarpus and used in medicine and tanning etc [syn: {Malabar kino}, {kino gum}]

East India rosewood
n : East Indian tree having a useful dark purple wood [syn: {Indian blackwood}, {East Indian rosewood}, {Indian rosewood}, {Dalbergia latifolia}]

East Indian
adj : of or relating to or located in the East Indies

East Indian fig tree
n : East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks [syn: {banyan}, {banyan tree}, {banian}, {banian tree}, {Indian banyan}, {Ficus bengalensis}]

East Indian rosebay
n : tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand [syn: {crape jasmine}, {crepe jasmine}, {crepe gardenia}, {pinwheel flower}, {Adam's apple}, {Nero's crown}, {coffee rose}, {Tabernaemontana divaricate}]

East Indian rosewood
n : East Indian tree having a useful dark purple wood [syn: {Indian blackwood}, {East India rosewood}, {Indian rosewood}, {Dalbergia latifolia}]

East Indies
n : a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia [syn: {Malay Archipelago}, {East India}]

East Malaysia
n : the part of Malaysia that is on the island of Borneo

East Midland
n : the dialect of Middle English that replaced West Saxon as the literary language and which developed into Modern English

east northeast
n : the compass point midway between northeast and east [syn: {ENE}]

East Pakistan
n : a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971 [syn: {Bangladesh}, {People's Republic of Bangladesh}, {Bangla Desh}]

East Pakistani
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Bangladesh or its people or language; "Bangladeshi dialects" [syn: {Bangladeshi}]

East River
n : a tidal strait separating Manhattan and the Bronx from Queens and Brooklyn

East Saint Louis
n : a town in southwest Illinois on the Mississippi across from Saint Louis

east side
n : the side that is on the east

east southeast
n : the compass point midway between east and southeast [syn: {ESE}]

East Sussex
n : a county in southern England on the English Channel

East Timor
n : a former Portuguese colony that was annexed by Indonesia in 1976; voted for independence from Indonesia in 1999 and in May 2002 became an independent nation

East Tocharian
n : a dialect of Tocharian [syn: {Turfan}, {Turfan dialect}]

East Turkestan Islamic Movement
n : a group of Uighur Muslims fighting Chinese control of Xinjiang; declared by China in 2001 to be terrorists although there is a long history of cycles of insurgency and repression [syn: {East Turkistan Islamic Movement}]

East Turkistan Islamic Movement
n : a group of Uighur Muslims fighting Chinese control of Xinjiang; declared by China in 2001 to be terrorists although there is a long history of cycles of insurgency and repression [syn: {East Turkestan Islamic Movement}]

east wind
n : a wind from the east [syn: {easter}, {easterly}]

eastbound
adj : moving toward the east; "eastbound trains" [syn: {eastward}]

east-central
adj : of a region of the United States generally including Kentucky, West Virginia

Easter
n 1: a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
2: a wind from the east [syn: {east wind}, {easterly}]

Easter bunny
n : a rabbit that delivers Easter eggs

Easter cactus
n : spring-blooming South American cactus with oblong joints and coral-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Schlumbergera [syn: {Hatiora gaertneri}, {Schlumbergera gaertneri}]

Easter card
n : a card expressing an Easter greeting

Easter daisy
n : dwarf tufted nearly stemless herb having a rosette of woolly leaves and large white-rayed flower heads and bristly achenes; central Canada and United States west to Arizona [syn: {stemless daisy}, {Townsendia Exscapa}]

Easter Day
n : the day (in March or April) on which the festival of Easter is celebrated [syn: {Easter Sunday}]

Easter egg
n 1: an egg-shaped candy used to celebrate Easter
2: a colored hard-boiled egg used to celebrate Easter

Easter lily
n : tall lily have large white trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in the spring [syn: {Bermuda lily}, {white trumpet lily}, {Lilium longiflorum}]

Easter lily vine
n : evergreen woody twiner with large glossy leaves and showy corymbs of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers [syn: {Nepal trumpet flower}, {Beaumontia grandiflora}]

Easter Sunday
n : the day (in March or April) on which the festival of Easter is celebrated [syn: {Easter Day}]

easterly
adj 1: lying in or toward the east; "the east side of NY"; "eastern cities" [syn: {eastern}]
2: from the east; used especially of winds; "an east wind"; "the winds are easterly" [syn: {eastern}]
n : a wind from the east [syn: {east wind}, {easter}]
adv : from the east; "the winds blew easterly all night" [ant: {westerly}]

eastern
adj 1: lying toward or situated in the east; "the eastern end of the island"
2: of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States; "the Eastern establishment" [ant: {western}]
3: lying in or toward the east; "the east side of NY"; "eastern cities" [syn: {easterly}]
4: relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world; "the Eastern Hemisphere"; "Eastern Europe"; "the Eastern religions" [ant: {western}]
5: from the east; used especially of winds; "an east wind"; "the winds are easterly" [syn: {easterly}]

Eastern Catholicism
n : the beliefs and practices of any of the eastern Catholic Churches based in Constantinople or Antioch or Alexandria or Moscow or Jerusalem

eastern chimpanzee
n : long-haired chimpanzees of east-central Africa; closely related to the central chimpanzees [syn: {Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii}]

eastern chinquapin
n : shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts [syn: {Allegheny chinkapin}, {chinquapin}, {dwarf chestnut}, {Castanea pumila}]

eastern chipmunk
n : small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches [syn: {hackee}, {striped squirrel}, {ground squirrel}, {Tamias striatus}]

Eastern Church
n 1: derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites [syn: {Orthodox Church}, {Orthodox Catholic Church}, {Eastern Orthodox Church}, {Eastern Orthodox}]
2: the Catholic Church as it existed in the Byzantine Empire [syn: {Byzantine Church}]

eastern coral snake
n : ranges from Central America to southeastern United States [syn: {Micrurus fulvius}]

eastern cottontail
n : widely distributed in United States except northwest and far west regions [syn: {Sylvilagus floridanus}]

Eastern cottonwood
n : a common poplar of eastern and central United States; cultivated in United States for its rapid growth and luxuriant foliage and in Europe for timber [syn: {necklace poplar}, {Populus deltoides}]

eastern cricket frog
n : cricket frog of eastern United States [syn: {Acris gryllus}]

eastern dasyure
n : a variety of dasyure [syn: {Dasyurus quoll}]

eastern fence lizard
n : small active lizard of United States and north to British Columbia [syn: {pine lizard}, {Sceloporus undulatus}]

eastern flowering dogwood
n : deciduous tree; celebrated for its large white or pink bracts and stunning autumn color that is followed by red berries [syn: {common white dogwood}, {Cornus florida}]

eastern fox squirrel
n : exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United States [syn: {fox squirrel}, {Sciurus niger}]

eastern gray squirrel
n : common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England [syn: {cat squirrel}, {Sciurus carolinensis}]

eastern ground snake
n : in some classifications placed in genus Haldea; small reddish-gray snake of eastern North America [syn: {Potamophis striatula}, {Haldea striatula}]

eastern hemisphere
n : the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia [syn: {orient}]

eastern hemlock
n : common forest tree of the eastern United States and Canada; used especially for pulpwood [syn: {Canadian hemlock}, {spruce pine}, {Tsuga canadensis}]

Eastern Highlands
n : a mountain range running along the eastern coast of Australia [syn: {Great Dividing Range}]

Eastern hop hornbeam
n : medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America [syn: {ironwood}, {ironwood tree}, {Ostrya virginiana}]

eastern indigo snake
n : a variety of indigo snake [syn: {Drymarchon corais couperi}]

eastern kingbird
n : a kingbird that breeds in North American and winters in tropical America; distinguished by a white band on the tip of the tail

eastern lowland gorilla
n : a kind of gorilla [syn: {Gorilla gorilla grauri}]

Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
n : an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages [syn: {Oceanic}]

eastern meadowlark
n : a meadowlark of eastern North America [syn: {Sturnella magna}]

eastern narrow-mouthed toad
n : small toad of southeastern United States [syn: {Gastrophryne carolinensis}]

Eastern Orthodox
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church [syn: {Orthodox}, {Russian Orthodox}, {Greek Orthodox}]
n : derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites [syn: {Orthodox Church}, {Orthodox Catholic Church}, {Eastern Orthodox Church}, {Eastern Church}]

Eastern Orthodox Church
n : derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites [syn: {Orthodox Church}, {Orthodox Catholic Church}, {Eastern Church}, {Eastern Orthodox}]

Eastern pasque flower
n : short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia [syn: {American pasqueflower}, {wild crocus}, {lion's beard}, {prairie anemone}, {blue tulip}, {American pulsatilla}, {Pulsatilla patens}, {Anemone ludoviciana}]

eastern pipistrel
n : one of the smallest bats of eastern North America [syn: {Pipistrellus subflavus}]

eastern poison oak
n : poisonous shrub of southeastern United States causing a rash on contact [syn: {Toxicodendron quercifolium}, {Rhus quercifolia}, {Rhus toxicodenedron}]

eastern red cedar
n : small juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp needles [syn: {red cedar}, {red juniper}, {Juniperus virginiana}]

eastern red-backed salamander
n : common salamander of eastern North America [syn: {Plethodon cinereus}]

Eastern Roman Empire
n : a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395 [syn: {Byzantine Empire}, {Byzantium}]

Eastern Samoa
n : a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa [syn: {American Samoa}, {AS}]

Eastern silvery aster
n : a variety of aster

Eastern Sioux
n : a member of the eastern branch of the Sioux [syn: {Santee}, {Santee Sioux}, {Santee Dakota}]

eastern spruce
n : medium-sized spruce of eastern North America; chief lumber spruce of the area; source of pulpwood [syn: {red spruce}, {yellow spruce}, {Picea rubens}]

Eastern Standard Time
n : standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States [syn: {Eastern Time}, {EST}]

Eastern Time
n : standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States [syn: {Eastern Standard Time}, {EST}]

Eastern Turki
n : a Turkic literary language of medieval central Asia (named for one of the sons of Genghis Khan) [syn: {Chagatai}, {Jagatai}, {Jaghatai}]

eastern United States
n : the region of the United States lying north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River [syn: {East}]

eastern white pine
n : tall-growing pine of eastern North America; bark is brown with longitudinal fissures when mature; valued as a timber tree [syn: {American white pine}, {weymouth pine}, {Pinus strobus}]

eastern woodrat
n : large grayish-brown wood rat of the southeastern United States [syn: {Neotoma floridana}]

easterner
n : an inhabitant of an eastern area; especially of the U.S.

easternmost
adj : farthest to the east [syn: {eastmost}]

Eastertide
n : the Easter season

Eastman
n : United States inventor of a dry-plate process of developing photographic film and of flexible film (his firm introduced roll film) and of the box camera and of a process for color photography (1854-1932) [syn: {George Eastman}]

eastmost
adj : farthest to the east [syn: {easternmost}]

eastside
adj : of the eastern part of a city e.g. Manhattan; "the eastside silk-stocking district"

East-sider
n : a resident of the east side of Manhattan in New York City

eastward
adj : moving toward the east; "eastbound trains" [syn: {eastbound}]
adv : toward the east; "they migrated eastward to Sweden" [syn: {eastwards}]

eastwards
adv : toward the east; "they migrated eastward to Sweden" [syn: {eastward}]

easy
adj 1: posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma" [ant: {difficult}]
2: not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace" [syn: {easygoing}, {leisurely}]
3: free from worry or anxiety; "knowing that I had done my best, my mind was easy"; "an easy good-natured manner"; "by the time the child faced the actual problem of reading she was familiar and at ease with all the elements words" [syn: {at ease}] [ant: {uneasy}]
4: affording pleasure; "easy good looks"
5: having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window" [syn: {gentle}, {soft}]
6: in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community" [syn: {comfortable}, {prosperous}, {well-fixed}, {well-heeled}, {well-off}, {well-situated}, {well-to-do}]
7: not harsh; causing little distress; "an easy penalty"
8: readily exploited or tricked; "an easy mark"; "an easy victim"
9: marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope" [syn: {gentle}] 10: performing adroitly and without effort; "her easy grace"; "a facile hand" [syn: {facile}] 11: not strict; "an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient rules" [syn: {lenient}] 12: affording comfort; "soft light that was easy on the eyes" 13: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior" [syn: {light}, {loose}, {promiscuous}, {sluttish}, {wanton}] 14: less in demand and therefore readily obtainable; "commodities are easy this quarter" 15: plentiful and therefore at low interest rates; easy to come by; "easy money"
adv 1: with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily'); "she was easily excited"; "was easily confused"; "he won easily"; "this china breaks very easily"; "success came too easy" [syn: {easily}]
2: without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights" [syn: {slowly}, {slow}, {tardily}] [ant: {quickly}]
3: in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard) [syn: {soft}] [also: {easied}, {easiest}, {easier}]

easy chair
n : a comfortable upholstered armchair [syn: {lounge chair}, {overstuffed chair}]

easy going
n : easy unobstructed progress; "after we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing" [syn: {plain sailing}, {clear sailing}]

easy lay
n : street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate [syn: {soap}, {scoop}, {max}, {liquid ecstasy}, {grievous bodily harm}, {goop}, {Georgia home boy}]

easy mark
n : a defenseless victim [syn: {sitting duck}]

easy money
n 1: income obtained with a minimum of effort [syn: {gravy train}]
2: the economic condition in which credit is easy to secure [ant: {tight money}]

easy street
n : financial security

easygoing
adj 1: inclined to be excessively tolerant
2: unhurried and relaxed; "an easygoing pace"; "a mellow conversation" [syn: {laid-back}, {mellow}]
3: not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace" [syn: {easy}, {leisurely}]
4: not stressful; "an easygoing life as a parttime consultant"
5: taking life easy; "an easygoing man rarely stirred to anger"; "an air of placid sufficiency" [syn: {placid}]

easygoingness
n : being without worry or concern

eat
v 1: take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"
2: eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"
3: take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" [syn: {feed}]
4: use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" [syn: {consume}, {eat up}, {use up}, {deplete}, {exhaust}, {run through}, {wipe out}]
5: worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "What's eating you?" [syn: {eat on}]
6: cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink" [syn: {corrode}, {rust}] [also: {eaten}, {ate}]

eat at
v : become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded" [syn: {erode}, {gnaw}, {gnaw at}, {wear away}]

eat away
v 1: remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces" [syn: {erode}, {fret}]
2: wear away or erode [syn: {fret}]

eat in
v : eat at home [syn: {dine in}] [ant: {eat out}]

eat into
v : gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The unjustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" [syn: {fret}, {rankle}, {grate}]

eat on
v : worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "What's eating you?" [syn: {eat}]

eat out
v : eat at a restaurant or at somebody else's home [syn: {dine out}] [ant: {eat in}]

eat up
v 1: finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table; "She polished off the remaining potatoes" [syn: {finish}, {polish off}]
2: use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" [syn: {consume}, {use up}, {eat}, {deplete}, {exhaust}, {run through}, {wipe out}]
3: enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter" [syn: {immerse}, {swallow}, {swallow up}, {bury}]

eatable
adj : suitable for use as food [syn: {edible}, {comestible}] [ant: {inedible}]
n : any substance that can be used as food [syn: {comestible}, {edible}, {pabulum}, {victual}, {victuals}]

eatage
n : animal food for browsing or grazing [syn: {forage}, {pasture}, {pasturage}, {grass}]

eaten
adj : having been taken into the mouth for consumption [ant: {uneaten}]

eaten
eat
v 1: take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"
2: eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"
3: take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" [syn: {feed}]
4: use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" [syn: {consume}, {eat up}, {use up}, {deplete}, {exhaust}, {run through}, {wipe out}]
5: worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "What's eating you?" [syn: {eat on}]
6: cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink" [syn: {corrode}, {rust}] [also: {eaten}, {ate}]

eaten
See {eat}

eaten up
adj : destroyed or wasted as if by eating; "forests devoured by flame"; "an inheritance eaten up by debt" [syn: {devoured}, {eaten up(p)}]

eater
n 1: someone who consumes food for nourishment [syn: {feeder}]
2: any green goods that are good to eat; "these apples are good eaters"

eating
n : the act of consuming food [syn: {feeding}]

eating apple
n : an apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking [syn: {dessert apple}] [ant: {cooking apple}]

eating away
n : (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) [syn: {erosion}, {eroding}, {wearing}, {wearing away}]

eating disorder
n : a disorder of the normal eating routine

eating house
n : a building where people go to eat [syn: {restaurant}, {eating place}]

eating place
n : a building where people go to eat [syn: {restaurant}, {eating house}]

eating utensil
n : tableware implements for cutting and eating food [syn: {cutlery}]

Eaton-Lambert syndrome
n : a disease seen in patients with lung cancer and characterized by weakness and fatigue of hip and thigh muscles and an aching back; caused by antibodies directed against the neuromuscular junctions [syn: {Lambert-Eaton syndrome}, {myasthenic syndrome}, {carcinomatous myopathy}]

eats
n : informal terms for a meal [syn: {chow}, {chuck}, {grub}]

Eau Claire
n : a town in west central Wisconsin

eau de cologne
n : a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol [syn: {cologne}, {cologne water}]

eau de cologne mint
n : mint with leaves having perfume like that of the bergamot orange [syn: {bergamot mint}, {lemon mint}, {Mentha citrata}]

eau de Javelle
n : an aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite [syn: {Javelle water}, {Javel water}]

eau de toilette
n : a perfumed liquid lighter than cologne [syn: {toilet water}]

eau de vie
n : strong coarse brandy

eaves
n : the overhang at the lower edge of a roof

eavesdrop
v : listen without the speaker's knowledge; "the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations" [syn: {listen in}] [also: {eavesdropping}, {eavesdropped}]

eavesdropped
eavesdrop
v : listen without the speaker's knowledge; "the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations" [syn: {listen in}] [also: {eavesdropping}, {eavesdropped}]

eavesdropped
See {eavesdrop}

eavesdropper
n : a secret listener to private conversations

eavesdropping
eavesdrop
v : listen without the speaker's knowledge; "the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations" [syn: {listen in}] [also: {eavesdropping}, {eavesdropped}]

eavesdropping
See {eavesdrop}

ebb
n 1: a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) [syn: {ebbing}, {wane}]
2: the outward flow of the tide [syn: {reflux}]
v 1: flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon" [syn: {ebb away}, {ebb down}, {ebb out}, {ebb off}] [ant: {tide}]
2: hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
3: fall away or decline; "The patient's strength ebbed away"

ebb away
v : flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon" [syn: {ebb}, {ebb down}, {ebb out}, {ebb off}] [ant: {tide}]

ebb down
v : flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon" [syn: {ebb}, {ebb away}, {ebb out}, {ebb off}] [ant: {tide}]

ebb off
v : flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon" [syn: {ebb}, {ebb away}, {ebb down}, {ebb out}] [ant: {tide}]

ebb out
v : flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon" [syn: {ebb}, {ebb away}, {ebb down}, {ebb off}] [ant: {tide}]

ebbing
n : a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) [syn: {ebb}, {wane}]

ebbtide
n : the tide while water is flowing out [ant: {flood tide}]

Ebenaceae
n : fruit and timber trees of tropical and warm regions including ebony and persimmon [syn: {family Ebenaceae}, {ebony family}]

Ebenales
n : trees or shrubs of the families Ebenaceae or Sapotaceae or Styracaceae or Symplocaceae [syn: {order Ebenales}]

Ebionite
adj : of or relating to the Ebionites or their religion
n : a member of a group of Jews who (during the early history of the Christian Church) accepted Jesus as the Messiah; they accepted the Gospel According to Matthew but rejected St. Paul and continued to follow Jewish law and celebrate Jewish holidays; they were later declared heretic by the Church of Rome [syn: {Nazarene}]

EBITDA
n : income before interest and taxes and depreciation and amortization have been subtracted; an indicator of a company's profitability that is watched by investors (especially in leveraged buyouts) [syn: {Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization}]

eblis
n : (Islam) the principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology

EbN
n : the compass point that is one point north of due east [syn: {east by north}]

Ebola
n : a severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees) caused by the Ebola virus; characterized by high fever and severe internal bleeding; can be spread from person to person; is largely limited to Africa [syn: {Ebola hemorrhagic fever}, {Ebola fever}]

Ebola fever
n : a severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees) caused by the Ebola virus; characterized by high fever and severe internal bleeding; can be spread from person to person; is largely limited to Africa [syn: {Ebola hemorrhagic fever}, {Ebola}]

Ebola hemorrhagic fever
n : a severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees) caused by the Ebola virus; characterized by high fever and severe internal bleeding; can be spread from person to person; is largely limited to Africa [syn: {Ebola fever}, {Ebola}]

Ebola virus
n : a filovirus that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever; carried by animals; can be used as a bioweapon

E-bomb
n : a bomb that explodes in midair and releases a massive burst of electromagnetic energy sufficient to disable computers and telecommunications without killing people or damaging buildings [syn: {microwave bomb}]

ebon
adj : very dark black [syn: {ebony}]

Ebonics
n : a nonstandard form of American English spoken by some Black people in the United States [syn: {Black English}, {Black English Vernacular}]

ebonise
v : stain black to make it look like ebony [syn: {ebonize}]

ebonite
n : a hard nonresilient rubber formed by vulcanizing natural rubber [syn: {hard rubber}, {vulcanite}]

ebonize
v : stain black to make it look like ebony [syn: {ebonise}]

ebony
adj : very dark black [syn: {ebon}]
n 1: a very dark black [syn: {coal black}, {jet black}, {pitch black}, {sable}, {soot black}]
2: hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys
3: tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork [syn: {Diospyros ebenum}]

ebony family
n : fruit and timber trees of tropical and warm regions including ebony and persimmon [syn: {Ebenaceae}, {family Ebenaceae}]

ebony spleenwort
n : common North American fern with polished black stripes [syn: {Scott's Spleenwort}, {Asplenium platyneuron}]

ebracteate
adj : without bracts [ant: {bracteate}]

Ebro
n : a Spanish river; flows into the Mediterranean [syn: {Ebro River}]

Ebro River
n : a Spanish river; flows into the Mediterranean [syn: {Ebro}]

EbS
n : the compass point that is one point south of due east [syn: {east by south}]

ebullience
n : overflowing with enthusiasm [syn: {exuberance}, {enthusiasm}]

ebullient
adj : joyously unrestrained [syn: {exuberant}, {high-spirited}]

ebulliently
adv : in an ebullient manner; "Khrushchev ebulliently promised to supply rockets for the protection of Cuba against American aggression" [syn: {exuberantly}, {expansively}]

ebullition
n : an unrestrained expression of emotion [syn: {effusion}, {gush}, {outburst}, {blowup}]

eburnation
n : a change that occurs in degenerative joint disease in which bone is converted into a dense smooth substance resembling ivory

Eburophyton
n : a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae [syn: {genus Eburophyton}]

Eburophyton austinae
n : waxy white nearly leafless plant with stems in clusters and racemes of white flowers; northwestern United States to northern California and east to Idaho [syn: {phantom orchid}, {snow orchid}]

EBV
n : the herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis; associated with specific cancers in Africa and China [syn: {Epstein-Barr virus}]

EC
n : an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members; "he took Britain into Europe" [syn: {European Union}, {EU}, {European Community}, {European Economic Community}, {EEC}, {Common Market}, {Europe}]

ecarte
n : a card game for 2 players; played with 32 cards and king high

Ecballium
n : exploding cucumber; squirting cucumber [syn: {genus Ecballium}]

Ecballium elaterium
n : Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched [syn: {squirting cucumber}, {exploding cucumber}, {touch-me-not}]

ECC
n : (telecommunication) a coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors [syn: {error correction code}]

ecce homo
n : a representation (a picture or sculpture) of Jesus wearing a crown of thorns

eccentric
adj 1: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics" [syn: {bizarre}, {freakish}, {freaky}, {flaky}, {off-the-wall}, {outlandish}, {outre}]
2: not having a common center; not concentric; "eccentric circles" [syn: {nonconcentric}] [ant: {concentric}]
n 1: a person with an unusual or odd personality [syn: {eccentric person}, {flake}, {oddball}, {geek}]
2: a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case" [syn: {character}, {type}, {case}]

eccentric person
n : a person with an unusual or odd personality [syn: {eccentric}, {flake}, {oddball}, {geek}]

eccentricity
n 1: strange and unconventional behavior
2: (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis; "a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity"
3: a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path [ant: {concentricity}]

ecchymoses
See {ecchymosis}

ecchymoses
ecchymosis
n 1: the purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise
2: the escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin [also: {ecchymoses} (pl)]

ecchymosis
n 1: the purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise
2: the escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin [also: {ecchymoses} (pl)]

Eccles
n : Australian physiologist noted for his research on the conduction of impulses by nerve cells (1903-1997) [syn: {John Eccles}, {Sir John Carew Eccles}]

Eccles cake
n : a flat round cake of sweetened pastry filled with dried fruit

ecclesiae
See {ecclesia}

Ecclesiastes
n : an Old Testament book consisting of reflections on the vanity of human life; is traditionally attributed to Solomon but probably was written about 250 BC [syn: {Book of Ecclesiastes}]

ecclesiastic
adj : of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church); "ecclesiastic history" [syn: {ecclesiastical}]
n : a clergyman or other person in religious orders [syn: {cleric}, {churchman}, {divine}]

ecclesiastical
adj : of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church); "ecclesiastic history" [syn: {ecclesiastic}]

ecclesiastical attire
n : attire that is appropriate to wear in a church [syn: {ecclesiastical robe}]

ecclesiastical benefice
n : an endowed church office giving income to its holder [syn: {benefice}]

ecclesiastical calendar
n : a calendar of the Christian year indicating the dates of fasts and festivals [syn: {church calendar}]

ecclesiastical law
n : the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church [syn: {canon law}]

ecclesiastical mode
n : any of a system of modes used in Gregorian chants up until 1600; derived historically from the Greek mode [syn: {Gregorian mode}, {church mode}, {medieval mode}]

ecclesiastical province
n : the district within the jurisdiction of an archbishop or a metropolitan or one of the territorial divisions of an ecclesiastical orderi; "the general of the Jesuits has several provinces under him"

ecclesiastical robe
n : attire that is appropriate to wear in a church [syn: {ecclesiastical attire}]

ecclesiastically
adv : in an ecclesiastic manner; "the candidate was ecclesiastically endorsed"

ecclesiasticism
n 1: excessive adherence to ecclesiastical forms and activities; "their ecclesiasticism overwhelmed their religion"
2: religion appropriate to a church and to ecclesiastical principles and practices

Ecclesiasticus
n : an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect) [syn: {Ben Sira}, {Sirach}, {Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach}]

ecclesiology
n : the branch of theology concerned with the nature and the constitution and the functions of a church

ECCM
n : electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare [syn: {electronic counter-countermeasures}]

eccrine
adj : (of exocrine glands) producing a clear aqueous secretion without releasing part of the secreting cell; important in regulating body temperature [ant: {apocrine}]

eccrine gland
n : a small sweat gland the produces only a fluid; restricted to the human skin

eccyesis
n : pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus [syn: {ectopic pregnancy}, {extrauterine pregnancy}, {ectopic gestation}, {extrauterine gestation}, {metacyesis}]

ecdemic
adj : of or relating to a disease that originates outside the locality in which it occurs [ant: {endemic}, {epidemic}]

ecdyses
See {ecdysis}

ecdyses
ecdysis
n : periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles [syn: {molt}, {molting}, {moult}, {moulting}] [also: {ecdyses} (pl)]

ecdysiast
n : a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music [syn: {stripper}, {striptease artist}, {striptease}, {stripteaser}, {exotic dancer}, {peeler}]

ecdysis
n : periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles [syn: {molt}, {molting}, {moult}, {moulting}] [also: {ecdyses} (pl)]

ecesis
n : (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat [syn: {establishment}]

ECF
n : liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid; "the body normally has about 15 quarts of extracellular fluid" [syn: {extracellular fluid}]

ECG
n : a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph [syn: {electrocardiogram}, {cardiogram}, {EKG}]

echelon
n 1: a body of troops arranged in a line
2: a diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset

Echeneididae
n : fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships [syn: {family Echeneididae}, {family Echeneidae}]

Echeneis
n : type genus of the Echeneididae: typical remoras [syn: {genus Echeneis}]

Echeneis naucrates
n : remoras found attached to sharks [syn: {sharksucker}]

echidna
n 1: New Guinea echidnas [syn: {spiny anteater}, {anteater}]
2: burrowing spine-covered monotreme of Australia having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites [syn: {spiny anteater}, {anteater}] [also: {echidnae} (pl)]

echidnae
See {echidna}

echidnae
echidna
n 1: New Guinea echidnas [syn: {spiny anteater}, {anteater}]
2: burrowing spine-covered monotreme of Australia having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites [syn: {spiny anteater}, {anteater}] [also: {echidnae} (pl)]

Echidnophaga
n : a genus of Siphonaptera [syn: {genus Echidnophaga}]

Echidnophaga gallinacea
n : parasitic on especially the heads of chickens [syn: {sticktight}, {sticktight flea}]

Echinacea
n : small genus of North American coarse perennial herbs [syn: {genus Echinacea}]

echini
See {echinus}

echini
echinus
n : ovolo molding between the shaft and the abacus of a Doric column [also: {echini} (pl)]

echinocactus
n : any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil [syn: {barrel cactus}]

Echinocactus grusonii
n : large cactus of east central Mexico having golden to pale yellow flowers and spines [syn: {golden barrel cactus}]

Echinocereus
n : large genus of low-growing shrubby ribbed cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States [syn: {genus Echinocereus}]

Echinochloa
n : annual or perennial succulent grasses of warm regions [syn: {genus Echinochloa}]

Echinochloa crusgalli
n : a coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed; occasionally used for hay or grazing [syn: {barnyard grass}, {barn grass}, {barn millet}]

Echinochloa frumentacea
n : coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States [syn: {Japanese millet}, {billion-dollar grass}, {Japanese barnyard millet}, {sanwa millet}]

echinococci
See {echinococcus}

echinococci
echinococcus
n : tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals [also: {echinococci} (pl)]

echinococcosis
n : infestation with larval echinococci (tapeworms) [syn: {hydatid disease}, {hydatidosis}]

echinococcus
n : tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals [also: {echinococci} (pl)]

echinoderm
n : marine invertebrates with tube feet and calcite-covered five-part radially symmetrical bodies

echinoderm family
n : a family of echinoderms

echinoderm genus
n : a genus of echinoderms

Echinodermata
n : radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g. starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers [syn: {phylum Echinodermata}]

Echinoidea
n : sea urchins and sand dollars [syn: {class Echinoidea}]

Echinops
n : genus of Mediterranean and Eurasian herbs: globe thistles [syn: {genus Echinops}]

echinus
n : ovolo molding between the shaft and the abacus of a Doric column [also: {echini} (pl)]

Echinus esculentus
n : a sea urchin that can be eaten [syn: {edible sea urchin}]

Echium
n : a genus of bristly herbs and shrubs of the family Boraginaceae [syn: {genus Echium}]

Echium vulgare
n : a coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States [syn: {blueweed}, {blue devil}, {blue thistle}, {viper's bugloss}]

echo
n 1: the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped [syn: {reverberation}, {sound reflection}, {replication}]
2: (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained
3: a reply that repeats what has just been said
v 1: to say again or imitate; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders" [syn: {repeat}]
2: ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter" [syn: {resound}, {ring}, {reverberate}]
3: call to mind; "His words echoed John F. Kennedy" [syn: {recall}] [also: {echoes} (pl)]

echo sounder
n : a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return; sonar is an acronym for sound navigation ranging; asdic is an acronym for anti-submarine detection investigation committee [syn: {sonar}, {asdic}]

echo sounding
n : determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it [syn: {echolocation}]

echocardiogram
n : an image of the heart produced by ultrasonography

echocardiograph
n : a sonograph that creates an image of the heart and its abnormalities

echocardiography
n : a noninvasive diagnostic procedure that uses ultrasound to study to structure and motions of the heart

echoencephalogram
n : an image of the brain produced by ultrasonography

echoencephalograph
n : a sonograph that creates an image of the brain and its abnormalities

echoencephalography
n : a noninvasive diagnostic procedure that uses ultrasound to study the anatomy of the brain

echoes
See {echo}

echoes
echo
n 1: the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped [syn: {reverberation}, {sound reflection}, {replication}]
2: (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained
3: a reply that repeats what has just been said
v 1: to say again or imitate; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders" [syn: {repeat}]
2: ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter" [syn: {resound}, {ring}, {reverberate}]
3: call to mind; "His words echoed John F. Kennedy" [syn: {recall}] [also: {echoes} (pl)]

echoic
adj 1: (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer [syn: {imitative}, {onomatopoeic}, {onomatopoeical}, {onomatopoetic}] [ant: {nonechoic}]
2: like or characteristic of an echo [syn: {echolike}]

echoing
adj : (of sounds) repeating by reflection; "a hotel with echoing halls" [syn: {echoing(a)}, {reechoing}]

echolalia
n 1: an infant's repetition of sounds uttered by others
2: (psychiatry) mechanical and meaningless repetition of the words of another person (as in schizophrenia)

echoless
adj : having or producing no echo; "the echoless darkness"

echolike
adj : like or characteristic of an echo [syn: {echoic}]

echolocation
n : determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it [syn: {echo sounding}]

echovirus
n : any of a group of viruses associated with various diseases including viral meningitis and mild respiratory disorders and diarrhea in newborn infants

echt
adj : not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather" [syn: {genuine}] [ant: {counterfeit}]

Eckhart
n : German theologian and mystic (1260-1327) [syn: {Johannes Eckhart}, {Meister Eckhart}]

eclair
n : oblong cream puff

eclampsia
n : a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy

eclat
n 1: enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved" [syn: {acclaim}, {acclamation}, {plaudits}, {plaudit}]
2: ceremonial elegance and splendor; "entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses" [syn: {pomp}]
3: brilliant or conspicuous success or effect; "the eclat of a great achievement"

eclectic
adj : selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
n : someone who selects according to the eclectic method [syn: {eclecticist}]

eclectic method
n : making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style [syn: {eclecticism}]

eclecticism
n : making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style [syn: {eclectic method}]

eclecticist
n : someone who selects according to the eclectic method [syn: {eclectic}]

eclipse
n : one celestial body obscures another [syn: {occultation}]
v 1: exceed in importance; outweigh; "This problem overshadows our lives right now" [syn: {overshadow}]
2: cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention; "The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies" [syn: {occult}]
3: cause an eclipse of; of celestial bodies; "The moon eclipsed the sun"

eclipsis
n : omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences [syn: {ellipsis}]

ecliptic
n : the great circle representing the apparent annual path of the sun; the plane of the Earth's orbit around the sun; makes an angle of about 23 degrees with the equator; "all of the planets rotate the sun in approximately the same ecliptic"

eclogue
n : a short descriptive poem of rural or pastoral life [syn: {bucolic}, {idyll}]

ECM
n : electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum [syn: {electronic countermeasures}]

ecobabble
n : using the technical language of ecology to make the user seem ecologically aware

ecologic
adj 1: characterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environment; "an ecological disaster" [syn: {ecological}]
2: of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research" [syn: {ecological}, {bionomical}, {bionomic}]

ecological
adj 1: characterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environment; "an ecological disaster" [syn: {ecologic}]
2: of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research" [syn: {ecologic}, {bionomical}, {bionomic}]

ecological niche
n : (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species) [syn: {niche}]

ecological succession
n : (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established [syn: {succession}]

ecological terrorism
n : violence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalists [syn: {ecoterrorism}, {eco-warfare}, {ecological warfare}]

ecological warfare
n : violence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalists [syn: {ecoterrorism}, {ecological terrorism}, {eco-warfare}]

ecologically
adv : with respect to ecology; "ecologically speaking, this idea is brilliant; economically, it is a disaster"

ecologist
n : a biologist who studies the relation between organisms and their environment

ecology
n 1: the environment as it relates to living organisms; "it changed the ecology of the island"
2: the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment [syn: {bionomics}, {environmental science}]

econometric
adj : of or relating to econometrics; "econometric theories"

econometrician
n : an economist who uses statistical and mathematical methods [syn: {econometrist}]

econometrics
n : the application of mathematics and statistics to the study of economic and financial data

econometrist
n : an economist who uses statistical and mathematical methods [syn: {econometrician}]

economic
adj 1: of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; "economic growth"; "aspects of social, political, and economical life" [syn: {economical}]
2: of or relating to the science of economics; "economic theory"
3: concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money); "he wrote the book primarily for economic reasons"; "gave up the large house for economic reasons"; "in economic terms they are very privileged"
4: financially rewarding; "it was no longer economic to keep the factory open"; "have to keep prices high enough to make it economic to continue the service"
5: using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness; "an economic use of home heating oil"; "a modern economical heating system"; "an economical use of her time" [syn: {economical}]

economic aid
n : a gift of money to support a worthy person or cause [syn: {aid}]

Economic and Social Council
n : a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for economic and social conditions [syn: {ECOSOC}]

Economic and Social Council commission
n : a commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations [syn: {ECOSOC commission}]

Economic Commission for Africa
n : the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development of African nations

Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East
n : the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development of countries in Asia and the Far East

Economic Commission for Europe
n : the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Europe

Economic Commission for Latin America
n : the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Latin America

economic condition
n : the condition of finances [syn: {financial condition}]

economic consumption
n : (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily" [syn: {consumption}, {usance}, {use}, {use of goods and services}]

economic crisis
n : a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment [syn: {depression}, {slump}]

economic expert
n : an expert in the science of economics [syn: {economist}]

economic geography
n : the branch of geography concerned with the production and distribution of commodities

economic geology
n : the branch of geology that deals with economically valuable geological materials

economic growth
n : steady growth in the productive capacity of the economy (and so a growth of national income)

economic mobilisation
n : mobilization of the economy [syn: {economic mobilization}]

economic mobilization
n : mobilization of the economy [syn: {economic mobilisation}]

economic policy
n : a government policy for maintaining economic growth and tax revenues

economic process
n : any process affecting the production and development and management of material wealth

economic rent
n : the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions [syn: {rent}]

economic science
n : the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management [syn: {economics}, {political economy}]

economic strangulation
n : punishment of a group by cutting off commercial dealings with them; "the economic strangulation of the Jews by the Nazi Party"

economic system
n : the system of production and distribution and consumption [syn: {economy}]

economic theory
n : (economics) a theory of commercial activities (such as the production and consumption of goods)

economic value
n : the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else; "he tried to estimate the value of the produce at normal prices" [syn: {value}]

economical
adj 1: using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness; "an economic use of home heating oil"; "a modern economical heating system"; "an economical use of her time" [syn: {economic}]
2: of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; "economic growth"; "aspects of social, political, and economical life" [syn: {economic}]
3: avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally" [syn: {frugal}, {scotch}, {sparing}, {stinting}]

economically
adv 1: with respect to economic science; "economically this proposal makes no sense"
2: with respect to the economic system; "economically the country is worse off"

economics
n : the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management [syn: {economic science}, {political economy}]

economics department
n : the academic department responsible for teaching and research in economics [syn: {department of economics}]

economics profession
n : the body of professional economists

economise
v 1: spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now" [syn: {save}, {economize}]
2: use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit" [syn: {conserve}, {husband}, {economize}] [ant: {waste}]

economiser
n : a frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste [syn: {economizer}]

economist
n : an expert in the science of economics [syn: {economic expert}]

economize
v 1: use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit" [syn: {conserve}, {husband}, {economise}] [ant: {waste}]
2: spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now" [syn: {save}, {economise}]

economizer
n : a frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste [syn: {economiser}]

economy
n 1: the system of production and distribution and consumption [syn: {economic system}]
2: the efficient use of resources; "economy of effort"
3: frugality in the expenditure of money or resources; "the Scots are famous for their economy" [syn: {thriftiness}]
4: an act of economizing; reduction in cost; "it was a small economy to walk to work every day"; "there was a saving of 50 cents" [syn: {saving}]

economy of scale
n : the saving in cost of production that is due to mass production

ECOSOC
n : a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for economic and social conditions [syn: {Economic and Social Council}]

ECOSOC commission
n : a commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations [syn: {Economic and Social Council commission}]

ecosystem
n : a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment

ecoterrorism
n : violence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalists [syn: {ecological terrorism}, {eco-warfare}, {ecological warfare}]

ecotourism
n : tourism to exotic or threatened ecosystems to observe wildlife or to help preserve nature

eco-warfare
n : violence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalists [syn: {ecoterrorism}, {ecological terrorism}, {ecological warfare}]

ecphonesis
n : an exclamatory rhetorical device; "O tempore! O mores" [syn: {exclamation}]

ecrevisse
n 1: tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly [syn: {crayfish}, {crawfish}, {crawdad}]
2: small crayfish of Europe and Asia and western North America [syn: {Old World crayfish}]

ecru
n : a very light brown [syn: {beige}]

ecstasy
n 1: a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens [syn: {rapture}, {transport}, {exaltation}, {raptus}]
2: a state of elated bliss [syn: {rapture}]
3: street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine [syn: {Adam}, {XTC}, {go}, {disco biscuit}, {cristal}, {X}, {hug drug}]

ecstatic
adj : feeling great rapture or delight [syn: {enraptured}, {rapturous}, {rhapsodic}]

ecstatic state
n : a trance induced by intense religious devotion; does not show reduced bodily functions that are typical of other trances [syn: {religious trance}]

ecstatically
adv : in an ecstatic manner; "he reacted ecstatically to my plan to travel to Africa" [syn: {rapturously}, {rhapsodically}]

ECT
n : the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma [syn: {electroconvulsive therapy}, {electroshock}, {electroshock therapy}]

ectasia
n : dilatation or distension of a hollow organ [syn: {ectasis}]

ectasis
n : dilatation or distension of a hollow organ [syn: {ectasia}]

ectoblast
n : the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue [syn: {ectoderm}, {exoderm}]

ectoderm
n : the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue [syn: {exoderm}, {ectoblast}]

ectodermal
adj : of or relating to the ectoderm [syn: {ectodermic}]

ectodermic
adj : of or relating to the ectoderm [syn: {ectodermal}]

ectomorph
n : a person with a thin non-muscular body

ectomorphic
adj : having a lightly-muscled build with long limbs [ant: {endomorphic}, {mesomorphic}]

ectomorphy
n : slender, weak, and lightweight [syn: {asthenic type}]

ectoparasite
n : any external parasitic organism (as fleas) [syn: {ectozoan}, {ectozoon}, {epizoan}, {epizoon}]

ectopia
n : abnormal position of a part or organ (especially at the time of birth)

ectopic
adj : exhibiting ectopia

ectopic gestation
n : pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus [syn: {ectopic pregnancy}, {extrauterine pregnancy}, {extrauterine gestation}, {eccyesis}, {metacyesis}]

ectopic pregnancy
n : pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus [syn: {extrauterine pregnancy}, {ectopic gestation}, {extrauterine gestation}, {eccyesis}, {metacyesis}]

Ectopistes
n : a genus of Columbidae [syn: {genus Ectopistes}]

Ectopistes migratorius
n : gregarious North American migratory pigeon now extinct [syn: {passenger pigeon}]

ectoplasm
n 1: (spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance
2: the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm

ectoproct
n : sessile mosslike aquatic animal having the anus of the polyp outside the crown of tentacles

Ectoprocta
n : coextensive with or a subphylum of Bryozoa [syn: {phylum Ectoprocta}]

ectotherm
n : an animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals [syn: {poikilotherm}]

ectothermic
adj : of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment [syn: {poikilothermic}, {poikilothermous}, {heterothermic}]

ectozoa
See {ectozoan}

ectozoa
n
adj : of or relating to epizoa [syn: {epizoan}]
n : any external parasitic organism (as fleas) [syn: {ectoparasite}, {ectozoon}, {epizoan}, {epizoon}] [also: {ectozoa} (pl)]

ectozoan
adj : of or relating to epizoa [syn: {epizoan}]
n : any external parasitic organism (as fleas) [syn: {ectoparasite}, {ectozoon}, {epizoan}, {epizoon}] [also: {ectozoa} (pl)]

ectozoon
n : any external parasitic organism (as fleas) [syn: {ectoparasite}, {ectozoan}, {epizoan}, {epizoon}]

ectrodactyly
n : congenital abnormality involving the absence of some fingers or toes

Ecuador
n : a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes [syn: {Republic of Ecuador}]

Ecuadoran
n : a native or inhabitant of Ecuador [syn: {Ecuadorian}]

Ecuadoran monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Ecuador

Ecuadorian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Ecuador or its people; "Ecuadorian folklore"
n : a native or inhabitant of Ecuador [syn: {Ecuadoran}]

ecumenic
adj : concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions; "ecumenical thinking"; "ecumenical activities"; "the ecumenical movement" [syn: {oecumenic}, {ecumenical}, {oecumenical}]

ecumenical
adj 1: concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions; "ecumenical thinking"; "ecumenical activities"; "the ecumenical movement" [syn: {ecumenic}, {oecumenic}, {oecumenical}]
2: of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience" [syn: {cosmopolitan}, {oecumenical}, {general}, {universal}, {worldwide}]

Ecumenical Movement
n 1: a movement (especially among Protestant denominations) aimed to promote understanding and cooperation among Christian churches; aimed ultimately at universal Christian unity
2: a movement among Protestant groups aimed at universal Christian unity

ecumenicalism
n : (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity [syn: {ecumenism}, {ecumenicism}]

ecumenicism
n : (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity [syn: {ecumenism}, {ecumenicalism}]

ecumenism
n : (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity [syn: {ecumenicism}, {ecumenicalism}]

eczema
n : generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages

eczema herpeticum
n : eczema characterized by a feverish condition and widespread eruption of vesicles; most common in children

eczema hypertrophicum
n : eczema characterized by thickening of the skin with accentuated skin lines [syn: {lichtenoid eczema}, {chronic eczema}]

eczema marginatum
n : fungal infection of the groin (most common in men) [syn: {tinea cruris}, {jock itch}]

eczema vaccinatum
n : a now rare complication of vaccinia superimposed on atopic dermatitis with high fever and generalized vesicles and papulovesicles [syn: {Kaposi's varicelliform eruption}]

ED
n : impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis [syn: {erectile dysfunction}, {male erecticle dysfunction}]

Ed Sullivan
n : United States host on a well known television variety show (1902-1974) [syn: {Sullivan}, {Edward Vincent Sullivan}]

edacious
adj : devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks" [syn: {esurient}, {rapacious}, {ravening}, {ravenous}, {voracious}, {wolfish}]

edacity
n 1: excessive desire to eat [syn: {esurience}, {ravenousness}, {voracity}, {voraciousness}]
2: extreme gluttony [syn: {esurience}, {rapaciousness}, {rapacity}, {voracity}, {voraciousness}]

Edam
n : mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls encased in a red covering

Edaphosauridae
n : a family of reptiles of the order Pelycosauria [syn: {family Edaphosauridae}]

edaphosaurus
n : heavy-bodied reptile with a dorsal sail or crest; of the late Paleozoic

EdD
n : a doctor's degree in education [syn: {Doctor of Education}, {DEd}]

edda
n 1: tropical starchy tuberous root [syn: {taro}, {taro root}, {cocoyam}, {dasheen}]
2: either of two distinct works in Old Icelandic dating from the late 13th century and consisting of 34 mythological and heroic ballads composed between 800 and 1200; the primary source for Scandanavian mythology

Eddie Rickenbacker
n : the most decorated United States combat pilot in World War I (1890-1973) [syn: {Rickenbacker}, {Edward Vernon Rickenbacker}]

eddied
See {eddy}

Eddington
n : English astronomer remembered for his popular elucidation of relativity theory (1882-1944) [syn: {Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington}]

eddo
n : edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants [syn: {taro}, {cocoyam}, {dasheen}] [also: {eddoes} (pl)]

eddoes
See {eddo}

eddoes
eddo
n : edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants [syn: {taro}, {cocoyam}, {dasheen}] [also: {eddoes} (pl)]

Eddy
n 1: founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910) [syn: {Mary Baker Eddy}, {Mary Morse Baker Eddy}]
2: a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself [syn: {twist}]
v : flow in a circular current, of liquids [syn: {purl}, {whirlpool}, {swirl}, {whirl}]

Eddy Merckx
n : Belgian racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1945) [syn: {Merckx}]

Edecrin
n : diuretic (trade name Edecrin) used to treat edema [syn: {ethacrynic acid}]

edelweiss
n : alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts [syn: {Leontopodium alpinum}]

edema
n : swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue [syn: {oedema}, {hydrops}, {dropsy}] [also: {oedemata} (pl), {edemata} (pl)]

edemata
See {edema}

edemata
edema
n : swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue [syn: {oedema}, {hydrops}, {dropsy}] [also: {oedemata} (pl), {edemata} (pl)]

edematous
adj : swollen with an excessive accumulation of fluid [syn: {dropsical}]

eden
n 1: any place of complete bliss and delight and peace [syn: {paradise}, {nirvana}, {heaven}, {promised land}, {Shangri-la}]
2: a beautiful garden where Adam and Eve were placed at the Creation; when they disobeyed and ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil they were driven from their paradise (the fall of man) [syn: {Garden of Eden}]

edental
adj : having few if any teeth; "anteaters are edentate animals" [syn: {edentate}, {edentulate}]

Edentata
n : order of mammals having few or no teeth including: New World anteaters; sloths; armadillos [syn: {order Edentata}]

edentate
adj : having few if any teeth; "anteaters are edentate animals" [syn: {edental}, {edentulate}]
n : primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America

edentulate
adj : having few if any teeth; "anteaters are edentate animals" [syn: {edental}, {edentate}]

edentulous
adj : having lost teeth

Ederle
n : United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1903-) [syn: {Gertrude Ederle}, {Gertrude Caroline Ederle}]

Edgar
n : the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)

Edgar Albert Guest
n : United States journalist (born in England) noted for his syndicated homey verse (1881-1959) [syn: {Guest}, {Edgar Guest}]

Edgar Allen Poe
n : United States writer and poet (1809-1849) [syn: {Poe}]

Edgar Douglas Adrian
n : English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st Baron of Cambridge (1889-1997) [syn: {Adrian}, {Baron Adrian}]

Edgar Guest
n : United States journalist (born in England) noted for his syndicated homey verse (1881-1959) [syn: {Guest}, {Edgar Albert Guest}]

Edgar Lee Masters
n : United States poet (1869-1950) [syn: {Masters}]

Edgar Rice Burroughs
n : United States novelist and author of the Tarzan stories (1875-1950) [syn: {Burroughs}]

Edgar Wallace
n : English writer noted for his crime novels (1875-1932) [syn: {Wallace}, {Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace}]

Edgard Lawrence Doctorow
n : United States novelist (born in 1931) [syn: {Doctorow}, {E. L. Doctorow}]

Edgard Varese
n : United States composer (born in France) whose music combines dissonance with complex rhythms and the use of electronic techniques (1883-1965) [syn: {Varese}]

edge
n 1: the boundary of a surface [syn: {border}]
2: a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"
3: a line determining the limits of an area [syn: {boundary}, {bound}]
4: the attribute of urgency; "his voice had an edge to it" [syn: {sharpness}]
5: a slight competitive advantage; "he had an edge on the competition"
6: a strip near the boundary of an object; "he jotted a note on the margin of the page" [syn: {margin}]
v 1: advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car" [syn: {inch}]
2: provide with a border or edge; "edge the tablecloth with embroidery" [syn: {border}]
3: lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" [syn: {border}, {adjoin}, {abut}, {march}, {butt}, {butt against}, {butt on}]
4: provide with an edge; "edge a blade"

edge in
v : push one's way into (a space) [syn: {edge up}]

edge tool
n : any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)

edge up
v : push one's way into (a space) [syn: {edge in}]

edged
adj 1: having a specified kind of border or edge; "a black-edged card"; "dried sweat left salt-edged patches"
2: (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment" [syn: {cutting}, {stinging}]
3: having a cutting edge or especially an edge or edges as specified; often used in combination; "an edged knife"; "a two-edged sword"

edgeless
adj : lacking a cutting edge

edger
n 1: a person who puts finishing edges on a garment
2: garden tool for cutting grass around the edges of a yard

edgeways
adv 1: as if by an edge; barely; "I could not get a word in edgewise" [syn: {edgewise}]
2: with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge; "he sawed the board edgeways"; "held it edgewise" [syn: {edgewise}]

edgewise
adv 1: with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge; "he sawed the board edgeways"; "held it edgewise" [syn: {edgeways}]
2: as if by an edge; barely; "I could not get a word in edgewise" [syn: {edgeways}]

edgier
edgy
adj : being in a tense state [syn: {high-strung}, {highly strung}, {in suspense(p)}, {jittery}, {jumpy}, {nervy}, {overstrung}, {restive}, {uptight}] [also: {edgiest}, {edgier}]

edgier
See {edgy}

edgiest
edgy
adj : being in a tense state [syn: {high-strung}, {highly strung}, {in suspense(p)}, {jittery}, {jumpy}, {nervy}, {overstrung}, {restive}, {uptight}] [also: {edgiest}, {edgier}]

edgiest
See {edgy}

edginess
n : feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable [syn: {uneasiness}, {inquietude}, {disquietude}]

edging
n : border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)

edgy
adj : being in a tense state [syn: {high-strung}, {highly strung}, {in suspense(p)}, {jittery}, {jumpy}, {nervy}, {overstrung}, {restive}, {uptight}] [also: {edgiest}, {edgier}]

edibility
n : the property of being fit to eat [syn: {edibleness}]

edible
adj : suitable for use as food [syn: {comestible}, {eatable}] [ant: {inedible}]
n : any substance that can be used as food [syn: {comestible}, {eatable}, {pabulum}, {victual}, {victuals}]

edible asparagus
n : plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable [syn: {asparagus}, {Asparagus officinales}]

edible banana
n : widely cultivated species of banana trees bearing compact hanging clusters of commercially important edible yellow fruit [syn: {Musa paradisiaca sapientum}]

edible bean
n : any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae [syn: {bean}]

edible cockle
n : common edible European cockle [syn: {Cardium edule}]

edible corn
n : ears of corn grown for human food [syn: {corn}]

edible fat
n : oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of fatty tissue in animals and in seeds and other plant tissue

edible fruit
n : edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh

edible mussel
n : dark-shelled edible mussel that lives attached to rocks [syn: {Mytilus edulis}]

edible nut
n : a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell

edible sea urchin
n : a sea urchin that can be eaten [syn: {Echinus esculentus}]

edible seed
n : many are used as seasoning

edible snail
n : one of the chief edible snails [syn: {Helix pomatia}]

edibleness
n : the property of being fit to eat [syn: {edibility}]

edible-pod pea
n : a variety of pea plant producing peas having soft thick edible pods lacking the fibrous inner lining of the common pea [syn: {edible-podded pea}, {Pisum sativum macrocarpon}]

edible-podded pea
n : a variety of pea plant producing peas having soft thick edible pods lacking the fibrous inner lining of the common pea [syn: {edible-pod pea}, {Pisum sativum macrocarpon}]

edict
n 1: a formal or authoritative proclamation
2: a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there" [syn: {decree}, {fiat}, {order}, {rescript}]

edification
n : uplifting enlightenment [syn: {sophistication}]

edifice
n : a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" [syn: {building}]

edified
adj : instructed and encouraged in moral, intellectual, and spiritual improvement

edified
edify
v : make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal" [syn: {enlighten}] [also: {edified}]

edified
See {edify}

edify
v : make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal" [syn: {enlighten}] [also: {edified}]

edifying
adj : enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement; "the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read" [syn: {enlightening}] [ant: {unedifying}]

Edinburgh
n : the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth

Edirne
n : a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman emperor Hadrian [syn: {Adrianople}, {Adrianopolis}]

Edison
n : United States inventor; inventions included the phonograph and incandescent electric light and the microphone and the Kinetoscope (1847-1931) [syn: {Thomas Edison}, {Thomas Alva Edison}]

edit
v 1: prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting; "Edit a a book on lexical semantics"; "she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages" [syn: {redact}]
2: supervise the publication of; "The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years"
3: cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape" [syn: {cut}, {edit out}]
4: cut or eliminate; "she edited the juiciest scenes" [syn: {blue-pencil}, {delete}]

edit out
v : cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape" [syn: {edit}, {cut}]

edited
adj : improved or corrected by critical editing; "the emended text" [syn: {emended}]

Edith Cavell
n : English nurse who remained in Brussels after the German occupation in order to help Allied prisoners escape; was caught and executed by the Germans (1865-1915) [syn: {Cavell}, {Edith Louisa Cavell}]

Edith Giovanna Gassion
n : French cabaret singer (1915-1963) [syn: {Piaf}, {Edith Piaf}, {Little Sparrow}]

Edith Louisa Cavell
n : English nurse who remained in Brussels after the German occupation in order to help Allied prisoners escape; was caught and executed by the Germans (1865-1915) [syn: {Cavell}, {Edith Cavell}]

Edith Newbold Jones Wharton
n : United States novelist (1862-1937) [syn: {Wharton}, {Edith Wharton}]

Edith Piaf
n : French cabaret singer (1915-1963) [syn: {Piaf}, {Edith Giovanna Gassion}, {Little Sparrow}]

Edith Wharton
n : United States novelist (1862-1937) [syn: {Wharton}, {Edith Newbold Jones Wharton}]

editing
n : putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form [syn: {redaction}]

edition
n 1: the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
2: all of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time; "the first edition appeared in 1920"; "it was too late for the morning edition"; "they issued a limited edition of Bach recordings"
3: an issue of a newspaper; "he read it in yesterday's edition of the Times"
4: something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "an emery wheel is a modern variant of the grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father" [syn: {version}, {variant}, {variation}]

editor
n 1: a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine) [syn: {editor in chief}]
2: (computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data [syn: {editor program}]

editor in chief
n : a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine) [syn: {editor}]

editor program
n : (computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data [syn: {editor}]

editorial
adj 1: of or relating to an article stating opinions or giving perspectives; "editorial column"
2: relating to or characteristic of an editor; "editorial duties"
n : an article giving opinions or perspectives [syn: {column}, {newspaper column}]

editorial department
n : the department of a publishing business that edits material for publication

editorialise
v : insert personal opinions into an objective statement [syn: {editorialize}]

editorialist
n : a journalist who writes editorials [syn: {columnist}]

editorialize
v : insert personal opinions into an objective statement [syn: {editorialise}]

editorially
adv : by means of an editorial; "the paper commented editorially on the scandal" [syn: {with an editorial}, {in an editorial}]

editorship
n : the position of editor

Edmond de Goncourt
n : French writer who collaborated with his brother Jules de Goncourt on many books and who in his will established the Prix Goncourt (1822-1896) [syn: {Goncourt}, {Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt}]

Edmond Halley
n : English astronomer who used Newton's laws of motion to predict the period of a comet (1656-1742) [syn: {Halley}, {Edmund Halley}]

Edmond Hoyle
n : English writer on games (1672-1769) [syn: {Hoyle}]

Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt
n : French writer who collaborated with his brother Jules de Goncourt on many books and who in his will established the Prix Goncourt (1822-1896) [syn: {Goncourt}, {Edmond de Goncourt}]

Edmond Malone
n : English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812) [syn: {Malone}, {Edmund Malone}]

Edmond Rostand
n : French dramatist and poet (1868-1918) [syn: {Rostand}]

Edmonton
n : the capital of the province of Alberta

Edmontonia
n : heavily armored and highly spiked dinosaur with semi-upright posture

edmontosaurus
n : duck-billed dinosaur from Canada found as a fossilized mummy with skin

Edmund Burke
n : English statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797) [syn: {Burke}]

Edmund Cartwright
n : English clergyman who invented the power loom (1743-1823) [syn: {Cartwright}]

Edmund Charles Edouard Genet
n : French diplomat who in 1793 tried to draw the United States into the war between France and England (1763-1834) [syn: {Genet}, {Citizen Genet}]

Edmund Halley
n : English astronomer who used Newton's laws of motion to predict the period of a comet (1656-1742) [syn: {Halley}, {Edmond Halley}]

Edmund Hillary
n : New Zealand mountaineer who first attained the summit of Mount Everest with his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay (born in 1919) [syn: {Hillary}, {Sir Edmund Hillary}, {Sir Edmund Percival Hillary}]

Edmund Husserl
n : German philosopher who developed phenomenology (1859-1938) [syn: {Husserl}]

Edmund I
n : king of the English who succeeded Athelstan; he drove out the Danes and made peace with Scotland (921-946)

Edmund II
n : king of the English who led resistance to Canute but was defeated and forced to divide the kingdom with Canute (980-1016) [syn: {Edmund Ironside}]

Edmund Ironside
n : king of the English who led resistance to Canute but was defeated and forced to divide the kingdom with Canute (980-1016) [syn: {Edmund II}]

Edmund John Millington Synge
n : Irish poet and playwright whose plays are based on rural Irish life (1871-1909) [syn: {Synge}, {J. M. Synge}, {John Millington Synge}]

Edmund Kean
n : English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833) [syn: {Kean}]

Edmund Malone
n : English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812) [syn: {Malone}, {Edmond Malone}]

Edmund Spenser
n : English poet who wrote an allegorical romance celebrating Elizabeth I in the Spenserian stanza (1552-1599) [syn: {Spenser}]

Edmund Wilson
n : United States literary critic (1895-1972) [syn: {Wilson}]

Edna Ferber
n : United States novelist; author of several popular novels (1887-1968) [syn: {Ferber}]

Edna Millay
n : United States poet (1892-1950) [syn: {Millay}, {Edna Saint Vincent Millay}]

Edna O'Brien
n : Irish writer (born in 1932) [syn: {O'Brien}]

Edna Saint Vincent Millay
n : United States poet (1892-1950) [syn: {Millay}, {Edna Millay}]

Edo
n 1: a member of a west African people living in the tropical forest region of southern Nigeria
2: the capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan [syn: {Tokyo}, {Tokio}, {Yeddo}, {Yedo}, {Japanese capital}, {capital of Japan}]

Edouard Lemaitre
n : Belgian cosmologist who proposed the big-bang theory of the origin of the universe (1894-1966) [syn: {Lemaitre}, {Georges Henri Lemaitre}]

Edouard Manet
n : French painter whose work influenced the impressionists (1832-1883) [syn: {Manet}]

Edouard Vuillard
n : French painter (1868-1940) [syn: {Vuillard}, {Jean Edouard Vuillard}]

EDP
n : automatic data processing by electronic means without the use of tabulating cards or punched tapes [syn: {electronic data processing}]

Edronax
n : an antidepressant drug that blocks the reuptake of norepinephrine [syn: {reboxetine}]

EDS
n : a rapid automatic system to detect plastic explosives in passengers' luggage using X-ray technology and computers; designed for use in airports [syn: {explosive detection system}]

Edsel Bryant Ford
n : son of Henry Ford (1893-1943) [syn: {Ford}]

Eduard Buchner
n : German organic chemist who studied alcoholic fermentation and discovered zymase (1860-1917) [syn: {Buchner}]

educate
v 1: give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better"
2: create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future" [syn: {train}, {develop}, {prepare}]
3: train to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry" [syn: {school}, {train}, {cultivate}, {civilize}, {civilise}]

educated
adj 1: possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge) [ant: {uneducated}]
2: having or based on relevant experience; "an educated guess"; "an enlightened electorate" [syn: {enlightened}]
3: adequately educated in the use of numerical terms and concepts especially in arithmetical operations

educatee
n : a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution [syn: {student}, {pupil}]

education
n 1: the activities of educating or instructing or teaching; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good teaching is seldom rewarded" [syn: {instruction}, {teaching}, {pedagogy}, {educational activity}]
2: knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education"
3: the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; "education is a preparation for life"; "a girl's education was less important than a boy's"
4: the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)
5: the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement" [syn: {training}, {breeding}]
6: the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979 [syn: {Department of Education}, {Education Department}]

Education Department
n : the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979 [syn: {Department of Education}, {Education}]

Education Secretary
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Education; "Carter appointed Shirley Hufstedler as the first Secretary of Education" [syn: {Secretary of Education}]
2: the position of the head of the Education Department; "the post of Education Secretary was created in 1979" [syn: {Secretary of Education}]

educational
adj 1: relating to the process of education; "educational psychology"
2: providing knowledge; "an educational film"

educational activity
n : the activities of educating or instructing or teaching; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good teaching is seldom rewarded" [syn: {education}, {instruction}, {teaching}, {pedagogy}]

educational institution
n : an institution dedicated to education

educational program
n : a program for providing education

educationalist
n : a specialist in the theory of education [syn: {educationist}]

educationally
adv : in an educational manner; "the assistant masters formed a committee of their own to consider what could be done educationally for the town"

educationist
n : a specialist in the theory of education [syn: {educationalist}]

educative
adj : resulting in education; "an educative experience"

educator
n : someone who educates young people [syn: {pedagogue}]

educe
v 1: deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" [syn: {evoke}, {elicit}, {extract}, {draw out}]
2: develop or evolve, especially from a latent or potential state [syn: {derive}]

edulcorate
v : make sweeter in taste [syn: {sweeten}, {dulcify}, {dulcorate}] [ant: {sour}]

edutainment
n : entertainment that is intended to be educational

Edvard Grieg
n : Norwegian composer whose work was often inspired by Norwegian folk music (1843-1907) [syn: {Grieg}, {Edvard Hagerup Grieg}]

Edvard Hagerup Grieg
n : Norwegian composer whose work was often inspired by Norwegian folk music (1843-1907) [syn: {Grieg}, {Edvard Grieg}]

Edvard Munch
n : Norwegian painter (1863-1944) [syn: {Munch}]

Edward
n 1: third son of Elizabeth II (born in 1964) [syn: {Prince Edward}, {Edward Antony Richard Louis}]
2: son of Edward III who defeated the French at Crecy and Poitiers in the Hundred Years' War (1330-1376) [syn: {Black Prince}]

Edward Albee
n : United States dramatist (1928-) [syn: {Albee}, {Edward Franklin Albeen}]

Edward Antony Richard Louis
n : third son of Elizabeth II (born in 1964) [syn: {Edward}, {Prince Edward}]

Edward Appleton
n : English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966) [syn: {Appleton}, {Sir Edward Victor Appleton}]

Edward Benjamin Britten
n : major English composer of the 20th century; noted for his operas (1913-1976) [syn: {Britten}, {Benjamin Britten}, {Lord Britten of Aldeburgh}]

Edward Bouverie Pusey
n : English theologian who (with John Henry Newman and John Keble) founded the Oxford Movement (1800-1882) [syn: {Pusey}, {Edward Pusey}]

Edward Calvin Kendall
n : United States biochemist who discovered cortisone (1886-1972) [syn: {Kendall}, {Edward Kendall}]

Edward Durell Stone
n : United States architect (1902-1978) [syn: {Stone}]

Edward Estlin Cummings
n : United States writer noted for his typographically eccentric poetry (1894-1962) [syn: {cummings}, {e. e. cummings}]

Edward Everett Hale
n : prolific United States writer (1822-1909) [syn: {Hale}]

Edward Fitzgerald
n : English poet remembered primarily for his free translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883) [syn: {Fitzgerald}]

Edward Franklin Albeen
n : United States dramatist (1928-) [syn: {Albee}, {Edward Albee}]

Edward G. Robinson
n : United States film actor noted for playing gangster roles (1893-1973) [syn: {Robinson}, {Edward Goldenberg Robinson}]

Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton
n : English writer of historical romances (1803-1873) [syn: {Lytton}, {First Baron Lytton}, {Bulwer-Lytton}]

Edward Gibbon
n : English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794) [syn: {Gibbon}]

Edward Goldenberg Robinson
n : United States film actor noted for playing gangster roles (1893-1973) [syn: {Robinson}, {Edward G. Robinson}]

Edward Henry Harriman
n : United States railway tycoon (1848-1909) [syn: {Harriman}, {E. H. Harriman}]

Edward I
n : King of England from 1272 to 1307; conquered Wales (1239-1307)

Edward II
n : King of England from 1307 to 1327 and son of Edward I; was defeated at Bannockburn by the Scots led by Robert the Bruce; was deposed and died in prison (1284-1327)

Edward III
n : son of Edward II and King of England from 1327-1377; his claim to the French throne provoked the Hundred Years' War; his reign was marked by an epidemic of the Black Plague and by the emergence of the Commons as the powerful arm of Parliament (1312-1377)

Edward IV
n : King of England from 1461 to 1470 and from 1471 to 1483; was dethroned in 1470 but regained the throne in 1471 by his victory at the battle of Tewkesbury (1442-1483)

Edward James Hughes
n : English poet (born in 1930) [syn: {Hughes}, {Ted Hughes}]

Edward James Muggeridge
n : United States motion-picture pioneer remembered for his pictures of running horses taken with a series of still cameras (1830-1904) [syn: {Muybridge}, {Eadweard Muybridge}]

Edward Jean Steichen
n : United States photographer who pioneered artistic photography (1879-1973) [syn: {Steichen}]

Edward Jenner
n : English physician who pioneered vaccination; Jenner inoculated people with small amounts of cowpox to prevent them from getting smallpox (1749-1823) [syn: {Jenner}]

Edward Kendall
n : United States biochemist who discovered cortisone (1886-1972) [syn: {Kendall}, {Edward Calvin Kendall}]

Edward Kennedy Ellington
n : United States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader (1899-1974) [syn: {Ellington}, {Duke Ellington}]

Edward Lawrie Tatum
n : United States biochemist who discovered how genes act by regulating definite chemical events (1909-1975) [syn: {Tatum}]

Edward Lear
n : British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888) [syn: {Lear}]

Edward Lee Thorndike
n : United States educational psychologist (1874-1949) [syn: {Thorndike}]

Edward MacDowell
n : United States composer best remembered as a composer of works for the piano (1860-1908) [syn: {MacDowell}]

Edward Morley
n : United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923) [syn: {Morley}, {E. W. Morley}, {Edward Williams Morley}]

Edward Osborne Wilson
n : United States entomologist who has generalized from social insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929) [syn: {Wilson}, {E. O. Wilson}]

Edward Pusey
n : English theologian who (with John Henry Newman and John Keble) founded the Oxford Movement (1800-1882) [syn: {Pusey}, {Edward Bouverie Pusey}]

Edward R. Murrow
n : United States broadcast journalist remembered for his reports from London during World War II (1908-1965) [syn: {Murrow}, {Edward Roscoe Murrow}]

Edward Roscoe Murrow
n : United States broadcast journalist remembered for his reports from London during World War II (1908-1965) [syn: {Murrow}, {Edward R. Murrow}]

Edward Sapir
n : anthropologist and linguist; studied languages of North American Indians (1884-1939) [syn: {Sapir}]

Edward Teach
n : an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718) [syn: {Teach}, {Thatch}, {Edward Thatch}, {Blackbeard}]

Edward Teller
n : United States physicist (born in Hungary) who worked on the first atom bombs and the first hydrogen bomb (born in 1908) [syn: {Teller}]

Edward Thatch
n : an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718) [syn: {Teach}, {Edward Teach}, {Thatch}, {Blackbeard}]

Edward the Confessor
n : son of Ethelred the Unready; King of England from 1042 to 1066; he founded Westminster Abbey where he was eventually buried (1003-1066) [syn: {Saint Edward the Confessor}, {St. Edward the Confessor}]

Edward the Elder
n : king of Wessex whose military success against the Danes made it possible for his son Athelstan to become the first king of all England (870-924)

Edward the Martyr
n : King of England who was a son of Edgar; he was challenged for the throne by supporters of his half-brother Ethelred II who eventually murdered him (963-978) [syn: {Saint Edward the Martyr}, {St. Edward the Martyr}]

Edward V
n : King of England who was crowned at the age of 13 on the death of his father Edward IV but was immediately confined to the Tower of London where he and his younger brother were murdered (1470-1483)

Edward Vernon Rickenbacker
n : the most decorated United States combat pilot in World War I (1890-1973) [syn: {Rickenbacker}, {Eddie Rickenbacker}]

Edward VI
n : King of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553; son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour; died of tuberculosis (1537-1553)

Edward VII
n : King of England from 1901 to 1910; son of Victoria and Prince Albert; famous for his elegant sporting ways (1841-1910) [syn: {Albert Edward}]

Edward VIII
n : King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972) [syn: {Duke of Windsor}]

Edward Vincent Sullivan
n : United States host on a well known television variety show (1902-1974) [syn: {Sullivan}, {Ed Sullivan}]

Edward Weston
n : United States photographer(1886-1958) [syn: {Weston}]

Edward Williams Morley
n : United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923) [syn: {Morley}, {E. W. Morley}, {Edward Morley}]

Edward Winslow
n : English colonial administrator who traveled to America on the Mayflower and served as the first governor of the Plymouth Colony (1595-1655) [syn: {Winslow}]

Edward Wyllis Scripps
n : United States newspaper publisher who founded an important press association; half-brother of James Edmund Scripps (1854-1926) [syn: {Scripps}]

Edward Young
n : English poet (1683-1765) [syn: {Young}]

Edwardian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the era of Edward VII in England; "Edwardian furniture"
n : someone belonging to (or as if belonging to) the era of Edward VII

Edwards
n : American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758) [syn: {Jonathan Edwards}]

Edwin
n : king of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633)

Edwin Arlington Robinson
n : United States poet; author of narrative verse (1869-1935) [syn: {Robinson}]

Edwin DuBois Hayward
n : United States writer (1885-1940) [syn: {Heyward}, {DuBois Heyward}]

Edwin Herbert Land
n : United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one-step photographic process (1909-1991) [syn: {Land}, {Din Land}]

Edwin Hubble
n : United States astronomer who discovered that (as the universe expands) the speed with which nebulae recede increases with their distance (1889-1953) [syn: {Hubble}, {Edwin Powell Hubble}]

Edwin Powell Hubble
n : United States astronomer who discovered that (as the universe expands) the speed with which nebulae recede increases with their distance (1889-1953) [syn: {Hubble}, {Edwin Hubble}]

Edwy
n : King of England who was renounced by Northumbria in favor of his brother Edgar (died in 959) [syn: {Eadwig}]

EE
n : the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication [syn: {electrical engineering}]

EEC
n : an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members; "he took Britain into Europe" [syn: {European Union}, {EU}, {European Community}, {EC}, {European Economic Community}, {Common Market}, {Europe}]

EEG
n : a graphical record of electrical activity of the brain; produced by an electroencephalograph [syn: {electroencephalogram}, {encephalogram}]

eel
n 1: the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
2: voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins

eelblenny
n : eellike fishes found in subarctic coastal waters

eelgrass
n 1: submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts [syn: {grass wrack}, {sea wrack}, {Zostera marina}]
2: submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World and Australia [syn: {tape grass}, {wild celery}, {Vallisneria spiralis}]

eelgrass family
n : used in some classifications: essentially equivalent to Potamogetonaceae [syn: {Zosteraceae}, {family Zosteraceae}]

eellike
adj : resembling an eel in being long and thin and sinuous

eelpout
n 1: marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas [syn: {pout}]
2: elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth [syn: {burbot}, {ling}, {cusk}, {Lota lota}]

eelworm
n : any of various small free-living plant-parasitic roundworms

e'en
adv : even

e'er
adv : at all times; all the time and on every occasion; "I will always be there to help you"; "always arrives on time"; "there is always some pollution in the air"; "ever hoping to strike it rich"; "ever busy" [syn: {always}, {ever}] [ant: {never}]

eerie
adj 1: suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious; "an eerie feeling of deja vu" [syn: {eery}, {spooky}]
2: so strange as to inspire a feeling of fear; "an uncomfortable and eerie stillness in the woods"; "an eerie midnight howl" [syn: {eery}] [also: {eeriest}, {eerier}]

eerier
eerie
adj 1: suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious; "an eerie feeling of deja vu" [syn: {eery}, {spooky}]
2: so strange as to inspire a feeling of fear; "an uncomfortable and eerie stillness in the woods"; "an eerie midnight howl" [syn: {eery}] [also: {eeriest}, {eerier}]

eerier
See {eerie}

eeriest
eerie
adj 1: suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious; "an eerie feeling of deja vu" [syn: {eery}, {spooky}]
2: so strange as to inspire a feeling of fear; "an uncomfortable and eerie stillness in the woods"; "an eerie midnight howl" [syn: {eery}] [also: {eeriest}, {eerier}]

eeriest
See {eerie}

eerily
adv : in an unnatural eery manner; "it was eerily quiet in the chapel" [syn: {spookily}]

eeriness
n : strangeness by virtue of being mysterious and inspiring fear [syn: {ghostliness}]

Eero Saarinen
n : United States architect (born in Finland) (1910-1961) [syn: {Saarinen}]

eery
adj 1: suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious; "an eerie feeling of deja vu" [syn: {eerie}, {spooky}]
2: so strange as to inspire a feeling of fear; "an uncomfortable and eerie stillness in the woods"; "an eerie midnight howl" [syn: {eerie}]

eff
v : have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: {roll in the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with}, {get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate}, {have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw}, {fuck}, {jazz}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]

efface
v 1: remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps" [syn: {obliterate}]
2: make inconspicuous; "efface onself"
3: remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!" [syn: {erase}, {rub out}, {score out}, {wipe off}]

effaceable
adj : capable of being effaced; "the fire's worst scars were effaceable by a comprehensive program of reforestation"; "a signal too loud to be erasable in a single pass through the erase head" [syn: {erasable}]

effacement
n 1: shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor
2: withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous [syn: {self-effacement}]

effect
n 1: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" [syn: {consequence}, {outcome}, {result}, {event}, {issue}, {upshot}]
2: an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting" [syn: {impression}]
3: (of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect" [syn: {force}]
4: a symptom caused by an illness or a drug; "the effects of sleep loss"; "the effect of the anesthetic"
5: an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); "he just did it for effect"
6: the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work [syn: {essence}, {burden}, {core}, {gist}]
v 1: produce; "The scientists set up a shockwave" [syn: {effectuate}, {bring about}, {set up}]
2: act so as to bring into existence; "effect a change"

effected
adj : settled securely and unconditionally; "that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact" [syn: {accomplished}, {established}]

effecter
n : one who brings about a result or event; one who accomplishes a purpose [syn: {effector}]

effective
adj 1: producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law" [syn: {effectual}, {efficacious}] [ant: {ineffective}]
2: able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively; "people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons..."-G.B.Shaw; "effective personnel"; "an efficient secretary"; "the efficient cause of the revolution" [syn: {efficient}]
3: works well as a means or remedy; "an effective reprimand"; "a lotion that is effective in cases of prickly heat"
4: exerting force or influence; "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)" [syn: {good}, {in effect(p)}, {in force(p)}]
5: existing in fact; not theoretical; real; "a decline in the effective demand"; "confused increased equipment and expenditure with the quantity of effective work done"
6: equipped and ready for service; "the fort was held by about 100 effective soldiers"

effectively
adv 1: in an effective manner; "these are real problems that can be dealt with most effectively by rational discussion" [syn: {efficaciously}] [ant: {inefficaciously}, {inefficaciously}]
2: in actuality or reality or fact; "she is effectively his wife"; "in effect, they had no choice" [syn: {in effect}]

effectiveness
n 1: power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect [syn: {effectivity}, {effectualness}, {effectuality}] [ant: {ineffectiveness}]
2: capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks" [syn: {potency}, {strength}]

effectivity
n : power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect [syn: {effectiveness}, {effectualness}, {effectuality}] [ant: {ineffectiveness}]

effector
n 1: one who brings about a result or event; one who accomplishes a purpose [syn: {effecter}]
2: a nerve fiber that terminates on a muscle or gland and stimulates contraction or secretion
3: an organ (a gland or muscle) that becomes active in response to nerve impulses [ant: {sense organ}]

effects
n : property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business; "she left some of her personal effects in the house"; "I watched over their effects until they returned" [syn: {personal effects}]

effectual
adj 1: sufficient to produce a result; "a man to whom painting was but another and less effectual way of writing dramas or novels or history" [ant: {ineffectual}]
2: producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law" [syn: {effective}, {efficacious}] [ant: {ineffective}]
3: exerting or capable of exerting strong physiological or chemical effects; "an effectual vaccine"

effectuality
n : power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect [syn: {effectiveness}, {effectivity}, {effectualness}] [ant: {ineffectiveness}]

effectually
adv : in an effectual manner; "Bismarck was constantly criticised by the more liberal newspapers, and he retaliated by passing an emergency decree that effectually muzzled the press" [ant: {ineffectually}]

effectualness
n : power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect [syn: {effectiveness}, {effectivity}, {effectuality}] [ant: {ineffectiveness}]

effectuate
v : produce; "The scientists set up a shockwave" [syn: {effect}, {bring about}, {set up}]

effectuation
n : the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect [syn: {implementation}]

effeminacy
n : the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man) [syn: {effeminateness}, {sissiness}, {womanishness}, {unmanliness}]

effeminate
adj 1: having unsuitable feminine qualities [syn: {emasculate}, {epicene}, {cissy}, {sissified}, {sissyish}, {sissy}]
2: characterized by excessive softness or self-indulgence; "an effeminate civilization" [syn: {weak}]

effeminateness
n : the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man) [syn: {effeminacy}, {sissiness}, {womanishness}, {unmanliness}]

effeminize
v : to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to; "This hairdo feminizes the man" [syn: {feminize}, {feminise}, {erreminise}, {womanize}]

effendi
n : a former Turkish term of respect; especially for government officials

efferent
adj : of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS; "efferent nerves and impulses" [syn: {motorial}] [ant: {afferent}]

efferent neuron
n : a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord [syn: {motor neuron}, {motor nerve fiber}, {motoneuron}]

effervesce
v : form bubbles; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" [syn: {foam}, {froth}, {fizz}, {sparkle}]

effervescence
n 1: the process of bubbling as gas escapes
2: the property of giving off bubbles [syn: {bubbliness}, {frothiness}]

effervescent
adj 1: used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide; "sparkling wines"; "sparkling water" [syn: {sparkling}] [ant: {still}]
2: (of a liquid) giving off bubbles [ant: {noneffervescent}]
3: marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "sparkling conversation"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders" [syn: {bubbling}, {scintillating}, {sparkling}, {sparkly}]

effervescing
adj : emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer" [syn: {bubbling}, {bubbly}, {foaming}, {foamy}, {frothy}]

effete
adj : marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay; "a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility"; "a group of effete self-professed intellectuals" [syn: {decadent}]

efficacious
adj 1: marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect; "written propaganda is less efficacious than the habits and prejudices...of the readers"-Aldous Huxley; "the medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough" [ant: {inefficacious}]
2: producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law" [syn: {effective}, {effectual}] [ant: {ineffective}]

efficaciously
adv : in an effective manner; "these are real problems that can be dealt with most effectively by rational discussion" [syn: {effectively}] [ant: {inefficaciously}, {inefficaciously}]

efficaciousness
n : capacity or power to produce a desired effect; "concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine" [syn: {efficacy}] [ant: {inefficacy}]

efficacy
n : capacity or power to produce a desired effect; "concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine" [syn: {efficaciousness}] [ant: {inefficacy}]

efficiency
n 1: the ratio of the output to the input of any system
2: skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort; "she did the work with great efficiency" [ant: {inefficiency}]

efficiency apartment
n : a furnished apartment with a kitchenette and bathroom

efficiency engineer
n : an expert in increasing the efficient use of machines and personnel [syn: {efficiency expert}]

efficiency expert
n : an expert in increasing the efficient use of machines and personnel [syn: {efficiency engineer}]

efficient
adj 1: being effective without wasting time or effort or expense; "an efficient production manager"; "efficient engines save gas" [ant: {inefficient}]
2: able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively; "people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons..."-G.B.Shaw; "effective personnel"; "an efficient secretary"; "the efficient cause of the revolution" [syn: {effective}]

efficiently
adv : in an efficient manner; "he functions efficiently" [syn: {expeditiously}, {with efficiency}] [ant: {inefficiently}]

effigy
n : a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone" [syn: {image}, {simulacrum}]

effleurage
n : a rhythmic stroking; "effleurage of the abdomen is used in the Lamaze method of childbirth"

effloresce
v 1: burst forth into or as if into flower; "These manifestations effloresced in the past" [syn: {burst forth}]
2: assume crystalline form; become crystallized [syn: {crystallize}, {crystalize}, {crystalise}]
3: become encrusted with crystals due to evaporation

efflorescence
n 1: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity [syn: {flower}, {prime}, {peak}, {heyday}, {bloom}, {blossom}, {flush}]
2: any red eruption of the skin [syn: {rash}, {roseola}, {skin rash}]
3: the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms [syn: {blossoming}, {flowering}, {florescence}, {inflorescence}, {anthesis}]
4: a powdery deposit on a surface [syn: {bloom}]

efflorescent
adj : bursting into flower; "flowering spring trees" [syn: {abloom}, {flowering}]

effluence
n : the process of flowing out [syn: {outflow}, {efflux}] [ant: {inflow}, {inflow}]

effluent
adj : that is flowing outward [syn: {outflowing}]
n : water mixed with waste matter [syn: {wastewater}, {sewer water}]

effluvia
See {effluvium}

effluvia
effluvium
n : a foul-smelling outflow or vapor (especially a gaseous waste) [also: {effluvia} (pl)]

effluvium
n : a foul-smelling outflow or vapor (especially a gaseous waste) [also: {effluvia} (pl)]

efflux
n : the process of flowing out [syn: {outflow}, {effluence}] [ant: {inflow}, {inflow}]

effort
n 1: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" [syn: {attempt}, {endeavor}, {endeavour}, {try}]
2: use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" [syn: {elbow grease}, {exertion}, {travail}, {sweat}]
3: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort" [syn: {campaign}, {cause}, {crusade}, {drive}, {movement}]
4: a notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort" [syn: {deed}, {feat}, {exploit}]

effortful
adj : requiring great physical effort [ant: {effortless}]

effortfulness
n : the quality of requiring deliberate effort [ant: {effortlessness}]

effortless
adj 1: requiring or apparently requiring no effort; "the swallows glided in an effortless way through the busy air" [ant: {effortful}]
2: not showing effort or strain; "a difficult feat performed with casual mastery"; "careless grace" [syn: {casual}]

effortlessly
adv : without effort or apparent effort; "she danced gracefully and effortlessly"; "swallows gliding effortlessly through the air"

effortlessness
n : the quality of requiring little effort; "such effortlessness is achieved only after hours of practice" [ant: {effortfulness}]

effrontery
n : audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness" [syn: {presumption}, {presumptuousness}, {assumption}]

effulgence
n : the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light [syn: {radiance}, {radiancy}, {shine}, {refulgence}, {refulgency}]

effulgent
adj : radiating or as if radiating light; "the beaming sun"; "the effulgent daffodils"; "a radiant sunrise"; "a refulgent sunset" [syn: {beaming}, {beamy}, {radiant}, {refulgent}]

effuse
v 1: pour out; "effused brine" [syn: {pour out}]
2: flow or spill forth [syn: {flow out}]
3: give out or emit (also metaphorically); "The room effuses happiness"

effusion
n 1: an unrestrained expression of emotion [syn: {gush}, {outburst}, {blowup}, {ebullition}]
2: flow under pressure

effusive
adj 1: uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm; "a novel told in burbly panting tones" [syn: {burbling}, {burbly}, {gushing}]
2: extravagantly demonstrative; "insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship"; "a large gushing female"; "write unrestrained and gushy poetry" [syn: {emotional}, {gushing(a)}, {gushy}]

effusively
adv : in an effusive manner; "the critics praised her effusively"

effusiveness
n : a friendly open trait of a talkative person [syn: {expansiveness}]

Efrem Zimbalist
n : United States violinist (born in Russia) (1889-1985) [syn: {Zimbalist}]

eft
n : a newt in its terrestrial stage of development

e.g.
adv : as an example; "take ribbon snakes, for example" [syn: {for example}, {for instance}]

Egadi Islands
n : a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean [syn: {Aegadean Isles}, {Aegadean Islands}, {Isole Egadi}, {Aegates}]

egalitarian
adj : favoring social equality; "a classless society" [syn: {classless}]
n : a person who believes in the equality of all people [syn: {equalitarian}] [ant: {elitist}]

egalitarianism
n : the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality [syn: {equalitarianism}]

Egbert
n : king of Wessex whose military victories made Wessex the most powerful kingdom in England (died in 839)

Egeria
n : small genus of dioecious tropical aquatic plants [syn: {genus Egeria}]

Egeria densa
n : aquatic plant with deep green foliage useful to oxygenate an aquarium; sometimes placed in genus Egeria [syn: {dense-leaved elodea}, {Elodea densa}]

egest
v : eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone" [syn: {excrete}, {eliminate}, {pass}]

egg
n 1: animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
2: oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food [syn: {eggs}]
3: one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away" [syn: {testis}, {testicle}, {orchis}, {ball}, {ballock}, {bollock}, {nut}]
v 1: throw eggs at
2: coat with beaten egg; "egg a schnitzel"

egg cell
n : the female reproductive cell; the female gamete [syn: {ovum}]

egg cream
n : made of milk and flavored syrup with soda water

egg cup
n : dishware consisting of a small cup for serving a boiled egg [syn: {eggcup}]

egg en cocotte
n : egg cooked individually in cream or butter in a small ramekin [syn: {shirred egg}, {baked egg}]

egg foo yong
n : omelet containing onions and celery and chopped meat or fish [syn: {egg fu yung}]

egg fu yung
n : omelet containing onions and celery and chopped meat or fish [syn: {egg foo yong}]

egg laying
n : the production of eggs (especially in birds) [syn: {laying}]

egg noodle
n : narrow strip of pasta dough made with eggs

egg on
v : urge on; cause to act; "They other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window" [syn: {prod}, {incite}]

egg roll
n : minced vegetables and meat wrapped in a pancake and fried [syn: {spring roll}]

egg timer
n : a sandglass that runs for three minutes; used to time the boiling of eggs

egg white
n : the white of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water [syn: {albumen}, {ovalbumin}]

egg yolk
n : the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen

egg-and-anchor
n : a decorative molding; a series of egg-shaped figures alternating with another shape [syn: {egg-and-dart}, {egg-and-tongue}]

egg-and-dart
n : a decorative molding; a series of egg-shaped figures alternating with another shape [syn: {egg-and-anchor}, {egg-and-tongue}]

egg-and-tongue
n : a decorative molding; a series of egg-shaped figures alternating with another shape [syn: {egg-and-dart}, {egg-and-anchor}]

eggar
n : moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons [syn: {egger}]

eggbeater
n 1: an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades [syn: {helicopter}, {chopper}, {whirlybird}]
2: a mixer for beating eggs or whipping cream [syn: {eggwhisk}]

eggcup
n : dishware consisting of a small cup for serving a boiled egg [syn: {egg cup}]

eggdrop soup
n : made by stirring beaten eggs into a simmering broth

egger
n : moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons [syn: {eggar}]

eggfruit
n : ovoid orange-yellow mealy sweet fruit of Florida and West Indies [syn: {canistel}]

egghead
n : an intellectual (who is bald?)

egg-laying mammal
n : the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheria [syn: {monotreme}]

eggnog
n : a punch made of sweetened milk or cream mixed with eggs and usually alcoholic liquor

eggplant
n 1: egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow [syn: {aubergine}, {mad apple}]
2: hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable [syn: {aubergine}, {brinjal}, {eggplant bush}, {garden egg}, {mad apple}, {Solanum melongena}]

eggplant bush
n : hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable [syn: {eggplant}, {aubergine}, {brinjal}, {garden egg}, {mad apple}, {Solanum melongena}]

egg-producing
adj : capable of producing eggs and bearing offspring [syn: {egg-producing(a)}, {young-bearing(a)}]

eggs
n : oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food [syn: {egg}]

eggs Benedict
n : toasted English muffin topped with ham and a poached egg (or an oyster) and hollandaise sauce

eggshake
n : a milkshake with egg in it

egg-shaped
adj : rounded like an egg [syn: {elliptic}, {elliptical}, {oval}, {ovate}, {oviform}, {ovoid}, {prolate}]

eggshell
n : the exterior covering of a bird's egg [syn: {shell}]

eggwhisk
n : a mixer for beating eggs or whipping cream [syn: {eggbeater}]

egis
n : armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass [syn: {breastplate}, {aegis}]

eglantine
n : Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips [syn: {sweetbrier}, {sweetbriar}, {brier}, {briar}, {Rosa eglanteria}]

ego
n 1: an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others [syn: {egotism}, {self-importance}]
2: your consciousness of your own identity [syn: {self}]
3: (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind

ego ideal
n : (psychoanalysis) the part of the ego that contains an ideal of personal excellence toward which a person strives

ego trip
n : an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance [syn: {self-aggrandizement}, {self-aggrandisement}]

egocentric
adj : limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs [syn: {egoistical}, {self-centered}, {self-centred}]
n : a self-centered person with little regard for others [syn: {egoist}]

egocentrism
n : attempting to get personal recognition for yourself (especially by unacceptable means) [syn: {egoism}, {self-interest}, {self-concern}, {self-centeredness}] [ant: {altruism}]

egoism
n : attempting to get personal recognition for yourself (especially by unacceptable means) [syn: {egocentrism}, {self-interest}, {self-concern}, {self-centeredness}] [ant: {altruism}]

egoist
n 1: a conceited and self-centered person [syn: {egotist}, {swellhead}]
2: a self-centered person with little regard for others [syn: {egocentric}]

egoistic
adj : of or relating to the self [ant: {altruistic}]

egoistical
adj : limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs [syn: {egocentric}, {self-centered}, {self-centred}]

egomania
n : an intense and irresistible love for yourself and concern for your own needs

egomaniac
n : an abnormally egotistical person

egotism
n 1: an exaggerated opinion of your own importance [syn: {self-importance}, {swelled head}]
2: an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others [syn: {ego}, {self-importance}]

egotist
n : a conceited and self-centered person [syn: {egoist}, {swellhead}]

egotistic
adj 1: characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance [syn: {egotistical}, {narcissistic}, {self-loving}]
2: characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes" [syn: {conceited}, {egotistical}, {self-conceited}, {swollen}, {swollen-headed}, {vain}]

egotistical
adj 1: characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance [syn: {egotistic}, {narcissistic}, {self-loving}]
2: characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes" [syn: {conceited}, {egotistic}, {self-conceited}, {swollen}, {swollen-headed}, {vain}]

egotistically
adv : in an egotistical manner; "he behaved egotistically" [syn: {selfishly}] [ant: {unselfishly}]

egotrip
v : act in a way that attracts attention; "This teacher always egotrips and the students don't like him"

ego-tripped
See {ego-trip}

ego-tripping
See {ego-trip}

egregious
adj : conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery" [syn: {crying(a)}, {flagrant}, {glaring}, {gross}, {rank}]

egress
n 1: (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse [syn: {emersion}] [ant: {ingress}, {ingress}]
2: the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins" [syn: {emergence}, {issue}]
3: the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent [syn: {egression}, {emergence}]
v : come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves" [syn: {issue}, {emerge}, {come out}, {come forth}, {go forth}]

egression
n : the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent [syn: {egress}, {emergence}]

egret
n : any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season

Egretta
n : small Old and New World herons [syn: {genus Egretta}]

Egretta albus
n : the common American egret; a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albus [syn: {American egret}, {great white heron}]

Egretta caerulea
n : small bluish gray heron of the western hemisphere [syn: {little blue heron}]

Egretta garzetta
n : Old World egret [syn: {little egret}]

Egretta thula
n : small New World egret [syn: {snowy egret}, {snowy heron}]

EGTK
n : a terrorist group that is the remnants of the original Bolivian insurgents trained by Che Guevara; attacks small unprotected targets such as power pylons or oil pipelines or government buildings [syn: {Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army}]

Egypt
n 1: a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC [syn: {Arab Republic of Egypt}, {United Arab Republic}]
2: an ancient empire west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament [syn: {Egyptian Empire}]

Egyptian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Egypt or its people or their language
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Egypt
2: the ancient and now extinct language of Egypt under the Pharaohs; written records date back to 3000 BC

Egyptian bean
n : perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pealike flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos [syn: {hyacinth bean}, {bonavist}, {Indian bean}, {Lablab purpureus}, {Dolichos lablab}]

Egyptian capital
n : the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just south of the Nile delta; formerly the home of the Pharaohs [syn: {Cairo}, {Al Qahira}, {El Qahira}, {capital of Egypt}]

Egyptian cat
n : a domestic cat of Egypt

Egyptian cobra
n : cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death [syn: {asp}, {Naja haje}]

Egyptian corn
n : sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa [syn: {durra}, {doura}, {dourah}, {Indian millet}, {Guinea corn}]

Egyptian cotton
n : fine long-stable somewhat brownish cotton grown in Egypt; believed to be derived from sea island cotton or by hybridization with Peruvian cotton

Egyptian deity
n : a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians

Egyptian Empire
n : an ancient empire west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament [syn: {Egypt}]

Egyptian grass
n : a creeping grass with spikes like fingers [syn: {crowfoot grass}, {Dactyloctenium aegypticum}]

Egyptian henbane
n : poisonous herb whose leaves are a source of hyoscyamine [syn: {Hyoscyamus muticus}]

Egyptian Islamic Jihad
n : an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s; seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells; "the original Jihad was responsible for the assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981" [syn: {al-Jihad}, {Islamic Jihad}, {Vanguards of Conquest}]

Egyptian lupine
n : white-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage and erosion control [syn: {white lupine}, {field lupine}, {wolf bean}, {Lupinus albus}]

Egyptian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Egypt

Egyptian onion
n : type of perennial onion grown chiefly as a curiosity or for early salad onions; having bulbils that replace the flowers [syn: {tree onion}, {top onion}, {Allium cepa viviparum}]

Egyptian paper reed
n : tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times [syn: {papyrus}, {Egyptian paper rush}, {paper rush}, {paper plant}, {Cyperus papyrus}]

Egyptian paper rush
n : tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times [syn: {papyrus}, {Egyptian paper reed}, {paper rush}, {paper plant}, {Cyperus papyrus}]

Egyptian pea
n : Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds [syn: {chickpea}, {chickpea plant}, {Cicer arietinum}]

Egyptian pound
n : the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters [syn: {pound}]

Egyptian vulture
n : small mostly white vulture of Africa and southern Eurasia [syn: {Pharaoh's chicken}, {Neophron percnopterus}]

Egyptian water lily
n : white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians [syn: {lotus}, {white lotus}, {white lily}, {Nymphaea lotus}]

Egyptologist
n : an archeologist who specializes in Egyptology

Egyptology
n : archeology of ancient Egyptian artifacts

Ehadhamen
n : city in Tunisia

EHF
n : 30 to 300 gigahertz [syn: {extremely high frequency}]

Ehrenberg
n : Russian novelist (1891-1967) [syn: {Ilya Ehrenberg}, {Ilya Grigorievich Ehrenberg}]

Ehrlich
n : German bacteriologist who found a `magic bullet' to cure syphilis and was a pioneer in the study of immunology (1854-1915) [syn: {Paul Ehrlich}]

Eichhornia
n : water hyacinth; water orchid [syn: {genus Eichhornia}]

Eichhornia crassipes
n : a tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large blue flowers; troublesome in clogging waterways especially in southern United States [syn: {water hyacinth}, {water orchid}, {Eichhornia spesiosa}]

Eichhornia spesiosa
n : a tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large blue flowers; troublesome in clogging waterways especially in southern United States [syn: {water hyacinth}, {water orchid}, {Eichhornia crassipes}]

Eichmann
n : Austrian who became the Nazi official who administered the concentration camps where millions of Jews were murdered during World War II (1906-1962) [syn: {Adolf Eichmann}, {Karl Adolf Eichmann}]

eicosapentaenoic acid
n : an omega-3 fatty acid with 20 carbon atoms; found in fish (especially tuna and bluefish)

eider
n : duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females [syn: {eider duck}]

eider duck
n : duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females [syn: {eider}]

eiderdown
n 1: a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider [syn: {duvet}, {continental quilt}]
2: down of the eider duck

eidetic
adj : of visual imagery of almost photographic accuracy

eidola
See {eidolon}

eidos
n : (anthropology) the distinctive expression of the cognitive or intellectual character of a culture or a social group

Eiffel
n : French engineer who constructed the Eiffel Tower (1832-1923) [syn: {Alexandre Gustave Eiffel}]

Eiffel Tower
n : a wrought iron tower 300 meters high that was constructed in Paris in 1889; for many years it was the tallest man-made structure

Eigen
n : German chemist who did research on high-speed chemical reactions (born in 1927) [syn: {Manfred Eigen}]

eight
adj : being one more than seven [syn: {8}, {viii}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one [syn: {8}, {VIII}, {eighter}, {eighter from Decatur}, {octad}, {ogdoad}, {octonary}, {octet}]
2: a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life [syn: {Ashcan School}]

eight ball
n : a black pool ball bearing the number 8; should be the last to go in certain pool games

eighteen
adj : being one more than seventeen [syn: {18}, {xviii}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one [syn: {18}, {XVIII}]

eighteenth
adj : coming next after the seventeenth in position [syn: {18th}]
n : position 18 in a countable series of things

Eighteenth Amendment
n : an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920; prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages; repealed in 1932

eighter
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one [syn: {eight}, {8}, {VIII}, {eighter from Decatur}, {octad}, {ogdoad}, {octonary}, {octet}]

eighter from Decatur
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one [syn: {eight}, {8}, {VIII}, {eighter}, {octad}, {ogdoad}, {octonary}, {octet}]

eightfold
adj : having eight units or components [syn: {octuple}]

eighth
adj : coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position [syn: {8th}]
n 1: position eight in a countable series of things
2: an eighth part [syn: {one-eighth}]

eighth cranial nerve
n : a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea [syn: {acoustic nerve}, {auditory nerve}, {vestibulocochlear nerve}, {nervus vestibulocochlearis}]

eighth note
n : a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note [syn: {quaver}]

eighties
n 1: the decade from 1880 to 1889 [syn: {1880s}]
2: the decade from 1980 to 1989 [syn: {1980s}]
3: the time of life between 80 and 90 [syn: {mid-eighties}]

eightieth
adj : the ordinal number of eighty in counting order [syn: {80th}]
n : position 80 in a countable series of things

eight-membered
adj : of a chemical compound having a ring with eight members [syn: {8-membered}]

eightpence
n : a coin worth eight pennies

eightpenny
adj : used of nail size; 2 1/2 in or 6.4 cm long

eightpenny nail
n : a nail 2.5 inches long

eightsome
n 1: eight people considered as a unit [syn: {octet}, {octette}]
2: a Scottish reel for eight dancers

eight-spot
n : a playing card with eight pips on the face

eightvo
n : the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves [syn: {octavo}, {8vo}]

eighty
adj : being ten more than seventy [syn: {80}, {lxxx}, {fourscore}]
n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and eight [syn: {80}, {LXXX}, {fourscore}]

eighty-eight
adj : being eight more than eighty [syn: {88}, {lxxxviii}]

eighty-fifth
adj : the ordinal number of eighty-five in counting order [syn: {85th}]

eighty-five
adj : being five more than eighty [syn: {85}, {lxxxv}]

eighty-four
adj : being four more than eighty [syn: {84}, {lxxxiv}]

eighty-nine
adj : being nine more than eighty [syn: {89}, {ixc}]

eighty-one
adj : being one more than eighty [syn: {81}, {lxxxi}]

eighty-seven
adj : being seven more than eighty [syn: {87}, {lxxxvii}]

eighty-six
adj : being six more than eighty [syn: {86}, {lxxxvi}]

eighty-three
adj : being three more than eighty [syn: {83}, {lxxxiii}]

eighty-two
adj : being two more than eighty [syn: {82}, {lxxxii}]

Eijkman
n : Dutch physician who discovered that beriberi is caused by a nutritional deficiency (1858-1930) [syn: {Christiaan Eijkman}]

Eileen Farrell
n : United States operatic soprano noted for the clarity and power of her voice (1920-2002) [syn: {Farrell}]

eimeria
n : parasitic on the digestive epithelium of vertebrates and higher invertebrates [syn: {coccidium}]

Eimeriidae
n : a family of protoctista in the order Coccidia [syn: {family Eimeriidae}]

Eindhoven
n : city in southeastern Netherlands noted for electrical industry

Einstein
n 1: physicist born in Germany who formulated the special theory of relativity and the general theory of relativity; Einstein also proposed that light consists of discrete quantized bundles of energy (later called photons) (1879-1955) [syn: {Albert Einstein}]
2: someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein" [syn: {genius}, {mastermind}, {brain}]

Einsteinian
adj : of or relating to Albert Einstein or his theories; "the Einsteinian universe"

einsteinium
n : a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons [syn: {Es}, {E}, {atomic number 99}]

Einstein's general theory of relativity
n : a generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence) [syn: {general relativity}, {general theory of relativity}, {general relativity theory}]

Einstein's special theory of relativity
n : a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems [syn: {special relativity}, {special theory of relativity}, {special relativity theory}]

Einstein's theory of relativity
n : (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts [syn: {relativity}, {theory of relativity}, {relativity theory}]

Einthoven
n : Dutch physiologist who devised the first electrocardiograph (1860-1927) [syn: {Willem Einthoven}]

Eira
n : a genus of Mustelidae [syn: {genus Eira}]

Eira barbara
n : long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central America and South America [syn: {tayra}, {taira}]

Eire
n : a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921 [syn: {Ireland}, {Irish Free State}]

eisegeses
See {eisegesis}

eisegeses
eisegesis
n : personal interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible) using your own ideas [also: {eisegeses} (pl)]

eisegesis
n : personal interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible) using your own ideas [also: {eisegeses} (pl)]

Eisenhower
n : United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961) [syn: {Dwight Eisenhower}, {Dwight D. Eisenhower}, {Dwight David Eisenhower}, {Ike}, {President Eisenhower}]

Eisenstaedt
n : United States photographer (born in Germany) whose unposed documentary photographs created photojournalism (born in 1898) [syn: {Alfred Eisenstaedt}]

Eisenstein
n : Russian film maker who pioneered the use of montage and is considered among the most influential film makers in the history of motion pictures (1898-1948) [syn: {Sergei Eisenstein}, {Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein}]

eisteddfod
n : any of several annual Welsh festivals involving artistic competitions (especially in singing) [also: {eisteddfodau} (pl)]

eisteddfodau
See {eisteddfod}

eisteddfodau
eisteddfod
n : any of several annual Welsh festivals involving artistic competitions (especially in singing) [also: {eisteddfodau} (pl)]

eitchen midden
n : (archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement [syn: {midden}, {kitchen midden}]

either
adv : after a negative statement used as an intensive meaning something like `likewise' or `also'; "he isn't stupid, but he isn't exactly a genius either"; "I don't know either"; "if you don't order dessert I won't either"

ejaculate
n : the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract [syn: {semen}, {seed}, {seminal fluid}, {cum}]
v 1: utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas" [syn: {blurt out}, {blurt}, {blunder out}, {blunder}]
2: eject semen

ejaculation
n 1: an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion [syn: {interjection}]
2: the discharge of semen in males

ejaculator
n 1: a man who ejaculates semen
2: a speaker who utters a sudden exclamation

ejaculatory duct
n : a part of the seminal duct formed by the duct from the seminal vesicle and the vas deferens; passes through the prostate gland

eject
v 1: put out or expel from a place; "The child was expelled from the classroom" [syn: {expel}, {chuck out}, {exclude}, {throw out}, {kick out}, {turf out}, {boot out}, {turn out}]
2: eliminate (substances) from the body [syn: {discharge}, {expel}, {release}]
3: leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule
4: cause to come out in a squirt; "the boy squirted water at his little sister" [syn: {squirt}, {force out}, {squeeze out}]

ejection
n 1: the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting [syn: {expulsion}, {projection}, {forcing out}]
2: the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school" [syn: {exclusion}, {expulsion}, {riddance}]

ejection seat
n : a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute [syn: {ejector seat}, {capsule}]

ejector
n 1: a person who ousts or supplants someone else [syn: {ouster}]
2: a mechanism in a firearm that ejects the empty shell case after firing [syn: {cartridge ejector}]

ejector seat
n : a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute [syn: {ejection seat}, {capsule}]

Ekbom syndrome
n : feeling of uneasiness and restlessness in the legs after going to bed (sometimes causing insomnia); may be relieved temporarily by walking or moving the legs [syn: {restless legs syndrome}, {restless legs}]

eke out
v 1: supplement what is thought to be deficient; "He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons"; "Braque eked out his collages with charcoal" [syn: {fill out}]
2: live from day to day, as with some hardship; "He eked out his years in great poverty"
3: make by laborious and precarious means; "He eked out a living as a painter" [syn: {squeeze out}]
4: obtain with difficulty; "He eked out some information from the archives" [syn: {squeeze out}]

EKG
n : a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph [syn: {electrocardiogram}, {cardiogram}, {ECG}]

Ekman
n : Swedish oceanographer who recognized the role of the Coriolis effect on ocean currents (1874-1954) [syn: {Vagn Walfrid Ekman}]

EL
n 1: angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) [syn: {elevation}, {altitude}, {ALT}]
2: an electric elevated railway [syn: {elevated railway}, {elevated railroad}, {overhead railway}]

El Aaium
n : a town in Morocco near the Atlantic coast

El Alamein
n 1: a village west of Alexandria on the north coast of Egypt; the scene of a decisive Allied victory over the Germans in 1942
2: in World War II (1942); a decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery over German troops under Rommel [syn: {Al Alamayn}, {Battle of El Alamein}]

El Beda
n : the capital and chief port of Qatar [syn: {Doha}, {Bida}, {capital of Qatar}]

El Caudillo
n : Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975) [syn: {Franco}, {Francisco Franco}]

El Cid
n : the hero of a Spanish epic poem from the 12th century

El Dorado
n : an imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity; sought in South America by 16th-century explorers [syn: {eldorado}]

El Giza
n : an ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo; site of three Great Pyramids and the Sphinx [syn: {Giza}]

El Greco
n : Spanish painter (born in Greece) remembered for his religious works characterized by elongated human forms and dramatic use of color (1541-1614) [syn: {Greco}, {Domenikos Theotocopoulos}]

El Iskandriyah
n : the chief port of Egypt; located on the western edge of the Nile delta on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Alexander the Great; the capital of ancient Egypt [syn: {Alexandria}]

El Libertador
n 1: Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule; founded Bolivia in 1825 (1783-1830) [syn: {Bolivar}, {Simon Bolivar}]
2: a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,047 feet high)

El Misti
n : the world's 2nd largest active volcano; located in the Andes in southern Peru

El Muerto
n : a mountain peak in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (21,457 feet high)

El Nino
n 1: (oceanography) a warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast of Ecuador at Christmas time
2: the Christ child

El Nino southern oscillation
n : a more intense El Nino that occurs every few years when the welling up of cold nutrient-rich water does not occur; kills plankton and fish and affects weather patterns

El Paso
n : a city in western Texas on the Mexican border; located on the northern bank of the Rio Grande across from the Mexican city of Juarez

El Qahira
n : the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just south of the Nile delta; formerly the home of the Pharaohs [syn: {Cairo}, {Al Qahira}, {Egyptian capital}, {capital of Egypt}]

El Salvador
n : a republic on the Pacific coast of Central America [syn: {Republic of El Salvador}, {Salvador}]

El Salvadoran colon
n : the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos [syn: {colon}]

El Salvadoran monetary unit
n : monetary unit in El Salvador

ELA
n : an extreme leftist terrorist group formed in Greece in 1971 to oppose the military junta that ruled Greece from 1967 to 1974; a revolutionary group opposed to capitalism and imperialism and the United States [syn: {Revolutionary People's Struggle}]

elaborate
adj 1: marked by complexity and richness of detail; "an elaborate lace pattern" [syn: {luxuriant}]
2: developed or executed with care and in minute detail; "a detailed plan"; "the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"- John Buchan; "the carefully elaborated theme" [syn: {detailed}, {elaborated}]
v 1: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" [syn: {lucubrate}, {expatiate}, {exposit}, {enlarge}, {flesh out}, {expand}, {expound}, {dilate}] [ant: {abridge}]
2: produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product; "The bee elaborates honey"
3: make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern" [syn: {complicate}, {refine}, {rarify}]
4: work out in detail; "elaborate a plan" [syn: {work out}]

elaborated
adj : developed or executed with care and in minute detail; "a detailed plan"; "the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"- John Buchan; "the carefully elaborated theme" [syn: {detailed}, {elaborate}]

elaborately
adv : with elaboration; "it was elaborately spelled out" [syn: {intricately}, {in an elaborate way}]

elaborateness
n 1: marked by elaborately complex detail [syn: {elaboration}, {intricacy}, {involution}]
2: an ornate appearance; being elaborately decorated [syn: {ornateness}]

elaboration
n 1: addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail; "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the idea followed" [syn: {amplification}]
2: the result of improving something; "he described a refinement of this technique" [syn: {refinement}]
3: a discussion that provides additional information [syn: {expansion}, {enlargement}]
4: marked by elaborately complex detail [syn: {elaborateness}, {intricacy}, {involution}]
5: developing in intricate and painstaking detail [syn: {working out}]

Elaeagnaceae
n : shrubs or small trees often armed [syn: {family Elaeagnaceae}, {oleaster family}]

Elaeagnus
n : oleaster [syn: {genus Elaeagnus}]

Elaeagnus augustifolia
n : deciduous shrubby tree of Europe and western Asia having gray leaves and small yellow fruits covered in silvery scales; sometimes spiny [syn: {Russian olive}, {silver berry}]

Elaeagnus commutata
n : deciduous unarmed North American shrub with silvery leaves and fruits [syn: {silverberry}, {silver berry}, {silverbush}, {silver-bush}]

Elaeagnus latifolia
n : erect shrub or climber of India and China with red olivelike fruit [syn: {wild olive}]

Elaeis
n : oil palms [syn: {genus Elaeis}]

Elaeis guineensis
n : oil palm of Africa [syn: {African oil palm}]

Elaeis oleifera
n : palm of Central and South America [syn: {American oil palm}]

Elaeocarpaceae
n : genus of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warm regions some yielding useful timber; in some classifications included in the family Santalaceae [syn: {family Elaeocarpaceae}, {elaeocarpus family}]

Elaeocarpus
n : type genus of the family Elaeocarpaceae [syn: {genus Elaeocarpus}]

elaeocarpus family
n : genus of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warm regions some yielding useful timber; in some classifications included in the family Santalaceae [syn: {Elaeocarpaceae}, {family Elaeocarpaceae}]

Elaeocarpus grandis
n : Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit [syn: {quandong}, {quandong tree}, {Brisbane quandong}, {silver quandong tree}, {blue fig}]

elaeostearic acid
n : a crystalline unsaturated fatty acid [syn: {eleostearic acid}]

Elagatis
n : a genus of Carangidae [syn: {genus Elagatis}]

Elagatis bipinnulata
n : streamlined cigar-shaped jack; good game fish [syn: {rainbow runner}]

elaidic acid
n : a monounsaturated fatty acid that has the same structure as oleic acid except that it is a trans fatty acid; the major trans fatty acid in margarine and fried foods

El-Aksur
n : a city in central Egypt on the east bank of the Nile that is a center for visitors to the ruins of and about Thebes [syn: {Luxor}]

Elam
n : an ancient country in southwestern Asia east of the Tigris River (in what is modern Iran); was known for its warlike people [syn: {Susiana}]

Elamite
n 1: a member of an ancient warlike people living in Elam east of Babylonia as early as 3000 BC
2: an extinct ancient language of unknown affinities; spoken by the Elamites [syn: {Elamitic}, {Susian}]

Elamitic
n : an extinct ancient language of unknown affinities; spoken by the Elamites [syn: {Elamite}, {Susian}]

elan
n 1: a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"; "he felt a kind of religious zeal" [syn: {ardor}, {ardour}, {zeal}]
2: distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer" [syn: {dash}, {flair}, {panache}, {style}]
3: enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness; "a performance of great elan and sophistication"

elan vital
n : (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms [syn: {life force}, {vital force}, {vitality}]

eland
n : either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes

Elanoides
n : a genus of kites [syn: {genus Elanoides}]

Elanoides forficatus
n : graceful North American black-and-white kite [syn: {swallow-tailed kite}, {swallow-tailed hawk}]

Elanus
n : a genus of small kites of both Old and New Worlds [syn: {genus Elanus}]

Elanus leucurus
n : gray-and-white American kite of warm and tropical regions [syn: {white-tailed kite}]

Elaphe
n : North American rat snakes [syn: {genus Elaphe}]

Elaphe guttata
n : large harmless snake of southeastern United States; often on farms [syn: {corn snake}, {red rat snake}]

Elaphe obsoleta
n : large harmless shiny black North American snake [syn: {black rat snake}, {blacksnake}, {pilot blacksnake}, {mountain blacksnake}]

elaphure
n : large Chinese deer surviving only in domesticated herds [syn: {pere david's deer}, {Elaphurus davidianus}]

Elaphurus
n : a genus of Cervidae [syn: {genus Elaphurus}]

Elaphurus davidianus
n : large Chinese deer surviving only in domesticated herds [syn: {pere david's deer}, {elaphure}]

elapid
n : any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres [syn: {elapid snake}]

elapid snake
n : any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres [syn: {elapid}]

Elapidae
n : cobras; kraits; mambas; coral snakes; Australian taipan and tiger snakes [syn: {family Elapidae}]

elapse
v : pass by; "three years elapsed" [syn: {lapse}, {pass}, {slip by}, {glide by}, {slip away}, {go by}, {slide by}, {go along}]

elapsed
adj : (of time) having passed or slipped by; "elapsed time"

elapsed time
n : the time that elapses while some event is occurring

elasmobranch
n : any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates [syn: {selachian}]

Elasmobranchii
n : sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates [syn: {subclass Elasmobranchii}, {Selachii}, {subclass Selachii}]

elastance
n : the reciprocal of capacitance [syn: {electrical elastance}]

elastance unit
n : the reciprocal of capacitance

elastase
n : a pancreatic enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastin

elastic
adj 1: capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy; "an elastic band"; "a youthful and elastic walk" [ant: {inelastic}]
2: able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract" [syn: {flexible}, {pliable}, {pliant}]
n 1: a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together [syn: {rubber band}, {elastic band}]
2: an elastic fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material

elastic band
n : a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together [syn: {rubber band}, {elastic}]

elastic bandage
n : a bandage containing stretchable material that can apply local pressure

elastic device
n : any flexible device that will return to its original shape when stretched

elastic energy
n : potential energy that is stored when a body is deformed (as in a coiled spring) [syn: {elastic potential energy}]

elastic modulus
n : (physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body [syn: {coefficient of elasticity}, {modulus of elasticity}]

elastic potential energy
n : potential energy that is stored when a body is deformed (as in a coiled spring) [syn: {elastic energy}]

elastic tissue
n : connective tissue consisting chiefly of elastic fibers found in the dermis of the skin and in the walls of veins and arteries and in some tendons and ligaments

elasticised
adj : made with strands or inserts of elastic; "slacks with an elasticized waistband" [syn: {elasticized}]

elasticity
n : the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed; "the waistband had lost its snap" [syn: {snap}] [ant: {inelasticity}]

elasticity of shear
n : the elasticity of a body that has been pulled out of shape by a shearing force

elasticized
adj : made with strands or inserts of elastic; "slacks with an elasticized waistband" [syn: {elasticised}]

elastin
n : a fibrous scleroprotein found in elastic tissues such as the walls of arteries

elastomer
n : any of various elastic materials that resemble rubber (resumes its original shape when a deforming force is removed)

Elastoplast
n : an elastic adhesive bandage for covering cuts or wounds

elastosis
n : breakdown of elastic tissue (as the loss of elasticity in the skin of elderly people that results from degeneration of connective tissue)

elate
v : fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits" [syn: {lift up}, {uplift}, {pick up}, {intoxicate}] [ant: {depress}]

elated
adj 1: exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits; "the elated winner"; "felt elated and excited" [ant: {dejected}]
2: full of high-spirited delight [syn: {gleeful}, {joyful}, {jubilant}]

elater
n : any of various widely distributed beetles [syn: {elaterid beetle}, {elaterid}]

elaterid
n : any of various widely distributed beetles [syn: {elaterid beetle}, {elater}]

elaterid beetle
n : any of various widely distributed beetles [syn: {elater}, {elaterid}]

Elateridae
n : click beetles and certain fireflies [syn: {family Elateridae}]

elating
adj : making lively and joyful [syn: {exhilarating}]

elation
n 1: an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression [ant: {depression}]
2: a feeling of joy and pride [syn: {high spirits}]

Elavil
n : a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications [syn: {amitriptyline}, {amitriptyline hydrochloride}]

Elbe
n : a river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea [syn: {Elbe River}]

Elbe River
n : a river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea [syn: {Elbe}]

elbow
n 1: hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped [syn: {elbow joint}, {cubitus}, {cubital joint}, {articulatio cubiti}]
2: a sharp bend in a road or river
3: a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it
4: the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow; "his coat had patches over the elbows"
5: the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow
v 1: push one's way with the elbows
2: shove one's elbow into another person's ribs

elbow bone
n : the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm [syn: {ulna}]

elbow grease
n : use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" [syn: {effort}, {exertion}, {travail}, {sweat}]

elbow joint
n : hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped [syn: {elbow}, {cubitus}, {cubital joint}, {articulatio cubiti}]

elbow pad
n : protective garment consisting of a pad worn over the elbow by football and hockey players

elbow room
n : space for movement; "room to pass"; "make way for"; "hardly enough elbow room to turn around" [syn: {room}, {way}]

elbowing
n : jostling with the elbows; "elbowing is a foul in basketball"

eld
n 1: a late time of life; "old age is not for sissies"; "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood" [syn: {old age}, {years}, {age}, {geezerhood}]
2: a time in life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises; "she was now of school age"; "tall for his eld" [syn: {age}]

elder
adj 1: used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son; "Bill Adams, Sr." [syn: {older}, {sr.}]
2: older brother or sister; "big sister" [syn: {big(a)}, {older}] [ant: {little(a)}]
n 1: a person who is older than you are [syn: {senior}]
2: any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit [syn: {elderberry bush}]
3: any of various church officers

elder hand
n : the card player on the dealer's left [syn: {eldest hand}]

elder statesman
n 1: any influential person whose advice is highly respected
2: an elderly statesman whose advice is sought be government leaders

elderberry
n 1: common black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies [syn: {bourtree}, {black elder}, {common elder}, {European elder}, {Sambucus nigra}]
2: berrylike fruit of an elder used for e.g. wines and jellies

elderberry bush
n : any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit [syn: {elder}]

elderly
adj : advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen" [syn: {aged}, {older}, {senior}]

eldership
n : the office of elder

eldest
adj : first in order of birth; "the firstborn child" [syn: {firstborn}]
n : the offspring who came first in the order of birth [syn: {firstborn}]

eldest hand
n : the card player on the dealer's left [syn: {elder hand}]

eldorado
n : an imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity; sought in South America by 16th-century explorers [syn: {El Dorado}]

eldritch
adj : suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; "an eldritch screech"; "the three weird sisters"; "stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy; "an unearthly light"; "he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"- Henry Kingsley [syn: {weird}, {uncanny}, {unearthly}]

Eleanor Gwyn
n : English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687) [syn: {Gwynn}, {Gywn}, {Gynne}, {Nell Gwynn}, {Nell Gywn}, {Nell Gwynne}, {Eleanor Gwynn}, {Eleanor Gwynne}]

Eleanor Gwynn
n : English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687) [syn: {Gwynn}, {Gywn}, {Gynne}, {Nell Gwynn}, {Nell Gywn}, {Nell Gwynne}, {Eleanor Gwyn}, {Eleanor Gwynne}]

Eleanor Gwynne
n : English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687) [syn: {Gwynn}, {Gywn}, {Gynne}, {Nell Gwynn}, {Nell Gywn}, {Nell Gwynne}, {Eleanor Gwynn}, {Eleanor Gwyn}]

Eleanor of Aquitaine
n : Queen of France as the wife of Louis VII; that marriage was annulled in 1152 and she then married Henry II and became Queen of England (1122-1204)

Eleanor Roosevelt
n : wife of Franklin Roosevelt and a strong advocate of human rights (1884-1962) [syn: {Roosevelt}, {Anna Eleanor Roosevelt}]

elecampane
n : tall coarse Eurasian herb having daisylike yellow flowers with narrow petals whose rhizomatous roots are used medicinally [syn: {Inula helenium}]

elect
adj 1: selected as the best; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges" [syn: {elite}]
2: elected but not yet installed in office; "the president elect" [syn: {elect(ip)}]
n : an exclusive group of people; "one of the elect who have power inside the government" [syn: {chosen}]
v 1: select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected him chairman of the board"
2: choose; "I elected to have my funds deposited automatically"

elected
adj : subject to popular election; "elective official" [syn: {elective}] [ant: {appointive}]

elected official
n : official who won the office in a free election

election
n 1: a vote to select the winner of a position or political office; "the results of the election will be announced tonight"
2: the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice; "her election of medicine as a profession"
3: the status or fact of being elected; "they celebrated his election"
4: the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)

election commission
n : a commission delegated to supervise an election

election day
n : the day appointed for an election; in the United States it is the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November [syn: {polling day}]

election district
n : one of several districts into which a city or town is divided for voting; each contains one polling place [syn: {voting precinct}]

election fraud
n : misrepresentation or alteration of the true results of an election

electioneer
v : work actively for a political candidate or a party; "My neighbors are busy electioneering during the Presidential election campaign"

electioneering
n 1: persuasion of voters in a political campaign [syn: {bell ringing}, {canvassing}]
2: the campaign of a candidate to be elected [syn: {campaigning}, {candidacy}, {candidature}, {political campaign}]

elective
adj 1: subject to popular election; "elective official" [syn: {elected}] [ant: {appointive}]
2: not compulsory; "elective surgery"; "an elective course of study"

elector
n 1: a citizen who has a legal right to vote [syn: {voter}]
2: any of the German princes who were entitled to vote in the election of new emperor of the Holy Roman Empire

electoral
adj 1: of or relating to elections; "electoral process"
2: relating to or composed of electors; "electoral college"

electoral college
n : the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice-president

electoral system
n : a legal system for making democratic choices [syn: {voting system}]

electorate
n : the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote

Electra
n : (Greek mythology) the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; persuaded her brother (Orestes) to avenge Agamemnon's death by helping her to kill Clytemnestra and her lover (Aegisthus)

Electra complex
n : a complex of females; sexual attraction to the father

electric
adj 1: using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity; "electric current"; "electric wiring"; "electrical appliances"; "an electrical storm" [syn: {electrical}]
2: (of a situation) exceptionally tense; "an atmosphere electric with suspicion"
3: affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling; "gave an electric reading of the play"; "the new leader had a galvanic effect on morale" [syn: {galvanic}, {galvanizing}, {galvanising}]
n : a car that is powered by electricity [syn: {electric automobile}, {electric car}]

electric arc
n : electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field [syn: {discharge}, {spark}, {arc}, {electric discharge}]

electric automobile
n : a car that is powered by electricity [syn: {electric}, {electric car}]

electric battery
n : a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series [syn: {battery}]

electric bell
n : a bell activated by the magnetic effect of an electric current

electric bill
n : a bill for money owed for electricity used

electric blanket
n : a blanket containing and electric heating element that can be controlled to the desired temperature by a rheostat

electric burn
n : a burn caused by heat produced by an electric current

electric car
n : a car that is powered by electricity [syn: {electric}, {electric automobile}]

electric catfish
n : freshwater catfish of the Nile and tropical central Africa having an electric organ [syn: {Malopterurus electricus}]

electric cell
n : a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction [syn: {cell}]

electric chair
n : an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles a chair; "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair" [syn: {chair}, {death chair}, {hot seat}]

electric charge
n : the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons; "the battery needed a fresh charge" [syn: {charge}]

electric circuit
n : an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow [syn: {circuit}, {electrical circuit}]

electric clock
n : a clock using a small electric motor

electric company
n : a public utility that provides electricity [syn: {power company}, {power service}, {light company}]

electric cord
n : a light insulated conductor for household use [syn: {cord}]

electric current
n : a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes" [syn: {current}]

electric dipole
n : a dipole with equal and opposite electric charges [syn: {electric doublet}]

electric dipole moment
n : the dipole moment in an electric dipole

electric discharge
n : electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field [syn: {discharge}, {spark}, {arc}, {electric arc}]

electric doublet
n : a dipole with equal and opposite electric charges [syn: {electric dipole}]

electric drill
n : a rotating power drill powered by an electric motor

electric eel
n : eel-shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body [syn: {Electrophorus electric}]

electric eye
n : a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations [syn: {photoelectric cell}, {photoconductive cell}, {photocell}, {magic eye}]

electric fan
n : a fan run by an electric motor [syn: {blower}]

electric field
n : a field of force surrounding a charged particle

electric fire
n : a small electric space heater [syn: {electric heater}]

electric frying pan
n : a frying pan heated by electricity

electric furnace
n : any furnace in which the heat is provided by an electric current

electric glow
n : an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere [syn: {corona discharge}, {corona}, {corposant}, {St. Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's light}, {Saint Ulmo's fire}, {Saint Ulmo's light}]

electric guitar
n : a guitar whose sound is amplified by electrical means

electric hammer
n : a hammer driven by electric motor

electric healing
n : the therapeutic application of electricity to the body [syn: {galvanism}, {electrical healing}]

electric heater
n : a small electric space heater [syn: {electric fire}]

electric lamp
n : a lamp powered by electricity

electric light
n : electric lamp consisting of a glass bulb containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated [syn: {light bulb}, {lightbulb}, {bulb}, {incandescent lamp}, {electric-light bulb}]

electric locomotive
n : a locomotive that is powered by an electric motor

electric main
n : a main that distributes electricity

electric meter
n : a meter for measuring the amount of electric power used [syn: {power meter}]

electric mixer
n : a food mixer powered by an electric motor

electric motor
n : a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work

electric organ
n : (music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ [syn: {electronic organ}, {Hammond organ}, {organ}]

electric outlet
n : receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices [syn: {wall socket}, {wall plug}, {electrical outlet}, {outlet}, {electric receptacle}]

electric pig
n : a kitchen appliance for disposing of garbage [syn: {disposal}, {garbage disposal}]

electric potential
n : the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts [syn: {potential}, {potential difference}, {potential drop}, {voltage}]

electric power
n : the product of voltage and current [syn: {electrical power}, {wattage}]

electric range
n : a kitchen range in which the heat for cooking is provided by electric power

electric ray
n : any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges [syn: {crampfish}, {numbfish}, {torpedo}]

electric razor
n : a razor powered by an electric motor [syn: {shaver}, {electric shaver}]

electric receptacle
n : receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices [syn: {wall socket}, {wall plug}, {electric outlet}, {electrical outlet}, {outlet}]

electric refrigerator
n : a refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motor [syn: {fridge}]

electric resistance
n : a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms [syn: {electrical resistance}, {impedance}, {resistance}, {resistivity}, {ohmic resistance}]

electric sander
n : a power tool used for sanding wood; a loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor [syn: {drum sander}, {sander}, {smoother}]

electric shaver
n : a razor powered by an electric motor [syn: {shaver}, {electric razor}]

electric shock
n 1: the use of electric shock as a form of punishment
2: trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning); usually involves burns and abnormal heart rhythm and unconsciousness
3: a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when they mae the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks" [syn: {electrical shock}, {shock}]

electric socket
n : a socket into which a lightbulb can be inserted

electric storm
n : a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning [syn: {thunderstorm}, {electrical storm}]

electric switch
n : control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit [syn: {switch}, {electrical switch}]

electric thermometer
n : a thermometer that uses thermoelectric current to measure temperature [syn: {thermoelectric thermometer}, {thermel}]

electric toothbrush
n : a toothbrush with an electric motor in the handle that vibrates the head of the brush

electric typewriter
n : a typewriter powered by an electric motor

electrical
adj 1: relating to or concerned with electricity; "an electrical engineer"; "electrical and mechanical engineering industries"
2: using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity; "electric current"; "electric wiring"; "electrical appliances"; "an electrical storm" [syn: {electric}]

electrical cable
n : a cable that provides an electrical connection for telephone or television or power stations

electrical capacity
n : an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored [syn: {capacitance}, {capacity}]

electrical circuit
n : an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow [syn: {circuit}, {electric circuit}]

electrical condenser
n : an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge [syn: {capacitor}, {capacitance}, {condenser}]

electrical conduction
n : the passage of electricity through a conductor

electrical contact
n : contact that allows current to pass from one conductor to another

electrical converter
n : converter that converts alternating current into direct current or vice versa

electrical device
n : a device that produces or is powered by electricity

electrical discharge
n : a discharge of electricity

electrical distributor
n : electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence [syn: {distributor}, {distributer}]

electrical disturbance
n : electrical signals produced by unwanted sources (atmospherics or receiver noise or unwanted transmitters)

electrical elastance
n : the reciprocal of capacitance [syn: {elastance}]

electrical energy
n : energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor; "they built a car that runs on electricity" [syn: {electricity}]

electrical engineer
n : a person trained in practical applications of the theory of electricity

electrical engineering
n : the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication [syn: {EE}]

electrical fuse
n : electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded [syn: {fuse}]

electrical healing
n : the therapeutic application of electricity to the body [syn: {galvanism}, {electric healing}]

electrical line of force
n : a line of force in an electrical field

electrical outlet
n : receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices [syn: {wall socket}, {wall plug}, {electric outlet}, {outlet}, {electric receptacle}]

electrical phenomenon
n : a physical phenomenon involving electricity

electrical plant
n : utility that provides electricity [syn: {electrical system}]

electrical power
n : the product of voltage and current [syn: {electric power}, {wattage}]

electrical relay
n : electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit [syn: {relay}]

electrical resistance
n : a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms [syn: {electric resistance}, {impedance}, {resistance}, {resistivity}, {ohmic resistance}]

electrical shock
n : a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when they mae the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks" [syn: {electric shock}, {shock}]

electrical shunt
n : a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current [syn: {shunt}, {bypass}]

electrical skin response
n : a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body [syn: {galvanic skin response}, {GSR}, {psychogalvanic response}, {electrodermal response}, {Fere phenomenon}, {Tarchanoff phenomenon}]

electrical storm
n : a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning [syn: {thunderstorm}, {electric storm}]

electrical switch
n : control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit [syn: {switch}, {electric switch}]

electrical system
n 1: utility that provides electricity [syn: {electrical plant}]
2: equipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights and windshield wiper and heater and air conditioner and radio

electrical work
n : the craft of an electrician

electrically
adv : by electricity; "electrically controlled"

electric-arc furnace
n : an electric furnace in which an electric arc provides the source of heat for making steel [syn: {Stassano furnace}]

electric-discharge lamp
n : an electric lamp in which the light comes from an electric discharge between two electrodes in a glass tube [syn: {gas-discharge lamp}]

electrician
n : a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines [syn: {lineman}, {linesman}]

electricity
n 1: a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
2: energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor; "they built a car that runs on electricity" [syn: {electrical energy}]
3: keen and shared excitement; "the stage crackled with electricity whenever she was on it"

electric-light bulb
n : electric lamp consisting of a glass bulb containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated [syn: {light bulb}, {lightbulb}, {bulb}, {incandescent lamp}, {electric light}]

electrification
n 1: the activity of thrilling or markedly exciting some person or group
2: the act of providing electricity; "the electrification of rural Tennessee"

electrified
electrify
v 1: excite suddenly and intensely; "The news electrified us"
2: charge (a conductor) with electricity
3: equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance" [syn: {wire}] [also: {electrified}]

electrified
See {electrify}

electrify
v 1: excite suddenly and intensely; "The news electrified us"
2: charge (a conductor) with electricity
3: equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance" [syn: {wire}] [also: {electrified}]

electrifying
adj : causing a surge of emotion or excitement; "she gave a electrifying performance"; "a thrilling performer to watch" [syn: {thrilling}]

electro-acoustic transducer
n : a transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa

electrocardiogram
n : a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph [syn: {cardiogram}, {EKG}, {ECG}]

electrocardiograph
n : medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart [syn: {cardiograph}]

electrocardiographic
adj : of or relating to an electrocardiograph

electrocardiography
n : diagnostic procedure consisting of recording the activity of the heart electronically with a cardiograph (and producing a cardiogram) [syn: {cardiography}]

electrocautery
n : application of a needle heated by an electric current to destroy tissue (as to remove warts)

electrochemical
adj : of or involving electrochemistry

electrochemical series
n : a serial arrangement of metallic elements or ions according to their electrode potentials determined under specified conditions; the order shows the tendency of one metal to reduce the ions of any other metal below it in the series [syn: {electromotive series}, {electromotive force series}]

electrochemistry
n : branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of electricity and the production of electricity by chemical reactions

electroconvulsive therapy
n : the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma [syn: {electroshock}, {electroshock therapy}, {ECT}]

electrocute
v 1: kill by electric shock; "She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted"
2: kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; "The serial killer was electrocuted" [syn: {fry}]

electrocution
n 1: execution by electricity [syn: {burning}]
2: killing by electric shock

electrocutioner
n : an executioner who uses electricity to kill the condemned person

electrode
n : a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit

electrodeposition
n : the deposition of a substance on an electrode by the action of electricity (especially by electrolysis)

electrodermal response
n : a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body [syn: {galvanic skin response}, {GSR}, {psychogalvanic response}, {electrical skin response}, {Fere phenomenon}, {Tarchanoff phenomenon}]

electrodynamometer
n : measuring instrument that uses the interaction of the magnetic fields of two coils to measure current or voltage or power

electroencephalogram
n : a graphical record of electrical activity of the brain; produced by an electroencephalograph [syn: {encephalogram}, {EEG}]

electroencephalograph
n : medical instrument that records electric currents generated by the brain

electroencephalographic
adj : of or relating to an electroencephalograph

electrograph
n 1: an apparatus for the electrical transmission of pictures
2: electrical device used for etching by electrolytic means

electrologist
n : someone skilled in the use of electricity to remove moles or warts or hair roots

electrolysis
n 1: lysis of a bond produced by the passage of an electric current
2: removing superfluous or unwanted hair by passing an electric current through the hair root

electrolyte
n : a solution that conducts electricity; "the proper amount and distribution of electrolytes in the body is essential for health"

electrolyte acid
n : dilute sulfuric acid used in storage batteries [syn: {battery acid}]

electrolyte balance
n : an equilibrium between the amounts of electrolytes (as calcium and sodium and potassium) that is essential for normal health and functioning

electrolytic
adj 1: of or concerned with or produced by electrolysis
2: of or relating to or containing an electrolyte
n : a fixed capacitor consisting of two electrodes separated by an electrolyte [syn: {electrolytic capacitor}, {electrolytic condenser}]

electrolytic capacitor
n : a fixed capacitor consisting of two electrodes separated by an electrolyte [syn: {electrolytic}, {electrolytic condenser}]

electrolytic cell
n : a cell containing an electrolyte in which an applied voltage causes a reaction to occur that would not occur otherwise (such as the breakdown of water into hydrogen and oxygen) [ant: {voltaic cell}]

electrolytic condenser
n : a fixed capacitor consisting of two electrodes separated by an electrolyte [syn: {electrolytic}, {electrolytic capacitor}]

electromagnet
n : a temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core; when current flows in the coil the iron becomes a magnet

electromagnetic
adj : pertaining to or exhibiting magnetism produced by electric charge in motion; "electromagnetic energy"

electromagnetic delay line
n : a delay line based on the time of propagation of electromagnetic waves

electromagnetic interaction
n : an interaction between charged elementary particles that is intermediate in strength between the strong and weak interactions; mediated by photons

electromagnetic intrusion
n : the deliberate insertion of electromagnetic energy into transmission paths with the objective of confusing or deceiving operators

electromagnetic radiation
n : radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge [syn: {electromagnetic wave}, {nonparticulate radiation}]

electromagnetic spectrum
n : the entire frequency range of electromagnetic waves

electromagnetic unit
n : any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism [syn: {emu}]

electromagnetic wave
n : radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge [syn: {electromagnetic radiation}, {nonparticulate radiation}]

electromagnetics
n : the branch of physics concerned with electromagnetic phenomena [syn: {electromagnetism}]

electromagnetism
n 1: magnetism produced by an electric current; "electromagnetism was discovered when it was observed that a copper wire carrying an electric current can magnetize pieces of iron or steel near it"
2: the branch of physics concerned with electromagnetic phenomena [syn: {electromagnetics}]

electromechanical
adj : of or relating to or involving an electrically operated mechanical device

electromechanical device
n : a mechanical device that is operated by electricity

electrometer
n : meter to measure electrostatic voltage differences; draws no current from the source

electromotive drug administration
n : therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues [syn: {iontophoresis}, {ionic medication}, {iontotherapy}, {EMDA}]

electromotive force
n : the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts [syn: {voltage}, {emf}]

electromotive force series
n : a serial arrangement of metallic elements or ions according to their electrode potentials determined under specified conditions; the order shows the tendency of one metal to reduce the ions of any other metal below it in the series [syn: {electromotive series}, {electrochemical series}]

electromotive series
n : a serial arrangement of metallic elements or ions according to their electrode potentials determined under specified conditions; the order shows the tendency of one metal to reduce the ions of any other metal below it in the series [syn: {electromotive force series}, {electrochemical series}]

electromotXsive
adj : concerned with or producing electric current

electromyogram
n : a graphical record of electric currents associated with muscle contractions [syn: {EMG}]

electromyograph
n : a medical instrument that records the electrical waves associated with the activity of skeletal muscles

electromyography
n : diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders with the use of an electromyograph

electron
n : an elementary particle with negative charge [syn: {negatron}]

electron accelerator
n : collider that consists of an accelerator that collides electrons and positrons

electron beam
n : a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation [syn: {beam}, {ray}]

electron gun
n : the electrode that is the source of electrons in a cathode-ray tube or electron microscope; consists of a cathode that emits a stream of electrons and the electrostatic or electromagnetic apparatus that focuses it

electron lens
n : electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons [syn: {lens}]

electron microscope
n : a microscope that is similar in purpose to a light microscope but achieves much greater resolving power by using a parallel beam of electrons to illuminate the object instead of a beam of light

electron microscopic
adj : of or relating to or involving an electron microscope

electron microscopy
n : microscopy with the use of electron microscopes

electron multiplier
n : a vacuum tube that amplifies a flow of electrons

electron optics
n : the branch of electronics that deals with beams of electrons and their focusing and deflection by magnetic fields

electron orbit
n : the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom [syn: {orbit}]

electron paramagnetic resonance
n : microwave spectroscopy in which there is resonant absorption of radiation by a paramagnet [syn: {electron spin resonance}, {ESR}]

electron radiation
n : radiation of beta particles during radioactive decay [syn: {beta radiation}, {beta ray}]

electron shell
n : a grouping of electrons surrounding the nucleus of an atom; "the chemical properties of an atom are determined by the outermost electron shell"

electron spin resonance
n : microwave spectroscopy in which there is resonant absorption of radiation by a paramagnet [syn: {ESR}, {electron paramagnetic resonance}]

electron tube
n : electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope [syn: {tube}, {vacuum tube}, {thermionic vacuum tube}, {thermionic tube}, {thermionic valve}]

electron volt
n : a unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt [syn: {eV}]

electronegative
adj : having a negative electric charge; "electrons are negative" [syn: {negative}] [ant: {neutral}, {positive}]

electronegativity
n : (chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond [syn: {negativity}]

electroneutral
adj : having no net electric charge; not electrified [syn: {neutral}] [ant: {positive}, {negative}]

electronic
adj 1: of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons; "electronic devices"
2: of or concerned with electrons; "electronic energy"

electronic balance
n : balance that generates a current proportional to displacement of pan

electronic bulletin board
n : a computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest [syn: {bulletin board system}, {bulletin board}, {bbs}]

electronic communication
n : communication by computer

electronic computer
n : a machine for performing calculations automatically [syn: {computer}, {computing machine}, {computing device}, {data processor}, {information processing system}]

electronic converter
n : (telecommunication) converter for converting a signal from one frequency to another

electronic counter-countermeasures
n : electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare [syn: {ECCM}]

electronic countermeasures
n : electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum [syn: {ECM}]

electronic data processing
n : automatic data processing by electronic means without the use of tabulating cards or punched tapes [syn: {EDP}]

electronic database
n : (computer science) a database that can be accessed by computers [syn: {on-line database}, {computer database}, {electronic information service}]

electronic deception
n : the deliberate use of electromagnetic energy in a manner intended to convey misleading information

electronic device
n : a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically

electronic dictionary
n : a machine-readable version of a standard dictionary; organized alphabetically [syn: {machine readable dictionary}, {MRD}]

electronic equipment
n : equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)

electronic fetal monitor
n : an electronic monitor that monitors fetal heartbeat and the mother's uterine contractions during childbirth [syn: {electronic foetal monitor}, {fetal monitor}, {foetal monitor}]

electronic foetal monitor
n : an electronic monitor that monitors fetal heartbeat and the mother's uterine contractions during childbirth [syn: {electronic fetal monitor}, {fetal monitor}, {foetal monitor}]

electronic image
n : an image represented as a two dimensional array of brightness values for pixels [syn: {bitmap}]

electronic imitative deception
n : the introduction of electromagnetic energy into enemy systems that imitates enemy emissions [syn: {imitative electronic deception}]

electronic information service
n : (computer science) a database that can be accessed by computers [syn: {electronic database}, {on-line database}, {computer database}]

electronic instrument
n : a musical instrument that generates sounds electronically

electronic jamming
n : deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems [syn: {jamming}, {jam}]

electronic mail
n : (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that is generated at the recipient's terminal when he logs in [syn: {e-mail}, {email}] [ant: {snail mail}, {snail mail}, {snail mail}]

electronic manipulative deception
n : actions to eliminate revealing telltale indicators that could be used by the enemy (or to convey misleading indicators) [syn: {manipulative electronic deception}]

electronic messaging
n : the sending and processing of e-mail by computer [syn: {messaging}]

electronic network
n : (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits [syn: {network}]

electronic organ
n : (music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ [syn: {electric organ}, {Hammond organ}, {organ}]

electronic reconnaissance
n : the detection and identification and evaluation and location of foreign electromagnetic radiations (other than radioactive)

electronic scanner
n : a radio receiver that that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for for some signal or condition; "they used scanners to monitor police radio channels" [syn: {scanner}]

electronic signal
n : a signal generated by electronic means

electronic simulative deception
n : actions to represent friendly notional or actual capabilities to mislead hostile forces [syn: {simulative electronic deception}]

electronic stylus
n : (computer science) a pointer that when pointed at a computer display senses whether or not the spot is illuminated [syn: {light pen}]

electronic surveillance
n : surveillance by electronic means (e.g. television)

electronic text
n : text that is in a form that a computer can store and display on a computer screen

electronic transistor
n : a semiconductor device capable of amplification [syn: {transistor}, {junction transistor}]

electronic voltmeter
n : a voltmeter whose sensitivity is increased by amplification

electronic warfare
n : military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum [syn: {EW}]

electronic warfare-support measures
n : electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition [syn: {ESM}]

electronically
adv : by electronic means; "the door opens electronically"

electronics
n : the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices

electronics company
n : a company that makes and sells electronic instruments

electronics industry
n : a manufacturer of electronic products

electronics intelligence
n : intelligence derived from non-communications electromagnetic radiations from foreign sources (other than radioactive sources) [syn: {ELINT}]

electrophoresis
n : the motion of charged particles in a colloid under the influence of an electric field; particles with a positive charge go to the cathode and negative to the anode [syn: {cataphoresis}, {dielectrolysis}, {ionophoresis}]

electrophoretic
adj : of or relating to electrophoresis [syn: {cataphoretic}]

Electrophoridae
n : small family comprising the electric eels [syn: {family Electrophoridae}]

electrophorus
n 1: a simple electrostatic generator that generates repeated charges of static electricity
2: type genus of the family Electrophoridae; electric eels [syn: {genus Electrophorus}]

Electrophorus electric
n : eel-shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body [syn: {electric eel}]

electroplate
n : any artifact that has been plated with a thin coat of metal by electrolysis
v : coat with metal by electrolysis; "electroplate the watch"

electroplater
n : a plater who uses electrolysis

electropositive
adj : having a positive electric charge; "protons are positive" [syn: {positive}] [ant: {negative}, {neutral}]

electroretinogram
n : a graphical recording of the electrical activity of the retina that results when light is flashed into the eye

electroscope
n : measuring instrument that detects electric charge; two gold leaves diverge owing to repulsion of charges with like sign

electroshock
n : the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma [syn: {electroconvulsive therapy}, {electroshock therapy}, {ECT}]

electroshock therapy
n : the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma [syn: {electroconvulsive therapy}, {electroshock}, {ECT}]

electrosleep
n : unconsciousness brought about by the passage of a low voltage electric current through the brain

electrostatic
adj : concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity; "an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity" [syn: {static}]

electrostatic bond
n : a chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains to electron to form a negative ion [syn: {ionic bond}, {electrovalent bond}]

electrostatic charge
n : the electric charge at rest on the surface of an insulated body (which establishes and adjacent electrostatic field)

electrostatic field
n : electric field associated with static electric charges

electrostatic generator
n : electrical device that produces a high voltage by building up a charge of static electricity [syn: {electrostatic machine}, {Wimshurst machine}, {Van de Graaff generator}]

electrostatic machine
n : electrical device that produces a high voltage by building up a charge of static electricity [syn: {electrostatic generator}, {Wimshurst machine}, {Van de Graaff generator}]

electrostatic printer
n : a printer that uses an electric charge to deposit toner on paper

electrostatic unit
n : any of various units of electricity based on forces of interaction between electric charges

electrostatically
adv : in an electrostatic manner; "the dust adhered electrostatically to the surface"

electrostatics
n : the branch of physics that deals with static electricity

electrosurgery
n : surgery performed with electrical devices (as in electrocautery)

electrotherapist
n : someone who specializes in the treatment of disease by electricity

electrovalent bond
n : a chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains to electron to form a negative ion [syn: {ionic bond}, {electrostatic bond}]

electrum
n : an alloy of gold and silver

eleemosynary
adj : generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions" [syn: {beneficent}, {benevolent}, {philanthropic}]

elegance
n : a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste [ant: {inelegance}]

elegant
adj 1: refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid" [ant: {inelegant}]
2: suggesting taste, ease, and wealth [syn: {graceful}, {refined}]
3: of seemingly effortless beauty in form or proportion
4: refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; "a courtly gentleman" [syn: {courtly}, {formal}, {stately}]

elegant brodiaea
n : brodiaea having an umbel of violet or blue-violet flowers atop a leafless stalk; northern Oregon to southern California [syn: {Brodiaea elegans}]

elegant cat's ears
n : small plant with slender bent stems bearing branched clusters of a few white star-shaped flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears; southeastern Washington and northeastern Oregon to Montana [syn: {star tulip}, {Calochortus elegans}]

elegant Habenaria
n : slender inland rein orchid similar to coastal rein orchid but with pale greenish-yellow flowers [syn: {Habenaria elegans}]

elegantly
adv 1: with elegance; in a tastefully elegant manner; "the room was elegantly decorated" [ant: {inelegantly}]
2: in a gracefully elegant manner; "the members of these groups do not express themselves as accurately or as elegantly as their critics do"

elegiac
adj 1: resembling or characteristic of or appropriate to an elegy; "an elegiac poem on a friend's death"
2: expressing sorrow often for something past; "an elegiac lament for youthful ideals"

elegiac stanza
n : a quatrain in iambic pentameter with abab rhyme scheme

elegise
v : compose an elegy [syn: {elegize}]

elegist
n : the author of a mournful poem lamenting the dead

elegize
v : compose an elegy [syn: {elegise}]

elegy
n : a mournful poem; a lament for the dead [syn: {lament}]

element
n 1: an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech" [syn: {component}, {constituent}, {factor}, {ingredient}]
2: any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter [syn: {chemical element}]
3: an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system" [syn: {component}, {constituent}]
4: one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe; "the alchemists believed that there were four elements"
5: the most favorable environment for a plant or animal; "water is the element of fishes"
6: the situation in which you are happiest and most effective; "in your element"
7: a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone

element 104
n : a radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized [syn: {rutherfordium}, {Rf}, {kurchatovium}, {Ku}, {unnilquadium}, {Unq}, {atomic number 104}]

element 105
n : a transuranic element that has not been found in nature [syn: {unnilquintium}, {unnilpentium}, {Unp}, {hahnium}, {atomic number 105}]

element 106
n : a transuranic element [syn: {unnilhexium}, {Unh}, {atomic number 106}]

element 107
n : a transuranic element that has not been found in nature [syn: {unnilseptium}, {Uns}, {atomic number 107}]

element of a cone
n : a straight line joining the apex and a point on the base

element of a cylinder
n : a straight line running the length of the cylinder

elemental
adj 1: being or resembling a force of nature; "elemental violence"
2: being the ultimate or elemental constituents of anything; "the elemental stuff of...out of which the many forms of life have been molded"- Jack London; "the ultimate ingredients of matter"; "his proposal is elegantly simple" [syn: {ultimate}]
3: relating to or being an element; "elemental sulphur"
4: relating to severe atmospheric conditions; "a race against hail or cold rains or some other elemental catastrophe"- J.K.Howard

elementarily
adv : in an elementary manner

elementary
adj 1: easy and not involved or complicated; "an elementary problem in statistics"; "elementary, my dear Watson"; "a simple game"; "found an uncomplicated solution to the problem" [syn: {simple}, {uncomplicated}, {unproblematic}]
2: of or being the essential or basic part; "an elementary need for love and nurturing" [syn: {primary}]

elementary education
n : education in elementary subjects (reading and writing and arithmetic) provided to young students at a grade school

elementary geometry
n : geometry based on Euclid's axioms: e.g., only one line can be drawn through a point parallel to another line [syn: {parabolic geometry}, {Euclidean geometry}]

elementary particle
n : a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter [syn: {fundamental particle}, {subatomic particle}]

elementary school
n : a school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8 grades [syn: {grade school}, {grammar school}, {primary school}]

elements
n : violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements); "they felt the full fury of the elements"

elemi
n : fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense [syn: {gum elemi}]

elenchi
See {elenchus}

Eleocharis
n : sedges having dense spikes of flowers and leaves reduced to basal sheaths [syn: {genus Eleocharis}]

Eleocharis acicularis
n : fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for aquariums [syn: {needle spike rush}, {needle rush}, {slender spike rush}, {hair grass}]

Eleocharis dulcis
n : Chinese sedge yielding edible bulb-shaped tubers [syn: {water chestnut}, {Chinese water chestnut}]

Eleocharis palustris
n : cylindrical-stemmed sedge [syn: {creeping spike rush}]

Eleonora Duse
n : Italian actress best known for her performances in tragic roles (1858-1924) [syn: {Duse}]

eleostearic acid
n : a crystalline unsaturated fatty acid [syn: {elaeostearic acid}]

Eleotridae
n : sleepers [syn: {family Eleotridae}]

elephant
n 1: five-toed pachyderm
2: the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874

elephant bird
n : huge (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird of Madagascar [syn: {aepyornis}]

elephant ear
n : any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries [syn: {alocasia}, {elephant's ear}]

elephant seal
n : either of two large northern Atlantic earless seals having snouts like trunks [syn: {sea elephant}]

elephant tree
n : small tree or shrub of the southwestern United States having a spicy odor and odd-pinnate leaves and small clusters of white flowers [syn: {Bursera microphylla}]

elephant yam
n : putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber [syn: {pungapung}, {telingo potato}, {Amorphophallus paeonifolius}, {Amorphophallus campanulatus}]

elephantiasis
n : hypertrophy of certain body parts (usually legs and scrotum); the end state of the disease filariasis

elephantiasis neuromatosa
n : hypertrophy of a limb

elephantiasis scroti
n : swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction [syn: {chyloderma}]

Elephantidae
n : elephants [syn: {family Elephantidae}]

elephantine
adj : of great mass; huge and bulky; "a jumbo jet"; "jumbo shrimp" [syn: {gargantuan}, {giant}, {jumbo}]

Elephantopus
n : perennial American herb [syn: {genus Elephantopus}]

elephant's ear
n 1: any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries [syn: {alocasia}, {elephant ear}]
2: tropical South American tree having a wide-spreading crown of bipinnate leaves and coiled ear-shaped fruits; grown for shade and ornament as well as valuable timber [syn: {conacaste}, {Enterolobium cyclocarpa}]

elephant's-foot
n 1: South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark [syn: {tortoise plant}, {Hottentot bread vine}, {Hottentot's bread vine}, {Dioscorea elephantipes}]
2: any plant of the genus Elephantopus having heads of blue or purple flowers; America

elephant-tusk
n : annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak [syn: {common unicorn plant}, {devil's claw}, {common devil's claw}, {proboscis flower}, {ram's horn}, {Proboscidea louisianica}]

Elephas
n : type genus of the family Elephantidae [syn: {genus Elephas}]

Elephas maximus
n : Asian elephant having smaller ears and tusks primarily in the male [syn: {Indian elephant}]

Elettaria
n : cardamom [syn: {genus Elettaria}]

Elettaria cardamomum
n : rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning [syn: {cardamom}, {cardamon}]

Eleusine
n : annual and perennial grasses of savannas and upland grasslands [syn: {genus Eleusine}]

Eleusine coracana
n : East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient [syn: {finger millet}, {ragi}, {ragee}, {African millet}, {coracan}, {corakan}, {kurakkan}]

Eleusine indica
n : coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere [syn: {yardgrass}, {yard grass}, {wire grass}, {goose grass}]

Eleutherodactylus
n : completely terrestrial robber frogs [syn: {genus Eleutherodactylus}]

eleuthra bark
n : aromatic bark of cascarilla; used as a tonic and for making incense [syn: {cascarilla bark}, {sweetwood bark}]

elevate
v 1: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" [syn: {promote}, {upgrade}, {advance}, {kick upstairs}, {raise}] [ant: {demote}]
2: raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" [syn: {raise}, {lift}, {get up}, {bring up}] [ant: {lower}]
3: raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty" [syn: {lift}, {raise}]

elevated
adj 1: raised above ground level; on elevated rails; "elevated railway"
2: raised above the ground; "an elevated platform"

elevated railroad
n : an electric elevated railway [syn: {elevated railway}, {el}, {overhead railway}]

elevated railway
n : an electric elevated railway [syn: {elevated railroad}, {el}, {overhead railway}]

elevation
n 1: the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity" [syn: {lift}, {raising}]
2: the highest level or degree attainable; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" [syn: {acme}, {height}, {peak}, {pinnacle}, {summit}, {superlative}, {top}]
3: angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) [syn: {EL}, {altitude}, {ALT}]
4: a raised or elevated geological formation [syn: {natural elevation}] [ant: {natural depression}]
5: distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level); "there was snow at the higher elevations"
6: (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump; "a dancer of exceptional elevation"
7: drawing of an exterior of a structure
8: the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal" [syn: {aggrandizement}, {aggrandisement}]

elevator
n 1: lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building [syn: {lift}]
2: the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend

elevator boy
n : a man employed to operate and elevator; "in England they call an elevator man a liftman" [syn: {elevator man}, {liftman}]

elevator car
n : where passengers ride up and down; "the car was on the top floor" [syn: {car}]

elevator girl
n : a girl employed to operate an elevator

elevator man
n : a man employed to operate and elevator; "in England they call an elevator man a liftman" [syn: {elevator boy}, {liftman}]

elevator operator
n : an operator of an elevator

elevator shaft
n : a vertical shaft in a building to permit the passage of an elevator from floor to floor

eleven
adj : being one more than ten [syn: {11}, {xi}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one [syn: {11}, {XI}]
2: a team that plays football [syn: {football team}]

eleven-plus
n : (formerly in England) an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar school [syn: {11-plus}]

eleventh
adj : coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position [syn: {11th}]
n : position 11 in a countable series of things

eleventh cranial nerve
n : arises from two sets of roots (cranial and spinal) that unite to form the accessory nerve trunk [syn: {accessory nerve}, {spinal accessory}, {nervus accessorius}]

eleventh hour
n : the latest possible moment; "money became available at the eleventh hour"; "at the last minute the government changed the rules" [syn: {last minute}]

elf
n 1: (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous [syn: {hob}, {gremlin}, {pixie}, {pixy}, {brownie}, {imp}]
2: below 3 kilohertz [syn: {extremely low frequency}] [also: {elves} (pl)]

elf cup
n : apothecium of a fungus of the family Pezizaceae

elfin
adj 1: suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness; "thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning"; "the fey quality was there, the ability to see the moon at midday"- John Mason Brown [syn: {fey}]
2: small and delicate; "she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate"; "obsessed by things elfin and small" [syn: {elflike}]
3: relating to or made or done by or as if by an elf; "elfin bells"; "all the little creatures joined in the elfin dance"
4: usually good-naturedly mischievous; "perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight"; "elvish tricks" [syn: {elfish}, {elvish}]

elfish
adj : usually good-naturedly mischievous; "perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight"; "elvish tricks" [syn: {elfin}, {elvish}]

elflike
adj : small and delicate; "she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate"; "obsessed by things elfin and small" [syn: {elfin}]

Elgar
n : British composer of choral and orchestral works including two symphonies as well as songs and chamber music and music for brass band (1857-1934) [syn: {Sir Edward Elgar}, {Sir Edward William Elgar}]

Elgin Marbles
n : a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures and fragments of architecture created by Phidias; chiefly from the Parthenon in Athens

Eli Whitney
n : United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825) [syn: {Whitney}]

Elia
n : English essayist (1775-1834) [syn: {Lamb}, {Charles Lamb}]

Elias Canetti
n : English writer born in Germany (born in 1905) [syn: {Canetti}]

Elias Howe
n : United States inventor who built early sewing machines and won suits for patent infringement against other manufacturers (including Isaac M. Singer) (1819-1867) [syn: {Howe}]

elicit
v 1: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: {arouse}, {enkindle}, {kindle}, {evoke}, {fire}, {raise}, {provoke}]
2: deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" [syn: {educe}, {evoke}, {extract}, {draw out}]
3: derive by reason; "elicit a solution"

elicitation
n : stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy" [syn: {evocation}, {induction}]

elicited
adj : called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation; "evoked potentials"; "an elicited response" [syn: {evoked}]

elide
v : leave or strike out; "This vowel is usually elided before a single consonant"

Elie Metchnikoff
n : Russian bacteriologist in France who formulated the theory of phagocytosis (1845-1916) [syn: {Metchnikoff}, {Metchnikov}, {Elie Metchnikov}, {Ilya Ilich Metchnikov}]

Elie Metchnikov
n : Russian bacteriologist in France who formulated the theory of phagocytosis (1845-1916) [syn: {Metchnikoff}, {Elie Metchnikoff}, {Metchnikov}, {Ilya Ilich Metchnikov}]

Elie Wiesel
n : United States writer who survived Nazi concentration camps and is dedicated to keeping alive the memory of the Holocaust (born in 1928) [syn: {Wiesel}, {Eliezer Wiesel}]

Eliel Saarinen
n : Finnish architect and city planner who moved to the United States in 1923; father of Eero Saarinen (1873-1950) [syn: {Saarinen}]

Eliezer Wiesel
n : United States writer who survived Nazi concentration camps and is dedicated to keeping alive the memory of the Holocaust (born in 1928) [syn: {Wiesel}, {Elie Wiesel}]

eligibility
n 1: the state of being eligible
2: the quality or state of being eligible; "eligibility of a candidate for office"; "eligibility for a loan" [ant: {ineligibility}]

eligible
adj 1: qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen; "eligible to run for office"; "eligible for retirement benefits"; "an eligible bachelor" [ant: {ineligible}]
2: prohibited by official rules; "an eligible pass receiver"

Elihu Thomson
n : United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in 1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937) [syn: {Thomson}]

Elihu Yale
n : English philanthropist who made contributions to a college in Connecticut that was renamed in his honor (1649-1721) [syn: {Yale}]

Elijah
n : a Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols; he was persecuted for rebuking Ahab and Jezebel (king and queen of Israel); he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (circa 9th century BC)

Elijah Muhammad
n : leader of Black Muslims who campaigned for independence for Black Americans (1897-1975) [syn: {Muhammad}]

eliminate
v 1: terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics" [syn: {get rid of}, {do away with}]
2: do away with [syn: {obviate}, {rid of}] [ant: {necessitate}]
3: kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population" [syn: {annihilate}, {extinguish}, {eradicate}, {wipe out}, {decimate}, {carry off}]
4: dismiss from consideration; "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration" [syn: {rule out}, {reject}]
5: eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone" [syn: {excrete}, {egest}, {pass}]
6: remove from a contest or race; "The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race"
7: remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations

elimination
n 1: the act of removing or getting rid of something [syn: {riddance}]
2: the bodily process of discharging waste matter [syn: {evacuation}, {excretion}, {excreting}, {voiding}]
3: analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic elimination of unacceptable alternatives [syn: {reasoning by elimination}]
4: the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations
5: the murder of a competitor [syn: {liquidation}]

elimination reaction
n : a chemical reaction in which a molecule decomposes to two different molecules

elimination tournament
n : a tournament in which losers are eliminated in successive rounds

eliminator
n : an agent that eliminates something

Elinor Morton Hoyt Wylie
n : United States poet (1885-1928) [syn: {Wylie}]

ELINT
n : intelligence derived from non-communications electromagnetic radiations from foreign sources (other than radioactive sources) [syn: {electronics intelligence}]

Elinvar
n : Elinvar is a trademark for a kind of nickel-chromium steel used for watch springs because its elasticity is constant over a wide range of temperatures [syn: {chrome-nickel steel}]

Eliomys
n : lerots [syn: {genus Eliomys}]

Eliot
n 1: British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965) [syn: {T. S. Eliot}, {Thomas Stearns Eliot}]
2: British writer of novels characterized by realistic analysis of provincial Victorian society (1819-1880) [syn: {George Eliot}, {Mary Ann Evans}]

ELISA
n : an assay that relies on an enzymatic conversion reaction and is used to detect the presence of specific substances (such as enzymes or viruses or antibodies or bacteria) [syn: {enzyme-linked-immunosorbent serologic assay}]

Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun
n : French painter noted for her portraits (1755-1842) [syn: {Vigee-Lebrun}, {Marie Louise Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun}]

Elisabethville
n : a city in southeastern Congo near the border with Zambia; a copper mining center; former name (until 1966) was Elisabethville [syn: {Lubumbashi}]

Elisha Graves Otis
n : United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861) [syn: {Otis}]

elision
n 1: omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next)
2: a deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news" [syn: {exception}, {exclusion}]

elite
adj : selected as the best; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges" [syn: {elect}]
n : a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status [syn: {elite group}]

elite group
n : a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status [syn: {elite}]

elitism
n : the attitude that society should be governed by an elite group of individuals

elitist
n : someone who believes in rule by an elite group [ant: {egalitarian}]

elixir
n 1: a sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste
2: a substance believed to cure all ills

elixir of life
n : a hypothetical substance believed to maintain life indefinitely; once sought by alchemists

Elixophyllin
n : a bronchodilator (trade names Elixophyllin and Slo-Bid and Theobid) used to treat asthma and bronchitis and emphysema [syn: {aminophylline}, {theophylline}, {Slo-Bid}, {Theobid}]

Elizabeth
n 1: daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-) [syn: {Elizabeth II}]
2: Queen of England from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; she succeeded Mary I (who was a Catholic) and restored Protestantism to England; during her reign Mary Queen of Scots was executed and the Spanish Armada was defeated; her reign was marked by prosperity and literary genius (1533-1603) [syn: {Elizabeth I}]

Elizabeth Barrett Browning
n : English poet best remembered for love sonnets written to her husband Robert Browning (1806-1861) [syn: {Browning}]

Elizabeth Cady Stanton
n : United States suffragist and feminist; called for reform of the practices that perpetuated sexual inequality (1815-1902) [syn: {Stanton}]

Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson Gaskell
n : English writer who is remembered for her biography of Charlotte Bronte (1810-1865) [syn: {Gaskell}, {Elizabeth Gaskell}]

Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman
n : muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922) [syn: {Seaman}, {Elizabeth Seaman}, {Nellie Bly}]

Elizabeth Gaskell
n : English writer who is remembered for her biography of Charlotte Bronte (1810-1865) [syn: {Gaskell}, {Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson Gaskell}]

Elizabeth Haldane
n : Scottish writer and sister of Richard Haldane and John Haldane (1862-1937) [syn: {Haldane}, {Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane}]

Elizabeth I
n : Queen of England from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; she succeeded Mary I (who was a Catholic) and restored Protestantism to England; during her reign Mary Queen of Scots was executed and the Spanish Armada was defeated; her reign was marked by prosperity and literary genius (1533-1603) [syn: {Elizabeth}]

Elizabeth II
n : daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-) [syn: {Elizabeth}]

Elizabeth Merriwether Gilmer
n : United States journalist who wrote a syndicated column of advice to the lovelorn (1870-1951) [syn: {Gilmer}, {Dorothy Dix}]

Elizabeth Palmer Peabody
n : educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894) [syn: {Peabody}, {Elizabeth Peabody}]

Elizabeth Peabody
n : educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894) [syn: {Peabody}, {Elizabeth Palmer Peabody}]

Elizabeth River
n : a short river in southeastern Virginia flowing between Norfolk and Portsmouth into Hampton Roads

Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane
n : Scottish writer and sister of Richard Haldane and John Haldane (1862-1937) [syn: {Haldane}, {Elizabeth Haldane}]

Elizabeth Seaman
n : muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922) [syn: {Seaman}, {Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman}, {Nellie Bly}]

Elizabeth Seton
n : United States religious leader who was the first person born in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821) [syn: {Seton}, {Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton}, {Mother Seton}]

Elizabeth Taylor
n : United States film actress (born in England) who was a childhood star; as an adult she often co-starred with Richard Burton (born in 1932) [syn: {Taylor}]

Elizabethan
adj : of or relating to Queen Elizabeth I of England or to the age in which she ruled; "Elizabethan music"
n : a person who lived during the reign of Elizabeth I; "William Shakespeare was an Elizabethan"

Elizabethan age
n : a period in British history during the reign of Elizabeth I in the 16th century; an age marked by literary achievement and domestic prosperity

Elizabethan sonnet
n : a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg [syn: {Shakespearean sonnet}, {English sonnet}]

elk
n : large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called elk in Europe and moose in North America [syn: {European elk}, {moose}, {Alces alces}]

elk nut
n : oily drupaceous fruit of rabbitwood [syn: {buffalo nut}, {oil nut}]

elkhorn fern
n : commonly cultivated fern of Australia and southeastern Asia and Polynesia [syn: {common staghorn fern}, {Platycerium bifurcatum}, {Platycerium alcicorne}]

elkhound
n : breed of compact medium-sized dog with a heavy gray coat developed in Norway for hunting elk [syn: {Norwegian elkhound}]

elkwood
n : small deciduous open-crowned tree of eastern North America having creamy white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches [syn: {umbrella tree}, {umbrella magnolia}, {elk-wood}, {Magnolia tripetala}]

elk-wood
n : small deciduous open-crowned tree of eastern North America having creamy white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches [syn: {umbrella tree}, {umbrella magnolia}, {elkwood}, {Magnolia tripetala}]

ell
n : an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building

Ella Fitzgerald
n : United States scat singer (born in 1918) [syn: {Fitzgerald}]

Ellas
n : a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil [syn: {Greece}, {Hellenic Republic}]

Ellen Price Wood
n : English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (1814-1887) [syn: {Wood}, {Mrs. Henry Wood}]

Elli
n : (Norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match

Ellice Islands
n : a group of coral islands in Micronesia southwest of Hawaii [syn: {Tuvalu}]

Ellington
n : United States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader (1899-1974) [syn: {Duke Ellington}, {Edward Kennedy Ellington}]

Elliott's goldenrod
n : a variety of goldenrod

ellipse
n : a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it; "the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant" [syn: {oval}]

ellipses
See {ellipsis}

ellipses
ellipsis
n : omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences [syn: {eclipsis}] [also: {ellipses} (pl)]

ellipsis
n : omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences [syn: {eclipsis}] [also: {ellipses} (pl)]

ellipsoid
adj : in the form of an ellipse [syn: {ellipsoidal}, {spheroidal}, {non-circular}]
n : a surface whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles; "the Earth is an ellipsoid"

ellipsoid of revolution
n : a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes; "it looked like a sphere but on closer examination I saw it was really a spheroid" [syn: {spheroid}]

ellipsoidal
adj : in the form of an ellipse [syn: {ellipsoid}, {spheroidal}, {non-circular}]

elliptic
adj 1: containing or characterized by ellipsis; "the clause of comparison is often elliptical"- G.O.Curme [syn: {elliptical}]
2: of a leaf shape; in the form of an ellipse
3: rounded like an egg [syn: {egg-shaped}, {elliptical}, {oval}, {ovate}, {oviform}, {ovoid}, {prolate}]
4: characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements; "the dialogue is elliptic and full of dark hints"; "the explanation was concise, even elliptical to the verge of obscurity"- H.O.Taylor [syn: {elliptical}]

elliptic geometry
n : a non-Euclidean geometry that regards space is like a sphere and a line is a great circle [syn: {Riemannian geometry}]

elliptic leaf
n : shaped like an ellipse

elliptical
adj 1: containing or characterized by ellipsis; "the clause of comparison is often elliptical"- G.O.Curme [syn: {elliptic}]
2: rounded like an egg [syn: {egg-shaped}, {elliptic}, {oval}, {ovate}, {oviform}, {ovoid}, {prolate}]
3: characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements; "the dialogue is elliptic and full of dark hints"; "the explanation was concise, even elliptical to the verge of obscurity"- H.O.Taylor [syn: {elliptic}]

ellipticity
n : the property possessed by a rounded shape that is flattened at the poles; "the oblateness of the planet" [syn: {oblateness}]

Ellis Island
n : an island in New York Bay that was formerly the principal immigration station for the United States; "some twelve millions immigrants passed through Ellis Island"

Ellison
n : United States novelist who wrote about a young Black man and his struggles in American society (1914-1994) [syn: {Ralph Ellison}, {Ralph Waldo Ellison}]

Ellul
n : the twelfth month of the civil year; the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in August and September) [syn: {Elul}]

elm
n 1: any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees [syn: {elm tree}]
2: hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture [syn: {elmwood}]

elm family
n : a dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera Ulmus; Celtis; Planera; Trema [syn: {Ulmaceae}, {family Ulmaceae}]

elm tree
n : any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees [syn: {elm}]

Elmer Ambrose Sperry
n : United States engineer and inventor of the gyrocompass (1860-1930) [syn: {Sperry}]

Elmer Leopold Rice
n : United States playwright (1892-1967) [syn: {Rice}, {Elmer Rice}, {Elmer Reizenstein}]

Elmer Reizenstein
n : United States playwright (1892-1967) [syn: {Rice}, {Elmer Rice}, {Elmer Leopold Rice}]

Elmer Rice
n : United States playwright (1892-1967) [syn: {Rice}, {Elmer Leopold Rice}, {Elmer Reizenstein}]

Elmont
n : a town on Long Island in New York; site of Belmont Park

Elmore John Leonard
n : United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925) [syn: {Leonard}, {Elmore Leonard}, {Dutch Leonard}]

Elmore Leonard
n : United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925) [syn: {Leonard}, {Elmore John Leonard}, {Dutch Leonard}]

elmwood
n : hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture [syn: {elm}]

ELN
n 1: a Marxist terrorist group formed in 1963 by Colombian intellectuals who were inspired by the Cuban Revolution; responsible for a campaign of mass kidnappings and resistance to the government's efforts to stop the drug trade; "ELN kidnappers target foreign employees of laarge corporations" [syn: {National Liberation Army}]
2: a terrorist organization in Bolivia that acts as an umbrella for numerous small indigenous subversive groups; a revival of a group with Marxist-Leninist ideologies originally established by Che Guevara in the 1960s [syn: {National Liberation Army}, {Nestor Paz Zamora Commission}, {CNPZ}]

elocute
v : declaim in an elocutionary manner; "The poet elocuted beautifully"

elocution
n : an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture

elocutionary
adj 1: of or relating to elocution; "elocutionary recitals"
2: (used of style of speaking) overly embellished; "an elocutionary Oxonian delivery"

elocutionist
n : a public speaker trained in voice production and gesture and delivery

Elodea
n : submerged freshwater perennials [syn: {genus Elodea}, {pondweed}, {ditchmoss}]

Elodea canadensis
n : North American; widely naturalized in Europe [syn: {Canadian pondweed}]

Elodea densa
n : aquatic plant with deep green foliage useful to oxygenate an aquarium; sometimes placed in genus Egeria [syn: {dense-leaved elodea}, {Egeria densa}]

elongate
adj 1: of a leaf shape; long and narrow [syn: {linear}]
2: having notably more length than width; being long and slender; "an elongate tail tapering to a point"; "the old man's gaunt and elongated frame" [syn: {elongated}]
v : make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric" [syn: {stretch}]

elongate leaf
n : a long slender leaf [syn: {linear leaf}]

elongated
adj 1: drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page" [syn: {extended}, {lengthened}, {prolonged}]
2: having notably more length than width; being long and slender; "an elongate tail tapering to a point"; "the old man's gaunt and elongated frame" [syn: {elongate}]

elongation
n 1: the quality of being elongated
2: an addition to the length of something [syn: {extension}]
3: the act of lengthening something

elope
v : run away secretly with one's beloved; "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas" [syn: {run off}]

elopement
n : the act of running away with a lover (usually to get married)

Elopidae
n : tarpons and ladyfishes [syn: {family Elopidae}]

Elops
n : type genus of the Elopidae: tenpounder [syn: {genus Elops}]

Elops saurus
n : game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller [syn: {ladyfish}, {tenpounder}]

eloquence
n : powerful and effective language [syn: {fluency}]

eloquent
adj : expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech" [syn: {facile}, {fluent}, {silver}, {silver-tongued}, {smooth-spoken}]

eloquently
adv 1: with eloquence; "he expressed his ideas eloquently" [syn: {articulately}] [ant: {ineloquently}, {ineloquently}]
2: in an articulate manner; "he argued articulately for his plan" [syn: {articulately}] [ant: {inarticulately}]

Elsa Schiaparelli
n : fashion designer born in Italy who was noted for her use of synthetic materials and brilliant colors (1896-1973) [syn: {Schiaparelli}]

Elsass
n : a region of northeastern France famous for its wines [syn: {Alsace}, {Alsatia}]

else
adj 1: other than what is under consideration or implied; "ask somebody else"; "I don't know what else to do"; "where else can we look?"
2: more; "would you like anything else?"; "I have nothing else to say" [syn: {else(ip)}, {additional}]
adv 1: additional to or different from this one or place or time or manner; "nobody else is here"; "she ignored everything else"; "I don't know where else to look"; "when else can we have the party?"; "couldn't decide how else it could be done"
2: (usually used with `or') if not, then; "watch your step or else you may fall"; "leave or else I'll get angry"

elsewhere
adv : in or to another place; "he went elsewhere"; "look elsewhere for the answer"

elsholtzia
n : any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Elsholtzia having blue or purple flowers in one-sided spikes

Elspar
n : antineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leukemia [syn: {asparaginase}]

eluate
n : a liquid solution that results from elution

elucidate
v 1: make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death" [syn: {clarify}, {clear up}] [ant: {obfuscate}]
2: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" [syn: {clear}, {clear up}, {shed light on}, {crystallize}, {crystallise}, {crystalize}, {crystalise}, {straighten out}, {sort out}, {enlighten}, {illuminate}]

elucidation
n 1: an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on
2: an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook" [syn: {clarification}, {illumination}]

elucidative
adj : that makes clear; "a clarifying example" [syn: {clarifying}]

elude
v 1: escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation" [syn: {evade}, {bilk}]
2: be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me" [syn: {escape}]
3: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn: {hedge}, {fudge}, {evade}, {put off}, {circumvent}, {parry}, {skirt}, {dodge}, {duck}, {sidestep}]

eluding
n : the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) [syn: {slip}, {elusion}]

Elul
n : the twelfth month of the civil year; the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in August and September) [syn: {Ellul}]

elusion
n : the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) [syn: {slip}, {eluding}]

elusive
adj 1: difficult to describe; "a haunting elusive odor"
2: skillful at eluding capture; "a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist"- David Kline [syn: {evasive}]
3: be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind; "his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change"; "a subtle difference"; "that elusive thing the soul" [syn: {subtle}]

elusiveness
n : the quality of being difficult to grasp or pin down; "the author's elusiveness may at times be construed as evasiveness"

elute
v : wash out with a solvent, as in chromatography

elution
n : the process of extracting one material from another by washing with a solvent to remove adsorbed material from an adsorbent (as in washing of loaded ion-exchange resins to remove captured ions); used to obtain uranium ions

eluvia
See {eluvium}

elver
n 1: young eel; may be sauteed or batter-fried
2: young eel

elves
See {elf}

elves
n : an acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources; extremely bright extremely short (less than a msec) electrical flashes forming a huge ring (up to 400 km diameter) in the ionosphere

elves
elf
n 1: (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous [syn: {hob}, {gremlin}, {pixie}, {pixy}, {brownie}, {imp}]
2: below 3 kilohertz [syn: {extremely low frequency}] [also: {elves} (pl)]

Elvis
n : street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: {acid}, {back breaker}, {battery-acid}, {dose}, {dot}, {loony toons}, {Lucy in the sky with diamonds}, {pane}, {superman}, {window pane}, {Zen}]

Elvis Aron Presley
n : United States rock singer whose many hit records and flamboyant style greatly influenced American popular music (1935-1977) [syn: {Presley}, {Elvis Presley}]

Elvis Presley
n : United States rock singer whose many hit records and flamboyant style greatly influenced American popular music (1935-1977) [syn: {Presley}, {Elvis Aron Presley}]

elvish
adj : usually good-naturedly mischievous; "perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight"; "elvish tricks" [syn: {elfin}, {elfish}]

Elwyn Brooks White
n : United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985) [syn: {White}, {E. B. White}]

Ely Culbertson
n : United States authority on contract bridge whose books helped to popularize the game (1891-1955) [syn: {Culbertson}]

Elymus
n : tall tufted perennial grasses (such as lyme grass or wild rye) [syn: {genus Elymus}]

Elymus arenarius
n : a dune grass of the Pacific seacoast used as a sand binder [syn: {sea lyme grass}, {European dune grass}, {Leymus arenaria}]

Elymus canadensis
n : North American wild rye [syn: {Canada wild rye}]

Elymus caput-medusae
n : weedy rye grass having long bristling awns [syn: {medusa's head}]

Elymus condensatus
n : stout perennial grass of western North America [syn: {giant ryegrass}, {Leymus condensatus}]

Elymus hispidus
n : Asiatic grass introduced into United States rangelands for pasture and fodder [syn: {intermediate wheatgrass}, {Agropyron intermedium}]

Elymus trachycaulos
n : North American grass cultivated in western United States as excellent forage crop [syn: {slender wheatgrass}, {Agropyron trachycaulum}, {Agropyron pauciflorum}]

elysian
adj 1: relating to the Elysian Fields
2: resembling paradise; causing happiness; "elysian peace"; "a paradisal place without work or struggle"; "paradisial isles"; "an age of paradisiacal happiness" [syn: {paradisiacal}, {paradisiac}, {paradisaical}, {paradisaic}, {paradisal}, {paradisial}]
3: of such surpassing excellence as to suggest divine inspiration; "her pies were simply divine"; "the divine Shakespeare"; "an elysian meal"; "an inspired performance" [syn: {divine}, {inspired}]

Elysian Fields
n : (Greek mythology) the abode of the blessed after death [syn: {Elysium}]

Elysium
n 1: a place or condition of ideal happiness
2: (Greek mythology) the abode of the blessed after death [syn: {Elysian Fields}]

elytra
See {elytron}

elytra
elytron
n : either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings [syn: {wing case}] [also: {elytra} (pl)]

elytron
n : either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings [syn: {wing case}] [also: {elytra} (pl)]

em
n 1: the square of a body of any size of type [syn: {mutton}, {mut}]
2: a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing [syn: {pica em}, {pica}]

emaciate
v 1: cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him" [syn: {waste}, {macerate}]
2: grow weak and thin or waste away physically; "She emaciated during the chemotherapy"

emaciated
adj : very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration" [syn: {bony}, {cadaverous}, {gaunt}, {haggard}, {pinched}, {skeletal}, {wasted}]

emaciation
n : extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) [syn: {bonyness}, {gauntness}, {maceration}]

e-mail
n : (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that is generated at the recipient's terminal when he logs in [syn: {electronic mail}, {email}] [ant: {snail mail}, {snail mail}, {snail mail}]
v : communicate electronically on the computer; "she e-mailed me the good news" [syn: {email}, {netmail}]

email
n : (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that is generated at the recipient's terminal when he logs in [syn: {electronic mail}, {e-mail}] [ant: {snail mail}, {snail mail}, {snail mail}]
v : communicate electronically on the computer; "she e-mailed me the good news" [syn: {e-mail}, {netmail}]

emanate
v 1: proceed or issue forth, as from a source; "Water emanates from this hole in the ground"
2: give out (breath or an odor); "The chimney exhales a thick smoke" [syn: {exhale}, {give forth}]

emanation
n 1: something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light etc.)
2: the act of emitting; causing to flow forth [syn: {emission}]
3: (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost; "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the Holy Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son" [syn: {rise}, {procession}]

emancipate
v 1: give equal rights to; of women and minorities [syn: {liberate}]
2: free from slavery or servitude [syn: {manumit}]

emancipated
adj 1: free from traditional social restraints; "an emancipated young woman pursuing her career"; "a liberated lifestyle" [syn: {liberated}]
2: freed from bondage [syn: {freed}, {liberated}]

emancipation
n : freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child

emancipationist
n : a reformer who favors abolishing slavery [syn: {abolitionist}]

emancipative
adj : tending to set free

emancipator
n : someone who frees others from bondage; "Lincoln is known as the Great Emancipator" [syn: {manumitter}]

Emanuel Svedberg
n : Swedish theologian (1688-1772) [syn: {Swedenborg}, {Svedberg}, {Emanuel Swedenborg}]

Emanuel Swedenborg
n : Swedish theologian (1688-1772) [syn: {Swedenborg}, {Svedberg}, {Emanuel Svedberg}]

emarginate
adj : having a notched tip

emarginate leaf
n : a leaf having a notch at the apex

emasculate
adj : having unsuitable feminine qualities [syn: {effeminate}, {epicene}, {cissy}, {sissified}, {sissyish}, {sissy}]
v 1: deprive of strength or vigor; "The Senate emasculated the law" [syn: {castrate}]
2: remove the testicles of a male animal [syn: {castrate}, {demasculinize}, {demasculinise}]

emasculated
adj : (of a male animal) having the testicles removed; "a cut horse" [syn: {cut}, {gelded}]

emasculation
n 1: loss of power and masculinity
2: neutering a male animal by removing the testicles [syn: {castration}]

embalm
v : preserve a dead body

embalmer
n : a mortician who treats corpses with preservatives

embalmment
n : preservation (of a dead body) by treating with balsams and drugs and other chemicals

embank
v : enclose with banks, as for support or protection; "The river was embanked with a dyke"

embankment
n : a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection

embargo
n : a government order imposing a trade barrier [syn: {trade embargo}, {trade stoppage}]
v 1: ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons; "embargoed publications"
2: prevent commerce; "The U.S. embargoes Lybia" [also: {embargoes} (pl)]

embargoes
See {embargo}

embargoes
embargo
n : a government order imposing a trade barrier [syn: {trade embargo}, {trade stoppage}]
v 1: ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons; "embargoed publications"
2: prevent commerce; "The U.S. embargoes Lybia" [also: {embargoes} (pl)]

embark
v 1: go on board [syn: {ship}] [ant: {disembark}]
2: set out on (an enterprise, subject of study, etc.); "she embarked upon a new career" [syn: {enter}]
3: proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer" [syn: {venture}]

embark on
v : get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack" [syn: {start}, {start up}, {commence}]

embarkation
n : the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft [syn: {boarding}, {embarkment}] [ant: {debarkation}]

embarkment
n : the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft [syn: {boarding}, {embarkation}] [ant: {debarkation}]

embarrass
v 1: cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious [syn: {abash}]
2: hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" [syn: {obstruct}, {blockade}, {block}, {hinder}, {stymie}, {stymy}]

embarrassed
adj 1: feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious; "felt abashed at the extravagant praise"; "chagrined at the poor sales of his book"; "was embarrassed by her child's tantrums" [syn: {abashed}, {chagrined}]
2: caused to feel self-conscious and uncomfortable; "was discomfited by the personal questions"; "the child felt embarrassed by the attention of the adults" [syn: {discomfited}]
3: made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride; "too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street"; "humiliated that his wife had to go out to work"; "felt mortified by the comparison with her sister" [syn: {humiliated}, {mortified}]

embarrassing
adj 1: hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment; "awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"; "an awkward pause followed his remark"; "a sticky question"; "in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign" [syn: {awkward}, {sticky}, {unenviable}]
2: causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation; "the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles"; "it was mortifying to know he had heard every word" [syn: {mortifying}]

embarrassingly
adv : causing embarrassment; "the great man was embarrassingly humble and self-effacing"

embarrassment
n 1: the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
2: the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy); "he is currently suffering financial embarrassments"
3: some event that causes someone to be embarrassed; "the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals" [ant: {disembarrassment}]
4: extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches" [syn: {overplus}, {plethora}, {superfluity}]

embassador
n : a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another [syn: {ambassador}]

embassy
n 1: a diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work
2: an ambassador and his entourage collectively

embattled
adj 1: beset with attackers or controversy or conflict; "embattled troops"; "an embattled governor"
2: prepared for battle; "an embattled city"
3: having repeated square indentations like those in a battlement; "a crenelated molding" [syn: {crenelated}, {crenelate}, {crenellated}, {crenellate}, {indented}]

embed
v : fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum" [syn: {implant}, {engraft}, {imbed}, {plant}] [also: {embedding}, {embedded}]

embedded
embed
v : fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum" [syn: {implant}, {engraft}, {imbed}, {plant}] [also: {embedding}, {embedded}]

embedded
adj 1: enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass; "found pebbles embedded in the silt"; "stone containing many embedded fossils"; "peach and plum seeds embedded in a sweet edible pulp"
2: inserted as an integral part of a surrounding whole; "confused by the embedded Latin quotations"; "an embedded subordinate clause"

embedded
See {embed}

embedding
embed
v : fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum" [syn: {implant}, {engraft}, {imbed}, {plant}] [also: {embedding}, {embedded}]

embedding
See {embed}

embellish
v 1: add details to [syn: {embroider}, {pad}, {lard}, {aggrandize}, {aggrandise}, {blow up}, {dramatize}, {dramatise}]
2: be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere" [syn: {deck}, {adorn}, {decorate}, {grace}, {beautify}]
3: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" [syn: {decorate}, {adorn}, {grace}, {ornament}, {beautify}]
4: make more beautiful [syn: {beautify}, {prettify}] [ant: {uglify}]

embellished
adj 1: excessively elaborate or showily expressed; "a writer of empurpled literature"; "many purple passages"; "speech embellished with classical quotations"; "an over-embellished story of the fish that got away" [syn: {empurpled}, {over-embellished}, {purple}]
2: rich in decorative detail [syn: {ornamented}, {ornate}]

embellishment
n 1: elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail; "the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings" [syn: {embroidery}]
2: a superfluous ornament
3: the act of adding extraneous decorations to something [syn: {ornamentation}]

ember
n : a hot glowing or smouldering fragment of wood or coal left from a fire [syn: {coal}]

Ember Day
n : a day set aside for fasting and prayer

Emberiza
n : Old World buntings [syn: {genus Emberiza}]

Emberiza aureola
n : common in Russia and Siberia [syn: {yellow-breasted bunting}]

Emberiza citrinella
n : European bunting the male being bright yellow [syn: {yellowhammer}, {yellow bunting}]

Emberiza hortulana
n : brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy [syn: {ortolan}, {ortolan bunting}]

Emberiza schoeniclus
n : European bunting inhabiting marshy areas [syn: {reed bunting}]

Emberizidae
n : buntings and some New World sparrows [syn: {subfamily Emberizidae}, {subfamily Emberizinae}]

embezzle
v : appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family" [syn: {defalcate}, {peculate}, {misappropriate}, {malversate}]

embezzled
adj 1: taken for your own use in violation of a trust; "the banker absconded with embezzled funds" [syn: {misappropriated}]
2: taken for your own use in violation of a trust; "the embezzled funds amounted to millions of dollars"

embezzlement
n : the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else [syn: {peculation}, {defalcation}, {misapplication}, {misappropriation}]

embezzler
n : someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for their own use [syn: {defalcator}, {peculator}]

Embiodea
n : web spinners [syn: {Embioptera}, {order Embioptera}, {order Embiodea}]

Embioptera
n : web spinners [syn: {order Embioptera}, {Embiodea}, {order Embiodea}]

Embiotocidae
n : viviparous percoid fishes comprising the surf fishes [syn: {family Embiotocidae}]

embitter
v : cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices embittered her even more" [syn: {envenom}, {acerbate}]

embitterment
n : the state of being embittered; "the embitterment that resulted from the loss of his job never left him"

emblazon
v 1: decorate with colors; "color the walls with paint in warm tones" [syn: {color}, {colour}]
2: decorate with heraldic arms [syn: {blazon}]

emblem
n 1: special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.
2: a visible symbol representing an abstract idea [syn: {allegory}]

emblematic
adj 1: serving as a visible symbol for something abstract; "a crown is emblematic of royalty"; "the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish" [syn: {emblematical}, {symbolic}, {symbolical}]
2: being or serving as an illustration of a type; "the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy"; "an action exemplary of his conduct"; [syn: {exemplary}, {typic}]

emblematical
adj : serving as a visible symbol for something abstract; "a crown is emblematic of royalty"; "the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish" [syn: {emblematic}, {symbolic}, {symbolical}]

embodied
adj 1: expressed by; "the idea embodied in the text"
2: possessing or existing in bodily form; "what seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind"- Shakespeare; "an incarnate spirit"; "`corporate' is an archaic term" [syn: {bodied}, {corporal}, {corporate}, {incarnate}]

embodied
embody
v 1: represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist" [syn: {incarnate}, {body forth}, {substantiate}]
2: represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet" [syn: {be}, {personify}]
3: represent or express something abstract in tangible form; "This painting embodies the feelings of the Romantic period" [also: {embodied}]

embodied
See {embody}

embodiment
n 1: a new personification of a familiar idea; "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of evil"; "the very avatar of cunning" [syn: {incarnation}, {avatar}]
2: a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept; "a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life" [syn: {shape}]
3: giving concrete form to an abstract concept

embody
v 1: represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist" [syn: {incarnate}, {body forth}, {substantiate}]
2: represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet" [syn: {be}, {personify}]
3: represent or express something abstract in tangible form; "This painting embodies the feelings of the Romantic period" [also: {embodied}]

embolden
v : give encouragement to [syn: {cheer}, {hearten}, {recreate}] [ant: {dishearten}]

emboldened
adj : made bold or courageous

embolectomy
n : surgical removal of an embolus (usually from an artery)

emboli
See {embolus}

emboli
embolus
n : an abnormal particle (e.g. an air bubble or part of a clot) circulating in the blood [also: {emboli} (pl)]

embolic
adj : of or relating to an embolism or embolus

embolism
n 1: an insertion into a calendar [syn: {intercalation}]
2: occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)

embolus
n : an abnormal particle (e.g. an air bubble or part of a clot) circulating in the blood [also: {emboli} (pl)]

embonpoint
adj : euphemisms for slightly fat; "a generation ago...buxom actresses were popular"- Robt.A.Hamilton; "chubby babies"; "pleasingly plump" [syn: {buxom}, {chubby}, {plump}, {zaftig}, {zoftig}]
n : the bodily property of being well rounded [syn: {plumpness}]

emboss
v : raise in a relief; "embossed stationary" [syn: {boss}, {stamp}]

embossed
adj : embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery; "brocaded silk"; "an embossed satin"; "embossed leather"; "raised needlework"; "raised metalwork" [syn: {brocaded}, {raised}]

embossment
n 1: an impression produced by pressure or printing [syn: {imprint}]
2: sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background [syn: {relief}, {relievo}, {rilievo}, {sculptural relief}]

Embothrium
n : small genus of South American evergreen shrubs or small trees with long willowy branches and flowers in flamboyant terminal clusters [syn: {genus Embothrium}]

Embothrium coccineum
n : grown for outstanding display of brilliant usually scarlet-crimson flowers; Andes [syn: {Chilean firebush}, {Chilean flameflower}]

embouchure
n : the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly [syn: {mouthpiece}]

embower
v : enclose in a bower [syn: {bower}]

embowered
adj : enclosed or sheltered in or as if in a bower; "a house embowered with wysteria"

embrace
n 1: the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) [syn: {embracing}]
2: the state of taking in or encircling; "an island in the embrace of the sea"
3: a close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family" [syn: {bosom}]
v 1: include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group" [syn: {encompass}, {comprehend}, {cover}]
2: hug, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced" [syn: {hug}, {bosom}, {squeeze}]
3: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholocism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith" [syn: {espouse}, {adopt}, {sweep up}]

embracing
n : the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) [syn: {embrace}]

embrangle
v : make more complicated or confused through entanglements [syn: {snarl}, {snarl up}]

embrasure
n : an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through [syn: {port}, {porthole}]

embrocate
v : administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing [syn: {anoint}, {inunct}, {oil}, {anele}]

embrocation
n : a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain [syn: {liniment}]

embroider
v 1: decorate with needlework [syn: {broider}]
2: add details to [syn: {pad}, {lard}, {embellish}, {aggrandize}, {aggrandise}, {blow up}, {dramatize}, {dramatise}]

embroidered
adj : adorned with embroidery

embroiderer
n : someone who ornaments with needlework

embroideress
n : a woman embroiderer

embroidery
n 1: elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail; "the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings" [syn: {embellishment}]
2: decorative needlework [syn: {fancywork}]

embroidery frame
n : a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering [syn: {tambour}, {embroidery hoop}]

embroidery hoop
n : a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering [syn: {tambour}, {embroidery frame}]

embroidery needle
n : a long needle with an eye large enough for heavy darning or embroidery thread [syn: {darning needle}]

embroil
v : force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business" [syn: {tangle}, {sweep}, {sweep up}, {drag}, {drag in}]

embroiled
adj : deeply involved especially in something complicated; "embroiled in the conflict"; "felt unwilling entangled in their affairs" [syn: {entangled}]

embroilment
n : an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation [syn: {imbroglio}]

embrown
v 1: cause to darken
2: make brown

embryo
n 1: (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium
2: an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life [syn: {conceptus}, {fertilized egg}]

embryologic
adj : of an organism prior to birth or hatching; "in the embryonic stage"; "embryologic development" [syn: {embryonic}, {embryonal}]

embryology
n : the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms

embryoma of the kidney
n : malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass [syn: {Wilms' tumor}, {Wilms tumour}, {adenomyosarcoma}, {nephroblastoma}]

embryonal
adj 1: of or relating to an embryo; "the embryonic membrane" [syn: {embryonic}]
2: of an organism prior to birth or hatching; "in the embryonic stage"; "embryologic development" [syn: {embryonic}, {embryologic}]

embryonal carcinoma
n : malignant neoplasm of the testis

embryonal carcinosarcoma
n : a tumor composed of immature undifferentiated cells [syn: {blastoma}, {blastocytoma}]

embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma
n : form of rhabdomyosarcoma occurring mainly in infants and children [syn: {embryonal rhabdosarcoma}]

embryonal rhabdosarcoma
n : form of rhabdomyosarcoma occurring mainly in infants and children [syn: {embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma}]

embryonic
adj 1: of or relating to an embryo; "the embryonic membrane" [syn: {embryonal}]
2: of an organism prior to birth or hatching; "in the embryonic stage"; "embryologic development" [syn: {embryologic}, {embryonal}]
3: in an early stage of development; "the embryo government staffed by survivors of the massacre"; "an embryonic nation, not yet self-governing" [syn: {embryotic}]

embryonic cell
n : a cell of an embryo [syn: {formative cell}]

embryonic membrane
n : the inner embryonic membrane of higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth) [syn: {caul}, {veil}]

embryonic stem-cell research
n : biological research on stem cells derived from embryos and their use in medicine

embryonic tissue
n : tissue in an embryo

embryotic
adj : in an early stage of development; "the embryo government staffed by survivors of the massacre"; "an embryonic nation, not yet self-governing" [syn: {embryonic}]

embussed
See {embus}

embusses
See {embus}

embussing
See {embus}

emcee
n : a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers) [syn: {master of ceremonies}, {host}]
v : act as a master of ceremonies [syn: {compere}]

EMDA
n : therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues [syn: {iontophoresis}, {ionic medication}, {iontotherapy}, {electromotive drug administration}]

emeer
n : an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia) [syn: {emir}, {amir}, {ameer}]

emend
v : make improvements or corrections to; "the text was emended in the second edition"

emendation
n : a correction by emending; a correction resulting from critical editing

emended
adj : improved or corrected by critical editing; "the emended text" [syn: {edited}]

emerald
n 1: a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone
2: a transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
3: the green color of an emerald

emerald creeper
n : vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for spectacular festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster claws [syn: {jade vine}, {Strongylodon macrobotrys}]

Emerald Isle
n : an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland [syn: {Ireland}, {Hibernia}]

emerald shiner
n : small blunt-nosed fish of Great Lakes and Mississippi valley with a greenish luster [syn: {Notropis atherinoides}]

emerge
v 1: come out into view, as from concealment; "Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office"
2: come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves" [syn: {issue}, {come out}, {come forth}, {go forth}, {egress}]
3: become known or apparent; "Some nice results emerged from the study"
4: come up to the surface of or rise; "He felt new emotions emerge"
5: happen or occur as a result of something [syn: {come forth}]

emergence
n 1: the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece" [syn: {outgrowth}, {growth}]
2: the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins" [syn: {egress}, {issue}]
3: the act of emerging [syn: {emersion}]
4: the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent [syn: {egress}, {egression}]

emergency
n 1: a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency" [syn: {exigency}, {pinch}]
2: a state in which martial law applies; "the governor declared a state of emergency"
3: a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage [syn: {hand brake}, {emergency brake}, {parking brake}]

Emergency Alert System
n : a federal warning system that is activated by FEMA; enables the President to take over the United States airwaves to warn the whole country of major catastrophic events [syn: {EAS}]

emergency brake
n : a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage [syn: {hand brake}, {emergency}, {parking brake}]

emergency exit
n : a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits emergency exit in the case of fire [syn: {fire escape}]

emergency landing
n : an unscheduled airplane landing that is made under circumstances (engine failure or adverse weather) not under the pilot's control [syn: {forced landing}]

emergency medicine
n : the branch of medicine concerned with the prompt diagnosis and treatment of injuries or trauma or sudden illness

emergency procedure
n : (medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency)

emergency room
n : a room in a hospital or clinic staffed and equipped to provide emergency care to persons requiring immediate medical treatment [syn: {ER}]

emergent
adj : coming into existence; "a nascent republic" [syn: {emerging}, {nascent}]

emergent evolution
n : the appearance of entirely new properties at certain critical stages in the course of evolution

emerging
adj 1: coming into view; "as newly emerging emotions and ideas well up in him"
2: coming into existence; "a nascent republic" [syn: {emergent}, {nascent}]
3: coming to maturity; "the rising generation" [syn: {rising}]

emeritus
adj : honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in `professor emeritus'; `retired from assigned duties' need not imply that one is inactive [syn: {retired}]

emersion
n 1: (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse [syn: {egress}] [ant: {ingress}, {ingress}]
2: the act of emerging [syn: {emergence}]

Emerson
n : United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882) [syn: {Ralph Waldo Emerson}]

emery
n : a hard gary-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive (especially as a coating on paper)

emery cloth
n : cloth covered with powdered emery

emery paper
n : stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand [syn: {sandpaper}]

emery rock
n : a mixture of emery dust and a binder; can be molded into grindstones [syn: {emery stone}]

emery stone
n : a mixture of emery dust and a binder; can be molded into grindstones [syn: {emery rock}]

emery wheel
n : a wheel composed of abrasive material; used for grinding [syn: {grinding wheel}]

Emeside
n : an anticonvulsant drug (trade names Emeside and Zarontin) used to treat petit mal epilepsy [syn: {ethosuximide}, {Zarontin}]

emesis
n : the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth [syn: {vomit}, {vomiting}, {regurgitation}, {disgorgement}, {puking}]

emesis basin
n : a basin used by bedridden patients for vomiting

emetic
n : a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting [syn: {vomit}, {vomitive}, {nauseant}]

Emetrol
n : trade name for an antiemetic drug that has a mint flavor

emf
n : the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts [syn: {voltage}, {electromotive force}]

EMG
n : a graphical record of electric currents associated with muscle contractions [syn: {electromyogram}]

emigrant
n : someone who leaves one country to settle in another [syn: {emigre}, {emigree}, {outgoer}]

emigrate
v : leave one's country of residence for a new one; "Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period" [ant: {immigrate}]

emigration
n : migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another) [syn: {out-migration}, {expatriation}]

emigre
n : someone who leaves one country to settle in another [syn: {emigrant}, {emigree}, {outgoer}]

emigree
n : someone who leaves one country to settle in another [syn: {emigrant}, {emigre}, {outgoer}]

Emil Hermann Fischer
n : German chemist noted for work on synthetic sugars and the purines (1852-1919) [syn: {Fischer}]

Emil Klaus Julius Fuchs
n : British physicist who was born in Germany and fled Nazi persecution; in the 1940s he passed secret information to the USSR about the development of the atom bomb in the United States (1911-1988) [syn: {Fuchs}, {Klaus Fuchs}]

Emile
n : the boy whose upbringing was described by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Emile Durkheim
n : French sociologist and first professor of sociology at the Sorbonne (1858-1917) [syn: {Durkheim}]

Emile Gaboriau
n : French writer considered by some to be a founder of the detective novel (1832-1873) [syn: {Gaboriau}]

Emile Herzog
n : French writer best known for his biographies (1885-1967) [syn: {Maurois}, {Andre Maurois}]

Emile Zola
n : French novelist and critic; defender of Dreyfus (1840-1902) [syn: {Zola}]

Emilia
n : tropical African herbs [syn: {genus Emilia}]

Emilia coccinea
n : tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Cacalia [syn: {tassel flower}, {Emilia javanica}, {Emilia flammea}, {Cacalia javanica}, {Cacalia lutea}]

Emilia flammea
n : tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Cacalia [syn: {tassel flower}, {Emilia coccinea}, {Emilia javanica}, {Cacalia javanica}, {Cacalia lutea}]

Emilia javanica
n : tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Cacalia [syn: {tassel flower}, {Emilia coccinea}, {Emilia flammea}, {Cacalia javanica}, {Cacalia lutea}]

Emilia sagitta
n : tropical Asiatic annual cultivated for its small tassel-shaped heads of scarlet flowers [syn: {tassel flower}]

Emiliano Zapata
n : Mexican revolutionary who led a revolt for agrarian reforms (1879-1919) [syn: {Zapata}]

Emilia-Romagna
n : a region of north central Italy on the Adriatic

Emilie Charlotte le Breton
n : British actress and mistress of the prince who later became Edward VII (1853-1929) [syn: {Langtry}, {Lillie Langtry}, {the Jersey Lillie}]

Emily Bronte
n : English novelist; one of three Bronte sisters (1818-1848) [syn: {Bronte}, {Emily Jane Bronte}, {Currer Bell}]

Emily Dickinson
n : United States poet noted for her mystical and unrhymed poems (1830-1886) [syn: {Dickinson}]

Emily Jane Bronte
n : English novelist; one of three Bronte sisters (1818-1848) [syn: {Bronte}, {Emily Bronte}, {Currer Bell}]

Emily Post
n : United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960) [syn: {Post}, {Emily Price Post}]

Emily Price Post
n : United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960) [syn: {Post}, {Emily Post}]

eminence
n 1: high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence" [syn: {distinction}, {preeminence}, {note}]
2: a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament [syn: {tuberosity}, {tubercle}]

eminence grise
n : (French) a person who exercises power or influence in certain areas without holding an official position; "the President's wife is an eminence grise in matters of education"

eminent
adj 1: (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor"; "an eminent scholar"; "a great statesman" [syn: {distinguished}, {great}]
2: standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community" [syn: {high}]
3: having achieved eminence; "an eminent physician"
4: of imposing height; especially standing out above others; "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering iceburgs" [syn: {lofty}, {soaring}, {towering}]

eminent domain
n : the right of the state to take private property for public use; the Fifth Amendment that was added to the Constitution of the United States requires that just compensation be made

eminently
adv : in an eminent manner; "two subjects on which he was eminently qualified to make an original contribution"

emir
n : an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia) [syn: {amir}, {emeer}, {ameer}]

emirate
n 1: the domain controlled by an emir
2: the office of an emir

emissary
n : someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else [syn: {envoy}]

emissary vein
n : one of several connecting veins in the scalp and head that drain blood from sinuses in the dura mater to veins outside the skull [syn: {vena emissaria}]

emission
n 1: the act of emitting; causing to flow forth [syn: {emanation}]
2: a substance that is emitted or released [syn: {discharge}]
3: the release of electrons from parent atoms
4: any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; "the discharge of pus" [syn: {discharge}, {expelling}]
5: the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe)

emission spectrum
n : spectrum of electromagnetic radiation emitted by a self-luminous source

emit
v 1: expel (gases or odors) [syn: {breathe}, {pass off}]
2: give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits" [syn: {give out}, {give off}] [ant: {absorb}]
3: express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" [syn: {utter}, {let out}, {let loose}] [also: {emitting}, {emitted}]

emitted
emit
v 1: expel (gases or odors) [syn: {breathe}, {pass off}]
2: give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits" [syn: {give out}, {give off}] [ant: {absorb}]
3: express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" [syn: {utter}, {let out}, {let loose}] [also: {emitting}, {emitted}]

emitted
See {emit}

emitter
n : the electrode in a transistor where electrons originate

emitting
emit
v 1: expel (gases or odors) [syn: {breathe}, {pass off}]
2: give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits" [syn: {give out}, {give off}] [ant: {absorb}]
3: express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" [syn: {utter}, {let out}, {let loose}] [also: {emitting}, {emitted}]

emitting
adj : giving off light or heat or radiation; "the physical temperature of the emitting material"

emitting
See {emit}

Emma Goldman
n : United States anarchist (born in Russia) who opposed conscription; was deported to the Soviet Union in 1919 (1869-1940) [syn: {Goldman}]

Emma Hart Willard
n : United States educator who was an early campaigner for higher education for women (1787-1870) [syn: {Willard}]

Emmanthe
n : 1 species: yellow bells [syn: {genus Emmanthe}]

Emmanthe penduliflora
n : viscid herb of arid or desert habitats of southwestern United States having pendulous yellow flowers [syn: {yellow bells}, {California yellow bells}, {whispering bells}]

emmenagogue
n : any agent that promotes menstrual discharge

Emmental
n : Swiss cheese with large holes [syn: {Emmenthal}, {Emmenthaler}, {Emmentaler}]

Emmentaler
n : Swiss cheese with large holes [syn: {Emmenthal}, {Emmental}, {Emmenthaler}]

Emmenthal
n : Swiss cheese with large holes [syn: {Emmental}, {Emmenthaler}, {Emmentaler}]

Emmenthaler
n : Swiss cheese with large holes [syn: {Emmenthal}, {Emmental}, {Emmentaler}]

emmer
n : hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany; in United States as stock feed [syn: {starch wheat}, {two-grain spelt}, {Triticum dicoccum}]

emmet
n : social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers [syn: {ant}, {pismire}]

emmetropia
n : (ophthalmology) the normal refractive condition of the eye in which there is clear focus of light on the retina

emmetropic
adj : of or relating to the normal condition of the eye in which visual images are in clear focus on the retina [ant: {ametropic}]

Emmett Kelly
n : United States circus clown (1898-1979) [syn: {Kelly}, {Weary Willie}]

Emmy
n : an annual award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in television

Emmy Noether
n : German mathematician (1882-1935) [syn: {Noether}]

emollient
adj : having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin [syn: {demulcent}, {salving}, {softening}]
n : toiletry consisting of any of various substances resembling cream that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin [syn: {cream}, {ointment}]

emolument
n : compensation received by virtue of holding an office or having employment (usually in the form of wages or fees); "a clause in the U.S. constitution prevents sitting legislators from receiving emoluments from their own votes"

emote
v : give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role

emoticon
n : a representation of a facial expression (as a smile or frown) created by typing a sequence of characters in sending email; ":-( and :-) are emoticons"

emotion
n : any strong feeling

emotional
adj 1: determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason; "it was an emotional judgment" [ant: {cerebral}]
2: of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional" [ant: {unemotional}]
3: of or pertaining to emotion; "emotional health"; "an emotional crisis"
4: extravagantly demonstrative; "insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship"; "a large gushing female"; "write unrestrained and gushy poetry" [syn: {effusive}, {gushing(a)}, {gushy}]
5: of persons; excessively affected by emotion; "he would become emotional over nothing at all"; "she was worked up about all the noise" [syn: {aroused}, {excited}, {worked up}]

emotional arousal
n : the arousal of strong emotions and emotional behavior

emotional disorder
n : any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant [syn: {affective disorder}, {major affective disorder}, {emotional disturbance}]

emotional disturbance
n : any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant [syn: {affective disorder}, {major affective disorder}, {emotional disorder}]

emotional person
n : a person subject to strong states of emotion [ant: {stoic}]

emotional state
n : the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection); "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose" [syn: {spirit}]

emotionalism
n : emotional nature or quality [syn: {emotionality}] [ant: {unemotionality}]

emotionality
n : emotional nature or quality [syn: {emotionalism}] [ant: {unemotionality}]

emotionally
adv 1: in an emotional manner; "at the funeral he spoke emotionally" [syn: {showing emotion}] [ant: {unemotionally}]
2: with regard to emotions; "emotionally secure"

emotionless
adj : unmoved by feeling; "he kept his emotionless objectivity and faith in the cause he served"; "this passionless girl was like an icicle in the sunshine"-Margaret Deland [syn: {passionless}]

emotionlessness
n 1: apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions [syn: {impassivity}, {impassiveness}, {phlegm}, {indifference}, {stolidity}, {unemotionality}]
2: absence of emotion [syn: {unemotionality}] [ant: {emotionality}]

emotive
adj : characterized by emotion [syn: {affectional}, {affective}]

empale
v : pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer" [syn: {transfix}, {impale}, {spike}]

empanel
v 1: enter into a list of prospective jurors [syn: {impanel}]
2: select from a list; "empanel prospective jurors" [syn: {impanel}, {panel}] [also: {empanelling}, {empanelled}]

empanelled
empanel
v 1: enter into a list of prospective jurors [syn: {impanel}]
2: select from a list; "empanel prospective jurors" [syn: {impanel}, {panel}] [also: {empanelling}, {empanelled}]

empanelled
See {empanel}

empanelling
empanel
v 1: enter into a list of prospective jurors [syn: {impanel}]
2: select from a list; "empanel prospective jurors" [syn: {impanel}, {panel}] [also: {empanelling}, {empanelled}]

empanelling
See {empanel}

empathetic
adj : showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states; "a sensitive and empathetic school counselor" [syn: {empathic}]

empathetically
adv : in a sympathetic manner; "she listened to him sympathetically" [syn: {sympathetically}, {with sympathy}, {with empathy}] [ant: {unsympathetically}]

empathic
adj : showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states; "a sensitive and empathetic school counselor" [syn: {empathetic}]

empathise
v : be understanding of; "You don't need to explain--I understand!" [syn: {sympathize}, {sympathise}, {empathize}, {understand}]

empathize
v : be understanding of; "You don't need to explain--I understand!" [syn: {sympathize}, {sympathise}, {empathise}, {understand}]

empathy
n : understanding and entering into another's feelings

Empedocles
n : Greek philosopher who taught that all matter is composed of particles of fire and water and air and earth (fifth century BC)

empennage
n : the rear part of an aircraft [syn: {tail}, {tail assembly}]

Emperor
n 1: the male ruler of an empire
2: red table grape of California
3: large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings [syn: {emperor moth}, {Saturnia pavonia}]
4: large richly colored butterfly [syn: {emperor butterfly}]

emperor butterfly
n : large richly colored butterfly [syn: {emperor}]

Emperor Francis II
n : the last Holy Roman Emperor (1768-1835) [syn: {Francis II}]

emperor moth
n : large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings [syn: {emperor}, {Saturnia pavonia}]

Emperor Napoleon III
n : nephew of Napoleon I and emperor of the French from 1852 to 1871 (1808-1873) [syn: {Napoleon III}, {Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte}]

Emperor of Rome
n : sovereign of the Roman Empire [syn: {Roman Emperor}]

emperor penguin
n : the largest penguin; an Antarctic penguin [syn: {Aptenodytes forsteri}]

Empetraceae
n : heathlike shrubs [syn: {family Empetraceae}, {crowberry family}]

Empetrum
n : crowberries [syn: {genus Empetrum}]

emphases
See {emphasis}

emphases
emphasis
n 1: special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of gray with distinctive red accents" [syn: {accent}]
2: intensity or forcefulness of expression; "the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights" [syn: {vehemence}]
3: special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.
4: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable" [syn: {stress}, {accent}] [also: {emphases} (pl)]

emphasis
n 1: special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of gray with distinctive red accents" [syn: {accent}]
2: intensity or forcefulness of expression; "the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights" [syn: {vehemence}]
3: special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.
4: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable" [syn: {stress}, {accent}] [also: {emphases} (pl)]

emphasise
v 1: give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words" [syn: {underscore}, {underline}, {emphasize}]
2: to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" [syn: {stress}, {emphasize}, {punctuate}, {accent}, {accentuate}]

emphasised
adj : spoken with emphasis; "an emphatic word" [syn: {emphatic}, {emphasized}]

emphasize
v 1: to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" [syn: {stress}, {emphasise}, {punctuate}, {accent}, {accentuate}]
2: give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words" [syn: {underscore}, {underline}, {emphasise}]

emphasized
adj : spoken with emphasis; "an emphatic word" [syn: {emphatic}, {emphasised}]

emphasizing
n : the act of giving special importance or significance to something [syn: {accenting}, {accentuation}]

emphatic
adj 1: spoken with emphasis; "an emphatic word" [syn: {emphasized}, {emphasised}]
2: sudden and strong; "an emphatic no" [syn: {exclamatory}]
3: forceful and definite in expression or action; "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty" [syn: {forceful}]

emphatically
adv : without question and beyond doubt; "it was decidedly too expensive"; "she told him off in spades"; "by all odds they should win" [syn: {decidedly}, {unquestionably}, {definitely}, {in spades}, {by all odds}]

emphysema
n : an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age [syn: {pulmonary emphysema}]

emphysematous
adj : relating to or resembling or being emphysema

emphysematous gangrene
n : (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by Clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon [syn: {gas gangrene}, {clostridial myonecrosis}, {emphysematous phlegmon}, {gangrenous emphysema}, {gas phlegmon}, {progressive emphysematous necrosis}]

emphysematous phlegmon
n : (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by Clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon [syn: {gas gangrene}, {clostridial myonecrosis}, {emphysematous gangrene}, {gangrenous emphysema}, {gas phlegmon}, {progressive emphysematous necrosis}]

empire
n 1: the domain ruled by an emperor or empress
2: a group of countries under a single authority; "the British empire"
3: a monarchy with an emperor as head of state
4: a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization [syn: {conglomerate}]
5: an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple

Empire day
n : British, anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth [syn: {Commonwealth Day}, {May 24}]

Empire State
n : a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {New York}, {New York State}, {NY}]

Empire State of the South
n : a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn: {Georgia}, {Peach State}, {GA}]

empiric
adj 1: relying on medical quackery; "empiric treatment" [syn: {empirical}]
2: derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; "an empirical basis for an ethical theory"; "empirical laws"; "empirical data"; "an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known" [syn: {empirical}] [ant: {theoretical}]

empirical
adj 1: derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; "an empirical basis for an ethical theory"; "empirical laws"; "empirical data"; "an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known" [syn: {empiric}] [ant: {theoretical}]
2: relying on medical quackery; "empiric treatment" [syn: {empiric}]

empirical formula
n : a chemical formula showing the ratio of elements in a compound rather than the total number of atoms

empirical research
n : an empirical search for knowledge

empirically
adv : in an empirical manner; "this can be empirically tested" [syn: {through empirical observation}, {by trial and error}] [ant: {theoretically}]

empiricism
n 1: (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience [syn: {empiricist philosophy}, {sensationalism}]
2: the application of empirical methods in any art or science
3: medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings [syn: {quackery}]

empiricist
n : a philosopher who subscribes to empiricism

empiricist philosophy
n : (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience [syn: {empiricism}, {sensationalism}]

Empirin
n : the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer and Empirin) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets [syn: {aspirin}, {acetylsalicylic acid}, {Bayer}]

emplace
v 1: provide a new emplacement for guns
2: put into place or position; "the box with the ancestors' ashes was emplaced on the top shelf of the house altar"

emplacement
n 1: military installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon
2: the act of putting something in a certain place or location [syn: {placement}, {location}, {locating}, {position}, {positioning}]

emplane
v : board a plane [syn: {enplane}]

employ
n : the state of being employed or having a job; "they are looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city" [syn: {employment}] [ant: {unemployment}]
v 1: put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't make use of this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" [syn: {use}, {utilize}, {utilise}, {apply}]
2: engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?" [syn: {hire}, {engage}] [ant: {fire}]

employable
adj : physically and mentally capable of working at a regular job and available [ant: {unemployable}]

employed
adj 1: having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary; "most of our graduates are employed" [ant: {unemployed}]
2: put to use [syn: {made use of(p)}]

employee
n : a worker who is hired to perform a job [ant: {employer}]

employee ownership
n : ownership of a business by the people who work for it

employee savings plan
n : a plan that allows employees to contribute to an investment pool managed the employer

employee stock ownership plan
n : a program under which employees regularly accumulate shares and may ultimately assume control of the company [syn: {ESOP}]

employee turnover
n : the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers [syn: {turnover rate}, {turnover}]

employee-owned business
n : a commercial enterprise owned by the people who work for it [syn: {employee-owned enterprise}]

employee-owned enterprise
n : a commercial enterprise owned by the people who work for it [syn: {employee-owned business}]

employer
n : a person or firm that employs workers [ant: {employee}]

employment
n 1: the state of being employed or having a job; "they are looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city" [syn: {employ}] [ant: {unemployment}]
2: the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work" [syn: {work}]
3: the act of giving someone a job [syn: {engagement}]
4: the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers" [syn: {use}, {usage}, {utilization}, {utilisation}, {exercise}]

employment agency
n : an agency that finds people to fill particular jobs or finds jobs for unemployed people [syn: {employment office}]

employment agent
n : someone who runs an employment agency

employment agreement
n : contract between employer and employee [syn: {employment contract}]

employment contract
n : contract between employer and employee [syn: {employment agreement}]

employment interview
n : an interview to determine whether an applicant is suitable for a position of employment [syn: {job interview}]

employment office
n : an agency that finds people to fill particular jobs or finds jobs for unemployed people [syn: {employment agency}]

emporia
See {emporium}

emporia
emporium
n : a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain [syn: {department store}] [also: {emporia} (pl)]

emporium
n : a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain [syn: {department store}] [also: {emporia} (pl)]

empower
v 1: give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers" [syn: {authorise}, {authorize}]
2: give qualities or abilities to [syn: {endow}, {indue}, {gift}, {invest}, {endue}]

empowered
adj : invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter [syn: {sceptered}, {sceptred}]

empowerment
n : the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant [syn: {authorization}, {authorisation}]

Empress
n : a woman Emperor or the wife of an Emperor

emptied
adj : having been made empty

emptied
empty
adj 1: holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours" [ant: {full}]
2: devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments" [syn: {hollow}, {vacuous}]
3: having nothing inside; "an empty sphere"
4: needing nourishment; "after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime"; "empty-bellied children" [syn: {empty-bellied}]
5: emptied of emotion; "after the violent argument he felt empty"
n : a container that has been emptied; "return all empties to the store"
v 1: make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building" [ant: {fill}]
2: become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied" [syn: {discharge}] [ant: {fill}]
3: leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight" [syn: {vacate}, {abandon}]
4: remove; "Empty the water"
5: excrete or discharge from the body [syn: {evacuate}, {void}] [also: {emptied}, {emptiest}, {emptier}]

emptied
See {empty}

emptier
empty
adj 1: holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours" [ant: {full}]
2: devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments" [syn: {hollow}, {vacuous}]
3: having nothing inside; "an empty sphere"
4: needing nourishment; "after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime"; "empty-bellied children" [syn: {empty-bellied}]
5: emptied of emotion; "after the violent argument he felt empty"
n : a container that has been emptied; "return all empties to the store"
v 1: make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building" [ant: {fill}]
2: become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied" [syn: {discharge}] [ant: {fill}]
3: leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight" [syn: {vacate}, {abandon}]
4: remove; "Empty the water"
5: excrete or discharge from the body [syn: {evacuate}, {void}] [also: {emptied}, {emptiest}, {emptier}]

emptier
See {empty}

emptiest
empty
adj 1: holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours" [ant: {full}]
2: devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments" [syn: {hollow}, {vacuous}]
3: having nothing inside; "an empty sphere"
4: needing nourishment; "after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime"; "empty-bellied children" [syn: {empty-bellied}]
5: emptied of emotion; "after the violent argument he felt empty"
n : a container that has been emptied; "return all empties to the store"
v 1: make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building" [ant: {fill}]
2: become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied" [syn: {discharge}] [ant: {fill}]
3: leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight" [syn: {vacate}, {abandon}]
4: remove; "Empty the water"
5: excrete or discharge from the body [syn: {evacuate}, {void}] [also: {emptied}, {emptiest}, {emptier}]

emptiest
See {empty}

emptiness
n 1: the state of containing nothing [ant: {fullness}]
2: having an empty stomach
3: an empty area or space; "the huge desert voids"; "the emptiness of outer space"; "without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum" [syn: {void}, {vacancy}, {vacuum}]
4: the quality of being valueless or futile; "he rejected the vanities of the world" [syn: {vanity}]

emptor
n : a person who buys [syn: {buyer}, {purchaser}, {vendee}]

empty
adj 1: holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours" [ant: {full}]
2: devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments" [syn: {hollow}, {vacuous}]
3: having nothing inside; "an empty sphere"
4: needing nourishment; "after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime"; "empty-bellied children" [syn: {empty-bellied}]
5: emptied of emotion; "after the violent argument he felt empty"
n : a container that has been emptied; "return all empties to the store"
v 1: make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building" [ant: {fill}]
2: become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied" [syn: {discharge}] [ant: {fill}]
3: leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight" [syn: {vacate}, {abandon}]
4: remove; "Empty the water"
5: excrete or discharge from the body [syn: {evacuate}, {void}] [also: {emptied}, {emptiest}, {emptier}]

empty nester
n : a parent whose children have grown up and left home

empty of
adj : completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "a novel devoid of wit and inventiveness"; "a life empty of happiness"; "innocent of literary merit"; "void of understanding" [syn: {barren of(p)}, {destitute of(p)}, {devoid of(p)}, {empty of(p)}, {innocent of(p)}, {void of(p)}]

empty talk
n : loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric" [syn: {palaver}, {hot air}, {empty words}, {rhetoric}]

empty words
n : loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric" [syn: {palaver}, {hot air}, {empty talk}, {rhetoric}]

empty-bellied
adj : needing nourishment; "after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime"; "empty-bellied children" [syn: {empty}]

empty-handed
adj 1: having acquired or gained nothing; "the returned from the negotiations empty-handed" [syn: {unrewarded}]
2: carrying nothing in the hands

empty-headed
adj : lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" [syn: {airheaded}, {dizzy}, {featherbrained}, {giddy}, {light-headed}, {lightheaded}, {silly}]

emptying
n : the act of removing the contents of something [syn: {voidance}, {evacuation}]

empurple
v : color purple [syn: {purple}, {purpurate}]

empurpled
adj : excessively elaborate or showily expressed; "a writer of empurpled literature"; "many purple passages"; "speech embellished with classical quotations"; "an over-embellished story of the fish that got away" [syn: {embellished}, {over-embellished}, {purple}]
n : a chromatic color between red and blue [syn: {purple}, {purpleness}]

empyema
n : a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity)

empyreal
adj 1: of or relating to the sky or heavens; "the empyrean sphere" [syn: {empyrean}]
2: inspiring awe; "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb"- Hamilton Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night" [syn: {empyrean}, {sublime}]

empyrean
adj 1: of or relating to the sky or heavens; "the empyrean sphere" [syn: {empyreal}]
2: inspiring awe; "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb"- Hamilton Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night" [syn: {empyreal}, {sublime}]
n : the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected [syn: {celestial sphere}, {sphere}, {firmament}, {heavens}, {vault of heaven}, {welkin}]

emu
n 1: any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism [syn: {electromagnetic unit}]
2: large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller [syn: {Dromaius novaehollandiae}, {Emu novaehollandiae}]

Emu novaehollandiae
n : large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller [syn: {emu}, {Dromaius novaehollandiae}]

emulate
v 1: strive to equal or match, especially by imitating; "He is emulating the skating skills of his older sister"
2: imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software
3: compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with; "This artists's drawings cannot emulate his water colors"

emulation
n 1: ambition to equal or excel
2: (computer science) technique of one machine obtaining the same results as another
3: effort to equal or surpass another

emulator
n : someone who copies the words or behavior of another [syn: {copycat}, {imitator}, {ape}, {aper}]

emulous
adj 1: characterized by or arising from emulation or imitation
2: eager to surpass others [syn: {rivalrous}]

emulously
adv : in a competitively imitative manner; "she emulously tried to outdo her older sister"

emulsified
emulsify
v 1: cause to become an emulsion; make into an emulsion [ant: {demulsify}]
2: form into or become an emulsion; "The solution emulsified" [ant: {demulsify}] [also: {emulsified}]

emulsified
adj : (of immiscible or not completely miscible liquids) blended by the suspending of small globules of one liquid (as oil) in another (as water or vinegar)

emulsified
See {emulsify}

emulsifier
n : a surface-active agent that promotes the formation of an emulsion

emulsify
v 1: cause to become an emulsion; make into an emulsion [ant: {demulsify}]
2: form into or become an emulsion; "The solution emulsified" [ant: {demulsify}] [also: {emulsified}]

emulsion
n 1: (chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids; "an oil-in-water emulsion"
2: a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin [syn: {photographic emulsion}]

E-Mycin
n : an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative [syn: {erythromycin}, {Erythrocin}, {Ethril}, {Ilosone}, {Pediamycin}]

Emydidae
n : box and water turtles [syn: {family Emydidae}]

en
n : half the width of an em [syn: {nut}]

en bloc
adv : all together; "the students turned out en masse" [syn: {en masse}, {as a group}]

en clair
adv : in ordinary language

en deshabille
adj : partly dressed in a loose or careless manner [syn: {in dishabille}]

en famille
adv : in a causal way; at home; "we'll have dinner en famille" [syn: {informally}]

en garde
adj : (fencing) in a defensive stance

en masse
adv : all together; "the students turned out en masse" [syn: {en bloc}, {as a group}]

en passant
adv : incidentally; in the course of doing something else; "he made this remark in passing" [syn: {in passing}]

en route
adv : on a route to some place; "help is on the way"; "we saw him on the way to California" [syn: {on the way}]

enable
v : render capable or able for some task; "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street"; "The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain" [ant: {disable}]

enabling
adj : providing legal power or sanction; "an enabling resolution"; "enabling power" [ant: {disabling}]

enabling act
n : a provision in a law that confers on appropriate officials the power to implement or enforce the law [syn: {enabling clause}]

enabling clause
n : a provision in a law that confers on appropriate officials the power to implement or enforce the law [syn: {enabling act}]

enabling legislation
n : legislation that gives appropriate officials the authority to implement or enforce the law

enact
v 1: order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985" [syn: {ordain}]
2: act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day" [syn: {reenact}, {act out}]

enactment
n 1: the passing of a law by a legislative body [syn: {passage}]
2: a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body [syn: {act}]
3: acting the part of a character on stage; dramaticially representing the character by speech and action and gesture [syn: {portrayal}, {characterization}, {personation}]

enalapril
n : an ACE inhibitor (trade name Vasotec) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidney and so results in vasodilation; administered after heart attacks [syn: {Vasotec}]

enallage
n : a substitution of part of speech or gender or number or tense etc. (e.g., editorial `we' for `I')

enamel
n 1: hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth [syn: {tooth enamel}]
2: a colored glassy compound (opaque or partially opaque) that is fused to the surface of metal or glass or pottery for decoration or protection
3: a paint that dries to a hard glossy finish
4: any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze
v : coat, inlay, or surface with enamel [also: {enamelling}, {enamelled}]

enameled
adj : covered with or as if with a glossy and usually brightly colored coating; "her enameled nails"; "the sun-enameled scene"; "a blue enameled bowl"

enamelled
enamel
n 1: hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth [syn: {tooth enamel}]
2: a colored glassy compound (opaque or partially opaque) that is fused to the surface of metal or glass or pottery for decoration or protection
3: a paint that dries to a hard glossy finish
4: any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze
v : coat, inlay, or surface with enamel [also: {enamelling}, {enamelled}]

enamelled
See {enamel}

enamelling
enamel
n 1: hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth [syn: {tooth enamel}]
2: a colored glassy compound (opaque or partially opaque) that is fused to the surface of metal or glass or pottery for decoration or protection
3: a paint that dries to a hard glossy finish
4: any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze
v : coat, inlay, or surface with enamel [also: {enamelling}, {enamelled}]

enamelling
See {enamel}

enamelware
n : cooking utensil of enameled iron

enamine
n : an amine containing the double bond linkage -C=C-N-

enamor
v : attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" [syn: {capture}, {enamour}, {trance}, {catch}, {becharm}, {captivate}, {beguile}, {charm}, {fascinate}, {bewitch}, {entrance}, {enchant}]

enamored
adj : marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; "she was crazy about him"; "gaga over the rock group's new album"; "he was infatuated with her" [syn: {crazy}, {dotty}, {gaga}, {infatuated}, {in love}, {smitten}, {soft on(p)}, {taken with(p)}]

enamoredness
n : a feeling of sexual love [syn: {amorousness}]

enamour
v : attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" [syn: {capture}, {trance}, {catch}, {becharm}, {enamor}, {captivate}, {beguile}, {charm}, {fascinate}, {bewitch}, {entrance}, {enchant}]

enanthem
n : eruption on a mucous membrane (as the inside of the mouth) occurring as a symptom of a disease [syn: {enanthema}]

enanthema
n : eruption on a mucous membrane (as the inside of the mouth) occurring as a symptom of a disease [syn: {enanthem}]

enantiomer
n : either one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identical [syn: {enantiomorph}]

enantiomorph
n : either one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identical [syn: {enantiomer}]

enantiomorphism
n : the relation of opposition between crystals or molecules that are reflections of one another [syn: {mirror-image relation}]

enarthrodial joint
n : a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone [syn: {ball-and-socket joint}, {spheroid joint}, {cotyloid joint}, {enarthrosis}, {articulatio spheroidea}]

enarthroses
See {enarthrosis}

enarthroses
enarthrosis
n : a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone [syn: {ball-and-socket joint}, {spheroid joint}, {cotyloid joint}, {enarthrodial joint}, {articulatio spheroidea}] [also: {enarthroses} (pl)]

enarthrosis
n : a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone [syn: {ball-and-socket joint}, {spheroid joint}, {cotyloid joint}, {enarthrodial joint}, {articulatio spheroidea}] [also: {enarthroses} (pl)]

enate
adj : related on the mother's side; "my maternal grandmother" [syn: {enatic}, {maternal(p)}]
n : one related on the mother's side [syn: {matrikin}, {matrilineal kin}, {matrisib}, {matrilineal sib}]

enatic
adj : related on the mother's side; "my maternal grandmother" [syn: {enate}, {maternal(p)}]

enation
n 1: line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family [syn: {matrilineage}, {cognation}]
2: a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ [syn: {plant process}]

Enbrel
n : a genetically engineered anti-TNF compound (trade name Enbrel) consisting of receptors that bind TNF; it is injected twice a week in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis [syn: {etanercept}]

encainide
n : antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Enkaid) used to treat life-threatening arrhythmias but increases the risk of sudden death in heart attack patients [syn: {Enkaid}]

encamp
v : live in or as if in a tent; "Can we go camping again this summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The houseguests had to camp in the living room" [syn: {camp}, {camp out}, {bivouac}, {tent}]

encampment
n 1: a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent [syn: {campsite}, {campground}, {camping site}, {camping ground}, {bivouac}, {camping area}]
2: temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling" [syn: {camp}, {cantonment}, {bivouac}]
3: the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp [syn: {camping}, {bivouacking}, {tenting}]

encapsulate
v 1: enclose in a capsule or other small container
2: put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; "capsulize the news" [syn: {capsule}, {capsulize}, {capsulise}]

encapsulation
n 1: the condition of being enclosed (as in a capsule); "the encapsulation of tendons in membranous sheaths"
2: the process of enclosing (as in a capsule)

encase
v : enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud" [syn: {incase}, {case}]

encased
adj : covered or protected with or as if with a case; "knights cased in steel"; "products encased in leatherette" [syn: {cased}, {incased}]

encasement
n : the act of enclosing something in a case [syn: {incasement}]

encaustic
n : a paint consisting of pigment mixed with melted beeswax; it is fixed with heat after application

enceinte
adj : in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child" [syn: {big(p)}, {expectant}, {gravid}, {great(p)}, {large(p)}, {heavy(p)}, {with child(p)}]

Encelia
n : genus of shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico: brittlebush [syn: {genus Encelia}]

Encelia farinosa
n : fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine [syn: {brittlebush}, {brittle bush}, {incienso}]

Enceliopsis
n : small genus of xerophytic herbs of southwestern United States [syn: {genus Enceliopsis}]

Enceliopsis nudicaulis
n : herb having a basal cluster of gray-green leaves and leafless stalks each with a solitary broad yellow flower head; desert areas Idaho to Arizona [syn: {sunray}]

encephala
See {encephalon}

encephala
encephalon
n : that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord [syn: {brain}] [also: {encephala} (pl)]

encephalartos
n : any of numerous cycads of the genus Encephalartos having stout cylindrical trunks and a terminal crown of long often spiny pinnate leaves

Encephalartos caffer
n : South African cycad; the farinaceous pith of the fruit used as food [syn: {kaffir bread}]

encephalitides
See {encephalitis}

encephalitides
encephalitis
n : inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis' is no longer in scientific use) [syn: {cephalitis}, {phrenitis}] [also: {encephalitides} (pl)]

encephalitis
n : inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis' is no longer in scientific use) [syn: {cephalitis}, {phrenitis}] [also: {encephalitides} (pl)]

encephalitis lethargica
n : an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness [syn: {sleeping sickness}, {sleepy sickness}, {epidemic encephalitis}, {lethargic encephalitis}]

encephalocele
n : protrusion of brain tissue through a congenital fissure in the skull

encephalogram
n 1: a graphical record of electrical activity of the brain; produced by an electroencephalograph [syn: {electroencephalogram}, {EEG}]
2: an X ray of the brain made by replacing spinal fluid with a gas (usually oxygen) to improve contrast [syn: {pneumoencephalogram}]

encephalography
n : roentgenography of the brain after spinal fluid has been replaced by a gas (usually oxygen); produces an encephalogram

encephalomata
See {encephaloma}

encephalomeningitis
n : inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and their meninges [syn: {meningoencephalitis}, {cerebromeningitis}]

encephalomyelitis
n : inflammation of the brain and spinal cord

encephalon
n : that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord [syn: {brain}] [also: {encephala} (pl)]

encephalopathy
n : any disorder or disease of the brain [syn: {brain disorder}, {brain disease}]

enchain
v : restrain or bind with chains

enchained
adj : bound with chains; "enchained demons strained in anger to gnaw on his bones"; "prisoners in chains" [syn: {chained}, {in chains(p)}]

enchant
v 1: hold spellbound [syn: {enrapture}, {transport}, {enthrall}, {ravish}, {enthral}, {delight}] [ant: {disenchant}]
2: attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" [syn: {capture}, {enamour}, {trance}, {catch}, {becharm}, {enamor}, {captivate}, {beguile}, {charm}, {fascinate}, {bewitch}, {entrance}]
3: cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something [syn: {hex}, {bewitch}, {glamour}, {witch}, {jinx}]

enchanted
adj : influenced as by charms or incantations [ant: {disenchanted}]

enchanter
n : a sorcerer or magician

enchanter's nightshade
n : any of several erect perennial rhizomatous herbs of the genus Circaea having white flowers that open at dawn; northern hemisphere

enchanting
adj : capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile"; "Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman" [syn: {bewitching}, {captivating}, {enthralling}, {entrancing}, {fascinating}]

enchantingly
adv : in a bewitching manner; "she was bewitchingly beautiful" [syn: {bewitchingly}, {captivatingly}, {enthrallingly}]

enchantment
n 1: a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual [syn: {captivation}, {enthrallment}, {fascination}]
2: a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation [syn: {spell}, {trance}]
3: a magical spell [syn: {bewitchment}]

enchantress
n 1: a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive [syn: {temptress}, {siren}, {Delilah}, {femme fatale}]
2: a female sorcerer or magician [syn: {witch}]

enchilada
n : tortilla with meat filling baked in chili-seasoned tomato sauce

enchiridia
See {enchiridion}

enchiridia
enchiridion
n : a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location [syn: {handbook}, {vade mecum}] [also: {enchiridia} (pl)]

enchiridion
n : a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location [syn: {handbook}, {vade mecum}] [also: {enchiridia} (pl)]

enchondroma
n : benign slow-growing tumor of cartilaginous cells at the ends of tubular bones (especially in the hands and feet) [also: {enchondromata} (pl)]

enchondromata
See {enchondroma}

enchondromata
enchondroma
n : benign slow-growing tumor of cartilaginous cells at the ends of tubular bones (especially in the hands and feet) [also: {enchondromata} (pl)]

encipher
v : convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons" [syn: {encode}, {code}, {cipher}, {cypher}, {encrypt}, {inscribe}, {write in code}] [ant: {decode}]

encircle
v 1: be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village" [syn: {surround}, {environ}, {circle}, {round}, {ring}]
2: form a circle around; "encircle the errors" [syn: {circle}]
3: bind with something round or circular [syn: {gird}]

encircled
adj 1: confined on all sides; "a camp surrounded by enemies"; "the encircled pioneers" [syn: {surrounded}]
2: enclosed within a circle; "the encircled camp was complete cut off"
3: adorned or crowned with a circlet; sometimes used as combining forms; "a brow encircled with laurel"; "wreathed in an extraordinary luminescence"; "ringed round with daisies"; "smoke-wreathed" [syn: {ringed}, {wreathed}]

encirclement
n : a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy [syn: {blockade}]

encircling
adj : being all around the edges; enclosing; "his encircling arms"; "the room's skirting board needs painting" [syn: {encircling(a)}, {skirting(a)}]

enclave
n : an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it

enclose
v 1: enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house" [syn: {envelop}, {enfold}, {enwrap}, {wrap}]
2: close in or confine [syn: {hold in}, {confine}]
3: surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him" [syn: {inclose}, {shut in}]
4: introduce; "Insert your ticket here" [syn: {insert}, {inclose}, {stick in}, {put in}, {introduce}]

enclosed
adj : closed in or surrounded or included within; "an enclosed porch"; "an enclosed yard"; "the enclosed check is to cover shipping and handling" [ant: {unenclosed}]

enclosed space
n : space that is surrounded by something [syn: {cavity}]

enclosing
n : the act of enclosing something inside something else [syn: {enclosure}, {envelopment}, {inclosure}]

enclosure
n 1: artifact consisting of a space that has been enclosed for some purpose
2: the act of enclosing something inside something else [syn: {enclosing}, {envelopment}, {inclosure}]
3: a naturally enclosed space [syn: {natural enclosure}]
4: something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter [syn: {inclosure}]

enclothe
v : provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" [syn: {dress}, {clothe}, {garb}, {raiment}, {tog}, {garment}, {habilitate}, {fit out}, {apparel}] [ant: {undress}]

encode
v : convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons" [syn: {code}, {encipher}, {cipher}, {cypher}, {encrypt}, {inscribe}, {write in code}] [ant: {decode}]

encoding
n : the activity of converting from plain text into code [syn: {encryption}]

encolure
n : the mane of a horse

encomia
See {encomium}

encomia
encomium
n : a formal expression of praise [syn: {eulogy}, {panegyric}, {paean}, {pean}] [also: {encomia} (pl)]

encomiastic
adj : formally expressing praise [syn: {eulogistic}, {panegyric}, {panegyrical}]

encomium
n : a formal expression of praise [syn: {eulogy}, {panegyric}, {paean}, {pean}] [also: {encomia} (pl)]

encompass
v : include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group" [syn: {embrace}, {comprehend}, {cover}]

encompassing
adj 1: broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" [syn: {across-the-board}, {all-embracing}, {all-encompassing}, {all-inclusive}, {blanket(a)}, {broad}, {panoptic}, {wide}]
2: closely encircling; "encompassing mountain ranges"; "the surrounding countryside" [syn: {encompassing(a)}, {surrounding(a)}]

encompassment
n : including entirely

encopresis
n : involuntary defecation not attributable to physical defects or illness

encore
n : an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand
v : request an encore, from a performer

encounter
n 1: a minor short-term fight [syn: {brush}, {clash}, {skirmish}]
2: a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway" [syn: {meeting}]
3: a casual meeting with a person of thing [syn: {coming upon}]
4: a hostile disagreement face-to-face [syn: {confrontation}, {showdown}, {face-off}]
v 1: come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!" [syn: {meet}, {ran into}, {run across}, {come across}, {see}]
2: come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day" [syn: {find}, {happen}, {chance}, {bump}]
3: be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties" [syn: {run into}]
4: experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition" [syn: {meet}, {receive}]
5: contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary" [syn: {meet}, {play}, {take on}]

encounter group
n : a meeting of people to develop mutual understanding by freely expressing emotions

encourage
v 1: contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" [syn: {promote}, {advance}, {boost}, {further}]
2: inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to [ant: {discourage}]
3: spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"

encouraged
adj : inspired with confidence; "felt bucked up by his success" [syn: {bucked up(p)}]

encouragement
n 1: the expression of approval and support [ant: {discouragement}]
2: the act of giving hope or support to someone [syn: {boost}]
3: the feeling of being encouraged

encouraging
adj 1: giving courage or confidence or hope; "encouraging advances in medical research" [ant: {discouraging}]
2: furnishing support and encouragement; "the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher" [syn: {supporting}]
3: tending to favor or bring good luck; "miracles are auspicious accidents"; "encouraging omens"; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision" [syn: {auspicious}, {favorable}, {favourable}, {lucky}, {prosperous}]

encouragingly
adv : in an encouraging manner; "`Go on,' he said encouragingly to his student" [ant: {discouragingly}]

encrimson
v : make crimson

encroach
v 1: advance beyond the usual limit [syn: {infringe}, {impinge}]
2: impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains" [syn: {impinge}, {entrench}, {trench}]

encroach upon
v : to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy" [syn: {intrude on}, {invade}, {obtrude upon}]

encroacher
n : someone who enters by force in order to conquer [syn: {invader}]

encroaching
adj : gradually intrusive without right or permission; "we moved back from the encroaching tide"; "invasive tourists"; "trespassing hunters" [syn: {encroaching(a)}, {invasive}, {trespassing(a)}]

encroachment
n 1: any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts" [syn: {invasion}, {intrusion}]
2: entry to another's property without right or permission [syn: {trespass}, {violation}, {intrusion}, {usurpation}]
3: influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture" [syn: {impingement}, {impact}]

encrust
v 1: cover or coat with a crust [syn: {incrust}]
2: decorate or cover lavishly with gems [syn: {incrust}, {beset}]
3: form a crust or a hard layer [syn: {incrust}]

encrustation
n 1: the formation of a crust [syn: {incrustation}]
2: a hard outer layer that covers something [syn: {crust}, {incrustation}]
3: a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay [syn: {incrustation}]

encrusted
adj : having a hardened crust as a covering [syn: {crusted}, {crusty}, {crustlike}]

encrypt
v : convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons" [syn: {encode}, {code}, {encipher}, {cipher}, {cypher}, {inscribe}, {write in code}] [ant: {decode}]

encryption
n : the activity of converting from plain text into code [syn: {encoding}]

enculturation
n : the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture" [syn: {socialization}, {socialisation}, {acculturation}]

encumber
v : hold back [syn: {restrain}, {cumber}, {constrain}]

encumbered
adj : loaded to excess or impeded by a heavy load; "a summer resort...encumbered with great clapboard-and-stucco hotels"- A.J.Liebling; "a hiker encumbered with a heavy backpack"; "an encumbered estate" [ant: {unencumbered}]

encumbrance
n 1: an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind" [syn: {burden}, {load}, {incumbrance}, {onus}]
2: a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage) [syn: {incumbrance}]
3: any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome [syn: {hindrance}, {hitch}, {preventive}, {preventative}, {incumbrance}, {interference}]

Encyclia
n : large genus of epiphytic and lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas and West Indies; formerly included in genus Epidendrum [syn: {genus Encyclia}]

Encyclia citrina
n : Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous gray-green leaves and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only partially opened; sometimes placed in genus Cattleya [syn: {tulip orchid}, {Cattleya citrina}]

Encyclia tampensis
n : orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum [syn: {butterfly orchid}, {Epidendrum tampense}]

Encyclia venosa
n : Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip [syn: {butterfly orchid}, {butterfly orchis}, {Epidendrum venosum}]

encyclical
adj : intended for wide distribution; "an encyclical letter"
n : a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world [syn: {encyclical letter}]

encyclical letter
n : a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world [syn: {encyclical}]

encyclopaedia
n : a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty [syn: {encyclopedia}, {cyclopedia}, {cyclopaedia}]

encyclopaedic
adj : broad in scope or content; "encyclopedic knowledge" [syn: {encyclopedic}]

encyclopaedism
n : profound scholarly knowledge [syn: {eruditeness}, {erudition}, {learnedness}, {learning}, {scholarship}, {encyclopedism}]

encyclopaedist
n : a person who compiles (or writes for) encyclopedias [syn: {encyclopedist}, {compiler}]

encyclopedia
n : a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty [syn: {cyclopedia}, {encyclopaedia}, {cyclopaedia}]

encyclopedic
adj : broad in scope or content; "encyclopedic knowledge" [syn: {encyclopaedic}]

encyclopedism
n : profound scholarly knowledge [syn: {eruditeness}, {erudition}, {learnedness}, {learning}, {scholarship}, {encyclopaedism}]

encyclopedist
n : a person who compiles (or writes for) encyclopedias [syn: {encyclopaedist}, {compiler}]

encysted
adj : enclosed in (or as if in) a cyst

end
n 1: either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"
2: the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period" [syn: {ending}] [ant: {beginning}, {middle}]
3: the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie" [syn: {last}, {final stage}]
4: the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means" [syn: {goal}]
5: a final part or section; "we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus"; "Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end" [ant: {beginning}, {middle}]
6: a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end" [syn: {destruction}, {death}]
7: the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object; "one end of the box was marked `This side up'"
8: (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage; "the end managed to hold onto the pass"
9: one of two places from which people are communicating to each other; "the phone rang at the other end"; "both ends wrote at the same time" 10: a boundary marking the extremities of something; "the end of town" 11: the part you are expected to play; "he held up his end" 12: the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." [syn: {conclusion}, {close}, {closing}, {ending}] 13: a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold [syn: {remainder}, {remnant}, {oddment}] 14: a position on the line of scrimmage; "no one wanted to play end"
v 1: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" [syn: {stop}, {finish}, {terminate}, {cease}] [ant: {begin}]
2: bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WWI" [syn: {terminate}] [ant: {begin}, {get down}]
3: be the end of; be the last or concluding part of; "This sad scene ended the movie" [syn: {terminate}]
4: put an end to; "The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived"

end game
n 1: the final stages of an extended process of negotiation; "the diplomatic endgame" [syn: {endgame}]
2: the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board [syn: {endgame}]

end man
n 1: a man at one end of line of performers in a minstrel show; carries on humorous dialogue with the interlocutor [syn: {corner man}]
2: a man at one end of a row of people

end matter
n : written matter following the main text of a book [syn: {back matter}]

end of the world
n 1: (New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives [syn: {Judgment Day}, {Judgement Day}, {Day of Judgment}, {Day of Judgement}, {Doomsday}, {Last Judgment}, {Last Judgement}, {Last Day}, {day of reckoning}, {doomsday}, {crack of doom}]
2: an unpleasant or disastrous destiny; "everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it"; "that's unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world" [syn: {doom}, {doomsday}, {day of reckoning}]

end on
adv : with the end forward or toward the observer; "houses built endways" [syn: {endways}, {endwise}]

end organ
n : a specialized structure at the peripheral end of some motor or sensory nerve fibers

end point
n 1: a place where something ends or is complete [syn: {endpoint}, {termination}, {terminus}]
2: the final point in a process [syn: {resultant}]

end product
n : final product; the things produced [syn: {output}]

end run
n : (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line [syn: {sweep}]

end up
v : finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again" [syn: {finish up}, {land up}, {fetch up}, {wind up}, {finish}]

end user
n : the ultimate user for which something is intended

endaemonism
n : an ethical system that evaluates actions by reference to personal well-being through a life based on reason [syn: {eudemonism}]

end-all
n : the ultimate goal; "human beings are not the end-all of evolution"

endameba
n : any ameba of the genus Endamoeba [also: {endamebae} (pl)]

endamebae
See {endameba}

endamebae
endameba
n : any ameba of the genus Endamoeba [also: {endamebae} (pl)]

Endamoeba
n : the type genus of the family Endamoebidae [syn: {genus Endamoeba}]

Endamoeba histolytica
n : the parasitic ameba that causes amebic dysentery in human beings

endamoebae
See {endamoeba}

Endamoebidae
n : a large family of endoparasitic amebas that invade the digestive tract [syn: {family Endamoebidae}]

endanger
v 1: pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops" [syn: {jeopardize}, {jeopardise}, {menace}, {threaten}, {imperil}, {peril}]
2: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position [syn: {queer}, {expose}, {scupper}, {peril}]

endangered
adj : (of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction; "an endangered species"

endangered species
n : a species whose numbers are so small that the species is at risk of extinction

endarterectomy
n : surgical removal of the inner lining of an artery that is clogged with atherosclerosis

endarteritis
n : inflammation of the inner lining of an artery

endear
v : make attractive or lovable; "This behavior endeared her to me"

endearing
adj : lovable especially in a childlike or naive way [syn: {adorable}, {lovely}]

endearingly
adv : in an adorable manner; "the toddler behaved adorably" [syn: {adorably}]

endearment
n : the act of showing affection

endeavor
n 1: a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise" [syn: {enterprise}, {endeavour}]
2: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" [syn: {attempt}, {effort}, {endeavour}, {try}]
v : attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy" [syn: {endeavour}, {strive}]

endeavour
n 1: a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise" [syn: {enterprise}, {endeavor}]
2: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" [syn: {attempt}, {effort}, {endeavor}, {try}]
v : attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy" [syn: {endeavor}, {strive}]

Endecott
n : born in England; in 1629 he became the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1588-1665) [syn: {Endicott}, {John Endecott}, {John Endicott}]

ended
adj : having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview" [syn: {complete}, {concluded}, {over(p)}, {all over}, {terminated}]

endemic
adj 1: of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality; "diseases endemic to the tropics"; "endemic malaria"; "food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world" [syn: {endemical}] [ant: {epidemic}, {ecdemic}]
2: native to or confined to a certain region; "the islands have a number of interesting endemic species" [ant: {cosmopolitan}]
3: originating where it is found; "the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo"; "autochthonous rocks and people and folktales"; "endemic folkways"; "the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan" [syn: {autochthonal}, {autochthonic}, {autochthonous}, {indigenous}]
n 1: a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location [syn: {endemic disease}]
2: a plant that is native to a certain limited area; "it is an endemic found only this island"

endemic disease
n : a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location [syn: {endemic}]

endemic typhus
n : acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected flea; characterized by fever and chills and muscle aches and a rash [syn: {murine typhus}, {rat typhus}, {urban typhus}]

endemical
adj : of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality; "diseases endemic to the tropics"; "endemic malaria"; "food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world" [syn: {endemic}] [ant: {epidemic}, {ecdemic}]

endemism
n : nativeness by virtue or originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place) [syn: {indigenousness}, {autochthony}]

Enderby Land
n : a region of Antarctica between Queen Maud Land and Wilkes Land; claimed by Australia

endermatic
adj : acting by absorption through the skin; "endermic ointment" [syn: {endermic}]

endermic
adj : acting by absorption through the skin; "endermic ointment" [syn: {endermatic}]

endgame
n 1: the final stages of an extended process of negotiation; "the diplomatic endgame" [syn: {end game}]
2: the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board [syn: {end game}]

Endicott
n : born in England; in 1629 he became the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1588-1665) [syn: {Endecott}, {John Endecott}, {John Endicott}]

ending
n 1: the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending" [syn: {termination}]
2: the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement" [syn: {termination}, {conclusion}]
3: the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period" [syn: {end}] [ant: {beginning}, {middle}]
4: event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" [syn: {conclusion}, {finish}] [ant: {beginning}]
5: the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." [syn: {conclusion}, {end}, {close}, {closing}]

endive
n 1: widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched [syn: {witloof}, {Cichorium endivia}]
2: variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges [syn: {chicory escarole}, {escarole}]

endless
adj 1: tiresomely long; seemingly without end; "endless debates"; "an endless conversation"; "the wait seemed eternal"; "eternal quarreling"; "an interminable sermon" [syn: {eternal}, {interminable}]
2: infinitely great in number; "endless waves"
3: having no known beginning and presumably no end; "the dateless rise and fall of the tides"; "time is endless"; "sempiternal truth" [syn: {dateless}, {sempiternal}]
4: having the ends united so as to form a continuous whole; "an endless chain"
5: occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted; "a child's incessant questions"; "your perpetual (or continual) complaints" [syn: {incessant}, {perpetual}]

endlessly
adv 1: continuing forever without end; "there are infinitely many possibilities" [syn: {infinitely}] [ant: {finitely}]
2: with unflagging resolve; "dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste" [syn: {ceaselessly}, {incessantly}, {unceasingly}, {unendingly}, {continuously}]
3: (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; "the Nubian desert seemed to stretch out before them endlessly" [syn: {without end}]
4: all the time; seemingly without stopping; "a theological student with whom I argued interminably"; "her nagging went on endlessly" [syn: {interminably}]

endlessness
n : the property of being (or seeming to be) without end

endmost
adj : being or situated at an end; "the endmost pillar"; "terminal buds on a branch"; "a terminal station"; "the terminal syllable" [syn: {terminal}]

endoblast
n : the inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems [syn: {endoderm}, {entoderm}, {entoblast}, {hypoblast}]

endocardia
See {endocardium}

endocardia
endocardium
n : the membrane that lines the cavities of the heart and forms part of the heart valves [also: {endocardia} (pl)]

endocarditis
n : inflammation of the endocardium and heart valves

endocardium
n : the membrane that lines the cavities of the heart and forms part of the heart valves [also: {endocardia} (pl)]

endocarp
n : the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed; "you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking" [syn: {stone}, {pit}]

endocentric
adj : fulfilling the grammatical role of one of its constituents; "when `three blind mice' serves as a noun it is an endocentric construction" [ant: {exocentric}]

endocervicitis
n : inflammation of the mucous lining of the uterine cervix

endocrania
See {endocranium}

endocrania
endocranium
n : membrane lining the inside of the skull [also: {endocrania} (pl)]

endocranium
n : membrane lining the inside of the skull [also: {endocrania} (pl)]

endocrinal
adj : of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions; "endocrine system" [syn: {endocrine}] [ant: {exocrine}]

endocrine
adj : of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions; "endocrine system" [syn: {endocrinal}] [ant: {exocrine}]
n 1: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect [syn: {hormone}, {internal secretion}]
2: any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream [syn: {endocrine gland}, {ductless gland}]

endocrine gland
n : any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream [syn: {endocrine}, {ductless gland}]

endocrine system
n : the system of glands that produce endocrine secretions that help to control bodily metabolic activity

endocrinologist
n : physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the endocrine system

endocrinology
n : the branch of medicine dealing with the endocrine glands and their secretions

endoderm
n : the inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems [syn: {entoderm}, {endoblast}, {entoblast}, {hypoblast}]

endodontia
n : the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the dental pulp [syn: {endodontics}]

endodontic
adj : of or relating to or involving or practicing endodontics; "an endodontic specialist"

endodontics
n : the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the dental pulp [syn: {endodontia}]

endodontist
n : a dentist specializing in diseases of the dental pulp and nerve

endoergic
adj : (of a nuclear reaction) occurring with absorption of energy [syn: {energy-absorbing}] [ant: {exoergic}]

endoergic reaction
n : a nuclear reaction occurring with absorption of energy

endogamic
adj 1: characterized by or fit for fertilization by pollen from another flower of the same kind [syn: {endogamous}] [ant: {exogamous}, {autogamous}]
2: pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only within the limits of a clan or tribe [syn: {endogamous}] [ant: {exogamous}]

endogamous
adj 1: characterized by or fit for fertilization by pollen from another flower of the same kind [syn: {endogamic}] [ant: {exogamous}, {autogamous}]
2: pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only within the limits of a clan or tribe [syn: {endogamic}] [ant: {exogamous}]

endogamy
n : marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law [syn: {intermarriage}, {inmarriage}] [ant: {exogamy}]

endogen
n : a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside [syn: {monocot}, {monocotyledon}, {liliopsid}]

endogenetic
adj : of rocks formed or occuring beneath the surface of the earth; "endogenic rocks are not clastic" [syn: {endogenic}]

endogenic
adj 1: derived or originating internally [syn: {endogenous}] [ant: {exogenous}, {exogenous}]
2: of rocks formed or occuring beneath the surface of the earth; "endogenic rocks are not clastic" [syn: {endogenetic}]

endogenous
adj 1: of or resembling an endogen
2: derived or originating internally [syn: {endogenic}] [ant: {exogenous}, {exogenous}]

endogenous depression
n : a state of depression for which there is no apparent precipitating cause

endogeny
n : a geological phenomenon below the surface of the earth

endolymph
n : the bodily fluid that fills the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear

endometria
See {endometrium}

endometria
endometrium
n : (pregnancy) the mucous membrane that lines the uterus; thickens under hormonal control and (if pregnancy does not occur) is shed in menstruation; if pregnancy occurs it is shed along with the placenta at parturition [also: {endometria} (pl)]

endometrial
adj : of or relating to the endometrium

endometrial cancer
n : cancer of the uterine lining [syn: {endometrial carcinoma}]

endometrial carcinoma
n : cancer of the uterine lining [syn: {endometrial cancer}]

endometriosis
n : the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea [syn: {adenomyosis}]

endometritis
n : inflammation of the lining of the uterus (of the endometrium) [syn: {metritis}]

endometrium
n : (pregnancy) the mucous membrane that lines the uterus; thickens under hormonal control and (if pregnancy does not occur) is shed in menstruation; if pregnancy occurs it is shed along with the placenta at parturition [also: {endometria} (pl)]

endomorph
n : a heavy person with a soft and rounded body

endomorphic
adj : having a squat and fleshy build; "a pyknic practical joke" [syn: {pyknic}] [ant: {mesomorphic}, {ectomorphic}]

endomorphy
n : round, fat, and heavy [syn: {pyknic type}]

Endomycetales
n : fungi having a zygote or a single cell developing directly into an ascus [syn: {order Endomycetales}]

endoneurium
n : delicate connective tissue around individual nerve fibers in nerve

endonuclease
n : a nuclease that cleaves nucleic acids at interior bonds and so produces fragments of various sizes

endoparasite
n : any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms) [syn: {entoparasite}, {entozoan}, {entozoon}, {endozoan}]

endoparasitic
adj : of or relating to parasites that live in the internal organs of animals

endoplasm
n : the inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell

Endoprocta
n : sometimes considered a subphylum of Bryozoa [syn: {Entoprocta}, {phylum Entoprocta}]

endorphin
n : a neurochemical occurring naturally in the brain and having analgesic properties

endorse
v 1: be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960" [syn: {back}, {indorse}, {plump for}, {plunk for}, {support}]
2: give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project" [syn: {second}, {back}, {indorse}]
3: guarantee as meeting a certain standard; "certified grade AAA meat" [syn: {certify}, {indorse}]
4: of documents or cheques [syn: {indorse}]

endorsed
adj : formally supported especially by public statement

endorsement
n 1: a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book" [syn: {indorsement}, {blurb}]
2: a speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?" [syn: {second}, {secondment}, {indorsement}]
3: formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement" [syn: {sanction}, {countenance}, {indorsement}, {warrant}, {imprimatur}]
4: a signature that validates something; "the cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement" [syn: {indorsement}]
5: the act of endorsing; "a star athlete can make a lot of money from endorsements" [syn: {indorsement}]

endorsement in blank
n : an endorsement on commercial paper naming no payee and so payable to the bearer [syn: {blank endorsement}]

endorser
n 1: someone who expresses strong approval [syn: {subscriber}, {indorser}, {ratifier}]
2: a person who transfers his ownership interest in something by signing a check or negotiable security [syn: {indorser}]

endoscope
n : a long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery

endoscopic
adj : of or relating to endoscopy

endoscopy
n : visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope

endoskeleton
n : the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates)

endosperm
n : nutritive tissue surrounding the embryo within seeds of flowering plants

endospore
n : a small asexual spore that develops inside the cell of some bacteria and algae

endospore-forming bacteria
n : a group of true bacteria

endostea
See {endosteum}

endostea
endosteum
n : vascular membrane that lines the inner surface of long bones [also: {endostea} (pl)]

endosteum
n : vascular membrane that lines the inner surface of long bones [also: {endostea} (pl)]

endostoses
See {endostosis}

endothecia
See {endothecium}

endothelia
See {endothelium}

endothelia
endothelium
n : an epithelium of mesoblastic origin; a thin layer of flattened cells that lines the inside of some body cavities [also: {endothelia} (pl)]

endothelial
adj : of or relating to or located in the endothelium

endothelial myeloma
n : malignant tumor in bone marrow (usually in the pelvis or in long bones) [syn: {Ewing's sarcoma}, {Ewing's tumor}, {Ewing's tumour}]

endotheliomata
See {endothelioma}

endothelium
n : an epithelium of mesoblastic origin; a thin layer of flattened cells that lines the inside of some body cavities [also: {endothelia} (pl)]

endothermal
adj : (of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with absorption of heat [syn: {endothermic}, {heat-absorbing}] [ant: {exothermic}]

endothermic
adj : (of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with absorption of heat [syn: {endothermal}, {heat-absorbing}] [ant: {exothermic}]

endothermic reaction
n : a chemical reaction accompanied by the absorption of heat

endotoxin
n : a toxin that is confined inside the microorganisms and is released only when the microorganisms are broken down or die [ant: {exotoxin}]

endotracheal tube
n : a catheter that is inserted into the trachea through the mouth or nose in order to maintain an open air passage or to deliver oxygen or to permit the suctioning of mucus or to prevent aspiration of the stomach contents

endovenous
adj : within or by means of a vein; "an intravenous inflammation"; "intravenous feeding" [syn: {intravenous}]

endow
v 1: give qualities or abilities to [syn: {indue}, {gift}, {empower}, {invest}, {endue}]
2: furnish with an endowment; "When she got married, she got dowered" [syn: {dower}]

endowed
adj : provided or supplied or equipped with (especially as by inheritance or nature); "an well-endowed college"; "endowed with good eyesight"; "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights" [ant: {unendowed}]

endowment
n 1: natural qualities or talents [syn: {gift}, {talent}, {natural endowment}]
2: the capital that provides income for an institution [syn: {endowment fund}]
3: the act of endowing with a permanent source of income; "his generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time"

endowment fund
n : the capital that provides income for an institution [syn: {endowment}]

endowment insurance
n : life insurance for a specified amount which is payable to the insured person at the expiration of a certain period of time or to a designated beneficiary immediately upon the death of the insured

endozoa
See {endozoan}

endozoa
n
adj : of or relating to entozoa [syn: {entozoan}]
n : any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms) [syn: {endoparasite}, {entoparasite}, {entozoan}, {entozoon}] [also: {endozoa} (pl)]

endozoan
adj : of or relating to entozoa [syn: {entozoan}]
n : any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms) [syn: {endoparasite}, {entoparasite}, {entozoan}, {entozoon}] [also: {endozoa} (pl)]

endozoic
adj : living within a living animal usually as a parasite; "entozoic worms" [syn: {entozoic}, {entozoan}] [ant: {epizoic}]

end-plate
n : the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle [syn: {endplate}, {motor end plate}]

endplate
n : the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle [syn: {end-plate}, {motor end plate}]

endpoint
n : a place where something ends or is complete [syn: {end point}, {termination}, {terminus}]

end-rhymed
adj : rhymed on the terminal syllables of the verses

end-stopped
adj : (verse) having a rhetorical pause at the end of each line [ant: {run-on}]

end-to-end
adj : with the end of one object in contact lengthwise with the end of another object
adv : from first to last; "the play was excellent end-to-end" [syn: {throughout}]

endue
v : give qualities or abilities to [syn: {endow}, {indue}, {gift}, {empower}, {invest}]

endued with
adj : having good fortune bestowed or conferred upon; sometimes used as in combination; "blessed with a strong healthy body"; "a nation blessed with peace"; "a peace-blessed era" [syn: {blessed}, {blessed with(p)}, {endued with(p)}]

endurable
adj : capable of being borne though unpleasant; "sufferable punishment" [syn: {bearable}, {sufferable}, {supportable}]

endurance
n 1: the power to withstand hardship or stress; "the marathon tests a runner's endurance"
2: a state of surviving; remaining alive [syn: {survival}]

endurance contest
n : any long and arduous undertaking [syn: {marathon}]

endurance riding
n : riding for long hours over long distances

endure
v 1: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" [syn: {digest}, {stick out}, {stomach}, {bear}, {stand}, {tolerate}, {support}, {brook}, {abide}, {suffer}, {put up}]
2: face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements" [syn: {weather}, {brave}, {brave out}]
3: continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents" [syn: {survive}, {last}, {live}, {live on}, {go}, {hold up}, {hold out}]
4: undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom" [syn: {suffer}] [ant: {enjoy}]
5: last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years" [syn: {wear}, {hold out}]
6: persist or be long; in time; "The bad weather lasted for three days" [syn: {last}]
7: continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" [syn: {prevail}, {persist}, {die hard}, {run}]

enduring
adj 1: unceasing; "an abiding belief"; "imperishable truths" [syn: {abiding}, {imperishable}]
2: patiently enduring continual wrongs or trouble; "an enduring disposition"; "a long-suffering and uncomplaining wife" [syn: {long-suffering}]

enduringly
adv : in an enduring manner; "Roman culture was enduringly fertilized"

enduringness
n : permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; "they advertised the durability of their products" [syn: {lastingness}, {durability}, {strength}]

endways
adv 1: on end or upright; "sticks leaning against the wall endways" [syn: {endwise}]
2: in or toward the direction of the ends; lengthwise; "endways pressure" [syn: {endwise}]
3: with the end forward or toward the observer; "houses built endways" [syn: {endwise}, {end on}]

endwise
adv 1: on end or upright; "sticks leaning against the wall endways" [syn: {endways}]
2: in or toward the direction of the ends; lengthwise; "endways pressure" [syn: {endways}]
3: with the end forward or toward the observer; "houses built endways" [syn: {endways}, {end on}]

ENE
n : the compass point midway between northeast and east [syn: {east northeast}]

Enea Silvio Piccolomini
n : pope remembered for his unsuccessful attempt to lead a crusade against the Turks (1405-1464) [syn: {Pius II}, {Aeneas Silvius}]

enema
n : injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes [syn: {clyster}] [also: {enemata} (pl)]

enemata
See {enema}

enemata
enema
n : injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes [syn: {clyster}] [also: {enemata} (pl)]

enemy
n 1: an opposing military force; "the enemy attacked at dawn"
2: an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies" [syn: {foe}, {foeman}, {opposition}]
3: any hostile group of people; "he viewed lawyers as the real enemy"
4: a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years" [syn: {foe}] [ant: {ally}]

energetic
adj 1: possessing or exerting or displaying energy; "an energetic fund raiser for the college"; "an energetic group of hikers" [ant: {lethargic}]
2: working hard to promote an enterprise [syn: {gumptious}, {industrious}, {up-and-coming}]

energetically
adv : in an energetic manner

energid
n : a biological unit consisting of a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it interacts [syn: {protoplast}]

energise
v 1: raise to a higher energy level; "excite the atoms" [syn: {excite}, {energize}]
2: cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" [syn: {stimulate}, {arouse}, {brace}, {energize}, {perk up}] [ant: {de-energize}, {de-energize}, {sedate}]

energiser
n 1: someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people [syn: {energizer}, {vitalizer}, {vitaliser}, {animator}]
2: a device that supplies electrical energy [syn: {energizer}]

energising
adj 1: imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air" [syn: {bracing}, {brisk}, {energizing}, {fresh}, {refreshing}, {refreshful}, {tonic}]
2: supplying motive force; "the complex civilization of which Rome was the kinetic center"- H.O.Taylor [syn: {energizing}, {kinetic}]

energize
v 1: cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" [syn: {stimulate}, {arouse}, {brace}, {energise}, {perk up}] [ant: {de-energize}, {de-energize}, {sedate}]
2: raise to a higher energy level; "excite the atoms" [syn: {excite}, {energise}]

energizer
n 1: someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people [syn: {energiser}, {vitalizer}, {vitaliser}, {animator}]
2: a device that supplies electrical energy [syn: {energiser}]

energizing
adj 1: imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air" [syn: {bracing}, {brisk}, {energising}, {fresh}, {refreshing}, {refreshful}, {tonic}]
2: supplying motive force; "the complex civilization of which Rome was the kinetic center"- H.O.Taylor [syn: {energising}, {kinetic}]
n : the activity of causing to have energy and be active [syn: {activating}, {activation}]

energy
n 1: (physics) the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs; "energy can take a wide variety of forms"
2: an exertion of force; "he plays tennis with great energy" [syn: {vigor}, {vigour}]
3: enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at American energy" [syn: {push}, {get-up-and-go}]
4: an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy" [syn: {vigor}, {vigour}, {vim}]
5: a healthy capacity for vigorous activity; "jogging works off my excess energy"; "he seemed full of vim and vigor" [syn: {vim}, {vitality}]
6: the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977 [syn: {Department of Energy}, {Energy Department}, {DOE}]

Energy Department
n : the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977 [syn: {Department of Energy}, {Energy}, {DOE}]

energy level
n : a definite stable energy that a physical system can have; used especially of the state of electrons in atoms or molecules; "according to quantum theory only certain energy levels are possible" [syn: {energy state}]

energy of activation
n : the energy that an atomic system must acquire before a process (such as an emission or reaction) can occur; "catalysts are said to reduce the energy of activation during the transition phase of a reaction" [syn: {activation energy}]

Energy Secretary
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Energy; "the first Secretary of Energy was James R. Schlesinger who was appointed by Carter" [syn: {Secretary of Energy}]
2: the position of the head of the Department of Energy; "the post of Energy Secretary was created in 1977" [syn: {Secretary of Energy}]

energy state
n : a definite stable energy that a physical system can have; used especially of the state of electrons in atoms or molecules; "according to quantum theory only certain energy levels are possible" [syn: {energy level}]

energy unit
n : a unit of measurement for work [syn: {work unit}, {heat unit}]

energy-absorbing
adj : (of a nuclear reaction) occurring with absorption of energy [syn: {endoergic}] [ant: {exoergic}]

energy-releasing
adj 1: (of a nuclear reaction) occurring with evolution or releasing of energy [syn: {exoergic}] [ant: {endoergic}]
2: of or relating to catabolism [syn: {destructive-metabolic(a)}, {energy-releasing(a)}]

energy-storing
adj : of or relating to anabolism [syn: {constructive-metabolic(a)}, {energy-storing(a)}]

enervate
v 1: weaken mentally or morally
2: disturb the composure of [syn: {faze}, {unnerve}, {unsettle}]

enervated
adj : lacking strength or vigor [syn: {adynamic}, {asthenic}, {debilitated}]

enervating
adj : causing debilitation [syn: {debilitative}, {enfeebling}, {weakening}]

enervation
n 1: lack of vitality; "an enervation of mind greater than any fatigue"
2: serious weakening and loss of energy [syn: {debilitation}, {enfeeblement}, {exhaustion}]

Enesco
n : Romanian violinist and composer (1881-1955) [syn: {Georges Enesco}, {George Enescu}]

Enets
n : the Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian people [syn: {Entsi}, {Entsy}, {Yenisei}, {Yenisei-Samoyed}, {Yeniseian}]

enfant terrible
n : a person whose unconventional behavior embarrasses others

enfeeble
v : make weak; "Life in the camp drained him" [syn: {debilitate}, {drain}]

enfeebled
adj : weak and feeble; "I'm feeling seedy today" [syn: {debilitated}, {infirm}, {seedy}]

enfeeblement
n : serious weakening and loss of energy [syn: {debilitation}, {enervation}, {exhaustion}]

enfeebling
adj : causing debilitation [syn: {debilitative}, {enervating}, {weakening}]

enfeoff
v : put in possession of land in exchange for a pledge of service, in feudal society; "He enfeoffed his son-in-law with a large estate in Scotland"

enfeoffment
n : under the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service

enfilade
n : gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth of a formation [syn: {enfilade fire}]
v : rake or be in a position to rake with gunfire in a lengthwise direction

enfilade fire
n : gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth of a formation [syn: {enfilade}]

enflurane
n : a nonflammable liquid (trade name Ethrane) used as an inhalation general anesthetic [syn: {Ethrane}]

enfold
v : enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house" [syn: {envelop}, {enwrap}, {wrap}, {enclose}]

enfolding
n : the action of enfolding something [syn: {involution}]

enforce
v 1: ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone"; [syn: {implement}, {apply}] [ant: {exempt}]
2: compel to behave in a certain way; "Social relations impose courtesy" [syn: {impose}]

enforceable
adj : capable of being enforced [ant: {unenforceable}]

enforced
adj : forced or compelled or put in force; "a life of enforced inactivity"; "enforced obedience" [syn: {implemented}] [ant: {unenforced}]

enforcement
n : the act of enforcing; insuring observance of or obedience to

enforcer
n : one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior [syn: {hatchet man}]

enfranchise
v 1: grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude; "Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century" [syn: {affranchise}]
2: grant voting rights [ant: {disenfranchise}]

enfranchised
adj : endowed with the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote [ant: {disenfranchised}]

enfranchisement
n 1: freedom from political subjugation or servitude
2: a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote) [syn: {franchise}]
3: the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on [syn: {certification}] [ant: {disenfranchisement}]

engage
v 1: carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion" [syn: {prosecute}, {pursue}]
2: engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely" [syn: {absorb}, {engross}, {occupy}]
3: engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?" [syn: {hire}, {employ}] [ant: {fire}]
4: ask to represent; of legal counsel; "I'm retaining a lawyer"
5: give to in marriage [syn: {betroth}, {affiance}, {plight}]
6: get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged" [ant: {disengage}]
7: as of wars, battles, or campaigns; "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe" [syn: {wage}]
8: as of aid, help, services, or support [syn: {enlist}]
9: engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?" [syn: {lease}, {rent}, {hire}, {charter}, {take}] 10: keep engaged; "engaged the gears" [syn: {mesh}, {lock}, {operate}] [ant: {disengage}]

engaged
adj 1: having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"; "deeply engaged in conversation" [syn: {occupied}]
2: involved in military hostilities; "the desperately engaged ships continued the fight"
3: reserved in advance [syn: {booked}, {set-aside(p)}]
4: (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line); "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal" [syn: {busy}, {in use(p)}]
5: (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting; "the gears are engaged"; "meshed gears"; "intermeshed twin rotors" [syn: {meshed}, {intermeshed}]
6: having services contracted for; "the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick"
7: built against or attached to a wall; "engaged columns"
8: pledged to be married; "the engaged couple" [syn: {affianced}, {bespoken}, {betrothed}, {pledged}]

engagement
n 1: a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" [syn: {battle}, {conflict}, {fight}]
2: a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date" [syn: {date}, {appointment}]
3: a mutual promise to marry [syn: {betrothal}, {troth}]
4: the act of giving someone a job [syn: {employment}]
5: employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; "the play had bookings throughout the summer" [syn: {booking}]
6: contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears" [syn: {mesh}, {meshing}, {interlocking}]
7: the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities" [syn: {participation}, {involvement}, {involution}] [ant: {non-engagement}, {non-engagement}, {non-engagement}]

engagement ring
n : a ring given and worn as a sign of betrothal

engaging
adj : attracting or delighting; "an engaging frankness"; "a piquant face with large appealing eyes" [syn: {piquant}]

engagingly
adv : in an engaging manner; "she played the role engagingly" [syn: {winsomely}]

Engelbert Humperdinck
n : German composer of six operas who influenced Wagner (1854-1921) [syn: {Humperdinck}]

Engelmann spruce
n : tall spruce of Rocky Mountains and British Columbia with blue-green needles and acutely conic crown; wood used for rough lumber and boxes [syn: {Engelmann's spruce}, {Picea engelmannii}]

engelmannia
n : common erect hairy perennial of plains and prairies of southern and central United States having flowers that resemble sunflowers

Engelmann's spruce
n : tall spruce of Rocky Mountains and British Columbia with blue-green needles and acutely conic crown; wood used for rough lumber and boxes [syn: {Engelmann spruce}, {Picea engelmannii}]

Engels
n : socialist who wrote the Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx in 1848 (1820-1895) [syn: {Friedrich Engels}]

engender
v 1: call forth [syn: {breed}, {spawn}]
2: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" [syn: {beget}, {get}, {father}, {mother}, {sire}, {generate}, {bring forth}]

engild
v : decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold [syn: {gild}, {begild}]

engine
n 1: motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
2: something used to achieve a purpose; "an engine of change"
3: a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks [syn: {locomotive}, {locomotive engine}, {railway locomotive}]

engine block
n : a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked" [syn: {cylinder block}, {block}]

engine cooling system
n : equipment in a motor vehicle that cools the engine [syn: {cooling system}]

engine driver
n : the operator of a railway locomotive [syn: {engineer}, {locomotive engineer}, {railroad engineer}]

engine failure
n : engine does not run

engine room
n : a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located [syn: {engineering}]

engineer
n 1: a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems [syn: {applied scientist}, {technologist}]
2: the operator of a railway locomotive [syn: {locomotive engineer}, {railroad engineer}, {engine driver}]
v 1: design as an engineer; "He engineered the water supply project"
2: plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery" [syn: {mastermind}, {direct}, {organize}, {organise}, {orchestrate}]

engineering
n 1: the practical application of science to commerce or industry [syn: {technology}]
2: the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems; "he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study" [syn: {engineering science}, {applied science}, {technology}]
3: a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located [syn: {engine room}]

engineering school
n : a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences [syn: {polytechnic institute}, {polytechnic}]

engineering science
n : the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems; "he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study" [syn: {engineering}, {applied science}, {technology}]

engineer's chain
n : a unit of length (100 ft)

enginery
n : machinery consisting of engines collectively

England
n : a division of the United Kingdom

English
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture; "English history"; "the English landed aristocracy"; "English literature"
n 1: an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the Commonwealth countries [syn: {English language}]
2: the people of England [syn: {English people}, {the English}]
3: the discipline that studies the English language and literature
4: (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist [syn: {side}]

English bean
n : Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder [syn: {broad bean}, {broad-bean}, {broad-bean plant}, {European bean}, {field bean}, {Vicia faba}]

English breakfast tea
n : black tea grown in China [syn: {congou}, {congo}, {congou tea}]

English bulldog
n : a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting [syn: {bulldog}]

English cavalry saddle
n : a saddle having a steel cantle and pommel and no horn [syn: {English saddle}]

English Channel
n : an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that forms a channel between France and Britain

English Civil War
n : civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I; 1644-1648

English class
n : students taking a course in English together

English cocker spaniel
n : a small breed with a wavy silky hair originally developed in England [syn: {cocker spaniel}, {cocker}]

English daisy
n : low-growing Eurasian plant with yellow central disc flowers and pinkish-white outer ray flowers [syn: {common daisy}, {Bellis perennis}]

English department
n : the academic department responsible for teaching English and American literature [syn: {department of English}]

English elm
n : broad spreading rough-leaved elm common throughout Europe and planted elsewhere [syn: {European elm}, {Ulmus procera}]

English foxhound
n : an English breed slightly larger than the American foxhounds originally used to hunt in packs

English hawthorn
n 1: European hawthorn having deeply cleft leaves and bright red fruits; widely cultivated in many varieties and often grown as impenetrable hedges; established as an escape in eastern North America [syn: {Crataegus monogyna}]
2: thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America [syn: {whitethorn}, {may}, {Crataegus laevigata}, {Crataegus oxycantha}]

English horn
n : a double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch [syn: {cor anglais}]

English iris
n : bulbous iris native to the Pyrenees; widely cultivated for its large delicate flowers in various colors except yellow [syn: {Iris xiphioides}]

English ivy
n : Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits [syn: {ivy}, {common ivy}, {Hedera helix}]

English lady crab
n : crab of the English coasts [syn: {Portunus puber}]

English language
n : an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the Commonwealth countries [syn: {English}]

English lavender
n : aromatic Mediterranean shrub widely cultivated for its lilac flowers which are dried and used in sachets [syn: {Lavandula angustifolia}, {Lavandula officinalis}]

English muffin
n : raised muffin cooked on a griddle [syn: {crumpet}]

English oak
n : medium to large deciduous European oak having smooth leaves with rounded lobes; yields hard strong light-colored wood [syn: {common oak}, {pedunculate oak}, {Quercus robur}]

English people
n : the people of England [syn: {English}, {the English}]

English person
n : a native or inhabitant of England

English plantain
n : an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions [syn: {narrow-leaved plantain}, {ribgrass}, {ribwort}, {ripple-grass}, {buckthorn}, {Plantago lanceolata}]

English primrose
n : plant of western and southern Europe widely cultivated for its pale yellow flowers [syn: {Primula vulgaris}]

English professor
n : someone who teaches English [syn: {English teacher}]

English Revolution
n : the revolution against James II; there was little armed resistance to William and Mary in England although battles were fought in Scotland and Ireland (1688-1689) [syn: {Glorious Revolution}, {Bloodless Revolution}]

English runner bean
n : long bean pods always sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain [syn: {scarlet runner}, {scarlet runner bean}, {runner bean}]

English ryegrass
n : European perennial grass widely cultivated for pasture and hay and as a lawn grass [syn: {perennial ryegrass}, {Lolium perenne}]

English saddle
n : a saddle having a steel cantle and pommel and no horn [syn: {English cavalry saddle}]

English setter
n : an English breed having a plumed tail and a soft silky coat that is chiefly white

English sole
n 1: highly valued almost pure white flesh [syn: {lemon sole}]
2: popular pale brown food flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: {lemon sole}, {Parophrys vitulus}]

English sonnet
n : a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg [syn: {Shakespearean sonnet}, {Elizabethan sonnet}]

English sparrow
n : small hardy brown-and-gray bird native to Europe [syn: {house sparrow}, {Passer domesticus}]

English springer
n : a breed having typically a black-and-white coat [syn: {English springer spaniel}]

English springer spaniel
n : a breed having typically a black-and-white coat [syn: {English springer}]

English system
n : a system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint [syn: {British Imperial System}, {British system}]

English teacher
n : someone who teaches English [syn: {English professor}]

English toy spaniel
n : British breed having a long silky coat and rounded head with a short upturned muzzle

English violet
n : European violet typically having purple to white flowers; widely naturalized [syn: {sweet violet}, {garden violet}, {Viola odorata}]

English walnut
n 1: Eurasian walnut valued for its large edible nut and its hard richly figured wood; widely cultivated [syn: {English walnut tree}, {Circassian walnut}, {Persian walnut}, {Juglans regia}]
2: nut with a wrinkled two-lobed seed and hard but relatively thin shell; widely used in cooking

English walnut tree
n : Eurasian walnut valued for its large edible nut and its hard richly figured wood; widely cultivated [syn: {English walnut}, {Circassian walnut}, {Persian walnut}, {Juglans regia}]

English yew
n : predominant yew in Europe; extraordinarily long-lived and slow growing; one of the oldest species in the world [syn: {Old World yew}, {Taxus baccata}]

English-Gothic
n : a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting [syn: {perpendicular}, {perpendicular style}, {English-Gothic architecture}]

English-Gothic architecture
n : a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting [syn: {perpendicular}, {perpendicular style}, {English-Gothic}]

Englishman
n : a man who is a native or inhabitant of England

English-speaking
adj : able to communicate in English

English-weed
n : South African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers [syn: {Bermuda buttercup}, {Oxalis pes-caprae}, {Oxalis cernua}]

Englishwoman
n : a woman who is a native or inhabitant of England

englut
v : overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream" [syn: {gorge}, {ingurgitate}, {overindulge}, {glut}, {stuff}, {engorge}, {overgorge}, {overeat}, {gormandize}, {gormandise}, {gourmandize}, {binge}, {pig out}, {satiate}, {scarf out}] [also: {englutting}, {englutted}]

englutted
englut
v : overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream" [syn: {gorge}, {ingurgitate}, {overindulge}, {glut}, {stuff}, {engorge}, {overgorge}, {overeat}, {gormandize}, {gormandise}, {gourmandize}, {binge}, {pig out}, {satiate}, {scarf out}] [also: {englutting}, {englutted}]

englutted
See {englut}

englutting
englut
v : overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream" [syn: {gorge}, {ingurgitate}, {overindulge}, {glut}, {stuff}, {engorge}, {overgorge}, {overeat}, {gormandize}, {gormandise}, {gourmandize}, {binge}, {pig out}, {satiate}, {scarf out}] [also: {englutting}, {englutted}]

englutting
See {englut}

engorge
v : overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream" [syn: {gorge}, {ingurgitate}, {overindulge}, {glut}, {englut}, {stuff}, {overgorge}, {overeat}, {gormandize}, {gormandise}, {gourmandize}, {binge}, {pig out}, {satiate}, {scarf out}]

engorged
adj : overfull as with blood [syn: {congested}]

engorgement
n 1: congestion with blood; "engorgement of the breast"
2: eating ravenously or voraciously to satiation

engraft
v 1: cause to grow together parts from different plants; "graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree" [syn: {graft}, {ingraft}]
2: fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum" [syn: {implant}, {embed}, {imbed}, {plant}]

engram
n : a postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memory [syn: {memory trace}]

Engraulidae
n : anchovies [syn: {family Engraulidae}]

Engraulis
n : type genus of the family Engraulidae [syn: {genus Engraulis}]

Engraulis encrasicholus
n : esteemed for its flavor; usually preserved or used for sauces and relishes [syn: {mediterranean anchovy}]

engrave
v 1: carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the winner's name onto the trophy cup" [syn: {grave}, {inscribe}]
2: impress or affect deeply; "The event engraved itself into her memory"
3: carve, cut, or etch into a block used for printing or print from such a block; "engrave a letter"
4: carve, cut, or etch a design or letters into; "engrave the pen with the owner's name"

engraved
adj : cut or impressed into a surface; "an incised design"; "engraved invitations" [syn: {etched}, {graven}, {incised}, {inscribed}]

engraver
n 1: a skilled worker who can inscribe designs or writing onto a surface by carving or etching
2: a printmaker who prints from an engraved printing plate

engraving
n 1: a print made from an engraving
2: a block or plate that has been engraved
3: making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them [syn: {etching}]

engross
v 1: engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies" [syn: {steep}, {immerse}, {engulf}, {plunge}, {absorb}, {soak up}]
2: engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely" [syn: {absorb}, {engage}, {occupy}]

engrossed
adj 1: wholly absorbed as in thought; "deep in thought"; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "the book had her totally engrossed"; "enwrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought" [syn: {absorbed}, {enwrapped}, {intent}, {rapt}, {wrapped}]
2: written formally in a large clear script, as a deed or other legal document

engrossing
adj : capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a fascinating story" [syn: {absorbing}, {fascinating}, {gripping}, {riveting}]

engrossment
n 1: complete attention; intense mental effort [syn: {concentration}, {absorption}, {immersion}]
2: the mental state of being preoccupied by something [syn: {preoccupation}, {preoccupancy}, {absorption}]
3: the quality of being intent and concentrated; "the intentness of his gaze" [syn: {intentness}]

engulf
v 1: engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies" [syn: {steep}, {immerse}, {plunge}, {engross}, {absorb}, {soak up}]
2: flow over or cover completely; "The bright light engulfed him completely"

engulfed
adj 1: rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something; "a desk flooded with applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear"; "swamped by work" [syn: {flooded}, {inundated}, {overcome}, {overpowered}, {overwhelmed}, {swamped}]
2: completely enclosed or swallowed up; "a house engulfed in flames"; "the fog-enveloped cliffs"; "a view swallowed by night" [syn: {enveloped}, {swallowed}]

enhance
v 1: increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension" [syn: {heighten}, {raise}]
2: make better or more attractive; "This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat"

enhanced
adj : increased or intensified in value or beauty or quality; "her enhanced beauty was the result of a good night's sleep rather than makeup"; "careful cleaning was responsible for the enhanced value of the painting"

enhancement
n : an improvement that makes something more agreeable [syn: {sweetening}]

enhancer
n : anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities; "pretty girls like plain friends as foils" [syn: {foil}]

enhancive
adj 1: intensifying by augmentation and enhancement [syn: {augmentative}]
2: serving an aesthetic purpose in beautifying the body; "cosmetic surgery"; "enhansive makeup" [syn: {cosmetic}]

Enhydra
n : sea otters [syn: {genus Enhydra}]

Enhydra lutris
n : large marine otter of northern Pacific coasts having very thick dark brown fur [syn: {sea otter}]

Enid
n : a town in north central Oklahoma

enigma
n 1: something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets" [syn: {mystery}, {secret}, {closed book}]
2: a difficult problem [syn: {riddle}, {conundrum}, {brain-teaser}]

enigma canon
n : a canon in which the entrances of successive parts were indicated by cryptic symbols and devices (popular in the 15th and 16th centuries) [syn: {enigmatic canon}, {enigmatical canon}, {riddle canon}]

enigmatic
adj 1: not clear to the understanding; "I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later"; "prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries" [syn: {enigmatical}, {puzzling}]
2: resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought; "the oracular sayings of Victorian poets"; "so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it"; "an enigmatic smile" [syn: {oracular}]

enigmatic canon
n : a canon in which the entrances of successive parts were indicated by cryptic symbols and devices (popular in the 15th and 16th centuries) [syn: {enigma canon}, {enigmatical canon}, {riddle canon}]

enigmatical
adj : not clear to the understanding; "I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later"; "prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries" [syn: {enigmatic}, {puzzling}]

enigmatical canon
n : a canon in which the entrances of successive parts were indicated by cryptic symbols and devices (popular in the 15th and 16th centuries) [syn: {enigma canon}, {enigmatic canon}, {riddle canon}]

enigmatically
adv : in a cryptic manner; "we will meet again," he said cryptically [syn: {cryptically}, {mysteriously}]

Eniwetok
n 1: an atoll in the Marshall islands; site of an amphibious assault in World War II; later used by the United States to test atomic bombs
2: World War II (February 1944); American infantry landed and captured a Japanese stronghold

enjambement
n : the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause [syn: {enjambment}]

enjambment
n : the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause [syn: {enjambement}]

enjoin
v 1: issue an injunction
2: give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed" [syn: {order}, {tell}, {say}]

enjoining
n : (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order" [syn: {injunction}, {enjoinment}, {cease and desist order}]

enjoinment
n : (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order" [syn: {injunction}, {enjoining}, {cease and desist order}]

enjoy
v 1: derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory" [syn: {bask}, {relish}, {savor}, {savour}]
2: have benefit from; "enjoy privileges"
3: get pleasure from; "I love cooking" [syn: {love}]
4: have for one's benefit; "The industry enjoyed a boom" [ant: {suffer}]
5: take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter" [syn: {delight}, {revel}]

enjoyable
adj : affording satisfaction or pleasure; "the company was enjoyable"; "found her praise gratifying"; "full of happiness and pleasurable excitement"; "good printing makes a book more pleasurable to read" [syn: {gratifying}, {pleasurable}]

enjoyableness
n : pleasantness resulting from something that can be enjoyed; "the enjoyableness of an afternoon at the beach"

enjoyably
adv : in an enjoyable manner; "we spent a pleasantly lazy afternoon" [syn: {pleasantly}, {agreeably}] [ant: {disagreeably}, {unpleasantly}]

enjoyer
n : a person who delights in having or using or experiencing something

enjoyment
n 1: the pleasure felt when having a good time
2: act of receiving pleasure from something [syn: {delectation}]
3: (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property; "we were given the use of his boat" [syn: {use}]

Enkaid
n : antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Enkaid) used to treat life-threatening arrhythmias but increases the risk of sudden death in heart attack patients [syn: {encainide}]

enkephalin
n : an endorphin having opiate qualities that occurs in the brain and spinal cord and elsewhere

Enki
n : water god and god of wisdom; counterpart of the Akkadian Ea

Enkidu
n : legendary friend of Gilgamish

enkindle
v 1: cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds" [syn: {kindle}, {conflagrate}, {inflame}]
2: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: {arouse}, {elicit}, {kindle}, {evoke}, {fire}, {raise}, {provoke}]

enkindled
adj : set afire; "the ignited paper"; "a kindled fire" [syn: {ignited}, {kindled}]

ENL
n : an inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face [syn: {erythema nodosum leprosum}]

enlace
v : spin or twist together so as to form a cord; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope" [syn: {intertwine}, {twine}, {entwine}, {interlace}, {lace}] [ant: {untwine}]

enlarge
v 1: make larger; "She enlarged the flower beds"
2: make large; "blow up an image" [syn: {blow up}, {magnify}] [ant: {reduce}]
3: become larger or bigger
4: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" [syn: {elaborate}, {lucubrate}, {expatiate}, {exposit}, {flesh out}, {expand}, {expound}, {dilate}] [ant: {abridge}]

enlarged
adj 1: expanded in scope; "the enlarged authority of the committee"
2: (of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells; "hypertrophied myocardial fibers" [syn: {hypertrophied}] [ant: {atrophied}]
3: as of a photograph; made larger; "the enlarged photograph revealed many details" [syn: {blown-up}]
4: larger than normal; "enlarged joints"
5: enlarged to an abnormal degree; "thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes" [syn: {exaggerated}, {magnified}]

enlarged heart
n : an abnormal enlargement of the heart; "mild cardiomegaly is common in athletes" [syn: {cardiomegaly}, {megalocardia}, {megacardia}]

enlargement
n 1: the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope [syn: {expansion}] [ant: {contraction}]
2: a discussion that provides additional information [syn: {expansion}, {elaboration}]
3: a photographic print that has been enlarged [syn: {blowup}, {magnification}]

enlarger
n : photographic equipment consisting of an optical projector used to enlarge a photograph

enlighten
v 1: make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal" [syn: {edify}]
2: give spiritual insight to; in religion [syn: {irradiate}]
3: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" [syn: {clear}, {clear up}, {shed light on}, {crystallize}, {crystallise}, {crystalize}, {crystalise}, {straighten out}, {sort out}, {illuminate}, {elucidate}]

enlightened
adj 1: highly educated; having extensive information or understanding; "an enlightened public"; "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience" [syn: {knowing}, {knowledgeable}, {learned}, {lettered}, {well-educated}, {well-read}]
2: having knowledge and spiritual insight; [ant: {unenlightened}]
3: freed from illusion [syn: {disillusioned}]
4: having or based on relevant experience; "an educated guess"; "an enlightened electorate" [syn: {educated}]
n : people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate" [syn: {initiate}] [ant: {uninitiate}]

enlightening
adj 1: tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance; "an enlightening glimpse of government in action" [syn: {informative}, {instructive}] [ant: {unenlightening}]
2: enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement; "the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read" [syn: {edifying}] [ant: {unedifying}]
3: highly enlightening; making understandable or clarifying; "an illuminating lecture"; "illuminating pieces of information" [syn: {illuminating}] [ant: {unilluminating}]

enlightenment
n 1: education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge [ant: {unenlightenment}]
2: (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness [syn: {Nirvana}]
3: a movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions [syn: {Age of Reason}]

Enlil
n : god of the air and king of the Sumerian gods [syn: {En-lil}]

En-lil
n : god of the air and king of the Sumerian gods [syn: {Enlil}]

enlist
v 1: join the military
2: as of aid, help, services, or support [syn: {engage}]
3: engage somebody to enter the army [syn: {draft}, {muster in}] [ant: {discharge}]

enlisted
adj : of someone who has joined the military; "an enlisted man" [syn: {enlisted(a)}]

enlisted man
n : a male enlisted person in the armed forces

enlisted person
n : a serviceman who ranks below a commissioned officer

enlisted woman
n : a female enlisted person in the armed forces

enlistee
n : any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces) [syn: {recruit}]

enlisting
n : the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.) [syn: {recruitment}]

enlistment
n : a period of time spent in military service [syn: {hitch}, {term of enlistment}, {tour of duty}, {duty tour}, {tour}]

enliven
v 1: heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination" [syn: {inspire}, {animate}, {invigorate}, {exalt}]
2: make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit" [syn: {liven}, {liven up}, {invigorate}, {animate}] [ant: {deaden}]

enlivened
adj 1: made sprightly or cheerful [ant: {unenlivened}]
2: made lively or spirited; "a meal enlivened by the music"; "a spirited debate" [syn: {spirited}]

enlivener
n : an agent that gives or restores life or vigor; "the soul is the quickener of the body" [syn: {quickener}, {invigorator}]

enlivening
adj : giving spirit and vivacity [syn: {animating}]

enmesh
v : entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh [syn: {mesh}, {ensnarl}]

enmeshed
adj : caught as if in a mesh; "enmeshed in financial difficulties" [syn: {intermeshed}]

enmity
n 1: a state of deep-seated ill-will [syn: {hostility}, {antagonism}]
2: the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain his hostility" [syn: {hostility}, {ill will}]

ennead
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one [syn: {nine}, {9}, {IX}, {niner}, {Nina from Carolina}]

enneahedra
See {enneahedron}

ennervation
n : surgical removal of a nerve

ennoble
v 1: confer dignity or honor upon; "He was dignified with a title" [syn: {dignify}]
2: give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility [syn: {gentle}, {entitle}]

ennoblement
n 1: the state of being noble
2: the act of raising someone to the nobility

ennobling
adj 1: investing with dignity or honor; "the dignifying effect of his presence"; "the ennobling influence of cultural surroundings" [syn: {dignifying}]
2: tending to exalt; "an exalting eulogy"; "ennobling thoughts" [syn: {exalting}]

ennui
n : the feeling of being bored by something tedious [syn: {boredom}, {tedium}]

enol
n : an organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom

enolic
adj : of or relating to or consisting of enol

enologist
n : a specialist in wine making [syn: {oenologist}, {fermentologist}]

enology
n : the art of wine making [syn: {oenology}]

enormity
n 1: the quality of being outrageous [syn: {outrageousness}]
2: vastness of size or extent; "in careful usage the noun enormity is not used to express the idea of great size"; "universities recognized the enormity of their task"
3: the quality of extreme wickedness
4: an act of extreme wickedness

enormous
adj : extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree; "an enormous boulder"; "enormous expenses"; "tremendous sweeping plains"; "a tremendous fact in human experience; that a whole civilization should be dependent on technology"- Walter Lippman; "a plane took off with a tremendous noise" [syn: {tremendous}]

enormously
adv : extremely; "he was enormously popular" [syn: {tremendously}, {hugely}, {staggeringly}]

enormousness
n : unusual largeness in size or extent [syn: {grandness}, {greatness}, {immenseness}, {immensity}, {sizeableness}, {vastness}]

enosis
n : the union of Greece and Cyprus (which is the goal of a group of Greek Cypriots)

enough
adj : enough to meet a purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough" [syn: {adequate}, {decent}]
n : an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose; "enough is as good as a feast"; "there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country" [syn: {sufficiency}]
adv : as much as necessary; "Have I eaten enough?"; (`plenty' is nonstandard) "I've had plenty, thanks" [syn: {plenty}]

enounce
v : speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?" [syn: {pronounce}, {articulate}, {sound out}, {enunciate}, {say}]

Enovid
n : trade name for an oral contraceptive containing mestranol and norethynodrel

enplane
v : board a plane [syn: {emplane}]

enquire
v 1: inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times" [syn: {ask}, {inquire}]
2: conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady" [syn: {investigate}, {inquire}]
3: have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church" [syn: {wonder}, {inquire}]

enquirer
n : someone who asks a question [syn: {inquirer}, {questioner}, {querier}, {asker}]

enquiringly
adv : in an inquiring manner; "Tom Swift looked at his cabin mates inquiringly" [syn: {inquiringly}]

enquiry
n 1: an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present" [syn: {question}, {inquiry}, {query}, {interrogation}] [ant: {answer}]
2: a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received" [syn: {inquiry}, {research}]
3: a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest [syn: {inquiry}]

enrage
v : put into a rage; make violently angry

enraged
adj : marked by extreme anger; "the enraged bull attached"; "furious about the accident"; "a furious scowl"; "infuriated onlookers charged the police who were beating the boy"; "could not control the maddened crowd" [syn: {angered}, {furious}, {infuriated}, {maddened}]

enragement
n : a feeling of intense anger [syn: {infuriation}]

enrapture
v : hold spellbound [syn: {enchant}, {transport}, {enthrall}, {ravish}, {enthral}, {delight}] [ant: {disenchant}]

enraptured
adj 1: deeply moved; "sat completely still, enraptured by the music"; "listened with rapt admiration"; "rapt in reverie" [syn: {rapt}, {captive}]
2: feeling great rapture or delight [syn: {ecstatic}, {rapturous}, {rhapsodic}]

enrich
v 1: make better or improve in quality; "The experience enriched her understanding"; "enriched foods" [ant: {deprive}]
2: make wealthy or richer; "the oil boom enriched a lot of local people" [ant: {impoverish}]

enrichment
n 1: act of making fuller or more meaningful or rewarding
2: a gift that significantly increases the recipient's wealth

Enrico Caruso
n : outstanding Italian operatic tenor (1873-1921) [syn: {Caruso}]

Enrico Fermi
n : Italian nuclear physicist (in the United States after 1939) who worked on artificial radioactivity caused by neutron bombardment and who headed the group that in 1942 produced the first controlled nuclear reaction (1901-1954) [syn: {Fermi}]

enrobe
v 1: provide with a coating; "enrobe the nuts with chocolate"
2: adorn with a robe

enrol
v : register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members" [syn: {enroll}, {inscribe}, {enter}, {recruit}] [also: {enrolling}, {enrolled}]

enroll
v : register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members" [syn: {inscribe}, {enter}, {enrol}, {recruit}]

enrolled
enrol
v : register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members" [syn: {enroll}, {inscribe}, {enter}, {recruit}] [also: {enrolling}, {enrolled}]

enrolled
adj : officially entered in a roll or list; "an enrolled student" [syn: {listed}]

enrolled
See {enrol}

enrollee
n : a person who enrolls in (or is enrolled in) a class or course of study

enrolling
enrol
v : register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members" [syn: {enroll}, {inscribe}, {enter}, {recruit}] [also: {enrolling}, {enrolled}]

enrolling
See {enrol}

enrollment
n 1: the act of enrolling [syn: {registration}, {enrolment}]
2: the body of people (such as students) who register or enroll at the same time [syn: {registration}]

enrolment
n : the act of enrolling [syn: {registration}, {enrollment}]

ensconce
v : fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair" [syn: {settle}]

ensemble
n 1: a group of musicians playing or singing together; "a string ensemble"
2: a cast other than the principles [syn: {supporting players}]
3: the chorus of a ballet company [syn: {corps de ballet}]
4: an assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a whole [syn: {tout ensemble}]
5: a coordinated outfit (set of clothing)

Ensete
n : Old World tropical herbs: Abyssinian bananas [syn: {genus Ensete}]

Ensete ventricosum
n : large evergreen arborescent herb having huge paddle-shaped leaves and bearing inedible fruit that resemble bananas but edible young flower shoots; sometimes placed in genus Musa [syn: {Abyssinian banana}, {Ethiopian banana}, {Musa ensete}]

enshrine
v 1: enclose in a shrine; "the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral" [syn: {shrine}]
2: hold sacred [syn: {saint}]

enshroud
v : cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery" [syn: {shroud}, {hide}, {cover}]

ensiform
adj : shaped like a sword blade; "the iris has an ensiform leaf" [syn: {sword-shaped}, {swordlike}, {bladelike}]

ensiform leaf
n : a sword-shaped leaf; as of iris

ensign
n 1: a person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant junior grade
2: an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality [syn: {national flag}]
3: colors flown by a ship to show its nationality

ensilage
n : fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo [syn: {silage}]

ensile
v : store in a silo; "ensile f fodder for the cows"

Ensis
n : razor clams [syn: {genus Ensis}]

ensky
v : exalt to the skies; lift to the skies or to heaven with praise

enslave
v : make a slave of; bring into servitude

enslaved
adj : held in slavery; "born of enslaved parents" [syn: {bond}, {enthralled}, {in bondage}]

enslavement
n 1: the state of being a slave; "So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"--Shakespeare [syn: {captivity}]
2: the act of making slaves of your captives

ensnare
v 1: take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police" [syn: {entrap}, {frame}, {set up}]
2: catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" [syn: {trap}, {entrap}, {snare}, {trammel}]

ensnarl
v : entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh [syn: {enmesh}, {mesh}]

ensorcelled
adj : under a spell [syn: {bewitched}]

ensuant
adj : following as an effect or result; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable"; "the health of the plants and the resulting flowers" [syn: {consequent}, {resultant}, {resulting(a)}, {sequent}]

ensue
v : issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; "result in tragedy" [syn: {result}]

ensuing
adj : following immediately and as a result of what went before; "ensuing events confirmed the prediction"

ensure
v 1: make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!" [syn: {guarantee}, {insure}, {assure}, {secure}]
2: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" [syn: {see}, {check}, {insure}, {see to it}, {control}, {ascertain}, {assure}]

ENT man
n : a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat [syn: {ear-nose-and-throat doctor}, {otolaryngologist}, {otorhinolaryngologist}, {rhinolaryngologist}]

entablature
n : (architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof

entail
n 1: land received by fee tail
2: the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple
v 1: have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers" [syn: {imply}, {mean}]
2: impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result; "What does this move entail?" [syn: {implicate}]
3: limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs [syn: {fee-tail}]

entailment
n : something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications" [syn: {deduction}, {implication}]

entamebae
See {entameba}

entamoebae
See {entamoeba}

Entandrophragma
n : cedar mahogany trees [syn: {genus Entandrophragma}]

Entandrophragma cylindricum
n : African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown [syn: {African scented mahogany}, {cedar mahogany}, {sapele mahogany}]

entangle
v 1: entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past" [syn: {mire}]
2: twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord" [syn: {tangle}, {mat}, {snarl}] [ant: {disentangle}, {disentangle}]

entangled
adj 1: deeply involved especially in something complicated; "embroiled in the conflict"; "felt unwilling entangled in their affairs" [syn: {embroiled}]
2: twisted together in a tangled mass; "toiled through entangled growths of mesquite"
3: involved in difficulties

entanglement
n : an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim [syn: {web}]

entases
See {entasis}

entases
entasis
n : a slight convexity in the shaft of a column; compensates for the illusion of concavity that viewers experience when the sides are perfectly straight [also: {entases} (pl)]

entasis
n : a slight convexity in the shaft of a column; compensates for the illusion of concavity that viewers experience when the sides are perfectly straight [also: {entases} (pl)]

Entebbe
n : a town in southern Uganda on Lake Victoria; site of an international airport (where in 1976 Israeli commandos rescued hostages held aboard a plane by Palestinian hijackers)

Entelea
n : a genus of evergreen shrub that grows in New Zealand [syn: {genus Entelea}]

entellus
n : langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India [syn: {hanuman}, {Presbytes entellus}, {Semnopithecus entellus}]

entente
n 1: an informal alliance between countries [syn: {entente cordiale}]
2: a friendly understanding between political powers [syn: {entente cordiale}]

entente cordiale
n 1: an informal alliance between countries [syn: {entente}]
2: a friendly understanding between political powers [syn: {entente}]

enter
v 1: to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes" [syn: {come in}, {get into}, {get in}, {go into}, {go in}, {move into}] [ant: {exit}]
2: become a participant; be involved in; "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter negotiations" [syn: {participate}] [ant: {drop out}]
3: register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members" [syn: {enroll}, {inscribe}, {enrol}, {recruit}]
4: be or play a part of or in; "Elections figure prominently in every government program"; "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?" [syn: {figure}]
5: make a record of; set down in permanent form [syn: {record}, {put down}]
6: come on stage
7: put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text" [syn: {insert}, {infix}, {introduce}]
8: take on duties or office; "accede to the throne" [syn: {accede}]
9: set out on (an enterprise, subject of study, etc.); "she embarked upon a new career" [syn: {embark}]

enter upon
v : take possession of; "She entered upon the estate of her rich relatives" [syn: {come upon}, {luck into}]

entera
See {enteron}

entera
enteron
n : the alimentary canal (especially of an embryo or a coelenterate) [also: {entera} (pl)]

enteral
adj 1: of or relating to the enteron [syn: {enteric}]
2: of or relating to or inside the intestines; "intestinal disease" [syn: {intestinal}, {enteric}]

enteric
adj 1: of or relating to the enteron [syn: {enteral}]
2: of or relating to or inside the intestines; "intestinal disease" [syn: {intestinal}, {enteral}]

enteric bacteria
n : rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals [syn: {enterobacteria}, {enterics}]

enteric fever
n : serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation and ulceration; caused by Salmonella typhosa ingested with food or water [syn: {typhoid}, {typhoid fever}]

enteric-coated aspirin
n : aspirin that is treated to pass through the stomach unaltered and to dissolve in the intestines

enterics
n : rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals [syn: {enteric bacteria}, {enterobacteria}]

entering
adj : that is going in; "the entering class"; "the ingoing administration"; "ingoing data" [syn: {entering(p)}, {ingoing}]
n 1: a movement into or inward [syn: {entrance}]
2: the act of entering; "she made a grand entrance" [syn: {entrance}, {entry}, {ingress}, {incoming}]

enteritis
n : inflammation of the intestine (especially the small intestine); usually characterized by diarrhea

enterobacteria
n : rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals [syn: {enteric bacteria}, {enterics}]

Enterobacteriaceae
n : a large family of gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales [syn: {family Enterobacteriaceae}]

enterobiasis
n : an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by the pinworm Enterobius vermicularis; occurs especially in children

Enterobius
n : pinworms [syn: {genus Enterobius}]

Enterobius vermicularis
n : small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children [syn: {pinworm}, {threadworm}]

enteroceptor
n : any receptor that responds to stimuli inside the body [syn: {interoceptor}]

enterokinase
n : enzyme in the intestinal juice that converts inactive trypsinogen into active trypsin

enterolith
n : a calculus occurring in the intestines

enterolithiasis
n : the presence of calculi in the intestines

Enterolobium
n : small genus of tropical American timber trees closely allied to genus Albizia [syn: {genus Enterolobium}]

Enterolobium cyclocarpa
n : tropical South American tree having a wide-spreading crown of bipinnate leaves and coiled ear-shaped fruits; grown for shade and ornament as well as valuable timber [syn: {conacaste}, {elephant's ear}]

enteron
n : the alimentary canal (especially of an embryo or a coelenterate) [also: {entera} (pl)]

enteropathy
n : a disease of the intestinal tract

enteroptosis
n : an abnormally downward position of the intestines in the abdominal cavity

enterostenosis
n : abnormal narrowing of the intestine

enterostomy
n : surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the intestine [syn: {enterotomy}]

enterotomy
n : surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the intestine [syn: {enterostomy}]

enterotoxemia
n : a disease of cattle and sheep that is attributed to toxins absorbed from the intestines

enterotoxin
n : a cytotoxin specific for the cells of the intestinal mucosa

enterovirus
n : any of a group of picornaviruses that infect the gastrointestinal tract and can spread to other areas (especially the nervous system)

enterprise
n 1: a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise" [syn: {endeavor}, {endeavour}]
2: an organization created for business ventures; "a growing enterprise must have a bold leader"
3: readiness to embark on bold new ventures [syn: {enterprisingness}, {initiative}, {go-ahead}]

enterprise zone
n : a city district where development receives special tax advantages

enterpriser
n : someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it [syn: {entrepreneur}]

enterprising
adj 1: marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects; "an enterprising foreign policy"; "an enterprising young man likely to go far" [ant: {unenterprising}]
2: marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative; "an aggressive young exective"; "a pushful insurance agent"; "a pushing youth intent on getting on in the world" [syn: {aggressive}, {pushful}, {pushing}, {pushy}]

enterprisingly
adv : in an enterprising manner; "`Let's go up that mountain,' she said enterprisingly"

enterprisingness
n : readiness to embark on bold new ventures [syn: {enterprise}, {initiative}, {go-ahead}]

entertain
v 1: provide entertainment for
2: take into consideration, have in view; "He entertained the notion of moving to South America" [syn: {think of}, {toy with}, {flirt with}, {think about}]
3: maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment" [syn: {harbor}, {harbour}, {hold}, {nurse}]

entertained
adj : pleasantly occupied; "We are not amused" -Queen Victoria [syn: {amused}, {diverted}]

entertainer
n : a person who tries to please or amuse

entertaining
adj : agreeably diverting or amusing; "an entertaining puppet show"; "films should be entertaining" [ant: {unentertaining}]

entertainingly
adv : in an entertaining manner; "Byron's consumed memoirs possessed the merit of being well and entertainingly written"

entertainment
n : a diversion that holds the attention [syn: {amusement}]

entertainment center
n : a wall unit containing sound and television systems

entertainment deduction
n : deduction allowed for some (limited) kinds of entertainment for business purposes

entertainment industry
n : those involved in providing entertainment: radio and television and films and theater [syn: {show business}, {show biz}]

enthalpy
n : (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure; "enthalpy is the amount of energy in a system capable of doing mechanical work" [syn: {heat content}, {total heat}, {H}]

enthral
v : hold spellbound [syn: {enchant}, {enrapture}, {transport}, {enthrall}, {ravish}, {delight}] [ant: {disenchant}] [also: {enthralling}, {enthralled}]

enthrall
v : hold spellbound [syn: {enchant}, {enrapture}, {transport}, {ravish}, {enthral}, {delight}] [ant: {disenchant}]

enthralled
enthral
v : hold spellbound [syn: {enchant}, {enrapture}, {transport}, {enthrall}, {ravish}, {delight}] [ant: {disenchant}] [also: {enthralling}, {enthralled}]

enthralled
adj 1: held in slavery; "born of enslaved parents" [syn: {bond}, {enslaved}, {in bondage}]
2: filled with wonder and delight [syn: {beguiled}, {captivated}, {charmed}, {delighted}, {entranced}]

enthralled
See {enthral}

enthralling
enthral
v : hold spellbound [syn: {enchant}, {enrapture}, {transport}, {enthrall}, {ravish}, {delight}] [ant: {disenchant}] [also: {enthralling}, {enthralled}]

enthralling
adj : capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile"; "Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman" [syn: {bewitching}, {captivating}, {enchanting}, {entrancing}, {fascinating}]

enthralling
See {enthral}

enthrallingly
adv : in a bewitching manner; "she was bewitchingly beautiful" [syn: {bewitchingly}, {captivatingly}, {enchantingly}]

enthrallment
n : a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual [syn: {captivation}, {enchantment}, {fascination}]

enthrone
v 1: provide with power and authority; "They vested the council with special rights" [syn: {invest}, {vest}] [ant: {divest}]
2: put a monarch on the throne; "The Queen was enthroned more than 50 years ago" [syn: {throne}] [ant: {dethrone}]

enthronement
n : the ceremony of installing a new monarch [syn: {coronation}, {enthronization}, {enthronisation}, {investiture}]

enthronisation
n : the ceremony of installing a new monarch [syn: {coronation}, {enthronement}, {enthronization}, {investiture}]

enthronization
n : the ceremony of installing a new monarch [syn: {coronation}, {enthronement}, {enthronisation}, {investiture}]

enthuse
v 1: cause to feel enthusiasm
2: utter with enthusiasm

enthusiasm
n 1: a feeling of excitement
2: overflowing with enthusiasm [syn: {exuberance}, {ebullience}]
3: a lively interest; "enthusiasm for his program is growing"

enthusiast
n 1: an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity [syn: {partisan}, {partizan}]
2: a person having a strong liking for something [syn: {fancier}]

enthusiastic
adj : having or showing great excitement and interest; "enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"; "an enthusiastic response"; "was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons" [ant: {unenthusiastic}]

enthusiastically
adv 1: with enthusiasm; in an enthusiastic manner; "they discussed the question enthusiastically" [ant: {unenthusiastically}]
2: in a lavish or enthusiastic manner; "he extolled her virtues sky-high" [syn: {sky-high}]

entia
See {ens}

entice
v : provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation" [syn: {lure}, {tempt}]

enticement
n 1: something that seduces or has the quality to seduce [syn: {temptation}]
2: qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward [syn: {lure}, {come-on}]
3: the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire; "his enticements were shameless" [syn: {temptation}]

enticing
adj : highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation" [syn: {alluring}, {beguiling}, {tempting}]

entire
adj 1: constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure" [syn: {full}, {total}]
2: constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; "a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon; "was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime"; "fought to keep the union intact" [syn: {integral}, {intact}]
3: (of leaves or petals) having a smooth edge; not broken up into teeth or lobes
4: (used of domestic animals) sexually competent; "an entire horse" [syn: {intact}]
n : uncastrated adult male horse [syn: {stallion}]

entire leaf
n : a leaf having a smooth margin without notches or indentations

entirely
adv 1: to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea" [syn: {wholly}, {completely}, {totally}, {all}, {altogether}, {whole}] [ant: {partially}]
2: without any others being included or involved; "was entirely to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"; "did it solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"; "a privilege granted only to him" [syn: {exclusively}, {solely}, {alone}, {only}]

entireness
n : the state of being total; "appalled by the totality of the destruction" [syn: {entirety}, {totality}]

entirety
n : the state of being total; "appalled by the totality of the destruction" [syn: {entireness}, {totality}]

entitle
v 1: give the right to; "The Freedom of Information Act entitles you to request your FBI file"
2: give a title to [syn: {title}]
3: give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility [syn: {ennoble}, {gentle}]

entitled
adj 1: qualified for by right according to law; "we are all entitled to equal protection under the law"
2: given a title or identifying name; "the book entitled `A Tale of Two Cities'"

entitlement
n : right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits); "entitlements make up the major part of the federal budget"

entity
n : that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

entoblast
n : the inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems [syn: {endoderm}, {entoderm}, {endoblast}, {hypoblast}]

entoderm
n : the inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems [syn: {endoderm}, {endoblast}, {entoblast}, {hypoblast}]

Entoloma
n : agarics with pink spores but lacking both volva and annulus (includes some that are poisonous) [syn: {genus Entoloma}]

Entoloma aprile
n : an agaric with a dark brown conical cap; fruits in early spring

Entoloma lividum
n : a deadly poisonous agaric; a large cap that is first white (livid or lead-colored) and then turns yellowish or tan [syn: {Entoloma sinuatum}]

Entoloma sinuatum
n : a deadly poisonous agaric; a large cap that is first white (livid or lead-colored) and then turns yellowish or tan [syn: {Entoloma lividum}]

Entolomataceae
n : a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales [syn: {family Entolomataceae}]

entomb
v : place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaos were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday" [syn: {bury}, {inhume}, {inter}, {lay to rest}]

entombment
n : the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave [syn: {burial}, {inhumation}, {interment}, {sepulture}]

entomion
n : the craniometric point at the tip of the mastoid angle of the parietal bone

entomologic
adj : of or relating to the biological science of entomology; "entomological research" [syn: {entomological}]

entomological
adj : of or relating to the biological science of entomology; "entomological research" [syn: {entomologic}]

entomologist
n : a zoologist who studies insects [syn: {bugologist}, {bug-hunter}]

entomology
n : the branch of zoology that studies insects [syn: {bugology}]

entomophilous
adj : of flowering plants (especially orchids etc) that are pollinated by insects [ant: {anemophilous}]

entomophobia
n : a morbid fear of insects

Entomophthora
n : type genus of the Entomophthoraceae; fungi parasitic on insects [syn: {genus Entomophthora}]

Entomophthoraceae
n : mostly parasitic lower fungi that typically develop in the bodies of insects [syn: {family Entomophthoraceae}]

Entomophthorales
n : coextensive with the family Entomophthoraceae [syn: {order Entomophthorales}]

Entomostraca
n : in some older classifications includes the Branchiopoda and Copepoda and Ostracoda and Cirripedia; no longer in technical use [syn: {subclass Entomostraca}]

entoparasite
n : any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms) [syn: {endoparasite}, {entozoan}, {entozoon}, {endozoan}]

entopic pregnancy
n : pregnancy resulting from normal gestation in the uterus

entoproct
n : any of various mosslike aquatic animals usually forming branching colonies; each polyp having a both mouth and anus within a closed ring of tentacles

Entoprocta
n : sometimes considered a subphylum of Bryozoa [syn: {phylum Entoprocta}, {Endoprocta}]

entourage
n : the group following and attending to some important person [syn: {cortege}, {retinue}, {suite}]

entozoa
See {entozoan}

entozoa
n
adj 1: of or relating to entozoa [syn: {endozoan}]
2: living within a living animal usually as a parasite; "entozoic worms" [syn: {entozoic}, {endozoic}] [ant: {epizoic}]
n : any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms) [syn: {endoparasite}, {entoparasite}, {entozoon}, {endozoan}] [also: {entozoa} (pl)]

entozoan
adj 1: of or relating to entozoa [syn: {endozoan}]
2: living within a living animal usually as a parasite; "entozoic worms" [syn: {entozoic}, {endozoic}] [ant: {epizoic}]
n : any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms) [syn: {endoparasite}, {entoparasite}, {entozoon}, {endozoan}] [also: {entozoa} (pl)]

entozoic
adj : living within a living animal usually as a parasite; "entozoic worms" [syn: {entozoan}, {endozoic}] [ant: {epizoic}]

entozoon
n : any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms) [syn: {endoparasite}, {entoparasite}, {entozoan}, {endozoan}]

entr'acte
n 1: the interlude between two acts of a play
2: a brief show (music or dance etc) performed between the sections of another performance [syn: {interlude}, {intermezzo}]

entrails
n : internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity); "`viscera' is the plural form of `viscus'" [syn: {viscera}, {innards}]

entrain
v : board a train

entrammelled
See {entrammel}

entrammelling
See {entrammel}

entrance
n 1: something that provides access (entry or exit); "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral" [syn: {entranceway}, {entryway}, {entry}, {entree}]
2: a movement into or inward [syn: {entering}]
3: the act of entering; "she made a grand entrance" [syn: {entering}, {entry}, {ingress}, {incoming}]
v 1: attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" [syn: {capture}, {enamour}, {trance}, {catch}, {becharm}, {enamor}, {captivate}, {beguile}, {charm}, {fascinate}, {bewitch}, {enchant}]
2: put into a trance [syn: {spellbind}]

entrance exam
n : examination to determine a candidate's preparation for a course of studies [syn: {entrance examination}]

entrance examination
n : examination to determine a candidate's preparation for a course of studies [syn: {entrance exam}]

entrance fee
n : the fee charged for admission [syn: {admission}, {admission charge}, {admission fee}, {admission price}, {price of admission}, {entrance money}]

entrance hall
n : a large entrance or reception room or area [syn: {anteroom}, {antechamber}, {hall}, {foyer}, {lobby}, {vestibule}]

entrance money
n : the fee charged for admission [syn: {entrance fee}, {admission}, {admission charge}, {admission fee}, {admission price}, {price of admission}]

entranced
adj : filled with wonder and delight [syn: {beguiled}, {captivated}, {charmed}, {delighted}, {enthralled}]

entrancement
n : a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment [syn: {ravishment}]

entranceway
n : something that provides access (entry or exit); "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral" [syn: {entrance}, {entryway}, {entry}, {entree}]

entrancing
adj : capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile"; "Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman" [syn: {bewitching}, {captivating}, {enchanting}, {enthralling}, {fascinating}]

entrant
n 1: a commodity that enters competition with established merchandise; "a well publicized entrant is the pocket computer"
2: any new participant in some activity [syn: {newcomer}, {fledgling}, {fledgeling}, {starter}, {neophyte}, {freshman}, {newbie}]
3: someone who enters; "new entrants to the country must go though immigration procedures"
4: one who enters a competition

entrap
v 1: take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police" [syn: {ensnare}, {frame}, {set up}]
2: catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" [syn: {trap}, {snare}, {ensnare}, {trammel}] [also: {entrapping}, {entrapped}]

entrapment
n : a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials

entrapped
entrap
v 1: take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police" [syn: {ensnare}, {frame}, {set up}]
2: catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" [syn: {trap}, {snare}, {ensnare}, {trammel}] [also: {entrapping}, {entrapped}]

entrapped
See {entrap}

entrapping
entrap
v 1: take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police" [syn: {ensnare}, {frame}, {set up}]
2: catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" [syn: {trap}, {snare}, {ensnare}, {trammel}] [also: {entrapping}, {entrapped}]

entrapping
See {entrap}

entreat
v : ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" [syn: {bid}, {beseech}, {adjure}, {press}, {conjure}]

entreatingly
adv : in a beseeching manner; "`You must help me,' she said imploringly" [syn: {beseechingly}, {importunately}, {imploringly}, {pleadingly}]

entreaty
n : earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm" [syn: {prayer}, {appeal}]

entree
n 1: the principal dish of a meal [syn: {main course}]
2: the right to enter [syn: {access}, {accession}, {admittance}]
3: something that provides access (entry or exit); "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral" [syn: {entrance}, {entranceway}, {entryway}, {entry}]
4: the act of entering; "she made a graceful entree into the ballroom"

entremots
n : a dish that is served with but is subordinate to a main course [syn: {side dish}]

entrench
v 1: fix firmly or securely [syn: {intrench}]
2: impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains" [syn: {impinge}, {encroach}, {trench}]
3: occupy a trench or secured area; "The troops dug in for the night" [syn: {dig in}]

entrenched
adj 1: dug in
2: established firmly and securely; "the entrenched power of the nobility"

entrenching tool
n : a hand shovel carried by infantrymen for digging trenches [syn: {trenching spade}]

entrenchment
n : an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches [syn: {intrenchment}]

entrepot
n 1: a port where merchandise can be imported and re-exported without paying import duties; "Bahrain has been an entrepot of trade between Arabia and India since the second millenium BC" [syn: {transshipment center}]
2: a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks" [syn: {storehouse}, {depot}, {storage}, {store}]

entrepreneur
n : someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it [syn: {enterpriser}]

entrepreneurial
adj 1: of or relating to an entrepreneur; "entrepreneurial risks"
2: willing to take risks in order to make a profit

entropy
n 1: (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands of bits of information" [syn: {information}, {selective information}]
2: (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work; "entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity" [syn: {randomness}, {S}]

entrust
v 1: confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" [syn: {intrust}, {trust}, {confide}, {commit}]
2: put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care" [syn: {leave}]

entry
n 1: an item inserted in a written record
2: the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line" [syn: {introduction}, {debut}, {first appearance}, {launching}, {unveiling}]
3: a written record of a commercial transaction [syn: {accounting entry}, {ledger entry}]
4: something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition); "several of his submissions were rejected by publishers"; "what was the date of submission of your proposal?" [syn: {submission}]
5: something that provides access (entry or exit); "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral" [syn: {entrance}, {entranceway}, {entryway}, {entree}]
6: the act of entering; "she made a grand entrance" [syn: {entrance}, {entering}, {ingress}, {incoming}]

entry word
n : the form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary [syn: {citation form}, {main entry word}]

entryway
n : something that provides access (entry or exit); "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral" [syn: {entrance}, {entranceway}, {entry}, {entree}]

Entsi
n : the Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian people [syn: {Enets}, {Entsy}, {Yenisei}, {Yenisei-Samoyed}, {Yeniseian}]

Entsy
n : the Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian people [syn: {Enets}, {Entsi}, {Yenisei}, {Yenisei-Samoyed}, {Yeniseian}]

entwine
v 1: tie or link together [syn: {knit}]
2: spin or twist together so as to form a cord; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope" [syn: {intertwine}, {twine}, {enlace}, {interlace}, {lace}] [ant: {untwine}]

enucleate
v 1: remove the nucleus from (a cell)
2: remove (a tumor or eye) from an enveloping sac or cover

enucleation
n : surgical removal of something without cutting into it; "the enucleation of the tumor"

Enuki
n : any of a group of powerful Babylonian earth spirits or genii; servitors of the gods [syn: {Anunnaki}]

enumerable
adj : that can be counted; "countable sins"; "numerable assets" [syn: {countable}, {denumerable}, {numerable}]

enumerate
v 1: specify individually; "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug" [syn: {recite}, {itemize}, {itemise}]
2: determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change" [syn: {count}, {number}, {numerate}]

enumeration
n 1: a numbered list [syn: {numbering}]
2: the act of counting; "the counting continued for several hours" [syn: {count}, {counting}, {numeration}, {reckoning}, {tally}]

enumerator
n : someone who collects census data by visiting individual homes [syn: {census taker}]

enunciate
v 1: speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?" [syn: {pronounce}, {articulate}, {enounce}, {sound out}, {say}]
2: express or state clearly [syn: {articulate}, {vocalize}, {vocalise}]

enunciation
n : the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience [syn: {diction}]

enured
adj : made tough by habitual exposure; "hardened fishermen"; "a peasant, dark, lean-faced, wind-inured"- Robert Lynd; "our successors...may be graver, more inured and equable men"- V.S.Pritchett [syn: {inured}, {hardened}]

enuresis
n : inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination [syn: {urinary incontinence}]

envelop
v : enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house" [syn: {enfold}, {enwrap}, {wrap}, {enclose}]

envelope
n 1: a flat rectangular paper container for papers
2: any wrapper or covering
3: a curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves
4: a natural covering (as by a fluid); "the spacecraft detected an envelope of gas around the comet"
5: the maximum operating capability of a system; "test pilots try to push the envelope"
6: the bag containing the gas in a balloon [syn: {gasbag}]

enveloped
adj : completely enclosed or swallowed up; "a house engulfed in flames"; "the fog-enveloped cliffs"; "a view swallowed by night" [syn: {engulfed}, {swallowed}]

enveloping
adj : surrounding and closing in on or hemming in; "the army's enveloping maneuver" [syn: {enveloping(a)}]

envelopment
n : the act of enclosing something inside something else [syn: {enclosure}, {enclosing}, {inclosure}]

envenom
v 1: cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices embittered her even more" [syn: {embitter}, {acerbate}]
2: add poison to; "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her" [syn: {poison}]

enviable
adj : causing envy; "an enviable position"

enviably
adv : in an enviable manner; "she was enviably fluent in French"

envied
envy
n 1: a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something possessed by another [syn: {enviousness}, {the green-eyed monster}]
2: spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: {invidia}]
v 1: feel envious towards; admire enviously
2: be envious of; set one's heart on [syn: {begrudge}] [also: {envied}]

envied
See {envy}

envious
adj : showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages; "he was never covetous before he met her"; "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"; "envious of their art collection" [syn: {covetous}, {jealous}]

enviously
adv : with jealousy; in an envious manner; "he looked at his friend's new car jealously" [syn: {covetously}, {jealously}]

enviousness
n : a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something possessed by another [syn: {envy}, {the green-eyed monster}]

environ
v : be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village" [syn: {surround}, {encircle}, {circle}, {round}, {ring}]

environment
n 1: the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his livingroom"
2: the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround" [syn: {environs}, {surroundings}, {surround}]

environmental
adj 1: concerned with the ecological effects of altering the environment; "environmental pollution"
2: of or relating to the external conditions or surroundings; "environmental factors"

environmental condition
n : the state of the environment

Environmental Protection Agency
n : an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment [syn: {EPA}]

environmental science
n : the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment [syn: {ecology}, {bionomics}]

environmentalism
n 1: the philosophical doctrine that environment is more important than heredity in determining intellectual growth [ant: {hereditarianism}]
2: the activity of protecting the environemnt from pollution or destruction

environmentalist
n : someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution [syn: {conservationist}]

environmentally
adv : for the environment; "the new recycling policy is environmentally safe"

environs
n : the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround" [syn: {environment}, {surroundings}, {surround}]

envisage
v : form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?" [syn: {imagine}, {conceive of}, {ideate}]

envision
v 1: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" [syn: {visualize}, {visualise}, {project}, {fancy}, {see}, {figure}, {picture}, {image}]
2: picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President" [syn: {foresee}]

envisioned
adj : seen in the mind as a mental image; "the glory of his envisioned future"; "the snow-covered Alps pictured in her imagination"; "the visualized scene lacked the ugly details of real life" [syn: {pictured}, {visualized}, {visualised}]

envisioning
n : visual imagery [syn: {picturing}]

envoi
n : a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry [syn: {envoy}]

envoy
n 1: a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador [syn: {envoy extraordinary}, {minister plenipotentiary}]
2: someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else [syn: {emissary}]
3: a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry [syn: {envoi}]

envoy extraordinary
n : a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador [syn: {envoy}, {minister plenipotentiary}]

envy
n 1: a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something possessed by another [syn: {enviousness}, {the green-eyed monster}]
2: spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: {invidia}]
v 1: feel envious towards; admire enviously
2: be envious of; set one's heart on [syn: {begrudge}] [also: {envied}]

enwound
See {enwind}

enwrap
v : enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house" [syn: {envelop}, {enfold}, {wrap}, {enclose}] [also: {enwrapping}, {enwrapped}]

enwrapped
enwrap
v : enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house" [syn: {envelop}, {enfold}, {wrap}, {enclose}] [also: {enwrapping}, {enwrapped}]

enwrapped
adj 1: wrapped up or enclosed within a covering; "the little packet enwrapped in a faded yellow envelope"
2: enclosed or enveloped in something immaterial; "she sat enwrapped in sullen defiance"; "a sleeping town enwrapped in silence"
3: wholly absorbed as in thought; "deep in thought"; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "the book had her totally engrossed"; "enwrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought" [syn: {absorbed}, {engrossed}, {intent}, {rapt}, {wrapped}]

enwrapped
See {enwrap}

enwrapping
enwrap
v : enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house" [syn: {envelop}, {enfold}, {wrap}, {enclose}] [also: {enwrapping}, {enwrapped}]

enwrapping
See {enwrap}

enzootic
adj : of a disease that is constantly present in an animal community but only occurs in a small number of cases

enzymatic
adj : of or relating to or produced by an enzyme

enzyme
n : any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions

enzyme-linked-immunosorbent serologic assay
n : an assay that relies on an enzymatic conversion reaction and is used to detect the presence of specific substances (such as enzymes or viruses or antibodies or bacteria) [syn: {ELISA}]

enzymologist
n : a person who is trained in or engaged in enzymology

enzymology
n : the branch of biochemistry dealing with the chemical nature and biological activity of enzymes

Eocene
n : from 58 million to 40 million years ago; presence of modern mammals [syn: {Eocene epoch}]

Eocene epoch
n : from 58 million to 40 million years ago; presence of modern mammals [syn: {Eocene}]

eohippus
n : earliest horse; extinct primitive dog-sized 4-toed Eocene animal [syn: {dawn horse}]

Eolian
n : a member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks [syn: {Aeolian}]

Eolic
n : the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly and Boeotia and Aeolis [syn: {Aeolic}]

eolith
n : a crude stone artifact (as a chipped flint); possibly the earliest tools

eolithic
adj : of or relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age (characterized by the use of eoliths)
n : the earliest part of the Stone Age marked by the earliest signs of human culture [syn: {Eolithic Age}]

Eolithic Age
n : the earliest part of the Stone Age marked by the earliest signs of human culture [syn: {Eolithic}]

eolotropic
adj : having properties with different values along different axes [syn: {aeolotropic}]

eon
n 1: the longest division of geological time [syn: {aeon}]
2: an immeasurably long period of time [syn: {aeon}]
3: (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe [syn: {aeon}]

eonian
adj 1: of or relating to a geological eon (longer than an era) [syn: {aeonian}]
2: lasting for an indefinitely long period of time [syn: {everlasting}, {eternal}, {lasting}, {aeonian}]

eoraptor
n : a theropod dinosaur of the genus Eoraptor

Eos
n : (Greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of Hyperion; identified with Roman Aurora

eosin
n : a red fluorescent dye resulting from the action of bromine on fluorescein; used in cosmetics and as a biological stain for studying cell structures [syn: {bromeosin}]

eosinopenia
n : a decrease in the number of eosinophils in the blood

eosinophil
n : a leukocyte readily stained with eosin [syn: {eosinophile}]

eosinophile
n : a leukocyte readily stained with eosin [syn: {eosinophil}]

eosinophilia
n : a symptom of allergic states; increased eosinophils in the blood

eosinophilic
adj : of or relating to eosinophil

EPA
n : an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment [syn: {Environmental Protection Agency}]

Epacridaceae
n : Australasian shrubs or small trees [syn: {family Epacridaceae}, {epacris family}]

epacris
n : any heathlike evergreen shrub of the genus Epacris grown for their showy and crowded spikes of small bell-shaped or tubular flowers

epacris family
n : Australasian shrubs or small trees [syn: {Epacridaceae}, {family Epacridaceae}]

Epacris impressa
n : spindly upright shrub of southern Australia and Tasmania having white to rose or purple-red flowers [syn: {common heath}]

Epacris obtusifolia
n : small erect shrub of Australia and Tasmania with fragrant ivory flowers [syn: {common heath}, {blunt-leaf heath}]

Epacris purpurascens
n : small shrub of southern and western Australia having pinkish to rosy purple tubular flowers [syn: {Port Jackson heath}]

epanalepsis
n : repetition after intervening words

epanaphora
n : repetition of a word or phrase as the beginning of successive clauses [syn: {anaphora}]

epanodos
n : repetition or recapitulation in reverse order

epanorthosis
n : immediate rephrasing for intensification or justification; "Seems, madam! Nay, it is"

eparch
n 1: a bishop or metropolitan in charge of an eparchy in the Eastern Church
2: the governor or prefect of an eparchy in ancient Greece

eparchial
adj : of or relating to an eparchy

eparchy
n 1: a province in ancient Greece
2: a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church [syn: {exarchate}]

epaulet
n : adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder [syn: {epaulette}]

epaulette
n : adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder [syn: {epaulet}]

epauliere
n : armor plate that protects the shoulder

epee
n : a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade

epencephala
See {epencephalon}

ependyma
n : thin epithelial membrane lining the ventricles of the brain and the spinal cord canal

epentheses
See {epenthesis}

epentheses
epenthesis
n : the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier; "the insertion of a vowel in the plural of the word `bush' is epenthesis" [also: {epentheses} (pl)]

epenthesis
n : the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier; "the insertion of a vowel in the plural of the word `bush' is epenthesis" [also: {epentheses} (pl)]

epenthetic
adj : of or pertaining to epenthesis [syn: {parasitic}]

epergne
n : a large table centerpiece with branching holders for fruit or sweets or flowers

epexegeses
See {epexegesis}

epha
n : an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel [syn: {ephah}]

ephah
n : an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel [syn: {epha}]

ephedra
n : jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds [syn: {joint fir}]

Ephedra sinica
n : Chinese ephedra yielding ephedrine [syn: {mahuang}]

Ephedraceae
n : ephedras: in some classifications included in the Gnetaceae [syn: {family Ephedraceae}]

ephedrine
n : white odorless powdered or crystalline alkaloid from plants of the genus Ephedra (especially Ephedra sinica) or made synthetically; used as a bronchodilator to treat bronchitis and asthma

ephemera
See {ephemeron} [also: {ephemerae} (pl)]

ephemera
n 1: something transitory; lasting a day
2: an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form [syn: {ephemeron}] [also: {ephemerae} (pl)]

ephemera
ephemeron
n : an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form [syn: {ephemera}] [also: {ephemera} (pl)]

ephemerae
See {ephemera}

ephemerae
ephemera See {ephemeron} [also: {ephemerae} (pl)]

ephemerae
ephemera
n 1: something transitory; lasting a day
2: an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form [syn: {ephemeron}] [also: {ephemerae} (pl)]

ephemeral
adj : enduring a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but at is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms" [syn: {passing}, {short-lived}, {transient}, {transitory}, {fugacious}]

ephemerality
n : the property of lasting for a very short time [syn: {ephemeralness}, {fleetingness}]

ephemeralness
n : the property of lasting for a very short time [syn: {ephemerality}, {fleetingness}]

ephemerid
n : short-lived insect [syn: {ephemeropteran}]

Ephemerida
n : mayflies [syn: {Ephemeroptera}, {order Ephemeroptera}, {order Ephemerida}]

Ephemeridae
n : mayflies [syn: {family Ephemeridae}]

ephemerides
See {ephemeris}

ephemerides
ephemeris
n : an annual publication containing astronomical tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year; "today computers calculate the ephemerides" [also: {ephemerides} (pl)]

ephemeris
n : an annual publication containing astronomical tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year; "today computers calculate the ephemerides" [also: {ephemerides} (pl)]

ephemeris time
n : (astronomy) a measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion; terrestrial time is mean solar time corrected for the irregularities of the Earth's motions [syn: {terrestrial time}, {TT}, {terrestrial dynamical time}, {TDT}]

ephemeron
n : an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form [syn: {ephemera}] [also: {ephemera} (pl)]

Ephemeroptera
n : mayflies [syn: {order Ephemeroptera}, {Ephemerida}, {order Ephemerida}]

ephemeropteran
n : short-lived insect [syn: {ephemerid}]

Ephesan
adj : of or relating to ancient Ephesus or its people or language or culture

Ephesian
n : a resident of the ancient Greek city of Ephesus

Ephesians
n : a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Ephesians which explains the divine plan for the world and the consummation of this in Christ [syn: {Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians}, {Epistle to the Ephesians}]

Ephestia
n : small moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on stored food products [syn: {genus Ephestia}]

Ephestia elutella
n : small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products [syn: {tobacco moth}, {cacao moth}]

Ephesus
n : an ancient Greek city on the western shore of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the Temple of Artemis; was a major trading center and played an important role in early Christianity

Ephippidae
n : small family comprising the spadefishes [syn: {family Ephippidae}]

Ephippiorhynchus
n : saddlebills [syn: {genus Ephippiorhynchus}]

Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
n : large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle [syn: {saddlebill}, {jabiru}]

ephori
See {ephor}

EPI
n : a self-report personality inventory based on Hans Eysenck's factor analysis of personality which assumes three basic factors (the two most important being extraversion to introversion and neuroticism) [syn: {Eysenck Personality Inventory}]

epic
adj 1: very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture" [syn: {heroic}, {larger-than-life}]
2: constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic; "epic tradition" [syn: {epical}]
n : a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds [syn: {epic poem}, {heroic poem}, {epos}]

epic poem
n : a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds [syn: {heroic poem}, {epic}, {epos}]

epic poetry
n : poetry celebrating the deeds of some hero [syn: {heroic poetry}]

epical
adj : constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic; "epic tradition" [syn: {epic}]

epicalyces
See {epicalyx}

epicalyces
epicalyx
n : a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus [syn: {false calyx}, {calycle}, {calyculus}] [also: {epicalyces} (pl)]

epicalyx
n : a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus [syn: {false calyx}, {calycle}, {calyculus}] [also: {epicalyces} (pl)]

epicanthi
See {epicanthus}

epicanthi
epicanthus
n : a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; normal for Mongolian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome [syn: {epicanthic fold}] [also: {epicanthi} (pl)]

epicanthic fold
n : a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; normal for Mongolian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome [syn: {epicanthus}]

epicanthus
n : a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; normal for Mongolian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome [syn: {epicanthic fold}] [also: {epicanthi} (pl)]

epicardia
See {epicardium}

epicardia
n : the short part of the esophagus extending downward from the diaphragm to the stomach

epicardia
epicardium
n : the innermost of the two layers of the pericardium [syn: {visceral pericardium}] [also: {epicardia} (pl)]

epicardium
n : the innermost of the two layers of the pericardium [syn: {visceral pericardium}] [also: {epicardia} (pl)]

epicarp
n : outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape [syn: {exocarp}]

epicarpal
adj : of or relating to the epicarp

epicedia
See {epicedium}

epicene
adj 1: having an ambiguous sexual identity [syn: {bisexual}]
2: having unsuitable feminine qualities [syn: {effeminate}, {emasculate}, {cissy}, {sissified}, {sissyish}, {sissy}]

epicenter
n : the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake [syn: {epicentre}]

epicentre
n : the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake [syn: {epicenter}]

epicine
n : one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made [syn: {hermaphrodite}, {intersex}, {gynandromorph}, {androgyne}, {epicine person}]

epicine person
n : one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made [syn: {hermaphrodite}, {intersex}, {gynandromorph}, {androgyne}, {epicine}]

epicleses
See {epiclesis}

epicondyle
n : a projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments

epicondylitis
n : painful inflammation of the muscles and soft tissues around an epicondyle

epicranium
n : the muscle and aponeurosis and skin covering the cranium

Epictetus
n : Greek philosopher who was a Stoic (circa 50-130)

epicure
n : a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) [syn: {gourmet}, {gastronome}, {bon vivant}, {epicurean}, {foodie}]

Epicurean
adj 1: of Epicurus or epicureanism; "Epicurean philosophy"
2: devoted to pleasure; "a hedonic thrill"; "lives of unending hedonistic delight"; "epicurean pleasures" [syn: {hedonic}, {hedonistic}]
3: furnishing gratification of the senses; "an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness" [syn: {luxurious}, {sybaritic}, {voluptuary}, {voluptuous}]
n : a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) [syn: {epicure}, {gourmet}, {gastronome}, {bon vivant}, {foodie}]

epicureanism
n : a doctrine of hedonism that was defended by several ancient Greek philosophers

epicurism
n : the disposition and habits of an epicure

Epicurus
n : Greek philosopher who believed that the world is a random combination of atoms and that pleasure is the highest good (341-270 BC)

epicycle
n : a circle that rolls around (inside or outside) another circle; generates an epicycloid or hypocycloid

epicyclic
adj : of or relating to an epicycle; "epicyclic gear train" [syn: {epicyclical}]

epicyclic gear
n : an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train [syn: {planetary gear}, {planet wheel}, {planet gear}]

epicyclic gear train
n : a system of epicyclic gears in which at least one wheel axis itself revolves about another fixed axis [syn: {epicyclic train}]

epicyclic train
n : a system of epicyclic gears in which at least one wheel axis itself revolves about another fixed axis [syn: {epicyclic gear train}]

epicyclical
adj : of or relating to an epicycle; "epicyclic gear train" [syn: {epicyclic}]

epicycloid
n : a line generated by a point on a circle rolling around another circle

epidemic
adj : (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously; "an epidemic outbreak of influenza" [ant: {endemic}, {ecdemic}]
n : a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time

epidemic cholera
n : an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food [syn: {cholera}, {Asiatic cholera}, {Indian cholera}]

epidemic disease
n : any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people

epidemic encephalitis
n : an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness [syn: {sleeping sickness}, {sleepy sickness}, {lethargic encephalitis}, {encephalitis lethargica}]

epidemic hysertia
n : a condition in which a large group of people exhibit the same state of violent mental agitation [syn: {mass hysteria}]

epidemic meningitis
n : meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal [syn: {cerebrospinal meningitis}, {brain fever}, {cerebrospinal fever}]

epidemic myalgia
n : an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest) [syn: {epidemic pleurodynia}, {myosis}, {diaphragmatic pleurisy}, {Bornholm disease}]

epidemic parotitis
n : an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands [syn: {mumps}]

epidemic pleurodynia
n : an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest) [syn: {epidemic myalgia}, {myosis}, {diaphragmatic pleurisy}, {Bornholm disease}]

epidemic roseola
n : a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus during the first trimester [syn: {German measles}, {rubella}, {three-day measles}]

epidemiologic
adj : of or relating to epidemiology; "epidemiological studies" [syn: {epidemiological}]

epidemiological
adj : of or relating to epidemiology; "epidemiological studies" [syn: {epidemiologic}]

epidemiologist
n : a medical scientist who studies the transmission and control of epidemic diseases

epidemiology
n : the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease

epidendron
n : any of various orchids of the genus Epidendrum

Epidendrum
n : large and variable genus of terrestrial or epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas; some native to United States [syn: {genus Epidendrum}]

Epidendrum tampense
n : orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum [syn: {butterfly orchid}, {Encyclia tampensis}]

Epidendrum venosum
n : Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip [syn: {butterfly orchid}, {butterfly orchis}, {Encyclia venosa}]

epidermal
adj : of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula [syn: {cuticular}, {epidermic}, {dermal}]

epidermal cell
n : any of the cells making up the epidermis

epidermic
adj : of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula [syn: {cuticular}, {epidermal}, {dermal}]

epidermis
n : the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates [syn: {cuticle}]

epidiascope
n : a projector for images for both transparent and opaque objects

epididymides
See {epididymis}

epididymides
epididymis
n : a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens [also: {epididymides} (pl)]

epididymis
n : a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens [also: {epididymides} (pl)]

epididymitis
n : painful inflammation of the epididymis

epidural
adj : on or outside the dura mater [syn: {extradural}]
n : regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord; sensation is lost in the abdominal and genital and pelvic areas; used in childbirth and gynecological surgery [syn: {epidural anesthesia}, {epidural anaesthesia}]

epidural anaesthesia
n : regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord; sensation is lost in the abdominal and genital and pelvic areas; used in childbirth and gynecological surgery [syn: {epidural anesthesia}, {epidural}]

epidural anesthesia
n : regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord; sensation is lost in the abdominal and genital and pelvic areas; used in childbirth and gynecological surgery [syn: {epidural anaesthesia}, {epidural}]

epidural injection
n : injection of an anesthetic substance into the epidural space of the spinal cord in order to produce epidural anesthesia

Epigaea
n : small creeping evergreen shrubs: trailing arbutus [syn: {genus Epigaea}]

Epigaea repens
n : low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers [syn: {trailing arbutus}, {mayflower}]

epigastria
See {epigastrium}

epigastria
epigastrium
n : the region lying on or over the stomach (just below the sternum) [also: {epigastria} (pl)]

epigastric
adj 1: of or relating to the anterior walls of the abdomen; "epigastric artery"
2: lying on or over the stomach

epigastric artery
n : one of three arteries supplying the anterior walls of the abdomen [syn: {arteria epigastrica}]

epigastric fossa
n : a slight depression in the midline just below the sternum (where a blow can affect the solar plexus) [syn: {pit of the stomach}]

epigastric vein
n : veins serving the anterior walls of the abdomen

epigastrium
n : the region lying on or over the stomach (just below the sternum) [also: {epigastria} (pl)]

epigenesis
n : a geological change in the mineral content of rock after the rock has formed

epiglottides
See {epiglottis}

epiglottides
epiglottis
n : a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing [also: {epiglottides} (pl)]

epiglottis
n : a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing [also: {epiglottides} (pl)]

epiglottitis
n : inflammation of the epiglottis; characterized by fever and a severe sore throat and difficulty in swallowing

epigon
n : an inferior imitator of some distinguished writer or artist of musician [syn: {epigone}]

epigone
n : an inferior imitator of some distinguished writer or artist of musician [syn: {epigon}]

epigram
n : a witty saying [syn: {quip}]

epigrammatic
adj : terse and witty and like a maxim; "much given to apothegmatic instruction" [syn: {aphoristic}, {apothegmatic}]

epigraph
n 1: a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing
2: an engraved inscription

epigraphy
n : the study of ancient inscriptions

epikeratophakia
n : using a piece of donated corneal tissue to repair the eye of someone who has had a cataract removed; "epikeratophakia gave her a living contact lens"

Epilachna
n : genus of ladybugs native to Mexico and Central America; both larvae and adults feed on plants [syn: {genus Epilachna}]

Epilachna varivestis
n : introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant [syn: {Mexican bean beetle}, {bean beetle}]

epilate
v : remove body hair; "epilate her legs" [syn: {depilate}]

epilating wax
n : a mixture of resins and waxes to remove cosmetically undesirable hair; mixture is applied hot to the surface and after cooling is pulled away taking the hairs with it

epilation
n 1: loss of hair; the result of removing hair
2: the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin) [syn: {depilation}]

epilator
n : a cosmetic for temporary removal of undesired hair [syn: {depilatory}, {depilator}]

epilepsia major
n : a seizure (or a type of epilepsy characterized by such seizures) during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire body [syn: {grand mal}, {generalized seizure}]

epilepsia minor
n : a seizure (or a type of epilepsy characterized by such seizures) of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching [syn: {petit mal}]

epilepsy
n : a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions

epileptic
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of epilepsy; "epileptic seizure"
n : a person who has epilepsy

epileptic seizure
n : convulsions accompanied by impaired consciousness

epilithic
adj : growing on stone; "epilithic mosses"

Epilobium
n : large widely distributed genus of herbs and subshrubs of especially western North America and Arctic areas [syn: {genus Epilobium}]

Epilobium angustifolium
n : tall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks and narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent clearings; an important honey plant [syn: {fireweed}, {giant willowherb}, {rosebay willowherb}, {wickup}]

Epilobium canum canum
n : shrublet of southwestern United States to Mexico having brilliant scarlet flowers [syn: {California fuchsia}, {humming bird's trumpet}, {Zauschneria californica}]

Epilobium hirsutum
n : plant of Europe and Asia having purplish-red flowers and hairy stems and leaves; introduced into North America [syn: {hairy willowherb}, {codlins-and-cream}]

epilog
n 1: a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play [syn: {epilogue}]
2: a short passage added at the end of a literary work; "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters" [syn: {epilogue}]

epilogue
n 1: a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play [syn: {epilog}]
2: a short passage added at the end of a literary work; "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters" [syn: {epilog}]

Epimedium
n : herbaceous perennials of Mediterranean to India and eastern Asia [syn: {genus Epimedium}]

Epimedium grandiflorum
n : slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground cover [syn: {barrenwort}, {bishop's hat}]

Epimetheus
n : (Greek mythology) brother of Prometheus; despite Prometheus's warning against gifts from Zeus he accepted Pandora as his wife

epimorphic
adj : characterized by incomplete metamorphosis; having the same number of body segments in successive stages

epimysia
See {epimysium}

Epinephelus
n : genus of groupers or sea bass [syn: {genus Epinephelus}]

Epinephelus adscensionis
n : found around rocky coasts or on reefs [syn: {rock hind}]

Epinephelus fulvus
n : black-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins [syn: {coney}]

epinephrin
n : a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action [syn: {epinephrine}, {adrenaline}, {Adrenalin}]

epinephrine
n : a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action [syn: {epinephrin}, {adrenaline}, {Adrenalin}]

Epipactis
n : genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowers [syn: {genus Epipactis}]

Epipactis gigantea
n : orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf [syn: {stream orchid}, {chatterbox}, {giant helleborine}]

Epipactis helleborine
n : European orchid with spikes of green and pinkish or purplish flowers

Epipaleolithic
n : middle part of the Stone Age beginning about 15,000 years ago [syn: {Mesolithic Age}, {Mesolithic}]

epiphany
n 1: a divine manifestation
2: twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus [syn: {Epiphany of Our Lord}, {Twelfth day}, {Three Kings' Day}, {January 6}]

Epiphany of Our Lord
n : twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus [syn: {Epiphany}, {Twelfth day}, {Three Kings' Day}, {January 6}]

epiphenomena
See {epiphenomenon}

epiphenomena
epiphenomenon
n : a secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon [also: {epiphenomena} (pl)]

epiphenomenon
n : a secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon [also: {epiphenomena} (pl)]

epiphora
n : repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc. [syn: {epistrophe}]

epiphyllum
n : any cactus of the genus Epiphyllum having flattened jointed irregularly branching stems and showy tubular flowers [syn: {orchid cactus}]

epiphyseal
adj : relating to the epiphysis of a bone [syn: {epiphysial}]

epiphyses
See {epiphysis}

epiphyses
epiphysis
n 1: the end of a long bone; initially separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage that eventually ossifies so the parts become fused
2: a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin [syn: {pineal gland}, {pineal body}, {epiphysis cerebri}] [also: {epiphyses} (pl)]

epiphysial
adj : relating to the epiphysis of a bone [syn: {epiphyseal}]

epiphysis
n 1: the end of a long bone; initially separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage that eventually ossifies so the parts become fused
2: a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin [syn: {pineal gland}, {pineal body}, {epiphysis cerebri}] [also: {epiphyses} (pl)]

epiphysis cerebri
n : a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin [syn: {pineal gland}, {pineal body}, {epiphysis}]

epiphyte
n : plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it [syn: {air plant}, {aerophyte}, {epiphytic plant}]

epiphytic
adj : of or relating to epiphytes

epiphytic plant
n : plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it [syn: {air plant}, {epiphyte}, {aerophyte}]

epiphytotic
adj : (of plants) epidemic among plants of a single kind especially over a wide area; "an epiphytotic blight of potatoes"; "epiphytotic conditions associated with a single-plant agriculture"

epiplexis
n : a rhetorical device in which the speaker reproaches the audience in order to incite or convince them

Epipremnum
n : small genus of evergreen lianas of southeastern Asia to western Pacific areas [syn: {genus Epipremnum}]

Epipremnum aureum
n : evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated foliage [syn: {golden pothos}, {pothos}, {ivy arum}, {Scindapsus aureus}]

Epirus
n : an ancient area on the Ionian Sea that flourished as a kingdom in the 3rd century BC; located in northwest Greece and southern Albania

episcia
n : any plant of the genus Episcia; usually creeping and stoloniferous and of cascading habit; grown for their colorful foliage and flowers

Episcia dianthiflora
n : low-growing creeping perennial of Central America having deeply fringed white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Episcia [syn: {lace-flower vine}, {Alsobia dianthiflora}]

episcleral veins
n : small veins in the sclera near the corneal margin; empty into the anterior ciliary veins [syn: {venae episclerales}]

episcleritis
n : inflammation of the sclera of the eye

Episcopal
adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church; "the Episcopal hierarachy"; "married by an Episcopalian minister" [syn: {Episcopalian}]
2: denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops [syn: {pontifical}]

Episcopal Church
n 1: an autonomous branch of the Anglican Communion in Scotland [syn: {Episcopal Church of Scotland}]
2: United States church that is in communication with the see of Canterbury [syn: {Protestant Episcopal Church}]

Episcopal Church of Scotland
n : an autonomous branch of the Anglican Communion in Scotland [syn: {Episcopal Church}]

Episcopalian
adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church; "the Episcopal hierarachy"; "married by an Episcopalian minister" [syn: {Episcopal}]
n : a member of the Episcopal church

Episcopalianism
n : the theological doctrine of Church government by bishops

episiotomy
n : surgical incision of the perineum to enlarge the vagina and so facilitate delivery during childbirth

episode
n 1: a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
2: a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series
3: a part of a broadcast serial [syn: {installment}, {instalment}]
4: film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie [syn: {sequence}]

episodic
adj 1: of writing or narration; divided into or composed of episodes; "the book is episodic and the incidents don't always hang together"
2: occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals; "episodic in his affections"; "occasional headaches" [syn: {occasional}]
3: limited in duration to a single episode; "an account concerned primarily with episodic events such as the succession of rulers"

episodic memory
n : memory for episodes in your own life [syn: {personal memory}]

episodically
adv : in an episodic manner

epispadias
n : a congenital abnormality in males in which the urethra is on the upper surface of the penis

episperm
n : protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants [syn: {testa}, {seed coat}]

epistasis
n : the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene [syn: {hypostasis}]

epistaxis
n : bleeding from the nose [syn: {nosebleed}]

episteme
n : the body of ideas that determine intellectually certain knowledge at any particular time

epistemic
adj : of or relating to epistemology; "epistemic modal" [syn: {epistemological}]

epistemic logic
n : the modal logic of knowledge and uncertainty and ignorance

epistemological
adj : of or relating to epistemology; "epistemic modal" [syn: {epistemic}]

epistemologist
n : a specialist in epistemology

epistemology
n : the philosophical theory of knowledge

episterna
See {episternum}

epistle
n : especially a long, formal letter

Epistle of James
n : a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle [syn: {James}]

Epistle of Jeremiah
n : an Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them against idolatry [syn: {Letter of Jeremiah}]

Epistle of Jude
n : a New Testament book attributed to Saint Jude [syn: {Jude}]

Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon
n : a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping [syn: {Epistle to Philemon}, {Philemon}]

Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians
n : a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the Colossians in ancient Phrygia [syn: {Epistle to the Colossians}, {Colossians}]

Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians
n : a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Ephesians which explains the divine plan for the world and the consummation of this in Christ [syn: {Epistle to the Ephesians}, {Ephesians}]

Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians
n : a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Galatians [syn: {Epistle to the Galatians}, {Galatians}]

Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians
n : a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the church a Philippi in Macedonia [syn: {Epistle to the Philippians}, {Philippians}]

Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans
n : a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58 [syn: {Epistle to the Romans}, {Romans}]

Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Titus
n : a new Testament book containing Saint Paul's epistle to Titus; contains advice on pastoral matters [syn: {Epistle to Titus}, {Titus}]

Epistle to Philemon
n : a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping [syn: {Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon}, {Philemon}]

Epistle to the Colossians
n : a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the Colossians in ancient Phrygia [syn: {Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians}, {Colossians}]

Epistle to the Ephesians
n : a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Ephesians which explains the divine plan for the world and the consummation of this in Christ [syn: {Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians}, {Ephesians}]

Epistle to the Galatians
n : a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Galatians [syn: {Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians}, {Galatians}]

Epistle to the Hebrews
n : a New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him [syn: {Hebrews}]

Epistle to the Philippians
n : a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the church a Philippi in Macedonia [syn: {Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians}, {Philippians}]

Epistle to the Romans
n : a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58 [syn: {Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans}, {Romans}]

Epistle to Titus
n : a new Testament book containing Saint Paul's epistle to Titus; contains advice on pastoral matters [syn: {Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Titus}, {Titus}]

epistolary
adj : written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence; "an endless sequence of epistolary love affairs"; "the epistolatory novel" [syn: {epistolatory}]

epistolatory
adj : written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence; "an endless sequence of epistolary love affairs"; "the epistolatory novel" [syn: {epistolary}]

epistrophe
n : repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc. [syn: {epiphora}]

epitaph
n 1: an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
2: a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person

epitaxy
n : growing a crystal layer of one mineral on the crystal base of another mineral in such a manner that its crystalline orientation is the same as that of the substrate

epithalamia
See {epithalamion}

epithelia
See {epithelium}

epithelia
epithelium
n : membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body [syn: {epithelial tissue}] [also: {epithelia} (pl)]

epithelial
adj : of or belonging to the epithelium; "epithelial layer"

epithelial cell
n : one of the closely packed cells forming the epithelium

epithelial duct
n : a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs" [syn: {duct}, {canal}, {channel}]

epithelial tissue
n : membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body [syn: {epithelium}]

epitheliod
adj : resembling epithelium; "epithelial tissue"

epithelioma
n : a malignant tumor of the epithelial tissue [also: {epitheliomata} (pl)]

epitheliomata
See {epithelioma}

epitheliomata
epithelioma
n : a malignant tumor of the epithelial tissue [also: {epitheliomata} (pl)]

epithelium
n : membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body [syn: {epithelial tissue}] [also: {epithelia} (pl)]

epithet
n 1: a defamatory or abusive word or phrase; "sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me" [syn: {name}]
2: descriptive word or phrase

epitome
n 1: a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father" [syn: {prototype}, {paradigm}, {image}]
2: a brief abstract (as of an article or book)

epitomise
v : embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; "The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition" [syn: {typify}, {epitomize}]

epitomize
v : embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; "The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition" [syn: {typify}, {epitomise}]

epitrochoidal engine
n : a rotary engine that is a four-stroke internal-combustion engine without reciprocating parts [syn: {Wankel engine}, {Wankel rotary engine}]

epizoa
See {epizoan}

epizoa
n
adj : of or relating to epizoa [syn: {ectozoan}]
n : any external parasitic organism (as fleas) [syn: {ectoparasite}, {ectozoan}, {ectozoon}, {epizoon}] [also: {epizoa} (pl)]

epizoan
adj : of or relating to epizoa [syn: {ectozoan}]
n : any external parasitic organism (as fleas) [syn: {ectoparasite}, {ectozoan}, {ectozoon}, {epizoon}] [also: {epizoa} (pl)]

epizoic
adj : living or growing on the exterior surface of an animal usually as a parasite; "an epizoic plant parasite" [ant: {entozoic}]

epizoon
n : any external parasitic organism (as fleas) [syn: {ectoparasite}, {ectozoan}, {ectozoon}, {epizoan}]

epizootic
adj : (of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region; "an epizootic disease"

epkwele
n : the basic unit of money in Equatorial Guinea

epoch
n 1: a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event [syn: {era}]
2: (astronomy) the precise date that is the point of reference for which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is referred [syn: {date of reference}]
3: a unit of geological time

epochal
adj : highly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era; "epochal decisions made by Roosevelt and Churchill"; "an epoch-making discovery" [syn: {epoch-making}]

epoch-making
adj : highly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era; "epochal decisions made by Roosevelt and Churchill"; "an epoch-making discovery" [syn: {epochal}]

Epona
n : (possibly Roman mythology) Celtic goddess of horses and mules and asses

eponym
n 1: the name of a person for whom something is supposedly named; "Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople"
2: a name derived from the name of person (real or imaginary) as the name of Alexandria is derived from the name of its founder: Alexander the Great

eponymic
adj : being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym [syn: {eponymous}]

eponymous
adj : being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym [syn: {eponymic}]

epos
n 1: a body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme
2: a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds [syn: {epic poem}, {heroic poem}, {epic}]

epoxy
n : a thermosetting resin; used chiefly in strong adhesives and coatings and laminates [syn: {epoxy resin}, {epoxy glue}]
v : glue with epoxy; "epoxy the shards"

epoxy glue
n : a thermosetting resin; used chiefly in strong adhesives and coatings and laminates [syn: {epoxy}, {epoxy resin}]

epoxy resin
n : a thermosetting resin; used chiefly in strong adhesives and coatings and laminates [syn: {epoxy}, {epoxy glue}]

EPROM
n : (computer science) a read-only memory chip that can be erased by ultraviolet light and programmed again with new data [syn: {erasable programmable read-only memory}]

epsilon
n : the 5th letter of the Greek alphabet

Epsilon Aurigae
n : the largest known star

epsilon toxin
n : a bacterial toxin produced by Clostridium perfringens; causes intense abdominal cramps and diarrhea that begins 8-22 hours after consumption of foods containing large numbers of these bacteria [syn: {Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin}]

Epsom salts
n 1: hydrated magnesium sulfate that is taken orally to treat heartburn and constipation and injected to prevent seizures [syn: {bitter salts}]
2: hydrated magnesium sulfate used as a laxative

Epstein
n : British sculptor (born in the United States) noted for busts and large controversial works (1880-1959) [syn: {Jacob Epstein}, {Sir Jacob Epstein}]

Epstein-Barr virus
n : the herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis; associated with specific cancers in Africa and China [syn: {EBV}]

eptatretus
n : a fossil hagfish of the genus Eptatretus

Eptesicus
n : a genus of Vespertilionidae [syn: {genus Eptesicus}]

Eptesicus fuscus
n : rather large North American brown bat; widely distributed [syn: {big brown bat}]

Eptesicus serotinus
n : common European brown bat [syn: {serotine}, {European brown bat}]

epyllia
See {epyllion}

eq
n : the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen [syn: {equivalent}, {equivalent weight}, {combining weight}]

equable
adj 1: not varying; "an equable climate"
2: not easily irritated; "an equable temper"; "not everyone shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite the repeated delays" [syn: {even-tempered}, {good-tempered}, {placid}]

equably
adv : in an equable manner; "he is an equably cheerful fellow"

Equador laurel
n : large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood [syn: {Spanish elm}, {salmwood}, {cypre}, {princewood}, {Cordia alliodora}]

equal
adj 1: well matched; having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law" [ant: {unequal}]
2: equal in amount or value; "like amounts"; "equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number"; "an equal number"; "the same number" [syn: {like}, {equivalent}, {same}] [ant: {unlike}]
n : a person who is of equal standing with another in a group [syn: {peer}, {match}, {compeer}]
v 1: be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!" [syn: {be}] [ant: {differ}]
2: be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents" [syn: {touch}, {rival}, {match}]
3: make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors" [syn: {match}, {equalize}, {equalise}, {equate}] [also: {equalling}, {equalled}]

equal opportunity
n : the right to equivalent opportunities for employment regardless of race or color or sex or national origin

equal protection of the laws
n : a right guaranteed by the 14th amendment to the US constitution and by the due-process clause of the 5th amendment

equal temperament
n : the division of the scale based on an octave that is divided into twelve exactly equal semitones; "equal temperament is the system commonly used in keyboard instruments"

equal to
adj : having the requisite qualities for; "equal to the task"; "the work isn't up to the standard I require" [syn: {adequate to(p)}, {capable}, {equal to(p)}, {up to(p)}]

equal-area map projection
n : a map projection in which quadrilaterals formed by meridians and parallels have an area on the map proportional to their area on the globe [syn: {equal-area projection}]

equal-area projection
n : a map projection in which quadrilaterals formed by meridians and parallels have an area on the map proportional to their area on the globe [syn: {equal-area map projection}]

equalisation
n : the act of making equal or uniform [syn: {equalization}, {leveling}]

equalise
v 1: compensate; make the score equal [syn: {equalize}, {get even}]
2: make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors" [syn: {equal}, {match}, {equalize}, {equate}]

equalised
adj : caused to be equal [syn: {equalized}]

equaliser
n 1: electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion [syn: {equalizer}]
2: an equivalent counterbalancing weight [syn: {counterweight}, {counterbalance}, {counterpoise}, {balance}, {equalizer}]

equalitarian
n : a person who believes in the equality of all people [syn: {egalitarian}] [ant: {elitist}]

equalitarianism
n : the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality [syn: {egalitarianism}]

equality
n 1: the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status [ant: {inequality}]
2: a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best" [syn: {equivalence}, {equation}, {par}]

equality before the law
n : the right to equal protection of the laws

Equality State
n : a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east [syn: {Wyoming}, {WY}]

equalization
n : the act of making equal or uniform [syn: {equalisation}, {leveling}]

equalize
v 1: compensate; make the score equal [syn: {equalise}, {get even}]
2: make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors" [syn: {equal}, {match}, {equalise}, {equate}]

equalized
adj : caused to be equal [syn: {equalised}]

equalizer
n 1: electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion [syn: {equaliser}]
2: an equivalent counterbalancing weight [syn: {counterweight}, {counterbalance}, {counterpoise}, {balance}, {equaliser}]
3: a score that makes the match even

equalizing dividend
n : a dividend paid to compensate shareholders for losses resulting from a change in the dividend schedule

equalled
equal
adj 1: well matched; having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law" [ant: {unequal}]
2: equal in amount or value; "like amounts"; "equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number"; "an equal number"; "the same number" [syn: {like}, {equivalent}, {same}] [ant: {unlike}]
n : a person who is of equal standing with another in a group [syn: {peer}, {match}, {compeer}]
v 1: be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!" [syn: {be}] [ant: {differ}]
2: be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents" [syn: {touch}, {rival}, {match}]
3: make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors" [syn: {match}, {equalize}, {equalise}, {equate}] [also: {equalling}, {equalled}]

equalled
See {equal}

equalling
equal
adj 1: well matched; having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law" [ant: {unequal}]
2: equal in amount or value; "like amounts"; "equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number"; "an equal number"; "the same number" [syn: {like}, {equivalent}, {same}] [ant: {unlike}]
n : a person who is of equal standing with another in a group [syn: {peer}, {match}, {compeer}]
v 1: be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!" [syn: {be}] [ant: {differ}]
2: be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents" [syn: {touch}, {rival}, {match}]
3: make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors" [syn: {match}, {equalize}, {equalise}, {equate}] [also: {equalling}, {equalled}]

equalling
See {equal}

equally
adv 1: to the same degree (often followed by `as'); "they were equally beautiful"; "birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly"; "sang as sweetly as a nightingale"; "he is every bit as mean as she is" [syn: {as}, {every bit}]
2: in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way; "a class evenly divided between girls and boys"; "they split their winnings equally"; "deal equally with rich and poor" [syn: {evenly}] [ant: {unevenly}, {unevenly}]

equals sign
n : a sign indicating that the quantities on either side are equal

Equanil
n : a sedative and tranquilizer (trade name Miltown and Equanil and Meprin) used to treat muscle tension and anxiety [syn: {meprobamate}, {Miltown}, {Meprin}]

equanimity
n : steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity" [syn: {composure}, {calm}, {calmness}] [ant: {discomposure}]

equanimous
adj : in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble" [syn: {collected}, {poised}, {self-collected}, {self-contained}, {self-possessed}]

equatability
n : capability of being equated

equate
v 1: consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed" [syn: {compare}, {liken}]
2: be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics [syn: {correspond}]
3: make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors" [syn: {equal}, {match}, {equalize}, {equalise}]

equating
n : the act of regarding as equal [syn: {equation}]

equation
n 1: a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal
2: a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best" [syn: {equality}, {equivalence}, {par}]
3: the act of regarding as equal [syn: {equating}]

equator
n 1: an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles; "the equator is the boundary between the northern and southern hemispheres"
2: a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts

equatorial
adj 1: of or relating to or at an equator; "equatorial diameter"
2: of or relating to conditions at the geographical equator; "equatorial heat"
3: of or existing at or near the geographic equator; "equatorial Africa" [ant: {polar}]

equatorial current
n : any of the ocean currents that flow westward at the equator

Equatorial Guinea
n : a country of west central Africa (including islands in the Gulf of Guinea); became independent from Spain in 1968 [syn: {Republic of Equitorial Guinea}, {Spanish Guinea}]

Equatorial Guinea monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Equatorial Guinea

equerry
n 1: an official charged with the care of the horses of princes or nobles
2: a personal attendant of the British royal family

equestrian
adj 1: of or relating to or composed of knights
2: of or relating to or featuring horseback riding
n : a man skilled in equitation [syn: {horseman}, {horseback rider}]

equestrian sport
n : a sport that tests horsemanship

Equetus
n : drumfish [syn: {genus Equetus}]

Equetus lanceolatus
n : black-and-white drumfish with an erect elongated dorsal fin [syn: {jackknife-fish}]

Equetus pulcher
n : a kind of drumfish [syn: {striped drum}]

equiangular
adj : having all angles equal

equiangular triangle
n : a three-sided regular polygon [syn: {equilateral triangle}]

equid
n : hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck [syn: {equine}]

Equidae
n : horses; asses; zebras; extinct animals [syn: {family Equidae}]

equidistant
adj : the same distance apart at every point

equidsitribution
n : a flat distribution having equal frequencies of occurrence

equilateral
adj : having all sides or faces equal

equilateral triangle
n : a three-sided regular polygon [syn: {equiangular triangle}]

equilibrate
v 1: bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
2: bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights" [syn: {balance}, {equilibrize}, {equilibrise}] [ant: {unbalance}]

equilibration
n : stabilization by bringing into equilibrium

equilibria
See {equilibrium}

equilibria
equilibrium
n 1: a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates [syn: {chemical equilibrium}]
2: a stable situation in which forces cancel one another [ant: {disequilibrium}]
3: equality of distribution [syn: {balance}, {equipoise}, {counterbalance}]
4: a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head [syn: {labyrinthine sense}, {vestibular sense}, {sense of balance}, {sense of equilibrium}] [also: {equilibria} (pl)]

equilibrise
v : bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights" [syn: {balance}, {equilibrate}, {equilibrize}] [ant: {unbalance}]

equilibrium
n 1: a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates [syn: {chemical equilibrium}]
2: a stable situation in which forces cancel one another [ant: {disequilibrium}]
3: equality of distribution [syn: {balance}, {equipoise}, {counterbalance}]
4: a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head [syn: {labyrinthine sense}, {vestibular sense}, {sense of balance}, {sense of equilibrium}] [also: {equilibria} (pl)]

equilibrium constant
n : (chemistry) the ratio of concentrations when equilibrium is reached in a reversible reaction (when the rate of the forward reaction equals the rate of the reverse reaction)

equilibrium law
n : (chemistry) the principle that (at chemical equilibrium) in a reversible reaction the ratio of the rate of the forward reaction to the rate of the reverse reaction is a constant for that reaction [syn: {law of chemical equilibrium}]

equilibrize
v : bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights" [syn: {balance}, {equilibrate}, {equilibrise}] [ant: {unbalance}]

equine
adj 1: resembling a horse
2: of or belonging to the family Equidae
n : hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck [syn: {equid}]

equine distemper
n : an acute bacterial disease of horses characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes [syn: {strangles}]

equine encephalitis
n : encephalitis caused by a virus that is transmitted by a mosquito from an infected horse [syn: {equine encephalomyelitis}]

equine encephalomyelitis
n : encephalitis caused by a virus that is transmitted by a mosquito from an infected horse [syn: {equine encephalitis}]

equinoctial
adj 1: relating to the vicinity of the equator
2: relating to an equinox (when the lengths or night and day are equal)
n : the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles [syn: {celestial equator}, {equinoctial circle}, {equinoctial line}]

equinoctial circle
n : the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles [syn: {celestial equator}, {equinoctial line}, {equinoctial}]

equinoctial line
n : the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles [syn: {celestial equator}, {equinoctial circle}, {equinoctial}]

equinoctial point
n : (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic [syn: {equinox}]

equinoctial storm
n : a violent rainstorm near the time of an equinox [syn: {line storm}]

equinoctial year
n : the time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes [syn: {solar year}, {tropical year}, {astronomical year}]

equinox
n 1: either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length
2: (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic [syn: {equinoctial point}]

equip
v 1: provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" [syn: {fit}, {fit out}, {outfit}]
2: provide with abilities or understanding; "She was never equipped to be a dancer" [also: {equipping}, {equipped}]

equipage
n 1: equipment and supplies of a military force [syn: {materiel}]
2: a vehicle with four wheels drawn by two or more horses [syn: {carriage}, {rig}]

equipment
n : an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service

equipment casualty
n : loss of military equipment [syn: {damage}]

equipment failure
n : a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown" [syn: {breakdown}]

equipoise
n : equality of distribution [syn: {balance}, {equilibrium}, {counterbalance}]

equipoised
adj : lacking lateral dominance; being neither right-handed nor left-handed

equipotent
adj : having equal strength or efficacy

equipped
equip
v 1: provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" [syn: {fit}, {fit out}, {outfit}]
2: provide with abilities or understanding; "She was never equipped to be a dancer" [also: {equipping}, {equipped}]

equipped
adj 1: provided or fitted out with what is necessary or useful or appropriate; "a well equipped playground"; "a ship equipped with every mechanical aid to navigation" [syn: {equipt}] [ant: {unequipped}]
2: provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority); "a furnished apartment"; "a completely furnished toolbox" [syn: {furnished}] [ant: {unfurnished}]
3: furnished with all equipment needed for voyaging [syn: {fitted out(p)}]
4: prepared with proper equipment; "equipped for service in the Arctic" [syn: {fitted out(p)}]
5: carrying weapons [syn: {weaponed}]

equipped
See {equip}

equipping
equip
v 1: provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" [syn: {fit}, {fit out}, {outfit}]
2: provide with abilities or understanding; "She was never equipped to be a dancer" [also: {equipping}, {equipped}]

equipping
n : the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war [syn: {arming}, {armament}] [ant: {disarming}, {disarming}]

equipping
See {equip}

equiprobable
adj : equally probable

equipt
adj : provided or fitted out with what is necessary or useful or appropriate; "a well equipped playground"; "a ship equipped with every mechanical aid to navigation" [syn: {equipped}] [ant: {unequipped}]

equiseta
See {equisetum}

Equisetaceae
n : sole surviving family of the Equisetales: fern allies [syn: {family Equisetaceae}, {horsetail family}]

Equisetales
n : lower tracheophytes in existence since the Devonian [syn: {order Equisetales}]

Equisetatae
n : horsetails and related forms [syn: {Sphenopsida}, {class Sphenopsida}, {class Equisetatae}]

Equisetum
n : horsetails; coextensive with the family Equisetaceae [syn: {genus Equisetum}]

Equisetum arvense
n : of Eurasia and Greenland and North America [syn: {common horsetail}, {field horsetail}]

Equisetum fluviatile
n : Eurasia; northern North America to Virginia [syn: {swamp horsetail}, {water horsetail}]

Equisetum hyemale
n : evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly used for scouring utensils [syn: {scouring rush}, {rough horsetail}, {Equisetum hyemale robustum}, {Equisetum robustum}]

Equisetum hyemale robustum
n : evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly used for scouring utensils [syn: {scouring rush}, {rough horsetail}, {Equisetum hyemale}, {Equisetum robustum}]

Equisetum palustre
n : scouring-rush horsetail widely distributed in wet or boggy areas of northern hemisphere [syn: {marsh horsetail}]

Equisetum robustum
n : evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly used for scouring utensils [syn: {scouring rush}, {rough horsetail}, {Equisetum hyemale}, {Equisetum hyemale robustum}]

Equisetum Sylvaticum
n : Eurasia except southern Russia; northern North America [syn: {wood horsetail}]

Equisetum variegatum
n : northern North America; Greenland; northern and central Europe [syn: {variegated horsetail}, {variegated scouring rush}]

equitable
adj : implying justice dictated by reason, conscience, and a natural sense of what is fair to all; "equitable treatment of all citizens"; "an equitable distribution of gifts among the children" [syn: {just}] [ant: {inequitable}]

equitably
adv : in an equitable manner; "the inheritance was equitably divided among the sisters" [ant: {inequitably}]

equitation
n : riding a horse as a sport [syn: {riding}, {horseback riding}]

equity
n 1: the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it
2: the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation
3: conformity with rules or standards; "the judge recognized the fairness of my claim" [syn: {fairness}] [ant: {unfairness}, {unfairness}]

equity credit line
n : a loan secured by equity value in the borrower's home [syn: {home loan}, {home equity credit}, {home equity loan}]

equivalence
n 1: a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best" [syn: {equality}, {equation}, {par}]
2: essential equality and interchangeability [ant: {nonequivalence}]
3: qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare" [syn: {comparison}, {compare}, {comparability}]

equivalent
adj 1: equal in amount or value; "like amounts"; "equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number"; "an equal number"; "the same number" [syn: {like}, {equal}, {same}] [ant: {unlike}]
2: being essentially equal to something; "it was as good as gold"; "a wish that was equivalent to a command"; "his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt" [syn: {tantamount(p)}]
n 1: a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc; "send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps"
2: the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen [syn: {equivalent weight}, {combining weight}, {eq}]

equivalent weight
n : the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen [syn: {equivalent}, {combining weight}, {eq}]

equivalent word
n : two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context [syn: {synonym}]

equivalent-binary-digit factor
n : the average number of binary digits needed to express one radix digit in a non-binary numeration system; on the average a number that can be expressed in N decimal digits takes 3.3N binary digits

equivocal
adj 1: open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead; "an equivocal statement"; "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"; "the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"; "popularity is an equivocal crown"; "an equivocal response to an embarrassing question" [syn: {ambiguous}] [ant: {unequivocal}]
2: open to question; "aliens of equivocal loyalty"; "his conscience reproached him with the equivocal character of the union into which he had forced his son"-Anna Jameson
3: uncertain as a sign or indication; "the evidence from bacteriologic analysis was equivocal"

equivocally
adv : in an ambiguous manner; "this letter is worded ambiguously" [syn: {ambiguously}] [ant: {unambiguously}]

equivocalness
n : unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning [syn: {ambiguity}] [ant: {unambiguity}, {unambiguity}]

equivocate
v : be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information [syn: {beat around the bush}, {tergiversate}, {prevaricate}, {palter}]

equivocation
n 1: a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth [syn: {evasion}]
2: intentionally vague or ambiguous [syn: {prevarication}, {evasiveness}]
3: falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language [syn: {tergiversation}]

equivocator
n : a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer [syn: {hedger}]

Equus
n : type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae [syn: {genus Equus}]

Equus asinus
n 1: a wild ass of Africa [syn: {African wild ass}]
2: domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn [syn: {domestic ass}, {donkey}]

Equus Burchelli
n : of the plains of central and eastern Africa [syn: {common zebra}, {Burchell's zebra}]

Equus caballus
n : solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times [syn: {horse}]

Equus caballus gomelini
n : European wild horse extinct since the early 20th century [syn: {tarpan}]

Equus caballus przevalskii
n : wild horse of central Asia that resembles an ass; now endangered [syn: {Przewalski's horse}, {Przevalski's horse}, {Equus caballus przewalskii}]

Equus caballus przewalskii
n : wild horse of central Asia that resembles an ass; now endangered [syn: {Przewalski's horse}, {Przevalski's horse}, {Equus caballus przevalskii}]

Equus grevyi
n : zebra with less continuous stripes [syn: {grevy's zebra}]

Equus hemionus
n : Asiatic wild ass [syn: {onager}]

Equus hemionus hemionus
n : Mongolian wild ass [syn: {chigetai}, {dziggetai}]

Equus kiang
n : wild ass of Tibet and Mongolia [syn: {kiang}]

Equus quagga
n : mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century [syn: {quagga}]

Equus zebra zebra
n : narrow-striped nearly extinct zebra of southern Africa [syn: {mountain zebra}]

Er
n 1: a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium [syn: {erbium}, {atomic number 68}]
2: a room in a hospital or clinic staffed and equipped to provide emergency care to persons requiring immediate medical treatment [syn: {emergency room}]

era
n 1: a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event [syn: {epoch}]
2: a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods [syn: {geological era}]

eradicable
adj : able to be eradicated or rooted out [ant: {ineradicable}]

eradicate
v 1: kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population" [syn: {eliminate}, {annihilate}, {extinguish}, {wipe out}, {decimate}, {carry off}]
2: destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" [syn: {uproot}, {extirpate}, {exterminate}]

eradication
n : the complete destruction of every trace of something [syn: {obliteration}]

eradicator
n : someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects) [syn: {exterminator}, {terminator}]

Eragrostic abyssinica
n : an African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flower of good quality) as well as for forage and hay [syn: {teff}, {teff grass}, {Eragrostis tef}]

Eragrostis
n : annual or perennial grasses of tropics and subtropics [syn: {genus Eragrostis}]

Eragrostis curvula
n : perennial South African grass having densely clumped flimsy stems; introduced into United States especially for erosion control [syn: {weeping love grass}, {African love grass}]

Eragrostis tef
n : an African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flower of good quality) as well as for forage and hay [syn: {teff}, {teff grass}, {Eragrostic abyssinica}]

Eranthis
n : winter aconite [syn: {genus Eranthis}]

Eranthis hyemalis
n : small Old World perennial herb grown for its bright yellow flowers which appear in early spring often before snow is gone [syn: {winter aconite}]

erasable
adj : capable of being effaced; "the fire's worst scars were effaceable by a comprehensive program of reforestation"; "a signal too loud to be erasable in a single pass through the erase head" [syn: {effaceable}]

erasable programmable read-only memory
n : (computer science) a read-only memory chip that can be erased by ultraviolet light and programmed again with new data [syn: {EPROM}]

erase
v 1: remove from memory or existence; "The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915" [syn: {wipe out}]
2: remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!" [syn: {rub out}, {score out}, {efface}, {wipe off}]
3: wipe out magnetically recorded information [syn: {delete}] [ant: {record}]

eraser
n : an implement used to erase something

Erasmian
adj : of or relating to or in the manner of Erasmus

Erasmus
n : Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his criticisms of the Church led to the Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther (1466-1536) [syn: {Desiderius Erasmus}, {Gerhard Gerhards}, {Geert Geerts}]

Erastianism
n : the doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters [syn: {Byzantinism}, {Caesaropapism}]

erasure
n 1: a correction made by erasing; "there were many erasures in the typescript"
2: a surface area where something has been erased; "another word had been written over the erasure"
3: deletion by an act of expunging or erasing [syn: {expunction}, {expunging}]

Erato
n : (Greek mythology) the Muse of lyric and love poetry

Eratosthenes
n : Greek mathematician and astronomer who estimated the circumference of the earth and the distances to the moon and sun (276-194 BC)

Erb-Duchenne paralysis
n : paralysis of the arm resulting from injury to the brachial plexus (usually during childbirth) [syn: {Erb's palsy}]

erbium
n : a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium [syn: {Er}, {atomic number 68}]

Erb's palsy
n : paralysis of the arm resulting from injury to the brachial plexus (usually during childbirth) [syn: {Erb-Duchenne paralysis}]

Ercilla
n : a genus of evergreen climbers [syn: {genus Ercilla}]

Erebus
n : (Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether and Day

Erechtites hieracifolia
n : an American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers [syn: {fireweed}]

erect
adj 1: upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright" [syn: {vertical}, {upright}] [ant: {unerect}]
2: of sexual organs; stiff and rigid [syn: {tumid}]
v 1: construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" [syn: {raise}, {rear}, {set up}, {put up}] [ant: {level}]
2: cause to rise up [syn: {rear}]

erect bugle
n : upright rhizomatous perennial with bright blue flowers; southern Europe [syn: {blue bugle}, {Ajuga genevensis}]

erectile
adj 1: capable of being raised to an upright position; "erectile feathers"
2: filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood; "erectile tissue"; "the penis is an erectile organ" [syn: {cavernous}]

erectile dysfunction
n : impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis [syn: {male erecticle dysfunction}, {ED}]

erectile organ
n : an organ containing erectile tissue

erectile tissue
n : vascular tissue capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid

erecting
n : the act of building or putting up [syn: {erection}]

erecting prism
n : a right-angled optical prism used to turn an inverted image upright

erection
n 1: an erect penis [syn: {hard-on}]
2: a structure that has been erected
3: the act of building or putting up [syn: {erecting}]

erectly
adv : in a straight-backed manner; "the old man still walks erectly" [syn: {straight-backed}]

erectness
n 1: the property of being upright in posture [syn: {uprightness}]
2: position at right angles to the horizon [syn: {verticality}, {verticalness}, {uprightness}]

eremite
n : a Christian recluse [ant: {cenobite}]

eremitic
adj 1: of or relating to or befitting eremites or their practices of hermitic living; "eremitic austerities" [syn: {eremitical}] [ant: {cenobitic}]
2: characterized by ascetic solitude; "the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony"; "his hermitic existence" [syn: {anchoritic}, {eremitical}, {hermitic}, {hermitical}]
3: characterized by or preferring solitude in mode of life; "the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony"; "a lone wolf"; "a man of a solitary disposition" [syn: {eremitical}, {lone(a)}, {solitary}]

eremitical
adj 1: of or relating to or befitting eremites or their practices of hermitic living; "eremitic austerities" [syn: {eremitic}] [ant: {cenobitic}]
2: characterized by ascetic solitude; "the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony"; "his hermitic existence" [syn: {anchoritic}, {eremitic}, {hermitic}, {hermitical}]
3: characterized by or preferring solitude in mode of life; "the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony"; "a lone wolf"; "a man of a solitary disposition" [syn: {eremitic}, {lone(a)}, {solitary}]

eremitism
n : monasticism characterized by solitude in which the social dimension of life is sacrificed to the primacy of religious experience

Eresh-kigal
n : goddess of death and consort of Nergal [syn: {Ereshkigal}, {Ereshkigel}]

Ereshkigal
n : goddess of death and consort of Nergal [syn: {Eresh-kigal}, {Ereshkigel}]

Ereshkigel
n : goddess of death and consort of Nergal [syn: {Ereshkigal}, {Eresh-kigal}]

erethism
n : an abnormally high degree of irritability or sensitivity or excitability

Erethizon
n : a genus of Erethizontidae [syn: {genus Erethizon}]

Erethizon dorsatum
n : porcupine of northeastern North America with barbed spines concealed in the coarse fur; often gnaws buildings for salt and grease [syn: {Canada porcupine}]

Erethizontidae
n : New World arboreal porcupines [syn: {family Erethizontidae}]

Eretmochelys
n : hawksbills [syn: {genus Eretmochelys}]

Eretmochelys imbricata
n : pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell [syn: {hawksbill turtle}, {hawksbill}, {hawkbill}, {tortoiseshell turtle}]

Erewhon
n : a fictitious land described in a novel by Samuel Butler

erg
n : a cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter

ergo
adv : (used as a sentenced connector) therefore or consequently

ergocalciferol
n : a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets [syn: {vitamin D}, {calciferol}, {viosterol}, {cholecarciferol}, {D}]

ergodic
adj : positive recurrent aperiodic state of stochastic systems; tending in probability to a limiting form that is independent of the initial conditions

ergodicity
n : an attribute of stochastic systems; generally, a system that tends in probability to a limiting form that is independent of the initial conditions

ergometer
n : measuring instrument designed to measure power [syn: {dynamometer}]

ergonomic
adj : of or relating to ergonomics

ergonomics
n : the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments [syn: {biotechnology}, {bioengineering}]

ergonovine
n : an alkaloid derived from ergot (trade name Ergotrate Maleate) that is less toxic than ergot; induces muscular contraction of the uterus and is administered after childbirth or abortion [syn: {Ergotrate Maleate}]

ergosterol
n : a plant sterol that is converted into vitamin D by ultraviolet radiation

ergot
n 1: a plant disease caused by the ergot fungus
2: a fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains of the plant; source of medicinally important alkaloids and of lysergic acid [syn: {Claviceps purpurea}]

ergotamine
n : an alkaloid derived from ergot that is less toxic than ergot; causes constriction of blood vessels and is used to treat migraine

ergotic
adj : relating to or produced by ergot

ergotism
n : poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and craming and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs

Ergotrate Maleate
n : an alkaloid derived from ergot (trade name Ergotrate Maleate) that is less toxic than ergot; induces muscular contraction of the uterus and is administered after childbirth or abortion [syn: {ergonovine}]

ergotropic
adj : of or relating to ergotropism

ergotropism
n : an affinity for work

Erianthus
n : genus of reedlike grasses having spikes crowded in a panicle covered with long silky hairs [syn: {genus Erianthus}]

Erianthus ravennae
n : grass often cultivated for its long white-ribbed leaves and large plumes resembling those of pampas grass [syn: {Ravenna grass}, {wool grass}]

Eric Arthur Blair
n : imaginative British writer concerned with social justice (1903-1950) [syn: {Orwell}, {George Orwell}, {Eric Blair}]

Eric Blair
n : imaginative British writer concerned with social justice (1903-1950) [syn: {Orwell}, {George Orwell}, {Eric Arthur Blair}]

erica
n : any plant of the genus Erica [syn: {true heath}]

Erica arborea
n : evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes [syn: {tree heath}, {briar}, {brier}]

Erica carnea
n : dwarf European shrub with very early-blooming bell-shaped red flowers [syn: {winter heath}, {spring heath}]

Erica cinerea
n : common low European shrub with purple-red flowers [syn: {bell heather}, {heather bell}, {fine-leaved heath}]

Erica Jong
n : United States writer (born in 1942) [syn: {Jong}]

Erica lusitanica
n : erect dense shrub native to western Iberian peninsula having profuse white or pink flowers; naturalized in southwestern England [syn: {Spanish heath}, {Portuguese heath}]

Erica perspicua
n : South African shrub grown for its profusion of white flowers [syn: {Prince-of-Wales'-heath}, {Prince of Wales heath}]

Erica tetralix
n : dwarf European shrub with rose-colored flowers [syn: {cross-leaved heath}, {bell heather}]

Erica vagans
n : bushy shrub having pink to white flowers; common on the moors of Cornwall and in southwestern Europe; cultivated elsewhere [syn: {Cornish heath}]

Ericaceae
n : heathers [syn: {family Ericaceae}, {heath family}]

Ericales
n : Ericaceae; Clethraceae; Diapensiaceae; Epacridaceae; Lennoaceae; Pyrolaceae; Monotropaceae [syn: {order Ericales}]

Erich Mendelsohn
n : German architect who migrated to Palestine in 1937 (1887-1953) [syn: {Mendelsohn}]

Erich von Stroheim
n : United States film actor (born in Austria) (1885-1957) [syn: {Stroheim}]

Eridanus
n : a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Fornax and Cetus

Erie
n 1: a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York
2: the 4th largest of the Great Lakes; it is linked to the Hudson River by the New York State Barge Canal [syn: {Lake Erie}]
3: a port city on Lake Erie in northwestern Pennsylvania

Erie Canal
n : an artificial waterway connecting the Hudson river at Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo; built in the 19th century; now part of the New York State Barge Canal

Erigeron
n : cosmopolitan genus of usually perennial herbs with flowers that resemble asters; leaves occasionally (especially formerly) used medicinally [syn: {genus Erigeron}]

Erigeron acer
n : widespread weed with pale purple-blue flowers [syn: {blue fleabane}]

Erigeron annuus
n : widely naturalized white-flowered North American herb [syn: {daisy fleabane}]

Erigeron aurantiacus
n : mat-forming herb of Turkestan with nearly double orange-yellow flowers [syn: {orange daisy}, {orange fleabane}]

Erigeron canadensis
n : common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron [syn: {horseweed}, {Canadian fleabane}, {fleabane}, {Conyza canadensis}]

Erigeron divergens
n : well-branched plant with hairy leaves and stems each with a solitary flower head with narrow white or pink or lavender rays; western North America [syn: {spreading fleabane}]

Erigeron glaucous
n : slightly succulent perennial with basal leaves and hairy sticky stems each bearing a solitary flower head with narrow pink or lavender rays; coastal bluffs Oregon to southern California [syn: {seaside daisy}, {beach aster}]

Erigeron philadelphicus
n : especially pretty plant having a delicate fringe of threadlike rays around flower heads having very slender white or pink rays; United States and Canada [syn: {Philadelphia fleabane}]

Erigeron pulchellus
n : common perennial of eastern North America having flowers with usually violet-purple rays [syn: {robin's plantain}]

Erigeron speciosus
n : plant having branching leafy stems each branch with an especially showy solitary flower head with many narrow pink or lavender or white rays; northwestern United States mountains [syn: {showy daisy}]

Erignathus
n : bearded seals [syn: {genus Erignathus}]

Erignathus barbatus
n : medium-sized grayish to yellow seal with bristles each side of muzzle; of Arctic Ocean [syn: {bearded seal}, {squareflipper square flipper}]

Erigonum fasciculatum
n : low-growing shrub with spreading branches and flowers in loose heads; desert regions of western United States (California to Utah) [syn: {wild buckwheat}, {California buckwheat}]

Erik Adolf von Willebrand
n : Finnish physician who first described vascular hemophilia (1870-1949) [syn: {Willebrand}, {von Willebrand}, {E. A. von Willebrand}, {Erik von Willebrand}]

Erik Alfred Leslie Satie
n : French composer noted for his experimentalism and rejection of Romanticism (1866-1925) [syn: {Satie}, {Erik Satie}]

Erik Axel Karlfeldt
n : Swedish poet whose works incorporate Swedish customs and folklore (1864-1931) [syn: {Karlfeldt}]

Erik Satie
n : French composer noted for his experimentalism and rejection of Romanticism (1866-1925) [syn: {Satie}, {Erik Alfred Leslie Satie}]

Erik von Willebrand
n : Finnish physician who first described vascular hemophilia (1870-1949) [syn: {Willebrand}, {von Willebrand}, {E. A. von Willebrand}, {Erik Adolf von Willebrand}]

Erik Weisz
n : United States magician (born in Hungary) famous for his ability to escape from chains or handcuffs or straitjackets of padlocked containers (1874-1926) [syn: {Houdini}, {Harry Houdini}]

Erinaceidae
n : true hedgehogs [syn: {family Erinaceidae}]

Erinaceus
n : type genus of the family Erinaceidae: hedgehogs [syn: {genus Erinaceus}]

Erinaceus europaeus
n : small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines [syn: {hedgehog}, {Erinaceus europeaeus}]

Erinaceus europeaeus
n : small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines [syn: {hedgehog}, {Erinaceus europaeus}]

eringo
n : any plant of the genus Eryngium [syn: {eryngo}] [also: {eringoes} (pl)]

eringoes
See {eringo}

eringoes
eringo
n : any plant of the genus Eryngium [syn: {eryngo}] [also: {eringoes} (pl)]

Erinyes
n : (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals [syn: {Fury}, {Eumenides}]

Eriobotrya
n : Asiatic evergreen fruit trees [syn: {genus Eriobotrya}]

Eriobotrya japonica
n : evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan [syn: {loquat}, {loquat tree}, {Japanese medlar}, {Japanese plum}]

Eriocaulaceae
n : chiefly tropical aquatic or bog herbs: pipeworts [syn: {family Eriocaulaceae}, {pipewort family}]

Eriocaulon
n : type genus of the Eriocaulaceae: rushlike aquatic or marginal perennials usually found in shallow waters of acid lakes and pools and bogs [syn: {genus Eriocaulon}]

Eriocaulon aquaticum
n : aquatic perennial of North America and Ireland and Hebrides having translucent green leaves in a basal spiral and dense buttonlike racemes of minute white flowers [syn: {pipewort}]

Eriodictyon
n : small genus of evergreen shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {genus Eriodictyon}]

Eriodictyon californicum
n : viscid evergreen shrub of western United States with white to Deep lilac flowers; the sticky aromatic leaves are used in treating bronchial and pulmonary illnesses [syn: {yerba santa}]

eriogonum
n : any plant of the genus Eriogonum with small clustered flowers

Eriogonum allenii
n : late-blooming perennial plant of shale barrens of Virginia having flowers in flat-topped clusters [syn: {umbrella plant}]

Eriophorum
n : cotton grass [syn: {genus Eriophorum}]

Eriophorum angustifolium
n : having densely tufted white cottony or downlike glumes [syn: {common cotton grass}]

Eriophyllum
n : genus of hairy herbs and shrubs of western North America [syn: {genus Eriophyllum}]

Eriophyllum lanatum
n : grayish woolly leafy perennial with branched stems ending in leafless stalks bearing golden-yellow flower heads; dry areas western North America [syn: {golden yarrow}]

Eriophyllum wallacei
n : tiny gray woolly tufted annual with small golden-yellow flower heads; southeastern California to northwestern Arizona and southwestern Utah; sometimes placed in genus Eriophyllum [syn: {woolly daisy}, {dwarf daisy}, {Antheropeas wallacei}]

Eriosoma
n : woolly aphids [syn: {genus Eriosoma}]

Eriosoma lanigerum
n : primarily a bark feeder on aerial parts and roots of apple and other trees [syn: {woolly apple aphid}, {American blight}]

Eris
n : (Greek mythology) goddess of discord; sister of Ares

eristic
adj : given to disputation for its own sake and often employing specious arguments [syn: {eristical}]
n 1: a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy [syn: {disputant}, {controversialist}]
2: the art of logical disputation (especially if specious)

eristical
adj : given to disputation for its own sake and often employing specious arguments [syn: {eristic}]

Erithacus
n : Old World thrushes [syn: {genus Erithacus}]

Erithacus rubecola
n : small Old World songbird with a reddish breast [syn: {robin}, {redbreast}, {robin redbreast}, {Old World robin}]

Erithacus svecicus
n : songbird of northern Europe and Asia [syn: {bluethroat}]

Eritrea
n : an African country north of Ethiopia on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Ethiopia in 1993 [syn: {State of Eritrea}]

Eritrean
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Eritrea or its people; "Eritrean civil war"
n : a native or inhabitant of Eritrea

Erivan
n : capital of Armenia [syn: {Yerevan}, {Jerevan}, {capital of Armenia}]

Erlang
n : a unit of traffic intensity in a telephone system

Erle Stanley Gardner
n : writer of detective novels featuring Perry Mason (1889-1970) [syn: {Gardner}]

Erlenmeyer
n : German chemist (1825-1909) [syn: {Richard August Carl Emil Erlenmeyer}]

Erlenmeyer flask
n : a conical flask with a wide base and narrow neck

ermine
n 1: the expensive white fur of the ermine
2: mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat [syn: {shorttail weasel}, {Mustela erminea}]

ern
n : bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland [syn: {erne}, {gray sea eagle}, {European sea eagle}, {white-tailed sea eagle}, {Haliatus albicilla}]

erne
n : bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland [syn: {ern}, {gray sea eagle}, {European sea eagle}, {white-tailed sea eagle}, {Haliatus albicilla}]

Ernest Bevin
n : British labor leader and statesman who played an important role in diplomacy after World War II (1884-1951) [syn: {Bevin}]

Ernest Bloch
n : United States composer (born in Switzerland) who composed symphonies and chamber music and choral music and a piano sonata and an opera (1880-1959) [syn: {Bloch}]

Ernest Hemingway
n : an American writer of fiction who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1954 (1899-1961) [syn: {Hemingway}]

Ernest Orlando Lawrence
n : United States physicist who developed the cyclotron (1901-1958) [syn: {Lawrence}, {E. O. Lawrence}]

Ernest Rutherford
n : British physicist (born in New Zealand) who discovered the atomic nucleus and proposed a nuclear model of the atom (1871-1937) [syn: {Rutherford}, {First Baron Rutherford}, {First Baron Rutherford of Nelson}]

Ernest Solvay
n : Belgian chemist who developed the Solvay process and built factories exploiting it (1838-1922) [syn: {Solvay}]

Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton
n : Irish physicist who (with Sir John Cockcroft in 1931) first split an atom (1903-1995) [syn: {Walton}, {E. T. S. Walton}, {Ernest Walton}]

Ernest Walton
n : Irish physicist who (with Sir John Cockcroft in 1931) first split an atom (1903-1995) [syn: {Walton}, {E. T. S. Walton}, {Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton}]

Ernestine Schumann-Heink
n : United States operatic contralto (1861-1936) [syn: {Schumann-Heink}]

Ernesto Guevara
n : an Argentine revolutionary leader who was Fidel Castro's chief lieutenant in the Cuban revolution; active in other Latin American countries; was captured and executed by the Bolivian army (1928-1967) [syn: {Guevara}, {Che Guevara}]

Ernst
n : painter (born in Germany, resident of France and the United States) who was a cofounder of Dadaism; developed the technique of collage (1891-1976) [syn: {Max Ernst}]

Ernst Boris Chain
n : British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979) [syn: {Chain}, {Sir Ernst Boris Chain}]

Ernst Cassirer
n : German philosopher concerned with concept formation in the human mind and with symbolic forms in human culture generally (1874-1945) [syn: {Cassirer}]

Ernst Heinrich Haeckel
n : German biologist and philosopher; advocated Darwinism and formulated the theory of recapitulation; was an exponent of materialistic monism (1834-1919) [syn: {Haeckel}]

Ernst Heinrich Weber
n : German physiologist who studied sensory responses to stimuli and is considered the father of psychophysics (1795-1878) [syn: {Weber}, {E. H. Weber}]

Ernst Lubitsch
n : German filmmaker of sophisticated comedies (1892-1947) [syn: {Lubitsch}]

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
n : German expressionist painter (1880-1938) [syn: {Kirchner}]

Ernst Mach
n : Austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916) [syn: {Mach}]

Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann
n : German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822) [syn: {Hoffmann}, {E. T. A. Hoffmann}, {Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann}]

Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann
n : German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822) [syn: {Hoffmann}, {E. T. A. Hoffmann}, {Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann}]

Ernst Werner von Siemens
n : German electrical engineer (1816-1892) [syn: {Siemens}]

erode
v 1: become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded" [syn: {gnaw}, {gnaw at}, {eat at}, {wear away}]
2: remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces" [syn: {eat away}, {fret}]

eroded
adj : worn away as by water or ice or wind [syn: {scoured}]

eroding
n : (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) [syn: {erosion}, {eating away}, {wearing}, {wearing away}]

Erodium
n : geraniums of Europe and South America and Australia especially mountainous regions [syn: {genus Erodium}]

Erodium cicutarium
n : European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage [syn: {redstem storksbill}, {alfilaria}, {alfileria}, {filaree}, {filaria}, {clocks}, {pin grass}, {pin clover}]

Erodium moschatum
n : low annual European herb naturalized in America; similar to alfilaria [syn: {musk clover}, {muskus grass}, {white-stemmed filaree}]

Erodium texanum
n : of prairies and desert areas of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {Texas storksbill}]

erogenous
adj : sensitive to sexual stimulation

erogenous zone
n : any area of the body especially sensitive to sexual stimulation

Erolia
n : a genus of Scolopacidae [syn: {genus Erolia}]

Erolia alpina
n : small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions [syn: {red-backed sandpiper}, {dunlin}]

Erolia minutilla
n : smallest American sandpiper [syn: {least sandpiper}, {stint}]

Eros
n : (Greek mythology) god of love; son of Aphrodite; identified with Roman Cupid

erose
adj : having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed [syn: {jagged}, {jaggy}, {notched}, {toothed}]

erose leaf
n : a leaf having a jagged margin as though gnawed

erosion
n 1: (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) [syn: {eroding}, {eating away}, {wearing}, {wearing away}]
2: condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind
3: a gradual decline of something; "after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors"
4: erosion by chemical action [syn: {corrosion}, {corroding}]

erosive
adj 1: wearing away by friction; "the erosive effects of waves on the shoreline"
2: of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action [syn: {caustic}, {corrosive}, {vitriolic}]

erotic
adj : giving sexual pleasure; sexually arousing [syn: {titillating}]

erotica
n : creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire [syn: {pornography}, {porno}, {porn}, {smut}]

erotically
adv : in an erotic manner

eroticism
n 1: a state of anticipation of sexuality [syn: {erotism}]
2: the arousal of feelings of sexual desire [syn: {amorousness}, {erotism}, {sexiness}, {amativeness}]

erotism
n 1: a state of anticipation of sexuality [syn: {eroticism}]
2: the arousal of feelings of sexual desire [syn: {amorousness}, {eroticism}, {sexiness}, {amativeness}]

err
v 1: to make a mistake or be incorrect [syn: {mistake}, {slip}]
2: wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course" [syn: {stray}, {drift}]

errancy
n 1: (Christianity) holding views that disagree with accepted doctrine; especially disagreement with Papal infallibility; "he denies the errancy of the Catholic Church"
2: fallibility as indicated by erring or a tendency to err [ant: {inerrancy}]

errand
n : a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission

errand boy
n : a boy who earns money by running errands [syn: {messenger boy}]

errant
adj 1: straying from the right course or from accepted standards; "errant youngsters"
2: uncontrolled motion that is irregular or unpredictable; "an errant breeze"

errata
See {erratum}

errata
erratum
n : a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind [syn: {misprint}, {typographical error}, {typo}, {literal error}, {literal}] [also: {errata} (pl)]

erratic
adj 1: having no fixed course; "an erratic comet"; "his life followed a wandering course"; "a planetary vagabond" [syn: {planetary}, {wandering}]
2: liable to sudden unpredictable change; "erratic behavior"; "fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament"; "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next" [syn: {fickle}, {mercurial}, {quicksilver(a)}]
3: likely to perform unpredictably; "erratic winds are the bane of a sailor"; "a temperamental motor; sometimes it would start and sometimes it wouldn't"; "that beautiful but temperamental instrument the flute"- Osbert Lancaster [syn: {temperamental}]

erratically
adv : in an erratic unpredictable manner; "economic changes are proceeding erratically" [syn: {unpredictably}]

erratum
n : a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind [syn: {misprint}, {typographical error}, {typo}, {literal error}, {literal}] [also: {errata} (pl)]

erreminise
v : to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to; "This hairdo feminizes the man" [syn: {feminize}, {feminise}, {effeminize}, {womanize}]

errhine
adj : causing nasal discharge

erring
adj : capable of making an error; "all men are error-prone" [syn: {error-prone}]

erroneous
adj : containing or characterized by error; "erroneous conclusions"; "the answer was inaccurate" [syn: {inaccurate}]

erroneous belief
n : a misconception resulting from incorrect information [syn: {error}]

erroneously
adv : in a mistaken manner; "he mistakenly believed it" [syn: {mistakenly}]

erroneousness
n : inadvertent incorrectness [syn: {error}]

error
n 1: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults" [syn: {mistake}, {fault}]
2: inadvertent incorrectness [syn: {erroneousness}]
3: a misconception resulting from incorrect information [syn: {erroneous belief}]
4: (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed [syn: {misplay}]
5: departure from what is ethically acceptable [syn: {wrongdoing}]
6: (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer [syn: {computer error}]
7: part of a statement that is not correct; "the book was full of errors" [syn: {mistake}]

error correction code
n : (telecommunication) a coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors [syn: {ECC}]

errorless
adj : free from error; "an errorless baseball game"

error-prone
adj : capable of making an error; "all men are error-prone" [syn: {erring}]

ersatz
adj : artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee" [syn: {substitute}]
n : an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation

Erse
n : any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland [syn: {Gaelic}, {Goidelic}]

Erskine Caldwell
n : United States author remembered for novels about poverty and degeneration (1903-1987) [syn: {Caldwell}, {Erskine Preston Caldwell}]

Erskine Preston Caldwell
n : United States author remembered for novels about poverty and degeneration (1903-1987) [syn: {Caldwell}, {Erskine Caldwell}]

erst
adv : at a previous time; "once he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing" [syn: {once}, {formerly}, {at one time}, {erstwhile}]

erstwhile
adj : belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover" [syn: {erstwhile(a)}, {former(a)}, {once(a)}, {onetime(a)}, {quondam(a)}, {sometime(a)}]
adv : at a previous time; "once he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing" [syn: {once}, {formerly}, {at one time}, {erst}]

ERT
n : the coordinated universal time when an event is received on Earth [syn: {Earth-received time}]

Eruca
n : annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region [syn: {genus Eruca}]

Eruca sativa
n : erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender [syn: {rocket}, {roquette}, {garden rocket}, {rocket salad}, {arugula}, {Eruca vesicaria sativa}]

Eruca vesicaria sativa
n : erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender [syn: {rocket}, {roquette}, {garden rocket}, {rocket salad}, {arugula}, {Eruca sativa}]

eruct
v 1: eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical; "the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"; "The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate" [syn: {spew}, {spew out}]
2: expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table" [syn: {burp}, {bubble}, {belch}]

eructation
n 1: (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed) [syn: {eruption}, {extravasation}]
2: a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth [syn: {belch}, {belching}, {burp}, {burping}]

erudite
adj : having or showing profound knowledge; "a learned jurist"; "an erudite professor" [syn: {learned}]

eruditely
adv : with erudition; in an erudite manner; "he talked eruditely about Indian mythology" [syn: {learnedly}]

eruditeness
n : profound scholarly knowledge [syn: {erudition}, {learnedness}, {learning}, {scholarship}, {encyclopedism}, {encyclopaedism}]

erudition
n : profound scholarly knowledge [syn: {eruditeness}, {learnedness}, {learning}, {scholarship}, {encyclopedism}, {encyclopaedism}]

erupt
v 1: start abruptly; "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc" [syn: {break out}]
2: erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism" [syn: {irrupt}, {flare up}, {flare}, {break open}, {burst out}]
3: start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously" [syn: {ignite}, {catch fire}, {take fire}, {combust}, {conflagrate}]
4: as of teeth, for example; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted" [syn: {come out}, {break through}, {push through}]
5: become active and spew forth lava and rocks; "Vesuvius erupts once in a while" [syn: {belch}, {extravasate}]
6: force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger" [syn: {break}, {burst}]
7: appear on the skin; "A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant"
8: become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce" [syn: {recrudesce}, {break out}]

eruption
n 1: the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material [syn: {volcanic eruption}]
2: symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible
3: (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed) [syn: {eructation}, {extravasation}]
4: a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities" [syn: {outbreak}, {irruption}]
5: a sudden very loud noise [syn: {bang}, {clap}, {blast}, {loud noise}]
6: the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum

eruptive
adj 1: igneous rock produced by eruption and solidified on or near the earth's surface; rhyolite or andesite or basalt; "volcanic rock includes the volcanic glass obsidian" [syn: {volcanic}]
2: of igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's surface; granite or diorite or gabbro [syn: {irruptive}, {plutonic}]
3: erupting or tending to erupt; "a geyser is an intermittently eruptive hot spring"

Erving
n : United States basketball forward (born in 1950) [syn: {Julius Erving}, {Julius Winfield Erving}, {Dr. J}]

Erwin Panofsky
n : art historian (1892-1968) [syn: {Panofsky}]

Erwin Rommel
n : German field marshal noted for brilliant generalship in North Africa during World War II (1891-1944) [syn: {Rommel}, {Desert Fox}]

Erwin Schrodinger
n : Austrian physicist who discovered the wave equation (1887-1961) [syn: {Schrodinger}]

erwinia
n : rod-shaped motile bacteria that attack plants

Eryngium
n : large genus of decorative plants with thistlelike flower heads; cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {genus Eryngium}]

Eryngium aquaticum
n : coarse prickly perennial eryngo with aromatic roots; southeastern United States; often confused with rattlesnake master [syn: {button snakeroot}]

Eryngium maritimum
n : European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac [syn: {sea holly}, {sea holm}, {sea eryngium}]

Eryngium yuccifolium
n : coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bite [syn: {rattlesnake master}, {rattlesnake's master}, {button snakeroot}]

eryngo
n : any plant of the genus Eryngium [syn: {eringo}] [also: {eryngoes} (pl)]

eryngoes
See {eryngo}

eryngoes
eryngo
n : any plant of the genus Eryngium [syn: {eringo}] [also: {eryngoes} (pl)]

Erysimum
n : large genus of annual or perennial herbs some grown for their flowers and some for their attractive evergreen leaves; Old World and North America [syn: {genus Erysimum}]

Erysimum allionii
n : showy erect biennial or short-lived perennial cultivated for its terminal racemes of orange-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus [syn: {Siberian wall flower}, {Cheiranthus allionii}]

Erysimum arkansanum
n : biennial or short-lived perennial prairie rocket having orange-yellow flowers; western North America to Minnesota and Kansas; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus [syn: {western wall flower}, {Erysimum asperum}, {Cheiranthus asperus}]

Erysimum asperum
n : biennial or short-lived perennial prairie rocket having orange-yellow flowers; western North America to Minnesota and Kansas; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus [syn: {western wall flower}, {Cheiranthus asperus}, {Erysimum arkansanum}]

Erysimum cheiranthoides
n : slender yellow-flowered European mustard often troublesome as a weed; formerly used as an anthelmintic [syn: {wormseed mustard}]

Erysimum cheiri
n : perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in genus Erysimum [syn: {wallflower}, {Cheiranthus cheiri}]

erysipelas
n : an acute streptococcal infection characterized by deep-red inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes

Erysiphaceae
n : family of fungi parasitic mostly on leaves; includes powdery mildews [syn: {family Erysiphaceae}]

Erysiphales
n : saprophytic and parasitic fungi that live on plants [syn: {order Erysiphales}]

Erysiphe
n : genus of powdery mildews [syn: {genus Erysiphe}]

erythema
n : abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of blood vessels (as in sunburn or inflammation)

erythema multiforme
n : a red rash caused by hypersensitivity to a drug or disease or other allergen

erythema nodosum
n : skin condition characterized by tender red nodules on the shins and legs

erythema nodosum leprosum
n : an inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face [syn: {ENL}]

erythema solare
n : redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun [syn: {sunburn}]

erythematous
adj : relating to or characterized by erythema

erythrina
n : any of various shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Erythrina having trifoliate leaves and racemes of scarlet to coral red flowers and black seeds; cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {coral tree}]

Erythrina caffra
n : small semi-evergreen broad-spreading tree of eastern South Africa with orange-scarlet flowers and small coral-red seeds; yields a light soft wood used for fence posts or shingles [syn: {kaffir boom}, {Cape kafferboom}]

Erythrina corallodendrum
n : deciduous shrub having racemes of deep scarlet-red flowers and black-spotted red seeds [syn: {coral bean tree}]

Erythrina crista-galli
n : small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered [syn: {ceibo}, {crybaby tree}, {cry-baby tree}, {common coral tree}]

Erythrina Indica
n : small to medium-sized thorny tree of tropical Asia and northern Australia having dense clusters of scarlet or crimson flowers and black seeds [syn: {Indian coral tree}, {Erythrina variegata}]

Erythrina lysistemon
n : small semi-evergreen of South Africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds [syn: {kaffir boom}, {Transvaal kafferboom}]

Erythrina variegata
n : small to medium-sized thorny tree of tropical Asia and northern Australia having dense clusters of scarlet or crimson flowers and black seeds [syn: {Indian coral tree}, {Erythrina Indica}]

Erythrina vespertilio
n : prickly Australian coral tree having soft spongy wood [syn: {cork tree}]

erythrite
n : a reddish mineral consisting of hydrated cobalt arsenate in monoclinic crystalline form and used in coloring glass; usually found in veins bearing cobalt and arsenic [syn: {cobalt bloom}]

erythroblast
n : a nucleated cell in bone marrow from which red blood cells develop

erythroblastosis
n : a blood disease characterized by the abnormal presence of erythroblasts in the blood

erythroblastosis fetalis
n : severe anemia in newborn babies; the result of Rh incompatibility between maternal and fetal blood; typically occurs when the child of an Rh-negative mother inherits Rh-positive blood from the father; can be diagnosed before birth by amniocentesis

Erythrocebus
n : patas [syn: {genus Erythrocebus}]

Erythrocebus patas
n : reddish long-tailed monkey of west Africa [syn: {patas}, {hussar monkey}]

Erythrocin
n : an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative [syn: {erythromycin}, {E-Mycin}, {Ethril}, {Ilosone}, {Pediamycin}]

erythrocyte
n : a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus [syn: {red blood cell}, {RBC}]

erythrocyte sedimentation rate
n : the rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions; a high rate usually indicates the presence of inflammation [syn: {ESR}, {sedimentation rate}, {sed rate}]

erythrocytolysin
n : any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their hemoglobin [syn: {hemolysin}, {haemolysin}, {erythrolysin}]

erythroderma
n : any skin disorder involving abnormal redness

erythroid
adj : relating to erythrocytes

erythrolysin
n : any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their hemoglobin [syn: {hemolysin}, {haemolysin}, {erythrocytolysin}]

erythromycin
n : an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative [syn: {Erythrocin}, {E-Mycin}, {Ethril}, {Ilosone}, {Pediamycin}]

Erythronium
n : perennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States: dogtooth violet; adder's tongue; trout lily; fawn lily [syn: {genus Erythronium}]

Erythronium albidum
n : North American dogtooth having solitary white flowers with yellow centers and blue- or pink-tinted exteriors [syn: {white dogtooth violet}, {white dog's-tooth violet}, {blonde lilian}]

Erythronium americanum
n : eastern North American dogtooth having solitary yellow flowers marked with brown or purple and spotted interiors [syn: {yellow adder's tongue}, {trout lily}, {amberbell}]

Erythronium californicum
n : California dogtooth violet with creamy white flowers sometimes yellow-tinged [syn: {fawn lily}]

Erythronium dens-canis
n : sturdy European dogtooth with rose to mauve flowers; cultivated in many varieties [syn: {European dogtooth}]

Erythronium grandiflorum
n : dogtooth violet of western North America having bright yellow flowers [syn: {glacier lily}, {snow lily}]

Erythronium montanum
n : perennial herb having large white orange-marked flowers; found near snow line in northwestern United States [syn: {avalanche lily}]

erythropoiesis
n : the process of producing red blood cells by the stem cells in the bone marrow

erythropoietic
adj : of or relating to the formation of red blood cells

erythropoietin
n : a glycoprotein secreted by the kidneys that stimulates the production of red blood cells

Erythroxylaceae
n : a family of plants of order Geraniales; have drupaceous fruit [syn: {family Erythroxylaceae}]

Erythroxylon
n : a large genus of South American shrubs and small trees of the family Erythroxylaceae [syn: {genus Erythroxylon}, {Erythroxylum}, {genus Erythroxylum}]

Erythroxylon coca
n : a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine [syn: {coca}]

Erythroxylon truxiuense
n : a South American shrub whose leaves are a source of cocaine

Erythroxylum
n : a large genus of South American shrubs and small trees of the family Erythroxylaceae [syn: {Erythroxylon}, {genus Erythroxylon}, {genus Erythroxylum}]

Es
n : a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons [syn: {einsteinium}, {E}, {atomic number 99}]

Esaki
n : physicist honored for advances in solid state electronics (born in Japan in 1925) [syn: {Leo Esaki}]

Esau
n : (Old Testament) the eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother Jacob for a mess of pottage

escadrille
n 1: a small squadron
2: an air force squadron typically containing six airplanes (as in France during World War I)

escalade
n : an act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification)
v : climb up and over; "They had to escalade canyons to reach their destination"

escalader
n : someone who gains access by the use of ladders

escalate
v : increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing" [syn: {intensify}, {step up}] [ant: {de-escalate}]

escalation
n : an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy; "higher wages caused an escalation of prices"; "there was a gradual escalation of hostilities"

escalator
n 1: a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index) [syn: {escalator clause}]
2: a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt [syn: {moving staircase}, {moving stairway}]

escalator clause
n : a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index) [syn: {escalator}]

escallop
n 1: edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces [syn: {scallop}, {scollop}]
2: thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled [syn: {cutlet}, {scallop}, {scollop}]
3: edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions [syn: {scallop}, {scollop}]

escalope de veau Orloff
n : lightly sauteed veal cutlets spread with a Soubise sauce and liver paste then sprinkled with grated Parmesan and baked briefly

escapade
n 1: a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful) [syn: {adventure}, {risky venture}, {dangerous undertaking}]
2: any carefree episode [syn: {lark}]

escape
n 1: the act of escaping physically; "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt" [syn: {flight}]
2: an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy; "romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life"; "his alcohol problem was a form of escapism" [syn: {escapism}]
3: the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak" [syn: {leak}, {leakage}, {outflow}]
4: a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level [syn: {safety valve}, {relief valve}, {escape valve}, {escape cock}]
5: nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do; "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive" [syn: {evasion}, {dodging}]
6: an avoidance of danger or difficulty; "that was a narrow escape"
7: a means or way of escaping; "hard work was his escape from worry"; "they installed a second hatch as an escape"; "their escape route"
8: a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
v 1: run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison" [syn: {get away}, {break loose}]
2: fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane" [syn: {miss}]
3: escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities" [syn: {get off}, {get away}, {get by}, {get out}]
4: be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me" [syn: {elude}]
5: issue or leak, as from a small opening; "Gas escaped into the bedroom"
6: remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion; "We escaped to our summer house for a few days"; "The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer" [syn: {get away}]
7: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" [syn: {run}, {scarper}, {turn tail}, {lam}, {run away}, {hightail it}, {bunk}, {head for the hills}, {take to the woods}, {fly the coop}, {break away}]

escape cock
n : a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level [syn: {safety valve}, {relief valve}, {escape valve}, {escape}]

escape expert
n : someone who is expert in the art of escaping [syn: {escapologist}]

escape from
v : get rid of; "I couldn't shake the car that was following me" [syn: {shake}, {shake off}, {throw off}]

escape hatch
n : hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency

escape mechanism
n : a form of behavior that evades unpleasant realities

escape valve
n : a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level [syn: {safety valve}, {relief valve}, {escape cock}, {escape}]

escape velocity
n : the minimum velocity needed to escape a gravitational field

escape wheel
n : gear that engages a rocking lever

escaped
adj : having escaped, especially from confinement; "a convict still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners"; "dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood" [syn: {at large(p)}, {at liberty(p)}, {loose}, {on the loose(p)}]

escapee
n : someone who escapes

escapement
n : mechanical device that regulates movement

escapism
n : an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy; "romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life"; "his alcohol problem was a form of escapism" [syn: {escape}]

escapist
n : a person who escapes into a world of fantasy [syn: {dreamer}, {wishful thinker}]

escapologist
n : someone who is expert in the art of escaping [syn: {escape expert}]

escargot
n : edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic [syn: {snail}]

escarole
n : variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges [syn: {chicory escarole}, {endive}]

escarp
n : a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification [syn: {escarpment}, {scarp}, {protective embankment}]

escarpment
n 1: a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion [syn: {scarp}]
2: a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification [syn: {escarp}, {scarp}, {protective embankment}]

eschalot
n : type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning [syn: {shallot}, {multiplier onion}, {Allium cepa aggregatum}, {Allium ascalonicum}]

eschar
n : a dry scab formed on the skin following a burn or cauterization of the skin

eschatological
adj : of or relating to or dealing with or regarding the ultimate destiny of mankind and the world

eschatologically
adv : in relation to eschatology; "even atheists can be eschatologically minded"

eschatologist
n : a theologian who specializes in eschatology

eschatology
n : the branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and judgment; heaven and hell; the end of the world

escheat
n 1: a reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs
2: the property that reverts to the state

escherichia
n : a genus of enteric bacteria

Escherichia coli
n : a species of bacterium normally present in intestinal tract of humans and other animals; sometimes pathogenic; can be a threat to food safety [syn: {E. coli}]

eschew
v : avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of [syn: {shun}]

Eschrichtiidae
n : comprising only the gray whales [syn: {family Eschrichtiidae}]

Eschrichtius
n : type and sole genus of the Eschrichtiidae [syn: {genus Eschrichtius}]

Eschrichtius gibbosus
n : medium-sized grayish-black whale of the northern Pacific [syn: {gray whale}, {devilfish}, {Eschrichtius robustus}]

Eschrichtius robustus
n : medium-sized grayish-black whale of the northern Pacific [syn: {gray whale}, {devilfish}, {Eschrichtius gibbosus}]

Eschscholtzia
n : showy herbs of western North America [syn: {genus Eschscholtzia}]

Eschscholtzia californica
n : of Pacific coast of North America; widely cultivated for its yellow to red flowers [syn: {California poppy}]

escolar
n : large snake mackerel with rings like spectacles around its eyes [syn: {Lepidocybium flavobrunneum}]

escort
n 1: someone who escorts and protects a prominent person [syn: {bodyguard}]
2: the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them [syn: {accompaniment}]
3: an attendant who is employed to accompany someone
4: a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking" [syn: {date}]
v 1: accompany as an escort; "She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball"
2: accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door" [syn: {see}]

escritoire
n : a desk used for writing [syn: {secretary}, {writing table}, {secretaire}]

escrow
n : a written agreement (or property or money) delivered to a third party or put in trust by one party to a contract to be returned after fulfillment of some condition

escrow funds
n : funds held in escrow

escudo
n 1: formerly the basic monetary unit of Portugal; equal to 100 centavo [syn: {Portuguese escudo}]
2: the basic unit of money on Cape Verde; equal to 100 centavos [syn: {Cape Verde escudo}]

escutcheon
n 1: a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers [syn: {finger plate}, {scutcheon}]
2: (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed
3: a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms [syn: {scutcheon}]

ESE
n : the compass point midway between east and southeast [syn: {east southeast}]

Esfahan
n : city in central Iran; former capital of Persia [syn: {Isfahan}, {Aspadana}]

Esidrix
n : a diuretic drug (trade name Esidrix and HydroDIURIL) used in the treatment of hypertension [syn: {hydrochlorothiazide}, {HydroDIURIL}]

Eskalith
n : a white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug; the drug (trade names Lithane or Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of depression and manic episodes of manic-depressive disorder [syn: {lithium carbonate}, {Lithane}, {Lithonate}]

esker
n : (geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets

Eskimo
n 1: a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people') [syn: {Esquimau}, {Inuit}]
2: the language spoken by the Eskimo people [syn: {Esquimau}]

Eskimo curlew
n : New World curlew that breeds in northern North America [syn: {Numenius borealis}]

Eskimo dog
n : breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog [syn: {husky}]

Eskimo-Aleut
n : the family of languages that includes Eskimo and Aleut [syn: {Eskimo-Aleut language}]

Eskimo-Aleut language
n : the family of languages that includes Eskimo and Aleut [syn: {Eskimo-Aleut}]

ESM
n : electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition [syn: {electronic warfare-support measures}]

Esme Stuart Lennox Robinson
n : Irish playwright and theater manager in Dublin (1886-1958) [syn: {Robinson}, {Lennox Robinson}]

esmolol
n : intravenous beta blocker (trade name Brevibloc) that acts for only a short time; used primarily for cardiac arrhythmias [syn: {Brevibloc}]

Esocidae
n : pikes; pickerels; muskellunges [syn: {family Esocidae}]

ESOP
n : a program under which employees regularly accumulate shares and may ultimately assume control of the company [syn: {employee stock ownership plan}]

esophageal
adj : relating to the esophagus

esophageal reflux
n : reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus [syn: {gastroesophageal reflux}, {oesophageal reflux}]

esophageal smear
n : alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the esophagus

esophageal veins
n : small veins from the esophagus emptying into the brachiocephalic vein or the azygos veins [syn: {oesophageal veins}, {venae esophageae}]

esophagi
See {esophagus}

esophagi
esophagus
n : the passage between the pharynx and the stomach [syn: {oesophagus}, {gorge}, {gullet}] [also: {oesophagi} (pl), {esophagi} (pl)]

esophagitis
n : inflammation of the esophagus; often caused by gastroesophageal reflux [syn: {oesophagitis}]

esophagogastric junction
n : the junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium [syn: {oesophagogastric junction}]

esophagoscope
n : an optical instrument for examining the inside of the esophagus [syn: {oesophagoscope}]

esophagus
n : the passage between the pharynx and the stomach [syn: {oesophagus}, {gorge}, {gullet}] [also: {oesophagi} (pl), {esophagi} (pl)]

esoteric
adj : confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories" [ant: {exoteric}]

esoterica
n : secrets known only to an initiated minority

esotropia
n : strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward toward the nose [syn: {cross-eye}, {crossed eye}, {convergent strabismus}]

Esox
n : type and only genus of the family Esocidae [syn: {genus Esox}]

Esox americanus
n : small but gamy pickerel of Atlantic coastal states [syn: {redfin pickerel}, {barred pickerel}]

Esox lucius
n : voracious piscivorous pike of waters of northern hemisphere [syn: {northern pike}]

Esox masquinongy
n : large (60 to 80 pounds) sport fish of North America [syn: {muskellunge}]

Esox niger
n : common in quiet waters of eastern United States [syn: {chain pickerel}, {chain pike}]

E.S.P.
n : apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses [syn: {clairvoyance}, {second sight}, {extrasensory perception}, {ESP}]

ESP
n : apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses [syn: {clairvoyance}, {second sight}, {extrasensory perception}, {E.S.P.}]

espadrille
n : a sandal with a sole made of rope or rubber and a cloth upper part

espalier
n : a trellis on which ornamental shrub or fruit tree is trained to grow flat

Espana
n : a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power [syn: {Spain}, {Kingdom of Spain}]

espanole
n : brown sauce with tomatoes and a caramelized mixture of minced carrots and onions and celery seasoned with madeira [syn: {sauce espanole}]

esparcet
n : Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain [syn: {sainfoin}, {sanfoin}, {holy clover}, {Onobrychis viciifolia}, {Onobrychis viciaefolia}]

especial
adj : surpassing what is common or usual or expected; "he paid especial attention to her"; "exceptional kindness"; "a matter of particular and unusual importance"; "a special occasion"; "a special reason to confide in her"; "what's so special about the year 2000?" [syn: {especial(a)}, {exceptional}, {particular(a)}, {special}]

especially
adv 1: to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common; "he was particularly fussy about spelling"; "a particularly gruesome attack"; "under peculiarly tragic circumstances"; "an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger" [syn: {particularly}, {peculiarly}, {specially}]
2: in a special manner; "a specially arranged dinner" [syn: {specially}]

Esperantido
n : an artificial language based on Esperanto and Ido

Esperanto
n : an artificial language based as far as possible on words common to all the European languages

espial
n : the act of detecting something; catching sight of something [syn: {detection}, {catching}, {spying}, {spotting}]

espied
espy
v : catch sight of [syn: {descry}, {spot}, {spy}] [also: {espied}]

espied
See {espy}

espionage
n : the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets

espionage agent
n : someone employed to spy on another country or business competitor

espionage network
n : a network of spies

esplanade
n : a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore

Espoo
n : a city in southern Finland

espousal
n 1: archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast [syn: {bridal}]
2: the act of becoming betrothed or engaged [syn: {betrothal}]
3: the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance" [syn: {adoption}, {acceptance}, {acceptation}]

espouse
v 1: choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals" [syn: {adopt}, {follow}]
2: take in marriage [syn: {marry}, {get married}, {wed}, {conjoin}, {hook up with}, {get hitched with}]
3: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholocism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith" [syn: {embrace}, {adopt}, {sweep up}]

espresso
n : strong black coffee brewed by forcing hot water under pressure through finely ground coffee beans

espresso maker
n : a coffee maker that forces live steam under pressure through dark roasted coffee grounds

espresso shop
n : a cafe where espresso is served

esprit
n : liveliness of mind or spirit

esprit de corps
n : the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed [syn: {morale}, {team spirit}]

espy
v : catch sight of [syn: {descry}, {spot}, {spy}] [also: {espied}]

Esq
n : a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name [syn: {Esquire}]

Esquimau
n 1: a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people') [syn: {Eskimo}, {Inuit}]
2: the language spoken by the Eskimo people [syn: {Eskimo}]

esquire
n 1: (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood
2: a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name [syn: {Esq}]

ESR
n 1: the rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions; a high rate usually indicates the presence of inflammation [syn: {erythrocyte sedimentation rate}, {sedimentation rate}, {sed rate}]
2: microwave spectroscopy in which there is resonant absorption of radiation by a paramagnet [syn: {electron spin resonance}, {electron paramagnetic resonance}]

essay
n 1: an analytic or interpretive literary composition
2: a tentative attempt
v 1: make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world" [syn: {try}, {seek}, {attempt}, {assay}]
2: put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe" [syn: {test}, {prove}, {try}, {try out}, {examine}]

essayer
n : one who tries [syn: {trier}, {attempter}]

essayist
n : a writer of literary works [syn: {litterateur}]

Esselen
n 1: a member of a North American Indian people living on the California coast near Monterey
2: the Hokan language spoken by the Esselen people

Essen
n : a city in western Germany; industrial center of the Ruhr

essence
n 1: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: {kernel}, {substance}, {core}, {center}, {gist}, {heart}, {heart and soul}, {inwardness}, {marrow}, {meat}, {nub}, {pith}, {sum}, {nitty-gritty}]
2: any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted
3: the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work [syn: {effect}, {burden}, {core}, {gist}]
4: a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor [syn: {perfume}]

Essene
adj : said of or relating to the Essenes
n : a member of an ascetic Jewish sect around the time of Jesus

essential
adj 1: absolutely necessary; vitally necessary; "essential tools and materials"; "funds essential to the completion of the project"; "an indispensable worker" [syn: {indispensable}]
2: basic and fundamental; "the essential feature" [ant: {inessential}]
3: of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence" [syn: {all-important(a)}, {all important(p)}, {crucial}, {of the essence(p)}]
4: being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc; "essential oil"
5: applying to essential legal principles and rules of right; "substantive law" [syn: {substantive}] [ant: {adjective}]
6: absolutely required and not to be used up or sacrificed
n : anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained" [syn: {necessity}, {requirement}, {requisite}, {necessary}] [ant: {inessential}]

essential amino acid
n : an amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesize; must be supplied in the diet

essential condition
n : a prerequisite [syn: {sine qua non}]

essential hypertension
n : persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be found [syn: {hyperpiesia}, {hyperpiesis}]

essential oil
n : an oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings [syn: {volatile oil}]

essential thrombocytopenia
n : the primary form of thrombocytopenia (rather than a shortage of platelets caused by with other conditions such as tuberculosis or chemical suppression of bone marrow etc.)

essential tremor
n : tremor of unknown cause (usually of the hands and head) that develops in older people; often mistaken for Parkinsonism but is not life-threatening and can usually be kept under control

essentiality
n : basic importance [syn: {essentialness}] [ant: {inessentiality}]

essentially
adv : at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person" [syn: {basically}, {fundamentally}, {in essence}, {au fond}]

essentialness
n : basic importance [syn: {essentiality}] [ant: {inessentiality}]

Essex
n : a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary

essonite
n : a garnet ranging in color from yellow to brown [syn: {cinnamon stone}, {hessonite}]

EST
n : standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States [syn: {Eastern Time}, {Eastern Standard Time}]

establish
v 1: set up or found; "She set up a literacy program" [syn: {set up}, {found}, {launch}] [ant: {abolish}]
2: set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department" [syn: {found}, {plant}, {constitute}, {institute}]
3: establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" [syn: {prove}, {demonstrate}, {show}, {shew}] [ant: {disprove}]
4: institute, enact, or establish; "make laws" [syn: {lay down}, {make}]
5: bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth" [syn: {give}]
6: place; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz" [syn: {install}, {instal}, {set up}]
7: use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation" [syn: {base}, {ground}, {found}]
8: build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation" [syn: {build}]

established
adj 1: brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established; "the established social order"; "distrust the constituted authority"; "a team established as a member of a major league"; "enjoyed his prestige as an established writer"; "an established precedent"; "the established Church" [syn: {constituted}] [ant: {unestablished}]
2: securely established; "an established reputation"; "holds a firm position as the country's leading poet" [syn: {firm}]
3: settled securely and unconditionally; "that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact" [syn: {accomplished}, {effected}]
4: shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt; "the established facts in the case"
5: conforming with accepted standards; "a conventional view of the world" [syn: {conventional}]
6: introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation [syn: {naturalized}]

established church
n : the church that is recognized as the official church of a nation

establishment
n 1: the act of forming something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club" [syn: {constitution}, {formation}, {organization}, {organisation}]
2: an organization founded and united for a specific purpose [syn: {institution}]
3: the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment" [syn: {administration}, {governance}, {governing body}, {brass}, {organization}, {organisation}]
4: a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence
5: any large organization
6: (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat [syn: {ecesis}]
7: the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof [syn: {validation}]

establishmentarianism
n : the doctrine of supporting the social or political establishment [syn: {establishmentism}]

establishmentism
n : the doctrine of supporting the social or political establishment [syn: {establishmentarianism}]

estaminet
n : a small (and usually shabby) cafe selling wine and beer and coffee

estate
n 1: everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
2: extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island" [syn: {land}, {landed estate}, {acres}, {demesne}]
3: a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights [syn: {estate of the realm}]

estate agent
n : a person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale of land; "in England they call a realtor a land agent" [syn: {realtor}, {real estate broker}, {real estate agent}, {land agent}, {house agent}]

estate car
n : another name for a station wagon [syn: {shooting brake}]

estate for life
n : (law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it [syn: {life estate}]

estate of the realm
n : a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights [syn: {estate}]

estate tax
n : a tax on the estate of the deceased person [syn: {inheritance tax}, {death tax}, {death duty}]

Estates General
n : assembly of the estates of all France; last meeting in 1789

estazolam
n : a frequently prescribed sleeping pill (trade name ProSom) [syn: {ProSom}]

esteem
n 1: the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high regard" [syn: {regard}, {respect}] [ant: {disesteem}]
2: a feeling of delighted approval and liking [syn: {admiration}]
3: an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him" [syn: {respect}, {regard}] [ant: {disrespect}]
v 1: regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity" [syn: {respect}, {value}, {prize}, {prise}] [ant: {disrespect}, {disrespect}]
2: look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent" [syn: {think of}, {repute}, {regard as}, {look upon}, {look on}, {take to be}]

esteemed
adj : having an illustrious reputation; respected; "our esteemed leader"; "a prestigious author" [syn: {honored}, {prestigious}]

ester
n : formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water

esterified
esterify
v : change (a compound) into an ester [also: {esterified}]

esterified
See {esterify}

esterify
v : change (a compound) into an ester [also: {esterified}]

Esther
n 1: (Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
2: an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre [syn: {Book of Esther}]

Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack Morris
n : United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902) [syn: {Morris}, {Esther Morris}]

Esther Morris
n : United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902) [syn: {Morris}, {Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack Morris}]

esthete
n : one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature [syn: {aesthete}]

esthetic
adj 1: concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste; "the aesthetic faculties"; "an aesthetic person"; "aesthetic feeling"; "the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success" [syn: {aesthetic}, {aesthetical}, {esthetical}] [ant: {inaesthetic}]
2: relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics; "aesthetic values" [syn: {aesthetic}]
3: aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement" [syn: {aesthetic}, {artistic}, {pleasing}]
n : (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful; "he despised the esthetic of minimalism" [syn: {aesthetic}]

esthetical
adj : concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste; "the aesthetic faculties"; "an aesthetic person"; "aesthetic feeling"; "the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success" [syn: {aesthetic}, {esthetic}, {aesthetical}] [ant: {inaesthetic}]

esthetically
adv : in a tasteful way; "this building is aesthetically very pleasing" [syn: {aesthetically}]

esthetician
n 1: a worker skilled in giving beauty treatments (manicures and facials etc.) [syn: {aesthetician}]
2: a philosopher who specializes in the nature of beauty [syn: {aesthetician}]

esthetics
n : (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art); "traditional aesthetics assumed the existence of universal and timeless criteria of artistic value" [syn: {aesthetics}]

Esthonia
n : a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea [syn: {Estonia}, {Republic of Estonia}]

Esthonian
n : the official language of Estonia; belongs to the Baltic-Finnic family of languages [syn: {Estonian}]

estimable
adj 1: deserving of respect or high regard [ant: {contemptible}]
2: deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name" [syn: {good}, {honorable}, {respectable}]
3: may be computed or estimated; "a calculable risk"; "computable odds"; "estimable assets" [syn: {computable}]

estimate
n 1: an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take" [syn: {estimation}, {approximation}, {idea}]
2: a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody; "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"; "in my estimation the boy is innocent" [syn: {estimation}]
3: a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) [syn: {appraisal}, {estimation}]
4: a statement indicating the likely cost of some job; "he got an estimate from the car repair shop"
5: the respect with which a person is held; "they had a high estimation of his ability" [syn: {estimation}]
v 1: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" [syn: {gauge}, {approximate}, {guess}, {judge}]
2: judge to be probable [syn: {calculate}, {reckon}, {count on}, {figure}, {forecast}]

estimated
adj : calculated approximately; "an estimated mass of 25 g"

estimated tax
n : income tax paid periodically on income that is not subject to withholding taxes; based on the taxpayer's predicted tax liability

estimated tax return
n : return required of a taxpayer whose tax withheld from income does not meet the tax liability for the year [syn: {declaration of estimated tax}]

estimation
n 1: an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take" [syn: {estimate}, {approximation}, {idea}]
2: a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) [syn: {appraisal}, {estimate}]
3: the respect with which a person is held; "they had a high estimation of his ability" [syn: {estimate}]
4: a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody; "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"; "in my estimation the boy is innocent" [syn: {estimate}]

estimator
n : an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines) [syn: {calculator}, {reckoner}, {figurer}, {computer}]

estival
adj : (rare) of or occurring in summer; "the sky was a burnished aestival blue"; "estival winds" [syn: {aestival}]

estivate
v : sleep during summer; "certain animals estivate" [syn: {aestivate}] [ant: {hibernate}, {hibernate}]

estivation
n 1: (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period [syn: {aestivation}]
2: (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens [syn: {aestivation}]

Estonia
n : a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea [syn: {Esthonia}, {Republic of Estonia}]

Estonian
adj : of or pertaining to Estonia or the people or culture of Estonia
n : the official language of Estonia; belongs to the Baltic-Finnic family of languages [syn: {Esthonian}]

Estonian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Estonia

estopped
See {estop}

estoppel
n : a rule of evidence whereby a person is barred from denying the truth of a fact that has already been settled

estopping
See {estop}

estradiol
n : the most powerful female hormone that occurs naturally; synthesized and used to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer [syn: {oestradiol}]

estradiol patch
n : a transdermal patch that allows estradiol to be absorbed into the blood stream; used in treating estrogen deficiency and in hormone replacement therapy

estragon
n 1: aromatic perennial of southeastern Russia [syn: {tarragon}, {Artemisia dracunculus}]
2: fresh leaves (or leaves preserved in vinegar) used as seasoning [syn: {tarragon}]

estrange
v 1: remove from customary environment or associations; "Her busy schedule removed her from her duties as a mother"
2: arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness [syn: {alienate}, {alien}, {disaffect}]

estranged
adj : caused to be unloved [syn: {alienated}]

estrangement
n 1: separation resulting from hostility [syn: {alienation}]
2: the feeling of being alienated from other people [syn: {alienation}, {disaffection}]

estranging
adj : making one feel out of place or alienated; "the landscape was estranging"

estraterrestrial body
n : a natural object existing outside the earth and outside the earth's atmosphere [syn: {extraterrestrial object}]

Estrilda
n : avadavats [syn: {genus Estrilda}]

estriol
n : a naturally occurring estrogenic hormone; a synthetic form is used to treat estrogen deficiency [syn: {oestriol}]

estrogen
n : a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics [syn: {oestrogen}]

estrogen antagonist
n : an antagonist for estrogen that is used in the treatment of breast cancer [syn: {tamoxifen}]

estrogenic
adj : relating to or caused by estrogen

estrone
n : a naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary; synthesized (trade name Estronol) and used to treat estrogen deficiency [syn: {oestrone}, {theelin}, {Estronol}]

Estronol
n : a naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary; synthesized (trade name Estronol) and used to treat estrogen deficiency [syn: {estrone}, {oestrone}, {theelin}]

estrous
adj : (of lower mammals) showing or in a state of estrus; in heat; "the estrous state"; "the estrous cycle" [ant: {anestrous}]

estrus
n : applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity [syn: {oestrus}, {heat}, {rut}] [ant: {anestrus}]

estuarial
adj : of or relating to or found in estuaries [syn: {estuarine}]

estuarine
adj : of or relating to or found in estuaries [syn: {estuarial}]

estuary
n : the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix

esurience
n 1: excessive desire to eat [syn: {edacity}, {ravenousness}, {voracity}, {voraciousness}]
2: extreme gluttony [syn: {edacity}, {rapaciousness}, {rapacity}, {voracity}, {voraciousness}]

esurient
adj 1: extremely hungry; "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy" [syn: {famished}, {ravenous}, {sharp-set}, {starved}]
2: (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame" [syn: {avid}, {devouring(a)}, {greedy}]
3: devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks" [syn: {edacious}, {rapacious}, {ravening}, {ravenous}, {voracious}, {wolfish}]

et al
adv 1: used as an abbreviation of `et alii' (masculine plural) or `et aliae' (feminine plural) or `et alia' (neutral plural) when referring to a number of people [syn: {et al.}, {and others}]
2: used as an abbreviation of `et alibi' when referring to other occurrences in a text [syn: {et al.}, {and elsewhere}]

et al.
adv 1: used as an abbreviation of `et alii' (masculine plural) or `et aliae' (feminine plural) or `et alia' (neutral plural) when referring to a number of people [syn: {et al}, {and others}]
2: used as an abbreviation of `et alibi' when referring to other occurrences in a text [syn: {et al}, {and elsewhere}]

ETA
n 1: a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalis of the traditional Basque party; want to create on independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees; "in 1968 ETA launched a campaign of political assassinations of government officials" [syn: {Basque Homeland and Freedom}, {Basque Fatherland and Liberty}, {Euskadi ta Askatasuna}]
2: the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet

etagere
n : a piece of furniture with open shelves for displaying small ornaments

etamin
n : a soft cotton or worsted fabric with an open mesh; used for curtains or clothing etc. [syn: {etamine}]

etamine
n : a soft cotton or worsted fabric with an open mesh; used for curtains or clothing etc. [syn: {etamin}]

etanercept
n : a genetically engineered anti-TNF compound (trade name Enbrel) consisting of receptors that bind TNF; it is injected twice a week in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis [syn: {Enbrel}]

etc.
adv : continuing in the same way [syn: {and so forth}, {and so on}, {etcetera}]

etcetera
n : additional unspecified odds and ends; more of the same; "his report was full of etceteras"
adv : continuing in the same way [syn: {and so forth}, {and so on}, {etc.}]

etch
v : make an etching of

etched
adj : cut or impressed into a surface; "an incised design"; "engraved invitations" [syn: {engraved}, {graven}, {incised}, {inscribed}]

etcher
n : someone who etches

etching
n 1: an impression made from an etched plate
2: an etched plate made with the use of acid
3: making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them [syn: {engraving}]

ETD
n : a system for screening luggage in airports; an agent passes a swab around or inside luggage and then runs the swab through a machine that can detect trace amounts of explosives [syn: {explosive trace detection}]

eternal
adj 1: continuing forever or indefinitely; "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven" [syn: {ageless}, {everlasting}, {perpetual}, {unending}, {unceasing}]
2: lasting for an indefinitely long period of time [syn: {everlasting}, {lasting}, {eonian}, {aeonian}]
3: tiresomely long; seemingly without end; "endless debates"; "an endless conversation"; "the wait seemed eternal"; "eternal quarreling"; "an interminable sermon" [syn: {endless}, {interminable}]

Eternal City
n : capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire [syn: {Rome}, {Roma}, {Italian capital}, {capital of Italy}]

eternal damnation
n : the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell [syn: {damnation}]

eternal life
n : life without beginning or end [syn: {life eternal}]

eternal rest
n : euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); "she was laid to rest beside her husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep" [syn: {rest}, {sleep}, {eternal sleep}, {quietus}]

eternal sleep
n : euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); "she was laid to rest beside her husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep" [syn: {rest}, {eternal rest}, {sleep}, {quietus}]

eternalise
v : make famous for ever [syn: {immortalize}, {immortalise}, {eternize}, {eternise}, {eternalize}]

eternalize
v : make famous for ever [syn: {immortalize}, {immortalise}, {eternize}, {eternise}, {eternalise}]

eternally
adv : for a limitless time; "no one can live forever"; "brightly beams our Father's mercy from his lighthouse evermore"- P.P.Bliss [syn: {everlastingly}, {forever}, {evermore}]

eternise
v : make famous for ever [syn: {immortalize}, {immortalise}, {eternize}, {eternalize}, {eternalise}]

eternity
n 1: time without end [syn: {infinity}]
2: a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife [syn: {timelessness}, {timeless existence}]
3: a seemingly endless time interval (waiting)

eternize
v 1: cause to continue indefinitely
2: make famous for ever [syn: {immortalize}, {immortalise}, {eternise}, {eternalize}, {eternalise}]

ethacrynic acid
n : diuretic (trade name Edecrin) used to treat edema [syn: {Edecrin}]

Ethan Allen
n : a soldier of the American Revolution whose troops helped capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British (1738-1789) [syn: {Allen}]

ethanal
n : a colorless volatile water-soluble liquid aldehyde used chiefly in manufacture of acetic acid and perfumes and drugs [syn: {acetaldehyde}]

ethanal trimer
n : a colorless liquid (a cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde) that is used as a sedative and a solvent [syn: {paraldehyde}]

ethanamide
n : a colorless solid amide of acetic acid used as a solvent and in the synthesis of organic compounds [syn: {acetamide}]

ethane
n : a colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel [syn: {C2H6}]

ethanedioic acid
n : a toxic colorless crystalline organic acid found in oxalis and other plants; used as a bleach and rust remover and in chemical analysis [syn: {oxalic acid}]

ethanediol
n : a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent [syn: {ethylene glycol}, {glycol}]

ethanoate
n : a salt or ester of acetic acid [syn: {acetate}]

ethanoic acid
n : a colorless pungent liquid widely used in manufacturing plastics and pharmaceuticals [syn: {acetic acid}]

ethanol
n : the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed as a renewable clean-burning additive to gasoline [syn: {ethyl alcohol}, {fermentation alcohol}, {grain alcohol}]

ethanoyl chloride
n : colorless liquid acyl chloride (CH3COCl) that has a pungent odor [syn: {acetyl chloride}]

ethanoyl group
n : the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-) [syn: {acetyl}, {acetyl group}, {acetyl radical}, {ethanoyl radical}]

ethanoyl radical
n : the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-) [syn: {acetyl}, {acetyl group}, {acetyl radical}, {ethanoyl group}]

ethchlorvynol
n : a mild sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Placidyl) [syn: {Placidyl}]

Ethel Barrymore
n : United States actress; daughter of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1879-1959) [syn: {Barrymore}]

Ethel Merman
n : United States singer who appeared in several musical comedies (1909-1984) [syn: {Merman}]

Ethel Waters
n : United States actress and singer (1896-1977) [syn: {Waters}]

Ethelbert
n : Anglo-Saxon king of Kent who was converted to Christianity by Saint Augustine; codified English law (552-616)

Ethelred
n 1: king of the English who succeeded to the throne after his half-brother Edward the Martyr was murdered; he struggled unsuccessfully against the invading Danes (969-1016) [syn: {Ethelred II}, {Ethelred the Unready}]
2: king of Wessex and Kent and elder brother of Alfred; Alfred joined Ethelred's battle against the invading Danes and succeeded him on his death (died in 871) [syn: {Ethelred I}]

Ethelred I
n : king of Wessex and Kent and elder brother of Alfred; Alfred joined Ethelred's battle against the invading Danes and succeeded him on his death (died in 871) [syn: {Ethelred}]

Ethelred II
n : king of the English who succeeded to the throne after his half-brother Edward the Martyr was murdered; he struggled unsuccessfully against the invading Danes (969-1016) [syn: {Ethelred}, {Ethelred the Unready}]

Ethelred the Unready
n : king of the English who succeeded to the throne after his half-brother Edward the Martyr was murdered; he struggled unsuccessfully against the invading Danes (969-1016) [syn: {Ethelred}, {Ethelred II}]

ethene
n : a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic [syn: {ethylene}]

ether
n 1: a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic [syn: {ethoxyethane}, {divinyl ether}, {vinyl ether}, {diethyl ether}, {ethyl ether}]
2: the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies [syn: {quintessence}]
3: any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom
4: a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves [syn: {aether}]

ethereal
adj 1: characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms" [syn: {aeriform}, {aerial}, {airy}, {aery}]
2: of or containing or dissolved in ether; "ethereal solution"
3: of heaven or the spirit; "celestial peace"; "ethereal melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death" [syn: {celestial}, {supernal}]
4: characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing" [syn: {gossamer}]

etherealize
v : make ethereal [syn: {etherialise}]

etherialise
v : make ethereal [syn: {etherealize}]

etherified
etherify
v : change into an ether; "etherify an alcohol" [also: {etherified}]

etherified
See {etherify}

etherify
v : change into an ether; "etherify an alcohol" [also: {etherified}]

etherise
v : anesthetize with ether [syn: {etherize}]

etherize
v : anesthetize with ether [syn: {etherise}]

ethernet
n : a type of networking technology for local area networks; coaxial cable carries radio frequency signals between computers at a rate of 10 megabits per second

ethernet cable
n : any of several types of coaxial cable used in ethernets

ethic
n 1: the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group; "the Puritan ethic"; "a person with old-fashioned values" [syn: {moral principle}, {value-system}, {value orientation}]
2: a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct [syn: {ethical code}]

ethical
adj 1: of or relating to the philosophical study of ethics; "ethical codes"; "ethical theories"
2: conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; "an ethical lawyer"; "ethical medical practice"; "an ethical problem"; "had no ethical objection to drinking"; "Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants"- Omar N. Bradley [ant: {unethical}]
3: adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"; "had the moral courage to stand alone" [syn: {honorable}, {honourable}, {moral}]

ethical code
n : a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct [syn: {ethic}]

ethical drug
n : a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist; "he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly" [syn: {prescription drug}, {prescription}, {prescription medicine}] [ant: {over-the-counter drug}, {over-the-counter drug}]

ethical motive
n : motivation based on ideas of right and wrong [syn: {ethics}, {morals}, {morality}]

ethically
adv : in an ethical manner; from an ethical point of view; according to ethics; "he behaved ethically"; "this is ethically unacceptable" [ant: {unethically}]

ethician
n : a philosopher who specializes in ethics [syn: {ethicist}]

ethicism
n : a doctrine that ethics and ethical ideas are valid and important; "his ethicism often led him to moralize"

ethicist
n : a philosopher who specializes in ethics [syn: {ethician}]

ethics
n 1: motivation based on ideas of right and wrong [syn: {ethical motive}, {morals}, {morality}]
2: the philosophical study of moral values and rules [syn: {moral philosophy}]

ethics committee
n : a committee appointed to consider ethical issues [syn: {ethics panel}]

ethics panel
n : a committee appointed to consider ethical issues [syn: {ethics committee}]

Ethiopia
n : Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia [syn: {Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia}, {Yaltopya}, {Abyssinia}]

Ethiopian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Ethiopia or its people or languages; "Ethiopian immigrants"
n : a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia

Ethiopian banana
n : large evergreen arborescent herb having huge paddle-shaped leaves and bearing inedible fruit that resemble bananas but edible young flower shoots; sometimes placed in genus Musa [syn: {Abyssinian banana}, {Ensete ventricosum}, {Musa ensete}]

Ethiopian language
n : the dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a semitic language much influenced by the Cushitic language with which Amhara people have been in close contact [syn: {Amharic}]

Ethiopian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Ethiopia

ethmoid
n : one of the eight bones of the cranium; a small bone filled with air spaces that forms part of the eye sockets and the nasal cavity [syn: {ethmoid bone}]

ethmoid bone
n : one of the eight bones of the cranium; a small bone filled with air spaces that forms part of the eye sockets and the nasal cavity [syn: {ethmoid}]

ethmoid sinus
n : a sinus of the meatuses of the nasal cavity (behind the bridge of the nose) [syn: {ethmoidal sinus}, {sinus ethmoidales}]

ethmoidal artery
n : a branch of the ophthalmic artery supplying structures in and around the nasal capsule [syn: {arteria ethmoidalis}]

ethmoidal sinus
n : a sinus of the meatuses of the nasal cavity (behind the bridge of the nose) [syn: {ethmoid sinus}, {sinus ethmoidales}]

ethmoidal vein
n : veins that drain the ethmoidal sinuses and empty into the superior ophthalmic vein [syn: {vena ethmoidalis}]

ethnic
adj 1: denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people; "influenced by ethnic and cultural ties"- J.F.Kennedy; "ethnic food" [syn: {cultural}, {ethnical}]
2: not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam [syn: {heathen}, {heathenish}, {pagan}]

ethnic cleansing
n : the mass expulsion and killing of one ethic or religious group in an area by another ethnic or religious group in that area

ethnic group
n : people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture [syn: {ethnos}]

ethnic joke
n : a joke at the expense of some ethnic group

ethnic minority
n : a group that has different national or cultural traditions from the majority of the population

ethnic music
n : the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community [syn: {folk music}, {folk}]

ethnic slur
n : a slur on someone's race or language

ethnical
adj : denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people; "influenced by ethnic and cultural ties"- J.F.Kennedy; "ethnic food" [syn: {cultural}, {ethnic}]

ethnically
adv : with respect to ethnicity; "the neighborhood is ethnically diverse"

ethnicity
n : an ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties; "ethnicity has a strong influence on community status relations"

ethnocentric
adj : centered on a specific ethnic group, usually one's own

ethnocentrism
n : belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group

ethnographer
n : an anthropologist who does ethnography

ethnographic
adj : of or relating to ethnography; "ethnographical data" [syn: {ethnographical}]

ethnographical
adj : of or relating to ethnography; "ethnographical data" [syn: {ethnographic}]

ethnography
n : the branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human societies [syn: {descriptive anthropology}]

ethnologic
adj : of or relating to ethnology; "ethnological field work" [syn: {ethnological}]

ethnological
adj : of or relating to ethnology; "ethnological field work" [syn: {ethnologic}]

ethnologist
n : an anthropologist who studies ethnology

ethnology
n : the branch of anthropology that deals with the division of humankind into races and with their origins and distribution and distinctive characteristics

ethnos
n : people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture [syn: {ethnic group}]

Ethocaine
n : a white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine [syn: {procaine}]

ethologist
n : a zoologist who studies the behavior of animals in their natural habitats

ethology
n : the branch of zoology that studies the behavior of animals in their natural habitats

ethos
n : (anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era; "the Greek ethos"

ethosuximide
n : an anticonvulsant drug (trade names Emeside and Zarontin) used to treat petit mal epilepsy [syn: {Emeside}, {Zarontin}]

ethoxyethane
n : a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic [syn: {ether}, {divinyl ether}, {vinyl ether}, {diethyl ether}, {ethyl ether}]

Ethrane
n : a nonflammable liquid (trade name Ethrane) used as an inhalation general anesthetic [syn: {enflurane}]

Ethril
n : an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative [syn: {erythromycin}, {Erythrocin}, {E-Mycin}, {Ilosone}, {Pediamycin}]

ethyl
n : the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom [syn: {ethyl group}, {ethyl radical}]

ethyl acetate
n : a fragrant colorless flammable volatile liquid ester made from ethanol and acetic acid; used in flavorings and perfumes and as a solvent for plastics

ethyl alcohol
n 1: the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed as a renewable clean-burning additive to gasoline [syn: {ethanol}, {fermentation alcohol}, {grain alcohol}]
2: nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurs [syn: {neutral spirits}]

ethyl aminobenzoate
n : a white crystalline ester used as a local anesthetic [syn: {benzocaine}]

ethyl chloride
n : a colorless flammable gas used as a local surface anesthetic

ethyl ether
n : a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic [syn: {ether}, {ethoxyethane}, {divinyl ether}, {vinyl ether}, {diethyl ether}]

ethyl group
n : the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom [syn: {ethyl}, {ethyl radical}]

ethyl radical
n : the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom [syn: {ethyl}, {ethyl group}]

ethylene
n : a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic [syn: {ethene}]

ethylene glycol
n : a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent [syn: {glycol}, {ethanediol}]

ethylene tetrachloride
n : anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes [syn: {tetrachlorethylene}, {tetrachloroethylene}, {carbon dichloride}]

ethyne
n : a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis [syn: {acetylene}, {alkyne}]

Etienne-Louis Arthur Fallot
n : French physician who described cardiac anomalies including Fallot's tetralogy (1850-1911) [syn: {Fallot}]

etiolate
adj : (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light; "etiolated celery" [syn: {etiolated}, {blanched}]
v 1: make weak by stunting the growth or development of
2: bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight
3: make pale or sickly; "alcohol etiolates your skin"

etiolated
adj : (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light; "etiolated celery" [syn: {etiolate}, {blanched}]

etiolation
n 1: a pale and sickly appearance; "his etiolation signaled years in prison"
2: the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something; "the etiolation of the critical tradition"
3: (botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight; "the etiolation of celery"

etiologic
adj 1: of or relating to the philosophical study of etiology [syn: {etiological}, {aetiological}, {aetiologic}]
2: relating to the etiology of a disease; "etiological agent" [syn: {etiological}, {aetiological}, {aetiologic}]

etiological
adj 1: of or relating to the philosophical study of etiology [syn: {etiologic}, {aetiological}, {aetiologic}]
2: relating to the etiology of a disease; "etiological agent" [syn: {etiologic}, {aetiological}, {aetiologic}]

etiologist
n : a specialist in the etiology of diseases [syn: {aetiologist}]

etiology
n 1: the cause of a disease [syn: {aetiology}]
2: the philosophical study of causation [syn: {aetiology}]

etiquette
n : rules governing socially acceptable behavior

Etna
n 1: an inactive volcano in Sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in Europe (10,500 feet) [syn: {Mount Etna}, {Mt Etna}]
2: a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air [syn: {bunsen burner}, {bunsen}]

etodolac
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Lodine) [syn: {Lodine}]

Eton collar
n : broad white collar worn over the lapels of a jacket

Eton College
n : a public school for boys founded in 1440; located in Berkshire

Eton jacket
n : a jacket hanging to the waist and cut square at the bottom

Etonian
n : a student enrolled in (or graduated from) Eton College

Etropus
n : a genus of Bothidae [syn: {genus Etropus}]

Etropus rimosus
n : flounder found from North Carolina to Florida and the eastern Gulf of Mexico [syn: {gray flounder}]

Etruria
n : an ancient country in central Italy; assimilated by the Romans by about 200 BC

Etruscan
n : a native or inhabitant of ancient Etruria; the Etruscans influenced the Romans (who had suppressed them by about 200 BC)

etude
n : a short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity

etui
n : small ornamental ladies' bag for small articles

etyma
See {etymon}

etyma
etymon
n : a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes [syn: {root}] [also: {etyma} (pl)]

etymological
adj : based on or belonging to etymology; "I merely drew an etymological distinction"

etymological dictionary
n : a dictionary giving the historical origins of each word

etymologise
v 1: give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word); "The linguist probably etymologized the words incorrectly"; "Although he is not trained in this, his hobby is etymologizing" [syn: {etymologize}]
2: construct the history of words [syn: {etymologize}]

etymologist
n : a lexicographer who specializes in etymology

etymologize
v 1: give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word); "The linguist probably etymologized the words incorrectly"; "Although he is not trained in this, his hobby is etymologizing" [syn: {etymologise}]
2: construct the history of words [syn: {etymologise}]

etymologizing
n : (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase [syn: {deriving}, {derivation}]

etymology
n 1: a history of a word
2: the study of the sources and development of words

etymon
n : a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes [syn: {root}] [also: {etyma} (pl)]

Eu
n 1: a bivalent and trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group [syn: {europium}, {atomic number 63}]
2: an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members; "he took Britain into Europe" [syn: {European Union}, {European Community}, {EC}, {European Economic Community}, {EEC}, {Common Market}, {Europe}]

Euarctos
n : American black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus [syn: {genus Euarctos}]

Euarctos americanus
n : brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear [syn: {American black bear}, {black bear}, {Ursus americanus}]

Euascomycetes
n : category not used in many classification systems [syn: {subclass Euascomycetes}]

eubacteria
n : a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella [syn: {eubacterium}, {true bacteria}]

Eubacteriales
n : one of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; gram-positive spherical or rod-shaped forms; some are motile; in some classifications considered an order of Schizomycetes [syn: {order Eubacteriales}]

eubacterium
n : a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella [syn: {eubacteria}, {true bacteria}]

Eubryales
n : mosses with perennial erect gametophores and stems with rows of leaves and drooping capsules [syn: {order Eubryales}]

eucalypt
n : a tree of the genus Eucalyptus [syn: {eucalyptus}, {eucalyptus tree}]

Eucalypt grandis
n : very tall tree of Queensland and New South Wales [syn: {rose gum}]

Eucalypt gunnii
n : small to medium-sized tree of Tasmania [syn: {cider gum}]

Eucalypt ovata
n : medium-sized tree of southern Australia [syn: {swamp gum}]

Eucalypt tereticornis
n : tall tree of Queensland and New South Wales and Victoria [syn: {forest red gum}]

eucalypti
See {eucalyptus}

eucalypti
eucalyptus
n 1: wood of any of various eucalyptus trees valued as timber
2: a tree of the genus Eucalyptus [syn: {eucalypt}, {eucalyptus tree}] [also: {eucalypti} (pl)]

eucalyptus
n 1: wood of any of various eucalyptus trees valued as timber
2: a tree of the genus Eucalyptus [syn: {eucalypt}, {eucalyptus tree}] [also: {eucalypti} (pl)]

Eucalyptus amygdalina
n : red gum tree of Tasmania [syn: {red gum}, {peppermint}, {peppermint gum}]

Eucalyptus calophylla
n : very large red gum tree [syn: {red gum}, {marri}]

Eucalyptus camaldulensis
n : somewhat crooked red gum tree growing chiefly along rivers; has durable reddish lumber used in heavy construction [syn: {river red gum}, {river gum}, {Eucalyptus rostrata}]

Eucalyptus camphora
n : medium-sized swamp gum of New South Wales and Victoria [syn: {mountain swamp gum}]

Eucalyptus citriodora
n : similar to but smaller than the spotted gum and having lemon-scented leaves [syn: {lemon-scented gum}, {Eucalyptus maculata citriodora}]

Eucalyptus coriacea
n : small to medium-sized tree of Australia and Tasmania having smooth white to light-grey bark shedding in patches or strips [syn: {snow gum}, {ghost gum}, {white ash}, {Eucalyptus pauciflora}]

Eucalyptus delegatensis
n : tall timber tree with hard heavy pinkish or light brown wood [syn: {alpine ash}, {mountain oak}]

Eucalyptus dumosa
n : small shrubby mallee [syn: {white mallee}, {congoo mallee}]

Eucalyptus fraxinoides
n : large tree with dark compact bark on lower trunk but smooth and white above; yields lumber similar to that of European or American ashes [syn: {white mountain ash}]

Eucalyptus globulus
n : tall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a medicinal oil; young leaves are bluish [syn: {blue gum}, {fever tree}]

eucalyptus gum
n : reddish-brown dried gummy exudation from any of several trees of the genus Eucalyptus especially Eucalyptus camaldulensis [syn: {eucalyptus kino}, {red gum}]

eucalyptus kino
n : reddish-brown dried gummy exudation from any of several trees of the genus Eucalyptus especially Eucalyptus camaldulensis [syn: {eucalyptus gum}, {red gum}]

Eucalyptus maculata
n : large gum tree with mottled bark [syn: {spotted gum}]

Eucalyptus maculata citriodora
n : similar to but smaller than the spotted gum and having lemon-scented leaves [syn: {lemon-scented gum}, {Eucalyptus citriodora}]

eucalyptus oil
n : an essential oil obtained from the leaves of eucalypts

Eucalyptus pauciflora
n : small to medium-sized tree of Australia and Tasmania having smooth white to light-grey bark shedding in patches or strips [syn: {snow gum}, {ghost gum}, {white ash}, {Eucalyptus coriacea}]

Eucalyptus regnans
n : tree having wood similar to the alpine ash; tallest tree in Australia and tallest hardwood in the world [syn: {mountain ash}]

Eucalyptus rostrata
n : somewhat crooked red gum tree growing chiefly along rivers; has durable reddish lumber used in heavy construction [syn: {river red gum}, {river gum}, {Eucalyptus camaldulensis}]

eucalyptus tree
n : a tree of the genus Eucalyptus [syn: {eucalyptus}, {eucalypt}]

Eucalyptus viminalis
n : tall tree yielding a false manna [syn: {manna gum}]

Eucalyptusd eugenioides
n : stringybark having white wood [syn: {white stringybark}, {thin-leaved stringybark}]

Eucalytus stellulata
n : small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt yielding a red eucalyptus kino [syn: {black mallee}, {black sally}, {black gum}]

Eucarya
n : quandong trees [syn: {genus Eucarya}, {Fusanus}, {genus Fusanus}]

Eucarya acuminata
n : Australian tree with edible flesh and edible nutlike seed [syn: {quandong}, {quandang}, {quandong tree}, {Fusanus acuminatus}]

eucaryote
n : an organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria; i.e. an organism with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells [syn: {eukaryote}] [ant: {prokaryote}]

eucaryotic
adj : having cells with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei [syn: {eukaryotic}] [ant: {prokaryotic}, {prokaryotic}]

Eucharist
n : a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine [syn: {Holy Eucharist}, {sacrament of the Eucharist}, {Holy Sacrament}, {Liturgy}, {Eucharistic liturgy}, {Lord's Supper}]

Eucharistic
adj : of or relating to the sacrament of the Eucharist; "the Eucharistic cup"

Eucharistic liturgy
n : a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine [syn: {Holy Eucharist}, {Eucharist}, {sacrament of the Eucharist}, {Holy Sacrament}, {Liturgy}, {Lord's Supper}]

euchre
n : a card game similar to ecarte; each player is dealt 5 cards and the player making trump must take 3 tricks to win a hand [syn: {five hundred}]

Eucinostomus
n : a genus of Gerreidae [syn: {genus Eucinostomus}]

Eucinostomus gula
n : silvery mojarra found along sandy shores of the western Atlantic [syn: {silver jenny}]

Euclid
n : Greek geometer (3rd century BC)

euclidean
adj : relating to geometry as developed by Euclid; "Euclidian geometry" [syn: {euclidian}]

Euclidean geometry
n : geometry based on Euclid's axioms: e.g., only one line can be drawn through a point parallel to another line [syn: {elementary geometry}, {parabolic geometry}]

Euclidean space
n : a space in which Euclid's axioms and definitions apply; a metric space that is linear and finite-dimensional

euclidian
adj : relating to geometry as developed by Euclid; "Euclidian geometry" [syn: {euclidean}]

eudaemon
n : a benevolent spirit [syn: {eudemon}, {good spirit}] [ant: {cacodemon}]

eudaemonia
n : a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous; "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles" [syn: {wellbeing}, {well-being}, {welfare}, {upbeat}, {eudaimonia}] [ant: {ill-being}]

eudaemonic
adj : producing happiness and well-being [syn: {eudemonic}]

eudaimonia
n : a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous; "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles" [syn: {wellbeing}, {well-being}, {welfare}, {upbeat}, {eudaemonia}] [ant: {ill-being}]

eudemon
n : a benevolent spirit [syn: {eudaemon}, {good spirit}] [ant: {cacodemon}]

eudemonic
adj : producing happiness and well-being [syn: {eudaemonic}]

eudemonism
n : an ethical system that evaluates actions by reference to personal well-being through a life based on reason [syn: {endaemonism}]

Euderma
n : a genus of Vespertilionidae [syn: {genus Euderma}]

Euderma maculata
n : large spotted bat of southwestern United States having enormous ears [syn: {jackass bat}, {spotted bat}]

eudiometer
n : measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube for measuring volume changes in chemical reactions between gases

Eudora Welty
n : United States writer about rural Southern life (1909-2001) [syn: {Welty}]

Eudromias morinellus
n : rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia [syn: {dotterel}, {dotrel}, {Charadrius morinellus}]

Eudyptes
n : rock hoppers [syn: {genus Eudyptes}]

Eugene
n 1: Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736) [syn: {Prince Eugene of Savoy}]
2: a city in eastern Oregon on the Willamette River; site of a university

Eugene Curran Kelly
n : United States dancer who performed in many musical films (1912-1996) [syn: {Kelly}, {Gene Kelly}]

Eugene Delacroix
n : French romantic painter (1798-1863) [syn: {Delacroix}, {Ferdinand Victor Eugene Delacroix}]

Eugene Gladstone O'Neill
n : United States playwright (1888-1953) [syn: {O'Neill}, {Eugene O'Neill}]

Eugene Ionesco
n : French dramatist (born in Romania) who was a leading exponent of the theater of the absurd (1912-1994) [syn: {Ionesco}]

Eugene Luther Vidal
n : United States writer (born in 1925) [syn: {Vidal}, {Gore Vidal}]

Eugene O'Neill
n : United States playwright (1888-1953) [syn: {O'Neill}, {Eugene Gladstone O'Neill}]

Eugene Ormandy
n : United States conductor (born in Hungary) (1899-1985) [syn: {Ormandy}]

Eugene Paul Wigner
n : United States physicist (born in Hungary) noted for his work on the structure of the atom and its nucleus (born in 1902) [syn: {Wigner}, {Eugene Wigner}]

Eugene Sue
n : French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857) [syn: {Sue}]

Eugene V. Debs
n : United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926) [syn: {Debs}, {Eugene Victor Debs}]

Eugene Victor Debs
n : United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926) [syn: {Debs}, {Eugene V. Debs}]

Eugene Wigner
n : United States physicist (born in Hungary) noted for his work on the structure of the atom and its nucleus (born in 1902) [syn: {Wigner}, {Eugene Paul Wigner}]

Eugenia
n : tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard wood [syn: {genus Eugenia}]

Eugenia aromaticum
n : moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves [syn: {clove}, {clove tree}, {Syzygium aromaticum}, {Eugenia caryophyllatum}]

Eugenia caryophyllatum
n : moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves [syn: {clove}, {clove tree}, {Syzygium aromaticum}, {Eugenia aromaticum}]

Eugenia corynantha
n : Australian tree with sour red fruit [syn: {sour cherry}]

Eugenia dicrana
n : tree of extreme southern Florida and West Indies having thin scaly bark and aromatic fruits and seeds and yielding hard heavy close-grained zebrawood [syn: {nakedwood}]

Eugenia jambos
n : tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible fruit [syn: {rose apple}, {rose-apple tree}, {jambosa}]

Eugenia uniflora
n : Brazilian tree with spicy red fruit; often cultivated in California and Florida [syn: {Surinam cherry}, {pitanga}]

eugenic
adj : pertaining to or causing improvement in the offspring produced [ant: {dysgenic}]

eugenics
n : the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating) [ant: {dysgenics}]

Eugenio Pacelli
n : pope who maintained neutrality during World War II and was later criticized for not aiding the Jews who were persecuted by Hitler (1876-1958) [syn: {Pius XII}]

euglena
n : minute single-celled green freshwater organism having a single flagella; often classed as algae

Euglenaceae
n : considered green algae [syn: {family Euglenaceae}]

euglenid
n : marine and freshwater green or colorless flagellate organism [syn: {euglenoid}, {euglenophyte}]

euglenoid
n : marine and freshwater green or colorless flagellate organism [syn: {euglenophyte}, {euglenid}]

Euglenophyceae
n : coextensive with the division Euglenophyta [syn: {class Euglenophyceae}]

Euglenophyta
n : free-swimming flagellate algae [syn: {division Euglenophyta}]

euglenophyte
n : marine and freshwater green or colorless flagellate organism [syn: {euglenoid}, {euglenid}]

eukaryote
n : an organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria; i.e. an organism with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells [syn: {eucaryote}] [ant: {prokaryote}]

eukaryotic
adj : having cells with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei [syn: {eucaryotic}] [ant: {prokaryotic}, {prokaryotic}]

Euler
n : Swiss mathematician (1707-1783) [syn: {Leonhard Euler}]

eulogise
v : praise formally and eloquently; "The dead woman was eulogized at the funeral" [syn: {eulogize}]

eulogist
n : an orator who delivers eulogies or panegyrics [syn: {panegyrist}]

eulogistic
adj : formally expressing praise [syn: {encomiastic}, {panegyric}, {panegyrical}]

eulogize
v : praise formally and eloquently; "The dead woman was eulogized at the funeral" [syn: {eulogise}]

eulogy
n : a formal expression of praise [syn: {encomium}, {panegyric}, {paean}, {pean}]

Eumeces
n : New World skinks [syn: {genus Eumeces}]

Eumeces callicephalus
n : frequents oak and pine habitats in rocky mountainous areas of United States southwest and Mexico [syn: {mountain skink}]

Eumeces skiltonianus
n : found in western North American grasslands and open woodlands [syn: {western skink}]

Eumenes
n : mason wasps [syn: {genus Eumenes}]

Eumenides
n : (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals [syn: {Fury}, {Erinyes}]

Eumetopias
n : sea lions [syn: {genus Eumetopias}]

Eumetopias jubatus
n : largest sea lion; of the northern Pacific [syn: {Steller sea lion}, {Steller's sea lion}]

Eumops
n : mastiff bats [syn: {genus Eumops}]

Eumycetes
n : category used in some classifications: coextensive with division Eumycota [syn: {class Eumycetes}]

Eumycota
n : true fungi; eukaryotic heterotrophic walled organisms; distinguished from Myxomycota (funguslike slime molds): comprises subdivisions Mastigomycotina; Zygomycotina; Ascomycotina; Basidiomycotina; Deuteromycotina (imperfect fungi) [syn: {division Eumycota}]

Eunectes
n : anacondas [syn: {genus Eunectes}]

Eunectes murinus
n : large arboreal boa of tropical South America [syn: {anaconda}]

eunuch
n : a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction; "eunuchs guarded the harem" [syn: {castrate}]

eunuchoidism
n : the state of being a eunuch (either because of lacking testicles or because they failed to develop) [syn: {male hypogonadism}]

Euonymous alatus
n : bushy deciduous shrub with branches having thin wide corky longitudinal wings; brilliant red in autumn; northeastern Asia to central China [syn: {winged spindle tree}]

Euonymus
n : widely distributed chiefly evergreen shrubs or small trees or vines [syn: {genus Euonymus}]

Euonymus americanus
n : upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the eastern United States from New York to Florida and Texas [syn: {strawberry bush}, {wahoo}]

Euonymus atropurpureus
n : deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds [syn: {wahoo}, {burning bush}]

Euonymus europaeus
n : small erect deciduous shrub having tough white wood and cathartic bark and fruit [syn: {common spindle tree}]

Euonymus fortunei radicans
n : broad and bushy Asiatic twining shrub with pinkish fruit; many subspecies or varieties [syn: {evergreen bittersweet}, {Euonymus radicans vegetus}]

Euonymus radicans vegetus
n : broad and bushy Asiatic twining shrub with pinkish fruit; many subspecies or varieties [syn: {evergreen bittersweet}, {Euonymus fortunei radicans}]

Euopean hoopoe
n : pinkish-brown hoopoe with black-and-white wings [syn: {Upupa epops}]

Eupatorium
n : large genus of chiefly tropical herbs having heads of white or purplish flowers [syn: {genus Eupatorium}]

Eupatorium aya-pana
n : low spreading tropical American shrub with long slender leaves used to make a mildly stimulating drink resembling tea; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium [syn: {ayapana}, {Ayapana triplinervis}]

Eupatorium cannabinum
n : coarse European herb with palmately-divided leaves and clusters of small reddish-purple flower heads [syn: {hemp agrimony}]

Eupatorium capillifolium
n : weedy plant of southeastern United States having divided leaves and long clusters of greenish flowers [syn: {dog fennel}]

Eupatorium coelestinum
n : rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium [syn: {mistflower}, {mist-flower}, {ageratum}, {Conoclinium coelestinum}]

Eupatorium maculatum
n : North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of small pinkish or purple flower heads [syn: {Joe-Pye weed}, {spotted Joe-Pye weed}]

Eupatorium perfoliatum
n : perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine [syn: {boneset}, {agueweed}, {thoroughwort}]

Eupatorium purpureum
n : North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple [syn: {Joe-Pye weed}, {purple boneset}, {trumpet weed}, {marsh milkweed}]

Eupatorium rugosum
n : American herb having flat-topped clusters of small white flower heads; reputedly a cause of trembles and milk sickness; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium [syn: {white snakeroot}, {white sanicle}, {Ageratina altissima}]

eupatridae
See {eupatrid}

Euphagus
n : a genus of Icteridae [syn: {genus Euphagus}]

Euphagus carilonus
n : North American blackbird whose bluish-black plumage is rusty-edged in the fall [syn: {rusty blackbird}, {rusty grackle}]

Euphausia pacifica
n : food for jellyfish

Euphausiacea
n : small commonly luminescent crustaceans; important element of marine plankton: krill [syn: {order Euphausiacea}]

euphemise
v : refer to something with a euphemism [syn: {euphemize}]

euphemism
n : an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive [ant: {dysphemism}]

euphemistic
adj : of an inoffensive substitute for offensive terminology; "`peepee' is a common euphemistic term" [syn: {inoffensive}] [ant: {dysphemistic}]

euphemistically
adv : in a euphemistic manner; "his violent death was euphemistically referred to as a passing away"

euphemize
v : refer to something with a euphemism [syn: {euphemise}]

euphonic
adj : of or relating to or characterized by euphony [syn: {euphonical}]

euphonical
adj : of or relating to or characterized by euphony [syn: {euphonic}]

euphonious
adj 1: having a pleasant sound; "a euphonious trill of silver laughter" [syn: {euphonous}] [ant: {cacophonous}]
2: (of speech or dialect) pleasing in sound; not harsh or strident; "her euphonious Southern speech"

euphonium
n : a bass horn (brass wind instrument) that is the tenor of the tuba family

euphonous
adj : having a pleasant sound; "a euphonious trill of silver laughter" [syn: {euphonious}] [ant: {cacophonous}]

euphony
n : any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds; "he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes" [syn: {music}]

Euphorbia
n : type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice [syn: {genus Euphorbia}]

Euphorbia amygdaloides
n : European perennial herb with greenish yellow terminal flower clusters [syn: {wood spurge}]

Euphorbia antisyphilitica
n : wax-coated shrub of northern Mexico and southwestern United States [syn: {candelilla}]

Euphorbia caput-medusae
n : African dwarf succulent perennial shrub with numerous slender drooping branches [syn: {medusa's head}, {Euphorbia medusae}]

Euphorbia corollata
n : common perennial United States spurge having showy white petallike bracts [syn: {wild spurge}, {flowering spurge}, {tramp's spurge}]

Euphorbia cyathophora
n : poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophylla [syn: {fire-on-the-mountain}, {painted leaf}, {Mexican fire plant}]

Euphorbia cyparissias
n : Old World perennial having foliage resembling cypress; naturalized as a weed in the United States [syn: {cypress spurge}]

Euphorbia dentata
n : an annual weed of northeastern North America with dentate leaves [syn: {toothed spurge}]

Euphorbia esula
n : tall European perennial naturalized and troublesome as a weed in eastern North America [syn: {leafy spurge}, {wolf's milk}]

Euphorbia exigua
n : European erect or depressed annual weedy spurge adventive in northeastern United States [syn: {dwarf spurge}]

Euphorbia fulgens
n : Mexican shrub often cultivated for its scarlet-bracted flowers [syn: {scarlet plume}]

Euphorbia helioscopia
n : not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun [syn: {sun spurge}, {wartweed}, {wartwort}, {devil's milk}]

Euphorbia heterophylla
n : showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to Peru [syn: {Japanese poinsettia}, {mole plant}, {paint leaf}]

Euphorbia hirsuta
n : much-branched hirsute weed native to northeastern North America [syn: {hairy spurge}]

Euphorbia ingens
n : small tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having erect angled branches suggesting candelabra [syn: {naboom}, {cactus euphorbia}]

Euphorbia lathyris
n : poisonous Old World spurge; adventive in America; seeds yield a purgative oil [syn: {caper spurge}, {myrtle spurge}, {mole plant}]

Euphorbia marginata
n : annual spurge of western United States having showy white-bracted flower clusters and very poisonous milk [syn: {snow-on-the-mountain}, {snow-in-summer}, {ghost weed}]

Euphorbia medusae
n : African dwarf succulent perennial shrub with numerous slender drooping branches [syn: {medusa's head}, {Euphorbia caput-medusae}]

Euphorbia milii
n : somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts [syn: {crown of thorns}, {Christ thorn}, {Christ plant}]

Euphorbia peplus
n : an Old World spurge introduced as a weed in the eastern United States [syn: {petty spurge}, {devil's milk}]

Euphorbia pulcherrima
n : tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers [syn: {poinsettia}, {Christmas star}, {Christmas flower}, {lobster plant}, {Mexican flameleaf}, {painted leaf}]

Euphorbiaceae
n : a family of plants of order Geraniales [syn: {family Euphorbiaceae}, {spurge family}]

euphorbium
n : an acrid brown gum resin now used mainly in veterinary medicine [syn: {gum eurphorbium}]

euphoria
n : a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation [ant: {dysphoria}]

Euphoria litchi
n : tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphoria or Nephelium [syn: {longan}, {lungen}, {longanberry}, {Dimocarpus longan}, {Nephelium longana}]

euphoriant
adj : tending to produce euphoria
n : a psychoactive drug that tends to produce elation and euphoria

euphoric
adj : exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation [syn: {happy}] [ant: {dysphoric}]

Euphractus
n : a genus of Dasypodidae [syn: {genus Euphractus}]

Euphractus sexcinctus
n : Argentine armadillo with six movable bands and hairy underparts [syn: {peludo}, {poyou}]

Euphrates
n : a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia [syn: {Euphrates River}]

Euphrates River
n : a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia [syn: {Euphrates}]

Euphrosyne
n : (Greek mythology) one of the three Graces

euphuism
n 1: any artificially elegant style of language
2: an elegant style of prose of the Elizabethan period; characterized by balance and antithesis and alliteration and extended similes with and allusions to nature and mythology

Euplectella
n : a genus of Hyalospongiae [syn: {genus Euplectella}]

eupnea
n : normal relaxed breathing [syn: {eupnoea}]

eupneic
adj : passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination; "the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs"; "the heavy-breathing person on the telephone" [syn: {breathing}, {eupnoeic}] [ant: {breathless}]

eupnoea
n : normal relaxed breathing [syn: {eupnea}]

eupnoeic
adj : passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination; "the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs"; "the heavy-breathing person on the telephone" [syn: {breathing}, {eupneic}] [ant: {breathless}]

Euproctis
n : a genus of Lymantriidae [syn: {genus Euproctis}]

Euproctis chrysorrhoea
n : white furry-bodied European moth with a yellow tail tuft [syn: {gold-tail moth}]

Euproctis phaeorrhoea
n : small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees [syn: {browntail}, {brown-tail moth}]

Eurafrican
adj : relating to or coming from Europe and Africa
n : a person of mixed European and African descent

Eurasia
n : the land mass formed by the continents of Europe and Asia

Eurasian
adj : relating to, or coming from, Europe and Asia; "His mother was Eurasian, and his father Chinese"; "the Eurasian landmass is the largest in the world" [syn: {Eurasiatic}]
n : a person of mixed European and Asian descent

Eurasian badger
n : a variety of badger native to Europe and Asia [syn: {Meles meles}]

Eurasian green toad
n : Eurasian toad with variable chiefly green coloring [syn: {Bufo viridis}]

Eurasian hamster
n : a variety of hamster common to Europe and Asia [syn: {Cricetus cricetus}]

Eurasian kingfisher
n : small kingfisher with greenish-blue and orange plumage [syn: {Alcedo atthis}]

Eurasian otter
n : otter found in Europe and Asia [syn: {Lutra lutra}]

Eurasian woodcock
n : short-legged long-billed migratory Old World woodcock [syn: {Scolopax rusticola}]

Eurasiatic
adj : relating to, or coming from, Europe and Asia; "His mother was Eurasian, and his father Chinese"; "the Eurasian landmass is the largest in the world" [syn: {Eurasian}]

Eureka
n 1: a copper-nickel alloy with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire [syn: {constantan}]
2: a town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific Ocean

eurhythmics
n : the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding [syn: {eurythmy}, {eurhythmy}, {eurythmics}]

eurhythmy
n : the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding [syn: {eurythmy}, {eurythmics}, {eurhythmics}]

euripi
See {euripus}

Euripides
n : one of the greatest tragic dramatists of ancient Greece (480-406 BC)

euro
n : the basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999); in 2002 twelve European nations (Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Austria, Finland) adopted the euro as their basic unit of money and abandoned their traditional currencies

Eurobabble
n : the jargon of European community documents and regulations

Eurocentric
adj : focussed on Europe and the Europeans [syn: {Europocentric}]

Eurocentrism
n : belief in the preeminence of Europe and the Europeans

Eurocurrency
n : currency of the major financial and industrial countries held in those countries for the purpose of lending and borrowing

Eurodollar
n : a United States dollar deposited in a European bank and used as an international currency to finance trade

euronithopod
n : widespread group including duck-billed dinosaurs and their early relatives (hadrosaurs, trachodon and iguanodon) [syn: {Euronithopoda}, {suborder Euronithopoda}, {Ornithopoda}, {suborder Ornithopoda}]

Euronithopoda
n : widespread group including duck-billed dinosaurs and their early relatives (hadrosaurs, trachodon and iguanodon) [syn: {suborder Euronithopoda}, {euronithopod}, {Ornithopoda}, {suborder Ornithopoda}]

Europa
n : the 4th largest of Jupiter's satellites; covered with a smooth shell of frozen water

Europan
n : an artificial language proposed as an auxiliary European language

Europe
n 1: the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
2: an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members; "he took Britain into Europe" [syn: {European Union}, {EU}, {European Community}, {EC}, {European Economic Community}, {EEC}, {Common Market}]
3: the nations of the European continent collectively; "the Marshall Plan helped Europe recover from World War II"

European
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Europe or the people of Europe; "European Community"
n : a native or inhabitant of Europe

European ash
n : tall ash of Europe to the Caucasus having leaves shiny dark-green above and pale downy beneath [syn: {common European ash}, {Fraxinus excelsior}]

European barberry
n : upright deciduous European shrub widely naturalized in United States having clusters of juicy berries [syn: {common barberry}, {Berberis vulgaris}]

European bean
n : Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder [syn: {broad bean}, {broad-bean}, {broad-bean plant}, {English bean}, {field bean}, {Vicia faba}]

European beech
n : large European beech with minutely-toothed leaves; widely planted as an ornamental in North America [syn: {common beech}, {Fagus sylvatica}]

European beggar-ticks
n : of temperate Eurasia [syn: {trifid beggar-ticks}, {trifid bur marigold}, {Bidens tripartita}]

European bird cherry
n : small European cherry tree closely resembling the American chokecherry [syn: {hagberry tree}, {common bird cherry}, {Prunus padus}]

European bittern
n : a kind of bittern [syn: {Botaurus stellaris}]

European black alder
n : medium-sized tree with brown-black bark and woody fruiting catkins; leaves are hairy beneath [syn: {common alder}, {Alnus glutinosa}, {Alnus vulgaris}]

European black currant
n : widely cultivated current bearing edible black aromatic berries [syn: {black currant}, {Ribes nigrum}]

European black grouse
n : large northern European black grouse with a lyre-shaped tail [syn: {heathfowl}, {Lyrurus tetrix}]

European blackbird
n : common black European thrush [syn: {blackbird}, {merl}, {merle}, {ouzel}, {ousel}, {Turdus merula}]

European blueberry
n : blue-black berries similar to American blueberries [syn: {bilberry}, {whortleberry}]

European bog asphodel
n : of western Europe: Scandinavia to northern Spain and Portugal [syn: {Narthecium ossifragum}]

European box
n : large slow-growing evergreen shrub or small tree with multiple stems; extensively used for hedges or borders and topiary figures [syn: {common box}, {Buxus sempervirens}]

European bream
n : European freshwater fish having a flattened body and silvery scales; of little value as food [syn: {Abramis brama}]

European brooklime
n : European plant having low-lying stems with blue flowers often pink-flushed; sparsely naturalized in North America [syn: {brooklime}, {Veronica beccabunga}]

European brown bat
n : common European brown bat [syn: {serotine}, {Eptesicus serotinus}]

European catfish
n : large elongated catfish of central and eastern Europe [syn: {sheatfish}, {Silurus glanis}]

European Central Bank
n : the central bank of those members of the European Union who share a common currency; "The European Central Bank is Europe's equivalent of the Federal Reserve"

European chestnut
n : wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia [syn: {sweet chestnut}, {Spanish chestnut}, {Castanea sativa}]

European Community
n : an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members; "he took Britain into Europe" [syn: {European Union}, {EU}, {EC}, {European Economic Community}, {EEC}, {Common Market}, {Europe}]

European corn borer
n : native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants [syn: {corn borer}, {corn borer moth}, {Pyrausta nubilalis}]

European country
n : countries occupying the European continent [syn: {European nation}]

European cranberry
n : small red-fruited trailing cranberry of Arctic and cool regions of the northern hemisphere [syn: {small cranberry}, {Vaccinium oxycoccus}]

European cranberry bush
n : deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berries [syn: {guelder rose}, {European cranberrybush}, {crampbark}, {cranberry tree}, {Viburnum opulus}]

European cranberrybush
n : deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berries [syn: {guelder rose}, {European cranberry bush}, {crampbark}, {cranberry tree}, {Viburnum opulus}]

European creeper
n : common European brown-and-buff tree creeper with down-curved bill [syn: {Certhia familiaris}]

European cuckoo
n : common European cuckoo having a distinctive two-note call; lays eggs in the nests of other birds [syn: {Cuculus canorus}]

European curlew
n : common Eurasian curlew [syn: {Numenius arquata}]

European dewberry
n : creeping European bramble bearing dewberries [syn: {Rubus caesius}]

European dogtooth
n : sturdy European dogtooth with rose to mauve flowers; cultivated in many varieties [syn: {Erythronium dens-canis}]

European dune grass
n : a dune grass of the Pacific seacoast used as a sand binder [syn: {sea lyme grass}, {Elymus arenarius}, {Leymus arenaria}]

European Economic Community
n : an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members; "he took Britain into Europe" [syn: {European Union}, {EU}, {European Community}, {EC}, {EEC}, {Common Market}, {Europe}]

European elder
n : common black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies [syn: {bourtree}, {black elder}, {common elder}, {elderberry}, {Sambucus nigra}]

European elk
n : large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called elk in Europe and moose in North America [syn: {elk}, {moose}, {Alces alces}]

European elm
n : broad spreading rough-leaved elm common throughout Europe and planted elsewhere [syn: {English elm}, {Ulmus procera}]

European field elm
n : European elm with lustrous smooth leaves used as an ornamental [syn: {smooth-leaved elm}, {Ulmus carpinifolia}]

European fire salamander
n : a kind of European salamander [syn: {Salamandra salamandra}]

European flatfish
n : important food fish of Europe [syn: {Platichthys flesus}]

European fly honeysuckle
n : cultivated Eurasian shrub with twin yellowish-white flowers and scarlet fruit [syn: {European honeysuckle}, {Lonicera xylosteum}]

European gallinule
n : purple gallinule of southern Europe [syn: {Porphyrio porphyrio}]

European goatsucker
n : Old World goatsucker [syn: {European nightjar}, {Caprimulgus europaeus}]

European hackberry
n : bright green deciduous shade tree of southern Europe [syn: {Mediterranean hackberry}, {Celtis australis}]

European hare
n : large hare introduced in North America; does not turn white in winter [syn: {Lepus europaeus}]

European honeysuckle
n : cultivated Eurasian shrub with twin yellowish-white flowers and scarlet fruit [syn: {European fly honeysuckle}, {Lonicera xylosteum}]

European hop
n : European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America [syn: {common hop}, {common hops}, {bine}, {Humulus lupulus}]

European hornbeam
n : medium-sized Old World tree with smooth gray bark and leaves like beech that turn yellow-orange in autumn [syn: {Carpinus betulus}]

European house cricket
n : lives in human dwellings; naturalized in parts of America [syn: {Acheta domestica}]

European ladies' tresses
n : European orchid having shorter racemes of strongly spiraling snow-white flowers [syn: {Spiranthes spiralis}]

European larch
n : tall European tree having a slender conic crown, flat needlelike leaves, and hairy cone scales [syn: {Larix decidua}]

European Law Enforcement Organisation
n : police organization for the European Union; aims to improve effectiveness and cooperation among European police forces [syn: {Europol}]

European lemming
n : notable for mass migrations even into the sea where many drown [syn: {Lemmus lemmus}]

European lobster
n 1: similar to but smaller than American lobsters
2: lobster of Atlantic coast of Europe [syn: {Homarus vulgaris}]

European magpie
n : common European magpie [syn: {Pica pica}]

European mountain ash
n : Eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruits [syn: {rowan}, {rowan tree}, {Sorbus aucuparia}]

European nation
n : countries occupying the European continent [syn: {European country}]

European nightjar
n : Old World goatsucker [syn: {European goatsucker}, {Caprimulgus europaeus}]

European nut pine
n : medium-sized 2-needled pine of southern Europe having a spreading crown; widely cultivated for its sweet seeds that resemble almonds [syn: {stone pine}, {umbrella pine}, {Pinus pinea}]

European nuthatch
n : a kind of nuthatch [syn: {Sitta europaea}]

European olive tree
n : evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits [syn: {olive}, {Olea europaea}]

European parsley fern
n : fern of Europe and Asia Minor having short slender rhizome and densely tufted bright green fronds resembling parsley [syn: {mountain parsley fern}, {Cryptogramma crispa}]

European pasqueflower
n : European perennial having usually violet or white spring flowers [syn: {Pulsatilla vulgaris}, {Anemone pulsatilla}]

European perch
n : a perch native to Europe [syn: {Perca fluviatilis}]

European plan
n : a hotel plan that provides a continental breakfast daily [syn: {continental plan}]

European quaking aspen
n : Old World aspen with a broad much-branched crown; northwestern Europe and Siberia to North Africa [syn: {quaking aspen}, {Populus tremula}]

European rabbit
n : common grayish-brown burrowing animal native to southern Europe and northern Africa but introduced elsewhere; widely domesticated and developed in various colors and for various needs; young born naked and helpless [syn: {Old World rabbit}, {Oryctolagus cuniculus}]

European raspberry
n : the common European raspberry; fruit red or orange [syn: {wild raspberry}, {framboise}, {Rubus idaeus}]

European Recovery Program
n : a United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952); named after George Marshall [syn: {Marshall Plan}]

European red elder
n : Eurasian shrub [syn: {red-berried elder}, {Sambucus racemosa}]

European roller
n : common European blue-and-green roller with a reddish-brown back [syn: {Coracias garrulus}]

European Russia
n : the Russia that is part of Europe

European sandpiper
n : a variety of sandpiper [syn: {Actitis hypoleucos}]

European sanicle
n : sanicle of Europe and Asia having white to pale pink flowers [syn: {Sanicula Europaea}]

European sea bream
n : food fish of European coastal waters [syn: {Pagellus centrodontus}]

European sea eagle
n : bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland [syn: {ern}, {erne}, {gray sea eagle}, {white-tailed sea eagle}, {Haliatus albicilla}]

European shrike
n : common European butcherbird [syn: {Lanius excubitor}]

European silver fir
n : tall timber tree of central and southern Europe having a regular crown and gray bark [syn: {Christmas tree}, {Abies alba}]

European smelt
n 1: common smelt of Europe [syn: {sparling}]
2: the common smelt of Europe [syn: {sparling}, {Osmerus eperlanus}]

European sole
n : highly valued as food [syn: {Solea solea}]

European spider crab
n : large European spider crab [syn: {king crab}, {Maja squinado}]

European swift
n : common European bird with a shrieking call that nests chiefly about eaves of buildings or on cliffs [syn: {Apus apus}]

European toad
n : common toad of Europe [syn: {Bufo bufo}]

European tortoise
n : small land tortoise of southern Europe [syn: {Testudo graeca}]

European turkey oak
n : large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having oblong-lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes [syn: {turkey oak}, {Quercus cerris}]

European Union
n : an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members; "he took Britain into Europe" [syn: {EU}, {European Community}, {EC}, {European Economic Community}, {EEC}, {Common Market}, {Europe}]

European water ouzel
n : a water ouzel of Europe [syn: {Cinclus aquaticus}]

European water shrew
n : widely distributed Old World water shrew [syn: {Neomys fodiens}]

European white birch
n : European birch with silvery white peeling bark and markedly drooping branches [syn: {silver birch}, {common birch}, {Betula pendula}]

European white lily
n : a water lily with white flowers [syn: {Nymphaea alba}]

European wildcat
n : bushy-tailed European wildcat resembling the domestic tabby and regarded as the ancestor of the domestic cat [syn: {catamountain}, {Felis silvestris}]

European wolf spider
n : large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement) [syn: {tarantula}, {Lycosa tarentula}]

European wood mouse
n : nocturnal yellowish-brown mouse inhabiting woods and fields and gardens [syn: {Apodemus sylvaticus}]

European woolly thistle
n : woolly thistle of western and central Europe and Balkan Peninsula [syn: {Cirsium eriophorum}]

Europeanisation
n : assimilation into European culture [syn: {Europeanization}]

Europeanise
v 1: denationalize and subject (a territory) to the supervision of an agency of a European community of nations [syn: {Europeanize}]
2: make (continental) European in customs, character, or ideas [syn: {Europeanize}]

Europeanization
n : assimilation into European culture [syn: {Europeanisation}]

Europeanize
v 1: make (continental) European in customs, character, or ideas [syn: {Europeanise}]
2: denationalize and subject (a territory) to the supervision of an agency of a European community of nations [syn: {Europeanise}]

europium
n : a bivalent and trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group [syn: {Eu}, {atomic number 63}]

Europocentric
adj : focussed on Europe and the Europeans [syn: {Eurocentric}]

Europol
n : police organization for the European Union; aims to improve effectiveness and cooperation among European police forces [syn: {European Law Enforcement Organisation}]

Eurotiales
n : order of fungi having a closed ascocarp (cleistothecium) with the asci scattered rather than gathered in a hymenium [syn: {order Eurotiales}, {Aspergillales}, {order Aspergillales}]

Eurotium
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the order Eurotiales [syn: {genus Eurotium}]

Euryale
n 1: (Greek mythology) one of the three Gorgons
2: basket stars [syn: {genus Euryale}]

Euryalida
n : basket stars [syn: {subclass Euryalida}]

Eurydice
n : (Greek mythology) the wife of Orpheus

Eurylaimi
n : broadbills [syn: {suborder Eurylaimi}]

Eurylaimidae
n : coextensive with the suborder Eurylaimi [syn: {family Eurylaimidae}]

eurypterid
n : large extinct scorpion-like arthropod considered related to horseshoe crabs

Eurypterida
n : extinct aquatic arthropods of the Paleozoic [syn: {order Eurypterida}]

eurythmics
n : the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding [syn: {eurythmy}, {eurhythmy}, {eurhythmics}]

eurythmy
n : the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding [syn: {eurhythmy}, {eurythmics}, {eurhythmics}]

Eusebius
n : Christian bishop of Caesarea in Palestine; a church historian and a leading early Christian exegete (circa 270-340) [syn: {Eusebius of Caesarea}]

Eusebius Hieronymus
n : (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420) [syn: {Jerome}, {Saint Jerome}, {St. Jerome}, {Hieronymus}, {Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus}]

Eusebius of Caesarea
n : Christian bishop of Caesarea in Palestine; a church historian and a leading early Christian exegete (circa 270-340) [syn: {Eusebius}]

Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus
n : (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420) [syn: {Jerome}, {Saint Jerome}, {St. Jerome}, {Hieronymus}, {Eusebius Hieronymus}]

Euskadi ta Askatasuna
n : a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalis of the traditional Basque party; want to create on independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees; "in 1968 ETA launched a campaign of political assassinations of government officials" [syn: {Basque Homeland and Freedom}, {Basque Fatherland and Liberty}, {ETA}]

eusporangiate
adj : (of ferns) having sporangia that arise from a group of epidermal cells; "eusporangiate ferns of the families Ophioglossaceae and Marattiaceae" [ant: {leptosporangiate}]

eusporangium
n : a sporangium that arises from a group of epidermal cells

Eustachian tube
n : either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to the nasopharynx; equalizes air pressure on the two sides of the eardrum [syn: {auditory tube}]

Eustachio
n : Italian anatomist who was one of the fathers of modern anatomy; noted for descriptions of the ear and the heart (1520-1574) [syn: {Bartolommeo Eustachio}]

Eustoma
n : small genus of herbs of warm regions of southern North America to northern South America [syn: {genus Eustoma}]

Eustoma grandiflorum
n : one of the most handsome prairie wildflowers laving large erect bell-shaped bluish flowers; of moist places in prairies and fields from eastern Colorado and Nebraska south to New Mexico and Texas [syn: {prairie gentian}, {tulip gentian}, {bluebell}]

Eutamias
n : chipmunks of western America and Asia [syn: {genus Eutamias}]

Eutamius asiaticus
n : terrestrial Siberian squirrel [syn: {baronduki}, {baranduki}, {barunduki}, {burunduki}, {Eutamius sibiricus}]

Eutamius sibiricus
n : terrestrial Siberian squirrel [syn: {baronduki}, {baranduki}, {barunduki}, {burunduki}, {Eutamius asiaticus}]

eutectic
n : a mixture of substances having a minimum melting point

eutectoid steel
n : a steel that contains 0.9% carbon (the eutectic point in the iron-carbon system); a carbon steel with 0.9% carbon is pure pearlite

Euterpe
n 1: a monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical America [syn: {genus Euterpe}]
2: (Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute)

Euterpe oleracea
n : Brazilian palm of genus Euterpe whose leaf buds are eaten like cabbage when young [syn: {cabbage palm}]

euthanasia
n : the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness) [syn: {mercy killing}]

Eutheria
n : all mammals except monotremes and marsupials [syn: {subclass Eutheria}]

eutherian
adj : of or relating to or belonging to the subclass Eutheria; "eutherian mammals"
n : mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials [syn: {placental}, {placental mammal}, {eutherian mammal}]

eutherian mammal
n : mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials [syn: {placental}, {placental mammal}, {eutherian}]

Euthynnus
n : a genus of Scombridae [syn: {genus Euthynnus}]

Euthynnus pelamis
n : oceanic schooling tuna of considerable value in Pacific but less in Atlantic; reaches 75 pounds; very similar to if not the same as oceanic bonito [syn: {skipjack}, {skipjack tuna}]

Euxine Sea
n : a sea between Europe and Asia; a popular resort area of eastern Europeans [syn: {Black Sea}]

eV
n : a unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt [syn: {electron volt}]

Eva Braun
n : the German mistress of Adolf Hitler (1910-1945) [syn: {Braun}]

Eva Le Gallienne
n : United States actress (born in England) (1899-1991) [syn: {Le Gallienne}]

evacuant
adj : strongly laxative [syn: {cathartic}, {purgative}]

evacuate
v 1: move out of an unsafe location into safety; "After the earthquake, residents were evacuated"
2: empty completely; "evacuate the bottle"
3: move people from their homes or country
4: create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel, etc.) [syn: {exhaust}]
5: excrete or discharge from the body [syn: {void}, {empty}]

evacuated
adj : emptied by being pumped out or having a vacuum created; "a highly evacuated glass tube"

evacuation
n 1: the act of removing the contents of something [syn: {emptying}, {voidance}]
2: the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection
3: the bodily process of discharging waste matter [syn: {elimination}, {excretion}, {excreting}, {voiding}]

evacuee
n : a person who has been evacuated from a dangerous place

evade
v 1: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn: {hedge}, {fudge}, {put off}, {circumvent}, {parry}, {elude}, {skirt}, {dodge}, {duck}, {sidestep}]
2: escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation" [syn: {elude}, {bilk}]
3: practice evasion; "This man always hesitates and evades"
4: use cleverness or deceit to escape or avoid; "The con mane always evades"

evaluate
v : place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional" [syn: {measure}, {valuate}, {assess}, {appraise}, {value}]

evaluation
n 1: act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of [syn: {rating}]
2: an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship" [syn: {valuation}, {rating}]

evaluative
adj : exercising or involving careful evaluations; "looked him over with an appraising eye"; "the literary judge uses many evaluative terms" [syn: {appraising(a)}]

evaluator
n : an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality [syn: {judge}]

evanesce
v : disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" [syn: {fade}, {blow over}, {pass off}, {fleet}, {pass}]

evanescence
n : the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight; "the evanescence of the morning mist"

evanescent
adj : tending to vanish like vapor; "evanescent beauty"

evangel
n : four books in the New Testament that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings [syn: {Gospel}, {Gospels}]

evangelical
adj 1: relating to or being a Christian church believing in personal conversion and the inerrancy of the Bible especially the 4 Gospels; "evangelical Christianity"; "an ultraconservative evangelical message"
2: of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament
3: marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause [syn: {evangelistic}]

Evangelical and Reformed Church
n : a Protestant denomination of Calvinist faith

Evangelical United Brethren Church
n : a Methodist denomination

evangelicalism
n : stresses the importance of personal conversion and faith as the means of salvation

evangelise
v 1: preach the gospel (to) [syn: {evangelize}]
2: convert to Christianity; "The missionaries evangelized the Pacific Islanders" [syn: {evangelize}]

evangelism
n : zealous preaching and advocacy of the gospel

evangelist
n 1: a preacher of the Christian gospel [syn: {revivalist}, {gospeler}, {gospeller}]
2: (when capitalized) any of the spiritual leaders who are assumed to be authors of the Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John

Evangelista Torricelli
n : Italian physicist who invented the mercury barometer (1608-1647) [syn: {Torricelli}]

evangelistic
adj 1: relating to or promoting the preaching and dissemination of the Christian gospel; "evangelistic fervor"; "the evangelistic concerns of the early church"
2: marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause [syn: {evangelical}]

evangelize
v 1: preach the gospel (to) [syn: {evangelise}]
2: convert to Christianity; "The missionaries evangelized the Pacific Islanders" [syn: {evangelise}]

Evans
n 1: United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971) [syn: {Herbert McLean Evans}]
2: British archaeologist who excavated the palace of Knossos in Crete to find what he called Minoan civilization (1851-1941) [syn: {Arthur Evans}, {Sir Arthur John Evans}]

Evansville
n : a city in southwestern Indiana on the Ohio River

evaporable
adj : used of substances [syn: {vaporific}, {vaporizable}, {volatilizable}, {volatilisable}]

evaporate
v 1: lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue; "evaporate milk" [syn: {vaporize}, {vaporise}]
2: cause to change into a vapor; "The chemist evaporated the water" [syn: {vaporise}]
3: change into a vapor; "The water evaporated in front of our eyes" [syn: {vaporise}]

evaporated
adj : drawn off in the form of vapor; "evaporated molecules boil off"

evaporated milk
n : milk concentrated by evaporation

evaporation
n 1: the process of becoming a vapor [syn: {vaporization}, {vaporisation}, {vapor}, {vapour}]
2: the process of extracting moisture [syn: {dehydration}, {desiccation}, {drying up}]

evaporative
adj : relating to or causing or being caused by evaporation; "an evaporative cooler"

evaporative cooler
n : a cooing system that cools by evaporation

evaporite
n : the sediment that is left after the evaporation of seawater

evaporometer
n : an instrument that measures rate of evaporation of water [syn: {atmometer}]

Evariste Galois
n : French mathematician who described the conditions for solving polynomial equations; was killed in a duel at the age of 21 (1811-1832) [syn: {Galois}]

evasion
n 1: a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth [syn: {equivocation}]
2: the deliberate act of failing to pay money; "his evasion of all his creditors"; "he was indicted for nonpayment" [syn: {nonpayment}] [ant: {payment}]
3: nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do; "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive" [syn: {escape}, {dodging}]
4: the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver

evasive
adj 1: deliberately vague or ambiguous; "his answers were brief, constrained and evasive"; "an evasive statement"
2: avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire; "pilots are taught to take evasive action"
3: skillful at eluding capture; "a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist"- David Kline [syn: {elusive}]

evasive action
n : an action aimed at evading an opponent [syn: {maneuver}, {manoeuvre}]

evasive answer
n : (law) an answer by a defendant that fails to admit or deny the allegations set forth in the complaint

evasively
adv : with evasion; in an evasive manner; "her husband seemed to know many of the people who were named, but he replied evasively when asked who they were"

evasiveness
n : intentionally vague or ambiguous [syn: {equivocation}, {prevarication}]

Eve
n 1: (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
2: the day before; "he always arrives on the eve of her departure"
3: the period immediately before something; "on the eve of the French Revolution"
4: the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake" [syn: {evening}, {eventide}]

Evelyn Arthur Saint John Waugh
n : English author of satirical novels (1903-1966) [syn: {Waugh}, {Evelyn Waugh}]

Evelyn Waugh
n : English author of satirical novels (1903-1966) [syn: {Waugh}, {Evelyn Arthur Saint John Waugh}]

even
adj 1: divisible by two [ant: {odd}]
2: equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced; "even amounts of butter and sugar"; "on even terms"; "it was a fifty-fifty (or even) split"; "had a fifty-fifty (or even) chance"; "an even fight" [syn: {fifty-fifty}]
3: being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with); "an even application of varnish"; "an even floor"; "the road was not very even"; "the picture is even with the window" [ant: {uneven}]
4: symmetrically arranged; "even features"; "regular features"; "a regular polygon" [syn: {regular}]
5: occurring at fixed intervals; "a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing" [syn: {regular}]
6: of the score in a contest; "the score is tied" [syn: {tied(p)}, {level(p)}]
adv 1: used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected; "even an idiot knows that"; "declined even to consider the idea"; "I don't have even a dollar!"
2: in spite of; notwithstanding; "even when he is sick, he works"; "even with his head start she caught up with him"
3: to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons; "looked sick and felt even worse"; "an even (or still) more interesting problem"; "still another problem must be solved"; "a yet sadder tale" [syn: {yet}, {still}]
4: to the full extent; "loyal even unto death"
v 1: make level or straight; "level the ground" [syn: {flush}, {level}, {even out}]
2: become even or more even; "even out the surface" [syn: {even out}]
3: make even or more even [syn: {even out}]

even a little
adv : to any extent at all; "are you in the least interested?" [syn: {in the least}]

even as
adv : at the same time as; "even as he lay dying they argued over his estate"; "the building collapsed just as he arrived" [syn: {just as}]

even chance
n : an unpredictable phenomenon; "it's a toss-up whether he will win or lose" [syn: {tossup}, {toss-up}]

even off
v : adjust or make up for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance" [syn: {compensate}, {counterbalance}, {correct}, {even out}, {even up}]

even out
v 1: adjust or make up for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance" [syn: {compensate}, {counterbalance}, {correct}, {even off}, {even up}]
2: make level or straight; "level the ground" [syn: {flush}, {level}, {even}]
3: become even or more even; "even out the surface" [syn: {even}]
4: make even or more even [syn: {even}]

even so
adv : despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go" [syn: {however}, {nevertheless}, {withal}, {still}, {yet}, {all the same}, {nonetheless}, {notwithstanding}]

even spacing
n : regularity of spacing

even up
v 1: adjust or make up for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance" [syn: {compensate}, {counterbalance}, {correct}, {even out}, {even off}]
2: even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing [syn: {square up}, {jog}]

evenfall
n : the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night" [syn: {twilight}, {dusk}, {gloaming}, {nightfall}, {fall}, {crepuscule}, {crepuscle}]

evenhanded
adj : without partiality; "evenhanded justice"

evenhandedly
adv : in a fair evenhanded manner; "deal fairly with one another" [syn: {fairly}, {fair}, {without favoring one party}, {without favouring one party}]

evening
n 1: the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake" [syn: {eve}, {eventide}]
2: a later concluding time period; "it was the evening of the Roman Empire"
3: the early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way; "an evening at the opera"

evening bag
n : a handbag used with evening wear

evening clothes
n : attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening [syn: {formalwear}, {eveningwear}, {evening dress}]

evening dress
n : attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening [syn: {formalwear}, {eveningwear}, {evening clothes}]

evening gown
n : a formal gown for evening wear [syn: {dinner dress}, {dinner gown}, {tea gown}]

evening grosbeak
n : North American grosbeak [syn: {Hesperiphona vespertina}]

evening lychnis
n : bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis [syn: {white campion}, {white cockle}, {bladder campion}, {Silene latifolia}, {Lychnis alba}]

Evening Prayer
n : (Anglican Church) a daily evening service with prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer [syn: {evensong}]

evening primrose
n : any of several plants of the family Onagraceae

evening shift
n 1: the work shift during the evening (as 4 p.m. to midnight) [syn: {swing shift}]
2: workers who work during the evening (as 4 p.m. to midnight)

evening shirt
n : a man's white shirt (with a starch front) for evening wear (usually with a tuxedo) [syn: {dress shirt}]

evening star
n : a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky [syn: {Hesperus}, {Vesper}]

evening trumpet flower
n : poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers [syn: {yellow jasmine}, {yellow jessamine}, {Carolina jasmine}, {Gelsemium sempervirens}]

evening-primrose family
n : a large and widely distributed family of plants of the order Myrtales [syn: {Onagraceae}, {family Onagraceae}]

evening-snow
n : small California annual with white flowers [syn: {Linanthus dichotomus}]

eveningwear
n : attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening [syn: {formalwear}, {evening dress}, {evening clothes}]

Evenk
n : a member of the Tungus speaking people of Mongolian race who are a nomadic people widely spread over eastern Siberia; related to the Manchu [syn: {Tungus}]

Evenki
n 1: a member of the people inhabiting an area of northern Mongolia and eastern Siberia [syn: {Ewenki}]
2: the Tungusic language of the Evenki people in eastern Siberia [syn: {Tungus}, {Tunguz}, {Ewenki}]

evenly
adv 1: in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way; "a class evenly divided between girls and boys"; "they split their winnings equally"; "deal equally with rich and poor" [syn: {equally}] [ant: {unevenly}, {unevenly}]
2: in a level and regular way [ant: {unevenly}]

evenness
n 1: a quality of uniformity and lack of variation [syn: {invariability}] [ant: {unevenness}, {unevenness}]
2: the quality of being balanced [ant: {unevenness}]

even-pinnate
adj : of a leaf shape; pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex [syn: {abruptly-pinnate}, {paripinnate}]

even-pinnate leaf
n : pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex [syn: {abruptly-pinnate leaf}]

evensong
n 1: the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on Sundays [syn: {vespers}]
2: (Anglican Church) a daily evening service with prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer [syn: {Evening Prayer}]

event
n 1: something that happens at a given place and time
2: a special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled" [syn: {case}]
3: a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory
4: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" [syn: {consequence}, {effect}, {outcome}, {result}, {issue}, {upshot}]

event planner
n : someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials)

even-tempered
adj : not easily irritated; "an equable temper"; "not everyone shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite the repeated delays" [syn: {equable}, {good-tempered}, {placid}]

eventful
adj 1: full of events or incidents; "the most exhausting and eventful day of my life" [ant: {uneventful}]
2: having important issues or results; "the year's only really consequential legislation"; "an eventful decision" [syn: {consequential}]

eventide
n : the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake" [syn: {evening}, {eve}]

even-toed
adj : of or relating to or belonging to mammals of the order Artiodactyla [syn: {artiodactyl}, {artiodactylous}]

even-toed ungulate
n : placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot [syn: {artiodactyl}, {artiodactyl mammal}] [ant: {odd-toed ungulate}]

eventration
n : protrusion of the intestine through the abdominal wall

eventual
adj : expected to follow in the indefinite future from causes already operating; "hope of eventual (or ultimate) rescue"; "if this trend continues it is not reasonable to expect the eventual collapse of the stock market" [syn: {eventual(a)}]

eventuality
n : a possible event or occurrence or result [syn: {contingency}, {contingence}]

eventually
adv 1: within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time; "he will understand eventually"; "he longed for the flowers that were yet to show themselves"; "sooner or later you will have to face the facts"; "in time they came to accept the harsh reality" [syn: {yet}, {sooner or later}, {in time}, {one of these days}]
2: after a long period of time or an especially long delay; "at length they arrived" [syn: {finally}, {at length}]

eventuate
v : come out in the end

ever
adv 1: at any time; "did you ever smoke?"; "the best con man of all time" [syn: {of all time}]
2: at all times; all the time and on every occasion; "I will always be there to help you"; "always arrives on time"; "there is always some pollution in the air"; "ever hoping to strike it rich"; "ever busy" [syn: {always}, {e'er}] [ant: {never}]
3: (intensifier for adjectives) very; "she was ever so friendly" [syn: {ever so}]

ever so
adv : (intensifier for adjectives) very; "she was ever so friendly" [syn: {ever}]

ever-changing
adj : marked by continuous change or effective action [syn: {changing}]

Everest
n : a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high) [syn: {Mount Everest}, {Mt. Everest}]

Everglade State
n : a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn: {Florida}, {Sunshine State}, {FL}]

Everglades
n : a large subtropical swamp in southern Florida that is noted for its wildlife

Everglades National Park
n : a national park in Florida containing an immense subtropical wilderness with mangrove swamps and rare birds and wild animals

evergreen
adj : (of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the year [ant: {deciduous}]
n : a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year [syn: {evergreen plant}] [ant: {deciduous plant}]

evergreen beech
n : any of various beeches of the southern hemisphere having small usually evergreen leaves [syn: {southern beech}]

evergreen bittersweet
n : broad and bushy Asiatic twining shrub with pinkish fruit; many subspecies or varieties [syn: {Euonymus fortunei radicans}, {Euonymus radicans vegetus}]

evergreen blueberry
n : shrub of the eastern United States having shining evergreen leaves and bluish-black fruit [syn: {Vaccinium myrsinites}]

evergreen cherry
n : California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers [syn: {holly-leaved cherry}, {holly-leaf cherry}, {islay}, {Prunus ilicifolia}]

evergreen grass
n : coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage [syn: {tall oat grass}, {tall meadow grass}, {false oat}, {French rye}, {Arrhenatherum elatius}]

evergreen huckleberry
n : stiff bushy evergreen shrub of western North America having sour black berries and glossy green foliage used in floral arrangements [syn: {Vaccinium ovatum}]

evergreen magnolia
n : evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers [syn: {southern magnolia}, {large-flowering magnolia}, {bull bay}, {Magnolia grandiflora}]

evergreen millet
n : tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States where it is a serious pest on cultivated land [syn: {Johnson grass}, {Aleppa grass}, {means grass}, {Sorghum halepense}, {Sorghum halapense}]

evergreen oak
n : evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood [syn: {holm oak}, {holm tree}, {holly-leaved oak}, {Quercus ilex}]

evergreen plant
n : a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year [syn: {evergreen}] [ant: {deciduous plant}]

Evergreen State
n : a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific [syn: {Washington}, {WA}]

evergreen thorn
n : evergreen hawthorn of southeastern Europe [syn: {Crataegus oxyacantha}]

evergreen winterberry
n : evergreen holly of eastern North America with oblong leathery leaves and small black berries [syn: {inkberry}, {gallberry}, {gall-berry}, {Ilex glabra}]

evergreen wood fern
n 1: North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds [syn: {Christmas fern}, {canker brake}, {dagger fern}, {Polystichum acrostichoides}]
2: North American fern with evergreen fronds [syn: {marginal wood fern}, {leatherleaf wood fern}, {Dryopteris marginalis}]

everlasting
adj 1: continuing forever or indefinitely; "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven" [syn: {ageless}, {eternal}, {perpetual}, {unending}, {unceasing}]
2: expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "tired or his everlasting whimpering"; "an infernal nuisance" [syn: {blasted}, {blame}, {blamed}, {blessed}, {damn}, {damned}, {darned}, {deuced}, {goddam}, {goddamn}, {goddamned}, {infernal}]
3: lasting for an indefinitely long period of time [syn: {eternal}, {lasting}, {eonian}, {aeonian}]
4: without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense" [syn: {arrant(a)}, {complete(a)}, {consummate(a)}, {double-dyed(a)}, {everlasting(a)}, {gross(a)}, {perfect(a)}, {pure(a)}, {sodding(a)}, {stark(a)}, {staring(a)}, {thoroughgoing(a)}, {utter(a)}]
5: continuing too long; "everlasting complaints"
n : any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color [syn: {everlasting flower}]

everlasting flower
n : any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color [syn: {everlasting}]

everlasting pea
n : any of several perennial vines of the genus Lathyrus

everlastingly
adv : for a limitless time; "no one can live forever"; "brightly beams our Father's mercy from his lighthouse evermore"- P.P.Bliss [syn: {eternally}, {forever}, {evermore}]

everlastingness
n : the property of lasting forever

evermore
adv 1: at any future time; in the future; "lead a blameless life evermore" [syn: {forevermore}]
2: for a limitless time; "no one can live forever"; "brightly beams our Father's mercy from his lighthouse evermore"- P.P.Bliss [syn: {everlastingly}, {eternally}, {forever}]

Evernia
n : lichens of the family Usneaceae having a pendulous or shrubby thallus [syn: {genus Evernia}]

ever-present
adj : being present always

Evers
n : United States civil rights worker in Mississippi; was killed by a sniper (1925-1963) [syn: {Medgar Evers}, {Medgar Wiley Evers}]

eversion
n 1: the position of being turned outward; "the eversion of the foot"
2: the act of turning inside out [syn: {inversion}, {everting}]

Evert
n : United States tennis player who won women's singles titles in the United States and at Wimbledon (born in 1954) [syn: {Chris Evert}, {Chrissie Evert}, {Christine Marie Evert}]
v : turn inside out; turn the inner surface of outward; "evert the eyelid"

everting
n : the act of turning inside out [syn: {inversion}, {eversion}]

every
adj 1: each and all of a series of entities or intervals as specified; "every third seat"; "every two hours" [syn: {every(a)}]
2: (used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception; "every person is mortal"; "every party is welcome"; "had every hope of success"; "every chance of winning" [syn: {every(a)}]

every bit
adv : to the same degree (often followed by `as'); "they were equally beautiful"; "birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly"; "sang as sweetly as a nightingale"; "he is every bit as mean as she is" [syn: {equally}, {as}]

every day
adj : occurring or done each day; "a daily record"; "day-by-day labors of thousands of men and women"- H.S.Truman; "her day-after-day behavior"; "an every day occurrence" [syn: {daily}, {day-to-day}, {day-after-day}]
adv : without missing a day; "he stops by daily" [syn: {daily}, {each day}]

every inch
adv : in every way; completely; "he was every inch a statesman"

every last
adj : (used as intensive) every; "every last one of you" [syn: {every last(p)}]

every month
adv : without missing a month; "we get paid monthly" [syn: {monthly}, {each month}]

every night
adv : at the end of each day; "she checks on her roses nightly" [syn: {nightly}]

every now and then
adv : occasionally; "every so often she visits her father" [syn: {every so often}]

every quarter
adv : in three month intervals; "interest is compounded quarterly" [syn: {quarterly}]

every so often
adv : occasionally; "every so often she visits her father" [syn: {every now and then}]

every week
adv : without missing a week; "she visited her aunt weekly" [syn: {hebdomadally}, {weekly}, {each week}]

every which way
adv 1: in a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered"; "bullets were fired into the crowd at random" [syn: {randomly}, {indiscriminately}, {haphazardly}, {willy-nilly}, {arbitrarily}, {at random}]
2: haphazardly; "the books were piled up helter-skelter" [syn: {helter-skelter}]

every year
adv : without missing a year; "they travel to China annually" [syn: {annually}, {yearly}, {each year}]

everyday
adj 1: found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant [syn: {mundane}, {quotidian}, {routine}, {unremarkable}, {workaday}]
2: suited for everyday use; "casual clothes"; "everyday clothes" [syn: {casual}]
3: commonplace and ordinary; "the familiar everyday world"

everydayness
n : ordinariness as a consequence of being frequent and commonplace [syn: {commonness}, {commonplaceness}] [ant: {uncommonness}]

everyman
n : the ordinary person

everyplace
adv : to or in any or all places; "You find fast food stores everywhere"; "people everywhere are becoming aware of the problem"; "he carried a gun everywhere he went"; "looked all over for a suitable gift"; (`everyplace' is used informally for `everywhere') [syn: {everywhere}, {all over}]

everywhere
adv : to or in any or all places; "You find fast food stores everywhere"; "people everywhere are becoming aware of the problem"; "he carried a gun everywhere he went"; "looked all over for a suitable gift"; (`everyplace' is used informally for `everywhere') [syn: {everyplace}, {all over}]

evict
v 1: expel or eject without recourse to legal process; "The landlord wanted to evict the tenants so he banged on the pipes every morning at 3 a.m."
2: expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process; "The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months" [syn: {force out}]

eviction
n 1: action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved [syn: {constructive eviction}]
2: the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law [syn: {dispossession}, {legal ouster}]

evidence
n 1: your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling" [syn: {grounds}]
2: an indication that makes something evident; "his trembling was evidence of his fear"
3: (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved
v 1: provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness" [syn: {attest}, {certify}, {manifest}, {demonstrate}]
2: provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence" [syn: {testify}, {bear witness}, {prove}, {show}]
3: give evidence; "he was telling on all his former colleague" [syn: {tell}]

evidenced
adj : supported by evidence; "their evidenced friendliness to the US"

evident
adj 1: clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view" [syn: {apparent}, {manifest}, {patent}, {plain}]
2: capable of being seen or noticed; "a discernible change in attitude"; "a clearly evident erasure in the manuscript"; "an observable change in behavior" [syn: {discernible}, {observable}]

evidential
adj : serving as or based on evidence; "evidential signs of a forced entry"; "its evidentiary value" [syn: {evidentiary}]

evidentiary
adj 1: pertaining to or constituting evidence; "evidentiary technique"; "an evidentiary fact"
2: serving as or based on evidence; "evidential signs of a forced entry"; "its evidentiary value" [syn: {evidential}]

evidently
adv : unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn" [syn: {obviously}, {manifestly}, {patently}, {apparently}, {plainly}, {plain}]

evil
adj 1: morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds" [syn: {wicked}] [ant: {good}]
2: having the nature of vice [syn: {depraved}, {vicious}]
3: tending to cause great harm [syn: {harmful}, {injurious}]
4: having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force" [syn: {malefic}, {malevolent}, {malign}]
n 1: morally objectionable behavior [syn: {immorality}, {wickedness}, {iniquity}]
2: that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune; "the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones"- Shakespeare
3: the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world" [syn: {evilness}] [ant: {good}, {good}]

evil eye
n : a look that is believed to have the power of inflicting harm

evil spirit
n : a spirit tending to cause harm

evildoer
n : a person who sins (without repenting) [syn: {sinner}]

evildoing
n : the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father" [syn: {transgression}]

evilly
adv : in a wicked evil manner; "act wickedly"; "grin evilly" [syn: {wickedly}]

evil-minded
adj : having evil thoughts or intentions

evilness
n : the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world" [syn: {evil}] [ant: {good}, {good}]

evince
v : give expression to; "She showed her disappointment" [syn: {express}, {show}]

eviscerate
adj : having been disembowelled
v 1: surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ [syn: {resect}]
2: remove the contents of; "eviscerate the stomach"
3: remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken" [syn: {disembowel}, {draw}]
4: take away a vital or essential part of; "the compromise among the parties eviscerated the bill that had been proposed"

evisceration
n 1: surgical removal of an organ (or the contents of an organ) from a patient
2: the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude [syn: {disembowelment}]
3: altering something (as a legislative act or a statement) in such a manner as to reduce its value; "the adoption of their amendments would have amounted to an evisceration of the act"

evitable
adj : capable of being avoided or warded off [syn: {avoidable}, {avertible}, {avertable}] [ant: {inevitable}]

evocation
n 1: imaginative re-creation
2: calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations [syn: {summoning}]
3: stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy" [syn: {induction}, {elicitation}]

evocative
adj : serving to bring to mind; "cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note"- Wilder Hobson; "a campaign redolent of machine politics" [syn: {redolent}, {redolent of(p)}, {remindful}, {reminiscent}, {reminiscent of(p)}]

evoke
v 1: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: {arouse}, {elicit}, {enkindle}, {kindle}, {fire}, {raise}, {provoke}]
2: call forth; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple" [syn: {provoke}, {call forth}, {kick up}]
3: deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" [syn: {educe}, {elicit}, {extract}, {draw out}]
4: evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" [syn: {raise}, {conjure}, {conjure up}, {invoke}, {stir}, {call down}, {arouse}, {bring up}, {put forward}, {call forth}]
5: call to mind or evoke [syn: {suggest}, {paint a picture}]

evoked
adj : called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation; "evoked potentials"; "an elicited response" [syn: {elicited}]

evoked potential
n : the electrical response of the central nervous system produced by an external stimulus; "he measured evoked potentials with an electroencephalogram"

evolution
n 1: a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer" [syn: {development}] [ant: {degeneration}]
2: (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms [syn: {phylogeny}, {phylogenesis}]

evolutionary
adj : of or relating to or produced by evolution; "evolutionary biology"

evolutionary trend
n : a general direction of evolutionary change

evolve
v 1: work out; "We have developed a new theory of evolution" [syn: {germinate}, {develop}]
2: undergo development or evolution; "Modern man evolved a long time ago"
3: gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting" [syn: {develop}, {acquire}]

EW
n : military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum [syn: {electronic warfare}]

Ewe
n 1: a member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana
2: a Kwa language spoken by the Ewe people in Ghana and Togo and Benin
3: female sheep

Ewenki
n 1: a member of the people inhabiting an area of northern Mongolia and eastern Siberia [syn: {Evenki}]
2: the Tungusic language of the Evenki people in eastern Siberia [syn: {Tungus}, {Tunguz}, {Evenki}]

ewer
n : an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring [syn: {pitcher}]

Ewing's sarcoma
n : malignant tumor in bone marrow (usually in the pelvis or in long bones) [syn: {Ewing's tumor}, {Ewing's tumour}, {endothelial myeloma}]

Ewing's tumor
n : malignant tumor in bone marrow (usually in the pelvis or in long bones) [syn: {Ewing's sarcoma}, {Ewing's tumour}, {endothelial myeloma}]

Ewing's tumour
n : malignant tumor in bone marrow (usually in the pelvis or in long bones) [syn: {Ewing's sarcoma}, {Ewing's tumor}, {endothelial myeloma}]

ex
adj : out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas" [syn: {antique}, {demode}, {old-fashioned}, {old-hat(p)}, {outmoded}, {passe}, {passee}]
n 1: a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband [syn: {ex-husband}]
2: a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife; "all his exes live in Texas" [syn: {exwife}]

ex gratia
adj : as a favor; not compelled by legal right; "ex gratia payments made to nonstriking workers"

ex libris
n : a label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted [syn: {bookplate}]

ex officio
adj : by virtue of an office or position; "the head of the department serves as an ex officio member of the board"
adv : by virtue of position; "the president sat on the committee ex officio" [syn: {by right of office}]

ex post facto
adj : affecting things past; "retroactive tax increase"; "an ex-post-facto law"; "retro pay" [syn: {retroactive}, {retro}]

ex tempore
adv : without preparation; "I don't know the figures off-hand" [syn: {off-hand}]

ex vivo
adj : in an artificial environment outside the living organism; "in vitro fertilization" [syn: {in vitro}] [ant: {in vivo}]
adv : in an artificial environment outside the living organism; "an egg fertilized in vitro" [syn: {in vitro}]

exacerbate
v 1: make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain" [syn: {worsen}, {aggravate}, {exasperate}] [ant: {better}]
2: exasperate or irritate [syn: {exasperate}, {aggravate}]

exacerbating
adj : making worse [syn: {aggravating}, {exasperating}]

exacerbation
n 1: action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse; "the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care" [syn: {aggravation}]
2: violent and bitter exasperation; "his foolishness was followed by an exacerbation of their quarrel"

exact
adj 1: marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target" [ant: {inexact}]
2: (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement" [syn: {accurate}, {precise}]
v 1: claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan" [syn: {demand}]
2: take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her" [syn: {claim}, {take}]

exacta
n : a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order [syn: {perfecta}]

exacting
adj 1: having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures; "fastidious microorganisms"; "certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements" [syn: {fastidious}] [ant: {unfastidious}]
2: severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards" [syn: {stern}, {strict}]
3: requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation" [syn: {exigent}]

exaction
n : act of demanding or levying by force or authority; "exaction of tribute"; "exaction of various dues and fees"

exactitude
n : the quality of being exact; "he demanded exactness in all details"; "a man of great exactitude" [syn: {exactness}] [ant: {inexactness}]

exactly
adv 1: indicating exactness or preciseness; "he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do"; "it was just as he said--the jewel was gone"; "it has just enough salt" [syn: {precisely}, {just}]
2: just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said" [syn: {precisely}, {on the nose}, {on the dot}, {on the button}]
3: in a precise manner; "she always expressed herself precisely" [syn: {precisely}, {incisively}] [ant: {imprecisely}, {imprecisely}]

exactness
n : the quality of being exact; "he demanded exactness in all details"; "a man of great exactitude" [syn: {exactitude}] [ant: {inexactness}]

Exacum
n : genus of tropical Asiatic and African plants: especially Persian violets [syn: {genus Exacum}]

Exacum affine
n : perennial cultivated especially as a houseplant for its fragrant bluish to dark lavender flowers [syn: {Persian violet}]

Exaeretodon
n : a genus of reptiles of the division Cynodontia [syn: {genus Exaeretodon}]

exaggerate
v 1: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" [syn: {overstate}, {overdraw}, {hyperbolize}, {hyerbolise}, {magnify}, {amplify}] [ant: {understate}]
2: do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 push-ups" [syn: {overdo}]

exaggerated
adj 1: represented as greater than is true or reasonable; "an exaggerated opinion of oneself" [syn: {overdone}, {overstated}]
2: enlarged to an abnormal degree; "thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes" [syn: {magnified}, {enlarged}]
3: enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness; "had an exaggerated (or inflated) opinion of himself"; "a hyperbolic style" [syn: {hyperbolic}, {inflated}]

exaggeratedly
adv : in an exaggerated manner [syn: {hyperbolically}]

exaggeration
n 1: extravagant exaggeration [syn: {hyperbole}]
2: the act of making something more noticeable than usual; "the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness"
3: making to seem more important than it really is [syn: {overstatement}, {magnification}] [ant: {understatement}]

exalt
v 1: praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" [syn: {laud}, {extol}, {glorify}, {proclaim}]
2: fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is obsolete in this usage); "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success" [syn: {exhilarate}, {inebriate}, {thrill}, {beatify}]
3: heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination" [syn: {inspire}, {animate}, {invigorate}, {enliven}]
4: raise in rank, character, or status; "exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser"

exaltation
n 1: a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens [syn: {ecstasy}, {rapture}, {transport}, {raptus}]
2: the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence
3: a flock of larks (especially a flock of larks in flight overhead)
4: the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) [syn: {deification}, {apotheosis}]

exalted
adj 1: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept" [syn: {high-flown}, {high-minded}, {lofty}, {rarefied}, {rarified}, {idealistic}, {noble-minded}]
2: high or exalted in style or character; "high drama"

exalting
adj : tending to exalt; "an exalting eulogy"; "ennobling thoughts" [syn: {ennobling}]

exam
n : a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions" [syn: {examination}, {test}]

exam paper
n : a written examination [syn: {test paper}, {examination paper}, {question sheet}]

examen
n 1: examination of conscience (as done daily by Jesuits) [syn: {examination}]
2: a critical study (as of a writer's work)

examination
n 1: the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) [syn: {scrutiny}]
2: a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions" [syn: {exam}, {test}]
3: formal systematic questioning [syn: {interrogation}, {interrogatory}]
4: examination of conscience (as done daily by Jesuits) [syn: {examen}]
5: the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned [syn: {testing}]

examination paper
n : a written examination [syn: {test paper}, {exam paper}, {question sheet}]

examine
v 1: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" [syn: {analyze}, {analyse}, {study}, {canvass}, {canvas}]
2: observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country" [syn: {see}]
3: question or examine thoroughly and closely [syn: {probe}]
4: question closely
5: put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe" [syn: {test}, {prove}, {try}, {try out}, {essay}]

examinee
n : someone who is tested (as by an intelligence test or an academic examination) [syn: {testee}]

examiner
n 1: someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications [syn: {tester}, {quizzer}]
2: an investigator who observes carefully; "the examiner searched for clues" [syn: {inspector}]

example
n 1: an item of information that is representative of a type; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10" [syn: {illustration}, {instance}, {representative}]
2: a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example" [syn: {model}]
3: something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general" [syn: {exemplar}, {model}, {good example}]
4: punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him" [syn: {deterrent example}, {lesson}, {object lesson}]
5: an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths" [syn: {case}, {instance}]
6: a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding; "you must work the examples at the end of each chapter in the textbook" [syn: {exercise}]

exanimate
adj : deprived of life; no longer living; "a lifeless body" [syn: {lifeless}]

exanthem
n : eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease [syn: {exanthema}, {skin eruption}]

exanthema
n : eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease [syn: {exanthem}, {skin eruption}] [also: {exanthemata} (pl)]

exanthema subitum
n : a viral disease of infants and young children; characterized by abrupt high fever and mild sore throat; a few days later there is a faint pinkish rash that lasts for a few hours to a few days [syn: {roseola infantum}, {roseola infantilis}, {pseudorubella}]

exanthemata
See {exanthema}

exanthemata
exanthema
n : eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease [syn: {exanthem}, {skin eruption}] [also: {exanthemata} (pl)]

exarch
n 1: a bishop in one of several Eastern Orthodox churches in North America
2: a bishop in eastern Christendom who holds a place below a patriarch but above a metropolitan
3: a viceroy who governed a large province in the Roman Empire

exarchate
n : a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church [syn: {eparchy}]

exasperate
v 1: exasperate or irritate [syn: {exacerbate}, {aggravate}]
2: make furious [syn: {infuriate}, {incense}]
3: make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain" [syn: {worsen}, {aggravate}, {exacerbate}] [ant: {better}]

exasperated
adj : greatly annoyed; out of patience; "had an exasperated look on his face"; "felt exasperated beyond endurance" [syn: {cheesed off}, {browned off}]

exasperating
adj 1: extremely annoying or displeasing; "his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating"; "I've had an exasperating day"; "her infuriating indifference"; "the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening" [syn: {infuriating}, {maddening}, {vexing}]
2: making worse [syn: {aggravating}, {exacerbating}]

exasperatingly
adv : in an exasperating manner

exasperation
n 1: an exasperated feeling of annoyance [syn: {aggravation}]
2: actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)

exaugural
adj : occurring at or marking the close of a term of office; "an exaugural message" [ant: {inaugural}]

exboyfriend
n : a man who is no longer a woman's boyfriend

Excalibur
n : the legendary sword of King Arthur

excavate
v 1: lay bare through digging; "Schliemann excavated Troy" [syn: {unearth}]
2: find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden" [syn: {dig up}, {turn up}]
3: form by hollowing; "Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team"; "excavate a cavity"
4: remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite" [syn: {dig}, {hollow}]

excavation
n 1: the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton" [syn: {digging}, {dig}]
2: the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig" [syn: {dig}, {archeological site}]
3: a hole in the ground made by excavating [syn: {hole in the ground}]
4: the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth [syn: {mining}]

excavator
n 1: a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying
2: a machine for excavating [syn: {power shovel}, {digger}, {shovel}]

exceed
v 1: go beyond; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds" [syn: {transcend}, {surpass}]
2: go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" [syn: {transcend}, {overstep}, {pass}, {go past}, {top}]
3: be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" [syn: {surpass}, {outstrip}, {outmatch}, {outgo}, {outdo}, {surmount}, {outperform}]

exceedance
n : (geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time; "the concept of exceedance can be applied to any type of environmental risk modeling"

exceeding
adj : far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents" [syn: {exceptional}, {olympian}, {prodigious}, {surpassing}]

exceedingly
adv : to an extreme degree or extent; "his eyesight was exceedingly defective" [syn: {passing}, {extremely}]

excel
v : distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math" [syn: {stand out}, {surpass}] [also: {excelling}, {excelled}]

excel at
v : be good at; "She shines at math" [syn: {shine at}]

excelled
excel
v : distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math" [syn: {stand out}, {surpass}] [also: {excelling}, {excelled}]

excelled
See {excel}

excellence
n 1: the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
2: something in which something or some one excels; "the use of herbs is one of the excellences of French cuisine"

Excellency
n : a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by Your or His or Her; "Your Excellency"

excellent
adj : of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind" [syn: {first-class}, {fantabulous}]

excellently
adv : in an excellent manner; "the job had been done excellently"

excelling
excel
v : distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math" [syn: {stand out}, {surpass}] [also: {excelling}, {excelled}]

excelling
See {excel}

excelsior
n : thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing [syn: {wood shavings}]

except
v 1: take exception to; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday" [syn: {demur}]
2: prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece" [syn: {exclude}, {leave out}, {leave off}, {omit}, {take out}] [ant: {include}]

exception
n 1: a deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news" [syn: {exclusion}, {elision}]
2: an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization; "all her children were brilliant; the only exception was her last child"; "an exception tests the rule"
3: grounds for adverse criticism; "his authority is beyond exception"

exceptionable
adj : liable to objection or debate; used of something one might take exception to; "a thoroughly unpleasant highly exceptionable piece of writing"; "found the politician's views objectionable" [syn: {objectionable}]

exceptional
adj 1: far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents" [syn: {exceeding}, {olympian}, {prodigious}, {surpassing}]
2: surpassing what is common or usual or expected; "he paid especial attention to her"; "exceptional kindness"; "a matter of particular and unusual importance"; "a special occasion"; "a special reason to confide in her"; "what's so special about the year 2000?" [syn: {especial(a)}, {particular(a)}, {special}]
3: deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence; "special educational provisions for exceptional children" [syn: {exceptional(a)}]

exceptionally
adv : to an exceptional degree; "it worked exceptionally well"

excerpt
n : a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" [syn: {extract}, {selection}]
v : take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy [syn: {extract}, {take out}]

excess
adj : more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy" [syn: {extra}, {redundant}, {spare}, {supererogatory}, {superfluous}, {supernumerary}, {surplus}]
n 1: a quantity much larger than is needed [syn: {surplus}, {surplusage}, {nimiety}]
2: immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits [syn: {excessiveness}, {inordinateness}]
3: the state of being more than full [syn: {surfeit}, {overabundance}]
4: excessive indulgence; "the child was spoiled by overindulgence" [syn: {overindulgence}]

excessive
adj 1: beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands" [syn: {inordinate}, {undue}, {unreasonable}]
2: unrestrained in especially feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed" [syn: {extravagant}, {exuberant}, {overweening}]

excessively
adv : to an excessive degree; "too big" [syn: {overly}, {to a fault}, {too}]

excessiveness
n : immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits [syn: {excess}, {inordinateness}]

exchange
n 1: chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
2: a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one); "they had a bitter exchange"
3: the act of changing one thing for another thing; "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an exchange of prisoners"
4: the act of giving something in return for something received; "deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable"
5: a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication [syn: {central}, {telephone exchange}]
6: a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
7: (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point" [syn: {rally}]
8: reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money especially the currencies of different countries; "he earns his living from the interchange of currency" [syn: {interchange}]
9: the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help" [syn: {substitution}, {commutation}] 10: (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop; "black lost the exchange" 11: (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value; "the endgame began after the exchange of queens"
v 1: give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" [syn: {change}, {interchange}]
2: exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares" [syn: {change}, {commute}, {convert}]
3: change over, change around, or switch over [syn: {switch over}, {switch}]
4: hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent; "exchange prisoners"; "exchange employees between branches of the company"
5: exchange a penalty for a less severe one [syn: {commute}, {convert}]

exchange premium
n : a fee charged for exchanging currencies [syn: {agio}, {agiotage}, {premium}]

exchange rate
n : the charge for exchanging currency of one country for currency of another [syn: {rate of exchange}]

exchange transfusion
n : slow removal of a person's blood and its replacement with equal amounts of a donor's blood

exchangeability
n : the quality of being capable of exchange or interchange [syn: {interchangeability}, {interchangeableness}, {fungibility}] [ant: {unexchangeability}]

exchangeable
adj 1: suitable to be exchanged [ant: {unexchangeable}]
2: capable of being exchanged for or replaced by something of equal value; "convertible securities" [syn: {convertible}] [ant: {inconvertible}]
3: capable of replacing or changing places with something else; "interchangeable parts" [syn: {interchangeable}, {similar}, {standardized}, {standardised}]

exchanged
adj : changed for (replaced by) something different

exchanger
n : one whose business is to exchange the money of one country for that of another country [syn: {money changer}]

exchequer
n : the funds of a government or institution or individual [syn: {treasury}]

excise
n : a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate) [syn: {excise tax}]
v 1: remove by erasing or crossing out; "Please strike this remark from the record" [syn: {strike}, {expunge}]
2: levy an excise tax on
3: remove by cutting; "The surgeon excised the tumor"

excise tax
n : a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate) [syn: {excise}]

exciseman
n : someone who collects taxes for the government [syn: {tax collector}, {taxman}, {collector of internal revenue}, {internal revenue agent}]

excision
n 1: the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause" [syn: {deletion}, {cut}]
2: surgical removal of a body part or tissue [syn: {ablation}, {extirpation}, {cutting out}]
3: the act of banishing a member of the Church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the Church; cutting a person off from a religious society [syn: {excommunication}]
4: the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence [syn: {extirpation}, {deracination}]

excitability
n 1: excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part [syn: {irritability}]
2: being easily excited [syn: {excitableness}, {volatility}]

excitable
adj 1: easily excited [ant: {unexcitable}]
2: capable of responding to stimuli [syn: {irritable}]

excitable area
n : the cortical area that influences motor movements [syn: {motor area}, {motor region}, {motor cortex}, {Rolando's area}]

excitableness
n : being easily excited [syn: {excitability}, {volatility}]

excitant
adj : (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate [syn: {excitative}, {excitatory}]

excitation
n 1: the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up; "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation" [syn: {excitement}, {inflammation}, {fervor}, {fervour}]
2: the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland [syn: {innervation}, {irritation}]
3: something that agitates and arouses; "he looked forward to the excitements of the day" [syn: {excitement}]

excitative
adj : (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate [syn: {excitant}, {excitatory}]

excitatory
adj : (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate [syn: {excitant}, {excitative}]

excite
v 1: arouse or elicit a feeling
2: act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates" [syn: {stimulate}] [ant: {stifle}]
3: raise to a higher energy level; "excite the atoms" [syn: {energize}, {energise}]
4: stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions" [syn: {stimulate}, {stir}]
5: cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" [syn: {agitate}, {rouse}, {turn on}, {charge}, {commove}, {charge up}] [ant: {calm}]
6: stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience" [syn: {arouse}, {sex}, {turn on}, {wind up}]
7: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" [syn: {stimulate}, {shake}, {shake up}, {stir}]
8: produce a magnetic field in; "excite the neurons"

excited
adj 1: in an aroused state [ant: {unexcited}]
2: of persons; excessively affected by emotion; "he would become emotional over nothing at all"; "she was worked up about all the noise" [syn: {aroused}, {emotional}, {worked up}]
3: marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure" [syn: {delirious}, {frantic}, {mad}, {unrestrained}]
4: of e.g. a molecule; made reactive or more reactive [syn: {activated}]

excitedly
adv : in an excited manner; "she shook his hand excitedly" [syn: {with excitement}]

excitement
n 1: the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed" [syn: {exhilaration}]
2: the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up; "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation" [syn: {excitation}, {inflammation}, {fervor}, {fervour}]
3: something that agitates and arouses; "he looked forward to the excitements of the day" [syn: {excitation}]
4: disturbance usually in protest [syn: {agitation}, {turmoil}, {upheaval}, {hullabaloo}]

exciting
adj 1: creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip" [ant: {unexciting}]
2: stimulating interest and discussion; "an exciting novel"

excitingly
adv : in an exciting manner; "at the time of its appearance, the movie must have seemed excitingly new, even revolutionary" [ant: {unexcitingly}]

exclaim
v 1: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" [syn: {cry}, {cry out}, {outcry}, {call out}, {shout}]
2: state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' " he exclaimed; "The King will proclaim an amnesty" [syn: {proclaim}, {promulgate}]

exclaiming
n : an abrupt excited utterance; "she gave an exclamation of delight"; "there was much exclaiming over it" [syn: {exclamation}]

exclamation
n 1: an abrupt excited utterance; "she gave an exclamation of delight"; "there was much exclaiming over it" [syn: {exclaiming}]
2: a loud complaint or protest or reproach
3: an exclamatory rhetorical device; "O tempore! O mores" [syn: {ecphonesis}]

exclamation mark
n : a punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation [syn: {exclamation point}]

exclamation point
n : a punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation [syn: {exclamation mark}]

exclamatory
adj : sudden and strong; "an emphatic no" [syn: {emphatic}]

exclude
v 1: prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece" [syn: {except}, {leave out}, {leave off}, {omit}, {take out}] [ant: {include}]
2: prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country" [syn: {keep out}, {shut out}, {shut}] [ant: {admit}]
3: lack or fail to include; "The cost for the trip excludes food and beverages" [ant: {include}]
4: prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club" [syn: {bar}, {debar}]
5: put out or expel from a place; "The child was expelled from the classroom" [syn: {expel}, {eject}, {chuck out}, {throw out}, {kick out}, {turf out}, {boot out}, {turn out}]

exclusion
n 1: the state of being excluded [ant: {inclusion}]
2: the state of being excommunicated [syn: {excommunication}, {censure}]
3: a deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news" [syn: {exception}, {elision}]
4: the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school" [syn: {ejection}, {expulsion}, {riddance}]

exclusion principle
n : no two electrons or protons or neutrons in a given system can be in states characterized by the same set of quantum numbers [syn: {Pauli exclusion principle}]

exclusionary rule
n : a rule that provides that otherwise admissible evidence cannot be used in a criminal trial if it was the result of illegal police conduct

exclusive
adj 1: not divided or shared with others; "they have exclusive use of the machine"; "sole rights of publication" [syn: {sole(a)}]
2: excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority; "exclusive clubs"; "an exclusive restaurants and shops" [ant: {inclusive}]
3: not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective; "judging a contest with a single eye"; "a single devotion to duty"; "undivided affection"; "gained their exclusive attention" [syn: {single(a)}, {undivided}]
n : a news report that is reported first by one news organization; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials" [syn: {scoop}]

exclusive right
n : a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males" [syn: {prerogative}, {privilege}, {perquisite}]

exclusively
adv : without any others being included or involved; "was entirely to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"; "did it solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"; "a privilege granted only to him" [syn: {entirely}, {solely}, {alone}, {only}]

exclusiveness
n : tendency to associate with only a select group [syn: {clannishness}, {cliquishness}]

excogitate
v 1: come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or priciple) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light" [syn: {invent}, {contrive}, {devise}, {formulate}, {forge}]
2: reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" [syn: {chew over}, {think over}, {meditate}, {ponder}, {contemplate}, {muse}, {reflect}, {mull}, {mull over}, {ruminate}, {speculate}]

excogitation
n 1: thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it
2: the creation of something in the mind [syn: {invention}, {innovation}, {conception}, {design}]

excogitative
adj : concerned with excogitating or having the power of excogitation

excogitator
n : a thinker who considers carefully and thoroughly

excommunicate
v 1: exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner" [syn: {curse}] [ant: {communicate}]
2: oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree

excommunication
n 1: the state of being excommunicated [syn: {exclusion}, {censure}]
2: the act of banishing a member of the Church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the Church; cutting a person off from a religious society [syn: {excision}]

excoriate
v 1: express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated" [syn: {condemn}, {reprobate}, {decry}, {objurgate}]
2: tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; "This leash chafes the dog's neck" [syn: {chafe}]

excoriation
n 1: an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off [syn: {abrasion}, {scratch}, {scrape}]
2: severe censure

excrement
n : waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body [syn: {body waste}, {excretion}, {excreta}, {excretory product}]

excrescence
n 1: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form [syn: {bulge}, {bump}, {hump}, {gibbosity}, {gibbousness}, {jut}, {prominence}, {protuberance}, {protrusion}, {extrusion}]
2: (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body

excrescent
adj : forming an outgrowth (usually an excessive outgrowth)

excreta
n : waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body [syn: {body waste}, {excretion}, {excrement}, {excretory product}]

excrete
v : eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone" [syn: {egest}, {eliminate}, {pass}]

excreting
n : the bodily process of discharging waste matter [syn: {elimination}, {evacuation}, {excretion}, {voiding}]

excretion
n 1: the bodily process of discharging waste matter [syn: {elimination}, {evacuation}, {excreting}, {voiding}]
2: waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body [syn: {body waste}, {excreta}, {excrement}, {excretory product}]

excretory
adj : of or relating to the process of excretion

excretory organ
n : an organ that separates waste substances from the blood and discharges them [syn: {urinary organ}]

excretory product
n : waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body [syn: {body waste}, {excretion}, {excreta}, {excrement}]

excruciate
v 1: torment emotionally or mentally [syn: {torment}, {torture}, {rack}]
2: subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible" [syn: {torture}, {torment}]

excruciating
adj : extremely painful [syn: {agonizing}, {agonising}, {harrowing}, {torturing}, {torturous}, {torturesome}]

excruciatingly
adv : in a very painful manner; "the progress was agonizingly slow" [syn: {agonizingly}, {torturously}]

excruciation
n 1: a state of acute pain [syn: {agony}, {suffering}]
2: the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering [syn: {crucifixion}]

exculpate
v : pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" [syn: {acquit}, {assoil}, {clear}, {discharge}, {exonerate}] [ant: {convict}]

exculpated
adj : freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated" [syn: {absolved}, {clear}, {cleared}, {exonerated}, {vindicated}]

exculpation
n 1: a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable" [syn: {excuse}, {alibi}, {self-justification}]
2: the act of freeing from guilt or blame

exculpatory
adj : clearing of guilt or blame [ant: {inculpatory}]

excursion
n 1: a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field" [syn: {jaunt}, {outing}, {junket}, {pleasure trip}, {expedition}, {sashay}]
2: wandering from the main path of a journey [syn: {digression}]

excursion rate
n : a reduced rate for a round-trip ticket

excursionist
n : a tourist who is visiting sights of interest [syn: {sightseer}, {tripper}, {rubberneck}]

excursive
adj : (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects; "amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things"; "a rambling discursive book"; "his excursive remarks"; "a rambling speech about this and that" [syn: {digressive}, {discursive}, {rambling}]

excursus
n : a message that departs from the main subject [syn: {digression}, {aside}, {divagation}, {parenthesis}]

excusable
adj 1: capable of being overlooked [ant: {inexcusable}]
2: easily excused or forgiven; "a venial error" [syn: {forgivable}, {venial}]

excusably
adv : in an excusable manner or to an excusable degree; "he was excusably late" [syn: {forgivably}, {pardonably}] [ant: {inexcusably}, {inexcusably}, {inexcusably}]

excusatory
adj : offering or expressing apology; "an apologetic note"; "an apologetic manner" [syn: {apologetic}] [ant: {unapologetic}]

excuse
n 1: a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable" [syn: {alibi}, {exculpation}, {self-justification}]
2: a note explaining an absence; "he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him"
3: a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile" [syn: {apology}]
v 1: accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands" [syn: {pardon}]
2: grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class" [syn: {relieve}, {let off}, {exempt}]
3: serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce amy explain her reluctance to date again" [syn: {explain}]
4: defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success" [syn: {apologize}, {apologise}, {justify}, {rationalize}, {rationalise}]
5: ask for permission to be released from an engagement [syn: {beg off}]
6: excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities" [syn: {condone}]

excused
adj : granted exemption; "one of the excused jurors planned to write a book"

excuser
n : a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense [syn: {pardoner}, {forgiver}]

ex-directory
adj : (of telephone numbers) not in the telephone directory; "an ex-directory number" (British usage) [syn: {not listed}]

EXEC
n : the chief executive department of the United States government [syn: {White House}]

execrable
adj 1: of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment" [syn: {deplorable}, {miserable}, {woeful}, {wretched}]
2: unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke [syn: {abominable}, {detestable}, {odious}]
3: deserving a curse; "her damnable pride" [syn: {damnable}]

execrate
v 1: find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats" [syn: {abhor}, {loathe}, {abominate}]
2: curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment [syn: {anathemize}, {comminate}, {anathemise}, {anathematize}, {anathematise}]

execration
n 1: hate coupled with disgust [syn: {abhorrence}, {abomination}, {detestation}, {loathing}, {odium}]
2: an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group [syn: {condemnation}, {curse}]
3: the object of cursing or detestation; that which is execrated

executability
n : capable of being executed; "the job is executable for two million dollars"; "this contract is not executable"

executable
adj : capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are [syn: {feasible}, {practicable}, {viable}, {workable}]

executant
n : a performer (usually of musical works)

execute
v 1: kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some states, criminals are executed" [syn: {put to death}]
2: murder execution-style; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed"
3: put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" [syn: {carry through}, {accomplish}, {carry out}, {action}, {fulfill}, {fulfil}]
4: carry out the legalities of; "execute a will or a deed"
5: carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine; "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction" [syn: {run}]
6: carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" [syn: {perform}, {do}]
7: sign in the presence of witnesses; "The President executed the treaty"

executed
adj : put to death as punishment; "claimed the body of the executed traitor"

executing
n : putting a condemned person to death [syn: {execution}, {capital punishment}, {death penalty}]

execution
n 1: putting a condemned person to death [syn: {executing}, {capital punishment}, {death penalty}]
2: the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it; "they criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience generally improves performance" [syn: {performance}, {carrying out}, {carrying into action}]
3: (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer [syn: {instruction execution}]
4: (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable [syn: {execution of instrument}]
5: a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out [syn: {writ of execution}]
6: the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order; "the agency was created for the implementation of the policy" [syn: {implementation}, {carrying out}]
7: unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being [syn: {murder}, {slaying}]

execution of instrument
n : (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable [syn: {execution}]

execution sale
n : a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's writ of execution in order satisfy and unpaid obligation [syn: {sheriff's sale}, {judicial sale}, {forced sale}]

execution speed
n : (computer science) the speed with which a computational device can execute instructions; measured in MIPS

executioner
n : an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant [syn: {public executioner}]

executive
adj : having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc.; "the executive branch"
n 1: a person responsible for the administration of a business [syn: {executive director}]
2: persons who administer the law
3: someone who manages a government agency or department [syn: {administrator}]

executive agency
n : an agency of the executive branch of government

executive branch
n : the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws [syn: {Executive Office of the President}]

executive clemency
n : the power (usually of a president or governor) to pardon or commute the sentence of someone convicted in that jurisdiction

executive council
n : a council that shares the supreme executive power

executive department
n : a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States

executive director
n : a person responsible for the administration of a business [syn: {executive}]

Executive Office of the President
n : the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws [syn: {executive branch}]

executive officer
n : the officer second in command

executive program
n : a program that controls the execution of other programs [syn: {supervisory program}, {supervisor}]

executive routine
n : a routine that coordinates the operation of subroutines [syn: {supervisory routine}]

executive secretary
n : a secretary having administrative duties and responsibilities

executive session
n : a session (usually of a legislative body) that is closed to the public [syn: {closed session}]

executive vice president
n : a vice president holding executive power

executor
n : a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will

executor-heir relation
n : the responsibility of an executor (or administrator) of an estate to act in the best interests of the heir

executrices
See {executrix}

executrices
executrix
n : a woman executor [also: {executrices} (pl)]

executrix
n : a woman executor [also: {executrices} (pl)]

exegeses
See {exegesis}

exegeses
exegesis
n : an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible) [also: {exegeses} (pl)]

exegesis
n : an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible) [also: {exegeses} (pl)]

exegete
n : a person skilled in exegesis (especially of religious texts)

exegetic
adj : relating to exegesis [syn: {exegetical}]

exegetical
adj : relating to exegesis [syn: {exegetic}]

exempla
See {exemplum}

exemplar
n : something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general" [syn: {example}, {model}, {good example}]

exemplary
adj 1: worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens" [syn: {model(a)}]
2: being or serving as an illustration of a type; "the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy"; "an action exemplary of his conduct"; [syn: {emblematic}, {typic}]
3: serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence" [syn: {admonitory}, {cautionary}, {monitory}, {warning(a)}]

exemplary damages
n : (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct) [syn: {punitive damages}, {smart money}]

exemplification
n 1: showing by example [syn: {illustration}]
2: a representational or typifying form or model [syn: {typification}]

exemplified
exemplify
v 1: be characteristic of; "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue" [syn: {represent}]
2: clarify by giving an example of [syn: {illustrate}, {instance}] [also: {exemplified}]

exemplified
See {exemplify}

exemplify
v 1: be characteristic of; "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue" [syn: {represent}]
2: clarify by giving an example of [syn: {illustrate}, {instance}] [also: {exemplified}]

exemplifying
adj : clarifying by use of examples [syn: {illustrative}]

exempt
adj 1: (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject; "a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process"; "exempt from jury duty"; "only the very poorest citizens should be exempt from income taxes" [ant: {nonexempt}]
2: (of goods or funds) not subject to taxation; "the funds of nonprofit organizations are nontaxable"; "income exempt from taxation" [syn: {nontaxable}] [ant: {taxable}]
v 1: grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam" [syn: {relieve}, {free}] [ant: {enforce}]
2: grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class" [syn: {excuse}, {relieve}, {let off}]

exemption
n 1: immunity from an obligation or duty [syn: {freedom}]
2: a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.); "additional exemptions are allowed for each dependent"
3: an act exempting someone; "he was granted immunity from prosecution" [syn: {immunity}, {granting immunity}]

exenterate
v : remove the contents of (an organ)

exenteration
n : surgical removal of the organs within a body cavity (as those of the pelvis)

exercise
n 1: the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit; "the doctor recommended regular exercise"; "he did some exercising"; "the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit" [syn: {exercising}, {physical exercise}, {physical exertion}, {workout}]
2: the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers" [syn: {use}, {usage}, {utilization}, {utilisation}, {employment}]
3: systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect" [syn: {practice}, {drill}, {practice session}, {recitation}]
4: a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding; "you must work the examples at the end of each chapter in the textbook" [syn: {example}]
5: (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches; "academic exercises"
v 1: put to use; "exert one's power or influence" [syn: {exert}]
2: carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law" [syn: {practice}, {practise}, {do}]
3: give a work-out to; "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles" [syn: {work}, {work out}]
4: do physical exercise; "She works out in the gym every day" [syn: {work out}]
5: learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales" [syn: {drill}, {practice}, {practise}]

exercise bike
n : an exercise device resembling a stationary bike [syn: {exercycle}]

exercise device
n : a device designed to provide exercise for the user

exercise set
n : several exercises intended to be done in series; "he did four sets of the incline bench press" [syn: {set}]

exerciser
n : sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises [syn: {gymnastic apparatus}]

exercising
n : the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit; "the doctor recommended regular exercise"; "he did some exercising"; "the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit" [syn: {exercise}, {physical exercise}, {physical exertion}, {workout}]

exercising weight
n : sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; a weight that is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms [syn: {weight}, {free weight}]

exercycle
n : an exercise device resembling a stationary bike [syn: {exercise bike}]

exert
v 1: put to use; "exert one's power or influence" [syn: {exercise}]
2: of power or authority [syn: {wield}, {maintain}]
3: make a great effort at a mental or physical task; "exert oneself"

exertion
n : use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" [syn: {effort}, {elbow grease}, {travail}, {sweat}]

exfiltration operation
n : a clandestine rescue operation to bring a defector or refugee or an operative and family out of danger

exfoliate
v 1: spread by opening the leaves of
2: cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters
3: remove the surface, in scales or laminae
4: come off in a very thin piece
5: grow by producing or unfolding leaves; "plants exfoliate"

exfoliation
n 1: the peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin; "exfoliation is increased by sunburn"
2: a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin [syn: {scale}, {scurf}]

ex-gambler
n : a former gambler

exhalation
n 1: exhaled breath [syn: {halitus}]
2: the act of expelling air from the lungs [syn: {expiration}, {breathing out}]

exhale
v 1: expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight" [syn: {expire}, {breathe out}] [ant: {inhale}]
2: give out (breath or an odor); "The chimney exhales a thick smoke" [syn: {give forth}, {emanate}]

exhaled
adj : let or forced out of the lungs; breathed out; "an exhaled sigh" [ant: {inhaled}]

exhaling
adj : breathing out

exhaust
n 1: gases ejected from an engine as waste products [syn: {exhaust fumes}, {fumes}]
2: system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged [syn: {exhaust system}]
v 1: wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam" [syn: {wash up}, {beat}, {tucker}, {tucker out}]
2: use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" [syn: {consume}, {eat up}, {use up}, {eat}, {deplete}, {run through}, {wipe out}]
3: deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength" [syn: {run down}, {play out}, {sap}, {tire}]
4: use up the whole supply of; "We have exhausted the food supplies"
5: create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel, etc.) [syn: {evacuate}]

exhaust fan
n : a fan that moves air out of an enclosure

exhaust fumes
n : gases ejected from an engine as waste products [syn: {exhaust}, {fumes}]

exhaust hood
n : metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes [syn: {hood}]

exhaust manifold
n : a manifold that receives exhaust gases from the cylinders and conducts them to the exhaust pipe

exhaust pipe
n : a pipe through which burned gases travel from the exhaust manifold to the muffler

exhaust system
n : system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged [syn: {exhaust}]

exhaust valve
n : a valve through which burned gases from a cylinder escape into the exhaust manifold

exhausted
adj 1: drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted; "the day's shopping left her exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt completely washed-out"; "only worn-out horses and cattle"; "you look worn out" [syn: {dog-tired}, {fagged}, {fatigued}, {played out}, {spent}, {washed-out}, {worn-out(a)}, {worn out(p)}]
2: completely emptied of resources or properties; "impossible to grow tobacco on the exhausted soil"; "the exhausted food sources"; "exhausted oil wells" [ant: {unexhausted}]
3: drained physically; "the day's events left her completely exhausted--her strength drained"

exhaustible
adj 1: capable of being used up [ant: {inexhaustible}]
2: capable of being used up; capable of being exhausted; "our exhaustible reserves of fossil fuel"

exhausting
adj 1: having a debilitating effect; "an exhausting job in the hot sun" [syn: {draining}]
2: producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing" [syn: {tiring}, {wearing}, {wearying}]

exhaustion
n 1: extreme fatigue
2: serious weakening and loss of energy [syn: {debilitation}, {enervation}, {enfeeblement}]
3: the act of exhausting something entirely

exhaustive
adj : very thorough; exhaustively complete; "an exhaustive study"; "made a thorough search"; "thoroughgoing research" [syn: {thorough}, {thoroughgoing}]

exhaustively
adv : in an exhaustive manner; "we searched the files thoroughly" [syn: {thoroughly}]

exhibit
n 1: an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence
2: something shown to the public; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art" [syn: {display}, {showing}]
v 1: show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill; "he exhibits a great talent"
2: to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship" [syn: {expose}, {display}]
3: show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington" [syn: {show}, {demo}, {present}, {demonstrate}]
4: walk ostentatiously; "She parades her new husband around town" [syn: {parade}, {march}]

exhibition
n 1: the act of exhibiting; "a remarkable exhibition of musicianship"
2: a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display [syn: {exposition}, {expo}]

exhibition area
n : a large hall for holding exhibitions [syn: {exhibition hall}]

exhibition game
n : a game whose outcome is not recorded in the season's standing [syn: {practice game}]

exhibition hall
n : a large hall for holding exhibitions [syn: {exhibition area}]

exhibition season
n : the time before the regular games begin when football or baseball teams play practice games

exhibitioner
n : someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see [syn: {exhibitor}, {shower}]

exhibitionism
n 1: extravagant and conspicuous behavior intended to attract attention to yourself
2: the perverse act of exposing and attracting attention to your own genitals [syn: {immodesty}]

exhibitionist
n 1: someone with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals [syn: {flasher}]
2: someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention [syn: {show-off}]

exhibitionistic
adj : compulsively attracting attention to yourself especially by public exposure or exaggerated behavior

exhibitor
n : someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see [syn: {exhibitioner}, {shower}]

exhilarate
v : fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is obsolete in this usage); "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success" [syn: {inebriate}, {thrill}, {exalt}, {beatify}]

exhilarated
adj : made joyful; "the sun and the wind on his back made him feel exhilarated--happy to be alive" [syn: {gladdened}]

exhilarating
adj 1: making lively and cheerful; "the exhilarating effect of mountain air" [syn: {stimulating}]
2: making lively and joyful [syn: {elating}]

exhilaration
n : the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed" [syn: {excitement}]

exhort
v 1: urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" [syn: {cheer}, {inspire}, {urge}, {barrack}, {urge on}, {pep up}]
2: force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies" [syn: {urge}, {urge on}, {press}]

exhortation
n 1: a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action
2: the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion [syn: {incitement}]

exhortative
adj : giving strong encouragement [syn: {exhortatory}, {hortative}, {hortatory}]

exhortatory
adj : giving strong encouragement [syn: {exhortative}, {hortative}, {hortatory}]

exhumation
n : the act of digging up something (especially a corpse) that has been buried [syn: {disinterment}, {digging up}]

exhume
v : dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies [syn: {disinter}]

ex-husband
n : a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband [syn: {ex}]

exigency
n 1: a pressing or urgent situation; "the health-care exigency"
2: a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency" [syn: {emergency}, {pinch}]

exigent
adj 1: demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need" [syn: {clamant}, {crying}, {insistent}, {instant}]
2: requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation" [syn: {exacting}]

exiguity
n : the quality of being meager; "an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot [syn: {meagerness}, {meagreness}, {poorness}, {scantiness}, {scantness}]

exiguous
adj : extremely scanty; "an exiguous budget"

exile
n 1: voluntarily absent from home or country [syn: {expatriate}]
2: expelled from home or country by authority [syn: {deportee}]
3: the act of expelling a person from their native land; "men in exile dream of hope"; "his deportation to a penal colony"; "the expatriation of wealthy farmers"; "the sentence was one of transportation for life" [syn: {deportation}, {expatriation}, {transportation}]
v : expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions" [syn: {expatriate}, {deport}] [ant: {repatriate}]

exilic
adj : of or relating to a period of exile (especially the exile of the Jews known as the Babylonian Captivity)

exist
v 1: have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?" [syn: {be}]
2: support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day" [syn: {survive}, {live}, {subsist}]

existence
n 1: the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries" [syn: {being}, {beingness}] [ant: {nonexistence}, {nonbeing}]
2: everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" [syn: {universe}, {creation}, {world}, {cosmos}, {macrocosm}]

existent
adj 1: having existence or being or actuality; "an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient"; "much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran" [syn: {existing}] [ant: {nonexistent}]
2: being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow [syn: {real}] [ant: {unreal}]
3: presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions" [syn: {actual}] [ant: {potential}]

existential
adj 1: derived from experience or the experience of existence; "the rich experiential content of the teachings of the older philosophers"- Benjamin Farrington; "formal logicians are not concerned with existential matters"- John Dewey [syn: {experiential}]
2: of or as conceived by existentialism; "an existential moment of choice"
3: relating to or dealing with existence (especially with human existence)

existential operator
n : a logical quantifier of a proposition that asserts the existence of at least one thing for which the proposition is true [syn: {existential quantifier}]

existential quantifier
n : a logical quantifier of a proposition that asserts the existence of at least one thing for which the proposition is true [syn: {existential operator}]

existentialism
n : (philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves [syn: {existentialist philosophy}]

existentialist
adj : relating to or involving existentialism; "existentialist movement"; "existentialist philosophy"; "the existentialist character of his ideas"
n : a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable

existentialist philosophy
n : (philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves [syn: {existentialism}]

existing
adj 1: having existence or being or actuality; "an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient"; "much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran" [syn: {existent}] [ant: {nonexistent}]
2: existing in something specified; "depletion of the oxygen existing in the bloodstream"
3: presently existing; "the existing system"

exit
n 1: an opening that permits escape or release; "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one issue" [syn: {issue}, {outlet}, {way out}]
2: euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing" [syn: {passing}, {loss}, {departure}, {expiration}, {going}, {release}]
3: the act of going out
v 1: move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country" [syn: {go out}, {get out}, {leave}] [ant: {enter}]
2: lose the lead
3: pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully" [syn: {die}, {decease}, {perish}, {go}, {pass away}, {expire}, {pass}] [ant: {be born}]

exit poll
n : a poll of voters as they leave the voting place; usually taken by news media in order to predict the outcome of an election

ex-mayor
n : a former mayor

Exmoor
n 1: horned sheep of Devon; valued for mutton
2: stocky breed of pony with a fawn-colored nose

exobiology
n : the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life [syn: {space biology}, {astrobiology}]

exocarp
n : outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape [syn: {epicarp}]

exocentric
adj : not fulfilling the same grammatical role of any of its constituents; "when `until last Easter' serves as an adverb it is an exocentric construction" [ant: {endocentric}]

Exocet
n : a guided anti-ship missile developed by the French government

Exocoetidae
n : flying fishes; closely related to the halfbeaks [syn: {family Exocoetidae}]

exocrine
adj : of or relating to exocrine glands or their secretions [ant: {endocrine}]

exocrine gland
n : a gland that secretes externally through a duct [syn: {duct gland}]

Exocycloida
n : flat sea urchins [syn: {order Exocycloida}]

exode
n : a farcical afterpiece in the ancient Roman theater

exoderm
n : the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue [syn: {ectoderm}, {ectoblast}]

exodontia
n : the branch of dentistry dealing with extraction of teeth [syn: {exodontics}]

exodontic
adj : of or relating to or involving exodontics; "exodontic surgeon"

exodontics
n : the branch of dentistry dealing with extraction of teeth [syn: {exodontia}]

exodontist
n : a dentist specializing in the extraction of teeth

exodus
n 1: a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment [syn: {hegira}, {hejira}]
2: the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus [syn: {Book of Exodus}]

exoergic
adj : (of a nuclear reaction) occurring with evolution or releasing of energy [syn: {energy-releasing}] [ant: {endoergic}]

exoergic reaction
n : a nuclear reaction accompanied by the evolution of energy

exogamic
adj 1: characterized by or fit for fertilization by a flower that is not closely related [syn: {exogamous}] [ant: {autogamous}, {endogamous}]
2: pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only outside the limits of a clan or tribe [syn: {exogamous}] [ant: {endogamous}]

exogamous
adj 1: characterized by or fit for fertilization by a flower that is not closely related [syn: {exogamic}] [ant: {autogamous}, {endogamous}]
2: pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only outside the limits of a clan or tribe [syn: {exogamic}] [ant: {endogamous}]

exogamy
n : marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law [syn: {intermarriage}] [ant: {endogamy}]

exogen
n : flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside [syn: {dicot}, {dicotyledon}, {magnoliopsid}]

exogenic
adj : derived or originating externally [syn: {exogenous}] [ant: {endogenous}, {endogenous}]

exogenous
adj : derived or originating externally [syn: {exogenic}] [ant: {endogenous}, {endogenous}]

exogenous depression
n : an inappropriate state of depression that is precipitated by events in the person's life (to be distinguished from normal grief) [syn: {reactive depression}]

exogenous obesity
n : obesity caused by overeating

exomphalos
n : an umbilical hernia at birth in which some abdominal organs push into the umbilical cord

exon
n : sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures; "exons are interspersed with introns" [syn: {coding DNA}] [ant: {intron}]

exonerate
v : pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" [syn: {acquit}, {assoil}, {clear}, {discharge}, {exculpate}] [ant: {convict}]

exonerated
adj : freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated" [syn: {absolved}, {clear}, {cleared}, {exculpated}, {vindicated}]

exoneration
n 1: the condition of being relieved from blame or obligation
2: the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.; "friends provided a vindication of his position" [syn: {vindication}]

exonerative
adj : providing absolution [syn: {absolvitory}, {forgiving}]

exonuclease
n : a nuclease that releases one nucleotide at a time (serially) beginning at one of a nucleic acid

exophthalmic goiter
n : exophthalmos occurring in association with goiter; hyperthyroidism with protrusion of the eyeballs [syn: {Graves' disease}]

exophthalmos
n : protrusion of the eyeball from the socket

Exopterygota
n : subclass of insects characterized by gradual and usually incomplete metamorphosis [syn: {subclass Exopterygota}, {Hemimetabola}]

exorbitance
n : excessive excess [syn: {outrageousness}]

exorbitant
adj : greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usorious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending" [syn: {extortionate}, {outrageous}, {steep}, {unconscionable}, {usurious}]

exorbitantly
adv : to an exorbitant degree; "prices are exorbitantly high in the capital" [syn: {extortionately}, {usuriously}]

exorcise
v : expel through adjuration or prayers; "exorcise evil spirits" [syn: {exorcize}]

exorciser
n : someone who practices exorcism [syn: {exorcist}]

exorcism
n : freeing from evil spirits [syn: {dispossession}]

exorcist
n 1: one the minor orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church
2: someone who practices exorcism [syn: {exorciser}]

exorcize
v : expel through adjuration or prayers; "exorcise evil spirits" [syn: {exorcise}]

exordia
See {exordium}

exordia
exordium
n : (rhetoric) the introductory section of an oration or discourse [also: {exordia} (pl)]

exordium
n : (rhetoric) the introductory section of an oration or discourse [also: {exordia} (pl)]

exoskeleton
n : the exterior protective or supporting structure or shell of many animals (especially invertebrates) including bony or horny parts such as nails or scales or hoofs

exosphere
n : the outermost atmospheric layer

exostoses
See {exostosis}

exostoses
exostosis
n : a benign outgrowth from a bone (usually covered with cartilage) [also: {exostoses} (pl)]

exostosis
n : a benign outgrowth from a bone (usually covered with cartilage) [also: {exostoses} (pl)]

exoteric
adj : suitable for the general public; "writings of an exoteric nature" [ant: {esoteric}]

exothermal
adj : (of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with evolution of heat [syn: {exothermic}, {heat-releasing}] [ant: {endothermic}]

exothermic
adj : (of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with evolution of heat [syn: {exothermal}, {heat-releasing}] [ant: {endothermic}]

exothermic reaction
n : a chemical reaction accompanied by the evolution of heat

exotic
adj 1: being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "exotic cuisine" [syn: {alien}]
2: strikingly strange or unusual; "an exotic hair style"; "protons, neutrons, electrons and all their exotic variants"; "the exotic landscape of a dead planet"

exotic belly dancer
n : a woman who performs a solo Oriental dance using exaggerated abdominal movements [syn: {belly dancer}, {exotic dancer}]

exotic dancer
n 1: a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music [syn: {stripper}, {striptease artist}, {striptease}, {stripteaser}, {ecdysiast}, {peeler}]
2: a woman who performs a solo Oriental dance using exaggerated abdominal movements [syn: {belly dancer}, {exotic belly dancer}]

exoticism
n : the quality of being exotic; "he loved the exoticism of Egypt" [syn: {exoticness}, {exotism}]

exoticness
n : the quality of being exotic; "he loved the exoticism of Egypt" [syn: {exoticism}, {exotism}]

exotism
n : the quality of being exotic; "he loved the exoticism of Egypt" [syn: {exoticism}, {exoticness}]

exotoxin
n : a toxin that is secreted by microorganisms into the surrounding medium [ant: {endotoxin}]

exotropia
n : strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward [syn: {walleye}, {divergent strabismus}]

expand
v 1: extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands" [syn: {spread out}] [ant: {shrink}]
2: become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"
3: make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand the house by adding another wing"
4: grow stronger; "The economy was booming" [syn: {boom}, {prosper}, {thrive}, {get ahead}, {flourish}]
5: exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated" [syn: {inflate}, {blow up}, {amplify}]
6: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" [syn: {elaborate}, {lucubrate}, {expatiate}, {exposit}, {enlarge}, {flesh out}, {expound}, {dilate}] [ant: {abridge}]
7: expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent" [syn: {extend}]

expandable
adj 1: able to expand or be expanded [syn: {expandible}, {expansible}]
2: (of gases) capable of expansion [syn: {expandible}, {expansible}, {expansile}]

expanded
adj : increased in extent or size or bulk or scope [ant: {contracted}]

expandible
adj 1: able to expand or be expanded [syn: {expandable}, {expansible}]
2: (of gases) capable of expansion [syn: {expandable}, {expansible}, {expansile}]

expanding
adj : increasing in area or volume or bulk or range; "an expanding universe"; "an expanding economy"

expanding upon
n : adding information or detail [syn: {expansion}]

expanse
n 1: a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains" [syn: {sweep}]
2: the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area" [syn: {area}, {surface area}]
3: a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky

expansible
adj 1: able to expand or be expanded [syn: {expandable}, {expandible}]
2: (of gases) capable of expansion [syn: {expandable}, {expandible}, {expansile}]

expansile
adj : (of gases) capable of expansion [syn: {expandable}, {expandible}, {expansible}]

expansion
n 1: the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope [syn: {enlargement}] [ant: {contraction}]
2: a discussion that provides additional information [syn: {enlargement}, {elaboration}]
3: adding information or detail [syn: {expanding upon}]

expansion bit
n : a bit with a cutting blade that can be adjusted to different sizes [syn: {expansive bit}]

expansion bolt
n : a bolt that has an attachment that expands as the bolt is driven into a surface

expansion slot
n : (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board; "the PC had three slots for additional memory" [syn: {slot}]

expansionism
n : the doctrine of expanding the territory or the economic influence of a country

expansionist
adj : of or involving or guided by expansionism

expansive
adj 1: able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion; "Expansive materials"; "the expansive force of fire" [ant: {unexpansive}]
2: impressive in scale; "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner" [syn: {grand}]
3: marked by exaggerated feelings of euphoria and delusions of grandeur
4: friendly and open and willing to talk; "wine made the guest expansive" [syn: {talkative}]

expansive bit
n : a bit with a cutting blade that can be adjusted to different sizes [syn: {expansion bit}]

expansively
adv 1: in an impressively expansive manner; "she managed to live rather expansively on her modest income"
2: in an ebullient manner; "Khrushchev ebulliently promised to supply rockets for the protection of Cuba against American aggression" [syn: {ebulliently}, {exuberantly}]

expansiveness
n 1: a quality characterized by magnificence of scale; "the expansiveness of their extravagant life style was soon curtailed"
2: a friendly open trait of a talkative person [syn: {effusiveness}]

expansivity
n : the fractional change in length or area or volume per unit change in temperature at a given constant pressure [syn: {coefficient of expansion}]

expatiate
v : add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" [syn: {elaborate}, {lucubrate}, {exposit}, {enlarge}, {flesh out}, {expand}, {expound}, {dilate}] [ant: {abridge}]

expatiation
n : a discussion (spoken or written) that enlarges on a topic or theme at length or in detail

expatriate
n : voluntarily absent from home or country [syn: {exile}]
v 1: expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions" [syn: {deport}, {exile}] [ant: {repatriate}]
2: move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad

expatriation
n 1: the act of expelling a person from their native land; "men in exile dream of hope"; "his deportation to a penal colony"; "the expatriation of wealthy farmers"; "the sentence was one of transportation for life" [syn: {exile}, {deportation}, {transportation}]
2: migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another) [syn: {emigration}, {out-migration}]

expect
v 1: regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" [syn: {anticipate}]
2: consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons" [syn: {ask}, {require}]
3: look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted" [syn: {look}, {await}, {wait}]
4: consider reasonable or due; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed"
5: be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child" [syn: {have a bun in the oven}, {bear}, {carry}, {gestate}]
6: look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March"

expectable
adj : to be expected; "differences of opinion are quite expectable given the present information"

expectancy
n 1: pleasurable expectation [syn: {anticipation}]
2: something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development" [syn: {anticipation}]

expectant
adj 1: marked by eager anticipation; "an expectant hush" [syn: {anticipant}, {anticipative}]
2: in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child" [syn: {big(p)}, {enceinte}, {gravid}, {great(p)}, {large(p)}, {heavy(p)}, {with child(p)}]

expectantly
adv : in an expectant manner; "she looked at him expectantly"

expectation
n 1: belief about (or mental picture of) the future [syn: {outlook}, {prospect}]
2: wishing with confidence of fulfillment [syn: {anticipation}]
3: the feeling that something is about to happen
4: the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values [syn: {arithmetic mean}, {first moment}, {expected value}]

expected
adj 1: considered likely or probable to happen or arrive; "prepared for the expected attack" [ant: {unexpected}]
2: looked forward to as probable
3: expected to become or be; in prospect; "potential clients"; "expected income" [syn: {likely}, {potential}]

expected value
n : the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values [syn: {arithmetic mean}, {first moment}, {expectation}]

expectedness
n 1: the state of being that is commonly observed [syn: {commonness}]
2: ordinariness as a consequence of being expected and not surprising [ant: {unexpectedness}]

expectorant
n : a medicine promoting expectoration [syn: {expectorator}]

expectorate
v 1: clear out the chest and lungs; "This drug expectorates quickly" [syn: {clear out}, {drive out}]
2: discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth [syn: {cough up}, {cough out}, {spit up}, {spit out}]

expectoration
n 1: the process of coughing up and spitting out
2: the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) [syn: {spit}, {spitting}]

expectorator
n 1: a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth) [syn: {spitter}]
2: a medicine promoting expectoration [syn: {expectorant}]

expedience
n 1: the quality of being suited to the end in view [syn: {expediency}] [ant: {inexpedience}, {inexpedience}]
2: taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others [syn: {opportunism}, {self-interest}, {self-seeking}]

expediency
n : the quality of being suited to the end in view [syn: {expedience}] [ant: {inexpedience}, {inexpedience}]

expedient
adj 1: serving to promote your interest; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient" [ant: {inexpedient}]
2: appropriate to a purpose; practical; "in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty"
n : a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one

expediently
adv : in an expedient manner [syn: {inadvisably}] [ant: {inexpediently}]

expedite
v 1: speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite the process" [syn: {hasten}]
2: process fast and efficiently; "I will try to expedite the matter"

expedited
adj : having been hastened to completion [ant: {delayed}]

expedition
n 1: a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country [syn: {military expedition}, {hostile expedition}]
2: an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose; "an expedition was sent to explore Mars"
3: a journey organized for a particular purpose
4: a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field" [syn: {excursion}, {jaunt}, {outing}, {junket}, {pleasure trip}, {sashay}]
5: the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch" [syn: {dispatch}, {despatch}, {expeditiousness}]

expeditionary
adj : (used of military forces) designed for military operations abroad; "the French expeditionary force in Indochina"

expeditious
adj : characterized by speed and efficiency [syn: {prompt}, {timesaving}]

expeditiously
adv : in an efficient manner; "he functions efficiently" [syn: {efficiently}, {with efficiency}] [ant: {inefficiently}]

expeditiousness
n : the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch" [syn: {dispatch}, {despatch}, {expedition}]

expel
v 1: force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country" [syn: {throw out}, {kick out}]
2: put out or expel from a place; "The child was expelled from the classroom" [syn: {eject}, {chuck out}, {exclude}, {throw out}, {kick out}, {turf out}, {boot out}, {turn out}]
3: remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds" [syn: {oust}, {throw out}, {drum out}, {boot out}, {kick out}]
4: cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves" [syn: {rout}, {rout out}]
5: eliminate (substances) from the body [syn: {discharge}, {eject}, {release}] [also: {expelling}, {expelled}]

expelled
expel
v 1: force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country" [syn: {throw out}, {kick out}]
2: put out or expel from a place; "The child was expelled from the classroom" [syn: {eject}, {chuck out}, {exclude}, {throw out}, {kick out}, {turf out}, {boot out}, {turn out}]
3: remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds" [syn: {oust}, {throw out}, {drum out}, {boot out}, {kick out}]
4: cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves" [syn: {rout}, {rout out}]
5: eliminate (substances) from the body [syn: {discharge}, {eject}, {release}] [also: {expelling}, {expelled}]

expelled
See {expel}

expelling
expel
v 1: force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country" [syn: {throw out}, {kick out}]
2: put out or expel from a place; "The child was expelled from the classroom" [syn: {eject}, {chuck out}, {exclude}, {throw out}, {kick out}, {turf out}, {boot out}, {turn out}]
3: remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds" [syn: {oust}, {throw out}, {drum out}, {boot out}, {kick out}]
4: cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves" [syn: {rout}, {rout out}]
5: eliminate (substances) from the body [syn: {discharge}, {eject}, {release}] [also: {expelling}, {expelled}]

expelling
n : any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; "the discharge of pus" [syn: {discharge}, {emission}]

expelling
See {expel}

expend
v 1: use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions" [syn: {use}]
2: pay out; "spend money" [syn: {spend}, {drop}]

expendable
adj 1: suitable to be expended [ant: {unexpendable}]
2: (used of funds) remaining after taxes; "spendable income" [syn: {spendable}]

expended
adj : having all been spent; "the money is all gone" [syn: {gone}, {spent}]

expender
n : someone who spends money to purchase goods or services [syn: {spender}, {disburser}]

expending
n : the act of spending money for goods or services [syn: {expenditure}]

expenditure
n 1: money paid out [syn: {outgo}, {outlay}] [ant: {income}]
2: the act of spending money for goods or services [syn: {expending}]
3: the act of consuming something [syn: {consumption}, {using up}]

expense
n 1: amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures) [syn: {disbursal}, {disbursement}]
2: a detriment or sacrifice; "at the expense of"
3: money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer; "he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting"

expense account
n : an account to which salespersons or executives can charge travel and entertainment expenses [syn: {travel and entertainment account}]

expense record
n : a written record of money spent

expensive
adj : high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop" [ant: {cheap}]

expensively
adv : in an expensive manner; "an expensively dressed little man turned a corner and approached her" [ant: {cheaply}]

expensiveness
n : the quality of being high-priced [ant: {inexpensiveness}]

experience
n 1: the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities; "a man of experience"; "experience is the best teacher" [ant: {inexperience}]
2: the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly"
3: an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"
v 1: go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" [syn: {undergo}, {see}, {go through}]
2: have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces" [syn: {know}, {live}]
3: of mental or physical states or experiences; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" [syn: {receive}, {have}, {get}, {undergo}]
4: undergo an emotional sensation; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" [syn: {feel}]
5: undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up" [syn: {have}]

experienced
adj : having become knowledgeable or skillful from observation or participation [ant: {inexperienced}]

experiential
adj 1: relating to or resulting from experience; "a personal, experiental reality"
2: derived from experience or the experience of existence; "the rich experiential content of the teachings of the older philosophers"- Benjamin Farrington; "formal logicians are not concerned with existential matters"- John Dewey [syn: {existential}]

experiment
n 1: the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation [syn: {experimentation}]
2: the testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories" [syn: {experimentation}]
3: a venture at something new or different; "as an experiment he decided to grow a beard"
v 1: to conduct a test or investigation; "We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease"
2: try something new, as in order to gain experience; "Students experiment sexually"; "The composer experimented with a new style" [syn: {try out}]

experimental
adj 1: relating to or based on experiment; "experimental physics"
2: relying on observation or experiment; "experimental results that supported the hypothesis" [syn: {data-based}, {observational}]
3: of the nature of or undergoing an experiment; "an experimental drug"; "a pilot project"; "a test run"; "a trial separation"

experimental condition
n : the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition [syn: {condition}]

experimental extinction
n : a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus [syn: {extinction}]

experimental method
n : the use of controlled observations and measurements to test hypotheses

experimental procedure
n : the specific techniques used in conducting a particular experiment

experimental psychology
n : the branch of psychology that uses experimental methods to study psychological issues [syn: {psychonomics}]

experimental variable
n : (statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables [syn: {independent variable}]

experimentalism
n 1: an empirical doctrine that advocates experimental principles
2: an orientation that favors experimentation and innovation; "the children of psycholoigsts are often raised in an atmosphere of experimentalism"

experimentally
adv : in an experimental fashion; "this can be experimentally determined" [syn: {by experimentation}, {through an experiment}]

experimentation
n 1: the testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories" [syn: {experiment}]
2: the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation [syn: {experiment}]

experimenter
n 1: a research worker who conducts experiments
2: a person who enjoys testing innovative ideas; "she was an experimenter in new forms of poetry"

experimenter bias
n : (psychology) bias introduced by an experimenter whose expectations about the outcome of the experiment can be subtly communicated to the participants in the experiment

expert
adj : having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching" [syn: {adept}, {good}, {practiced}, {proficient}, {skillful}, {skilful}]
n : a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully

expert witness
n : a witness who has knowledge not normally possessed by the average person concerning the topic that he is to testify about [ant: {lay witness}]

expertise
n : skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge [syn: {expertness}]

expertly
adv : in an expert manner; "he repaired the TV set expertly" [syn: {like an expert}, {with expertise}] [ant: {amateurishly}]

expertness
n : skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge [syn: {expertise}]

expiable
adj : capable of being atoned for

expiate
v : make amends for; "expiate one's sins" [syn: {aby}, {abye}, {atone}]

expiation
n 1: compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store" [syn: {atonement}, {satisfaction}]
2: the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity) [syn: {atonement}, {propitiation}]

expiative
adj : having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation; "expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice" [syn: {expiatory}, {propitiatory}]

expiatory
adj : having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation; "expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice" [syn: {expiative}, {propitiatory}]

expiration
n 1: a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license" [syn: {termination}, {expiry}]
2: euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing" [syn: {passing}, {loss}, {departure}, {exit}, {going}, {release}]
3: the act of expelling air from the lungs [syn: {exhalation}, {breathing out}]

expiratory
adj : of or relating to the breathing out phase of respiration

expire
v 1: lose validity; "My passports expired last month" [syn: {run out}]
2: pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully" [syn: {die}, {decease}, {perish}, {go}, {exit}, {pass away}, {pass}] [ant: {be born}]
3: expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight" [syn: {exhale}, {breathe out}] [ant: {inhale}]

expired
adj : having come to an end or become void after passage of a period of time; "an expired passport"; "caught driving with an expired license" [ant: {unexpired}]

expiry
n : a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license" [syn: {termination}, {expiration}]

explain
v 1: make palin and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students" [syn: {explicate}]
2: define; "The committe explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean"
3: serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce amy explain her reluctance to date again" [syn: {excuse}]

explainable
adj : capable of being understood; "explainable phenomena" [syn: {interpretable}]

explanandum
n : (logic) a statement of something (a fact or thing or expression) to be explained [syn: {explicandum}]

explanans
n : (logic) statements that explain the explicandum; the explanatory premises

explanation
n 1: a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account" [syn: {account}]
2: thought that makes something comprehensible
3: the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible; "I heard his explanation of the accident"

explanatory
adj : serving or intended to explain or make clear; "explanatory notes"; "an explanatory paragraph"

expletive
n 1: profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted" [syn: {curse}, {curse word}, {oath}, {swearing}, {swearword}, {cuss}]
2: a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line

explicable
adj : capable of being explicated or accounted for; "explicable behavior" [ant: {inexplicable}]

explicandum
n : (logic) a statement of something (a fact or thing or expression) to be explained [syn: {explanandum}]

explicate
v 1: make palin and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students" [syn: {explain}]
2: elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis" [syn: {formulate}, {develop}]

explication
n 1: the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc.
2: a detailed explanation of the meaning of something

explication de texte
n : a method of literary criticism that analyzes details of a text in order to reveal its structure and meaning

explicit
adj 1: precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication; "explicit instructions"; "she made her wishes explicit"; "explicit sexual scenes" [syn: {expressed}] [ant: {implicit}]
2: in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term [syn: {denotative}]

explicit definition
n : a definition that gives an exact equivalent of the term defined

explicitly
adv 1: in an explicit manner; "in his foreword Professor Clark puts it explicitly" [ant: {implicitly}]
2: in an explicit manner; "he stated expressly that the needed the money by tomorrow" [syn: {expressly}]

explicitness
n : clarity as a consequence of being explicit [ant: {inexplicitness}]

explode
v 1: cause to explode; "We exploded the nuclear bomb" [syn: {detonate}, {blow up}, {set off}]
2: burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded" [syn: {burst}] [ant: {implode}]
3: show a violent emotional reaction; "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary"
4: be unleashed; burst forth with violence or noise; "His anger exploded" [syn: {burst forth}, {break loose}]
5: destroy by exploding; "The enemy exploded the bridge"
6: cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
7: drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
8: show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
9: increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner; "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted" [syn: {irrupt}]

explode a bombshell
v : utter or do something surprising; "Father exploded a bombshell when he forbade us to go to the prom"

exploded
adj 1: blown apart with great violence; "fragments of the exploded tank were scattered in all directions"
2: showing the parts of something separated but in positions that show their correct relation to one another; "the manufacturer provided an exploded view of the apparatus"

exploding
adj 1: increasing suddenly and with uncontrolled rapidity; "the world's exploding population"
2: (of munitions) going off; "bursting bombs"; "an exploding nuclear device"; "a spectacular display of detonating anti-tank mines" [syn: {bursting}, {detonating}]

exploding cucumber
n : Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched [syn: {squirting cucumber}, {touch-me-not}, {Ecballium elaterium}]

exploit
n : a notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort" [syn: {deed}, {feat}, {effort}]
v 1: use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy" [syn: {work}]
2: draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely" [syn: {tap}]
3: work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students" [syn: {overwork}]

exploitation
n 1: the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits" [syn: {development}]
2: an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly); "capitalistic exploitation of the working class"; "paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization" [syn: {victimization}, {victimisation}, {using}]

exploitative
adj : tending to exploit or make use of [syn: {exploitatory}, {exploitive}]

exploitatory
adj : tending to exploit or make use of [syn: {exploitative}, {exploitive}]

exploited
adj 1: developed or used to greatest advantage [ant: {unexploited}]
2: of persons; taken advantage of; "after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used" [syn: {ill-used}, {put-upon}, {used}, {victimized}, {victimised}]

exploiter
n : a person who uses something or someone selfishly or unethically [syn: {user}]

exploitive
adj : tending to exploit or make use of [syn: {exploitative}, {exploitatory}]

exploration
n 1: to travel for the purpose of discovery [syn: {geographic expedition}]
2: a careful systematic search
3: a systematic consideration; "he called for a careful exploration of the consequences"

explorative
adj : serving in or intended for exploration or discovery; "an exploratory operation"; "exploratory reconnaisance"; "digging an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico"; "exploratory talks between diplomats" [syn: {exploratory}] [ant: {nonexploratory}]

exploratory
adj : serving in or intended for exploration or discovery; "an exploratory operation"; "exploratory reconnaisance"; "digging an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico"; "exploratory talks between diplomats" [syn: {explorative}] [ant: {nonexploratory}]

exploratory survey
n : exploring in order to gain information; "scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous" [syn: {scouting}, {reconnoitering}, {reconnoitring}]

explore
v 1: inquire into [syn: {research}, {search}]
2: travel to or penetrate into; "explore unknown territory in biology"
3: examine minutely
4: examine (organs etc.) for diagnostic purposes

explorer
n : someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose) [syn: {adventurer}]

explorer's gentian
n : tufted sometimes sprawling perennial with blue flowers spotted with green; western North America [syn: {Gentiana calycosa}]

explosion
n 1: a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction [syn: {detonation}, {blowup}]
2: the act of exploding or bursting something; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft" [syn: {burst}]
3: a sudden great increase; "the population explosion"; "the information explosion"
4: the noise caused by an explosion; "the explosion was heard a mile away"
5: the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant [syn: {plosion}]
6: a sudden outburst; "an explosion of laughter"; "an explosion of rage"
7: a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball

explosive
adj 1: tending or serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst; "an explosive device"; "explosive gas"; "explosive force"; "explosive violence"; "an explosive temper" [ant: {nonexplosive}]
2: liable to lead to sudden change or violence; "an explosive issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation" [syn: {volatile}]
3: sudden and loud; "an explosive laugh"
n : a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck

explosive charge
n : a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains" [syn: {charge}, {burster}, {bursting charge}]

explosive compound
n : a compound that is explosive

explosive detection system
n : a rapid automatic system to detect plastic explosives in passengers' luggage using X-ray technology and computers; designed for use in airports [syn: {EDS}]

explosive device
n : device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy

explosive mixture
n : a mixture that is explosive

explosive trace detection
n : a system for screening luggage in airports; an agent passes a swab around or inside luggage and then runs the swab through a machine that can detect trace amounts of explosives [syn: {ETD}]

explosive unit
n : any unit for measuring the force of explosions

explosively
adv 1: suddenly and rapidly; "the population in Central America is growing explosively"
2: in an explosive manner; "the political situation in Kashmir and Jammu is explosively unstable"

expo
n : a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display [syn: {exhibition}, {exposition}]

exponent
n 1: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea [syn: {advocate}, {advocator}, {proponent}]
2: someone who expounds and interprets or explains
3: a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself [syn: {power}, {index}]

exponential
adj : of or involving exponents; "exponential growth"
n : a function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent [syn: {exponential function}]

exponential curve
n : a graph of an exponential function

exponential decay
n : a decrease that follows an exponential function [syn: {exponential return}]

exponential equation
n : an equation involving exponential functions of a variable

exponential expression
n : a mathematical expression consisting of the constant e raised to some power

exponential function
n : a function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent [syn: {exponential}]

exponential return
n : a decrease that follows an exponential function [syn: {exponential decay}]

exponential series
n : a series derived from the expansion of an exponential expression

exponentially
adv : in an exponential manner; "inflation is growing exponentially"

exponentiation
n : the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power [syn: {involution}]

export
n : commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country [syn: {exportation}] [ant: {import}]
v 1: sell or transfer abroad; "we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance" [ant: {import}]
2: cause to spread in another part of the world; "The Russians exported Marxism to Africa"

export credit
n : a credit opened by an importer with a bank in an exporter's country to finance an export operation

export duty
n : a duty imposed on exports

exportable
adj : suitable for export; "exportable cultural schievements" [ant: {unexportable}]

exportation
n 1: commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country [syn: {export}] [ant: {import}]
2: the commercial activity of selling and shipping goods to a foreign country [syn: {exporting}]

exporter
n : a businessperson who transports goods abroad (for sale)

exporting
n : the commercial activity of selling and shipping goods to a foreign country [syn: {exportation}]

expose
n : the exposure of an impostor or a fraud; "he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government" [syn: {unmasking}]
v 1: expose or make accessible to some action or influence; "Expose your students to art"; "expose the blanket to sunshine"
2: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her" [syn: {disclose}, {let on}, {bring out}, {reveal}, {discover}, {divulge}, {impart}, {break}, {give away}, {let out}]
3: to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship" [syn: {exhibit}, {display}]
4: remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body; "uncover your belly"; "The man exposed himself in the subway" [syn: {uncover}] [ant: {cover}]
5: disclose to view as by removing a cover; "The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set" [syn: {disclose}]
6: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position [syn: {queer}, {scupper}, {endanger}, {peril}]
7: expose to light, of photographic film
8: expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas; "The physicist debunked the psychic's claims" [syn: {debunk}]
9: abandon by leaving out in the open air; "The infant was exposed by the teenage mother"; "After Christmas, many pets get abandoned"

exposed
adj 1: with no protection or shield; "the exposed northeast frontier"; "open to the weather"; "an open wound" [syn: {open}]
2: not covered with clothing; "her exposed breast" [syn: {uncovered}]

exposit
v 1: state; "set forth one's reasons" [syn: {set forth}, {expound}]
2: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" [syn: {elaborate}, {lucubrate}, {expatiate}, {enlarge}, {flesh out}, {expand}, {expound}, {dilate}] [ant: {abridge}]

exposition
n 1: a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic [syn: {expounding}]
2: a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display [syn: {exhibition}, {expo}]
3: an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse; "we would have understood the play better if there had been some initial exposition of the background"

expositive
adj : serving to expound or set fourth; "clean expository writing" [syn: {expository}]

expository
adj : serving to expound or set fourth; "clean expository writing" [syn: {expositive}]

expostulate
v : reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion

expostulation
n 1: the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest [syn: {remonstrance}, {objection}]
2: an exclamation of protest or remonstrance or reproof

exposure
n 1: vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain; "exposure to the weather" or "they died from exposure";
2: the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience; "she denounced the exposure of children to pornography"
3: the disclosure of something secret; "they feared exposure of their campaign plans"
4: aspect re light or wind; "the studio had a northern exposure"
5: the state of being vulnerable or exposed; "his vulnerability to litigation"; "his exposure to ridicule" [syn: {vulnerability}]
6: the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate; "he used the wrong exposure"
7: a picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material [syn: {photograph}, {photo}, {pic}]
8: the act of exposing film to light
9: presentation to view in an open or public manner; "the exposure of his anger was shocking" 10: abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving as infant out in the open)

exposure meter
n : photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light [syn: {light meter}, {photometer}]

exposure therapy
n : a form of behavior therapy in which a survivor confronts feelings or phobias or anxieties about a traumatic event and relives it in the therapy situation

expound
v 1: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" [syn: {elaborate}, {lucubrate}, {expatiate}, {exposit}, {enlarge}, {flesh out}, {expand}, {dilate}] [ant: {abridge}]
2: state; "set forth one's reasons" [syn: {set forth}, {exposit}]

expounding
n : a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic [syn: {exposition}]

ex-president
n : a former president

express
adj 1: not tacit or implied; "her express wish"
2: without unnecessary stops; "an express train"; "an express shipment"
n 1: rapid transport of goods [syn: {expressage}]
2: mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system [syn: {express mail}]
3: public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes a limited number of scheduled stops; "he caught the express to New York" [ant: {local}]
adv : by express; "please send the letter express"
v 1: give expression to; "She showed her disappointment" [syn: {show}, {evince}]
2: articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" [syn: {verbalize}, {verbalise}, {utter}, {give tongue to}]
3: indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.; "Can you express this distance in kilometers?" [syn: {state}]
4: serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger" [syn: {carry}, {convey}]
5: manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait); "Many of the laboratory animals express the trait"
6: obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action; "Italians express coffee rather than filter it" [syn: {press out}, {extract}]
7: send my rapid transport or special messenger service; "She expressed the letter to Florida"

express emotion
v : give verbal or other expression to one's feelings [syn: {express feelings}]

express feelings
v : give verbal or other expression to one's feelings [syn: {express emotion}]

express joy
v : produce laughter [syn: {laugh}, {express mirth}] [ant: {cry}]

express luxury liner
n : a liner equipped for sumptuous living [syn: {luxury liner}]

express mail
n : mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system [syn: {express}]

express mirth
v : produce laughter [syn: {laugh}, {express joy}] [ant: {cry}]

express trust
n : a trust created by the free and deliberate act of the parties involved (usually on the basis of written documentation) [syn: {direct trust}]

expressage
n : rapid transport of goods [syn: {express}]

expressed
adj 1: communicated in words; "frequently uttered sentiments" [syn: {uttered}, {verbalized}, {verbalised}]
2: precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication; "explicit instructions"; "she made her wishes explicit"; "explicit sexual scenes" [syn: {explicit}] [ant: {implicit}]

expressed almond oil
n : pale yellow fatty oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds [syn: {almond oil}, {sweet almond oil}]

expressible
adj : capable of being expressed; "an expressible emotion" [ant: {inexpressible}]

expression
n 1: the expression on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face" [syn: {look}, {aspect}, {facial expression}, {face}]
2: expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition" [syn: {manifestation}, {reflection}, {reflexion}]
3: the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions; "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find expression for my ideas"
4: a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression" [syn: {saying}, {locution}]
5: the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared" [syn: {formulation}]
6: a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement [syn: {formula}]
7: (genetics) the process of expressing a gene
8: a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit; "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner" [syn: {construction}, {grammatical construction}] [ant: {misconstruction}]
9: the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing; "the expression of milk from her breast"

expressionism
n : an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality

expressionist
adj : of or relating to expressionism; "expressionist art" [syn: {expressionistic}]
n : an artist who is an adherent of expressionism

expressionistic
adj : of or relating to expressionism; "expressionist art" [syn: {expressionist}]

expressionless
adj : deliberately impassive in manner; "deadpan humor"; "his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read" [syn: {deadpan}, {impassive}, {poker-faced}, {unexpressive}]

expressive
adj : characterized by expression; "a very expressive face"

expressive aphasia
n : aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired [syn: {motor aphasia}, {Broca's aphasia}, {ataxic aphasia}, {nonfluent aphasia}]

expressive style
n : a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper" [syn: {style}]

expressively
adv : with expression; in an expressive manner; "she gave the order to the waiter, using her hands very expressively" [ant: {inexpressively}]

expressiveness
n : the quality of being expressive

expressly
adv 1: for the express purpose; "she needs the money expressly for her patients" [syn: {with specific intentions}]
2: in an explicit manner; "he stated expressly that the needed the money by tomorrow" [syn: {explicitly}]

express-mail
v : send by express mail or courier such as Federal Express; "Express-mail the documents immediately"

expressway
n : a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic [syn: {freeway}, {motorway}, {pike}, {state highway}, {superhighway}, {throughway}, {thruway}]

expropriate
v : deprive of possessions; "The Communist government expropriated the landowners"

expropriated
adj : taken out of the possession of another and transferred to your own use often without permission; "the expropriated land was developed into a public playground"

expropriation
n : taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority)

expugnable
adj : susceptible to being stormed [syn: {stormable}]

expulsion
n 1: the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school" [syn: {ejection}, {exclusion}, {riddance}]
2: squeezing out by applying pressure; "an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube"; "the expulsion of pus from the pimple" [syn: {extrusion}]
3: the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting [syn: {projection}, {ejection}, {forcing out}]

expunction
n : deletion by an act of expunging or erasing [syn: {expunging}, {erasure}]

expunge
v : remove by erasing or crossing out; "Please strike this remark from the record" [syn: {strike}, {excise}]

expunging
n : deletion by an act of expunging or erasing [syn: {expunction}, {erasure}]

expurgate
v : edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel" [syn: {bowdlerize}, {bowdlerise}, {castrate}, {shorten}]

expurgated
adj : having material deleted; "at that time even Shakespeare was considered dangerous except in the expurgated versions"

expurgation
n : the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work [syn: {castration}]

exquisite
adj 1: intense or sharp; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure" [syn: {keen}]
2: lavishly elegant and refined [syn: {recherche}]
3: of delicate composition and artistry; "a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo" [syn: {dainty}]
4: of extreme beauty; "her exquisite face"

exquisitely
adv : in a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body" [syn: {finely}, {fine}, {delicately}]

exquisiteness
n : extreme beauty of a delicate sort

exsanguine
adj : destitute of blood or apparently so; "the bloodless carcass of my Hector sold"- John Dryden [syn: {bloodless}, {exsanguinous}]

exsanguinous
adj : destitute of blood or apparently so; "the bloodless carcass of my Hector sold"- John Dryden [syn: {bloodless}, {exsanguine}]

exsert
v : thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting" [syn: {stretch out}, {put out}, {extend}, {hold out}, {stretch forth}]

ex-serviceman
n : a person who has served in the armed forces [syn: {veteran}, {vet}]

ex-spouse
n : a person who was formerly a spouse

extant
adj : still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost; "extant manuscripts"; "specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk"- Edward Clodd [ant: {extinct}]

extemporaneous
adj : with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments" [syn: {ad-lib}, {extemporary}, {extempore}, {impromptu}, {offhand}, {offhanded}, {off-the-cuff}, {unrehearsed}]

extemporaneously
adv : without prior preparation; "he spoke extemporaneously" [syn: {extemporarily}, {extempore}]

extemporarily
adv : without prior preparation; "he spoke extemporaneously" [syn: {extemporaneously}, {extempore}]

extemporary
adj : with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments" [syn: {ad-lib}, {extemporaneous}, {extempore}, {impromptu}, {offhand}, {offhanded}, {off-the-cuff}, {unrehearsed}]

extempore
adj : with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments" [syn: {ad-lib}, {extemporaneous}, {extemporary}, {impromptu}, {offhand}, {offhanded}, {off-the-cuff}, {unrehearsed}]
adv : without prior preparation; "he spoke extemporaneously" [syn: {extemporaneously}, {extemporarily}]

extemporisation
n : a performance given extempore without planning or preparation [syn: {extemporization}, {improvisation}]

extemporise
v : perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding" [syn: {improvise}, {improvize}, {ad-lib}, {extemporize}]

extemporization
n : a performance given extempore without planning or preparation [syn: {extemporisation}, {improvisation}]

extemporize
v 1: manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks" [syn: {improvise}]
2: perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding" [syn: {improvise}, {improvize}, {ad-lib}, {extemporise}]

extend
v 1: extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard" [syn: {widen}, {broaden}]
2: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" [syn: {run}, {go}, {pass}, {lead}]
3: span an interval of distance, space or time; "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres" [syn: {cover}]
4: make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages" [syn: {offer}]
5: thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting" [syn: {exsert}, {stretch out}, {put out}, {hold out}, {stretch forth}]
6: reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk" [syn: {poke out}, {reach out}]
7: offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy" [syn: {offer}]
8: extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head" [syn: {stretch}]
9: expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent" [syn: {expand}] 10: lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight" [syn: {prolong}, {protract}, {draw out}] 11: extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna" [syn: {unfold}, {stretch}, {stretch out}] 12: cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?" [syn: {gallop}] 13: open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?" 14: use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much" [syn: {strain}] 15: prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan" 16: continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces" [syn: {carry}] 17: increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice" [syn: {stretch}]

extend oneself
v : strain to the utmost

extend to
v : to extend as far as; "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall" [syn: {reach}, {touch}]

extendable
adj : capable of being lengthened [syn: {extendible}]

extended
adj 1: relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations" [syn: {drawn-out}, {lengthy}, {prolonged}, {protracted}]
2: fully extended or stretched forth; "an extended telescope"; "his extended legs reached almost across the small room"; "refused to accept the extended hand" [ant: {unextended}]
3: great in range or scope; "an extended vocabulary"; "surgeons with extended experience"; "extensive examples of picture writing"; "suffered extensive damage"; "a wide selection" [syn: {extensive}, {wide}]
4: drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page" [syn: {elongated}, {lengthened}, {prolonged}]
5: beyond the literal or primary sense; "`hot off the press' shows an extended sense of `hot'"
6: large in spatial extent or range; "an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England"; "extended farm lands" [syn: {extensive}]

extended care facility
n : a medical institution that provides prolonged care (as in cases of prolonged illness or rehabilitation from acute illness)

extended family
n : a family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood relatives

extended order
n : a military formation for skirmishing; as widely separated as the tactical situation permits

extended time scale
n : (simulation) the time scale used in data processing when the time-scale factor is greater than one [syn: {slow time scale}]

extendible
adj : capable of being lengthened [syn: {extendable}]

extensible
adj : capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out; "an extensile tongue"; "an extensible measuring rule" [syn: {extensile}] [ant: {nonextensile}]

extensile
adj : capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out; "an extensile tongue"; "an extensible measuring rule" [syn: {extensible}] [ant: {nonextensile}]

extension
n 1: a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt; "they applied for an extension of the loan"
2: act of expanding in scope; making more widely available; "extension of the program to all in need"
3: the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions [syn: {propagation}]
4: an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who not enrolled as regular students [syn: {extension service}, {university extension}]
5: act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb [ant: {flexion}]
6: a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one to three letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename; "most applications provide extensions for the files they create"; "most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS" [syn: {filename extension}, {file name extension}]
7: the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos" [syn: {reference}, {denotation}]
8: the ability to raise the working leg high in the air; "the dancer was praised for her uncanny extension"; "good extension comes from a combination of training and native ability"
9: amount or degree or range to which something extends; "the wire has an extension of 50 feet" [syn: {lengthiness}, {prolongation}] 10: an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line [syn: {telephone extension}, {extension phone}] 11: an addition to the length of something [syn: {elongation}] 12: an addition that extends a main building [syn: {annex}, {annexe}, {wing}]

extension agent
n : an advisor employed by the government to assist people in rural areas with methods of farming and home economics [syn: {county agent}, {agricultural agent}]

extension cord
n : an electric cord used to extend the length of a power cord

extension course
n : a course offered as part of an extension service

extension ladder
n : a ladder whose length can be extended

extension phone
n : an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line [syn: {extension}, {telephone extension}]

extension service
n : an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who not enrolled as regular students [syn: {extension}, {university extension}]

extensional
adj : used of the class of entities to which a given word correctly applies

extensive
adj 1: large in spatial extent or range; "an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England"; "extended farm lands" [syn: {extended}]
2: having broad range or effect; "had extensive press coverage"; "far-reaching changes in the social structure"; "sweeping reforms" [syn: {far-reaching}, {sweeping}]
3: large in number or quantity (especially of discourse); "she took copious notes"; "extensive press coverage"; "a subject of voluminous legislation" [syn: {copious}, {voluminous}]
4: great in range or scope; "an extended vocabulary"; "surgeons with extended experience"; "extensive examples of picture writing"; "suffered extensive damage"; "a wide selection" [syn: {extended}, {wide}]
5: of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor; "producing wheat under extensive conditions"; "agriculture of the extensive type" [ant: {intensive}]

extensively
adv 1: in a widespread way; "oxidation ponds are extensively used for sewage treatment in the Midwest"
2: to a great extent

extensor
n : a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part [syn: {extensor muscle}] [ant: {flexor muscle}]

extensor muscle
n : a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part [syn: {extensor}] [ant: {flexor muscle}]

extent
n 1: the point or degree to which something extends; "the extent of the damage"; "the full extent of the law"; "to a certain extent she was right"
2: the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent"

extenuate
v : lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime" [syn: {palliate}, {mitigate}]

extenuating
adj : partially excusing or justifying; "extenuating circumstances"

extenuation
n 1: a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances [syn: {mitigation}]
2: to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious [syn: {mitigation}, {palliation}]

exterior
adj : situated in or suitable for the outdoors or outside of a building; "an exterior scene"; "exterior grade plywood"; "exterior paints" [ant: {interior}]
n 1: the region that is outside of something [syn: {outside}] [ant: {inside}]
2: the outer side or surface of something [syn: {outside}] [ant: {inside}]

exterior angle
n : the supplement of an interior angle of a polygon [syn: {external angle}]

exterior door
n : a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building [syn: {outside door}]

exteriorisation
n : embodying in an outward form [syn: {externalization}, {externalisation}, {exteriorization}]

exteriorise
v : make external or objective, or give reality to; "language externalizes our thoughts" [syn: {exteriorize}, {externalize}, {externalise}, {objectify}]

exteriorization
n : embodying in an outward form [syn: {externalization}, {externalisation}, {exteriorisation}]

exteriorize
v 1: bring outside the body for surgery, of organs [syn: {bring outside}]
2: make external or objective, or give reality to; "language externalizes our thoughts" [syn: {exteriorise}, {externalize}, {externalise}, {objectify}]

exterminable
adj : capable of being totally destroyed or wiped out [syn: {extirpable}]

exterminate
v 1: kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many; "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe" [syn: {kill off}]
2: destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" [syn: {uproot}, {eradicate}, {extirpate}]

exterminated
adj : destroyed completely [syn: {annihilated}, {wiped out(p)}]

extermination
n 1: complete annihilation; "they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs" [syn: {extinction}]
2: the act of exterminating [syn: {liquidation}]

exterminator
n : someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects) [syn: {terminator}, {eradicator}]

extern
n : a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there [syn: {medical extern}]

external
adj 1: happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface; "the external auditory canal"; "external pressures" [ant: {internal}]
2: coming from the outside; "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups" [syn: {extraneous}, {outside}]
3: from or between other countries; "external commerce"; "international trade"; "developing nations need outside help" [syn: {international}, {outside(a)}]
4: purely outward or superficial; "external composure"; "an external concern for reputation"- A.R.Gurney,Jr.
n : outward features; "he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion"

external angle
n : the supplement of an interior angle of a polygon [syn: {exterior angle}]

external auditory canal
n : either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane [syn: {auditory meatus}, {acoustic meatus}, {ear canal}, {auditory canal}]

external body part
n : any body part visible externally

external carotid
n : the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the face and tongue and external parts of the head [syn: {external carotid artery}]

external carotid artery
n : the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the face and tongue and external parts of the head [syn: {external carotid}]

external drive
n : a drive with its own power supply and fan mounted outside the computer system enclosure and connected to the computer by a cable

external ear
n : the part of the ear visible externally [syn: {outer ear}]

external gill
n : occurs in some mollusks and in tadpoles and other immature amphibians

external iliac artery
n : the outer branch of the common iliac artery on either side of the body; becomes the femoral artery

external iliac vein
n : a continuation of the femoral vein; unites with the internal iliac vein to form the common iliac vein

external jugular vein
n : formed by the junction of the posterior auricular and the retromandibular veins; empties into the subclavian vein

external maxillary artery
n : an artery that originates in the external carotid and gives off branches that supply the neck and face [syn: {facial artery}, {arteria facialis}]

external nasal vein
n : one of the veins that drain the external nose and empty into the angular or facial vein [syn: {vena nasalis externa}]

external oblique muscle
n : a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso [syn: {musculus obliquus externus abdominis}, {abdominal external oblique muscle}, {oblique}]

external organ
n : an organ that is situated on or near the surface of the body

external orifice
n : the orifice through which urine is discharged [syn: {urethral orifice}]

external respiration
n : the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation [syn: {breathing}, {respiration}, {ventilation}]

external storage
n : a data storage device that is not the main memory of a computer [syn: {auxiliary storage}, {secondary storage}]

external-combustion engine
n : a heat engine in which ignition occurs outside the chamber (cylinder or turbine) in which heat is converted to mechanical energy

externalisation
n 1: attributing to outside causes [syn: {externalization}]
2: embodying in an outward form [syn: {externalization}, {exteriorization}, {exteriorisation}]

externalise
v 1: regard as objective [syn: {project}, {externalize}]
2: make external or objective, or give reality to; "language externalizes our thoughts" [syn: {exteriorize}, {exteriorise}, {externalize}, {objectify}]

externality
n : the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior; "the outwardness of the world" [syn: {outwardness}] [ant: {inwardness}]

externalization
n 1: attributing to outside causes [syn: {externalisation}]
2: embodying in an outward form [syn: {externalisation}, {exteriorization}, {exteriorisation}]

externalize
v 1: regard as objective [syn: {project}, {externalise}]
2: make external or objective, or give reality to; "language externalizes our thoughts" [syn: {exteriorize}, {exteriorise}, {externalise}, {objectify}]

externally
adv 1: on or from the outside; "the candidate needs to be externally evaluated" [ant: {internally}]
2: with respect to the outside; "outwardly, the figure is smooth" [syn: {outwardly}]

exteroception
n : sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body

exteroceptive
adj : of or relating to exteroception

exteroceptor
n : any receptor that responds to stimuli outside the body

exterritorial
adj : outside territorial limits or jurisdiction; "fishing in extraterritorial waters"; "enjoying exterritorial privileges and rights" [syn: {extraterritorial}] [ant: {territorial}]

extinct
adj 1: no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives; "an extinct species of fish"; "an extinct royal family"; "extinct laws and customs" [syn: {nonextant}] [ant: {extant}]
2: of e.g. volcanos; permanently inactive; "an extinct volcano" [syn: {inactive}] [ant: {active}, {dormant}]
3: of a fire; being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out" [syn: {out(p)}]

extinction
n 1: no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species" [syn: {defunctness}]
2: no longer active; extinguished; "the extinction of the volcano"
3: the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
4: complete annihilation; "they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs" [syn: {extermination}]
5: a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus [syn: {experimental extinction}]
6: the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; "the extinction of the lights" [syn: {extinguishing}, {quenching}]

extinction angle
n : the angle from its axis that a crystal must be rotated before appearing maximally dark when viewed in polarized light [syn: {angle of extinction}]

extinguish
v 1: put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children" [syn: {snuff out}]
2: put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles" [syn: {snuff out}, {blow out}, {quench}] [ant: {ignite}]
3: extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar" [syn: {stub out}, {crush out}, {press out}]
4: kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population" [syn: {eliminate}, {annihilate}, {eradicate}, {wipe out}, {decimate}, {carry off}]

extinguishable
adj : capable of being extinguished or killed; "an extinguishable fire"; "hope too is extinguishable" [ant: {inextinguishable}]

extinguished
adj : of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement

extinguisher
n : a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires [syn: {fire extinguisher}, {asphyxiator}]

extinguishing
n : the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; "the extinction of the lights" [syn: {extinction}, {quenching}]

extirpable
adj : capable of being totally destroyed or wiped out [syn: {exterminable}]

extirpate
v 1: destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" [syn: {uproot}, {eradicate}, {exterminate}]
2: pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden" [syn: {uproot}, {deracinate}, {root out}]
3: surgically remove (an organ)

extirpation
n 1: surgical removal of a body part or tissue [syn: {ablation}, {cutting out}, {excision}]
2: the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence [syn: {excision}, {deracination}]

extol
v : praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" [syn: {laud}, {exalt}, {glorify}, {proclaim}] [also: {extolling}, {extolled}]

extolled
extol
v : praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" [syn: {laud}, {exalt}, {glorify}, {proclaim}] [also: {extolling}, {extolled}]

extolled
See {extol}

extoller
n : someone who communicates high praise [syn: {laudator}, {lauder}]

extolling
extol
v : praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" [syn: {laud}, {exalt}, {glorify}, {proclaim}] [also: {extolling}, {extolled}]

extolling
See {extol}

extort
v 1: obtain through intimidation
2: obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" [syn: {squeeze}, {rack}, {gouge}, {wring}]
3: get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner [syn: {wring from}]

extortion
n 1: an exorbitant charge
2: unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority); "the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty"
3: the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)

extortionate
adj : greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usorious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending" [syn: {exorbitant}, {outrageous}, {steep}, {unconscionable}, {usurious}]

extortionately
adv : to an exorbitant degree; "prices are exorbitantly high in the capital" [syn: {exorbitantly}, {usuriously}]

extortioner
n : a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them [syn: {blackmailer}, {extortionist}]

extortionist
n : a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them [syn: {blackmailer}, {extortioner}]

extra
adj 1: further or added; "called for additional troops"; "need extra help"; "an extra pair of shoes"; "I have no other shoes"; "there are other possibilities" [syn: {other(a)}, {additional}]
2: more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy" [syn: {excess}, {redundant}, {spare}, {supererogatory}, {superfluous}, {supernumerary}, {surplus}]
3: added to a regular schedule; "a special holiday flight"; "put on special buses for the big game" [syn: {special}]
n 1: a minor actor in crowd scenes [syn: {supernumerary}, {spear carrier}]
2: an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis)
3: something additional of the same kind; "he always carried extras in case of an emergency" [syn: {duplicate}]
adv : unusually or exceptionally; "an extra fast car"

extra dividend
n : a dividend paid in addition to the regular dividend

extra innings
n : overtime play until one team is ahead at the end of an inning; e.g. baseball

extra large
n : a garment size for a very large person

extra point
n : a score in American football made on a try for points after a touchdown [syn: {point after}]

extra time
n : playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie [syn: {overtime}] [ant: {regulation time}]

extracellular
adj : located or occurring outside a cell or cells; "extracellular fluid" [ant: {intracellular}]

extracellular fluid
n : liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid; "the body normally has about 15 quarts of extracellular fluid" [syn: {ECF}]

extract
n 1: a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water) [syn: {infusion}]
2: a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" [syn: {excerpt}, {selection}]
v 1: draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram" [syn: {pull out}, {pull}, {pull up}, {take out}, {draw out}]
2: get despite difficulties or obstacles; "I extracted a promise from the Dean for two ne positions"
3: deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" [syn: {educe}, {evoke}, {elicit}, {draw out}]
4: extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound" [syn: {distill}, {distil}]
5: separate (a metal) from an ore
6: obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action; "Italians express coffee rather than filter it" [syn: {press out}, {express}]
7: take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy [syn: {excerpt}, {take out}]
8: calculate the root of a number

extractable
adj : capable of being extracted [syn: {extractible}]

extractible
adj : capable of being extracted [syn: {extractable}]

extraction
n 1: the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
2: properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins" [syn: {origin}, {descent}]
3: the act of pulling out (as a tooth); "the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction"

extractor
n 1: an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components
2: an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension [syn: {centrifuge}, {separator}]
3: a mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector [syn: {cartridge extractor}, {cartridge remover}]

extracurricular
adj 1: outside the regular academic curriculum; "sports and drama are popular extracurricular activities"
2: outside the regular duties of your job or profession
3: characterized by adultery; "an adulterous relationship"; "extramarital affairs"; "the extracurricular activities of a philandering husband" [syn: {adulterous}, {extramarital}]

extracurricular activity
n : educational activities not falling within the scope of the regular curriculum

extradite
v : hand over to the authorities of another country; "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there" [syn: {deliver}, {deport}]

extradition
n : the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)

extrados
n : the exterior curve of an arch

extradural
adj : on or outside the dura mater [syn: {epidural}]

extragalactic
adj : outside or beyond a galaxy; "extragalactic nebula"

extragalactic nebula
n : (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust; "`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'" [syn: {galaxy}]

extrajudicial
adj : beyond the usual course of legal proceedings; legally unwarranted; "an extrajudicial penalty"

extralegal
adj : not regulated or sanctioned by law; "there were only extralegal recourses for their grievances" [syn: {nonlegal}]

extralinguistic
adj : not included within the realm of language

extramarital
adj : characterized by adultery; "an adulterous relationship"; "extramarital affairs"; "the extracurricular activities of a philandering husband" [syn: {adulterous}, {extracurricular}]

extramarital sex
n : sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another [syn: {free love}]

extramural
adj : carried on outside the bounds of an institution or community; "extramural sports" [ant: {intramural}]

extraneous
adj 1: not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "an issue extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial"; "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point" [syn: {immaterial}, {impertinent}, {orthogonal}]
2: not essential; "the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play"
3: not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source; "water free of extraneous matter"; "foreign particles in milk" [syn: {foreign}]
4: coming from the outside; "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups" [syn: {external}, {outside}]

extraneousness
n : unrelatedness by virtue of falling outside the matter at hand

extraordinarily
adv : extremely; "she was inordinately smart"; "it will be an extraordinarily painful step to negotiate" [syn: {inordinately}]

extraordinariness
n : the quality of being extraordinary and not commonly encountered [ant: {ordinariness}]

extraordinary
adj 1: beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature" [ant: {ordinary}]
2: far more than usual or expected; "an extraordinary desire for approval"; "it was an over-the-top experience" [syn: {over-the-top}]
3: (of an official) serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials; "an ambassador extraordinary" [syn: {extraordinary(p)}]

extrapolate
v 1: draw from specific cases for more general cases [syn: {generalize}, {generalise}, {infer}]
2: estimate the value of [syn: {interpolate}]
3: gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating

extrapolated
adj : that are estimated; "the extrapolated values"

extrapolation
n 1: (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values
2: an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations

extrasensory
adj : seemingly outside normal sensory channels [syn: {paranormal}] [ant: {sensory}]

extrasensory perception
n : apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses [syn: {clairvoyance}, {second sight}, {E.S.P.}, {ESP}]

extrasystole
n : a premature systole resulting in a momentary cardiac arrhythmia

extrasystolic
adj : of or relating to or happening during an extrasystole

extraterrestrial
adj : originating or located or occurring outside Earth or its atmosphere; "is there extraterrestrial life?"
n : a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere [syn: {extraterrestrial being}, {alien}]

extraterrestrial being
n : a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere [syn: {extraterrestrial}, {alien}]

extraterrestrial object
n : a natural object existing outside the earth and outside the earth's atmosphere [syn: {estraterrestrial body}]

extraterritorial
adj : outside territorial limits or jurisdiction; "fishing in extraterritorial waters"; "enjoying exterritorial privileges and rights" [syn: {exterritorial}] [ant: {territorial}]

extrauterine gestation
n : pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus [syn: {ectopic pregnancy}, {extrauterine pregnancy}, {ectopic gestation}, {eccyesis}, {metacyesis}]

extrauterine pregnancy
n : pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus [syn: {ectopic pregnancy}, {ectopic gestation}, {extrauterine gestation}, {eccyesis}, {metacyesis}]

extravagance
n 1: the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth; "we were surprised by the extravagance of his description" [syn: {extravagancy}]
2: the trait of spending extravagantly [syn: {prodigality}, {profligacy}]
3: excessive spending [syn: {prodigality}, {lavishness}, {highlife}, {high life}]

extravagancy
n : the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth; "we were surprised by the extravagance of his description" [syn: {extravagance}]

extravagant
adj 1: unrestrained in especially feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed" [syn: {excessive}, {exuberant}, {overweening}]
2: recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures" [syn: {prodigal}, {profligate}, {spendthrift}]

extravagantly
adv 1: in an abundant manner; "they were abundantly supplied with food"; "he thanked her profusely" [syn: {abundantly}, {copiously}, {profusely}]
2: in a wasteful manner; "the United States, up to the 1920s, used fuel lavishly, mainly because it was so cheap" [syn: {lavishly}]
3: in a rich and lavish manner; "lavishly decorated" [syn: {lavishly}, {richly}]

extravaganza
n : any lavishly staged or spectacular entertainment

extravasate
v 1: force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel
2: become active and spew forth lava and rocks; "Vesuvius erupts once in a while" [syn: {erupt}, {belch}]
3: geology: cause molten material, such as lava, to pour forth

extravasation
n 1: an extravasated liquid (blood or lymph or urine); the product of extravasation
2: (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed) [syn: {eruption}, {eructation}]
3: the process of exuding or passing out of a vessel into surrounding tissues; said or blood or lymph or urine

extraversion
n : (psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self [syn: {extroversion}] [ant: {introversion}, {ambiversion}]

extraversive
adj : directed outward; marked by interest in others or concerned with external reality [syn: {extroversive}] [ant: {ambiversive}, {introversive}]

extravert
adj : characterized by extroversion [syn: {extrovert}, {extroverted}, {extraverted}, {extrovertive}, {extravertive}]
n : (psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings [syn: {extrovert}] [ant: {introvert}]

extraverted
adj : characterized by extroversion [syn: {extrovert}, {extravert}, {extroverted}, {extrovertive}, {extravertive}]

extravertive
adj : characterized by extroversion [syn: {extrovert}, {extravert}, {extroverted}, {extraverted}, {extrovertive}]

extrema
See {extremum}

extrema
extremum
n 1: the point located farthest from the middle of something [syn: {extreme point}, {extreme}]
2: the most extreme possible amount or value; "voltage peak" [syn: {peak}] [also: {extrema} (pl)]

extreme
adj 1: of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity; "extreme cold"; "extreme caution"; "extreme pleasure"; "utmost contempt"; "to the utmost degree"; "in the uttermost distress" [syn: {utmost(a)}, {uttermost(a)}]
2: far beyond a norm in quantity or amount or degree; to an utmost degree; "an extreme example"; "extreme temperatures"; "extreme danger"
3: beyond a norm in views or actions; "an extreme conservative"; "an extreme liberal"; "extreme views on integration"; "extreme opinions"
4: most distant in any direction; "the extreme edge of town"
n 1: the furthest or highest degree of something; "he carried it to extremes"
2: the point located farthest from the middle of something [syn: {extreme point}, {extremum}]

extreme point
n : the point located farthest from the middle of something [syn: {extreme}, {extremum}]

extreme right-winger
n : an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism [syn: {reactionary}, {ultraconservative}]

extreme unction
n : a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation [syn: {anointing of the sick}, {last rites}]

extremely
adv 1: to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect; "highly successful"; "He spoke highly of her"; "does not think highly of his writing"; "extremely interesting" [syn: {highly}]
2: to an extreme degree; "extremely cold"; "extremely unpleasant"
3: to an extreme degree; "the house was super clean for Mother's visit" [syn: {super}]
4: to an extreme degree or extent; "his eyesight was exceedingly defective" [syn: {exceedingly}, {passing}]

extremely high frequency
n : 30 to 300 gigahertz [syn: {EHF}]

extremely low frequency
n : below 3 kilohertz [syn: {ELF}]

extremism
n : any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies

extremist
adj : (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative" [syn: {radical}, {ultra}]
n : a person who holds extreme views

extremity
n 1: an external body part that projects from the body; "it is important to keep the extremities warm" [syn: {appendage}, {member}]
2: an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease)
3: the greatest or utmost degree; "the extremity of despair"
4: the outermost or farthest region or point
5: that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso

extremum
n 1: the point located farthest from the middle of something [syn: {extreme point}, {extreme}]
2: the most extreme possible amount or value; "voltage peak" [syn: {peak}] [also: {extrema} (pl)]

extricable
adj : capable of being extricated [ant: {inextricable}]

extricate
v : release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task" [syn: {untangle}, {disentangle}, {disencumber}]

extricated
adj : having become freed from entanglement; disengaged [syn: {disentangled}, {freed}]

extrication
n : the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition [syn: {unsnarling}, {untangling}, {disentanglement}]

extrinsic
adj : not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside; "extrinsic evidence"; "an extrinsic feature of the new building"; "that style is something extrinsic to the subject"; "looking for extrinsic aid" [ant: {intrinsic}]

extrinsic fraud
n : fraud that prevents a party from knowing their rights or from having a fair opportunity of presenting them at trial [syn: {collateral fraud}]

extropic
adj : of or relating to extropy

extropy
n : the pseudoscientific prediction that human intelligence and technology will enable life to expand in an orderly way throughout the entire universe

extrospective
adj : not introspective; examining what is outside yourself [syn: {extroverted}] [ant: {introspective}]

extroversion
n : (psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self [syn: {extraversion}] [ant: {introversion}, {ambiversion}]

extroversive
adj : directed outward; marked by interest in others or concerned with external reality [syn: {extraversive}] [ant: {ambiversive}, {introversive}]

extrovert
adj : characterized by extroversion [syn: {extravert}, {extroverted}, {extraverted}, {extrovertive}, {extravertive}]
n : (psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings [syn: {extravert}] [ant: {introvert}]

extroverted
adj 1: not introspective; examining what is outside yourself [syn: {extrospective}] [ant: {introspective}]
2: at ease in talking to others [syn: {forthcoming}, {outgoing}]
3: characterized by extroversion [syn: {extrovert}, {extravert}, {extraverted}, {extrovertive}, {extravertive}]

extrovertish
adj : somewhat extroverted [syn: {outgoing}]

extrovertive
adj : characterized by extroversion [syn: {extrovert}, {extravert}, {extroverted}, {extraverted}, {extravertive}]

extrude
v : form or shape by forcing through an opening; "extrude steel" [syn: {squeeze out}]

extrusion
n 1: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form [syn: {bulge}, {bump}, {hump}, {gibbosity}, {gibbousness}, {jut}, {prominence}, {protuberance}, {protrusion}, {excrescence}]
2: squeezing out by applying pressure; "an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube"; "the expulsion of pus from the pimple" [syn: {expulsion}]

extrusive
adj : of rock material; forced out while molten through cracks in the earth's surface [ant: {intrusive}]

exuberance
n 1: joyful enthusiasm
2: overflowing with enthusiasm [syn: {enthusiasm}, {ebullience}]

exuberant
adj 1: joyously unrestrained [syn: {ebullient}, {high-spirited}]
2: unrestrained in especially feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed" [syn: {excessive}, {extravagant}, {overweening}]
3: produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming" [syn: {lush}, {luxuriant}, {profuse}, {riotous}]

exuberantly
adv 1: in an exuberant manner; "the exuberantly baroque decoration of the church" [syn: {riotously}]
2: in an ebullient manner; "Khrushchev ebulliently promised to supply rockets for the protection of Cuba against American aggression" [syn: {ebulliently}, {expansively}]

exudate
n : a substance that oozes out from animal or plant pores [syn: {exudation}]
v : release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude sweat through the pores" [syn: {exude}, {transude}, {ooze out}, {ooze}]

exudation
n 1: a substance that oozes out from animal or plant pores [syn: {exudate}]
2: the process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes [syn: {transudation}]

exude
v 1: release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude sweat through the pores" [syn: {exudate}, {transude}, {ooze out}, {ooze}]
2: make apparent by one's mood or behaviour; "She exude great confidence"

exult
v 1: feel extreme happiness or elation [syn: {walk on air}, {be on cloud nine}, {jump for joy}]
2: to express great joy; "Who cannot exult in Spring?" [syn: {rejoice}, {triumph}, {jubilate}]

exultant
adj : joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout" [syn: {exulting}, {jubilant}, {prideful}, {rejoicing}, {triumphal}, {triumphant}]

exultantly
adv : in an exultant manner; "it was exultingly easy" [syn: {exultingly}]

exultation
n 1: a feeling of extreme joy [syn: {jubilance}, {jubilancy}, {jubilation}]
2: the utterance of sounds expressing great joy [syn: {rejoicing}, {jubilation}]

exulting
adj : joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout" [syn: {exultant}, {jubilant}, {prideful}, {rejoicing}, {triumphal}, {triumphant}]

exultingly
adv : in an exultant manner; "it was exultingly easy" [syn: {exultantly}]

exurbia
n : a residential area outside of a city and beyond suburbia

exuviae
n : cast-off skins or coverings of various organisms during ecdysis

exuvial
adj : of or relating to the cast-off skins or cuticles of various animals

exuviate
v : cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "out dog sheds every Spring" [syn: {shed}, {molt}, {moult}, {slough}]

exwife
n : a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife; "all his exes live in Texas" [syn: {ex}]

eyas
n : an unfledged or nestling hawk

Eyck
n : Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of painting and who pioneered modern techniques of oil painting (1390-1441) [syn: {van Eyck}, {Jan van Eyck}]

eye
n 1: the organ of sight [syn: {oculus}, {optic}]
2: good discernment (either with the eyes or as if with the eyes); "she has an eye for fresh talent"; "he has an artist's eye"
3: attention to what is seen; "he tried to catch her eye"
4: an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm" [syn: {center}, {centre}, {middle}, {heart}]
5: a small hole or loop (as in a needle); "the thread wouldn't go through the eye"
v : look at [syn: {eyeball}]

eye bank
n : a place for storing and preserving corneas that are obtained from human corpses immediately after death; used for corneal transplantation to patients with corneal defects

eye blink
n : a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly [syn: {blink}, {blinking}, {wink}, {winking}, {nictitation}, {nictation}]

eye candy
n : visual images that are pleasing to see but are intellectually undemanding; "he wanted to put some eye candy on their web site"

eye chart
n : a chart that is read from a fixed distance; used as a test of vision

eye clinic
n : a clinic where specialist care for a patient's eyes

eye condition
n : the condition of the optical properties of the eye

eye contact
n 1: a meeting of the eyes between two people that expresses meaningful nonverbal communication; "it was a mere glance, but the eye contact was enough to tell her that he was desperate to leave"
2: contact that occurs when two people look directly at each other; "a teacher should make eye contact with the students"

eye cup
n : a small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye; use to apply medicated or cleansing solution to the eyeball; "an eyecup is called an eyebath in Britain" [syn: {eyecup}, {eyebath}]

eye dialect
n : the use of misspellings to identify a colloquial or uneducated speaker

eye disease
n : any disease of the eye

eye doctor
n : a medical doctor specializing in the treatment of diseases of the eye [syn: {ophthalmologist}, {oculist}]

eye dropper
n : pipet consisting of a small tube with a vacuum bulb at one end for drawing liquid in and releasing it a drop at a time [syn: {dropper}]

eye infection
n : an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid [syn: {sty}, {stye}, {hordeolum}]

eye mask
n : a mask covering the upper part of the face but with holes for the eyes [syn: {domino}, {half mask}]

eye muscle
n : one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball [syn: {ocular muscle}]

Eye of Ra
n : a lion-headed Egyptian goddess; typifies life-destroying power of the sun [syn: {Sekhet}]

eye opener
n 1: an alcoholic drink intended to wake one up early in the morning
2: something surprising and revealing

eye rhyme
n : an imperfect rhyme (e.g., `love' and `move')

eye socket
n : the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball [syn: {orbit}, {cranial orbit}, {orbital cavity}]

eye tooth
n : one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars [syn: {canine}, {canine tooth}, {eyetooth}, {dogtooth}, {cuspid}]

eyeball
n : the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye [syn: {orb}]
v : look at [syn: {eye}]

eyebath
n : a small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye; use to apply medicated or cleansing solution to the eyeball; "an eyecup is called an eyebath in Britain" [syn: {eyecup}, {eye cup}]

eye-beaming
n : a radiant glance of the eye; "he pretended profundity by eye-beamings at people"

eyebrow
n : the arch of hair above each eye [syn: {brow}, {supercilium}]

eyebrow pencil
n : makeup provided by a cosmetic pencil that is used to darken the eyebrows

eye-catcher
n : a striking person or thing that attracts attention

eye-catching
adj : seizing the attention; "eye-catching posters" [syn: {attention-getting}]

eyecup
n 1: a small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye; use to apply medicated or cleansing solution to the eyeball; "an eyecup is called an eyebath in Britain" [syn: {eyebath}, {eye cup}]
2: (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina [syn: {optic cup}]

eyed
adj : having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination; "a peacock's eyed feathers"; "red-eyed" [ant: {eyeless}]

eye-deceiving
adj : creating the illusion of seeing reality; "the visual deception of trompe-l'oeil art" [syn: {trompe-l'oeil(a)}]

eyedness
n : the property of favoring one eye over the other (as in taking aim)

eye-drop
n : a drop from an eye dropper [syn: {eyedrop}]

eyedrop
n : a drop from an eye dropper [syn: {eye-drop}]

eyeful
n 1: a strikingly beautiful woman; "she was a statuesque redheaded eyeful"
2: a full view; a good look; "they wanted to see violence and they got an eyeful"

eyeglass
n : lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles [syn: {monocle}]

eyeglass wearer
n : a person who wears spectacles in order to see better

eyeglasses
n : optical instrument consisting of a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision [syn: {spectacles}, {specs}, {glasses}]

Eyeish
n : a member of the Caddo people of northeastern Texas

eyelash
n : any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids [syn: {lash}, {cilium}]

eyeless
adj 1: lacking eyes or eyelike features; "eyeless fish that evolved in dark caves"; "an eyeless needle" [ant: {eyed}]
2: lacking sight; "blind as an eyeless beggar" [syn: {sightless}, {unseeing}]

eyelessness
n : blindness due to loss of the eyes

eyelet
n 1: a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord
2: fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines [syn: {cringle}, {loop}, {grommet}, {grummet}]

eyelid
n : either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye; "his lids would stay open no longer" [syn: {lid}, {palpebra}]

eyelike
adj : suggesting an eye or eyes; "eyelike markings on a butterfly's wings"; "the eyelike gleam of two distant windows in the dark"

eyeliner
n : makeup applied to emphasize the shape of the eyes

eye-lotion
n : lotion consisting of a solution used as a cleanser for the eyes [syn: {eyewash}, {collyrium}]

eyepatch
n : a protective cloth covering for an injured eye [syn: {patch}]

eyepiece
n : combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments [syn: {ocular}]

eye-popping
adj : amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning; "the skater's dazzling virtuosic leaps"; "these great best canvases still look as astonishing and as invitingly new as they did...when...his fulgurant popularity was in full growth"- Janet Flanner; "adventures related...in a style both vivid and fulgurous"- Idwal Jones [syn: {dazzling}, {fulgurant}, {fulgurous}]

eyes
n : opinion or judgment; "in the eyes of the law"; "I was wrong in her eyes"

eyeshade
n : a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead" [syn: {bill}, {peak}, {visor}, {vizor}]

eyeshadow
n : makeup consisting of a cosmetic substance used to darken the eyes

eyeshot
n : the range of the eye; "they were soon out of view" [syn: {view}]

eyesight
n : normal use of the faculty of vision [syn: {seeing}, {sightedness}]

eyes-only
adj : official classification for documents; meant to be seen by only the person to whom it is directed

eyesore
n : something very ugly and offensive

eyespot
n : an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color [syn: {ocellus}]

eyestrain
n : a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem [syn: {asthenopia}]

eyeteeth
See {eyetooth}

eyeteeth
eyetooth
n : one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars [syn: {canine}, {canine tooth}, {eye tooth}, {dogtooth}, {cuspid}] [also: {eyeteeth} (pl)]

eyetooth
n : one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars [syn: {canine}, {canine tooth}, {eye tooth}, {dogtooth}, {cuspid}] [also: {eyeteeth} (pl)]

eyewash
n : lotion consisting of a solution used as a cleanser for the eyes [syn: {eye-lotion}, {collyrium}]

eyewitness
n : a spectator who can describe what happened

eyra
n : long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat [syn: {jaguarundi}, {jaguarundi cat}, {jaguarondi}, {Felis yagouaroundi}]

Eyre
n : a shallow salt lake in south central Australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent [syn: {Lake Eyre}]

Eyre Peninsula
n : a peninsula of southern Australia

eyrie
n 1: the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle) [syn: {aerie}, {aery}, {eyry}]
2: any habitation at a high altitude [syn: {aerie}, {aery}, {eyry}]

eyrir
n : 100 aurar equal 1 krona [syn: {aurar}] [also: {aurar} (pl)]

eyry
n 1: the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle) [syn: {aerie}, {aery}, {eyrie}]
2: any habitation at a high altitude [syn: {aerie}, {aery}, {eyrie}]

Eysenck
n : a British psychologist (born in Germany) noted for his theories of intelligence and personality and for his strong criticism of Freudian psychoanalysis [syn: {Hans Eysenck}, {H. J. Eysenck}, {Hans Jurgen Eysenck}]

Eysenck Personality Inventory
n : a self-report personality inventory based on Hans Eysenck's factor analysis of personality which assumes three basic factors (the two most important being extraversion to introversion and neuroticism) [syn: {EPI}]

Ezechiel
n 1: a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC [syn: {Ezekiel}]
2: an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration [syn: {Ezekiel}, {Book of Ezekiel}]

ezed
n : the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet; "the British call Z zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee"; "he doesn't know A from izzard" [syn: {Z}, {zee}, {zed}, {izzard}]

Ezekias
n : (Old Testament) king of Judah who abolished idolatry (715-687 BC) [syn: {Hezekiah}]

Ezekiel
n 1: a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC [syn: {Ezechiel}]
2: an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration [syn: {Ezechiel}, {Book of Ezekiel}]

Ezo
n : the second largest of the four main islands of Japan; north of Honshu [syn: {Hokkaido}, {Yezo}]

ezo-yama-hagi
n : Asian shrub having conspicuous racemose rose-purple flowers widely used as an ornamental and in erosion control and as a source of wild-bird feed [syn: {bicolor lespediza}, {Lespedeza bicolor}]

Ezra
n 1: a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem
2: an Old Testament book telling of a rabbi's efforts in the 5th century BC to reconstitute Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity [syn: {Book of Ezra}]

Ezra Cornell
n : United States businessman who unified the telegraph system in the United States and who in 1865 (with Andrew D. White) founded Cornell University (1807-1874) [syn: {Cornell}]

Ezra Loomis Pound
n : United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) [syn: {Pound}, {Ezra Pound}]

Ezra Pound
n : United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) [syn: {Pound}, {Ezra Loomis Pound}]

F
n 1: a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature [syn: {degree Fahrenheit}]
2: a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite [syn: {fluorine}, {atomic number 9}]
3: the capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a voltage difference of 1 volt between the plates [syn: {farad}]
4: the 6th letter of the Roman alphabet

f.
adj : ; free or impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity; "gold 21 carats fine" [syn: {fine}]

F clef
n : a clef that puts the F below middle C on the fourth line of a staff [syn: {bass clef}]

F. D. Roosevelt
n : 32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the great depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945) [syn: {Roosevelt}, {Franklin Roosevelt}, {Franklin Delano Roosevelt}, {President Roosevelt}, {President Franklin Roosevelt}, {FDR}]

F. G. Banting
n : Canadian physiologist who discovered insulin with C. H. Best and who used it to treat diabetes(1891-1941) [syn: {Banting}, {Sir Frederick Grant Banting}]

F layer
n : the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) that contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission [syn: {Appleton layer}, {F region}]

f number
n : the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system [syn: {focal ratio}, {stop number}, {speed}]

F region
n : the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) that contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission [syn: {Appleton layer}, {F layer}]

F. Scott Fitzgerald
n : United States novelist (1896-1940) [syn: {Fitzgerald}, {Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald}]

fa
n : the syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization

fa la
n : meaningless syllables in the refrain of a part-song [syn: {fal la}]

FAA
n : an agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation [syn: {Federal Aviation Agency}]

fab
adj : extremely pleasing; "a fabulous vacation" [syn: {fabulous}]

Fabaceae
n : a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae [syn: {Leguminosae}, {family Leguminosae}, {family Fabaceae}, {legume family}, {pea family}]

Faberge
n : Russian goldsmith noted for creating a series of jeweled and enameled Easter eggs for European royalty (1846-1920) [syn: {Peter Carl Faberge}]

Fabian
adj 1: of or relating to Fabianism; "the Fabian society"
2: using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation; "a fabian policy" [syn: {dilatory}]
n : a member of the Fabian Society in Britain

Fabian Society
n : an association of British socialists who advocate gradual reforms within the law leading to democratic socialism

Fabiana
n : genus of South and Central American heathlike evergreen shrubs [syn: {genus Fabiana}]

Fabiana imbricata
n : Peruvian shrub with small pink to lavender tubular flowers; leaves yield a tonic and diuretic [syn: {pichi}]

Fabianism
n : socialism to be established by gradual reforms within the law

fable
n 1: a deliberately false or improbable account [syn: {fabrication}, {fiction}]
2: a short moral story (often with animal characters) [syn: {parable}, {allegory}, {apologue}]
3: a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events [syn: {legend}]

fabled
adj : celebrated in fable or legend; "the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox"; "legendary exploits of Jesse James" [syn: {legendary}]

fabliaux
See {fabliau}

fabric
n 1: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitraqnsparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" [syn: {cloth}, {material}, {textile}]
2: the underlying structure; "restoring the framework of the bombed building"; "it is part of the fabric of society" [syn: {framework}]

fabricate
v 1: put together out of components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys" [syn: {manufacture}, {construct}]
2: make up something artificial or untrue [syn: {manufacture}, {cook up}, {make up}, {invent}]

fabricated
adj : formed or conceived by the imagination; "a fabricated excuse for his absence"; "a fancied wrong"; "a fictional character"; "used fictitious names"; "a made-up story" [syn: {fancied}, {fictional}, {fictitious}, {invented}, {made-up}]

fabrication
n 1: a deliberately false or improbable account [syn: {fiction}, {fable}]
2: writing in a fictional form [syn: {fictionalization}, {fictionalisation}]
3: the act of making something (a product) from raw materials; "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an improvement in the manufacture of explosives"; "manufacturing is vital to Great Britain" [syn: {manufacture}]
4: the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery) [syn: {assembly}] [ant: {dismantling}]
5: the deliberate act of deviating from the truth [syn: {lying}, {prevarication}]

fabricator
n : someone who tells lies [syn: {storyteller}, {fibber}]

fabulist
n : a person who tells or invents fables

fabulous
adj 1: extremely pleasing; "a fabulous vacation" [syn: {fab}]
2: based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity; "mythical centaurs"; "the fabulous unicorn" [syn: {mythic}, {mythical}, {mythologic}, {mythological}]
3: barely credible; "the fabulous endurance of a marathon runner"

fabulously
adv : in a fabulous manner; "she was a fabulously gifted player" [syn: {fantastically}]

facade
n 1: the face or front of a building [syn: {frontage}, {frontal}]
2: a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant [syn: {window dressing}]

face
n 1: the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news" [syn: {human face}]
2: the expression on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face" [syn: {expression}, {look}, {aspect}, {facial expression}]
3: the general outward appearance of something; "the face of the city is changing"
4: the act of confronting bravely; "he hated facing the facts"; "he excelled in the face of danger" [syn: {facing}]
5: the striking or working surface of an implement
6: a part of a person that is used to refer to a person; "he looked out at a roomful of faces"; "when he returned to work he met many new faces"
7: a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf" [syn: {side}]
8: the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
9: the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object); "he dealt the cards face down" 10: a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect" [syn: {grimace}] 11: a specific size and style of type within a type family [syn: {font}, {fount}, {typeface}] 12: status in the eyes of others; "he lost face" 13: impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty" [syn: {boldness}, {nerve}, {brass}, {cheek}] 14: a vertical surface of a building or cliff
v 1: deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes" [syn: {confront}, {face up}] [ant: {avoid}]
2: oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other" [syn: {confront}]
3: be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to; "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park" [syn: {front}, {look}] [ant: {back}]
4: be opposite; "the facing page"; "the two sofas face each other"
5: turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction; "Turn and face your partner now"
6: present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us" [syn: {confront}, {present}]
7: turn so as to expose the face; "face a playing card"
8: line the edge (of a garment) with a different material; "face the lapels of the jacket"
9: cover the front or surface of; "The building was faced with beautiful stones"

face angle
n : the angle formed by two edges of a polyhedral angle

face card
n : one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face [syn: {picture card}, {court card}]

face cloth
n : bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body [syn: {washcloth}, {washrag}, {flannel}]

face cream
n : a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin [syn: {cold cream}, {coldcream}, {vanishing cream}]

face fungus
n : the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face [syn: {beard}, {whiskers}]

face guard
n : face mask consisting of a strong wire mesh on the front of football helmets

face lift
n 1: plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised; "some actresses have more than one face lift" [syn: {facelift}, {lift}, {face lifting}, {cosmetic surgery}, {rhytidectomy}, {rhytidoplasty}, {nip and tuck}]
2: a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) [syn: {facelift}, {face lifting}]

face lifting
n 1: a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) [syn: {face lift}, {facelift}]
2: plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised; "some actresses have more than one face lift" [syn: {face lift}, {facelift}, {lift}, {cosmetic surgery}, {rhytidectomy}, {rhytidoplasty}, {nip and tuck}]

face mask
n : mask that provides a protective covering for the face in such sports as baseball or football or hockey

face off
v : start a game by a face-off [syn: {bully off}]

face pack
n : a cream that cleanses and tones the skin [syn: {pack}]

face powder
n : cosmetic powder for the face

face recognition
n 1: biometric identification by scanning a person's face and matching it against a library of known faces; "they used face recognition to spot known terrorists" [syn: {facial recognition}, {automatic face recognition}]
2: the visual perception of familiar faces

face saver
n : an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige) [syn: {face saving}]

face saving
n : an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige) [syn: {face saver}]

face soap
n : soap used as a toiletry [syn: {toilet soap}, {bath soap}]

face the music
v : accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions [syn: {carry-the can}]

face to face
adv : involving close contact; confronting each other; "the boy and the policeman suddenly came face-to-face at the corner"; "they spoke facel to face"

face towel
n : a small towel used to dry the hands or face [syn: {hand towel}]

face up
v : deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes" [syn: {confront}, {face}] [ant: {avoid}]

face value
n 1: the value of a security that is set by the company issuing it; unrelated to market value [syn: {par value}, {nominal value}]
2: the apparent worth as opposed to the real worth

face veil
n : a piece of more-or-less transparent material that covers the face

face-amount certificate company
n : a regulated investment company that pays a stated amount to certificate holders on a stated maturity date

faced
adj : having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination; "a neatly faced terrace" [ant: {faceless}]

face-harden
v : harden steel by adding carbon

faceless
adj : without a face or identity; "a faceless apparition"; "the faceless accusers of the police state" [ant: {faced}]

face-lift
v : perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face [syn: {lift}]

facelift
n 1: plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised; "some actresses have more than one face lift" [syn: {face lift}, {lift}, {face lifting}, {cosmetic surgery}, {rhytidectomy}, {rhytidoplasty}, {nip and tuck}]
2: a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) [syn: {face lift}, {face lifting}]

face-off
n 1: a hostile disagreement face-to-face [syn: {confrontation}, {encounter}, {showdown}]
2: (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players

faceplate
n : a protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer component)

facer
n : (a dated Briticism) a serious difficulty with which one is suddenly faced

face-saving
adj : maintaining dignity or prestige; "a face-saving compromise"

facet
n 1: a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question" [syn: {aspect}]
2: a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone) [also: {facetting}, {facetted}]

facet plane
n : the plane of a facet of an object (as of a cube)

faceted
adj : having facets; "a faceted diamond" [ant: {unfaceted}]

facetious
adj : cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice" [syn: {bantering}, {tongue-in-cheek}]

facetiously
adv : not seriously; "I meant it facetiously" [syn: {jokingly}, {tongue-in-cheek}]

facetiousness
n : playful humor

face-to-face
adj : in each other's presence; "a face-to-face encounter"
adv 1: within each other's presence; "she met the president face-to-face"
2: directly facing each other; "the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table"; "lived all their lives in houses face-to-face across the street"; "they sat opposite at the table" [syn: {opposite}]

facetted
facet
n 1: a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question" [syn: {aspect}]
2: a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone) [also: {facetting}, {facetted}]

facetted
See {facet}

facetting
facet
n 1: a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question" [syn: {aspect}]
2: a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone) [also: {facetting}, {facetted}]

facetting
See {facet}

facia
n : a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc [syn: {fascia}] [also: {faciae} (pl)]

faciae
See {facia}

faciae
facia
n : a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc [syn: {fascia}] [also: {faciae} (pl)]

facial
adj 1: of or concerning the face; "a facial massage"; "facial hair"; "facial expression"
2: of or pertaining to the outside surface of an object
n 1: cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles [syn: {facial nerve}, {nervus facialis}, {seventh cranial nerve}]
2: care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams

facial artery
n : an artery that originates in the external carotid and gives off branches that supply the neck and face [syn: {arteria facialis}, {external maxillary artery}]

facial expression
n 1: a gesture executed with the facial muscles [syn: {facial gesture}]
2: the expression on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face" [syn: {expression}, {look}, {aspect}, {face}]

facial gesture
n : a gesture executed with the facial muscles [syn: {facial expression}]

facial index
n : the ratio (in percent) of the maximum width to the maximum height of the face

facial muscle
n : any of the skeletal muscles of the face

facial nerve
n : cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles [syn: {facial}, {nervus facialis}, {seventh cranial nerve}]

facial profiling
n : identification of criminals and terrorist by means of videotapes of their faces; "facial profiling is a new form of airport security"

facial recognition
n : biometric identification by scanning a person's face and matching it against a library of known faces; "they used face recognition to spot known terrorists" [syn: {face recognition}, {automatic face recognition}]

facial tissue
n : tissue paper suitable for use on the face

facial vein
n : any of several veins draining the face [syn: {vena facialis}]

facially
adv : with respect to the face

facile
adj 1: arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth; "too facile a solution for so complex a problem"
2: performing adroitly and without effort; "her easy grace"; "a facile hand" [syn: {easy}]
3: expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech" [syn: {eloquent}, {fluent}, {silver}, {silver-tongued}, {smooth-spoken}]

facilitate
v 1: make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge" [syn: {ease}, {alleviate}]
2: be of use; "This will help to prevent accidents" [syn: {help}]
3: physiology: increase the likelihood of (a response); "The stimulus facilitates a delayed impulse"

facilitated
adj : freed from difficulty or impediment

facilitation
n 1: the condition of being made easy (or easier); "social facilitation is an adaptive condition"
2: (neurophysiology) phenomenon that occurs when two or more neural impulses that alone are not enough to trigger a response in a neuron combine to trigger an action potential
3: act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something

facilitative
adj : freeing from difficulty or impediment; "facilitative changes in the economic structure"

facilitator
n : someone who makes progress easier

facilitatory
adj : inducing or aiding in facilitating neural activity

facility
n 1: a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility" [syn: {installation}]
2: skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer" [syn: {adeptness}, {adroitness}, {deftness}, {quickness}]
3: a natural effortlessness; "they conversed with great facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen [syn: {readiness}]
4: services and space and equipment provided for a particular purpose; "catering facilities"; "toilet facilities"
5: a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you; "a cell phone with internet facility"

facing
n 1: a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
2: an ornamental coating to a building [syn: {veneer}]
3: a protective covering that protects the outside of a building [syn: {cladding}]
4: providing something with a surface of a different material [syn: {lining}]
5: the act of confronting bravely; "he hated facing the facts"; "he excelled in the face of danger" [syn: {face}]

facing pages
n : two facing pages of a book or other publication [syn: {spread}, {spread head}, {spreadhead}]

facsimile
n 1: an exact copy or reproduction [syn: {autotype}]
2: duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio [syn: {facsimile machine}, {fax}]
v : send something via a facsimile machine; "Can you fax me the report right away?" [syn: {fax}, {telefax}]

facsimile machine
n : duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio [syn: {facsimile}, {fax}]

fact
n 1: a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred; "first you must collect all the facts of the case"
2: a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened; "he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts"
3: an event known to have happened or something known to have existed; "your fears have no basis in fact"; "how much of the story is fact and how much fiction is hard to tell"
4: a concept whose truth can be proved; "scientific hypotheses are not facts"

fact mood
n : a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact [syn: {indicative mood}, {indicative}, {declarative mood}, {declarative}, {common mood}]

fact-finding
adj : designed to find information or ascertain facts; "a fact-finding committee"; "investigative reporting" [syn: {investigative}, {investigatory}]

faction
n 1: a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue [syn: {cabal}, {junto}, {camarilla}]
2: a dissenting clique [syn: {sect}]

factious
adj : dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion) [syn: {dissentious}, {divisive}]

factitious
adj : not produced by natural forces; "brokers created a factitious demand for stocks"

factoid
n 1: something resembling a fact; unverified (often invented) information that is given credibility because it appeared in print
2: a brief (usually one sentence and usually trivial) news item

factor
n 1: anything that contributes causally to a result; "a number of factors determined the outcome"
2: an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech" [syn: {component}, {constituent}, {element}, {ingredient}]
3: any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together
4: one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer; "what are the 4 factors of 6?" [syn: {divisor}]
5: a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission [syn: {agent}, {broker}]
6: an independent variable in statistics
7: (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; "genes were formerly called factors" [syn: {gene}, {cistron}]
v : resolve into factors; "a quantum computer can factor the number 15" [syn: {factor in}, {factor out}]

factor analyse
v : to perform a factor analysis of correlational data [syn: {factor analyze}]

factor analysis
n : any of several methods for reducing correlational data to a smaller number of dimensions or factors; beginning with a correlation matrix a small number of components or factors are extracted that are regarded as the basic variable that account for the interrelations observed in the data

factor analytic
adj : of or relating to or the product of factor analysis [syn: {factor analytical}]

factor analytical
adj : of or relating to or the product of factor analysis [syn: {factor analytic}]

factor analyze
v : to perform a factor analysis of correlational data [syn: {factor analyse}]

factor I
n : a protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots [syn: {fibrinogen}]

factor II
n : a protein in blood plasma that is the inactive precursor of thrombin [syn: {prothrombin}]

factor III
n : an enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot [syn: {thromboplastin}, {thrombokinase}]

factor in
v : resolve into factors; "a quantum computer can factor the number 15" [syn: {factor}, {factor out}]

factor IV
n : ion of calcium; a factor in the clotting of blood [syn: {calcium ion}]

factor IX
n : coagulation factor whose absence is associated with hemophilia B [syn: {Christmas factor}]

factor of proportionality
n : the constant value of the ratio of two proportional quantities x and y; usually written y = kx, where k is the factor of proportionality [syn: {constant of proportionality}]

factor of safety
n : the ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use [syn: {safety factor}]

factor out
v : resolve into factors; "a quantum computer can factor the number 15" [syn: {factor}, {factor in}]

factor V
n : a coagulation factor [syn: {proaccelerin}, {prothrombin accelerator}, {accelerator factor}]

factor VII
n : a coagulation factor formed in the kidney under the influence of vitamin K [syn: {proconvertin}, {cothromboplastin}, {stable factor}]

factor VIII
n : a coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is associated with hemophilia A [syn: {antihemophilic factor}, {antihaemophilic factor}, {antihemophilic globulin}, {antihaemophilic globulin}, {Hemofil}]

factor X
n : coagulation factor that is converted to an enzyme that converts prothrombin to thrombin in a reaction that depends on calcium ions and other coagulation factors [syn: {prothrombinase}]

factor XI
n : coagulation factor whose deficiency results in a hemorrhagic tendency [syn: {plasma thromboplastin antecedent}]

factor XII
n : coagulation factor whose deficiency results in prolongation of clotting time of venous blood [syn: {Hageman factor}]

factor XIII
n : in the clotting of blood thrombin catalyzes factor XIII into its active form (fibrinase) which causes fibrin to form a stable clot [syn: {fibrinase}]

factorial
adj : of or relating to factorials
n : the product of all the integers up to and including a given integer; "1, 2, 6, 24, and 120 are factorials"

factoring
n : (mathematics) the resolution of an integer or polynomial into factors such that when multiplied together they give the integer or polynomial [syn: {factorization}, {factorisation}]

factorisation
n : (mathematics) the resolution of an integer or polynomial into factors such that when multiplied together they give the integer or polynomial [syn: {factorization}, {factoring}]

factorise
v : resolve (a polynomial) into factors [syn: {factorize}]

factorization
n : (mathematics) the resolution of an integer or polynomial into factors such that when multiplied together they give the integer or polynomial [syn: {factorisation}, {factoring}]

factorize
v : resolve (a polynomial) into factors [syn: {factorise}]

factory
n : a plant consisting of buildings with facilities for manufacturing [syn: {mill}, {manufacturing plant}, {manufactory}]

factory farm
n : a large-scale farming enterprise [syn: {agribusiness}, {agriculture}]

factory price
n : price charged for goods picked up at the factory

factory ship
n : a whaling ship equipped to process whale products at sea

factory whistle
n : a whistle at a factory that is sounded to announce times for starting or stopping work

factory worker
n : a workman in a mill or factory [syn: {mill-hand}]

factory-made
adj : produced in quantity at a factory [ant: {homemade}]

factotum
n : a servant employed to do a variety of jobs

facts of life
n : the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring [syn: {reproduction}, {procreation}, {breeding}]

factual
adj 1: of the nature of fact; having actual existence; "rocks and trees...the actual world"; "actual heroism"; "the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced" [syn: {actual}]
2: of or relating to or characterized by facts; "factual considerations"
3: existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not; "de facto segregation is as real as segration imposed by law"; "a de facto state of war" [syn: {de facto}, {actual}] [ant: {de jure}]
4: based on fact; "factual accuracy"; "a factual account"
5: characterized by fact; "the factual aspects of the case"

factuality
n : the quality of being actual or based on fact; "the realm of factuality must be distinguished from the realm of imagination" [syn: {factualness}] [ant: {counterfactuality}]

factually
adv : as a fact or based on fact; "they learn much, factually, about the problems of retirement and provision for old age, and, psychologically, in the sharing of their thoughts on retirement"

factualness
n : the quality of being actual or based on fact; "the realm of factuality must be distinguished from the realm of imagination" [syn: {factuality}] [ant: {counterfactuality}]

facula
n 1: a bright spot on a planet
2: a large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspots [also: {faculae} (pl)]

faculae
See {facula}

faculae
facula
n 1: a bright spot on a planet
2: a large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspots [also: {faculae} (pl)]

facultative
adj 1: of or relating to the mental faculties
2: able to exist under more than one set of conditions; "a facultative parasite can exist as a parasite or a saprophyte" [ant: {obligate}]
3: granting a privilege or permission or power to do or not do something; "a facultative enactment"
4: not compulsory; "facultative courses in the sciences"

faculty
n 1: one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind [syn: {mental faculty}, {module}]
2: the body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university" [syn: {staff}]

faculty member
n : an educator who works at a college or university [syn: {academician}, {academic}]

fad
n : an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season" [syn: {craze}, {furor}, {furore}, {cult}, {rage}]

fad diet
n : a reducing diet that enjoys temporary popularity

faddily
adv : in a faddish manner [syn: {faddishly}]

faddish
adj : intensely fashionable for a short time [syn: {faddy}]

faddishly
adv : in a faddish manner [syn: {faddily}]

faddist
n : a person who subscribes to a variety of fads

faddy
adj : intensely fashionable for a short time [syn: {faddish}]

fade
n 1: a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing" [syn: {slice}, {slicing}]
2: gradually ceasing to be visible [syn: {disappearance}]
v 1: become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk" [syn: {melt}]
2: lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading" [syn: {wither}]
3: disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" [syn: {evanesce}, {blow over}, {pass off}, {fleet}, {pass}]
4: become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon" [syn: {languish}]

fade away
v : become weaker; "The sound faded out" [syn: {dissolve}, {fade out}]

fade out
v : become weaker; "The sound faded out" [syn: {dissolve}, {fade away}]

faded
adj 1: having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors" [syn: {bleached}, {washed-out}, {washy}]
2: reduced in strength; "the faded tones of an old recording" [syn: {attenuate}, {attenuated}, {weakened}]

fadeout
n 1: a slow or gradual disappearance [syn: {receding}]
2: a gradual temporary loss of a transmitted signal due to electrical disturbances

fading
n : weakening in force or intensity; "attenuation in the volume of the sound" [syn: {attenuation}]

fading away
n : gradually diminishing in brightness or loudness or strength

fado
n : a sad Portuguese folksong

FAE
n : a device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges; the first charge bursts open the fuel container at a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen; the second charge detonates the cloud which creates an enormous blast wave and incinerates whatever is below [syn: {fuel-air explosive}]

faecal
adj : foul with waste matter; of or relating to feces [syn: {fecal}, {feculent}]

faecal matter
n : solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels [syn: {fecal matter}, {feces}, {faeces}, {BM}, {stool}, {ordure}, {dejection}]

faecal occult test
n : a take-home test in which you collect specimens of your stool that are tested for traces of blood; used to detect colorectal cancers [syn: {fecal occult test}, {stool test}]

faecalith
n : a hard mass of dried feces [syn: {coprolith}, {fecalith}, {stercolith}]

faeces
n : solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels [syn: {fecal matter}, {faecal matter}, {feces}, {BM}, {stool}, {ordure}, {dejection}]

faerie
n 1: small, human in form, playful, having magical powers [syn: {fairy}, {faery}, {sprite}]
2: the enchanted realm of fairies [syn: {fairyland}, {faery}]

Faeroe Islands
n 1: a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands [syn: {Faroe Islands}, {Faroes}, {Faeroes}]
2: a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands [syn: {Faroe Islands}, {Faroes}, {Faeroes}]

Faeroes
n 1: a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands [syn: {Faroe Islands}, {Faeroe Islands}, {Faroes}]
2: a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands [syn: {Faroe Islands}, {Faeroe Islands}, {Faroes}]

Faeroese
n : a Scandinavian language (closely related to Icelandic) that is spoken on the Faroe Islands [syn: {Faroese}]

faery
n 1: small, human in form, playful, having magical powers [syn: {fairy}, {faerie}, {sprite}]
2: the enchanted realm of fairies [syn: {fairyland}, {faerie}]

Fafnir
n : (Norse mythology) the Norse dragon that guarded a treasure and was slain by Sigurd

fag
n 1: offensive terms for an openly homosexual man [syn: {fagot}, {faggot}, {fairy}, {nance}, {pansy}, {queen}, {queer}, {poof}, {poove}, {pouf}]
2: finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking [syn: {cigarette}, {cigaret}, {coffin nail}, {butt}]
v 1: act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools
2: work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" [syn: {labor}, {labour}, {toil}, {travail}, {grind}, {drudge}, {dig}, {moil}]
3: exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {wear upon}, {tire out}, {wear}, {weary}, {jade}, {wear out}, {outwear}, {wear down}, {fag out}, {fatigue}] [ant: {refresh}] [also: {fagging}, {fagged}]

fag end
n 1: the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm" [syn: {tail}, {tail end}]
2: the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope

fag out
v : exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {wear upon}, {tire out}, {wear}, {weary}, {jade}, {wear out}, {outwear}, {wear down}, {fag}, {fatigue}] [ant: {refresh}]

Fagaceae
n : chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts; oaks; genera Castanea; Castanopsis; Chrysolepis; Fagus; Lithocarpus; Nothofagus; Quercus [syn: {family Fagaceae}, {beech family}]

Fagales
n : an order of dicotyledonous trees of the subclass Hamamelidae [syn: {order Fagales}]

fagged
fag
n 1: offensive terms for an openly homosexual man [syn: {fagot}, {faggot}, {fairy}, {nance}, {pansy}, {queen}, {queer}, {poof}, {poove}, {pouf}]
2: finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking [syn: {cigarette}, {cigaret}, {coffin nail}, {butt}]
v 1: act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools
2: work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" [syn: {labor}, {labour}, {toil}, {travail}, {grind}, {drudge}, {dig}, {moil}]
3: exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {wear upon}, {tire out}, {wear}, {weary}, {jade}, {wear out}, {outwear}, {wear down}, {fag out}, {fatigue}] [ant: {refresh}] [also: {fagging}, {fagged}]

fagged
adj : drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted; "the day's shopping left her exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt completely washed-out"; "only worn-out horses and cattle"; "you look worn out" [syn: {exhausted}, {dog-tired}, {fatigued}, {played out}, {spent}, {washed-out}, {worn-out(a)}, {worn out(p)}]

fagged
See {fag}

fagging
fag
n 1: offensive terms for an openly homosexual man [syn: {fagot}, {faggot}, {fairy}, {nance}, {pansy}, {queen}, {queer}, {poof}, {poove}, {pouf}]
2: finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking [syn: {cigarette}, {cigaret}, {coffin nail}, {butt}]
v 1: act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools
2: work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" [syn: {labor}, {labour}, {toil}, {travail}, {grind}, {drudge}, {dig}, {moil}]
3: exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {wear upon}, {tire out}, {wear}, {weary}, {jade}, {wear out}, {outwear}, {wear down}, {fag out}, {fatigue}] [ant: {refresh}] [also: {fagging}, {fagged}]

fagging
See {fag}

faggot
n 1: offensive terms for an openly homosexual man [syn: {fagot}, {fag}, {fairy}, {nance}, {pansy}, {queen}, {queer}, {poof}, {poove}, {pouf}]
2: a bundle of sticks and branches bound together [syn: {fagot}]
v 1: ornament or join (fabric) by faggot stitch; "He fagotted the blouse for his wife" [syn: {fagot}]
2: fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them [syn: {fagot}]
3: bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot; "faggot up the sticks" [syn: {fagot}, {faggot up}]

faggot up
v : bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot; "faggot up the sticks" [syn: {faggot}, {fagot}]

Fagin
n : a villainous Jew in a novel by Charles Dickens; "Fagin was a fence who trained boys as pickpockets"

Fagopyrum
n : buckwheat; in some classifications included in the genus Polygonum [syn: {genus Fagopyrum}]

Fagopyrum esculentum
n : or member of genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour [syn: {buckwheat}, {Polygonum fagopyrum}]

fagot
n 1: offensive terms for an openly homosexual man [syn: {faggot}, {fag}, {fairy}, {nance}, {pansy}, {queen}, {queer}, {poof}, {poove}, {pouf}]
2: a bundle of sticks and branches bound together [syn: {faggot}]
v 1: ornament or join (fabric) by faggot stitch; "He fagotted the blouse for his wife" [syn: {faggot}]
2: fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them [syn: {faggot}]
3: bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot; "faggot up the sticks" [syn: {faggot}, {faggot up}]

Fagus
n : beeches [syn: {genus Fagus}]

Fagus americana
n : North American forest tree with light green leaves and edible nuts [syn: {American beech}, {white beech}, {red beech}, {Fagus grandifolia}]

Fagus grandifolia
n : North American forest tree with light green leaves and edible nuts [syn: {American beech}, {white beech}, {red beech}, {Fagus americana}]

Fagus pendula
n : variety of European beech with pendulous limbs [syn: {weeping beech}, {Fagus sylvatica pendula}]

Fagus purpurea
n : variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-colored leaves [syn: {copper beech}, {purple beech}, {Fagus sylvatica atropunicea}, {Fagus sylvatica purpurea}]

Fagus sylvatica
n : large European beech with minutely-toothed leaves; widely planted as an ornamental in North America [syn: {common beech}, {European beech}]

Fagus sylvatica atropunicea
n : variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-colored leaves [syn: {copper beech}, {purple beech}, {Fagus purpurea}, {Fagus sylvatica purpurea}]

Fagus sylvatica pendula
n : variety of European beech with pendulous limbs [syn: {weeping beech}, {Fagus pendula}]

Fagus sylvatica purpurea
n : variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-colored leaves [syn: {copper beech}, {purple beech}, {Fagus sylvatica atropunicea}, {Fagus purpurea}]

Fahd
n : king of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922) [syn: {Fahd ibn Abdel Aziz al-Saud}]

Fahd ibn Abdel Aziz al-Saud
n : king of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922) [syn: {Fahd}]

Fahrenheit
n : German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736) [syn: {Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit}]

Fahrenheit scale
n : a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 32 degrees and the boiling point of water a 212 degrees

Fahrenheit thermometer
n : a thermometer calibrated in degrees Fahrenheit

faience
n : glazed earthenware decorated with opaque colors

fail
v 1: fail to do something; leave something undone; "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"; "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account" [syn: {neglect}]
2: be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably" [syn: {go wrong}, {miscarry}] [ant: {succeed}]
3: disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake; "His sense of smell failed him this time"; "His strength finally failed him"; "His children failed him in the crisis" [syn: {betray}]
4: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" [syn: {go bad}, {give way}, {die}, {give out}, {conk out}, {go}, {break}, {break down}]
5: be unable; "I fail to understand your motives" [ant: {pull off}]
6: judge unacceptable; "The teacher failed six students" [ant: {pass}]
7: fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?" [syn: {flunk}, {bomb}, {flush it}] [ant: {pass}]
8: fall short in what is expected; "She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law"; "We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust"
9: become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close; "The toy company went bankrupt after the competition hired cheap Mexican labor"; "A number of banks failed that year" 10: prove insufficient; "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought" [syn: {run out}, {give out}] 11: get worse; "Her health is declining"

failed
adj : unable to meet financial obligations; "a failing business venture" [syn: {failing}]

failing
adj 1: unable to meet financial obligations; "a failing business venture" [syn: {failed}]
2: below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades"
n 1: a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's failings" [syn: {weakness}]
2: failure to reach a minimum required performance; "his failing the course led to his disqualification" [ant: {passing}]

faille
n : a ribbed woven fabric of silk or rayon or cotton

fail-safe
adj 1: guaranteed not to fail; "a fail-safe recipe for cheese souffle"
2: eliminating danger by compensating automatically for a failure or malfunction; "a fail-safe device in a nuclear weapon to deactivate it automatically in the event of accident"

failure
n 1: an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test"
2: an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure" [ant: {success}]
3: lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure" [ant: {success}]
4: a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently [syn: {loser}, {nonstarter}, {unsuccessful person}] [ant: {achiever}]
5: an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes"
6: inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks" [syn: {bankruptcy}]
7: loss of ability to function normally; "kidney failure"

fain
adj : having made preparations; "prepared to take risks" [syn: {disposed(p)}, {inclined(p)}, {prepared}]
adv : in a willing manner; "this was gladly agreed to"; "I would fain do it" [syn: {gladly}, {lief}]

faineance
n : the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work [syn: {idleness}]

faineant
adj : disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy" [syn: {indolent}, {lazy}, {otiose}, {slothful}, {work-shy}]

faint
adj 1: barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc; "a faint outline"; "the wan sun cast faint shadows"; "the faint light of a distant candle"; "faint colors"; "a faint hissing sound"; "a faint aroma"
2: lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood" [syn: {dim}, {shadowy}, {vague}, {wispy}]
3: lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice" [syn: {feeble}]
4: weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep" [syn: {light}, {swooning}, {light-headed}, {lightheaded}]
5: indistinctly understood or felt or perceived; "a faint clue to the origin of the mystery"; "haven't the faintest idea"
6: lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady" [syn: {fainthearted}, {timid}]
n : a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain [syn: {swoon}, {syncope}, {deliquium}]
v : pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain [syn: {conk}, {swoon}, {pass out}]

fainthearted
adj : lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady" [syn: {faint}, {timid}]

faintheartedness
n : the trait of lacking boldness and courage [ant: {stoutheartedness}]

faintly
adv : to a faint degree or weakly perceived; "between him and the dim light a form was outlined faintly"; "stars shining faintly through the overcast"; "could hear his distant shouts only faintly"; "the rumors weren't even faintly true"

faintness
n 1: barely audible
2: the quality of being dim [syn: {dimness}]

fair
adj 1: free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul" [syn: {just}] [ant: {unfair}]
2: showing lack of favoritism; "the cold neutrality of an impartial judge" [syn: {impartial}] [ant: {partial}]
3: more than adequate in quality; "fair work"
4: not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices" [syn: {fairish}, {reasonable}]
5: visually appealing; "our fair city" [syn: {sightly}]
6: very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens" [syn: {bonny}, {bonnie}, {comely}]
7: (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines; "he hit a fair ball over the third base bag" [ant: {foul}]
8: of no exceptional quality or ability; "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best" [syn: {average}, {mediocre}, {middling}]
9: attractively feminine; "the fair sex" [syn: {fair(a)}] 10: (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript" [syn: {clean}] 11: free of clouds or rain; "today will be fair and warm" 12: (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored; "a fair complexion"; [syn: {fairish}]
n 1: a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc. [syn: {carnival}, {funfair}]
2: gathering of producers to promote business; "world fair"; "trade fair"; "book fair"
3: a competitive exhibition of farm products; "she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair"
4: a sale of miscellany; often for charity; "the church bazaar" [syn: {bazaar}]
adv 1: in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly" [syn: {fairly}, {clean}] [ant: {unfairly}]
2: in a fair evenhanded manner; "deal fairly with one another" [syn: {fairly}, {without favoring one party}, {without favouring one party}, {evenhandedly}]
v : join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly

fair ball
n : (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it stays between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field [ant: {foul ball}]

fair catch
n : (American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled

fair chance
n : a reasonable probability of success [syn: {sporting chance}]

fair copy
n : a clean copy of a corrected draft

fair deal
n : fair treatment [syn: {square deal}]

fair game
n : a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt" [syn: {prey}, {quarry}, {target}]

fair hearing
n : a hearing that is granted in extraordinary situations where the normal judicial process would be inadequate to secure due process because the person would be harmed or denied their rights before a judicial remedy became available (as in deportation or loss of welfare benefits)

fair to middling
adj : about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary" [syn: {adequate}, {passable}]

fair use
n : the conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by someone else without paying royalties

fair weather
n : moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities [syn: {sunshine}, {temperateness}]

fair-and-square
adj : just and honest

Fairbanks
n 1: United States film actor; son of Douglas Elton Fairbanks, (1909-2000) [syn: {Douglas Fairbanks Jr.}]
2: United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles (1883-1939) [syn: {Douglas Fairbanks}, {Douglas Elton Fairbanks}, {Julius Ullman}]

fairground
n : an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses

fair-haired
adj : favorite; "the fair-haired boy of the literary set" [syn: {blue-eyed(a)}, {fair-haired(a)}, {white-haired(a)}]

fairish
adj 1: not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices" [syn: {fair}, {reasonable}]
2: (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored; "a fair complexion"; [syn: {fair}]

fairlead
n : a pulley-block used to guide a rope forming part of a ship's rigging to avoid chafing

fairly
adv 1: to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"; "they lived comfortably within reason" [syn: {reasonably}, {moderately}, {within reason}, {somewhat}, {middling}, {passably}] [ant: {unreasonably}, {unreasonably}]
2: in a fair evenhanded manner; "deal fairly with one another" [syn: {fair}, {without favoring one party}, {without favouring one party}, {evenhandedly}]
3: in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly" [syn: {fair}, {clean}] [ant: {unfairly}]

fair-maids-of-France
n : rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white flowers; Europe [syn: {meadow saxifrage}, {Saxifraga granulata}]

fair-minded
adj : of a person; just and impartial; not prejudiced

fair-mindedness
n : ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty [syn: {fairness}, {candor}, {candour}] [ant: {unfairness}]

fairness
n 1: conformity with rules or standards; "the judge recognized the fairness of my claim" [syn: {equity}] [ant: {unfairness}, {unfairness}]
2: ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty [syn: {fair-mindedness}, {candor}, {candour}] [ant: {unfairness}]
3: the property of having a naturally light complexion [syn: {paleness}, {blondness}]
4: the quality of being good looking and attractive [syn: {comeliness}, {loveliness}, {beauteousness}]

fairness commission
n : a commission delegated to ensure opportunities for the expression of opposing views

fairway
n 1: the area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short
2: the usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or costal waters
3: a tract of ground free of obstacles to movement

fairway crested wheat grass
n : Eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for forage and erosion control [syn: {crested wheatgrass}, {crested wheat grass}, {Agropyron cristatum}]

fairy
n 1: small, human in form, playful, having magical powers [syn: {faery}, {faerie}, {sprite}]
2: offensive terms for an openly homosexual man [syn: {fagot}, {faggot}, {fag}, {nance}, {pansy}, {queen}, {queer}, {poof}, {poove}, {pouf}]

fairy armadillo
n : very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck [syn: {pichiciago}, {pichiciego}, {chlamyphore}, {Chlamyphorus truncatus}]

fairy bell
n : tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock [syn: {common foxglove}, {fingerflower}, {finger-flower}, {fingerroot}, {finger-root}, {Digitalis purpurea}]

fairy bluebird
n : fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies [syn: {bluebird}]

fairy circle
n : a ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium [syn: {fairy ring}]

fairy cup
n 1: a scarlet European fungus with cup-shaped ascocarp [syn: {blood cup}, {Peziza coccinea}]
2: miterwort of northeastern North America usually with two opposite leaves on erect flowering stems that terminate in erect racemes of white flowers [syn: {Mitella diphylla}]

fairy godmother
n 1: a generous benefactor
2: a female character is some fairy stories who has magical powers and can bring unexpected good fortune to the hero or heroine

fairy lantern
n : any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having egg-shaped flowers [syn: {globe lily}]

fairy light
n : a small colored light used for decoration (especially at Christmas)

fairy ring
n : a ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium [syn: {fairy circle}]

fairy shrimp
n : small freshwater branchiopod having a transparent body with many appendages; swims on its back

fairy story
n 1: a story about fairies; told to amuse children [syn: {fairytale}, {fairy tale}]
2: an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse [syn: {fairytale}, {fairy tale}, {cock-and-bull story}, {song and dance}]

fairy swallow
n : fancy domestic pigeon having blue-and-white plumage and heavily muffed feet

fairy tale
n 1: a story about fairies; told to amuse children [syn: {fairytale}, {fairy story}]
2: an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse [syn: {fairytale}, {fairy story}, {cock-and-bull story}, {song and dance}]

fairyland
n 1: something existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality) [syn: {fantasy world}, {phantasy world}]
2: the enchanted realm of fairies [syn: {faerie}, {faery}]

fairy-ring mushroom
n : mushroom that grows in a fairy ring [syn: {Marasmius oreades}]

fairy-slipper
n : rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf [syn: {calypso}, {Calypso bulbosa}]

fairytale
n 1: a story about fairies; told to amuse children [syn: {fairy tale}, {fairy story}]
2: an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse [syn: {fairy tale}, {fairy story}, {cock-and-bull story}, {song and dance}]

Faisal
n : king of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975 (1906-1975) [syn: {Faisal ibn Abdel Aziz al-Saud}]

Faisal ibn Abdel Aziz al-Saud
n : king of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975 (1906-1975) [syn: {Faisal}]

Faisalabad
n : city in northeast Pakistan [syn: {Lyallpur}]

fait accompli
n : an irreversible accomplishment [syn: {accomplished fact}]

faith
n 1: a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality" [syn: {religion}, {religious belief}]
2: complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust" [syn: {trust}]
3: institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him" [syn: {religion}]
4: loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; "keep the faith"; "they broke faith with their investors"

faith cure
n : care provided through prayer and faith in God [syn: {faith healing}]

faith healing
n : care provided through prayer and faith in God [syn: {faith cure}]

faithful
adj 1: steadfast in affection or allegiance; "years of faithful service"; "faithful employees"; "we do not doubt that England has a faithful patriot in the Lord Chancellor" [ant: {unfaithful}]
2: marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts" [syn: {close}]
3: not having sexual relations with anyone except your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend; "he remained faithful to his wife" [ant: {unfaithful}]
n 1: any loyal and steadfast following
2: a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church [syn: {congregation}, {fold}]

faithfully
adv : in a faithful manner; "it always came on, faithfully, like the radio" [syn: {dependably}, {reliably}] [ant: {unfaithfully}, {unfaithfully}, {unfaithfully}]

faithfulness
n : the quality of being faithful [syn: {fidelity}] [ant: {infidelity}, {infidelity}]

faithless
adj : deliberately and abominably disloyal or likely to betray trust or confidence; "the faithless Benedict Arnold"; "a lying traitorous insurrectionist" [syn: {traitorous}, {unfaithful}]

faithlessly
adv : in a disloyal and faithless manner; "he behaved treacherously"; "his wife played him false" [syn: {traitorously}, {treacherously}, {treasonably}, {false}]

faithlessness
n : unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous [syn: {falseness}, {fickleness}, {inconstancy}]

fake
adj 1: fraudulent; having a misleading appearance [syn: {bogus}, {phony}, {phoney}, {bastard}]
2: not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide" [syn: {false}, {faux}, {imitation}, {simulated}]
n 1: something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be [syn: {sham}, {postiche}]
2: a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: {imposter}, {impostor}, {pretender}, {faker}, {fraud}, {sham}, {shammer}, {pseudo}, {pseud}, {role player}]
3: (football) a deceptive move made by a football player [syn: {juke}]
v 1: make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card" [syn: {forge}, {counterfeit}]
2: fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" [syn: {fudge}, {manipulate}, {falsify}, {cook}, {wangle}, {misrepresent}]
3: talk through one's hat; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it" [syn: {bullshit}, {bull}]

fake book
n : a fake in the form of an imitation book; used to fill bookcases of people who wish to appear scholarly

fakeer
n : a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man [syn: {fakir}, {faqir}, {faquir}]

faker
n : a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: {imposter}, {impostor}, {pretender}, {fake}, {fraud}, {sham}, {shammer}, {pseudo}, {pseud}, {role player}]

fakery
n : the act of faking (or the product of faking)

fakir
n : a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man [syn: {fakeer}, {faqir}, {faquir}]

fal la
n : meaningless syllables in the refrain of a part-song [syn: {fa la}]

falafel
n : small croquette of mashed chick peas or fava beans seasoned with sesame seeds [syn: {felafel}]

falcate
adj : curved like a sickle; "a falcate leaf"; "falcate claws"; "the falcate moon" [syn: {falciform}, {sickle-shaped}]

Falcatifolium
n : sickle pines: dioecious evergreen tropical trees and shrubs having sickle-shaped leaves; similar to Dacrycarpus in habit; Malaysia and Philippines to New Guinea and New Caledonia [syn: {genus Falcatifolium}]

Falcatifolium falciforme
n : small tropical rain forest tree of Indonesia and Malaysia [syn: {common sickle pine}]

Falcatifolium taxoides
n : a rain forest tree or shrub of New Caledonia having a conic crown and pale green sickle-shaped leaves; host species for the rare parasite yew [syn: {yellow-leaf sickle pine}]

falchion
n : a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point

falciform
adj : curved like a sickle; "a falcate leaf"; "falcate claws"; "the falcate moon" [syn: {falcate}, {sickle-shaped}]

falciform ligament
n : a ligament that attaches part of the liver to the diaphragm and the abdominal wall

Falco
n : a genus of Falconidae [syn: {genus Falco}]

Falco columbarius
n : small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry [syn: {pigeon hawk}, {merlin}]

Falco peregrinus
n : a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry [syn: {peregrine}, {peregrine falcon}]

Falco rusticolus
n : large and rare arctic falcon having white and dark color phases [syn: {gyrfalcon}, {gerfalcon}]

Falco sparverius
n : small North American falcon [syn: {sparrow hawk}, {American kestrel}, {kestrel}]

Falco subbuteo
n : small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds [syn: {hobby}]

Falco tinnunculus
n : small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind [syn: {kestrel}]

falcon
n : diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
v : hunt with falcons; "The Arabs like to falcon in the desert"

falconer
n : a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry [syn: {hawker}]

falcon-gentil
n : female falcon especially a female peregrine falcon [syn: {falcon-gentle}]

falcon-gentle
n : female falcon especially a female peregrine falcon [syn: {falcon-gentil}]

Falconidae
n : a family of birds of the order Falconiformes [syn: {family Falconidae}]

Falconiformes
n : chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures [syn: {order Falconiformes}]

falconine
adj : relating to or resembling a falcon

falconry
n : the art of training falcons to hunt and return

falderal
n : ornamental objects of no great value [syn: {folderol}, {frills}, {gimcrackery}, {gimcracks}, {nonsense}, {trumpery}]

Falkland Islands
n : a group of over 100 islands in the southern Atlantic off the coast of Argentina; a British crown colony

Falkner
n : United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about people in the southern United States (1897-1962) [syn: {Faulkner}, {William Faulkner}, {William Cuthbert Faulkner}, {William Falkner}]

fall
n 1: the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973" [syn: {autumn}]
2: a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice" [syn: {spill}, {tumble}]
3: the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve; "women have been blamed ever since the Fall"
4: a downward slope or bend [syn: {descent}, {declivity}, {decline}, {declination}, {declension}, {downslope}] [ant: {ascent}]
5: a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; "a fall from virtue"
6: a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg" [syn: {downfall}] [ant: {rise}]
7: a movement downward; "the rise and fall of the tides" [ant: {rise}]
8: the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort" [syn: {capitulation}, {surrender}]
9: the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night" [syn: {twilight}, {dusk}, {gloaming}, {nightfall}, {evenfall}, {crepuscule}, {crepuscle}] 10: when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat [syn: {pin}] 11: a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height" [syn: {drop}] 12: a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall" [syn: {drop}, {dip}, {free fall}]
v 1: descend in free fall under the influence of gravity; "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"
2: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" [syn: {descend}, {go down}, {come down}] [ant: {rise}, {ascend}]
3: pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work"
4: come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading" [syn: {come}]
5: fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum" [syn: {precipitate}, {come down}]
6: suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; "We must stand or fall"; "fall by the wayside"
7: decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" [syn: {decrease}, {diminish}, {lessen}] [ant: {increase}]
8: die, as in battle or in a hunt; "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"; "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"; "The shooting victim fell dead"
9: touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears" [syn: {shine}, {strike}] 10: be captured; "The cities fell to the enemy" 11: occur at a specified time or place; "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable" 12: yield to temptation or sin; "Adam and Eve fell" 13: lose office or power; "The government fell overnight"; "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen" 14: to be given by assignment or distribution; "The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team"; "The onus fell on us"; "The pressure to succeed fell on the yougest student" 15: move in a specified direction; "The line of men fall forward" 16: be due; "payments fall on the 1st of the month" 17: lose one's chastity; "a fallen woman" 18: to be given by right or inheritance; "The estate fell to the oldest daughter" 19: come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son" [syn: {accrue}] 20: fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims" [syn: {light}] 21: be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead" [syn: {return}, {pass}, {devolve}] 22: slope downward; "The hills around here fall towards the ocean" 23: lose an upright position suddenly; "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"; "Her hair fell across her forehead" [syn: {fall down}] 24: drop oneself to a lower or less erect position; "She fell back in her chair"; "He fell to his knees" 25: fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back" [syn: {hang}, {flow}] 26: assume a disappointed or sad expression; "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"; "his crest fell" 27: be cast down; "his eyes fell" 28: come out; issue; "silly phrases fell from her mouth" 29: be born, used chiefly of lambs; "The lambs fell in the afternoon" 30: begin vigorously; "The prisoners fell to work right away" 31: go as if by falling; "Grief fell from our hearts" 32: come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell" [syn: {descend}, {settle}] [also: {fell}, {fallen}]

fall all over
v : display excessive love or show excessive gratitude towards; "This student falls all over her former professor when she sees him"

fall apart
v 1: lose one's emotional or mental composure; "She fell apart when her only child died" [syn: {go to pieces}]
2: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" [syn: {break}, {wear}, {wear out}, {bust}]
3: break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling" [syn: {crumble}]
4: become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" [syn: {break}, {separate}, {split up}, {come apart}]

fall armyworm
n : larva of a migratory American noctuid moth; destroys grasses and small grains [syn: {Spodoptera frugiperda}]

fall asleep
v : change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures" [syn: {dope off}, {flake out}, {drift off}, {nod off}, {drop off}, {doze off}, {drowse off}] [ant: {wake up}]

fall away
v 1: get worse; "My grades are slipping" [syn: {slip}, {drop off}, {drop away}]
2: diminish in size or intensity [syn: {fall off}]

fall back
v 1: fall backwards and down
2: hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. [syn: {lag}, {dawdle}, {fall behind}]
3: move back and away from; "The enemy fell back" [syn: {recede}, {retire}] [ant: {advance}]
4: retreat [syn: {lose}, {drop off}, {fall behind}, {recede}] [ant: {gain}]
5: have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat" [syn: {resort}, {recur}]
6: go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" [syn: {relapse}, {lapse}, {recidivate}, {regress}, {retrogress}]

fall behind
v 1: retreat [syn: {fall back}, {lose}, {drop off}, {recede}] [ant: {gain}]
2: hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. [syn: {lag}, {dawdle}, {fall back}]

fall board
n : the hinged protective covering that protects the keyboard of a piano when it is not being played [syn: {fall-board}]

fall by the wayside
v : give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up" [syn: {drop out}, {give up}, {drop by the wayside}, {throw in}, {throw in the towel}, {quit}, {chuck up the sponge}] [ant: {enter}]

fall cankerworm
n : green or brown white-striped looper; larva of Alsophila pometaria

fall dandelion
n : fall-blooming European herb with a yellow flower; naturalized in the United States [syn: {arnica bud}, {Leontodon autumnalis}]

fall down
v : lose an upright position suddenly; "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"; "Her hair fell across her forehead" [syn: {fall}]

fall equinox
n : September 22 [syn: {autumnal equinox}, {September equinox}] [ant: {vernal equinox}]

fall flat
v : fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered" [syn: {fall through}, {founder}, {flop}]

fall for
v 1: fall in love with; become infatuated with; "She fell for the man from Brazil"
2: be deceived, duped, or entrapped by; "He fell for her charms"; "He fell for the con man's story"

fall from grace
v : revert back to bad behavior after a period of good behavior; "The children fell from grace when they asked for several helpings of dessert"

fall guy
n : a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of [syn: {chump}, {fool}, {gull}, {mark}, {patsy}, {sucker}, {soft touch}, {mug}]

fall in
v 1: break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice" [syn: {collapse}, {cave in}, {give}, {give way}, {break}, {founder}]
2: to take one's place in a military formation or line; "Troops fall in!"
3: become part of; become a member of a group or organization; "He joined the Communist Party as a young man" [syn: {join}, {get together}]

fall in line
v : agree on (a position, for example)

fall in love
v : begin to experience feelings of love towards; "She fell in love with her former student"

fall into
v : be included in or classified as; "This falls under the rubric 'various'" [syn: {fall under}]

fall into place
v : become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow" [syn: {click}, {get through}, {dawn}, {come home}, {get across}, {sink in}, {penetrate}]

Fall of Man
n : (Judeo-Christian mythology) when Adam and Eve ate of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden, God punished them by driving them out of the Garden and into the world where they would be subject to sickness and pain and eventual death

fall off
v 1: come off; "This button had fallen off"
2: fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off" [syn: {slump}, {sink}]
3: diminish in size or intensity [syn: {fall away}]

fall open
v : open involuntarily; "His mouth dropped open"; "Her jaw dropped" [syn: {drop open}]

fall out
v 1: have a breach in relations; "We fell out over a trivial question"
2: come as a logical consequence; follow logically; "It follows that your assertion is false"; "the theorem falls out nicely" [syn: {follow}]
3: come forth or out; "You stick the coins in, but they come out again"; "His hair and teeth fell out" [syn: {come out}, {pop out}]
4: leave (a barracks, for example) in order to take a place in a military formation, or leave a military formation; "the soldiers fell out"
5: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" [syn: {happen}, {hap}, {go on}, {pass off}, {occur}, {pass}, {come about}, {take place}]

fall over
v : fall forward and down; "The old woman went over without a sound" [syn: {go over}]

fall over backwards
v : try very hard to please someone; "She falls over backwards when she sees her mother-in-law" [syn: {bend over backwards}]

fall short
v : fail to meet (expectations or standards) [syn: {come short}]

fall short of
v : fail to satisfy, as of expectations, for example [ant: {satisfy}]

fall through
v : fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered" [syn: {fall flat}, {founder}, {flop}]

fall under
v : be included in or classified as; "This falls under the rubric 'various'" [syn: {fall into}]

fall upon
v : find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake" [syn: {strike}, {come upon}, {light upon}, {chance upon}, {come across}, {chance on}, {happen upon}, {attain}, {discover}]

fall webworm
n : a variety of webworm [syn: {Hyphantria cunea}]

Falla
n : Spanish composer and pianist (1876-1946) [syn: {Manuel de Falla}]

fallacious
adj 1: containing or based on a fallacy; "fallacious reasoning"; "an unsound argument" [syn: {unsound}]
2: intended to deceive; "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes" [syn: {deceitful}, {fraudulent}]
3: based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information; "fallacious hope"

fallaciousness
n : result of a fallacy or error in reasoning

fallacy
n : a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning [syn: {false belief}]

fallal
n : cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing [syn: {bangle}, {bauble}, {gaud}, {gewgaw}, {novelty}, {trinket}]

fallback
n : to break off a military action with an enemy [syn: {disengagement}, {pullout}]

fall-blooming hydrangea
n : deciduous shrub or small tree with pyramidal flower clusters [syn: {Hydrangea paniculata}]

fall-board
n : the hinged protective covering that protects the keyboard of a piano when it is not being played [syn: {fall board}]

fallen
fall
n 1: the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973" [syn: {autumn}]
2: a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice" [syn: {spill}, {tumble}]
3: the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve; "women have been blamed ever since the Fall"
4: a downward slope or bend [syn: {descent}, {declivity}, {decline}, {declination}, {declension}, {downslope}] [ant: {ascent}]
5: a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; "a fall from virtue"
6: a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg" [syn: {downfall}] [ant: {rise}]
7: a movement downward; "the rise and fall of the tides" [ant: {rise}]
8: the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort" [syn: {capitulation}, {surrender}]
9: the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night" [syn: {twilight}, {dusk}, {gloaming}, {nightfall}, {evenfall}, {crepuscule}, {crepuscle}] 10: when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat [syn: {pin}] 11: a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height" [syn: {drop}] 12: a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall" [syn: {drop}, {dip}, {free fall}]
v 1: descend in free fall under the influence of gravity; "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"
2: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" [syn: {descend}, {go down}, {come down}] [ant: {rise}, {ascend}]
3: pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work"
4: come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading" [syn: {come}]
5: fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum" [syn: {precipitate}, {come down}]
6: suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; "We must stand or fall"; "fall by the wayside"
7: decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" [syn: {decrease}, {diminish}, {lessen}] [ant: {increase}]
8: die, as in battle or in a hunt; "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"; "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"; "The shooting victim fell dead"
9: touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears" [syn: {shine}, {strike}] 10: be captured; "The cities fell to the enemy" 11: occur at a specified time or place; "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable" 12: yield to temptation or sin; "Adam and Eve fell" 13: lose office or power; "The government fell overnight"; "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen" 14: to be given by assignment or distribution; "The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team"; "The onus fell on us"; "The pressure to succeed fell on the yougest student" 15: move in a specified direction; "The line of men fall forward" 16: be due; "payments fall on the 1st of the month" 17: lose one's chastity; "a fallen woman" 18: to be given by right or inheritance; "The estate fell to the oldest daughter" 19: come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son" [syn: {accrue}] 20: fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims" [syn: {light}] 21: be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead" [syn: {return}, {pass}, {devolve}] 22: slope downward; "The hills around here fall towards the ocean" 23: lose an upright position suddenly; "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"; "Her hair fell across her forehead" [syn: {fall down}] 24: drop oneself to a lower or less erect position; "She fell back in her chair"; "He fell to his knees" 25: fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back" [syn: {hang}, {flow}] 26: assume a disappointed or sad expression; "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"; "his crest fell" 27: be cast down; "his eyes fell" 28: come out; issue; "silly phrases fell from her mouth" 29: be born, used chiefly of lambs; "The lambs fell in the afternoon" 30: begin vigorously; "The prisoners fell to work right away" 31: go as if by falling; "Grief fell from our hearts" 32: come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell" [syn: {descend}, {settle}] [also: {fell}, {fallen}]

fallen
adj 1: having dropped by the force of gravity; "fallen leaves covered the forest floor"; "sat on a fallen tree trunk"
2: having fallen in or collapsed; "a fallen building"
3: having lost your chastity; "a fallen woman"
4: killed in battle; "to honor fallen soldiers"

fallen
See {fall}

fallen arch
n : an instep flattened so the entire sole rests on the ground [syn: {sunken arch}]

faller
n 1: a person who fells trees [syn: {lumberman}, {lumberjack}, {feller}]
2: a person who falls; "one of them was safe but they were unable to save the faller"; "a faller among thieves"

fallfishes
See {fallfish}

fallibility
n : the likelihood of making errors [ant: {infallibility}]

fallible
adj 1: likely to fail or be inaccurate; "everyone is fallible to some degree" [ant: {infallible}]
2: having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only human"; "frail humanity" [syn: {frail}, {imperfect}, {weak}]

falling
adj 1: suddenly losing an upright position; "they ran from the falling tree"; "a falling wall crushed the car" [ant: {standing}]
2: decreasing in amount or degree; "falling temperature"
3: becoming lower or less in degree or value; "a falling market"; "falling incomes" [ant: {rising}]
4: coming down freely under the influence of gravity; "the eerie whistle of dropping bombs"; "falling rain" [syn: {dropping}]

falling off
n : a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality; "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality" [syn: {slump}, {slack}, {drop-off}, {falloff}]

falling out
n : a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations" [syn: {rupture}, {breach}, {break}, {severance}, {rift}]

falloff
n : a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality; "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality" [syn: {slump}, {slack}, {drop-off}, {falling off}]

Fallopian tube
n : either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus [syn: {uterine tube}, {oviduct}]

Fallot
n : French physician who described cardiac anomalies including Fallot's tetralogy (1850-1911) [syn: {Etienne-Louis Arthur Fallot}]

Fallot's syndrome
n : a congenital heart defect producing cyanosis; characterized by four symptoms: pulmonary stenosis and ventricular septal defect and malposition of the aorta over both ventricles and hypertrophy of the right ventricle [syn: {tetralogy of Fallot}, {Fallot's tetralogy}]

Fallot's tetralogy
n : a congenital heart defect producing cyanosis; characterized by four symptoms: pulmonary stenosis and ventricular septal defect and malposition of the aorta over both ventricles and hypertrophy of the right ventricle [syn: {tetralogy of Fallot}, {Fallot's syndrome}]

fallout
n 1: the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion [syn: {radioactive dust}]
2: any adverse and unwanted secondary effect; "a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal" [syn: {side effect}]

fallout shelter
n : a shelter to protect occupants from the fallout from an atomic bomb

fallow
adj 1: left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season; "fallow farmland"
2: undeveloped but potentially useful; "a fallow gold market"
n : cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons

fallow deer
n : small Eurasian deer [syn: {Dama dama}]

falls
n : a steep descent of the water of a river [syn: {waterfall}]

false
adj 1: not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality; "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery" [ant: {true}]
2: arising from error; "a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation" [syn: {mistaken}]
3: erroneous and usually accidental; "a false start"; "a false alarm"
4: deliberately deceptive; "hollow (or false) promises"; "false pretenses" [syn: {hollow}]
5: inappropriate to reality or facts; "delusive faith in a wonder drug"; "delusive expectations"; "false hopes" [syn: {delusive}]
6: not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide" [syn: {fake}, {faux}, {imitation}, {simulated}]
7: designed to deceive; "a suitcase with a false bottom"
8: inaccurate in pitch; "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key" [syn: {off-key}, {sour}]
9: adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty" [syn: {assumed}, {fictitious}, {fictive}, {pretended}, {put on}, {sham}] 10: (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful; "a false friend"; "when lovers prove untrue" [syn: {untrue}]
adv : in a disloyal and faithless manner; "he behaved treacherously"; "his wife played him false" [syn: {faithlessly}, {traitorously}, {treacherously}, {treasonably}]

false alarm
n : a warning that is given about something that fails to occur

false alumroot
n : plant growing in clumps with mostly basal leaves and cream or pale pink fringed flowers in several long racemes; Alaska to coastal central California and east to Idaho [syn: {fringe cups}, {Tellima grandiflora}]

false asphodel
n : a plant of the genus Tofieldia having linear chiefly basal leaves and small spicate flowers

false azalea
n : straggling shrub of northwestern North America having foliage with a bluish tinge and umbels of small bell-shaped flowers [syn: {fool's huckleberry}, {Menziesia ferruginea}]

false baby's breath
n : Eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {wild madder}, {white madder}, {white bedstraw}, {infant's-breath}, {Galium mollugo}]

false beachdrops
n : fleshy tawny or reddish saprophytic herb resembling the Indian pipe and growing in woodland humus of eastern North America; in some classifications placed in a separate genus Hypopitys [syn: {pinesap}, {Monotropa hypopithys}]

false belief
n : a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning [syn: {fallacy}]

false bittersweet
n : twining shrub of North America having three-valved yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds [syn: {bittersweet}, {American bittersweet}, {climbing bittersweet}, {staff vine}, {waxwork}, {Celastrus scandens}]

false bracken
n : resembles Pteridium aquilinum; of Queensland, Australia [syn: {Culcita dubia}]

false buckthorn
n : deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico [syn: {chittamwood}, {chittimwood}, {shittimwood}, {black haw}, {Bumelia lanuginosa}]

false bugbane
n : tall perennial of the eastern United States having large basal leaves and white summer flowers [syn: {Trautvetteria carolinensis}]

false calyx
n : a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus [syn: {epicalyx}, {calycle}, {calyculus}]

false chamomile
n : any of various autumn-flowering perennials having white or pink to purple flowers that resemble asters; wild in moist soils from New Jersey to Florida and Texas

false deathcap
n : agaric often confused with the death cup [syn: {Amanita mappa}]

false dogwood
n : evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by native Americans [syn: {China tree}, {jaboncillo}, {chinaberry}, {Sapindus saponaria}]

false dragon head
n : North American plant having a spike of two-lipped pink or white flowers [syn: {false dragonhead}, {obedient plant}, {Physostegia virginiana}]

false dragonhead
n : North American plant having a spike of two-lipped pink or white flowers [syn: {false dragon head}, {obedient plant}, {Physostegia virginiana}]

false face
n : a mask worn as part of a masquerade costume

false foxglove
n 1: sparsely branched North American perennial with terminal racemes of bright yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia [syn: {Aureolaria virginica}, {Gerardia virginica}]
2: multi-stemmed North American annual having solitary axillary dark golden-yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia [syn: {Aureolaria pedicularia}, {Gerardia pedicularia}]

false fruit
n : a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part [syn: {pome}]

false garlic
n : pungent Old World wild onion [syn: {crow garlic}, {field garlic}, {stag's garlic}, {wild garlic}, {Allium vineale}]

false gavial
n : crocodile of southeast Asia similar to but smaller than the gavial [syn: {Tomistoma schlegeli}]

false glottis
n : the opening between the false vocal folds [syn: {rima vestibuli}, {rima respiratoria}, {glottis spuria}]

false goatsbeard
n : North American astilbe with panicles of creamy white flowers [syn: {Astilbe biternata}]

false gromwell
n : any of several North American perennial herbs with hairy foliage and small yellowish or greenish flowers

false hair
n : a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment [syn: {hairpiece}, {postiche}]

false heather
n : North American decumbent evergreen heathlike plant with yellow flowers [syn: {golden heather}, {Hudsonia ericoides}]

false hellebore
n : perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes [syn: {hellebore}]

false imprisonment
n : (law) confinement without legal authority

false indigo
n 1: any of several plants of the genus Baptisia [syn: {wild indigo}]
2: dense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and dense racemes of dark purple flowers [syn: {bastard indigo}, {Amorpha fruticosa}]
3: an erect to spreading hairy shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having racemes of red to indigo flowers [syn: {bastard indigo}, {Amorpha californica}]

false labor
n : painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency [syn: {Braxton-Hicks contraction}]

false lily of the valley
n 1: small white-flowered plant of western Europe to Japan [syn: {Maianthemum bifolium}]
2: small two-leaved herb of the northern United States and parts of Canada having racemes of small fragrant white flowers [syn: {Maianthemum canadense}]

false lupine
n : western United States bushy herb having yellow pealike flowers [syn: {golden pea}, {yellow pea}, {Thermopsis macrophylla}]

false mallow
n 1: genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits [syn: {globe mallow}]
2: an American plant of the genus Malvastrum

false mildew
n : any of various fungi of the family Peronosporaceae parasitic on e.g. grapes and potatoes and melons [syn: {downy mildew}]

false mistletoe
n : American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe [syn: {mistletoe}]

false miterwort
n 1: plant with tiny white flowers hanging in loose clusters on leafy stems; moist woods from Alaska to central California and east to Montana [syn: {false mitrewort}, {Tiarella unifoliata}]
2: stoloniferous white-flowered spring-blooming woodland plant [syn: {foamflower}, {coolwart}, {false mitrewort}, {Tiarella cordifolia}]

false mitrewort
n 1: plant with tiny white flowers hanging in loose clusters on leafy stems; moist woods from Alaska to central California and east to Montana [syn: {false miterwort}, {Tiarella unifoliata}]
2: stoloniferous white-flowered spring-blooming woodland plant [syn: {foamflower}, {coolwart}, {false miterwort}, {Tiarella cordifolia}]

false morel
n : a fungus of the family Helvellaceae

false name
n : a name that has been assumed temporarily [syn: {alias}, {assumed name}]

false nettle
n : any of several flowering weeds of the genus Boehmeria lacking stinging hairs [syn: {bog hemp}]

false oat
n : coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage [syn: {tall oat grass}, {tall meadow grass}, {evergreen grass}, {French rye}, {Arrhenatherum elatius}]

false pimpernel
n : weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves [syn: {chaffweed}, {bastard pimpernel}]

false pregnancy
n : physiological state in which a woman exhibits symptoms of pregnancy but is not pregnant [syn: {pseudocyesis}]

false pretence
n : (law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation [syn: {false pretense}]

false pretense
n : (law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation [syn: {false pretence}]

false ragweed
n : tall annual marsh elder common in moist rich soil is central North America that can cause contact dermatitis; produces much pollen that is a major cause of hay fever [syn: {burweed marsh elder}, {Iva xanthifolia}]

false return
n : an incorrect income tax return

false rue
n : slender erect perennial of eastern North America having tuberous roots and pink-tinged white flowers; resembles meadow rue [syn: {false rue anemone}, {Isopyrum biternatum}]

false rue anemone
n : slender erect perennial of eastern North America having tuberous roots and pink-tinged white flowers; resembles meadow rue [syn: {false rue}, {Isopyrum biternatum}]

false saber-toothed tiger
n : North American cat of the Miocene and Pliocene; much earlier and less specialized than members of the genus Smiledon

false saffron
n : thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil [syn: {safflower}, {Carthamus tinctorius}]

false sago
n : southeastern Indian cycad with palmlike foliage [syn: {fern palm}, {Cycas circinalis}]

false sarsaparilla
n : common perennial herb having aromatic roots used as a substitute for sarsaparilla; central and eastern North America [syn: {wild sarsaparilla}, {wild sarsparilla}, {Aralia nudicaulis}]

false scorpion
n : small nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion [syn: {pseudoscorpion}]

false smut
n : disease of rice; grains covered by a green powder consisting of conidia [syn: {green smut}]

false statement
n : a false statement [syn: {falsehood}, {falsity}, {untruth}] [ant: {truth}]

false tamarisk
n : Eurasian shrub resembling the tamarisk [syn: {German tamarisk}, {Myricaria germanica}]

false teeth
n : a removable denture

false topaz
n : a yellow quartz [syn: {topaz}, {common topaz}]

false truffle
n 1: any of various fungi of the family Rhizopogonaceae having subterranean fruiting bodies similar to the truffle
2: any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles [syn: {earthball}, {puffball}, {hard-skinned puffball}]

false vampire
n : any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects [syn: {false vampire bat}]

false vampire bat
n : any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects [syn: {false vampire}]

false verdict
n : a manifestly unjust verdict; not true to the evidence

false vocal cord
n : either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization [syn: {false vocal fold}, {superior vocal cord}, {ventricular fold}, {vestibular fold}]

false vocal fold
n : either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization [syn: {false vocal cord}, {superior vocal cord}, {ventricular fold}, {vestibular fold}]

false wintergreen
n : evergreen of eastern North America with leathery leaves and numerous white flowers [syn: {Pyrola americana}, {Pyrola rotundifolia americana}]

false witness
n : a person who deliberately gives false testimony [syn: {perjurer}]

falsehood
n 1: a false statement [syn: {falsity}, {untruth}, {false statement}] [ant: {truth}]
2: the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting [syn: {falsification}]

falsely
adv 1: in an insincerely false manner; "a seduction on my part would land us with the necessity to rise, bathe and dress, chat falsely about this and that, and emerge into the rest of the evening as though nothing had happened"
2: in an incorrect manner; "to credit Lister with the first formulation of the basic principle of stratigraphy would be to bestow credit falsely" [syn: {incorrectly}]

falseness
n 1: the state of being false or untrue; "argument could not determine its truth or falsity" [syn: {falsity}] [ant: {truth}]
2: unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous [syn: {faithlessness}, {fickleness}, {inconstancy}]
3: the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical [syn: {insincerity}] [ant: {sincerity}]

falsetto
adj : artificially high; above the normal voice range; "a falsetto voice"
n : a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register

falsie
n : a breast-shaped mass of padding worn in a brassiere

falsifiable
adj : capable of being tested (verified or falsified) by experiment or observation [syn: {confirmable}, {verifiable}]

falsification
n 1: any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something [syn: {disproof}, {refutation}]
2: a willful perversion of facts [syn: {misrepresentaation}]
3: the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting [syn: {falsehood}]
4: the act of determining that something is false [syn: {falsifying}, {disproof}, {refutation}]

falsified
falsify
v 1: make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story [syn: {distort}, {garble}, {warp}]
2: fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" [syn: {fudge}, {manipulate}, {fake}, {cook}, {wangle}, {misrepresent}]
3: prove false; "Falsify a claim"
4: falsify knowingly; "She falsified the records" [ant: {correct}]
5: insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby [syn: {interpolate}, {alter}] [also: {falsified}]

falsified
See {falsify}

falsifier
n : someone who falsifies

falsify
v 1: make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story [syn: {distort}, {garble}, {warp}]
2: fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" [syn: {fudge}, {manipulate}, {fake}, {cook}, {wangle}, {misrepresent}]
3: prove false; "Falsify a claim"
4: falsify knowingly; "She falsified the records" [ant: {correct}]
5: insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby [syn: {interpolate}, {alter}] [also: {falsified}]

falsifying
n : the act of determining that something is false [syn: {falsification}, {disproof}, {refutation}]

falsity
n 1: the state of being false or untrue; "argument could not determine its truth or falsity" [syn: {falseness}] [ant: {truth}]
2: a false statement [syn: {falsehood}, {untruth}, {false statement}] [ant: {truth}]

Falstaff
n : a dissolute character in Shakespeare's plays [syn: {Sir John Falstaff}]

Falstaffian
adj : of or resembling Falstaff

falter
n : the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech" [syn: {hesitation}, {waver}, {faltering}]
v 1: be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering" [syn: {waver}]
2: move hesitatingly, as if about to give way [syn: {waver}]
3: walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about" [syn: {stumble}, {bumble}]
4: speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room" [syn: {bumble}, {stutter}, {stammer}]

faltering
adj : unsteady in speech or action
n : the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech" [syn: {hesitation}, {waver}, {falter}]

falteringly
adv : in an unsteady manner; "he walked unsteadily toward the exit"; "The wounded soldier was swinging unsteadily on his legs" [syn: {unsteadily}, {uncertainly}] [ant: {steadily}]

falun gong
n : a spiritual movement that began in China in the latter half of the 20th century and is based on Buddhist and Taoist teachings and practices

fame
n 1: the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed [syn: {celebrity}, {renown}] [ant: {infamy}]
2: favorable public reputation [ant: {infamy}]

famed
adj : widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter" [syn: {celebrated}, {far-famed}, {famous}, {illustrious}, {notable}, {noted}, {renowned}]

familial
adj 1: relating to or having the characteristics of a family; "children of the same familial background"; "familial aggregation"
2: tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features" [syn: {genetic}, {hereditary}, {inherited}, {transmitted}, {transmissible}]

familial hypercholesterolemia
n : congenital disorder characterized by high levels of cholesterol and early development of atherosclerosis

familiar
adj 1: well known or easily recognized; "a familiar figure"; "familiar songs"; "familiar guests" [ant: {unfamiliar}]
2: within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange; "familiar ordinary objects found in every home"; "a familiar everyday scene"; "a familiar excuse"; "a day like any other filled with familiar duties and experiences" [ant: {strange}]
3: (usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly; "conversant with business trends"; "familiar with the complex machinery"; "he was familiar with those roads" [syn: {conversant(p)}, {familiar(p)}]
4: having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders" [syn: {intimate}]
n 1: a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support
2: a person who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms" [syn: {companion}, {comrade}, {fellow}, {associate}]
3: a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard [syn: {familiar spirit}]

familiar spirit
n : a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard [syn: {familiar}]

familiar with
adj : having fair knowledge of; "they were acquainted"; "fully acquainted with the facts" [syn: {acquainted(p)}, {acquainted with(p)}, {familiar with(p)}]

familiarisation
n : the experience of becoming familiar with something [syn: {familiarization}]

familiarise
v : make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings" [syn: {familiarize}, {acquaint}]

familiarised
adj : having achieved a comfortable relationship with your environment [syn: {adjusted}, {familiarized}]

familiarising
adj : serving to make familiar [syn: {familiarizing}]

familiarity
n 1: personal knowledge or information about someone or something [syn: {acquaintance}, {conversance}, {conversancy}]
2: usualness by virtue of being familiar or well known [ant: {unfamiliarity}]
3: close or warm friendship; "the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy" [syn: {intimacy}, {closeness}]
4: a casual manner [syn: {casualness}]
5: an act of undue intimacy [syn: {impropriety}, {indecorum}, {liberty}]

familiarization
n : the experience of becoming familiar with something [syn: {familiarisation}]

familiarize
v : make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings" [syn: {familiarise}, {acquaint}]

familiarized
adj : having achieved a comfortable relationship with your environment [syn: {adjusted}, {familiarised}]

familiarizing
adj : serving to make familiar [syn: {familiarising}]

familiarly
adv : in an intimately familiar manner; "Sid, as he was familiarly known by his friends, was one of the most respected and devoted members of the socialist minority group"

family
n 1: a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home" [syn: {household}, {house}, {home}, {menage}]
2: primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family" [syn: {family unit}]
3: people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" [syn: {family line}, {folk}, {kinfolk}, {kinsfolk}, {sept}, {phratry}]
4: a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents" [syn: {class}, {category}]
5: an association of people who share common beliefs or activities; "the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family"; "the church welcomed new members into its fellowship" [syn: {fellowship}]
6: (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; "sharks belong to the fish family"
7: a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family" [syn: {kin}, {kinsperson}]
8: a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities [syn: {syndicate}, {crime syndicate}, {mob}]

family Acanthaceae
n : widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales [syn: {Acanthaceae}, {acanthus family}]

family Acanthisittidae
n : alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens [syn: {Xenicidae}, {family Xenicidae}, {Acanthisittidae}]

family Acanthuridae
n : surgeonfishes [syn: {Acanthuridae}]

family Acaridae
n : mites [syn: {Acaridae}]

family Accipitridae
n : hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles [syn: {Accipitridae}]

family Aceraceae
n : a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples [syn: {Aceraceae}, {maple family}]

family Acipenseridae
n : sturgeons [syn: {Acipenseridae}]

family Acrididae
n : short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts [syn: {Acrididae}, {Locustidae}, {family Locustidae}]

family Actinidiaceae
n : tropical trees or shrubs or woody vines [syn: {Actinidiaceae}]

family Actinomycetaceae
n : filamentous anaerobic bacteria [syn: {Actinomycetaceae}]

family Adelgidae
n : plant lice [syn: {Adelgidae}]

family Adiantaceae
n : used in some classification systems for some genera of the family Polypodiaceae (or Pteridaceae) [syn: {Adiantaceae}]

family Aegypiidae
n : in some classifications considered the family comprising the Old World vultures which are more often included in the family Accipitridae [syn: {Aegypiidae}]

family Aepyornidae
n : coextensive with the order Aepyorniformes [syn: {Aepyornidae}]

family Agamidae
n : an Old World reptile family of Sauria [syn: {Agamidae}]

family Agaricaceae
n : large family including many familiar mushrooms [syn: {Agaricaceae}]

family Agavaceae
n : chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae [syn: {Agavaceae}, {agave family}, {sisal family}]

family Agonidae
n : poachers [syn: {Agonidae}]

family Ailuropodidae
n : in some classifications considered the family comprising the giant pandas [syn: {Ailuropodidae}]

family Aizoaceae
n : succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds [syn: {Aizoaceae}, {Tetragoniaceae}, {family Tetragoniaceae}, {carpetweed family}]

family Akeridae
n : bubble shells [syn: {Akeridae}]

family Alaudidae
n : larks [syn: {Alaudidae}]

family Albuginaceae
n : fungi that produce white sori resembling blisters on certain flowering plants [syn: {Albuginaceae}]

family Albulidae
n : bonefish [syn: {Albulidae}]

family Alcedinidae
n : kingfishers [syn: {Alcedinidae}]

family Alcidae
n : web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc. [syn: {Alcidae}]

family Aleyrodidae
n : whiteflies [syn: {Aleyrodidae}]

family Alismataceae
n : perennial or annual aquatic or marsh plants [syn: {Alismataceae}, {water-plantain family}]

family Alliaceae
n : one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes especially genus Allium [syn: {Alliaceae}]

family Alligatoridae
n : alligators; caimans [syn: {Alligatoridae}]

family Allioniaceae
n : a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales [syn: {Nyctaginaceae}, {family Nyctaginaceae}, {Allioniaceae}, {four-o'clock family}]

family Aloeaceae
n : one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted [syn: {Aloeaceae}, {aloe family}]

family Alopiidae
n : thresher sharks [syn: {Alopiidae}]

family Alstroemeriaceae
n : one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; sometimes included in subfamily Amaryllidaceae [syn: {Alstroemeriaceae}]

family Amaranthaceae
n : cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs [syn: {Amaranthaceae}, {amaranth family}]

family Amaryllidaceae
n : snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae [syn: {Amaryllidaceae}, {amaryllis family}]

family Ambrosiaceae
n : in some classifications considered a separate family comprising a subgroup of the Compositae including the ragweeds [syn: {Ambrosiaceae}]

family Ambystomatidae
n : New World salamanders [syn: {Ambystomatidae}]

family Ameiuridae
n : North American catfishes [syn: {Ameiuridae}]

family Amiidae
n : only the bowfins [syn: {Amiidae}]

family Ammodytidae
n : sand lances [syn: {Ammodytidae}]

family Amphioxidae
n : lancelets [syn: {Amphioxidae}, {Branchiostomidae}, {family Branchiostomidae}]

family Amphisbaenidae
n : worm lizards [syn: {Amphisbaenidae}]

family Amphiumidae
n : congo snakes [syn: {Amphiumidae}]

family Amygdalaceae
n : used in former classifications for plum and peach and almond trees which are now usually classified as members of the genus Prunus [syn: {Amygdalaceae}]

family Anabantidae
n : small freshwater spiny-finned fishes of Africa and southern Asia [syn: {Anabantidae}]

family Anacardiaceae
n : the cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac [syn: {Anacardiaceae}, {sumac family}]

family Anarhichadidae
n : wolffishes [syn: {Anarhichadidae}]

family Anatidae
n : swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks [syn: {Anatidae}]

family Ancylidae
n : freshwater gastropod [syn: {Ancylidae}]

family Ancylostomatidae
n : hookworms [syn: {Ancylostomatidae}]

family Andrenidae
n : a large family of solitary short-tongued bees most of which burrow in the ground [syn: {Andrenidae}]

family Anguidae
n : alligator lizards [syn: {Anguidae}]

family Anguillidae
n : eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn [syn: {Anguillidae}]

family Anhimidae
n : screamers [syn: {Anhimidae}]

family Anhingidae
n : snakebirds [syn: {Anhingidae}]

family Anniellidae
n : legless lizards [syn: {Anniellidae}]

family Annonaceae
n : chiefly tropical trees or shrubs [syn: {Annonaceae}, {custard-apple family}]

family Anobiidae
n : deathwatch beetles [syn: {Anobiidae}]

family Anomalopidae
n : a family of fish including: flashlight fishes [syn: {Anomalopidae}]

family Anomiidae
n : saddle oysters [syn: {Anomiidae}]

family Antedonidae
n : feather stars [syn: {Antedonidae}]

family Antennariidae
n : frogfishes; tropical spiny-finned marine fishes having large nearly vertical mouths; related to toadfishes and anglers [syn: {Antennariidae}]

family Anthocerotaceae
n : hornworts [syn: {Anthocerotaceae}]

family Antilocapridae
n : comprising only the pronghorns [syn: {Antilocapridae}]

family Aphididae
n : small soft-bodied plant lice [syn: {Aphididae}]

family Aphyllanthaceae
n : one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Aphyllanthes [syn: {Aphyllanthaceae}]

family Apiaceae
n : plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill [syn: {Umbelliferae}, {family Umbelliferae}, {Apiaceae}, {carrot family}]

family Apidae
n : honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees [syn: {Apidae}]

family Aplodontiidae
n : mountain beavers [syn: {Aplodontiidae}]

family Aplysiidae
n : sea hares [syn: {Aplysiidae}, {Tethyidae}, {family Tethyidae}]

family Apocynaceae
n : chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs [syn: {Apocynaceae}, {dogbane family}]

family Apodidae
n : swifts; in former classifications included in the order Coraciiformes [syn: {Apodidae}]

family Apogonidae
n : bright-colored marine fishes that incubate eggs in the mouth [syn: {Apogonidae}]

family Apterygidae
n : coextensive with the order Apterygiformes [syn: {Apterygidae}]

family Aquifoliaceae
n : widely distributed shrubs and trees [syn: {Aquifoliaceae}, {holly family}]

family Araceae
n : anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron [syn: {Araceae}, {arum family}]

family Araliaceae
n : mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: ginseng; hedera [syn: {Araliaceae}, {ivy family}]

family Araucariaceae
n : tall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South America and Australia with broad leathery leaves; in some classifications included in the Pinaceae [syn: {Araucariaceae}, {araucaria family}]

family Arcellidae
n : soil and freshwater protozoa; cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {Arcellidae}]

family Arcidae
n : ark shells [syn: {Arcidae}]

family Arctiidae
n : tiger moths [syn: {Arctiidae}]

family Ardeidae
n : herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns [syn: {Ardeidae}]

family Arecaceae
n : chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales [syn: {Palmae}, {family Palmae}, {Palmaceae}, {family Palmaceae}, {Arecaceae}, {palm family}]

family Argasidae
n : soft ticks [syn: {Argasidae}]

family Argentinidae
n : small marine soft-finned fishes with long silvery bodies; related to salmons and trouts [syn: {Argentinidae}]

family Argiopidae
n : orb-weaving spiders; cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {Argiopidae}]

family Argonautidae
n : represented solely by the genus Argonauta [syn: {Argonautidae}]

family Ariidae
n : sea catfishes [syn: {Ariidae}]

family Aristolochiaceae
n : family of birthworts (including wild ginger) [syn: {Aristolochiaceae}, {birthwort family}]

family Armadillidiidae
n : pill bugs [syn: {Armadillidiidae}]

family Artamidae
n : wood swallows [syn: {Artamidae}]

family Ascaphidae
n : family of one species of frog: tailed frog [syn: {Ascaphidae}]

family Ascaridae
n : large roundworms parasitic in intestines of vertebrates [syn: {Ascaridae}]

family Asclepiadaceae
n : widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice [syn: {Asclepiadaceae}, {milkweed family}]

family Asilidae
n : robber flies [syn: {Asilidae}]

family Asparagaceae
n : one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus [syn: {Asparagaceae}]

family Aspergillaceae
n : family of fungi including some common molds [syn: {Aspergillaceae}]

family Asphodelaceae
n : one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae [syn: {Asphodelaceae}]

family Aspleniaceae
n : one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; includes genera Asplenium; Pleurosorus; Schaffneria [syn: {Aspleniaceae}]

family Astacidae
n : crayfish [syn: {Astacidae}, {Astacura}]

family Asteraceae
n : plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia [syn: {Compositae}, {family Compositae}, {Asteraceae}, {aster family}]

family Atherinidae
n : small spiny-finned fishes of both salt and fresh water [syn: {Atherinidae}]

family Athiorhodaceae
n : small motile sulphur bacteria [syn: {Athiorhodaceae}]

family Athyriaceae
n : alternative names for one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems [syn: {Dryopteridaceae}, {family Dryopteridaceae}, {Athyriaceae}]

family Atrichornithidae
n : scrubbirds [syn: {Atrichornithidae}]

family Atropidae
n : booklice [syn: {Atropidae}]

family Aulostomidae
n : trumpetfishes [syn: {Aulostomidae}]

family Auriculariaceae
n : fungi having gelatinous sporophores [syn: {Auriculariaceae}]

family Avicenniaceae
n : used in some classifications: coextensive with the genus Avicennia [syn: {Avicenniaceae}]

family Azollaceae
n : used in some classifications for the genus Azolla [syn: {Azollaceae}]

family Babesiidae
n : piroplasms and cattle pathogens [syn: {Babesiidae}]

family Bacillaceae
n : typically rod-shaped usually gram-positive bacteria that produce endospores [syn: {Bacillaceae}]

family Bacteroidaceae
n : family of bacteria living usually in the alimentary canal or on mucous surfaces of warm-blooded animals; sometimes associated with acute infective processes [syn: {Bacteroidaceae}]

family Balaenicipitidae
n : shoebills [syn: {Balaenicipitidae}]

family Balaenidae
n : right whales [syn: {Balaenidae}]

family Balaenopteridae
n : rorquals; blue whales [syn: {Balaenopteridae}]

family Balanidae
n : stalkless barnacles [syn: {Balanidae}]

family Balistidae
n : triggerfishes [syn: {Balistidae}]

family Balsaminaceae
n : distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers [syn: {Balsaminaceae}, {balsam family}]

family Bangiaceae
n : a family of protoctista [syn: {Bangiaceae}]

family Bathyergidae
n : mole rats; sand rats [syn: {Bathyergidae}]

family Batidaceae
n : family coextensive with genus Batis: saltworts [syn: {Batidaceae}, {saltwort family}]

family Batrachoididae
n : toadfishes; related to anglers and batfishes [syn: {Batrachoididae}]

family Begoniaceae
n : monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America [syn: {Begoniaceae}, {begonia family}]

family Belemnitidae
n : family of extinct Mesozoic cephalopods [syn: {Belemnitidae}]

family Belonidae
n : ferocious fishes of warm regions resembling but unrelated to the freshwater gars [syn: {Belonidae}]

family Belostomatidae
n : water bugs [syn: {Belostomatidae}]

family Bennettitaceae
n : a family of fossil gymnospermous plants of the Carboniferous [syn: {Bennettitaceae}]

family Berberidaceae
n : shrubs or herbs [syn: {Berberidaceae}, {barberry family}]

family Betulaceae
n : monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis) [syn: {Betulaceae}, {birch family}]

family Bible
n : a large Bible with pages to record marriages and births

family Bignoniaceae
n : trees or shrubs or woody vines or herbs having fruit resembling gourds or capsules; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales [syn: {Bignoniaceae}]

family Bittacidae
n : a family of predacious tropical insects of the order Mecoptera [syn: {Bittacidae}]

family Blastodiaceae
n : a family of saprobic fungi of order Blastocladiales [syn: {Blastodiaceae}]

family Blattidae
n : domestic cockroaches [syn: {Blattidae}]

family Blechnaceae
n : one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; includes genera Blechnum; Doodia; Sadleria; Stenochlaena; Woodwardia [syn: {Blechnaceae}]

family Blenniidae
n : a family of fish including: combtooth blennies [syn: {Blenniidae}]

family Boidae
n : boas and pythons [syn: {Boidae}]

family Boletaceae
n : family of pore-bearing fleshy fungi having the spores easily separating from the cup and often from each other [syn: {Boletaceae}]

family Bombacaceae
n : tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds [syn: {Bombacaceae}]

family Bombycidae
n : Chinese silkworm moth [syn: {Bombycidae}]

family Bombycillidae
n : a family of birds of the suborder Oscines [syn: {Bombycillidae}]

family Bombyliidae
n : bee flies [syn: {Bombyliidae}]

family Boraginaceae
n : a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit [syn: {Boraginaceae}, {borage family}]

family Bothidae
n : a family of fish of the order Heterosomata [syn: {Bothidae}]

family Bovidae
n : true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats [syn: {Bovidae}]

family Bradypodidae
n : true sloths; in some [syn: {Bradypodidae}]

family Bramidae
n : deep-bodied percoid fishes of the open seas [syn: {Bramidae}]

family Branchiobdellidae
n : small annelid worms with the posterior end modified into an adhesive sucker; especially formerly regarded as modified leeches [syn: {Branchiobdellidae}]

family Branchiostegidae
n : small family of marine fishes having covered gills [syn: {Branchiostegidae}]

family Branchiostomidae
n : lancelets [syn: {Amphioxidae}, {family Amphioxidae}, {Branchiostomidae}]

family Brassicaceae
n : plants with four-petaled flowers [syn: {Cruciferae}, {family Cruciferae}, {Brassicaceae}, {mustard family}]

family Brevicipitidae
n : narrow-mouthed toads and sheep frogs; some burrow and some are arboreal; found worldwide [syn: {Microhylidae}, {family Microhylidae}, {Brevicipitidae}]

family Bromeliaceae
n : a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance [syn: {Bromeliaceae}, {pineapple family}]

family Brotulidae
n : chiefly deep-sea fishes related to the Ophidiidae [syn: {Brotulidae}]

family Bruchidae
n : seed beetles [syn: {Bruchidae}]

family Bryaceae
n : a family of acrocarpous mosses [syn: {Bryaceae}]

family Buccinidae
n : whelks [syn: {Buccinidae}]

family Bucconidae
n : puffbirds [syn: {Bucconidae}]

family Bucerotidae
n : hornbills [syn: {Bucerotidae}]

family Bufonidae
n : true toads [syn: {Bufonidae}]

family Burhinidae
n : large wading birds resembling the plovers: stone curlews [syn: {Burhinidae}]

family Burmanniaceae
n : family of chiefly tropical herbs with basal leaves like bracts and small flowers [syn: {Burmanniaceae}]

family Burseraceae
n : resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees [syn: {Burseraceae}, {torchwood family}]

family business
n : a corporation that is entirely owned by the members of a single family

family Buxaceae
n : widely distributed evergreen shrubs and trees [syn: {Buxaceae}, {box family}]

family Cactaceae
n : constituting the order Opuntiales [syn: {Cactaceae}, {cactus family}]

family Caeciliadae
n : coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless amphibians [syn: {Caeciliidae}, {family Caeciliidae}, {Caeciliadae}]

family Caeciliidae
n : coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless amphibians [syn: {Caeciliidae}, {Caeciliadae}, {family Caeciliadae}]

family Caenolestidae
n : small marsupials of southern South America [syn: {Caenolestidae}]

family Caesalpiniaceae
n : spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly included in the family Leguminosae [syn: {Caesalpiniaceae}]

family Callionymidae
n : dragonets [syn: {Callionymidae}]

family Calliphoridae
n : blowflies [syn: {Calliphoridae}]

family Callithricidae
n : marmosets [syn: {Callithricidae}]

family Callitrichaceae
n : dicot aquatic herbs [syn: {Callitrichaceae}]

family Calostomataceae
n : a family of fungi belonging to the order Tulostomatales [syn: {Calostomataceae}]

family Calycanthaceae
n : shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern United States and eastern Asia [syn: {Calycanthaceae}, {calycanthus family}, {strawberry-shrub family}]

family Camelidae
n : camels and llamas and vicunas [syn: {Camelidae}]

family Campanulaceae
n : family of plants of the order Campanulales; in some classifications includes Lobeliaceae [syn: {Campanulaceae}, {bellflower family}]

family Cancridae
n : many of the best known edible crabs [syn: {Cancridae}]

family Canellaceae
n : 1 genus: aromatic tropical trees of eastern Africa and Florida to West Indies [syn: {Canellaceae}, {canella family}]

family Canidae
n : dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes [syn: {Canidae}]

family Cannabidaceae
n : 2 genera of erect or twining wind-pollinated herbs: genera Cannabis and Humulus; term not used in all classifications; in some the genus Cannabis is placed in the family Moraceae and the genus Humulus in the family Urticaceae [syn: {Cannabidaceae}, {hemp family}]

family Cannaceae
n : coextensive with the genus Canna [syn: {Cannaceae}]

family Capitonidae
n : barbets [syn: {Capitonidae}]

family Capparidaceae
n : a dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that includes: genera Capparis; Cleome; Crateva; Polanisia [syn: {Capparidaceae}, {caper family}]

family Caprifoliaceae
n : shrubs and small trees and woody vines [syn: {Caprifoliaceae}, {honeysuckle family}]

family Caprimulgidae
n : goatsuckers [syn: {Caprimulgidae}]

family Caproidae
n : boarfishes [syn: {Caproidae}]

family Capromyidae
n : coypus [syn: {Capromyidae}]

family Capsidae
n : leaf bugs [syn: {Miridae}, {family Miridae}, {Capsidae}]

family Carabidae
n : ground beetles [syn: {Carabidae}]

family Carangidae
n : large family of narrow-bodied marine food fishes with widely forked tails; chiefly of warm seas [syn: {Carangidae}]

family Carapidae
n : pearlfishes: related to the Brotulidae [syn: {Carapidae}]

family Carcharhinidae
n : largest family of living sharks; found worldwide especially in tropical waters; dorsal fin lacks spines: requiem sharks including tiger sharks and soupfin sharks [syn: {Carcharhinidae}]

family Carchariidae
n : sand sharks; in some classifications coextensive with family Carcharhinidae [syn: {Carchariidae}, {Odontaspididae}, {family Odontaspididae}]

family Cardiidae
n : somewhat heart-shaped sand-burrowing bivalve mollusks [syn: {Cardiidae}]

family Cariamidae
n : cranelike South American wading birds [syn: {Cariamidae}]

family Caricaceae
n : trees native to tropical America and Africa with milky juice and large palmately lobed leaves [syn: {Caricaceae}, {papaya family}]

family Carpinaceae
n : used in some classification systems for the genera Carpinus; Ostryopsis; and Ostryopsis [syn: {Carpinaceae}, {subfamily Carpinaceae}]

family Caryocaraceae
n : small genus of tropical South American trees [syn: {Caryocaraceae}]

family Caryophyllaceae
n : large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes) [syn: {Caryophyllaceae}, {carnation family}, {pink family}]

family Castoridae
n : beavers [syn: {Castoridae}]

family Casuaridae
n : a family of large ostrich-like birds including cassowaries [syn: {Casuaridae}]

family Casuarinaceae
n : 1 genus: Casuarina [syn: {Casuarinaceae}]

family Cathartidae
n : condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures [syn: {Cathartidae}]

family Catostomidae
n : suckers; closely related to the family Cyprinidae [syn: {Catostomidae}]

family Caviidae
n : a family of Hystricomorpha [syn: {Caviidae}]

family Cebidae
n : all the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins [syn: {Cebidae}]

family Cecidomyidae
n : gall midges [syn: {Cecidomyidae}]

family Cecropiaceae
n : in some classifications included in family Moraceae [syn: {Cecropiaceae}]

family Celastraceae
n : trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits [syn: {Celastraceae}, {spindle-tree family}, {staff-tree family}]

family Centrarchidae
n : sunfish family [syn: {Centrarchidae}]

family Centriscidae
n : shrimpfishes [syn: {Centriscidae}]

family Centropomidae
n : a family of fish or the order Perciformes including robolos [syn: {Centropomidae}]

family Cephalobidae
n : a family of Nematoda [syn: {Cephalobidae}]

family Cephalotaceae
n : a family of plants of order Rosales; coextensive with the genus Cephalotus [syn: {Cephalotaceae}]

family Cephalotaxaceae
n : a family of Cephalotaxaceae [syn: {Cephalotaxaceae}, {plum-yew family}]

family Cerambycidae
n : long-horned beetles [syn: {Cerambycidae}]

family Ceratodontidae
n : lungfishes having hornlike ridges on the teeth [syn: {Ceratodontidae}]

family Ceratophyllaceae
n : coextensive with the genus Ceratophyllum: hornworts [syn: {Ceratophyllaceae}]

family Ceratopogonidae
n : biting midges; sand flies [syn: {Ceratopogonidae}]

family Ceratopsidae
n : American ceratopsian dinosaurs [syn: {Ceratopsidae}]

family Ceratostomataceae
n : fungi having carbonous perithecia with long necks [syn: {Ceratostomataceae}]

family Cercidiphyllaceae
n : 1 genus [syn: {Cercidiphyllaceae}]

family Cercopidae
n : froghoppers or spittlebugs [syn: {Cercopidae}]

family Cercopithecidae
n : Old World monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur; macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey [syn: {Cercopithecidae}]

family Certhiidae
n : creepers [syn: {Certhiidae}]

family Cervidae
n : deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer [syn: {Cervidae}]

family Cestidae
n : coextensive with the order Cestida; ctenophores having a greatly flattened and elongated body [syn: {Cestidae}]

family Cetorhinidae
n : in some older classifications considered the family of the basking sharks [syn: {Cetorhinidae}]

family Chaetodontidae
n : butterfly fishes [syn: {Chaetodontidae}]

family Chalcidae
n : an arthropod family including: chalcidflies [syn: {Chalcididae}, {family Chalcididae}, {Chalcidae}]

family Chalcididae
n : an arthropod family including: chalcidflies [syn: {Chalcididae}, {Chalcidae}, {family Chalcidae}]

family Chamaeleonidae
n : Old World chameleons; in some classifications Rhiptoglossa is considered a superfamily of Sauria [syn: {Chamaeleontidae}, {family Chamaeleontidae}, {Chamaeleonidae}, {Rhiptoglossa}, {family Rhiptoglossa}]

family Chamaeleontidae
n : Old World chameleons; in some classifications Rhiptoglossa is considered a superfamily of Sauria [syn: {Chamaeleontidae}, {Chamaeleonidae}, {family Chamaeleonidae}, {Rhiptoglossa}, {family Rhiptoglossa}]

family Characeae
n : green algae superficially resembling horsetail ferns: stoneworts [syn: {Characeae}]

family Characidae
n : tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and Central America [syn: {Characidae}]

family Characinidae
n : former name of the Characidae [syn: {Characinidae}]

family Charadriidae
n : plover family [syn: {Charadriidae}]

family Chelonidae
n : green turtles; hawksbills [syn: {Cheloniidae}, {family Cheloniidae}, {Chelonidae}]

family Cheloniidae
n : green turtles; hawksbills [syn: {Cheloniidae}, {Chelonidae}, {family Chelonidae}]

family Chelydridae
n : snapping turtles [syn: {Chelydridae}]

family Chenopodiaceae
n : includes spinach and beets [syn: {Chenopodiaceae}, {goosefoot family}]

family Chermidae
n : jumping plant lice [syn: {Psyllidae}, {family Psyllidae}, {Chermidae}]

family Chimaeridae
n : a family of Holocephali [syn: {Chimaeridae}]

family Chinchillidae
n : small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents [syn: {Chinchillidae}]

family Chironomidae
n : midges [syn: {Chironomidae}]

family Chlamydiaceae
n : gram-negative parasites in warm-blooded vertebrates [syn: {Chlamydiaceae}]

family Chlamydomonadaceae
n : green algae some of which are colored red by hematochrome [syn: {Chlamydomonadaceae}]

family Chloranthaceae
n : small family of tropical herbs and shrubs and trees [syn: {Chloranthaceae}]

family Chlorophthalmidae
n : small family of soft-finned bottom-livers with large eyes; relatives of lizardfishes [syn: {Chlorophthalmidae}]

family Chrysochloridae
n : golden moles [syn: {Chrysochloridae}]

family Chrysomelidae
n : leaf beetles [syn: {Chrysomelidae}]

family Chrysopidae
n : green lacewings [syn: {Chrysopidae}]

family Chytridiaceae
n : a family of aquatic fungi of order Chytridiales [syn: {Chytridiaceae}]

family Cicadellidae
n : leafhoppers [syn: {Cicadellidae}]

family Cicadidae
n : cicadas [syn: {Cicadidae}]

family Cichlidae
n : cichlids [syn: {Cichlidae}]

family Cicindelidae
n : tiger beetles [syn: {Cicindelidae}]

family Ciconiidae
n : storks [syn: {Ciconiidae}]

family Cimicidae
n : wingless flat-bodied blood-sucking insects [syn: {Cimicidae}]

family Cinclidae
n : water ouzels [syn: {Cinclidae}]

family circle
n : rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats [syn: {second balcony}, {upper balcony}, {peanut gallery}]

family Cistaceae
n : shrubs or woody herbs of temperate regions especially Mediterranean [syn: {Cistaceae}, {rockrose family}]

family Cladoniaceae
n : a family of lichens [syn: {Cladoniaceae}]

family Clathraceae
n : family of fleshy fungi resembling stinkhorns [syn: {Clathraceae}]

family Clavariaceae
n : fleshy fungi: coral fungi [syn: {Clavariaceae}]

family Cleridae
n : beetles that prey on other insects [syn: {Cleridae}]

family Clethraceae
n : coextensive with the genus Clethra [syn: {Clethraceae}, {white-alder family}]

family Clinidae
n : viviparous blennies of temperate and tropical seas [syn: {Clinidae}]

family Clupeidae
n : herrings; shad; sardines; etc. [syn: {Clupeidae}]

family Clusiaceae
n : widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber [syn: {Guttiferae}, {family Guttiferae}, {Clusiaceae}, {St John's wort family}]

family Cobitidae
n : loaches [syn: {Cobitidae}]

family Coccidae
n : scale insects [syn: {Coccidae}]

family Coccinellidae
n : the ladybugs [syn: {Coccinellidae}]

family Coerebidae
n : the honeycreepers [syn: {Coerebidae}, {Dacninae}, {family Dacninae}]

family Colchicaceae
n : one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: Colchicum; Gloriosa [syn: {Colchicaceae}]

family Colubridae
n : nonvenomous snakes; about two-thirds of all living species [syn: {Colubridae}]

family Columbidae
n : doves and pigeons [syn: {Columbidae}]

family Comatulidae
n : former usage synonymous with Antedonidae [syn: {Comatulidae}]

family Combretaceae
n : a family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales [syn: {Combretaceae}, {combretum family}]

family Commelinaceae
n : large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs or climbers: spiderworts [syn: {Commelinaceae}, {spiderwort family}]

family Compositae
n : plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia [syn: {Compositae}, {Asteraceae}, {family Asteraceae}, {aster family}]

family Congridae
n : marine eels [syn: {Congridae}]

family Connaraceae
n : mostly tropical climbing shrubs or small trees; closely related to Leguminosae [syn: {Connaraceae}, {zebrawood family}]

family Convallariaceae
n : one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted [syn: {Convallariaceae}]

family Convolvulaceae
n : morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit [syn: {Convolvulaceae}, {morning-glory family}]

family Coprinaceae
n : used in some classifications for the genus Coprinus [syn: {Coprinaceae}]

family Coraciidae
n : rollers [syn: {Coraciidae}]

family Cordaitaceae
n : chiefly Paleozoic plants; Cordaites is the chief and typical genus [syn: {Cordaitaceae}]

family Cordylidae
n : small family of spiny ovoviviparous African lizards [syn: {Cordylidae}]

family Coregonidae
n : soft-finned fishes comprising the freshwater whitefishes; formerly included in the family Salmonidae [syn: {Coregonidae}]

family Coreidae
n : squash bugs and leaf-footed bugs [syn: {Coreidae}]

family Corixidae
n : water bugs [syn: {Corixidae}]

family Cornaceae
n : a rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including: genera Aucuba; Cornus; Corokia; Curtisia; Griselinia; Helwingia [syn: {Cornaceae}, {dogwood family}]

family Cortinariaceae
n : a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales [syn: {Cortinariaceae}]

family Corvidae
n : crow; raven; rook; jackdaw; chough; magpie; jay [syn: {Corvidae}]

family Corydalidae
n : dobsons [syn: {Corydalidae}]

family Corylaceae
n : used in some classification systems for the genus Corylus [syn: {Corylaceae}, {subfamily Corylaceae}]

family Corynebacteriaceae
n : a large family of mostly gram-positive and aerobic and nonmotile rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales [syn: {Corynebacteriaceae}]

family Coryphaenidae
n : large active pelagic percoid fish [syn: {Coryphaenidae}]

family Cotingidae
n : cotingas; umbrella birds [syn: {Cotingidae}]

family Cottidae
n : sculpins [syn: {Cottidae}]

family court
n : a court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children) [syn: {domestic relations court}, {court of domestic relations}]

family Cracidae
n : curassows; guans; chachalacas [syn: {Cracidae}]

family Cracticidae
n : Australian birds formerly included in the family Laniidae [syn: {Cracticidae}]

family Crangonidae
n : shrimps [syn: {Crangonidae}]

family Crassulaceae
n : succulent shrubs and herbs [syn: {Crassulaceae}, {stonecrop family}]

family Cricetidae
n : mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters [syn: {Cricetidae}]

family Crocodylidae
n : true crocodiles [syn: {Crocodylidae}]

family Crotalidae
n : New World vipers: pit vipers [syn: {Crotalidae}]

family Cruciferae
n : plants with four-petaled flowers [syn: {Cruciferae}, {Brassicaceae}, {family Brassicaceae}, {mustard family}]

family Cryptobranchidae
n : large aquatic salamanders: hellbenders; giant salamanders [syn: {Cryptobranchidae}]

family Cryptocercidae
n : a family of Blattodea [syn: {Cryptocercidae}]

family Cryptogrammataceae
n : one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems [syn: {Cryptogrammataceae}]

family Ctenizidae
n : large burrowing spiders [syn: {Ctenizidae}]

family Cuculidae
n : includes cuckoo; ani; roadrunner [syn: {Cuculidae}]

family Cucurbitaceae
n : a family of herbaceous vines (such cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin) [syn: {Cucurbitaceae}, {gourd family}]

family Culicidae
n : mosquitoes [syn: {Culicidae}]

family Cunoniaceae
n : trees or shrubs or climbers; mostly southern hemisphere [syn: {Cunoniaceae}, {cunonia family}]

family Cupressaceae
n : cypresses and junipers and many cedars [syn: {Cupressaceae}, {cypress family}]

family Curculionidae
n : true weevils: snout beetles [syn: {Curculionidae}]

family Cuterebridae
n : New World botflies [syn: {Cuterebridae}]

family Cyatheaceae
n : tropical tree ferns [syn: {Cyatheaceae}]

family Cycadaceae
n : ancient palmlike plants closely related to ferns in that fertilization is by means of spermatozoids [syn: {Cycadaceae}, {cycad family}]

family Cyclopteridae
n : lumpfishes [syn: {Cyclopteridae}]

family Cymatiidae
n : tritons [syn: {Cymatiidae}]

family Cynipidae
n : a family of Hymenoptera [syn: {Cynipidae}]

family Cynocephalidae
n : a family of Dermoptera [syn: {Cynocephalidae}]

family Cynoglossidae
n : tonguefishes [syn: {Cynoglossidae}]

family Cyperaceae
n : bulrush; chufa; cotton grass; papyrus; umbrella plant [syn: {Cyperaceae}, {sedge family}]

family Cypraeidae
n : family of marine gastropods comprising the cowries [syn: {Cypraeidae}]

family Cyprinidae
n : a family of fish including: carp; tench; roach; rudd; dace [syn: {Cyprinidae}]

family Cyprinodontidae
n : large family of small soft-finned fishes; killifishes; flagfishes; swordtails; guppies [syn: {Cyprinodontidae}]

family Cyrilliaceae
n : shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and small white flowers in racemes: genera Cyrilla and Cliftonia [syn: {Cyrilliaceae}, {cyrilla family}, {titi family}]

family Dacninae
n : the honeycreepers [syn: {Coerebidae}, {family Coerebidae}, {Dacninae}]

family Dacrymycetaceae
n : a family of basidiomycetous fungi belonging to the order Tremellales having a bifurcate basidium that lacks septa [syn: {Dacrymycetaceae}]

family Dactylopiidae
n : cochineal insects [syn: {Dactylopiidae}]

family Dactylopteridae
n : flying gurnards [syn: {Dactylopteridae}]

family Dactyloscopidae
n : sand stargazers [syn: {Dactyloscopidae}]

family Danaidae
n : small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch butterflies [syn: {Danaidae}]

family Dasyatidae
n : sting rays [syn: {Dasyatidae}]

family Dasypodidae
n : armadillos [syn: {Dasypodidae}]

family Dasyproctidae
n : agoutis and pacas [syn: {Dasyproctidae}]

family Dasyuridae
n : dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters; Tasmanian devils [syn: {Dasyuridae}, {family Dasyurinae}]

family Dasyurinae
n : dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters; Tasmanian devils [syn: {Dasyuridae}, {family Dasyuridae}]

family Daubentoniidae
n : comprising solely the aye-aye [syn: {Daubentoniidae}]

family Davalliaceae
n : one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems [syn: {Davalliaceae}]

family Delphinidae
n : dolphins [syn: {Delphinidae}]

family Dematiaceae
n : family of imperfect mushrooms having dark-colored hyphae or conidia [syn: {Dematiaceae}]

family Dendrocolaptidae
n : woodhewers or woodcreepers [syn: {Dendrocolaptidae}]

family Dennstaedtiaceae
n : one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems [syn: {Dennstaedtiaceae}]

family Dermestidae
n : carpet beetles [syn: {Dermestidae}]

family Dermochelyidae
n : sea turtles [syn: {Dermochelyidae}]

family Desmidiaceae
n : unicellular algae [syn: {Desmidiaceae}]

family Desmodontidae
n : true vampire bats [syn: {Desmodontidae}]

family Diapensiaceae
n : north temperate low evergreen plants; in some classifications placed in its own order Diapensiales [syn: {Diapensiaceae}, {diapensia family}]

family Diaspididae
n : armored scales [syn: {Diaspididae}]

family Dicamptodontidae
n : large and small highly aquatic salamanders [syn: {Dicamptodontidae}]

family Dicksoniaceae
n : tree ferns: genera Dicksonia; Cibotium; Culcita; Thyrsopteris [syn: {Dicksoniaceae}]

family Dicranaceae
n : mosses having costate leaves and long-stalked capsules with cleft peristome [syn: {Dicranaceae}]

family Didelphidae
n : opossums [syn: {Didelphidae}]

family Dilleniaceae
n : chiefly tropical shrubs and trees and climbers having leathery leaves or flattened leaflike stems: genera Dillenia; Hibbertia [syn: {Dilleniaceae}]

family Dinornithidae
n : moas [syn: {Dinornithidae}]

family Diodontidae
n : spiny puffers [syn: {Diodontidae}]

family Diomedeidae
n : albatrosses [syn: {Diomedeidae}]

family Dioscoreaceae
n : yams [syn: {Dioscoreaceae}, {yam family}]

family Dipodidae
n : Old World jerboas [syn: {Dipodidae}]

family Dipsacaceae
n : chiefly southern European herbs with flowers usually in dense cymose heads [syn: {Dipsacaceae}]

family Dipterocarpaceae
n : chiefly tropical Asian trees with two-winged fruits; yield valuable woods and aromatic oils and resins [syn: {Dipterocarpaceae}]

family Discoglossidae
n : family of Old World toads having a fixed disklike tongue [syn: {Discoglossidae}]

family doctor
n : a general practitioner who treats all the family members

family Doliolidae
n : oceanic tunicates [syn: {Doliolidae}]

family Dracunculidae
n : greatly elongated roundworm [syn: {Dracunculidae}]

family Drepanididae
n : Hawaiian honeycreepers [syn: {Drepanididae}]

family Dromaeosauridae
n : swift-running bipedal dinosaurs [syn: {Dromaeosauridae}]

family Droseraceae
n : a family of carnivorous herbs and shrubs [syn: {Droseraceae}, {sundew family}]

family Drosophilidae
n : fruit flies [syn: {Drosophilidae}]

family Dryopteridaceae
n : alternative names for one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems [syn: {Dryopteridaceae}, {Athyriaceae}, {family Athyriaceae}]

family Dugongidae
n : a family of mammals of order Sirenia including dugongs and Steller's sea cow [syn: {Dugongidae}]

family Dytiscidae
n : water beetles [syn: {Dytiscidae}]

family Ebenaceae
n : fruit and timber trees of tropical and warm regions including ebony and persimmon [syn: {Ebenaceae}, {ebony family}]

family Echeneidae
n : fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships [syn: {Echeneididae}, {family Echeneididae}]

family Echeneididae
n : fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships [syn: {Echeneididae}, {family Echeneidae}]

family Edaphosauridae
n : a family of reptiles of the order Pelycosauria [syn: {Edaphosauridae}]

family Eimeriidae
n : a family of protoctista in the order Coccidia [syn: {Eimeriidae}]

family Elaeagnaceae
n : shrubs or small trees often armed [syn: {Elaeagnaceae}, {oleaster family}]

family Elaeocarpaceae
n : genus of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warm regions some yielding useful timber; in some classifications included in the family Santalaceae [syn: {Elaeocarpaceae}, {elaeocarpus family}]

family Elapidae
n : cobras; kraits; mambas; coral snakes; Australian taipan and tiger snakes [syn: {Elapidae}]

family Elateridae
n : click beetles and certain fireflies [syn: {Elateridae}]

family Electrophoridae
n : small family comprising the electric eels [syn: {Electrophoridae}]

family Eleotridae
n : sleepers [syn: {Eleotridae}]

family Elephantidae
n : elephants [syn: {Elephantidae}]

family Elopidae
n : tarpons and ladyfishes [syn: {Elopidae}]

family Embiotocidae
n : viviparous percoid fishes comprising the surf fishes [syn: {Embiotocidae}]

family Empetraceae
n : heathlike shrubs [syn: {Empetraceae}, {crowberry family}]

family Emydidae
n : box and water turtles [syn: {Emydidae}]

family Endamoebidae
n : a large family of endoparasitic amebas that invade the digestive tract [syn: {Endamoebidae}]

family Engraulidae
n : anchovies [syn: {Engraulidae}]

family Enterobacteriaceae
n : a large family of gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales [syn: {Enterobacteriaceae}]

family Entolomataceae
n : a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales [syn: {Entolomataceae}]

family Entomophthoraceae
n : mostly parasitic lower fungi that typically develop in the bodies of insects [syn: {Entomophthoraceae}]

family Epacridaceae
n : Australasian shrubs or small trees [syn: {Epacridaceae}, {epacris family}]

family Ephedraceae
n : ephedras: in some classifications included in the Gnetaceae [syn: {Ephedraceae}]

family Ephemeridae
n : mayflies [syn: {Ephemeridae}]

family Ephippidae
n : small family comprising the spadefishes [syn: {Ephippidae}]

family Equidae
n : horses; asses; zebras; extinct animals [syn: {Equidae}]

family Equisetaceae
n : sole surviving family of the Equisetales: fern allies [syn: {Equisetaceae}, {horsetail family}]

family Erethizontidae
n : New World arboreal porcupines [syn: {Erethizontidae}]

family Ericaceae
n : heathers [syn: {Ericaceae}, {heath family}]

family Erinaceidae
n : true hedgehogs [syn: {Erinaceidae}]

family Eriocaulaceae
n : chiefly tropical aquatic or bog herbs: pipeworts [syn: {Eriocaulaceae}, {pipewort family}]

family Erysiphaceae
n : family of fungi parasitic mostly on leaves; includes powdery mildews [syn: {Erysiphaceae}]

family Erythroxylaceae
n : a family of plants of order Geraniales; have drupaceous fruit [syn: {Erythroxylaceae}]

family Eschrichtiidae
n : comprising only the gray whales [syn: {Eschrichtiidae}]

family Esocidae
n : pikes; pickerels; muskellunges [syn: {Esocidae}]

family Euglenaceae
n : considered green algae [syn: {Euglenaceae}]

family Euphorbiaceae
n : a family of plants of order Geraniales [syn: {Euphorbiaceae}, {spurge family}]

family Eurylaimidae
n : coextensive with the suborder Eurylaimi [syn: {Eurylaimidae}]

family Exocoetidae
n : flying fishes; closely related to the halfbeaks [syn: {Exocoetidae}]

family Fabaceae
n : a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae [syn: {Leguminosae}, {family Leguminosae}, {Fabaceae}, {legume family}, {pea family}]

family Fagaceae
n : chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts; oaks; genera Castanea; Castanopsis; Chrysolepis; Fagus; Lithocarpus; Nothofagus; Quercus [syn: {Fagaceae}, {beech family}]

family Falconidae
n : a family of birds of the order Falconiformes [syn: {Falconidae}]

family Fasciolidae
n : a family of Trematoda [syn: {Fasciolidae}]

family Felidae
n : cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers [syn: {Felidae}]

family Filariidae
n : threadlike roundworms [syn: {Filariidae}]

family Fissurellidae
n : marine limpets [syn: {Fissurellidae}]

family Fistulariidae
n : cornetfishes [syn: {Fistulariidae}]

family Fistulinaceae
n : a family of fungi closely related to the family Polyporaceae except that the tubes on the undersurface of the cap are separate from each other [syn: {Fistulinaceae}]

family Flacourtiaceae
n : chiefly tropical trees and shrubs [syn: {Flacourtiaceae}, {flacourtia family}]

family Forficulidae
n : typical earwigs [syn: {Forficulidae}]

family Formicariidae
n : antbirds [syn: {Formicariidae}]

family Formicidae
n : ants [syn: {Formicidae}]

family Fouquieriaceae
n : small family of spiny shrubs or trees of southwestern United States [syn: {Fouquieriaceae}]

family Fregatidae
n : frigate birds [syn: {Fregatidae}]

family Fringillidae
n : finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings [syn: {Fringillidae}]

family Fucaceae
n : small family of brown algae: gulfweeds; rockweeds [syn: {Fucaceae}]

family Fulgoridae
n : plant hoppers: lantern flies [syn: {Fulgoridae}]

family Fumariaceae
n : erect or climbing herbs of the northern hemisphere and southern Africa: bleeding heart; Dutchman's breeches; fumitory; squirrel corn [syn: {Fumariaceae}, {fumitory family}]

family Funkaceae
n : one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta [syn: {Hostaceae}, {family Hostaceae}, {Funkaceae}]

family Furnariidae
n : e.g. ovenbirds [syn: {Furnariidae}]

family Gadidae
n : large family of important mostly marine food fishes [syn: {Gadidae}]

family Galbulidae
n : jacamars [syn: {Galbulidae}]

family Gasterophilidae
n : horse botflies [syn: {Gasterophilidae}]

family Gasterosteidae
n : sticklebacks [syn: {Gasterosteidae}]

family Gavialidae
n : gavials [syn: {Gavialidae}]

family Gavidae
n : loon family [syn: {Gavidae}]

family Geastraceae
n : a family of earthstar fungi belonging to the order Lycoperdales [syn: {Geastraceae}]

family Gekkonidae
n : geckos [syn: {Gekkonidae}]

family Gelechiidae
n : important economic pests [syn: {Gelechiidae}]

family Gempylidae
n : snake mackerels [syn: {Gempylidae}]

family Gentianaceae
n : chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals [syn: {Gentianaceae}, {gentian family}]

family Geoglossaceae
n : a family of fungi belonging to the order Helotiales [syn: {Geoglossaceae}]

family Geometridae
n : measuring worms [syn: {Geometridae}]

family Geomyidae
n : North American pocket gophers [syn: {Geomyidae}]

family Geophilidae
n : small extremely elongate earth-living centipedes [syn: {Geophilidae}]

family Geraniaceae
n : chiefly herbaceous plants [syn: {Geraniaceae}, {geranium family}]

family Gerreidae
n : mojarras [syn: {Gerreidae}, {Gerridae}, {family Gerridae}]

family Gerridae
n 1: mojarras [syn: {Gerreidae}, {family Gerreidae}, {Gerridae}]
2: an arthropod family that includes water striders [syn: {Gerrididae}, {family Gerrididae}, {Gerridae}]

family Gerrididae
n : an arthropod family that includes water striders [syn: {Gerrididae}, {Gerridae}, {family Gerridae}]

family Gesneriaceae
n : large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales [syn: {Gesneriaceae}, {gesneria family}]

family Gigartinaceae
n : a family of protoctista [syn: {Gigartinaceae}]

family Ginkgoaceae
n : constituting the order Ginkgoales; includes the genus Ginkgo and extinct forms [syn: {Ginkgoaceae}, {ginkgo family}]

family Giraffidae
n : giraffes [syn: {Giraffidae}]

family Glareolidae
n : Old World shorebirds: pratincoles and coursers [syn: {Glareolidae}]

family Gleicheniaceae
n : a family of ferns belonging to order Filicales [syn: {Gleicheniaceae}]

family Gliridae
n : dormice and other Old World forms [syn: {Gliridae}]

family Globigerinidae
n : a family of protoctists [syn: {Globigerinidae}]

family Glossinidae
n : flies closely related to the Muscidae: tsetse flies [syn: {Glossinidae}]

family Gnetaceae
n : plants having small unisexual flowers and fleshy or winged fruit: in some classifications includes the genera Ephedra and Welwitschia as well as Gnetum [syn: {Gnetaceae}]

family Gobiesocidae
n : clingfishes [syn: {Gobiesocidae}]

family Gobiidae
n : gobies [syn: {Gobiidae}]

family Gomphotheriidae
n : elephants extinct since the Pleistocene [syn: {Gomphotheriidae}]

family Gonorhynchidae
n : coextensive with the genus Gonorhynchus [syn: {Gonorhynchidae}]

family Goodeniaceae
n : a family of sappy plants that grow in Australasia and southeast China [syn: {Goodeniaceae}, {Goodenia family}]

family Gracilariidae
n : leaf miners [syn: {Gracilariidae}, {Gracillariidae}]

family Graminaceae
n : the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane [syn: {Gramineae}, {family Gramineae}, {Graminaceae}, {Poaceae}, {family Poaceae}, {grass family}]

family Gramineae
n : the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane [syn: {Gramineae}, {Graminaceae}, {family Graminaceae}, {Poaceae}, {family Poaceae}, {grass family}]

family Grossulariaceae
n : in some classifications considered a part of the family Saxifragaceae: plants whose fruit is a berry [syn: {Grossulariaceae}, {gooseberry family}]

family Gruidae
n : cranes [syn: {Gruidae}]

family Gryllidae
n : crickets [syn: {Gryllidae}]

family Guttiferae
n : widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber [syn: {Guttiferae}, {Clusiaceae}, {family Clusiaceae}, {St John's wort family}]

family Gyrinidae
n : whirligig beetles [syn: {Gyrinidae}]

family Hadrosauridae
n : duck-billed dinosaurs; upper Cretaceous [syn: {Hadrosauridae}]

family Haematopodidae
n : oystercatchers [syn: {Haematopodidae}]

family Haemodoraceae
n : some genera placed in family Liliaceae [syn: {Haemodoraceae}, {bloodwort family}]

family Haemoproteidae
n : bird parasites [syn: {Haemoproteidae}]

family Haemulidae
n : grunts [syn: {Haemulidae}]

family Halictidae
n : a family of small solitary bees; many are valuable pollinators for agriculture [syn: {Halictidae}]

family Haliotidae
n : abalones [syn: {Haliotidae}]

family Haloragaceae
n : a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales [syn: {Haloragidaceae}, {family Haloragidaceae}, {Haloragaceae}, {water-milfoil family}]

family Haloragidaceae
n : a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales [syn: {Haloragidaceae}, {Haloragaceae}, {family Haloragaceae}, {water-milfoil family}]

family Hamamelidaceae
n : comprises genera Hamamelis; Corylopsis; Fothergilla; Liquidambar; Parrotia; other small genera [syn: {Hamamelidaceae}, {witch-hazel family}]

family Helicidae
n : land snails including the common edible snail and some pests [syn: {Helicidae}]

family Helodermatidae
n : only known venomous lizards [syn: {Helodermatidae}]

family Helotiaceae
n : a fungus family of order Helotiales [syn: {Helotiaceae}]

family Helvellaceae
n : family of false morels or lorchels; some are edible and some are poisonous [syn: {Helvellaceae}]

family Hemerobiidae
n : brown lacewings [syn: {Hemerobiidae}]

family Hemerocallidaceae
n : one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hemerocallis [syn: {Hemerocallidaceae}]

family Hemiprocnidae
n : tree swifts [syn: {Hemiprocnidae}]

family Hemiramphidae
n : halfbeaks; marine and freshwater fishes closely related to the flying fishes but not able to glide [syn: {Hemiramphidae}]

family Heteromyidae
n : small New World burrowing mouselike rodents with fur-lined cheek pouches and hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping; adapted to desert conditions: pocket mice; kangaroo mice; kangaroo rats [syn: {Heteromyidae}]

family Hexagrammidae
n : greenlings [syn: {Hexagrammidae}]

family Hexanchidae
n : primitive sharks [syn: {Hexanchidae}]

family Hippoboscidae
n : winged or wingless dipterans: louse flies [syn: {Hippoboscidae}]

family Hippocastanaceae
n : trees having showy flowers and inedible nutlike seeds in a leathery capsule [syn: {Hippocastanaceae}, {horse-chestnut family}]

family Hippopotamidae
n : hippopotami [syn: {Hippopotamidae}]

family Hipposideridae
n : Old World leafnose bats [syn: {Hipposideridae}]

family Hirudinidae
n : a family of Hirudinea [syn: {Hirudinidae}]

family Hirundinidae
n : swallows and martins [syn: {Hirundinidae}]

family history
n : part of a patient's medical history in which questions are asked in an attempt to find out whether the patient has hereditary tendencies toward particular diseases

family Holocentridae
n : squirrelfishes and soldierfishes [syn: {Holocentridae}]

family Holothuridae
n : a family of Holothuroidea [syn: {Holothuridae}]

family Homaridae
n : large-clawed lobsters [syn: {Homaridae}]

family Hominidae
n : modern man and extinct immediate ancestors of man [syn: {Hominidae}]

family Hostaceae
n : one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta [syn: {Hostaceae}, {Funkaceae}, {family Funkaceae}]

family Hyacinthaceae
n : one of many families or subfamilies in which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted [syn: {Hyacinthaceae}]

family Hyaenidae
n : hyenas [syn: {Hyaenidae}]

family Hydnaceae
n : tooth fungi [syn: {Hydnaceae}]

family Hydnoraceae
n : a family of flowering plants in Africa and Argentina that are parasitic on the roots of other plants [syn: {Hydnoraceae}]

family Hydrangeaceae
n : sometimes included in the family Saxifragaceae [syn: {Hydrangeaceae}, {hydrangea family}]

family Hydrobatidae
n : storm petrels [syn: {Hydrobatidae}]

family Hydrocharidaceae
n : simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed [syn: {Hydrocharitaceae}, {family Hydrocharitaceae}, {Hydrocharidaceae}, {frogbit family}, {frog's-bit family}]

family Hydrocharitaceae
n : simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed [syn: {Hydrocharitaceae}, {Hydrocharidaceae}, {family Hydrocharidaceae}, {frogbit family}, {frog's-bit family}]

family Hydrochoeridae
n : capybara [syn: {Hydrochoeridae}]

family Hydrophidae
n : sea snakes [syn: {Hydrophidae}]

family Hydrophyllaceae
n : perennial woodland herbs [syn: {Hydrophyllaceae}, {waterleaf family}]

family Hygrophoraceae
n : a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales; the gills of these fungi have a clean waxy appearance [syn: {Hygrophoraceae}]

family Hylidae
n : tree frogs [syn: {Hylidae}]

family Hylobatidae
n : used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae [syn: {Hylobatidae}]

family Hymenophyllaceae
n : terrestrial (hygrophytic) or epiphytic ferns: filmy ferns [syn: {Hymenophyllaceae}]

family Hypericaceae
n : used in some classification systems for plants usually included among the Guttiferae [syn: {Hypericaceae}]

family Hyperodontidae
n : beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae [syn: {Ziphiidae}, {family Ziphiidae}, {Hyperodontidae}]

family Hypocreaceae
n : family of fungi having brightly colored fleshy or membranous ascocarps; sometimes placed in its own order Hypocreales [syn: {Hypocreaceae}]

family Hypodermatidae
n : warble flies [syn: {Oestridae}, {family Oestridae}, {Hypodermatidae}]

family Hypoxidaceae
n : in some classification systems included in the Amaryllidaceae [syn: {Hypoxidaceae}]

family Hystricidae
n : Old World porcupines [syn: {Hystricidae}]

family Ibidiidae
n : ibises [syn: {Threskiornithidae}, {family Threskiornithidae}]

family Ichneumonidae
n : ichneumon flies [syn: {Ichneumonidae}]

family Ichthyosauridae
n : later ichthyosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous; widely distributed in both hemispheres [syn: {Ichthyosauridae}]

family Icteridae
n : American orioles; American blackbirds; bobolinks; meadowlarks [syn: {Icteridae}]

family Iguania
n : New World lizards [syn: {Iguanidae}, {family Iguanidae}, {Iguania}]

family Iguanidae
n : New World lizards [syn: {Iguanidae}, {Iguania}, {family Iguania}]

family Iguanodontidae
n : iguanodons [syn: {Iguanodontidae}]

family Indicatoridae
n : honey guides [syn: {Indicatoridae}]

family Indriidae
n : a family of Lemuroidea [syn: {Indriidae}]

family Ipidae
n : large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles; very destructive to forest and fruit trees [syn: {Scolytidae}, {family Scolytidae}, {Ipidae}]

family Irenidae
n : a family of birds of the suborder Oscines [syn: {Irenidae}]

family Iridaceae
n : large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with rhizomes or corms or bulbs [syn: {Iridaceae}, {iris family}]

family Isoetaceae
n : quillworts; coextensive with the genus Isoetes [syn: {Isoetaceae}, {quillwort family}]

family Istiophoridae
n : sailfishes; spearfishes; marlins [syn: {Istiophoridae}]

family Isuridae
n : in some classifications another name for the family Lamnidae [syn: {Isuridae}]

family Ixodidae
n : hard ticks [syn: {Ixodidae}]

family Jassidae
n : family of small leafhoppers coextensive with the Cicadellidae and not distinguished from it in some classifications [syn: {Jassidae}]

family jewels
n : external male sex organs [syn: {male genitalia}, {male genitals}, {male genital organ}]

family Juglandaceae
n : trees having usually edible nuts: butternuts; walnuts; hickories; pecans [syn: {Juglandaceae}, {walnut family}]

family Juncaceae
n : tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes [syn: {Juncaceae}, {rush family}]

family Juncaginaceae
n : a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales [syn: {Scheuchzeriaceae}, {family Scheuchzeriaceae}, {Juncaginaceae}, {arrow-grass family}]

family Jungermanniaceae
n : comprising the leafy members of the order Jungermanniales [syn: {Jungermanniaceae}]

family Kalotermitidae
n : primitive termites of warm regions [syn: {Kalotermitidae}]

family Kasuwonidae
n : in some classifications considered a separate family comprising the oceanic bonitos [syn: {Katsuwonidae}]

family Kinosternidae
n : mud turtles; musk turtles [syn: {Kinosternidae}]

family Kyphosidae
n : sea chubs [syn: {Kyphosidae}]

family Labiatae
n : the mints: aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including thyme; sage; rosemary [syn: {Labiatae}, {Lamiaceae}, {family Lamiaceae}, {mint family}]

family Labridae
n : wrasses [syn: {Labridae}]

family Lacertidae
n : Old World lizards [syn: {Lacertidae}]

family Lactobacillaceae
n : lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid [syn: {Lactobacillaceae}, {Lactobacteriaceae}, {family Lactobacteriaceae}]

family Lactobacteriaceae
n : lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid [syn: {Lactobacillaceae}, {family Lactobacillaceae}, {Lactobacteriaceae}]

family Lamiaceae
n : the mints: aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including thyme; sage; rosemary [syn: {Labiatae}, {family Labiatae}, {Lamiaceae}, {mint family}]

family Laminariaceae
n : large family of marine brown algae including many economically important large kelps chiefly of northern waters [syn: {Laminariaceae}]

family Lamnidae
n : oceanic sharks [syn: {Lamnidae}]

family Lampridae
n : opahs [syn: {Lampridae}]

family Lampyridae
n : fireflies [syn: {Lampyridae}]

family Laniidae
n : shrikes [syn: {Laniidae}]

family Lanthanotidae
n : stout-bodied lizards [syn: {Lanthanotidae}]

family Lardizabalaceae
n : thick-stemmed lianas and some shrubs; some have edible fruit [syn: {Lardizabalaceae}, {lardizabala family}]

family Laricariidae
n : armored catfish [syn: {Laricariidae}]

family Laridae
n : gull family: gulls and terns [syn: {Laridae}]

family Lasiocampidae
n : tent caterpillars; eggars; lappet moths [syn: {Lasiocampidae}]

family Latimeridae
n : extinct except for the coelacanth [syn: {Latimeridae}]

family Lauraceae
n : a family of Lauraceae [syn: {Lauraceae}, {laurel family}]

family Lecanoraceae
n : a fungus family of the division Lichenes [syn: {Lecanoraceae}]

family Lecythidaceae
n : large tropical trees bearing large fruits with woody skins [syn: {Lecythidaceae}]

family Leguminosae
n : a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae [syn: {Leguminosae}, {Fabaceae}, {family Fabaceae}, {legume family}, {pea family}]

family Leiopelmatidae
n : primitive New Zealand frogs [syn: {Leiopelmatidae}, {Liopelmidae}, {family Liopelmidae}]

family Leitneriaceae
n : coextensive with the genus Leitneria; commonly isolated in a distinct order [syn: {Leitneriaceae}, {corkwood family}]

family Lemnaceae
n : family of small free-floating thalloid plants [syn: {Lemnaceae}, {duckweed family}]

family Lemuridae
n : typical lemurs; of Madagascar [syn: {Lemuridae}]

family Lennoaceae
n : family of fleshy parasitic herbs lacking green foliage and having heads of small flowers; California and Mexico [syn: {Lennoaceae}]

family Lentibulariaceae
n : carnivorous aquatic or bog plants: genera Utricularia; Pinguicula; Genlisea [syn: {Lentibulariaceae}, {bladderwort family}]

family Lepadidae
n : goose barnacles [syn: {Lepadidae}]

family Lepidobotryaceae
n : family created in 1950 solely for the classification of a distinctive African tree repeatedly classified in other families; trees long believed to exist only in Africa [syn: {Lepidobotryaceae}]

family Lepidodendraceae
n : fossil plants characterized by conspicuous spirally arranged leaf scars on the trunk [syn: {Lepidodendraceae}]

family Lepiotaceae
n : a family of fungi having free gills and a cap that is cleanly separable from the stalk [syn: {Lepiotaceae}]

family Lepismatidae
n : firebrats [syn: {Lepismatidae}]

family Lepisosteidae
n : comprises the genus Lepisosteus [syn: {Lepisosteidae}]

family Leporidae
n : hares and rabbits [syn: {Leporidae}]

family Leptodactylidae
n : New World frogs; in some classifications essentially coextensive with the family Bufonidae [syn: {Leptodactylidae}]

family Leptotyphlopidae
n : blind snakes [syn: {Leptotyphlopidae}]

family Liliaceae
n : includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae [syn: {Liliaceae}, {lily family}]

family Limacidae
n : slugs [syn: {Limacidae}]

family Limulidae
n : horseshoe crabs [syn: {Limulidae}]

family Linaceae
n : a widely distributed family of plants [syn: {Linaceae}, {flax family}]

family line
n : people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" [syn: {family}, {folk}, {kinfolk}, {kinsfolk}, {sept}, {phratry}]

family Liopelmidae
n : primitive New Zealand frogs [syn: {Leiopelmatidae}, {family Leiopelmatidae}, {Liopelmidae}]

family Liparidae
n : snailfishes [syn: {Liparididae}, {family Liparididae}, {Liparidae}]

family Liparididae
n : snailfishes [syn: {Liparididae}, {Liparidae}, {family Liparidae}]

family Lithodidae
n : deep-sea crabs of cold waters [syn: {Lithodidae}]

family Littorinidae
n : periwinkles [syn: {Littorinidae}]

family Loasaceae
n : family of bristly hairy sometimes climbing plants; America and Africa and southern Arabia [syn: {Loasaceae}, {loasa family}]

family Lobeliaceae
n : not recognized in all classification systems; in some classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in family Campanulaceae [syn: {Lobeliaceae}, {lobelia family}]

family Lobotidae
n : tripletails [syn: {Lobotidae}]

family Locustidae
n : short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts [syn: {Acrididae}, {family Acrididae}, {Locustidae}]

family Loganiaceae
n : a dicotyledonous family of plants of order Gentianales [syn: {Loganiaceae}]

family Lomariopsidaceae
n : small family of usually scandent ferns [syn: {Lomariopsidaceae}]

family Lophiidae
n : large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers [syn: {Lophiidae}]

family Lophosoriaceae
n : very small family of tree ferns [syn: {Lophosoriaceae}]

family Loranthaceae
n : in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria [syn: {Loranthaceae}, {mistletoe family}]

family Lorisidae
n : slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia; usually tailless [syn: {Lorisidae}]

family Loxomataceae
n : very small family of New Zealand ferns [syn: {Loxomataceae}]

family Lucanidae
n : stag beetles [syn: {Lucanidae}]

family Lutjanidae
n : snappers [syn: {Lutjanidae}]

family Luvaridae
n : louvars [syn: {Luvaridae}]

family Lycaenidae
n : family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegs [syn: {Lycaenidae}]

family Lycoperdaceae
n : a fungus family belonging to the order Lycoperdales; includes puffballs [syn: {Lycoperdaceae}]

family Lycopodiaceae
n : a family of ferns belonging to the order Lycopodiales [syn: {Lycopodiaceae}, {clubmoss family}]

family Lycosidae
n : wolf spiders [syn: {Lycosidae}]

family Lygaeidae
n : lygaeid bugs [syn: {Lygaeidae}]

family Lymantriidae
n : tussock moths [syn: {Lymantriidae}]

family Lythraceae
n : herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers [syn: {Lythraceae}, {loosestrife family}]

family Machilidae
n : jumping bristletails [syn: {Machilidae}]

family Macropodidae
n : kangaroos; wallabies [syn: {Macropodidae}]

family Macrorhamphosidae
n : bellows fishes [syn: {Macrorhamphosidae}]

family Macrouridae
n : grenadiers [syn: {Macrouridae}, {Macruridae}, {family Macruridae}]

family Macruridae
n : grenadiers [syn: {Macrouridae}, {family Macrouridae}, {Macruridae}]

family Magnoliaceae
n : subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron; Magnolia; Manglietia [syn: {Magnoliaceae}, {magnolia family}]

family Majidae
n : spider crabs [syn: {Majidae}]

family Malacanthidae
n : short-headed marine fishes; often brightly colored [syn: {Malacanthidae}]

family Malpighiaceae
n : tropical shrubs or trees [syn: {Malpighiaceae}]

family Malvaceae
n : herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra [syn: {Malvaceae}, {mallow family}]

family Mammutidae
n : extinct family: mastodons [syn: {Mammutidae}, {family Mastodontidae}]

family man
n : a man whose family is of major importance in his life

family Manidae
n : coextensive with the order Pholidota [syn: {Manidae}]

family Manteidae
n : mantises [syn: {Mantidae}, {family Mantidae}, {Manteidae}]

family Mantidae
n : mantises [syn: {Mantidae}, {Manteidae}, {family Manteidae}]

family Mantispidae
n : mantispids [syn: {Mantispidae}]

family Marantaceae
n : tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes [syn: {Marantaceae}, {arrowroot family}]

family Marattiaceae
n : constituting the order Marattiales: chiefly tropical eusporangiate ferns with gigantic fronds [syn: {Marattiaceae}]

family Marchantiaceae
n : liverworts with prostrate and usually dichotomously branched thalli [syn: {Marchantiaceae}]

family Marsileaceae
n : clover ferns [syn: {Marsileaceae}]

family Martyniaceae
n : in most classifications not considered a separate family but included in the Pedaliaceae [syn: {Martyniaceae}]

family Mastodontidae
n : extinct family: mastodons [syn: {Mammutidae}, {family Mammutidae}]

family Mastotermitidae
n : primitive termites [syn: {Mastotermitidae}]

family Mayacaceae
n : a monocotyledonous family of bog plants of order Xyridales [syn: {Mayacaceae}]

family medicine
n : medical practice that provides health care regardless of age or sex while placing emphasis on the family unit [syn: {family practice}]

family Megachilidae
n : leaf-cutting and mason bees [syn: {Megachilidae}]

family Megadermatidae
n : Old World false vampire bats [syn: {Megadermatidae}]

family Megalonychidae
n : two-toed sloths [syn: {Megalonychidae}]

family Megalosauridae
n : megalosaurs [syn: {Megalosauridae}]

family Megapodiidae
n : megapodes [syn: {Megapodiidae}]

family Megatheriidae
n : extinct ground sloths [syn: {Megatheriidae}]

family Melampsoraceae
n : rust fungi [syn: {Melampsoraceae}]

family Melanthiaceae
n : one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: includes Aletris; Narthecium; Veratrum [syn: {Melanthiaceae}]

family Melastomaceae
n : a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals [syn: {Melastomataceae}, {family Melastomataceae}, {Melastomaceae}, {meadow-beauty family}]

family Melastomataceae
n : a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals [syn: {Melastomataceae}, {Melastomaceae}, {family Melastomaceae}, {meadow-beauty family}]

family Meleagrididae
n : turkeys and some extinct forms [syn: {Meleagrididae}]

family Meliaceae
n : tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees [syn: {Meliaceae}, {mahogany family}]

family Meliphagidae
n : honey eaters [syn: {Meliphagidae}]

family Meloidae
n : blister beetles [syn: {Meloidae}]

family Membracidae
n : plant hoppers: treehoppers [syn: {Membracidae}]

family Menispermaceae
n : herbaceous or woody climbers [syn: {Menispermaceae}, {moonseed family}]

family Menuridae
n : lyrebirds [syn: {Menuridae}]

family Menyanthaceae
n : a dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order Gentianales [syn: {Menyanthaceae}, {buckbean family}]

family Meropidae
n : bee-eaters [syn: {Meropidae}]

family Micrococcaceae
n : spherical or elliptical usually aerobic eubacteria that produce yellow or orange or red pigment; includes toxin-producing forms as well as harmless commensals and saprophytes [syn: {Micrococcaceae}]

family Microdesmidae
n : wormfishes [syn: {Microdesmidae}]

family Microhylidae
n : narrow-mouthed toads and sheep frogs; some burrow and some are arboreal; found worldwide [syn: {Microhylidae}, {Brevicipitidae}, {family Brevicipitidae}]

family Mimidae
n : sometimes considered a subfamily of Troglodytidae: mockingbirds; catbirds; thrashers [syn: {Mimidae}]

family Mimosaceae
n : family of spiny woody plants (usually shrubs or small trees) whose leaves mimic animals in sensitivity to touch; commonly included in the family Leguminosae [syn: {Mimosaceae}]

family Miridae
n : leaf bugs [syn: {Miridae}, {Capsidae}, {family Capsidae}]

family Mniaceae
n : family of erect mosses with club-shaped paraphyses and the hexagonal cells of the upper leaf surface; sometimes treated as a subfamily of Bryaceae [syn: {Mniaceae}]

family Mobulidae
n : large rays lacking venomous spines: mantas [syn: {Mobulidae}]

family Molidae
n : ocean sunfishes [syn: {Molidae}]

family Molossidae
n : mastiff bats; freetail bats [syn: {Molossidae}]

family Momotidae
n : a family of birds of the order Coraciiformes [syn: {Momotidae}]

family Moniliaceae
n : family of imperfect fungi having white or brightly colored hyphae and spores that are produced directly on the mycelium and not aggregated in fruiting bodies [syn: {Moniliaceae}]

family Monocanthidae
n : filefishes [syn: {Monocanthidae}]

family Monodontidae
n : narwhals [syn: {Monodontidae}]

family Monotropaceae
n : used in some classification for saprophytic herbs sometimes included in the family Pyrolaceae: genera Monotropa and Sarcodes [syn: {Monotropaceae}]

family Moraceae
n : trees or shrubs having a milky juice; in some classifications includes genus Cannabis [syn: {Moraceae}, {mulberry family}]

family Morchellaceae
n : a family of edible fungi including the true morels [syn: {Morchellaceae}]

family Motacillidae
n : pipits and wagtails [syn: {Motacillidae}]

family Mucoraceae
n : large family of chiefly saprophytic fungi that includes many common molds destructive to food products [syn: {Mucoraceae}]

family Mugilidae
n : gray mullets [syn: {Mugilidae}]

family Mullidae
n : goatfishes or red mullets [syn: {Mullidae}]

family Muraenidae
n : marine eels [syn: {Muraenidae}]

family Muridae
n : originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches [syn: {Muridae}]

family Musaceae
n : treelike tropical Asian herbs [syn: {Musaceae}, {banana family}]

family Muscicapidae
n : Old World (true) flycatchers [syn: {Muscicapidae}]

family Muscidae
n : two-winged flies especially the housefly [syn: {Muscidae}]

family Musophagidae
n : touracos [syn: {Musophagidae}]

family Mustelidae
n : weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martens [syn: {Mustelidae}]

family Mutillidae
n : a family of wasps [syn: {Mutillidae}]

family Myacidae
n : soft-shell clams [syn: {Myacidae}]

family Mycetophylidae
n : fungus gnats [syn: {Mycetophilidae}]

family Mycobacteriaceae
n : a family of bacteria [syn: {Mycobacteriaceae}]

family Mycoplasmataceae
n : pleomorphic gram-negative nonmotile microorganism similar to both viruses and bacteria; parasitic in mammals [syn: {Mycoplasmataceae}]

family Myctophidae
n : deep-sea fishes comprising the lantern fishes [syn: {Myctophidae}]

family Myliobatidae
n : eagle rays [syn: {Myliobatidae}]

family Mylodontidae
n : extinct South American edentates [syn: {Mylodontidae}]

family Myricaceae
n : constituting the order Myricales [syn: {Myricaceae}, {wax-myrtle family}]

family Myristicaceae
n : family of aromatic tropical trees with arillate seeds [syn: {Myristicaceae}, {nutmeg family}]

family Myrmecophagidae
n : New World anteaters [syn: {Myrmecophagidae}]

family Myrmeleontidae
n : antlions [syn: {Myrmeleontidae}]

family Myrsinaceae
n : family of Old World tropical trees and shrubs; some in Florida [syn: {Myrsinaceae}, {myrsine family}]

family Myrtaceae
n : trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil [syn: {Myrtaceae}, {myrtle family}]

family Mysidae
n : small shrimp-like crustaceans [syn: {Mysidae}]

family Mytilidae
n : marine mussels [syn: {Mytilidae}]

family Myxinidae
n : slime-producing marine animals: hagfishes [syn: {Myxinidae}]

family Myxobacteriaceae
n : bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung [syn: {Polyangiaceae}, {family Polyangiaceae}, {Myxobacteriaceae}]

family Myxophyceae
n : former terms for Cyanophyceae [syn: {Myxophyceae}, {Schizophyceae}, {family Schizophyceae}]

family Naiadaceae
n : monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers [syn: {Naiadaceae}, {Najadaceae}, {family Najadaceae}, {naiad family}]

family Najadaceae
n : monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers [syn: {Naiadaceae}, {family Naiadaceae}, {Najadaceae}, {naiad family}]

family name
n : the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) [syn: {surname}, {cognomen}, {last name}]

family Naticidae
n : moonshells [syn: {Naticidae}]

family Nautilidae
n : spiral-shelled cephalopods [syn: {Nautilidae}]

family Nepenthaceae
n : coextensive with the genus Nepenthes [syn: {Nepenthaceae}]

family Nephropsidae
n : in some classifications coextensive with the Homaridae [syn: {Nephropsidae}]

family Nepidae
n : water scorpions [syn: {Nepidae}]

family Neritidae
n : neritids [syn: {Neritidae}]

family Nidulariaceae
n : bird's-nest fungi [syn: {Nidulariaceae}]

family Nitrobacteriaceae
n : usually rod-shaped bacteria that oxidize ammonia or nitrites: nitrobacteria [syn: {Nitrobacteriaceae}]

family Noctuidae
n : cutworms; armyworms [syn: {Noctuidae}]

family Nostocaceae
n : blue-green algae [syn: {Nostocaceae}]

family Notonectidae
n : aquatic carnivorous insects [syn: {Notonectidae}]

family Notoryctidae
n : pouched moles [syn: {Notoryctidae}]

family Nummulitidae
n : a family of fossil protoctists [syn: {Nummulitidae}]

family Nyctaginaceae
n : a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales [syn: {Nyctaginaceae}, {Allioniaceae}, {family Allioniaceae}, {four-o'clock family}]

family Nymphaeaceae
n : dicot aquatic plants [syn: {Nymphaeaceae}, {water-lily family}]

family Nymphalidae
n : large beautifully colored butterflies [syn: {Nymphalidae}]

family Nyssaceae
n : a family of dicotyledonous trees of order Myrtales that includes the sour gum trees [syn: {Nyssaceae}, {sour-gum family}, {tupelo family}]

family Ochnaceae
n : family of tropical evergreen trees and shrubs with thick shining parallel-veined leaves [syn: {Ochnaceae}, {ochna family}]

family Ochotonidae
n : pikas and extinct forms [syn: {Ochotonidae}]

family Octopodidae
n : a family of Octopoda [syn: {Octopodidae}]

family Odobenidae
n : walruses and extinct forms [syn: {Odobenidae}]

family Odontaspididae
n : sand sharks; in some classifications coextensive with family Carcharhinidae [syn: {Carchariidae}, {family Carchariidae}, {Odontaspididae}]

family Oedogoniaceae
n : filamentous green algae [syn: {Oedogoniaceae}]

family Oestridae
n : warble flies [syn: {Oestridae}, {Hypodermatidae}, {family Hypodermatidae}]

family Ogcocephalidae
n : batfishes: sluggish bottom-dwelling spiny fishes [syn: {Ogcocephalidae}]

family Oleaceae
n : trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac [syn: {Oleaceae}, {olive family}]

family Oleandraceae
n : one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems [syn: {Oleandraceae}]

family Onagraceae
n : a large and widely distributed family of plants of the order Myrtales [syn: {Onagraceae}, {evening-primrose family}]

family Oniscidae
n : a family of Isopoda [syn: {Oniscidae}]

family Ophidiidae
n : eel-like marine fishes [syn: {Ophidiidae}]

family Ophiodontidae
n : fishes closely related to greenlings [syn: {Ophiodontidae}]

family Ophioglossaceae
n : a family of succulent ferns of order Ophioglossales; cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {Ophioglossaceae}]

family Opisthocomidae
n : comprising the hoatzins [syn: {Opisthocomidae}]

family Opisthognathidae
n : jawfishes [syn: {Opisthognathidae}]

family Orchestiidae
n : beach fleas [syn: {Orchestiidae}]

family Orchidaceae
n : enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers [syn: {Orchidaceae}, {orchid family}]

family Orectolobidae
n : nurse sharks and carpet sharks [syn: {Orectolobidae}]

family Oriolidae
n : Old World orioles [syn: {Oriolidae}]

family Ornithorhynchidae
n : platypus [syn: {Ornithorhynchidae}]

family Orobanchaceae
n : brown or yellow leafless herbs; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales [syn: {Orobanchaceae}, {broomrape family}]

family Orycteropodidae
n : aardvarks [syn: {Orycteropodidae}]

family Oscillatoriaceae
n : blue green algae [syn: {Oscillatoriaceae}]

family Osmeridae
n : smelts [syn: {Osmeridae}]

family Osmundaceae
n : large family of ferns widely distributed in temperate and tropical areas [syn: {Osmundaceae}]

family Ostraciidae
n : boxfishes [syn: {Ostraciidae}, {family Ostraciontidae}]

family Ostraciontidae
n : boxfishes [syn: {Ostraciidae}, {family Ostraciidae}]

family Ostreidae
n : oysters [syn: {Ostreidae}]

family Otariidae
n : eared seals: sea lions and fur seals [syn: {Otariidae}]

family Otididae
n : bustards [syn: {Otididae}]

family Oxalidaceae
n : a family of widely distributed herbs of the order Geraniales; have compound leaves and pentamerous flowers [syn: {Oxalidaceae}, {wood-sorrel family}]

family Oxyuridae
n : pinworms [syn: {Oxyuridae}]

family Paeoniaceae
n : perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs; of temperate Europe and North America [syn: {Paeoniaceae}, {peony family}]

family Paguridae
n : hermit crabs [syn: {Paguridae}]

family Palaemonidae
n : prawns [syn: {Palaemonidae}]

family Palinuridae
n : spiny lobsters [syn: {Palinuridae}]

family Palmaceae
n : chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales [syn: {Palmae}, {family Palmae}, {Palmaceae}, {Arecaceae}, {family Arecaceae}, {palm family}]

family Palmae
n : chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales [syn: {Palmae}, {Palmaceae}, {family Palmaceae}, {Arecaceae}, {family Arecaceae}, {palm family}]

family Pandanaceae
n : family of woody plants of the order Pandanales including pandanus [syn: {Pandanaceae}, {screw-pine family}]

family Pandionidae
n : ospreys [syn: {Pandionidae}]

family Panorpidae
n : a family of insects of the order Mecoptera [syn: {Panorpidae}]

family Papaveraceae
n : herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits [syn: {Papaveraceae}, {poppy family}]

family Papilionacea
n : leguminous plants whose flowers have butterfly-shaped corollas; commonly included in the family Leguminosae [syn: {Papilionaceae}]

family Paradisaeidae
n : birds of paradise [syn: {Paradisaeidae}]

family Paridae
n : titmice and chickadees [syn: {Paridae}]

family Parkeriaceae
n : coextensive with the genus Ceratopteris; sometimes included in family Polypodiaceae [syn: {Parkeriaceae}]

family Parmeliaceae
n : a family of lichens [syn: {Parmeliaceae}]

family Parulidae
n : New World warblers [syn: {Parulidae}]

family Passeridae
n : true sparrows: Old world birds formerly considered weaverbirds [syn: {Passeridae}]

family Passifloraceae
n : tropical woody tendril-climbing vines [syn: {Passifloraceae}, {passionflower family}]

family Patellidae
n : marine limpets [syn: {Patellidae}]

family Pectinidae
n : scallops [syn: {Pectinidae}]

family Pedaliaceae
n : the family of plants of order Polemoniales [syn: {Pedaliaceae}, {sesame family}]

family Pediculidae
n : true lice: human lice and related forms [syn: {Pediculidae}]

family Pelecanidae
n : pelicans [syn: {Pelecanidae}]

family Pelecanoididae
n : diving petrels [syn: {Pelecanoididae}]

family Pelobatidae
n : spadefoot toads [syn: {Pelobatidae}]

family Pempheridae
n : sweepers [syn: {Pempheridae}]

family Peneidae
n : tropical prawns [syn: {Peneidae}]

family Pennatulidae
n : sea pens [syn: {Pennatulidae}]

family Peramelidae
n : bandicoots [syn: {Peramelidae}]

family Percidae
n : active freshwater fishes; true perches and pike perches [syn: {Percidae}]

family Percophidae
n : percoid flatheads [syn: {Percophidae}]

family Peridiniidae
n : marine and freshwater dinoflagellates [syn: {Peridiniidae}]

family Peripatidae
n : a family of Onychophora [syn: {Peripatidae}]

family Peripatopsidae
n : a family of Onychophora [syn: {Peripatopsidae}]

family Peronosporaceae
n : parasitic fungi: downy mildews [syn: {Peronosporaceae}]

family Pertusariaceae
n : a fungus family of division Lichenes [syn: {Pertusariaceae}]

family Petromyzontidae
n : lampreys [syn: {Petromyzontidae}]

family Pezizaceae
n : large family comprising many typical cup fungi [syn: {Pezizaceae}]

family Phaethontidae
n : tropicbirds [syn: {Phaethontidae}]

family Phalacrocoracidae
n : cormorants [syn: {Phalacrocoracidae}]

family Phalangeridae
n : phalangers; koalas [syn: {Phalangeridae}]

family Phalangiidae
n : a family of Phalangida [syn: {Phalangiidae}]

family Phalaropidae
n : phalaropes [syn: {Phalaropidae}]

family Phallaceae
n : a family of fungi belonging to the order Phallales and comprising the true stinkhorns [syn: {Phallaceae}]

family Phasianidae
n : pheasants; quails; partridges [syn: {Phasianidae}]

family Phasmatidae
n : stick insects [syn: {Phasmidae}, {family Phasmidae}, {Phasmatidae}]

family Phasmidae
n : stick insects [syn: {Phasmidae}, {Phasmatidae}, {family Phasmatidae}]

family Phillidae
n : leaf insects [syn: {Phyllidae}, {family Phyllidae}, {Phillidae}]

family Phocidae
n : earless seals [syn: {Phocidae}]

family Phoenicopteridae
n : flamingos [syn: {Phoenicopteridae}]

family Phoeniculidae
n : wood hoopoes [syn: {Phoeniculidae}]

family Pholadidae
n : a family of Bivalvia [syn: {Pholadidae}]

family Pholidae
n : a family of fish of suborder Blennioidea [syn: {Pholidae}, {family Pholididae}]

family Pholididae
n : a family of fish of suborder Blennioidea [syn: {Pholidae}, {family Pholidae}]

family Phthiriidae
n : crab lice [syn: {Phthiriidae}]

family Phyllidae
n : leaf insects [syn: {Phyllidae}, {Phillidae}, {family Phillidae}]

family Phyllocladaceae
n : a family of Phyllocladaceae [syn: {Phyllocladaceae}]

family Phyllostomatidae
n : New World leaf-nosed bats [syn: {Phyllostomidae}, {family Phyllostomidae}, {Phyllostomatidae}]

family Phyllostomidae
n : New World leaf-nosed bats [syn: {Phyllostomidae}, {Phyllostomatidae}, {family Phyllostomatidae}]

family Phylloxeridae
n : plant lice [syn: {Phylloxeridae}]

family Physeteridae
n : sperm whales [syn: {Physeteridae}]

family Physidae
n : freshwater snails [syn: {Physidae}]

family Phytolaccaceae
n : chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca; Agdestis; Ercilla; Rivina; Trichostigma [syn: {Phytolaccaceae}, {pokeweed family}]

family Picidae
n : woodpeckers [syn: {Picidae}]

family Pieridae
n : cabbage butterflies; sulphur butterflies [syn: {Pieridae}]

family Pinaceae
n : a family of Pinaceae [syn: {Pinaceae}, {pine family}]

family Pinnotheridae
n : tiny soft-bodied crabs [syn: {Pinnotheridae}]

family Piperaceae
n : tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic herbage and minute flowers in spikelets [syn: {Piperaceae}, {pepper family}]

family Pipidae
n : tongueless frogs [syn: {Pipidae}]

family Pipridae
n : manakins [syn: {Pipridae}]

family Pittidae
n : pittas [syn: {Pittidae}]

family planning
n : limiting the number of children born [syn: {birth control}, {birth prevention}]

family Plantaginaceae
n : cosmopolitan family of small herbs and a few shrubs; most are troublesome weeds [syn: {Plantaginaceae}, {plantain family}]

family Plasmodiidae
n : malaria parasites [syn: {Plasmodiidae}]

family Plasmodiophoraceae
n : family of fungi often causing hypertrophy in seed plants [syn: {Plasmodiophoraceae}]

family Plataleidae
n : spoonbills [syn: {Plataleidae}]

family Platanaceae
n : coextensive with the genus Platanus: plane trees [syn: {Platanaceae}, {plane-tree family}]

family Platanistidae
n : river dolphins [syn: {Platanistidae}]

family Platycephalidae
n : scorpaenoid flatheads [syn: {Platycephalidae}]

family Plethodontidae
n : small mostly terrestrial New World salamanders having neither lungs nor gills as adults [syn: {Plethodontidae}]

family Pleurobrachiidae
n : sea gooseberries [syn: {Pleurobrachiidae}]

family Pleuronectidae
n : righteye flounders [syn: {Pleuronectidae}]

family Ploceidae
n : weaverbirds [syn: {Ploceidae}]

family Plumbaginaceae
n : perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in salt-water areas [syn: {Plumbaginaceae}, {leadwort family}, {sea-lavender family}]

family Pluteaceae
n : a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales [syn: {Pluteaceae}]

family Poaceae
n : the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane [syn: {Gramineae}, {family Gramineae}, {Graminaceae}, {family Graminaceae}, {Poaceae}, {grass family}]

family Podargidae
n : frogmouths [syn: {Podargidae}]

family Podicipedidae
n : coextensive with the order Podicipitiformes [syn: {Podicipedidae}]

family Podocarpaceae
n : gymnosperms with simple persistent needlelike or scalelike leaves [syn: {Podocarpaceae}, {podocarpus family}]

family Poeciliidae
n : topminnows [syn: {Poeciliidae}]

family Polemoniaceae
n : a widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants of the order Polemoniales; often have showy flowers [syn: {Polemoniaceae}, {phlox family}]

family Polyangiaceae
n : bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung [syn: {Polyangiaceae}, {Myxobacteriaceae}, {family Myxobacteriaceae}]

family Polygalaceae
n : trees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both hemispheres [syn: {Polygalaceae}, {milkwort family}]

family Polygonaceae
n : a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats [syn: {Polygonaceae}, {buckwheat family}]

family Polynemidae
n : threadfins [syn: {Polynemidae}]

family Polyodontidae
n : paddlefishes [syn: {Polyodontidae}]

family Polypedatidae
n : Old World tree frogs [syn: {Polypedatidae}]

family Polypodiaceae
n : ferns: a large family that in some classification systems has been subdivided into several families (including Aspleniaceae and Blechnaceae and Davalliaceae and Dennstaedtiaceae and Dryopteridaceae and Oleandraceae and Pteridaceae) [syn: {Polypodiaceae}]

family Polyporaceae
n : fungi that become corky or woody with age, often forming shelflike growths on trees [syn: {Polyporaceae}]

family Pomacentridae
n : damselfishes [syn: {Pomacentridae}]

family Pomatomidae
n : food and game fishes related to pompanos [syn: {Pomatomidae}]

family Pongidae
n : usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbons [syn: {Pongidae}]

family Pontederiaceae
n : aquatic or bog plants [syn: {Pontederiaceae}, {pickerelweed family}]

family Porcellionidae
n : sow bugs [syn: {Porcellionidae}]

family Portulacaceae
n : family of usually succulent herbs; cosmopolitan in distribution especially in Americas [syn: {Portulacaceae}, {purslane family}]

family Portunidae
n : swimming crabs [syn: {Portunidae}]

family Potamogalidae
n : otter shrews [syn: {Potamogalidae}]

family Potamogetonaceae
n : plants that grow in ponds and slow streams; sometimes includes family Zosteraceae [syn: {Potamogetonaceae}, {pondweed family}]

family practice
n : medical practice that provides health care regardless of age or sex while placing emphasis on the family unit [syn: {family medicine}]

family Priacanthidae
n : small carnivorous percoid fishes found worldwide in tropical seas [syn: {Priacanthidae}]

family Primulaceae
n : a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere [syn: {Primulaceae}, {primrose family}]

family Pristidae
n : large primitive rays with elongated snouts [syn: {Pristidae}]

family Procaviidae
n : includes all recent members of the order Hyracoidea [syn: {Procaviidae}]

family Procellariidae
n : petrels; fulmars; shearwaters; [syn: {Procellariidae}]

family Procyonidae
n : raccoons; coatis; cacomistles; kinkajous; and sometimes pandas [syn: {Procyonidae}]

family Proteaceae
n : large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales [syn: {Proteaceae}, {protea family}]

family Proteidae
n : mud puppies [syn: {Proteidae}]

family Prunellidae
n : hedge sparrow [syn: {Prunellidae}]

family Pseudococcidae
n : scale-like insects: mealybugs [syn: {Pseudococcidae}]

family Pseudomonodaceae
n : rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria; include important plant and animal pathogens [syn: {Pseudomonodaceae}]

family Psilophytaceae
n : Paleozoic plants [syn: {Psilophytaceae}]

family Psilotaceae
n : small family of lower ferns having nearly naked stems and minute scalelike leaves [syn: {Psilotaceae}]

family Psittacidae
n : coextensive with the order Psittaciformes [syn: {Psittacidae}]

family Psocidae
n : a family of small soft-bodied insects that feed on decaying vegetation; related to booklice [syn: {Psocidae}]

family Psophiidae
n : trumpeters [syn: {Psophiidae}]

family Psychodidae
n : very small two-winged flies with hairy wings that develop in moss and damp vegetable matter: sand flies [syn: {Psychodidae}]

family Psyllidae
n : jumping plant lice [syn: {Psyllidae}, {Chermidae}, {family Chermidae}]

family Pteridaceae
n : one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; Pteridaceae is itself in turn sometimes further subdivided [syn: {Pteridaceae}]

family Pteriidae
n : pearl oysters [syn: {Pteriidae}]

family Pteroclididae
n : sandgrouses [syn: {Pteroclididae}]

family Pterodactylidae
n : a reptile family in the order Pterosauria [syn: {Pterodactylidae}]

family Ptilonorhynchidae
n : bowerbirds [syn: {Ptilonorhynchidae}]

family Pucciniaceae
n : large important family of rust fungi [syn: {Pucciniaceae}]

family Pulicidae
n : many common fleas attacking humans and domestic animals [syn: {Pulicidae}]

family Punicaceae
n : 1 species: pomegranates [syn: {Punicaceae}]

family Pygopodidae
n : Australian and Tasmanian lizards [syn: {Pygopodidae}]

family Pyralidae
n : bee moths; corn borers; flour moths [syn: {Pyralidae}, {Pyralididae}, {family Pyralididae}]

family Pyralididae
n : bee moths; corn borers; flour moths [syn: {Pyralidae}, {family Pyralidae}, {Pyralididae}]

family Pyrolaceae
n : evergreen herbs of temperate regions: genera Pyrola; Chimaphila; Moneses; Orthilia [syn: {Pyrolaceae}, {wintergreen family}]

family Pyrrhocoridae
n : firebugs [syn: {Pyrrhocoridae}]

family Pythiaceae
n : fungi having sporangia usually borne successively and singly at the tips of branching sporangiophores [syn: {Pythiaceae}]

family Pythonidae
n : in some classifications a family separate from Boidae comprising Old World boas [syn: {Pythonidae}]

family Rachycentridae
n : family of pelagic fishes containing solely the cobia [syn: {Rachycentridae}]

family Rafflesiaceae
n : a family of parasitic plants of the order Aristolochiales [syn: {Rafflesiaceae}]

family Rajidae
n : bottom-dwelling tropical rays: skates [syn: {Rajidae}]

family Rallidae
n : rails; crakes; gallinules; coots [syn: {Rallidae}]

family Ramphastidae
n : toucans [syn: {Ramphastidae}]

family Ranidae
n : a family nearly cosmopolitan in distribution: true frogs [syn: {Ranidae}]

family Ranunculaceae
n : a family of Ranunculaceae [syn: {Ranunculaceae}, {buttercup family}, {crowfoot family}]

family Rapateaceae
n : South American herbs somewhat resembling members of the Juncaceae [syn: {Rapateaceae}]

family Raphidae
n : extinct dodos and solitaires [syn: {Raphidae}]

family Raphidiidae
n : a family of arthropods of the suborder Megaloptera, including snakeflies [syn: {Raphidiidae}]

family Recurvirostridae
n : long-legged shorebirds [syn: {Recurvirostridae}]

family Reduviidae
n : assassin bugs [syn: {Reduviidae}]

family Regalecidae
n : ribbonfishes [syn: {Regalecidae}]

family relationship
n : state of relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption [syn: {kinship}, {relationship}]

family Resedaceae
n : mainly Mediterranean herbs: mignonette [syn: {Resedaceae}, {mignonette family}]

family Rhamnaceae
n : trees and shrubs usually thorny bearing drupaceous fruit many having medicinal value [syn: {Rhamnaceae}, {buckthorn family}]

family Rheidae
n : a family of birds coextensive with the order Rheiformes [syn: {Rheidae}]

family Rhincodontidae
n : small-toothed sharks comprising only one species [syn: {Rhincodontidae}]

family Rhinobatidae
n : primitive rays with guitar-shaped bodies [syn: {Rhinobatidae}]

family Rhinocerotidae
n : rhinoceroses [syn: {Rhinocerotidae}, {rhinoceros family}]

family Rhinolophidae
n : Old World leaf-nosed bats [syn: {Rhinolophidae}]

family Rhinotermitidae
n : large widely distributed family of termites of temperate to tropical regions [syn: {Rhinotermitidae}]

family Rhiptoglossa
n : Old World chameleons; in some classifications Rhiptoglossa is considered a superfamily of Sauria [syn: {Chamaeleontidae}, {family Chamaeleontidae}, {Chamaeleonidae}, {family Chamaeleonidae}, {Rhiptoglossa}]

family Rhizobiaceae
n : a small family of rod-shaped bacteria [syn: {Rhizobiaceae}]

family Rhizophoraceae
n : trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts [syn: {Rhizophoraceae}, {mangrove family}]

family Rhizopogonaceae
n : a family of fungi of order Hymenogastrales having round subterranean sporophores [syn: {Rhizopogonaceae}]

family Rhodymeniaceae
n : a family of protoctista [syn: {Rhodymeniaceae}]

family Rhyniaceae
n : primitive plants of the Paleozoic [syn: {Rhyniaceae}]

family Rickettsiaceae
n : microorganism resembling bacteria inhabiting arthropod tissues but capable of causing disease in vertebrates [syn: {Rickettsiaceae}]

family Roccellaceae
n : a fungus family of division Lichenes [syn: {Roccellaceae}]

family room
n : a recreation room in a private house

family Roridulaceae
n : in some classifications included in the family Droseraceae [syn: {Roridulaceae}]

family Rosaceae
n : a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens [syn: {Rosaceae}, {rose family}]

family Rubiaceae
n : widely distributed family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs; includes coffee and chinchona and gardenia and madder and bedstraws and partridgeberry [syn: {Rubiaceae}, {madder family}]

family Ruscaceae
n : one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted [syn: {Ruscaceae}]

family Russulaceae
n : used in some classification systems for the genus Russula [syn: {Russulaceae}]

family Rutaceae
n : a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent [syn: {Rutaceae}, {rue family}]

family Rynchopidae
n : coextensive with the genus Rynchops: skimmers [syn: {Rynchopidae}]

family Saccharomycetaceae
n : family of fungi comprising the typical yeasts: reproduce by budding and ferment carbohydrates [syn: {Saccharomycetaceae}]

family Sagittariidae
n : secretary birds [syn: {Sagittariidae}]

family Salamandridae
n : salamanders [syn: {Salamandridae}]

family Salicaceae
n : two genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins: Salix; Populus [syn: {Salicaceae}, {willow family}]

family Salmonidae
n : salmon and trout [syn: {Salmonidae}]

family Salpidae
n : a small family of tunicates in the class Thaliacea [syn: {Salpidae}]

family Salvadoraceae
n : a family of Old World shrubs and trees of order Gentianales; related to Oleaceae but having four stamens and four petals [syn: {Salvadoraceae}, {Salvadora family}]

family Salviniaceae
n : water ferns [syn: {Salviniaceae}]

family Santalaceae
n : chiefly tropical herbs or shrubs or trees bearing nuts or one-seeded fruit [syn: {Santalaceae}, {sandalwood family}]

family Sapindaceae
n : chiefly tropical New and Old World deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs bearing leathery drupes with yellow translucent flesh; most plants produce toxic saponins [syn: {Sapindaceae}, {soapberry family}]

family Sapotaceae
n : tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible fleshy fruit [syn: {Sapotaceae}, {sapodilla family}]

family Sarcoptidae
n : small whitish mites [syn: {Sarcoptidae}]

family Sarcoscyphaceae
n : family of fungi belonging to the order Pezizales [syn: {Sarcoscyphaceae}]

family Sarraceniaceae
n : insectivorous plants [syn: {Sarraceniaceae}, {pitcher-plant family}]

family Saturniidae
n : important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known [syn: {Saturniidae}]

family Satyridae
n : a widely distributed family of butterflies common near the edges of woods [syn: {Satyridae}]

family Saururaceae
n : family of perennial aromatic herbs: genera Saururus; Anemopsis; Houttuynia [syn: {Saururaceae}, {lizard's-tail family}]

family Saxifragaceae
n : a large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs; widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions; sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae [syn: {Saxifragaceae}, {saxifrage family}]

family Scarabaeidae
n : scarab or dung beetles [syn: {Scarabaeidae}]

family Scaridae
n : parrotfishes [syn: {Scaridae}]

family Scheuchzeriaceae
n : a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales [syn: {Scheuchzeriaceae}, {Juncaginaceae}, {family Juncaginaceae}, {arrow-grass family}]

family Schistosomatidae
n : a family of Trematoda [syn: {Schistosomatidae}]

family Schizaeaceae
n : small family of mainly tropical ferns [syn: {Schizaeaceae}]

family Schizophyceae
n : former terms for Cyanophyceae [syn: {Myxophyceae}, {family Myxophyceae}, {Schizophyceae}]

family Schizosaccharomycetaceae
n : a family of fungi belonging to order Endomycetales [syn: {Schizosaccharomycetaceae}]

family Sciadopityaceae
n : family comprising a single genus that until recently was considered part of Taxodiaceae [syn: {Sciadopityaceae}]

family Sciaenidae
n : warm-water marine fishes including the drums and grunts and croakers and sea trout [syn: {Sciaenidae}]

family Sciaridae
n : fungus gnats [syn: {Sciaridae}]

family Scincidae
n : skinks [syn: {Scincidae}]

family Sciuridae
n : true squirrels; ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles [syn: {Sciuridae}]

family Sclerodermataceae
n : a family of fungi or order Sclerodermatales with a single-layered peridium; includes earthballs [syn: {Sclerodermataceae}]

family Sclerotiniaceae
n : a fungus family of order Helotiales [syn: {Sclerotiniaceae}]

family Scolopacidae
n : sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers [syn: {Scolopacidae}]

family Scolytidae
n : large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles; very destructive to forest and fruit trees [syn: {Scolytidae}, {Ipidae}, {family Ipidae}]

family Scomberesocidae
n : only sauries [syn: {Scomberesocidae}, {Scombresocidae}, {family Scombresocidae}]

family Scombresocidae
n : only sauries [syn: {Scomberesocidae}, {family Scomberesocidae}, {Scombresocidae}]

family Scombridae
n : marine food fishes: mackerels; chub mackerels; tuna [syn: {Scombridae}]

family Scorpaenidae
n : scorpionfishes; rockfishes; lionfishes [syn: {Scorpaenidae}]

family Scrophulariaceae
n : a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales [syn: {Scrophulariaceae}, {figwort family}, {foxglove family}]

family Scutigeridae
n : a family of Chilopoda [syn: {Scutigeridae}]

family Scyliorhinidae
n : small bottom-dwelling sharks [syn: {Scyliorhinidae}]

family Secotiaceae
n : a family of fungi that have a stalk and cap and a wrinkled mass of tissue (the gleba) where spores are produced; are often dismissed as misshapen forms of other fungi [syn: {Secotiaceae}]

family Selaginellaceae
n : lesser clubmosses: terrestrial chiefly tropical plants resembling mosses [syn: {Selaginellaceae}]

family Sepiidae
n : true cuttlefishes [syn: {Sepiidae}]

family Septobasidiaceae
n : a family of fungi belonging to the subdivision Basidiomycota [syn: {Septobasidiaceae}]

family Serranidae
n : marine fishes: sea basses; sea perches; groupers; jewfish [syn: {Serranidae}]

family Sialidae
n : an arthropod family including: alderflies [syn: {Sialidae}]

family Sillaginidae
n : small family of small food fishes in shallow waters of the Pacific around Indonesia [syn: {Sillaginidae}]

family Siluridae
n : Old World catfishes [syn: {Siluridae}]

family Simaroubaceae
n : chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one-seeded winged fruit [syn: {Simaroubaceae}, {quassia family}]

family Simuliidae
n : blackflies and sand flies [syn: {Simuliidae}]

family Sirenidae
n : sirens [syn: {Sirenidae}]

family Sisyridae
n : an arthropod family of the order Neuroptera that includes spongeflies [syn: {Sisyridae}]

family Sittidae
n : nuthatches [syn: {Sittidae}]

family Solanaceae
n : large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera Solanum; Atropa; Brugmansia; Capsicum; Datura; Hyoscyamus; Lycopersicon; Nicotiana; Petunia; Physalis; Solandra [syn: {Solanaceae}, {potato family}]

family Soleidae
n : soles [syn: {Soleidae}]

family Solenidae
n : razor clams [syn: {Solenidae}]

family Soricidae
n : shrews [syn: {Soricidae}]

family Spalacidae
n : mole rats [syn: {Spalacidae}]

family Sparganiaceae
n : coextensive with the genus Sparganium [syn: {Sparganiaceae}, {bur-reed family}]

family Sparidae
n : porgies; scups [syn: {Sparidae}]

family Sphaeriaceae
n : parasitic fungi having globose and sometimes necked or beaked perithecia [syn: {Sphaeriaceae}]

family Sphaerobolaceae
n : monotypic family of fungi in which the more or less spherical gleba is forcibly ejected at maturity [syn: {Sphaerobolaceae}]

family Sphaerocarpaceae
n : liverworts with bilaterally symmetrical gametophytes; sometimes placed in the order Jungermanniales [syn: {Sphaerocarpaceae}]

family Sphecidae
n : mud daubers; some digger wasps [syn: {Sphecidae}]

family Spheniscidae
n : comprising all existing penguins [syn: {Spheniscidae}]

family Sphingidae
n : hawkmoths [syn: {Sphingidae}]

family Sphyraenidae
n : monotypic family of large active fishes of tropical and subtropical waters: barracuda [syn: {Sphyraenidae}]

family Sphyrnidae
n : hammerhead sharks; bonnethead sharks [syn: {Sphyrnidae}]

family Spirillaceae
n : rigid spirally curved elongate bacteria [syn: {Spirillaceae}]

family Spirochaetaceae
n : large coarsely spiral bacteria; free-living in fresh or salt water or commensal in bodies of oysters [syn: {Spirochaetaceae}]

family Spirulidae
n : coextensive with the genus Spirula; included in the order Belemnoidea in some older classifications [syn: {Spirulidae}]

family Squalidae
n : dogfishes having a spine in each dorsal fin [syn: {Squalidae}]

family Squatinidae
n : bottom-dwelling ray-like sharks [syn: {Squatinidae}]

family Squillidae
n : crustaceans that burrow in mud or under stones in shallow water along the seashore [syn: {Squillidae}]

family Staphylaceae
n : a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Sapindales found mostly in the north temperate zone [syn: {Staphylaceae}, {bladdernut family}]

family Staphylinidae
n : rove beetles [syn: {Staphylinidae}]

family Steatornithidae
n : oilbirds [syn: {Steatornithidae}]

family Stenopelmatidae
n : long-horned grasshoppers [syn: {Stenopelmatidae}]

family Stercorariidae
n : jaegers and skuas: [syn: {Stercorariidae}]

family Sterculiaceae
n : a large family of plants of order Malvales [syn: {Sterculiaceae}, {sterculia family}]

family Stichaeidae
n : pricklebacks [syn: {Stichaeidae}]

family Stizidae
n : cicada killers [syn: {Stizidae}]

family Strelitziaceae
n : woody plants with erect stems of tropical South America and South Africa and Madagascar; in some classifications included in the family Musaceae [syn: {Strelitziaceae}, {strelitzia family}]

family Streptomycetaceae
n : higher bacteria typically aerobic soil saprophytes [syn: {Streptomycetaceae}]

family Strigidae
n : a family of nocturnal birds of the order Strigiformes [syn: {Strigidae}]

family Stromateidae
n : butterfishes: harvest fishes; dollar fishes [syn: {Stromateidae}]

family Strombidae
n : the family of conchs [syn: {Strombidae}]

family Strophariaceae
n : sometimes included in family Agaricaceae [syn: {Strophariaceae}]

family Struthionidae
n : tall terrestrial birds: ostriches [syn: {Struthionidae}]

family Sturnidae
n : Old World starlings [syn: {Sturnidae}]

family Styracaceae
n : a widely distributed family of shrubs and trees of order Ebenales [syn: {Styracaceae}, {storax family}, {styrax family}]

family Suidae
n : pigs; hogs; boars [syn: {Suidae}]

family Sulidae
n : gannets and boobies [syn: {Sulidae}]

family Sylviidae
n : in some classifications considered a subfamily (Sylviinae) of the family Muscicapidae: Old World (true) warblers; American kinglets and gnatcatchers [syn: {Sylviidae}]

family Symplocaceae
n : a dicotyledonous family of order Ebenales [syn: {Symplocaceae}, {sweetleaf family}]

family Synchytriaceae
n : a fungus family of order Chytridiales [syn: {Synchytriaceae}]

family Syngnathidae
n : pipefishes [syn: {Syngnathidae}]

family Synodontidae
n : soft-finned bottom-dwelling fishes [syn: {Synodontidae}]

family Tabanidae
n : horseflies [syn: {Tabanidae}]

family Taccaceae
n : small family of tropical herbs [syn: {Taccaceae}]

family Tachinidae
n : parasites on other insects [syn: {Tachinidae}]

family Tachyglossidae
n : echidnas [syn: {Tachyglossidae}]

family Taeniidae
n : a family of Cestoda [syn: {Taeniidae}]

family Talpidae
n : moles [syn: {Talpidae}]

family Tamaricaceae
n : family of desert shrubs and trees (mostly halophytes and xerophytes) [syn: {Tamaricaceae}, {tamarisk family}]

family Tapiridae
n : tapirs and extinct related forms [syn: {Tapiridae}]

family Tarsiidae
n : coextensive with the genus Tarsius: tarsiers [syn: {Tarsiidae}]

family Taxaceae
n : sometimes classified as member of order Taxales [syn: {Taxaceae}, {yew family}]

family Tayassuidae
n : peccaries [syn: {Tayassuidae}]

family Tecophilaeacea
n : one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted [syn: {Tecophilaeacea}]

family Teiidae
n : whiptails; etc. [syn: {Teiidae}]

family Tenebrionidae
n : a family of arthropods including darkling beetles and mealworms [syn: {Tenebrionidae}]

family Tenrecidae
n : tenrecs and extinct related forms [syn: {Tenrecidae}]

family Tenthredinidae
n : sawflies [syn: {Tenthredinidae}]

family Terebellidae
n : marine burrowing or tube-forming polychete worms usually having long thick bodies [syn: {Terebellidae}]

family Teredinidae
n : shipworms [syn: {Teredinidae}]

family Termitidae
n : termites [syn: {Termitidae}]

family Testudinidae
n : land tortoises [syn: {Testudinidae}]

family Tethyidae
n : sea hares [syn: {Aplysiidae}, {family Aplysiidae}, {Tethyidae}]

family Tetragoniaceae
n : succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds [syn: {Aizoaceae}, {family Aizoaceae}, {Tetragoniaceae}, {carpetweed family}]

family Tetranychidae
n : plant-feeding mites [syn: {Tetranychidae}]

family Tetraodontidae
n : puffers [syn: {Tetraodontidae}]

family Tetraonidae
n : grouse [syn: {Tetraonidae}]

family Tettigoniidae
n : long-horned grasshoppers; katydids [syn: {Tettigoniidae}]

family Theaceae
n : a family of trees and shrubs of the order Parietales [syn: {Theaceae}, {tea family}]

family Thelephoraceae
n : fungi having leathery or membranous sporophores [syn: {Thelephoraceae}]

family Thelypteridaceae
n : genera Thelypteris; Phegopteris; others [syn: {Thelypteridaceae}]

family Theophrastaceae
n : family of mainly tropical American trees and shrubs similar to those of the Myrsinaceae; often included in the Myrsinaceae [syn: {Theophrastaceae}]

family Theraphosidae
n : large tropical spiders; tarantulas [syn: {Theraphosidae}]

family therapy
n : any of several therapeutic approaches in which a family is treated as a whole

family Theridiidae
n : a family of comb-footed spiders [syn: {Theridiidae}]

family Thiobacteriaceae
n : free-living coccoid to rod-shaped bacteria that derive energy from oxidizing sulfur or sulfur compounds [syn: {Thiobacteriaceae}]

family Thraupidae
n : tanagers [syn: {Thraupidae}]

family Threskiornithidae
n : ibises [syn: {Threskiornithidae}, {family Ibidiidae}]

family Thripidae
n : thrips [syn: {Thripidae}]

family Thymelaeaceae
n : family of tough-barked trees and shrubs and herbs especially of Australia and tropical Africa [syn: {Thymelaeaceae}, {daphne family}]

family Tiliaceae
n : chiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil; genera Tilia; Corchorus; Entelea; Grewia; Sparmannia [syn: {Tiliaceae}, {linden family}]

family Tilletiaceae
n : a family of smut fungi having a simple promycelium bearing the spores in an apical cluster [syn: {Tilletiaceae}]

family Timaliidae
n : babblers [syn: {Timaliidae}]

family Tinamidae
n : comprising the tinamous [syn: {Tinamidae}]

family Tineidae
n : clothes moths [syn: {Tineidae}]

family Tingidae
n : lace bugs [syn: {Tingidae}]

family Tipulidae
n : crane flies [syn: {Tipulidae}]

family Titanosauridae
n : herbivorous dinosaurs of the Cretaceous [syn: {Titanosauridae}]

family Todidae
n : a family of birds of the order Coraciiformes [syn: {Todidae}]

family Torpedinidae
n : electric rays [syn: {Torpedinidae}]

family Tortricidae
n : leaf rollers and codling moths [syn: {Tortricidae}]

family Toxotidae
n : archerfishes [syn: {Toxotidae}]

family Trachipteridae
n : ribbonfishes [syn: {Trachipteridae}]

family Tragulidae
n : chevrotains [syn: {Tragulidae}]

family Trapaceae
n : family comprising solely the genus Trapa; in some classifications treated as a subfamily or tribe of the family Onagraceae [syn: {Trapaceae}]

family tree
n : successive generations of kin [syn: {genealogy}]

family Tremellaceae
n : a family of basidiomycetous fungi of the order Tremellales that have the basidium divided longitudinally [syn: {Tremellaceae}]

family Trephritidae
n : fruit flies; some leafminers [syn: {Trypetidae}, {family Trypetidae}, {Trephritidae}]

family Treponemataceae
n : small spirochetes some parasitic or pathogenic [syn: {Treponemataceae}]

family Triakidae
n : small smooth-skinned sharks lacking spines on dorsal fins [syn: {Triakidae}]

family Tribonemaceae
n : simple filamentous freshwater yellow-green algae [syn: {Tribonemaceae}]

family Trichechidae
n : comprising only the manatees [syn: {Trichechidae}]

family Trichiuridae
n : cutlassfishes [syn: {Trichiuridae}]

family Trichodontidae
n : two species of elongate compressed scaleless large-eyed fishes that live in sand or mud [syn: {Trichodontidae}]

family Tricholomataceae
n : a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales [syn: {Tricholomataceae}]

family Tridacnidae
n : large marine hard-shell clams [syn: {Tridacnidae}]

family Triglidae
n : in some classifications restricted to the gurnards and subdivided into the subfamilies Triglinae (true sea robins) and Peristediinae (armored sea robins) [syn: {Triglidae}]

family Trilliaceae
n : small family of herbs having flowers with 3 petals and 3 sepals; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae [syn: {Trilliaceae}, {trillium family}]

family Trionychidae
n : soft-shelled turtles [syn: {Trionychidae}]

family Triopidae
n : a family of Notostraca [syn: {Triopidae}]

family Trochilidae
n : hummingbirds [syn: {Trochilidae}]

family Troglodytidae
n : wrens [syn: {Troglodytidae}]

family Trogonidae
n : coextensive with the order Trogoniformes [syn: {Trogonidae}]

family Trombiculidae
n : mites [syn: {Trombiculidae}]

family Trombidiidae
n : mites [syn: {Trombidiidae}]

family Tropaeolaceae
n : coextensive with the genus Tropaeolum [syn: {Tropaeolaceae}, {nasturtium family}]

family Trypetidae
n : fruit flies; some leafminers [syn: {Trypetidae}, {Trephritidae}, {family Trephritidae}]

family Tuberaceae
n : family of fungi whose ascocarps resemble tubers and vary in size from that of an acorn to that of a large apple [syn: {Tuberaceae}]

family Tuberculariaceae
n : large family of mainly saprophytic imperfect fungi [syn: {Tuberculariaceae}]

family Tulostomaceae
n : stalked puffballs [syn: {Tulostomaceae}, {Tulostomataceae}, {family Tulostomataceae}]

family Tulostomataceae
n : stalked puffballs [syn: {Tulostomaceae}, {family Tulostomaceae}, {Tulostomataceae}]

family Tupaiidae
n : tree shrews; in some classifications tree shrews are considered prosimian primates [syn: {Tupaiidae}]

family Turdidae
n : thrushes; in some classifications considered a subfamily (Turdinae) of the family Muscicapidae [syn: {Turdidae}]

family Turnicidae
n : small Old World birds resembling but not related to true quail [syn: {Turnicidae}]

family Tylenchidae
n : a family of Nematoda [syn: {Tylenchidae}]

family Typhaceae
n : perennial marsh plants with creeping rootstocks and long linear leaves [syn: {Typhaceae}, {cattail family}]

family Typhlopidae
n : blind snakes [syn: {Typhlopidae}]

family Tytonidae
n : comprising only the barn owls [syn: {Tytonidae}]

family Uintatheriidae
n : an extinct family of Dinocerata [syn: {Uintatheriidae}]

family Ulmaceae
n : a dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera Ulmus; Celtis; Planera; Trema [syn: {Ulmaceae}, {elm family}]

family Ulvaceae
n : thin flat or tubular green algae [syn: {Ulvaceae}, {sea-lettuce family}]

family Umbelliferae
n : plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill [syn: {Umbelliferae}, {Apiaceae}, {family Apiaceae}, {carrot family}]

family Unionidae
n : freshwater mussels found worldwide [syn: {Unionidae}]

family unit
n : primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family" [syn: {family}]

family Upupidae
n : hoopoes [syn: {Upupidae}]

family Uranoscopidae
n : stargazers [syn: {Uranoscopidae}]

family Ursidae
n : bears and extinct related forms [syn: {Ursidae}]

family Urticaceae
n : a family of plants of order Urticales including many nettles with stinging hairs [syn: {Urticaceae}, {nettle family}]

family Usneaceae
n : fruticose lichens having prostrate or erect or pendulous thalli: genera Usnea; Evernia; Ramalina; Alectoria [syn: {Usneaceae}]

family Ustilaginaceae
n : a fungus family of loose smuts [syn: {Ustilaginaceae}]

family Valerianaceae
n : genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor [syn: {Valerianaceae}, {valerian family}]

family Varanidae
n : monitor lizards [syn: {Varanidae}]

family Veneridae
n : hard-shell clams [syn: {Veneridae}]

family Verbenaceae
n : family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees [syn: {Verbenaceae}, {verbena family}, {vervain family}]

family Vespertilionidae
n : the majority of common bats of temperate regions of the world [syn: {Vespertilionidae}]

family Vespidae
n : an arthropod family of the order Hymenoptera including: yellow jackets; hornets; mason wasps [syn: {Vespidae}]

family Violaceae
n : a family of order Parietales including the genera Viola; Hybanthus; Hymenanthera; Melicytus [syn: {Violaceae}, {violet family}]

family Viperidae
n : Old World vipers [syn: {Viperidae}]

family Vireonidae
n : small insectivorous American songbirds [syn: {Vireonidae}]

family Viscaceae
n : in some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae [syn: {Viscaceae}, {mistletoe family}]

family Vitaceae
n : a family of vines belonging to order Rhamnales [syn: {Vitaceae}, {Vitidaceae}, {grapevine family}]

family Vittariaceae
n : one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems: genus Vittaria [syn: {Vittariaceae}]

family Viverridae
n : genets; civets; mongooses [syn: {Viverridae}, {Viverrinae}, {family Viverrinae}]

family Viverrinae
n : genets; civets; mongooses [syn: {Viverridae}, {family Viverridae}, {Viverrinae}]

family Volvariaceae
n : a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales [syn: {Volvariaceae}]

family Volvocaceae
n : unicellular or colonial biflagellate free-swimming flagellates [syn: {Volvocaceae}]

family Vombatidae
n : wombats [syn: {Vombatidae}]

family Welwitschiaceae
n : in some classifications included in the Gnetaceae [syn: {Welwitschiaceae}]

family Winteraceae
n : small family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees of genera Drimys and Pseudowintera; sometimes included in Magnoliaceae [syn: {Winteraceae}, {winter's bark family}]

family Xanthorrhoeaceae
n : one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted [syn: {Xanthorrhoeaceae}, {grass tree family}]

family Xantusiidae
n : night lizards [syn: {Xantusiidae}]

family Xenicidae
n : alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens [syn: {Xenicidae}, {Acanthisittidae}, {family Acanthisittidae}]

family Xenopodidae
n : in some classifications the family of the genus Xenopus which is otherwise included in the family Pipidae [syn: {Xenopodidae}]

family Xenosauridae
n : monotypic family of Mexican lizards [syn: {Xenosauridae}]

family Xiphiidae
n : comprising the common swordfishes [syn: {Xiphiidae}]

family Xylariaceae
n : family of fungi characterized by dark brown to back spores [syn: {Xylariaceae}]

family Xyridaceae
n : plants of tropical to temperate regions; usually in wet places [syn: {Xyridaceae}, {yellow-eyed grass family}]

family Zamiaceae
n : a family of cycads often included in the family Cycadaceae: zamias [syn: {Zamiaceae}, {zamia family}]

family Zannichelliaceae
n : alternative classification for some genera included in Potamogetonaceae; one species [syn: {Zannichelliaceae}]

family Zapodidae
n : jumping mice [syn: {Zapodidae}]

family Zeidae
n : a family of fish in the order Zeomorphi [syn: {Zeidae}]

family Zingiberaceae
n : a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales [syn: {Zingiberaceae}, {ginger family}]

family Ziphiidae
n : beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae [syn: {Ziphiidae}, {Hyperodontidae}, {family Hyperodontidae}]

family Zoarcidae
n : eelpouts [syn: {Zoarcidae}]

family Zosteraceae
n : used in some classifications: essentially equivalent to Potamogetonaceae [syn: {Zosteraceae}, {eelgrass family}]

family Zygnemataceae
n : pond scums: common freshwater algae forming green slimy masses [syn: {Zygnemataceae}]

family Zygophyllaceae
n : small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum; Tribulus; Guaiacum: Larrea [syn: {Zygophyllaceae}, {bean-caper family}]

famine
n 1: an acute insufficiency [syn: {dearth}, {shortage}]
2: a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death

famish
v 1: be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!" [syn: {starve}, {hunger}] [ant: {be full}]
2: deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners" [syn: {starve}] [ant: {feed}]
3: die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought" [syn: {starve}]

famished
adj : extremely hungry; "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy" [syn: {ravenous}, {sharp-set}, {starved}, {esurient}]

famishment
n : a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period [syn: {starvation}]

famotidine
n : a histamine blocker (trade name Pepcid) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux [syn: {Pepcid}]

famous
adj : widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter" [syn: {celebrated}, {famed}, {far-famed}, {illustrious}, {notable}, {noted}, {renowned}]

famous person
n : a widely known person; "he was a baseball celebrity" [syn: {celebrity}]

famously
adv 1: in a manner or to an extent that is well known; "in his famously anecdotal style"
2: in a splendid manner; "he did splendidly in the exam"; "we got along famously" [syn: {magnificently}, {splendidly}]

famuli
See {famulus}

famuli
famulus
n : a close attendant (as to a scholar) [also: {famuli} (pl)]

famulus
n : a close attendant (as to a scholar) [also: {famuli} (pl)]

fan
n 1: a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
2: an enthusiastic devotee of sports [syn: {sports fan}]
3: an ardent follower and admirer [syn: {buff}, {devotee}, {lover}]
v 1: strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
2: make (an emotion) fiercer; "fan hatred"
3: agitate the air
4: separate from chaff; "She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field" [syn: {winnow}] [also: {fanning}, {fanned}]

fan belt
n : a belt driven by the crankshaft that drives a fan that pulls air through the radiator

fan blade
n : blade of a rotating fan

fan dance
n : a solo dance in which large fans are manipulated to suggest or reveal nakedness

fan fern
n : large Australasian fern with fanlike repeatedly forked fronds; sometimes placed in genus Gleichenia [syn: {umbrella fern}, {Sticherus flabellatus}, {Gleichenia flabellata}]

fan letter
n : a letter that is a piece of fan mail

fan mail
n : mail sent to public figures from their admirers; "he hired someone to answer his fan mail"

fan out
v : move outward; "The soldiers fanned out" [syn: {diffuse}, {spread}, {spread out}]

fan palm
n : palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves

fan tracery
n : the carved tracery on fan vaulting

fan vaulting
n : an elaborate system of vaulting in which the ribs diverge like fans

fanaloka
n : civet of Madagascar [syn: {Fossa fossa}]

fanatic
adj : marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea; "rabid isolationist" [syn: {fanatical}, {overzealous}, {rabid}]
n : a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause); "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"--Winston Churchill [syn: {fiend}]

fanatical
adj : marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea; "rabid isolationist" [syn: {fanatic}, {overzealous}, {rabid}]

fanatically
adv : in a passionately fanatic manner; "he followed the teachings of his guru fanatically"

fanaticism
n : excessive intolerance of opposing views [syn: {zealotry}]

fancied
fancy
adj : not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes" [ant: {plain}]
n 1: something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy" [syn: {illusion}, {fantasy}, {phantasy}]
2: fancy was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than imagination
3: a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey" [syn: {fondness}, {partiality}]
v 1: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" [syn: {visualize}, {visualise}, {envision}, {project}, {see}, {figure}, {picture}, {image}]
2: have a fancy or particular liking or desire for; "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window" [syn: {go for}, {take to}] [also: {fancied}, {fanciest}, {fancier}]

fancied
adj : formed or conceived by the imagination; "a fabricated excuse for his absence"; "a fancied wrong"; "a fictional character"; "used fictitious names"; "a made-up story" [syn: {fabricated}, {fictional}, {fictitious}, {invented}, {made-up}]

fancied
See {fancy}

fancied up
adj : with superficial adornments added; "all gussied up in sequins and feathers" [syn: {gussied}, {gussied up}, {tricked out}]

fancier
fancy
adj : not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes" [ant: {plain}]
n 1: something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy" [syn: {illusion}, {fantasy}, {phantasy}]
2: fancy was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than imagination
3: a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey" [syn: {fondness}, {partiality}]
v 1: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" [syn: {visualize}, {visualise}, {envision}, {project}, {see}, {figure}, {picture}, {image}]
2: have a fancy or particular liking or desire for; "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window" [syn: {go for}, {take to}] [also: {fancied}, {fanciest}, {fancier}]

fancier
n : a person having a strong liking for something [syn: {enthusiast}]

fancier
See {fancy}

fanciest
fancy
adj : not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes" [ant: {plain}]
n 1: something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy" [syn: {illusion}, {fantasy}, {phantasy}]
2: fancy was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than imagination
3: a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey" [syn: {fondness}, {partiality}]
v 1: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" [syn: {visualize}, {visualise}, {envision}, {project}, {see}, {figure}, {picture}, {image}]
2: have a fancy or particular liking or desire for; "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window" [syn: {go for}, {take to}] [also: {fancied}, {fanciest}, {fancier}]

fanciest
See {fancy}

fanciful
adj 1: indulging in or influenced by fancy; "a fanciful mind"; "all the notional vagaries of childhood" [syn: {notional}]
2: not based on fact; dubious; "the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt; "a small child's imaginary friends"; "her imagined fame"; "to create a notional world for oneself" [syn: {imaginary}, {imagined}, {notional}]
3: having a curiously intricate quality; "a fanciful pattern with intertwined vines and flowers"

fancifully
adv : in a fanciful manner; "the Christmas tree was fancifully decorated" [syn: {whimsically}]

Fanconi's anaemia
n : a rare congenital anemia characterized by pancytopenia and hypoplasia of the bone marrow [syn: {Fanconi's anemia}, {congenital pancytopenia}]

Fanconi's anemia
n : a rare congenital anemia characterized by pancytopenia and hypoplasia of the bone marrow [syn: {Fanconi's anaemia}, {congenital pancytopenia}]

fancy
adj : not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes" [ant: {plain}]
n 1: something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy" [syn: {illusion}, {fantasy}, {phantasy}]
2: fancy was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than imagination
3: a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey" [syn: {fondness}, {partiality}]
v 1: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" [syn: {visualize}, {visualise}, {envision}, {project}, {see}, {figure}, {picture}, {image}]
2: have a fancy or particular liking or desire for; "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window" [syn: {go for}, {take to}] [also: {fancied}, {fanciest}, {fancier}]

fancy dress
n : a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party [syn: {masquerade}, {masquerade costume}]

fancy goods
n : goods that are chiefly ornamental

fancy man
n 1: someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce) [syn: {pimp}, {procurer}, {panderer}, {pander}, {pandar}, {ponce}]
2: a woman's lover [syn: {paramour}]

fancy up
v : put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" [syn: {dress up}, {fig out}, {fig up}, {deck up}, {gussy up}, {trick up}, {deck out}, {trick out}, {prink}, {attire}, {get up}, {rig out}, {tog up}, {tog out}, {overdress}] [ant: {dress down}]

fancy woman
n 1: a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn: {prostitute}, {cocotte}, {whore}, {harlot}, {bawd}, {tart}, {cyprian}, {working girl}, {sporting lady}, {lady of pleasure}, {woman of the street}]
2: an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man [syn: {mistress}, {kept woman}]

fancy-dress ball
n : a ball at which guests wear costumes and masks [syn: {masked ball}, {masquerade ball}]

fancy-free
adj : having no commitments or responsibilities; carefree; "a fancy-free bachelor"

fancywork
n : decorative needlework [syn: {embroidery}]

fandango
n : a provocative Spanish courtship dance in triple time; performed by a man and a woman playing castanets

fandom
n : the fans of a sport or famous person

fanfare
n 1: a showy outward display [syn: {ostentation}]
2: (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare" [syn: {flourish}, {tucket}]

Fang
n 1: a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon
2: canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey
3: hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject its poison

fanged
adj : having fangs

fanion
n : a small flag used by surveyors or soldiers to mark a position

fanlight
n 1: a window above a door and hinged to a transom [syn: {transom}, {transom window}]
2: a window in a roof to admit daylight [syn: {skylight}]
3: a semicircular window over a door or window; usually has sash bars like the ribs of a fan

fanlike
adj : resembling a fan

fanned
fan
n 1: a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
2: an enthusiastic devotee of sports [syn: {sports fan}]
3: an ardent follower and admirer [syn: {buff}, {devotee}, {lover}]
v 1: strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
2: make (an emotion) fiercer; "fan hatred"
3: agitate the air
4: separate from chaff; "She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field" [syn: {winnow}] [also: {fanning}, {fanned}]

fanned
adj : especially spread in a fan shape; "the peacock's fanned tail"; "the spread-out cards" [syn: {spread-out(a)}]

fanned
See {fan}

Fannie Farmer
n : an expert on cooking whose cookbook has undergone many editions (1857-1915) [syn: {Farmer}, {Fannie Merritt Farmer}]

Fannie Mae
n : a federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages [syn: {Federal National Mortgage Association}, {FNMA}]

Fannie Merritt Farmer
n : an expert on cooking whose cookbook has undergone many editions (1857-1915) [syn: {Farmer}, {Fannie Farmer}]

fanning
fan
n 1: a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
2: an enthusiastic devotee of sports [syn: {sports fan}]
3: an ardent follower and admirer [syn: {buff}, {devotee}, {lover}]
v 1: strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
2: make (an emotion) fiercer; "fan hatred"
3: agitate the air
4: separate from chaff; "She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field" [syn: {winnow}] [also: {fanning}, {fanned}]

fanning
See {fan}

fanny
n 1: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {ass}]
2: external female sex organs; "in England `fanny' is vulgar slang for female genitals" [syn: {female genitalia}, {female genitals}, {female genital organ}]

Fanny Adams
n 1: little or nothing at all; "I asked for a raise and they gave me bugger-all"; "I know sweet Fanny Adams about surgery" [syn: {bugger all}, {fuck all}, {sweet Fanny Adams}]
2: nautical term for tinned meat

fanny pack
n : a waist pack worn with the pouch in back [syn: {butt pack}]

Fanny Wright
n : United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852) [syn: {Wright}, {Frances Wright}]

fantabulous
adj : of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind" [syn: {excellent}, {first-class}]

fantail
n : an overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship

fantan
n 1: a Chinese gambling game; a random number of counters are placed under a bowl and you gamble on how many will be left (0 or 1 or 2 or 3) modulo 4
2: a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as their sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards [syn: {sevens}, {parliament}]

fantasia
n : a musical composition of a free form usually incorporating several familiar themes

fantasied
fantasy
n 1: imagination unrestricted by reality; "a schoolgirl fantasy" [syn: {phantasy}]
2: fiction with a large amount of fantasy in it; "she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies" [syn: {phantasy}]
3: something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy" [syn: {illusion}, {phantasy}, {fancy}] [also: {fantasied}]

fantasied
See {fantasy}

fantasise
v 1: indulge in fantasies; "he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company" [syn: {fantasize}]
2: portray in the mind; "he is fantasizing the ideal wife" [syn: {fantasize}]

fantasist
n : a creator of fantasies

fantasize
v 1: indulge in fantasies; "he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company" [syn: {fantasise}]
2: portray in the mind; "he is fantasizing the ideal wife" [syn: {fantasise}]

fantast
n : someone who predicts the future [syn: {futurist}]

fantastic
adj 1: ludicrously odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror" [syn: {antic}, {fantastical}, {grotesque}]
2: extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement" [syn: {howling(a)}, {marvelous}, {marvellous}, {rattling(a)}, {terrific}, {tremendous}, {wonderful}, {wondrous}]
3: extravagantly fanciful and unrealistic; foolish; "a fantastic idea of his own importance"
4: existing in fancy only; "fantastic figures with bulbous heads the circumference of a bushel"- Nathaniel Hawthorne [syn: {fantastical}]
5: exceedingly or unbelievably great; "the bomb did fantastic damage"; "Samson is supposed to have had fantastic strength"; "phenomenal feats of memory" [syn: {phenomenal}]

fantastical
adj 1: existing in fancy only; "fantastic figures with bulbous heads the circumference of a bushel"- Nathaniel Hawthorne [syn: {fantastic}]
2: ludicrously odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror" [syn: {antic}, {fantastic}, {grotesque}]

fantastically
adv : in a fabulous manner; "she was a fabulously gifted player" [syn: {fabulously}]

fantasy
n 1: imagination unrestricted by reality; "a schoolgirl fantasy" [syn: {phantasy}]
2: fiction with a large amount of fantasy in it; "she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies" [syn: {phantasy}]
3: something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy" [syn: {illusion}, {phantasy}, {fancy}] [also: {fantasied}]

fantasy life
n : an imaginary life lived in a fantasy world [syn: {phantasy life}]

fantasy world
n : something existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality) [syn: {phantasy world}, {fairyland}]

fantods
n : an ill-defined state of irritability and distress

fanweed
n : foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized throughout North America [syn: {field pennycress}, {French weed}, {penny grass}, {stinkweed}, {mithridate mustard}, {Thlaspi arvense}]

fanwort
n : common aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating and submerged leaves and white yellow-spotted flowers [syn: {water-shield}, {Cabomba caroliniana}]

FAO
n : the United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture [syn: {Food and Agriculture Organization}, {Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}]

FAQ
n : a list of questions that are frequently asked (about a given topic) along with their answers

faqir
n : a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man [syn: {fakir}, {fakeer}, {faquir}]

faquir
n : a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man [syn: {fakir}, {fakeer}, {faqir}]

far
adj 1: at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future" [ant: {near}]
2: being of a considerable distance or length; "a far trek"
3: being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle; "the horse on the right is the far horse"; "the right side is the far side of the horse"
4: beyond a norm in opinion or actions; "the far right"
n : a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to reinstitute Hutu control; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists" [syn: {Army for the Liberation of Rwanda}, {ALIR}, {Former Armed Forces}, {Interahamwe}]
adv 1: to a considerable degree; very much; "a far far better thing that I do"; "felt far worse than yesterday"; "eyes far too close together"
2: at or to or from a great distance in space; "he traveled far"; "strayed far from home"; "sat far away from each other"
3: at or to a certain point or degree; "I can only go so far before I have to give up"; "how far can we get with this kind of argument?"
4: remote in time; "if we could see far into the future"; "all that happened far in the past"
5: to an advanced stage or point; "a young man who will go very far" [also: {further}, {farther}]

far and away
adv : by a considerable margin; "she was by far the smartest student"; "it was far and away the best meal he had ever eaten" [syn: {by far}, {out and away}]

far and near
adv : over great areas or distances; everywhere; "he traveled far and wide"; "the news spread far and wide"; "people came from far and near"; "searched for the child far and near" [syn: {far and wide}]

far and wide
adv : over great areas or distances; everywhere; "he traveled far and wide"; "the news spread far and wide"; "people came from far and near"; "searched for the child far and near" [syn: {far and near}]

far cry
n 1: distance estimated in terms of the audibility of a cry; "it's a far cry from here"
2: a disappointing disparity; "it was a far cry from what he had expected"

Far East
n : a popular expression for the countries of eastern Asia (usually including China and Mongolia and Taiwan and Japan and Korea and Indochina and eastern Siberia)

far left
adj : radical or extremely liberal

farad
n : the capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a voltage difference of 1 volt between the plates [syn: {F}]

Faraday
n : the English physicist nd chemist who discovered electromagnetic induction (1791-1867) [syn: {Michael Faraday}]

farandole
n : a lively dance from Provence; all the dancers join hands and execute various figures

faraway
adj 1: very far away in space or time; "faraway mountains"; "the faraway future"; "troops landing on far-off shores"; "far-off happier times" [syn: {far-off}]
2: far removed mentally; "a faraway (or distant) look in her eyes"

farawayness
n : the property of being remote [syn: {farness}, {remoteness}] [ant: {nearness}]

FARC
n : a powerful and wealthy terrorist organization formed in 1957 as the guerilla arm of the Colombian communist party; opposed to the United States; has strong ties to drug traffikers [syn: {Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia}, {Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarios de Colombia}]

farce
n 1: a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations [syn: {farce comedy}, {travesty}]
2: mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs [syn: {forcemeat}]

farce comedy
n : a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations [syn: {farce}, {travesty}]

farcical
adj : broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce; "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"; "ludicrous green hair" [syn: {ludicrous}, {ridiculous}]

farcically
adv : in a farcical manner; "a farcically inept bungler"

fardel
n : a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle)

fare
n 1: an agenda of things to do; "they worked rapidly down the menu of reports" [syn: {menu}]
2: the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance [syn: {transportation}]
3: a paying (taxi) passenger
4: the food and drink that are regularly consumed
v 1: proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way" [syn: {do}, {make out}, {come}, {get along}]
2: eat well

fare increase
n : increase in the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance

fare-stage
n : a section along the route of a bus for which the fare is the same

fare-thee-well
n : state of perfection; the utmost degree; "they polished the furniture to a fare-thee-well"

farewell
n 1: an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting [syn: {word of farewell}]
2: the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow" [syn: {leave}, {leave-taking}, {parting}]

far-famed
adj : widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter" [syn: {celebrated}, {famed}, {famous}, {illustrious}, {notable}, {noted}, {renowned}]

farfetched
adj : highly imaginative but unlikely; "a farfetched excuse"; "an implausible explanation" [syn: {implausible}]

far-flung
adj 1: distributed over a considerable extent; "far-flung trading operations"; "the West's far-flung mountain ranges"; "widespread nuclear fallout" [syn: {widespread}]
2: remote; "far-flung corners of the Empire"

Fargo
n : largest city in North Dakota; located in eastern North Dakota on the Red river

farina
n : fine meal made from cereal grain especially wheat; often used as a cooked cereal or in puddings

farinaceous
adj 1: resembling starch [syn: {starchlike}, {amylaceous}, {amyloid}, {amyloidal}]
2: composed of or covered with relatively large particles; "granular sugar"; "gritty sand" [syn: {coarse-grained}, {grainy}, {granular}, {granulose}, {gritty}, {mealy}, {sandy}]

farkleberry
n : shrub or small tree of eastern United States having black inedible berries [syn: {sparkleberry}, {Vaccinium arboreum}]

Farley maidenhair
n : named for a country house in Barbados where it was discovered [syn: {Farley maidenhair fern}, {Barbados maidenhair}, {glory fern}, {Adiantum tenerum farleyense}]

Farley maidenhair fern
n : named for a country house in Barbados where it was discovered [syn: {Farley maidenhair}, {Barbados maidenhair}, {glory fern}, {Adiantum tenerum farleyense}]

farm
n : workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit; "it takes several people to work the farm"
v 1: be a farmer; work as a farmer; "My son is farming in California"
2: collect fees or profits
3: cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here" [syn: {grow}, {raise}, {produce}]

farm animal
n : not used technically; any animals kept for use or profit [syn: {livestock}, {stock}]

farm bill
n : a statute that would regulate farm production and prices

farm boy
n : a boy who has grown up on a farm

farm building
n : a building on a farm

farm cheese
n : mild white cheese made from curds of soured skim milk [syn: {cottage cheese}, {pot cheese}, {farmer's cheese}]

farm club
n : a minor-league team that is owned by a major-league team (especially in baseball) [syn: {farm team}]

Farm Credit System
n : a cooperative nationwide system of banks and associations providing credit to farmers and related businesses; originally capitalized by the federal government but now owned by its members and borrowers [syn: {FCS}]

farm girl
n : a girl who has grown up on a farm

farm horse
n : a quiet plodding workhorse [syn: {dobbin}]

farm machine
n : a machine used in farming

farm out
v 1: arranged for contracted work to be done by others [syn: {subcontract}, {job}]
2: grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee; "We rent out our apartment to tourists every year"; "He hired himself out as a cook" [syn: {hire out}, {rent out}]

farm team
n : a minor-league team that is owned by a major-league team (especially in baseball) [syn: {farm club}]

farm worker
n : a hired hand on a farm [syn: {farmhand}, {fieldhand}, {field hand}]

farmer
n 1: a person who operates a farm [syn: {husbandman}, {granger}, {sodbuster}]
2: United States civil rights leader who in 1942 founded the Congress of Racial Equality (born in 1920) [syn: {James Leonard Farmer}]
3: an expert on cooking whose cookbook has undergone many editions (1857-1915) [syn: {Fannie Farmer}, {Fannie Merritt Farmer}]

farmerette
n : a woman working on a farm

Farmer-Labor Party
n : a former minor political party in the United States in the early 20th century

farmer's calendar
n : an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year [syn: {almanac}]

farmer's cheese
n : mild white cheese made from curds of soured skim milk [syn: {cottage cheese}, {pot cheese}, {farm cheese}]

farmer's lung
n : alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay [syn: {thresher's lung}]

farmer's market
n : an open-air marketplace for farm products [syn: {green market}, {greenmarket}]

farmers-general
See {farmer-general}

farmhand
n : a hired hand on a farm [syn: {fieldhand}, {field hand}, {farm worker}]

farmhouse
n : house for a farmer and family

farming
adj : relating to rural matters; "an agrarian (or agricultural) society"; "farming communities" [syn: {agrarian}, {agricultural}, {farming(a)}]
n 1: the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock [syn: {agriculture}, {husbandry}]
2: working the land as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more" [syn: {land}]

farming area
n : a rural area where farming is practiced [syn: {farmland}]

Farmington
n 1: a town in northwestern New Mexico
2: a residential town in central Connecticut

farmland
n 1: a rural area where farming is practiced [syn: {farming area}]
2: arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops [syn: {cultivated land}, {plowland}, {ploughland}, {tilled land}, {tillage}, {tilth}]

farm-place
n : a farm together with its buildings [syn: {farmplace}, {farmstead}]

farmplace
n : a farm together with its buildings [syn: {farm-place}, {farmstead}]

farmstead
n 1: the buildings and adjacent grounds of a farm
2: a farm together with its buildings [syn: {farmplace}, {farm-place}]

farmyard
n : an area adjacent to farm buildings

farness
n : the property of being remote [syn: {remoteness}, {farawayness}] [ant: {nearness}]

faro
n : a card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing box

Faroe Islands
n 1: a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands [syn: {Faeroe Islands}, {Faroes}, {Faeroes}]
2: a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands [syn: {Faeroe Islands}, {Faroes}, {Faeroes}]

Faroes
n 1: a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands [syn: {Faroe Islands}, {Faeroe Islands}, {Faeroes}]
2: a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands [syn: {Faroe Islands}, {Faeroe Islands}, {Faeroes}]

Faroese
n : a Scandinavian language (closely related to Icelandic) that is spoken on the Faroe Islands [syn: {Faeroese}]

far-off
adj : very far away in space or time; "faraway mountains"; "the faraway future"; "troops landing on far-off shores"; "far-off happier times" [syn: {faraway}]

Farouk I
n : king of Egypt who in 1952 was ousted by a military coup d'etat (1920-1965) [syn: {Faruk I}]

far-out
adj : informal terms; strikingly unconventional [syn: {kinky}, {offbeat}, {quirky}, {way-out}]

farrago
n : a motley assortment of things [syn: {odds and ends}, {oddments}, {melange}, {ragbag}, {hodgepodge}, {mishmash}, {mingle-mangle}, {hotchpotch}, {omnium-gatherum}] [also: {farragoes} (pl)]

farragoes
See {farrago}

farragoes
farrago
n : a motley assortment of things [syn: {odds and ends}, {oddments}, {melange}, {ragbag}, {hodgepodge}, {mishmash}, {mingle-mangle}, {hotchpotch}, {omnium-gatherum}] [also: {farragoes} (pl)]

Farragut
n : United States admiral who commanded Union ships during the American Civil War (1801-1870) [syn: {David Glasgow Farragut}]

far-reaching
adj : having broad range or effect; "had extensive press coverage"; "far-reaching changes in the social structure"; "sweeping reforms" [syn: {extensive}, {sweeping}]

Farrell
n 1: United States writer remembered for his novels (1904-1979) [syn: {James Thomas Farrell}]
2: United States operatic soprano noted for the clarity and power of her voice (1920-2002) [syn: {Eileen Farrell}]

farrier
n : a person who shoes horses [syn: {horseshoer}]

far-right
adj : extremely conservative [syn: {reactionary}, {reactionist}]

farrow
n : the production of a litter of pigs [syn: {farrowing}]
v : give birth; "sows farrow" [syn: {pig}]

farrowing
n : the production of a litter of pigs [syn: {farrow}]

farseeing
adj 1: capable of seeing to a great distance [syn: {eagle-eyed}, {keen-sighted}, {longsighted}]
2: planning prudently for the future; "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues" [syn: {farsighted}, {foresighted}, {foresightful}, {long}, {longsighted}]

Farsi
n 1: a person of Iranian descent; "many Farsi emigrated to India near Bombay"
2: the language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms [syn: {Persian}]

farsighted
adj 1: able to see distant objects clearly [syn: {presbyopic}] [ant: {nearsighted}]
2: planning prudently for the future; "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues" [syn: {farseeing}, {foresighted}, {foresightful}, {long}, {longsighted}]

farsightedness
n : abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects [syn: {hyperopia}, {hypermetropia}, {hypermetropy}, {longsightedness}] [ant: {myopia}]

fart
n : a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus [syn: {farting}, {flatus}, {wind}, {breaking wind}]
v : expel intestinal gases through the anus [syn: {break wind}]

farther
See {far}

farther
far
adj 1: at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future" [ant: {near}]
2: being of a considerable distance or length; "a far trek"
3: being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle; "the horse on the right is the far horse"; "the right side is the far side of the horse"
4: beyond a norm in opinion or actions; "the far right"
n : a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to reinstitute Hutu control; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists" [syn: {Army for the Liberation of Rwanda}, {ALIR}, {Former Armed Forces}, {Interahamwe}]
adv 1: to a considerable degree; very much; "a far far better thing that I do"; "felt far worse than yesterday"; "eyes far too close together"
2: at or to or from a great distance in space; "he traveled far"; "strayed far from home"; "sat far away from each other"
3: at or to a certain point or degree; "I can only go so far before I have to give up"; "how far can we get with this kind of argument?"
4: remote in time; "if we could see far into the future"; "all that happened far in the past"
5: to an advanced stage or point; "a young man who will go very far" [also: {further}, {farther}]

farther
adj 1: more distant in especially space or time; "they live in the farther house"
2: more distant in especially degree; "nothing could be further from the truth"; "further from our expectations"; "farther from the truth"; "farther from our expectations" [syn: {further}]
adv 1: to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense); "further complicated by uncertainty about the future"; "let's not discuss it further"; "nothing could be further from the truth"; "they are further along in their research than we expected"; "the application of the law was extended farther"; "he is going no farther in his studies" [syn: {further}]
2: to or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther' is used more frequently than `further' in this physical sense); "farther north"; "moved farther away"; "farther down the corridor"; "the practice may go back still farther to the Druids"; "went only three miles further"; "further in the future" [syn: {further}]

farthermost
adj : (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order; "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored the furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the peninsula" [syn: {farthest}, {furthermost}, {furthest}, {utmost}, {uttermost}]

farthest
adj 1: most distant or remote; "man's farthest goal"
2: (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order; "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored the furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the peninsula" [syn: {farthermost}, {furthermost}, {furthest}, {utmost}, {uttermost}]
adv 1: to the greatest distance in space or time (`farthest' is used more often than `furthest' in this physical sense); "see who could jump the farthest"; "chose the farthest seat from the door"; "he swam the furthest" [syn: {furthest}]
2: to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (`furthest' is used more often than `farthest' in this abstract sense); "went the furthest of all the children in her education"; "furthest removed from reality"; "she goes farthest in helping us" [syn: {furthest}]

farthing
n : a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny

farthingale
n : a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries

farting
n : a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus [syn: {fart}, {flatus}, {wind}, {breaking wind}]

fartlek
n : a method of athletic training (especially for runners) in which strenuous effort and normal effort alternate in a continuous exercise

Faruk I
n : king of Egypt who in 1952 was ousted by a military coup d'etat (1920-1965) [syn: {Farouk I}]

fasces
n : bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade protruding; in ancient Rome it was a symbol of a magistrate's power; in modern Italy it is a symbol of Fascism

fascia
n : a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc [syn: {facia}] [also: {fasciae} (pl)]

fasciae
See {fascia}

fasciae
fascia
n : a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc [syn: {facia}] [also: {fasciae} (pl)]

fascicle
n 1: an installment of a printed work [syn: {fascicule}]
2: a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) [syn: {fiber bundle}, {fibre bundle}, {fasciculus}]

fasciculation
n : muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers

fascicule
n : an installment of a printed work [syn: {fascicle}]

fasciculi
See {fasciculus}

fasciculi
fasciculus
n : a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) [syn: {fiber bundle}, {fibre bundle}, {fascicle}] [also: {fasciculi} (pl)]

fasciculus
n : a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) [syn: {fiber bundle}, {fibre bundle}, {fascicle}] [also: {fasciculi} (pl)]

fascinate
v 1: cause to be interested or curious [syn: {intrigue}]
2: to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra" [syn: {transfix}, {grip}, {spellbind}]
3: attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" [syn: {capture}, {enamour}, {trance}, {catch}, {becharm}, {enamor}, {captivate}, {beguile}, {charm}, {bewitch}, {entrance}, {enchant}]

fascinated
adj 1: having your attention fixated as though by a spell [syn: {hypnotized}, {hypnotised}, {mesmerized}, {mesmerised}, {spellbound}, {transfixed}]
2: intensely interested in or attracted by; "I'm very interested in birds; in fact I'm fascinated by them"

fascinating
adj 1: capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a fascinating story" [syn: {absorbing}, {engrossing}, {gripping}, {riveting}]
2: capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile"; "Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman" [syn: {bewitching}, {captivating}, {enchanting}, {enthralling}, {entrancing}]

fascinatingly
adv : in a fascinating manner; "her face became fascinatingly distorted"

fascination
n 1: the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror) [syn: {captivation}]
2: a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual [syn: {captivation}, {enchantment}, {enthrallment}]
3: the capacity to attract intense interest; "he held the children spellbound with magic tricks and other fascinations"

Fasciola
n : a genus of Fasciolidae [syn: {genus Fasciola}]

Fasciola hepatica
n : flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans [syn: {liver fluke}]

fascioliasis
n : infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot [syn: {fasciolosis}]

Fasciolidae
n : a family of Trematoda [syn: {family Fasciolidae}]

fasciolopsiasis
n : infestation with the large intestinal fluke Fasciolopsis buski; common in eastern Asia

Fasciolopsis
n : a genus of Fasciolidae [syn: {genus Fasciolopsis}]

Fasciolopsis buski
n : fluke that is parasitic on humans and swine; common in eastern Asia

fasciolosis
n : infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot [syn: {fascioliasis}]

fascism
n : a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)

fascist
adj : relating to or characteristic of fascism; "fascist propaganda" [syn: {fascistic}]
n : an adherent of fascism or other right-wing authoritarian views

fascistic
adj : relating to or characteristic of fascism; "fascist propaganda" [syn: {fascist}]

fashion
n 1: how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion" [syn: {manner}, {mode}, {style}, {way}]
2: characteristic or habitual practice
3: the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior
v : make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks" [syn: {forge}]

fashion arbiter
n : someone who popularizes a new fashion [syn: {trend-setter}, {taste-maker}]

fashion business
n : makers and sellers of fashionable clothing [syn: {apparel industry}, {garment industry}, {fashion industry}, {rag trade}]

fashion consultant
n : someone who advises you about fashionable clothing [syn: {fashionmonger}]

fashion designer
n : someone who designs clothing [syn: {couturier}, {clothes designer}, {designer}]

fashion industry
n : makers and sellers of fashionable clothing [syn: {apparel industry}, {garment industry}, {fashion business}, {rag trade}]

fashion model
n : a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin" [syn: {mannequin}, {manikin}, {mannikin}, {manakin}, {model}]

fashion plate
n 1: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance [syn: {dandy}, {dude}, {fop}, {gallant}, {sheik}, {beau}, {swell}, {clotheshorse}]
2: a plate illustrating the latest fashion in dress

fashionable
adj 1: being or in accordance with current fashion; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe" [syn: {stylish}] [ant: {unfashionable}]
2: having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress; "a little less posh but every bit as stylish as Lord Peter Wimsey"; "the stylish resort of Gstadd" [syn: {stylish}] [ant: {styleless}]
3: patronized by [syn: {popular with(p)}]

fashionably
adv : in a fashionable manner; "his voice had no trace of the drawl that you would expect to find in a fashionably dressed young man" [ant: {unfashionably}]

fashioned
adj : planned and made or fashioned artistically; "beautifully fashioned dresses"

fashioning
n : the act that results in something coming to be; "the devising of plans"; "the fashioning of pots and pans"; "the making of measurements"; "it was already in the making" [syn: {devising}, {making}]

fashionmonger
n : someone who advises you about fashionable clothing [syn: {fashion consultant}]

fashions
n : consumer goods (especially clothing) in the current mode

fast
adj 1: acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car" [ant: {slow}]
2: (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time; "my watch is fast" [ant: {slow}]
3: at a rapid tempo; "the band played a fast fox trot" [ant: {slow}]
4: (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds; "a fast road"; "grass courts are faster than clay"
5: firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house properly secured" [syn: {barred}, {bolted}, {latched}, {locked}, {secured}]
6: resistant to destruction or fading; "fast colors"
7: unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" [syn: {debauched}, {degenerate}, {degraded}, {dissipated}, {dissolute}, {libertine}, {profligate}, {riotous}]
8: hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit" [syn: {flying}, {quick}]
9: securely fixed in place; "the post was still firm after being hit by the car" [syn: {firm}, {immobile}] 10: unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause; "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison; "fast friends" [syn: {firm}, {loyal}, {truehearted}, {fast(a)}]
n : abstaining from food [syn: {fasting}]
adv 1: quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form); "how fast can he get here?"; "ran as fast as he could"; "needs medical help fast"; "fast-running rivers"; "fast-breaking news"; "fast-opening (or fast-closing) shutters"
2: firmly or tightly; "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight" [syn: {tight}]
v 1: abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons; "Catholics sometimes fast during Lent"
2: abstain from eating; "Before the medical exam, you must fast"

fast asleep
adj : sleeping deeply; "lying fast asleep on the sofa"; "it would be cruel to wake him; he's sound asleep" [syn: {fast asleep(p)}, {sound asleep(p)}]

fast break
n : (basketball) a rapid dash to get a shot as soon as possible after taking possession of the ball

fast buck
n : quick or easy earnings, "they are traders out to make a fast buck" [syn: {quick buck}]

fast day
n : a day designated for fasting

fast dye
v : dye with fast colors; "These shirts should be fast-dyed"

fast food
n : inexpensive food (hamburgers or chicken or milkshakes) prepared and served quickly

fast lane
n 1: a hectic and pressured lifestyle often characterized by recklessness or dissipation; "life in fashion's fast lane has taught her a lot"
2: the traffic lane for vehicles that are moving rapidly [ant: {slow lane}]

Fast of Ab
n : (Judaism) a Jewish fast day commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem [syn: {Tishah b'Av}, {Tishah b'Ab}, {Tisha b'Av}, {Tisha b'Ab}, {Ninth of Av}, {Ninth of Ab}, {Fast of Av}]

Fast of Av
n : (Judaism) a Jewish fast day commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem [syn: {Tishah b'Av}, {Tishah b'Ab}, {Tisha b'Av}, {Tisha b'Ab}, {Ninth of Av}, {Ninth of Ab}, {Fast of Ab}]

fast one
n : a cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it" [syn: {trick}]

fast reactor
n : nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by fast neutrons because little or no moderator is used [ant: {thermal reactor}]

fast time scale
n : (simulation) the time scale used in data processing when the time-scale factor is less than one

fast track
n : a rapid means of achieving a goal; "they saw independence as the fast track to democracy"; "he took a fast track to the top of the corporate ladder"; "the company went off the fast track when the stock market dropped"

fastball
n : (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke" [syn: {heater}, {smoke}, {hummer}, {bullet}]

fast-breaking
adj : occurring rapidly as a series of events in rapid succession; "the broadcast was interrupted by a fast-breaking news story about the invasion"

fasten
v 1: cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" [syn: {fix}, {secure}] [ant: {unfasten}]
2: become fixed or fastened; "This dress fastens in the back" [ant: {unfasten}]
3: attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
4: make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire" [syn: {tighten}]

fasten on
v : adopt; "take up new ideas" [syn: {take up}, {latch on}, {hook on}, {seize on}]

fastened
adj 1: firmly closed or secured; "found the gate fastened"; "a fastened seatbelt" [ant: {unfastened}]
2: intent and directed steadily; "had her gaze fastened on the stranger"; "a fixed expresson" [syn: {fixed}]
3: furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike [syn: {buttoned}] [ant: {unbuttoned}]
4: fastened with strings or cords; "a neatly tied bundle" [syn: {tied}] [ant: {untied}]

fastener
n 1: a person who fastens or makes fast; "he found the door fastened and wondered who the fastener was"
2: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place [syn: {fastening}, {holdfast}, {fixing}]

fastening
n 1: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place [syn: {fastener}, {holdfast}, {fixing}]
2: the act of fastening things together [syn: {attachment}]

faster
adv : more quickly [syn: {quicker}]

fastest
adv : most quickly [syn: {quickest}]

fast-flying
adj : moving swiftly; "fast-flying planes"; "played the difficult passage with flying fingers" [syn: {flying}]

fast-growing
adj : tending to spread quickly; "an aggressive tumor" [syn: {aggressive}, {fast-growing(a)}]

fastidious
adj 1: giving and careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness" [ant: {unfastidious}]
2: having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures; "fastidious microorganisms"; "certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements" [syn: {exacting}] [ant: {unfastidious}]

fastidiously
adv 1: in a fastidious and painstaking manner; "it is almost a waste of time painstakingly to learn the routines of selling" [syn: {painstakingly}]
2: in a fastidious manner; "he writes extremely musical music, of which the sound is fastidiously calculated and yet agreeably spontaneous and imaginative"

fastidiousness
n : the trait of being meticulous about matters of taste or style; "neatness and fastidiousness of dress"

fastigiate
adj : having clusters of erect branches (often appearing to form a single column)

fasting
n : abstaining from food [syn: {fast}]

fastnacht
n : doughnut traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday

fastness
n 1: a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed" [syn: {speed}, {swiftness}]
2: the quality of being fixed in place [syn: {fixedness}, {fixity}, {fixture}, {secureness}]
3: a strongly fortified defensive structure [syn: {stronghold}]

fast-paced
adj : of communication that proceeds rapidly; "a fast-paced talker"; "fast-paced fiction"

fat
adj 1: having much flesh (especially fat); "he hadn't remembered how fat she was" [ant: {thin}]
2: having a relatively large diameter; "a fat rope"
3: containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue" [syn: {fatty}] [ant: {nonfat}]
4: lucrative; "a juicy contract"; "a nice fat job" [syn: {juicy}]
5: marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil" [syn: {fertile}, {productive}, {rich}]
6: a chubby body; "the boy had a rounded face and fat cheeks" [syn: {rounded}]
n 1: a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides); "pizza has too much fat"
2: a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; adipose tissue also cushions and insulates vital organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold" [syn: {adipose tissue}, {fatty tissue}]
3: excess bodily weight; "she found fatness disgusting in herself as well as in others" [syn: {fatness}, {blubber}, {avoirdupois}] [ant: {leanness}]
v : make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" [syn: {fatten}, {flesh out}, {fill out}, {plump}, {plump out}, {fatten out}, {fatten up}] [also: {fatting}, {fatted}, {fattest}, {fatter}]

fat cat
n : a wealthy and privileged person

fat cell
n : cells composed of fat [syn: {adipose cell}]

fat chance
n : little or no chance of success [syn: {slim chance}]

fat embolism
n : serious condition in which fat blocks an artery; fat can enter the blood stream after a long bone is fractured or if adipose tissue is injured or as a result of a fatty liver

fat farm
n : a health spa that specializes in helping people lose weight

fat hen
n : European plant naturalized in North America; often collected from the wild as a potherb [syn: {good-king-henry}, {allgood}, {wild spinach}, {Chenopodium bonus-henricus}]

fat metabolism
n : a metabolic process that breaks down ingested fats into fatty acids and glycerol and then into simpler compounds that can be used by cells of the body

fat person
n : a rotund individual [syn: {fatso}, {fatty}, {roly-poly}, {butterball}] [ant: {thin person}]

Fat Tuesday
n : the pre-Lenten festival of Shrove Tuesday [syn: {Mardi Gras}]

fata morgana
n : a mirage in the Strait of Messina (attributed to the Arthurian sorcerer Morgan le Fay)

Fatah
n : a Palestinian political and military organization founded by Yasser Arafat in 1958 to work toward the creation of a Palestinian state; during the 1960s and 1970s trained terrorist and insurgent groups; "al-Fatah carried out numerous acts of international terrorism in western Europe and the Middle East in the 1970s" [syn: {al-Fatah}, {al-Asifa}]

Fatah Revolutionary Council
n : a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries; "in the 1980s the Fatah-RC was considered the most dangerous and murderous Palestinian terror group" [syn: {Fatah-RC}, {Abu Nidal Organization}, {ANO}, {Arab Revolutionary Brigades}, {Black September}, {Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims}]

Fatah Tanzim
n : a terrorist group organized by Yasser Arafat in 1995 as the armed wing of al-Fatah; serves a dual function of violent confrontation with Israel and serves as Arafat's unofficial militia to prevent rival Islamists from usurping leadership [syn: {Tanzim}]

Fatah-RC
n : a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries; "in the 1980s the Fatah-RC was considered the most dangerous and murderous Palestinian terror group" [syn: {Fatah Revolutionary Council}, {Abu Nidal Organization}, {ANO}, {Arab Revolutionary Brigades}, {Black September}, {Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims}]

fatal
adj 1: bringing death [ant: {nonfatal}]
2: having momentous consequences; of decisive importance; "that fateful meeting of the U.N. when...it declared war on North Korea"- Saturday Rev; "the fatal day of the election finally arrived" [syn: {fateful}]
3: (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin; "the stock market crashed on Black Friday"; "a calamitous defeat"; "the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign"; "such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory"- Charles Darwin; "it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it"- Douglas MacArthur; "a fateful error" [syn: {black}, {calamitous}, {disastrous}, {fateful}]
4: controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined; "a fatal series of events" [syn: {fateful}]

fatal accident
n : an accident that causes someone to die [syn: {casualty}]

fatalism
n : a philosophical doctrine holding that all events are predetermined in advance for all time and human beings are powerless to change them

fatalist
adj 1: believing in or inclined to fatalism; "a fatalist person" [syn: {fatalistic}]
2: relating to or implying fatalism; "fatalistic thinking" [syn: {fatalistic}]
n : anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny [syn: {determinist}, {predestinarian}, {predestinationist}]

fatalistic
adj 1: believing in or inclined to fatalism; "a fatalist person" [syn: {fatalist}]
2: relating to or implying fatalism; "fatalistic thinking" [syn: {fatalist}]

fatality
n 1: a death resulting from an accident or a disaster; "a decrease in the number of automobile fatalities" [syn: {human death}]
2: the quality of being able to cause death or fatal disasters

fatality rate
n : the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year [syn: {deathrate}, {death rate}, {morbidity}, {mortality}, {mortality rate}]

fatally
adv : with fatal consequences or implications; "he was fatally ill equipped for the climb"

fatback
n : salt pork from the back of a hog carcass

fate
n 1: an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future [syn: {destiny}]
2: the ultimate agency that predetermines the course of events (often personified as a woman); "we are helpless in the face of Destiny" [syn: {Destiny}]
3: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion" [syn: {fortune}, {destiny}, {luck}, {lot}, {circumstances}, {portion}]
v : decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist" [syn: {destine}, {doom}, {designate}]

fated
adj : (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate; "doomed to unhappiness"; "fated to be the scene of Kennedy's assassination" [syn: {doomed}]

fateful
adj 1: having momentous consequences; of decisive importance; "that fateful meeting of the U.N. when...it declared war on North Korea"- Saturday Rev; "the fatal day of the election finally arrived" [syn: {fatal}]
2: of ominous significance [syn: {foreboding(a)}, {portentous}]
3: (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin; "the stock market crashed on Black Friday"; "a calamitous defeat"; "the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign"; "such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory"- Charles Darwin; "it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it"- Douglas MacArthur; "a fateful error" [syn: {black}, {calamitous}, {disastrous}, {fatal}]
4: controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined; "a fatal series of events" [syn: {fatal}]

fatefully
adv : in a prophetically fateful manner; "the nurse whispered fatefully to call the priest"

Fates
n : a group of three goddesses of destiny [syn: {the Fates}, {Weird Sisters}]

fat-free
adj : without fat or fat solids; "nonfat or fat-free milk" [syn: {nonfat}, {fatless}] [ant: {fatty}]

fathead
n : a man who is a stupid incompetent fool [syn: {goof}, {goofball}, {bozo}, {jackass}, {goose}, {cuckoo}, {twat}, {zany}]

fatheaded
adj : used informally [syn: {blockheaded}, {boneheaded}, {loggerheaded}, {thick}, {thickheaded}, {thick-skulled}, {wooden-headed}]

father
n 1: a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta" [syn: {male parent}, {begetter}] [ant: {mother}, {mother}]
2: the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers" [syn: {forefather}, {sire}]
3: `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military [syn: {Padre}]
4: (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Lation Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom [syn: {Church Father}, {Father of the Church}]
5: a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization; "the tennis fathers ruled in her favor"; "the city fathers endorsed the proposal"
6: God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father" [syn: {Father-God}, {Fatherhood}]
7: a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country" [syn: {founder}, {beginner}, {founding father}]
8: the head of an organized crime family [syn: {don}]
v : make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" [syn: {beget}, {get}, {engender}, {mother}, {sire}, {generate}, {bring forth}]

Father Brown
n : a Catholic priest who was the hero of detective stories by G. K. Chesterton

Father Christmas
n : the legendary patron saint of children [syn: {Santa Claus}, {Kriss Kringle}, {Saint Nick}, {St. Nick}]

father figure
n : a man who takes over all the functions of the real father [syn: {father surrogate}]

Father of the Church
n : (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Lation Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom [syn: {Church Father}, {Father}]

Father of the Submarine
n : American inventor who in 1775 designed a man-propelled submarine that was ineffectual but subsequently earned him recognition as a submarine pioneer (1742-1824) [syn: {Bushnell}, {David Bushnell}]

father surrogate
n : a man who takes over all the functions of the real father [syn: {father figure}]

father-figure
n : a man (often a powerful or influential man) who arouses emotions usually felt for your real father and with whom you identify psychologically

Father-God
n : God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father" [syn: {Father}, {Fatherhood}]

fatherhood
n 1: the kinship relation between an offspring and the father [syn: {paternity}]
2: God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father" [syn: {Father}, {Father-God}]
3: the status of a religious leader
4: the status of a father

father-in-law
n : the father of your spouse [also: {fathers-in-law} (pl)]

fatherland
n : the country where you were born [syn: {homeland}, {motherland}, {mother country}, {country of origin}, {native land}]

fatherless
adj 1: having no living father
2: not having a known or legally responsible father

fatherlike
adj : like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective [syn: {fatherly}]

fatherliness
n : the benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father; "the gentleness and fatherliness of the strange old man eased her fears" [syn: {paternal quality}]

fatherly
adj 1: like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective [syn: {fatherlike}]
2: showing the affection of a father

Father's Day
n : US: third Sunday in June

fathers-in-law
See {father-in-law}

fathers-in-law
father-in-law
n : the father of your spouse [also: {fathers-in-law} (pl)]

fathom
n 1: a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth [syn: {fthm}]
2: (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore [syn: {fthm}]
v 1: come to understand [syn: {penetrate}, {bottom}]
2: measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line [syn: {sound}]

fathomable
adj 1: of depth; capable of being sounded or measured [ant: {unfathomable}]
2: (of meaning) capable of being penetrated or comprehended

fathometer
n : depth finder for determining depth of water or a submerged object by means of ultrasound waves [syn: {sonic depth finder}]

fatigability
n : susceptibility to fatigue; a tendency to get tired or lose strength

fatigue
n 1: temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work; "he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue"; "growing fatigue was apparent from the decline in the execution of their athletic skills"; "weariness overcame her after twelve hours and she fell asleep" [syn: {weariness}, {tiredness}]
2: used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress; "metal fatigue"
3: (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; "he was suffering from museum fatigue"; "after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue"; "the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue"; "political fatigue"
4: labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on); "the soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson"; "they were assigned to kitchen fatigues" [syn: {fatigue duty}]
v 1: get tired of something or somebody [syn: {tire}, {pall}, {weary}, {jade}]
2: exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {wear upon}, {tire out}, {wear}, {weary}, {jade}, {wear out}, {outwear}, {wear down}, {fag out}, {fag}] [ant: {refresh}]

fatigue crack
n : a crack in metal resulting from metal fatigue

fatigue duty
n : labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on); "the soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson"; "they were assigned to kitchen fatigues" [syn: {fatigue}]

fatigue fracture
n : fracture resulting from excessive activity rather than a specific injury [syn: {stress fracture}]

fatigue party
n : a group of soldiers on fatigue duty

fatigued
adj : drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted; "the day's shopping left her exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt completely washed-out"; "only worn-out horses and cattle"; "you look worn out" [syn: {exhausted}, {dog-tired}, {fagged}, {played out}, {spent}, {washed-out}, {worn-out(a)}, {worn out(p)}]

fatigues
n : military uniform worn by military personnel when doing menial labor

Fatiha
n : the first or opening sura of the Quran which is the central prayer of Islam and is used on all special occasions as well as during the five daily prayers [syn: {Fatihah}]

Fatihah
n : the first or opening sura of the Quran which is the central prayer of Islam and is used on all special occasions as well as during the five daily prayers [syn: {Fatiha}]

Fatima
n : youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali; revered especially by Shiite Muslims (606-632) [syn: {Fatimah}]

Fatimah
n : youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali; revered especially by Shiite Muslims (606-632) [syn: {Fatima}]

fatism
n : discrimination against people who are overweight [syn: {fattism}]

fatless
adj : without fat or fat solids; "nonfat or fat-free milk" [syn: {nonfat}, {fat-free}] [ant: {fatty}]

fatness
n : excess bodily weight; "she found fatness disgusting in herself as well as in others" [syn: {fat}, {blubber}, {avoirdupois}] [ant: {leanness}]

Fats Domino
n : United States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and composer (born in 1928) [syn: {Domino}, {Antoine Domino}]

Fats Waller
n : United States jazz musician (1904-1943) [syn: {Waller}, {Thomas Wright Waller}]

fatso
n : a rotund individual [syn: {fatty}, {fat person}, {roly-poly}, {butterball}] [ant: {thin person}] [also: {fatsoes} (pl)]

fatsoes
See {fatso}

fatsoes
fatso
n : a rotund individual [syn: {fatty}, {fat person}, {roly-poly}, {butterball}] [ant: {thin person}] [also: {fatsoes} (pl)]

fat-soluble vitamin
n : any vitamin that is soluble in fats

fatted
fat
adj 1: having much flesh (especially fat); "he hadn't remembered how fat she was" [ant: {thin}]
2: having a relatively large diameter; "a fat rope"
3: containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue" [syn: {fatty}] [ant: {nonfat}]
4: lucrative; "a juicy contract"; "a nice fat job" [syn: {juicy}]
5: marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil" [syn: {fertile}, {productive}, {rich}]
6: a chubby body; "the boy had a rounded face and fat cheeks" [syn: {rounded}]
n 1: a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides); "pizza has too much fat"
2: a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; adipose tissue also cushions and insulates vital organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold" [syn: {adipose tissue}, {fatty tissue}]
3: excess bodily weight; "she found fatness disgusting in herself as well as in others" [syn: {fatness}, {blubber}, {avoirdupois}] [ant: {leanness}]
v : make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" [syn: {fatten}, {flesh out}, {fill out}, {plump}, {plump out}, {fatten out}, {fatten up}] [also: {fatting}, {fatted}, {fattest}, {fatter}]

fatted
See {fat}

fatten
v : make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" [syn: {fat}, {flesh out}, {fill out}, {plump}, {plump out}, {fatten out}, {fatten up}]

fatten out
v : make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" [syn: {fatten}, {fat}, {flesh out}, {fill out}, {plump}, {plump out}, {fatten up}]

fatten up
v : make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" [syn: {fatten}, {fat}, {flesh out}, {fill out}, {plump}, {plump out}, {fatten out}]

fattened
adj : (of market animals) made ready for market

fattening
adj : subject to or used in the process of finishing or fattening up for slaughter; "a fattening hog"; "fattening pens"

fatter
fat
adj 1: having much flesh (especially fat); "he hadn't remembered how fat she was" [ant: {thin}]
2: having a relatively large diameter; "a fat rope"
3: containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue" [syn: {fatty}] [ant: {nonfat}]
4: lucrative; "a juicy contract"; "a nice fat job" [syn: {juicy}]
5: marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil" [syn: {fertile}, {productive}, {rich}]
6: a chubby body; "the boy had a rounded face and fat cheeks" [syn: {rounded}]
n 1: a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides); "pizza has too much fat"
2: a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; adipose tissue also cushions and insulates vital organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold" [syn: {adipose tissue}, {fatty tissue}]
3: excess bodily weight; "she found fatness disgusting in herself as well as in others" [syn: {fatness}, {blubber}, {avoirdupois}] [ant: {leanness}]
v : make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" [syn: {fatten}, {flesh out}, {fill out}, {plump}, {plump out}, {fatten out}, {fatten up}] [also: {fatting}, {fatted}, {fattest}, {fatter}]

fatter
See {fat}

fattest
fat
adj 1: having much flesh (especially fat); "he hadn't remembered how fat she was" [ant: {thin}]
2: having a relatively large diameter; "a fat rope"
3: containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue" [syn: {fatty}] [ant: {nonfat}]
4: lucrative; "a juicy contract"; "a nice fat job" [syn: {juicy}]
5: marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil" [syn: {fertile}, {productive}, {rich}]
6: a chubby body; "the boy had a rounded face and fat cheeks" [syn: {rounded}]
n 1: a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides); "pizza has too much fat"
2: a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; adipose tissue also cushions and insulates vital organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold" [syn: {adipose tissue}, {fatty tissue}]
3: excess bodily weight; "she found fatness disgusting in herself as well as in others" [syn: {fatness}, {blubber}, {avoirdupois}] [ant: {leanness}]
v : make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" [syn: {fatten}, {flesh out}, {fill out}, {plump}, {plump out}, {fatten out}, {fatten up}] [also: {fatting}, {fatted}, {fattest}, {fatter}]

fattest
See {fat}

fattier
fatty
adj : containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue" [syn: {fat}] [ant: {nonfat}]
n : a rotund individual [syn: {fatso}, {fat person}, {roly-poly}, {butterball}] [ant: {thin person}] [also: {fattiest}, {fattier}]

fattier
See {fatty}

fattiest
fatty
adj : containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue" [syn: {fat}] [ant: {nonfat}]
n : a rotund individual [syn: {fatso}, {fat person}, {roly-poly}, {butterball}] [ant: {thin person}] [also: {fattiest}, {fattier}]

fattiest
See {fatty}

fattiness
n : having the property of containing fat; "he recommended exercise to reduce my adiposity" [syn: {adiposity}, {adiposeness}]

fatting
fat
adj 1: having much flesh (especially fat); "he hadn't remembered how fat she was" [ant: {thin}]
2: having a relatively large diameter; "a fat rope"
3: containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue" [syn: {fatty}] [ant: {nonfat}]
4: lucrative; "a juicy contract"; "a nice fat job" [syn: {juicy}]
5: marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil" [syn: {fertile}, {productive}, {rich}]
6: a chubby body; "the boy had a rounded face and fat cheeks" [syn: {rounded}]
n 1: a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides); "pizza has too much fat"
2: a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; adipose tissue also cushions and insulates vital organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold" [syn: {adipose tissue}, {fatty tissue}]
3: excess bodily weight; "she found fatness disgusting in herself as well as in others" [syn: {fatness}, {blubber}, {avoirdupois}] [ant: {leanness}]
v : make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" [syn: {fatten}, {flesh out}, {fill out}, {plump}, {plump out}, {fatten out}, {fatten up}] [also: {fatting}, {fatted}, {fattest}, {fatter}]

fatting
See {fat}

fattish
adj : somewhat fat

fattism
n : discrimination against people who are overweight [syn: {fatism}]

fatty
adj : containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue" [syn: {fat}] [ant: {nonfat}]
n : a rotund individual [syn: {fatso}, {fat person}, {roly-poly}, {butterball}] [ant: {thin person}] [also: {fattiest}, {fattier}]

fatty acid
n : any of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by hydrolysis; fatty acids are simple molecules built around a series of carbon atoms linked together in a chain of 12 to 22 carbon atoms

fatty liver
n : yellow discoloration as a result of the accumulation of certain fats (triglycerides) in the liver; can be caused by alcoholic cirrhosis or pregnancy or exposure to certain toxins

fatty oil
n : nonvolatile animal or plant oil [syn: {fixed oil}]

fatty tissue
n : a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; adipose tissue also cushions and insulates vital organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold" [syn: {adipose tissue}, {fat}]

fatuity
n : a ludicrous folly; "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior" [syn: {absurdity}, {fatuousness}, {silliness}]

fatuous
adj : complacently or inanely foolish [syn: {asinine}, {inane}, {mindless}, {vacuous}]

fatuously
adv : vacuously or complacently and unconsciously foolish [syn: {inanely}]

fatuousness
n : a ludicrous folly; "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior" [syn: {absurdity}, {fatuity}, {silliness}]

fatwa
n : a ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority

fatwah
n : (Islam) a legal opinion or ruling issued by an Islamic scholar; "bin Laden issued three fatwahs calling upon Muslims to take up arms against the United States"

faubourg
n : a New Orleans district lying outside the original city limits; used in combination with the names of various quarters of the city; "in Faubourg Sainte Marie"

faucal
adj : of or relating to the fauces

fauces
n : the passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx

faucet
n : a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir

faucial tonsil
n : either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx [syn: {tonsil}, {palatine tonsil}, {tonsilla}]

fauld
n : a piece of armor plate below the breastplate

Faulkner
n : United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about people in the southern United States (1897-1962) [syn: {William Faulkner}, {William Cuthbert Faulkner}, {Falkner}, {William Falkner}]

fault
n 1: responsibility for a bad situation or event; "it was John's fault"
2: (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault" [syn: {geological fault}, {shift}, {fracture}, {break}]
3: the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection; "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"; "he knew his own faults much better than she did" [syn: {demerit}] [ant: {merit}]
4: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults" [syn: {mistake}, {error}]
5: an imperfection in a device or machine; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer" [syn: {defect}, {flaw}]
6: (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults"
7: (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.); "it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it"
v : put or pin the blame on [syn: {blame}] [ant: {absolve}]

fault line
n : (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface

faultfinder
n : someone who is critical of the motives of others [syn: {cynic}]

faultfinding
adj 1: tending to make moral judgments or judgments based on personal opinions; "a counselor tries not to be faultfinding" [syn: {faultfinding(a)}]
2: tending to find and call attention to faults; "a captious pedant"; "an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor" [syn: {captious}]
n : persistent petty and unjustified criticism [syn: {carping}]

faultier
faulty
adj 1: characterized by errors; "he submitted a faulty report"
2: having a defect; "I returned the appliance because it was defective" [syn: {defective}] [also: {faultiest}, {faultier}]

faultier
See {faulty}

faultiest
faulty
adj 1: characterized by errors; "he submitted a faulty report"
2: having a defect; "I returned the appliance because it was defective" [syn: {defective}] [also: {faultiest}, {faultier}]

faultiest
See {faulty}

faultily
adv : in an inaccurate manner; "these statements were faultily attributed to me"

faultiness
n : the state of being defective [syn: {defectiveness}]

faultless
adj : without fault or error; "faultless logic"; "speaks impeccable French"; "timing and technique were immaculate"; "an immaculate record" [syn: {immaculate}, {impeccable}]

faultlessly
adv : without a fault; in a faultless manner; "he solved all the problems faultlessly"

faulty
adj 1: characterized by errors; "he submitted a faulty report"
2: having a defect; "I returned the appliance because it was defective" [syn: {defective}] [also: {faultiest}, {faultier}]

faun
n : ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr

fauna
n 1: all the animal life in a particular region [ant: {vegetation}]
2: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement [syn: {animal}, {animate being}, {beast}, {brute}, {creature}] [also: {faunae} (pl)]

faunae
See {fauna}

faunae
fauna
n 1: all the animal life in a particular region [ant: {vegetation}]
2: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement [syn: {animal}, {animate being}, {beast}, {brute}, {creature}] [also: {faunae} (pl)]

Fauntleroy
n : an excessively polite and well-dressed boy [syn: {Little Lord Fauntleroy}]

Faunus
n : (Roman mythology) ancient rural deity; later considered a counterpart of Greek Pan

Faust
n : an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge [syn: {Faustus}]

Faustian
adj : pertaining to or resembling or befitting Faust or Faustus especially in insatiably striving for worldly knowledge and power even at the price of spiritual values; "a Faustian pact with the Devil"

Fausto Paolo Sozzini
n : Italian theologian who argued against trinitarianism (1539-1604) [syn: {Socinus}, {Faustus Socinus}]

Faustus
n : an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge [syn: {Faust}]

Faustus Socinus
n : Italian theologian who argued against trinitarianism (1539-1604) [syn: {Socinus}, {Fausto Paolo Sozzini}]

fauteuil
n : an upholstered armchair

Fauve
n : a member of a group of French painters who followed Fauvism [syn: {fauvist}]

fauvism
n : an art movement launched in 1905 whose work was characterized by bright and non-natural colors and simple forms; influenced the expressionists

fauvist
n : a member of a group of French painters who followed Fauvism [syn: {Fauve}]

faux
adj : not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide" [syn: {fake}, {false}, {imitation}, {simulated}]

faux pas
n : a socially awkward or tactless act [syn: {gaffe}, {solecism}, {slip}, {gaucherie}]

fava bean
n 1: seed of the broad-bean plant [syn: {broad bean}, {horsebean}]
2: shell beans cooked as limas [syn: {broad bean}]

faveolate
adj : pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb) [syn: {alveolate}, {cavitied}, {honeycombed}, {pitted}]

favism
n : anemia resulting from eating fava beans; victims have an inherited blood abnormality and enzyme deficiency

favor
n 1: an act of gracious kindness [syn: {favour}]
2: an advantage to the benefit of someone or something; "the outcome was in his favor" [syn: {favour}]
3: an inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this season" [syn: {favour}]
4: a feeling of favorable regard [syn: {favour}]
5: souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party [syn: {party favor}, {party favour}, {favour}]
v 1: promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" [syn: {prefer}, {favour}]
2: consider as the favorite; "The local team was favored" [syn: {favour}]
3: treat gently or carefully [syn: {favour}]
4: bestow a privilege upon [syn: {privilege}, {favour}]

favorable
adj 1: very favorable or advantageous; "a golden opportunity" [syn: {golden}]
2: encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression" [syn: {favourable}] [ant: {unfavorable}]
3: (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the days were fair and the winds were favorable" [syn: {favourable}] [ant: {unfavorable}]
4: favorably disposed; not antagonistic; "a government favorable to our interests" [syn: {well-disposed}]
5: tending to favor or bring good luck; "miracles are auspicious accidents"; "encouraging omens"; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision" [syn: {auspicious}, {encouraging}, {favourable}, {lucky}, {prosperous}]
6: at a convenient or suitable time; "an opportune time to receive guests" [syn: {favourable}, {opportune}]
7: granting what has been desired or requested; "a favorable reply"; "a positive answer" [syn: {positive}]

favorable position
n : the quality of being a competitive advantage [syn: {superiority}, {favourable position}]

favorable reception
n : acceptance as satisfactory; "he bought it on approval" [syn: {approval}, {favourable reception}]

favorableness
n : the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome [syn: {favourableness}, {advantageousness}] [ant: {unfavorableness}]

favorably
adv : showing approval; "he reviewed the play favorably" [syn: {favourably}] [ant: {unfavorably}]

favored
adj 1: preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child" [syn: {favorite(a)}, {favourite(a)}, {pet}, {preferred}]
2: blessed with advantages; "she is more advantaged than her cousin"; "born into the favored classes" [syn: {advantaged}]
3: supremely favored or fortunate; "golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust" [syn: {fortunate}, {golden}]

favoring
adj : supporting a policy or attitude etc; "an affirmative argument" [syn: {affirmative}]

favorite
adj 1: appealing to the general public; "a favorite tourist attraction" [syn: {favourite}]
2: preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child" [syn: {favored}, {favorite(a)}, {favourite(a)}, {pet}, {preferred}]
n 1: something regarded with special favor or liking; "that book is one of my favorites" [syn: {favourite}]
2: a special loved one [syn: {darling}, {favourite}, {pet}, {dearie}, {deary}, {ducky}]
3: a competitor thought likely to win [syn: {front-runner}, {favourite}]

favorite son
n : a politician favored mainly in his or her home state [syn: {favourite son}]

favoritism
n 1: an inclination to favor some person or group [syn: {favouritism}]
2: unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice [syn: {discrimination}, {favouritism}]

favour
n 1: a feeling of favorable regard [syn: {favor}]
2: an inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this season" [syn: {favor}]
3: an advantage to the benefit of someone or something; "the outcome was in his favor" [syn: {favor}]
4: souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party [syn: {party favor}, {party favour}, {favor}]
5: an act of gracious kindness [syn: {favor}]
v 1: treat gently or carefully [syn: {favor}]
2: bestow a privilege upon [syn: {privilege}, {favor}]
3: promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" [syn: {prefer}, {favor}]
4: consider as the favorite; "The local team was favored" [syn: {favor}]

favourable
adj 1: encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression" [syn: {favorable}] [ant: {unfavorable}]
2: (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the days were fair and the winds were favorable" [syn: {favorable}] [ant: {unfavorable}]
3: at a convenient or suitable time; "an opportune time to receive guests" [syn: {favorable}, {opportune}]
4: tending to favor or bring good luck; "miracles are auspicious accidents"; "encouraging omens"; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision" [syn: {auspicious}, {encouraging}, {favorable}, {lucky}, {prosperous}]

favourable position
n : the quality of being a competitive advantage [syn: {superiority}, {favorable position}]

favourable reception
n : acceptance as satisfactory; "he bought it on approval" [syn: {approval}, {favorable reception}]

favourableness
n : the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome [syn: {favorableness}, {advantageousness}] [ant: {unfavorableness}]

favourably
adv : showing approval; "he reviewed the play favorably" [syn: {favorably}] [ant: {unfavorably}]

favourite
adj 1: appealing to the general public; "a favorite tourist attraction" [syn: {favorite}]
2: preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child" [syn: {favored}, {favorite(a)}, {favourite(a)}, {pet}, {preferred}]
n 1: a competitor thought likely to win [syn: {front-runner}, {favorite}]
2: a special loved one [syn: {darling}, {favorite}, {pet}, {dearie}, {deary}, {ducky}]
3: something regarded with special favor or liking; "that book is one of my favorites" [syn: {favorite}]

favourite son
n : a politician favored mainly in his or her home state [syn: {favorite son}]

favouritism
n 1: an inclination to favor some person or group [syn: {favoritism}]
2: unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice [syn: {discrimination}, {favoritism}]

favus
n : a contagious fungal infection of the scalp; occurs mainly in Africa and the Middle East

Fawkes
n : English conspirator who was executed for his role in a plot to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament (1570-1606) [syn: {Guy Fawkes}]

fawn
n 1: a color varying around light grayish brown; "she wore a dun raincoat" [syn: {dun}, {grayish brown}, {greyish brown}]
2: young deer
v 1: show submission or fear [syn: {crawl}, {creep}, {cringe}, {cower}, {grovel}]
2: try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss" [syn: {toady}, {truckle}, {bootlick}, {kowtow}, {kotow}, {suck up}]
3: have fawns; "deer fawn"

fawn lily
n : California dogtooth violet with creamy white flowers sometimes yellow-tinged [syn: {Erythronium californicum}]

fawner
n : someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect [syn: {apple polisher}, {bootlicker}, {groveller}, {groveler}, {truckler}, {ass-kisser}]

fawning
adj : attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery [syn: {bootlicking}, {obsequious}, {sycophantic}, {toadyish}]

fax
n : duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio [syn: {facsimile}, {facsimile machine}]
v : send something via a facsimile machine; "Can you fax me the report right away?" [syn: {telefax}, {facsimile}]

Fayetteville
n 1: a town in central West Virginia on the New River
2: a town in south central North Carolina
3: a university town in northwestern Arkansas in the Ozarks

faze
v : disturb the composure of [syn: {unnerve}, {enervate}, {unsettle}]

fazed
adj : caused to show discomposure; "refused to be fazed by the objections" [syn: {bothered}, {daunted}]

FBI
n : a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice [syn: {Federal Bureau of Investigation}]

FBI agent
n : a special law-enforcement agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation [syn: {G-man}, {government man}]

FCC
n : an independent governmeent agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio and television and wire and cable and satellite [syn: {Federal Communications Commission}]

FCS
n : a cooperative nationwide system of banks and associations providing credit to farmers and related businesses; originally capitalized by the federal government but now owned by its members and borrowers [syn: {Farm Credit System}]

FDA
n : a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products [syn: {Food and Drug Administration}]

FDIC
n : a federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions [syn: {Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation}]

FDR
n : 32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the great depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945) [syn: {Roosevelt}, {Franklin Roosevelt}, {Franklin Delano Roosevelt}, {F. D. Roosevelt}, {President Roosevelt}, {President Franklin Roosevelt}]

Fe
n : a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood [syn: {iron}, {atomic number 26}]

feabane mullet
n : hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas [syn: {fleabane}, {Pulicaria dysenterica}]

fealty
n : the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign) [syn: {allegiance}]

fear
n 1: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) [syn: {fearfulness}, {fright}] [ant: {fearlessness}]
2: an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction" [syn: {concern}, {care}]
3: a profound emotion inspired by a deity; "the fear of God" [syn: {reverence}, {awe}, {veneration}]
v 1: be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event; "I fear she might get aggressive"
2: be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!" [syn: {dread}]
3: be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement; "I fear I won't make it to your wedding party"
4: be uneasy or apprehensive about; "I fear the results of the final exams"
5: regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius" [syn: {reverence}, {revere}, {venerate}]

fearful
adj 1: causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse" [syn: {awful}, {dire}, {direful}, {dread(a)}, {dreaded}, {dreadful}, {fearsome}, {frightening}, {horrendous}, {horrific}, {terrible}]
2: lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley [syn: {cowardly}] [ant: {brave}]
3: extremely distressing; "fearful slum conditions"; "a frightful mistake"; "suffered terrible thirst" [syn: {frightful}, {terrible}]
4: timid by nature or revealing timidity; "timorous little mouse"; "in a timorous tone"; "cast fearful glances at the large dog" [syn: {timorous}, {trepid}]
5: experiencing or showing fear; "a fearful glance"; "fearful of criticism"

fearfully
adv 1: in fear, "she hurried down the stairs fearfully" [ant: {fearlessly}]
2: in an alarming manner; "they were fearfully attacked"

fearfulness
n 1: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) [syn: {fear}, {fright}] [ant: {fearlessness}]
2: the trait of being afraid [ant: {fearlessness}]

fearless
adj 1: oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them [syn: {unafraid(p)}] [ant: {afraid(p)}]
2: possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory" [syn: {brave}, {courageous}] [ant: {cowardly}]
3: resolute and without fear [syn: {doughty}, {hardy}]
4: invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers" [syn: {audacious}, {brave}, {dauntless}, {intrepid}, {unfearing}]

fearlessly
adv : without fear; "fearlessly, he led the troops into combat" [syn: {dauntlessly}, {intrepidly}] [ant: {fearfully}]

fearlessness
n 1: feeling no fear [syn: {bravery}] [ant: {fear}]
2: the trait of feeling no fear [ant: {fearfulness}]

fearsome
adj : causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse" [syn: {awful}, {dire}, {direful}, {dread(a)}, {dreaded}, {dreadful}, {fearful}, {frightening}, {horrendous}, {horrific}, {terrible}]

fearsomely
adv : in a fearsome manner; "a sabre slammed fearsomely through the thicket in all directions"

feasibility
n : the quality of being doable [syn: {feasibleness}] [ant: {infeasibility}]

feasible
adj : capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are [syn: {executable}, {practicable}, {viable}, {workable}]
adv : in a practicable manner; so as to be feasible [syn: {practicably}]

feasibleness
n : the quality of being doable [syn: {feasibility}] [ant: {infeasibility}]

feast
n 1: a ceremonial dinner party for many people [syn: {banquet}]
2: something experienced with great delight; "a feast for the eyes"
3: a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread" [syn: {banquet}, {spread}]
4: an elaborate party (often outdoors) [syn: {fete}, {fiesta}]
v 1: partake in a feast or banquet [syn: {banquet}, {junket}]
2: provide a feast or banquet for [syn: {banquet}, {junket}]
3: gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view" [syn: {feed}]

feast day
n : a day designated for feasting [syn: {fete day}]

Feast of Booths
n : (Judaism) a Jewish harvest festival [syn: {Succos}, {Sukkoth}, {Feast of Tabernacles}, {Tabernacles}]

Feast of Dedication
n : (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC [syn: {Hanukkah}, {Hanukah}, {Hannukah}, {Chanukah}, {Chanukkah}, {Channukah}, {Channukkah}, {Festival of Lights}, {Feast of Lights}, {Feast of the Dedication}]

Feast of Dormition
n : celebration in the Eastern Orthodox church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Assumption in the Roman Catholic church and is also celebrated on August 15th [syn: {Dormition}]

Feast of Lights
n : (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC [syn: {Hanukkah}, {Hanukah}, {Hannukah}, {Chanukah}, {Chanukkah}, {Channukah}, {Channukkah}, {Festival of Lights}, {Feast of Dedication}, {Feast of the Dedication}]

Feast of Sacrifice
n : the 10th day of Dhu'l Hijja; all Muslims attend a service in the mosques and those who are not pilgrims perform a ritual slaughter of a sheep (commemorating God's ransom of Abraham's son from sacrifice) and give at least a third of the meat to charity [syn: {Id al-Adha}]

Feast of Tabernacles
n : (Judaism) a Jewish harvest festival [syn: {Succos}, {Sukkoth}, {Feast of Booths}, {Tabernacles}]

Feast of the Circumcision
n : (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st [syn: {Circumcision}, {January 1}]

Feast of the Dedication
n : (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC [syn: {Hanukkah}, {Hanukah}, {Hannukah}, {Chanukah}, {Chanukkah}, {Channukah}, {Channukkah}, {Festival of Lights}, {Feast of Lights}, {Feast of Dedication}]

Feast of the Unleavened Bread
n : (Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt [syn: {Passover}, {Pesach}, {Pesah}]

Feast of Weeks
n : (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments [syn: {Shavous}, {Shabuoth}, {Shavuoth}, {Shavuot}, {Pentecost}]

feast one's eyes
v : look at with great enjoyment; "She feasted her eyes on the Tuscan landscape"

feasting
n : eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment) [syn: {banqueting}]

feat
n : a notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort" [syn: {deed}, {effort}, {exploit}]

feather
n 1: the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds [syn: {plume}, {plumage}]
2: turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls [syn: {feathering}]
v 1: join tongue and groove, in carpentry
2: cover or fit with feathers
3: turn the paddle; in canoeing [syn: {square}]
4: turn the oar, while rowing [syn: {square}]
5: grow feathers; "The young sparrows are fledging already" [syn: {fledge}]

feather ball
n : a low tuberculate cactus with white feathery spines; northeastern Mexico [syn: {Mammillaria plumosa}]

feather bed
n : a mattress stuffed with feathers [syn: {featherbed}]

feather boa
n : a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur [syn: {boa}]

feather geranium
n : Eurasian aromatic oak-leaved goosefoot with many yellow-green flowers; naturalized North America [syn: {Jerusalem oak}, {Mexican tea}, {Chenopodium botrys}, {Atriplex mexicana}]

feather one's nest
v : enrich oneself by taking advantage of one's position; "The congressmen feathered his nest through his connection with big business"

feather palm
n : palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves

feather reed grass
n : a variety of reed grass [syn: {feathertop}, {Calamagrostis acutiflora}]

feather star
n : free-swimming stalkless crinoid with ten feathery arms; found on muddy sea bottoms [syn: {comatulid}]

featherbed
n : a mattress stuffed with feathers [syn: {feather bed}]
v 1: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" [syn: {pamper}, {cosset}, {cocker}, {baby}, {coddle}, {mollycoddle}, {spoil}, {indulge}]
2: hire more workers than are necessary [also: {featherbedding}, {featherbedded}]

featherbedded
featherbed
n : a mattress stuffed with feathers [syn: {feather bed}]
v 1: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" [syn: {pamper}, {cosset}, {cocker}, {baby}, {coddle}, {mollycoddle}, {spoil}, {indulge}]
2: hire more workers than are necessary [also: {featherbedding}, {featherbedded}]

featherbedded
See {featherbed}

featherbedding
featherbed
n : a mattress stuffed with feathers [syn: {feather bed}]
v 1: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" [syn: {pamper}, {cosset}, {cocker}, {baby}, {coddle}, {mollycoddle}, {spoil}, {indulge}]
2: hire more workers than are necessary [also: {featherbedding}, {featherbedded}]

featherbedding
n : the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required

featherbedding
See {featherbed}

featherbrained
adj : lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" [syn: {airheaded}, {dizzy}, {empty-headed}, {giddy}, {light-headed}, {lightheaded}, {silly}]

feathered
adj 1: adorned with feathers or plumes [syn: {feathery}, {plumy}]
2: having or covered with feathers or plumage; "our feathered friends" [ant: {unfeathered}]

featheredge
n : a thin tapering edge

featheredged
adj : having a rough edge; used of handmade paper or paper resembling handmade [syn: {deckled}, {deckle-edged}]

feather-foil
n : a plant of the genus Hottonia [syn: {featherfoil}]

featherfoil
n : a plant of the genus Hottonia [syn: {feather-foil}]

featheriness
n : a light softness [syn: {downiness}, {fluffiness}]

feathering
n : turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls [syn: {feather}]

featherless
adj : having no feathers; "a featherless biped"; "the unfeathered legs of an Orpington" [syn: {unfeathered}] [ant: {feathered}]

featherlike
adj 1: suggestive of feathers in lightness; "feathery snowflakes" [syn: {feathery}]
2: resembling a feather or feathers; "feathery palm trees" [syn: {feathery}]

feathertop
n 1: northeastern tropical African plant having feathery panicles [syn: {feathertop grass}, {Pennistum villosum}]
2: a variety of reed grass [syn: {feather reed grass}, {Calamagrostis acutiflora}]

feathertop grass
n : northeastern tropical African plant having feathery panicles [syn: {feathertop}, {Pennistum villosum}]

featherweight
adj : of a weight class of 123-126 pounds for prizefighters; "the featherweight class"
n 1: an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 126 pounds
2: weighs 126-139 pounds
3: a professional boxer who weighs between 123 and 126 pounds

feathery
adj 1: suggestive of feathers in lightness; "feathery snowflakes" [syn: {featherlike}]
2: resembling a feather or feathers; "feathery palm trees" [syn: {featherlike}]
3: characterized by a covering of feathers; "the feathery congregaton of jays"
4: adorned with feathers or plumes [syn: {feathered}, {plumy}]

feature
n 1: a prominent aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics" [syn: {characteristic}]
2: the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; "an expression of pleasure crossed his features"; "his lineaments were very regular" [syn: {lineament}]
3: the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'" [syn: {feature film}]
4: a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine; "they ran a feature on retirement planning" [syn: {feature article}]
5: an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles
v 1: have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" [syn: {have}] [ant: {miss}]
2: wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat" [syn: {sport}, {boast}]

feature article
n : a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine; "they ran a feature on retirement planning" [syn: {feature}]

feature film
n : the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'" [syn: {feature}]

featured
adj 1: made a feature or highlight; given prominence; "a featured actor"; "a featured item at the sale"
2: having facial features as specified; usually used in combination; "a grim-featured man"

featureless
adj : lacking distinguishing characteristics or features; "the featureless landscape of the steppe"

Feb
n : the month following January and preceding March [syn: {February}]

Feb 2
n : feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland [syn: {Candlemas}, {Candlemas Day}]

febricity
n : a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection [syn: {fever}, {febrility}, {pyrexia}, {feverishness}]

febrifuge
n : any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever [syn: {antipyretic}]

febrile
adj : of or relating to or characterized by fever; "a febrile reaction caused by an allergen" [syn: {feverish}] [ant: {afebrile}]

febrility
n : a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection [syn: {fever}, {febricity}, {pyrexia}, {feverishness}]

February
n : the month following January and preceding March [syn: {Feb}]

February 12
n : the day on which President Abraham Lincoln is remembered [syn: {Lincoln's Birthday}]

February 14
n : a day for the exchange of tokens of affection [syn: {Valentine Day}, {Valentine's Day}, {Saint Valentine's Day}, {St Valentine's Day}]

February 2
n : if the ground hog emerges and sees his shadow on this day, there will be 6 more weeks of winter [syn: {Groundhog Day}]

February 22
n : the day on which George Washington is remembered [syn: {Washington's Birthday}]

February 29
n : the name of the day that is added during a leap year [syn: {leap day}, {bissextile day}]

February daphne
n : small European deciduous shrub with fragrant lilac-colored flowers followed by red berries on highly toxic twigs [syn: {mezereon}, {Daphne mezereum}]

February Revolution
n : the revolution against the Czarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917 [syn: {Russian Revolution}]

fecal
adj : foul with waste matter; of or relating to feces [syn: {faecal}, {feculent}]

fecal impaction
n : accumulation of hardened feces in the rectum or lower colon which the person cannot move

fecal matter
n : solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels [syn: {faecal matter}, {feces}, {faeces}, {BM}, {stool}, {ordure}, {dejection}]

fecal occult test
n : a take-home test in which you collect specimens of your stool that are tested for traces of blood; used to detect colorectal cancers [syn: {faecal occult test}, {stool test}]

fecalith
n : a hard mass of dried feces [syn: {coprolith}, {faecalith}, {stercolith}]

feces
n : solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels [syn: {fecal matter}, {faecal matter}, {faeces}, {BM}, {stool}, {ordure}, {dejection}]

Fechner
n : German physicist who founded psychophysics; derived Fechner's Law on the basis of early work by E. H. Weber (1801-1887) [syn: {Gustav Theodor Fechner}]

Fechner's law
n : (psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases proportional to the logarithm of the stimulus intensity; based on early work by E. H. Weber [syn: {Weber-Fechner law}]

feckless
adj 1: not fit to assume responsibility
2: generally incompetent and ineffectual; "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account" [syn: {inept}]

fecklessly
adv 1: with ineptitude; in an incompetent manner; "he performed his functions ineptly" [syn: {ineptly}]
2: in a feckless manner; irresponsibly and incompetently

fecklessness
n : worthlessness due to being feeble and ineffectual

fecula
n : excreta (especially of insects) [also: {feculae} (pl)]

feculae
See {fecula}

feculae
fecula
n : excreta (especially of insects) [also: {feculae} (pl)]

feculent
adj : foul with waste matter; of or relating to feces [syn: {fecal}, {faecal}]

fecund
adj 1: capable of producing offspring or vegetation
2: intellectually productive; "a prolific writer"; "a fecund imagination" [syn: {fertile}, {prolific}]

fecundate
v 1: make fertile or productive; "The course fertilized her imagination" [syn: {fertilize}, {fertilise}]
2: introduce semen into (a female) [syn: {inseminate}, {fertilize}, {fertilise}]

fecundation
n 1: creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant [syn: {fertilization}, {fertilisation}, {impregnation}]
2: making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure [syn: {fertilization}, {fertilisation}, {dressing}]

fecundity
n 1: the intellectual fruitfulness of a creative imagination [syn: {fruitfulness}]
2: the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring [syn: {fertility}] [ant: {sterility}]
3: the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth [syn: {fruitfulness}] [ant: {fruitlessness}]

Fed
n 1: any federal law-enforcement officer [syn: {Federal}, {federal official}]
2: the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state charted commercial banks and some trust companies; "the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply" [syn: {Federal Reserve System}, {Federal Reserve}, {FRS}]

fed
feed
n : food for domestic livestock [syn: {provender}]
v 1: provide as food; "Feed the guests the nuts"
2: give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" [syn: {give}] [ant: {starve}]
3: feed into; supply; "Her success feeds her vanity"
4: introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor" [syn: {feed in}]
5: support or promote; "His admiration fed her vanity"
6: take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" [syn: {eat}]
7: serve as food for; be the food for; "This dish feeds six"
8: move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" [syn: {run}, {flow}, {course}]
9: profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity" [syn: {prey}] 10: gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view" [syn: {feast}] 11: provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants" [syn: {fertilize}, {fertilise}] [also: {fed}]

fed
See {feed}

fed up
adj : having a strong distaste from surfeit; "grew more and more disgusted"; "fed up with their complaints"; "sick of it all"; "sick to death of flattery"; "gossip that makes one sick"; "tired of the noise and smoke" [syn: {disgusted}, {fed up(p)}, {sick(p)}, {sick of(p)}, {tired of(p)}]

fedayeen
See {fedayee}

fedayeen
n : (plural) Arab guerrillas who operate mainly against Israel

Fedayeen Saddam
n : a feared paramilitary unit formed in 1995 by young soldiers to serve Saddam Hussein against domestic opponents [syn: {Saddam's Martyrs}]

fedelline
n : extremely fine pasta thinner than vermicelli

federal
adj 1: national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units; "the Federal Bureau of Investigation"; "federal courts"; "the federal highway program"; "federal property"
2: of or relating to the central government of a federation; "a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government"
3: being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the Civil War; "Union soldiers"; "Federal forces"; "a Federal infantryman" [syn: {Union}]
4: characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities; "a federal system like that of the United States"; "federal governments often evolved out of confederatons" [ant: {unitary}]
n 1: a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War [syn: {Federal soldier}, {Union soldier}]
2: any federal law-enforcement officer [syn: {Fed}, {federal official}]

federal agency
n : an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" [syn: {agency}, {government agency}, {bureau}, {office}, {authority}]

federal agent
n : any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau [syn: {agent}]

Federal Aviation Agency
n : an agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation [syn: {FAA}]

Federal Bureau of Investigation
n : a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice [syn: {FBI}]

Federal Bureau of Prisons
n : the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationawide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes [syn: {BoP}]

Federal Communications Commission
n : an independent governmeent agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio and television and wire and cable and satellite [syn: {FCC}]

federal court
n : a court establish by the authority of a federal government

federal deficit
n : an excess of the federal government's spending over its revenue; "federal deficits can cause inflation"

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
n : Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia [syn: {Ethiopia}, {Yaltopya}, {Abyssinia}]

federal department
n : a department of the federal government of the United States [syn: {federal office}, {department of the federal government}]

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
n : a federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions [syn: {FDIC}]

federal district
n : a district set apart as the seat of government of a federation

Federal Emergency Management Agency
n : an independent agency of the United States government that provides a single point of accountability for all federal emergency preparedness and mitigation and response activities [syn: {FEMA}]

federal government
n : a government with strong central powers

Federal Home Loan Bank System
n : the central credit system for thrift institutions

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
n : a corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages [syn: {Freddie Mac}, {FHLMC}]

Federal Housing Administration
n : the federal agency in the Department of Housing and Urban Development that insures residential mortgages [syn: {FHA}]

Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
n : a country on the Comoro Islands [syn: {Comoros}]

federal job safety law
n : a law passed by the United States Congress that created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment [syn: {occupational safety and health act}]

Federal Judiciary
n : the judiciary of the United States which is responsible for interpreting and enforcing federal laws

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
n : a center in the Department of the Treasury that trains law enforcement professionals for more tha seventy federal agencies [syn: {FLETC}]

Federal National Mortgage Association
n : a federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages [syn: {Fannie Mae}, {FNMA}]

federal office
n : a department of the federal government of the United States [syn: {federal department}, {department of the federal government}]

federal official
n : any federal law-enforcement officer [syn: {Federal}, {Fed}]

Federal Party
n : a major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; founded by Alexander Hamilton; favored a strong centralized government [syn: {Federalist Party}, {American Federalist Party}]

Federal Protective Service
n : an agency in the General Services Administration that is a security organization to provide a safe environment where Federal agencies can conduct their business [syn: {FPS}]

Federal Republic of Germany
n 1: a republic in north central Europe on the North Sea; established in 1949 from the zones of Germany occupied by the British and French and Americans after the German defeat; reunified with East Germany in 1990 [syn: {West Germany}]
2: a republic in central Europe; split into East German and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990 [syn: {Germany}, {Deutschland}, {FRG}]

Federal Republic of Nigeria
n : a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African country [syn: {Nigeria}]

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
n : a mountainous republic in southeastern Europe [syn: {Yugoslavia}, {Jugoslavija}, {Serbia and Montenegro}]

Federal Reserve
n : the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state charted commercial banks and some trust companies; "the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply" [syn: {Federal Reserve System}, {Fed}, {FRS}]

Federal Reserve Bank
n : one of 12 regional banks that monitor and act as depositories for banks in their region [syn: {reserve bank}]

Federal Reserve Board
n : the 7-member board governing the Federal Reserve System

Federal Reserve note
n : a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" [syn: {bill}, {note}, {government note}, {bank bill}, {banker's bill}, {bank note}, {banknote}, {greenback}]

Federal Reserve System
n : the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state charted commercial banks and some trust companies; "the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply" [syn: {Federal Reserve}, {Fed}, {FRS}]

federal savings bank
n : a federally chartered savings bank [syn: {FSB}]

Federal Security Bureau
n : the internal counterintelligence agency of the Russian Federation and successor to the Soviet KGB; formerly led by Vladimir Putin [syn: {FSB}, {Federal Security Service}]

Federal Security Service
n : the internal counterintelligence agency of the Russian Federation and successor to the Soviet KGB; formerly led by Vladimir Putin [syn: {Federal Security Bureau}, {FSB}]

Federal soldier
n : a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War [syn: {Federal}, {Union soldier}]

federal tax lien
n : lien of the United States on all property of a taxpayer who fails to pay the federal government the taxes for which he or she is liable

Federal Trade Commission
n : an independent agency of the United States fedeal government that maintains fair and free competition; enforces federal antitrust laws; educates the public about identity theft [syn: {FTC}]

federalisation
n 1: the state of being under federal control; "the federalization of postal service" [syn: {federalization}]
2: the act of being put under federal control [syn: {federalization}]

federalise
v 1: put under the control and authority of a federal government [syn: {federalize}]
2: enter into a league for a common purpose; "The republics federated to become the Soviet Union" [syn: {federate}, {federalize}]
3: unite on a federal basis or band together as a league; "The country was federated after the civil war" [syn: {federate}, {federalize}]

federalism
n : the idea of a federal organization of more or less self-governing units

Federalist
n 1: a member of a former political party in the United States that favored a strong centralized federal government
2: an advocate of federalism

Federalist Party
n : a major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; founded by Alexander Hamilton; favored a strong centralized government [syn: {American Federalist Party}, {Federal Party}]

federalization
n 1: the state of being under federal control; "the federalization of postal service" [syn: {federalisation}]
2: the act of being put under federal control [syn: {federalisation}]

federalize
v 1: unite on a federal basis or band together as a league; "The country was federated after the civil war" [syn: {federate}, {federalise}]
2: put under the control and authority of a federal government [syn: {federalise}]
3: enter into a league for a common purpose; "The republics federated to become the Soviet Union" [syn: {federate}, {federalise}]

federally
adv : by federal government; "it's federally regulated"

federate
adj : united under a central government [syn: {federated}]
v 1: enter into a league for a common purpose; "The republics federated to become the Soviet Union" [syn: {federalize}, {federalise}]
2: unite on a federal basis or band together as a league; "The country was federated after the civil war" [syn: {federalize}, {federalise}]

federated
adj : united under a central government [syn: {federate}]

Federated States of Micronesia
n : a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986 [syn: {Micronesia}, {TT}]

federation
n 1: an organization formed by merging several groups or parties
2: a union of political organizations [syn: {confederation}, {confederacy}]
3: the act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each member retains the management of its internal affairs

Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
n : a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983 [syn: {Saint Kitts and Nevis}, {Saint Christopher-Nevis}, {St. Christopher-Nevis}, {St. Kitts and Nevis}]

federation of tribes
n : a federation (as of American Indians) [syn: {tribe}]

Federative Republic of Brazil
n : the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter [syn: {Brazil}, {Brasil}]

federita
n : a Sudanese sorghum having exceptionally large soft white grains [syn: {feterita}, {Sorghum vulgare caudatum}]

fedora
n : felt hat with a creased crown [syn: {felt hat}, {homburg}, {Stetson}, {trilby}]

fee
n 1: a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
2: an interest in land capable of being inherited
v : give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the agreed-on compensation; "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward" [syn: {tip}, {bung}]

fee simple
n : a fee without limitation to any class of heirs; they can sell it or give it away

fee splitting
n : payment (usually by doctors or lawyers) of part of the fee in return for the referral

fee tail
n : a fee limited to a particular line of heirs; they are not free to sell it or give it away

feeble
adj 1: pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness; "a feeble excuse"; "a lame argument" [syn: {lame}]
2: lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice" [syn: {faint}]
3: lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless" [syn: {decrepit}, {debile}, {infirm}, {sapless}, {weak}, {weakly}]
4: lacking strength; "a weak, nerveless fool, devoid of energy and promptitude"- Nathaniel Hawthorne [syn: {nerveless}]

feebleminded
adj 1: retarded in intellectual development [syn: {backward}]
2: mentally deficient [syn: {half-witted}, {slow-witted}]

feeblemindedness
n : severe mental deficiency

feebleness
n 1: the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) [syn: {infirmity}, {frailty}, {debility}, {frailness}]
2: the quality of lacking intensity or substance; "a shrill yet sweet tenuity of voice"- Nathaniel Hawthorne [syn: {tenuity}]

feebly
adv 1: in a faint and feeble manner; "the lighthouse, flashing feebly against the sleet-blurred, rocky backdrop of the coast of north west Norway"
2: in a halting and feeble manner; "reform, in fact, is, rather feebly, on the win"

feed
n : food for domestic livestock [syn: {provender}]
v 1: provide as food; "Feed the guests the nuts"
2: give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" [syn: {give}] [ant: {starve}]
3: feed into; supply; "Her success feeds her vanity"
4: introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor" [syn: {feed in}]
5: support or promote; "His admiration fed her vanity"
6: take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" [syn: {eat}]
7: serve as food for; be the food for; "This dish feeds six"
8: move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" [syn: {run}, {flow}, {course}]
9: profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity" [syn: {prey}] 10: gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view" [syn: {feast}] 11: provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants" [syn: {fertilize}, {fertilise}] [also: {fed}]

feed back
v 1: submit (information) again to a program or automatic system [syn: {resubmit}]
2: respond to a query or outcome

feed bunk
n : a long trough for feeding cattle [syn: {bunk}]

feed grain
n : grain grown for cattle feed

feed in
v : introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor" [syn: {feed}]

feed on
v : be sustained by; "He fed on the great ideas of her mentor" [syn: {feed upon}]

feed upon
v : be sustained by; "He fed on the great ideas of her mentor" [syn: {feed on}]

feedback
n 1: the process in which part of the output of a system is returned to its input in order to regulate its further output
2: response to an inquiry or experiment

feedback circuit
n : a circuit that feeds back some of the output to the input of a system [syn: {feedback loop}]

feedback loop
n : a circuit that feeds back some of the output to the input of a system [syn: {feedback circuit}]

feedbag
n : a canvas bag that is used to feed an animal (such as a horse); covers the muzzle and fastens at the top of the head [syn: {nosebag}]

feeder
n 1: an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening
2: someone who consumes food for nourishment [syn: {eater}]
3: a branch that flows into the main stream [syn: {tributary}, {affluent}] [ant: {distributary}]
4: a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material; "the feeder discharged feed into a trough for the livestock" [syn: {self-feeder}]

feeder line
n : a branching path off of a main transportation line (especially an airline)

feeding
n 1: the act of consuming food [syn: {eating}]
2: the act of supplying food and nourishment [syn: {alimentation}]

feeding bottle
n : a bottle that holds a baby's milk; has a rubber teat [syn: {nursing bottle}]

feeding chair
n : a chair for feeding a very young child; has four long legs and a footrest and a detachable tray [syn: {highchair}]

feedlot
n : a building where livestock are fattened for market

feel
n 1: an intuitive awareness; "he has a feel for animals" or "it's easy when you get the feel of it";
2: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" [syn: {spirit}, {tone}, {feeling}, {flavor}, {flavour}, {look}, {smell}]
3: a property perceived by touch [syn: {tactile property}]
4: manual-genital stimulation for sexual pleasure; "the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel"
v 1: undergo an emotional sensation; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" [syn: {experience}]
2: come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining" [syn: {find}]
3: perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles; "He felt the wind"; "She felt an object brushing her arm"; "He felt his flesh crawl"; "She felt the heat when she got out of the car" [syn: {sense}]
4: seem with respect to a given sensation given; "My cold is gone--I feel fine today"; "She felt tired after the long hike"
5: have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude; "She felt small and insignificant"; "You make me feel naked"; "I made the students feel different about themselves"
6: undergo passive experience of:"We felt the effects of inflation"; "her fingers felt their way through the string quartet"; "she felt his contempt of her"
7: be felt or perceived in a certain way; "The ground feels shaky"; "The sheets feel soft"
8: grope or feel in search of something; "He felt for his wallet"
9: examine by touch; "Feel this soft cloth!"; "The customer fingered the sweater" [syn: {finger}] 10: examine (a body part) by palpation; "The nurse palpated the patient's stomach"; "The runner felt her pulse" [syn: {palpate}] 11: find by testing or cautious exploration; "He felt his way around the dark room" 12: produce a certain impression; "It feels nice to be home again" 13: pass one's hands over the sexual organs of; "He felt the girl in the movie theater" [also: {felt}]

feel for
v : share the suffering of [syn: {pity}, {compassionate}, {condole with}, {sympathize with}]

feel like
v : have an inclination for something or some activity; "I feel like staying in bed all day"; "I feel like a cold beer now"

feel like a million
v : be in excellent health and spirits; "he feels like a million after he got the promotion" [syn: {feel like a million dollars}]

feel like a million dollars
v : be in excellent health and spirits; "he feels like a million after he got the promotion" [syn: {feel like a million}]

feel out
v : try to learn someone's opinions and intentions; "I have to sound out the new professor" [syn: {check out}, {sound out}]

feeler
n 1: one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste [syn: {antenna}]
2: a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances" [syn: {overture}, {advance}, {approach}]
3: sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ; "he had a special antenna for public relations" [syn: {antenna}]
4: slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish [syn: {barbel}]

feeling
n 1: the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
2: a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" [syn: {impression}, {belief}, {notion}, {opinion}]
3: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" [syn: {spirit}, {tone}, {feel}, {flavor}, {flavour}, {look}, {smell}]
4: a physical sensation that you experience; "he had a queasy feeling"; "I had a strange feeling in my leg"; "he lost all feeling in his arm"
5: the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin; "she likes the touch of silk on her skin"; "the surface had a greasy feeling" [syn: {touch}, {touch sensation}, {tactual sensation}, {tactile sensation}]
6: an intuitive understanding of something; "he had a great feeling for music" [syn: {intuitive feeling}]

feeling of movement
n : the perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc [syn: {kinesthesia}, {kinaesthesia}]

feelingly
adv : with great feeling; "she spoke feelingly of her early childhood" [ant: {unfeelingly}]

feelings
n : emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity); "the remark hurt his feelings"

feet
See {foot}

feet
foot
n 1: a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard; "he is six feet tall" [syn: {ft}]
2: the foot of a human being; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot" [syn: {human foot}, {pes}]
3: the lower part of anything; "curled up on the foot of the bed"; "the foot of the page"; "the foot of the list"; "the foot of the mountain" [ant: {head}]
4: travel by foot; "he followed on foot"; "the swiftest of foot"
5: a foot of a vertebrate other than a human being [syn: {animal foot}]
6: a support resembling a pedal extremity; "one foot of the chair was on the carpet"
7: lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" [syn: {foundation}, {base}, {fundament}, {groundwork}, {substructure}, {understructure}]
8: any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates [syn: {invertebrate foot}]
9: an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot; "there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot" [syn: {infantry}] 10: a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger 11: a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm [syn: {metrical foot}, {metrical unit}]
v 1: pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill" [syn: {pick}]
2: walk; "let's hoof it to the disco" [syn: {leg it}, {hoof}, {hoof it}]
3: add a column of numbers [syn: {foot up}] [also: {feet} (pl)]

fee-tail
v : limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs [syn: {entail}]

feetfirst
adv : with the feet foremost; "he jumped into the pool feetfirst"

Fehling's solution
n : a liquid solution of copper sulfate and potassium tartrate and sodium hydroxide that is used to test for sugar in the urine; solution turns reddish when sugar is present

Feifer
n : United States cartoonist who created a sarcastic comic strip (born in 1929) [syn: {Jules Feifer}]

feign
v 1: make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache" [syn: {sham}, {pretend}, {affect}, {dissemble}]
2: make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep" [syn: {simulate}, {assume}, {sham}]

feigned
adj : not genuine; "feigned sympathy"

feigning
n 1: pretending with intention to deceive [syn: {pretense}, {pretence}, {dissembling}]
2: the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending" [syn: {pretense}, {pretence}, {pretending}, {simulation}]

feijoa
n 1: South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit [syn: {feijoa bush}]
2: dark-green kiwi-sized tropical fruit with white flesh; used chiefly for jellies and preserves [syn: {pineapple guava}]

feijoa bush
n : South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit [syn: {feijoa}]

feint
n : any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)
v : deceive by a mock action; "The midfielder feinted to shoot"

feist
n : a nervous belligerent little mongrel dog [syn: {fice}]

feistier
feisty
adj 1: showing courage; "the champion is faced with a feisty challenger" [syn: {plucky}, {spunky}]
2: irritable and looking for trouble; "too touchy to make judicious decisions" [syn: {touchy}] [also: {feistiest}, {feistier}]

feistier
See {feisty}

feistiest
feisty
adj 1: showing courage; "the champion is faced with a feisty challenger" [syn: {plucky}, {spunky}]
2: irritable and looking for trouble; "too touchy to make judicious decisions" [syn: {touchy}] [also: {feistiest}, {feistier}]

feistiest
See {feisty}

feisty
adj 1: showing courage; "the champion is faced with a feisty challenger" [syn: {plucky}, {spunky}]
2: irritable and looking for trouble; "too touchy to make judicious decisions" [syn: {touchy}] [also: {feistiest}, {feistier}]

felafel
n : small croquette of mashed chick peas or fava beans seasoned with sesame seeds [syn: {falafel}]

Feldene
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Feldene) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions [syn: {piroxicam}]

feldspar
n : any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium [syn: {felspar}]

Felicia
n : genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowers [syn: {genus Felicia}]

Felicia amelloides
n : hairy South African or Australian subshrub with blue-rayed daisylike flowers [syn: {blue daisy}, {blue marguerite}]

Felicia bergeriana
n : softly hairy South African herb having flowers with bright blue rays [syn: {kingfisher daisy}]

felicitate
v : express congratulations [syn: {congratulate}]

felicitation
n 1: (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another; "I sent them my sincere congratulations on their marriage" [syn: {congratulation}]
2: the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration [syn: {congratulation}]

felicitous
adj 1: exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style; "a felicitous speaker" [ant: {infelicitous}]
2: marked by good fortune; "a felicitous life"; "a happy outcome" [syn: {happy}]

felicitously
adv : in a felicitous manner; "a not felicitously chosen word" [ant: {infelicitously}]

felicitousness
n : pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression) [syn: {felicity}] [ant: {infelicity}]

felicity
n 1: pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression) [syn: {felicitousness}] [ant: {infelicity}]
2: state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy [syn: {happiness}] [ant: {unhappiness}]

felid
n : any of various lithe-bodied round-headed fissiped mammals many with retractile claws [syn: {feline}]

Felidae
n : cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers [syn: {family Felidae}]

feline
adj : of or relating to cats; "feline fur"
n : any of various lithe-bodied round-headed fissiped mammals many with retractile claws [syn: {felid}]

Felis
n : type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats [syn: {genus Felis}]

Felis bengalensis
n : small spotted wildcat of southern Asia and Malaysia [syn: {leopard cat}]

Felis catus
n : any domesticated member of the genus Felis [syn: {domestic cat}, {house cat}, {Felis domesticus}]

Felis chaus
n : small Asiatic wildcat [syn: {jungle cat}]

Felis concolor
n : large American feline resembling a lion [syn: {cougar}, {puma}, {catamount}, {mountain lion}, {painter}, {panther}]

Felis domesticus
n : any domesticated member of the genus Felis [syn: {domestic cat}, {house cat}, {Felis catus}]

Felis manul
n : small wildcat of the mountains of Siberia and Tibet and Mongolia [syn: {manul}, {Pallas's cat}]

Felis ocreata
n : widely distributed wildcat of Africa and Asia Minor [syn: {kaffir cat}, {caffer cat}]

Felis onca
n : a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis [syn: {jaguar}, {panther}, {Panthera onca}]

Felis pardalis
n : nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat [syn: {ocelot}, {panther cat}]

Felis serval
n : slender long-legged African wildcat having large untufted ears and tawny black-spotted coat [syn: {serval}]

Felis silvestris
n : bushy-tailed European wildcat resembling the domestic tabby and regarded as the ancestor of the domestic cat [syn: {European wildcat}, {catamountain}]

Felis tigrina
n : medium-sized wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-striped coat [syn: {tiger cat}]

Felis wiedi
n : small spotted wildcat found from Texas to Brazil [syn: {margay}, {margay cat}]

Felis yagouaroundi
n : long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat [syn: {jaguarundi}, {jaguarundi cat}, {jaguarondi}, {eyra}]

Felix Klein
n : German mathematician who created the Klein bottle (1849-1925) [syn: {Klein}]

Felix Mendelssohn
n : German musician and Romantic composer of orchestral and choral works (1809-1847) [syn: {Mendelssohn}, {Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy}]

Feliz Lusitania
n : port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin [syn: {Belem}, {Para}, {Santa Maria de Belem}, {St. Mary of Bethlehem}]

fell
fall
n 1: the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973" [syn: {autumn}]
2: a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice" [syn: {spill}, {tumble}]
3: the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve; "women have been blamed ever since the Fall"
4: a downward slope or bend [syn: {descent}, {declivity}, {decline}, {declination}, {declension}, {downslope}] [ant: {ascent}]
5: a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; "a fall from virtue"
6: a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg" [syn: {downfall}] [ant: {rise}]
7: a movement downward; "the rise and fall of the tides" [ant: {rise}]
8: the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort" [syn: {capitulation}, {surrender}]
9: the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night" [syn: {twilight}, {dusk}, {gloaming}, {nightfall}, {evenfall}, {crepuscule}, {crepuscle}] 10: when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat [syn: {pin}] 11: a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height" [syn: {drop}] 12: a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall" [syn: {drop}, {dip}, {free fall}]
v 1: descend in free fall under the influence of gravity; "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"
2: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" [syn: {descend}, {go down}, {come down}] [ant: {rise}, {ascend}]
3: pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work"
4: come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading" [syn: {come}]
5: fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum" [syn: {precipitate}, {come down}]
6: suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; "We must stand or fall"; "fall by the wayside"
7: decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" [syn: {decrease}, {diminish}, {lessen}] [ant: {increase}]
8: die, as in battle or in a hunt; "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"; "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"; "The shooting victim fell dead"
9: touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears" [syn: {shine}, {strike}] 10: be captured; "The cities fell to the enemy" 11: occur at a specified time or place; "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable" 12: yield to temptation or sin; "Adam and Eve fell" 13: lose office or power; "The government fell overnight"; "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen" 14: to be given by assignment or distribution; "The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team"; "The onus fell on us"; "The pressure to succeed fell on the yougest student" 15: move in a specified direction; "The line of men fall forward" 16: be due; "payments fall on the 1st of the month" 17: lose one's chastity; "a fallen woman" 18: to be given by right or inheritance; "The estate fell to the oldest daughter" 19: come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son" [syn: {accrue}] 20: fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims" [syn: {light}] 21: be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead" [syn: {return}, {pass}, {devolve}] 22: slope downward; "The hills around here fall towards the ocean" 23: lose an upright position suddenly; "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"; "Her hair fell across her forehead" [syn: {fall down}] 24: drop oneself to a lower or less erect position; "She fell back in her chair"; "He fell to his knees" 25: fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back" [syn: {hang}, {flow}] 26: assume a disappointed or sad expression; "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"; "his crest fell" 27: be cast down; "his eyes fell" 28: come out; issue; "silly phrases fell from her mouth" 29: be born, used chiefly of lambs; "The lambs fell in the afternoon" 30: begin vigorously; "The prisoners fell to work right away" 31: go as if by falling; "Grief fell from our hearts" 32: come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell" [syn: {descend}, {settle}] [also: {fell}, {fallen}]

fell
adj : (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks" [syn: {barbarous}, {brutal}, {cruel}, {roughshod}, {savage}, {vicious}]
n 1: the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal) [syn: {hide}]
2: seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges [syn: {felled seam}]
3: the act of felling something (as a tree)
v 1: cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers" [syn: {drop}, {strike down}, {cut down}]
2: pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him" [syn: {fly}, {vanish}]
3: sew a seam by folding the edges

fell
See {fall}

fella
n : a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss" [syn: {chap}, {fellow}, {feller}, {lad}, {gent}, {blighter}, {cuss}]

fellah
n : an agricultural laborer in Arab countries [also: {fellahin} (pl), {fellaheen} (pl)]

fellaheen
See {fellah}

fellaheen
fellah
n : an agricultural laborer in Arab countries [also: {fellahin} (pl), {fellaheen} (pl)]

fellahin
See {fellah}

fellahin
fellah
n : an agricultural laborer in Arab countries [also: {fellahin} (pl), {fellaheen} (pl)]

Fellata
n : a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa; they are traditionally cattle herders of Muslim faith [syn: {Fulani}, {Fula}, {Fulah}, {Fulbe}]

fellate
v : provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation [syn: {blow}, {go down on}]

fellatio
n : oral stimulation of the penis [syn: {fellation}]

fellation
n : oral stimulation of the penis [syn: {fellatio}]

felled
adj : made to fall (as by striking or cutting or shooting or by illness or exhaustion); "the felled boxer lay stretched on the canvas"; "felled trees covered the hillside"; "the downed oxen lay panting in the heat"; "a downed deer" [syn: {downed}] [ant: {unfelled}]

felled seam
n : seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges [syn: {fell}]

feller
n 1: a person who fells trees [syn: {lumberman}, {lumberjack}, {faller}]
2: a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss" [syn: {chap}, {fellow}, {lad}, {gent}, {fella}, {blighter}, {cuss}]

felloe
n : rim (or part of the rim) into which spokes are inserted [syn: {felly}]

fellow
n 1: a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss" [syn: {chap}, {feller}, {lad}, {gent}, {fella}, {blighter}, {cuss}]
2: a person who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms" [syn: {companion}, {comrade}, {familiar}, {associate}]
3: a person who is member of your class or profession; "the surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers" [syn: {colleague}, {confrere}]
4: an informal form of address for a man; "Say, fellow, what are you doing?"; "Hey buster, what's up?" [syn: {buster}]
5: a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked" [syn: {boyfriend}, {beau}, {swain}, {young man}]

fellow feeling
n : sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish) [syn: {sympathy}]

fellow traveler
n 1: a communist sympathizer (but not a member of the Communist Party) [syn: {fellow traveller}]
2: a traveler who accompanies you [syn: {companion}, {fellow traveller}]

fellow traveller
n 1: a communist sympathizer (but not a member of the Communist Party) [syn: {fellow traveler}]
2: a traveler who accompanies you [syn: {companion}, {fellow traveler}]

fellow worker
n : an associate you work with [syn: {colleague}, {co-worker}, {workfellow}]

fellowship
n 1: an association of people who share common beliefs or activities; "the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family"; "the church welcomed new members into its fellowship" [syn: {family}]
2: the state of being with someone; "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends" [syn: {company}, {companionship}, {society}]
3: money granted (by a university or foundation or other agency) for advanced study or research

felly
n : rim (or part of the rim) into which spokes are inserted [syn: {felloe}]

felo-de-se
n 1: a person who kills himself intentionally [syn: {suicide}]
2: an act of deliberate self destruction

felon
n 1: someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime [syn: {criminal}, {crook}, {outlaw}, {malefactor}]
2: a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail [syn: {whitlow}]

felones de se
See {felo de se}

felonious
adj : involving or being or having the nature of a crime; "a criminal offense"; "criminal abuse"; "felonious intent" [syn: {criminal}]

felony
n : a serious crime (such as murder or arson)

felos de se
See {felo de se}

felspar
n : any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium [syn: {feldspar}]

felt
feel
n 1: an intuitive awareness; "he has a feel for animals" or "it's easy when you get the feel of it";
2: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" [syn: {spirit}, {tone}, {feeling}, {flavor}, {flavour}, {look}, {smell}]
3: a property perceived by touch [syn: {tactile property}]
4: manual-genital stimulation for sexual pleasure; "the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel"
v 1: undergo an emotional sensation; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" [syn: {experience}]
2: come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining" [syn: {find}]
3: perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles; "He felt the wind"; "She felt an object brushing her arm"; "He felt his flesh crawl"; "She felt the heat when she got out of the car" [syn: {sense}]
4: seem with respect to a given sensation given; "My cold is gone--I feel fine today"; "She felt tired after the long hike"
5: have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude; "She felt small and insignificant"; "You make me feel naked"; "I made the students feel different about themselves"
6: undergo passive experience of:"We felt the effects of inflation"; "her fingers felt their way through the string quartet"; "she felt his contempt of her"
7: be felt or perceived in a certain way; "The ground feels shaky"; "The sheets feel soft"
8: grope or feel in search of something; "He felt for his wallet"
9: examine by touch; "Feel this soft cloth!"; "The customer fingered the sweater" [syn: {finger}] 10: examine (a body part) by palpation; "The nurse palpated the patient's stomach"; "The runner felt her pulse" [syn: {palpate}] 11: find by testing or cautious exploration; "He felt his way around the dark room" 12: produce a certain impression; "It feels nice to be home again" 13: pass one's hands over the sexual organs of; "He felt the girl in the movie theater" [also: {felt}]

felt
n : a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers
v 1: mat together and make felt-like; "felt the wool"
2: cover with felt; "felt a cap"
3: change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The fabric felted up after several washes" [syn: {felt up}, {mat up}, {matt-up}, {matte up}, {matte}, {mat}]

felt
See {feel}

felt fern
n : east Asian fern having fronds shaped like tongues; sometimes placed in genus Cyclophorus [syn: {tongue fern}, {Pyrrosia lingua}, {Cyclophorus lingua}]

felt fungus
n : fungus that frequently encircles twigs and branches of various trees especially citrus trees in southern United States [syn: {Septobasidium pseudopedicellatum}]

felt hat
n : felt hat with a creased crown [syn: {fedora}, {homburg}, {Stetson}, {trilby}]

felt tip
n : a pen with a writing tip made of felt (trade name Magic Marker) [syn: {felt-tip pen}, {felt-tipped pen}, {Magic Marker}]

felt up
v : change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The fabric felted up after several washes" [syn: {felt}, {mat up}, {matt-up}, {matte up}, {matte}, {mat}]

felted
adj : made by combining fibers with a binder using heat and pressure; "felt is a felted cloth"

felt-tip pen
n : a pen with a writing tip made of felt (trade name Magic Marker) [syn: {felt-tipped pen}, {felt tip}, {Magic Marker}]

felt-tipped pen
n : a pen with a writing tip made of felt (trade name Magic Marker) [syn: {felt-tip pen}, {felt tip}, {Magic Marker}]

felucca
n : a fast narrow sailing ship of the Mediterranean

felwort
n : gentian of Europe and China having creamy white flowers with fringed corollas [syn: {gentianella amarella}]

FEMA
n : an independent agency of the United States government that provides a single point of accountability for all federal emergency preparedness and mitigation and response activities [syn: {Federal Emergency Management Agency}]

female
adj 1: being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop; "a female heir"; "female holly trees bear the berries" [ant: {androgynous}, {male}]
2: characteristic of or peculiar to a woman; "female sensitiveness"; "female suffrage" [syn: {distaff}]
3: for or composed of women or girls; "the female lead in the play"; "a female chorus"
n 1: an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa) [ant: {male}]
2: a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies [syn: {female person}] [ant: {male}]

female aristocrat
n : a woman who is an aristocrat [ant: {male aristocrat}]

female body
n : the body of a female human being

female bonding
n : the formation of a close personal relationship between women

female chest
n : the chest of a woman

female child
n : a youthful female person; "the baby was a girl"; "the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle" [syn: {girl}, {little girl}] [ant: {male child}, {male child}]

female circumcision
n : excision of the clitoris [syn: {clitoridectomy}]

female genital organ
n : external female sex organs; "in England `fanny' is vulgar slang for female genitals" [syn: {female genitalia}, {female genitals}, {fanny}]

female genitalia
n : external female sex organs; "in England `fanny' is vulgar slang for female genitals" [syn: {female genitals}, {female genital organ}, {fanny}]

female genitals
n : external female sex organs; "in England `fanny' is vulgar slang for female genitals" [syn: {female genitalia}, {female genital organ}, {fanny}]

female horse
n : female equine animal [syn: {mare}]

female internal reproductive organ
n : the reproductive organs of a woman

female mammal
n : animals that nourish their young with milk

female monarch
n : a female sovereign ruler [syn: {queen}, {queen regnant}] [ant: {king}, {king}]

female offspring
n : a child who is female [ant: {male offspring}]

female parent
n : a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother); "the mother of three children" [syn: {mother}] [ant: {father}, {father}]

female person
n : a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies [syn: {female}] [ant: {male}]

female reproductive system
n : the reproductive system of females

female sibling
n : a person's sister [ant: {male sibling}]

femaleness
n : the properties characteristic of the female sex [syn: {feminineness}] [ant: {maleness}]

feminine
adj 1: associated with women and not with men; "feminine intuition" [ant: {masculine}]
2: of grammatical gender [ant: {neuter}, {masculine}]
3: befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman; "womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion" [syn: {womanly}] [ant: {unwomanly}]
4: (music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable; "a feminine ending"
n : a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female

feminineness
n : the properties characteristic of the female sex [syn: {femaleness}] [ant: {maleness}]

femininity
n : the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women [syn: {muliebrity}] [ant: {masculinity}]

feminisation
n : the process of becoming feminized; the development of female characteristics (loss of facial hair or breast enlargement) in a male because of hormonal disorders or castration [syn: {feminization}]

feminise
v 1: assume (more) feminine characteristics; "feminized language"; "feminized frogs" [syn: {feminize}]
2: to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to; "This hairdo feminizes the man" [syn: {feminize}, {effeminize}, {erreminise}, {womanize}]

feminism
n 1: a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women
2: the movement aimed at equal rights for women [syn: {feminist movement}, {women's liberation movement}, {women's lib}]

feminist
adj : of or relating to or advocating equal rights for women; "feminist critique"
n : a supporter of feminism [syn: {women's rightist}, {women's liberationist}, {libber}]

feminist movement
n : the movement aimed at equal rights for women [syn: {feminism}, {women's liberation movement}, {women's lib}]

feminization
n : the process of becoming feminized; the development of female characteristics (loss of facial hair or breast enlargement) in a male because of hormonal disorders or castration [syn: {feminisation}]

feminize
v 1: assume (more) feminine characteristics; "feminized language"; "feminized frogs" [syn: {feminise}]
2: to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to; "This hairdo feminizes the man" [syn: {feminise}, {effeminize}, {erreminise}, {womanize}]

femme fatale
n : a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive [syn: {enchantress}, {temptress}, {siren}, {Delilah}]

femora
See {femur}

femora
femur
n : the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee [syn: {thighbone}, {femoris}] [also: {femora} (pl)]

femoral
adj : of or relating to or near the femur or thigh

femoral artery
n : the chief artery of the thigh; a continuation of the external iliac artery [syn: {arteria femoralis}]

femoral biceps
n : the biceps muscle of the thigh; it flexes the knee and rotates the leg laterally [syn: {musculus biceps femoris}]

femoral nerve
n : one of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thigh [syn: {nervus femoralis}, {anterior crural nerve}]

femoral pulse
n : pulse of the femoral artery (felt in the groin)

femoral vein
n : a vein that accompanies the femoral artery in the same sheath; a continuation of the popliteal vein; becomes the external iliac vein [syn: {vena femoralis}]

femoris
n : the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee [syn: {femur}, {thighbone}]

femtochemistry
n : the branch of chemistry that studies elementary (often very fast) chemical reactions as they occur; the experimental methods are often based on the use of femtosecond laser pulses

femtometer
n : a metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter [syn: {femtometre}, {fermi}]

femtometre
n : a metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter [syn: {femtometer}, {fermi}]

femtosecond
n : one quadrillionth of a second; one thousandth of a nanosecond

femtovolt
n : a unit of potential equal to one quadrillionth of a volt (or one thousandth of a nanosecond)

femur
n : the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee [syn: {thighbone}, {femoris}] [also: {femora} (pl)]

fen
n 1: 100 fen equal 1 yuan
2: low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "the fens of eastern England" [syn: {marsh}, {marshland}, {fenland}]

fen orchid
n : small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowers [syn: {fen orchis}, {Liparis loeselii}]

fen orchis
n : small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowers [syn: {fen orchid}, {Liparis loeselii}]

fence
n 1: a barrier that serves to enclose an area [syn: {fencing}]
2: a dealer in stolen property
v 1: enclose with a fence; "we fenced in our yard" [syn: {fence in}]
2: receive stolen goods
3: fight with fencing swords
4: surround with a wall in order to fortify [syn: {wall}, {palisade}, {fence in}, {surround}]
5: have an argument about something [syn: {argue}, {contend}, {debate}]

fence in
v 1: enclose with a fence; "we fenced in our yard" [syn: {fence}]
2: surround with a wall in order to fortify [syn: {wall}, {palisade}, {fence}, {surround}]

fence line
n : a boundary line created by a fence

fence lizard
n : spiny lizard often seen basking on fences in the United States and northern Mexico

fence mending
n : social action to improve poor relations (especially in politics); "they moved forward from a period of fence mending to substantive changes in the country"

fence rail
n : a rail that is split from a log [syn: {split rail}]

fenced
adj : enclosed by a fence

fenced in
adj : enclosed by a confining fence [syn: {confined}, {penned}]

fenceless
adj : not fenced in; "unfenced pasture" [syn: {unfenced}]

fencelike
adj : resembling a fence

fencer
n : someone skilled at fencing [syn: {swordsman}]

fencer's mask
n : a face mask made of fine mesh that is worn over a fencer's face [syn: {fencing mask}]

fence-sitter
n : a person who won't take sides in a controversy

fencesitter
n : a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics) [syn: {mugwump}, {independent}]

fencing
n 1: a barrier that serves to enclose an area [syn: {fence}]
2: material for building fences [syn: {fencing material}]
3: the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules)

fencing mask
n : a face mask made of fine mesh that is worn over a fencer's face [syn: {fencer's mask}]

fencing material
n : material for building fences [syn: {fencing}]

fencing stick
n : a stick used instead of a sword for fencing [syn: {singlestick}, {backsword}]

fencing sword
n : a sword used in the sport of fencing

fend
v 1: try to manage without help; "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died"
2: withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow" [syn: {resist}, {stand}]

fend for
v : argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike" [syn: {defend}, {support}]

fend off
v : prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" [syn: {debar}, {obviate}, {deflect}, {avert}, {head off}, {stave off}, {avoid}, {ward off}]

fender
n 1: a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud; "in England they call a fender a wing" [syn: {wing}]
2: an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track [syn: {buffer}, {cowcatcher}, {pilot}]
3: a low metal guard to confine falling coals to a hearth
4: a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to contact [syn: {buffer}]

fender-bender
n : a collision between motor vehicles that produces minor damage

fenestella
n : oval or circular opening; to allow light into a dome or vault [syn: {lunette}] [also: {fenestellae} (pl)]

fenestellae
See {fenestella}

fenestellae
fenestella
n : oval or circular opening; to allow light into a dome or vault [syn: {lunette}] [also: {fenestellae} (pl)]

fenestra
n : a small membrane-covered opening (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear) [also: {fenestrae} (pl)]

fenestra cochleae
n : fenestra leading into the cochlea [syn: {fenestra rotunda}, {round window}, {fenestra of the cochlea}]

fenestra of the cochlea
n : fenestra leading into the cochlea [syn: {fenestra rotunda}, {fenestra cochleae}, {round window}]

fenestra of the vestibule
n : fenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to it [syn: {fenestra ovalis}, {fenestra vestibuli}, {oval window}]

fenestra ovalis
n : fenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to it [syn: {fenestra vestibuli}, {oval window}, {fenestra of the vestibule}]

fenestra rotunda
n : fenestra leading into the cochlea [syn: {fenestra cochleae}, {round window}, {fenestra of the cochlea}]

fenestra vestibuli
n : fenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to it [syn: {fenestra ovalis}, {oval window}, {fenestra of the vestibule}]

fenestrae
See {fenestra}

fenestrae
fenestra
n : a small membrane-covered opening (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear) [also: {fenestrae} (pl)]

fenestral
adj 1: of or relating to or having a fenestra
2: of or relating to windows

fenestration
n 1: the arrangement of windows in a building
2: surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis

feng shui
n : rules in Chinese philosophy that govern spatial arrangement and orientation in relation to patterns of yin and yang and the flow of energy (qi); the favorable or unfavorable effects are taken into consideration in designing and siting buildings and graves and furniture

Fengtien
n : a city in northeastern China [syn: {Shenyang}, {Mukden}, {Moukden}]

fenland
n : low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "the fens of eastern England" [syn: {marsh}, {marshland}, {fen}]

fennel
n 1: any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems
2: aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads [syn: {Florence fennel}, {finocchio}]
3: leaves used for seasoning [syn: {common fennel}]

fennel flower
n : nigella of Spain and southern France [syn: {Nigella hispanica}]

fennel seed
n : aromatic anis-scented seeds

Fennic
n : one of two branches of the Finno-Ugric languages; a family of languages including Finnish and Estonian (but not Hungarian) [syn: {Finnic}, {Non-Ugric}]

fenoprofen
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Nalfon) used in the treatment of arthritis and other painful inflammatory disorders [syn: {fenoprofen calcium}, {Nalfon}]

fenoprofen calcium
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Nalfon) used in the treatment of arthritis and other painful inflammatory disorders [syn: {fenoprofen}, {Nalfon}]

Fenrir
n : (Norse mythology) an enormous wolf that was fathered by Loki and that killed Odin

Fentanyl
n : trade names of a narcotic analgesic that can be inhaled and that acts on the central nervous system and may become addictive; used as a veterinary anesthetic and with other drugs before, during, and after surgery; also used as a nonlethal gas to incapacitate people in hostage situations; also abused as a recreational drug [syn: {Sublimaze}]

fenugreek
n 1: annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry [syn: {Greek clover}, {Trigonella foenumgraecum}]
2: aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry [syn: {fenugreek seed}]

fenugreek seed
n : aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry [syn: {fenugreek}]

Fenusa
n : birch leaf miner [syn: {genus-Fenusa}]

Fenusa pusilla
n : small black sawfly native to Europe but established in eastern United States; larvae mine the leaves of birches causing serious defoliation [syn: {birch leaf miner}]

Feodor Dostoevski
n : Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881) [syn: {Dostoyevsky}, {Dostoevski}, {Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoevski}, {Feodor Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}]

Feodor Dostoevsky
n : Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881) [syn: {Dostoyevsky}, {Dostoevski}, {Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}]

Feodor Dostoyevsky
n : Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881) [syn: {Dostoyevsky}, {Dostoevski}, {Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Dostoevski}, {Feodor Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}]

Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski
n : Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881) [syn: {Dostoyevsky}, {Dostoevski}, {Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Dostoevski}, {Feodor Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}]

Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky
n : Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881) [syn: {Dostoyevsky}, {Dostoevski}, {Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Dostoevski}, {Feodor Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}]

Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky
n : Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881) [syn: {Dostoyevsky}, {Dostoevski}, {Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Dostoevski}, {Feodor Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}]

feoff
n : a piece of land held under the feudal system [syn: {fief}]

Feosol
n : trade name of a drug rich in iron; used to treat some kinds of anemia

feral
adj : wild and menacing; "a ferocious dog" [syn: {ferine}, {savage}]

feral man
n : a person who is not socialized [syn: {wild man}]

Ferber
n : United States novelist; author of several popular novels (1887-1968) [syn: {Edna Ferber}]

fer-de-lance
n : large extremely venomous pit viper of Central America and South America [syn: {Bothrops atrops}]

Ferdinand and Isabella
n : joint monarchs of Spain; Ferdinand V and Isabella I

Ferdinand de Lesseps
n : French diplomat who supervised the construction of the Suez Canal (1805-1894) [syn: {Lesseps}, {Vicomte Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps}]

Ferdinand de Saussure
n : Swiss linguist and expert in historical linguistics whose lectures laid the foundations for synchronic linguistics (1857-1913) [syn: {de Saussure}, {Saussure}]

Ferdinand I
n 1: Holy Roman Emperor and king of Hungary and Bohemia (1503-1564)
2: king of Castile and Leon who achieved control of the Moorish kings of Saragossa and Seville and Toledo (1016-1065) [syn: {Ferdinand the Great}]

Ferdinand II
n : Holy Roman Emperor and king of Bohemia and Hungary who waged war against Protestant forces (1578-1637)

Ferdinand III
n : Holy Roman Emperor and king of Hungary and Bohemia who signed the Peace of Westphalia ending the Thirty Years' War (1608-1657)

Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton
n : United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941) [syn: {Morton}, {Jelly Roll Morton}]

Ferdinand Julius Cohn
n : German botanist who is generally recognized as founding bacteriology when he recognized bacteria as plants [syn: {Cohn}]

Ferdinand Magellan
n : Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world (1480-1521) [syn: {Magellan}, {Fernao Magalhaes}]

Ferdinand the Catholic
n : king of Castile and Leon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella I; his marriage to Isabella I marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain (1452-1516) [syn: {Ferdinand V}]

Ferdinand the Great
n : king of Castile and Leon who achieved control of the Moorish kings of Saragossa and Seville and Toledo (1016-1065) [syn: {Ferdinand I}]

Ferdinand V
n : king of Castile and Leon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella I; his marriage to Isabella I marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain (1452-1516) [syn: {Ferdinand the Catholic}]

Ferdinand Victor Eugene Delacroix
n : French romantic painter (1798-1863) [syn: {Delacroix}, {Eugene Delacroix}]

Fere phenomenon
n : a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body [syn: {galvanic skin response}, {GSR}, {psychogalvanic response}, {electrodermal response}, {electrical skin response}, {Tarchanoff phenomenon}]

Ferenc Molnar
n : Hungarian playwright (1878-1952) [syn: {Molnar}]

Fergon
n : trade name of a drug rich in iron; used to treat some types of anemia

fergusonite
n : a dark mineral consisting of oxides of yttrium and erbium and tantalum and other minerals

feria
n 1: a weekday on which no festival or holiday is celebrated; "in the middle ages feria was used with a prefixed ordinal number to designate the day of the week, so `secunda feria' meant Monday, but Sunday and Saturday were always called by their names, Dominicus and Sabbatum, and so feria came to mean an ordinary weekday"
2: (in Spanish speaking regions) a local festival or fair, usually in honor of some patron saint [also: {feriae} (pl)]

feriae
See {feria}

feriae
feria
n 1: a weekday on which no festival or holiday is celebrated; "in the middle ages feria was used with a prefixed ordinal number to designate the day of the week, so `secunda feria' meant Monday, but Sunday and Saturday were always called by their names, Dominicus and Sabbatum, and so feria came to mean an ordinary weekday"
2: (in Spanish speaking regions) a local festival or fair, usually in honor of some patron saint [also: {feriae} (pl)]

ferial
adj : of or relating to or being a feria

ferine
adj : wild and menacing; "a ferocious dog" [syn: {feral}, {savage}]

Fermat
n : French mathematician who founded number theory; contributed (with Pascal) to the theory of probability (1601-1665) [syn: {Pierre de Fermat}]

fermate
See {fermata}

ferment
n 1: a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced a new leadership"; "social unrest" [syn: {agitation}, {fermentation}, {unrest}]
2: a substance capable of bringing about fermentation
3: a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol [syn: {zymosis}, {zymolysis}, {fermentation}, {fermenting}]
4: a chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances [syn: {fermentation}]
v 1: be in an agitated or excited state; "The Middle East is fermenting"; "Her mind ferments"
2: work up into agitation or excitement; "Islam is fermenting Africa"
3: cause to undergo fermentation; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats" [syn: {work}]
4: go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out" [syn: {sour}, {turn}, {work}]

fermentable
adj : capable of being fermented

fermentation
n 1: a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol [syn: {zymosis}, {zymolysis}, {fermenting}, {ferment}]
2: a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced a new leadership"; "social unrest" [syn: {agitation}, {ferment}, {unrest}]
3: a chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances [syn: {ferment}]

fermentation alcohol
n : the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed as a renewable clean-burning additive to gasoline [syn: {ethyl alcohol}, {ethanol}, {grain alcohol}]

fermented
adj : having undergone fermentation; "hard cider" [syn: {hard}]

fermenting
n : a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol [syn: {zymosis}, {zymolysis}, {fermentation}, {ferment}]

fermentologist
n : a specialist in wine making [syn: {enologist}, {oenologist}]

fermi
n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter [syn: {femtometer}, {femtometre}]
2: Italian nuclear physicist (in the United States after 1939) who worked on artificial radioactivity caused by neutron bombardment and who headed the group that in 1942 produced the first controlled nuclear reaction (1901-1954) [syn: {Enrico Fermi}]

Fermi-Dirac statistics
n : (physics) law obeyed by a systems of particles whose wave function changes when two particles are interchanged (the Pauli exclusion principle applies)

fermion
n : any particle that obeys Fermi-Dirac statistics and is subject to the Pauli exclusion principle

fermium
n : a radioactive transuranic metallic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons [syn: {Fm}, {atomic number 100}]

fern
n : any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores

fern ally
n : pteridophytes of other classes than Filicopsida

fern family
n : families of ferns and fern allies

fern genus
n : genera of ferns and fern allies

fern palm
n : southeastern Indian cycad with palmlike foliage [syn: {false sago}, {Cycas circinalis}]

fern rhapis
n : small graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases clothed with loose coarse fibers [syn: {miniature fan palm}, {bamboo palm}, {Rhapis excelsa}]

fern seed
n : the asexual spore of ferns that resembles dust; once thought to be seeds and to make the possessor invisible

Fernand Leger
n : French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955) [syn: {Leger}]

Fernao Magalhaes
n : Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world (1480-1521) [syn: {Magellan}, {Ferdinand Magellan}]

ferned
adj : abounding in or covered with ferns; "the ferny undergrowth" [syn: {ferny}] [ant: {fernless}]

fernless
adj : devoid of ferns [ant: {ferned}]

fernlike
adj : resembling ferns especially in leaf shape; "the ferny shadows of locust leaves" [syn: {ferny}]

ferny
adj 1: abounding in or covered with ferns; "the ferny undergrowth" [syn: {ferned}] [ant: {fernless}]
2: resembling ferns especially in leaf shape; "the ferny shadows of locust leaves" [syn: {fernlike}]

Ferocactus
n : genus of nearly globular cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States: barrel cacti [syn: {genus Ferocactus}]

ferocious
adj : marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle" [syn: {fierce}, {furious}, {savage}]

ferociously
adv : in a physically fierce manner; "silence broken by dogs barking ferociously"; "they fought fiercely" [syn: {fiercely}]

ferociousness
n : the trait of extreme cruelty [syn: {brutality}, {viciousness}, {savageness}, {savagery}]

ferocity
n : the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence" [syn: {fierceness}, {furiousness}, {fury}, {vehemence}, {violence}, {wildness}]

ferret
n 1: ferret of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct [syn: {black-footed ferret}, {Mustela nigripes}]
2: domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
v 1: hound or harry relentlessly
2: hunt with ferrets
3: search and discover through persistent investigation; "She ferreted out the truth" [syn: {ferret out}]

ferret badger
n : small ferret-like badger of southeast Asia

ferret out
v : search and discover through persistent investigation; "She ferreted out the truth" [syn: {ferret}]

ferric
adj : of or relating to or containing iron [syn: {ferrous}]

ferric oxide
n : a red oxide of iron

ferricyanic acid
n : a brown unstable acid formed from ferricyanide

ferricyanide
n : salt of ferricyanic acid obtained by oxidation of a ferrocyanide

ferried
ferry
n 1: a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule [syn: {ferryboat}]
2: transport by boat or aircraft [syn: {ferrying}]
v 1: transport from one place to another
2: transport by ferry
3: travel by ferry [also: {ferried}]

ferried
See {ferry}

ferrimagnetism
n : a phenomenon in ferrites where there can be incomplete cancellation of antiferromagnetic arranged spins giving a net magnetic moment

Ferris wheel
n : rotating mechanism consisting of a large upright wheel with suspended seats that remain upright as the wheel turns; provides a ride at an amusement park

ferrite
n : a solid solution in which alpha iron is the solvent

ferritin
n : a protein containing 20% iron that is found in the intestines and liver and spleen; it is one of the chief forms in which iron is stored in the body

ferrocerium
n : a pyrophoric alloy of iron with cerium; used for lighter flints

ferroconcrete
n : concrete with metal and/or mesh added to provide extra support against stresses [syn: {reinforced concrete}]

ferrocyanic acid
n : a white unstable acid formed from ferrocyanide salts

ferrocyanide
n : salt of ferrocyanic acid usually obtained by a reaction of a cyanide with iron sulphate

ferromagnetic
adj : relating to or demonstrating ferromagnetism

ferromagnetism
n : phenomenon exhibited by materials like iron (nickel or cobalt) that become magnetized in a magnetic field and retain their magnetism when the field is removed

ferrous
adj : of or relating to or containing iron [syn: {ferric}]

ferrule
n : a metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting [syn: {collet}]

ferry
n 1: a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule [syn: {ferryboat}]
2: transport by boat or aircraft [syn: {ferrying}]
v 1: transport from one place to another
2: transport by ferry
3: travel by ferry [also: {ferried}]

ferryboat
n : a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule [syn: {ferry}]

ferrying
n : transport by boat or aircraft [syn: {ferry}]

ferryman
n : a man who operates a ferry

fertile
adj 1: capable of reproducing [ant: {sterile}]
2: intellectually productive; "a prolific writer"; "a fecund imagination" [syn: {fecund}, {prolific}]
3: bearing in abundance especially offspring; "flying foxes are extremely prolific"; "a prolific pear tree" [syn: {prolific}]
4: marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil" [syn: {fat}, {productive}, {rich}]

Fertile Crescent
n : a geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates

fertile period
n : the time in the menstrual cycle when fertilization is most likely to be possible (7 days before to 7 days after ovulation) [syn: {fertile phase}]

fertile phase
n : the time in the menstrual cycle when fertilization is most likely to be possible (7 days before to 7 days after ovulation) [syn: {fertile period}]

fertilisation
n 1: creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant [syn: {fertilization}, {fecundation}, {impregnation}]
2: making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure [syn: {fertilization}, {fecundation}, {dressing}]

fertilise
v 1: make fertile or productive; "The course fertilized her imagination" [syn: {fertilize}, {fecundate}]
2: provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants" [syn: {fertilize}, {feed}]
3: introduce semen into (a female) [syn: {inseminate}, {fecundate}, {fertilize}]

fertilised
adj : made pregnant [syn: {fertilized}, {impregnated}, {inseminated}]

fertiliser
n : any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile [syn: {fertilizer}, {plant food}]

fertility
n 1: the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year [syn: {birthrate}, {birth rate}, {fertility rate}, {natality}]
2: the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring [syn: {fecundity}] [ant: {sterility}]
3: the property of producing abundantly and sustaining growth; "he praised the richness of the soil" [syn: {richness}, {prolificacy}]

fertility drug
n : a drug used to increase a woman's fertility

fertility rate
n : the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year [syn: {birthrate}, {birth rate}, {fertility}, {natality}]

fertilizable
adj : capable of being fertilized

fertilization
n 1: creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant [syn: {fertilisation}, {fecundation}, {impregnation}]
2: making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure [syn: {fertilisation}, {fecundation}, {dressing}]

fertilization age
n : the age of an embryo counting from the time of fertilization [syn: {fetal age}, {gestational age}]

fertilization membrane
n : the membrane that forms around a fertilized ovum and prevents penetration by additional spermatozoon

fertilize
v 1: provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants" [syn: {fertilise}, {feed}]
2: make fertile or productive; "The course fertilized her imagination" [syn: {fecundate}, {fertilise}]
3: introduce semen into (a female) [syn: {inseminate}, {fecundate}, {fertilise}]

fertilized
adj : made pregnant [syn: {fertilised}, {impregnated}, {inseminated}]

fertilized egg
n : an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life [syn: {embryo}, {conceptus}]

fertilized ovum
n : the cell resulting from the union of an ovum and a spermatozoon (including the organism that develops from that cell) [syn: {zygote}]

fertilizer
n : any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile [syn: {fertiliser}, {plant food}]

ferulae
See {ferula}

ferule
n : a switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children

fervency
n : feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" [syn: {ardor}, {ardour}, {fervor}, {fervour}, {fire}, {fervidness}]

fervent
adj 1: characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair" [syn: {ardent}, {burning(a)}, {fervid}, {fiery}, {impassioned}, {perfervid}, {torrid}]
2: sincerely or intensely felt; "a cordial regard for his visitor's comfort"; "a cordial abhorrence of waste"; "a fervent hope" [syn: {cordial}]
3: extremely hot; "the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems"- Nathaniel Hawthorne; "set out...when the fervid heat subsides"- Frances Trollope [syn: {fervid}]

fervently
adv : with passionate fervor; "both those for and against are fervently convinced they speak for the great majority of the people"; "a fierily opinionated book" [syn: {fierily}, {fervidly}]

fervid
adj 1: characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair" [syn: {ardent}, {burning(a)}, {fervent}, {fiery}, {impassioned}, {perfervid}, {torrid}]
2: extremely hot; "the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems"- Nathaniel Hawthorne; "set out...when the fervid heat subsides"- Frances Trollope [syn: {fervent}]

fervidly
adv : with passionate fervor; "both those for and against are fervently convinced they speak for the great majority of the people"; "a fierily opinionated book" [syn: {fierily}, {fervently}]

fervidness
n : feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" [syn: {ardor}, {ardour}, {fervor}, {fervour}, {fervency}, {fire}]

fervor
n 1: feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" [syn: {ardor}, {ardour}, {fervour}, {fervency}, {fire}, {fervidness}]
2: the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up; "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation" [syn: {excitement}, {excitation}, {inflammation}, {fervour}]

fervour
n 1: the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up; "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation" [syn: {excitement}, {excitation}, {inflammation}, {fervor}]
2: feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" [syn: {ardor}, {ardour}, {fervor}, {fervency}, {fire}, {fervidness}]

Fes
n : a city in north central Morocco; religious center [syn: {Fez}]

fescue
n : grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns [syn: {fescue grass}, {meadow fescue}, {Festuca elatior}]

fescue grass
n : grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns [syn: {fescue}, {meadow fescue}, {Festuca elatior}]

fess
n : (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield [syn: {fesse}]

fesse
n : (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield [syn: {fess}]

festal
adj : offering fun and gaiety; "a gala ball after the inauguration"; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening" [syn: {gala(a)}, {gay}, {festive}, {merry}]

fester
n : a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus [syn: {suppurating sore}]
v : ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering" [syn: {maturate}, {suppurate}]

festering
n 1: (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus [syn: {suppuration}, {maturation}]
2: a fluid product of inflammation [syn: {pus}, {purulence}, {suppuration}, {ichor}, {sanies}]

festinate
v : act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!" [syn: {rush}, {hasten}, {hurry}, {look sharp}]

festination
n : involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g., Parkinson's disease)

festival
n 1: a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration
2: an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place); "a drama festival" [syn: {fete}]

Festival of Lights
n : (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC [syn: {Hanukkah}, {Hanukah}, {Hannukah}, {Chanukah}, {Chanukkah}, {Channukah}, {Channukkah}, {Feast of Lights}, {Feast of Dedication}, {Feast of the Dedication}]

festive
adj : offering fun and gaiety; "a gala ball after the inauguration"; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening" [syn: {gala(a)}, {gay}, {festal}, {merry}]

festivity
n : any joyous diversion [syn: {celebration}]

festoon
n 1: a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful loops
2: an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work
3: flower chains suspended in loops between points [syn: {festoonery}]
v : decorate with strings of flowers; "The public buildings were festooned for the holiday"

festoonery
n : flower chains suspended in loops between points [syn: {festoon}]

festschriften
See {festschrift}

Festuca
n : a genus of tufted perennial grasses of the family Gramineae [syn: {genus Festuca}]

Festuca elatior
n : grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns [syn: {fescue}, {fescue grass}, {meadow fescue}]

Festuca ovina
n : cultivated for sheep pasturage in upland regions or used as a lawn grass [syn: {sheep fescue}, {sheep's fescue}]

FET
n : a transistor in which most current flows in a channel whose effective resistance can be controlled by a transverse electric field [syn: {field-effect transistor}]

fetal
adj : of or relating to a fetus; "fetal development" [syn: {foetal}]

fetal age
n : the age of an embryo counting from the time of fertilization [syn: {fertilization age}, {gestational age}]

fetal alcohol syndrome
n : a medical condition in which body deformation or facial development or mental ability of a fetus is impaired because the mother drank alcohol while pregnant

fetal circulation
n : the system of blood vessels and structures through which blood moves in a fetus [syn: {foetal circulation}]

fetal distress
n : an abnormal condition of a fetus; usually discovered during pregnancy and characterized by an abnormal heart rhythm [syn: {foetal distress}]

fetal membrane
n : any membrane that functions for the protection or nourishment of respiration or excretion of a developing fetus

fetal monitor
n : an electronic monitor that monitors fetal heartbeat and the mother's uterine contractions during childbirth [syn: {electronic fetal monitor}, {electronic foetal monitor}, {foetal monitor}]

fetal movement
n : motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the 16th week of pregnancy) [syn: {foetal movement}]

fetch
v 1: go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat" [syn: {bring}, {get}, {convey}] [ant: {take away}]
2: be sold for a certain price; "The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction" [syn: {bring in}, {bring}]
3: take away or remove; "The devil will fetch you!"

fetch up
v : finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again" [syn: {finish up}, {land up}, {end up}, {wind up}, {finish}]

fetching
adj : very attractive; capturing interest; "a fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his manner"; "a winning personality" [syn: {taking}, {winning}]

fete
n 1: an elaborate party (often outdoors) [syn: {feast}, {fiesta}]
2: an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place); "a drama festival" [syn: {festival}]
v : have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating" [syn: {celebrate}]

fete champetre
n : a party of people assembled for social interaction out of doors [syn: {garden party}, {lawn party}]

fete day
n : a day designated for feasting [syn: {feast day}]

feterita
n : a Sudanese sorghum having exceptionally large soft white grains [syn: {federita}, {Sorghum vulgare caudatum}]

fetiales
See {fetial}

fetich
n 1: a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers [syn: {juju}, {voodoo}, {hoodoo}, {fetish}]
2: excessive or irrational devotion to some activity; "made a fetish of cleanliness" [syn: {fetish}]

fetichism
n 1: a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish) [syn: {fetishism}]
2: sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs) [syn: {fetishism}]

feticide
n : the act of destroying a fetus [syn: {aborticide}]

fetid
adj : offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell" [syn: {foetid}, {foul}, {foul-smelling}, {funky}, {noisome}, {smelly}, {putrid}, {stinking}]

fetid bugbane
n : bugbane of Siberia and eastern Asia having ill-smelling green-white flowers [syn: {foetid bugbane}, {Cimicifuga foetida}]

fetid horehound
n : ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of dark purple flowers [syn: {black horehound}, {black archangel}, {stinking horehound}, {Ballota nigra}]

fetish
n 1: a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers [syn: {juju}, {voodoo}, {hoodoo}, {fetich}]
2: excessive or irrational devotion to some activity; "made a fetish of cleanliness" [syn: {fetich}]

fetishism
n 1: a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish) [syn: {fetichism}]
2: sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs) [syn: {fetichism}]

fetishist
n : one who engages in fetishism (especially of a sexual nature)

fetlock
n 1: the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern [syn: {fetlock joint}]
2: projection behind and above a horse's hoof

fetlock joint
n : the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern [syn: {fetlock}]

fetology
n : the branch of medicine concerned with the fetus in the uterus [syn: {foetology}]

fetometry
n : measurement of a fetus (especially the diameter of the head) [syn: {foetometry}]

fetoprotein
n : any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer [syn: {foetoprotein}]

fetor
n : a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn: {malodor}, {malodour}, {stench}, {stink}, {reek}, {foetor}, {mephitis}]

fetoscope
n : a stethoscope placed on the pregnant woman's abdomen to listen for the fetal heartbeat [syn: {foetoscope}]

fetoscopy
n : prenatal diagnosis that allows direct observation of a fetus in the uterus and the withdrawal of fetal blood [syn: {foetoscopy}]

fetter
n : a shackle for the ankles or feet [syn: {hobble}]
v : restrain with fetters [syn: {shackle}]

fetter bone
n : the part between the fetlock and the hoof [syn: {pastern}]

fetter bush
n : showy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to reddish flowers that resemble an umbel [syn: {fetterbush}, {shiny lyonia}, {Lyonia lucida}]

fetterbush
n 1: ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small white bell-shaped flowers [syn: {mountain fetterbush}, {mountain andromeda}, {Pieris floribunda}]
2: showy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to reddish flowers that resemble an umbel [syn: {fetter bush}, {shiny lyonia}, {Lyonia lucida}]

fettered
adj : bound by chains fastened around the ankles [syn: {in bonds(p)}, {in fetters(p)}, {shackled}]

fettle
n : a state of fitness and good health; "in fine fettle"

fettuccine
n : pasta in flat strips wider than linguine [syn: {fettuccini}]

fettuccine Alfredo
n : fettuccine in cream sauce with cheese

fettuccini
n : pasta in flat strips wider than linguine [syn: {fettuccine}]

fetus
n : an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal [syn: {foetus}]

feud
n : a bitter quarrel between two parties
v : carry out a feud; "The two professors have been feuding for years"

feudal
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of feudalism [syn: {feudalistic}]

feudal lord
n : a man of rank in the ancien regime [syn: {seigneur}, {seignior}]

feudal system
n : the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th C; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war [syn: {feudalism}]

feudalism
n : the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th C; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war [syn: {feudal system}]

feudalistic
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of feudalism [syn: {feudal}]

feudally
adv : in a feudal manner; "a feudally organized society"

feudatory
adj 1: of or pertaining to the relation of a feudal vassal to his lord; "a feudatory relationship"
2: owing feudal allegiance to or being subject to a sovereign; "it remained feudatory to India until 1365"
n : a person holding a fief [syn: {vassal}, {liege}, {liegeman}, {liege subject}]

fever
n 1: a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection [syn: {febrility}, {febricity}, {pyrexia}, {feverishness}]
2: intense nervous anticipation; "in a fever of resentment"

fever blister
n : caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) [syn: {oral herpes}, {herpes labialis}, {cold sore}]

fever pitch
n : a state of extreme excitement; "the crowd was at fever pitch"

fever tree
n 1: any of several trees having leaves or barks used to allay fever or thought to indicate regions free of fever
2: ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever [syn: {Georgia bark}, {bitter-bark}, {Pinckneya pubens}]
3: tall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a medicinal oil; young leaves are bluish [syn: {blue gum}, {Eucalyptus globulus}]
4: African tree supposed to mark healthful regions [syn: {Acacia xanthophloea}]

fevered
adj : highly excited; "a fevered imagination"

feverfew
n : bushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of buttonlike white-rayed flower heads; valued traditionally for medicinal uses; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {Tanacetum parthenium}, {Chrysanthemum parthenium}]

feverish
adj 1: marked by intense agitation or emotion; "worked at a feverish pace" [syn: {hectic}]
2: of or relating to or characterized by fever; "a febrile reaction caused by an allergen" [syn: {febrile}] [ant: {afebrile}]
3: having or affected by a fever [syn: {feverous}]

feverishly
adv : in a feverish manner; "she worked feverishly"

feverishness
n : a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection [syn: {fever}, {febrility}, {febricity}, {pyrexia}]

feverous
adj : having or affected by a fever [syn: {feverish}]

feverroot
n : coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers [syn: {horse gentian}, {tinker's root}, {wild coffee}, {Triostium perfoliatum}]

few
adj : a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number; "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle" [ant: {many}]
n 1: an indefinite but relatively small number; "they bought a case of beer and drank a few"
2: a small elite group; "it was designed for the discriminating few"

fewer
adj : (comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of; "fewer birds came this year"; "the birds are fewer this year"; "fewer trains were late" [ant: {more(a)}]

fewest
adj : (superlative of `few' used with count nouns and usually preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the smallest in number; "the fewest birds in recent memory" [syn: {fewest(a)}] [ant: {most(a)}]

few-flowered leek
n : leek producing bulbils instead of flowers; Russia and Iran [syn: {Allium paradoxum}]

fewness
n : the quality of being small in number

fey
adj 1: slightly insane [syn: {touched(p)}]
2: suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness; "thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning"; "the fey quality was there, the ability to see the moon at midday"- John Mason Brown [syn: {elfin}]

Feynman
n : United States physicist who contributed to the theory of the interaction of photons and electrons (1918-1988) [syn: {Richard Feynman}, {Richard Phillips Feynman}]

Fez
n 1: a city in north central Morocco; religious center [syn: {Fes}]
2: a felt cap (usually red) for a man; shaped like a flat-topped cone with a tassel that hangs from the crown [syn: {tarboosh}]

fezzes
See {fez}

FHA
n : the federal agency in the Department of Housing and Urban Development that insures residential mortgages [syn: {Federal Housing Administration}]

FHLMC
n : a corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages [syn: {Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation}, {Freddie Mac}]

fiance
n : a man who is engaged to be married [syn: {groom-to-be}]

fiancee
n : a woman who is engaged to be married [syn: {bride-to-be}]

fiasco
n : a sudden and violent collapse [syn: {debacle}] [also: {fiascoes} (pl)]

fiascoes
fiasco
n : a sudden and violent collapse [syn: {debacle}] [also: {fiascoes} (pl)]

fiascoes
See {fiasco}

fiat
n : a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there" [syn: {decree}, {edict}, {order}, {rescript}]

fiat money
n : money that the government declares to be legal tender although it cannot be converted into standard specie

fib
n : a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?" [syn: {story}, {tale}, {tarradiddle}, {taradiddle}]
v : tell a relatively insignificant lie; "Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don't call it lying" [also: {fibbing}, {fibbed}]

fibbed
fib
n : a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?" [syn: {story}, {tale}, {tarradiddle}, {taradiddle}]
v : tell a relatively insignificant lie; "Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don't call it lying" [also: {fibbing}, {fibbed}]

fibbed
See {fib}

fibber
n : someone who tells lies [syn: {storyteller}, {fabricator}]

fibbing
fib
n : a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?" [syn: {story}, {tale}, {tarradiddle}, {taradiddle}]
v : tell a relatively insignificant lie; "Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don't call it lying" [also: {fibbing}, {fibbed}]

fibbing
n : a trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear [syn: {paltering}]

fibbing
See {fib}

fiber
n 1: a slender and greatly elongated solid substance [syn: {fibre}]
2: the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer [syn: {character}, {fibre}]
3: a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth [syn: {fibre}, {vulcanized fiber}]

fiber bundle
n : a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) [syn: {fibre bundle}, {fascicle}, {fasciculus}]

fiber optic cable
n : a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light [syn: {fibre optic cable}]

fiber optics
n : the transmission of light signals via glass fibers [syn: {fiberoptics}, {fibre optics}, {fibreoptics}]

fiberboard
n : wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets [syn: {fibreboard}, {particle board}]

fiberglass
n : a covering material made of glass fibers in resins [syn: {fibreglass}]

fiberoptic
adj : of or relating to fiber optics [syn: {fiber-optic}, {fibre-optic}, {fibreoptic}]

fiber-optic
adj : of or relating to fiber optics [syn: {fiberoptic}, {fibre-optic}, {fibreoptic}]

fiber-optic transmission system
n : a communication system using fiber optic cables [syn: {fibre-optic transmission system}, {FOTS}]

fiberoptics
n : the transmission of light signals via glass fibers [syn: {fiber optics}, {fibre optics}, {fibreoptics}]

fiberscope
n : a flexible medical instrument involving fiber optics that is used to examine internal organs

Fibonacci number
n : a number in the Fibonacci sequence

Fibonacci sequence
n : a sequence of numbers in which each number equals the sum of the two [receding numbers

fibre
n 1: a slender and greatly elongated solid substance [syn: {fiber}]
2: the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer [syn: {character}, {fiber}]
3: a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth [syn: {fiber}, {vulcanized fiber}]

fibre bundle
n : a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) [syn: {fiber bundle}, {fascicle}, {fasciculus}]

fibre optic cable
n : a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light [syn: {fiber optic cable}]

fibre optics
n : the transmission of light signals via glass fibers [syn: {fiber optics}, {fiberoptics}, {fibreoptics}]

fibreboard
n : wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets [syn: {fiberboard}, {particle board}]

fibreglass
n : a covering material made of glass fibers in resins [syn: {fiberglass}]

fibre-optic
adj : of or relating to fiber optics [syn: {fiber-optic}, {fiberoptic}, {fibreoptic}]

fibreoptic
adj : of or relating to fiber optics [syn: {fiber-optic}, {fiberoptic}, {fibre-optic}]

fibre-optic transmission system
n : a communication system using fiber optic cables [syn: {fiber-optic transmission system}, {FOTS}]

fibreoptics
n : the transmission of light signals via glass fibers [syn: {fiber optics}, {fiberoptics}, {fibre optics}]

fibril
n : a very slender natural or synthetic fiber [syn: {filament}, {strand}]

fibrillae
See {fibrilla}

fibrillate
v : make fine, irregular, rapid twitching movements; "His heart fibrillated and he died"

fibrillation
n 1: muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination
2: act or process of forming fibrils

fibrillose
adj : covered with fibrils more or less evenly disposed

fibrin
n : a white insoluble fibrous protein formed by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen when blood clots; it forms a network that traps red cells and platelets

fibrinase
n : in the clotting of blood thrombin catalyzes factor XIII into its active form (fibrinase) which causes fibrin to form a stable clot [syn: {factor XIII}]

fibrinogen
n : a protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots [syn: {factor I}]

fibrinolysin
n : an enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots [syn: {plasmin}]

fibrinolysis
n : a normal ongoing process that dissolves fibrin and results in the removal of small blood clots; "drugs causing fibrinolysis have been utilized therapeutically"

fibrinopeptide
n : peptide released from the amino end of fibrinogen by the action of thrombin to form fibrin during clotting of the blood

fibrinous
adj : characterized by the presence of fibrin

fibroadenoma
n : benign and movable and firm and not tender tumor of the breast; common in young women and caused by high levels of estrogen

fibroblast
n : a cell from which connective tissue develops

fibrocalcific
adj : involving or resulting from calcification of fibrous tissue

fibrocartilage
n : cartilage that is largely composed of fibers like those in ordinary connective tissue

fibrocartilaginous
adj : of or relating to fibrocartilage

fibrocystic breast disease
n : the presence of one or more cysts in a breast [syn: {fibrocystic disease of the breast}, {cystic breast disease}, {cystic mastitis}]

fibrocystic disease of the breast
n : the presence of one or more cysts in a breast [syn: {fibrocystic breast disease}, {cystic breast disease}, {cystic mastitis}]

fibrocystic disease of the pancreas
n : the most common congenital disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; there is no cure [syn: {cystic fibrosis}, {CF}, {pancreatic fibrosis}, {mucoviscidosis}]

fibroid tumor
n : benign tumor containing fibrous tissue (especially in the uterus)

fibroma
n : nonmalignant tumor of connective tissue [also: {fibromata} (pl)]

fibromata
fibroma
n : nonmalignant tumor of connective tissue [also: {fibromata} (pl)]

fibromata
See {fibroma}

fibromyositis
n : local inflammation of muscle and connective tissue

fibrosis
n : development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ

fibrositis
n : inflammation of white fibrous tissues (especially muscle sheaths)

fibrous
adj 1: having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute [syn: {hempen}]
2: (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew [syn: {sinewy}, {stringy}, {unchewable}]

fibrous astrocyte
n : star-shaped cells with long processes; found in the white matter of the brain and spinal cord

fibrous dysplasia of bone
n : a disturbance in which bone that is undergoing lysis is replaced by an abnormal proliferation of fibrous tissue resulting in bone lesions or skin lesions

fibrous joint
n : an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull) [syn: {suture}, {sutura}]

fibrous tissue
n : tissue consisting of or containing fibers in both animals and plants

fibrous-rooted begonia
n : any of numerous begonias having fibrous rather than tuberous or rhizomatous roots

fibrovascular bundle
n : a unit strand of the vascular system in stems and leaves of higher plants consisting essentially of xylem and phloem [syn: {vascular bundle}, {vascular strand}]

fibula
n : the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle [syn: {calf bone}] [also: {fibulae} (pl)]

fibulae
fibula
n : the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle [syn: {calf bone}] [also: {fibulae} (pl)]

fibulae
See {fibula}

fibular vein
n : accompany the peroneal arteries; arising in the heel and running up the back of the leg to join the posterior tibial veins of the popliteal vein [syn: {peroneal vein}, {vena peroneus}]

FICA
n : a tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system

fice
n : a nervous belligerent little mongrel dog [syn: {feist}]

fichu
n : a lightweight triangular scarf worn by a woman

fickle
adj 1: marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments; "fickle friends"; "a flirt's volatile affections" [syn: {volatile}]
2: liable to sudden unpredictable change; "erratic behavior"; "fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament"; "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next" [syn: {erratic}, {mercurial}, {quicksilver(a)}]

fickleness
n : unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous [syn: {faithlessness}, {falseness}, {inconstancy}]

ficoes
See {fico}

fictile
adj 1: of or relating to the craft of pottery; "the fictile art"; "fictile ware"
2: susceptible to being led or directed; "fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda" [syn: {pliable}]
3: capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material); "plastic substances such as wax or clay" [syn: {moldable}, {plastic}]

fiction
n 1: a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
2: a deliberately false or improbable account [syn: {fabrication}, {fable}]

fictional
adj 1: related to or involving literary fiction; "clever fictional devices"; "a fictional treatment of the train robbery" [ant: {nonfictional}]
2: formed or conceived by the imagination; "a fabricated excuse for his absence"; "a fancied wrong"; "a fictional character"; "used fictitious names"; "a made-up story" [syn: {fabricated}, {fancied}, {fictitious}, {invented}, {made-up}]

fictional animal
n : animals that exist only in fiction (usually in children's stories)

fictional character
n : an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story); "she is the main character in the novel" [syn: {fictitious character}, {character}]

fictionalisation
n 1: a literary work based partly or wholly on fact but written as if it were fiction [syn: {fictionalization}]
2: writing in a fictional form [syn: {fabrication}, {fictionalization}]

fictionalise
v 1: make into fiction; "The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel" [syn: {fictionalize}, {retell}]
2: convert into the form or the style of a novel; "The author novelized the historical event" [syn: {novelize}, {novelise}, {fictionalize}]

fictionalization
n 1: a literary work based partly or wholly on fact but written as if it were fiction [syn: {fictionalisation}]
2: writing in a fictional form [syn: {fabrication}, {fictionalisation}]

fictionalize
v 1: make into fiction; "The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel" [syn: {fictionalise}, {retell}]
2: convert into the form or the style of a novel; "The author novelized the historical event" [syn: {novelize}, {novelise}, {fictionalise}]

fictitious
adj 1: formed or conceived by the imagination; "a fabricated excuse for his absence"; "a fancied wrong"; "a fictional character"; "used fictitious names"; "a made-up story" [syn: {fabricated}, {fancied}, {fictional}, {invented}, {made-up}]
2: adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty" [syn: {assumed}, {false}, {fictive}, {pretended}, {put on}, {sham}]

fictitious character
n : an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story); "she is the main character in the novel" [syn: {fictional character}, {character}]

fictive
adj 1: adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty" [syn: {assumed}, {false}, {fictitious}, {pretended}, {put on}, {sham}]
2: capable of imaginative creation; "fictive talent"

Ficus
n : large genus of tropical trees or shrubs or climbers including fig trees [syn: {genus Ficus}]

Ficus aurea
n : a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas [syn: {golden fig}, {Florida strangler fig}, {strangler fig}, {wild fig}]

Ficus bengalensis
n : East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks [syn: {banyan}, {banyan tree}, {banian}, {banian tree}, {Indian banyan}, {East Indian fig tree}]

Ficus carica
n : Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit [syn: {fig}, {common fig}, {common fig tree}]

Ficus carica sylvestris
n : wild variety of the common fig used to facilitate pollination of certain figs [syn: {caprifig}]

Ficus deltoidea
n : shrub or small tree often grown as a houseplant having foliage like mistletoe [syn: {mistletoe fig}, {mistletoe rubber plant}, {Ficus diversifolia}]

Ficus diversifolia
n : shrub or small tree often grown as a houseplant having foliage like mistletoe [syn: {mistletoe fig}, {mistletoe rubber plant}, {Ficus deltoidea}]

Ficus elastica
n : large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber [syn: {India-rubber tree}, {India-rubber plant}, {India-rubber fig}, {rubber plant}, {Assam rubber}]

Ficus religiosa
n : fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists [syn: {pipal}, {pipal tree}, {pipul}, {peepul}, {sacred fig}, {bo tree}]

Ficus rubiginosa
n : Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood [syn: {Port Jackson fig}, {rusty rig}, {little-leaf fig}, {Botany Bay fig}]

Ficus sycomorus
n : thick-branched wide-spreading tree of Africa and adjacent southwestern Asia often buttressed with branches rising from near the ground; produces cluster of edible but inferior figs on short leafless twigs; the Biblical sycamore [syn: {sycamore}, {sycamore fig}, {mulberry fig}]

fiddle
n : bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow [syn: {violin}]
v 1: avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties" [syn: {shirk}, {shrink from}, {goldbrick}]
2: commit fraud and steal from one's employer; "We found out that she had been fiddling for years"
3: play the violin or fiddle
4: play on a violin; "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely"
5: manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate" [syn: {toy}, {diddle}, {play}]
6: play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly; "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"; "The reporter fiddle with the facts" [syn: {tamper}, {monkey}]
7: try to fix or mend; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend" [syn: {tinker}]

fiddle with
v : manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner; "He twiddled her thumbs while waiting for the interview" [syn: {twiddle}]

fiddle-faddle
n : trivial nonsense [syn: {balderdash}, {piffle}]

fiddlehead
n 1: tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes [syn: {ostrich fern}, {shuttlecock fern}, {Matteuccia struthiopteris}, {Pteretis struthiopteris}, {Onoclea struthiopteris}]
2: New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible [syn: {cinnamon fern}, {fiddlehead fern}, {Osmunda cinnamonea}]

fiddlehead fern
n : New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible [syn: {cinnamon fern}, {fiddlehead}, {Osmunda cinnamonea}]

fiddleneck
n : hairy annual of California to Mexico with crowded cymes of small blue to lilac or mauve flowers [syn: {Phacelia tanacetifolia}]

fiddler
n 1: a musician who plays the violin [syn: {violinist}]
2: someone who manipulates in a nervous or unconscious manner [syn: {twiddler}]
3: an unskilled person who tries to fix or mend [syn: {tinkerer}]

fiddler crab
n : burrowing crab of American coastal regions having one claw much enlarged in the male

fiddle-shaped
adj : of a leaf shape [syn: {pandurate}, {panduriform}]

fiddlestick
n : a bow used in playing the violin [syn: {violin bow}]

fiddlier
See {fiddly}

fiddliest
See {fiddly}

fiddling
adj : (informal terms) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction" [syn: {footling}, {lilliputian}, {little}, {Mickey Mouse}, {niggling}, {piddling}, {piffling}, {petty}, {picayune}, {trivial}]

fideicommissa
See {fideicommissum}

Fidel Castro
n : Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in 1927) [syn: {Castro}, {Fidel Castro Ruz}]

Fidel Castro Ruz
n : Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in 1927) [syn: {Castro}, {Fidel Castro}]

fidelity
n 1: accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal
2: the quality of being faithful [syn: {faithfulness}] [ant: {infidelity}, {infidelity}]

fidget
n : a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion; "he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness" [syn: {fidgetiness}, {restlessness}]
v : move restlessly; "The child is always fidgeting in his seat"

fidgetiness
n : a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion; "he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness" [syn: {fidget}, {restlessness}]

fidgety
adj : unable to relax or be still; "a constant fretful stamping of hooves"; "itchy for excitement"; "a restless child" [syn: {fretful}, {itchy}, {restless}]

fiducial
adj 1: relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another); "a fiduciary contract"; "in a fiduciary capacity"; "fiducial power" [syn: {fiduciary}]
2: used as a fixed standard of reference for comparison or measurement; "a fiducial point"
3: based on trust

fiduciary
adj : relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another); "a fiduciary contract"; "in a fiduciary capacity"; "fiducial power" [syn: {fiducial}]
n : a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary; "it is illegal for a fiduciary to misappropriate money for personal gain"

fiduciary duty
n : the legal duty of a fiduciary to act in the best interests of the beneficiary

fiduciary relation
n : the legal relation that exists when one person justifiably places reliance on another whose aid or protection is sought in some matter

Fiedler
n : popular United States conductor (1894-1979) [syn: {Arthur Fiedler}]

fief
n : a piece of land held under the feudal system [syn: {feoff}]

fiefdom
n 1: the domain controlled by a feudal lord
2: an organization that is controlled by a dominat person or group

field
n 1: a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed; "he planted a field of wheat"
2: a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields" [syn: {battlefield}, {battleground}, {field of battle}, {field of honor}]
3: somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected; "anthropologists do much of their work in the field"
4: a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" [syn: {discipline}, {subject}, {subject area}, {subject field}, {field of study}, {study}, {bailiwick}, {branch of knowledge}]
5: the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it [syn: {field of force}, {force field}]
6: a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "they are outstanding in their field" [syn: {field of operation}, {line of business}]
7: a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" [syn: {sphere}, {domain}, {area}, {orbit}, {arena}]
8: a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field" [syn: {playing field}, {athletic field}, {playing area}]
9: extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth" [syn: {plain}, {champaign}] 10: (mathematics) a set of elements such that addition and multiplication are commutative and associative and multiplication is distributive over addition and there are two elements 0 and 1; "the set of all rational numbers is a field" 11: a region in which active military operations are in progress; "the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he served in the Vietnam theater for three years" [syn: {field of operations}, {theater}, {theater of operations}, {theatre}, {theatre of operations}] 12: all of the horses in a particular horse race 13: all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event 14: a geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found; "the diamond fields of South Africa" 15: (computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information 16: the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument) [syn: {field of view}] 17: a place where planes take off and land [syn: {airfield}, {landing field}, {flying field}]
v 1: catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket
2: play as a fielder
3: answer adequately or successfully; "The lawyer fielded all questions from the press"
4: select (a team or individual player) for a game; "The Patriots fielded a young new quarterback for the Rose Bowl"

field artillery
n : movable artillery (other than antiaircraft) used by armies in the field (especially for direct support of front-line troops) [syn: {field gun}]

field balm
n 1: trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes placed in genus Nepeta [syn: {ground ivy}, {alehoof}, {gill-over-the-ground}, {runaway robin}, {Glechoma hederaceae}, {Nepeta hederaceae}]
2: low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern Europe to GB naturalized in United States [syn: {lesser calamint}, {Calamintha nepeta}, {Calamintha nepeta glantulosa}, {Satureja nepeta}, {Satureja calamintha glandulosa}]

field bean
n : Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder [syn: {broad bean}, {broad-bean}, {broad-bean plant}, {English bean}, {European bean}, {Vicia faba}]

field bindweed
n : weakly climbing European perennial with white or pink flowers; naturalized in North America and an invasive weed [syn: {wild morning-glory}, {Convolvulus arvensis}]

field brome
n : annual grass of Europe and temperate Asia [syn: {Bromus arvensis}]

field capacity
n : the maximum amount of water that a particular soil can hold

field chamomile
n : European white-flowered weed naturalized in North America [syn: {corn chamomile}, {corn mayweed}, {Anthemis arvensis}]

field chickweed
n : densely tufted perennial chickweed of north temperate zone [syn: {field mouse-ear}, {Cerastium arvense}]

field coil
n : the electric coil around a field magnet that produces the magneto motive force to set up the flux in an electric machine [syn: {field winding}]

field corn
n : corn grown primarily for animal feed or market grain

field cricket
n : common American black cricket; attacks crops and also enters dwellings [syn: {Acheta assimilis}]

field day
n 1: (military) a day for military exercises and display
2: a day for outdoor athletic competition
3: a time of unusual pleasure and success
4: a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering [syn: {outing}, {picnic}]

field emission
n : the emission of electrons that are stripped from parent atoms by a high electric field

field event
n : a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track

field game
n : an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions

field garlic
n : pungent Old World wild onion [syn: {crow garlic}, {false garlic}, {stag's garlic}, {wild garlic}, {Allium vineale}]

field general
n 1: (football) the person who plays quarterback [syn: {quarterback}, {signal caller}]
2: the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team; "quarterback is the most important position on the team" [syn: {quarterback}, {signal caller}]

field glass
n : a small refracting telescope [syn: {glass}, {spyglass}]

field glasses
n : an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes [syn: {binocular}, {binoculars}, {opera glasses}]

field goal
n 1: a score in American football; a score made by kicking the ball between the opponents' goal posts
2: a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop [syn: {basket}]

field guide
n : a guidebook describing natural objects of some type that might be encountered in the field; "a field guide to mushrooms"

field gun
n : movable artillery (other than antiaircraft) used by armies in the field (especially for direct support of front-line troops) [syn: {field artillery}]

field hand
n : a hired hand on a farm [syn: {farmhand}, {fieldhand}, {farm worker}]

field hockey
n : hockey played on a field; two opposing teams use curved sticks to drive a ball into the opponents' net [syn: {hockey}]

field hockey ball
n : ball used in playing field hockey

field horsetail
n : of Eurasia and Greenland and North America [syn: {common horsetail}, {Equisetum arvense}]

field hospital
n : a temporary military hospital near the battle lines

field house
n 1: a building for indoor sports [syn: {sports arena}]
2: an athletic facility where athletes prepare for sport

field hut
n : temporary military shelter [syn: {hut}, {army hut}]

field intensity
n : the vector sum of all the forces exerted by an electrical or magnetic field (on a unit mass or unit charge or unit magnetic pole) at a given point in the field [syn: {field strength}]

field judge
n : a football official

field lens
n : the lens that is farthest from the eye in an optical device with morethan one lens

field line
n : an imaginary line in a field of force; direction of the line at any point is the direction of the force at that point [syn: {line of force}]

field lupine
n : white-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage and erosion control [syn: {white lupine}, {wolf bean}, {Egyptian lupine}, {Lupinus albus}]

field magnet
n : a magnet that provides a magnetic field in a dynamo or electric motor

field maple
n : shrubby Eurasian maple often used as a hedge [syn: {hedge maple}, {Acer campestre}]

field marigold
n : European herb with bright yellow flowers; a common weed in grain fields [syn: {corn marigold}, {Chrysanthemum segetum}]

field marshal
n : an officer holding the highest rank in the army

field mint
n : European mint naturalized in United States [syn: {corn mint}, {Mentha arvensis}]

field mouse
n 1: any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows [syn: {vole}]
2: any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens [syn: {fieldmouse}]

field mouse-ear
n : densely tufted perennial chickweed of north temperate zone [syn: {field chickweed}, {Cerastium arvense}]

field mushroom
n : common edible mushroom found naturally in moist open soil; the cultivated mushroom of commerce [syn: {meadow mushroom}, {Agaricus campestris}]

field mustard
n : weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields [syn: {wild mustard}, {charlock}, {chadlock}, {Brassica kaber}, {Sinapis arvensis}]

field of battle
n : a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields" [syn: {battlefield}, {battleground}, {field of honor}, {field}]

field of fire
n : the area that a weapon or group of weapons can coverr effectively with gun fire from a given position

field of force
n : the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it [syn: {field}, {force field}]

field of honor
n 1: the scene of a duel
2: a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields" [syn: {battlefield}, {battleground}, {field of battle}, {field}]

field of operation
n : a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "they are outstanding in their field" [syn: {field}, {line of business}]

field of operations
n : a region in which active military operations are in progress; "the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he served in the Vietnam theater for three years" [syn: {field}, {theater}, {theater of operations}, {theatre}, {theatre of operations}]

field of regard
n : all of the points of the physical environment that can be perceived by a stable eye at a given moment [syn: {visual field}, {field of vision}]

field of study
n : a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" [syn: {discipline}, {subject}, {subject area}, {subject field}, {field}, {study}, {bailiwick}, {branch of knowledge}]

field of view
n : the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument) [syn: {field}]

field of vision
n : all of the points of the physical environment that can be perceived by a stable eye at a given moment [syn: {visual field}, {field of regard}]

field officer
n : an officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel or colonel [syn: {field-grade officer}, {FO}]

field pansy
n : common Old World viola with creamy often violet-tinged flowers [syn: {heartsease}, {Viola arvensis}]

field pea
n 1: seed of the field pea plant
2: variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and North Africa and widely grown especially for forage [syn: {field-pea plant}, {Austrian winter pea}, {Pisum sativum arvense}, {Pisum arvense}]
3: coarse small-seeded pea often used as food when young and tender

field pennycress
n : foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized throughout North America [syn: {French weed}, {fanweed}, {penny grass}, {stinkweed}, {mithridate mustard}, {Thlaspi arvense}]

field poppy
n : annual European poppy common in grain fields and often cultivated [syn: {corn poppy}, {Flanders poppy}, {Papaver rhoeas}]

field press censorship
n : security review of news (including all information or material intended for dissemination to the public) subject to the jurisdiction of the armed forces

field pussytoes
n : a variety of pussytoes

field ration
n : rations issued for United States troops in the field

field sandbur
n : grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs [syn: {sandbur}, {sandspur}, {Cenchrus tribuloides}]

field scabious
n : perennial having bluish-lilac flowers; introduced in the eastern United States [syn: {Scabiosa arvensis}]

field soybean
n : seeds used as livestock feed

field spaniel
n : large usually black hunting and retrieving spaniel with a dense flat or slightly wavy coat; cross between cocker and Sussex spaniel

field sparrow
n : common North American finch of brushy pasturelands [syn: {Spizella pusilla}]

field speedwell
n : European plant with minute axillary blue flowers on long stalks; widely naturalized in America [syn: {Veronica agrestis}]

field sport
n : a sport that is played outdoors [syn: {outdoor sport}]

field strength
n : the vector sum of all the forces exerted by an electrical or magnetic field (on a unit mass or unit charge or unit magnetic pole) at a given point in the field [syn: {field intensity}]

field strength unit
n : an electromagnetic unit of magnetic intensity

field tent
n : a canvas tent for use in the field

field test
n : a test of the performance of some new product under the conditions in which it will be used [syn: {field trial}]

field theory
n : (physics) a theory that explains a physical phenomenon in terms of a field and the manner in which it interacts with matter or with other fields

field thistle
n : stout North American thistle with purplish-pink flower heads [syn: {Cirsium discolor}]

field trial
n 1: a test of the performance of some new product under the conditions in which it will be used [syn: {field test}]
2: a contest between gun dogs to determine their proficiency in pointing and retrieving
3: a test of young hunting dogs to determine their skill in pointing and retrieving

field trip
n : a group excursion (to a museum or the woods or some historic place) for firsthand examination

field winding
n : the electric coil around a field magnet that produces the magneto motive force to set up the flux in an electric machine [syn: {field coil}]

field work
n : an investigation carried out in the field rather than in a laboratory or headquarters

field wormwood
n : European wormwood similar to common wormwood in its properties [syn: {Artemisia campestris}]

field-effect transistor
n : a transistor in which most current flows in a channel whose effective resistance can be controlled by a transverse electric field [syn: {FET}]

field-emission microscope
n : electron microscope used to observe the surface structure of a solid

fielder
n 1: a member of the baseball team that is in the field instead of at bat
2: a member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than batting [syn: {fieldsman}]

fielder's choice
n : a play made on a ground ball in which the fielder chooses to put out an advancing runner instead of the batter

fieldfare
n : medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter [syn: {snowbird}, {Turdus pilaris}]

field-grade officer
n : an officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel or colonel [syn: {field officer}, {FO}]

fieldhand
n : a hired hand on a farm [syn: {farmhand}, {field hand}, {farm worker}]

fielding
n 1: (baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field
2: English novelist and dramatist (1707-1754) [syn: {Henry Fielding}]

fielding average
n : (baseball) the percentage of times a fielder handles a batted ball properly; number of assists and putouts divided by the number of chances

fieldmice
fieldmouse
n : any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens [syn: {field mouse}] [also: {fieldmice} (pl)]

fieldmice
See {fieldmouse}

fieldmouse
n : any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens [syn: {field mouse}] [also: {fieldmice} (pl)]

field-pea plant
n : variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and North Africa and widely grown especially for forage [syn: {field pea}, {Austrian winter pea}, {Pisum sativum arvense}, {Pisum arvense}]

Fields
n : United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946) [syn: {W. C. Fields}, {William Claude Dukenfield}]

field-sequential color television
n : an early form of color TV in which successive fields are scanned in three primary colors [syn: {field-sequential color TV}, {field-sequential color television system}, {field-sequential color TV system}]

field-sequential color television system
n : an early form of color TV in which successive fields are scanned in three primary colors [syn: {field-sequential color television}, {field-sequential color TV}, {field-sequential color TV system}]

field-sequential color TV
n : an early form of color TV in which successive fields are scanned in three primary colors [syn: {field-sequential color television}, {field-sequential color television system}, {field-sequential color TV system}]

field-sequential color TV system
n : an early form of color TV in which successive fields are scanned in three primary colors [syn: {field-sequential color television}, {field-sequential color TV}, {field-sequential color television system}]

fieldsman
n : a member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than batting [syn: {fielder}]

fieldstone
n : stone that occurs naturally in fields; often used as building material

field-test
v : test something under the conditions under which it will actually be used; "The Army field tested the new tanks"

fieldwork
n : a temporary fortification built by troops in the field

fieldworker
n : a researcher who works in the field

fiend
n 1: a cruel wicked and inhuman person [syn: {monster}, {devil}, {demon}, {ogre}]
2: one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief [syn: {devil}, {demon}, {daemon}, {daimon}]
3: a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause); "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"--Winston Churchill [syn: {fanatic}]

fiendish
adj : extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces" [syn: {demonic}, {diabolic}, {diabolical}, {hellish}, {infernal}, {satanic}, {unholy}]

fiendishly
adv : as a devil; in an evil manner; "his writing could be diabolically satiric" [syn: {diabolically}, {devilishly}]

fierce
adj 1: marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle" [syn: {ferocious}, {furious}, {savage}]
2: marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions" [syn: {tearing}, {vehement}, {violent}, {trigger-happy}]
3: ruthless in competition; "cutthroat competition"; "bowelless readiness to take advantage" [syn: {cutthroat}, {bowelless}]
4: violently agitated and turbulent; "boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound; "rough weather"; "rough seas" [syn: {boisterous}, {rough}]

fiercely
adv 1: in a physically fierce manner; "silence broken by dogs barking ferociously"; "they fought fiercely" [syn: {ferociously}]
2: in an emotionally fierce manner; "she was fiercely proud of her children"

fierceness
n : the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence" [syn: {ferocity}, {furiousness}, {fury}, {vehemence}, {violence}, {wildness}]

fieri facias
n : a writ ordering a levy on the belongings of a debtor to satisfy the debt

fierily
adv : with passionate fervor; "both those for and against are fervently convinced they speak for the great majority of the people"; "a fierily opinionated book" [syn: {fervently}, {fervidly}]

fieriness
n : the heat of fire [syn: {red heat}]

fiery
adj 1: characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair" [syn: {ardent}, {burning(a)}, {fervent}, {fervid}, {impassioned}, {perfervid}, {torrid}]
2: like or suggestive of fire; "the burning sand"; "a fiery desert wind"; "an igneous desert atmosphere" [syn: {igneous}]
3: very intense; "a fiery temper"; "flaming passions" [syn: {flaming}]

fiesta
n : an elaborate party (often outdoors) [syn: {fete}, {feast}]

fiesta flower
n : straggling California annual herb with deep purple or violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Nemophila [syn: {Pholistoma auritum}, {Nemophila aurita}]

fife
n : a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band

fife rail
n : the railing surrounding the mast of a sailing vessel

FIFO
n : inventory accounting in which the oldest items (those first acquired) are assumed to be the first sold [syn: {first in first out}]

fifteen
adj : being one more than fourteen [syn: {15}, {xv}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one [syn: {15}, {XV}]

fifteenth
adj : coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position [syn: {15th}]
n : position 15 in a countable series of things

fifth
adj : coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position [syn: {5th}]
n 1: a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
2: position five in a countable series of things; "he was fifth out of several hundred runners"
3: a fifth part [syn: {one-fifth}, {fifth part}, {twenty percent}]
4: the musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it

Fifth Amendment
n : an amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes; mandates due process of law and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy; requires just compensation if private property is taken for public use

Fifth Avenue
n : an avenue in Manhattan that separates the east side of Manhattan from the west side

fifth column
n : a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst [syn: {Trojan horse}]

fifth columnist
n : a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader [syn: {saboteur}]

fifth cranial nerve
n : the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication [syn: {trigeminal}, {trigeminal nerve}, {trigeminus}, {nervus trigeminus}]

Fifth Crusade
n : a Crusade under papal control from 1218 to 1221 that achieved military victories but failed when dissension arose over accepting the terms they had been offered

fifth part
n : a fifth part [syn: {one-fifth}, {fifth}, {twenty percent}]

fifth wheel
n 1: someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded [syn: {deadwood}]
2: an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle [syn: {spare}]
3: a steering bearing that enables the front axle of a horse-drawn wagon to rotate

fifthly
adv : in the fifth place; "fifthly, we must adhere to the rules set by the local government"

fifties
n 1: the decade from 1950 to 1959 [syn: {1950s}]
2: the time of life between 50 and 60 [syn: {mid-fifties}]

fiftieth
adj : the ordinal number of fifty in counting order [syn: {50th}]
n : position 50 in a countable series of things

fifty
adj : being ten more than forty [syn: {50}, {l}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five [syn: {50}, {L}]
2: a United States bill worth 50 dollars [syn: {fifty dollar bill}]

fifty dollar bill
n : a United States bill worth 50 dollars [syn: {fifty}]

fifty percent
n : a half expressed as a percentage

fifty-cent piece
n : a United States coin worth half of a dollar [syn: {half dollar}]

fifty-eight
adj : being eight more than fifty [syn: {58}, {lviii}]

fifty-fifth
adj : the ordinal number of fifty-five in counting order [syn: {55th}]

fifty-fifty
adj : equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced; "even amounts of butter and sugar"; "on even terms"; "it was a fifty-fifty (or even) split"; "had a fifty-fifty (or even) chance"; "an even fight" [syn: {even}]

fifty-five
adj : being five more than fifty [syn: {55}, {lv}]

fifty-four
adj : being four more than fifty [syn: {54}, {liv}]

fifty-nine
adj : being nine more than fifty [syn: {59}, {ilx}]

fifty-one
adj : being one more than fifty [syn: {51}, {li}]

fifty-seven
adj : being seven more than fifty [syn: {57}, {lvii}]

fifty-six
adj : being six more than fifty [syn: {56}, {lvi}]

fifty-three
adj : being three more than fifty [syn: {53}, {liii}]

fifty-two
adj : being two more than fifty [syn: {52}, {lii}]

fig
n 1: a diagram or picture illustrating textual material; "the area covered can be seen from Figure 2" [syn: {figure}]
2: Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit [syn: {common fig}, {common fig tree}, {Ficus carica}]
3: a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi [syn: {Libyan Islamic Fighting Group}, {Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya}, {Libyan Fighting Group}, {Libyan Islamic Group}]
4: fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried [also: {figging}, {figged}]

fig leaf
n 1: a leaf from a fig tree
2: a covering consisting of anything intended to conceal something regarded as shameful

fig marigold
n : any of several South African plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum cultivated for showy pink or white flowers [syn: {pebble plant}]

fig moth
n : moth whose larvae feed on and mat together with webbing various stored foods [syn: {almond moth}, {Cadra cautella}]

fig out
v : put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" [syn: {dress up}, {fig up}, {deck up}, {gussy up}, {fancy up}, {trick up}, {deck out}, {trick out}, {prink}, {attire}, {get up}, {rig out}, {tog up}, {tog out}, {overdress}] [ant: {dress down}]

fig tree
n : any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear-shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature

fig up
v : put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" [syn: {dress up}, {fig out}, {deck up}, {gussy up}, {fancy up}, {trick up}, {deck out}, {trick out}, {prink}, {attire}, {get up}, {rig out}, {tog up}, {tog out}, {overdress}] [ant: {dress down}]

fig wax
n : a hard cream-colored wax obtained from a Javanese fig tree [syn: {gondang wax}]

fig-bird
n : greenish-yellow Australian oriole feeding chiefly on figs and other fruits

figeater
n : large greenish June beetle of southern United States [syn: {green June beetle}]

figged
fig
n 1: a diagram or picture illustrating textual material; "the area covered can be seen from Figure 2" [syn: {figure}]
2: Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit [syn: {common fig}, {common fig tree}, {Ficus carica}]
3: a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi [syn: {Libyan Islamic Fighting Group}, {Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya}, {Libyan Fighting Group}, {Libyan Islamic Group}]
4: fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried [also: {figging}, {figged}]

figged
See {fig}

figging
fig
n 1: a diagram or picture illustrating textual material; "the area covered can be seen from Figure 2" [syn: {figure}]
2: Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit [syn: {common fig}, {common fig tree}, {Ficus carica}]
3: a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi [syn: {Libyan Islamic Fighting Group}, {Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya}, {Libyan Fighting Group}, {Libyan Islamic Group}]
4: fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried [also: {figging}, {figged}]

figging
See {fig}

fight
n 1: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" [syn: {fighting}, {combat}, {scrap}]
2: an intense verbal dispute; "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate"
3: a boxing match; "the fight was on television last night" [syn: {bout}]
4: a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" [syn: {battle}, {conflict}, {engagement}]
5: an aggressive willingness to compete; "the team was full of fight" [syn: {competitiveness}]
v 1: be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting" [syn: {struggle}]
2: fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" [syn: {oppose}, {fight back}, {fight down}, {defend}]
3: make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath" [syn: {struggle}]
4: exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" [syn: {crusade}, {press}, {campaign}, {push}, {agitate}] [also: {fought}]

fight back
v 1: defend oneself
2: fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" [syn: {fight}, {oppose}, {fight down}, {defend}]

fight down
v : fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" [syn: {fight}, {oppose}, {fight back}, {defend}]

fight off
v : force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack" [syn: {repel}, {repulse}, {rebuff}, {drive back}]

fighter
n 1: someone who fights (or is fighting) [syn: {combatant}, {battler}, {belligerent}, {scrapper}]
2: a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air [syn: {fighter aircraft}, {attack aircraft}]
3: someone who fights for a cause [syn: {champion}, {hero}, {paladin}]

fighter aircraft
n : a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air [syn: {fighter}, {attack aircraft}]

fighter pilot
n : a military or naval pilot of fighter planes

fighting
adj 1: engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; "on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces" [syn: {active}, {combat-ready}, {fighting(a)}]
2: engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"; "a fighting war" [syn: {belligerent}, {militant}, {war-ridden}, {warring}]
3: disposed to loud disagreements and fighting [syn: {brawling}]
n : the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" [syn: {fight}, {combat}, {scrap}]

fighting chair
n : a fixed chair from which a salt-water angler can fight a hooked fish

fighting cock
n : a cock bred and trained for fighting [syn: {gamecock}]

Fighting French
n : a French movement during World War II that was organized in London by Charles de Gaulle to fight for the liberation of France from German control and for the restoration of the republic [syn: {Free French}]

Fighting Joe Hooker
n : United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879) [syn: {Hooker}, {Joseph Hooker}]

figment
n : a contrived or fantastic idea; "a figment of the imagination"

figs.
See {fig.}

figural
adj : consisting of or forming human or animal figures; "a figural design"; "the figurative art of the humanistic tradition"- Herbert Read [syn: {figurative}]

figural blindness
n : inability to see shapes and contours

figuration
n 1: representing figuratively as by emblem or allegory
2: decorating with a design

figurative
adj 1: (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech; "figurative language" [syn: {nonliteral}] [ant: {literal}]
2: consisting of or forming human or animal figures; "a figural design"; "the figurative art of the humanistic tradition"- Herbert Read [syn: {figural}]

figuratively
adv : in a figurative sense; "figuratively speaking,..." [ant: {literally}]

figure
n 1: a diagram or picture illustrating textual material; "the area covered can be seen from Figure 2" [syn: {fig}]
2: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: {human body}, {physical body}, {material body}, {soma}, {build}, {physique}, {anatomy}, {shape}, {bod}, {chassis}, {frame}, {form}, {flesh}]
3: one of the elements that collectively form a system of numbers; "0 and 1 are digits" [syn: {digit}]
4: a model of a bodily form (especially of a person); "he made a figure of Santa Claus"
5: a well-known or notable person; "they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music" [syn: {name}, {public figure}]
6: a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
7: an amount of money expressed numerically; "a figure of $17 was suggested"
8: the impression produced by a person; "he cut a fine figure"; "a heroic figure"
9: the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals; "he had a number of chores to do"; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand" [syn: {number}] 10: language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense [syn: {trope}, {figure of speech}, {image}] 11: a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground [ant: {ground}] 12: a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors" [syn: {design}, {pattern}] 13: a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating; "she made the best score on compulsory figures"
v 1: judge to be probable [syn: {calculate}, {estimate}, {reckon}, {count on}, {forecast}]
2: be or play a part of or in; "Elections figure prominently in every government program"; "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?" [syn: {enter}]
3: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" [syn: {visualize}, {visualise}, {envision}, {project}, {fancy}, {see}, {picture}, {image}]
4: make a mathematical calculation or computation [syn: {calculate}, {cipher}, {cypher}, {compute}, {work out}, {reckon}]
5: understand; "He didn't figure her"

figure eight
n 1: a knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose [syn: {figure of eight}]
2: a skating figure that carves an 8 in the ice

figure loom
n : a loom for weaving figured fabrics [syn: {figured-fabric loom}]

figure of eight
n : a knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose [syn: {figure eight}]

figure of speech
n : language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense [syn: {trope}, {figure}, {image}]

figure out
v : find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem" [syn: {solve}, {work out}, {puzzle out}, {lick}, {work}]

figure skate
v : dance on skates

figure skating
n : ice skating where the skates trace outlines of selected figures

figured
adj : of e.g. fabric design; "my dress is richly figured"- Amy Lowell

figured bass
n : a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played [syn: {basso continuo}, {continuo}, {thorough bass}]

figured-fabric loom
n : a loom for weaving figured fabrics [syn: {figure loom}]

figurehead
n 1: a person used as a cover for some questionable activity [syn: {front man}, {front}, {nominal head}, {straw man}, {strawman}]
2: figure on the bow of some sailing vessels

figurer
n : an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines) [syn: {calculator}, {reckoner}, {estimator}, {computer}]

figurine
n : a small carved or molded figure [syn: {statuette}]

figuring
n : problem solving that involves numbers or quantities [syn: {calculation}, {computation}, {reckoning}]

figwort
n : any of numerous tall coarse woodland plants of the genus Scrophularia

figwort family
n : a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales [syn: {Scrophulariaceae}, {family Scrophulariaceae}, {foxglove family}]

Fiji
n : an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands [syn: {Republic of Fiji}]

Fiji dollar
n : the basic unit of money in Fiji

Fiji Islands
n : a group of more than 800 islands (100 inhabited) in the southwestern Pacific; larger islands (Viti Levu and Vanua Levu) are of volcanic origin surrounded by coral reefs; smaller islands are coral [syn: {Fijis}]

Fijian
adj : of or relating to Fiji or its people or language or culture; "the Fijian population"; "Fijian folktales"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Fiji
2: the Oceanic language spoken on Fiji

Fijis
n : a group of more than 800 islands (100 inhabited) in the southwestern Pacific; larger islands (Viti Levu and Vanua Levu) are of volcanic origin surrounded by coral reefs; smaller islands are coral [syn: {Fiji Islands}]

fila
filum
n : a threadlike anatomical structure or chainlike series of cells [syn: {filament}] [also: {fila} (pl)]

fila
See {filum}

filago
n : any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads [syn: {cotton rose}, {cudweed}]

Filago germanica
n : (literally an undutiful herb) a variety of cotton rose [syn: {herba impia}]

filagree
n : delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire) [syn: {filigree}, {fillagree}]

filament
n 1: a very slender natural or synthetic fiber [syn: {fibril}, {strand}]
2: the stalk of a stamen
3: a threadlike anatomical structure or chainlike series of cells [syn: {filum}]
4: a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current

filamentlike
adj : thin in diameter; resembling a thread [syn: {filamentous}, {filiform}, {threadlike}, {thready}]

filamentous
adj : thin in diameter; resembling a thread [syn: {filiform}, {filamentlike}, {threadlike}, {thready}]

filar
adj : related to or having filaments especially across a field of view; "afilar eyepiece"

filaree
n : European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage [syn: {redstem storksbill}, {alfilaria}, {alfileria}, {filaria}, {clocks}, {pin grass}, {pin clover}, {Erodium cicutarium}]

filaria
n 1: European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage [syn: {redstem storksbill}, {alfilaria}, {alfileria}, {filaree}, {clocks}, {pin grass}, {pin clover}, {Erodium cicutarium}]
2: slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects [also: {filariiae} (pl)]

filarial
adj : related to or infested with of transmitting parasitic worms especially filaria

filariasis
n : a disease caused by nematodes in the blood or tissues of the body causing blockage of lymphatic vessels

filariiae
filaria
n 1: European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage [syn: {redstem storksbill}, {alfilaria}, {alfileria}, {filaree}, {clocks}, {pin grass}, {pin clover}, {Erodium cicutarium}]
2: slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects [also: {filariiae} (pl)]

filariiae
See {filaria}

filariid
adj : of or relating to or belonging to the family Filariidae

Filariidae
n : threadlike roundworms [syn: {family Filariidae}]

filature
n : a bobbin used in spinning silk into thread

filbert
n 1: small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe [syn: {cobnut}, {Corylus avellana}, {Corylus avellana grandis}]
2: nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus [syn: {hazelnut}, {cobnut}, {cob}]

filch
v : make off with belongings of others [syn: {pilfer}, {cabbage}, {purloin}, {pinch}, {abstract}, {snarf}, {swipe}, {hook}, {sneak}, {nobble}, {lift}]

file
n 1: a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together [syn: {data file}]
2: a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other [syn: {single file}, {Indian file}]
3: office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order [syn: {file cabinet}, {filing cabinet}]
4: a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal
v 1: record in a public office or in a court of law; "file for divorce"; "file a complaint" [syn: {register}]
2: smooth with a file; "file one's fingernails"
3: proceed in line; "The students filed into the classroom"
4: file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife" [syn: {charge}, {lodge}]
5: place in a container for keeping records; "File these bills, please" [syn: {file away}]

file allocation table
n : the prt of a floppy disk or hard disk where information is stored about the location of each piece of information on the disk (and about the location of unusable areas of the disk)

file away
v 1: place in a container for keeping records; "File these bills, please" [syn: {file}]
2: put into an archive [syn: {archive}]

file cabinet
n : office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order [syn: {file}, {filing cabinet}]

file clerk
n : a clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an organization [syn: {filing clerk}, {filer}]

file folder
n : folder that holds papers together in a filing cabinet

file in
v : enter by marching in a file [ant: {file out}]

file name
n : (computer science) the name given to a computer file in order to distinguish it from other files; may contain an extension that indicates the type of file [syn: {filename}, {computer filename}, {computer file name}]

file name extension
n : a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one to three letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename; "most applications provide extensions for the files they create"; "most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS" [syn: {extension}, {filename extension}]

file out
v : march out, in a file [ant: {file in}]

file server
n : (computer science) a digital computer that provides workstations on a network with controlled access to shared resources

file system
n : a system of classifying into files (usually arranged alphabetically) [syn: {filing system}]

file transfer protocol
n : protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network [syn: {FTP}]

filefish
n : narrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spine [also: {filefishes} (pl)]

filefishes
filefish
n : narrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spine [also: {filefishes} (pl)]

filefishes
See {filefish}

filename
n : (computer science) the name given to a computer file in order to distinguish it from other files; may contain an extension that indicates the type of file [syn: {file name}, {computer filename}, {computer file name}]

filename extension
n : a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one to three letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename; "most applications provide extensions for the files they create"; "most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS" [syn: {extension}, {file name extension}]

filer
n 1: a party who files a notice with a law court
2: a clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an organization [syn: {file clerk}, {filing clerk}]

filet
n 1: a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef [syn: {fillet}]
2: a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish [syn: {fillet}, {fish fillet}, {fish filet}]
3: lace having a square mesh
v 1: decorate with a lace of geometric designs [syn: {fillet}]
2: cut into filets; "filet the fish" [syn: {fillet}]

filet de boeuf en croute
n : rare-roasted beef tenderloin coated with mushroom paste in puff pastry [syn: {beef Wellington}]

filet mignon
n : small steak cut from the thick end of a beef tenderloin

filial
adj 1: designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation [ant: {parental}]
2: relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring; "filial respect" [ant: {parental}]

filial duty
n : duty of a child to its parents

filiate
v : fix the paternity of; "The court filiated the child born out of wedlock"

filiation
n 1: the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors [syn: {descent}, {line of descent}, {lineage}]
2: inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline [syn: {ancestry}, {lineage}, {derivation}]

filibuster
n 1: a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes [syn: {filibusterer}]
2: a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
v : obstruct deliberately by delaying; of legislation

filibusterer
n : a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes [syn: {filibuster}]

Filicales
n : true (leptosporangiate) ferns [syn: {order Filicales}, {Polypodiales}, {order Polypodiales}]

Filicinae
n : ferns [syn: {Filicopsida}, {class Filicopsida}, {class Filicinae}]

Filicopsida
n : ferns [syn: {class Filicopsida}, {Filicinae}, {class Filicinae}]

filiform
adj : thin in diameter; resembling a thread [syn: {filamentous}, {filamentlike}, {threadlike}, {thready}]

filigree
n : delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire) [syn: {filagree}, {fillagree}]

filing
n 1: the entering of a legal document into the public record; "he filed a complaint"; "he filed his tax return"
2: a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file
3: the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object)
4: preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.; "I have some filing to do"

filing cabinet
n : office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order [syn: {file}, {file cabinet}]

filing clerk
n : a clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an organization [syn: {file clerk}, {filer}]

filing system
n : a system of classifying into files (usually arranged alphabetically) [syn: {file system}]

Filipino
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs; "the Philippine President"; "our Filipino cook" [syn: {Philippine}]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of the Philippines
2: official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages [syn: {Philippine}]

Filippino Lippi
n : Italian painter and son of Fra Filippo Lippi (1457-1504) [syn: {Lippi}]

Filippo Brunelleschi
n : Florentine architect who was the first great architect of the Italian Renaissance (1377-1446) [syn: {Brunelleschi}]

fill
n 1: a quantity sufficient to satisfy; "he ate his fill of potatoes"; "she had heard her fill of gossip"
2: any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench" [syn: {filling}]
v 1: make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" [syn: {fill up}, {make full}] [ant: {empty}]
2: become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly" [syn: {fill up}] [ant: {empty}]
3: occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container" [syn: {occupy}]
4: assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development" [syn: {take}]
5: fill or meet a want or need [syn: {meet}, {satisfy}, {fulfill}, {fulfil}]
6: appoint someone to (a position or a job)
7: eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey" [syn: {fill up}]
8: fill to satisfaction; "I am sated" [syn: {satiate}, {sate}, {replete}]
9: plug with a substance; "fill a cavity"

fill again
v : fill something that had previously been emptied; "refill my glass, please" [syn: {replenish}, {refill}]

fill in
v 1: supply with information on a specific topic; "He filled me in on the latest developments"
2: represent the effect of shade or shadow on [syn: {shade}]
3: be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet" [syn: {substitute}, {sub}, {stand in}]
4: write all the required information onto a form; "fill out this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form" [syn: {complete}, {fill out}, {make out}]

fill out
v 1: write all the required information onto a form; "fill out this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form" [syn: {complete}, {fill in}, {make out}]
2: make bigger or better or more complete [syn: {round out}]
3: supplement what is thought to be deficient; "He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons"; "Braque eked out his collages with charcoal" [syn: {eke out}]
4: line or stuff with soft material; "pad a bra" [syn: {pad}]
5: make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" [syn: {fatten}, {fat}, {flesh out}, {plump}, {plump out}, {fatten out}, {fatten up}]
6: become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing out" [syn: {round}, {flesh out}]

fill the bill
v : be what is needed or be good enough for what is required; "Does this restaurant fit the bill for the celebration?" [syn: {fit the bill}]

fill up
v 1: make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" [syn: {fill}, {make full}] [ant: {empty}]
2: become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly" [syn: {fill}] [ant: {empty}]
3: fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?" [syn: {close}]
4: eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey" [syn: {fill}]

fillagree
n : delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire) [syn: {filigree}, {filagree}]

fille
n : a young woman; "a young lady of 18" [syn: {girl}, {miss}, {missy}, {young lady}, {young woman}]

fille de chambre
n : a maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (now primarily in hotels) [syn: {chambermaid}]

filled
adj 1: (usually followed by `with' or used as a combining form) generously supplied with; "theirs was a house filled with laughter"; "a large hall filled with rows of desks"; "fog-filled air"
2: (of time) taken up; "well-filled hours"

filled up
See {fill up}

filler
n 1: used for filling cracks or holes in a surface
2: 100 filler equal 1 forint
3: copy to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a magazine or newspaper
4: anything added to fill out a whole; "some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights" [syn: {makeweight}]
5: the tobacco used to form the core of a cigar

fillet
n 1: a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef [syn: {filet}]
2: a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish [syn: {filet}, {fish fillet}, {fish filet}]
3: a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus [syn: {lemniscus}]
4: a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband [syn: {taenia}, {tenia}]
5: fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members [syn: {stopping}]
v 1: decorate with a lace of geometric designs [syn: {filet}]
2: cut into filets; "filet the fish" [syn: {filet}]

fillet of sole
n : lean flesh of any of several flatfish [syn: {sole}]

fill-in
n : someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" [syn: {stand-in}, {substitute}, {relief}, {reliever}, {backup}, {backup man}]

filling
n 1: any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench" [syn: {fill}]
2: flow into something (as a container)
3: (dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth; "when he yawned I could see the gold fillings in his teeth"; "an informal British term for `filling' is `stopping'"
4: a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.
5: the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving [syn: {woof}, {weft}, {pick}]
6: the act of filling something

filling station
n : a service station that sells gasoline [syn: {gasoline station}, {gas station}, {petrol station}]

fillip
n : anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added fillip" [syn: {bonus}]

Fillmore
n : elected Vice President and became the 13th President of the United States when Zachary Taylor died in office (1800-1874) [syn: {Millard Fillmore}, {President Fillmore}]

filly
n : a young female horse under the age of four

film
n 1: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" [syn: {movie}, {picture}, {moving picture}, {moving-picture show}, {motion picture}, {motion-picture show}, {picture show}, {pic}, {flick}]
2: a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events" [syn: {cinema}, {celluloid}]
3: a thin coating or layer; "the table was covered with a film of dust"
4: a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things [syn: {plastic film}]
5: photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies [syn: {photographic film}]
v 1: make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" [syn: {shoot}, {take}]
2: record in film; "The coronation was filmed"

film advance
n : a mechanism for advancing film in a camera or projector

film clip
n : a strip of motion picture film used in a telecast

film director
n : the person who directs the making of a film

film editing
n : the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film [syn: {cutting}]

film fern
n : any fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical humid regions and having translucent leaves [syn: {filmy fern}]

film festival
n : a cinematic festival that features films (usually films produced during the past year)

film industry
n : those involved in producing and distributing movies [syn: {movie industry}, {screenland}]

film maker
n : a producer of motion pictures [syn: {filmmaker}, {film producer}, {movie maker}]

film over
v : become glassy; lose clear vision; "Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep" [syn: {glaze over}, {blur}]

film producer
n : a producer of motion pictures [syn: {film maker}, {filmmaker}, {movie maker}]

film projector
n : projects successive frames from a reel of film to create moving pictures [syn: {movie projector}, {cine projector}]

film star
n : a star who plays leading roles in the cinema [syn: {movie star}]

film writer
n : someone who writes screenplays [syn: {screenwriter}]

filmable
adj : (used of a story or literary work) capable of being adapted to motion picture form

filmed
adj : recorded on film; made into a movie; "a filmed documentary"; "the filmed version of the novel"

filmier
filmy
adj : so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks" [syn: {diaphanous}, {gauzy}, {gossamer}, {see-through}, {sheer}, {transparent}, {vaporous}, {cobwebby}] [also: {filmiest}, {filmier}]

filmier
See {filmy}

filmiest
filmy
adj : so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks" [syn: {diaphanous}, {gauzy}, {gossamer}, {see-through}, {sheer}, {transparent}, {vaporous}, {cobwebby}] [also: {filmiest}, {filmier}]

filmiest
See {filmy}

filming
n : the act of making a film [syn: {cinematography}, {motion-picture photography}]

film-make
v : make films; be a film maker

filmmaker
n : a producer of motion pictures [syn: {film maker}, {film producer}, {movie maker}]

filmy
adj : so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks" [syn: {diaphanous}, {gauzy}, {gossamer}, {see-through}, {sheer}, {transparent}, {vaporous}, {cobwebby}] [also: {filmiest}, {filmier}]

filmy fern
n 1: any fern of the genus Trichomanes having large pinnatifid often translucent fronds; most are epiphytic on tree branches and twigs or terrestrial on mossy banks [syn: {bristle fern}]
2: any fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical humid regions and having translucent leaves [syn: {film fern}]

Filoviridae
n : a family of threadlike RNA viruses that cause diseases in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees)

filovirus
n : animal viruses belonging to the family Filoviridae

fils
n 1: 100 Yemeni fils are worth one Yemeni rial [syn: {Yemeni fils}]
2: a fractional monetary unit in Bahrain and Iraq and Jordan and Kuwait; equal to one thousandth of a dinar

filter
n 1: device that removes something from whatever passes through it
2: an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it
v 1: remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities" [syn: {filtrate}, {strain}, {separate out}, {filter out}]
2: pass through; "Water permeates sand easily" [syn: {percolate}, {sink in}, {permeate}]
3: run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in" [syn: {trickle}, {dribble}]

filter bed
n : filter consisting of a layer of sand or gravel for filtering water

filter out
v : remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities" [syn: {filter}, {filtrate}, {strain}, {separate out}]

filter paper
n : a porous unsized paper used for filtering

filter tip
n : an air filter on the end of a cigarette; contains material that filters the smoke

filter-tipped
adj : of a cigar or cigarette; having a tip designed to filter the smoke; "filter-tipped cigarettes"

filter-tipped cigarette
n : a cigarette with a filter tip

filth
n 1: any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant [syn: {crud}, {skank}]
2: the state of being covered with unclean things [syn: {dirt}, {grime}, {soil}, {stain}, {grease}, {grunge}]
3: a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse [syn: {filthiness}, {foulness}, {nastiness}]

filthier
filthy
adj 1: disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room" [syn: {foul}, {nasty}]
2: vile; despicable; "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy traitor" [syn: {dirty}, {lousy}]
3: thoroughly unpleasant; "filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we're having" [syn: {foul}, {nasty}, {vile}]
4: characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes" [syn: {foul}, {nasty}, {smutty}] [also: {filthiest}, {filthier}]

filthier
See {filthy}

filthiest
filthy
adj 1: disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room" [syn: {foul}, {nasty}]
2: vile; despicable; "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy traitor" [syn: {dirty}, {lousy}]
3: thoroughly unpleasant; "filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we're having" [syn: {foul}, {nasty}, {vile}]
4: characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes" [syn: {foul}, {nasty}, {smutty}] [also: {filthiest}, {filthier}]

filthiest
See {filthy}

filthily
adv : in a filthy unclean manner; "a dirtily dressed camel driver" [syn: {dirtily}]

filthiness
n : a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse [syn: {filth}, {foulness}, {nastiness}]

filthy
adj 1: disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room" [syn: {foul}, {nasty}]
2: vile; despicable; "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy traitor" [syn: {dirty}, {lousy}]
3: thoroughly unpleasant; "filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we're having" [syn: {foul}, {nasty}, {vile}]
4: characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes" [syn: {foul}, {nasty}, {smutty}] [also: {filthiest}, {filthier}]

filtrate
n : the product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter
v : remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities" [syn: {filter}, {strain}, {separate out}, {filter out}]

filtration
n 1: the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium
2: the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter

filum
n : a threadlike anatomical structure or chainlike series of cells [syn: {filament}] [also: {fila} (pl)]

fimbria
n : thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube) [also: {fimbriae} (pl)]

fimbriae
fimbria
n : thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube) [also: {fimbriae} (pl)]

fimbriae
See {fimbria}

fimbriate
adj : having a fringe of slender processes

fin
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn: {five}, {5}, {V}, {cinque}, {quint}, {quintet}, {fivesome}, {quintuplet}, {pentad}, {Phoebe}, {Little Phoebe}]
2: one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile [syn: {tail fin}, {tailfin}]
3: one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain [syn: {louver}, {louvre}]
4: a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater) [syn: {flipper}, {flippers}, {fins}]
5: a stabilizer that resembles the fins of a fish
6: organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
v 1: equip (a car) with fins
2: propel oneself through the water in a finning motion
3: show the fins above the water while swimming; "The sharks were finning near the surface" [syn: {break water}] [also: {finning}, {finned}]

fin de siecle
adj : relating to or characteristic of the end of a century (especially the end of the 19th century); "fin de siecle art"

fin keel
n : a metal plate projecting from the keel of a shallow vessel to give it greater lateral stability

fin whale
n : large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {finback}, {finback whale}, {common rorqual}, {Balaenoptera physalus}]

finable
adj : liable to a fine [syn: {fineable}]

finagle
v : achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods [syn: {wangle}, {manage}]

finagler
n : a deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods [syn: {wangler}]

final
adj 1: occurring at or forming an end or termination; "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave" [syn: {concluding}, {last}, {terminal}]
2: conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result" [syn: {last}, {net}]
3: not to be altered or undone; "the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say" [syn: {last}]
n 1: the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
2: an examination administered at the end of an academic term [syn: {final examination}, {final exam}]

final cut
n : the final edited version of movie as approved by the director and producer

final decision
n : a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment [syn: {final judgment}]

final exam
n : an examination administered at the end of an academic term [syn: {final examination}, {final}]

final examination
n : an examination administered at the end of an academic term [syn: {final exam}, {final}]

final injunction
n : injunction issued on completion of a trial [syn: {permanent injunction}]

final judgment
n : a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment [syn: {final decision}]

final payment
n : the final payment of a debt [syn: {payoff}]

final period
n : the last period of play in a game

final result
n : something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio" [syn: {result}, {resultant}, {outcome}, {termination}]

final solution
n : the Nazi program of exterminating Jews under Hitler [syn: {Holocaust}]

final stage
n : the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie" [syn: {end}, {last}]

finale
n 1: the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season" [syn: {stopping point}, {finis}, {finish}, {last}, {conclusion}, {close}]
2: the closing section of a musical composition [syn: {coda}]
3: the concluding part of any performance [syn: {close}, {closing curtain}, {finis}]

finalisation
n : the act of finalizing [syn: {finalization}]

finalise
v : make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; "let's finalize the proposal" [syn: {finalize}, {settle}, {nail down}]

finalist
n : a contestant who reaches the final stages of a competition

finality
n : the quality of being final or definitely settled; "the finality of death" [syn: {conclusiveness}, {decisiveness}] [ant: {inconclusiveness}]

finalization
n : the act of finalizing [syn: {finalisation}]

finalize
v : make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; "let's finalize the proposal" [syn: {finalise}, {settle}, {nail down}]

finally
adv 1: after a long period of time or an especially long delay; "at length they arrived" [syn: {eventually}, {at length}]
2: the item at the end; "last, I'll discuss family values" [syn: {last}, {lastly}, {in conclusion}]
3: as the end result of a succession or process; "ultimately he had to give in"; "at long last the winter was over" [syn: {ultimately}, {in the end}, {at last}, {at long last}]

finance
n 1: the commercial activity of providing funds and capital
2: the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets
3: the management of money and credit and banking and investments
v 1: obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?"
2: sell or provide on credit

finance committee
n : a committee appointed to consider financial issues

finance company
n : a financial institution (often affiliated with a holding company or manufacturer) that makes loans to individuals or businesses

finance minister
n : the minister responsible for state finances [syn: {minister of finance}]

financed
adj : supported financially; "a privately financed project"

finances
n : assets in the form of money [syn: {funds}, {monetary resource}, {cash in hand}, {pecuniary resource}]

financial
adj : involving financial matters; "fiscal responsibility" [syn: {fiscal}] [ant: {nonfinancial}]

financial aid
n : assistance given in the form of money

financial analyst
n : an analyst who studies the financial performance of corporations [syn: {securities analyst}]

financial audit
n : an attestation that the client's financial statement is accurate

financial backing
n : financial resources provided to make some project possible; "the foundation provided support for the experiment" [syn: {support}, {financial support}, {funding}, {backing}]

financial center
n : the part of a city where financial institutions are centered

financial condition
n : the condition of finances [syn: {economic condition}]

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
n : a law enforcement agency of the Treasury Department responsible for establishing and implementing policies to detect money laundering [syn: {FinCEN}]

financial forecast
n : a forecast of the expected financial position and the results of operations and cash flows based on expected conditions

financial gain
n : the amount of monetary gain

financial institution
n : an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets [syn: {financial organization}, {financial organisation}]

financial loss
n : loss of money or decrease in financial value

Financial Management Service
n : the federal agency in the Treasury Department that manages the government's disbursement and collection systems and provides central accounting and financial reporting

financial obligation
n : an obligation to pay money to another party [syn: {indebtedness}, {liability}]

financial officer
n : an officer charged with receiving and disbursing funds [syn: {treasurer}]

financial organisation
n : an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets [syn: {financial institution}, {financial organization}]

financial organization
n : an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets [syn: {financial institution}, {financial organisation}]

financial statement
n : a document showing credits and debits [syn: {statement}]

financial support
n : financial resources provided to make some project possible; "the foundation provided support for the experiment" [syn: {support}, {funding}, {backing}, {financial backing}]

financial year
n : any accounting period of 12 months [syn: {fiscal year}]

financially
adv : from a financial point of view; "this was financially unattractive"

financier
n : a person skilled in large scale financial transactions [syn: {moneyman}]
v : conduct financial operations, often in an unethical manner

financing
n : the act of financing [syn: {funding}]

finback
n : large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {finback whale}, {fin whale}, {common rorqual}, {Balaenoptera physalus}]

finback whale
n : large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {finback}, {fin whale}, {common rorqual}, {Balaenoptera physalus}]

FinCEN
n : a law enforcement agency of the Treasury Department responsible for establishing and implementing policies to detect money laundering [syn: {Financial Crimes Enforcement Network}]

finch
n : any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds

find
n 1: a productive insight [syn: {discovery}, {breakthrough}]
2: the act of discovering something [syn: {discovery}, {uncovering}]
v 1: come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day" [syn: {happen}, {chance}, {bump}, {encounter}]
2: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint" [syn: {detect}, {observe}, {discover}, {notice}]
3: come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!" [syn: {regain}] [ant: {lose}]
4: after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize" [syn: {determine}, {find out}, {ascertain}]
5: come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining" [syn: {feel}]
6: perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "I want to see results"; "The 1960 saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results" [syn: {witness}, {see}]
7: get something or somebody for a specific purpose; "I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter" [syn: {line up}, {get hold}, {come up}]
8: make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle" [syn: {discover}]
9: make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover" [syn: {discover}] 10: obtain through effort or management; "She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents"; "We found the money to send our sons to college" 11: decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty" [syn: {rule}] 12: receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions" [syn: {receive}, {get}, {obtain}, {incur}] 13: perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place; "I found myself in a difficult situation"; "When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room" 14: get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly" [syn: {recover}, {retrieve}, {regain}] 15: succeed in reaching; arrive at; "The arrrow found its mark" 16: accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation; "My son went to Berkeley to find himself" [syn: {find oneself}] [also: {found}]

find fault
v : harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother" [syn: {blame}, {pick}]

find oneself
v : accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation; "My son went to Berkeley to find himself" [syn: {find}]

find out
v 1: after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize" [syn: {determine}, {find}, {ascertain}]
2: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted" [syn: {learn}, {hear}, {get word}, {get wind}, {pick up}, {get a line}, {discover}, {see}]
3: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time" [syn: {determine}, {check}, {see}, {ascertain}, {watch}, {learn}]
4: trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act; "He was caught out"; "She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks" [syn: {catch out}]

finder
n 1: someone who comes upon something after searching
2: someone who is the first to observe something [syn: {discoverer}, {spotter}]
3: optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest [syn: {viewfinder}, {view finder}]

finder's fee
n : a fee that is paid to someone who finds a source of financial backing or to someone who brings people together for business purposes; "the agency got a finder's fee when their candidate was hired as the new CEO"

finding
n 1: the act of determining the properties of something [syn: {determination}]
2: the decision of a court on issues of fact or law
3: something that is found; "the findings in the gastrointestinal tract indicate that he died several hours after dinner"; "an area rich in archaelogical findings"

finding of fact
n : (law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment [syn: {verdict}]

finding of law
n : a finding as to the applicability of a rule of law to particular facts [syn: {conclusion of law}]

findings
n : a collection of tools and other articles used by an artisan to make jewelry or clothing or shoes

fine
adj 1: superior to the average; "in fine spirits"; "a fine student"; "made good grades"; "morale was good"; "had good weather for the parade" [syn: {good}]
2: being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine" [syn: {all right}, {ok}, {o.k.}, {okay}, {hunky-dory}]
3: minutely precise especially in differences in meaning; "a fine distinction"
4: of texture; being small-grained or smooth to the touch or having fine particles; "wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust" [ant: {coarse}]
5: being in good health; "he's feeling all right again"; "I'm fine, how are you?" [syn: {all right}]
6: thin in thickness or diameter; "a fine film of oil"; "fine hairs"; "read the fine print"
7: characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment; "fine wine"; "looking fine in her Easter suit"; "a fine gentleman"; "fine china and crystal"; "a fine violinist"; "the fine hand of a master"
8: ; free or impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity; "gold 21 carats fine" [syn: {f.}]
9: (of weather) pleasant; not raining, perhaps with the sun shining; "a fine summer evening"
n : money extracted as a penalty [syn: {mulct}, {amercement}]
adv 1: sentence-initial expression of agreement [syn: {very well}, {alright}, {all right}, {OK}]
2: in a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body" [syn: {finely}, {delicately}, {exquisitely}]
3: in a superior and skilled manner; "the soldiers were fighting finely" [syn: {finely}]
v : issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty; "I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street"; "Move your car or else you will be ticketed!" [syn: {ticket}]

fine art
n : the products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art" [syn: {art}]

fine arts
n : the study and creation of visual works of art [syn: {beaux arts}]

fine print
n 1: the part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type; "don't sign a contract without reading the fine print" [syn: {small print}]
2: material printed in small type; "he needed his glasses in order to read the fine print" [syn: {small print}]

fine spray
n : precipitation in very small drops

fine structure
n : the presence of groups of closely spaced spectrum lines observed in the atomic spectrum of certain elements; "the fine structure results from slightly different energy levels"

fineable
adj : liable to a fine [syn: {finable}]

fined
adj : punished by the imposition of a penalty [syn: {penalized}, {penalised}]

finedraw
v : sew together very finely

fine-drawn
adj : drawn out to extreme thinness; "fine-drawn features"; "fine-drawn wire"

fine-drawn
See {fine-draw}

fine-drew
See {fine-draw}

fine-grained
adj 1: consisting of fine particles; "powdered cellulose"; "powdery snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding" [syn: {powdered}, {powdery}, {pulverized}, {pulverised}, {small-grained}]
2: dense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood composed of small-diameter cells; "fine-grained birch" [syn: {close-grained}]

fine-leaved heath
n : common low European shrub with purple-red flowers [syn: {bell heather}, {heather bell}, {Erica cinerea}]

fine-looking
adj : pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion; "a fine-looking woman"; "a good-looking man"; "better-looking than her sister"; "very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray; "our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian Hellman [syn: {good-looking}, {better-looking}, {handsome}, {well-favored}, {well-favoured}]

finely
adv 1: in tiny pieces; "the surfaces were finely granular" [ant: {coarsely}]
2: in an elegant manner; "finely costumed actors"
3: in a superior and skilled manner; "the soldiers were fighting finely" [syn: {fine}]
4: in a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body" [syn: {fine}, {delicately}, {exquisitely}]

fineness
n 1: the quality of being very good indeed; "the inn is distinguished by the fineness of its cuisine" [syn: {choiceness}]
2: the property of being very narrow or thin; "he marvelled at the fineness of her hair" [syn: {thinness}]
3: having a very fine texture; "the fineness of the sand on the beach" [syn: {powderiness}]
4: the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance; "the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her features" [syn: {daintiness}, {delicacy}]

finer
adj : (comparative of `fine') greater in quality or excellence; "a finer wine"; "a finer musician"

finery
n : elaborate or showy attire and accessories

fines herbes
n : a mixture of finely chopped fresh herbs; "an omlet flavored with fines herbes"

finespun
adj 1: developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense" [syn: {delicate}]
2: developed in excessively fine detail; "finespun distinctions" [syn: {hairsplitting}]

finesse
n : subtly skillful handling of a situation [syn: {delicacy}, {diplomacy}, {discreetness}]

finest
adj : surpassing in quality; "top-grade ore" [syn: {high-grade}, {top-quality}, {top-grade}]

fine-tooth
adj : having fine teeth set close together; "a fine-toothed comb" [syn: {fine-toothed(a)}, {fine-tooth(a)}]

fine-tooth comb
n 1: a comb with teeth set close together [syn: {fine-toothed comb}]
2: a method of examining in minute detail; "he went over the contract with a fine-tooth comb looking for loopholes" [syn: {fine-toothed comb}]

fine-toothed
adj : having fine teeth set close together; "a fine-toothed comb" [syn: {fine-toothed(a)}, {fine-tooth(a)}]

fine-toothed comb
n 1: a comb with teeth set close together [syn: {fine-tooth comb}]
2: a method of examining in minute detail; "he went over the contract with a fine-tooth comb looking for loopholes" [syn: {fine-tooth comb}]

fine-tune
v 1: improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing" [syn: {polish}, {refine}, {down}]
2: adjust finely; "fine-tune the engine" [syn: {tweak}]
3: make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder" [syn: {calibrate}, {graduate}]

Fingal's Cave
n : a large cave with basaltic pillars on Staffa Island in Scotland

finger
n 1: any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin"
2: the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure [syn: {fingerbreadth}, {finger's breadth}, {digit}]
3: the part of a glove that provides a covering for one of the fingers
v 1: feel or handle with the fingers; "finger the binding of the book" [syn: {thumb}]
2: examine by touch; "Feel this soft cloth!"; "The customer fingered the sweater" [syn: {feel}]
3: search for on the computer; "I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons"
4: indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments

finger alphabet
n : an alphabet used by the deaf; letters are represented by finger positions [syn: {manual alphabet}]

finger bowl
n : small bowl for rinsing the fingers at table

finger cymbals
n : a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance [syn: {bones}, {castanets}, {clappers}, {maraca}]

finger food
n : food to be eaten with the fingers

finger grass
n 1: grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns [syn: {crabgrass}, {crab grass}]
2: any grass of the genus Chloris; occurs in short grassland especially on waste ground or poor soils

finger hole
n 1: one of a series of holes in a woodwind instrument; pitch changes when a finger covers it
2: a hole for inserting a finger

finger millet
n : East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient [syn: {ragi}, {ragee}, {African millet}, {coracan}, {corakan}, {kurakkan}, {Eleusine coracana}]

finger paint
n : paint that has the consistency of jelly [syn: {fingerpaint}]

finger plate
n : a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers [syn: {escutcheon}, {scutcheon}]

finger scan
n : biometric identification by automatically scanning a person's fingerprints electronically [syn: {finger scanning}]

finger scanning
n : biometric identification by automatically scanning a person's fingerprints electronically [syn: {finger scan}]

finger spelling
n : an alphabet of manual signs [syn: {fingerspelling}]

finger wave
n : a wave made with the fingers

fingerboard
n 1: a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger [syn: {fingerpost}]
2: a bank of keys on a musical instrument [syn: {piano keyboard}, {clavier}]
3: a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings are held against the wood with the fingers

fingerbreadth
n : the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure [syn: {finger}, {finger's breadth}, {digit}]

fingered
adj : having or resembling a finger or fingers; often used in combination; "the fingered roots of giant trees"; "rosy-fingered"; "three-fingered cartoon characters" [ant: {fingerless}]

finger-flower
n : tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock [syn: {common foxglove}, {fairy bell}, {fingerflower}, {fingerroot}, {finger-root}, {Digitalis purpurea}]

fingerflower
n : tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock [syn: {common foxglove}, {fairy bell}, {finger-flower}, {fingerroot}, {finger-root}, {Digitalis purpurea}]

fingering
n 1: the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument
2: touching something with the fingers

fingerless
adj : not having or having lost fingers [ant: {fingered}]

fingerlike
adj : resembling a finger; "digitate leaves of the horse chestnut" [syn: {digitate}]

fingerling
n : a young or small fish

fingermark
n : a smudge made by a (dirty) finger [syn: {fingerprint}]

fingernail
n : the nail at the end of a finger

finger-paint
v : apply colors with one's fingers

fingerpaint
n : paint that has the consistency of jelly [syn: {finger paint}]

finger-painting
n 1: a painting produced by spreading paint with the fingers
2: painting by using the fingers to spread the paint

finger-pointing
n : the imputation of blame; "they want all the finger-pointing about intelligence failures to stop" [syn: {fingerpointing}]

fingerpointing
n : the imputation of blame; "they want all the finger-pointing about intelligence failures to stop" [syn: {finger-pointing}]

fingerpost
n : a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger [syn: {fingerboard}]

fingerprint
n 1: biometric identification from a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used as evidence in criminal investigations
2: a generic term for any identifying characteristic; "that tax bill had the senator's fingerprints all over it"
3: a smudge made by a (dirty) finger [syn: {fingermark}]
v : take an impression of a person's fingerprints

fingerprint expert
n : a specialist in identifying fingerprints [syn: {fingerprint specialist}, {fingerprint man}]

fingerprint man
n : a specialist in identifying fingerprints [syn: {fingerprint expert}, {fingerprint specialist}]

fingerprint specialist
n : a specialist in identifying fingerprints [syn: {fingerprint expert}, {fingerprint man}]

fingerprinting
n : the procedure of taking inked impressions of a person's fingerprints for the purpose of identification

finger-roll
n : a basketball shot that rolls off the tips of the fingers into the basket

finger-root
n : tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock [syn: {common foxglove}, {fairy bell}, {fingerflower}, {finger-flower}, {fingerroot}, {Digitalis purpurea}]

fingerroot
n : tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock [syn: {common foxglove}, {fairy bell}, {fingerflower}, {finger-flower}, {finger-root}, {Digitalis purpurea}]

finger's breadth
n : the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure [syn: {finger}, {fingerbreadth}, {digit}]

finger-spell
v : communicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to Sign Language; "The Deaf often fingerspell" [syn: {fingerspell}]

fingerspell
v : communicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to Sign Language; "The Deaf often fingerspell" [syn: {finger-spell}]

fingerspelling
n : an alphabet of manual signs [syn: {finger spelling}]

fingerstall
n : a sheath worn to protect a finger [syn: {cot}]

fingertip
n : the end (tip) of a finger

finial
n : an ornament at the top of a spire or gable; usually a foliated fleur-de-lis

finical
adj : exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared" [syn: {finicky}, {fussy}, {particular}]

finicky
adj : exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared" [syn: {finical}, {fussy}, {particular}]

finis
n 1: the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season" [syn: {stopping point}, {finale}, {finish}, {last}, {conclusion}, {close}]
2: the concluding part of any performance [syn: {finale}, {close}, {closing curtain}]

finish
n 1: a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance); "the boat had a metallic finish"; "he applied a coat of a clear finish"; "when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly" [syn: {coating}, {finishing}]
2: designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish"
3: the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause" [syn: {finishing}] [ant: {beginning}]
4: the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhuasted as their destination came into view" [syn: {destination}, {goal}]
5: the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season" [syn: {stopping point}, {finale}, {finis}, {last}, {conclusion}, {close}]
6: (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed); "the wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish"
7: event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" [syn: {ending}, {conclusion}] [ant: {beginning}]
8: the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict); "booze will be the finish of him"; "it was a fight to the finish"
9: a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad [syn: {polish}, {refinement}, {culture}, {cultivation}]
v 1: come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours" [syn: {complete}]
2: finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again" [syn: {finish up}, {land up}, {fetch up}, {end up}, {wind up}]
3: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" [syn: {end}, {stop}, {terminate}, {cease}] [ant: {begin}]
4: provide with a finish; "The carpenter finished the table beautifully"
5: finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table; "She polished off the remaining potatoes" [syn: {eat up}, {polish off}]
6: cause to finish a relationship with somebody; "That finished me with Mary"

finish coat
n 1: the final coat of paint [syn: {finishing coat}]
2: the final coating of plaster applied to walls and ceilings; "we can't paint until they put on the finishing coat" [syn: {finishing coat}]

finish line
n : a line indicating the location of the finish of a race [syn: {finishing line}]

finish off
v : finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment" [syn: {get through}, {wrap up}, {mop up}, {polish off}, {clear up}, {finish up}]

finish out
v : fill out; "These studies round out the results of many years of research" [syn: {round out}]

finish up
v 1: finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment" [syn: {get through}, {wrap up}, {finish off}, {mop up}, {polish off}, {clear up}]
2: finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again" [syn: {land up}, {fetch up}, {end up}, {wind up}, {finish}]

finished
adj 1: (of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state; "a finished product" [ant: {unfinished}]
2: ended or brought to an end; "are you finished?"; "gave me the finished manuscript"; "the manuscript is finished"; "almost finished with his studies" [ant: {unfinished}]
3: (of skills or the products of skills) brought to or having the greatest excellence; perfected; "a dazzling and finished piece of writing"; "a finished violinist"
4: having a surface coating or finish applied; "the finished bookcase costs much more than the unfinished ones"
5: brought to ruin; "after the revolution the aristocracy was finished"; "the unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically" [syn: {ruined}]

finisher
n 1: (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game [syn: {closer}]
2: a painter who applies a finishing coat
3: a worker who performs the last step in a manufacturing process

finishing
n 1: a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance); "the boat had a metallic finish"; "he applied a coat of a clear finish"; "when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly" [syn: {coating}, {finish}]
2: the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause" [syn: {finish}] [ant: {beginning}]

finishing coat
n 1: the final coat of paint [syn: {finish coat}]
2: the final coating of plaster applied to walls and ceilings; "we can't paint until they put on the finishing coat" [syn: {finish coat}]

finishing line
n : a line indicating the location of the finish of a race [syn: {finish line}]

finishing school
n : a private school for girls that emphasizes training in cultural and social activities

finishing touch
n : a final touch; a crowning achievement; a culmination [syn: {capstone}, {copestone}]

finite
adj 1: bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent [ant: {infinite}]
2: of verbs; relating to forms of the verb that are limited in time by a tense and (usually) show agreement with number and person [ant: {infinite}]

finitely
adv : with a finite limit; "there are finitely many solutions to this problem" [ant: {infinitely}]

finiteness
n : the quality of being finite [syn: {finitude}, {boundedness}] [ant: {infiniteness}]

finitude
n : the quality of being finite [syn: {finiteness}, {boundedness}] [ant: {infiniteness}]

fink
n : someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police [syn: {snitch}, {snitcher}, {stoolpigeon}, {stoolie}, {sneak}, {sneaker}, {canary}]

Finland
n : republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917 [syn: {Republic of Finland}, {Suomi}]

Finn
n : a native or inhabitant of Finland

finnan
n : haddock usually baked but sometimes broiled with lots of butter [syn: {finnan haddie}, {finnan haddock}, {smoked haddock}]

finnan haddie
n : haddock usually baked but sometimes broiled with lots of butter [syn: {finnan haddock}, {finnan}, {smoked haddock}]

finnan haddock
n : haddock usually baked but sometimes broiled with lots of butter [syn: {finnan haddie}, {finnan}, {smoked haddock}]

Finnbogadottir
n : former president of Ireland; first woman to be democratically elected head of state (born in 1930) [syn: {Vigdis Finnbogadottir}]

finned
fin
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn: {five}, {5}, {V}, {cinque}, {quint}, {quintet}, {fivesome}, {quintuplet}, {pentad}, {Phoebe}, {Little Phoebe}]
2: one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile [syn: {tail fin}, {tailfin}]
3: one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain [syn: {louver}, {louvre}]
4: a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater) [syn: {flipper}, {flippers}, {fins}]
5: a stabilizer that resembles the fins of a fish
6: organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
v 1: equip (a car) with fins
2: propel oneself through the water in a finning motion
3: show the fins above the water while swimming; "The sharks were finning near the surface" [syn: {break water}] [also: {finning}, {finned}]

finned
See {fin}

Finnic
n : one of two branches of the Finno-Ugric languages; a family of languages including Finnish and Estonian (but not Hungarian) [syn: {Fennic}, {Non-Ugric}]

finnier
See {finny}

finniest
See {finny}

finning
fin
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn: {five}, {5}, {V}, {cinque}, {quint}, {quintet}, {fivesome}, {quintuplet}, {pentad}, {Phoebe}, {Little Phoebe}]
2: one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile [syn: {tail fin}, {tailfin}]
3: one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain [syn: {louver}, {louvre}]
4: a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater) [syn: {flipper}, {flippers}, {fins}]
5: a stabilizer that resembles the fins of a fish
6: organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
v 1: equip (a car) with fins
2: propel oneself through the water in a finning motion
3: show the fins above the water while swimming; "The sharks were finning near the surface" [syn: {break water}] [also: {finning}, {finned}]

finning
See {fin}

Finnish
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Finland or the people of Finland; "Finnish architecture"
n : the official language of Finland; belongs to the Baltic Finnic family of languages [syn: {Suomi}]

Finnish capital
n : the capital and largest city of Finland; located in southern Finland; a major port and commercial and cultural center [syn: {Helsinki}, {Helsingfors}, {capital of Finland}]

Finnish monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Finland

Finno-Ugrian
n : a family of Uralic languages indigenous to Scandinavia and Hungary and Russia and western Siberia (prior to the Slavic expansion into those regions) [syn: {Finno-Ugric}]

Finno-Ugric
n : a family of Uralic languages indigenous to Scandinavia and Hungary and Russia and western Siberia (prior to the Slavic expansion into those regions) [syn: {Finno-Ugrian}]

Finno-Ugric-speaking
adj : able to communicate in a Finno-Ugric language

finocchio
n : aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads [syn: {fennel}, {Florence fennel}]

fins
n : a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater) [syn: {flipper}, {flippers}, {fin}]

fiord
n : a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway [syn: {fjord}]

fipple
n : a wooden plug forming a flue pipe (as the mouthpiece of a recorder)

fipple flute
n : a woodwind with a vertical pipe and 8 finger holes and a whistle mouthpiece [syn: {fipple pipe}, {recorder}, {vertical flute}]

fipple pipe
n : a woodwind with a vertical pipe and 8 finger holes and a whistle mouthpiece [syn: {fipple flute}, {recorder}, {vertical flute}]

fir
n 1: nonresinous wood of a fir tree
2: any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas [syn: {fir tree}, {true fir}]

fir clubmoss
n : of northern Europe and America; resembling a miniature fir [syn: {mountain clubmoss}, {little clubmoss}, {Lycopodium selago}]

fir cone
n : the seed-producing cone of a fir tree

fir tree
n : any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas [syn: {fir}, {true fir}]

fire
n 1: the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire"
2: the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries" [syn: {flame}, {flaming}]
3: the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" [syn: {firing}]
4: a fireplace in which a fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked"
5: intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak" [syn: {attack}, {flak}, {flack}, {blast}]
6: feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" [syn: {ardor}, {ardour}, {fervor}, {fervour}, {fervency}, {fervidness}]
7: once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
8: a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation"
v 1: start firing a weapon [syn: {open fire}]
2: cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet" [syn: {discharge}]
3: bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery"
4: terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: {give notice}, {can}, {dismiss}, {give the axe}, {send away}, {sack}, {force out}, {give the sack}, {terminate}] [ant: {hire}]
5: go off or discharge; "The gun fired" [syn: {discharge}, {go off}]
6: drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism"
7: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: {arouse}, {elicit}, {enkindle}, {kindle}, {evoke}, {raise}, {provoke}]
8: destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries" [syn: {burn}, {burn down}]
9: provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace" [syn: {fuel}]

fire alarm
n 1: a shout or bell to warn that fire has broken out
2: an alarm that is tripped off by fire or smoke [syn: {smoke alarm}]

fire and brimstone
n : (Old Testament) God's means of destroying sinners; "his sermons were full of fire and brimstone"

fire ant
n : omnivorous ant of tropical and subtropical America that can inflict a painful sting

fire beetle
n : tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots [syn: {firefly}, {Pyrophorus noctiluca}]

fire bell
n : a bell rung to give a fire alarm

fire blight
n : a disease blackening the leaves of pear and apple trees [syn: {pear blight}]

fire brigade
n 1: a private or temporary organization of individuals equipped to fight fires [syn: {fire company}]
2: British name for a fire department

fire bush
n 1: evergreen South American shrub having showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers; grown as an ornamental or houseplant [syn: {marmalade bush}, {fire-bush}, {Streptosolen jamesonii}]
2: densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn [syn: {summer cypress}, {burning bush}, {fire-bush}, {belvedere}, {Bassia scoparia}, {Kochia scoparia}]

fire chief
n : the head of a fire department [syn: {fire marshal}]

fire code
n : set of standards established and enforced by government for fire prevention and safety in case of fire as in fire escapes etc

fire company
n : a private or temporary organization of individuals equipped to fight fires [syn: {fire brigade}]

fire control
n : preparation for the delivery of shellfire on a target

fire control radar
n : naval radar that controls the delivery of fire on a military target

fire control system
n : naval weaponry consisting of a system for controlling the delivery of fire on a military target

fire department
n : the department of local government responsible for preventing and extinguishing fires

fire door
n : a fire-resistant door that can be closed to stop the spread of a fire

fire drill
n : an exercise intended to train people in duties and escape procedures to be followed in case of fire

fire engine
n : any of various large trucks that carry firemen and equipment to the site of a fire [syn: {fire truck}]

fire escape
n : a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits emergency exit in the case of fire [syn: {emergency exit}]

fire extinguisher
n : a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires [syn: {extinguisher}, {asphyxiator}]

fire fighter
n : a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires [syn: {fireman}, {firefighter}, {fire-eater}]

fire hook
n : fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire [syn: {poker}, {stove poker}, {salamander}]

fire hose
n : a large hose that carries water from a fire hydrant to the site of the fire

fire hydrant
n : an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire [syn: {fireplug}, {plug}]

fire insurance
n : insurance against loss due to fire

fire iron
n : metal fireside implements

fire marshal
n : the head of a fire department [syn: {fire chief}]

fire marshall
n : an official who is responsible for the prevention and investigation of fires

fire opal
n : an opal with flaming orange and yellow and red colors [syn: {girasol}]

fire pink
n : perennial herb of eastern North America, having red flowers with narrow notched petals [syn: {Silene virginica}]

fire pit
n : a pit whose floor is incandescent lava; "the fire pit of the crater"

fire salamander
n : European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots [syn: {spotted salamander}, {Salamandra maculosa}]

fire sale
n 1: a sale of assets at very low prices typically when the seller faces bankruptcy
2: a sale of merchandise supposedly damaged by fire

fire screen
n : a metal screen before an open fire for protection (especially against flying sparks) [syn: {fireguard}]

fire ship
n : a weapon consisting of a ship carrying explosives that is set adrift to destroy enemy ships

fire station
n : a station housing fire apparatus and firemen [syn: {firehouse}]

fire thorn
n : any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries [syn: {Pyracantha}, {pyracanth}, {firethorn}]

fire tongs
n : tongs for taking hold of burning coals [syn: {coal tongs}]

fire tower
n : a watchtower where a lookout is posted to watch for fires

fire tree
n : a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses [syn: {flame tree}, {Christmas tree}, {Nuytsia floribunda}]

fire trench
n : a trench especially constructed for the delivery of small-arms fire

fire truck
n : any of various large trucks that carry firemen and equipment to the site of a fire [syn: {fire engine}]

fire up
v 1: arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred" [syn: {inflame}, {stir up}, {wake}, {ignite}, {heat}]
2: begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up" [syn: {light up}, {light}]

fire walker
n : someone who walks barefoot on burning coals

fire walking
n : the ceremony of walking barefoot over hot stones or a bed of embers

fire warden
n : an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest [syn: {forest fire fighter}, {ranger}]

fire watcher
n : (during World War II in Britain) someone whose duty was to watch for fires caused by bombs dropped from the air

fire watching
n : (during World War II in Britain) watching for fires started by bombs that dropped from the sky

fire wheel
n : annual of central United States having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the center [syn: {blanket flower}, {Indian blanket}, {fire-wheel}, {Gaillardia pulchella}]

firearm
n : a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster" [syn: {piece}, {small-arm}]

fireball
n 1: an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding) [syn: {bolide}]
2: a highly energetic and indefatigable person [syn: {powerhouse}, {human dynamo}, {ball of fire}]
3: a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning)
4: the luminous center of a nuclear explosion

firebase
n : an artillery base to support advancing troops

fire-bellied toad
n : toad of central and eastern Europe having red or orange patches on its underside [syn: {Bombina bombina}]

firebird
n 1: the male is bright red with black wings and tail [syn: {scarlet tanager}, {Piranga olivacea}, {redbird}]
2: eastern subspecies of northern oriole [syn: {Baltimore oriole}, {Baltimore bird}, {hangbird}, {Icterus galbula galbula}]
3: tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black plumage [syn: {vermillion flycatcher}, {Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus}]

fireboat
n : a boat equipped to fight fires on ships or along a waterfront

firebomb
n : a bomb that is designed to start fires; are most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel) [syn: {incendiary bomb}, {incendiary}]
v : attack with incendiary bombs; "The rioters fire-bombed the stores"

firebox
n : a furnace (as on a steam locomotive) in which fuel is burned

firebrand
n 1: a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning [syn: {brand}]
2: someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the instigator of their quarrel" [syn: {instigator}, {provoker}, {inciter}, {instigant}]

firebrat
n : lives in warm moist areas e.g. around furnaces [syn: {Thermobia domestica}]

firebreak
n : a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire [syn: {fireguard}]

firebrick
n : brick made of fire clay; used for lining e.g. furnaces and chimneys

firebug
n 1: a criminal who illegally sets fire to property [syn: {arsonist}, {incendiary}]
2: a true bug: brightly colored bug that can exude a stain

fire-bush
n 1: evergreen South American shrub having showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers; grown as an ornamental or houseplant [syn: {marmalade bush}, {fire bush}, {Streptosolen jamesonii}]
2: densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn [syn: {summer cypress}, {burning bush}, {fire bush}, {belvedere}, {Bassia scoparia}, {Kochia scoparia}]

fireclay
n : a heat-resistant clay

firecracker
n : firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing [syn: {cracker}, {banger}]

fired
adj : having lost your job [syn: {discharged}, {dismissed}, {laid-off}, {pink-slipped}]

firedamp
n : a mixture of gases (mostly methane) that form in coal mines and become explosive when mixed with air

firedog
n : metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch" [syn: {andiron}, {dog}, {dog-iron}]

firedrake
n : a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings [syn: {dragon}]

fire-eater
n 1: a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires [syn: {fireman}, {firefighter}, {fire fighter}]
2: a belligerent grouch [syn: {hothead}]
3: a performer who pretends to swallow fire [syn: {fire-swallower}]

firefighter
n : a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires [syn: {fireman}, {fire fighter}, {fire-eater}]

firefly
n 1: tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots [syn: {fire beetle}, {Pyrophorus noctiluca}]
2: nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs [syn: {lightning bug}]

fireguard
n 1: a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire [syn: {firebreak}]
2: a metal screen before an open fire for protection (especially against flying sparks) [syn: {fire screen}]

firehouse
n : a station housing fire apparatus and firemen [syn: {fire station}]

firelight
n : the light of a fire (especially in a fireplace)

firelighter
n : (a piece of) a substance that burns easily and can be used to start a coal or coke fire

firelock
n : a muzzle loader having a flintlock type of gunlock [syn: {flintlock}]

fireman
n 1: play in which children take the roles of firemen and pretend to put out a fire
2: a laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship) [syn: {stoker}]
3: a pitcher who does not start the game [syn: {reliever}, {relief pitcher}]
4: a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires [syn: {firefighter}, {fire fighter}, {fire-eater}]

fireman's ax
n : an ax that has a long handle and a head with one cutting edge and a point on the other side [syn: {fireman's axe}]

fireman's axe
n : an ax that has a long handle and a head with one cutting edge and a point on the other side [syn: {fireman's ax}]

fireman's carry
n : the act of carrying a person over your shoulder

Firenze
n : a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries [syn: {Florence}]

fire-on-the-mountain
n : poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophylla [syn: {painted leaf}, {Mexican fire plant}, {Euphorbia cyathophora}]

fireplace
n : an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built; "the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it"; "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"; "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires" [syn: {hearth}, {open fireplace}]

fireplug
n : an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire [syn: {fire hydrant}, {plug}]

firepower
n : (military) the relative capacity for delivering fire on a target

fireproof
adj : impervious to damage by fire
v : make resistant to fire

fire-raising
n : malicious burning to destroy property; "the British term for arson is fire-raising" [syn: {arson}, {incendiarism}]

fire-resistant
adj : difficult to burn [syn: {fire-retardant}, {fire-resisting}, {fire-resistive}]

fire-resisting
adj : difficult to burn [syn: {fire-retardant}, {fire-resistant}, {fire-resistive}]

fire-resistive
adj : difficult to burn [syn: {fire-retardant}, {fire-resistant}, {fire-resisting}]

fire-retardant
adj : difficult to burn [syn: {fire-resistant}, {fire-resisting}, {fire-resistive}]

fireroom
n : (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired [syn: {stokehold}, {stokehole}]

fireside
n 1: an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room); "they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire" [syn: {hearth}]
2: home symbolized as a part of the fireplace; "driven from hearth and home"; "fighting in defense of their firesides" [syn: {hearth}]

firestone
n 1: a piece of flint that is struck to light a fire
2: a sandstone that withstands intense heat; used to line fireplaces and furnaces and kilns

firestorm
n 1: a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area
2: an outburst of controversy; "the incident triggered a political firestorm"

fire-swallower
n : a performer who pretends to swallow fire [syn: {fire-eater}]

firethorn
n : any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries [syn: {Pyracantha}, {pyracanth}, {fire thorn}]

firetrap
n : a building that would be hard to escape from if it were to catch fire

firewall
n 1: the application of maximum thrust; "he slammed the throttle to the firewall"
2: (computing) a security system consisting of a combination of hardware and software that limits the exposure of a computer or computer network to attack from crackers; commonly used on local area networks that are connected to the internet
3: fireproof (or fire-resistant) wall designed to prevent the spread of fire through a building or a vehicle

firewater
n : any strong spirits (such as strong whisky or rum)

fireweed
n 1: tall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks and narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent clearings; an important honey plant [syn: {giant willowherb}, {rosebay willowherb}, {wickup}, {Epilobium angustifolium}]
2: an American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers [syn: {Erechtites hieracifolia}]

fire-wheel
n : annual of central United States having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the center [syn: {blanket flower}, {Indian blanket}, {fire wheel}, {Gaillardia pulchella}]

firewheel tree
n : eastern Australian tree widely cultivated as a shade tree and for its glossy leaves and circular clusters of showy red to orange-scarlet flowers [syn: {wheel tree}, {Stenocarpus sinuatus}]

firewood
n : wood used for fuel; "they collected and cut their own firewood"

firework
n : (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc. [syn: {pyrotechnic}]

fire-worship
n : worship of fire [syn: {pyrolatry}]

firing
n 1: the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" [syn: {fire}]
2: the act of discharging a gun [syn: {discharge}, {firing off}]
3: the act of setting on fire or catching fire [syn: {ignition}, {lighting}, {kindling}, {inflammation}]
4: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) [syn: {dismissal}, {dismission}, {discharge}, {liberation}, {release}, {sack}, {sacking}]

firing chamber
n : chamber that is the part of a gun that receives the charge [syn: {gun chamber}]

firing line
n 1: the line from which soldiers deliver fire
2: the most advanced and responsible group in an activity; "the firing line is where the action is"

firing mechanism
n : the action that ignites the charge in a firearm [syn: {gunlock}]

firing off
n : the act of discharging a gun [syn: {discharge}, {firing}]

firing party
n : a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution [syn: {firing squad}]

firing pin
n : striker that ignites the charge by striking the primer

firing range
n : a practice range for target practice [syn: {target range}]

firing squad
n : a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution [syn: {firing party}]

firkin
n 1: a British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons
2: a small wooden keg

firm
adj 1: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" [syn: {steadfast}, {steady}, {unbendable}, {unfaltering}, {unshakable}, {unwavering}]
2: not soft or yielding to pressure; "a firm mattress"; "the snow was firm underfoot"; "solid ground" [syn: {solid}]
3: strong and sure; "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope" [syn: {strong}]
4: not subject to revision or change; "a firm contract"; "a firm offer"
5: (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling; "his voice was firm and confident"; "a firm step"
6: not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; "stocks are still firm" [syn: {steady}, {unfluctuating}]
7: securely established; "an established reputation"; "holds a firm position as the country's leading poet" [syn: {established}]
8: marked by the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue; "firm muscles"
9: pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed; "crisp carrot and celery sticks"; "a firm apple"; "crunchy lettuce" [syn: {crisp}, {crunchy}] 10: securely fixed in place; "the post was still firm after being hit by the car" [syn: {fast}, {immobile}] 11: unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause; "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison; "fast friends" [syn: {loyal}, {truehearted}, {fast(a)}]
n : members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house" [syn: {house}, {business firm}]
adv : with resolute determination; "we firmly believed it"; "you must stand firm" [syn: {firmly}, {steadfastly}, {unwaveringly}]
v 1: become taut or tauter; "Yur muscles will firm when you exercise regularly"; "the rope tautened" [syn: {tauten}]
2: make taut or tauter; "tauten a rope" [syn: {tauten}]

firm omelet
n : eggs beaten with milk or cream and cooked until set

firm up
v : arrange firmly; "firm up one's plans"

firmament
n : the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected [syn: {celestial sphere}, {sphere}, {empyrean}, {heavens}, {vault of heaven}, {welkin}]

firmamental
adj : relating to the firmament or upper regions

firmer chisel
n : a chisel with a thin blade for woodworking

Firmiana
n : small genus of Asian trees or shrubs [syn: {genus Firmiana}]

Firmiana simplex
n : deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods [syn: {Chinese parasol tree}, {Chinese parasol}, {Japanese varnish tree}, {phoenix tree}]

firmly
adv 1: with resolute determination; "we firmly believed it"; "you must stand firm" [syn: {firm}, {steadfastly}, {unwaveringly}]
2: in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger; "she held the child securely" [syn: {securely}]
3: with firmness; "held hard to the railing" [syn: {hard}]

firmness
n 1: the firmness and tone of healthy tissue; "his muscle firmness" [syn: {soundness}]
2: the trait of being resolute; firmness of purpose; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work" [syn: {resoluteness}, {resolve}, {resolution}] [ant: {irresoluteness}]
3: the property of being unyielding to the touch
4: the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place [syn: {steadiness}] [ant: {unsteadiness}]

firmware
n : (computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory [syn: {microcode}]

first
adj 1: preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training" [ant: {last}, {intermediate}]
2: indicating the beginning unit in a series [syn: {1st}]
3: serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage" [syn: {inaugural}, {initiative}, {initiatory}, {maiden}]
4: serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse" [syn: {beginning(a)}]
5: ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate" [syn: {foremost}, {world-class}]
6: highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn" [ant: {second}]
7: being the gear producing the lowest drive speed; "use first gear on steep hills" [syn: {low}]
n 1: the first or highest in an ordering or series; "He wanted to be the first" [syn: {number one}]
2: the first element in a countable series; "the first of the month" [syn: {number one}, {number 1}]
3: the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" [syn: {beginning}, {commencement}, {outset}, {get-go}, {start}, {kickoff}, {starting time}, {showtime}, {offset}] [ant: {middle}, {end}]
4: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first base [syn: {first base}]
5: an honours degree of the highest class [syn: {first-class honours degree}]
6: the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving [syn: {first gear}, {low gear}, {low}]
adv 1: before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake" [syn: {firstly}, {foremost}, {first of all}, {first off}]
2: the initial time; "when Felix first saw a garter snake" [syn: {for the first time}]
3: before another in time, space, or importance; "I was here first"; "let's do this job first"
4: prominently forward; "he put his best foot foremost" [syn: {foremost}]

first aid
n : emergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained

First Amendment
n : an amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of free expression; includes freedom of assembly and freedom of the press and freedom of religion and freedom of speech

first and foremost
adv : of greatest importance; "first and foremost, we must feed the refugees" [syn: {most importantly}]

first and last
adv : taking everything together; "she was first and last a scientist" [syn: {above all}]

first appearance
n : the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line" [syn: {introduction}, {debut}, {launching}, {unveiling}, {entry}]

first balcony
n : first or lowest balcony [syn: {mezzanine}]

First Baron Beveridge
n : British economist (born in India) whose report on social insurance provided the basis for most of the social legislation on which the welfare state in the United Kingdom is based (1879-1963) [syn: {Beveridge}, {William Henry Beveridge}]

First Baron Kelvin
n : British physicist who invented the Kelvin scale of temperature and pioneered undersea telegraphy (1824-1907) [syn: {Kelvin}, {William Thompson}]

First Baron Lytton
n : English writer of historical romances (1803-1873) [syn: {Lytton}, {Bulwer-Lytton}, {Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton}]

First Baron Macaulay
n : English historian noted for his history of England (1800-1859) [syn: {Macaulay}, {Thomas Babington Macaulay}, {Lord Macaulay}]

First Baron Marks of Broughton
n : English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964) [syn: {Marks}, {Simon Marks}]

First Baron Passfield
n : English sociologist and economist and a central member of the Fabian Society (1859-1947) [syn: {Webb}, {Sidney Webb}, {Sidney James Webb}]

First Baron Rutherford
n : British physicist (born in New Zealand) who discovered the atomic nucleus and proposed a nuclear model of the atom (1871-1937) [syn: {Rutherford}, {Ernest Rutherford}, {First Baron Rutherford of Nelson}]

First Baron Rutherford of Nelson
n : British physicist (born in New Zealand) who discovered the atomic nucleus and proposed a nuclear model of the atom (1871-1937) [syn: {Rutherford}, {Ernest Rutherford}, {First Baron Rutherford}]

First Baron Tennyson
n : Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892) [syn: {Tennyson}, {Alfred Tennyson}, {Alfred Lord Tennyson}]

first base
n 1: the base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball
2: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first base [syn: {first}]
3: the initial stage in accomplishing something; "we didn't get to first base with that approach"

first baseman
n : (baseball) the person who plays first base [syn: {first sacker}]

first battle of Ypres
n : battle in World War I (1914); heavy but indecisive fighting as the Allies and the Germans both tried to break through the lines of the others [syn: {Ypres}, {battle of Ypres}]

first blush
n : at the first glimpse or impression; "at first blush the idea possesses considerable intuitive appeal but on closer examination it fails"

first cause
n : a self-caused agent that is the cause of all things; "God is the first cause" [syn: {prime mover}, {primum mobile}]

first class
n 1: the highest rank in a classification
2: mail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed against inspection [syn: {1st class}, {first-class mail}, {1st-class mail}, {priority mail}]
3: the most expensive accommodations on a ship or train or plane

first cousin
n : the child of your aunt or uncle [syn: {cousin}, {cousin-german}, {full cousin}]

first cranial nerve
n : a collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the nasal mucosa [syn: {olfactory nerve}, {nervii olfactorii}]

First Crusade
n : a Crusade from 1096 to 1099; captured Jerusalem and created a theocracy there

first degree
n : a degree of one; "all of the terms in a linear equation are of the first degree"

first derivative
n : the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx [syn: {derived function}, {derivative}, {differential coefficient}, {differential}]

First Duke of Marlborough
n : English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722) [syn: {Churchill}, {John Churchill}, {Duke of Marlborough}]

First Duke of Wellington
n : British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852) [syn: {Wellington}, {Duke of Wellington}, {Arthur Wellesley}, {the Iron Duke}]

First Earl Kitchener of Khartoum
n : British field marshal (1850-1916) [syn: {Kitchener}, {Herbert Kitchener}, {Horatio Herbert Kitchener}]

First Earl of Beaconsfield
n : British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the empress of India (1804-1881) [syn: {Disraeli}, {Benjamin Disraeli}]

First Earl of Chatham
n : English statesman who brought the Seven Years' War to an end (1708-1778) [syn: {Pitt}, {William Pitt}, {Pitt the Elder}]

First Earl of Orford
n : Englishman and Whig statesman who (under George I) was effectively the first British prime minister (1676-1745) [syn: {Walpole}, {Robert Walpole}, {Sir Robert Walpole}]

First Earl Wavell
n : British field marshal in North Africa in World War II; he defeated the Italians before being defeated by the Germans (1883-1950) [syn: {Wavell}, {Archibald Percival Wavell}]

First Epistle of John
n : the first New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle [syn: {I John}]

First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians
n : a New Testament book containing the first epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth [syn: {First Epistle to the Corinthians}, {I Corinthians}]

First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians
n : a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle to the Thessalonians [syn: {First Epistle to the Thessalonians}, {I Thessalonians}]

First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy
n : a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters [syn: {First Epistle to Timothy}, {I Timothy}]

First Epistle of Peter
n : the first New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle [syn: {I Peter}]

First Epistle to the Corinthians
n : a New Testament book containing the first epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth [syn: {First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians}, {I Corinthians}]

First Epistle to the Thessalonians
n : a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle to the Thessalonians [syn: {First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians}, {I Thessalonians}]

First Epistle to Timothy
n : a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters [syn: {First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy}, {I Timothy}]

first estate
n : the first of the three estates of the realm; the clergy in France and the lords spiritual in Britain [syn: {lords spiritual}]

first floor
n : the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building [syn: {ground floor}, {ground level}]

first gear
n : the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving [syn: {first}, {low gear}, {low}]

first grade
n : students beginning elementary school

first half
n : the first of two halves of play

first harmonic
n : the lowest tone of a harmonic series [syn: {fundamental}, {fundamental frequency}]

first in first out
n : inventory accounting in which the oldest items (those first acquired) are assumed to be the first sold [syn: {FIFO}]

first lady
n 1: the leading woman in an art or profession
2: the wife of a chief executive

first language
n : one's native language; the language learned by children and passed from one generation to the next [syn: {mother tongue}, {maternal language}]

first law of motion
n : a body remains at rest or in motion with a constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force [syn: {Newton's first law of motion}, {Newton's first law}]

first law of thermodynamics
n : the fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes [syn: {conservation of energy}, {law of conservation of energy}]

first lieutenant
n : a commissioned officer in the army or air force or marines ranking above a 2nd lieutenant and below a captain

first light
n : the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning" [syn: {dawn}, {dawning}, {morning}, {aurora}, {daybreak}, {break of day}, {break of the day}, {dayspring}, {sunrise}, {sunup}, {cockcrow}] [ant: {sunset}]

First Lord of the Treasury
n : the British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy [syn: {Treasury}]

First Marquess Cornwallis
n : commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown [syn: {Cornwallis}, {Charles Cornwallis}]

first mate
n : the officer below the master on a commercial ship [syn: {mate}]

first moment
n : the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values [syn: {arithmetic mean}, {expectation}, {expected value}]

first mortgage
n : a mortgage that has priority over all mortgages and liens except those imposed by law

first name
n : the name that precedes the surname [syn: {given name}, {forename}]

first of all
adv : before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake" [syn: {first}, {firstly}, {foremost}, {first off}]

First of May
n : observed in the United States to celebrate the coming of spring; observed in Russia in honor of labor [syn: {May Day}, {May 1}]

First of October Antifascist Resistance Group
n : an armed wing of the (illegal) Communist Party of Spain; seeks to overthrow the Spanish government and replace it with a Marxist-Leninist regime; "GRAPO is vehemently opposed to the United States" [syn: {GRAPO}]

first off
adv : before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake" [syn: {first}, {firstly}, {foremost}, {first of all}]

first offender
n : someone convicted for the first time

first period
n : the first period of play in a game

first person
n : pronouns and verbs used to refer to the speaker or writer of the language in which they occur

first principle
n : the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry" [syn: {rudiment}, {first rudiment}, {alphabet}, {ABC}, {ABC's}, {ABCs}]

first quarter
n : the first fourth of the moon's period of revolution around the Earth

first reading
n : the first presentation of a bill in a legislature

First Reich
n : the lands ruled by Charlemagne; a continuation of the Roman Empire in Europe [syn: {Holy Roman Empire}]

first rudiment
n : the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry" [syn: {rudiment}, {first principle}, {alphabet}, {ABC}, {ABC's}, {ABCs}]

first sacker
n : (baseball) the person who plays first base [syn: {first baseman}]

first sergeant
n : a sergeant in the army above the rank of staff sergeant and below master sergeant [syn: {sergeant first class}]

First State
n : a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {Delaware}, {Diamond State}, {DE}]

first step
n : the first of a series of actions; "he memorized all the important chess openings" [syn: {initiative}, {opening move}, {opening}]

first stomach
n : the first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; here food is collected and returned to the mouth as cud for chewing [syn: {rumen}]

first strike
n : the initial use of nuclear weapons to attack a country that also has nuclear weapons; considered feasible only when the attacker can destroy the other country's ability to retaliate; "the Pakistani president promised no first strike against India"

first team
n : a team representing a college or university [syn: {varsity}]

first trimester
n : time period extending from the first day of the last menstrual period through 12 weeks of gestation

First Viscount Haldane of Cloan
n : Scottish statesman and brother of Elizabeth and John Haldane (1856-1928) [syn: {Haldane}, {Richard Haldane}, {Richard Burdon Haldane}]

First Viscount Nuffield
n : British industrialist who manufactured automobiles and created a philanthropic foundation (1877-1963) [syn: {Nuffield}, {William Richard Morris}]

first water
n : the highest quality gems

First World War
n : a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the central powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918 [syn: {World War I}, {World War 1}, {Great War}, {War to End War}]

first-aid kit
n : kit consisting of a set of bandages and medicines for giving first aid

first-aid station
n : a station providing emergency care or treatment before regular medical aid can be obtained

firstborn
adj : first in order of birth; "the firstborn child" [syn: {eldest}]
n : the offspring who came first in the order of birth [syn: {eldest}]

first-class
adj : of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind" [syn: {excellent}, {fantabulous}]
adv : by first-class conveyance; with first-class accommodations; "we always travel first class"

first-class honours degree
n : an honours degree of the highest class [syn: {first}]

first-class mail
n : mail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed against inspection [syn: {first class}, {1st class}, {1st-class mail}, {priority mail}]

first-come-first-serve
adj : not accepting reservations [syn: {first-come-first-serve(p)}, {rush}]

first-degree burn
n : burn causing redness of the skin surface

firsthand
adj : received directly from a source; "firsthand information"
adv : at first hand or directly; "I heard this story firsthand"

firstly
adv : before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake" [syn: {first}, {foremost}, {first of all}, {first off}]

first-nighter
n : someone habitually a spectator at the openings of theatrical productions

first-order correlation
n : a partial correlation in which the effects of only one variable are removed (held constant)

first-place finish
n : a finish in first place (as in a race)

first-rate
adj : of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops" [syn: {ace}, {A-one}, {crack}, {super}, {tiptop}, {topnotch}, {tops(p)}]
adv : quite well; "she doesn't feel first-rate today" [syn: {very well}]

first-rater
n : one who is first-rate

first-string
adj 1: of members of a team; not substitutes
2: of the regular members of a team; not substitutes; "first-string players"

first-year
adj : used of a person in the first year of an experience (especially in United States high school or college); "a freshman senator"; "freshman year in high school or college" [syn: {freshman}]

Firth
n 1: English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960) [syn: {J. R. Firth}, {John Rupert Firth}]
2: a long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland)

Firth of Clyde
n : a firth on the southwestern coast of Scotland emptying into the North Channel

Firth of Forth
n : a large firth on the east coast of Scotland; location of Edinburgh

FISA
n : an act passed by Congress in 1978 to establish procedures for requesting judicial authorization for foreign intelligence surveillance and to create the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court; intended to increase United States counterintelligence; separate from ordinary law enforcement surveillance [syn: {Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act}]

F.I.S.C.
n : a secret federal court created in 1978 by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; responsible for authorizing wiretaps and other forms of electronic surveillance and for authorizing searches of suspected spies and terrorists by the Department of Justice or United States intelligence agencies [syn: {Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court}]

fisc
n : a state treasury or exchequer or a royal treasury; originally the public treasury of Rome or the emperor's private purse

fiscal
adj : involving financial matters; "fiscal responsibility" [syn: {financial}] [ant: {nonfinancial}]

fiscal policy
n : a government policy for dealing with the budget (especially with taxation and borrowing)

fiscal year
n : any accounting period of 12 months [syn: {financial year}]

fiscally
adv : in financial matters; "fiscally irresponsible" [syn: {in fiscal matters}]

Fischer
n 1: German chemist noted for his synthesis of hemin (1881-1945) [syn: {Hans Fischer}]
2: German chemist noted for work on synthetic sugars and the purines (1852-1919) [syn: {Emil Hermann Fischer}]
3: United States chess master; world champion from 1972 to 1975 (born in 1943) [syn: {Bobby Fischer}, {Robert James Fischer}]

Fischer's slime mushroom
n : a type of slime mushroom

fish
n 1: any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills; "the shark is a large fish"; "in the livingroom there was a tank of colorful fish"
2: the flesh of fish used as food; "in Japan most fish is eaten raw"; "after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat"; "they have a chef who specializes in fish"
3: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces [syn: {Pisces}]
4: the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20 [syn: {Pisces}, {Pisces the Fishes}]
v 1: seek indirectly; "fish for compliments" [syn: {angle}]
2: catch or try to catch fish or shellfish; "I like to go fishing on weekends" [also: {fishes} (pl)]

fish and chips
n : fried fish and french-fried potatoes

fish ball
n 1: well-seasoned balls of ground fish and eggs and crushed crumbs simmered in fish stock [syn: {gefilte fish}]
2: a fried ball or patty of flaked fish and mashed potatoes [syn: {fish cake}]

fish bowl
n 1: a state of affairs in which you have no privacy; "the president lives in a goldfish bowl" [syn: {goldfish bowl}, {fishbowl}]
2: a transparent bowl in which small fish are kept [syn: {fishbowl}, {goldfish bowl}]

fish cake
n : a fried ball or patty of flaked fish and mashed potatoes [syn: {fish ball}]

fish chowder
n : chowder containing fish

fish doctor
n : brightly colored scaleless Arctic eelpout [syn: {Gymnelis viridis}]

fish duck
n : large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges [syn: {merganser}, {sawbill}, {sheldrake}]

fish eagle
n : large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years [syn: {osprey}, {fish hawk}, {sea eagle}, {Pandion haliaetus}]

fish family
n : any of various families of fish

fish farm
n : a workplace (usually a pond) where fish are raised for food

fish filet
n : a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish [syn: {fillet}, {filet}, {fish fillet}]

fish fillet
n : a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish [syn: {fillet}, {filet}, {fish filet}]

fish finger
n : a long fillet of fish breaded and fried [syn: {fish stick}]

fish fly
n : similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly; larvae are used as fishing bait [syn: {fish-fly}]

fish fry
n : a cookout where fried fish is the main course

fish fuddle
n : small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons [syn: {Jamaica dogwood}, {Piscidia piscipula}, {Piscidia erythrina}]

fish genus
n : any of various genus of fish

fish geranium
n : an upright geranium having scalloped leaves with a broad color zone inside the margin and white or pink or red flowers [syn: {bedding geranium}, {zonal pelargonium}, {Pelargonium hortorum}]

fish glue
n : gelatinous substance obtained by boiling skins fins and bones of fish

fish hawk
n : large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years [syn: {osprey}, {fish eagle}, {sea eagle}, {Pandion haliaetus}]

fish house punch
n : a punch made of rum and brandy and water or tea sweetened with sugar syrup

fish joint
n : a butt joint formed by bolting fish plates to the sides of two rails or beams

fish knife
n : a small table knife with a spatula blade used for eating fish

fish ladder
n : a series of ascending pools providing a passage for salmon to swim upstream past a dam

fish loaf
n : flaked fish baked in a loaf with bread crumbs and various seasonings

fish louse
n : a kind of copepod

fish lure
n : (angling) any bright artificial bait consisting of plastic or metal mounted with hooks and trimmed with feathers [syn: {fisherman's lure}]

fish meal
n : ground dried fish used as fertilizer and as feed for domestic livestock

fish mousse
n : mousse made with fish

fish oil
n : oil obtained from fish

fish scale
n : scale of the kind that covers the bodies of fish

fish slice
n : a food turner with a broad slitted blade used for turning or serving fish or other food that is cooked in a frying pan

fish steak
n : cross-section slice of a large fish

fish stew
n : a stew made with fish

fish stick
n : a long fillet of fish breaded and fried [syn: {fish finger}]

fish tank
n : a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals [syn: {aquarium}, {marine museum}]

fishbone
n : a bone of a fish

fishbowl
n 1: a state of affairs in which you have no privacy; "the president lives in a goldfish bowl" [syn: {goldfish bowl}, {fish bowl}]
2: a transparent bowl in which small fish are kept [syn: {fish bowl}, {goldfish bowl}]

fisher
n 1: someone whose occupation is catching fish [syn: {fisherman}]
2: large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal [syn: {pekan}, {fisher cat}, {black cat}, {Martes pennanti}]

fisher cat
n : large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal [syn: {fisher}, {pekan}, {black cat}, {Martes pennanti}]

fisherman
n : someone whose occupation is catching fish [syn: {fisher}]

fisherman's bend
n : a knot for tying a line to a spar or ring

fisherman's knot
n : a knot for tying the ends of two lines together [syn: {true lover's knot}, {truelove knot}]

fisherman's lure
n : (angling) any bright artificial bait consisting of plastic or metal mounted with hooks and trimmed with feathers [syn: {fish lure}]

fishery
n : a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold [syn: {piscary}]

fishes
fish
n 1: any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills; "the shark is a large fish"; "in the livingroom there was a tank of colorful fish"
2: the flesh of fish used as food; "in Japan most fish is eaten raw"; "after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat"; "they have a chef who specializes in fish"
3: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces [syn: {Pisces}]
4: the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20 [syn: {Pisces}, {Pisces the Fishes}]
v 1: seek indirectly; "fish for compliments" [syn: {angle}]
2: catch or try to catch fish or shellfish; "I like to go fishing on weekends" [also: {fishes} (pl)]

fishes
See {fish}

fisheye
adj : of or relating to a fisheye lens [syn: {wide-angle}]

fisheye lens
n : a camera lens having a wider than normal angle of view (and usually a short focal length); produces an image that is foreshortened in the center and increasingly distorted in the periphery [syn: {wide-angle lens}]

fish-fly
n : similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly; larvae are used as fishing bait [syn: {fish fly}]

fishgig
n : an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish [syn: {spear}, {gig}, {fizgig}, {lance}]

fishhook
n : a sharp barbed hook for catching fish

fishier
fishy
adj : not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior" [syn: {funny}, {queer}, {shady}, {suspect}, {suspicious}] [also: {fishiest}, {fishier}]

fishier
See {fishy}

fishiest
fishy
adj : not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior" [syn: {funny}, {queer}, {shady}, {suspect}, {suspicious}] [also: {fishiest}, {fishier}]

fishiest
See {fishy}

fishily
adv : in a questionably unusual manner; "this money had been queerly come by" [syn: {queerly}]

fishing
n 1: the act of someone who fishes as a diversion [syn: {sportfishing}]
2: the occupation of catching fish for a living

fishing boat
n : a vessel for fishing; often has a well to keep the catch alive [syn: {fishing smack}, {fishing vessel}]

fishing eagle
n : of southeast Europe and central Asia [syn: {Haliaeetus leucorhyphus}]

fishing gear
n : gear used in fishing [syn: {tackle}, {fishing tackle}, {fishing rig}, {rig}]

fishing licence
n : a license authorizing the bearer to fish during a specified period of time [syn: {fishing license}, {fishing permit}]

fishing license
n : a license authorizing the bearer to fish during a specified period of time [syn: {fishing licence}, {fishing permit}]

fishing line
n : a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached

fishing net
n : a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in [syn: {fishnet}]

fishing permit
n : a license authorizing the bearer to fish during a specified period of time [syn: {fishing license}, {fishing licence}]

fishing pole
n : a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line [syn: {fishing rod}]

fishing rig
n : gear used in fishing [syn: {fishing gear}, {tackle}, {fishing tackle}, {rig}]

fishing rod
n : a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line [syn: {fishing pole}]

fishing season
n : the season during which it is legal to catch fish

fishing smack
n : a vessel for fishing; often has a well to keep the catch alive [syn: {fishing boat}, {fishing vessel}]

fishing tackle
n : gear used in fishing [syn: {fishing gear}, {tackle}, {fishing rig}, {rig}]

fishing vessel
n : a vessel for fishing; often has a well to keep the catch alive [syn: {fishing boat}, {fishing smack}]

fishing worm
n : terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers [syn: {earthworm}, {angleworm}, {fishworm}, {wiggler}, {nightwalker}, {nightcrawler}, {crawler}, {dew worm}, {red worm}]

fishlike
adj : resembling a fish; "an extinct fishlike vertebrate"

fishmonger
n : someone who sells fish [syn: {fishwife}]

fishnet
n : a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in [syn: {fishing net}]

fishpaste
n : a paste of fish or shellfish

fishplate
n : metal plate bolted along sides of two rails or beams

fishpole bamboo
n : small bamboo of southeastern China having slender culms flexuous when young [syn: {gosan-chiku}, {hotei-chiku}, {Phyllostachys aurea}]

fishpond
n : a freshwater pond with fish

fishtail
v : slow down by moving the tail sideways; "The airplane fishtailed on the runway"

fishtail bit
n : a drilling bit with cutting edges usually hardened against wear [syn: {blade bit}]

fishtail palm
n : attractive East Indian palm having distinctive bipinnate foliage

fishwife
n : someone who sells fish [syn: {fishmonger}] [also: {fishwives} (pl)]

fishwives
fishwife
n : someone who sells fish [syn: {fishmonger}] [also: {fishwives} (pl)]

fishwives
See {fishwife}

fishworm
n : terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers [syn: {earthworm}, {angleworm}, {fishing worm}, {wiggler}, {nightwalker}, {nightcrawler}, {crawler}, {dew worm}, {red worm}]

fish-worship
n : worship of fish [syn: {ichthyolatry}]

fishy
adj : not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior" [syn: {funny}, {queer}, {shady}, {suspect}, {suspicious}] [also: {fishiest}, {fishier}]

fissile
adj 1: capable of undergoing nuclear fission; "a fissionable nucleous"; "fissionable material" [syn: {fissionable}] [ant: {nonfissionable}]
2: capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; "fissile crystals"; "fissile wood" [ant: {nonfissile}]

fission
n 1: a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy [syn: {nuclear fission}]
2: reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts

fission bomb
n : a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239) [syn: {atom bomb}, {atomic bomb}, {A-bomb}, {plutonium bomb}]

fissionable
adj : capable of undergoing nuclear fission; "a fissionable nucleous"; "fissionable material" [syn: {fissile}] [ant: {nonfissionable}]

fissiparity
n 1: reproduction of some multicellular organisms by division, as in the case of some starfish
2: the tendence to break into parts; "the fissipairty of religious sects"

fissiparous
adj 1: reproducing by fission
2: having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude; "a breakaway faction" [syn: {breakaway}, {separatist}]

fissiped
n : terrestrial carnivores; having toes separated to the base: dogs; cats; bears; badgers; raccoons [syn: {fissiped mammal}]

fissiped mammal
n : terrestrial carnivores; having toes separated to the base: dogs; cats; bears; badgers; raccoons [syn: {fissiped}]

Fissipedia
n : in some classifications considered a suborder of Carnivora

fissure
n 1: a long narrow depression in a surface [syn: {crevice}, {cranny}, {crack}, {chap}]
2: a long narrow opening [syn: {crack}, {cleft}, {crevice}, {scissure}]
3: (anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes
v : break into fissures or fine cracks

fissure of Rolando
n : a brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of both hemispheres; separates the frontal and parietal lobes [syn: {Rolando's fissure}, {central sulcus}, {sulcus centralis}]

fissure of Sylvius
n : the deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures; separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both hemispheres [syn: {Sylvian fissure}, {lateral cerebral sulcus}, {sulcus lateralis cerebri}]

Fissurella
n : type genus of the family Fissurellidae: keyhole limpets [syn: {genus Fissurella}]

Fissurella apertura
n : marine limpet having a conical shell with an opening at the apex [syn: {keyhole limpet}, {Diodora apertura}]

Fissurellidae
n : marine limpets [syn: {family Fissurellidae}]

fist
n : a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting) [syn: {clenched fist}]

fistfight
n : a fight with bare fists [syn: {fisticuffs}, {slugfest}]
v : fight with the fists; "The man wanted to fist-fight"

fistful
n : the quantity that can be held in the hand [syn: {handful}]

fisticuffs
n 1: a fight with bare fists [syn: {fistfight}, {slugfest}]
2: fighting with the fists [syn: {boxing}, {pugilism}]

fistmele
n : about seven inches; the breadth of a fist with the thumb stuck out (used especially in archery to give the correct distance of the string from the bow)

fistula
n 1: a chronic inflammation of the withers of a horse [syn: {fistulous withers}]
2: an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface [syn: {sinus}] [also: {fistulae} (pl)]

fistulae
fistula
n 1: a chronic inflammation of the withers of a horse [syn: {fistulous withers}]
2: an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface [syn: {sinus}] [also: {fistulae} (pl)]

fistulae
See {fistula}

fistular
adj : like a reed or tube [syn: {fistulate}, {fistulous}]

Fistularia
n : type genus of the family Fistulariidae [syn: {genus Fistularia}]

Fistulariidae
n : cornetfishes [syn: {family Fistulariidae}]

fistulate
adj : like a reed or tube [syn: {fistular}, {fistulous}]

Fistulina
n : fungi having each pore separate though crowded [syn: {genus Fistulina}]

Fistulina hepatica
n : a popular edible fungus with a cap the color of liver or raw meat; abundant in southeastern United States [syn: {beefsteak fungus}]

Fistulinaceae
n : a family of fungi closely related to the family Polyporaceae except that the tubes on the undersurface of the cap are separate from each other [syn: {family Fistulinaceae}]

fistulous
adj 1: of or pertaining to or attacked by a fistula
2: like a reed or tube [syn: {fistular}, {fistulate}]

fistulous withers
n : a chronic inflammation of the withers of a horse [syn: {fistula}]

fit
adj 1: meeting adequate standards for a purpose; "a fit subject for discussion"; "it is fit and proper that you be there"; "water fit to drink"; "fit for duty"; "do as you see fit to" [syn: {fit to(a)}, {fit for(a)}] [ant: {unfit}]
2: (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed; "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time" [syn: {fit(p)}, {primed(p)}, {set(p)}]
3: physically and mentally sound or healthy; "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise" [syn: {healthy}] [ant: {unfit}]
n 1: a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene" [syn: {tantrum}, {scene}, {conniption}]
2: a sudden uncontrollable attack; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter" [syn: {paroxysm}, {convulsion}]
3: the manner in which something fits; "I admired the fit of her coat"
4: a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning" [syn: {burst}]
v 1: be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs" [syn: {suit}, {accommodate}]
2: be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle" [syn: {go}]
3: satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" [syn: {meet}, {conform to}]
4: make fit; "fit a dress"; "He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out"
5: insert or adjust several objects or people; "Can you fit the toy into the box?"; "This man can't fit himself into our work environment"
6: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" [syn: {match}, {correspond}, {check}, {jibe}, {gibe}, {tally}, {agree}] [ant: {disagree}]
7: conform to some shape or size; "How does this shirt fit?"
8: provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" [syn: {equip}, {fit out}, {outfit}]
9: make correspond or harmonize; "Match my sweater" [syn: {match}] [also: {fitting}, {fitted}, {fittest}, {fitter}]

fit for
adj : meeting adequate standards for a purpose; "a fit subject for discussion"; "it is fit and proper that you be there"; "water fit to drink"; "fit for duty"; "do as you see fit to" [syn: {fit}, {fit to(a)}, {fit for(a)}] [ant: {unfit}]

fit in
v : go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" [syn: {harmonize}, {harmonise}, {consort}, {accord}, {concord}, {agree}]

fit out
v 1: provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" [syn: {equip}, {fit}, {outfit}]
2: provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" [syn: {dress}, {clothe}, {enclothe}, {garb}, {raiment}, {tog}, {garment}, {habilitate}, {apparel}] [ant: {undress}]

fit the bill
v : be what is needed or be good enough for what is required; "Does this restaurant fit the bill for the celebration?" [syn: {fill the bill}]

fit to
adj : meeting adequate standards for a purpose; "a fit subject for discussion"; "it is fit and proper that you be there"; "water fit to drink"; "fit for duty"; "do as you see fit to" [syn: {fit}, {fit to(a)}, {fit for(a)}] [ant: {unfit}]

fitch
n : dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened [syn: {polecat}, {foulmart}, {foumart}, {Mustela putorius}]

fitful
adj 1: occurring in spells and often abruptly; "fitful bursts of energy"; "spasmodic rifle fire" [syn: {spasmodic}]
2: intermittently stopping and starting; "fitful (or interrupted) sleep"; "off-and-on static" [syn: {interrupted}, {off-and-on(a)}]

fitfully
adv : in a fitful manner; "he slept fitfully"

fitfulness
n : the quality of being spasmodic and irregular [syn: {jerkiness}]

fitly
adv : in an appropriate manner; "he was appropriately dressed" [syn: {appropriately}, {suitably}, {fittingly}, {befittingly}] [ant: {inappropriately}, {inappropriately}]

fitment
n : any of the items furnishing or equipping a room (especially built-in furniture); "she liked the kitchen fitments"

fitness
n 1: the condition of being suitable; "they had to prove their fitness for the position" [syn: {fittingness}] [ant: {unfitness}]
2: good physical condition; being in shape or in condition [syn: {physical fitness}, {good shape}, {good condition}] [ant: {unfitness}]
3: fitness to traverse the seas [syn: {seaworthiness}]
4: the quality of being qualified

fits and starts
n : repeated bursts of activity; "they worked in fits and starts"

fitted
fit
adj 1: meeting adequate standards for a purpose; "a fit subject for discussion"; "it is fit and proper that you be there"; "water fit to drink"; "fit for duty"; "do as you see fit to" [syn: {fit to(a)}, {fit for(a)}] [ant: {unfit}]
2: (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed; "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time" [syn: {fit(p)}, {primed(p)}, {set(p)}]
3: physically and mentally sound or healthy; "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise" [syn: {healthy}] [ant: {unfit}]
n 1: a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene" [syn: {tantrum}, {scene}, {conniption}]
2: a sudden uncontrollable attack; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter" [syn: {paroxysm}, {convulsion}]
3: the manner in which something fits; "I admired the fit of her coat"
4: a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning" [syn: {burst}]
v 1: be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs" [syn: {suit}, {accommodate}]
2: be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle" [syn: {go}]
3: satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" [syn: {meet}, {conform to}]
4: make fit; "fit a dress"; "He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out"
5: insert or adjust several objects or people; "Can you fit the toy into the box?"; "This man can't fit himself into our work environment"
6: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" [syn: {match}, {correspond}, {check}, {jibe}, {gibe}, {tally}, {agree}] [ant: {disagree}]
7: conform to some shape or size; "How does this shirt fit?"
8: provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" [syn: {equip}, {fit out}, {outfit}]
9: make correspond or harmonize; "Match my sweater" [syn: {match}] [also: {fitting}, {fitted}, {fittest}, {fitter}]

fitted
See {fit}

fitted out
adj 1: furnished with all equipment needed for voyaging [syn: {fitted out(p)}, {equipped}]
2: prepared with proper equipment; "equipped for service in the Arctic" [syn: {equipped}, {fitted out(p)}]
3: furnished with essential equipment for a particular occupation or undertaking occupation; "well-outfitted expedition to the South Pole" [syn: {outfitted}]

fitted sheet
n : a sheet (usually with elastic edges) tailored to fit a particular mattress [syn: {contour sheet}]

fitter
fit
adj 1: meeting adequate standards for a purpose; "a fit subject for discussion"; "it is fit and proper that you be there"; "water fit to drink"; "fit for duty"; "do as you see fit to" [syn: {fit to(a)}, {fit for(a)}] [ant: {unfit}]
2: (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed; "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time" [syn: {fit(p)}, {primed(p)}, {set(p)}]
3: physically and mentally sound or healthy; "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise" [syn: {healthy}] [ant: {unfit}]
n 1: a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene" [syn: {tantrum}, {scene}, {conniption}]
2: a sudden uncontrollable attack; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter" [syn: {paroxysm}, {convulsion}]
3: the manner in which something fits; "I admired the fit of her coat"
4: a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning" [syn: {burst}]
v 1: be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs" [syn: {suit}, {accommodate}]
2: be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle" [syn: {go}]
3: satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" [syn: {meet}, {conform to}]
4: make fit; "fit a dress"; "He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out"
5: insert or adjust several objects or people; "Can you fit the toy into the box?"; "This man can't fit himself into our work environment"
6: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" [syn: {match}, {correspond}, {check}, {jibe}, {gibe}, {tally}, {agree}] [ant: {disagree}]
7: conform to some shape or size; "How does this shirt fit?"
8: provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" [syn: {equip}, {fit out}, {outfit}]
9: make correspond or harmonize; "Match my sweater" [syn: {match}] [also: {fitting}, {fitted}, {fittest}, {fitter}]

fitter
adj : improved in health or physical condition [syn: {healthier}]
n : someone who fits a garment to a particular person

fitter
See {fit}

fittest
fit
adj 1: meeting adequate standards for a purpose; "a fit subject for discussion"; "it is fit and proper that you be there"; "water fit to drink"; "fit for duty"; "do as you see fit to" [syn: {fit to(a)}, {fit for(a)}] [ant: {unfit}]
2: (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed; "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time" [syn: {fit(p)}, {primed(p)}, {set(p)}]
3: physically and mentally sound or healthy; "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise" [syn: {healthy}] [ant: {unfit}]
n 1: a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene" [syn: {tantrum}, {scene}, {conniption}]
2: a sudden uncontrollable attack; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter" [syn: {paroxysm}, {convulsion}]
3: the manner in which something fits; "I admired the fit of her coat"
4: a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning" [syn: {burst}]
v 1: be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs" [syn: {suit}, {accommodate}]
2: be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle" [syn: {go}]
3: satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" [syn: {meet}, {conform to}]
4: make fit; "fit a dress"; "He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out"
5: insert or adjust several objects or people; "Can you fit the toy into the box?"; "This man can't fit himself into our work environment"
6: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" [syn: {match}, {correspond}, {check}, {jibe}, {gibe}, {tally}, {agree}] [ant: {disagree}]
7: conform to some shape or size; "How does this shirt fit?"
8: provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" [syn: {equip}, {fit out}, {outfit}]
9: make correspond or harmonize; "Match my sweater" [syn: {match}] [also: {fitting}, {fitted}, {fittest}, {fitter}]

fittest
See {fit}

fitting
fit
adj 1: meeting adequate standards for a purpose; "a fit subject for discussion"; "it is fit and proper that you be there"; "water fit to drink"; "fit for duty"; "do as you see fit to" [syn: {fit to(a)}, {fit for(a)}] [ant: {unfit}]
2: (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed; "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time" [syn: {fit(p)}, {primed(p)}, {set(p)}]
3: physically and mentally sound or healthy; "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise" [syn: {healthy}] [ant: {unfit}]
n 1: a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene" [syn: {tantrum}, {scene}, {conniption}]
2: a sudden uncontrollable attack; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter" [syn: {paroxysm}, {convulsion}]
3: the manner in which something fits; "I admired the fit of her coat"
4: a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning" [syn: {burst}]
v 1: be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs" [syn: {suit}, {accommodate}]
2: be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle" [syn: {go}]
3: satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" [syn: {meet}, {conform to}]
4: make fit; "fit a dress"; "He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out"
5: insert or adjust several objects or people; "Can you fit the toy into the box?"; "This man can't fit himself into our work environment"
6: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" [syn: {match}, {correspond}, {check}, {jibe}, {gibe}, {tally}, {agree}] [ant: {disagree}]
7: conform to some shape or size; "How does this shirt fit?"
8: provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" [syn: {equip}, {fit out}, {outfit}]
9: make correspond or harmonize; "Match my sweater" [syn: {match}] [also: {fitting}, {fitted}, {fittest}, {fitter}]

fitting
adj 1: in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion; "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this"
2: being precisely fitting and right; "it is only meet that she should be seated first" [syn: {meet}]
n 1: making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances [syn: {adjustment}, {accommodation}]
2: a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system
3: (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel) [syn: {appointment}]
4: trying on clothes to see whether they fit [syn: {try-on}, {trying on}]

fitting
See {fit}

fittingly
adv : in an appropriate manner; "he was appropriately dressed" [syn: {appropriately}, {suitably}, {befittingly}, {fitly}] [ant: {inappropriately}, {inappropriately}]

fittingness
n : the condition of being suitable; "they had to prove their fitness for the position" [syn: {fitness}] [ant: {unfitness}]

Fitzgerald
n 1: English poet remembered primarily for his free translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883) [syn: {Edward Fitzgerald}]
2: United States novelist (1896-1940) [syn: {F. Scott Fitzgerald}, {Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald}]
3: United States scat singer (born in 1918) [syn: {Ella Fitzgerald}]

five
adj : being one more than four [syn: {5}, {v}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn: {5}, {V}, {cinque}, {quint}, {quintet}, {fivesome}, {quintuplet}, {pentad}, {fin}, {Phoebe}, {Little Phoebe}]
2: a team that plays basketball [syn: {basketball team}]

five dollar bill
n : a United States bill worth 5 dollars [syn: {fiver}, {five-spot}]

five hundred
adj : denoting a quantity consisting of 500 items or units [syn: {500}, {d}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and five [syn: {500}, {D}]
2: a card game similar to ecarte; each player is dealt 5 cards and the player making trump must take 3 tricks to win a hand [syn: {euchre}]

five iron
n : middle-distance iron [syn: {mashie}]

Five Nations
n : a league of Iroquois tribes including originally the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca (the Five Nations); after 1722 they were joined by the Tuscarora (the Six Nations) [syn: {Iroquois League}, {League of Iroquois}, {Six Nations}]

five spice powder
n : Chinese seasoning made by grinding star anise and fennel and pepper and cloves and cinnamon

five-finger
n : any of a numerous plants grown for their 5-petal flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties [syn: {cinquefoil}]

five-fingered maidenhair fern
n : hardy palmately branched North American fern with divergent recurved branches borne on lustrous dark reddish stipes [syn: {American maidenhair fern}, {Adiantum pedatum}]

five-flowered gentian
n : gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers [syn: {agueweed}, {ague weed}, {stiff gentian}, {Gentianella quinquefolia}, {Gentiana quinquefolia}]

fivefold
adj : having five units or components [syn: {quintuple}]

five-hitter
n : a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits [syn: {5-hitter}]

five-hundredth
adj : the ordinal number of five hundred in counting order [syn: {500th}]

five-membered
adj : of a chemical compound having a ring with five members [syn: {5-membered}]

fivepence
n : a five-cent piece

five-point bishop's cap
n : small plant with leaves in a basal cluster and tiny greenish flowers in slender racemes; northwestern North America to California and Colorado [syn: {Mitella pentandra}]

fiver
n : a United States bill worth 5 dollars [syn: {five-spot}, {five dollar bill}]

fives
n : a game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls

fivesome
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn: {five}, {5}, {V}, {cinque}, {quint}, {quintet}, {quintuplet}, {pentad}, {fin}, {Phoebe}, {Little Phoebe}]
2: five people considered as a unit [syn: {quintet}, {quintette}]

five-spot
n 1: a United States bill worth 5 dollars [syn: {fiver}, {five dollar bill}]
2: California annual having white flowers with a deep purple blotch on each petal [syn: {Nemophila maculata}]
3: a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips

fix
n 1: informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" [syn: {hole}, {jam}, {mess}, {muddle}, {pickle}, {kettle of fish}]
2: something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug; "she needed a fix of chocolate"
3: the act of putting something in working order again [syn: {repair}, {fixing}, {fixture}, {mend}, {mending}, {reparation}]
4: an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear; "collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers"
5: a determination of the location of something; "he got a good fix on the target" [syn: {localization}, {localisation}, {location}, {locating}]
v 1: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" [syn: {repair}, {mend}, {bushel}, {doctor}, {furbish up}, {restore}, {touch on}] [ant: {break}]
2: cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" [syn: {fasten}, {secure}] [ant: {unfasten}]
3: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" [syn: {specify}, {set}, {determine}, {limit}]
4: prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" [syn: {cook}, {ready}, {make}, {prepare}]
5: take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him" [syn: {pay back}, {pay off}, {get}]
6: set or place definitely; "Let's fix the date for the party!"
7: kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study
8: make fixed, stable or stationary; "let's fix the picture to the frame" [syn: {fixate}]
9: make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disbilites are sterilized" [syn: {sterilize}, {sterilise}, {desex}, {unsex}, {desexualize}, {desexualise}] 10: put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot" [syn: {situate}, {posit}, {deposit}] 11: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" [syn: {prepare}, {set up}, {ready}, {gear up}, {set}]

fix up
v 1: find (something or someone) for; "I'll fix you up with a nice girl"
2: make arrangements for; "Can you arrange a meeting with the President?" [syn: {arrange}]

fixable
adj : capable of being made ready for service [syn: {repairable}]

fixate
v 1: attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way; "He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40"
2: pay attention to exclusively and obsessively; "The media are fixating on Princess Diana's death"
3: make fixed, stable or stationary; "let's fix the picture to the frame" [syn: {fix}]
4: become fixed (on); "Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon" [syn: {settle on}]

fixation
n 1: an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely [syn: {arrested development}, {infantile fixation}, {regression}]
2: an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone [syn: {obsession}]
3: the activity of fastening something firmly in position
4: (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body [syn: {fixing}]

fixative
n 1: a compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study
2: a varnish dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over pictures to prevent smudging

fixed
adj 1: (of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
2: fixed and unmoving; "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"; "his bearded face already has a set hollow look"- Connor Cruise O'Brien; "a face rigid with pain" [syn: {set}, {rigid}]
3: securely placed or fastened or set; "a fixed piece of wood"; "a fixed resistor" [ant: {unfixed}]
4: intent and directed steadily; "had her gaze fastened on the stranger"; "a fixed expresson" [syn: {fastened}]
5: incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices"; "living on fixed incomes" [syn: {frozen}]
6: mended or put in working order; "a reconditioned sewing machine"; "a repaired vacuum cleaner"; "the broken lock is now fixed" [syn: {reconditioned}, {repaired}]
7: not increasing as the amount taxed increases [syn: {flat}]
8: specified in advance; "a given number"; "we will meet at a given time and location" [syn: {given(a)}]
9: directed with intense concentration; "a fixed stare"; "an intent gaze" [syn: {intent}]

fixed charge
n : a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.) [syn: {fixed cost}, {fixed costs}]

fixed cost
n : a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.) [syn: {fixed charge}, {fixed costs}]

fixed costs
n : a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.) [syn: {fixed charge}, {fixed cost}]

fixed disk
n : a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit [syn: {hard disc}, {hard disk}]

fixed intonation
n : the intonation of keyboard instruments where the pitch of each note is fixed and cannot be varied by the performer

fixed investment trust
n : an investment trust that can buy only those securities listed when the trust was organized [syn: {nondiscretionary trust}]

fixed oil
n : nonvolatile animal or plant oil [syn: {fatty oil}]

fixed phagocyte
n : a phagocyte that does not circulate in the blood but is fixed in the liver or spleen or bone marrow etc.

fixed star
n : any star in the Ptolemaic theory of planetary motion

fixed storage
n : (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed [syn: {read-only memory}, {ROM}, {read-only storage}]

fixed up
adj : taken care of or made comfortable; "went back to work after she got her scraped arm fixed up"

fixed-combination drug
n : drug containing fixed amounts of two or more ingredients

fixed-cycle operation
n : an operation that is completed in a specified number of regularly timed execution cycles

fixed-income
adj : (financial) of investments that pay a constant rate of return; "fixed-income investments do not protect an investor in times of rising inflation"

fixedly
adv : in a fixed manner; "he stared at me fixedly"

fixedness
n 1: remaining in place [syn: {stationariness}, {immobility}]
2: the quality of being fixed in place [syn: {fastness}, {fixity}, {fixture}, {secureness}]
3: the quality of being fixed and unchangeable; "the fixedness of his gaze upset her" [syn: {unalterability}]

fixed-point notation
n : a radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is fixed by convention [syn: {fixed-point representation system}]

fixed-point number
n : a number represented in fixed-point notation

fixed-point part
n : the positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the mantissa is .808 [syn: {mantissa}]

fixed-point representation system
n : a radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is fixed by convention [syn: {fixed-point notation}]

fixed-width font
n : a typeface is which each character is given the same width (as by a typewriter) [syn: {typewriter font}, {constant-width font}, {monospaced font}] [ant: {proportional font}]

fixer
n 1: someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee) [syn: {influence peddler}]
2: a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image) [syn: {fixing agent}]
3: a skilled worker whose job is to repair things [syn: {repairman}, {repairer}, {maintenance man}, {service man}]
4: synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction [syn: {methadone}, {methadone hydrochloride}, {methadon}, {dolophine hydrochloride}, {synthetic heroin}]

fixer-upper
n : a house or other dwelling in need of repair (usually offered for sale at a low price)

fixing
n 1: the act of putting something in working order again [syn: {repair}, {fix}, {fixture}, {mend}, {mending}, {reparation}]
2: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place [syn: {fastener}, {fastening}, {holdfast}]
3: the sterilization of an animal; "they took him to the vet for neutering" [syn: {neutering}, {altering}]
4: (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body [syn: {fixation}]

fixing agent
n : a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image) [syn: {fixer}]

fixings
n 1: food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; "the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad" [syn: {ingredient}]
2: the accessories that normally accompany (something or some activity); "an elaborate formal dinner with all the fixings"; "he bought a Christmas tree and trimmings to decorate it" [syn: {trimmings}]

fix-it shop
n : a shop specializing in repairs and maintenance [syn: {repair shop}]

fixity
n 1: the quality of being fixed in place [syn: {fastness}, {fixedness}, {fixture}, {secureness}]
2: the quality of being incapable of mutation; "Darwin challenged the fixity of species" [syn: {immutability}, {immutableness}] [ant: {mutability}, {mutability}]

fixture
n 1: a object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household)
2: a regular patron; "an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who is a Central Park fixture" [syn: {regular}, {habitue}]
3: the quality of being fixed in place [syn: {fastness}, {fixedness}, {fixity}, {secureness}]
4: the act of putting something in working order again [syn: {repair}, {fix}, {fixing}, {mend}, {mending}, {reparation}]

fizgig
n 1: an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish [syn: {spear}, {gig}, {fishgig}, {lance}]
2: a firework that fizzes as it moves

fizz
n : an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)
v : form bubbles; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" [syn: {foam}, {froth}, {effervesce}, {sparkle}]

fizzing
adj : hissing and bubbling [syn: {fizzy}]

fizzle
v : end weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending" [syn: {taper off}, {peter out}, {fizzle out}]

fizzle out
v : end weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending" [syn: {taper off}, {peter out}, {fizzle}]

fizzy
adj : hissing and bubbling [syn: {fizzing}]

fjord
n : a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway [syn: {fiord}]

FL
n : a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn: {Florida}, {Sunshine State}, {Everglade State}]

flab
n : loose or flaccid body fat

flabbergast
v : overcome with amazement; "This boggles the mind!" [syn: {boggle}, {bowl over}]

flabbergasted
adj : as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident"; "the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless"; "was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion" [syn: {dumbfounded}, {dumfounded}, {stupefied}, {thunderstruck}]

flabbier
flabby
adj : lacking firmness or stiffness; "flabby around the middle"; "flaccid cheeks" [syn: {flaccid}] [also: {flabbiest}, {flabbier}]

flabbier
See {flabby}

flabbiest
flabby
adj : lacking firmness or stiffness; "flabby around the middle"; "flaccid cheeks" [syn: {flaccid}] [also: {flabbiest}, {flabbier}]

flabbiest
See {flabby}

flabbily
adv : in a flabby manner; "the old man's muscles were sagging flabbily"

flabbiness
n : a flabby softness [syn: {limpness}, {flaccidity}]

flabby
adj : lacking firmness or stiffness; "flabby around the middle"; "flaccid cheeks" [syn: {flaccid}] [also: {flabbiest}, {flabbier}]

flabella
See {flabellum}

flaccid
adj 1: lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip" [syn: {lax}, {limp}, {slack}]
2: lacking firmness or stiffness; "flabby around the middle"; "flaccid cheeks" [syn: {flabby}]

flaccid bladder
n : a urinary bladder disorder resulting from interruption of the reflex arc normally associated with voiding urine; absence of bladder sensation and over-filling of the bladder and inability to urinate voluntarily

flaccid paralysis
n : weakness or loss of muscle tone resulting from injury or disease of the nerves innervating the muscles

flaccidity
n : a flabby softness [syn: {flabbiness}, {limpness}]

flack
n 1: a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer [syn: {flak catcher}, {flak}, {flack catcher}]
2: intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak" [syn: {fire}, {attack}, {flak}, {blast}]
3: artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes [syn: {antiaircraft}, {antiaircraft gun}, {flak}, {pom-pom}, {ack-ack}, {ack-ack gun}]

flack catcher
n : a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer [syn: {flak catcher}, {flak}, {flack}]

Flacourtia
n : often spiny trees or shrubs of tropical Asia and Africa [syn: {genus Flacourtia}]

flacourtia family
n : chiefly tropical trees and shrubs [syn: {Flacourtiaceae}, {family Flacourtiaceae}]

Flacourtia indica
n : small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums [syn: {governor's plum}, {governor plum}, {Madagascar plum}, {ramontchi}, {batoko palm}]

Flacourtiaceae
n : chiefly tropical trees and shrubs [syn: {family Flacourtiaceae}, {flacourtia family}]

flag
n 1: emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
2: plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals [syn: {iris}, {fleur-de-lis}, {sword lily}]
3: a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device [syn: {signal flag}]
4: a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc. [syn: {masthead}]
5: flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green [syn: {pin}]
6: stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones [syn: {flagstone}]
7: a conspicuously marked or shaped tail
v 1: communicate or signal with a flag
2: provide with a flag; "Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately"
3: droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness [syn: {sag}, {droop}, {swag}]
4: decorate with flags; "the building was flagged for the holiday"
5: become less intense [syn: {ease up}, {ease off}, {slacken off}] [also: {flagging}, {flagged}]

flag captain
n : the captain of a flagship

Flag Day
n : commemorating the adoption of the U.S. flag in 1777 [syn: {June 14}]

flag down
v : signal to stop; "Let's flag down a cab--it's starting to rain"; "The policeman flagged down our car"

flag of truce
n : flag consisting of a piece of white cloth that is hoisted to signal surrender or to ask for a truce [syn: {white flag}]

flag officer
n : a senior naval officer above the rank of captain

flag rank
n : the rank of a flag officer

flag smut
n : smut affecting leaves and stems of cereals and other grasses

flag smut fungus
n : a smut fungus causing a smut in cereals and other grasses that chiefly affects leaves and stems and is characterized chains of sori within the plant tissue that later rupture releasing black masses of spores

flag stop
n : a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal [syn: {whistle stop}, {way station}]

flag waving
n : an appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions [syn: {jingoism}]

flagella
flagellum
n 1: a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor) [syn: {scourge}]
2: a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa) [also: {flagella} (pl)]

flagella
See {flagellum}

flagellant
n 1: a person who is whipped or whips himself for sexual gratification
2: a person who whips himself as a religious penance

Flagellata
n : protozoa having flagella [syn: {Mastigophora}, {class Mastigophora}, {class Flagellata}]

flagellate
adj : having or resembling a flagellum or flagella [syn: {flagellated}, {whiplike}]
n : usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some pathogens of humans and other animals [syn: {flagellate protozoan}, {flagellated protozoan}, {mastigophoran}, {mastigophore}]
v : whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves" [syn: {scourge}]

flagellate protozoan
n : usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some pathogens of humans and other animals [syn: {flagellate}, {flagellated protozoan}, {mastigophoran}, {mastigophore}]

flagellated
adj : having or resembling a flagellum or flagella [syn: {flagellate}, {whiplike}]

flagellated cell
n : any cell or one-celled organism equipped with a flagellum

flagellated protozoan
n : usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some pathogens of humans and other animals [syn: {flagellate}, {flagellate protozoan}, {mastigophoran}, {mastigophore}]

flagellation
n : beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment [syn: {whipping}, {tanning}, {flogging}, {lashing}]

flagellum
n 1: a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor) [syn: {scourge}]
2: a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa) [also: {flagella} (pl)]

flageolet
n 1: a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried [syn: {haricot}]
2: a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes [syn: {treble recorder}, {shepherd's pipe}]

flagfish
n : flagfish with a dark-blue back and whitish sides with red stripes; found in swamps and streams of Florida [syn: {American flagfish}, {Jordanella floridae}]

flagged
flag
n 1: emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
2: plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals [syn: {iris}, {fleur-de-lis}, {sword lily}]
3: a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device [syn: {signal flag}]
4: a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc. [syn: {masthead}]
5: flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green [syn: {pin}]
6: stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones [syn: {flagstone}]
7: a conspicuously marked or shaped tail
v 1: communicate or signal with a flag
2: provide with a flag; "Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately"
3: droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness [syn: {sag}, {droop}, {swag}]
4: decorate with flags; "the building was flagged for the holiday"
5: become less intense [syn: {ease up}, {ease off}, {slacken off}] [also: {flagging}, {flagged}]

flagged
See {flag}

flaggier
See {flaggy}

flaggiest
See {flaggy}

flagging
flag
n 1: emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
2: plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals [syn: {iris}, {fleur-de-lis}, {sword lily}]
3: a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device [syn: {signal flag}]
4: a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc. [syn: {masthead}]
5: flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green [syn: {pin}]
6: stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones [syn: {flagstone}]
7: a conspicuously marked or shaped tail
v 1: communicate or signal with a flag
2: provide with a flag; "Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately"
3: droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness [syn: {sag}, {droop}, {swag}]
4: decorate with flags; "the building was flagged for the holiday"
5: become less intense [syn: {ease up}, {ease off}, {slacken off}] [also: {flagging}, {flagged}]

flagging
adj : weak from exhaustion [syn: {drooping}]

flagging
See {flag}

flagitious
adj : shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit" [syn: {atrocious}, {grievous}, {heinous}, {monstrous}]

flagon
n : a large metal or pottery vessel with a handle and spout; used to hold alcoholic beverages (usually wine)

flagpole
n 1: surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide; used for sightings by surveyors [syn: {range pole}, {ranging pole}]
2: a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised [syn: {flagstaff}]

flagrant
adj : conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery" [syn: {crying(a)}, {egregious}, {glaring}, {gross}, {rank}]

flagrantly
adv : in a flagrant manner; "he is flagrantly disregarding the law"

flagroot
n : perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots [syn: {sweet flag}, {calamus}, {sweet calamus}, {myrtle flag}, {Acorus calamus}]

flagship
n 1: the chief one of a related group; "it is their flagship newspaper"
2: the ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies his flag

Flagstaff
n 1: a town in north central Arizona; site of an important observatory
2: a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised [syn: {flagpole}]

flagstaves
See {flagstaff}

flagstone
n : stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones [syn: {flag}]

flag-waver
n : an extreme bellicose nationalist [syn: {chauvinist}, {jingoist}, {jingo}, {hundred-percenter}, {patrioteer}]

flag-waving
adj : fanatically patriotic [syn: {chauvinistic}, {flag-waving(a)}, {jingoistic}, {nationalistic}, {ultranationalistic}, {superpatriotic}]

Flagyl
n : antiprotozoal medication (trade name Flagyl) used to treat trichomoniasis and giardiasis [syn: {metronidazole}]

flail
n : an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing
v 1: give a thrashing to; beat hard [syn: {thrash}, {thresh}, {lam}]
2: move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing" [syn: {thresh}]

flair
n 1: a natural talent; "he has a flair for mathematics"; "he has a genius for interior decorating" [syn: {genius}]
2: distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer" [syn: {dash}, {elan}, {panache}, {style}]
3: a shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare" [syn: {flare}]

flak
n 1: a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer [syn: {flak catcher}, {flack catcher}, {flack}]
2: intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak" [syn: {fire}, {attack}, {flack}, {blast}]
3: artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes [syn: {antiaircraft}, {antiaircraft gun}, {flack}, {pom-pom}, {ack-ack}, {ack-ack gun}]

flak catcher
n : a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer [syn: {flak}, {flack catcher}, {flack}]

flake
n 1: a crystal of snow [syn: {snowflake}]
2: a person with an unusual or odd personality [syn: {eccentric}, {eccentric person}, {oddball}, {geek}]
3: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" [syn: {bit}, {chip}, {fleck}, {scrap}]
v 1: form into flakes; "The substances started to flake"
2: cover with flakes or as if with flakes
3: come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my house is peeling off" [syn: {peel off}, {peel}, {flake off}]

flake off
v : come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my house is peeling off" [syn: {peel off}, {peel}, {flake}]

flake out
v : change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures" [syn: {fall asleep}, {dope off}, {drift off}, {nod off}, {drop off}, {doze off}, {drowse off}] [ant: {wake up}]

flakey
adj : made of or easily forming flakes [syn: {flaky}]

flakier
flaky
adj 1: made of or easily forming flakes [syn: {flakey}]
2: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics" [syn: {bizarre}, {eccentric}, {freakish}, {freaky}, {off-the-wall}, {outlandish}, {outre}] [also: {flakiest}, {flakier}]

flakier
See {flaky}

flakiest
flaky
adj 1: made of or easily forming flakes [syn: {flakey}]
2: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics" [syn: {bizarre}, {eccentric}, {freakish}, {freaky}, {off-the-wall}, {outlandish}, {outre}] [also: {flakiest}, {flakier}]

flakiest
See {flaky}

flakiness
n 1: informal terms for insanity [syn: {craziness}, {daftness}]
2: having or breaking into thin crisp flakes

flaky
adj 1: made of or easily forming flakes [syn: {flakey}]
2: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics" [syn: {bizarre}, {eccentric}, {freakish}, {freaky}, {off-the-wall}, {outlandish}, {outre}] [also: {flakiest}, {flakier}]

flambeau
n : a flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night) [also: {flambeaux} (pl)]

flambeaux
flambeau
n : a flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night) [also: {flambeaux} (pl)]

flambeaux
See {flambeau}

flamboyance
n : extravagant elaborateness [syn: {floridness}, {showiness}]

flamboyant
adj 1: elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech" [syn: {aureate}, {florid}, {showy}]
2: richly and brilliantly colorful [syn: {resplendent}, {unrestrained}]
n : showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana [syn: {royal poinciana}, {flame tree}, {peacock flower}, {Delonix regia}, {Poinciana regia}]

flamboyant tree
n : tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana [syn: {pride of barbados}, {paradise flower}, {Caesalpinia pulcherrima}, {Poinciana pulcherrima}]

flamboyantly
adv : in a fancy colorful manner; "he dresses rather flamboyantly" [syn: {showily}, {flashily}]

flame
n : the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries" [syn: {fire}, {flaming}]
v 1: shine with a sudden light; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment" [syn: {flare}]
2: be in flames or aflame; "The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset"
3: criticize harshly, on the e-mail

flame bush
n : Australian shrub having simple obovate leaves and brilliant scarlet flowers [syn: {coral bush}, {Templetonia retusa}]

flame cell
n : organ of excretion in flatworms

flame durrajong
n : south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers [syn: {flame tree}, {Brachychiton acerifolius}, {Sterculia acerifolia}]

flame fish
n : a cardinalfish found in tropical Atlantic coastal waters [syn: {flamefish}, {Apogon maculatus}]

flame flower
n 1: a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers [syn: {kniphofia}, {tritoma}, {flame-flower}, {flameflower}]
2: plant with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil; southwestern United States; Indians once cooked the fleshy roots [syn: {flame-flower}, {flameflower}, {Talinum aurantiacum}]

flame nettle
n : any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers [syn: {coleus}]

flame pea
n : any of several small shrubs or twining vines having entire or lobed leaves and racemes of yellow to orange-red flowers; Australia

flame tokay
n : purplish-red table grape

flame tree
n 1: a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses [syn: {fire tree}, {Christmas tree}, {Nuytsia floribunda}]
2: showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana [syn: {royal poinciana}, {flamboyant}, {peacock flower}, {Delonix regia}, {Poinciana regia}]
3: north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves [syn: {broad-leaved bottletree}, {Brachychiton australis}]
4: south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers [syn: {flame durrajong}, {Brachychiton acerifolius}, {Sterculia acerifolia}]
5: tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery [syn: {huisache}, {cassie}, {mimosa bush}, {sweet wattle}, {sweet acacia}, {scented wattle}, {Acacia farnesiana}]

flame up
v : burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity" [syn: {flare}, {blaze up}, {burn up}]

flamefish
n : a cardinalfish found in tropical Atlantic coastal waters [syn: {flame fish}, {Apogon maculatus}]

flameflower
n 1: a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers [syn: {kniphofia}, {tritoma}, {flame flower}, {flame-flower}]
2: plant with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil; southwestern United States; Indians once cooked the fleshy roots [syn: {flame flower}, {flame-flower}, {Talinum aurantiacum}]

flame-flower
n 1: a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers [syn: {kniphofia}, {tritoma}, {flame flower}, {flameflower}]
2: plant with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil; southwestern United States; Indians once cooked the fleshy roots [syn: {flame flower}, {flameflower}, {Talinum aurantiacum}]

flamen
n : a priest who served a particular deity in ancient Rome [also: {flamines} (pl)]

flamenco
n 1: guitar music composed for dancing the flamenco
2: a style of dancing characteristic of the Andalusian gypsies; vigorous and rhythmic with clapping and stamping of feet [syn: {gypsy dancing}]

flame-out
n 1: the failure of a jet engine caused by an interruption of the fuel supply or by faulty combustion
2: a complete or conspicuous failure; "the spectacular flame-out of the company's stock cost many people their life savings"

flameproof
adj : resistant to catching fire [syn: {flame-retardant}]

flame-retardant
adj : resistant to catching fire [syn: {flameproof}]

flamethrower
n : a weapon that squirts ignited fuel for several yards

flamines
flamen
n : a priest who served a particular deity in ancient Rome [also: {flamines} (pl)]

flamines
See {flamen}

flaming
adj 1: resembling flame in brilliance or color; "maple trees ablaze in autumn"; "flaming autumn leaves" [syn: {ablaze}]
2: lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming crackling fire"; "houses on fire" [syn: {ablaze(p)}, {afire(p)}, {aflame(p)}, {aflare(p)}, {alight(p)}, {blazing}, {burning}, {on fire(p)}]
3: (used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot" [syn: {bally(a)}, {blinking(a)}, {bloody(a)}, {blooming(a)}, {crashing(a)}, {flaming(a)}, {fucking(a)}]
4: very intense; "a fiery temper"; "flaming passions" [syn: {fiery}]
n : the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries" [syn: {fire}, {flame}]

flaming poppy
n : California wild poppy with bright red flowers [syn: {wind poppy}, {Stylomecon heterophyllum}, {Papaver heterophyllum}]

flamingo
n : large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes [also: {flamingoes} (pl)]

flamingo flower
n 1: commonly cultivated anthurium having bright scarlet spathe and spadix [syn: {flamingo plant}, {Anthurium scherzerianum}]
2: commonly cultivated anthurium having bright scarlet spathe and spadix [syn: {flamingo plant}, {Anthurium andraeanum}]

flamingo plant
n 1: commonly cultivated anthurium having bright scarlet spathe and spadix [syn: {flamingo flower}, {Anthurium scherzerianum}]
2: commonly cultivated anthurium having bright scarlet spathe and spadix [syn: {flamingo flower}, {Anthurium andraeanum}]

flamingoes
flamingo
n : large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes [also: {flamingoes} (pl)]

flamingoes
See {flamingo}

Flaminian Way
n : an ancient Roman road in Italy built by Gaius Flaminius in 220 BC; extends north from Rome to cisalpine Gaul

Flaminius
n : Roman statesman and general who built the Flaminian Way; died when he was defeated by Hannibal (died 217 BC) [syn: {Gaius Flaminius}]

flammable
adj : possible to burn [syn: {burnable}, {ignitable}, {ignitible}, {inflammable}]

flammed
See {flam}

flamming
See {flam}

Flammulina
n : a genus of agarics [syn: {genus Flammulina}]

Flammulina velutipes
n : an edible agaric that is available in early spring or late fall when few other mushrooms are; has a viscid smooth orange to brown cap and a velvety stalk that turns black in maturity and pallid gills; often occur in clusters [syn: {winter mushroom}]

flan
n : open pastry filled with fruit or custard

Flanders
n : a medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands

Flanders poppy
n : annual European poppy common in grain fields and often cultivated [syn: {corn poppy}, {field poppy}, {Papaver rhoeas}]

flange
n : a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object [syn: {rim}]

flank
n 1: the side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the enemy's right flank" [syn: {wing}]
2: a subfigure consisting of a side of something
3: a cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg
4: the side between ribs and hipbone
v : be located at the sides of something or somebody

flank steak
n : a cut of beef from the flank of the animal

flanker
n 1: a back stationed wide of the scrimmage line; used as a pass receiver [syn: {flanker back}]
2: a soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formation

flanker back
n : a back stationed wide of the scrimmage line; used as a pass receiver [syn: {flanker}]

flannel
n 1: a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing
2: bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body [syn: {washcloth}, {washrag}, {face cloth}]
3: (usually in the plural) trousers [syn: {gabardine}, {tweed}, {white}] [also: {flannelling}, {flannelled}]

flannel bush
n : any of several handsome evergreen shrubs of California and northern Mexico having downy lobed leaves and showy yellow flowers [syn: {flannelbush}, {California beauty}]

flannel cake
n : a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle [syn: {pancake}, {battercake}, {flannel-cake}, {flapcake}, {flapjack}, {griddlecake}, {hotcake}, {hot cake}]

flannel leaf
n : any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers [syn: {mullein}, {velvet plant}]

flannel mullein
n : tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches [syn: {common mullein}, {great mullein}, {Aaron's rod}, {woolly mullein}, {torch}, {Verbascum thapsus}]

flannelbush
n : any of several handsome evergreen shrubs of California and northern Mexico having downy lobed leaves and showy yellow flowers [syn: {flannel bush}, {California beauty}]

flannel-cake
n : a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle [syn: {pancake}, {battercake}, {flannel cake}, {flapcake}, {flapjack}, {griddlecake}, {hotcake}, {hot cake}]

flannelette
n : a cotton fabric imitating flannel

flannelled
flannel
n 1: a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing
2: bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body [syn: {washcloth}, {washrag}, {face cloth}]
3: (usually in the plural) trousers [syn: {gabardine}, {tweed}, {white}] [also: {flannelling}, {flannelled}]

flannelled
See {flannel}

flannelling
flannel
n 1: a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing
2: bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body [syn: {washcloth}, {washrag}, {face cloth}]
3: (usually in the plural) trousers [syn: {gabardine}, {tweed}, {white}] [also: {flannelling}, {flannelled}]

flannelling
See {flannel}

Flannery O'Connor
n : United States writer (1925-1964) [syn: {O'Connor}, {Mary Flannery O'Connor}]

flap
n 1: any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope"
2: an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft" [syn: {dither}, {pother}, {fuss}, {tizzy}]
3: the motion made by flapping up and down [syn: {flapping}, {flutter}, {fluttering}]
4: a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body
5: a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag [syn: {flaps}]
v 1: move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach" [syn: {roll}, {undulate}, {wave}]
2: move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind"
3: move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky" [syn: {beat}]
4: move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping" [syn: {beat}]
5: make a fuss; be agitated [syn: {dither}, {pother}]
6: pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds [also: {flapping}, {flapped}]

flap down
v : throw violently; "He slammed the book on the table" [syn: {slam}]

flapcake
n : a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle [syn: {pancake}, {battercake}, {flannel cake}, {flannel-cake}, {flapjack}, {griddlecake}, {hotcake}, {hot cake}]

flapjack
n : a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle [syn: {pancake}, {battercake}, {flannel cake}, {flannel-cake}, {flapcake}, {griddlecake}, {hotcake}, {hot cake}]

flapped
flap
n 1: any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope"
2: an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft" [syn: {dither}, {pother}, {fuss}, {tizzy}]
3: the motion made by flapping up and down [syn: {flapping}, {flutter}, {fluttering}]
4: a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body
5: a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag [syn: {flaps}]
v 1: move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach" [syn: {roll}, {undulate}, {wave}]
2: move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind"
3: move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky" [syn: {beat}]
4: move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping" [syn: {beat}]
5: make a fuss; be agitated [syn: {dither}, {pother}]
6: pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds [also: {flapping}, {flapped}]

flapped
See {flap}

flapper
n : a young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress

flapping
flap
n 1: any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope"
2: an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft" [syn: {dither}, {pother}, {fuss}, {tizzy}]
3: the motion made by flapping up and down [syn: {flapping}, {flutter}, {fluttering}]
4: a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body
5: a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag [syn: {flaps}]
v 1: move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach" [syn: {roll}, {undulate}, {wave}]
2: move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind"
3: move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky" [syn: {beat}]
4: move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping" [syn: {beat}]
5: make a fuss; be agitated [syn: {dither}, {pother}]
6: pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds [also: {flapping}, {flapped}]

flapping
n : the motion made by flapping up and down [syn: {flap}, {flutter}, {fluttering}]

flapping
See {flap}

flaps
n : a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag [syn: {flap}]

flare
n 1: a shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare" [syn: {flair}]
2: a sudden burst of flame
3: a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate [syn: {flash}]
4: reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation
5: a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms; "a colitis flare"; "infection can cause a lupus flare"
6: a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference [syn: {solar flare}]
7: am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection)
8: a sudden outburst of emotion; "she felt a flare of delight"; "she could not control her flare of rage"
9: a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification 10: a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines; "he threw a flare to the fullback who was tackled for a loss" [syn: {flare pass}] 11: (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield
v 1: burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity" [syn: {flame up}, {blaze up}, {burn up}]
2: become flared and widen, usually at one end; "The bellbottom pants flare out" [syn: {flare out}]
3: shine with a sudden light; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment" [syn: {flame}]
4: erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism" [syn: {erupt}, {irrupt}, {flare up}, {break open}, {burst out}]

flare out
v : become flared and widen, usually at one end; "The bellbottom pants flare out" [syn: {flare}]

flare pass
n : a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines; "he threw a flare to the fullback who was tackled for a loss" [syn: {flare}]

flare path
n : an airstrip outline with lights to guide an airplane pilot in landing

flare star
n : a red dwarf star in which luminosity can change several magnitudes in a few minutes

flare up
v 1: ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down; "the fire flared up and died down once again"
2: erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism" [syn: {erupt}, {irrupt}, {flare}, {break open}, {burst out}]

flared
adj : having a gradual increase in width; "flared nostrils"; "a skirt flaring from the waist" [syn: {flaring}]

flare-up
n : a sudden violent happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning" [syn: {outburst}, {burst}]

flaring
adj 1: having a gradual increase in width; "flared nostrils"; "a skirt flaring from the waist" [syn: {flared}]
2: streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air; "ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her"; "flying banners"; "flags waving in the breeze" [syn: {aflare}, {flying}, {waving}]

flash
adj : tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: {brassy}, {cheap}, {flashy}, {garish}, {gaudy}, {gimcrack}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tacky}, {tatty}, {tawdry}, {trashy}]
n 1: a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
2: a momentary brightness
3: a short vivid experience; "a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning" [syn: {flashing}]
4: a sudden brilliant understanding; "he had a flash of intuition"
5: a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash" [syn: {blink of an eye}, {heartbeat}, {instant}, {jiffy}, {split second}, {trice}, {twinkling}, {wink}, {New York minute}]
6: a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate [syn: {flare}]
7: a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story [syn: {news bulletin}, {newsflash}, {newsbreak}]
8: a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification; "red flashes adorned the airplane"; "a flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to"
9: a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph [syn: {photoflash}, {flash lamp}, {flashgun}, {flashbulb}, {flash bulb}]
v 1: gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing" [syn: {blink}, {wink}, {twinkle}, {winkle}]
2: appear briefly; "The headlines flashed on the screen"
3: display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car" [syn: {flaunt}, {show off}, {ostentate}, {swank}]
4: make known or cause to appear with great speed; "The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts"
5: run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard" [syn: {dart}, {dash}, {scoot}, {scud}, {shoot}]
6: expose or show briefly; "he flashed a $100 bill"
7: protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal; "flash the roof"
8: emit a brief burst of light; "A shooting star flashed and was gone"

flash back
v : return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story" [syn: {cut back}]

flash bulb
n : a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph [syn: {flash}, {photoflash}, {flash lamp}, {flashgun}, {flashbulb}]

flash butt welding
n : butt welding by creating an electric arc between the two pieces which melts and joins them; used for joining segments of metal pipe [syn: {flash welding}]

flash camera
n : a camera with a photoflash attachment

flash card
n : a card with words or numbers of pictures that are flashed to a class by the teacher [syn: {flashcard}]

flash flood
n : a sudden local flood of great volume and short duration [syn: {flashflood}]

flash in the pan
n : someone who enjoys transient success but then fails

flash lamp
n : a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph [syn: {flash}, {photoflash}, {flashgun}, {flashbulb}, {flash bulb}]

flash memory
n : nonvolatile storage that can be electrically erased and programmed anew

flash point
n 1: point at which something is ready to blow up [syn: {flashpoint}]
2: the lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in air [syn: {flashpoint}]

flash welding
n : butt welding by creating an electric arc between the two pieces which melts and joins them; used for joining segments of metal pipe [syn: {flash butt welding}]

flashback
n 1: a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story [ant: {flash-forward}]
2: an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier)

flashboard
n : boarding place along the top of a dam to increase its height [syn: {flashboarding}]

flashboarding
n : boarding place along the top of a dam to increase its height [syn: {flashboard}]

flashbulb
n : a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph [syn: {flash}, {photoflash}, {flash lamp}, {flashgun}, {flash bulb}]

flashcard
n : a card with words or numbers of pictures that are flashed to a class by the teacher [syn: {flash card}]

flasher
n 1: someone with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals [syn: {exhibitionist}]
2: an electrical device that automatically turns a lamp on and off (as for an advertising display)
3: a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages [syn: {blinker}]

flashflood
n : a sudden local flood of great volume and short duration [syn: {flash flood}]

flash-forward
n : a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to a later event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story [ant: {flashback}]

flash-freeze
v : freeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and flavors; "quick-freeze the shrimp" [syn: {quick-freeze}]

flash-frozen
adj : used of foods; preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value; "frozen foods" [syn: {quick-frozen}, {frozen}]

flashgun
n : a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph [syn: {flash}, {photoflash}, {flash lamp}, {flashbulb}, {flash bulb}]

flashier
flashy
adj 1: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: {brassy}, {cheap}, {flash}, {garish}, {gaudy}, {gimcrack}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tacky}, {tatty}, {tawdry}, {trashy}]
2: (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display [syn: {gaudy}, {jazzy}, {showy}, {sporty}] [also: {flashiest}, {flashier}]

flashier
See {flashy}

flashiest
flashy
adj 1: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: {brassy}, {cheap}, {flash}, {garish}, {gaudy}, {gimcrack}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tacky}, {tatty}, {tawdry}, {trashy}]
2: (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display [syn: {gaudy}, {jazzy}, {showy}, {sporty}] [also: {flashiest}, {flashier}]

flashiest
See {flashy}

flashily
adv 1: in a meretricious manner; "the boat is meretriciously decorated" [syn: {meretriciously}]
2: in a fancy colorful manner; "he dresses rather flamboyantly" [syn: {flamboyantly}, {showily}]

flashiness
n : tasteless showiness [syn: {garishness}, {gaudiness}, {loudness}, {brashness}, {meretriciousness}, {tawdriness}, {glitz}]

flashing
adj : emitting light in sudden short or intermittent bursts; "flashing lightning and roaring thunder"
n 1: a short vivid experience; "a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning" [syn: {flash}]
2: sheet metal shaped and attached to a roof for strength and weatherproofing

flashlight
n : a small portable battery-powered electric lamp [syn: {torch}]

flashlight battery
n : a small dry battery containing dry cells; used to power flashlights

flashlight fish
n 1: fish of deep dark waters having a light organ below each eye [syn: {Photoblepharon palpebratus}]
2: fish having a luminous organ beneath eye; of warm waters of the western Pacific and Puerto Rico [syn: {anomalops}]

flashover
n : an unintended electric discharge (as over or around an insulator)

flashpoint
n 1: point at which something is ready to blow up [syn: {flash point}]
2: the lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in air [syn: {flash point}]

flashy
adj 1: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: {brassy}, {cheap}, {flash}, {garish}, {gaudy}, {gimcrack}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tacky}, {tatty}, {tawdry}, {trashy}]
2: (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display [syn: {gaudy}, {jazzy}, {showy}, {sporty}] [also: {flashiest}, {flashier}]

flask
n 1: bottle that has a narrow neck
2: the quantity a flask will hold [syn: {flaskful}]

flaskful
n : the quantity a flask will hold [syn: {flask}]

flat
adj 1: having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface" [syn: {level}, {plane}]
2: having no depth or thickness
3: not modified or restricted by reservations; "a categorical denial"; "a flat refusal" [syn: {categoric}, {categorical}, {unconditional}]
4: stretched out and lying at full length along the ground; "found himself lying flat on the floor" [syn: {prostrate}]
5: lacking contrast or shading between tones [ant: {contrasty}]
6: lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone; "B flat" [ant: {natural}, {sharp}]
7: flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes) [syn: {compressed}]
8: lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea" [syn: {bland}, {flavorless}, {flavourless}, {insipid}, {savorless}, {savourless}, {vapid}]
9: lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke" [syn: {bland}] 10: having lost effervescence; "flat beer"; "a flat cola" 11: not increasing as the amount taxed increases [syn: {fixed}] 12: not made with leavening; "most flat breads are made from unleavened dough" [syn: {unraised}] 13: parallel to the ground; "a flat roof" 14: without pleats [syn: {unpleated}] 15: lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth; "a film with two-dimensional characters"; "a flat two-dimensional painting" [syn: {two-dimensional}] 16: (of a tire) completely or partially deflated 17: not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish" [syn: {mat}, {matt}, {matte}, {matted}] 18: lacking variety in shading; "a flat unshaded painting"
n 1: a level tract of land
2: a shallow box in which seedlings are started
3: a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named
4: freight car without permanent sides or roof [syn: {flatcar}, {flatbed}]
5: a deflated pneumatic tire [syn: {flat tire}]
6: scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting
7: a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house [syn: {apartment}]
adv 1: at full length; "he fell flat on his face"
2: with flat sails; "sail flat against the wind"
3: below the proper pitch; "she sang flat last night"
4: against a flat surface; "he lay flat on his back"
5: in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; "he didn't answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay" [syn: {directly}, {straight}] [ant: {indirectly}]
6: wholly or completely; "He is flat broke" [also: {flatting}, {flatted}, {flattest}, {flatter}]

flat arch
n : an arch with mutually supporting voussoirs that has a straight horizontal extrados and intrados [syn: {straight arch}]

flat bench
n : a bench on which a weightlifter lies to do exercises

flat bone
n : part of the sirloin next to the wedge bone

flat cap
n : a flat woolen cap with a stiff peak [syn: {cloth cap}]

flat coat
n : the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface [syn: {ground}, {primer}, {priming}, {primer coat}, {priming coat}, {undercoat}]

flat file
n : a file with two flat surfaces

flat knot
n : a square knot used in a reef line [syn: {reef knot}]

flat out
adv 1: in a blunt direct manner; "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated his opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly" [syn: {bluffly}, {bluntly}, {brusquely}, {roundly}]
2: at top speed; "he ran flat out to catch the bus"; "he was off down the road like blue murder" [syn: {like blue murder}]

flat pea
n 1: evergreen shrub having almost heart-shaped foliage and bright yellow pealike flowers followed by flat pods with flat wings; Australia and Tasmania [syn: {Platylobium formosum}]
2: European perennial with mottled purple-pink flowers; sometimes cultivated for fodder or as green manure [syn: {narrow-leaved everlasting pea}, {Lathyrus sylvestris}]

flat solid
n : a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width [syn: {sheet}]

flat tip screwdriver
n : a screwdriver with a flat wedge-shaped tip that fits into a slot in the head of a screw

flat tire
n : a deflated pneumatic tire [syn: {flat}]

flat wash
n : ironing that can be done mechanically [syn: {flatwork}]

flatbed
n 1: freight car without permanent sides or roof [syn: {flatcar}, {flat}]
2: an open truck bed or trailer with no sides; used to carry large heavy objects

flatbed press
n : a printing press where the type is carried on a flat bed under a cylinder that holds paper and rolls over the type [syn: {cylinder press}]

flat-bellied
adj : lacking a prominent belly [syn: {bellyless}] [ant: {bellied}]

flatboat
n : a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) [syn: {barge}, {hoy}, {lighter}]

flat-bottom
adj : having a flat bottom; "a flat-bottomed boat" [syn: {flat-bottomed}]

flatbottom
adj : having a flat bottom; "a flatbottom kettle"; "a flatbottomed boat" [syn: {flatbottomed}]

flat-bottomed
adj : having a flat bottom; "a flat-bottomed boat" [syn: {flat-bottom}]

flatbottomed
adj : having a flat bottom; "a flatbottom kettle"; "a flatbottomed boat" [syn: {flatbottom}]

flatbread
n : any of various breads made from usually unleavened dough

flatbrod
n : thin wafer-like bread of Scandinavia

flatcar
n : freight car without permanent sides or roof [syn: {flatbed}, {flat}]

flat-coated retriever
n : an English breed having a shiny black or liver-colored coat; retrieves game from land or water

flatfeet
flatfoot
n 1: a policeman who patrols a given region [syn: {patrolman}]
2: a foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out [syn: {splayfoot}, {pes planus}] [also: {flatfeet} (pl)]

flatfeet
See {flatfoot}

flatfish
n 1: sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets
2: any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side [also: {flatfishes} (pl)]

flatfishes
flatfish
n 1: sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets
2: any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side [also: {flatfishes} (pl)]

flatfishes
See {flatfish}

flatfoot
n 1: a policeman who patrols a given region [syn: {patrolman}]
2: a foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out [syn: {splayfoot}, {pes planus}] [also: {flatfeet} (pl)]

flat-footed
adj 1: with feet flat on the ground; not tiptoe
2: unprepared and unable to react quickly; "the new product caught their competitors flat-footed"
3: having broad flat feet that usually turn outward; "a slow flat-footed walk"
4: without reservation; "a flat-footed refusal"

flat-hat
v : fly very close to the ground [syn: {hedgehop}]

flathead
n 1: food fish of the Indonesian region of the Pacific; resembles gurnards
2: pallid bottom-dwelling flat-headed fish with large eyes and a duck-like snout

flathead catfish
n : large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw [syn: {mudcat}, {goujon}, {shovelnose catfish}, {spoonbill catfish}, {Pylodictus olivaris}]

flatiron
n : an iron that was heated by placing it on a stove

flat-leaf parsley
n : a variety of parsley having flat leaves [syn: {Italian parsley}, {Petroselinum crispum neapolitanum}]

flatlet
n : a tiny flat

flatly
adv : in an unqualified manner; "he flatly denied the charges" [syn: {categorically}, {unconditionally}]

flatmate
n : an associate who shares an apartment with you

flatness
n 1: the property of having two dimensions [syn: {two-dimensionality}, {planeness}]
2: the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss [syn: {lusterlessness}, {lustrelessness}, {mat}, {matt}, {matte}]

flats
n : footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a flat heel)

flatted
flat
adj 1: having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface" [syn: {level}, {plane}]
2: having no depth or thickness
3: not modified or restricted by reservations; "a categorical denial"; "a flat refusal" [syn: {categoric}, {categorical}, {unconditional}]
4: stretched out and lying at full length along the ground; "found himself lying flat on the floor" [syn: {prostrate}]
5: lacking contrast or shading between tones [ant: {contrasty}]
6: lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone; "B flat" [ant: {natural}, {sharp}]
7: flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes) [syn: {compressed}]
8: lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea" [syn: {bland}, {flavorless}, {flavourless}, {insipid}, {savorless}, {savourless}, {vapid}]
9: lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke" [syn: {bland}] 10: having lost effervescence; "flat beer"; "a flat cola" 11: not increasing as the amount taxed increases [syn: {fixed}] 12: not made with leavening; "most flat breads are made from unleavened dough" [syn: {unraised}] 13: parallel to the ground; "a flat roof" 14: without pleats [syn: {unpleated}] 15: lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth; "a film with two-dimensional characters"; "a flat two-dimensional painting" [syn: {two-dimensional}] 16: (of a tire) completely or partially deflated 17: not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish" [syn: {mat}, {matt}, {matte}, {matted}] 18: lacking variety in shading; "a flat unshaded painting"
n 1: a level tract of land
2: a shallow box in which seedlings are started
3: a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named
4: freight car without permanent sides or roof [syn: {flatcar}, {flatbed}]
5: a deflated pneumatic tire [syn: {flat tire}]
6: scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting
7: a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house [syn: {apartment}]
adv 1: at full length; "he fell flat on his face"
2: with flat sails; "sail flat against the wind"
3: below the proper pitch; "she sang flat last night"
4: against a flat surface; "he lay flat on his back"
5: in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; "he didn't answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay" [syn: {directly}, {straight}] [ant: {indirectly}]
6: wholly or completely; "He is flat broke" [also: {flatting}, {flatted}, {flattest}, {flatter}]

flatted
See {flat}

flatten
v 1: make flat or flatter; "flatten a road"; "flatten your stomach with these exercises"
2: become flat or flatter; "The landscape flattened" [syn: {flatten out}]
3: lower the pitch of (musical notes) [syn: {drop}] [ant: {sharpen}]

flatten out
v : become flat or flatter; "The landscape flattened" [syn: {flatten}]

flattened
adj : having been flattened [syn: {planate}]

flatter
flat
adj 1: having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface" [syn: {level}, {plane}]
2: having no depth or thickness
3: not modified or restricted by reservations; "a categorical denial"; "a flat refusal" [syn: {categoric}, {categorical}, {unconditional}]
4: stretched out and lying at full length along the ground; "found himself lying flat on the floor" [syn: {prostrate}]
5: lacking contrast or shading between tones [ant: {contrasty}]
6: lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone; "B flat" [ant: {natural}, {sharp}]
7: flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes) [syn: {compressed}]
8: lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea" [syn: {bland}, {flavorless}, {flavourless}, {insipid}, {savorless}, {savourless}, {vapid}]
9: lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke" [syn: {bland}] 10: having lost effervescence; "flat beer"; "a flat cola" 11: not increasing as the amount taxed increases [syn: {fixed}] 12: not made with leavening; "most flat breads are made from unleavened dough" [syn: {unraised}] 13: parallel to the ground; "a flat roof" 14: without pleats [syn: {unpleated}] 15: lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth; "a film with two-dimensional characters"; "a flat two-dimensional painting" [syn: {two-dimensional}] 16: (of a tire) completely or partially deflated 17: not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish" [syn: {mat}, {matt}, {matte}, {matted}] 18: lacking variety in shading; "a flat unshaded painting"
n 1: a level tract of land
2: a shallow box in which seedlings are started
3: a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named
4: freight car without permanent sides or roof [syn: {flatcar}, {flatbed}]
5: a deflated pneumatic tire [syn: {flat tire}]
6: scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting
7: a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house [syn: {apartment}]
adv 1: at full length; "he fell flat on his face"
2: with flat sails; "sail flat against the wind"
3: below the proper pitch; "she sang flat last night"
4: against a flat surface; "he lay flat on his back"
5: in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; "he didn't answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay" [syn: {directly}, {straight}] [ant: {indirectly}]
6: wholly or completely; "He is flat broke" [also: {flatting}, {flatted}, {flattest}, {flatter}]

flatter
v : praise somewhat dishonestly [syn: {blandish}] [ant: {disparage}]

flatter
See {flat}

flatterer
n : a person who uses flattery [syn: {adulator}]

flattering
adj : tending to reveal or represent favorably [ant: {unflattering}]

flattery
n : excessive or insincere praise

flattest
flat
adj 1: having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface" [syn: {level}, {plane}]
2: having no depth or thickness
3: not modified or restricted by reservations; "a categorical denial"; "a flat refusal" [syn: {categoric}, {categorical}, {unconditional}]
4: stretched out and lying at full length along the ground; "found himself lying flat on the floor" [syn: {prostrate}]
5: lacking contrast or shading between tones [ant: {contrasty}]
6: lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone; "B flat" [ant: {natural}, {sharp}]
7: flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes) [syn: {compressed}]
8: lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea" [syn: {bland}, {flavorless}, {flavourless}, {insipid}, {savorless}, {savourless}, {vapid}]
9: lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke" [syn: {bland}] 10: having lost effervescence; "flat beer"; "a flat cola" 11: not increasing as the amount taxed increases [syn: {fixed}] 12: not made with leavening; "most flat breads are made from unleavened dough" [syn: {unraised}] 13: parallel to the ground; "a flat roof" 14: without pleats [syn: {unpleated}] 15: lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth; "a film with two-dimensional characters"; "a flat two-dimensional painting" [syn: {two-dimensional}] 16: (of a tire) completely or partially deflated 17: not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish" [syn: {mat}, {matt}, {matte}, {matted}] 18: lacking variety in shading; "a flat unshaded painting"
n 1: a level tract of land
2: a shallow box in which seedlings are started
3: a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named
4: freight car without permanent sides or roof [syn: {flatcar}, {flatbed}]
5: a deflated pneumatic tire [syn: {flat tire}]
6: scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting
7: a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house [syn: {apartment}]
adv 1: at full length; "he fell flat on his face"
2: with flat sails; "sail flat against the wind"
3: below the proper pitch; "she sang flat last night"
4: against a flat surface; "he lay flat on his back"
5: in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; "he didn't answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay" [syn: {directly}, {straight}] [ant: {indirectly}]
6: wholly or completely; "He is flat broke" [also: {flatting}, {flatted}, {flattest}, {flatter}]

flattest
See {flat}

flatting
flat
adj 1: having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface" [syn: {level}, {plane}]
2: having no depth or thickness
3: not modified or restricted by reservations; "a categorical denial"; "a flat refusal" [syn: {categoric}, {categorical}, {unconditional}]
4: stretched out and lying at full length along the ground; "found himself lying flat on the floor" [syn: {prostrate}]
5: lacking contrast or shading between tones [ant: {contrasty}]
6: lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone; "B flat" [ant: {natural}, {sharp}]
7: flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes) [syn: {compressed}]
8: lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea" [syn: {bland}, {flavorless}, {flavourless}, {insipid}, {savorless}, {savourless}, {vapid}]
9: lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke" [syn: {bland}] 10: having lost effervescence; "flat beer"; "a flat cola" 11: not increasing as the amount taxed increases [syn: {fixed}] 12: not made with leavening; "most flat breads are made from unleavened dough" [syn: {unraised}] 13: parallel to the ground; "a flat roof" 14: without pleats [syn: {unpleated}] 15: lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth; "a film with two-dimensional characters"; "a flat two-dimensional painting" [syn: {two-dimensional}] 16: (of a tire) completely or partially deflated 17: not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish" [syn: {mat}, {matt}, {matte}, {matted}] 18: lacking variety in shading; "a flat unshaded painting"
n 1: a level tract of land
2: a shallow box in which seedlings are started
3: a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named
4: freight car without permanent sides or roof [syn: {flatcar}, {flatbed}]
5: a deflated pneumatic tire [syn: {flat tire}]
6: scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting
7: a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house [syn: {apartment}]
adv 1: at full length; "he fell flat on his face"
2: with flat sails; "sail flat against the wind"
3: below the proper pitch; "she sang flat last night"
4: against a flat surface; "he lay flat on his back"
5: in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; "he didn't answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay" [syn: {directly}, {straight}] [ant: {indirectly}]
6: wholly or completely; "He is flat broke" [also: {flatting}, {flatted}, {flattest}, {flatter}]

flatting
See {flat}

flat-top
adj : having a flat or flattened upper surface [syn: {flat-topped}]

flattop
n 1: a closely cropped haircut; usually for men [syn: {crew cut}]
2: a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for take-offs and landings [syn: {aircraft carrier}, {carrier}, {attack aircraft carrier}]

flat-topped
adj : having a flat or flattened upper surface [syn: {flat-top}]

flat-topped white aster
n : a variety of aster

flatulence
n 1: a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal [syn: {flatulency}, {gas}]
2: pompously embellished language [syn: {turgidity}, {turgidness}]

flatulency
n : a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal [syn: {flatulence}, {gas}]

flatulent
adj 1: generating excessive gas in the alimentary canal
2: suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal [syn: {colicky}, {gassy}]

flatus
n : a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus [syn: {fart}, {farting}, {wind}, {breaking wind}]

flatus-relieving
adj : relieving gas in the alimentary tract (colic or flatulence or griping) [syn: {carminative}]

flatware
n 1: tableware that is relatively flat and fashioned as a single piece
2: silverware eating utensils [syn: {silver}]

flatwork
n : ironing that can be done mechanically [syn: {flat wash}]

flatworm
n : parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body [syn: {platyhelminth}]

Flaubert
n : French writer of novels and short stories (1821-1880) [syn: {Gustave Flaubert}]

flaunt
n : the act of displaying something ostentatiously; "his behavior was an outrageous flaunt"
v : display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car" [syn: {flash}, {show off}, {ostentate}, {swank}]

flauntier
flaunty
adj : inclined to flaunt [also: {flauntiest}, {flauntier}]

flauntier
See {flaunty}

flauntiest
flaunty
adj : inclined to flaunt [also: {flauntiest}, {flauntier}]

flauntiest
See {flaunty}

flaunty
adj : inclined to flaunt [also: {flauntiest}, {flauntier}]

flautist
n : someone who plays the flute [syn: {flutist}, {flute player}]

Flavian dynasty
n : a dynasty of Roman emperors from 69 to 96 including Vespasian and his sons Titus and Domitian

flavin
n : a ketone that forms the nucleus of certain natural yellow pigments like riboflavin

Flavius Josephus
n : Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100) [syn: {Josephus}, {Joseph ben Matthias}]

Flaviviridae
n : a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods

flavivirus
n : animal viruses belonging to the family Flaviviridae

flavor
n 1: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" [syn: {spirit}, {tone}, {feel}, {feeling}, {flavour}, {look}, {smell}]
2: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth [syn: {relish}, {flavour}, {sapidity}, {savor}, {savour}, {smack}, {tang}]
3: (physics) the kinds of quarks and antiquarks [syn: {flavour}]
v : lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it" [syn: {season}, {flavour}]

flavored
adj : having been given flavor (as by seasoning) [syn: {flavoured}, {seasoned}]

flavorer
n : something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts [syn: {flavourer}, {flavoring}, {flavouring}, {seasoner}, {seasoning}]

flavorful
adj : full of flavor [syn: {flavourful}, {flavorous}, {flavourous}, {flavorsome}, {flavoursome}, {sapid}, {saporous}]

flavoring
n : something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts [syn: {flavorer}, {flavourer}, {flavouring}, {seasoner}, {seasoning}]

flavorless
adj : lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea" [syn: {bland}, {flat}, {flavourless}, {insipid}, {savorless}, {savourless}, {vapid}]

flavorlessness
n : the property of having no flavor [syn: {flavourlessness}, {savorlessness}, {savourlessness}, {tastelessness}]

flavorous
adj : full of flavor [syn: {flavorful}, {flavourful}, {flavourous}, {flavorsome}, {flavoursome}, {sapid}, {saporous}]

flavorsome
adj : full of flavor [syn: {flavorful}, {flavourful}, {flavorous}, {flavourous}, {flavoursome}, {sapid}, {saporous}]

flavorsomeness
n : having an appetizing flavor [syn: {flavoutsomeness}, {savoriness}]

flavour
n 1: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" [syn: {spirit}, {tone}, {feel}, {feeling}, {flavor}, {look}, {smell}]
2: (physics) the kinds of quarks and antiquarks [syn: {flavor}]
3: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth [syn: {relish}, {flavor}, {sapidity}, {savor}, {savour}, {smack}, {tang}]
v : lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it" [syn: {season}, {flavor}]

flavoured
adj : having been given flavor (as by seasoning) [syn: {flavored}, {seasoned}]

flavourer
n : something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts [syn: {flavorer}, {flavoring}, {flavouring}, {seasoner}, {seasoning}]

flavourful
adj : full of flavor [syn: {flavorful}, {flavorous}, {flavourous}, {flavorsome}, {flavoursome}, {sapid}, {saporous}]

flavouring
n : something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts [syn: {flavorer}, {flavourer}, {flavoring}, {seasoner}, {seasoning}]

flavourless
adj : lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea" [syn: {bland}, {flat}, {flavorless}, {insipid}, {savorless}, {savourless}, {vapid}]

flavourlessness
n : the property of having no flavor [syn: {flavorlessness}, {savorlessness}, {savourlessness}, {tastelessness}]

flavourous
adj : full of flavor [syn: {flavorful}, {flavourful}, {flavorous}, {flavorsome}, {flavoursome}, {sapid}, {saporous}]

flavoursome
adj : full of flavor [syn: {flavorful}, {flavourful}, {flavorous}, {flavourous}, {flavorsome}, {sapid}, {saporous}]

flavoutsomeness
n : having an appetizing flavor [syn: {flavorsomeness}, {savoriness}]

flaw
n 1: an imperfection in a device or machine; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer" [syn: {defect}, {fault}]
2: defect or weakness in a person's character; "he had his flaws, but he was great nonetheless"
v : add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective [syn: {blemish}]

flawed
adj : having a blemish or flaw; "a flawed diamond" [syn: {blemished}]

flawless
adj : without a flaw; "a flawless gemstone" [syn: {unflawed}]

flawlessly
adv : in an adroit manner; "he bounced it cleanly off the wall" [syn: {cleanly}]

flawlessness
n : the state of being without a flaw or defect [syn: {perfection}, {ne plus ultra}] [ant: {imperfection}]

flax
n 1: fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric
2: plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem

flax family
n : a widely distributed family of plants [syn: {Linaceae}, {family Linaceae}]

flax rust
n : fungus causing flax rust [syn: {flax rust fungus}, {Melampsora lini}]

flax rust fungus
n : fungus causing flax rust [syn: {flax rust}, {Melampsora lini}]

Flaxedil
n : neuromuscular blocking agent (trade name Flaxedil) used as a muscle relaxant in the administration of anesthesia [syn: {gallamine}]

flaxen
adj : of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown; "flaxen locks" [syn: {sandy}]

flaxseed
n : the seed of flax used as a source of oil [syn: {linseed}]

flaxseed oil
n : a drying oil extracted from flax seed and used in making such things as oil paints [syn: {linseed oil}]

flay
v : strip the skin off

flea
n : any wingless blood-sucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap

flea beetle
n : any small leaf beetle having enlarged hind legs and capable of jumping

flea bite
n 1: sting inflicted by a flea
2: a very minor inconvenience

flea market
n : an open-air street market for inexpensive or secondhand articles

fleabag
n : a rundown hotel

fleabane
n 1: hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas [syn: {feabane mullet}, {Pulicaria dysenterica}]
2: any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers; formerly believed to repel fleas
3: common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron [syn: {horseweed}, {Canadian fleabane}, {Conyza canadensis}, {Erigeron canadensis}]

flea-bitten
adj : worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack" [syn: {creaky}, {decrepit}, {run-down}, {woebegone}]

fleapit
n : an old shabby movie theater

fleawort
n : plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative [syn: {psyllium}, {Spanish psyllium}, {Plantago psyllium}]

flecainide
n : oral antiarrhythmic medication (trade name Tambocor) used as a last resort in treating arrhythmias; increases the risk of sudden death in heart attack patients [syn: {Tambocor}]

fleck
n 1: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" [syn: {bit}, {chip}, {flake}, {scrap}]
2: a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red" [syn: {spot}, {speckle}, {dapple}, {patch}, {maculation}]
v : make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" [syn: {spot}, {blob}, {blot}]

flecked
adj : having a pattern of dots [syn: {dotted}, {specked}, {speckled}, {stippled}]

flection
n 1: the state of being flexed (as of a joint) [syn: {flexure}, {flexion}]
2: deviation from a straight or normal course [syn: {inflection}, {flexion}]

fled
flee
v : run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" [syn: {fly}, {take flight}] [also: {fled}]

fled
See {flee}

fledge
v 1: feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight
2: decorate with feathers; "fledge an arrow" [syn: {flight}]
3: grow feathers; "The young sparrows are fledging already" [syn: {feather}]

fledged
adj 1: (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination [syn: {mature}] [ant: {unfledged}]
2: (of an arrow) equipped with feathers [syn: {vaned}]

fledgeless
adj : (of an arrow) not equipped with feathers; "shot an unfledged arrow" [syn: {unfledged}, {unvaned}]

fledgeling
adj : of a young bird just having acquired its flight feathers; "a fledgling robin" [syn: {fledgling(a)}, {fledgeling(a)}]
n 1: any new participant in some activity [syn: {newcomer}, {fledgling}, {starter}, {neophyte}, {freshman}, {newbie}, {entrant}]
2: young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying [syn: {fledgling}]

fledgier
See {fledgy}

fledgiest
See {fledgy}

fledgling
adj 1: of a young bird just having acquired its flight feathers; "a fledgling robin" [syn: {fledgling(a)}, {fledgeling(a)}]
2: young and inexperienced; "a fledgling enterprise"; "a fledgling skier"; "an unfledged lawyer" [syn: {unfledged}]
n 1: any new participant in some activity [syn: {newcomer}, {fledgeling}, {starter}, {neophyte}, {freshman}, {newbie}, {entrant}]
2: young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying [syn: {fledgeling}]

flee
v : run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" [syn: {fly}, {take flight}] [also: {fled}]

fleece
n 1: the wool of a sheep or similar animal
2: tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing [syn: {sheepskin}]
3: a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing
4: outer coat of especially sheep and yaks [syn: {wool}]
v 1: rip off; ask an unreasonable price [syn: {overcharge}, {soak}, {surcharge}, {gazump}, {plume}, {pluck}, {rob}, {hook}] [ant: {undercharge}]
2: shear the wool from; "shear sheep" [syn: {shear}]

fleeceable
adj : naive and easily deceived or tricked; "at that early age she had been gullible and in love" [syn: {green}, {gullible}]

fleecier
fleecy
adj : (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing; "a dress of brushed cotton"; "a fleecy lining"; "napped fabrics" [syn: {brushed}, {napped}] [also: {fleeciest}, {fleecier}]

fleecier
See {fleecy}

fleeciest
fleecy
adj : (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing; "a dress of brushed cotton"; "a fleecy lining"; "napped fabrics" [syn: {brushed}, {napped}] [also: {fleeciest}, {fleecier}]

fleeciest
See {fleecy}

fleecy
adj : (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing; "a dress of brushed cotton"; "a fleecy lining"; "napped fabrics" [syn: {brushed}, {napped}] [also: {fleeciest}, {fleecier}]

fleet
adj : moving very fast; "fleet of foot"; "the fleet scurrying of squirrels"; "a swift current"; "swift flight of an arrow"; "a swift runner" [syn: {swift}]
n 1: group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
2: group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership
3: a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership
4: a group of warships organized as a tactical unit
v 1: move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart [syn: {flit}, {flutter}, {dart}]
2: disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" [syn: {evanesce}, {fade}, {blow over}, {pass off}, {pass}]

fleet admiral
n : an admiral of the highest rank; five-star admiral

fleet ballistic missile submarine
n : a submarine carrying ballistic missiles

Fleet Street
n 1: a street in central London where newspaper offices are situated
2: British journalism

fleeting
adj : lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse" [syn: {fugitive}, {momentaneous}, {momentary}]

fleetingness
n : the property of lasting for a very short time [syn: {ephemerality}, {ephemeralness}]

fleetly
adv : in a swift manner; "she moved swiftly" [syn: {swiftly}]

fleetness
n : rapidity of movement; "fleetness of foot"

Fleming
n 1: British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964) [syn: {Ian Fleming}, {Ian Lancaster Fleming}]
2: English bacteriologist who discovered penicillin (1881-1955) [syn: {Alexander Fleming}, {Sir Alexander Fleming}]
3: a native of Flanders or a Flemish-speaking Belgian

Flemish
adj : of or relating to Flanders or its people or language or culture; "the Flemish population of Belgium"; "Flemish painters"
n 1: an ethnic group speaking Flemish and living in northern and western Belgium
2: one of two official languages of Belgium; closely related to Dutch [syn: {Flemish dialect}]

Flemish dialect
n : one of two official languages of Belgium; closely related to Dutch [syn: {Flemish}]

Flemish-speaking
adj : able to communicate in Flemish

flesh
n 1: the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
2: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: {human body}, {physical body}, {material body}, {soma}, {build}, {figure}, {physique}, {anatomy}, {shape}, {bod}, {chassis}, {frame}, {form}]
3: a soft moist part of a fruit [syn: {pulp}]

flesh fly
n : fly whose larvae feed on carrion or the flesh of living animals [syn: {Sarcophaga carnaria}]

flesh out
v 1: make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" [syn: {fatten}, {fat}, {fill out}, {plump}, {plump out}, {fatten out}, {fatten up}]
2: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" [syn: {elaborate}, {lucubrate}, {expatiate}, {exposit}, {enlarge}, {expand}, {expound}, {dilate}] [ant: {abridge}]
3: become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing out" [syn: {round}, {fill out}]

flesh wound
n : a wound that does not damage important internal organs or shatter any bones

flesh-eating
adj : (of animals) carnivorous [syn: {flesh-eating(a)}, {meat-eating(a)}, {zoophagous}]

fleshed out
adj : given substance or detail; completed; "did not spring full-clad from his imagination"; "a plan fleshed out with statistics and details" [syn: {full-clad}]

fleshier
fleshy
adj 1: usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it [syn: {heavy}, {overweight}]
2: of or relating to or resembling flesh [syn: {sarcoid}] [also: {fleshiest}, {fleshier}]

fleshier
See {fleshy}

fleshiest
fleshy
adj 1: usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it [syn: {heavy}, {overweight}]
2: of or relating to or resembling flesh [syn: {sarcoid}] [also: {fleshiest}, {fleshier}]

fleshiest
See {fleshy}

fleshiness
n : more than average fatness [syn: {obesity}]

fleshlier
fleshly
adj : of the appetites and passions of the body; "animal instincts"; "carnal knowledge"; "fleshly desire"; "a sensual delight in eating"; "music is the only sensual pleasure without vice" [syn: {animal(a)}, {carnal}, {sensual}] [also: {fleshliest}, {fleshlier}]

fleshlier
See {fleshly}

fleshliest
fleshly
adj : of the appetites and passions of the body; "animal instincts"; "carnal knowledge"; "fleshly desire"; "a sensual delight in eating"; "music is the only sensual pleasure without vice" [syn: {animal(a)}, {carnal}, {sensual}] [also: {fleshliest}, {fleshlier}]

fleshliest
See {fleshly}

fleshly
adj : of the appetites and passions of the body; "animal instincts"; "carnal knowledge"; "fleshly desire"; "a sensual delight in eating"; "music is the only sensual pleasure without vice" [syn: {animal(a)}, {carnal}, {sensual}] [also: {fleshliest}, {fleshlier}]

fleshy
adj 1: usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it [syn: {heavy}, {overweight}]
2: of or relating to or resembling flesh [syn: {sarcoid}] [also: {fleshiest}, {fleshier}]

FLETC
n : a center in the Department of the Treasury that trains law enforcement professionals for more tha seventy federal agencies [syn: {Federal Law Enforcement Training Center}]

Fletcher
n : prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625) [syn: {John Fletcher}]

fleur-de-lis
n 1: plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals [syn: {iris}, {flag}, {sword lily}]
2: (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris [syn: {fleur-de-lys}] [also: {fleurs-de-lis} (pl)]

fleur-de-lys
n : (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris [syn: {fleur-de-lis}] [also: {fleurs-de-lys} (pl)]

fleurs-de-lis
fleur-de-lis
n 1: plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals [syn: {iris}, {flag}, {sword lily}]
2: (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris [syn: {fleur-de-lys}] [also: {fleurs-de-lis} (pl)]

fleurs-de-lis
See {fleur-de-lis}

fleurs-de-lys
fleur-de-lys
n : (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris [syn: {fleur-de-lis}] [also: {fleurs-de-lys} (pl)]

fleurs-de-lys
See {fleur-de-lys}

flew
fly
adj : (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
n 1: two-winged insects characterized by active flight
2: flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent [syn: {tent-fly}, {rainfly}, {fly sheet}, {tent flap}]
3: an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or buttons concealed by a fold of cloth [syn: {fly front}]
4: (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air [syn: {fly ball}]
5: fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
v 1: travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly" [syn: {wing}]
2: move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"
3: fly a plane [syn: {aviate}, {pilot}]
4: transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America"
5: cause to fly or float; "fly a kite"
6: be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"
7: change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage"
8: pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him" [syn: {fell}, {vanish}]
9: travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?" 10: display in the air or cause to float; "fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N." 11: run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" [syn: {flee}, {take flight}] 12: travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic" 13: hit a fly 14: decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized" [syn: {vanish}, {vaporize}] [also: {flown}, {flew}]

flew
See {fly}

flex
n : the act of flexing; "he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies"
v 1: contract; "flex a muscle"
2: exhibit the strength of; "The victorious army flexes its invincibility"
3: form a curve; "The stick does not bend" [syn: {bend}] [ant: {straighten}]
4: bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees" [syn: {bend}]
5: cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar" [syn: {bend}, {deform}, {twist}, {turn}] [ant: {unbend}]

Flexeril
n : muscle relaxant (trade name Flexeril) used for muscle spasms or acute injury [syn: {cyclobenzaprine}]

flexibility
n 1: the property of being flexible [syn: {flexibleness}] [ant: {inflexibility}]
2: the quality of being adaptable or variable; "he enjoyed the flexibility of his working arrangement" [ant: {inflexibility}]
3: the trait of being easily persuaded [syn: {tractability}, {tractableness}] [ant: {intractability}]

flexible
adj 1: extended meanings; capable of change; "a flexible character"; "flexible schedules" [ant: {inflexible}]
2: able to flex; able to bend easily; "slim flexible birches" [syn: {flexile}] [ant: {inflexible}]
3: able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract" [syn: {elastic}, {pliable}, {pliant}]
4: bending and snapping back readily without breaking
5: making or willing to make concessions; "loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet" [syn: {compromising}, {conciliatory}] [ant: {uncompromising}]

flexible joint
n : a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other [syn: {hinge}]

flexible sigmoidoscope
n : an endoscope (a flexible fiberoptic probe) for examining the sigmoid colon [syn: {sigmoidoscope}]

flexible sigmoidoscopy
n : visual examination (with a sigmoidoscope) of the lower third of the colon in a search for polyps [syn: {sigmoidoscopy}]

flexibleness
n : the property of being flexible [syn: {flexibility}] [ant: {inflexibility}]

flexibly
adv : with flexibility; "`Come whenever you are free,' he said flexibly" [ant: {inflexibly}]

flexile
adj : able to flex; able to bend easily; "slim flexible birches" [syn: {flexible}] [ant: {inflexible}]

flexion
n 1: the state of being flexed (as of a joint) [syn: {flexure}, {flection}]
2: deviation from a straight or normal course [syn: {inflection}, {flection}]
3: act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased [syn: {flexure}] [ant: {extension}]

flexor
n : a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint [syn: {flexor muscle}] [ant: {extensor muscle}]

flexor muscle
n : a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint [syn: {flexor}] [ant: {extensor muscle}]

flexuous
adj : having turns or windings; "the flexuous bed of the stream"

flexure
n 1: the state of being flexed (as of a joint) [syn: {flection}, {flexion}]
2: an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow" [syn: {fold}, {crease}, {plication}, {crimp}, {bend}]
3: act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased [syn: {flexion}] [ant: {extension}]

flibbertigibbet
n : a female fool [syn: {foolish woman}]

flick
n 1: a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible); "he gave it a flick with his finger"; "he felt the flick of a whip"
2: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" [syn: {movie}, {film}, {picture}, {moving picture}, {moving-picture show}, {motion picture}, {motion-picture show}, {picture show}, {pic}]
v 1: flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off" [syn: {flicker}]
2: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" [syn: {flip}, {thumb}, {riffle}, {leaf}, {riff}]
3: cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic" [syn: {flip}]
4: throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head" [syn: {jerk}]
5: shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered" [syn: {flicker}]
6: twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked" [syn: {ruffle}, {riffle}]
7: cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers" [syn: {snap}, {click}]
8: touch or hit with a light, quick blow; "flicked him with his hand"
9: remove with a flick (of the hand, for example)

flick knife
n : a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button [syn: {switchblade}, {switchblade knife}]

flicker
n 1: a momentary flash of light [syn: {spark}, {glint}]
2: North American woodpecker
3: the act of moving back and forth [syn: {waver}, {flutter}]
v 1: move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered" [syn: {waver}, {flitter}, {flutter}, {quiver}]
2: shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered" [syn: {flick}]
3: flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off" [syn: {flick}]

flickering
adj : shining unsteadily [syn: {aflicker(p)}]

flickertail
n : of sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States and Canada [syn: {Richardson ground squirrel}, {Citellus richardsoni}]

flick-knife
n : a knife with the blade hidden in the handle; the blade springs out when a button is pressed

flier
n 1: someone who travels by air [syn: {flyer}]
2: someone who operates an aircraft [syn: {aviator}, {aeronaut}, {airman}, {flyer}]
3: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" [syn: {circular}, {handbill}, {bill}, {broadside}, {broadsheet}, {flyer}, {throwaway}]

flies
n : (theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)

flight
n 1: a formation of aircraft in flight
2: an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him" [syn: {flying}]
3: a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next [syn: {flight of stairs}, {flight of steps}]
4: the act of escaping physically; "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt" [syn: {escape}]
5: an air force unit smaller than a squadron
6: passing above and beyond ordinary bounds; "a flight of fancy"; "flights of rhetoric"; "flights of imagination"
7: the path followed by an object moving through space [syn: {trajectory}]
8: a flock of flying birds
9: a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports; "I took the noon flight to Chicago"
v 1: shoot a bird in flight
2: fly in a flock; "flighting wild geese"
3: decorate with feathers; "fledge an arrow" [syn: {fledge}]

flight attendant
n : an attendant on an airplane [syn: {steward}]

flight control
n : control from ground stations of airplanes in flight by means of messages transmitted to the pilot electronically

flight deck
n : the upper deck of an aircraft carrier; used as a runway [syn: {landing deck}]

flight engineer
n : the flight crewman responsible for mechanical operation while in flight

flight feather
n : any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird [syn: {pinion}, {quill}, {quill feather}]

flight indicator
n : a navigational instrument based on a gyroscope; provides an artificial horizon for the pilot [syn: {artificial horizon}, {gyro horizon}]

flight line
n : place where airplanes are parked and the maintenance hangars (but not the runways or taxiways)

flight maneuver
n : a maneuver executed by an aircraft (as for evasive purposes) [syn: {airplane maneuver}]

flight of stairs
n : a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next [syn: {flight}, {flight of steps}]

flight of steps
n : a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next [syn: {flight}, {flight of stairs}]

flight path
n 1: the path of a rocket or projectile or aircraft through the air
2: a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another [syn: {air lane}, {airway}, {skyway}]

flight simulator
n : simulator consisting of a machine on the ground that simulates the conditions of flying a plane [syn: {trainer}]

flight strip
n : an airfield without normal airport facilities [syn: {airstrip}, {landing strip}, {strip}]

flight surgeon
n : a medical officer specializing in aviation medicine

flighted
adj : having feathers; "arrows flighted argent" [syn: {flighted(ip)}]

flightier
flighty
adj 1: irresponsibly frivolous; "flighty young girls" [syn: {flyaway}]
2: absent-mindedly irresponsible; "he said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor" [syn: {head-in-the-clouds}, {scatterbrained}] [also: {flightiest}, {flightier}]

flightier
See {flighty}

flightiest
flighty
adj 1: irresponsibly frivolous; "flighty young girls" [syn: {flyaway}]
2: absent-mindedly irresponsible; "he said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor" [syn: {head-in-the-clouds}, {scatterbrained}] [also: {flightiest}, {flightier}]

flightiest
See {flighty}

flightiness
n : the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment; "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory" [syn: {arbitrariness}, {whimsicality}, {whimsy}, {whimsey}, {capriciousness}]

flightless
adj : incapable of flying

flightless bird
n : flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds [syn: {ratite}, {ratite bird}] [ant: {carinate}]

flights of stairs
See {flight of stairs}

flighty
adj 1: irresponsibly frivolous; "flighty young girls" [syn: {flyaway}]
2: absent-mindedly irresponsible; "he said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor" [syn: {head-in-the-clouds}, {scatterbrained}] [also: {flightiest}, {flightier}]

flimflam
n : a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco game}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {con}, {confidence trick}, {confidence game}, {con game}, {gyp}, {hustle}, {sting}] [also: {flimflamming}, {flimflammed}]

flimflammed
flimflam
n : a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco game}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {con}, {confidence trick}, {confidence game}, {con game}, {gyp}, {hustle}, {sting}] [also: {flimflamming}, {flimflammed}]

flimflammed
See {flimflam}

flimflamming
flimflam
n : a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco game}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {con}, {confidence trick}, {confidence game}, {con game}, {gyp}, {hustle}, {sting}] [also: {flimflamming}, {flimflammed}]

flimflamming
See {flimflam}

flimsier
flimsy
adj 1: lacking solidity or strength; "a flimsy table"; "flimsy construction"; "a fragile link with the past" [syn: {fragile}]
2: having little substance or significance; "a flimsy excuse"; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot" [syn: {slight}, {tenuous}, {thin}]
3: very thin and insubstantial; "thin paper"; "flimsy voile"; "light summer dresses" [syn: {light}]
4: resembling cardboard especially in flimsiness; "apartments with cardboard walls" [syn: {cardboard}]
n : a thin strong light-weight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies [syn: {onionskin}] [also: {flimsiest}, {flimsier}]

flimsier
See {flimsy}

flimsiest
flimsy
adj 1: lacking solidity or strength; "a flimsy table"; "flimsy construction"; "a fragile link with the past" [syn: {fragile}]
2: having little substance or significance; "a flimsy excuse"; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot" [syn: {slight}, {tenuous}, {thin}]
3: very thin and insubstantial; "thin paper"; "flimsy voile"; "light summer dresses" [syn: {light}]
4: resembling cardboard especially in flimsiness; "apartments with cardboard walls" [syn: {cardboard}]
n : a thin strong light-weight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies [syn: {onionskin}] [also: {flimsiest}, {flimsier}]

flimsiest
See {flimsy}

flimsily
adv : in a weak and flimsy manner; "this car is so flimsily constructed!"

flimsiness
n : the property of weakness by virtue of careless construction [syn: {shoddiness}]

flimsy
adj 1: lacking solidity or strength; "a flimsy table"; "flimsy construction"; "a fragile link with the past" [syn: {fragile}]
2: having little substance or significance; "a flimsy excuse"; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot" [syn: {slight}, {tenuous}, {thin}]
3: very thin and insubstantial; "thin paper"; "flimsy voile"; "light summer dresses" [syn: {light}]
4: resembling cardboard especially in flimsiness; "apartments with cardboard walls" [syn: {cardboard}]
n : a thin strong light-weight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies [syn: {onionskin}] [also: {flimsiest}, {flimsier}]

flinch
n : a reflex response to sudden pain [syn: {wince}]
v : draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" [syn: {squinch}, {funk}, {cringe}, {shrink}, {wince}, {recoil}, {quail}]

Flinders
n 1: British explorer who mapped the Australian coast (1774-1814) [syn: {Matthew Flinders}, {Sir Matthew Flinders}]
2: a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it flew into flinders" [syn: {splinter}, {sliver}]

Flindersia
n : small genus of Australian timber trees [syn: {genus Flindersia}]

Flindersia australis
n : tall Australian timber tree yielding tough hard wood used for staves etc [syn: {native beech}, {flindosa}, {flindosy}]

Flindersia schottiana
n : Australian timber tree whose bark yields a poison [syn: {bunji-bunji}]

flindosa
n : tall Australian timber tree yielding tough hard wood used for staves etc [syn: {native beech}, {flindosy}, {Flindersia australis}]

flindosy
n : tall Australian timber tree yielding tough hard wood used for staves etc [syn: {native beech}, {flindosa}, {Flindersia australis}]

fling
n 1: a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" [syn: {crack}, {go}, {pass}, {whirl}, {offer}]
2: a brief indulgence of your impulses [syn: {spree}]
3: the act of flinging
v 1: throw with force or recklessness; "fling the frisbee"
2: move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa"
3: indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV" [syn: {splurge}]
4: throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn: {discard}, {toss}, {toss out}, {toss away}, {chuck out}, {cast aside}, {dispose}, {throw out}, {cast out}, {throw away}, {cast away}, {put away}] [also: {flung}]

fling off
v : write quickly; "She dashed off a note to her husdband saying she would not be home for supper" [syn: {dash off}, {knock off}, {toss off}]

flint
n 1: a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
2: a river in western Georgia that flows generally south to join the Chattahoochee River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River [syn: {Flint River}]
3: a city in southeast central Michigan near Detroit; automobile manufacturing

flint corn
n : corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm [syn: {flint maize}, {Yankee corn}, {Zea mays indurata}]

flint glass
n : optical glass of high dispersion and high refractive index [syn: {optical flint}]

flint maize
n : corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm [syn: {flint corn}, {Yankee corn}, {Zea mays indurata}]

Flint River
n : a river in western Georgia that flows generally south to join the Chattahoochee River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River [syn: {Flint}]

flintier
flinty
adj 1: showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart" [syn: {obdurate}, {stony}]
2: having austere inflexibility; "a flinty manner"; "granitic morality"; "his unyielding mouth and glassy eyes"- Marchette Chute [syn: {granitic}, {unyielding}] [also: {flintiest}, {flintier}]

flintier
See {flinty}

flintiest
flinty
adj 1: showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart" [syn: {obdurate}, {stony}]
2: having austere inflexibility; "a flinty manner"; "granitic morality"; "his unyielding mouth and glassy eyes"- Marchette Chute [syn: {granitic}, {unyielding}] [also: {flintiest}, {flintier}]

flintiest
See {flinty}

flintlock
n 1: a muzzle loader having a flintlock type of gunlock [syn: {firelock}]
2: a gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge

flintstone
n : pebbles of flint used in masonry construction

flinty
adj 1: showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart" [syn: {obdurate}, {stony}]
2: having austere inflexibility; "a flinty manner"; "granitic morality"; "his unyielding mouth and glassy eyes"- Marchette Chute [syn: {granitic}, {unyielding}] [also: {flintiest}, {flintier}]

flip
adj : marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior" [syn: {impudent}, {insolent}, {snotty-nosed}]
n 1: an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return [syn: {somersault}, {somersaulting}]
2: hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
3: the act of flipping a coin [syn: {toss}]
4: a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
5: (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled" [syn: {pass}, {toss}]
v 1: lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!" [syn: {toss}]
2: cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever" [syn: {throw}, {switch}]
3: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" [syn: {flick}, {thumb}, {riffle}, {leaf}, {riff}]
4: toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air [syn: {twitch}]
5: cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic" [syn: {flick}]
6: throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper" [syn: {toss}, {sky}, {pitch}]
7: move with a flick or light motion
8: turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes" [syn: {flip over}, {turn over}]
9: go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off" [syn: {flip out}] 10: reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) [syn: {interchange}, {tack}, {switch}, {alternate}, {flip-flop}] [also: {flipping}, {flipped}]

flip chart
n : a chart with several sheets hinged at the top; sheets can be flipped over to present information sequentially

flip one's lid
v : get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" [syn: {blow up}, {throw a fit}, {hit the roof}, {hit the ceiling}, {have kittens}, {have a fit}, {combust}, {blow one's stack}, {fly off the handle}, {flip one's wig}, {lose one's temper}, {blow a fuse}, {go ballistic}]

flip one's wig
v : get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" [syn: {flip one's lid}, {blow up}, {throw a fit}, {hit the roof}, {hit the ceiling}, {have kittens}, {have a fit}, {combust}, {blow one's stack}, {fly off the handle}, {lose one's temper}, {blow a fuse}, {go ballistic}]

flip out
v : go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off" [syn: {flip}]

flip over
v : turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes" [syn: {flip}, {turn over}]

flip-flap
adv : with repeated strokes and noise; "something going flip-flap in the night"

flip-flop
n 1: a decision to reverse an earlier decision [syn: {reversal}, {change of mind}, {turnabout}, {turnaround}]
2: a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe
3: an electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states
4: a backward somersault
v : reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) [syn: {interchange}, {tack}, {switch}, {alternate}, {flip}] [also: {flip-flopping}, {flip-flopped}]

flip-flopped
flip-flop
n 1: a decision to reverse an earlier decision [syn: {reversal}, {change of mind}, {turnabout}, {turnaround}]
2: a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe
3: an electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states
4: a backward somersault
v : reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) [syn: {interchange}, {tack}, {switch}, {alternate}, {flip}] [also: {flip-flopping}, {flip-flopped}]

flip-flopped
See {flip-flop}

flip-flopping
flip-flop
n 1: a decision to reverse an earlier decision [syn: {reversal}, {change of mind}, {turnabout}, {turnaround}]
2: a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe
3: an electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states
4: a backward somersault
v : reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) [syn: {interchange}, {tack}, {switch}, {alternate}, {flip}] [also: {flip-flopping}, {flip-flopped}]

flip-flopping
See {flip-flop}

flippancy
n : inappropriate levity [syn: {light-mindedness}]

flippant
adj : showing inappropriate levity [syn: {light-minded}]

flippantly
adv : in a flippant manner; "he answered the reporters' questions flippantly"; "this cannot be airily explained to your children" [syn: {airily}]

flipped
flip
adj : marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior" [syn: {impudent}, {insolent}, {snotty-nosed}]
n 1: an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return [syn: {somersault}, {somersaulting}]
2: hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
3: the act of flipping a coin [syn: {toss}]
4: a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
5: (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled" [syn: {pass}, {toss}]
v 1: lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!" [syn: {toss}]
2: cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever" [syn: {throw}, {switch}]
3: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" [syn: {flick}, {thumb}, {riffle}, {leaf}, {riff}]
4: toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air [syn: {twitch}]
5: cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic" [syn: {flick}]
6: throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper" [syn: {toss}, {sky}, {pitch}]
7: move with a flick or light motion
8: turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes" [syn: {flip over}, {turn over}]
9: go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off" [syn: {flip out}] 10: reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) [syn: {interchange}, {tack}, {switch}, {alternate}, {flip-flop}] [also: {flipping}, {flipped}]

flipped
See {flip}

flipper
n 1: a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater) [syn: {flippers}, {fin}, {fins}]
2: the flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming

flippers
n : a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater) [syn: {flipper}, {fin}, {fins}]

flipping
flip
adj : marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior" [syn: {impudent}, {insolent}, {snotty-nosed}]
n 1: an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return [syn: {somersault}, {somersaulting}]
2: hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
3: the act of flipping a coin [syn: {toss}]
4: a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
5: (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled" [syn: {pass}, {toss}]
v 1: lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!" [syn: {toss}]
2: cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever" [syn: {throw}, {switch}]
3: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" [syn: {flick}, {thumb}, {riffle}, {leaf}, {riff}]
4: toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air [syn: {twitch}]
5: cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic" [syn: {flick}]
6: throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper" [syn: {toss}, {sky}, {pitch}]
7: move with a flick or light motion
8: turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes" [syn: {flip over}, {turn over}]
9: go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off" [syn: {flip out}] 10: reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) [syn: {interchange}, {tack}, {switch}, {alternate}, {flip-flop}] [also: {flipping}, {flipped}]

flipping
See {flip}

flirt
n 1: a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men [syn: {coquette}, {vamp}, {vamper}, {minx}, {tease}, {prickteaser}]
2: playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest [syn: {flirting}, {flirtation}, {coquetry}, {dalliance}, {toying}]
v 1: talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women" [syn: {chat up}, {dally}, {butterfly}, {coquet}, {coquette}, {romance}, {philander}, {mash}]
2: behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection" [syn: {dally}, {toy}, {play}]

flirt with
v : take into consideration, have in view; "He entertained the notion of moving to South America" [syn: {entertain}, {think of}, {toy with}, {think about}]

flirtation
n : playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest [syn: {flirt}, {flirting}, {coquetry}, {dalliance}, {toying}]

flirtatious
adj : like a coquette [syn: {coquettish}]

flirtatiously
adv : in a flirtatious manner; "she smiled coquettishly" [syn: {coquettishly}]

flirting
n : playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest [syn: {flirt}, {flirtation}, {coquetry}, {dalliance}, {toying}]

flit
n 1: a sudden quick movement [syn: {dart}]
2: a secret move (to avoid paying debts); "they did a moonlight flit"
v : move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart [syn: {flutter}, {fleet}, {dart}] [also: {flitting}, {flitted}]

flitch
n 1: fish steak usually cut from a halibut
2: salted and cured abdominal wall of a side of pork [syn: {side of bacon}]

flitted
flit
n 1: a sudden quick movement [syn: {dart}]
2: a secret move (to avoid paying debts); "they did a moonlight flit"
v : move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart [syn: {flutter}, {fleet}, {dart}] [also: {flitting}, {flitted}]

flitted
See {flit}

flitter
v : move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered" [syn: {flicker}, {waver}, {flutter}, {quiver}]

flittering scotoma
n : a localized area of diminished vision edged by shimmering colored lights; in many people it indicates the onset of migraine [syn: {scintillating scotoma}]

flittermice
See {flittermouse}

flitting
flit
n 1: a sudden quick movement [syn: {dart}]
2: a secret move (to avoid paying debts); "they did a moonlight flit"
v : move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart [syn: {flutter}, {fleet}, {dart}] [also: {flitting}, {flitted}]

flitting
See {flit}

FLNC
n : a terrorist group formed in 1976 to work for Corsican independence; attacks on Corsica are aimed at sabotaging public infrastructure and symbols of colonialism [syn: {National Liberation Front of Corsica}]

Flo Ziegfeld
n : United States theatrical producer noted for a series of extravagant revues known as the Ziegfeld Follies (1869-1932) [syn: {Ziegfeld}, {Florenz Ziegfeld}]

float
n 1: the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
2: the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
3: a drink with ice cream floating in it [syn: {ice-cream soda}, {ice-cream float}]
4: an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
5: a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco [syn: {plasterer's float}]
6: something that remains on the surface of a liquid
v 1: be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore" [syn: {drift}, {be adrift}, {blow}]
2: be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink [syn: {swim}] [ant: {sink}]
3: set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"
4: circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with; "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform"
5: move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage"
6: put into the water; "float a ship"
7: make the surface of level or smooth; "float the plaster"
8: allow (currencies) to fluctuate; "The government floated the ruble for a few months"
9: convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data"

floatation
n 1: the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking) [syn: {flotation}]
2: financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares [syn: {flotation}]

floater
n 1: spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens [syn: {musca volitans}, {muscae volitantes}, {spots}]
2: a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)
3: a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support [syn: {vagrant}, {drifter}, {vagabond}]
4: an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed
5: a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election
6: a swimmer who floats in the water
7: an object that floats or is capable of floating
8: an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location [syn: {floating policy}]

floatier
floaty
adj : tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas; "buoyant balloons"; "buoyant balsawood boats"; "a floaty scarf" [syn: {buoyant}] [also: {floatiest}, {floatier}]

floatier
See {floaty}

floatiest
floaty
adj : tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas; "buoyant balloons"; "buoyant balsawood boats"; "a floaty scarf" [syn: {buoyant}] [also: {floatiest}, {floatier}]

floatiest
See {floaty}

floating
adj 1: continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another; "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties" [syn: {aimless}, {drifting}, {vagabond}, {vagrant}]
2: inclined to move or be moved about; "a floating crap game"
3: (of a part of the body) not firmly connected; movable or out of normal position; "floating ribs are not connected with the sternum"; "a floating kidney" [syn: {floating(a)}]
4: not definitely committed to a party or policy; "floating voters" [syn: {floating(a)}]
5: borne up by or suspended in a liquid; "the ship is still floating"; "floating logs"; "floating seaweed"
n : the act of someone who floats on the water

floating bridge
n : a temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons [syn: {pontoon bridge}, {bateau bridge}]

floating dock
n : dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then raised [syn: {floating dry dock}]

floating dry dock
n : dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then raised [syn: {floating dock}]

floating fern
n 1: pantropical aquatic fern [syn: {Ceratopteris thalictroides}]
2: aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums [syn: {water sprite}, {Ceratopteris pteridioides}]
3: small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe [syn: {mosquito fern}, {Carolina pond fern}, {Azolla caroliniana}]

floating mine
n : an explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into it [syn: {marine mine}]

floating policy
n : an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location [syn: {floater}]

floating voter
n : a voter who has no allegiance to any political party and whose unpredictable decisions can swing the outcome of an election one way or the other [syn: {swing voter}]

floating-moss
n : free-floating aquatic ferns [syn: {Salvinia rotundifolia}, {Salvinia auriculata}]

floating-point notation
n : a radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is indicated by an exponent of the radix; the floating-point representation of 0.0012 is 0.12-2 where -2 is the exponent [syn: {floating-point representation system}]

floating-point number
n : a number represented in floating-point notation

floating-point operation
n : an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers; "this computer can perform a million flops per second" [syn: {flop}]

floating-point representation system
n : a radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is indicated by an exponent of the radix; the floating-point representation of 0.0012 is 0.12-2 where -2 is the exponent [syn: {floating-point notation}]

floatplane
n : a seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from water [syn: {pontoon plane}]

floaty
adj : tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas; "buoyant balloons"; "buoyant balsawood boats"; "a floaty scarf" [syn: {buoyant}] [also: {floatiest}, {floatier}]

floc
n : a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid [syn: {floccule}]

flocci
See {floccus}

floccose
adj : (of plants) having tufts of soft woolly hairs

floccose chanterelle
n : a mildly poisonous fungus with a fruiting body shaped like a hollow trumpet [syn: {Cantharellus floccosus}]

flocculate
v 1: cause to become a fluffy or lumpy aggregate; "The chemist flocculated the suspended material"
2: form into an aggregated lumpy or fluffy mass; "the protoplasms flocculated"

flocculation
n : the process of flocculating; forming woolly cloudlike aggregations

floccule
n : a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid [syn: {floc}]

flocculent
adj : having a fluffy character or appearance [syn: {woolly}, {wooly}]

flocculi
See {flocculus}

flock
n 1: a church congregation guided by a pastor
2: a group of birds
3: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]
4: an orderly crowd; "a troop of children" [syn: {troop}]
5: a group of sheep or goats
v 1: move as a crowd or in a group; "Tourists flocked to the shrine where the statue was said to have shed tears"
2: come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets constellate in this town every summer" [syn: {cluster}, {constellate}, {clump}]

Flodden
n : a battle in 1513; the English defeated the invading Scots and James IV was killed [syn: {Flodden Field}, {Battle of Flodden Field}]

Flodden Field
n : a battle in 1513; the English defeated the invading Scots and James IV was killed [syn: {Flodden}, {Battle of Flodden Field}]

floe
n : a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea [syn: {ice floe}]

flog
v 1: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" [syn: {welt}, {whip}, {lather}, {lash}, {slash}, {strap}, {trounce}]
2: beat with a cane [syn: {cane}, {lambaste}, {lambast}] [also: {flogging}, {flogged}]

flogged
flog
v 1: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" [syn: {welt}, {whip}, {lather}, {lash}, {slash}, {strap}, {trounce}]
2: beat with a cane [syn: {cane}, {lambaste}, {lambast}] [also: {flogging}, {flogged}]

flogged
See {flog}

flogger
n : a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders) [syn: {scourger}]

flogging
n : beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment [syn: {whipping}, {tanning}, {lashing}, {flagellation}]

flogging
flog
v 1: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" [syn: {welt}, {whip}, {lather}, {lash}, {slash}, {strap}, {trounce}]
2: beat with a cane [syn: {cane}, {lambaste}, {lambast}] [also: {flogging}, {flogged}]

flogging
See {flog}

flood
n 1: the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations" [syn: {inundation}, {deluge}, {alluvion}]
2: an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse" [syn: {inundation}, {deluge}, {torrent}]
3: light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography [syn: {floodlight}, {flood lamp}, {photoflood}]
4: a large flow [syn: {overflow}, {outpouring}]
5: the act of flooding; filling to overflowing [syn: {flowage}]
6: the inward flow of the tide; "a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare
v 1: fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind" [syn: {deluge}, {inundate}, {swamp}]
2: cover with liquid, usually water; "The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes"
3: supply with an excess of; "flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient" [syn: {oversupply}, {glut}]
4: become filled to overflowing; "Our basement flooded during the heavy rains"

flood control
n : (engineering) act or technique of trying to control rivers with dams etc to minimize occurrence of floods

flood in
v : arrive in great numbers

flood lamp
n : light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography [syn: {flood}, {floodlight}, {photoflood}]

flood out
v : charge someone with too many tasks [syn: {overwhelm}, {deluge}]

flood plain
n : a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding [syn: {floodplain}]

flood tide
n 1: the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding; "the climax of the artist's career"; "in the flood tide of his success" [syn: {climax}]
2: the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide) [syn: {rising tide}] [ant: {ebbtide}]

flooded
adj 1: covered with water; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub" [syn: {afloat(p)}, {awash(p)}, {inundated}, {overflowing}]
2: rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something; "a desk flooded with applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear"; "swamped by work" [syn: {inundated}, {overcome}, {overpowered}, {overwhelmed}, {swamped}, {engulfed}]

flooded gum
n : any of several Australian gum trees growing on moist or alluvial soil

floodgate
n 1: something that restrains a flood or outpouring; "suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants"
2: regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice [syn: {sluicegate}, {sluice valve}, {penstock}, {head gate}, {water gate}]

floodhead
n : a wall of water rushing ahead of the flood; "we were lucky to be safe when the floodheads hit"

flooding
adj : overfull with water; "swollen rivers and creeks" [syn: {in flood(p)}, {overflowing}, {swollen}]
n : a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them [syn: {implosion therapy}]

floodlight
n : light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography [syn: {flood}, {flood lamp}, {photoflood}]
v : illuminate with floodlights [also: {floodlit}]

floodlighted
adj : illuminated by means of floodlights; "the floodlit courtyard" [syn: {floodlit}]

floodlit
floodlight
n : light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography [syn: {flood}, {flood lamp}, {photoflood}]
v : illuminate with floodlights [also: {floodlit}]

floodlit
adj : illuminated by means of floodlights; "the floodlit courtyard" [syn: {floodlighted}]

floodlit
See {floodlight}

floodplain
n : a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding [syn: {flood plain}]

floor
n 1: the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room or hallway); "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors" [syn: {flooring}]
2: structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the office on?" [syn: {level}, {storey}, {story}]
3: a lower limit; "the government established a wage floor" [syn: {base}]
4: the ground on which people and animals move about; "the fire spared the forest floor"
5: the bottom surface of any a cave or lake etc.
6: the occupants of a floor; "the whole floor complained about the lack of heat"
7: the parliamentary right to address an assembly; "the chairman granted him the floor"
8: the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business; "there was a motion from the floor"
9: a large room in a stock exchange where the trading is done; "he is a floor trader" [syn: {trading floor}]
v 1: surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted" [syn: {shock}, {stun}, {ball over}, {blow out of the water}, {take aback}]
2: knock down with force; "He decked his opponent" [syn: {deck}, {coldcock}, {dump}, {knock down}]

floor board
n : a board in the floor [syn: {floorboard}]

floor cover
n : a covering for a floor [syn: {floor covering}]

floor covering
n : a covering for a floor [syn: {floor cover}]

floor joist
n : joist that supports a floor

floor lamp
n : a lamp that stands on the floor

floor leader
n : the legislator who organizes his party's strategy

floor plan
n : scale drawing of a horizontal section through a building at a given level; contrasts with elevation

floor show
n : a series of acts at a night club [syn: {cabaret}, {floorshow}]

floor wax
n : a preparation containing wax and used to polish and preserve the finish of floors

floorboard
n 1: a board in the floor [syn: {floor board}]
2: the floor of an automobile

floored
adj : provided with a floor [ant: {ceilinged}]

flooring
n 1: the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room or hallway); "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors" [syn: {floor}]
2: building material used in laying floors

floorshow
n : a series of acts at a night club [syn: {cabaret}, {floor show}]

floorwalker
n : an employee of a retail store who supervises sales personnel and helps with customer problems; "a floorwalker is called a shopwalker in England" [syn: {shopwalker}]

floozie
n : a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets [syn: {streetwalker}, {street girl}, {hooker}, {hustler}, {floozy}, {slattern}]

floozy
n : a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets [syn: {streetwalker}, {street girl}, {hooker}, {hustler}, {floozie}, {slattern}]

flop
n 1: an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers; "this computer can perform a million flops per second" [syn: {floating-point operation}]
2: someone who is unsuccessful [syn: {dud}, {washout}]
3: a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop" [syn: {bust}]
4: the act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed with a great flop" [syn: {collapse}]
adv 1: with a flopping sound; "he tumbled flop into the mud"
2: exactly; "he fell flop on his face" [syn: {right}]
v 1: fall loosely; "He flopped into a chair"
2: fall suddenly and abruptly
3: fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered" [syn: {fall through}, {fall flat}, {founder}] [also: {flopping}, {flopped}]

flophouse
n : a cheap lodging house [syn: {dosshouse}]

flopped
flop
n 1: an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers; "this computer can perform a million flops per second" [syn: {floating-point operation}]
2: someone who is unsuccessful [syn: {dud}, {washout}]
3: a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop" [syn: {bust}]
4: the act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed with a great flop" [syn: {collapse}]
adv 1: with a flopping sound; "he tumbled flop into the mud"
2: exactly; "he fell flop on his face" [syn: {right}]
v 1: fall loosely; "He flopped into a chair"
2: fall suddenly and abruptly
3: fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered" [syn: {fall through}, {fall flat}, {founder}] [also: {flopping}, {flopped}]

flopped
See {flop}

floppier
floppy
adj : hanging limply; "a spaniel with floppy ears"
n : a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; "floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price" [syn: {diskette}, {floppy disk}] [also: {floppiest}, {floppier}]

floppier
See {floppy}

floppiest
floppy
adj : hanging limply; "a spaniel with floppy ears"
n : a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; "floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price" [syn: {diskette}, {floppy disk}] [also: {floppiest}, {floppier}]

floppiest
See {floppy}

flopping
flop
n 1: an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers; "this computer can perform a million flops per second" [syn: {floating-point operation}]
2: someone who is unsuccessful [syn: {dud}, {washout}]
3: a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop" [syn: {bust}]
4: the act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed with a great flop" [syn: {collapse}]
adv 1: with a flopping sound; "he tumbled flop into the mud"
2: exactly; "he fell flop on his face" [syn: {right}]
v 1: fall loosely; "He flopped into a chair"
2: fall suddenly and abruptly
3: fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered" [syn: {fall through}, {fall flat}, {founder}] [also: {flopping}, {flopped}]

flopping
See {flop}

floppy
adj : hanging limply; "a spaniel with floppy ears"
n : a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; "floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price" [syn: {diskette}, {floppy disk}] [also: {floppiest}, {floppier}]

floppy disk
n : a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; "floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price" [syn: {diskette}, {floppy}]

flora
n 1: all the plant life in a particular region [syn: {vegetation}] [ant: {fauna}]
2: a living organism lacking the power of locomotion [syn: {plant}, {plant life}] [also: {florae} (pl)]

florae
flora
n 1: all the plant life in a particular region [syn: {vegetation}] [ant: {fauna}]
2: a living organism lacking the power of locomotion [syn: {plant}, {plant life}] [also: {florae} (pl)]

florae
See {flora}

floral
adj 1: resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers; "an unusual floral design" [syn: {flowered}]
2: relating to or associated with flowers; "floral organs"
3: of or relating to the plant life in a particular region; "characteristic alpine floral elements"

floral cup
n : the cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae) [syn: {hypanthium}, {calyx tube}]

floral envelope
n : collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils [syn: {perianth}, {chlamys}, {perigone}, {perigonium}]

floral leaf
n : a modified leaf that is part of a flower

Floreal
n : eighth month of the Revolutionary calendar (April and May); the month of flowers

floreant.
See {floreat}

Florence
n 1: a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries [syn: {Firenze}]
2: a town in northeast South Carolina; transportation center

Florence fennel
n 1: grown especially for its edible aromatic bulbous stem base [syn: {Foeniculum dulce}, {Foeniculum vulgare dulce}]
2: aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads [syn: {fennel}, {finocchio}]

Florence Nightingale
n : English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910) [syn: {Nightingale}, {the Lady with the Lamp}]

Florentine
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the city of Florence; "Florentine art"

Florentine iris
n : German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome [syn: {orris}, {Iris germanica florentina}, {Iris florentina}]

Florenz Ziegfeld
n : United States theatrical producer noted for a series of extravagant revues known as the Ziegfeld Follies (1869-1932) [syn: {Ziegfeld}, {Flo Ziegfeld}]

florescence
n : the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms [syn: {blossoming}, {flowering}, {inflorescence}, {anthesis}, {efflorescence}]

florest's cineraria
n : herb derived from Pericallis cruenta and widely cultivated in a variety of profusely flowering forms with florets from white to pink to red or purple or violet or blue; sometimes placed in genus Cineraria [syn: {Pericallis hybrida}]

floret
n : a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower)

Florey
n : British pathologist who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1898-1968) [syn: {Howard Florey}, {Sir Howard Walter Florey}]

floricultural
adj : of or relating to or involving floriculture

floriculture
n : the cultivation of flowering plants [syn: {flower gardening}]

florid
adj : elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech" [syn: {aureate}, {flamboyant}, {showy}]

Florida
n : a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn: {Sunshine State}, {Everglade State}, {FL}]

Florida arrowroot
n : small tough woody zamia of Florida and West Indies and Cuba; roots and half-buried stems yield an arrowroot [syn: {coontie}, {Seminole bread}, {Zamia pumila}]

Florida bean
n : annual semi-woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing [syn: {cowage}, {velvet bean}, {Bengal bean}, {Benghal bean}, {Mucuna pruriens utilis}, {Mucuna deeringiana}, {Mucuna aterrima}, {Stizolobium deeringiana}]

Florida gallinule
n : North American dark bluish-gray gallinule [syn: {Gallinula chloropus cachinnans}]

Florida keys
n : a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida [syn: {key}, {cay}]

Florida pompano
n : found in coastal waters New England to Brazil except clear waters of West Indies [syn: {Trachinotus carolinus}]

florida selaginella
n : occurs widely in Florida [syn: {Selaginella eatonii}]

Florida smoothhound
n : found from the northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil [syn: {Mustelus norrisi}]

Florida strangler fig
n : a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas [syn: {golden fig}, {strangler fig}, {wild fig}, {Ficus aurea}]

Florida strap fern
n : common epiphytic or sometimes terrestrial fern having pale yellow-green strap-shaped leaves; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Uruguay [syn: {cow-tongue fern}, {hart's-tongue fern}]

Florida water rat
n : of Florida wetlands [syn: {round-tailed muskrat}, {Neofiber alleni}]

Florida yew
n : small bushy yew of northern Florida having spreading branches and very narrow leaves [syn: {Taxus floridana}]

Floridian
n : a resident of Florida

floridly
adv : in a florid manner; "floridly figurative prose"

floridness
n : extravagant elaborateness [syn: {flamboyance}, {showiness}]

florilegia
florilegium
n : an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc. [syn: {garland}, {miscellany}] [also: {florilegia} (pl)]

florilegia
See {florilegium}

florilegium
n : an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc. [syn: {garland}, {miscellany}] [also: {florilegia} (pl)]

florin
n 1: the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents [syn: {guilder}, {gulden}]
2: formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents [syn: {guilder}, {gulden}, {Dutch florin}]

Florio
n : English lexicographer remembered for his Italian and English dictionary (1553-1625) [syn: {John Florio}]

florist
n 1: someone who grows and deals in flowers; "the florist made up an attractive bouquet"
2: a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold [syn: {florist shop}, {flower store}]

florist shop
n : a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold [syn: {florist}, {flower store}]

florists' chrysanthemum
n : of China [syn: {florist's chrysanthemum}, {mum}, {Dendranthema grandifloruom}, {Chrysanthemum morifolium}]

florist's chrysanthemum
n : of China [syn: {florists' chrysanthemum}, {mum}, {Dendranthema grandifloruom}, {Chrysanthemum morifolium}]

florist's gloxinia
n : South American herb cultivated in many varieties as a houseplant for its large handsome leaves and large variously colored bell-shaped flowers [syn: {Sinningia speciosa}, {Gloxinia spesiosa}]

florist's willow
n : much-branched Old World willow having large catkins and relatively large broad leaves [syn: {goat willow}, {pussy willow}, {Salix caprea}]

Flory
n : United States chemist who developed methods for studying long-chain molecules (1910-1985) [syn: {Paul John Flory}]

floss
n 1: a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
2: a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth [syn: {dental floss}]
v : use dental floss to clean; "floss your teeth after every meal"

flossier
flossy
adj : like down or as soft as down [syn: {downy}, {downlike}, {fluffy}] [also: {flossiest}, {flossier}]

flossier
See {flossy}

flossiest
flossy
adj : like down or as soft as down [syn: {downy}, {downlike}, {fluffy}] [also: {flossiest}, {flossier}]

flossiest
See {flossy}

flossy
adj : like down or as soft as down [syn: {downy}, {downlike}, {fluffy}] [also: {flossiest}, {flossier}]

flotation
n 1: the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking) [syn: {floatation}]
2: financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares [syn: {floatation}]

flotation device
n : rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning [syn: {life preserver}, {preserver}]

flotilla
n 1: a United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships
2: a fleet of small craft

flotsam
n : the floating wreckage of a ship [syn: {jetsam}]

flounce
n 1: a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim [syn: {frill}, {ruffle}, {furbelow}]
2: the act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions
v : walk emphatically

flounder
n 1: flesh of any of various American and European flatfish
2: any of various European and non-European marine flatfish
v 1: walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow" [syn: {stagger}]
2: behave awkwardly; have difficulties; "She is floundering in college"

flour
n : fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
v 1: cover with flour; "flour fish or meat before frying it"
2: convert grain into flour

flour beetle
n : infests flour and stored grains [syn: {flour weevil}]

flour bin
n : a bin for holding flour

flour corn
n : corn having kernels almost entirely of soft starch [syn: {soft corn}, {squaw corn}, {Zea mays amylacea}]

flour mill
n : a mill for grinding grain into flour

flour weevil
n : infests flour and stored grains [syn: {flour beetle}]

flourish
n 1: a showy gesture; "she entered with a great flourish"
2: an ornamental embellishment in writing
3: a display of ornamental speech or language
4: the act of waving [syn: {brandish}]
5: (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare" [syn: {fanfare}, {tucket}]
v 1: grow stronger; "The economy was booming" [syn: {boom}, {prosper}, {thrive}, {get ahead}, {expand}]
2: gain in wealth [syn: {thrive}, {prosper}, {fly high}]
3: move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun" [syn: {brandish}, {wave}]

flourishing
adj 1: having or showing vigorous vegetal or animal life; "flourishing crops"; "flourishing chicks"; "a growing boy"; "fast-growing weeds"; "a thriving deer population" [syn: {growing}, {thriving}]
2: very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids" [syn: {booming}, {palmy}, {prospering}, {prosperous}, {roaring}, {thriving}]

floury
adj : resembling flour in fine powdery texture; "a floury clay"

flout
v 1: treat with contemptuous disregard; "flout the rules" [syn: {scoff}]
2: laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" [syn: {jeer}, {scoff}, {barrack}, {gibe}]

flouter
n : someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision [syn: {scoffer}, {mocker}, {jeerer}]

flow
n 1: the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) [syn: {flowing}]
2: the amount of fluid that flows in a given time [syn: {flow rate}, {rate of flow}]
3: the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression [syn: {stream}]
4: any uninterrupted stream or discharge
5: something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously; "a stream of people emptied from the terminal"; "the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors" [syn: {stream}]
6: dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history" [syn: {stream}, {current}]
7: the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; "the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"; "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates; "the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"--Aristotle [syn: {menstruation}, {menses}, {menstruum}, {catamenia}, {period}]
v 1: move or progress freely as if in a stream; "The crowd flowed out of the stadium" [syn: {flux}]
2: move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" [syn: {run}, {feed}, {course}]
3: cause to flow; "The artist flowed the washes on the paper"
4: be abundantly present; "The champagne flowed at the wedding"
5: fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back" [syn: {hang}, {fall}]
6: cover or swamp with water
7: undergo menstruation; "She started menstruating at the age of 11" [syn: {menstruate}]

flow away
v : flow off or away gradually; "The water flowed off from the pipe" [syn: {flow off}]

flow chart
n : a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system [syn: {flowchart}, {flow diagram}, {flow sheet}]

flow diagram
n : a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system [syn: {flow chart}, {flowchart}, {flow sheet}]

flow from
v : be the result of [syn: {be due}]

flow of air
n : the flow of air; "she adjusted the fan so that the airflow was directed right at her" [syn: {airflow}, {air flow}]

flow off
v : flow off or away gradually; "The water flowed off from the pipe" [syn: {flow away}]

flow out
v : flow or spill forth [syn: {effuse}]

flow rate
n : the amount of fluid that flows in a given time [syn: {flow}, {rate of flow}]

flow sheet
n : a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system [syn: {flow chart}, {flowchart}, {flow diagram}]

flowage
n 1: gradual internal motion or deformation of a solid body (as by heat); "rock fracture and rock flowage are different types of geological deformation"
2: a body of water that has been created by deliberately flooding an area; "many campsites were located near the flowage"
3: the act of flooding; filling to overflowing [syn: {flood}]

flowchart
n : a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system [syn: {flow chart}, {flow diagram}, {flow sheet}]

flower
n 1: a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
2: reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts [syn: {bloom}, {blossom}]
3: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity [syn: {prime}, {peak}, {heyday}, {bloom}, {blossom}, {efflorescence}, {flush}]
v : produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed" [syn: {bloom}, {blossom}]

flower arrangement
n : a decorative arrangement of flowers

flower bed
n : a bed in which flowers are growing [syn: {flowerbed}, {bed of flowers}]

flower bud
n : a bud from which only a flower or flowers develop

flower chain
n : flowers strung together in a chain

flower child
n : someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle [syn: {hippie}, {hippy}, {hipster}]

flower cluster
n : an inflorescence consisting of a cluster of flowers

flower garden
n : a garden featuring flowering plants

flower gardening
n : the cultivation of flowering plants [syn: {floriculture}]

flower girl
n 1: a woman who sells flowers in the street
2: a young girl who carries flowers in a (wedding) procession

flower head
n : a shortened compact cluster of flowers so arranged that the whole gives the effect of a single flower as in clover or members of the family Compositae

flower people
n : a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music [syn: {hippies}, {hipsters}]

flower petal
n : part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored [syn: {petal}]

flower power
n : a counterculture of young people in the US during the 1960s and 70s

flower stalk
n : erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip [syn: {scape}]

flower store
n : a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold [syn: {florist}, {florist shop}]

flowerbed
n : a bed in which flowers are growing [syn: {flower bed}, {bed of flowers}]

flower-cup fern
n : slender fern of northern North America with shining chestnut-colored stipes and bipinnate fronds with usually distinct marginal sori [syn: {Alpine woodsia}, {northern woodsia}, {Woodsia alpina}]

flowered
adj : resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers; "an unusual floral design" [syn: {floral}]

flowering
adj : bursting into flower; "flowering spring trees" [syn: {abloom}, {efflorescent}]
n 1: the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms [syn: {blossoming}, {florescence}, {inflorescence}, {anthesis}, {efflorescence}]
2: a developmental process; "the flowering of ante-bellum culture" [syn: {unfolding}]

flowering almond
n 1: deciduous Chinese shrub or small tree with often trilobed leaves grown for its pink-white flowers [syn: {Prunus triloba}]
2: woody oriental plant with smooth unfurrowed red fruit grown especially for its white or pale pink blossoms [syn: {oriental bush cherry}, {Prunus japonica}]

flowering ash
n 1: southern Mediterranean ash having fragrant white flowers in dense panicles and yielding manna [syn: {manna ash}, {Fraxinus ornus}]
2: shrubby California ash with showy off-white flowers [syn: {Fraxinus dipetala}]
3: shrubby ash of southwestern United States having fragrant white flowers [syn: {Fraxinus cuspidata}]

flowering cherry
n : any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Prunus cultivated for their showy white or pink single or double blossoms

flowering crab
n 1: derived from the Iowa crab and cultivated for its large double pink blossoms [syn: {Bechtel crab}]
2: small tree or shrub of southeastern United States; cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-colored blossoms [syn: {Southern crab apple}, {Malus angustifolia}]

flowering fern
n 1: Australasian fern with clusters of sporangia on stems of fertile fronds [syn: {Helminthostachys zeylanica}]
2: any fern of the genus Osmunda: large ferns with creeping rhizomes; naked sporangia are on modified fronds that resemble flower clusters [syn: {osmund}]

flowering glume
n : the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae [syn: {lemma}]

flowering hazel
n : any of several Asiatic deciduous shrubs cultivated for their nodding racemes of yellow flowers that appear before the leaves [syn: {winter hazel}]

flowering onion
n : European onion with white flowers [syn: {daffodil garlic}, {Naples garlic}, {Allium neopolitanum}]

flowering plant
n : plants having seeds in a closed ovary [syn: {angiosperm}]

flowering quince
n : Asiatic ornamental shrub with spiny branches and pink or red blossoms

flowering raspberry
n : shrubby raspberry of eastern North America having showy rose to purplish flowers and red or orange thimble-shaped fruit [syn: {purple-flowering raspberry}, {Rubus odoratus}, {thimbleberry}]

flowering shrub
n : shrub noted primarily for its flowers

flowering spurge
n : common perennial United States spurge having showy white petallike bracts [syn: {wild spurge}, {tramp's spurge}, {Euphorbia corollata}]

flowering stone
n : any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones [syn: {lithops}, {living stone}, {stoneface}, {stone-face}, {stone plant}, {stone life face}]

flowering tobacco
n : South American ornamental perennial having nocturnally fragrant greenish-white flowers [syn: {Jasmine tobacco}, {Nicotiana alata}]

flowering tree
n : any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary [syn: {angiospermous tree}]

flowering wintergreen
n : common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals [syn: {gaywings}, {bird-on-the-wing}, {fringed polygala}, {Polygala paucifolia}]

flower-of-an-hour
n : annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America [syn: {flowers-of-an-hour}, {bladder ketmia}, {black-eyed Susan}, {Hibiscus trionum}]

flowerpot
n : a container in which plants are cultivated [syn: {pot}]

flowers of zinc
n : oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment [syn: {zinc oxide}, {philosopher's wool}]

flowers-de-luce
See {flower-de-luce}

flowers-of-an-hour
n : annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America [syn: {flower-of-an-hour}, {bladder ketmia}, {black-eyed Susan}, {Hibiscus trionum}]

flowery
adj : marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details; "a flowery speech"; "ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato"-John Milton [syn: {ornate}]

flowing
adj 1: smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"; "liquid prose" [syn: {fluent}, {fluid}, {liquid}, {smooth}]
2: (of water) rising to the surface under internal hydrostatic pressure; "an artesian well"; "artesian pressure" [syn: {artesian}] [ant: {subartesian}]
3: moving smoothly and continuously; "crowds flowing through the canyons of the streets"; "fan streaming into the concert hall" [syn: {streaming}]
4: (of liquids) moving freely; "a flowing brook" [syn: {streaming}]
n : the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) [syn: {flow}]

flown
fly
adj : (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
n 1: two-winged insects characterized by active flight
2: flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent [syn: {tent-fly}, {rainfly}, {fly sheet}, {tent flap}]
3: an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or buttons concealed by a fold of cloth [syn: {fly front}]
4: (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air [syn: {fly ball}]
5: fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
v 1: travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly" [syn: {wing}]
2: move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"
3: fly a plane [syn: {aviate}, {pilot}]
4: transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America"
5: cause to fly or float; "fly a kite"
6: be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"
7: change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage"
8: pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him" [syn: {fell}, {vanish}]
9: travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?" 10: display in the air or cause to float; "fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N." 11: run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" [syn: {flee}, {take flight}] 12: travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic" 13: hit a fly 14: decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized" [syn: {vanish}, {vaporize}] [also: {flown}, {flew}]

flown
See {fly}

floxuridine
n : antineoplastic drug used to treat some cancers; can cause loss of hair

Floyd Bennett
n : United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928) [syn: {Bennett}]

flu
n : an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease [syn: {influenza}, {grippe}]

flub
n : an embarrassing mistake [syn: {blunder}, {blooper}, {bloomer}, {bungle}, {foul-up}, {fuckup}, {botch}, {boner}, {boo-boo}]
v : make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle}, {fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up}, {bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up}, {fuck up}] [also: {flubbing}, {flubbed}]

flubbed
flub
n : an embarrassing mistake [syn: {blunder}, {blooper}, {bloomer}, {bungle}, {foul-up}, {fuckup}, {botch}, {boner}, {boo-boo}]
v : make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle}, {fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up}, {bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up}, {fuck up}] [also: {flubbing}, {flubbed}]

flubbed
See {flub}

flubbing
flub
n : an embarrassing mistake [syn: {blunder}, {blooper}, {bloomer}, {bungle}, {foul-up}, {fuckup}, {botch}, {boner}, {boo-boo}]
v : make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle}, {fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up}, {bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up}, {fuck up}] [also: {flubbing}, {flubbed}]

flubbing
See {flub}

fluctuate
v 1: cause to fluctuate or move in a wave-like pattern
2: move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated" [syn: {vacillate}, {waver}]
3: be unstable; have ups and downs; "The stock market fluctuates"

fluctuating
adj : having unpredictable ups and downs; "fluctuating prices"

fluctuation
n 1: a wave motion; "the fluctuations of the sea"
2: an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change [syn: {variation}]
3: the quality of being unsteady and subject to fluctuations; "he kept a record of price fluctuations" [syn: {wavering}]

flue
n 1: flat blade-like projection on the arm of an anchor [syn: {fluke}]
2: organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip [syn: {flue pipe}, {labial pipe}]
3: a conduit to carry off smoke

flue pipe
n : organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip [syn: {flue}, {labial pipe}]

flue stop
n : an organ stop with the tone of a flue pipe

fluegelhorn
n : a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore [syn: {flugelhorn}]

fluency
n 1: powerful and effective language [syn: {eloquence}]
2: skillfulness in speaking or writing
3: the quality of being facile in speech and writing [syn: {volubility}, {articulateness}]

fluent
adj 1: easy and graceful in shape; "a yacht with long, fluent curves"
2: smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"; "liquid prose" [syn: {flowing}, {fluid}, {liquid}, {smooth}]
3: expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech" [syn: {eloquent}, {facile}, {silver}, {silver-tongued}, {smooth-spoken}]

fluent aphasia
n : aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written words [syn: {Wernicke's aphasia}, {receptive aphasia}, {sensory aphasia}, {impressive aphasia}]

fluently
adv : in a fluent manner; "she speaks French fluently"

fluff
n 1: any light downy material
2: something of little value or significance [syn: {bagatelle}, {frippery}, {frivolity}]
3: a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)
v 1: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub}, {screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up}, {bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up}, {fuck up}]
2: erect or fluff up; "the bird ruffled its feathers" [syn: {ruffle}]
3: ruffle (one's hair) by combing towards the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect [syn: {tease}]

fluff up
v : make fuller by shaking; "fluff up the pillows" [syn: {plump up}, {shake up}]

fluffier
fluffy
adj : like down or as soft as down [syn: {downy}, {downlike}, {flossy}] [also: {fluffiest}, {fluffier}]

fluffier
See {fluffy}

fluffiest
fluffy
adj : like down or as soft as down [syn: {downy}, {downlike}, {flossy}] [also: {fluffiest}, {fluffier}]

fluffiest
See {fluffy}

fluffiness
n : a light softness [syn: {downiness}, {featheriness}]

fluffy
adj : like down or as soft as down [syn: {downy}, {downlike}, {flossy}] [also: {fluffiest}, {fluffier}]

fluffy omelet
n : souffle-like omelet made by beating and adding the whites separately

flugelhorn
n : a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore [syn: {fluegelhorn}]

fluid
adj 1: subject to change; variable; "a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty"; "everything was unstable following the coup" [syn: {unstable}]
2: characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape [syn: {runny}]
3: smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"; "liquid prose" [syn: {flowing}, {fluent}, {liquid}, {smooth}]
4: in cash or easily convertible to cash; "liquid (or fluid) assets" [syn: {liquid}]
5: affording change (especially in social status); "Britain is not a truly fluid society"; "upwardly mobile" [syn: {mobile}]
n 1: a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
2: a continuous amorphous substance that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas

fluid drachm
n 1: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters [syn: {fluidram}, {fluid dram}, {drachm}]
2: a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce [syn: {fluidram}, {fluid dram}, {drachm}]

fluid dram
n 1: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters [syn: {fluidram}, {fluid drachm}, {drachm}]
2: a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce [syn: {fluidram}, {fluid drachm}, {drachm}]

fluid drive
n : an automotive power coupling

fluid mechanics
n : study of the mechanics of fluids [syn: {hydraulics}]

fluid ounce
n 1: a British imperial unit of capacity or volume (liquid or dry) equal to 8 fluid drams or 28.416 cubic centimeters (1.734 cubic inches) [syn: {fluidounce}]
2: a United States unit of capacity or volume equal to 1.804 cubic inches [syn: {fluidounce}]

fluidity
n : the property of flowing easily [syn: {fluidness}, {liquidity}, {liquidness}, {runniness}]

fluidness
n : the property of flowing easily [syn: {fluidity}, {liquidity}, {liquidness}, {runniness}]

fluidounce
n 1: a British imperial unit of capacity or volume (liquid or dry) equal to 8 fluid drams or 28.416 cubic centimeters (1.734 cubic inches) [syn: {fluid ounce}]
2: a United States unit of capacity or volume equal to 1.804 cubic inches [syn: {fluid ounce}]

fluidram
n 1: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters [syn: {fluid dram}, {fluid drachm}, {drachm}]
2: a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce [syn: {fluid dram}, {fluid drachm}, {drachm}]

fluke
n 1: a stroke of luck [syn: {good luck}, {good fortune}]
2: a barb on a harpoon or arrow
3: flat blade-like projection on the arm of an anchor [syn: {flue}]
4: either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean
5: parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host [syn: {trematode}, {trematode worm}]

flukey
adj : subject to accident or chance or change; "a chancy appeal at best"; "getting that job was definitely fluky"; "a fluky wind"; "an iffy proposition" [syn: {chancy}, {fluky}, {iffy}]

flukier
fluky
adj : subject to accident or chance or change; "a chancy appeal at best"; "getting that job was definitely fluky"; "a fluky wind"; "an iffy proposition" [syn: {chancy}, {flukey}, {iffy}] [also: {flukiest}, {flukier}]

flukier
See {fluky}

flukiest
fluky
adj : subject to accident or chance or change; "a chancy appeal at best"; "getting that job was definitely fluky"; "a fluky wind"; "an iffy proposition" [syn: {chancy}, {flukey}, {iffy}] [also: {flukiest}, {flukier}]

flukiest
See {fluky}

fluky
adj : subject to accident or chance or change; "a chancy appeal at best"; "getting that job was definitely fluky"; "a fluky wind"; "an iffy proposition" [syn: {chancy}, {flukey}, {iffy}] [also: {flukiest}, {flukier}]

flume
n 1: a narrow gorge with a stream running through it [syn: {gulch}]
2: watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logs

flummery
n 1: a bland custard or pudding especially of oatmeal
2: meaningless ceremonies and flattery [syn: {mummery}]

flummox
v : be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick}, {get}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}]

flump
v 1: fall heavily [syn: {flump down}]
2: set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" [syn: {plank}, {plonk}, {plop}, {plunk}, {plump down}, {plunk down}, {plump}]

flump down
v : fall heavily [syn: {flump}]

flung
fling
n 1: a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" [syn: {crack}, {go}, {pass}, {whirl}, {offer}]
2: a brief indulgence of your impulses [syn: {spree}]
3: the act of flinging
v 1: throw with force or recklessness; "fling the frisbee"
2: move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa"
3: indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV" [syn: {splurge}]
4: throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn: {discard}, {toss}, {toss out}, {toss away}, {chuck out}, {cast aside}, {dispose}, {throw out}, {cast out}, {throw away}, {cast away}, {put away}] [also: {flung}]

flung
See {fling}

flunitrazepan
n : a depressant and tranquilizer (trade name Rohypnol) often used in the commission of sexual assault; legally available in Europe and Mexico and Colombia [syn: {Rohypnol}]

flunk
v : fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?" [syn: {fail}, {bomb}, {flush it}] [ant: {pass}]

flunkey
n 1: a male servant (especially a footman) [syn: {lackey}, {flunky}]
2: a person of unquestioning obedience [syn: {flunky}, {stooge}, {yes-man}]

flunky
n 1: a male servant (especially a footman) [syn: {lackey}, {flunkey}]
2: a person of unquestioning obedience [syn: {flunkey}, {stooge}, {yes-man}]

fluor
n : a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine [syn: {fluorite}, {fluorspar}]

fluorapatite
n : a form of apatite in which fluorine predominates over chlorine

fluoresce
v : exhibit or undergo fluorescence

fluorescein
n : a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride in order to precipitate silver chloride (turns pink when no chloride ions are left in solution and negative fluorescein ions are then absorbed) [syn: {fluoresceine}, {fluorescent dye}, {resorcinolphthalein}]

fluorescein isocyanate
n : a fluorochrome commonly conjugated with antibodies for use in indirect immunofluorescence [syn: {fluorescein isothiocyanate}]

fluorescein isothiocyanate
n : a fluorochrome commonly conjugated with antibodies for use in indirect immunofluorescence [syn: {fluorescein isocyanate}]

fluoresceine
n : a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride in order to precipitate silver chloride (turns pink when no chloride ions are left in solution and negative fluorescein ions are then absorbed) [syn: {fluorescein}, {fluorescent dye}, {resorcinolphthalein}]

fluorescence
n : light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength

fluorescence microscopy
n : light microscopy in which the specimen is irradiated at wavelengths that excite fluorochromes

fluorescent
adj 1: emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source
2: brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light; "fluorescent colors"

fluorescent dye
n : a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride in order to precipitate silver chloride (turns pink when no chloride ions are left in solution and negative fluorescein ions are then absorbed) [syn: {fluorescein}, {fluoresceine}, {resorcinolphthalein}]

fluorescent lamp
n : lamp consisting of a tube coated on the inside with a fluorescent material; mercury vapor in the tube emits ultraviolet radiation that is converted to visible radiation by the fluorescent material

fluoridate
v : subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride; "fluorized water"; "fluoridize the teeth of children" [syn: {fluoridize}, {fluoridise}]

fluoridation
n : the addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay) [syn: {fluoridization}, {fluoridisation}]

fluoride
n : a salt of hydrofluoric acid

fluoridisation
n : the addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay) [syn: {fluoridation}, {fluoridization}]

fluoridise
v : subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride; "fluorized water"; "fluoridize the teeth of children" [syn: {fluoridate}, {fluoridize}]

fluoridization
n : the addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay) [syn: {fluoridation}, {fluoridisation}]

fluoridize
v : subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride; "fluorized water"; "fluoridize the teeth of children" [syn: {fluoridate}, {fluoridise}]

fluorine
n : a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite [syn: {F}, {atomic number 9}]

fluorite
n : a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine [syn: {fluorspar}, {fluor}]

fluoroboric acid
n : an acid of fluorine and boron

fluoroboride
n : a salt of fluoroboric acid

fluorocarbon
n : a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols

fluorocarbon plastic
n : a plastic made with fluorocarbon

fluorochrome
n : any of various fluorescent substances used in fluorescence microscopy to stain specimens

fluoroform
n : colorless gas haloform CHF3 (similar to chloroform) [syn: {trifluoromethane}]

fluoroscope
n : an X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen to enable direct observation [syn: {roentgenoscope}]

fluoroscopy
n : examination of body structures using a fluoroscope

fluorosis
n : a pathological condition resulting for an excessive intake of fluorine (usually from drinking water)

fluorouracil
n : an antimetabolite used to treat certain cancers

fluorspar
n : a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine [syn: {fluorite}, {fluor}]

fluosilicate
n : salt of fluosilicic acid

fluosilicic acid
n : an unstable poisonous corrosive acid know primarily in the form of its salts [syn: {hydrofluosilicic acid}]

fluoxetine
n : a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Prozac) [syn: {Prozac}]

fluphenazine
n : tranquilizer used to treat psychotic disorders

flurazepam
n : tranquilizer (trade name Dalmane) used to treat insomnia [syn: {flurazepam hydrochloride}, {Dalmane}]

flurazepam hydrochloride
n : tranquilizer (trade name Dalmane) used to treat insomnia [syn: {flurazepam}, {Dalmane}]

flurbiprofen
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Ansaid) that is administered only orally [syn: {Ansaid}]

flurried
flurry
n 1: a rapid bustling commotion [syn: {bustle}, {hustle}, {ado}, {fuss}, {stir}]
2: a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that); "he had to close the window against the flurries"; "there was a flurry of chicken feathers" [syn: {snow flurry}]
v 1: move in an agitated or confused manner
2: cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" [syn: {confuse}, {disconcert}, {put off}] [also: {flurried}]

flurried
See {flurry}

flurry
n 1: a rapid bustling commotion [syn: {bustle}, {hustle}, {ado}, {fuss}, {stir}]
2: a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that); "he had to close the window against the flurries"; "there was a flurry of chicken feathers" [syn: {snow flurry}]
v 1: move in an agitated or confused manner
2: cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" [syn: {confuse}, {disconcert}, {put off}] [also: {flurried}]

flush
adj 1: of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane; "a door flush with the wall"; "the bottom of the window is flush with the floor" [syn: {flush(p)}]
2: having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value; "an affluent banker"; "a speculator flush with cash"; "not merely rich but loaded"; "moneyed aristocrats"; "wealthy corporations" [syn: {affluent}, {loaded}, {moneyed}, {wealthy}]
n 1: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity [syn: {flower}, {prime}, {peak}, {heyday}, {bloom}, {blossom}, {efflorescence}]
2: a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health [syn: {bloom}, {blush}, {rosiness}]
3: sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders) [syn: {hot flash}]
4: a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit
5: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" [syn: {bang}, {boot}, {charge}, {rush}, {thrill}, {kick}]
6: a sudden rapid flow (as of water); "he heard the flush of a toilet"; "there was a little gush of blood"; "she attacked him with an outpouring of words" [syn: {gush}, {outpouring}]
7: sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty) [syn: {blush}]
adv 1: squarely or solidly; "hit him flush in the face"
2: in the same plane; "set it flush with the top of the table"
v 1: turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by" [syn: {blush}, {crimson}, {redden}]
2: flow freely; "The garbage flushed down the river"
3: make level or straight; "level the ground" [syn: {level}, {even out}, {even}]
4: polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes" [syn: {buff}, {burnish}, {furbish}]
5: rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank" [syn: {scour}, {purge}]
6: irrigate with water from a sluice; "sluice the earth" [syn: {sluice}]
7: cause to flow or flood with or as if with water; "flush the meadows"

flush down
v : flow freely; "The body washed down the river" [syn: {wash down}]

flush it
v : fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?" [syn: {fail}, {flunk}, {bomb}] [ant: {pass}]

flush toilet
n : a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it [syn: {lavatory}]

flushed
adj 1: having the pinkish flush of health [syn: {rose-cheeked}, {rosy}, {rosy-cheeked}]
2: (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion; "crimson with fury"; "turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened eyes"; "red-faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment" [syn: {crimson}, {red}, {reddened}, {red-faced}]

flushless toilet
n : a toilet that relies on bacteria to break down waste matter (instead of using water)

flush-seamed
adj : laid edge-to-edge (not overlapping)

fluster
n : a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset [syn: {perturbation}]
v 1: be flustered; behave in a confused manner
2: cause to be nervous or upset

flustered
adj : thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term) [syn: {hot and bothered(p)}, {perturbed}, {rattled}]

flute
n 1: a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown [syn: {transverse flute}]
2: a tall narrow wineglass [syn: {flute glass}, {champagne flute}]
3: a groove or furrow in cloth etc especially the shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column [syn: {fluting}]
v : form flutes in

flute glass
n : a tall narrow wineglass [syn: {flute}, {champagne flute}]

flute player
n : someone who plays the flute [syn: {flutist}, {flautist}]

fluting
n : a groove or furrow in cloth etc especially the shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column [syn: {flute}]

flutist
n : someone who plays the flute [syn: {flautist}, {flute player}]

flutter
n 1: the act of moving back and forth [syn: {waver}, {flicker}]
2: abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block
3: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: {disturbance}, {disruption}, {commotion}, {stir}, {hurly burly}, {to-do}, {hoo-ha}, {hoo-hah}, {kerfuffle}]
4: the motion made by flapping up and down [syn: {flap}, {flapping}, {fluttering}]
v 1: move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart [syn: {flit}, {fleet}, {dart}]
2: move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered" [syn: {flicker}, {waver}, {flitter}, {quiver}]
3: beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated" [syn: {palpitate}]
4: wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids" [syn: {bat}]

flutter kick
n : a swimming kick; the legs are moved rapidly up and down without bending the knees

fluttering
n : the motion made by flapping up and down [syn: {flap}, {flapping}, {flutter}]

fluvastatin
n : least expensive statin drug (trade name Lescol); usually taken orally at bedtime [syn: {Lescol}]

fluvial
adj : of or relating to or happening in a river; "fluvial deposits"

flux
n 1: the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface
2: a flow or discharge [syn: {fluxion}]
3: a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed
4: excessive discharge of liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea)
5: a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action; "the flux following the death of the emperor" [syn: {state of flux}]
6: the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle [syn: {magnetic field}, {magnetic flux}]
7: (physics) the number of flux changes per unit area [syn: {flux density}]
8: in constant change; "his opinions are in flux"; "the newness and flux of the computer industry"
v 1: move or progress freely as if in a stream; "The crowd flowed out of the stadium" [syn: {flow}]
2: become liquid or fluid when heated; "the frozen fat liquefied" [syn: {liquefy}, {liquify}]
3: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" [syn: {blend}, {mix}, {conflate}, {commingle}, {immix}, {fuse}, {coalesce}, {meld}, {combine}, {merge}]

flux applicator
n : an applicator for applying flux (as in soldering)

flux density
n : (physics) the number of flux changes per unit area [syn: {flux}]

flux density unit
n : a measure of the amount of flux per unit of cross sectional area

flux unit
n : a measure of the strength of a magnetic field per unit area [syn: {magnetic flux unit}]

fluxing lime
n : a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide [syn: {calcium oxide}, {quicklime}, {lime}, {calx}, {calcined lime}, {unslaked lime}, {burnt lime}]

fluxion
n : a flow or discharge [syn: {flux}]

fluxmeter
n : meter that measures magnetic flux by the current it generates in a coil

fly
adj : (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
n 1: two-winged insects characterized by active flight
2: flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent [syn: {tent-fly}, {rainfly}, {fly sheet}, {tent flap}]
3: an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or buttons concealed by a fold of cloth [syn: {fly front}]
4: (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air [syn: {fly ball}]
5: fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
v 1: travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly" [syn: {wing}]
2: move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"
3: fly a plane [syn: {aviate}, {pilot}]
4: transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America"
5: cause to fly or float; "fly a kite"
6: be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"
7: change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage"
8: pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him" [syn: {fell}, {vanish}]
9: travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?" 10: display in the air or cause to float; "fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N." 11: run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" [syn: {flee}, {take flight}] 12: travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic" 13: hit a fly 14: decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized" [syn: {vanish}, {vaporize}] [also: {flown}, {flew}]

fly agaric
n : poisonous (but rarely fatal) woodland fungus having a scarlet cap with white warts and white gills [syn: {Amanita muscaria}]

fly ash
n : fine solid particles of ash that are carried into the air when fuel is combusted

fly ball
n : (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air [syn: {fly}]

fly blind
v : fly an airplane solely by relying on instruments

fly bridge
n : the highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small (often open) deck above the pilot house [syn: {flying bridge}, {flybridge}, {monkey bridge}]

fly by
v 1: pass by while flying; "An enemy plane flew by"
2: move by very quickly [syn: {zip by}, {whisk by}]

fly casting
n : casting an artificial fly as a lure

fly contact
v : fly a plane by using visible landmarks or points of reference

fly front
n : an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or buttons concealed by a fold of cloth [syn: {fly}]

fly high
v 1: be elated; "He was flying high during the summer months"
2: gain in wealth [syn: {thrive}, {prosper}, {flourish}]

fly honeysuckle
n : erect deciduous North American shrub with red-tinged yellow-white flowers [syn: {American fly honeysuckle}, {Lonicera canadensis}]

fly in the face of
v : go against; "This action flies in the face of the agreement" [syn: {fly in the teeth of}]

fly in the ointment
n : an inconvenience that detracts from the usefulness of something

fly in the teeth of
v : go against; "This action flies in the face of the agreement" [syn: {fly in the face of}]

fly off the handle
v : get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" [syn: {flip one's lid}, {blow up}, {throw a fit}, {hit the roof}, {hit the ceiling}, {have kittens}, {have a fit}, {combust}, {blow one's stack}, {flip one's wig}, {lose one's temper}, {blow a fuse}, {go ballistic}]

fly on
v : continue flying

fly open
v : come open suddenly; "the doors flew open in the stroang gust"

fly orchid
n 1: any of several dwarf creeping orchids with small bizarre insectlike hairy flowers on slender stalks
2: European orchid whose flowers resemble flies [syn: {Ophrys insectifera}, {Ophrys muscifera}]

fly poison
n : all parts of plant are highly toxic; bulb pounded and used as a fly poison; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae [syn: {Amianthum muscaetoxicum}, {Amianthum muscitoxicum}]

fly rod
n : a long flexible fishing rod used in fly fishing

fly sheet
n : flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent [syn: {tent-fly}, {rainfly}, {fly}, {tent flap}]

fly tent
n : a tent with a fly front

fly the coop
v : flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" [syn: {run}, {scarper}, {turn tail}, {lam}, {run away}, {hightail it}, {bunk}, {head for the hills}, {take to the woods}, {escape}, {break away}]

flyaway
adj 1: irresponsibly frivolous; "flighty young girls" [syn: {flighty}]
2: (of hair or clothing) worn loose; "her flyaway hair"; "a flyaway coat"

flyblew
See {flyblow}

flyblown
adj 1: spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies; "flyblown meat"; "a sack of maggoty apricots" [syn: {maggoty}]
2: foul and run-down and repulsive; "a flyblown bar on the edge of town"; "a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town"; "squalid living conditions"; "sordid shantytowns" [syn: {squalid}, {sordid}]
3: especially of reputation; "the senator's seriously damaged reputation"; "a flyblown reputation"; "a tarnished reputation"; "inherited a spotted name" [syn: {besmirched}, {damaged}, {spotted}, {stained}, {sullied}, {tainted}, {tarnished}]

flyblown
See {flyblow}

flybridge
n : the highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small (often open) deck above the pilot house [syn: {flying bridge}, {fly bridge}, {monkey bridge}]

fly-by-night
adj 1: of businesses and businessmen; "a fly-by-night operation" [syn: {shady}]
2: of an impermanent nature; "the symphony is no fly-by-night venture"
n : a debtor who flees to avoid paying

flycatcher
n 1: any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing [syn: {Old World flycatcher}, {true flycatcher}]
2: large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing [syn: {New World flycatcher}, {tyrant flycatcher}, {tyrant bird}]

flycatching warbler
n : any of numerous American wood warblers that feed on insects caught on the wing

flyer
n 1: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" [syn: {circular}, {handbill}, {bill}, {broadside}, {broadsheet}, {flier}, {throwaway}]
2: someone who travels by air [syn: {flier}]
3: someone who operates an aircraft [syn: {aviator}, {aeronaut}, {airman}, {flier}]

fly-fish
v : fish with flies as lures [syn: {flyfish}]

flyfish
v : fish with flies as lures [syn: {fly-fish}]

fly-fishing
n : angling with an artificial fly as a lure

flying
adj 1: capable of or engaged in flight; "the bat is a flying animal"
2: moving swiftly; "fast-flying planes"; "played the difficult passage with flying fingers" [syn: {fast-flying}]
3: streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air; "ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her"; "flying banners"; "flags waving in the breeze" [syn: {aflare}, {flaring}, {waving}]
4: designed for swift movement or action; "a flying police squad is trained for quick action anywhere in the city"
5: of or relating to passage through the air especially aviation; "a flying time of three hours between cities"; "unidentified flying objects"
6: hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit" [syn: {quick}, {fast}]
7: done swiftly in or as if in the air; used e.g. of a racing start in which runners are already in motion as they cross the starting line; "a flying start"; "crossed the goal line with a flying leap"
n : an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him" [syn: {flight}]

flying bird
n : birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles [syn: {carinate}, {carinate bird}] [ant: {ratite}]

flying boat
n : a large seaplane that floats on the full rather than on pontoons

flying bomb
n : a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb [syn: {buzz bomb}, {robot bomb}, {doodlebug}, {V-1}]

flying bridge
n : the highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small (often open) deck above the pilot house [syn: {flybridge}, {fly bridge}, {monkey bridge}]

flying buttress
n : a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch [syn: {arc-boutant}]

flying carpet
n : (Asian folktale) an imaginary carpet that will fly people anywhere they wish to go

flying cat
n 1: arboreal nocturnal mammal of southeast Asia and the Philippines resembling a lemur and having a fold of skin on each side from neck to tail that is used for long gliding leaps [syn: {flying lemur}, {colugo}]
2: East Indian flying squirrel [syn: {taguan}, {flying marmot}, {Petaurista petaurista}]

flying colors
n : complete success; "they passed inspection with flying colors" [syn: {flying colours}]

flying colours
n : complete success; "they passed inspection with flying colors" [syn: {flying colors}]

flying dragon
n : any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body [syn: {dragon}, {flying lizard}]

flying drainpipe
n : a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed [syn: {ramjet}, {ramjet engine}, {atherodyde}, {athodyd}]

Flying Dutchman
n 1: the captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day
2: a phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope
3: a spectral ship said to be seen in storms, especially off the Cape of Good Hope

flying field
n : a place where planes take off and land [syn: {airfield}, {landing field}, {field}]

flying fish
n : tropical marine fishes having enlarged winglike fins used for brief gliding flight

flying fox
n : large bat with a head that resembles the head of a fox

flying gecko
n : having membranous expansions along sides of body and limbs and tail [syn: {fringed gecko}, {Ptychozoon homalocephalum}]

flying gurnard
n : tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins [syn: {flying robin}, {butterflyfish}]

flying horse
n : (Greek mythology) immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa; was tamed by Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given him by Athena; as the flying horse of the Muses it is a symbol of high-flying imagination [syn: {Pegasus}]

flying jib
n : the outermost of two or more jibs

flying lemur
n : arboreal nocturnal mammal of southeast Asia and the Philippines resembling a lemur and having a fold of skin on each side from neck to tail that is used for long gliding leaps [syn: {flying cat}, {colugo}]

flying lizard
n : any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body [syn: {dragon}, {flying dragon}]

flying mare
n : a wrestling maneuver

flying marmot
n : East Indian flying squirrel [syn: {taguan}, {flying cat}, {Petaurista petaurista}]

flying mouse
n : tiny flying phalanger

flying opossum
n : nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body [syn: {flying phalanger}, {flying squirrel}]

flying phalanger
n : nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body [syn: {flying opossum}, {flying squirrel}]

flying reptile
n : extinct flying reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a birdlike beak and membranous wings supported by the very long fourth digit of each forelimb [syn: {pterosaur}]

flying robin
n : tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins [syn: {flying gurnard}, {butterflyfish}]

flying saucer
n : an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins [syn: {unidentified flying object}, {UFO}]

flying school
n : a school for teaching students to fly airplanes

flying squad
n : a mobile group of trained people (police or executives or officials) able to move quickly in the case of emergencies

flying squirrel
n : nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body [syn: {flying phalanger}, {flying opossum}]

flying start
n 1: a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line [syn: {running start}]
2: a quick and auspicious beginning [syn: {running start}]

flyleaf
n : a blank leaf in the front of back of a book [also: {flyleaves} (pl)]

flyleaves
flyleaf
n : a blank leaf in the front of back of a book [also: {flyleaves} (pl)]

flyleaves
See {flyleaf}

flyover
n 1: bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels; "an overpass is called a flyover or a flypast in England" [syn: {overpass}, {flypast}]
2: a low-altitude flight (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground [syn: {flypast}]

flypaper
n : paper that is poisoned or coated with a sticky substance to kill flies

flypast
n 1: bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels; "an overpass is called a flyover or a flypast in England" [syn: {overpass}, {flyover}]
2: a low-altitude flight (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground [syn: {flyover}]

flyspeck
adj : very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy" [syn: {bantam}, {diminutive}, {lilliputian}, {midget}, {petite}, {tiny}]
n : a tiny dark speck made by the excrement of a fly

flyswat
n : an implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects [syn: {swatter}, {flyswatter}]

flyswatter
n : an implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects [syn: {swatter}, {flyswat}]

flytrap
n : a trap for catching flies

flyway
n : the geographic route along which birds customarily migrate [syn: {migration route}]

flyweight
n 1: weighs no more than 115 pounds
2: an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 112 pounds

flywheel
n : regulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smoothes the operation of a reciprocating engine

FM
n 1: modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave [syn: {frequency modulation}]
2: a radioactive transuranic metallic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons [syn: {fermium}, {atomic number 100}]

fMRI
n : a form of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain that registers blood flow to functioning areas of the brain [syn: {functional magnetic resonance imaging}]

FNMA
n : a federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages [syn: {Federal National Mortgage Association}, {Fannie Mae}]

FO
n : an officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel or colonel [syn: {field-grade officer}, {field officer}]

foal
n : a young horse
v : give birth to a foal; "the mare foaled"

foaled
adj : (used of a horse or related animal) born

foam
n 1: a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid [syn: {froth}]
2: a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture
v : form bubbles; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" [syn: {froth}, {fizz}, {effervesce}, {sparkle}]

foam at the mouth
v : be in a state of uncontrolled anger [syn: {froth at the mouth}]

foam rubber
n : spongy rubber; made by introducing air bubbles before vulcanization

foamentation
n : a substance used as a warm moist medicinal compress or poultice

foamflower
n : stoloniferous white-flowered spring-blooming woodland plant [syn: {coolwart}, {false miterwort}, {false mitrewort}, {Tiarella cordifolia}]

foamier
foamy
adj 1: relating to or containing gas bubbles [syn: {frothy}]
2: emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer" [syn: {bubbling}, {bubbly}, {foaming}, {frothy}, {effervescing}]
3: producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease; "the rabid animal's frothing mouth" [syn: {foaming}, {frothing}]
4: covered with or resembling small bubbles as from being agitated by beating or heating; "the bubbling candy mixture"; "a cup of foaming cocoa"; "frothy milkshakes"; "frothy waves"; "spumy surf" [syn: {bubbling}, {foaming}, {frothing}, {spumous}, {spumy}, {sudsy}] [also: {foamiest}, {foamier}]

foamier
See {foamy}

foamiest
foamy
adj 1: relating to or containing gas bubbles [syn: {frothy}]
2: emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer" [syn: {bubbling}, {bubbly}, {foaming}, {frothy}, {effervescing}]
3: producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease; "the rabid animal's frothing mouth" [syn: {foaming}, {frothing}]
4: covered with or resembling small bubbles as from being agitated by beating or heating; "the bubbling candy mixture"; "a cup of foaming cocoa"; "frothy milkshakes"; "frothy waves"; "spumy surf" [syn: {bubbling}, {foaming}, {frothing}, {spumous}, {spumy}, {sudsy}] [also: {foamiest}, {foamier}]

foamiest
See {foamy}

foaminess
n : the property of being foamy

foaming
adj 1: emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer" [syn: {bubbling}, {bubbly}, {foamy}, {frothy}, {effervescing}]
2: producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease; "the rabid animal's frothing mouth" [syn: {foamy}, {frothing}]
3: covered with or resembling small bubbles as from being agitated by beating or heating; "the bubbling candy mixture"; "a cup of foaming cocoa"; "frothy milkshakes"; "frothy waves"; "spumy surf" [syn: {bubbling}, {foamy}, {frothing}, {spumous}, {spumy}, {sudsy}]

foamy
adj 1: relating to or containing gas bubbles [syn: {frothy}]
2: emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer" [syn: {bubbling}, {bubbly}, {foaming}, {frothy}, {effervescing}]
3: producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease; "the rabid animal's frothing mouth" [syn: {foaming}, {frothing}]
4: covered with or resembling small bubbles as from being agitated by beating or heating; "the bubbling candy mixture"; "a cup of foaming cocoa"; "frothy milkshakes"; "frothy waves"; "spumy surf" [syn: {bubbling}, {foaming}, {frothing}, {spumous}, {spumy}, {sudsy}] [also: {foamiest}, {foamier}]

fob
n 1: a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch [syn: {watch pocket}]
2: an adornment that hangs from a watch chain
3: short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest [syn: {watch chain}, {watch guard}]
v : deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" [syn: {trick}, {fox}, {pull a fast one on}, {play a trick on}] [also: {fobbing}, {fobbed}]

fob off
v : sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive [syn: {foist off}, {palm off}]

fobbed
fob
n 1: a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch [syn: {watch pocket}]
2: an adornment that hangs from a watch chain
3: short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest [syn: {watch chain}, {watch guard}]
v : deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" [syn: {trick}, {fox}, {pull a fast one on}, {play a trick on}] [also: {fobbing}, {fobbed}]

fobbed
See {fob}

fobbing
fob
n 1: a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch [syn: {watch pocket}]
2: an adornment that hangs from a watch chain
3: short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest [syn: {watch chain}, {watch guard}]
v : deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" [syn: {trick}, {fox}, {pull a fast one on}, {play a trick on}] [also: {fobbing}, {fobbed}]

fobbing
See {fob}

focal
adj 1: having or localized centrally at a focus; "focal point"; "focal infection"
2: of or relating to a focus; "focal length"

focal distance
n : the distance from a lens to its focus [syn: {focal length}]

focal epilepsy
n : epilepsy in which the attack begins with an isolated disturbance of cerebral function (as a twitching of a limb or an illusory sensation or a mental disturbance) [syn: {cortical epilepsy}]

focal infection
n : bacterial infection limited to a specific organ or region especially one causing symptoms elsewhere

focal length
n : the distance from a lens to its focus [syn: {focal distance}]

focal point
n 1: a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges [syn: {focus}]
2: a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the focus of infection" [syn: {focus}, {nidus}]

focal ratio
n : the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system [syn: {f number}, {stop number}, {speed}]

focal seizure
n : transitory disturbance in motor or sensory function resulting from abnormal cortical activity

focalisation
n 1: the confinement of an infection to a limited area [syn: {focalization}]
2: the act of bringing into focus [syn: {focalization}, {focusing}]

focalise
v 1: concentrate on a particular place or spot; "The infection has localized in the left eye" [syn: {localize}, {localise}, {focalize}]
2: bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions [syn: {concenter}, {concentre}, {focalize}, {focus}]
3: become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused" [syn: {focus}, {focalize}] [ant: {blur}]
4: put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie" [syn: {focus}, {focalize}, {sharpen}] [ant: {blur}]

focalization
n 1: the confinement of an infection to a limited area [syn: {focalisation}]
2: the act of bringing into focus [syn: {focalisation}, {focusing}]

focalize
v 1: concentrate on a particular place or spot; "The infection has localized in the left eye" [syn: {localize}, {localise}, {focalise}]
2: bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions [syn: {concenter}, {concentre}, {focalise}, {focus}]
3: become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused" [syn: {focus}, {focalise}] [ant: {blur}]
4: put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie" [syn: {focus}, {focalise}, {sharpen}] [ant: {blur}]

focally
adv : in a focal manner; "the submucosa was focally infiltrated"

foci
focus
n 1: the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life" [syn: {focusing}, {focussing}, {direction}, {centering}]
2: maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; "in focus"; "out of focus"
3: maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea; "the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion"
4: a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the focus of infection" [syn: {focal point}, {nidus}]
5: special emphasis attached to something; "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed" [syn: {stress}]
6: a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges [syn: {focal point}]
7: a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section
v 1: direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" [syn: {concentrate}, {center}, {centre}, {pore}, {rivet}]
2: cause to converge on or toward a central point; "Focus the light on this image" [ant: {blur}]
3: bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions [syn: {concenter}, {concentre}, {focalize}, {focalise}]
4: become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused" [syn: {focalize}, {focalise}] [ant: {blur}]
5: put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie" [syn: {focalize}, {focalise}, {sharpen}] [ant: {blur}] [also: {foci} (pl)]

foci
See {focus}

fo'c'sle
n : living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed [syn: {forecastle}]

focus
n 1: the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life" [syn: {focusing}, {focussing}, {direction}, {centering}]
2: maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; "in focus"; "out of focus"
3: maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea; "the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion"
4: a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the focus of infection" [syn: {focal point}, {nidus}]
5: special emphasis attached to something; "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed" [syn: {stress}]
6: a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges [syn: {focal point}]
7: a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section
v 1: direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" [syn: {concentrate}, {center}, {centre}, {pore}, {rivet}]
2: cause to converge on or toward a central point; "Focus the light on this image" [ant: {blur}]
3: bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions [syn: {concenter}, {concentre}, {focalize}, {focalise}]
4: become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused" [syn: {focalize}, {focalise}] [ant: {blur}]
5: put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie" [syn: {focalize}, {focalise}, {sharpen}] [ant: {blur}] [also: {foci} (pl)]

focus on
v : center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work" [syn: {center on}, {revolve around}, {revolve about}, {concentrate on}, {center}]

focused
adj 1: of an optical system (e.g. eye or opera glasses) adjusted to produce a clear image
2: being in focus or brought into focus [syn: {focussed}] [ant: {unfocused}]
3: (of light rays) converging on a point; "focused light rays can set something afire" [syn: {focussed}]
4: concentrated on or clustered around a central point or purpose [syn: {centered}, {centred}, {centralized}, {centralised}]

focusing
n 1: the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life" [syn: {focus}, {focussing}, {direction}, {centering}]
2: the act of bringing into focus [syn: {focalization}, {focalisation}]

focussed
adj 1: being in focus or brought into focus [syn: {focused}] [ant: {unfocused}]
2: (of light rays) converging on a point; "focused light rays can set something afire" [syn: {focused}]

focussing
n : the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life" [syn: {focus}, {focusing}, {direction}, {centering}]

fodder
n : coarse food (especially for cattle and horses) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop
v : give fodder (to domesticated animals)

foe
n 1: an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies" [syn: {enemy}, {foeman}, {opposition}]
2: a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years" [syn: {enemy}] [ant: {ally}]

foehn
n : a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps [syn: {fohn}]

foeman
n : an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies" [syn: {enemy}, {foe}, {opposition}]

Foeniculum
n : very small genus of aromatic European herbs with pinnately compound leaves and yellow flowers [syn: {genus Foeniculum}]

Foeniculum dulce
n : grown especially for its edible aromatic bulbous stem base [syn: {Florence fennel}, {Foeniculum vulgare dulce}]

Foeniculum vulgare
n : strongly aromatic with a smell of aniseed; leaves and seeds used for seasoning [syn: {common fennel}]

Foeniculum vulgare dulce
n : grown especially for its edible aromatic bulbous stem base [syn: {Florence fennel}, {Foeniculum dulce}]

foetal
adj : of or relating to a fetus; "fetal development" [syn: {fetal}]

foetal circulation
n : the system of blood vessels and structures through which blood moves in a fetus [syn: {fetal circulation}]

foetal distress
n : an abnormal condition of a fetus; usually discovered during pregnancy and characterized by an abnormal heart rhythm [syn: {fetal distress}]

foetal monitor
n : an electronic monitor that monitors fetal heartbeat and the mother's uterine contractions during childbirth [syn: {electronic fetal monitor}, {electronic foetal monitor}, {fetal monitor}]

foetal movement
n : motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the 16th week of pregnancy) [syn: {fetal movement}]

foetid
adj : offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell" [syn: {fetid}, {foul}, {foul-smelling}, {funky}, {noisome}, {smelly}, {putrid}, {stinking}]

foetid bugbane
n : bugbane of Siberia and eastern Asia having ill-smelling green-white flowers [syn: {fetid bugbane}, {Cimicifuga foetida}]

foetid pothos
n : deciduous perennial low-growing fetid swamp plant of eastern North America having minute flowers enclosed in a mottled greenish or purple cowl-shaped spathe [syn: {skunk cabbage}, {polecat weed}, {Symplocarpus foetidus}]

foetology
n : the branch of medicine concerned with the fetus in the uterus [syn: {fetology}]

foetometry
n : measurement of a fetus (especially the diameter of the head) [syn: {fetometry}]

foetoprotein
n : any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer [syn: {fetoprotein}]

foetor
n : a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn: {malodor}, {malodour}, {stench}, {stink}, {reek}, {fetor}, {mephitis}]

foetoscope
n : a stethoscope placed on the pregnant woman's abdomen to listen for the fetal heartbeat [syn: {fetoscope}]

foetoscopy
n : prenatal diagnosis that allows direct observation of a fetus in the uterus and the withdrawal of fetal blood [syn: {fetoscopy}]

foetus
n : an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal [syn: {fetus}]

fog
n 1: droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
2: an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance [syn: {fogginess}, {murk}, {murkiness}]
3: confusion characterized by lack of clarity [syn: {daze}, {haze}]
v : make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds" [syn: {obscure}, {befog}, {becloud}, {obnubilate}, {haze over}, {cloud}, {mist}] [also: {fogging}, {fogged}]

fog up
v : get foggy; "The windshield fogged up"

fogbank
n : a large mass of fog on the sea (as seen from a distance)

fogbound
adj : so enveloped in fog that it is not safe to move about; "a fogbound fleet"; "the fogbound city"

fogey
n : someone whose style is out of fashion [syn: {dodo}, {fogy}, {fossil}]

fogged
adj : obscured by fog; "he could barely see through the fogged window" [syn: {foggy}]

fogged
fog
n 1: droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
2: an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance [syn: {fogginess}, {murk}, {murkiness}]
3: confusion characterized by lack of clarity [syn: {daze}, {haze}]
v : make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds" [syn: {obscure}, {befog}, {becloud}, {obnubilate}, {haze over}, {cloud}, {mist}] [also: {fogging}, {fogged}]

fogged
See {fog}

foggier
foggy
adj 1: filled or abounding with fog or mist; "a brumous October morning" [syn: {brumous}, {hazy}, {misty}]
2: stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion) [syn: {dazed}, {groggy}, {logy}, {stuporous}]
3: indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" [syn: {bleary}, {blurred}, {blurry}, {fuzzy}, {hazy}, {muzzy}]
4: obscured by fog; "he could barely see through the fogged window" [syn: {fogged}] [also: {foggiest}, {foggier}]

foggier
See {foggy}

foggiest
foggy
adj 1: filled or abounding with fog or mist; "a brumous October morning" [syn: {brumous}, {hazy}, {misty}]
2: stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion) [syn: {dazed}, {groggy}, {logy}, {stuporous}]
3: indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" [syn: {bleary}, {blurred}, {blurry}, {fuzzy}, {hazy}, {muzzy}]
4: obscured by fog; "he could barely see through the fogged window" [syn: {fogged}] [also: {foggiest}, {foggier}]

foggiest
See {foggy}

fogginess
n 1: an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance [syn: {fog}, {murk}, {murkiness}]
2: the quality of being indistinct [syn: {indistinctness}, {blurriness}, {fuzziness}] [ant: {distinctness}]

fogging
fog
n 1: droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
2: an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance [syn: {fogginess}, {murk}, {murkiness}]
3: confusion characterized by lack of clarity [syn: {daze}, {haze}]
v : make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds" [syn: {obscure}, {befog}, {becloud}, {obnubilate}, {haze over}, {cloud}, {mist}] [also: {fogging}, {fogged}]

fogging
See {fog}

foggy
adj 1: filled or abounding with fog or mist; "a brumous October morning" [syn: {brumous}, {hazy}, {misty}]
2: stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion) [syn: {dazed}, {groggy}, {logy}, {stuporous}]
3: indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" [syn: {bleary}, {blurred}, {blurry}, {fuzzy}, {hazy}, {muzzy}]
4: obscured by fog; "he could barely see through the fogged window" [syn: {fogged}] [also: {foggiest}, {foggier}]

Foggy Bottom
n : terms sometimes used to refer to Washington, D.C. [syn: {Potomac}]

foghorn
n 1: a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fog-bound ships [syn: {fogsignal}]
2: a warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone

foglamp
n : headlight that provides strong beam for use in foggy weather

fogsignal
n : a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fog-bound ships [syn: {foghorn}]

fogy
n : someone whose style is out of fashion [syn: {dodo}, {fogey}, {fossil}]

fogyish
adj : (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned; "moss-grown ideas about family life" [syn: {moss-grown}, {mossy}, {stick-in-the-mud(p)}, {stodgy}]

fohn
n : a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps [syn: {foehn}]

foible
n 1: a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual [syn: {idiosyncrasy}, {mannerism}]
2: the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip

foie gras
n : a pate made from goose liver (marinated in cognac) and truffles [syn: {pate de foie gras}]

foil
n 1: a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal; "the photographic film was wrapped in foil"
2: anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities; "pretty girls like plain friends as foils" [syn: {enhancer}]
3: a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through; "the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils" [syn: {hydrofoil}]
4: picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector [syn: {transparency}]
5: a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
v 1: enhance by contrast; "In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background"
2: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn: {thwart}, {queer}, {spoil}, {scotch}, {cross}, {frustrate}, {baffle}, {bilk}]
3: cover or back with foil; "foil mirrors"

foiled
adj : disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted" [syn: {defeated}, {disappointed}, {discomfited}, {frustrated}, {thwarted}]

foiling
n : an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts [syn: {frustration}, {thwarting}]

foist
v 1: to force onto another; "He foisted his work on me"
2: insert surreptitiously or without warrant

foist off
v : sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive [syn: {palm off}, {fob off}]

folacin
n : a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction [syn: {vitamin Bc}, {vitamin M}, {folate}, {folic acid}, {pteroylglutamic acid}, {pteroylmonoglutamic acid}]

folate
n : a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction [syn: {vitamin Bc}, {vitamin M}, {folic acid}, {folacin}, {pteroylglutamic acid}, {pteroylmonoglutamic acid}]

fold
n 1: an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow" [syn: {crease}, {plication}, {flexure}, {crimp}, {bend}]
2: a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church [syn: {congregation}, {faithful}]
3: a folded part (as a fold of skin or muscle) [syn: {plica}]
4: a pen for sheep [syn: {sheepfold}, {sheep pen}, {sheepcote}]
5: the act of folding; "he gave the napkins a double fold" [syn: {folding}]
v 1: bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar" [syn: {fold up}, {turn up}] [ant: {unfold}]
2: intertwine; "fold one's hands, arms, or legs"
3: incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating; "Fold the egg whites into the batter"
4: cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M." [syn: {close}, {shut down}, {close down}] [ant: {open}]
5: confine in a fold, like sheep [syn: {pen up}]
6: become folded or folded up; "The bed folds in a jiffy" [syn: {fold up}]

fold up
v 1: bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar" [syn: {fold}, {turn up}] [ant: {unfold}]
2: become folded or folded up; "The bed folds in a jiffy" [syn: {fold}]

foldable
adj : capable of being folded up and stored; "a foldaway bed" [syn: {foldaway}, {folding(a)}]

foldaway
adj : capable of being folded up and stored; "a foldaway bed" [syn: {foldable}, {folding(a)}]

folded
adj : bent over or doubled up so that one part lies on another; "a folded map"; "a folded tophat is collapsed"; "when a bird's wings are brought close to the body they are spoken of as folded" [ant: {unfolded}]

folded-up
adj : made compact by doubling or bending over; "a folded-up newspaper"

folder
n 1: a small book usually having a paper cover [syn: {booklet}, {brochure}, {leaflet}, {pamphlet}]
2: covering that is folded over to protect the contents

folderol
n 1: nonsensical talk or writing [syn: {rubbish}, {tripe}, {trumpery}, {trash}, {wish-wash}, {applesauce}, {codswallop}]
2: ornamental objects of no great value [syn: {falderal}, {frills}, {gimcrackery}, {gimcracks}, {nonsense}, {trumpery}]

folding
adj : capable of being folded up and stored; "a foldaway bed" [syn: {foldable}, {foldaway}, {folding(a)}]
n 1: the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape; "understanding protein folding is the next step in deciphering the genetic code" [syn: {protein folding}]
2: the act of folding; "he gave the napkins a double fold" [syn: {fold}]

folding chair
n : a chair that can be folded flat for storage

folding door
n : an interior door that opens by folding back in sections (rather than by swinging on hinges) [syn: {accordion door}]

folding money
n : currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie [syn: {paper money}, {paper currency}]

foldout
n : an oversize page that is folded in to a book or magazine [syn: {gatefold}]

folia
folium
n : a thin layer or stratum of (especially metamorphic) rock [also: {folia} (pl)]

folia
See {folium}

foliaceous
adj 1: of or pertaining to or resembling the leaf of a plant
2: bearing numerous leaves [syn: {foliose}, {foliaged}]
3: (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata [syn: {foliate}, {foliated}]

foliage
n 1: the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants [syn: {leaf}, {leafage}]
2: (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament [syn: {foliation}]

foliaged
adj : bearing numerous leaves [syn: {foliaceous}, {foliose}]

foliate
adj 1: ornamented with foliage or foils; "foliate tracery"; "a foliated capital" [syn: {foliated}]
2: (often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves; "`foliate' is combined with the prefix `tri' to form the word `trifoliate'"
3: (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata [syn: {foliated}, {foliaceous}]
v 1: hammer into thin flat foils; "foliate metal"
2: decorate with leaves
3: coat or back with metal foil; "foliate glass"
4: number the pages of a book or manuscript [syn: {paginate}, {page}]
5: grow leaves; "the tree foliated in Spring"

foliated
adj 1: ornamented with foliage or foils; "foliate tracery"; "a foliated capital" [syn: {foliate}]
2: (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata [syn: {foliate}, {foliaceous}]

foliation
n 1: (botany) the process of forming leaves [syn: {leafing}]
2: (geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock
3: (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament [syn: {foliage}]
4: the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves
5: the work of coating glass with metal foil

folic acid
n : a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction [syn: {vitamin Bc}, {vitamin M}, {folate}, {folacin}, {pteroylglutamic acid}, {pteroylmonoglutamic acid}]

folie
n : (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness [syn: {mental disorder}, {mental disturbance}, {disturbance}, {psychological disorder}]

folie a deux
n : the simultaneous occurrence of symptoms of a mental disorder (as delusions) in two persons who are closely related (as siblings or man and wife)

folio
n 1: the system of numbering pages [syn: {pagination}, {page number}, {paging}]
2: a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) [syn: {leaf}]
3: a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages; "the first folio of Shakespeare's plays"

foliolate
adj : (often used as a combining form) having leaflets (compound leaves) or a specified kind or number of leaflets; "`foliolate' is combined with the prefix `bi' to form the word `bifoliolate'"

foliose
adj : bearing numerous leaves [syn: {foliaceous}, {foliaged}]

folium
n : a thin layer or stratum of (especially metamorphic) rock [also: {folia} (pl)]

folk
n 1: people in general; "they're just country folk"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next" [syn: {common people}]
2: a social division of (usually preliterate) people [syn: {tribe}]
3: people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" [syn: {family}, {family line}, {kinfolk}, {kinsfolk}, {sept}, {phratry}]
4: the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community [syn: {folk music}, {ethnic music}]

folk art
n : genre of art of unknown origin that reflects traditional values of a society

folk ballad
n : a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture [syn: {folk song}, {folksong}]

folk dance
n : a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts) [syn: {folk dancing}]
v : perform a folk-dance

folk dancer
n : someone who does folk dances

folk dancing
n : a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts) [syn: {folk dance}]

folk etymology
n : a popular but erroneous etymology

folk music
n : the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community [syn: {ethnic music}, {folk}]

folk poet
n : a folk writer who composes in verse

folk singer
n : a singer of folk songs [syn: {jongleur}, {minstrel}, {poet-singer}, {troubadour}]

folk song
n : a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture [syn: {folksong}, {folk ballad}]

folk tale
n : a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk [syn: {folktale}]

folk writer
n : a writer of folktales

folklore
n : the unwritten literature (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture

folks
n : your parents; "he wrote to his folks every day"

folksier
folksy
adj 1: characteristic of country life; "cracker-barrel philosophy"; "folksy humor"; "the air of homespun country boys" [syn: {cracker-barrel}, {homespun}]
2: very informal and familiar; "a folksy radio commentator"; "a folksy style" [also: {folksiest}, {folksier}]

folksier
See {folksy}

folksiest
folksy
adj 1: characteristic of country life; "cracker-barrel philosophy"; "folksy humor"; "the air of homespun country boys" [syn: {cracker-barrel}, {homespun}]
2: very informal and familiar; "a folksy radio commentator"; "a folksy style" [also: {folksiest}, {folksier}]

folksiest
See {folksy}

folksong
n : a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture [syn: {folk song}, {folk ballad}]

folksy
adj 1: characteristic of country life; "cracker-barrel philosophy"; "folksy humor"; "the air of homespun country boys" [syn: {cracker-barrel}, {homespun}]
2: very informal and familiar; "a folksy radio commentator"; "a folksy style" [also: {folksiest}, {folksier}]

folktale
n : a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk [syn: {folk tale}]

follicle
n : any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity

follicle-stimulating hormone
n : a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female mammals, and activates sperm-forming cells in male mammals [syn: {FSH}]

follicular
adj : of or relating to or constituting a follicle

folliculitis
n : inflammation of a hair follicle

follies
n : a revue with elaborate costuming

follow
v 1: to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum" [ant: {precede}]
2: be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday" [syn: {postdate}] [ant: {predate}]
3: come as a logical consequence; follow logically; "It follows that your assertion is false"; "the theorem falls out nicely" [syn: {fall out}]
4: travel along a certain course; "follow the road"; "follow the trail" [syn: {travel along}]
5: act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules" [syn: {comply}, {abide by}]
6: come after in time, as a result; "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake" [syn: {come after}]
7: behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example" [syn: {conform to}]
8: be next; "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following"
9: choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals" [syn: {adopt}, {espouse}] 10: to bring something about at a later time than; "She followed dinner with a brandy"; "He followed his lecture with a question and answer period" 11: imitate in behavior; take as a model; "Teenagers follow their friends in everything" [syn: {take after}] 12: follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress" [syn: {trace}] 13: follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars" [syn: {watch}, {observe}, {watch over}, {keep an eye on}] 14: be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?" [syn: {succeed}, {come after}] [ant: {precede}] 15: perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano" [syn: {play along}, {accompany}] 16: keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign policies" [syn: {keep up}, {keep abreast}] 17: to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience" [syn: {come}] 18: accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of; "Let's follow our great helmsman!"; "She followed a guru for years" 19: adhere to or practice; "These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion" 20: work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher" [syn: {be}] 21: keep under surveillance; "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing" [syn: {surveil}, {survey}] 22: follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" [syn: {pursue}] 23: grasp the meaning; "Can you follow her argument?"; "When he lectures, I cannot follow" 24: keep to; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet" [syn: {stick to}, {stick with}]

follow out
v : pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal" [syn: {follow through}, {follow up}, {carry out}, {implement}, {put through}, {go through}]

follow suit
v : do what someone else is doing

follow through
v 1: carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball
2: pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal" [syn: {follow up}, {follow out}, {carry out}, {implement}, {put through}, {go through}]

follow up
v 1: pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal" [syn: {follow through}, {follow out}, {carry out}, {implement}, {put through}, {go through}]
2: increase the effectiveness or success of by further action; "The doctor followed up the surgery with radiation"

follow up on
v : carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter soon?" [syn: {pursue}, {act on}]

follower
n 1: an ordinary person who accepts the leadership of another [ant: {leader}]
2: someone who travels behind or pursues another

followers
n : a group of followers or enthusiasts [syn: {following}]

following
adj 1: going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction; "the crowd of following cars made the occasion seem like a parade"; "tried to outrun the following footsteps" [ant: {leading}]
2: in the desired direction; "a following wind" [syn: {following(a)}]
3: immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list" [syn: {next}]
4: about to be mentioned or specified; "the following items" [syn: {following(a)}, {undermentioned}]
n 1: a group of followers or enthusiasts [syn: {followers}]
2: the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit" [syn: {pursuit}, {chase}]

follow-on
n : an immediate second innings forced on a cricket team scoring a prescribed number of runs fewer than it opponents in the first innings

follow-through
n 1: carrying some project or intention to full completion; "I appreciated his follow-through on his promise"
2: the act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion; "his follow-through was straight down the line toward the target"; "squash can be dangerous if your opponent has a long follow-through"

follow-up
n 1: a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work; "his new software is a follow-up to the programs they started with" [syn: {followup}]
2: an activity that continues something that has already begun or that repeats something that has already been done [syn: {followup}]
3: a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment [syn: {followup}, {reexamination}, {review}]

followup
n 1: a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work; "his new software is a follow-up to the programs they started with" [syn: {follow-up}]
2: an activity that continues something that has already begun or that repeats something that has already been done [syn: {follow-up}]
3: a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment [syn: {follow-up}, {reexamination}, {review}]

folly
n 1: the trait of acting stupidly or rashly [syn: {foolishness}, {unwiseness}] [ant: {wisdom}]
2: a stupid mistake [syn: {stupidity}, {betise}, {foolishness}, {imbecility}]
3: the quality of being rash and foolish [syn: {foolishness}, {craziness}]
4: foolish or senseless behavior [syn: {foolery}, {tomfoolery}, {craziness}, {lunacy}, {indulgence}]

Folsom culture
n : the Paleo-American culture of Central America and North America; distinguished chiefly by a thin finely made flint projectile point having the shape of a leaf

foment
v 1: try to stir up public opinion [syn: {agitate}, {stir up}]
2: bathe with warm water or medicated lotions; "His legs should be fomented"

fomentation
n 1: application of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation
2: deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) [syn: {instigation}]

fomenter
n : one who agitates; a political troublemaker [syn: {agitator}]

Fomes
n : genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial shelflike sporophores often of large size; includes some that cause destructive heartrot in trees [syn: {genus Fomes}]

Fomes igniarius
n : fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses [syn: {agaric}]

fomite
n : any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another [syn: {vehicle}]

Fomor
n : one of a group of Celtic sea demons sometimes associated with the hostile power of nature [syn: {Fomorian}]

Fomorian
n : one of a group of Celtic sea demons sometimes associated with the hostile power of nature [syn: {Fomor}]

fond
adj 1: having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace" [syn: {affectionate}, {caring}, {lovesome}, {tender}, {warm}]
2: extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent; "adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother" [syn: {adoring}, {doting}]
3: absurd or silly because unlikely; "fond hopes of becoming President"; "fond fancies"
4: (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for; "fond of chocolate"; "partial to horror movies" [syn: {fond(p)}, {partial(p)}]

fond regard
n : a feeling of affection for a person or an institution [syn: {attachment}]

Fonda
n 1: United States film actress and daughter of Henry Fonda (born in 1937) [syn: {Jane Fonda}]
2: United States film actor (1905-1982) [syn: {Henry Fonda}]

fondant
n : candy made of a thick creamy sugar paste

fondle
v : touch lightly and with affection, with brushing motions; "He stroked his long beard" [syn: {stroke}]

fondler
n 1: a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one; "they are heavy petters" [syn: {petter}]
2: a molester who touches the intimate parts of the victim; "the woman charged that her jailer was a fondler"; "not all fondlers are sexual perverts"

fondling
n : affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) [syn: {caressing}, {cuddling}, {hugging}, {kissing}, {necking}, {petting}, {smooching}, {snuggling}]

fondly
adv : with fondness; with love; "she spoke to her children fondly" [syn: {lovingly}]

fondness
n 1: a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey" [syn: {fancy}, {partiality}]
2: a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart" [syn: {affection}, {affectionateness}, {tenderness}, {heart}, {warmheartedness}]
3: a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love [syn: {affectionateness}, {lovingness}, {warmth}]

fondu
n 1: cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces [syn: {fondue}]
2: hot sauce-like melted cheese or chocolate in which bread or fruits are dipped [syn: {fondue}]

fondue
n 1: cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces [syn: {fondu}]
2: hot sauce-like melted cheese or chocolate in which bread or fruits are dipped [syn: {fondu}]

font
n 1: a specific size and style of type within a type family [syn: {fount}, {typeface}, {face}]
2: bowl for baptismal water [syn: {baptismal font}, {baptistry}, {baptistery}]

font cartridge
n : any font that is contained in a cartridge that can be plugged into a computer printer [syn: {cartridge font}]

fontanel
n : any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus [syn: {fontanelle}, {soft spot}]

fontanelle
n : any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus [syn: {fontanel}, {soft spot}]

Fontanne
n : United States actress (born in England) who married Alfred Lunt and performed with him in many plays (1887-1983) [syn: {Lynn Fontanne}]

Fontenoy
n : a battle in 1745 in which the French army under Marshal Saxe defeated the English army and their allies under the duke of Cumberland [syn: {Battle of Fontenoy}]

Fonteyn
n : English dancer who danced with Rudolf Nureyev (born in 1919) [syn: {Dame Margot Fonteyn}]

food
n 1: any substance that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue [syn: {nutrient}]
2: any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment; "food and drink"
3: anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking [syn: {food for thought}, {intellectual nourishment}]

food additive
n : an additive to food intended to improve its flavor or appearance or shelf-life [syn: {artificial additive}]

food allergy
n : allergic reaction to a substance ingested in food

Food and Agriculture Organization
n : the United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture [syn: {Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}, {FAO}]

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
n : the United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture [syn: {Food and Agriculture Organization}, {FAO}]

Food and Drug Administration
n : a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products [syn: {FDA}]

food bank
n : a place where food is contributed and made available to those in need; "they set up a food bank for the flood victims"

food cache
n : food in a secure or hidden storage place

food chain
n : (ecology) a community of organisms where each member is eaten in turn by another member

food color
n : a digestible substance used to give color to food; "food color made from vegetable dyes" [syn: {coloring}, {colouring}, {food coloring}, {food colouring}, {food colour}]

food coloring
n : a digestible substance used to give color to food; "food color made from vegetable dyes" [syn: {coloring}, {colouring}, {food colouring}, {food color}, {food colour}]

food colour
n : a digestible substance used to give color to food; "food color made from vegetable dyes" [syn: {coloring}, {colouring}, {food coloring}, {food colouring}, {food color}]

food colouring
n : a digestible substance used to give color to food; "food color made from vegetable dyes" [syn: {coloring}, {colouring}, {food coloring}, {food color}, {food colour}]

food company
n : a company that processes and sells food

food cycle
n : (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains [syn: {food web}]

food elevator
n : a small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another [syn: {dumbwaiter}]

food faddist
n : a person who adheres briefly to different diets

food fish
n : any fish used for food by human beings

food for thought
n : anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking [syn: {food}, {intellectual nourishment}]

food grain
n : foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses [syn: {grain}, {cereal}]

food hamper
n : a hamper for packing and transporting food

food manufacturer
n : a person who manufactures food products

food market
n : a marketplace where groceries are sold; "the grocery store included a meat market" [syn: {grocery store}, {grocery}, {market}]

food poisoning
n : illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food [syn: {gastrointestinal disorder}]

food processor
n : a kitchen appliance with interchangeable blades; used for shredding or blending or chopping or slicing food

food product
n : a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food [syn: {foodstuff}]

food pyramid
n : (ecology) a hierarchy of food chains with the principle predator at the top; each level preys on the level below

food shop
n : a shop selling delicatessen (as salads or cooked meats) [syn: {delicatessen}, {deli}]

food stamp
n : government-issued stamps used in exchange for food

food turner
n : cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food [syn: {turner}]

food waste
n : food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) [syn: {garbage}, {refuse}, {scraps}]

food web
n : (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains [syn: {food cycle}]

foodie
n : a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) [syn: {epicure}, {gourmet}, {gastronome}, {bon vivant}, {epicurean}]

foodless
adj : being without food

foodstuff
n 1: (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer [syn: {grocery}]
2: a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food [syn: {food product}]

fool
n 1: a person who lacks good judgment [syn: {sap}, {saphead}, {muggins}, {tomfool}]
2: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of [syn: {chump}, {gull}, {mark}, {patsy}, {fall guy}, {sucker}, {soft touch}, {mug}]
3: a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the middle ages [syn: {jester}, {motley fool}]
v 1: make a fool or dupe of [syn: {gull}, {befool}]
2: spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance" [syn: {fritter}, {frivol away}, {dissipate}, {shoot}, {fritter away}, {fool away}]
3: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: {gull}, {dupe}, {slang}, {befool}, {cod}, {put on}, {take in}, {put one over}, {put one across}]
4: indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about" [syn: {horse around}, {arse around}, {fool around}]

fool around
v 1: indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about" [syn: {horse around}, {arse around}, {fool}]
2: commit adultery; "he plays around a lot" [syn: {play around}]

fool away
v : spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance" [syn: {fritter}, {frivol away}, {dissipate}, {shoot}, {fritter away}, {fool}]

foolery
n : foolish or senseless behavior [syn: {folly}, {tomfoolery}, {craziness}, {lunacy}, {indulgence}]

foolhardier
foolhardy
adj : marked by unthinking boldness; with defiant disregard for danger or consequences; "foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker"; "became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans"-Macaulay; "a reckless driver"; "a rash attempt to climb the World Trade Center" [syn: {rash}, {reckless}] [also: {foolhardiest}, {foolhardier}]

foolhardier
See {foolhardy}

foolhardiest
foolhardy
adj : marked by unthinking boldness; with defiant disregard for danger or consequences; "foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker"; "became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans"-Macaulay; "a reckless driver"; "a rash attempt to climb the World Trade Center" [syn: {rash}, {reckless}] [also: {foolhardiest}, {foolhardier}]

foolhardiest
See {foolhardy}

foolhardiness
n : the trait of giving little thought to danger [syn: {recklessness}, {rashness}]

foolhardy
adj : marked by unthinking boldness; with defiant disregard for danger or consequences; "foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker"; "became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans"-Macaulay; "a reckless driver"; "a rash attempt to climb the World Trade Center" [syn: {rash}, {reckless}] [also: {foolhardiest}, {foolhardier}]

fooling
adj : characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility; "a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter" [syn: {casual}]

foolish
adj 1: devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision" [ant: {wise}]
2: having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books" [syn: {anserine}, {dopy}, {dopey}, {goosey}, {goosy}, {gooselike}]

foolish woman
n : a female fool [syn: {flibbertigibbet}]

foolishly
adv : without good sense or judgment; "He acted foolishly when he agreed to come" [syn: {unwisely}] [ant: {wisely}]

foolishness
n 1: the trait of acting stupidly or rashly [syn: {folly}, {unwiseness}] [ant: {wisdom}]
2: the quality of being rash and foolish [syn: {folly}, {craziness}]
3: a stupid mistake [syn: {stupidity}, {betise}, {folly}, {imbecility}]

foolproof
adj : not liable to failure; "a foolproof identification system"; "the unfailing sign of an amateur"; "an unfailing test" [syn: {unfailing}]
v : proof against human misuse, error, etc.; "Foolproof this appliance" [syn: {goofproof}, {goof-proof}]

fool's cap
n : a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils [syn: {dunce cap}, {dunce's cap}]

fool's errand
n : a fruitless mission

fool's gold
n : a common mineral (iron disulfide) that has a pale yellow color [syn: {pyrite}, {iron pyrite}]

fool's huckleberry
n : straggling shrub of northwestern North America having foliage with a bluish tinge and umbels of small bell-shaped flowers [syn: {false azalea}, {Menziesia ferruginea}]

fool's paradise
n : an illusory state of wellbeing

fool's parsley
n : European weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley but causes nausea and poisoning when eaten [syn: {lesser hemlock}, {Aethusa cynapium}]

foolscap
n : a size of paper used especially in Britain

foot
n 1: a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard; "he is six feet tall" [syn: {ft}]
2: the foot of a human being; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot" [syn: {human foot}, {pes}]
3: the lower part of anything; "curled up on the foot of the bed"; "the foot of the page"; "the foot of the list"; "the foot of the mountain" [ant: {head}]
4: travel by foot; "he followed on foot"; "the swiftest of foot"
5: a foot of a vertebrate other than a human being [syn: {animal foot}]
6: a support resembling a pedal extremity; "one foot of the chair was on the carpet"
7: lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" [syn: {foundation}, {base}, {fundament}, {groundwork}, {substructure}, {understructure}]
8: any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates [syn: {invertebrate foot}]
9: an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot; "there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot" [syn: {infantry}] 10: a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger 11: a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm [syn: {metrical foot}, {metrical unit}]
v 1: pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill" [syn: {pick}]
2: walk; "let's hoof it to the disco" [syn: {leg it}, {hoof}, {hoof it}]
3: add a column of numbers [syn: {foot up}] [also: {feet} (pl)]

foot brake
n : hydraulic brake operated by pressing on a foot pedal

foot doctor
n : a specialist in care for the feet [syn: {chiropodist}, {podiatrist}]

foot lever
n : a lever that is operated with the foot [syn: {pedal}, {treadle}, {foot pedal}]

foot pedal
n : a lever that is operated with the foot [syn: {pedal}, {treadle}, {foot lever}]

foot race
n : a race run on foot; "she broke the record for the half-mile run" [syn: {footrace}, {run}]

foot rot
n 1: contagious degenerative infection of the feet of hoofed animals (especially cattle and sheep)
2: plant disease in which the stem or trunk rots at the base

foot rule
n : a ruler one foot long

foot soldier
n 1: fights on foot with small arms [syn: {infantryman}, {marcher}, {footslogger}]
2: an assistant subject to the authority or control of another [syn: {subordinate}, {subsidiary}, {underling}]

foot traffic
n : people coming and going on foot [syn: {pedestrian traffic}]

foot up
v : add a column of numbers [syn: {foot}]

footage
n 1: the amount of film that has been shot
2: a rate of charging by the linear foot of work done

foot-and-mouth disease
n : acute contagious disease of cloven-footed animals marked by ulcers in the mouth and around the hoofs [syn: {hoof-and-mouth disease}]

football
n 1: any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal [syn: {football game}]
2: the inflated oblong ball used in playing American football

football coach
n : a coach of football players

football field
n : the playing field on which football is played [syn: {gridiron}]

football game
n : any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal [syn: {football}]

football helmet
n : a padded helmet with a face mask to protect the head of football players

football hero
n : a football player who has achieved a reputation for success

football league
n : a league of football teams

football official
n : an official who enforces the rules at a football game

football play
n : (American football) a play by the offensive team

football player
n : an athlete who plays American football [syn: {footballer}]

football score
n : the score in a football game

football season
n : the season when football is played

football stadium
n : a stadium where football games are held

football team
n : a team that plays football [syn: {eleven}]

football tee
n : support holding a football on end and above the ground preparatory to the kickoff [syn: {tee}]

footballer
n : an athlete who plays American football [syn: {football player}]

footbath
n : a small bathtub for warming or washing or disinfecting the feet

footboard
n 1: a narrow platform on which to stand or brace the feet
2: a vertical board or panel forming the foot of a bedstead

footbridge
n : a bridge designed for pedestrians [syn: {overcrossing}, {pedestrian bridge}]

footcandle
n : a unit of illuminance on a surface that is everywhere 1 foot from a point source of 1 candle

footed
adj : having feet; "footed creatures"; "a footed sofa" [ant: {footless}]

footedness
n : the property of favoring one foot over the other (as in kicking a ball)

footer
n 1: (used only in combinations) the height or length of something in feet; "he is a six-footer"; "the golfer sank a 40-footer"; "his yacht is a 60-footer"
2: a person who travels by foot [syn: {pedestrian}, {walker}]
3: a printed note placed below the text on a printed page [syn: {footnote}]

footfall
n : the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch" [syn: {footstep}, {step}]

footfault
n : a fault that occurs when the server in tennis fails to keep both feet behind the baseline

footgear
n : covering for a person's feet [syn: {footwear}]

foothill
n : a relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain

foothills
n : hilly land on the lower slopes of mountains

foothold
n 1: an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies; "an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines"; "the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar" [syn: {bridgehead}]
2: a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing [syn: {footing}]
3: an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments; "the town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors"; "they are presently attempting to gain a foothold in the Russian market" [syn: {beachhead}]

footing
n 1: status with respect to the relations between people or groups; "on good terms with her in-laws"; "on a friendly footing" [syn: {terms}]
2: a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis" [syn: {basis}, {ground}]
3: a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing [syn: {foothold}]

foot-lambert
n : a former luminance unit equal to one lumen per square foot [syn: {ft-L}]

footle
v 1: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" [syn: {loiter}, {lounge}, {lollygag}, {loaf}, {lallygag}, {hang around}, {mess about}, {tarry}, {linger}, {lurk}, {mill about}, {mill around}]
2: act foolishly, as by talking nonsense

footless
adj : having no feet or analogous appendages [ant: {footed}]

footlight
n : theater light at the front of a stage that illuminate the set and actors [syn: {footlights}]

footlights
n : theater light at the front of a stage that illuminate the set and actors [syn: {footlight}]

footling
adj : (informal terms) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction" [syn: {fiddling}, {lilliputian}, {little}, {Mickey Mouse}, {niggling}, {piddling}, {piffling}, {petty}, {picayune}, {trivial}]

footlocker
n : a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks) [syn: {locker}]

footloose
adj : free to go or do as one pleases; "Americans have always been a footloose people always moving on"; "a footloose young man eager to see the big city"

footman
n : a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores

footmark
n : a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window" [syn: {footprint}, {step}]

footnote
n : a printed note placed below the text on a printed page [syn: {footer}]
v : add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments; "The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel" [syn: {annotate}]

footpad
n : a highwayman who robs on foot [syn: {padder}]

footpath
n : a trodden path [syn: {pathway}]

footplate
n : the platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls

foot-pound
n : a unit of work equal to a force of one pound moving through a distance of one foot

foot-poundal
n : a unit of work equal to a force of one poundal moving through a distance of one foot

footprint
n 1: a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window" [syn: {footmark}, {step}]
2: a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important; "the footprints of an earlier civilization"
3: the area taken up by some object; "the computer had a desktop footprint of 10 by 16 inches"

footprint evidence
n : evidence in the form of footprints; "there was footprint evidence that he had been at the scene of the crime"

footrace
n : a race run on foot; "she broke the record for the half-mile run" [syn: {foot race}, {run}]

footrest
n : a low stool to rest the feet of a seated person [syn: {footstool}, {ottoman}]

footslog
v : walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" [syn: {slog}, {plod}, {trudge}, {pad}, {tramp}] [also: {footslogging}, {footslogged}]

footslogged
See {footslog}

footslogged
footslog
v : walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" [syn: {slog}, {plod}, {trudge}, {pad}, {tramp}] [also: {footslogging}, {footslogged}]

footslogger
n : fights on foot with small arms [syn: {infantryman}, {marcher}, {foot soldier}]

footslogging
See {footslog}

footslogging
footslog
v : walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" [syn: {slog}, {plod}, {trudge}, {pad}, {tramp}] [also: {footslogging}, {footslogged}]

footsore
adj : having sore or tired feet

footstall
n : an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue) [syn: {pedestal}, {plinth}]

footstep
n 1: the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch" [syn: {footfall}, {step}]
2: the act of taking a step in walking
3: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: {pace}, {step}, {stride}]

footsteps-of-spring
n : sanicle of northwestern United States and British Columbia having yellow flowers [syn: {Sanicula arctopoides}]

footstool
n : a low stool to rest the feet of a seated person [syn: {footrest}, {ottoman}]

footsure
adj : not liable to stumble or fall; "on surefooted donkeys" [syn: {surefooted}]

foot-ton
n : 2240 foot-pounds

footwall
n : the lower wall of an inclined fault

footwear
n 1: clothing worn on a person's feet
2: covering for a person's feet [syn: {footgear}]

footwork
n 1: the manner of using the feet
2: skillful maneuvering or dealing; "she needs some fancy footwork to cover all those lies"

fop
n : a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance [syn: {dandy}, {dude}, {gallant}, {sheik}, {beau}, {swell}, {fashion plate}, {clotheshorse}]

foppish
adj : affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner [syn: {dandified}, {dandyish}]

for 24 hours
adv : without stopping; "she worked around the clock" [syn: {around the clock}, {round the clock}]

for a bargain price
adv : for a relatively small amount of money; "we bought the house for a song" [syn: {for a song}, {at a low price}]

for a song
adv : for a relatively small amount of money; "we bought the house for a song" [syn: {for a bargain price}, {at a low price}]

for a while
adv : for a short time; "sit down and stay awhile"; "they settled awhile in Virginia before moving West"; "the baby was quiet for a while" [syn: {awhile}]

for all intents and purposes
adv : in every practical sense; "to all intents and purposes the case is closed"; "the rest are for all practical purposes useless" [syn: {for all practical purposes}, {to all intents and purposes}]

for all practical purposes
adv : in every practical sense; "to all intents and purposes the case is closed"; "the rest are for all practical purposes useless" [syn: {to all intents and purposes}, {for all intents and purposes}]

for all the world
adv : under any circumstances; "she wouldn't give up her pets for love or money" [syn: {for love or money}, {for anything}, {for any price}]

for any price
adv : under any circumstances; "she wouldn't give up her pets for love or money" [syn: {for love or money}, {for anything}, {for all the world}]

for anything
adv : under any circumstances; "she wouldn't give up her pets for love or money" [syn: {for love or money}, {for any price}, {for all the world}]

for certain
adv : definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely'); "the results are surely encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good"; "sure he'll come" [syn: {surely}, {certainly}, {sure}, {for sure}, {sure enough}, {sure as shooting}]

for dear life
adv : as though your life was at stake; "he was running for dear life"

for each one
adv : to or from every one of two or more (considered individually); "they received $10 each" [syn: {each}, {to each one}, {from each one}, {apiece}]

for each person
adv : per person; "we are spending $5,000 per capita annually for education in this district" [syn: {per capita}, {of each person}]

for example
adv : as an example; "take ribbon snakes, for example" [syn: {for instance}, {e.g.}]

for free
adv : without payment; "I'll give you this gratis" [syn: {gratis}, {free of charge}]

for good
adv : for a long time without essential change; "he is permanently disabled" [syn: {permanently}] [ant: {temporarily}]

for good measure
adv : in addition (as to close a deal); "the car salesman threw in the radio, for good measure"

for instance
adv : as an example; "take ribbon snakes, for example" [syn: {for example}, {e.g.}]

for keeps
adv : for the winner to keep all; "they played for keeps"

for love or money
adv : under any circumstances; "she wouldn't give up her pets for love or money" [syn: {for anything}, {for any price}, {for all the world}]

for one
adv : as a particular one of several possibilities; "I for one feel very grateful"; "her mother for one was worried"

for one thing
adv : for a particular example; "for one thing, you must work harder"

for sale
adj : available for purchase; "purchasable goods"; "many houses in the area are for sale" [syn: {purchasable}]

for short
adv : as an abbreviation; "call me Bob for short"

for some reason
adv : for some unspecified reason; "It doesn't seem fair somehow"; "he had me dead to rights but somehow I got away with it"; "for some reason they didn't seem to match" [syn: {somehow}]

for sure
adj : not open to doubt; "she wanted to go; that was for sure"
adv : definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely'); "the results are surely encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good"; "sure he'll come" [syn: {surely}, {certainly}, {sure}, {for certain}, {sure enough}, {sure as shooting}]

for that matter
adv : as far as that is concerned; "for that matter I don't care either"

for the asking
adv : on the occasion of a request; "advice was free for the asking" [syn: {on request}]

for the first time
adv : the initial time; "when Felix first saw a garter snake" [syn: {first}]

for the moment
adv : temporarily; "we'll stop for the time being" [syn: {for the time being}]

for the most part
adv : in large part; mainly or chiefly; "These accounts are largely inactive" [syn: {largely}, {mostly}]

for the time being
adv : temporarily; "we'll stop for the time being" [syn: {for the moment}]

fora
forum
n 1: a public meeting or assembly for open discussion
2: a public facility to meet for open discussion [syn: {assembly}, {meeting place}]
3: a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece [syn: {agora}, {public square}] [also: {fora} (pl)]

fora
See {forum}

forage
n 1: animal food for browsing or grazing [syn: {eatage}, {pasture}, {pasturage}, {grass}]
2: the act of searching for food and provisions [syn: {foraging}]
v 1: collect or look around for (food) [syn: {scrounge}]
2: wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods"

foraging
n : the act of searching for food and provisions [syn: {forage}]

foram
n : marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude [syn: {foraminifer}]

foramen
n : a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure [syn: {hiatus}] [also: {foramina} (pl)]

foramen magnum
n : the large opening at the base of the cranium through which the spinal cord passes

foramen of Monro
n : the small opening (on both the right and left sides) that connects the third ventricle in the diencephalon with the lateral ventricle in the cerebral hemisphere [syn: {interventricular foramen}, {Monro's foramen}]

foramina
foramen
n : a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure [syn: {hiatus}] [also: {foramina} (pl)]

foramina
See {foramen}

foraminifer
n : marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude [syn: {foram}]

Foraminifera
n : foraminifers [syn: {order Foraminifera}]

foray
n 1: a sudden short attack [syn: {raid}, {maraud}]
2: an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence); "scientists' forays into politics"
v 1: steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" [syn: {plunder}, {despoil}, {loot}, {reave}, {strip}, {rifle}, {ransack}, {pillage}]
2: briefly enter enemy territory

foray into
v : enter someone else's territory and take spoils; "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly" [syn: {raid}]

forbad
See {forbid}

forbad
forbid
v 1: command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store" [syn: {prohibit}, {interdict}, {proscribe}, {veto}, {disallow}] [ant: {permit}, {permit}]
2: keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer" [syn: {prevent}, {forestall}, {foreclose}, {preclude}] [also: {forbidding}, {forbidden}, {forbade}, {forbad}]

forbade
See {forbid}

forbade
forbid
v 1: command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store" [syn: {prohibit}, {interdict}, {proscribe}, {veto}, {disallow}] [ant: {permit}, {permit}]
2: keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer" [syn: {prevent}, {forestall}, {foreclose}, {preclude}] [also: {forbidding}, {forbidden}, {forbade}, {forbad}]

forbear
n : a person from whom you are descended [syn: {forebear}]
v : not do something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping" [syn: {refrain}] [ant: {act}] [also: {forborne}, {forbore}]

forbearance
n 1: good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence [syn: {patience}, {longanimity}] [ant: {impatience}]
2: a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting; "his forbearance to reply was alarming"

forbearing
adj : showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment; "seemly and forbearing...yet strong enough to resist aggression"; "was longanimous in the face of suffering" [syn: {longanimous}]

forbid
v 1: command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store" [syn: {prohibit}, {interdict}, {proscribe}, {veto}, {disallow}] [ant: {permit}, {permit}]
2: keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer" [syn: {prevent}, {forestall}, {foreclose}, {preclude}] [also: {forbidding}, {forbidden}, {forbade}, {forbad}]

forbiddance
n 1: an official prohibition or edict against something [syn: {ban}, {banning}, {forbidding}]
2: the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof); "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter"; "a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages"; "he ignored his parents' forbiddance" [syn: {prohibition}, {inhibition}]

forbidden
See {forbid}

forbidden
forbid
v 1: command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store" [syn: {prohibit}, {interdict}, {proscribe}, {veto}, {disallow}] [ant: {permit}, {permit}]
2: keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer" [syn: {prevent}, {forestall}, {foreclose}, {preclude}] [also: {forbidding}, {forbidden}, {forbade}, {forbad}]

forbidden
adj : excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject" [syn: {out(p)}, {prohibited}, {proscribed}, {taboo}, {tabu}, {verboten}]

Forbidden City
n 1: the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers [syn: {Lhasa}, {Lassa}, {capital of Tibet}]
2: a walled section of Beijing that encloses the palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of China

forbidden fruit
n : the original forbidden fruit was an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden; it is now used to refer to anything that is tempting but dangerous (as sexuality)

forbidding
See {forbid}

forbidding
forbid
v 1: command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store" [syn: {prohibit}, {interdict}, {proscribe}, {veto}, {disallow}] [ant: {permit}, {permit}]
2: keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer" [syn: {prevent}, {forestall}, {foreclose}, {preclude}] [also: {forbidding}, {forbidden}, {forbade}, {forbad}]

forbidding
adj 1: harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; "a dour, self-sacrificing life"; "a forbidding scowl"; "a grim man loving duty more than humanity"; "undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"- J.M.Barrie [syn: {dour}, {grim}]
2: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly" [syn: {baleful}, {menacing}, {minacious}, {minatory}, {ominous}, {sinister}, {threatening}, {ugly}]
n : an official prohibition or edict against something [syn: {ban}, {banning}, {forbiddance}]

forbiddingly
adv : in an unpleasant or menacing manner; "it was forbiddingly dark in the corridor"

forbore
See {forbear}

forbore
forbear
n : a person from whom you are descended [syn: {forebear}]
v : not do something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping" [syn: {refrain}] [ant: {act}] [also: {forborne}, {forbore}]

forborne
See {forbear}

forborne
forbear
n : a person from whom you are descended [syn: {forebear}]
v : not do something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping" [syn: {refrain}] [ant: {act}] [also: {forborne}, {forbore}]

force
n 1: a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men" [syn: {military unit}, {military force}, {military group}]
2: one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority; "the mysterious presence of an evil power"; "may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil" [syn: {power}]
3: (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration"
4: group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens" [syn: {personnel}]
5: a powerful effect or influence; "the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them"
6: an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists); "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one" [syn: {violence}]
7: physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man" [syn: {forcefulness}, {strength}]
8: a group of people having the power of effective action; "he joined forces with a band of adventurers"
9: (of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect" [syn: {effect}]
v 1: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information" [syn: {coerce}, {hale}, {squeeze}, {pressure}]
2: urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate [syn: {impel}]
3: move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" [syn: {push}] [ant: {pull}]
4: impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him" [syn: {thrust}]
5: squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner" [syn: {wedge}, {squeeze}]
6: force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad" [syn: {drive}, {ram}]
7: do forcibly; exert force; "Don't force it!"
8: cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" [syn: {pull}, {draw}] [ant: {push}]
9: take by force; "Storm the fort" [syn: {storm}]

Force 17
n : formed in 1972 as a opersonal security force for Arafat and other PLO leaders; became one of PLO's elite units; has built an extensive infrastructure of terrorist cells and weapon depots in Europe while attacking Israeli targets

force back
v : cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" [syn: {repel}, {drive}, {repulse}, {push back}, {beat back}] [ant: {attract}]

force feed
n : mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings [syn: {lubricating system}, {force-feed lubricating system}, {pressure-feed lubricating system}, {pressure feed}]

force field
n : the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it [syn: {field}, {field of force}]

force majeure
n : a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God" [syn: {act of God}, {vis major}, {inevitable accident}, {unavoidable casualty}]

force out
v 1: force to leave (an office) [syn: {depose}]
2: terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: {fire}, {give notice}, {can}, {dismiss}, {give the axe}, {send away}, {sack}, {give the sack}, {terminate}] [ant: {hire}]
3: force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M." [syn: {rout out}, {drive out}, {rouse}]
4: force to move; "the refugees were displaced by the war" [syn: {displace}]
5: expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process; "The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months" [syn: {evict}]
6: cause to come out in a squirt; "the boy squirted water at his little sister" [syn: {squirt}, {squeeze out}, {eject}]
7: force with the thumb; "gouge out his eyes" [syn: {gouge}]
8: emit with force of effort; "force out the air"

force per unit area
n : the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); "the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure" [syn: {pressure}, {pressure level}]

force pump
n : pump used to force a liquid up and expel it under pressure

force unit
n : a unit of measurement of physical force

forced
adj 1: produced by or subjected to forcing; "forced-air heating"; "furnaces of the forced-convection type"; "forced convection in plasma generators"
2: forced or compelled; "promised to abolish forced labor"
3: made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency; "a forced landing" [syn: {unexpected}]
4: lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile" [syn: {constrained}, {strained}]

forced feeding
n : feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat [syn: {gavage}]

forced landing
n : an unscheduled airplane landing that is made under circumstances (engine failure or adverse weather) not under the pilot's control [syn: {emergency landing}]

forced sale
n : a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's writ of execution in order satisfy and unpaid obligation [syn: {sheriff's sale}, {execution sale}, {judicial sale}]

force-fed
See {force-feed}

force-fed
force-feed
v : feed someone who will not or cannot eat [also: {force-fed}]

force-feed
v : feed someone who will not or cannot eat [also: {force-fed}]

force-feed lubricating system
n : mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings [syn: {lubricating system}, {force feed}, {pressure-feed lubricating system}, {pressure feed}]

forceful
adj 1: characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical); "a forceful speaker"; "a forceful personality"; "forceful measures"; "a forceful plan for peace" [ant: {forceless}]
2: forceful and definite in expression or action; "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty" [syn: {emphatic}]

forcefully
adv : with full force; "we are seeing this film too late to feel its original impact forcefully"

forcefulness
n : physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man" [syn: {force}, {strength}]

force-land
v : make a forced landing

forceless
adj : lacking force; feeble; "a forceless argument" [syn: {unforceful}, {weak}] [ant: {forceful}]

forcemeat
n : mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs [syn: {farce}]

forceps
n : an extractor consisting of a pair of pincers used in medical treatment (especially for the delivery of babies)

forceps delivery
n : delivery in which forceps are inserted through the vagina and used to grasp the head of the fetus and pull it through the birth canal; since the forceps can injure the fetus this procedure has generally given way to cesarean deliveries

Forces of Umar Al-Mukhtar
n : a little known Palestinian group responsible for bombings and for killing Israelis; seeks to defeat Israel and liberate southern Lebanon, Palestine, and Golan Heights [syn: {Umar al-Mukhtar Forces}]

forcible
adj : impelled by physical force especially against resistance; "forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical"; "strong-arm tactics" [syn: {physical}, {strong-arm}]

forcibly
adv : in a forcible manner; "keep in mind the dangers of imposing our own values and prejudices too forcibly"

forcing out
n : the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting [syn: {expulsion}, {projection}, {ejection}]

forcipate
adj : shaped like a forceps; deeply forked

Ford
n 1: United States film maker (1896-1973) [syn: {John Ford}]
2: grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987) [syn: {Henry Ford II}]
3: son of Henry Ford (1893-1943) [syn: {Edsel Bryant Ford}]
4: English writer and editor (1873-1939) [syn: {Ford Madox Ford}, {Ford Hermann Hueffer}]
5: 38th President of the United States; appointed Vice President and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-) [syn: {Gerald Ford}, {Gerald R. Ford}, {Gerald Rudolph Ford}, {President Ford}]
6: United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947) [syn: {Henry Ford}]
7: a shallow area in a stream that can be forded [syn: {crossing}]
8: the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse [syn: {fording}]
v : cross a river where it's shallow

Ford Hermann Hueffer
n : English writer and editor (1873-1939) [syn: {Ford}, {Ford Madox Ford}]

Ford Madox Ford
n : English writer and editor (1873-1939) [syn: {Ford}, {Ford Hermann Hueffer}]

fordable
adj : shallow enough to be crossed by walking or riding on an animal or in a vehicle; "the stream was fordable"

Fordhooks
n : relatively large lima beans

fordid
See {fordo}

fording
n : the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse [syn: {ford}]

fordone
See {fordo}

fore
adj 1: situated at or toward the bow of a vessel [syn: {fore(a)}] [ant: {aft(a)}]
2: located anteriorly [syn: {fore(a)}, {front(a)}]
n : front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line" [syn: {bow}, {prow}, {stem}]
adv : near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane; "the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments" [syn: {forward}] [ant: {aft}]

fore plane
n : a carpenter's plane intermediate between a jack plane and a jointer plane

fore-and-aft
adj : parallel with the keel of a ship

fore-and-aft rig
n : rig in which the principal sails are fore-and-aft

fore-and-aft sail
n : any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction

fore-and-aft topsail
n : a triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast [syn: {gaff topsail}]

fore-and-after
n : sailing vessel with a fore-and-aft rig

forearm
n : the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist
v : arm in advance of a confrontation

forebear
n : a person from whom you are descended [syn: {forbear}]

forebode
v : make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" [syn: {predict}, {foretell}, {prognosticate}, {call}, {anticipate}, {promise}]

foreboding
adj : of ominous significance [syn: {fateful}, {foreboding(a)}, {portentous}]
n 1: a feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case" [syn: {premonition}, {presentiment}, {boding}]
2: an unfavorable omen

forebrain
n : the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube [syn: {prosencephalon}]

forecast
n : a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop [syn: {prognosis}]
v 1: predict in advance [syn: {calculate}]
2: judge to be probable [syn: {calculate}, {estimate}, {reckon}, {count on}, {figure}]
3: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: {bode}, {portend}, {auspicate}, {prognosticate}, {omen}, {presage}, {betoken}, {foreshadow}, {augur}, {foretell}, {prefigure}, {predict}]

forecaster
n : someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge) [syn: {predictor}, {prognosticator}, {soothsayer}]

forecasting
n : a statement made about the future [syn: {prediction}, {foretelling}, {prognostication}]

forecastle
n : living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed [syn: {fo'c'sle}]

foreclose
v 1: keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer" [syn: {prevent}, {forestall}, {preclude}, {forbid}]
2: subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage

foreclosure
n : the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default

forecourt
n : the outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildings

foredate
v : establish something as being earlier relative to something else [syn: {predate}, {antedate}] [ant: {postdate}]

foredeck
n : the deck between the bridge and the forecastle

foredid
See {foredo}

foredone
See {foredo}

foredoom
v : doom beforehand

forefather
n 1: the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers" [syn: {father}, {sire}]
2: person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group; "our forefathers brought forth a great nation"

forefeet
forefoot
n : a front foot of a quadruped [also: {forefeet} (pl)]

forefeet
See {forefoot}

forefinger
n : the finger next to the thumb [syn: {index}, {index finger}]

forefoot
n : a front foot of a quadruped [also: {forefeet} (pl)]

forefront
n 1: the part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column" [syn: {head}]
2: the position of greatest advancement; the leading position in any movement or field [syn: {vanguard}, {cutting edge}]

foregather
v : collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" [syn: {meet}, {gather}, {assemble}, {forgather}]

forego
v : be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" [syn: {predate}, {precede}, {antecede}, {antedate}] [ant: {postdate}] [also: {forewent}, {foregone}]

foregoing
adj : especially of writing or speech; going before [syn: {foregoing(a)}]

foregone
forego
v : be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" [syn: {predate}, {precede}, {antecede}, {antedate}] [ant: {postdate}] [also: {forewent}, {foregone}]

foregone
adj : well in the past; former; "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era" [syn: {bygone}, {bypast}, {departed}, {gone}]

foregone
See {forego}

foregone conclusion
n 1: an inevitable ending [syn: {matter of course}]
2: something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty" [syn: {certainty}, {sure thing}] [ant: {uncertainty}]

foreground
n 1: the part of a scene that is near the viewer
2: (computer science) a window for an active application
v : move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics" [syn: {highlight}, {spotlight}, {play up}] [ant: {background}, {background}]

foreground processing
n : the execution of a program that preempts the use of the processing system [syn: {foregrounding}]

foregrounding
n : the execution of a program that preempts the use of the processing system [syn: {foreground processing}]

forehand
adj : (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke [syn: {forehand(a)}, {forehanded}] [ant: {backhand(a)}]
n : (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash) [syn: {forehand stroke}, {forehand shot}]

forehand drive
n : (sports) hard straight return made on the forehand side (as in tennis or badminton or squash)

forehand shot
n : (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash) [syn: {forehand}, {forehand stroke}]

forehand stroke
n : (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash) [syn: {forehand}, {forehand shot}]

forehanded
adj 1: (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke [syn: {forehand(a)}] [ant: {backhand(a)}]
2: having provided for the future

forehead
n 1: the part of the face above the eyes [syn: {brow}]
2: the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: the forehead and the upper part of the orbits [syn: {frontal bone}, {os frontale}]

foreign
adj 1: of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own); "foreign trade"; "a foreign office" [ant: {domestic}]
2: relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "foreign nations"; "a foreign accent"; "on business in a foreign city" [ant: {native}]
3: not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something; "an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism"; "the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper"; "jealousy is foreign to her nature" [syn: {alien}]
4: not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source; "water free of extraneous matter"; "foreign particles in milk" [syn: {extraneous}]

foreign agent
n : a spy for a foreign country

foreign aid
n : aid (such as economic or military assistance) provided to one nation by another

foreign bill
n : a bill of exchange that is drawn in one country and made payable in another [syn: {foreign draft}]

foreign correspondent
n : a journalist who sends news reports and commentary from a foreign country for publication or broadcast

foreign direct investment
n 1: investing in United States businesses by foreign citizens (often involves stock ownership of the business)
2: a joint venture between a foreign company and a United States company

foreign draft
n : a bill of exchange that is drawn in one country and made payable in another [syn: {foreign bill}]

foreign exchange
n : the system by which one currency is exchanged for another; enables international transactions to take place

Foreign Intelligence Service
n : Russia's intelligence service responsible for foreign operations, intelligence-gathering and analysis, and the exchange of intelligence information; collaborates with other countries to oppose proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and organized crime [syn: {Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki}, {SVR}]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
n : an act passed by Congress in 1978 to establish procedures for requesting judicial authorization for foreign intelligence surveillance and to create the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court; intended to increase United States counterintelligence; separate from ordinary law enforcement surveillance [syn: {FISA}]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
n : a secret federal court created in 1978 by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; responsible for authorizing wiretaps and other forms of electronic surveillance and for authorizing searches of suspected spies and terrorists by the Department of Justice or United States intelligence agencies [syn: {F.I.S.C.}]

foreign legion
n : a military unit composed of foreign volunteers who serve the state

foreign minister
n : a government minister for foreign relations [syn: {secretary of state}]

foreign mission
n 1: an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work [syn: {mission}, {missionary post}, {missionary station}]
2: a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister [syn: {legation}]

foreign office
n : the government department in charge of foreign relations

foreign policy
n : a policy governing international relations

Foreign Service
n : the part of the State Department that supplies diplomats for the United States embassies and consulates around the world

foreign terrorist organization
n : a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals [syn: {terrorist organization}, {terrorist group}, {FTO}]

foreign-born
adj : of persons born in another area or country than that lived in; "our large nonnative population" [syn: {nonnative}]

foreigner
n 1: a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country [syn: {alien}, {noncitizen}, {outlander}] [ant: {citizen}]
2: someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group [syn: {outsider}]

foreignness
n : the quality of being alien or not native; "the strangeness of a foreigner" [syn: {strangeness}, {curiousness}] [ant: {nativeness}]

foreknew
foreknow
v : realize beforehand [syn: {anticipate}, {previse}, {foresee}] [also: {foreknown}, {foreknew}]

foreknew
See {foreknow}

foreknow
v : realize beforehand [syn: {anticipate}, {previse}, {foresee}] [also: {foreknown}, {foreknew}]

foreknowledge
n : knowledge of an event before it occurs [syn: {precognition}]

foreknown
foreknow
v : realize beforehand [syn: {anticipate}, {previse}, {foresee}] [also: {foreknown}, {foreknew}]

foreknown
See {foreknow}

forelady
n : a woman who is foreperson of a jury [syn: {forewoman}]

foreland
n 1: a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) [syn: {promontory}, {headland}]
2: land forming the forward margin of something

foreleg
n : the front limb of a quadruped

forelimb
n : the front limb (or homologous structure in other animals such as a flipper or wing)

forelock
n 1: a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead
2: a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears [syn: {foretop}]

foreman
n 1: a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" [syn: {chief}, {gaffer}, {honcho}, {boss}]
2: a man who is foreperson of a jury

foremanship
n : the position of foreman

foremast
n : the mast nearest the bow in vessels with two or more masts

foremilk
n : milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition [syn: {colostrum}]

foremost
adj 1: ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate" [syn: {first}, {world-class}]
2: situated closest to the bow; "the foremost compartment of the ship"
3: preceding all others in spatial position; "the foremost compartment of the ship" [syn: {frontmost}]
adv 1: prominently forward; "he put his best foot foremost" [syn: {first}]
2: before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake" [syn: {first}, {firstly}, {first of all}, {first off}]

foremother
n : a woman ancestor

forename
n : the name that precedes the surname [syn: {first name}, {given name}]

forenoon
n : the time period between dawn and noon; "I spent the morning running errands" [syn: {morning}, {morn}, {morning time}]

forensic
adj : used of legal argumentation

forensic medicine
n : the branch of medical science that uses medical knowledge for legal purposes; "forensic pathology provided the evidence that convicted the murderer" [syn: {forensic pathology}]

forensic pathology
n : the branch of medical science that uses medical knowledge for legal purposes; "forensic pathology provided the evidence that convicted the murderer" [syn: {forensic medicine}]

foreordain
v 1: foreordain by divine will or decree [syn: {predestine}, {predestinate}]
2: foreordain or determine beforehand [syn: {predestine}, {preordain}]

foreordained
adj : established or prearranged unalterably; "his place in history was foreordained"; "a sense of predestinate inevitability about it"; "it seemed predestined since the beginning of the world" [syn: {predestinate}, {predestined}]

foreordination
n : (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind) [syn: {predestination}, {preordination}, {predetermination}]

forepart
n : the side that is forward or prominent [syn: {front}, {front end}] [ant: {rear}]

forepaw
n : front paw; analogous to the human hand

foreperson
n : the presiding member of the jury and the one who speaks on their behalf

foreplay
n : mutual sexual stimulation prior to sexual intercourse [syn: {arousal}, {stimulation}]

forequarter
n : the front half of a side of meat

foreran
See {forerun}

forerunner
n 1: anything that precedes something similar in time; "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience" [syn: {antecedent}]
2: a person who goes before or announces the coming of another [syn: {precursor}]
3: an indication of the approach of something or someone [syn: {harbinger}, {herald}, {precursor}]

forerunning
See {forerun}

foresail
n : the lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel

foresaw
foresee
v 1: realize beforehand [syn: {anticipate}, {previse}, {foreknow}]
2: picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President" [syn: {envision}]
3: act in advance of; deal with ahead of time [syn: {anticipate}, {forestall}, {counter}] [also: {foreseen}, {foresaw}]

foresaw
See {foresee}

foresee
v 1: realize beforehand [syn: {anticipate}, {previse}, {foreknow}]
2: picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President" [syn: {envision}]
3: act in advance of; deal with ahead of time [syn: {anticipate}, {forestall}, {counter}] [also: {foreseen}, {foresaw}]

foreseeable
adj : being such as may reasonable be anticipated; "foreseeable costs were well within the budget"

foreseen
adj : known beforehand [syn: {foretold}, {predicted}]

foreseen
foresee
v 1: realize beforehand [syn: {anticipate}, {previse}, {foreknow}]
2: picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President" [syn: {envision}]
3: act in advance of; deal with ahead of time [syn: {anticipate}, {forestall}, {counter}] [also: {foreseen}, {foresaw}]

foreseen
See {foresee}

foreshadow
v : indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: {bode}, {portend}, {auspicate}, {prognosticate}, {omen}, {presage}, {betoken}, {augur}, {foretell}, {prefigure}, {forecast}, {predict}]

foreshadowing
adj : indistinctly prophetic [syn: {adumbrative}, {prefigurative}]
n : the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand [syn: {prefiguration}, {adumbration}]

foreshank
n : a cut of meat from the upper part of a front leg

foreshock
n : a tremor preceding an earthquake

foreshore
n : the part of the seashore between the high-water mark and the low-water mark

foreshorten
v 1: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" [syn: {abridge}, {abbreviate}, {shorten}, {cut}, {contract}, {reduce}] [ant: {elaborate}]
2: shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth

foreshow
v : foretell by divine inspiration [also: {foreshown}]

foreshown
foreshow
v : foretell by divine inspiration [also: {foreshown}]

foreshown
See {foreshow}

foresight
n 1: providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future [syn: {foresightedness}, {foresightfulness}]
2: seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing [syn: {prevision}, {prospicience}]

foresighted
adj : planning prudently for the future; "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues" [syn: {farseeing}, {farsighted}, {foresightful}, {long}, {longsighted}]

foresightedness
n : providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future [syn: {foresight}, {foresightfulness}]

foresightful
adj : planning prudently for the future; "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues" [syn: {farseeing}, {farsighted}, {foresighted}, {long}, {longsighted}]

foresightfulness
n : providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future [syn: {foresight}, {foresightedness}]

foreskin
n 1: a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris [syn: {prepuce}]
2: a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis [syn: {prepuce}]

forespoke
See {forespeak}

forespoken
See {forespeak}

forest
n 1: the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area [syn: {wood}, {woods}]
2: land that is covered with trees and shrubs [syn: {woodland}, {timberland}, {timber}]
v : establish a forest on previously unforested land; "afforest the mountains" [syn: {afforest}]

forest fire
n : an uncontrolled fire in a wooded area

forest fire fighter
n : an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest [syn: {fire warden}, {ranger}]

forest goat
n : cow-like creature with the glossy coat of a horse and the agility of a goat and the long horns of an antelope; characterized as a cow that lives the life of a goat [syn: {spindle horn}, {Pseudoryx nghetinhensis}]

forest god
n : one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns [syn: {satyr}]

forest red gum
n : tall tree of Queensland and New South Wales and Victoria [syn: {Eucalypt tereticornis}]

forest tent caterpillar
n : larvae of a gregarious North American moth that spins a carpet rather than a tent; serious defoliator of deciduous trees [syn: {Malacosoma disstria}]

forestage
n : the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain) [syn: {proscenium}, {apron}]

forestall
v 1: keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer" [syn: {prevent}, {foreclose}, {preclude}, {forbid}]
2: act in advance of; deal with ahead of time [syn: {anticipate}, {foresee}, {counter}]

forestalling
n : the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively [syn: {obviation}, {preclusion}]

forestay
n : an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast

forested
adj : covered with forest; "efforts to protect forested lands of the northwest"

Forester
n 1: English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966) [syn: {C. S. Forester}, {Cecil Scott Forester}]
2: someone trained in forestry [syn: {tree farmer}, {arboriculturist}]

forestiera
n : any plant of the genus Forestiera

Forestiera neomexicana
n : spiny branching deciduous shrub of southwestern United States having clusters of insignificant yellow-white flowers appearing before leaves followed by attractive black berrylike fruits [syn: {tanglebush}, {desert olive}]

forestry
n : the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber

foreswear
v 1: do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" [syn: {waive}, {relinquish}, {forgo}, {dispense with}]
2: turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever" [syn: {renounce}, {quit}, {relinquish}]

foretaste
n : an early limited awareness of something yet to occur

foreteeth
See {foretooth}

foretell
v 1: foreshadow or presage [syn: {announce}, {annunciate}, {harbinger}, {herald}]
2: make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" [syn: {predict}, {prognosticate}, {call}, {forebode}, {anticipate}, {promise}]
3: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: {bode}, {portend}, {auspicate}, {prognosticate}, {omen}, {presage}, {betoken}, {foreshadow}, {augur}, {prefigure}, {forecast}, {predict}] [also: {foretold}]

foretelling
n 1: a statement made about the future [syn: {prediction}, {forecasting}, {prognostication}]
2: the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means [syn: {divination}, {soothsaying}, {fortune telling}]

forethought
n 1: planning or plotting in advance of acting [syn: {premeditation}]
2: judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care" [syn: {caution}, {precaution}, {care}]

forethoughtful
adj : thoughtful of the future; "careful forethoughtful planning"

foretoken
n : an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God" [syn: {augury}, {sign}, {preindication}]

foretold
foretell
v 1: foreshadow or presage [syn: {announce}, {annunciate}, {harbinger}, {herald}]
2: make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" [syn: {predict}, {prognosticate}, {call}, {forebode}, {anticipate}, {promise}]
3: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: {bode}, {portend}, {auspicate}, {prognosticate}, {omen}, {presage}, {betoken}, {foreshadow}, {augur}, {prefigure}, {forecast}, {predict}] [also: {foretold}]

foretold
adj : known beforehand [syn: {foreseen}, {predicted}]

foretold
See {foretell}

foretop
n 1: a platform at the head of a foremast
2: a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears [syn: {forelock}]

fore-topmast
n : the topmast next above the foremast

fore-topsail
n : the topsail on a foremast

forever
adv 1: for a limitless time; "no one can live forever"; "brightly beams our Father's mercy from his lighthouse evermore"- P.P.Bliss [syn: {everlastingly}, {eternally}, {evermore}]
2: seemingly without interruption; often and repeatedly; "always looking for faults"; "it is always raining"; "he is forever cracking jokes"; "they are forever arguing" [syn: {always}]
3: for a very long or seemingly endless time; "she took forever to write the paper"; "we had to wait forever and a day" [syn: {forever and a day}]

forever and a day
adv : for a very long or seemingly endless time; "she took forever to write the paper"; "we had to wait forever and a day" [syn: {forever}]

forevermore
adv : at any future time; in the future; "lead a blameless life evermore" [syn: {evermore}]

forewarn
v : warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning; "I forewarned him of the trouble that would arise if he showed up at his ex-wife's house" [syn: {previse}]

forewarning
n : an early warning about a future event [syn: {premonition}]

forewent
forego
v : be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" [syn: {predate}, {precede}, {antecede}, {antedate}] [ant: {postdate}] [also: {forewent}, {foregone}]

forewent
See {forego}

forewing
n : either of the anterior pair of wings on an insect that has 4 wings

forewoman
n 1: a woman who is foreperson of a jury [syn: {forelady}]
2: a woman in charge of a group of workers

foreword
n : a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book [syn: {preface}, {prolusion}]

forfeit
adj : surrendered as a penalty [syn: {confiscate}, {forfeited}]
n 1: something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty; [syn: {forfeiture}]
2: a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something; "the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time" [syn: {forfeiture}]
3: the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. [syn: {forfeiture}, {sacrifice}]
v : lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime [syn: {give up}, {throw overboard}, {waive}, {forgo}] [ant: {claim}]

forfeited
adj : surrendered as a penalty [syn: {confiscate}, {forfeit}]

forfeiture
n 1: something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty; [syn: {forfeit}]
2: a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something; "the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time" [syn: {forfeit}]
3: the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. [syn: {forfeit}, {sacrifice}]

forficate
adj : resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches; "the biramous appendages of an arthropod"; "long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects"; "a forked river"; "a forked tail"; "forked lightning"; "horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots" [syn: {bifurcate}, {biramous}, {branched}, {forked}, {pronged}, {prongy}]

Forficula
n : type genus of Forficulidae [syn: {genus Forficula}]

Forficula auricularia
n : sometimes destructive to cultivated bulbs [syn: {common European earwig}]

Forficulidae
n : typical earwigs [syn: {family Forficulidae}]

forgather
v : collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" [syn: {meet}, {gather}, {assemble}, {foregather}]

forgave
forgive
v 1: stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"
2: absolve from payment; "I forgive you your debt" [also: {forgiven}, {forgave}]

forgave
See {forgive}

forge
n 1: furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping
2: a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering [syn: {smithy}]
v 1: create by hammering; "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues" [syn: {hammer}]
2: make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card" [syn: {fake}, {counterfeit}]
3: come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or priciple) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light" [syn: {invent}, {contrive}, {devise}, {excogitate}, {formulate}]
4: move ahead steadily; "He forged ahead"
5: move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy [syn: {spurt}, {spirt}]
6: make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" [syn: {shape}, {form}, {work}, {mold}, {mould}]
7: make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks" [syn: {fashion}]

forged
adj : reproduced fraudulently; "like a bad penny..."; "a forged twenty dollar bill" [syn: {bad}]

forger
n 1: someone who operates a forge
2: someone who makes copies illegally [syn: {counterfeiter}]

forgery
n 1: a copy that is represented as the original [syn: {imitation}, {counterfeit}]
2: criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud

forget
v 1: dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; "i tried to bury these unpleasant memories" [syn: {bury}] [ant: {remember}]
2: be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!" [syn: {block}, {blank out}, {draw a blank}] [ant: {remember}]
3: forget to do something; "Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!" [ant: {mind}]
4: leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors" [syn: {leave}] [also: {forgotten}, {forgot}, {forgetting}]

forget me drug
n : street names for flunitrazepan [syn: {R-2}, {Mexican valium}, {rophy}, {rope}, {roofy}, {roach}, {circle}]

forgetful
adj 1: not retentive [syn: {unretentive}] [ant: {retentive}]
2: not mindful or attentive; "while thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled"- G.B.Shaw [syn: {unmindful}, {mindless}] [ant: {mindful}]
3: failing to keep in mind; "forgetful of her responsibilities"; "oblivious old age" [syn: {oblivious}]

forgetful person
n : a flighty and disorganized person [syn: {scatterbrain}]

forgetfully
adv : in a forgetful manner; "she is getting old and acts forgetfully"

forgetfulness
n 1: tendency to forget
2: unawareness caused by neglectful or heedless failure to remember; "his forgetfulness increased as he grew older"

forget-me-not
n : small perennial herb having bright blue or white flowers [syn: {mouse ear}, {Myosotis scorpiodes}]

forgettable
adj : easily forgotten [ant: {unforgettable}]

forgetting
forget
v 1: dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; "i tried to bury these unpleasant memories" [syn: {bury}] [ant: {remember}]
2: be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!" [syn: {block}, {blank out}, {draw a blank}] [ant: {remember}]
3: forget to do something; "Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!" [ant: {mind}]
4: leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors" [syn: {leave}] [also: {forgotten}, {forgot}, {forgetting}]

forgetting
See {forget}

forging
n : shaping metal by heating and hammering

forgivable
adj : easily excused or forgiven; "a venial error" [syn: {excusable}, {venial}]

forgivably
adv : in an excusable manner or to an excusable degree; "he was excusably late" [syn: {excusably}, {pardonably}] [ant: {inexcusably}, {inexcusably}, {inexcusably}]

forgive
v 1: stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"
2: absolve from payment; "I forgive you your debt" [also: {forgiven}, {forgave}]

forgiven
forgive
v 1: stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"
2: absolve from payment; "I forgive you your debt" [also: {forgiven}, {forgave}]

forgiven
See {forgive}

forgiveness
n 1: compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive
2: the act of excusing a mistake or offense [syn: {pardon}]

forgiver
n : a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense [syn: {pardoner}, {excuser}]

forgiving
adj 1: inclined or able to forgive and show mercy; "a kindly forgiving nature"; "a forgiving embrace to the naughty child" [ant: {unforgiving}]
2: providing absolution [syn: {absolvitory}, {exonerative}]

forgivingly
adv : with forgiveness; in a forgiving manner; "`Never mind,' she said forgivingly" [ant: {unforgivingly}]

forgivingness
n : tendency to be kind and forgiving [syn: {kindness}]

forgo
v 1: do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" [syn: {waive}, {relinquish}, {foreswear}, {dispense with}]
2: lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime [syn: {forfeit}, {give up}, {throw overboard}, {waive}] [ant: {claim}]
3: refrain from consuming; "You will have to forgo alcohol" [syn: {give up}] [also: {forwent}, {forgone}]

forgoing
n : the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) [syn: {renunciation}, {forswearing}]

forgone
forgo
v 1: do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" [syn: {waive}, {relinquish}, {foreswear}, {dispense with}]
2: lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime [syn: {forfeit}, {give up}, {throw overboard}, {waive}] [ant: {claim}]
3: refrain from consuming; "You will have to forgo alcohol" [syn: {give up}] [also: {forwent}, {forgone}]

forgone
See {forgo}

forgot
forget
v 1: dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; "i tried to bury these unpleasant memories" [syn: {bury}] [ant: {remember}]
2: be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!" [syn: {block}, {blank out}, {draw a blank}] [ant: {remember}]
3: forget to do something; "Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!" [ant: {mind}]
4: leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors" [syn: {leave}] [also: {forgotten}, {forgot}, {forgetting}]

forgot
See {forget}

forgotten
forget
v 1: dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; "i tried to bury these unpleasant memories" [syn: {bury}] [ant: {remember}]
2: be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!" [syn: {block}, {blank out}, {draw a blank}] [ant: {remember}]
3: forget to do something; "Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!" [ant: {mind}]
4: leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors" [syn: {leave}] [also: {forgotten}, {forgot}, {forgetting}]

forgotten
See {forget}

forgotten
adj 1: not noticed inadvertently; "her aching muscles forgotten she danced all night"; "he was scolded for his forgotten chores" [syn: {disregarded}]
2: no longer known; irretrievable; "a forgotten art"; "a lost art"; "lost civilizations" [syn: {lost}]

forint
n : the basic unit of money in Hungary

fork
n 1: cutlery used for serving and eating food
2: the act of branching out or dividing into branches [syn: {branching}, {ramification}, {forking}]
3: a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"; "they took the south fork" [syn: {branch}, {leg}, {ramification}]
4: an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs
5: the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk [syn: {crotch}]
v 1: lift with a pitchfork; "pitchfork hay" [syn: {pitchfork}]
2: place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces
3: divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks" [syn: {branch}, {ramify}, {furcate}, {separate}]
4: shape like a fork; "She forked her fingers"

fork out
v : to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money" [syn: {hand over}, {fork over}, {fork up}, {turn in}, {get in}, {deliver}, {render}]

fork over
v : to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money" [syn: {hand over}, {fork out}, {fork up}, {turn in}, {get in}, {deliver}, {render}]

fork up
v : to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money" [syn: {hand over}, {fork over}, {fork out}, {turn in}, {get in}, {deliver}, {render}]

forked
adj 1: resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches; "the biramous appendages of an arthropod"; "long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects"; "a forked river"; "a forked tail"; "forked lightning"; "horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots" [syn: {bifurcate}, {biramous}, {branched}, {forficate}, {pronged}, {prongy}]
2: having two meanings with intent to deceive; "a sly double meaning"; "spoke with forked tongue" [syn: {double}]

forked lightning
n : a form of lightning that moves rapidly in a zigzag path with one end divided (fork-like) [syn: {chain lightning}]

forking
n 1: the place where something divides into branches [syn: {furcation}]
2: the act of branching out or dividing into branches [syn: {branching}, {ramification}, {fork}]

forklift
n : a small industrial vehicle with a power operated forked platform in front that can can be inserted under loads to lift and move them

forlorn
adj 1: pitiable in circumstances especially through abandonment; "desolate and despairing"; "left forlorn" [syn: {desolate}, {godforsaken}, {lorn}]
2: marked by or showing hopelessness; "the last forlorn attempt"; "a forlorn cause"

forlorn hope
n : a hopeless or desperate enterprise

forlornly
adv : in a forlorn manner; "a single chicken was scratching forlornly in the yard"

forlornness
n : sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned [syn: {loneliness}, {desolation}]

form
n 1: the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached" [syn: {word form}, {signifier}, {descriptor}]
2: a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" [syn: {kind}, {sort}, {variety}]
3: a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them" [syn: {shape}, {pattern}]
4: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke" [syn: {shape}, {configuration}, {contour}, {conformation}]
5: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: {human body}, {physical body}, {material body}, {soma}, {build}, {figure}, {physique}, {anatomy}, {shape}, {bod}, {chassis}, {frame}, {flesh}]
6: the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape" [syn: {shape}]
7: the visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features" [syn: {shape}, {cast}]
8: (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary; "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system" [syn: {phase}]
9: a printed document with spaces in which to write; "he filled out his tax form" 10: (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms" [syn: {variant}, {strain}, {var.}] 11: an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse; "the essay was in the form of a dialogue"; "he first sketches the plot in outline form" 12: a particular mode in which something is manifested; "his resentment took the form of extreme hostility" 13: a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy" [syn: {class}, {grade}] 14: an ability to perform well; "he was at the top of his form"; "the team was off form last night" 15: a life-size dummy used to display clothes [syn: {mannequin}, {manikin}, {mannikin}, {manakin}] 16: a mold for setting concrete; "they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation"
v 1: to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction" [syn: {constitute}, {make}]
2: create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company" [syn: {organize}, {organise}]
3: develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape" [syn: {take form}, {take shape}, {spring}]
4: give a shape or form to; "shape the dough" [syn: {shape}]
5: make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" [syn: {shape}, {work}, {mold}, {mould}, {forge}]
6: establish or impress firmly in the mind; "We imprint our ideas onto our children" [syn: {imprint}]
7: give shape to; "form the clay into a head" [ant: {deform}]

form class
n : one of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical context [syn: {part of speech}, {word class}]

form division
n : an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure

form family
n : (biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure

form genus
n 1: (biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure
2: an artificial taxonomic category established on the basis of morphological resemblance for organisms of obscure true relationships especially fossil forms

form letter
n : a letter that is printed in multiple copies and mailed to a list of recipients

form of government
n : the members of a social organization who are in power [syn: {political system}]

formal
adj 1: being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress); "pay one's formal respects"; "formal dress"; "a formal ball"; "the requirement was only formal and often ignored"; "a formal education" [ant: {informal}]
2: characteristic of or befitting a person in authority; "formal duties"; "an official banquet"
3: (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms; "the paper was written in formal English" [ant: {informal}]
4: represented in simplified or symbolic form [syn: {conventional}, {schematic}]
5: logically deductive; "formal proof"
6: refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; "a courtly gentleman" [syn: {courtly}, {elegant}, {stately}]

formal garden
n : a garden laid out on regular lines with plants arranged in symmetrical locations or in geometrical designs

formal logic
n : any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity [syn: {symbolic logic}, {mathematical logic}]

formaldehyde
n : a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol [syn: {methanal}]

formalin
n : a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens [syn: {formol}]

formalisation
n : the act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions) [syn: {formalization}]

formalise
v 1: make formal or official; "We formalized the appointment and gave him a title" [syn: {formalize}]
2: declare or make legally valid [syn: {validate}, {formalize}] [ant: {invalidate}]

formalised
adj 1: concerned with or characterized by rigorous or adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art); "highly formalized plays like `Waiting for Godot'" [syn: {formalistic}, {formalized}]
2: given formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedures [syn: {formalized}]

formalism
n 1: the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented [ant: {imitation}]
2: (philosophy) the philosophical theory that formal (logical or mathematical) statements have no meaning but that its symbols (regarded as physical entities) exhibit a form that has useful applications
3: the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms

formalistic
adj : concerned with or characterized by rigorous or adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art); "highly formalized plays like `Waiting for Godot'" [syn: {formalized}, {formalised}]

formalities
n : a requirement of etiquette or custom [syn: {formality}]

formality
n 1: a requirement of etiquette or custom [syn: {formalities}]
2: a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies [syn: {formalness}] [ant: {informality}]
3: compliance with formal rules

formalization
n : the act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions) [syn: {formalisation}]

formalize
v 1: make formal or official; "We formalized the appointment and gave him a title" [syn: {formalise}]
2: declare or make legally valid [syn: {validate}, {formalise}] [ant: {invalidate}]

formalized
adj 1: concerned with or characterized by rigorous or adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art); "highly formalized plays like `Waiting for Godot'" [syn: {formalistic}, {formalised}]
2: given formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedures [syn: {formalised}]

formally
adv 1: with official authorization; "the club will be formally recognized" [syn: {officially}]
2: in a formal manner; "he was dressed rather formally" [syn: {with formality}] [ant: {informally}]

formalness
n : a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies [syn: {formality}] [ant: {informality}]

formalwear
n : attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening [syn: {eveningwear}, {evening dress}, {evening clothes}]

format
n 1: the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) [syn: {formatting}, {data format}, {data formatting}]
2: the general appearance of a publication
v 1: set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out" [syn: {arrange}]
2: determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)
3: divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!" [syn: {initialize}, {initialise}] [also: {formatting}, {formatted}]

formation
n 1: an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes"
2: a particular spatial arrangement
3: the fabrication of something in a particular shape [syn: {shaping}]
4: the act of forming something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club" [syn: {constitution}, {establishment}, {organization}, {organisation}]
5: (geology) the geological features of the earth [syn: {geological formation}]
6: natural process that causes something to form; "the formation of gas in the intestine"; "the formation of crystals"; "the formation of pseudopods"
7: creation by mental activity; "the formation of sentences"; "the formation of memories"

formative
adj 1: relating to or characterized by formative effects or formation; "the formative arts"
2: susceptible to alteration by development and experience; "formative years"
3: beginning to develop; "inchoative stages" [syn: {inchoative}]
4: capable of forming new cells and tissues; "a formative zone in developing bone"
5: forming or capable of forming or molding; "a formative influence"; "a formative experience" [syn: {shaping}]
n : minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function

formative cell
n : a cell of an embryo [syn: {embryonic cell}]

formatted
See {format}

formatted
format
n 1: the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) [syn: {formatting}, {data format}, {data formatting}]
2: the general appearance of a publication
v 1: set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out" [syn: {arrange}]
2: determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)
3: divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!" [syn: {initialize}, {initialise}] [also: {formatting}, {formatted}]

formatted capacity
n : (computer science) the usable capacity of a disk drive; the amount of space that is left after the sector headings and boundary definitions and timing information have been added by formatting the disk

formatting
See {format}

formatting
format
n 1: the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) [syn: {formatting}, {data format}, {data formatting}]
2: the general appearance of a publication
v 1: set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out" [syn: {arrange}]
2: determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)
3: divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!" [syn: {initialize}, {initialise}] [also: {formatting}, {formatted}]

formatting
n : the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) [syn: {format}, {data format}, {data formatting}]

formed
adj 1: clearly defined; "I have no formed opinion about the chances of success" [syn: {defined}, {settled}]
2: having or given a form or shape [ant: {unformed}]
3: formed in the mind [syn: {conceived}]
4: having taken on a definite arrangement; "cheerleaders were formed into letters"; "we saw troops formed into columns"
5: fully developed as by discipline or training; "a fully formed literary style"

former
adj 1: referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several); "the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; I prefer the former version to the latter one" [syn: {former(a)}] [ant: {latter(a)}]
2: belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover" [syn: {erstwhile(a)}, {former(a)}, {once(a)}, {onetime(a)}, {quondam(a)}, {sometime(a)}]
3: (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House" [syn: {former(a)}, {late(a)}, {previous(a)}]
4: of the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times" [syn: {early(a)}, {former(a)}, {other(a)}]
n : the first of two or the first mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today" [ant: {latter}]

Former Armed Forces
n : a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to reinstitute Hutu control; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists" [syn: {Army for the Liberation of Rwanda}, {ALIR}, {FAR}, {Interahamwe}]

formerly
adv : at a previous time; "once he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing" [syn: {once}, {at one time}, {erstwhile}, {erst}]

formic
adj 1: of or relating to or derived from ants
2: of or containing or derived from formic acid

formic acid
n : a colorless pungent fuming vesicatory liquid acid HCOOH found naturally in ants and many plants or made catalytically from carbon monoxide and steam; used in finishing textiles and paper and in the manufacture of insecticides and fumigants

Formica
n 1: any of various plastic laminates containing melamine
2: type genus of the Formicidae [syn: {genus Formica}]

Formica fusca
n : an ant frequently enslaved

Formica rufa
n : reddish-brown European ant typically living in anthills in woodlands [syn: {wood ant}]

Formica sanguinea
n : slave-making ant widely distributed over the northern hemisphere [syn: {sanguinary ant}]

formicaria
See {formicarium}

Formicariidae
n : antbirds [syn: {family Formicariidae}]

Formicarius
n : type genus of the Formicariidae [syn: {genus Formicarius}]

formicary
n : a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest [syn: {anthill}]

formicate
v : crawl about like ants

formication
n : hallucinated sensation that insects or snakes are crawling over the skin; a common side-effect of extensive use of cocaine or amphetamines

Formicidae
n : ants [syn: {family Formicidae}]

formidability
n : impressive difficulty [syn: {toughness}]

formidable
adj 1: extremely impressive in strength or excellence; "a formidable opponent"; "the challenge was formidable"; "had a formidable array of compositions to his credit"; "the formidable army of brains at the Prime Minister's disposal"
2: inspiring fear; "the formidable prospect of major surgery"; "a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic"- G.H.Johnston; "something unnerving and prisonlike about high gray wall" [syn: {redoubtable}, {unnerving}]

formidably
adv : in a formidable manner; "the constant risk that attends the exchanges of human beings formidably armed"

formless
adj 1: having no definite form or distinct shape; "amorphous clouds of insects"; "an aggregate of formless particles"; "a shapeless mass of protoplasm" [syn: {amorphous}, {shapeless}]
2: having no physical form; "belief in a world filled with...formless but often malevolent beings"

formlessly
adv : in a formless manner; "the dress hung formlessly on her body"

formol
n : a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens [syn: {formalin}]

form-only
adj : being a matter of form only; lacking substance; "a form-only requirement that is usually ignored" [syn: {form-only(a)}]

Formosa
n : an island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea [syn: {Taiwan}]

Formosan
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language; "the Taiwanese capital is Taipeh" [syn: {Taiwanese}, {Chinese}]
n : the Austronesian languages spoken on Formosa

formula
n 1: a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement [syn: {expression}]
2: directions for making something [syn: {recipe}]
3: a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle
4: a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements [syn: {chemical formula}]
5: something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors" [syn: {convention}, {normal}, {pattern}, {rule}]
6: a liquid food for infants
7: (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials" [syn: {rule}] [also: {formulae} (pl)]

formulae
formula
n 1: a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement [syn: {expression}]
2: directions for making something [syn: {recipe}]
3: a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle
4: a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements [syn: {chemical formula}]
5: something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors" [syn: {convention}, {normal}, {pattern}, {rule}]
6: a liquid food for infants
7: (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials" [syn: {rule}] [also: {formulae} (pl)]

formulae
See {formula}

formulaic
adj : characterized by or in accordance with some formula

formularise
v : express as a formula [syn: {formularize}]

formularize
v : express as a formula [syn: {formularise}]

formulary
adj : of or relating to or of the nature of a formula
n : (pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation [syn: {pharmacopeia}]

formulate
v 1: elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis" [syn: {explicate}, {develop}]
2: come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or priciple) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light" [syn: {invent}, {contrive}, {devise}, {excogitate}, {forge}]
3: put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees" [syn: {give voice}, {word}, {phrase}, {articulate}]
4: prepare according to a formula

formulated
adj : devised; developed according to an orderly plan; "he had well formulated opinions on schooling"

formulation
n 1: a substance prepared according to a formula [syn: {preparation}]
2: inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally [syn: {conceptualization}, {conceptualisation}]
3: the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared" [syn: {expression}]

Fornax
n : a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Cetus and Phoenix

fornicate
v : have sex without being married

fornication
n 1: voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other
2: extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations; "adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce" [syn: {adultery}, {criminal conversation}]

fornicator
n : someone who commits adultery or fornication [syn: {adulterer}]

fornicatress
n : a woman adulterer [syn: {adulteress}, {hussy}, {jade}, {loose woman}, {slut}, {strumpet}, {trollop}]

fornices
fornix
n 1: generally any arch shaped structure (but often it refers to the arched roof of an anatomical space)
2: an arched bundle of white fibers at the base of the brain by which the hippocampus of each hemisphere projects to the contralateral hippocampus and to the thalamus and mamillary bodies [syn: {trigonum cerebrale}] [also: {fornices} (pl)]

fornices
See {fornix}

fornix
n 1: generally any arch shaped structure (but often it refers to the arched roof of an anatomical space)
2: an arched bundle of white fibers at the base of the brain by which the hippocampus of each hemisphere projects to the contralateral hippocampus and to the thalamus and mamillary bodies [syn: {trigonum cerebrale}] [also: {fornices} (pl)]

forrad
adv : at or to or toward the front; "he faced forward"; "step forward"; "she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine"; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations) [syn: {forward}, {forwards}, {frontward}, {frontwards}, {forrard}] [ant: {back}]

forrader
adv : in a forward direction; "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud" [syn: {ahead}, {onward}, {onwards}, {forward}, {forwards}]

forrard
adv : at or to or toward the front; "he faced forward"; "step forward"; "she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine"; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations) [syn: {forward}, {forwards}, {frontward}, {frontwards}, {forrad}] [ant: {back}]

forsake
v : leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children" [syn: {abandon}, {desolate}, {desert}] [also: {forsook}, {forsaken}]

forsaken
See {forsake}

forsaken
forsake
v : leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children" [syn: {abandon}, {desolate}, {desert}] [also: {forsook}, {forsaken}]

forsaken
adj : left entirely; "forsaken slopes where children once played" [ant: {unforsaken}]

forsaking
n 1: the act of forsaking [syn: {giving up}]
2: the act of giving something up [syn: {abandonment}, {desertion}]

Forseti
n : god of justice; son of Balder and Nanna

forsook
See {forsake}

forsook
forsake
v : leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children" [syn: {abandon}, {desolate}, {desert}] [also: {forsook}, {forsaken}]

forsooth
adv : an archaic word originally meaning `in truth' but now usually used to express disbelief

forspoke
See {forspeak}

forspoken
See {forspeak}

Forssman antibody
n : an antibody found in the blood of someone suffering from infectious mononucleosis [syn: {heterophil antibody}, {heterophile antibody}]

forswear
v : formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" [syn: {abjure}, {recant}, {retract}, {resile}] [also: {forsworn}, {forswore}]

forswearing
n : the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) [syn: {renunciation}, {forgoing}]

forswore
See {forswear}

forswore
forswear
v : formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" [syn: {abjure}, {recant}, {retract}, {resile}] [also: {forsworn}, {forswore}]

forsworn
See {forswear}

forsworn
forswear
v : formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" [syn: {abjure}, {recant}, {retract}, {resile}] [also: {forsworn}, {forswore}]

forsythia
n : any of various early blooming oleaceous shrubs of the genus Forsythia; native to eastern Asia and southern Europe but widely cultivated for their branches of bright yellow bell-shaped flowers

fort
n 1: a fortified military post where troops are stationed [syn: {garrison}]
2: a fortified defensive structure [syn: {fortress}]
v 1: gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense [syn: {fort up}]
2: enclose by or as if by a fortification [syn: {fortify}]
3: station (troops) in a fort

Fort George G. Meade
n : an Army base in Maryland; headquarters of the National Security Agency [syn: {Fort Meade}, {Fort George Gordon Meade}]

Fort George Gordon Meade
n : an Army base in Maryland; headquarters of the National Security Agency [syn: {Fort Meade}, {Fort George G. Meade}]

Fort Lauderdale
n : a city in southeast Florida on the Atlantic coast north of Miami; a favorite place for college students to go on their spring vacations

Fort Meade
n : an Army base in Maryland; headquarters of the National Security Agency [syn: {Fort George Gordon Meade}, {Fort George G. Meade}]

Fort Myers
n : a town in southwest Florida

Fort Smith
n : a town in western Arkansas on the Arkansas River at the Oklahoma border

Fort Ticonderoga
n : American revolutionary troops captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British in May 1775 [syn: {Ticonderoga}]

fort up
v : gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense [syn: {fort}]

Fort Wayne
n : a city in northeastern Indiana

Fort Worth
n : a city in northeastern Texas (just west of Dallas); a major industrial center

Fortaz
n : a parenteral cephalosporin (trade names Fortaz and Tazicef) used to treat moderate infections [syn: {ceftazidime}, {Tazicef}]

forte
adj : used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the forte passages in the composition" [syn: {loud}] [ant: {piano}]
n 1: an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte" [syn: {strong suit}, {long suit}, {metier}, {specialty}, {speciality}, {strong point}, {strength}] [ant: {weak point}]
2: (music) with great loudness [syn: {fortissimo}]
3: the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible
adv : used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly [syn: {loudly}] [ant: {piano}]

fortemente
adj : chiefly a direction or description in music; loud and strong

forte-piano
n : a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds [syn: {piano}, {pianoforte}]

fortes
See {fortis}

forth
adv 1: from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete); "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off to school"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach" [syn: {away}, {off}]
2: forward in time or order or degree; "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward" [syn: {forward}, {onward}]
3: out into view; "came forth from the crowd"; "put my ideas forth"

forthcoming
adj 1: at ease in talking to others [syn: {extroverted}, {outgoing}]
2: of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions" [syn: {approaching}, {coming(a)}, {upcoming}]
3: available when required or as promised; "federal funds were not forthcoming"

forthcomingness
n : the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon [syn: {imminence}, {imminency}, {imminentness}, {impendence}, {impendency}]

forthright
adj : characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation" [syn: {blunt}, {candid}, {frank}, {free-spoken}, {outspoken}, {plainspoken}, {point-blank}, {straight-from-the-shoulder}]
adv : directly and without evasion; not roundabout; "to face a problem squarely"; "the responsibility lies squarely with them"; "spoke forthright (or forthrightly) and to the point" [syn: {squarely}, {forthrightly}]

forthrightly
adv : directly and without evasion; not roundabout; "to face a problem squarely"; "the responsibility lies squarely with them"; "spoke forthright (or forthrightly) and to the point" [syn: {squarely}, {forthright}]

forthrightness
n : the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech [syn: {candor}, {candour}, {candidness}, {frankness}]

forthwith
adv : without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" [syn: {immediately}, {instantly}, {straightaway}, {straight off}, {directly}, {now}, {right away}, {at once}, {in real time}, {like a shot}]

forties
n 1: the time of life between 40 and 50 [syn: {mid-forties}]
2: the decade from 1940 to 1949 [syn: {1940s}]

fortieth
adj : the ordinal number of forty in counting order [syn: {40th}]
n : position 40 in a countable series of things

fortification
n 1: defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it [syn: {munition}]
2: the art or science of strengthening defenses
3: the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food)

fortified
See {fortify}

fortified
adj 1: secured with bastions or fortifications [syn: {bastioned}]
2: having something added to increase the strength; "fortified wine"

fortified
fortify
v 1: make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strenghten the relations between the two countries" [syn: {strengthen}, {beef up}] [ant: {weaken}]
2: enclose by or as if by a fortification [syn: {fort}]
3: prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqui border" [syn: {arm}, {build up}, {gird}] [ant: {disarm}]
4: add nutrients to; "fortified milk"
5: add alcohol beverages [syn: {spike}, {lace}] [also: {fortified}]

fortified wine
n : wine to which alcohol (usually grape brandy) has been added

fortify
v 1: make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strenghten the relations between the two countries" [syn: {strengthen}, {beef up}] [ant: {weaken}]
2: enclose by or as if by a fortification [syn: {fort}]
3: prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqui border" [syn: {arm}, {build up}, {gird}] [ant: {disarm}]
4: add nutrients to; "fortified milk"
5: add alcohol beverages [syn: {spike}, {lace}] [also: {fortified}]

fortifying
adj : invigorating physically or mentally [syn: {strengthening}]

fortissimo
adj : chiefly a direction or description in music
n : (music) with great loudness [syn: {forte}]
adv : a direction in music; to be played very loudly [syn: {very loudly}] [ant: {pianissimo}]

fortitude
n : strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage

Fort-Lamy
n : the capital and largest city of Chad; located in the southwestern on the Shari river [syn: {N'Djamena}, {Ndjamena}, {capital of Chad}]

fortnight
n : a period of fourteen consecutive days; "most major tennis tournaments last a fortnight" [syn: {two weeks}]

fortnightly
adj : occurring every two weeks [syn: {biweekly}]
adv : every two weeks; "he visited his cousins fortnightly" [syn: {biweekly}]

FORTRAN
n : a high-level programing language for mathematical and scientific purposes; stands for formula translation

Fortran compiler
n : a compiler for programs written in Fortran

FORTRAN program
n : a program written in FORTRAN

fortress
n : a fortified defensive structure [syn: {fort}]

fortuitous
adj 1: having no cause or apparent cause; "a causeless miracle"; "fortuitous encounters--strange accidents of fortune"; "we cannot regard artistic invention as...uncaused and unrelated to the times" [syn: {causeless}, {uncaused}]
2: occurring by happy chance; "profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials"

fortuitously
adv : by good fortune; "fortunately the weather was good" [syn: {fortunately}, {luckily}, {as luck would have it}] [ant: {unfortunately}, {unfortunately}]

fortuitousness
n : the quality of happening accidentally and by lucky chance

fortuity
n : anything that happens by chance without an apparent cause [syn: {accident}, {chance event}]

Fortuna
n : (Roman mythology) the goddess of fortune and good luck; counterpart of Greek Tyche

fortunate
adj 1: having unexpected good fortune; "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice" [ant: {unfortunate}]
2: supremely favored or fortunate; "golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust" [syn: {favored}, {golden}]
3: presaging good fortune; "she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school"; "rosy predictions" [syn: {hopeful}, {rosy}]

fortunately
adv : by good fortune; "fortunately the weather was good" [syn: {fortuitously}, {luckily}, {as luck would have it}] [ant: {unfortunately}, {unfortunately}]

fortune
n 1: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance" [syn: {luck}, {chance}, {hazard}]
2: a large amount of wealth or prosperity
3: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome; "it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand" [syn: {luck}]
4: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion" [syn: {destiny}, {fate}, {luck}, {lot}, {circumstances}, {portion}]

fortune cookie
n : thin folded wafer containing a maxim on a slip of paper

fortune hunter
n : a person who seeks wealth through marriage

fortune teller
n : a person who foretells your personal future [syn: {fortuneteller}]

fortune telling
n : the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means [syn: {divination}, {foretelling}, {soothsaying}]

Fortunella
n : small genus of shrubs native to south China producing small ovoid fruits resembling oranges: includes kumquats [syn: {genus Fortunella}]

Fortunella japonica
n : shrub bearing round-fruited kumquats [syn: {marumi}, {marumi kumquat}, {round kumquat}]

Fortunella margarita
n : shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats [syn: {nagami}, {nagami kumquat}, {oval kumquat}]

fortuneteller
n : a person who foretells your personal future [syn: {fortune teller}]

fortunetelling
n : the practice of predicting people's futures (usually for payment)

forty
adj : being ten more than thirty [syn: {40}, {xl}, {twoscore}]
n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four [syn: {40}, {XL}]

forty winks
n : a short sleep (usually not in bed) [syn: {nap}, {catnap}, {cat sleep}, {short sleep}, {snooze}]

forty-eight
adj : being eight more than forty [syn: {48}, {xlviii}]

forty-eighth
adj : the ordinal number of forty-eight in counting order [syn: {48th}]

forty-fifth
adj : the ordinal number of forty-five in counting order [syn: {45th}]

forty-first
adj : the ordinal number of forty-one in counting order [syn: {41st}]

forty-five
adj : being five more than forty [syn: {45}, {xlv}]
n : a .45-caliber pistol

forty-four
adj : being four more than forty [syn: {44}, {xliv}]

forty-fourth
adj : the ordinal number of forty-four in counting order [syn: {44th}]

forty-nine
adj : being nine more than forty [syn: {49}, {il}]

forty-niner
n : a miner who took part in the California gold rush in 1849

forty-ninth
adj : the ordinal number of forty-nine in counting order [syn: {49th}]

forty-one
adj : being one more than forty [syn: {41}, {xli}]

forty-second
adj : the ordinal number of forty-two in counting order [syn: {42nd}]

forty-seven
adj : being seven more than forty [syn: {47}, {xlvii}]

forty-seventh
adj : the ordinal number of forty-seven in counting order [syn: {47th}]

forty-six
adj : being six more than forty [syn: {46}, {xlvi}]

forty-sixth
adj : the ordinal number of forty-six in counting order [syn: {46th}]

forty-third
adj : the ordinal number of forty-three in counting order [syn: {43rd}]

forty-three
adj : being three more than forty [syn: {43}, {xliii}]

forty-two
adj : being two more than forty [syn: {42}, {xlii}]

forum
n 1: a public meeting or assembly for open discussion
2: a public facility to meet for open discussion [syn: {assembly}, {meeting place}]
3: a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece [syn: {agora}, {public square}] [also: {fora} (pl)]

forward
adj 1: at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion" [ant: {backward}]
2: moving toward a position ahead; "forward motion"; "the onward course of events" [syn: {onward}]
3: used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline" [ant: {backward}]
4: of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle; "in a forward gear" [ant: {reverse}]
5: moving forward [syn: {advancing}, {forward-moving}]
6: situated at or toward the front; "the fore cabins"; "the forward part of the ship"
7: situated in the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"
n 1: the person who plays the position of forward on a basketball team
2: a position on a basketball team
adv 1: at or to or toward the front; "he faced forward"; "step forward"; "she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine"; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations) [syn: {forwards}, {frontward}, {frontwards}, {forrad}, {forrard}] [ant: {back}]
2: forward in time or order or degree; "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward" [syn: {forth}, {onward}]
3: toward the future; forward in time; "I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring"; "I look forward to seeing you" [syn: {ahead}] [ant: {back}, {back}]
4: in a forward direction; "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud" [syn: {ahead}, {onward}, {onwards}, {forwards}, {forrader}]
5: near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane; "the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments" [syn: {fore}] [ant: {aft}]
v : send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail" [syn: {send on}]

forward market
n : a commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded [syn: {futures exchange}, {futures market}]

forward motion
n : the act of moving forward toward a goal [syn: {progress}, {progression}, {procession}, {advance}, {advancement}, {onward motion}]

forward pass
n : a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer [syn: {aerial}]

forward passer
n : (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass [syn: {passer}]

forwarding
n 1: the act of sending on to another destination; "the forwarding of mail to a new address is done automatically"; "the forwarding of resumes to the personnel department"
2: the advancement of some enterprise; "his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career" [syn: {furtherance}, {promotion}]

forward-looking
adj : ahead of the times; "the advanced teaching methods"; "had advanced views on the subject"; "a forward-looking corporation"; "is British industry innovative enough?" [syn: {advanced}, {innovative}, {modern}]

forward-moving
adj : moving forward [syn: {advancing}, {forward}]

forwardness
n : offensive assertiveness [syn: {bumptiousness}, {cockiness}, {pushiness}]

forwards
adv 1: at or to or toward the front; "he faced forward"; "step forward"; "she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine"; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations) [syn: {forward}, {frontward}, {frontwards}, {forrad}, {forrard}] [ant: {back}]
2: in a forward direction; "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud" [syn: {ahead}, {onward}, {onwards}, {forward}, {forrader}]

forwent
See {forgo}

forwent
forgo
v 1: do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" [syn: {waive}, {relinquish}, {foreswear}, {dispense with}]
2: lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime [syn: {forfeit}, {give up}, {throw overboard}, {waive}] [ant: {claim}]
3: refrain from consuming; "You will have to forgo alcohol" [syn: {give up}] [also: {forwent}, {forgone}]

Fosamax
n : a tablet (trade name Fosamax) prescribed to prevent or treat osteoporosis in women after menopause [syn: {alendronate}]

Fosbury
n : United States athlete who revolutionized the high jump by introducing the Fosbury flop in the 1968 Olympics (born in 1947) [syn: {Dick Fosbury}, {Richard D. Fosbury}]

Fosbury flop
n : jumping over the horizontal bar backwards and head first

fossa
n 1: a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) [syn: {pit}]
2: monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets [syn: {genus Fossa}]
3: largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets [syn: {fossa cat}, {Cryptoprocta ferox}] [also: {fossae} (pl)]

fossa cat
n : largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets [syn: {fossa}, {Cryptoprocta ferox}]

Fossa fossa
n : civet of Madagascar [syn: {fanaloka}]

fossae
fossa
n 1: a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) [syn: {pit}]
2: monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets [syn: {genus Fossa}]
3: largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets [syn: {fossa cat}, {Cryptoprocta ferox}] [also: {fossae} (pl)]

fossae
See {fossa}

fosse
n : ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water [syn: {moat}]

fossil
adj : characteristic of a fossil
n 1: someone whose style is out of fashion [syn: {dodo}, {fogy}, {fogey}]
2: the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil

fossil copal
n : partly mineralized copal dug from the ground [syn: {copalite}, {copaline}]

fossil fuel
n : fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content

fossil oil
n : a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons [syn: {petroleum}, {crude oil}, {crude}, {rock oil}]

fossiliferous
adj : bearing or containing fossils; "fossiliferous strata"

fossilisation
n 1: the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone [syn: {fossilization}]
2: becoming inflexible or out of date [syn: {fossilization}]

fossilise
v 1: convert to a fossil; "The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone" [syn: {fossilize}]
2: become mentally inflexible [syn: {fossilize}]

fossilised
adj : set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs; "obsolete fossilized ways"; "an ossified bureaucratic system" [syn: {fossilized}, {ossified}]

fossilist
n : a specialist in paleontology [syn: {paleontologist}, {palaeontologist}]

fossilization
n 1: the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone [syn: {fossilisation}]
2: becoming inflexible or out of date [syn: {fossilisation}]

fossilize
v 1: convert to a fossil; "The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone" [syn: {fossilise}]
2: become mentally inflexible [syn: {fossilise}]

fossilized
adj : set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs; "obsolete fossilized ways"; "an ossified bureaucratic system" [syn: {fossilised}, {ossified}]

fossilology
n : the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains [syn: {paleontology}, {palaeontology}]

fossorial
adj : (of limbs and feet) adapted for digging [ant: {cursorial}]

fossorial foot
n : foot adapted for digging as in moles

fossorial mammal
n : a burrowing mammal having limbs adapted for digging

foster
adj : providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father" [syn: {surrogate}]
n : United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864) [syn: {Stephen Foster}, {Stephen Collins Foster}]
v 1: promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education" [syn: {further}]
2: bring up under fosterage; of children
3: help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents" [syn: {nurture}]

foster care
n : supervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home

foster family
n : the family of a fosterling

foster home
n : a household in which an orphaned or delinquent child is placed (usually by a social-service agency)

fosterage
n 1: encouragement; aiding the development of something [syn: {fostering}]
2: raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" [syn: {breeding}, {bringing up}, {fostering}, {nurture}, {raising}, {rearing}, {upbringing}]

foster-brother
n : your foster brother is a male who is not a son of your parents but who is raised by your parents

foster-child
n : a child who is raised by foster parents [syn: {fosterling}]

foster-daughter
n : someone who is raised as a duaghter although not related by birth

fostered
adj 1: encouraged or promoted in growth or development; "dreams of liberty nourished by the blood of patriots cannot easily be given up" [syn: {nourished}]
2: provided with parental care and nurture especially by a surrogate or surrogates

foster-father
n : a man who is a foster parent

fostering
n 1: encouragement; aiding the development of something [syn: {fosterage}]
2: raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" [syn: {breeding}, {bringing up}, {fosterage}, {nurture}, {raising}, {rearing}, {upbringing}]

fosterling
n : a child who is raised by foster parents [syn: {foster-child}]

foster-mother
n : a woman who is a foster parent and raises another's child

foster-nurse
n : a nurse who raises another woman's child as her own

foster-parent
n : a person who acts as parent and guardian for a child in place of the child's natural parents but without legally adopting the child

foster-sister
n : your foster sister is a female who is not a daughter of your parents but who is raised by your parents

foster-son
n : someone who is raised as a son although not related by birth

fothergilla
n : any of several deciduous low-growing shrubs of the genus Fothergilla having showy brushlike spikes of white flowers in spring and fiery red and orange autumn color; grows from Alabama to the Allegheny Mountains [syn: {witch alder}]

FOTS
n : a communication system using fiber optic cables [syn: {fiber-optic transmission system}, {fibre-optic transmission system}]

Foucault
n : French physicist who determined the speed of light and showed that it travels slower in water than in air; invented the Foucault pendulum and the gyroscope (1819-1868) [syn: {Jean Bernard Leon Foucault}]

Foucault pendulum
n : pendulum with a long wire; can swing in any direction; the change in the swing plane demonstrates the earth's rotation

fought
fight
n 1: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" [syn: {fighting}, {combat}, {scrap}]
2: an intense verbal dispute; "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate"
3: a boxing match; "the fight was on television last night" [syn: {bout}]
4: a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" [syn: {battle}, {conflict}, {engagement}]
5: an aggressive willingness to compete; "the team was full of fight" [syn: {competitiveness}]
v 1: be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting" [syn: {struggle}]
2: fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" [syn: {oppose}, {fight back}, {fight down}, {defend}]
3: make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath" [syn: {struggle}]
4: exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" [syn: {crusade}, {press}, {campaign}, {push}, {agitate}] [also: {fought}]

fought
See {fight}

foul
adj 1: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench" [syn: {disgusting}, {disgustful}, {distasteful}, {loathly}, {loathsome}, {repellent}, {repellant}, {repelling}, {revolting}, {skanky}, {wicked}, {yucky}]
2: offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell" [syn: {fetid}, {foetid}, {foul-smelling}, {funky}, {noisome}, {smelly}, {putrid}, {stinking}]
3: violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior" [syn: {cheating(a)}, {dirty}, {unsporting}, {unsportsmanlike}]
4: (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines [ant: {fair}]
5: (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy" [syn: {dirty}, {marked-up}]
6: thoroughly unpleasant; "filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we're having" [syn: {filthy}, {nasty}, {vile}]
7: characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes" [syn: {filthy}, {nasty}, {smutty}]
8: disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room" [syn: {filthy}, {nasty}]
9: especially of a ship's lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor" [syn: {afoul(ip)}, {fouled}]
n : an act that violates of the rules of a sport
v 1: hit a foul ball
2: make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake" [syn: {pollute}, {contaminate}]
3: become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" [syn: {clog}, {choke off}, {clog up}, {back up}, {congest}, {choke}] [ant: {unclog}]
4: commit a foul; break the rules
5: spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it" [syn: {befoul}, {defile}, {maculate}]
6: make unclean; "foul the water"
7: become soiled and dirty

foul ball
n : (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it does not stay between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field [ant: {fair ball}]

foul line
n 1: a line from which basketball players take penalty shots
2: a line across a bowling alley that a bowler must not cross
3: lines through 1st and 3rd base indicating the boundaries of a baseball field

foul out
v : baseball: hit a ball such that it is caught from an out in foul territory

foul play
n : unfair or treacherous behavior (especially involving violence)

foul shot
n : an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul [syn: {free throw}, {penalty free throw}, {charity toss}, {charity throw}, {charity shot}]

foul up
v : make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub}, {screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle}, {fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up}, {bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {mess up}, {fuck up}]

foulard
n : a light plain-weave or twill-weave silk or silklike fabric (usually with a printed design)

fouled
adj 1: made dirty or foul; "a building befouled with soot"; "breathing air fouled and darkened with factory soot" [syn: {befouled}]
2: especially of a ship's lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor" [syn: {afoul(ip)}, {foul}]

foully
adv 1: in an unfair and insulting manner; "this internationally known writer was foully condemned by the Muslim fundamentalists" [syn: {insultingly}]
2: in a wicked and shameful manner; "two policemen were foully murdered"

foulmart
n : dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened [syn: {polecat}, {fitch}, {foumart}, {Mustela putorius}]

foul-mouthed
adj : using foul or obscene language; "noisy foul-mouthed women all shouting at once" [syn: {foul-spoken}]

foulness
n 1: a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse [syn: {filth}, {filthiness}, {nastiness}]
2: the attribute of having a strong offensive smell [syn: {malodorousness}, {stinkiness}, {rankness}]

foul-smelling
adj : offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell" [syn: {fetid}, {foetid}, {foul}, {funky}, {noisome}, {smelly}, {putrid}, {stinking}]

foul-spoken
adj : using foul or obscene language; "noisy foul-mouthed women all shouting at once" [syn: {foul-mouthed}]

foul-up
n : an embarrassing mistake [syn: {blunder}, {blooper}, {bloomer}, {bungle}, {fuckup}, {flub}, {botch}, {boner}, {boo-boo}]

foul-weather gear
n : protective garment that is intended to keep the wearer dry and warm in bad weather

foumart
n : dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened [syn: {polecat}, {fitch}, {foulmart}, {Mustela putorius}]

found
find
n 1: a productive insight [syn: {discovery}, {breakthrough}]
2: the act of discovering something [syn: {discovery}, {uncovering}]
v 1: come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day" [syn: {happen}, {chance}, {bump}, {encounter}]
2: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint" [syn: {detect}, {observe}, {discover}, {notice}]
3: come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!" [syn: {regain}] [ant: {lose}]
4: after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize" [syn: {determine}, {find out}, {ascertain}]
5: come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining" [syn: {feel}]
6: perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "I want to see results"; "The 1960 saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results" [syn: {witness}, {see}]
7: get something or somebody for a specific purpose; "I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter" [syn: {line up}, {get hold}, {come up}]
8: make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle" [syn: {discover}]
9: make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover" [syn: {discover}] 10: obtain through effort or management; "She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents"; "We found the money to send our sons to college" 11: decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty" [syn: {rule}] 12: receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions" [syn: {receive}, {get}, {obtain}, {incur}] 13: perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place; "I found myself in a difficult situation"; "When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room" 14: get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly" [syn: {recover}, {retrieve}, {regain}] 15: succeed in reaching; arrive at; "The arrrow found its mark" 16: accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation; "My son went to Berkeley to find himself" [syn: {find oneself}] [also: {found}]

found
adj : come upon unexpectedly or after searching; "found art"; "the lost-and-found department" [ant: {lost}]
n : food and lodging provided in addition to money; "they worked for $30 and found"
v 1: set up or found; "She set up a literacy program" [syn: {establish}, {set up}, {launch}] [ant: {abolish}]
2: set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department" [syn: {establish}, {plant}, {constitute}, {institute}]
3: use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation" [syn: {establish}, {base}, {ground}]

found
See {find}

foundation
n 1: the basis on which something is grounded; "there is little foundation for his objections"
2: an institution supported by an endowment
3: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" [syn: {basis}, {base}, {fundament}, {groundwork}, {cornerstone}]
4: lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" [syn: {base}, {fundament}, {foot}, {groundwork}, {substructure}, {understructure}]
5: education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge; "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"; "a good grounding in mathematics" [syn: {grounding}]
6: a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body [syn: {foundation garment}]
7: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction" [syn: {initiation}, {founding}, {institution}, {origination}, {creation}, {innovation}, {introduction}, {instauration}]

foundation garment
n : a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body [syn: {foundation}]

foundation stone
n : a stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new building

founded
adj : having a basis; often used as combining terms; "a soundly based argument"; "well-founded suspicions" [syn: {based}]

founder
n 1: inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse [syn: {laminitis}]
2: a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country" [syn: {beginner}, {founding father}, {father}]
3: a worker who makes metal castings
v 1: fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered" [syn: {fall through}, {fall flat}, {flop}]
2: sink below the surface
3: break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice" [syn: {collapse}, {fall in}, {cave in}, {give}, {give way}, {break}]
4: stumble and nearly fall; "the horses foundered"

foundering
n : (of a ship) sinking [syn: {going under}]

founding
n : the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction" [syn: {initiation}, {foundation}, {institution}, {origination}, {creation}, {innovation}, {introduction}, {instauration}]

Founding Father
n 1: a member of the Constitutional Convention that drafted the United States Constitution in 1787
2: a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country" [syn: {founder}, {beginner}, {father}]

foundling
n : a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown [syn: {abandoned infant}]

foundling hospital
n : a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for [syn: {creche}]

foundress
n : a woman founder

foundry
n : factory where metal castings are produced [syn: {metalworks}]

foundry proof
n : a proof taken from a form before duplicate plates are made

fount
n 1: a specific size and style of type within a type family [syn: {font}, {typeface}, {face}]
2: a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water [syn: {fountain}]

fountain
n 1: a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
2: a natural flow of ground water [syn: {spring}, {outflow}, {outpouring}, {natural spring}]
3: an artificially produced flow of water [syn: {jet}]
4: a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water [syn: {fount}]

fountain grass
n : tall perennial ornamental grass with long nodding flower plumes of tropical Africa and Asia [syn: {Pennisetum ruppelii}, {Pennisetum setaceum}]

Fountain of Youth
n : a fountain described in folk tales as able to make people young again; "Ponce de Leon discovered Florida while searching for the Fountain of Youth"

fountain pen
n : a pen that is supplied with ink from a reservoir in its barrel

fountainhead
n 1: an abundant source; "she was a well of information" [syn: {well}, {wellspring}]
2: the source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream" [syn: {headspring}, {head}]

Fouquieria
n : resinous succulent trees or shrubs of desert and semi-desert regions of southwestern United States that are leafless most of the year [syn: {genus Fouquieria}]

Fouquieria columnaris
n : candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers [syn: {boojum tree}, {cirio}, {Idria columnaris}]

Fouquieria splendens
n : desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers [syn: {ocotillo}, {coachwhip}, {Jacob's staff}, {vine cactus}]

Fouquieriaceae
n : small family of spiny shrubs or trees of southwestern United States [syn: {family Fouquieriaceae}]

four
adj : being one more than three [syn: {4}, {iv}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: {4}, {IV}, {tetrad}, {quatern}, {quaternion}, {quaternary}, {quaternity}, {quartet}, {quadruplet}, {foursome}, {Little Joe}]

four flush
n : the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards [syn: {bluff}]

Four Horsemen
n : (New Testament) the four evils that will come at the end of the world: conquest rides a white horse; war a red horse; famine a black horse; plague a pale horse

four hundred
adj : being one hundred more than three hundred [syn: {400}, {cd}]
n : the exclusive social set of a city

four o'clock
n : any of several plants of the genus Mirabilis having flowers that open in late afternoon

four times
adv : by a factor of four; "the price of gasoline has increased fourfold over the past two years" [syn: {fourfold}]

four-card monte
n : a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of the will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time [syn: {monte}, {three-card monte}]

four-centered arch
n : a low elliptical or pointed arch; usually drawn from four centers [syn: {Tudor arch}]

four-dimensional
adj : involving or relating to the fourth dimension or time

four-flusher
n : a person who tries to bluff other people [syn: {bluffer}]

fourfold
adj 1: four times as great or many; "a fourfold increase in the dosage" [syn: {quadruple}]
2: having four units or components; "quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure"; "quadruplex wire" [syn: {quadruple}, {quadruplicate}, {quadruplex}]
adv : by a factor of four; "the price of gasoline has increased fourfold over the past two years" [syn: {four times}]

fourfold point correlation
n : an index of the relation between any two sets of scores that can both be represented on ordered binary dimensions (e.g., male-female) [syn: {phi coefficient}, {phi correlation}]

four-footed
adj : having four feet [syn: {quadrupedal}, {quadruped}] [ant: {bipedal}, {bipedal}]

four-footed butterfly
n : medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast [syn: {nymphalid}, {nymphalid butterfly}, {brush-footed butterfly}]

four-four time
n : a time signature indicating four beats to the bar [syn: {common time}, {quadruple time}, {common measure}]

fourhanded
adj : (of card games) involving or requiring four players

four-hitter
n : a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 4 hits [syn: {4-hitter}]

four-hundredth
adj : the ordinal number of four hundred in counting order [syn: {400th}]

Fourier
n 1: French mathematician who developed Fourier analysis and studied the conduction of heat (1768-1830) [syn: {Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier}, {Baron Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier}]
2: French sociologist and reformer who hoped to achieve universal harmony by reorganizing society (1772-1837) [syn: {Charles Fourier}, {Francois Marie Charles Fourier}]

Fourier analysis
n : analysis of a periodic function into a sum of simple sinusoidal components [syn: {harmonic analysis}]

Fourier series
n : the sum of a series of trigonometric expressions; used in the analysis of periodic functions

four-in-hand
n 1: a long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other
2: a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver [syn: {coach}, {coach-and-four}]

four-lane
adj : having two lanes for traffic in each direction

four-letter Anglo-Saxon word
n : any of several short English words (often having 4 letters) generally regarded as obscene or offensive [syn: {four-letter word}]

four-letter word
n : any of several short English words (often having 4 letters) generally regarded as obscene or offensive [syn: {four-letter Anglo-Saxon word}]

four-lined leaf bug
n : yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back; widespread in central and eastern North America [syn: {four-lined plant bug}, {Poecilocapsus lineatus}]

four-lined plant bug
n : yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back; widespread in central and eastern North America [syn: {four-lined leaf bug}, {Poecilocapsus lineatus}]

four-membered
adj : of a chemical compound having a ring with four members [syn: {4-membered}]

four-minute man
n : someone who has run the mile is less that 4 minutes

four-o'clock family
n : a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales [syn: {Nyctaginaceae}, {family Nyctaginaceae}, {Allioniaceae}, {family Allioniaceae}]

four-part harmony
n : harmony in which each chord has four notes that create four melodic lines

four-party
adj : involving four parties [syn: {quadripartite}]

fourpence
n : a former English silver coin worth four pennies [syn: {groat}]

fourpenny
adj : used of nail size; 1 3/8 in or 3.8 cm long

fourpenny nail
n : a nail 1.5 inches long

four-ply
adj : having a thickness made up of four layers or strands; "four-ply yarns"

four-poster
n : a bed with posts at the four corners that can be used to support a canopy or curtains

four-pounder
n : an artillery gun that throws a shot weighing four pounds

fourscore
adj : being ten more than seventy [syn: {eighty}, {80}, {lxxx}]
n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and eight [syn: {eighty}, {80}, {LXXX}]

four-sided
adj : having four sides [syn: {quadrilateral}]

foursome
n 1: four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m." [syn: {quartet}, {quartette}]
2: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: {four}, {4}, {IV}, {tetrad}, {quatern}, {quaternion}, {quaternary}, {quaternity}, {quartet}, {quadruplet}, {Little Joe}]

four-spot
n : a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips

foursquare
adj : characterized by firm and unwavering conviction; "a foursquare refusal to yield"
n : (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon; "you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides" [syn: {square}]
adv 1: in a square position; "the building stood foursquare"
2: with firmness and conviction; without compromise; "he stood foursquare for religious liberty and toleration"- C.G.Bowers; "dealt straightforwardly with all issues" [syn: {squarely}, {straightforwardly}]

four-stroke engine
n : an internal-combustion engine in which an explosive mixture is drawn into the cylinder on the first stroke and is compressed and ignited on the second stroke; work is done on the third stroke and the products of combustion are exhausted on the fourth stroke [syn: {four-stroke internal-combustion engine}]

four-stroke internal-combustion engine
n : an internal-combustion engine in which an explosive mixture is drawn into the cylinder on the first stroke and is compressed and ignited on the second stroke; work is done on the third stroke and the products of combustion are exhausted on the fourth stroke [syn: {four-stroke engine}]

four-tailed bandage
n : a bandage consisting of a strip of cloth split in two on both ends; the central part is placed under the chin to restrict motion of the mandible and the tails are tied over the top of the head

fourteen
adj : being one more than thirteen [syn: {14}, {xiv}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one [syn: {14}, {XIV}]

fourteenth
adj : coming next after the thirteenth in position [syn: {14th}]
n : position 14 in a countable series of things

Fourteenth Amendment
n : an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1868; extends the guarantees of the Bill of Rights to the states as well as to the federal government

fourth
adj : coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude; "the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present" [syn: {4th}, {quaternary}]
n 1: following the third position; number four in a countable series
2: one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" [syn: {one-fourth}, {quarter}, {fourth part}, {twenty-five percent}, {quartern}]
3: the musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it
adv : in the fourth place; "fourthly, you must pay the rent on the first of the month" [syn: {fourthly}]

fourth cranial nerve
n : either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes [syn: {trochlear}, {trochlear nerve}, {trochlearis}]

Fourth Crusade
n : a Crusade from 1202 to 1204 that was diverted into a battle for Constantinople and failed to recapture Jerusalem

fourth deck
n : the fourth or lowest deck [syn: {orlop deck}, {orlop}]

fourth dimension
n : the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event [syn: {time}]

Fourth Earl of Chesterfield
n : suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773) [syn: {Chesterfield}, {Philip Dormer Stanhope}]

Fourth Earl of Orford
n : English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole (1717-1797) [syn: {Walpole}, {Horace Walpole}, {Horatio Walpole}]

fourth estate
n 1: newspaper writers and photographers [syn: {press}]
2: newspapers and magazines collectively [syn: {journalism}, {news media}]

Fourth of July
n : a legal holiday in the United States [syn: {Independence Day}, {July 4}]

fourth part
n : one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" [syn: {one-fourth}, {fourth}, {quarter}, {twenty-five percent}, {quartern}]

fourth power
n : an algebraic equation of the fourth degree [syn: {biquadrate}, {biquadratic}, {quartic}]

fourth stomach
n : the fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place [syn: {abomasum}]

fourth ventricle
n : an irregular ventricle between the third ventricle and the central canal of the spinal cord

fourthly
adv : in the fourth place; "fourthly, you must pay the rent on the first of the month" [syn: {fourth}]

fourth-year
adj : used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college; "the senior prom" [syn: {senior(a)}]

four-wheel
adj : of or relating to vehicles with four wheels; "a four-wheel drive" [syn: {four-wheeled}]

four-wheel drive
n 1: a motor vehicle with a four-wheel drive transmission system [syn: {4WD}]
2: a transmission that provides power directly to all four wheels of a motor vehicle [syn: {4WD}]

four-wheeled
adj : of or relating to vehicles with four wheels; "a four-wheel drive" [syn: {four-wheel}]

four-wheeler
n : a hackney carriage with four wheels

four-wing flying fish
n : having both pectoral and pelvic fins enlarged [syn: {biplane flying fish}]

fovea
n : area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute [syn: {fovea centralis}] [also: {foveae} (pl)]

fovea centralis
n : area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute [syn: {fovea}]

foveae
fovea
n : area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute [syn: {fovea centralis}] [also: {foveae} (pl)]

foveae
See {fovea}

foveal vision
n : vision with the fovea

foveolae
See {foveola}

fowl
n 1: a domesticated gallinaceous bird though to be descended from the red jungle fowl [syn: {domestic fowl}, {poultry}]
2: the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food [syn: {bird}]
v 1: hunt fowl
2: hunt fowl in the forest

fowl cholera
n : an acute diarrheal disease (especially of chickens) caused by the microorganism that causes hemorrhagic septicemia

fowl pest
n : an acute viral disease of domestic fowl; characterized by refusal to each and high temperature and discoloration of the comb

fowl run
n : an enclosed yard for keeping poultry [syn: {chicken yard}, {hen yard}, {chicken run}]

Fowler
n 1: English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on English usage (1858-1933) [syn: {Henry Watson Fowler}]
2: someone who hunts wild birds for food

fowling piece
n : a light shotgun used for fowling

fox
n 1: alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
2: a shifty deceptive person [syn: {dodger}, {slyboots}]
3: the gray or reddish-brown fur of a fox
4: English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806) [syn: {Charles James Fox}]
5: English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691) [syn: {George Fox}]
6: a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River
7: the Algonquian language of the Fox people
v 1: deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" [syn: {trick}, {fob}, {pull a fast one on}, {play a trick on}]
2: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" [syn: {confuse}, {throw}, {befuddle}, {fuddle}, {bedevil}, {confound}, {discombobulate}]
3: become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots

fox grape
n 1: native grape of northeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties e.g. Concord grapes [syn: {Vitis labrusca}]
2: purplish-black wild grape of the eastern United States with tough skins that slip easily from the flesh; cultivated in many varieties [syn: {slip-skin grape}]

fox hole
n : a small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against enemy fire [syn: {foxhole}]

fox hunter
n : a mounted hunter who follows the hounds in pursuit of a fox

fox hunting
n : mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a fox [syn: {foxhunt}]

Fox River
n : a river in Wisconsin that flows into Lake Michigan

fox shark
n : large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed [syn: {thresher}, {thrasher}, {thresher shark}, {Alopius vulpinus}]

fox squirrel
n : exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United States [syn: {eastern fox squirrel}, {Sciurus niger}]

Fox Talbot
n : English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877) [syn: {Talbot}, {William Henry Fox Talbot}]

fox terrier
n : small lively black-and-white terriers formerly used to dig out foxes

foxberry
n : low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries [syn: {cowberry}, {mountain cranberry}, {lingonberry}, {lingenberry}, {lingberry}, {Vaccinium vitis-idaea}]

foxglove
n : any of several plants of the genus Digitalis [syn: {digitalis}]

foxglove family
n : a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales [syn: {Scrophulariaceae}, {family Scrophulariaceae}, {figwort family}]

foxhole
n : a small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against enemy fire [syn: {fox hole}]

foxhound
n : medium-sized glossy-coated hounds developed for hunting foxes

foxhunt
n : mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a fox [syn: {fox hunting}]
v : hunt foxes, on horseback and with dogs

foxier
See {foxy}

foxier
foxy
adj : marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {cunning}, {dodgy}, {guileful}, {knavish}, {slick}, {sly}, {tricksy}, {tricky}, {wily}] [also: {foxiest}, {foxier}]

foxiest
See {foxy}

foxiest
foxy
adj : marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {cunning}, {dodgy}, {guileful}, {knavish}, {slick}, {sly}, {tricksy}, {tricky}, {wily}] [also: {foxiest}, {foxier}]

foxily
adv : in an artful manner; "he craftily arranged to be there when the decision was announced"; "had ever circumstances conspired so cunningly?" [syn: {craftily}, {cunningly}, {knavishly}, {slyly}, {trickily}, {artfully}]

foxiness
n : shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception [syn: {craft}, {craftiness}, {cunning}, {guile}, {slyness}, {wiliness}]

foxtail
n : grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes [syn: {foxtail grass}]

foxtail barley
n : barley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with delicate long silky awns; North America and northeastern Asia [syn: {squirreltail barley}, {squirreltail grass}, {Hordeum jubatum}]

foxtail grass
n 1: ground pine thickly covered with bristly leaves; widely distributed in barren sandy or peaty moist coastal regions of eastern and southeastern United States [syn: {Lycopodium alopecuroides}]
2: grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes [syn: {foxtail}]

foxtail millet
n : coarse drought-resistant annual grass grown for grain, hay and forage in Europe and Asia and chiefly for forage and hay in United States [syn: {Italian millet}, {Hungarian grass}, {Setaria italica}]

foxtail orchid
n : any of various orchids of the genus Rhyncostylis having pink- to purple-marked white flowers in a dense cylindrical raceme

fox-trot
n : a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences [syn: {foxtrot}]

foxtrot
n : a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences [syn: {fox-trot}]
v : dance the foxtrot [also: {foxtrotting}, {foxtrotted}]

foxtrotted
foxtrot
n : a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences [syn: {fox-trot}]
v : dance the foxtrot [also: {foxtrotting}, {foxtrotted}]

foxtrotted
See {foxtrot}

foxtrotting
See {foxtrot}

foxtrotting
foxtrot
n : a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences [syn: {fox-trot}]
v : dance the foxtrot [also: {foxtrotting}, {foxtrotted}]

foxy
adj : marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {cunning}, {dodgy}, {guileful}, {knavish}, {slick}, {sly}, {tricksy}, {tricky}, {wily}] [also: {foxiest}, {foxier}]

foyer
n : a large entrance or reception room or area [syn: {anteroom}, {antechamber}, {entrance hall}, {hall}, {lobby}, {vestibule}]

FPS
n : an agency in the General Services Administration that is a security organization to provide a safe environment where Federal agencies can conduct their business [syn: {Federal Protective Service}]

Fr
n : a radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium [syn: {francium}, {atomic number 87}]

Fra Filippo Lippi
n : Italian painter whose works show a three-dimensional style (1406-1469) [syn: {Lippi}]

fracas
n : noisy quarrel [syn: {affray}, {altercation}]

fractal
n : (mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry

fractal geometry
n : the geometry of fractals; "Benoit Mandelbrot pioneered fractal geometry"

fraction
n 1: a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
2: a small part or item forming a piece of a whole
3: the quotient of two rational numbers
v : perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?" [syn: {divide}] [ant: {multiply}]

fractional
adj : constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety; "a fractional share of the vote"; "a partial dose" [ant: {whole}]

fractional currency
n : paper currency in denominations less than the basic monetary unit

fractional distillation
n : fractionation of a liquid by distillation

fractional monetary unit
n : a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit [syn: {subunit}]

fractional process
n : a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components [syn: {fractionation}]

fractionate
v 1: separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents
2: obtain by a fractional process

fractionation
n 1: a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components [syn: {fractional process}]
2: separation into portions

fractious
adj 1: stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child" [syn: {refractory}]
2: easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" [syn: {cranky}, {irritable}, {nettlesome}, {peevish}, {peckish}, {pettish}, {petulant}, {testy}, {tetchy}, {techy}]
3: unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome; "rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thigkly populated areas"; "fractious components of a communication system"

fractiously
adv 1: in a peevish manner [syn: {peevishly}, {querulously}]
2: in a fractious manner; "the horse was behaving fractiously and refused to jump"

fractiousness
n : the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline [syn: {unruliness}, {willfulness}, {wilfulness}]

fractocumuli
See {fractocumulus}

fractostrati
See {fractostratus}

fracture
n 1: breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall" [syn: {break}]
2: (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault" [syn: {fault}, {geological fault}, {shift}, {break}]
3: the act of cracking something [syn: {crack}, {cracking}]
v 1: violate or abuse; "This writer really fractures the language"
2: interrupt, break, or destroy; "fracture the balance of power"
3: break into pieces; "The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle"
4: become fractured; "The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe"
5: break (a bone); "She broke her clavicle"
6: fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey" [syn: {break}]

fractured
adj : used of a break or crack or tear in bone or cartilage; "serious injuries such as broken bones and fractured skulls"

fradicin
n : an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery [syn: {neomycin}, {Neobiotic}]

fraena
See {fraenum}

Fragaria
n : strawberries [syn: {genus Fragaria}]

Fragaria ananassa
n : widely cultivated [syn: {garden strawberry}, {cultivated strawberry}]

Fragaria chiloensis
n : wild strawberry of western United States and South America; source of many varieties of cultivated strawberries [syn: {beach strawberry}, {Chilean strawberry}]

Fragaria vesca
n : Europe [syn: {wild strawberry}, {wood strawberry}]

Fragaria virginiana
n : North American wild strawberry with sweet scarlet fruit; a source of many cultivated strawberries [syn: {Virginia strawberry}, {scarlet strawberry}]

fragile
adj 1: easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft" [syn: {delicate}, {frail}]
2: vulnerably delicate; "she has the fragile beauty of youth"
3: lacking solidity or strength; "a flimsy table"; "flimsy construction"; "a fragile link with the past" [syn: {flimsy}]

fragile fern
n : delicate fern widely distributed in North America and European having thin pinnatifid fronds with brittle stems [syn: {brittle bladder fern}, {brittle fern}, {Cystopteris fragilis}]

fragility
n 1: quality of being easily damaged or destroyed [syn: {breakability}]
2: lack of physical strength [syn: {delicacy}]

fragment
n 1: a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock"
2: a broken piece of a brittle artifact [syn: {shard}, {sherd}]
3: an incomplete piece; "fragments of a play"
v : break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented" [syn: {break up}, {fragmentize}, {fragmentise}]

fragmental
adj : consisting of small disconnected parts; "fragmentary remains" [syn: {fragmentary}]

fragmentary
adj : consisting of small disconnected parts; "fragmentary remains" [syn: {fragmental}]

fragmentation
n 1: separating something into fine particles [syn: {atomization}, {atomisation}]
2: the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships
3: (computer science) the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk; "fragmentation slows system performance because it takes extra time to locate and assemble the parts of the fragmented file"
4: the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes

fragmentation bomb
n : a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles [syn: {antipersonnel bomb}, {anti-personnel bomb}, {daisy cutter}]

fragmented
adj 1: broken into small fragments; "crumbled cookies" [syn: {crumbled}]
2: having been divided; having the unity destroyed; "Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"-Samuel Lubell; "a league of disunited nations"- E.B.White; "a fragmented coalition"; "a split group" [syn: {disconnected}, {disunited}, {split}]

fragmentise
v : break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented" [syn: {break up}, {fragment}, {fragmentize}]

fragmentize
v : break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented" [syn: {break up}, {fragment}, {fragmentise}]

Fragonard
n : French artist whose rococo paintings typified the frivolity of life in the royal court of France in the 18th century (1732-1806) [syn: {Jean Honore Fragonard}]

fragrance
n 1: a distinctive odor that is pleasant [syn: {aroma}, {perfume}, {scent}]
2: a pleasingly sweet olfactory property [syn: {bouquet}, {redolence}, {sweetness}]

fragrant
adj : pleasant-smelling [ant: {malodorous}]

fragrant agrimony
n : fragrant European perennial herb found at woodland margins on moist soils [syn: {Agrimonia procera}]

fragrant bedstraw
n : Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some classifications placed in genus Asperula [syn: {sweet woodruff}, {waldmeister}, {woodruff}, {Galium odoratum}, {Asperula odorata}]

fragrant cliff fern
n : fern or northern Eurasia and North America having fragrant fronds [syn: {fragrant shield fern}, {fragrant wood fern}, {Dryopteris fragrans}]

fragrant orchid
n : European orchid having dense spikes of fragrant pink or lilac or red flowers with conspicuous spurs [syn: {Gymnadenia conopsea}]

fragrant shield fern
n : fern or northern Eurasia and North America having fragrant fronds [syn: {fragrant cliff fern}, {fragrant wood fern}, {Dryopteris fragrans}]

fragrant sumac
n : sweet-scented sumac of eastern America having ternate leaves and yellowish-green flowers in spikes resembling catkins followed by red hairy fruits [syn: {lemon sumac}, {Rhus aromatica}]

fragrant water lily
n : a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions [syn: {water nymph}, {pond lily}, {Nymphaea odorata}]

fragrant wood fern
n : fern or northern Eurasia and North America having fragrant fronds [syn: {fragrant cliff fern}, {fragrant shield fern}, {Dryopteris fragrans}]

fragrant woodsia
n : a common rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate regions having rusty-brown stipes and lanceolate pinnate fronds [syn: {rusty woodsia}, {oblong woodsia}, {Woodsia ilvensis}]

frail
adj 1: physically weak; "an invalid's frail body" [ant: {robust}]
2: having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only human"; "frail humanity" [syn: {fallible}, {imperfect}, {weak}]
3: easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft" [syn: {delicate}, {fragile}]
n 1: the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
2: a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)

frailness
n : the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) [syn: {infirmity}, {frailty}, {debility}, {feebleness}]

frailty
n 1: the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) [syn: {infirmity}, {debility}, {feebleness}, {frailness}]
2: moral weakness [syn: {vice}]

fraise
n 1: a ruff for the neck worn in the 16th century
2: sloping or horizontal rampart of pointed stakes

frambesia
n : an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions [syn: {yaws}, {framboesia}]

framboesia
n : an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions [syn: {yaws}, {frambesia}]

framboise
n : the common European raspberry; fruit red or orange [syn: {wild raspberry}, {European raspberry}, {Rubus idaeus}]

frame
n 1: a structure supporting or containing something [syn: {framework}, {framing}]
2: one of a series of still transparent photographs on a strip of film used in making movies
3: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: {human body}, {physical body}, {material body}, {soma}, {build}, {figure}, {physique}, {anatomy}, {shape}, {bod}, {chassis}, {form}, {flesh}]
4: a period of play in baseball during which each team has a turn at bat [syn: {inning}]
5: the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal [syn: {skeletal system}, {skeleton}, {systema skeletale}]
6: the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape; "the building has a steel skeleton" [syn: {skeleton}, {skeletal frame}, {underframe}]
v 1: enclose in or as if in a frame; "frame a picture" [syn: {frame in}, {border}]
2: enclose in a frame, as of a picture
3: take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police" [syn: {ensnare}, {entrap}, {set up}]
4: formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language" [syn: {redact}, {cast}, {put}, {couch}]
5: draw up the plans or basic details for; "frame a policy" [syn: {compose}, {draw up}]
6: construct by fitting or uniting parts together [syn: {frame up}]

frame buffer
n : (computer science) a buffer that stores the contents of an image pixel by pixel

frame in
v : enclose in or as if in a frame; "frame a picture" [syn: {frame}, {border}]

frame of mind
n : a temporary psychological state [syn: {state of mind}]

frame of reference
n 1: a system that uses coordinates to establish position [syn: {coordinate system}, {reference system}, {reference frame}]
2: a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning

frame up
v : construct by fitting or uniting parts together [syn: {frame}]

framed
adj : provided with a frame; "there were framed snapshots of family and friends on her desk" [ant: {unframed}]

framer
n 1: someone who makes frames (as for pictures)
2: someone who writes a new law or plan; "the framers of the Constitution"

frame-up
n : an act that incriminates someone on a false charge [syn: {setup}]

framework
n 1: a simplified description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems" [syn: {model}, {theoretical account}]
2: the underlying structure; "restoring the framework of the bombed building"; "it is part of the fabric of society" [syn: {fabric}]
3: a structure supporting or containing something [syn: {frame}, {framing}]

framing
n 1: formulation of the plans and important details; "the framing of judicial decrees"
2: a structure supporting or containing something [syn: {framework}, {frame}]

franc
n : the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes

France
n 1: a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe [syn: {French Republic}]
2: French writer of sophisticated novels and short stories (1844-1924) [syn: {Anatole France}, {Jacques Anatole Francois Thibault}]

Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett
n : United States writer (born in England) remembered for her novels for children (1849-1924) [syn: {Burnett}, {Frances Hodgson Burnett}]

Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard
n : United States advocate of temperance and women's suffrage (1839-1898) [syn: {Willard}]

Frances Hodgson Burnett
n : United States writer (born in England) remembered for her novels for children (1849-1924) [syn: {Burnett}, {Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett}]

Frances Wright
n : United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852) [syn: {Wright}, {Fanny Wright}]

Francesco Petrarca
n : an Italian poet famous for love lyrics (1304-1374) [syn: {Petrarch}, {Petrarca}]

Franche-Comte
n : a former province of eastern France

franchise
n 1: an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place
2: a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area [syn: {dealership}]
3: a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote) [syn: {enfranchisement}]
v : grant a franchise to

franchise tax
n : a tax that is imposed by states on corporations; it depends both on the net worth of the corporation and on its net income attributable to activities within the state

Francis Albert Sinatra
n : United States singer and film actor (1915-1998) [syn: {Sinatra}, {Frank Sinatra}]

Francis Bacon
n : English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626) [syn: {Bacon}, {Sir Francis Bacon}, {Baron Verulam}, {1st Baron Verulam}, {Viscount St. Albans}]

Francis Beaumont
n : English dramatist who collaborated with John Fletcher (1584-1616) [syn: {Beaumont}]

Francis Crick
n : English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (born in 1916) [syn: {Crick}, {Francis Henry Compton Crick}]

Francis Drake
n : English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596) [syn: {Drake}, {Sir Francis Drake}]

Francis Edgar Stanley
n : United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918) [syn: {Stanley}]

Francis Everett Townsend
n : United States social reformer who proposed an old-age pension sponsored by the federal government; his plan was a precursor to Social Security (1867-1960) [syn: {Townsend}]

Francis Ferdinand
n : archduke of Austria and heir apparent to Francis Joseph I; his assassination at Sarajevo triggered the outbreak of World War I (1863-1914) [syn: {Franz Ferdinand}]

Francis Ford Coppola
n : United States filmmaker (born in 1939) [syn: {Coppola}]

Francis Galton
n : English scientist (cousin of Charles Darwin) who explored many fields: heredity, meteorology, statistics, psychology, anthropology; founder of eugenics and first to use fingerprints for identification (1822-1911) [syn: {Galton}, {Sir Francis Galton}]

Francis Henry Compton Crick
n : English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (born in 1916) [syn: {Crick}, {Francis Crick}]

Francis Hopkinson
n : American Revolutionary leader and patriot; a signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1791) [syn: {Hopkinson}]

Francis II
n : the last Holy Roman Emperor (1768-1835) [syn: {Emperor Francis II}]

Francis Joseph
n : emperor of Austria and king of Hungary; was defeated by Napoleon III at the battle of Magenta (1830-1916) [syn: {Franz Joseph}, {Francis Joseph I}, {Franz Josef I}]

Francis Joseph I
n : emperor of Austria and king of Hungary; was defeated by Napoleon III at the battle of Magenta (1830-1916) [syn: {Francis Joseph}, {Franz Joseph}, {Franz Josef I}]

Francis of Assisi
n : (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226) [syn: {Saint Francis of Assisi}, {St. Francis of Assisi}, {Saint Francis}, {St. Francis}, {Giovanni di Bernardone}]

Francis Peyton Rous
n : United States pathologist who discovered viruses that cause tumors (1879-1970) [syn: {Rous}, {Peyton Rous}]

Francis Poulenc
n : French composer (1899-1963) [syn: {Poulenc}]

Francis Richard Stockton
n : United States writer (1834-1902) [syn: {Stockton}, {Frank Stockton}]

Francis Scott Key
n : United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843) [syn: {Key}]

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald
n : United States novelist (1896-1940) [syn: {Fitzgerald}, {F. Scott Fitzgerald}]

Francis turbine
n : a type of hydroelectric turbine

Francis Turner Palgrave
n : English poet (1824-1897) [syn: {Palgrave}]

Franciscan
adj : of or relating to Saint Francis of Assisi or to the order founded by him; "Franciscan monks"
n : a Roman Catholic friar wearing the gray habit of the Franciscan order [syn: {Gray Friar}]

Franciscan order
n : a Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi in the 13th century

Francisco de Goya
n : Spanish painter well known for his portraits and for his satires (1746-1828) [syn: {Goya}, {Goya y Lucientes}, {Francisco Goya}, {Francisco Jose de Goya}, {Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes}]

Francisco Fernandez Cordoba
n : Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526) [syn: {Cordoba}, {Cordova}, {Francisco Fernandez de Cordova}]

Francisco Fernandez de Cordova
n : Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526) [syn: {Cordoba}, {Francisco Fernandez Cordoba}, {Cordova}]

Francisco Franco
n : Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975) [syn: {Franco}, {El Caudillo}]

Francisco Goya
n : Spanish painter well known for his portraits and for his satires (1746-1828) [syn: {Goya}, {Goya y Lucientes}, {Francisco de Goya}, {Francisco Jose de Goya}, {Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes}]

Francisco Jimenez de Cisneros
n : prelate who was the confessor of Isabella I and who was later appointed Grand Inquisitor (1436-1517) [syn: {Jimenez de Cisneros}]

Francisco Jose de Goya
n : Spanish painter well known for his portraits and for his satires (1746-1828) [syn: {Goya}, {Goya y Lucientes}, {Francisco Goya}, {Francisco de Goya}, {Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes}]

Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes
n : Spanish painter well known for his portraits and for his satires (1746-1828) [syn: {Goya}, {Goya y Lucientes}, {Francisco Goya}, {Francisco de Goya}, {Francisco Jose de Goya}]

Francisco Pizarro
n : Spanish explorer who conquered the Incas in what is now Peru and founded the city of Lima (1475-1541) [syn: {Pizarro}]

Francisco Villa
n : Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923) [syn: {Villa}, {Pancho Villa}, {Doroteo Arango}]

Francisella
n : a genus of gram-negative aerobic bacteria that occus as pathogens and parasite in many animals (including humans) [syn: {genus Francisella}]

Francisella tularensis
n : the type species of the genus Francisella and the causal agent of tularemia in humans; can be used as a bioweapon

francium
n : a radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium [syn: {Fr}, {atomic number 87}]

Franck
n 1: French composer and teacher who influenced a generation of composers (1822-1890) [syn: {Cesar Franck}]
2: United States physicist (born in Germany) who with Gustav Hertz performed an electron scattering experiment that proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Niels Bohr (1882-1964) [syn: {James Franck}]

Franco
n : Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975) [syn: {Francisco Franco}, {El Caudillo}]

Francoa
n : perennial evergreen herbs with white or pink flowers; Chile [syn: {genus Francoa}]

Francoa ramosa
n : Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small white flowers [syn: {bridal wreath}, {bridal-wreath}]

Franco-American
n : an American who was born in France or whose ancestors were French

Francois Auguste Rene Rodin
n : French sculptor noted for his renderings of the human form (1840-1917) [syn: {Rodin}, {Auguste Rodin}]

Francois Charles Mauriac
n : French novelist who wrote about the conflict between desire and religious belief (1885-1970) [syn: {Mauriac}, {Francois Mauriac}]

Francois Couperin
n : French composer of music for organ and a member of a family of distinguished organists (1668-1733) [syn: {Couperin}]

Francois de La Rochefoucauld
n : French writer of moralistic maxims (1613-1680) [syn: {La Rochefoucauld}]

Francois Duvalier
n : oppressive Haitian dictator (1907-1971) [syn: {Duvalier}, {Papa Doc}]

Francois Jacob
n : French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920) [syn: {Jacob}]

Francois Mansart
n : French architect who introduced the mansard roof (1598-1666) [syn: {Mansart}]

Francois Marie Charles Fourier
n : French sociologist and reformer who hoped to achieve universal harmony by reorganizing society (1772-1837) [syn: {Fourier}, {Charles Fourier}]

Francois Mauriac
n : French novelist who wrote about the conflict between desire and religious belief (1885-1970) [syn: {Mauriac}, {Francois Charles Mauriac}]

Francois Maurice Marie Mitterand
n : French statesman and president of France from 1981 to 1985 (1916-1996) [syn: {Mitterand}, {Francois Mitterand}]

Francois Mitterand
n : French statesman and president of France from 1981 to 1985 (1916-1996) [syn: {Mitterand}, {Francois Maurice Marie Mitterand}]

Francois Rabelais
n : author of satirical attacks on medieval scholasticism (1494-1553) [syn: {Rabelais}]

Francois Rene Chateaubriand
n : French statesman and writer; considered a precursor of the romantic movement in France (1768-1848) [syn: {Chateaubriand}, {Vicomte de Chateaubriand}]

Francois Truffaut
n : French filmmaker (1932-1984) [syn: {Truffaut}]

Francois Villon
n : French poet (flourished around 1460) [syn: {Villon}]

Francoise d'Aubigne
n : French consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king after the death of his first wife (1635-1719) [syn: {Maintenon}, {Marquise de Maintenon}, {Madame de Maintenon}]

Francoise-Athenais de Rochechouart
n : French noblewoman who was mistress to Louis XIV until he became attracted to Madame de Maintenon (1641-1707) [syn: {Montespan}, {Marquise de Montespan}]

Francois-Marie Arouet
n : French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment (1694-1778) [syn: {Voltaire}, {Arouet}]

Francophil
n : an admirer of France and everything French [syn: {Francophile}]

Francophile
n : an admirer of France and everything French [syn: {Francophil}]

Francophobe
n : a person who hates France and everything French

Franco-Prussian War
n : a war between France and Prussia that ended the Second Empire in France and led to the founding of the German empire; 1870-1871

franc-tireur
n : a sharpshooter (in the French army)

frangible
adj : capable of being broken; "the museum stored all frangible articles in locked showcases"

frangipane
n : pastry with a creamy almond-flavored filling

frangipani
n : any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria having milky sap and showy fragrant funnel-shaped variously colored flowers [syn: {frangipanni}]

frangipanni
n : any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria having milky sap and showy fragrant funnel-shaped variously colored flowers [syn: {frangipani}]

frank
adj 1: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation" [syn: {blunt}, {candid}, {forthright}, {free-spoken}, {outspoken}, {plainspoken}, {point-blank}, {straight-from-the-shoulder}]
2: clearly manifest; evident; "frank enjoyment"
n 1: a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
2: a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll [syn: {frankfurter}, {hotdog}, {hot dog}, {dog}, {wiener}, {wienerwurst}, {weenie}]
v 1: stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing [syn: {postmark}]
2: exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks

Frank Baum
n : United States writer of children's books (1856-1919) [syn: {Baum}, {Lyman Frank Brown}]

frank breech
n : position of a fetus in which the buttocks are present at the maternal pelvic outlet [syn: {frank breech delivery}]

frank breech delivery
n : position of a fetus in which the buttocks are present at the maternal pelvic outlet [syn: {frank breech}]

Frank Capra
n : United States film maker (1897-1991) [syn: {Capra}]

Frank Cooper
n : United States film actor noted for his portrayals of strong silent heroes (1901-1961) [syn: {Cooper}, {Gary Cooper}]

Frank Harris
n : Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931) [syn: {Harris}, {James Thomas Harris}]

Frank Lloyd Wright
n : influential United States architect (1869-1959) [syn: {Wright}]

Frank Morrison Spillane
n : United States writer of popular detective novels (born in 1918) [syn: {Spillane}, {Mickey Spillane}]

Frank Norris
n : United States writer (1870-1902) [syn: {Norris}, {Benjamin Franklin Norris Jr.}]

Frank Philip Stella
n : United States minimalist painter (born in 1936) [syn: {Stella}, {Frank Stella}]

Frank Sinatra
n : United States singer and film actor (1915-1998) [syn: {Sinatra}, {Francis Albert Sinatra}]

Frank Stella
n : United States minimalist painter (born in 1936) [syn: {Stella}, {Frank Philip Stella}]

Frank Stockton
n : United States writer (1834-1902) [syn: {Stockton}, {Francis Richard Stockton}]

Frank Winfield Woolworth
n : United States businessman who opened a shop in 1879 selling low-priced goods and built it into a national chain of stores (1852-1919) [syn: {Woolworth}]

Frankenstein
n 1: an agency that escapes control and destroys its creator
2: the monster created by Frankenstein in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (the creator's name is commonly used to refer to his creation) [syn: {Frankenstein's monster}]
3: the fictional Swiss scientist who was the protagonist in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; he created a monster from parts of corpses

Frankenstein's monster
n : the monster created by Frankenstein in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (the creator's name is commonly used to refer to his creation) [syn: {Frankenstein}]

Frankfort
n 1: the capital of Kentucky; located in northern Kentucky [syn: {capital of Kentucky}]
2: a German city; an industrial and commercial and financial center [syn: {Frankfurt on the Main}, {Frankfurt}]

Frankfurt
n : a German city; an industrial and commercial and financial center [syn: {Frankfurt on the Main}, {Frankfort}]

Frankfurt on the Main
n : a German city; an industrial and commercial and financial center [syn: {Frankfurt}, {Frankfort}]

frankfurter
n : a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll [syn: {frank}, {hotdog}, {hot dog}, {dog}, {wiener}, {wienerwurst}, {weenie}]

frankfurter bun
n : a long bun shaped to hold a frankfurter [syn: {hotdog bun}]

frankincense
n : an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation [syn: {olibanum}, {gum olibanum}, {thus}]

frankincense pine
n : tall spreading 3-needled pine of southeastern United States having reddish-brown fissured bark and a full bushy upper head [syn: {loblolly pine}, {Pinus taeda}]

franking machine
n : a machine that automatically stamps letters or packages passing through it and computes the total charge

Frankish
adj : of or relating to the Franks

Franklin
n 1: United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915) [syn: {John Hope Franklin}]
2: printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790) [syn: {Benjamin Franklin}]
3: a landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth

Franklin Delano Roosevelt
n : 32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the great depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945) [syn: {Roosevelt}, {Franklin Roosevelt}, {F. D. Roosevelt}, {President Roosevelt}, {President Franklin Roosevelt}, {FDR}]

Franklin Pierce
n : 14th President of the United States (1804-1869) [syn: {Pierce}, {President Pierce}]

Franklin Roosevelt
n : 32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the great depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945) [syn: {Roosevelt}, {Franklin Delano Roosevelt}, {F. D. Roosevelt}, {President Roosevelt}, {President Franklin Roosevelt}, {FDR}]

Frankliniella
n : tobacco thrips [syn: {genus Frankliniella}]

Frankliniella fusca
n : injurious to growing tobacco and peanuts [syn: {tobacco thrips}]

frankly
adv : (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that; "honestly, I don't believe it"; "candidly, I think she doesn't have a conscience"; "frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" [syn: {honestly}, {candidly}]

frankness
n 1: the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech [syn: {candor}, {candour}, {candidness}, {forthrightness}]
2: the trait of being blunt and outspoken [syn: {outspokenness}]

frantic
adj 1: excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion; "frantic with anger and frustration"; "frenetic screams followed the accident"; "a frenzied look in his eye" [syn: {frenetic}, {phrenetic}, {frenzied}]
2: marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure" [syn: {delirious}, {excited}, {mad}, {unrestrained}]

frantically
adv : in an uncontrolled manner; "they searched frantically for their child"

Franz Anton Mesmer
n : Austrian physician who tried to treat diseases with a form of hypnotism (1734-1815) [syn: {Mesmer}, {Friedrich Anton Mesmer}]

Franz Ferdinand
n : archduke of Austria and heir apparent to Francis Joseph I; his assassination at Sarajevo triggered the outbreak of World War I (1863-1914) [syn: {Francis Ferdinand}]

Franz Josef I
n : emperor of Austria and king of Hungary; was defeated by Napoleon III at the battle of Magenta (1830-1916) [syn: {Francis Joseph}, {Franz Joseph}, {Francis Joseph I}]

Franz Joseph
n : emperor of Austria and king of Hungary; was defeated by Napoleon III at the battle of Magenta (1830-1916) [syn: {Francis Joseph}, {Francis Joseph I}, {Franz Josef I}]

Franz Joseph Haydn
n : prolific Austrian composer who influenced the classical form of the symphony (1732-1809) [syn: {Haydn}, {Joseph Haydn}]

Franz Joseph Kline
n : United States abstract expressionist painter (1910-1962) [syn: {Kline}, {Franz Kline}]

Franz Kafka
n : Czech novelist who wrote in German about a nightmarish world of isolated and troubled individuals (1883-1924) [syn: {Kafka}]

Franz Kline
n : United States abstract expressionist painter (1910-1962) [syn: {Kline}, {Franz Joseph Kline}]

Franz Lehar
n : Hungarian composer of light operas (1870-1948) [syn: {Lehar}]

Franz Liszt
n : Hungarian composer and piano virtuoso (1811-1886) [syn: {Liszt}]

Franz Peter Schubert
n : Austrian composer known for his compositions for voice and piano (1797-1828) [syn: {Schubert}, {Franz Schubert}, {Franz Seraph Peter Schubert}]

Franz Schubert
n : Austrian composer known for his compositions for voice and piano (1797-1828) [syn: {Schubert}, {Franz Peter Schubert}, {Franz Seraph Peter Schubert}]

Franz Seraph Peter Schubert
n : Austrian composer known for his compositions for voice and piano (1797-1828) [syn: {Schubert}, {Franz Schubert}, {Franz Peter Schubert}]

Franz Werfel
n : United States writer (1890-1945) [syn: {Werfel}]

frap
v 1: make secure by lashing; "frap a sail"
2: take up the slack of; "frap a rope" [also: {frapping}, {frapped}]

frappe
n 1: liqueur poured over shaved ice
2: thick milkshake containing ice cream
3: a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk) [syn: {ice}]

frapped
See {frap}

frapped
frap
v 1: make secure by lashing; "frap a sail"
2: take up the slack of; "frap a rope" [also: {frapping}, {frapped}]

frapping
See {frap}

frapping
frap
v 1: make secure by lashing; "frap a sail"
2: take up the slack of; "frap a rope" [also: {frapping}, {frapped}]

Fraser fir
n : small fast-growing but short-lived fir of southern Alleghenies similar to balsam fir but with very short leaves [syn: {Abies fraseri}]

Frasera
n : genus of North American herbs: columbo; includes some species sometimes placed in genus Swertia [syn: {genus Frasera}]

Frasera speciosa
n : tall herb with panicles of white flowers flushed with green; northwestern United States; sometimes placed in genus Swertia [syn: {green gentian}, {Swertia speciosa}]

frat
n : a social club for male undergraduates [syn: {fraternity}]

frat house
n : a house used as a residence by a chapter of a fraternity [syn: {chapterhouse}, {fraternity house}]

fratchier
See {fratchy}

fratchiest
See {fratchy}

Fratercula
n : puffins [syn: {genus Fratercula}]

Fratercula arctica
n : common puffin of the northern Atlantic [syn: {Atlantic puffin}]

Fratercula corniculata
n : northern Pacific puffin [syn: {horned puffin}]

fraternal
adj 1: of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men; "a fraternal order"
2: (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova; "fraternal twins are biovular" [syn: {biovular}] [ant: {identical}]
3: like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; "brotherly feelings"; "close fraternal ties" [syn: {brotherly}, {brotherlike}] [ant: {sisterly}]

fraternal twin
n : either of two twins who developed from two separate fertilized eggs [syn: {dizygotic twin}]

fraternally
adv : in a brotherly manner

fraternisation
n : associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy [syn: {fraternization}]

fraternise
v : be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy [syn: {fraternize}]

fraternity
n 1: a social club for male undergraduates [syn: {frat}]
2: people engaged in a particular occupation; "the medical fraternity" [syn: {brotherhood}, {sodality}]

fraternity house
n : a house used as a residence by a chapter of a fraternity [syn: {chapterhouse}, {frat house}]

fraternization
n : associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy [syn: {fraternisation}]

fraternize
v : be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy [syn: {fraternise}]

fratricide
n 1: a person who murders their brother or sister
2: the act of murdering your own brother or sister
3: fire that injures or kills an ally [syn: {friendly fire}]

Frau
n : a married German woman; used as a title equivalent to Mrs. in English

fraud
n 1: intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
2: a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: {imposter}, {impostor}, {pretender}, {fake}, {faker}, {sham}, {shammer}, {pseudo}, {pseud}, {role player}]
3: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage [syn: {fraudulence}, {dupery}, {hoax}, {humbug}, {put-on}]

fraud in fact
n : actual deceit; concealing something or making a false representation with an evil intent to cause injury to another [syn: {positive fraud}]

fraud in law
n : fraud that is presumed from the circumstances although the one who commits it need not have had any evil intent

fraud in the factum
n : fraud that arises from a disparity between the instrument intended to be executed and the instrument actually executed; e.g., leading someone to sign the wrong contract

fraud in the inducement
n : fraud which intentionally causes a person to execute and instrument or make an agreement or render a judgment; e.g., misleading someone about the true facts

fraudulence
n 1: a fraudulent or duplicitous representation [syn: {duplicity}]
2: the quality of being fraudulent [syn: {deceit}]
3: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage [syn: {fraud}, {dupery}, {hoax}, {humbug}, {put-on}]

fraudulent
adj : intended to deceive; "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes" [syn: {deceitful}, {fallacious}]

fraudulent scheme
n : an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit [syn: {racket}, {illegitimate enterprise}]

fraudulently
adv : in a dishonest and fraudulent manner; "this money was fraudulently obtained"

frauen
See {frau}

fraught
adj 1: marked by distress; "a fraught mother-daughter relationship"
2: filled with or attended with; "words fraught with meaning"; "an incident fraught with danger"; "a silence pregnant with suspense" [syn: {fraught(p)}, {pregnant}]

fraxinella
n : Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather [syn: {dittany}, {burning bush}, {gas plant}, {Dictamnus alba}]

Fraxinus
n : ash [syn: {genus Fraxinus}]

Fraxinus Americana
n : spreading American ash with leaves pale green or silvery beneath and having hard brownish wood [syn: {white ash}]

Fraxinus caroliniana
n : small ash of swampy areas of southeastern United States [syn: {swamp ash}]

Fraxinus cuspidata
n : shrubby ash of southwestern United States having fragrant white flowers [syn: {flowering ash}]

Fraxinus dipetala
n : shrubby California ash with showy off-white flowers [syn: {flowering ash}]

Fraxinus excelsior
n : tall ash of Europe to the Caucasus having leaves shiny dark-green above and pale downy beneath [syn: {European ash}, {common European ash}]

Fraxinus latifolia
n : timber tree of western North America yielding hard light wood; closely related to the red ash [syn: {Oregon ash}, {Fraxinus oregona}]

Fraxinus nigra
n : vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn [syn: {black ash}, {basket ash}, {brown ash}, {hoop ash}]

Fraxinus oregona
n : timber tree of western North America yielding hard light wood; closely related to the red ash [syn: {Oregon ash}, {Fraxinus latifolia}]

Fraxinus ornus
n : southern Mediterranean ash having fragrant white flowers in dense panicles and yielding manna [syn: {manna ash}, {flowering ash}]

Fraxinus pennsylvanica
n : smallish American tree with velvety branchlets and lower leaf surfaces [syn: {red ash}, {downy ash}]

Fraxinus pennsylvanica subintegerrima
n : a variety of red ash having glossy branchlets and lower leaf surfaces [syn: {green ash}]

Fraxinus quadrangulata
n : ash of central and southern United States with bluish-green foliage and hard brown wood [syn: {blue ash}]

Fraxinus texensis
n : low-growing ash of Texas [syn: {mountain ash}]

Fraxinus tomentosa
n : timber tree of central and southeastern United States having hairy branchlets and a swollen trunk base [syn: {pumpkin ash}]

Fraxinus velutina
n : small shrubby ash of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico [syn: {Arizona ash}]

fray
n : a noisy fight [syn: {affray}, {disturbance}, {ruffle}]
v 1: wear away by rubbing; "The friction frayed the sleeve" [syn: {frazzle}]
2: cause friction; "my sweater scratches" [syn: {rub}, {fret}, {chafe}, {scratch}]

frayed
adj : worn away or tattered along the edges; "frayed cuffs"

Frazer
n : English social anthropologist noted for studies of primitive religion and magic (1854-1941) [syn: {James George Frazer}, {Sir James George Frazer}]

frazzle
n : a state of extreme exhaustion; "he was worn to a frazzle"
v 1: wear away by rubbing; "The friction frayed the sleeve" [syn: {fray}]
2: exhaust physically or emotionally; "She was frazzled after the visit of her in-laws"

freak
n 1: a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed [syn: {monster}, {monstrosity}, {lusus naturae}]
2: someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a news junkie" [syn: {addict}, {nut}, {junkie}, {junky}]
v : lose one's nerve; "When he saw the accident, he freaked out" [syn: {freak out}, {gross out}]

freak out
n : a wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug) [syn: {disorientation}]
v : lose one's nerve; "When he saw the accident, he freaked out" [syn: {freak}, {gross out}]

freakier
See {freaky}

freakier
freaky
adj 1: strange and somewhat frightening; "the whole experience was really freaky"
2: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics" [syn: {bizarre}, {eccentric}, {freakish}, {flaky}, {off-the-wall}, {outlandish}, {outre}] [also: {freakiest}, {freakier}]

freakiest
See {freaky}

freakiest
freaky
adj 1: strange and somewhat frightening; "the whole experience was really freaky"
2: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics" [syn: {bizarre}, {eccentric}, {freakish}, {flaky}, {off-the-wall}, {outlandish}, {outre}] [also: {freakiest}, {freakier}]

freakish
adj 1: changeable; "a capricious summer breeze"; "freakish weather" [syn: {capricious}]
2: characteristic of a freak; "a freakish extra toe"
3: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics" [syn: {bizarre}, {eccentric}, {freaky}, {flaky}, {off-the-wall}, {outlandish}, {outre}]

freakishly
adv : unpredictably; "the weather has been freakishly variable" [syn: {capriciously}]

freakishness
n : marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal [syn: {abnormality}]

freaky
adj 1: strange and somewhat frightening; "the whole experience was really freaky"
2: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics" [syn: {bizarre}, {eccentric}, {freakish}, {flaky}, {off-the-wall}, {outlandish}, {outre}] [also: {freakiest}, {freakier}]

freckle
n : a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin [syn: {lentigo}]
v 1: become freckled; "I freckle easily"
2: mark with freckles

freckled
adj : relating to or covered with or resembling freckles [syn: {lentiginous}, {lentiginose}]

Fred Astaire
n : United States dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987) [syn: {Astaire}]

Fred Hoyle
n : an English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state theory of cosmology; described processes of nucleosynthesis inside stars (1915-2001) [syn: {Hoyle}, {Sir Fred Hoyle}]

Fred Sanger
n : English biochemist who determined the sequence of amino acids in insulin and who invented a technique to determine the genetic sequence of an organism (born in 1918) [syn: {Sanger}, {Frederick Sanger}]

Fred Skinner
n : United States psychologist and a leading proponent of behaviorism (1904-1990) [syn: {Skinner}, {B. F. Skinner}, {Burrhus Frederic Skinner}]

Fred Zinnemann
n : United States filmmaker (born in Austria) (1907-1997) [syn: {Zinnemann}]

Freddie Mac
n : a corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages [syn: {Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation}, {FHLMC}]

Frederic Auguste Bartholdi
n : French sculptor best known for creating the Statue of Liberty now in New York harbor [syn: {Bartholdi}]

Frederic Francois Chopin
n : French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school (1810-1849) [syn: {Chopin}]

Frederic William Maitland
n : English historian noted for his works on the history of English law (1850-1906) [syn: {Maitland}]

Frederick
n : a town in northern Maryland west of Baltimore

Frederick Barbarossa
n : Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190; conceded supremacy to the pope; drowned leading the Third Crusade (1123-1190) [syn: {Frederick I}, {Barbarossa}]

Frederick Carleton Lewis
n : United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961) [syn: {Lewis}, {Carl Lewis}]

Frederick Childe Hassam
n : United States painter noted for brilliant colors and bold brushwork (1859-1935) [syn: {Hassam}, {Childe Hassam}]

Frederick Delius
n : English composer of orchestral works (1862-1934) [syn: {Delius}]

Frederick Douglass
n : United States abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer and lecturer in the North (1817-1895) [syn: {Douglass}]

Frederick I
n 1: son of Frederick William who in 1701 became the first king of Prussia (1657-1713)
2: Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190; conceded supremacy to the pope; drowned leading the Third Crusade (1123-1190) [syn: {Frederick Barbarossa}, {Barbarossa}]

Frederick II
n 1: king of Prussia from 1740 to 1786; brought Prussia military prestige by winning the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War (1712-1786) [syn: {Frederick the Great}]
2: the Holy Roman Emperor who led the Sixth Crusade and crowned himself king of Jerusalem (1194-1250) [syn: {Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II}]

Frederick Jackson Turner
n : United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951) [syn: {Turner}]

Frederick James Furnivall
n : English philologist who first proposed the Oxford English Dictionary (1825-1910) [syn: {Furnivall}]

Frederick Law Olmsted
n : United States landscape architect primarily responsible for the design of Central Park in New York City (1822-1903) [syn: {Olmsted}]

Frederick Loewe
n : United States composer (born in Austria) who collaborated with Lerner on several musicals (1901-1987) [syn: {Loewe}]

Frederick Moore Vinson
n : United States jurist who served as chief justice of the Supreme Court (1890-1953) [syn: {Vinson}]

Frederick North
n : British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792) [syn: {North}, {Second Earl of Guilford}]

Frederick Sanger
n : English biochemist who determined the sequence of amino acids in insulin and who invented a technique to determine the genetic sequence of an organism (born in 1918) [syn: {Sanger}, {Fred Sanger}]

Frederick Soddy
n : English chemist whose work on radioactive disintegration led to the discovery of isotopes (1877-1956) [syn: {Soddy}]

Frederick the Great
n : king of Prussia from 1740 to 1786; brought Prussia military prestige by winning the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War (1712-1786) [syn: {Frederick II}]

Frederick William
n : the Elector of Brandenburg who rebuilt his domain after its destruction during the Thirty Years' War (1620-1688) [syn: {the Great Elector}]

Frederick William I
n : son of Frederick I who became king of Prussia in 1713; reformed and strengthened the Prussian army (1688-1740)

Frederick William II
n : king of Prussia who became involved in a costly war with France (1744-1797)

Frederick William III
n : king of Prussia who became involved in the Napoleonic Wars (1770-1840)

Frederick William IV
n : king of Prussia who violently suppressed democratic movements (1795-1865)

Fredericksburg
n : an important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the Union's army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate army under Robert E. Lee [syn: {Battle of Fredericksburg}]

Frederico Garcia Lorca
n : Spanish poet and dramatist who was shot dead by Franco's soldiers soon after the start of the Spanish Civil War (1898-1936) [syn: {Garcia Lorca}, {Lorca}]

Fredericton
n : the provincial capital of New Brunswick

free
adj 1: able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice" [ant: {unfree}]
2: unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion; "free expansion"; "free oxygen"; "a free electron" [ant: {bound}]
3: costing nothing; "complimentary tickets" [syn: {complimentary}, {costless}, {gratis(p)}, {gratuitous}]
4: not occupied or in use; "a free locker"; "a free lane"
5: not fixed in position; "the detached shutter fell on him"; "he pulled his arm free and ran" [syn: {detached}]
6: not held in servitude; "after the Civil War he was a free man" [ant: {slave(a)}]
7: not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands" [syn: {spare}]
8: not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem" [syn: {loose}, {liberal}]
n : people who are free; "the home of the free and the brave" [syn: {free people}]
adv : without restraint; "cows in India are running loose" [syn: {loose}]
v 1: grant freedom to; free from confinement [syn: {liberate}, {release}, {unloose}, {unloosen}, {loose}] [ant: {confine}]
2: relieve from; "Rid the the house of pests" [syn: {rid}, {disembarrass}]
3: remove or force out from a position; "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble" [syn: {dislodge}] [ant: {lodge}]
4: grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam" [syn: {exempt}, {relieve}] [ant: {enforce}]
5: make (information) available publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners" [syn: {release}]
6: free from obligations or duties [syn: {discharge}]
7: free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor" [syn: {disengage}] [ant: {obstruct}]
8: let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility" [syn: {absolve}, {justify}] [ant: {blame}]
9: part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" [syn: {release}, {relinquish}, {resign}, {give up}] 10: make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account" [syn: {unblock}, {unfreeze}, {release}] [ant: {freeze}, {freeze}] [also: {freest}, {freer}]

free agency
n : (sports) the state of a professional athlete who is free to negotiate a contract to play for any team

free agent
n 1: (sports) a professional athlete who is free to sign a contract to play for any team
2: someone acting freely or even irresponsibly [syn: {free spirit}, {freewheeler}]

free association
n : a thought process in which ideas (words or images) suggest other ideas in a sequence

free burning
adj : (of an electric arc) continuous; "heat transfer to the anode in free burning arcs" [syn: {sustained}]

free central placentation
n : where ovules develop on a central column in a compound ovary lacking septa or with septa at base only

free electron
n : electron that is not attached to an atom or ion or molecule but is free to move under the influence of an electric field

free enterprise
n : an economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine prices [syn: {market economy}, {laissez-faire economy}] [ant: {non-market economy}]

free fall
n 1: the ideal falling motion of something subject only to a gravitational field
2: a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall" [syn: {drop}, {dip}, {fall}]

free form
n : a morpheme that can occur alone [syn: {free morpheme}]

Free French
n : a French movement during World War II that was organized in London by Charles de Gaulle to fight for the liberation of France from German control and for the restoration of the republic [syn: {Fighting French}]

free grace
n : (Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God; "God's grace is manifested in the salvation of sinners"; "there but for the grace of God go I" [syn: {grace}, {grace of God}]

free hand
n : freedom to do as you see fit; "many have doubts about giving him a free hand to attack" [syn: {blank check}]

free house
n : a public house that is not controlled by a brewery and so is free to sell different brands of beer and ale

free kick
n : (soccer) a place kick that is allowed for a foul or infringement by the other team

free list
n : a list of commodities that are not subject to tariffs

free living
n : a lifestyle given to easy indulgence of the appetites

free love
n : sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another [syn: {extramarital sex}]

free lunch
n : something acquired without effort or payment or obligation; "there is no free lunch in politics or Hollywood"

free morpheme
n : a morpheme that can occur alone [syn: {free form}]

free nerve ending
n : microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific sensory receptor

free of
adj : not held in check or subject to control; "unhampered dissemination of news"; "this would give black people the opportunity to live unhampered by racism" [syn: {unhampered}, {free of(p)}]

free of charge
adv : without payment; "I'll give you this gratis" [syn: {gratis}, {for free}]

free pardon
n : the formal act of liberating someone [syn: {amnesty}, {pardon}]

free people
n : people who are free; "the home of the free and the brave" [syn: {free}]

free phagocyte
n : a phagocyte that circulates in the blood

free port
n 1: an area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for reshipment can be received and stored without payment of duties [syn: {free zone}]
2: a port open on equal terms to all commercial vessels

free press
n : a press not restricted or controlled by government censorship regarding politics or ideology

free radical
n : an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule than has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule; "in the body free radicals are high-energy particles that ricochet wildly and damage cells" [syn: {radical}]

free rein
n : the removal of constraints; "he gave free rein to his impulses"; "they gave full play to the artist's talent" [syn: {play}]

Free Soil Party
n : a former political party in the United States; formed in 1848 to oppose the extension of slavery into the territories; merged with the Liberty Party in 1848

free spirit
n : someone acting freely or even irresponsibly [syn: {free agent}, {freewheeler}]

Free State
n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {Maryland}, {Old Line State}, {MD}]
2: any state prohibiting slavery prior to the Civil War [ant: {slave state}]
3: a province in central South Africa that was colonized by the Boers; named Free State in 1997 [syn: {Orange Free State}]

free thought
n : the form of theological rationalism that believes in God on the basis of reason without reference to revelation [syn: {deism}]

free throw
n : an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul [syn: {foul shot}, {penalty free throw}, {charity toss}, {charity throw}, {charity shot}]

free throw lane
n : a lane on a basketball court extending from the end line to 15 feet in front of the backboard; players may not enter this lane during a free throw

free time
n 1: time when you are free to do things that you enjoy [syn: {spare time}]
2: to that is free for leisure activities [syn: {spare time}]

free trade
n : international trade free of government interference

free trader
n : an advocate of unrestricted international trade

free verse
n : unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern [syn: {vers libre}]

free weight
n : sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; a weight that is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms [syn: {weight}, {exercising weight}]

free will
n : the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies [syn: {discretion}]

Free World
n : anti-Communist countries collectively

free zone
n : an area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for reshipment can be received and stored without payment of duties [syn: {free port}]

free-and-easy
adj : natural and unstudied; "using their Christian names in a casual way"; "lectured in a free-and-easy style" [syn: {casual}]

free-associate
v : associate freely; "Let's associate freely to bring up old memories"

free-base
v : use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes [syn: {base}]

freebee
n : something that is free (usually provided as part of a promotional scheme); "the road map was a freebie" [syn: {freebie}]

freebie
n : something that is free (usually provided as part of a promotional scheme); "the road map was a freebie" [syn: {freebee}]

freeboard deck
n : the uppermost watertight deck

freebooter
n : someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) [syn: {plunderer}, {pillager}, {looter}, {spoiler}, {despoiler}, {raider}]

freeborn
adj : born free of free parents

freed
adj 1: freed from bondage [syn: {emancipated}, {liberated}]
2: having become freed from entanglement; disengaged [syn: {disentangled}, {extricated}]

freedman
n : a person who has been freed from slavery [syn: {freedwoman}]

freedom
n 1: the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
2: immunity from an obligation or duty [syn: {exemption}]

freedom fighter
n : a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) [syn: {insurgent}, {insurrectionist}, {rebel}]

freedom from cruel and unusual punishment
n : a right guaranteed by the 8th amendment to the US constitution

freedom from discrimination
n : freedom from discrimination on the basis of race or sex or nationality or religion or age; guaranteed by federal laws of the United States

freedom from double jeopardy
n : a civil right guaranteed by the 5th amendment to the US constitution

freedom from involuntary servitude
n : a civil right guaranteed by the 13th amendment to the US constitution

freedom from search and seizure
n : a right guaranteed by the 4th amendment to the US constitution

freedom from self-incrimination
n : the civil right (guaranteed by the 5th amendment to the United States Constitution) to refuse to answer questions or otherwise give testimony against yourself [syn: {privilege against self incrimination}]

freedom of assembly
n : the right peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for redress of grievances; guaranteed by the 1st amendment to the US constitution

freedom of religion
n : a civil right guaranteed by the 1st amendment to the US constitution

freedom of speech
n : a civil right guaranteed by the 1st amendment to the US constitution

freedom of the press
n : a right guaranteed by the 1st amendment to the US constitution

freedom of the seas
n : the right of merchant ships to travel freely in international waters

freedom of thought
n : the right to hold unpopular ideas

Freedom Party
n : the most popular and feared Islamic extremist group in central Asia; advocates `pure' Islam and the creatioon of a worldwide Islamic state [syn: {Hizb ut-Tahrir}]

freedom rider
n : one of an interracial group of civil rights activists who rode buses through parts of the South in order to protest racial segregation

freedom to bear arms
n : a right guaranteed by the 2nd amendment to the US constitution

freedwoman
n : a person who has been freed from slavery [syn: {freedman}]

free-enterprise
adj : subscribing to capitalistic competition [syn: {competitive}, {free-enterprise(a)}, {private-enterprise(a)}]

free-for-all
n : a noisy fight in a crowd [syn: {brawl}]

freehand
adj : done by hand without mechanical aids or devices; "a freehand drawing" [syn: {freehanded}]

freehanded
adj 1: done by hand without mechanical aids or devices; "a freehand drawing" [syn: {freehand}]
2: given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather" [syn: {big}, {bighearted}, {bounteous}, {bountiful}, {handsome}, {giving}, {liberal}, {openhanded}]

freehearted
adj : generous in providing aid to others [syn: {benevolent}]

freehold
n 1: an estate held in fee simple or for life
2: tenure by which land is held in fee simple or for life

freeholder
n : the owner of a freehold

freeing
n : the act of liberating someone or something [syn: {liberation}, {release}]

free-lance
v : work on a free-lance basis

freelance
adj 1: working for yourself [syn: {self-employed}] [ant: {salaried}]
2: used of soldiers hired by a foreign army [syn: {mercenary(a)}, {freelance(a)}]
n : a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them [syn: {independent}, {self-employed person}]

free-liver
n : someone who gratifies physical appetites (especially for food and drink) with more than the usual freedom

free-living
adj : not parasitic on another organism [syn: {nonparasitic}, {nonsymbiotic}]

freeload
v : live off somebody's generosity; "This young man refuses to work and is freeloading"

freeloader
n : someone who takes advantage of the generosity of others

freely
adv : in a free manner; "the painting featured freely brushed strokes"

freemail
n : a service providing free email delivery in exchange for exposure to advertising

freeman
n : a person who is not a serf or a slave [syn: {freewoman}]

Freemason
n : a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love [syn: {Mason}]

freemasonry
n 1: a natural or instinctive fellowship between people of similar interests; "he enjoyed the freemasonry of the Press"
2: Freemasons collectively [syn: {Masonry}]

freer
See {free}

freer
free
adj 1: able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice" [ant: {unfree}]
2: unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion; "free expansion"; "free oxygen"; "a free electron" [ant: {bound}]
3: costing nothing; "complimentary tickets" [syn: {complimentary}, {costless}, {gratis(p)}, {gratuitous}]
4: not occupied or in use; "a free locker"; "a free lane"
5: not fixed in position; "the detached shutter fell on him"; "he pulled his arm free and ran" [syn: {detached}]
6: not held in servitude; "after the Civil War he was a free man" [ant: {slave(a)}]
7: not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands" [syn: {spare}]
8: not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem" [syn: {loose}, {liberal}]
n : people who are free; "the home of the free and the brave" [syn: {free people}]
adv : without restraint; "cows in India are running loose" [syn: {loose}]
v 1: grant freedom to; free from confinement [syn: {liberate}, {release}, {unloose}, {unloosen}, {loose}] [ant: {confine}]
2: relieve from; "Rid the the house of pests" [syn: {rid}, {disembarrass}]
3: remove or force out from a position; "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble" [syn: {dislodge}] [ant: {lodge}]
4: grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam" [syn: {exempt}, {relieve}] [ant: {enforce}]
5: make (information) available publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners" [syn: {release}]
6: free from obligations or duties [syn: {discharge}]
7: free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor" [syn: {disengage}] [ant: {obstruct}]
8: let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility" [syn: {absolve}, {justify}] [ant: {blame}]
9: part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" [syn: {release}, {relinquish}, {resign}, {give up}] 10: make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account" [syn: {unblock}, {unfreeze}, {release}] [ant: {freeze}, {freeze}] [also: {freest}, {freer}]

free-range
adj : of livestock and domestic poultry; permitted to graze or forage rather than being confined to a feedlot [syn: {unenclosed}]

free-reed
n : a reed that does not fit closely over the aperture

free-reed instrument
n : a wind instrument with a free reed

freesia
n : any of several plants of the genus Freesia valued for their one-sided clusters of usually fragrant yellow or white or pink tubular flowers

free-soil
adj : where slavery was prohibited; "a free-soil state" [syn: {slaveless}]

free-spoken
adj : characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation" [syn: {blunt}, {candid}, {forthright}, {frank}, {outspoken}, {plainspoken}, {point-blank}, {straight-from-the-shoulder}]

freest
See {free}

freest
free
adj 1: able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice" [ant: {unfree}]
2: unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion; "free expansion"; "free oxygen"; "a free electron" [ant: {bound}]
3: costing nothing; "complimentary tickets" [syn: {complimentary}, {costless}, {gratis(p)}, {gratuitous}]
4: not occupied or in use; "a free locker"; "a free lane"
5: not fixed in position; "the detached shutter fell on him"; "he pulled his arm free and ran" [syn: {detached}]
6: not held in servitude; "after the Civil War he was a free man" [ant: {slave(a)}]
7: not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands" [syn: {spare}]
8: not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem" [syn: {loose}, {liberal}]
n : people who are free; "the home of the free and the brave" [syn: {free people}]
adv : without restraint; "cows in India are running loose" [syn: {loose}]
v 1: grant freedom to; free from confinement [syn: {liberate}, {release}, {unloose}, {unloosen}, {loose}] [ant: {confine}]
2: relieve from; "Rid the the house of pests" [syn: {rid}, {disembarrass}]
3: remove or force out from a position; "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble" [syn: {dislodge}] [ant: {lodge}]
4: grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam" [syn: {exempt}, {relieve}] [ant: {enforce}]
5: make (information) available publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners" [syn: {release}]
6: free from obligations or duties [syn: {discharge}]
7: free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor" [syn: {disengage}] [ant: {obstruct}]
8: let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility" [syn: {absolve}, {justify}] [ant: {blame}]
9: part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" [syn: {release}, {relinquish}, {resign}, {give up}] 10: make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account" [syn: {unblock}, {unfreeze}, {release}] [ant: {freeze}, {freeze}] [also: {freest}, {freer}]

freestanding
adj : standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything; "a freestanding bell tower"; "a house with a separate garage" [syn: {separate}]

freestone
n : fruit (especially peach) whose flesh does not adhere to the pit

freestyle
n : a race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to use

free-swimming
adj : (of animals) able to swim about; not attached [syn: {unattached}]

freetail
n : small swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common in warm regions [syn: {free-tailed bat}, {freetailed bat}]

free-tailed bat
n : small swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common in warm regions [syn: {freetail}, {freetailed bat}]

freetailed bat
n : small swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common in warm regions [syn: {freetail}, {free-tailed bat}]

freethinker
n : a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it [syn: {deist}]

free-thinking
adj : unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion) [syn: {latitudinarian}, {undogmatic}, {undogmatical}]

freethinking
n : the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct [syn: {rationalism}]

Freetown
n : port city and the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone [syn: {capital of Sierra Leone}]

freeware
n : software that is provided without charge

freeway
n : a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic [syn: {expressway}, {motorway}, {pike}, {state highway}, {superhighway}, {throughway}, {thruway}]

freewheel
n : a clutch (as on the rear wheel of a bicycle) that allows wheels to turn freely (as in coasting)
v 1: live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely; "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school" [syn: {drift}]
2: coast in a vehicle using the freewheel

freewheeler
n : someone acting freely or even irresponsibly [syn: {free agent}, {free spirit}]

freewheeling
adj 1: free of restraints or rules; "freewheeling foolishness"; "the versatility of his poetic freewheeling style"
2: cheerfully irresponsible; "carefree with his money"; "freewheeling urban youths"; "had a harum-scarum youth" [syn: {carefree}, {devil-may-care}, {happy-go-lucky}, {harum-scarum}, {slaphappy}]

freewill
adj : done of your own accord; "a freewill offering"

freewoman
n : a person who is not a serf or a slave [syn: {freeman}]

freeze
n 1: the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid [syn: {freezing}]
2: weather cold enough to cause freezing [syn: {frost}]
3: an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze" [syn: {halt}]
4: fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level; "a freeze on hiring"
v 1: change to ice; "The water in the bowl froze" [ant: {boil}]
2: stop moving or become immobilized; "When he saw the police car he froze" [syn: {stop dead}]
3: be cold; "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on"
4: cause to freeze; "Freeze the leftover food"
5: stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country" [syn: {suspend}]
6: be very cold, below the freezing point; "It is freezing in Kalamazoo"
7: change from a liquid to a solid when cold; "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit" [syn: {freeze out}, {freeze down}]
8: prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" [syn: {block}, {immobilize}, {immobilise}] [ant: {unblock}, {unblock}]
9: anesthetize by cold 10: suddenly behave coldly and formally; "She froze when she saw her ex-husband" [also: {frozen}, {froze}]

freeze down
v : change from a liquid to a solid when cold; "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit" [syn: {freeze}, {freeze out}]

freeze off
v : reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" [syn: {reject}, {spurn}, {scorn}, {pooh-pooh}, {disdain}, {turn down}]

freeze out
v : change from a liquid to a solid when cold; "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit" [syn: {freeze}, {freeze down}]

freeze-dried
freeze-dry
v : preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum; "freeze-dry the strawberries" [also: {freeze-dried}]

freeze-dried
adj 1: used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum [syn: {lyophilized}, {lyophilised}]
2: preserved by freezing and drying in a vacuum; "freeze-dried coffee"

freeze-dried
See {freeze-dry}

freeze-dry
v : preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum; "freeze-dry the strawberries" [also: {freeze-dried}]

freeze-drying
n : a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes [syn: {lyophilization}, {lyophilisation}]

freezer
n : electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time [syn: {deep-freeze}, {Deepfreeze}, {deep freezer}]

freezing
n : the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid [syn: {freeze}]

freezing mixture
n : a mixture of substances (usually salt and ice) to obtain a temperature below the freezing point of water

freezing point
n : the temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid [syn: {melting point}]

Fregata
n : type genus of the Fregatidae [syn: {genus Fregata}]

Fregatidae
n : frigate birds [syn: {family Fregatidae}]

freight
n 1: goods carried by a large vehicle [syn: {cargo}, {lading}, {load}, {loading}, {payload}, {shipment}, {consignment}]
2: transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates [syn: {freightage}]
3: the charge for transporting something by common carrier; "we pay the freight"; "the freight rate is usually cheaper" [syn: {freightage}, {freight rate}]
v 1: transport commercially as cargo
2: load with goods for transportation

freight agent
n : an employee of a freight carrier who directs the receipt and delivery of goods

freight car
n : a railway car that carries freight

freight elevator
n : an elevator designed for carrying freight [syn: {service elevator}]

freight liner
n : a long-distance express freight train between industrial centers and seaports with facilities for rapid loading and unloading of goods [syn: {liner train}]

freight rate
n : the charge for transporting something by common carrier; "we pay the freight"; "the freight rate is usually cheaper" [syn: {freight}, {freightage}]

freight train
n : a railroad train consisting of freight cars [syn: {rattler}]

freightage
n 1: the charge for transporting something by common carrier; "we pay the freight"; "the freight rate is usually cheaper" [syn: {freight}, {freight rate}]
2: transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates [syn: {freight}]

freighter
n : a cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms" [syn: {bottom}, {merchantman}, {merchant ship}]

Fremont
n : United States explorer who mapped much of the American west and northwest (1813-1890) [syn: {John C. Fremont}, {John Charles Fremont}]

Fremontia
n : flannelbush [syn: {Fremontodendron}, {genus Fremontodendron}, {genus Fremontia}]

Fremontodendron
n : flannelbush [syn: {genus Fremontodendron}, {Fremontia}, {genus Fremontia}]

frena
See {frenum}

French
adj : of or pertaining to France or the people of France; "French cooking"; "a gallic shrug" [syn: {Gallic}]
n 1: the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
2: the people of France [syn: {French people}]
3: United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (1850-1931) [syn: {Daniel Chester French}]

French Academy
n : an honorary group of French writers and thinkers supported by the French government; "the French Academy sets standards for the use of the French language"

French and Indian War
n : a war in North America between France and Britain (both aided by indian tribes); 1755-1760

French bean
n : very small and slender green bean [syn: {haricot vert}, {haricots verts}]

French blue
n : ultramarine pigment prepared artificially [syn: {French ultramarine}, {French ultramarine blue}]

French bracken
n : large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds [syn: {royal fern}, {royal osmund}, {king fern}, {ditch fern}, {Osmunda regalis}]

French bread
n : a crusty sourdough bread often baked in long slender tapered loaves or baguettes

French bulldog
n : small stocky version of the bulldog having a sleek coat and square head

French Canadian
n : a Canadian descended from early French settlers and whose native language is French

French capital
n : the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce [syn: {Paris}, {City of Light}, {capital of France}]

French chalk
n : a soft white compact talc used to mark cloth or to remove grease stains

French Congo
n : a republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960 [syn: {Congo}, {Republic of the Congo}]

French door
n : a light door with transparent or glazed panels extending the full length

French dressing
n : oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic [syn: {vinaigrette}, {sauce vinaigrette}]

French dressing for fruit salad
n : made with lemon or grapefruit juice instead of vinegar

French endive
n : young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head [syn: {Belgian endive}, {witloof}]

French Foreign Legion
n : a former foreign legion in the French army that was used for military duties outside of France

French foreign office
n : the French department in charge of foreign affairs; referred to familiarly by its address in Paris [syn: {Quai d'Orsay}]

French franc
n : formerly the basic unit of money in France

french fries
n : strips of potato fried in deep fat [syn: {french-fried potatoes}, {fries}]

French fritter
n : very rich drop friedcake dusted with confectioners' sugar and served with lemon sauce or preserves [syn: {biegnet}]

French Guinea
n : a republic in eastern Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958 [syn: {Guinea}, {Republic of Guinea}]

French heel
n : a fairly high narrow heel on women's shoes

French honeysuckle
n 1: European herb with small fragrant crimson or white spurred flowers [syn: {red valerian}, {Centranthus ruber}]
2: perennial of southern Europe cultivated for forage and for its nectar-rich pink flowers that make it an important honey crop [syn: {sulla}, {Hedysarum coronarium}]

French horn
n : a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves [syn: {horn}]

French Indochina
n : the French colonies of Cambodia and Laos and Vietnam were formerly organized as French Indochina

French kiss
n : an open-mouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into the other's mouth [syn: {soul kiss}, {deep kiss}]

French knot
n : stitch made by looping the thread several times around the needle before inserting it into the fabric

French lavender
n 1: Mediterranean plant with pale purple flowers that yields spike lavender oil [syn: {spike lavender}, {Lavandula latifolia}]
2: shrubby grayish lavender of southwestern Europe having usually reddish-purple flowers [syn: {Lavandula stoechas}]

French leave
n : an abrupt and unannounced departure (without saying farewell)

French lesson
n : instruction in the French language

French loaf
n : a loaf of French bread

French marigold
n : strong-scented bushy annual with orange or yellow flower heads marked with red; Mexico and Guatemala [syn: {Tagetes patula}]

French Oceania
n : a French overseas possession in the South Pacific [syn: {French Polynesia}]

French omelet
n : omelet cooked quickly and slid onto a plate

French pancake
n : small very thin pancake [syn: {crape}, {crepe}]

French pastry
n : sweet filled pastry made of especially puff paste

French people
n : the people of France [syn: {French}]

French person
n : a person of French nationality [syn: {Frenchman}, {Frenchwoman}]

French polish
n 1: the glaze produced by repeated applications of French polish shellac
2: a varnish for wood consisting of shellac dissolved in alcohol

French Polynesia
n : a French overseas possession in the South Pacific [syn: {French Oceania}]

French region
n : a geographical subdivision of France

French Republic
n : a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe [syn: {France}]

French Revolution
n : the revolution in France against the Bourbons; 1789-1799

French Riviera
n : the French part of the Riviera [syn: {Cote d'Azur}]

French roof
n : a mansard roof with sides that are nearly perpendicular

French rye
n : coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage [syn: {tall oat grass}, {tall meadow grass}, {evergreen grass}, {false oat}, {Arrhenatherum elatius}]

French sorrel
n 1: low perennial with small silvery-green ovate to hastate leaves [syn: {garden sorrel}, {Rumex scutatus}]
2: small tart oval to spearpoint-shaped leaves; preferred to common sorrel for salads

French spinach
n : common Eurasian weed; naturalized in United States [syn: {red goosefoot}, {Chenopodium rubrum}]

French Sudan
n : a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years [syn: {Mali}, {Republic of Mali}]

French teacher
n : someone who teaches French

French telephone
n : telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle [syn: {handset}]

French toast
n : bread slice dipped in egg and milk and fried; topped with sugar or fruit or syrup

French ultramarine
n : ultramarine pigment prepared artificially [syn: {French blue}, {French ultramarine blue}]

French ultramarine blue
n : ultramarine pigment prepared artificially [syn: {French blue}, {French ultramarine}]

French vermouth
n : dry pale amber variety [syn: {dry vermouth}]

French weed
n : foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized throughout North America [syn: {field pennycress}, {fanweed}, {penny grass}, {stinkweed}, {mithridate mustard}, {Thlaspi arvense}]

French West Indies
n : the islands in the Lesser Antilles that are administered by France

French window
n : a French door situated in an exterior wall of a building

french-fried potatoes
n : strips of potato fried in deep fat [syn: {french fries}, {fries}]

french-fry
v : cook by immersing in fat; "french-fry the potatoes" [syn: {deep-fry}]

frenchier
See {frenchy}

frenchiest
See {frenchy}

frenchified
See {frenchify}

Frenchify
v 1: make French in appearance or character; "let's Frenchify the restaurant and charge more money"
2: become French in appearance or character; "This restaurant has Frenchified"

Frenchman
n : a person of French nationality [syn: {Frenchwoman}, {French person}]

French-speaking
adj : able to communicate in French

Frenchwoman
n : a person of French nationality [syn: {Frenchman}, {French person}]

frenetic
adj : excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion; "frantic with anger and frustration"; "frenetic screams followed the accident"; "a frenzied look in his eye" [syn: {frantic}, {phrenetic}, {frenzied}]

frenetically
adv : in a very agitated manner; as if possessed by an evil spirit [syn: {demoniacally}]

frenula
See {frenulum}

frenzied
adj 1: affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason; "a frenzied attack"; "a frenzied mob"; "the prosecutor's frenzied denunciation of the accused"- H.W.Carter; "outbursts of drunken violence and manic activity and creativity" [syn: {manic}]
2: excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion; "frantic with anger and frustration"; "frenetic screams followed the accident"; "a frenzied look in his eye" [syn: {frantic}, {frenetic}, {phrenetic}]

frenzied
frenzy
n : state of violent mental agitation [syn: {craze}, {delirium}, {fury}, {hysteria}] [also: {frenzied}]

frenzied
See {frenzy}

frenziedly
adv : in a frenzied manner; "we rehearsed frenziedly the last few days before the premiere" [syn: {hectically}]

frenzy
n : state of violent mental agitation [syn: {craze}, {delirium}, {fury}, {hysteria}] [also: {frenzied}]

frequence
n : the number of occurrences within a given time period (usually 1 second); "the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second" [syn: {frequency}, {oftenness}]

frequency
n 1: the number of occurrences within a given time period (usually 1 second); "the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second" [syn: {frequence}, {oftenness}]
2: the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations [syn: {relative frequency}]
3: the number of observations in a given statistical category [syn: {absolute frequency}]

frequency band
n : a band of adjacent radio frequencies (e.g., assigned for transmitting radio or television signals) [syn: {waveband}]

frequency distribution
n : a distribution of observed frequencies of occurrence of the values of a variable

frequency modulation
n : modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave [syn: {FM}]

frequency response
n 1: (electronics) a graph of frequency response with signal amplitude or gain plotted against frequency [syn: {frequency-response curve}, {frequency-response characteristic}]
2: (electronics) a response depicting the output-to-input ratio of a transducer as a function of frequency

frequency-response characteristic
n : (electronics) a graph of frequency response with signal amplitude or gain plotted against frequency [syn: {frequency-response curve}, {frequency response}]

frequency-response curve
n : (electronics) a graph of frequency response with signal amplitude or gain plotted against frequency [syn: {frequency-response characteristic}, {frequency response}]

frequent
adj 1: coming at short intervals or habitually; "a frequent guest"; "frequent complaints" [ant: {infrequent}]
2: frequently encountered; "a frequent (or common) error is using the transitive verb `lay' for the intransitive `lie'";
v 1: do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of [syn: {patronize}, {patronise}, {shop}, {shop at}, {buy at}, {sponsor}] [ant: {boycott}, {boycott}]
2: be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; "She haunts the ballet" [syn: {haunt}]

frequenter
n : a regular customer [syn: {patron}]

frequently
adv : many times at short intervals; "we often met over a cup of coffee" [syn: {often}, {oftentimes}, {oft}, {ofttimes}] [ant: {rarely}, {infrequently}]

fresco
n 1: a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
2: a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster
v : paint onto wet plaster on a wall [also: {frescoes} (pl)]

frescoes
fresco
n 1: a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
2: a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster
v : paint onto wet plaster on a wall [also: {frescoes} (pl)]

frescoes
See {fresco}

fresh
adj 1: not stale or old; "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent" [ant: {stale}]
2: (of a cycle) beginning or occurring again; "a fresh start"; "fresh ideas"
3: imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air" [syn: {bracing}, {brisk}, {energizing}, {energising}, {refreshing}, {refreshful}, {tonic}]
4: of a kind not seen before; "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem" [syn: {new}, {novel}]
5: not canned or otherwise preserved; "fresh vegetables" [ant: {preserved}]
6: not containing or composed of salt water; "fresh water" [ant: {salt}]
7: having recently calved and therefore able to give milk; "the cow is fresh"
8: with restored energy [syn: {invigorated}, {refreshed}, {reinvigorated}]
9: not soured or preserved; "sweet milk" [syn: {sweet}, {unfermented}] 10: free from impurities; "clean water"; "fresh air" [syn: {clean}] 11: not artificial; "fresh cut flowers" [syn: {fresh(a)}] 12: not yet used or soiled; "a fresh shirt"; "a fresh sheet of paper"; "an unused envelope" [syn: {unused}] 13: improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers" [syn: {impertinent}, {impudent}, {overbold}, {smart}, {saucy}, {sassy}]
adv : very recently; "they are newly married"; "newly raised objections"; "a newly arranged hairdo"; "grass new washed by the rain"; "a freshly cleaned floor"; "we are fresh out of tomatoes" [syn: {recently}, {newly}, {freshly}, {new}]

fresh bean
n : beans eaten before they are ripe as opposed to dried

fresh breeze
n : wind moving 19-24 knots; 5 on the Beaufort scale

fresh fish
n : soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire [syn: {cannon fodder}]

fresh food
n : food that is not preserved by canning or dehydration or freezing or smoking [syn: {fresh foods}]

fresh foods
n : food that is not preserved by canning or dehydration or freezing or smoking [syn: {fresh food}]

fresh gale
n : wind moving 39-46 knots; 8 on the Beaufort scale

fresh start
n : an opportunity to start over without prejudice [syn: {clean slate}, {tabula rasa}]

fresh water
n : water that is not salty [ant: {seawater}]

fresh-cut
adj : cut recently; "fresh-cut flowers"

freshen
v 1: make (to feel) fresh; "The cool water refreshed us" [syn: {refresh}]
2: become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game" [syn: {refresh}, {refreshen}, {freshen up}]
3: make fresh again [syn: {refresh}, {refreshen}] [ant: {tire}]

freshen up
v 1: make brighter and prettier; "we refurbished the guest wing"; "My wife wants us to renovate" [syn: {refurbish}, {renovate}]
2: become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game" [syn: {freshen}, {refresh}, {refreshen}]

freshener
n : anything that freshens

fresher
n : a first-year undergraduate [syn: {freshman}]

freshet
n : the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow [syn: {spate}]

freshly
adv 1: very recently; "they are newly married"; "newly raised objections"; "a newly arranged hairdo"; "grass new washed by the rain"; "a freshly cleaned floor"; "we are fresh out of tomatoes" [syn: {recently}, {newly}, {fresh}, {new}]
2: in an impudent or impertinent manner; "a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudently" [syn: {impertinently}, {saucily}, {pertly}, {impudently}]

freshman
adj : used of a person in the first year of an experience (especially in United States high school or college); "a freshman senator"; "freshman year in high school or college" [syn: {first-year}]
n 1: a first-year undergraduate [syn: {fresher}]
2: any new participant in some activity [syn: {newcomer}, {fledgling}, {fledgeling}, {starter}, {neophyte}, {newbie}, {entrant}]

freshman class
n : the first class in college or high school

freshness
n 1: the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated; "she loved the freshness of newly baked bread"; "the freshness of the air revived him" [ant: {staleness}]
2: originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel [syn: {novelty}]
3: an alert and refreshed state [syn: {glow}]
4: originality by virtue of being new and surprising [syn: {novelty}]
5: the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties [syn: {crust}, {gall}, {impertinence}, {impudence}, {insolence}, {cheekiness}]

freshwater
adj : relating to or living in or consisting of water that is not salty; "freshwater fish"; "freshwater lakes"

freshwater bass
n 1: any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus) [syn: {bass}]
2: North American food and game fish

freshwater bream
n 1: flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe [syn: {bream}]
2: any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis [syn: {bream}]

freshwater clam
n : bivalve mollusk abundant in rivers of central United States [syn: {freshwater mussel}]

freshwater cordgrass
n : North American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous margins and glumes with long awns [syn: {prairie cordgrass}, {slough grass}, {Spartina pectinmata}]

freshwater eel
n : eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to sea to spawn; found in Europe and America; marketed both fresh and smoked [syn: {common eel}]

freshwater fish
n : flesh of fish from fresh water used as food

freshwater limpet
n : minute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet but living and feeding on freshwater plants [syn: {river limpet}, {Ancylus fluviatilis}]

freshwater mussel
n : bivalve mollusk abundant in rivers of central United States [syn: {freshwater clam}]

Fresnel
n : French physicist who invented polarized light and invented the Fresnel lens (1788-1827) [syn: {Augustin Jean Fresnel}]

Fresnel lens
n : lens composed of a number of small lenses arranged to make a lightweight lens of large diameter and short focal length

Fresno
n : a city in south central California in the San Joaquin Valley; center of an important agricultural area and gateway to the Sierra Nevada Mountains

fress
v : eat a lot and without restraint [syn: {gluttonize}, {gluttonise}]

fret
n 1: agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" [syn: {stew}, {sweat}, {lather}, {swither}]
2: a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion [syn: {worn spot}]
3: an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizonal lines (often in relief); "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls" [syn: {Greek fret}, {Greek key}, {key pattern}]
4: a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch
v 1: worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now" [syn: {fuss}, {niggle}]
2: be agitated or irritated; "don't fret over these small details"
3: provide (a musical instrument) with frets; "fret a guitar"
4: become or make sore by or as if by rubbing [syn: {chafe}, {gall}]
5: cause annoyance in
6: gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The unjustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" [syn: {eat into}, {rankle}, {grate}]
7: carve a pattern into
8: decorate with an interlaced design
9: be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat" [syn: {choke}, {gag}] 10: cause friction; "my sweater scratches" [syn: {rub}, {fray}, {chafe}, {scratch}] 11: remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces" [syn: {erode}, {eat away}] 12: wear away or erode [syn: {eat away}] [also: {fretting}, {fretted}]

fretful
adj 1: unable to relax or be still; "a constant fretful stamping of hooves"; "itchy for excitement"; "a restless child" [syn: {fidgety}, {itchy}, {restless}]
2: habitually complaining; "a whining child" [syn: {querulous}, {whiney}, {whining(a)}, {whiny}]

fretfully
adv : in a fretful manner; "fretfully, the baby tossed in his crib"

fretfulness
n : an irritable petulant feeling [syn: {irritability}, {crossness}, {fussiness}, {peevishness}, {petulance}, {choler}]

fretsaw
n : fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade; used to cut curved outlines [syn: {jigsaw}, {scroll saw}]

fretted
adj 1: having frets [ant: {unfretted}]
2: having a pattern of fretwork or latticework [syn: {interlaced}, {latticed}, {latticelike}]

fretted
See {fret}

fretted
fret
n 1: agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" [syn: {stew}, {sweat}, {lather}, {swither}]
2: a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion [syn: {worn spot}]
3: an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizonal lines (often in relief); "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls" [syn: {Greek fret}, {Greek key}, {key pattern}]
4: a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch
v 1: worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now" [syn: {fuss}, {niggle}]
2: be agitated or irritated; "don't fret over these small details"
3: provide (a musical instrument) with frets; "fret a guitar"
4: become or make sore by or as if by rubbing [syn: {chafe}, {gall}]
5: cause annoyance in
6: gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The unjustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" [syn: {eat into}, {rankle}, {grate}]
7: carve a pattern into
8: decorate with an interlaced design
9: be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat" [syn: {choke}, {gag}] 10: cause friction; "my sweater scratches" [syn: {rub}, {fray}, {chafe}, {scratch}] 11: remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces" [syn: {erode}, {eat away}] 12: wear away or erode [syn: {eat away}] [also: {fretting}, {fretted}]

fretting
See {fret}

fretting
fret
n 1: agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" [syn: {stew}, {sweat}, {lather}, {swither}]
2: a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion [syn: {worn spot}]
3: an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizonal lines (often in relief); "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls" [syn: {Greek fret}, {Greek key}, {key pattern}]
4: a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch
v 1: worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now" [syn: {fuss}, {niggle}]
2: be agitated or irritated; "don't fret over these small details"
3: provide (a musical instrument) with frets; "fret a guitar"
4: become or make sore by or as if by rubbing [syn: {chafe}, {gall}]
5: cause annoyance in
6: gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The unjustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" [syn: {eat into}, {rankle}, {grate}]
7: carve a pattern into
8: decorate with an interlaced design
9: be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat" [syn: {choke}, {gag}] 10: cause friction; "my sweater scratches" [syn: {rub}, {fray}, {chafe}, {scratch}] 11: remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces" [syn: {erode}, {eat away}] 12: wear away or erode [syn: {eat away}] [also: {fretting}, {fretted}]

fretwork
n : framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal [syn: {lattice}, {latticework}]

Freud
n : Austrian neurologist who originated psychoanalysis (1856-1939) [syn: {Sigmund Freud}]

Freudian
adj : of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his psychoanalytic ideas; "Freudian theories"

Freudian psychology
n : the psychological theories of Sigmund Freud

Freudian slip
n : a slip-up that (according to Sigmund Freud) results from the operation of unconscious wishes or conflicts and can reveal unconscious processes in normal healthy individuals

Frey
n : god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity; son of Njorth and brother of Freya; originally of the Vanir; later with the Aesir [syn: {Freyr}]

Freya
n : goddess of love and fecundity; daughter of Njorth and sister of Frey [syn: {Freyja}]

Freyja
n : goddess of love and fecundity; daughter of Njorth and sister of Frey [syn: {Freya}]

Freyr
n : god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity; son of Njorth and brother of Freya; originally of the Vanir; later with the Aesir [syn: {Frey}]

FRG
n : a republic in central Europe; split into East German and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990 [syn: {Germany}, {Federal Republic of Germany}, {Deutschland}]

Fri
n : the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day [syn: {Friday}]

friability
n : excessive breakableness [syn: {crumbliness}]

friable
adj 1: easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder; "friable sandstone"; "friable carcinomatous tissue"; "friable curds formed in the stomach"
2: (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency; "light sandy soil" [syn: {light}, {sandy}]

friar
n : a male member of a religious order that originally relied soley on alms [syn: {mendicant}]

friar preacher
n : a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order [syn: {Dominican}, {Black Friar}, {Blackfriar}]

friar's lantern
n : a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground [syn: {ignis fatuus}, {jack-o'-lantern}, {will-o'-the-wisp}]

friar's-cowl
n : tuberous perennial having a cowl-shaped maroon or violet-black spathe; Mediterranean; Canaries; Azores [syn: {Arisarum vulgare}]

friary
n : a monastery of friars

fricandeau
n : larded veal braised and glazed in its own juices [also: {fricandeaux} (pl)]

fricandeaux
fricandeau
n : larded veal braised and glazed in its own juices [also: {fricandeaux} (pl)]

fricandeaux
See {fricandeau}

fricandoes
See {fricando}

fricassee
n : pieces of chicken or other meat stewed in gravy with e.g. carrots and onions and served with noodles or dumplings
v : make a fricassee of by cooking; "fricassee meats"

fricative
adj : of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') [syn: {sibilant}, {spirant}]
n : a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract [syn: {fricative consonant}, {spirant}]

fricative consonant
n : a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract [syn: {fricative}, {spirant}]

Frick
n : United States industrialist who amassed a fortune in the steel industry (1849-1919) [syn: {Henry Clay Frick}]

friction
n 1: a state of conflict between persons [syn: {clash}]
2: the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another [syn: {rubbing}]
3: effort expended in rubbing one object against another [syn: {detrition}, {rubbing}]

friction clutch
n : a clutch in which one part turns the other by the friction between them

friction match
n : lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction; "he always carries matches to light his pipe" [syn: {match}, {lucifer}]

friction tape
n : a water-resistant adhesive tape used to insulate exposed electrical conductors [syn: {insulating tape}]

frictional
adj : pertaining to or worked or produced by friction; "frictional electricity"; "frictional heat"; "frictional gearing"

frictionless
adj : lacking all friction; "a perpetual motion machine would have to be frictionless"

Friday
n : the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day [syn: {Fri}]

fridge
n : a refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motor [syn: {electric refrigerator}]

Fridtjof Nansen
n : Norwegian explorer of the Arctic and director of the League of Nations relief program for refugees of World War I (1861-1930) [syn: {Nansen}]

fried
See {fry}

fried
adj : cooked by frying in fat [syn: {deep-fried}]

fried egg
n : eggs cooked by sauteing in oil or butter; sometimes turned and cooked on both sides

fried rice
n : boiled rice mixed with scallions and minced pork or shrimp and quickly scrambled with eggs [syn: {Chinese fried rice}]

Friedan
n : United States feminist who founded a national organization for women (born in 1921) [syn: {Betty Friedan}, {Betty Naomi Friedan}]

friedcake
n : small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat

Friedman
n : United States economist noted as a proponent of monetarism and for his opposition to government intervention in the economy (born 1912) [syn: {Milton Friedman}]

Friedman test
n : pregnancy test that involves injecting some of the woman's urine into an unmated female rabbit and later examining the ovaries of the rabbit; presence of corpora lutea indicates that the woman is pregnant [syn: {rabbit test}]

Friedreich's ataxia
n : sclerosis of the posterior and lateral columns of the spinal cord; characterized by muscular weakness and abnormal gait; occurs in children [syn: {herediatry spinal ataxia}]

Friedrich Anton Mesmer
n : Austrian physician who tried to treat diseases with a form of hypnotism (1734-1815) [syn: {Mesmer}, {Franz Anton Mesmer}]

Friedrich August Kekule
n : German chemist remembered for his discovery of the ring structure of benzene (1829-1896) [syn: {Kekule}, {Friedrich August Kekule von Stradonitz}]

Friedrich August Kekule von Stradonitz
n : German chemist remembered for his discovery of the ring structure of benzene (1829-1896) [syn: {Kekule}, {Friedrich August Kekule}]

Friedrich August von Hayek
n : English economist (born in Austria) noted for work on the optimum allocation of resources (1899-1992) [syn: {Hayek}]

Friedrich August Wolf
n : German classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824) [syn: {Wolf}]

Friedrich Engels
n : socialist who wrote the Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx in 1848 (1820-1895) [syn: {Engels}]

Friedrich Froebel
n : German educator who founded the kindergarten system (1782-1852) [syn: {Froebel}, {Friedrich Wilhelm August Froebel}]

Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock
n : German poet (1724-1803) [syn: {Klopstock}]

Friedrich Hebbel
n : German dramatist (1813-1863) [syn: {Hebbel}, {Christian Friedrich Hebbel}]

Friedrich Krupp
n : German industrialist who manufactured steel in Essen (1787-1826) [syn: {Krupp}]

Friedrich Max Muller
n : British philologist (born in Germany) who specialized in Sanskrit (1823-1900) [syn: {Muller}, {Max Muller}]

Friedrich Wilhelm August Froebel
n : German educator who founded the kindergarten system (1782-1852) [syn: {Froebel}, {Friedrich Froebel}]

Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel
n : German mathematician and astronomer who made accurate measurements of stellar distances and who predicted the existence on an 8th planet (1784-1846) [syn: {Bessel}]

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
n : influential German philosopher remembered for his concept of the superman and for his rejection of Christian values (1844-1900) [syn: {Nietzsche}]

friend
n 1: a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university"
2: an associate who provides assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"; "they were friends of the workers" [syn: {ally}] [ant: {foe}]
3: a person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family" [syn: {acquaintance}]
4: a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" [syn: {supporter}, {protagonist}, {champion}, {admirer}, {booster}]
5: a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers) [syn: {Quaker}]

friend of the court
n : an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest [syn: {amicus curiae}]

friendless
adj : excluded from a society [syn: {outcast}]

friendlessness
n : being without friends

friendlier
See {friendly}

friendlier
friendly
adj 1: characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess" [ant: {unfriendly}]
2: favorably disposed; not antagonistic or hostile; "a government friendly to our interests"; "an amicable agreement"
3: easy to understand or use; "user-friendly computers"; "a consumer-friendly policy"; "a reader-friendly novel" [ant: {unfriendly}]
4: of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "in friendly territory"; "he was accidentally killed by friendly fire" [ant: {hostile}] [also: {friendliest}, {friendlier}]

friendliest
See {friendly}

friendliest
friendly
adj 1: characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess" [ant: {unfriendly}]
2: favorably disposed; not antagonistic or hostile; "a government friendly to our interests"; "an amicable agreement"
3: easy to understand or use; "user-friendly computers"; "a consumer-friendly policy"; "a reader-friendly novel" [ant: {unfriendly}]
4: of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "in friendly territory"; "he was accidentally killed by friendly fire" [ant: {hostile}] [also: {friendliest}, {friendlier}]

friendliness
n 1: a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company [ant: {unfriendliness}]
2: a friendly disposition [ant: {unfriendliness}]

friendly
adj 1: characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess" [ant: {unfriendly}]
2: favorably disposed; not antagonistic or hostile; "a government friendly to our interests"; "an amicable agreement"
3: easy to understand or use; "user-friendly computers"; "a consumer-friendly policy"; "a reader-friendly novel" [ant: {unfriendly}]
4: of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "in friendly territory"; "he was accidentally killed by friendly fire" [ant: {hostile}] [also: {friendliest}, {friendlier}]

friendly fire
n : fire that injures or kills an ally [syn: {fratricide}]

Friendly Islands
n : a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970 [syn: {Tonga}, {Kingdom of Tonga}]

friendly relationship
n : the state of being friends [syn: {friendship}]

friendly takeover
n : a takeover that is welcomed by the management of the target company

friendship
n : the state of being friends [syn: {friendly relationship}]

friendship plant
n : low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers [syn: {panamica}, {panamiga}, {Pilea involucrata}]

frier
n : flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying [syn: {fryer}, {pullet}]

fries
n : strips of potato fried in deep fat [syn: {french fries}, {french-fried potatoes}]

Friesian
n : a breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland [syn: {Holstein}, {Holstein-Friesian}]

Friesland
n 1: the western part of the ancient region of Frisia in northern Europe on the North Sea between the Scheldt river and the Weser river; part of this region is now a province in the Netherlands
2: one of the northernmost provinces of the Netherlands

frieze
n 1: an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice
2: a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap

frig around
v : be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day" [syn: {bum}, {bum around}, {bum about}, {arse around}, {arse about}, {fuck off}, {loaf}, {waste one's time}, {lounge around}, {loll}, {loll around}, {lounge about}]

frigate
n 1: a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
2: a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser

frigate bird
n : long-billed warm-water seabird with wide wingspan and forked tail [syn: {man-of-war bird}]

Frigg
n : goddess of the heavens and married love; wife of Odin [syn: {Frigga}]

Frigga
n : goddess of the heavens and married love; wife of Odin [syn: {Frigg}]

frigged
See {frig}

frigging
See {frig}

fright
n : an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) [syn: {fear}, {fearfulness}] [ant: {fearlessness}]
v : cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me" [syn: {frighten}, {scare}, {affright}]

frighten
v 1: cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me" [syn: {fright}, {scare}, {affright}]
2: drive out by frightening

frighten away
v : cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" [syn: {daunt}, {dash}, {scare off}, {pall}, {frighten off}, {scare away}, {scare}]

frighten off
v : cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" [syn: {daunt}, {dash}, {scare off}, {pall}, {scare away}, {frighten away}, {scare}]

frightened
adj 1: thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted" [syn: {panicky}, {panicked}, {panic-stricken}, {panic-struck}, {terrified}]
2: made afraid; "the frightened child cowered in the corner"; "too shocked and scared to move" [syn: {scared}]

frightening
adj : causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse" [syn: {awful}, {dire}, {direful}, {dread(a)}, {dreaded}, {dreadful}, {fearful}, {fearsome}, {horrendous}, {horrific}, {terrible}]
n : to inspire with fear [syn: {terrorization}, {terrorisation}]

frighteningly
adv : in an alarming manner; "the disturbing thing about the Minister's behavior is that far from being artificial, it too often rings frighteningly true" [syn: {scarily}]

frightful
adj 1: provoking horror; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound" [syn: {atrocious}, {horrifying}, {horrible}, {ugly}]
2: extreme in degree; "in a frightful hurry"; "spent a frightful amount of money"
3: extremely distressing; "fearful slum conditions"; "a frightful mistake"; "suffered terrible thirst" [syn: {fearful}, {terrible}]

frightfully
adv : used as intensifiers; "terribly interesting"; "I'm awful sorry" [syn: {terribly}, {awfully}, {awful}]

frightfulness
n : the quality of being frightful

frigid
adj 1: sexually unresponsive; "was cold to his advances"; "a frigid woman" [syn: {cold}]
2: extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather" [syn: {arctic}, {gelid}, {glacial}, {icy}, {polar}]
3: devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile" [syn: {frosty}, {frozen}, {glacial}, {icy}, {wintry}]

Frigid Zone
n : the part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole; characterized by frigid climate [syn: {polar zone}]

frigidity
n 1: sexual unresponsiveness (especially of women) and inability to achieve orgasm during intercourse
2: a lack of affection or enthusiasm [syn: {coldness}, {coolness}]

frigidly
adv : without warmth or enthusiasm; "`Come in if you have to,' he said frostily" [syn: {frostily}]

frigorific
adj : causing cold; cooling or chilling

frijol
n : the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans) [syn: {kidney bean}, {frijole}] [also: {frijoles} (pl)]

frijole
n 1: the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans) [syn: {kidney bean}, {frijol}]
2: Mexican bean; usually dried

frijoles
frijol
n : the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans) [syn: {kidney bean}, {frijole}] [also: {frijoles} (pl)]

frijoles
See {frijol}

frijoles refritos
n : dried beans cooked and mashed and then fried in lard with various seasonings [syn: {refried beans}]

frijolillo
n : shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans [syn: {mescal bean}, {coral bean}, {frijolito}, {Sophora secundiflora}]

frijolito
n : shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans [syn: {mescal bean}, {coral bean}, {frijolillo}, {Sophora secundiflora}]

frill
n : a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim [syn: {flounce}, {ruffle}, {furbelow}]

frilled
adj : having decorative ruffles or frills [syn: {frilly}, {ruffled}]

frilled lizard
n : large arboreal insectivorous Australian lizard with a ruff of skin around the neck [syn: {Chlamydosaurus kingi}]

frills
n : ornamental objects of no great value [syn: {falderal}, {folderol}, {gimcrackery}, {gimcracks}, {nonsense}, {trumpery}]

frilly
adj : having decorative ruffles or frills [syn: {frilled}, {ruffled}]

Frimaire
n : third month of the Revolutionary calendar (November and December); the frosty month

fringe
n 1: the outside boundary or surface of something [syn: {periphery}, {outer boundary}]
2: a part of the city far removed from the center; "they built a factory on the outskirts of the city" [syn: {outskirt}]
3: a social group holding marginal or extreme views; "members of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times"
4: edging consisting of hanging threads or tassels
v 1: adorn with a fringe; "The weaver fringed the scarf"
2: decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe; "fur fringed the hem of the dress"

fringe benefit
n : an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right); "a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job" [syn: {perquisite}, {perk}]

fringe bush
n : small bushy tree of southeastern United States having profuse clusters of white flowers [syn: {Chionanthus virginicus}]

fringe cups
n : plant growing in clumps with mostly basal leaves and cream or pale pink fringed flowers in several long racemes; Alaska to coastal central California and east to Idaho [syn: {false alumroot}, {Tellima grandiflora}]

fringe tree
n : any of various small decorative flowering trees or shrubs of the genus Chionanthus

fringed
adj 1: surrounded as with a border or fringe; sometimes used in combination; "a large suburban community...fringed by an industrial area"; "a grass-fringed stream"
2: having a decorative edging of hanging cords or strips
3: having edges irregularly and finely slashed; "a laciniate leaf" [syn: {laciniate}]

fringed gecko
n : having membranous expansions along sides of body and limbs and tail [syn: {flying gecko}, {Ptychozoon homalocephalum}]

fringed gentian
n : any of various herbs of the genus Gentianopsis having the margins of the corolla lobes fringed; sometimes included in genus Gentiana

fringed grass of Parnassus
n : bog plant with broadly heart-shaped basal leaves and cream or white saucer-shaped flowers with fringed petals; west of Rocky Mountains from Alaska to New Mexico [syn: {Parnassia fimbriata}]

fringed loosestrife
n : of North America [syn: {Lysimachia ciliatum}]

fringed orchid
n : any of several summer-flowering American orchids distinguished by a fringed or lacerated lip [syn: {fringed orchis}]

fringed orchis
n : any of several summer-flowering American orchids distinguished by a fringed or lacerated lip [syn: {fringed orchid}]

fringed pink
n 1: low wiry-stemmed branching herb or southern California having fringed pink flowers [syn: {ground pink}, {moss pink}, {Linanthus dianthiflorus}]
2: Eurasian perennial pink having fragrant lilac or rose flowers with deeply fringed margins [syn: {Dianthus supurbus}]

fringed polygala
n : common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals [syn: {flowering wintergreen}, {gaywings}, {bird-on-the-wing}, {Polygala paucifolia}]

fringed poppy mallow
n : perennial poppy mallow of United States southern plains states having rose-red or rose-purple flowers [syn: {Callirhoe digitata}]

fringepod
n : annual herb having pinnatifid basal leaves and slender racemes of small white flowers followed by one-seeded winged silicles [syn: {lacepod}]

fringe-toed lizard
n : with long pointed scales around toes; of deserts of United States and Mexico [syn: {Uma notata}]

Fringilla
n : type genus of the Fringillidae: chaffinch, brambling [syn: {genus Fringilla}]

Fringilla coelebs
n : small European finch with a cheerful song [syn: {chaffinch}]

Fringilla montifringilla
n : Eurasian finch [syn: {brambling}]

Fringillidae
n : finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings [syn: {family Fringillidae}]

fringy
adj : at or constituting a border or edge; "the marginal strip of beach" [syn: {marginal}]

frippery
n : something of little value or significance [syn: {bagatelle}, {fluff}, {frivolity}]

Frisbee
n : a light plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter; sailed with a flip of the wrist for recreation or competition

Frisch
n 1: British physicist (born in Austria) who with Lise Meitner recognized that Otto Hahn had produced a new kind of nuclear reaction which they named nuclear fission; Frisch described the explosive potential of a chain nuclear reaction (1904-1979) [syn: {Otto Frisch}, {Otto Robert Frisch}]
2: Norwegian economist noted for his work in econometrics (1895-1973) [syn: {Ragnar Frisch}, {Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch}]
3: Austrian zoologist noted for his studies of honeybees (1886-1982) [syn: {Karl von Frisch}]

Frisia
n : an ancient region of northwestern Europe including the Frisian Islands

Frisian
adj : of or relating to the people or culture or language of Friesland or Frisia
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Friesland or Frisia
2: a West Germanic language spoken in Friesland in the northwestern Netherlands; a near relative of English

Frisian Islands
n : a chain of islands in the North Sea off the coast of northwestern Europe extending from the IJsselmeer to Jutland

frisk
n : the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs [syn: {frisking}]
v 1: play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" [syn: {frolic}, {lark}, {rollick}, {skylark}, {disport}, {sport}, {cavort}, {gambol}, {romp}, {run around}, {lark about}]
2: search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets; "The police frisked everyone at the airport"

friskier
See {frisky}

friskier
frisky
adj : playful like a lively kitten [syn: {kittenish}] [also: {friskiest}, {friskier}]

friskiest
See {frisky}

friskiest
frisky
adj : playful like a lively kitten [syn: {kittenish}] [also: {friskiest}, {friskier}]

friskily
adv : in a playfully frisky manner; "he moves about friskily despite his age"

friskiness
n : lively high-spirited playfulness [syn: {frolicsomeness}, {sportiveness}]

frisking
n : the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs [syn: {frisk}]

frisky
adj : playful like a lively kitten [syn: {kittenish}] [also: {friskiest}, {friskier}]

frisson
n : an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" [syn: {shiver}, {chill}, {quiver}, {shudder}, {thrill}, {tingle}]

Fritillaria
n : fritillary [syn: {genus Fritillaria}]

Fritillaria affinis
n : herb of northwestern America having green-and-purple bell-shaped flowers [syn: {mission bells}, {rice-grain fritillary}, {Fritillaria lanceolata}, {Fritillaria mutica}]

Fritillaria agrestis
n : a malodorous California herb with bell-shaped flowers; a common weed in grainfields [syn: {stink bell}]

Fritillaria biflora
n : herb of southwestern United States having dark purple bell-shaped flowers mottled with green [syn: {mission bells}, {black fritillary}]

Fritillaria imperialis
n : Eurasian herb with a cluster of leaves and orange-red bell-shaped flowers at the top of the stem [syn: {crown imperial}]

Fritillaria lanceolata
n : herb of northwestern America having green-and-purple bell-shaped flowers [syn: {mission bells}, {rice-grain fritillary}, {Fritillaria affinis}, {Fritillaria mutica}]

Fritillaria liliaceae
n : California herb with white conic or bell-shaped flowers usually green-tinged [syn: {white fritillary}]

Fritillaria meleagris
n : Eurasian checkered lily with pendant flowers usually veined and checkered with purple or maroon on a pale ground and shaped like the bells carried by lepers in medieval times; widely grown as an ornamental [syn: {snake's head fritillary}, {guinea-hen flower}, {checkered daffodil}, {leper lily}]

Fritillaria micrantha
n : California herb with brownish-purple or greenish bell-shaped flowers [syn: {brown bells}, {Fritillaria parviflora}]

Fritillaria mutica
n : herb of northwestern America having green-and-purple bell-shaped flowers [syn: {mission bells}, {rice-grain fritillary}, {Fritillaria affinis}, {Fritillaria lanceolata}]

Fritillaria parviflora
n : California herb with brownish-purple or greenish bell-shaped flowers [syn: {brown bells}, {Fritillaria micrantha}]

Fritillaria pluriflora
n : California herb with pinkish purple flowers [syn: {adobe lily}, {pink fritillary}]

Fritillaria recurva
n : western United States herb with scarlet and yellow narrow bell-shaped flowers [syn: {scarlet fritillary}]

fritillary
n 1: any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers [syn: {checkered lily}]
2: butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver

frittata
n : Italian omelet with diced vegetables and meats; cooked until bottom is set then inverted into another pan to cook the top

fritted
See {frit}

fritter
n : small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables
v : spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance" [syn: {frivol away}, {dissipate}, {shoot}, {fritter away}, {fool}, {fool away}]

fritter away
v : spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance" [syn: {fritter}, {frivol away}, {dissipate}, {shoot}, {fool}, {fool away}]

fritter batter
n : batter for making fritters

fritting
See {frit}

Fritz Albert Lipmann
n : United States biochemist (born in Germany) noted for his studies of metabolic processes (1899-1986) [syn: {Lipmann}]

Fritz Haber
n : German chemist noted for the synthetic production of ammonia from the nitrogen in air (1868-1934) [syn: {Haber}]

Fritz Kreisler
n : United States violinist (born in Austria) (1875-1962) [syn: {Kreisler}]

Fritz W. Meissner
n : German physicist (1882-1974) [syn: {Meissner}]

Friuli
n : a Rhaeto-Romance dialect spoken in northeastern Italy [syn: {Friulian}]

Friulian
n : a Rhaeto-Romance dialect spoken in northeastern Italy [syn: {Friuli}]

Friuli-Venezia Giulia
n : a region in northeastern Italy

frivol
v : act frivolously [syn: {trifle}] [also: {frivolling}, {frivolled}]

frivol away
v : spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance" [syn: {fritter}, {dissipate}, {shoot}, {fritter away}, {fool}, {fool away}]

frivolity
n 1: the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible [syn: {frivolousness}] [ant: {seriousness}]
2: something of little value or significance [syn: {bagatelle}, {fluff}, {frippery}]
3: acting like a clown or buffoon [syn: {buffoonery}, {clowning}, {harlequinade}, {prank}]

frivolled
See {frivol}

frivolled
frivol
v : act frivolously [syn: {trifle}] [also: {frivolling}, {frivolled}]

frivolling
See {frivol}

frivolling
frivol
v : act frivolously [syn: {trifle}] [also: {frivolling}, {frivolled}]

frivolous
adj : not serious in content or attitude or behavior; "a frivolous novel"; "a frivolous remark"; "a frivolous young woman" [ant: {serious}]

frivolously
adv : in a frivolous manner; "she spends her time frivolously enjoying the easy life of a rich and spoiled girl"

frivolousness
n : the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible [syn: {frivolity}] [ant: {seriousness}]

frizz
v : curl tightly; "crimp hair" [syn: {crimp}, {crape}, {frizzle}, {kink up}, {kink}]

frizzier
See {frizzy}

frizzier
frizzy
adj : in small tight curls [syn: {crisp}, {frizzly}, {kinky}, {nappy}] [also: {frizziest}, {frizzier}]

frizziest
See {frizzy}

frizziest
frizzy
adj : in small tight curls [syn: {crisp}, {frizzly}, {kinky}, {nappy}] [also: {frizziest}, {frizzier}]

frizzle
v 1: fry something until it curls and becomes crisp
2: curl tightly; "crimp hair" [syn: {crimp}, {crape}, {frizz}, {kink up}, {kink}]

frizzlier
See {frizzly}

frizzlier
frizzly
adj : in small tight curls [syn: {crisp}, {frizzy}, {kinky}, {nappy}] [also: {frizzliest}, {frizzlier}]

frizzliest
See {frizzly}

frizzliest
frizzly
adj : in small tight curls [syn: {crisp}, {frizzy}, {kinky}, {nappy}] [also: {frizzliest}, {frizzlier}]

frizzly
adj : in small tight curls [syn: {crisp}, {frizzy}, {kinky}, {nappy}] [also: {frizzliest}, {frizzlier}]

frizzy
adj : in small tight curls [syn: {crisp}, {frizzly}, {kinky}, {nappy}] [also: {frizziest}, {frizzier}]

Frobisher
n : English explorer who led an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage to the orient; served under Drake and helped defeat the Spanish Armada (1535-1594) [syn: {Sir Martin Frobisher}]

frock
n : a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice [syn: {dress}]
v : put a frock on

frock coat
n : a man's coat having knee-length skirts front and back; worn in the 19th century

Froebel
n : German educator who founded the kindergarten system (1782-1852) [syn: {Friedrich Froebel}, {Friedrich Wilhelm August Froebel}]

Froelichia
n : genus of erect or procumbent herbs of the Americas having spikes of woolly white flowers: cottonweed [syn: {genus Froelichia}]

frog
n 1: any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species [syn: {toad}, {toad frog}, {anuran}, {batrachian}, {salientian}]
2: a person of French descent [syn: {Gaul}]
3: a decorative loop of braid or cord [syn: {frogs}] [also: {frogging}, {frogged}]

frog kick
n : a swimming kick; knees are drawn upward and outward so the legs can be brought together when fully extended

frog legs
n : hind legs of frogs used as food; resemble chicken and cooked as chicken

frog orchid
n 1: any of several green orchids of the genus Habenaria
2: orchid having hooded long-bracted green to yellow-green flowers suffused with purple [syn: {Coeloglossum viride}]

frogbit
n : European floating plant with roundish heart-shaped leaves and white flowers [syn: {frog's-bit}, {Hydrocharis morsus-ranae}]

frogbit family
n : simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed [syn: {Hydrocharitaceae}, {family Hydrocharitaceae}, {Hydrocharidaceae}, {family Hydrocharidaceae}, {frog's-bit family}]

frogfish
n : fish having a frog-like mouth with a lure on the snout [also: {frogfishes} (pl)]

frogfishes
frogfish
n : fish having a frog-like mouth with a lure on the snout [also: {frogfishes} (pl)]

frogfishes
See {frogfish}

frogged
See {frog}

frogged
frog
n 1: any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species [syn: {toad}, {toad frog}, {anuran}, {batrachian}, {salientian}]
2: a person of French descent [syn: {Gaul}]
3: a decorative loop of braid or cord [syn: {frogs}] [also: {frogging}, {frogged}]

frogging
See {frog}

frogging
frog
n 1: any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species [syn: {toad}, {toad frog}, {anuran}, {batrachian}, {salientian}]
2: a person of French descent [syn: {Gaul}]
3: a decorative loop of braid or cord [syn: {frogs}] [also: {frogging}, {frogged}]

froghopper
n : a variety of spittlebug

frogman
n : someone who works underwater [syn: {diver}, {underwater diver}]

frogmarch
v 1: march a person against his will by any method
2: carry someone against his will upside down such that each limb is held by one person

frogmouth
n : insectivorous bird of Australia and southeastern Asia having a wide frog-like mouth

frogs
n : a decorative loop of braid or cord [syn: {frog}]

frog's lettuce
n : very similar to Potamogeton; of western Africa, Asia, and Europe

frog's-bit
n : European floating plant with roundish heart-shaped leaves and white flowers [syn: {frogbit}, {Hydrocharis morsus-ranae}]

frog's-bit family
n : simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed [syn: {Hydrocharitaceae}, {family Hydrocharitaceae}, {Hydrocharidaceae}, {family Hydrocharidaceae}, {frogbit family}]

frolic
n : gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly" [syn: {play}, {romp}, {gambol}, {caper}]
v : play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" [syn: {lark}, {rollick}, {skylark}, {disport}, {sport}, {cavort}, {gambol}, {frisk}, {romp}, {run around}, {lark about}] [also: {frolicking}, {frolicked}]

frolicked
See {frolic}

frolicked
frolic
n : gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly" [syn: {play}, {romp}, {gambol}, {caper}]
v : play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" [syn: {lark}, {rollick}, {skylark}, {disport}, {sport}, {cavort}, {gambol}, {frisk}, {romp}, {run around}, {lark about}] [also: {frolicking}, {frolicked}]

frolicking
See {frolic}

frolicking
frolic
n : gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly" [syn: {play}, {romp}, {gambol}, {caper}]
v : play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" [syn: {lark}, {rollick}, {skylark}, {disport}, {sport}, {cavort}, {gambol}, {frisk}, {romp}, {run around}, {lark about}] [also: {frolicking}, {frolicked}]

frolicky
adj : given to merry frolicking; "frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes" [syn: {coltish}, {frolicsome}, {rollicking}, {sportive}]

frolicsome
adj : given to merry frolicking; "frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes" [syn: {coltish}, {frolicky}, {rollicking}, {sportive}]

frolicsomeness
n : lively high-spirited playfulness [syn: {friskiness}, {sportiveness}]

from each one
adv : to or from every one of two or more (considered individually); "they received $10 each" [syn: {each}, {to each one}, {for each one}, {apiece}]

from head to toe
adv : at all points from head to foot; "he was armed cap-a-pie" [syn: {cap-a-pie}]

from nowhere
adv : without warning; "your cousin arrived out of thin air" [syn: {out of thin air}, {out of nothing}]

from pillar to post
adv : from one place or situation to another; "we were driven from pillar to post" [syn: {hither and thither}]

from scratch
adv : from the beginning; "he baked the torte from scratch"

from start to finish
adv : completely

from the heart
adv : very sincerely; "he spoke from the heart"

from time to time
adv : now and then or here and there; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us"; "as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention" [syn: {occasionally}, {on occasion}, {once in a while}, {now and then}, {now and again}, {at times}]

from way back
adv : since long ago; "she knows him from way back" [syn: {since a long time ago}]

Fromental Halevy
n : French operatic composer (1799-1862) [syn: {Halevy}, {Jacques Francois Fromental Elie Halevy}]

frond
n : compound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad

front
adj 1: relating to or located in the front; "the front lines"; "the front porch" [syn: {front(a)}] [ant: {back(a)}]
2: located anteriorly [syn: {fore(a)}, {front(a)}]
n 1: the immediate proximity of someone or something; "she blushed in his presence"; "he sensed the presence of danger"; "he was well behaved in front of company" [syn: {presence}]
2: the side that is forward or prominent [syn: {front end}, {forepart}] [ant: {rear}]
3: the side that is seen or that goes first [ant: {rear}]
4: a sphere of activity involving effort; "the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"; "they advertise on many different fronts"
5: the line along which opposing armies face each other [syn: {battlefront}, {front line}]
6: a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals; "he was a charter member of the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass movement"; "he led the national liberation front" [syn: {movement}, {social movement}]
7: (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
8: a person used as a cover for some questionable activity [syn: {front man}, {figurehead}, {nominal head}, {straw man}, {strawman}]
9: the outward appearance of a person; "he put up a bold front" 10: the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer; "he walked to the front of the stage" [ant: {back}]
v 1: be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to; "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park" [syn: {look}, {face}] [ant: {back}]
2: confront bodily; "breast the storm" [syn: {breast}]

front bench
n : any of the front seats in the House of Commons that are reserved for ministers or former ministers

front burner
n : top priority; "the work was moved to the front burner in order to meet deadlines" [ant: {back burner}]

front crawl
n : a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick [syn: {crawl}, {Australian crawl}]

front door
n : exterior door (at the entrance) at the front of a building [syn: {front entrance}]

front end
n : the side that is forward or prominent [syn: {front}, {forepart}] [ant: {rear}]

front entrance
n : exterior door (at the entrance) at the front of a building [syn: {front door}]

front line
n : the line along which opposing armies face each other [syn: {battlefront}, {front}]

front man
n : a person used as a cover for some questionable activity [syn: {front}, {figurehead}, {nominal head}, {straw man}, {strawman}]

front matter
n : written matter preceding the main text of a book [syn: {prelims}]

front porch
n : a porch for the front door

front projector
n : a projector for digital input

front room
n : a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax [syn: {living room}, {living-room}, {sitting room}, {parlor}, {parlour}]

front tooth
n : a tooth situated at the front of the mouth; "his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors" [syn: {anterior}]

front yard
n : the yard in front of a house; between the house and the street

frontage
n 1: the extent of the front of shop or plot of land (as along a street or river etc)
2: the direction in which something (such as a building) faces
3: the face or front of a building [syn: {facade}, {frontal}]

frontage road
n : a local road that runs parallele to an expressway and allows local traffic to gain access to property [syn: {service road}]

frontal
adj 1: belonging to the front part; "a frontal appendage"
2: of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air; "frontal rainfall"
3: meeting front to front; "a frontal attack"; "a head-on collision" [syn: {head-on}]
4: of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone; "the frontal lobes"
n 1: an adornment worn on the forehead [syn: {frontlet}]
2: a drapery that covers the front of an altar
3: the face or front of a building [syn: {facade}, {frontage}]

frontal area
n : the cortex of the frontal lobe [syn: {frontal cortex}]

frontal bone
n : the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: the forehead and the upper part of the orbits [syn: {os frontale}, {forehead}]

frontal cortex
n : the cortex of the frontal lobe [syn: {frontal area}]

frontal eminence
n : either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit

frontal gyrus
n : any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum

frontal lobe
n : that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead

frontal lobotomy
n : surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes [syn: {lobotomy}, {leukotomy}, {leucotomy}, {prefrontal lobotomy}, {prefrontal leukotomy}, {prefrontal leucotomy}]

frontal sinus
n : one of a pair of cavities in the frontal bone

frontal suture
n : the suture between two halves of the frontal bone (usually obliterated by the age of 6) [syn: {sutura frontalis}]

frontally
adv : in, at, or toward the front

frontbencher
n : a member of the House of Commons who is a minister or an ex-minister

frontes
See {frons}

frontier
n 1: a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country; "the individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson's day"
2: an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary
3: an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development; "he worked at the frontier of brain science"

frontier settlement
n : a settlement on the frontier of civilization [syn: {outpost}]

frontiersman
n : a man who lives on the frontier [syn: {backwoodsman}, {mountain man}]

frontierswoman
n : a woman who lives on the frontier

frontispiece
n 1: an ornamental facade
2: front illustration facing the title page of a book

frontlet
n : an adornment worn on the forehead [syn: {frontal}]

frontmost
adj : preceding all others in spatial position; "the foremost compartment of the ship" [syn: {foremost}]

front-porch campaign
n : a campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does not travel; "William McKinley's dignified front-porch campaign won him the presidency in 1896"; "her approach was the opposite of a passive front-porch campaign" [syn: {front-porch campaigning}]

front-porch campaigning
n : a campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does not travel; "William McKinley's dignified front-porch campaign won him the presidency in 1896"; "her approach was the opposite of a passive front-porch campaign" [syn: {front-porch campaign}]

front-runner
n : a competitor thought likely to win [syn: {favorite}, {favourite}]

front-stall
n : medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head [syn: {chanfron}, {chamfron}, {testiere}, {frontstall}]

frontstall
n : medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head [syn: {chanfron}, {chamfron}, {testiere}, {front-stall}]

frontward
adv : at or to or toward the front; "he faced forward"; "step forward"; "she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine"; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations) [syn: {forward}, {forwards}, {frontwards}, {forrad}, {forrard}] [ant: {back}]

frontwards
adv : at or to or toward the front; "he faced forward"; "step forward"; "she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine"; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations) [syn: {forward}, {forwards}, {frontward}, {forrad}, {forrard}] [ant: {back}]

frore
adj : very cold; "whatever the evenings be--frosty and frore or warm and wet"

frost
n 1: ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside) [syn: {hoar}, {hoarfrost}, {rime}]
2: weather cold enough to cause freezing [syn: {freeze}]
3: the formation of frost or ice on a surface [syn: {icing}]
4: United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963) [syn: {Robert Frost}, {Robert Lee Frost}]
v 1: decorate with frosting; "frost a cake" [syn: {ice}]
2: provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance; "frost the glass"; "she frosts her hair"
3: cover with frost; "ice crystals frosted the glass"
4: damage by frost; "The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and athey turned brown"

frost fish
n : long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel [syn: {cutlassfish}, {hairtail}]

frost heave
n : upthrust of ground or pavement caused by the freezing of moist soil [syn: {frost heaving}]

frost heaving
n : upthrust of ground or pavement caused by the freezing of moist soil [syn: {frost heave}]

frost mist
n : small crystals of ice [syn: {ice crystal}, {snow mist}, {diamond dust}, {poudrin}, {ice needle}, {frost snow}]

frost over
v : become covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a window; "When the wings iced up, the pilot was forced to land his plane" [syn: {ice up}, {ice over}]

frost snow
n : small crystals of ice [syn: {ice crystal}, {snow mist}, {diamond dust}, {poudrin}, {ice needle}, {frost mist}]

frostbite
n : destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene [syn: {cryopathy}]

frostbitten
adj : injured by freezing or partial freezing; "frostbitten fingers"; "frostbitten grapes unsalable as fresh fruit"

frost-bound
adj : (of the ground) made hard by frost

frosted
adj : (of glass) having a roughened coating resembling frost; "frosted glass"

frosted bat
n : common Eurasian bat with white-tipped hairs in its coat [syn: {Vespertilio murinus}]

Frostian
adj : of or relating to or in the manner of Robert Frost

frostier
See {frosty}

frostier
frosty
adj 1: devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile" [syn: {frigid}, {frozen}, {glacial}, {icy}, {wintry}]
2: covered with frost; "a frosty glass"; "hedgerows were rimed and stiff with frost"-Wm.Faulkner [syn: {rimed}, {rimy}]
3: pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term) [syn: {crisp}, {nipping}, {nippy}, {snappy}, {parky}] [also: {frostiest}, {frostier}]

frostiest
See {frosty}

frostiest
frosty
adj 1: devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile" [syn: {frigid}, {frozen}, {glacial}, {icy}, {wintry}]
2: covered with frost; "a frosty glass"; "hedgerows were rimed and stiff with frost"-Wm.Faulkner [syn: {rimed}, {rimy}]
3: pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term) [syn: {crisp}, {nipping}, {nippy}, {snappy}, {parky}] [also: {frostiest}, {frostier}]

frostily
adv : without warmth or enthusiasm; "`Come in if you have to,' he said frostily" [syn: {frigidly}]

frostiness
n 1: coldness as evidenced by frost
2: a silvery-white color [syn: {hoariness}]

frosting
n : a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes [syn: {icing}, {ice}]

Frost's bolete
n : a fungus with a red cap and a red coarsely reticulate stalk [syn: {Boletus frostii}]

frost-weed
n 1: perennial of the eastern United States having early solitary yellow flowers followed by late petalless flowers; so-called because ice crystals form on it during first frosts [syn: {frostweed}, {frostwort}, {Helianthemum canadense}, {Crocanthemum canadensei}]
2: tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the eastern United States [syn: {Virginia crownbeard}, {frostweed}, {Verbesina virginica}]

frostweed
n 1: perennial of the eastern United States having early solitary yellow flowers followed by late petalless flowers; so-called because ice crystals form on it during first frosts [syn: {frost-weed}, {frostwort}, {Helianthemum canadense}, {Crocanthemum canadensei}]
2: tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the eastern United States [syn: {Virginia crownbeard}, {frost-weed}, {Verbesina virginica}]

frostwort
n : perennial of the eastern United States having early solitary yellow flowers followed by late petalless flowers; so-called because ice crystals form on it during first frosts [syn: {frostweed}, {frost-weed}, {Helianthemum canadense}, {Crocanthemum canadensei}]

frosty
adj 1: devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile" [syn: {frigid}, {frozen}, {glacial}, {icy}, {wintry}]
2: covered with frost; "a frosty glass"; "hedgerows were rimed and stiff with frost"-Wm.Faulkner [syn: {rimed}, {rimy}]
3: pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term) [syn: {crisp}, {nipping}, {nippy}, {snappy}, {parky}] [also: {frostiest}, {frostier}]

froth
n : a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid [syn: {foam}]
v 1: form bubbles; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" [syn: {foam}, {fizz}, {effervesce}, {sparkle}]
2: make froth or foam and become bubbly; "The river foamed" [syn: {spume}, {suds}]

froth at the mouth
v : be in a state of uncontrolled anger [syn: {foam at the mouth}]

frothily
adv : in a frothy manner; "the champagne poured frothily into the glasses"

frothiness
n : the property of giving off bubbles [syn: {bubbliness}, {effervescence}]

frothing
adj 1: covered with or resembling small bubbles as from being agitated by beating or heating; "the bubbling candy mixture"; "a cup of foaming cocoa"; "frothy milkshakes"; "frothy waves"; "spumy surf" [syn: {bubbling}, {foaming}, {foamy}, {spumous}, {spumy}, {sudsy}]
2: producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease; "the rabid animal's frothing mouth" [syn: {foaming}, {foamy}]

frothy
adj 1: emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer" [syn: {bubbling}, {bubbly}, {foaming}, {foamy}, {effervescing}]
2: relating to or containing gas bubbles [syn: {foamy}]

frottage
n : masturbation by rubbing against another person (as in a crowd)

frotteur
n : someone who masturbates by rubbing against another person (as in a crowd)

frouzier
See {frouzy}

frouziest
See {frouzy}

froward
adj : habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition [syn: {headstrong}, {self-willed}, {willful}, {wilful}]

frown
n : a facial expression of dislike or displeasure [syn: {scowl}]
v : look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval [syn: {glower}, {lour}, {lower}]

frown line
n : a facial wrinkle associated with frowning

frown on
v : look disapprovingly upon [syn: {frown upon}]

frown upon
v : look disapprovingly upon [syn: {frown on}]

frowning
adj : showing displeasure or anger

frowningly
adv : with a frown; while frowning; "he looked at her frowningly"

frowsier
See {frowsy}

frowsier
frowsy
adj : negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt; "filled the door with her frowzy bulk"; "frowzy white hair"; "slovenly appearance" [syn: {frowzy}, {slovenly}] [also: {frowsiest}, {frowsier}]

frowsiest
See {frowsy}

frowsiest
frowsy
adj : negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt; "filled the door with her frowzy bulk"; "frowzy white hair"; "slovenly appearance" [syn: {frowzy}, {slovenly}] [also: {frowsiest}, {frowsier}]

frowsty
adj : stale and unclean smelling [syn: {fusty}, {musty}]

frowsy
adj : negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt; "filled the door with her frowzy bulk"; "frowzy white hair"; "slovenly appearance" [syn: {frowzy}, {slovenly}] [also: {frowsiest}, {frowsier}]

frowzier
See {frowzy}

frowzier
frowzy
adj : negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt; "filled the door with her frowzy bulk"; "frowzy white hair"; "slovenly appearance" [syn: {frowsy}, {slovenly}] [also: {frowziest}, {frowzier}]

frowziest
See {frowzy}

frowziest
frowzy
adj : negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt; "filled the door with her frowzy bulk"; "frowzy white hair"; "slovenly appearance" [syn: {frowsy}, {slovenly}] [also: {frowziest}, {frowzier}]

frowzled
adj : in disarray; extremely disorderly; "her clothing was disheveled"; "powder-smeared and frowzled"; "a rumpled unmade bed"; "a bed with tousled sheets"; "his brown hair was tousled, thick, and curly"- Al Spiers [syn: {disheveled}, {dishevelled}, {rumpled}, {tousled}]

frowzy
adj : negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt; "filled the door with her frowzy bulk"; "frowzy white hair"; "slovenly appearance" [syn: {frowsy}, {slovenly}] [also: {frowziest}, {frowzier}]

froze
freeze
n 1: the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid [syn: {freezing}]
2: weather cold enough to cause freezing [syn: {frost}]
3: an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze" [syn: {halt}]
4: fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level; "a freeze on hiring"
v 1: change to ice; "The water in the bowl froze" [ant: {boil}]
2: stop moving or become immobilized; "When he saw the police car he froze" [syn: {stop dead}]
3: be cold; "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on"
4: cause to freeze; "Freeze the leftover food"
5: stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country" [syn: {suspend}]
6: be very cold, below the freezing point; "It is freezing in Kalamazoo"
7: change from a liquid to a solid when cold; "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit" [syn: {freeze out}, {freeze down}]
8: prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" [syn: {block}, {immobilize}, {immobilise}] [ant: {unblock}, {unblock}]
9: anesthetize by cold 10: suddenly behave coldly and formally; "She froze when she saw her ex-husband" [also: {frozen}, {froze}]

froze
See {freeze}

frozen
freeze
n 1: the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid [syn: {freezing}]
2: weather cold enough to cause freezing [syn: {frost}]
3: an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze" [syn: {halt}]
4: fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level; "a freeze on hiring"
v 1: change to ice; "The water in the bowl froze" [ant: {boil}]
2: stop moving or become immobilized; "When he saw the police car he froze" [syn: {stop dead}]
3: be cold; "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on"
4: cause to freeze; "Freeze the leftover food"
5: stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country" [syn: {suspend}]
6: be very cold, below the freezing point; "It is freezing in Kalamazoo"
7: change from a liquid to a solid when cold; "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit" [syn: {freeze out}, {freeze down}]
8: prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" [syn: {block}, {immobilize}, {immobilise}] [ant: {unblock}, {unblock}]
9: anesthetize by cold 10: suddenly behave coldly and formally; "She froze when she saw her ex-husband" [also: {frozen}, {froze}]

frozen
See {freeze}

frozen
adj 1: turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold; "the frozen North"; "frozen pipes"; "children skating on a frozen brook" [ant: {unfrozen}]
2: absolutely still; "frozen with horror"; "they stood rooted in astonishment" [syn: {frozen(p)}, {rooted(p)}, {stock-still}]
3: devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile" [syn: {frigid}, {frosty}, {glacial}, {icy}, {wintry}]
4: not thawed
5: used of foods; preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value; "frozen foods" [syn: {flash-frozen}, {quick-frozen}]
6: not convertible to cash; "frozen assets"
7: incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices"; "living on fixed incomes" [syn: {fixed}]

frozen custard
n : dessert resembling ice cream but with a boiled custard base [syn: {soft ice cream}]

frozen dessert
n : any of various desserts prepared by freezing

frozen food
n : food preserved by freezing [syn: {frozen foods}]

frozen foods
n : food preserved by freezing [syn: {frozen food}]

frozen metaphor
n : a metaphor that has occurred so often that it has become a new meaning of the expression (e.g., `he is a snake' may once have been a metaphor but after years of use it has died and become a new sense of the word `snake') [syn: {dead metaphor}]

frozen orange juice
n : orange juice that has been concentrated and frozen [syn: {orange-juice concentrate}]

frozen pudding
n : a chilled dessert consisting of a mixture of custard and nuts and (sometimes) liquor

frozen yogurt
n : a soft frozen dessert of sweetened flavored yogurt

FRS
n : the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state charted commercial banks and some trust companies; "the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply" [syn: {Federal Reserve System}, {Federal Reserve}, {Fed}]

Fructidor
n : twelfth month of the Revolutionary calendar (August and September); the month of fruit

fructification
n 1: the bearing of fruit
2: organs of fruiting (especially the reproductive parts of ferns and mosses)

fructified
See {fructify}

fructified
fructify
v 1: become productive or fruitful; "The seeds fructified"
2: make productive or fruitful; "The earth that he fructified"
3: bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify" [syn: {set}] [also: {fructified}]

fructify
v 1: become productive or fruitful; "The seeds fructified"
2: make productive or fruitful; "The earth that he fructified"
3: bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify" [syn: {set}] [also: {fructified}]

fructose
n : a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits [syn: {fruit sugar}, {levulose}, {laevulose}]

fructosuria
n : the presence of levulose is the urine; "fructosuria is a harmless condition"

frugal
adj : avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally" [syn: {economical}, {scotch}, {sparing}, {stinting}]

frugality
n : prudence in avoiding waste [syn: {frugalness}]

frugally
adv : in a frugal manner; "in villages, the new pipeline marks the end of water as a precious liquid, to be dispensed frugally, weighed out drop by drop"

frugalness
n : prudence in avoiding waste [syn: {frugality}]

fruit
n 1: the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
2: the consequence of some effort or action; "he lived long enough to see the fruit of his policies"
3: an amount of a product [syn: {yield}]
v 1: cause to bear fruit
2: bear fruit; "the trees fruited early this year"

fruit bar
n : cookies containing chopped fruits either mixed in the dough or spread between layers of dough then baked and cut in bars

fruit bat
n : large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit [syn: {megabat}]

fruit cocktail
n : a mixture of sliced or diced fruits

fruit compote
n : dessert of stewed or baked fruit [syn: {compote}]

fruit crush
n : drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit [syn: {fruit juice}]

fruit custard
n : a custard containing fruit

fruit drink
n : a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice [syn: {ade}]

fruit fly
n : any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits [syn: {pomace fly}]

fruit grower
n : someone who grows fruit commercially

fruit juice
n : drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit [syn: {fruit crush}]

fruit machine
n : a coin-operated gambling machine that produces random combinations of symbols (usually pictures of different fruits) on rotating dials; certain combinations win money for the player

fruit of the poisonous tree
n : a rule that once primary evidence is determined to have been illegally obtained any secondary evidence following from it may also not be used

fruit punch
n : a punch made of fruit juices mixed with water or soda water (with or without alcohol)

fruit salad
n : salad composed of fruits

fruit sugar
n : a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits [syn: {fructose}, {levulose}, {laevulose}]

fruit tree
n : tree bearing edible fruit

fruitage
n : the yield of fruit; "a tree highly recommended for its fruitage"

fruitcake
n 1: a whimsically eccentric person [syn: {crackpot}, {crank}, {nut}, {nut case}, {nutcase}, {screwball}]
2: a rich cake containing dried fruit and nuts and citrus peel and so on

fruit-eating
adj : feeding on fruit [syn: {carpophagous}, {fruit-eating(a)}]

fruiterer
n : a person who sells fruit

fruitful
adj 1: productive or conducive to producing in abundance; "be fruitful and multiply" [ant: {unfruitful}]
2: productive of profit; "a profitable enterprise"; "a fruitful meeting" [syn: {profitable}]

fruitfully
adv : in a productive way; "they worked together productively for two years" [syn: {productively}, {profitably}] [ant: {unproductively}, {unproductively}, {unproductively}]

fruitfulness
n 1: the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth [syn: {fecundity}] [ant: {fruitlessness}]
2: the intellectual fruitfulness of a creative imagination [syn: {fecundity}]

fruitier
See {fruity}

fruitier
fruity
adj 1: tasting or smelling richly of or as of fruit
2: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}] [also: {fruitiest}, {fruitier}]

fruitiest
See {fruity}

fruitiest
fruity
adj 1: tasting or smelling richly of or as of fruit
2: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}] [also: {fruitiest}, {fruitier}]

fruiting
adj : capable of bearing fruit

fruiting body
n : an organ specialized for producing spores

fruition
n 1: the condition of bearing fruit
2: enjoyment derived from use or possession
3: something that is made real or concrete; "the victory was the realization of a whole year's work" [syn: {realization}, {realisation}]

fruitless
adj : unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt" [syn: {bootless}, {futile}, {sleeveless}, {vain}]

fruitlessly
adv : in an unproductive manner [syn: {unproductively}, {unprofitably}] [ant: {productively}, {productively}, {productively}]

fruitlessness
n 1: a lack of creative imagination
2: a condition yielding nothing of value [syn: {aridity}, {barrenness}] [ant: {fruitfulness}]

fruitlet
n : a diminutive fruit, especially one that is part of a multiple fruit

fruitwood
n : wood of various fruit trees (as apple or cherry or pear) used especially in cabinetwork

fruity
adj 1: tasting or smelling richly of or as of fruit
2: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}] [also: {fruitiest}, {fruitier}]

frumenty
n : sweet spiced porridge made from hulled wheat

frump
n : a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; "she got a reputation as a frump"; "she's a real dog" [syn: {dog}]

frumpily
adv : in a dowdy unfashionable manner; "she dresses dowdily" [syn: {dowdily}, {frumpishly}]

frumpish
adj : primly out of date; "nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game" [syn: {dowdy}, {frumpy}]

frumpishly
adv : in a dowdy unfashionable manner; "she dresses dowdily" [syn: {dowdily}, {frumpily}]

frumpy
adj : primly out of date; "nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game" [syn: {dowdy}, {frumpish}]

Frunze
n : the capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991) [syn: {Bishkek}, {Biskek}, {capital of Kyrgyzstan}]

frusta
frustum
n : a truncated cone or pyramid; the part that is left when a cone or pyramid is cut by a plane parallel to the base and the apical part is removed [also: {frusta} (pl)]

frusta
See {frustum}

frustrate
v 1: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn: {thwart}, {queer}, {spoil}, {scotch}, {foil}, {cross}, {baffle}, {bilk}]
2: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" [syn: {torment}, {rag}, {bedevil}, {crucify}, {dun}]

frustrated
adj : disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted" [syn: {defeated}, {disappointed}, {discomfited}, {foiled}, {thwarted}]

frustrating
adj 1: discouraging by hindering
2: preventing realization or attainment of a desire [syn: {frustrative}, {thwarting}]

frustration
n 1: the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals [syn: {defeat}]
2: an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts [syn: {thwarting}, {foiling}]
3: a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized; "her constant complaints were the main source of his frustration"

frustrative
adj : preventing realization or attainment of a desire [syn: {frustrating}, {thwarting}]

frustum
n : a truncated cone or pyramid; the part that is left when a cone or pyramid is cut by a plane parallel to the base and the apical part is removed [also: {frusta} (pl)]

fruticose
adj : of or relating to or resembling a shrub [syn: {shrubby}, {fruticulose}]

fruticulose
adj : of or relating to or resembling a shrub [syn: {shrubby}, {fruticose}]

Fry
n 1: English painter and art critic (1866-1934) [syn: {Roger Fry}, {Roger Eliot Fry}]
2: English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907) [syn: {Christopher Fry}]
3: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters" [syn: {child}, {kid}, {youngster}, {minor}, {shaver}, {nipper}, {small fry}, {tiddler}, {tike}, {tyke}, {nestling}]
v 1: be excessively hot; "If the children stay out on the beach for another hour, they'll be fried"
2: cook on a hot surface using fat; "fry the pancakes"
3: kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; "The serial killer was electrocuted" [syn: {electrocute}]

fry bread
n : usually cooked in a skillet over an open fire: especially cornbread with ham bits and sometimes Irish soda bread [syn: {skillet bread}]

fry cook
n : a cook who specializes in fried foods

Frye
n : Canadian literary critic interested in the use of myth and symbolism (1912-1991) [syn: {Northrop Frye}, {Herman Northrop Frye}]

fryer
n : flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying [syn: {frier}, {pullet}]

frying
n : cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle [syn: {sauteing}]

frying pan
n : a pan used for frying foods [syn: {frypan}, {skillet}]

frypan
n : a pan used for frying foods [syn: {frying pan}, {skillet}]

FSB
n 1: the internal counterintelligence agency of the Russian Federation and successor to the Soviet KGB; formerly led by Vladimir Putin [syn: {Federal Security Bureau}, {Federal Security Service}]
2: a federally chartered savings bank [syn: {federal savings bank}]

FSH
n : a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female mammals, and activates sperm-forming cells in male mammals [syn: {follicle-stimulating hormone}]

ft
n : a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard; "he is six feet tall" [syn: {foot}]

FTC
n : an independent agency of the United States fedeal government that maintains fair and free competition; enforces federal antitrust laws; educates the public about identity theft [syn: {Federal Trade Commission}]

fthm
n 1: a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth [syn: {fathom}]
2: (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore [syn: {fathom}]

ft-L
n : a former luminance unit equal to one lumen per square foot [syn: {foot-lambert}]

FTO
n : a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals [syn: {terrorist organization}, {terrorist group}, {foreign terrorist organization}]

FTP
n : protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network [syn: {file transfer protocol}]
v : use the File Transfer Protocol to transfer data from one computer to another; "You can FTP these data"

Fucaceae
n : small family of brown algae: gulfweeds; rockweeds [syn: {family Fucaceae}]

Fucales
n : coextensive with the family Fucaceae [syn: {order Fucales}]

Fuchs
n : British physicist who was born in Germany and fled Nazi persecution; in the 1940s he passed secret information to the USSR about the development of the atom bomb in the United States (1911-1988) [syn: {Klaus Fuchs}, {Emil Klaus Julius Fuchs}]

fuchsia
n 1: any of various tropical shrubs widely cultivated for their showy drooping purplish or reddish or white flowers; Central and South America and New Zealand and Tahiti
2: a dark purple-red; the dye was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta [syn: {magenta}]

Fuchsia coccinea
n : erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red flowers [syn: {lady's-eardrop}, {ladies'-eardrop}, {lady's-eardrops}, {ladies'-eardrops}]

Fuchsia excorticata
n : erect deciduous shrub or tree to 10 feet with maroon-flushed flowers; New Zealand [syn: {konini}, {tree fuchsia}, {native fuchsia}]

fuci
fucus
n : any member of the genus Fucus [also: {fuci} (pl)]

fuci
See {fucus}

fuck
n : slang terms for sexual intercourse [syn: {fucking}, {screw}, {screwing}, {ass}, {nooky}, {nookie}, {piece of ass}, {piece of tail}, {roll in the hay}, {shag}, {shtup}]
v : have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: {roll in the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with}, {get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate}, {have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]

fuck all
n : little or nothing at all; "I asked for a raise and they gave me bugger-all"; "I know sweet Fanny Adams about surgery" [syn: {bugger all}, {Fanny Adams}, {sweet Fanny Adams}]

fuck off
v 1: be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day" [syn: {bum}, {bum around}, {bum about}, {arse around}, {arse about}, {loaf}, {frig around}, {waste one's time}, {lounge around}, {loll}, {loll around}, {lounge about}]
2: leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!" [syn: {scram}, {buzz off}, {get}, {bugger off}]
3: get sexual gratification through self-stimulation [syn: {masturbate}, {wank}, {she-bop}, {jack off}, {jerk off}]

fuck up
v : make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub}, {screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle}, {fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up}, {bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up}]

fucked-up
adj : snarled or stalled in complete confusion; "situation normal--all fucked-up" [syn: {snafu}]

fucker
n 1: someone who engages in sexual intercourse
2: a stupid despised man

fuckhead
n : these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence [syn: {dunce}, {dunderhead}, {numskull}, {blockhead}, {bonehead}, {lunkhead}, {hammerhead}, {knucklehead}, {loggerhead}, {muttonhead}, {shithead}]

fucking
adj : (used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot" [syn: {bally(a)}, {blinking(a)}, {bloody(a)}, {blooming(a)}, {crashing(a)}, {flaming(a)}, {fucking(a)}]
n : slang terms for sexual intercourse [syn: {fuck}, {screw}, {screwing}, {ass}, {nooky}, {nookie}, {piece of ass}, {piece of tail}, {roll in the hay}, {shag}, {shtup}]
adv : intensifier, very colloquial; "what took you so fucking long?"

fuckup
n 1: someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence [syn: {bungler}, {blunderer}, {fumbler}, {bumbler}, {stumbler}, {sad sack}, {botcher}, {butcher}]
2: an embarrassing mistake [syn: {blunder}, {blooper}, {bloomer}, {bungle}, {foul-up}, {flub}, {botch}, {boner}, {boo-boo}]

fucoid
n 1: a fossilized cast or impression of algae of the order Fucales
2: any of various algae of the family Fucaceae [syn: {fucoid algae}]

fucoid algae
n : any of various algae of the family Fucaceae [syn: {fucoid}]

fucus
n : any member of the genus Fucus [also: {fuci} (pl)]

Fucus serratus
n : brown algae seaweed with serrated edges [syn: {serrated wrack}, {tang}]

Fucus vesiculosus
n : common black rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure [syn: {bladderwrack}, {black rockweed}, {bladder fucus}, {tang}]

fuddle
v 1: make stupid with alcohol [syn: {befuddle}]
2: consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night" [syn: {drink}, {booze}]
3: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" [syn: {confuse}, {throw}, {fox}, {befuddle}, {bedevil}, {confound}, {discombobulate}]

fuddled
adj : very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {tipsy}, {wet}]

fuddy-duddy
n : a bore [syn: {stuffed shirt}]

fudge
n : soft creamy candy
v 1: fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" [syn: {manipulate}, {fake}, {falsify}, {cook}, {wangle}, {misrepresent}]
2: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn: {hedge}, {evade}, {put off}, {circumvent}, {parry}, {elude}, {skirt}, {dodge}, {duck}, {sidestep}]

fudge factor
n : a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure [syn: {correction}]

fudge sauce
n : thick chocolate sauce served hot [syn: {hot-fudge sauce}]

fudge together
v : produce shoddily, without much attention to detail [syn: {throw together}]

Fuego
n : a volcano in south central Guatemala

fuel
n : a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft"
v 1: provide with a combustible substance that provides emergy; "fuel aircraft, ships, and cars"
2: provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace" [syn: {fire}]
3: take in fuel, as of a ship; "The tanker fueled in Bahrain"
4: stimulate; "fuel the debate on creationism" [also: {fuelling}, {fuelled}]

fuel cell
n : cell that produces electricity by oxidation of fuel (hydrogen and oxygen or zinc and air); for use in electric cars

fuel consumption rate
n : the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned [syn: {mileage}, {gasoline mileage}, {gas mileage}]

fuel filter
n : a filter in the fuel line that screens out dirt and rust particles from the fuel

fuel gauge
n : an indicator of the amount of fuel remaining in a vehicle [syn: {fuel indicator}]

fuel indicator
n : an indicator of the amount of fuel remaining in a vehicle [syn: {fuel gauge}]

fuel injection
n : mechanical system to inject atomized fuel directly into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine; avoids the need for a carburetor [syn: {fuel injection system}]

fuel injection system
n : mechanical system to inject atomized fuel directly into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine; avoids the need for a carburetor [syn: {fuel injection}]

fuel level
n : the amount of fuel remaining

fuel line
n : a pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine; "the car wouldn't start because dirt clogged the gas line" [syn: {gas line}]

fuel oil
n : a petroleum product used for fuel [syn: {heating oil}]

fuel pod
n : a detachable container of fuel on an airplane [syn: {pod}]

fuel system
n : equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine

fuel-air bomb
n : a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive; "a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb" [syn: {thermobaric bomb}, {vacuum bomb}, {volume-detonation bomb}, {aerosol bomb}]

fuel-air explosive
n : a device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges; the first charge bursts open the fuel container at a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen; the second charge detonates the cloud which creates an enormous blast wave and incinerates whatever is below [syn: {FAE}]

fueled
adj : supplied with or powered by fuel [ant: {unfueled}]

fueling
n : the activity of supplying or taking on fuel [syn: {refueling}]

fuelled
See {fuel}

fuelled
fuel
n : a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft"
v 1: provide with a combustible substance that provides emergy; "fuel aircraft, ships, and cars"
2: provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace" [syn: {fire}]
3: take in fuel, as of a ship; "The tanker fueled in Bahrain"
4: stimulate; "fuel the debate on creationism" [also: {fuelling}, {fuelled}]

fuelling
See {fuel}

fuelling
fuel
n : a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft"
v 1: provide with a combustible substance that provides emergy; "fuel aircraft, ships, and cars"
2: provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace" [syn: {fire}]
3: take in fuel, as of a ship; "The tanker fueled in Bahrain"
4: stimulate; "fuel the debate on creationism" [also: {fuelling}, {fuelled}]

Fuentes
n : Mexican novelist (born in 1928) [syn: {Carlos Fuentes}]

Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarios de Colombia
n : a powerful and wealthy terrorist organization formed in 1957 as the guerilla arm of the Colombian communist party; opposed to the United States; has strong ties to drug traffikers [syn: {Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia}, {FARC}]

fug
n : (British informal) an airless smoky smelly atmosphere

fugacious
adj : enduring a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but at is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms" [syn: {ephemeral}, {passing}, {short-lived}, {transient}, {transitory}]

fugaciousness
n : the lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant parts) [syn: {fugacity}]

fugacity
n 1: the tendency of a gas to expand or escape
2: the lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant parts) [syn: {fugaciousness}]

fugal
adj : of or relating to or in the style of a musical fugue

fugally
adv : in a fugal style

Fugard
n : South African playwright whose plays feature the racial tensions in South Africa during apartheid (born in 1932) [syn: {Athol Fugard}]

fuggy
adj : (British informal) poorly ventilated

fugitive
adj : lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse" [syn: {fleeting}, {momentaneous}, {momentary}]
n 1: someone who flees from an uncongenial situation; "fugitives from the sweatshops" [syn: {runaway}]
2: someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice [syn: {fugitive from justice}]

fugitive from justice
n : someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice [syn: {fugitive}]

fugleman
n : a leader and organizer and spokesman (especially a political leader); "a fugleman for the radical right"

Fugo
n : a bomb carried by a balloon; "In World War II the Japanese launched balloon bombs against North America" [syn: {balloon bomb}]

fugu
n : delicacy highly prized in Japan but highly dangerous

fugue
n 1: dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who who they are and leaves home to creates a new life; during the fugue there is no memory of the former life; after recovering there is no memory for events during the dissociative state [syn: {psychogenic fugue}]
2: a dreamlike state of altered consciousness that may last for hours or days
3: a musical form consisting of a theme repeated a fifth above or a fourth below its first statement

fuji
n 1: shrubby Japanese tree having pale pink blossoms [syn: {fuji cherry}, {Prunus incisa}]
2: an extinct volcano in south central Honshu that is the highest peak in Japan; last erupted in 1707; famous for its symmetrical snow-capped peak; a sacred mountain and site for pilgrimages [syn: {Mount Fuji}, {Fujiyama}, {Fujinoyama}, {Fuji-san}]

fuji cherry
n : shrubby Japanese tree having pale pink blossoms [syn: {fuji}, {Prunus incisa}]

Fujinoyama
n : an extinct volcano in south central Honshu that is the highest peak in Japan; last erupted in 1707; famous for its symmetrical snow-capped peak; a sacred mountain and site for pilgrimages [syn: {Fuji}, {Mount Fuji}, {Fujiyama}, {Fuji-san}]

Fuji-san
n : an extinct volcano in south central Honshu that is the highest peak in Japan; last erupted in 1707; famous for its symmetrical snow-capped peak; a sacred mountain and site for pilgrimages [syn: {Fuji}, {Mount Fuji}, {Fujiyama}, {Fujinoyama}]

Fujiyama
n : an extinct volcano in south central Honshu that is the highest peak in Japan; last erupted in 1707; famous for its symmetrical snow-capped peak; a sacred mountain and site for pilgrimages [syn: {Fuji}, {Mount Fuji}, {Fujinoyama}, {Fuji-san}]

Fukien
n : any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province [syn: {Min}, {Min dialect}, {Fukkianese}, {Hokkianese}, {Amoy}, {Taiwanese}]

Fukkianese
n : any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province [syn: {Min}, {Min dialect}, {Fukien}, {Hokkianese}, {Amoy}, {Taiwanese}]

Fukuoka
n : a city in southern Japan on Kyushu

Ful
n : a family of languages of the Fulani people of West Africa and used as a lingua franca in the sub-Saharan regions from Senegal to Chad; the best known of the West African languages [syn: {Fula}, {Fulani}, {Peul}]

Fula
n 1: a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa; they are traditionally cattle herders of Muslim faith [syn: {Fulani}, {Fulah}, {Fellata}, {Fulbe}]
2: a family of languages of the Fulani people of West Africa and used as a lingua franca in the sub-Saharan regions from Senegal to Chad; the best known of the West African languages [syn: {Ful}, {Fulani}, {Peul}]

Fulah
n : a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa; they are traditionally cattle herders of Muslim faith [syn: {Fulani}, {Fula}, {Fellata}, {Fulbe}]

Fulani
n 1: a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa; they are traditionally cattle herders of Muslim faith [syn: {Fula}, {Fulah}, {Fellata}, {Fulbe}]
2: a family of languages of the Fulani people of West Africa and used as a lingua franca in the sub-Saharan regions from Senegal to Chad; the best known of the West African languages [syn: {Fula}, {Ful}, {Peul}]

Fulbe
n : a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa; they are traditionally cattle herders of Muslim faith [syn: {Fulani}, {Fula}, {Fulah}, {Fellata}]

Fulbright
n : United States senator who is remembered for his creation of grants that fund exchange programs of teachers and students between the United States and other countries (1905-1995) [syn: {William Fulbright}, {James William Fulbright}]

fulcra
fulcrum
n : the pivot about which a lever turns [also: {fulcra} (pl)]

fulcra
See {fulcrum}

fulcrum
n : the pivot about which a lever turns [also: {fulcra} (pl)]

fulfil
v 1: put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" [syn: {carry through}, {accomplish}, {execute}, {carry out}, {action}, {fulfill}]
2: fill or meet a want or need [syn: {meet}, {satisfy}, {fill}, {fulfill}]
3: fulfil the requirements or expectations of [syn: {satisfy}, {fulfill}, {live up to}] [ant: {fall short of}] [also: {fulfilling}, {fulfilled}]

fulfill
v 1: put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" [syn: {carry through}, {accomplish}, {execute}, {carry out}, {action}, {fulfil}]
2: fulfil the requirements or expectations of [syn: {satisfy}, {fulfil}, {live up to}] [ant: {fall short of}]
3: fill or meet a want or need [syn: {meet}, {satisfy}, {fill}, {fulfil}]

fulfilled
See {fulfil}

fulfilled
adj : completed to perfection

fulfilled
fulfil
v 1: put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" [syn: {carry through}, {accomplish}, {execute}, {carry out}, {action}, {fulfill}]
2: fill or meet a want or need [syn: {meet}, {satisfy}, {fill}, {fulfill}]
3: fulfil the requirements or expectations of [syn: {satisfy}, {fulfill}, {live up to}] [ant: {fall short of}] [also: {fulfilling}, {fulfilled}]

fulfilling
See {fulfil}

fulfilling
fulfil
v 1: put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" [syn: {carry through}, {accomplish}, {execute}, {carry out}, {action}, {fulfill}]
2: fill or meet a want or need [syn: {meet}, {satisfy}, {fill}, {fulfill}]
3: fulfil the requirements or expectations of [syn: {satisfy}, {fulfill}, {live up to}] [ant: {fall short of}] [also: {fulfilling}, {fulfilled}]

fulfillment
n 1: a feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires [syn: {fulfilment}]
2: the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc) [syn: {fulfilment}]

fulfilment
n 1: a feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires [syn: {fulfillment}]
2: the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc) [syn: {fulfillment}]

fulgent
adj : shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun" [syn: {blazing}, {blinding}, {dazzling}, {glaring}, {glary}]

fulgid
adj : having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term" [syn: {aglitter(p)}, {coruscant}, {glinting}, {glistering}, {glittering}, {glittery}, {scintillant}, {scintillating}, {sparkling(a)}, {sparkly}]

Fulgoridae
n : plant hoppers: lantern flies [syn: {family Fulgoridae}]

fulgurant
adj : amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning; "the skater's dazzling virtuosic leaps"; "these great best canvases still look as astonishing and as invitingly new as they did...when...his fulgurant popularity was in full growth"- Janet Flanner; "adventures related...in a style both vivid and fulgurous"- Idwal Jones [syn: {dazzling}, {eye-popping}, {fulgurous}]

fulgurating
adj : sharp and piercing

fulgurous
adj : amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning; "the skater's dazzling virtuosic leaps"; "these great best canvases still look as astonishing and as invitingly new as they did...when...his fulgurant popularity was in full growth"- Janet Flanner; "adventures related...in a style both vivid and fulgurous"- Idwal Jones [syn: {dazzling}, {eye-popping}, {fulgurant}]

Fulica
n : coots [syn: {genus Fulica}]

Fulica americana
n : North American coot [syn: {American coot}, {marsh hen}, {mud hen}, {water hen}]

Fulica atra
n : Eurasian coot [syn: {Old World coot}]

full
adj 1: containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing" [ant: {empty}]
2: constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure" [syn: {entire}, {total}]
3: complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster" [syn: {total}]
4: filled to satisfaction with food or drink; "a full stomach" [syn: {replete(p)}]
5: (of sound) having marked depth and body; "full tones"; "a full voice" [ant: {thin}]
6: having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here" [syn: {good}]
7: being at a peak or culminating point; "broad day"; "full summer"; "high noon" [syn: {broad(a)}, {full(a)}]
8: not separated into parts or shares; constituting an undivided unit; "an undivided interest in the property"; "a full share" [syn: {undivided}]
9: having ample fabric; "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt" [syn: {wide}, {wide-cut}]
adv : to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form); "fully grown"; "he didn't fully understand"; "knew full well"; "full-grown"; "full-fledged" [syn: {fully}, {to the full}]
v 1: beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening; "full the cloth"
2: make (a garment) fuller by pleating or gathering
3: increase in phase; "the moon is waxing" [syn: {wax}] [ant: {wane}]

full admiral
n : the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral [syn: {admiral}]

full blood
n : descent from parents both of one pure breed

full complement
n : number needed to make up whole force; "a full complement of workers" [syn: {complement}]

full cousin
n : the child of your aunt or uncle [syn: {cousin}, {first cousin}, {cousin-german}]

full dress
n : formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men [syn: {dress suit}, {tailcoat}, {tail coat}, {tails}, {white tie}, {white tie and tails}]

full employment
n : the economic condition when everyone who wishes to work at the going wage-rate for their type of labor is employed

full gainer
n : a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward to complete a full backward somersault and enters the water feet first and facing away from the diving board [syn: {gainer}]

full general
n : a general officer of the highest rank [syn: {general}]

full house
n : a poker hand with 3 of a kind and a pair

full metal jacket
n : a lead bullet that is covered with a jacket of a harder metal (sually copper)

full moon
n : the time when the moon is fully illuminated [syn: {full-of-the-moon}, {full phase of the moon}]

full moon maple
n : leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn; Japan [syn: {Japanese maple}, {Acer japonicum}]

full nelson
n : a wrestling hold in which the holder puts both arms under the opponent's arms and exerts pressure on the back of the neck (illegal in amateur wrestling)

full of life
adj : full of spirit; "a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world" [syn: {lively}, {vital}]

full page
n : something that covers an entire page; "the ad took up a full page"

full phase of the moon
n : the time when the moon is fully illuminated [syn: {full moon}, {full-of-the-moon}]

full point
n : a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop" [syn: {period}, {point}, {full stop}, {stop}]

full professor
n : a professor of the highest rank

full radiator
n : a hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it; "a black body maintained at a constant temperature is a full radiator at that temperature because the radiation reaching and leaving it must be in equilibrium" [syn: {black body}, {blackbody}]

full service bank
n : a financial institution that accepts demand deposits and makes loans and provides other services for the public [syn: {commercial bank}]

full skirt
n : a long skirt gathered at the waist

full stop
n : a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop" [syn: {period}, {point}, {stop}, {full point}]

full term
n : the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent; "a healthy baby born at full term" [syn: {term}]

full treatment
n : everything available; usually preceded by `the'; "we saw the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment" [syn: {whole shebang}, {whole kit and caboodle}, {kit and caboodle}, {whole kit and boodle}, {kit and boodle}, {whole kit}, {whole caboodle}, {whole works}, {works}]

fullback
n 1: (football) the running back who plays the fullback position on the offensive team
2: the position of a back on a football team
v : play the fullback

full-blood
adj : of unmixed ancestry; "full-blooded Native American"; "blooded Jersies" [syn: {full-blooded}, {blooded}]

full-blooded
adj 1: of unmixed ancestry; "full-blooded Native American"; "blooded Jersies" [syn: {full-blood}, {blooded}]
2: endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health; "a hearty glow of health" [syn: {hearty}, {lusty}, {red-blooded}]

full-blown
adj 1: fully ripe; at the height of bloom; "a full-blown rose" [syn: {matured}]
2: having or displaying all the characteristics necessary for completeness; "a full-blown financial crisis"

full-bodied
adj : marked by richness and fullness of flavor; "a rich ruby port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee" [syn: {rich}, {robust}]

full-bosomed
adj : (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves; "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight dress" [syn: {bosomy}, {busty}, {buxom}, {curvaceous}, {curvy}, {sonsie}, {sonsy}, {voluptuous}, {well-endowed}]

full-clad
adj : given substance or detail; completed; "did not spring full-clad from his imagination"; "a plan fleshed out with statistics and details" [syn: {fleshed out}]

full-dress
adj 1: suitable for formal occasions; "formal wear"; "a full-dress uniform"; "dress shoes" [syn: {dress}]
2: (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes; "a dress dinner"; "a full-dress ceremony" [syn: {dress}]
3: complete in every respect; "a full-dress debate"; "a full-dress investigation"

full-dress uniform
n : the naval or military uniform that is specified by regulations to be worn on ceremonial occasions

Fuller
n 1: United States architect who invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983) [syn: {Buckminster Fuller}, {R. Buckminster Fuller}, {Richard Buckminster Fuller}]
2: a workman who fulls (cleans and thickens) freshly woven cloth for a living

fullerene
n : a form of carbon having a large molecule consisting of an empty cage of sixty or more carbon atoms

fuller's earth
n : an absorbent soil resembling clay; used in fulling (shrinking and thickening) woolen cloth and as an adsorbent

fuller's teasel
n : similar to the common teasel and similarly used; widespread in Europe and North Africa and western Asia; naturalized in United States [syn: {Dipsacus sativus}]

full-face
adj : looking forward [syn: {guardant(ip)}, {gardant(ip)}]

full-fashioned
adj : knitted to fit the shape of the body; "full-fashioned hosiery" [syn: {fully fashioned}]

full-fledged
adj 1: (of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly [syn: {fully fledged}]
2: (of persons e.g.) having gained full status; "a full-fledged lawyer"; "by the age of seventeen I was a full-fledged atheist"; "sees itself as a fully fledged rival party" [syn: {fully fledged}]

full-grown
adj : (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman" [syn: {adult}, {big}, {fully grown}, {grown}, {grownup}]

full-length
adj 1: accommodating the full height of the human figure; "a full-length mirror"
2: representing the full height of the human figure; "a full-length portrait"
3: complete; "the full-length play" [syn: {uncut}]

fullness
n 1: completeness over a broad scope [syn: {comprehensiveness}]
2: the property of a sound that has a rich and pleasing timbre [syn: {mellowness}, {richness}]
3: the condition of being filled to capacity [ant: {emptiness}]
4: greatness of volume [syn: {voluminosity}, {voluminousness}]

full-of-the-moon
n : the time when the moon is fully illuminated [syn: {full moon}, {full phase of the moon}]

full-page
adj : occupying an entire page in a book or paper; "a full-page ad"

full-scale
adj : using all available resources; "all-out war"; "a full-scale campaign against nuclear power plants" [syn: {all-out}]

full-size
adj : being of the same size as an original; "a life-size sculpture" [syn: {life-size}, {lifesize}, {life-sized}]

full-strength
adj : without water; "took his whiskey neat" [syn: {neat}, {straight}]

full-term
adj : gestated for the entire duration of normal pregnancy; "a healthy full-term baby" [ant: {premature}]

full-time
adj : for the entire time appropriate to an activity; "a full-time job" [ant: {part-time}]
adv : for the standard number of hours; "she works full-time" [ant: {half-time}]

full-wave rectifier
n : rectifier that converts the negative half wave of an alternating current into a positive half wave

fully
adv 1: to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form); "fully grown"; "he didn't fully understand"; "knew full well"; "full-grown"; "full-fledged" [syn: {to the full}, {full}]
2: sufficiently; more than adequately; "the evidence amply (or fully) confirms our suspicions"; "they were fully (or amply) fed" [syn: {amply}] [ant: {meagerly}]
3: referring to a quantity; "the amount was paid in full" [syn: {in full}]

fully fashioned
adj : knitted to fit the shape of the body; "full-fashioned hosiery" [syn: {full-fashioned}]

fully fledged
adj 1: (of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly [syn: {full-fledged}]
2: (of persons e.g.) having gained full status; "a full-fledged lawyer"; "by the age of seventeen I was a full-fledged atheist"; "sees itself as a fully fledged rival party" [syn: {full-fledged}]

fully grown
adj : (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman" [syn: {adult}, {big}, {full-grown}, {grown}, {grownup}]

fulmar
n : heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions [syn: {fulmar petrel}, {Fulmarus glacialis}]

fulmar petrel
n : heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions [syn: {fulmar}, {Fulmarus glacialis}]

Fulmarus
n : fulmars [syn: {genus Fulmarus}]

Fulmarus glacialis
n : heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions [syn: {fulmar}, {fulmar petrel}]

fulminant
adj : sudden and severe; "fulminant pain"; "fulminant fever"

fulminate
n : a salt or ester of fulminic acid
v 1: criticize severely; "He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies" [syn: {rail}]
2: come on suddenly and intensely; "the disease fulminated"
3: cause to explode violently and with loud noise

fulminate of mercury
n : a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps [syn: {mercury fulminate}, {fulminating mercury}]

fulminating mercury
n : a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps [syn: {mercury fulminate}, {fulminate of mercury}]

fulmination
n 1: thunderous verbal attack [syn: {diatribe}]
2: the act of exploding with noise and violence; "his fulminations frightened the horses"

fulminic acid
n : (CNOH) an unstable acid occurring mainly in the form of explosive salts and esters that is isomeric with cyanic acid

fulsome
adj : unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep" [syn: {buttery}, {oily}, {oleaginous}, {smarmy}, {unctuous}]

fulsomely
adv : in an unctuous manner [syn: {unctuously}, {smarmily}]

fulsomeness
n 1: excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm [syn: {unction}, {smarm}]
2: smug self-serving earnestness [syn: {oiliness}, {oleaginousness}, {smarminess}, {unctuousness}, {unction}]

Fulton
n : American inventor who designed the first commercially successful steamboat and the first steam warship (1765-1815) [syn: {Robert Fulton}]

fulvic acid
n : a yellow to yellow-brown humic substance that is soluble in water under all pH conditions; "they measured the fluvial fulvic acid"

Fulvicin
n : a kind of penicillin (a fungicidal antibiotic with the trade name Fulvicin) produced by molds of the genus Penicillium [syn: {griseofulvin}]

Fumaria
n : annual herbs whose flowers have only one petal spurred at the base [syn: {genus Fumaria}]

Fumaria claviculata
n : annual vine with decompound leaves and racemes of yellow and pink flowers [syn: {climbing corydalis}, {Corydalis claviculata}]

Fumaria fungosa
n : vine with feathery leaves and white or pinkish flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria [syn: {climbing fumitory}, {Allegheny vine}, {Adlumia fungosa}]

Fumaria officinalis
n : delicate European herb with grayish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally [syn: {fumitory}, {fumewort}, {fumeroot}]

Fumaria sempervirens
n : glaucous herb of northeastern United States and Canada having loose racemes of yellow-tipped pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria [syn: {Roman wormwood}, {rock harlequin}, {Corydalis sempervirens}]

Fumariaceae
n : erect or climbing herbs of the northern hemisphere and southern Africa: bleeding heart; Dutchman's breeches; fumitory; squirrel corn [syn: {family Fumariaceae}, {fumitory family}]

fumaric acid
n : a colorless crystalline acid with a fruity taste; used in making polyester resins

fumatoria
See {fumatorium}

fumble
n : (sports) dropping the ball [syn: {muff}]
v 1: feel about uncertainly or blindly; "She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom" [syn: {grope}]
2: make one's way clumsily or blindly; "He fumbled towards the door" [syn: {blunder}]
3: handle clumsily
4: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub}, {screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle}, {fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up}, {bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up}, {fuck up}]
5: drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder; "fumble a grounder"

fumbler
n : someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence [syn: {bungler}, {blunderer}, {bumbler}, {stumbler}, {sad sack}, {botcher}, {butcher}, {fuckup}]

fumbling
adj : showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf" [syn: {bungling}, {clumsy}, {incompetent}]

fume
n : a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas [syn: {smoke}]
v 1: be mad, angry, or furious
2: emit a cloud of fine particles; "The chimney was fuming" [syn: {smoke}]
3: treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests [syn: {fumigate}]
4: be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face [syn: {reek}]

fumed
adj : (of wood) darkened or colored by exposure to ammonia fumes; "fumed oak"

fumed oak
n : oak given a weathered appearance by exposure to fumes of ammonia; used for cabinetwork

fumeroot
n 1: delicate European herb with grayish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally [syn: {fumitory}, {fumewort}, {Fumaria officinalis}]
2: herb of northern Europe and Asia having erect racemes of red flowers [syn: {fumewort}, {Corydalis solida}]

fumes
n : gases ejected from an engine as waste products [syn: {exhaust}, {exhaust fumes}]

fumewort
n 1: delicate European herb with grayish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally [syn: {fumitory}, {fumeroot}, {Fumaria officinalis}]
2: herb of northern Europe and Asia having erect racemes of red flowers [syn: {fumeroot}, {Corydalis solida}]

fumigant
n : a chemical substance used in fumigation

fumigate
v : treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests [syn: {fume}]

fumigation
n : the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it

Fumimaro Konoe
n : Japanese statesman who set Japan's expansionist policies and formed an alliance with Germany and Italy (1891-1945) [syn: {Konoe}, {Prince Fumimaro Konoe}, {Konoye}, {Fumimaro Konoye}, {Prince Fumimaro Konoye}]

Fumimaro Konoye
n : Japanese statesman who set Japan's expansionist policies and formed an alliance with Germany and Italy (1891-1945) [syn: {Konoe}, {Fumimaro Konoe}, {Prince Fumimaro Konoe}, {Konoye}, {Prince Fumimaro Konoye}]

fumitory
n : delicate European herb with grayish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally [syn: {fumewort}, {fumeroot}, {Fumaria officinalis}]

fumitory family
n : erect or climbing herbs of the northern hemisphere and southern Africa: bleeding heart; Dutchman's breeches; fumitory; squirrel corn [syn: {Fumariaceae}, {family Fumariaceae}]

fun
adj : providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story"; "a fun thing to do" [syn: {amusing}, {amusive}, {diverting}, {fun(a)}]
n 1: activities that are enjoyable or amusing; "I do it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around" [syn: {merriment}, {playfulness}]
2: verbal wit (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun" [syn: {play}, {sport}]
3: violent and excited activity; "she asked for money and then the fun began"; "they began to fight like fun"
4: a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement; "her playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with" [syn: {playfulness}] [also: {funning}, {funned}]

fun run
n : a footrace run for fun (often including runners who are sponsored for a charity) [syn: {funrun}]

Funafuti
n : capital of Tuvalu

funambulist
n : an acrobat who performs on a tightrope or slack rope [syn: {tightrope walker}]

function
n 1: a mathematical relation such that each element of one set is associated with at least one element of another set [syn: {mathematical function}]
2: what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?" [syn: {purpose}, {role}, {use}]
3: the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role" [syn: {office}, {part}, {role}]
4: a relation such that one thing is dependent on another; "height is a function of age"; "price is a function of supply and demand"
5: a formal or official social gathering or ceremony; "it was a black-tie function"
6: a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions" [syn: {affair}, {occasion}, {social occasion}, {social function}]
7: a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program [syn: {routine}, {subroutine}, {subprogram}, {procedure}]
v 1: perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" [syn: {work}, {operate}, {go}, {run}] [ant: {malfunction}]
2: serve a purpose, role, or function; "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk" [syn: {serve}]
3: perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function; "His wife officiated as his private secretary" [syn: {officiate}]

function call
n : a call that passes control to a subroutine; after the subroutine is executed control returns to the next instruction in main program

function word
n : a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning [syn: {closed-class word}]

functional
adj 1: designed for or capable of a particular function or use; "a style of writing in which every word is functional"; "functional architecture" [ant: {nonfunctional}]
2: involving or affecting function rather than physiology; "functional deafness" [ant: {organic}]
3: relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure; "the problem now is not a constitutional one; it is a functional one"; "delegates elected on a functional rather than a geographical basis"
4: fit or ready for use or service; "the toaster was still functional even after being dropped"; "the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable"; "an operational aircraft"; "the dishwasher is now in working order" [syn: {usable}, {useable}, {in working order(p)}, {operable}, {operational}]
5: designed for or adapted to a function or use; "functional education selects knowledge that is concrete and usable rather than abstract and theoretical"; "functional architecture"
6: (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes" [syn: {running(a)}, {operative}, {working(a)}]

functional anatomy
n : the study of anatomy in its relation to function [syn: {physiological anatomy}, {morphophysiology}]

functional calculus
n : a system of symbolic logic that represents individuals and predicates and quantification over individuals (as well as the relations between propositions) [syn: {predicate calculus}]

functional disorder
n : disorder showing symptoms for which no physiological or anatomical cause can be identified [ant: {organic disorder}]

functional genomics
n : the branch of genomics that determines the biological function of the genes and their products

functional illiterate
n : a person with some ability to read and write but not enough for daily practical needs

functional magnetic resonance imaging
n : a form of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain that registers blood flow to functioning areas of the brain [syn: {fMRI}]

functionalism
n 1: a psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment
2: any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose

functionalist
n : an adherent of functionalism

functionality
n : capable of serving a purpose well; "software with greater functionality"

functionally
adv : with respect to function; "the two units are functionally interdependent"

functionally illiterate
adj : having reading and writing skills insufficient for ordinary practical needs

functionary
n : a worker who holds or is invested with an office [syn: {official}]

functioning
adj : performing or able to perform its regular function; "a functioning flashlight" [ant: {malfunctioning}]
n : process or manner of functioning or operating; "the power of its engine determine its operation"; "the plane's operation in high winds"; "they compared the cooking performance of each oven"; "the jet's performance conformed to high standards" [syn: {operation}, {performance}]

fund
n 1: a reserve of money set aside for some purpose [syn: {monetary fund}]
2: a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars" [syn: {store}, {stock}]
3: a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies [syn: {investment company}, {investment trust}, {investment firm}]
v 1: convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds
2: place or store up in a fund for accumulation
3: provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest
4: invest money in government securities
5: accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability; "fund a medical care plan"
6: furnish money for; "The government funds basic research in many areas"

fund raise
v : raise money for a cause or project; "We are fundraising for AIDS research" [syn: {fund-raise}, {fundraise}]

fundament
n 1: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" [syn: {basis}, {base}, {foundation}, {groundwork}, {cornerstone}]
2: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]
3: lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" [syn: {foundation}, {base}, {foot}, {groundwork}, {substructure}, {understructure}]

fundamental
adj 1: serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure" [syn: {cardinal}, {central}, {key}, {primal}]
2: being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incompatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles" [syn: {rudimentary}, {underlying}]
3: far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something; "the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred"; "the book underwent fundamental changes"; "committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance"; "profound social changes" [syn: {profound}]
n : the lowest tone of a harmonic series [syn: {fundamental frequency}, {first harmonic}]

fundamental frequency
n : the lowest tone of a harmonic series [syn: {fundamental}, {first harmonic}]

fundamental interaction
n : (physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons [syn: {interaction}]

fundamental law
n : law determining the fundamental political principles of a government [syn: {organic law}, {constitution}]

fundamental measure
n : one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement [syn: {fundamental quantity}]

fundamental particle
n : a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter [syn: {elementary particle}, {subatomic particle}]

fundamental principle
n : principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics" [syn: {fundamentals}, {basics}, {basic principle}, {bedrock}]

fundamental quantity
n : one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement [syn: {fundamental measure}]

fundamentalism
n : the interpretation of every word in the sacred texts as literal truth

fundamentalist
adj : of or relating to or tending toward fundamentalism [syn: {fundamentalistic}]
n : a supporter of fundamentalism

fundamentalistic
adj : of or relating to or tending toward fundamentalism [syn: {fundamentalist}]

fundamentally
adv : at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person" [syn: {basically}, {essentially}, {in essence}, {au fond}]

fundamentals
n : principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics" [syn: {basics}, {fundamental principle}, {basic principle}, {bedrock}]

funded
adj : furnished with funds; "well-funded research" [ant: {unfunded}]

fundi
fundus
n : (anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part farthest from its opening; "the uterine fundus" [also: {fundi} (pl)]

fundi
See {fundus}

funding
n 1: financial resources provided to make some project possible; "the foundation provided support for the experiment" [syn: {support}, {financial support}, {backing}, {financial backing}]
2: the act of financing [syn: {financing}]

fund-raise
v : raise money for a cause or project; "We are fundraising for AIDS research" [syn: {fund raise}, {fundraise}]

fundraise
v : raise money for a cause or project; "We are fundraising for AIDS research" [syn: {fund-raise}, {fund raise}]

fundraiser
n 1: someone who solicits financial contributions
2: a social function that is held for the purpose of raising money

fund-raising campaign
n : a campaign to raise money for some cause [syn: {fund-raising drive}, {fund-raising effort}]

fund-raising drive
n : a campaign to raise money for some cause [syn: {fund-raising campaign}, {fund-raising effort}]

fund-raising effort
n : a campaign to raise money for some cause [syn: {fund-raising campaign}, {fund-raising drive}]

funds
n : assets in the form of money [syn: {finances}, {monetary resource}, {cash in hand}, {pecuniary resource}]

Fundulus
n : killifish [syn: {genus Fundulus}]

Fundulus heteroclitus
n : silver-and-black killifish of saltwater marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United States [syn: {mummichog}]

Fundulus majalis
n : black-barred fish of bays and coastal marshes of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States [syn: {striped killifish}, {mayfish}, {may fish}]

fundus
n : (anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part farthest from its opening; "the uterine fundus" [also: {fundi} (pl)]

funeral
n : a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated; "hundreds of people attended his funeral"

funeral chapel
n : a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects [syn: {funeral home}, {funeral parlor}, {funeral parlour}, {funeral church}, {funeral-residence}]

funeral church
n : a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects [syn: {funeral home}, {funeral parlor}, {funeral parlour}, {funeral chapel}, {funeral-residence}]

funeral director
n : one whose business is the management of funerals [syn: {mortician}, {undertaker}, {funeral undertaker}]

funeral home
n : a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects [syn: {funeral parlor}, {funeral parlour}, {funeral chapel}, {funeral church}, {funeral-residence}]

funeral march
n : a slow march to be played for funeral processions [syn: {dead march}]

funeral parlor
n : a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects [syn: {funeral home}, {funeral parlour}, {funeral chapel}, {funeral church}, {funeral-residence}]

funeral parlour
n : a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects [syn: {funeral home}, {funeral parlor}, {funeral chapel}, {funeral church}, {funeral-residence}]

funeral pyre
n : wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite [syn: {pyre}]

funeral undertaker
n : one whose business is the management of funerals [syn: {mortician}, {undertaker}, {funeral director}]

funeral-residence
n : a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects [syn: {funeral home}, {funeral parlor}, {funeral parlour}, {funeral chapel}, {funeral church}]

funerary
adj : of or for or relating to a funeral; "funerary urn"

funereal
adj : suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial; "funereal gloom"; "hollow sepulchral tones" [syn: {sepulchral}]

funfair
n 1: a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement [syn: {amusement park}, {pleasure ground}]
2: a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc. [syn: {carnival}, {fair}]

fungal
adj : of or relating to fungi [syn: {fungous}]

fungal infection
n : an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus [syn: {mycosis}]

Fungi
n 1: the taxonomic kingdom of lower plants [syn: {kingdom Fungi}, {fungus kingdom}]
2: (pun) the one who buys the drinks

fungi
fungus
n : a parasitic plant lacking chlorophyll and leaves and true stems and roots and reproducing by spores [also: {fungi} (pl)]

fungi
See {fungus}

Fungi imperfecti
n : large and heterogeneous form division of fungi comprising forms for which no sexually reproductive stage is known [syn: {Deuteromycota}, {subdivision Deuteromycota}, {Deuteromycotina}, {subdivision Deuteromycotina}]

Fungia
n : mushroom corals [syn: {genus Fungia}]

fungibility
n : the quality of being capable of exchange or interchange [syn: {exchangeability}, {interchangeability}, {interchangeableness}] [ant: {unexchangeability}]

fungible
adj : of goods or commodities; freely exchangeable for or replaceable by another of like nature or kind in the satisfaction of an obligation
n : a commodity that is freely interchangeable with another in satisfying an obligation

fungicidal
adj : capable of destroying fungi [syn: {antifungal}]

fungicide
n : any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi [syn: {antifungal}, {antifungal agent}, {antimycotic}, {antimycotic agent}]

fungoid
adj : resembling fungi [syn: {funguslike}]

fungous
adj : of or relating to fungi [syn: {fungal}]

fungus
n : a parasitic plant lacking chlorophyll and leaves and true stems and roots and reproducing by spores [also: {fungi} (pl)]

fungus family
n : includes lichen families

fungus genus
n : includes lichen genera

fungus gnat
n 1: minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings [syn: {sciara}, {sciarid}]
2: mosquito-like insect whose larvae feed on fungi or decaying vegetation

fungus kingdom
n : the taxonomic kingdom of lower plants [syn: {Fungi}, {kingdom Fungi}]

fungus order
n : the order of fungi

funguslike
adj : resembling fungi [syn: {fungoid}]

funicle
n : the stalk of a plant ovule or seed [syn: {funiculus}]

funicular
adj : relating to or operated by a cable; "funicular railway"
n : a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars [syn: {cable railway}, {funicular railway}]

funicular railway
n : a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars [syn: {cable railway}, {funicular}]

funiculi
funiculus
n 1: the stalk of a plant ovule or seed [syn: {funicle}]
2: any of several body structure resembling a cord [also: {funiculi} (pl)]

funiculi
See {funiculus}

funiculitis
n : inflammation of a funiculus (especially an inflammation of the spermatic cord)

funiculus
n 1: the stalk of a plant ovule or seed [syn: {funicle}]
2: any of several body structure resembling a cord [also: {funiculi} (pl)]

funk
n 1: a state of nervous depression; "he was in a funk" [syn: {blue funk}]
2: United States biochemist (born in Poland) who showed that several diseases were caused by dietary deficiencies and who coined the term `vitamin' for the chemicals involved (1884-1967) [syn: {Casimir Funk}]
v : draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" [syn: {flinch}, {squinch}, {cringe}, {shrink}, {wince}, {recoil}, {quail}]

funk hole
n : dugout as a place of safe retreat (when in a funk)

Funka
n : robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae [syn: {Hosta}, {genus Hosta}, {genus Funka}]

Funkaceae
n : one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta [syn: {Hostaceae}, {family Hostaceae}, {family Funkaceae}]

funkier
See {funky}

funkier
funky
adj 1: offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell" [syn: {fetid}, {foetid}, {foul}, {foul-smelling}, {noisome}, {smelly}, {putrid}, {stinking}]
2: (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues [syn: {low-down}]
3: in a state of cowardly fright [also: {funkiest}, {funkier}]

funkiest
See {funky}

funkiest
funky
adj 1: offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell" [syn: {fetid}, {foetid}, {foul}, {foul-smelling}, {noisome}, {smelly}, {putrid}, {stinking}]
2: (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues [syn: {low-down}]
3: in a state of cowardly fright [also: {funkiest}, {funkier}]

funky
adj 1: offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell" [syn: {fetid}, {foetid}, {foul}, {foul-smelling}, {noisome}, {smelly}, {putrid}, {stinking}]
2: (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues [syn: {low-down}]
3: in a state of cowardly fright [also: {funkiest}, {funkier}]

funned
See {fun}

funned
fun
adj : providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story"; "a fun thing to do" [syn: {amusing}, {amusive}, {diverting}, {fun(a)}]
n 1: activities that are enjoyable or amusing; "I do it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around" [syn: {merriment}, {playfulness}]
2: verbal wit (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun" [syn: {play}, {sport}]
3: violent and excited activity; "she asked for money and then the fun began"; "they began to fight like fun"
4: a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement; "her playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with" [syn: {playfulness}] [also: {funning}, {funned}]

funnel
n 1: a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends [syn: {funnel shape}]
2: a conically shaped utensil having a narrow tube at the small end; used to channel the flow of substances into a container with a small mouth
3: (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship)
v : move or pour through a funnel; "funnel the liquid into the small bottle" [also: {funnelling}, {funnelled}]

funnel shape
n : a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends [syn: {funnel}]

funnel web
n : a funnel-shaped spider web; the funnel-web spider perches in the center of the web

funnel-crest rosebud orchid
n : orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia [syn: {spreading pogonia}, {Cleistes divaricata}, {Pogonia divaricata}]

funnelled
See {funnel}

funnelled
funnel
n 1: a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends [syn: {funnel shape}]
2: a conically shaped utensil having a narrow tube at the small end; used to channel the flow of substances into a container with a small mouth
3: (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship)
v : move or pour through a funnel; "funnel the liquid into the small bottle" [also: {funnelling}, {funnelled}]

funnelling
See {funnel}

funnelling
funnel
n 1: a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends [syn: {funnel shape}]
2: a conically shaped utensil having a narrow tube at the small end; used to channel the flow of substances into a container with a small mouth
3: (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship)
v : move or pour through a funnel; "funnel the liquid into the small bottle" [also: {funnelling}, {funnelled}]

funnier
See {funny}

funnier
funny
adj 1: arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics" [syn: {amusing}, {comic}, {comical}, {laughable}, {mirthful}, {risible}]
2: beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior" [syn: {curious}, {odd}, {peculiar}, {queer}, {rum}, {rummy}, {singular}]
3: not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior" [syn: {fishy}, {queer}, {shady}, {suspect}, {suspicious}]
4: experiencing odd bodily sensations; "told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest"
adv 1: in a strange manner; "a queerly inscribed sheet of paper"; "he acted kind of funny" [syn: {queerly}, {strangely}, {oddly}, {funnily}]
2: in a comical manner; "she acted comically" [syn: {comically}] [also: {funniest}, {funnier}]

funniest
See {funny}

funniest
funny
adj 1: arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics" [syn: {amusing}, {comic}, {comical}, {laughable}, {mirthful}, {risible}]
2: beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior" [syn: {curious}, {odd}, {peculiar}, {queer}, {rum}, {rummy}, {singular}]
3: not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior" [syn: {fishy}, {queer}, {shady}, {suspect}, {suspicious}]
4: experiencing odd bodily sensations; "told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest"
adv 1: in a strange manner; "a queerly inscribed sheet of paper"; "he acted kind of funny" [syn: {queerly}, {strangely}, {oddly}, {funnily}]
2: in a comical manner; "she acted comically" [syn: {comically}] [also: {funniest}, {funnier}]

funnily
adv : in a strange manner; "a queerly inscribed sheet of paper"; "he acted kind of funny" [syn: {queerly}, {strangely}, {oddly}, {funny}]

funnily enough
adv : curious (or funny or interesting or odd or strange) though it may seem; "curiously enough, he didn't recognize his old friend"; "interestingly enough, America is now dependent on Africa for a large part of its oil"; "funnily enough, the ones I thought so ugly were the ones that sold out first"; "oddly enough, he hasn't mentioned it" [syn: {curiously enough}, {interestingly enough}, {oddly enough}, {strangely enough}]

funniness
n : a comic incident or series of incidents [syn: {drollery}, {clowning}, {comedy}]

funning
See {fun}

funning
fun
adj : providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story"; "a fun thing to do" [syn: {amusing}, {amusive}, {diverting}, {fun(a)}]
n 1: activities that are enjoyable or amusing; "I do it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around" [syn: {merriment}, {playfulness}]
2: verbal wit (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun" [syn: {play}, {sport}]
3: violent and excited activity; "she asked for money and then the fun began"; "they began to fight like fun"
4: a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement; "her playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with" [syn: {playfulness}] [also: {funning}, {funned}]

funny
adj 1: arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics" [syn: {amusing}, {comic}, {comical}, {laughable}, {mirthful}, {risible}]
2: beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior" [syn: {curious}, {odd}, {peculiar}, {queer}, {rum}, {rummy}, {singular}]
3: not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior" [syn: {fishy}, {queer}, {shady}, {suspect}, {suspicious}]
4: experiencing odd bodily sensations; "told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest"
adv 1: in a strange manner; "a queerly inscribed sheet of paper"; "he acted kind of funny" [syn: {queerly}, {strangely}, {oddly}, {funnily}]
2: in a comical manner; "she acted comically" [syn: {comically}] [also: {funniest}, {funnier}]

funny bone
n : a point on the elbow where the ulnar nerve passes near the surface; a sharp tingling sensation results when the nerve is knocked against the bone; "the funny bone is not humerus" [syn: {crazy bone}]

funny farm
n : pejorative terms for an insane asylum [syn: {Bedlam}, {booby hatch}, {crazy house}, {cuckoo's nest}, {funny house}, {loony bin}, {madhouse}, {nut house}, {nuthouse}, {sanatorium}, {snake pit}]

funny house
n : pejorative terms for an insane asylum [syn: {Bedlam}, {booby hatch}, {crazy house}, {cuckoo's nest}, {funny farm}, {loony bin}, {madhouse}, {nut house}, {nuthouse}, {sanatorium}, {snake pit}]

funny story
n : an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line) [syn: {good story}]

funny wagon
n : an ambulance used to transport patients to a mental hospital

funrun
n : a footrace run for fun (often including runners who are sponsored for a charity) [syn: {fun run}]

Fuqra
n : an Islamic terrorist group organized in the 1980s; seeks to purify Islam through violence; the cells in North American and the Caribbean insulate themselves from Western culture and will even attack other Muslims who they regard as heretics [syn: {Jamaat ul-Fuqra}, {Tanzimul Fuqra}]

fur
n 1: the dressed hairy coat of a mammal [syn: {pelt}]
2: dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel)
3: a garment made of fur [also: {furring}, {furred}]

fur coat
n : a coat made of fur

fur hat
n : a hat made of fur

fur seal
n 1: fur seal of the northern Pacific
2: eared seal of the southern hemisphere; the thick soft underfur is the source of sealskin

furan
n : a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon [syn: {furane}, {furfuran}]

furane
n : a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon [syn: {furan}, {furfuran}]

furbelow
n : a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim [syn: {frill}, {flounce}, {ruffle}]

furbish
v : polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes" [syn: {buff}, {burnish}, {flush}]

furbish up
v : restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" [syn: {repair}, {mend}, {fix}, {bushel}, {doctor}, {restore}, {touch on}] [ant: {break}]

furcate
v : divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks" [syn: {branch}, {ramify}, {fork}, {separate}]

furcation
n : the place where something divides into branches [syn: {forking}]

furcula
n : a forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds [also: {furculae} (pl)]

furcula
See {furculum} [also: {furculae} (pl)]

furculae
furcula
n : a forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds [also: {furculae} (pl)]

furculae
See {furcula}

furculae
furcula See {furculum} [also: {furculae} (pl)]

furfural
n : a liquid aldehyde with a penetrating odor; made from plant hulls and corn cobs; used in making furan and as a solvent [syn: {furfuraldehyde}]

furfuraldehyde
n : a liquid aldehyde with a penetrating odor; made from plant hulls and corn cobs; used in making furan and as a solvent [syn: {furfural}]

furfuran
n : a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon [syn: {furan}, {furane}]

furfures
See {furfur}

furious
adj 1: marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle" [syn: {ferocious}, {fierce}, {savage}]
2: marked by extreme anger; "the enraged bull attached"; "furious about the accident"; "a furious scowl"; "infuriated onlookers charged the police who were beating the boy"; "could not control the maddened crowd" [syn: {angered}, {enraged}, {infuriated}, {maddened}]
3: (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea" [syn: {angry}, {raging}, {tempestuous}, {wild}]

furiously
adv 1: (of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner; "winds were blowing furiously"
2: in a manner marked by extreme or violent energy; "the boys fought furiously"; "she went peddling furiously up the narrow street"
3: in an impassioned or very angry manner; "she screamed furiously at her tormentors"

furiousness
n : the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence" [syn: {ferocity}, {fierceness}, {fury}, {vehemence}, {violence}, {wildness}]

furl
v : form into a cylinder by rolling; "Roll up the cloth" [syn: {roll up}]

furled
adj : rolled up and secured; "furled sails bound securely to the spar"; "a furled flag"; "his rolled umbrella hanging on his arm" [syn: {rolled}]

furlike
adj : resembling fur

furlong
n : a unit of length equal to 220 yards

furlough
n : a temporary leave of absence from military duty
v 1: dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized" [syn: {lay off}]
2: grant a leave to; "The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children"

furnace
n : an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.

furnace lining
n : lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace [syn: {refractory}]

furnace room
n : a room (usually in the basement of a building) that contains a furnace for heating the building

Furnariidae
n : e.g. ovenbirds [syn: {family Furnariidae}]

Furnarius
n : type genus of the family Furnariidae: ovenbirds [syn: {genus Furnarius}]

furnish
v 1: provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" [syn: {supply}, {provide}, {render}]
2: provide or equip with furniture; "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style"

furnished
adj : provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority); "a furnished apartment"; "a completely furnished toolbox" [syn: {equipped}] [ant: {unfurnished}]

furnished with
adj : having a supply of [syn: {provided with}, {supplied with}]

furnishings
n 1: the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable
2: accessory wearing apparel [syn: {trappings}]

furniture
n : furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room" [syn: {piece of furniture}, {article of furniture}]

furniture company
n : a company that sells furniture

furniture maker
n : a woodworker who specializes in making furniture [syn: {cabinetmaker}]

Furnivall
n : English philologist who first proposed the Oxford English Dictionary (1825-1910) [syn: {Frederick James Furnivall}]

furor
n 1: an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season" [syn: {fad}, {craze}, {furore}, {cult}, {rage}]
2: a sudden outburst (as of protest) [syn: {furore}]

furore
n 1: an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season" [syn: {fad}, {craze}, {furor}, {cult}, {rage}]
2: a sudden outburst (as of protest) [syn: {furor}]

furosemide
n : commonly used diuretic (trade name Lasix) used to treat hypertension and edema [syn: {Lasix}]

fur-piece
n : a neckpiece made of fur

furred
See {fur}

furred
fur
n 1: the dressed hairy coat of a mammal [syn: {pelt}]
2: dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel)
3: a garment made of fur [also: {furring}, {furred}]

furred
adj : covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs; "furred animals"; "a furry teddy bear" [syn: {furry}]

furrier
See {furry}

furrier
furry
adj : covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs; "furred animals"; "a furry teddy bear" [syn: {furred}] [also: {furriest}, {furrier}]

furrier
n : someone whose occupation is making or repairing fur garments [syn: {cloakmaker}]

furriest
See {furry}

furriest
furry
adj : covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs; "furred animals"; "a furry teddy bear" [syn: {furred}] [also: {furriest}, {furrier}]

furring
See {fur}

furring
fur
n 1: the dressed hairy coat of a mammal [syn: {pelt}]
2: dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel)
3: a garment made of fur [also: {furring}, {furred}]

furring
n 1: a furlike coating of matter as on the tongue
2: strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard [syn: {furring strip}]

furring strip
n : strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard [syn: {furring}]

furrow
n 1: a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)
2: a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles" [syn: {wrinkle}, {crease}, {crinkle}, {seam}, {line}]
v 1: hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove; "furrow soil" [syn: {rut}, {groove}]
2: make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one's brow" [syn: {wrinkle}, {crease}]
3: cut a furrow into a columns [syn: {chamfer}, {chase}]

furrowed
adj : having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface; "furrowed fields"; "his furrowed face lit by a warming smile" [ant: {unfurrowed}]

furry
adj : covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs; "furred animals"; "a furry teddy bear" [syn: {furred}] [also: {furriest}, {furrier}]

furry tongue
n : a benign side effect of some antibiotics; dark overgrowth of the papillae of the tongue [syn: {hairy tongue}, {black tongue}]

further
See {far}

further
far
adj 1: at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future" [ant: {near}]
2: being of a considerable distance or length; "a far trek"
3: being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle; "the horse on the right is the far horse"; "the right side is the far side of the horse"
4: beyond a norm in opinion or actions; "the far right"
n : a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to reinstitute Hutu control; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists" [syn: {Army for the Liberation of Rwanda}, {ALIR}, {Former Armed Forces}, {Interahamwe}]
adv 1: to a considerable degree; very much; "a far far better thing that I do"; "felt far worse than yesterday"; "eyes far too close together"
2: at or to or from a great distance in space; "he traveled far"; "strayed far from home"; "sat far away from each other"
3: at or to a certain point or degree; "I can only go so far before I have to give up"; "how far can we get with this kind of argument?"
4: remote in time; "if we could see far into the future"; "all that happened far in the past"
5: to an advanced stage or point; "a young man who will go very far" [also: {further}, {farther}]

further
adj 1: existing or coming by way of addition; "an additional problem"; "further information"; "there will be further delays"; "took more time" [syn: {additional}, {further(a)}, {more(a)}]
2: more distant in especially degree; "nothing could be further from the truth"; "further from our expectations"; "farther from the truth"; "farther from our expectations" [syn: {farther}]
adv 1: to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense); "further complicated by uncertainty about the future"; "let's not discuss it further"; "nothing could be further from the truth"; "they are further along in their research than we expected"; "the application of the law was extended farther"; "he is going no farther in his studies" [syn: {farther}]
2: in addition or furthermore; "if we further suppose"; "stated further that he would not cooperate with them"; "they are definitely coming; further, they should be here already"
3: to or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther' is used more frequently than `further' in this physical sense); "farther north"; "moved farther away"; "farther down the corridor"; "the practice may go back still farther to the Druids"; "went only three miles further"; "further in the future" [syn: {farther}]
v 1: promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education" [syn: {foster}]
2: contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" [syn: {promote}, {advance}, {boost}, {encourage}]

furtherance
n 1: encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something [syn: {promotion}, {advancement}]
2: the advancement of some enterprise; "his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career" [syn: {forwarding}, {promotion}]

furthermore
adv : in addition; "computer chess games are getting cheaper all the time; furthermore, their quality is improving"; "the cellar was dark; moreover, mice nested there"; "what is more, there's no sign of a change" [syn: {moreover}, {what is more}]

furthermost
adj : (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order; "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored the furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the peninsula" [syn: {farthermost}, {farthest}, {furthest}, {utmost}, {uttermost}]

furthest
adj : (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order; "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored the furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the peninsula" [syn: {farthermost}, {farthest}, {furthermost}, {utmost}, {uttermost}]
adv 1: to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (`furthest' is used more often than `farthest' in this abstract sense); "went the furthest of all the children in her education"; "furthest removed from reality"; "she goes farthest in helping us" [syn: {farthest}]
2: to the greatest distance in space or time (`farthest' is used more often than `furthest' in this physical sense); "see who could jump the farthest"; "chose the farthest seat from the door"; "he swam the furthest" [syn: {farthest}]

furtive
adj 1: marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking in the shadows" [syn: {lurking}, {skulking}, {sneak(a)}, {sneaky}, {stealthy}, {surreptitious}]
2: secret and sly or sordid; "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior" [syn: {backstair}, {backstairs}]

furtively
adv : in a furtive manner; "the soldiers were furtively crawling through the night" [syn: {on the sly}]

furtiveness
n : a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously [syn: {sneakiness}, {stealthiness}]

furuncle
n : a painful sore with a hard pus-filled core [syn: {boil}]

furunculosis
n : acute skin disease characterized by the presence of many furuncles

fury
n 1: a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage" [syn: {rage}, {madness}]
2: state of violent mental agitation [syn: {craze}, {delirium}, {frenzy}, {hysteria}]
3: the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence" [syn: {ferocity}, {fierceness}, {furiousness}, {vehemence}, {violence}, {wildness}]
4: (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals [syn: {Eumenides}, {Erinyes}]

furze
n : very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe [syn: {gorse}, {whin}, {Irish gorse}, {Ulex europaeus}]

fusain
n : a stick of black carbon material used for drawing [syn: {charcoal}]

Fusanus
n : quandong trees [syn: {Eucarya}, {genus Eucarya}, {genus Fusanus}]

Fusanus acuminatus
n : Australian tree with edible flesh and edible nutlike seed [syn: {quandong}, {quandang}, {quandong tree}, {Eucarya acuminata}]

fusarium wilt
n : caused by fungi of the genus Fusarium

Fuscoboletinus
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae [syn: {genus Fuscoboletinus}]

Fuscoboletinus paluster
n : an edible fungus with a pinkish purple cap and stalk and a pore surface that is yellow with large angular pores that become like gills in maturity

Fuscoboletinus serotinus
n : an edible fungus with a broadly convex brown cap and a whitish pore surface and stalk

fuscous
adj : having a dusky brownish gray color [syn: {taupe}]

fuse
n 1: electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded [syn: {electrical fuse}]
2: any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant [syn: {fuze}, {fusee}, {fuzee}, {primer}, {priming}]
v 1: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" [syn: {blend}, {flux}, {mix}, {conflate}, {commingle}, {immix}, {coalesce}, {meld}, {combine}, {merge}]
2: become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat; "The substances fused at a very high temperature"
3: equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse [ant: {defuse}]
4: make liquid or plastic by heating; "The storm fused the electric mains"

fused
adj : joined together into a whole; "United Industries"; "the amalgamated colleges constituted a university"; "a consolidated school" [syn: {amalgamate}, {amalgamated}, {coalesced}, {consolidated}]

fusee
n 1: a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring [syn: {fusee drive}]
2: a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains [syn: {fuzee}]
3: a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind [syn: {fuzee}]
4: any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant [syn: {fuse}, {fuze}, {fuzee}, {primer}, {priming}]

fusee drive
n : a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring [syn: {fusee}]

fusel oil
n : a mixture of amyl alcohols and propanol and butanol formed from distillation of fermented liquors

fuselage
n : the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo)

fusible
adj : capable of being melted and fused

fusible metal
n : an alloy with a low melting point and used as solder and in safety plugs and sprinkler fuses

fusiform
adj : tapering at each end [syn: {spindle-shaped}, {cigar-shaped}]

fusil
n : a light flintlock musket

fusilier
n : (formerly) a British infantryman armed with a light flintlock musket

fusillade
n : rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" [syn: {salvo}, {volley}, {burst}]
v : attack with fusillade

fusion
n 1: an occurrence that involves the production of a union [syn: {merger}, {unification}]
2: a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy [syn: {nuclear fusion}, {nuclear fusion reaction}]
3: the state of being combined into one body [syn: {coalition}]
4: the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words
5: the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept [syn: {optical fusion}]
6: correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization [syn: {spinal fusion}]
7: the act of fusing (or melting) together

fusion bomb
n : a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium [syn: {hydrogen bomb}, {H-bomb}, {thermonuclear bomb}]

fusion cooking
n : cooking that combines ingredients and techniques and seasonings from different cuisines

fusion reactor
n : a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fusion to generate energy [syn: {thermonuclear reactor}]

fuss
n 1: an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft" [syn: {dither}, {pother}, {tizzy}, {flap}]
2: an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" [syn: {trouble}, {bother}, {hassle}]
3: a quarrel about petty points [syn: {bicker}, {bickering}, {spat}, {tiff}, {squabble}, {pettifoggery}]
4: a rapid bustling commotion [syn: {bustle}, {hustle}, {flurry}, {ado}, {stir}]
v 1: worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now" [syn: {niggle}, {fret}]
2: care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband" [syn: {mother}, {overprotect}]

fuss-budget
n : thinks about unfortunate things that might happen [syn: {worrier}, {fusspot}, {worrywart}]

fussier
See {fussy}

fussier
fussy
adj 1: perversely irritable [syn: {crabbed}, {crabby}, {cross}, {grouchy}, {grumpy}, {bad-tempered}, {ill-tempered}]
2: overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design" [syn: {busy}]
3: exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared" [syn: {finical}, {finicky}, {particular}] [also: {fussiest}, {fussier}]

fussiest
See {fussy}

fussiest
fussy
adj 1: perversely irritable [syn: {crabbed}, {crabby}, {cross}, {grouchy}, {grumpy}, {bad-tempered}, {ill-tempered}]
2: overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design" [syn: {busy}]
3: exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared" [syn: {finical}, {finicky}, {particular}] [also: {fussiest}, {fussier}]

fussily
adv : in a fussy manner; "he spoke to her fussily"

fussiness
n 1: an irritable petulant feeling [syn: {irritability}, {crossness}, {fretfulness}, {peevishness}, {petulance}, {choler}]
2: unnecessary elaborateness in details

fusspot
n : thinks about unfortunate things that might happen [syn: {worrier}, {fuss-budget}, {worrywart}]

fussy
adj 1: perversely irritable [syn: {crabbed}, {crabby}, {cross}, {grouchy}, {grumpy}, {bad-tempered}, {ill-tempered}]
2: overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design" [syn: {busy}]
3: exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared" [syn: {finical}, {finicky}, {particular}] [also: {fussiest}, {fussier}]

fustian
n 1: pompous or pretentious talk or writing [syn: {bombast}, {rant}, {claptrap}, {blah}]
2: a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap

fustier
See {fusty}

fustier
fusty
adj 1: stale and unclean smelling [syn: {musty}, {frowsty}]
2: old-fashioned and out of date [syn: {standpat(a)}, {unprogressive}, {nonprogressive}] [also: {fustiest}, {fustier}]

fustiest
See {fusty}

fustiest
fusty
adj 1: stale and unclean smelling [syn: {musty}, {frowsty}]
2: old-fashioned and out of date [syn: {standpat(a)}, {unprogressive}, {nonprogressive}] [also: {fustiest}, {fustier}]

fusty
adj 1: stale and unclean smelling [syn: {musty}, {frowsty}]
2: old-fashioned and out of date [syn: {standpat(a)}, {unprogressive}, {nonprogressive}] [also: {fustiest}, {fustier}]

futile
adj 1: producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt" [syn: {ineffectual}, {otiose}, {unavailing}]
2: unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt" [syn: {bootless}, {fruitless}, {sleeveless}, {vain}]

futilely
adv : in a futile and unproductive manner

futility
n : uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result

futon
n : mattress consisting of a pad of cotton batting that is used for sleeping on the floor or on a raised frame

futtock shroud
n : shroud that is part of a ship's rigging

future
adj 1: yet to be or coming; "some future historian will evaluate him" [ant: {past}, {present(a)}]
2: effective in or looking toward the future; "he was preparing for future employment opportunities"
3: coming at a subsequent time or stage; "the future president entered college at the age of 16"; "awaiting future actions on the bill"; "later developments"; "without ulterior argument" [syn: {future(a)}, {later(a)}, {ulterior}]
4: (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president" [syn: {future(a)}, {next}, {succeeding(a)}]
5: a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened; "future auxiliary"
n 1: the time yet to come [syn: {hereafter}, {futurity}, {time to come}] [ant: {past}]
2: a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future [syn: {future tense}]
3: bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date

future day
adj : yet to come; "coming generations"; "a future-day Gibbon of Macaulay" [syn: {coming(a)}]

future perfect
n : a perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future; "`I will have finished' is an example of the future perfect" [syn: {future perfect tense}]

future perfect tense
n : a perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future; "`I will have finished' is an example of the future perfect" [syn: {future perfect}]

future progressive
n : a progressive tense used to express action that will be on-going in the future; "`I will be running' is an example of the future progressive" [syn: {future progressive tense}]

future progressive tense
n : a progressive tense used to express action that will be on-going in the future; "`I will be running' is an example of the future progressive" [syn: {future progressive}]

future tense
n : a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future [syn: {future}]

futureless
adj : having no prospect or hope of a future

futures contract
n : an agreement to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity or financial instrument at a particular price on a stipulated future date; the contract can be sold before the settlement date

futures exchange
n : a commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded [syn: {futures market}, {forward market}]

futures market
n : a commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded [syn: {futures exchange}, {forward market}]

futurism
n 1: an artistic movement in Italy around 1910 that tried to express the energy and values of the machine age
2: the position that the meaning of life should be sought in the future

futurist
adj : of or relating to futurism; "futurist art" [syn: {futuristic}]
n 1: a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (as in the Book of Revelations) will be fulfilled in the future
2: someone who predicts the future [syn: {fantast}]

futuristic
adj : of or relating to futurism; "futurist art" [syn: {futurist}]

futuristics
n : the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions [syn: {futurology}]

futurity
n 1: the time yet to come [syn: {future}, {hereafter}, {time to come}] [ant: {past}]
2: the quality of being in or of the future [ant: {pastness}, {presentness}]

futurology
n : the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions [syn: {futuristics}]

fuze
n : any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant [syn: {fuse}, {fusee}, {fuzee}, {primer}, {priming}]

fuzee
n 1: a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains [syn: {fusee}]
2: a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind [syn: {fusee}]
3: any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant [syn: {fuse}, {fuze}, {fusee}, {primer}, {priming}]

fuzz
n 1: filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; "peach fuzz" [syn: {hair}, {tomentum}]
2: uncomplimentary terms for a policeman [syn: {bull}, {cop}, {copper}, {pig}]
3: a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz" [syn: {blur}]
4: the first beard of an adolescent boy

fuzzed
adj : covering with fine light hairs; "his head fuzzed like a dandelion gone to seed" [syn: {fuzzy}]

fuzzier
See {fuzzy}

fuzzier
fuzzy
adj 1: covering with fine light hairs; "his head fuzzed like a dandelion gone to seed" [syn: {fuzzed}]
2: indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" [syn: {bleary}, {blurred}, {blurry}, {foggy}, {hazy}, {muzzy}]
3: confused and not coherent; not clearly thought out; "a vague and fuzzy idea of the world of finance" [also: {fuzziest}, {fuzzier}]

fuzziest
See {fuzzy}

fuzziest
fuzzy
adj 1: covering with fine light hairs; "his head fuzzed like a dandelion gone to seed" [syn: {fuzzed}]
2: indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" [syn: {bleary}, {blurred}, {blurry}, {foggy}, {hazy}, {muzzy}]
3: confused and not coherent; not clearly thought out; "a vague and fuzzy idea of the world of finance" [also: {fuzziest}, {fuzzier}]

fuzziness
n : the quality of being indistinct [syn: {indistinctness}, {blurriness}, {fogginess}] [ant: {distinctness}]

fuzzy
adj 1: covering with fine light hairs; "his head fuzzed like a dandelion gone to seed" [syn: {fuzzed}]
2: indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" [syn: {bleary}, {blurred}, {blurry}, {foggy}, {hazy}, {muzzy}]
3: confused and not coherent; not clearly thought out; "a vague and fuzzy idea of the world of finance" [also: {fuzziest}, {fuzzier}]

fuzzy logic
n : a form of mathematical logic in which truth can assume a continuum of values between 0 and 1

FWS
n : an agency in the Department of the Interior that conserves and protects fish and wildlife andtheir habitats; assesses the environmental impact of pesticides and nuclear power site and hydroelectric dams and thermal pollution [syn: {United States Fish and Wildlife Service}, {US Fish and Wildlife Service}]

Fyodor Dostoevski
n : Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881) [syn: {Dostoyevsky}, {Dostoevski}, {Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Dostoevski}, {Feodor Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}]

Fyodor Dostoevsky
n : Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881) [syn: {Dostoyevsky}, {Dostoevski}, {Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Dostoevski}, {Feodor Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}]

Fyodor Dostoyevsky
n : Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881) [syn: {Dostoyevsky}, {Dostoevski}, {Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Dostoevski}, {Feodor Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}]

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski
n : Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881) [syn: {Dostoyevsky}, {Dostoevski}, {Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Dostoevski}, {Feodor Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}]

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky
n : Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881) [syn: {Dostoyevsky}, {Dostoevski}, {Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Dostoevski}, {Feodor Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}]

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky
n : Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881) [syn: {Dostoyevsky}, {Dostoevski}, {Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Dostoyevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Dostoevski}, {Feodor Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Dostoevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski}, {Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}, {Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky}]

g
n 1: a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram [syn: {gram}, {gramme}, {gm}]
2: a purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with cytosine [syn: {guanine}]
3: one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose) [syn: {deoxyguanosine monophosphate}]
4: the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 [syn: {thousand}, {one thousand}, {1000}, {M}, {K}, {chiliad}, {grand}, {thou}, {yard}]
5: a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated [syn: {gee}, {g-force}]
6: a unit of information equal to one billion (1,073,741,824) bytes or 1024 megabytes [syn: {gigabyte}, {GB}]
7: (physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation [syn: {gravitational constant}, {universal gravitational constant}, {constant of gravitation}]
8: the 7th letter of the Roman alphabet

G. B. Shaw
n : British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950) [syn: {Shaw}, {George Bernard Shaw}]

G clef
n : a clef that puts the G above middle C on the second line of a staff [syn: {treble clef}]

G. E. Moore
n : English philosopher (1873-1958) [syn: {Moore}, {George Edward Moore}]

G. K. Chesterton
n : conservative English writer of the Roman Catholic persuasion; in addition to volumes of criticism and polemics he wrote detective novels featuring Father Brown (1874-1936) [syn: {Chesterton}, {Gilbert Keith Chesterton}]

G. R. Kirchhoff
n : German physicist who with Bunsen pioneered spectrum analysis and formulated two laws governing electric networks (1824-1887) [syn: {Kirchhoff}, {Gustav Robert Kirchhoff}]

G. Stanley Hall
n : United States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924) [syn: {Hall}, {Granville Stanley Hall}]

G suit
n : worn by fliers and astronauts to counteract the forces of gravity and acceleration [syn: {anti-G suit}]

GA
n 1: the first known nerve agent, synthesized by German chemists in 1936; a highly toxic combustible liquid that is soluble in organic solvents and is used as a nerve gas in chemical warfare [syn: {tabun}]
2: a rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element; brittle at low temperatures but liquid above room temperature; occurs in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores [syn: {gallium}, {atomic number 31}]
3: a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn: {Georgia}, {Empire State of the South}, {Peach State}]

GAAP
n : a collection of rules and procedures and conventions that define accepted accounting practice; includes broad guidelines as well as detailed procedures [syn: {generally accepted accounting practices}]

gab
n : light informal conversation for social occasions [syn: {chitchat}, {small talk}, {gabfest}, {gossip}, {tittle-tattle}, {chin-wag}, {chin-wagging}, {causerie}]

GABA
n : an amino acid that is found in the central nervous system; acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter [syn: {gamma aminobutyric acid}]

gabardine
n 1: a firm durable fabric with a twill weave
2: (usually in the plural) trousers [syn: {flannel}, {tweed}, {white}]
3: a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles [syn: {duster}, {gaberdine}, {smock}, {dust coat}]

gabbier
See {gabby}

gabbier
gabby
adj : full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors" [syn: {chatty}, {garrulous}, {loquacious}, {talkative}, {talky}] [also: {gabbiest}, {gabbier}]

gabbiest
See {gabby}

gabbiest
gabby
adj : full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors" [syn: {chatty}, {garrulous}, {loquacious}, {talkative}, {talky}] [also: {gabbiest}, {gabbier}]

gabble
n : rapid and indistinct speech [syn: {jabber}, {jabbering}]
v : speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly [syn: {chatter}, {piffle}, {palaver}, {prate}, {tittle-tattle}, {twaddle}, {clack}, {maunder}, {prattle}, {blab}, {gibber}, {tattle}, {blabber}]

gabbro
n : one of a family of granular intrusive rocks

gabby
adj : full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors" [syn: {chatty}, {garrulous}, {loquacious}, {talkative}, {talky}] [also: {gabbiest}, {gabbier}]

gaberdine
n : a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles [syn: {duster}, {gabardine}, {smock}, {dust coat}]

gabfest
n : light informal conversation for social occasions [syn: {chitchat}, {small talk}, {gab}, {gossip}, {tittle-tattle}, {chin-wag}, {chin-wagging}, {causerie}]

gable
n 1: the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof [syn: {gable end}, {gable wall}]
2: United States film actor (1901-1960) [syn: {Clark Gable}, {William Clark Gable}]

gable end
n : the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof [syn: {gable}, {gable wall}]

gable roof
n : a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end [syn: {saddle roof}, {saddleback}, {saddleback roof}]

gable wall
n : the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof [syn: {gable}, {gable end}]

gabled
adj : (of a roof) constructed with a single slope on each side of the ridge supported at the end by a gable or vertical triangular portion of an end wall; "a gabled roof" [ant: {hipped}]

Gabon
n : a republic on the west coast of Africa [syn: {Gabonese Republic}, {Gabun}]

Gabon franc
n : the basic unit of money in Gabon

Gabonese
adj : of or relating to Gabon or its inhabitants; "Gabonese hills"; "gabonese writers"
n : a native or inhabitant of Gabon

Gabonese Republic
n : a republic on the west coast of Africa [syn: {Gabon}, {Gabun}]

gaboon viper
n : large heavy-bodied brilliantly marked and extremely venomous west African viper [syn: {Bitis gabonica}]

Gabor
n : British physicist (born in Hungary) noted for his work on holography (1900-1979) [syn: {Dennis Gabor}]

Gaboriau
n : French writer considered by some to be a founder of the detective novel (1832-1873) [syn: {Emile Gaboriau}]

Gaborone
n : capital and largest city of Botswana in the extreme southeast [syn: {capital of Botswana}]

Gabriel
n : (Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God

Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit
n : German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736) [syn: {Fahrenheit}]

Gabriel Lippmann
n : French physicist who developed the first color photographic process (1845-1921) [syn: {Lippmann}]

Gabriel Tellez
n : Spanish dramatist who wrote the first dramatic treatment of the legend of Don Juan (1571-1648) [syn: {Tirso de Molina}]

Gabun
n : a republic on the west coast of Africa [syn: {Gabon}, {Gabonese Republic}]

GAD
n 1: an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of light-headedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months [syn: {generalized anxiety disorder}, {anxiety reaction}]
2: a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward; "cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on" [syn: {spur}]
v : wander aimlessly in search of pleasure [syn: {gallivant}, {jazz around}]

Gadaba
n 1: a member of an agricultural people in southeastern India
2: the Dravidian language spoken by the Gadaba people

gadabout
n : a restless seeker after amusement or social companionship

Gaddafi
n : Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942) [syn: {Qaddafi}, {Qadhafi}, {Khadafy}, {Muammar al-Qaddafi}, {Muammar el-Qaddafi}]

gadded
See {gad}

gaddi
n : a cushion on a throne for a prince in India

gadding
See {gad}

gadfly
n 1: a persistently annoying person [syn: {pest}, {blighter}, {cuss}, {pesterer}]
2: any of various large flies that annoy livestock

gadget
n : a device that is very useful for a particular job [syn: {appliance}, {contraption}, {contrivance}, {convenience}, {gizmo}, {gismo}, {widget}]

gadgeteer
n : a person who delights in designing or building or using gadgets

gadgetry
n : appliances collectively; "labor-saving gadgetry"

Gadidae
n : large family of important mostly marine food fishes [syn: {family Gadidae}]

Gadiformes
n : cods, haddocks, grenadiers; in some classifications considered equivalent to the order Anacanthini [syn: {order Gadiformes}]

gadoid
n : a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae [syn: {gadoid fish}]

gadoid fish
n : a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae [syn: {gadoid}]

gadolinite
n : a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium [syn: {ytterbite}]

gadolinium
n : a ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group [syn: {Gd}, {atomic number 64}]

Gadsden
n : an industrial town in north central Alabama

Gadus
n : type genus of the Gadidae: the typical codfishes [syn: {genus Gadus}]

Gadus macrocephalus
n : closely related to Atlantic cod [syn: {Pacific cod}, {Alaska cod}]

Gadus merlangus
n : a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus [syn: {whiting}, {Merlangus merlangus}]

Gadus morhua
n : one of the world's most important commercial fishes [syn: {Atlantic cod}]

Gaea
n : (Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology [syn: {Gaia}, {Ge}]

Gael
n : a Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man

Gaelic
adj : relating to or characteristic of the Celts [syn: {Celtic}]
n : any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland [syn: {Goidelic}, {Erse}]

Gaelic-speaking
adj : able to communicate in Gaelic

Gaetan Vestris
n : Italian dancer for Louis XVI who was considered the greatest dancer of his day; he was the first to discard the mask in mime (1729-1808) [syn: {Vestris}]

Gaetano Donizetti
n : Italian composer of operas (1797-1848) [syn: {Donizetti}]

gaff
n 1: a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail
2: an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish

gaff topsail
n : a triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast [syn: {fore-and-aft topsail}]

gaffe
n : a socially awkward or tactless act [syn: {faux pas}, {solecism}, {slip}, {gaucherie}]

gaffer
n 1: an elderly man [syn: {old-timer}, {oldtimer}, {old geezer}, {antique}]
2: an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set
3: a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" [syn: {foreman}, {chief}, {honcho}, {boss}]

gaff-headed sail
n : a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff [syn: {gaffsail}]

gaffsail
n : a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff [syn: {gaff-headed sail}]

Gafsa
n : a city in west central Tunisia

gag
n 1: a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at hisown jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point" [syn: {joke}, {laugh}, {jest}, {jape}]
2: restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting [syn: {muzzle}]
v 1: prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged" [syn: {muzzle}]
2: be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat" [syn: {choke}, {fret}]
3: tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them; "The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair" [syn: {muzzle}]
4: make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner" [syn: {quip}]
5: struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" [syn: {choke}, {strangle}, {suffocate}]
6: cause to retch or choke [syn: {choke}]
7: make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit [syn: {heave}, {retch}] [also: {gagging}, {gagged}]

gag law
n 1: a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body [syn: {closure}, {cloture}, {gag rule}]
2: any law that limits freedom of the press

gag line
n : the point of a joke or humorous story [syn: {punch line}, {laugh line}, {tag line}]

gag order
n : a court order restricting information or comment by the participants involved in a lawsuit; "imposing a gag order on members of the press violates the First Amendment"

gag reflex
n : normal reflex consisting of retching; may be produced by touching the soft palate in the back of the mouth [syn: {pharyngeal reflex}]

gag rule
n : a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body [syn: {closure}, {cloture}, {gag law}]

gaga
adj 1: mentally or physically infirm with age; "his mother was doddering and frail" [syn: {doddering}, {doddery}, {senile}]
2: marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; "she was crazy about him"; "gaga over the rock group's new album"; "he was infatuated with her" [syn: {crazy}, {dotty}, {enamored}, {infatuated}, {in love}, {smitten}, {soft on(p)}, {taken with(p)}]

Gagarin
n : Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 was the first person to travel in space (1934-1968) [syn: {Yuri Gagarin}, {Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin}]

gage
n 1: street names for marijuana [syn: {pot}, {grass}, {green goddess}, {dope}, {weed}, {sess}, {sens}, {smoke}, {skunk}, {locoweed}, {Mary Jane}]
2: a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. [syn: {gauge}]
v : place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse" [syn: {bet on}, {back}, {stake}, {game}, {punt}]

gagged
See {gag}

gagged
gag
n 1: a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at hisown jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point" [syn: {joke}, {laugh}, {jest}, {jape}]
2: restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting [syn: {muzzle}]
v 1: prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged" [syn: {muzzle}]
2: be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat" [syn: {choke}, {fret}]
3: tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them; "The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair" [syn: {muzzle}]
4: make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner" [syn: {quip}]
5: struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" [syn: {choke}, {strangle}, {suffocate}]
6: cause to retch or choke [syn: {choke}]
7: make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit [syn: {heave}, {retch}] [also: {gagging}, {gagged}]

gagging
See {gag}

gagging
gag
n 1: a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at hisown jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point" [syn: {joke}, {laugh}, {jest}, {jape}]
2: restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting [syn: {muzzle}]
v 1: prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged" [syn: {muzzle}]
2: be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat" [syn: {choke}, {fret}]
3: tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them; "The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair" [syn: {muzzle}]
4: make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner" [syn: {quip}]
5: struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" [syn: {choke}, {strangle}, {suffocate}]
6: cause to retch or choke [syn: {choke}]
7: make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit [syn: {heave}, {retch}] [also: {gagging}, {gagged}]

gaggle
n : a flock of geese
v : make a noise characteristic of a goose; "Cackling geese"

gagman
n 1: a comedian who uses gags [syn: {standup comedian}]
2: someone who writes comic material for public performers [syn: {gagster}, {gagwriter}]

gagster
n : someone who writes comic material for public performers [syn: {gagman}, {gagwriter}]

gagwriter
n : someone who writes comic material for public performers [syn: {gagman}, {gagster}]

gai choi
n : Asiatic mustard used as a potherb [syn: {chinese mustard}, {indian mustard}, {leaf mustard}, {Brassica juncea}]

Gaia
n : (Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology [syn: {Gaea}, {Ge}]

gaiety
n 1: a gay feeling [syn: {merriment}]
2: a festive merry feeling [syn: {playfulness}]

gaillardia
n : any plant of western America of the genus Gaillardia having hairy leaves and long-stalked flowers in hot vibrant colors from golden yellow and copper to rich burgundy

Gaillardia pulchella
n : annual of central United States having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the center [syn: {blanket flower}, {Indian blanket}, {fire wheel}, {fire-wheel}]

gaily
adv : in a gay manner; "the scandals were gaily diverting"

gain
n 1: a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks" [syn: {addition}, {increase}]
2: the advantageous quality of being beneficial [syn: {profit}]
3: the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input [syn: {amplification}]
4: the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating [ant: {loss}]
v 1: obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden" [syn: {derive}]
2: win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance" [syn: {acquire}, {win}] [ant: {lose}]
3: derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience" [syn: {profit}, {benefit}]
4: reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts" [syn: {reach}, {make}, {attain}, {hit}, {arrive at}]
5: obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference" [syn: {advance}, {win}, {pull ahead}, {make headway}, {get ahead}, {gain ground}] [ant: {fall back}]
6: rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today" [syn: {advance}]
7: increase in; "gain momentum"; "gain nerve"
8: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" [syn: {take in}, {clear}, {make}, {earn}, {realize}, {realise}, {pull in}, {bring in}]
9: increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising" [syn: {put on}] [ant: {reduce}]

gain ground
v : obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference" [syn: {gain}, {advance}, {win}, {pull ahead}, {make headway}, {get ahead}] [ant: {fall back}]

gain vigor
v : gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap" [syn: {perk up}, {perk}, {percolate}, {pick up}]

gainer
n 1: a person who gains weight [syn: {weight gainer}]
2: a person who gains (gains an advantage or gains profits); "she was clearly the gainer in that exchange"
3: a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward to complete a full backward somersault and enters the water feet first and facing away from the diving board [syn: {full gainer}]

Gainesville
n : a university town in north central Florida

gainful
adj : yielding a fair profit [syn: {paid}, {paying}]

gainfully
adv : in a gainful way; "are you gainfully employed now?"

gaining control
n : the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property [syn: {capture}, {seizure}]

gainlessly
adv : without gain or profit [syn: {profitlessly}, {unprofitably}]

gainly
adj : graceful and pleasing; "gainly conduct"; "a gainly youth with dark hair and eyes"

gainsaid
See {gainsay}

gainsaid
gainsay
v : take exception to; "She challenged his claims" [syn: {challenge}, {dispute}] [also: {gainsaid}]

gainsay
v : take exception to; "She challenged his claims" [syn: {challenge}, {dispute}] [also: {gainsaid}]

Gainsborough
n : English portrait and landscape painter (1727-1788) [syn: {Thomas Gainsborough}]

Gaiseric
n : king of the Vandals who seized Roman lands and invaded North Africa and sacked Rome (428-477) [syn: {Genseric}]

gait
n 1: the rate of moving (especially walking or running) [syn: {pace}]
2: a horse's manner of moving
3: a person's manner of walking

gaiter
n 1: a cloth covering (a legging) that provides covering for the instep and ankles [syn: {spat}, {spats}]
2: a shoe covering the ankle with elastic gores in the sides
3: legging consisting of a cloth or leather covering for the leg from the knee to the ankle

Gaius
n : Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41) [syn: {Caligula}, {Gaius Caesar}]

Gaius Caesar
n : Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41) [syn: {Caligula}, {Gaius}]

Gaius Cassius Longinus
n : prime mover in the conspiracy against Julius Caesar (died in 42 BC) [syn: {Cassius}, {Cassius Longinus}]

Gaius Flaminius
n : Roman statesman and general who built the Flaminian Way; died when he was defeated by Hannibal (died 217 BC) [syn: {Flaminius}]

Gaius Julius Caesar
n : conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC) [syn: {Caesar}, {Julius Caesar}]

Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus
n : Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14) [syn: {Augustus}, {Gaius Octavianus}, {Octavian}]

Gaius Octavianus
n : Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14) [syn: {Augustus}, {Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus}, {Octavian}]

Gaius Petronius
n : Roman satirist (died in 66) [syn: {Petronius}, {Petronius Arbiter}]

Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus
n : Roman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books of letters that commented on affairs of the day (62-113) [syn: {Pliny}, {Pliny the Younger}]

Gaius Plinius Secundus
n : Roman author of an encylclopedic natural history; died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79) [syn: {Pliny}, {Pliny the Elder}]

Gaius Valerius Catullus
n : Roman lyric poet remembered for his love poems to an aristocratic Roman woman (84-54 BC) [syn: {Catullus}]

gal
n 1: United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters [syn: {gallon}]
2: a unit of gravitational acceleration equal to one centimeter per second per second (named after Galileo)
3: alliterative term for girl (or woman)

gala
adj : offering fun and gaiety; "a gala ball after the inauguration"; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening" [syn: {gala(a)}, {gay}, {festal}, {festive}, {merry}]
n : a gay festivity [syn: {gala affair}, {jamboree}, {blowout}]

gala affair
n : a gay festivity [syn: {gala}, {jamboree}, {blowout}]

galactagogue
n : agent that induces milk secretion

galactic
adj 1: of or relating to a galaxy (especially our galaxy the Milky Way); "the galactic plane"
2: inconceivably large [syn: {astronomic}, {astronomical}]

galactocele
n : a cystic tumor containing milk or a milky substance (especially in the mammary glands)

galactose
n : a simple sugar found in lactose [syn: {brain sugar}]

galactosemia
n : a genetic disease (autosomal recessive) in which an enzyme needed to metabolize galactose is deficient or absent; typically develops shortly after birth

galactosis
n : the secretion of milk

galago
n : agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears [syn: {bushbaby}, {bush baby}]

Galahad
n : (Arthurian legend) the most virtuous knight of the Round Table; was able to see the Holy Grail [syn: {Sir Galahad}]

Galan
n : a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (21,654 feet high)

galangal
n 1: southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots [syn: {Alpinia galanga}]
2: European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots [syn: {galingale}, {Cyperus longus}]

galantine
n : boned poultry stuffed then cooked and covered with aspic; served cold

galanty show
n : a drama executed by throwing shadows on a wall [syn: {shadow show}, {shadow play}]

Galapagos
n : a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life [syn: {Galapagos Islands}]

Galapagos Islands
n : a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life [syn: {Galapagos}]

Galatea
n : (Greek mythology) a maiden who was first a sculpture created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to Pygmalion's prayers

Galatia
n : an ancient country in central Asia Minor

Galatian
n : a native or inhabitant of Galatia in Asia Minor (especially a member of a people believed to have been Gauls who conquered Galatia in the 3rd century BC)

Galatians
n : a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Galatians [syn: {Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians}, {Epistle to the Galatians}]

galax
n : tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall [syn: {galaxy}, {wandflower}, {beetleweed}, {coltsfoot}, {Galax urceolata}]

Galax urceolata
n : tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall [syn: {galax}, {galaxy}, {wandflower}, {beetleweed}, {coltsfoot}]

galaxy
n 1: a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
2: tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall [syn: {galax}, {wandflower}, {beetleweed}, {coltsfoot}, {Galax urceolata}]
3: (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust; "`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'" [syn: {extragalactic nebula}]

galbanum
n : a bitter aromatic gum resin that resembles asafetida [syn: {gum albanum}]

Galbraith
n : United States economist (born in Canada) who served as ambassador to India (born in 1908) [syn: {John Galbraith}, {John Kenneth Galbraith}]

Galbulidae
n : jacamars [syn: {family Galbulidae}]

galbulus
n : the seed-producing cone of a cypress tree

gale
n : a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale

galea
n : an organ shaped like a helmet; usually a vaulted and enlarged petal as in Aconitum [also: {galeae} (pl)]

galeae
galea
n : an organ shaped like a helmet; usually a vaulted and enlarged petal as in Aconitum [also: {galeae} (pl)]

galeae
See {galea}

Galega
n : small genus of Eurasian herbs: goat's rue [syn: {genus Galega}]

Galega officinalis
n : tall bushy European perennial grown for its masses of light-textured pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used medicinally [syn: {goat's rue}, {goat rue}]

Galen
n : Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200)

galena
n : soft blue-gray mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead

Galeocerdo
n : tiger sharks [syn: {genus Galeocerdo}]

Galeocerdo cuvieri
n : large dangerous warm-water shark with striped or spotted body [syn: {tiger shark}]

Galeopsis
n : erect annual European herbs [syn: {genus Galeopsis}]

Galeopsis tetrahit
n : coarse bristly Eurasian plant with white or reddish flowers and foliage resembling that of a nettle; common as a weed in United States [syn: {hemp nettle}, {dead nettle}]

Galeorhinus
n : a genus of Carcharhinidae [syn: {genus Galeorhinus}]

Galeorhinus zyopterus
n : Pacific shark valued for its fins (used by Chinese in soup) and liver (rich in vitamin A) [syn: {soupfin shark}, {soupfin}, {soup-fin}]

Galeras
n : an active volcano in southeastern Colombia in the Andes [syn: {Pasto}]

galere
n : a coterie of undesirable people [syn: {rogue's gallery}]

Galicia
n : a region (and former kingdom) in northwestern Spain on the Atlantic and the Bay of Biscay

Galician
n : the dialect of Portuguese (sometimes regarded as a dialect of Spanish) spoken in Galicia northwestern Spain

Galictis vittatus
n : carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a grayish-white back and dark underparts [syn: {grison}, {Grison vittatus}]

Galiella rufa
n : the cup-shaped fruiting body of this discomycete has a jellylike interior and a short stalk

Galilaean
adj : of or relating to Galilee or its inhabitants [syn: {Galilean}]
n : an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ) [syn: {Galilean}]

Galilean
adj 1: of or relating to Galileo or his works
2: of or relating to Galilee or its inhabitants [syn: {Galilaean}]
n 1: an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ) [syn: {Galilaean}]
2: one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo [syn: {Galilean satellite}]

Galilean satellite
n : one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo [syn: {Galilean}]

Galilean telescope
n : a type of refracting telescope that is no longer used in astronomy

Galilee
n : an area of northern Israel; formerly the northern part of Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel; the scene of Jesus's ministry

Galileo
n : Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars; demonstrated that different weights descend at the same rate; perfected the refracting telescope that enabled him to make many discoveries (1564-1642) [syn: {Galileo Galilei}]

Galileo Galilei
n : Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars; demonstrated that different weights descend at the same rate; perfected the refracting telescope that enabled him to make many discoveries (1564-1642) [syn: {Galileo}]

Galina Sergeevna Ulanova
n : Russian ballet dancer (1910-1998) [syn: {Ulanova}, {Galina Ulanova}]

Galina Ulanova
n : Russian ballet dancer (1910-1998) [syn: {Ulanova}, {Galina Sergeevna Ulanova}]

galingale
n : European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots [syn: {galangal}, {Cyperus longus}]

Galium
n : annual or perennial herbs: bedstraw; cleavers [syn: {genus Galium}]

Galium aparine
n : annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia [syn: {cleavers}, {clivers}, {goose grass}, {catchweed}, {spring cleavers}]

Galium boreale
n : North American stoloniferous perennial having white flowers; sometimes used as an ornamental [syn: {Northern bedstraw}, {Northern snow bedstraw}]

Galium lanceolatum
n : bedstraw with sweetish roots [syn: {wild licorice}]

Galium mollugo
n : Eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {wild madder}, {white madder}, {white bedstraw}, {infant's-breath}, {false baby's breath}]

Galium odoratum
n : Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some classifications placed in genus Asperula [syn: {sweet woodruff}, {waldmeister}, {woodruff}, {fragrant bedstraw}, {Asperula odorata}]

Galium verum
n : common yellow-flowered perennial bedstraw; North America and Europe and Asia [syn: {yellow bedstraw}, {yellow cleavers}, {Our Lady's bedstraw}]

gall
n 1: an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle [syn: {saddle sore}]
2: a skin sore caused by chafing
3: abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury
4: a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will [syn: {resentment}, {bitterness}, {rancor}, {rancour}]
5: a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats [syn: {bile}]
6: the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties [syn: {crust}, {impertinence}, {impudence}, {insolence}, {cheekiness}, {freshness}]
v 1: become or make sore by or as if by rubbing [syn: {chafe}, {fret}]
2: irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit" [syn: {irk}]

gall gnat
n : fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants [syn: {gall midge}, {gallfly}]

gall midge
n : fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants [syn: {gallfly}, {gall gnat}]

gall of the earth
n : common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern and eastern United States having drooping clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion's foot in shape; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes [syn: {lion's foot}, {Nabalus serpentarius}, {Prenanthes serpentaria}]

gall wasp
n : small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants [syn: {gallfly}, {cynipid wasp}, {cynipid gall wasp}]

gallamine
n : neuromuscular blocking agent (trade name Flaxedil) used as a muscle relaxant in the administration of anesthesia [syn: {Flaxedil}]

gallant
adj 1: unflinching in battle or action; "a gallant warrior"; "put up a gallant resistance to the attackers"
2: lively and spirited; "a dashing hero" [syn: {dashing}]
3: having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks" [syn: {lofty}, {majestic}, {proud}]
4: having the qualities of gallantry attributed to an ideal knight [syn: {chivalrous}, {knightly}]
n 1: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance [syn: {dandy}, {dude}, {fop}, {sheik}, {beau}, {swell}, {fashion plate}, {clotheshorse}]
2: a man who attends or escorts a woman [syn: {squire}]

Gallant Fox
n : thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1930

gallantly
adv : in a gallant manner; "he gallantly offered to take her home" [syn: {chivalrously}] [ant: {unchivalrously}]

gallantry
n 1: the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor" [syn: {heroism}, {valor}, {valour}, {valorousness}, {valiance}, {valiancy}]
2: courtesy towards women [syn: {chivalry}, {politesse}]
3: polite attentiveness to women

Gallaudet
n : United States educator who established the first free school in the United States for the hearing impaired (1787-1851) [syn: {Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet}]

gall-berry
n : evergreen holly of eastern North America with oblong leathery leaves and small black berries [syn: {inkberry}, {gallberry}, {evergreen winterberry}, {Ilex glabra}]

gallberry
n : evergreen holly of eastern North America with oblong leathery leaves and small black berries [syn: {inkberry}, {gall-berry}, {evergreen winterberry}, {Ilex glabra}]

gallbladder
n : a muscular sac attached to the liver that secretes bile and stores it until needed for digestion

galled
adj : painful from having the skin abraded [syn: {chafed}]

galleon
n : a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries

Galleria
n : a genus of Pyralidae [syn: {genus Galleria}]

Galleria mellonella
n : moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs [syn: {bee moth}, {wax moth}]

gallery
n 1: spectators at a golf or tennis match
2: a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed) [syn: {veranda}, {verandah}]
3: a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited [syn: {art gallery}, {picture gallery}]
4: a long usually narrow room used for some specific purpose; "shooting gallery"
5: a covered corridor (especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported with arches or columns)
6: narrow recessed balcony area along an upper floor on the interior of a building; usually marked by a colonnade
7: a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein" [syn: {drift}, {heading}]

galley
n 1: a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
2: (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars
3: the kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner
4: the area for food preparation on a ship [syn: {ship's galley}, {caboose}, {cookhouse}]

galley proof
n : a proof taken before the type is broken up to print pages

galley slave
n 1: a slave condemned to row in a galley
2: a laborer who is obliged to do menial work [syn: {drudge}, {peon}, {navvy}]

gallfly
n 1: small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants [syn: {gall wasp}, {cynipid wasp}, {cynipid gall wasp}]
2: fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants [syn: {gall midge}, {gall gnat}]
3: any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants causing galls in which the larvae feed

Gallia
n : an ancient region of western Europe that included what is now northern Italy and France and Belgium and part of Germany and the Netherlands [syn: {Gaul}]

Galliano
n : golden Italian liqueur flavored with herbs

Gallic
adj 1: of or pertaining to Gaul or the Gauls; "Ancient Gallic dialects"; "Gallic migrations"; "the Gallic Wars"
2: of or pertaining to France or the people of France; "French cooking"; "a gallic shrug" [syn: {French}]

gallic acid
n : a colorless crystalline acid obtained from tannin

Gallicism
n : a word or phrase borrowed from French

Galliformes
n : pheasants; turkeys; grouse; partridges; quails; chickens; brush turkeys; curassows; hoatzins [syn: {order Galliformes}]

gallina
n : small Asiatic wild bird; believed to be ancestral to domestic fowl [syn: {jungle fowl}]

gallinacean
n : heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds [syn: {gallinaceous bird}]

gallinaceous
adj 1: of or relating to a gallinacean
2: relating to or resembling fowl

gallinaceous bird
n : heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds [syn: {gallinacean}]

Gallinago
n : snipes [syn: {genus Gallinago}, {Capella}, {genus Capella}]

Gallinago gallinago
n : common snipe of Eurasia and Africa [syn: {whole snipe}, {common snipe}]

Gallinago gallinago delicata
n : American snipe [syn: {Wilson's snipe}]

Gallinago media
n : Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe [syn: {great snipe}, {woodcock snipe}]

galling
adj : causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong" [syn: {annoying}, {bothersome}, {irritating}, {nettlesome}, {pesky}, {pestering}, {pestiferous}, {plaguy}, {plaguey}, {teasing}, {vexatious}, {vexing}]

Gallinula
n : gallinules [syn: {genus Gallinula}]

Gallinula chloropus
n : black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes [syn: {moorhen}]

Gallinula chloropus cachinnans
n : North American dark bluish-gray gallinule [syn: {Florida gallinule}]

gallinule
n : any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens [syn: {marsh hen}, {water hen}, {swamphen}]

Gallirallus
n : rails of New Zealand [syn: {genus Gallirallus}]

gallium
n : a rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element; brittle at low temperatures but liquid above room temperature; occurs in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores [syn: {Ga}, {atomic number 31}]

gallivant
v : wander aimlessly in search of pleasure [syn: {gad}, {jazz around}]

gallon
n 1: United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters [syn: {gal}]
2: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters [syn: {Imperial gallon}, {congius}]

gallop
n : a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously
v 1: ride at a galloping pace; "He was galloping down the road"
2: go at galloping speed; "The horse was galloping along"
3: cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?" [syn: {extend}]

gallop rhythm
n : cardiac rhythm characterized by the presence of an extra sound; can indicate a heart abnormality [syn: {cantering rhythm}]

galloping
adj : that are running rapidly; "surrounded by galloping horses"

gallous
n : instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which condemned persons are executed by hanging [syn: {gallows}, {gallows tree}, {gallows-tree}, {gibbet}]

Galloway
n 1: a district in southwestern Scotland
2: breed of hardy black chiefly beef cattle native to Scotland

gallows
n : instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which condemned persons are executed by hanging [syn: {gallows tree}, {gallows-tree}, {gibbet}, {gallous}]

gallows bird
n : a person who deserves to be hanged

gallows tree
n : instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which condemned persons are executed by hanging [syn: {gallows}, {gallows-tree}, {gibbet}, {gallous}]

gallows-tree
n : instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which condemned persons are executed by hanging [syn: {gallows}, {gallows tree}, {gibbet}, {gallous}]

gallstone
n : a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts [syn: {bilestone}]

Gallup
n : a town in northwestern New Mexico near the Arizona border

gallus
n 1: elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) [syn: {brace}, {suspender}]
2: common domestic birds and related forms [syn: {genus Gallus}]

Gallus gallus
n 1: a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl [syn: {chicken}]
2: a jungle fowl of southeastern Asia that is considered ancestral to the domestic fowl [syn: {red jungle fowl}]

Galois
n : French mathematician who described the conditions for solving polynomial equations; was killed in a duel at the age of 21 (1811-1832) [syn: {Evariste Galois}]

Galois theory
n : group theory applied to the solution of algebraic equations

galoot
n : a disreputable or clumsy man

galore
adj 1: in great numbers; "daffodils galore" [syn: {galore(ip)}]
2: existing in abundance; "abounding confidence"; "whiskey galore" [syn: {abounding}, {galore(ip)}]

galosh
n : a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow [syn: {arctic}, {golosh}, {rubber}, {gumshoe}]

Galsworthy
n : English novelist (1867-1933) [syn: {John Galsworthy}]

Galton
n : English scientist (cousin of Charles Darwin) who explored many fields: heredity, meteorology, statistics, psychology, anthropology; founder of eugenics and first to use fingerprints for identification (1822-1911) [syn: {Francis Galton}, {Sir Francis Galton}]

Galtonia candicans
n : southern African herb with white bell-shaped flowers [syn: {summer hyacinth}, {cape hyacinth}, {Hyacinthus candicans}]

galumph
v : move around heavily and clumsily; "the giant tortoises galumphed around in their pen"

Galvani
n : Italian physiologist noted for his discovery that frogs' muscles contracted in an electric field (which led to the galvanic cell) (1737-1798) [syn: {Luigi Galvani}]

galvanic
adj 1: pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action; "a galvanic cell"; "a voltaic (or galvanic) couple" [syn: {voltaic}]
2: affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling; "gave an electric reading of the play"; "the new leader had a galvanic effect on morale" [syn: {electric}, {galvanizing}, {galvanising}]

galvanic battery
n : battery consisting of a number of voltaic cells arranged in series or parallel [syn: {voltaic battery}]

galvanic cell
n : an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recharged [syn: {voltaic cell}, {primary cell}] [ant: {electrolytic cell}]

galvanic pile
n : battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta [syn: {voltaic pile}, {pile}]

galvanic skin response
n : a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body [syn: {GSR}, {psychogalvanic response}, {electrodermal response}, {electrical skin response}, {Fere phenomenon}, {Tarchanoff phenomenon}]

galvanisation
n 1: stimulation with a galvanic current [syn: {galvanization}]
2: stimulation that arouses a person to lively action; "the unexpected news produced a kind of galvanization of the whole team" [syn: {galvanization}]
3: either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting [syn: {galvanization}]

galvanise
v 1: to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action" [syn: {startle}, {galvanize}]
2: cover with zinc; "galvanize steel" [syn: {galvanize}]
3: stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock [syn: {galvanize}]

galvaniser
n 1: a skilled worker who coats iron or steel with zinc [syn: {galvanizer}]
2: a leader who stimulates and excites people to action [syn: {galvanizer}, {inspirer}]

galvanising
adj : affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling; "gave an electric reading of the play"; "the new leader had a galvanic effect on morale" [syn: {electric}, {galvanic}, {galvanizing}]

galvanism
n 1: electricity produced by chemical action
2: the therapeutic application of electricity to the body [syn: {electric healing}, {electrical healing}]

galvanization
n 1: stimulation with a galvanic current [syn: {galvanisation}]
2: stimulation that arouses a person to lively action; "the unexpected news produced a kind of galvanization of the whole team" [syn: {galvanisation}]
3: either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting [syn: {galvanisation}]

galvanize
v 1: to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action" [syn: {startle}, {galvanise}]
2: cover with zinc; "galvanize steel" [syn: {galvanise}]
3: stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock [syn: {galvanise}]

galvanized iron
n : iron that is coated with zinc to protect it from rust

galvanizer
n 1: a skilled worker who coats iron or steel with zinc [syn: {galvaniser}]
2: a leader who stimulates and excites people to action [syn: {galvaniser}, {inspirer}]

galvanizing
adj : affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling; "gave an electric reading of the play"; "the new leader had a galvanic effect on morale" [syn: {electric}, {galvanic}, {galvanising}]

galvanometer
n : meter for detecting or comparing or measuring small electric currents

Galveston
n : a town in southeast Texas on Galveston Island

Galveston Bay
n : an arm of the Gulf of Mexico in Texas south of Houston

Galveston Island
n : an island at the entrance of Galveston Bay

Galway
n : a port city in western Ireland on Galway Bay

Galway Bay
n : a bay of the North Atlantic on the west coast of Ireland

Galwegian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the Scottish district of Galloway or its people

Gamal Abdel Nasser
n : Egyptian statesman who nationalized the Suez Canal (1918-1870) [syn: {Nasser}]

gambadoes
See {gambado}

Gambelia
n : leopard lizards [syn: {genus Gambelia}]

Gambia
n : a narrow republic surrounded by Senegal in West Africa [syn: {The Gambia}, {Republic of The Gambia}]

Gambian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Gambia or its inhabitants; "Gambian gameparks"
n : a native or inhabitant of Gambia

Gambian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Gambia

Gambier Islands
n : a group of islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia

gambit
n 1: an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker [syn: {ploy}]
2: a maneuver in a game or conversation [syn: {ploy}, {stratagem}]
3: a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position

gamble
n 1: money that is risked for possible monetary gain
2: a risky act or venture
v 1: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling" [syn: {chance}, {risk}, {hazard}, {take chances}, {adventure}, {run a risk}, {take a chance}]
2: play games for money

gambler
n 1: a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events
2: someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement [syn: {risk taker}]

gambling
adj : preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance; "led a dissipated life"; "a betting man"; "a card-playing son of a bitch"; "a gambling fool"; "sporting gents and their ladies" [syn: {dissipated}, {betting}, {card-playing}, {sporting}]
n : the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table" [syn: {gaming}, {play}]

gambling casino
n : a public building for gambling and entertainment [syn: {casino}]

gambling contract
n : a contract whose performance by one party is contingent on the outcome of a bet; unenforceable by statute in most jurisdictions

gambling den
n : a public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business) [syn: {gambling house}, {gambling hell}, {gaming house}]

gambling game
n : a game that involves gambling [syn: {game of chance}]

gambling hell
n : a public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business) [syn: {gambling house}, {gambling den}, {gaming house}]

gambling house
n : a public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business) [syn: {gambling den}, {gambling hell}, {gaming house}]

gambling system
n : a system of rules for placing bets that is believed to lead to winning; "he has a perfect gambling system at roulette"

gamboge
n 1: a gum resin used as a yellow pigment and a purgative
2: a strong yellow color [syn: {lemon}, {lemon yellow}, {maize}]

gamboge tree
n : low spreading tree of Indonesia yielding an orange to brown gum resin (gamboge) used as a pigment when powdered [syn: {Garcinia hanburyi}, {Garcinia cambogia}, {Garcinia gummi-gutta}]

gambol
n : gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly" [syn: {play}, {frolic}, {romp}, {caper}]
v : play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" [syn: {frolic}, {lark}, {rollick}, {skylark}, {disport}, {sport}, {cavort}, {frisk}, {romp}, {run around}, {lark about}] [also: {gambolling}, {gambolled}]

gambolled
See {gambol}

gambolled
gambol
n : gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly" [syn: {play}, {frolic}, {romp}, {caper}]
v : play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" [syn: {frolic}, {lark}, {rollick}, {skylark}, {disport}, {sport}, {cavort}, {frisk}, {romp}, {run around}, {lark about}] [also: {gambolling}, {gambolled}]

gambolling
See {gambol}

gambolling
gambol
n : gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly" [syn: {play}, {frolic}, {romp}, {caper}]
v : play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" [syn: {frolic}, {lark}, {rollick}, {skylark}, {disport}, {sport}, {cavort}, {frisk}, {romp}, {run around}, {lark about}] [also: {gambolling}, {gambolled}]

gambrel
n : a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper [syn: {gambrel roof}]

gambrel roof
n : a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper [syn: {gambrel}]

Gambusia
n : mosquitofish [syn: {genus Gambusia}]

Gambusia affinis
n : silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control [syn: {mosquitofish}]

game
adj 1: disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg" [syn: {crippled}, {halt}, {halting}, {lame}]
2: willing to face danger [syn: {gamy}, {gamey}, {gritty}, {mettlesome}, {spirited}, {spunky}]
n 1: a single play of a game; "the game lasted 2 hours"
2: a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game"
3: an amusement or pastime; "they played word games"; "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time"; "his life was all fun and games"
4: animal hunted for food or sport
5: the game equipment needed to play a game; "the child received several games for his birthday"
6: your occupation or line of work; "he's in the plumbing game"; "she's in show biz" [syn: {biz}]
7: (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win; "the game is 6 all"; "he is serving for the game"
8: the flesh of wild animals that is used for food
9: a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start" [syn: {plot}, {secret plan}] 10: frivolous or trifling behavior; "for actors, memorizing lines is no game"; "for him, life is all fun and games"
v : place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse" [syn: {bet on}, {back}, {gage}, {stake}, {punt}]

game bird
n : any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport

game equipment
n : equipment or apparatus used in playing a game

game fish
n : any fish providing sport for the angler [syn: {sport fish}]

game fowl
n : any of several breeds reared for cock-fighting

game law
n : a regulation intended to manage or preserve game animals

game license
n : a license authorizing the bearer to kill a certain type of animal during a specified period of time [syn: {hunting license}, {hunting licence}, {hunting permit}]

game misconduct
n : (ice hockey) a penalty that suspends a player for the remainder of a game (but allows the team to send in a substitute for the suspended player)

game of chance
n : a game that involves gambling [syn: {gambling game}]

game plan
n 1: (figurative) a carefully thought out strategy for achieving an objective in war or politics or business or personal affairs; "newscasters speculated about the President's game plan for an invasion"
2: (sports) a plan for achieving an objective in some sport

game room
n : a recreation room for noisy activities (parties or children's play etc) [syn: {rumpus room}, {playroom}]

game show
n : a television or radio program in which contestants compete for awards [syn: {giveaway}]

game theory
n : (economics) a theory of competition stated in terms of gains and losses among opposing players [syn: {theory of games}]

game warden
n : a person employed to take care of game and wildlife [syn: {gamekeeper}]

gamebag
n : a canvas or leather bag for carrying game (especially birds) killed by a hunter

gameboard
n : a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games; "he got out the board and set up the pieces" [syn: {board}]

gamecock
n 1: a cock bred and trained for fighting [syn: {fighting cock}]
2: someone who is a very fierce fighter [syn: {hell-kite}, {hell-rooster}]

gamekeeper
n : a person employed to take care of game and wildlife [syn: {game warden}]

gamelan
n : a traditional Indonesian ensemble typically including many tuned percussion instruments including bamboo xylophones and wooden or bronze chimes and gongs

gamely
adv : in a plucky manner; "he was seen by a shepherd, gamely negotiating a particularly tricky section of the mountain road to San Doloroso"

gameness
n : disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet [syn: {lameness}, {limping}, {gimp}, {gimpiness}, {claudication}]

gamesmanship
n : the use of dubious (although not technically illegal) methods to win a game

games-master
n : the teacher in charge of games at a school [syn: {games-mistress}]

games-mistress
n : the teacher in charge of games at a school [syn: {games-master}]

gametangia
gametangium
n : cell or organ in which gametes develop [also: {gametangia} (pl)]

gametangia
See {gametangium}

gametangium
n : cell or organ in which gametes develop [also: {gametangia} (pl)]

gamete
n : a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes

gametocyte
n : an immature animal or plant cell that develops into a gamete by meiosis

gametoecia
gametoecium
n : gametangia and surrounding bracts [also: {gametoecia} (pl)]

gametoecia
See {gametoecium}

gametoecium
n : gametangia and surrounding bracts [also: {gametoecia} (pl)]

gametogenesis
n : the development and maturation of sex cells through meiosis

gametophore
n : a modified branch bearing gametangia as in the thalloid liverworts

gametophyte
n : the gamete-producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations

gamey
adj 1: suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip" [syn: {blue}, {gamy}, {juicy}, {naughty}, {racy}, {risque}, {spicy}]
2: used of the smell of game beginning to taint [syn: {gamy}, {high}]
3: willing to face danger [syn: {game}, {gamy}, {gritty}, {mettlesome}, {spirited}, {spunky}]

gamier
See {gamy}

gamier
gamy
adj 1: suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip" [syn: {blue}, {gamey}, {juicy}, {naughty}, {racy}, {risque}, {spicy}]
2: used of the smell of game beginning to taint [syn: {gamey}, {high}]
3: willing to face danger [syn: {game}, {gamey}, {gritty}, {mettlesome}, {spirited}, {spunky}] [also: {gamiest}, {gamier}]

gamiest
See {gamy}

gamiest
gamy
adj 1: suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip" [syn: {blue}, {gamey}, {juicy}, {naughty}, {racy}, {risque}, {spicy}]
2: used of the smell of game beginning to taint [syn: {gamey}, {high}]
3: willing to face danger [syn: {game}, {gamey}, {gritty}, {mettlesome}, {spirited}, {spunky}] [also: {gamiest}, {gamier}]

gamin
n : a homeless child who has been abandoned and roams the streets [syn: {street arab}, {throwaway}]

gaminess
n : behavior or language bordering on indelicacy [syn: {raciness}, {ribaldry}, {spiciness}]

gaming
n : the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table" [syn: {gambling}, {play}]

gaming card
n : one of a set of cards used in gambling games

gaming house
n : a public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business) [syn: {gambling house}, {gambling den}, {gambling hell}]

gaming table
n : a table used for gambling; may be equipped with a gameboard and slots for chips

gamma
n 1: the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet
2: a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted
3: Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524) [syn: {da Gamma}, {Vasco da Gamma}]

gamma acid
n : a crystalline acid used to make azo dyes

gamma aminobutyric acid
n : an amino acid that is found in the central nervous system; acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter [syn: {GABA}]

gamma globulin
n : a plasma protein containing the immunoglobulins that are responsible for immune responses [syn: {human gamma globulin}]

gamma hydroxybutyrate
n : a club drug available in liquid or powder form is taken orally (frequently combined with alchol); used to incapacitate individuals for the commission of sexual assault and rape [syn: {GHB}]

gamma iron
n : a nonmagnetic allotrope of iron that is the basis of austenite; stable between 906 and 1403 degrees centigrade

gamma radiation
n : electromagnetic radiation emitted during radioactive decay and having an extremely short wavelength [syn: {gamma ray}]

gamma ray
n : electromagnetic radiation emitted during radioactive decay and having an extremely short wavelength [syn: {gamma radiation}]

gammadia
See {gammadion}

gamma-interferon
n : a form of interferon that is produced by T cells and macrophages; involved in the activation of phagocytes

gammed
See {gam}

gammier
See {gammy}

gammier
gammy
adj : (British informal) sore or lame; "a gammy foot" [also: {gammiest}, {gammier}]

gammiest
See {gammy}

gammiest
gammy
adj : (British informal) sore or lame; "a gammy foot" [also: {gammiest}, {gammier}]

gamming
See {gam}

gammon
n 1: meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked) [syn: {ham}, {jambon}]
2: hind portion of a side of bacon

gammopathy
n : a disturbance in the synthesis of immunoglobulins; proteins having antibody activity increase greatly in the blood

gammy
adj : (British informal) sore or lame; "a gammy foot" [also: {gammiest}, {gammier}]

gamopetalous
adj : having a corolla composed of partially or wholly fused petals forming a corolla shaped like a tube or funnel [syn: {sympetalous}]

Gamow
n : United States physicist (born in Russia) who was a proponent of the big-bang theory and who did research in radioactivity and suggested the triplet code for DNA (1904-1968) [syn: {George Gamow}]

gamp
n : colloquial terms for an umbrella [syn: {brolly}]

gamut
n 1: a complete extent or range: "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions"
2: the entire scale of musical notes

gamy
adj 1: suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip" [syn: {blue}, {gamey}, {juicy}, {naughty}, {racy}, {risque}, {spicy}]
2: used of the smell of game beginning to taint [syn: {gamey}, {high}]
3: willing to face danger [syn: {game}, {gamey}, {gritty}, {mettlesome}, {spirited}, {spunky}] [also: {gamiest}, {gamier}]

gan
See {gin} [also: {ganning}, {ganned}]

gan
gin
n 1: strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
2: a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a noose [syn: {snare}, {noose}]
3: a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers [syn: {cotton gin}]
4: a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points [syn: {gin rummy}, {knock rummy}]
v 1: separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin
2: trap with a snare; "gin game" [also: {ginning}, {ginned}, {gan}]

Gan Jiang
n : a river in southeastern China that flows generally north into the Chang Jiang north of Nanchang [syn: {Kan River}]

Ganapati
n : Hindu god of wisdom or prophecy; remover of obstacles [syn: {Ganesh}, {Ganesa}, {Ganesha}]

Gand
n : port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry [syn: {Gent}, {Ghent}]

gand flower
n : small European perennial with numerous branches having racemes of blue, pink or white flowers; formerly reputed to promote human lactation [syn: {common milkwort}, {Polygala vulgaris}]

gander
n : mature male goose

Gandhi
n 1: daughter of Nehru who served as prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 (1917-1984) [syn: {Indira Gandhi}, {Indira Nehru Gandhi}, {Mrs. Gandhi}]
2: political and spiritual leader during India's struggle with Great Britain for home rule; an advocate of passive resistance (1869-1948) [syn: {Mahatma Gandhi}, {Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi}]

Gandhian
adj : of or relating to Mahatma Gandhi or his teachings

gandy dancer
n : a laborer in a railroad maintenance gang

ganef
n : (Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse) [syn: {gonif}, {goniff}, {ganof}]

Ganesa
n : Hindu god of wisdom or prophecy; remover of obstacles [syn: {Ganesh}, {Ganesha}, {Ganapati}]

Ganesh
n : Hindu god of wisdom or prophecy; remover of obstacles [syn: {Ganesa}, {Ganesha}, {Ganapati}]

Ganesha
n : Hindu god of wisdom or prophecy; remover of obstacles [syn: {Ganesh}, {Ganesa}, {Ganapati}]

gang
n 1: an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves" [syn: {pack}, {ring}, {mob}]
2: an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd" [syn: {crowd}, {crew}, {bunch}]
3: an organized group of workmen [syn: {crew}, {work party}]
4: tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together
v : act as an organized group [syn: {gang up}]

gang fight
n : a fight between rival gangs of adolescents [syn: {rumble}]

gang up
v : act as an organized group [syn: {gang}]

gangboard
n : a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside [syn: {gangplank}, {gangway}]

gangdom
n : underworld organizations [syn: {organized crime}, {gangland}]

ganger
n : the foreman of a work gang

Ganges
n : an Asian river; rises in the Himalayas and flows east into the Bay of Bengal; a sacred river of the Hindus [syn: {Ganges River}]

Ganges River
n : an Asian river; rises in the Himalayas and flows east into the Bay of Bengal; a sacred river of the Hindus [syn: {Ganges}]

gangland
n : underworld organizations [syn: {organized crime}, {gangdom}]

ganglia
ganglion
n : an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons [also: {ganglia} (pl)]

ganglia
See {ganglion}

gangling
adj 1: tall and thin and having long slender limbs; "a gangling teenager"; "a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man" [syn: {gangly}, {lanky}, {rangy}]
2: ungracefully tall and thin [syn: {gangly}, {lanky}]

ganglion
n : an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons [also: {ganglia} (pl)]

gangly
adj 1: tall and thin and having long slender limbs; "a gangling teenager"; "a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man" [syn: {gangling}, {lanky}, {rangy}]
2: ungracefully tall and thin [syn: {gangling}, {lanky}]

gangplank
n : a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside [syn: {gangboard}, {gangway}]

gang-rape
v : rape (someone) successively with several attackers; "The prisoner was gang-raped"

gangrene
n 1: necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass [syn: {sphacelus}, {slough}]
2: the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply) [syn: {necrosis}, {mortification}, {sphacelus}]
v : undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed" [syn: {necrose}, {mortify}, {sphacelate}]

gangrenous
adj : suffering from tissue death [syn: {mortified}]

gangrenous emphysema
n : (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by Clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon [syn: {gas gangrene}, {clostridial myonecrosis}, {emphysematous gangrene}, {emphysematous phlegmon}, {gas phlegmon}, {progressive emphysematous necrosis}]

gangsaw
n : a power saw that has several parallel blades making simultaneous cuts

gangster
n : a criminal who is a member of gang [syn: {mobster}]

gangster's moll
n : the girl friend of a gangster [syn: {moll}, {gun moll}]

gangway
n 1: a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)
2: a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside [syn: {gangplank}, {gangboard}]
3: passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores [syn: {aisle}]

ganja
n 1: a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared [syn: {marijuana}, {marihuana}, {Cannabis sativa}]
2: the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect [syn: {cannabis}, {marijuana}, {marihuana}]

ganned
gan See {gin} [also: {ganning}, {ganned}]

ganned
See {gan}

gannet
n : large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish

ganning
gan See {gin} [also: {ganning}, {ganned}]

ganning
See {gan}

ganof
n : (Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse) [syn: {gonif}, {goniff}, {ganef}]

ganoid
n : primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering [syn: {ganoid fish}]

ganoid fish
n : primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering [syn: {ganoid}]

Ganoidei
n : a group of mostly extinct primitive bony fishes characterized by armor-like bony scales [syn: {order Ganoidei}]

ganoin
n : shiny substance that resemble enamel and is secreted by the corium of certain fishes (especially ganoid fishes) and composes the outer layer of their scales [syn: {ganoine}]

ganoine
n : shiny substance that resemble enamel and is secreted by the corium of certain fishes (especially ganoid fishes) and composes the outer layer of their scales [syn: {ganoin}]

Gansu
n : a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia [syn: {Kansu}, {Gansu province}]

Gansu province
n : a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia [syn: {Gansu}, {Kansu}]

Gantanol
n : a sulfonamide (trade name Gantanol) used to treat infections (especially infections of the urinary tract) [syn: {sulfamethoxazole}]

gantlet
n 1: to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet" [syn: {gauntlet}]
2: a glove of armored leather; protects the hand [syn: {gauntlet}, {metal glove}]
3: a glove with long sleeve [syn: {gauntlet}]
4: the convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow place; the inner rails cross and run parallel and then diverge so a train remains on its own tracks at all times
5: a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim [syn: {gauntlet}]

Gantrisin
n : a sulfonamide (trade name Gantrisin) used to treat infections of the urinary tract [syn: {sulfisoxazole}]

gantry
n : a framework of steel bars raised on side supports to bridge over or around something; can display railway signals above several tracks or can support a traveling crane etc. [syn: {gauntry}]

Ganymede
n : the largest of Jupiter's satellites

GAO
n : an independent nonpartisan federal agency that acts as the investigative arm of Congress making the executive branch accountable to Congress and the government accountable to citizens of the United States [syn: {Government Accounting Office}, {United States Government Accounting Office}]

gaol
n : a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) [syn: {jail}, {jailhouse}, {clink}, {slammer}]
v : lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" [syn: {imprison}, {incarcerate}, {lag}, {immure}, {put behind bars}, {jail}, {jug}, {put away}, {remand}]

gaolbird
n : a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison [syn: {convict}, {con}, {inmate}, {jailbird}]

gaolbreak
n : an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned" [syn: {break}, {breakout}, {jailbreak}, {prisonbreak}, {prison-breaking}]

gaoler
n : someone who guards prisoners [syn: {prison guard}, {jailer}, {jailor}, {screw}, {turnkey}]

gap
n 1: a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs" [syn: {spread}]
2: an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall" [syn: {opening}]
3: a narrow opening; "he opened the window a crack" [syn: {crack}]
4: a pass between mountain peaks [syn: {col}]
5: an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks" [syn: {break}, {interruption}, {disruption}]
v : make an opening or gap in [syn: {breach}] [also: {gapping}, {gapped}]

gape
n 1: an expression of open-mouthed astonishment
2: a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open)
v 1: look with amazement; look stupidly [syn: {goggle}, {gawp}, {gawk}]
2: be wide open; "the deep gaping canyon" [syn: {yawn}, {yaw}]

gaping
adj : with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe; "the gaping audience"; "we stood there agape with wonder"; "with mouth agape" [syn: {agape(p)}]

gapped
See {gap}

gapped
gap
n 1: a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs" [syn: {spread}]
2: an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall" [syn: {opening}]
3: a narrow opening; "he opened the window a crack" [syn: {crack}]
4: a pass between mountain peaks [syn: {col}]
5: an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks" [syn: {break}, {interruption}, {disruption}]
v : make an opening or gap in [syn: {breach}] [also: {gapping}, {gapped}]

gapped scale
n : a musical scale with fewer than seven notes

gapping
See {gap}

gapping
gap
n 1: a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs" [syn: {spread}]
2: an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall" [syn: {opening}]
3: a narrow opening; "he opened the window a crack" [syn: {crack}]
4: a pass between mountain peaks [syn: {col}]
5: an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks" [syn: {break}, {interruption}, {disruption}]
v : make an opening or gap in [syn: {breach}] [also: {gapping}, {gapped}]

gap-toothed
adj : having widely spaced teeth; "his gap-toothed grin"

gar
n 1: primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth [syn: {garfish}, {garpike}, {billfish}, {Lepisosteus osseus}]
2: elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters [syn: {needlefish}, {billfish}]

garage
n 1: an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
2: a repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repaired [syn: {service department}]
v : keep or store in a garage; "we don't garage our car"

garage sale
n : an outdoor sale of used personal or household items held on the seller's premises [syn: {yard sale}]

garageman's lien
n : the extension of a mechanic's lien to include payment for work on automobiles

garambulla
n 1: arborescent cactus of western Mexico bearing a small oblong edible berrylike fruit [syn: {garambulla cactus}, {Myrtillocactus geometrizans}]
2: small berrylike fruit

garambulla cactus
n : arborescent cactus of western Mexico bearing a small oblong edible berrylike fruit [syn: {garambulla}, {Myrtillocactus geometrizans}]

Garamycin
n : an antibiotic (trade name Garamycin) that is derived from an actinomycete; used in treating infections of the urinary tract [syn: {gentamicin}]

Garand
n : a semiautomatic rifle [syn: {Garand rifle}, {M-1}, {M-1 rifle}]

Garand rifle
n : a semiautomatic rifle [syn: {Garand}, {M-1}, {M-1 rifle}]

garb
n : clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress" [syn: {attire}, {dress}]
v : provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" [syn: {dress}, {clothe}, {enclothe}, {raiment}, {tog}, {garment}, {habilitate}, {fit out}, {apparel}] [ant: {undress}]

garbage
n 1: food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) [syn: {refuse}, {food waste}, {scraps}]
2: a worthless message [syn: {drivel}]
3: a receptacle where garbage is discarded; "she tossed the moldy bread into the garbage"

garbage can
n : a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected [syn: {ashcan}, {trash can}, {wastebin}, {ash bin}, {ash-bin}, {ashbin}, {dustbin}, {trash barrel}, {trash bin}]

garbage carter
n : a hauler of garbage; "there is a web site where licensed carters and would-be customers can make connections" [syn: {carter}, {garbage hauler}]

garbage collection
n : the collection and removal of garbage [syn: {garbage pickup}, {trash collection}, {trash pickup}]

garbage collector
n : someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse [syn: {garbage man}, {refuse collector}, {dustman}]

garbage disposal
n : a kitchen appliance for disposing of garbage [syn: {disposal}, {electric pig}]

garbage down
v : eat a large amount of food quickly; "The children gobbled down most of the birthday cake" [syn: {gobble up}, {shovel in}, {bolt down}]

garbage dump
n : a piece of land where waste materials are dumped [syn: {dump}, {trash dump}, {rubbish dump}, {wasteyard}, {waste-yard}, {dumpsite}]

garbage hauler
n : a hauler of garbage; "there is a web site where licensed carters and would-be customers can make connections" [syn: {carter}, {garbage carter}]

garbage heap
n : an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter [syn: {junk heap}, {rubbish heap}, {scrapheap}, {trash heap}, {junk pile}, {trash pile}, {refuse heap}]

garbage man
n : someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse [syn: {garbage collector}, {refuse collector}, {dustman}]

garbage pickup
n : the collection and removal of garbage [syn: {garbage collection}, {trash collection}, {trash pickup}]

garbage truck
n : a truck for collecting domestic refuse; "in England a garbage truck is called a dustcart" [syn: {dustcart}]

garbanzo
n 1: the seed of the chickpea plant [syn: {chickpea}]
2: large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried [syn: {chickpea}]

garbed
adj : dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination; "the elegantly attired gentleman"; "neatly dressed workers"; "monks garbed in hooded robes"; "went about oddly garmented"; "professors robed in crimson"; "tuxedo-attired gentlemen"; "crimson-robed Harvard professors" [syn: {appareled}, {attired}, {dressed}, {garmented}, {habilimented}, {robed}]

garble
v : make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story [syn: {falsify}, {distort}, {warp}]

garbled
adj : lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts" [syn: {confused}, {disconnected}, {disjointed}, {disordered}, {illogical}, {scattered}, {unconnected}]

Garbo
n : United States film actress (born in Sweden) known for her reclusiveness (1905-1990) [syn: {Greta Garbo}, {Greta Louisa Gustafsson}]

garboard
n : the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship [syn: {garboard plank}, {garboard strake}]

garboard plank
n : the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship [syn: {garboard}, {garboard strake}]

garboard strake
n : the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship [syn: {garboard}, {garboard plank}]

garboil
n : a state of commotion and noise and confusion [syn: {tumult}, {tumultuousness}, {uproar}]

garbology
n : the study of a society by analyzing its garbage

Garcia Lorca
n : Spanish poet and dramatist who was shot dead by Franco's soldiers soon after the start of the Spanish Civil War (1898-1936) [syn: {Frederico Garcia Lorca}, {Lorca}]

Garcinia
n : evergreen trees and shrubs: mangosteens [syn: {genus Garcinia}]

Garcinia cambogia
n : low spreading tree of Indonesia yielding an orange to brown gum resin (gamboge) used as a pigment when powdered [syn: {gamboge tree}, {Garcinia hanburyi}, {Garcinia gummi-gutta}]

Garcinia gummi-gutta
n : low spreading tree of Indonesia yielding an orange to brown gum resin (gamboge) used as a pigment when powdered [syn: {gamboge tree}, {Garcinia hanburyi}, {Garcinia cambogia}]

Garcinia hanburyi
n : low spreading tree of Indonesia yielding an orange to brown gum resin (gamboge) used as a pigment when powdered [syn: {gamboge tree}, {Garcinia cambogia}, {Garcinia gummi-gutta}]

Garcinia mangostana
n : East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit [syn: {mangosteen}, {mangosteen tree}]

gardant
adj : looking forward [syn: {guardant(ip)}, {gardant(ip)}, {full-face}]

garden
n 1: a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
2: the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden
3: a yard or lawn adjoining a house
v : work in the garden; "My hobby is gardening"

garden angelica
n : a biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten and its roots are used medicinally [syn: {archangel}, {Angelica Archangelica}]

garden balm
n : bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America [syn: {lemon balm}, {sweet balm}, {bee balm}, {beebalm}, {Melissa officinalis}]

garden cart
n : a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels [syn: {barrow}, {lawn cart}, {wheelbarrow}]

garden centipede
n : minute arthropod often infesting the underground parts of truck-garden and greenhouse crops [syn: {garden symphilid}, {symphilid}, {Scutigerella immaculata}]

garden chair
n : chair left outside for use on a lawn or in a garden [syn: {lawn chair}]

garden cress
n : cress cultivated for salads and garnishes

garden current
n : cultivated European current bearing small edible red berries [syn: {red currant}, {Ribes rubrum}]

garden egg
n : hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable [syn: {eggplant}, {aubergine}, {brinjal}, {eggplant bush}, {mad apple}, {Solanum melongena}]

garden forget-me-not
n : small biennial to perennial herb of Europe, northern Africa and western Asia having blue, purple or white flowers [syn: {Myosotis sylvatica}]

garden heliotrope
n : tall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and rhizomes used medicinally [syn: {common valerian}, {Valeriana officinalis}]

garden hose
n : a hose used for watering a lawn or garden

garden huckleberry
n : improved garden variety of black nightshade having small edible orange or black berries [syn: {wonderberry}, {sunberry}, {Solanum nigrum guineese}, {Solanum melanocerasum}, {Solanum burbankii}]

garden lettuce
n : annual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves used in salads; widely grown [syn: {common lettuce}, {Lactuca sativa}]

garden loosestrife
n : frequently considered a weed; Europe and Asia [syn: {yellow loosestrife}, {Lysimachia vulgaris}]

garden nasturtium
n : strong-growing annual climber having large flowers of all shades of orange from orange-red to yellowish orange and seeds that are pickled and used like capers [syn: {Indian cress}, {Tropaeolum majus}]

Garden of Eden
n : a beautiful garden where Adam and Eve were placed at the Creation; when they disobeyed and ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil they were driven from their paradise (the fall of man) [syn: {Eden}]

garden orache
n : Asiatic plant resembling spinach often used as a potherb; naturalized in Europe and North America [syn: {mountain spinach}, {Atriplex hortensis}]

garden party
n : a party of people assembled for social interaction out of doors [syn: {lawn party}, {fete champetre}]

garden pea
n 1: the flattened to cylindric inflated multi-seeded fruit of the common pea plant
2: plant producing peas usually eaten fresh rather than dried [syn: {garden pea plant}, {common pea}, {Pisum sativum}]
3: fresh pea [syn: {green pea}]

garden pea plant
n : plant producing peas usually eaten fresh rather than dried [syn: {garden pea}, {common pea}, {Pisum sativum}]

garden pepper cress
n : annual herb used as salad green and garnish [syn: {common garden cress}, {pepper grass}, {pepperwort}, {Lepidium sativum}]

garden pink
n : any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers [syn: {pink}]

garden plant
n : any of a variety of plants usually grown especially in a flower or herb garden

garden rake
n : a rake used by gardeners

garden rhubarb
n : long-cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum; stems often cooked in pies or as sauce or preserves [syn: {pie plant}, {Rheum cultorum}, {Rheum rhabarbarum}, {Rheum rhaponticum}]

garden rocket
n : erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender [syn: {rocket}, {roquette}, {rocket salad}, {arugula}, {Eruca sativa}, {Eruca vesicaria sativa}]

garden roller
n : heavy cast-iron cylinder used to flatten lawns

garden snail
n : any of several inedible snails of the genus Helix; often destructive pests

garden sorrel
n 1: low perennial with small silvery-green ovate to hastate leaves [syn: {French sorrel}, {Rumex scutatus}]
2: European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens [syn: {sour dock}, {Rumex acetosa}]

garden spade
n : a spade used by gardeners

garden spider
n : a common European garden spider [syn: {Aranea diademata}]

Garden State
n : a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {New Jersey}, {NJ}]

garden strawberry
n : widely cultivated [syn: {cultivated strawberry}, {Fragaria ananassa}]

garden symphilid
n : minute arthropod often infesting the underground parts of truck-garden and greenhouse crops [syn: {garden centipede}, {symphilid}, {Scutigerella immaculata}]

garden tool
n : used for working in gardens or yards [syn: {lawn tool}]

garden trowel
n : a trowel used by gardeners

garden truck
n : fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market [syn: {produce}, {green goods}, {green groceries}]

garden violet
n : European violet typically having purple to white flowers; widely naturalized [syn: {sweet violet}, {English violet}, {Viola odorata}]

garden webworm
n : a variety of webworm [syn: {Loxostege similalis}]

gardener
n 1: someone who takes care of a garden [syn: {nurseryman}]
2: someone employed to work in a garden

gardener's delight
n : an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers [syn: {mullein pink}, {rose campion}, {dusty miller}, {Lychnis coronaria}]

gardener's garters
n : perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America [syn: {reed canary grass}, {lady's laces}, {ribbon grass}, {Phalaris arundinacea}]

gardenia
n : any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Gardenia having large fragrant white or yellow flowers

Gardenia augusta
n : evergreen shrub widely cultivated for its large fragrant waxlike white flowers and glossy leaves [syn: {cape jasmine}, {cape jessamine}, {Gardenia jasminoides}]

Gardenia jasminoides
n : evergreen shrub widely cultivated for its large fragrant waxlike white flowers and glossy leaves [syn: {cape jasmine}, {cape jessamine}, {Gardenia augusta}]

gardening
n : the cultivation of plants [syn: {horticulture}]

Gardiner
n : British historian remembered for his ten-volume history of England (1829-1902) [syn: {Samuel Rawson Gardiner}]

Gardner
n 1: United States collector and patron of art who built a museum in Boston to house her collection and opened it to the public in 1903 (1840-1924) [syn: {Isabella Stewart Gardner}]
2: writer of detective novels featuring Perry Mason (1889-1970) [syn: {Erle Stanley Gardner}]

Garfield
n : 20th President of the United States; assassinated by a frustrated office-seeker (1831-1881) [syn: {James Garfield}, {James A. Garfield}, {James Abraham Garfield}, {President Garfield}]

garfish
n : primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth [syn: {gar}, {garpike}, {billfish}, {Lepisosteus osseus}] [also: {garfishes} (pl)]

garfishes
garfish
n : primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth [syn: {gar}, {garpike}, {billfish}, {Lepisosteus osseus}] [also: {garfishes} (pl)]

garfishes
See {garfish}

garganey
n : small Eurasian teal [syn: {Anas querquedula}]

gargantuan
adj : of great mass; huge and bulky; "a jumbo jet"; "jumbo shrimp" [syn: {elephantine}, {giant}, {jumbo}]

garget
n : tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous [syn: {poke}, {pigeon berry}, {scoke}, {Phytolacca americana}]

gargle
n 1: a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth [syn: {mouthwash}]
2: the sound produced while gargling
v 1: utter with gargling or burbling sounds
2: rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash; "gargle with this liquid" [syn: {rinse}]

gargoyle
n 1: a spout that terminates in a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal
2: an ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal

gargoylism
n : hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism; characterized by severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage and bone and mental retardation [syn: {Hurler's syndrome}, {Hurler's disease}, {dysostosis multiplex}, {lipochondrodystrophy}]

gari
n : cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca [syn: {bitter cassava}, {manioc}, {mandioc}, {mandioca}, {tapioca plant}, {Manihot esculenta}, {Manihot utilissima}]

Garibaldi
n 1: Italian patriot whose conquest of Sicily and Naples led to the formation of the Italian state (1807-1882) [syn: {Giuseppe Garibaldi}]
2: a loose high-necked blouse with long sleeves; styled after the red flannel shirts worn by Garibaldi's soldiers

garish
adj : tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: {brassy}, {cheap}, {flash}, {flashy}, {gaudy}, {gimcrack}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tacky}, {tatty}, {tawdry}, {trashy}]

garishly
adv : in a tastelessly garish manner; "the temple was garishly decorated with bright plastic flowers" [syn: {tawdrily}, {gaudily}]

garishness
n 1: tasteless showiness [syn: {flashiness}, {gaudiness}, {loudness}, {brashness}, {meretriciousness}, {tawdriness}, {glitz}]
2: strident color or excessive ornamentation [syn: {gaudiness}]

Garland
n 1: United States singer and film actress (1922-1969) [syn: {Judy Garland}]
2: a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas)
3: an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc. [syn: {florilegium}, {miscellany}]
4: flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes [syn: {wreath}, {coronal}, {chaplet}, {lei}]
v : adorn with bands of flowers or leaves; "They garlanded the statue"

garland crab
n : medium-sized tree of the eastern United States having pink blossoms and small yellow fruit [syn: {American crab apple}, {Malus coronaria}]

garland flower
n : widely cultivated low evergreen shrub with dense clusters of fragrant pink to deep rose flowers [syn: {Daphne cneorum}]

garlic
n 1: bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves [syn: {Allium sativum}]
2: aromatic bulb used as seasoning [syn: {ail}]

garlic bread
n : French or Italian bread sliced and spread with garlic butter then crisped in the oven

garlic butter
n : butter seasoned with mashed garlic

garlic chive
n 1: a plant of eastern Asia; larger than Allium schoenoprasum [syn: {Chinese chive}, {Oriental garlic}, {Allium tuberosum}]
2: large flat leaves used as chive is used

garlic clove
n : one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb [syn: {clove}]

garlic mustard
n : European herb that smells like garlic [syn: {hedge garlic}, {sauce-alone}, {jack-by-the-hedge}, {Alliaria officinalis}]

garlic press
n : a press for extracting juice from garlic

garlic salt
n : ground dried garlic and salt

garlic sauce
n : garlic mayonnaise [syn: {aioli}, {aioli sauce}]

garlicky
adj : relating to or tasting or smelling of garlic; "garlicky sauce"

garment
n : an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"
v : provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" [syn: {dress}, {clothe}, {enclothe}, {garb}, {raiment}, {tog}, {habilitate}, {fit out}, {apparel}] [ant: {undress}]

garment bag
n : a suitcase that unfolds to be hung up

garment cutter
n : someone who cuts cloth etc. to measure in making garments

garment industry
n : makers and sellers of fashionable clothing [syn: {apparel industry}, {fashion industry}, {fashion business}, {rag trade}]

garment worker
n : a person who makes garments [syn: {garmentmaker}, {garment-worker}]

garmented
adj : dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination; "the elegantly attired gentleman"; "neatly dressed workers"; "monks garbed in hooded robes"; "went about oddly garmented"; "professors robed in crimson"; "tuxedo-attired gentlemen"; "crimson-robed Harvard professors" [syn: {appareled}, {attired}, {dressed}, {garbed}, {habilimented}, {robed}]

garmentless
adj : possessing no clothing [syn: {clothesless}, {raimentless}]

garmentmaker
n : a person who makes garments [syn: {garment-worker}, {garment worker}]

garment-worker
n : a person who makes garments [syn: {garmentmaker}, {garment worker}]

garner
n : a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed [syn: {granary}]
v 1: acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions [syn: {earn}]
2: store grain
3: assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" [syn: {gather}, {collect}, {pull together}] [ant: {spread}]

garnet
n : any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive

garnet lac
n : lac refined by treating with solvent; garnet-colored

Garnier
n : French architect (1825-1898) [syn: {Jean Louis Charles Garnier}]

garnierite
n : a green mineral consisting of hydrated nickel magnesium silicate; a source of nickel

garnish
n 1: something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
2: any decoration added as a trimming or adornment
v 1: take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support; "His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt" [syn: {garnishee}]
2: decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods [syn: {trim}, {dress}]

garnished
adj : having decorative or flavorful additions; sometimes used in combination; "a whole salmon garnished with lemon slices"; "parsley-garnished potatoes"

garnishee
v : take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support; "His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt" [syn: {garnish}]

garnishment
n : a court order to an employer to withhold all or part of an employee's wages and to send the money to the court or to the person who won a lawsuit against the employee

Garonne
n : a river that rises in the Pyrenees and flows northwest to the Bay of Biscay [syn: {Garonne River}]

Garonne River
n : a river that rises in the Pyrenees and flows northwest to the Bay of Biscay [syn: {Garonne}]

garotte
n : an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation [syn: {garrote}, {garrotte}, {iron collar}]
v : strangle with an iron collar; "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain" [syn: {garrote}, {garrotte}, {scrag}]

garpike
n : primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth [syn: {gar}, {garfish}, {billfish}, {Lepisosteus osseus}]

garret
n : floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage [syn: {loft}, {attic}]

Garrick
n : English actor and theater manager who was the foremost Shakespearean actor of his day (1717-1779) [syn: {David Garrick}]

garrison
n 1: a fortified military post where troops are stationed [syn: {fort}]
2: United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879) [syn: {William Lloyd Garrison}]
3: the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place
v : station (troops) in a fort or garrison

garrison cap
n : a wedge-shaped wool or cotton cap; worn as part of a uniform [syn: {overseas cap}]

garrote
n : an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation [syn: {garotte}, {garrotte}, {iron collar}]
v : strangle with an iron collar; "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain" [syn: {garrotte}, {garotte}, {scrag}]

garroter
n : someone who kills by strangling [syn: {garrotter}, {strangler}, {throttler}, {choker}]

garrotte
n : an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation [syn: {garrote}, {garotte}, {iron collar}]
v : strangle with an iron collar; "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain" [syn: {garrote}, {garotte}, {scrag}]

garrotter
n : someone who kills by strangling [syn: {garroter}, {strangler}, {throttler}, {choker}]

Garrulinae
n : subfamily of the crow family: jays [syn: {subfamily Garrulinae}]

garrulity
n : the quality of being wordy and talkative [syn: {garrulousness}, {loquaciousness}, {loquacity}, {talkativeness}]

garrulous
adj : full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors" [syn: {chatty}, {gabby}, {loquacious}, {talkative}, {talky}]

garrulously
adv : in a chatty loquacious manner; "`When I was young,' she continued loquaciously, `I used to do all sorts of naughty things'" [syn: {loquaciously}, {talkatively}, {talkily}]

garrulousness
n : the quality of being wordy and talkative [syn: {garrulity}, {loquaciousness}, {loquacity}, {talkativeness}]

Garrulus
n : type genus of the Garrulinae: Old World jays [syn: {genus Garrulus}]

Garry oak
n : small deciduous tree of western North America with crooked branches and pale gray bark [syn: {Oregon white oak}, {Oregon oak}, {Quercus garryana}]

garter
n : a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve) [syn: {supporter}]
v : fasten with or as if with a garter

garter belt
n : a wide belt of elastic with supporters hanging from it; worn by women to hold up stockings [syn: {suspender belt}]

garter snake
n : any of numerous nonvenomous longitudinally-striped viviparous North American and Central American snakes [syn: {grass snake}]

garter stitch
n : a knitting stitch that results in a pattern of horizontal ridges formed by knitting both sides (instead of purling one side)

Gartner's bacillus
n : a form of salmonella that causes gastroenteritis in humans [syn: {Salmonella enteritidis}]

Garuda
n : supernatural half-man and half-bird vehicle or bearer of Vishnu

Garullus garullus
n : fawn-colored jay with black-and-white crest and blue-and-black wings [syn: {common European jay}]

Gary
n : a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production

Gary Cooper
n : United States film actor noted for his portrayals of strong silent heroes (1901-1961) [syn: {Cooper}, {Frank Cooper}]

Gary Kasparov
n : Azerbaijani chess master who became world champion in 1985 by defeating Anatoli Karpov (born in 1963) [syn: {Kasparov}, {Gary Weinstein}]

Gary Weinstein
n : Azerbaijani chess master who became world champion in 1985 by defeating Anatoli Karpov (born in 1963) [syn: {Kasparov}, {Gary Kasparov}]

gas
n 1: the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
2: a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
3: a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines [syn: {gasoline}, {gasolene}, {petrol}]
4: a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal [syn: {flatulence}, {flatulency}]
5: a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas" [syn: {accelerator}, {accelerator pedal}, {gas pedal}, {throttle}, {gun}]
6: a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes [syn: {natural gas}]
v 1: attack with gas; subject to gas fumes; "The despot gassed the rebellious tribes"
2: show off [syn: {boast}, {tout}, {swash}, {shoot a line}, {brag}, {blow}, {bluster}, {vaunt}, {gasconade}] [also: {gassing}, {gasses}, {gassed}, {gasses} (pl)]

gas bomb
n : a bomb laden with chemical agents that are released when the bomb explodes [syn: {chemical bomb}]

gas bracket
n : a pipe with one or more burners projecting from a wall

gas burner
n : burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flame [syn: {gas jet}]

gas chamber
n : instrument of execution consisting of a sealed chamber into which poison gas is introduced; used to kill people or animals [syn: {death chamber}]

gas company
n : a public utility that provides gas [syn: {gas service}]

gas constant
n : (physics) the universal constant in the gas equation: pressure times volume = R times temperature; equal to 8.3143 joules per kelvin per mole [syn: {universal gas constant}, {R}]

gas cooker
n : a range with gas rings and an oven for cooking with gas [syn: {gas range}, {gas stove}]

gas embolism
n 1: obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving [syn: {air embolism}, {aeroembolism}]
2: pain resulting from rapid change in pressure [syn: {decompression sickness}, {aeroembolism}, {air embolism}, {caisson disease}, {bends}]

gas engine
n : an internal-combustion engine similar to a gasoline engine but using natural gas instead of gasoline vapor

gas fitter
n : a workman who installs and repairs gas fixtures and appliances

gas fitting
n : the fitting (pipes or valves or meters) that convey gas from the gas main to the gas fixtures of a building

gas fixture
n : a device to convey illuminating gas from the pipe to the gas burner

gas furnace
n : a furnace that burns gas

gas gage
n : gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicle [syn: {gasoline gauge}, {gasoline gage}, {gas gauge}]

gas gangrene
n : (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by Clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon [syn: {clostridial myonecrosis}, {emphysematous gangrene}, {emphysematous phlegmon}, {gangrenous emphysema}, {gas phlegmon}, {progressive emphysematous necrosis}]

gas gauge
n : gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicle [syn: {gasoline gauge}, {gasoline gage}, {gas gage}]

gas giant
n : any of the four outermost planets in the solar system; much larger than Earth and gaseous in nature (like Jupiter) [syn: {Jovian planet}]

gas gun
n : a gun that fires gas shells

gas guzzler
n : a car with relatively low fuel efficiency

gas heat
n : heating system that burns natural gas

gas heater
n : a heater that burns gas for heat

gas helmet
n : a protective mask with a filter; protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases [syn: {gasmask}, {respirator}]

gas holder
n : a large gas-tight spherical or cylindrical tank for holding gas to be used as fuel [syn: {gasometer}]

gas jet
n : burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flame [syn: {gas burner}]

gas lamp
n : a lamp that burns illuminating gas

gas line
n 1: a queue of vehicles waiting to purchase gasoline
2: a pipeline used to transport natural gas; "the workmen broke through the gas line"
3: a pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine; "the car wouldn't start because dirt clogged the gas line" [syn: {fuel line}]

gas main
n : a main that distributes gas

gas maser
n : a maser in which microwave radiation interacts with gas molecules

gas meter
n : a meter for measuring the amount of gas flowing through a particular pipe [syn: {gasometer}]

gas mileage
n : the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned [syn: {mileage}, {fuel consumption rate}, {gasoline mileage}]

gas oil
n : an oil formed through distillation of petroleum of intermediate boiling range and viscosity

gas oven
n 1: a cremation chamber fueled by gas
2: a domestic oven fueled by gas

gas pedal
n : a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas" [syn: {accelerator}, {accelerator pedal}, {gas}, {throttle}, {gun}]

gas phlegmon
n : (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by Clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon [syn: {gas gangrene}, {clostridial myonecrosis}, {emphysematous gangrene}, {emphysematous phlegmon}, {gangrenous emphysema}, {progressive emphysematous necrosis}]

gas plant
n : Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather [syn: {fraxinella}, {dittany}, {burning bush}, {Dictamnus alba}]

gas pressure
n : the pressure exerted by a gas

gas pump
n : a pump in a service station that draws gasoline from underground storage tanks [syn: {gasoline pump}, {island dispenser}]

gas range
n : a range with gas rings and an oven for cooking with gas [syn: {gas stove}, {gas cooker}]

gas ring
n : gas burner consisting of a circular metal pipe with several small holes through which gas can escape to be burned

gas service
n : a public utility that provides gas [syn: {gas company}]

gas shell
n : (military) bomb consisting of an explosive projectile filled with a toxic gas that is released when the bomb explodes

gas station
n : a service station that sells gasoline [syn: {gasoline station}, {filling station}, {petrol station}]

gas stove
n : a range with gas rings and an oven for cooking with gas [syn: {gas range}, {gas cooker}]

gas system
n : facility (plant and equipment) for providing natural-gas service

gas tank
n : a tank for holding gasoline to supply a vehicle [syn: {gasoline tank}]

gas thermometer
n : thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the pressure of a gas kept at constant volume [syn: {air thermometer}]

gas turbine
n : turbine that converts the chemical energy of a liquid fuel into mechanical energy by internal combustion; gaseous products of the fuel (which is burned in compressed air) are expanded through a turbine

gas up
v : fill with gasoline; "Gas up the car"

gas well
n : a well that yields or has yielded natural gas

gasbag
n 1: a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics [syn: {windbag}]
2: the bag containing the gas in a balloon [syn: {envelope}]

Gascogne
n : a region of southwestern France [syn: {Gascony}]

gasconade
n : an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade" [syn: {brag}, {bragging}, {crow}, {crowing}, {vaporing}, {line-shooting}]
v : show off [syn: {boast}, {tout}, {swash}, {shoot a line}, {brag}, {gas}, {blow}, {bluster}, {vaunt}]

Gascony
n : a region of southwestern France [syn: {Gascogne}]

gas-cooled reactor
n : a nuclear reactor using gas as a coolant

gas-discharge lamp
n : an electric lamp in which the light comes from an electric discharge between two electrodes in a glass tube [syn: {electric-discharge lamp}]

gas-discharge tube
n : a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas

gaseous
adj : existing as or having characteristics of a gas; "steam is water is the gaseous state" [ant: {solid}, {liquid}]

gaseous nebula
n : a cluster of stars within an intricate cloud of gas and dust [syn: {diffuse nebula}]

gaseousness
n : having the consistency of a gas

gasfield
n : a region where there is natural gas underground

gash
n 1: a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut" [syn: {cut}, {slash}, {slice}]
2: a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation [syn: {cut}]
3: a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument [syn: {slash}]
v : cut open; "she slashed her wrists" [syn: {slash}]

gashed
adj : wounded by cutting deeply; "got a gashed arm in a knife fight"; "had a slashed cheek from the broken glass" [syn: {cut}, {slashed}]

Gasherbrum
n : a mountain in northern Kashmir (26,470 feet high)

gasification
n : the process of changing into gas; "coal gas is produced by the gasification of coal"

gasified
See {gasify}

gasified
adj : converted into a gas or vapor [syn: {vaporized}, {vaporised}, {volatilized}, {volatilised}]

gasified
gasify
v : turn into gas; "The substance gasified" [syn: {vaporize}, {vaporise}, {aerify}] [also: {gasified}]

gasify
v : turn into gas; "The substance gasified" [syn: {vaporize}, {vaporise}, {aerify}] [also: {gasified}]

Gaskell
n : English writer who is remembered for her biography of Charlotte Bronte (1810-1865) [syn: {Elizabeth Gaskell}, {Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson Gaskell}]

gasket
n : seal consisting of a ring for packing pistons or sealing a pipe joint

gaskin
n : lower part of a horse's thigh between the hock and the stifle

gaslight
n : light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gas

gasman
n : someone employed by a gas company

gasmask
n : a protective mask with a filter; protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases [syn: {respirator}, {gas helmet}]

gasohol
n : a gasoline substitute consisting of 90% gasoline and 10% grain alcohol from corn

gasolene
n : a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines [syn: {gasoline}, {gas}, {petrol}]

gasoline
n : a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines [syn: {gasolene}, {gas}, {petrol}]

gasoline bomb
n : a crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick [syn: {Molotov cocktail}, {petrol bomb}]

gasoline engine
n : an internal-combustion engine that burns gasoline; most automobiles are driven by gasoline engines

gasoline gage
n : gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicle [syn: {gasoline gauge}, {gas gauge}, {gas gage}]

gasoline gauge
n : gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicle [syn: {gasoline gage}, {gas gauge}, {gas gage}]

gasoline mileage
n : the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned [syn: {mileage}, {fuel consumption rate}, {gas mileage}]

gasoline pump
n : a pump in a service station that draws gasoline from underground storage tanks [syn: {gas pump}, {island dispenser}]

gasoline station
n : a service station that sells gasoline [syn: {gas station}, {filling station}, {petrol station}]

gasoline tank
n : a tank for holding gasoline to supply a vehicle [syn: {gas tank}]

gasoline tax
n : a tax on every gallon of gasoline sold

gasometer
n 1: a meter for measuring the amount of gas flowing through a particular pipe [syn: {gas meter}]
2: a large gas-tight spherical or cylindrical tank for holding gas to be used as fuel [syn: {gas holder}]

gasp
n : a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open; "she gave a gasp and fainted" [syn: {pant}]
v : breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily" [syn: {pant}, {puff}, {heave}]

Gaspar
n : (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus [syn: {Caspar}]

gasping
adj : breathing laboriously or convulsively [syn: {blown}, {out of breath(p)}, {panting}, {pursy}, {short-winded}, {winded}]

gaspingly
adv 1: in a breathless manner; "she spoke gaspingly" [syn: {breathlessly}]
2: as someone winded and out of breath; "he came running after us pantingly" [syn: {pantingly}]

gassed
See {gas}

gassed
gas
n 1: the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
2: a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
3: a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines [syn: {gasoline}, {gasolene}, {petrol}]
4: a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal [syn: {flatulence}, {flatulency}]
5: a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas" [syn: {accelerator}, {accelerator pedal}, {gas pedal}, {throttle}, {gun}]
6: a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes [syn: {natural gas}]
v 1: attack with gas; subject to gas fumes; "The despot gassed the rebellious tribes"
2: show off [syn: {boast}, {tout}, {swash}, {shoot a line}, {brag}, {blow}, {bluster}, {vaunt}, {gasconade}] [also: {gassing}, {gasses}, {gassed}, {gasses} (pl)]

gasses
See {gas}

gasses
gas
n 1: the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
2: a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
3: a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines [syn: {gasoline}, {gasolene}, {petrol}]
4: a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal [syn: {flatulence}, {flatulency}]
5: a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas" [syn: {accelerator}, {accelerator pedal}, {gas pedal}, {throttle}, {gun}]
6: a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes [syn: {natural gas}]
v 1: attack with gas; subject to gas fumes; "The despot gassed the rebellious tribes"
2: show off [syn: {boast}, {tout}, {swash}, {shoot a line}, {brag}, {blow}, {bluster}, {vaunt}, {gasconade}] [also: {gassing}, {gasses}, {gassed}, {gasses} (pl)]

gasses
gas
n 1: the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
2: a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
3: a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines [syn: {gasoline}, {gasolene}, {petrol}]
4: a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal [syn: {flatulence}, {flatulency}]
5: a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas" [syn: {accelerator}, {accelerator pedal}, {gas pedal}, {throttle}, {gun}]
6: a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes [syn: {natural gas}]
v 1: attack with gas; subject to gas fumes; "The despot gassed the rebellious tribes"
2: show off [syn: {boast}, {tout}, {swash}, {shoot a line}, {brag}, {blow}, {bluster}, {vaunt}, {gasconade}] [also: {gassing}, {gasses}, {gassed}, {gasses} (pl)]

gasses
See {gas}

gassier
See {gassy}

gassier
gassy
adj 1: resembling gas
2: suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal [syn: {colicky}, {flatulent}] [also: {gassiest}, {gassier}]

gassiest
See {gassy}

gassiest
gassy
adj 1: resembling gas
2: suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal [syn: {colicky}, {flatulent}] [also: {gassiest}, {gassier}]

gassing
See {gas}

gassing
gas
n 1: the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
2: a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
3: a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines [syn: {gasoline}, {gasolene}, {petrol}]
4: a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal [syn: {flatulence}, {flatulency}]
5: a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas" [syn: {accelerator}, {accelerator pedal}, {gas pedal}, {throttle}, {gun}]
6: a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes [syn: {natural gas}]
v 1: attack with gas; subject to gas fumes; "The despot gassed the rebellious tribes"
2: show off [syn: {boast}, {tout}, {swash}, {shoot a line}, {brag}, {blow}, {bluster}, {vaunt}, {gasconade}] [also: {gassing}, {gasses}, {gassed}, {gasses} (pl)]

gassing
n 1: the process of interacting with gas
2: the deliberate act of poisoning some person or animal with gas

gassy
adj 1: resembling gas
2: suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal [syn: {colicky}, {flatulent}] [also: {gassiest}, {gassier}]

gasteromycete
n : any fungus of the class Gasteromycetes [syn: {gastromycete}]

Gasteromycetes
n : fungi in which the hymenium is enclosed until after spores have matured: puffballs; earth stars; stinkhorn fungi [syn: {class Gasteromycetes}, {Gastromycetes}, {class Gastromycetes}]

Gasterophilidae
n : horse botflies [syn: {family Gasterophilidae}]

Gasterophilus
n : type genus of the Gasterophilidae: horse botflies [syn: {genus Gasterophilus}]

Gasterophilus intestinalis
n : parasitic chiefly on horses [syn: {horse botfly}]

Gasteropoda
n : snails and slugs and their relatives [syn: {Gastropoda}, {class Gastropoda}, {class Gasteropoda}]

Gasterosteidae
n : sticklebacks [syn: {family Gasterosteidae}]

Gasterosteus
n : type genus of the family Gasterosteidae [syn: {genus gasterosteus}]

Gasterosteus aculeatus
n : of rivers and coastal regions [syn: {three-spined stickleback}]

Gasterosteus pungitius
n : confined to rivers [syn: {ten-spined stickleback}]

gas-tight
adj : not allowing air or gas to pass in or out [syn: {airtight}, {air-tight}]

Gaston Lachaise
n : United States sculptor (born in France) noted for his large nude figures (1882-1935) [syn: {Lachaise}]

gastralgia
n : an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region [syn: {stomachache}, {stomach ache}, {bellyache}]

gastrectomy
n : surgical removal of all or part of the stomach

gastric
adj : relating to or involving the stomach; "gastric ulcer" [syn: {stomachic}, {stomachal}]

gastric antacid
n : an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach) [syn: {antacid}, {alkalizer}, {alkaliser}, {antiacid}]

gastric artery
n : arteries that supplies the walls of the stomach [syn: {arteria gastrica}]

gastric digestion
n : the process of breaking down proteins by the action of the gastric juice in the stomach

gastric juice
n : digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase

gastric lavage
n : washing out the stomach with sterile water or a salt-water solution; removes blood or poisons; "when the doctor ordered a gastric lavage the hospital pumped out my stomach"

gastric mill
n : thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food [syn: {gizzard}, {ventriculus}]

gastric smear
n : alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the stomach

gastric ulcer
n : a peptic ulcer of the stomach

gastric vein
n : one of several veins draining the stomach walls [syn: {vena gastrica}]

gastrin
n : polypeptide hormone secreted by the mucous lining of the stomach; induces the secretion of gastric juice

gastritis
n : inflammation of the lining of the stomach; nausea and loss of appetite and discomfort after eating

Gastroboletus
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Secotiaceae; they resemble boletes but the spores are not discharged from the basidium [syn: {genus Gastroboletus}]

Gastroboletus scabrosus
n : a dingy yellow brown fungus with a rough stalk that superficially resembles a bolete

Gastroboletus turbinatus
n : a fungus with a cap that can vary from red to dark brown; superficially resembles a bolete

gastrocnemius
n : the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf; responsible for the plantar flexion of the foot [syn: {gastrocnemius muscle}]

gastrocnemius muscle
n : the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf; responsible for the plantar flexion of the foot [syn: {gastrocnemius}]

gastrocolic omentum
n : part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines [syn: {greater omentum}, {caul}]

Gastrocybe
n : a genus of fungi of the family Secotiaceae [syn: {genus Gastrocybe}]

Gastrocybe lateritia
n : a species of Gastrocybe fungus that has a conic cap and a thin stalk; at first the stalk is upright but as it matures the stalk bends over and then downward; the cap then gelatinizes and a slimy mass containing the spores falls to the ground as the stalk collapses

gastroenteritis
n : inflammation of the stomach and intestines; can be caused by Salmonella enteritidis [syn: {stomach flu}, {intestinal flu}]

gastroenterologist
n : a physician who specializes in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract

gastroenterology
n : the branch of medicine that studies the gastrointestinal tract and its diseases

gastroenterostomy
n : surgical creation of an opening between the stomach wall and the small intestines; performed when the normal opening has been eliminated

gastroepiploic vein
n : one of two veins serving the great curvature of the stomach [syn: {gastroomental vein}, {vena gastroomentalis}]

gastroesophageal
adj : of or relating to or involving the stomach and esophagus

gastroesophageal reflux
n : reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus [syn: {esophageal reflux}, {oesophageal reflux}]

gastrogavage
n : feeding a nutrient solution into the stomach through a tube through a surgically created opening

gastrointestinal
adj : of or relating to the stomach and intestines; "a gastrointestinal disorder" [syn: {gi}]

gastrointestinal disorder
n : illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food [syn: {food poisoning}]

gastrointestinal system
n : the system that makes food absorbable into the body [syn: {digestive system}, {systema alimentarium}, {systema digestorium}]

gastrointestinal tract
n : tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination [syn: {alimentary canal}, {alimentary tract}, {digestive tube}, {digestive tract}, {GI tract}]

gastrolobium
n : any of various Australian evergreen shrubs of the genus Gastrolobium having whorled compound leaves poisonous to livestock and showy yellow to deep reddish-orange flowers followed by two-seeded pods [syn: {poison bush}, {poison pea}]

gastromy
n : surgical incision into the stomach

gastromycete
n : any fungus of the class Gasteromycetes [syn: {gasteromycete}]

Gastromycetes
n : fungi in which the hymenium is enclosed until after spores have matured: puffballs; earth stars; stinkhorn fungi [syn: {Gasteromycetes}, {class Gasteromycetes}, {class Gastromycetes}]

gastronome
n : a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) [syn: {epicure}, {gourmet}, {bon vivant}, {epicurean}, {foodie}]

gastronomic
adj : of or relating to gastronomy; "gastronomic adventures" [syn: {gastronomical}]

gastronomical
adj : of or relating to gastronomy; "gastronomic adventures" [syn: {gastronomic}]

gastronomy
n 1: a particular style of cookery (as of a region); "New England gastronomy"
2: the art and practice of choosing and preparing and eating good food

gastroomental vein
n : one of two veins serving the great curvature of the stomach [syn: {gastroepiploic vein}, {vena gastroomentalis}]

Gastrophryne
n : primarily tropical narrow-mouthed toads [syn: {genus Gastrophryne}]

Gastrophryne carolinensis
n : small toad of southeastern United States [syn: {eastern narrow-mouthed toad}]

Gastrophryne olivacea
n : small secretive toad with smooth tough skin of central and western North America [syn: {western narrow-mouthed toad}]

gastropod
n : a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes [syn: {univalve}]

Gastropoda
n : snails and slugs and their relatives [syn: {class Gastropoda}, {Gasteropoda}, {class Gasteropoda}]

gastroscope
n : a type of endoscope for visually examining the stomach

gastroscopy
n : visual examination of the stomach by means of a gastroscope inserted through the esophagus

gastrostomy
n : surgical creation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the stomach (as for gastrogavage)

gastrula
n : double-walled stage of the embryo resulting from invagination of the blastula; the outer layer of cells is the ectoderm and the inner layer differentiates into the mesoderm and endoderm [also: {gastrulae} (pl)]

gastrulae
gastrula
n : double-walled stage of the embryo resulting from invagination of the blastula; the outer layer of cells is the ectoderm and the inner layer differentiates into the mesoderm and endoderm [also: {gastrulae} (pl)]

gastrulae
See {gastrula}

gastrulation
n : the process in which a gastrula develops from a blastula by the inward migration of cells

gas-turbine ship
n : a ship powered by a gas turbine

gasworks
n : the workplace where coal gas is manufactured

gat
n : a gangster's pistol [syn: {rod}]

gate
n 1: a door-like movable barrier in a fence or wall
2: a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs [syn: {logic gate}]
3: total admission receipts at a sports event
4: passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark
v 1: supply with a gate; "The house was gated"
2: control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate
3: restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment

gateau
n : any of various rich and elaborate cakes [also: {gateaux} (pl)]

gateaux
gateau
n : any of various rich and elaborate cakes [also: {gateaux} (pl)]

gateaux
See {gateau}

gate-crash
v : enter uninvited; informal; "let's crash the party!" [syn: {barge in}, {crash}]

gatecrasher
n : someone who gets in (to a party) without an invitation or without paying [syn: {crasher}, {unwelcome guest}]

gate-crashing
adj : of those who go where they are not invited; "gate-crashing guests disrupted the party"

gatefold
n : an oversize page that is folded in to a book or magazine [syn: {foldout}]

gatehouse
n : a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence

gatekeeper
n 1: someone who controls access to something; "there are too many gatekepers between the field officers and the chief"
2: someone who guards an entrance [syn: {doorkeeper}, {doorman}, {door guard}, {hall porter}, {porter}, {ostiary}]

gateleg table
n : a drop-leaf table with the drop-leaves supported by hinged legs

gatepost
n : either of two posts that bound a gate

Gates
n : United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955) [syn: {Bill Gates}, {William Henry Gates}]

Gates of the Arctic National Park
n : a large national park in Alaska featuring the Great Mendenhall Glacier

gateway
n : an entrance that can be closed by a gate

gateway drug
n : a habit-forming drug that is not addictive but its use may lead to the use of other addictive drugs; "one college athlete recently called beer a gateway drug for young people"

Gateway to the West
n : the largest city in Missouri; a busy river port on the Mississippi River near its confluence with the Missouri River; was an important staging area for wagon trains westward in the 19th century [syn: {Saint Louis}, {St. Louis}]

gather
n 1: sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching [syn: {gathering}]
2: the act of gathering something [syn: {gathering}]
v 1: assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" [syn: {garner}, {collect}, {pull together}] [ant: {spread}]
2: collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" [syn: {meet}, {assemble}, {forgather}, {foregather}]
3: collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up" [syn: {accumulate}, {cumulate}, {conglomerate}, {pile up}, {amass}]
4: conclude from evidence; "I gather you have not done your homework"
5: draw fabric together and sew it tightly [syn: {pucker}, {tuck}]
6: get people together; "assemble your colleagues"; "get together all those who are interested in the project"; "gather the close family members" [syn: {assemble}, {get together}]
7: look for (food) in nature; "Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall"

gather in
v : fold up; "take in the sails" [syn: {take in}]

gather up
v 1: take and lift upward [syn: {pick up}, {lift up}]
2: gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week" [syn: {collect}, {pick up}, {call for}]

gathered
adj 1: having accumulated or become more intense; "the deepened gloom" [syn: {deepened}]
2: brought together in one place; "the collected works of Milton"; "the gathered folds of the skirt" [syn: {collected}] [ant: {uncollected}, {uncollected}]

gathered skirt
n : a skirt whose fabric is drawn together around the waist

gatherer
n 1: a person who gathers; "they were a society of hunters and gatherers"
2: a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes) [syn: {collector}, {accumulator}]

gathering
adj : accumulating and becoming more intense; "the deepening gloom"; "felt a deepening love"; "the gathering darkness"; "the thickening dusk" [syn: {deepening(a)}, {gathering(a)}, {thickening(a)}]
n 1: a group of persons together in one place [syn: {assemblage}]
2: the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly" [syn: {assembly}, {assemblage}] [ant: {dismantling}]
3: the act of gathering something [syn: {gather}]
4: sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching [syn: {gather}]

gathering place
n : a favorite haunt where people gather

Gathic
n : an ancient Iranian language

Gatling
n : United States inventor of the first rapid firing gun (1818-1903) [syn: {Richard Jordan Gatling}]

Gatling gun
n : an early form of machine gun having several barrels that fire in sequence as they are rotated

gator
n : either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with with shorter broader snouts [syn: {alligator}]

GATT
n : a United Nations agency created by a multinational treaty to promote trade by the reduction of tariffs and import quotas [syn: {General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade}]

gauche
adj : lacking social polish; "too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate"; "their excellent manners always may be feel gauche" [syn: {graceless}, {unpolished}]

gaucheness
n : an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement; "the whole town was famous for its crudeness" [syn: {crudeness}, {crudity}]

gaucherie
n 1: the quality of being rustic or gauche [syn: {rusticity}]
2: a socially awkward or tactless act [syn: {faux pas}, {gaffe}, {solecism}, {slip}]

Gaucher's disease
n : a rare chronic disorder of lipid metabolism of genetic origin

gaucho
n : a cowboy of the South American pampas

gaud
n : cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing [syn: {bangle}, {bauble}, {gewgaw}, {novelty}, {fallal}, {trinket}]

gaudery
n : cheap or pretentious display

Gaudi
n : Spanish architect who was a leading exponent of art nouveau in Europe (1852-1926) [syn: {Antonio Gaudi}, {Gaudi i Cornet}, {Antonio Gaudi i Cornet}]

Gaudi i Cornet
n : Spanish architect who was a leading exponent of art nouveau in Europe (1852-1926) [syn: {Gaudi}, {Antonio Gaudi}, {Antonio Gaudi i Cornet}]

gaudier
See {gaudy}

gaudier
gaudy
adj 1: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: {brassy}, {cheap}, {flash}, {flashy}, {garish}, {gimcrack}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tacky}, {tatty}, {tawdry}, {trashy}]
2: (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display [syn: {flashy}, {jazzy}, {showy}, {sporty}]
n : a celebratory feast held annually at one of the colleges in a British university [also: {gaudiest}, {gaudier}]

gaudiest
See {gaudy}

gaudiest
gaudy
adj 1: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: {brassy}, {cheap}, {flash}, {flashy}, {garish}, {gimcrack}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tacky}, {tatty}, {tawdry}, {trashy}]
2: (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display [syn: {flashy}, {jazzy}, {showy}, {sporty}]
n : a celebratory feast held annually at one of the colleges in a British university [also: {gaudiest}, {gaudier}]

gaudily
adv : in a tastelessly garish manner; "the temple was garishly decorated with bright plastic flowers" [syn: {garishly}, {tawdrily}]

gaudiness
n 1: tasteless showiness [syn: {flashiness}, {garishness}, {loudness}, {brashness}, {meretriciousness}, {tawdriness}, {glitz}]
2: strident color or excessive ornamentation [syn: {garishness}]

gaudy
adj 1: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: {brassy}, {cheap}, {flash}, {flashy}, {garish}, {gimcrack}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tacky}, {tatty}, {tawdry}, {trashy}]
2: (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display [syn: {flashy}, {jazzy}, {showy}, {sporty}]
n : a celebratory feast held annually at one of the colleges in a British university [also: {gaudiest}, {gaudier}]

gauffer
n 1: an iron used to press pleats and ridges [syn: {goffer}]
2: an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats [syn: {goffer}]
v : make wavy with a heated goffering iron; "goffer the trim of the dress" [syn: {goffer}]

gauge
n 1: a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. [syn: {gage}]
2: accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared [syn: {standard of measurement}]
3: the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
4: the thickness of wire
5: diameter of a tube or gun barrel [syn: {bore}, {caliber}, {calibre}]
v 1: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" [syn: {estimate}, {approximate}, {guess}, {judge}]
2: rub to a uniform size; "gauge bricks"
3: determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation; "gauge the wine barrels"
4: measure precisely and against a standard; "the wire is gauged"
5: adapt to a specified measurement; "gauge the instruments"
6: mix in specific proportions; "gauge plaster"

gauge boson
n : a particle that mediates the interaction of two elementary particles

Gauguin
n : French post-impressionist painter who worked in the South Pacific (1848-1903) [syn: {Paul Gauguin}]

Gauguinesque
adj : in the manner of Paul Gauguin

Gaul
n 1: a person of French descent [syn: {frog}]
2: a Celt of ancient Gaul
3: an ancient region of western Europe that included what is now northern Italy and France and Belgium and part of Germany and the Netherlands [syn: {Gallia}]

Gaultheria
n : widely distributed genus of creeping or upright evergreen shrubs [syn: {genus Gaultheria}]

Gaultheria hispidula
n : slow-growing procumbent evergreen shrublet of northern North America and Japan having white flowers and numerous white fleshy rough-hairy seeds [syn: {creeping snowberry}, {moxie plum}, {maidenhair berry}]

Gaultheria procumbens
n : creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil [syn: {teaberry}, {wintergreen}, {checkerberry}, {mountain tea}, {groundberry}, {ground-berry}, {creeping wintergreen}]

Gaultheria shallon
n : small evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having edible dark purple grape-size berries [syn: {salal}, {shallon}]

gaumless
adj : British informal [syn: {gormless}]

gaunt
adj : very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration" [syn: {bony}, {cadaverous}, {emaciated}, {haggard}, {pinched}, {skeletal}, {wasted}]

gauntlet
n 1: to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet" [syn: {gantlet}]
2: a glove of armored leather; protects the hand [syn: {gantlet}, {metal glove}]
3: a glove with long sleeve [syn: {gantlet}]
4: a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim [syn: {gantlet}]

gauntleted
adj : wearing a protective glove; "gestured with his gauntleted hand"

gauntness
n : extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) [syn: {bonyness}, {emaciation}, {maceration}]

gauntry
n : a framework of steel bars raised on side supports to bridge over or around something; can display railway signals above several tracks or can support a traveling crane etc. [syn: {gantry}]

gaur
n : wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India [syn: {Bibos gaurus}]

Gauri
n : in Hinduism, goddess of purity and posterity and a benevolent aspect of Devi; the `brilliant'

gauss
n 1: a unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1 maxwell per square centimeter
2: German mathematician who developed the theory of numbers and who applied mathematics to electricity and magnetism and astronomy and geodesy (1777-1855) [syn: {Karl Gauss}, {Karl Friedrich Gauss}]

Gaussian
adj : of or relating to Karl Gauss or his mathematical theories of magnetics or electricity or astronomy or probability; "Gaussian distribution"

Gaussian curve
n : a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution [syn: {normal curve}, {bell-shaped curve}, {Gaussian shape}]

Gaussian distribution
n : a theoretical distribution with finite mean and variance [syn: {normal distribution}]

Gaussian shape
n : a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution [syn: {normal curve}, {bell-shaped curve}, {Gaussian curve}]

gaussmeter
n : a meter to compare strengths of magnetic fields [syn: {magnetometer}]

Gautama
n : founder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god (c 563-483 BC) [syn: {Buddha}, {the Buddha}, {Siddhartha}, {Gautama Siddhartha}, {Gautama Buddha}]

Gautama Buddha
n : founder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god (c 563-483 BC) [syn: {Buddha}, {the Buddha}, {Siddhartha}, {Gautama}, {Gautama Siddhartha}]

Gautama Siddhartha
n : founder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god (c 563-483 BC) [syn: {Buddha}, {the Buddha}, {Siddhartha}, {Gautama}, {Gautama Buddha}]

gauze
n 1: (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings [syn: {gauze bandage}]
2: a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave [syn: {netting}, {veiling}]

gauze bandage
n : (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings [syn: {gauze}]

gauzier
See {gauzy}

gauzier
gauzy
adj : so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks" [syn: {diaphanous}, {filmy}, {gossamer}, {see-through}, {sheer}, {transparent}, {vaporous}, {cobwebby}] [also: {gauziest}, {gauzier}]

gauziest
See {gauzy}

gauziest
gauzy
adj : so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks" [syn: {diaphanous}, {filmy}, {gossamer}, {see-through}, {sheer}, {transparent}, {vaporous}, {cobwebby}] [also: {gauziest}, {gauzier}]

gauzy
adj : so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks" [syn: {diaphanous}, {filmy}, {gossamer}, {see-through}, {sheer}, {transparent}, {vaporous}, {cobwebby}] [also: {gauziest}, {gauzier}]

gavage
n : feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat [syn: {forced feeding}]

gave
See {give}

gave
give
n : the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length [syn: {spring}, {springiness}]
v 1: cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"
2: be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information" [syn: {yield}, {afford}]
3: transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" [ant: {take}]
4: convey or reveal information; "Give one's name"
5: convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention" [syn: {pay}]
6: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course" [syn: {hold}, {throw}, {have}, {make}]
7: convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look" [syn: {throw}]
8: give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?" [syn: {gift}, {present}]
9: bring about; "His two singles gave the team the victory" [syn: {bring about}, {yield}] 10: dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to" [syn: {pay}, {devote}] 11: give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family" [syn: {render}, {yield}, {return}, {generate}] 12: tell or deposit (information) knowledge; "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here" [syn: {impart}, {leave}, {pass on}] 13: bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth" [syn: {establish}] 14: leave with; give temporarily; "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?" 15: emit or utter; "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp" 16: endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" [syn: {sacrifice}] 17: place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" [syn: {pass}, {hand}, {reach}, {pass on}, {turn over}] 18: give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" [syn: {dedicate}, {consecrate}, {commit}, {devote}] 19: give (as medicine); "I gave him the drug" 20: give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose" [syn: {apply}] 21: bestow; "give hommage"; "render thanks" [syn: {render}] 22: bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights" [syn: {grant}] 23: move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd" [syn: {move over}, {give way}, {ease up}, {yield}] 24: give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" [syn: {feed}] [ant: {starve}] 25: contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office" [syn: {contribute}, {chip in}, {kick in}] 26: break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice" [syn: {collapse}, {fall in}, {cave in}, {give way}, {break}, {founder}] 27: estimate the duration or outcome of something; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success" 28: execute and deliver; "Give bond" 29: deliver in exchange or recompense; "I'll give you three books for four CDs" 30: afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace" [syn: {afford}, {open}] 31: present to view; "He gave the sign to start" 32: perform for an audience; "Pollini is giving another concert in New York" 33: be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give" [syn: {yield}] 34: propose; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party" 35: legal use: accord by verdict; "give a decision for the plaintiff" 36: manifest or show; "This student gives promise of real creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering" 37: offer in good faith; "He gave her his word" 38: submit for consideration, judgment, or use; "give one's opinion"; "give an excuse" 39: guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion; "You gave me to think that you agreed with me" 40: allow to have or take; "I give you two minutes to respond" 41: inflict as a punishment; "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years" 42: occur; "what gives?" 43: consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; "She gave herself to many men" 44: proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister" [also: {given}, {gave}]

gavel
n : a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge

Gavia
n : type genus of the Gavidae: loons [syn: {genus Gavia}]

gavial
n : large fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long slender snout [syn: {Gavialis gangeticus}]

Gavialidae
n : gavials [syn: {family Gavialidae}]

Gavialis
n : type genus of the Gavialidae [syn: {genus Gavialis}]

Gavialis gangeticus
n : large fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long slender snout [syn: {gavial}]

Gavidae
n : loon family [syn: {family Gavidae}]

gaviiform seabird
n : seabirds of the order Gaviiformes

Gaviiformes
n : large aquatic birds: loons and some extinct forms [syn: {order Gaviiformes}]

gavotte
n 1: an old formal French dance in quadruple time
2: music composed in quadruple time for dancing the gavotte

Gawain
n : (Arthurian legend) a nephew of Arthur and one of the knights of the Round Table [syn: {Sir Gawain}]

gawk
n : an awkward stupid person [syn: {lout}, {clod}, {stumblebum}, {goon}, {oaf}, {lubber}, {lummox}, {lump}]
v : look with amazement; look stupidly [syn: {goggle}, {gape}, {gawp}]

gawkier
See {gawky}

gawkier
gawky
adj : lacking grace in movement or posture; "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair" [syn: {clumsy}, {clunky}, {ungainly}, {unwieldy}] [also: {gawkiest}, {gawkier}]

gawkiest
See {gawky}

gawkiest
gawky
adj : lacking grace in movement or posture; "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair" [syn: {clumsy}, {clunky}, {ungainly}, {unwieldy}] [also: {gawkiest}, {gawkier}]

gawkiness
n : the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant [syn: {ungainliness}]

gawky
adj : lacking grace in movement or posture; "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair" [syn: {clumsy}, {clunky}, {ungainly}, {unwieldy}] [also: {gawkiest}, {gawkier}]

gawp
v : look with amazement; look stupidly [syn: {goggle}, {gape}, {gawk}]

gay
adj 1: bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile" [syn: {cheery}, {sunny}]
2: full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh" [syn: {jocund}, {jolly}, {jovial}, {merry}, {mirthful}]
3: given to social pleasures often including dissipation; "led a gay Bohemian life"; "a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies"
4: brightly colored and showy; "girls decked out in brave new dresses"; "brave banners flying"; "`braw' is a Scottish word"; "a dress a bit too gay for her years"; "birds with gay plumage" [syn: {brave}, {braw}]
5: offering fun and gaiety; "a gala ball after the inauguration"; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening" [syn: {gala(a)}, {festal}, {festive}, {merry}]
6: homosexual or arousing homosexual desires [syn: {queer}, {homophile(a)}]
n : someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex [syn: {homosexual}, {homo}]

gay lib
n : the movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or social or economic oppression [syn: {gay liberation movement}]

gay liberation movement
n : the movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or social or economic oppression [syn: {gay lib}]

gay man
n : a homosexual man [syn: {shirtlifter}]

gay woman
n : a female homosexual [syn: {lesbian}, {tribade}]

gayal
n : ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaur [syn: {mithan}, {Bibos frontalis}]

gayfeather
n : any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads [syn: {blazing star}, {button snakeroot}, {gay-feather}, {snakeroot}]

gay-feather
n : any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads [syn: {blazing star}, {button snakeroot}, {gayfeather}, {snakeroot}]

Gay-Lussac
n : French chemist and physicist who first isolated boron and who formulated the law describing the behavior of gases under constant pressure (1778-1850) [syn: {Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac}]

Gaylussacia
n : deciduous or evergreen shrubs of North America: black huckleberries [syn: {genus Gaylussacia}]

Gaylussacia baccata
n : low shrub of the eastern United States bearing shiny black edible fruit; best known of the huckleberries [syn: {black huckleberry}]

Gaylussacia brachycera
n : creeping evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small shiny boxlike leaves and flavorless berries [syn: {box huckleberry}]

Gaylussacia frondosa
n : huckleberry of the eastern United States with pink flowers and sweet blue fruit [syn: {dangleberry}, {dangle-berry}]

Gay-Lussac's law
n : (physics) the density of an ideal gas at constant pressure varies inversely with the temperature [syn: {Charles's law}, {law of volumes}]

gayly
adv : in a joyous manner; "they shouted happily" [syn: {happily}, {merrily}, {mirthfully}, {blithely}, {jubilantly}, {with happiness}] [ant: {unhappily}]

gayness
n : a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex [syn: {homosexuality}, {homosexualism}, {homoeroticism}]

gaywings
n : common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals [syn: {flowering wintergreen}, {bird-on-the-wing}, {fringed polygala}, {Polygala paucifolia}]

Gaza
n : a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt; "he is a Palestinian from Gaza" [syn: {Gaza Strip}]

Gaza Strip
n : a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt; "he is a Palestinian from Gaza" [syn: {Gaza}]

gazania
n : any plant of the genus Gazania valued for their showy daisy flowers

Gazania rigens
n : decumbent South African perennial with short densely leafy stems and orange flower rays with black eyespots at base [syn: {treasure flower}]

gaze
n : a long fixed look; "he fixed his paternal gaze on me" [syn: {regard}]
v : look at with fixed eyes; "The students stared at the teacher with amazement" [syn: {stare}]

gazebo
n : a small roofed building affording shade and rest [syn: {summerhouse}] [also: {gazeboes} (pl)]

gazeboes
gazebo
n : a small roofed building affording shade and rest [syn: {summerhouse}] [also: {gazeboes} (pl)]

gazeboes
See {gazebo}

Gazella
n : typical gazelles [syn: {genus Gazella}]

Gazella subgutturosa
n : a kind of gazelle

Gazella thomsoni
n : East African gazelle; the smallest gazelle [syn: {Thomson's gazelle}]

gazelle
n : small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes

gazelle hound
n : old breed of tall swift keen-eyed hunting dogs resembling greyhounds; from Egypt and southwestern Asia [syn: {Saluki}]

gazette
n : a newspaper or official journal
v : publish in a gazette

gazetteer
n : a geographical dictionary (as at the back of an atlas)

gazpacho
n : a soup made with chopped tomatoes and onions and cucumbers and peppers and herbs; served cold

gazump
v 1: rip off; ask an unreasonable price [syn: {overcharge}, {soak}, {surcharge}, {fleece}, {plume}, {pluck}, {rob}, {hook}] [ant: {undercharge}]
2: raise the price of something after agreeing on a lower price

GB
n 1: a highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase [syn: {sarin}]
2: a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns [syn: {gilbert}, {Gi}]
3: a unit of information equal to one billion (1,073,741,824) bytes or 1024 megabytes [syn: {gigabyte}, {G}]
4: a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland [syn: {United Kingdom}, {UK}, {Great Britain}, {Britain}, {United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland}]

GBU-28
n : a 5,000 pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to penetrate to a given depth before exploding; used to penetrate hardened underground faccilities [syn: {Bunker Buster}, {Guided Bomb Unit-28}]

Gc
n : 1,000,000,000 periods per second [syn: {gigahertz}, {GHz}, {gigacycle per second}, {gigacycle}]

GCA
n : aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar [syn: {ground-controlled approach}]

GD
n 1: a nerve agent easily absorbed into the body; a lethal cholinesterase inhibitor that is highly toxic when inhaled [syn: {soman}]
2: a ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group [syn: {gadolinium}, {atomic number 64}]

Gdansk
n : a port city of northern Poland near the mouth of the Vistula River on a gulf of the Baltic Sea; a member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century [syn: {Danzig}]

GDP
n : measure of the United States economy adopted in 1991; the total market values of goods and services by produced by workers and capital within the United States borders during a given period (usually 1 year) [syn: {gross domestic product}]

Ge
n 1: a brittle gray crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite [syn: {germanium}, {atomic number 32}]
2: (Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology [syn: {Gaea}, {Gaia}]

gean
n : wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting [syn: {mazzard}, {mazzard cherry}]

gear
n 1: a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion [syn: {gear wheel}, {cogwheel}]
2: a mechanism for transmitting motion by gears for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle) [syn: {gear mechanism}]
3: equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. [syn: {paraphernalia}, {appurtenances}]
v : set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience" [syn: {pitch}]

gear case
n : the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed [syn: {gearbox}]

gear lever
n : a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears; "in England they call a gearshift a gear lever" [syn: {gearshift}, {gearstick}, {shifter}]

gear mechanism
n : a mechanism for transmitting motion by gears for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle) [syn: {gear}]

gear up
v : make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" [syn: {fix}, {prepare}, {set up}, {ready}, {set}]

gear wheel
n : a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion [syn: {gear}, {cogwheel}]

gearbox
n : the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed [syn: {gear case}]

geared
adj : equipped with or connected by gears or having gears engaged [ant: {ungeared}]

gearing
n : wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed; "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain" [syn: {gears}, {geartrain}, {power train}, {train}]

gears
n : wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed; "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain" [syn: {gearing}, {geartrain}, {power train}, {train}]

gearset
n : a set of gears

gearshift
n : a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears; "in England they call a gearshift a gear lever" [syn: {gearstick}, {shifter}, {gear lever}]

gearstick
n : a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears; "in England they call a gearshift a gear lever" [syn: {gearshift}, {shifter}, {gear lever}]

geartrain
n : wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed; "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain" [syn: {gearing}, {gears}, {power train}, {train}]

Geastraceae
n : a family of earthstar fungi belonging to the order Lycoperdales [syn: {family Geastraceae}]

Geastrum
n : type genus of Geastraceae; fungi whose outer peridium when dry splits into starlike segments [syn: {genus Geastrum}]

Geastrum coronatum
n : an earthstar with a bluish spore sac and a purplish brown gleba; at maturity the outer layer splits into rays that bend backward and elevate the spore sac

Geb
n : Egyptian god of the earth; father of Osiris and Isis [syn: {Keb}]

gebang palm
n : large-leaved palm of Malay to Philippines and northern Australia; leaves used for thatching or plaiting into containers [syn: {Corypha utan}, {Corypha gebanga}]

gecko
n : any of various small chiefly tropical and usually nocturnal insectivorous terrestrial lizards typically with immovable eyelids; completely harmless [also: {geckoes} (pl)]

geckoes
gecko
n : any of various small chiefly tropical and usually nocturnal insectivorous terrestrial lizards typically with immovable eyelids; completely harmless [also: {geckoes} (pl)]

geckoes
See {gecko}

gee
n : a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated [syn: {g}, {g-force}]
v 1: turn to the right side; "the horse geed"
2: give a command to a horse to turn to the right side

geebung
n : any of numerous shrubs and small trees having hard narrow leaves and long-lasting yellow or white flowers followed by small edible but insipid fruits

gee-gee
n : a word for horse used by children or in adult slang

geek
n 1: a carnival performer who does disgusting acts
2: a person with an unusual or odd personality [syn: {eccentric}, {eccentric person}, {flake}, {oddball}]

Geert Geerts
n : Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his criticisms of the Church led to the Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther (1466-1536) [syn: {Erasmus}, {Desiderius Erasmus}, {Gerhard Gerhards}]

geese
goose
n 1: web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
2: a man who is a stupid incompetent fool [syn: {fathead}, {goof}, {goofball}, {bozo}, {jackass}, {cuckoo}, {twat}, {zany}]
3: flesh of a goose (domestic or wild) [also: {geese} (pl)]

geese
See {goose}

geezer
n : a man who is (usually) old and/or eccentric [syn: {bloke}]

geezerhood
n : a late time of life; "old age is not for sissies"; "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood" [syn: {old age}, {years}, {age}, {eld}]

gefilte fish
n : well-seasoned balls of ground fish and eggs and crushed crumbs simmered in fish stock [syn: {fish ball}]

gegenschein
n : a faint spot of light in the night sky that appears directly opposite the position of the sun; a reflection of sunlight by micrometeoric material in space [syn: {counterglow}]

Geglossaceae
n : a type of ascomycetous fungus

Gehenna
n : a place where the wicked are punished after death [syn: {Tartarus}]

Gehrig
n : baseball player who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (1903-1941) [syn: {Lou Gehrig}, {Henry Louis Gehrig}]

Geiger
n : German physicist who developed the Geiger counter (1882-1945) [syn: {Hans Geiger}]

Geiger counter
n : counter tube that detects ionizing radiations [syn: {Geiger-Muller counter}]

Geiger tube
n : an ionization chamber contained in a tube in a Geiger counter [syn: {Geiger-Muller tube}]

Geiger-Muller counter
n : counter tube that detects ionizing radiations [syn: {Geiger counter}]

Geiger-Muller tube
n : an ionization chamber contained in a tube in a Geiger counter [syn: {Geiger tube}]

Geisel
n : United States writer of children's books (1904-1991) [syn: {Theodor Seuss Geisel}, {Dr. Seuss}]

geisha
n : a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing [syn: {geisha girl}]

geisha girl
n : a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing [syn: {geisha}]

Gekkonidae
n : geckos [syn: {family Gekkonidae}]

gel
n 1: a colloid in a more solid form than a sol [syn: {colloidal gel}]
2: a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects [syn: {gelatin}]
v 1: become a gel; "The solid, when heated, gelled"
2: apply a styling gel to; "she mousses her hair" [syn: {mousse}] [also: {gelling}, {gelled}]

gelatin
n 1: a colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin [syn: {gelatine}]
2: an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods [syn: {jelly}]
3: a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects [syn: {gel}]

gelatin dessert
n : jellied dessert made with gelatin and fruit juice or water

gelatine
n : a colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin [syn: {gelatin}]

gelatinise
v 1: become gelatinous or change into a jelly; "the starch gelatinized when it was heated" [syn: {gelatinize}]
2: convert into gelatinous form or jelly; "hot water will gelatinize starch" [syn: {gelatinize}]

gelatinize
v 1: coat with gelatin
2: become gelatinous or change into a jelly; "the starch gelatinized when it was heated" [syn: {gelatinise}]
3: convert into gelatinous form or jelly; "hot water will gelatinize starch" [syn: {gelatinise}]

gelatinlike
adj : thick like gelatin [syn: {gelatinous}, {jellylike}]

gelatinous
adj : thick like gelatin [syn: {gelatinlike}, {jellylike}]

gelatinousness
n : the property of having a viscosity like jelly [syn: {glutinosity}, {glutinousness}]

geld
v : cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); "the vet gelded the young horse" [syn: {cut}] [also: {gelt}]

gelded
adj : (of a male animal) having the testicles removed; "a cut horse" [syn: {cut}, {emasculated}]

gelding
n : castrated male horse

Gelechia
n : type genus of the Gelechiidae: pink bollworms [syn: {genus Gelechia}]

Gelechia gossypiella
n 1: larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls [syn: {pink bollworm}]
2: small brown moth whose larvae bore into flowers and bolls of cotton

gelechiid
n : small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests [syn: {gelechiid moth}]

gelechiid moth
n : small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests [syn: {gelechiid}]

Gelechiidae
n : important economic pests [syn: {family Gelechiidae}]

gelid
adj : extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather" [syn: {arctic}, {frigid}, {glacial}, {icy}, {polar}]

gelidity
n : coldness due to a cold environment [syn: {chill}, {iciness}]

gelignite
n : a type of dynamite in which the nitroglycerin is absorbed in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrate [syn: {gelly}]

gelled
See {gel}

gelled
gel
n 1: a colloid in a more solid form than a sol [syn: {colloidal gel}]
2: a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects [syn: {gelatin}]
v 1: become a gel; "The solid, when heated, gelled"
2: apply a styling gel to; "she mousses her hair" [syn: {mousse}] [also: {gelling}, {gelled}]

gelling
See {gel}

gelling
gel
n 1: a colloid in a more solid form than a sol [syn: {colloidal gel}]
2: a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects [syn: {gelatin}]
v 1: become a gel; "The solid, when heated, gelled"
2: apply a styling gel to; "she mousses her hair" [syn: {mousse}] [also: {gelling}, {gelled}]

Gell-Mann
n : United States physicist noted for his studies of subatomic particles (born in 1929) [syn: {Murray Gell-Mann}]

gelly
n : a type of dynamite in which the nitroglycerin is absorbed in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrate [syn: {gelignite}]

Gelnn Theodore Seaborg
n : United States chemist who was one of the discoverers of plutonium (1912-1999) [syn: {Seaborg}, {Glenn T. Seaborg}]

gelsemia
See {gelsemium}

Gelsemium
n : evergreen twining shrubs of Americas and southeastern Asia [syn: {genus Gelsemium}]

Gelsemium sempervirens
n : poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers [syn: {yellow jasmine}, {yellow jessamine}, {Carolina jasmine}, {evening trumpet flower}]

gelt
See {geld}

gelt
geld
v : cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); "the vet gelded the young horse" [syn: {cut}] [also: {gelt}]

gelt
n : informal terms for money [syn: {boodle}, {bread}, {cabbage}, {clams}, {dinero}, {dough}, {kale}, {lettuce}, {lolly}, {lucre}, {loot}, {moolah}, {pelf}, {scratch}, {shekels}, {simoleons}, {sugar}, {wampum}]

gem
n 1: a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry; "he had the gem set in a ring for his wife"; "she had jewels made of all the rarest stones" [syn: {gemstone}, {stone}]
2: art highly prized for its beauty or perfection [syn: {treasure}]
3: a person who is a brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry [syn: {jewel}]
4: a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan [syn: {muffin}]
5: a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry [syn: {jewel}, {precious stone}] [also: {gemming}, {gemmed}]

gem clip
n : a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together; "the paper clip was invented in 1900" [syn: {paper clip}, {paperclip}]

gem cutter
n : one who cuts and shapes precious stones

Gem State
n : a state in the Rocky Mountains [syn: {Idaho}, {ID}]

Gemara
n : the second part of the Talmud consisting primarily of commentary on the Mishna

gemboks
gemsbok
n : large South African oryx with a broad black band along its flanks [syn: {gemsbuck}, {Oryx gazella}] [also: {gemboks} (pl)]

gemboks
See {gemsbok}

gembucks
gemsbuck
n : large South African oryx with a broad black band along its flanks [syn: {gemsbok}, {Oryx gazella}] [also: {gembucks} (pl)]

gembucks
See {gemsbuck}

gemeinschaften
See {gemeinschaft}

gemfibrozil
n : medication (trade name Lopid) used to lower the levels of triglyceride in the blood [syn: {Lopid}]

geminate
n : a doubled or long consonant; "the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate"
v 1: form by reduplication; "The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel"; "The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word" [syn: {reduplicate}]
2: occur in pairs [syn: {pair}]
3: arrange in pairs; "Pair these numbers" [syn: {pair}]
4: arrange or combine in pairs; "The consonants are geminated in these words"

gemination
n 1: the doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect)
2: the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something; "this kind of duplication is wasteful" [syn: {duplication}]

Gemini
n 1: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun in in Gemini [syn: {Twin}]
2: a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere between Taurus and Cancer on the ecliptic
3: the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20 [syn: {Gemini the Twins}, {Twins}]

Gemini program
n : a program of space flights undertaken by US in 1965 and 1966; "under the Gemini program each crew had two astronauts"

Gemini the Twins
n : the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20 [syn: {Gemini}, {Twins}]

gemma
n : small asexual reproductive structure in e.g. liverworts and mosses that detaches from the parent and develops into a new individual [also: {gemmae} (pl)]

gemmae
gemma
n : small asexual reproductive structure in e.g. liverworts and mosses that detaches from the parent and develops into a new individual [also: {gemmae} (pl)]

gemmae
See {gemma}

gemmation
n : asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual [syn: {pullulation}]

gemmed
See {gem}

gemmed
gem
n 1: a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry; "he had the gem set in a ring for his wife"; "she had jewels made of all the rarest stones" [syn: {gemstone}, {stone}]
2: art highly prized for its beauty or perfection [syn: {treasure}]
3: a person who is a brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry [syn: {jewel}]
4: a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan [syn: {muffin}]
5: a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry [syn: {jewel}, {precious stone}] [also: {gemming}, {gemmed}]

gemmed
adj : covered with beads or jewels or sequins [syn: {beaded}, {beady}, {bejeweled}, {bejewelled}, {bespangled}, {jeweled}, {jewelled}, {sequined}, {spangled}, {spangly}]

gemmiferous
adj : bearing or reproducing by a gemma

gemming
See {gem}

gemming
gem
n 1: a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry; "he had the gem set in a ring for his wife"; "she had jewels made of all the rarest stones" [syn: {gemstone}, {stone}]
2: art highly prized for its beauty or perfection [syn: {treasure}]
3: a person who is a brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry [syn: {jewel}]
4: a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan [syn: {muffin}]
5: a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry [syn: {jewel}, {precious stone}] [also: {gemming}, {gemmed}]

Gemonil
n : anticonvulsant drug (trade name Gemonil) used in the treatment of epilepsy [syn: {metharbital}]

gempylid
n : snake mackerels; elongated marine fishes with oily flesh; resembles mackerels; found worldwide

Gempylidae
n : snake mackerels [syn: {family Gempylidae}]

Gempylus
n : type genus of the Gempylidae [syn: {genus Gempylus}]

Gempylus serpens
n : predatory tropical fishes with jutting jaws and strong teeth [syn: {snake mackerel}]

gemsbok
n : large South African oryx with a broad black band along its flanks [syn: {gemsbuck}, {Oryx gazella}] [also: {gemboks} (pl)]

gemsbuck
n : large South African oryx with a broad black band along its flanks [syn: {gemsbok}, {Oryx gazella}] [also: {gembucks} (pl)]

gemstone
n : a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry; "he had the gem set in a ring for his wife"; "she had jewels made of all the rarest stones" [syn: {gem}, {stone}]

gen
n : informal term for information; "give me the gen on your new line of computers"

gen X
n : the generation following the baby boom (especially Americans and Canadians born in the 1960s and 1970s) [syn: {generation X}]

gendarme
n : a French policeman

gendarmerie
n : French police force; a group of gendarmes or gendarmes collectively [syn: {gendarmery}]

gendarmery
n : French police force; a group of gendarmes or gendarmes collectively [syn: {gendarmerie}]

gender
n 1: a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it is quite arbitrary but in Indo-European languages it is usually based on sex or animateness [syn: {grammatical gender}]
2: the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles; "she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus" [syn: {sex}, {sexuality}]

gender agreement
n : agreement in grammatical gender between words in the same construction

gender identity
n : your identity as it is experienced with regard to your individuality as male or female; awareness normally begin in infancy and is reinforced during adolescence

gender role
n : the overt expression of attitudes that indicate to others the degree of your maleness or femaleness; "your gender role is the public expression of your gender identity"

gene
n : (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; "genes were formerly called factors" [syn: {cistron}, {factor}]

gene chip
n : a microchip that holds DNA probes that form half of the DNA double helix and can recognize DNA from samples being tested [syn: {DNA chip}]

gene delivery vector
n : a vector for delivering genes into cells [syn: {transducing vector}]

gene expression
n : conversion of the information encoded in a gene first into messenger RNA and then to a protein

Gene Kelly
n : United States dancer who performed in many musical films (1912-1996) [syn: {Kelly}, {Eugene Curran Kelly}]

gene linkage
n : (genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a given chromosome are linked (where one goes they all go) [syn: {linkage}]

gene mutation
n : a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene [syn: {point mutation}]

Gene Sarazen
n : United States golfer who was first to win all four major golf tournaments (1902-1999) [syn: {Sarazen}]

Gene Tunney
n : United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship by defeating Jack Dempsey twice (1898-1978) [syn: {Tunney}, {James Joseph Tunney}]

genealogic
adj : of or relating to genealogy; "genealogical records" [syn: {genealogical}]

genealogical
adj : of or relating to genealogy; "genealogical records" [syn: {genealogic}]

genealogically
adv : in a genealogical manner; "he charted his family tree genealogically"

genealogist
n : an expert in genealogy

genealogy
n : successive generations of kin [syn: {family tree}]

genera
genus
n 1: a general kind of something; "ignore the genus communism"
2: (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species [also: {genera} (pl)]

genera
See {genus}

general
adj 1: applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader" [ant: {specific}]
2: not specialized or limited to one class of things; "general studies"; "general knowledge"
3: of national scope; "a general election"
4: prevailing among and common to the general public; "the general discontent"
5: affecting the entire body; "a general anesthetic"; "general symptoms" [ant: {local}]
6: somewhat indefinite; "bearing a general resemblance to the original"; "a general description of the merchandise"
7: of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience" [syn: {cosmopolitan}, {ecumenical}, {oecumenical}, {universal}, {worldwide}]
n 1: a general officer of the highest rank [syn: {full general}]
2: the head of a religious order or congregation [syn: {superior general}]
3: a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular); "he discussed the general but neglected the particular" [ant: {particular}, {particular}]
v : command as a general; "We are generaled by an incompetent!"

general agent
n 1: someone authorized to transact every kind of business for the principal [syn: {universal agent}] [ant: {special agent}]
2: an agent who sells insurance [syn: {insurance broker}, {insurance agent}, {underwriter}]

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
n : a United Nations agency created by a multinational treaty to promote trade by the reduction of tariffs and import quotas [syn: {GATT}]

general anaesthesia
n : a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation) [syn: {general anesthesia}]

general anaesthetic
n : an anesthetic that anesthetizes entire body and causes loss of consciousness [syn: {general anesthetic}]

general anatomy
n : the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals [syn: {anatomy}]

general anesthesia
n : a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation) [syn: {general anaesthesia}]

general anesthetic
n : an anesthetic that anesthetizes entire body and causes loss of consciousness [syn: {general anaesthetic}]

General Assembly
n 1: the supreme deliberative assembly of the United Nations
2: persons who make or amend or repeal laws [syn: {legislature}, {legislative assembly}, {law-makers}]

General Baptist
n : group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius (who opposed the doctrine of strict predestination of the Calvinists) [syn: {Arminian Baptist}]

General Charles de Gaulle
n : French general and statesman who became very popular during World War II as the leader of the Free French forces in exile (1890-1970) [syn: {de Gaulle}, {General de Gaulle}, {Charles de Gaulle}, {Charles Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle}]

General Custer
n : United States general who was killed along with all his command by the Sioux at the battle of Little Bighorn (1839-1876) [syn: {Custer}, {George Armstrong Custer}]

general damages
n : (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated [syn: {actual damages}, {compensatory damages}]

General de Gaulle
n : French general and statesman who became very popular during World War II as the leader of the Free French forces in exile (1890-1970) [syn: {de Gaulle}, {Charles de Gaulle}, {General Charles de Gaulle}, {Charles Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle}]

general delivery
n : a part of the post office that handles mail for persons who call for it [syn: {poste restante}]

general election
n : a national or state election; candidates are chosen in all constituencies

general headquarters
n : military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forces [syn: {command post}, {GHQ}]

general knowledge
n : knowledge that is available to anyone [syn: {public knowledge}]

general ledger
n : the ledger that contains all of the financial accounts of a business; contains offsetting debit and credit accounts (including control accounts)

general lien
n : a lien on all the property owned by a debtor and not just a specific property

general manager
n : the highest ranking manager

general medicine
n : the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and (nonsurgical) treatment of diseases of the internal organs (especially in adults) [syn: {internal medicine}]

general officer
n : officers in the army or air force or marines above the rank of colonel

general practitioner
n : a physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses [syn: {GP}]

general relativity
n : a generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence) [syn: {general theory of relativity}, {general relativity theory}, {Einstein's general theory of relativity}]

general relativity theory
n : a generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence) [syn: {general relativity}, {general theory of relativity}, {Einstein's general theory of relativity}]

General Security Services
n : the Israeli domestic counterintelligence and internal security agency; "the Shin Bet also handles overall security for Israel's national airline" [syn: {Shin Bet}]

General Services Administration
n : a central management agency thata sets Federal policy for Federal procurement and real property management and information resources management [syn: {GSA}]

general staff
n : military officers assigned to assist a senior officer in planning military policy

general store
n : a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise [syn: {country store}, {trading post}]

general theory of relativity
n : a generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence) [syn: {general relativity}, {general relativity theory}, {Einstein's general theory of relativity}]

general verdict
n : an ordinary verdict declaring which party prevails without any special findings of fact [ant: {special verdict}]

generalisation
n 1: an idea having general application; "he spoke in broad generalities" [syn: {generalization}, {generality}]
2: the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances [syn: {abstraction}, {generalization}]
3: reasoning from detailed facts to general principles [syn: {generalization}, {induction}, {inductive reasoning}]
4: (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus [syn: {generalization}, {stimulus generalization}, {stimulus generalisation}]

generalise
v 1: speak or write in generalities [syn: {generalize}] [ant: {specify}]
2: draw from specific cases for more general cases [syn: {generalize}, {extrapolate}, {infer}]
3: cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use; "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors" [syn: {popularize}, {popularise}, {vulgarize}, {vulgarise}, {generalize}]
4: become systemic and spread throughout the body; "this kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system" [syn: {generalize}]

generalised
adj 1: not biologically differentiated or adapted to a specific function or environment; "the hedgehog is a primitive and generalized mammal" [syn: {generalized}]
2: spread throughout a body or system; "generalized edema" [syn: {generalized}]
3: made general; widely prevalent; "a problem of generalized human needs"; "a state of generalized discontent" [syn: {generalized}]

generalissimo
n : the officer who holds the supreme command; "in the U.S. the president is the commander in chief" [syn: {commander in chief}]

generalist
n : a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests; "a statistician has to be something of a generalist" [syn: {Renaissance man}] [ant: {specialist}]

generality
n 1: an idea having general application; "he spoke in broad generalities" [syn: {generalization}, {generalisation}]
2: the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability [ant: {particularity}]

generalization
n 1: the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances [syn: {abstraction}, {generalisation}]
2: reasoning from detailed facts to general principles [syn: {generalisation}, {induction}, {inductive reasoning}]
3: an idea having general application; "he spoke in broad generalities" [syn: {generalisation}, {generality}]
4: (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus [syn: {generalisation}, {stimulus generalization}, {stimulus generalisation}]

generalize
v 1: draw from specific cases for more general cases [syn: {generalise}, {extrapolate}, {infer}]
2: speak or write in generalities [syn: {generalise}] [ant: {specify}]
3: cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use; "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors" [syn: {popularize}, {popularise}, {vulgarize}, {vulgarise}, {generalise}]
4: become systemic and spread throughout the body; "this kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system" [syn: {generalise}]

generalized
adj 1: not biologically differentiated or adapted to a specific function or environment; "the hedgehog is a primitive and generalized mammal" [syn: {generalised}]
2: made general; widely prevalent; "a problem of generalized human needs"; "a state of generalized discontent" [syn: {generalised}]
3: spread throughout a body or system; "generalized edema" [syn: {generalised}]

generalized anxiety disorder
n : an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of light-headedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months [syn: {GAD}, {anxiety reaction}]

generalized epilepsy
n : epilepsy in which the attack involves loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerking [syn: {grand mal epilepsy}]

generalized seizure
n : a seizure (or a type of epilepsy characterized by such seizures) during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire body [syn: {grand mal}, {epilepsia major}]

generally
adv 1: usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn't rain much here" [syn: {by and large}, {more often than not}, {mostly}]
2: without distinction of one from others; "he is interested in snakes in general" [syn: {in general}, {in the main}] [ant: {specifically}]
3: without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly" [syn: {broadly}, {loosely}, {broadly speaking}] [ant: {narrowly}]

generally accepted accounting practices
n : a collection of rules and procedures and conventions that define accepted accounting practice; includes broad guidelines as well as detailed procedures [syn: {GAAP}]

general-purpose
adj : not limited in use or function [syn: {all-purpose}]

general-purpose bomb
n : a large bomb (500 to 2,000 pounds that is 50% explosive) whose explosion creates a blast and whose metal casing creates some fragmentation effect [syn: {GP bomb}]

generalship
n 1: the leadership ability of a military general
2: the office of general

generate
v 1: bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office" [syn: {bring forth}]
2: give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family" [syn: {render}, {yield}, {return}, {give}]
3: produce (energy); "We can't generate enough power for the entire city"; "The hydroelectric plant needs to to generate more electricity"
4: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" [syn: {beget}, {get}, {engender}, {father}, {mother}, {sire}, {bring forth}]

generation
n 1: all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age [syn: {coevals}, {contemporaries}]
2: group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent
3: the normal time between successive generations; "they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade"
4: a stage of technological development or innovation; "the third generation of computers"
5: a coming into being [syn: {genesis}]
6: the production of heat or electricity; "dams were built for the generation of electricity"
7: the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production [syn: {multiplication}, {propagation}]

generation X
n : the generation following the baby boom (especially Americans and Canadians born in the 1960s and 1970s) [syn: {gen X}]

generational
adj : of or relating to a generation

generative
adj 1: having the ability to produce or originate; "generative power"; "generative forces" [syn: {productive}] [ant: {consumptive}]
2: producing new life or offspring; "tXsXwhe reproductive potential of a species is its relative capacity to reproduce itself under optimal conditions"; "the reproductive or generative organs" [syn: {procreative}, {reproductive}]

generator
n 1: an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas
2: engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction
3: someone who originates or causes or initiates something; "he was the generator of several complaints" [syn: {source}, {author}]
4: an electronic device for producing a signal voltage

generatrices
See {generatrix}

generic
adj 1: relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus; "the generic name"
2: (of drugs) not protected by trademark; "`Acetaminophen' is the generic form of the proprietary drug `Tylenol'"
3: applicable to an entire class or group; "is there a generic Asian mind?"

generic drug
n : when the patent protection for a brand-name drug expires generic versions of the drug can be offered for sale if the FDA agrees; "generic drugs are usually cheaper than brand-name drugs" [ant: {brand-name drug}]

generically
adv 1: without a trademark or brand name; "we market these drugs generically"
2: as sharing a common genus; "these animals are not related generically"

generosity
n 1: the trait of being willing to give your money or time [syn: {generousness}] [ant: {stinginess}]
2: acting generously [syn: {unselfishness}]

generous
adj 1: willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation" [ant: {stingy}]
2: not petty in character and mind; "unusually generous in his judgment of people" [ant: {ungenerous}]
3: more than adequate; "a generous portion"

generously
adv : in a generous manner; "he gave liberally to several charities" [syn: {liberally}, {munificently}]

generousness
n : the trait of being willing to give your money or time [syn: {generosity}] [ant: {stinginess}]

geneses
genesis
n 1: a coming into being [syn: {generation}]
2: the first book of the Old Testament: tells of creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers [syn: {Book of Genesis}] [also: {geneses} (pl)]

geneses
See {genesis}

genesis
n 1: a coming into being [syn: {generation}]
2: the first book of the Old Testament: tells of creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers [syn: {Book of Genesis}] [also: {geneses} (pl)]

gene-splicing
n : the technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments from more than one organism [syn: {genetic engineering}, {recombinant DNA technology}]

Genet
n 1: French diplomat who in 1793 tried to draw the United States into the war between France and England (1763-1834) [syn: {Edmund Charles Edouard Genet}, {Citizen Genet}]
2: French writer of novels and dramas for the theater of the absurd (1910-1986) [syn: {Jean Genet}]
3: agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail [syn: {Genetta genetta}]

genetic
adj 1: tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features" [syn: {familial}, {hereditary}, {inherited}, {transmitted}, {transmissible}]
2: of or relating to or produced by or being a gene; "genic combinations"; "genetic code" [syn: {genic}]
3: of or relating to the science of genetics; "genetic research" [syn: {genetical}]

genetic abnormality
n : a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically [syn: {genetic disease}, {genetic disorder}, {genetic defect}, {congenital disease}, {inherited disease}, {inherited disorder}, {hereditary disease}, {hereditary condition}]

genetic code
n : the ordering of nucleotides in DNA molecules that carries the genetic information in living cells

genetic constitution
n : the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism [syn: {genotype}]

genetic counseling
n : guidance for prospective parents on the likelihood of genetic disorders in their future children

genetic defect
n : a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically [syn: {genetic disease}, {genetic disorder}, {genetic abnormality}, {congenital disease}, {inherited disease}, {inherited disorder}, {hereditary disease}, {hereditary condition}]

genetic disease
n : a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically [syn: {genetic disorder}, {genetic abnormality}, {genetic defect}, {congenital disease}, {inherited disease}, {inherited disorder}, {hereditary disease}, {hereditary condition}]

genetic disorder
n : a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically [syn: {genetic disease}, {genetic abnormality}, {genetic defect}, {congenital disease}, {inherited disease}, {inherited disorder}, {hereditary disease}, {hereditary condition}]

genetic endowment
n : the total of inherited attributes [syn: {heredity}]

genetic engineering
n : the technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments from more than one organism [syn: {gene-splicing}, {recombinant DNA technology}]

genetic fingerprint
n : biometric identification obtained by examining a person's unique sequence of DNA base pairs; often used for evidence in criminal law cases [syn: {DNA fingerprint}]

genetic fingerprinting
n : the procedure of analyzing the DNA in samples of a person's body tissue or body fluid for the purpose of identification [syn: {genetic profiling}]

genetic map
n : graphical representation of the arrangement of genes on a chromosome

genetic marker
n : a specific gene that produces a recognizable trait and can be used in family or population studies

genetic mutation
n : (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism [syn: {mutation}, {chromosomal mutation}]

genetic profiling
n : the procedure of analyzing the DNA in samples of a person's body tissue or body fluid for the purpose of identification [syn: {genetic fingerprinting}]

genetic psychology
n : the branch of psychology that studies the social and mental development of children [syn: {developmental psychology}, {child psychology}]

genetic science
n : the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms [syn: {genetics}]

genetic screening
n : analyzing a group of people to determine genetic susceptibility to a particular disease; "genetic screening of infants for phenylketonuria"

genetical
adj : of or relating to the science of genetics; "genetic research" [syn: {genetic}]

genetically
adv : by genetic mechanisms; "genetically passed down talents"

geneticist
n : a biologist who specializes in genetics

genetics
n : the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms [syn: {genetic science}]

Genetta
n : genets [syn: {genus Genetta}]

Genetta genetta
n : agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail [syn: {genet}]

Geneva
n 1: a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations [syn: {Geneve}, {Genf}]
2: made in the Netherlands [syn: {Holland gin}, {Hollands}]

Geneva Convention
n : an agreement concerning the treatment of prisoners of war

Geneva gown
n : black academic gown widely used by Protestant clergymen

Geneve
n : a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations [syn: {Geneva}, {Genf}]

Genf
n : a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations [syn: {Geneva}, {Geneve}]

Genghis Khan
n : Mongolian Emperor whose empire stretched from the Black Sea to the Pacific Ocean (1162-1227) [syn: {Jinghis Khan}, {Jenghiz Khan}]

genial
adj 1: diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host" [syn: {affable}, {amiable}, {cordial}]
2: of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw [syn: {mental}]
3: conducive to comfort; beneficial; "the genial sunshine"; "a kind climate"; "hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet" [syn: {kind}]

geniality
n : a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to) [syn: {affability}, {affableness}, {amiability}, {amiableness}, {bonhomie}]

genially
adv : in an affable manner; "`Come and visit me,' he said amiably" [syn: {affably}, {amiably}]

genic
adj : of or relating to or produced by or being a gene; "genic combinations"; "genetic code" [syn: {genetic}]

genicular vein
n : veins that drain blood from structures around the knee; empty into the popliteal vein [syn: {vena genus}]

geniculate
adj : bent at a sharp angle

geniculate body
n : one of four small oval masses that protrude slightly from the underside of the thalamus and function as synaptic centers on the way to the cerebral cortex

genie
n : (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals [syn: {jinni}, {jinnee}, {djinni}, {djinny}]

genii
genius
n 1: someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein" [syn: {mastermind}, {brain}, {Einstein}]
2: unusual mental ability [syn: {brilliance}]
3: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: {ace}, {adept}, {champion}, {sensation}, {maven}, {mavin}, {virtuoso}, {hotshot}, {star}, {superstar}, {whiz}, {whizz}, {wizard}, {wiz}]
4: exceptional creative ability [syn: {wizardry}]
5: a natural talent; "he has a flair for mathematics"; "he has a genius for interior decorating" [syn: {flair}] [also: {genii} (pl)]

genii
See {genius}

genip
n 1: tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp [syn: {Spanish lime}, {Spanish lime tree}, {honey berry}, {mamoncillo}, {ginep}, {Melicocca bijuga}, {Melicocca bijugatus}]
2: round one-inch Caribbean fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp; eaten like grapes [syn: {Spanish lime}]

genipa
n : any tree of the genus Genipa bearing yellow flowers and edible fruit with a thick rind

Genipa Americana
n : tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruit [syn: {genipap fruit}, {jagua}, {marmalade box}]

genipap
n : a succulent orange-sized tropical fruit with a thick rind [syn: {genipap fruit}]

genipap fruit
n 1: tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruit [syn: {jagua}, {marmalade box}, {Genipa Americana}]
2: a succulent orange-sized tropical fruit with a thick rind [syn: {genipap}]

Genista
n : chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of Mediterranean area and western Asia: broom [syn: {genus Genista}]

Genista anglica
n : prickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England and Europe [syn: {broom tree}, {needle furze}, {petty whin}]

Genista hispanica
n : erect shrub of southwestern Europe having racemes of golden yellow flowers [syn: {Spanish broom}, {Spanish gorse}]

Genista raetam
n : desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista [syn: {retem}, {raetam}, {juniper bush}, {juniper}, {Retama raetam}]

Genista tinctoria
n : small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as weed in England and United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental [syn: {woodwaxen}, {dyer's greenweed}, {dyer's-broom}, {dyeweed}, {greenweed}, {whin}, {woadwaxen}]

genital
adj : of or relating to the external sex organs; "genital herpes"; "venereal disease" [syn: {venereal}]

genital herpes
n : an infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) that is usually transmitted by sexual contact; marked by recurrent attacks of painful eruptions on the skin and mucous membranes of the genital area [syn: {herpes genitalis}]

genital organ
n : external sex organ [syn: {genitalia}, {genitals}, {private parts}, {privates}, {crotch}]

genital personality
n : (psychoanalysis) the mature personality which is not dominated by infantile pleasure drives

genital phase
n : (psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence; interest focuses on sexual activity [syn: {genital stage}]

genital stage
n : (psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence; interest focuses on sexual activity [syn: {genital phase}]

genital system
n : organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring [syn: {reproductive system}]

genital wart
n : a small benign wart on or around the genitals and anus [syn: {venereal wart}, {condyloma acuminatum}, {verruca acuminata}]

genitalia
n : external sex organ [syn: {genital organ}, {genitals}, {private parts}, {privates}, {crotch}]

genitals
n : external sex organ [syn: {genitalia}, {genital organ}, {private parts}, {privates}, {crotch}]

genitive
adj : serving to express or indicate possession; "possessive pronouns"; "the genitive endings" [syn: {possessive}]
n : the case expressing ownership [syn: {genitive case}, {possessive case}]

genitive case
n : the case expressing ownership [syn: {genitive}, {possessive case}]

genitor
n : a natural father or mother

genitourinary
adj : of or related to the genital and urinary organs or their functions; "genitourinary infections" [syn: {gu}]

genitourinary apparatus
n : the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine [syn: {urogenital system}, {urogenital apparatus}, {urinary system}, {urinary apparatus}, {genitourinary system}, {systema urogenitale}, {apparatus urogenitalis}]

genitourinary system
n : the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine [syn: {urogenital system}, {urogenital apparatus}, {urinary system}, {urinary apparatus}, {genitourinary apparatus}, {systema urogenitale}, {apparatus urogenitalis}]

genius
n 1: someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein" [syn: {mastermind}, {brain}, {Einstein}]
2: unusual mental ability [syn: {brilliance}]
3: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: {ace}, {adept}, {champion}, {sensation}, {maven}, {mavin}, {virtuoso}, {hotshot}, {star}, {superstar}, {whiz}, {whizz}, {wizard}, {wiz}]
4: exceptional creative ability [syn: {wizardry}]
5: a natural talent; "he has a flair for mathematics"; "he has a genius for interior decorating" [syn: {flair}] [also: {genii} (pl)]

genius loci
n 1: the special atmosphere of a place
2: the guardian spirit of a place

genlisea
n : rootless carnivorous swamp plants having at the base of the stem a rosette of foliage and trap-leaves consisting of slender tubes swollen in the middle; each tube passes into two long spirally twisted arms with stiff hairs

genned-up
See {gen-up}

genning-up
See {gen-up}

Genoa
n : a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria [syn: {Genova}]

genocide
n : systematic killing of a racial or cultural group [syn: {race murder}, {racial extermination}]

Genoese
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Genoa or its inhabitants; "the Genoese sailor we call Columbus" [syn: {Genovese}]

genoise
n : rich and delicate Italian sponge cake

genome
n : the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an organism; "the human genome contains approximately three billion chemical base pairs"

genomics
n : the branch of genetics that studies organisms in terms of their genomes (their full DNA sequences)

genotype
n 1: a group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution
2: the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism [syn: {genetic constitution}]

genotypic
adj : of or relating to or constituting a genotype; "genotypical pattern" [syn: {genotypical}]

genotypical
adj : of or relating to or constituting a genotype; "genotypical pattern" [syn: {genotypic}]

Genova
n : a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria [syn: {Genoa}]

Genovese
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Genoa or its inhabitants; "the Genoese sailor we call Columbus" [syn: {Genoese}]

genre
n 1: a kind of literary or artistic work
2: a style of expressing yourself in writing [syn: {writing style}, {literary genre}]
3: an expressive style of music [syn: {music genre}, {musical genre}, {musical style}]
4: a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique

genre painting
n : a genre depicting everyday life

gens
n : family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name" [syn: {name}] [also: {gentes} (pl)]

Genseric
n : king of the Vandals who seized Roman lands and invaded North Africa and sacked Rome (428-477) [syn: {Gaiseric}]

gens-up
See {gen-up}

gent
n 1: informal abbreviation of `gentleman'
2: a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss" [syn: {chap}, {fellow}, {feller}, {lad}, {fella}, {blighter}, {cuss}]
3: port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry [syn: {Gand}, {Ghent}]

gentamicin
n : an antibiotic (trade name Garamycin) that is derived from an actinomycete; used in treating infections of the urinary tract [syn: {Garamycin}]

genteel
adj : marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society" [syn: {civilized}, {civilised}, {cultivated}, {cultured}, {polite}]

genteelly
adv : in a genteel manner; "the English lived genteelly in India"

genteelness
n : elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression [syn: {breeding}, {gentility}]

gentes
gens
n : family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name" [syn: {name}] [also: {gentes} (pl)]

gentes
See {gens}

gentian
n : any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis

gentian family
n : chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals [syn: {Gentianaceae}, {family Gentianaceae}]

gentian violet
n : a green crystal (violet in water) used as a dye or stain or bactericide or fungicide or anthelmintic or burn treatment [syn: {crystal violet}]

Gentiana
n : type genus of the Gentianaceae; cosmopolitan genus of herbs nearly cosmopolitan in cool temperate regions; in some classifications includes genera Gentianopsis and Gentianella [syn: {genus Gentiana}]

Gentiana acaulis
n : low-growing alpine plant cultivated for its dark glossy green leaves in basal rosettes and showy solitary bell-shaped blue flowers [syn: {gentianella}]

Gentiana andrewsii
n : gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all [syn: {closed gentian}, {blind gentian}, {bottle gentian}]

Gentiana calycosa
n : tufted sometimes sprawling perennial with blue flowers spotted with green; western North America [syn: {explorer's gentian}]

Gentiana clausa
n : similar to Gentiana andrewsii but with larger flowers [syn: {closed gentian}, {blind gentian}]

Gentiana crinita
n : tall widely distributed fringed gentian of eastern North America having violet-blue or white fringed flowers [syn: {Gentianopsis crinita}]

Gentiana detonsa
n : medium-tall fringed gentian with pale-glue to blue-purple flowers; circumboreal in distribution [syn: {Gentianopsis detonsa}]

Gentiana holopetala
n : small blue-flowered fringed gentian of Sierra Nevada mountains [syn: {tufted gentian}, {Gentianopsis holopetala}]

Gentiana lutea
n : robust European perennial having clusters of yellow flowers [syn: {great yellow gentian}]

Gentiana pneumonanthe
n : perennial Eurasian gentian with sky-blue funnel-shaped flowers of damp open heaths [syn: {marsh gentian}, {calathian violet}]

Gentiana procera
n : small blue-flowered fringed gentian of east central North America [syn: {Gentianopsid procera}]

Gentiana quinquefolia
n : gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers [syn: {agueweed}, {ague weed}, {five-flowered gentian}, {stiff gentian}, {Gentianella quinquefolia}]

Gentiana saponaria
n : erect perennial of wet woodlands of North America having leaves and flower buds resembling those of soapwort [syn: {soapwort gentian}]

Gentiana thermalis
n : small blue-flowered fringed gentian of western United States (Rocky Mountains) especially around hot springs in Yellowstone National Park [syn: {Gentianopsis thermalis}]

Gentiana villosa
n : a perennial marsh gentian of eastern North America [syn: {striped gentian}]

Gentianaceae
n : chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals [syn: {family Gentianaceae}, {gentian family}]

Gentianales
n : an order of dicotyledonous plants having gamopetalous flowers; Gentianaceae; Apocynaceae; Asclepiadaceae; Loganiaceae; Oleaceae; Salvadoraceae [syn: {order Gentianales}]

Gentianella
n 1: genus of herbs with flowers that resemble gentian; in some classifications included in genus Gentiana [syn: {genus Gentianella}]
2: low-growing alpine plant cultivated for its dark glossy green leaves in basal rosettes and showy solitary bell-shaped blue flowers [syn: {Gentiana acaulis}]

gentianella amarella
n : gentian of Europe and China having creamy white flowers with fringed corollas [syn: {felwort}]

Gentianella quinquefolia
n : gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers [syn: {agueweed}, {ague weed}, {five-flowered gentian}, {stiff gentian}, {Gentiana quinquefolia}]

Gentianopsid procera
n : small blue-flowered fringed gentian of east central North America [syn: {Gentiana procera}]

Gentianopsis
n : genus of fringed gentians; in some classifications included in genus Gentiana [syn: {genus Gentianopsis}]

Gentianopsis crinita
n : tall widely distributed fringed gentian of eastern North America having violet-blue or white fringed flowers [syn: {Gentiana crinita}]

Gentianopsis detonsa
n : medium-tall fringed gentian with pale-glue to blue-purple flowers; circumboreal in distribution [syn: {Gentiana detonsa}]

Gentianopsis holopetala
n : small blue-flowered fringed gentian of Sierra Nevada mountains [syn: {tufted gentian}, {Gentiana holopetala}]

Gentianopsis thermalis
n : small blue-flowered fringed gentian of western United States (Rocky Mountains) especially around hot springs in Yellowstone National Park [syn: {Gentiana thermalis}]

gentile
adj : belonging to or characteristic of non-Jewish peoples
n 1: a person who does not acknowledge your God [syn: {heathen}, {pagan}, {infidel}]
2: a person who is not a member of one's own religion; used in this sense by Mormons and Hindus
3: in this sense `Gentile' denotes a Christian as contrasted with a Jew; `goy' is a derogatory word for Christians used by Jews [syn: {non-Jew}, {goy}]

gentility
n : elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression [syn: {breeding}, {genteelness}]

gentle
adj 1: soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe; "a gentle reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle fun at him"
2: having or showing a kindly or tender nature; "the gentle touch of her hand"; "her gentle manner was comforting"; "a gentle sensitive nature"; "gentle blue eyes"
3: quiet and soothing; "a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne"
4: belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes" [syn: {aristocratic}, {aristocratical}, {blue}, {blue-blooded}, {patrician}]
5: easily handled or managed; "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient" [syn: {docile}]
6: having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window" [syn: {easy}, {soft}]
7: marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope" [syn: {easy}]
v 1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: {pacify}, {lenify}, {conciliate}, {assuage}, {appease}, {mollify}, {placate}, {gruntle}]
2: give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility [syn: {ennoble}, {entitle}]
3: stroke soothingly

gentle breeze
n : wind moving 8-12 knots; 3 on the Beaufort scale

gentle wind
n : a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck" [syn: {breeze}, {zephyr}, {air}]

gentleman
n 1: a man of refinement
2: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" [syn: {valet}, {valet de chambre}, {gentleman's gentleman}, {man}]

Gentleman Jim
n : United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933) [syn: {Corbett}, {Jim Corbett}, {James John Corbett}]

Gentleman Johnny
n : British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792) [syn: {Burgoyne}, {John Burgoyne}]

gentleman-at-arms
n : one of 40 gentlemen who attend the British sovereign on state occasions [also: {gentlemen-at-arms} (pl)]

gentlemanlike
adj : befitting a man of good breeding; "gentlemanly behavior" [syn: {gentlemanly}]

gentlemanly
adj : befitting a man of good breeding; "gentlemanly behavior" [syn: {gentlemanlike}]

gentleman's gentleman
n : a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" [syn: {valet}, {valet de chambre}, {gentleman}, {man}]

gentleman's-cane
n : tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal [syn: {prince's-feather}, {prince's-plume}, {red amaranth}, {purple amaranth}, {Amaranthus cruentus}, {Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus}, {Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys}]

gentlemen-at-arms
gentleman-at-arms
n : one of 40 gentlemen who attend the British sovereign on state occasions [also: {gentlemen-at-arms} (pl)]

gentlemen-at-arms
See {gentleman-at-arms}

gentlemen-farmers
See {gentleman-farmer}

gentlemen's agreement
n : a personal agreement based on honor and not legally binding

gentleness
n 1: the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual [syn: {gradualness}] [ant: {abruptness}]
2: mildness of manner or disposition

gentlewoman
n : a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady" [syn: {dame}, {madam}, {ma'am}, {lady}]

gently
adv 1: in a gradual manner; "a gently sloping terrain"
2: in a gentle manner; "he talked gently to the injured animal" [syn: {mildly}]
3: with little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the forehead" [syn: {lightly}, {softly}]

gentrification
n : the restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of lower-income people)

gentrify
v : renovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations; "gentrify a row of old houses"; "gentrify the old center of town"

gentry
n : the most powerful members of a society [syn: {aristocracy}]

genu
n : hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella [syn: {knee}, {knee joint}, {articulatio genus}] [also: {genua} (pl)]

genu valgum
n : inward slant of the thigh [syn: {knock-knee}, {tibia valga}]

genu varum
n : a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee) [syn: {bowleg}, {tibia vara}]

genua
genu
n : hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella [syn: {knee}, {knee joint}, {articulatio genus}] [also: {genua} (pl)]

genua
See {genu}

genuflect
v 1: bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image
2: bend the knees and bow in a servile manner [syn: {scrape}, {kowtow}]

genuflection
n : the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence [syn: {genuflexion}]

genuflexion
n : the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence [syn: {genuflection}]

genuine
adj 1: not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather" [syn: {echt}] [ant: {counterfeit}]
2: not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief" [syn: {true(a)}, {unfeigned}]
3: being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma" [syn: {actual}, {literal}, {real}]

genuinely
adv 1: in accordance with truth or fact or reality; "she was now truly American"; "a genuinely open society"; "they don't really listen to us" [syn: {truly}, {really}]
2: genuinely; with authority; "it is authentically British" [syn: {authentically}]

genuineness
n 1: the state of being genuine [ant: {spuriousness}]
2: undisputed credibility [syn: {authenticity}, {legitimacy}]

genus
n 1: a general kind of something; "ignore the genus communism"
2: (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species [also: {genera} (pl)]

genus Abelia
n : chiefly east Asian shrubs

genus Abelmoschus
n : genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers [syn: {Abelmoschus}]

genus Abies
n : true firs [syn: {Abies}]

genus Abramis
n : European fishes [syn: {Abramis}]

genus Abrocoma
n : abrocomes [syn: {Abrocoma}]

genus Abronia
n : genus of western North American herbs having showy flowers [syn: {Abronia}]

genus Abudefduf
n : damsel fishes [syn: {Abudefduf}]

genus Abutilon
n : herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple; parlor maple; indian mallow [syn: {Abutilon}]

genus Acacia
n : large genus of shrubs and trees and some woody vines of Central and South America, Africa, Australia and Polynesia: wattle; mimosa

genus Acalypha
n : a genus of herbs and shrubs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae [syn: {Acalypha}]

genus Acanthisitta
n : a genus of Xenicidae [syn: {Acanthisitta}]

genus Acanthocereus
n : mostly trailing cacti having nocturnal white flowers; tropical America and Caribbean region [syn: {Acanthocereus}]

genus Acanthocybium
n : wahoos [syn: {Acanthocybium}]

genus Acanthophis
n : Australian elapid snakes [syn: {Acanthophis}]

genus Acanthoscelides
n : a genus of Bruchidae [syn: {Acanthoscelides}]

genus Acanthurus
n : type genus of the Acanthuridae: doctorfishes [syn: {Acanthurus}]

genus Acanthus
n : bear's breeches

genus Accipiter
n : type genus of the family Accipitridae [syn: {Accipiter}]

genus Acer
n : type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit [syn: {Acer}]

genus Acherontia
n : death's-head moth [syn: {Acherontia}]

genus Acheta
n : common house and field crickets [syn: {Acheta}]

genus Achillea
n : perennial often aromatic and sometimes mat-forming herbs of north temperate regions: yarrow; milfoil

genus Achimenes
n : genus of tropical perennial American herbs

genus Achoerodus
n : a genus of Labridae [syn: {Achoerodus}]

genus Achras
n : tropical trees having papery leaves and large fruit [syn: {Achras}]

genus Acinonyx
n : cheetahs [syn: {Acinonyx}]

genus Acinos
n : plants closely allied to the genera Satureja and Calamintha [syn: {Acinos}]

genus Acipenser
n : type genus of the Acipenseridae: sturgeons [syn: {Acipenser}]

genus Acocanthera
n : small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic cardiac glycosides; Arabia to Africa [syn: {Acocanthera}, {Acokanthera}, {genus Acokanthera}]

genus Acokanthera
n : small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic cardiac glycosides; Arabia to Africa [syn: {Acocanthera}, {genus Acocanthera}, {Acokanthera}]

genus Aconitum
n : genus of poisonous plants of temperate regions of northern hemisphere with a vaulted and enlarged petal [syn: {Aconitum}]

genus Acorus
n : sweet flags; sometimes placed in subfamily Acoraceae [syn: {Acorus}]

genus Acridotheres
n : mynas [syn: {Acridotheres}]

genus Acris
n : cricket frogs [syn: {Acris}]

genus Acrobates
n : a genus of Phalangeridae [syn: {Acrobates}]

genus Acrocarpus
n : small genus of trees of Indonesia and Malaysia [syn: {Acrocarpus}]

genus Acrocephalus
n : a genus of Sylviidae [syn: {Acrocephalus}]

genus Acroclinium
n : genus of herbs and shrubs of Australia and South Africa: everlasting flower; most species usually placed in genus Helipterum [syn: {Acroclinium}]

genus Acrocomia
n : Central and South American feather palms [syn: {Acrocomia}]

genus Acropora
n : coelenterate genus of order Madreporaria, including staghorn corals [syn: {Acropora}]

genus Acrostichum
n : in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae [syn: {Acrostichum}]

genus Actaea
n : baneberry [syn: {Actaea}]

genus Actias
n : luna moths [syn: {Actias}]

genus Actinia
n : a genus of sea anemone common in rock pools [syn: {Actinia}]

genus Actinidia
n : small Asiatic woody vine bearing many-seeded fruit [syn: {Actinidia}]

genus Actiniopteris
n : terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia and Africa [syn: {Actiniopteris}]

genus Actinomeris
n : used in some classification systems for plants now included in genus Verbesina [syn: {Actinomeris}]

genus Actinomyces
n : type genus of the family Actinomycetaceae

genus Actitis
n : a genus of Scolopacidae [syn: {Actitis}]

genus Adalia
n : genus of ladybugs [syn: {Adalia}]

genus Adansonia
n : baobab; cream-of-tartar tree [syn: {Adansonia}]

genus Addax
n : genus of antelopes of northern African deserts

genus Adelges
n : type genus of the Adelgidae: plant lice [syn: {Adelges}]

genus Adenanthera
n : small genus of trees of tropical Asia and Pacific areas [syn: {Adenanthera}]

genus Adenium
n : 1 species: succulent shrub or tree of tropical Africa and Arabia [syn: {Adenium}]

genus Adenota
n : African antelopes: puku [syn: {Adenota}]

genus Adiantum
n : cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae [syn: {Adiantum}]

genus Adlumia
n : 1 species: climbing fumitory [syn: {Adlumia}]

genus Adonis
n : annual or perennial herbs [syn: {Adonis}]

genus Aedes
n : yellow-fever mosquitos [syn: {Aedes}]

genus Aegiceras
n : a genus of herbs of the family Verbenaceae [syn: {Aegiceras}]

genus Aegilops
n : goat grass [syn: {Aegilops}]

genus Aegypius
n : a genus of Accipitridae [syn: {Aegypius}]

genus Aegyptopithecus
n : a genus of Hominoidea

genus Aeonium
n : a genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae [syn: {Aeonium}]

genus Aepyceros
n : African antelopes: impalas [syn: {Aepyceros}]

genus Aepyornis
n : type genus of the Aepyornidae: elephant birds

genus Aerides
n : epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia having stiff 2-ranked leaves and fragrant white flowers in arching racemes

genus Aerobacter
n : aerobic bacteria widely distributed in nature [syn: {Aerobacter}]

genus Aeschynanthus
n : large genus of East Indian ornamental woody epiphytic plants

genus Aesculus
n : deciduous trees or some shrubs of North America; southeastern Europe; eastern Asia [syn: {Aesculus}]

genus Aethionema
n : Old World genus of the family Cruciferae [syn: {Aethionema}]

genus Aethusa
n : fool's parsley [syn: {Aethusa}]

genus Aetobatus
n : a genus of Myliobatidae [syn: {Aetobatus}]

genus Aframomum
n : an African genus of plants of the family Zingiberaceae [syn: {Aframomum}]

genus Afrocarpus
n : dioecious evergreen trees or shrubs; equatorial to southern and southeastern Africa: yellowwood; similar to trees or genus Podocarpus [syn: {Afrocarpus}]

genus Afropavo
n : Congo peafowl

genus Agalinis
n : semi-parasitic herb with purple or white or pink flowers; grows in the United States and West Indies [syn: {Agalinis}]

genus Agama
n : type genus of the Agamidae

genus Agapanthus
n : small genus of South African evergreen or deciduous plants; sometimes placed in the family or subfamily Alliaceae

genus Agapornis
n : a genus of Psittacidae [syn: {Agapornis}]

genus Agaricus
n : type genus of Agaricaceae; gill fungi having brown spores and including several edible species [syn: {Agaricus}]

genus Agastache
n : giant hyssop; Mexican hyssop [syn: {Agastache}]

genus Agathis
n : kauri pine [syn: {Agathis}]

genus Agave
n : type genus of the Agavaceae; in some classifications considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae

genus Agdestis
n : a genus with one species that is a rapidly growing climbing vine with tuberous roots; grown in hot climates [syn: {Agdestis}]

genus Agelaius
n : red-winged blackbirds [syn: {Agelaius}]

genus Ageratina
n : annual to perennial herbs or shrubs of eastern United States and Central and South America [syn: {Ageratina}]

genus Ageratum
n : genus of tropical American herbs grown for their flowers

genus Agkistrodon
n : copperheads [syn: {Agkistrodon}, {Ancistrodon}, {genus Ancistrodon}]

genus Aglaomorpha
n : epiphytic ferns of tropical Asia [syn: {Aglaomorpha}]

genus Aglaonema
n : climbing herbs of southeastern Asia having thick fleshy oblong leaves and naked unisexual flowers: Chinese evergreen [syn: {Aglaonema}]

genus Agonus
n : type genus of the Agonidae [syn: {Agonus}]

genus Agrimonia
n : genus of herbs found chiefly in north temperate regions having pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by bristly fruit

genus Agriocharis
n : a genus of birds of the family Meleagrididae including the ocellated turkey [syn: {Agriocharis}]

genus Agrobacterium
n : small motile bacterial rods that can reduce nitrates and cause galls on plant stems [syn: {Agrobacterium}]

genus Agropyron
n : perennial grasses of temperate and cool regions: wheatgrass; dog grass [syn: {Agropyron}]

genus Agrostemma
n : a caryophylloid dicot genus including corn cockles [syn: {Agrostemma}]

genus Agrostis
n : annual or perennial grasses cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere: bent grass (so named from `bent' meaning an area of unfenced grassland) [syn: {Agrostis}]

genus Ailanthus
n : small genus of east Asian and Chinese trees with odd-pinnate leaves and long twisted samaras

genus Ailuropoda
n : only the giant panda: in some classifications considered a genus of the separate family Ailuropodidae [syn: {Ailuropoda}]

genus Ailurus
n : lesser pandas [syn: {Ailurus}]

genus Aix
n : wood duck and mandarin duck [syn: {Aix}]

genus Ajaia
n : a genus of Platalea [syn: {Ajaia}]

genus Ajuga
n : bugle [syn: {Ajuga}]

genus Alauda
n : type genus of the Alaudidae: skylarks [syn: {Alauda}]

genus Albatrellus
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae [syn: {Albatrellus}]

genus Albizia
n : large genus of unarmed trees and shrubs of Old World tropics [syn: {genus Albizzia}]

genus Albizzia
n : large genus of unarmed trees and shrubs of Old World tropics [syn: {genus Albizia}]

genus Albuca
n : genus of bulbous plants of South Africa; sometimes placed in subfamily Hyacinthaceae

genus Albugo
n : type genus of the Albuginaceae; fungi causing white rusts [syn: {Albugo}]

genus Albula
n : type and sole genus of the family Albulidae [syn: {Albula}]

genus Alca
n : type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill [syn: {Alca}]

genus Alcea
n : genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with Althea [syn: {Alcea}]

genus Alcedo
n : type genus of the Alcedinidae [syn: {Alcedo}]

genus Alcelaphus
n : African antelopes: hartebeests [syn: {Alcelaphus}]

genus Alces
n : elk or moose [syn: {Alces}]

genus Aldrovanda
n : one species: waterwheel plant [syn: {Aldrovanda}]

genus Alectis
n : a genus of Carangidae [syn: {Alectis}]

genus Alectoria
n : lichens having dark brown erect or pendulous much-branched cylindrical thallus [syn: {Alectoria}]

genus Alectoris
n : a genus of Perdicidae [syn: {Alectoris}]

genus Alectura
n : brush turkeys [syn: {Alectura}]

genus Alepisaurus
n : slender scaleless predaceous tropical deep-sea fishes [syn: {Alepisaurus}]

genus Aletris
n : small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae [syn: {Aletris}]

genus Aleurites
n : candlenut [syn: {Aleurites}]

genus Aleyrodes
n : type genus of the Aleyrodidae [syn: {Aleyrodes}]

genus Algeripithecus
n : an extinct genus of Hominoidea [syn: {Algeripithecus}]

genus Alisma
n : small genus of aquatic or semiaquatic plants [syn: {Alisma}]

genus Allamanda
n : genus of tropical American woody vines

genus Alliaria
n : a genus of herbs of the family Cruciferae; have broad leaves and whit flowers and long siliques [syn: {Alliaria}]

genus Alligator
n : type genus of the Alligatoridae

genus Allionia
n : small genus of chiefly American herbs [syn: {Allionia}]

genus Allium
n : large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus [syn: {Allium}]

genus Allosaurus
n : carnivorous dinosaur of North America; late Jurassic [syn: {genus Antrodemus}]

genus Alnus
n : alders [syn: {Alnus}]

genus Alocasia
n : tropical Asiatic herbs similar to Colocasia but distinguished by a large sterile spadix

genus Aloe
n : large genus of chiefly African liliaceous plants; in some systems placed in family Aloeaceae

genus Alopecurus
n : annual or perennial grasses including decorative and meadow species as well as notorious agricultural weeds [syn: {Alopecurus}]

genus Alopex
n : arctic foxes [syn: {Alopex}]

genus Alopius
n : type genus of the family Alopiidae; in some classifications considered a genus of the family Lamnidae [syn: {Alopius}]

genus Alosa
n : shad [syn: {Alosa}]

genus Alouatta
n : howler monkeys [syn: {Alouatta}]

genus Alpinia
n : perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes [syn: {Alpinia}, {genus Zerumbet}, {genus Languas}]

genus Alsobia
n : tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Episcia [syn: {Alsobia}]

genus Alsophila
n : geometrid moths [syn: {Alsophila}]

genus Alstonia
n : genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white funnel-shaped flowers and milky sap; tropical Africa to southeastern Asia and Polynesia [syn: {Alstonia}]

genus Alstroemeria
n : genus of showy South American herbs with leafy stems; sometimes placed in family Alstroemeriaceae or in family Amaryllidaceae

genus Alternanthera
n : genus of low herbs of tropical America and Australia; includes genus Telanthera [syn: {Alternanthera}]

genus Althaea
n : hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with Alcea

genus Alyssum
n : a genus of the family Cruciferae [syn: {Alyssum}]

genus Alytes
n : midwife toads [syn: {Alytes}]

genus Amanita
n : genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores and are poisonous with few exceptions [syn: {Amanita}]

genus Amaranthus
n : large widely distributed genus of chiefly coarse annual herbs [syn: {Amaranthus}]

genus Amaryllis
n : type genus of the Amaryllidaceae; bulbous flowering plants of southern Africa

genus Amauropelta
n : epiphytic or terrestrial ferns of America and Africa and Polynesia [syn: {Amauropelta}]

genus Amazona
n : a genus of Psittacidae [syn: {Amazona}]

genus Amberboa
n : herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia cultivated for their flowers [syn: {Amberboa}]

genus Ambloplites
n : a genus of Centrarchidae [syn: {Ambloplites}]

genus Amblyrhynchus
n : marine iguanas [syn: {Amblyrhynchus}]

genus Ambrosia
n : comprising the ragweeds; in some classification considered the type genus of a separate family Ambrosiaceae

genus Ambystoma
n : type genus of the Ambystomatidae [syn: {Ambystoma}]

genus Ameiurus
n : type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes [syn: {Ameiurus}]

genus Amelanchier
n : North American deciduous trees or shrubs [syn: {Amelanchier}]

genus Amia
n : type genus of the Amiidae [syn: {Amia}]

genus Amianthum
n : 1 species: fly poison; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae [syn: {Amianthum}]

genus Ammobium
n : small genus of Australian herbs grown for their flowers

genus Ammodytes
n : type genus of the Ammodytidae [syn: {Ammodytes}]

genus Ammotragus
n : genus of wild sheep [syn: {Ammotragus}]

genus Amoeba
n : protozoan inhabiting moist soils or bottom vegetation in fresh or salt water

genus Amorpha
n : American herbs or shrubs usually growing in dry sunny habitats on prairies and hillsides

genus Amorphophallus
n : genus of large tropical east Asian cormous aroids: devil's tongue; snake palm

genus Amphibolips
n : cynipid gall wasps, especially causing oak-apple galls [syn: {Amphibolips}]

genus Amphicarpa
n : very small genus of twining vines of North America and Asia: hog peanut [syn: {Amphicarpaea}, {genus Amphicarpaea}, {Amphicarpa}]

genus Amphicarpaea
n : very small genus of twining vines of North America and Asia: hog peanut [syn: {Amphicarpaea}, {Amphicarpa}, {genus Amphicarpa}]

genus Amphioxus
n : type genus of the Amphioxidae

genus Amphiprion
n : damsel fishes [syn: {Amphiprion}]

genus Amphisbaena
n : type genus of the Amphisbaenidae [syn: {Amphisbaena}, {Amphisbaenia}, {genus Amphisbaenia}]

genus Amphisbaenia
n : type genus of the Amphisbaenidae [syn: {Amphisbaena}, {genus Amphisbaena}, {Amphisbaenia}]

genus Amphiuma
n : congo snakes

genus Amsinckia
n : rough annual herbs of Europe and the Americas: fiddlenecks [syn: {Amsinckia}]

genus Amsonia
n : genus of herbs and subshrubs with milky juice and showy bluish flowers; Europe to Asia Minor to Japan and North America [syn: {Amsonia}]

genus Amygdalus
n : used in former classifications for peach and almond trees which are now included in genus Prunus [syn: {Amygdalus}]

genus Anabas
n : the type genus of the family Anabantidae; small fish that resemble perch [syn: {Anabas}]

genus Anabrus
n : a genus of Tettigoniidae [syn: {Anabrus}]

genus Anacardium
n : type genus of the Anacardiaceae: cashew [syn: {Anacardium}]

genus Anacyclus
n : Spanish pellitory [syn: {Anacyclus}]

genus Anadenanthera
n : 2 species of tropical American shrubs or trees [syn: {Anadenanthera}]

genus Anagallis
n : chiefly Old World herbs [syn: {Anagallis}]

genus Anagasta
n : moth whose larvae are flour moths [syn: {Anagasta}]

genus Anagyris
n : very small genus of shrubs of southern Europe having backward curving seed pods [syn: {Anagyris}]

genus Ananas
n : a genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples) [syn: {Ananas}]

genus Anaphalis
n : genus of herbs of north temperate regions having hoary leaves: pearly everlasting [syn: {Anaphalis}]

genus Anarhichas
n : type genus of the Anarhichadidae [syn: {Anarhichas}]

genus Anas
n : type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks [syn: {Anas}]

genus Anasa
n : squash bugs [syn: {Anasa}]

genus Anastatica
n : one species: rose of Jericho; resurrection plant [syn: {Anastatica}]

genus Anastomus
n : openbills [syn: {Anastomus}]

genus Anatotitan
n : genus of large duck-billed dinosaurs; late Cretaceous

genus Anchusa
n : rough-hairy Old World herbs

genus Ancistrodon
n : copperheads [syn: {Agkistrodon}, {genus Agkistrodon}, {Ancistrodon}]

genus Ancylus
n : type genus of the family Ancylidae: river limpet [syn: {Ancylus}]

genus Andira
n : small genus of evergreen trees of tropical America and western Africa [syn: {Andira}]

genus Andreaea
n : brown or blackish Alpine mosses having a dehiscent capsule with 4 longitudinal slits [syn: {Andreaea}]

genus Andrena
n : a solitary burrowing short-tongued bee

genus Andricus
n : cynipid gall wasps, chiefly affecting oaks [syn: {Andricus}]

genus Andromeda
n : low-growing shrubs of northern regions of northern hemisphere

genus Andropogon
n : tall annual or perennial grasses with spikelike racemes; warm regions [syn: {Andropogon}]

genus Andryala
n : genus of hardy hairy latex-producing perennials of Mediterranean area

genus Aneides
n : climbing salamanders [syn: {Aneides}]

genus Anemia
n : genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid fronds; chiefly of tropical America [syn: {Anemia}]

genus Anemone
n : perennial herbs with tuberous roots and beautiful flowers; of north and south temperate regions

genus Anemonella
n : 1 species: rue anemone [syn: {Anemonella}]

genus Anemopsis
n : 1 species: yerba mansa [syn: {Anemopsis}]

genus Anethum
n : dill [syn: {Anethum}]

genus Angelica
n : biennial or perennial herbs of the northern hemisphere; have a taproot

genus Angiopteris
n : 1 species: tree fern

genus Angraecum
n : genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque [syn: {genus Angrecum}, {Angraecum}]

genus Angrecum
n : genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque [syn: {Angraecum}, {genus Angraecum}]

genus Anguilla
n : type genus of the Anguillidae: eels [syn: {Anguilla}]

genus Anguillula
n : a genus of Cephalobidae [syn: {Anguillula}, {Turbatrix}, {genus Turbatrix}]

genus Anguis
n : type genus of the Anguidae: blindworms [syn: {Anguis}]

genus Anhima
n : type genus of the Anhimidae; horned screamers [syn: {Anhima}]

genus Anhinga
n : type genus of the Anhingidae

genus Anigozanthus
n : genus of monocotyledonous plants with curious woolly flowers on sturdy stems above a fan of sword-shaped leaves; includes kangaroo's paw and cat's paw and Australian sword lily; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae [syn: {Anigozanthus}]

genus Anisotremus
n : a genus of Haemulidae [syn: {Anisotremus}]

genus Ankylosaurus
n : armored herbivorous dinosaurs of the Cretaceous

genus Annona
n : type genus of the Annonaceae; tropical American trees or shrubs [syn: {Annona}]

genus Anoa
n : a genus of mammals of the family Bovidae

genus Anodonta
n : thin-shelled freshwater mussels [syn: {Anodonta}]

genus Anoectochilus
n : genus of delicate Asiatic orchids [syn: {Anoectochilus}]

genus Anogramma
n : a genus of ferns belonging to the family Pteridaceae [syn: {Anogramma}]

genus Anolis
n : New World chameleons [syn: {Anolis}]

genus Anomala
n : genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants; includes several pests of cultivated grasses [syn: {Anomala}]

genus Anomalops
n : type genus of the family Anomalopidae

genus Anomalopteryx
n : small moas

genus Anomia
n : type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters [syn: {Anomia}]

genus Anopheles
n : malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvae [syn: {Anopheles}]

genus Anser
n : typical geese [syn: {Anser}]

genus Antedon
n : a genus of echinoderms of the family Antedonidae [syn: {Antedon}]

genus Antennaria
n : small woolly perennial herbs having small whitish discoid flowers surrounded by a ring of club-shaped bristles [syn: {Antennaria}]

genus Anthemis
n : dog fennel [syn: {Anthemis}]

genus Antheraea
n : large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality [syn: {Antheraea}]

genus Anthericum
n : genus of Old World (mainly African) perennial herbs; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae [syn: {Anthericum}]

genus Antheropeas
n : small genus of North American herbs often included in genus Eriophyllum [syn: {Antheropeas}]

genus Anthidium
n : potter bees [syn: {Anthidium}]

genus Anthoceros
n : hornworts [syn: {Anthoceros}]

genus Anthonomus
n : weevils destructive of cultivated plants [syn: {Anthonomus}]

genus Anthriscus
n : chervil: of Europe, North Africa and Asia [syn: {Anthriscus}]

genus Anthurium
n : large genus of often epiphytic evergreen tropical American plants often cultivated as houseplants

genus Anthus
n : pipits [syn: {Anthus}]

genus Anthyllis
n : genus of Mediterranean herbs and shrubs [syn: {Anthyllis}]

genus Antidorcas
n : springboks [syn: {Antidorcas}]

genus Antigonia
n : a genus of fish in the family Caproidae [syn: {Antigonia}]

genus Antilocapra
n : type and sole genus of the Antilocapridae comprising one species [syn: {Antilocapra}]

genus Antilope
n : blackbucks [syn: {Antilope}]

genus Antirrhinum
n : a genus of herbs of the family Scrophulariaceae with brightly colored irregular flowers [syn: {Antirrhinum}]

genus Antrodemus
n : carnivorous dinosaur of North America; late Jurassic [syn: {genus Allosaurus}]

genus Antrozous
n : a genus of Vespertilionidae [syn: {Antrozous}]

genus Aotus
n : douroucoulis [syn: {Aotus}]

genus Apatosaurus
n : large quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaurs with very long neck and tail; late Jurassic [syn: {genus Brontosaurus}]

genus Apatura
n : large Old World butterflies [syn: {Apatura}]

genus Aphis
n : type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables [syn: {Aphis}]

genus Aphriza
n : a genus of Scolopacidae [syn: {Aphriza}]

genus Aphrophora
n : a genus of Cercopidae [syn: {Aphrophora}]

genus Aphyllanthes
n : 1 species; small fibrous-rooted perennial with rushlike foliage and deep blue flowers; sometimes placed in its own family Aphyllanthaceae [syn: {Aphyllanthes}]

genus Apios
n : twining perennial North American plants [syn: {Apios}]

genus Apis
n : type genus of the Apidae: honeybees [syn: {Apis}]

genus Apium
n : celery [syn: {Apium}]

genus Aplectrum
n : a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae [syn: {Aplectrum}]

genus Aplodontia
n : type genus of the Aplodontiidae: comprising the mountain beavers [syn: {Aplodontia}]

genus Aplysia
n : type genus of the family Aplysiidae [syn: {Aplysia}, {Tethys}, {genus Tethus}]

genus Apocynum
n : perennial herbs with small pink or white flowers [syn: {Apocynum}]

genus Apodemus
n : Old World field mice [syn: {Apodemus}]

genus Apogon
n : type genus of the Apogonidae [syn: {Apogon}]

genus Aporocactus
n : small genus of epiphytic cacti of Mexico [syn: {Aporocactus}]

genus Appendicularia
n : a genus of chordates in the class Larvacea

genus Aptenodytes
n : large penguins [syn: {Aptenodytes}]

genus Apteryx
n : type genus of the Apterygidae: kiwis

genus Apus
n : type genus [syn: {Apus}]

genus Aquila
n : a genus of Accipitridae [syn: {Aquila}]

genus Aquilegia
n : columbine

genus Ara
n : macaws [syn: {Ara}]

genus Arabidopsis
n : a genus of the mustard family having white or yellow or purplish flowers; closely related to genus Arabis [syn: {Arabidopsis}]

genus Arabis
n : annual to perennial woody herbs of temperate North America, Europe and Asia: rockcress [syn: {Arabis}]

genus Arachis
n : a genus of plants with pods that ripen underground (see peanut) [syn: {Arachis}]

genus Aralia
n : type genus of Araliaceae; large widely distributed genus of shrubs and trees and vines: spikenard; Hercules'-club

genus Aramus
n : genus of large brown long-billed wading birds found in warm swampy regions of the Western Hemisphere: courlan; limpkin [syn: {Aramus}]

genus Aranea
n : a genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders [syn: {Aranea}, {Araneus}, {genus Araneus}]

genus Araneus
n : a genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders [syn: {Aranea}, {genus Aranea}, {Araneus}]

genus Araucaria
n : a genus of Araucaria

genus Araujia
n : small genus of South American evergreen vines [syn: {Araujia}]

genus Arbutus
n : large evergreen shrubs and trees of southern Europe and western North America: strawberry tree; madrona

genus Arca
n : type genus of the family Arcidae: ark shells and blood clams [syn: {Arca}]

genus Arcella
n : type genus of the Arcellidae

genus Arceuthobium
n : genus of chiefly American plants parasitic on conifers [syn: {Arceuthobium}]

genus Archaeopteryx
n : a genus of fossil birds [syn: {genus Archeopteryx}]

genus Archaeornis
n : a genus of fossil bird

genus Archeopteryx
n : a genus of fossil birds [syn: {genus Archaeopteryx}]

genus Archidiskidon
n : a genus of Elephantidae [syn: {Archidiskidon}]

genus Archilochus
n : a genus of Trochilidae [syn: {Archilochus}]

genus Architeuthis
n : giant squid

genus Archosargus
n : a genus of Sparidae [syn: {Archosargus}]

genus Arctictis
n : binturongs [syn: {Arctictis}]

genus Arctium
n : burdock [syn: {Arctium}]

genus Arctocebus
n : a genus of Lorisidae [syn: {Arctocebus}]

genus Arctocephalus
n : fur seals [syn: {Arctocephalus}]

genus Arctonyx
n : a genus of Mustelidae [syn: {Arctonyx}]

genus Arctostaphylos
n : bearberry; manzanita [syn: {Arctostaphylos}]

genus Arctotis
n : herbs and subshrubs: African daisy [syn: {Arctotis}]

genus Ardea
n : type genus of the Ardeidae: large New and Old World herons [syn: {Ardea}]

genus Ardisia
n : tropical evergreen subshrubs (some climbers) to trees of Asia and Australasia to Americas [syn: {Ardisia}]

genus Areca
n : a monocotyledonous genus of palm trees

genus Arenaria
n 1: sandworts [syn: {Arenaria}]
2: turnstones [syn: {Arenaria}]

genus Arenga
n : a genus of tropical Asian and Malaysian palm trees [syn: {Arenga}]

genus Arethusa
n : genus of bog orchids of North America and Japan

genus Argemone
n : prickly poppies

genus Argentina
n : type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines [syn: {Argentina}]

genus Argentinosaurus
n : enormous dinosaur of the middle Cretaceous found in Argentina

genus Argiope
n : the type genus of Argiopidae; small genus of orb-weaving spiders [syn: {Argiope}]

genus Argonauta
n : type genus of the family Argonautidae: paper nautilus [syn: {Argonauta}]

genus Argusianus
n : argus pheasants [syn: {Argusianus}]

genus Argynnis
n : fritillaries [syn: {Argynnis}]

genus Argyranthemum
n : comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {Argyranthemum}]

genus Argyreia
n : woody climbers of tropical Asia to Australia [syn: {Argyreia}]

genus Argyrotaenia
n : orange tortrix [syn: {Argyrotaenia}]

genus Argyroxiphium
n : small genus of Hawaiian spreading and rosette-forming shrubs [syn: {Argyroxiphium}]

genus Arilus
n : a genus of Reduviidae [syn: {Arilus}]

genus Ariocarpus
n : slow-growing geophytic cacti; northern and eastern Mexico; southern Texas [syn: {Ariocarpus}]

genus Ariomma
n : a genus of Stromateidae [syn: {Ariomma}]

genus Arisaema
n : tuberous or rhizomatous herbaceous perennials [syn: {Arisaema}]

genus Arisarum
n : tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs; mainly Mediterranean area [syn: {Arisarum}]

genus Aristolochia
n : birthworts; dutchman's pipe [syn: {Aristolochia}]

genus Aristotelia
n : small genus of shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand and western South America [syn: {Aristotelia}]

genus Arius
n : type genus of the Ariidae: sea catfishes [syn: {Arius}]

genus Arizona
n : glossy snake [syn: {Arizona}]

genus Armadillidium
n : type genus of the Armadillidiidae [syn: {Armadillidium}]

genus Armeria
n : shrubby or herbaceous low-growing evergreen perennials [syn: {Armeria}]

genus Armillaria
n : genus of edible mushrooms having white spores an annulus and blue juice; some are edible; some cause root rot [syn: {Armillaria}]

genus Armillariella
n : a honey-colored diminutive form of genus Armillaria; grows in clusters; edible (when cooked) but most attention has been on how to get rid of it [syn: {Armillariella}]

genus Armoracia
n : horseradish [syn: {Armoracia}]

genus Arnica
n : large genus of herbs of north temperate and arctic regions

genus Arnoseris
n : lamb succory [syn: {Arnoseris}]

genus Arrhenatherum
n : oat grass [syn: {Arrhenatherum}]

genus Artamus
n : type genus of the Artamidae [syn: {Artamus}]

genus Artemia
n : fairy shrimp; brine shrimp [syn: {Artemia}, {Chirocephalus}, {genus Chirocephalus}]

genus Artemisia
n : usually aromatic shrubs or herbs of north temperate regions and South Africa and western South America: wormwood; sagebrush; mugwort; tarragon

genus Arthropteris
n : tropical and subtropical Old World epiphytic or lithophytic ferns [syn: {Arthropteris}]

genus Artocarpus
n : evergreen Asiatic trees now grown through the tropics: breadfruit; jackfruit [syn: {Artocarpus}]

genus Arum
n : type genus of the Araceae: tuberous perennial herbs of Europe and Asia with usually heart-shaped leaves

genus Arundinaria
n : North American bamboo [syn: {Arundinaria}]

genus Arundo
n : any of several coarse tall perennial grasses of most warm areas: reeds [syn: {Arundo}]

genus Arvicola
n : in some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus [syn: {Arvicola}]

genus Asarum
n : wild ginger [syn: {Asarum}]

genus Ascaphus
n : type genus of the Ascaphidae; in some classifications included in the family Leiopelmatidae [syn: {Ascaphus}]

genus Ascaridia
n : roundworm having a preanal sucker [syn: {Ascaridia}]

genus Ascaris
n : type genus of the family Ascaridae: roundworms with a three-lipped mouth [syn: {Ascaris}]

genus Asclepias
n : genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed; milkweed [syn: {Asclepias}]

genus Ascophyllum
n : brown algae distinguished by compressed or inflated branchlets along the axis [syn: {Ascophyllum}]

genus Asimina
n : pawpaw [syn: {Asimina}]

genus Asio
n : a genus of European owls [syn: {Asio}]

genus Aspalathus
n : genus of South African heathlike shrubs [syn: {Aspalathus}]

genus Asparagus
n : large genus of Old World perennial herbs with erect or spreading or climbing stems and small scalelike leaves and inconspicuous flowers; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae

genus Aspergillus
n : genus of common molds causing food spoilage and some pathogenic to plants and animals [syn: {Aspergillus}]

genus Asperula
n : woodruff [syn: {Asperula}]

genus Asphodeline
n : genus of rhizomatous perennial or biennial herbs with numerous sometimes fragrant flowers in long cylindrical racemes; Mediterranean region to Caucasus; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae [syn: {Asphodeline}]

genus Asphodelus
n : small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike foliage and flowers in dense racemes or panicles; Mediterranean to Himalayas; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae [syn: {Asphodelus}]

genus Aspidelaps
n : African coral snakes [syn: {Aspidelaps}]

genus Aspidiotus
n : a genus of Diaspididae [syn: {Aspidiotus}]

genus Aspidistra
n : genus of eastern Asiatic herbs; sometimes placed in the family Convallariaceae

genus Aspidophoroides
n : alligatorfishes [syn: {Aspidophoroides}]

genus Aspis
n : horned vipers [syn: {genus Cerastes}, {Aspis}]

genus Asplenium
n : in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae [syn: {Asplenium}]

genus Astacus
n : type genus of the family Astacidae; Old World crayfish [syn: {Astacus}]

genus Aster
n : large genus of herbs widely cultivated for their daisylike flowers

genus Astilbe
n : chiefly Asiatic perennials: spirea

genus Astragalus
n : large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae [syn: {Astragalus}]

genus Astrantia
n : a genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Umbelliferae with aromatic roots and palmate leaves and showy flowers

genus Astreus
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Geastraceae [syn: {Astreus}]

genus Astroloma
n : evergreen shrubs of Australia and Tasmania [syn: {Astroloma}]

genus Astronium
n : a genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family Anacardiaceae [syn: {Astronium}]

genus Astrophyton
n : includes many of the basket stars [syn: {Astrophyton}]

genus Astropogon
n : a genus of fish of the family Apogonidae [syn: {Astropogon}]

genus Ateles
n : spider monkeys [syn: {Ateles}]

genus Athene
n : a genus of Strigidae [syn: {Athene}]

genus Atherinopsis
n : a genus of Atherinidae [syn: {Atherinopsis}]

genus Atherurus
n : a genus of Hystricidae [syn: {Atherurus}]

genus Athrotaxis
n : a genus of gymnosperm [syn: {Athrotaxis}]

genus Athyrium
n : temperate and tropical lady ferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or in the genus Asplenium [syn: {Athyrium}]

genus Atrichornis
n : type genus of the Atrichornithidae [syn: {Atrichornis}]

genus Atriplex
n : orach; saltbush [syn: {Atriplex}]

genus Atropa
n : belladonna [syn: {Atropa}]

genus Attalea
n : unarmed feather palms of central and northern South America [syn: {Attalea}]

genus Atticus
n : atlas moth [syn: {Atticus}]

genus Aucuba
n : hardy evergreen dioecious shrubs and small trees from Japan [syn: {Aucuba}]

genus Aulacorhyncus
n : a genus of Ramphastidae [syn: {Aulacorhyncus}]

genus Aulostomus
n : type genus of the Aulostomidae [syn: {Aulostomus}]

genus Aureolaria
n : small genus of North American herbs often root-parasitic and bearing golden-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia [syn: {Aureolaria}]

genus Auricularia
n : type genus of the Auriculariaceae [syn: {Auricularia}]

genus Auriparus
n : a genus of Paridae [syn: {Auriparus}]

genus Australopithecus
n : extinct genus of African hominid [syn: {Australopithecus}]

genus Austrocedrus
n : one species; formerly included in genus Libocedrus [syn: {Austrocedrus}]

genus Austrotaxus
n : a gymnosperm genus having one species: New Caledonian yew [syn: {Austrotaxus}]

genus Automeris
n : io moth [syn: {Automeris}]

genus Avahi
n : a genus of Indriidae [syn: {Avahi}]

genus Avena
n : oats [syn: {Avena}]

genus Averrhoa
n : trees native to East Indies having pinnate leaves: carambolas [syn: {Averrhoa}]

genus Avicennia
n : small genus of tropical shrubs or trees [syn: {Avicennia}]

genus Ayapana
n : genus of tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Eupatorium

genus Aythya
n : canvasback; redhead; pochard; etc. [syn: {Aythya}]

genus Azadirachta
n : genus of large important East Indian trees: neem trees [syn: {Azadirachta}]

genus Azolla
n : a genus of fern sometimes placed in its own family Azollaceae [syn: {Azolla}]

genus Babesia
n : type genus of the family Babesiidae [syn: {genus Piroplasma}]

genus Babyrousa
n : a genus of Suidae [syn: {Babyrousa}]

genus Baccharis
n : shrubs of western hemisphere often having honey-scented flowers followed by silky thistlelike heads of tiny fruits; often used for erosion control [syn: {Baccharis}]

genus Bacillus
n : type genus of the Bacillaceae; includes many saprophytes important in decay of organic matter and a number of parasites

genus Bacteroides
n : type genus of Bacteroidaceae; genus of gram-negative rodlike anaerobic bacteria producing no endospores and no pigment and living in the gut of man and animals [syn: {Bacteroides}]

genus Baiomys
n : pygmy mice [syn: {Baiomys}]

genus Bairdiella
n : drumfish [syn: {Bairdiella}]

genus Balaena
n : type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales [syn: {Balaena}]

genus Balaeniceps
n : type genus of the Balaenicipitidae: shoebills [syn: {Balaeniceps}]

genus Balaenoptera
n : type genus of the Balaenopteridae [syn: {Balaenoptera}]

genus Balanus
n : type genus of the family Balanidae [syn: {Balanus}]

genus Balistes
n : type genus of the Balistidae [syn: {Balistes}]

genus Ballota
n : perennial herbs or subshrubs of especially Mediterranean area: black horehound [syn: {Ballota}]

genus Balsamorhiza
n : genus of coarse western American herbs with large roots containing an aromatic balsam [syn: {Balsamorhiza}]

genus Bambusa
n : tall tender clumping bamboos [syn: {Bambusa}]

genus Bankia
n : giant shipworms [syn: {Bankia}]

genus Banksia
n : important genus of Australian evergreen shrubs or trees with alternate leathery leaves and yellowish flowers

genus Baphia
n : small genus of shrubs and lianas and trees of Africa and Madagascar [syn: {Baphia}]

genus Baptisia
n : genus of North American plants with showy pealike flowers and an inflated pod [syn: {Baptisia}]

genus Barbarea
n : biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress [syn: {Barbarea}]

genus Barosaurus
n : huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur; late Jurassic

genus Bartle-Frere
n : a living fossil or so-called `green dinosaur'; genus or subfamily of primitive nut-bearing trees thought to have died out 50 million years ago; a single specimen found in 1994 on Mount Bartle Frere in eastern Australia; not yet officially named [syn: {Bartle Frere}, {green dinosaur}]

genus Bartramia
n : a genus of Scolopacidae [syn: {Bartramia}]

genus Basiliscus
n : a reptile genus of Iguanidae [syn: {Basiliscus}]

genus Bassariscus
n : cacomistles [syn: {Bassariscus}]

genus Bassia
n : summer cypress [syn: {Bassia}, {Kochia}, {genus Kochia}]

genus Bathyergus
n : mole rats [syn: {Bathyergus}]

genus Batis
n : small genus of plants constituting the family Batidaceae: low straggling dioecious shrubs [syn: {Batis}]

genus Batrachoseps
n : slender salamanders [syn: {Batrachoseps}]

genus Bauhinia
n : mountain ebony, orchid tree [syn: {Bauhinia}]

genus Beaumontia
n : small genus of evergreen woody vines in the East Indies and Asia [syn: {Beaumontia}]

genus Begonia
n : large genus of tropical succulent plants widely cultivated

genus Belamcanda
n : a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae [syn: {Belamcanda}]

genus Bellis
n : daisy [syn: {Bellis}]

genus Bemisia
n : sweet-potato whitefly [syn: {Bemisia}]

genus Bennettitis
n : type of the Bennettitales [syn: {Bennettitis}]

genus Benzoin
n : used in some classifications for the American spicebush and certain other plants often included in the genus Lindera [syn: {Benzoin}]

genus Berberis
n : large genus of shrubs of temperate zones of New and Old Worlds [syn: {Berberis}]

genus Bergenia
n : genus of perennial spring-blooming rhizomatous herbs with thick evergreen leaves; eastern Asia

genus Beroe
n : coextensive with the class Nuda

genus Berteroa
n : hoary alyssum [syn: {Berteroa}]

genus Bertholletia
n : brazil nut [syn: {Bertholletia}]

genus Bessera
n : small genus of cormous perennials of Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae [syn: {Bessera}]

genus Besseya
n : genus of North American spring wildflowers [syn: {Besseya}]

genus Beta
n : beets [syn: {Beta}]

genus Bettongia
n : jerboa kangaroo [syn: {Bettongia}]

genus Betula
n : a genus of trees of the family Betulaceae (such as birches) [syn: {Betula}]

genus Bibos
n : wild ox [syn: {Bibos}]

genus Bidens
n : bur marigolds [syn: {Bidens}]

genus Bignonia
n : 1 species: cross vine [syn: {Bignonia}]

genus Biscutella
n : genus of Eurasian herbs and small shrubs: buckler mustard [syn: {Biscutella}]

genus Bison
n : sometimes considered a subgenus of genus Bos: American buffalo

genus Bitis
n : a genus of Viperidae [syn: {Bitis}]

genus Blaberus
n : giant cockroaches [syn: {Blaberus}]

genus Blandfordia
n : small species of tuberous-rooted Australian perennial herbs [syn: {Blandfordia}]

genus Blarina
n : shrews [syn: {Blarina}]

genus Blastocladia
n : a genus of fungi of the family Blastodiaceae [syn: {Blastocladia}]

genus Blastomyces
n : genus of pathogenic yeastlike fungi [syn: {Blastomyces}]

genus Blatta
n : type genus of the Blattidae: cockroaches infesting buildings worldwide [syn: {Blatta}]

genus Blattella
n : small cockroaches [syn: {Blattella}]

genus Blechnum
n : in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae; terrestrial ferns of cosmopolitan distribution mainly in southern hemisphere: hard ferns [syn: {Blechnum}]

genus Blennius
n : type genus of the Blenniidae [syn: {Blennius}]

genus Blephilia
n : small genus of North American herbs: wood mints [syn: {Blephilia}]

genus Bletia
n : genus of tropical American terrestrial orchids with large purple or pink flowers

genus Bletilla
n : small genus of chiefly east Asiatic hardy terrestrial orchids similar to genus Bletia [syn: {Bletilla}]

genus Blighia
n : small genus of western African evergreen trees and shrubs bearing fleshy capsular three-seeded fruits edible when neither unripe nor overripe [syn: {Blighia}]

genus Blissus
n : chinch bugs [syn: {Blissus}]

genus Bloomeria
n : small genus of bulbous perennial herbs of southwestern United States and Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae [syn: {Bloomeria}]

genus Bocconia
n : tropical American trees or shrubs closely related to genus Macleaya

genus Boehmeria
n : false nettle [syn: {Boehmeria}]

genus Bolbitis
n : terrestrial or less than normally scandent ferns of tropical regions of northern hemisphere [syn: {Bolbitis}]

genus Boletellus
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae [syn: {Boletellus}]

genus Boletus
n : type genus of Boletaceae; genus of soft early-decaying pore fungi; some poisonous and some edible [syn: {Boletus}]

genus Boltonia
n : genus of tall leafy perennial herbs of eastern America and eastern Asia having flowers that resemble asters [syn: {Boltonia}]

genus Bomarea
n : large genus of tropical American vines having showy often spotted umbellate flowers; sometimes placed in family Liliaceae especially subfamily Alstroemeriaceae [syn: {Bomarea}]

genus Bombax
n : trees of chiefly South America [syn: {Bombax}]

genus Bombina
n : fire-bellied toads [syn: {Bombina}]

genus Bombus
n : bumblebees [syn: {Bombus}]

genus bombycilla
n : waxwings [syn: {Bombycilla}]

genus Bombyx
n : type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth [syn: {Bombyx}]

genus Bonasa
n : ruffed grouse [syn: {Bonasa}]

genus Borago
n : perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region [syn: {Borago}]

genus Borassus
n : palmyra [syn: {Borassus}]

genus Borrelia
n : small flexible parasitic spirochetes having three to five wavy spirals

genus Bos
n : wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini [syn: {Bos}]

genus Boselaphus
n : Indian antelopes: nilgais [syn: {Boselaphus}]

genus Boswellia
n : genus of incense-yielding trees of North Africa and India [syn: {Boswellia}]

genus Botaurus
n : bitterns [syn: {Botaurus}]

genus Bothrops
n : fer-de-lance [syn: {Bothrops}]

genus Botrychium
n : grape fern; moonwort [syn: {Botrychium}]

genus Bougainvillaea
n : ornamental tropical woody vines [syn: {genus Bougainvillea}, {Bougainvillaea}]

genus Bougainvillea
n : ornamental tropical woody vines [syn: {Bougainvillaea}, {genus Bougainvillaea}]

genus Bouteloua
n : forage grasses [syn: {Bouteloua}]

genus Bowiea
n : small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae [syn: {Bowiea}]

genus Boykinia
n : genus of perennial rhizomatous herbs with flowers in panicles; North America; Japan [syn: {Boykinia}]

genus Brachinus
n : bombardier beetles [syn: {Brachinus}]

genus Brachychiton
n : Australian trees (usually with swollen trunks) [syn: {Brachychiton}]

genus Brachycome
n : mostly Australian herbs having basal or alternate leaves and loosely corymbose flower heads [syn: {Brachycome}]

genus Brachystegia
n : small genus of tropical African timber trees having pale golden heartwood uniformly striped with dark brown or black: [syn: {Brachystegia}]

genus Bradypus
n : type genus of the Bradypodidae: three-toed sloths [syn: {Bradypus}]

genus Brama
n : type genus of the Bramidae [syn: {Brama}]

genus Branchiobdella
n : type genus of the Branchiobdellidae: a small worm that lives on the gills or surface of a crayfish attached by a sucker [syn: {Branchiobdella}]

genus Branta
n : wild geese [syn: {Branta}]

genus Brasenia
n : alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae [syn: {Brasenia}]

genus Brassavola
n : genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic rhizomatous orchids

genus Brassia
n : genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids having striking axillary racemes of yellow to green spiderlike flowers with long slender sepals and warty lips: spider orchids [syn: {Brassia}]

genus Brassica
n : mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc. [syn: {Brassica}]

genus Brevoortia
n : menhaden [syn: {Brevoortia}]

genus Brickelia
n : genus of herbs of southwestern America having usually creamy florets followed by one-seeded fruits in a prominent bristly sheath [syn: {Brickellia}]

genus Brodiaea
n : genus of western United States bulbous plants with basal leaves and variously colored flowers; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae

genus Bromus
n : a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae [syn: {Bromus}]

genus Brontosaurus
n : large quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaurs with very long neck and tail; late Jurassic [syn: {genus Apatosaurus}]

genus Broussonetia
n : paper mulberry [syn: {Broussonetia}]

genus Browallia
n : small genus of tropical South American annuals

genus Browmius
n : cusk [syn: {Brosmius}]

genus Bruchus
n : type genus of the Bruchidae [syn: {Bruchus}]

genus Bruckenthalia
n : 1 species: spike heath [syn: {Bruckenthalia}]

genus Brugmansia
n : includes some plants often placed in the genus Datura: angel's trumpets [syn: {Brugmansia}]

genus Brunfelsia
n : genus of tropical American shrubs grown for their flowers followed by fleshy berrylike fruits [syn: {Brunfelsia}]

genus Brya
n : genus of prickly shrubs and small trees of the Caribbean region; source of a durable hardwood [syn: {Brya}]

genus Bryanthus
n : 1 genus; allied to and once included in genus Phyllodoce

genus Bryonia
n : climbing perennial herbs: bryony

genus Bryum
n : type genus of the Bryaceae: mosses distinguished by mostly erect and tufted gametophytes and symmetrical short-necked capsules [syn: {Bryum}]

genus Bubalus
n : in some classification systems included in genus Bos; water buffaloes [syn: {Bubalus}, {tribe Bubalus}]

genus Bubo
n : a genus of Strigidae [syn: {Bubo}]

genus Bubulcus
n : small white egrets [syn: {Bubulcus}]

genus Bucephala
n : buffleheads and goldeneyes [syn: {Bucephala}]

genus Buceros
n : type genus of the family Bucerotidae [syn: {Buceros}]

genus Buchloe
n : buffalo grass [syn: {Buchloe}]

genus Buckleya
n : small genus of Asiatic and American parasitic shrubs

genus Buddleia
n : shrubs or trees of warm regions

genus Budorcas
n : gnu goats [syn: {Budorcas}]

genus Bufo
n : type genus of the Bufonidae; common toads of New and Old Worlds

genus Bulnesia
n : palo santo [syn: {Bulnesia}]

genus Bumelia
n : deciduous or evergreen American shrubs small trees having very hard wood and milky latex [syn: {Bumelia}]

genus Bungarus
n : kraits [syn: {Bungarus}]

genus Buphthalmum
n : oxeye [syn: {Buphthalmum}]

genus Burhinus
n : type genus of the Burhinidae: stone curlews [syn: {Burhinus}]

genus Burmannia
n : type genus of the Burmanniaceae; slender herbs of warm regions with leaves resembling scales and flowers with a 3-angled or 3-winged perianth [syn: {Burmannia}]

genus Burmeisteria
n : a genus of Dasypodidae [syn: {Burmeisteria}]

genus Bursera
n : type genus of Burseraceae; tropical and subtropical American shrubs and trees some yielding timber and gum elemi [syn: {Bursera}]

genus Butea
n : genus of East Indian trees or shrubs: dhak [syn: {Butea}]

genus Buteo
n : broad-winged soaring hawks [syn: {Buteo}]

genus Buxus
n : type genus of the Buxaceae [syn: {Buxus}]

genus Cabassous
n : solely the tatouay

genus Cabomba
n : alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae; a small genus of American aquatic plants [syn: {Cabomba}]

genus Cacajao
n : uakaris [syn: {Cacajao}]

genus Cacalia
n : genus of tall smooth herbs of forested mountains of Europe and Asia minor; in some classifications includes many plants usually placed in genus Emilia [syn: {Cacalia}]

genus Cacatua
n : a genus of Psittacidae [syn: {Kakatoe}, {genus Kakatoe}, {Cacatua}]

genus Cacicus
n : a genus of tropical American orioles [syn: {Cacicus}]

genus Cadra
n : a genus of Pyralidae [syn: {Cadra}]

genus Caenolestes
n : type genus of the family Caenolestidae [syn: {Caenolestes}]

genus Caesalpinia
n : small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana [syn: {Caesalpinia}]

genus Caiman
n : caimans

genus Cairina
n : a genus of Anatidae [syn: {Cairina}]

genus Cajanus
n : erect densely branched shrubby perennials of Old World tropics; naturalized in other warm regions [syn: {Cajanus}]

genus Cakile
n : small genus of succulent annual herbs found on sandy shores of North America and Europe [syn: {Cakile}]

genus Caladenia
n : terrestrial orchids of Australia to New Caledonia

genus Caladium
n : small genus of tropical South American tuberous perennials with large variously colored leaves

genus Calamagrostis
n : reed grass [syn: {Calamagrostis}]

genus Calamintha
n : calamint [syn: {Calamintha}]

genus Calamus
n 1: distinctive often spiny-stemmed palms found as climbers in tropical and subtropical forest
2: a genus of Sparidae [syn: {Calamus}]

genus Calandrinia
n : large genus of low-growing herbs; widespread throughout tropical and warm temperate regions having usually basal leaves and panicles of purplish ephemeral flowers [syn: {Calandrinia}]

genus Calanthe
n : large and widely distributed genus of terrestrial orchids

genus Calceolaria
n : large genus of tropical American herbs and shrubs with showy cymose flowers

genus Calendula
n : marigold

genus Calidris
n : a genus of Scolopacidae [syn: {Calidris}]

genus Calla
n : water arum [syn: {Calla}]

genus Calliandra
n : genus of pinnate-leaved shrubs and small trees of tropical and subtropical North and South America and India and West Africa

genus Callicebus
n : titis [syn: {Callicebus}]

genus Callimorpha
n : cinnabar moths [syn: {Callimorpha}]

genus Callinectes
n : New World blue crabs [syn: {Callinectes}]

genus Calliophis
n : Asian coral snakes [syn: {Calliophis}, {Callophis}, {genus Callophis}]

genus Calliphora
n : type genus of the Calliphoridae: blowflies [syn: {Calliphora}]

genus Callirhoe
n : small genus of North American herbs having usually red or purple flowers [syn: {Callirhoe}]

genus Callisaurus
n : zebra-tailed lizard [syn: {Callisaurus}]

genus Callistephus
n : 1 species: erect Asiatic herb with large flowers [syn: {Callistephus}]

genus Callithrix
n : type genus of the Callithricidae: true marmosets [syn: {Callithrix}]

genus Callitriche
n : water starworts [syn: {Callitriche}]

genus Callitris
n : evergreen monoecious coniferous trees or shrubs: cypress pines [syn: {Callitris}]

genus Callophis
n : Asian coral snakes [syn: {Calliophis}, {genus Calliophis}, {Callophis}]

genus Callorhinus
n : fur seals [syn: {Callorhinus}]

genus Calluna
n : one species [syn: {Calluna}]

genus Calocarpum
n : a genus of tropical American trees of the family Sapotaceae [syn: {Calocarpum}]

genus Calocedrus
n : tall evergreens of western North America and eastern Asia; formerly included in genus Libocedrus [syn: {Calocedrus}]

genus Calochortus
n : large genus of western North American leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs [syn: {Calochortus}]

genus Calophyllum
n : genus of tropical evergreen trees [syn: {Calophyllum}]

genus Calopogon
n : terrestrial orchids of North America [syn: {Calopogon}]

genus Calosoma
n : genus of large predaceous ground beetles that feed on injurious caterpillars

genus Caltha
n : a genus of Caltha [syn: {Caltha}]

genus Calvatia
n : genus of puffballs having outer casings whose upper parts break at maturity into angular pieces to expose the spores [syn: {Calvatia}]

genus Calycanthus
n : a magnoliid dicot genus of the family Calycanthaceae including: allspice [syn: {Calycanthus}]

genus Calycophyllum
n : medium to large tropical American trees having shiny reddish-brown shredding bark [syn: {Calycophyllum}]

genus Calymmatobacterium
n : a genus of bacterial rods containing only the one species that causes granuloma inguinale [syn: {Calymmatobacterium}]

genus Calypso
n : 1 species found throughout much of northern North America and Eurasia

genus Calystegia
n : climbing or scrambling herbs: bindweed [syn: {Calystegia}]

genus Camassia
n : genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs [syn: {Camassia}, {Quamassia}, {genus Quamassia}]

genus Cambarus
n : a genus of Astacidae [syn: {Cambarus}]

genus Camelina
n : annual and biennial herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia [syn: {Camelina}]

genus Camellia
n : tropical Asiatic evergreen shrubs or small trees

genus Camelus
n : type genus of the Camelidae: camels [syn: {Camelus}]

genus Campanula
n : large genus of herbs grown for their blossoms: bellflowers

genus Campephilus
n : a genus of Picidae [syn: {Campephilus}]

genus Camponotus
n : carpenter ants [syn: {Camponotus}]

genus Camptosorus
n : classification used in some especially former systems for plants usually placed in genus Asplenium [syn: {Camptosorus}]

genus Campyloneurum
n : epiphytic ferns of tropical America [syn: {Campyloneurum}]

genus Campylorhynchus
n : alternative classifications for the cactus wrens [syn: {Campylorhynchus}, {Heleodytes}, {genus Heleodytes}]

genus Canachites
n : spruce grouse [syn: {Canachites}]

genus Cananga
n : a genus of Malayan tree [syn: {Cananga}, {Canangium}, {genus Canangium}]

genus Canangium
n : a genus of Malayan tree [syn: {Cananga}, {genus Cananga}, {Canangium}]

genus Canavalia
n : herbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropics [syn: {Canavalia}]

genus Cancer
n : type genus of the family Cancridae [syn: {Cancer}]

genus Candida
n : a genus of yeastlike imperfect fungi; sometimes included in genus Monilia of the family Moniliaceae

genus Canella
n : 1 species

genus Canis
n : type genus of the Canidae: domestic and wild dogs; wolves; jackals [syn: {Canis}]

genus Canna
n : type and sole genus of the Cannaceae: perennial lilylike herbs of New World tropics

genus Cannabis
n : hemp: genus of coarse annuals native to central Asia and widely naturalized in north temperate regions; in some classifications included in the family Moraceae

genus Cantharellus
n : a well-known genus of fungus; has funnel-shaped fruiting body; includes the chanterelles [syn: {Cantharellus}]

genus Capella
n : snipes [syn: {Gallinago}, {genus Gallinago}, {Capella}]

genus Capparis
n : tropical or subtropical evergreen shrubs or small trees [syn: {Capparis}]

genus Capra
n : goats [syn: {Capra}]

genus Caprella
n : skeleton shrimp [syn: {Caprella}]

genus Capreolus
n : roe deer [syn: {Capreolus}]

genus Capricornis
n : serows [syn: {Capricornis}]

genus Caprimulgus
n : type genus of the Caprimulgidae [syn: {Caprimulgus}]

genus Capros
n : a genus of fish in the family Caproidae [syn: {Capros}]

genus Capsella
n : shepherd's purse [syn: {Capsella}]

genus Capsicum
n : chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers

genus Caragana
n : large genus of Asiatic deciduous shrubs or small trees

genus Caranx
n : type genus of the Carangidae [syn: {Caranx}]

genus Carassius
n : goldfish [syn: {Carassius}]

genus Carcharhinus
n : type genus of the Carcharhinidae [syn: {Carcharhinus}]

genus Carcharias
n : type and sole genus of Carchariidae: sand sharks [syn: {Carcharias}, {Odontaspis}, {genus Odontaspis}]

genus Carcharodon
n : man-eating sharks [syn: {Carcharodon}]

genus Cardamine
n : bittercress, bitter cress [syn: {Cardamine}]

genus Cardiospermum
n : tendril-climbing herbs or shrubs whose seeds have a white heart-shaped spot [syn: {Cardiospermum}]

genus Cardium
n : type genus of the family Cardiidae: cockles [syn: {Cardium}]

genus Carduelis
n : in some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae: goldfinches; siskins; redpolls; linnets [syn: {Carduelis}]

genus Carduus
n : genus of annual or perennial Old World prickly thistles [syn: {Carduus}]

genus Caretta
n : loggerhead turtles [syn: {Caretta}]

genus Carex
n : large genus of plants found in damp woodlands and bogs and ditches or at water margins: sedges [syn: {Carex}]

genus Cariama
n : type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama [syn: {Cariama}]

genus Carica
n : type genus of the Caricaceae; tropical American trees: papayas [syn: {Carica}]

genus Carissa
n : Old World genus of tropical evergreen usually spiny shrubs

genus Carlina
n : genus of Mediterranean thistles [syn: {Carlina}]

genus Carnegiea
n : caryophylloid dicot genus with only one species: saguaro [syn: {Carnegiea}]

genus Carpenteria
n : 1 species; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae

genus Carphophis
n : thunder snake [syn: {Carphophis}]

genus Carpinus
n : mostly deciduous monoecious trees or shrubs: hornbeams; sometimes placed in subfamily Carpinaceae [syn: {Carpinus}]

genus Carpobrotus
n : a caryophyllaceous genus of Carpobrotus [syn: {Carpobrotus}]

genus Carpocapsa
n : codling moths [syn: {Carpocapsa}]

genus Carpodacus
n : house finches and purple finches [syn: {Carpodacus}]

genus Carthamus
n : safflower [syn: {Carthamus}]

genus Carum
n : caraway [syn: {Carum}]

genus Carya
n : genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees; United States and China [syn: {Carya}]

genus Caryocar
n : type genus of the Caryocaraceae; South American trees yielding strong fine-grained wood and edible nuts [syn: {Caryocar}]

genus Caryota
n : fishtail palms [syn: {Caryota}]

genus Casmerodius
n : a white egrets [syn: {Casmerodius}]

genus Cassia
n : some Cassia species often classified as members of the genus Senna or genus Chamaecrista

genus Cassiope
n : low tufted evergreen shrubs of colder parts of north temperate regions having mosslike foliage and nodding white or pink flowers [syn: {Cassiope}]

genus Castanea
n : chestnuts; chinkapins [syn: {Castanea}]

genus Castanopsis
n : evergreen trees and shrubs of warm regions valued for their foliage; southeastern United States and eastern Australia and northern New Zealand [syn: {Castanopsis}]

genus Castanospermum
n : a rosid dicot genus of the subfamily Papilionoideae having one species: Moreton Bay chestnut [syn: {Castanospermum}]

genus Castilleia
n : genus of western North and South American perennials often partially parasitic on roots of grasses [syn: {Castilleja}, {genus Castilleja}, {Castilleia}]

genus Castilleja
n : genus of western North and South American perennials often partially parasitic on roots of grasses [syn: {Castilleja}, {Castilleia}, {genus Castilleia}]

genus Castor
n : type genus of the Castoridae: beavers [syn: {Castor}]

genus Castoroides
n : extinct beavers of the Pleistocene; of eastern and southern United States [syn: {Castoroides}]

genus Casuarina
n : genus of trees and shrubs widely naturalized in southern United States and West Indies; coextensive with the family Casuarinaceae and order Casuarinales

genus Casuarius
n : type and sole genus of the Casuaridae: cassowaries [syn: {Casuarius}]

genus Catacala
n : moths whose larvae are cutworms: underwings [syn: {Catacala}]

genus Catalpa
n : a dicotyledonous genus of plants belonging to the family Bignoniaceae; has large flowers (white or mottled) and long terete pods

genus Catananche
n : genus of Mediterranean herbs: cupid's dart

genus Catasetum
n : genus of tropical American orchids having showy male and female flowers usually on separate inflorescences [syn: {Catasetum}]

genus Catha
n : a genus of African evergreen shrubs characterized by thick leaves and white flowers [syn: {Catha}]

genus Catharacta
n : skuas [syn: {Catharacta}]

genus Catharanthus
n : small genus of erect annual or perennial herbs native to Madagascar; widely naturalized in the tropics; formerly included in genus Vinca [syn: {Catharanthus}]

genus Cathartes
n : type genus of the Cathartidae: turkey vultures [syn: {Cathartes}]

genus Cathaya
n : one species; related to Pseudotsuga and Larix

genus Catoptrophorus
n : willet [syn: {Catoptrophorus}]

genus Catostomus
n : type genus of the family Catostomidae [syn: {Catostomus}]

genus Cattleya
n : large and highly valued genus of beautiful tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids; the typical orchids; known in many varieties

genus Caulophyllum
n : blue cohosh [syn: {Caulophyllum}]

genus Cavia
n : type genus of the Caviidae: guinea pigs [syn: {Cavia}]

genus Cebuella
n : pygmy marmosets [syn: {Cebuella}]

genus Cebus
n : type genus of the Cebidae [syn: {Cebus}]

genus Cecropia
n : large genus of tropical American trees that yield a bast fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning; milky juice yields caoutchouc [syn: {Cecropia}]

genus Cedrela
n : tropical American trees [syn: {Cedrela}]

genus Cedrus
n : true cedars [syn: {Cedrus}]

genus Ceiba
n : tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers [syn: {Ceiba}]

genus Celastrus
n : type genus of the Celastraceae: bittersweet and shrubby bittersweet; woody vines and shrubs native chiefly to Asia and Australia [syn: {Celastrus}]

genus Celosia
n : annual or perennial herbs or vines of tropical and subtropical America and Asia and Africa [syn: {Celosia}]

genus Celtis
n : large genus of trees and shrubs with berrylike fruit [syn: {Celtis}]

genus Cenchrus
n : a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae that have burs [syn: {Cenchrus}]

genus Centaurea
n : knapweed; star thistle [syn: {Centaurea}]

genus Centaurium
n : genus of low-growing herbs mostly of northern hemisphere having flowers with protruding spirally twisted anthers [syn: {Centaurium}]

genus Centranthus
n : genus of southern European herbs and subshrubs [syn: {Centranthus}]

genus Centrocercus
n : sage grouse [syn: {Centrocercus}]

genus Centrolobium
n : a genus of Centrolobium [syn: {Centrolobium}]

genus Centropomus
n : type genus of the Centropomidae: snooks [syn: {Centropomus}]

genus Centropristis
n : sea basses [syn: {Centropristis}]

genus Centropus
n : a genus of Cuculidae [syn: {Centropus}]

genus Centrosema
n : a genus of chiefly tropical American vines of the family Leguminosae having trifoliate leaves and large flowers [syn: {Centrosema}]

genus Centunculus
n : a dicotyledonous genus of the family Primulaceae [syn: {Centunculus}]

genus Cephalanthera
n : small genus of temperate Old World terrestrial orchids [syn: {Cephalanthera}]

genus Cephalopterus
n : a genus of Cotingidae [syn: {Cephalopterus}]

genus Cephalotaxus
n : the genus of Cephalotaxus (see plum-yews) [syn: {Cephalotaxus}]

genus Cephalotus
n : one species: Australian pitcher plant [syn: {Cephalotus}]

genus Cepphus
n : a genus of birds including: guillemots [syn: {Cepphus}]

genus Cerapteryx
n : antler moths [syn: {Cerapteryx}]

genus Cerastes
n : horned vipers [syn: {Aspis}, {genus Aspis}]

genus Cerastium
n : mouse-eared chickweed [syn: {Cerastium}]

genus Ceratitis
n : Mediterranean fruit flies [syn: {Ceratitis}]

genus Ceratodus
n : type genus of the Ceratodontidae: extinct genus of lungfishes

genus Ceratonia
n : carobs [syn: {Ceratonia}]

genus Ceratopetalum
n : a dicotyledonous genus of the family Cunoniaceae [syn: {Ceratopetalum}]

genus Ceratophyllum
n : constituting the family Ceratophyllaceae: hornworts [syn: {Ceratophyllum}]

genus Ceratopogon
n : type genus of the Ceratopogonidae [syn: {Ceratopogon}]

genus Ceratopteris
n : water ferns [syn: {Ceratopteris}]

genus Ceratosaurus
n : primitive saurischian carnivorous dinosaurs

genus Ceratostomella
n : genus of fungi forming continuous hyaline spores [syn: {Ceratostomella}]

genus Ceratotherium
n : African genus [syn: {Ceratotherium}]

genus Ceratozamia
n : small genus of Mexican cycads; sometimes classified in family Cycadaceae

genus Cercidiphyllum
n : 1 species: katsura tree [syn: {Cercidiphyllum}]

genus Cercidium
n : spiny shrubs or small trees sometimes placed in genus Parkinsonia: paloverde [syn: {Cercidium}]

genus Cercis
n : deciduous shrubs and trees of eastern Asia, southern Europe and the United States [syn: {Cercis}]

genus Cercocebus
n : mangabeys [syn: {Cercocebus}]

genus Cercopithecus
n : type genus of the Cercopithecidae: guenons [syn: {Cercopithecus}]

genus Cercospora
n : form genus of imperfect fungi that are leaf parasites with long slender spores [syn: {Cercospora}]

genus Cercosporella
n : form genus of imperfect fungi lacking pigment in the spores and conidiophores [syn: {Cercosporella}]

genus Cereus
n : genus of much-branched treelike or shrubby cacti with pronounced ribs and rounded needlelike spines and nocturnal flowers usually white [syn: {Cereus}]

genus ceroxylon
n : wax palms [syn: {Ceroxylon}]

genus Certhia
n : type genus of the Certhiidae [syn: {Certhia}]

genus Cervus
n : type genus of the Cervidae [syn: {Cervus}]

genus Ceryle
n : a genus of birds of the family Alcedinidae [syn: {Ceryle}]

genus Cestrum
n : genus of fragrant tropical American shrubs [syn: {Cestrum}]

genus Cestum
n : Venus's girdle [syn: {Cestum}]

genus Ceterach
n : small genus of Old World ferns; superseded in some classification systems which place plants of this genus in e.g. genera Asplenium and Pleurosorus [syn: {Ceterach}]

genus Cetonia
n : a genus of Cetoniidae [syn: {Cetonia}]

genus Cetorhinus
n : comprising only the basking sharks; in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Cetorhinidae [syn: {Cetorhinus}]

genus Cetraria
n : foliose lichens chiefly of northern latitudes [syn: {Cetraria}]

genus Chaenactis
n : genus of flowering herbs of western United States

genus Chaenomeles
n : flowering quince [syn: {Chaenomeles}]

genus Chaenopsis
n : a genus of fish of the family Clinidae including pikeblennies [syn: {Chaenopsis}]

genus Chaetodipterus
n : a genus of Ephippidae [syn: {Chaetodipterus}]

genus Chaetodon
n : type genus of the Chaetodontidae

genus Chalcis
n : type genus of the Chalcididae [syn: {Chalcis}]

genus Chalcostigma
n : thornbills [syn: {Chalcostigma}]

genus Chamaea
n : a genus of Paridae [syn: {Chamaea}]

genus Chamaecrista
n : genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having sensitive leaves and suddenly dehiscing pods; some species placed in genus Cassia [syn: {Chamaecrista}]

genus Chamaecyparis
n : a genus of Chamaecyparis [syn: {Chamaecyparis}]

genus Chamaecytisus
n : small late-flowering trees or subshrubs having yellow to red flowers and leathery or woody pods; often especially formerly included in genus Cytisus [syn: {Chamaecytisus}]

genus Chamaedaphne
n : 1 species: leatherleaf [syn: {Chamaedaphne}]

genus Chamaeleo
n : type genus of the Chamaeleontidae [syn: {Chamaeleo}, {genus Chamaeleon}]

genus Chamaeleon
n : type genus of the Chamaeleontidae [syn: {Chamaeleo}, {genus Chamaeleo}]

genus Chamaemelum
n : small genus of plants sometimes included in genus Anthemis: chamomile [syn: {Chamaemelum}]

genus Chara
n : green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts [syn: {Chara}]

genus Charadrius
n : type genus of the Charadriidae: plovers [syn: {Charadrius}]

genus Charina
n : boas of western North America [syn: {Charina}]

genus Charronia
n : a genus of Mustelidae [syn: {Charronia}]

genus Chateura
n : a genus of Apodidae [syn: {Chateura}]

genus Chauna
n : crested screamers [syn: {Chauna}]

genus Cheilanthes
n : small evergreen ferns: lipferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae [syn: {Cheilanthes}]

genus Cheiranthus
n : Old World perennial plants grown for their showy flowers [syn: {Cheiranthus}]

genus Chelidonium
n : 1 species: greater celandine [syn: {Chelidonium}]

genus Chelifer
n : a genus of Chelonethida [syn: {Chelifer}]

genus Chelone
n : herbaceous perennials: shellflower [syn: {Chelone}]

genus Chelonia
n : green turtles [syn: {Chelonia}]

genus Chelydra
n : snapping turtles [syn: {Chelydra}]

genus Chenopodium
n : goosefoot; pigweed [syn: {Chenopodium}]

genus Chilomastix
n : flagellates parasitic in intestines of vertebrates including humans [syn: {Chilomastix}]

genus Chilomeniscus
n : sand snakes [syn: {Chilomeniscus}]

genus Chilomycterus
n : burrfishes [syn: {Chilomycterus}]

genus Chilopsis
n : one species: desert willow [syn: {Chilopsis}]

genus Chimaera
n : type genus of the Chimaeridae

genus Chimaphila
n : small genus of evergreen herbs with long creeping rootstocks and shining leaves; North America; Europe; east Asia [syn: {Chimaphila}]

genus Chimonanthus
n : small genus of Asian deciduous or evergreen shrubs having fragrant flowers: winter sweet [syn: {Chimonanthus}]

genus Chinchilla
n : type genus of the Chinchillidae

genus Chinchona
n : large genus of trees of Andean region of South America having medicinal bark [syn: {genus Cinchona}]

genus Chiococca
n : shrubs of tropical and subtropical New World [syn: {Chiococca}]

genus Chionanthus
n : deciduous trees or shrubs: fringe tree [syn: {Chionanthus}]

genus Chirocephalus
n : fairy shrimp; brine shrimp [syn: {Artemia}, {genus Artemia}, {Chirocephalus}]

genus Chironomus
n : type genus of the Chironomidae [syn: {Chironomus}]

genus Chiton
n : a genus of Polyplacophora

genus Chlamydera
n : a genus of Ptilonorhynchidae [syn: {Chlamydera}]

genus Chlamydia
n : type genus of the family Chlamydiaceae: disease-causing parasites

genus Chlamydomonas
n : type genus of the Chlamydomonadaceae; solitary doubly-flagellated plant-like algae common in fresh water and damp soil; multiply freely; often a pest around filtration plants [syn: {Chlamydomonas}]

genus Chlamydosaurus
n : frilled lizards [syn: {Chlamydosaurus}]

genus Chlamyphorus
n : pichiciago [syn: {Chlamyphorus}]

genus Chloranthus
n : type genus of the Chloranthaceae [syn: {Chloranthus}]

genus Chlorella
n : nonmotile unicellular green algae potentially important as source of high-grade protein and B-complex vitamins

genus Chloris
n : tufted or perennial or annual grasses having runners: finger grass; windmill grass [syn: {Chloris}]

genus Chlorococcum
n : type genus of Chlorococcales; unicellular green algae occurring singly or in a layer on soil or damp rock [syn: {Chlorococcum}]

genus Chlorophis
n : African green snakes [syn: {Chlorophis}]

genus Chlorophoneus
n : a genus of Malaconotinae [syn: {Chlorophoneus}]

genus Chlorophyllum
n : a genus of fungus belonging to the family Lepiotaceae

genus Chloroxylon
n : deciduous trees of India and Sri Lanka [syn: {Chloroxylon}]

genus Chlorura
n : towhees [syn: {Chlorura}]

genus Choeronycteris
n : a genus of Phyllostomatidae [syn: {Choeronycteris}]

genus Choloepus
n : a genus of Megalonychidae [syn: {Choloepus}]

genus Chondrus
n : a genus of protoctista [syn: {Chondrus}]

genus Chordeiles
n : a genus of Caprimulgidae [syn: {Chordeiles}]

genus Chordospartium
n : 2 species of small New Zealand trees: weeping tree broom; endangered [syn: {Chordospartium}]

genus Choriotis
n : Australian bustard [syn: {Choriotis}]

genus Chorizagrotis
n : moths whose larvae are army cutworms [syn: {Chorizagrotis}]

genus Chorizema
n : genus of Australian twining vines and small shrubs: flame peas [syn: {Chorizema}]

genus Christella
n : medium to large terrestrial ferns of tropical forests of Old World to Americas

genus Chronoperates
n : a reptile genus of Therapsida [syn: {Chronoperates}]

genus Chrysanthemum
n : in some classifications many plants usually assigned to the genus Chrysanthemum have been divided among other genera: e.g. Argyranthemum; Dendranthema; Leucanthemum; Tanacetum

genus Chrysaora
n : a genus of Scyphozoa [syn: {Chrysaora}]

genus Chrysemys
n : painted turtles [syn: {Chrysemys}]

genus Chrysobalanus
n : coco plums [syn: {Chrysobalanus}]

genus Chrysochloris
n : type genus of the Chrysochloridae [syn: {Chrysochloris}]

genus Chrysolepis
n : two species: golden chinkapins [syn: {Chrysolepis}]

genus Chrysolophus
n : golden pheasants [syn: {Chrysolophus}]

genus Chrysophrys
n : australian snapper [syn: {Chrysophrys}]

genus Chrysophyllum
n : tropical American evergreen trees or shrubs [syn: {Chrysophyllum}]

genus Chrysopsis
n : golden aster [syn: {Chrysopsis}]

genus Chrysosplenium
n : genus of widely distributed semiaquatic herbs with minute greenish-yellow apetalous flowers [syn: {Chrysosplenium}]

genus Chrysothamnus
n : genus of low branching shrubs of western North America [syn: {Chrysothamnus}]

genus Chunga
n : a genus of Cariamidae

genus Cibotium
n : in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae: ornamental tree ferns with coarse gracefully drooping fronds [syn: {Cibotium}]

genus Cicada
n : type genus of the Cicadidae: cicadas

genus Cicer
n : chick-pea plant; Asiatic herbs [syn: {Cicer}]

genus Cichorium
n : chicory [syn: {Cichorium}]

genus Ciconia
n : type genus of the Ciconiidae: European storks [syn: {Ciconia}]

genus Cicuta
n : small genus of perennial herbs having deadly poisonous tuberous roots: water hemlock [syn: {Cicuta}]

genus Cimex
n : type genus of the Cimicidae: bedbugs [syn: {Cimex}]

genus Cimicifuga
n : small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions: bugbane [syn: {Cimicifuga}]

genus Cinchona
n : large genus of trees of Andean region of South America having medicinal bark [syn: {genus Chinchona}]

genus Cinclus
n : type genus of the family Cinclidae [syn: {Cinclus}]

genus Cinnamomum
n : Asiatic and Australian aromatic trees and shrubs [syn: {Cinnamomum}]

genus Circaea
n : enchanter's nightshade [syn: {Circaea}]

genus Circaetus
n : Harrier eagles [syn: {Circaetus}]

genus Circus
n : a genus of haws comprising the harriers [syn: {Circus}]

genus Cirsium
n : plume thistles [syn: {Cirsium}]

genus Cistothorus
n : marsh wrens [syn: {Cistothorus}]

genus Cistus
n : small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe and North Africa [syn: {Cistus}]

genus Citellus
n : typical ground squirrels [syn: {Citellus}, {Spermophilus}, {genus Spermophilus}]

genus Citharichthys
n : a genus of Bothidae [syn: {Citharichthys}]

genus Citroncirus
n : a cross between Citrus sinensis and Poncirus trifoliata [syn: {Citroncirus}]

genus Citrullus
n : a dicot genus of the family cucurbitaceae including watermelons [syn: {Citrullus}]

genus Citrus
n : orange; lemon; lime; etc.

genus Cladonia
n : type genus of Cladoniaceae; lichens characterized by a crustose thallus and capitate fruiting bodies borne on simple or branched podetia [syn: {Cladonia}]

genus Cladorhyncus
n : one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills [syn: {Cladorhyncus}]

genus Cladrastis
n : yellowwoods [syn: {Cladrastis}]

genus Clangula
n : a genus of ducks [syn: {Clangula}]

genus Clathrus
n : type genus of the Clathraceae [syn: {Clathrus}]

genus Claviceps
n : fungi parasitic upon the ovaries of various grasses [syn: {Claviceps}]

genus Claytonia
n : genus of mainly North American succulent herbs with white or pink flowers usually in terminal racemes [syn: {Claytonia}]

genus Cleistes
n : terrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous roots; allied to genus Pogonia [syn: {Cleistes}]

genus Clematis
n : large genus of deciduous or evergreen woody vines or erect herbs

genus Cleome
n : tropical and subtropical annual or perennial herbs or low shrubs

genus Clethra
n : type and sole genus of the Clethraceae; deciduous shrubs or small trees: white alder, summer-sweet [syn: {Clethra}]

genus Clethrionomys
n : a genus of Cricetidae [syn: {Clethrionomys}]

genus Clianthus
n : genus of semi-prostrate Australasian shrubs or vines

genus Cliftonia
n : 1 species: titi [syn: {Cliftonia}]

genus Clinopodium
n : wild basil [syn: {Clinopodium}]

genus Clintonia
n : sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae

genus Clitocybe
n : a genus of agarics with white to pale yellow spore deposits and fleshy stalks centrally attached to the cap and closely attached gills [syn: {Clitocybe}]

genus Clitoria
n : genus of tropical shrubs or vines having pinnate leaves and large axillary flowers [syn: {Clitoria}]

genus Clostridium
n : anaerobic or micro-aerophilic rod-shaped or spindle-shaped saprophytes; nearly cosmopolitan in soil, animal intestines, and dung

genus Clupea
n : type genus of the Clupeidae: typical herrings [syn: {Clupea}]

genus Clusia
n : tropical American aromatic trees or shrubs; often epiphytic; some stranglers

genus Cnemidophorus
n : whiptails [syn: {Cnemidophorus}]

genus Cnicus
n : 1 species: blessed thistle [syn: {Cnicus}]

genus Cnidoscolus
n : a genus of perennial plant with bristles; belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae [syn: {Cnidoscolus}]

genus Coccothraustes
n : large finches [syn: {Coccothraustes}]

genus Cocculus
n : climbing plants or shrubs [syn: {Cocculus}]

genus Coccus
n : type genus of the Coccidae

genus Coccyzus
n : a genus of Cuculidae [syn: {Coccyzus}]

genus Cochlearia
n : a genus of the family Cruciferae [syn: {Cochlearia}]

genus Cochlearius
n : boatbills [syn: {Cochlearius}]

genus Cocos
n : coconut palms [syn: {Cocos}]

genus Codariocalyx
n : used in some classifications for plants usually included in genus Desmodium [syn: {Codariocalyx}]

genus Codiaeum
n : evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with thick and colorful leathery leaves; Malaya and Pacific islands [syn: {Codiaeum}]

genus Coeloglossum
n : terrestrial orchids of cooler parts of North America and Europe: satyr orchid [syn: {Coeloglossum}]

genus Coelogyne
n : large diverse genus of tropical Asiatic epiphytic orchids

genus Coelophysis
n : late Triassic carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs

genus Coereba
n : type genus of the Coerebidae [syn: {Coereba}]

genus Coffea
n : coffee trees [syn: {Coffea}]

genus Cola
n : large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts [syn: {Cola}]

genus Colaptes
n : a genus of Picidae [syn: {Colaptes}]

genus Colchicum
n : chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae [syn: {Colchicum}]

genus Coleonyx
n : banded geckos [syn: {Coleonyx}]

genus Coleus
n : genus of Old World tropical plants cultivated for their variegated leaves; various plants sometimes placed in genera Plectranthus or Solenostemon

genus Colinus
n : New World quail: the bobwhites [syn: {Colinus}]

genus Collinsia
n : genus of hardy annual herbs of western United States [syn: {Collinsia}]

genus Collinsonia
n : small genus of perennial erect or spreading aromatic herbs; United States [syn: {Collinsonia}]

genus Collocalia
n : a genus of Apodidae [syn: {Collocalia}]

genus Colobus
n : a genus of Cercopithecidae

genus Colocasia
n : small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro [syn: {Colocasia}]

genus Coluber
n : racers [syn: {Coluber}]

genus Colubrina
n : mostly tropical American shrubs or small trees with small yellowish flowers and yellow or red fruits [syn: {Colubrina}]

genus Columba
n : type genus of the Columbidae: typical pigeons [syn: {Columba}]

genus Columnea
n : genus of tropical American subshrubs and lianas

genus Colutea
n : small genus of Eurasian shrubs with yellow flowers and bladdery pods [syn: {Colutea}]

genus Comandra
n : small genus of chiefly North American parasitic plants [syn: {Comandra}]

genus Comatula
n : former usage synonymous with Antedon [syn: {Comatula}]

genus Combretum
n : type genus of the Combretaceae: tropical and subtropical small shrubs and trees

genus Commelina
n : type genus of the Commelinaceae; large genus of herbs of branching or creeping habit: day flower; widow's tears

genus Commiphora
n : genus of East Indian and African trees yielding balsamic products [syn: {Commiphora}]

genus Compsognathus
n : a reptile genus of Theropoda

genus Comptonia
n : 1 species: sweet fern [syn: {Comptonia}]

genus Condylura
n : star-nosed moles [syn: {Condylura}]

genus Conepatus
n : a genus of Mustelidae [syn: {Conepatus}]

genus Conferva
n : type genus of Tribonemaceae [syn: {Tribonema}, {genus Tribonema}]

genus Conilurus
n : jerboa rats [syn: {Conilurus}]

genus Coniogramme
n : terrestrial ferns of Pacific islands and Asia [syn: {Coniogramme}]

genus Conium
n : small genus of highly toxic biennials: hemlock [syn: {Conium}]

genus Connarus
n : large genus of tropical trees and shrubs; type genus of the Connaraceae [syn: {Connarus}]

genus Connochaetes
n : African antelopes: gnus [syn: {Connochaetes}]

genus Conocarpus
n : monotypic genus of tropical American trees: button tree [syn: {Conocarpus}]

genus Conoclinium
n : mistflower [syn: {Conoclinium}]

genus Conopodium
n : a genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family Umbelliferae [syn: {Conopodium}]

genus Conospermum
n : Australian shrubs (some trees) with flowers in dense spikes: smoke bush [syn: {Conospermum}]

genus Conradina
n : small genus of low aromatic shrubs of southeastern United States [syn: {Conradina}]

genus Consolida
n : plants having flowers resembling the larkspur's but differing from larkspur's in the arrangement of petals; sometimes included in genus Delphinium [syn: {Consolida}]

genus Contopus
n : pewees [syn: {Contopus}]

genus Conuropsis
n : a genus of Psittacidae [syn: {Conuropsis}]

genus Convallaria
n : sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lily of the valley [syn: {Convallaria}]

genus Convolvulus
n : genus of mostly climbing or scrambling herbs and shrubs: bindweed

genus Conyza
n : common American weed or wildflower [syn: {Conyza}]

genus Copernicia
n : slow-growing tropical fan palms [syn: {Copernicia}]

genus Coprinus
n : genus of black-spotted agarics in which the cap breaks down at maturity into an inky fluid; sometimes placed in its own family Coprinaceae [syn: {Coprinus}]

genus Coptis
n : small genus of low perennial herbs having yellow rhizomes and white or yellow flowers [syn: {Coptis}]

genus Coracias
n : type genus of the Coraciidae [syn: {Coracias}]

genus Coragyps
n : a genus of Cathartidae [syn: {Coragyps}]

genus Corallorhiza
n : genus of leafless root-parasitic orchids having small purplish or yellowish racemose flowers with lobed lips; widely distributed in temperate regions [syn: {Corallorhiza}]

genus Corchorus
n : widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs; especially Asia [syn: {Corchorus}]

genus Cordaites
n : tall Paleozoic trees superficially resembling modern screw pines; structurally intermediate in some ways between cycads and conifers [syn: {Cordaites}]

genus Cordia
n : tropical deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs of the family Boraginaceae [syn: {Cordia}]

genus Cordyline
n : Asiatic and Pacific trees or shrubs; fragments of the trunk will regrow to form whole plants [syn: {Cordyline}]

genus Cordylus
n : type genus of the Cordylidae; spiny lizards somewhat resembling tiny crocodiles [syn: {Cordylus}]

genus Coregonus
n : type genus of the Coregonidae: whitefishes [syn: {Coregonus}]

genus Coreopsis
n : genus of American plants widely cultivated for their flowers

genus Coriandrum
n : small genus of annual Mediterranean herbs [syn: {Coriandrum}]

genus Corixa
n : type genus of the Corixidae: boat bugs [syn: {Corixa}]

genus Cornus
n : a rosid dicot genus of the family Cornaceae including: dogwood; cornel: perennial chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of temperate regions of northern hemisphere [syn: {Cornus}]

genus Corokia
n : evergreen shrubs with intricately twisted wiry stems that in summer are smothered in small yellow flowers; grows in New Zealand [syn: {Corokia}]

genus Coronilla
n : genus of Old World shrubs and herbs

genus Corozo
n : a monocotyledonous genus of tropical American palm trees

genus Cortaderia
n : tall ornamental grasses of South America and New Zealand and New Guinea: pampas grass [syn: {Cortaderia}]

genus Corticium
n : genus of fungi having simple smooth-surfaced sporophores; some are parasitic on wood or economic crops; some species formerly placed in form genus Rhizoctinia [syn: {Corticium}]

genus Cortinarius
n : the largest genus in th Agaricales; agarics having rusty spores and prominent cortinae (cobwebby partial veils) [syn: {Cortinarius}]

genus Corvus
n : type genus of the Corvidae: crows and ravens [syn: {Corvus}]

genus Coryanthes
n : small genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids [syn: {Coryanthes}]

genus Corydalis
n 1: annual or perennial herbs of Himalayan China and South Africa [syn: {Corydalis}]
2: type genus of the Corydalidae [syn: {Corydalus}, {genus Corydalus}, {Corydalis}]

genus Corydalus
n : type genus of the Corydalidae [syn: {Corydalus}, {Corydalis}, {genus Corydalis}]

genus Corylopsis
n : small genus of deciduous shrubs of temperate regions of Asia [syn: {Corylopsis}]

genus Corylus
n : deciduous monoecious nut-bearing shrubs of small trees: hazel; sometimes placed in the subfamily or family Corylaceae [syn: {Corylus}]

genus Corynebacterium
n : the type genus of the family Corynebacteriaceae which is widely distributed in nature; the best known are parasites and pathogens of humans and domestic animals

genus Corypha
n : large fan palms of tropical Asia to Australia [syn: {Corypha}]

genus Coryphantha
n : mainly globose cacti of southwestern United States and Mexico covered with many nodules; superficially resembling and formerly included in genus Mammillaria

genus Corythosaurus
n : genus of duck-billed dinosaurs of late Cretaceous

genus Coscoroba
n : a genus of Anatidae

genus Cosmocampus
n : a genus of fish in the family Syngnathidae [syn: {Cosmocampus}]

genus Cosmos
n : genus of tropical American plants cultivated for their colorful flowers

genus Costia
n : a genus of flagellate protoctista

genus Cotinga
n : type genus of the Cotingidae: cotingas

genus Cotinus
n : smoke trees [syn: {Cotinus}]

genus Cotoneaster
n : genus of deciduous or evergreen Old World shrubs widely cultivated

genus Cottus
n : type genus of the Cottidae: sculpins [syn: {Cottus}]

genus Cotula
n : cosmopolitan herbs especially southern hemisphere; many used as ground covers [syn: {Cotula}]

genus Coturnix
n : Old World quail [syn: {Coturnix}]

genus Coumarouna
n : tropical American trees: tonka beans [syn: {Coumarouna}, {Dipteryx}, {genus Dipteryx}]

genus Cracticus
n : type genus of the Cracticidae: Australian butcherbirds [syn: {Cracticus}]

genus Crambe
n : annual or perennial herbs with large leaves that resemble the leaves of cabbages [syn: {Crambe}]

genus Crangon
n : type genus of the family Crangonidae [syn: {Crangon}]

genus Craspedia
n : herbs of Australia and New Zealand [syn: {Craspedia}]

genus Crassostrea
n : Virginia oysters [syn: {Crassostrea}]

genus Crassula
n : type genus of Crassulaceae; herbs and small shrubs having woody stems and succulent aerial parts [syn: {Crassula}]

genus Crataegus
n : thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn apple [syn: {Crataegus}]

genus Crateva
n : tropical genus of small trees or shrubs [syn: {Crateva}]

genus Crax
n : type genus of the Cracidae: curassows [syn: {Crax}]

genus Crepis
n : hawk's beard; cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere [syn: {Crepis}]

genus Crescentia
n : a genus of tropical American trees of the family Bignoniaceae; has a short trunk and crooked limbs and drooping branches [syn: {Crescentia}]

genus Crex
n : corncrakes [syn: {Crex}]

genus Cricetus
n : type genus of the Cricetidae: Old World hamsters [syn: {Cricetus}]

genus Crocethia
n : a genus of Scolopacidae [syn: {Crocethia}]

genus Crocodilus
n : type genus of the Crocodylidae [syn: {Crocodylus}, {genus Crocodylus}, {Crocodilus}]

genus Crocodylus
n : type genus of the Crocodylidae [syn: {Crocodylus}, {Crocodilus}, {genus Crocodilus}]

genus Crocus
n : a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae

genus Crocuta
n : a genus of Hyaenidae [syn: {Crocuta}]

genus Cronartium
n : rust fungi having aecia produced in raised or swollen sori and teliospores borne in waxy columns [syn: {Cronartium}]

genus Crotalaria
n : large genus of herbs with simple leaves and racemes of yellow flowers; mainly of tropical Africa

genus Crotalus
n : large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey [syn: {Crotalus}]

genus Crotaphytus
n : collard lizards [syn: {Crotaphytus}]

genus Croton
n : tropical shrubs and herbs; source of croton oil

genus Crotophaga
n : ani [syn: {Crotophaga}]

genus Cryptacanthodes
n : a genus of Stichaeidae [syn: {Cryptacanthodes}]

genus Cryptobranchus
n : type genus of the Cryptobranchidae [syn: {Cryptobranchus}]

genus Cryptocercus
n : cockroaches [syn: {Cryptocercus}]

genus Cryptocoryne
n : water trumpet; aquatic herbs having broad leaves and long slender spathes; often used as aquarium plants

genus Cryptogramma
n : sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae or Cryptogrammataceae [syn: {Cryptogramma}]

genus Cryptomeria
n : Japanese cedar; sugi [syn: {Cryptomeria}]

genus Cryptoprocta
n : large primitive catlike carnivores inhabiting forests of Madagascar [syn: {Cryptoprocta}]

genus Cryptotermes
n : genus of dry wood termites; cosmopolitan in distribution; sometimes considered a subgenus of Kalotermes [syn: {Cryptotermes}]

genus Cryptotis
n : least shrews [syn: {Cryptotis}]

genus Ctenocephalides
n : an arthropod genus of fleas [syn: {Ctenocephalides}]

genus Ctenocephalus
n : a former usage synonymous with Ctenocephalides [syn: {Ctenocephalus}]

genus Cuculus
n : type genus of the Cuculidae [syn: {Cuculus}]

genus Cucumis
n : cucumbers; muskmelons [syn: {Cucumis}]

genus Cucurbita
n : type genus of the Cucurbitaceae [syn: {Cucurbita}]

genus Culcita
n : includes some plants usually placed in e.g. genus Dicksonia: terrestrial ferns resembling bracken; tropical America; Malaysia to Australia and Polynesia; southwestern Europe and Atlantic islands [syn: {Culcita}]

genus Culex
n : type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface [syn: {Culex}]

genus Cuminum
n : cumin [syn: {Cuminum}]

genus Cuniculus
n : pacas [syn: {Cuniculus}]

genus Cuon
n : Asiatic wild dog [syn: {Cuon}, {Cyon}, {genus Cyon}]

genus Cupressus
n : type genus of Cupressaceae [syn: {Cupressus}]

genus Curcuma
n : tropical Asiatic perennial herbs [syn: {Curcuma}]

genus Cursorius
n : coursers [syn: {Cursorius}]

genus Curtisia
n : a large evergreen tree of South Africa [syn: {Curtisia}]

genus Cuscuta
n : genus of twining leafless parasitic herbs lacking chlorophyll: dodder [syn: {Cuscuta}]

genus Cuterebra
n : type genus of the Cuterebridae [syn: {Cuterebra}]

genus Cyamopsis
n : small genus of annual usually hairy herbs of tropical Africa and Arabia [syn: {Cyamopsis}]

genus Cyamus
n : whale lice [syn: {Cyamus}]

genus Cyanocitta
n : New World jays [syn: {Cyanocitta}]

genus Cyathea
n : type genus of the Cyatheaceae: tree ferns of the tropical rain forest to temperate woodlands [syn: {Cyathea}]

genus Cycas
n : type genus of Cycadaceae: genus of widely distributed Old World evergreen tropical trees having pinnate leaves and columnar stems covered with persistent bases of old leaves [syn: {Cycas}]

genus Cyclamen
n : genus of widely cultivated flowering Eurasian herbs with centrally depressed rounded tubers and rounded heart-shaped leaves

genus Cycloloma
n : a caryophyllaceous genus of the family Chenopodiaceae [syn: {Cycloloma}]

genus Cyclopes
n : only the silky anteater [syn: {Cyclopes}]

genus Cyclophorus
n : tropical Old World ferns having closely crowded circular sori and no indusia [syn: {Cyclophorus}]

genus Cyclops
n : copepod water fleas

genus Cyclopterus
n : type genus of the Cyclopteridae: lumpfishes [syn: {Cyclopterus}]

genus Cyclosorus
n : small genus of terrestrial ferns of tropical and subtropical southern hemisphere [syn: {Cyclosorus}]

genus Cycnoches
n : genus of epiphytic or terrestrial tropical American orchids [syn: {Cycnoches}]

genus Cydonia
n : quince [syn: {Cydonia}]

genus Cygnus
n : a genus of Anatidae [syn: {Cygnus}]

genus Cymbidium
n : genus of tropical epiphytic or terrestrial Old World orchids; one of the most popular orchid genera

genus Cynancum
n : genus of perennial tropical African lianas

genus Cynara
n : artichoke; cardoon [syn: {Cynara}]

genus Cynips
n : type genus of the Cynipidae: gall wasps [syn: {Cynips}]

genus Cynocephalus
n : type genus of the family Cynocephalidae [syn: {Cynocephalus}]

genus Cynodon
n : creeping perennial grasses of tropical and southern Africa [syn: {Cynodon}]

genus Cynoglossum
n : a large genus of tall rough herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae [syn: {Cynoglossum}]

genus Cynomys
n : prairie dogs [syn: {Cynomys}]

genus Cynopterus
n : a genus of Megachiroptera [syn: {Cynopterus}]

genus Cynoscion
n : sea trout [syn: {Cynoscion}]

genus Cyon
n : Asiatic wild dog [syn: {Cuon}, {Cyon}, {genus Cuon}]

genus Cyperus
n : type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions [syn: {Cyperus}]

genus Cyphomandra
n : tree tomato [syn: {Cyphomandra}]

genus Cypraea
n : type genus of the family Cypraeidae: the typical cowries [syn: {Cypraea}]

genus Cyprinus
n : type genus of the family Cyprinidae: carp [syn: {Cyprinus}]

genus Cypripedium
n : genus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids: lady's slippers; sometimes includes species of genus Paphiopedilum [syn: {Cypripedium}]

genus Cyrilla
n : 1 species: trees and shrubs having flowers with acute or twisted petals and wingless fruit

genus Cyrtomium
n : small genus of tropical Asiatic greenhouse ferns; in some classifications placed in Polypodiaceae [syn: {Cyrtomium}]

genus Cystophora
n : hooded seals [syn: {Cystophora}]

genus Cystopteris
n : chiefly small perennial rock ferns: bladder ferns; in some classifications placed in Polypodiaceae [syn: {Cystopteris}]

genus Cytisus
n : large genus of stiff or spiny evergreen or deciduous Old World shrubs: broom [syn: {Cytisus}]

genus Daboecia
n : a dicotyledonous genus of the family Ericaceae [syn: {Daboecia}]

genus Dacelo
n : Australasian kingfishers [syn: {Dacelo}]

genus Dacrycarpus
n : evergreen coniferous shrubs or trees of New Zealand to Malaysia and Philippines [syn: {Dacrycarpus}]

genus Dacrydium
n : Australasian evergreen trees or shrubs [syn: {Dacrydium}]

genus Dacrymyces
n : type genus of the Dacrymycetaceae: fungi with a bifurcate basidium that lacks septa [syn: {Dacrymyces}]

genus Dactylis
n : a monocotyledonous grass of the family Gramineae (has only one species) [syn: {Dactylis}]

genus Dactyloctenium
n : a monocotyledonous genus of the family Gramineae [syn: {Dactyloctenium}]

genus Dactylopius
n : type genus of the Dactylopiidae [syn: {Dactylopius}]

genus Dactylopterus
n : a genus of Dactylopteridae [syn: {Dactylopterus}]

genus Dactylorhiza
n : genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Asia and North Africa [syn: {Dactylorhiza}]

genus Dahlia
n : genus of perennial tuberous-rooted plants of Mexico and Central America

genus Dalbergia
n : large genus of tropical trees having pinnate leaves and paniculate flowers and cultivated commercially for their dramatically grained and colored timbers [syn: {Dalbergia}]

genus Dalea
n : indigo bush [syn: {Dalea}]

genus Dama
n : fallow deer [syn: {Dama}]

genus Damaliscus
n : African antelopes: sassabies [syn: {Damaliscus}]

genus Danaea
n : fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America [syn: {Danaea}]

genus Danaus
n : type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies [syn: {Danaus}]

genus Daphne
n : usually evergreen Eurasian shrubs

genus Daphnia
n : water fleas

genus Darlingtonia
n : one species: California pitcher plant [syn: {Darlingtonia}]

genus Darmera
n : 1 species [syn: {Darmera}, {Peltiphyllum}, {genus Peltiphyllum}]

genus Dasyatis
n : type genus of the Dasyatidae [syn: {Dasyatis}]

genus Dasyprocta
n : type genus of the Dasyproctidae: agoutis [syn: {Dasyprocta}]

genus Dasypus
n : type genus of the Dasypodidae [syn: {Dasypus}]

genus Dasyurus
n : type genus of the family Dasyuridae: native cats [syn: {Dasyurus}]

genus Datura
n : thorn apple [syn: {Datura}]

genus Daubentonia
n : type genus; coextensive with the family Daubentoniidae [syn: {Daubentonia}]

genus Daucus
n : carrot [syn: {Daucus}]

genus Davallia
n : Old World tropical fern; in some classification systems placed directly in family Polypodiaceae

genus Daviesia
n : genus of Australasian shrubs and subshrubs having small yellow or purple flowers followed by short triangular pods [syn: {Daviesia}]

genus Decapterus
n : scads especially mackerel scad; cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {Decapterus}]

genus Decumaria
n : small genus of woody climbers with adhesive aerial roots; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae [syn: {Decumaria}]

genus Deinocheirus
n : a reptile genus of Ornithomimida

genus Deinonychus
n : advanced bipedal carnivorous dinosaur

genus Delairea
n : 1 species: German ivy [syn: {Delairea}]

genus Delichon
n : a genus of Hirundinidae [syn: {Delichon}]

genus Delonix
n : evergreen or deciduous trees of tropical Africa and India [syn: {Delonix}]

genus Delphinapterus
n : white whale [syn: {Delphinapterus}]

genus Delphinium
n : large genus of chiefly perennial erect branching herbs of north temperate regions some poisonous

genus Delphinus
n : type genus of the Delphinidae [syn: {Delphinus}]

genus Dendranthema
n : comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {Dendranthema}]

genus Dendraspis
n : mambas [syn: {Dendroaspis}, {genus Dendroaspis}, {Dendraspis}]

genus Dendroaspis
n : mambas [syn: {Dendroaspis}, {Dendraspis}, {genus Dendraspis}]

genus Dendrobium
n : large genus and variable genus of chiefly epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Asia and Australasia

genus Dendrocalamus
n : giant clump-forming bamboos [syn: {Dendrocalamus}]

genus Dendrocolaptes
n : type genus of the Dendrocolaptidae [syn: {Dendrocolaptes}]

genus Dendroctonus
n : genus of small bark beetles destructive especially to mature conifers [syn: {Dendroctonus}]

genus Dendroica
n : a genus of Parulidae [syn: {Dendroica}]

genus Dendrolagus
n : tree wallabies [syn: {Dendrolagus}]

genus Dendromecon
n : 1 species: bush poppy [syn: {Dendromecon}]

genus Denisonia
n : copperheads [syn: {Denisonia}]

genus Dennstaedtia
n : chiefly terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae [syn: {Dennstaedtia}]

genus Dentaria
n : usually included in genus Cardamine; in some classifications considered a separate genus [syn: {Dentaria}]

genus Deparia
n : classification used for 5 species of terrestrial ferns usually placed in other genera [syn: {Deparia}]

genus Dermacentor
n : vectors of important diseases of man and animals [syn: {Dermacentor}]

genus Dermatobia
n : larvae live under the skin of domestic mammals and humans [syn: {Dermatobia}]

genus Dermochelys
n : type genus of the Dermochelyidae: leatherback turtles [syn: {Dermochelys}]

genus Derris
n : genus of Old World tropical shrubs and woody vines

genus Descurainia
n : includes annual or biennial herbs of America and Europe very similar to and often included among those of genera Sisymbrium or Hugueninia; not recognized in some classification systems [syn: {Descurainia}]

genus Desmanthus
n : genus of American herbs or shrubs with sensitive pinnate leaves and small whitish flowers [syn: {Desmanthus}]

genus Desmidium
n : a genus of protoctista [syn: {Desmidium}]

genus Desmodium
n : beggarweed; tick trefoil [syn: {Desmodium}]

genus Desmodus
n : type genus of the Desmodontidae: vampire bats [syn: {Desmodus}]

genus Desmograthus
n : an amphibian genus of Plethodontidae [syn: {Desmograthus}]

genus Deutzia
n : genus of ornamental mostly deciduous shrubs native to Asia and Central America; widespread in cultivation; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae

genus Diacalpa
n : one species: delicate fern of foothills of Himalayas [syn: {Diacalpa}]

genus Diadophis
n : a genus of reptiles of the family Colubridae including ringneck snakes [syn: {Diadophis}]

genus Dialeurodes
n : a genus of Aleyrodidae [syn: {Dialeurodes}]

genus Dianthus
n : carnations and pinks [syn: {Dianthus}]

genus Diapensia
n : type genus of Diapensiaceae

genus Diapheromera
n : a genus of Phasmidae

genus Dicamptodon
n : type genus of the Dicamptodontidae

genus Dicentra
n : North American and Asian herbs with divided leaves and irregular flowers [syn: {Dicentra}]

genus Diceros
n : most common species in Africa [syn: {Diceros}]

genus Dichondra
n : genus of chiefly tropical prostrate perennial herbs with creeping stems that root at the nodes

genus Dicksonia
n : tree ferns of temperate Australasia having bipinnatifid or tripinnatifid fronds and usually marginal sori; in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae [syn: {Dicksonia}]

genus Dicranopteris
n : terrestrial ferns of forest margin or open ground; pantropical [syn: {Dicranopteris}]

genus Dicranum
n : type genus of Dicranaceae [syn: {Dicranum}]

genus Dicrostonyx
n : pied lemmings [syn: {Dicrostonyx}]

genus Dictamnus
n : a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rutaceae [syn: {Dictamnus}]

genus Dictostylium
n : genus of slime molds that grow on dung and decaying vegetation

genus Dictyophera
n : closely related to genus Phallus distinguished by an indusium hanging like a skirt from below the pileus [syn: {Dictyophera}]

genus Didelphis
n : type genus of the family Didelphidae [syn: {Didelphis}]

genus Dieffenbachia
n : evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as houseplants [syn: {Dieffenbachia}]

genus Diervilla
n : small genus of low deciduous shrubs: bush honeysuckles [syn: {Diervilla}]

genus Difflugia
n : genus of protozoans related to Amoeba

genus Digitalis
n : genus of Eurasian herbs having alternate leaves and racemes of showy bell-shaped flowers

genus Digitaria
n : crab grass; finger grass [syn: {Digitaria}]

genus Dillenia
n : East Indian and Australian shrubs and trees having panicles of large white or yellow flowers

genus Dimetrodon
n : a reptile genus of Pelycosauria

genus Dimocarpus
n : longan [syn: {Dimocarpus}]

genus Dimorphotheca
n : South African herbs or subshrubs with usually yellow flowers [syn: {Dimorphotheca}]

genus Dinornis
n : type genus of the Dinornithidae: large moas [syn: {Dinornis}]

genus Diodon
n : type genus of the Diodontidae [syn: {Diodon}]

genus Diomedea
n : type of the Diomedeidae

genus Dionaea
n : a genus of the family Droseraceae [syn: {Dionaea}]

genus Dioon
n : small genus of arborescent cycads of Mexico and Central America; sometimes classified in family Cycadaceae

genus Dioscorea
n : yams [syn: {Dioscorea}]

genus Diospyros
n : a genus of trees or shrubs that have beautiful and valuable wood [syn: {Diospyros}]

genus Diphylla
n : vampire bats [syn: {Diphylla}]

genus Dipladenia
n : genus of tropical South American tuberous perennial woody vines with large racemose flowers and milky sap [syn: {Mandevilla}, {genus Mandevilla}, {Dipladenia}]

genus Diplococcus
n : a genus of bacteria

genus Diplodocus
n : a reptile genus of the suborder Sauropoda

genus Diplopterygium
n : scandent thicket-forming ferns of Asia to western Pacific [syn: {Diplopterygium}]

genus Diplotaxis
n : wall rocket [syn: {Diplotaxis}]

genus Dipodomys
n : kangaroo rats [syn: {Dipodomys}]

genus Dipogon
n : 1 species: Australian pea [syn: {Dipogon}]

genus Dipsacus
n : type genus of the Dipsacaceae: teasel [syn: {Dipsacus}]

genus Dipsosaurus
n : desert iguanas [syn: {Dipsosaurus}]

genus Dipteronia
n : small genus of large deciduous shrubs having large clusters of winged seeds that turn red as they mature; central and southern China [syn: {Dipteronia}]

genus Dipteryx
n : tropical American trees: tonka beans [syn: {Coumarouna}, {genus Coumarouna}, {Dipteryx}]

genus Dipus
n : type genus of the Dipodidae; typical jerboas having three toes on each hind food [syn: {Dipus}]

genus Dirca
n : deciduous shrub of North America: leatherwood [syn: {Dirca}]

genus Disa
n : genus of showy tropical African terrestrial orchids

genus Discina
n : a genus of fungi of the family Helvellaceae with a cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting body and ornamented spores

genus Dodonaea
n : a genus of tropical shrub or tree [syn: {Dodonaea}]

genus Dolichonyx
n : bobolinks [syn: {Dolichonyx}]

genus Dolichos
n : genus of chiefly tropical vines often placed in genera Dipogon or Lablab or Macrotyloma [syn: {Dolichos}]

genus Dolichotis
n : maras [syn: {Dolichotis}]

genus Doliolum
n : type genus of the Doliolidae

genus Dombeya
n : genus of African shrubs or small trees

genus Doodia
n : in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae; small terrestrial colony-forming ferns of Australasia

genus Doronicum
n : genus of Eurasian perennial tuberous or rhizomatous herbs: leopard's bane [syn: {Doronicum}]

genus Dorotheanthus
n : a caryophyllaceous genus of Dorotheanthus [syn: {Dorotheanthus}]

genus Doryopteris
n : small to medium tropical tufted ferns; sometimes placed in family Adiantaceae [syn: {Doryopteris}]

genus Dovyalis
n : small genus of sometimes spiny shrubs or small trees; Africa; India; Sri Lanka [syn: {Dovyalis}]

genus Draba
n : large genus of low tufted herbs of temperate and arctic regions

genus Dracaena
n : Old World tropical plants with branches ending in tufts of sword-shaped leaves; in some classifications considered a genus of Liliaceae

genus Draco
n : flying dagons [syn: {Draco}]

genus Dracocephalum
n : genus of American herbs and dwarf shrubs of the mind family: dragonheads [syn: {Dracocephalum}]

genus Dracontium
n : small genus of tropical American cormous herbs

genus Dracula
n : comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants having bizarre and often sinister-looking flowers with pendulous scapes and motile lips [syn: {Dracula}]

genus Dracunculus
n 1: tuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arum [syn: {Dracunculus}]
2: type genus of the family Dracunculidae [syn: {Dracunculus}]

genus Dreissena
n : zebra mussels [syn: {Dreissena}]

genus Drepanis
n : a genus of Drepanididae [syn: {Drepanis}]

genus Drimys
n : shrubs and trees of southern hemisphere having aromatic foliage [syn: {Drimys}]

genus Dromaius
n : a genus of birds in the order Casuariiformes [syn: {Dromaius}]

genus Drosera
n : the type genus of Droseraceae including many low bog-inhabiting insectivorous plants [syn: {Drosera}]

genus Drosophila
n : a genus of Drosophilidae

genus Drosophyllum
n : 1 species [syn: {Drosophyllum}]

genus Dryadella
n : comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: very dwarf plants having short tufted and usually unifoliate stems with usually solitary flowers [syn: {Dryadella}]

genus Dryas
n : mountain avens [syn: {Dryas}]

genus Drymarchon
n : a genus of Colubridae [syn: {Drymarchon}]

genus Drymoglossum
n : epiphytic ferns of Madagascar to tropical Asia and New Guinea [syn: {Drymoglossum}]

genus Drynaria
n : large robust epiphytic ferns of tropical forest and scrub; Africa and Asia and Australia [syn: {Drynaria}]

genus Dryopithecus
n : genus of Old World hominoids; Miocene and Pliocene [syn: {Dryopithecus}]

genus Dryopteris
n : large widespread genus of medium-sized terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae [syn: {Dryopteris}]

genus Drypis
n : 1 species

genus Dugong
n : type genus of the Dugongidae comprising only the dugongs

genus Dumetella
n : catbirds [syn: {Dumetella}]

genus Durio
n : a genus of tall Asian trees of the family Bombacaceae [syn: {Durio}]

genus Dusicyon
n : crab-eating dog [syn: {Dusicyon}]

genus Dysdercus
n : a genus of slender long-legged bugs that feed on the developing seeds of cotton and stain it [syn: {Dysdercus}]

genus Eacles
n : imperial moths [syn: {Eacles}]

genus Eburophyton
n : a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae [syn: {Eburophyton}]

genus Ecballium
n : exploding cucumber; squirting cucumber [syn: {Ecballium}]

genus Echeneis
n : type genus of the Echeneididae: typical remoras [syn: {Echeneis}]

genus Echidnophaga
n : a genus of Siphonaptera [syn: {Echidnophaga}]

genus Echinacea
n : small genus of North American coarse perennial herbs [syn: {Echinacea}]

genus Echinocactus
n : globular or cylindrical cacti; southwestern United States to Brazil

genus Echinocereus
n : large genus of low-growing shrubby ribbed cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States [syn: {Echinocereus}]

genus Echinochloa
n : annual or perennial succulent grasses of warm regions [syn: {Echinochloa}]

genus Echinococcus
n : tapeworms

genus Echinops
n : genus of Mediterranean and Eurasian herbs: globe thistles [syn: {Echinops}]

genus Echium
n : a genus of bristly herbs and shrubs of the family Boraginaceae [syn: {Echium}]

genus Ectopistes
n : a genus of Columbidae [syn: {Ectopistes}]

genus Edaphosaurus
n : type genus of the Edaphosauridae

genus Edmontosaurus
n : duck-billed dinosaurs of Canada

genus Egeria
n : small genus of dioecious tropical aquatic plants [syn: {Egeria}]

genus Egretta
n : small Old and New World herons [syn: {Egretta}]

genus Eichhornia
n : water hyacinth; water orchid [syn: {Eichhornia}]

genus Eimeria
n : type genus of the family Eimeriidae; includes serious pathogens

genus Eira
n : a genus of Mustelidae [syn: {Eira}]

genus Elaeagnus
n : oleaster [syn: {Elaeagnus}]

genus Elaeis
n : oil palms [syn: {Elaeis}]

genus Elaeocarpus
n : type genus of the family Elaeocarpaceae [syn: {Elaeocarpus}]

genus Elagatis
n : a genus of Carangidae [syn: {Elagatis}]

genus Elanoides
n : a genus of kites [syn: {Elanoides}]

genus Elanus
n : a genus of small kites of both Old and New Worlds [syn: {Elanus}]

genus Elaphe
n : North American rat snakes [syn: {Elaphe}]

genus Elaphurus
n : a genus of Cervidae [syn: {Elaphurus}]

genus Electrophorus
n : type genus of the family Electrophoridae; electric eels [syn: {Electrophorus}]

genus Eleocharis
n : sedges having dense spikes of flowers and leaves reduced to basal sheaths [syn: {Eleocharis}]

genus Elephantopus
n : perennial American herb [syn: {Elephantopus}]

genus Elephas
n : type genus of the family Elephantidae [syn: {Elephas}]

genus Elettaria
n : cardamom [syn: {Elettaria}]

genus Eleusine
n : annual and perennial grasses of savannas and upland grasslands [syn: {Eleusine}]

genus Eleutherodactylus
n : completely terrestrial robber frogs [syn: {Eleutherodactylus}]

genus Eliomys
n : lerots [syn: {Eliomys}]

genus Elodea
n : submerged freshwater perennials [syn: {Elodea}, {pondweed}, {ditchmoss}]

genus Elops
n : type genus of the Elopidae: tenpounder [syn: {Elops}]

genus Elsholtzia
n : genus of Asiatic and African aromatic herbs

genus Elymus
n : tall tufted perennial grasses (such as lyme grass or wild rye) [syn: {Elymus}]

genus Emberiza
n : Old World buntings [syn: {Emberiza}]

genus Embothrium
n : small genus of South American evergreen shrubs or small trees with long willowy branches and flowers in flamboyant terminal clusters [syn: {Embothrium}]

genus Emilia
n : tropical African herbs [syn: {Emilia}]

genus Emmanthe
n : 1 species: yellow bells [syn: {Emmanthe}]

genus Empetrum
n : crowberries [syn: {Empetrum}]

genus Encelia
n : genus of shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico: brittlebush [syn: {Encelia}]

genus Enceliopsis
n : small genus of xerophytic herbs of southwestern United States [syn: {Enceliopsis}]

genus Encephalartos
n : genus of arborescent African cycads; sometimes classified in family Cycadaceae

genus Encyclia
n : large genus of epiphytic and lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas and West Indies; formerly included in genus Epidendrum [syn: {Encyclia}]

genus Endamoeba
n : the type genus of the family Endamoebidae [syn: {Endamoeba}]

genus Engelmannia
n : one species: North American herbs that resemble sunflowers

genus Engraulis
n : type genus of the family Engraulidae [syn: {Engraulis}]

genus Enhydra
n : sea otters [syn: {Enhydra}]

genus Ensete
n : Old World tropical herbs: Abyssinian bananas [syn: {Ensete}]

genus Ensis
n : razor clams [syn: {Ensis}]

genus Entandrophragma
n : cedar mahogany trees [syn: {Entandrophragma}]

genus Entelea
n : a genus of evergreen shrub that grows in New Zealand [syn: {Entelea}]

genus Enterobius
n : pinworms [syn: {Enterobius}]

genus Enterolobium
n : small genus of tropical American timber trees closely allied to genus Albizia [syn: {Enterolobium}]

genus Entoloma
n : agarics with pink spores but lacking both volva and annulus (includes some that are poisonous) [syn: {Entoloma}]

genus Entomophthora
n : type genus of the Entomophthoraceae; fungi parasitic on insects [syn: {Entomophthora}]

genus Eoraptor
n : primitive theropod found in Argentina; early Triassic

genus Epacris
n : type genus of the Epacridaceae: Australian heath

genus Ephedra
n : type and sole genus of Ephedraceae: tropical and subtropical evergreen shrubby or creeping plants native to dry and inhospitable regions

genus Ephestia
n : small moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on stored food products [syn: {Ephestia}]

genus Ephippiorhynchus
n : saddlebills [syn: {Ephippiorhynchus}]

genus Epidendrum
n : large and variable genus of terrestrial or epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas; some native to United States [syn: {Epidendrum}]

genus Epigaea
n : small creeping evergreen shrubs: trailing arbutus [syn: {Epigaea}]

genus Epilachna
n : genus of ladybugs native to Mexico and Central America; both larvae and adults feed on plants [syn: {Epilachna}]

genus Epilobium
n : large widely distributed genus of herbs and subshrubs of especially western North America and Arctic areas [syn: {Epilobium}]

genus Epimedium
n : herbaceous perennials of Mediterranean to India and eastern Asia [syn: {Epimedium}]

genus Epinephelus
n : genus of groupers or sea bass [syn: {Epinephelus}]

genus Epipactis
n : genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowers [syn: {Epipactis}]

genus Epiphyllum
n : small genus of tropical American (mainly Central America) cacti

genus Epipremnum
n : small genus of evergreen lianas of southeastern Asia to western Pacific areas [syn: {Epipremnum}]

genus Episcia
n : genus of tropical American herbs having soft hairy foliage

genus Eptatretus
n : a genus of fossil fish of the family Myxinidae

genus Eptesicus
n : a genus of Vespertilionidae [syn: {Eptesicus}]

genus Equetus
n : drumfish [syn: {Equetus}]

genus Equisetum
n : horsetails; coextensive with the family Equisetaceae [syn: {Equisetum}]

genus Equus
n : type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae [syn: {Equus}]

genus Eragrostis
n : annual or perennial grasses of tropics and subtropics [syn: {Eragrostis}]

genus Eranthis
n : winter aconite [syn: {Eranthis}]

genus Ercilla
n : a genus of evergreen climbers [syn: {Ercilla}]

genus Erechtites
n : coarse herbs with whitish discoid flower heads and silky pappus

genus Erethizon
n : a genus of Erethizontidae [syn: {Erethizon}]

genus Eretmochelys
n : hawksbills [syn: {Eretmochelys}]

genus Erianthus
n : genus of reedlike grasses having spikes crowded in a panicle covered with long silky hairs [syn: {Erianthus}]

genus Erica
n : large genus of low much-branched woody evergreens ranging from prostrate subshrubs to trees: true heaths

genus Erigeron
n : cosmopolitan genus of usually perennial herbs with flowers that resemble asters; leaves occasionally (especially formerly) used medicinally [syn: {Erigeron}]

genus Erignathus
n : bearded seals [syn: {Erignathus}]

genus Erinaceus
n : type genus of the family Erinaceidae: hedgehogs [syn: {Erinaceus}]

genus Eriobotrya
n : Asiatic evergreen fruit trees [syn: {Eriobotrya}]

genus Eriocaulon
n : type genus of the Eriocaulaceae: rushlike aquatic or marginal perennials usually found in shallow waters of acid lakes and pools and bogs [syn: {Eriocaulon}]

genus Eriodictyon
n : small genus of evergreen shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {Eriodictyon}]

genus Eriogonum
n : North American herbs of the buckwheat family

genus Eriophorum
n : cotton grass [syn: {Eriophorum}]

genus Eriophyllum
n : genus of hairy herbs and shrubs of western North America [syn: {Eriophyllum}]

genus Eriosoma
n : woolly aphids [syn: {Eriosoma}]

genus Erithacus
n : Old World thrushes [syn: {Erithacus}]

genus Erodium
n : geraniums of Europe and South America and Australia especially mountainous regions [syn: {Erodium}]

genus Erolia
n : a genus of Scolopacidae [syn: {Erolia}]

genus Eruca
n : annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region [syn: {Eruca}]

genus Erwinia
n : a genus of bacteria

genus Eryngium
n : large genus of decorative plants with thistlelike flower heads; cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {Eryngium}]

genus Erysimum
n : large genus of annual or perennial herbs some grown for their flowers and some for their attractive evergreen leaves; Old World and North America [syn: {Erysimum}]

genus Erysiphe
n : genus of powdery mildews [syn: {Erysiphe}]

genus Erythrina
n : genus of attractive tropical shrubs or trees with usually red flowers

genus Erythrocebus
n : patas [syn: {Erythrocebus}]

genus Erythronium
n : perennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States: dogtooth violet; adder's tongue; trout lily; fawn lily [syn: {Erythronium}]

genus Erythroxylon
n : a large genus of South American shrubs and small trees of the family Erythroxylaceae [syn: {Erythroxylon}, {Erythroxylum}, {genus Erythroxylum}]

genus Erythroxylum
n : a large genus of South American shrubs and small trees of the family Erythroxylaceae [syn: {Erythroxylon}, {genus Erythroxylon}, {Erythroxylum}]

genus Escherichia
n : a genus of bacteria

genus Eschrichtius
n : type and sole genus of the Eschrichtiidae [syn: {Eschrichtius}]

genus Eschscholtzia
n : showy herbs of western North America [syn: {Eschscholtzia}]

genus Esox
n : type and only genus of the family Esocidae [syn: {Esox}]

genus Estrilda
n : avadavats [syn: {Estrilda}]

genus Etropus
n : a genus of Bothidae [syn: {Etropus}]

genus Euarctos
n : American black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus [syn: {Euarctos}]

genus Eucalyptus
n : tall trees native to the Australian region; source of timber and medicinal oils from the aromatic leaves

genus Eucarya
n : quandong trees [syn: {Eucarya}, {Fusanus}, {genus Fusanus}]

genus Eucinostomus
n : a genus of Gerreidae [syn: {Eucinostomus}]

genus Euderma
n : a genus of Vespertilionidae [syn: {Euderma}]

genus Eudyptes
n : rock hoppers [syn: {Eudyptes}]

genus Eugenia
n : tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard wood [syn: {Eugenia}]

genus Euglena
n : type genus of the family Euglenaceae: green algae with a single flagellum

genus Eumeces
n : New World skinks [syn: {Eumeces}]

genus Eumenes
n : mason wasps [syn: {Eumenes}]

genus Eumetopias
n : sea lions [syn: {Eumetopias}]

genus Eumops
n : mastiff bats [syn: {Eumops}]

genus Eunectes
n : anacondas [syn: {Eunectes}]

genus Euonymus
n : widely distributed chiefly evergreen shrubs or small trees or vines [syn: {Euonymus}]

genus Eupatorium
n : large genus of chiefly tropical herbs having heads of white or purplish flowers [syn: {Eupatorium}]

genus Euphagus
n : a genus of Icteridae [syn: {Euphagus}]

genus Euphorbia
n : type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice [syn: {Euphorbia}]

genus Euphractus
n : a genus of Dasypodidae [syn: {Euphractus}]

genus Euplectella
n : a genus of Hyalospongiae [syn: {Euplectella}]

genus Euproctis
n : a genus of Lymantriidae [syn: {Euproctis}]

genus Eurotium
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the order Eurotiales [syn: {Eurotium}]

genus Euryale
n : basket stars [syn: {Euryale}]

genus Eustoma
n : small genus of herbs of warm regions of southern North America to northern South America [syn: {Eustoma}]

genus Eutamias
n : chipmunks of western America and Asia [syn: {Eutamias}]

genus Euterpe
n : a monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical America [syn: {Euterpe}]

genus Euthynnus
n : a genus of Scombridae [syn: {Euthynnus}]

genus Evernia
n : lichens of the family Usneaceae having a pendulous or shrubby thallus [syn: {Evernia}]

genus Exacum
n : genus of tropical Asiatic and African plants: especially Persian violets [syn: {Exacum}]

genus Exaeretodon
n : a genus of reptiles of the division Cynodontia [syn: {Exaeretodon}]

genus Fabiana
n : genus of South and Central American heathlike evergreen shrubs [syn: {Fabiana}]

genus Fagopyrum
n : buckwheat; in some classifications included in the genus Polygonum [syn: {Fagopyrum}]

genus Fagus
n : beeches [syn: {Fagus}]

genus Falcatifolium
n : sickle pines: dioecious evergreen tropical trees and shrubs having sickle-shaped leaves; similar to Dacrycarpus in habit; Malaysia and Philippines to New Guinea and New Caledonia [syn: {Falcatifolium}]

genus Falco
n : a genus of Falconidae [syn: {Falco}]

genus Fasciola
n : a genus of Fasciolidae [syn: {Fasciola}]

genus Fasciolopsis
n : a genus of Fasciolidae [syn: {Fasciolopsis}]

genus Feijoa
n : small South American shrubs or trees

genus Felicia
n : genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowers [syn: {Felicia}]

genus Felis
n : type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats [syn: {Felis}]

genus Ferocactus
n : genus of nearly globular cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States: barrel cacti [syn: {Ferocactus}]

genus Festuca
n : a genus of tufted perennial grasses of the family Gramineae [syn: {Festuca}]

genus Ficus
n : large genus of tropical trees or shrubs or climbers including fig trees [syn: {Ficus}]

genus Filago
n : genus of small woolly herbs

genus Firmiana
n : small genus of Asian trees or shrubs [syn: {Firmiana}]

genus Fissurella
n : type genus of the family Fissurellidae: keyhole limpets [syn: {Fissurella}]

genus Fistularia
n : type genus of the family Fistulariidae [syn: {Fistularia}]

genus Fistulina
n : fungi having each pore separate though crowded [syn: {Fistulina}]

genus Flacourtia
n : often spiny trees or shrubs of tropical Asia and Africa [syn: {Flacourtia}]

genus Flammulina
n : a genus of agarics [syn: {Flammulina}]

genus Flindersia
n : small genus of Australian timber trees [syn: {Flindersia}]

genus Foeniculum
n : very small genus of aromatic European herbs with pinnately compound leaves and yellow flowers [syn: {Foeniculum}]

genus Fomes
n : genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial shelflike sporophores often of large size; includes some that cause destructive heartrot in trees [syn: {Fomes}]

genus Forestiera
n : genus of often spiny American shrubs and trees

genus Forficula
n : type genus of Forficulidae [syn: {Forficula}]

genus Formica
n : type genus of the Formicidae [syn: {Formica}]

genus Formicarius
n : type genus of the Formicariidae [syn: {Formicarius}]

genus Forsythia
n : forsythia

genus Fortunella
n : small genus of shrubs native to south China producing small ovoid fruits resembling oranges: includes kumquats [syn: {Fortunella}]

genus Fossa
n : monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets [syn: {Fossa}]

genus Fothergilla
n : small genus of deciduous shrubs of the southeastern United States

genus Fouquieria
n : resinous succulent trees or shrubs of desert and semi-desert regions of southwestern United States that are leafless most of the year [syn: {Fouquieria}]

genus Fragaria
n : strawberries [syn: {Fragaria}]

genus Francisella
n : a genus of gram-negative aerobic bacteria that occus as pathogens and parasite in many animals (including humans) [syn: {Francisella}]

genus Francoa
n : perennial evergreen herbs with white or pink flowers; Chile [syn: {Francoa}]

genus Frankliniella
n : tobacco thrips [syn: {Frankliniella}]

genus Frasera
n : genus of North American herbs: columbo; includes some species sometimes placed in genus Swertia [syn: {Frasera}]

genus Fratercula
n : puffins [syn: {Fratercula}]

genus Fraxinus
n : ash [syn: {Fraxinus}]

genus Freesia
n : cormous perennial herbs; native to South Africa

genus Fregata
n : type genus of the Fregatidae [syn: {Fregata}]

genus Fremontia
n : flannelbush [syn: {Fremontodendron}, {genus Fremontodendron}, {Fremontia}]

genus Fremontodendron
n : flannelbush [syn: {Fremontodendron}, {Fremontia}, {genus Fremontia}]

genus Fringilla
n : type genus of the Fringillidae: chaffinch, brambling [syn: {Fringilla}]

genus Fritillaria
n : fritillary [syn: {Fritillaria}]

genus Froelichia
n : genus of erect or procumbent herbs of the Americas having spikes of woolly white flowers: cottonweed [syn: {Froelichia}]

genus Fuchsia
n : large genus of decorative tropical shrubs with pendulous tetramerous flowers

genus Fucus
n : type genus of the family Fucaceae: cartilaginous brown algae

genus Fulica
n : coots [syn: {Fulica}]

genus Fulmarus
n : fulmars [syn: {Fulmarus}]

genus Fumaria
n : annual herbs whose flowers have only one petal spurred at the base [syn: {Fumaria}]

genus Fundulus
n : killifish [syn: {Fundulus}]

genus Fungia
n : mushroom corals [syn: {Fungia}]

genus Funka
n : robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae [syn: {Hosta}, {genus Hosta}, {Funka}]

genus Furnarius
n : type genus of the family Furnariidae: ovenbirds [syn: {Furnarius}]

genus Fusanus
n : quandong trees [syn: {Eucarya}, {genus Eucarya}, {Fusanus}]

genus Fusarium
n : a form genus of mostly plant parasites some of which cause dry rot; in humans a species can cause inflammation of cornea leading to blindness

genus Fuscoboletinus
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae [syn: {Fuscoboletinus}]

genus Gadus
n : type genus of the Gadidae: the typical codfishes [syn: {Gadus}]

genus Gaillardia
n : genus of western American hairy herbs with showy flowers

genus Galago
n : bush babies

genus Galax
n : evergreen herbs of southeastern United States

genus Galega
n : small genus of Eurasian herbs: goat's rue [syn: {Galega}]

genus Galeocerdo
n : tiger sharks [syn: {Galeocerdo}]

genus Galeopsis
n : erect annual European herbs [syn: {Galeopsis}]

genus Galeorhinus
n : a genus of Carcharhinidae [syn: {Galeorhinus}]

genus Galictis
n : alternative name for the genus Grison

genus Galium
n : annual or perennial herbs: bedstraw; cleavers [syn: {Galium}]

genus Galleria
n : a genus of Pyralidae [syn: {Galleria}]

genus Gallinago
n : snipes [syn: {Gallinago}, {Capella}, {genus Capella}]

genus Gallinula
n : gallinules [syn: {Gallinula}]

genus Gallirallus
n : rails of New Zealand [syn: {Gallirallus}]

genus Gallus
n : common domestic birds and related forms [syn: {Gallus}]

genus Gambelia
n : leopard lizards [syn: {Gambelia}]

genus Gambusia
n : mosquitofish [syn: {Gambusia}]

genus Garcinia
n : evergreen trees and shrubs: mangosteens [syn: {Garcinia}]

genus Gardenia
n : large genus of attractive Old World tropical shrubs and small trees

genus Garrulus
n : type genus of the Garrulinae: Old World jays [syn: {Garrulus}]

genus Gasterophilus
n : type genus of the Gasterophilidae: horse botflies [syn: {Gasterophilus}]

genus gasterosteus
n : type genus of the family Gasterosteidae [syn: {Gasterosteus}]

genus Gastroboletus
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Secotiaceae; they resemble boletes but the spores are not discharged from the basidium [syn: {Gastroboletus}]

genus Gastrocybe
n : a genus of fungi of the family Secotiaceae [syn: {Gastrocybe}]

genus Gastrolobium
n : genus of Australian evergreen shrubs poisonous to livestock: poison bush

genus Gastrophryne
n : primarily tropical narrow-mouthed toads [syn: {Gastrophryne}]

genus Gaultheria
n : widely distributed genus of creeping or upright evergreen shrubs [syn: {Gaultheria}]

genus Gavia
n : type genus of the Gavidae: loons [syn: {Gavia}]

genus Gavialis
n : type genus of the Gavialidae [syn: {Gavialis}]

genus Gaylussacia
n : deciduous or evergreen shrubs of North America: black huckleberries [syn: {Gaylussacia}]

genus Gazania
n : genus of tomentose tropical African herbs with milky sap

genus Gazella
n : typical gazelles [syn: {Gazella}]

genus Geastrum
n : type genus of Geastraceae; fungi whose outer peridium when dry splits into starlike segments [syn: {Geastrum}]

genus Gelechia
n : type genus of the Gelechiidae: pink bollworms [syn: {Gelechia}]

genus Gelsemium
n : evergreen twining shrubs of Americas and southeastern Asia [syn: {Gelsemium}]

genus Gempylus
n : type genus of the Gempylidae [syn: {Gempylus}]

genus Genetta
n : genets [syn: {Genetta}]

genus Genipa
n : tropical American evergreen trees or shrubs bearing yellow flowers and succulent edible fruit with a thick rind

genus Genista
n : chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of Mediterranean area and western Asia: broom [syn: {Genista}]

genus Genlisea
n : small genus of carnivorous plants of tropical African swamps

genus Gentiana
n : type genus of the Gentianaceae; cosmopolitan genus of herbs nearly cosmopolitan in cool temperate regions; in some classifications includes genera Gentianopsis and Gentianella [syn: {Gentiana}]

genus Gentianella
n : genus of herbs with flowers that resemble gentian; in some classifications included in genus Gentiana [syn: {Gentianella}]

genus Gentianopsis
n : genus of fringed gentians; in some classifications included in genus Gentiana [syn: {Gentianopsis}]

genus Genyonemus
n : a genus of Sciaenidae [syn: {Genyonemus}]

genus Geochelone
n : giant tortoises [syn: {Geochelone}]

genus Geococcyx
n : roadrunners [syn: {Geococcyx}]

genus Geoffroea
n : small genus of shrubs or small trees of tropical and subtropical America [syn: {Geoffroea}]

genus Geoglossum
n : type genus of the Geoglossaceae comprising the earthtongues [syn: {Geoglossum}]

genus Geomys
n : type genus of the Geomyidae [syn: {Geomys}]

genus Geophilus
n : type genus of the Geophilidae: a cosmopolitan genus of centipedes sometimes called earwigs [syn: {Geophilus}]

genus Geothlypis
n : yellowthroats [syn: {Geothlypis}]

genus Geranium
n : genus of mostly North American geraniums: cranesbills

genus Gerardia
n : genus of annual or perennial herbs with showy pink or purple or yellow flowers; plants often assigned to genera Aureolaria or Agalinis

genus Gerbera
n : genus of South African or Asiatic herbs: African daisies [syn: {Gerbera}]

genus Gerbillus
n : type genus of the Gerbillinae: typical gerbils [syn: {Gerbillus}]

genus Gerea
n : small genus of hairy herbs with yellow flowers [syn: {Gerea}]

genus Gerres
n : type genus of the Gerreidae [syn: {Gerres}]

genus Gerrhonotus
n : alligator lizards [syn: {Gerrhonotus}]

genus Gerris
n : type genus of the Gerrididae [syn: {Gerris}]

genus Gesneria
n : large genus of tropical American herbs having showy tubular flowers

genus Geum
n : avens [syn: {Geum}]

genus Giardia
n : flagellates parasitic in intestines of vertebrates

genus Ginglymostoma
n : nurse sharks [syn: {Ginglymostoma}]

genus Ginkgo
n : sole surviving genus of the Ginkgoaceae

genus Giraffa
n : type genus of the Giraffidae [syn: {Giraffa}]

genus Gladiolus
n : gladiolas

genus Glareola
n : type genus of the Glareolidae: the pratincoles [syn: {Glareola}]

genus Glaucium
n : herbs of Europe and North Africa and Asia: horned poppy [syn: {Glaucium}]

genus Glaucomys
n : New World flying squirrels [syn: {Glaucomys}]

genus Glaux
n : sea milkwort [syn: {Glaux}]

genus Glechoma
n : ground ivy [syn: {Glechoma}]

genus Gleditsia
n : deciduous trees: honey locusts [syn: {Gleditsia}]

genus Gleichenia
n : type genus of Gleicheniaceae: leptosporangiate ferns with sessile sporangia; South Africa to Malaysia and New Zealand [syn: {Gleichenia}]

genus Gliricidia
n : small genus of low-branching profusely flowering trees of tropical America

genus Glis
n : type genus of the Gliridae [syn: {Glis}]

genus Globicephala
n : pilot whales [syn: {Globicephala}]

genus Globigerina
n : type genus of the family Globigerinidae

genus Gloriosa
n : sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae; one species: glory lily

genus Glossina
n : type genus of the Glossinidae: tsetse flies

genus Glossodia
n : small genus of Australian orchids [syn: {Glossodia}]

genus Glossopsitta
n : a genus of Loriinae [syn: {Glossopsitta}]

genus Gloxinia
n : small genus of tropical American herbs with leafy stems and axillary flowers

genus Glyceria
n : manna grass [syn: {Glyceria}]

genus Glycine
n : genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean [syn: {Glycine}]

genus Glycyrrhiza
n : sticky perennial Eurasian herbs [syn: {Glycyrrhiza}]

genus Gnaphalium
n : large widely distributed genus of coarse hairy herbs with whitish involucres [syn: {Gnaphalium}]

genus Gnetum
n : type genus of the Gnetaceae; small trees or shrubs usually with climbing jointed stems and terminal spikes of flowers with orange-red seeds clustered in rough cones

genus Gobiesox
n : type genus of the Gobiesocidae [syn: {Gobiesox}]

genus Gobio
n : true gudgeons [syn: {Gobio}]

genus Gomphotherium
n : type genus of the Gomphotheriidae [syn: {Gomphotherium}]

genus Gomphrena
n : genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having flowers in close heads; tropical America and Australia [syn: {Gomphrena}]

genus Goniopteris
n : terrestrial ferns of Florida and West Indies to Central and South America [syn: {Goniopteris}]

genus Gonorhynchus
n : slender cylindrical marine fishes lacking air bladders and teeth [syn: {Gonorhynchus}]

genus Goodyera
n : genus of small orchids of the northern hemisphere with creeping rhizomes and stalked ovate leaves and small flowers [syn: {Goodyera}]

genus Gopherus
n : gopher tortoises [syn: {Gopherus}]

genus Gorgonocephalus
n : basket stars [syn: {Gorgonocephalus}]

genus Gorilla
n : gorillas

genus Gossypium
n : herbs and shrubs and small trees: cotton [syn: {Gossypium}]

genus Gracula
n : mynas [syn: {Gracula}]

genus Grammatophyllum
n : small genus of large epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of southeastern Asia to Polynesia; the giants of the Orchidaceae having long narrow leaves and drooping flower clusters often 6 feet long [syn: {Grammatophyllum}]

genus Grampus
n : grampus

genus Graptophyllum
n : caricature plant [syn: {Graptophyllum}]

genus Grevillea
n : large genus of Australian shrubs and trees having usually showy orange or red flowers

genus Grewia
n : a genus of tropical and subtropical Old World climbers or shrubs or trees [syn: {Grewia}]

genus Grias
n : anchovy pear tree [syn: {Grias}]

genus Grindelia
n : large genus of coarse gummy herbs of western North and Central America [syn: {Grindelia}]

genus Griselinia
n : evergreen shrubs of New Zealand and South America [syn: {Griselinia}]

genus Grison
n : a genus of Mustelidae

genus Groenlandia
n : a monocotyledonous genus of the family Potamogetonaceae [syn: {Groenlandia}]

genus Grus
n : type genus of the Gruidae: typical cranes [syn: {Grus}]

genus Guaiacum
n : small genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical America [syn: {Guaiacum}]

genus Guevina
n : 1 species: Chilean nut [syn: {Guevina}]

genus Gulo
n : a genus of Mustelidae [syn: {Gulo}]

genus Gutierrezia
n : sticky perennial herbs and subshrubs of western North America and warm South America [syn: {Gutierrezia}]

genus Gymnadenia
n : small genus of terrestrial orchids of North America and temperate Eurasia [syn: {Gymnadenia}]

genus Gymnadeniopsis
n : genus of North American terrestrial orchids usually included in genus Habenaria [syn: {Gymnadeniopsis}]

genus Gymnelis
n : a genus of Zoarcidae [syn: {Gymnelis}]

genus Gymnocalycium
n : large genus of low-growing globular South American cacti with spiny ribs covered with many tubercles [syn: {Gymnocalycium}]

genus Gymnocarpium
n : oak ferns: in some classification systems included in genus Thelypteris [syn: {Gymnocarpium}]

genus Gymnocladus
n : small genus of deciduous trees of China and United States having paniculate flowers and thick pulpy pods [syn: {Gymnocladus}]

genus Gymnogyps
n : containing solely the California condor [syn: {Gymnogyps}]

genus Gymnopilus
n : a genus of fungus characterized by the orange color of the spore deposit [syn: {Gymnopilus}]

genus Gymnorhina
n : in some classifications placed in the family Laniidae: Australian piping crows [syn: {Gymnorhina}]

genus Gymnosporangium
n : genus of fungi that produce galls on cedars and other conifers of genera Juniperus and Libocedrus and causes rust spots on apples and pears and other plants of family Rosaceae [syn: {Gymnosporangium}]

genus Gymnura
n : butterfly rays [syn: {Gymnura}]

genus Gynura
n : genus of Old World tropical herbs: velvet plants [syn: {Gynura}]

genus Gypaetus
n : in some classifications the type genus of the family Aegypiidae [syn: {Gypaetus}]

genus Gyps
n : a genus of Accipitridae [syn: {Gyps}]

genus Gypsophila
n : Mediterranean herbs having small white or pink flowers [syn: {Gypsophila}]

genus Gyromitra
n : a genus of fungi of the family Helvellaceae with a fertile portion that is tan to brown

genus Haastia
n : genus of New Zealand mat-forming herbs or subshrubs: vegetable sheep [syn: {Haastia}]

genus Habenaria
n : chiefly terrestrial orchids with tubers or fleshy roots often having long slender spurs and petals and lip lobes; includes species formerly placed in genus Gymnadeniopsis [syn: {Habenaria}]

genus Hackelia
n : stickweed; beggar's lice [syn: {Hackelia}, {Lappula}, {genus Lappula}]

genus Haemanthus
n : genus of African deciduous or evergreen bulbous herbs: blood lilies [syn: {Haemanthus}]

genus Haematobia
n : European genus of bloodsucking flies [syn: {Haematobia}]

genus Haematopus
n : oystercatchers [syn: {Haematopus}]

genus Haematoxylon
n : small genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or trees [syn: {Haematoxylum}, {genus Haematoxylum}, {Haematoxylon}]

genus Haematoxylum
n : small genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or trees [syn: {Haematoxylum}, {Haematoxylon}, {genus Haematoxylon}]

genus Haemodorum
n : type genus of family Haemodoraceae [syn: {Haemodorum}]

genus Haemopis
n : leeches [syn: {Haemopis}]

genus Haemoproteus
n : type genus of the family Haemoproteidae [syn: {Haemoproteus}]

genus Haemulon
n : type genus of the Haemulidae [syn: {Haemulon}]

genus Hakea
n : Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers [syn: {Hakea}]

genus Halcyon
n : a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World [syn: {Halcyon}]

genus Haldea
n : ground snakes [syn: {Haldea}]

genus Halenia
n : genus of herbs of Eurasia and the Americas: spurred gentians [syn: {Halenia}]

genus Halesia
n : deciduous small trees or shrubs of China and eastern North America [syn: {Halesia}]

genus Haliaeetus
n : a genus of Accipitridae [syn: {Haliaeetus}]

genus Halicoeres
n : a genus of Labridae [syn: {Halicoeres}]

genus Halimodendron
n : 1 species: salt tree [syn: {Halimodendron}]

genus Haliotis
n : type genus of the family Haliotidae [syn: {Haliotis}]

genus Halocarpus
n : dioecious trees or shrubs of New Zealand; similar in habit to Dacrydium [syn: {Halocarpus}]

genus Halogeton
n : a caryophyllaceous genus of the family Chenopodiaceae

genus Hamamelidanthum
n : genus of fossil plants of the Oligocene having flowers resembling those of the witch hazel; found in Baltic region [syn: {Hamamelidanthum}]

genus Hamamelidoxylon
n : genus of fossil plants having wood identical with or similar to that of the witch hazel [syn: {Hamamelidoxylon}]

genus Hamamelis
n : deciduous shrubs or small trees: witch hazel [syn: {Hamamelis}]

genus Hamamelites
n : genus of fossil plants having leaves similar to those of the witch hazel [syn: {Hamamelites}]

genus Hamelia
n : evergreen tropical American shrubs or small trees

genus Haminoea
n : common genus of marine bubble shells of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: {Haminoea}]

genus Haplopappus
n : genus of North and South American perennial herbs or shrubs with yellow flowers; in some classifications include species placed in other genera especially Hazardia [syn: {Haplopappus}]

genus Hardenbergia
n : small genus of Australian woody vines with small violet flowers; closely related to genus Kennedia [syn: {Hardenbergia}]

genus Harpia
n : a genus of Accipitridae [syn: {Harpia}]

genus Harpullia
n : genus of tropical Asiatic and African trees

genus Harrisia
n : genus of slender often treelike spiny cacti with solitary showy nocturnal white or pink flowers; Florida and Caribbean to South America [syn: {Harrisia}]

genus Hatiora
n : small genus of South American epiphytic or lithophytic cacti [syn: {Hatiora}]

genus Hazardia
n : small genus of shrubs and subshrubs of western United States having flowers that change color as they mature [syn: {Hazardia}]

genus Hedeoma
n : small genus of American herbs (American pennyroyal) [syn: {Hedeoma}]

genus Hedera
n : Old World woody vines [syn: {Hedera}]

genus Hedysarum
n : genus of herbs of north temperate regions [syn: {Hedysarum}]

genus Helenium
n : genus of American herbs with yellow-rayed flowers: sneezeweeds [syn: {Helenium}]

genus Heleodytes
n : alternative classifications for the cactus wrens [syn: {Campylorhynchus}, {genus Campylorhynchus}, {Heleodytes}]

genus Heliamphora
n : genus of pitcher plants of the Guiana Highlands in South America [syn: {Heliamphora}]

genus Helianthemum
n : widely distributed evergreen or semi-evergreen shrublets; America; Europe and North Africa to Asia Minor and central Asia

genus Helianthus
n : genus of tall erect or branched American annual or perennial herbs with showy flowers: sunflowers

genus Helichrysum
n : large genus of mostly African and Australian herbs and shrubs: everlasting flowers; in some classifications includes genus Ozothamnus [syn: {Helichrysum}]

genus Helicteres
n : genus of shrubs and small trees of tropical America and Asia having cylindrical fruits spirally twisted around one another [syn: {Helicteres}]

genus Heliobacter
n : a genus of helical or curved or straight aerobic bacteria with rounded ends and multiple flagella; found in the gastric mucosa of primates (including humans) [syn: {Heliobacter}]

genus Heliophila
n : genus of South African flowering herbs and subshrubs

genus Heliopsis
n : oxeye

genus Heliothis
n : a genus of Noctuidae [syn: {Heliothis}]

genus Helipterum
n : genus of South African and Australian herbs or shrubs grown as everlastings; the various Helipterum species are currently in process of being assigned to other genera especially Pteropogon and Hyalosperma [syn: {Helipterum}]

genus Helix
n : type genus of the family Helicidae [syn: {Helix}]

genus Helleborus
n : a genus of Helleborus [syn: {Helleborus}]

genus Helminthostachys
n : 1 species: terrestrial fern of southeastern Asia and Australia [syn: {Helminthostachys}]

genus Heloderma
n : type genus of the Helodermatidae; American venomous lizards [syn: {Heloderma}]

genus Helotium
n : type genus of the Helotiaceae [syn: {Helotium}]

genus Helvella
n : type genus of the Helvellaceae

genus Helwingia
n : deciduous dioecious shrubs native to woodland thickets in low mountains in Japan [syn: {Helwingia}]

genus Helxine
n : 1 species; a dwarf creeping mat-forming evergreen herb [syn: {Helxine}, {Soleirolia}, {genus Soleirolia}]

genus Hemachatus
n : ringhals [syn: {Hemachatus}]

genus Hemerocallis
n : east Asian rhizomatous clump-forming perennial herbs having flowers on long leafless stalks; cosmopolitan in cultivation: day lilies; sometimes placed in subfamily Hemerocallidaceae [syn: {Hemerocallis}]

genus Hemigalus
n : banded palm civets [syn: {Hemigalus}]

genus Hemigrammus
n : tetras [syn: {Hemigrammus}]

genus Hemipteronatus
n : razorfishes [syn: {Hemipteronatus}]

genus Hemitripterus
n : sea ravens [syn: {Hemitripterus}]

genus Hepatica
n : small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions; allied to genus Anemone

genus Heracleum
n : widely distributed genus of plants with usually thick rootstocks and large umbels of white flowers [syn: {Heracleum}]

genus Heritiera
n : small genus of timber trees of eastern Asia, Australasia and tropical Africa that form large buttresses [syn: {Heritiera}, {Terrietia}, {genus Terrietia}]

genus Hermannia
n : genus of African herbs and subshrubs having honey-scented bell-shaped flowers [syn: {Hermannia}]

genus Hermissenda
n : genus of marine sea slugs [syn: {Hermissenda}]

genus Hernaria
n : low-growing Old World herbs with minute bright green leaves [syn: {Hernaria}]

genus Herpestes
n : mongooses [syn: {Herpestes}]

genus Herrerasaurus
n : primitive theropod found in Argentina; early Triassic

genus Hesperiphona
n : evening grosbeak [syn: {Hesperiphona}]

genus Hesperis
n : biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers [syn: {Hesperis}]

genus Heteranthera
n : mud plantains [syn: {Heteranthera}]

genus Heterocephalus
n : sand rats [syn: {Heterocephalus}]

genus Heterodon
n : a genus of small colubrid snakes containing the North American hognose snakes [syn: {Heterodon}]

genus Heteromeles
n : 1 species: toyon; in some classifications included in genus Photinia [syn: {Heteromeles}]

genus Heteroscelus
n : tattlers [syn: {Heteroscelus}]

genus Heterotheca
n : genus of yellow-flowered North American herbs [syn: {Heterotheca}]

genus Heuchera
n : genus of North American herbs with basal cordate or orbicular leaves and small panicled flowers [syn: {Heuchera}]

genus Hevea
n : small genus of South American trees yielding latex [syn: {Hevea}]

genus Hexagrammos
n : type genus of the Hexagrammidae [syn: {Hexagrammos}]

genus Hexalectris
n : a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae [syn: {Hexalectris}]

genus Hexamita
n : flagellates free-living or parasitic in intestines of birds [syn: {Hexamita}]

genus Hexanchus
n : a genus of Hexanchidae [syn: {Hexanchus}]

genus Hibbertia
n : evergreen heathlike or scandent shrubs of Madagascar; Australasia; Polynesia [syn: {Hibbertia}]

genus Hibiscus
n : large genus of tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees often grown as ornamentals for their profusion of large flowers in a variety of colors

genus Hieracium
n : large genus of perennial hairy herbs of Europe to western Asia to northwestern Africa and North America; few are ornamental; often considered congeneric with Pilosella [syn: {Hieracium}]

genus Himantoglossum
n : small genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Mediterranean region [syn: {Himantoglossum}]

genus Himantopus
n : major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills [syn: {Himantopus}]

genus Hippeastrum
n : bulbous flowering plants of tropical America

genus Hippobosca
n : type genus of the Hippoboscidae [syn: {Hippobosca}]

genus Hippocampus
n : seahorses [syn: {Hippocampus}]

genus Hippocrepis
n : species of Old World herbs or subshrubs: horseshoe vetch [syn: {Hippocrepis}]

genus Hippodamia
n : genus of ladybugs [syn: {Hippodamia}]

genus Hippoglossoides
n : a genus of Pleuronectidae [syn: {Hippoglossoides}]

genus Hippoglossus
n : halibuts [syn: {Hippoglossus}]

genus Hippopotamus
n : type genus of the Hippopotamidae

genus Hipposideros
n : horseshoe bats [syn: {Hipposideros}]

genus Hippotragus
n : sable antelopes [syn: {Hippotragus}]

genus Hipsurus
n : a genus of Embiotocidae [syn: {Hipsurus}]

genus Hirudo
n : type genus of the family Hirudinidae [syn: {Hirudo}]

genus Hirundo
n : type genus of the Hirundinidae [syn: {Hirundo}]

genus Hoheria
n : small genus of shrubs and small trees of New Zealand: lacebarks [syn: {Hoheria}]

genus Holarrhena
n : genus of deciduous trees and shrubs of tropical Africa and Asia [syn: {Holarrhena}]

genus Holbrookia
n : earless lizards [syn: {Holbrookia}]

genus Holcus
n : a genus of Old World grasses widely cultivated in America [syn: {Holcus}]

genus Holocentrus
n : type genus of the family Holocentridae; squirrelfishes [syn: {Holocentrus}]

genus Holothuria
n : type genus of the Holothuridae [syn: {Holothuria}]

genus Homarus
n : type genus of the family Homaridae: common edible lobsters [syn: {Homarus}]

genus Homo
n : type genus of the family Hominidae

genus Homogyne
n : small genus of low perennial herbs of montane Europe; in some classifications included in genus Tussilago [syn: {Homogyne}]

genus Homona
n : tea tortrix [syn: {Homona}]

genus Hordeum
n : annual to perennial grasses of temperate northern hemisphere and South America: barley [syn: {Hordeum}]

genus Horneophyton
n : Devonian fossil plant considered one of the earliest forms of vascular land plants; similar to genus Rhynia but smaller [syn: {Horneophyton}]

genus Hosta
n : robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae [syn: {Hosta}, {Funka}, {genus Funka}]

genus Hottonia
n : aquatic herbs [syn: {Hottonia}]

genus Houttuynia
n : 1 species; east Asian low-growing plant of wet places [syn: {Houttuynia}]

genus Hovea
n : genus of Australian evergreen shrubs

genus Hoya
n : large genus of climbing shrubs of Australia and Asia and Polynesia

genus Hudsonia
n : small evergreen subshrubs of North America [syn: {Hudsonia}]

genus Hugueninia
n : 1 species: tansy-leaved rocket [syn: {Hugueninia}]

genus Hulsea
n : small genus of erect balsam-scented herbs; Pacific coast of the northwestern United States [syn: {Hulsea}]

genus Humulus
n : hops: hardy perennial vines of Europe, North America and central and eastern Asia producing a latex sap; in some classifications included in the family Urticaceae [syn: {Humulus}]

genus Hunnemania
n : 1 species: golden cup [syn: {Hunnemannia}]

genus Hyacinthoides
n : small genus of perennial bulbs of western Europe and North Africa; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae [syn: {Hyacinthoides}]

genus Hyacinthus
n : sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae as the type genus

genus Hyaena
n : type genus of the Hyaenidae

genus Hyalophora
n : American silkworm moth [syn: {Hyalophora}]

genus Hyalosperma
n : genus of herbs of temperate Australia including some from genus Helipterum [syn: {Hyalosperma}]

genus Hybanthus
n : a genus of herbs and small shrubs with white or purple flowers; grows in tropical or subtropical regions [syn: {Hybanthus}]

genus Hydnocarpus
n : medium to large Indonesian and Malaysian trees [syn: {Hydnocarpus}, {Taraktagenos}, {genus Taraktagenos}, {Taraktogenos}, {genus Taraktogenos}]

genus Hydnum
n : type genus of Hydnaceae [syn: {Hydnum}]

genus Hydra
n : hydras

genus Hydrangea
n : type genus of Hydrangeaceae; large genus of shrubs and some trees and vines with white or pink or blue flower clusters; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae

genus Hydrastis
n : small genus of perennial herbs having rhizomes and palmate leaves and small solitary flowers; of northeastern United States and Japan [syn: {Hydrastis}]

genus Hydrilla
n : 1 species

genus Hydrobates
n : type genus of the Hydrobatidae [syn: {Hydrobates}]

genus Hydrocharis
n : frogbit [syn: {Hydrocharis}]

genus Hydrochoerus
n : a genus of Hydrochoeridae [syn: {Hydrochoerus}]

genus Hydrodamalis
n : a genus of the family Dugongidae comprising only Steller's sea cow [syn: {Hydrodamalis}]

genus Hydromantes
n : web-toed salamanders [syn: {Hydromantes}]

genus Hydromys
n : water rats [syn: {Hydromys}]

genus Hydrophyllum
n : waterleaf [syn: {Hydrophyllum}]

genus Hyemoschus
n : water chevrotains [syn: {Hyemoschus}]

genus Hygrocybe
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae [syn: {Hygrocybe}]

genus Hygrophorus
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae [syn: {Hygrophorus}]

genus Hygrotrama
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae [syn: {Hygrotrama}]

genus Hyla
n : type genus of the Hylidae; tree toads [syn: {Hyla}]

genus Hylactophryne
n : barking frogs [syn: {Hylactophryne}]

genus Hylobates
n : gibbons [syn: {Hylobates}]

genus Hylocereus
n : genus of climbing or epiphytic tropical American cacti with angular stems and mostly white very fragrant flowers [syn: {Hylocereus}]

genus Hylocichla
n : American thrush: wood thrush; hermit thrush; veery [syn: {Hylocichla}]

genus Hylophylax
n : a genus of Formicariidae [syn: {Hylophylax}]

genus Hymenaea
n : genus of tropical American timber trees [syn: {Hymenaea}]

genus Hymenanthera
n : a genus of slender evergreen shrubs; grow in Australia and New Zealand [syn: {Hymenanthera}]

genus Hymenophyllum
n : type genus of the Hymenophyllaceae: filmy ferns [syn: {Hymenophyllum}]

genus Hynerpeton
n : earliest fossil amphibian ever found; of the Devonian; found in Pennsylvania [syn: {Hynerpeton}]

genus Hyoscyamus
n : genus of poisonous herbs: henbane [syn: {Hyoscyamus}]

genus Hypentelium
n : a genus of fish in the family Catostomidae [syn: {Hypentelium}]

genus Hypericum
n : large almost cosmopolitan genus of evergreen or deciduous shrubs and herbs with often showy yellow flowers; cosmopolitan except tropical lowlands and arctic or high altitudes and desert regions [syn: {Hypericum}]

genus Hyperoglyphe
n : a genus of Stromateidae [syn: {Hyperoglyphe}]

genus Hyperoodon
n : bottle-nosed whales [syn: {Hyperoodon}]

genus Hyphantria
n : fall webworms [syn: {Hyphantria}]

genus Hypochaeris
n : widely distributed genus of herbs with milky juice; includes some cosmopolitan weeds [syn: {Hypochaeris}, {Hypochoeris}, {genus Hypochoeris}]

genus Hypochoeris
n : widely distributed genus of herbs with milky juice; includes some cosmopolitan weeds [syn: {Hypochaeris}, {genus Hypochaeris}, {Hypochoeris}]

genus Hypoderma
n : in some classifications considered the type genus of the family Hypodermatidae: warble flies [syn: {Hypoderma}]

genus Hypopachus
n : sheep frogs [syn: {Hypopachus}]

genus Hypopitys
n : term used in some classifications for the pinesaps, which are usually included in the genus Monotropa [syn: {Hypopitys}]

genus Hypoxis
n : small plants that resemble Amaryllis and that grow from a corm and bear flowers on a leafless stalk; sometimes classified as member of the family Amaryllidaceae: star grass [syn: {Hypoxis}]

genus Hypsiglena
n : night snakes [syn: {Hypsiglena}]

genus Hypsiprymnodon
n : musk kangaroos [syn: {Hypsiprymnodon}]

genus Hyracotherium
n : extinct horse genus; formerly called genus Eohippus [syn: {Hyracotherium}]

genus Hyssopus
n : Eurasian genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs [syn: {Hyssopus}]

genus Iberis
n : Old World herbs and subshrubs: candytuft [syn: {Iberis}]

genus Ibero-mesornis
n : a genus of fossil bird of the subclass Archaeornithes

genus Ibis
n : ibises

genus Ichthyosaurus
n : type genus of the Ichthyosauridae

genus Ichthyostega
n : second earliest fossil amphibian ever found; of the Devonian; found in Greenland

genus Ictalurus
n : channel catfishes [syn: {Ictalurus}]

genus Icteria
n : New World chats [syn: {Icteria}]

genus Icterus
n : type genus of the Icteridae [syn: {Icterus}]

genus Ictiobus
n : buffalo fishes [syn: {Ictiobus}]

genus Ictonyx
n : a genus of Mustelidae [syn: {Ictonyx}]

genus Idesia
n : 1 species

genus Iguana
n : type genus of the Iguanidae

genus Iguanodon
n : type genus of the Iguanodontidae

genus Ilex
n : a large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies) [syn: {Ilex}]

genus Iliamna
n : small genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs; some often placed in other genera [syn: {Iliamna}]

genus Illecebrum
n : 1 species: coral necklace [syn: {Illecebrum}]

genus Illicium
n : anise trees: evergreen trees with aromatic leaves [syn: {Illicium}]

genus Impatiens
n : annual or perennial herbs with stems more or less succulent; cosmopolitan except for South America, Australia, and New Zealand

genus Inachis
n : a genus of Nymphalidae [syn: {Inachis}]

genus Indigofera
n : genus of tropical herbs and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and spurred flowers in long racemes or spikes [syn: {Indigofera}]

genus Indri
n : type genus of the Indriidae

genus Inga
n : genus of tropical trees or shrubs

genus Inula
n : genus of Old World herbs or subshrubs: elecampane

genus Ipomoea
n : morning glory [syn: {Ipomoea}]

genus Irena
n : type genus of the Irenidae: fairy bluebirds [syn: {Irena}]

genus Iresine
n : genus of tropical American herbs or subshrubs [syn: {Iresine}]

genus Iridoprocne
n : a genus of Hirundinidae [syn: {Iridoprocne}]

genus Iris
n : large genus of perennials that develop from bulbs or rhizomes

genus Irvingia
n : wild mango [syn: {Irvingia}]

genus Isatis
n : Old World genus of annual to perennial herbs: woad [syn: {Isatis}]

genus Ischigualastia
n : early reptile found in Argentina [syn: {Ischigualastia}]

genus Isoetes
n : type and genus of the Isoetaceae and sole extant genus of the order Isoetales [syn: {Isoetes}]

genus Isopyrum
n : tufted perennial herbs of northern hemisphere [syn: {Isopyrum}]

genus Istiophorus
n : type genus of the Istiophoridae [syn: {Istiophorus}]

genus Isurus
n : mako sharks [syn: {Isurus}]

genus Iva
n : small genus of American herbs or shrubs; in some classifications placed in a separate family Ambrosiaceae

genus Ixia
n : a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae [syn: {Ixia}]

genus Ixobrychus
n : bitterns [syn: {Ixobrychus}]

genus Ixodes
n : type genus of the family Ixodidae [syn: {Ixodes}]

genus Jabiru
n : jabirus

genus Jacksonia
n : genus of yellow-flowered Australian unarmed or spiny shrubs without true leaves but having leaflike stems or branches [syn: {Jacksonia}]

genus Jacquinia
n : sometimes placed in family Myrsinaceae [syn: {Jacquinia}]

genus Jaculus
n : jerboas [syn: {Jaculus}]

genus Jambos
n : used in some classifications for rose apples (Eugenia jambos) [syn: {Jambos}]

genus Jamesonia
n : xerophytic ferns of South America [syn: {Jamesonia}]

genus Jasminum
n : shrubs and woody climbers mostly of tropical and temperate Old World: jasmine; jessamine [syn: {Jasminum}]

genus Jatropha
n : a mainly tropical genus of American plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae [syn: {Jatropha}]

genus Javanthropus
n : former genus of primitive man; now Homo soloensis: comprises Solo man [syn: {Javanthropus}]

genus Jordanella
n : flagfishes [syn: {Jordanella}]

genus Juglans
n : type genus of the Juglandaceae [syn: {Juglans}]

genus Junco
n : American finches

genus Juncus
n : type genus of the Juncaceae; perennial tufted glabrous marsh plants of temperate regions: rushes [syn: {Juncus}]

genus Juniperus
n : junipers [syn: {Juniperus}]

genus Jynx
n : wrynecks [syn: {Jynx}]

genus Kakatoe
n : a genus of Psittacidae [syn: {Kakatoe}, {Cacatua}, {genus Cacatua}]

genus Kalmia
n : erect evergreen shrubs: mountain laurel

genus Kalotermes
n : type genus of Kalotermitidae; termites destructive of wood and living trees [syn: {Kalotermes}]

genus Katsuwonus
n : oceanic bonitos; in some classifications placed in its own family Katsuwonidae [syn: {Katsuwonus}]

genus Kennedia
n : genus of Australian woody vines having showy red or purplish flowers [syn: {Kennedia}, {Kennedya}, {genus Kennedya}]

genus Kennedya
n : genus of Australian woody vines having showy red or purplish flowers [syn: {Kennedia}, {genus Kennedia}, {Kennedya}]

genus Kenyapithecus
n : extinct primate having powerful chewing muscles along with large molars and small incisors; fossils found in Kenya [syn: {Kenyapithecus}]

genus Keteleeria
n : a genus of Keteleeria

genus Khaya
n : African mahogany trees [syn: {Khaya}]

genus Kiggelaria
n : small genus of South African shrubs or small trees [syn: {Kiggelaria}]

genus Kinosternon
n : type genus of the Kinosternidae [syn: {Kinosternon}]

genus Kirkia
n : small genus of tropical South African trees and shrubs [syn: {Kirkia}]

genus Klebsiella
n : a genus of bacteria

genus Knightia
n : small genus of trees or shrubs of New Zealand and New Caledonia [syn: {Knightia}]

genus Kniphofia
n : genus of showy clump-forming African herbs with grasslike leaves; sometimes placed in family Aloeaceae

genus Kobus
n : African antelopes: waterbucks [syn: {Kobus}]

genus Kochia
n : summer cypress [syn: {Bassia}, {genus Bassia}, {Kochia}]

genus Koellia
n : American mountain mint [syn: {Pycnanthemum}, {genus Pycnanthemum}, {Koellia}]

genus Kogia
n : pygmy sperm whales [syn: {Kogia}]

genus Kohleria
n : genus of tropical American shrubs

genus Kolkwitzia
n : Chinese genus of 1 species: beauty bush [syn: {Kolkwitzia}]

genus Kosteletzya
n : small genus of herbs of southeastern United States and tropical America and Africa [syn: {Kosteletzya}]

genus Krigia
n : small herbs closely related to chicory: dwarf dandelions

genus Krypterophaneron
n : a genus of fish in the family Anomalopidae [syn: {Krypterophaneron}]

genus Kyphosus
n : type genus of the Kyphosidae [syn: {Kyphosus}]

genus Lablab
n : 1 species: hyacinth bean [syn: {Lablab}]

genus Laburnum
n : flowering shrubs or trees having bright yellow flowers; all parts of the plant are poisonous [syn: {Laburnum}]

genus Laccopetalum
n : 1 species: giant buttercup [syn: {Laccopetalum}]

genus Lacerta
n : type genus of the Lacertidae [syn: {Lacerta}]

genus Lachnolaimus
n : a genus of Labridae [syn: {Lachnolaimus}]

genus Lactarius
n : large genus of agarics that have white spore and contain a white or milky juice when cut or broken; includes both edible and poisonous species [syn: {Lactarius}]

genus Lactobacillus
n : type genus of the family Lactobacillaceae

genus Lactophrys
n : a genus of Ostraciidae [syn: {Lactophrys}]

genus Lactuca
n : an herb with milky juice: lettuce; prickly lettuce [syn: {Lactuca}]

genus Laelia
n : large genus of mostly epiphytic or lithophytic Central and South American orchids of various sizes

genus Lagarostrobus
n : genus of dioecious evergreen trees of New Zealand and Tasmania; similar to genus Dacrydium [syn: {Lagarostrobus}]

genus Lagenaria
n : bottle gourds [syn: {Lagenaria}]

genus Lagenophera
n : small genus of herbs of Australia and South America having small solitary white or purple flowers similar to true daisies of genus Bellis [syn: {Lagenophera}]

genus Lagerstroemia
n : shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowers [syn: {Lagerstroemia}]

genus Lagidium
n : a genus of Chinchillidae [syn: {Lagidium}]

genus Lagodon
n : a genus of Sparidae [syn: {Lagodon}]

genus Lagopus
n : ptarmigans [syn: {Lagopus}]

genus Lagorchestes
n : hare wallabies [syn: {Lagorchestes}]

genus Lagostomus
n : viscachas [syn: {Lagostomus}]

genus Lagothrix
n : woolly monkeys [syn: {Lagothrix}]

genus Laguncularia
n : a genus of Laguncularia [syn: {Laguncularia}]

genus Lama
n : llamas [syn: {Lama}]

genus Lambertia
n : small genus of Australian shrubs [syn: {Lambertia}]

genus Lambis
n : scorpion shells of shallow tropical waters of the eastern hemisphere [syn: {Lambis}]

genus Laminaria
n : type genus of the family Laminariaceae: perennial brown kelps [syn: {Laminaria}]

genus Lamium
n : genus of Old World herbs: dead nettles; henbits [syn: {Lamium}]

genus Lamna
n : a genus of Lamnidae [syn: {Lamna}]

genus Lampris
n : type genus of the Lampridae [syn: {Lampris}]

genus Lampropeltis
n : king snakes and milk snakes [syn: {Lampropeltis}]

genus Languas
n : perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes [syn: {Alpinia}, {genus Alpinia}, {genus Zerumbet}]

genus Lanius
n : type genus of the Laniidae: typical shrikes [syn: {Lanius}]

genus Lansium
n : a dicotyledonous genus of the family Meliaceae

genus Lanthanotus
n : 1 species [syn: {Lanthanotus}]

genus Laportea
n : mostly tropical stinging herbs or trees: nettle [syn: {Laportea}]

genus Lappula
n : stickweed; beggar's lice [syn: {Hackelia}, {genus Hackelia}, {Lappula}]

genus Lardizabala
n : evergreen monoecious climbers of South America having dark mauve-blue edible berries [syn: {Lardizabala}]

genus Larix
n : larches [syn: {Larix}]

genus Larrea
n : xerophytic evergreen shrubs; South America to southwestern United States [syn: {Larrea}]

genus Larus
n : type genus of the Laridae [syn: {Larus}]

genus Lasiocampa
n : type genus of the Lasiocampidae: eggars [syn: {Lasiocampa}]

genus Lasiurus
n : a genus of Vespertilionidae [syn: {Lasiurus}]

genus Lasthenia
n : small genus of herbs of Pacific coast of North and South America [syn: {Lasthenia}]

genus Lastreopsis
n : tropical terrestrial shield ferns [syn: {Lastreopsis}]

genus Lathyrus
n : genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North and South America: vetchling; wild pea [syn: {Lathyrus}]

genus Latimeria
n : type genus of the Latimeridae: coelacanth [syn: {Latimeria}]

genus Latrodectus
n : venomous spiders [syn: {Latrodectus}]

genus Laurus
n : small evergreen trees or shrubs with aromatic leaves [syn: {Laurus}]

genus Lavandula
n : lavender [syn: {Lavandula}]

genus Lavatera
n : widespread genus or herbs or soft-wooded arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers [syn: {Lavatera}]

genus Layia
n : genus of western United States annuals with showy yellow or white flowers [syn: {Layia}]

genus Lebistes
n : guppies [syn: {Lebistes}]

genus Lecanopteris
n : epiphytic ferns of southeastern Asia to New Guinea

genus Lecanora
n : type genus of Lecanoraceae; crustaceous lichens

genus Leccinum
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae [syn: {Leccinum}]

genus Ledum
n : evergreen shrubs of north temperate regions [syn: {Ledum}]

genus Leiopelma
n : type and sole genus of the family Leiopelmatidae [syn: {Leiopelma}, {Liopelma}, {genus Liopelma}]

genus Leiophyllum
n : 1 species: sand myrtle [syn: {Leiophyllum}]

genus Leipoa
n : mallee fowl

genus Leishmania
n : flagellate protozoan that causes leishmaniasis [syn: {Leishmania}]

genus Leitneria
n : 1 species: corkwood [syn: {Leitneria}]

genus Lemaireocereus
n : tropical American cacti usually tall and branching with stout spines and funnel-shaped flowers and globular or ovoid often edible fruit [syn: {Lemaireocereus}]

genus lemmus
n : lemmings [syn: {Lemmus}]

genus Lemna
n : minute aquatic herbs floating on or below the water surface of still water consisting of a leaflike frond or plant body and single root [syn: {Lemna}]

genus Lemur
n : type genus of the Lemuridae

genus Lens
n : genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils [syn: {Lens}]

genus Lentinus
n : a genus of fungus belonging to the family Tricholomataceae [syn: {Lentinus}]

genus Leonotis
n : small genus of tropical herbs and subshrubs of South Africa [syn: {Leonotis}]

genus Leontideus
n : tamarins [syn: {Leontocebus}, {genus Leontocebus}]

genus Leontocebus
n : tamarins [syn: {Leontocebus}, {genus Leontideus}]

genus Leontodon
n : hawkbit [syn: {Leontodon}]

genus Leontopodium
n : edelweiss [syn: {Leontopodium}]

genus Leonurus
n : genus of stout Old World herbs having cut-lobed leaves and flowers in whorls [syn: {Leonurus}]

genus Lepas
n : type genus of the family Lepadidae [syn: {Lepas}]

genus Lepechinia
n : a dicotyledonous genus of the family Labiatae [syn: {Lepechinia}, {Sphacele}, {genus Sphacele}]

genus Lepidium
n : cosmopolitan genus of annual and biennial and perennial herbs: cress [syn: {Lepidium}]

genus Lepidobotrys
n : a genus of dicotyledonous trees belonging to the family Lepidobotryaceae

genus Lepidochelys
n : ridleys [syn: {Lepidochelys}]

genus Lepidocybium
n : a genus of Gempylidae [syn: {Lepidocybium}]

genus Lepidothamnus
n : small usually shrubby conifers [syn: {Lepidothamnus}]

genus Lepiota
n : agarics with white spores that includes several edible and poisonous mushrooms: parasol mushrooms

genus Lepisma
n : type genus of the Lepismatidae: silverfish [syn: {Lepisma}]

genus Lepisosteus
n : type genus of the Lepisosteidae: freshwater gars [syn: {Lepisosteus}]

genus Lepomis
n : bream [syn: {Lepomis}]

genus Leptarrhena
n : 1 species: leatherleaf saxifrage [syn: {Leptarrhena}]

genus Leptinotarsa
n : Colorado potato beetles [syn: {Leptinotarsa}]

genus Leptodactylus
n : type genus of the Leptodactylidae; in some classifications placed in the family Bufonidae [syn: {Leptodactylus}]

genus Leptoglossus
n : leaf-footed bugs [syn: {Leptoglossus}]

genus Leptopteris
n : including some ferns sometimes placed in genus Todea [syn: {Leptopteris}]

genus Leptoptilus
n : adjutant birds and marabous [syn: {Leptoptilus}]

genus Leptospira
n : very slender aerobic spirochetes; free-living or parasitic in mammals

genus Leptotyphlops
n : blind snakes of Asia and Africa and Americas [syn: {Leptotyphlops}]

genus Lepus
n : type genus of the Leporidae: hares [syn: {Lepus}]

genus Lespedeza
n : genus of shrubs or herbs of tropical Asia and Australia and the eastern United States

genus Lesquerella
n : genus of low-growing hairy herbs: bladderpods [syn: {Lesquerella}]

genus Leucadendron
n : large genus of evergreen trees and shrubs having silvery white leaves and solitary terminal flowers with conspicuous silvery bracts [syn: {Leucadendron}]

genus Leucaena
n : small genus of tropical evergreen trees or shrubs having pods like those of the acacia [syn: {Leucaena}]

genus Leucanthemum
n : comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {Leucanthemum}]

genus Leuciscus
n : a genus of fish including: dace, chub [syn: {Leuciscus}]

genus Leucocytozoan
n : a genus of protoctista [syn: {genus Leucocytozoon}]

genus Leucocytozoon
n : a genus of protoctista [syn: {genus Leucocytozoan}]

genus Leucogenes
n : New Zealand edelweiss [syn: {Leucogenes}]

genus Leucothoe
n : American and Asiatic deciduous and evergreen shrubs

genus Levisticum
n : genus of aromatic European herbs with yellow flowers [syn: {Levisticum}]

genus Lewisia
n : genus of western North American low-growing herbs having linear woolly leaves and large pink flowers [syn: {Lewisia}]

genus Leycesteria
n : small species of shrubs of western Himalayas to China [syn: {Leycesteria}]

genus Leymus
n : genus that in some classifications overlaps the genus Elymus [syn: {Leymus}]

genus Liatris
n : genus of perennial North American herbs with aromatic usually cormous roots [syn: {Liatris}]

genus Libocedrus
n : cypresses that resemble cedars [syn: {Libocedrus}]

genus Lichanura
n : boas of western North America [syn: {Lichanura}]

genus Ligularia
n : genus of Old World herbs resembling groundsel: leopard plants [syn: {Ligularia}]

genus Ligustrum
n : genus of Old World shrubs: privet [syn: {Ligustrum}]

genus Lilium
n : type genus of Liliaceae [syn: {Lilium}]

genus Limanda
n : a genus of Pleuronectidae; righteye flounders having a humped nose and small scales; the underside is often brightly colored [syn: {Limanda}]

genus Limax
n : a genus of Limacidae [syn: {Limax}]

genus Limenitis
n : mainly dark northern butterflies with white wing bars [syn: {Limenitis}]

genus Limnobium
n : American frogbit [syn: {Limnobium}]

genus Limnocryptes
n : snipe [syn: {Limnocryptes}]

genus Limnodromus
n : dowitchers [syn: {Limnodromus}]

genus Limonium
n : sea lavender [syn: {Limonium}]

genus Limosa
n : godwits [syn: {Limosa}]

genus Limulus
n : type genus of the family Limulidae [syn: {Limulus}]

genus Linanthus
n : a genus of herbs of the family Polemoniaceae; found in western United States [syn: {Linanthus}]

genus Linaria
n : genus of herbs and subshrubs having showy flowers: spurred snapdragon [syn: {Linaria}]

genus Lindera
n : aromatic evergreen or deciduous dioecious shrubs or trees of eastern Asia and North America [syn: {Lindera}]

genus Lindheimera
n : 1 species: Texas star [syn: {Lindheimera}]

genus Linnaea
n : 1 species: twinflower [syn: {Linnaea}]

genus Linum
n : a herbaceous plant genus of the family Linaceae with small sessile leaves [syn: {Linum}]

genus Liomys
n : pocket mice [syn: {Liomys}]

genus Liopelma
n : type and sole genus of the family Leiopelmatidae [syn: {Leiopelma}, {genus Leiopelma}, {Liopelma}]

genus Liparis
n 1: genus of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids; pantropical to temperate
2: type genus of the Liparididae: snailfishes [syn: {Liparis}]

genus Liposcelis
n : a genus of Psocidae [syn: {Liposcelis}]

genus Liquidambar
n : sweet gum

genus Liriodendron
n : tulip trees [syn: {Liriodendron}]

genus Liriope
n : sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lilyturf [syn: {Liriope}]

genus Listera
n : genus of terrestrial orchids having usually a single pair of broad shining leaves near the middle of the stem; found in temperate Asia and North America and Europe [syn: {Listera}]

genus Listeria
n : a genus of aerobic motile bacteria of the family Corynebacteriaceae containing small gram-positive rods

genus Litchi
n : Chinese trees

genus Lithocarpus
n : tanbark oaks [syn: {Lithocarpus}]

genus Lithophragma
n : small genus of perennial herbs of the western North America [syn: {Lithophragma}]

genus Lithops
n : genus of stemless South African succulents

genus Lithospermum
n : annual or perennial herbaceous or shrubby plants; cosmopolitan except Australia [syn: {Lithospermum}]

genus Litocranius
n : antelopes of eastern Africa: gerenuks [syn: {Litocranius}]

genus Littorina
n : type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles [syn: {Littorina}]

genus Livistona
n : fan palms of Asia and Australia and Malaysia [syn: {Livistona}]

genus Loasa
n : genus of tropical American prickly herbs or subshrubs

genus Lobelia
n : in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Lobeliaceae

genus Lobipes
n : a genus of Phalaropidae [syn: {Lobipes}]

genus Lobotes
n : type genus of the Lobotidae [syn: {Lobotes}]

genus Lobularia
n : sweet alyssum [syn: {Lobularia}]

genus Locusta
n : a genus of Acrididae [syn: {Locusta}]

genus Lofortyx
n : California quail [syn: {Lofortyx}]

genus Logania
n : type genus of the Loganiaceae; Australian and New Zealand shrubs sometimes cultivated for their flowers [syn: {Logania}]

genus Loiseleuria
n : 1 species: alpine azalea [syn: {Loiseleuria}]

genus Loligo
n : squids

genus Lolium
n : darnel; ryegrass [syn: {Lolium}]

genus Lomatia
n : small genus of low-growing evergreens of Chile and Australia; some yield dyes

genus Lomogramma
n : large scandent ferns of southeastern Asia [syn: {Lomogramma}]

genus Lonas
n : 1 species: yellow ageratum [syn: {Lonas}]

genus Lonchocarpus
n : genus of chiefly tropical American shrubs and trees having pinnate leaves and red or white flowers [syn: {Lonchocarpus}]

genus Lonicera
n : woodbine [syn: {Lonicera}]

genus Lophius
n : type genus of family Lophiidae [syn: {Lophius}]

genus Lophodytes
n : a genus of Merginae [syn: {Lophodytes}]

genus Lopholatilus
n : large brightly colored food fish of deep Atlantic waters [syn: {Lopholatilus}]

genus Lophophora
n : two species of small cacti of northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States having rounded stems covered with jointed tubercles: mescal [syn: {Lophophora}]

genus Lophophorus
n : monals [syn: {Lophophorus}]

genus Lophosoria
n : 1 species: tree fern of Central and South America [syn: {Lophosoria}]

genus Loranthus
n : type genus of the Loranthaceae: 1 species [syn: {Loranthus}]

genus Loris
n : type genus of the Lorisidae

genus Lota
n : burbot [syn: {Lota}]

genus Lotus
n : annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs [syn: {Lotus}]

genus Lovoa
n : genus of African timber trees [syn: {Lovoa}]

genus Loxia
n : crossbill [syn: {Loxia}]

genus Loxodonta
n : a genus of Elephantidae [syn: {Loxodonta}]

genus Loxoma
n : 1 species of terrestrial ferns of New Zealand [syn: {Loxoma}]

genus Loxostege
n : garden webworms [syn: {Loxostege}]

genus Lucilia
n : greenbottle flies [syn: {Lucilia}]

genus Lufengpithecus
n : a genus of Hominidae [syn: {Lufengpithecus}]

genus Luffa
n : dishcloth gourds

genus Lumpenus
n : a genus of Stichaeidae [syn: {Lumpenus}]

genus Lunaria
n : small genus of European herbs: honesty [syn: {Lunaria}]

genus Lunda
n : puffins [syn: {Lunda}]

genus Lupinus
n : herbs or shrubs: lupin [syn: {Lupinus}]

genus Luscinia
n : nightingales [syn: {Luscinia}]

genus Lutjanus
n : type genus of the Lutjanidae: snappers [syn: {Lutjanus}]

genus Lutra
n : in some classifications considered a genus of the subfamily Lutrinae [syn: {Lutra}]

genus Luvarus
n : type genus of the Luvaridae [syn: {Luvarus}]

genus Lycaena
n : type genus of the Lycaenidae; small slender butterflies with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green or copper [syn: {Lycaena}]

genus Lycaeon
n : African hunting dog [syn: {Lycaeon}]

genus Lychnis
n : genus of plants strongly resembling those of genus Silene: catchfly

genus Lycium
n : deciduous and evergreen shrubs often spiny; cosmopolitan in temperate and subtropical regions [syn: {Lycium}]

genus Lycoperdon
n : genus of fungi whose fruiting body tapers toward a base consisting of spongy mycelium [syn: {Lycoperdon}]

genus Lycopersicon
n : tomatoes [syn: {Lycopersicon}, {Lycopersicum}, {genus Lycopersicum}]

genus Lycopersicum
n : tomatoes [syn: {Lycopersicon}, {genus Lycopersicon}, {Lycopersicum}]

genus Lycopodium
n : type and sole genus of the Lycopodiaceae; erect or creeping evergreen plants often used for Christmas decorations [syn: {Lycopodium}]

genus Lycopus
n : small genus of herbs of the mint family [syn: {Lycopus}]

genus Lycosa
n : type genus of the family Lycosidae [syn: {Lycosa}]

genus Lyginopteris
n : genus of fossil seed ferns of the Carboniferous [syn: {Lyginopteris}]

genus Lygodium
n : chiefly tropical climbing ferns [syn: {Lygodium}]

genus Lygus
n : plant-sucking bugs [syn: {Lygus}]

genus Lymantria
n : type genus of the Lymantriidae; a pest (Lymantria means `destroyer') [syn: {Lymantria}]

genus Lynx
n : lynxes

genus Lyonia
n : evergreen or deciduous shrubs or small trees of United States to Antilles and eastern Asia to the Himalaya [syn: {Lyonia}]

genus Lyrurus
n : black grouse [syn: {Lyrurus}]

genus Lysichiton
n : skunk cabbage [syn: {Lysichiton}, {Lysichitum}, {genus Lysichitum}]

genus Lysichitum
n : skunk cabbage [syn: {Lysichiton}, {genus Lysichiton}, {Lysichitum}]

genus Lysiloma
n : small genus of tropical American trees and shrubs with pinnate leaves and flat straight pods [syn: {Lysiloma}]

genus Lysimachia
n : loosestrife: a cosmopolitan genus found in damp or swampy terrain having usually yellow flowers; inclined to be invasive [syn: {Lysimachia}]

genus Lythrum
n : loosestrife [syn: {Lythrum}]

genus Macaca
n : macaques; rhesus monkeys [syn: {Macaca}]

genus Macadamia
n : trees or shrubs; madagascar to Australia

genus Machaeranthera
n : wildflowers of western North America [syn: {Machaeranthera}]

genus Macleaya
n : a perennial herb of eastern Asia: plume poppy [syn: {Macleaya}]

genus Maclura
n : yellowwood trees or shrubs [syn: {Maclura}]

genus Macowanites
n : a stout-stemmed genus of fungus belonging to the family Secotiaceae having fruiting bodies that never expand completely [syn: {Macowanites}]

genus Macrocephalon
n : maleos [syn: {Macrocephalon}]

genus Macrocheira
n : giant crabs of Japan [syn: {Macrocheira}]

genus Macroclemys
n : alligator snapping turtles [syn: {Macroclemys}]

genus Macrodactylus
n : a genus of Melolonthidae [syn: {Macrodactylus}]

genus Macronectes
n : giant petrels [syn: {Macronectes}]

genus Macropus
n : type genus of the family Macropodidae: typical kangaroos and wallabies [syn: {Macropus}]

genus Macrothelypteris
n : medium to large terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia to Polynesia and Australia; naturalized in Americas [syn: {Macrothelypteris}]

genus Macrotis
n : a genus of Peramelidae [syn: {Macrotis}]

genus Macrotus
n : leafnose bats

genus Macrotyloma
n : annual or perennial vines of Africa and India and Australia; plants often placed in genus Dolichos [syn: {Macrotyloma}]

genus Macrozamia
n : genus of large evergreen Australian cycads; sometimes classified in family Cycadaceae

genus Macrozoarces
n : a genus of Zoarcidae [syn: {Macrozoarces}]

genus Madia
n : genus of sticky herbs with yellow flowers open in morning or evening but closed in bright light [syn: {Madia}]

genus Madoqua
n : genus comprising some small antelopes of eastern and northeastern Africa [syn: {Madoqua}]

genus Maeandra
n : brain corals [syn: {Maeandra}]

genus Magicicada
n : seventeen-year locust [syn: {Magicicada}]

genus Magnolia
n : shrubs or trees of North America or Asia having entire evergreen or deciduous leaves; among most ancient of angiosperm genera

genus Mahonia
n : evergreen shrubs and small trees of North and Central America and Asia [syn: {Mahonia}]

genus Maia
n : type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {Maja}, {genus Maja}, {Maia}]

genus Maianthemum
n : sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: false lily of the valley [syn: {Maianthemum}]

genus Maja
n : type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {Maja}, {Maia}, {genus Maia}]

genus Majorana
n : small genus of herbs usually included in the genus Origanum [syn: {Majorana}]

genus Makaira
n : marlins [syn: {Makaira}]

genus Malaclemys
n : American terrapins [syn: {Malaclemys}]

genus Malacosoma
n : tent caterpillars [syn: {Malacosoma}]

genus Malacothamnus
n : genus of shrubs or small trees: chaparral mallow [syn: {Malacothamnus}]

genus Malaxis
n : large genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a few plicate leaves and slender spikes or tiny mostly green flowers; cosmopolitan [syn: {Malaxis}]

genus Malcolmia
n : genus of plants usually found in coastal habitats; Mediterranean to Afghanistan [syn: {Malcolmia}]

genus Mallotus
n : capelins [syn: {Mallotus}]

genus Malope
n : small genus of chiefly European herbs

genus Malopterurus
n : electric catfish [syn: {Malopterurus}]

genus Malosma
n : one species; often included in the genus Rhus [syn: {Malosma}]

genus Malpighia
n : type genus of the Malpighiaceae [syn: {Malpighia}]

genus Malus
n : apple trees; found throughout temperate zones of the northern hemisphere [syn: {Malus}]

genus Malva
n : herbs and subshrubs: mallows [syn: {Malva}]

genus Malvastrum
n : genus of mallows characterized by red and yellow flowers often placed in other genera [syn: {Malvastrum}]

genus Malvaviscus
n : small genus of shrubs of Central and South America: wax mallows [syn: {Malvaviscus}]

genus Mammea
n : American and Asiatic trees having edible one-seeded fruit [syn: {Mammea}]

genus Mammillaria
n : large genus of cacti characterized chiefly by nipple-shaped protuberances or tubercles on their surface

genus Mammut
n : extinct type genus of the Mammutidae: mastodons [syn: {Mammut}, {genus Mastodon}]

genus Mammuthus
n : extinct genus: mammoths [syn: {Mammuthus}]

genus Mandevilla
n : genus of tropical South American tuberous perennial woody vines with large racemose flowers and milky sap [syn: {Mandevilla}, {Dipladenia}, {genus Dipladenia}]

genus Mandragora
n : a genus of stemless herbs of the family Solanaceae [syn: {Mandragora}]

genus Mandrillus
n : baboons [syn: {Mandrillus}]

genus Manduca
n : moths whose larvae are tobacco hornworms or tomato hornworms [syn: {Manduca}]

genus Mangifera
n : tropical tree native to Asia bearing fleshy fruit [syn: {Mangifera}]

genus manglietia
n : a genus of flowering tree of the family Magnoliaceae found from Malay to southern China [syn: {manglietia}]

genus Manihot
n : genus of economically important tropical plants: cassava [syn: {Manihot}]

genus Manilkara
n : genus of large evergreen trees with milky latex; pantropical [syn: {Manilkara}]

genus Manis
n : type genus of the Manidae [syn: {Manis}]

genus Manta
n : a genus of Mobulidae

genus Mantis
n : type genus of the Mantidae: mantises

genus Maranta
n : herbs of tropical America

genus Marasmius
n : chiefly small mushrooms with white spores [syn: {Marasmius}]

genus Marattia
n : type genus of the Marattiaceae: ferns having the sporangia fused together in two rows [syn: {Marattia}]

genus Marchantia
n : type genus of Marchantiaceae; liverworts that reproduce asexually by gemmae and have stalked antheridiophores [syn: {Marchantia}]

genus Marmota
n : marmots [syn: {Marmota}]

genus Marrubium
n : Old World aromatic herbs: horehound [syn: {Marrubium}]

genus Marsilea
n : clover ferns [syn: {Marsilea}]

genus Martes
n : martens [syn: {Martes}]

genus Martynia
n : in some classifications includes the unicorn plants

genus Masdevallia
n : large genus of tropical American mostly epiphytic orchids whose flowers have sepals fused at the base forming a tube; includes orchids sometimes placed in genera Dracula and Dryadella and Scaphosepalum

genus Masticophis
n : whip snakes [syn: {Masticophis}]

genus Mastigoproctus
n : giant whip scorpions [syn: {Mastigoproctus}]

genus Mastodon
n : extinct type genus of the Mammutidae: mastodons [syn: {Mammut}, {genus Mammut}]

genus Mastotermes
n : primitive genus of termites; mostly extinct; sometimes considered the most primitive Isoptera [syn: {Mastotermes}]

genus Matricaria
n : chiefly Old World strong-smelling weedy herbs; comprises plants sometimes included in other genera: e.g. Tanacetum; Tripleurospermum [syn: {Matricaria}]

genus Matteuccia
n : small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea; in some classifications both genera are placed in Polypodiaceae [syn: {Matteuccia}, {Pteretis}, {genus Pteretis}]

genus Matthiola
n : genus of Old World plants grown as ornamentals [syn: {Matthiola}]

genus Maxillaria
n : large genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with persistent leathery leaves and single-flowered scapes

genus Maxostoma
n : a genus of fish in the family Catostomidae [syn: {Maxostoma}]

genus Mayaca
n : small genus of delicate mossy bog plants having white or violet flowers [syn: {Mayaca}]

genus Mayetiola
n : a genus of Cecidomyidae [syn: {Mayetiola}]

genus Mazama
n : brockets [syn: {Mazama}]

genus Meconopsis
n : herbs almost entirely of mountains of China and Tibet; often monocarpic [syn: {Meconopsis}]

genus Medicago
n : a genus of herbs that resemble clover [syn: {Medicago}]

genus Medinilla
n : tropical Old World ornamental evergreen shrubs having fleshy leaves and large panicles of white pink flowers [syn: {Medinilla}]

genus Megachile
n : type genus of the Megachilidae: leaf-cutting bees [syn: {Megachile}]

genus Megaderma
n : type genus of the Megadermatidae [syn: {Megaderma}]

genus Megalobatrachus
n : giant salamanders; in some classifications included in the genus Cryptobranchus [syn: {Megalobatrachus}]

genus Megalosaurus
n : type genus of the Megalosauridae

genus Megaptera
n : humpback whales [syn: {Megaptera}]

genus Megatherium
n : type genus of the Megatheriidae [syn: {Megatherium}]

genus Melampodium
n : herbs and subshrubs of warm North America [syn: {Melampodium}]

genus Melampsora
n : rusts having sessile one-celled teliospores in a single layer [syn: {Melampsora}]

genus Melanerpes
n : a genus of Picidae [syn: {Melanerpes}]

genus Melanitta
n : scoters [syn: {Melanitta}]

genus Melanogrammus
n : haddock [syn: {Melanogrammus}]

genus Melanoplus
n : New World migratory locusts and common American grasshoppers [syn: {Melanoplus}]

genus Melanotis
n : a genus of Mimidae [syn: {Melanotis}]

genus Melastoma
n : type genus of Melastomataceae; Asiatic shrubs with leathery leaves and large purple flowers followed by edible fleshy black berries [syn: {Melastoma}]

genus Meleagris
n : type genus of the Meleagrididae: wild and domestic turkeys [syn: {Meleagris}]

genus Meles
n : in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Melinae [syn: {Meles}]

genus Melia
n : type genus of the Meliaceae: East Indian and Australian deciduous trees with leaves resembling those of the ash [syn: {Melia}]

genus Melicocca
n : tropical American trees and shrubs bearing berries [syn: {Melicoccus}, {genus Melicoccus}, {Melicocca}]

genus Melicoccus
n : tropical American trees and shrubs bearing berries [syn: {Melicoccus}, {Melicocca}, {genus Melicocca}]

genus Melicytus
n : a genus of deciduous shrubs or trees; fruit is a berry; grow in New Zealand and Fiji and Solomon Islands [syn: {Melicytus}]

genus Melilotus
n : Old World herbs: the sweet clovers

genus Melissa
n : a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae [syn: {Melissa}]

genus Mellivora
n : ratels [syn: {Mellivora}]

genus Melocactus
n : genus of strongly ribbed globose or spheroid cacti of tropical South and Central America and the Caribbean [syn: {Melocactus}]

genus Melogale
n : a genus of Mustelidae [syn: {Melogale}]

genus Melolontha
n : a genus of Melolonthidae [syn: {Melolontha}]

genus Melophagus
n : an arthropod genus of wingless flies including the sheep ked [syn: {Melophagus}]

genus Melopsittacus
n : a genus of Psittacidae [syn: {Melopsittacus}]

genus Melospiza
n : American song sparrow and swamp sparrow [syn: {Melospiza}]

genus Melursus
n : sloth bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus [syn: {Melursus}]

genus Menippe
n : stone crabs [syn: {Menippe}]

genus Meniscium
n : terrestrial ferns of tropical Americas [syn: {Meniscium}]

genus Menispermum
n : climbing herbs [syn: {Menispermum}]

genus Menopon
n : chicken lice [syn: {Menopon}]

genus Mentha
n : mint plants [syn: {Mentha}]

genus Menticirrhus
n : kingfishes; whiting [syn: {Menticirrhus}]

genus Mentzelia
n : genus of bristly herbs or subshrubs of western America lacking stinging hairs [syn: {Mentzelia}]

genus Menura
n : type and sole genus of the family Menuridae [syn: {Menura}]

genus Menyanthes
n : the type genus of the Menyanthaceae; one species: bogbeans [syn: {Menyanthes}]

genus Menziesia
n : deciduous shrubs of North America and eastern Asia [syn: {Menziesia}]

genus Mephitis
n : in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Mephitinae [syn: {Mephitis}]

genus Mercenaria
n : a genus of Veneridae [syn: {Mercenaria}]

genus Mercurialis
n : a genus of slender herbs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae [syn: {Mercurialis}]

genus Mergus
n : mergansers [syn: {Mergus}]

genus Meriones
n : a genus of Cricetidae [syn: {Meriones}]

genus Merlangus
n : whitings [syn: {Merlangus}]

genus Merluccius
n : hakes [syn: {Merluccius}]

genus Merops
n : type genus of the Meropidae [syn: {Merops}]

genus Mertensia
n : a genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnels [syn: {Mertensia}]

genus Meryta
n : small to medium evergreen dioecious trees of oceanic climates: puka [syn: {Meryta}]

genus Mesembryanthemum
n : South African annual or biennial plants having flowers that open only in bright sunlight [syn: {Mesembryanthemum}]

genus Mesocricetus
n : golden hamsters [syn: {Mesocricetus}]

genus Mesohippus
n : a genus of Equidae

genus Mespilus
n : medlars [syn: {Mespilus}]

genus Mesua
n : genus of tropical Asiatic trees having large solitary flowers [syn: {Mesua}]

genus Metasequoia
n : genus of deciduous conifers comprising both living and fossil forms; 1 extant species: dawn redwood of China; variously classified as member of Pinaceae or Taxodiaceae

genus Metroxylon
n : a genus of Malayan pinnate-leaved palm trees that flower and fruit once and then die [syn: {Metroxylon}]

genus Microcentrum
n : katydids [syn: {Microcentrum}]

genus Micrococcus
n : type genus of the family Micrococcaceae [syn: {Micrococcus}]

genus Microdipodops
n : kangaroo mice [syn: {Microdipodops}]

genus Microgramma
n : epiphytic ferns of tropical America and Africa [syn: {Microgramma}]

genus Micromeria
n : large genus of fragrant chiefly Old World herbs [syn: {Micromeria}]

genus Micromyx
n : Old World harvest mice [syn: {Micromyx}]

genus Micropogonias
n : croakers [syn: {Micropogonias}]

genus Micropterus
n : American freshwater black basses [syn: {Micropterus}]

genus Microsorium
n : tropical usually epiphytic ferns; Africa to Asia and Polynesia to Australia [syn: {Microsorium}]

genus Microsporum
n : a genus of fungus of the family Moniliaceae; causes ringworm [syn: {Microsporum}]

genus Microstomus
n : a genus of Pleuronectidae [syn: {Microstomus}]

genus Microstrobos
n : 2 species of small evergreen shrubs of Australia and Tasmania [syn: {Microstrobos}]

genus Microtus
n : voles of the northern hemisphere [syn: {Microtus}]

genus Micruroides
n : coral snakes [syn: {Micruroides}]

genus Micrurus
n : coral snakes [syn: {Micrurus}]

genus Mikania
n : large genus of evergreen lianas of tropical America [syn: {Mikania}]

genus Millettia
n : genus of trees and shrubs of the Old World tropics

genus Miltonia
n : genus of tropical American orchids [syn: {Miltonia}]

genus Mimosa
n : genus of spiny woody shrubs or trees; named for their apparent imitation of animal sensitivity to light and heat and movement

genus Mimus
n : type genus of the family Mimidae: mockingbirds [syn: {Mimus}]

genus Minuartia
n : mostly perennial herbs of northern hemisphere often with mat-forming habit; most often placed in genus Arenaria: sandworts [syn: {Minuartia}]

genus Mirabilis
n : four o'clocks [syn: {Mirabilis}]

genus Mirounga
n : elephant seals [syn: {Mirounga}]

genus Mitchella
n : creeping evergreen herbs of North America [syn: {Mitchella}]

genus Mitella
n : genus of low slender herbs of North America and northeastern Asia having flowers with trifid or pinnatifid petals [syn: {Mitella}]

genus Mnium
n : mosses similar to those of genus Bryum but larger [syn: {Mnium}]

genus Mobula
n : type genus of the Mobulidae [syn: {Mobula}]

genus Moehringia
n : low-growing herbs widely distributed in temperate and arctic northern hemisphere: sandworts; distinguished from members of the genus Arenaria mainly by having 4- rather than 5-petaled flowers [syn: {Moehringia}]

genus Mohria
n : African terrestrial ferns [syn: {Mohria}]

genus Mola
n : type genus of the Molidae

genus Mollienesia
n : mollies [syn: {Mollienesia}]

genus Molluga
n : carpetweeds [syn: {Molluga}]

genus Moloch
n : genus of Australian desert lizard

genus Molothrus
n : cowbirds [syn: {Molothrus}]

genus Molucella
n : small genus of aromatic herbs of Mediterranean regions; widely cultivated [syn: {Molucella}]

genus Molva
n : ling [syn: {Molva}]

genus Momordica
n : Old World tropical vine [syn: {Momordica}]

genus Momotus
n : type genus of the Momotidae [syn: {Momotus}]

genus Monarda
n : wild bergamot, horsemint, beebalm

genus Monardella
n : a genus of fragrant herbs of the family Labiatae in the western United States [syn: {Monardella}]

genus Moneses
n : 1 species: one-flowered wintergreen; sometimes included in genus Pyrola [syn: {Moneses}]

genus Monilia
n : genus of parasitic yeastlike imperfect fungi having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains; some species usually placed in other genera especially genus Candida

genus Monocanthus
n : type genus of the Monocanthidae [syn: {Monocanthus}]

genus Monochamus
n : sawyer beetles [syn: {Monochamus}]

genus Monodon
n : type genus of the Monodontidae [syn: {Monodon}]

genus Monomorium
n : a genus of Formicidae [syn: {Monomorium}]

genus Mononychus
n : authorities disagree over whether to classify the genus as bird or dinosaur

genus Monotropa
n : leafless fleshy saprophytic plants; in some classifications placed in the family Pyrolaceae [syn: {Monotropa}]

genus Monstera
n : tropical American climbing plant with deeply incised leaves

genus Montezuma
n : 1 species: medium-sized evergreen tree of Puerto Rico or Mexico

genus Montia
n : small genus of densely tufted annual herbs; north temperate regions and South America and tropical Africa and Asia [syn: {Montia}]

genus Morchella
n : genus of edible fungi: morel [syn: {Morchella}]

genus Morone
n : carnivorous fresh and salt water fishes [syn: {Morone}]

genus Morus
n : type genus of the Moraceae: mulberries [syn: {Morus}]

genus Moschus
n : musk deer [syn: {Moschus}]

genus Motacilla
n : type genus of the Motacillidae: wagtails [syn: {Motacilla}]

genus Mucor
n : type genus of the Mucoraceae; genus of molds having cylindrical or pear-shaped sporangia not limited in location to points where rhizoids develop

genus Mucuna
n : genus of tropical herbs and woody vines having trifoliate leaves and showy flowers in axillary clusters [syn: {Stizolobium}, {genus Stizolobium}]

genus Mugil
n : type genus of the Mugilidae: mullets [syn: {Mugil}]

genus Muhlenbergia
n : a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae grown in America and Asia [syn: {Muhlenbergia}]

genus Mulloidichthys
n : a genus of Mullidae [syn: {Mulloidichthys}]

genus Mullus
n : type genus of the Mullidae: goatfishes [syn: {Mullus}]

genus Muntiacus
n : muntjacs [syn: {Muntiacus}]

genus Muntingia
n : 1 species: Jamaican cherry; sometimes placed in family Flacourtiaceae [syn: {Muntingia}]

genus Mus
n : type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; upper incisors have a square-notched tip [syn: {Mus}]

genus Musa
n : type genus of the Musaceae: bananas [syn: {Musa}]

genus Musca
n : type genus of the Muscidae: houseflies [syn: {Musca}]

genus Muscardinus
n : a genus of Gliridae [syn: {Muscardinus}]

genus Muscari
n : sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae [syn: {Muscari}]

genus Muscicapa
n : type genus of the Muscicapidae [syn: {Muscicapa}]

genus Muscivora
n : a genus of Tyrannidae [syn: {Muscivora}]

genus Musophaga
n : type genus of the Musophagidae [syn: {Musophaga}]

genus Mustela
n : type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels [syn: {Mustela}]

genus Mustelus
n : smooth dogfishes [syn: {Mustelus}]

genus Mutinus
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Phallaceae [syn: {Mutinus}]

genus Mutisia
n : genus of South American shrubs or lianas having large flower heads with feathery pappuses

genus Mya
n : type genus of the family Myacidae [syn: {Mya}]

genus Myadestes
n : solitaires [syn: {Myadestes}]

genus Mycobacterium
n : nonmotile gram-positive aerobic bacteria

genus Mycoplasma
n : type and sole genus of the family Mycoplasmataceae

genus Mycteria
n : a genus of storks of the family Ciconiidae now including only the American wood ibis [syn: {Mycteria}]

genus Mycteroperca
n : groupers [syn: {Mycteroperca}]

genus Mylodon
n : type genus of the Mylodontidae; sometimes included in family Megatheriidae

genus Myocastor
n : a genus of Capromyidae [syn: {Myocastor}]

genus Myopus
n : a genus of Cricetidae [syn: {Myopus}]

genus Myosotis
n : forget-me-nots; scorpion grass [syn: {Myosotis}]

genus Myotis
n : largest and most widely distributed genus of bats [syn: {Myotis}]

genus Myrciaria
n : a genus of tropical American trees and shrubs of the myrtle family [syn: {Myrciaria}, {Myrcia}]

genus Myrica
n : deciduous aromatic shrubs or small trees [syn: {Myrica}]

genus Myricaria
n : small genus of deciduous shrubs or subshrubs of southern Europe to Siberia and China; tolerant of chalky soil [syn: {Myricaria}]

genus Myriophyllum
n : chiefly monoecious and usually aquatic herbs (as the milfoils) [syn: {Myriophyllum}]

genus Myristica
n : type genus of Myristicaceae; tropical Asian evergreen trees with small white or yellow flowers followed by fleshy fruits [syn: {Myristica}]

genus Myrmecia
n : bulldog ants [syn: {Myrmecia}]

genus Myrmecobius
n : banded anteater [syn: {Myrmecobius}]

genus Myrmecophaga
n : type genus of the Myrmecophagidae; South American ant bear [syn: {Myrmecophaga}]

genus Myrmeleon
n : type genus of the Myrmeleontidae: antlions [syn: {Myrmeleon}]

genus Myroxylon
n : a genus of tropical American trees having pinnate leaves and white flowers [syn: {Myroxylon}]

genus Myrrhis
n : European perennial herbs having pinnate leaves and umbels of white flowers [syn: {Myrrhis}]

genus Myrsine
n : evergreen trees and shrubs having aromatic foliage; Africa; Asia: New Zealand [syn: {Myrsine}]

genus Myrtillocactus
n : small genus of arborescent cacti of Mexico and Central America [syn: {Myrtillocactus}]

genus Myrtus
n : type genus of the Myrtaceae [syn: {Myrtus}]

genus Mysis
n : type genus of the family Mysidae [syn: {Mysis}]

genus Mytilus
n : type genus of the family Mytilidae: smooth-shelled marine mussels [syn: {Mytilus}]

genus Myxine
n : type genus of the Myxinidae (typical hagfishes) [syn: {Myxine}]

genus Myxinikela
n : fossil hagfishes [syn: {Myxinikela}]

genus Myxocephalus
n : grubby [syn: {Myxocephalus}]

genus Nabalus
n : genus of North American and east Asian perennial herbs; sometimes included in genus Prenanthes [syn: {Nabalus}]

genus Naemorhedus
n : gorals [syn: {Naemorhedus}]

genus Nageia
n : small genus of Asian evergreen trees having columnar crowns and distinguished by leaves lacking a midrib; eastern Asia including India and Philippines and New Guinea [syn: {Nageia}]

genus Naias
n : sole genus of the family Naiadaceae [syn: {Naias}, {Najas}, {genus Najas}]

genus Naja
n : cobras [syn: {Naja}]

genus Najas
n : sole genus of the family Naiadaceae [syn: {Naias}, {genus Naias}, {Najas}]

genus Nanomia
n : a genus of Siphonophora

genus Napaea
n : 1 species: glade mallow [syn: {Napaea}]

genus Narcissus
n : Old World perennial bulbous herbs

genus Narthecium
n : bog asphodels; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae [syn: {Narthecium}]

genus Nasalis
n : proboscis monkeys [syn: {Nasalis}]

genus Nasturtium
n : aquatic herbs [syn: {Nasturtium}]

genus Nasua
n : coatis [syn: {Nasua}]

genus Natrix
n : water snakes; a cosmopolitan genus [syn: {Natrix}]

genus Nauclea
n : small genus of evergreen tropical shrubs or trees with smooth leathery leaves [syn: {Nauclea}]

genus Naucrates
n : a genus of Carangidae [syn: {Naucrates}]

genus Nautilus
n : type genus and sole recent representative of the family Nautilidae

genus Necturus
n : a genus of Proteidae [syn: {Necturus}]

genus Negaprion
n : lemon sharks [syn: {Negaprion}]

genus Nelumbo
n : sometimes placed in the family Nymphaeaceae: lotuses [syn: {Nelumbo}]

genus Nemophila
n : genus of ornamental chiefly California herbs: baby blue-eyes

genus Neoceratodus
n : extant Australian lungfishes [syn: {Neoceratodus}]

genus Neofiber
n : round-tailed muskrat [syn: {Neofiber}]

genus Neohygrophorus
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae [syn: {Neohygrophorus}]

genus Neolentinus
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae [syn: {Neolentinus}]

genus Neomys
n : a genus of Soricidae [syn: {Neomys}]

genus Neophron
n : a genus of Accipitridae [syn: {Neophron}]

genus Neotoma
n : packrats [syn: {Neotoma}]

genus Nepa
n : type genus of the Nepidae: typical elongate-oval water scorpions [syn: {Nepa}]

genus Nepenthes
n : pitcher plants [syn: {Nepenthes}]

genus Nepeta
n : catmint [syn: {Nepeta}]

genus Nephelium
n : a genus of dicotyledonous trees of the family Sapindaceae that are native to Asia and Australia [syn: {Nephelium}]

genus Nephrolepis
n : small genus of tropical ferns; sometimes placed in Polypodiaceae [syn: {Nephrolepis}]

genus Nephrops
n : a genus of Nephropsidae [syn: {Nephrops}]

genus Nephthytis
n : small genus of tropical western African creeping or twining herbs

genus Nerita
n : type genus of the Neritidae

genus Neritina
n : a genus of Neritidae

genus Nerium
n : 1 species: oleander [syn: {Nerium}]

genus Nerodia
n : North American water snakes [syn: {Nerodia}]

genus Nesokia
n : bandicoot rats [syn: {Nesokia}]

genus Nestor
n : a genus of Psittacidae [syn: {Nestor}]

genus Neurospora
n : genus of fungi with black perithecia used extensively in genetic research; includes some forms with orange spore masses that cause severe damage in bakeries [syn: {Neurospora}]

genus Neurotrichus
n : shrew moles [syn: {Neurotrichus}]

genus Nicandra
n : sturdy annual of Peru [syn: {Nicandra}]

genus Nicotiana
n : American and Asiatic aromatic herbs and shrubs with viscid foliage [syn: {Nicotiana}]

genus Nidularia
n : type genus of the Nidulariaceae [syn: {Nidularia}]

genus Nierembergia
n : genus of tropical American erect or creeping herbs with solitary flowers

genus Nigella
n : erect annual Eurasian herbs

genus Nigroporus
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae [syn: {Nigroporus}]

genus Nimravus
n : false sabertoothed tigers [syn: {Nimravus}]

genus Nipa
n : monotypic genus of palms of Australasia [syn: {Nipa}, {Nypa}, {genus Nypa}]

genus Nitella
n : fragile branching stoneworts [syn: {Nitella}]

genus Nitrobacter
n : rod-shaped soil bacteria [syn: {Nitrobacter}]

genus Nitrosomonas
n : ellipsoidal soil bacteria [syn: {Nitrosomonas}]

genus Noctiluca
n : a genus of protoctista

genus Noctua
n : type genus of the Noctuidae: moths whose larvae are cutworms [syn: {Noctua}]

genus Nolina
n : perennial plants resembling yucca; found in southern United States and Mexico [syn: {Nolina}]

genus Nomia
n : a genus of bee; some are important pollinators of legumes [syn: {nomia}]

genus Nopalea
n : a genus of the cactus family with scarlet flowers [syn: {Nopalea}]

genus Nostoc
n : type genus of the family Nostocaceae: freshwater blue-green algae

genus Notechis
n : tiger snakes [syn: {Notechis}]

genus Notemigonus
n : golden shiners [syn: {Notemigonus}]

genus Nothofagus
n : beeches of temperate southern hemisphere except Africa: southern beech [syn: {Nothofagus}]

genus Nothosaurus
n : a genus of Nothosauria

genus Notomys
n : jerboa rats [syn: {Notomys}]

genus Notonecta
n : type genus of the Notonectidae: backswimmers [syn: {Notonecta}]

genus Notophthalmus
n : newts [syn: {Notophthalmus}]

genus Notornis
n : a genus of Rallidae

genus Notoryctus
n : type genus of the family Notoryctidae: comprising solely the marsupial mole [syn: {Notoryctus}]

genus Notropis
n : shiners [syn: {Notropis}]

genus Nucifraga
n : nutcrackers [syn: {Nucifraga}]

genus Numenius
n : curlews [syn: {Numenius}]

genus Numida
n : guinea fowl [syn: {Numida}]

genus Nuphar
n : spatterdocks [syn: {Nuphar}]

genus Nuytsia
n : one species [syn: {Nuytsia}]

genus Nyctaginia
n : a caryophyllaceous genus of the family Nyctaginaceae having only one species [syn: {Nyctaginia}]

genus Nyctanassa
n : American night herons [syn: {Nyctanassa}]

genus Nyctereutes
n : raccoon dogs [syn: {Nyctereutes}]

genus Nycticebus
n : a genus of Lorisidae [syn: {Nycticebus}]

genus Nycticorax
n : Old World night herons [syn: {Nycticorax}]

genus Nyctimene
n : East Indian fruit bats [syn: {Nyctimene}]

genus Nymphaea
n : the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies [syn: {Nymphaea}]

genus Nymphalis
n : type genus of the Nymphalidae: mourning cloak butterflies [syn: {Nymphalis}]

genus Nymphicus
n : a genus of Psittacidae [syn: {Nymphicus}]

genus Nypa
n : monotypic genus of palms of Australasia [syn: {Nipa}, {genus Nipa}, {Nypa}]

genus Nyssa
n : tupelos: deciduous trees of moist habitats especially swamps and beside ponds [syn: {Nyssa}]

genus Oceanites
n : a genus of Hydrobatidae [syn: {Oceanites}]

genus Ochna
n : type genus of Ochnaceae; evergreen trees and shrubs of Old World tropics [syn: {Ochna}]

genus Ochotona
n : type genus of the Ochotonidae [syn: {Ochotona}]

genus Ochroma
n : 1 species: balsa [syn: {Ochroma}]

genus Ocimum
n : basil [syn: {Ocimum}]

genus Octopus
n : type genus of the family Octopodidae

genus Ocyurus
n : snappers [syn: {Ocyurus}]

genus Odobenus
n : type genus of the Odobenidae: walruses [syn: {Odobenus}]

genus Odocoileus
n : North American deer [syn: {Odocoileus}]

genus Odontaspis
n : type and sole genus of Carchariidae: sand sharks [syn: {Carcharias}, {genus Carcharias}, {Odontaspis}]

genus Odontoglossum
n : large and important genus of tropical American mostly epiphytic orchids; some of the most widely grown species are often placed in other genera

genus Odontophorus
n : genus of Central and South American crested partridges resembling quails; sometimes placed in a distinct subfamily or isolated in a distinct family [syn: {Odontophorus}]

genus Oecanthus
n : tree crickets [syn: {Oecanthus}]

genus Oedogonium
n : type genus of Oedogoniaceae; freshwater green algae having long unbranched filaments; usually free-floating when mature [syn: {Oedogonium}]

genus Oenanthe
n 1: poisonous herbs: water dropworts [syn: {Oenanthe}]
2: wheatears [syn: {Oenanthe}]

genus Oenothera
n : chiefly North American herbs with usually nocturnal flowers [syn: {Oenothera}]

genus Oestrus
n : type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies [syn: {Oestrus}]

genus Okapia
n : okapis [syn: {Okapia}]

genus Olea
n : evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits [syn: {Olea}]

genus Oleandra
n : or family Polypodiaceae: tropical epiphytic or terrestrial ferns [syn: {Oleandra}]

genus Olearia
n : large genus of Australian evergreen shrubs or small trees with large daisylike flowers [syn: {Olearia}]

genus Olfersia
n : genus of fern having only one species [syn: {Olfersia}]

genus Oligoplites
n : leatherjackets [syn: {Oligoplites}]

genus Oligoporus
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae [syn: {Oligoporus}]

genus Ommastrephes
n : a genus of Decapoda

genus Omphalotus
n : a genus of mushrooms with a depressed disc in the cap [syn: {Omphalotus}]

genus Onchorynchus
n : sockeye salmon; chinook salmon; coho salmon [syn: {Onchorynchus}]

genus Oncidium
n : large genus of showy epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical and subtropical America

genus Ondatra
n : muskrats [syn: {Ondatra}]

genus Oniscus
n : type genus of the Oniscidae; woodlice that cannot roll into a ball [syn: {Oniscus}]

genus Onobrychis
n : genus of Old World herbs having pinnate leaves and pink or whites racemose flowers followed by flat unjointed pods [syn: {Onobrychis}]

genus Onoclea
n : 1 species: sensitive fern; in some classifications included in Polypodiaceae [syn: {Onoclea}]

genus Ononis
n : genus of European subshrubs or herbs having pink or purple or yellow solitary or clustered flowers: restharrow [syn: {Ononis}]

genus Onopordon
n : a genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Compositae with prickly foliage and large purplish flowers [syn: {Onopordum}, {genus Onopordum}, {Onopordon}]

genus Onopordum
n : a genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Compositae with prickly foliage and large purplish flowers [syn: {Onopordum}, {Onopordon}, {genus Onopordon}]

genus Onosmodium
n : a genus of North American perennial herbs of the family Boraginaceae [syn: {Onosmodium}]

genus Onychium
n : small terrestrial ferns of Old World tropics and subtropics: claw ferns; sometimes placed in family Cryptogrammataceae [syn: {Onychium}]

genus Onychogalea
n : a genus of Macropodidae [syn: {Onychogalea}]

genus Onychomys
n : grasshopper mice [syn: {Onychomys}]

genus Opheodrys
n : North American green snakes [syn: {Opheodrys}]

genus Ophiodon
n : a genus of Ophiodontidae [syn: {Ophiodon}]

genus Ophioglossum
n : the type genus of the fern family Ophioglossaceae [syn: {Ophioglossum}]

genus Ophiophagus
n : king cobra [syn: {Ophiophagus}]

genus Ophisaurus
n : glass lizards [syn: {Ophisaurus}]

genus Ophrys
n : a hardy genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and northern Africa and western Asia [syn: {Ophrys}]

genus Opisthocomus
n : type genus of the Opisthocomidae: hoatzins [syn: {Opisthocomus}]

genus Opuntia
n : large genus of cactuses native to America: prickly pears [syn: {Opuntia}]

genus Orbignya
n : palms of southern Mexico to northern South America: babassu palm [syn: {Orbignya}]

genus Orchestia
n : type genus of the family Orchestiidae [syn: {Orchestia}]

genus Orchis
n : type genus of the orchid family; hardy terrestrial orchids of the temperate the northern hemisphere

genus Orcinus
n : killer whales [syn: {Orcinus}]

genus Oreamnos
n : mountain goats [syn: {Oreamnos}]

genus Orectolobus
n : carpet sharks [syn: {Orectolobus}]

genus Oreopteris
n : 3 species of ferns formerly included in genus Dryopteris or Thelypteris [syn: {Oreopteris}]

genus Oreortyx
n : mountain quail of western United States [syn: {Oreortyx}]

genus Origanum
n : a genus of aromatic mints of the family Labiatae

genus Oriolus
n : type genus of the Oriolidae [syn: {Oriolus}]

genus Orites
n : small genus of Australian shrubs or trees [syn: {Orites}]

genus Ormosia
n : genus of tropical shrubs and trees having usually odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and pink to reddish wood [syn: {Ormosia}]

genus Ornithogalum
n : sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae [syn: {Ornithogalum}]

genus Ornithorhynchus
n : type genus of the family Ornithorhynchidae [syn: {Ornithorhynchus}]

genus Orontium
n : 1 species of aquatic plant: golden club [syn: {Orontium}]

genus Ortalis
n : chachalacas [syn: {Ortalis}]

genus Orthilia
n : a shrubby perennial rhizomatous evergreen herb; grows in damp coniferous woodlands in northern temperate regions [syn: {Orthilia}]

genus Orthopristis
n : a genus of Haemulidae [syn: {Orthopristis}]

genus Orthotomus
n : tailorbirds [syn: {Orthotomus}]

genus Orycteropus
n : coextensive with the family Orycteropodidae [syn: {Orycteropus}]

genus Oryctolagus
n : Old World rabbits [syn: {Oryctolagus}]

genus Oryx
n : African antelopes: oryxes

genus Oryza
n : rice [syn: {Oryza}]

genus Oryzomys
n : rice rats [syn: {Oryzomys}]

genus Oryzopsis
n : rice grass [syn: {Oryzopsis}]

genus Osmanthus
n : widely distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or trees of southern United States and Middle East and China and Japan [syn: {Osmanthus}]

genus Osmerus
n : type genus of the Osmeridae [syn: {Osmerus}]

genus Osmunda
n : type genus of the Osmundaceae

genus Ostrea
n : type genus of the family Ostreidae [syn: {Ostrea}]

genus Ostrya
n : deciduous monoecious trees of Europe and Asia and America; sometimes placed in subfamily or family Carpinaceae [syn: {Ostrya}]

genus Ostryopsis
n : deciduous monoecious shrubs of China and Mongolia resembling trees of the genus Ostrya; sometimes placed in subfamily or family Carpinaceae [syn: {Ostryopsis}]

genus Otaria
n : type genus of the Otariidae [syn: {Otaria}]

genus Othonna
n : genus of western African herbs or shrubs

genus Otis
n : type genus of the Otididae: European bustard [syn: {Otis}]

genus Otus
n : a genus of Strigidae [syn: {Otus}]

genus Ouranopithecus
n : a genus of Hominidae [syn: {Ouranopithecus}]

genus Ovalipes
n : a genus of Portunidae [syn: {Ovalipes}]

genus Ovibos
n : consisting of the musk-ox [syn: {Ovibos}]

genus Ovis
n : sheep [syn: {Ovis}]

genus Oxalis
n : type genus of the Oxalidaceae; large genus of plants having leaves that resemble clover and variously colored flowers usually clustered in umbels

genus Oxandra
n : genus of tropical trees [syn: {Oxandra}]

genus Oxybelis
n : vine snakes [syn: {Oxybelis}]

genus Oxydendrum
n : sourwood [syn: {Oxydendrum}]

genus Oxylebius
n : a genus of Hexagrammidae [syn: {Oxylebius}]

genus Oxytropis
n : large widely-distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or subshrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and racemose or spicate flowers each having a pealike corolla with a clawed petal [syn: {Oxytropis}]

genus Oxyura
n : ruddy duck [syn: {Oxyura}]

genus Oxyuranus
n : taipans [syn: {Oxyuranus}]

genus Ozonium
n : form genus of imperfect fungi [syn: {Ozonium}]

genus Ozothamnus
n : genus of Australian shrubs and perennial herbs; sometimes included in genus Helichrysum [syn: {Ozothamnus}]

genus Pachycephala
n : arboreal insectivorous birds [syn: {Pachycephala}]

genus Pachyrhizus
n : small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots [syn: {Pachyrhizus}]

genus Pachysandra
n : evergreen perennial procumbent subshrubs or herbs

genus Packera
n : genus of American of east Asian perennial herbs with yellow to orange or red flower rays; sometimes included in genus Senecio [syn: {Packera}]

genus Padda
n : a genus of Ploceidae [syn: {Padda}]

genus Paeonia
n : peonies: herbaceous or shrubby plants having showy flowers [syn: {Paeonia}]

genus Pagellus
n : sea breams [syn: {Pagellus}]

genus Pagophila
n : a genus of Laridae [syn: {Pagophila}]

genus Pagophilus
n : harp seals [syn: {Pagophilus}]

genus Pagrus
n : a genus of Sparidae [syn: {Pagrus}]

genus Pagurus
n : type genus of the family Paguridae [syn: {Pagurus}]

genus Palaemon
n : type genus of the family Palaemonidae; widely distributed genus [syn: {Palaemon}]

genus Palaquium
n : large genus of Malaysian trees with milky juice and leathery leaves [syn: {Palaquium}]

genus Paleacrita
n : geometrid moths [syn: {Paleacrita}]

genus Palinurus
n : type genus of the family Palinuridae [syn: {Palinurus}]

genus Paliurus
n : thorny Eurasian shrubs [syn: {Paliurus}]

genus Palometa
n : a genus of Stromateidae

genus Pan
n : chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids [syn: {Pan}]

genus Panax
n : perennial herbs of eastern North America and Asia having aromatic tuberous roots: ginseng [syn: {Panax}]

genus Pandanus
n : type genus of the Pandanaceae (as screw pines)

genus Pandion
n : type genus of the Pandionidae [syn: {Pandion}]

genus Panicum
n : panic grass [syn: {Panicum}]

genus Panonychus
n : a genus of Tetranychidae [syn: {Panonychus}]

genus Panthera
n : lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers [syn: {Panthera}]

genus Papaver
n : type genus of the Papaveraceae; chiefly bristly hairy herbs with usually showy flowers [syn: {Papaver}]

genus Paphiopedilum
n : horticulturally important genus of mainly terrestrial orchids including many hybrids; southeastern Asia and Indonesia to Philippines and Solomon Islands; Paphiopedilum species sometimes included in genus Cypripedium [syn: {Paphiopedilum}]

genus Papio
n : baboons [syn: {Papio}]

genus Paprilus
n : a genus of Stromateidae [syn: {Paprilus}]

genus Paracheirodon
n : a genus of Characidae [syn: {Paracheirodon}]

genus Paradoxurus
n : palm civets [syn: {Paradoxurus}]

genus Paralichthys
n : a genus of Bothidae [syn: {Paralichthys}]

genus Paralithodes
n : a genus of Lithodidae [syn: {Paralithodes}]

genus Paramecium
n : freshwater ciliate with an oval body and long deep oral groove

genus Paranthias
n : a genus of Serranidae [syn: {Paranthias}]

genus Paranthropus
n : former classification for Australopithecus robustus [syn: {Paranthropus}]

genus Parascalops
n : brewer's moles [syn: {Parascalops}]

genus Parasitaxus
n : 1 species: parasite yew [syn: {Parasitaxus}]

genus Parathelypteris
n : terrestrial ferns of warm and tropical Asia and North America [syn: {Parathelypteris}]

genus Parietaria
n : small genus of stingless herbs [syn: {Parietaria}]

genus Paris
n : sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae [syn: {Paris}]

genus Parkia
n : genus of tropical Old World trees: nitta trees [syn: {Parkia}]

genus Parkinsonia
n : small genus of spiny shrubs or small trees [syn: {Parkinsonia}]

genus Parmelia
n : type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens [syn: {Parmelia}]

genus Parnassia
n : genus of bog herbs of arctic and northern temperate regions

genus Parochetus
n : 1 species: shamrock pea [syn: {Parochetus}]

genus Paronychia
n : low-growing annual or perennial herbs or woody plants; whitlowworts [syn: {Paronychia}]

genus Parophrys
n : a genus of Soleidae [syn: {Parophrys}]

genus Parrotia
n : one species: iron tree [syn: {Parrotia}]

genus Parrotiopsis
n : one species: deciduous tree of the Himalaya Mountains [syn: {Parrotiopsis}]

genus Parthenium
n : small genus of North American herbs and shrubs with terminal panicles of small ray flowers [syn: {Parthenium}]

genus Parthenocissus
n : woody vines having disklike tips on the tendrils [syn: {Parthenocissus}]

genus Parula
n : type genus of the Parulidae: wood warblers [syn: {Parula}]

genus Parus
n : type genus of the family Paridae [syn: {Parus}]

genus Paspalum
n : a genus of perennial grasses of warm regions

genus Passer
n : type genus of the Passeridae [syn: {Passer}]

genus Passerina
n : small North American bush-loving finches: New World buntings [syn: {Passerina}]

genus Passiflora
n : type genus of the Passifloraceae [syn: {Passiflora}]

genus Pastinaca
n : a rosid dicot genus of the family Umbelliferae; includes parsnips [syn: {Pastinaca}]

genus Patella
n : type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets [syn: {Patella}]

genus Pavo
n : peafowl [syn: {Pavo}]

genus Pavonia
n : genus of tropical hairy shrubs or herbs of tropics and subtropics especially South America

genus Payena
n : genus of medium to large Malaysian trees yielding gutta-percha [syn: {Payena}]

genus Pecari
n : type genus of the Tayassuidae [syn: {Tayassu}, {genus Tayassu}]

genus Pecopteris
n : genus of Carboniferous fossil ferns

genus Pecten
n : type genus of the family Pectinidae: sea and bay scallops

genus Pediculus
n : type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans [syn: {Pediculus}]

genus Pedilanthus
n : tropical American succulent shrubs [syn: {Pedilanthus}]

genus Pediocactus
n : low-growing cacti of the Great Plains of North America [syn: {Pediocactus}]

genus Pedioecetes
n : sharp-tailed grouse [syn: {Pedioecetes}]

genus Pedionomus
n : plain wanderer [syn: {Pedionomus}]

genus Peireskia
n : genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large panicles of flowers [syn: {Pereskia}, {genus Pereskia}, {Peireskia}]

genus Pelargonium
n : geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated [syn: {Pelargonium}]

genus Pelecanus
n : type genus of the Pelecanidae [syn: {Pelecanus}]

genus Pellaea
n : genus of chiefly small rock-loving ferns; in some classification systems it is placed in the family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae [syn: {Pellaea}]

genus Pellicularia
n : genus of fungi having the hymenium in the form of a crust; some species formerly placed in the form genus Rhizoctinia [syn: {Pellicularia}]

genus Peltandra
n : small genus of North American marsh or aquatic herbs [syn: {Peltandra}]

genus Peltiphyllum
n : 1 species [syn: {Darmera}, {genus Darmera}, {Peltiphyllum}]

genus Penelope
n : a genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game and food birds) [syn: {Penelope}]

genus Peneus
n : type genus of the family Peneidae [syn: {Peneus}]

genus Penicillium
n : genus of fungi commonly growing as green or blue molds on decaying food; used in making cheese and as a source of penicillin [syn: {Penicillium}]

genus Pennatula
n : type genus of the family Pennatulidae: sea pens [syn: {Pennatula}]

genus Pennisetum
n : a genus of Old World grasses [syn: {Pennisetum}]

genus Penstemon
n : large genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or purple or red or yellow or white flowers; mostly western North America [syn: {Penstemon}]

genus Peperomia
n : large genus of small tropical usually succulent herbs: radiator plants

genus Perca
n : type genus of the Percidae [syn: {Perca}]

genus Percina
n : a genus of Percidae [syn: {Percina}]

genus Perdix
n : a genus of Perdicinae [syn: {Perdix}]

genus Pereskia
n : genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large panicles of flowers [syn: {Pereskia}, {Peireskia}, {genus Peireskia}]

genus Pericallis
n : cineraria [syn: {Pericallis}]

genus Peridinium
n : type genus of the family Peridiniidae [syn: {Peridinium}]

genus Perilla
n : small genus of Asiatic herbs [syn: {Perilla}]

genus Periophthalmus
n : a genus of Gobiidae [syn: {Periophthalmus}]

genus Peripatopsis
n : type genus of Peripatopsidae; onychophorans of chiefly Asiatic and African tropical regions [syn: {Peripatopsis}]

genus Peripatus
n : type genus of Peripatidae; onychophorans of chiefly New World tropical regions

genus Periplaneta
n : cosmopolitan genus of large cockroaches [syn: {Periplaneta}]

genus Periploca
n : genus of woody vines of warm regions of the Old World [syn: {Periploca}]

genus Perisoreus
n : Canada jays [syn: {Perisoreus}]

genus Peristedion
n : in some classifications the type genus of the subfamily Peristediinae: armored sea robins [syn: {Peristedion}]

genus Pernis
n : a common European bird of prey; dull brown with white-streaked underparts [syn: {Pernis}]

genus Perodicticus
n : a genus of Lorisidae [syn: {Perodicticus}]

genus Perognathus
n : pocket mice [syn: {Perognathus}]

genus Peromyscus
n : New World wood mice [syn: {Peromyscus}]

genus Peronospora
n : genus of destructive downy mildews [syn: {Peronospora}]

genus Persea
n : avocado [syn: {Persea}]

genus Persoonia
n : Australian undershrubs to small trees: geebungs [syn: {Persoonia}]

genus Pertusaria
n : crustose lichens that are a source of the dye archil and of litmus [syn: {Pertusaria}]

genus Petasites
n : genus of rhizomatous herbs of north temperate regions: butterbur; sweet coltsfoot [syn: {Petasites}]

genus Petaurista
n : very large Asiatic flying squirrels [syn: {Petaurista}]

genus Petaurus
n : a genus of Phalangeridae [syn: {Petaurus}]

genus Petrocoptis
n : perennial tussock-forming rock plants; of Pyrenees and mountains of northern Spain; similar to and sometimes placed in genus Lychnis [syn: {Petrocoptis}]

genus Petrogale
n : rock wallabies [syn: {Petrogale}]

genus Petromyzon
n : typical lampreys [syn: {Petromyzon}]

genus Petroselinum
n : parsley [syn: {Petroselinum}]

genus Petteria
n : 1 species: Dalmatian laburnum [syn: {Petteria}]

genus Petunia
n : annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of tropical South America

genus Peziza
n : type genus of the Pezizaceae: a variety of cup fungus [syn: {Peziza}]

genus Pezophaps
n : constituted by the extinct solitaire [syn: {Pezophaps}]

genus Phacelia
n : American herbs with usually pinnatifid leaves and blue or purple or white flowers in scorpioid cymes

genus Phacochoerus
n : warthogs [syn: {Phacochoerus}]

genus Phaethon
n : type genus of the Phaethontidae [syn: {Phaethon}]

genus Phaius
n : genus of Asiatic ans Australian terrestrial orchids

genus Phalacrocorax
n : type genus: coextensive with the family Phalacrocoracidae [syn: {Phalacrocorax}]

genus Phalaenopsis
n : genus of ornamental epiphytic orchids of Asia and Australia [syn: {Phalaenopsis}]

genus Phalaenoptilus
n : a genus of Caprimulgidae [syn: {Phalaenoptilus}]

genus Phalanger
n : type genus of the family Phalangeridae: cuscuses

genus Phalangium
n : type genus of the family Phalangiidae [syn: {Phalangium}]

genus Phalaris
n : a genus of grasses with broad leaves and a dense spike of flowers [syn: {Phalaris}]

genus Phalaropus
n : type genus of the Phalaropidae: phalaropes [syn: {Phalaropus}]

genus Phallus
n : genus of fungi having the cap or pileus hanging free around the stem [syn: {Phallus}]

genus Pharomacrus
n : a genus of Trogonidae [syn: {Pharomacrus}]

genus Phascogale
n : pouched mice [syn: {Phascogale}]

genus Phascolarctos
n : koalas [syn: {Phascolarctos}]

genus Phaseolus
n : herbs of warm regions including most American beans [syn: {Phaseolus}]

genus Phasianus
n : type genus of the Phasianidae: the typical pheasants [syn: {Phasianus}]

genus Phegopteris
n : beech ferns: genus is variously classified: considered alternative name for genus Dryopteris or included in genus Thelypteris [syn: {Phegopteris}]

genus Phellodendron
n : small genus of aromatic deciduous trees of east Asia often having thick corky bark [syn: {Phellodendron}]

genus Phenacomys
n : North American boles

genus Philadelphus
n : mock orange: type and sole genus of the subfamily Philadelphaceae; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae

genus Philaenus
n : a genus of Cercopidae [syn: {Philaenus}]

genus Phillyrea
n : small genus of evergreen shrubs of the Mediterranean region [syn: {Phillyrea}]

genus Philodendron
n : any of several tropical American climbing plants with smooth shiny evergreen leaves

genus Philohela
n : American woodcocks [syn: {Philohela}]

genus Philomachus
n : ruffs [syn: {Philomachus}]

genus Philophylla
n : leaf miners [syn: {Philophylla}]

genus Phlebodium
n : chiefly epiphytic tropical ferns with free veins bearing sori [syn: {Phlebodium}]

genus Phlebotomus
n : small blood-sucking sand flies that resemble moths [syn: {Phlebotomus}]

genus Phleum
n : grasses native to temperate regions [syn: {Phleum}]

genus Phlomis
n : large genus of Old World aromatic herbs or subshrubs or shrubs having often woolly leaves

genus Phlox
n : herbaceous to shrubby evergreen or deciduous annuals or perennials, diffuse (spreading) or caespitose (tufted or matted); from Alaska and western Canada to Mexico

genus Phoca
n : type genus of the Phocidae: earless seals [syn: {Phoca}]

genus Phocaena
n : porpoises [syn: {Phocaena}]

genus Phoenicophorium
n : latanier palm [syn: {Phoenicophorium}]

genus Phoeniculus
n : type and only genus of the family Phoeniculidae [syn: {Phoeniculus}]

genus Phoenicurus
n : Old World thrushes [syn: {Phoenicurus}]

genus Phoenix
n : a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa [syn: {Phoenix}]

genus Pholas
n : type genus of the family Pholadidae: piddocks [syn: {Pholas}]

genus Pholidota
n : genus of mostly epiphytic orchids of Indonesia and the western Pacific [syn: {Pholidota}]

genus Pholiota
n : genus of gilled agarics of Europe and North America having brown spores and an annulus; grows on open ground or decaying wood [syn: {Pholiota}]

genus Pholis
n : type genus of the Pholidae: gunnels [syn: {Pholis}]

genus Pholistoma
n : straggling herbs of southwestern United States [syn: {Pholistoma}]

genus Phoradendron
n : any of various American parasitic plants similar to Old World mistletoe: false mistletoe [syn: {Phoradendron}]

genus Photinia
n : genus of deciduous and evergreen east Asian trees and shrubs widely cultivated as ornamentals for their white flowers and red fruits; in some classifications includes genus Heteromeles [syn: {Photinia}]

genus Photoblepharon
n : a genus of fish in the family Anomalopidae [syn: {Photoblepharon}]

genus Phoxinus
n : minnows [syn: {Phoxinus}]

genus Phragmipedium
n : genus of tropical American orchid species often included in genus Cypripedium or Paphiopedilum and Selenipedium: lady slippers [syn: {Phragmipedium}]

genus Phragmites
n : reeds of marshes and riversides in tropical or temperate regions [syn: {Phragmites}]

genus Phrynosoma
n : horned lizards [syn: {Phrynosoma}]

genus Phthirius
n : true lice: crab lice [syn: {Phthirius}, {Phthirus}, {genus Phthirus}]

genus Phthirus
n : true lice: crab lice [syn: {Phthirius}, {genus Phthirius}, {Phthirus}]

genus Phthorimaea
n : potato moths [syn: {Phthorimaea}]

genus Phyllitis
n : a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae (in some classification systems included in genus Asplenium) [syn: {Phyllitis}, {genus Scolopendrium}]

genus Phyllium
n : type genus of the Phyllidae [syn: {Phyllium}]

genus Phyllocladus
n : celery pine [syn: {Phyllocladus}]

genus Phyllodoce
n : small genus of evergreen arctic and alpine shrubs [syn: {Phyllodoce}]

genus Phylloporus
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae [syn: {Phylloporus}]

genus Phyllorhynchus
n : leaf-nosed snakes [syn: {Phyllorhynchus}]

genus Phylloscopus
n : warblers [syn: {Phylloscopus}]

genus Phyllostachys
n : medium and large bamboos [syn: {Phyllostachys}]

genus Phyllostomus
n : type genus of the family Phyllostomatidae [syn: {Phyllostomus}]

genus Phylloxera
n : type genus of the Phylloxeridae: plant lice [syn: {Phylloxera}]

genus Physa
n : type genus of the physidae; freshwater air-breathing snails

genus Physalia
n : Portuguese man-of-war [syn: {Physalia}]

genus Physalis
n : ground cherries [syn: {Physalis}]

genus Physaria
n : small genus of western North American herbs similar to Lesquerella: bladderpods [syn: {Physaria}]

genus Physeter
n : type genus of the Physeteridae [syn: {Physeter}]

genus Physostegia
n : genus of North American perennial herbs

genus Physostigma
n : African woody vines: calabar beans [syn: {Physostigma}]

genus Phytelephas
n : small genus of South American feather palms [syn: {Phytelephas}]

genus Phytolacca
n : type genus of Phytolaccaceae: pokeweed [syn: {Phytolacca}]

genus Phytophthora
n : destructive parasitic fungi causing brown rot in plants [syn: {Phytophthora}]

genus Pica
n : magpies [syn: {Pica}]

genus Picea
n : a genus of temperate and arctic evergreen trees (see spruce) [syn: {Picea}]

genus Pickeringia
n : 1 species: chaparral pea [syn: {Pickeringia}]

genus Picoides
n : a genus of Picidae [syn: {Picoides}]

genus Picrasma
n : small genus of deciduous trees of tropical America and Asia [syn: {Picrasma}]

genus Picris
n : genus of weedy Old World yellow-flowered herbs usually containing a bitter-tasting substance: bitterweed [syn: {Picris}]

genus Picumnus
n : a genus of Picidae [syn: {Picumnus}]

genus Picus
n : type genus of Picidae [syn: {Picus}]

genus Pieris
n 1: decorative evergreen shrubs of woody vines [syn: {Pieris}]
2: type genus of the Pieridae [syn: {Pieris}]

genus Pilea
n : low-growing tropical perennials grown for their stingless foliage [syn: {Pilea}]

genus Pilosella
n : genus of hairy perennial herbs with horizontal rhizomes and leafy or underground stolons; Eurasia and North Africa; often considered congeneric with Hieracium [syn: {Pilosella}]

genus Pilularia
n : pillworts [syn: {Pilularia}]

genus Pimenta
n : allspice tree [syn: {Pimenta}]

genus Pimpinella
n : anise [syn: {Pimpinella}]

genus Pinckneya
n : small genus of shrubs or small trees of southeastern United States and northern South America [syn: {Pinckneya}]

genus Pinctada
n : pearl oysters [syn: {Pinctada}]

genus Pineus
n : a genus of Adelgidae [syn: {Pineus}]

genus Pinguicula
n : butterworts: a large genus of almost stemless carnivorous bog plants; Europe and America to Antarctica [syn: {Pinguicula}]

genus Pinguinus
n : great auk [syn: {Pinguinus}]

genus Pinicola
n : a genus of Fringillidae [syn: {Pinicola}]

genus Pinnotheres
n : type genus of the family Pinnotheridae: pea crabs [syn: {Pinnotheres}]

genus Pinus
n : type genus of the Pinaceae: large genus of true pines [syn: {Pinus}]

genus Pipa
n : type genus of the Pipidae [syn: {Pipa}]

genus Piper
n : type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing tropical shrubs [syn: {Piper}]

genus Pipile
n : genus of large crested guans (the piping guans) [syn: {Pipile}]

genus Pipilo
n : towhees [syn: {Pipilo}]

genus Pipistrellus
n : nearly cosmopolitan genus of very small bats [syn: {Pipistrellus}]

genus Pipra
n : type genus of the Pipridae containing the typical manakins [syn: {Pipra}]

genus Piptadenia
n : tropical American trees and shrubs; often placed in other genera [syn: {Piptadenia}]

genus Pipturus
n : an Australian genus of woody plants of the family Urticaceae [syn: {Pipturus}]

genus Piqueria
n : small genus of tropical American perennial herbs or subshrubs with white to pale yellow flowers; often included in genus Stevia [syn: {Piqueria}]

genus Piranga
n : a genus of Thraupidae [syn: {Piranga}]

genus Piroplasma
n : type genus of the family Babesiidae [syn: {genus Babesia}]

genus Pisanosaurus
n : primitive ornithischian dinosaur found in Argentina; early Triassic

genus Piscidia
n : genus of shrubs or small trees having indehiscent pods with black seeds; roots and bark yield fish poisons [syn: {Piscidia}]

genus Pisonia
n : genus of often thorny tropical trees and shrubs and some vines; mainly America [syn: {Pisonia}]

genus Pistacia
n : a dicotyledonous genus of trees of the family Anacardiaceae having drupaceous fruit [syn: {Pistacia}]

genus Pistia
n : 1 species: water lettuce

genus Pisum
n : small genus of variable annual Eurasian vines: peas [syn: {Pisum}]

genus Pithecanthropus
n : former genus of primitive apelike men now Homo erectus [syn: {Pithecanthropus}, {Pithecanthropus erectus}]

genus Pithecellobium
n : thorny shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical America and Asia [syn: {Pithecellobium}, {Pithecolobium}, {genus Pithecolobium}]

genus Pithecia
n : sakis [syn: {Pithecia}]

genus Pithecolobium
n : thorny shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical America and Asia [syn: {Pithecellobium}, {genus Pithecellobium}, {Pithecolobium}]

genus Pitta
n : type genus of the Pittidae; a large genus of birds of southern Asia and Australia and adjacent islands

genus Pituophis
n : bull snakes [syn: {Pituophis}]

genus Pitymys
n : pine mice [syn: {Pitymys}]

genus Pityrogramma
n : terrestrial tropical ferns having fronds with powdery yellowish or white undersides; sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae [syn: {Pityrogramma}]

genus Placuna
n : windowpane oysters [syn: {Placuna}]

genus Plagianthus
n : small genus of shrubs and trees of Australia and New Zealand [syn: {Plagianthus}]

genus Planera
n : a deciduous tree of the family Ulmaceae that grows in the southeastern United States [syn: {Planera}]

genus Planococcus
n : a genus of Pseudococcidae [syn: {Planococcus}]

genus Plantago
n : type genus of the family Plantaginaceae; large cosmopolitan genus of mostly small herbs [syn: {Plantago}]

genus Plasmodiophora
n : type genus of Plasmodiophoraceae comprising minute plant parasitic fungi similar to and sometimes included among the slime molds [syn: {Plasmodiophora}]

genus Plasmodium
n : type genus of the family Plasmodiidae

genus Platalea
n : type genus of the Plataleidae [syn: {Platalea}]

genus Platanthera
n : herbaceous terrestrial orchids of temperate northern and southern hemispheres [syn: {Platanthera}]

genus Platanus
n : genus of large monoecious mostly deciduous trees: London plane; sycamore [syn: {Platanus}]

genus Platichthys
n : a genus of Pleuronectidae [syn: {Platichthys}]

genus Platycerium
n : often epiphytic tropical Old World ferns [syn: {Platycerium}]

genus Platylobium
n : small genus of Australian evergreen leguminous shrubs or subshrubs [syn: {Platylobium}]

genus Platymiscium
n : genus of tropical American trees: quira [syn: {Platymiscium}]

genus Platypoecilus
n : platys [syn: {Platypoecilus}]

genus Platystemon
n : 1 species: creamcups [syn: {Platystemon}]

genus Plautus
n : a genus of Alcidae [syn: {Plautus}]

genus Plecotus
n : a genus of Vespertilionidae [syn: {Plecotus}]

genus Plectania
n : genus of fungi in the family Pezizaceae closely related to and often included in genus Peziza [syn: {Plectania}]

genus Plectorrhiza
n : small genus of Australian orchids [syn: {Plectorrhiza}]

genus Plectranthus
n : large genus of ornamental flowering plants; includes some plants often placed in the genus Coleus

genus Plectrophenax
n : snow bunting [syn: {Plectrophenax}]

genus Pleione
n : small genus of dwarf orchids; India to Thailand and Taiwan [syn: {Pleione}]

genus Pleiospilos
n : perennial succulents of South Africa [syn: {Pleiospilos}]

genus Plesianthropus
n : former name for the genus Australopithecus [syn: {Plesianthropus}]

genus Plesiosaurus
n : a reptile genus of suborder Plesiosauria

genus Plethodon
n : type genus of the Plethodontidae [syn: {Plethodon}]

genus Pleurobrachia
n : sea gooseberries [syn: {Pleurobrachia}]

genus Pleuronectes
n : type genus of the Pleuronectidae [syn: {Pleuronectes}]

genus Pleurosorus
n : small genus comprising terrestrial ferns; found in Chile and Spain and Morocco and Australia and New Zealand [syn: {Pleurosorus}]

genus Pleurothallis
n : large genus of epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical America

genus Pleurotus
n : agarics with white spores and caps having an eccentric stem; an important mushroom of Japan [syn: {Pleurotus}]

genus Plicatoperipatus
n : a genus of Peripatidae [syn: {Plicatoperipatus}]

genus Ploceus
n : type genus of the Ploceidae [syn: {Ploceus}]

genus Plumbago
n : shrubs and herbs and woody vines of warm regions: leadwort

genus Plumeria
n : deciduous shrubs and trees of tropical America having branches like candelabra and fragrant white or pink flowers [syn: {Plumeria}, {Plumiera}]

genus Pluteus
n : a large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae; the shape of the cap resembles a roof; often abundant early in the summer [syn: {Pluteus}, {roof mushroom}]

genus Pluvialis
n : golden plovers [syn: {Pluvialis}]

genus Pluvianus
n : coursers [syn: {Pluvianus}]

genus Poa
n : chiefly perennial grasses of cool temperate regions [syn: {Poa}]

genus Podalyria
n : genus of South African leguminous shrubs often placed in genus Sophora [syn: {Podalyria}]

genus Podargus
n : type genus of the Podargidae [syn: {Podargus}]

genus Podiceps
n : type genus of the Podicipedidae: grebes [syn: {Podiceps}]

genus Podilymbus
n : a genus of Podicipedidae [syn: {Podilymbus}]

genus Podocarpus
n : evergreen trees or shrubs; sometimes classified as member of the family Taxaceae [syn: {Podocarpus}]

genus Podophyllum
n : perennial rhizomatous herbs [syn: {Podophyllum}]

genus Poecilocapsus
n : a genus of Miridae [syn: {Poecilocapsus}]

genus Poecilogale
n : muishonds [syn: {Poecilogale}]

genus Poephila
n : grassfinches [syn: {Poephila}]

genus Pogonia
n : small but widely distributed genus of orchids closely related to genus Cleistes;: of damp or boggy areas of north temperate zone

genus Pogostemon
n : genus of Asiatic shrubs or trees whose leaves yield a fragrant oil [syn: {Pogostemon}]

genus Polanisia
n : widely distributed herbs having palmate leaves and creamy white to or pink to magenta flowers with many stamens of unequal length [syn: {Polanisia}]

genus Polemonium
n : type genus of the Polemoniaceae

genus Polianthes
n : genus of perennial tuberous herbs having lilylike flowers; Mexico; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae [syn: {Polianthes}]

genus Polioptila
n : New World gnatcatchers [syn: {Polioptila}]

genus Polistes
n : a genus of Vespidae [syn: {Polistes}]

genus Pollachius
n : pollack [syn: {Pollachius}]

genus Polyangium
n : type genus of the family Polyangiaceae: myxobacteria with rounded fruiting bodies enclosed in a membrane [syn: {Polyangium}]

genus Polyborus
n : a genus of Falconidae [syn: {Polyborus}]

genus Polybotria
n : tropical American ferns; usually terrestrial when young but scandent later [syn: {Polybotrya}, {genus Polybotrya}, {Polybotria}]

genus Polybotrya
n : tropical American ferns; usually terrestrial when young but scandent later [syn: {Polybotrya}, {Polybotria}, {genus Polybotria}]

genus Polycirrus
n : genus of soft-bodied polychete marine worms [syn: {Polycirrus}]

genus Polydactylus
n : a genus of Polynemidae [syn: {Polydactylus}]

genus Polyergus
n : Amazon ants [syn: {Polyergus}]

genus Polygala
n : type genus of the Polygalaceae: milkwort; seneca; snakeroot [syn: {Polygala}]

genus Polygonatum
n : sometimes placed in subfamily Convallariaceae [syn: {Polygonatum}]

genus Polygonia
n : comma butterflies [syn: {Polygonia}]

genus Polygonum
n : diverse genus of herbs or woody subshrubs of north temperate regions [syn: {Polygonum}]

genus Polyodon
n : type genus of the Polyodontidae [syn: {Polyodon}]

genus Polypedates
n : type genus of the Polypedatidae [syn: {Polypedates}]

genus Polypodium
n : a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae and having rounded naked sori [syn: {Polypodium}]

genus Polyporus
n : type genus of the Polyporaceae; includes important pathogens of e.g. birches and conifers [syn: {Polyporus}]

genus Polyprion
n : wreckfish [syn: {Polyprion}]

genus Polystichum
n : small to medium-sized terrestrial ferns especially holly ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae [syn: {Polystichum}]

genus Pomacanthus
n : angelfishes [syn: {Pomacanthus}]

genus Pomacentrus
n : type genus of the Pomacentridae: damselfishes [syn: {Pomacentrus}]

genus Pomaderris
n : a genus of Australasian shrubs and trees [syn: {Pomaderris}]

genus Pomatomus
n : type genus of the Pomatomidae [syn: {Pomatomus}]

genus Pomolobus
n : genus to which the alewife is sometimes assigned [syn: {Pomolobus}]

genus Pomoxis
n : crappies [syn: {Pomoxis}]

genus Poncirus
n : 1 species: trifoliate orange [syn: {Poncirus}]

genus Pongamia
n : 1 species: Indian beech [syn: {Pongamia}]

genus Pongo
n : type genus of the family Pongidae: orangutans [syn: {Pongo}]

genus Pontederia
n : pickerelweed [syn: {Pontederia}]

genus Pooecetes
n : a genus of Fringillidae [syn: {Pooecetes}]

genus Popillia
n : a genus of Scarabaeidae [syn: {Popillia}]

genus Populus
n : a genus of trees of the family Salicaceae that is found in the northern hemisphere; poplars [syn: {Populus}]

genus Porcellio
n : Old World genus of isopod crustaceans [syn: {Porcellio}]

genus Poronotus
n : a genus of Stromateidae [syn: {Poronotus}]

genus Porphyra
n : a genus of protoctista [syn: {Porphyra}]

genus Porphyrio
n : Old World purple gallinules [syn: {Porphyrio}]

genus Porphyrula
n : American purple gallinules [syn: {Porphyrula}]

genus Portulaca
n : genus of mainly tropical fleshy or trailing herbs

genus Portunus
n : type genus of the family Portunidae [syn: {Portunus}]

genus Porzana
n : spotted crakes [syn: {Porzana}]

genus Potamogale
n : type genus of the family Potamogalidae: otter shrews

genus Potamogeton
n : a large genus of aquatic herbs found in quiet waters in temperate regions; leaves usually float on the water [syn: {Potamogeton}]

genus Potamophis
n : ground snakes [syn: {Potamophis}]

genus Potentilla
n : chiefly perennial northern hemisphere herbs and shrubs: cinquefoil [syn: {Potentilla}]

genus Poterium
n : a genus of thorny herbs or shrubs of the family Rosaceae [syn: {Poterium}]

genus Pothos
n : evergreen climbers with adhesive adventitious roots; southeastern Asia and Brazil [syn: {Scindapsus}, {genus Scindapsus}]

genus Potorous
n : potoroos [syn: {Potorous}]

genus Potos
n : a genus of Procyonidae [syn: {Potos}]

genus Pouteria
n : tropical American timber tree with edible fruit (canistel) [syn: {Pouteria}]

genus Praunus
n : a genus of Mysidae [syn: {Praunus}]

genus Prenanthes
n : genus of North American and Asiatic perennial herbs having pinnatisect leaves small heads of drooping yellowish to purple flowers; sometimes includes species often placed in genus Nabalus [syn: {Prenanthes}]

genus Presbytes
n : langurs [syn: {Presbytes}, {mammal Semnopithecus}]

genus Priacanthus
n : type genus of the Priacanthidae [syn: {Priacanthus}]

genus Primula
n : very large and important genus of plants of temperate Europe and Asia having showy flowers

genus Prinia
n : a genus of Sylviidae [syn: {Prinia}]

genus Priodontes
n : solely the giant armadillo [syn: {Priodontes}]

genus Prionace
n : blue sharks [syn: {Prionace}]

genus Prionotus
n : a genus of Triglidae [syn: {Prionotus}]

genus Pristis
n : type genus of the Pristidae [syn: {Pristis}]

genus Pritzelago
n : chamois cress [syn: {Pritzelago}]

genus Proboscidea
n : in some classifications included in the genus Martynia and hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn plants [syn: {Proboscidea}]

genus Procavia
n : type genus of the Procaviidae [syn: {Procavia}]

genus Procellaria
n : type genus of the Procellariidae [syn: {Procellaria}]

genus Prociphilus
n : a genus of Aphididae [syn: {Prociphilus}]

genus Procnias
n : bellbirds [syn: {Procnias}]

genus Proconsul
n : genus of extinct primitive African primates of the Miocene epoch; sometimes considered a subgenus of Dryopithecus

genus Procyon
n : the type genus of the family Procyonidae: raccoons [syn: {Procyon}]

genus Progne
n : a genus of Hirundinidae [syn: {Progne}]

genus Prosopis
n : genus of tropical or subtropical branching shrubs or trees: mesquite [syn: {Prosopis}]

genus Prosopium
n : whitefishes [syn: {Prosopium}]

genus Protea
n : type genus of Proteaceae; tropical African shrubs

genus Proteles
n : aardwolf [syn: {Proteles}]

genus Proterochampsa
n : early archosaurian carnivore [syn: {Proterochampsa}]

genus Proteus
n : type genus of the Proteidae [syn: {Proteus}]

genus Protium
n : genus of chiefly tropical American trees having fragrant wood and yielding gum elemi [syn: {Protium}]

genus Protoavis
n : extinct primitive birds of the Triassic period; 70 million years before archaeopteryx

genus Protoceratops
n : small horned dinosaurs

genus Protohippus
n : a genus of Equidae

genus Prumnopitys
n : mostly dioecious evergreen conifers; leaves are softer than in Podocarpus [syn: {Prumnopitys}]

genus Prunella
n 1: small genus of perennial mostly Eurasian having terminal spikes of small purplish or white flowers [syn: {Prunella}]
2: type genus of the Prunellidae [syn: {Prunella}]

genus Prunus
n : a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions [syn: {Prunus}]

genus Psaltriparus
n : a genus of Paridae [syn: {Psaltriparus}]

genus Psenes
n : a genus of Stromateidae [syn: {Psenes}]

genus Psephurus
n : a genus of Polyodontidae [syn: {Psephurus}]

genus Psetta
n : a genus of Bothidae [syn: {Psetta}]

genus Psettichthys
n : a genus of Soleidae [syn: {Psettichthys}]

genus Pseudacris
n : chorus frogs [syn: {Pseudacris}]

genus Pseudaletia
n : moths whose larvae are armyworms [syn: {Pseudaletia}]

genus Pseudechis
n : venomous Australian blacksnakes [syn: {Pseudechis}]

genus Pseudemys
n : sliders; red-bellied terrapin [syn: {Pseudemys}]

genus Pseudobombax
n : tropical American deciduous shrubs or small trees [syn: {Pseudobombax}]

genus Pseudococcus
n : type genus of the Pseudococcidae [syn: {Pseudococcus}]

genus Pseudocolus
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Clathraceae [syn: {Pseudocolus}]

genus Pseudolarix
n : one species: golden larch [syn: {Pseudolarix}]

genus Pseudomonas
n : type genus of the family Pseudomonodaceae [syn: {Pseudomonas}]

genus Pseudopleuronectes
n : a genus of Pleuronectidae [syn: {Pseudopleuronectes}]

genus Pseudoryx
n : species of large cow-like mammals of Vietnam discovered by scientists in 1992 [syn: {Pseudoryx}]

genus Pseudotaxus
n : one species [syn: {Pseudotaxus}]

genus Pseudotsuga
n : douglas fir; closely related to genera Larix and Cathaya [syn: {Pseudotsuga}]

genus Pseudowintera
n : evergreen shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand [syn: {Pseudowintera}, {Wintera}, {genus Wintera}]

genus Psidium
n : guavas [syn: {Psidium}]

genus Psilophyton
n : type genus of the Psilophytaceae: genus of small wiry herbaceous Paleozoic plants with underground rhizomes and apical sporangia

genus Psilotum
n : type genus of the Psilotaceae [syn: {Psilotum}]

genus Psithyrus
n : a large bee that resembles the bumblebee but lacks pollen-collecting apparatus and a worker caste [syn: {Psithyrus}]

genus Psittacosaurus
n : most primitive genus of horned dinosaurs; early Cretaceous

genus Psittacula
n : a genus of Psittacidae [syn: {Psittacula}]

genus Psittacus
n : type genus of the Psittacidae: usually restricted to the African gray [syn: {Psittacus}]

genus Psophia
n : type genus of the Psophiidae: trumpeters [syn: {Psophia}]

genus Psophocarpus
n : species of tropical Asian and African climbing herbs [syn: {Psophocarpus}]

genus Psoralea
n : widely distributed genus of herbs or shrubs with glandular compound leaves and spicate or racemose purple or white flowers [syn: {Psoralea}]

genus Psychopsis
n : epiphytic orchids of Central and South America formerly included in genus Oncidium [syn: {Psychopsis}]

genus Psychotria
n : tropical chiefly South American shrubs and trees [syn: {Psychotria}]

genus Pteretis
n : small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea; in some classifications both genera are placed in Polypodiaceae [syn: {Matteuccia}, {genus Matteuccia}, {Pteretis}]

genus Pteridium
n : a genus of ferns belonging to the family Dennstaedtiaceae [syn: {Pteridium}]

genus Pteris
n : large genus of terrestrial ferns of tropics and subtropics; sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae [syn: {Pteris}]

genus Pternohyla
n : burrowing tree frogs [syn: {Pternohyla}]

genus Pterocarpus
n : genus of tropical trees or climbers having usually broadly winged pods [syn: {Pterocarpus}]

genus Pterocarya
n : Asiatic nut trees: wing nuts [syn: {Pterocarya}]

genus Pterocles
n : type genus of the Pteroclididae [syn: {Pterocles}]

genus Pterocnemia
n : a genus of birds of the family Rheidae [syn: {Pterocnemia}]

genus Pterodactylus
n : a reptile genus of Pterodactylidae [syn: {Pterodactylus}]

genus Pterois
n : lionfishes [syn: {Pterois}]

genus Pteropogon
n : genus of Australian and South African herbs including some from genus Helipterum

genus Pteropus
n : a genus of Megachiroptera [syn: {Pteropus}]

genus Pterospermum
n : genus of tropical Asian trees and shrubs [syn: {Pterospermum}]

genus Pterostylis
n : genus of terrestrial orchids of Australia and New Zealand and western Pacific [syn: {Pterostylis}]

genus Ptilocercus
n : pentails [syn: {Ptilocercus}]

genus Ptilocrinus
n : sea lilies [syn: {Ptilocrinus}]

genus Ptilonorhynchus
n : type genus of the Ptilonorhynchidae [syn: {Ptilonorhynchus}]

genus Ptloris
n : a genus of Paradisaeidae [syn: {Ptloris}]

genus Ptyas
n : Asian rat snakes [syn: {Ptyas}]

genus Ptychozoon
n : flying geckos [syn: {Ptychozoon}]

genus Puccinia
n : type genus of the Pucciniaceae; a large genus of parasitic fungi including many that are destructive to various economic plants [syn: {Puccinia}]

genus Pueraria
n : genus of woody Asiatic vines: kudzu [syn: {Pueraria}]

genus Puffinus
n : shearwaters [syn: {Puffinus}]

genus Pulex
n : type genus of the Pulicidae [syn: {Pulex}]

genus Pulicaria
n : genus of temperate Old World herbs: fleabane [syn: {Pulicaria}]

genus Pulsatilla
n : includes a group of plants that in some classifications are included in the genus Anemone: pasqueflowers [syn: {Pulsatilla}]

genus Punica
n : coextensive with the family Punicaceae [syn: {Punica}]

genus Pycnanthemum
n : American mountain mint [syn: {Pycnanthemum}, {Koellia}, {genus Koellia}]

genus Pygopus
n : type genus of the Pygopodidae; snake-shaped pleurodont lizard with no forelimbs and only rudimentary hind limbs [syn: {Pygopus}]

genus Pygoscelis
n : a genus of Spheniscidae [syn: {Pygoscelis}]

genus Pylodictus
n : flathead catfishes [syn: {Pylodictus}]

genus Pyracantha
n : Eurasian evergreen thorny shrubs bearing red or orange-red berries

genus Pyralis
n : type genus of the Pyralidae [syn: {Pyralis}]

genus Pyrausta
n : moths whose larvae are corn borers [syn: {Pyrausta}]

genus Pyrethrum
n : used in former classifications for plants later placed in genus Chrysanthemum and now often included in genus Tanacetum [syn: {Pyrethrum}]

genus Pyrocephalus
n : a genus of Tyrannidae [syn: {Pyrocephalus}]

genus Pyrola
n : short-stemmed perennial herbs of cool or temperate regions: wintergreen; shinleaf

genus Pyrophorus
n : tropical click beetles [syn: {Pyrophorus}]

genus Pyrrhula
n : bullfinches [syn: {Pyrrhula}]

genus Pyrrhuloxia
n : large showy finches related to cardinals

genus Pyrrosia
n : epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial ferns of tropical Old World [syn: {Pyrrosia}]

genus Pyrularia
n : small genus of chiefly Asiatic parasitic shrubs [syn: {Pyrularia}]

genus Pyrus
n : fruit trees native to the Old World: pears [syn: {Pyrus}]

genus Pythium
n : destructive root-parasitic fungi

genus Python
n : Old World boas

genus Pyxidanthera
n : 1 species: pyxie; the eastern United States [syn: {Pyxidanthera}]

genus Quamassia
n : genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs [syn: {Camassia}, {genus Camassia}, {Quamassia}]

genus Quassia
n : tropical trees and shrubs with pinnate leaves and large scarlet flowers; bark is medicinal

genus Quercus
n : oaks [syn: {Quercus}]

genus Quiscalus
n : grackles [syn: {Quiscalus}]

genus Rachycentron
n : genus and family are coextensive and comprise only the cobia [syn: {Rachycentron}]

genus Radiigera
n : a genus of fungus belonging to the family Geastraceae [syn: {Radiigera}]

genus Radyera
n : very small species of shrubs of southern hemisphere: bush hibiscus [syn: {Radyera}]

genus Raffia
n : feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes [syn: {Raffia}, {Raphia}, {genus Raphia}]

genus Raja
n : type genus of the family Rajidae [syn: {Raja}]

genus Ramalina
n : shrubby lichens of the family Usneaceae having a flattened thallus [syn: {Ramalina}]

genus Ramphomicron
n : thornbills [syn: {Ramphomicron}]

genus Rana
n : type genus of the Ranidae [syn: {Rana}]

genus Ranatra
n : elongate very slender water scorpions [syn: {Ranatra}]

genus Rangifer
n : reindeer or caribou [syn: {Rangifer}]

genus Ranunculus
n : annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup; crowfoot [syn: {Ranunculus}]

genus Raoulia
n : genus of low-growing mat-forming New Zealand plants; in some classifications includes species placed in genus Haastia [syn: {Raoulia}]

genus raphanus
n : radish [syn: {Raphanus}]

genus Raphia
n : feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes [syn: {Raffia}, {genus Raffia}, {Raphia}]

genus Raphicerus
n : African antelopes: steenboks [syn: {Raphicerus}]

genus Raphus
n : type genus of the Raphidae: dodos [syn: {Raphus}]

genus Ratibida
n : genus of perennial wildflowers of North American plains and prairies; often cultivated for their showy flower heads [syn: {Ratibida}]

genus Rattus
n : common house rats; upper incisors have a beveled edge [syn: {Rattus}]

genus Rauvolfia
n : pantropical genus of somewhat poisonous shrubs and small trees [syn: {genus Rauwolfia}]

genus Rauwolfia
n : pantropical genus of somewhat poisonous shrubs and small trees [syn: {genus Rauvolfia}]

genus Ravenala
n : woody tropical plants with tall trunks; sometimes placed in family Musaceae

genus Recurvirostra
n : type genus of the Recurvirostridae: avocets [syn: {Recurvirostra}]

genus Regalecus
n : type genus of the Regalecidae [syn: {Reglaecus}]

genus Regnellidium
n : 1 species of aquatic or semi-aquatic fern

genus Regulus
n : a genus of birds of the family Sylviidae including kinglets [syn: {Regulus}]

genus Reithrodontomys
n : New World harvest mice [syn: {Reithrodontomys}]

genus Remilegia
n : a genus of Echeneididae [syn: {Remilegia}]

genus Reseda
n : Old World genus of herbs having racemose flowers: mignonette; dyer's rocket

genus Retama
n : small genus of mediterranean shrubs; often included in genus Genista [syn: {Retama}]

genus Reticulitermes
n : includes species highly destructive to structures and living trees [syn: {Reticulitermes}]

genus Retrophyllum
n : small genus of tropical evergreen dioecious shrubs or trees of Oceania and tropical South America [syn: {Retrophyllum}]

genus Rhagoletis
n : a genus of Trypetidae [syn: {Rhagoletis}]

genus Rhamnus
n : type genus of the Rhamnaceae: buckthorns [syn: {Rhamnus}]

genus Rhapis
n : genus of small clump-forming fan palms of China and Japan [syn: {Rhapis}]

genus Rhea
n : type genus of the Rheidae; large tall flightless South American birds similar to but smaller than ostriches

genus Rheum
n : rhubarb [syn: {Rheum}]

genus Rhexia
n : deer grass [syn: {Rhexia}]

genus Rhincodon
n : whale sharks [syn: {Rhincodon}]

genus Rhinoceros
n : type genus of the Rhinocerotidae

genus Rhinonicteris
n : orange horseshoe bats [syn: {Rhinonicteris}]

genus Rhinoptera
n : a genus of Myliobatidae [syn: {Rhinoptera}]

genus Rhipsalis
n : large genus of epiphytic or lithophytic unarmed cacti with usually segmented stems and pendulous branches; flowers are small followed by berrylike fruits [syn: {Rhipsalis}]

genus Rhizobium
n : the type genus of Rhizobiaceae; usually occur in the root nodules of legumes; can fix atmospheric oxygen [syn: {Rhizobium}]

genus Rhizoctinia
n : form genus of imperfect fungi some species of which are now placed in genera Pellicularia and Corticium because their perfect stages have been found

genus Rhizophora
n : type genus of the Rhizophoraceae; a small genus of tropical trees and shrubs [syn: {Rhizophora}]

genus Rhizopogon
n : a genus of fungi having subterranean sporophores resembling tubers [syn: {Rhizopogon}]

genus Rhizopus
n : genus of rot-causing fungi having columnar hemispherical aerial sporangia anchored to the substrate by rhizoids

genus Rhodanthe
n : genus of xerophytic herbs and shrubs of South Africa and Australia; sometimes included in genus Helipterum

genus Rhododendron
n : large genus of evergreen shrubs native to cooler regions of the northern hemisphere having showy flowers

genus Rhodosphaera
n : 1 species; an Australian evergreen sumac [syn: {Rhodosphaera}]

genus Rhodymenia
n : type genus of the family Rhodymeniaceae [syn: {Rhodymenia}]

genus Rhus
n : deciduous or evergreen shrubs and shrubby trees of temperate and subtropical North America, South Africa, eastern Asia and northeastern Australia; usually limited to nonpoisonous sumacs (see genus Toxicodendron) [syn: {Rhus}]

genus Rhyacotriton
n : olympic salamanders [syn: {Rhyacotriton}]

genus Rhynchoelaps
n : Australian coral snakes [syn: {Rhynchoelaps}]

genus Rhyncostylis
n : genus of epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia [syn: {Rhyncostylis}]

genus Rhynia
n : type genus of the Rhyniaceae; small leafless dichotomously branching fossil plants with terminal sporangia and smooth branching rhizomes [syn: {Rhynia}]

genus Ribes
n : a flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries; native to northern hemisphere [syn: {Ribes}]

genus Richea
n : evergreen trees or shrubs of mountains of Australia and Tasmania [syn: {Richea}]

genus Richmondena
n : cardinals [syn: {Richmondena}]

genus Ricinus
n : a genus of herb having only one known species: castor-oil plant [syn: {Ricinus}]

genus Rickettsia
n : can cause typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever in humans

genus Riparia
n : a genus of Hirundinidae [syn: {Riparia}]

genus Rissa
n : a genus of Laridae [syn: {Rissa}]

genus Rivina
n : small genus of erect perennial shrubby herbs; tropical and subtropical America [syn: {Rivina}]

genus Rivulus
n : killifish

genus Robinia
n : deciduous flowering trees and shrubs [syn: {Robinia}]

genus Roccella
n : chiefly fruticose maritime rock-inhabiting lichens

genus Roccus
n : a genus of Serranidae [syn: {Roccus}]

genus Rodolia
n : genus of Australian ladybugs [syn: {Rodolia}, {genus Vedalia}]

genus Romneya
n : 1 species: matilija poppy [syn: {Romneya}]

genus Roridula
n : insectivorous undershrubs of South Africa; in some classifications placed in the family Droseraceae

genus Rorippa
n : annual and perennial herbs of damp habitats; cosmopolitan except Antarctica [syn: {Rorippa}]

genus Rosa
n : large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses [syn: {Rosa}]

genus Rosellinia
n : fungi having smooth perithecia with dark one-celled ascospores [syn: {Rosellinia}]

genus Rosmarinus
n : rosemary [syn: {Rosmarinus}]

genus Roystonea
n : a monocotyledonous genus of West Indian feather palms [syn: {Roystonea}]

genus Rubia
n : type genus of the Rubiaceae; Old World herbs and subshrubs grown for their medicinal properties and for dye substances extracted from their roots [syn: {Rubia}]

genus Rubus
n : large genus of brambles bearing berries [syn: {Rubus}]

genus Rudbeckia
n : North American perennial herbs with showy cone-shaped flower heads [syn: {Rudbeckia}]

genus Rumex
n : docks: coarse herbs and shrubs mainly native to north temperate regions [syn: {Rumex}]

genus Rumohra
n : leatherleaf ferns: in some classifications included in genus Polystichum [syn: {Rumohra}]

genus Rupicapra
n : chamois [syn: {Rupicapra}]

genus Rupicola
n : cock of the rocks [syn: {Rupicola}]

genus Ruptiliocarpon
n : new (1993) genus of trees of Central America now recognized as similar to those of genus Lepidobotrys [syn: {Ruptiliocarpon}]

genus Ruscus
n : a genus of European evergreen shrubs; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae [syn: {Ruscus}]

genus Russula
n : large genus of fungi with stout stems and white spores and neither annulus nor volva; brittle caps of red or purple or yellow or green or blue; differs from genus Lactarius in lacking milky juice [syn: {Russula}]

genus Ruta
n : type genus of the Rutaceae; strong-scented Eurasian herbs [syn: {Ruta}]

genus Rutilus
n : roaches [syn: {Rutilus}]

genus Rynchops
n : type genus of the Rynchopidae: skimmers [syn: {Rynchops}]

genus Rypticus
n : a genus of fish of the family Serranidae, including soapfishes [syn: {Rypticus}]

genus Sabal
n : American dwarf fan palms [syn: {Sabal}]

genus Sabbatia
n : genus of smooth slender North American herbs with showy flowers

genus Sabinea
n : small genus of deciduous West Indian trees or shrubs: carib wood [syn: {Sabinea}]

genus Saccharomyces
n : single-celled yeasts that reproduce asexually by budding; used to ferment carbohydrates [syn: {Saccharomyces}]

genus Saccharum
n : tall perennial reedlike grass originally of southeastern Asia: sugarcane [syn: {Saccharum}]

genus Sadleria
n : low tree ferns with large fronds; in rain forests and on lava flows of Hawaiian Islands [syn: {Sadleria}]

genus Sagina
n : small low-growing annual or perennial herbs of temperate and cool regions [syn: {Sagina}]

genus Sagitta
n : chief genus of Chaetognatha including the largest arrowworms

genus Sagittaria
n : genus of aquatic herbs of temperate and tropical regions having sagittate or hastate leaves and white scapose flowers [syn: {Sagittaria}]

genus Sagittarius
n : type family of the Sagittariidae [syn: {Sagittarius}]

genus Saiga
n : Eurasian antelopes: saigas

genus Saimiri
n : squirrel monkeys [syn: {Saimiri}]

genus Saintpaulia
n : east African herb with nodding flowers; widely cultivated [syn: {Saintpaulia}]

genus Salamandra
n : type genus of the Salamandridae [syn: {Salamandra}]

genus Salicornia
n : glassworts [syn: {Salicornia}]

genus Salix
n : a large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees: willows [syn: {Salix}]

genus Salmo
n : type genus of the Salmonidae: salmon and trout [syn: {Salmo}]

genus Salmonella
n : a genus of bacteria

genus Salpa
n : type (perhaps sole) genus of the Salpidae

genus Salpichroa
n : herbs of temperate North and South America: cock's eggs [syn: {Salpichroa}]

genus Salpiglossis
n : small genus of herbs of the southern Andes having large showy flowers

genus Salpinctes
n : a genus of Troglodytidae [syn: {Salpinctes}]

genus Salsola
n : chiefly Old World herbs or shrubs: saltworts [syn: {Salsola}]

genus Salvadora
n : genus of evergreen trees or shrubs; fruit is a drupe; grows in Africa through Arabia to India and China [syn: {Salvadora}]

genus Salvelinus
n : brook trout [syn: {Salvelinus}]

genus Salvia
n : large genus of shrubs and subshrubs of the mint family varying greatly in habit: sage

genus Salvinia
n : type genus of the Salviniaceae: water ferns [syn: {Salvinia}]

genus Sambucus
n : elder; elderberry [syn: {Sambucus}]

genus Samia
n : silkworm moths [syn: {Samia}]

genus Samolus
n : genus of herbs usually growing in salt marshes: water pimpernels [syn: {Samolus}]

genus Sanguinaria
n : 1 species: bloodroot [syn: {Sanguinaria}]

genus Sanicula
n : chiefly American herbs: sanicle [syn: {Sanicula}]

genus Sansevieria
n : Old World tropical herbaceous perennial of the agave family; in some classifications considered a genus of Liliaceae

genus Santalum
n : parasitic trees of Indonesia and Malaysia [syn: {Santalum}]

genus Santolina
n : genus of Mediterranean subshrubs with rayless flower heads [syn: {Santolina}]

genus Sanvitalia
n : small genus of tropical American annual herbs: creeping zinnia [syn: {Sanvitalia}]

genus Sapindus
n : type genus of the Sapindaceae [syn: {Sapindus}]

genus Saponaria
n : mostly perennial Old World herbs [syn: {Saponaria}]

genus Saprolegnia
n : aquatic fungi growing chiefly on plant debris and animal remains [syn: {Saprolegnia}]

genus Sarcobatus
n : 1 species: greasewood [syn: {Sarcobatus}]

genus Sarcocephalus
n : genus of tropical African trees and shrubs [syn: {Sarcocephalus}]

genus Sarcochilus
n : diminutive epiphytic or lithophytic orchids with clumped short-stemmed foliage and arching racemes of colorful flowers; Australia and Polynesia to southeastern Asia [syn: {Sarcochilus}]

genus Sarcocystis
n : chief genus of the order Sarcosporidia [syn: {Sarcocystis}]

genus Sarcodes
n : snow plant; in some classifications placed in family Pyrolaceae [syn: {Sarcodes}]

genus Sarcophaga
n : flesh flies [syn: {Sarcophaga}]

genus Sarcophilus
n : Tasmanian devil [syn: {Sarcophilus}]

genus Sarcoptes
n : type genus of the family Sarcoptidae: itch mites [syn: {Sarcoptes}]

genus Sarcorhamphus
n : usually containing only the king vulture [syn: {Sarcorhamphus}]

genus Sarcostemma
n : succulent subshrubs or vines; tropical and subtropical India and Africa and Malaysia [syn: {Sarcostemma}]

genus Sarda
n : bonitos [syn: {Sarda}]

genus Sardina
n : pilchards [syn: {Sardina}, {genus Sardinia}]

genus Sardinia
n : pilchards [syn: {Sardina}, {genus Sardina}]

genus Sardinops
n : pilchards [syn: {Sardinops}]

genus Sargassum
n : a genus of protoctista

genus Sarracenia
n : pitcher plants [syn: {Sarracenia}]

genus Sassafras
n : a genus of Sassafras

genus Satureia
n : savory [syn: {Satureja}, {genus Satureja}, {Satureia}]

genus Satureja
n : savory [syn: {Satureja}, {Satureia}, {genus Satureia}]

genus Saturnia
n : type genus of the Saturniidae: emperor moth [syn: {Saturnia}]

genus Sauromalus
n : chuckwallas [syn: {Sauromalus}]

genus Saurosuchus
n : early archosaurian carnivore [syn: {Saurosuchus}]

genus Saururus
n : type genus of the Saururaceae: lizard's-tails [syn: {Saururus}]

genus Saussurea
n : genus of herbs of temperate and cool regions of Eurasia [syn: {Saussurea}]

genus Saxe-gothea
n : 1 species: Prince Albert's yew [syn: {Saxe-gothea}, {Saxegothea}, {genus Saxegothea}]

genus Saxegothea
n : 1 species: Prince Albert's yew [syn: {Saxe-gothea}, {Saxegothea}, {genus Saxe-gothea}]

genus Saxicola
n : Old World chats [syn: {Saxicola}]

genus Saxifraga
n : type genus of the Saxifragaceae; large genus of usually perennial herbs of arctic and cool regions of northern hemisphere: saxifrage [syn: {Saxifraga}]

genus Sayornis
n : phoebes [syn: {Sayornis}]

genus Scabiosa
n : annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs; mainly Mediterranean

genus Scaphiopus
n : New World spadefoot toads [syn: {Scaphiopus}]

genus Scaphosepalum
n : comprises some tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants with small flowers carried on one scape [syn: {Scaphosepalum}]

genus Scarabaeus
n : type genus of the Scarabaeidae

genus Scardinius
n : rudds [syn: {Scardinius}]

genus Scartella
n : a genus of Blenniidae [syn: {Scartella}]

genus Sceliphron
n : mud daubers [syn: {Sceliphron}]

genus Sceloglaux
n : a genus of Strigidae [syn: {Sceloglaux}]

genus Sceloporus
n : spiny lizards [syn: {Sceloporus}]

genus Schaffneria
n : 1 species [syn: {Schaffneria}]

genus Schefflera
n : large genus of shrubby and climbing tropical plants having showy digitately compound foliage [syn: {Schefflera}]

genus Schinus
n : genus of evergreen shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical regions of South and Central America and Canary Islands and China [syn: {Schinus}]

genus Schistosoma
n : type genus of the family Schistosomatidae: blood flukes [syn: {Schistosoma}]

genus Schizachyrium
n : overlaps the genus Andropogon [syn: {Schizachyrium}]

genus Schizaea
n : type genus of the Schizaeaceae cosmopolitan especially in tropics; small leptosporangiate ferns: curly grass fern [syn: {Schizaea}]

genus Schizanthus
n : Chilean herbs with orchidlike flowers

genus Schizopetalon
n : small genus of South American herbs grown for its flowers

genus Schizophragma
n : small genus of deciduous climbing and creeping shrubs with white flowers in flat clusters; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae [syn: {Schizophragma}]

genus Schizosaccharomyces
n : type and only genus of Schizosaccharomycetaceae; comprises the fission yeasts [syn: {Schizosaccharomyces}]

genus Schlumbergera
n : South American epiphytic or lithophytic cacti [syn: {Schlumbergera}]

genus Schomburgkia
n : genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with showy racemose flowers [syn: {Schomburgkia}]

genus Sciadopitys
n : type and sole genus of Sciadopityaceae; Japanese umbrella pines [syn: {Sciadopitys}]

genus Sciaena
n : type genus of the Sciaenidae: croakers [syn: {Sciaena}]

genus Sciaenops
n : a genus of Sciaenidae [syn: {Sciaenops}]

genus Sciara
n : type genus of the Sciaridae: fungus gnat

genus Scilla
n : sometimes placed in subfamily Hyacinthaceae

genus Scincella
n : a reptile genus of Scincidae [syn: {Scincella}]

genus Scincus
n : type genus of Scincidae [syn: {Scincus}]

genus Scindapsus
n : evergreen climbers with adhesive adventitious roots; southeastern Asia and Brazil [syn: {Scindapsus}, {genus Pothos}]

genus Scirpus
n : rhizomatous perennial grasslike herbs [syn: {Scirpus}]

genus Sciurus
n : type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels [syn: {Sciurus}]

genus Scleranthus
n : small genus of Old World weedy prostrate annuals: knawel [syn: {Scleranthus}]

genus Scleroderma
n : genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles [syn: {Scleroderma}]

genus Sclerotinia
n : large genus of ascomycetous fungi including various destructive plant pathogens

genus Sclerotium
n : form genus of sterile imperfect fungi; many form sclerotia; some cause sclerotium disease in plants [syn: {Sclerotium}]

genus Scolopax
n : type of the Scolopacidae: Old World woodcocks [syn: {Scolopax}]

genus Scolopendrium
n : a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae (in some classification systems included in genus Asplenium) [syn: {Phyllitis}, {genus Phyllitis}]

genus Scolymus
n : small genus of thistlelike herbs of the Mediterranean region [syn: {Scolymus}]

genus Scolytus
n : type genus of the Scolytidae comprising numerous small bark beetles [syn: {Scolytus}]

genus Scomber
n : type genus of the Scombridae [syn: {Scomber}]

genus Scomberesox
n : a genus of Scomberesocidae [syn: {Scomberesox}, {Scombresox}, {genus Scombresox}]

genus Scomberomorus
n : Spanish mackerels [syn: {Scomberomorus}]

genus Scombresox
n : a genus of Scomberesocidae [syn: {Scomberesox}, {genus Scomberesox}, {Scombresox}]

genus Scophthalmus
n : a genus of Bothidae [syn: {Scophthalmus}]

genus Scopolia
n : genus of European perennial herbs yielding medicinal alkaloids [syn: {Scopolia}]

genus Scorpaena
n : type genus of the Scorpaenidae: scorpionfishes [syn: {Scorpaena}]

genus Scorzonera
n : genus of narrow-leaved European herbs

genus Scrophularia
n : type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants' supposed ability to cure scrofula: figworts [syn: {Scrophularia}]

genus Scutellaria
n : skullcap; helmet flower [syn: {Scutellaria}]

genus Scutigera
n : a genus of Scutigeridae [syn: {Scutigera}]

genus Scutigerella
n : garden centipedes [syn: {Scutigerella}]

genus Sebastiana
n : Mexican spurges [syn: {Sebastiana}]

genus Sebastodes
n : rockfishes [syn: {Sebastodes}]

genus Secale
n : cereal grass widely cultivated for its grain: rye [syn: {Secale}]

genus Sedum
n : large genus of rock plants having thick fleshy leaves

genus Seismosaurus
n : genus of large herbivorous dinosaurs of Cretaceous found in western North America [syn: {Seismosaurus}]

genus Seiurus
n : ovenbirds and water thrushes [syn: {Seiurus}]

genus Selaginella
n : type and sole genus of the Selaginellaceae; evergreen mosslike plants: spike moss and little club moss [syn: {Selaginella}]

genus Selar
n : big-eyed scad [syn: {Selar}]

genus Selenarctos
n : Asiatic black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus [syn: {Selenarctos}]

genus Selene
n : a genus of Carangidae [syn: {Selene}]

genus Selenicereus
n : mostly epiphytic climbing cacti that bloom at night [syn: {Selenicereus}]

genus Selenipedium
n : genus of tall reedlike tropical American orchids; includes species with pods used locally as a substitute for vanilla [syn: {Selenipedium}]

genus Senecio
n : enormous and diverse cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs and vines and herbs including many weeds [syn: {Senecio}]

genus Senna
n : genus of shrubs and trees and herbs many of which are often classified as members of the genus Cassia

genus Sepia
n : type genus of the Sepiidae [syn: {Sepia}]

genus Septobasidium
n : type genus of Septobasidiaceae: smooth shelf fungi usually having a well-developed sometimes thick-walled hypobasidium [syn: {Septobasidium}]

genus Sequoia
n : redwoods; until recently considered a genus of a separate family Taxodiaceae

genus Sequoiadendron
n : giant sequoias; sometimes included in the genus Sequoia; until recently placed in the Taxodiaceae [syn: {Sequoiadendron}]

genus Serenoa
n : one species: saw palmetto [syn: {Serenoa}]

genus Sericocarpus
n : small genus of herbs of the eastern United States: white-topped asters [syn: {Sericocarpus}]

genus Serinus
n : Old World finches; e.g. canaries and serins [syn: {Serinus}]

genus Seriola
n : a genus of Carangidae [syn: {Seriola}]

genus Seriphidium
n : woody plants grown chiefly for their silver or gray and often aromatic foliage; formerly included in the genus Artemisia [syn: {Seriphidium}]

genus Seriphus
n : a genus of Sciaenidae [syn: {Seriphus}]

genus Serranus
n : type genus of the Serranidae: mostly small Pacific sea basses [syn: {Serranus}]

genus Serrasalmus
n : piranhas [syn: {Serrasalmus}]

genus Serratia
n : a genus of motile peritrichous bacteria that contain small Gram-negative rod [syn: {Serratia}]

genus Serratula
n : genus of Old World perennial herbs with spirally arranged toothed leaves [syn: {Serratula}]

genus Sertularia
n : sessile hydroid that forms feathery colonies [syn: {Sertularia}]

genus Sesamum
n : tropical African and Indian herbs [syn: {Sesamum}]

genus Sesbania
n : small genus of tropical and subtropical leguminous herbs or shrubs or trees

genus Seseli
n : a rosid dicot genus that includes moon carrots [syn: {Seseli}]

genus Setaria
n : annual or perennial grasses of warm regions: bristlegrasses [syn: {Setaria}]

genus Setophaga
n : a genus of Parulidae [syn: {Setophaga}]

genus Shigella
n : a genus of bacteria

genus Shorea
n : genus of Indonesian and Malaysian timber trees rich in resin [syn: {Shorea}]

genus Shortia
n : evergreen perennial herbs of North America and eastern Asia: oconee bells

genus Sialia
n : North American bluebirds [syn: {Sialia}]

genus Sialis
n : type genus of the Sialidae [syn: {Sialis}]

genus Sida
n : large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances [syn: {Sida}]

genus Sidalcea
n : genus of showy plants of western North America having palmate leaves and variously colored racemose flowers [syn: {Sidalcea}]

genus Sideritis
n : genus of woolly aromatic herbs or subshrubs or shrubs of Mediterranean region [syn: {Sideritis}]

genus Sigmodon
n : American cotton rats [syn: {Sigmodon}]

genus Silene
n : large widely distributed genus of plants having mostly showy flowers of various colors: campion; catchfly

genus Sillago
n : type genus of the Sillaginidae [syn: {Sillago}]

genus Silphium
n : tall North American perennial herbs [syn: {Silphium}]

genus Silurus
n : type genus of the Siluridae: catfishes [syn: {Silurus}]

genus Silvia
n : type genus of the Sylviidae: warblers [syn: {Silvia}]

genus Silybum
n : small genus of east African herbs [syn: {Silybum}]

genus Simarouba
n : type genus of Simaroubaceae; tropical American trees and shrubs having a pale soft wood and bitter bark [syn: {Simarouba}]

genus Simulium
n : type genus of the Simuliidae: blackflies [syn: {Simulium}]

genus Sinanthropus
n : genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned [syn: {Sinanthropus}]

genus Sinapis
n : small genus of Old World herbs usually included in genus Brassica [syn: {Sinapis}]

genus Sinningia
n : genus of perennial tuberous herbs and shrubs of Central and South America [syn: {Sinningia}]

genus Sinornis
n : a genus of fossil birds

genus Siren
n : a genus of Sirenidae

genus Sison
n : genus including stone parsley [syn: {Sison}]

genus Sistrurus
n : pygmy rattlesnakes [syn: {Sistrurus}]

genus Sisymbrium
n : genus of Old World annual or biennial or perennial herbs with racemose flowers; many are considered to be weeds

genus Sisyrinchium
n : chiefly North American grasslike herbs [syn: {Sisyrinchium}]

genus Sitophylus
n : a genus of Bruchidae [syn: {Sitophylus}]

genus Sitotroga
n : grain moths [syn: {Sitotroga}]

genus Sitta
n : type genus of the Sittidae [syn: {Sitta}]

genus Sium
n : perennial of wet and marshy places in the northern hemisphere: water parsnips [syn: {Sium}]

genus Sivapithecus
n : extinct primates; lower Pliocene

genus Sloanea
n : genus of tropical hardwood timber trees [syn: {Sloanea}]

genus Smilax
n : sometimes placed in Smilacaceae [syn: {Smilax}]

genus Smiledon
n : saber-toothed tigers [syn: {Smiledon}]

genus Smyrnium
n : Alexanders [syn: {Smyrnium}]

genus Sobralia
n : genus of tropical American orchids

genus Solandra
n : shrubby climbers of tropical America [syn: {Solandra}]

genus Solanopteris
n : tropical American epiphytic ferns having rhizomes with tubers and roots as well as scales [syn: {Solanopteris}]

genus Solanum
n : type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet [syn: {Solanum}]

genus Solea
n : type genus of the Soleidae [syn: {Solea}]

genus Soleirolia
n : 1 species; a dwarf creeping mat-forming evergreen herb [syn: {Helxine}, {genus Helxine}, {Soleirolia}]

genus Solenopsis
n : fire ants [syn: {Solenopsis}]

genus Solenostemon
n : genus of shrubby often succulent herbs of tropical Africa and Asia; includes some plants often placed in genus Coleus [syn: {Solenostemon}]

genus Solidago
n : goldenrod [syn: {Solidago}]

genus Somateria
n : eider ducks [syn: {Somateria}]

genus Sonchus
n : sow thistles [syn: {Sonchus}]

genus Sonora
n : ground snakes [syn: {Sonora}]

genus Sophora
n : cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and showy flowers; some species placed in genus Podalyria [syn: {Sophora}]

genus Sorbus
n : a genus of shrubs or trees of the family Rosaceae having feathery leaves [syn: {Sorbus}]

genus Sorex
n : type genus of the family Soricidae: shrews [syn: {Sorex}]

genus Sorghum
n : annual or perennial tropical and subtropical cereal grasses: sorghum

genus Spadella
n : marine worms resembling the sagittas but with a broader body and only one pair of lateral fins

genus Spalax
n : type genus of the Spalacidae [syn: {Spalax}]

genus Sparaxis
n : deciduous perennial herbs of South Africa [syn: {Sparaxis}]

genus Sparganium
n : type and sole genus of Sparganiaceae; marsh or aquatic herbs of temperate regions [syn: {Sparganium}]

genus Sparmannia
n : small genus of tropical African shrubs [syn: {Sparmannia}]

genus Spartina
n : grass of freshwater swamps and salt marshes of Europe, Africa, America, and South Atlantic islands [syn: {Spartina}]

genus Spartium
n : 1 species: Spanish broom [syn: {Spartium}]

genus Spathiphyllum
n : evergreen rhizomatous perennials of tropical America and Philippines and Indonesia

genus Spergula
n : small genus of Old World annual herbs: corn spurry [syn: {Spergula}]

genus Spergularia
n : chiefly maritimes Eurasian herbs: sand spurry; sea spurry [syn: {Spergularia}]

genus Spermophilus
n : typical ground squirrels [syn: {Citellus}, {genus Citellus}, {Spermophilus}]

genus Sphacele
n : a dicotyledonous genus of the family Labiatae [syn: {Lepechinia}, {genus Lepechinia}, {Sphacele}]

genus Sphacelotheca
n : genus of smut fungus [syn: {Sphacelotheca}]

genus Sphaeralcea
n : large genus of chiefly tropical herbs with showy flowers and mostly globose fruits: globe mallows [syn: {Sphaeralcea}]

genus Sphaerocarpos
n : type genus of Sphaerocarpaceae; liverworts with small many-lobed usually orbicular thallus [syn: {Sphaerocarpus}, {genus Sphaerocarpus}, {Sphaerocarpos}]

genus Sphaerocarpus
n : type genus of Sphaerocarpaceae; liverworts with small many-lobed usually orbicular thallus [syn: {Sphaerocarpus}, {Sphaerocarpos}, {genus Sphaerocarpos}]

genus Sphagnum
n : a large genus constituting the order Sphagnales: atypical mosses of temperate bogs with leaves that can hold much water

genus Sphecius
n : large solitary wasps: cicada killer [syn: {Sphecius}]

genus Sphecotheres
n : a genus of Old World orioles [syn: {Sphecotheres}]

genus Spheniscus
n : type genus of the Spheniscidae: jackass penguins [syn: {Spheniscus}]

genus Sphenodon
n : coextensive with the order Rhynchocephalia: tuataras [syn: {Sphenodon}]

genus Sphyraena
n : type and sole genus of the Sphyraenidae: barracuda [syn: {Sphyraena}]

genus Sphyrapicus
n : a genus of Picidae [syn: {Sphyrapicus}]

genus Sphyrna
n : type genus of the Sphyrnidae [syn: {Sphyrna}]

genus Spilogale
n : a genus of Mustelidae [syn: {Spilogale}]

genus Spinacia
n : spinach [syn: {Spinacia}]

genus Spinus
n : in some classifications considered a subgenus of Carduelis: siskins and New World goldfinches [syn: {Spinus}]

genus Spiraea
n : a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rosaceae [syn: {Spiraea}]

genus Spiranthes
n : large cosmopolitan genus of white-flowered terrestrial orchids [syn: {Spiranthes}]

genus Spirillum
n : a genus of bacteria

genus Spirochaeta
n : type genus of the family Spirochaetaceae; flexible undulating chiefly aquatic bacteria [syn: {Spirochaeta}]

genus Spirodela
n : minute aquatic herbs floating on the water surface consisting of a shiny leaflike frond and 2-21 roots [syn: {Spirodela}]

genus Spirogyra
n : a genus of protoctista

genus Spirula
n : genus of small cephalopods with many-chambered spiral shells resembling those of the extinct belemnites

genus Spizella
n : chipping sparrow; field sparrow; tree sparrow [syn: {Spizella}]

genus Spodoptera
n : moths whose larvae are armyworms [syn: {Spodoptera}]

genus Spondias
n : tropical trees having one-seeded fruit [syn: {Spondias}]

genus Sporobolus
n : cosmopolitan annual and perennial grasses (as dropseed or rush grass) [syn: {Sporobolus}]

genus Spraguea
n : small genus of usually perennial herbs having deep woody taproots and flower heads of umbels or cymes [syn: {Spraguea}]

genus Spyeria
n : fritillaries [syn: {Spyeria}]

genus Squalus
n : spiny dogfishes [syn: {Squalus}]

genus Squatina
n : type genus of the Squatinidae: angel sharks [syn: {Squatina}]

genus Squilla
n : type genus of the family Squillidae

genus Stachys
n : large genus of usually woolly or hairy herbs or subshrubs or shrubs; temperate eastern hemisphere; tropical Australasia [syn: {Stachys}]

genus Stanhopea
n : genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids

genus Stanleya
n : prince's plume [syn: {Stanleya}]

genus Stapelia
n : genus of evil-smelling plants resembling cacti; found from Africa to East India

genus Staphylea
n : a genus of small trees or shrubs of the family Staphylaceae [syn: {Staphylea}]

genus Staphylococcus
n : includes many pathogenic species

genus Staurikosaurus
n : primitive ornithischian dinosaur found in Brazil

genus Steatornis
n : type and sole genus of the family Steatornithidae [syn: {Steatornis}]

genus Steganopus
n : a genus of Phalaropidae [syn: {Steganopus}]

genus Stegosaurus
n : quadrupedal armored herbivore of the Jurassic and Cretaceous

genus Stelis
n : genus of small caespitose orchids of tropical America

genus Stellaria
n : common chickweed; stitchwort [syn: {Stellaria}]

genus Stenocarpus
n : small genus of timber trees; Australia to Malaysia [syn: {Stenocarpus}]

genus Stenochlaena
n : large tropical ferns; some epiphytic climbers and some terrestrial bog ferns; Africa; Asia; Australasia [syn: {Stenochlaena}]

genus Stenopelmatus
n : sand crickets [syn: {Stenopelmatus}]

genus Stenopterygius
n : a reptile genus of Ichthyosauridae

genus Stenotaphrum
n : lawn grasses [syn: {Stenotaphrum}]

genus Stenotomus
n : scups [syn: {Stenotomus}]

genus Stenotus
n : genus of western North American low evergreen shrubs growing in dense tufts [syn: {Stenotus}]

genus Stentor
n : trumpet-shaped protozoa with a ciliated spiral feeding funnel

genus Stephanomeria
n : malheur wire lettuce [syn: {Stephanomeria}]

genus Stephanotis
n : genus of Old World tropical woody vines

genus Stercorarius
n : type genus of the Stercorariidae: jaegers [syn: {Stercorarius}]

genus Sterculia
n : type genus of the Sterculiaceae: deciduous or evergreen trees of Old and New World tropics and subtropics

genus Sterna
n : a genus of Sterninae [syn: {Sterna}]

genus Sternotherus
n : musk turtles [syn: {Sternotherus}]

genus Stevia
n : genus of shrubs and herbs of tropical and warm Americas

genus Sticherus
n : umbrella ferns; warm regions of Australia and New Zealand [syn: {Sticherus}]

genus Stictomys
n : mountain pacas [syn: {Stictomys}]

genus Stictopelia
n : a genus of Columbidae [syn: {Stictopelia}]

genus Stizolobium
n : genus of tropical herbs and woody vines having trifoliate leaves and showy flowers in axillary clusters [syn: {genus Mucuna}, {Stizolobium}]

genus Stizostedion
n : pikeperches [syn: {Stizostedion}]

genus Stokesia
n : 1 species: stokes' aster [syn: {Stokesia}]

genus Storeria
n : a genus of Colubridae [syn: {Storeria}]

genus Strekelia
n : a monocotyledonous genus of the amaryllis family [syn: {Strekelia}]

genus Strelitzia
n : small genus of large perennial evergreen herbs having leaves resembling those of banana plants; sometimes placed in family Musaceae [syn: {Strelitzia}]

genus Strepera
n : bell magpies [syn: {Strepera}]

genus Strepsiceros
n : African antelopes: kudus; bongos; nyalas; bushbucks [syn: {Tragelaphus}, {genus Tragelaphus}, {Strepsiceros}]

genus Streptocarpus
n : large genus of usually stemless African or Asian herbs: Cape primrose

genus Streptococcus
n : a genus of bacteria

genus Streptomyces
n : type genus of the family Streptomycetaceae

genus Streptopelia
n : turtledoves [syn: {Streptopelia}]

genus Streptosolen
n : 1 species: marmalade bush [syn: {Streptosolen}]

genus Strix
n : owls lacking ear tufts [syn: {Strix}]

genus Strobilomyces
n : fungi similar to Boletus but with a shaggy scaly cap [syn: {Strobilomyces}]

genus Strombus
n : type genus of the family Strombidae [syn: {Strombus}]

genus Strongylodon
n : genus of Polynesian or southeastern Asian shrubs or vines [syn: {Strongylodon}]

genus Strophanthus
n : genus of tropical Asiatic and African shrubs and woody vines and small trees

genus Stropharia
n : genus of gill fungi with brown spores that is closely related to Agaricus; here placed in its own family Strophariaceae [syn: {Stropharia}, {ring-stalked fungus}]

genus Struthio
n : type genus of the Struthionidae: African ostriches [syn: {Struthio}]

genus Struthiomimus
n : small toothless saurischian dinosaurs; later Cretaceous period in Canada

genus Strymon
n : large and widely distributed genus of hairstreak butterflies [syn: {Strymon}]

genus Sturnella
n : a genus of passerine birds including the meadowlarks [syn: {Sturnella}]

genus Sturnus
n : type genus of the Sturnidae: common starlings [syn: {Sturnus}]

genus Stylomecon
n : 1 species: wind poppy [syn: {Stylomecon}]

genus Stylophorum
n : wood poppies [syn: {Stylophorum}]

genus Styphelia
n : Australian heathlike shrubs [syn: {Styphelia}]

genus Styracosaurus
n : genus of horned dinosaurs

genus Styrax
n : deciduous or evergreen shrubs and small trees

genus Subularia
n : small genus of herbs of north temperate regions and mountains of tropical Africa [syn: {Subularia}]

genus Suillus
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae [syn: {Suillus}]

genus Suksdorfia
n : small genus of rhizomatous herbs of northwestern America and South America

genus Sula
n : type genus of the Sulidae [syn: {Sula}]

genus Sundacarpus
n : 1 species [syn: {Sundacarpus}]

genus Suricata
n : meerkats [syn: {Suricata}]

genus Surnia
n : a genus of hawk-like owls [syn: {Surnia}]

genus Sus
n : type genus of the Suidae [syn: {Sus}]

genus Swainsona
n : genus of Australian herbs and subshrubs: darling peas [syn: {Swainsona}]

genus Swertia
n : genus of herbs of mountains of North America and Eurasia and Africa [syn: {Swertia}]

genus Swietinia
n : tropical American mahogany trees [syn: {Swietinia}]

genus Sylvilagus
n : North American rabbits [syn: {Sylvilagus}]

genus Symphalangus
n : used in some classifications for the siamangs [syn: {Symphalangus}]

genus Symphoricarpos
n : deciduous shrubs of North America and Central America and China [syn: {Symphoricarpos}]

genus Symphytum
n : comfrey [syn: {Symphytum}]

genus Symplocarpus
n : one species: skunk cabbage [syn: {Symplocarpus}]

genus Symplocus
n : type and sole genus of Symplocaceae including sweetleaf [syn: {Symplocus}]

genus Synagrops
n : a genus of Serranidae [syn: {Synagrops}]

genus Synanceja
n : stonefishes [syn: {Synanceja}]

genus Synaptomys
n : bog lemmings [syn: {Synaptomys}]

genus Synchytrium
n : simple parasitic fungi including pond scum parasites [syn: {Synchytrium}]

genus Synercus
n : Cape buffalo [syn: {Synercus}, {tribe synercus}]

genus Syngnathus
n : type genus of the family Syngnathidae [syn: {Syngnathus}]

genus Syngonium
n : epiphytic or terrestrial climbing shrubs of Central and South America; used as ornamental houseplants for their velvety foliage [syn: {Syngonium}]

genus Syringa
n : genus of Old World shrubs or low trees having fragrant flowers in showy panicles: lilacs [syn: {Syringa}]

genus Syrrhaptes
n : a genus of Pteroclididae [syn: {Syrrhaptes}]

genus Syzygium
n : a tropical evergreen tree of the myrtle family native to the East Indies but cultivated elsewhere [syn: {Syzygium}]

genus Tabernaemontana
n : evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with milky sap [syn: {Tabernaemontana}]

genus Tacca
n : genus of tropical plants with creeping rootstocks and small umbellate flowers [syn: {Tacca}]

genus Tachyglossus
n : type genus of the family Tachyglossidae [syn: {Tachyglossus}]

genus Tachypleus
n : a genus of Limulidae [syn: {Tachypleus}]

genus Tadarida
n : freetail bats [syn: {Tadarida}]

genus Tadorna
n : sheldrakes [syn: {Tadorna}]

genus Taenia
n : type genus of the family Taeniidae: tapeworms

genus Tagetes
n : marigolds [syn: {Tageteste}]

genus Talinum
n : genus of mainly American more-or-less succulent herbs [syn: {Talinum}]

genus Tamandua
n : lesser anteater

genus Tamarindus
n : widely cultivated tropical trees originally of Africa [syn: {Tamarindus}]

genus Tamarix
n : genus of deciduous shrubs or small trees of eastern Mediterranean regions and tropical Asia [syn: {Tamarix}]

genus Tamias
n : chipmunks of eastern North America [syn: {Tamias}]

genus Tamiasciurus
n : American red squirrels [syn: {Tamiasciurus}]

genus Tamus
n : a genus of tuberous-rooted vines of the family Dioscoreaceae; has twining stems and heart-shaped leaves and axillary racemes [syn: {Tamus}]

genus Tanacetum
n : a large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums; comprises some plants often included in other genera especially genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {Tanacetum}]

genus Tantilla
n : black-headed snakes [syn: {Tantilla}]

genus Tapirus
n : type genus of the Tapiridae [syn: {Tapirus}]

genus Taraktagenos
n : medium to large Indonesian and Malaysian trees [syn: {Hydnocarpus}, {genus Hydnocarpus}, {Taraktagenos}, {Taraktogenos}, {genus Taraktogenos}]

genus Taraktogenos
n : medium to large Indonesian and Malaysian trees [syn: {Hydnocarpus}, {genus Hydnocarpus}, {Taraktagenos}, {genus Taraktagenos}, {Taraktogenos}]

genus Taraxacum
n : an asterid dicot genus of the family Compositae including dandelions [syn: {Taraxacum}]

genus Taricha
n : Pacific newts [syn: {Taricha}]

genus Tarpon
n : tarpons

genus Tarrietia
n : small genus of east Asian and Australian timber trees [syn: {Tarrietia}]

genus Tarsius
n : type and sole genus of the family Tarsiidae [syn: {Tarsius}]

genus Taurotragus
n : African antelopes: elands [syn: {Taurotragus}]

genus Tautoga
n : tautogs [syn: {Tautoga}]

genus Tautogolabrus
n : a genus of Labridae [syn: {Tautogolabrus}]

genus Taxidea
n : in some classifications considered a genus of subfamily Melinae [syn: {Taxidea}]

genus Taxodium
n : bald cypress; swamp cypress [syn: {Taxodium}]

genus Taxus
n : yews [syn: {Taxus}]

genus Tayassu
n : type genus of the Tayassuidae [syn: {Tayassu}, {genus Pecari}]

genus Tectaria
n : terrestrial or epilithic ferns of tropical rain forests [syn: {Tectaria}]

genus Tectona
n : small genus of southeastern Asian tropics: teak [syn: {Tectona}]

genus Telanthera
n : used in former classifications systems; now included in genus Alternanthera [syn: {Telanthera}]

genus Tellima
n : genus of hardy perennials with palmately lobed leaves and long racemes of small nodding five-petaled flowers; western North America [syn: {Tellima}]

genus Telopea
n : Australian evergreen shrubs: waratahs [syn: {Telopea}]

genus Templetonia
n : genus of Australian shrubs or subshrubs: coral bush [syn: {Templetonia}]

genus Tenrec
n : type genus of the family Tenrecidae: tenrecs

genus Tephrosia
n : genus of tropical and subtropical herbs or shrubs: hoary peas [syn: {Tephrosia}]

genus Terebella
n : type genus of Terebellidae; tube-forming marine polychete worms with many filamentous tentacles [syn: {Terebella}]

genus Teredo
n : type genus of the family Teredinidae

genus Termes
n : type genus of the Termitidae [syn: {Termes}]

genus Terrapene
n : box turtles [syn: {Terrapene}]

genus Terrietia
n : small genus of timber trees of eastern Asia, Australasia and tropical Africa that form large buttresses [syn: {Heritiera}, {genus Heritiera}, {Terrietia}]

genus Testudo
n : type genus of the Testudinidae [syn: {Testudo}]

genus Tethus
n : type genus of the family Aplysiidae [syn: {Aplysia}, {genus Aplysia}, {Tethys}]

genus Tetraclinis
n : sandarac tree [syn: {Tetraclinis}]

genus Tetragonia
n : New Zealand spinach [syn: {Tetragonia}]

genus Tetragonurus
n : a genus of Stromateidae [syn: {Tetragonurus}]

genus Tetrahymena
n : protozoa having four membranous ciliary organelles

genus Tetraneuris
n : genus of hairy yellow-flowered plants of the western United States [syn: {Tetraneuris}]

genus Tetrao
n : type genus of the Tetraonidae: capercaillies [syn: {Tetrao}]

genus Tetrapturus
n : a genus of Istiophoridae [syn: {Tetrapturus}]

genus Teucrium
n : large widely distributed genus of perennial herbs or shrubs or subshrubs; native to Mediterranean region to western Asia [syn: {Teucrium}]

genus Thalarctos
n : polar bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus [syn: {Thalarctos}]

genus Thalassoma
n : a genus of Labridae [syn: {Thalassoma}]

genus Thalictrum
n : widely distributed genus of perennial herbs: meadow rue [syn: {Thalictrum}]

genus Thamnophilus
n : a genus of Formicariidae [syn: {Thamnophilus}]

genus Thamnophis
n : garter snakes [syn: {Thamnophis}]

genus Thelypteris
n : marsh ferns: in some classification systems considered part of genus Dryopteris in family Dryopteridaceae [syn: {Thelypteris}]

genus Theobroma
n : cacao plants [syn: {Theobroma}]

genus Thermobia
n : a genus of Lepismatidae [syn: {Thermobia}]

genus Thermopsis
n : genus of American and Asiatic showy rhizomatous herbs: bush peas [syn: {Thermopsis}]

genus Thespesia
n : small genus of tropical trees: Portia tree [syn: {Thespesia}]

genus Thevetia
n : genus of poisonous tropical American evergreen shrubs and trees having entire leaves and large cymose flowers [syn: {Thevetia}]

genus Thielavia
n : genus of fungi having spherical brown perithecia and some conidia borne in chains; cause root rot [syn: {Thielavia}]

genus Thiobacillus
n : a genus of bacteria

genus Thlaspi
n : herbs of temperate regions: pennycress [syn: {Thlaspi}]

genus Thomomys
n : western pocket gophers [syn: {Thomomys}]

genus Threskiornis
n : type genus of the Threskiornithidae [syn: {Threskiornis}]

genus Thrinax
n : small to medium-sized fan palms [syn: {Thrinax}]

genus Thrips
n : type genus of the Thripidae

genus Thryothorus
n : Carolina wrens [syn: {Thryothorus}]

genus Thuja
n : red cedar [syn: {Thuja}]

genus Thujopsis
n : one species; has close similarity to genus Thuja [syn: {Thujopsis}]

genus Thunbergia
n : a genus of herbs or vines of the family Acanthaceae [syn: {Thunbergia}]

genus Thunnus
n : tunas: warm-blooded fishes [syn: {Thunnus}]

genus Thylacinus
n : Tasmanian wolf [syn: {Thylacinus}]

genus Thylogale
n : pademelons [syn: {Thylogale}]

genus Thymus
n : large genus of Old World mints: thyme [syn: {Thymus}]

genus Thyrsopteris
n : 1 species

genus Thysanocarpus
n : small genus of herbs of upland regions of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: {Thysanocarpus}]

genus Tiarella
n : small genus of North American herbs having mostly basal leaves and slender racemes of delicate white flowers [syn: {Tiarella}]

genus Tibicen
n : harvest flies [syn: {Tibicen}]

genus Tichodroma
n : wall creepers; in some classifications placed in family Sittidae [syn: {Tichodroma}]

genus Tilapia
n : a genus of Cichlidae [syn: {Tilapia}]

genus Tilia
n : deciduous trees with smooth usually silver-gray bark of North America and Europe and Asia: lime trees; lindens; basswood [syn: {Tilia}]

genus Tillandsia
n : large genus of epiphytic or terrestrial sparse-rooting tropical plants usually forming dense clumps or pendant masses [syn: {Tillandsia}]

genus Tilletia
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Tilletiaceae [syn: {Tilletia}]

genus Timalia
n : type genus of the Timaliidae [syn: {Timalia}]

genus Tinca
n : tench [syn: {Tinca}]

genus Tinea
n : type genus of the Tineidae: clothes moths [syn: {Tinea}]

genus Tineola
n : webbing clothes moths [syn: {Tineola}]

genus Tipuana
n : 1 species: South American tree: tipu tree [syn: {Tipuana}]

genus Titanosaurus
n : genus of herbivorous dinosaurs flourishing during the Cretaceous in South America [syn: {Titanosaurus}]

genus Tithonia
n : genus of robust herbs of Mexico and Central America: Mexican sunflower

genus Todea
n : a genus of delicate ferns belonging to the family Osmundaceae [syn: {Todea}]

genus Todus
n : type genus of the Todidae [syn: {Todus}]

genus Tofieldia
n : genus of perennial herbs of cool temperate regions; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae [syn: {Tofieldia}]

genus Tolmiea
n : 1 species: pickaback plant [syn: {Tolmiea}]

genus Tolypeutes
n : a genus of Dasypodidae [syn: {Tolypeutes}]

genus Tomistoma
n : a genus of Malayan crocodiles [syn: {Tomistoma}]

genus Toona
n : formerly included in genus Cedrela [syn: {Toona}]

genus Torreya
n : nutmeg-yews [syn: {Torreya}]

genus Tortrix
n : type genus of the Tortricidae

genus Townsendia
n : genus of western American low tufted herbs: Easter daisy [syn: {Townsendia}]

genus Toxicodendron
n : in some classifications: comprising those members of the genus Rhus having foliage that is poisonous to the touch; of North America and northern South America [syn: {Toxicodendron}]

genus Toxostoma
n : thrashers [syn: {Toxostoma}]

genus Toxotes
n : type genus of the Toxotidae [syn: {Toxotes}]

genus Trachelospermum
n : genus of Asiatic woody vines with milky sap in leaves and stems [syn: {Trachelospermum}]

genus Trachinotus
n : a genus of Carangidae [syn: {Trachinotus}]

genus Trachipterus
n : type genus of the Trachipteridae [syn: {Trachipterus}]

genus Trachodon
n : a reptile genus of the suborder Euronithopoda

genus Trachurus
n : scads especially horse mackerels [syn: {Trachurus}]

genus Tradescantia
n : spiderworts [syn: {Tradescantia}]

genus Tragelaphus
n : African antelopes: kudus; bongos; nyalas; bushbucks [syn: {Tragelaphus}, {Strepsiceros}, {genus Strepsiceros}]

genus Tragopan
n : a genus of Phasianidae

genus Tragopogon
n : genus of Old World herbs with linear entire leaves and yellow or purple flower heads [syn: {Tragopogon}]

genus Tragulus
n : type genus of the Tragulidae [syn: {Tragulus}]

genus Trapa
n : small genus of Eurasian aquatic perennial herbs: water chestnut [syn: {Trapa}]

genus Trautvetteria
n : small genus of perennial herbs: false bugbane [syn: {Trautvetteria}]

genus Trema
n : an evergreen tree of the family Ulmaceae that grows in tropical America and Africa and Asia [syn: {Trema}]

genus Tremella
n : fungi with yellowish gelatinous sporophores having convolutions resembling those of the brain [syn: {Tremella}]

genus Treponema
n : type genus of Treponemataceae: anaerobic spirochetes with an undulating rigid body; parasitic in warm-blooded animals

genus Triaenodon
n : a genus of Triakidae [syn: {Triaenodon}]

genus Trialeurodes
n : a genus of Aleyrodidae [syn: {Trialeurodes}]

genus Triatoma
n : conenoses [syn: {Triatoma}]

genus Tribolium
n : flour beetles [syn: {Tribolium}]

genus Tribonema
n : type genus of Tribonemaceae [syn: {Tribonema}, {genus Conferva}]

genus Tribulus
n : annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs of warm regions [syn: {Tribulus}]

genus Triceratops
n : genus of herbivorous horned dinosaurs

genus Trichecus
n : type and sole genus of the Trichechidae [syn: {Trichechus}]

genus Trichoceros
n : small genus of small epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical South America [syn: {Trichoceros}]

genus Trichodesmium
n : a genus of blue-green algae

genus Trichoglossus
n : a genus of Loriinae [syn: {Trichoglossus}]

genus Tricholoma
n : agarics with white spores and a fleshy stalk and notched gills; of various colors both edible and inedible [syn: {Tricholoma}]

genus Trichomanes
n : bristle ferns; kidney ferns [syn: {Trichomanes}]

genus Trichomonas
n : flagellates parasitic in alimentary or genitourinary tracts of vertebrates and invertebrates including humans

genus Trichophaga
n : carpet moths [syn: {Trichophaga}]

genus Trichophyton
n : a genus of fungus of the family Moniliaceae; causes ringworm and favus [syn: {Trichophyton}]

genus Trichostema
n : genus of North American aromatic herbs or subshrubs: blue curls [syn: {Trichostema}]

genus Trichostigma
n : a genus of erect or climbing shrubs found in tropical South America [syn: {Trichostigma}]

genus Trichosurus
n : a genus of Phalangeridae [syn: {Trichosurus}]

genus Trichys
n : a genus of Hystricidae [syn: {Trichys}]

genus Tridacna
n : type genus of the family Tridacnidae: giant clams [syn: {Tridacna}]

genus Trifolium
n : any leguminous plant having leaves divided into three leaflets [syn: {Trifolium}]

genus Triga
n : type genus of the Triglidae [syn: {Triga}]

genus Triglochin
n : perennial or annual bog or marsh plants; includes arrow grass [syn: {Triglochin}]

genus Trigonella
n : Old World genus of frequently aromatic herbs [syn: {Trigonella}]

genus Trilisa
n : genus of herbs of southern United States [syn: {Trilisa}]

genus Trillium
n : deciduous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in family Liliaceae

genus Trimorphodon
n : lyre snakes [syn: {Trimorphodon}]

genus Trinectes
n : a genus of Soleidae [syn: {Trinectes}]

genus Tringa
n : a genus of Scolopacidae [syn: {Tringa}]

genus Trionyx
n : type genus of the Trionychidae [syn: {Trionyx}]

genus Triops
n : type genus of the family Triopidae: small crustaceans with a small third median eye [syn: {Triops}]

genus Triostium
n : genus of Asiatic and North American herbs: feverroot [syn: {Triostium}]

genus Tripleurospermum
n : small genus comprising plants often included in genus Matricaria [syn: {Tripleurospermum}]

genus Triplochiton
n : small genus of tropical African trees with maplelike leaves [syn: {Triplochiton}]

genus Triticum
n : annual cereal grasses from Mediterranean area; widely cultivated in temperate regions [syn: {Triticum}]

genus Triturus
n : chiefly aquatic salamanders [syn: {Triturus}]

genus Trogium
n : a genus of Psocidae [syn: {Trogium}]

genus Troglodytes
n : type genus of the Troglodytidae [syn: {Troglodytes}]

genus Trogon
n : type genus of the Trogonidae

genus Trollius
n : perennial herbs of north temperate regions: globeflowers [syn: {Trollius}]

genus Trombicula
n : type genus of the family Trombiculidae [syn: {Trombicula}]

genus Tropaeolum
n : a tropical American genus of dicotyledonous climbing or diffuse pungent herbs constituting the family Tropaeolaceae [syn: {Tropaeolum}]

genus Tropidoclonion
n : lined snakes [syn: {Tropidoclonion}]

genus Truncocolumella
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Rhizopogonaceae [syn: {Truncocolumella}]

genus Tsuga
n : hemlock; hemlock fir; hemlock spruce [syn: {Tsuga}]

genus Tuber
n : type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles [syn: {Tuber}]

genus Tubercularia
n : type genus of the Tuberculariaceae; fungi with nodules of red or pink conidia; some cause diebacks of woody plants [syn: {Tubercularia}]

genus Tulestoma
n : type genus of the Tulostomaceae [syn: {Tulostoma}, {genus Tulostoma}, {Tulestoma}]

genus Tulipa
n : Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs [syn: {Tulipa}]

genus Tulostoma
n : type genus of the Tulostomaceae [syn: {Tulostoma}, {Tulestoma}, {genus Tulestoma}]

genus Tunga
n : a genus of Siphonaptera [syn: {Tunga}]

genus Tupaia
n : type genus of the Tupaia: chief genus of tree shrews [syn: {Tupaia}]

genus Tupinambis
n : tejus [syn: {Tupinambis}]

genus Turbatrix
n : a genus of Cephalobidae [syn: {Anguillula}, {genus Anguillula}, {Turbatrix}]

genus Turdus
n : type genus of the Turdidae [syn: {Turdus}]

genus Turnix
n : type genus of the Turnicidae: button quail [syn: {Turnix}]

genus Turreae
n : genus of trees and shrubs of tropical Africa and Asia and Australia

genus Turritis
n : closely related to and often included in genus Arabis [syn: {Turritis}]

genus Tursiops
n : a genus of Delphinidae [syn: {Tursiops}]

genus Tussilago
n : genus of low creeping yellow-flowered perennial herbs of north temperate regions: coltsfoots; in some classifications includes species often placed in other genera especially Homogyne and Petasites [syn: {Tussilago}]

genus Tylenchus
n : type genus of the family Tylenchidae [syn: {Tylenchus}]

genus Tympanuchus
n : prairie chickens [syn: {Tympanuchus}]

genus Typha
n : reed maces; cattails [syn: {Typha}]

genus Tyrannosaurus
n : includes a single species

genus Tyrannus
n : type genus of the Tyrannidae: tyrant flycatchers [syn: {Tyrannus}]

genus Tyto
n : type and only genus of the family Tytonidae [syn: {Tyto}]

genus Uca
n : fiddler crabs [syn: {Uca}]

genus Uintatherium
n : type genus of the Uintatheriidae; extinct large herbivorous ungulates somewhat resembling elephants; from the Eocene in Wyoming [syn: {Uintatherium}]

genus Ulex
n : genus of Eurasian spiny shrubs: gorse [syn: {Ulex}]

genus Ulmus
n : type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regions [syn: {Ulmus}]

genus Ulva
n : type genus of the family Ulvaceae; green seaweed having a thallus two cells thick: sea lettuce [syn: {Ulva}]

genus Uma
n : fringe-toed lizard [syn: {Uma}]

genus Umbellularia
n : aromatic evergreen trees of Pacific coast [syn: {Umbellularia}]

genus Umbrina
n : croakers [syn: {Umbrina}]

genus Unio
n : type genus of the family Unionidae [syn: {Unio}]

genus Upupa
n : type genus of the Upupidae [syn: {Upupa}]

genus Urginea
n : Mediterranean liliaceous plants; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae [syn: {Urginea}]

genus Uria
n : murres [syn: {Uria}]

genus Urocyon
n : gray foxes [syn: {Urocyon}]

genus Urocystis
n : a genus of smut fungi belonging to the family Tilletiaceae [syn: {Urocystis}]

genus Urophycis
n : hakes [syn: {Urophycis}]

genus Uropsilus
n : shrew moles [syn: {Uropsilus}]

genus Urosaurus
n : a reptile genus of Iguanidae [syn: {Urosaurus}]

genus Ursinia
n : genus of South African herbs and shrubs cultivated as ornamentals

genus Ursus
n : type genus of Ursidae: brown bears; in some classifications genus Ursus includes all bears [syn: {Ursus}]

genus Urtica
n : a nettle yielding fiber resembling flax [syn: {Urtica}]

genus Usnea
n : widely distributed lichens usually having a grayish or yellow pendulous freely branched thallus [syn: {Usnea}]

genus Ustilaginoidea
n : genus of imperfect fungi causing plant diseases like smut [syn: {Ustilaginoidea}]

genus Ustilago
n : type genus of the Ustilaginaceae; genus comprising the loose smuts [syn: {Ustilago}]

genus Uta
n : a reptile genus of Iguanidae [syn: {Uta}]

genus Utahraptor
n : advanced bipedal carnivorous dinosaur

genus Utricularia
n : bladderworts: large genus of aquatic carnivorous plants; cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {Utricularia}]

genus Uvularia
n : genus of perennial rhizomatous herb of southern and southeastern United States [syn: {Uvularia}]

genus Vaccaria
n : cow-cockles [syn: {Vaccaria}]

genus Vaccinium
n : evergreen or deciduous berry-bearing shrubs of northern hemisphere: cranberries; blueberries [syn: {Vaccinium}]

genus Valeriana
n : genus of widely distributed perennial herbs and some shrubs [syn: {Valeriana}]

genus Valerianella
n : genus of Old World annual herbs widely naturalized [syn: {Valerianella}]

genus Vallisneria
n : eelgrass; eel grass [syn: {Vallisneria}]

genus Vanda
n : genus of showy epiphytic orchids of Himalayas to Malaysia

genus Vanellus
n : Eurasian lapwings [syn: {Vanellus}]

genus Vanessa
n : painted beauty and red admiral [syn: {Vanessa}]

genus Vangueria
n : tropical African and Asiatic trees and shrubs having one-seeded fruit [syn: {Vangueria}]

genus Vanilla
n : large genus of tropical climbing orchids; Old and New Worlds

genus Varanus
n : type and sole extant genus of the Varanidae [syn: {Varanus}]

genus Vedalia
n : genus of Australian ladybugs [syn: {Rodolia}, {genus Rodolia}]

genus Velociraptor
n : advanced carnivorous theropod

genus Venus
n : type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells [syn: {Venus}]

genus Veratrum
n : a genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae [syn: {Veratrum}]

genus Verbascum
n : genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs mostly with woolly leaves [syn: {Verbascum}]

genus Verbena
n : type genus of the Verbenaceae; genus of herbaceous perennials and subshrubs

genus Verbesina
n : herbs and shrubs of warm North America to Mexico; includes plants formerly placed in genus Actinomeris [syn: {Verbesina}]

genus Vernonia
n : genus of New World tropical herbs or shrubs with terminal cymose heads of tubular flowers

genus Veronica
n : widespread genus of herbs with pink or white or blue or purple flowers: speedwell

genus Verticillium
n : genus of imperfect fungi having conidia borne singly at the apex of whorled branchlets; cause wilt diseases

genus Vesicaria
n : small genus of chiefly Mediterranean herbs: bladderpods [syn: {Vesicaria}]

genus Vespa
n : type genus of the Vespidae: various hornets and yellow jackets [syn: {Vespa}]

genus Vespertilio
n : a genus of Vespertilionidae [syn: {Vespertilio}]

genus Vespula
n : sometimes considered a subgenus of Vespa: social wasps [syn: {Vespula}]

genus Vibrio
n : a genus of bacteria

genus Viburnum
n : deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees: arrow-wood; wayfaring tree [syn: {Viburnum}]

genus Vicia
n : widely distributed genus of annual or perennial and often climbing herbs [syn: {Vicia}]

genus Vicugna
n : a genus of Camelidae [syn: {Vicugna}]

genus Vidua
n : whydahs [syn: {Vidua}]

genus Vigna
n : genus of vines or erect herbs having trifoliate leaves and yellowish or purplish flowers; of warm or tropical regions; most species often placed in genus Phaseolus [syn: {Vigna}]

genus Viminaria
n : 1 species: Australian leafless shrubs: swamp oak [syn: {Viminaria}]

genus Vinca
n : periwinkles: low creeping evergreen perennials [syn: {Vinca}]

genus Vincetoxicum
n : genus of chiefly tropical American vines having cordate leaves and large purple or greenish cymose flowers; supposedly having powers as an antidote [syn: {Vincetoxicum}]

genus Viola
n : large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions [syn: {Viola}]

genus Vipera
n : type genus of the Viperidae [syn: {Vipera}]

genus Vireo
n : type genus of the Vireonidae

genus Virgilia
n : genus of South African trees having pinnate leaves and rose-purple flowers followed by leathery pods [syn: {Virgilia}]

genus Viscum
n : type genus of the Viscaceae: Old World evergreen shrubs parasitic on many trees including oaks but especially apple trees, poplars, aspens and cottonwoods [syn: {Viscum}]

genus Vitis
n : the type genus of the family Vitaceae; woody vines with simple leaves and small flowers; includes a wide variety of grapes [syn: {Vitis}]

genus Vittaria
n : tropical epiphytic ferns with straplike fronds [syn: {Vittaria}]

genus Viverra
n : type genus of the family Viverridae [syn: {Viverra}]

genus Viverricula
n : a genus of Viverridae [syn: {Viverricula}]

genus Volvaria
n : agarics having pink spores and a distinct volva [syn: {Volvaria}]

genus Volvariella
n : an important genus of mushrooms in the Orient [syn: {Volvariella}]

genus Volvox
n : type genus of the Volvocaceae; minute pale green flagellates occurring in tiny spherical colonies; minute flagella rotate the colony about an axis [syn: {Volvox}]

genus Vorticella
n : ciliated protozoans that have a goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk

genus Vulpes
n : foxes [syn: {Vulpes}]

genus Vultur
n : usually restricted to the Andean condor [syn: {Vultur}]

genus Weigela
n : east Asian flowering shrubs

genus Welwitchia
n : type and sole genus of Welwitschiaceae [syn: {genus Welwitschia}]

genus Welwitschia
n : type and sole genus of Welwitschiaceae [syn: {genus Welwitchia}]

genus Wintera
n : evergreen shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand [syn: {Pseudowintera}, {genus Pseudowintera}, {Wintera}]

genus Wisteria
n : Asiatic deciduous woody vine having large drooping racemes of white or bluish or purple or pinkish flowers and velvety pods; widely grown as an ornamental

genus Wolffia
n : minute rootless aquatic herbs having globular fronds floating on or near the water surface and bearing one flower per frond [syn: {Wolffia}]

genus Wolffiella
n : minute rootless aquatic herbs having flat fronds floating on or below the water surface and bearing 1-2 flowers per frond; America and Africa [syn: {Wolffiella}]

genus Woodsia
n : genus of small to medium-sized usually rock-inhabiting ferns of temperate and cold regions; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae

genus Woodwardia
n : in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae: chain ferns [syn: {Woodwardia}]

genus Wyethia
n : coarse leafy perennial plants resembling sunflowers found especially in the United States

genus Wynnea
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Sarcoscyphaceae [syn: {Wynnea}]

genus Xanthium
n : coarse herbs having small heads of greenish flowers followed by burrs with hooked bristles [syn: {Xanthium}]

genus Xanthomonas
n : a genus of bacteria similar to Pseudomonas but producing a yellow pigment that is not soluble in water [syn: {Xanthomonas}]

genus Xanthorroea
n : grass trees; sometimes placed in family Xanthorrhoeaceae [syn: {Xanthorroea}]

genus Xanthosoma
n : tropical American tuberous perennials [syn: {Xanthosoma}]

genus Xenicus
n : type genus for the Xenicidae [syn: {Xenicus}]

genus Xenopus
n : an African clawed frog; in some classifications made the type genus of a separate family Xenopodidae [syn: {Xenopus}]

genus Xenorhyncus
n : East Indian and Australian storks [syn: {Xenorhyncus}]

genus Xenosaurus
n : type and sole genus of Xenosauridae: slender-bodied Mexican lizards having the upper surface covered with tiny granules and tubercles [syn: {Xenosaurus}]

genus Xeranthemum
n : genus of annual densely hairy herbs of Mediterranean to southwestern Asia

genus Xerobates
n : possible new genus for desert and Texas tortoises based on recent research [syn: {Xerobates}]

genus Xerophyllum
n : small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal leaves: squaw grass; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae [syn: {Xerophyllum}]

genus Xiphias
n : type genus of the Xiphiidae [syn: {Xiphias}]

genus Xylaria
n : type genus of Xylariaceae; fungi with perithecia in the upper part of erect black woody stromata [syn: {Xylaria}]

genus Xylocopa
n : carpenter bees [syn: {Xylocopa}]

genus Xylomelum
n : small species of Australian trees or shrubs; grown for their fruit and flowers [syn: {Xylomelum}]

genus Xylopia
n : tropical evergreen trees or shrubs; chiefly African [syn: {Xylopia}]

genus Xylosma
n : genus of tropical American and Asiatic spiny evergreen trees and shrubs

genus Xyphophorus
n : swordtails [syn: {Xyphophorus}]

genus Xyris
n : chiefly American marsh plants, having usually yellow flowers [syn: {Xyris}]

genus Yucca
n : tropical American plants with stiff lancelike leaves and spikes of white blossoms; sometimes considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae

genus Zaglossus
n : a genus of Tachyglossidae [syn: {Zaglossus}]

genus Zalophus
n : sea lions [syn: {Zalophus}]

genus Zamia
n : genus of small evergreen tropical and subtropical American cycads

genus Zannichellia
n : horned pondweed: completely submerged herbs; in some classifications included in Potamogetonaceae [syn: {Zannichellia}]

genus Zantedeschia
n : calla lily [syn: {Zantedeschia}]

genus Zanthoxylum
n : deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs: prickly ash [syn: {Zanthoxylum}]

genus Zapus
n : type genus of the Zapodidae [syn: {Zapus}]

genus Zea
n : corn [syn: {Zea}]

genus Zenaidura
n : mourning doves [syn: {Zenaidura}]

genus Zerumbet
n : perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes [syn: {Alpinia}, {genus Alpinia}, {genus Languas}]

genus Zeus
n : type genus of the family Zeidae [syn: {Zeus}]

genus Zigadenus
n : genus of mostly North American poisonous plants; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae [syn: {Zigadenus}]

genus Zingiber
n : tropical Asiatic and Polynesian perennial plants: ginger [syn: {Zingiber}]

genus Zinjanthropus
n : genus to which Australopithecus boisei was formerly assigned [syn: {Zinjanthropus}]

genus Zinnia
n : genus of annual or perennial plants of tropical America having solitary heads of brightly colored flowers

genus Zizania
n : wild rice [syn: {Zizania}]

genus Ziziphus
n : spiny chiefly tropical American and Asiatic shrubs: jujubes [syn: {Ziziphus}]

genus Zoarces
n : type genus of the Zoarcidae [syn: {Zoarces}]

genus Zoisia
n : lawn grasses native to southeastern Asia and New Zealand; grown especially in warm regions [syn: {genus Zoysia}, {Zoisia}]

genus Zonotrichia
n : large New World sparrows [syn: {Zonotrichia}]

genus Zostera
n : (or in some classifications family Zosteraceae) small genus of widely distributed marine plants [syn: {Zostera}]

genus Zoysia
n : lawn grasses native to southeastern Asia and New Zealand; grown especially in warm regions [syn: {Zoisia}, {genus Zoisia}]

genus Zygnema
n : type genus of the family Zygnemataceae [syn: {Zygnema}]

genus Zygocactus
n : small genus of Brazilian cacti having flat fleshy usually branched joints and showy red or pink flowers followed by red fleshy fruits [syn: {Zygocactus}]

genus Zygophyllum
n : usually tropical herbs or shrubs having ill-smelling foliage and flower buds that are used as capers: bean capers [syn: {Zygophyllum}]

genus-Fenusa
n : birch leaf miner [syn: {Fenusa}]

genus-Megapodius
n : type genus of the Megapodiidae [syn: {Megapodius}]

genus-Milvus
n : a genus including the common European kits [syn: {Milvus}]

Genyonemus
n : a genus of Sciaenidae [syn: {genus Genyonemus}]

Genyonemus lineatus
n : small silvery marine food fish found off California [syn: {white croaker}, {chenfish}, {kingfish}]

geocentric
adj : having the earth as the center [ant: {heliocentric}]

geocentric parallax
n : the parallax of a celestial body using two points on the surface of the earth as the earth rotates [syn: {diurnal parallax}]

Geochelone
n : giant tortoises [syn: {genus Geochelone}]

geochemistry
n : the chemistry of the earth's crust

Geococcyx
n : roadrunners [syn: {genus Geococcyx}]

Geococcyx californianus
n : speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas [syn: {roadrunner}, {chaparral cock}]

geode
n : (mineralogy) a hollow rock or nodule with the cavity usually lined with crystals

geodesic
adj 1: of or resembling a geodesic dome
2: of or relating to or determined by geodesy [syn: {geodetic}, {geodesical}]
n : (mathematics) the shortest line between two points on a mathematically defined surface (as a straight line on a plane or an arc of a great circle on a sphere) [syn: {geodesic line}]

geodesic dome
n : a lightweight dome constructed of interlocking polygons; invented by R. Buckminster Fuller

geodesic line
n : (mathematics) the shortest line between two points on a mathematically defined surface (as a straight line on a plane or an arc of a great circle on a sphere) [syn: {geodesic}]

geodesical
adj : of or relating to or determined by geodesy [syn: {geodetic}, {geodesic}]

geodesy
n : the branch of geology that studies the shape of the earth and the determination of the exact position of geographical points

geodetic
adj : of or relating to or determined by geodesy [syn: {geodesic}, {geodesical}]

geoduck
n : a large edible clam found burrowing deeply in sandy mud along the Pacific coast of North America; weighs up to six pounds; has siphons that can extend to several feet and cannot be withdrawn into the shell

Geoffrey Chaucer
n : English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400) [syn: {Chaucer}]

Geoffrey of Monmouth
n : Welsh chronicler who wrote and account of the kings of Britain which is now believed to contain little historical fact but it is a source of the Arthurian legend (circa 1100-1154)

Geoffroea
n : small genus of shrubs or small trees of tropical and subtropical America [syn: {genus Geoffroea}]

Geoffroea decorticans
n : thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries [syn: {chanar}, {chanal}]

Geogia holly
n : a holly shrub

Geoglossaceae
n : a family of fungi belonging to the order Helotiales [syn: {family Geoglossaceae}]

Geoglossum
n : type genus of the Geoglossaceae comprising the earthtongues [syn: {genus Geoglossum}]

geographer
n : an expert on geography

geographic
adj 1: of or relating to the science of geography [syn: {geographical}]
2: determined by geography; "the north and south geographic poles" [syn: {geographical}] [ant: {magnetic}]

geographic area
n : a demarcated area of the Earth [syn: {geographical area}, {geographical region}, {geographic region}]

geographic expedition
n : to travel for the purpose of discovery [syn: {exploration}]

geographic point
n : a point on the surface of the Earth [syn: {geographical point}]

geographic region
n : a demarcated area of the Earth [syn: {geographical area}, {geographic area}, {geographical region}]

geographical
adj 1: of or relating to the science of geography [syn: {geographic}]
2: determined by geography; "the north and south geographic poles" [syn: {geographic}] [ant: {magnetic}]

geographical area
n : a demarcated area of the Earth [syn: {geographic area}, {geographical region}, {geographic region}]

geographical mile
n : a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet) [syn: {nautical mile}, {naut mi}, {mile}, {mi}, {Admiralty mile}]

geographical point
n : a point on the surface of the Earth [syn: {geographic point}]

geographical region
n : a demarcated area of the Earth [syn: {geographical area}, {geographic area}, {geographic region}]

geographical zone
n : any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude [syn: {zone}]

geographically
adv : with respect to geography; "they are geographically closer to the center of town"

geographics
n : study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation [syn: {geography}]

geography
n : study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation [syn: {geographics}]

geologic
adj : of or relating to or based on geology; "geological formations"; "geologic forces" [syn: {geological}]

geologic process
n : (geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified [syn: {geological process}]

geologic time
n : the time of the physical formation and development of the earth (especially prior to human history) [syn: {geological time}]

geological
adj : of or relating to or based on geology; "geological formations"; "geologic forces" [syn: {geologic}]

geological dating
n : use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens [syn: {dating}]

geological era
n : a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods [syn: {era}]

geological fault
n : (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault" [syn: {fault}, {shift}, {fracture}, {break}]

geological formation
n : (geology) the geological features of the earth [syn: {formation}]

geological horizon
n : a layer of rock with a particular composition (especially of fossils); for dating the stratum

geological period
n : a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed; "ganoid fishes swarmed during the earlier geological periods" [syn: {period}]

geological phenomenon
n : a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth

geological process
n : (geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified [syn: {geologic process}]

geological time
n : the time of the physical formation and development of the earth (especially prior to human history) [syn: {geologic time}]

geologically
adv : with respect to geology; "geologically speaking, this area is extremely interesting"

geologist
n : a specialist in geology

geology
n : a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks

geomancer
n : one who practices geomancy

geomancy
n : divination by means of signs connected with the earth (as points taken at random or the arrangement of particles thrown down at random or from the configuration of a region and its relation to another)

geometer
n : a mathematician specializing in geometry [syn: {geometrician}]

geometric
adj 1: characterized by simple geometric forms in design and decoration; "a buffalo hide painted with red and black geometric designs" [syn: {geometrical}]
2: of or relating to or determined by geometry [syn: {geometrical}]

geometric mean
n : the mean of n numbers expressed as the n-th root of their product

geometric pace
n : a modern version of the Roman pace now taken to be 5 feet

geometric progression
n : (mathematics) a progression in which each term is multiplied by a constant in order to obtain the next term; "1-4-16-64-256- is the start of a geometric progression"

geometric series
n : a geometric progression written as a sum

geometrical
adj 1: of or relating to or determined by geometry [syn: {geometric}]
2: characterized by simple geometric forms in design and decoration; "a buffalo hide painted with red and black geometric designs" [syn: {geometric}]

geometrical irregularity
n : an irregular asymmetry in shape; an irregular spatial pattern [syn: {irregularity}]

geometrical regularity
n : a property of polygons: the property of having equal sides and equal angles [syn: {regularity}]

geometrically
adv 1: with respect to geometry; "this shape is geometrically interesting"
2: in a geometric fashion; "it grew geometrically" [ant: {linearly}, {linearly}]

geometrician
n : a mathematician specializing in geometry [syn: {geometer}]

geometrid
n : slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms [syn: {geometrid moth}]

geometrid moth
n : slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms [syn: {geometrid}]

Geometridae
n : measuring worms [syn: {family Geometridae}]

geometry
n : the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces

geometry teacher
n : someone who teaches geometry

geomorphologic
adj : pertaining to geological structure; "geomorphological features of the Black Hills"; "morphological features of granite"; "structural effects of folding and faulting of the earth's surface" [syn: {geomorphological}, {morphologic}, {morphological}, {structural}]

geomorphological
adj : pertaining to geological structure; "geomorphological features of the Black Hills"; "morphological features of granite"; "structural effects of folding and faulting of the earth's surface" [syn: {geomorphologic}, {morphologic}, {morphological}, {structural}]

geomorphology
n : the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms [syn: {morphology}]

Geomyidae
n : North American pocket gophers [syn: {family Geomyidae}]

Geomys
n : type genus of the Geomyidae [syn: {genus Geomys}]

Geomys bursarius
n : gopher of chiefly grasslands of central North America [syn: {plains pocket gopher}]

Geomys pinetis
n : gopher of Alabama and Georgia and Florida [syn: {southeastern pocket gopher}]

geophagia
n : eating earth or clay or chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes or sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency [syn: {geophagy}, {pica}]

geophagy
n : eating earth or clay or chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes or sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency [syn: {geophagia}, {pica}]

Geophilidae
n : small extremely elongate earth-living centipedes [syn: {family Geophilidae}]

Geophilomorpha
n : small elongate centipedes living in soil and under stones and having more than 30 pairs of legs [syn: {order Geophilomorpha}]

Geophilus
n : type genus of the Geophilidae: a cosmopolitan genus of centipedes sometimes called earwigs [syn: {genus Geophilus}]

geophysical
adj : of or concerned with geophysics; "geophysical sciences"

geophysical science
n : geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth [syn: {geophysics}]

geophysicist
n : a geologist who uses physical principles to study the properties of the earth

geophysics
n : geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth [syn: {geophysical science}]

geophyte
n : a perennial plant that propagates by underground bulbs or tubers or corms

geophytic
adj : of or relating to geophytes

geopolitical
adj : of or relating to geopolitics

geopolitics
n : the study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the state

Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann
n : pioneer of non-Euclidean geometry (1826-1866) [syn: {Riemann}, {Bernhard Riemann}]

Georg Friedrich Handel
n : a prolific German baroque composer remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759) [syn: {Handel}, {George Frederic Handel}]

Georg Meissner
n : German anatomist (1829-1905) [syn: {Meissner}]

Georg Philipp Telemann
n : German baroque composer (1681-1767) [syn: {Telemann}]

Georg Simon Ohm
n : German physicist who formulated Ohm's Law (1787-1854) [syn: {Ohm}]

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
n : German philosopher whose three stage process of dialectical reasoning was adopted by Karl Marx (1770-1831) [syn: {Hegel}]

Georg Wilhelm Steller
n : German naturalist (1709-1746) [syn: {Steller}]

George
n : Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303) [syn: {Saint George}, {St. George}]

George Armstrong Custer
n : United States general who was killed along with all his command by the Sioux at the battle of Little Bighorn (1839-1876) [syn: {Custer}, {General Custer}]

George Balanchine
n : United States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983) [syn: {Balanchine}]

George Beadle
n : United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989) [syn: {Beadle}, {George Wells Beadle}]

George Berkeley
n : Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753) [syn: {Berkeley}, {Bishop Berkeley}]

George Bernard Shaw
n : British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950) [syn: {Shaw}, {G. B. Shaw}]

George Boole
n : English mathematician; creator of Boolean algebra (1815-1864) [syn: {Boole}]

George Bryan Brummell
n : English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840) [syn: {Brummell}, {Beau Brummell}]

George Burns
n : United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996) [syn: {Burns}, {Nathan Birnbaum}]

George Bush
n 1: 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946) [syn: {Bush}, {George W. Bush}, {George Walker Bush}, {President Bush}, {President George W. Bush}, {Dubyuh}, {Dubya}]
2: Vice President under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924) [syn: {Bush}, {George H.W. Bush}, {George Herbert Walker Bush}, {President Bush}]

George C. Scott
n : award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999) [syn: {Scott}]

George Catlett Marshall
n : United States general and statesman who as Secretary of State organized the European Recovery Program (1880-1959) [syn: {Marshall}, {George Marshall}]

George Charles Hevesy de Hevesy
n : Hungarian chemist who studied radioisotopes and was one of the discoverers of the element hafnium (1885-1966) [syn: {Hevesy}]

George Dewey
n : a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War [syn: {Dewey}, {Admiral Dewey}]

George Dibdin Pitt
n : a British playwright who created the fictional character Sweeney Todd (1799-1855) [syn: {Pitt}, {George Pitt}, {George Dibdin-Pitt}]

George Dibdin-Pitt
n : a British playwright who created the fictional character Sweeney Todd (1799-1855) [syn: {Pitt}, {George Pitt}, {George Dibdin Pitt}]

George du Maurier
n : English writer and illustrator; grandfather of Daphne du Maurier (1834-1896) [syn: {du Maurier}, {George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier}]

George Eastman
n : United States inventor of a dry-plate process of developing photographic film and of flexible film (his firm introduced roll film) and of the box camera and of a process for color photography (1854-1932) [syn: {Eastman}]

George Edward Moore
n : English philosopher (1873-1958) [syn: {Moore}, {G. E. Moore}]

George Edward Pickett
n : American confederate general known for leading a disastrous charge at Gettysburg (1825-1875) [syn: {Pickett}]

George Eliot
n : British writer of novels characterized by realistic analysis of provincial Victorian society (1819-1880) [syn: {Eliot}, {Mary Ann Evans}]

George Ellery Hale
n : United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938) [syn: {Hale}]

George Enescu
n : Romanian violinist and composer (1881-1955) [syn: {Enesco}, {Georges Enesco}]

George Fox
n : English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691) [syn: {Fox}]

George Frederic Handel
n : a prolific German baroque composer remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759) [syn: {Handel}, {Georg Friedrich Handel}]

George Gamow
n : United States physicist (born in Russia) who was a proponent of the big-bang theory and who did research in radioactivity and suggested the triplet code for DNA (1904-1968) [syn: {Gamow}]

George Gershwin
n : United States composer who incorporated jazz into classical forms and composed scores for musical comedies (1898-1937) [syn: {Gershwin}]

George Gilbert Aime Murphy
n : British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957) [syn: {Murray}, {Gilbert Murray}]

George Gordon Meade
n : United States general in charge of the Union troops at the battle of Gettysburg (1815-1872) [syn: {Meade}]

George Guess
n : Cherokee who created a notation for writing the Cherokee language (1770-1843) [syn: {Sequoya}, {Sequoyah}]

George Harrison
n : English rock star; lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943-2001) [syn: {Harrison}]

George Herbert Hitchings
n : United States biochemist noted for developing drugs to treat leukemia and gout (born in 1905) [syn: {Hitchings}]

George Herbert Mead
n : United States philosopher of pragmatism (1863-1931) [syn: {Mead}]

George Herbert Walker Bush
n : Vice President under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924) [syn: {Bush}, {George Bush}, {George H.W. Bush}, {President Bush}]

George Herman Ruth
n : United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948) [syn: {Ruth}, {Babe Ruth}, {Sultan of Swat}]

George Hubert Wilkins
n : Australian who was the first to explore the Arctic by airplane (1888-1958) [syn: {Wilkins}]

George H.W. Bush
n : Vice President under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924) [syn: {Bush}, {George Bush}, {George Herbert Walker Bush}, {President Bush}]

George I
n : Elector of Hanover and the first Hanoverian King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727 (1660-1727)

George II
n : King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover from 1727 to 1760 (1683-1760)

George III
n : King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820; the American colonies were lost during his reign; he became insane in 1811 and his son (later George IV) acted as regent until 1820 (1738-1820)

George IV
n : King of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover from 1820 to 1830; his attempt to divorce his estranged wife undermined the prestige of the crown (1762-1830)

George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier
n : English writer and illustrator; grandfather of Daphne du Maurier (1834-1896) [syn: {du Maurier}, {George du Maurier}]

George Lucas
n : United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944) [syn: {Lucas}]

George M. Cohan
n : United States songwriter and playwright famous for his patriotic songs (1878-1942) [syn: {Cohan}, {George Michael Cohan}]

George Macaulay Trevelyan
n : English historian and son of Sir George Otto Trevelyan whose works include a social history of England and a biography of Garibaldi (1876-1962) [syn: {Trevelyan}]

George Marshall
n : United States general and statesman who as Secretary of State organized the European Recovery Program (1880-1959) [syn: {Marshall}, {George Catlett Marshall}]

George Mason
n : American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792) [syn: {Mason}]

George Meany
n : United States labor leader who was the first president of the AFL-CIO (1894-1980) [syn: {Meany}]

George Meredith
n : English novelist and poet (1828-1909) [syn: {Meredith}]

George Michael Cohan
n : United States songwriter and playwright famous for his patriotic songs (1878-1942) [syn: {Cohan}, {George M. Cohan}]

George Orson Welles
n : United States actor and filmmaker (1915-1985) [syn: {Welles}, {Orson Welles}]

George Orwell
n : imaginative British writer concerned with social justice (1903-1950) [syn: {Orwell}, {Eric Blair}, {Eric Arthur Blair}]

George Otto Trevelyan
n : English historian who wrote a history of the American revolution and a biography of his uncle Lord Macaulay (1838-1928) [syn: {Trevelyan}, {Sir George Otto Trevelyan}]

George Paget Thomson
n : English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who co-discovered the diffraction of electrons by crystals (1892-1975) [syn: {Thomson}, {Sir George Paget Thomson}]

George Percy Aldridge Grainger
n : United States composer (born in Australia) who lived in London and collected English folk songs (1882-1961) [syn: {Grainger}, {Percy Grainger}, {Percy Aldridge Grainger}]

George Pitt
n : a British playwright who created the fictional character Sweeney Todd (1799-1855) [syn: {Pitt}, {George Dibdin Pitt}, {George Dibdin-Pitt}]

George S. Kaufman
n : United States playwright who collaborated with many other writers including Moss Hart (1889-1961) [syn: {Kaufman}, {George Simon Kaufman}]

George Sand
n : French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876) [syn: {Sand}, {Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin}, {Baroness Dudevant}]

George Segal
n : United States sculptor (born in 1924) [syn: {Segal}]

George Simon Kaufman
n : United States playwright who collaborated with many other writers including Moss Hart (1889-1961) [syn: {Kaufman}, {George S. Kaufman}]

George Stephenson
n : English railway pioneer who built the first passenger railway in 1825 (1781-1848) [syn: {Stephenson}]

George Stevens
n : United States filmmaker (1905-1975) [syn: {Stevens}]

George Szell
n : United States conductor (born in Hungary) (1897-1970) [syn: {Szell}]

George Town
n : the capital of the Cayman Islands

George V
n : King of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India from 1910 to 1936; gave up his German title in 1917 during World War I (1865-1936)

George Vancouver
n : English navigator remembered for his exploration of the Pacific coast of North America (1757-1798) [syn: {Vancouver}]

George VI
n : King of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India from 1936 to 1947; he succeeded Edward VIII (1895-1952)

George W. Bush
n : 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946) [syn: {Bush}, {George Bush}, {George Walker Bush}, {President Bush}, {President George W. Bush}, {Dubyuh}, {Dubya}]

George Walker Bush
n : 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946) [syn: {Bush}, {George Bush}, {George W. Bush}, {President Bush}, {President George W. Bush}, {Dubyuh}, {Dubya}]

George Washington
n : 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799) [syn: {Washington}, {President Washington}]

George Washington Bridge
n : a suspension bridge across the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey

George Washington Carver
n : United States botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts and soy beans and sweet potatoes (1864-1943) [syn: {Carver}]

George Washington Goethals
n : United States army officer and engineer who supervised the construction of the Panama Canal (1858-1928) [syn: {Goethals}]

George Wells Beadle
n : United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989) [syn: {Beadle}, {George Beadle}]

George Westinghouse
n : United States inventor and manufacturer (1846-1914) [syn: {Westinghouse}]

George William Russell
n : Irish writer whose pen name was A.E. (1867-1935) [syn: {Russell}, {A.E.}]

Georges Bizet
n : French composer best known for his operas (1838-1875) [syn: {Bizet}]

Georges Braque
n : French painter who led the cubist movement (1882-1963) [syn: {Braque}]

Georges Clemenceau
n : French statesman who played a key role in negotiating the Treaty of Versailles (1841-1929) [syn: {Clemenceau}, {Georges Eugene Benjamin Clemenceau}]

Georges Cuvier
n : French naturalist known as the father of comparative anatomy (1769-1832) [syn: {Cuvier}, {Baron Georges Cuvier}, {Georges Leopold Chretien Frederic Dagobert Cuvier}]

Georges de La Tour
n : French painter of religious works (1593-1652) [syn: {La Tour}]

Georges Enesco
n : Romanian violinist and composer (1881-1955) [syn: {Enesco}, {George Enescu}]

Georges Eugene Benjamin Clemenceau
n : French statesman who played a key role in negotiating the Treaty of Versailles (1841-1929) [syn: {Clemenceau}, {Georges Clemenceau}]

Georges Gilles de la Tourette
n : French neurologist (1857-1904) [syn: {Tourette}, {Gilles de la Tourette}]

Georges Henri Lemaitre
n : Belgian cosmologist who proposed the big-bang theory of the origin of the universe (1894-1966) [syn: {Lemaitre}, {Edouard Lemaitre}]

Georges Jacques Danton
n : French revolutionary leader who stormed the Paris bastille and who supported the execution of Louis XVI but was guillotined by Robespierre for his opposition to the Reign of Terror (1759-1794) [syn: {Danton}]

Georges Joseph Christian Simenon
n : French writer (born in Belgium) best known for his detective novels featuring Inspector Maigret (1903-1989) [syn: {Simenon}, {Georges Simenon}]

Georges Leopold Chretien Frederic Dagobert Cuvier
n : French naturalist known as the father of comparative anatomy (1769-1832) [syn: {Cuvier}, {Georges Cuvier}, {Baron Georges Cuvier}]

Georges Pierre Seurat
n : French painter who developed pointilism (1859-1891) [syn: {Seurat}, {Georges Seurat}]

Georges Seurat
n : French painter who developed pointilism (1859-1891) [syn: {Seurat}, {Georges Pierre Seurat}]

Georges Simenon
n : French writer (born in Belgium) best known for his detective novels featuring Inspector Maigret (1903-1989) [syn: {Simenon}, {Georges Joseph Christian Simenon}]

Georgetown
n 1: a section of northwestern Washington, D.C.
2: port city and the capital and largest city of Guyana; "the city was called Stabroek by the Dutch but was renamed Georgetown by the British in 1812" [syn: {Stabroek}]

georgette
n : a thin silk dress material

Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov
n : Soviet general who during World War II directed the counteroffensive at Stalingrad and relieved Leningrad and captured Berlin (1896-1974) [syn: {Zhukov}]

Georgia
n 1: a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn: {Empire State of the South}, {Peach State}, {GA}]
2: one of the British colonies that formed the United States
3: a republic in Asia Minor on the Black Sea separated from Russia by the Caucasus mountains; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991 [syn: {Sakartvelo}]

Georgia bark
n : ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever [syn: {fever tree}, {bitter-bark}, {Pinckneya pubens}]

Georgia home boy
n : street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate [syn: {soap}, {scoop}, {max}, {liquid ecstasy}, {grievous bodily harm}, {goop}, {easy lay}]

Georgia Okeeffe
n : United States painter (1887-1986) [syn: {O'Keeffe}]

Georgia pine
n : large 3-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is red-brown deeply ridged; an important timber tree [syn: {longleaf pine}, {pitch pine}, {southern yellow pine}, {Pinus palustris}]

Georgian
adj 1: of or relating to the former British colony of Georgia; "the Georgian colony"
2: of or relating to or characteristic of the Asian republic of Georgia or its people or language; "the Georgian capital is Tbilisi"; "Georgian farmers"; "Georgian vowels"
3: of or relating to or characteristic of the American state of Georgia or its inhabitants; "the Georgian state capital is Atlanta"; "Georgian peach farmers"
4: of or relating to the Hanoverian kings of England; "the first Georgian monarch"
n 1: a resident of the American state of Georgia
2: a native or inhabitant of Georgia in Asia
3: a southern Caucasian language with 3 million speakers and a long literary tradition

Georgian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Georgia

Georgiana Barrymore
n : United States actress; daughter of John Drew and wife of Maurice Barrymore; mother of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1854-1893) [syn: {Barrymore}, {Georgiana Emma Barrymore}]

Georgiana Emma Barrymore
n : United States actress; daughter of John Drew and wife of Maurice Barrymore; mother of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1854-1893) [syn: {Barrymore}, {Georgiana Barrymore}]

geosphere
n : the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle [syn: {lithosphere}]

geostationary
adj : of or having a geosynchronous orbit such that the position in such an orbit is fixed with respect to the earth; "a geostationary satellite"

geostationary orbit
n : a geosynchronous orbit that is fixed with respect to a position on the Earth

geostrategic
adj : of or relating to geostrategy; "Pakistan became a country of paramount geostrategic importance to the United States"

geostrategy
n : the branch of geopolitics dealing with strategy

geosynchronous
adj : of or having an orbit with a fixed period of 24 hours (although the position in the orbit may not be fixed with respect to the earth)

geosynchronous orbit
n : a circular orbit around the Earth having a period of 24 hours

geothermal
adj : of or relating to the heat in the interior of the earth [syn: {geothermic}]

geothermal energy
n : energy derived from the heat in the interior of the earth

geothermally
adv : by means of heat from the interior of the earth

geothermic
adj : of or relating to the heat in the interior of the earth [syn: {geothermal}]

Geothlypis
n : yellowthroats [syn: {genus Geothlypis}]

Geothlypis trichas
n : an American warbler [syn: {common yellowthroat}, {Maryland yellowthroat}]

geotropism
n : an orienting response to gravity

Geraint
n : (Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table [syn: {Sir Geraint}]

Gerald Ford
n : 38th President of the United States; appointed Vice President and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-) [syn: {Ford}, {Gerald R. Ford}, {Gerald Rudolph Ford}, {President Ford}]

Gerald R. Ford
n : 38th President of the United States; appointed Vice President and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-) [syn: {Ford}, {Gerald Ford}, {Gerald Rudolph Ford}, {President Ford}]

Gerald Rudolph Ford
n : 38th President of the United States; appointed Vice President and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-) [syn: {Ford}, {Gerald Ford}, {Gerald R. Ford}, {President Ford}]

Geraniaceae
n : chiefly herbaceous plants [syn: {family Geraniaceae}, {geranium family}]

Geraniales
n : an order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants; see Euphorbiaceae; Geraniaceae; Rutaceae; Malpighiaceae; Simaroubaceae; Meliaceae; Zygophyllaceae; Tropaeolaceae [syn: {order Geraniales}]

geranium
n : any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae

geranium family
n : chiefly herbaceous plants [syn: {Geraniaceae}, {family Geraniaceae}]

Geranium maculatum
n : common wild geranium of eastern North America with deeply parted leaves and rose-purple flowers [syn: {wild geranium}, {spotted cranesbill}]

Geranium molle
n : western geranium with small pink flowers; a common weed on lawns and in vacant lots [syn: {dove's foot geranium}]

Geranium pratense
n : tall perennial cranesbill with paired violet-blue axillary flowers; native to northern parts of Old World and naturalized in North America [syn: {meadow cranesbill}]

Geranium richardsonii
n : geranium of western North America having branched clusters of white or pale pink flowers [syn: {Richardson's geranium}]

Geranium robertianum
n : a sticky low herb with small reddish-purple flowers; widespread in the northern hemisphere [syn: {herb robert}, {herbs robert}, {herb roberts}]

Geranium viscosissimum
n : geranium of western North America having pinkish-purple flowers in open clusters [syn: {sticky geranium}]

Gerard Depardieu
n : French film actor (born in 1948) [syn: {Depardieu}]

Gerard Manley Hopkins
n : English poet (1844-1889) [syn: {Hopkins}]

gerardia
n : any plant of the genus Gerardia

Gerardia pedicularia
n : multi-stemmed North American annual having solitary axillary dark golden-yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia [syn: {false foxglove}, {Aureolaria pedicularia}]

Gerardia virginica
n : sparsely branched North American perennial with terminal racemes of bright yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia [syn: {false foxglove}, {Aureolaria virginica}]

Gerardus Mercator
n : Flemish geographer who lived in Germany; he invented the Mercator projection of maps of the globe (1512-1594) [syn: {Mercator}, {Gerhard Kremer}]

Gerbera
n : genus of South African or Asiatic herbs: African daisies [syn: {genus Gerbera}]

Gerbera jamesonii
n : widely cultivated South African perennial having flower heads with orange to flame-colored rays [syn: {Barberton daisy}, {Transvaal daisy}]

gerbil
n : small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping [syn: {gerbille}]

gerbille
n : small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping [syn: {gerbil}]

Gerbillinae
n : gerbils [syn: {subfamily Gerbillinae}]

Gerbillus
n : type genus of the Gerbillinae: typical gerbils [syn: {genus Gerbillus}]

Gerea
n : small genus of hairy herbs with yellow flowers [syn: {genus Gerea}]

Gerea canescens
n : slender hairy plant with few leaves and golden-yellow flower heads; sandy desert areas of southeastern California to southwestern Utah and western Arizona and northwestern Mexico [syn: {desert sunflower}]

gerenuk
n : slender east African antelope with slim neck and backward-curving horns [syn: {Litocranius walleri}]

gerfalcon
n : large and rare arctic falcon having white and dark color phases [syn: {gyrfalcon}, {Falco rusticolus}]

Gerhard Gerhards
n : Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his criticisms of the Church led to the Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther (1466-1536) [syn: {Erasmus}, {Desiderius Erasmus}, {Geert Geerts}]

Gerhard Herzberg
n : Canadian physicist (born in Germany) noted for contributions to understanding the structure of molecules (born in 1904) [syn: {Herzberg}]

Gerhard Kremer
n : Flemish geographer who lived in Germany; he invented the Mercator projection of maps of the globe (1512-1594) [syn: {Mercator}, {Gerardus Mercator}]

geriatric
adj 1: of or relating to the aged; "geriatric disorder"
2: of or relating to or practicing geriatrics; "geriatric hospital" [syn: {gerontological}]

geriatrician
n : a specialist in gerontology [syn: {gerontologist}]

geriatrics
n : the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people [syn: {gerontology}]

germ
n 1: anything that provides inspiration for later work [syn: {source}, {seed}]
2: a small simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
3: a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use [syn: {microbe}, {bug}]

germ cell
n : a spermatozoon or an ovum [syn: {reproductive cell}, {sex cell}]

germ layer
n : (embryology) any of the 3 layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulation

germ plasm
n : the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes [syn: {plasm}]

germ theory
n : (medicine) the theory that all contagious diseases are caused by microorganisms

germ warfare
n : the use of harmful bacteria as a weapon [syn: {bacteriological warfare}]

German
adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its people or language; "German philosophers"; "German universities"; "German literature"
2: of a more or less German nature; somewhat German; "Germanic peoples"; "his Germanic nature"; "formidable volumes Teutonic in their thoroughness" [syn: {Germanic}, {Teutonic}]
n 1: a person of German nationality
2: the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic [syn: {High German}, {German language}]

German American
n : an American who was born in Germany or whose ancestors were German

German bee
n : dark-colored ill-tempered honeybee supposedly of German origin [syn: {black bee}]

German capital
n : capital of Germany located in eastern Germany [syn: {Berlin}]

German chamomile
n : annual Eurasian herb similar in fragrance and medicinal uses to chamomile though taste is more bitter and effect is considered inferior [syn: {sweet false chamomile}, {wild chamomile}, {Matricaria recutita}, {Matricaria chamomilla}]

German cockroach
n : small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest [syn: {Croton bug}, {crotonbug}, {water bug}, {Blattella germanica}]

German Democratic Republic
n : a republic in north central Europe on the Baltic; established by the Soviet Union in 1954; reunified with West Germany in 1990 [syn: {East Germany}]

German iris
n 1: iris of northern Italy having deep blue-purple flowers; similar to but smaller than Iris germanica [syn: {Iris kochii}]
2: a large iris with purple or white flowers, native to central and southern Europe [syn: {Iris germanica}]

German ivy
n : South African succulent evergreen twining climber with yellow flowers grown primarily as a houseplant for its foliage; sometimes placed in genus Senecio [syn: {Delairea odorata}, {Senecio milkanioides}]

German language
n : the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic [syn: {German}, {High German}]

German lesson
n : instruction in the German language

German Luftwaffe
n : the German airforce [syn: {Luftwaffe}]

German mark
n : formerly the basic unit of money in Germany [syn: {mark}, {Deutsche Mark}, {Deutschmark}]

German measles
n : a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus during the first trimester [syn: {rubella}, {three-day measles}, {epidemic roseola}]

German millet
n : millet having yellow grains in large drooping spikes [syn: {golden wonder millet}, {Setaria italica stramineofructa}]

German monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Germany

German Nazi
n : a German member of Adolf Hitler's political party [syn: {Nazi}]

german pancake
n : puffy mildly sweet lemon-flavored egg mixture sprinkled with confectioners' sugar and served with jam or a wine or fruit sauce [syn: {pfannkuchen}]

German police dog
n : breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind [syn: {German shepherd}, {German shepherd dog}, {alsatian}]

German rampion
n : a coarse biennial of eastern North America with yellow flowers that open in the evening; naturalized in Europe [syn: {common evening primrose}, {Oenothera biennis}]

German shepherd
n : breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind [syn: {German shepherd dog}, {German police dog}, {alsatian}]

German shepherd dog
n : breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind [syn: {German shepherd}, {German police dog}, {alsatian}]

German short-haired pointer
n : liver or liver-and-white hunting dog developed in Germany; 3/4 pointer and 1/4 bloodhound

German silver
n : a silver-white alloy containing copper and zinc and nickel [syn: {nickel silver}]

German tamarisk
n : Eurasian shrub resembling the tamarisk [syn: {false tamarisk}, {Myricaria germanica}]

German-American
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of German Americans

germander
n : any of various plants of the genus Teucrium

germander speedwell
n : Old World plant with axillary racemes of blue-and-white flowers [syn: {bird's eye}, {Veronica chamaedrys}]

germane
adj : having close kinship and appropriateness; "he asks questions that are germane and central to the issue" [syn: {germane(p)}, {related}]

germaneness
n : pertinence by virtue of a close relation to the matter at hand

Germanic
adj 1: of or relating to the language of Germans; "the Germanic sound shifts"
2: of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages; "Teutonic peoples such as Germans and Scandinavians and British"; "Germanic mythology" [syn: {Teutonic}]
3: of a more or less German nature; somewhat German; "Germanic peoples"; "his Germanic nature"; "formidable volumes Teutonic in their thoroughness" [syn: {German}, {Teutonic}]
n : a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic [syn: {Germanic language}]

Germanic language
n : a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic [syn: {Germanic}]

Germanism
n : a custom that is peculiar to Germany or its citizens

germanite
n : a rare reddish-gray mineral consisting of a copper iron germanium sulfide

germanium
n : a brittle gray crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite [syn: {Ge}, {atomic number 32}]

German-speaking
adj : able to communicate in German

Germany
n : a republic in central Europe; split into East German and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990 [syn: {Federal Republic of Germany}, {Deutschland}, {FRG}]

germfree
adj : free from germs or pathogenic organisms; sterile; "a germfree environment" [ant: {germy}]

germicidal
adj : preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms [syn: {bactericidal}, {disinfectant}]

germicide
n : an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease [syn: {disinfectant}, {antimicrobic}, {antimicrobial}]

germina
See {germen}

germinal
adj : containing seeds of later development; "seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another" [syn: {originative}, {seminal}]
n : seventh month of the Revolutionary calendar (March and April); the month of buds

germinal area
n : a layer of cells on the inside of the blastula [syn: {blastoderm}, {germinal disc}, {blastodisc}]

germinal disc
n : a layer of cells on the inside of the blastula [syn: {blastoderm}, {blastodisc}, {germinal area}]

germinate
v 1: produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted" [syn: {shoot}, {spud}, {pullulate}, {bourgeon}, {burgeon forth}, {sprout}]
2: work out; "We have developed a new theory of evolution" [syn: {evolve}, {develop}]
3: cause to grow or sprout; "the plentiful rain germinated my plants"

germination
n 1: the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow [syn: {sprouting}]
2: the origin of some development; "the germination of their discontent"

germy
adj : full of germs or pathological microorganisms; "the water in New York harbor is oily and dirty and germy" [ant: {germfree}]

Geronimo
n : Apache chieftain who raided the white settlers in the Southwest as resistance to being confined to a reservation (1829-1909)

gerontological
adj : of or relating to or practicing geriatrics; "geriatric hospital" [syn: {geriatric}]

gerontologist
n : a specialist in gerontology [syn: {geriatrician}]

gerontology
n : the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people [syn: {geriatrics}]

Gerreidae
n : mojarras [syn: {family Gerreidae}, {Gerridae}, {family Gerridae}]

Gerres
n : type genus of the Gerreidae [syn: {genus Gerres}]

Gerres cinereus
n : popular panfish from Bermuda and Gulf of Mexico to Brazil [syn: {yellowfin mojarra}]

Gerrhonotus
n : alligator lizards [syn: {genus Gerrhonotus}]

Gerridae
n 1: mojarras [syn: {Gerreidae}, {family Gerreidae}, {family Gerridae}]
2: an arthropod family that includes water striders [syn: {Gerrididae}, {family Gerrididae}, {family Gerridae}]

Gerrididae
n : an arthropod family that includes water striders [syn: {family Gerrididae}, {Gerridae}, {family Gerridae}]

Gerris
n : type genus of the Gerrididae [syn: {genus Gerris}]

Gerris lacustris
n : a variety of water strider [syn: {common pond-skater}]

gerrymander
n : an act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage)
v : divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts

Gershwin
n 1: United States lyricist who frequently collaborated with his brother George Gershwin (1896-1983) [syn: {Ira Gershwin}]
2: United States composer who incorporated jazz into classical forms and composed scores for musical comedies (1898-1937) [syn: {George Gershwin}]

Gertrude Caroline Ederle
n : United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1903-) [syn: {Ederle}, {Gertrude Ederle}]

Gertrude Ederle
n : United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1903-) [syn: {Ederle}, {Gertrude Caroline Ederle}]

Gertrude Lawrence
n : English actress (1898-1952) [syn: {Lawrence}]

Gertrude Stein
n : experimental expatriate United States writer (1874-1946) [syn: {Stein}]

gerund
n : a noun formed from a verb (such as the `-ing' form of an English verb when used as a noun)

gerundial
adj : relating to or like a gerund; "the gerundial suffix `-ing'"

Geryon
n : (Greek mythology) a mythical monster with three heads that was slain by Hercules

Gesell
n : United States psychologist noted for his work in child development (1880-1961) [syn: {Arnold Gesell}, {Arnold Lucius Gesell}]

gesellschaften
See {gesellschaft}

Gesner
n : Swiss naturalist who was one of the founders of modern zoology (1516-1565) [syn: {Konrad von Gesner}]

gesneria
n : any plant of the genus Gesneria

gesneria family
n : large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales [syn: {Gesneriaceae}, {family Gesneriaceae}]

Gesneriaceae
n : large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales [syn: {family Gesneriaceae}, {gesneria family}]

gesneriad
n : any of numerous tropical or subtropical small shrubs or treelets or epiphytic vines of the family Gesneriaceae: African violet; Cape primroses; gloxinia

gestalt
n : a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts [also: {gestalten} (pl)]

Gestalt law of organization
n : a principle of Gestalt psychology that identifies factors leading to particular forms of perceptual organization [syn: {Gestalt principle of organization}]

Gestalt principle of organization
n : a principle of Gestalt psychology that identifies factors leading to particular forms of perceptual organization [syn: {Gestalt law of organization}]

Gestalt psychology
n : (psychology) a theory of psychology that emphasizes the importance of configurational properties [syn: {configurationism}]

gestalten
gestalt
n : a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts [also: {gestalten} (pl)]

gestalten
See {gestalt}

Gestapo
n : the secret state police in Nazi Germany; known for its terrorist methods

gestate
v 1: have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived" [syn: {conceive}, {conceptualize}, {conceptualise}]
2: be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child" [syn: {have a bun in the oven}, {bear}, {carry}, {expect}]

gestation
n 1: the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans) [syn: {gestation period}]
2: the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus [syn: {pregnancy}, {maternity}]
3: the conception and development of an idea or plan

gestation period
n : the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans) [syn: {gestation}]

gestational
adj : of or relating to gestation

gestational age
n : the age of an embryo counting from the time of fertilization [syn: {fetal age}, {fertilization age}]

gesticulate
v : show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave" [syn: {gesture}, {motion}]

gesticulating
adj : making gestures while speaking; "her gesticulating hands and arms made words almost unnecessary"

gesticulation
n : a deliberate and vigorous gesture or motion

gestural
adj 1: used of the language of the deaf [syn: {sign(a)}, {signed}, {sign-language(a)}]
2: being other than verbal communication; "the study of gestural communication"; "art like gesture is a form of nonverbal expression" [syn: {nonverbal}]

gesture
n 1: motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
2: the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals [syn: {motion}]
3: something done as an indication of intention; "a political gesture"; "a gesture of defiance"
v : show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave" [syn: {gesticulate}, {motion}]

get
v 1: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" [syn: {acquire}]
2: enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!" [syn: {become}, {go}]
3: cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble" [syn: {let}, {have}]
4: receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions" [syn: {receive}, {find}, {obtain}, {incur}]
5: reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight" [syn: {arrive}, {come}] [ant: {leave}]
6: go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat" [syn: {bring}, {convey}, {fetch}] [ant: {take away}]
7: of mental or physical states or experiences; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" [syn: {experience}, {receive}, {have}, {undergo}]
8: take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him" [syn: {pay back}, {pay off}, {fix}]
9: achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day" [syn: {have}, {make}] 10: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" [syn: {induce}, {stimulate}, {cause}, {have}, {make}] 11: succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?" [syn: {catch}, {capture}] 12: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" [syn: {grow}, {develop}, {produce}, {acquire}] 13: be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill" [syn: {contract}, {take}] 14: communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone; "Bill called this number and he got Mary"; "The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake" 15: give certain properties to something; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear" [syn: {make}] 16: move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?" [syn: {drive}, {aim}] 17: grasp with the mind or develop an undersatnding of; "did you catch that allusion?"; "We caught something of his theory in the lecture"; "don't catch your meaning"; "did you get it?"; "She didn't get the joke"; "I just don't get him" [syn: {catch}] 18: attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter" [syn: {catch}, {arrest}] 19: reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot; "the rock caught her in the back of the head"; "The blow got him in the back"; "The punch caught him in the stomach" [syn: {catch}] 20: reach by calculation; "What do you get when you add up these numbers?" 21: acquire as a result of some effort or action; "You cannot get water out of a stone"; "Where did she get these news?" 22: purchase; "What did you get at the toy store?" 23: perceive by hearing; "I didn't catch your name"; "She didn't get his name when they met the first time" [syn: {catch}] 24: suffer from the receipt of; "She will catch hell for this behavior!" [syn: {catch}] 25: receive as a retribution or punishment; "He got 5 years in prison" [syn: {receive}] 26: leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!" [syn: {scram}, {buzz off}, {fuck off}, {bugger off}] 27: reach and board; "She got the bus just as it was leaving" 28: irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me" [syn: {get under one's skin}] 29: evoke an emotional response; "Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time" 30: apprehend and reproduce accurately; "She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings"; "She got the mood just right in her photographs" [syn: {catch}] 31: in baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls" [syn: {draw}] 32: overcome or destroy; "The ice storm got my hibiscus"; "the cat got the goldfish" 33: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder}, {flummox}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}] 34: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" [syn: {get down}, {begin}, {start out}, {start}, {set about}, {set out}, {commence}] [ant: {end}] 35: undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle" [syn: {suffer}, {sustain}, {have}] 36: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" [syn: {beget}, {engender}, {father}, {mother}, {sire}, {generate}, {bring forth}] [also: {gotten}, {got}, {getting}]

get a line
v : get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted" [syn: {learn}, {hear}, {get word}, {get wind}, {pick up}, {find out}, {discover}, {see}]

get a load
v : look at with attention; "Have a look at this!"; "Get a load of this pretty woman!" [syn: {take a look}, {have a look}]

get a look
v : see something for a brief time [syn: {catch a glimpse}]

get a noseful
v : smell strongly and intensely [syn: {get a whiff}]

get a whiff
v : smell strongly and intensely [syn: {get a noseful}]

get about
v : move around; move from place to place; "How does she get around without a car?" [syn: {get around}]

get across
v 1: communicate successfully; "I couldn't get across the message"; "He put over the idea very well" [syn: {put over}]
2: become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow" [syn: {click}, {get through}, {dawn}, {come home}, {sink in}, {penetrate}, {fall into place}]
3: travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" [syn: {traverse}, {track}, {cover}, {cross}, {pass over}, {get over}, {cut through}, {cut across}]

get ahead
v 1: obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference" [syn: {gain}, {advance}, {win}, {pull ahead}, {make headway}, {gain ground}] [ant: {fall back}]
2: grow stronger; "The economy was booming" [syn: {boom}, {prosper}, {thrive}, {flourish}, {expand}]

get along
v 1: proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way" [syn: {do}, {fare}, {make out}, {come}]
2: have smooth relations; "My boss and I get along very well" [syn: {get along with}, {get on with}, {get on}]
3: develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" [syn: {progress}, {come on}, {come along}, {advance}, {get on}, {shape up}] [ant: {regress}]

get along with
v : have smooth relations; "My boss and I get along very well" [syn: {get on with}, {get on}, {get along}]

get around
v 1: be released or become known; of news; "News of her death broke in the morning" [syn: {break}, {get out}]
2: avoid something unpleasant or laborious; "You cannot bypass these rules!" [syn: {bypass}, {short-circuit}, {go around}]
3: be a social swinger; socialize a lot [syn: {swing}]
4: move around; move from place to place; "How does she get around without a car?" [syn: {get about}]

get around to
v : do something despite obstacles such as lack of time; "He finally got around to painting the windows"

get at
v 1: reach or gain access to; "How does one access the attic in this house?"; "I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof" [syn: {access}]
2: influence by corruption
3: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" [syn: {annoy}, {rag}, {get to}, {bother}, {irritate}, {rile}, {nark}, {nettle}, {gravel}, {vex}, {chafe}, {devil}]

get away
v 1: run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison" [syn: {escape}, {break loose}]
2: escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities" [syn: {get off}, {get by}, {get out}, {escape}]
3: remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion; "We escaped to our summer house for a few days"; "The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer" [syn: {escape}]

get back
v 1: come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity [syn: {return}, {go back}, {come back}]
2: recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost; "We got back the money after we threatened to sue the company"; "He got back his son from the kidnappers" [syn: {win back}]
3: take revenge or even out a score; "I cannot accept the defeat--I want to get even" [syn: {get even}]
4: get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy" [syn: {settle}]

get behind
v : to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging" [syn: {drag}, {trail}, {hang back}, {drop behind}]

get by
v 1: come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" [syn: {cope}, {make out}, {make do}, {contend}, {grapple}, {deal}, {manage}]
2: pass or move in front of; "Bride's Biscuit got by the other dogs to win the race"
3: escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities" [syn: {get off}, {get away}, {get out}, {escape}]

get cracking
v : start to be active; "Get cracking, please!" [syn: {bestir oneself}, {get going}, {get moving}, {get weaving}, {get started}, {get rolling}]

get down
v 1: lower (one's body) as by kneeling; "Get down on your knees!"
2: move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf" [syn: {lower}, {take down}, {let down}, {bring down}] [ant: {raise}]
3: get off (a horse) [syn: {unhorse}, {dismount}, {light}, {get off}]
4: pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!" [syn: {swallow}]
5: lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her" [syn: {depress}, {deject}, {cast down}, {dismay}, {dispirit}, {demoralize}, {demoralise}] [ant: {elate}]
6: put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc. [syn: {write down}, {set down}, {put down}]
7: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" [syn: {begin}, {get}, {start out}, {start}, {set about}, {set out}, {commence}] [ant: {end}]

get dressed
v : put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?" [syn: {dress}] [ant: {undress}]

get even
v 1: compensate; make the score equal [syn: {equalize}, {equalise}]
2: take revenge or even out a score; "I cannot accept the defeat--I want to get even" [syn: {get back}]

get going
v 1: begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!" [syn: {start}, {go}] [ant: {stop}]
2: start to be active; "Get cracking, please!" [syn: {get cracking}, {bestir oneself}, {get moving}, {get weaving}, {get started}, {get rolling}]

get hitched with
v : take in marriage [syn: {marry}, {get married}, {wed}, {conjoin}, {hook up with}, {espouse}]

get hold
v : get something or somebody for a specific purpose; "I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter" [syn: {line up}, {come up}, {find}]

get hold of
v 1: get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please" [syn: {take}]
2: be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia" [syn: {reach}, {get through}, {contact}]
3: affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unberable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease" [syn: {seize}, {clutch}]

get in
v 1: to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes" [syn: {enter}, {come in}, {get into}, {go into}, {go in}, {move into}] [ant: {exit}]
2: succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!" [syn: {arrive}, {make it}, {go far}]
3: to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money" [syn: {hand over}, {fork over}, {fork out}, {fork up}, {turn in}, {deliver}, {render}]
4: secure a place in a college, university, etc. [syn: {get into}]
5: move into (a station) of trains; "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station" [syn: {pull in}, {move in}, {draw in}] [ant: {pull out}]

get in touch
v : establish communication with someone; "did you finally connect with your long-lost cousin?" [syn: {touch base}, {connect}]

get into
v 1: get involved in or with [syn: {tangle with}]
2: to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes" [syn: {enter}, {come in}, {get in}, {go into}, {go in}, {move into}] [ant: {exit}]
3: secure a place in a college, university, etc. [syn: {get in}]
4: familiarize oneself thoroughly with; "He really got into semantics"
5: put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans" [syn: {wear}, {put on}, {don}, {assume}]

get it
v 1: understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on" [syn: {catch on}, {get wise}, {get onto}, {tumble}, {latch on}, {cotton on}, {twig}]
2: receive punishment; "You are going to get it!"

get it on
v : have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: {roll in the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with}, {get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate}, {have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw}, {fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a go at it}, {bang}, {bonk}]

get laid
v : have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: {roll in the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate}, {have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw}, {fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]

get married
v : take in marriage [syn: {marry}, {wed}, {conjoin}, {hook up with}, {get hitched with}, {espouse}]

get moving
v : start to be active; "Get cracking, please!" [syn: {get cracking}, {bestir oneself}, {get going}, {get weaving}, {get started}, {get rolling}]

get off
v 1: leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc. [ant: {board}]
2: be relieved of one's duties temporarily
3: transfer; "The spy sent the classified information off to Russia" [syn: {send}, {send off}]
4: cause to be acquitted; get off the hook; in a legal case; "The lawyer got him off, even though there was no doubt in everybody's mind that he killed his wife"
5: escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities" [syn: {get away}, {get by}, {get out}, {escape}]
6: enjoy in a sexual way; "He gets off on shoes"
7: get off (a horse) [syn: {unhorse}, {dismount}, {light}, {get down}]
8: get out of quickly; "The officer hopped out when he spotted an illegally parked car" [syn: {hop out}] [ant: {hop on}]
9: send via the postal service; "I'll mail you the check tomorrow" [syn: {mail}] 10: get high, stoned, or drugged; "He trips every weekend" [syn: {trip}, {trip out}, {turn on}] 11: deliver verbally; "He got off the best line I've heard in a long time"

get off the ground
v : get started or set in motion, used figuratively; "the project took a long time to get off the ground" [syn: {take off}]

get on
v 1: have smooth relations; "My boss and I get along very well" [syn: {get along with}, {get on with}, {get along}]
2: get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.) [syn: {board}] [ant: {get off}]
3: get on the back of; "mount a horse" [syn: {hop on}, {mount}, {mount up}, {jump on}, {climb on}, {bestride}] [ant: {hop out}]
4: grow late or (of time) elapse; "It is getting on midnight--let's all go to bed!"
5: appear in a show, on T.V., radio, etc.; "The news won't be on tonight" [syn: {be on}]
6: develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" [syn: {progress}, {come on}, {come along}, {advance}, {get along}, {shape up}] [ant: {regress}]
7: grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce" [syn: {senesce}, {age}, {mature}, {maturate}]

get on with
v : have smooth relations; "My boss and I get along very well" [syn: {get along with}, {get on}, {get along}]

get one's lumps
v : suffer the results or consequences of one's behavior or actions [syn: {take one's lumps}]

get onto
v : understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on" [syn: {catch on}, {get wise}, {tumble}, {latch on}, {cotton on}, {twig}, {get it}]

get out
v 1: move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country" [syn: {exit}, {go out}, {leave}] [ant: {enter}]
2: take out of a container or enclosed space; "Get out your best dress--we are going to a party!" [syn: {bring out}]
3: move out or away; "The troops pulled out after the cease-fire" [syn: {pull out}] [ant: {pull in}]
4: express with difficulty; "I managed to get out a few words"
5: bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim" [syn: {draw}, {pull}, {pull out}, {take out}]
6: be released or become known; of news; "News of her death broke in the morning" [syn: {break}, {get around}]
7: escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities" [syn: {get off}, {get away}, {get by}, {escape}]

get over
v 1: travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" [syn: {traverse}, {track}, {cover}, {cross}, {pass over}, {get across}, {cut through}, {cut across}]
2: to bring (a necessary but unpleasant task) to an end; "Let's get this job over with"; "It's a question of getting over an unpleasant task"
3: improve in health; "He got well fast" [syn: {get well}, {bounce back}] [ant: {get worse}]
4: get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness" [syn: {overcome}, {subdue}, {surmount}, {master}]

get rid of
v 1: dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood" [syn: {remove}]
2: terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics" [syn: {eliminate}, {do away with}]
3: do away with; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia" [syn: {abolish}] [ant: {establish}]

get rolling
v : start to be active; "Get cracking, please!" [syn: {get cracking}, {bestir oneself}, {get going}, {get moving}, {get weaving}, {get started}]

get started
v : start to be active; "Get cracking, please!" [syn: {get cracking}, {bestir oneself}, {get going}, {get moving}, {get weaving}, {get rolling}]

get stranded
v : of boats [syn: {run aground}]

get stuck
v : be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand" [syn: {grind to a halt}, {bog down}, {mire}]

get the best
v : overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome; "Heart disease can get the best of us" [syn: {have the best}, {overcome}]

get the better of
v : win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up" [syn: {overcome}, {defeat}]

get the goods
v : discover some bad or hidden information about; "She got the goods on her co-worker after reading his e-mail"

get the hang
v : be or become completely proficient or skilled in; "She mastered Japanese in less than two years" [syn: {master}]

get the jump
v : be there first; "They had gotten the jump on their competitors"

get the picture
v : get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" [syn: {comprehend}, {savvy}, {dig}, {grasp}, {compass}, {apprehend}]

get through
v 1: finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment" [syn: {wrap up}, {finish off}, {mop up}, {polish off}, {clear up}, {finish up}]
2: spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner; of time [syn: {while away}]
3: succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems; "We finally got through the bureaucracy and could talk to the Minister" [syn: {come through}]
4: be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia" [syn: {reach}, {get hold of}, {contact}]
5: become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow" [syn: {click}, {dawn}, {come home}, {get across}, {sink in}, {penetrate}, {fall into place}]

get to
v 1: reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade" [syn: {reach}, {make}, {progress to}]
2: arrive at the point of; "She gets to fretting if I stay away form home too long"
3: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" [syn: {annoy}, {rag}, {bother}, {get at}, {irritate}, {rile}, {nark}, {nettle}, {gravel}, {vex}, {chafe}, {devil}]

get to grips
v : deal with (a problem or a subject); "I still have not come to grips with the death of my parents" [syn: {come to grips}]

get together
n : a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal meeting in my livingroom" [syn: {meeting}]
v 1: get people together; "assemble your colleagues"; "get together all those who are interested in the project"; "gather the close family members" [syn: {assemble}, {gather}]
2: get together socially or for a specific purpose [syn: {meet}]
3: work together on a common enterprise of project; "The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well"; "We joined forces with another research group" [syn: {collaborate}, {join forces}, {cooperate}]
4: become part of; become a member of a group or organization; "He joined the Communist Party as a young man" [syn: {join}, {fall in}]

get under one's skin
v : irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me" [syn: {get}]

get up
v 1: rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded" [syn: {arise}, {rise}, {uprise}, {stand up}] [ant: {sit down}, {lie down}]
2: get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night" [syn: {turn out}, {arise}, {uprise}, {rise}] [ant: {go to bed}, {go to bed}]
3: raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" [syn: {raise}, {lift}, {elevate}, {bring up}] [ant: {lower}]
4: cause to rise; "The sergeant got us up at 2 A.M."
5: develop; "we worked up an as of an appetite" [syn: {work up}]
6: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" [syn: {dress up}, {fig out}, {fig up}, {deck up}, {gussy up}, {fancy up}, {trick up}, {deck out}, {trick out}, {prink}, {attire}, {rig out}, {tog up}, {tog out}, {overdress}] [ant: {dress down}]
7: arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office" [syn: {organize}, {organise}, {prepare}, {devise}, {machinate}]
8: study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam" [syn: {cram}, {grind away}, {drum}, {bone up}, {swot}, {mug up}, {swot up}, {bone}]

get weaving
v : start to be active; "Get cracking, please!" [syn: {get cracking}, {bestir oneself}, {get going}, {get moving}, {get started}, {get rolling}]

get well
v : improve in health; "He got well fast" [syn: {get over}, {bounce back}] [ant: {get worse}]

get wind
v : get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted" [syn: {learn}, {hear}, {get word}, {pick up}, {find out}, {get a line}, {discover}, {see}]

get wise
v : understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on" [syn: {catch on}, {get onto}, {tumble}, {latch on}, {cotton on}, {twig}, {get it}]

get word
v : get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted" [syn: {learn}, {hear}, {get wind}, {pick up}, {find out}, {get a line}, {discover}, {see}]

get worse
v : deteriorate in health; "he relapsed" [syn: {relapse}] [ant: {get well}]

geta
n : footwear usually with wooden soles [syn: {clog}, {patten}, {sabot}]

getable
adj 1: capable of being attained or accomplished; "choose an attainable goal"; "art is not something that is come-at-able by dint of study" [syn: {attainable}, {come-at-able}, {gettable}]
2: capable of being obtained; "savings of up to 50 percent are obtainable" [syn: {gettable}, {obtainable}, {procurable}]

get-at-able
adj : capable of being reached or attained; "a very getatable man"; "both oil and coal are there but not in getatable locations" [syn: {come-at-able}, {getatable}]

getatable
adj : capable of being reached or attained; "a very getatable man"; "both oil and coal are there but not in getatable locations" [syn: {come-at-able}, {get-at-able}]

getaway
n 1: the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration; "his car has a lot of pickup" [syn: {pickup}]
2: a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam" [syn: {lam}]

get-go
n : the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" [syn: {beginning}, {commencement}, {first}, {outset}, {start}, {kickoff}, {starting time}, {showtime}, {offset}] [ant: {middle}, {end}]

gets lost
See {get lost}

gets started
See {get started}

gettable
adj 1: capable of being attained or accomplished; "choose an attainable goal"; "art is not something that is come-at-able by dint of study" [syn: {attainable}, {come-at-able}, {getable}]
2: capable of being obtained; "savings of up to 50 percent are obtainable" [syn: {getable}, {obtainable}, {procurable}]

getting
See {get}

getting
get
v 1: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" [syn: {acquire}]
2: enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!" [syn: {become}, {go}]
3: cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble" [syn: {let}, {have}]
4: receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions" [syn: {receive}, {find}, {obtain}, {incur}]
5: reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight" [syn: {arrive}, {come}] [ant: {leave}]
6: go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat" [syn: {bring}, {convey}, {fetch}] [ant: {take away}]
7: of mental or physical states or experiences; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" [syn: {experience}, {receive}, {have}, {undergo}]
8: take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him" [syn: {pay back}, {pay off}, {fix}]
9: achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day" [syn: {have}, {make}] 10: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" [syn: {induce}, {stimulate}, {cause}, {have}, {make}] 11: succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?" [syn: {catch}, {capture}] 12: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" [syn: {grow}, {develop}, {produce}, {acquire}] 13: be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill" [syn: {contract}, {take}] 14: communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone; "Bill called this number and he got Mary"; "The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake" 15: give certain properties to something; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear" [syn: {make}] 16: move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?" [syn: {drive}, {aim}] 17: grasp with the mind or develop an undersatnding of; "did you catch that allusion?"; "We caught something of his theory in the lecture"; "don't catch your meaning"; "did you get it?"; "She didn't get the joke"; "I just don't get him" [syn: {catch}] 18: attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter" [syn: {catch}, {arrest}] 19: reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot; "the rock caught her in the back of the head"; "The blow got him in the back"; "The punch caught him in the stomach" [syn: {catch}] 20: reach by calculation; "What do you get when you add up these numbers?" 21: acquire as a result of some effort or action; "You cannot get water out of a stone"; "Where did she get these news?" 22: purchase; "What did you get at the toy store?" 23: perceive by hearing; "I didn't catch your name"; "She didn't get his name when they met the first time" [syn: {catch}] 24: suffer from the receipt of; "She will catch hell for this behavior!" [syn: {catch}] 25: receive as a retribution or punishment; "He got 5 years in prison" [syn: {receive}] 26: leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!" [syn: {scram}, {buzz off}, {fuck off}, {bugger off}] 27: reach and board; "She got the bus just as it was leaving" 28: irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me" [syn: {get under one's skin}] 29: evoke an emotional response; "Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time" 30: apprehend and reproduce accurately; "She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings"; "She got the mood just right in her photographs" [syn: {catch}] 31: in baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls" [syn: {draw}] 32: overcome or destroy; "The ice storm got my hibiscus"; "the cat got the goldfish" 33: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder}, {flummox}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}] 34: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" [syn: {get down}, {begin}, {start out}, {start}, {set about}, {set out}, {commence}] [ant: {end}] 35: undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle" [syn: {suffer}, {sustain}, {have}] 36: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" [syn: {beget}, {engender}, {father}, {mother}, {sire}, {generate}, {bring forth}] [also: {gotten}, {got}, {getting}]

getting
n : the act of acquiring something; "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving" [syn: {acquiring}]

getting even
n : a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good as we got" [syn: {return}, {paying back}]

getting lost
See {get lost}

getting started
See {get started}

Gettysburg
n 1: a small town in southern Pennsylvania; site of a national cemetery
2: a battle of the American Civil War (1863); the defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate army was a major victory for the Union [syn: {Battle of Gettysburg}]

Gettysburg Address
n : a 3-minute address by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War (November 19, 1963) at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg

Getulio Dornelles Vargas
n : Brazilian statesman who ruled Brazil as a virtual dictator (1883-1954) [syn: {Vargas}]

getup
n : a set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was exceedingly elegant" [syn: {outfit}, {rig}, {turnout}]

get-up-and-go
n : enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at American energy" [syn: {energy}, {push}]

get-well card
n : a card expressing get-well wishes

Geum
n : avens [syn: {genus Geum}]

Geum alleppicum strictum
n : erect subshrub with deep yellow flowers; Europe and Asia and North America [syn: {yellow avens}, {Geum strictum}]

Geum canadense
n : North American white-flowered avens [syn: {bennet}, {white avens}]

Geum macrophyllum
n : hairy yellow-flowered plant of eastern Asia and North America [syn: {yellow avens}]

Geum rivale
n : erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate leaves and few nodding flowers with brown-purple calyx and orange-pink petals [syn: {water avens}, {Indian chocolate}, {purple avens}, {chocolate root}]

Geum strictum
n : erect subshrub with deep yellow flowers; Europe and Asia and North America [syn: {yellow avens}, {Geum alleppicum strictum}]

Geum triflorum
n : North American perennial with hairy basal pinnate leaves and purple flowers and plume-tipped fruits [syn: {prairie smoke}, {purple avens}]

Geum urbanum
n : hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally [syn: {herb bennet}, {cloveroot}, {clover-root}, {wood avens}]

Geum virginianum
n : avens of Virginia having pale or greenish yellow flowers [syn: {bennet}, {white avens}]

gewgaw
n : cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing [syn: {bangle}, {bauble}, {gaud}, {novelty}, {fallal}, {trinket}]

geyser
n : a spring that discharges hot water and steam
v : to overflow like a geyser

g-force
n : a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated [syn: {g}, {gee}]

Ghana
n : a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; "Ghana was colonized as the Gold Coast by the British" [syn: {Republic of Ghana}, {Gold Coast}]

Ghanaian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Ghana or its people or language; "Ghanaian cocoa production" [syn: {Ghanese}, {Ghanian}]

Ghanese
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Ghana or its people or language; "Ghanaian cocoa production" [syn: {Ghanaian}, {Ghanian}]

Ghanian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Ghana or its people or language; "Ghanaian cocoa production" [syn: {Ghanaian}, {Ghanese}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Ghana

Ghanian monetary unit
n : monetary unit of Ghana

gharry
n : a horse-drawn carriage in India

ghastlier
See {ghastly}

ghastlier
ghastly
adj 1: shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen" [syn: {grim}, {grisly}, {gruesome}, {macabre}]
2: gruesomely indicative of death or the dead; "a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones"; "ghastly shrieks"; "the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs" [syn: {charnel}, {sepulchral}] [also: {ghastliest}, {ghastlier}]

ghastliest
See {ghastly}

ghastliest
ghastly
adj 1: shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen" [syn: {grim}, {grisly}, {gruesome}, {macabre}]
2: gruesomely indicative of death or the dead; "a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones"; "ghastly shrieks"; "the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs" [syn: {charnel}, {sepulchral}] [also: {ghastliest}, {ghastlier}]

ghastliness
n : the quality of being ghastly [syn: {grimness}, {gruesomeness}, {luridness}]

ghastly
adj 1: shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen" [syn: {grim}, {grisly}, {gruesome}, {macabre}]
2: gruesomely indicative of death or the dead; "a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones"; "ghastly shrieks"; "the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs" [syn: {charnel}, {sepulchral}] [also: {ghastliest}, {ghastlier}]

ghat
n : stairway in India leading down to a landing on the water

ghatti
n : an Indian gum from the dhawa tree; used as a substitute for gum arabic [syn: {ghatti gum}]

ghatti gum
n : an Indian gum from the dhawa tree; used as a substitute for gum arabic [syn: {ghatti}]

GHB
n : a club drug available in liquid or powder form is taken orally (frequently combined with alchol); used to incapacitate individuals for the commission of sexual assault and rape [syn: {gamma hydroxybutyrate}]

Ghedda wax
n : wax from Indian and African bees

ghee
n : clarified butter used in Indian cookery

Gheg
n : the dialect of Albanian spoken in northern Albania and Yugoslavia [syn: {Gheg dialect}]

Gheg dialect
n : the dialect of Albanian spoken in northern Albania and Yugoslavia [syn: {Gheg}]

Ghent
n : port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry [syn: {Gent}, {Gand}]

gherkin
n 1: any of various small cucumbers pickled whole
2: small prickly cucumber

ghetto
n 1: formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live; "the Warsaw ghetto"
2: any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping; "the relative security of the gay ghetto"; "no escape from the ghetto of the typing pool"
3: a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions [also: {ghettoes} (pl)]

ghetto blaster
n : a portable stereo [syn: {boom box}]

ghettoes
ghetto
n 1: formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live; "the Warsaw ghetto"
2: any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping; "the relative security of the gay ghetto"; "no escape from the ghetto of the typing pool"
3: a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions [also: {ghettoes} (pl)]

ghettoes
See {ghetto}

ghettoise
v : put in a ghetto; "The Jews in Eastern Europe were ghettoized" [syn: {ghettoize}]

ghettoize
v : put in a ghetto; "The Jews in Eastern Europe were ghettoized" [syn: {ghettoise}]

ghillie
n : a shoe without a tongue and with decorative lacing up the instep [syn: {gillie}]

ghost
n 1: a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past" [syn: {shade}, {spook}, {wraith}, {specter}, {spectre}]
2: a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else [syn: {ghostwriter}]
3: the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
4: a suggestion of some quality; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face" [syn: {touch}, {trace}]
v 1: move like a ghost; "The masked men ghosted across the moonlit yard"
2: haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her" [syn: {haunt}, {obsess}]
3: write for someone else; "How many books have you ghostwritten so far?" [syn: {ghostwrite}]

ghost dance
n : a religious dance of native Americans looking for communication with the dead

ghost gum
n : small to medium-sized tree of Australia and Tasmania having smooth white to light-grey bark shedding in patches or strips [syn: {snow gum}, {white ash}, {Eucalyptus coriacea}, {Eucalyptus pauciflora}]

ghost town
n : a deserted town (especially in Western United States)

ghost weed
n : annual spurge of western United States having showy white-bracted flower clusters and very poisonous milk [syn: {snow-on-the-mountain}, {snow-in-summer}, {Euphorbia marginata}]

ghost word
n : a word form that has entered the language through the perpetuation of an error

ghostfish
n : eellike Atlantic bottom fish with large almost vertical mouth [syn: {wrymouth}, {Cryptacanthodes maculatus}]

ghostlier
See {ghostly}

ghostlier
ghostly
adj : like or being a phantom; "a ghostly face at the window"; "a phantasmal presence in the room"; "spectral emanations"; "spiritual tappings at a seance" [syn: {apparitional}, {ghostlike}, {phantasmal}, {spectral}, {spiritual}] [also: {ghostliest}, {ghostlier}]

ghostliest
See {ghostly}

ghostliest
ghostly
adj : like or being a phantom; "a ghostly face at the window"; "a phantasmal presence in the room"; "spectral emanations"; "spiritual tappings at a seance" [syn: {apparitional}, {ghostlike}, {phantasmal}, {spectral}, {spiritual}] [also: {ghostliest}, {ghostlier}]

ghostlike
adj : like or being a phantom; "a ghostly face at the window"; "a phantasmal presence in the room"; "spectral emanations"; "spiritual tappings at a seance" [syn: {apparitional}, {ghostly}, {phantasmal}, {spectral}, {spiritual}]

ghostliness
n : strangeness by virtue of being mysterious and inspiring fear [syn: {eeriness}]

ghostly
adj : like or being a phantom; "a ghostly face at the window"; "a phantasmal presence in the room"; "spectral emanations"; "spiritual tappings at a seance" [syn: {apparitional}, {ghostlike}, {phantasmal}, {spectral}, {spiritual}] [also: {ghostliest}, {ghostlier}]

ghostwrite
v : write for someone else; "How many books have you ghostwritten so far?" [syn: {ghost}] [also: {ghostwrote}, {ghostwritten}]

ghostwriter
n : a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else [syn: {ghost}]

ghostwritten
See {ghostwrite}

ghostwritten
ghostwrite
v : write for someone else; "How many books have you ghostwritten so far?" [syn: {ghost}] [also: {ghostwrote}, {ghostwritten}]

ghostwrote
See {ghostwrite}

ghostwrote
ghostwrite
v : write for someone else; "How many books have you ghostwritten so far?" [syn: {ghost}] [also: {ghostwrote}, {ghostwritten}]

ghoul
n 1: someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection [syn: {graverobber}, {body snatcher}]
2: an evil spirit or ghost

ghoulish
adj : suggesting the horror of death and decay; "morbid details" [syn: {morbid}]

GHQ
n : military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forces [syn: {command post}, {general headquarters}]

ghrelin
n : a hormone produced by stomach cells; "ghrelin is thought to increase feelings of hunger"

GHRF
n : a releasing factor that accelerates the secretion of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary body [syn: {growth hormone-releasing factor}]

GHz
n : 1,000,000,000 periods per second [syn: {gigahertz}, {gigacycle per second}, {gigacycle}, {Gc}]

gi
adj : of or relating to the stomach and intestines; "a gastrointestinal disorder" [syn: {gastrointestinal}]
n : a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns [syn: {gilbert}, {Gb}]

GI series
n : diagnostic tests of the alimentary canal; usually involves inserting a contrast medium (such as barium sulfate) and taking an X-ray

GI tract
n : tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination [syn: {alimentary canal}, {alimentary tract}, {digestive tube}, {digestive tract}, {gastrointestinal tract}]

GIA
n : a terrorist organization of Islamic extremists whose violant activities began in 1992; aims to overthrow the secular Algerian regime and replace it with an Islamic state; "the GIA has embarked on a terrorist campaign of civilian massacres" [syn: {Armed Islamic Group}]

Giacometti
n : Swiss sculptor and painter known for his bronze sculptures of elongated figures (1901-1966) [syn: {Alberto Giacometti}]

Giacomo Meyerbeer
n : German composer of operas in a style that influenced Richard Wagner (1791-1864) [syn: {Meyerbeer}, {Jakob Liebmann Beer}]

Giacomo Puccini
n : Italian operatic composer noted for the dramatic realism of his operas (1858-1924) [syn: {Puccini}]

Giambattista Lulli
n : French composer (born in Italy) who was the court composer to Louis XIV and founded the national French opera (1632-1687) [syn: {Lully}, {Jean Baptiste Lully}, {Lulli}]

Giambattista Marini
n : Italian poet (1569-1625) [syn: {Marini}, {Marino}, {Giambattista Marino}]

Giambattista Marino
n : Italian poet (1569-1625) [syn: {Marini}, {Giambattista Marini}, {Marino}]

Gian Carlo Menotti
n : United States composer (born in Italy) of operas (born in 1911) [syn: {Menotti}]

Gianbattista Bodoni
n : Italian printer who designed the Bodoni font (1740-1813) [syn: {Bodoni}]

Gianni Versace
n : Italian fashion designer (1946-1997) [syn: {Versace}]

giant
adj : of great mass; huge and bulky; "a jumbo jet"; "jumbo shrimp" [syn: {elephantine}, {gargantuan}, {jumbo}]
n 1: any creature of exceptional size
2: a person of exceptional importance and reputation [syn: {colossus}, {behemoth}, {heavyweight}, {titan}]
3: an unusually large enterprise; "Walton built a retail giant"
4: a very large person; impressive in size or qualities [syn: {hulk}, {heavyweight}, {whale}]
5: someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful [syn: {goliath}, {behemoth}, {monster}, {colossus}]
6: an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fair tales
7: a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun) [syn: {giant star}]

giant anteater
n : large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America [syn: {ant bear}, {great anteater}, {tamanoir}, {Myrmecophaga jubata}]

giant armadillo
n : about three feet long exclusive of tail [syn: {tatou}, {tatu}, {Priodontes giganteus}]

giant bamboo
n : immense tropical southeast Asian bamboo with tough hollow culms that resemble tree trunks [syn: {kyo-chiku}, {Dendrocalamus giganteus}]

giant buttercup
n : spectacular perennial native of wet montane grasslands of Peru; formerly included in genus Ranunculus [syn: {Laccopetalum giganteum}]

giant cane
n : tall grass of southern United States growing in thickets [syn: {cane reed}, {Arundinaria gigantea}]

giant chinkapin
n : small ornamental evergreen tree of Pacific Coast whose glossy yellow-green leaves are yellow beneath; bears edible nuts [syn: {golden chinkapin}, {Chrysolepis chrysophylla}, {Castanea chrysophylla}, {Castanopsis chrysophylla}]

giant clam
n : giant clam inhabiting reefs in the southern Pacific weighing up to 500 pounds [syn: {Tridacna gigas}]

giant cockroach
n : large tropical American cockroaches

giant conch
n : a large variety of conch [syn: {Strombus gigas}]

giant coreopsis
n : large treelike shrub having feathery leaves and clusters of large yellow flower heads; coastal southern California [syn: {Coreopsis gigantea}]

giant crab
n : very large deep-water Japanese crab [syn: {Macrocheira kaempferi}]

giant eland
n : large dark striped eland of western equatorial Africa [syn: {Taurotragus derbianus}]

giant fern
n : highly variable species of very large primitive ferns of the Pacific tropical areas with high rainfall [syn: {angiopteris}, {Angiopteris evecta}]

giant fir
n : lofty fir of the Pacific coast of northwestern America having long curving branches and deep green leaves [syn: {lowland fir}, {lowland white fir}, {grand fir}, {Abies grandis}]

giant foxtail
n : two species of coarse annual foxtails that are naturalized weeds in United States

giant fulmar
n : large brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seas [syn: {giant petrel}, {Macronectes giganteus}]

giant garlic
n : European leek cultivated and used like leeks [syn: {sand leek}, {Spanish garlic}, {rocambole}, {Allium scorodoprasum}]

giant granadilla
n : tropical American passionflower yielding the large granadilla fruit [syn: {granadilla}, {Passiflora quadrangularis}]

giant helleborine
n : orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf [syn: {stream orchid}, {chatterbox}, {Epipactis gigantea}]

giant hornet
n : European hornet introduced into the United States [syn: {Vespa crabro}]

giant hyssop
n : any of a number of aromatic plants of the genus Agastache

giant kangaroo
n : very large grayish-brown Australian kangaroo formerly abundant in open wooded areas [syn: {great gray kangaroo}, {Macropus giganteus}]

giant lizard
n : the largest lizard in the world (10 feet); found on Indonesian islands [syn: {Komodo dragon}, {Komodo lizard}, {dragon lizard}, {Varanus komodoensis}]

giant moa
n : the largest moa; about 12 feet high [syn: {Dinornis giganteus}]

giant northwest shipworm
n : giant shipworm of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: {Bankia setaceae}]

giant panda
n : large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae [syn: {panda}, {panda bear}, {coon bear}, {Ailuropoda melanoleuca}]

giant petrel
n : large brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seas [syn: {giant fulmar}, {Macronectes giganteus}]

giant pigfish
n : found around the Great Barrier Reef [syn: {pigfish}, {Achoerodus gouldii}]

giant potato creeper
n : vine of Costa Rica sparsely armed with hooklike spines and having large lilac-blue flowers [syn: {potato vine}, {Solanum wendlandii}]

giant puffball
n : huge edible puffball up to 2 feet diameter and 25 pounds in weight [syn: {Calvatia gigantea}]

giant red paintbrush
n : wildflower of western North America having ragged clusters of crimson or scarlet flowers [syn: {Castilleja miniata}]

giant reed
n : large rhizomatous perennial grasses found by riversides and in ditches having jointed stems and large gray-white feathery panicles [syn: {Arundo donax}]

giant ryegrass
n : stout perennial grass of western North America [syn: {Elymus condensatus}, {Leymus condensatus}]

giant salamander
n : large (up to more than three feet) edible salamander of Asia [syn: {Megalobatrachus maximus}]

giant scallop
n : a large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America [syn: {sea scallop}, {Pecten magellanicus}]

giant schnauzer
n : a large schnauzer

giant scrambling fern
n : large scrambling fern forming large patches to 18 feet high; Pacific region and China [syn: {Diplopterygium longissimum}]

giant sequoia
n : extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism [syn: {big tree}, {Sierra redwood}, {Sequoiadendron giganteum}, {Sequoia gigantea}, {Sequoia Wellingtonia}]

giant silkworm
n : larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon [syn: {silkworm}, {wild wilkworm}]

giant silkworm moth
n : any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae [syn: {silkworm moth}]

giant squid
n : largest mollusk known about but never seen (to 60 feet long) [syn: {architeuthis}]

giant star
n : a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun) [syn: {giant}]

giant star grass
n : perennial grass having stems 3 to 4 feet high; used especially in Africa and India for pasture and hay [syn: {Cynodon plectostachyum}]

giant stock bean
n : annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forage [syn: {jack bean}, {wonder bean}, {Canavalia ensiformis}]

giant sunflower
n : very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots [syn: {tall sunflower}, {Indian potato}, {Helianthus giganteus}]

giant taro
n : large evergreen with extremely large erect or spreading leaves; cultivated widely in tropics for its edible rhizome and shoots; used in wet warm regions as a stately ornamental [syn: {Alocasia macrorrhiza}]

giant timber bamboo
n : large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and perhaps Japan; widely brown elsewhere [syn: {madake}, {ku-chiku}, {Phyllostachys bambusoides}]

giant tortoise
n : very large tortoises of the Galapagos and Seychelles islands

giant water bug
n : large water bug with piercing and sucking mouthparts; feeds on young fishes

giant willowherb
n : tall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks and narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent clearings; an important honey plant [syn: {fireweed}, {rosebay willowherb}, {wickup}, {Epilobium angustifolium}]

giantess
n : a female giant

giantism
n 1: excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland [syn: {gigantism}, {overgrowth}]
2: excessive largeness of stature [syn: {gigantism}]

giardia
n : a suspected cause of diarrhea in humans

giardiasis
n : infection of the intestines with protozoa found in contaminated food and water; characterized by diarrhea and nausea and flatulence and abdominal discomfort

gib
n : a castrated tomcat [also: {gibbing}, {gibbed}]

gibbed
See {gib}

gibbed
gib
n : a castrated tomcat [also: {gibbing}, {gibbed}]

gibber
n : unintelligible talking [syn: {gibberish}]
v 1: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly [syn: {chatter}, {piffle}, {palaver}, {prate}, {tittle-tattle}, {twaddle}, {clack}, {maunder}, {prattle}, {blab}, {tattle}, {blabber}, {gabble}]
2: chatter inarticulately; of monkeys

gibberellic acid
n : a crystalline acid associated with gibberellin

gibberellin
n : a plant hormone isolated from a fungus; used in promoting plant growth

gibberish
n : unintelligible talking [syn: {gibber}]

gibbet
n : instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which condemned persons are executed by hanging [syn: {gallows}, {gallows tree}, {gallows-tree}, {gallous}]
v 1: hang on an execution instrument
2: expose to ridicule or public scorn [syn: {pillory}]

gibbing
See {gib}

gibbing
gib
n : a castrated tomcat [also: {gibbing}, {gibbed}]

Gibbon
n 1: English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794) [syn: {Edward Gibbon}]
2: smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies [syn: {Hylobates lar}]

gibbose
adj : (used of the moon) more than half full [syn: {gibbous}]

gibbosity
n : something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form [syn: {bulge}, {bump}, {hump}, {gibbousness}, {jut}, {prominence}, {protuberance}, {protrusion}, {extrusion}, {excrescence}]

gibbous
adj 1: characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column [syn: {crookback}, {crookbacked}, {humped}, {humpbacked}, {hunchback}, {hunchbacked}, {kyphotic}]
2: (used of the moon) more than half full [syn: {gibbose}]

gibbousness
n : something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form [syn: {bulge}, {bump}, {hump}, {gibbosity}, {jut}, {prominence}, {protuberance}, {protrusion}, {extrusion}, {excrescence}]

Gibbs
n : United States chemist (1839-1903) [syn: {Josiah Willard Gibbs}]

gibbsite
n : white crystalline mineral consisting of aluminum hydroxide; a constituent of bauxite and a source of alumina

gibe
n : an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" [syn: {shot}, {shaft}, {slam}, {dig}, {barb}, {jibe}]
v 1: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" [syn: {match}, {fit}, {correspond}, {check}, {jibe}, {tally}, {agree}] [ant: {disagree}]
2: laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" [syn: {jeer}, {scoff}, {flout}, {barrack}]

gibelike
adj : abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'" [syn: {derisive}, {jeering}, {mocking}, {taunting}]

gibingly
adv : in a disrespectful jeering manner [syn: {jeeringly}, {mockingly}]

giblet
n : edible viscera of a fowl [syn: {giblets}]

giblets
n : edible viscera of a fowl [syn: {giblet}]

Gibraltar
n : location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules [syn: {Rock of Gibraltar}, {Calpe}]

Gibraltar fever
n : infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache [syn: {brucellosis}, {undulant fever}, {Malta fever}, {Rock fever}, {Mediterranean fever}]

Gibraltarian
adj : of or relating to Gibraltar or its inhabitants; "Gibraltarian customs office"
n : a native or inhabitant of Gibraltar

Gibran
n : United States writer (born in Lebanon) (1883-1931) [syn: {Kahlil Gibran}]

Gibson
n 1: United States illustrator remembered for his creation of the `Gibson girl' (1867-1944) [syn: {C. D. Gibson}, {Charles Dana Gibson}]
2: Australian actor (born in the United States in 1956) [syn: {Mel Gibson}, {Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson}]
3: United States tennis player who was the first Black woman player to win all the major world singles titles (born in 1927) [syn: {Althea Gibson}]

Gibson Desert
n : a desert area in western Australia

Gibson girl
n : the idealized American girl of the 1890s as pictured by C. D. Gibson

Gidar
n : a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad

giddied
See {giddy}

giddied
giddy
adj 1: having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling; "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; "a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff" [syn: {dizzy}, {woozy}, {vertiginous}]
2: lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" [syn: {airheaded}, {dizzy}, {empty-headed}, {featherbrained}, {light-headed}, {lightheaded}, {silly}] [also: {giddied}, {giddiest}, {giddier}]

giddier
See {giddy}

giddier
giddy
adj 1: having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling; "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; "a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff" [syn: {dizzy}, {woozy}, {vertiginous}]
2: lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" [syn: {airheaded}, {dizzy}, {empty-headed}, {featherbrained}, {light-headed}, {lightheaded}, {silly}] [also: {giddied}, {giddiest}, {giddier}]

giddiest
See {giddy}

giddiest
giddy
adj 1: having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling; "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; "a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff" [syn: {dizzy}, {woozy}, {vertiginous}]
2: lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" [syn: {airheaded}, {dizzy}, {empty-headed}, {featherbrained}, {light-headed}, {lightheaded}, {silly}] [also: {giddied}, {giddiest}, {giddier}]

giddily
adv : in a giddy light-headed manner; "he walked around dizzily" [syn: {dizzily}, {light-headedly}]

giddiness
n 1: an impulsive scatterbrained manner [syn: {silliness}]
2: a reeling sensation; feeling about to fall [syn: {dizziness}, {lightheadedness}, {vertigo}]

giddy
adj 1: having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling; "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; "a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff" [syn: {dizzy}, {woozy}, {vertiginous}]
2: lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" [syn: {airheaded}, {dizzy}, {empty-headed}, {featherbrained}, {light-headed}, {lightheaded}, {silly}] [also: {giddied}, {giddiest}, {giddier}]

Gide
n : French author and dramatist who is regarded as the father of modern French literature (1869-1951) [syn: {Andre Gide}, {Andre Paul Guillaume Gide}]

Gideon Algernon Mantell
n : English geologist remembered as the first person to recognize that dinosaurs were reptiles (1790-1852) [syn: {Mantell}]

gidgee
n : scrubby Australian acacia having extremely foul-smelling blossoms [syn: {stinking wattle}, {Acacia cambegei}]

Gielgud
n : English actor of Shakespearean roles who was also noted for appearances in films (1904-2000) [syn: {Sir John Gielgud}, {Arthur John Gielgud}]

gift
n 1: something acquired without compensation
2: natural qualities or talents [syn: {endowment}, {talent}, {natural endowment}]
3: the act of giving [syn: {giving}]
v 1: give qualities or abilities to [syn: {endow}, {indue}, {empower}, {invest}, {endue}]
2: give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?" [syn: {give}, {present}]

gift horse
n : a gift (usually of inferior quality) that should be accepted uncritically; "it wasn't much, but don't look a gift horse in the mouth"

gift shop
n : a shop that sells miscellaneous articles appropriate as gifts [syn: {novelty shop}]

gift tax
n : a tax imposed on transfers of property by gift during the lifetime of the giver

gift wrap
n : attractive wrapping paper suitable for wrapping gifts

gift wrapping
n : ornamental wrapping for gifts

gifted
adj : showing a natural aptitude for something [syn: {talented}]

gift-wrap
v : wrap (a gift) attractively

giftwrapped
See {giftwrap}

giftwrapping
See {giftwrap}

gig
n 1: long and light rowing boat; especially for racing
2: an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish [syn: {spear}, {fizgig}, {fishgig}, {lance}]
3: a cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies; used when fish are not biting
4: tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain
5: small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood
6: a booking for musicians; "they played a gig in New Jersey" [also: {gigging}, {gigged}]

gigabyte
n : a unit of information equal to one billion (1,073,741,824) bytes or 1024 megabytes [syn: {G}, {GB}]

gigacycle
n : 1,000,000,000 periods per second [syn: {gigahertz}, {GHz}, {gigacycle per second}, {Gc}]

gigacycle per second
n : 1,000,000,000 periods per second [syn: {gigahertz}, {GHz}, {gigacycle}, {Gc}]

gigahertz
n : 1,000,000,000 periods per second [syn: {GHz}, {gigacycle per second}, {gigacycle}, {Gc}]

gigantic
adj : so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth; "a gigantic redwood"; "gigantic disappointment"; "a mammoth ship"; "a mammoth multinational corporation" [syn: {mammoth}]

gigantism
n 1: excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland [syn: {giantism}, {overgrowth}]
2: excessive largeness of stature [syn: {giantism}]

Gigartinaceae
n : a family of protoctista [syn: {family Gigartinaceae}]

gigged
See {gig}

gigged
gig
n 1: long and light rowing boat; especially for racing
2: an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish [syn: {spear}, {fizgig}, {fishgig}, {lance}]
3: a cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies; used when fish are not biting
4: tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain
5: small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood
6: a booking for musicians; "they played a gig in New Jersey" [also: {gigging}, {gigged}]

gigging
See {gig}

gigging
gig
n 1: long and light rowing boat; especially for racing
2: an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish [syn: {spear}, {fizgig}, {fishgig}, {lance}]
3: a cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies; used when fish are not biting
4: tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain
5: small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood
6: a booking for musicians; "they played a gig in New Jersey" [also: {gigging}, {gigged}]

giggle
n : a foolish or nervous laugh
v : laugh nervously; "The girls giggled when the rock star came into the classroom" [syn: {titter}]

giggler
n : a person who laughs nervously [syn: {titterer}]

GIGO
n : (computer science) a rule stating that the quality of the output is a function of the quality of the input; put garbage in and you get garbage out

gigolo
n : a man who has sex with and is supported by a woman

gigot
n : lamb leg suitable for roasting [syn: {leg of lamb}]

Gikuyu
n : a Bantu language spoken in western Kenya

Gila
n : a river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River [syn: {Gila River}]

Gila Desert
n : a desert area in southern Arizona

Gila monster
n : large orange and black lizard of southwestern United States; not dangerous unless molested [syn: {Heloderma suspectum}]

Gila River
n : a river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River [syn: {Gila}]

gilbert
n 1: a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns [syn: {Gb}, {Gi}]
2: a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911) [syn: {William Gilbert}, {William S. Gilbert}, {William Schwenk Gilbert}, {Sir William Gilbert}]
3: English court physician noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1540-1603) [syn: {William Gilbert}]
4: English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583) [syn: {Humphrey Gilbert}, {Sir Humphrey Gilbert}]
5: United States architect who influenced the development of the skyscraper (1859-1934) [syn: {Cass Gilbert}]

Gilbert and Ellice Islands
n : a former British possession in Micronesia

Gilbert and Sullivan
n : the music of Gilbert and Sullivan; "he could sing all of Gilbert and Sullivan"

Gilbert Charles Stuart
n : United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828) [syn: {Stuart}, {Gilbert Stuart}]

Gilbert Islands
n : a group of islands in Micronesia southwest of Hawaii; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it became part of the Republic of Kiribati in 1979

Gilbert Keith Chesterton
n : conservative English writer of the Roman Catholic persuasion; in addition to volumes of criticism and polemics he wrote detective novels featuring Father Brown (1874-1936) [syn: {Chesterton}, {G. K. Chesterton}]

Gilbert Murray
n : British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957) [syn: {Murray}, {George Gilbert Aime Murphy}]

Gilbert Stuart
n : United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828) [syn: {Stuart}, {Gilbert Charles Stuart}]

Gilbertian
adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of the style of William S. Gilbert; "Gilbertian libretti"
2: wildly comic and improbable as in Gilbert and Sullivan operas; "a Gilbertian world people with foundlings and changelings"- T.C.Worsley

gild
n : a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today" [syn: {club}, {society}, {guild}, {lodge}, {order}]
v : decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold [syn: {begild}, {engild}] [also: {gilt}]

gild the lily
v 1: adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful) [syn: {paint the lily}]
2: make unnecessary additions to what is already complete [syn: {paint the lily}]

gilded
adj 1: having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet" [syn: {aureate}, {gilt}, {gold}, {golden}]
2: based on pretense; deceptively pleasing; "the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility"; "meretricious praise"; "a meretricious argument" [syn: {meretricious}, {specious}]
3: rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms" [syn: {deluxe}, {luxurious}, {opulent}, {princely}, {sumptuous}]
4: made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons" [syn: {gold}, {golden}]

gilded flicker
n : southwestern United States bird like the yellow-shafted flicker but lacking the red neck [syn: {Colaptes chrysoides}]

gilder
n : someone whose occupation is apply an overlay of gold or gilt

gildhall
n : the meeting place of a medieval guild

gilding
n : a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold [syn: {gilt}]

gilding metal
n : a brass that is rich in copper; used to make articles that were to be gilded

Giles Lytton Strachey
n : English biographer and leading member of the Bloomsbury Group (1880-1932) [syn: {Strachey}, {Lytton Strachey}]

gilgai soil
n : soil in the melon holes of Australia

Gilgamesh
n : a legendary Sumerian king who was the hero of an epic collection of mythic stories

Gilgamish
n : legendary Sumerian king and hero of Sumerian and Babylonian epics

gill
n 1: a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
2: a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces
3: any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus [syn: {lamella}]
4: respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water [syn: {branchia}]

gill arch
n : one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians [syn: {branchial arch}, {gill bar}]

gill bar
n : one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians [syn: {gill arch}, {branchial arch}]

gill cleft
n : one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes [syn: {gill slit}, {branchial cleft}]

gill fungus
n : a basidiomycete with gills

gill net
n : a flat fishnet suspended vertically in the water to entangle fish by their gills

gill slit
n : one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes [syn: {branchial cleft}, {gill cleft}]

gilled
adj : provided with gills; "a gilled tadpole" [syn: {branchiate}] [ant: {abranchiate}]

Gilles de la Tourette
n : French neurologist (1857-1904) [syn: {Tourette}, {Georges Gilles de la Tourette}]

Gilles de la Tourette syndrome
n : neurological disorder characterized by facial grimaces and tics and movements of the upper body and grunts and shouts and coprolalia [syn: {Tourette's syndrome}]

Gillespie
n : United States jazz trumpeter and exponent of bebop (1917-1993) [syn: {Dizzy Gillespie}, {John Birks Gillespie}]

Gillette
n : United States inventor and manufacturer who developed the safety razor (1855-1932) [syn: {King Camp Gilette}]

gillie
n 1: a young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief
2: a shoe without a tongue and with decorative lacing up the instep [syn: {ghillie}]

gill-less
adj : having no gills [syn: {abranchiate}, {abranchial}, {abranchious}] [ant: {branchiate}]

gill-over-the-ground
n : trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes placed in genus Nepeta [syn: {ground ivy}, {alehoof}, {field balm}, {runaway robin}, {Glechoma hederaceae}, {Nepeta hederaceae}]

gillyflower
n 1: any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers [syn: {stock}]
2: Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors [syn: {carnation}, {clove pink}, {Dianthus caryophyllus}]

Gilman
n : United States feminist (1860-1935) [syn: {Charlotte Anna Perkins Gilman}]

Gilmer
n : United States journalist who wrote a syndicated column of advice to the lovelorn (1870-1951) [syn: {Elizabeth Merriwether Gilmer}, {Dorothy Dix}]

Giloacchino Antonio Rossini
n : Italian composer remembered for his operas (1792-1868) [syn: {Rossini}]

gilt
See {gild}

gilt
gild
n : a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today" [syn: {club}, {society}, {guild}, {lodge}, {order}]
v : decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold [syn: {begild}, {engild}] [also: {gilt}]

gilt
adj : having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet" [syn: {aureate}, {gilded}, {gold}, {golden}]
n : a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold [syn: {gilding}]

gilt-edged
adj 1: of the highest quality or value; "gilt-edged securities"; "gilt-edged credentials"
2: having gilded edges as the pages of a book

gimbaled
adj : supported on gimbals and remaining steady or level when the base tips

gimbals
n : an appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips

gimcrack
adj : tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: {brassy}, {cheap}, {flash}, {flashy}, {garish}, {gaudy}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tacky}, {tatty}, {tawdry}, {trashy}]

gimcrackery
n : ornamental objects of no great value [syn: {falderal}, {folderol}, {frills}, {gimcracks}, {nonsense}, {trumpery}]

gimcracks
n : ornamental objects of no great value [syn: {falderal}, {folderol}, {frills}, {gimcrackery}, {nonsense}, {trumpery}]

gimel
n : the 3rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet

gimlet
n 1: a cocktail made of gin or vodka and lime juice
2: hand tool for boring holes [syn: {auger}, {screw auger}, {wimble}]

gimmick
n 1: something whose name is either forgotten or not known [syn: {dohickey}, {dojigger}, {doodad}, {doohickey}, {hickey}, {gizmo}, {gismo}, {gubbins}, {thingamabob}, {thingumabob}, {thingmabob}, {thingamajig}, {thingumajig}, {thingmajig}, {thingummy}]
2: any clever (deceptive) maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point" [syn: {device}, {twist}]

gimmickry
n : a collection of gimmicks

gimp
n : disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet [syn: {lameness}, {limping}, {gimpiness}, {gameness}, {claudication}]

gimpiness
n : disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet [syn: {lameness}, {limping}, {gimp}, {gameness}, {claudication}]

gin
n 1: strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
2: a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a noose [syn: {snare}, {noose}]
3: a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers [syn: {cotton gin}]
4: a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points [syn: {gin rummy}, {knock rummy}]
v 1: separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin
2: trap with a snare; "gin game" [also: {ginning}, {ginned}, {gan}]

gin and it
n : a cocktail made of gin and sweet vermouth

gin and tonic
n : gin and quinine water

gin mill
n : tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals [syn: {public house}, {pub}, {saloon}, {pothouse}, {taphouse}]

gin rickey
n : a rickey made with gin

gin rummy
n : a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points [syn: {gin}, {knock rummy}]

gin sling
n : a sling made with gin

ginep
n : tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp [syn: {Spanish lime}, {Spanish lime tree}, {honey berry}, {mamoncillo}, {genip}, {Melicocca bijuga}, {Melicocca bijugatus}]

ginger
adj : (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color; "a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes"; "a ginger kitten" [syn: {gingery}]
n 1: perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
2: dried ground gingerroot [syn: {powdered ginger}]
3: pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Oriental cookery [syn: {gingerroot}]
4: liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep" [syn: {pep}, {peppiness}]
v : add ginger to in order to add flavor; "ginger the soup"

ginger ale
n : ginger-flavored carbonated drink [syn: {ginger pop}]

ginger beer
n : carbonated slightly alcoholic drink flavored with fermented ginger

ginger family
n : a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales [syn: {Zingiberaceae}, {family Zingiberaceae}]

ginger nut
n : a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger [syn: {gingersnap}, {ginger snap}, {snap}]

ginger pop
n : ginger-flavored carbonated drink [syn: {ginger ale}]

Ginger Rogers
n : United States dancer and film actress who partnered with Fred Astaire (born 1911) [syn: {Rogers}, {Virginia McMath}]

ginger snap
n : a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger [syn: {gingersnap}, {snap}, {ginger nut}]

ginger up
v : e.g.,make more interesting or lively; "juice up a party"; "pep up your paper" [syn: {jazz up}, {juice up}, {pep up}]

gingerbread
n : cake flavored with ginger

gingerbread man
n : gingerbread cut in the shape of a person

gingerly
adj : with extreme care or delicacy; "they proceeded with gingerly footwork over the jagged stones"; "the issue was handled only in a gingerly way"- W.S.White
adv : in a gingerly manner; "gingerly I raised the edge of the blanket"

gingerol
n : derived from ginger; source of the hotness of ginger

gingerroot
n : pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Oriental cookery [syn: {ginger}]

gingersnap
n : a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger [syn: {ginger snap}, {snap}, {ginger nut}]

gingery
adj 1: having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers; "gingery Chinese food"; "hot peppers"; "hot curry"; "corn chips with peppery salsa"; "spicy tomato sauce" [syn: {hot}, {peppery}, {spicy}]
2: (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color; "a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes"; "a ginger kitten" [syn: {ginger}]

gingham
n : a clothing fabric in a plaid weave

gingiva
n : the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth [syn: {gum}] [also: {gingivae} (pl)]

gingivae
gingiva
n : the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth [syn: {gum}] [also: {gingivae} (pl)]

gingivae
See {gingiva}

gingival
adj : of or relating to the gums

gingivitis
n : inflammation of the gums

gingko
n : deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree [syn: {ginkgo}, {maidenhair tree}, {Ginkgo biloba}] [also: {gingkoes} (pl)]

gingkoes
gingko
n : deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree [syn: {ginkgo}, {maidenhair tree}, {Ginkgo biloba}] [also: {gingkoes} (pl)]

gingkoes
See {gingko}

ginglymi
ginglymus
n : a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane [syn: {hinge joint}, {ginglymoid joint}] [also: {ginglymi} (pl)]

ginglymi
See {ginglymus}

ginglymoid joint
n : a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane [syn: {hinge joint}, {ginglymus}]

Ginglymostoma
n : nurse sharks [syn: {genus Ginglymostoma}]

Ginglymostoma cirratum
n : small bottom-dwelling shark of warm shallow waters on both coasts of North America and South America and from southeast Asia to Australia [syn: {nurse shark}]

ginglymus
n : a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane [syn: {hinge joint}, {ginglymoid joint}] [also: {ginglymi} (pl)]

ginkgo
n : deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree [syn: {gingko}, {maidenhair tree}, {Ginkgo biloba}] [also: {ginkgoes} (pl)]

Ginkgo biloba
n : deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree [syn: {ginkgo}, {gingko}, {maidenhair tree}]

ginkgo family
n : constituting the order Ginkgoales; includes the genus Ginkgo and extinct forms [syn: {Ginkgoaceae}, {family Ginkgoaceae}]

Ginkgoaceae
n : constituting the order Ginkgoales; includes the genus Ginkgo and extinct forms [syn: {family Ginkgoaceae}, {ginkgo family}]

Ginkgoales
n : coextensive with the family Ginkgoaceae: plants that first appeared in the Permian and now represented by a single surviving species; often included in Coniferales [syn: {order Ginkgoales}]

ginkgoes
ginkgo
n : deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree [syn: {gingko}, {maidenhair tree}, {Ginkgo biloba}] [also: {ginkgoes} (pl)]

ginkgoes
See {ginkgo}

Ginkgophyta
n : ginkgos: in some systems classified as a class (Ginkgopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Ginkgophytina or Ginkgophyta); used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta [syn: {Ginkgopsida}, {class Ginkgopsida}, {Ginkgophytina}, {subdivision Ginkgophytina}]

Ginkgophytina
n : ginkgos: in some systems classified as a class (Ginkgopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Ginkgophytina or Ginkgophyta); used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta [syn: {Ginkgopsida}, {class Ginkgopsida}, {subdivision Ginkgophytina}, {Ginkgophyta}]

Ginkgopsida
n : ginkgos: in some systems classified as a class (Ginkgopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Ginkgophytina or Ginkgophyta); used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta [syn: {class Ginkgopsida}, {Ginkgophytina}, {subdivision Ginkgophytina}, {Ginkgophyta}]

ginmill
n : a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar" [syn: {barroom}, {bar}, {saloon}, {taproom}]

ginned
See {gin}

ginned
gin
n 1: strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
2: a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a noose [syn: {snare}, {noose}]
3: a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers [syn: {cotton gin}]
4: a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points [syn: {gin rummy}, {knock rummy}]
v 1: separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin
2: trap with a snare; "gin game" [also: {ginning}, {ginned}, {gan}]

ginning
See {gin}

ginning
gin
n 1: strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
2: a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a noose [syn: {snare}, {noose}]
3: a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers [syn: {cotton gin}]
4: a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points [syn: {gin rummy}, {knock rummy}]
v 1: separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin
2: trap with a snare; "gin game" [also: {ginning}, {ginned}, {gan}]

Ginsberg
n : United States poet of the beat generation (1926-1997) [syn: {Allen Ginsberg}]

ginseng
n 1: aromatic root of ginseng plants
2: Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers [syn: {nin-sin}, {Panax ginseng}, {Panax schinseng}, {Panax pseudoginseng}]

Giordano Bruno
n : Italian philosopher who used Copernican principles to develop a pantheistic monistic philosophy; condemned for heresy by the Inquisition and burned at the stake (1548-1600) [syn: {Bruno}]

Giorgio de Chirico
n : Italian painter (born in Greece) whose deep shadows and barren landscapes strongly influenced the surrealists (1888-1978) [syn: {Chirico}]

Giorgio Vasari
n : Italian painter and art historian (1511-1574) [syn: {Vasari}]

Giosue Carducci
n : Italian poet considered the national poet of modern Italy (1835-1907) [syn: {Carducci}]

Giotto
n : Florentine painter who gave up the stiff Byzantine style and developed a more naturalistic style; considered the greatest Italian painter prior to the Renaissance (1267-1337) [syn: {Giotto di Bondone}]

Giotto di Bondone
n : Florentine painter who gave up the stiff Byzantine style and developed a more naturalistic style; considered the greatest Italian painter prior to the Renaissance (1267-1337) [syn: {Giotto}]

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
n : Italian painter (1696-1770) [syn: {Tiepolo}]

Giovanni Boccaccio
n : Italian poet (born in France) (1313-1375) [syn: {Boccaccio}]

Giovanni Cabato
n : Italian explorer who led the English expedition in 1497 that discovered the mainland of North America and explored the coast from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland (ca. 1450-1498) [syn: {Cabot}, {John Cabot}]

Giovanni Cimabue
n : painter of the Florentine school; anticipated the move from Byzantine to naturalistic art (1240-1302) [syn: {Cimabue}]

Giovanni da Verrazano
n : Florentine navigator who explored the eastern coast of North America (circa 1485-1528) [syn: {Verrazano}, {Verrazzano}, {Giovanni da Verrazzano}]

Giovanni da Verrazzano
n : Florentine navigator who explored the eastern coast of North America (circa 1485-1528) [syn: {Verrazano}, {Giovanni da Verrazano}, {Verrazzano}]

Giovanni de Medici
n : the pope who excommunicated Martin Luther and who in 1521 bestowed on Henry VIII the title of Defender of the Faith (1475-1521) [syn: {Leo X}]

Giovanni di Bernardone
n : (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226) [syn: {Francis of Assisi}, {Saint Francis of Assisi}, {St. Francis of Assisi}, {Saint Francis}, {St. Francis}]

Giovanni Jacopo Casanova
n : an Italian adventurer who wrote vivid accounts of his sexual encounters (1725-1798) [syn: {Casanova}, {Casanova de Seingalt}, {Giovanni Jacopo Casanova de Seingalt}]

Giovanni Jacopo Casanova de Seingalt
n : an Italian adventurer who wrote vivid accounts of his sexual encounters (1725-1798) [syn: {Casanova}, {Giovanni Jacopo Casanova}, {Casanova de Seingalt}]

Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini
n : Italian sculptor and architect of the Baroque period in Italy; designed many churches and chapels and tombs and fountains (1598-1680) [syn: {Bernini}]

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
n : Italian composer (1526-1594) [syn: {Palestrina}]

Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli
n : Italian astronomer who first noted lines (which he called canals) on the surface of Mars (1835-1910) [syn: {Schiaparelli}]

gipped
See {gip}

gipping
See {gip}

gippoes
See {gippo}

Gipsy
n : a member of a nomadic people originating in northern India and now living on all continents [syn: {Gypsy}, {Romany}, {Rommany}, {Roma}, {Bohemian}]

gipsy moth
n : European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees [syn: {gypsy moth}, {Lymantria dispar}]

gipsywort
n : hairy Eurasian herb with two-lipped white flowers [syn: {gypsywort}, {Lycopus europaeus}]

Giraffa
n : type genus of the Giraffidae [syn: {genus Giraffa}]

Giraffa camelopardalis
n : tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa [syn: {giraffe}, {camelopard}]

giraffe
n : tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa [syn: {camelopard}, {Giraffa camelopardalis}]

Giraffidae
n : giraffes [syn: {family Giraffidae}]

girandola
n : an ornate candle holder; often with a mirror [syn: {girandole}]

girandole
n : an ornate candle holder; often with a mirror [syn: {girandola}]

Girard
n : United States financier (born in France) who helped finance the War of 1812 (1750-1831) [syn: {Stephen Girard}]

girasol
n 1: an opal with flaming orange and yellow and red colors [syn: {fire opal}]
2: tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers [syn: {Jerusalem artichoke}, {Jerusalem artichoke sunflower}, {Helianthus tuberosus}]

Giraudoux
n : French novelist and dramatist whose plays were reinterpretations of Greek myths (1882-1944) [syn: {Jean Giraudoux}, {Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux}]

gird
v 1: prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqui border" [syn: {arm}, {build up}, {fortify}] [ant: {disarm}]
2: encircle or bind; "Trees girded the green fields" [syn: {girth}, {girt}, {begird}]
3: put a girdle on or around; "gird your loins" [syn: {girdle}]
4: bind with something round or circular [syn: {encircle}] [also: {girt}]

girder
n : a beam made usually of steel; a main support in a structure

girdle
n 1: an encircling or ringlike structure
2: a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers [syn: {cincture}, {sash}, {waistband}, {waistcloth}]
3: a woman's close-fitting foundation garment [syn: {corset}, {stays}]
v 1: cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients; "girdle the plant" [syn: {deaden}]
2: put a girdle on or around; "gird your loins" [syn: {gird}]

Girgenti
n : a town in Italy in southwestern Sicily near the coast; the site of six Greek temples [syn: {Agrigento}, {Acragas}]

Giriama
n : a Bantu language spoken in the coastal regions of eastern Kenya

girl
n 1: a young woman; "a young lady of 18" [syn: {miss}, {missy}, {young lady}, {young woman}, {fille}]
2: a youthful female person; "the baby was a girl"; "the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle" [syn: {female child}, {little girl}] [ant: {male child}, {male child}]
3: a female human offspring; "her daughter cared for her in her old age" [syn: {daughter}] [ant: {son}, {son}]
4: a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved; "his girlfriend kicked him out" [syn: {girlfriend}, {lady friend}]
5: a friendly informal reference to a grown woman; "Mrs. Smith was just one of the girls"

girl Friday
n : a female assistant who has a range of duties

girl scout
n : a girl who is a member of the Girl Scouts

Girl Scouts
n : an organization of young women and girls founded in 1912 for character development and citizenship training

girl wonder
n : an extremely talented young female person

girlfriend
n 1: any female friend; "Mary and her girlfriend organized the party"
2: a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved; "his girlfriend kicked him out" [syn: {girl}, {lady friend}]

girlhood
n : the childhood of a girl [syn: {maidenhood}, {maidhood}]

girlish
adj : befitting or characteristic of a young girl; "girlish charm"; "a dress too schoolgirlish for office wear" [syn: {schoolgirlish}]

girlishly
adv : like a girl; "she was girlishly shy"

girlishness
n : being characteristic of a girl

giro
n 1: a check given by the British government to someone who is unemployed; it can be cashed either at a bank or at the post office [syn: {giro cheque}]
2: a British financial system in which a bank or a post office transfers money from one account to another when they receive authorization to do so

giro account
n : an account at a post office that can be used in similar ways to an account at a bank

giro cheque
n : a check given by the British government to someone who is unemployed; it can be cashed either at a bank or at the post office [syn: {giro}]

Girolamo Savonarola
n : Italian religious and political reformer; a Dominican friar in Florence who preached against sin and corruption and gained a large following; he expelled the Medici from Florence but was later excommunicated and executed for criticizing the Pope (1452-1498) [syn: {Savonarola}]

Girondist
n : a member of the moderate republican party during the French Revolution; the Girondists were overthrown by their more radical rivals the Jacobins

Girru
n : the Babylonian god of fire; often invoked in incantations against sorcery

girt
See {gird}

girt
gird
v 1: prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqui border" [syn: {arm}, {build up}, {fortify}] [ant: {disarm}]
2: encircle or bind; "Trees girded the green fields" [syn: {girth}, {girt}, {begird}]
3: put a girdle on or around; "gird your loins" [syn: {girdle}]
4: bind with something round or circular [syn: {encircle}] [also: {girt}]

girt
v : encircle or bind; "Trees girded the green fields" [syn: {girth}, {begird}, {gird}]

girth
n 1: the distance around a person's body
2: stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place [syn: {cinch}]
v 1: encircle or bind; "Trees girded the green fields" [syn: {girt}, {begird}, {gird}]
2: tie a cinch around; "cinch horses" [syn: {cinch}]

Gish
n : United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993) [syn: {Lillian Gish}]

gismo
n 1: something whose name is either forgotten or not known [syn: {dohickey}, {dojigger}, {doodad}, {doohickey}, {gimmick}, {hickey}, {gizmo}, {gubbins}, {thingamabob}, {thingumabob}, {thingmabob}, {thingamajig}, {thingumajig}, {thingmajig}, {thingummy}]
2: a device that is very useful for a particular job [syn: {appliance}, {contraption}, {contrivance}, {convenience}, {gadget}, {gizmo}, {widget}]

gist
n 1: the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work [syn: {effect}, {essence}, {burden}, {core}]
2: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: {kernel}, {substance}, {core}, {center}, {essence}, {heart}, {heart and soul}, {inwardness}, {marrow}, {meat}, {nub}, {pith}, {sum}, {nitty-gritty}]

git
n : a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" [syn: {rotter}, {dirty dog}, {rat}, {skunk}, {stinker}, {stinkpot}, {bum}, {puke}, {crumb}, {lowlife}, {scum bag}, {so-and-so}]

Gita
n : (Hinduism) the sacred `song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic); contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life [syn: {Bhagavad-Gita}, {Bhagavadgita}]

gitana
n : a Spanish female Gypsy

gitano
n : a Spanish male Gypsy

gittern
n : a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings [syn: {cittern}, {cithern}, {cither}, {citole}]

Giulio Natta
n : Italian chemist noted for work on polymers (1903-1979) [syn: {Natta}]

Giuseppe Balsamo
n : Italian who was famous as a magician and alchemist (1743-1795) [syn: {Cagliostro}, {Count Alessandro di Cagliostro}]

Giuseppe Garibaldi
n : Italian patriot whose conquest of Sicily and Naples led to the formation of the Italian state (1807-1882) [syn: {Garibaldi}]

Giuseppe Mazzini
n : Italian nationalist whose writings spurred the movement for a unified and independent Italy (1805-1872) [syn: {Mazzini}]

Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto
n : pope who condemned religious modernism (1835-1914) [syn: {Pius X}]

Giuseppe Verdi
n : Italian operatic composer (1813-1901) [syn: {Verdi}, {Guiseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi}]

give
n : the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length [syn: {spring}, {springiness}]
v 1: cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"
2: be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information" [syn: {yield}, {afford}]
3: transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" [ant: {take}]
4: convey or reveal information; "Give one's name"
5: convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention" [syn: {pay}]
6: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course" [syn: {hold}, {throw}, {have}, {make}]
7: convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look" [syn: {throw}]
8: give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?" [syn: {gift}, {present}]
9: bring about; "His two singles gave the team the victory" [syn: {bring about}, {yield}] 10: dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to" [syn: {pay}, {devote}] 11: give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family" [syn: {render}, {yield}, {return}, {generate}] 12: tell or deposit (information) knowledge; "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here" [syn: {impart}, {leave}, {pass on}] 13: bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth" [syn: {establish}] 14: leave with; give temporarily; "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?" 15: emit or utter; "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp" 16: endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" [syn: {sacrifice}] 17: place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" [syn: {pass}, {hand}, {reach}, {pass on}, {turn over}] 18: give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" [syn: {dedicate}, {consecrate}, {commit}, {devote}] 19: give (as medicine); "I gave him the drug" 20: give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose" [syn: {apply}] 21: bestow; "give hommage"; "render thanks" [syn: {render}] 22: bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights" [syn: {grant}] 23: move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd" [syn: {move over}, {give way}, {ease up}, {yield}] 24: give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" [syn: {feed}] [ant: {starve}] 25: contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office" [syn: {contribute}, {chip in}, {kick in}] 26: break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice" [syn: {collapse}, {fall in}, {cave in}, {give way}, {break}, {founder}] 27: estimate the duration or outcome of something; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success" 28: execute and deliver; "Give bond" 29: deliver in exchange or recompense; "I'll give you three books for four CDs" 30: afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace" [syn: {afford}, {open}] 31: present to view; "He gave the sign to start" 32: perform for an audience; "Pollini is giving another concert in New York" 33: be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give" [syn: {yield}] 34: propose; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party" 35: legal use: accord by verdict; "give a decision for the plaintiff" 36: manifest or show; "This student gives promise of real creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering" 37: offer in good faith; "He gave her his word" 38: submit for consideration, judgment, or use; "give one's opinion"; "give an excuse" 39: guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion; "You gave me to think that you agreed with me" 40: allow to have or take; "I give you two minutes to respond" 41: inflict as a punishment; "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years" 42: occur; "what gives?" 43: consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; "She gave herself to many men" 44: proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister" [also: {given}, {gave}]

give a damn
v : show no concern or interest; always used in the negative; "I don't give a hoot"; "She doesn't give a damn about her job" [syn: {care a hang}, {give a hoot}, {give a hang}]

give a hang
v : show no concern or interest; always used in the negative; "I don't give a hoot"; "She doesn't give a damn about her job" [syn: {care a hang}, {give a hoot}, {give a damn}]

give a hoot
v : show no concern or interest; always used in the negative; "I don't give a hoot"; "She doesn't give a damn about her job" [syn: {care a hang}, {give a hang}, {give a damn}]

give and take
v : make mutual concessions; "In life you have to give and take"

give away
v 1: make a gift of; "She gave away her antique furniture"
2: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her" [syn: {disclose}, {let on}, {bring out}, {reveal}, {discover}, {expose}, {divulge}, {impart}, {break}, {let out}]
3: formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage; of a bride by her father
4: give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: {denounce}, {tell on}, {betray}, {rat}, {grass}, {shit}, {shop}, {snitch}, {stag}]

give back
v : pay back; "Please refund me my money" [syn: {refund}, {return}, {repay}]

give birth
v 1: give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!" [syn: {deliver}, {bear}, {birth}, {have}]
2: create or produce an idea; "Marx and Engels gave birth to communism"

give care
v : provide care for; "The nurse was caring for the wounded" [syn: {care}]

give chase
v : go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" [syn: {chase}, {chase after}, {trail}, {tail}, {tag}, {dog}, {go after}, {track}]

give ear
v : give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said" [syn: {attend}, {hang}, {advert}, {pay heed}]

give forth
v : give out (breath or an odor); "The chimney exhales a thick smoke" [syn: {exhale}, {emanate}]

give in
v 1: submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure" [syn: {submit}, {bow}, {defer}, {accede}]
2: consent reluctantly [syn: {yield}, {succumb}, {knuckle under}, {buckle under}]

give it a try
v 1: try; "let's give it a whirl!" [syn: {give it a whirl}]
2: make an attempt at something; "I never sat on a horse before but I'll give it a go" [syn: {have a go}]

give it a whirl
v : try; "let's give it a whirl!" [syn: {give it a try}]

give it the deep six
v : toss out; get rid of; "deep-six these old souvenirs!" [syn: {deep-six}]

give notice
v 1: terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: {fire}, {can}, {dismiss}, {give the axe}, {send away}, {sack}, {force out}, {give the sack}, {terminate}] [ant: {hire}]
2: give information or notice to; "I advised him that the rent was due" [syn: {advise}, {notify}, {send word}, {apprise}, {apprize}]

give off
v 1: have as a by-product; "The big cities gave off so many wonderful American qualities"
2: give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits" [syn: {emit}, {give out}] [ant: {absorb}]

give one's best
v : perform as well as possible [syn: {go all out}, {do one's best}]

give or take
adv : plus or minus a small amount; "it is a mile away, give or take a few hundred yards"

give out
v 1: give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits" [syn: {emit}, {give off}] [ant: {absorb}]
2: give out; "The teacher handed out the exams" [syn: {distribute}, {hand out}]
3: prove insufficient; "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought" [syn: {fail}, {run out}]
4: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" [syn: {fail}, {go bad}, {give way}, {die}, {conk out}, {go}, {break}, {break down}]

give rise
v : cause to occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor" [syn: {produce}, {bring about}]

give suck
v : give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" [syn: {breastfeed}, {bottle-feed}, {suckle}, {suck}, {nurse}, {wet-nurse}, {lactate}] [ant: {bottlefeed}]

give thanks
v : express gratitude or show appreciation to [syn: {thank}]

give the axe
v 1: terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: {fire}, {give notice}, {can}, {dismiss}, {send away}, {sack}, {force out}, {give the sack}, {terminate}] [ant: {hire}]
2: terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman" [syn: {give the bounce}, {give the gate}]

give the bounce
v : terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman" [syn: {give the axe}, {give the gate}]

give the eye
v : look at with a critical eye; "When the movie star entered, all the women gave him the once over" [syn: {give the once over}]

give the gate
v : terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman" [syn: {give the axe}, {give the bounce}]

give the glad eye
v : look seductively at someone

give the once over
v : look at with a critical eye; "When the movie star entered, all the women gave him the once over" [syn: {give the eye}]

give the sack
v : terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: {fire}, {give notice}, {can}, {dismiss}, {give the axe}, {send away}, {sack}, {force out}, {terminate}] [ant: {hire}]

give tongue to
v : articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" [syn: {express}, {verbalize}, {verbalise}, {utter}]

give up
v 1: lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime [syn: {forfeit}, {throw overboard}, {waive}, {forgo}] [ant: {claim}]
2: give up with the intent of never claiming again; "Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead" [syn: {abandon}]
3: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up" [syn: {drop out}, {fall by the wayside}, {drop by the wayside}, {throw in}, {throw in the towel}, {quit}, {chuck up the sponge}] [ant: {enter}]
4: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother" [syn: {discontinue}, {stop}, {cease}, {quit}, {lay off}] [ant: {continue}]
5: give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey" [syn: {spare}, {part with}, {dispense with}]
6: part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" [syn: {release}, {relinquish}, {resign}, {free}]
7: leave (a job, post, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds" [syn: {vacate}, {resign}, {renounce}]
8: relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in" [syn: {surrender}, {cede}, {deliver}]
9: give up or agree to forego to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered" [syn: {surrender}] [ant: {resist}] 10: stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas, claims, etc.; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some calims in these negociations" [syn: {abandon}] 11: allow the other (baseball) team to score; "give up a run" [syn: {allow}] 12: refrain from consuming; "You will have to forgo alcohol" [syn: {forgo}]

give vent
v : give expression or utterance to; "She vented her anger"; "The graduates gave vent to cheers" [syn: {vent}, {ventilate}]

give voice
v : put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees" [syn: {formulate}, {word}, {phrase}, {articulate}]

give way
v 1: move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd" [syn: {move over}, {give}, {ease up}, {yield}]
2: break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice" [syn: {collapse}, {fall in}, {cave in}, {give}, {break}, {founder}]
3: end resistance, especially under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram" [syn: {yield}]
4: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" [syn: {fail}, {go bad}, {die}, {give out}, {conk out}, {go}, {break}, {break down}]

give-and-go
n : a basketball maneuver; one offensive player passes the ball to another, then runs toward the basket to take a return pass

give-and-take
n 1: an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it" [syn: {discussion}, {word}]
2: light teasing repartee [syn: {banter}, {raillery}, {backchat}]
3: mutual interaction; the activity of interchanging or reciprocating [syn: {interchange}, {reciprocation}]

giveaway
n 1: a gift of public land or resources for the private gain of a limited group
2: an unintentional disclosure
3: a television or radio program in which contestants compete for awards [syn: {game show}]

given
See {give}

given
adj 1: specified in advance; "a given number"; "we will meet at a given time and location" [syn: {fixed}, {given(a)}]
2: acknowledged as a supposition; "given the engine's condition, it is a wonder that it started" [syn: {granted}]
3: having possession delivered or transferred without compensation [ant: {taken}]
4: (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward; "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions" [syn: {apt(p)}, {disposed(p)}, {given(p)}, {minded(p)}, {tending(p)}]
n : an assumption that is taken for granted [syn: {presumption}, {precondition}]

given
give
n : the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length [syn: {spring}, {springiness}]
v 1: cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"
2: be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information" [syn: {yield}, {afford}]
3: transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" [ant: {take}]
4: convey or reveal information; "Give one's name"
5: convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention" [syn: {pay}]
6: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course" [syn: {hold}, {throw}, {have}, {make}]
7: convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look" [syn: {throw}]
8: give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?" [syn: {gift}, {present}]
9: bring about; "His two singles gave the team the victory" [syn: {bring about}, {yield}] 10: dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to" [syn: {pay}, {devote}] 11: give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family" [syn: {render}, {yield}, {return}, {generate}] 12: tell or deposit (information) knowledge; "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here" [syn: {impart}, {leave}, {pass on}] 13: bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth" [syn: {establish}] 14: leave with; give temporarily; "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?" 15: emit or utter; "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp" 16: endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" [syn: {sacrifice}] 17: place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" [syn: {pass}, {hand}, {reach}, {pass on}, {turn over}] 18: give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" [syn: {dedicate}, {consecrate}, {commit}, {devote}] 19: give (as medicine); "I gave him the drug" 20: give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose" [syn: {apply}] 21: bestow; "give hommage"; "render thanks" [syn: {render}] 22: bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights" [syn: {grant}] 23: move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd" [syn: {move over}, {give way}, {ease up}, {yield}] 24: give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" [syn: {feed}] [ant: {starve}] 25: contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office" [syn: {contribute}, {chip in}, {kick in}] 26: break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice" [syn: {collapse}, {fall in}, {cave in}, {give way}, {break}, {founder}] 27: estimate the duration or outcome of something; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success" 28: execute and deliver; "Give bond" 29: deliver in exchange or recompense; "I'll give you three books for four CDs" 30: afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace" [syn: {afford}, {open}] 31: present to view; "He gave the sign to start" 32: perform for an audience; "Pollini is giving another concert in New York" 33: be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give" [syn: {yield}] 34: propose; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party" 35: legal use: accord by verdict; "give a decision for the plaintiff" 36: manifest or show; "This student gives promise of real creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering" 37: offer in good faith; "He gave her his word" 38: submit for consideration, judgment, or use; "give one's opinion"; "give an excuse" 39: guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion; "You gave me to think that you agreed with me" 40: allow to have or take; "I give you two minutes to respond" 41: inflict as a punishment; "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years" 42: occur; "what gives?" 43: consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; "She gave herself to many men" 44: proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister" [also: {given}, {gave}]

given birth
adj : (used especially of human beings) born

given name
n : the name that precedes the surname [syn: {first name}, {forename}]

givenness
n : the quality of being granted as a supposition; of being acknowledged or assumed

giver
n 1: someone who devotes himself completely; "there are no greater givers than those who give themselves"
2: person who makes a gift of property [syn: {donor}, {presenter}]

give-up the ghost
v : die; "The old man finally kicked the bucket" [syn: {kick the bucket}, {cash in one's chips}, {buy the farm}, {conk}, {drop dead}, {pop off}, {choke}, {croak}, {snuff it}]

giving
adj : given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather" [syn: {big}, {bighearted}, {bounteous}, {bountiful}, {freehanded}, {handsome}, {liberal}, {openhanded}]
n 1: the act of giving [syn: {gift}]
2: the imparting of news or promises etc.; "he gave us the news and made a great show of the giving"; "giving his word of honor seemed to come too easily"
3: disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return; "the alumni followed a program of annual giving"

giving birth
n : the process of giving birth [syn: {parturition}, {birth}, {birthing}]

giving medication
n : the act of administering medication [syn: {administration}]

giving protection
adv : in a protective manner; "he bent protectively over the woman" [syn: {protectively}, {offering protection}]

giving up
n 1: a verbal act of admitting defeat [syn: {yielding}, {surrender}]
2: the act of forsaking [syn: {forsaking}]

Giza
n : an ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo; site of three Great Pyramids and the Sphinx [syn: {El Giza}]

gizmo
n 1: something whose name is either forgotten or not known [syn: {dohickey}, {dojigger}, {doodad}, {doohickey}, {gimmick}, {hickey}, {gismo}, {gubbins}, {thingamabob}, {thingumabob}, {thingmabob}, {thingamajig}, {thingumajig}, {thingmajig}, {thingummy}]
2: a device that is very useful for a particular job [syn: {appliance}, {contraption}, {contrivance}, {convenience}, {gadget}, {gismo}, {widget}]

gizzard
n : thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food [syn: {ventriculus}, {gastric mill}]

Gjellerup
n : Danish novelist (1857-1919) [syn: {Karl Gjellerup}]

G-Jo
n : treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body [syn: {acupressure}, {shiatsu}]

glabella
n : a smooth prominence of the frontal bone between and above the eyebrows; the most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline at the level of the supraorbital ridges [syn: {mesophyron}] [also: {glabellae} (pl)]

glabellae
glabella
n : a smooth prominence of the frontal bone between and above the eyebrows; the most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline at the level of the supraorbital ridges [syn: {mesophyron}] [also: {glabellae} (pl)]

glabellae
See {glabella}

glabrescent
adj : lacking hair or a similar growth or tending to become hairless

glabrous
adj : having no hair or similar growth; smooth; "glabrous stems"; "glabrous leaves"; "a glabrous scalp"

glace
adj : used especially of fruits [syn: {candied}, {crystalized}, {crystalised}]

glacial
adj 1: relating to or derived from a glacier; "glacial deposit"
2: devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile" [syn: {frigid}, {frosty}, {frozen}, {icy}, {wintry}]
3: extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather" [syn: {arctic}, {frigid}, {gelid}, {icy}, {polar}]

glacial boulder
n : a boulder that has been carried by a glacier to a place far distant from its place of origin

glacial epoch
n 1: any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface; "the most recent ice age was during the Pleistocene" [syn: {ice age}, {glacial period}]
2: from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution [syn: {Pleistocene}, {Pleistocene epoch}]

glacial period
n : any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface; "the most recent ice age was during the Pleistocene" [syn: {ice age}, {glacial epoch}]

glacially
adv : by a glacier; "glacially deposited material"

glaciate
v 1: cover with ice or snow or a glacier; "the entire area was glaciated"
2: become frozen and covered with glaciers

glaciated
adj : covered with ice (as by a glacier) or affected by glacial action

glaciation
n 1: the condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of ice; the result of glacial action; "Agassiz recognized marks of glaciation all over northern Europe"
2: the process of covering the earth with glaciers or masses of ice

glacier
n : a slowly moving mass of ice

glacier lily
n : dogtooth violet of western North America having bright yellow flowers [syn: {snow lily}, {Erythronium grandiflorum}]

glad
adj 1: showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy; "glad you are here"; "glad that they succeeded"; "gave a glad shout"; "a glad smile"; "heard the glad news"; "a glad occasion" [ant: {sad}]
2: (`lief' is archaic) very willing; "was lief to go"; "glad to help" [syn: {lief(p)}]
3: feeling happy appreciation; "glad of the fire's warmth"
4: cheerful and bright; "a beaming smile"; "a glad May morning" [syn: {beaming}] [also: {gladdest}, {gladder}]

glad hand
n : a warm welcome; may be insincere

gladden
v 1: make glad or happy [syn: {joy}] [ant: {sadden}]
2: become glad or happy [ant: {sadden}]

gladdened
adj : made joyful; "the sun and the wind on his back made him feel exhilarated--happy to be alive" [syn: {exhilarated}]

gladder
See {glad}

gladder
glad
adj 1: showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy; "glad you are here"; "glad that they succeeded"; "gave a glad shout"; "a glad smile"; "heard the glad news"; "a glad occasion" [ant: {sad}]
2: (`lief' is archaic) very willing; "was lief to go"; "glad to help" [syn: {lief(p)}]
3: feeling happy appreciation; "glad of the fire's warmth"
4: cheerful and bright; "a beaming smile"; "a glad May morning" [syn: {beaming}] [also: {gladdest}, {gladder}]

gladdest
See {glad}

gladdest
glad
adj 1: showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy; "glad you are here"; "glad that they succeeded"; "gave a glad shout"; "a glad smile"; "heard the glad news"; "a glad occasion" [ant: {sad}]
2: (`lief' is archaic) very willing; "was lief to go"; "glad to help" [syn: {lief(p)}]
3: feeling happy appreciation; "glad of the fire's warmth"
4: cheerful and bright; "a beaming smile"; "a glad May morning" [syn: {beaming}] [also: {gladdest}, {gladder}]

gladdon
n : iris with purple flowers and evil-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa [syn: {stinking iris}, {gladdon iris}, {stinking gladwyn}, {roast beef plant}, {Iris foetidissima}]

gladdon iris
n : iris with purple flowers and evil-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa [syn: {stinking iris}, {gladdon}, {stinking gladwyn}, {roast beef plant}, {Iris foetidissima}]

glade
n : a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area [syn: {clearing}]

glade fern
n : North American fern with narrow fronds on yellowish leafstalks [syn: {silvery spleenwort}, {narrow-leaved spleenwort}, {Athyrium pycnocarpon}, {Diplazium pycnocarpon}]

glade mallow
n : tall coarse American herb having palmate leaves and numerous small white dioecious flowers; found wild in most alluvial soils of eastern and central United States [syn: {Napaea dioica}]

gladfulness
n : experiencing joy and pleasure [syn: {gladness}, {gladsomeness}]

gladiator
n 1: (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat
2: a professional boxer [syn: {prizefighter}]

gladiatorial
adj : of or relating to or resembling gladiators or their combat; "gladiatorial combats"

gladiola
n : any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated [syn: {gladiolus}, {sword lily}]

gladioli
gladiolus
n 1: any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated [syn: {gladiola}, {sword lily}]
2: the large central part of the breastbone [syn: {corpus sternum}] [also: {gladioli} (pl)]

gladioli
See {gladiolus}

gladiolus
n 1: any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated [syn: {gladiola}, {sword lily}]
2: the large central part of the breastbone [syn: {corpus sternum}] [also: {gladioli} (pl)]

gladly
adv : in a willing manner; "this was gladly agreed to"; "I would fain do it" [syn: {lief}, {fain}]

gladness
n : experiencing joy and pleasure [syn: {gladfulness}, {gladsomeness}]

gladsome
adj : experiencing or expressing gladness or joy; "a gladsome smile"; "a gladsome occasion"

gladsomeness
n : experiencing joy and pleasure [syn: {gladness}, {gladfulness}]

Gladstone
n 1: liberal British statesman who served as prime minister four times (1809-1898) [syn: {William Gladstone}, {William Ewart Gladstone}]
2: a large travelling bag made of stiff leather [syn: {portmanteau}, {Gladstone bag}]

Gladstone bag
n : a large travelling bag made of stiff leather [syn: {portmanteau}, {Gladstone}]

Gladys Smith
n : United States film actress (born in Canada) who starred in silent films (1893-1979) [syn: {Pickford}, {Mary Pickford}]

glam up
v : use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.; "She dolled herself up for the night out with her friends" [syn: {doll up}, {do up}, {pretty up}]

glamor
n : alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal) [syn: {glamour}]

glamorisation
n : the act of glamorizing; making something or someone more beautiful (often in a superficial way) [syn: {glamorization}, {glamourization}, {glamourisation}]

glamorise
v : make glamorous and attractive; "This new wallpaper really glamorizes the living room!" [syn: {glamorize}, {glamourise}, {glamourize}]

glamorization
n : the act of glamorizing; making something or someone more beautiful (often in a superficial way) [syn: {glamorisation}, {glamourization}, {glamourisation}]

glamorize
v 1: interpret romantically; "Don't romanticize this uninteresting and hard work!" [syn: {romanticize}, {romanticise}, {glamourise}]
2: make glamorous and attractive; "This new wallpaper really glamorizes the living room!" [syn: {glamourise}, {glamourize}, {glamorise}]

glamorous
adj : having an air of allure, romance and excitement; "glamorous movie stars" [syn: {glamourous}]

glamour
n : alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal) [syn: {glamor}]
v : cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something [syn: {hex}, {bewitch}, {witch}, {enchant}, {jinx}]

glamourisation
n : the act of glamorizing; making something or someone more beautiful (often in a superficial way) [syn: {glamorization}, {glamorisation}, {glamourization}]

glamourise
v 1: interpret romantically; "Don't romanticize this uninteresting and hard work!" [syn: {romanticize}, {romanticise}, {glamorize}]
2: make glamorous and attractive; "This new wallpaper really glamorizes the living room!" [syn: {glamorize}, {glamourize}, {glamorise}]

glamourization
n : the act of glamorizing; making something or someone more beautiful (often in a superficial way) [syn: {glamorization}, {glamorisation}, {glamourisation}]

glamourize
v : make glamorous and attractive; "This new wallpaper really glamorizes the living room!" [syn: {glamorize}, {glamourise}, {glamorise}]

glamourous
adj : having an air of allure, romance and excitement; "glamorous movie stars" [syn: {glamorous}]

glance
n : a quick look [syn: {glimpse}, {coup d'oeil}]
v 1: throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting" [syn: {peek}, {glint}]
2: rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts" [syn: {carom}]

glance over
v : examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi" [syn: {scan}, {skim}, {rake}, {run down}]

gland
n : any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream [syn: {secretory organ}, {secretor}, {secreter}]

gland disease
n : a disorder of the glands of the body [syn: {glandular disease}, {glandular disorder}, {adenosis}]

glanders
n : a destructive and contagious bacterial disease of horses that can be transmitted to humans

glandes
glans
n : a small rounded gland-like structure; especially that at the end of the penis or clitoris [also: {glandes} (pl)]

glandes
See {glans}

glandulae cervicales uteri
n : mucus-secreting glands in the mucosa of the uterine cervix [syn: {cervical glands}, {cervical glands of the uterus}]

glandulae sebaceae
n : a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin [syn: {sebaceous gland}, {sebaceous follicle}]

glandular
adj : relating to or affecting or functioning as a gland; "glandular malfunctions"

glandular cancer
n : malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium [syn: {adenocarcinoma}, {glandular carcinoma}]

glandular carcinoma
n : malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium [syn: {adenocarcinoma}, {glandular cancer}]

glandular disease
n : a disorder of the glands of the body [syn: {gland disease}, {glandular disorder}, {adenosis}]

glandular disorder
n : a disorder of the glands of the body [syn: {glandular disease}, {gland disease}, {adenosis}]

glandular fever
n : an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing [syn: {infectious mononucleosis}, {mononucleosis}, {mono}, {kissing disease}]

glandular Labrador tea
n : a Rocky Mountain shrub similar to Ledum groenlandicum [syn: {trapper's tea}]

glans
n : a small rounded gland-like structure; especially that at the end of the penis or clitoris [also: {glandes} (pl)]

glans clitoridis
n : small mass of erectile tissue at the end of the body of the clitoris

glans penis
n : the conical mass of erectile tissue that forms the head of the penis

glare
n 1: great brightness; "a glare of sunlight"; "the flowers were a blaze of color" [syn: {blaze}, {brilliance}]
2: an angry stare [syn: {glower}]
3: a focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency" [syn: {limelight}, {spotlight}, {public eye}]
v 1: look at with a fixed gaze; "The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her" [syn: {glower}]
2: be sharply reflected; "The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface"
3: shine intensely; "The sun glared down on us"

Glareola
n : type genus of the Glareolidae: the pratincoles [syn: {genus Glareola}]

glareole
n : Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers [syn: {pratincole}]

Glareolidae
n : Old World shorebirds: pratincoles and coursers [syn: {family Glareolidae}]

glaring
adj 1: shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun" [syn: {blazing}, {blinding}, {dazzling}, {fulgent}, {glary}]
2: conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery" [syn: {crying(a)}, {egregious}, {flagrant}, {gross}, {rank}]

glaringly
adv : in a glaring manner; "it was glaringly obvious"

glary
adj : shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun" [syn: {blazing}, {blinding}, {dazzling}, {fulgent}, {glaring}]

Glaser
n : United States physicist who invented the bubble chamber to study subatomic particles (born in 1926) [syn: {Donald Glaser}, {Donald Arthur Glaser}]

Glasgow
n : largest city in Scotland; a port in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world

glasnost
n : a policy of the Soviet government allowing freer discussion of social problems

glass
n 1: a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
2: a glass container for holding liquids while drinking [syn: {drinking glass}]
3: the quantity a glass will hold [syn: {glassful}]
4: a small refracting telescope [syn: {field glass}, {spyglass}]
5: amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant [syn: {methamphetamine}, {methamphetamine hydrochloride}, {Methedrine}, {meth}, {deoxyephedrine}, {chalk}, {chicken feed}, {crank}, {ice}, {shabu}, {trash}]
6: a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror [syn: {looking glass}]
7: glassware collectively; "She collected old glass"
v 1: furnish with glass; "glass the windows" [syn: {glaze}]
2: scan (game in the forest) with binoculars
3: enclose with glass; "glass in a porch" [syn: {glass in}]
4: put in a glass container
5: become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance; "Her eyes glaze over when she is bored" [syn: {glaze}, {glass over}, {glaze over}]

glass ceiling
n : a ceiling based on attitudinal or organizational bias in the work force that prevents minorities and women from advancing to leadership positions

glass cutter
n 1: someone who cuts or grinds designs on glass [syn: {glass-cutter}]
2: someone who cuts flat glass to size [syn: {glass-cutter}, {glassworker}, {glazier}, {glazer}]
3: a tool for cutting glass

glass eye
n : prosthesis consisting of an artificial eye made of glass

glass fiber
n : a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images [syn: {optical fiber}, {optical fibre}, {glass fibre}]

glass fibre
n : a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images [syn: {optical fiber}, {glass fiber}, {optical fibre}]

glass in
v : enclose with glass; "glass in a porch" [syn: {glass}]

glass lizard
n : snakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail [syn: {glass snake}, {joint snake}]

glass over
v : become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance; "Her eyes glaze over when she is bored" [syn: {glaze}, {glass}, {glaze over}]

glass snake
n : snakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail [syn: {glass lizard}, {joint snake}]

glass sponge
n : a siliceous sponge (with glassy spicules) of the class Hyalospongiae

glass wool
n : glass fibers spun and massed into bundles resembling wool

glassblower
n : someone skilled in blowing bottles from molten glass

glass-cutter
n 1: someone who cuts or grinds designs on glass [syn: {glass cutter}]
2: someone who cuts flat glass to size [syn: {glass cutter}, {glassworker}, {glazier}, {glazer}]

glassed
adj : fitted or covered with glass; "four glazed walls" [syn: {glazed}] [ant: {unglazed}]

glasses
n : optical instrument consisting of a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision [syn: {spectacles}, {specs}, {eyeglasses}]

glasses case
n : a case for carrying spectacles

glassful
n : the quantity a glass will hold [syn: {glass}]

glasshouse
n : a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions [syn: {greenhouse}, {nursery}]

glassier
See {glassy}

glassier
glassy
adj 1: resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness; "the glassy surface of the lake"; "the pavement was...glassy with water"- Willa Cather
2: used of eyes lacking liveliness; "empty eyes"; "a glassy stare"; "his eyes were glazed over with boredom" [syn: {glazed}]
3: (of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it; "glazed pottery"; "glassy porcelain"; "hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures" [syn: {vitreous}, {vitrified}] [also: {glassiest}, {glassier}]

glassiest
See {glassy}

glassiest
glassy
adj 1: resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness; "the glassy surface of the lake"; "the pavement was...glassy with water"- Willa Cather
2: used of eyes lacking liveliness; "empty eyes"; "a glassy stare"; "his eyes were glazed over with boredom" [syn: {glazed}]
3: (of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it; "glazed pottery"; "glassy porcelain"; "hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures" [syn: {vitreous}, {vitrified}] [also: {glassiest}, {glassier}]

glassless
adj : not furnished with glass; "windows were unglazed to admit as much light and air as possible" [syn: {unglazed}] [ant: {glazed}]

glassmaker
n : some who makes glass

glassware
n : an article of tableware made of glass [syn: {glasswork}]

glasswork
n : an article of tableware made of glass [syn: {glassware}]

glassworker
n : someone who cuts flat glass to size [syn: {glass cutter}, {glass-cutter}, {glazier}, {glazer}]

glassworks
n : a workplace where glass is made

glasswort
n 1: bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash [syn: {saltwort}, {barilla}, {kali}, {kelpwort}, {Salsola kali}, {Salsola soda}]
2: fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass [syn: {samphire}, {Salicornia europaea}]

glassy
adj 1: resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness; "the glassy surface of the lake"; "the pavement was...glassy with water"- Willa Cather
2: used of eyes lacking liveliness; "empty eyes"; "a glassy stare"; "his eyes were glazed over with boredom" [syn: {glazed}]
3: (of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it; "glazed pottery"; "glassy porcelain"; "hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures" [syn: {vitreous}, {vitrified}] [also: {glassiest}, {glassier}]

Glaswegian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Glasgow or its inhabitants
n : an inhabitant of Glasgow

Glauber's salt
n : (Na2SO4.10H2O) a colorless salt used as a cathartic [syn: {Glauber's salts}]

Glauber's salts
n : (Na2SO4.10H2O) a colorless salt used as a cathartic [syn: {Glauber's salt}]

Glaucium
n : herbs of Europe and North Africa and Asia: horned poppy [syn: {genus Glaucium}]

Glaucium flavum
n : yellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along sandy shores in eastern North America [syn: {horn poppy}, {horned poppy}, {yellow horned poppy}, {sea poppy}]

glaucoma
n : increased pressure in the eyeball due to obstruction of the outflow of aqueous humor; damages the optic disc and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness)

Glaucomys
n : New World flying squirrels [syn: {genus Glaucomys}]

Glaucomys sabrinus
n : large flying squirrel; chiefly of Canada [syn: {northern flying squirrel}]

Glaucomys volans
n : small large-eyed nocturnal flying squirrel of eastern United States [syn: {southern flying squirrel}]

glauconite
n : a green mineral consisting of hydrated silicate of potassium or iron or magnesium or aluminum; found in greensand

glaucous
adj : having a frosted look from a powdery coating, as on plants; "glaucous stems"; "glaucous plums"; "glaucous grapes"

glaucous bristlegrass
n : common weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all temperate areas [syn: {yellow bristlegrass}, {yellow bristle grass}, {yellow foxtail}, {Setaria glauca}]

Glaux
n : sea milkwort [syn: {genus Glaux}]

Glaux maritima
n : a small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers [syn: {sea milkwort}, {sea trifoly}, {black saltwort}]

glaze
n 1: any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods
2: a glossy finish on a fabric
3: coating for fabrics, ceramics, metal, etc.
v 1: coat with a glaze; "the potter glazed the dishes"
2: become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance; "Her eyes glaze over when she is bored" [syn: {glass}, {glass over}, {glaze over}]
3: furnish with glass; "glass the windows" [syn: {glass}]
4: coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze [syn: {sugarcoat}, {candy}]

glaze over
v 1: become glassy; lose clear vision; "Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep" [syn: {film over}, {blur}]
2: become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance; "Her eyes glaze over when she is bored" [syn: {glaze}, {glass}, {glass over}]

glazed
adj 1: used of eyes lacking liveliness; "empty eyes"; "a glassy stare"; "his eyes were glazed over with boredom" [syn: {glassy}]
2: fitted or covered with glass; "four glazed walls" [syn: {glassed}] [ant: {unglazed}]
3: having a shiny surface or coating; "glazed fabrics"; "glazed doughnuts" [syn: {shiny}] [ant: {unglazed}]
4: (of foods) covered with a shiny coating by applying e.g. beaten egg or a sugar or gelatin mixture; "glazed doughnuts"; "a glazed ham"

glazer
n : someone who cuts flat glass to size [syn: {glass cutter}, {glass-cutter}, {glassworker}, {glazier}]

glazier
n : someone who cuts flat glass to size [syn: {glass cutter}, {glass-cutter}, {glassworker}, {glazer}]

gleam
n 1: an appearance of reflected light [syn: {gleaming}, {glow}, {lambency}]
2: a flash of light (especially reflected light) [syn: {gleaming}, {glimmer}]
v 1: be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn: {glitter}, {glisten}, {glint}, {shine}]
2: shine brightly, like a star or a light [syn: {glimmer}]
3: appear briefly; "A terrible thought gleamed in her mind"

gleaming
adj : bright with a steady but subdued shining; "from the plane we saw the city below agleam with lights"; "the gleaming brass on the altar"; "Nereids beneath the nitid moon" [syn: {agleam}, {nitid}]
n 1: a flash of light (especially reflected light) [syn: {gleam}, {glimmer}]
2: an appearance of reflected light [syn: {gleam}, {glow}, {lambency}]

glean
v : gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes" [syn: {reap}, {harvest}]

gleaner
n 1: someone who picks up grain left in the field by the harvesters
2: someone who gathers something in small pieces (e.g. information) slowly and carefully

gleba
n : fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorn

glebe
n : plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office

glebe house
n : a parsonage (especially one provided for the holder of a benefice)

Glechoma
n : ground ivy [syn: {genus Glechoma}]

Glechoma hederaceae
n : trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes placed in genus Nepeta [syn: {ground ivy}, {alehoof}, {field balm}, {gill-over-the-ground}, {runaway robin}, {Nepeta hederaceae}]

Gleditsia
n : deciduous trees: honey locusts [syn: {genus Gleditsia}]

Gleditsia aquatica
n : honey locust of swamps and bottomlands of southern United States having short oval pods; yields dark heavy wood [syn: {water locust}, {swamp locust}]

Gleditsia triacanthos
n : tall usually spiny North American tree having small greenish-white flowers in drooping racemes followed by long twisting seed pods; yields very hard durable reddish-brown wood; introduced to temperate Old World [syn: {honey locust}]

glee
n 1: great merriment [syn: {hilarity}, {mirth}, {mirthfulness}, {gleefulness}]
2: malicious satisfaction [syn: {gloat}, {gloating}]

glee club
n : a club organized to sing together

gleeful
adj : full of high-spirited delight [syn: {elated}, {joyful}, {jubilant}]

gleefully
adv : in a joyous and gleeful manner; "the old man had greeted her gleefully" [syn: {joyously}, {joyfully}] [ant: {joylessly}]

gleefulness
n : great merriment [syn: {hilarity}, {mirth}, {mirthfulness}, {glee}]

gleet
n : a thin morbid discharge as from a wound or especially chronic gonorrhea

Gleichenia
n : type genus of Gleicheniaceae: leptosporangiate ferns with sessile sporangia; South Africa to Malaysia and New Zealand [syn: {genus Gleichenia}]

Gleichenia flabellata
n : large Australasian fern with fanlike repeatedly forked fronds; sometimes placed in genus Gleichenia [syn: {umbrella fern}, {fan fern}, {Sticherus flabellatus}]

Gleicheniaceae
n : a family of ferns belonging to order Filicales [syn: {family Gleicheniaceae}]

glen
n : a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)

Glen Gebhard
n : Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949) [syn: {Sanchez}, {Ilich Sanchez}, {Ilich Ramirez Sanchez}, {Carlos}, {Carlos the Jackal}, {Salim}, {Andres Martinez}, {Taurus}, {Hector Hevodidbon}, {Michael Assat}]

Glenda Jackson
n : English film actress who later became a member of Parliament (born in 1936) [syn: {Jackson}]

Glendower
n : Welsh chieftain who led a revolt against Henry IV's rule in Wales (1359-1416) [syn: {Owen Glendower}]

Glengarry
n : a Scottish cap with straight sides and a crease along the top from front to back; worn by Highlanders as part of military dress

Glenn
n : made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-) [syn: {John Glenn}, {John Herschel Glenn Jr.}]

Glenn Curtiss
n : United States industrialist and aviation pioneer (1878-1930) [syn: {Curtiss}, {Glenn Hammond Curtiss}]

Glenn Hammond Curtiss
n : United States industrialist and aviation pioneer (1878-1930) [syn: {Curtiss}, {Glenn Curtiss}]

Glenn Miller
n : United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944) [syn: {Miller}, {Alton Glenn Miller}]

Glenn T. Seaborg
n : United States chemist who was one of the discoverers of plutonium (1912-1999) [syn: {Seaborg}, {Gelnn Theodore Seaborg}]

glenoid cavity
n : the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint [syn: {glenoid fossa}]

glenoid fossa
n 1: a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible [syn: {mandibular fossa}]
2: the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint [syn: {glenoid cavity}]

glia
n : sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells together compose the tissue of the central nervous system [syn: {neuroglia}]

glial
adj : of or relating to neuroglia

glial cell
n : a cell of the neuroglia [syn: {neurogliacyte}, {neuroglial cell}]

glib
adj 1: marked by lack of intellectual depth; "glib generalizations"; "a glib response to a complex question"
2: having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial" [syn: {pat}, {slick}]
3: artfully persuasive in speech; "a glib tongue"; "a smooth-tongued hypocrite" [syn: {glib-tongued}, {smooth-tongued}] [also: {glibbest}, {glibber}]

glibber
See {glib}

glibber
glib
adj 1: marked by lack of intellectual depth; "glib generalizations"; "a glib response to a complex question"
2: having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial" [syn: {pat}, {slick}]
3: artfully persuasive in speech; "a glib tongue"; "a smooth-tongued hypocrite" [syn: {glib-tongued}, {smooth-tongued}] [also: {glibbest}, {glibber}]

glibbest
See {glib}

glibbest
glib
adj 1: marked by lack of intellectual depth; "glib generalizations"; "a glib response to a complex question"
2: having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial" [syn: {pat}, {slick}]
3: artfully persuasive in speech; "a glib tongue"; "a smooth-tongued hypocrite" [syn: {glib-tongued}, {smooth-tongued}] [also: {glibbest}, {glibber}]

glibly
adv : with superficial plausibility; "he talked glibly" [syn: {slickly}]

glibness
n : a kind of fluent easy superficiality; "the glibness of a high-pressure salesman" [syn: {slickness}]

glib-tongued
adj : artfully persuasive in speech; "a glib tongue"; "a smooth-tongued hypocrite" [syn: {glib}, {smooth-tongued}]

glide
n 1: a vowel-like sound that serves as a consonant [syn: {semivowel}]
2: the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope" [syn: {slide}, {coast}]
3: the activity of flying a glider [syn: {gliding}, {sailplaning}, {soaring}, {sailing}]
v 1: move smoothly and effortlessly
2: fly in or as if in a glider plane
3: cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly

glide by
v : pass by; "three years elapsed" [syn: {elapse}, {lapse}, {pass}, {slip by}, {slip away}, {go by}, {slide by}, {go along}]

glide path
n : the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing [syn: {approach path}, {approach}, {glide slope}]

glide slope
n : the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing [syn: {approach path}, {approach}, {glide path}]

glide-bomb
v : bomb by gliding

glider
n : aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces [syn: {sailplane}]

gliding
n : the activity of flying a glider [syn: {glide}, {sailplaning}, {soaring}, {sailing}]

gliding bacteria
n : bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste [syn: {myxobacteria}, {myxobacterium}, {myxobacter}, {slime bacteria}]

gliding joint
n : a freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motions [syn: {articulatio plana}]

glimmer
n 1: a flash of light (especially reflected light) [syn: {gleam}, {gleaming}]
2: a slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen" [syn: {inkling}, {intimation}, {glimmering}]
v : shine brightly, like a star or a light [syn: {gleam}]

glimmering
adj : shining softly and intermittently; "the glimmering mist of a spring rain splashed by sun and streaked by rainbow"- Claudia Cassidy; "glimmering candlelight" [syn: {glimmery}]
n : a slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen" [syn: {inkling}, {intimation}, {glimmer}]

glimmery
adj : shining softly and intermittently; "the glimmering mist of a spring rain splashed by sun and streaked by rainbow"- Claudia Cassidy; "glimmering candlelight" [syn: {glimmering}]

glimpse
n 1: a quick look [syn: {glance}, {coup d'oeil}]
2: a brief or incomplete view; "from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake"
3: a vague indication; "he caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning"
v : catch a glimpse of or see briefly; "We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine"

Glinka
n : Russian composer (1804-1857) [syn: {Mikhail Glinka}, {Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka}]

glint
n 1: a momentary flash of light [syn: {flicker}, {spark}]
2: a spatially localized brightness
v 1: be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn: {glitter}, {glisten}, {gleam}, {shine}]
2: throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting" [syn: {glance}, {peek}]

glinting
adj : having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term" [syn: {aglitter(p)}, {coruscant}, {fulgid}, {glistering}, {glittering}, {glittery}, {scintillant}, {scintillating}, {sparkling(a)}, {sparkly}]

glioblastoma
n : a fast-growing malignant brain tumor composed of spongioblasts; nearly always fatal [syn: {spongioblastoma}]

glioma
n : a tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia [also: {gliomata} (pl)]

gliomata
glioma
n : a tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia [also: {gliomata} (pl)]

gliomata
See {glioma}

glipzide
n : an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucotrol) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas [syn: {Glucotrol}]

gliricidia
n : any of several small deciduous trees valued for their dark wood and dense racemes of nectar-rich pink flowers grown in great profusion on arching branches; roots and bark and leaves and seeds are poisonous

Gliridae
n : dormice and other Old World forms [syn: {family Gliridae}]

Glis
n : type genus of the Gliridae [syn: {genus Glis}]

Glis glis
n : large European dormouse [syn: {loir}]

glissade
n : (ballet) a gliding or sliding step in ballet
v : perform a glissade, in ballet

glissandi
glissando
n : a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale
adv : (musical direction) in the manner of a glissando (with a rapidly executed series of notes); "this should be played glissando, please" [also: {glissandi} (pl)]

glissandi
See {glissando}

glissando
n : a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale
adv : (musical direction) in the manner of a glissando (with a rapidly executed series of notes); "this should be played glissando, please" [also: {glissandi} (pl)]

glisten
n : the quality of glittering or sparkling brightly [syn: {glitter}, {glister}, {scintillation}, {sparkle}]
v : be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn: {glitter}, {glint}, {gleam}, {shine}]

glistening
adj : reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel" [syn: {glossy}, {lustrous}, {sheeny}, {shiny}, {shining}]

glister
n : the quality of glittering or sparkling brightly [syn: {glitter}, {glisten}, {scintillation}, {sparkle}]

glistering
adj : having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term" [syn: {aglitter(p)}, {coruscant}, {fulgid}, {glinting}, {glittering}, {glittery}, {scintillant}, {scintillating}, {sparkling(a)}, {sparkly}]

glitch
n : a fault or defect in a system or machine [syn: {bug}]

glitter
n 1: the quality of glittering or sparkling brightly [syn: {glister}, {glisten}, {scintillation}, {sparkle}]
2: the occurrence of a small flash or spark [syn: {sparkle}, {coruscation}]
v : be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn: {glisten}, {glint}, {gleam}, {shine}]

glittering
adj : having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term" [syn: {aglitter(p)}, {coruscant}, {fulgid}, {glinting}, {glistering}, {glittery}, {scintillant}, {scintillating}, {sparkling(a)}, {sparkly}]

glittery
adj : having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term" [syn: {aglitter(p)}, {coruscant}, {fulgid}, {glinting}, {glistering}, {glittering}, {scintillant}, {scintillating}, {sparkling(a)}, {sparkly}]

glitz
n : tasteless showiness [syn: {flashiness}, {garishness}, {gaudiness}, {loudness}, {brashness}, {meretriciousness}, {tawdriness}]

gloaming
n : the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night" [syn: {twilight}, {dusk}, {nightfall}, {evenfall}, {fall}, {crepuscule}, {crepuscle}]

gloat
n : malicious satisfaction [syn: {gloating}, {glee}]
v 1: dwell on with satisfaction [syn: {triumph}, {crow}]
2: gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy

gloating
n : malicious satisfaction [syn: {gloat}, {glee}]

gloatingly
adv : in a gloating manner; "he spoke gloatingly about people he had cheated out of their money"

glob
n : a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder" [syn: {ball}, {clod}, {lump}, {clump}, {chunk}]

global
adj 1: involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance" [syn: {planetary}, {world(a)}, {worldwide}]
2: having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey [syn: {ball-shaped}, {globose}, {globular}, {orbicular}, {spheric}, {spherical}]

global aphasia
n : loss of all ability to communicate [syn: {total aphasia}]

global climate change
n : a change in the world's climate [syn: {climate change}]

global organization
n : an international alliance involving many different countries [syn: {world organization}, {world organisation}, {international organization}, {international organisation}]

Global Positioning System
n : a navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver [syn: {GPS}]

global warming
n : an increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)

globalisation
n : growth to a global or worldwide scale; "the globalization of the communication industry" [syn: {globalization}]

globalise
v : make world-wide in scope or application; "Markets are being increasingly globalized" [syn: {globalize}]

globalization
n : growth to a global or worldwide scale; "the globalization of the communication industry" [syn: {globalisation}]

globalize
v : make world-wide in scope or application; "Markets are being increasingly globalized" [syn: {globalise}]

globally
adv : throughout the world; "this is globally significant"

globe
n 1: the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet on which we live; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world" [syn: {Earth}, {world}]
2: an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire" [syn: {ball}, {orb}]
3: a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented

globe amaranth
n : tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color [syn: {bachelor's button}, {Gomphrena globosa}]

globe artichoke
n 1: Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head [syn: {artichoke}, {artichoke plant}, {Cynara scolymus}]
2: a thistle-like flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart [syn: {artichoke}]

globe flower
n : any of several plants of the genus Trollius having globose yellow flowers [syn: {globeflower}]

globe lily
n : any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having egg-shaped flowers [syn: {fairy lantern}]

globe mallow
n : genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits [syn: {false mallow}]

globe pepper
n : round sweet pepper

globe thistle
n : any of various plants of the genus Echinops having prickly leaves and dense globose heads of bluish flowers

globefish
n : any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers [syn: {puffer}, {blowfish}] [also: {globefishes} (pl)]

globefishes
globefish
n : any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers [syn: {puffer}, {blowfish}] [also: {globefishes} (pl)]

globefishes
See {globefish}

globeflower
n : any of several plants of the genus Trollius having globose yellow flowers [syn: {globe flower}]

globe-trot
v : travel all over the world for pleasure and sightseeing

globetrotter
n : someone who travels widely and often [syn: {world traveler}]

Globicephala
n : pilot whales [syn: {genus Globicephala}]

Globicephala melaena
n : small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school [syn: {pilot whale}, {black whale}, {common blackfish}, {blackfish}]

globigerina
n : marine protozoan having a rounded shell with spiny processes [also: {globigerinae} (pl)]

globigerinae
globigerina
n : marine protozoan having a rounded shell with spiny processes [also: {globigerinae} (pl)]

globigerinae
See {globigerina}

Globigerinidae
n : a family of protoctists [syn: {family Globigerinidae}]

globin
n : a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells [syn: {hematohiston}, {haematohiston}]

globose
adj : having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey [syn: {ball-shaped}, {global}, {globular}, {orbicular}, {spheric}, {spherical}]

globosity
n : the roundness of a 3-dimensional object [syn: {sphericity}, {sphericalness}, {globularness}, {rotundity}]

globular
adj : having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey [syn: {ball-shaped}, {global}, {globose}, {orbicular}, {spheric}, {spherical}]

globular pearlite
n : if steel or iron cool very slowly the cementite may occur in globules instead of in layers [syn: {granular pearlite}]

globularness
n : the roundness of a 3-dimensional object [syn: {sphericity}, {sphericalness}, {globosity}, {rotundity}]

globule
n : a small globe or ball

globulin
n : a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed

globus pallidus
n : the inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus [syn: {pallidum}, {paleostriatum}]

glochid
n : a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti) [syn: {glochidium}]

glochidcia
glochidium
n : a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti) [syn: {glochid}] [also: {glochidia} (pl), {glochidcia} (pl)]

glochidcia
See {glochidium}

glochidia
glochidium
n : a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti) [syn: {glochid}] [also: {glochidia} (pl), {glochidcia} (pl)]

glochidia
See {glochidium}

glochidium
n : a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti) [syn: {glochid}] [also: {glochidia} (pl), {glochidcia} (pl)]

glockenspiel
n : a percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers [syn: {orchestral bells}]

glogg
n : Scandinavian punch made of claret and aquavit with spices and raisins and orange peel and sugar

glom
v 1: take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!" [syn: {hook}, {snitch}, {thieve}, {cop}, {knock off}]
2: seize upon or latch onto something; "The Republicans glommed onto Whitewater" [also: {glomming}, {glommed}]

glomerular
adj : of or relating to glomeruli

glomerular capsule
n : thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron [syn: {Bowman's capsule}, {capsula glomeruli}]

glomerule
n : a compacted or sessile cyme

glomeruli
glomerulus
n : a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; glomeruli filter blood during urine formation [also: {glomeruli} (pl)]

glomeruli
See {glomerulus}

glomerulonephritis
n : nephritis marked by inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney; characterized by decreased production of urine and by the presence of blood and protein in the urine and by edema

glomerulus
n : a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; glomeruli filter blood during urine formation [also: {glomeruli} (pl)]

glommed
See {glom}

glommed
glom
v 1: take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!" [syn: {hook}, {snitch}, {thieve}, {cop}, {knock off}]
2: seize upon or latch onto something; "The Republicans glommed onto Whitewater" [also: {glomming}, {glommed}]

glomming
See {glom}

glomming
glom
v 1: take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!" [syn: {hook}, {snitch}, {thieve}, {cop}, {knock off}]
2: seize upon or latch onto something; "The Republicans glommed onto Whitewater" [also: {glomming}, {glommed}]

gloom
n 1: a state of partial or total darkness; "he struck a match to dispell the gloom" [syn: {somberness}, {sombreness}]
2: a feeling of melancholy apprehension [syn: {gloominess}, {somberness}]
3: an atmosphere of depression and melancholy; "gloom pervaded the office" [syn: {gloominess}, {glumness}]

gloomful
adj : depressingly dark; "the gloomy forest"; "the glooming interior of an old inn"; "`gloomful' is archaic" [syn: {glooming}, {gloomy}]

gloomier
See {gloomy}

gloomier
gloomy
adj 1: characterized by hopelessness; filled with gloom; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood" [syn: {grim}, {darkening}]
2: depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams [syn: {dingy}, {dismal}, {drab}, {drear}, {dreary}, {sorry}]
3: depressingly dark; "the gloomy forest"; "the glooming interior of an old inn"; "`gloomful' is archaic" [syn: {glooming}, {gloomful}]
4: causing or suggestive of sorrow or gloom; "a gloomy outlook"; "gloomy news" [syn: {depressing}, {depressive}, {saddening}]
5: reflecting gloom; "gloomy faces" [syn: {glum}, {long-faced}]
6: causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" [syn: {blue}, {dark}, {depressing}, {disconsolate}, {dismal}, {dispiriting}, {grim}] [also: {gloomiest}, {gloomier}]

gloomiest
See {gloomy}

gloomiest
gloomy
adj 1: characterized by hopelessness; filled with gloom; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood" [syn: {grim}, {darkening}]
2: depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams [syn: {dingy}, {dismal}, {drab}, {drear}, {dreary}, {sorry}]
3: depressingly dark; "the gloomy forest"; "the glooming interior of an old inn"; "`gloomful' is archaic" [syn: {glooming}, {gloomful}]
4: causing or suggestive of sorrow or gloom; "a gloomy outlook"; "gloomy news" [syn: {depressing}, {depressive}, {saddening}]
5: reflecting gloom; "gloomy faces" [syn: {glum}, {long-faced}]
6: causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" [syn: {blue}, {dark}, {depressing}, {disconsolate}, {dismal}, {dispiriting}, {grim}] [also: {gloomiest}, {gloomier}]

gloomily
adv : with gloom; "such a change is gloomily foreseen by many"

gloominess
n 1: an atmosphere of depression and melancholy; "gloom pervaded the office" [syn: {gloom}, {glumness}]
2: a feeling of melancholy apprehension [syn: {gloom}, {somberness}]
3: excessive sadness and mournfulness [syn: {lugubriousness}]

glooming
adj : depressingly dark; "the gloomy forest"; "the glooming interior of an old inn"; "`gloomful' is archaic" [syn: {gloomy}, {gloomful}]

gloomy
adj 1: characterized by hopelessness; filled with gloom; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood" [syn: {grim}, {darkening}]
2: depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams [syn: {dingy}, {dismal}, {drab}, {drear}, {dreary}, {sorry}]
3: depressingly dark; "the gloomy forest"; "the glooming interior of an old inn"; "`gloomful' is archaic" [syn: {glooming}, {gloomful}]
4: causing or suggestive of sorrow or gloom; "a gloomy outlook"; "gloomy news" [syn: {depressing}, {depressive}, {saddening}]
5: reflecting gloom; "gloomy faces" [syn: {glum}, {long-faced}]
6: causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" [syn: {blue}, {dark}, {depressing}, {disconsolate}, {dismal}, {dispiriting}, {grim}] [also: {gloomiest}, {gloomier}]

gloomy Gus
n : someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression [syn: {sourpuss}, {picklepuss}, {pouter}]

Gloria May Josephine Svensson
n : United States actress in many silent films (1899-1983) [syn: {Swanson}, {Gloria Swanson}]

Gloria Steinem
n : United States feminist (born in 1934) [syn: {Steinem}]

Gloria Swanson
n : United States actress in many silent films (1899-1983) [syn: {Swanson}, {Gloria May Josephine Svensson}]

gloried
See {glory}

gloried
glory
n 1: a state of high honor; "he valued glory above life itself" [syn: {glorification}]
2: brilliant radiant beauty; "the glory of the sunrise" [syn: {resplendence}, {resplendency}]
3: an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint [syn: {aura}, {aureole}, {halo}, {nimbus}, {gloriole}]
v : rejoice proudly [also: {gloried}]

glorification
n 1: a state of high honor; "he valued glory above life itself" [syn: {glory}]
2: a portrayal of something as ideal; "the idealization of rural life was very misleading" [syn: {idealization}, {idealisation}]
3: the act of glorifying (as in worship); "the glorification of God"

glorified
See {glorify}

glorified
adj : accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing [syn: {canonized}, {canonised}]

glorified
glorify
v 1: praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" [syn: {laud}, {extol}, {exalt}, {proclaim}]
2: bestow glory upon; "The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic"
3: elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration [syn: {transfigure}, {spiritualize}]
4: cause to seem more splendid; "You are glorifying a rather mediocre building" [also: {glorified}]

glorify
v 1: praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" [syn: {laud}, {extol}, {exalt}, {proclaim}]
2: bestow glory upon; "The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic"
3: elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration [syn: {transfigure}, {spiritualize}]
4: cause to seem more splendid; "You are glorifying a rather mediocre building" [also: {glorified}]

gloriole
n : an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint [syn: {aura}, {aureole}, {halo}, {nimbus}, {glory}]

gloriosa
n : any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous [syn: {glory lily}, {climbing lily}, {creeping lily}, {Gloriosa superba}]

Gloriosa superba
n : any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous [syn: {gloriosa}, {glory lily}, {climbing lily}, {creeping lily}]

glorious
adj 1: having or deserving or conferring glory; "a long and glorious career"; "our glorious literature" [ant: {inglorious}]
2: having or worthy of pride; "redoubtable scholar of the Renaissance"; "born of a redoubtable family" [syn: {illustrious}, {redoubtable}, {respected}]
3: bringing great happiness and thankfulness; "glorious freedom"; "glorious times"
4: characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony" [syn: {brilliant}, {magnificent}, {splendid}]
5: having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity" [syn: {resplendent}, {splendid}, {splendiferous}]

Glorious Revolution
n : the revolution against James II; there was little armed resistance to William and Mary in England although battles were fought in Scotland and Ireland (1688-1689) [syn: {English Revolution}, {Bloodless Revolution}]

gloriously
adv 1: with glory or in a glorious manner; "where others had failed he had gloriously succeeded"
2: blessedly or wonderfully; "how gloriously happy she had been during those few fleeting moments of time"

glory
n 1: a state of high honor; "he valued glory above life itself" [syn: {glorification}]
2: brilliant radiant beauty; "the glory of the sunrise" [syn: {resplendence}, {resplendency}]
3: an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint [syn: {aura}, {aureole}, {halo}, {nimbus}, {gloriole}]
v : rejoice proudly [also: {gloried}]

glory fern
n : named for a country house in Barbados where it was discovered [syn: {Farley maidenhair}, {Farley maidenhair fern}, {Barbados maidenhair}, {Adiantum tenerum farleyense}]

glory hole
n : a small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a ship [syn: {lazaretto}]

glory lily
n : any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous [syn: {gloriosa}, {climbing lily}, {creeping lily}, {Gloriosa superba}]

glory pea
n : any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Clianthus having compound leaves and pealike red flowers in drooping racemes [syn: {clianthus}]

gloss
n 1: an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text [syn: {rubric}]
2: an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field [syn: {glossary}]
3: the property of being smooth and shiny [syn: {polish}, {glossiness}, {burnish}]
4: an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color" [syn: {semblance}, {color}, {colour}]
v 1: give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing
2: provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases; "He annotated on what his teacher had written" [syn: {comment}, {annotate}]
3: provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase
4: gloss or excuse; "color a lie" [syn: {color}, {colour}]

gloss over
v 1: treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly [syn: {skate over}, {smooth over}, {slur over}, {skimp over}]
2: cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes" [syn: {whitewash}, {sleek over}, {hush up}]

glossa
n : a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity [syn: {tongue}, {lingua}, {clapper}] [also: {glossae} (pl)]

glossae
glossa
n : a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity [syn: {tongue}, {lingua}, {clapper}] [also: {glossae} (pl)]

glossae
See {glossa}

glossalgia
n : pain in the tongue [syn: {glossodynia}]

glossary
n : an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field [syn: {gloss}]

glossier
See {glossy}

glossier
glossy
adj 1: having a smooth, gleaming surface; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters" [syn: {satiny}, {sleek}, {silken}, {silky}, {silklike}, {slick}]
2: (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers; "calendered paper"; "a dress of glossy sateen" [syn: {calendered}]
3: reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel" [syn: {glistening}, {lustrous}, {sheeny}, {shiny}, {shining}] [also: {glossiest}, {glossier}]

glossiest
See {glossy}

glossiest
glossy
adj 1: having a smooth, gleaming surface; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters" [syn: {satiny}, {sleek}, {silken}, {silky}, {silklike}, {slick}]
2: (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers; "calendered paper"; "a dress of glossy sateen" [syn: {calendered}]
3: reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel" [syn: {glistening}, {lustrous}, {sheeny}, {shiny}, {shining}] [also: {glossiest}, {glossier}]

glossily
adv : in a glossy manner; "the magazine was glossily printed"

glossina
n : blood-sucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc. [syn: {tsetse fly}, {tsetse}, {tzetze fly}, {tzetze}]

glossiness
n : the property of being smooth and shiny [syn: {polish}, {gloss}, {burnish}]

Glossinidae
n : flies closely related to the Muscidae: tsetse flies [syn: {family Glossinidae}]

glossitis
n : inflammation of the tongue

Glossodia
n : small genus of Australian orchids [syn: {genus Glossodia}]

glossodynia
n : pain in the tongue [syn: {glossalgia}]

glossodynia exfoliativa
n : a superficial form of glossitis marked by irregular red patches on the tongue and sensitivity to hot or spicy food [syn: {Moeller's glossitis}]

glossolalia
n : repetitive nonmeaningful speech (especially that associated with a trance state or religious fervor)

glossopharyngeal
adj : pertaining to the tongue and throat

glossopharyngeal nerve
n : sensory nerve to the pharynx and back of the tongue; motor fibers innervate muscles that elevate the pharynx and larynx; includes parasympathetic fibers to the otic ganglion [syn: {nervus glossopharyngeus}, {ninth cranial nerve}]

Glossopsitta
n : a genus of Loriinae [syn: {genus Glossopsitta}]

Glossopsitta versicolor
n : lorikeet with a colorful coat [syn: {varied Lorikeet}]

glossoptosis
n : abnormal downward or back placement of the tongue

glossy
adj 1: having a smooth, gleaming surface; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters" [syn: {satiny}, {sleek}, {silken}, {silky}, {silklike}, {slick}]
2: (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers; "calendered paper"; "a dress of glossy sateen" [syn: {calendered}]
3: reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel" [syn: {glistening}, {lustrous}, {sheeny}, {shiny}, {shining}] [also: {glossiest}, {glossier}]

glossy snake
n : nocturnal burrowing snake of western United States with shiny tan scales [syn: {Arizona elegans}]

glottal
adj : of or relating to or produced by the glottis; "glottal stops"

glottal catch
n : a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel [syn: {glottal stop}, {glottal plosive}]

glottal plosive
n : a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel [syn: {glottal stop}, {glottal catch}]

glottal stop
n : a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel [syn: {glottal plosive}, {glottal catch}]

glottides
glottis
n : the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated [also: {glottides} (pl)]

glottides
See {glottis}

glottis
n : the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated [also: {glottides} (pl)]

glottis spuria
n : the opening between the false vocal folds [syn: {rima vestibuli}, {rima respiratoria}, {false glottis}]

glottis vera
n : the space between the two true vocal folds [syn: {rima glottidis}, {rima vocalis}, {true glottis}]

glottochronological
adj : pertaining to the study of the evolution of languages from a common source; "glottochronological studies"

glottochronology
n : the determination of how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language; "he mapped the glottochronology of the Romance languages"

Gloucester
n 1: a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries
2: a city in southwestern England in Gloucestershire on the Severn

Gloucestershire
n : a county in southwestern England in the lower Severn valley

glove
n 1: gloves worn by fielders in baseball [syn: {baseball glove}, {baseball mitt}, {mitt}]
2: handwear: covers the hand and wrist [syn: {gloves}]
3: gloves that are big and padded; worn for boxing [syn: {boxing glove}]

glove anesthesia
n : a mental disorder involving loss of sensitivity in the hand and wrist; "since no combination of nerves serve this area a glove anesthesia is clearly psychogenic in origin"

glove compartment
n : compartment on the dashboard of a car

glove doll
n : a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the hand [syn: {hand puppet}, {glove puppet}]

glove leather
n : leather suitable for making gloves

glove puppet
n : a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the hand [syn: {hand puppet}, {glove doll}]

gloved
adj : having the hands covered with gloves [ant: {gloveless}]

gloveless
adj : devoid of gloves [ant: {gloved}]

gloves
n : handwear: covers the hand and wrist [syn: {glove}]

glow
n 1: an alert and refreshed state [syn: {freshness}]
2: light from nonthermal sources [syn: {luminescence}]
3: the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised [syn: {incandescence}]
4: a feeling of considerable warmth; "the glow of new love"; "a glow of regret"
5: a steady even light without flames
6: the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface [syn: {radiance}, {glowing}]
7: an appearance of reflected light [syn: {gleam}, {gleaming}, {lambency}]
v 1: emit a steady even light without flames; "The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden"
2: especially of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna" [syn: {beam}, {radiate}, {shine}]
3: shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning" [syn: {burn}]
4: be exuberant or high-spirited; "Make the people's hearts glow"
5: experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness" [syn: {beam}, {radiate}, {shine}]

glow lamp
n : a gas-discharge tube consisting of a cold cathode and a diode in a tube filled with gas; the color of the glow depends on the particular gas [syn: {glow tube}]

glow tube
n : a gas-discharge tube consisting of a cold cathode and a diode in a tube filled with gas; the color of the glow depends on the particular gas [syn: {glow lamp}]

glower
n : an angry stare [syn: {glare}]
v 1: look at with a fixed gaze; "The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her" [syn: {glare}]
2: look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval [syn: {frown}, {lour}, {lower}]

glowering
adj : showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd" [syn: {dark}, {dour}, {glum}, {moody}, {morose}, {saturnine}, {sour}, {sullen}]

gloweringly
adv : in a glowering manner; "he stared gloweringly at this morning's headlines"

glowing
adj 1: softly bright or radiant; "a house aglow with lights"; "glowing embers"; "lambent tongues of flame"; "the lucent moon"; "a sky luminous with stars" [syn: {aglow(p)}, {lambent}, {lucent}, {luminous}]
2: highly enthusiastic; "glowing praise"
n : the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface [syn: {radiance}, {glow}]

glowingly
adv : in an enthusiastically glowing manner; "in her letter she praised him glowingly"

glowworm
n : the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly

gloxinia
n : any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowers

Gloxinia perennis
n : herb of Colombia to Peru having pale purple flowers [syn: {Canterbury bell}]

Gloxinia spesiosa
n : South American herb cultivated in many varieties as a houseplant for its large handsome leaves and large variously colored bell-shaped flowers [syn: {florist's gloxinia}, {Sinningia speciosa}]

glucagon
n : a hormone secreted by the pancreas; stimulates increases in blood sugar levels in the blood (thus opposing the action of insulin)

glucinium
n : a light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element [syn: {beryllium}, {Be}, {atomic number 4}]

Gluck
n : German composer of more than 100 operas (1714-1787) [syn: {Christoph Willibald von Gluck}]

glucocorticoid
n : a steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex of animals; affects functioning of gonads and has anti-inflammatory activity

Glucophage
n : an antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucophage) prescribed to treat type II diabetes [syn: {metformin}]

glucose
n : a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms; an important source of physiological energy

glucose tolerance test
n : test of the body's ability to metabolize carbohydrates; used in the diagnosis of hypoglycemia and diabetes mellitus

glucoside
n : a glycoside derived from glucose

glucosuria
n : the presence of abnormally high levels of glucose in the urine

Glucotrol
n : an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucotrol) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas [syn: {glipzide}]

glue
n : cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive [syn: {gum}, {mucilage}]
v 1: join or attach with or as if with glue; "paste the sign ont the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text" [syn: {paste}]
2: be fixed as if by glue; "His eyes were glued on her"

glued
adj : affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste; "he stayed glued to one spot"; "pieces of pasted paper" [syn: {pasted}]

gluey
adj : having the properties of glue [syn: {glutinous}, {gummy}, {mucilaginous}, {pasty}, {sticky}, {viscid}, {viscous}]

glueyness
n : the property of being cohesive and sticky [syn: {cohesiveness}, {gluiness}, {gumminess}, {ropiness}, {viscidity}, {viscidness}]

glug
v : make a gurgling sound as of liquid issuing from a bottle; "the wine bottles glugged"

gluiness
n : the property of being cohesive and sticky [syn: {cohesiveness}, {glueyness}, {gumminess}, {ropiness}, {viscidity}, {viscidness}]

glum
adj 1: reflecting gloom; "gloomy faces" [syn: {gloomy}, {long-faced}]
2: showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd" [syn: {dark}, {dour}, {glowering}, {moody}, {morose}, {saturnine}, {sour}, {sullen}] [also: {glummest}, {glummer}]

glume
n : small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of Gramineae and Cyperaceae

glumly
adv : in a sullen manner; "he sat in his chair dourly" [syn: {dourly}, {sullenly}]

glummer
See {glum}

glummer
glum
adj 1: reflecting gloom; "gloomy faces" [syn: {gloomy}, {long-faced}]
2: showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd" [syn: {dark}, {dour}, {glowering}, {moody}, {morose}, {saturnine}, {sour}, {sullen}] [also: {glummest}, {glummer}]

glummest
See {glum}

glummest
glum
adj 1: reflecting gloom; "gloomy faces" [syn: {gloomy}, {long-faced}]
2: showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd" [syn: {dark}, {dour}, {glowering}, {moody}, {morose}, {saturnine}, {sour}, {sullen}] [also: {glummest}, {glummer}]

glumness
n 1: an atmosphere of depression and melancholy; "gloom pervaded the office" [syn: {gloom}, {gloominess}]
2: a gloomy ill-tempered feeling [syn: {moroseness}, {sullenness}]

gluon
n : a gauge boson that mediates strong interaction among quarks

glut
n : the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall [syn: {oversupply}, {surfeit}]
v 1: overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream" [syn: {gorge}, {ingurgitate}, {overindulge}, {englut}, {stuff}, {engorge}, {overgorge}, {overeat}, {gormandize}, {gormandise}, {gourmandize}, {binge}, {pig out}, {satiate}, {scarf out}]
2: supply with an excess of; "flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient" [syn: {flood}, {oversupply}] [also: {glutting}, {glutted}]

glutaei
See {glutaeus}

glutamate
n : a salt or ester of glutamic acid

glutamic acid
n : an amino acid occurring in proteins; important in the nitrogen metabolism of plants; used in monosodium glutamate to enhance the flavor of meats [syn: {glutaminic acid}]

glutamic oxalacetic transaminase
n : an enzyme involved in transamination [syn: {glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase}]

glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase
n : an enzyme involved in transamination [syn: {glutamic oxalacetic transaminase}]

glutamine
n : a crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins; important in protein metabolism

glutaminic acid
n : an amino acid occurring in proteins; important in the nitrogen metabolism of plants; used in monosodium glutamate to enhance the flavor of meats [syn: {glutamic acid}]

glutathione peroxidase
n : an enzyme in the body that is a powerful scavenger of free radicals

glute
n : any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh [syn: {gluteus}, {gluteus muscle}, {gluteal muscle}]

gluteal
adj : of or relating to or near the gluteus muscles

gluteal artery
n : branches of the internal iliac artery that supply the hip joint and gluteal region [syn: {arteria glutes}]

gluteal muscle
n : any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh [syn: {gluteus}, {gluteus muscle}, {glute}]

gluteal vein
n : veins draining the gluteal muscles on either side of the body [syn: {vena gluteus}]

glutei
gluteus
n : any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh [syn: {gluteus muscle}, {gluteal muscle}, {glute}] [also: {glutei} (pl)]

glutei
See {gluteus}

glutelin
n : a simple protein found in the seeds of cereals

gluten
n : a protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough

gluten bread
n : bread made with gluten flour

gluten-free diet
n : diet prescribed to treat celiac disease; eliminates such foods as wheat and rye and oats and beans and cabbage and turnips and cucumbers that are rich in gluten

glutethimide
n : sedative (trade name Doriden) used to treat some sleep disorders [syn: {Doriden}]

gluteus
n : any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh [syn: {gluteus muscle}, {gluteal muscle}, {glute}] [also: {glutei} (pl)]

gluteus maximus
n : the outermost of the three gluteal muscles

gluteus medius
n : the middle of the three gluteal muscles

gluteus minimus
n : the innermost of the three gluteal muscles

gluteus muscle
n : any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh [syn: {gluteus}, {gluteal muscle}, {glute}]

glutinosity
n : the property of having a viscosity like jelly [syn: {gelatinousness}, {glutinousness}]

glutinous
adj : having the properties of glue [syn: {gluey}, {gummy}, {mucilaginous}, {pasty}, {sticky}, {viscid}, {viscous}]

glutinousness
n : the property of having a viscosity like jelly [syn: {gelatinousness}, {glutinosity}]

glutted
See {glut}

glutted
glut
n : the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall [syn: {oversupply}, {surfeit}]
v 1: overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream" [syn: {gorge}, {ingurgitate}, {overindulge}, {englut}, {stuff}, {engorge}, {overgorge}, {overeat}, {gormandize}, {gormandise}, {gourmandize}, {binge}, {pig out}, {satiate}, {scarf out}]
2: supply with an excess of; "flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient" [syn: {flood}, {oversupply}] [also: {glutting}, {glutted}]

glutted
adj : exceeding demand; "a glutted market" [syn: {overfull}]

glutting
See {glut}

glutting
glut
n : the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall [syn: {oversupply}, {surfeit}]
v 1: overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream" [syn: {gorge}, {ingurgitate}, {overindulge}, {englut}, {stuff}, {engorge}, {overgorge}, {overeat}, {gormandize}, {gormandise}, {gourmandize}, {binge}, {pig out}, {satiate}, {scarf out}]
2: supply with an excess of; "flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient" [syn: {flood}, {oversupply}] [also: {glutting}, {glutted}]

glutton
n 1: a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess [syn: {gourmand}, {trencherman}]
2: wolverine of northern Eurasia [syn: {Gulo gulo}, {wolverine}]

gluttonise
v : eat a lot and without restraint [syn: {gluttonize}, {fress}]

gluttonize
v : eat a lot and without restraint [syn: {gluttonise}, {fress}]

gluttonous
adj : given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink; "over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands"; "a gluttonous debauch"; "a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure" [ant: {abstemious}]

gluttonously
adv : in a gluttonous manner; "this man eats gluttonously!"

gluttony
n 1: habitual eating to excess
2: eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: {overeating}, {gula}]

glyburide
n : an oral antidiabetic drug (trade names DiaBeta and Micronase) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas [syn: {DiaBeta}, {Micronase}]

glyceraldehyde
n : a sweet crystalline aldehyde formed by the breakdown of sugars [syn: {glyceric aldehyde}]

Glyceria
n : manna grass [syn: {genus Glyceria}]

Glyceria grandis
n : a pasture grass of moist places throughout North America [syn: {reed meadow grass}]

glyceric acid
n : a syrupy acid obtained by oxidation of glycerol or glyceraldehyde

glyceric aldehyde
n : a sweet crystalline aldehyde formed by the breakdown of sugars [syn: {glyceraldehyde}]

glyceride
n : an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils; "fresh fats contain glycerides of fatty acids and very little free acid" [syn: {acylglycerol}]

glycerin
n : a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils [syn: {glycerol}, {glycerine}]

glycerin jelly
n : a mixture of glycerin and gelatin that is used in histology for mounting specimens

glycerinated gelatin
n : a gelatinous preparation made from gelatin and glycerin and water; used as a base for ointments and suppositories

glycerine
n : a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils [syn: {glycerol}, {glycerin}]

glycerite
n : a medicine made by mixing a substance in glycerin [syn: {glycerole}]

glycerogel
n : a medicated skin preparation made from glycerin and glycerinated gelatin [syn: {glycerogelatin}]

glycerogelatin
n : a medicated skin preparation made from glycerin and glycerinated gelatin [syn: {glycerogel}]

glycerol
n : a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils [syn: {glycerin}, {glycerine}]

glycerol trimargarate
n : a glyceryl ester of margaric acid [syn: {margarin}]

glycerol tripalmitate
n : a triglyceride of palmitic acid [syn: {tripalmitin}]

glycerol tristearate
n : a triglyceride of stearic acid [syn: {tristearin}]

glycerole
n : a medicine made by mixing a substance in glycerin [syn: {glycerite}]

glycerolise
v : place in glycerol [syn: {glycerolize}] [ant: {deglycerolize}]

glycerolize
v : place in glycerol [syn: {glycerolise}] [ant: {deglycerolize}]

glyceryl
n : a trivalent radical derived from glycerol by removing the three hydroxyl radicals

glyceryl ester
n : an ester of glycerol

glyceryl trinitrate
n : a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat) [syn: {nitroglycerin}, {nitroglycerine}, {trinitroglycerin}, {Nitrospan}, {Nitrostat}]

glycine
n 1: the simplest amino acid found in proteins and the principal amino acid in sugar cane
2: genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean [syn: {genus Glycine}]

Glycine max
n : erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia [syn: {soy}, {soya}, {soybean}, {soya bean}, {soybean plant}, {soja}, {soja bean}]

glycogen
n : one form in which body fuel is stored; stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the body [syn: {animal starch}]

glycogenesis
n 1: the formation in animals of glycogen from glucose
2: the conversion of glucose to glycogen when the glucose in the blood exceeds the demand

glycogenic
adj : of or relating to or involving glycogen

glycol
n 1: a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent [syn: {ethylene glycol}, {ethanediol}]
2: any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule [syn: {diol}, {dihydric alcohol}]

glycolic acid
n : a translucent crystalline compound found in sugar cane and sugar beets and unripe grapes [syn: {glycollic acid}, {hydroxyacetic acid}]

glycollic acid
n : a translucent crystalline compound found in sugar cane and sugar beets and unripe grapes [syn: {glycolic acid}, {hydroxyacetic acid}]

glycolysis
n : a metabolic process that breaks down carbohydrates and sugars through a series of reactions to either pyruvic acid or lactic acid and release energy for the body in the form of ATP

glycoprotein
n : a conjugated protein having a carbohydrate component

glycoside
n : a group of compounds derived from monosaccharides

glycosuria
n : the presence of abnormally high levels of sugar in the urine

Glycyrrhiza
n : sticky perennial Eurasian herbs [syn: {genus Glycyrrhiza}]

Glycyrrhiza glabra
n : deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots [syn: {licorice}, {liquorice}]

Glycyrrhiza lepidota
n : North American plant similar to true licorice and having a root with similar properties [syn: {wild licorice}, {wild liquorice}, {American licorice}, {American liquorice}]

glyoxaline
n : an organic base C3H4N2; a histamine inhibitor [syn: {imidazole}, {iminazole}]

glyph
n : glyptic art in the form of a symbolic figure carved or incised in relief

glyptic art
n : carvings or engravings (especially on precious stones) [syn: {glyptography}]

glyptics
n : the art of engraving on precious stones [syn: {lithoglyptics}]

glyptography
n 1: carvings or engravings (especially on precious stones) [syn: {glyptic art}]
2: carving or engraving (especially on stones)

gm
n : a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram [syn: {gram}, {gramme}, {g}]

G-man
n : a special law-enforcement agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation [syn: {FBI agent}, {government man}]

GMT
n : the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere [syn: {Greenwich Mean Time}, {Greenwich Time}, {universal time}, {UT}, {UT1}]

Gnaeus Julius Agricola
n : Roman general who was governor of Britain and extended Roman rule north to the Firth of Forth (37-93) [syn: {Agricola}]

Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
n : Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC) [syn: {Pompey}, {Pompey the Great}]

Gnaphalium
n : large widely distributed genus of coarse hairy herbs with whitish involucres [syn: {genus Gnaphalium}]

Gnaphalium sylvaticum
n : weedy perennial of north temperate regions having woolly foliage and dirty white flowers in a leafy spike [syn: {chafeweed}, {wood cudweed}]

gnarl
n : something twisted and tight and swollen; "their muscles stood out in knots"; "the old man's fists were two great gnarls"; "his stomach was in knots" [syn: {knot}]
v 1: twist into a state of deformity; "The wind has gnarled this old tree"
2: make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked" [syn: {murmur}, {mutter}, {grumble}, {croak}]

gnarled
adj : used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots; "gnarled and knotted hands"; "a knobbed stick" [syn: {gnarly}, {knotted}, {knotty}, {knobbed}]

gnarly
adj : used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots; "gnarled and knotted hands"; "a knobbed stick" [syn: {gnarled}, {knotted}, {knotty}, {knobbed}]

gnash
v : grind together, of teeth

gnat
n 1: any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies
2: British usage

gnatcatcher
n : very small North American and South American warblers

gnathion
n : the most inferior point of the mandible in the midline

Gnathostomata
n : comprising all vertebrates with upper and lower jaws [syn: {superclass Gnathostomata}]

gnathostome
n : a vertebrate animal possessing true jaws

gnaw
v 1: bite or chew on with the teeth; "gnaw an old cracker"; "chewed on a cookie"
2: become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded" [syn: {erode}, {gnaw at}, {eat at}, {wear away}] [also: {gnawn}]

gnaw at
v : become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded" [syn: {erode}, {gnaw}, {eat at}, {wear away}]

gnawer
n : relatively small gnawing animals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing [syn: {rodent}, {gnawing animal}]

gnawing animal
n : relatively small gnawing animals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing [syn: {rodent}, {gnawer}]

gnawing mammal
n : relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for gnawing [syn: {lagomorph}]

gnawn
See {gnaw}

gnawn
gnaw
v 1: bite or chew on with the teeth; "gnaw an old cracker"; "chewed on a cookie"
2: become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded" [syn: {erode}, {gnaw at}, {eat at}, {wear away}] [also: {gnawn}]

gneiss
n : a laminated metamorphic rock similar to granite

Gnetaceae
n : plants having small unisexual flowers and fleshy or winged fruit: in some classifications includes the genera Ephedra and Welwitschia as well as Gnetum [syn: {family Gnetaceae}]

Gnetales
n : chiefly tropical or xerophytic woody plants; practically unknown as fossils but considered close to the ancestral line of angiosperms [syn: {order Gnetales}]

Gnetophyta
n : gymnospermous flowering plants; supposed link between conifers and angiosperms; in some systems classified as a class (Gnetopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Gnetophytina or Gnetophyta) [syn: {Gnetopsida}, {class Gnetopsida}, {Gnetophytina}, {subdivision Gnetophytina}]

Gnetophytina
n : gymnospermous flowering plants; supposed link between conifers and angiosperms; in some systems classified as a class (Gnetopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Gnetophytina or Gnetophyta) [syn: {Gnetopsida}, {class Gnetopsida}, {subdivision Gnetophytina}, {Gnetophyta}]

Gnetopsida
n : gymnospermous flowering plants; supposed link between conifers and angiosperms; in some systems classified as a class (Gnetopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Gnetophytina or Gnetophyta) [syn: {class Gnetopsida}, {Gnetophytina}, {subdivision Gnetophytina}, {Gnetophyta}]

gnetum
n : small tropical tree with tiered branches and divaricate branchlets having broad glossy dark green leaves; exploited for its edible young leaves and seeds that provide a fine flour [syn: {Gnetum gnemon}]

Gnetum gnemon
n : small tropical tree with tiered branches and divaricate branchlets having broad glossy dark green leaves; exploited for its edible young leaves and seeds that provide a fine flour [syn: {gnetum}]

gnocchi
n : (Italian) a small dumpling made of potato or flour or semolina that is boiled or baked and is usually served with a sauce or with grated cheese

gnome
n 1: a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure [syn: {dwarf}]
2: a short pithy saying expressing a general truth

gnomic
adj : relating to or containing gnomes; "gnomic verse"

gnomish
adj : used of small deformed creatures

gnomon
n : indicator provided by the stationary arm whose shadow indicates the time on the sundial

gnoses
gnosis
n : intuitive knowledge of spiritual truths; said to have been possessed by ancient Gnostics [also: {gnoses} (pl)]

gnoses
See {gnosis}

gnosis
n : intuitive knowledge of spiritual truths; said to have been possessed by ancient Gnostics [also: {gnoses} (pl)]

Gnostic
adj 1: of or relating to Gnosticism; "Gnostic writings"
2: possessing intellectual or esoteric knowledge of spiritual things [ant: {agnostic}]
n : an advocate of gnosticism

Gnosticism
n : a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches

GNP
n : former measure of the United States economy; the total market value of goods and services produced by all citizens and capital during a given period (usually 1 yr) [syn: {gross national product}]

gnu
n : large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail [syn: {wildebeest}]

gnu goat
n : large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area [syn: {takin}, {Budorcas taxicolor}]

go
adj : functioning correctly and ready for action; "all systems are go" [ant: {no-go}]
n 1: a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work" [syn: {spell}, {tour}, {turn}]
2: street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine [syn: {Adam}, {ecstasy}, {XTC}, {disco biscuit}, {cristal}, {X}, {hug drug}]
3: a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" [syn: {crack}, {fling}, {pass}, {whirl}, {offer}]
4: a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters [syn: {go game}]
v 1: change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell" [syn: {travel}, {move}, {locomote}] [ant: {stay in place}]
2: follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels" [syn: {proceed}, {move}]
3: move away from a place into another direction; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon" [syn: {go away}, {depart}] [ant: {come}]
4: enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!" [syn: {become}, {get}]
5: be awarded; be allotted; "The first prize goes to Mary"; "Her money went on clothes"
6: have a particular form; "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..." [syn: {run}]
7: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" [syn: {run}, {pass}, {lead}, {extend}]
8: follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?" [syn: {proceed}]
9: be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge" 10: be or continue to be in a certain condition; "The children went hungry that day" 11: make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" [syn: {sound}] 12: perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" [syn: {function}, {work}, {operate}, {run}] [ant: {malfunction}] 13: to be spent or finished; "The money had gone after a few days"; "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest" [syn: {run low}, {run short}] 14: progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting" [syn: {move}, {run}] 15: continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents" [syn: {survive}, {last}, {live}, {live on}, {endure}, {hold up}, {hold out}] 16: pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action; "How is it going?"; "The day went well until I got your call" 17: pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully" [syn: {die}, {decease}, {perish}, {exit}, {pass away}, {expire}, {pass}] [ant: {be born}] 18: be in the right place or situation; "Where do these books belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government"; "Where do these books go?" [syn: {belong}] 19: be ranked or compare; "This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go" 20: begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!" [syn: {start}, {get going}] [ant: {stop}] 21: have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?" [syn: {move}] 22: be contained in; "How many times does 18 go into 54?" 23: be sounded, played, or expressed; "How does this song go again?" 24: blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs" [syn: {blend}, {blend in}] 25: lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South" [syn: {lead}] 26: be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle" [syn: {fit}] 27: go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way; "Who rifled through my desk drawers?" [syn: {rifle}] 28: be spent; "All my money went for food and rent" 29: give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates" [syn: {plump}] 30: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" [syn: {fail}, {go bad}, {give way}, {die}, {give out}, {conk out}, {break}, {break down}] [also: {went}, {gone}, {goes} (pl)]

go a long way
v : suffice or be adequate for a while or to a certain extent

go about
v : begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project" [syn: {set about}, {approach}]

go across
v : go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind" [syn: {pass}, {go through}]

go after
v 1: go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" [syn: {chase}, {chase after}, {trail}, {tail}, {tag}, {give chase}, {dog}, {track}]
2: go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" [syn: {quest for}, {quest after}, {pursue}]

go against
v 1: fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax" [syn: {violate}, {break}] [ant: {conform to}]
2: act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law" [syn: {transgress}, {offend}, {infract}, {violate}, {breach}, {break}]
3: resist; "buck the trend" [syn: {buck}]

go ahead
v : proceed (with a plan oc action); "He went ahead with the project" [syn: {plow ahead}]

go all out
v : perform as well as possible [syn: {give one's best}, {do one's best}]

go along
v 1: cooperate or pretend to cooperate; "He decided to play long with with the burglars for the moment" [syn: {play along}]
2: continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight" [syn: {continue}, {go on}, {proceed}, {keep}] [ant: {discontinue}]
3: pass by; "three years elapsed" [syn: {elapse}, {lapse}, {pass}, {slip by}, {glide by}, {slip away}, {go by}, {slide by}]

go around
v 1: be sufficient; "There's not enough to go around"
2: become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office" [syn: {spread}, {circulate}]
3: go around the flank of (an opposing army) [syn: {outflank}]
4: turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire" [syn: {revolve}, {rotate}]
5: avoid something unpleasant or laborious; "You cannot bypass these rules!" [syn: {bypass}, {short-circuit}, {get around}]

go away
v 1: move away from a place into another direction; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon" [syn: {go}, {depart}] [ant: {come}]
2: go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" [syn: {leave}, {go forth}] [ant: {arrive}]
3: become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when day broke" [syn: {vanish}, {disappear}]
4: get lost, especially without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace" [syn: {disappear}, {vanish}] [ant: {appear}]

go back
v 1: come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity [syn: {return}, {get back}, {come back}]
2: belong to an earlier time; "This story dates back 200 years" [syn: {date back}, {date from}]
3: return in thought or speech to something [syn: {recur}]
4: regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate" [syn: {recover}, {recuperate}]

go back on
v : fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise" [syn: {renege}, {renege on}, {renegue on}]

go bad
v 1: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" [syn: {fail}, {give way}, {die}, {give out}, {conk out}, {go}, {break}, {break down}]
2: become unfit for consumption or use; "the meat must be eaten before it spoils" [syn: {spoil}]

go ballistic
v : get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" [syn: {flip one's lid}, {blow up}, {throw a fit}, {hit the roof}, {hit the ceiling}, {have kittens}, {have a fit}, {combust}, {blow one's stack}, {fly off the handle}, {flip one's wig}, {lose one's temper}, {blow a fuse}]

go board
n : a board used for playing go

go by
v 1: pass by; "three years elapsed" [syn: {elapse}, {lapse}, {pass}, {slip by}, {glide by}, {slip away}, {slide by}, {go along}]
2: pass by; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other" [syn: {travel by}, {pass by}, {surpass}, {go past}, {pass}]
3: be called; go by a certain name; "She goes by her maiden name again" [syn: {go under}]
4: be or act in accordance with; "Go by this rule and you'll be safe"

go deep
v : extend in importance or range; "His accomplishments go far" [syn: {go far}]

go down
v 1: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" [syn: {descend}, {fall}, {come down}] [ant: {rise}, {ascend}]
2: go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" [syn: {sink}, {settle}, {go under}] [ant: {float}]
3: grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned" [syn: {decline}, {wane}]
4: be recorded or remembered; "She will go down as the first feminist"
5: be ingested; "This wine sure goes down well"; "The food wouldn't go down"
6: be defeated; "If America goes down, the free world will go down, too"
7: disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days" [syn: {set}, {go under}] [ant: {rise}]
8: stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week" [syn: {crash}]

go down on
v : provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation [syn: {fellate}, {blow}]

go Dutch
v : share expenses equally and split the cost of something; "My boyfriend and I always go Dutch"

go far
v 1: succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!" [syn: {arrive}, {make it}, {get in}]
2: extend in importance or range; "His accomplishments go far" [syn: {go deep}]

Go Fish
n : a card game for two players who try to assemble books of cards by asking the opponent for particular cards

go for
v 1: be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone" [syn: {apply}, {hold}]
2: give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution" [syn: {accept}, {consent}] [ant: {refuse}]
3: intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening" [syn: {hope}]
4: have a fancy or particular liking or desire for; "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window" [syn: {fancy}, {take to}]
5: make an attempt at achieving something; "She tried for the Olympics" [syn: {try for}]

go for broke
v : risk everything in one big effort; "the cyclist went for broke at the end of the race"

go forth
v 1: go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" [syn: {leave}, {go away}] [ant: {arrive}]
2: come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves" [syn: {issue}, {emerge}, {come out}, {come forth}, {egress}]

go forward
v : move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now" [syn: {proceed}, {continue}]

go game
n : a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters [syn: {go}]

go home
v : return home; "After the movie, we went home" [syn: {head home}]

go in
v : to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes" [syn: {enter}, {come in}, {get into}, {get in}, {go into}, {move into}] [ant: {exit}]

go into
v 1: to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes" [syn: {enter}, {come in}, {get into}, {get in}, {go in}, {move into}] [ant: {exit}]
2: be used or required for; "A lot of energy went into the organization of this banquet"

go off
v 1: run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along [syn: {abscond}, {bolt}, {absquatulate}, {decamp}, {run off}]
2: be discharged or activated; "the explosive devices went off"
3: go off or discharge; "The gun fired" [syn: {fire}, {discharge}]
4: stop running, functioning, or operating; "Our power went off during the hurricane" [ant: {go on}]
5: happen in a particular manner; "how did your talk go over?" [syn: {come off}, {go over}]
6: burst inward; "The bottle imploded" [syn: {implode}] [ant: {explode}]

go off at half-cock
v : act prematurely or without reflection or too soon; "she wanted to quit her job but her mother told her not to go off half-cocked" [syn: {go off half-cocked}]

go off half-cocked
v : act prematurely or without reflection or too soon; "she wanted to quit her job but her mother told her not to go off half-cocked" [syn: {go off at half-cock}]

go on
v 1: continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight" [syn: {continue}, {proceed}, {go along}, {keep}] [ant: {discontinue}]
2: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" [syn: {happen}, {hap}, {pass off}, {occur}, {pass}, {fall out}, {come about}, {take place}]
3: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on" [syn: {advance}, {progress}, {pass on}, {move on}, {march on}] [ant: {recede}]
4: continue with one's activities; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room" [syn: {continue}, {carry on}, {proceed}]
5: start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went on"; "the computer came up" [syn: {come up}, {come on}] [ant: {go off}]

go out
v 1: move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country" [syn: {exit}, {get out}, {leave}] [ant: {enter}]
2: leave the house to go somewhere; "We never went out when our children were small"
3: take the field; "The soldiers went out on missions"
4: become extinguished; "The lights suddenly went out and we were in the dark"
5: go out of fashion; become unfashionable [ant: {come in}]
6: date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!" [syn: {go steady}, {date}, {see}]

go over
v 1: hold a review (of troops) [syn: {review}, {survey}]
2: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" [syn: {check}, {check up on}, {look into}, {check out}, {suss out}, {check over}, {check into}]
3: happen in a particular manner; "how did your talk go over?" [syn: {go off}, {come off}]
4: fall forward and down; "The old woman went over without a sound" [syn: {fall over}]

go past
v 1: pass by; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other" [syn: {travel by}, {pass by}, {surpass}, {go by}, {pass}]
2: go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" [syn: {exceed}, {transcend}, {overstep}, {pass}, {top}]

go steady
v : date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!" [syn: {go out}, {date}, {see}]

go through
v 1: go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" [syn: {experience}, {undergo}, {see}]
2: apply thoroughly; think through; "We worked through an example" [syn: {work through}, {run through}]
3: go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind" [syn: {pass}, {go across}]
4: eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal" [syn: {devour}, {down}, {consume}]
5: pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal" [syn: {follow through}, {follow up}, {follow out}, {carry out}, {implement}, {put through}]

go through the motions
v : pretend to do something by acting as if one was really doing it; "She isn't really working--she's just going through the motions"

go to
v : be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.; "She attends class regularly"; "I rarely attend services at my church"; "did you go to the meeting?" [syn: {attend}] [ant: {miss}]

go to bed
v : go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn" [syn: {turn in}, {bed}, {crawl in}, {kip down}, {hit the hay}, {hit the sack}, {sack out}, {go to sleep}, {retire}] [ant: {get up}, {get up}]

go to pieces
v : lose one's emotional or mental composure; "She fell apart when her only child died" [syn: {fall apart}]

go to pot
v : become ruined; "His business went to pot when economy soured" [syn: {go to the dogs}]

go to sleep
v : go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn" [syn: {go to bed}, {turn in}, {bed}, {crawl in}, {kip down}, {hit the hay}, {hit the sack}, {sack out}, {retire}] [ant: {get up}, {get up}]

go to the dogs
v : become ruined; "His business went to pot when economy soured" [syn: {go to pot}]

go to war
v : commence hostilities [syn: {take arms}, {take up arms}]

go under
v 1: go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" [syn: {sink}, {settle}, {go down}] [ant: {float}]
2: disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days" [syn: {set}, {go down}] [ant: {rise}]
3: be called; go by a certain name; "She goes by her maiden name again" [syn: {go by}]

go up
v 1: move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" [syn: {rise}, {lift}, {arise}, {move up}, {come up}, {uprise}] [ant: {descend}]
2: increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year" [syn: {rise}, {climb}]
3: move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer" [syn: {approach}, {near}, {come on}, {draw near}, {draw close}, {come near}]
4: be erected, built, or constructed; "New buildings are going up everywhere"
5: go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?" [syn: {climb}, {climb up}, {mount}]
6: burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire; "The hut burned down"; "The mountain of paper went up in flames" [syn: {burn down}, {burn up}]
7: travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope" [syn: {ascend}] [ant: {descend}]

go with
v 1: be associated with; "French fries come with the hamburger" [syn: {attach to}, {accompany}, {come with}]
2: take the side of; be on the side of; "Whose side are you on?"; "Why are you taking sides with the accused?" [syn: {side}] [ant: {straddle}]
3: go or occur together; "The word 'hot' tends to cooccur with 'cold'" [syn: {collocate with}, {construe with}, {cooccur with}, {co-occur with}]

go wrong
v : be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably" [syn: {fail}, {miscarry}] [ant: {succeed}]

Goa
n : a state of southwestern India; a former Portuguese colony

goa bean
n 1: tuberous-rooted twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics [syn: {winged bean}, {winged pea}, {goa bean vine}, {Manila bean}, {Psophocarpus tetragonolobus}]
2: Old World tropical bean

goa bean vine
n : tuberous-rooted twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics [syn: {winged bean}, {winged pea}, {goa bean}, {Manila bean}, {Psophocarpus tetragonolobus}]

Goa powder
n : a bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases [syn: {araroba}, {chrysarobin}]

goad
n 1: a pointed instrument used to prod into motion [syn: {prod}]
2: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" [syn: {goading}, {prod}, {prodding}, {urging}, {spur}, {spurring}]
v 1: give heart or courage to [syn: {spur}]
2: urge with or as if with a goad
3: prod or urge as if with a log stick [syn: {prick}]
4: goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks" [syn: {needle}]

goaded
adj : compelled forcibly by an outside agency; "mobs goaded by blind hatred" [syn: {driven}]

goading
n : a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" [syn: {goad}, {prod}, {prodding}, {urging}, {spur}, {spurring}]

go-ahead
n 1: a signal to proceed [syn: {green light}]
2: readiness to embark on bold new ventures [syn: {enterprise}, {enterprisingness}, {initiative}]

goal
n 1: the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means" [syn: {end}]
2: a successful attempt at scoring; "the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play"
3: game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
4: the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhuasted as their destination came into view" [syn: {finish}, {destination}]

goal line
n : a line marking each end of the playing field or pitch; where the goals stand

goal-directed
adj : having a purpose; "purposive behavior" [syn: {purposive}]

goalie
n 1: the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal [syn: {goalkeeper}, {goaltender}, {netkeeper}, {netminder}]
2: the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring [syn: {goalkeeper}, {goaltender}, {netkeeper}]

goalkeeper
n 1: the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal [syn: {goalie}, {goaltender}, {netkeeper}, {netminder}]
2: the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring [syn: {goalie}, {goaltender}, {netkeeper}]

goal-kick
n 1: (rugby) an attempt to kick a goal
2: (association football) a kick by the defending side after the attacking side sends the ball over the goal-line

goalless
adj : having no points scores; "a scoreless inning" [syn: {scoreless}, {hitless}]

goalmouth
n : (sports) the area immediately in front of the goal

goalpost
n : one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field

goaltender
n 1: the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal [syn: {goalkeeper}, {goalie}, {netkeeper}, {netminder}]
2: the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring [syn: {goalkeeper}, {goalie}, {netkeeper}]

go-around
n : an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt [syn: {overshoot}, {wave-off}]

go-as-you-please
adj : not bound by rule or law or convention; "bewildered by the old go-as-you-please liberty of alliterative rhythm"- George Saintsbury

goat
n 1: any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns [syn: {caprine animal}]
2: a victim of ridicule or pranks [syn: {butt}, {laughingstock}, {stooge}]
3: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn [syn: {Capricorn}]
4: the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19 [syn: {Capricorn}, {Capricorn the Goat}]

goat antelope
n : bovid related to goats but having antelope-like features: mountain goats; gorals; serows; chamois; gnu goats

goat cheese
n : made from goats' milk [syn: {chevre}]

goat grass
n : European grass naturalized as a weed in North America; sharp-pointed seeds cause injury when eaten by livestock [syn: {Aegilops triuncalis}]

goat herder
n : a person who tends a flock of goats [syn: {goatherd}]

goat rue
n : tall bushy European perennial grown for its masses of light-textured pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used medicinally [syn: {goat's rue}, {Galega officinalis}]

goat willow
n : much-branched Old World willow having large catkins and relatively large broad leaves [syn: {florist's willow}, {pussy willow}, {Salix caprea}]

goatee
n : a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beard

goateed
adj : having a small pointed chin beard

goatfish
n : brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels [syn: {red mullet}, {surmullet}, {Mullus surmuletus}] [also: {goatfishes} (pl)]

goatfishes
goatfish
n : brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels [syn: {red mullet}, {surmullet}, {Mullus surmuletus}] [also: {goatfishes} (pl)]

goatfishes
See {goatfish}

goatherd
n : a person who tends a flock of goats [syn: {goat herder}]

goat's foot
n : short-stemmed South African plant with bluish flowers [syn: {goatsfoot}, {Oxalis caprina}]

goats' milk
n : the milk of a goat

goat's rue
n 1: perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone [syn: {catgut}, {wild sweet pea}, {Tephrosia virginiana}]
2: tall bushy European perennial grown for its masses of light-textured pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used medicinally [syn: {goat rue}, {Galega officinalis}]

goatsbeard
n : weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in United States [syn: {meadow salsify}, {shepherd's clock}, {Tragopogon pratensis}]

goatsfoot
n : short-stemmed South African plant with bluish flowers [syn: {goat's foot}, {Oxalis caprina}]

goatskin
n : the hide of a goat

goatsucker
n : mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled grayish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects [syn: {nightjar}, {caprimulgid}]

gob
n 1: a man who serves as a sailor [syn: {mariner}, {seaman}, {tar}, {Jack-tar}, {Jack}, {old salt}, {seafarer}, {sea dog}]
2: a lump of slimey stuff; "a gob of phlegm"
3: informal terms for the mouth [syn: {trap}, {cakehole}, {hole}, {maw}, {yap}]

gobbet
n : a lump or chunk of raw meat

gobble
n : the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock
v 1: eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!" [syn: {bolt}]
2: make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys

gobble up
v : eat a large amount of food quickly; "The children gobbled down most of the birthday cake" [syn: {garbage down}, {shovel in}, {bolt down}]

gobbledygook
n : incomprehensible or pompous jargon of specialists

gobbler
n 1: a hasty eater who swallows large mouthfuls
2: male turkey [syn: {turkey cock}, {tom}, {tom turkey}]

go-between
n : a negotiator who acts as a link between parties [syn: {mediator}, {intermediator}, {intermediary}, {intercessor}]

Gobi
n : a desert in central Asia [syn: {Gobi Desert}]

Gobi Desert
n : a desert in central Asia [syn: {Gobi}]

Gobiesocidae
n : clingfishes [syn: {family Gobiesocidae}]

Gobiesox
n : type genus of the Gobiesocidae [syn: {genus Gobiesox}]

Gobiesox strumosus
n : clingfish with typical skillet shape [syn: {skillet fish}, {skilletfish}]

Gobiidae
n : gobies [syn: {family Gobiidae}]

Gobio
n : true gudgeons [syn: {genus Gobio}]

Gobio gobio
n : small slender European freshwater fish often used as bait by anglers [syn: {gudgeon}]

goblet
n 1: a drinking glass with a base and stem
2: a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup [syn: {chalice}]

goblet cell
n : an epithelial cell that secretes mucous

goblin
n : (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings [syn: {hob}, {hobgoblin}]

goboes
See {gobo}

gobs
n : a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed a mountain of newspapers" [syn: {tons}, {dozens}, {heaps}, {lots}, {mountain}, {piles}, {scores}, {stacks}, {loads}, {rafts}, {slews}, {wads}, {oodles}, {scads}, {lashings}]

gobsmacked
adj : utterly astounded

goby
n : small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker [syn: {gudgeon}]

go-cart
n 1: an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk [syn: {walker}, {baby-walker}]
2: wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels; "he used a handcart to carry the rocks away"; "their pushcart was piled high with groceries" [syn: {handcart}, {pushcart}, {cart}]
3: a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around [syn: {baby buggy}, {baby carriage}, {carriage}, {perambulator}, {pram}, {stroller}, {pushchair}, {pusher}]

God
n 1: the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions [syn: {Supreme Being}]
2: any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force [syn: {deity}, {divinity}, {immortal}]
3: a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people; "he was a god among men"
4: a material effigy that is worshipped as a god; "thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god" [syn: {idol}, {graven image}]

God Almighty
n : terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God [syn: {Godhead}, {Lord}, {Creator}, {Maker}, {Divine}, {Almighty}, {Jehovah}]

God knows how
adv : by some means not understood by the speaker; "God knows how he did it, but he did climbed that steep wall"

god of war
n : a god worshipped as giving victory in war [syn: {war god}]

God tree
n : massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber [syn: {kapok}, {ceiba tree}, {silk-cotton tree}, {white silk-cotton tree}, {Bombay ceiba}, {Ceiba pentandra}]

Godard
n : French film maker influenced by surrealism; early work explored the documentary use of film; noted for innovative techniques (born in 1930) [syn: {Jean Luc Godard}]

god-awful
adj : very unpleasant; "hellish weather"; "stop that god-awful racket" [syn: {beastly}, {hellish}]

godchild
n : an infant who is sponsored by an adult (the godparent) at baptism [also: {godchildren} (pl)]

godchildren
godchild
n : an infant who is sponsored by an adult (the godparent) at baptism [also: {godchildren} (pl)]

godchildren
See {godchild}

goddam
adj : expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "tired or his everlasting whimpering"; "an infernal nuisance" [syn: {blasted}, {blame}, {blamed}, {blessed}, {damn}, {damned}, {darned}, {deuced}, {everlasting}, {goddamn}, {goddamned}, {infernal}]
adv : extremely; "you are goddamn right!" [syn: {goddamn}, {goddamned}]

goddamn
adj 1: used as expletives; "oh, damn (or goddamn)!" [syn: {damn}]
2: expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "tired or his everlasting whimpering"; "an infernal nuisance" [syn: {blasted}, {blame}, {blamed}, {blessed}, {damn}, {damned}, {darned}, {deuced}, {everlasting}, {goddam}, {goddamned}, {infernal}]
adv : extremely; "you are goddamn right!" [syn: {goddam}, {goddamned}]

goddamned
adj : expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "tired or his everlasting whimpering"; "an infernal nuisance" [syn: {blasted}, {blame}, {blamed}, {blessed}, {damn}, {damned}, {darned}, {deuced}, {everlasting}, {goddam}, {goddamn}, {infernal}]
adv : extremely; "you are goddamn right!" [syn: {goddam}, {goddamn}]

Goddard
n : United States physicist who developed the first successful liquid-fueled rocket (1882-1945) [syn: {Robert Hutchings Goddard}]

goddaughter
n : a female godchild

goddess
n : a female deity

Godel
n : United States mathematician (born in Austria) who is remembered principally for demonstrating the limitations of axiomatic systems (1906-1978) [syn: {Kurt Godel}]

godfather
n 1: any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
2: someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild

god-fearing
adj : devoutly religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken [syn: {devout}, {pious}]

godforsaken
adj 1: located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places" [syn: {desert}, {waste}, {wild}]
2: pitiable in circumstances especially through abandonment; "desolate and despairing"; "left forlorn" [syn: {desolate}, {forlorn}, {lorn}]

Godhead
n : terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God [syn: {Lord}, {Creator}, {Maker}, {Divine}, {God Almighty}, {Almighty}, {Jehovah}]

Godiva
n : according to legend she rode naked through Coventry in order to persuade her husband not to tax the townspeople so heavily; the only person to look at her as she rode by was a man named Tom and Peeping Tom has become a synonym for voyeur (circa 1040-1080) [syn: {Lady Godiva}]

godless
adj : not revering god [syn: {irreverent}]

godlessness
n 1: the doctrine or belief that there is no God [syn: {atheism}] [ant: {theism}]
2: impiety by virtue of not being a godly person [syn: {ungodliness}] [ant: {godliness}]

godlier
See {godly}

godlier
godly
adj 1: showing great reverence for god; "a godly man"; "leading a godly life" [syn: {reverent}, {worshipful}]
2: emanating from God; "divine judgment"; "divine guidance"; "everything is black1 or white...satanic or godlyt"-Saturday Rev. [syn: {divine}] [also: {godliest}, {godlier}]

godliest
See {godly}

godliest
godly
adj 1: showing great reverence for god; "a godly man"; "leading a godly life" [syn: {reverent}, {worshipful}]
2: emanating from God; "divine judgment"; "divine guidance"; "everything is black1 or white...satanic or godlyt"-Saturday Rev. [syn: {divine}] [also: {godliest}, {godlier}]

godlike
adj 1: appropriate to or befitting a god; "the divine strength of Achilles"; "a man of godlike sagacity"; "man must play God for he has acquired certain godlike powers"-R.H.Roveref [syn: {divine}]
2: being or having the nature of a god; "the custom of killing the divine king upon any serious failure of his...powers"-J.G.Frazier; "the divine will"; "the divine capacity for love"; "'Tis wise to learn; 'tis God-like to create"-J.G.Saxe [syn: {divine}]

godliness
n : piety by virtue of being a godly person [ant: {ungodliness}]

godly
adj 1: showing great reverence for god; "a godly man"; "leading a godly life" [syn: {reverent}, {worshipful}]
2: emanating from God; "divine judgment"; "divine guidance"; "everything is black1 or white...satanic or godlyt"-Saturday Rev. [syn: {divine}] [also: {godliest}, {godlier}]

godmother
n : any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism

godown
n : a warehouse in the East

godparent
n : a person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism

God's acre
n : the yard associated with a church [syn: {churchyard}]

God's Will
n : the omnipotence of a divine being

God's Wisdom
n : the omniscience of a divine being

godsend
n : a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed lik an assembly line" [syn: {boom}, {bonanza}, {gold rush}, {gravy}, {manna from heaven}, {windfall}, {bunce}]

godson
n : a male godchild

Godspeed
n : a successful journey; "they wished him Godspeed"

Godunov
n : czar of Russian (1551-1605) [syn: {Boris Godunov}, {Boris Fyodorovich Godunov}]

Godwin Austen
n : a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir; the 2nd highest peak in the world (28,250 feet high) [syn: {K2}, {Mount Godwin Austen}, {Dapsang}]

godwit
n : large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill

Goebbels
n : German propaganda minister in Nazi Germany who persecuted the Jews (1897-1945) [syn: {Joseph Goebbels}, {Paul Joseph Goebbels}]

goer
n : someone who leaves [syn: {departer}, {leaver}]

Goering
n : German politician in Nazi Germany who founded the Gestapo and mobilized Germany for war (1893-1946) [syn: {Goring}, {Hermann Goring}, {Hermann Goering}, {Hermann Wilhelm Goring}]

goes
go
adj : functioning correctly and ready for action; "all systems are go" [ant: {no-go}]
n 1: a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work" [syn: {spell}, {tour}, {turn}]
2: street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine [syn: {Adam}, {ecstasy}, {XTC}, {disco biscuit}, {cristal}, {X}, {hug drug}]
3: a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" [syn: {crack}, {fling}, {pass}, {whirl}, {offer}]
4: a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters [syn: {go game}]
v 1: change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell" [syn: {travel}, {move}, {locomote}] [ant: {stay in place}]
2: follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels" [syn: {proceed}, {move}]
3: move away from a place into another direction; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon" [syn: {go away}, {depart}] [ant: {come}]
4: enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!" [syn: {become}, {get}]
5: be awarded; be allotted; "The first prize goes to Mary"; "Her money went on clothes"
6: have a particular form; "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..." [syn: {run}]
7: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" [syn: {run}, {pass}, {lead}, {extend}]
8: follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?" [syn: {proceed}]
9: be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge" 10: be or continue to be in a certain condition; "The children went hungry that day" 11: make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" [syn: {sound}] 12: perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" [syn: {function}, {work}, {operate}, {run}] [ant: {malfunction}] 13: to be spent or finished; "The money had gone after a few days"; "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest" [syn: {run low}, {run short}] 14: progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting" [syn: {move}, {run}] 15: continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents" [syn: {survive}, {last}, {live}, {live on}, {endure}, {hold up}, {hold out}] 16: pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action; "How is it going?"; "The day went well until I got your call" 17: pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully" [syn: {die}, {decease}, {perish}, {exit}, {pass away}, {expire}, {pass}] [ant: {be born}] 18: be in the right place or situation; "Where do these books belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government"; "Where do these books go?" [syn: {belong}] 19: be ranked or compare; "This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go" 20: begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!" [syn: {start}, {get going}] [ant: {stop}] 21: have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?" [syn: {move}] 22: be contained in; "How many times does 18 go into 54?" 23: be sounded, played, or expressed; "How does this song go again?" 24: blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs" [syn: {blend}, {blend in}] 25: lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South" [syn: {lead}] 26: be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle" [syn: {fit}] 27: go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way; "Who rifled through my desk drawers?" [syn: {rifle}] 28: be spent; "All my money went for food and rent" 29: give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates" [syn: {plump}] 30: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" [syn: {fail}, {go bad}, {give way}, {die}, {give out}, {conk out}, {break}, {break down}] [also: {went}, {gone}, {goes} (pl)]

goes
See {go}

goes deep
See {go deep}

Goeteborg
n : a port in southwestern Sweden; second largest city in Sweden [syn: {Goteborg}, {Gothenburg}]

Goethals
n : United States army officer and engineer who supervised the construction of the Panama Canal (1858-1928) [syn: {George Washington Goethals}]

Goethe
n : German poet and novelist and dramatist who lived in Weimar (1749-1832) [syn: {Johann Wolfgang von Goethe}]

Goethean
adj : of or relating to or in the manner of Goethe [syn: {Goethian}]

Goethian
adj : of or relating to or in the manner of Goethe [syn: {Goethean}]

goethite
n : a red or yellow or brown mineral; an oxide of iron that is a common constituent of rust [syn: {gothite}]

gofer
n : an employee whose duties include running errands

goffer
n 1: a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman) [syn: {gopher}]
2: an iron used to press pleats and ridges [syn: {gauffer}]
3: an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats [syn: {gauffer}]
v : make wavy with a heated goffering iron; "goffer the trim of the dress" [syn: {gauffer}]

go-getter
n : someone whose career progresses rapidly [syn: {whizz-kid}, {whiz-kid}, {ball of fire}]

goggle
v : look with amazement; look stupidly [syn: {gape}, {gawp}, {gawk}]

goggle box
n : a receiver that displays television images; "the British call a tv set a telly" [syn: {television receiver}, {television}, {television set}, {tv}, {tv set}, {idiot box}, {boob tube}, {telly}]

goggle-eye
n : of Atlantic coastal waters; commonly used for bait [syn: {bigeye scad}, {big-eyed scad}, {Selar crumenophthalmus}]

goggle-eyed
adj : with eyes or mouth open in surprise [syn: {openmouthed}, {popeyed}]

goggles
n : spectacles worn to protect the eyes

Gogh
n : Dutch postimpressionist painter noted for his use of color (1853-1890) [syn: {van Gogh}, {Vincent van Gogh}]

Gogol
n : Russian writer who introduced realism to Russian literature (1809-1852) [syn: {Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol}]

Goidelic
n : any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland [syn: {Gaelic}, {Erse}]

going
adj : in full operation; "a going concern" [syn: {going(a)}]
n 1: act of departing [syn: {departure}, {going away}, {leaving}]
2: euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing" [syn: {passing}, {loss}, {departure}, {exit}, {expiration}, {release}]
3: advancing toward a goal; "persuading him was easy going"; "the proposal faces tough sledding" [syn: {sledding}]

going ashore
n : debarkation from a boat or ship

going away
n : act of departing [syn: {departure}, {going}, {leaving}]

going deep
See {go deep}

going to Jerusalem
n : a child's game in which N players march to music around N-1 chairs; when the music abruptly stops the players scramble to sit and the player who does not find a chair is eliminated; then a chair is removed and the march resumes until only the winner is seated [syn: {musical chairs}]

going under
n : (of a ship) sinking [syn: {foundering}]

going-out-of-business sale
n : a sale of all the tangible assets of a business that is about to close; "during the Great Depression going-out-of-business sales were very common"

going-over
n 1: a careful and thorough inspection
2: a severe scolding [syn: {castigation}, {earful}, {bawling out}, {chewing out}, {upbraiding}, {dressing down}] [also: {goings-over} (pl)]

goings-over
going-over
n 1: a careful and thorough inspection
2: a severe scolding [syn: {castigation}, {earful}, {bawling out}, {chewing out}, {upbraiding}, {dressing down}] [also: {goings-over} (pl)]

goings-over
See {going-over}

goiter
n : abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from under-production or over-production of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet [syn: {goitre}, {struma}, {thyromegaly}]

goitre
n : abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from under-production or over-production of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet [syn: {goiter}, {struma}, {thyromegaly}]

goitrogen
n : any substance (such as thiouracil) that induces the formation of a goiter

go-kart
n : a small low motor vehicle with four wheels and an open framework; used for racing

Golan
n : a fortified hilly area between southern Lebanon and southern Syria; "artillery on the Golan Heights can dominate a large area of Israel" [syn: {Golan Heights}]

Golan Heights
n : a fortified hilly area between southern Lebanon and southern Syria; "artillery on the Golan Heights can dominate a large area of Israel" [syn: {Golan}]

Golconda
n : a source of great wealth (especially a mine)

gold
adj 1: made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons" [syn: {golden}, {gilded}]
2: having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet" [syn: {aureate}, {gilded}, {gilt}, {golden}]
n 1: coins made of gold
2: a deep yellow color; "an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair" [syn: {amber}]
3: a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia [syn: {Au}, {atomic number 79}]
4: great wealth; "Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty gold"--Ben Jonson
5: something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.; "the child was as good as gold"; "she has a heart of gold"

gold braid
n : trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains [syn: {braid}, {braiding}]

Gold Coast
n 1: a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; "Ghana was colonized as the Gold Coast by the British" [syn: {Ghana}, {Republic of Ghana}]
2: a rich neighborhood noted for expensive homes and luxurious living; usually along a coastal area; "Chicago's gold coast is along Lake Michigan"

gold digger
n 1: a miner who digs or pans for gold in a gold field [syn: {gold miner}, {gold panner}]
2: a woman who associates with or marries a rich man in order to get valuables from him through gifts or a divorce settlement

gold dust
n : the particles and flakes (and sometimes small nuggets) of gold obtained in placer mining

gold fern
n : fern of West Indies and South America having fronds with bright golden-yellow undersides [syn: {Pityrogramma chrysophylla}]

gold fever
n : greed and the contagious excitement of a gold rush

gold foil
n : foil made of gold

gold leaf
n : a very thin form of gold foil

gold medal
n : a medal made of gold (or having the appearance of gold) that is usually awarded for winning first place in a competition

gold mine
n 1: a good source of something that is desired [syn: {goldmine}]
2: a mine where gold ore is found [syn: {goldmine}]

gold miner
n : a miner who digs or pans for gold in a gold field [syn: {gold digger}, {gold panner}]

gold of pleasure
n : annual European false flax having small white flowers; cultivated since Neolithic times as a source of fiber and for its oil-rich seeds; widely naturalized in North America [syn: {Camelina sativa}]

gold panner
n : a miner who digs or pans for gold in a gold field [syn: {gold miner}, {gold digger}]

gold plate
n 1: tableware that is plated with gold
2: a thin plating of gold on something
v : plate with gold; "goldplate a watch" [syn: {goldplate}, {gold-plate}]

gold rush
n 1: a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed lik an assembly line" [syn: {boom}, {bonanza}, {gravy}, {godsend}, {manna from heaven}, {windfall}, {bunce}]
2: a large migration of people to a newly discovered gold field

gold standard
n 1: a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of gold
2: a paragon of excellence; "academic education is the gold standard against which other educational activity is pejoratively judged"

Golda Meir
n : Israeli statesman (born in Russia) (1898-1978) [syn: {Meir}]

gold-bearing
adj : containing gold; "auriferous quartz veins" [syn: {auriferous}]

gold-beater
n : an artisan who beats gold into gold leaf [syn: {goldbeater}]

goldbeater
n : an artisan who beats gold into gold leaf [syn: {gold-beater}]

Goldberg
n : United States cartoonist who drew intricate diagrams of very complicated and impractical contraptions that accomplished little or nothing (1883-1970) [syn: {Rube Goldberg}, {Reuben Lucius Goldberg}]

goldbrick
n 1: a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort
2: an idle worthless person [syn: {goof-off}, {ne'er-do-well}, {good-for-nothing}, {good-for-naught}]
3: a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not
4: anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless
v 1: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" [syn: {victimize}, {swindle}, {rook}, {nobble}, {diddle}, {bunco}, {defraud}, {scam}, {mulct}, {gyp}, {con}]
2: avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties" [syn: {fiddle}, {shirk}, {shrink from}]

goldbricking
n : the evasion of work or duty [syn: {shirking}, {slacking}, {soldiering}, {goofing off}]

goldcrest
n : European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow crown patch [syn: {golden-crested kinglet}, {Regulus regulus}]

gold-crowned kinglet
n : American golden-crested kinglet [syn: {Regulus satrata}]

goldcup
n : any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus [syn: {buttercup}, {butterflower}, {butter-flower}, {crowfoot}, {kingcup}]

golden
adj 1: having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet" [syn: {aureate}, {gilded}, {gilt}, {gold}]
2: marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade" [syn: {halcyon}, {prosperous}]
3: made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons" [syn: {gold}, {gilded}]
4: supremely favored or fortunate; "golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust" [syn: {favored}, {fortunate}]
5: suggestive of gold; "a golden voice"
6: very favorable or advantageous; "a golden opportunity" [syn: {favorable}]

golden age
n 1: a time period when some activity or skill was at its peak; "it was the golden age of cinema"
2: any period (sometimes imaginary) of great peace and prosperity and happiness
3: (classical mythology) the first and best age of the world, a time of ideal happiness, prosperity, and innocence; by extension, any flourishing and outstanding period

golden ager
n : an elderly person [syn: {oldster}, {old person}, {senior citizen}]

golden algae
n : algae having the pigments chlorophyll and carotene and xanthophyll

golden aster
n : any of several shrubby herbs or subshrubs of the genus Chrysopsis having bright golden-yellow flower heads that resemble asters; throughout much of United States and into Canada

golden barrel cactus
n : large cactus of east central Mexico having golden to pale yellow flowers and spines [syn: {Echinocactus grusonii}]

golden boy
n : a man who is unusually successful at an early age [syn: {wonder boy}]

golden buttons
n : common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally [syn: {tansy}, {scented fern}, {Tanacetum vulgare}]

golden calf
n : (Old Testament) an idol made by Aaron for the Israelites to worship; destroyed by Moses; it is now used to refer to anything worshipped undeservedly

golden calla
n : any of several callas of the genus Zantedeschia having yellow spathes

golden chain
n : an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum; often cultivated for Easter decorations [syn: {common laburnum}, {golden rain}, {Laburnum anagyroides}]

golden chinkapin
n : small ornamental evergreen tree of Pacific Coast whose glossy yellow-green leaves are yellow beneath; bears edible nuts [syn: {giant chinkapin}, {Chrysolepis chrysophylla}, {Castanea chrysophylla}, {Castanopsis chrysophylla}]

golden clematis
n : Chinese clematis with serrate leaves and large yellow flowers [syn: {Clematis tangutica}]

golden club
n : aquatic plant of the southeastern United States having blue-green leaves and a spadix resembling a club covered with tiny yellow flowers [syn: {Orontium aquaticum}]

golden crown beard
n : coarse grayish green annual yellow-flowered herb; southwestern United States to Mexico [syn: {cowpen daisy}, {golden crownbeard}, {butter daisy}, {Verbesina encelioides}, {Ximenesia encelioides}]

golden crownbeard
n : coarse grayish green annual yellow-flowered herb; southwestern United States to Mexico [syn: {cowpen daisy}, {golden crown beard}, {butter daisy}, {Verbesina encelioides}, {Ximenesia encelioides}]

golden cup
n : native of Mexican highlands grown for its glossy clear yellow flowers and blue-gray finely dissected foliage [syn: {Mexican tulip poppy}, {Hunnemania fumariifolia}]

Golden Delicious
n : a sweet eating apple with yellow skin [syn: {Yellow Delicious}]

golden eagle
n : large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck [syn: {Aquila chrysaetos}]

golden everlasting
n : Australian plant naturalized in Spain having flowers of lemon yellow to deep gold; the choice everlasting of dried-flower lovers [syn: {strawflower}, {yellow paper daisy}, {Helichrysum bracteatum}]

golden fairy lantern
n : globe lily having open branched clusters of clear yellow egg-shaped flowers; northern California [syn: {yellow globe lily}, {Calochortus amabilis}]

golden fern
n 1: tropical American fern having fronds with light golden undersides [syn: {Pityrogramma calomelanos aureoflava}]
2: stout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America) having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering the undersides [syn: {leather fern}, {Acrostichum aureum}]

golden fig
n : a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas [syn: {Florida strangler fig}, {strangler fig}, {wild fig}, {Ficus aurea}]

Golden Fleece
n : in Greek mythology, a fleece of gold owned by the king of Colchis and guarded in a sacred grove by a dragon; recovered by Jason and the Argonauts

Golden Gate
n : a strait in western California that connects the San Francisco Bay with the Pacific Ocean; discovered in 1579 by Sir Francis Drake

Golden Gate Bridge
n : a suspension bridge across the Golden Gate

golden glow
n : very tall branching herb with showy much-doubled yellow flower heads [syn: {double gold}, {hortensia}, {Rudbeckia laciniata hortensia}]

golden gram
n : erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus [syn: {mung}, {mung bean}, {green gram}, {Vigna radiata}, {Phaseolus aureus}]

golden groundsel
n : weedy herb of the eastern United States to Texas having golden-yellow flowers; sometimes becomes invasive; sometimes placed in genus Senecio [syn: {golden ragwort}, {Packera aurea}, {Senecio aureus}]

golden hamster
n : small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet [syn: {Syrian hamster}, {Mesocricetus auratus}]

golden handshake
n : a lucrative severance agreement offered to an employee (usually as an incentive to retire)

golden heather
n : North American decumbent evergreen heathlike plant with yellow flowers [syn: {false heather}, {Hudsonia ericoides}]

golden honey plant
n : perennial herb with showy yellow flowers; the eastern United States [syn: {wingstem}, {golden ironweed}, {yellow ironweed}, {Verbesina alternifolia}, {Actinomeris alternifolia}]

Golden Horde
n : a Mongolian army that swept over eastern Europe in the 13th century

golden ironweed
n : perennial herb with showy yellow flowers; the eastern United States [syn: {wingstem}, {yellow ironweed}, {golden honey plant}, {Verbesina alternifolia}, {Actinomeris alternifolia}]

golden larch
n : Chinese deciduous conifer resembling a larch with golden yellow leaves [syn: {Pseudolarix amabilis}]

golden maidenhair
n : mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia [syn: {common polypody}, {adder's fern}, {wall fern}, {golden polypody}, {sweet fern}, {Polypodium vulgare}]

golden marguerite
n : Eurasian perennial herb with hairy divided leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {yellow chamomile}, {dyers' chamomile}, {Anthemis tinctoria}]

golden mean
n 1: the proportional relation between two divisions of line or two dimension of a plane figure such that short : long
:: long : (short + long) [syn: {golden section}]
2: the middle between extremes

golden mole
n : mole of southern Africa having iridescent guard hairs mixed with the underfur

golden oak mushroom
n : edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe [syn: {shiitake}, {shiitake mushroom}, {Chinese black mushroom}, {Oriental black mushroom}, {Lentinus edodes}]

golden oldie
n : a song that was formerly popular [syn: {oldie}]

golden oriole
n : bright yellow songbird with black wings [syn: {Oriolus oriolus}]

golden parachute
n : giving top executives lucrative benefits that must be paid by the acquirer if they are discharged after a takeover

golden pea
n : western United States bushy herb having yellow pealike flowers [syn: {false lupine}, {yellow pea}, {Thermopsis macrophylla}]

golden pheasant
n : brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and central Asia [syn: {Chrysolophus pictus}]

golden pholiota
n : a beautiful yellow gilled fungus found from Alaska south along the coast [syn: {Pholiota aurea}]

golden plover
n : plovers of Europe and America having the backs marked with golden-yellow spots

golden polypody
n 1: tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polypodium [syn: {serpent fern}, {rabbit's-foot fern}, {Phlebodium aureum}, {Polypodium aureum}]
2: mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia [syn: {common polypody}, {adder's fern}, {wall fern}, {golden maidenhair}, {sweet fern}, {Polypodium vulgare}]

golden pothos
n : evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated foliage [syn: {pothos}, {ivy arum}, {Epipremnum aureum}, {Scindapsus aureus}]

golden potto
n : a kind of lemur [syn: {angwantibo}, {Arctocebus calabarensis}]

golden ragwort
n : weedy herb of the eastern United States to Texas having golden-yellow flowers; sometimes becomes invasive; sometimes placed in genus Senecio [syn: {golden groundsel}, {Packera aurea}, {Senecio aureus}]

golden rain
n : an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum; often cultivated for Easter decorations [syn: {common laburnum}, {golden chain}, {Laburnum anagyroides}]

golden retriever
n : an English breed having a long silky golden coat

golden rule
n 1: any important rule; "the golden rule of teaching is to be clear"
2: a command based on Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount; "Whatsoever ye would that men do unto you, do you even so unto them" (Mathew 7:12)

golden saxifrage
n : any of various low aquatic herbs of the genus Chrysosplenium [syn: {golden spleen}]

golden seal
n : perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves [syn: {goldenseal}, {yellow root}, {turmeric root}, {Hydrastis Canadensis}]

golden section
n : the proportional relation between two divisions of line or two dimension of a plane figure such that short : long :: long : (short + long) [syn: {golden mean}]

golden shiner
n : shiner of eastern North America having golden glints; sometimes also called `bream' [syn: {Notemigonus crysoleucas}]

golden shower tree
n : deciduous or semi-evergreen tree having scented sepia to yellow flowers in drooping racemes and pods whose pulp is used medicinally; tropical Asia and Central and South America and Australia [syn: {drumstick tree}, {purging cassia}, {pudding pipe tree}, {canafistola}, {canafistula}, {Cassia fistula}]

golden spleen
n : any of various low aquatic herbs of the genus Chrysosplenium [syn: {golden saxifrage}]

golden star
n : California plant having grasslike leaves and showy orange flowers [syn: {golden stars}, {Bloomeria crocea}]

golden stars
n : California plant having grasslike leaves and showy orange flowers [syn: {golden star}, {Bloomeria crocea}]

Golden State
n : a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes [syn: {California}, {CA}, {Calif.}]

golden syrup
n : a pale cane syrup [syn: {treacle}]

golden thistle
n : any of several spiny Mediterranean herbs of the genus Scolymus having yellow flower heads

golden thread
n : low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers [syn: {goldthread}, {Coptis groenlandica}, {Coptis trifolia groenlandica}]

golden trumpet
n : vigorous evergreen climbing plant of South America having glossy leathery foliage and golden yellow flowers [syn: {common allamanda}, {Allamanda cathartica}]

golden warbler
n : yellow-throated American wood warbler [syn: {yellow warbler}, {yellowbird}, {Dendroica petechia}]

golden wattle
n : shrubby Australian tree having clusters of fragrant golden yellow flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {Acacia pycnantha}]

golden wedding anniversary
n : the 50th wedding anniversary

golden willow
n : European willow having grayish leaves and yellow-orange twigs used in basketry [syn: {Salix alba vitellina}, {Salix vitellina}]

golden wonder millet
n : millet having yellow grains in large drooping spikes [syn: {German millet}, {Setaria italica stramineofructa}]

golden yarrow
n : grayish woolly leafy perennial with branched stems ending in leafless stalks bearing golden-yellow flower heads; dry areas western North America [syn: {Eriophyllum lanatum}]

golden years
n : the time of life after retirement from active work

golden-beard penstemon
n : plant of southwestern United States having long open clusters of scarlet flowers with yellow hairs on lower lip [syn: {Penstemon barbatus}]

goldenbush
n 1: a plant of the genus Haplopappus
2: any of various much-branched yellow-flowered shrubs of the genus Chrysothamnus; western North America

golden-crested kinglet
n : European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow crown patch [syn: {goldcrest}, {Regulus regulus}]

goldeneye
n 1: a variety of green lacewing [syn: {golden-eyed fly}]
2: large-headed swift-flying diving duck of arctic regions [syn: {whistler}, {Bucephela clangula}]

golden-eyed fly
n : a variety of green lacewing [syn: {goldeneye}]

goldenrod
n : any of numerous chiefly summer-blooming and fall-blooming North American plants especially of the genus Solidago

goldenseal
n : perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves [syn: {golden seal}, {yellow root}, {turmeric root}, {Hydrastis Canadensis}]

goldfield
n : a district where gold is mined

goldfields
n : small slender woolly annual with very narrow opposite leaves and branches bearing solitary golden-yellow flower heads; southwestern Oregon to Baja California and Arizona; often cultivated [syn: {Lasthenia chrysostoma}]

goldfinch
n 1: American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer [syn: {New world goldfinch}, {yellowbird}, {Spinus tristis}]
2: small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings [syn: {Carduelis carduelis}]

goldfish
n : small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes [syn: {Carassius auratus}] [also: {goldfishes} (pl)]

goldfish bowl
n 1: a state of affairs in which you have no privacy; "the president lives in a goldfish bowl" [syn: {fish bowl}, {fishbowl}]
2: a transparent bowl in which small fish are kept [syn: {fishbowl}, {fish bowl}]

goldfishes
goldfish
n : small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes [syn: {Carassius auratus}] [also: {goldfishes} (pl)]

goldfishes
See {goldfish}

Goldie's fern
n : North American fern with a blackish lustrous stipe [syn: {Goldie's shield fern}, {goldie's wood fern}, {Dryopteris goldiana}]

Goldie's shield fern
n : North American fern with a blackish lustrous stipe [syn: {Goldie's fern}, {goldie's wood fern}, {Dryopteris goldiana}]

goldie's wood fern
n : North American fern with a blackish lustrous stipe [syn: {Goldie's fern}, {Goldie's shield fern}, {Dryopteris goldiana}]

goldilocks
n : early-flowering perennial of southern and southeastern Europe with flower heads resembling those of goldenrod [syn: {goldilocks aster}, {Aster linosyris}, {Linosyris vulgaris}]

goldilocks aster
n : early-flowering perennial of southern and southeastern Europe with flower heads resembling those of goldenrod [syn: {goldilocks}, {Aster linosyris}, {Linosyris vulgaris}]

Golding
n : English novelist (1911-1993) [syn: {William Golding}, {Sir William Gerald Golding}]

Goldman
n : United States anarchist (born in Russia) who opposed conscription; was deported to the Soviet Union in 1919 (1869-1940) [syn: {Emma Goldman}]

Goldmark
n : United States inventor (born in Hungary) who made the first TV broadcast in 1940 and invented the long-playing record in 1948 and pioneered video cassette recording (1906-1977) [syn: {Peter Goldmark}, {Peter Carl Goldmark}]

goldmine
n 1: a good source of something that is desired [syn: {gold mine}]
2: a mine where gold ore is found [syn: {gold mine}]

Goldoni
n : prolific Italian dramatist (1707-1793) [syn: {Carlo Goldoni}]

gold-plate
v : plate with gold; "goldplate a watch" [syn: {goldplate}, {gold plate}]

goldplate
v : plate with gold; "goldplate a watch" [syn: {gold-plate}, {gold plate}]

goldsmith
n 1: an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold [syn: {goldworker}, {gold-worker}]
2: Irish writer of novels and poetry and plays and essays (1728-1774) [syn: {Oliver Goldsmith}]

goldstone
n : aventurine spangled densely with fine gold-colored particles

gold-tail moth
n : white furry-bodied European moth with a yellow tail tuft [syn: {Euproctis chrysorrhoea}]

goldthread
n : low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers [syn: {golden thread}, {Coptis groenlandica}, {Coptis trifolia groenlandica}]

gold-worker
n : an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold [syn: {goldsmith}, {goldworker}]

goldworker
n : an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold [syn: {goldsmith}, {gold-worker}]

Goldwyn
n : United States film maker (born in Poland) who founded his own film company and later merged with Louis B. Mayer (1882-1974) [syn: {Sam Goldwyn}, {Samuel Goldwyn}]

golem
n 1: (Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means
2: a mechanism that can move automatically [syn: {automaton}, {robot}]

golf
n : a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes [syn: {golf game}]
v : play golf

golf bag
n : golf equipment consisting of a bag for carrying golf clubs and balls

golf ball
n : a small hard ball used in playing golf; dimpled to reduce wind resistance

golf caddie
n : an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player [syn: {caddie}]

golf cap
n : a cap with a bill [syn: {baseball cap}, {jockey cap}]

golf cart
n : a small motor vehicle in which golfers can ride between shots [syn: {golfcart}]

golf club
n 1: a club of people to play golf
2: golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball [syn: {golf-club}, {club}]

golf course
n : course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf [syn: {golf links}, {links}]

golf equipment
n : sports equipment used in playing golf

golf game
n : a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes [syn: {golf}]

golf glove
n : a glove worn by golfers to give a firm grip on the handle of the golfclub

golf hole
n : one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course; "he played 18 holes" [syn: {hole}]

golf lesson
n : a lesson in playing gold

golf links
n : course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf [syn: {golf course}, {links}]

golf player
n : someone who plays the game of golf [syn: {golfer}, {linksman}]

golf pro
n : someone who earns a living by playing or teaching golf [syn: {professional golfer}]

golf range
n : a practice range for practicing golf shots [syn: {driving range}]

golf shot
n : the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it [syn: {golf stroke}, {swing}]

golf stroke
n : the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it [syn: {golf shot}, {swing}]

golf tee
n : a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground [syn: {tee}]

golf widow
n : a wife who is left alone much of the time because her husband is playing golf

golfcart
n : a small motor vehicle in which golfers can ride between shots [syn: {golf cart}]

golf-club
n : golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball [syn: {golf club}, {club}]

golf-club head
n : (golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball [syn: {club head}, {club-head}, {clubhead}]

golfer
n : someone who plays the game of golf [syn: {golf player}, {linksman}]

golfing
n : playing golf; "he goes south every winter for the golfing"

Golfo de Mexico
n : an arm of the Atlantic south of the United States and east of Mexico [syn: {Gulf of Mexico}]

Golgi
n : Italian histologist noted for work on the structure of the nervous system and for his discovery of Golgi bodies (1844-1926) [syn: {Camillo Golgi}]

Golgi apparatus
n : a net-like structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions) [syn: {Golgi body}, {Golgi complex}, {dictyosome}]

Golgi body
n : a net-like structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions) [syn: {Golgi apparatus}, {Golgi complex}, {dictyosome}]

Golgi cell
n : a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the gray matter [syn: {Golgi's cell}]

Golgi complex
n : a net-like structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions) [syn: {Golgi body}, {Golgi apparatus}, {dictyosome}]

Golgi's cell
n : a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the gray matter [syn: {Golgi cell}]

Golgotha
n : a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified [syn: {Calvary}]

goliard
n : a wandering scholar in medieval Europe; famed for intemperance and riotous behavior and the composition of satirical and ribald Latin songs

Goliath
n 1: (Old Testament) a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a slingshot
2: someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful [syn: {giant}, {behemoth}, {monster}, {colossus}]

goliath frog
n : largest living frog; up to a foot and weighing up to 10 lbs; Africa [syn: {Rana goliath}]

gollied
See {golly}

golliwog
n : a grotesque black doll [syn: {golliwogg}]

golliwogg
n : a grotesque black doll [syn: {golliwog}]

golosh
n : a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow [syn: {arctic}, {galosh}, {rubber}, {gumshoe}]

Goma
n : a city in eastern Congo at the northern end of Lake Kivu near the border with Rwanda

Gombrowicz
n : Polish author (1904-1969) [syn: {Witold Gombrowicz}]

Gomel
n : industrial city of Belarus southeast of Minsk [syn: {Homyel}, {Homel}]

Gomorrah
n : (Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Sodom) was destroyed by God for the vice and depravity of its inhabitants [syn: {Gomorrha}]

Gomorrha
n : (Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Sodom) was destroyed by God for the vice and depravity of its inhabitants [syn: {Gomorrah}]

Gompers
n : United States labor leader (born in England) who was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1886 to 1924 (1850-1924) [syn: {Samuel Gompers}]

gomphoses
See {gomphosis}

gomphothere
n : extinct elephants of Central American and South America; of the Miocene and Pleistocene

Gomphotheriidae
n : elephants extinct since the Pleistocene [syn: {family Gomphotheriidae}]

Gomphotherium
n : type genus of the Gomphotheriidae [syn: {genus Gomphotherium}]

Gomphrena
n : genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having flowers in close heads; tropical America and Australia [syn: {genus Gomphrena}]

Gomphrena globosa
n : tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color [syn: {globe amaranth}, {bachelor's button}]

gomuti
n : Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith yields sago [syn: {sugar palm}, {gomuti palm}, {Arenga pinnata}]

gomuti palm
n : Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith yields sago [syn: {sugar palm}, {gomuti}, {Arenga pinnata}]

gonad
n : a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced [syn: {sex gland}]

gonadal
adj : of or relating to the gonads; "gonadal hormones"

gonadotrophic
adj : of or relating to or involving gonadotropin [syn: {gonadotropic}]

gonadotrophic hormone
n : hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity [syn: {gonadotropin}, {gonadotrophin}, {gonadotropic hormone}]

gonadotrophin
n : hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity [syn: {gonadotropin}, {gonadotropic hormone}, {gonadotrophic hormone}]

gonadotropic
adj : of or relating to or involving gonadotropin [syn: {gonadotrophic}]

gonadotropic hormone
n : hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity [syn: {gonadotropin}, {gonadotrophin}, {gonadotrophic hormone}]

gonadotropin
n : hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity [syn: {gonadotrophin}, {gonadotropic hormone}, {gonadotrophic hormone}]

goncalo alves
n : tall tropical American timber tree especially abundant in eastern Brazil; yields hard strong durable zebrawood with straight grain and dark strips on a pinkish to yellowish ground; widely used for veneer and furniture and heavy construction [syn: {Astronium fraxinifolium}]

Goncourt
n 1: French writer who collaborated with his brother Edmond de Goncourt on many books (1830-1870) [syn: {Jules de Goncourt}, {Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt}]
2: French writer who collaborated with his brother Jules de Goncourt on many books and who in his will established the Prix Goncourt (1822-1896) [syn: {Edmond de Goncourt}, {Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt}]

Gond
n : a member of a formerly tribal people in south central India

gondang wax
n : a hard cream-colored wax obtained from a Javanese fig tree [syn: {fig wax}]

Gondi
n : a Dravidian language spoken by the Gond people in south central India

gondola
n 1: a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof [syn: {gondola car}]
2: long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling; traditionally used on canals of Venice
3: car suspended from an airship and carrying personnel and cargo and power plant [syn: {car}]

gondola car
n : a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof [syn: {gondola}]

gondolier
n : a (Venetian) boatman who propels a gondola [syn: {gondoliere}]

gondoliere
n : a (Venetian) boatman who propels a gondola [syn: {gondolier}]

Gondwanaland
n : a hypothetical continent that (according to plate tectonic theory) broke up later into India and Australia and Africa and South America and Antarctica

gone
See {go}

gone
go
adj : functioning correctly and ready for action; "all systems are go" [ant: {no-go}]
n 1: a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work" [syn: {spell}, {tour}, {turn}]
2: street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine [syn: {Adam}, {ecstasy}, {XTC}, {disco biscuit}, {cristal}, {X}, {hug drug}]
3: a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" [syn: {crack}, {fling}, {pass}, {whirl}, {offer}]
4: a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters [syn: {go game}]
v 1: change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell" [syn: {travel}, {move}, {locomote}] [ant: {stay in place}]
2: follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels" [syn: {proceed}, {move}]
3: move away from a place into another direction; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon" [syn: {go away}, {depart}] [ant: {come}]
4: enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!" [syn: {become}, {get}]
5: be awarded; be allotted; "The first prize goes to Mary"; "Her money went on clothes"
6: have a particular form; "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..." [syn: {run}]
7: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" [syn: {run}, {pass}, {lead}, {extend}]
8: follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?" [syn: {proceed}]
9: be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge" 10: be or continue to be in a certain condition; "The children went hungry that day" 11: make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" [syn: {sound}] 12: perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" [syn: {function}, {work}, {operate}, {run}] [ant: {malfunction}] 13: to be spent or finished; "The money had gone after a few days"; "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest" [syn: {run low}, {run short}] 14: progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting" [syn: {move}, {run}] 15: continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents" [syn: {survive}, {last}, {live}, {live on}, {endure}, {hold up}, {hold out}] 16: pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action; "How is it going?"; "The day went well until I got your call" 17: pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully" [syn: {die}, {decease}, {perish}, {exit}, {pass away}, {expire}, {pass}] [ant: {be born}] 18: be in the right place or situation; "Where do these books belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government"; "Where do these books go?" [syn: {belong}] 19: be ranked or compare; "This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go" 20: begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!" [syn: {start}, {get going}] [ant: {stop}] 21: have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?" [syn: {move}] 22: be contained in; "How many times does 18 go into 54?" 23: be sounded, played, or expressed; "How does this song go again?" 24: blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs" [syn: {blend}, {blend in}] 25: lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South" [syn: {lead}] 26: be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle" [syn: {fit}] 27: go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way; "Who rifled through my desk drawers?" [syn: {rifle}] 28: be spent; "All my money went for food and rent" 29: give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates" [syn: {plump}] 30: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" [syn: {fail}, {go bad}, {give way}, {die}, {give out}, {conk out}, {break}, {break down}] [also: {went}, {gone}, {goes} (pl)]

gone
adj 1: not present; having left; "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"; "everyone is gone now"; "the departed guests" [syn: {away(p)}, {gone(p)}, {departed(a)}]
2: destroyed or killed; "we are gone geese" [syn: {done for(p)}, {kaput(p)}, {gone(a)}]
3: dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend" [syn: {asleep(p)}, {at peace(p)}, {at rest(p)}, {deceased}, {departed}]
4: having all been spent; "the money is all gone" [syn: {expended}, {spent}]
5: well in the past; former; "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era" [syn: {bygone}, {bypast}, {departed}, {foregone}]
6: no longer retained; "gone with the wind" [syn: {gone(p)}]

gone deep
See {go deep}

goner
n : a person in desperate straits; someone doomed; "I'm a goner if this plan doesn't work"; "one mistake and you're toast" [syn: {toast}]

gong
n 1: a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a soft-headed drumstick [syn: {tam-tam}]
2: a percussion instrument consisting of vertical metal tubes of different lengths that are struck with a hammer [syn: {chime}, {bell}]
v : sound a gong

gong buoy
n : a buoy with a bell on it [syn: {bell buoy}]

Gongora
n : a Spanish poet (1561-1627) [syn: {Luis de Gongora y Argote}]

Gongorist
n : a practitioner of the affected elegant style of the Spanish poet Gongora

gonia
gonion
n : the craniometric point on either side at the apex of the lower jaw [also: {gonia} (pl)]

gonia
See {gonion}

gonidia
See {gonidium}

gonif
n : (Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse) [syn: {goniff}, {ganef}, {ganof}]

goniff
n : (Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse) [syn: {gonif}, {ganef}, {ganof}]

goniometer
n : direction finder that determines the angular direction of incoming radio signals

gonion
n : the craniometric point on either side at the apex of the lower jaw [also: {gonia} (pl)]

Goniopteris
n : terrestrial ferns of Florida and West Indies to Central and South America [syn: {genus Goniopteris}]

Gonne
n : Irish patriot and a founder of the Sinn Fein (1865-1953) [syn: {Maud Gonne}]

gonococci
gonococcus
n : the pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea [syn: {Neisseria gonorrhoeae}] [also: {gonococci} (pl)]

gonococci
See {gonococcus}

gonococcus
n : the pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea [syn: {Neisseria gonorrhoeae}] [also: {gonococci} (pl)]

Gonorhynchidae
n : coextensive with the genus Gonorhynchus [syn: {family Gonorhynchidae}]

Gonorhynchus
n : slender cylindrical marine fishes lacking air bladders and teeth [syn: {genus Gonorhynchus}]

Gonorhynchus gonorhynchus
n : fish of sandy areas of western Pacific and Indian oceans having an angular snout for burrowing into sand [syn: {beaked salmon}, {sandfish}]

gonorrhea
n : a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra [syn: {gonorrhoea}, {clap}]

gonorrhoea
n : a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra [syn: {gonorrhea}, {clap}]

goo
n : any thick messy substance [syn: {sludge}, {slime}, {gook}, {guck}, {gunk}, {muck}, {ooze}]

goober
n : pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms [syn: {peanut}, {earthnut}, {goober pea}, {groundnut}, {monkey nut}]

goober pea
n : pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms [syn: {peanut}, {earthnut}, {goober}, {groundnut}, {monkey nut}]

good
adj 1: having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office" [ant: {bad}]
2: having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here" [syn: {full}]
3: morally admirable [ant: {evil}]
4: deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name" [syn: {estimable}, {honorable}, {respectable}]
5: promoting or enhancing well-being; "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her" [syn: {beneficial}]
6: superior to the average; "in fine spirits"; "a fine student"; "made good grades"; "morale was good"; "had good weather for the parade" [syn: {fine}]
7: agreeable or pleasing; "we all had a good time"; "good manners"
8: of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"; "the life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous"- Frederick Douglass [syn: {just}, {upright}, {virtuous}]
9: having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching" [syn: {adept}, {expert}, {practiced}, {proficient}, {skillful}, {skilful}] 10: thorough; "had a good workout"; "gave the house a good cleaning" 11: with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" [syn: {dear}, {near}] 12: having or showing or arising from a desire to promote the welfare or happiness of others; "his benevolent smile"; "a benevolent nature" [syn: {benevolent}] [ant: {malevolent}] 13: financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment" [syn: {dependable}, {safe}, {secure}] 14: most suitable or right for a particular purpose; "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes" [syn: {right}, {ripe}] 15: resulting favorably; "its a good thing that I wasn't there"; "it is good that you stayed"; "it is well that no one saw you"; "all's well that ends well" [syn: {well(p)}] 16: exerting force or influence; "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)" [syn: {effective}, {in effect(p)}, {in force(p)}] 17: feeling healthy and free of aches and pains; "I feel good" [syn: {good(p)}] 18: capable of pleasing; "good looks" 19: appealing to the mind; "good music"; "a serious book" [syn: {serious}] 20: in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body" [syn: {sound}] 21: tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air" [syn: {beneficial}, {salutary}] 22: not forged; "a good dollar bill" 23: not left to spoil; "the meat is still good" [syn: {unspoiled}, {unspoilt}] 24: generally admired; "good taste"
n 1: benefit; "for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?"
2: moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people" [syn: {goodness}] [ant: {evil}, {evil}]
3: that which is good or valuable or useful; "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization" [syn: {goodness}] [ant: {bad}, {bad}]
adv 1: (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well'); "the children behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party went well"; "he slept well"; "a well-argued thesis"; "a well-planned party"; "the baby can walk pretty good" [syn: {well}] [ant: {ill}]
2: in a complete and thorough manner (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly'); "he was soundly defeated"; "we beat him good" [syn: {thoroughly}, {soundly}] [also: {better}, {best}]

good afternoon
n : a conventional expression of greeting or farewell [syn: {afternoon}]

good and
adv : completely or thoroughly; "when I'm good and ready"

good authority
n : testimony by someone who should know; "I have it on good authority"

Good Book
n : the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen" [syn: {Bible}, {Christian Bible}, {Book}, {Holy Scripture}, {Holy Writ}, {Scripture}, {Word of God}, {Word}]

good condition
n : good physical condition; being in shape or in condition [syn: {fitness}, {physical fitness}, {good shape}] [ant: {unfitness}]

good continuation
n : a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendence to perceive a line as continuing its established direction [syn: {continuation}, {law of continuation}]

good day
n : a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: {adieu}, {adios}, {arrivederci}, {auf wiedersehen}, {au revoir}, {bye}, {bye-bye}, {cheerio}, {good-by}, {goodby}, {good-bye}, {goodbye}, {sayonara}, {so long}]

good deal
n : (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]

good egg
n : (old-fashioned slang) a good person [ant: {bad egg}]

good enough
adj : adequately good for the circumstances; "if it's good enough for you it's good enough for me"

good example
n : something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general" [syn: {exemplar}, {example}, {model}]

good faith
n : having honest intentions; "he acted in good faith"; "doubt was expressed as to the good faith of the immigrants" [syn: {straightness}]

good for you
adj : promoting health; healthful; "a healthy diet"; "clean healthy air"; "plenty of healthy sleep"; "healthy and normal outlets for youthful energy"; "the salubrious mountain air and water"- C.B.Davis; "carrots are good for you" [syn: {healthy}, {salubrious}, {good for you(p)}]

good form
n : behavior that conforms to social conventions of the time; "it is not good form to brag about winning"

good fortune
n 1: an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes [syn: {good luck}] [ant: {misfortune}, {misfortune}]
2: a stroke of luck [syn: {good luck}, {fluke}]

Good Friday
n : Friday before Easter

good guy
n : any person who is on your side [ant: {bad guy}]

good health
n : the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease [syn: {healthiness}] [ant: {ill health}]

good humor
n : a cheerful and agreeable mood [syn: {good humour}, {good temper}, {amiability}] [ant: {ill humor}]

good humour
n : a cheerful and agreeable mood [syn: {good humor}, {good temper}, {amiability}] [ant: {ill humor}]

good humouredness
n : a cheerful willingness to be obliging [syn: {good-temperedness}, {good-humoredness}, {good naturedness}]

good looks
n : the quality of having regular well-defined features (especially of a man) [syn: {handsomeness}]

good luck
n 1: an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes [syn: {good fortune}] [ant: {misfortune}, {misfortune}]
2: a stroke of luck [syn: {fluke}, {good fortune}]
3: an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break" [syn: {break}, {happy chance}]

good luck charm
n : something believed to bring good luck [syn: {charm}]

good manners
n : a courteous manner [syn: {courtesy}] [ant: {discourtesy}]

good morning
n : a conventional expression of greeting or farewell [syn: {morning}]

good nature
n : a cheerful, obliging disposition [ant: {ill nature}]

good naturedness
n : a cheerful willingness to be obliging [syn: {good-temperedness}, {good-humoredness}, {good humouredness}]

good night
n : a conventional expression of farewell

good ol' boy
n : a white male Southerner with an unpretentious convivial manner and conservative or intolerant attitudes and a strong sense of fellowship with and loyalty to other members of his peer group [syn: {good old boy}, {good ole boy}]

good old boy
n : a white male Southerner with an unpretentious convivial manner and conservative or intolerant attitudes and a strong sense of fellowship with and loyalty to other members of his peer group [syn: {good ole boy}, {good ol' boy}]

good ole boy
n : a white male Southerner with an unpretentious convivial manner and conservative or intolerant attitudes and a strong sense of fellowship with and loyalty to other members of his peer group [syn: {good old boy}, {good ol' boy}]

good part
n : a place of especial strength [ant: {weak part}]

good person
n : a person who is good to other people [ant: {bad person}]

good Samaritan
n : a person who voluntarily offers help or sympathy in times of trouble [syn: {Samaritan}]

good sense
n : sound practical judgment; "I can't see the sense in doing it now"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away" [syn: {common sense}, {gumption}, {horse sense}, {sense}, {mother wit}]

good shape
n : good physical condition; being in shape or in condition [syn: {fitness}, {physical fitness}, {good condition}] [ant: {unfitness}]

Good Shepherd
n : a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29) [syn: {Jesus}, {Jesus of Nazareth}, {the Nazarene}, {Jesus Christ}, {Christ}, {Savior}, {Saviour}, {Redeemer}, {Deliverer}]

good speller
n : someone who spells words [syn: {speller}, {poor speller}]

good spirit
n : a benevolent spirit [syn: {eudemon}, {eudaemon}] [ant: {cacodemon}]

good story
n : an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line) [syn: {funny story}]

good temper
n : a cheerful and agreeable mood [syn: {good humor}, {good humour}, {amiability}] [ant: {ill humor}]

good time
n : a highly pleasurable or exciting experience; "we had a good time at the party"; "celebrating after the game was a blast" [syn: {blast}]

good turn
n : a favor for someone; "he did me a good turn" [syn: {turn}]

good weather
n : weather suitable for outdoor activities [ant: {bad weather}]

good will
n 1: a disposition to kindness and compassion; benign good will; "the victor's grace in treating the vanquished" [syn: {grace}, {goodwill}]
2: (accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets) [syn: {goodwill}]
3: the friendly hope that something will succeed [syn: {goodwill}]

good word
n 1: something that recommends (or expresses commendation) of a person or thing as worthy or desirable [syn: {recommendation}, {testimonial}]
2: good news

Goodall
n : English zoologist noted for her studies of chimpanzees in the wild (born in 1934) [syn: {Jane Goodall}]

good-by
n : a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: {adieu}, {adios}, {arrivederci}, {auf wiedersehen}, {au revoir}, {bye}, {bye-bye}, {cheerio}, {goodby}, {good-bye}, {goodbye}, {good day}, {sayonara}, {so long}]

goodby
n : a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: {adieu}, {adios}, {arrivederci}, {auf wiedersehen}, {au revoir}, {bye}, {bye-bye}, {cheerio}, {good-by}, {good-bye}, {goodbye}, {good day}, {sayonara}, {so long}]

good-bye
n : a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: {adieu}, {adios}, {arrivederci}, {auf wiedersehen}, {au revoir}, {bye}, {bye-bye}, {cheerio}, {good-by}, {goodby}, {goodbye}, {good day}, {sayonara}, {so long}]

goodbye
n : a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: {adieu}, {adios}, {arrivederci}, {auf wiedersehen}, {au revoir}, {bye}, {bye-bye}, {cheerio}, {good-by}, {goodby}, {good-bye}, {good day}, {sayonara}, {so long}]

Goodenia
n : a genus of shrubs and herbs that grow in Australia and New Guinea and Malaysia and southeast Asia

Goodenia family
n : a family of sappy plants that grow in Australasia and southeast China [syn: {Goodeniaceae}, {family Goodeniaceae}]

Goodeniaceae
n : a family of sappy plants that grow in Australasia and southeast China [syn: {family Goodeniaceae}, {Goodenia family}]

good-for-naught
adj : without merit; "a sorry horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk" [syn: {good-for-nothing}, {meritless}, {no-account}, {no-count}, {no-good}, {sorry}]
n : an idle worthless person [syn: {goldbrick}, {goof-off}, {ne'er-do-well}, {good-for-nothing}]

good-for-nothing
adj : without merit; "a sorry horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk" [syn: {good-for-naught}, {meritless}, {no-account}, {no-count}, {no-good}, {sorry}]
n : an idle worthless person [syn: {goldbrick}, {goof-off}, {ne'er-do-well}, {good-for-naught}]

good-hearted
adj : generously responsive; "good-hearted but inept efforts to help"; "take a kindly interest"; "a kindly gentleman"; "an openhearted gift to charity" [syn: {kind}, {kindly}, {openhearted}]

good-humored
adj : disposed to please; "an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin"- Hal Hinson [syn: {amiable}, {good-humoured}]

good-humoredness
n : a cheerful willingness to be obliging [syn: {good-temperedness}, {good humouredness}, {good naturedness}]

good-humoured
adj : disposed to please; "an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin"- Hal Hinson [syn: {amiable}, {good-humored}]

goodish
adj 1: moderately good of its kind; "a goodish wine"
2: large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune" [syn: {goodly}, {hefty}, {respectable}, {sizable}, {sizeable}, {tidy}]

good-king-henry
n : European plant naturalized in North America; often collected from the wild as a potherb [syn: {allgood}, {fat hen}, {wild spinach}, {Chenopodium bonus-henricus}]

goodlier
See {goodly}

goodlier
goodly
adj : large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune" [syn: {goodish}, {hefty}, {respectable}, {sizable}, {sizeable}, {tidy}] [also: {goodliest}, {goodlier}]

goodliest
See {goodly}

goodliest
goodly
adj : large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune" [syn: {goodish}, {hefty}, {respectable}, {sizable}, {sizeable}, {tidy}] [also: {goodliest}, {goodlier}]

good-looking
adj : pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion; "a fine-looking woman"; "a good-looking man"; "better-looking than her sister"; "very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray; "our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian Hellman [syn: {fine-looking}, {better-looking}, {handsome}, {well-favored}, {well-favoured}]

goodly
adj : large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune" [syn: {goodish}, {hefty}, {respectable}, {sizable}, {sizeable}, {tidy}] [also: {goodliest}, {goodlier}]

Goodman
n : United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including Black as well as White musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986) [syn: {Benny Goodman}, {Benjamin David Goodman}, {the King of Swing}]

good-natured
adj : having an easygoing and cheerful disposition; "too good-natured to resent a little criticism"; "the good-natured policeman on our block"; "the sounds of good-natured play" [ant: {ill-natured}]

good-naturedly
adv : in a good-natured manner

good-neighborliness
n : a disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors [syn: {neighborliness}, {neighbourliness}, {good-neighbourliness}] [ant: {unneighborliness}]

good-neighbourliness
n : a disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors [syn: {neighborliness}, {neighbourliness}, {good-neighborliness}] [ant: {unneighborliness}]

goodness
n 1: that which is good or valuable or useful; "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization" [syn: {good}] [ant: {bad}, {bad}]
2: moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people" [syn: {good}] [ant: {evil}, {evil}]

goods
n : articles of commerce [syn: {commodity}, {trade goods}]

good-tempered
adj : not easily irritated; "an equable temper"; "not everyone shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite the repeated delays" [syn: {equable}, {even-tempered}, {placid}]

good-temperedness
n : a cheerful willingness to be obliging [syn: {good-humoredness}, {good humouredness}, {good naturedness}]

good-time
adj : occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company; "a convivial atmosphere at the reunion"; "a woman of convivial nature"; "he was a real good-time Charlie" [syn: {convivial}]

goodwill
n 1: (accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets) [syn: {good will}]
2: the friendly hope that something will succeed [syn: {good will}]
3: a disposition to kindness and compassion; benign good will; "the victor's grace in treating the vanquished" [syn: {grace}, {good will}]

goodwives
See {goodwife}

goody
n : something considered choice to eat [syn: {dainty}, {delicacy}, {kickshaw}, {treat}]

Goodyear
n : United States inventor of vulcanized rubber (1800-1860) [syn: {Charles Goodyear}]

Goodyera
n : genus of small orchids of the northern hemisphere with creeping rhizomes and stalked ovate leaves and small flowers [syn: {genus Goodyera}]

goody-goody
adj : affectedly or smugly good or self-righteous
n : a person who behaves extremely well in order to please a superior

gooey
adj : soft and sticky [syn: {icky}] [also: {gooiest}, {gooier}]

goof
n : a man who is a stupid incompetent fool [syn: {fathead}, {goofball}, {bozo}, {jackass}, {goose}, {cuckoo}, {twat}, {zany}]
v : commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview" [syn: {sin}, {blunder}, {boob}]

goofball
n : a man who is a stupid incompetent fool [syn: {fathead}, {goof}, {bozo}, {jackass}, {goose}, {cuckoo}, {twat}, {zany}]

goofier
See {goofy}

goofier
goofy
adj : pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" [syn: {cockamamie}, {cockamamy}, {sappy}, {silly}, {wacky}, {whacky}, {zany}, {unreasonable}]
n : a cartoon character created by Walt Disney [also: {goofiest}, {goofier}]

goofiest
See {goofy}

goofiest
goofy
adj : pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" [syn: {cockamamie}, {cockamamy}, {sappy}, {silly}, {wacky}, {whacky}, {zany}, {unreasonable}]
n : a cartoon character created by Walt Disney [also: {goofiest}, {goofier}]

goofing off
n : the evasion of work or duty [syn: {shirking}, {slacking}, {soldiering}, {goldbricking}]

goof-off
n : an idle worthless person [syn: {goldbrick}, {ne'er-do-well}, {good-for-nothing}, {good-for-naught}]

goof-proof
v : proof against human misuse, error, etc.; "Foolproof this appliance" [syn: {goofproof}, {foolproof}]

goofproof
v : proof against human misuse, error, etc.; "Foolproof this appliance" [syn: {goof-proof}, {foolproof}]

goofy
adj : pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" [syn: {cockamamie}, {cockamamy}, {sappy}, {silly}, {wacky}, {whacky}, {zany}, {unreasonable}]
n : a cartoon character created by Walt Disney [also: {goofiest}, {goofier}]

googly
n : a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way [syn: {wrong 'un}, {bosie}, {bosie ball}]

googol
n : a cardinal number represented as 1 followed by 100 zeros (ten raised to the power of a hundred)

googolplex
n : a cardinal number represented as 1 followed by a googol of zeros (ten raised to the power of a googol)

gooier
See {gooey}

gooier
gooey
adj : soft and sticky [syn: {icky}] [also: {gooiest}, {gooier}]

gooiest
See {gooey}

gooiest
gooey
adj : soft and sticky [syn: {icky}] [also: {gooiest}, {gooier}]

gook
n 1: any thick messy substance [syn: {sludge}, {slime}, {goo}, {guck}, {gunk}, {muck}, {ooze}]
2: a disparaging term for an Asian person (especially for North Vietnamese soldiers in the Vietnam War) [syn: {slant-eye}]

goon
n 1: an awkward stupid person [syn: {lout}, {clod}, {stumblebum}, {oaf}, {lubber}, {lummox}, {lump}, {gawk}]
2: an aggressive and violent young criminal [syn: {hood}, {hoodlum}, {punk}, {thug}, {tough}, {toughie}, {strong-armer}]

gooney
n : a variety of albatross with black feet [syn: {black-footed albatross}, {gooney bird}, {goonie}, {goony}, {Diomedea nigripes}]

gooney bird
n : a variety of albatross with black feet [syn: {black-footed albatross}, {gooney}, {goonie}, {goony}, {Diomedea nigripes}]

goonie
n : a variety of albatross with black feet [syn: {black-footed albatross}, {gooney}, {gooney bird}, {goony}, {Diomedea nigripes}]

goony
n : a variety of albatross with black feet [syn: {black-footed albatross}, {gooney}, {gooney bird}, {goonie}, {Diomedea nigripes}]

goop
n : street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate [syn: {soap}, {scoop}, {max}, {liquid ecstasy}, {grievous bodily harm}, {Georgia home boy}, {easy lay}]

goora nut
n : tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract [syn: {kola}, {kola nut}, {kola nut tree}, {Cola acuminata}]

goosander
n : common merganser of Europe and North America [syn: {Mergus merganser}]

goose
n 1: web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
2: a man who is a stupid incompetent fool [syn: {fathead}, {goof}, {goofball}, {bozo}, {jackass}, {cuckoo}, {twat}, {zany}]
3: flesh of a goose (domestic or wild) [also: {geese} (pl)]

goose barnacle
n : stalked barnacle that attaches to ship bottoms or floating timbers [syn: {gooseneck barnacle}, {Lepas fascicularis}]

goose bump
n : reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation [syn: {pilomotor reflex}, {gooseflesh}, {goose pimple}, {goose skin}, {horripilation}]

goose down
n : down of the goose

goose egg
n : a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: {nothing}, {nil}, {nix}, {nada}, {null}, {aught}, {cipher}, {cypher}, {naught}, {zero}, {zilch}, {zip}]

goose grass
n 1: annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia [syn: {cleavers}, {clivers}, {catchweed}, {spring cleavers}, {Galium aparine}]
2: low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States; Europe; Asia [syn: {silverweed}, {goose-tansy}, {Potentilla anserina}]
3: annual weedy grass used for hay [syn: {Texas millet}, {Panicum Texanum}]
4: coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere [syn: {yardgrass}, {yard grass}, {wire grass}, {Eleusine indica}]

goose grease
n : grease derived from geese

goose liver
n : liver of a goose used as meat

goose pimple
n : reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation [syn: {pilomotor reflex}, {gooseflesh}, {goose bump}, {goose skin}, {horripilation}]

goose plum
n : wild plum trees of eastern and central North America having red-orange fruit with yellow flesh [syn: {American red plum}, {August plum}, {Prunus americana}]

goose skin
n : reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation [syn: {pilomotor reflex}, {gooseflesh}, {goose bump}, {goose pimple}, {horripilation}]

goose step
n : a manner of marching with legs straight and swinging high
v : march in a military fashion

gooseberry
n 1: spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries [syn: {gooseberry bush}, {Ribes uva-crispa}, {Ribes grossularia}]
2: currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies

gooseberry bush
n : spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries [syn: {gooseberry}, {Ribes uva-crispa}, {Ribes grossularia}]

gooseberry family
n : in some classifications considered a part of the family Saxifragaceae: plants whose fruit is a berry [syn: {Grossulariaceae}, {family Grossulariaceae}]

goosefish
n : fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey [syn: {angler}, {anglerfish}, {angler fish}, {monkfish}, {lotte}, {allmouth}, {Lophius Americanus}] [also: {goosefishes} (pl)]

goosefishes
goosefish
n : fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey [syn: {angler}, {anglerfish}, {angler fish}, {monkfish}, {lotte}, {allmouth}, {Lophius Americanus}] [also: {goosefishes} (pl)]

goosefishes
See {goosefish}

gooseflesh
n : reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation [syn: {pilomotor reflex}, {goose bump}, {goose pimple}, {goose skin}, {horripilation}]

goosefoot
n : any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers

goosefoot family
n : includes spinach and beets [syn: {Chenopodiaceae}, {family Chenopodiaceae}]

goosefoot maple
n : maple of eastern North America with striped bard and large 2-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn [syn: {moosewood}, {moose-wood}, {striped maple}, {striped dogwood}, {Acer pennsylvanicum}]

gooselike
adj : having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books" [syn: {anserine}, {dopy}, {dopey}, {foolish}, {goosey}, {goosy}]

gooseneck
n : something in a thin curved form (like the neck of a goose)

gooseneck barnacle
n : stalked barnacle that attaches to ship bottoms or floating timbers [syn: {goose barnacle}, {Lepas fascicularis}]

gooseneck loosestrife
n : a variety of the loosestrife herb [syn: {Lysimachia clethroides Duby}]

goose-stepped
See {goose-step}

goose-stepping
See {goose-step}

goose-tansy
n : low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States; Europe; Asia [syn: {silverweed}, {goose grass}, {Potentilla anserina}]

goosey
adj : having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books" [syn: {anserine}, {dopy}, {dopey}, {foolish}, {goosy}, {gooselike}]

goosier
See {goosy}

goosier
goosy
adj : having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books" [syn: {anserine}, {dopy}, {dopey}, {foolish}, {goosey}, {gooselike}] [also: {goosiest}, {goosier}]

goosiest
See {goosy}

goosiest
goosy
adj : having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books" [syn: {anserine}, {dopy}, {dopey}, {foolish}, {goosey}, {gooselike}] [also: {goosiest}, {goosier}]

goosy
adj : having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books" [syn: {anserine}, {dopy}, {dopey}, {foolish}, {goosey}, {gooselike}] [also: {goosiest}, {goosier}]

GOP
n : the younger of two major political parties in the United States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party [syn: {Republican Party}]

gopher
n 1: a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman) [syn: {goffer}]
2: any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops [syn: {ground squirrel}, {spermophile}]
3: burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America [syn: {pocket gopher}, {pouched rat}]
4: burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America [syn: {gopher tortoise}, {gopher turtle}, {Gopherus polypemus}]

gopher hole
n : a hole in the ground made by gophers

gopher snake
n 1: large dark-blue nonvenomous snake that invades burrows; found in southern North America and Mexico [syn: {indigo snake}, {Drymarchon corais}]
2: bull snake of western North America that invades rodent burrows [syn: {Pituophis melanoleucus}]

Gopher State
n : a midwestern state [syn: {Minnesota}, {North Star State}, {MN}]

gopher tortoise
n : burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America [syn: {gopher turtle}, {gopher}, {Gopherus polypemus}]

gopher turtle
n : burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America [syn: {gopher tortoise}, {gopher}, {Gopherus polypemus}]

Gopherus
n : gopher tortoises [syn: {genus Gopherus}]

Gopherus agassizii
n : burrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and northern Mexico; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates [syn: {desert tortoise}]

Gopherus polypemus
n : burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America [syn: {gopher tortoise}, {gopher turtle}, {gopher}]

gopherwood
n : small handsome round-headed deciduous tree having showy white flowers in terminal clusters and heavy hardwood yielding yellow dye [syn: {Kentucky yellowwood}, {Cladrastis lutea}, {Cladrastis kentukea}]

goral
n : small goat antelope with small conical horns; of southern Asian mountains [syn: {Naemorhedus goral}]

Gorbachev
n : Soviet statesman whose foreign policy brought an end to the Cold War and whose domestic policy introduced major reforms (born in 1931) [syn: {Mikhail Gorbachev}, {Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev}]

Gordian
adj : extremely intricate; usually in phrase "gordian knot"

Gordian knot
n 1: any very difficult problem; insoluble in its own terms
2: an intricate knot tied by Gordius, the king of Phrygia, and cut by the sword of Alexander the Great after he heard that whoever undid it would become ruler of Asia

Gordimer
n : South African novelist and short-story writer whose work describes the effects of apartheid (born in 1923) [syn: {Nadine Gordimer}]

Gordius
n : legendary king of ancient Phrygia who was said to be responsible for the Gordian knot

Gordon setter
n : a Scottish breed with a black-and-tan coat

Gore
n 1: vice president of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948) [syn: {Al Gore}, {Albert Gore Jr.}]
2: coagulated blood from a wound
3: a triangular piece of cloth
4: the shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the blood of his kinsmen" [syn: {bloodshed}, {blood}]
v 1: wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument
2: cut into gores; "gore a skirt"

Gore Vidal
n : United States writer (born in 1925) [syn: {Vidal}, {Eugene Luther Vidal}]

Gorgas
n : United States Army surgeon who suppressed yellow fever in Havana and in the Panama Canal Zone (1854-1920) [syn: {William Crawford Gorgas}]

gorge
n 1: a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it)
2: a narrow pass (especially one between mountains) [syn: {defile}]
3: the passage between the pharynx and the stomach [syn: {esophagus}, {oesophagus}, {gullet}]
v : overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream" [syn: {ingurgitate}, {overindulge}, {glut}, {englut}, {stuff}, {engorge}, {overgorge}, {overeat}, {gormandize}, {gormandise}, {gourmandize}, {binge}, {pig out}, {satiate}, {scarf out}]

gorged
adj : fed beyond capacity or desire [syn: {sated}, {surfeited}]

gorgeous
adj : dazzlingly beautiful; "a gorgeous Victorian gown"

gorgeously
adv : in an impressively beautiful manner; "the Princess was gorgeously dressed" [syn: {splendidly}, {resplendently}, {magnificently}]

gorger
n : someone who eats food rapidly and greedily [syn: {scoffer}]

gorgerin
n : the molding at the top of a column [syn: {necking}]

gorget
n : armor plate that protects the neck

Gorgon
n : (Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone

Gorgonacea
n : red corals and sea fans [syn: {suborder Gorgonacea}, {Gorgoniacea}, {suborder Gorgoniacea}]

gorgoneia
See {gorgoneion}

Gorgoniacea
n : red corals and sea fans [syn: {Gorgonacea}, {suborder Gorgonacea}, {suborder Gorgoniacea}]

gorgonian
n : corals having a horny of calcareous branching skeleton [syn: {gorgonian coral}]

gorgonian coral
n : corals having a horny of calcareous branching skeleton [syn: {gorgonian}]

Gorgonocephalus
n : basket stars [syn: {genus Gorgonocephalus}]

gorgonzola
n : Italian blue cheese

gorier
See {gory}

gorier
gory
adj 1: covered with blood; "a bloodstained shirt"; "a gory dagger" [syn: {bloodstained}]
2: accompanied by bloodshed; "this bitter and sanguinary war" [syn: {sanguinary}, {sanguineous}, {slaughterous}, {butcherly}] [also: {goriest}, {gorier}]

goriest
See {gory}

goriest
gory
adj 1: covered with blood; "a bloodstained shirt"; "a gory dagger" [syn: {bloodstained}]
2: accompanied by bloodshed; "this bitter and sanguinary war" [syn: {sanguinary}, {sanguineous}, {slaughterous}, {butcherly}] [also: {goriest}, {gorier}]

gorilla
n : largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa [syn: {Gorilla gorilla}]

Gorilla gorilla
n : largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa [syn: {gorilla}]

Gorilla gorilla beringei
n : gorilla of Kivu highlands [syn: {mountain gorilla}]

Gorilla gorilla gorilla
n : a kind of gorilla [syn: {western lowland gorilla}]

Gorilla gorilla grauri
n : a kind of gorilla [syn: {eastern lowland gorilla}]

Goring
n : German politician in Nazi Germany who founded the Gestapo and mobilized Germany for war (1893-1946) [syn: {Goering}, {Hermann Goring}, {Hermann Goering}, {Hermann Wilhelm Goring}]

Gorki
n 1: Russian writer of plays and novels and short stories; noted for his depiction of social outcasts [syn: {Gorky}, {Maksim Gorky}, {Maxim Gorki}, {Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov}, {Aleksey Maximovich Peshkov}]
2: an industrial city in the European part of Russia; birthplace of Maksim Gorky [syn: {Nizhnyi Novgorod}, {Nizhni Novgorod}, {Gorky}, {Gorkiy}]

Gorkiy
n : an industrial city in the European part of Russia; birthplace of Maksim Gorky [syn: {Nizhnyi Novgorod}, {Nizhni Novgorod}, {Gorki}, {Gorky}]

Gorky
n 1: Russian writer of plays and novels and short stories; noted for his depiction of social outcasts [syn: {Maksim Gorky}, {Gorki}, {Maxim Gorki}, {Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov}, {Aleksey Maximovich Peshkov}]
2: an industrial city in the European part of Russia; birthplace of Maksim Gorky [syn: {Nizhnyi Novgorod}, {Nizhni Novgorod}, {Gorki}, {Gorkiy}]

gormandise
v : overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream" [syn: {gorge}, {ingurgitate}, {overindulge}, {glut}, {englut}, {stuff}, {engorge}, {overgorge}, {overeat}, {gormandize}, {gourmandize}, {binge}, {pig out}, {satiate}, {scarf out}]

gormandize
v : overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream" [syn: {gorge}, {ingurgitate}, {overindulge}, {glut}, {englut}, {stuff}, {engorge}, {overgorge}, {overeat}, {gormandise}, {gourmandize}, {binge}, {pig out}, {satiate}, {scarf out}]

gormless
adj : British informal [syn: {gaumless}]

gorse
n : very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe [syn: {furze}, {whin}, {Irish gorse}, {Ulex europaeus}]

gory
adj 1: covered with blood; "a bloodstained shirt"; "a gory dagger" [syn: {bloodstained}]
2: accompanied by bloodshed; "this bitter and sanguinary war" [syn: {sanguinary}, {sanguineous}, {slaughterous}, {butcherly}] [also: {goriest}, {gorier}]

Gosainthan
n : a mountain in the Himalayas in Tibet (26,290 feet high)

gosan-chiku
n : small bamboo of southeastern China having slender culms flexuous when young [syn: {fishpole bamboo}, {hotei-chiku}, {Phyllostachys aurea}]

goshawk
n : large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry [syn: {Accipiter gentilis}]

gosling
n : young goose

go-slow
n : a form of protest by workers in which they deliberately slow down in order to cause problem from their employers

gosmore
n : European weed widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears [syn: {cat's-ear}, {California dandelion}, {capeweed}, {Hypochaeris radicata}]

Gospel
n 1: four books in the New Testament that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings [syn: {Gospels}, {evangel}]
2: an unquestionable truth; "his word was gospel" [syn: {gospel truth}]
3: a genre of a capella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul) [syn: {gospel singing}]
4: the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group [syn: {religious doctrine}, {church doctrine}, {creed}]
5: a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance; "Newton's writings were gospel for those who followed"

Gospel According to John
n : the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament [syn: {John}]

Gospel According to Luke
n : one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life [syn: {Luke}, {Gospel of Luke}]

Gospel According to Mark
n : the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament [syn: {Mark}]

Gospel According to Matthew
n : one of the Gospels in the New Testament; includes the Sermon on the Mount [syn: {Matthew}]

Gospel of Luke
n : one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life [syn: {Luke}, {Gospel According to Luke}]

gospel singing
n : a genre of a capella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul) [syn: {gospel}]

gospel truth
n : an unquestionable truth; "his word was gospel" [syn: {gospel}]

gospeler
n : a preacher of the Christian gospel [syn: {evangelist}, {revivalist}, {gospeller}]

gospeller
n : a preacher of the Christian gospel [syn: {evangelist}, {revivalist}, {gospeler}]

Gospels
n : four books in the New Testament that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings [syn: {Gospel}, {evangel}]

gospopoda
See {gospodin}

gossamer
adj 1: characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing" [syn: {ethereal}]
2: so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks" [syn: {diaphanous}, {filmy}, {gauzy}, {see-through}, {sheer}, {transparent}, {vaporous}, {cobwebby}]
n 1: a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture
2: filaments from a cobweb [syn: {cobweb}]

gossip
n 1: light informal conversation for social occasions [syn: {chitchat}, {small talk}, {gab}, {gabfest}, {tittle-tattle}, {chin-wag}, {chin-wagging}, {causerie}]
2: a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip" [syn: {comment}, {scuttlebutt}]
3: a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others [syn: {gossiper}, {gossipmonger}, {rumormonger}, {rumourmonger}, {newsmonger}]
v 1: wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies; "She won't dish the dirt" [syn: {dish the dirt}]
2: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn: {chew the fat}, {shoot the breeze}, {chat}, {confabulate}, {confab}, {chitchat}, {chatter}, {chaffer}, {natter}, {jaw}, {claver}, {visit}]

gossip columnist
n : a journalist who writes a column of gossip about celebrities

gossiper
n : a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others [syn: {gossip}, {gossipmonger}, {rumormonger}, {rumourmonger}, {newsmonger}]

gossiping
n : a conversation that spreads personal information about other people [syn: {gossipmongering}]

gossipmonger
n : a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others [syn: {gossip}, {gossiper}, {rumormonger}, {rumourmonger}, {newsmonger}]

gossipmongering
n : a conversation that spreads personal information about other people [syn: {gossiping}]

gossipy
adj : prone to friendly informal communication [syn: {chatty}, {newsy}]

Gossypium
n : herbs and shrubs and small trees: cotton [syn: {genus Gossypium}]

Gossypium arboreum
n : East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its pale yellow to deep purple blossoms [syn: {tree cotton}]

Gossypium barbadense
n : small bushy tree grown on islands of the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of the southern United States; yields cotton with unusually long silky fibers [syn: {sea island cotton}, {tree cotton}]

Gossypium herbaceum
n : Old World annual having heart-shaped leaves and large seeds with short grayish lint removed with difficulty; considered an ancestor of modern short-staple cottons [syn: {Levant cotton}]

Gossypium hirsutum
n : native tropical American plant now cultivated in the United States yielding short-staple cotton [syn: {upland cotton}]

Gossypium peruvianum
n : cotton with long rough hairy fibers [syn: {Peruvian cotton}]

Gossypium thurberi
n : shrub of southern Arizona and Mexico [syn: {wild cotton}, {Arizona wild cotton}]

got
See {get}

got
get
v 1: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" [syn: {acquire}]
2: enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!" [syn: {become}, {go}]
3: cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble" [syn: {let}, {have}]
4: receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions" [syn: {receive}, {find}, {obtain}, {incur}]
5: reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight" [syn: {arrive}, {come}] [ant: {leave}]
6: go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat" [syn: {bring}, {convey}, {fetch}] [ant: {take away}]
7: of mental or physical states or experiences; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" [syn: {experience}, {receive}, {have}, {undergo}]
8: take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him" [syn: {pay back}, {pay off}, {fix}]
9: achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day" [syn: {have}, {make}] 10: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" [syn: {induce}, {stimulate}, {cause}, {have}, {make}] 11: succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?" [syn: {catch}, {capture}] 12: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" [syn: {grow}, {develop}, {produce}, {acquire}] 13: be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill" [syn: {contract}, {take}] 14: communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone; "Bill called this number and he got Mary"; "The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake" 15: give certain properties to something; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear" [syn: {make}] 16: move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?" [syn: {drive}, {aim}] 17: grasp with the mind or develop an undersatnding of; "did you catch that allusion?"; "We caught something of his theory in the lecture"; "don't catch your meaning"; "did you get it?"; "She didn't get the joke"; "I just don't get him" [syn: {catch}] 18: attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter" [syn: {catch}, {arrest}] 19: reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot; "the rock caught her in the back of the head"; "The blow got him in the back"; "The punch caught him in the stomach" [syn: {catch}] 20: reach by calculation; "What do you get when you add up these numbers?" 21: acquire as a result of some effort or action; "You cannot get water out of a stone"; "Where did she get these news?" 22: purchase; "What did you get at the toy store?" 23: perceive by hearing; "I didn't catch your name"; "She didn't get his name when they met the first time" [syn: {catch}] 24: suffer from the receipt of; "She will catch hell for this behavior!" [syn: {catch}] 25: receive as a retribution or punishment; "He got 5 years in prison" [syn: {receive}] 26: leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!" [syn: {scram}, {buzz off}, {fuck off}, {bugger off}] 27: reach and board; "She got the bus just as it was leaving" 28: irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me" [syn: {get under one's skin}] 29: evoke an emotional response; "Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time" 30: apprehend and reproduce accurately; "She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings"; "She got the mood just right in her photographs" [syn: {catch}] 31: in baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls" [syn: {draw}] 32: overcome or destroy; "The ice storm got my hibiscus"; "the cat got the goldfish" 33: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder}, {flummox}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}] 34: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" [syn: {get down}, {begin}, {start out}, {start}, {set about}, {set out}, {commence}] [ant: {end}] 35: undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle" [syn: {suffer}, {sustain}, {have}] 36: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" [syn: {beget}, {engender}, {father}, {mother}, {sire}, {generate}, {bring forth}] [also: {gotten}, {got}, {getting}]

got lost
See {get lost}

got started
See {get started}

Gota Canal
n : a canal for small oceangoing ships to enter Lake Vanern in Sweden

Goteborg
n : a port in southwestern Sweden; second largest city in Sweden [syn: {Goeteborg}, {Gothenburg}]

Goth
n 1: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement [syn: {peasant}, {barbarian}, {boor}, {churl}, {tyke}, {tike}]
2: one of the Teutonic people who invaded the Roman Empire in the 3rd to 5th centuries

Gothenburg
n : a port in southwestern Sweden; second largest city in Sweden [syn: {Goteborg}, {Goeteborg}]

Gothic
adj 1: characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German
2: of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths; "the Gothic Bible translation"
3: of or relating to the Goths; "Gothic migrations"
4: as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened; "a medieval attitude toward dating" [syn: {medieval}, {mediaeval}]
5: characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque; "gothic novels like `Frankenstein'"
n 1: extinct East Germanic language of the ancient Goths; the only surviving record being fragments of a 4th-century translation of the Bible by Bishop Ulfilas
2: a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries [syn: {black letter}]
3: a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches [syn: {Gothic architecture}]

Gothic arch
n : a pointed arch; usually has a joint (instead of a keystone) at the apex

Gothic architecture
n : a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches [syn: {Gothic}]

Gothic romance
n : a romance that deals with desolate and mysterious and grotesque events

Gothic romancer
n : a writer of Gothic romances

gothite
n : a red or yellow or brown mineral; an oxide of iron that is a common constituent of rust [syn: {goethite}]

go-to-meeting
adj : used of clothing; "my good clothes"; "her Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes" [syn: {go-to-meeting(a)}, {Sunday-go-to-meeting(a)}]

gotten
See {get}

gotten
get
v 1: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" [syn: {acquire}]
2: enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!" [syn: {become}, {go}]
3: cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble" [syn: {let}, {have}]
4: receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions" [syn: {receive}, {find}, {obtain}, {incur}]
5: reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight" [syn: {arrive}, {come}] [ant: {leave}]
6: go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat" [syn: {bring}, {convey}, {fetch}] [ant: {take away}]
7: of mental or physical states or experiences; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" [syn: {experience}, {receive}, {have}, {undergo}]
8: take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him" [syn: {pay back}, {pay off}, {fix}]
9: achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day" [syn: {have}, {make}] 10: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" [syn: {induce}, {stimulate}, {cause}, {have}, {make}] 11: succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?" [syn: {catch}, {capture}] 12: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" [syn: {grow}, {develop}, {produce}, {acquire}] 13: be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill" [syn: {contract}, {take}] 14: communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone; "Bill called this number and he got Mary"; "The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake" 15: give certain properties to something; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear" [syn: {make}] 16: move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?" [syn: {drive}, {aim}] 17: grasp with the mind or develop an undersatnding of; "did you catch that allusion?"; "We caught something of his theory in the lecture"; "don't catch your meaning"; "did you get it?"; "She didn't get the joke"; "I just don't get him" [syn: {catch}] 18: attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter" [syn: {catch}, {arrest}] 19: reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot; "the rock caught her in the back of the head"; "The blow got him in the back"; "The punch caught him in the stomach" [syn: {catch}] 20: reach by calculation; "What do you get when you add up these numbers?" 21: acquire as a result of some effort or action; "You cannot get water out of a stone"; "Where did she get these news?" 22: purchase; "What did you get at the toy store?" 23: perceive by hearing; "I didn't catch your name"; "She didn't get his name when they met the first time" [syn: {catch}] 24: suffer from the receipt of; "She will catch hell for this behavior!" [syn: {catch}] 25: receive as a retribution or punishment; "He got 5 years in prison" [syn: {receive}] 26: leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!" [syn: {scram}, {buzz off}, {fuck off}, {bugger off}] 27: reach and board; "She got the bus just as it was leaving" 28: irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me" [syn: {get under one's skin}] 29: evoke an emotional response; "Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time" 30: apprehend and reproduce accurately; "She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings"; "She got the mood just right in her photographs" [syn: {catch}] 31: in baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls" [syn: {draw}] 32: overcome or destroy; "The ice storm got my hibiscus"; "the cat got the goldfish" 33: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder}, {flummox}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}] 34: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" [syn: {get down}, {begin}, {start out}, {start}, {set about}, {set out}, {commence}] [ant: {end}] 35: undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle" [syn: {suffer}, {sustain}, {have}] 36: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" [syn: {beget}, {engender}, {father}, {mother}, {sire}, {generate}, {bring forth}] [also: {gotten}, {got}, {getting}]

gotten lost
See {get lost}

Gotterdammerung
n : myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil [syn: {Ragnarok}, {Twilight of the Gods}]

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz
n : German philosopher and mathematician who thought of the universe as consisting of independent monads and who devised a system of the calculus independent of Newton (1646-1716) [syn: {Leibniz}, {Leibnitz}, {Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz}]

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
n : German philosopher and mathematician who thought of the universe as consisting of independent monads and who devised a system of the calculus independent of Newton (1646-1716) [syn: {Leibniz}, {Leibnitz}, {Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz}]

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
n : German playwright and leader of the Enlightenment (1729-1781) [syn: {Lessing}]

Gottlieb Daimler
n : German engineer and automobile manufacturer who produced the first high-speed internal combustion engine (1834-1900) [syn: {Daimler}]

gouache
n 1: an opaque watercolor prepared with gum
2: a watercolor executed with opaque watercolors mixed with gum

Gouda
n : mild cream-colored Dutch cheese shaped in balls [syn: {Gouda cheese}]

Gouda cheese
n : mild cream-colored Dutch cheese shaped in balls [syn: {Gouda}]

gouge
n 1: an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) [syn: {dent}, {nick}]
2: and edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves
3: the act of gouging
v 1: force with the thumb; "gouge out his eyes" [syn: {force out}]
2: obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" [syn: {extort}, {squeeze}, {rack}, {wring}]
3: make a groove in [syn: {rout}]

gouge out
v : make gouges into a surface; "The woman's spiked heels gouged out the wooden floor"

gouger
n 1: an attacker who gouges out the antagonist's eye
2: a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud [syn: {swindler}, {chiseller}, {chiseler}, {scammer}, {grifter}, {sharper}, {sharpie}, {sharpy}]

goujon
n : large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw [syn: {flathead catfish}, {mudcat}, {shovelnose catfish}, {spoonbill catfish}, {Pylodictus olivaris}]

goulash
n : a rich meat stew highly seasoned with paprika [syn: {Hungarian goulash}, {gulyas}]

Gould
n 1: United States paleontologist and popularizer of science (1941-2002) [syn: {Stephen Jay Gould}]
2: United States financier who gained control of the Erie Canal and who caused a financial panic in 1869 when he attempted to corner the gold market (1836-1892) [syn: {Jay Gould}]

Gounod
n : French composer best remembered for his operas (1818-1893) [syn: {Charles Francois Gounod}]

gourd
n 1: bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd [syn: {calabash}]
2: any of numerous inedible fruits with hard rinds
3: any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds [syn: {gourd vine}]

gourd family
n : a family of herbaceous vines (such cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin) [syn: {Cucurbitaceae}, {family Cucurbitaceae}]

gourd vine
n : any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds [syn: {gourd}]

gourde
n : the basic unit of money in Haiti

gourmand
n : a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess [syn: {glutton}, {trencherman}]

gourmandism
n : the disposition and habits of a gourmand

gourmandize
v : overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream" [syn: {gorge}, {ingurgitate}, {overindulge}, {glut}, {englut}, {stuff}, {engorge}, {overgorge}, {overeat}, {gormandize}, {gormandise}, {binge}, {pig out}, {satiate}, {scarf out}]

gourmet
n : a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) [syn: {epicure}, {gastronome}, {bon vivant}, {epicurean}, {foodie}]

gout
n : a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints [syn: {gouty arthritis}, {urarthritis}]

gouty
adj : suffering from gout

gouty arthritis
n : a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints [syn: {gout}, {urarthritis}]

Gouverneur Morris
n : United States statesman who led the committee that produced the final draft of the United States Constitution (1752-1816) [syn: {Morris}]

govern
v 1: bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate" [syn: {regulate}, {regularize}, {regularise}, {order}] [ant: {deregulate}]
2: direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct"
3: exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?" [syn: {rule}]
4: require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"

governable
adj : capable of being controlled [syn: {controllable}]

Governador Valadares
n : a city in eastern Brazil northeast of Belo Horizonte

governance
n 1: the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment" [syn: {administration}, {governing body}, {establishment}, {brass}, {organization}, {organisation}]
2: the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" [syn: {government}, {governing}, {government activity}]

governed
n : the body of people who are citizens of a particular government; "governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed"--Declaration of Independence

governess
n : a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)

governing
adj : responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws; "governing bodies"
n : the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" [syn: {government}, {governance}, {government activity}]

governing board
n : a board that manages the affairs of an institution

governing body
n : the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment" [syn: {administration}, {governance}, {establishment}, {brass}, {organization}, {organisation}]

government
n 1: the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities" [syn: {authorities}, {regime}]
2: (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed; "tyrannical government"
3: the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" [syn: {governing}, {governance}, {government activity}]
4: the study of government of states and other political units [syn: {politics}, {political science}]

Government Accounting Office
n : an independent nonpartisan federal agency that acts as the investigative arm of Congress making the executive branch accountable to Congress and the government accountable to citizens of the United States [syn: {GAO}, {United States Government Accounting Office}]

government activity
n : the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" [syn: {government}, {governing}, {governance}]

government agency
n : an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" [syn: {agency}, {federal agency}, {bureau}, {office}, {authority}]

government agent
n : a representative or official of a government or administrative department of a government

government bond
n : a bond that is an IOU on the United States Treasury; considered the safest security in the investment world

government building
n : a building that houses a branch of government

government department
n : a department of government

government income
n : income available to the government [syn: {government revenue}]

government issue
n : supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government [syn: {issue}, {military issue}]

government man
n : a special law-enforcement agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation [syn: {G-man}, {FBI agent}]

government minister
n : a person appointed to a high office in the government; "Minister of Finance" [syn: {minister}]

government note
n : a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" [syn: {bill}, {note}, {bank bill}, {banker's bill}, {bank note}, {banknote}, {Federal Reserve note}, {greenback}]

government office
n : an office where government employees work

government officials
n : people elected or appointed to administer a government [syn: {officialdom}]

Government Printing Office
n : an agency of the legislative branch that provides printing and binding services for Congress and the departments and establishments of the federal government [syn: {United States Government Printing Office}, {US Government Printing Office}, {GPO}]

government revenue
n : income available to the government [syn: {government income}]

government security
n : a security issued by United States government agencies or the Farm Credit System [syn: {agency security}]

governmental
adj 1: of or relating to the governing authorities; "the core of a governmental system"; "public confidence and governmental morale"
2: dealing with the affairs or structure of government or politics or the state; "governmental policy"

governmentally
adv : by government; "governmentally determined policy"

government-in-exile
n : a temporary government moved to or formed in a foreign land by exiles who hope to rule when their country is liberated

governor
n 1: the head of a state government
2: a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) [syn: {regulator}]

governor general
n : a governor of high rank

governor plum
n : small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums [syn: {governor's plum}, {Madagascar plum}, {ramontchi}, {batoko palm}, {Flacourtia indica}]

governors general
See {governor general}

governor's plum
n : small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums [syn: {governor plum}, {Madagascar plum}, {ramontchi}, {batoko palm}, {Flacourtia indica}]

governor's race
n : a race for election to the governorship [syn: {campaign for governor}]

governorship
n : the office of governor

gowen cypress
n : small sometimes shrubby tree native to California; often used as an ornamental; in some classification systems includes the Pygmy cypress and the Santa Cruz cypress [syn: {Cupressus goveniana}]

gown
n 1: long, usually formal, woman's dress
2: protective garment worn by surgeons during operations [syn: {surgical gown}, {scrubs}]
3: outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions [syn: {robe}]
v : dress in a gown

gowned
adj : wearing a gown; "beautifully gowned women"

goy
n : in this sense `Gentile' denotes a Christian as contrasted with a Jew; `goy' is a derogatory word for Christians used by Jews [syn: {Gentile}, {non-Jew}] [also: {goyim} (pl)]

Goya
n : Spanish painter well known for his portraits and for his satires (1746-1828) [syn: {Goya y Lucientes}, {Francisco Goya}, {Francisco de Goya}, {Francisco Jose de Goya}, {Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes}]

Goya y Lucientes
n : Spanish painter well known for his portraits and for his satires (1746-1828) [syn: {Goya}, {Francisco Goya}, {Francisco de Goya}, {Francisco Jose de Goya}, {Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes}]

goyim
goy
n : in this sense `Gentile' denotes a Christian as contrasted with a Jew; `goy' is a derogatory word for Christians used by Jews [syn: {Gentile}, {non-Jew}] [also: {goyim} (pl)]

goyim
See {goy}

GP
n : a physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses [syn: {general practitioner}]

GP bomb
n : a large bomb (500 to 2,000 pounds that is 50% explosive) whose explosion creates a blast and whose metal casing creates some fragmentation effect [syn: {general-purpose bomb}]

GPA
n : a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted [syn: {grade point average}]

GPO
n : an agency of the legislative branch that provides printing and binding services for Congress and the departments and establishments of the federal government [syn: {United States Government Printing Office}, {US Government Printing Office}, {Government Printing Office}]

GPS
n : a navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver [syn: {Global Positioning System}]

Graafian follicle
n : a vascular body in a mammalian ovary enclosing a developing egg

grab
n 1: a mechanical device for gripping an object
2: the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion" [syn: {catch}, {snatch}, {snap}]
v 1: take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!" [syn: {catch}, {take hold of}]
2: get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale" [syn: {snap up}, {snaffle}]
3: make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"
4: obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power"
5: take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"
6: capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination" [syn: {seize}] [also: {grabbing}, {grabbed}]

grab bag
n 1: an assortment of miscellaneous items
2: a container from which a person draws a wrapped item at random without knowing the contents

grab bar
n : a bar attached parallel to a wall to provide a handgrip for steadying yourself

grab sample
n : a single sample or measurement taken at a specific time or over as short a period as feasible

grabbed
See {grab}

grabbed
grab
n 1: a mechanical device for gripping an object
2: the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion" [syn: {catch}, {snatch}, {snap}]
v 1: take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!" [syn: {catch}, {take hold of}]
2: get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale" [syn: {snap up}, {snaffle}]
3: make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"
4: obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power"
5: take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"
6: capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination" [syn: {seize}] [also: {grabbing}, {grabbed}]

grabber
n : an unpleasant person who grabs inconsiderately

grabbing
See {grab}

grabbing
grab
n 1: a mechanical device for gripping an object
2: the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion" [syn: {catch}, {snatch}, {snap}]
v 1: take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!" [syn: {catch}, {take hold of}]
2: get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale" [syn: {snap up}, {snaffle}]
3: make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"
4: obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power"
5: take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"
6: capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination" [syn: {seize}] [also: {grabbing}, {grabbed}]

grabby
adj : immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees" [syn: {avaricious}, {covetous}, {grasping}, {greedy}, {prehensile}]

grace
n 1: (Bhristian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who under such divine influence; "the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin"; "it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church"; "the Virgin lived in a state of grace" [syn: {saving grace}, {state of grace}]
2: elegance and beauty of movement or expression [syn: {gracility}]
3: a sense of propriety and consideration for others [syn: {seemliness}] [ant: {unseemliness}]
4: a disposition to kindness and compassion; benign good will; "the victor's grace in treating the vanquished" [syn: {good will}, {goodwill}]
5: (Greek mythology) one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm; a favorite subject for sculptors
6: a short prayer of thanks before a meal [syn: {blessing}, {thanksgiving}]
7: (Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God; "God's grace is manifested in the salvation of sinners"; "there but for the grace of God go I" [syn: {grace of God}, {free grace}]
v 1: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" [syn: {decorate}, {adorn}, {ornament}, {embellish}, {beautify}]
2: be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere" [syn: {deck}, {adorn}, {decorate}, {embellish}, {beautify}]

grace cup
n : cup to be passed around for the final toast after a meal

Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen
n : United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964) [syn: {Allen}, {Gracie Allen}, {Gracie}]

Grace Kelly
n : United States film actress who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982) [syn: {Kelly}, {Grace Patricia Kelly}, {Princess Grace of Monaco}]

grace note
n : an embellishing note usually written in smaller size [syn: {appoggiatura}, {acciaccatura}]

grace of God
n : (Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God; "God's grace is manifested in the salvation of sinners"; "there but for the grace of God go I" [syn: {grace}, {free grace}]

Grace Patricia Kelly
n : United States film actress who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982) [syn: {Kelly}, {Grace Kelly}, {Princess Grace of Monaco}]

graceful
adj 1: characterized by beauty of movement, style, form etc.; not awkward [ant: {awkward}]
2: suggesting taste, ease, and wealth [syn: {elegant}, {refined}]

gracefully
adv 1: in a graceful manner; "she swooped gracefully" [ant: {gracelessly}]
2: in a gracious or graceful manner; "he did not have a chance to grow up graciously" [syn: {graciously}] [ant: {ungraciously}, {ungraciously}]

gracefulness
n : beautiful carriage [ant: {awkwardness}]

graceless
adj 1: lacking graciousness; "a totally graceless hostess" [syn: {unpleasing}]
2: lacking grace; clumsy; "a graceless production of the play"; "his stature low...his bearing ungraceful"- Sir Walter Scott [syn: {ungraceful}]
3: lacking social polish; "too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate"; "their excellent manners always may be feel gauche" [syn: {gauche}, {unpolished}]

gracelessly
adv 1: without grace; rigidly; "they moved woodenly" [syn: {ungraciously}, {ungracefully}, {woodenly}, {without graciousness}] [ant: {graciously}, {graciously}]
2: in a graceless manner; "she moves rather gracelessly" [ant: {gracefully}]

gracelessness
n 1: an unpleasant carriage [syn: {ungracefulness}]
2: the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) [syn: {awkwardness}, {clumsiness}, {stiffness}]

Gracie
n : United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964) [syn: {Allen}, {Gracie Allen}, {Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen}]

Gracie Allen
n : United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964) [syn: {Allen}, {Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen}, {Gracie}]

gracilariid
n : small dull or metallic-colored tineoid moths whose larvae mine in plant leaves [syn: {gracilariid moth}]

gracilariid moth
n : small dull or metallic-colored tineoid moths whose larvae mine in plant leaves [syn: {gracilariid}]

Gracilariidae
n : leaf miners [syn: {Gracillariidae}, {family Gracilariidae}]

gracile
adj : slender and graceful [syn: {willowy}]

gracility
n : elegance and beauty of movement or expression [syn: {grace}]

Gracillariidae
n : leaf miners [syn: {Gracilariidae}, {family Gracilariidae}]

gracious
adj 1: characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit; "gracious even to unexpected visitors"; "gracious living"; "he bears insult with gracious good humor" [ant: {ungracious}]
2: doing or producing good [syn: {beneficent}, {benevolent}]
3: characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects; "our benignant king" [syn: {benignant}]
4: exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture" [syn: {courteous}, {nice}]
5: disposed to bestow favors; "thanks to the gracious gods"

graciously
adv : in a gracious or graceful manner; "he did not have a chance to grow up graciously" [syn: {gracefully}] [ant: {ungraciously}, {ungraciously}]

graciousness
n 1: excellence of manners or social conduct [ant: {ungraciousness}]
2: the quality of being kind and gentle [syn: {benignity}, {benignancy}] [ant: {malignity}, {malignity}]

grackle
n 1: glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech [syn: {hill myna}, {Indian grackle}, {Gracula religiosa}]
2: long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumage [syn: {crow blackbird}]

Gracula
n : mynas [syn: {genus Gracula}]

Gracula religiosa
n : glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech [syn: {hill myna}, {Indian grackle}, {grackle}]

grad
n 1: one-hundredth of a right angle [syn: {grade}]
2: a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) [syn: {alumnus}, {alumna}, {alum}, {graduate}]

grad school
n : a school in a university offering study leading to degrees beyond the bachelor's degree [syn: {graduate school}]

grad student
n : a student who continues studies after graduation [syn: {graduate student}, {postgraduate}]

gradable
adj : capable of being graded (for quality or rank or size etc.)

gradable opposition
n : an opposition that is capable of being graded

gradate
v 1: arrange according to grades; "These lines are gradated"
2: pass imperceptibly from one degree, shade, or tone into another; "The paint on these walls gradates but you don't see it"

gradation
n 1: relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions" [syn: {step}]
2: a degree of ablaut [syn: {grade}]
3: the act of arranging in grades [syn: {graduation}]

gradational
adj : slowly and smoothly [syn: {gradatory}, {graduated}]

gradatory
adj : slowly and smoothly [syn: {gradational}, {graduated}]

grade
n 1: a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy" [syn: {class}, {form}]
2: a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade" [syn: {level}, {tier}]
3: the gradient of a slope or road or other surface; "the road had a steep grade"
4: one-hundredth of a right angle [syn: {grad}]
5: a degree of ablaut [syn: {gradation}]
6: a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?" [syn: {mark}, {score}]
7: the height of the ground on which something stands; "the base of the tower was below grade" [syn: {ground level}]
8: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate degree of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree" [syn: {degree}, {level}]
9: a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed
v 1: assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" [syn: {rate}, {rank}, {range}, {order}, {place}]
2: level to the right gradient
3: assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework" [syn: {score}, {mark}]
4: determine the grade of or assign a grade to

grade crossing
n : intersection of a railway and a road on the same level; barriers close road when trains pass [syn: {level crossing}]

grade insignia
n : V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service; "they earned their stripes in Kuwait" [syn: {chevron}, {stripe}, {stripes}]

grade point
n : a numerical value assigned to a letter grade received in a course taken at a college or university multiplied by the number of credit hours awarded for the course

grade point average
n : a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted [syn: {GPA}]

grade school
n : a school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8 grades [syn: {grammar school}, {elementary school}, {primary school}]

grade separation
n : a crossing that uses an underpass or overpass

grade-constructed
adj : constructed at ground level; "grade-constructed accesses to the freeway"

graded
adj : arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks; "stratified areas of the distribution" [syn: {ranked}, {stratified}]

gradelier
See {gradely}

gradeliest
See {gradely}

grader
n : a judge who assigns grades to something

gradient
n 1: a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension
2: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient" [syn: {slope}]

grading
n 1: the act of arranging in a graduated series [syn: {scaling}]
2: changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface [syn: {leveling}]
3: evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do" [syn: {marking}, {scoring}]

gradual
adj 1: proceeding in small stages; "a gradual increase in prices" [ant: {sudden}]
2: of a topographical gradient; not steep or abrupt; "a gradual slope" [ant: {steep}]
n : (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass

graduality
n : the quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages [syn: {gradualness}]

gradually
adv : in a gradual manner; "the snake moved gradually toward its victim" [syn: {bit by bit}, {step by step}]

gradualness
n 1: the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual [syn: {gentleness}] [ant: {abruptness}]
2: the quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages [syn: {graduality}]

graduate
adj : of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree; "graduate courses" [syn: {graduate(a)}, {postgraduate}]
n 1: a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) [syn: {alumnus}, {alumna}, {alum}, {grad}]
2: a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts
v 1: receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; "She graduated in 1990"
2: confer an academic degree upon; "This school graduates 2,000 students each year"
3: make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder" [syn: {calibrate}, {fine-tune}]

graduate nurse
n : someone who has completed the course of study (including hospital practice) at a nurses training school [syn: {trained nurse}]

graduate school
n : a school in a university offering study leading to degrees beyond the bachelor's degree [syn: {grad school}]

graduate student
n : a student who continues studies after graduation [syn: {grad student}, {postgraduate}]

graduated
adj 1: increasing as the amount taxed increases [syn: {proportional}]
2: marked with or divided into degrees; "a calibrated thermometer" [syn: {calibrated}]
3: decreasing as the amount taxed increases
4: slowly and smoothly [syn: {gradational}, {gradatory}]

graduated cylinder
n : a cylindrical graduate

graduated table
n : an ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale of 1 to 10" [syn: {scale}, {scale of measurement}, {ordered series}]

graduating class
n : the body of students who graduate together this year

graduation
n 1: the successful completion of a program of study
2: an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred [syn: {commencement}, {commencement exercise}, {commencement ceremony}, {graduation exercise}]
3: a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement; "the ruler had 16 graduations per inch"
4: the act of arranging in grades [syn: {gradation}]

graduation exercise
n : an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred [syn: {commencement}, {commencement exercise}, {commencement ceremony}, {graduation}]

Graecophile
adj : characterized by a love of Greece and Grecian things; "the Philhellenic Society" [syn: {philhellenic}, {philhellene}, {Graecophilic}]
n : an admirer of Greece and everything Greek [syn: {philhellene}, {philhellenist}]

Graecophilic
adj : characterized by a love of Greece and Grecian things; "the Philhellenic Society" [syn: {philhellenic}, {philhellene}, {Graecophile}]

Graeco-Roman
adj : characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures [syn: {Greco-Roman}, {Hellenic}]

Graeco-Roman deity
n : a deity of classical mythology [syn: {Greco-Roman deity}]

Graf
n : German tennis player who won seven women's singles titles at Wimbledon (born in 1969) [syn: {Steffi Graf}, {Stephanie Graf}]

Graf Zeppelin
n : a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs [syn: {zeppelin}]

grafen
See {graf}

graffiti
n : a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls [syn: {graffito}]

graffiti
graffito
n : a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls [syn: {graffiti}] [also: {graffiti} (pl)]

graffiti
See {graffito}

graffito
n : a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls [syn: {graffiti}] [also: {graffiti} (pl)]

graft
n 1: (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient [syn: {transplant}]
2: the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage [syn: {bribery}]
3: the act of grafting something onto something else [syn: {grafting}]
v 1: cause to grow together parts from different plants; "graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree" [syn: {engraft}, {ingraft}]
2: place athe organ of a donor into the body of a recipient [syn: {transplant}]

grafting
n : the act of grafting something onto something else [syn: {graft}]

Graham
n 1: United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918) [syn: {Billy Graham}, {William Franklin Graham}]
2: United States dancer and choreographer whose work was noted for its austerity and technical rigor (1893-1991) [syn: {Martha Graham}]
3: flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the bran; (`whole meal flour' is British usage) [syn: {whole wheat flour}, {graham flour}, {whole meal flour}]

graham bread
n : bread made of graham (whole wheat) flour

graham cracker
n : semisweet whole-wheat cracker

graham flour
n : flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the bran; (`whole meal flour' is British usage) [syn: {whole wheat flour}, {graham}, {whole meal flour}]

Graham Greene
n : English novelist and Catholic (1904-1991) [syn: {Greene}, {Henry Graham Greene}]

Grahame
n : English writer (born in Scotland) of children's stories (1859-1932) [syn: {Kenneth Grahame}]

grail
n : (legend) chalice used by Christ at the last supper [syn: {Holy Grail}, {Sangraal}]

grain
n 1: a small hard particle; "a grain of sand"
2: foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses [syn: {food grain}, {cereal}]
3: used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat [syn: {metric grain}]
4: 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
5: 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
6: dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn [syn: {caryopsis}]
7: the direction or texture of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric; "saw the board across the grain"
v 1: thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt" [syn: {ingrain}]
2: paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
3: form into grains [syn: {granulate}]
4: become granular [syn: {granulate}]

grain alcohol
n : the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed as a renewable clean-burning additive to gasoline [syn: {ethyl alcohol}, {ethanol}, {fermentation alcohol}]

grain field
n : a field where grain is grown [syn: {grainfield}]

grain merchant
n : a merchant who deals in food grains

grain moth
n : moth whose larvae feed on grain

grain sorghum
n : any of several sorghums cultivated primarily for grain

grainfield
n : a field where grain is grown [syn: {grain field}]

Grainger
n : United States composer (born in Australia) who lived in London and collected English folk songs (1882-1961) [syn: {Percy Grainger}, {Percy Aldridge Grainger}, {George Percy Aldridge Grainger}]

grainier
See {grainy}

grainier
grainy
adj : composed of or covered with relatively large particles; "granular sugar"; "gritty sand" [syn: {farinaceous}, {coarse-grained}, {granular}, {granulose}, {gritty}, {mealy}, {sandy}] [also: {grainiest}, {grainier}]

grainiest
See {grainy}

grainiest
grainy
adj : composed of or covered with relatively large particles; "granular sugar"; "gritty sand" [syn: {farinaceous}, {coarse-grained}, {granular}, {granulose}, {gritty}, {mealy}, {sandy}] [also: {grainiest}, {grainier}]

graininess
n : the quality of being composed of relatively large particles [syn: {coarseness}, {granularity}]

graining
n : a texture like that of wood [syn: {woodgraining}]

grains of paradise
n : West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds [syn: {Guinea grains}, {Guinea pepper}, {melagueta pepper}, {Aframomum melegueta}]

grainy
adj : composed of or covered with relatively large particles; "granular sugar"; "gritty sand" [syn: {farinaceous}, {coarse-grained}, {granular}, {granulose}, {gritty}, {mealy}, {sandy}] [also: {grainiest}, {grainier}]

grainy club
n : a variety of grainy club mushrooms

grainy club mushrooms
n : any of various mushrooms of the class Ascomycete [syn: {Clavicipitaceae}]

gram
n 1: a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram [syn: {gramme}, {gm}, {g}]
2: Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938) [syn: {Hans C. J. Gram}]

gram atom
n : the quantity of an element whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the atomic weight of the element [syn: {gram-atomic weight}]

gram calorie
n : unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure [syn: {calorie}, {small calorie}]

Gram method
n : a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after being decolorized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are gram-positive and those that do not retain it are gram-negative [syn: {Gram's method}, {Gram's procedure}, {Gram's stain}, {Gram stain}]

gram molecule
n : the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites [syn: {mole}, {mol}]

Gram stain
n : a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after being decolorized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are gram-positive and those that do not retain it are gram-negative [syn: {Gram's method}, {Gram method}, {Gram's procedure}, {Gram's stain}]

grama
n : pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America [syn: {grama grass}, {gramma}, {gramma grass}]

grama grass
n : pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America [syn: {grama}, {gramma}, {gramma grass}]

gram-atomic weight
n : the quantity of an element whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the atomic weight of the element [syn: {gram atom}]

gramicidin
n : an antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium; used chiefly as an antiseptic in treating local infections produced by Gram-positive bacteria

Graminaceae
n : the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane [syn: {Gramineae}, {family Gramineae}, {family Graminaceae}, {Poaceae}, {family Poaceae}, {grass family}]

graminaceous plant
n : cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and narrow long-bladed leaves [syn: {gramineous plant}]

Graminales
n : grasses; sedges; rushes [syn: {order Graminales}]

Gramineae
n : the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane [syn: {family Gramineae}, {Graminaceae}, {family Graminaceae}, {Poaceae}, {family Poaceae}, {grass family}]

gramineous plant
n : cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and narrow long-bladed leaves [syn: {graminaceous plant}]

gramma
n : pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America [syn: {grama}, {grama grass}, {gramma grass}]

gramma grass
n : pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America [syn: {grama}, {grama grass}, {gramma}]

grammar
n : studies of the formation of basic linguistic units

grammar school
n 1: a secondary school emphasizing Latin and Greek in preparation for college
2: a school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8 grades [syn: {grade school}, {elementary school}, {primary school}]

grammarian
n : a linguist who specializes in the study of grammar and syntax [syn: {syntactician}]

grammatic
adj : of or pertaining to grammar; "the grammatic structure of a sentence"; "grammatical rules"; "grammatical gender" [syn: {grammatical}]

grammatical
adj 1: of or pertaining to grammar; "the grammatic structure of a sentence"; "grammatical rules"; "grammatical gender" [syn: {grammatic}]
2: conforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers; "spoke in grammatical sentences" [syn: {well-formed}] [ant: {ungrammatical}]

grammatical case
n : nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence [syn: {case}]

grammatical category
n : (grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical properties [syn: {syntactic category}]

grammatical constituent
n : (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction [syn: {constituent}]

grammatical construction
n : a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit; "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner" [syn: {construction}, {expression}] [ant: {misconstruction}]

grammatical gender
n : a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it is quite arbitrary but in Indo-European languages it is usually based on sex or animateness [syn: {gender}]

grammatical meaning
n : the meaning of a word that depends on its role in a sentence; varies with inflectional form

grammatical relation
n : a linguistic relation established by grammar

grammatical rule
n : a linguistic rule for the syntax of grammatical utterances [syn: {rule of grammar}]

grammatically
adv : in a grammatical manner; "this child already speaks grammatically" [ant: {ungrammatically}]

grammatolatry
n : worship of words [syn: {verbolatry}, {word-worship}]

Grammatophyllum
n : small genus of large epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of southeastern Asia to Polynesia; the giants of the Orchidaceae having long narrow leaves and drooping flower clusters often 6 feet long [syn: {genus Grammatophyllum}]

gramme
n : a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram [syn: {gram}, {gm}, {g}]

gram-negative
adj : (of bacteria) being or relating to a bacterium that does not retain the violet stain used in Gram's method [ant: {gram-positive}]

gramophone
n : an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically [syn: {acoustic gramophone}]

gram-positive
adj : (of bacteria) being or relating to a bacterium that retains the violet stain used in Gram's method [ant: {gram-negative}]

gramps
n : the father of your father or mother [syn: {grandfather}, {granddad}, {grandad}, {granddaddy}, {grandpa}]

grampus
n 1: predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas [syn: {killer whale}, {killer}, {orca}, {sea wolf}, {Orcinus orca}]
2: slaty-gray blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas [syn: {Grampus griseus}]

Grampus griseus
n : slaty-gray blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas [syn: {grampus}]

Gram's method
n : a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after being decolorized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are gram-positive and those that do not retain it are gram-negative [syn: {Gram method}, {Gram's procedure}, {Gram's stain}, {Gram stain}]

Gram's procedure
n : a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after being decolorized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are gram-positive and those that do not retain it are gram-negative [syn: {Gram's method}, {Gram method}, {Gram's stain}, {Gram stain}]

Gram's solution
n : a solution used in staining bacteria by Gram's method; consists of one part iodine and two parts potassium iodide and 300 parts water

Gram's stain
n : a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after being decolorized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are gram-positive and those that do not retain it are gram-negative [syn: {Gram's method}, {Gram method}, {Gram's procedure}, {Gram stain}]

gran
n : the mother of your father or mother [syn: {grandma}, {grandmother}, {granny}, {grannie}]

gran casa
n : a large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite but very low pitch [syn: {bass drum}]

Gran Santiago
n : the capital and largest city of Chile; located in central Chile; one of the largest cities in South America [syn: {Santiago}, {Santiago de Chile}, {capital of Chile}]

Granada
n : a city in southeastern Spain; site of the Alhambra (a palace and fortress built by Muslims in the Middle Ages) which is now a major tourist attraction

granadilla
n 1: tropical American passionflower yielding the large granadilla fruit [syn: {giant granadilla}, {Passiflora quadrangularis}]
2: considered best for fruit [syn: {sweet granadilla}, {Passiflora ligularis}]
3: Brazilian passionflower cultivated for its deep purple fruit [syn: {purple granadillo}, {Passiflora edulis}]
4: the egg-shaped edible fruit of tropical American vines related to passionflowers

granadilla tree
n : West Indian tree yielding a fine grade of green ebony [syn: {granadillo}, {Brya ebenus}]

granadilla wood
n 1: dark red hardwood derived from the cocobolo and used in making musical instruments e.g. clarinets
2: wood of the granadilla tree used for making musical instruments especially clarinets [syn: {cocuswood}, {cocoswood}]

granadillo
n : West Indian tree yielding a fine grade of green ebony [syn: {granadilla tree}, {Brya ebenus}]

granary
n : a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed [syn: {garner}]

grand
adj 1: impressive in scale; "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner" [syn: {expansive}]
2: of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage" [syn: {august}, {lordly}]
3: impressive in size or scope; "heroic undertakings" [syn: {heroic}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 [syn: {thousand}, {one thousand}, {1000}, {M}, {K}, {chiliad}, {G}, {thou}, {yard}]
2: a piano with the strings on a harp-shaped frame; usually supported by 3 legs [syn: {grand piano}]

Grand Canal
n 1: the major waterway in Venice, Italy
2: an inland waterway 1000 miles long in eastern China; extends from Tianjin in the north to Hangzhou in the south

Grand Canyon
n : the enormous gorge of the Colorado River in northern Arizona

Grand Canyon National Park
n : a national park in Arizona including the mile deep canyon of the Colorado River which shows geologic features and fossil plants and animals

Grand Canyon State
n : a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon [syn: {Arizona}, {AZ}]

grand circle
n : a gymnastic exercise performed on the horizontal bar by swinging around it with the body fully extended

grand dragon
n : a high ranking person in the Ku Klux Klan

grand duchess
n : the wife of a grand duke or a woman holding that rank in her own right

grand duchy
n : the domain controlled by a grand duke or grand duchess

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
n : a grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany; an international financial center [syn: {Luxembourg}, {Luxemburg}]

grand duke
n : a prince who rules a territory

grand fir
n : lofty fir of the Pacific coast of northwestern America having long curving branches and deep green leaves [syn: {lowland fir}, {lowland white fir}, {giant fir}, {Abies grandis}]

Grand Guignol
n : a play of a macabre or horrific nature

Grand Inquisitor
n : director of the court of Inquisition (especially in Spain and Portugal)

Grand Island
n : a town in south central Nebraska

grand jury
n : a jury to inquire in accusations of crime and to evaluate the grounds for indictments

Grand Lama
n : chief lama and once ruler of Tibet [syn: {Dalai Lama}]

grand larceny
n : larceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale) [syn: {grand theft}] [ant: {petit larceny}]

grand mal
n : a seizure (or a type of epilepsy characterized by such seizures) during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire body [syn: {generalized seizure}, {epilepsia major}]

grand mal epilepsy
n : epilepsy in which the attack involves loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerking [syn: {generalized epilepsy}]

Grand Marnier
n : an orange-flavored French liqueur

grand mufti
n : the chief Mufti of a district

Grand National
n : an annual steeplechase run in Liverpool, England

grand opera
n : opera in which all the text is sung

grand piano
n : a piano with the strings on a harp-shaped frame; usually supported by 3 legs [syn: {grand}]

Grand Prix
n : one of several international races

Grand Rapids
n : a city in west central Michigan; noted for manufacturing furniture

grand slam
n : winning all of the tricks in a hand of bridge

Grand Teton
n : a mountain peak in northwestern Wyoming; the highest peak in the Teton Range (13,766 feet high)

Grand Teton National Park
n : a national park in Wyoming featuring mountains

grand theft
n : larceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale) [syn: {grand larceny}] [ant: {petit larceny}]

grand tour
n : an extended sightseeing tour undertaken for pleasure

grand Turk
n : the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire) [syn: {sultan}]

grandad
n : the father of your father or mother [syn: {grandfather}, {gramps}, {granddad}, {granddaddy}, {grandpa}]

grandaunt
n : an aunt of your father or mother [syn: {great-aunt}]

grandchild
n : a child of your son or daughter [also: {grandchildren} (pl)]

grandchildren
grandchild
n : a child of your son or daughter [also: {grandchildren} (pl)]

grandchildren
See {grandchild}

granddad
n : the father of your father or mother [syn: {grandfather}, {gramps}, {grandad}, {granddaddy}, {grandpa}]

granddaddy
n : the father of your father or mother [syn: {grandfather}, {gramps}, {granddad}, {grandad}, {grandpa}]

granddaughter
n : a female grandchild

grande dame
n : a woman of great prestige or ability

grandee
n : a nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal

grandeur
n 1: the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand [syn: {magnificence}, {brilliance}, {splendor}, {splendour}, {grandness}]
2: the quality of being exalted in character or ideals or conduct [syn: {nobility}, {magnanimousness}]

grandfather
n : the father of your father or mother [syn: {gramps}, {granddad}, {grandad}, {granddaddy}, {grandpa}]

grandfather clause
n : an exemption based on circumstances existing prior to the adoption of some policy; used to enfranchise illiterate whites in US south after the Civil War

grandfather clock
n : a pendulum clock enclosed in a tall narrow case [syn: {longcase clock}]

grandiloquence
n : high flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation [syn: {grandiosity}, {magniloquence}, {rhetoric}]

grandiloquent
adj 1: lofty in style; "he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying" [syn: {magniloquent}, {tall}]
2: puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek [syn: {overblown}, {pompous}, {pontifical}, {portentous}]

grandiloquently
adv : in a rhetorically grandiloquent manner; "the orator spoke magniloquently" [syn: {magniloquently}]

grandiose
adj 1: impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval
2: affectedly genteel [syn: {hifalutin}, {highfalutin}, {highfaluting}, {hoity-toity}, {la-di-da}]

grandiosely
adv : in a grandiose manner; "the building was bombastically spacious" [syn: {bombastically}]

grandiosity
n : high flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation [syn: {magniloquence}, {grandiloquence}, {rhetoric}]

grandly
adv : in a grand manner; "the mansion seemed grandly large by today's standards"

grandma
n : the mother of your father or mother [syn: {grandmother}, {granny}, {grannie}, {gran}]

Grandma Moses
n : United States painter of colorful and primitive rural scenes (1860-1961) [syn: {Moses}, {Anne Mary Robertson Moses}]

grandmaster
n : a player of exceptional or world class skill in chess or bridge

grandmother
n : the mother of your father or mother [syn: {grandma}, {granny}, {grannie}, {gran}]

grandnephew
n : a son of your niece or nephew [syn: {great-nephew}]

grandness
n 1: a prominent status; "a person of importance" [syn: {importance}]
2: unusual largeness in size or extent [syn: {enormousness}, {greatness}, {immenseness}, {immensity}, {sizeableness}, {vastness}]
3: the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand [syn: {magnificence}, {brilliance}, {splendor}, {splendour}, {grandeur}]
4: splendid or imposing in size or appearance; "the grandness of the architecture" [syn: {impressiveness}, {magnificence}]

grandniece
n : a daughter of your niece or nephew [syn: {great-niece}]

grandpa
n : the father of your father or mother [syn: {grandfather}, {gramps}, {granddad}, {grandad}, {granddaddy}]

grandparent
n : a parent of your father or mother

grandson
n : a male grandchild

grandstand
n 1: the audience at a stadium or racetrack
2: a stand at a racecourse or stadium consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats that are under a protective roof [syn: {covered stand}]
v : perform ostentatiously in order to impress the audience and with an eye to the applause; "She never misses a chance to grandstand"

grandstander
n : someone who performs with an eye to the applause from spectators in the grandstand

granduncle
n : an uncle of your father or mother [syn: {great-uncle}]

grange
n : an outlying farm

granger
n : a person who operates a farm [syn: {farmer}, {husbandman}, {sodbuster}]

Granicus
n : the battle in which Alexander won his first major victory against the Persians (334 BC) [syn: {Battle of Granicus River}]

granite
n 1: plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
2: something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness); "a man of granite"

Granite State
n : a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {New Hampshire}, {NH}]

granitelike
adj : hard as granite; "a granitic fist" [syn: {granitic}, {rocklike}, {stony}]

graniteware
n : a kind of stone gray enamelware

granitic
adj 1: hard as granite; "a granitic fist" [syn: {granitelike}, {rocklike}, {stony}]
2: having austere inflexibility; "a flinty manner"; "granitic morality"; "his unyielding mouth and glassy eyes"- Marchette Chute [syn: {flinty}, {unyielding}]

grannie
n : the mother of your father or mother [syn: {grandma}, {grandmother}, {granny}, {gran}]

granny
n 1: the mother of your father or mother [syn: {grandma}, {grandmother}, {grannie}, {gran}]
2: an old woman
3: a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure [syn: {granny knot}]

granny knot
n : a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure [syn: {granny}]

Granny Smith
n : apple with a green skin and hard tart flesh

granny's bonnets
n : common European columbine having variously colored (white or blue to purple or red) short-spurred flowers; naturalized in United States [syn: {Aquilegia vulgaris}]

granola
n : cereal made of especially rolled oats with dried fruits and nuts and honey or brown sugar

granola bar
n : cookie bar made of granola

grant
n 1: any monetary aid
2: the act of providing a subsidy [syn: {subsidization}, {subsidisation}]
3: (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance [syn: {assignment}]
4: Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978) [syn: {Duncan Grant}, {Duncan James Corrow Grant}]
5: United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986) [syn: {Cary Grant}]
6: 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885) [syn: {Ulysses Grant}, {Ulysses S. Grant}, {Ulysses Simpson Grant}, {Hiram Ulysses Grant}, {President Grant}]
7: a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business; "he got the beer concession at the ball park" [syn: {concession}]
8: a right or privilege that has been granted
v 1: let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison" [syn: {allow}] [ant: {deny}]
2: give on the basis of merit; "Funds are granted to qualified researchers" [syn: {award}]
3: be willing to concede; "I grant you this much" [syn: {concede}, {yield}]
4: allow to have; "grant a privilege" [syn: {accord}, {allot}]
5: bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights" [syn: {give}]
6: give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another [syn: {concede}, {yield}, {cede}]
7: transfer by deed; "grant land" [syn: {deed over}]

Grant Wood
n : United States painter noted for works based on life in the Midwest (1892-1942) [syn: {Wood}]

granted
adj 1: acknowledged as a supposition; "given the engine's condition, it is a wonder that it started" [syn: {given}]
2: given as a grant; "the special funds granted for his research project"

grantee
n : a recipient of a grant

granter
n : a person who grants or gives something [ant: {withholder}]

Granth
n : the principal sacred text of Sikhism contains hymns and poetry as well as the teachings of the first five gurus [syn: {Adi Granth}, {Granth Sahib}]

Granth Sahib
n : the principal sacred text of Sikhism contains hymns and poetry as well as the teachings of the first five gurus [syn: {Adi Granth}, {Granth}]

grant-in-aid
n 1: a grant from a central government to a local government
2: a grant to a person or school for some educational project [also: {grants-in-aid} (pl)]

granting immunity
n : an act exempting someone; "he was granted immunity from prosecution" [syn: {exemption}, {immunity}]

grantor
n : a person who makes a grant in legal form; "conveyed from grantor to grantee"

grantor trust
n : a trust established to shift the income to someone who is taxed at a lower rate than the grantor for a period of 10 years or more [syn: {Clifford trust}]

grants-in-aid
grant-in-aid
n 1: a grant from a central government to a local government
2: a grant to a person or school for some educational project [also: {grants-in-aid} (pl)]

grants-in-aid
See {grant-in-aid}

granular
adj 1: composed of or covered with relatively large particles; "granular sugar"; "gritty sand" [syn: {farinaceous}, {coarse-grained}, {grainy}, {granulose}, {gritty}, {mealy}, {sandy}]
2: having a granular structure like that of chondrites [syn: {chondritic}] [ant: {achondritic}]

granular pearlite
n : if steel or iron cool very slowly the cementite may occur in globules instead of in layers [syn: {globular pearlite}]

granularity
n : the quality of being composed of relatively large particles [syn: {coarseness}, {graininess}]

granulate
v 1: form into grains [syn: {grain}]
2: become granular [syn: {grain}]
3: form granulating tissue; "wounds and ulcers can granulate"

granulated
adj : made grainy or formed into granules; "granulated sugar"

granulated sugar
n : sugar in the form of small grains

granulation
n 1: new connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process [syn: {granulation tissue}]
2: the act of forming something into granules or grains; "the granulation of medicines"

granulation tissue
n : new connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process [syn: {granulation}]

granule
n : a tiny grain

granuliferous
adj : producing or full of granules

granulocyte
n : a leukocyte that has granules in its cytoplasm

granulocytic
adj : of or relating to granulocytes

granulocytic leukemia
n : a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; marked by proliferation of myelocytes and their presence in the blood [syn: {myelocytic leukemia}]

granulocytopenia
n : an acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug therapy) characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes [syn: {agranulocytosis}, {agranulosis}]

granuloma
n : a tumor composed of granulation tissue resulting from injury or inflammation or infection [also: {granulomata} (pl)]

granuloma inguinale
n : a venereal disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Calymmatobacterium; characterized by a pimply rash of the skin in the genital and groin region [syn: {granuloma venereum}]

granuloma venereum
n : a venereal disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Calymmatobacterium; characterized by a pimply rash of the skin in the genital and groin region [syn: {granuloma inguinale}]

granulomata
granuloma
n : a tumor composed of granulation tissue resulting from injury or inflammation or infection [also: {granulomata} (pl)]

granulomata
See {granuloma}

granulomatous
adj : relating to or characterized by granulomas

granulose
adj : composed of or covered with relatively large particles; "granular sugar"; "gritty sand" [syn: {farinaceous}, {coarse-grained}, {grainy}, {granular}, {gritty}, {mealy}, {sandy}]

Granville Stanley Hall
n : United States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924) [syn: {Hall}, {G. Stanley Hall}]

granville wilt
n : a bacterial wilt of tobacco plants

Granville-Barker
n : English actor and dramatist and critic and director noted for his productions of Shakespearean plays (1877-1946) [syn: {Harley Granville-Barker}]

grape
n 1: any of various juicy purple- or green-skinned fruit of the genus Vitis; grow in clusters
2: any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries [syn: {grapevine}]

grape arbor
n : an arbor where grapes are grown [syn: {grape arbour}]

grape arbour
n : an arbor where grapes are grown [syn: {grape arbor}]

grape fern
n : a fern of the genus Botrychium having a fertile frond bearing small grapelike clusters of spore cases

grape hyacinth
n : any of various early flowering spring hyacinths native to Eurasia having dense spikes of rounded blue flowers resembling bunches of small grapes

grape jelly
n : jelly made from grape juice

grape juice
n : the juice of grapes

grape louse
n : destructive to various grape plants [syn: {grape phylloxera}, {Phylloxera vitifoleae}]

grape phylloxera
n : destructive to various grape plants [syn: {grape louse}, {Phylloxera vitifoleae}]

grape sugar
n : an isomer of glucose that is found in honey and sweet fruits [syn: {dextrose}, {dextroglucose}]

grapefruit
n 1: citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp [syn: {Citrus paradisi}]
2: large yellow fruit with somewhat acid juicy pulp; usual serving consists of a half

grapefruit juice
n : the juice of grapefruits

grapefruit peel
n : strips of grapefruit peel cooked in sugar syrup and coated with sugar

grape-leaf begonia
n : tuberous or semi-tuberous South African begonia having shallowly lobed ovate leaves and small white flowers [syn: {maple-leaf begonia}, {Begonia dregei}]

grapelike
adj : resembling the fruit of a grape vine

grapeshot
n : a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot

grapevine
n 1: gossip spread by spoken communication; "the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth" [syn: {pipeline}, {word of mouth}]
2: any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries [syn: {grape}]

grapevine family
n : a family of vines belonging to order Rhamnales [syn: {Vitaceae}, {family Vitaceae}, {Vitidaceae}]

grapey
adj : having a taste like that of grapes; "a grapey wine" [syn: {grapy}]

graph
n : a drawing illustrating the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes [syn: {graphical record}]
v 1: represent by means of a graph; "chart the data" [syn: {chart}]
2: plot upon a graph

graph paper
n : paper that has lines to permit drawing graphs

grapheme
n : a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters" [syn: {character}, {graphic symbol}]

graphic
adj 1: written or drawn or engraved; "graphic symbols" [syn: {graphical}, {in writing(p)}]
2: describing nudity or sexual activity in graphic detail; "graphic sexual scenes"
3: of or relating to the graphic arts; "the etchings, drypoints, lithographis, and engravings which together form his graphic work"- Brit. Book News
4: relating to or presented by a graph; "a graphic presentation of the data" [syn: {graphical}]
5: evoking lifelike images within the mind; "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description" [syn: {lifelike}, {pictorial}, {vivid}]

graphic art
n : the arts of drawing or painting or printmaking

graphic artist
n : an artist who designs and makes prints [syn: {printmaker}]

graphic symbol
n : a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters" [syn: {character}, {grapheme}]

graphic tellurium
n : a silver-white mineral consisting of silver gold telluride; a source of gold in Australia and America [syn: {sylvanite}]

graphical
adj 1: relating to or presented by a graph; "a graphic presentation of the data" [syn: {graphic}]
2: written or drawn or engraved; "graphic symbols" [syn: {graphic}, {in writing(p)}]

graphical record
n : a drawing illustrating the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes [syn: {graph}]

graphical user interface
n : a user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and menus) instead of text; uses a mouse as well as a keyboard as an input device [syn: {GUI}]

graphically
adv 1: in a diagrammatic manner; "the landscape unit drawn diagrammatically illustrates the gentle rolling relief, with a peat-filled basin" [syn: {diagrammatically}]
2: with respect to graphic aspects; "graphically interesting designs"
3: in a graphic way; "he described the event graphically"

graphics
n 1: photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book" [syn: {artwork}, {art}, {nontextual matter}]
2: the drawings and photographs in the layout of a book

graphite
n : used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors [syn: {black lead}, {plumbago}]

graphologist
n : a specialist in inferring character from handwriting [syn: {handwriting expert}]

graphospasm
n : muscular spasms of thumb and forefinger while writing with a pen or pencil [syn: {writer's cramp}]

grapnel
n 1: a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope [syn: {grapple}, {grappler}, {grappling hook}, {grappling iron}]
2: a light anchor for small boats [syn: {grapnel anchor}]

grapnel anchor
n : a light anchor for small boats [syn: {grapnel}]

GRAPO
n : an armed wing of the (illegal) Communist Party of Spain; seeks to overthrow the Spanish government and replace it with a Marxist-Leninist regime; "GRAPO is vehemently opposed to the United States" [syn: {First of October Antifascist Resistance Group}]

grappa
n : Italian brandy made from residue of grapes after pressing

Grappelli
n : French jazz violinist (1908-1997) [syn: {Stephane Grappelli}]

grapple
n 1: a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope [syn: {grapnel}, {grappler}, {grappling hook}, {grappling iron}]
2: a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam [syn: {clamshell}]
3: the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully" [syn: {wrestle}, {wrestling}, {grappling}, {hand-to-hand struggle}]
v 1: come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" [syn: {cope}, {get by}, {make out}, {make do}, {contend}, {deal}, {manage}]
2: to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes" [syn: {grip}]

grappler
n 1: combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground [syn: {wrestler}, {matman}]
2: a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope [syn: {grapnel}, {grapple}, {grappling hook}, {grappling iron}]

grappling
n 1: the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully" [syn: {wrestle}, {wrestling}, {grapple}, {hand-to-hand struggle}]
2: taking the bull by the horns [syn: {braving}, {confronting}, {coping with}, {tackling}]
3: the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down [syn: {wrestling}, {rassling}]

grappling hook
n : a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope [syn: {grapnel}, {grapple}, {grappler}, {grappling iron}]

grappling iron
n : a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope [syn: {grapnel}, {grapple}, {grappler}, {grappling hook}]

Graptophyllum
n : caricature plant [syn: {genus Graptophyllum}]

Graptophyllum pictum
n : tropical Old World shrub having purple or red tubular flowers and leaf markings resembling the profile of a human face [syn: {caricature plant}]

grapy
adj : having a taste like that of grapes; "a grapey wine" [syn: {grapey}]

grasp
n 1: understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices" [syn: {appreciation}, {hold}]
2: the limit of capability; "within the compass of education" [syn: {compass}, {range}, {reach}]
3: a firm controlling influence; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp" [syn: {grip}]
4: the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing" [syn: {clasp}, {clench}, {clutch}, {clutches}, {grip}, {hold}]
v 1: hold firmly [syn: {hold on}]
2: get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" [syn: {get the picture}, {comprehend}, {savvy}, {dig}, {compass}, {apprehend}]

graspable
adj : capable of being apprehended or understood [syn: {apprehensible}, {intelligible}, {perceivable}, {understandable}]

grasping
adj : immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees" [syn: {avaricious}, {covetous}, {grabby}, {greedy}, {prehensile}]
n 1: understanding with difficulty; "the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings"
2: the act of gripping something firmly with the hands [syn: {taking hold}, {seizing}, {prehension}]

grass
n 1: narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
2: German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927) [syn: {Gunter Grass}, {Gunter Wilhelm Grass}]
3: animal food for browsing or grazing [syn: {eatage}, {forage}, {pasture}, {pasturage}]
4: street names for marijuana [syn: {pot}, {green goddess}, {dope}, {weed}, {gage}, {sess}, {sens}, {smoke}, {skunk}, {locoweed}, {Mary Jane}]
v 1: shoot down, of birds
2: cover with grass; "The owners decided to grass their property"
3: spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach
4: cover with grass [syn: {grass over}]
5: feed with grass
6: give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: {denounce}, {tell on}, {betray}, {give away}, {rat}, {shit}, {shop}, {snitch}, {stag}]

grass bacillus
n : a species of Bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter; some strains produce antibiotics [syn: {Bacillus subtilis}, {Bacillus globigii}, {hay bacillus}]

grass family
n : the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane [syn: {Gramineae}, {family Gramineae}, {Graminaceae}, {family Graminaceae}, {Poaceae}, {family Poaceae}]

grass fern
n : epiphytic fern found in lowland forests of tropical America [syn: {ribbon fern}, {Vittaria lineata}]

grass finch
n 1: usually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds; often kept as cage birds [syn: {grassfinch}]
2: common North American finch noted for its evening song [syn: {vesper sparrow}, {Pooecetes gramineus}]

grass frog
n : a common semiterrestrial European frog [syn: {Rana temporaria}]

grass over
v : cover with grass [syn: {grass}]

grass parakeet
n : small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors [syn: {budgerigar}, {budgereegah}, {budgerygah}, {budgie}, {lovebird}, {shell parakeet}, {Melopsittacus undulatus}]

grass pea
n : European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India and for stock elsewhere [syn: {Indian pea}, {khesari}, {Lathyrus sativus}]

grass pink
n 1: an orchid [syn: {Calopogon pulchellum}, {Calopogon tuberosum}]
2: European pink cultivated for its very fragrant pink or rosy flowers [syn: {cottage pink}, {Dianthus plumarius}]

grass poly
n : annual with small solitary pink flowers; originally of Europe but widely naturalized in moist areas [syn: {hyssop loosestrife}, {Lythrum hyssopifolia}]

grass roots
n 1: the essential foundation or source; "the problem was attacked at the grass roots"
2: the common people at a local level (as distinguished from the centers of political activity)

grass skirt
n : a skirt made of long blades of grass

grass snake
n 1: harmless European snake with a bright yellow collar; common in England [syn: {ring snake}, {ringed snake}, {Natrix natrix}]
2: any of numerous nonvenomous longitudinally-striped viviparous North American and Central American snakes [syn: {garter snake}]
3: either of two North American chiefly insectivorous green snakes [syn: {green snake}]

grass tree
n 1: elegant tree having either a single trunk or a branching trunk each with terminal clusters of long narrow leaves and large panicles of fragrant white, yellow or red flowers; New Zealand [syn: {cabbage tree}, {Cordyline australis}]
2: any of several Australian evergreen perennials having short thick woody stems crowned by a tuft of grasslike foliage and yielding acaroid resins [syn: {Australian grass tree}]
3: gaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender tapering leaves 3 to 5 feet long [syn: {tree heath}, {Richea pandanifolia}]

grass tree family
n : one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted [syn: {Xanthorrhoeaceae}, {family Xanthorrhoeaceae}]

grass vetch
n : annual European vetch with red flowers [syn: {grass vetchling}, {Lathyrus nissolia}]

grass vetchling
n : annual European vetch with red flowers [syn: {grass vetch}, {Lathyrus nissolia}]

grass widow
n : a divorced woman or a woman who is separated from her husband [syn: {divorcee}]

grass widower
n : a man who is divorced from (or separated from) his wife [syn: {divorced man}]

grass wrack
n : submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts [syn: {eelgrass}, {sea wrack}, {Zostera marina}]

grass-covered
adj : covered with grass; "wide grass-covered plains as far as the eye could see"

grass-eating
adj : feeding on grasses [syn: {grass-eating(a)}]

grassfinch
n : usually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds; often kept as cage birds [syn: {grass finch}]

grassfire
n : an uncontrolled fire in a grassy area

grasshopper
n 1: terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping [syn: {hopper}]
2: a cocktail made of creme de menthe and cream (sometimes with creme de cacao)

grasshopper mouse
n : insectivorous mouse of western North America

grassier
See {grassy}

grassier
grassy
adj : abounding in grass [ant: {grassless}] [also: {grassiest}, {grassier}]

grassiest
See {grassy}

grassiest
grassy
adj : abounding in grass [ant: {grassless}] [also: {grassiest}, {grassier}]

grassland
n : land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life

grass-leaved golden aster
n : a variety of golden aster

grassless
adj : lacking grass [ant: {grassy}]

grasslike
adj : resembling grass

grass-of-Parnassus
n : any of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus Parnassia having broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale flower resembling a buttercup [syn: {parnassia}]

grassroots
adj 1: fundamental; "the grassroots factor in making the decision"
2: of or involving the common people as constituting a fundamental politico-economic group; "a grassroots movement for nuclear disarmament"

grassy
adj : abounding in grass [ant: {grassless}] [also: {grassiest}, {grassier}]

grassy death camas
n : plant of western North America to Mexico; poisonous especially to grazing animals [syn: {Zigadenus venenosus}, {Zigadenus venenosus gramineus}]

grate
n 1: a frame of iron bars to hold a fire [syn: {grating}]
2: a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something
3: a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air [syn: {grating}]
v 1: furnish with a grate; "a grated fireplace"
2: gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The unjustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" [syn: {eat into}, {fret}, {rankle}]
3: reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface; "grate carrots and onions"; "grate nutmeg"
4: make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger" [syn: {grind}]
5: scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair" [syn: {scrape}]

grated cheese
n : hard or semihard cheese grated

grateful
adj 1: feeling or showing gratitude; "a grateful heart"; "grateful for the tree's shade"; "a thankful smile" [syn: {thankful}] [ant: {ungrateful}]
2: affording comfort or pleasure; "the grateful warmth of the fire"

gratefully
adv : with appreciation; in a grateful manner; "he accepted my offer appreciatively" [syn: {appreciatively}] [ant: {ungratefully}, {ungratefully}]

gratefulness
n : warm friendly feelings of gratitude [syn: {thankfulness}, {appreciativeness}]

grater
n : utensil with sharp perforations for shredding foods (as vegetables or cheese)

graticule
n : a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument [syn: {reticle}, {reticule}]

gratification
n 1: state of being gratified; great satisfaction; "dull repetitious work gives no gratification"; "to my immense gratification he arrived on time" [syn: {satisfaction}]
2: the act or an instance of satisfying

gratified
See {gratify}

gratified
adj : having received what was desired

gratified
gratify
v 1: make happy or satisfied [syn: {satisfy}] [ant: {dissatisfy}]
2: yield (to); give satisfaction to [syn: {pander}, {indulge}] [also: {gratified}]

gratify
v 1: make happy or satisfied [syn: {satisfy}] [ant: {dissatisfy}]
2: yield (to); give satisfaction to [syn: {pander}, {indulge}] [also: {gratified}]

gratifying
adj 1: giving pleasure or satisfaction [syn: {appreciated}, {pleasing}, {satisfying}]
2: occasioning pride; "a gratifying (or proud) achievement"
3: pleasing to the mind or feeling; "sweet revenge" [syn: {sweet}]
4: affording satisfaction or pleasure; "the company was enjoyable"; "found her praise gratifying"; "full of happiness and pleasurable excitement"; "good printing makes a book more pleasurable to read" [syn: {enjoyable}, {pleasurable}]

gratifyingly
adv : in a gratifying manner; "the performance was at a gratifyingly high level" [syn: {satisfyingly}]

grating
adj : unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice" [syn: {gravel}, {gravelly}, {rasping}, {raspy}, {rough}]
n 1: a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air [syn: {grate}]
2: a frame of iron bars to hold a fire [syn: {grate}]
3: optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum [syn: {diffraction grating}]

gratingly
adv : in a harsh and grating manner; "her voice fell gratingly on our ears" [syn: {raspingly}, {harshly}]

gratis
adj : costing nothing; "complimentary tickets" [syn: {complimentary}, {costless}, {free}, {gratis(p)}, {gratuitous}]
adv : without payment; "I'll give you this gratis" [syn: {for free}, {free of charge}]

gratitude
n : a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation; "he was overwhelmed with gratitude for their help" [ant: {ingratitude}]

gratuitous
adj 1: without cause; "a gratuitous insult"
2: costing nothing; "complimentary tickets" [syn: {complimentary}, {costless}, {free}, {gratis(p)}]
3: unnecessary and unwarranted; "a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life" [syn: {needless}, {uncalled-for}]

gratuitously
adv : in an uncalled-for manner; "he insulted us gratuitously"

gratuity
n 1: a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) [syn: {tip}, {pourboire}, {baksheesh}, {bakshish}, {bakshis}, {backsheesh}]
2: an award (as for meritorious service) given without claim or obligation

gratulatory
adj : expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone's success or good fortune; "a congratulatory telegram"; "the usual congratulatory crowd was conspicuously absent"; "a gratulatory address" [syn: {congratulatory}]

gravamina
See {gravamen}

grave
adj 1: dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence" [syn: {sedate}, {sober}, {solemn}]
2: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease" [syn: {dangerous}, {grievous}, {serious}, {severe}, {life-threatening}]
3: of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference" [syn: {grievous}, {heavy}, {weighty}]
n 1: death of a person; "he went to his grave without forgiving me"; "from cradle to grave"
2: a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone); "he put flowers on his mother's grave" [syn: {tomb}]
3: a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation [syn: {grave accent}]
v 1: shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband" [syn: {sculpt}, {sculpture}]
2: carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the winner's name onto the trophy cup" [syn: {engrave}, {inscribe}] [also: {graven}]

grave accent
n : a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation [syn: {grave}]

grave mound
n : (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs [syn: {burial mound}, {barrow}, {tumulus}]

gravedigger
n : a person who earns a living by digging graves

gravel
adj : unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice" [syn: {grating}, {gravelly}, {rasping}, {raspy}, {rough}]
n : rock fragments and pebbles [syn: {crushed rock}]
v 1: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" [syn: {annoy}, {rag}, {get to}, {bother}, {get at}, {irritate}, {rile}, {nark}, {nettle}, {vex}, {chafe}, {devil}]
2: cover with gravel; "We gravelled the driveway"
3: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick}, {get}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder}, {flummox}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}] [also: {gravelling}, {gravelled}]

gravel pit
n : a quarry for gravel

gravelled
See {gravel}

gravelled
gravel
adj : unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice" [syn: {grating}, {gravelly}, {rasping}, {raspy}, {rough}]
n : rock fragments and pebbles [syn: {crushed rock}]
v 1: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" [syn: {annoy}, {rag}, {get to}, {bother}, {get at}, {irritate}, {rile}, {nark}, {nettle}, {vex}, {chafe}, {devil}]
2: cover with gravel; "We gravelled the driveway"
3: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick}, {get}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder}, {flummox}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}] [also: {gravelling}, {gravelled}]

gravelling
See {gravel}

gravelling
gravel
adj : unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice" [syn: {grating}, {gravelly}, {rasping}, {raspy}, {rough}]
n : rock fragments and pebbles [syn: {crushed rock}]
v 1: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" [syn: {annoy}, {rag}, {get to}, {bother}, {get at}, {irritate}, {rile}, {nark}, {nettle}, {vex}, {chafe}, {devil}]
2: cover with gravel; "We gravelled the driveway"
3: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick}, {get}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder}, {flummox}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}] [also: {gravelling}, {gravelled}]

gravelly
adj 1: abounding in small stones; "landed at a shingly little beach" [syn: {pebbly}, {shingly}]
2: unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice" [syn: {grating}, {gravel}, {rasping}, {raspy}, {rough}]

gravelweed
n : perennial herb with yellow flowers; southern and south central United States [syn: {Verbesina helianthoides}]

gravely
adv 1: in a grave and sober manner; "he walked soberly toward the altar" [syn: {soberly}, {staidly}]
2: to a severe or serious degree; "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"; "badly injured"; "a severely impaired heart"; "is gravely ill"; "was seriously ill" [syn: {badly}, {severely}, {seriously}]

graven
See {grave}

graven
grave
adj 1: dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence" [syn: {sedate}, {sober}, {solemn}]
2: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease" [syn: {dangerous}, {grievous}, {serious}, {severe}, {life-threatening}]
3: of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference" [syn: {grievous}, {heavy}, {weighty}]
n 1: death of a person; "he went to his grave without forgiving me"; "from cradle to grave"
2: a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone); "he put flowers on his mother's grave" [syn: {tomb}]
3: a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation [syn: {grave accent}]
v 1: shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband" [syn: {sculpt}, {sculpture}]
2: carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the winner's name onto the trophy cup" [syn: {engrave}, {inscribe}] [also: {graven}]

graven
adj 1: cut into a desired shape; "graven images"; "sculptured representations" [syn: {sculpted}, {sculptured}]
2: cut or impressed into a surface; "an incised design"; "engraved invitations" [syn: {engraved}, {etched}, {incised}, {inscribed}]

graven image
n : a material effigy that is worshipped as a god; "thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god" [syn: {idol}, {god}]

graveness
n : a manner that is serious and solemn [syn: {gravity}, {sobriety}, {soberness}, {somberness}]

graver
n : a tool used by an engraver [syn: {graving tool}, {pointel}, {pointrel}]

graverobber
n 1: someone who steals valuables from graves or crypts
2: someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection [syn: {ghoul}, {body snatcher}]

Graves
n : English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985) [syn: {Robert Graves}, {Robert Ranke Graves}]

Graves' disease
n : exophthalmos occurring in association with goiter; hyperthyroidism with protrusion of the eyeballs [syn: {exophthalmic goiter}]

gravestone
n : a stone that is used to mark a grave [syn: {headstone}, {tombstone}]

graveyard
n : a tract of land used for burials [syn: {cemetery}, {burial site}, {burial ground}, {burying ground}, {memorial park}, {necropolis}]

graveyard shift
n 1: the work shift during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.) [syn: {night shift}]
2: workers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.) [syn: {night shift}]

graveyard watch
n : a watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.) [syn: {middle watch}, {midwatch}, {night watch}]

gravid
adj : in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child" [syn: {big(p)}, {enceinte}, {expectant}, {great(p)}, {large(p)}, {heavy(p)}, {with child(p)}]

gravida
n 1: the number of the pregnancy that a woman is in; "in her third pregnancy a woman is said to be gravida three"
2: a pregnant woman

gravida I
n : (obstetrics) a woman who is pregnant for the first time [syn: {primigravida}]

gravida II
n : a woman who is pregnant for the second time [syn: {secundigravida}]

gravida III
n : a woman who is pregnant for the third time [syn: {tertigravida}]

gravidation
n : technical terms for pregnancy [syn: {gravidity}, {gravidness}]

gravidity
n : technical terms for pregnancy [syn: {gravidness}, {gravidation}]

gravidness
n : technical terms for pregnancy [syn: {gravidity}, {gravidation}]

gravimeter
n 1: a measuring instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid or solid [syn: {hydrometer}]
2: a measuring instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the earth [syn: {gravity meter}]

gravimetric
adj : of or relating to hydrometry [syn: {hydrometric}]

gravimetric analysis
n : quantitative analysis by weight

gravimetry
n : the measurement of specific gravity [syn: {hydrometry}]

graving dock
n : a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline [syn: {dry dock}, {drydock}]

graving tool
n : a tool used by an engraver [syn: {graver}, {pointel}, {pointrel}]

gravitas
n : formality in bearing and appearance; "he behaved with great dignity" [syn: {dignity}, {lordliness}]

gravitate
v 1: move toward; "The conversation gravitated towards politics"
2: be attracted to; "Boys gravitate towards girls at that age"
3: move due to the pull of gravitation; "The stars gravitate towards each other"

gravitation
n 1: (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface; "the more remote the body the less the gravity"; "the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them"; "gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love"--Albert Einstein [syn: {gravity}, {gravitational attraction}, {gravitational force}]
2: movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction; "irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps" [ant: {levitation}]
3: a figurative movement toward some attraction; "the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs"

gravitation wave
n : (physics) a wave that is hypothesized to propagate gravity and to travel at the speed of light [syn: {gravity wave}]

gravitational
adj : of or relating to or caused by gravitation [syn: {gravitative}]

gravitational attraction
n : (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface; "the more remote the body the less the gravity"; "the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them"; "gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love"--Albert Einstein [syn: {gravity}, {gravitation}, {gravitational force}]

gravitational collapse
n : the implosion of a star resulting from its own gravity; the result is a smaller and denser celestial object

gravitational constant
n : (physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation [syn: {universal gravitational constant}, {constant of gravitation}, {G}]

gravitational field
n : a field of force surrounding a body of finite mass

gravitational force
n : (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface; "the more remote the body the less the gravity"; "the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them"; "gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love"--Albert Einstein [syn: {gravity}, {gravitation}, {gravitational attraction}]

gravitational interaction
n : a weak interaction between particles that results from their mass; mediated by gravitons

gravitational mass
n : (physics) the mass of a body as measured by its gravitational attraction for other bodies

gravitational theory
n : (physics) the theory that any two particles of matter attract one another with a force directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them [syn: {theory of gravitation}, {theory of gravity}, {Newton's theory of gravitation}]

gravitationally
adv : with respect to gravitation; "gravitationally strong forces"

gravitative
adj : of or relating to or caused by gravitation [syn: {gravitational}]

gravitons
n : a gauge boson that mediates the (extremely weak) gravitational interactions between particles

gravity
n 1: (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface; "the more remote the body the less the gravity"; "the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them"; "gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love"--Albert Einstein [syn: {gravitation}, {gravitational attraction}, {gravitational force}]
2: a manner that is serious and solemn [syn: {graveness}, {sobriety}, {soberness}, {somberness}]
3: a solemn and dignified feeling [syn: {solemnity}] [ant: {levity}]

gravity bomb
n : a bomb that falls because of gravity and is not guided to a target [syn: {dumb bomb}] [ant: {smart bomb}]

gravity fault
n : an inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have slipped downward relative to the footwall [syn: {normal fault}, {common fault}]

gravity gradient
n : a gradient in the gravitational forces acting on different parts of a nonspherical object; "the gravity gradient of the moon causes the ocean tides on Earth"

gravity meter
n : a measuring instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the earth [syn: {gravimeter}]

gravity wave
n : (physics) a wave that is hypothesized to propagate gravity and to travel at the speed of light [syn: {gravitation wave}]

gravity-assist
n : (spaceflight) a trajectory that passes close to a planetary body in order to gain energy from its gravitational field

gravure
n 1: a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print [syn: {intaglio printing}, {intaglio}]
2: a printing plate used in the process of gravure
3: an intaglio print produced by gravure [syn: {photogravure}, {heliogravure}]
4: intaglio printing

gravy
n 1: basically the juices that drip from cooking meats
2: a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed lik an assembly line" [syn: {boom}, {bonanza}, {gold rush}, {godsend}, {manna from heaven}, {windfall}, {bunce}]

gravy boat
n : a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce [syn: {gravy holder}, {sauceboat}, {boat}]

gravy holder
n : a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce [syn: {gravy boat}, {sauceboat}, {boat}]

gravy train
n : income obtained with a minimum of effort [syn: {easy money}]

gray
adj 1: an achromatic color of any lightness between the extremes of black and white; "gray flannel suit"; "hair just turning gray" [syn: {grey}, {grayish}, {greyish}]
2: showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head" [syn: {grey}, {gray-haired}, {grey-haired}, {gray-headed}, {grey-headed}, {grizzly}, {hoar}, {hoary}, {white-haired}]
3: darkened with overcast; "a dark day"; "a dull sky"; "a gray rainy afternoon"; "gray clouds"; "the sky was leaden and thick" [syn: {dull}, {grey}, {leaden}]
4: used to signify the Confederate forces in the Civil War (who wore gray uniforms); "a stalwart gray figure" [syn: {grey}]
5: intermediate in character or position; "a gray area between clearly legal and strictly illegal" [syn: {grey}]
n 1: a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black [syn: {grayness}, {grey}, {greyness}]
2: gray clothing; "he was dressed in gray" [syn: {grey}]
3: any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are gray; "the Confederate army was a vast gray" [syn: {grey}]
4: horse of a light grey or whitish color
5: English poet best known for his elegy written in a country church-yard (1716-1771) [syn: {Thomas Gray}]
6: American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806) [syn: {Robert Gray}]
7: United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888) [syn: {Asa Gray}]
v 1: make gray; "The painter decided to grey the sky" [syn: {grey}]
2: turn gray; "Her hair began to gray" [syn: {grey}]

gray alder
n : native to Europe but introduced in America [syn: {Alnus incana}]

gray area
n : an intermediate area; a topic that is not clearly one thing or the other [syn: {grey area}]

gray birch
n : medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or pale gray bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a second-growth forest tree [syn: {American gray birch}, {Betula populifolia}]

gray catbird
n : North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing [syn: {catbird}, {Dumetella carolinensis}]

gray flounder
n : flounder found from North Carolina to Florida and the eastern Gulf of Mexico [syn: {Etropus rimosus}]

gray fox
n : dark gray American fox; from Central America through southern United States [syn: {grey fox}, {Urocyon cinereoargenteus}]

Gray Friar
n : a Roman Catholic friar wearing the gray habit of the Franciscan order [syn: {Franciscan}]

gray goldenrod
n : a dyer's weed of Canada and the eastern United States having yellow flowers sometimes used in dyeing [syn: {Solidago nemoralis}]

gray hen
n : female black grouse [syn: {grayhen}, {heath hen}]

gray jay
n : gray jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery [syn: {Canada jay}, {camp robber}, {whisker jack}, {Perisoreus canadensis}]

gray kingbird
n : a kingbird that breeds in the southeastern United States and winters in tropical America; similar to but larger than the eastern kingbird [syn: {petchary}, {Tyrannus domenicensis domenicensis}]

gray lemming
n : Old World lemming [syn: {red-backed lemming}]

gray market
n : an unofficial market in which goods are bought and sold at prices lower than the official price set by a regulatory agency

gray matter
n : greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons [syn: {grey matter}, {grey substance}, {gray substance}, {substantia grisea}]

gray mullet
n 1: highly valued lean flesh of marine or freshwater mullet [syn: {mullet}]
2: freshwater or coastal food fishes a spindle-shaped body; found worldwide [syn: {mullet}]

gray partridge
n : common European partridge [syn: {Hungarian partridge}, {Perdix perdix}]

gray polypody
n : fern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds grayish and scurfy below; Americas and South Africa [syn: {resurrection fern}, {Polypodium polypodioides}]

gray poplar
n : large rapidly growing poplar with faintly lobed dentate leaves gray on the lower surface; native to Europe but introduced and naturalized elsewhere [syn: {Populus canescens}]

gray sage
n : low much-branched perennial of western United States having silvery leaves; an important browse and shelter plant [syn: {silver sage}, {silver sagebrush}, {Seriphidium canum}, {Artemisia cana}]

gray sea eagle
n : bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland [syn: {ern}, {erne}, {European sea eagle}, {white-tailed sea eagle}, {Haliatus albicilla}]

gray skate
n : common European skate used as food [syn: {Raja batis}]

gray snapper
n : found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida [syn: {mangrove snapper}, {Lutjanus griseus}]

gray sole
n : grayish-white flesh of a flatfish

gray substance
n : greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons [syn: {grey matter}, {gray matter}, {grey substance}, {substantia grisea}]

gray whale
n : medium-sized grayish-black whale of the northern Pacific [syn: {devilfish}, {Eschrichtius gibbosus}, {Eschrichtius robustus}]

gray willow
n : Eurasian shrubby willow with whitish tomentose twigs [syn: {Salix cinerea}]

gray wolf
n : brindled gray wolf of forested northern regions of North America [syn: {timber wolf}, {Canis lupus}]

grayback
n 1: `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `grayback' derived from their gray Confederate uniforms [syn: {Rebel}, {Reb}, {Johnny Reb}, {Johnny}]
2: a dowitcher with a gray back [syn: {Limnodromus griseus}]
3: a sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere [syn: {knot}, {Calidris canutus}]

graybeard
n 1: a man who is very old [syn: {old man}, {greybeard}, {Methuselah}]
2: a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century) [syn: {bellarmine}, {longbeard}, {long-beard}]

grayed
adj : deprived of color; "colors dulled by too much sun"; "grayed with the dust of the road" [syn: {dulled}]

gray-haired
adj : showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head" [syn: {gray}, {grey}, {grey-haired}, {gray-headed}, {grey-headed}, {grizzly}, {hoar}, {hoary}, {white-haired}]

gray-headed
adj : showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head" [syn: {gray}, {grey}, {gray-haired}, {grey-haired}, {grey-headed}, {grizzly}, {hoar}, {hoary}, {white-haired}]

grayhen
n : female black grouse [syn: {gray hen}, {heath hen}]

grayish
adj : an achromatic color of any lightness between the extremes of black and white; "gray flannel suit"; "hair just turning gray" [syn: {gray}, {grey}, {greyish}]

grayish brown
n : a color varying around light grayish brown; "she wore a dun raincoat" [syn: {dun}, {greyish brown}, {fawn}]

graylag
n : common gray wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds [syn: {greylag}, {greylag goose}, {Anser anser}]

gray-leaf pine
n : medium-sized 5-needled pine of southwestern California having long cylindrical cones [syn: {Torrey pine}, {Torrey's pine}, {soledad pine}, {sabine pine}, {Pinus torreyana}]

grayly
adv : having a gray appearance; "lonely creeks are opal in the dawn, sword-blue in the sun, grayly silver under misty moons" [syn: {greyly}]

grayness
n : a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black [syn: {gray}, {grey}, {greyness}]

Graz
n : an industrial city is southeastern Austria

graze
n 1: a superficial abrasion
2: the act of grazing [syn: {grazing}]
v 1: feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing" [syn: {crop}, {browse}, {range}, {pasture}]
2: break the skin (of a body part) by scraping; "She was grazed by the stray bullet"
3: let feed in a field or pasture or meadow [syn: {crop}, {pasture}]
4: scrape gently; "graze the skin" [syn: {crease}, {rake}]
5: eat lightly, try different dishes; "There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing" [syn: {browse}]

grazed
adj : scraped or touched lightly in passing; "his grazed and bleeding arm proved he had been in the line of fire"

grazier
n : a rancher who grazes cattle or sheep for market

grazing
n 1: the act of grazing [syn: {graze}]
2: the act of brushing against while passing [syn: {shaving}, {skimming}]

grazing fire
n : fire approximately parallel to the ground; the center of the cone of fire does rise above 1 meter from the ground

grazing land
n : a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock [syn: {pasture}, {pastureland}, {lea}, {ley}]

grease
n 1: a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery) [syn: {lubricating oil}]
2: the state of being covered with unclean things [syn: {dirt}, {filth}, {grime}, {soil}, {stain}, {grunge}]
v : lubricate with grease; "grease the wheels"

grease monkey
n : someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles [syn: {automobile mechanic}, {auto-mechanic}, {car-mechanic}, {mechanic}]

grease one's palms
v : make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought" [syn: {bribe}, {corrupt}, {buy}]

greaseball
n : offensive terms for a person of Italian descent [syn: {wop}, {dago}, {Guinea}]

greased
adj : smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction [syn: {lubricated}] [ant: {unlubricated}]

grease-gun
n : a hand-operated pump that resembles a gun; forces grease into parts of a machine [syn: {gun}]

greasepaint
n : a greasy substance used as makeup by actors

greaseproof
adj : resistant to penetration by grease or oil or wax; "greaseproof wrapping paper"

greaseproof paper
n : paper that is impermeable to oil or grease; used in cooking

greaser
n : offensive terms for a person of Mexican descent [syn: {wetback}, {taco}]

greasewood
n : low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline soils of western America [syn: {black greasewood}, {Sarcobatus vermiculatus}]

greasier
See {greasy}

greasier
greasy
adj 1: containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds" [syn: {oily}, {sebaceous}, {oleaginous}]
2: smeared or soiled with grease or oil; "greasy coveralls"; "get rid of rubbish and oily rags" [syn: {oily}] [also: {greasiest}, {greasier}]

greasiest
See {greasy}

greasiest
greasy
adj 1: containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds" [syn: {oily}, {sebaceous}, {oleaginous}]
2: smeared or soiled with grease or oil; "greasy coveralls"; "get rid of rubbish and oily rags" [syn: {oily}] [also: {greasiest}, {greasier}]

greasily
adv : in a greasy manner; "the food was greasily unappetizing"

greasiness
n : consisting of or covered with oil [syn: {oiliness}, {oleaginousness}]

greasy
adj 1: containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds" [syn: {oily}, {sebaceous}, {oleaginous}]
2: smeared or soiled with grease or oil; "greasy coveralls"; "get rid of rubbish and oily rags" [syn: {oily}] [also: {greasiest}, {greasier}]

greasy spoon
n : a small restaurant specializing in short-order fried foods

great
adj 1: relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind; "a great juicy steak"; "a great multitude"; "the great auk"; "a great old oak"; "a great ocean liner"; "a great delay"
2: more than usual; "great expectations"; "great worry"
3: (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor"; "an eminent scholar"; "a great statesman" [syn: {distinguished}, {eminent}]
4: of major significance or importance; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th century" [syn: {outstanding}]
5: remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome"
6: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {bully}, {corking}, {cracking}, {dandy}, {groovy}, {keen}, {neat}, {nifty}, {not bad(p)}, {peachy}, {slap-up}, {swell}, {smashing}]
7: uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script" [syn: {capital}, {majuscule}]
8: marked by active interest and enthusiasm; "an avid sports fan"; "a great walker"; "an eager beaver" [syn: {avid}, {eager}, {zealous}]
9: in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child" [syn: {big(p)}, {enceinte}, {expectant}, {gravid}, {great(p)}, {large(p)}, {heavy(p)}, {with child(p)}]

great adductor muscle
n : the muscle that adducts and extends the thing [syn: {musculus adductor magnus}]

great anteater
n : large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America [syn: {ant bear}, {giant anteater}, {tamanoir}, {Myrmecophaga jubata}]

great ape
n : any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae [syn: {pongid}]

Great Attractor
n : a massive grouping of galaxies in the direction of Centaurus and Hydra whose gravitational attraction is believed to cause deviations in the paths of other galaxies

great auk
n : large large flightless auk of rocky islands off northern Atlantic coasts; extinct [syn: {Pinguinus impennis}]

Great Australian Bight
n : a wide bay of the Indian Ocean in southern Australia; notorious for storms

great barracuda
n : large (up to 6 ft) grayish-brown barracuda highly regarded as a food and sport fish; may be dangerous to swimmers [syn: {Sphyraena barracuda}]

Great Barrier Reef
n : the largest coral reef in the world; in the Coral Sea off the northeastern coast of Australia

Great Bear
n : a constellation outside the Zodiac that rotates around the North Star [syn: {Ursa Major}]

great bellied
adj : having a prominent belly [syn: {big-bellied}]

great black-backed gull
n : white gull having a black back and wings [syn: {black-backed gull}, {cob}, {Larus marinus}]

great blue heron
n : large American heron having bluish-gray plumage [syn: {Ardea herodius}]

great blue shark
n : slender cosmopolitan, pelagic shark; blue body shades to white belly; dangerous especially during maritime disasters [syn: {blue shark}, {Prionace glauca}]

great bowerbird
n : large bowerbird of northern Australia [syn: {Chlamydera nuchalis}]

Great Britain
n 1: a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland [syn: {United Kingdom}, {UK}, {GB}, {Britain}, {United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland}]
2: an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales

great burdock
n : burdock having heart-shaped leaves found in open woodland, hedgerows and rough grassland of Europe (except extreme N) and Asia Minor; sometimes cultivated for medicinal and culinary use [syn: {greater burdock}, {cocklebur}, {Arctium lappa}]

great bustard
n : largest European land bird [syn: {Otis tarda}]

great care
n : greater care than is normally bestowed by prudent persons; "the pilot exercised great care in landing"

great cerebral vein
n : a cerebral vein formed by the two internal cerebral veins and continuing into the sinus rectus [syn: {vena cerebri magna}]

great circle
n : a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center

great crested grebe
n : large Old World grebe with black ear tufts [syn: {Podiceps cristatus}]

Great Dane
n : very large powerful smooth-coated breed of dog

great deal
n : (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]

Great Depression
n : the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s

Great Divide
n : that part of the continental divide formed by the Rocky Mountains in the United States

Great Dividing Range
n : a mountain range running along the eastern coast of Australia [syn: {Eastern Highlands}]

Great Dog
n : a constellation southeast of Orion; contains Sirius [syn: {Canis Major}]

great duckweed
n : cosmopolitan except South America and New Zealand and some oceanic islands [syn: {water flaxseed}, {Spirodela polyrrhiza}]

Great Falls
n : a town in central Montana on the Missouri river; a center of extensive hydroelectric power

great grandfather
n : a father of your grandparent

great grandmother
n : a mother of your grandparent

great grandparent
n : a parent of your grandparent

great gray kangaroo
n : very large grayish-brown Australian kangaroo formerly abundant in open wooded areas [syn: {giant kangaroo}, {Macropus giganteus}]

great gray owl
n : large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western Eurasia [syn: {Strix nebulosa}]

great gross
n : a cardinal number equal to one dozen gross [syn: {1728}]

great hall
n : the principle hall in a castle or mansion; can be used for dining or entertainment

great horned owl
n : brown North American horned owl [syn: {Bubo virginianus}]

great hundred
n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and twelve [syn: {long hundred}, {120}]

great knapweed
n : tall European perennial having purple flower heads [syn: {greater knapweed}, {Centaurea scabiosa}]

Great Lakes
n : a group of 5 lakes in central North America

Great Lakes State
n : a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region [syn: {Michigan}, {Wolverine State}, {MI}]

great lobelia
n : tall erect and very leafy perennial herb of eastern North America having dense spikes of blue flowers [syn: {blue cardinal flower}, {Lobelia siphilitica}]

great maple
n : Eurasian maple tree with pale gray bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn [syn: {sycamore}, {scottish maple}, {Acer pseudoplatanus}]

Great Mendenhall Glacier
n : a glacier of the Piedmont type near Juneau in Alaska [syn: {Mendenhall Glacier}]

great millet
n : important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves [syn: {kaffir}, {kafir corn}, {kaffir corn}, {Sorghum bicolor}]

Great Mother
n : great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Roman Ops [syn: {Cybele}, {Dindymene}, {Magna Mater}, {Mater Turrita}]

great mullein
n : tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches [syn: {common mullein}, {Aaron's rod}, {flannel mullein}, {woolly mullein}, {torch}, {Verbascum thapsus}]

Great Plains
n : a vast prairie region extending from Alberta and Saskatchewan and Manitoba in Canada south through the west central United States into Texas; formerly inhabited by Native Americans [syn: {Great Plains of North America}]

Great Plains of North America
n : a vast prairie region extending from Alberta and Saskatchewan and Manitoba in Canada south through the west central United States into Texas; formerly inhabited by Native Americans [syn: {Great Plains}]

great plains paintbrush
n : hairy plant with pinkish flowers; Great Plains to northern Mexico [syn: {Castilleja sessiliflora}]

great power
n : a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world [syn: {world power}, {major power}, {power}, {superpower}]

Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
n : a radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard; intended to eliminate counterrevolutionary elements in the government it resulted in purges of the intellectuals and socioeconomic chaos [syn: {Cultural Revolution}]

Great Pyramid
n : a massive memorial with a square base and four triangular sides; built as royal tombs in ancient Egypt [syn: {Pyramid}]

Great Pyrenees
n : bred of large heavy-coated white dogs resembling the Newfoundland

great ragweed
n : a coarse annual with some leaves deeply and palmately 3-cleft or 5-cleft [syn: {Ambrosia trifida}]

Great Revolt
n : a widespread rebellion in 1381 against poll taxes and other inequities that oppressed the poorer people of England; suppressed by Richard II [syn: {Peasant's Revolt}]

Great Rift Valley
n : ( geology) a depression in southwestern Asia and eastern Africa; extends from the valley of the Jordan River to Mozambique; marked by geological faults

Great Russian
n : a member of the chief stock of Russian people living in European Russia; used to distinguish ethnic Russians from other peoples incorporated into Russia

Great Salt Lake
n : a shallow body of salt water in northwestern Utah

Great Sandy Desert
n : a desert region in northwestern Australia north of the Gibson Desert

great saphenous vein
n : the longest vein in the body; runs from foot to the groin where it joins the femoral vein [syn: {long saphenous vein}]

great seal
n : the principal seal of a government, symbolizing authority or sovereignty

Great Seal of the United States
n : the seal of the United States government

great skua
n : large brown skua of the northern Atlantic [syn: {Catharacta skua}]

Great Slave Lake
n : a lake in the Northwest Territories in northwestern Canada; drained by the Mackenzie River

Great Smoky Mountains
n : part of the Appalachians between North Carolina and Tennessee

Great Smoky Mountains National Park
n : a national park in Tennessee and North Carolina that includes the highest mountain in the eastern United States

great snipe
n : Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe [syn: {woodcock snipe}, {Gallinago media}]

great Solomon's-seal
n : North American perennial herb with smooth foliage and drooping tubular greenish flowers [syn: {Polygonatum biflorum}, {Polygonatum commutatum}]

great St John's wort
n : perennial shrub having large star-shaped yellow flowers in narrowly pyramidal cymes [syn: {Hypericum ascyron}, {Hypericum pyramidatum}]

great toe
n : the first largest innermost toe [syn: {big toe}, {hallux}]

Great Victoria Desert
n : a desert region in south central Australia north of the Nullarbor Plain

Great Wall
n : a fortification 1,500 miles long built across northern China in the 3rd century BC; is 1,500 miles long and averages 6 meters in width [syn: {Chinese Wall}, {Great Wall of China}]

Great Wall of China
n : a fortification 1,500 miles long built across northern China in the 3rd century BC; is 1,500 miles long and averages 6 meters in width [syn: {Chinese Wall}, {Great Wall}]

Great War
n : a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the central powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918 [syn: {World War I}, {World War 1}, {First World War}, {War to End War}]

great white heron
n 1: the common American egret; a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albus [syn: {American egret}, {Egretta albus}]
2: widely distributed Old World white egret [syn: {Casmerodius albus}]
3: large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keys [syn: {Ardea occidentalis}]

great white hope
n : someone (or something) expected to achieve great success in a given field; "this company is the great white hope of the nuclear industry's waste management policy" [syn: {white hope}]

great white shark
n : large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans [syn: {white shark}, {man-eater}, {man-eating shark}, {Carcharodon carcharias}]

Great White Way
n : a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters [syn: {Broadway}]

great year
n : time required for one complete cycle of the precession of the equinoxes, about 25,800 years [syn: {Platonic year}]

great yellow gentian
n : robust European perennial having clusters of yellow flowers [syn: {Gentiana lutea}]

great yellowcress
n : perennial herb found on streams and riversides throughout Europe except extreme north and Mediterranean; sometimes placed in genus Nasturtium [syn: {Rorippa amphibia}, {Nasturtium amphibium}]

great-aunt
n : an aunt of your father or mother [syn: {grandaunt}]

greatcoat
n : a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter [syn: {overcoat}, {topcoat}]

greater
adj : greater in size or importance or degree; "for the greater good of the community"; "the greater Antilles" [ant: {lesser}]

Greater Antilles
n : a group of islands in the western West Indies

greater burdock
n : burdock having heart-shaped leaves found in open woodland, hedgerows and rough grassland of Europe (except extreme N) and Asia Minor; sometimes cultivated for medicinal and culinary use [syn: {great burdock}, {cocklebur}, {Arctium lappa}]

greater butterfly orchid
n : south European orchid with dark green flowers that are larger and less fragrant than Platanthera bifolia; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria [syn: {Platanthera chlorantha}, {Habenaria chlorantha}]

greater celandine
n : perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers [syn: {celandine}, {swallowwort}, {swallow wort}, {Chelidonium majus}]

greater knapweed
n : tall European perennial having purple flower heads [syn: {great knapweed}, {Centaurea scabiosa}]

greater kudu
n : a variety of kudu [syn: {Tragelaphus strepsiceros}]

Greater London
n : the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center [syn: {London}, {British capital}, {capital of the United Kingdom}]

greater masterwort
n : European herb with aromatic roots and leaves in a basal tuft and showy compound umbels of white to rosy flowers [syn: {Astrantia major}]

Greater New Orleans Bridge
n : twin cantilever bridges across the Mississippi at New Orleans

Greater New York
n : the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center [syn: {New York}, {New York City}]

greater omentum
n : part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines [syn: {gastrocolic omentum}, {caul}]

greater pectoral muscle
n : a skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm [syn: {pectoralis major}, {musculus pectoralis major}]

greater peritoneal sac
n : the interior of the peritoneum; a potential space between layers of the peritoneum [syn: {peritoneal cavity}]

greater pichiciego
n : of southern South America [syn: {Burmeisteria retusa}]

greater prairie chicken
n : the most common variety of prairie chicken [syn: {Tympanuchus cupido}]

greater rhomboid muscle
n : rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the spinal column [syn: {rhomboideus major muscle}, {musculus rhomboideus major}]

greater scaup
n : large scaup of North America having a greenish iridescence on the head of the male [syn: {Aythya marila}]

greater spearwort
n : semi-aquatic European crowfoot with spear-shaped leaves [syn: {Ranunculus lingua}]

greater stitchwort
n : low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to ease sharp pains in the side [syn: {stitchwort}, {starwort}, {Stellaria holostea}]

Greater Sunda Islands
n : a chain of islands including Borneo and Celebes and Java and Sumatra

greater water parsnip
n : large stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh water; Europe [syn: {Sium latifolium}]

greater whitethroat
n : grayish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and underparts [syn: {whitethroat}, {Sylvia communis}]

greater yellowlegs
n : a variety of yellowlegs [syn: {Tringa melanoleuca}]

greatest
adj 1: not to be surpassed; "his top effort" [syn: {top}]
2: greatest in size of those under consideration [syn: {biggest}, {largest}]
3: greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist" [syn: {leading(a)}, {preeminent}]
4: highest in quality [syn: {sterling(a)}, {superlative}]

greatest common divisor
n : the largest integer that divides without remainder into a set of integers [syn: {greatest common factor}, {highest common factor}]

greatest common factor
n : the largest integer that divides without remainder into a set of integers [syn: {greatest common divisor}, {highest common factor}]

greathearted
adj : noble and generous in spirit; "a greathearted general"; "a magnanimous conqueror" [syn: {magnanimous}]

great-leaved macrophylla
n : large deciduous shrub or tree of southeastern United States having huge leaves in dense false whorls and large creamy flowers tinged purple toward the base [syn: {large-leaved magnolia}, {large-leaved cucumber tree}, {Magnolia macrophylla}]

greatly
adv : to a great extent or degree; "he improved greatly"; "greatly reduced"

great-nephew
n : a son of your niece or nephew [syn: {grandnephew}]

greatness
n 1: the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance
2: unusual largeness in size or extent [syn: {enormousness}, {grandness}, {immenseness}, {immensity}, {sizeableness}, {vastness}]

great-niece
n : a daughter of your niece or nephew [syn: {grandniece}]

great-uncle
n : an uncle of your father or mother [syn: {granduncle}]

greave
n : armor plate that protects legs below the knee [syn: {greaves}, {jambeau}]

greaves
n : armor plate that protects legs below the knee [syn: {greave}, {jambeau}]

grebe
n : small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests; similar to loons but smaller and with lobate rather than webbed feet

Grecian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks; "Greek mythology"; "a grecian robe" [syn: {Greek}, {Hellenic}]

Greco
n : Spanish painter (born in Greece) remembered for his religious works characterized by elongated human forms and dramatic use of color (1541-1614) [syn: {El Greco}, {Domenikos Theotocopoulos}]

Greco-Roman
adj : characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures [syn: {Graeco-Roman}, {Hellenic}]

Greco-Roman architecture
n : architecture influenced by the ancient Greeks or Romans [syn: {classical architecture}]

Greco-Roman deity
n : a deity of classical mythology [syn: {Graeco-Roman deity}]

Greece
n : a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil [syn: {Hellenic Republic}, {Ellas}]

greed
n 1: excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves
2: reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: {avarice}, {covetousness}, {rapacity}, {avaritia}]

greedier
See {greedy}

greedier
greedy
adj 1: immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees" [syn: {avaricious}, {covetous}, {grabby}, {grasping}, {prehensile}]
2: (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame" [syn: {avid}, {devouring(a)}, {esurient}]
3: wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume; "don't be greedy with the cookies" [also: {greediest}, {greedier}]

greediest
See {greedy}

greediest
greedy
adj 1: immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees" [syn: {avaricious}, {covetous}, {grabby}, {grasping}, {prehensile}]
2: (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame" [syn: {avid}, {devouring(a)}, {esurient}]
3: wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume; "don't be greedy with the cookies" [also: {greediest}, {greedier}]

greedily
adv : in a greedy manner [syn: {avariciously}, {covetously}]

greediness
n 1: an excessive desire for food [syn: {hoggishness}, {piggishness}]
2: an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts); "the greediness of lawyers"

greedy
adj 1: immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees" [syn: {avaricious}, {covetous}, {grabby}, {grasping}, {prehensile}]
2: (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame" [syn: {avid}, {devouring(a)}, {esurient}]
3: wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume; "don't be greedy with the cookies" [also: {greediest}, {greedier}]

greegree
n : an African amulet [syn: {grigri}, {gres-gris}]

Greek
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks; "Greek mythology"; "a grecian robe" [syn: {Grecian}, {Hellenic}]
n 1: the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages [syn: {Hellenic}, {Hellenic language}]
2: a native or inhabitant of Greece [syn: {Hellene}]

Greek alphabet
n : the alphabet used by ancient Greeks

Greek architecture
n : the architecture of ancient Greece

Greek capital
n : the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess); "in the 5th century BC ancient Athens was the world's most powerful and civilized city" [syn: {Athens}, {Athinai}, {capital of Greece}]

Greek Catholic
n : a member of the Greek Orthodox Church

Greek chorus
n : a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play [syn: {chorus}]

Greek Church
n : state church of Greece; an autonomous part of the Eastern Orthodox Church [syn: {Greek Orthodox Church}]

Greek clover
n : annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry [syn: {fenugreek}, {Trigonella foenumgraecum}]

Greek cross
n : a cross with each of the four arms the same length

Greek deity
n : a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks

Greek drachma
n : formerly the basic unit of money in Greece [syn: {drachma}]

Greek fire
n : a mixture used by Byzantine Greeks that was often shot at adversaries; catches fire when wetted

Greek fret
n : an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizonal lines (often in relief); "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls" [syn: {fret}, {Greek key}, {key pattern}]

Greek key
n : an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizonal lines (often in relief); "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls" [syn: {fret}, {Greek fret}, {key pattern}]

Greek mode
n : any of the descending diatonic scales in the music of classical Greece

Greek monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Greece

Greek mythology
n : the mythology of the ancient Greeks

Greek Orthodox
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church [syn: {Orthodox}, {Eastern Orthodox}, {Russian Orthodox}]

Greek Orthodox Church
n : state church of Greece; an autonomous part of the Eastern Orthodox Church [syn: {Greek Church}]

Greek partridge
n : of mountainous areas of southern Europe [syn: {rock partridge}, {Alectoris graeca}]

Greek valerian
n 1: erect or spreading perennial of the eastern United States [syn: {Polemonium reptans}]
2: pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers [syn: {Jacob's ladder}, {charity}, {Polemonium caeruleum}, {Polemonium van-bruntiae}, {Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae}]

Greeley
n : United States journalist with political ambitions (1811-1872) [syn: {Horace Greeley}]

green
adj 1: similar to the color of fresh grass; "a green tree"; "green fields"; "green paint" [syn: {greenish}, {light-green}, {dark-green}]
2: concerned with or supporting or in conformity with the political principles of the Green Party
3: not fully developed or mature; not ripe; "unripe fruit"; "fried green tomatoes"; "green wood" [syn: {unripe}, {unripened}, {immature}] [ant: {ripe}]
4: looking pale and unhealthy; "you're looking green"; "green around the gills"
5: naive and easily deceived or tricked; "at that early age she had been gullible and in love" [syn: {fleeceable}, {gullible}]
n 1: the property of being green; resembling the color of growing grass [syn: {greenness}, {viridity}]
2: a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park" [syn: {park}, {commons}, {common}]
3: United States labor leader who was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1924 to 1952 and who led the struggle with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (1873-1952) [syn: {William Green}]
4: an environmentalist who belongs to the Green Party
5: a river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River [syn: {Green River}]
6: an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course; "the ball rolled across the green and into the trap" [syn: {putting green}]
7: any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables [syn: {greens}, {leafy vegetable}]
8: street names for ketamine [syn: {K}, {jet}, {super acid}, {special K}, {honey oil}, {cat valium}, {super C}]
v : turn or become green; "The trees are greening"

green adder's mouth
n : North American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers with threadlike petals [syn: {Malaxis-unifolia}, {Malaxis ophioglossoides}]

green alder
n 1: North American shrub with light green leaves and winged nuts [syn: {Alnus veridis crispa}, {Alnus crispa}]
2: shrub of mountainous areas of Europe [syn: {Alnus veridis}]

green algae
n : algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water [syn: {chlorophyte}]

green apple aphid
n : bright green aphid; feeds on and causes curling of apple leaves [syn: {apple aphid}, {Aphis pomi}]

green arrow arum
n : perennial herb of the eastern United States having arrowhead-shaped leaves and an elongate pointed spathe and green berries [syn: {tuckahoe}, {Peltandra virginica}]

green ash
n : a variety of red ash having glossy branchlets and lower leaf surfaces [syn: {Fraxinus pennsylvanica subintegerrima}]

Green Bay
n : a city of eastern Wisconsin on an arm of Lake Michigan

green bean
n 1: immature bean pod eaten as a vegetable
2: a common bean plant cultivated for its slender green edible pods

Green Beret
n : a soldier who is a member of the United States Army Special Forces

green bristlegrass
n : European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a troublesome weed [syn: {green foxtail}, {rough bristlegrass}, {bottle-grass}, {bottle grass}, {Setaria viridis}]

green broom
n : deciduous erect spreading broom native to western Europe; widely cultivated for its rich yellow flowers [syn: {common broom}, {Scotch broom}, {Cytisus scoparius}]

green card
n : a card that identifies the bearer as an alien with permanent resident status in the United States; "he was surprised to discover that green cards are no longer green"

green corn
n 1: corn whose young ears are sweet and suitable for eating as a vegetable [syn: {sweet corn}, {sugar corn}, {sweet corn plant}, {Zea mays rugosa}, {Zea saccharata}]
2: corn developed to be eaten as a vegetable while still young and soft [syn: {sweet corn}]

green dinosaur
n : a living fossil or so-called `green dinosaur'; genus or subfamily of primitive nut-bearing trees thought to have died out 50 million years ago; a single specimen found in 1994 on Mount Bartle Frere in eastern Australia; not yet officially named [syn: {Bartle Frere}, {genus Bartle-Frere}]

green douglas fir
n : lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped cones [syn: {douglas spruce}, {douglas pine}, {douglas hemlock}, {Oregon fir}, {Oregon pine}, {Pseudotsuga menziesii}]

green dragon
n 1: European arum resembling the cuckoopint [syn: {dragon arum}, {Dracunculus vulgaris}]
2: early spring-flowering plant of eastern North America resembling the related jack-in-the-pulpit but having digitate leaves, slender greenish yellow spathe and elongated spadix [syn: {Arisaema dracontium}]

green fingers
n : a special ability to make plants grow [syn: {green thumb}]

green foxtail
n : European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a troublesome weed [syn: {green bristlegrass}, {rough bristlegrass}, {bottle-grass}, {bottle grass}, {Setaria viridis}]

green fringed orchis
n : fringed orchid of the eastern United States having a greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerate [syn: {ragged orchid}, {ragged orchis}, {ragged-fringed orchid}, {Habenaria lacera}]

green frog
n : similar to bullfrog; found in or near marshes and ponds; of United States and Canada [syn: {spring frog}, {Rana clamitans}]

green gentian
n : tall herb with panicles of white flowers flushed with green; northwestern United States; sometimes placed in genus Swertia [syn: {Frasera speciosa}, {Swertia speciosa}]

green gland
n : one of a pair of glands (believed to have excretory functions) in some crustaceans near the base of the large antennae

green goddess
n : street names for marijuana [syn: {pot}, {grass}, {dope}, {weed}, {gage}, {sess}, {sens}, {smoke}, {skunk}, {locoweed}, {Mary Jane}]

green gold
n : a gold alloy (at least 14 karat gold with silver or silver and cadmium) that has a green appearance

green goods
n : fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market [syn: {produce}, {green groceries}, {garden truck}]

green gram
n : erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus [syn: {mung}, {mung bean}, {golden gram}, {Vigna radiata}, {Phaseolus aureus}]

green groceries
n : fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market [syn: {produce}, {green goods}, {garden truck}]

green hellebore
n : deciduous plant with large deep green pedate leaves and nodding saucer-shaped green flowers [syn: {Helleborus viridis}]

green June beetle
n : large greenish June beetle of southern United States [syn: {figeater}]

green lacewing
n : pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae [syn: {chrysopid}, {stink fly}]

green lead ore
n : a mineral consisting of lead chloride and phosphate; a minor source of lead [syn: {pyromorphite}]

green light
n 1: a signal to proceed [syn: {go-ahead}]
2: permission to proceed with a project or to take action; "the gave the green light for construction to begin"

Green Line
n : the border marking the boundaries of the land that Israel won in its 1948 war of independence

green lizard
n : a common Eurasian lizard about a foot long [syn: {Lacerta viridis}]

green mamba
n : green phase of the black mamba

green manure
n : a growing crop that is plowed under to enrich soil

green market
n : an open-air marketplace for farm products [syn: {farmer's market}, {greenmarket}]

green mayonnaise
n : mayonnaise with tarragon or dill and chopped watercress and spinach or cucumber [syn: {sauce verte}]

green monkey
n : common savannah monkey with greenish-gray back and yellow tail [syn: {African green monkey}, {Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus}]

green monkey disease
n : a viral disease of green monkeys caused by the Marburg virus; when transmitted to humans it causes serious or fatal illness [syn: {Marburg disease}, {Marburg hemorrhagic fever}]

Green Mountain State
n : a state in New England [syn: {Vermont}, {VT}]

green mushroom pimple
n : a variety of mushroom pimple

green olive
n : olives picked green and pickled in brine; infrequently stuffed with e.g. pimento

green onion
n : young onion before the bulb has enlarged [syn: {scallion}]

green paper
n : a preliminary report of government proposals that is published in order to stimulate discussion

Green Party
n : an environmentalist political party

green pea
n : fresh pea [syn: {garden pea}]

green pea soup
n : made of fresh green peas and stock with shredded lettuce onion and celery [syn: {potage St. Germain}]

green peach aphid
n : yellowish green aphid that is especially destructive to peaches

green peafowl
n : peafowl of southeast Asia [syn: {Pavo muticus}]

green pepper
n : a sweet pepper that becomes red when ripe

green plover
n : large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs [syn: {lapwing}, {peewit}, {pewit}]

green revolution
n : the introduction of pesticides and high-yield grains and better management during the 1960s and 1970s which greatly increased agricultural productivity

Green River
n : a river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River [syn: {Green}]

green salad
n : tossed salad composed primarily of salad greens

green smut
n : disease of rice; grains covered by a green powder consisting of conidia [syn: {false smut}]

green smut fungus
n : fungus causing green smut in rice [syn: {Ustilaginoidea virens}]

green snake
n 1: any of numerous African green snakes
2: either of two North American chiefly insectivorous green snakes [syn: {grass snake}]

green soap
n : a soft (or liquid) soap made from vegetable oils; used in certain skin diseases [syn: {soft soap}]

green soybean
n : seeds shelled and cooked as lima beans

green spleenwort
n : small often many-crowned fern with slim green fronds; widely distributed in cool parts of northern hemisphere [syn: {Asplenium viride}]

green tea
n : tea leaves that have been steamed and dried without fermenting

green thumb
n : a special ability to make plants grow [syn: {green fingers}]

green turtle
n : large tropical turtle with greenish flesh used for turtle soup [syn: {Chelonia mydas}]

green turtle soup
n : soup usually made of the flesh of green turtles [syn: {turtle soup}]

green woodpecker
n : woodpecker of Europe and western Asia [syn: {Picus viridis}]

greenback
n : a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" [syn: {bill}, {note}, {government note}, {bank bill}, {banker's bill}, {bank note}, {banknote}, {Federal Reserve note}]

Greenback Party
n : a former political party in the United States; organized in 1874; opposed any reduction in the amount of paper money in circulation

greenbelt
n : a belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city [syn: {greenway}]

Greenberg
n : United States linguist who studied the historical relations among 5,000 languages (1916-2001) [syn: {Joseph Greenberg}]

green-blind
adj : inability to see the color green or to distinguish green and purplish-red [syn: {deuteranopic}]

green-blindness
n : dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to green light resulting in an inability to distinguish green and purplish-red [syn: {deuteranopia}, {Daltonism}]

greenbottle
n : blowfly with brilliant coppery green body [syn: {greenbottle fly}]

greenbottle fly
n : blowfly with brilliant coppery green body [syn: {greenbottle}]

greenbrier
n : a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries [syn: {bullbrier}, {catbrier}, {horse brier}, {horse-brier}, {brier}, {briar}, {Smilax rotundifolia}]

Greene
n : English novelist and Catholic (1904-1991) [syn: {Graham Greene}, {Henry Graham Greene}]

greenery
n : green foliage [syn: {verdure}]

greeneye
n : bottom-livers having large eyes with metallic green luster

green-eyed
adj : suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival; "a jealous lover" [syn: {jealous}, {overjealous}]

green-eyed monster
n : a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival) [syn: {jealousy}]

greenfly
n : greenish aphid; pest on garden and crop plants

greengage
n : sweet green or greenish-yellow variety of plum [syn: {greengage plum}]

greengage plum
n : sweet green or greenish-yellow variety of plum [syn: {greengage}]

greengrocer
n : a grocer who sells fresh fruits and vegetables

greengrocery
n 1: groceries sold by a greengrocer
2: a greengrocer's grocery store

greenhood
n : any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood [syn: {helmet orchid}]

greenhorn
n : an awkward and inexperienced youth [syn: {cub}, {rookie}]

greenhouse
adj : of or relating to or caused by the greenhouse effect; "greehouse gases"
n : a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions [syn: {nursery}, {glasshouse}]

greenhouse effect
n : warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere; caused by atmospheric gases that allow sunshine to pass through but absorb heat that is radiated back from the warmed surface of the earth

greenhouse emission
n : a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation [syn: {greenhouse gas}]

greenhouse gas
n : a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation [syn: {greenhouse emission}]

greenhouse whitefly
n : whitefly that inhabits greenhouses [syn: {Trialeurodes vaporariorum}]

greening
adj : turning green; leafing out; "overgrown with greening trees and underbrush"
n : the phenomenon of vitality and freshness being restored; "the annual rejuvenation of the landscape" [syn: {rejuvenation}]

greenish
adj : similar to the color of fresh grass; "a green tree"; "green fields"; "green paint" [syn: {green}, {light-green}, {dark-green}]

greenish blue
n : a shade of blue tinged with green [syn: {aqua}, {aquamarine}, {turquoise}, {cobalt blue}, {peacock blue}]

greenish yellow
n : a shade of yellow tinged with green

greenishness
n : the property of being somewhat green

Greenland
n : the largest island in the world; between the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans; a self-governing province of Denmark [syn: {Gronland}, {Kalaallit Nunaat}]

Greenland caribou
n : arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called reindeer in Eurasia and caribou in North America [syn: {caribou}, {reindeer}, {Rangifer tarandus}]

Greenland Sea
n : part of the Arctic Ocean north of Iceland

Greenland spar
n : a white mineral consisting of fluorides of aluminum and sodium; a source of fluorine [syn: {cryolite}]

Greenland whale
n : large-mouthed arctic whale [syn: {bowhead}, {bowhead whale}, {Balaena mysticetus}]

greenling
n : food fish of the northern Pacific

greenly
adv : with green color; "the countryside rolled greenly down into the valley"

greenmail
n : (corporation) the practice of purchasing enough shares in a firm to threaten a takeover and thereby forcing the owners to buy those shares back at a premium in order to stay in business

greenmarket
n : an open-air marketplace for farm products [syn: {farmer's market}, {green market}]

greenness
n 1: lush greenness of flourishing vegetation [syn: {verdancy}, {verdure}]
2: the state of not being ripe [ant: {ripeness}]
3: the property of being green; resembling the color of growing grass [syn: {green}, {viridity}]

greenockite
n : ore of cadmium; a rare yellowish mineral consisting of cadmium sulphide in crystalline form [syn: {cadmium sulphide}]

Greenpeace
n : an international organization that works for environmental conservation and the preservation of endangered species

greenroom
n : a backstage room in a theater where performers rest or have visitors

greens
n : any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables [syn: {green}, {leafy vegetable}]

greensand
n : an olive-green sandstone containing glauconite

Greensboro
n : a city of north central North Carolina

greenshank
n : large European sandpiper with greenish legs [syn: {Tringa nebularia}]

greensickness
n : iron deficiency anemia in young women; characterized by weakness and menstrual disturbances and a green color to the skin [syn: {chlorosis}]

greenside
adj : adjacent to a putting green; "greenside bunker"

greenskeeper
n : someone responsible for the maintenance of a golf course

greenstick fracture
n : a partial fracture of a bone (usually in children); the bone is bent but broken on only one side

greensward
n : surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass roots [syn: {turf}, {sod}, {sward}]

green-tailed towhee
n : towhee of the Rocky mountain region [syn: {Chlorura chlorura}]

Greenville
n 1: a town in northwest South Carolina in the Piedmont
2: a city in eastern North Carolina; tobacco market
3: a town in western Mississippi on the Mississippi River north of Vicksburg

greenway
n : a belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city [syn: {greenbelt}]

greenweed
n : small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as weed in England and United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental [syn: {woodwaxen}, {dyer's greenweed}, {dyer's-broom}, {dyeweed}, {whin}, {woadwaxen}, {Genista tinctoria}]

Greenwich
n : a borough of Greater London on the Thames; zero degrees of longitude runs through Greenwich; time is measured relative to Greenwich Mean Time

Greenwich Mean Time
n : the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere [syn: {Greenwich Time}, {GMT}, {universal time}, {UT}, {UT1}]

Greenwich Time
n : the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere [syn: {Greenwich Mean Time}, {GMT}, {universal time}, {UT}, {UT1}]

Greenwich Village
n : a mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century [syn: {Village}]

greenwing
n : common teal of Eurasia and North America [syn: {green-winged teal}, {Anas crecca}]

green-winged teal
n : common teal of Eurasia and North America [syn: {greenwing}, {Anas crecca}]

greenwood
n : woodlands in full leaf; "the greenwood was Robin Hood's home"

greet
v 1: express greetings upon meeting someone [syn: {recognize}, {recognise}]
2: send greetings to
3: react to in a certain way; "The President was greeted with catcalls"
4: be perceived by; "Loud music greeted him when he entered the apartment"

greeter
n : a person who greets; "the newcomers were met by smiling greeters" [syn: {saluter}, {welcomer}]

greeting
n : (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting) [syn: {salutation}]

greeting card
n : a card sent to express personal greetings

Greg Norman
n : Australian golfer (born in 1955) [syn: {Norman}, {Gregory John Norman}]

gregarine
n : vermiform protozoans parasitic in insects and other invertebrates

Gregarinida
n : an order in the subclass Telosporidia [syn: {order Gregarinida}]

gregarious
adj 1: tending to form a group with others of the same kind; "gregarious bird species"; "man is a gregarious animal" [ant: {ungregarious}]
2: seeking and enjoying the company of others; "a gregarious person who avoids solitude"

gregariously
adv : in a gregarious manner [syn: {sociably}]

gregariousness
n : the quality of being gregarious--having a dislike of being alone

Gregor Mendel
n : Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884) [syn: {Mendel}, {Johann Mendel}]

Gregorian
adj 1: of or relating to Pope Gregory I or to the plainsong chants of the Roman Catholic Church
2: of or relating to Pope Gregory XIII or the calendar he introduced in 1582

Gregorian calendar
n : the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752 [syn: {New Style calendar}]

Gregorian calendar month
n : a month in the Gregorian calendar

Gregorian chant
n : a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {plainsong}, {plainchant}]

Gregorian mode
n : any of a system of modes used in Gregorian chants up until 1600; derived historically from the Greek mode [syn: {ecclesiastical mode}, {church mode}, {medieval mode}]

Gregorian telescope
n : a reflecting telescope that has a paraboloidal primary mirror and a hyperboloidal secondary mirror; light is brought to a focus through an aperture in the center of the primary mirror [syn: {Cassegrainian telescope}]

Gregory
n 1: the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585) [syn: {Gregory XIII}, {Ugo Buoncompagni}]
2: the pope who fought to establish the supremacy of the pope over the Church and the supremacy of the Church over the state (1020-1085) [syn: {Gregory VII}, {Hildebrand}]
3: (Roman Catholic Church) a pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604) [syn: {Gregory I}, {Saint Gregory I}, {St. Gregory I}, {Gregory the Great}]

Gregory Goodwin Pincus
n : United States sexual physiologist whose hunch that progesterone could block ovulation led to the development of the oral contraceptive pill (1903-1967) [syn: {Pincus}, {Gregory Pincus}]

Gregory I
n : (Roman Catholic Church) a pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604) [syn: {Gregory}, {Saint Gregory I}, {St. Gregory I}, {Gregory the Great}]

Gregory John Norman
n : Australian golfer (born in 1955) [syn: {Norman}, {Greg Norman}]

Gregory Nazianzen
n : (Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391) [syn: {Gregory of Nazianzen}, {St. Gregory of Nazianzen}]

Gregory of Nazianzen
n : (Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391) [syn: {Gregory Nazianzen}, {St. Gregory of Nazianzen}]

Gregory Pincus
n : United States sexual physiologist whose hunch that progesterone could block ovulation led to the development of the oral contraceptive pill (1903-1967) [syn: {Pincus}, {Gregory Goodwin Pincus}]

Gregory the Great
n : (Roman Catholic Church) a pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604) [syn: {Gregory}, {Gregory I}, {Saint Gregory I}, {St. Gregory I}]

Gregory VII
n : the pope who fought to establish the supremacy of the pope over the Church and the supremacy of the Church over the state (1020-1085) [syn: {Gregory}, {Hildebrand}]

Gregory XIII
n : the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585) [syn: {Gregory}, {Ugo Buoncompagni}]

greisen
n : a granitic rock composed of quartz and mica

gremlin
n : (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous [syn: {elf}, {hob}, {pixie}, {pixy}, {brownie}, {imp}]

Grenada
n : an island state in the West Indies in the southeastern Caribbean Sea; an independent state within the British Commonwealth

Grenada dollar
n : the basic unit of money in Grenada

grenade
n : a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile

grenade thrower
n : an infantryman equipped with grenades [syn: {grenadier}]

Grenadian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Grenada or its inhabitants; "the Grenadian capital"
n : a native or inhabitant of Grenada

grenadier
n 1: an infantryman equipped with grenades [syn: {grenade thrower}]
2: deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail [syn: {rattail}, {rattail fish}]

grenadine
n : thin syrup made from pomegranate juice; used in mixed drinks

Grenoble
n : a city in southeastern France on the Isere River

gres-gris
n : an African amulet [syn: {grigri}, {greegree}]

Gresham
n : English financier (1519-1579) [syn: {Sir Thomas Gresham}]

Gresham's Law
n : (economics) the principle that when two kinds of money having the same denominational value are in circulation the intrinsically more valuable money will be hoarded and the money of lower intrinsic value will circulate more freely until the intrinsically more valuable money is driven out of circulation; bad money drives out good; credited to Sir Thomas Gresham

Greta Garbo
n : United States film actress (born in Sweden) known for her reclusiveness (1905-1990) [syn: {Garbo}, {Greta Louisa Gustafsson}]

Greta Louisa Gustafsson
n : United States film actress (born in Sweden) known for her reclusiveness (1905-1990) [syn: {Garbo}, {Greta Garbo}]

Gretzky
n : high-scoring Canadian ice-hockey player (born in 1961) [syn: {Wayne Gretzky}]

grevillea
n : any shrub or tree of the genus Grevillea

Grevillea banksii
n : tall shrub with cylindrical racemes of red flowers and pinnatifid leaves silky-gray beneath; eastern Australia [syn: {red-flowered silky oak}]

Grevillea robusta
n : medium to tall fast-growing tree with orange flowers and feathery bipinnate leaves silky-hairy beneath; eastern Australia [syn: {silky oak}]

Grevillea striata
n : tree yielding hard heavy reddish wood [syn: {beefwood}]

Grevillela parallela
n : small slender tree with usually entire gray-green pendulous leaves and white or cream flowers; northern Australia [syn: {silver oak}]

grevy's zebra
n : zebra with less continuous stripes [syn: {Equus grevyi}]

grew
See {grow}

grew
grow
v 1: pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry" [syn: {turn}]
2: become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"
3: increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"
4: cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard"
5: develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast" [syn: {mature}, {maturate}]
6: come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" [syn: {originate}, {arise}, {rise}, {develop}, {uprise}, {spring up}]
7: cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here" [syn: {raise}, {farm}, {produce}]
8: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" [syn: {develop}, {produce}, {get}, {acquire}]
9: grow emotionally or mature; "The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten"; "When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior" [syn: {develop}] 10: become attached by or as if by the process of growth; "The tree trunks had grown together" [also: {grown}, {grew}]

Grewia
n : a genus of tropical and subtropical Old World climbers or shrubs or trees [syn: {genus Grewia}]

Grewia asiatica
n : drought-resistant Asiatic treelike shrub bearing pleasantly acid small red edible fruits commonly used in sherbets [syn: {phalsa}]

grey
adj 1: an achromatic color of any lightness between the extremes of black and white; "gray flannel suit"; "hair just turning gray" [syn: {gray}, {grayish}, {greyish}]
2: showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head" [syn: {gray}, {gray-haired}, {grey-haired}, {gray-headed}, {grey-headed}, {grizzly}, {hoar}, {hoary}, {white-haired}]
3: used to signify the Confederate forces in the Civil War (who wore gray uniforms); "a stalwart gray figure" [syn: {gray}]
4: intermediate in character or position; "a gray area between clearly legal and strictly illegal" [syn: {gray}]
5: darkened with overcast; "a dark day"; "a dull sky"; "a gray rainy afternoon"; "gray clouds"; "the sky was leaden and thick" [syn: {dull}, {gray}, {leaden}]
n 1: United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939) [syn: {Zane Grey}]
2: Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554) [syn: {Lady Jane Grey}]
3: Englishman who as Prime minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845) [syn: {Charles Grey}, {Second Earl Grey}]
4: any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are gray; "the Confederate army was a vast gray" [syn: {gray}]
5: a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black [syn: {gray}, {grayness}, {greyness}]
6: gray clothing; "he was dressed in gray" [syn: {gray}]
v 1: make gray; "The painter decided to grey the sky" [syn: {gray}]
2: turn gray; "Her hair began to gray" [syn: {gray}]

grey area
n : an intermediate area; a topic that is not clearly one thing or the other [syn: {gray area}]

grey fox
n : dark gray American fox; from Central America through southern United States [syn: {gray fox}, {Urocyon cinereoargenteus}]

grey matter
n : greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons [syn: {gray matter}, {grey substance}, {gray substance}, {substantia grisea}]

grey substance
n : greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons [syn: {grey matter}, {gray matter}, {gray substance}, {substantia grisea}]

greybeard
n : a man who is very old [syn: {old man}, {graybeard}, {Methuselah}]

grey-haired
adj : showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head" [syn: {gray}, {grey}, {gray-haired}, {gray-headed}, {grey-headed}, {grizzly}, {hoar}, {hoary}, {white-haired}]

grey-headed
adj : showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head" [syn: {gray}, {grey}, {gray-haired}, {grey-haired}, {gray-headed}, {grizzly}, {hoar}, {hoary}, {white-haired}]

greyhound
n : a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog

greyhound racing
n : the sport of racing greyhounds

greyish
adj : an achromatic color of any lightness between the extremes of black and white; "gray flannel suit"; "hair just turning gray" [syn: {gray}, {grey}, {grayish}]

greyish brown
n : a color varying around light grayish brown; "she wore a dun raincoat" [syn: {dun}, {grayish brown}, {fawn}]

greylag
n : common gray wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds [syn: {graylag}, {greylag goose}, {Anser anser}]

greylag goose
n : common gray wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds [syn: {graylag}, {greylag}, {Anser anser}]

greyly
adv : having a gray appearance; "lonely creeks are opal in the dawn, sword-blue in the sun, grayly silver under misty moons" [syn: {grayly}]

greyness
n : a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black [syn: {gray}, {grayness}, {grey}]

Grias
n : anchovy pear tree [syn: {genus Grias}]

Grias cauliflora
n : West Indian tree bearing edible fruit resembling mango [syn: {anchovy pear}, {anchovy pear tree}]

grid
n 1: a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region [syn: {power system}, {power grid}]
2: a network of horizontal and vertical lines that provide coordinates for locating points on an image [syn: {reference grid}]
3: an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube [syn: {control grid}]
4: a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat [syn: {gridiron}]

grid metal
n : a kind of hard lead that is used for grids in storage batteries

griddle
n : cooking utensil consisting of a flat heated surface (as on top of a stove) on which food is cooked
v : cook on a griddle; "griddle pancakes"

griddlecake
n 1: a scone made by dropping a spoonful of batter on a griddle [syn: {drop scone}, {Scotch pancake}]
2: a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle [syn: {pancake}, {battercake}, {flannel cake}, {flannel-cake}, {flapcake}, {flapjack}, {hotcake}, {hot cake}]

gridiron
n 1: a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat [syn: {grid}]
2: the playing field on which football is played [syn: {football field}]

gridiron-tailed lizard
n : swift lizard with long black-banded tail and long legs; of deserts of United States and Mexico [syn: {zebra-tailed lizard}, {Callisaurus draconoides}]

gridlock
n : a traffic jam so bad that no movement is possible

grief
n 1: intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death) [syn: {heartache}, {heartbreak}, {brokenheartedness}]
2: something that causes great unhappiness; "her death was a great grief to John" [syn: {sorrow}]

grief-stricken
adj : sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope" [syn: {bereaved}, {bereft}, {grieving}, {mourning(a)}, {sorrowing(a)}]

Grieg
n : Norwegian composer whose work was often inspired by Norwegian folk music (1843-1907) [syn: {Edvard Grieg}, {Edvard Hagerup Grieg}]

grievance
n 1: a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score" [syn: {grudge}, {score}]
2: an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice
3: a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action

grieve
v 1: feel grief; eat one's heart out [syn: {sorrow}]
2: break the heart of; cause to feel sorrow [syn: {aggrieve}]

griever
n : a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died) [syn: {mourner}, {sorrower}, {lamenter}]

grieving
adj : sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope" [syn: {bereaved}, {bereft}, {grief-stricken}, {mourning(a)}, {sorrowing(a)}]

grievous
adj 1: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease" [syn: {dangerous}, {grave}, {serious}, {severe}, {life-threatening}]
2: causing or marked by grief or anguish; "a grievous loss"; "a grievous cry"; "her sigh was heartbreaking"; "the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter" [syn: {heartbreaking}, {heartrending}]
3: of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference" [syn: {grave}, {heavy}, {weighty}]
4: shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit" [syn: {atrocious}, {flagitious}, {heinous}, {monstrous}]

grievous bodily harm
n : street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate [syn: {soap}, {scoop}, {max}, {liquid ecstasy}, {goop}, {Georgia home boy}, {easy lay}]

grievously
adv : in a grievous manner; "the resolute but unbroken Germany, grievously wounded but far from destruction, was able to lay the firm foundations for military revival"

griffin
n : winged monster with an eagle-like head and body of a lion [syn: {gryphon}]

Griffith
n : United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948) [syn: {D. W. Griffith}, {David Lewelyn Wark Griffith}]

griffon
n 1: breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle [syn: {Brussels griffon}, {Belgian griffon}]
2: breed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat and harsh wiry outer coat; originated in Holland but largely developed in France [syn: {wire-haired pointing griffon}]
3: large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wings [syn: {griffon vulture}, {Gyps fulvus}]

griffon vulture
n : large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wings [syn: {griffon}, {Gyps fulvus}]

Grifola frondosa
n : large grayish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of trees [syn: {hen-of-the-woods}, {hen of the woods}, {Polyporus frondosus}]

grifter
n : a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud [syn: {swindler}, {chiseller}, {chiseler}, {gouger}, {scammer}, {sharper}, {sharpie}, {sharpy}]

grig-gris
See {gris-gris}

Grigori Efimovich Rasputin
n : Siberian peasant monk who was religious advisor in the court of Nicholas II; was assassinated by Russian noblemen who feared that his debauchery would weaken the monarchy (1872-1916) [syn: {Rasputin}]

gri-gri
n : tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts [syn: {grugru}, {grugru palm}, {macamba}, {Acrocomia aculeata}]

grigri
n : an African amulet [syn: {gres-gris}, {greegree}]

grill
n 1: a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill [syn: {grillroom}]
2: a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate; "he cooked hamburgers on the grill" [syn: {grille}, {grillwork}]
v : cook over a grill; "grill the sausages"

grille
n 1: small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted [syn: {wicket}, {lattice}]
2: grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator [syn: {radiator grille}]
3: a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate; "he cooked hamburgers on the grill" [syn: {grill}, {grillwork}]

grilled
adj 1: cooked by radiant heat (as over a grill) [syn: {broiled}]
2: cooked over an outdoor grill [syn: {barbecued}]

grilling
n : cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill) [syn: {broil}, {broiling}]

grillroom
n : a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill [syn: {grill}]

grillwork
n 1: mesh netting made of wires [syn: {wirework}]
2: a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate; "he cooked hamburgers on the grill" [syn: {grill}, {grille}]

grim
adj 1: not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty; "grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood" [syn: {inexorable}, {relentless}, {stern}, {unappeasable}, {unforgiving}, {unrelenting}]
2: shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen" [syn: {ghastly}, {grisly}, {gruesome}, {macabre}]
3: harshly ironic or sinister; "black humor"; "a grim joke"; "grim laughter"; "fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit" [syn: {black}, {mordant}]
4: causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" [syn: {blue}, {dark}, {depressing}, {disconsolate}, {dismal}, {dispiriting}, {gloomy}]
5: harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; "a dour, self-sacrificing life"; "a forbidding scowl"; "a grim man loving duty more than humanity"; "undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"- J.M.Barrie [syn: {dour}, {forbidding}]
6: characterized by hopelessness; filled with gloom; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood" [syn: {gloomy}, {darkening}] [also: {grimmest}, {grimmer}]

Grim Reaper
n : Death personified as an old man or a skeleton with a scythe [syn: {Reaper}]

grimace
n : a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect" [syn: {face}]
v : contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do" [syn: {make a face}, {pull a face}]

grime
n : the state of being covered with unclean things [syn: {dirt}, {filth}, {soil}, {stain}, {grease}, {grunge}]
v : make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!" [syn: {dirty}, {soil}, {begrime}, {colly}, {bemire}] [ant: {clean}]

Grimes' golden
n : yellow apple that ripens in late autumn; eaten raw

griminess
n : the state of being grimy [syn: {grubbiness}]

grimly
adv : in a grim implacable manner; "he was grimly satisfied"

Grimm
n 1: the younger of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories (1786-1859) [syn: {Wilhelm Grimm}, {Wilhelm Karl Grimm}]
2: the older of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories; also author of Grimm's Law describing consonant changes in Germanic languages (1785-1863) [syn: {Jakob Grimm}, {Jakob Ludwig Karl Grimm}]

grimmer
See {grim}

grimmer
grim
adj 1: not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty; "grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood" [syn: {inexorable}, {relentless}, {stern}, {unappeasable}, {unforgiving}, {unrelenting}]
2: shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen" [syn: {ghastly}, {grisly}, {gruesome}, {macabre}]
3: harshly ironic or sinister; "black humor"; "a grim joke"; "grim laughter"; "fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit" [syn: {black}, {mordant}]
4: causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" [syn: {blue}, {dark}, {depressing}, {disconsolate}, {dismal}, {dispiriting}, {gloomy}]
5: harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; "a dour, self-sacrificing life"; "a forbidding scowl"; "a grim man loving duty more than humanity"; "undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"- J.M.Barrie [syn: {dour}, {forbidding}]
6: characterized by hopelessness; filled with gloom; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood" [syn: {gloomy}, {darkening}] [also: {grimmest}, {grimmer}]

grimmest
See {grim}

grimmest
grim
adj 1: not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty; "grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood" [syn: {inexorable}, {relentless}, {stern}, {unappeasable}, {unforgiving}, {unrelenting}]
2: shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen" [syn: {ghastly}, {grisly}, {gruesome}, {macabre}]
3: harshly ironic or sinister; "black humor"; "a grim joke"; "grim laughter"; "fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit" [syn: {black}, {mordant}]
4: causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" [syn: {blue}, {dark}, {depressing}, {disconsolate}, {dismal}, {dispiriting}, {gloomy}]
5: harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; "a dour, self-sacrificing life"; "a forbidding scowl"; "a grim man loving duty more than humanity"; "undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"- J.M.Barrie [syn: {dour}, {forbidding}]
6: characterized by hopelessness; filled with gloom; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood" [syn: {gloomy}, {darkening}] [also: {grimmest}, {grimmer}]

Grimm's law
n : a sound law relating German consonants and consonants in other Indo-European languages

grimness
n 1: the quality of being ghastly [syn: {ghastliness}, {gruesomeness}, {luridness}]
2: something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters" [syn: {asperity}, {hardship}, {rigor}, {rigour}, {severity}, {rigorousness}]

grimoire
n : a manual of black magic (for invoking spirits and demons)

grimy
adj : thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen" [syn: {begrimed}, {dingy}, {grubby}, {grungy}, {raunchy}]

grin
n : a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement [syn: {smile}, {smiling}, {grinning}]
v : to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl [also: {grinning}, {grinned}]

grind
n 1: an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or studying excessively [syn: {swot}, {nerd}, {wonk}, {dweeb}]
2: hard monotonous routine work [syn: {drudgery}, {plodding}, {donkeywork}]
3: the act of grinding to a powder or dust [syn: {mill}, {pulverization}, {pulverisation}]
v 1: press or grind with a crunching noise [syn: {crunch}, {cranch}, {craunch}]
2: make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger" [syn: {grate}]
3: reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic" [syn: {mash}, {crunch}, {bray}, {comminute}]
4: work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" [syn: {labor}, {labour}, {toil}, {fag}, {travail}, {drudge}, {dig}, {moil}]
5: dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced [also: {ground}]

grind away
v : study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam" [syn: {cram}, {drum}, {bone up}, {swot}, {get up}, {mug up}, {swot up}, {bone}]

grind down
v : rule a country as a tyrant [syn: {tyrannize}, {tyrannise}]

grind organ
n : a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs [syn: {barrel organ}, {hand organ}, {hurdy gurdy}, {street organ}]

grind out
v : produce in a routine or monotonous manner; "We have to crank out publications in order to receive funding" [syn: {crank out}]

grind to a halt
v : be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand" [syn: {get stuck}, {bog down}, {mire}]

Grindelia
n : large genus of coarse gummy herbs of western North and Central America [syn: {genus Grindelia}]

Grindelia robusta
n : perennial gumweed of California and Baja California

Grindelia squarrosa
n : perennial gumweed of western and central North America [syn: {curlycup gumweed}]

grinder
n 1: a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States [syn: {bomber}, {hero}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy}, {Cuban sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {sub}, {submarine}, {submarine sandwich}, {torpedo}, {wedge}, {zep}]
2: grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars [syn: {molar}]
3: machine that processes materials by grinding or crushing [syn: {mill}]
4: a machine tool that polishes metal

grinding
n 1: matter resulting from the process of grinding; "vegetable grindings clogged the drain"
2: a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)
3: the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice [syn: {abrasion}, {attrition}, {detrition}]

grinding wheel
n : a wheel composed of abrasive material; used for grinding [syn: {emery wheel}]

grindle
n : primitive long-bodies carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America [syn: {bowfin}, {dogfish}, {Amia calva}]

grindstone
n : a revolving stone shaped like a disk; used to grind or sharpen or polish edge tools

gringo
n : a Latin American (disparaging) term for foreigners (especially Americans and Englishmen)

grinned
See {grin}

grinned
grin
n : a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement [syn: {smile}, {smiling}, {grinning}]
v : to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl [also: {grinning}, {grinned}]

grinner
n : a person who grins

grinning
See {grin}

grinning
grin
n : a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement [syn: {smile}, {smiling}, {grinning}]
v : to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl [also: {grinning}, {grinned}]

grinning
n : a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement [syn: {smile}, {smiling}, {grin}]

griot
n : a storyteller in West Africa; perpetuates the oral traditions of a family or village

grip
n 1: the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing" [syn: {clasp}, {clench}, {clutch}, {clutches}, {grasp}, {hold}]
2: the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" [syn: {handle}, {handgrip}, {hold}]
3: a portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him" [syn: {bag}, {traveling bag}, {suitcase}]
4: the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) [syn: {traction}, {adhesive friction}]
5: worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made
6: a firm controlling influence; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp" [syn: {grasp}]
7: a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place; "in England they call a bobby pin a grip" [syn: {bobby pin}, {hairgrip}]
v 1: hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel"
2: to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes" [syn: {grapple}]
3: to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra" [syn: {fascinate}, {transfix}, {spellbind}] [also: {gript}, {gripping}, {gripped}]

gripe
n : informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here" [syn: {kick}, {beef}, {bitch}, {squawk}]
v : complain; "What was he hollering about?" [syn: {grouse}, {crab}, {beef}, {squawk}, {bellyache}, {holler}]

grippe
n : an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease [syn: {influenza}, {flu}]

gripped
See {grip}

gripped
grip
n 1: the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing" [syn: {clasp}, {clench}, {clutch}, {clutches}, {grasp}, {hold}]
2: the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" [syn: {handle}, {handgrip}, {hold}]
3: a portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him" [syn: {bag}, {traveling bag}, {suitcase}]
4: the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) [syn: {traction}, {adhesive friction}]
5: worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made
6: a firm controlling influence; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp" [syn: {grasp}]
7: a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place; "in England they call a bobby pin a grip" [syn: {bobby pin}, {hairgrip}]
v 1: hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel"
2: to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes" [syn: {grapple}]
3: to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra" [syn: {fascinate}, {transfix}, {spellbind}] [also: {gript}, {gripping}, {gripped}]

gripping
See {grip}

gripping
grip
n 1: the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing" [syn: {clasp}, {clench}, {clutch}, {clutches}, {grasp}, {hold}]
2: the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" [syn: {handle}, {handgrip}, {hold}]
3: a portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him" [syn: {bag}, {traveling bag}, {suitcase}]
4: the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) [syn: {traction}, {adhesive friction}]
5: worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made
6: a firm controlling influence; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp" [syn: {grasp}]
7: a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place; "in England they call a bobby pin a grip" [syn: {bobby pin}, {hairgrip}]
v 1: hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel"
2: to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes" [syn: {grapple}]
3: to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra" [syn: {fascinate}, {transfix}, {spellbind}] [also: {gript}, {gripping}, {gripped}]

gripping
adj : capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a fascinating story" [syn: {absorbing}, {engrossing}, {fascinating}, {riveting}]

gripsack
n : a small suitcase

gript
See {grip}

gript
grip
n 1: the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing" [syn: {clasp}, {clench}, {clutch}, {clutches}, {grasp}, {hold}]
2: the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" [syn: {handle}, {handgrip}, {hold}]
3: a portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him" [syn: {bag}, {traveling bag}, {suitcase}]
4: the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) [syn: {traction}, {adhesive friction}]
5: worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made
6: a firm controlling influence; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp" [syn: {grasp}]
7: a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place; "in England they call a bobby pin a grip" [syn: {bobby pin}, {hairgrip}]
v 1: hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel"
2: to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes" [syn: {grapple}]
3: to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra" [syn: {fascinate}, {transfix}, {spellbind}] [also: {gript}, {gripping}, {gripped}]

Gris
n : Spanish cubist painter (1887-1927) [syn: {Jaun Gris}]

grisaille
n : chiaroscuro painting or stained glass etc., in shades of gray imitating the effect of relief

Griselinia
n : evergreen shrubs of New Zealand and South America [syn: {genus Griselinia}]

Griselinia littoralis
n : small New Zealand broadleaf evergreen tree often cultivated in warm regions as an ornamental [syn: {kapuka}]

Griselinia lucida
n : South American shrub or small tree having long shining evergreen leaves and panicles of green or yellow flowers [syn: {puka}]

griseofulvin
n : a kind of penicillin (a fungicidal antibiotic with the trade name Fulvicin) produced by molds of the genus Penicillium [syn: {Fulvicin}]

grislier
See {grisly}

grislier
grisly
adj : shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen" [syn: {ghastly}, {grim}, {gruesome}, {macabre}] [also: {grisliest}, {grislier}]

grisliest
See {grisly}

grisliest
grisly
adj : shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen" [syn: {ghastly}, {grim}, {gruesome}, {macabre}] [also: {grisliest}, {grislier}]

grisly
adj : shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen" [syn: {ghastly}, {grim}, {gruesome}, {macabre}] [also: {grisliest}, {grislier}]

grison
n : carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a grayish-white back and dark underparts [syn: {Grison vittatus}, {Galictis vittatus}]

Grison vittatus
n : carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a grayish-white back and dark underparts [syn: {grison}, {Galictis vittatus}]

grissino
n : a long slender crusty breadstick

grist
n : grain intended to be or that has been ground

gristle
n : tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults [syn: {cartilage}]

gristly
adj : difficult to chew [syn: {cartilaginous}, {rubbery}]

gristmill
n : a mill for grinding grain (especially the customer's own grain)

grit
n 1: a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone [syn: {gritrock}, {gritstone}]
2: fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it" [syn: {backbone}, {guts}, {moxie}, {sand}, {gumption}]
v 1: cover with a grit; "grit roads"
2: clench together; "grit one's teeth" [also: {gritting}, {gritted}]

gritrock
n : a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone [syn: {grit}, {gritstone}]

grits
n : coarsely ground hulled corn boiled as a breakfast dish in the southern United States [syn: {hominy grits}]

gritstone
n : a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone [syn: {grit}, {gritrock}]

gritted
See {grit}

gritted
grit
n 1: a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone [syn: {gritrock}, {gritstone}]
2: fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it" [syn: {backbone}, {guts}, {moxie}, {sand}, {gumption}]
v 1: cover with a grit; "grit roads"
2: clench together; "grit one's teeth" [also: {gritting}, {gritted}]

grittier
See {gritty}

grittier
gritty
adj 1: composed of or covered with relatively large particles; "granular sugar"; "gritty sand" [syn: {farinaceous}, {coarse-grained}, {grainy}, {granular}, {granulose}, {mealy}, {sandy}]
2: willing to face danger [syn: {game}, {gamy}, {gamey}, {mettlesome}, {spirited}, {spunky}] [also: {grittiest}, {grittier}]

grittiest
See {gritty}

grittiest
gritty
adj 1: composed of or covered with relatively large particles; "granular sugar"; "gritty sand" [syn: {farinaceous}, {coarse-grained}, {grainy}, {granular}, {granulose}, {mealy}, {sandy}]
2: willing to face danger [syn: {game}, {gamy}, {gamey}, {mettlesome}, {spirited}, {spunky}] [also: {grittiest}, {grittier}]

gritting
See {grit}

gritting
grit
n 1: a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone [syn: {gritrock}, {gritstone}]
2: fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it" [syn: {backbone}, {guts}, {moxie}, {sand}, {gumption}]
v 1: cover with a grit; "grit roads"
2: clench together; "grit one's teeth" [also: {gritting}, {gritted}]

gritty
adj 1: composed of or covered with relatively large particles; "granular sugar"; "gritty sand" [syn: {farinaceous}, {coarse-grained}, {grainy}, {granular}, {granulose}, {mealy}, {sandy}]
2: willing to face danger [syn: {game}, {gamy}, {gamey}, {mettlesome}, {spirited}, {spunky}] [also: {grittiest}, {grittier}]

grivet
n : white and olive green east African monkey with long white tufts of hair beside the face [syn: {Cercopithecus aethiops}]

grizzle
n : a grey wig
v 1: be in a huff; be silent or sullen [syn: {brood}, {stew}]
2: complain whiningly [syn: {whine}, {yammer}, {yawp}]

grizzled
adj : having dark hairs mixed with gray or white

grizzlier
See {grizzly}

grizzlier
grizzly
adj : showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head" [syn: {gray}, {grey}, {gray-haired}, {grey-haired}, {gray-headed}, {grey-headed}, {hoar}, {hoary}, {white-haired}]
n : powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America [syn: {grizzly bear}, {silvertip}, {silver-tip}, {Ursus horribilis}, {Ursus arctos horribilis}] [also: {grizzliest}, {grizzlier}]

grizzliest
See {grizzly}

grizzliest
grizzly
adj : showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head" [syn: {gray}, {grey}, {gray-haired}, {grey-haired}, {gray-headed}, {grey-headed}, {hoar}, {hoary}, {white-haired}]
n : powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America [syn: {grizzly bear}, {silvertip}, {silver-tip}, {Ursus horribilis}, {Ursus arctos horribilis}] [also: {grizzliest}, {grizzlier}]

grizzly
adj : showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head" [syn: {gray}, {grey}, {gray-haired}, {grey-haired}, {gray-headed}, {grey-headed}, {hoar}, {hoary}, {white-haired}]
n : powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America [syn: {grizzly bear}, {silvertip}, {silver-tip}, {Ursus horribilis}, {Ursus arctos horribilis}] [also: {grizzliest}, {grizzlier}]

grizzly bear
n : powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America [syn: {grizzly}, {silvertip}, {silver-tip}, {Ursus horribilis}, {Ursus arctos horribilis}]

groan
n : an utterance expressing pain or disapproval [syn: {moan}]
v : indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure; "The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"; "The ancient door soughed when opened" [syn: {moan}, {sough}]

groaner
n : a person who groans

groaning
adj : making low inarticulate sound as e.g. of pain or sorrow; "the groaning wounded"; "moaning sounds in her sleep" [syn: {moaning}]

groat
n : a former English silver coin worth four pennies [syn: {fourpence}]

groats
n : the hulled and crushed grain of various cereals

grocer
n : a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)

grocery
n 1: a marketplace where groceries are sold; "the grocery store included a meat market" [syn: {grocery store}, {food market}, {market}]
2: (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer [syn: {foodstuff}]

grocery bag
n : a sack for holding customer's groceries

grocery boy
n : a delivery boy for groceries

grocery list
n 1: a list of heterogenous items that someone wants; "the union came to the table with a whole grocery list of demands" [syn: {shopping list}]
2: a list of groceries to be purchased

grocery store
n : a marketplace where groceries are sold; "the grocery store included a meat market" [syn: {grocery}, {food market}, {market}]

groenendael
n : black-coated sheepdog with a heavily plumed tail

Groenlandia
n : a monocotyledonous genus of the family Potamogetonaceae [syn: {genus Groenlandia}]

grog
n : rum cut with water

groggier
See {groggy}

groggier
groggy
adj : stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion) [syn: {dazed}, {foggy}, {logy}, {stuporous}] [also: {groggiest}, {groggier}]

groggiest
See {groggy}

groggiest
groggy
adj : stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion) [syn: {dazed}, {foggy}, {logy}, {stuporous}] [also: {groggiest}, {groggier}]

grogginess
n 1: a dazed and staggering state caused by alcohol
2: a groggy state resulting from weariness
3: marginal consciousness; "his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion and by the blows"; "someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor" [syn: {stupor}, {stupefaction}, {semiconsciousness}]

groggy
adj : stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion) [syn: {dazed}, {foggy}, {logy}, {stuporous}] [also: {groggiest}, {groggier}]

grogram
n : a coarse fabric of silk mixed with wool or mohair and often stiffened with gum

groin
n 1: the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals [syn: {inguen}]
2: a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away [syn: {breakwater}, {groyne}, {mole}, {bulwark}, {seawall}, {jetty}]
v : build with groins; "The ceiling was groined"

groined vault
n : two barrel vaults intersecting at right angles

grommet
n : fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines [syn: {cringle}, {eyelet}, {loop}, {grummet}]

gromwell
n : European perennial branching plant; occurs in hedgerows and at the edge of woodlands [syn: {Lithospermum officinale}]

Gromyko
n : Soviet ambassador to the United States and to the United Nations (1909-1989) [syn: {Andrei Gromyko}, {Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko}]

Gronland
n : the largest island in the world; between the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans; a self-governing province of Denmark [syn: {Greenland}, {Kalaallit Nunaat}]

groom
n 1: a man participant in his own marriage ceremony [syn: {bridegroom}]
2: someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses [syn: {stableman}, {stableboy}, {hostler}, {ostler}]
3: a man who has recently been married [syn: {bridegroom}]
v 1: prepare (someone) for a future role or function; "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior" [syn: {prepare}, {train}]
2: give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses" [syn: {dress}, {curry}]
3: care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed" [syn: {neaten}]

groomed
adj : neat and smart in appearance; well cared for; "the manager was a beautifully groomed young man"; "his horse was always groomed" [ant: {ungroomed}]

grooming
n 1: activity leading to skilled behavior [syn: {training}, {preparation}]
2: the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes [syn: {dressing}]

groomsman
n : a male attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding

groom-to-be
n : a man who is engaged to be married [syn: {fiance}]

groove
n 1: a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record) [syn: {channel}]
2: a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape; "they fell into a conversational rut" [syn: {rut}]
3: (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part [syn: {vallecula}]
v 1: make a groove in, or provide with a groove; "groove a vinyl record"
2: hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove; "furrow soil" [syn: {furrow}, {rut}]

grooved
adj 1: established as if settled into a groove or rut [syn: {well-grooved}]
2: having grooves or tracks cut or incised; "grooved records"

groover
n : a device that makes grooves by cutting or punching

groovier
See {groovy}

groovier
groovy
adj 1: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {bully}, {corking}, {cracking}, {dandy}, {great}, {keen}, {neat}, {nifty}, {not bad(p)}, {peachy}, {slap-up}, {swell}, {smashing}]
2: (British informal) very chic; "groovy clothes" [syn: {swagger}] [also: {grooviest}, {groovier}]

grooviest
See {groovy}

grooviest
groovy
adj 1: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {bully}, {corking}, {cracking}, {dandy}, {great}, {keen}, {neat}, {nifty}, {not bad(p)}, {peachy}, {slap-up}, {swell}, {smashing}]
2: (British informal) very chic; "groovy clothes" [syn: {swagger}] [also: {grooviest}, {groovier}]

grooving
n : the cutting of spiral grooves on the inside of the barrel of a firearm [syn: {rifling}]

groovy
adj 1: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {bully}, {corking}, {cracking}, {dandy}, {great}, {keen}, {neat}, {nifty}, {not bad(p)}, {peachy}, {slap-up}, {swell}, {smashing}]
2: (British informal) very chic; "groovy clothes" [syn: {swagger}] [also: {grooviest}, {groovier}]

grope
n : the act of groping; and instance of groping
v 1: feel about uncertainly or blindly; "She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom" [syn: {fumble}]
2: search blindly or uncertainly; "His mind groped to make the connection"
3: fondle for sexual pleasure; "He made some sexual advances at the woman in his office and groped her repeatedly"

grope for
v : feel searchingly; "She groped for his keys in the dark" [syn: {scrabble}]

groping
adj : acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence; "a groping effort to understand" [syn: {hesitant}]

gropingly
adv : in an uncertain groping manner

Gropius
n : United States architect (born in Germany) and founder of the Bauhaus school (1883-1969) [syn: {Walter Gropius}]

gros point
n 1: needlepoint stitch covering two horizontal and two vertical threads
2: needlepoint done with large stitches

Gros Ventre
n 1: a member of the Sioux people formerly inhabiting an area along the Missouri river in western North Dakota [syn: {Hidatsa}]
2: a Siouan language spoken by the Hidatsa people [syn: {Hidatsa}]

grosbeak
n : any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill [syn: {grossbeak}]

groschen
n : 100 groschen equal 1 schilling

grosgrain
n : a silk or silklike fabric with crosswise ribs

gross
adj 1: before any deductions; "gross income" [ant: {net}]
2: visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features) [syn: {megascopic}]
3: of general aspects or broad distinctions; "the gross details of the structure appear reasonable"
4: repellently fat; "a bald porcine old man" [syn: {porcine}]
5: conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery" [syn: {crying(a)}, {egregious}, {flagrant}, {glaring}, {rank}]
6: without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense" [syn: {arrant(a)}, {complete(a)}, {consummate(a)}, {double-dyed(a)}, {everlasting(a)}, {gross(a)}, {perfect(a)}, {pure(a)}, {sodding(a)}, {stark(a)}, {staring(a)}, {thoroughgoing(a)}, {utter(a)}]
7: conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited" [syn: {coarse}, {crude}, {earthy}, {vulgar}]
n 1: twelve dozen [syn: {144}]
2: the entire amount of income before any deductions are made [syn: {revenue}, {receipts}]
v : earn before taxes, expenses, etc.

gross anatomy
n : the study of the structure of the body and its parts without the use of a microscope [syn: {macroscopic anatomy}]

gross domestic product
n : measure of the United States economy adopted in 1991; the total market values of goods and services by produced by workers and capital within the United States borders during a given period (usually 1 year) [syn: {GDP}]

gross estate
n : the total valuation of the estate's assets at the time of the person's death

gross margin
n : the ratio gross profits divided by net sales [syn: {margin of profit}, {profit margin}]

gross national product
n : former measure of the United States economy; the total market value of goods and services produced by all citizens and capital during a given period (usually 1 yr) [syn: {GNP}]

gross out
v 1: fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me" [syn: {disgust}, {revolt}, {repel}]
2: lose one's nerve; "When he saw the accident, he freaked out" [syn: {freak out}, {freak}]

gross profit
n : (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold [syn: {gross profit margin}, {margin}]

gross profit margin
n : (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold [syn: {gross profit}, {margin}]

gross revenue
n : income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time [syn: {gross sales}, {sales}]

gross sales
n : income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time [syn: {gross revenue}, {sales}]

gross ton
n : a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds [syn: {long ton}, {ton}]

grossbeak
n : any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill [syn: {grosbeak}]

grossly
adv : in a gross manner

grossness
n : the quality of lacking taste and refinement [syn: {coarseness}, {commonness}, {vulgarity}, {vulgarism}, {raunch}]

Grossulariaceae
n : in some classifications considered a part of the family Saxifragaceae: plants whose fruit is a berry [syn: {family Grossulariaceae}, {gooseberry family}]

grosz
n : 100 groszy equal 1 zloty [also: {groszy} (pl)]

groszy
grosz
n : 100 groszy equal 1 zloty [also: {groszy} (pl)]

groszy
See {grosz}

grot
n : a small cave (usually with attractive features) [syn: {grotto}]

grotesque
adj 1: distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous; "tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas"; "twisted into monstrous shapes" [syn: {monstrous}, {unnatural}]
2: ludicrously odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror" [syn: {antic}, {fantastic}, {fantastical}]
n : art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants

grotesquely
adv : in a grotesque manner; "behind the house lay two nude figures grotesquely bald, with deliberate knife-slashes marking their bodies" [syn: {monstrously}]

grotesqueness
n : ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion [syn: {grotesquery}, {grotesquerie}]

grotesquerie
n : ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion [syn: {grotesqueness}, {grotesquery}]

grotesquery
n : ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion [syn: {grotesqueness}, {grotesquerie}]

grottier
See {grotty}

grottier
grotty
adj : very unpleasant or offensive ; "a grotty little play" [also: {grottiest}, {grottier}]

grottiest
See {grotty}

grottiest
grotty
adj : very unpleasant or offensive ; "a grotty little play" [also: {grottiest}, {grottier}]

grotto
n : a small cave (usually with attractive features) [syn: {grot}] [also: {grottoes} (pl)]

grottoes
grotto
n : a small cave (usually with attractive features) [syn: {grot}] [also: {grottoes} (pl)]

grottoes
See {grotto}

grotty
adj : very unpleasant or offensive ; "a grotty little play" [also: {grottiest}, {grottier}]

grouch
n : a bad-tempered person [syn: {grump}, {crank}, {churl}, {crosspatch}]
v : show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load" [syn: {grumble}, {scold}]

grouchily
adv : in an ill-natured manner; "she looked at her husband crossly" [syn: {crossly}, {grumpily}]

Groucho
n : United States comedian; oldest of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1890-1977) [syn: {Marx}, {Julius Marx}]

grouchy
adj : perversely irritable [syn: {crabbed}, {crabby}, {cross}, {fussy}, {grumpy}, {bad-tempered}, {ill-tempered}]

ground
See {grind}

ground
grind
n 1: an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or studying excessively [syn: {swot}, {nerd}, {wonk}, {dweeb}]
2: hard monotonous routine work [syn: {drudgery}, {plodding}, {donkeywork}]
3: the act of grinding to a powder or dust [syn: {mill}, {pulverization}, {pulverisation}]
v 1: press or grind with a crunching noise [syn: {crunch}, {cranch}, {craunch}]
2: make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger" [syn: {grate}]
3: reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic" [syn: {mash}, {crunch}, {bray}, {comminute}]
4: work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" [syn: {labor}, {labour}, {toil}, {fag}, {travail}, {drudge}, {dig}, {moil}]
5: dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced [also: {ground}]

ground
adj : broken or pounded into small fragments; used of e.g. ore or stone; "paved with crushed bluestone"; "ground glass is used as an abrasive" [syn: {crushed}]
n 1: the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground" [syn: {land}, {dry land}, {earth}, {solid ground}, {terra firma}]
2: a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration" [syn: {reason}]
3: the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church" [syn: {earth}]
4: a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis" [syn: {footing}, {basis}]
5: a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle); "they gained ground step by step"; "they fought to regain the lost ground"
6: the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills" [syn: {background}]
7: material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil" [syn: {land}, {soil}]
8: a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused [ant: {figure}]
9: a connection between an electrical device and the earth (which is a zero voltage) [syn: {earth}] 10: (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting 11: the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface [syn: {flat coat}, {primer}, {priming}, {primer coat}, {priming coat}, {undercoat}]
v 1: fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete" [syn: {anchor}]
2: confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"
3: place or put on the ground
4: instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
5: bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship" [syn: {run aground}]
6: hit or reach the ground [syn: {run aground}]
7: throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
8: hit a groundball; "he grounded to the second baseman"
9: hit onto the ground 10: cover with a primer; apply a primer to [syn: {prime}, {undercoat}] 11: connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons" 12: use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation" [syn: {establish}, {base}, {found}]

ground almond
n : European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers [syn: {chufa}, {yellow nutgrass}, {earth almond}, {rush nut}, {Cyperus esculentus}]

ground attack
n : an attack by ground troops

ground bait
n : bait scattered on the water to attract fish

ground ball
n : (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground [syn: {grounder}, {groundball}, {hopper}]

ground bass
n : a short melody in the bass that is constantly repeated

ground beef
n : beef that has been ground [syn: {hamburger}]

ground beetle
n : predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects [syn: {carabid beetle}]

ground cable
n : a mooring cable; runs from a buoy to a mooring anchor

ground cedar
n 1: a variety of clubmoss [syn: {staghorn moss}, {Lycopodium complanatum}]
2: a procumbent variety of the common juniper [syn: {dwarf juniper}, {Juniperus communis depressa}]

ground cherry
n : any of numerous cosmopolitan annual or perennial herbs of the genus Physalis bearing edible fleshy berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk; some cultivated for their flowers [syn: {husk tomato}]

ground cloth
n : a waterproofed piece of cloth spread on the ground (as under a tent) to protect from moisture [syn: {groundsheet}]

ground control
n : a communication system for sending continuous radio messages to an airplane pilot who is making a ground-controlled approach to landing

ground cover
n 1: low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow [syn: {groundcover}]
2: small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor [syn: {groundcover}]

ground crew
n : the crew of technicians and mechanics who service aircraft on the ground [syn: {ground-service crew}]

ground effect
n : apparent increase in aerodynamic lift experienced by an aircraft flying close to the ground

ground fir
n : a variety of clubmoss [syn: {princess pine}, {tree clubmoss}, {Lycopodium obscurum}]

ground fire
n : a forest fire that burns the humus; may not appear on the surface

ground floor
n 1: the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building [syn: {first floor}, {ground level}]
2: becoming part of a venture at the beginning (regarded as position of advantage); "he got in on the ground floor"

ground forces
n : a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state [syn: {army}, {regular army}]

ground glass
n 1: glass that diffuses light due to a rough surface produced by abrasion or etching
2: particulate glass made by grinding and used as an abrasive

ground ivy
n : trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes placed in genus Nepeta [syn: {alehoof}, {field balm}, {gill-over-the-ground}, {runaway robin}, {Glechoma hederaceae}, {Nepeta hederaceae}]

ground level
n 1: the height of the ground on which something stands; "the base of the tower was below grade" [syn: {grade}]
2: the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building [syn: {ground floor}, {first floor}]

ground loop
n : a sharp uncontrollable turn made by an airplane while moving along the ground

ground noise
n : extraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that cannot be separated from the desired signal [syn: {background noise}]

ground out
v : make an out by hitting the ball on the ground

ground pine
n 1: any of several club mosses having long creeping stems and erect branches [syn: {Christmas green}]
2: low-growing annual with yellow flowers dotted red; faintly aromatic of pine resin; Europe, British Isles and North Africa [syn: {yellow bugle}, {Ajuga chamaepitys}]

ground pink
n : low wiry-stemmed branching herb or southern California having fringed pink flowers [syn: {fringed pink}, {moss pink}, {Linanthus dianthiflorus}]

ground plan
n : a floor plan for the ground level of a building

ground rattler
n : small pygmy rattlesnake [syn: {massasauga}, {Sistrurus miliaris}]

ground rent
n : payment for the right to occupy and improve a piece of land

ground roller
n : Madagascan roller with terrestrial and crepuscular habits that feeds on e.g. insects and worms

ground rose
n : low-growing bristly shrub of southern Oregon and California with creeping rootstocks and usually corymbose flowers [syn: {Rosa spithamaea}]

ground rule
n : (baseball) a special rule (as in baseball) dealing with situations that arise due to the nature of the playing grounds

ground sloth
n : gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America [syn: {megathere}]

ground snake
n : small shy brightly-ringed terrestrial snake of arid or semiarid areas of western North America [syn: {Sonora semiannulata}]

ground squirrel
n 1: small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches [syn: {eastern chipmunk}, {hackee}, {striped squirrel}, {Tamias striatus}]
2: any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops [syn: {gopher}, {spermophile}]

ground state
n : (physics) the lowest energy state of an atom or other particle

ground stroke
n : a tennis return made by hitting the ball after it has bounced once [ant: {volley}]

ground substance
n 1: the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded [syn: {matrix}, {intercellular substance}]
2: the clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell [syn: {hyaloplasm}]

ground swell
n 1: an obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expression; "there was a ground swell of antiwar sentiment"
2: a broad and deep undulation of the ocean [syn: {heavy swell}]

ground tackle
n : a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving [syn: {anchor}]

ground water
n : underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious rocks [syn: {spring water}, {well water}]

ground wave
n : a radio wave propagated on or near the earth's surface

ground zero
n 1: the target of a projectile (as a bomb or missile)
2: the site of the World Trade Center before it was destroyed
3: the point of detonation (or above or below) of a nuclear weapon

groundball
n : (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground [syn: {grounder}, {ground ball}, {hopper}]

ground-berry
n 1: small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes place in genus Styphelia [syn: {native cranberry}, {groundberry}, {cranberry heath}, {Astroloma humifusum}, {Styphelia humifusum}]
2: creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil [syn: {teaberry}, {wintergreen}, {checkerberry}, {mountain tea}, {groundberry}, {creeping wintergreen}, {Gaultheria procumbens}]

groundberry
n 1: small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes place in genus Styphelia [syn: {native cranberry}, {ground-berry}, {cranberry heath}, {Astroloma humifusum}, {Styphelia humifusum}]
2: creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil [syn: {teaberry}, {wintergreen}, {checkerberry}, {mountain tea}, {ground-berry}, {creeping wintergreen}, {Gaultheria procumbens}]

groundbreaker
n : someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art [syn: {pioneer}, {innovator}, {trailblazer}]

groundbreaking
adj : being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before; "stylistically innovative works"; "innovative members of the artistic community"; "a mind so innovational, so original" [syn: {innovative}, {innovational}]
n : the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project [syn: {groundbreaking ceremony}]

groundbreaking ceremony
n : the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project [syn: {groundbreaking}]

ground-controlled approach
n : aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar [syn: {GCA}]

groundcover
n 1: low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow [syn: {ground cover}]
2: small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor [syn: {ground cover}]

ground-effect machine
n : a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines [syn: {hovercraft}]

ground-emplaced mine
n : an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over [syn: {land mine}, {booby trap}]

grounder
n : (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground [syn: {ground ball}, {groundball}, {hopper}]

groundfish
n : fish that live on the sea bottom especially commercially important gadoid fishes like cod and haddock or flatfish like flounder [syn: {bottom fish}]

ground-floor
adj : on the floor closest to level with the ground; "the ground-floor entrance is kept locked"

groundhog
n : reddish brown North American marmot [syn: {woodchuck}, {Marmota monax}]

Groundhog Day
n : if the ground hog emerges and sees his shadow on this day, there will be 6 more weeks of winter [syn: {February 2}]

grounding
n 1: education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge; "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"; "a good grounding in mathematics" [syn: {foundation}]
2: fastening electrical equipment to earth [syn: {earthing}]

groundkeeper
n : someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field) [syn: {groundsman}, {groundskeeper}]

groundless
adj : without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy" [syn: {baseless}, {idle}, {unfounded}, {unwarranted}]

groundling
n : in Elizabethan theater: a playgoer in the cheap standing section

groundmass
n : the matrix of fine-grained crystalline material in which larger crystals are embedded

groundnut
n 1: a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans [syn: {groundnut vine}, {Indian potato}, {potato bean}, {wild bean}, {Apios americana}, {Apios tuberosa}]
2: nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans [syn: {potato bean}, {wild bean}]
3: pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms [syn: {peanut}, {earthnut}, {goober}, {goober pea}, {monkey nut}]

groundnut oil
n : a oil from peanuts; used in cooking and making soap; "groundnut oil" is British usage [syn: {peanut oil}]

groundnut vine
n : a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans [syn: {groundnut}, {Indian potato}, {potato bean}, {wild bean}, {Apios americana}, {Apios tuberosa}]

grounds
n 1: your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling" [syn: {evidence}]
2: the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard" [syn: {yard}, {curtilage}]
3: a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)
4: a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice" [syn: {cause}, {reason}]
5: sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid [syn: {dregs}, {settlings}]

groundsel
n : Eurasian weed with heads of small yellow flowers [syn: {Senecio vulgaris}]

groundsel bush
n : a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white plumelike hairy tufts [syn: {groundsel tree}, {consumption weed}, {cotton-seed tree}, {Baccharis halimifolia}]

groundsel tree
n : a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white plumelike hairy tufts [syn: {groundsel bush}, {consumption weed}, {cotton-seed tree}, {Baccharis halimifolia}]

ground-service crew
n : the crew of technicians and mechanics who service aircraft on the ground [syn: {ground crew}]

ground-shaker
n : huge herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous found in western North America [syn: {seismosaur}]

groundsheet
n : a waterproofed piece of cloth spread on the ground (as under a tent) to protect from moisture [syn: {ground cloth}]

groundskeeper
n : someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field) [syn: {groundsman}, {groundkeeper}]

groundsman
n : someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field) [syn: {groundskeeper}, {groundkeeper}]

groundspeed
n : the speed of an aircraft relative to the ground

groundwater level
n : underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water; "spring rains had raised the water table" [syn: {water table}, {water level}]

groundwork
n 1: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" [syn: {basis}, {base}, {foundation}, {fundament}, {cornerstone}]
2: lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" [syn: {foundation}, {base}, {fundament}, {foot}, {substructure}, {understructure}]
3: preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation; "we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago"

group
n 1: any number of entities (members) considered as a unit [syn: {grouping}]
2: (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule [syn: {radical}, {chemical group}]
3: a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse [syn: {mathematical group}]
v 1: arrange into a group or groups; "Can you group these shapes together?"
2: form a group or group together [syn: {aggroup}]

group A
n : the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen [syn: {A}, {type A}]

group AB
n : the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens [syn: {AB}, {type AB}]

group action
n : action taken by a group of people

group Amentiferae
n : used in some classification systems for plants that bear catkins [syn: {Amentiferae}]

group B
n : the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen [syn: {B}, {type B}]

group captain
n : a commissioned officer (especially one in the Royal Air Force) equivalent in rank to a colonel in the army

group Centrospermae
n : used in former classification systems; approximately synonymous with order Caryophyllales [syn: {Centrospermae}]

group discussion
n : a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic [syn: {conference}]

group dynamics
n : the branch of social psychology that studies the dynamics of interaction in social groups

group insurance
n : insurance that is purchased by a group (such as the employees of a company) usually at a reduced rate to individual members of the group

group O
n : the blood group whose red cells carry neither the A nor B antigens; "people with type O blood are universal donors" [syn: {O}, {type O}]

group participation
n : participation by all members of a group

group practice
n : (medicine) the practice of medicine by a group of physicians who share their premises and other resources

group psychotherapy
n : psychotherapy in which a small group of individuals meet with a therapist; interactions among the members are considered to be therapeutic [syn: {group therapy}]

group Pteridospermae
n : used in some classification systems: a group of extinct fossil gymnosperms coextensive with the order Cycadofilicales [syn: {Pteridospermae}, {Pteridospermaphyta}, {group Pteridospermaphyta}]

group Pteridospermaphyta
n : used in some classification systems: a group of extinct fossil gymnosperms coextensive with the order Cycadofilicales [syn: {Pteridospermae}, {group Pteridospermae}, {Pteridospermaphyta}]

group theory
n : the branch of mathematics dealing with groups

group therapy
n : psychotherapy in which a small group of individuals meet with a therapist; interactions among the members are considered to be therapeutic [syn: {group psychotherapy}]

grouped
adj : arranged into groups [syn: {sorted}]

grouper
n 1: flesh of a saltwater fish similar to sea bass
2: usually solitary bottom sea basses of warm seas

groupie
n : an enthusiastic young fan (especially a young woman who follows rock groups around)

grouping
n 1: any number of entities (members) considered as a unit [syn: {group}]
2: the activity of putting things together in groups
3: a system for classifying things into groups [syn: {pigeonholing}]

groupthink
n : decision making by a group (especially in a manner that discourages creativity or individual responsibility)

groupware
n : software that can be used by a group of people who are working on the same information but may be distributed in space

grouse
n 1: flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil
2: popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
v 1: hunt grouse
2: complain; "What was he hollering about?" [syn: {gripe}, {crab}, {beef}, {squawk}, {bellyache}, {holler}]

grouse whortleberry
n : shrub of northwestern North America bearing red berries [syn: {grouseberry}, {grouse-berry}, {Vaccinium scoparium}]

grouse-berry
n : shrub of northwestern North America bearing red berries [syn: {grouseberry}, {grouse whortleberry}, {Vaccinium scoparium}]

grouseberry
n : shrub of northwestern North America bearing red berries [syn: {grouse-berry}, {grouse whortleberry}, {Vaccinium scoparium}]

grout
n : a thin mortar that can be poured and used to fill cracks in masonry or brickwork
v : bind with grout; "grout the bathtub"

groutier
See {grouty}

groutiest
See {grouty}

grove
n 1: a small growth of trees without underbrush
2: garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth [syn: {woodlet}, {orchard}, {plantation}]

grovel
v : show submission or fear [syn: {fawn}, {crawl}, {creep}, {cringe}, {cower}] [also: {grovelling}, {grovelled}]

groveler
n : someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect [syn: {apple polisher}, {bootlicker}, {fawner}, {groveller}, {truckler}, {ass-kisser}]

groveling
adj : totally submissive [syn: {cringing}, {grovelling}, {wormlike}, {wormy}]

grovelled
See {grovel}

grovelled
grovel
v : show submission or fear [syn: {fawn}, {crawl}, {creep}, {cringe}, {cower}] [also: {grovelling}, {grovelled}]

groveller
n : someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect [syn: {apple polisher}, {bootlicker}, {fawner}, {groveler}, {truckler}, {ass-kisser}]

grovelling
See {grovel}

grovelling
grovel
v : show submission or fear [syn: {fawn}, {crawl}, {creep}, {cringe}, {cower}] [also: {grovelling}, {grovelled}]

grovelling
adj : totally submissive [syn: {cringing}, {groveling}, {wormlike}, {wormy}]

Grover Cleveland
n : 22nd and 24th President of the United States (1837-1908) [syn: {Cleveland}, {Stephen Grover Cleveland}, {President Cleveland}]

Groves
n : United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970) [syn: {Leslie Richard Groves}]

grow
v 1: pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry" [syn: {turn}]
2: become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"
3: increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"
4: cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard"
5: develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast" [syn: {mature}, {maturate}]
6: come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" [syn: {originate}, {arise}, {rise}, {develop}, {uprise}, {spring up}]
7: cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here" [syn: {raise}, {farm}, {produce}]
8: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" [syn: {develop}, {produce}, {get}, {acquire}]
9: grow emotionally or mature; "The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten"; "When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior" [syn: {develop}] 10: become attached by or as if by the process of growth; "The tree trunks had grown together" [also: {grown}, {grew}]

grow over
v 1: grow in such a way as to cover (a building, for example); "ivy grew over the walls of the university buildings" [syn: {creep}]
2: grow beyond or across; "The ivy overgrew the patio" [syn: {overgrow}]

grow together
v : of body parts

grow up
v : become an adult

grower
n : someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil [syn: {agriculturist}, {cultivator}, {raiser}]

growing
adj 1: increasing in size or degree or amount; "her growing popularity"; "growing evidence of a world depression"; "a growing city"; "growing businesses"
2: having or showing vigorous vegetal or animal life; "flourishing crops"; "flourishing chicks"; "a growing boy"; "fast-growing weeds"; "a thriving deer population" [syn: {flourishing}, {thriving}]
3: relating to or suitable for growth; "the growing season for corn"; "good growing weather"
n 1: (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children" [syn: {growth}, {maturation}, {development}, {ontogeny}, {ontogenesis}] [ant: {nondevelopment}]
2: (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state

growing pains
n 1: pain in muscles or joints sometimes experienced by children and often attributed to rapid growth
2: emotional distress arising during adolescence
3: problems that arise in enlarging an enterprise (especially in the early stages)

growing season
n : the season during which a crop grows best

growl
n : the sound of growling (as made by animals) [syn: {growling}]
v : to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff" [syn: {grumble}, {rumble}]

growler
n 1: a speaker whose voice sounds like a growl
2: a small iceberg or ice floe just large enough to be hazardous for shipping

growling
n 1: a gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal)
2: the sound of growling (as made by animals) [syn: {growl}]

grown
See {grow}

grown
grow
v 1: pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry" [syn: {turn}]
2: become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"
3: increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"
4: cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard"
5: develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast" [syn: {mature}, {maturate}]
6: come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" [syn: {originate}, {arise}, {rise}, {develop}, {uprise}, {spring up}]
7: cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here" [syn: {raise}, {farm}, {produce}]
8: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" [syn: {develop}, {produce}, {get}, {acquire}]
9: grow emotionally or mature; "The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten"; "When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior" [syn: {develop}] 10: become attached by or as if by the process of growth; "The tree trunks had grown together" [also: {grown}, {grew}]

grown
adj : (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman" [syn: {adult}, {big}, {full-grown}, {fully grown}, {grownup}]

grownup
adj : (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman" [syn: {adult}, {big}, {full-grown}, {fully grown}, {grown}]
n : a fully developed person from maturity onward [syn: {adult}] [ant: {juvenile}]

growth
n 1: (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children" [syn: {growing}, {maturation}, {development}, {ontogeny}, {ontogenesis}] [ant: {nondevelopment}]
2: a progression from simpler to more complex forms; "the growth of culture"
3: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population" [syn: {increase}, {increment}] [ant: {decrease}, {decrease}]
4: vegetation that has grown; "a growth of trees"; "the only growth was some salt grass"
5: the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece" [syn: {emergence}, {outgrowth}]
6: (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)
7: something grown or growing; "a growth of hair"

growth factor
n : a protein that is involved in cell differentiation and growth

growth hormone
n : a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans [syn: {somatotropin}, {somatotrophin}, {somatotropic hormone}, {somatotrophic hormone}, {STH}, {human growth hormone}]

growth hormone-releasing factor
n : a releasing factor that accelerates the secretion of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary body [syn: {GHRF}]

growth industry
n : an industry that is growing rapidly

growth rate
n : the rate of increase in size per unit time [syn: {rate of growth}]

growth regulator
n : (botany) a hormone-like plant product [syn: {phytohormone}, {plant hormone}]

growth ring
n : an annual formation of wood in plants as they grow [syn: {annual ring}]

growth stock
n : stock of a corporation that has had faster than average gains in earnings and is expected to continue to

growth-onset diabetes
n : severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease [syn: {type I diabetes}, {insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus}, {IDDM}, {juvenile-onset diabetes}, {juvenile diabetes}, {ketosis-prone diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-prone diabetes}, {autoimmune diabetes}]

groyne
n : a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away [syn: {breakwater}, {groin}, {mole}, {bulwark}, {seawall}, {jetty}]

Grozny
n : the capital of Chechnya in southwestern Russia; center of extensive oil fields [syn: {Groznyy}]

Groznyy
n : the capital of Chechnya in southwestern Russia; center of extensive oil fields [syn: {Grozny}]

grub
n 1: informal terms for a meal [syn: {chow}, {chuck}, {eats}]
2: a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
v 1: ask for and get free; be a parasite [syn: {mooch}, {bum}, {cadge}, {sponge}]
2: search about busily [also: {grubbing}, {grubbed}]

grub out
v : of roots and tree stumps, for example [syn: {grub up}]

Grub Street
n : the world of literary hacks

grub up
v : of roots and tree stumps, for example [syn: {grub out}]

grubbed
See {grub}

grubbed
grub
n 1: informal terms for a meal [syn: {chow}, {chuck}, {eats}]
2: a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
v 1: ask for and get free; be a parasite [syn: {mooch}, {bum}, {cadge}, {sponge}]
2: search about busily [also: {grubbing}, {grubbed}]

grubbier
See {grubby}

grubbier
grubby
adj : thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen" [syn: {begrimed}, {dingy}, {grimy}, {grungy}, {raunchy}]
n : small sculpin of the coast of New England [syn: {Myxocephalus aenaeus}] [also: {grubbiest}, {grubbier}]

grubbiest
See {grubby}

grubbiest
grubby
adj : thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen" [syn: {begrimed}, {dingy}, {grimy}, {grungy}, {raunchy}]
n : small sculpin of the coast of New England [syn: {Myxocephalus aenaeus}] [also: {grubbiest}, {grubbier}]

grubbily
adv : in a dingy manner [syn: {dingily}, {grungily}]

grubbiness
n : the state of being grimy [syn: {griminess}]

grubbing
See {grub}

grubbing
grub
n 1: informal terms for a meal [syn: {chow}, {chuck}, {eats}]
2: a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
v 1: ask for and get free; be a parasite [syn: {mooch}, {bum}, {cadge}, {sponge}]
2: search about busily [also: {grubbing}, {grubbed}]

grubby
adj : thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen" [syn: {begrimed}, {dingy}, {grimy}, {grungy}, {raunchy}]
n : small sculpin of the coast of New England [syn: {Myxocephalus aenaeus}] [also: {grubbiest}, {grubbier}]

grubstake
n : funds advanced to a prospector or to someone starting a business in return for a share of the profits
v : supply with funds in return for a promised share of profits

grudge
n : a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score" [syn: {score}, {grievance}]
v 1: bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings [syn: {stew}]
2: accept or admit unwillingly

grudging
adj 1: of especially an attitude; "gave grudging consent"; "grudging acceptance of his opponent's victory"
2: reluctant to give or share; "grudging in her praise"
3: petty in giving or spending; "a niggardly tip" [syn: {niggardly}, {scrimy}]

grudgingly
adv : in a grudging manner; "he grudgingly agreed to have a drink in a hotel close by" [ant: {ungrudgingly}]

gruel
n : a thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal)

grueling
adj : characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace" [syn: {arduous}, {backbreaking}, {gruelling}, {hard}, {heavy}, {laborious}, {punishing}, {toilsome}]

gruelling
adj : characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace" [syn: {arduous}, {backbreaking}, {grueling}, {hard}, {heavy}, {laborious}, {punishing}, {toilsome}]

gruesome
adj : shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen" [syn: {ghastly}, {grim}, {grisly}, {macabre}]

gruesomely
adv : in a gruesome manner; "he was gruesomely wounded"

gruesomeness
n : the quality of being ghastly [syn: {ghastliness}, {grimness}, {luridness}]

gruff
adj 1: brusque and surly and forbidding; "crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply" [syn: {crusty}, {curmudgeonly}, {ill-humored}, {ill-humoured}]
2: deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; "gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson [syn: {hoarse}, {husky}]

gruffly
adv : in a gruff manner; "`No,' he replied gruffly"

gruffness
n 1: a throaty harshness [syn: {hoarseness}, {huskiness}]
2: an abrupt discourteous manner [syn: {abruptness}, {brusqueness}, {curtness}, {shortness}]

grugru
n : tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts [syn: {gri-gri}, {grugru palm}, {macamba}, {Acrocomia aculeata}]

grugru nut
n : nut of Brazilian or West Indian palms

grugru palm
n : tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts [syn: {grugru}, {gri-gri}, {macamba}, {Acrocomia aculeata}]

Gruidae
n : cranes [syn: {family Gruidae}]

Gruiformes
n : inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food: cranes; rails; bustards [syn: {order Gruiformes}]

grumble
n 1: a loud low dull continuous noise; "they heard the rumbling of thunder" [syn: {rumble}, {rumbling}, {grumbling}]
2: a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone [syn: {grumbling}, {murmur}, {murmuring}, {mutter}, {muttering}]
v 1: show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load" [syn: {grouch}, {scold}]
2: make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked" [syn: {murmur}, {mutter}, {croak}, {gnarl}]
3: to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff" [syn: {growl}, {rumble}]
4: make a low noise; "rumbling thunder" [syn: {rumble}]

grumbler
n : a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining [syn: {whiner}, {complainer}, {moaner}, {sniveller}, {crybaby}, {bellyacher}, {squawker}]

grumbling
adj 1: continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound; "the rumbling rolling sound of thunder" [syn: {rumbling}]
2: muttering discontentedly; "the grumbling boarders requested a meeting with the cook"
n 1: a loud low dull continuous noise; "they heard the rumbling of thunder" [syn: {rumble}, {rumbling}, {grumble}]
2: a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone [syn: {grumble}, {murmur}, {murmuring}, {mutter}, {muttering}]

grume
n : a semisolid mass of coagulated red and white blood cells [syn: {blood clot}]

grummet
n : fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines [syn: {cringle}, {eyelet}, {loop}, {grommet}]

grumose
adj : transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass; "coagulated blood"; "curdled milk"; "grumous blood" [syn: {coagulate}, {coagulated}, {curdled}, {grumous}]

grumous
adj : transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass; "coagulated blood"; "curdled milk"; "grumous blood" [syn: {coagulate}, {coagulated}, {curdled}, {grumose}]

grump
n : a bad-tempered person [syn: {grouch}, {crank}, {churl}, {crosspatch}]

grumpier
See {grumpy}

grumpier
grumpy
adj : perversely irritable [syn: {crabbed}, {crabby}, {cross}, {fussy}, {grouchy}, {bad-tempered}, {ill-tempered}] [also: {grumpiest}, {grumpier}]

grumpiest
See {grumpy}

grumpiest
grumpy
adj : perversely irritable [syn: {crabbed}, {crabby}, {cross}, {fussy}, {grouchy}, {bad-tempered}, {ill-tempered}] [also: {grumpiest}, {grumpier}]

grumpily
adv : in an ill-natured manner; "she looked at her husband crossly" [syn: {crossly}, {grouchily}]

grumpiness
n : a fussy and eccentric disposition [syn: {crankiness}, {crotchetiness}, {contrariness}]

grumpy
adj : perversely irritable [syn: {crabbed}, {crabby}, {cross}, {fussy}, {grouchy}, {bad-tempered}, {ill-tempered}] [also: {grumpiest}, {grumpier}]

Grundyism
n : excessive or affected modesty [syn: {primness}, {prudishness}, {prudery}]

grunge
n : the state of being covered with unclean things [syn: {dirt}, {filth}, {grime}, {soil}, {stain}, {grease}]

grungily
adv : in a dingy manner [syn: {dingily}, {grubbily}]

grungy
adj : thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen" [syn: {begrimed}, {dingy}, {grimy}, {grubby}, {raunchy}]

grunt
n 1: the short low gruff noise of the kind made by pigs
2: an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker; "infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts"; "he went from grunt to chairman in six years"
3: medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter a grunting sound when caught
v : issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise; "He grunted his reluctant approval"

grunter
n 1: a person who grunts
2: domestic swine [syn: {hog}, {pig}, {squealer}, {Sus scrofa}]

grunt-hoot
v : communicate by hooting and grunting, as of primates

grunting
adj : making short inarticulate guttural sounds as of effort expended; "ferries grunting on the river"; "grunting boxers"

gruntle
v : cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: {pacify}, {lenify}, {conciliate}, {assuage}, {appease}, {mollify}, {placate}, {gentle}]

Grus
n 1: a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix [syn: {the Crane}]
2: type genus of the Gruidae: typical cranes [syn: {genus Grus}]

Grus americana
n : rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call [syn: {whooping crane}, {whooper}]

Gruyere
n : wiss cheese with small holes

Gryllidae
n : crickets [syn: {family Gryllidae}]

gryphon
n : winged monster with an eagle-like head and body of a lion [syn: {griffin}]

GSA
n : a central management agency thata sets Federal policy for Federal procurement and real property management and information resources management [syn: {General Services Administration}]

GSPC
n : an Algerian extremist Islamic offshoot of the Armed Islamic Group; now the largest and most active armed terrorist group in Algeria that seeks to overthrow the government; a major source of support and recruitment for al-Qaeda operations in Europe and northern Africa [syn: {Salafist Group}, {Salafast Group for Call and Combat}]

GSR
n : a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body [syn: {galvanic skin response}, {psychogalvanic response}, {electrodermal response}, {electrical skin response}, {Fere phenomenon}, {Tarchanoff phenomenon}]

G-string
n 1: minimal clothing worn by stripteasers; covering for the pubic area
2: a garment that provides covering for the loins [syn: {breechcloth}, {breechclout}, {loincloth}]

gu
adj : of or related to the genital and urinary organs or their functions; "genitourinary infections" [syn: {genitourinary}]
n : the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898 [syn: {Guam}]

guacamole
n : a dip made of mashed avocado mixed with chopped onions and other seasonings

guacharo
n : nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter [syn: {oilbird}, {Steatornis caripensis}]

Guadalajara
n : a city in southwestern Mexico; a popular health resort and site of architecture from the Spanish colonial era

Guadalcanal
n 1: a mountainous island; the largest of the Solomon Islands in the independent state that is a member of the British Commonwealth
2: a battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces [syn: {Battle of Guadalcanal}]

Guadalupe cypress
n : relatively low wide-spreading endemic on Guadalupe Island; cultivated for its bluish foliage [syn: {Cupressus guadalupensis}]

guadalupe fur seal
n : of Pacific coast of California and southward [syn: {Arctocephalus philippi}]

Guadalupe Island
n : a Mexican island in the Pacific west of Baja California

Guadalupe Mountains
n : a mountain range in southern New Mexico and western Texas; the southern extension of the Sacramento Mountains

Guadalupe Mountains National Park
n : a national park in Texas that has the highest point in Texas; includes desert wilderness and the ancient Apache hunting grounds

Guadeloupe
n : an island territory of France located in the eastern West Indies; tourism is the major industry

guaiac
n : hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum [syn: {lignum vitae}, {guaiacum}]

guaiac wood
n : heartwood of a palo santo; yields an aromatic oil used in perfumes [syn: {guaiacum wood}]

guaiacum
n 1: medicinal resin from the lignum vitae tree
2: hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum [syn: {lignum vitae}, {guaiac}]
3: small genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical America [syn: {genus Guaiacum}]

Guaiacum officinale
n : small evergreen tree of Caribbean and southern Central America to northern South America; a source of lignum vitae wood, hardest of commercial timbers, and a medicinal resin [syn: {lignum vitae}]

Guaiacum sanctum
n : small evergreen tree of the southern United States and West Indies a source of lignum vitae wood [syn: {bastard lignum vitae}]

guaiacum wood
n : heartwood of a palo santo; yields an aromatic oil used in perfumes [syn: {guaiac wood}]

Guaira
n : a great waterfall on the border between Brazil and Paraguay [syn: {Sete Quedas}, {Guaira Falls}]

Guaira Falls
n : a great waterfall on the border between Brazil and Paraguay [syn: {Sete Quedas}, {Guaira}]

Guallatiri
n : the world's highest volcano; in the Andes in northern Chile; last erupted in 1959

Guam
n : the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898 [syn: {GU}]

guama
n : tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers; used as shade for coffee plantations [syn: {Inga laurina}]

guan
n : any of several large turkey-like game birds of the family Cracidae; native to jungles of tropical America; resembling the curassows and valued as food

guanabana
n : large spiny tropical fruit with tart pulp related to custard apples [syn: {soursop}]

guanabenz
n : antihypertensive drug (trade name Wytensin) that reduces blood pressure by its effect on the central nervous system [syn: {Wytensin}]

guanaco
n : wild llama [syn: {Lama guanicoe}]

Guangdong
n : a province in southern China [syn: {Kwangtung}, {Guangdong province}]

Guangdong province
n : a province in southern China [syn: {Guangdong}, {Kwangtung}]

Guangzhou
n : a city on the Zhu Jiangi delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port [syn: {Kuangchou}, {Kwangchow}, {Canton}]

guanine
n : a purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with cytosine [syn: {G}]

guano
n : the excrement of sea birds; used as fertilizer

guano bat
n : the common freetail bat of southern United States having short velvety fur; migrates southward for winter [syn: {Mexican freetail bat}, {Tadarida brasiliensis}]

guanosine
n : a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of guanine and deoxyribose [syn: {deoxyguanosine}]

Guantanamo
n : city in southeastern Cuba; site of a United States naval base

guar
n : drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing material [syn: {cluster bean}, {Cyamopsis tetragonolobus}, {Cyamopsis psoraloides}]

guar gum
n : from seeds of the guar plant; used to thicken foods and as sizing for paper and cloth

guarani
n 1: the basic unit of money in Paraguay; equal to 100 centimos
2: a member of the South American people living in Paraguay and Bolivia
3: the language spoken by the Guarani people of Paraguay and Bolivia

guarantee
n 1: a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications [syn: {warrant}, {warrantee}, {warranty}]
2: a pledge that something will happen or that something is true; "there is no guarantee that they are not lying"
3: a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults [syn: {guaranty}]
v 1: give surety or assume responsibility; "I vouch for the quality of my products" [syn: {vouch}]
2: make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!" [syn: {ensure}, {insure}, {assure}, {secure}]
3: promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners" [syn: {undertake}]
4: stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information" [syn: {warrant}]

guaranteed
adj : secured by written agreement [syn: {bonded}, {secured}, {warranted}]

guarantied
See {guaranty}

guarantied
guaranty
n : a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults [syn: {guarantee}] [also: {guarantied}]

guarantor
n : one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another [syn: {surety}, {warrantor}, {warranter}]

guaranty
n : a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults [syn: {guarantee}] [also: {guarantied}]

guard
n 1: a person who keeps watch over something or someone
2: the person who plays that position on a football team; "the left guard was injured on the play"
3: a device designed to prevent injury [syn: {safety}, {safety device}]
4: a posture of defence in boxing or fencing; "keep your guard up"
5: the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team
6: a group of men who escort and protect some important person [syn: {bodyguard}]
7: a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.; "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down" [syn: {precaution}, {safeguard}]
8: the duty of serving as a sentry; "he was on guard that night" [syn: {guard duty}, {sentry duty}, {sentry go}]
9: a position on the line of scrimmage; "guards must be good blockers" 10: a position on a basketball team
v 1: to keep watch over; "there would be men guarding the horses"
2: watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my possessions while I'm away" [syn: {ward}]
3: protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks" [syn: {defend}, {hold}]
4: take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence; "guard against becoming too friendly with the staff"; "guard against infection"

guard boat
n : a boat that is on guard duty (as in a harbor) around a fleet of warships

guard dog
n : a dog trained to guard property [syn: {watchdog}]

guard duty
n : the duty of serving as a sentry; "he was on guard that night" [syn: {guard}, {sentry duty}, {sentry go}]

guard hair
n : coarse hairs that form the outer fur and protect the underfur of certain mammals

guard of honor
n : an escort for a distinguished guest or for the casket at a military funeral [syn: {honor guard}]

guard ship
n : a warship (at anchor or under way) required to maintain a higher degree of readiness than others in its squadron

guardant
adj : looking forward [syn: {guardant(ip)}, {gardant(ip)}, {full-face}]

guarded
adj 1: very reluctant to give out information [syn: {noncommittal}, {unrevealing}]
2: prudent; "guarded optimism" [syn: {restrained}]

guardedly
adv : in a conservative manner; "we estimated the number of demonstrators conservatively at 200,000." [syn: {conservatively}, {cautiously}]

guardhouse
n : a military facility that serves as the headquarters for military police and in which military prisoners can be detained

guardian
adj : providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding; "daycare that is educational and not just custodial"; "a guardian angel"; "tutelary gods" [syn: {custodial}, {tutelary}, {tutelar}]
n : a person who cares for persons or property [syn: {defender}, {protector}, {shielder}]

guardian angel
n : an angel believed to have special affection for a particular individual [syn: {guardian spirit}]

guardian spirit
n : an angel believed to have special affection for a particular individual [syn: {guardian angel}]

guardianship
n 1: attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard" [syn: {care}, {charge}, {tutelage}]
2: the responsibility of a guardian or keeper; "he left his car in my keeping" [syn: {keeping}, {safekeeping}]

guardrail
n : a railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety [syn: {safety rail}]

guardroom
n 1: a cell in which soldiers under guard are confined
2: a room used by soldiers on guard

guard's van
n : the car on a train that is occupied by the guard

guardsman
n : a soldier who is a member of a unit called `the guard' or `guards'

Guarneri
n 1: Italian violin maker and grandson of Andrea Guarneri (1687?-1745) [syn: {Guarnieri}, {Guarnerius}, {Guiseppe Guarneri}]
2: founder of a family of Italian violin makers (1626?-1698) [syn: {Guarnieri}, {Guarnerius}, {Andrea Guarneri}]

Guarnerius
n 1: Italian violin maker and grandson of Andrea Guarneri (1687?-1745) [syn: {Guarneri}, {Guarnieri}, {Guiseppe Guarneri}]
2: founder of a family of Italian violin makers (1626?-1698) [syn: {Guarneri}, {Guarnieri}, {Andrea Guarneri}]
3: a violin made by a member of the guarneri family

Guarnieri
n 1: Italian violin maker and grandson of Andrea Guarneri (1687?-1745) [syn: {Guarneri}, {Guarnerius}, {Guiseppe Guarneri}]
2: founder of a family of Italian violin makers (1626?-1698) [syn: {Guarneri}, {Guarnerius}, {Andrea Guarneri}]

Guatemala
n : a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; noted for low per capita income and illiteracy; politically unstable [syn: {Republic of Guatemala}]

Guatemala City
n : the capital and largest city of Guatemala [syn: {capital of Guatemala}]

Guatemalan
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Guatemala or its residents; "Guatemalan coffee"
n : a native or inhabitant of Guatemala

Guatemalan monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Guatemala

guava
n 1: small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit [syn: {strawberry guava}, {yellow cattley guava}, {Psidium littorale}]
2: small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit [syn: {true guava}, {guava bush}, {Psidium guajava}]
3: tropical fruit having yellow skin and pink pulp; eaten fresh or used for e.g. jellies

guava bush
n : small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit [syn: {guava}, {true guava}, {Psidium guajava}]

Guayaquil
n : the largest city of Ecuador

guayule
n : much-branched subshrub with silvery leaves and small white flowers of Texas and northern Mexico; cultivated as a source of rubber [syn: {Parthenium argentatum}]

gubbins
n : something whose name is either forgotten or not known [syn: {dohickey}, {dojigger}, {doodad}, {doohickey}, {gimmick}, {hickey}, {gizmo}, {gismo}, {thingamabob}, {thingumabob}, {thingmabob}, {thingamajig}, {thingumajig}, {thingmajig}, {thingummy}]

gubernatorial
adj : relating to a governor; "gubernatorial election"

guck
n : any thick messy substance [syn: {sludge}, {slime}, {goo}, {gook}, {gunk}, {muck}, {ooze}]

gudgeon
n 1: small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker [syn: {goby}]
2: small slender European freshwater fish often used as bait by anglers [syn: {Gobio gobio}]

gudgeon pin
n : pin joining a piston to a connecting rod [syn: {wrist pin}]

guelder rose
n : deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berries [syn: {European cranberrybush}, {European cranberry bush}, {crampbark}, {cranberry tree}, {Viburnum opulus}]

Guenevere
n : (Arthurian legend) wife of King Arthur; in some versions of the legend she became Lancelot's lover and that led to the end of the Knights of the Round Table [syn: {Guinevere}]

guenon
n : small slender African monkey having long hind limbs and tail and long hair around the face [syn: {guenon monkey}]

guenon monkey
n : small slender African monkey having long hind limbs and tail and long hair around the face [syn: {guenon}]

guerdon
n : a reward or payment

guereza
n : a colobus monkey with a reddish brown coat and white silky fringes down both sides of the body [syn: {Colobus guereza}]

gueridon
n : a small round table

guerilla
adj : used of independent armed resistance forces; "guerrilla warfare"; "partisan forces" [syn: {guerrilla(a)}, {guerilla(a)}, {underground}, {irregular}]
n : a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment [syn: {guerrilla}, {irregular}, {insurgent}]

guerilla force
n : an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassment; often rural and organized in large groups [syn: {guerrilla force}]

Guernsey
n : breed of dairy cattle from the island of Guernsey

guernsey elm
n : a variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves [syn: {Jersey elm}, {wheately elm}, {Ulmus sarniensis}, {Ulmus campestris sarniensis}, {Ulmus campestris wheatleyi}]

guerrilla
adj : used of independent armed resistance forces; "guerrilla warfare"; "partisan forces" [syn: {guerrilla(a)}, {guerilla(a)}, {underground}, {irregular}]
n : a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment [syn: {guerilla}, {irregular}, {insurgent}]

guerrilla force
n : an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassment; often rural and organized in large groups [syn: {guerilla force}]

guerrilla theater
n : dramatization of a social issue; enacted outside in a park or on the street [syn: {street theater}]

guess
n 1: a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence [syn: {conjecture}, {supposition}, {surmise}, {surmisal}, {speculation}, {hypothesis}]
2: an estimate based on little or no information [syn: {guesswork}, {guessing}, {shot}, {dead reckoning}]
v 1: expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up" [syn: {think}, {opine}, {suppose}, {imagine}, {reckon}]
2: put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong" [syn: {venture}, {pretend}, {hazard}]
3: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" [syn: {estimate}, {gauge}, {approximate}, {judge}]
4: guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize" [syn: {infer}]

guesser
n : a person who guesses

guessing
n : an estimate based on little or no information [syn: {guess}, {guesswork}, {shot}, {dead reckoning}]

guessing game
n : a game in which participants compete to identify some obscurely indicated thing

guesstimate
n : an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing [syn: {guestimate}]
v : estimate based on a calculation

guesswork
n : an estimate based on little or no information [syn: {guess}, {guessing}, {shot}, {dead reckoning}]

guest
adj : staying temporarily; "a visiting foreigner"; "guest conductor" [syn: {visiting}, {guest(a)}]
n 1: a visitor to whom hospitality is extended [syn: {invitee}]
2: United States journalist (born in England) noted for his syndicated homey verse (1881-1959) [syn: {Edgar Guest}, {Edgar Albert Guest}]
3: a customer of a hotel or restaurant etc.
4: (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network [syn: {node}, {client}]

guest night
n : an evening when members of a club or college can bring their friends as guests

guest of honor
n : the person in whose honor a gathering is held

guest worker
n : a person with temporary permission to work in another country; "a Moroccan guestworker in Canada was accused of aiding terrorists" [syn: {guestworker}]

guesthouse
n : a house separate from the main house; for housing guests

guestimate
n : an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing [syn: {guesstimate}]

guestroom
n : a bedroom that is kept for the use of guests

guestworker
n : a person with temporary permission to work in another country; "a Moroccan guestworker in Canada was accused of aiding terrorists" [syn: {guest worker}]

Guevara
n : an Argentine revolutionary leader who was Fidel Castro's chief lieutenant in the Cuban revolution; active in other Latin American countries; was captured and executed by the Bolivian army (1928-1967) [syn: {Ernesto Guevara}, {Che Guevara}]

Guevina
n : 1 species: Chilean nut [syn: {genus Guevina}]

Guevina avellana
n : Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed resembling a hazelnut [syn: {Chilean nut}, {Chile nut}, {Chile hazel}, {Chilean hazelnut}, {Guevina heterophylla}]

Guevina heterophylla
n : Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed resembling a hazelnut [syn: {Chilean nut}, {Chile nut}, {Chile hazel}, {Chilean hazelnut}, {Guevina avellana}]

guff
n : unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) [syn: {bunk}, {bunkum}, {buncombe}, {rot}, {hogwash}]

guffaw
n : a burst of deep loud hearty laughter [syn: {belly laugh}]
v : laugh boisterously [syn: {laugh loudly}]

Guggenheim
n 1: United States philanthropist; son of Meyer Guggenheim who created several foundation to support the arts (1861-1949) [syn: {Solomon Guggenheim}]
2: United States industrialist (born in Switzerland) who with his sons established vast mining and metal processing companies (1828-1905) [syn: {Meyer Guggenheim}]

guggle
v 1: flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks" [syn: {ripple}, {babble}, {burble}, {bubble}, {gurgle}]
2: make a sound like a liquid that is being poured from a bottle
3: drink from a flask with a gurgling sound [syn: {gurgle}]

Guglielmo Marconi
n : Italian electrical engineer known as the father of radio (1874-1937) [syn: {Marconi}]

GUI
n : a user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and menus) instead of text; uses a mouse as well as a keyboard as an input device [syn: {graphical user interface}]

Guiana
n : a geographical region of northeastern South America including Guyana and Surinam

Guiana Highlands
n : a mountainous tableland in northern South America; extends from Venezuela into Guyana and northern Brazil

guib
n : antelope with white markings like a harness and twisted horns [syn: {bushbuck}, {Tragelaphus scriptus}]

guidance
n 1: something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action [syn: {counsel}, {counseling}, {counselling}, {direction}]
2: the act of guiding or showing the way [syn: {steering}]
3: the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king" [syn: {steering}, {direction}]

guidance device
n : a system of equipment for automatically guiding the path of a vehicle (especially a missile) [syn: {guidance system}]

guidance system
n : a system of equipment for automatically guiding the path of a vehicle (especially a missile) [syn: {guidance device}]

guide
n 1: someone employed to conduct others [syn: {usher}]
2: someone who shows the way by leading or advising
3: something that offers basic information or instruction [syn: {guidebook}]
4: a model or standard for making comparisons [syn: {template}, {templet}]
5: someone who can find paths through unexplored territory [syn: {scout}, {pathfinder}]
v 1: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling [syn: {steer}, {maneuver}, {manoeuver}, {manoeuvre}, {direct}, {point}, {head}, {channelize}, {channelise}]
2: take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" [syn: {lead}, {take}, {direct}, {conduct}]
3: be a guiding force, as with directions or advice; "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses" [syn: {steer}]
4: use as a guide; "They had the lights to guide on" [syn: {guide on}]
5: guide or pass over something; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers" [syn: {run}, {draw}, {pass}]

guide dog
n : a dog trained to guide the blind [syn: {seeing-eye dog}]

guide fossil
n : a fossil known to have lived in a particular geologic age that can be used to date the rock layer in which it is found [syn: {index fossil}]

guide on
v : use as a guide; "They had the lights to guide on" [syn: {guide}]

guide rope
n : a rope used to guide the movement of the load of a crane

guidebook
n : something that offers basic information or instruction [syn: {guide}]

guided
adj : subject to guidance or control especially after launching; "a guided missile" [ant: {unguided}]

Guided Bomb Unit-28
n : a 5,000 pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to penetrate to a given depth before exploding; used to penetrate hardened underground faccilities [syn: {Bunker Buster}, {GBU-28}]

guided missile
n : a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices

guided missile cruiser
n : a cruiser that carries guided missiles

guided missile destroyer
n : a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship [syn: {destroyer}]

guided missile frigate
n : a frigate that carries guided missiles

guideline
n 1: a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters
2: a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action; "the president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam" [syn: {road map}]
3: a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior [syn: {guidepost}, {rule of thumb}]

guidepost
n 1: a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior [syn: {guideline}, {rule of thumb}]
2: a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way [syn: {signpost}]

guiding
adj 1: exerting control or influence; "a guiding principle"
2: showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on; "felt his mother's directing arm around him"; "the directional role of science on industrial progress" [syn: {directing}, {directional}, {directive}]

guiding light
n : a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries" [syn: {luminary}, {leading light}, {notable}, {notability}]

guild
n : a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today" [syn: {club}, {society}, {gild}, {lodge}, {order}]

guild socialism
n : a form of socialist theory advocating state ownership of industry but managements by guilds of workers

guilder
n 1: the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents [syn: {gulden}, {florin}]
2: formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents [syn: {gulden}, {florin}, {Dutch florin}]

guilder
See {guilde}

guilders
See {guilde}

guildhall
n : the hall of a guild or corporation

guile
n 1: shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception [syn: {craft}, {craftiness}, {cunning}, {foxiness}, {slyness}, {wiliness}]
2: the quality of being crafty [syn: {craftiness}, {deceitfulness}]
3: the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) [syn: {trickery}, {chicanery}, {chicane}, {wile}, {shenanigan}]

guileful
adj : marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {cunning}, {dodgy}, {foxy}, {knavish}, {slick}, {sly}, {tricksy}, {tricky}, {wily}]

guileless
adj 1: free from guile; "his answer was simple and honest" [syn: {honest}]
2: free of deceit [syn: {transparent}]

Guillain-Barre syndrome
n : a form of peripheral polyneuritis characterized by pain and weakness and sometimes paralysis of the limbs; cause is unknown [syn: {infectious polyneuritis}, {Landry's paralysis}]

Guillaume Apollinaire
n : French poet; precursor of surrealism (1880-1918) [syn: {Apollinaire}, {Wilhelm Apollinaris de Kostrowitzki}]

guillemot
n : small black or brown speckled auks of northern seas

guilloche
n : an architectural decoration formed by two intersecting wavy bands

guillotine
n 1: closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill [syn: {closure by compartment}]
2: instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people
v : kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; "The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country"

guilt
n 1: the state of having committed an offense [syn: {guiltiness}] [ant: {innocence}]
2: remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offence [syn: {guilty conscience}, {guilt feelings}, {guilt trip}]

guilt by association
n : the attribution of guilt (without proof) to individuals because the people they associate with are guilty

guilt feelings
n : remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offence [syn: {guilt}, {guilty conscience}, {guilt trip}]

guilt pang
n : pangs of feeling guilty

guilt trip
n : remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offence [syn: {guilt}, {guilty conscience}, {guilt feelings}]

guiltier
See {guilty}

guiltier
guilty
adj 1: responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; or marked by guilt; "guilty of murder"; "the guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds"; "a guilty conscience"; "guilty behavior" [ant: {innocent}]
2: showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater [syn: {hangdog}, {shamefaced}, {shamed}] [also: {guiltiest}, {guiltier}]

guiltiest
See {guilty}

guiltiest
guilty
adj 1: responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; or marked by guilt; "guilty of murder"; "the guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds"; "a guilty conscience"; "guilty behavior" [ant: {innocent}]
2: showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater [syn: {hangdog}, {shamefaced}, {shamed}] [also: {guiltiest}, {guiltier}]

guiltily
adv : in the manner of someone who has committed an offense; "she blushed guiltily as she spoke"

guiltiness
n : the state of having committed an offense [syn: {guilt}] [ant: {innocence}]

guiltless
adj : free from evil or guilt; "an innocent child"; "the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty" [syn: {innocent}, {clean-handed}] [ant: {guilty}]

guiltlessness
n : a state of innocence [syn: {blamelessness}, {inculpability}, {inculpableness}]

guilt-ridden
adj : feeling or revealing a sense of guilt; "so guilt-ridden he could not face his father"

guilty
adj 1: responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; or marked by guilt; "guilty of murder"; "the guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds"; "a guilty conscience"; "guilty behavior" [ant: {innocent}]
2: showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater [syn: {hangdog}, {shamefaced}, {shamed}] [also: {guiltiest}, {guiltier}]

guilty conscience
n : remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offence [syn: {guilt}, {guilt feelings}, {guilt trip}]

guimpe
n 1: a piece of starched cloth covering the shoulders of a nun's habit
2: a short blouse with sleeves that is worn under a jumper or pinafore dress

guinea
n 1: a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
2: offensive terms for a person of Italian descent [syn: {wop}, {dago}, {greaseball}]
3: a republic in eastern Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958 [syn: {Republic of Guinea}, {French Guinea}]
4: a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world [syn: {guinea fowl}, {Numida meleagris}]

Guinea corn
n : sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa [syn: {durra}, {doura}, {dourah}, {Egyptian corn}, {Indian millet}]

guinea flower
n : any of several Australasian evergreen vines widely cultivated in warm regions for their large bright yellow single flowers [syn: {guinea gold vine}]

guinea fowl
n : a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world [syn: {guinea}, {Numida meleagris}]

guinea gold
n 1: brass with enough copper to give it a reddish tint; used for plumbing pipe and other brass hardware and in cheap jewelry [syn: {red brass}]
2: 22-karat gold from which guinea coins were made

guinea gold vine
n : any of several Australasian evergreen vines widely cultivated in warm regions for their large bright yellow single flowers [syn: {guinea flower}]

Guinea grains
n : West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds [syn: {grains of paradise}, {Guinea pepper}, {melagueta pepper}, {Aframomum melegueta}]

guinea hen
n 1: flesh of a guinea fowl (especially of hens)
2: female guinea fowl

Guinea pepper
n 1: West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds [syn: {grains of paradise}, {Guinea grains}, {melagueta pepper}, {Aframomum melegueta}]
2: tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine [syn: {negro pepper}, {Xylopia aethiopica}]

guinea pig
n 1: a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation; "the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly"; "the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities" [syn: {subject}, {case}]
2: stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy; often kept as a pet and widely used in research [syn: {Cavia cobaya}]

Guinea worm
n 1: a painful and debilitating infestation contracted by drinking stagnant water contaminated with Guinea worm larvae that can mature inside a human's abdomen until the worm emerges through a painful blister in the person's skin [syn: {Guinea worm disease}, {dracunculiasis}]
2: parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates [syn: {Dracunculus medinensis}]

Guinea worm disease
n : a painful and debilitating infestation contracted by drinking stagnant water contaminated with Guinea worm larvae that can mature inside a human's abdomen until the worm emerges through a painful blister in the person's skin [syn: {Guinea worm}, {dracunculiasis}]

Guinea-Bissau
n : a republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized as independent by Portugal in 1974 [syn: {Republic of Guinea-Bissau}, {Guine-Bissau}, {Portuguese Guinea}]

Guinea-Bissau monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau peso
n : the basic unit of money in Guinea-Bissau; equal to 100 centavos [syn: {peso}]

guinea-hen flower
n : Eurasian checkered lily with pendant flowers usually veined and checkered with purple or maroon on a pale ground and shaped like the bells carried by lepers in medieval times; widely grown as an ornamental [syn: {snake's head fritillary}, {checkered daffodil}, {leper lily}, {Fritillaria meleagris}]

Guinean
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Guinea or its inhabitants; "Guinean borders"
n : a native or inhabitant of Guinea

Guinean franc
n : the basic unit of money in Guinea

Guinean monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Guinea

Guine-Bissau
n : a republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized as independent by Portugal in 1974 [syn: {Guinea-Bissau}, {Republic of Guinea-Bissau}, {Portuguese Guinea}]

Guinevere
n : (Arthurian legend) wife of King Arthur; in some versions of the legend she became Lancelot's lover and that led to the end of the Knights of the Round Table [syn: {Guenevere}]

Guinness
n 1: English stage and screen actor noted for versatility (1914-2000) [syn: {Alec Guinness}, {Sir Alec Guinness}]
2: a kind of bitter stout

guise
n : an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them" [syn: {pretense}, {pretence}, {pretext}]

Guiseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi
n : Italian operatic composer (1813-1901) [syn: {Verdi}, {Giuseppe Verdi}]

Guiseppe Guarneri
n : Italian violin maker and grandson of Andrea Guarneri (1687?-1745) [syn: {Guarneri}, {Guarnieri}, {Guarnerius}]

guitar
n : a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking

guitar pick
n : a plectrum used to pluck a guitar

guitar player
n : a musician who plays the guitar [syn: {guitarist}]

guitarfish
n : primitive tropical bottom-dwelling ray with a guitar-shaped body [also: {guitarfishes} (pl)]

guitarfishes
guitarfish
n : primitive tropical bottom-dwelling ray with a guitar-shaped body [also: {guitarfishes} (pl)]

guitarfishes
See {guitarfish}

guitarist
n : a musician who plays the guitar [syn: {guitar player}]

Gujarat
n 1: a region of western India north of Bombay (bordering the Arabian Sea) where Gujarati is spoken [syn: {Gujerat}]
2: an industrialized state in western India that includes parts of Bombay [syn: {Gujerat}]

Gujarati
n 1: a member of the people of Gujarat [syn: {Gujerati}]
2: the Indic language spoken by the people of India who live in Gujarat in western India [syn: {Gujerati}]

Gujerat
n 1: a region of western India north of Bombay (bordering the Arabian Sea) where Gujarati is spoken [syn: {Gujarat}]
2: an industrialized state in western India that includes parts of Bombay [syn: {Gujarat}]

Gujerati
n 1: a member of the people of Gujarat [syn: {Gujarati}]
2: the Indic language spoken by the people of India who live in Gujarat in western India [syn: {Gujarati}]

Gula
n 1: the Babylonian goddess of healing and consort of Ninurta
2: eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: {gluttony}, {overeating}]

gulag
n : a Russian prison camp for political prisoners

gulch
n : a narrow gorge with a stream running through it [syn: {flume}]

gulden
n 1: the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents [syn: {guilder}, {florin}]
2: formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents [syn: {guilder}, {florin}, {Dutch florin}]

gulf
n 1: an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
2: an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding); "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"; "there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy" [syn: {disconnect}, {disconnection}]
3: a deep wide chasm

Gulf Coast
n : a coast of the Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Aden
n : arm of the Indian Ocean at the entrance to the Red Sea

Gulf of Aegina
n : a gulf of the Aegean on the southeastern coast of Greece [syn: {Saronic Gulf}]

Gulf of Akaba
n : a northeastern arm of the Red Sea; between the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) and Saudi Arabia [syn: {Gulf of Aqaba}]

Gulf of Alaska
n : a gulf of the Pacific Ocean between the Alaska Peninsula and the Alexander Archipelago

Gulf of Antalya
n : a gulf of the Mediterranean Sea in southwestern Turkey

Gulf of Aqaba
n : a northeastern arm of the Red Sea; between the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) and Saudi Arabia [syn: {Gulf of Akaba}]

Gulf of Bothnia
n : a northern arm of the Baltic Sea; between Sweden and Finland

Gulf of California
n : a gulf west of Mexico [syn: {Sea of Cortes}]

Gulf of Carpenteria
n : a wide shallow inlet of the Arafura Sea in northern Australia [syn: {Carpenteria}]

Gulf of Corinth
n : inlet of the Ionian Sea between central Greece and the Peloponnesus [syn: {Gulf of Lepanto}]

Gulf of Finland
n : an eastern arm of the Baltic Sea; between Finland and Estonia

Gulf of Guinea
n : a gulf off the southwest coast of Africa

Gulf of Lepanto
n : inlet of the Ionian Sea between central Greece and the Peloponnesus [syn: {Gulf of Corinth}]

Gulf of Mexico
n : an arm of the Atlantic south of the United States and east of Mexico [syn: {Golfo de Mexico}]

Gulf of Ob
n : an inlet of the Kara Sea in western Siberia [syn: {Bay of Ob}]

Gulf of Oman
n : an arm of the Arabian Sea connecting it with the Persian Gulf

Gulf of Riga
n : an inlet of the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Estonia

Gulf of Saint Lawrence
n : an arm of the northwest Atlantic Ocean off the southeastern coast of Canada [syn: {Gulf of St. Lawrence}]

Gulf of Siam
n : an arm of the South China Sea between Indochina and the Malay Peninsula [syn: {Gulf of Thailand}]

Gulf of Sidra
n : wide inlet of the Mediterranean Sea on the north coast of Libya

Gulf of St. Lawrence
n : an arm of the northwest Atlantic Ocean off the southeastern coast of Canada [syn: {Gulf of Saint Lawrence}]

Gulf of Suez
n : a northwestern arm of the Red Sea linked to the Mediterranean by the Suez Canal

Gulf of Tehuantepec
n : an arm of the Pacific in southern Mexico

Gulf of Thailand
n : an arm of the South China Sea between Indochina and the Malay Peninsula [syn: {Gulf of Siam}]

Gulf of Venice
n : an arm of the Adriatic Sea

Gulf States
n 1: a region of the United States comprising states bordering the Gulf of Mexico; Alabama and Florida and Louisiana and Mississippi and Texas
2: the countries in southwestern Asia that border the Persian Gulf

Gulf stream
n : a warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico northward through the Atlantic Ocean

Gulf War
n 1: a war fought between a coalition led by the United States and Iraq to free Kuwait from Iraqi invaders; 1990-1991 [syn: {Persian Gulf War}]
2: a dispute over control of the waterway between Iraq and Iran broke out into open fighting in 1980 and continued until 1988, when they accepted a UN cease-fire resolution [syn: {Iran-Iraq War}]

Gulf War syndrome
n : a medical condition of uncertain origin that affected many veterans of the 1991 Gulf War; characterized by fatigue and headache and dizziness and nausea and rashes and joint pain and respiratory disorders [syn: {Persian Gulf illness}]

gulfweed
n : brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea [syn: {sargassum}, {sargasso}, {Sargassum bacciferum}]

gull
n 1: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of [syn: {chump}, {fool}, {mark}, {patsy}, {fall guy}, {sucker}, {soft touch}, {mug}]
2: mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs [syn: {seagull}, {sea gull}]
v 1: make a fool or dupe of [syn: {fool}, {befool}]
2: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: {dupe}, {slang}, {befool}, {cod}, {fool}, {put on}, {take in}, {put one over}, {put one across}]

gullet
n : the passage between the pharynx and the stomach [syn: {esophagus}, {oesophagus}, {gorge}]

gullibility
n : tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived [syn: {credulousness}]

gullible
adj 1: naive and easily deceived or tricked; "at that early age she had been gullible and in love" [syn: {fleeceable}, {green}]
2: easily tricked because of being too trusting; "gullible tourists taken in by the shell game"

gullied
See {gully}

gullied
gully
n : deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour) [also: {gullied}]

Gulliver
n : a fictional Englishman who travels to the imaginary land of Lilliput in a satirical novel by Jonathan Swift

gully
n : deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour) [also: {gullied}]

Gulo
n : a genus of Mustelidae [syn: {genus Gulo}]

Gulo gulo
n : wolverine of northern Eurasia [syn: {glutton}, {wolverine}]

Gulo luscus
n : stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal [syn: {wolverine}, {carcajou}, {skunk bear}]

gulp
n 1: a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp" [syn: {draft}, {draught}, {swig}]
2: a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing [syn: {gulping}]
v 1: to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers" [syn: {quaff}, {swig}]
2: utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly; "He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat"

gulper
n : a drinker who swallows large amounts greedily [syn: {guzzler}]

gulping
n 1: a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing [syn: {gulp}]
2: the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly [syn: {swilling}, {guzzling}]

Gulu
n : a city in northern Uganda

gulyas
n : a rich meat stew highly seasoned with paprika [syn: {goulash}, {Hungarian goulash}]

gum
n 1: a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing [syn: {chewing gum}]
2: the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth [syn: {gingiva}]
3: any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
4: cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive [syn: {glue}, {mucilage}]
5: wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum [syn: {gumwood}]
6: any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum [syn: {gum tree}]
v 1: grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty; "the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food" [syn: {mumble}]
2: exude or form gum; "these trees gum in the Spring" [also: {gumming}, {gummed}]

gum acacia
n : gum from an acacia tree; used as a thickener (especially in candies and pharmaceuticals) [syn: {gum arabic}]

gum accroides
n : an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper [syn: {acaroid resin}, {accaroid resin}, {accroides}, {accroides resin}, {accroides gum}]

gum albanum
n : a bitter aromatic gum resin that resembles asafetida [syn: {galbanum}]

gum ammoniac
n : the aromatic gum of the ammoniac plant [syn: {ammoniac}]

gum anime
n : any of various resins or oleoresins [syn: {anime}]

gum arabic
n : gum from an acacia tree; used as a thickener (especially in candies and pharmaceuticals) [syn: {gum acacia}]

gum ball
n : a ball of chewing gum with a coating of colored sugar

gum benjamin
n : gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation [syn: {benzoin}, {gum benzoin}, {benjamin}, {asa dulcis}]

gum benzoin
n : gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation [syn: {benzoin}, {benjamin}, {gum benjamin}, {asa dulcis}]

gum boot
n : a high boot made of rubber [syn: {rubber boot}]

gum butea
n : dried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent [syn: {butea gum}, {butea kino}, {Bengal kino}]

gum dammar
n : any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine [syn: {dammar}, {damar}, {dammar resin}]

gum elastic
n : latex from trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) [syn: {rubber}, {India rubber}, {caoutchouc}]

gum elemi
n : fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense [syn: {elemi}]

gum eurphorbium
n : an acrid brown gum resin now used mainly in veterinary medicine [syn: {euphorbium}]

gum kino
n : obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning [syn: {kino}, {kino gum}]

gum labdanum
n : a dark brown to greenish oleoresin that has a fragrant odor and is used as a fixative in perfumes; obtained as a juice from certain rockroses [syn: {labdanum}]

gum myrrh
n 1: aromatic resin used in perfume and incense [syn: {myrrh}, {sweet cicely}]
2: aromatic resin burned as incense and used in perfume [syn: {myrrh}]

gum olibanum
n : an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation [syn: {frankincense}, {olibanum}, {thus}]

gum plant
n : any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock [syn: {gumweed}, {tarweed}, {rosinweed}]

gum resin
n : a mixture of resin and gum

gum ridge
n : a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth [syn: {alveolar ridge}, {alveolar process}]

gum sangapenum
n : a variety of gum [syn: {sangapenum}]

gum terpentine
n : obtained from conifers (especially pines) [syn: {turpentine}]

gum tree
n : any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum [syn: {gum}]

gum up
v : stick together as if with gum; "the inside of the pipe has gummed up"

gumbo
n 1: any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water [syn: {gumbo soil}]
2: tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus [syn: {okra}, {okra plant}, {lady's-finger}, {Abelmoschus esculentus}, {Hibiscus esculentus}]
3: long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews [syn: {okra}]
4: a soup or stew thickened with okra pods

gumbo soil
n : any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water [syn: {gumbo}]

gumboil
n : a boil or abscess on the gums

gumbo-limbo
n : tropical American tree yielding a reddish resin used in cements and varnishes [syn: {Bursera simaruba}]

gumdrop
n : a jellied candy coated with sugar crystals

gum-lac
n : an inferior lac produced by lac insects in Madagascar

gumma
n : a small rubbery granuloma that is characteristic of an advanced stage of syphilis [also: {gummata} (pl)]

gummata
gumma
n : a small rubbery granuloma that is characteristic of an advanced stage of syphilis [also: {gummata} (pl)]

gummata
See {gumma}

gummed
See {gum}

gummed
gum
n 1: a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing [syn: {chewing gum}]
2: the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth [syn: {gingiva}]
3: any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
4: cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive [syn: {glue}, {mucilage}]
5: wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum [syn: {gumwood}]
6: any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum [syn: {gum tree}]
v 1: grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty; "the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food" [syn: {mumble}]
2: exude or form gum; "these trees gum in the Spring" [also: {gumming}, {gummed}]

gummed
adj : treated with adhesive gum

gummed label
n : an adhesive label [syn: {sticker}, {paster}]

gummier
See {gummy}

gummier
gummy
adj : having the properties of glue [syn: {gluey}, {glutinous}, {mucilaginous}, {pasty}, {sticky}, {viscid}, {viscous}] [also: {gummiest}, {gummier}]

gummiest
See {gummy}

gummiest
gummy
adj : having the properties of glue [syn: {gluey}, {glutinous}, {mucilaginous}, {pasty}, {sticky}, {viscid}, {viscous}] [also: {gummiest}, {gummier}]

gumminess
n : the property of being cohesive and sticky [syn: {cohesiveness}, {glueyness}, {gluiness}, {ropiness}, {viscidity}, {viscidness}]

gumming
See {gum}

gumming
gum
n 1: a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing [syn: {chewing gum}]
2: the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth [syn: {gingiva}]
3: any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
4: cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive [syn: {glue}, {mucilage}]
5: wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum [syn: {gumwood}]
6: any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum [syn: {gum tree}]
v 1: grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty; "the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food" [syn: {mumble}]
2: exude or form gum; "these trees gum in the Spring" [also: {gumming}, {gummed}]

gumming
n : ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth) [syn: {mumbling}]

gummite
n : a gummy orange mixture of uranium oxides and silicates occurring naturally in the hydration and oxidation of pitchblende

gummosis
n 1: pathological production of gummy exudates in citrus and various stone-fruit trees
2: disease of citrus trees caused by the fungus Phytophthora citrophthora [syn: {brown rot gummosis}]

gummy
adj : having the properties of glue [syn: {gluey}, {glutinous}, {mucilaginous}, {pasty}, {sticky}, {viscid}, {viscous}] [also: {gummiest}, {gummier}]

gumption
n 1: sound practical judgment; "I can't see the sense in doing it now"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away" [syn: {common sense}, {good sense}, {horse sense}, {sense}, {mother wit}]
2: fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it" [syn: {backbone}, {grit}, {guts}, {moxie}, {sand}]

gumptious
adj : working hard to promote an enterprise [syn: {energetic}, {industrious}, {up-and-coming}]

gumshield
n : (especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete's mouth [syn: {mouthpiece}]

gumshoe
n 1: someone who is a detective [syn: {dick}, {hawkshaw}]
2: a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow [syn: {arctic}, {galosh}, {golosh}, {rubber}]

gumweed
n : any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock [syn: {gum plant}, {tarweed}, {rosinweed}]

gumwood
n : wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum [syn: {gum}]

gun
n 1: a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
2: large but transportable armament [syn: {artillery}, {heavy weapon}, {ordnance}]
3: a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability) [syn: {gunman}]
4: a professional killer who uses a gun [syn: {gunman}, {gunslinger}, {hired gun}, {gun for hire}, {triggerman}, {hit man}, {hitman}, {torpedo}, {shooter}]
5: a hand-operated pump that resembles a gun; forces grease into parts of a machine [syn: {grease-gun}]
6: a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas" [syn: {accelerator}, {accelerator pedal}, {gas pedal}, {gas}, {throttle}]
7: the discharge of a gun as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies; "a twenty gun salute"
v : shoot with a gun [also: {gunning}, {gunned}]

gun barrel
n : a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired [syn: {barrel}]

gun carriage
n : a framework on which a gun is mounted for firing

gun case
n : a case for storing a gun

gun chamber
n : chamber that is the part of a gun that receives the charge [syn: {firing chamber}]

gun control
n : efforts to regulate or control sales of guns

gun deck
n : formerly any deck other than the weather deck having cannons from end to end

gun dog
n : a dog trained to work with sportsmen when they hunt with guns [syn: {sporting dog}]

gun down
v : strike down or shoot down

gun emplacement
n : an emplacement for a gun [syn: {weapons emplacement}]

gun enclosure
n : a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation [syn: {gun turret}, {turret}]

gun for hire
n : a professional killer who uses a gun [syn: {gunman}, {gunslinger}, {hired gun}, {gun}, {triggerman}, {hit man}, {hitman}, {torpedo}, {shooter}]

gun moll
n : the girl friend of a gangster [syn: {moll}, {gangster's moll}]

gun muzzle
n : the open circular discharging end of a gun [syn: {muzzle}]

gun rest
n : wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel [syn: {gunwale}, {gunnel}]

gun room
n : military quarters of midshipmen and junior officers on a British warship

gun smoke
n : smoke created by the firing of guns

gun trigger
n : lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun [syn: {trigger}]

gun turret
n : a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation [syn: {gun enclosure}, {turret}]

gunboat
n : a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols

gunboat diplomacy
n : diplomacy in which the nations threaten to use force in order to obtain their objectives [syn: {power politics}]

guncotton
n : nitric acid esters; used in lacquers and explosives [syn: {cellulose nitrate}, {nitrocellulose}, {nitrocotton}]

gunfight
n : a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten [syn: {gunplay}, {shootout}]

gunfire
n : the act of shooting a gun; "the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" [syn: {gunshot}]

gunflint
n : the piece of flint that provides the igniting spark in a flintlock weapon

gung ho
adj : very enthusiastic and dedicated

gunite
n : a mixture of cement and sand and water that is sprayed on a surface under pneumatic pressure

gunk
n : any thick messy substance [syn: {sludge}, {slime}, {goo}, {gook}, {guck}, {muck}, {ooze}]

gunlock
n : the action that ignites the charge in a firearm [syn: {firing mechanism}]

gunman
n 1: a professional killer who uses a gun [syn: {gunslinger}, {hired gun}, {gun}, {gun for hire}, {triggerman}, {hit man}, {hitman}, {torpedo}, {shooter}]
2: a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability) [syn: {gun}]

gunmetal
n : a type of bronze used for parts subject to wear or corrosion (especially corrosion by sea water)

Gunnar Myrdal
n : Swedish economist (1898-1987) [syn: {Myrdal}, {Karl Gunnar Myrdal}]

gunned
See {gun}

gunned
gun
n 1: a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
2: large but transportable armament [syn: {artillery}, {heavy weapon}, {ordnance}]
3: a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability) [syn: {gunman}]
4: a professional killer who uses a gun [syn: {gunman}, {gunslinger}, {hired gun}, {gun for hire}, {triggerman}, {hit man}, {hitman}, {torpedo}, {shooter}]
5: a hand-operated pump that resembles a gun; forces grease into parts of a machine [syn: {grease-gun}]
6: a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas" [syn: {accelerator}, {accelerator pedal}, {gas pedal}, {gas}, {throttle}]
7: the discharge of a gun as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies; "a twenty gun salute"
v : shoot with a gun [also: {gunning}, {gunned}]

gunnel
n 1: wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel [syn: {gunwale}, {gun rest}]
2: small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the northern Atlantic [syn: {bracketed blenny}]

gunner
n : a serviceman in the artillery [syn: {artilleryman}, {cannoneer}, {machine gunner}]

gunnery
n : guns collectively

gunnery sergeant
n : a noncommissioned officer ranking above a staff sergeant in the marines

gunning
See {gun}

gunning
gun
n 1: a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
2: large but transportable armament [syn: {artillery}, {heavy weapon}, {ordnance}]
3: a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability) [syn: {gunman}]
4: a professional killer who uses a gun [syn: {gunman}, {gunslinger}, {hired gun}, {gun for hire}, {triggerman}, {hit man}, {hitman}, {torpedo}, {shooter}]
5: a hand-operated pump that resembles a gun; forces grease into parts of a machine [syn: {grease-gun}]
6: a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas" [syn: {accelerator}, {accelerator pedal}, {gas pedal}, {gas}, {throttle}]
7: the discharge of a gun as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies; "a twenty gun salute"
v : shoot with a gun [also: {gunning}, {gunned}]

gunny
n : coarse jute fabric [syn: {burlap}]

gunny sack
n : a bag made of burlap [syn: {gunnysack}, {burlap bag}]

gunnysack
n : a bag made of burlap [syn: {gunny sack}, {burlap bag}]

gunplay
n : a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten [syn: {gunfight}, {shootout}]

gunpoint
n : the gun muzzle's direction; "he held me up at the point of a gun" [syn: {point}]

gunpowder
n : a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks [syn: {powder}]

Gunpowder Plot
n : a conspiracy in 1605 in England to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament to avenge the persecution of Catholics in England; led by Guy Fawkes

gunrunner
n : a smuggler of guns [syn: {arms-runner}]

gunrunning
n : the smuggling of guns and ammunition into a country secretly and illegally

gunshot
n : the act of shooting a gun; "the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" [syn: {gunfire}]

gun-sight
n : a sight used for aiming a gun [syn: {gunsight}]

gunsight
n : a sight used for aiming a gun [syn: {gun-sight}]

gunslinger
n : a professional killer who uses a gun [syn: {gunman}, {hired gun}, {gun}, {gun for hire}, {triggerman}, {hit man}, {hitman}, {torpedo}, {shooter}]

gunsmith
n : someone who makes or repairs guns

gunstock
n : the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun; "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock" [syn: {stock}]

Gunter Grass
n : German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927) [syn: {Grass}, {Gunter Wilhelm Grass}]

Gunter Wilhelm Grass
n : German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927) [syn: {Grass}, {Gunter Grass}]

Gunter's chain
n : a unit of length (22 yards)

gunwale
n : wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel [syn: {gunnel}, {gun rest}]

Guomindang
n : the political party founded in 1911 by Sun Yat-sen; it governed China under Chiang Kai-shek from 1928 until 1949 when the Communists took power and subsequently was the official ruling party of Taiwan [syn: {Kuomintang}]

guppy
n : small freshwater fish of South America and the West Indies; often kept in aquariums [syn: {rainbow fish}, {Lebistes reticulatus}]

Gur
n : a group of Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in southeastern Mali and northern Ghana [syn: {Voltaic}]

gurgle
n : the bubbling sound of water flowing from a bottle with a narrow neck
v 1: flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks" [syn: {ripple}, {babble}, {guggle}, {burble}, {bubble}]
2: make sounds similar to gurgling water; "The baby gurgled with satisfaction when the mother tickled it"
3: drink from a flask with a gurgling sound [syn: {guggle}]
4: utter with a gurgling sound; "'Help,' the stabbing victim gurgeld"

Gurkha
n 1: a member of the Nepalese force that has been part of the British army for 200 years; known for fierceness in combat
2: a member of Hindu people descended from Brahmins and Rajputs who live in Nepal

gurnard
n : bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom

gurnard
See {gurnar}

gurnards
See {gurnar}

gurney
n : a metal stretcher with wheels

guru
n 1: a Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher
2: each of the first ten leaders of the Sikh religion
3: a recognized leader in some field or of some movement; "a guru of genomics"

Guru Nanak
n : Indian religious leader who founded Sikhism in dissent from the caste system of Hinduism; he taught that all men had a right to search for knowledge of God and that spiritual liberation could be attained by meditating on the name of God (1469-1538) [syn: {Nanak}]

gush
n 1: a sudden rapid flow (as of water); "he heard the flush of a toilet"; "there was a little gush of blood"; "she attacked him with an outpouring of words" [syn: {flush}, {outpouring}]
2: an unrestrained expression of emotion [syn: {effusion}, {outburst}, {blowup}, {ebullition}]
v 1: gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth" [syn: {spurt}, {spirt}, {spout}]
2: praise enthusiastically; "She raved about that new restaurant" [syn: {rave}]
3: issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth; "Water jetted forth"; "flames were jetting out of the building" [syn: {jet}]

gusher
n : an oil well with a strong natural flow so that pumping is not necessary

gushier
See {gushy}

gushier
gushy
adj : extravagantly demonstrative; "insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship"; "a large gushing female"; "write unrestrained and gushy poetry" [syn: {effusive}, {emotional}, {gushing(a)}] [also: {gushiest}, {gushier}]

gushiest
See {gushy}

gushiest
gushy
adj : extravagantly demonstrative; "insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship"; "a large gushing female"; "write unrestrained and gushy poetry" [syn: {effusive}, {emotional}, {gushing(a)}] [also: {gushiest}, {gushier}]

gushing
adj 1: flowing profusely; "a gushing hydrant"; "pouring flood waters" [syn: {pouring}]
2: uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm; "a novel told in burbly panting tones" [syn: {burbling}, {burbly}, {effusive}]
3: extravagantly demonstrative; "insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship"; "a large gushing female"; "write unrestrained and gushy poetry" [syn: {effusive}, {emotional}, {gushing(a)}, {gushy}]

gushingly
adv : in a gushing manner; "a gushingly prolific writer"

gushy
adj : extravagantly demonstrative; "insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship"; "a large gushing female"; "write unrestrained and gushy poetry" [syn: {effusive}, {emotional}, {gushing(a)}] [also: {gushiest}, {gushier}]

gusset
n 1: a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate [syn: {voider}]
2: a metal plate used to strengthen a joist [syn: {gusset plate}]
3: a piece of material inset to strengthen or enlarge a garment [syn: {inset}]

gusset plate
n : a metal plate used to strengthen a joist [syn: {gusset}]

gusseted
adj : provided or reinforced with gussets [ant: {ungusseted}]

gussied
adj : with superficial adornments added; "all gussied up in sequins and feathers" [syn: {fancied up}, {gussied up}, {tricked out}]

gussied up
adj : with superficial adornments added; "all gussied up in sequins and feathers" [syn: {fancied up}, {gussied}, {tricked out}]

gussy up
v : put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" [syn: {dress up}, {fig out}, {fig up}, {deck up}, {fancy up}, {trick up}, {deck out}, {trick out}, {prink}, {attire}, {get up}, {rig out}, {tog up}, {tog out}, {overdress}] [ant: {dress down}]

gust
n : a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust" [syn: {blast}, {blow}]

gustation
n : the faculty of taste; "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste" [syn: {taste}, {sense of taste}, {gustatory modality}]

gustative
adj : of or relating to gustation [syn: {gustatory}, {gustatorial}]

gustatorial
adj : of or relating to gustation [syn: {gustatory}, {gustative}]

gustatory
adj : of or relating to gustation [syn: {gustative}, {gustatorial}]

gustatory cell
n : an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve [syn: {taste cell}]

gustatory modality
n : the faculty of taste; "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste" [syn: {taste}, {gustation}, {sense of taste}]

gustatory organ
n : an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue [syn: {tastebud}, {taste bud}]

gustatory perception
n : the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste" [syn: {taste}, {taste sensation}, {gustatory sensation}, {taste perception}]

gustatory sensation
n : the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste" [syn: {taste}, {taste sensation}, {taste perception}, {gustatory perception}]

Gustav Hertz
n : German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975) [syn: {Hertz}, {Gustav Ludwig Hertz}]

Gustav Klimt
n : Austrian painter influenced by art nouveau (1862-1918) [syn: {Klimt}]

Gustav Ludwig Hertz
n : German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975) [syn: {Hertz}, {Gustav Hertz}]

Gustav Mahler
n : Austrian composer and conductor (1860-1911) [syn: {Mahler}]

Gustav Robert Kirchhoff
n : German physicist who with Bunsen pioneered spectrum analysis and formulated two laws governing electric networks (1824-1887) [syn: {Kirchhoff}, {G. R. Kirchhoff}]

Gustav Theodor Fechner
n : German physicist who founded psychophysics; derived Fechner's Law on the basis of early work by E. H. Weber (1801-1887) [syn: {Fechner}]

Gustave Courbet
n : French painter noted for his realistic depiction of everyday scenes (1819-1877) [syn: {Courbet}]

Gustave Flaubert
n : French writer of novels and short stories (1821-1880) [syn: {Flaubert}]

Gustavus
n 1: king of Sweden whose victories in battle made Sweden a European power; his domestic reforms made Sweden a modern state; in 1630 he intervened on the Protestant side of the Thirty Years' War and was killed in the battle of Lutzen (1594-1632) [syn: {Gustavus II}, {Gustavus Adolphus}]
2: king of Sweden who established Lutheranism as the state religion (1496-1560) [syn: {Gustavus I}]

Gustavus Adolphus
n : king of Sweden whose victories in battle made Sweden a European power; his domestic reforms made Sweden a modern state; in 1630 he intervened on the Protestant side of the Thirty Years' War and was killed in the battle of Lutzen (1594-1632) [syn: {Gustavus}, {Gustavus II}]

Gustavus Franklin Swift
n : United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903) [syn: {Swift}]

Gustavus I
n : king of Sweden who established Lutheranism as the state religion (1496-1560) [syn: {Gustavus}]

Gustavus II
n : king of Sweden whose victories in battle made Sweden a European power; his domestic reforms made Sweden a modern state; in 1630 he intervened on the Protestant side of the Thirty Years' War and was killed in the battle of Lutzen (1594-1632) [syn: {Gustavus}, {Gustavus Adolphus}]

Gustavus V
n : king of Sweden who kept Sweden neutral during both World Wars (1858-1950)

gustier
See {gusty}

gustier
gusty
adj : blowing in loud and abrupt bursts; "blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia"; "a cold blustery day"; "a gusty storm with strong sudden rushes of wind" [syn: {blustering(a)}, {blusterous}, {blustery}] [also: {gustiest}, {gustier}]

gustiest
See {gusty}

gustiest
gusty
adj : blowing in loud and abrupt bursts; "blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia"; "a cold blustery day"; "a gusty storm with strong sudden rushes of wind" [syn: {blustering(a)}, {blusterous}, {blustery}] [also: {gustiest}, {gustier}]

gusto
n : vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment [syn: {relish}, {zest}, {zestfulness}]

gusty
adj : blowing in loud and abrupt bursts; "blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia"; "a cold blustery day"; "a gusty storm with strong sudden rushes of wind" [syn: {blustering(a)}, {blusterous}, {blustery}] [also: {gustiest}, {gustier}]

gut
n 1: the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus [syn: {intestine}, {bowel}]
2: a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery [syn: {catgut}]
v 1: empty completely; destroy the inside of; "Gut the building"
2: remove the guts of; "gut the sheep"

Gutenberg
n : German printer who was the first in Europe to print using movable type and the first to use a press (1400-1468) [syn: {Johann Gutenberg}, {Johannes Gutenberg}]

Guthrie
n : United States folk singer and songwriter (1912-1967) [syn: {Woody Guthrie}, {Woodrow Wilson Guthrie}]

Gutierrezia
n : sticky perennial herbs and subshrubs of western North America and warm South America [syn: {genus Gutierrezia}]

Gutierrezia microcephala
n : similar to Gutierrezia sarothrae but with flower heads having fewer rays and disk flowers [syn: {little-head snakeweed}]

Gutierrezia sarothrae
n : low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads [syn: {rabbitweed}, {rabbit-weed}, {snakeweed}, {broom snakeweed}, {broom snakeroot}, {turpentine weed}]

Gutierrezia texana
n : annual of southwestern United States having rigid woody branches with sticky foliage and yellow flowers [syn: {broomweed}, {broom-weed}]

gutless
adj : lacking courage or vitality; "he was a yellow gutless worm"; "a spineless craven fellow" [syn: {spineless}] [ant: {gutsy}]

gutlessness
n : the trait of lacking courage and determination; fearful of loss or injury [ant: {gutsiness}]

guts
n : fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it" [syn: {backbone}, {grit}, {moxie}, {sand}, {gumption}]

gutsier
See {gutsy}

gutsier
gutsy
adj : marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; "you have to admire her; it was a gutsy thing to do"; "the gutsy...intensity of her musical involvement"-Judith Crist; "a gutsy red wine" [ant: {gutless}] [also: {gutsiest}, {gutsier}]

gutsiest
See {gutsy}

gutsiest
gutsy
adj : marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; "you have to admire her; it was a gutsy thing to do"; "the gutsy...intensity of her musical involvement"-Judith Crist; "a gutsy red wine" [ant: {gutless}] [also: {gutsiest}, {gutsier}]

gutsiness
n : the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury [syn: {pluck}, {pluckiness}] [ant: {gutlessness}]

gutsy
adj : marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; "you have to admire her; it was a gutsy thing to do"; "the gutsy...intensity of her musical involvement"-Judith Crist; "a gutsy red wine" [ant: {gutless}] [also: {gutsiest}, {gutsier}]

gutta balata
n : when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls [syn: {balata}]

guttae
See {gutta}

gutta-percha
n : a whitish rubber derived from the coagulated milky latex of the gutta-percha tree

gutta-percha tree
n 1: East Indian tree yielding gutta-percha
2: East Indian tree yielding gutta-percha [syn: {Palaquium gutta}]

gutter
n 1: a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater [syn: {trough}]
2: misfortune resulting in lost effort or money; "his career was in the gutter"; "all that work went down the sewer"; "pensions are in the toilet" [syn: {sewer}, {toilet}]
3: a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.)
4: a tool for gutting fish
v 1: burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker; "The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground"
2: flow in small streams; "Tears guttered down her face"
3: wear or cut gutters into; "The heavy rain guttered the soil"
4: provide with gutters; "gutter the buildings"

gutter press
n : press that engages in sensaional journalism (especially concerning the private lives of public figures)

guttersnipe
n : a child who spends most of his time in the streets especially in slum areas [syn: {street urchin}]

Guttiferae
n : widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber [syn: {family Guttiferae}, {Clusiaceae}, {family Clusiaceae}, {St John's wort family}]

Guttiferales
n : used in some classifications; coextensive with Parietales [syn: {order Guttiferales}]

guttle
v : eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches" [syn: {devour}, {raven}, {pig}]

guttural
adj 1: like the sounds of frogs and crows; "a guttural voice"; "acres of guttural frogs" [syn: {croaking}, {croaky}]
2: relating to or articulated in the throat; "the glottal stop and uvular `r' and `ch' in German `Bach' are guttural sounds"
n : a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat [syn: {guttural consonant}]

guttural consonant
n : a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat [syn: {guttural}]

gutturally
adv : in a guttural manner; "gutturally articulated"

guvnor
n : boss

guy
n 1: an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll" [syn: {cat}, {hombre}, {bozo}]
2: an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day
3: a rope or cable that is used to brace something (especially a tent) [syn: {guy cable}, {guy rope}]
v 1: subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" [syn: {ridicule}, {roast}, {blackguard}, {laugh at}, {jest at}, {rib}, {make fun}, {poke fun}]
2: steady or support with with a guy wire or cable; "The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing"

guy cable
n : a rope or cable that is used to brace something (especially a tent) [syn: {guy}, {guy rope}]

Guy de Maupassant
n : French writer noted especially for his short stories (1850-1893) [syn: {Maupassant}, {Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant}]

Guy Fawkes
n : English conspirator who was executed for his role in a plot to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament (1570-1606) [syn: {Fawkes}]

Guy Fawkes Day
n : day for the celebration of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot

Guy Fawkes Night
n : effigies of Guy Fawkes are burned on this night [syn: {Bonfire Night}]

guy rope
n : a rope or cable that is used to brace something (especially a tent) [syn: {guy}, {guy cable}]

Guyana
n : a republic in northeastern South America; achieved independence from England in 1966 [syn: {Co-operative Republic of Guyana}, {British Guiana}]

Guyana dollar
n : the basic unit of money in Guyana

Guyanese
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Guyana or its inhabitants; "the Guyanese capital"
n : a native or inhabitant of Guyana

guyot
n : a seamount of volcanic origin (especially in the Pacific Ocean)

guzzle
v : drink greedily or as if with great thirst; "The boys guzzled the cheap vodka"

guzzler
n 1: someone who drinks heavily (especially alcoholic beverages); "he's a beer guzzler every night"
2: a drinker who swallows large amounts greedily [syn: {gulper}]

guzzling
n : the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly [syn: {gulping}, {swilling}]

Gwydion
n : Celtic sky god; a magician; giver of arts and civilization

Gwyn
n : Celtic underworld god

Gwynn
n : English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687) [syn: {Gywn}, {Gynne}, {Nell Gwynn}, {Nell Gywn}, {Nell Gwynne}, {Eleanor Gwynn}, {Eleanor Gwyn}, {Eleanor Gwynne}]

gybe
v : shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly" [syn: {jibe}, {jib}, {change course}]

gym
n : athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training [syn: {gymnasium}]

gym mat
n : sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports [syn: {mat}]

gym rat
n : someone who spends all leisure time playing sports or working out in a gymnasium or health spa

gym shoe
n : a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole [syn: {sneaker}, {tennis shoe}]

gym suit
n : clothes prescribed for wear while participating in gymnastic exercise

gymanstic exercise
n : a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility [syn: {gymnastics}]

gymkhana
n : a meet at which riders and horses display a range of skills and aptitudes

Gymnadenia
n : small genus of terrestrial orchids of North America and temperate Eurasia [syn: {genus Gymnadenia}]

Gymnadenia conopsea
n : European orchid having dense spikes of fragrant pink or lilac or red flowers with conspicuous spurs [syn: {fragrant orchid}]

Gymnadenia odoratissima
n : similar to Gymnadenia conopsea but with smaller flowers on shorter stems and having much shorter spurs [syn: {short-spurred fragrant orchid}]

Gymnadeniopsis
n : genus of North American terrestrial orchids usually included in genus Habenaria [syn: {genus Gymnadeniopsis}]

gymnasia
See {gymnasium}

Gymnasium
n 1: a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12 [syn: {secondary school}, {lyceum}, {lycee}, {middle school}]
2: athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training [syn: {gym}]

gymnast
n : an athlete who is skilled in gymnastics

gymnastic
adj 1: vigorously active; "an acrobatic dance"; "an athletic child"; "athletic playing"; "gymnastic exercises" [syn: {acrobatic}, {athletic}]
2: of or relating to or used in exercises intended to develop strength and agility; "gymnastic horse"

gymnastic apparatus
n : sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises [syn: {exerciser}]

gymnastic exercise
n : (gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus)

gymnastics
n : a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility [syn: {gymanstic exercise}]

Gymnelis
n : a genus of Zoarcidae [syn: {genus Gymnelis}]

Gymnelis viridis
n : brightly colored scaleless Arctic eelpout [syn: {fish doctor}]

Gymnocalycium
n : large genus of low-growing globular South American cacti with spiny ribs covered with many tubercles [syn: {genus Gymnocalycium}]

Gymnocarpium
n : oak ferns: in some classification systems included in genus Thelypteris [syn: {genus Gymnocarpium}]

Gymnocarpium dryopteris
n : bright blue-green fern widely distributed especially in damp acid woodlands of temperate northern hemisphere [syn: {oak fern}, {Thelypteris dryopteris}]

Gymnocarpium robertianum
n : yellow-green fern of rocky areas of northern hemisphere [syn: {limestone fern}, {northern oak fern}]

Gymnocladus
n : small genus of deciduous trees of China and United States having paniculate flowers and thick pulpy pods [syn: {genus Gymnocladus}]

Gymnocladus dioica
n : handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute [syn: {Kentucky coffee tree}, {bonduc}, {chicot}]

Gymnogyps
n : containing solely the California condor [syn: {genus Gymnogyps}]

Gymnogyps californianus
n : North American condor; chiefly dull black; almost extinct [syn: {California condor}]

Gymnomycota
n : slime molds; organisms having a noncellular and multinucleate creeping vegetative phase and a propagative spore-producing stage: comprises Myxomycetes and Acrasiomycetes; in some classifications placed in the kingdom Protoctista [syn: {Myxomycota}, {division Myxomycota}, {division Gymnomycota}]

Gymnophiona
n : an order of amphibians including caecilians [syn: {order Gymnophiona}]

Gymnopilus
n : a genus of fungus characterized by the orange color of the spore deposit [syn: {genus Gymnopilus}]

Gymnopilus spectabilis
n : a fungus with a brownish orange fruiting body and a ring near the top of the stalk; the taste is bitter and the flesh contains psilocybin and psilocin

Gymnopilus validipes
n : a poisonous fungus with a dry cap and a cortina that does not leave much of a ring on the robust stalk

Gymnopilus ventricosus
n : a giant fungus of the Pacific Northwest; has a very thick stalk and the cortina leaves a ring high up on the stalk

Gymnorhina
n : in some classifications placed in the family Laniidae: Australian piping crows [syn: {genus Gymnorhina}]

Gymnorhina tibicen
n : crow-sized black-and-white bird; a good mimic often caged [syn: {piping crow}, {piping crow-shrike}]

gymnosophical
adj : of or relating to gymnosophy

gymnosophist
n : member of a Hindu sect practicing gymnosophy (especially nudism)

gymnosophy
n : the doctrine of a sect of Hindu philosophers who practiced nudity and asceticism and meditation

gymnosperm
n : plants of the class Gymnospermae having seeds not enclosed in an ovary

gymnosperm family
n : a family of gymnosperms

gymnosperm genus
n : a genus of gymnosperms

Gymnospermae
n : plants having naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Gymnospermae) and in others a division (Gymnospermophyta); comprises three subdivisions (or classes): Cycadophytina (class Cycadopsida) and Gnetophytina (class Gnetopsida) and Coniferophytina (class Coniferopsida); in some classifications the Coniferophytina are divided into three groups: Pinophytina (class Pinopsida) and Ginkgophytina (class Ginkgopsida) and Taxophytina (class Taxopsida) [syn: {class Gymnospermae}, {Gymnospermophyta}, {division Gymnospermophyta}]

Gymnospermophyta
n : plants having naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Gymnospermae) and in others a division (Gymnospermophyta); comprises three subdivisions (or classes): Cycadophytina (class Cycadopsida) and Gnetophytina (class Gnetopsida) and Coniferophytina (class Coniferopsida); in some classifications the Coniferophytina are divided into three groups: Pinophytina (class Pinopsida) and Ginkgophytina (class Ginkgopsida) and Taxophytina (class Taxopsida) [syn: {Gymnospermae}, {class Gymnospermae}, {division Gymnospermophyta}]

gymnospermous
adj : relating to or characteristic of plants of the class Gymnospermae

gymnospermous tree
n : any tree of the division Gymnospermophyta

gymnospermous yellowwood
n : any of various gymnospermous trees having yellow wood

Gymnosporangium
n : genus of fungi that produce galls on cedars and other conifers of genera Juniperus and Libocedrus and causes rust spots on apples and pears and other plants of family Rosaceae [syn: {genus Gymnosporangium}]

Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
n : rust fungus causing rust spots on apples and pears etc [syn: {apple rust}, {cedar-apple rust}]

Gymnura
n : butterfly rays [syn: {genus Gymnura}]

gymslip
n : a sleeveless tunic worn by English girls as part of a school uniform

gynaecea
See {gynaeceum}

gynaecia
See {gynaecium}

gynaecological
adj : of or relating to or practicing gynecology; "gynecological examination" [syn: {gynecological}, {gynecologic}]

gynaecologist
n : a specialist in gynecology [syn: {gynecologist}, {woman's doctor}]

gynaecology
n : the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women [syn: {gynecology}]

gynaeolatry
n : worship of women [syn: {gyneolatry}, {woman-worship}]

gynandromorph
n : one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made [syn: {hermaphrodite}, {intersex}, {androgyne}, {epicine}, {epicine person}]

gynandromorphic
adj : having both male and female morphological characteristics [syn: {gynandromorphous}]

gynandromorphous
adj : having both male and female morphological characteristics [syn: {gynandromorphic}]

gynecea
See {gynecium}

gynecia
See {gynecium}

gynecologic
adj : of or relating to or practicing gynecology; "gynecological examination" [syn: {gynecological}, {gynaecological}]

gynecological
adj : of or relating to or practicing gynecology; "gynecological examination" [syn: {gynaecological}, {gynecologic}]

gynecologist
n : a specialist in gynecology [syn: {gynaecologist}, {woman's doctor}]

gynecology
n : the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women [syn: {gynaecology}]

gynecomastia
n : excessive development of the breasts in males; usually the result of hormonal imbalance or treatment with certain drugs (including some antihypertensives)

gyneolatry
n : worship of women [syn: {gynaeolatry}, {woman-worship}]

Gynne
n : English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687) [syn: {Gwynn}, {Gywn}, {Nell Gwynn}, {Nell Gywn}, {Nell Gwynne}, {Eleanor Gwynn}, {Eleanor Gwyn}, {Eleanor Gwynne}]

gynobase
n : the enlarged receptacle in which the pistil is borne

gynoecea
gynoecium
n : a female gametoecium [also: {gynoecia} (pl), {gynoecea} (pl)]

gynoecea
See {gynoecium}

gynoecia
gynoecium
n : a female gametoecium [also: {gynoecia} (pl), {gynoecea} (pl)]

gynoecia
See {gynoecium}

gynoecium
n : a female gametoecium [also: {gynoecia} (pl), {gynoecea} (pl)]

gynogenesis
n : female parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only maternal chromosomes due to the failure of the sperm to fuse with the egg nucleus

gynophobia
n : a morbid fear of women

gynophore
n : the stalk of a pistil that raises it above the receptacle

gynostegium
n : the crown of the stamen in plants of the genus Asclepias

Gynura
n : genus of Old World tropical herbs: velvet plants [syn: {genus Gynura}]

Gynura aurantiaca
n : Javanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety leaves with violet-purple hairs [syn: {velvet plant}, {purple velvet plant}, {royal velvet plant}]

gyp
n : a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco game}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {con}, {confidence trick}, {confidence game}, {con game}, {hustle}, {sting}, {flimflam}]
v : deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" [syn: {victimize}, {swindle}, {rook}, {goldbrick}, {nobble}, {diddle}, {bunco}, {defraud}, {scam}, {mulct}, {con}] [also: {gypping}, {gypped}]

Gypaetus
n : in some classifications the type genus of the family Aegypiidae [syn: {genus Gypaetus}]

Gypaetus barbatus
n : the largest Eurasian bird of prey; having black feathers hanging around the bill [syn: {bearded vulture}, {lammergeier}, {lammergeyer}]

gypped
See {gyp}

gypped
gyp
n : a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco game}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {con}, {confidence trick}, {confidence game}, {con game}, {hustle}, {sting}, {flimflam}]
v : deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" [syn: {victimize}, {swindle}, {rook}, {goldbrick}, {nobble}, {diddle}, {bunco}, {defraud}, {scam}, {mulct}, {con}] [also: {gypping}, {gypped}]

gypping
See {gyp}

gypping
gyp
n : a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco game}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {con}, {confidence trick}, {confidence game}, {con game}, {hustle}, {sting}, {flimflam}]
v : deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" [syn: {victimize}, {swindle}, {rook}, {goldbrick}, {nobble}, {diddle}, {bunco}, {defraud}, {scam}, {mulct}, {con}] [also: {gypping}, {gypped}]

Gyps
n : a genus of Accipitridae [syn: {genus Gyps}]

Gyps fulvus
n : large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wings [syn: {griffon vulture}, {griffon}]

Gypsophila
n : Mediterranean herbs having small white or pink flowers [syn: {genus Gypsophila}]

Gypsophila paniculata
n : tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers [syn: {baby's breath}, {babies'-breath}]

gypsum
n : a common white or colorless mineral (hydrated calcium sulphate) used to make cements and plasters (especially plaster of Paris)

gypsum board
n : wallboard with a gypsum plaster core bounded to layers of paper or fiberboard; used instead of plaster or wallboard to make interior walls [syn: {plasterboard}]

Gypsy
n 1: a member of a nomadic people originating in northern India and now living on all continents [syn: {Gipsy}, {Romany}, {Rommany}, {Roma}, {Bohemian}]
2: the Indic language of the Gypsies [syn: {Romany}]

gypsy cab
n : a taxicab that cruises for customers although it is licensed only to respond to calls

gypsy dancing
n : a style of dancing characteristic of the Andalusian gypsies; vigorous and rhythmic with clapping and stamping of feet [syn: {flamenco}]

gypsy moth
n : European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees [syn: {gipsy moth}, {Lymantria dispar}]

Gypsy Rose Lee
n : United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970) [syn: {Lee}, {Rose Louise Hovick}]

gypsyweed
n : common hairy European perennial with pale blue or lilac flowers in axillary racemes [syn: {common speedwell}, {Veronica officinalis}]

gypsywort
n : hairy Eurasian herb with two-lipped white flowers [syn: {gipsywort}, {Lycopus europaeus}]

gyral
adj : relating to or associated with or comprising a convolution of the brain; "the gyral sulcus"

gyrate
v 1: to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor" [syn: {spiral}, {coil}]
2: revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" [syn: {spin}, {spin around}, {whirl}, {reel}]

gyration
n 1: a single complete turn (axial or orbital); "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year" [syn: {rotation}, {revolution}]
2: the act of rotating in a circle or spiral [syn: {whirling}]

gyre
n : a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles [syn: {coil}, {whorl}, {roll}, {curl}, {curlicue}, {ringlet}, {scroll}]

gyrfalcon
n : large and rare arctic falcon having white and dark color phases [syn: {gerfalcon}, {Falco rusticolus}]

gyri
gyrus
n : a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain [syn: {convolution}] [also: {gyri} (pl)]

gyri
See {gyrus}

Gyrinidae
n : whirligig beetles [syn: {family Gyrinidae}]

gyro
n 1: a Greek sandwich: sliced roast lamb with onion and tomato stuffed into pita bread
2: rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction [syn: {gyroscope}]

gyro horizon
n : a navigational instrument based on a gyroscope; provides an artificial horizon for the pilot [syn: {artificial horizon}, {flight indicator}]

gyrocompass
n : a compass that does not depend on magnetism but uses a gyroscope instead

gyromitra
n : any fungus of the genus Gyromitra

Gyromitra brunnea
n : a lorchel with deep brownish red fertile part and white stalk [syn: {Gyromitra fastigiata}]

Gyromitra californica
n : a gyromitra with a brown puffed up fertile part and a thick fluted stalk; found under conifers in California [syn: {California false morel}]

Gyromitra esculenta
n : a poisonous gyromitra; the surface of the fertile body is smooth at first and becomes progressively undulating and wrinkled (but never truly pitted); color varies from dull yellow to brown [syn: {brain mushroom}, {beefsteak morel}]

Gyromitra fastigiata
n : a lorchel with deep brownish red fertile part and white stalk [syn: {Gyromitra brunnea}]

Gyromitra gigas
n : a gyromitra with a large irregular stalk and fertile part that is yellow to brown and wrinkled; has early fruiting time

Gyromitra infula
n : a poisonous fungus; saddle-shaped and dull yellow to brown fertile part is relatively even [syn: {saddled-shaped false morel}]

Gyromitra sphaerospora
n : a gyromitra with a brown puffed up fertile part and a rosy pink fluted stalk and smooth round spores; found on hardwood slash east of the Great Plains [syn: {round-spored gyromitra}]

gyroplane
n : an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller [syn: {autogiro}, {autogyro}]

gyroscope
n : rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction [syn: {gyro}]

gyroscopic
adj : having the characteristics of a gyroscope

gyrostabiliser
n : a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane [syn: {gyrostabilizer}]

gyrostabilizer
n : a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane [syn: {gyrostabiliser}]

gyrus
n : a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain [syn: {convolution}] [also: {gyri} (pl)]

gyrus cinguli
n : a long curved structure on the medial surface of the cerebral hemispheres; the cortical part of the limbic system [syn: {cingulate gyrus}]

Gywn
n : English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687) [syn: {Gwynn}, {Gynne}, {Nell Gwynn}, {Nell Gywn}, {Nell Gwynne}, {Eleanor Gwynn}, {Eleanor Gwyn}, {Eleanor Gwynne}]

H
n 1: a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe [syn: {hydrogen}, {atomic number 1}]
2: a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second [syn: {henry}]
3: the constant of proportionality relating the energy of a photon to its frequency; approximately 6.626 x 10\-34 joule-second [syn: {Planck's constant}]
4: the 8th letter of the Roman alphabet
5: (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure; "enthalpy is the amount of energy in a system capable of doing mechanical work" [syn: {heat content}, {total heat}, {enthalpy}]

H. G. Wells
n : prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946) [syn: {Wells}, {Herbert George Wells}]

H. H. Munro
n : British writer of short stories (1870-1916) [syn: {Munro}, {Hector Hugh Munro}, {Saki}]

H. J. Eysenck
n : a British psychologist (born in Germany) noted for his theories of intelligence and personality and for his strong criticism of Freudian psychoanalysis [syn: {Eysenck}, {Hans Eysenck}, {Hans Jurgen Eysenck}]

H. L. Mencken
n : United States journalist and literary critic (1880-1956) [syn: {Mencken}, {Henry Louis Mencken}]

H. pylori
n : the type species of genus Heliobacter; produces urease and is associated with several gastroduodenal diseases (including gastritis and gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers and other peptic ulcers) [syn: {Heliobacter pylori}]

H2O
n : binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent [syn: {water}]

HA
n : (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day [syn: {hour angle}]

HAART
n : a combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors; used in treating AIDS and HIV [syn: {drug cocktail}, {highly active antiretroviral therapy}]

Haastia
n : genus of New Zealand mat-forming herbs or subshrubs: vegetable sheep [syn: {genus Haastia}]

Haastia pulvinaris
n : cushion-forming New Zealand herb having leaves densely covered with tawny hairs [syn: {vegetable sheep}, {sheep plant}]

Habacuc
n : an Old Testament book tellin Habakkuk's prophecies [syn: {Habakkuk}, {Book of Habakkuk}]

Habakkuk
n 1: a Hebrew minor prophet
2: an Old Testament book tellin Habakkuk's prophecies [syn: {Habacuc}, {Book of Habakkuk}]

habanera
n 1: music composed in duple time for dancing the habanera
2: a Cuban dance in duple time

habeas corpus
n 1: a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge [syn: {writ of habeas corpus}]
2: the civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment

Habenaria
n : chiefly terrestrial orchids with tubers or fleshy roots often having long slender spurs and petals and lip lobes; includes species formerly placed in genus Gymnadeniopsis [syn: {genus Habenaria}]

Habenaria albiflora
n : bog orchid of eastern North America with a spike of pure white fringed flowers [syn: {white fringed orchis}, {white fringed orchid}]

Habenaria bifolia
n : south European orchid having fragrant greenish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria [syn: {lesser butterfly orchid}, {Platanthera bifolia}]

Habenaria chlorantha
n : south European orchid with dark green flowers that are larger and less fragrant than Platanthera bifolia; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria [syn: {greater butterfly orchid}, {Platanthera chlorantha}]

Habenaria dilatata
n : orchid with spikes of many fragrant white flowers on erect leafy stems; of wet or boggy ground through most of the West and northern North America [syn: {bog rein orchid}, {bog candles}]

Habenaria elegans
n : slender inland rein orchid similar to coastal rein orchid but with pale greenish-yellow flowers [syn: {elegant Habenaria}]

Habenaria fimbriata
n : North American orchid similar to Habenaria psycodes with larger paler flowers [syn: {purple-fringed orchid}, {purple-fringed orchis}]

Habenaria greenei
n : stout orchid of central California to northern Washington having racemes of white fragrant bilaterally symmetrical flowers [syn: {coastal rein orchid}]

Habenaria hookeri
n : a long-spurred orchid with base leaves and petals converging under the upper sepal [syn: {Hooker's orchid}]

Habenaria lacera
n : fringed orchid of the eastern United States having a greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerate [syn: {ragged orchid}, {ragged orchis}, {ragged-fringed orchid}, {green fringed orchis}]

Habenaria leucophaea
n : orchid of boggy or wet lands of north central United States having racemes of very fragrant creamy or greenish white flowers [syn: {prairie orchid}, {prairie white-fringed orchis}]

Habenaria nivea
n : slender fringed orchid of eastern North America having white flowers [syn: {snowy orchid}]

Habenaria orbiculata
n : orchid having a raceme of large greenish-white flowers on a single flower stalk growing between two elliptic or round basal leaves lying on the ground; from northern Oregon and Montana across Canada to the eastern United States [syn: {round-leaved rein orchid}]

Habenaria peramoena
n : orchid of northeastern and alpine eastern North America closely related to the purple fringed orchids but having rosy-purple or violet flowers with denticulate leaf divisions [syn: {purple fringeless orchid}, {purple fringeless orchis}]

Habenaria psycodes
n : North American orchid with clusters of fragrant purple fringed flowers [syn: {purple-fringed orchid}, {purple-fringed orchis}]

Habenaria unalascensis
n : similar to coastal rein orchid but with smaller flowers; Alaska to Baja California and east to the Dakotas and Colorado [syn: {Alaska rein orchid}]

Haber
n : German chemist noted for the synthetic production of ammonia from the nitrogen in air (1868-1934) [syn: {Fritz Haber}]

Haber process
n : an industrial process for producing ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen by combining them under high pressure in the present of an iron catalyst [syn: {Haber-Bosch process}]

Haber-Bosch process
n : an industrial process for producing ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen by combining them under high pressure in the present of an iron catalyst [syn: {Haber process}]

haberdasher
n : a merchant who sells men's clothing [syn: {clothier}]

haberdashery
n 1: a store where men's clothes are sold [syn: {clothing store}, {haberdashery store}, {mens store}]
2: the drygoods sold by a haberdasher [syn: {men's furnishings}]

haberdashery store
n : a store where men's clothes are sold [syn: {clothing store}, {haberdashery}, {mens store}]

habergeon
n : (Middle Ages) a light sleeveless coat of chain mail worn under the hauberk

habilimented
adj : dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination; "the elegantly attired gentleman"; "neatly dressed workers"; "monks garbed in hooded robes"; "went about oddly garmented"; "professors robed in crimson"; "tuxedo-attired gentlemen"; "crimson-robed Harvard professors" [syn: {appareled}, {attired}, {dressed}, {garbed}, {garmented}, {robed}]

habilitate
v 1: qualify for teaching at a university in Europe; "He habilitated after his sabbatical at a prestigious American university"
2: provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" [syn: {dress}, {clothe}, {enclothe}, {garb}, {raiment}, {tog}, {garment}, {fit out}, {apparel}] [ant: {undress}]

habit
n 1: an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening" [syn: {wont}]
2: a pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it" [syn: {use}, {wont}]
3: (religion) a distinctive attire (as the costume of a religious order)
4: excessive use of drugs [syn: {substance abuse}, {drug abuse}]
v : put a habit on

habitable
adj : fit for habitation; "the habitable world" [syn: {inhabitable}]

habitat
n : the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds" [syn: {home ground}]

habitation
n 1: the native habitat or home of an animal or plant
2: housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless" [syn: {dwelling}, {home}, {domicile}, {abode}, {dwelling house}]
3: the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men); "he studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony" [syn: {inhabitancy}, {inhabitation}]

habited
adj : dressed in a habit; "the habited men of the monastery"

habit-forming
adj : causing or characterized by addiction; "addictive drugs"; "addictive behavior" [syn: {addictive}] [ant: {nonaddictive}]

habitual
adj 1: made a norm or custom or habit; "his habitual practice was to eat an early supper"; "her habitual neatness"
2: commonly used or practiced; usual; "his accustomed thoroughness"; "took his customary morning walk"; "his habitual comment"; "with her wonted candor" [syn: {accustomed}, {customary}, {wonted(a)}]
3: having a habit of long standing; "a chronic smoker" [syn: {chronic}, {confirmed}, {inveterate(a)}]

habitual abortion
n : repeated spontaneous abortion (often for no known reason)

habitual criminal
n : someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior) [syn: {recidivist}, {repeater}]

habitually
adv 1: according to routine or established practice; "he routinely parked in a no-parking zone" [syn: {routinely}]
2: according to habit or custom; "her habitually severe expression"; "he habitually keeps his office door closed"

habituate
v 1: take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely" [syn: {use}]
2: make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music" [syn: {accustom}]

habituation
n 1: being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) [syn: {addiction}, {dependence}, {dependency}]
2: a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions

habitude
n : habitual mode of behavior

habitue
n : a regular patron; "an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who is a Central Park fixture" [syn: {regular}, {fixture}]

habitus
n 1: person's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease); "the consumptive habitus"
2: constitution of the human body [syn: {physique}, {build}, {body-build}]

Hablot Knight Browne
n : English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882) [syn: {Browne}, {Phiz}]

Habsburg
n : a royal German family that provided rulers for several European states and wore the crown of the Holy Roman Empire from 1440 to 1806 [syn: {Hapsburg}]

hacek
n : a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as c) to indicate pronunciation [syn: {wedge}]

Hachiman
n : a Shinto god of war

hachure
n : shading consisting of multiple crossing lines [syn: {hatch}, {hatching}, {crosshatch}]

hacienda
n 1: a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries
2: the main house on a ranch or large estate

hack
n 1: one who works hard at boring tasks [syn: {drudge}, {hacker}]
2: a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends [syn: {machine politician}, {ward-heeler}, {political hack}]
3: a mediocre and disdained writer [syn: {hack writer}, {literary hack}]
4: a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for hacking the soil
5: a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money [syn: {cab}, {taxi}, {taxicab}]
6: an old or over-worked horse [syn: {jade}, {nag}, {plug}]
7: a horse kept for hire
8: a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
v 1: cut with a hacking tool [syn: {chop}]
2: informal: be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office" [syn: {cut}]
3: cut away; "he hacked with way through the forest"
4: kick on the arms
5: kick on the shins
6: fix a computer program piecemeal until it works; "I'm not very good at hacking but I'll give it my best" [syn: {hack on}]
7: significantly cut up a manuscript [syn: {cut up}]
8: cough spasmodically; "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day" [syn: {whoop}]

hack driver
n : someone who drives a taxi for a living [syn: {taxidriver}, {taximan}, {cabdriver}, {cabman}, {cabby}, {hack-driver}, {livery driver}]

hack on
v : fix a computer program piecemeal until it works; "I'm not very good at hacking but I'll give it my best" [syn: {hack}]

hack writer
n : a mediocre and disdained writer [syn: {hack}, {literary hack}]

hackamore
n : rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading [syn: {halter}]

hackberry
n 1: any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits [syn: {nettle tree}]
2: small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits; southern United States [syn: {sugarberry}]

hackbut
n : an obsolete firearm with a long barrel [syn: {arquebus}, {harquebus}, {hagbut}]

hack-driver
n : someone who drives a taxi for a living [syn: {taxidriver}, {taximan}, {cabdriver}, {cabman}, {cabby}, {hack driver}, {livery driver}]

hackee
n : small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches [syn: {eastern chipmunk}, {striped squirrel}, {ground squirrel}, {Tamias striatus}]

Hackelia
n : stickweed; beggar's lice [syn: {genus Hackelia}, {Lappula}, {genus Lappula}]

hacker
n 1: someone who plays golf poorly
2: a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism [syn: {cyber-terrorist}, {cyberpunk}]
3: a programmer for whom computing is its own reward; may enjoy the challenge of breaking into other computers but does no harm; "true hackers subscribe to a code of ethics and look down upon crackers"
4: one who works hard at boring tasks [syn: {hack}, {drudge}]

hackle
n : long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants
v : comb with a heckle; "heckle hemp or flax" [syn: {heckle}, {hatchel}]

hackles
n : a feeling of anger and animosity; "having one's hackles or dander up" [syn: {dander}]

hackmatack
n : poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves [syn: {balsam poplar}, {tacamahac}, {Populus balsamifera}]

hackney
n 1: a carriage for hire [syn: {hackney carriage}, {hackney coach}]
2: a compact breed of harness horse

hackney carriage
n : a carriage for hire [syn: {hackney}, {hackney coach}]

hackney coach
n : a carriage for hire [syn: {hackney}, {hackney carriage}]

hackneyed
adj : repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" [syn: {banal}, {commonplace}, {old-hat}, {shopworn}, {stock(a)}, {threadbare}, {timeworn}, {tired}, {trite}, {well-worn}]

hacksaw
n : saw used with one hand for cutting metal [syn: {metal saw}] [also: {hacksawn}]

hacksawn
See {hacksaw}

hacksawn
hacksaw
n : saw used with one hand for cutting metal [syn: {metal saw}] [also: {hacksawn}]

hackwork
n : professional work done according to formula

had
See {have}

had
have
n : a person who possesses great material wealth [syn: {rich person}, {wealthy person}]
v 1: have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard" [syn: {have got}, {hold}]
2: have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" [syn: {feature}] [ant: {miss}]
3: of mental or physical states or experiences; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" [syn: {experience}, {receive}, {get}, {undergo}]
4: have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?" [syn: {own}, {possess}]
5: cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble" [syn: {get}, {let}]
6: serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" [syn: {consume}, {ingest}, {take in}, {take}] [ant: {abstain}]
7: have a personal or business relationship with someone; "have a postdoc"; "have an assistant"; "have a lover"
8: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course" [syn: {hold}, {throw}, {make}, {give}]
9: have left; "I have two years left"; "I don't have any money left"; "They have two more years before they retire" 10: be confronted with; "What do we have here?"; "Now we have a fine mess" 11: undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up" [syn: {experience}] 12: suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis" 13: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" [syn: {induce}, {stimulate}, {cause}, {get}, {make}] 14: receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present" [syn: {accept}, {take}] [ant: {refuse}] 15: get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front" [syn: {receive}] 16: undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle" [syn: {suffer}, {sustain}, {get}] 17: achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day" [syn: {get}, {make}] 18: give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!" [syn: {give birth}, {deliver}, {bear}, {birth}] 19: have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable" [syn: {take}] [also: {has}, {had}]

had a feeling
See {have a feeling}

had best
v : act in one's own or everybody's best interest; "You will do well to arrive on time tomorrow!" [syn: {do well}]

Had crime
n : (Islam) serious crimes committed by Muslims and punishable by pre-established punishments found in the Koran; "Had crimes include apostasy from Islam and murder and theft and adultery"

had left
See {have left}

had the feeling
See {have the feeling}

hadal
adj : relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters)

hadarim
See {heder}

haddock
n 1: lean white flesh of fish similar to but smaller than cod; usually baked or poached or as fillets sauteed or fried
2: important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller [syn: {Melanogrammus aeglefinus}]

Hadean
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus [syn: {Plutonian}, {Tartarean}]
n : the earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800 million years ago); no evidence of life [syn: {Hadean time}, {Hadean eon}, {Hadean aeon}, {Priscoan}, {Priscoan eon}, {Priscoan aeon}]

Hadean aeon
n : the earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800 million years ago); no evidence of life [syn: {Hadean}, {Hadean time}, {Hadean eon}, {Priscoan}, {Priscoan eon}, {Priscoan aeon}]

Hadean eon
n : the earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800 million years ago); no evidence of life [syn: {Hadean}, {Hadean time}, {Hadean aeon}, {Priscoan}, {Priscoan eon}, {Priscoan aeon}]

Hadean time
n : the earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800 million years ago); no evidence of life [syn: {Hadean}, {Hadean eon}, {Hadean aeon}, {Priscoan}, {Priscoan eon}, {Priscoan aeon}]

Hades
n 1: (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone [syn: {Pluto}, {Aides}, {Aidoneus}]
2: (religion) the world of the dead; "he didn't want to go to hell when he died" [syn: {Hel}, {Hell}, {infernal region}, {netherworld}, {Scheol}, {underworld}]

Hadith
n 1: (Islam) a tradition based on reports of the sayings and activities of Muhammad and his companions
2: (Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran [syn: {Sunnah}, {Sunna}]

hadj
n : the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Qadah; at least once in a lifetime a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and the Kaaba; "for a Muslim the hajj is the ultimate act of worship" [syn: {hajj}, {haj}] [also: {hadjes} (pl)]

hadjes
hadj
n : the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Qadah; at least once in a lifetime a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and the Kaaba; "for a Muslim the hajj is the ultimate act of worship" [syn: {hajj}, {haj}] [also: {hadjes} (pl)]

hadjes
See {hadj}

hadji
n : a pilgrim who journeys to Mecca [syn: {hajji}, {haji}]

Hadrian
n : Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall (76-138) [syn: {Publius Aelius Hadrianus}, {Adrian}]

Hadrian's Wall
n : an ancient Roman wall built by Hadrian in the 2nd century; marked the northern boundary of the Roman Empire in Britain

hadron
n : any elementary particle that interacts strongly with other particles

hadrosaur
n : any of numerous large bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs having a horny duck-like bill and webbed feet; may have been partly aquatic [syn: {hadrosaurus}, {duck-billed dinosaur}]

Hadrosauridae
n : duck-billed dinosaurs; upper Cretaceous [syn: {family Hadrosauridae}]

hadrosaurus
n : any of numerous large bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs having a horny duck-like bill and webbed feet; may have been partly aquatic [syn: {hadrosaur}, {duck-billed dinosaur}]

haecceity
n : the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other [syn: {quiddity}]

Haeckel
n : German biologist and philosopher; advocated Darwinism and formulated the theory of recapitulation; was an exponent of materialistic monism (1834-1919) [syn: {Ernst Heinrich Haeckel}]

haem
n : a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds [syn: {heme}, {hematin}, {haemitin}, {protoheme}]

haemagglutinate
v : cause the clumping together (of red blood cells) [syn: {hemagglutinate}]

haemagglutination
n : agglutination of red blood cells [syn: {hemagglutination}]

haemal
adj : relating to the blood vessels or blood [syn: {hemal}, {hematal}, {haematal}]

haemal arch
n : a structure arising ventrally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the caudal blood vessels [syn: {hemal arch}]

haemangioma
n : benign angioma consisting of a mass of blood vessels; some appear as birthmarks [syn: {hemangioma}]

Haemanthus
n : genus of African deciduous or evergreen bulbous herbs: blood lilies [syn: {genus Haemanthus}]

Haemanthus coccineus
n : spectacular plant having large prostrate leaves barred in reddish-purple and flowers with a clump of long yellow stamens in a coral-red cup of fleshy bracts; South Africa [syn: {Cape tulip}]

haematal
adj : relating to the blood vessels or blood [syn: {hemal}, {haemal}, {hematal}]

haematemesis
n : vomiting blood [syn: {hematemesis}]

haematic
adj : relating to or containing or affecting blood; "a hematic cyst"; "a hematic crisis" [syn: {hemic}, {haemic}, {hematic}]

haematinic
n : a medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia [syn: {hematinic}]

haematite
n : the principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form [syn: {hematite}]

Haematobia
n : European genus of bloodsucking flies [syn: {genus Haematobia}]

Haematobia irritans
n : small black European fly introduced into North America; sucks blood from cattle especially at the base of the horn [syn: {horn fly}]

haematocele
n : swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis) [syn: {hematocele}, {hematocoele}, {haematocoele}]

haematochezia
n : passage of stools containing blood (as from diverticulosis or colon cancer or peptic ulcer) [syn: {hematochezia}]

haematocoele
n : swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis) [syn: {hematocele}, {haematocele}, {hematocoele}]

haematocolpometra
n : accumulation of blood in the vagina and uterus [syn: {hematocolpometra}]

haematocolpos
n : accumulation of menstrual blood in the vagina (usually due to an imperforate hymen) [syn: {hematocolpos}]

haematocrit
n 1: the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit [syn: {hematocrit}, {packed cell volume}]
2: a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood [syn: {hematocrit}]

haematocytopenia
n : an abnormally low number of red blood cells in the blood [syn: {hematocytopenia}]

haematocyturia
n : the presence of red blood cells in the urine [syn: {hematocyturia}]

haematogenesis
n : the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) [syn: {hematopoiesis}, {haematopoiesis}, {hemopoiesis}, {haemopoiesis}, {hemogenesis}, {haemogenesis}, {hematogenesis}, {sanguification}]

haematogenic
adj : pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells; "hemopoietic stem cells in bone marrow" [syn: {hematopoietic}, {haematopoietic}, {hemopoietic}, {haemopoietic}, {hematogenic}]

haematohiston
n : a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells [syn: {globin}, {hematohiston}]

haematoidin
n : an orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin; excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance observed in jaundice [syn: {bilirubin}, {hematoidin}]

haematological
adj : of or relating to or involved in hematology [syn: {hematologic}, {hematological}]

haematologist
n : a doctor who specializes in diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs [syn: {hematologist}]

haematology
n : the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs [syn: {hematology}]

haematolyses
haematolysis
n : lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin [syn: {hemolysis}, {haemolysis}, {hematolysis}] [also: {haematolyses} (pl)]

haematolyses
See {haematolysis}

haematolysis
n : lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin [syn: {hemolysis}, {haemolysis}, {hematolysis}] [also: {haematolyses} (pl)]

haematoma
n : a localized swelling filled with blood [syn: {hematoma}] [also: {haematomata} (pl)]

haematomata
haematoma
n : a localized swelling filled with blood [syn: {hematoma}] [also: {haematomata} (pl)]

haematomata
See {haematoma}

Haematopodidae
n : oystercatchers [syn: {family Haematopodidae}]

haematopoiesis
n : the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) [syn: {hematopoiesis}, {hemopoiesis}, {haemopoiesis}, {hemogenesis}, {haemogenesis}, {hematogenesis}, {haematogenesis}, {sanguification}]

haematopoietic
adj : pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells; "hemopoietic stem cells in bone marrow" [syn: {hematopoietic}, {hemopoietic}, {haemopoietic}, {hematogenic}, {haematogenic}]

Haematopus
n : oystercatchers [syn: {genus Haematopus}]

Haematoxylon
n : small genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or trees [syn: {Haematoxylum}, {genus Haematoxylum}, {genus Haematoxylon}]

Haematoxylum
n : small genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or trees [syn: {genus Haematoxylum}, {Haematoxylon}, {genus Haematoxylon}]

Haematoxylum campechianum
n : spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye [syn: {logwood}, {logwood tree}, {campeachy}, {bloodwood tree}]

haematozoa
See {haematozoon}

haematuria
n : the presence of blood in the urine; often a symptom of urinary tract disease [syn: {hematuria}]

haemic
adj : relating to or containing or affecting blood; "a hematic cyst"; "a hematic crisis" [syn: {hemic}, {hematic}, {haematic}]

haemitin
n : a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds [syn: {heme}, {haem}, {hematin}, {protoheme}]

haemodialyses
haemodialysis
n : dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure [syn: {hemodialysis}] [also: {haemodialyses} (pl)]

haemodialyses
See {haemodialysis}

haemodialysis
n : dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure [syn: {hemodialysis}] [also: {haemodialyses} (pl)]

Haemodoraceae
n : some genera placed in family Liliaceae [syn: {family Haemodoraceae}, {bloodwort family}]

Haemodorum
n : type genus of family Haemodoraceae [syn: {genus Haemodorum}]

haemogenesis
n : the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) [syn: {hematopoiesis}, {haematopoiesis}, {hemopoiesis}, {haemopoiesis}, {hemogenesis}, {hematogenesis}, {haematogenesis}, {sanguification}]

haemoglobin
n : a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues; "fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals" [syn: {hemoglobin}, {Hb}]

haemoglobinemia
n : presence of excessive hemoglobin in the blood plasma [syn: {hemoglobinemia}]

haemoglobinopathy
n : a blood disease characterized by the presence of abnormal hemoglobins in the blood [syn: {hemoglobinopathy}]

haemoglobinuria
n : presence of hemoglobin in the urine [syn: {hemoglobinuria}]

haemolyses
haemolysis
n : lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin [syn: {hemolysis}, {hematolysis}, {haematolysis}] [also: {haemolyses} (pl)]

haemolyses
See {haemolysis}

haemolysin
n : any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their hemoglobin [syn: {hemolysin}, {erythrolysin}, {erythrocytolysin}]

haemolysis
n : lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin [syn: {hemolysis}, {hematolysis}, {haematolysis}] [also: {haemolyses} (pl)]

haemolytic
adj : relating to or involving or causing hemolysis; "hemolytic anemia" [syn: {hemolytic}]

haemolytic anaemia
n : anemia resulting from destruction of erythrocytes [syn: {hemolytic anemia}]

haemophile
n : someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding [syn: {hemophiliac}, {haemophiliac}, {bleeder}, {hemophile}]

haemophilia
n : congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son [syn: {hemophilia}, {bleeder's disease}]

haemophilia A
n : hemophilia caused by a congenital deficiency of factor VIII; occurs almost exclusively in men [syn: {hemophilia A}, {classical hemophilia}, {classical haemophilia}]

haemophilia B
n : a clotting disorder similar to hemophilia A but caused by a congenital deficiency of factor IX [syn: {hemophilia B}, {Christmas disease}]

haemophiliac
n : someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding [syn: {hemophiliac}, {bleeder}, {hemophile}, {haemophile}]

haemophilic
adj : relating to or having hemophilia [syn: {hemophilic}]

Haemopis
n : leeches [syn: {genus Haemopis}]

haemopoiesis
n : the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) [syn: {hematopoiesis}, {haematopoiesis}, {hemopoiesis}, {hemogenesis}, {haemogenesis}, {hematogenesis}, {haematogenesis}, {sanguification}]

haemopoietic
adj : pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells; "hemopoietic stem cells in bone marrow" [syn: {hematopoietic}, {haematopoietic}, {hemopoietic}, {hematogenic}, {haematogenic}]

haemoproteid
n : related to malaria parasite and having a phase in the viscera of various birds

Haemoproteidae
n : bird parasites [syn: {family Haemoproteidae}]

haemoprotein
n : a conjugated protein linked to an iron-porphyrin compound [syn: {hemoprotein}]

Haemoproteus
n : type genus of the family Haemoproteidae [syn: {genus Haemoproteus}]

haemoptyses
haemoptysis
n : coughing up blood from the respiratory tract; usually indicates a severe infection of the bronchi or lungs [syn: {hemoptysis}] [also: {haemoptyses} (pl)]

haemoptyses
See {haemoptysis}

haemoptysis
n : coughing up blood from the respiratory tract; usually indicates a severe infection of the bronchi or lungs [syn: {hemoptysis}] [also: {haemoptyses} (pl)]

haemorrhage
n : flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessels [syn: {bleeding}, {hemorrhage}]

haemorrhagic
adj : of or relating to a hemorrhage [syn: {hemorrhagic}]

haemorrhagic fever
n : a group of illnesses caused by a viral infection (usually restricted to a specific geographic area); fever and gastrointestinal symptoms are followed by capillary hemorrhage [syn: {hemorrhagic fever}, {viral hemorrhagic fever}, {viral haemorrhagic fever}, {VHF}]

haemorrhagic stroke
n : stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain [syn: {hemorrhagic stroke}]

haemorrhoid
n : pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter [syn: {hemorrhoid}, {piles}]

haemorrhoidectomy
n : surgical procedure for tying hemorrhoids and excising them [syn: {hemorrhoidectomy}]

haemosiderin
n : a granular brown substance composed of ferric oxide; left from the breakdown of hemoglobin; can be a sign of disturbed iron metabolism [syn: {hemosiderin}]

haemosiderosis
n : abnormal deposit of hemosiderin; often a symptom of thalassemia or hemochromatosis [syn: {hemosiderosis}]

Haemosporidia
n : an order in the subclass Telosporidia [syn: {order Haemosporidia}]

haemosporidian
n : minute protozoans parasitic at some stage of the life cycle in blood cells of vertebrates including many pathogens

haemostasia
n : surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat) [syn: {hemostasis}, {haemostasis}, {hemostasia}]

haemostasis
n : surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat) [syn: {hemostasis}, {hemostasia}, {haemostasia}]

haemostat
n : a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel [syn: {hemostat}]

haemothorax
n : accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest) [syn: {hemothorax}]

Haemulidae
n : grunts [syn: {family Haemulidae}]

Haemulon
n : type genus of the Haemulidae [syn: {genus Haemulon}]

Haemulon album
n : red-mouthed grunt found from Florida to Brazil [syn: {margate}]

Haemulon aurolineatum
n : found off the West Indies and Florida [syn: {tomtate}]

Haemulon macrostomum
n : a kind of grunt [syn: {Spanish grunt}]

Haemulon malanurum
n : of warm Atlantic waters [syn: {cottonwick}]

Haemulon parra
n : found from Florida to Brazil and Gulf of Mexico [syn: {sailor's-choice}, {sailors choice}]

haeredes
See {haeres}

hafnium
n : a gray tetravalent metallic element that resembles zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals; used in filaments for its ready emission of electrons [syn: {Hf}, {atomic number 72}]

haft
n : the handle of a weapon or tool [syn: {helve}]

Haftarah
n : a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah [syn: {Haftorah}, {Haphtorah}, {Haphtarah}]

haftaroth
See {haftarah}

Haftorah
n : a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah [syn: {Haftarah}, {Haphtorah}, {Haphtarah}]

hag
n 1: an ugly evil-looking old woman [syn: {beldam}, {beldame}, {witch}, {crone}]
2: eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies [syn: {hagfish}, {slime eels}]

Hagada
n : Talmudic literature that does not deal with law but is still part of Jewish tradition [syn: {Haggadah}, {Haggada}]

Haganah
n : the clandestine military wing of the Jewish leadership during the British rule over the mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948; became the basis for the Israel Defense Force

hagberry
n : small cherry much liked by birds

hagberry tree
n : small European cherry tree closely resembling the American chokecherry [syn: {European bird cherry}, {common bird cherry}, {Prunus padus}]

hagbut
n : an obsolete firearm with a long barrel [syn: {arquebus}, {harquebus}, {hackbut}]

Hageman factor
n : coagulation factor whose deficiency results in prolongation of clotting time of venous blood [syn: {factor XII}]

Hagerstown
n : a town of northern Maryland

hagfish
n : eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies [syn: {hag}, {slime eels}] [also: {hagfishes} (pl)]

hagfishes
hagfish
n : eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies [syn: {hag}, {slime eels}] [also: {hagfishes} (pl)]

hagfishes
See {hagfish}

Haggada
n : Talmudic literature that does not deal with law but is still part of Jewish tradition [syn: {Haggadah}, {Hagada}]

Haggadah
n : Talmudic literature that does not deal with law but is still part of Jewish tradition [syn: {Haggada}, {Hagada}]

haggadas
See {haggada}

haggadoth
See {haggada}

Haggai
n 1: a Hebrew minor prophet [syn: {Aggeus}]
2: an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity [syn: {Aggeus}, {Book of Haggai}]

haggard
adj 1: showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering; "looking careworn as she bent over her mending"; "her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness"; "that raddled but still noble face"; "shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"- Charles Dickens [syn: {careworn}, {drawn}, {raddled}, {worn}]
2: very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration" [syn: {bony}, {cadaverous}, {emaciated}, {gaunt}, {pinched}, {skeletal}, {wasted}]
n : British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925) [syn: {Rider Haggard}, {Sir Henry Rider Haggard}]

haggardly
adv : in a haggard manner; "she looked haggardly out of her tent"

haggis
n : made of sheep's or calf's viscera minced with oatmeal and suet and onions and boiled in the animal's stomach

haggle
n : an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining) [syn: {haggling}, {wrangle}, {wrangling}]
v : wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); "Let's not haggle over a few dollars" [syn: {higgle}, {chaffer}, {huckster}]

haggler
n : an intense bargainer

haggling
n : an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining) [syn: {haggle}, {wrangle}, {wrangling}]

Hagiographa
n : the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures [syn: {Ketubim}, {Writings}]

hagiographer
n : the author of a worshipful or idealizing biography [syn: {hagiographist}, {hagiologist}]

hagiographist
n : the author of a worshipful or idealizing biography [syn: {hagiographer}, {hagiologist}]

hagiography
n : a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint)

hagiolatry
n : worship of saints [syn: {hierolatry}, {worship of saints}]

hagiologist
n : the author of a worshipful or idealizing biography [syn: {hagiographer}, {hagiographist}]

hagiology
n : literature narrating the lives (and legends) of the saints

hag-ridden
adj : tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears; "hagridden...by visions of an imminent heaven or hell upon earth"- C.S.Lewis [syn: {hagridden}, {tormented}]

hagridden
adj : tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears; "hagridden...by visions of an imminent heaven or hell upon earth"- C.S.Lewis [syn: {hag-ridden}, {tormented}]

ha-ha
n 1: a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing [syn: {hee-haw}, {horselaugh}, {haw-haw}]
2: a ditch with one side being a retaining wall; used to divide lands without defacing the landscape [syn: {sunk fence}, {haw-haw}]

Hahn
n : German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968) [syn: {Otto Hahn}]

hahnium
n : a transuranic element that has not been found in nature [syn: {unnilquintium}, {unnilpentium}, {Unp}, {element 105}, {atomic number 105}]

haick
n : a outer garment consisting of a large piece of white cloth; worn by men and women in northern Africa [syn: {haik}]

Haida
n 1: a member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska
2: the Na-Dene language of the Haida people

Haifa
n : a major port in northwestern Israel

haik
n : a outer garment consisting of a large piece of white cloth; worn by men and women in northern Africa [syn: {haick}]

haiku
n : an epigrammatic Japanese verse form of three short lines

hail
n 1: precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
2: enthusiastic greeting
v 1: praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein" [syn: {acclaim}, {herald}]
2: be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo" [syn: {come}]
3: call for; "hail a cab"
4: greet enthusiastically or joyfully [syn: {herald}]
5: precipitate as small ice particles; "It hailed for an hour"

Hail Mary
n : a salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in prayers to Her [syn: {Ave Maria}]

Haile Selassie
n : emperor of Ethiopia; worshipped by Rastafarians (1892-1975) [syn: {Ras Tafari Makonnen}, {Ras Tafari}]

hail-fellow
adj : heartily friendly and congenial [syn: {comradely}, {hail-fellow-well-met}]

hail-fellow-well-met
adj : heartily friendly and congenial [syn: {comradely}, {hail-fellow}]

hailstone
n : small pellet of ice that falls during a hailstorm

hailstorm
n : a storm during which hail falls

Haiphong
n : a port city in northern Vietnam; industrial center

hair
n 1: dense growth of hairs covering the body or parts of it (as on the human head); helps prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"
2: a very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker" [syn: {hair's-breadth}, {hairsbreadth}, {whisker}]
3: filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; "peach fuzz" [syn: {fuzz}, {tomentum}]
4: any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal; "there is a hair in my soup" [syn: {pilus}]
5: cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments [syn: {haircloth}]
6: a filamentous projection or process on an organism

hair ball
n : a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur) [syn: {hairball}, {trichobezoar}]

hair care
n : care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair [syn: {haircare}, {hairdressing}]

hair cell
n : a sensory epithelial cell present in the Organ of Corti

hair coloring
n 1: a dye or tint for the hair [syn: {hair dye}]
2: coloring of the hair; "her hair-coloring was unusual: a very pale gold"
3: the act of dyeing or tinting one's hair

hair curler
n : a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it; "a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight" [syn: {curler}, {roller}, {crimper}]

hair drier
n : a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair [syn: {hand blower}, {blow dryer}, {blow drier}, {hair dryer}]

hair dryer
n : a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair [syn: {hand blower}, {blow dryer}, {blow drier}, {hair drier}]

hair dye
n : a dye or tint for the hair [syn: {hair coloring}]

hair follicle
n : a small tubular cavity containing the root of a hair; small muscles and sebaceous glands are associated with hair follicles

hair gel
n : toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling [syn: {mousse}, {hair mousse}]

hair grass
n : fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for aquariums [syn: {needle spike rush}, {needle rush}, {slender spike rush}, {Eleocharis acicularis}]

hair grease
n : a toiletry for the hair [syn: {hairdressing}, {hair tonic}, {hair oil}]

hair mousse
n : toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling [syn: {mousse}, {hair gel}]

hair of the dog
n : an alcoholic drink supposed to cure a hangover

hair oil
n : a toiletry for the hair [syn: {hairdressing}, {hair tonic}, {hair grease}]

hair seal
n : any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers [syn: {earless seal}, {true seal}]

hair shirt
n : an uncomfortable shirt made of coarse animal hair; worn next to the skin as a penance

hair slide
n : a decorative hinged clip that girls and women put in their hair to hold it in place

hair space
n : (printing) the narrowest of the spaces used to separate words or letters

hair spray
n : toiletry consisting of a commercial preparation that is sprayed on the hair to hold it in place

hair stroke
n : a very fine line in writing or printing

hair style
n : the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) [syn: {hairdo}, {coiffure}]

hair tonic
n : a toiletry for the hair [syn: {hairdressing}, {hair oil}, {hair grease}]

hair trigger
n : a gun trigger that responds with little pressure

hairball
n : a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur) [syn: {hair ball}, {trichobezoar}]

hairbrush
n : a brush used to groom a person's hair

haircare
n : care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair [syn: {hair care}, {hairdressing}]

haircloth
n : cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments [syn: {hair}]

haircut
n 1: the style in which hair has been cut
2: the act of cutting the hair

hairdo
n : the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) [syn: {hair style}, {coiffure}]

hairdresser
n : someone who cuts or beautifies hair [syn: {hairstylist}, {stylist}, {styler}]

hairdressing
n 1: a toiletry for the hair [syn: {hair tonic}, {hair oil}, {hair grease}]
2: care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair [syn: {hair care}, {haircare}]

hairgrip
n : a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place; "in England they call a bobby pin a grip" [syn: {bobby pin}, {grip}]

hairier
See {hairy}

hairier
hairy
adj 1: having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar" [syn: {hirsute}] [ant: {hairless}]
2: hazardous and frightening; "hairy moments in the mountains" [also: {hairiest}, {hairier}]

hairiest
See {hairy}

hairiest
hairy
adj 1: having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar" [syn: {hirsute}] [ant: {hairless}]
2: hazardous and frightening; "hairy moments in the mountains" [also: {hairiest}, {hairier}]

hairiness
n : the quality of having hair [ant: {hairlessness}]

hairless
adj : having no hair or fur; "a Mexican Hairless is about the size of a fox terrier and hairless except for a tufts on the head and tail" [ant: {hairy}]

hairlessness
n 1: the condition of being void of hair [syn: {depilation}]
2: the quality of not having hair [ant: {hairiness}]

hairlike
adj : long and slender with a very small internal diameter; "a capillary tube" [syn: {capillary}]

hairline
n 1: a very thin line
2: the natural margin formed by hair on the head

hairline fracture
n : a fracture without separation of the frgments and the line of the break being very thin [syn: {capillary fracture}]

hairnet
n : a small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place

hairpiece
n : a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment [syn: {false hair}, {postiche}]

hairpin
n : a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place

hairpin bend
n : a U-shaped bend in a road

hair-raiser
n : excitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills your bones; "the movie was an old-fashioned hair-raiser" [syn: {chiller}]

hair-raising
adj : extremely alarming [syn: {bloodcurdling}, {nightmarish}]

hair's-breadth
n : a very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker" [syn: {hairsbreadth}, {hair}, {whisker}]

hairsbreadth
n : a very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker" [syn: {hair's-breadth}, {hair}, {whisker}]

hair-shirt
adj : self-sacrificing or austere [syn: {hair-shirted}]

hair-shirted
adj : self-sacrificing or austere [syn: {hair-shirt}]

hairsplitter
n : a disputant who makes unreasonably fine distinctions

hairsplitting
adj : developed in excessively fine detail; "finespun distinctions" [syn: {finespun}]
n : making too fine distinctions of little importance; "they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously" [syn: {word-splitting}]

hairspring
n : a fine spiral spring that regulates the movement of the balance wheel in a timepiece

hairstreak
n : small butterflies having striped markings under the wings [syn: {hairstreak butterfly}]

hairstreak butterfly
n : small butterflies having striped markings under the wings [syn: {hairstreak}]

hairstylist
n : someone who cuts or beautifies hair [syn: {hairdresser}, {stylist}, {styler}]

hairtail
n : long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel [syn: {cutlassfish}, {frost fish}]

hair-tailed mole
n : mole of eastern North America [syn: {brewer's mole}, {Parascalops breweri}]

hair-trigger
adj : responsive to the slightest stimulation or provocation; "he has a hair-trigger temper"

hairweaving
n : the act of interweaving a hairpiece with your own hair

hairy
adj 1: having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar" [syn: {hirsute}] [ant: {hairless}]
2: hazardous and frightening; "hairy moments in the mountains" [also: {hairiest}, {hairier}]

hairy darling pea
n : shrubby perennial of southern Australia having downy or woolly stems and undersides of leaves and racemes of red to pink flowers [syn: {Swainsona greyana}, {Swainsona grandiflora}]

hairy finger grass
n : a European forage grass grown for hay; a naturalized weed in United States [syn: {large crabgrass}, {Digitaria sanguinalis}]

hairy golden aster
n : hairy perennial with yellow flower heads in branched clusters; found almost everywhere in dry places from Canada to west central and western United States; sometimes placed in genus Chrysopsis [syn: {prairie golden aster}, {Heterotheca villosa}, {Chrysopsis villosa}]

hairy honeysuckle
n : twining deciduous shrub with hairy leaves and spikes of yellow-orange flowers; northeastern America [syn: {Lonicera hirsuta}]

hairy lip fern
n : small North American evergreen fern whose stipes and lower frond surfaces are densely wooly [syn: {wooly lip fern}, {Cheilanthes lanosa}]

hairy root
n : a phase of crown gall (especially in apples) during which there is abnormal development of fine fibrous roots

hairy spurge
n : much-branched hirsute weed native to northeastern North America [syn: {Euphorbia hirsuta}]

hairy tare
n : European vetch much cultivated as forage and cover crops [syn: {hairy vetch}, {Vicia villosa}]

hairy tongue
n : a benign side effect of some antibiotics; dark overgrowth of the papillae of the tongue [syn: {furry tongue}, {black tongue}]

hairy vetch
n : European vetch much cultivated as forage and cover crops [syn: {hairy tare}, {Vicia villosa}]

hairy willowherb
n : plant of Europe and Asia having purplish-red flowers and hairy stems and leaves; introduced into North America [syn: {codlins-and-cream}, {Epilobium hirsutum}]

hairy wood mint
n : a variety of wood mint [syn: {Blephilia hirsuta}]

hairy-legged vampire bat
n : similar in size and habits to Desmodus rotundus; of tropical America including southern California and Texas [syn: {Diphylla ecaudata}]

Haiti
n 1: a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the Western Hemisphere [syn: {Republic of Haiti}]
2: an island in the West Indies [syn: {Hispaniola}, {Hayti}]

Haitian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the republic of Haiti or its people; "Haitian shantytowns"
n : a native or inhabitant of Haiti

Haitian capital
n : the capital and largest city of Haiti [syn: {Port-au-Prince}]

Haitian centime
n : 100 centimes equal 1 gourde

Haitian Creole
n : a creole language spoken by most Haitians; based on French and various African languages

Haitian monetary unit
n : the monetary unit in Haiti

haj
n : the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Qadah; at least once in a lifetime a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and the Kaaba; "for a Muslim the hajj is the ultimate act of worship" [syn: {hajj}, {hadj}]

haji
n : a pilgrim who journeys to Mecca [syn: {hajji}, {hadji}]

hajj
n : the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Qadah; at least once in a lifetime a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and the Kaaba; "for a Muslim the hajj is the ultimate act of worship" [syn: {haj}, {hadj}] [also: {hajjes} (pl)]

hajjes
hajj
n : the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Qadah; at least once in a lifetime a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and the Kaaba; "for a Muslim the hajj is the ultimate act of worship" [syn: {haj}, {hadj}] [also: {hajjes} (pl)]

hajjes
See {hajj}

hajji
n : a pilgrim who journeys to Mecca [syn: {hadji}, {haji}]

hake
n 1: the lean flesh of a fish similar to cod
2: any of several marine food fishes related to cod

Hakea
n : Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers [syn: {genus Hakea}]

Hakea laurina
n : tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow flowers; western Australia [syn: {cushion flower}, {pincushion hakea}]

Hakea leucoptera
n : large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers; central and eastern Australia [syn: {needlewood}, {needle-wood}, {needle wood}]

Hakea lissosperma
n : shrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers; eastern Australia [syn: {needlebush}, {needle-bush}, {needle bush}]

hakeem
n : a Muslim physician [syn: {hakim}]

Hakenkreuz
n : the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction [syn: {swastika}]

Hakham
n : a Hebrew title of respect for a wise and highly educated man

hakim
n 1: a Muslim ruler or governor or judge
2: a Muslim physician [syn: {hakeem}]

Hakka
n : a dialect of Chinese spoken in southeastern China; this form of Chinese is not well known outside China because few of the Hakka people have migrated [syn: {Hakka dialect}]

Hakka dialect
n : a dialect of Chinese spoken in southeastern China; this form of Chinese is not well known outside China because few of the Hakka people have migrated [syn: {Hakka}]

Halacha
n : Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures [syn: {Halakah}, {Halaka}]

Halaka
n : Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures [syn: {Halakah}, {Halacha}]

Halakah
n : Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures [syn: {Halaka}, {Halacha}]

halal
adj 1: proper or legitimate; "the fund earns halal profits in full compliance with the Shari'a"
2: conforming to dietary laws; "halal meat"; "a halal kitchen"
n : (Islam) meat from animals that have been slaughtered in the prescribed way according to the shariah

halberd
n : a pike fitted with an ax head

halberdier
n : a guard who carries a halberd (as a symbol of his duty)

Halchidhoma
n : a member of a North American Indian people of the Colorado river valley near the mouth of the Gila river; allied to the Maricopa

Halcion
n : a form of benzodiazepine (trade name Halcion) frequently prescribed as a sleeping pill; usually given to people who have trouble falling asleep [syn: {triazolam}]

halcyon
adj 1: idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity; "a halcyon atmosphere"
2: marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade" [syn: {golden}, {prosperous}]
n 1: (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher [syn: {Alcyone}]
2: a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World [syn: {genus Halcyon}]
3: a mythical bird said to breed at the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea and to have the power of calming the winds and waves

Haldane
n 1: Scottish geneticist (son of John Haldane) who contributed to the development of population genetics; a popularizer of science and a Marxist (1892-1964) [syn: {J. B. S. Haldane}, {John Burdon Sanderson Haldane}]
2: Scottish physiologist and brother of Richard Haldane and Elizabeth Haldane; noted for research into industrial diseases (1860-1936) [syn: {John Haldane}, {John Scott Haldane}]
3: Scottish writer and sister of Richard Haldane and John Haldane (1862-1937) [syn: {Elizabeth Haldane}, {Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane}]
4: Scottish statesman and brother of Elizabeth and John Haldane (1856-1928) [syn: {Richard Haldane}, {Richard Burdon Haldane}, {First Viscount Haldane of Cloan}]

Haldea
n : ground snakes [syn: {genus Haldea}]

Haldea striatula
n : in some classifications placed in genus Haldea; small reddish-gray snake of eastern North America [syn: {eastern ground snake}, {Potamophis striatula}]

Haldol
n : tranquilizer (trade name Haldol) used to treat some psychotic disorders and Tourette's syndrome [syn: {haloperidol}]

hale
adj : exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again" [syn: {whole}]
n 1: a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776) [syn: {Nathan Hale}]
2: United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938) [syn: {George Ellery Hale}]
3: prolific United States writer (1822-1909) [syn: {Edward Everett Hale}]
v 1: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information" [syn: {coerce}, {squeeze}, {pressure}, {force}]
2: draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets" [syn: {haul}, {cart}, {drag}]

Haleakala National Park
n : a national park in Hawaii including a dormant volcano

haleness
n : a state of robust good health [syn: {wholeness}]

Halenia
n : genus of herbs of Eurasia and the Americas: spurred gentians [syn: {genus Halenia}]

haler
n 1: 100 halers equal 1 koruna [syn: {heller}]
2: 100 halers equal 1 koruna [syn: {heller}] [also: {haleru} (pl)]

haleru
haler
n 1: 100 halers equal 1 koruna [syn: {heller}]
2: 100 halers equal 1 koruna [syn: {heller}] [also: {haleru} (pl)]

haleru
See {haler}

Halesia
n : deciduous small trees or shrubs of China and eastern North America [syn: {genus Halesia}]

Halesia carolina
n : medium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas [syn: {silver-bell tree}, {silverbell tree}, {snowdrop tree}, {opossum wood}, {Halesia tetraptera}]

Halesia tetraptera
n : medium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas [syn: {silver-bell tree}, {silverbell tree}, {snowdrop tree}, {opossum wood}, {Halesia carolina}]

Halevy
n : French operatic composer (1799-1862) [syn: {Fromental Halevy}, {Jacques Francois Fromental Elie Halevy}]

Haley
n 1: United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock'n'roll music (1925-1981) [syn: {Bill Haley}, {William John Clifton Haley Jr.}]
2: United States writer and Afro-American who wrote a fictionalized account of tracing his family roots back to Africa (1921-1992) [syn: {Alex Haley}]

half
adj 1: consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity; "a half chicken"; "lasted a half hour" [syn: {half(a)}]
2: partial; "gave me a half smile"; "he did only a half job" [syn: {half(a)}]
3: (of siblings) related through one parent only; "a half brother"; "half sister" [ant: {whole}]
n 1: one of two equal parts of a divisible whole; "half a loaf"; "half an hour"; "a century and one half" [syn: {one-half}]
2: in various games or performances: either of two periods of play separated by an interval
adv : partially or to the extent of a half; "he was half hidden by the bushes" [also: {halves} (pl)]

half a dozen
adj : denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units [syn: {six}, {6}, {vi}, {half dozen}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one [syn: {six}, {6}, {VI}, {sixer}, {sise}, {Captain Hicks}, {sextet}, {sestet}, {sextuplet}, {hexad}]

half binding
n : book binding in which the spine and part of the sides are bound in one material and the rest in another

half blood
n : on of siblings who have only one parent in common

half boot
n : a boot reaching halfway up to the knee [syn: {buskin}, {chukka boot}, {combat boot}, {desert boot}, {top boot}]

half cross stitch
n : a single cross stitch at a diagonal

half crown
n : an English coin worth half a crown

half dollar
n : a United States coin worth half of a dollar [syn: {fifty-cent piece}]

half door
n : an exterior door divided in two horizontally; either half can be closed or open independently [syn: {Dutch door}]

half dozen
adj : denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units [syn: {six}, {6}, {vi}, {half a dozen}]

half eagle
n : a former gold coin in United States worth 5 dollars

half gainer
n : a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward and up to complete a half backward somersault and enters the water facing the diving board

half hatchet
n : a hatchet with a broad blade on one end and a hammer head of the other

half hitch
n : a knot used to fasten a rope temporarily to an object; usually tied double

half life
n : the time required for something to fall to half its initial value (in particular, the time for half the atoms in a radioactive substance to disintegrate) [syn: {half-life}]

half mask
n : a mask covering the upper part of the face but with holes for the eyes [syn: {domino}, {eye mask}]

half mile
n : a unit of length equal to half of 1 mile [syn: {880 yards}]

half nelson
n : a wrestling hold in which the holder puts an arm under the opponent's arm and exerts press on the back of the neck

half note
n : a musical note having the time value of half a whole note [syn: {minim}]

half page
n : something that covers (the top or bottom) half of a page

half rest
n : a musical rest having the time value of half a whole rest or equal in duration to two beats in common time

half sister
n : a sister who has only one parent in common with you [syn: {stepsister}]

half snipe
n : a small short-billed Old World snipe [syn: {jacksnipe}, {Limnocryptes minima}]

half sole
n : shoe sole extending from the shank to the toe

half step
n : the musical interval between adjacent keys on a keyboard instrument [syn: {semitone}]

half title
n : a first page of some books displaying only the title of the book [syn: {bastard title}]

half track
n 1: a motor vehicle propelled by half tracks; frequently used by the military
2: a track that goes around only rear wheels

half volley
n : a tennis return made by hitting the ball immediately after it bounces

half-and-half
adj : in equal parts; "a half-and-half mixture"
n : half milk and half light cream; contains 10% to 18% butterfat
adv : in equal parts; "it was divided half-and-half"

half-and-half dressing
n : half mayonnaise and half vinaigrette seasoned with minced garlic and mashed anchovies and grated Parmesan cheese; especially good for combination salads

halfback
n 1: (football) the running back who plays the offensive halfback position
2: the position of a back on a football team

half-baked
adj 1: foolish; totally unsound; "an impractical solution"; "a crazy scheme"; "half-baked ideas"; "a screwball proposal without a prayer of working" [syn: {crazy}, {screwball}, {softheaded}]
2: insufficiently cooked [syn: {underdone}]

halfbeak
n : tropical and subtropical marine and freshwater fishes having an elongated body and long protruding lower jaw

half-blooded
adj : (of animals) having only one purebred parent [syn: {half-bred}, {half-breed}]

half-bound
adj : (of books) having the back bound in one material and the sides in another

half-bred
adj : (of animals) having only one purebred parent [syn: {half-blooded}, {half-breed}]

half-breed
adj : (of animals) having only one purebred parent [syn: {half-blooded}, {half-bred}]
n : half-caste offspring of parents of different races (especially of white and Indian parents) [syn: {breed}]

half-brother
n : a son of your stepparent by a former marriage [syn: {stepbrother}]

half-caste
n : offspring of parents of different races or cultures

half-century
n : 50 years

half-clothed
adj : inadequately clothed [syn: {scantily clad}, {underclothed}]

half-cock
n : confusion resulting from lack of preparation

half-crazed
adj : driven insane [syn: {crazed}, {deranged}]

half-free morel
n : a morel with the ridged and pitted fertile portion attached to the stipe for about half its length [syn: {Morchella semilibera}, {cow's head}]

half-hardy
adj : (of plants) requiring protection from frost; "half-hardy annuals"

halfhearted
adj : feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm; "a halfhearted effort"; "gave only lukewarm support to the candidate" [syn: {lukewarm}]

half-heartedly
adv : without enthusiasm; in a half-hearted manner; "she tried half-heartedly"

half-holiday
n : a day on which half is free from work or duty

half-hour
n : a half of an hour [syn: {30 minutes}]

half-hourly
adj : occurring every half hour
adv : every thirty minutes, every half hour

half-intensity
n : half the maximum intensity

half-length
adj 1: representing only the upper half of the body; "a half-length portrait"
2: abridged to half its original length
n : a portrait showing the body from only the waist up

half-life
n : the time required for something to fall to half its initial value (in particular, the time for half the atoms in a radioactive substance to disintegrate) [syn: {half life}]

half-light
n : a grayish light (as at dawn or dusk or in dim interiors)

half-mast
n : a position some distance below the top of the mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress

half-moon
n 1: the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail [syn: {lunula}, {lunule}]
2: the time at which the moon is at first or last quarter when half its face is illuminated

half-pay
n : reduced wage paid to someone who is not working full time

halfpenny
n : an English coin worth half a penny [syn: {ha'penny}]

halfpennyworth
n : the amount that can be bought for a halfpenny [syn: {ha'p'orth}]

half-pint
n : disparaging terms for small people [syn: {runt}, {shrimp}, {peewee}]

half-price
adv : for half the price; "she bought it half-price during the sale"

half-relief
n : a sculptural relief between low relief and high relief [syn: {mezzo-relievo}, {mezzo-rilievo}]

half-seas-over
adj : British informal for `intoxicated'

half-size
adj : half the usual or regular size

half-slip
n : undergarment worn under a skirt [syn: {petticoat}, {underskirt}]

half-term
n : a short vacation about halfway through a school term; "he came to visit at half-term"

half-timber
adj : having exposed wood framing with spaces filled with masonry, as in Tudor architecture [syn: {half-timbered}]

half-timbered
adj : having exposed wood framing with spaces filled with masonry, as in Tudor architecture [syn: {half-timber}]

half-time
adj : involving half the standard or customary time for an activity; "he had two years of half-time training"
adv : for less than the standard number of hours; "he works part-time" [syn: {part-time}] [ant: {full-time}]

halftime
n : an intermission between the first and second half of a game

halftone
n 1: a print obtained from photoengraving
2: an engraving used to reproduce an illustration [syn: {halftone engraving}, {photoengraving}]

halftone engraving
n : an engraving used to reproduce an illustration [syn: {halftone}, {photoengraving}]

half-track
adj : having caterpillar treads on the rear and wheels in front; "half-track armored vehicles" [syn: {half-tracked}]

half-tracked
adj : having caterpillar treads on the rear and wheels in front; "half-track armored vehicles" [syn: {half-track}]

half-truth
n : a partially true statement intended to deceive or mislead

halfway
adj 1: equally distant from the extremes [syn: {center(a)}, {middle(a)}, {midway}]
2: at a point midway between two extremes; "at the halfway mark"
3: including only half or a portion; "halfway measures"
adv : at half the distance; at the middle; "he was halfway down the ladder when he fell" [syn: {midway}] [also: {halfways}]

halfways
See {halfway}

halfways
halfway
adj 1: equally distant from the extremes [syn: {center(a)}, {middle(a)}, {midway}]
2: at a point midway between two extremes; "at the halfway mark"
3: including only half or a portion; "halfway measures"
adv : at half the distance; at the middle; "he was halfway down the ladder when he fell" [syn: {midway}] [also: {halfways}]

half-wit
n 1: a person of subnormal intelligence [syn: {idiot}, {imbecile}, {cretin}, {moron}, {changeling}, {retard}]
2: a stupid incompetent person [syn: {dimwit}, {nitwit}, {doofus}]

half-witted
adj 1: lacking mental capacity and devoid of subtlety [syn: {dim-witted}, {simple}, {simple-minded}]
2: mentally deficient [syn: {feebleminded}, {slow-witted}]

half-yearly
adv : every half year, every six months

Haliaeetus
n : a genus of Accipitridae [syn: {genus Haliaeetus}]

Haliaeetus leucocephalus
n : large North American eagle having a white head and dark wings and body [syn: {bald eagle}, {American eagle}]

Haliaeetus leucorhyphus
n : of southeast Europe and central Asia [syn: {fishing eagle}]

Haliaeetus pelagicus
n : found on coasts of the northwestern Pacific [syn: {Kamchatkan sea eagle}, {Stellar's sea eagle}]

Haliatus albicilla
n : bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland [syn: {ern}, {erne}, {gray sea eagle}, {European sea eagle}, {white-tailed sea eagle}]

halibut
n 1: lean flesh of very large flatfish of Atlantic or Pacific
2: marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes [syn: {holibut}]

halibut-liver oil
n : a fatty oil from halibut livers that is used as a source of vitamin A

Halicoeres
n : a genus of Labridae [syn: {genus Halicoeres}]

Halicoeres bivittatus
n : small wrasse of tropical Atlantic [syn: {slippery dick}]

Halicoeres radiatus
n : bluish and bronze wrasse; found from Florida keys to Brazil [syn: {puddingwife}, {pudding-wife}]

Halictidae
n : a family of small solitary bees; many are valuable pollinators for agriculture [syn: {family Halictidae}]

halide
n : a salt of any halogen acid

Halifax
n : provincial capital and largest city of Nova Scotia

Halimodendron
n : 1 species: salt tree [syn: {genus Halimodendron}]

Halimodendron argenteum
n : spiny shrub of the Caspian salt plains and Siberia having elegant silvery-downy young foliage and mildly fragrant pink-purple blooms [syn: {salt tree}, {Halimodendron halodendron}]

Halimodendron halodendron
n : spiny shrub of the Caspian salt plains and Siberia having elegant silvery-downy young foliage and mildly fragrant pink-purple blooms [syn: {salt tree}, {Halimodendron argenteum}]

Haliotidae
n : abalones [syn: {family Haliotidae}]

Haliotis
n : type genus of the family Haliotidae [syn: {genus Haliotis}]

Haliotis tuberculata
n : an abalone found near the Channel Islands [syn: {ormer}, {sea-ear}]

halite
n : naturally occurring crystalline sodium chloride [syn: {rock salt}]

halitosis
n : offensive breath

halitus
n : exhaled breath [syn: {exhalation}]

hall
n 1: an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open; "the elevators were at the end of the hall" [syn: {hallway}]
2: a large entrance or reception room or area [syn: {anteroom}, {antechamber}, {entrance hall}, {foyer}, {lobby}, {vestibule}]
3: a large room for gatherings or entertainment; "lecture hall"; "pool hall"
4: a college or university building containing living quarters for students [syn: {dormitory}, {dorm}, {residence hall}, {student residence}]
5: the large room of a manor or castle [syn: {manor hall}]
6: English writer whose novel about a lesbian relationship was banned in Britain for many years (1883-1943) [syn: {Radclyffe Hall}, {Marguerite Radclyffe Hall}]
7: United States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924) [syn: {G. Stanley Hall}, {Granville Stanley Hall}]
8: United States chemist who developed an economical method of producing aluminum from bauxite (1863-1914) [syn: {Charles Martin Hall}]
9: United States explorer who led three expeditions to the Arctic (1821-1871) [syn: {Charles Francis Hall}] 10: United States astronomer who discovered Phobos and Deimos (the two satellites of Mars) (1829-1907) [syn: {Asaph Hall}] 11: a large and imposing house [syn: {mansion}, {mansion house}, {manse}, {residence}] 12: a large building used by a college or university for teaching or research; "halls of learning" 13: a large building for meetings or entertainment

Hall of Fame
n : a building containing trophies honoring famous people

hall of residence
n : a university dormitory

hall pass
n : written permission from a teacher for a student to be out the classroom and in the halls of the school

hall porter
n : someone who guards an entrance [syn: {doorkeeper}, {doorman}, {door guard}, {porter}, {gatekeeper}, {ostiary}]

hallah
n : (Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking [syn: {challah}] [also: {halloth} (pl), {hallot} (pl), {challoth} (pl)]

Halle
n : a city in the Saxony region of Germany on the Saale River; a member of the Hanseatic League during the 13th and 14th centuries [syn: {Halle-an-der-Saale}]

Halle-an-der-Saale
n : a city in the Saxony region of Germany on the Saale River; a member of the Hanseatic League during the 13th and 14th centuries [syn: {Halle}]

Hallel
n : (Judaism) a chant of praise (Psalms 113 through 118) used at Passover and Shabuoth and Sukkoth and Hanukkah and Rosh Hodesh

hallelujah
n : a shout or song of praise to God

Halley
n : English astronomer who used Newton's laws of motion to predict the period of a comet (1656-1742) [syn: {Edmond Halley}, {Edmund Halley}]

halliard
n : a rope for raising or lowering a sail or flag [syn: {halyard}]

hallmark
n 1: a distinctive characteristic or attribute [syn: {trademark}, {earmark}, {stylemark}]
2: a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity [syn: {authentication}, {assay-mark}]

halloo
n : a shout to attract attention; "he gave a great halloo but no one heard him"
v 1: urge on with shouts; "halloo the dogs in a hunt"
2: shout `halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention

hallot
hallah
n : (Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking [syn: {challah}] [also: {halloth} (pl), {hallot} (pl), {challoth} (pl)]

hallot
See {hallah}

halloth
hallah
n : (Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking [syn: {challah}] [also: {halloth} (pl), {hallot} (pl), {challoth} (pl)]

halloth
See {hallah}

hallow
v : render holy by means of religious rites [syn: {consecrate}, {bless}, {sanctify}] [ant: {desecrate}]

hallowed
adj : worthy of religious veneration; "the sacred name of Jesus"; "Jerusalem's hallowed soil" [syn: {sacred}]

Hallowe'en
n : the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people [syn: {Halloween}, {Allhallows Eve}]

Halloween
n : the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people [syn: {Hallowe'en}, {Allhallows Eve}]

Hallowmas
n : a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835 [syn: {All Saints' Day}, {Allhallows}, {November 1}, {Hallowmass}]

Hallowmass
n : a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835 [syn: {All Saints' Day}, {Allhallows}, {November 1}, {Hallowmas}]

Hall's honeysuckle
n : a variety of Japanese honeysuckle that grows like a vine; established as an aggressive escape in southeastern United States [syn: {Lonicera japonica halliana}]

hallstand
n : a piece of furniture where coats and hats and umbrellas can be hung; usually has a mirror

halluces
hallux
n : the first largest innermost toe [syn: {big toe}, {great toe}] [also: {halluces} (pl)]

halluces
See {hallux}

hallucinate
v : perceive what is not there; have illusions

hallucinating
adj : experiencing delirium [syn: {delirious}]

hallucination
n 1: illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder
2: a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea; "he has delusions of competence"; "his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination" [syn: {delusion}]
3: an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode; "he refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination"

hallucinatory
adj : partaking of hallucination; "fleeing in terror from hallucinatory wolves"; "the bizarre hallucinatory dreams of fever"- Jean Stafford

hallucinogen
n : a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences [syn: {hallucinogenic drug}, {psychedelic drug}, {psychodelic drug}]

hallucinogenic
adj : capable of producing hallucinations; "LSD is a powerful hallucinogenic drug"

hallucinogenic drug
n : a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences [syn: {hallucinogen}, {psychedelic drug}, {psychodelic drug}]

hallucinosis
n : a mental state in which the person has continual hallucinations

hallux
n : the first largest innermost toe [syn: {big toe}, {great toe}] [also: {halluces} (pl)]

hallway
n : an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open; "the elevators were at the end of the hall" [syn: {hall}]

halm
n : stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding [syn: {haulm}]

halma
n : a board game in which players try to move their pieces into their opponent's bases

halo
n 1: an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint [syn: {aura}, {aureole}, {nimbus}, {glory}, {gloriole}]
2: a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke" [syn: {ring}, {annulus}, {anulus}, {doughnut}, {anchor ring}]
3: a circle of light around the sun or moon [also: {haloes} (pl)]

halo blight
n 1: a blight affecting the leaves of oats and other grasses
2: a blight of bean plants [syn: {halo spot}, {bean blight}]

halo spot
n : a blight of bean plants [syn: {halo blight}, {bean blight}]

haloalkane
n : organic compound in which halogen atoms have been substituted for hydrogen atoms in an alkane [syn: {alkyl halide}]

halobacter
n : halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats [syn: {halobacteria}, {halobacterium}]

halobacteria
n : halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats [syn: {halobacterium}, {halobacter}]

halobacterium
n : halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats [syn: {halobacteria}, {halobacter}]

halocarbon
n : one of various compounds of carbon and any of the halogens

Halocarpus
n : dioecious trees or shrubs of New Zealand; similar in habit to Dacrydium [syn: {genus Halocarpus}]

Halocarpus bidwilli
n : New Zealand shrub [syn: {tarwood}, {tar-wood}, {New Zealand mountain pine}, {Dacrydium bidwilli}]

haloes
halo
n 1: an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint [syn: {aura}, {aureole}, {nimbus}, {glory}, {gloriole}]
2: a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke" [syn: {ring}, {annulus}, {anulus}, {doughnut}, {anchor ring}]
3: a circle of light around the sun or moon [also: {haloes} (pl)]

haloes
See {halo}

haloform
n : compounds with the formula CHX3, where X is a halogen atom

halogen
n : any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions

halogeton
n : a coarse annual herb introduced into North America from Siberia; dangerous to sheep and cattle on western rangelands because of its high oxalate content [syn: {Halogeton glomeratus}]

Halogeton glomeratus
n : a coarse annual herb introduced into North America from Siberia; dangerous to sheep and cattle on western rangelands because of its high oxalate content [syn: {halogeton}]

Halogeton souda
n : Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate [syn: {barilla}]

halon
n : a compound in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon have been replaced by bromine and other halogen atoms; very stable; used in fire extinguishers although it is thought to release bromine that depletes the ozone layer

haloperidol
n : tranquilizer (trade name Haldol) used to treat some psychotic disorders and Tourette's syndrome [syn: {Haldol}]

halophil
n : archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival [syn: {halophile}]

halophile
n : archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival [syn: {halophil}]

halophyte
n : plant growing naturally in very salty soil

Haloragaceae
n : a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales [syn: {Haloragidaceae}, {family Haloragidaceae}, {family Haloragaceae}, {water-milfoil family}]

Haloragidaceae
n : a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales [syn: {family Haloragidaceae}, {Haloragaceae}, {family Haloragaceae}, {water-milfoil family}]

halothane
n : a nonflammable inhalation anesthetic that produces general anesthesia; used along with analgesics and muscle relaxants for many types of surgical procedures

halt
adj : disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg" [syn: {crippled}, {halting}, {lame}, {game}]
n 1: the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat" [syn: {arrest}, {check}, {hitch}, {stay}, {stop}, {stoppage}]
2: the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill" [syn: {stop}]
3: an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze" [syn: {freeze}]
v 1: cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses" [syn: {hold}, {arrest}]
2: come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window" [syn: {stop}] [ant: {start}]
3: stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process" [syn: {stop}, {block}, {kibosh}]
4: stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "them the tide" [syn: {stem}, {stanch}, {staunch}]

halter
n 1: rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading [syn: {hackamore}]
2: a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging [syn: {hangman's rope}, {hangman's halter}, {hemp}, {hempen necktie}]
3: a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered
4: either of the club-like rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight [syn: {haltere}, {balancer}]
v 1: hang with a halter
2: prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperilist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" [syn: {hamper}, {cramp}, {strangle}] [also: {halteres} (pl)]

haltere
n : either of the club-like rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight [syn: {halter}, {balancer}]

halteres
halter
n 1: rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading [syn: {hackamore}]
2: a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging [syn: {hangman's rope}, {hangman's halter}, {hemp}, {hempen necktie}]
3: a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered
4: either of the club-like rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight [syn: {haltere}, {balancer}]
v 1: hang with a halter
2: prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperilist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" [syn: {hamper}, {cramp}, {strangle}] [also: {halteres} (pl)]

halteres
See {halter}

halting
adj 1: disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg" [syn: {crippled}, {halt}, {lame}, {game}]
2: fragmentary or halting from emotional strain; "uttered a few broken words of sorrow"

haltingly
adv : in a halting manner; "he spoke haltingly" [syn: {not fluently}]

halve
v : divide by two; divide into halves; "Halve the cake"

halves
half
adj 1: consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity; "a half chicken"; "lasted a half hour" [syn: {half(a)}]
2: partial; "gave me a half smile"; "he did only a half job" [syn: {half(a)}]
3: (of siblings) related through one parent only; "a half brother"; "half sister" [ant: {whole}]
n 1: one of two equal parts of a divisible whole; "half a loaf"; "half an hour"; "a century and one half" [syn: {one-half}]
2: in various games or performances: either of two periods of play separated by an interval
adv : partially or to the extent of a half; "he was half hidden by the bushes" [also: {halves} (pl)]

halves
See {half}

halyard
n : a rope for raising or lowering a sail or flag [syn: {halliard}]

ham
n 1: meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked) [syn: {jambon}, {gammon}]
2: (Old Testament) son of Noah
3: a licensed amateur radio operator
4: an unskilled actor who overacts [syn: {ham actor}]
v : exaggerate one's acting [syn: {overact}, {ham it up}, {overplay}] [ant: {underact}] [also: {hamming}, {hammed}]

ham actor
n : an unskilled actor who overacts [syn: {ham}]

ham and eggs
n : eggs (scrambled or fried) served with ham

ham hock
n : a small cut of meat from the leg just above the foot

ham it up
v : exaggerate one's acting [syn: {overact}, {ham}, {overplay}] [ant: {underact}]

ham sandwich
n : a sandwich made with a filling of sliced ham

hamadryad
n 1: the nymph or spirit of a particular tree
2: large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja [syn: {king cobra}, {Ophiophagus hannan}, {Naja hannah}]

hamamelid dicot family
n : family of mostly woody dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins

hamamelid dicot genus
n : genus of mostly woody relatively primitive dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins

Hamamelidaceae
n : comprises genera Hamamelis; Corylopsis; Fothergilla; Liquidambar; Parrotia; other small genera [syn: {family Hamamelidaceae}, {witch-hazel family}]

Hamamelidae
n : a group of chiefly woody plants considered among the most primitive of angiosperms; perianth poorly developed or lacking; flowers often unisexual and often in catkins and often wind pollinated; contains 23 families including the Betulaceae and Fagaceae (includes the Amentiferae); sometimes classified as a superorder [syn: {subclass Hamamelidae}]

Hamamelidanthum
n : genus of fossil plants of the Oligocene having flowers resembling those of the witch hazel; found in Baltic region [syn: {genus Hamamelidanthum}]

Hamamelidoxylon
n : genus of fossil plants having wood identical with or similar to that of the witch hazel [syn: {genus Hamamelidoxylon}]

Hamamelis
n : deciduous shrubs or small trees: witch hazel [syn: {genus Hamamelis}]

Hamamelis vernalis
n : fragrant shrub of lower Mississippi valley having very small flowers from midwinter to spring [syn: {vernal witch hazel}]

Hamamelis virginiana
n : common shrub of eastern North America having small yellow flowers after the leaves have fallen [syn: {Virginian witch hazel}]

Hamamelites
n : genus of fossil plants having leaves similar to those of the witch hazel [syn: {genus Hamamelites}]

Haman
n : (Old Testament) the minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them

hamartia
n : the character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall [syn: {tragic flaw}]

hamartoma
n : a focal growth that resembles a neoplasm but results from faulty development in an organ

Hamas
n : a militant Islamic fundamentalist political movement that opposes peace with Israel and uses terrorism as a weapon; seeks to create an Islamic state in place of Israel; is opposed to the PLO and has become a leading perpetrator of terrorist activity in Israel; pioneered suicide bombing [syn: {Islamic Resistance Movement}]

hamate
n : the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers [syn: {hamate bone}, {unciform bone}, {os hamatum}]

hamate bone
n : the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers [syn: {hamate}, {unciform bone}, {os hamatum}]

Hamburg
n : a city in northern Germany on the Elbe River

Hamburg parsley
n : parsley with smooth leaves and enlarged edible taproot resembling a savory parsnip [syn: {turnip-rooted parsley}, {Petroselinum crispum tuberosum}]

hamburger
n 1: a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun [syn: {beefburger}]
2: beef that has been ground [syn: {ground beef}]

hamburger bun
n : a round bun shaped to hold a hamburger patty [syn: {hamburger roll}]

hamburger roll
n : a round bun shaped to hold a hamburger patty [syn: {hamburger bun}]

hamburger steak
n : a patty of ground cooked beef [syn: {chopped steak}, {chop steak}, {chopsteak}, {beef patty}]

hame
n : stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces

hamelia
n : any of several free-flowering tropical or subtropical shrubs of the genus Hamelia

Hamelia erecta
n : handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil [syn: {scarlet bush}, {scarlet hamelia}, {coloradillo}, {Hamelia patens}]

Hamelia patens
n : handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil [syn: {scarlet bush}, {scarlet hamelia}, {coloradillo}, {Hamelia erecta}]

ham-fisted
adj : not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse [syn: {bumbling}, {bungling}, {butterfingered}, {ham-handed}, {handless}, {heavy-handed}, {left-handed}]

ham-handed
adj : not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse [syn: {bumbling}, {bungling}, {butterfingered}, {ham-fisted}, {handless}, {heavy-handed}, {left-handed}]

Hamilton
n 1: Irish mathematician (1806-1865) [syn: {William Rowan Hamilton}, {Sir William Rowan Hamilton}]
2: English beauty who was the mistress of Admiral Nelson (1765-1815) [syn: {Lady Emma Hamilton}, {Amy Lyon}]
3: United States toxicologist known for her work on industrial poisons (1869-1970) [syn: {Alice Hamilton}]
4: United States statesman and leader of the Federalists; as the first Secretary of the Treasury he establish a federal bank; was mortally wounded in a duel with Aaron Burr (1755-1804) [syn: {Alexander Hamilton}]
5: a port city in southeastern Ontario at the western end of Lake Ontario
6: the capital of Bermuda

Haminoea
n : common genus of marine bubble shells of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: {genus Haminoea}]

Hamitic
n : a group of languages in northen Africa related to Semitic [syn: {Hamitic language}]

Hamitic language
n : a group of languages in northen Africa related to Semitic [syn: {Hamitic}]

Hamito-Semitic
n : a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa [syn: {Afroasiatic}, {Afro-Asiatic}, {Afroasiatic language}, {Afrasian}, {Afrasian language}]

hamlet
n 1: a community of people smaller than a village [syn: {crossroads}]
2: the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father
3: a settlement smaller than a town [syn: {village}]

Hammarskjold
n : Swedish diplomat who greatly extended the influence of the United Nations in peace-keeping matters (1905-1961) [syn: {Dag Hammarskjold}, {Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjold}]

hammed
See {ham}

hammed
ham
n 1: meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked) [syn: {jambon}, {gammon}]
2: (Old Testament) son of Noah
3: a licensed amateur radio operator
4: an unskilled actor who overacts [syn: {ham actor}]
v : exaggerate one's acting [syn: {overact}, {ham it up}, {overplay}] [ant: {underact}] [also: {hamming}, {hammed}]

hammer
n 1: the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled [syn: {cock}]
2: a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
3: an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball that is attached to a flexible wire is hurled as far as possible [syn: {hammer throw}]
4: the ossicle attached to the eardrum [syn: {malleus}]
5: a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
6: a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
7: a power tool for drilling rocks [syn: {power hammer}]
8: the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway" [syn: {pound}, {hammering}, {pounding}]
v 1: beat with or as if with a hammer; "hammer the metal flat"
2: create by hammering; "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues" [syn: {forge}]

hammer and sickle
n : the emblem on the flag of the Soviet Union

hammer in
v : teach by drills and repetition [syn: {drill in}, {ram down}, {beat in}]

hammer nose
n : enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol [syn: {rhinophyma}, {hypertrophic rosacea}, {toper's nose}, {brandy nose}, {rum nose}, {rum-blossom}, {potato nose}, {copper nose}]

hammer out
v : discuss vehemently in order to reach a solution or an agreement; "The leaders of the various Middle Eastern countries are trying to hammer out a peace agreement" [syn: {thrash out}]

hammer throw
n : an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball that is attached to a flexible wire is hurled as far as possible [syn: {hammer}]

hammered
adj : shaped or worked with a hammer and often showing hammer marks; "a bowl of hammered brass"

hammerhead
n 1: these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence [syn: {dunce}, {dunderhead}, {numskull}, {blockhead}, {bonehead}, {lunkhead}, {knucklehead}, {loggerhead}, {muttonhead}, {shithead}, {fuckhead}]
2: the striking part of a hammer
3: medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous [syn: {hammerhead shark}]

hammerhead shark
n : medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous [syn: {hammerhead}]

hammering
n : the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway" [syn: {hammer}, {pound}, {pounding}]

hammerlock
n : a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back

Hammerstein
n : United States lyricist who collaborated on many musical comedies (most successfully with Richard Rodgers) (1895-1960) [syn: {Oscar Hammerstein}, {Oscar Hammerstein II}]

hammertoe
n : a deformed toe which is bent in a clawlike arch

Hammett
n : United States writer of hard-boiled detective fiction (1894-1961) [syn: {Dashiell Hammett}, {Samuel Dashiell Hammett}]

hammier
See {hammy}

hammier
hammy
adj : affectedly dramatic; overacted [also: {hammiest}, {hammier}]

hammiest
See {hammy}

hammiest
hammy
adj : affectedly dramatic; overacted [also: {hammiest}, {hammier}]

hamming
See {ham}

hamming
ham
n 1: meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked) [syn: {jambon}, {gammon}]
2: (Old Testament) son of Noah
3: a licensed amateur radio operator
4: an unskilled actor who overacts [syn: {ham actor}]
v : exaggerate one's acting [syn: {overact}, {ham it up}, {overplay}] [ant: {underact}] [also: {hamming}, {hammed}]

hamming
n : poor acting by a ham actor [syn: {overacting}]

hammock
n 1: a small natural hill [syn: {knoll}, {mound}, {hillock}, {hummock}]
2: a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swing easily [syn: {sack}]

Hammond organ
n : (music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ [syn: {electric organ}, {electronic organ}, {organ}]

Hammurabi
n : Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (died 1750 BC) [syn: {Hammurapi}]

Hammurapi
n : Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (died 1750 BC) [syn: {Hammurabi}]

hammy
adj : affectedly dramatic; overacted [also: {hammiest}, {hammier}]

hamper
n 1: a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) [syn: {shackle}, {bond}, {trammel}, {trammels}]
2: a basket usually with a cover
v 1: prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperilist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" [syn: {halter}, {cramp}, {strangle}]
2: put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements" [syn: {handicap}, {hinder}]

Hampshire
n 1: a county of southern England on the English Channel
2: British breed of hornless dark-faced mutton sheep [syn: {Hampshire down}]

Hampshire down
n : British breed of hornless dark-faced mutton sheep [syn: {Hampshire}]

Hampton
n : United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (born in 1913) [syn: {Lionel Hampton}]

Hampton Roads
n 1: a channel in southeastern Virginia through which the Elizabeth River and the James River flow into Chesapeake Bay
2: a naval battle of the American Civil War (1862); the indecisive battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac

hamster
n : short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches

hamstring
n : one of the tendons at the back of the knee [syn: {hamstring tendon}]
v 1: make ineffective or powerless; "The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules"
2: cripple by cutting the hamstring [also: {hamstrung}]

hamstring tendon
n : one of the tendons at the back of the knee [syn: {hamstring}]

hamstrung
See {hamstring}

hamstrung
hamstring
n : one of the tendons at the back of the knee [syn: {hamstring tendon}]
v 1: make ineffective or powerless; "The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules"
2: cripple by cutting the hamstring [also: {hamstrung}]

Hamsun
n : Norwegian writer of novels (1859-1952) [syn: {Knut Hamsun}, {Knut Pedersen}]

hamuli
See {hamulus}

Han
n : imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy [syn: {Han dynasty}]

Han dynasty
n : imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy [syn: {Han}]

Hancock
n : American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress; was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1793) [syn: {John Hancock}]

hand
n 1: the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" [syn: {manus}, {mitt}, {paw}]
2: a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand" [syn: {hired hand}, {hired man}]
3: something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible" [syn: {handwriting}, {script}]
4: ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing"
5: a position given by its location to the side of an object; "objections were voiced on every hand"
6: the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand" [syn: {deal}]
7: one of two sides of an issue; "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..."
8: a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes"
9: a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses; "the horse stood 20 hands" 10: a member of the crew of a ship; "all hands on deck" 11: a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge" [syn: {bridge player}] 12: a round of applause to signify approval; "give the little lady a great big hand" 13: terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos); "the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting"- Springfield (Mass.) Union 14: physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores" [syn: {helping hand}]
v 1: place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" [syn: {pass}, {reach}, {pass on}, {turn over}, {give}]
2: guide or conduct or usher somewhere; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi"

hand and foot
adv : in all ways possible; "they served him hand and foot"

hand and glove
adv : in close cooperation; "they work hand in glove" [syn: {hand in glove}, {cooperatively}]

hand ax
n : a stone tool with a cutting edge; the stone is held in the hand and used for chopping [syn: {hand axe}]

hand axe
n : a stone tool with a cutting edge; the stone is held in the hand and used for chopping [syn: {hand ax}]

hand blower
n : a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair [syn: {blow dryer}, {blow drier}, {hair dryer}, {hair drier}]

hand brake
n : a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage [syn: {emergency}, {emergency brake}, {parking brake}]

hand by a hair
v : depend on a small thing or be at risk; "His life now hangs by a thread" [syn: {hang by a thread}]

hand calculator
n : a calculator small enough to hold in the hand or carry in a pocket [syn: {pocket calculator}]

hand cheese
n : any cheese originally molded by hand

hand clapping
n : a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together [syn: {applause}, {clapping}]

hand cream
n : moisturizing cream for the hands

hand down
v : passed on, as by inheritance; "This ring was handed down through many generations"

hand drill
n : a small portable drill held and operated by hand [syn: {handheld drill}]

hand dye
v : dye by hand; "This fabric is hand-dyed"

hand fern
n : tropical American fern with coarsely lobed to palmatifid fronds [syn: {Doryopteris pedata}]

hand glass
n 1: a mirror intended to be held in the hand [syn: {hand mirror}]
2: light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image; "the magnifying glass was invented by Roger Bacon in 1250" [syn: {simple microscope}, {magnifying glass}]

hand grenade
n : a grenade designed to be thrown by hand

hand in glove
adv : in close cooperation; "they work hand in glove" [syn: {hand and glove}, {cooperatively}]

hand in hand
adv 1: together; "hand in hand with hope went fear"; "doctors and nurses work hand in hand to save lives"
2: clasping each other's hands; "they walked hand in hand"

hand job
n : slang terms for masturbation [syn: {jacking off}, {jerking off}, {wank}]

hand line
n : a fishing line managed principally by hand [syn: {handline}]

hand lotion
n : lotion used to soften the hands

hand luggage
n : luggage that is light enough to be carried by hand

hand mirror
n : a mirror intended to be held in the hand [syn: {hand glass}]

hand mower
n : a lawn mower that is operated by hand [ant: {power mower}]

hand organ
n : a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs [syn: {barrel organ}, {grind organ}, {hurdy gurdy}, {street organ}]

hand out
v : give out; "The teacher handed out the exams" [syn: {distribute}, {give out}]

hand over
v : to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money" [syn: {fork over}, {fork out}, {fork up}, {turn in}, {get in}, {deliver}, {render}]

hand over fist
adv : at a tremendous rate; "made money hand over fist"

hand pump
n : a pump worked by hand

hand puppet
n : a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the hand [syn: {glove puppet}, {glove doll}]

hand shovel
n : a shovel that is operated by hand

hand throttle
n : a hand-operated lever that controls the throttle valve

hand to hand
adv : at close quarters; "fought hand to hand"

hand to mouth
adv : with barely enough money for immediate needs; "they lived form hand to mouth"

hand tool
n : a tool used with workers' hands

hand towel
n : a small towel used to dry the hands or face [syn: {face towel}]

hand truck
n : a handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge at the bottom and handles at the top; used to move crates or other heavy objects [syn: {truck}]

hand wear
n : clothing for the hands [syn: {handwear}]

handbag
n : a bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb" [syn: {bag}, {pocketbook}, {purse}]

handball
n 1: a small rubber ball used in the game of handball
2: a game played in a walled court or against a single wall by two or four players who strike a rubber ball with their hands

handball court
n : the court on which handball is played

handbarrow
n : a rectangular frame with handles at both ends; carried by two people

handbasin
n : a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression) [syn: {washbasin}, {washbowl}, {lavabo}, {wash-hand basin}]

handbasket
n : a container that is usually woven and has handles [syn: {basket}]

handbell
n : a bell that is held in the hand

handbill
n : an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" [syn: {circular}, {bill}, {broadside}, {broadsheet}, {flier}, {flyer}, {throwaway}]

handbook
n : a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location [syn: {enchiridion}, {vade mecum}]

handbow
n : a bow drawn by hand as distinguished from a crossbow

handbreadth
n : any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand [syn: {handsbreadth}]

hand-build
v : make without a potter's wheel; "This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels" [syn: {handbuild}, {coil}]

handbuild
v : make without a potter's wheel; "This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels" [syn: {hand-build}, {coil}]

handcar
n : a small railroad car propelled by hand or by a small motor

handcart
n : wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels; "he used a handcart to carry the rocks away"; "their pushcart was piled high with groceries" [syn: {pushcart}, {cart}, {go-cart}]

handclap
n : a clap of the hands to indicate approval

handclasp
n : grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) [syn: {handshake}, {shake}, {handshaking}]

handcolour
v : color by hand; "Some old photographs are handcolored"

handcraft
n : a work produced by hand labor [syn: {handicraft}, {handiwork}, {handwork}]
v : make something by hand; "We handcraft all our paper"

hand-crafted
adj : made by hand or a hand process; "delicate handmade baby dresses" [syn: {handmade}] [ant: {machine-made}]

handcuff
n : shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs [syn: {handcuffs}, {cuffs}, {cuff}, {handlock}, {manacle}]
v : confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime" [syn: {manacle}, {cuff}]

handcuffs
n : shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs [syn: {handcuff}, {cuffs}, {cuff}, {handlock}, {manacle}]

hand-down
adj : passed on from one person to another; "not too proud to wear hand-me-down clothes" [syn: {hand-me-down}]

handed
adj : having or involving the use of hands; "a handed, tree-living animal"; "a four-handed card game" [ant: {handless}]

handed-down
adj : having been passed along from generation to generation; "among Biblical critics a tralatitious interpretation is one received by expositor from expositor" [syn: {tralatitious}]

handedness
n : the property of using one hand more than the other [syn: {laterality}]

Handel
n 1: a prolific German baroque composer remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759) [syn: {George Frederic Handel}, {Georg Friedrich Handel}]
2: the music of Handel

Handelian
adj : of or relating to or in the manner of George Frederick Handel

handfed
See {handfeed}

handful
n 1: a small number or amount; "only a handful of responses were received" [syn: {smattering}]
2: the quantity that can be held in the hand [syn: {fistful}]

handgrip
n : the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" [syn: {handle}, {grip}, {hold}]

handgun
n : a firearm that is held and fired with one hand [syn: {pistol}, {side arm}, {shooting iron}]

hand-held
adj : small and light enough to be operated while you hold it in your hands; "a hand-held computer" [syn: {handheld}]

handheld
adj : small and light enough to be operated while you hold it in your hands; "a hand-held computer" [syn: {hand-held}]

hand-held computer
n : a portable battery-powered computer small enough to be carried in your pocket [syn: {hand-held microcomputer}]

handheld drill
n : a small portable drill held and operated by hand [syn: {hand drill}]

hand-held microcomputer
n : a portable battery-powered computer small enough to be carried in your pocket [syn: {hand-held computer}]

hand-hewn
adj : cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel; "a house built of hewn logs"; "rough-hewn stone"; "a path hewn through the underbrush" [syn: {hewn}]

handhold
n : an appendage to hold onto

handicap
n 1: the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment" [syn: {disability}, {disablement}, {impairment}]
2: advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning
3: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress [syn: {hindrance}, {deterrent}, {impediment}, {balk}, {baulk}, {check}]
v 1: injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident" [syn: {disable}, {invalid}, {incapacitate}]
2: attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant
3: put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements" [syn: {hinder}, {hamper}] [also: {handicapping}, {handicapped}]

handicapped
See {handicap}

handicapped
handicap
n 1: the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment" [syn: {disability}, {disablement}, {impairment}]
2: advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning
3: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress [syn: {hindrance}, {deterrent}, {impediment}, {balk}, {baulk}, {check}]
v 1: injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident" [syn: {disable}, {invalid}, {incapacitate}]
2: attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant
3: put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements" [syn: {hinder}, {hamper}] [also: {handicapping}, {handicapped}]

handicapped
adj : incapacitated by injury or illness [syn: {disabled}, {incapacitated}]

handicapped person
n : a person who has some handicap that interferes with normal functions

handicapper
n : someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race) [syn: {odds-maker}]

handicapping
See {handicap}

handicapping
handicap
n 1: the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment" [syn: {disability}, {disablement}, {impairment}]
2: advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning
3: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress [syn: {hindrance}, {deterrent}, {impediment}, {balk}, {baulk}, {check}]
v 1: injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident" [syn: {disable}, {invalid}, {incapacitate}]
2: attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant
3: put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements" [syn: {hinder}, {hamper}] [also: {handicapping}, {handicapped}]

handicraft
n 1: a work produced by hand labor [syn: {handcraft}, {handiwork}, {handwork}]
2: a craft that requires skillful hands

handier
See {handy}

handier
handy
adj 1: easy to reach; "found a handy spot for the can opener" [syn: {convenient}, {ready to hand(p)}]
2: easy to use; "a handy gadget"
3: skillful with the hands; "handy with an axe"
n : United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958) [syn: {W. C. Handy}, {William Christopher Handy}] [also: {handiest}, {handier}]

handiest
See {handy}

handiest
handy
adj 1: easy to reach; "found a handy spot for the can opener" [syn: {convenient}, {ready to hand(p)}]
2: easy to use; "a handy gadget"
3: skillful with the hands; "handy with an axe"
n : United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958) [syn: {W. C. Handy}, {William Christopher Handy}] [also: {handiest}, {handier}]

handily
adv 1: in a convenient manner; "the switch was conveniently located" [syn: {conveniently}] [ant: {inconveniently}]
2: with no difficulty; "she beat him handily" [syn: {hands down}]

handiness
n : the quality of being at hand when needed [syn: {accessibility}, {availability}, {availableness}] [ant: {inaccessibility}, {inaccessibility}]

handing over
n : the act of passing something to another person [syn: {passage}]

handiwork
n : a work produced by hand labor [syn: {handicraft}, {handcraft}, {handwork}]

handkerchief
n : a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory [syn: {hankie}, {hanky}, {hankey}]

hand-knitted
See {hand-knit}

hand-knitting
See {hand-knit}

handle
n : the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" [syn: {grip}, {handgrip}, {hold}]
v 1: be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" [syn: {manage}, {deal}, {care}]
2: interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" [syn: {treat}, {do by}]
3: deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China" [syn: {cover}, {treat}, {plow}, {deal}, {address}]
4: touch, lift, or hold with the hands; "Don't handle the merchandise" [syn: {palm}]
5: handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe" [syn: {wield}]
6: show and train; "The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott"

handle with kid gloves
v : handle with great care and sensitivity; "You have to handle the students with kid gloves"

handlebar
n : the shaped bar used to steer a bicycle

handle-bars
n : a large bushy moustache (with hair growing sometimes down the sides of the mouth) [syn: {mustachio}, {moustachio}]

handled
adj : having a usually specified type of handle; "pearl-handled revolver" [ant: {handleless}]

handleless
adj : having no handle; "sleek cabinets with apparently handleless doors" [ant: {handled}]

handler
n 1: one who trains or exhibits animals [syn: {animal trainer}]
2: an agent who handles something or someone; "the senator's campaign handlers"
3: (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team [syn: {coach}, {manager}]

handless
adj 1: without a hand or hands; "a handless war veteran" [ant: {handed}]
2: not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse [syn: {bumbling}, {bungling}, {butterfingered}, {ham-fisted}, {ham-handed}, {heavy-handed}, {left-handed}]

handline
n : a fishing line managed principally by hand [syn: {hand line}]

handling
n 1: manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
2: the action of touching with the hands or the skillful use of the hands [syn: {manipulation}]
3: the management of someone or something; "the handling of prisoners"; "the treatment of water sewage"; "the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system" [syn: {treatment}]

handling charge
n : the cost of handling (especially the cost of packaging and mailing an order) [syn: {handling cost}]

handling cost
n : the cost of handling (especially the cost of packaging and mailing an order) [syn: {handling charge}]

handlock
n : shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs [syn: {handcuffs}, {handcuff}, {cuffs}, {cuff}, {manacle}]

handloom
n : a loom powered by hand

hand-loomed
adj : made on a handloom; "handwoven tablecloth" [syn: {handwoven}]

handmade
adj : made by hand or a hand process; "delicate handmade baby dresses" [syn: {hand-crafted}] [ant: {machine-made}]

handmaid
n 1: in a subordinate position; "theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of the church" [syn: {handmaiden}, {servant}]
2: a personal maid or female attendant [syn: {handmaiden}]

handmaiden
n 1: in a subordinate position; "theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of the church" [syn: {handmaid}, {servant}]
2: a personal maid or female attendant [syn: {handmaid}]

hand-me-down
adj : passed on from one person to another; "not too proud to wear hand-me-down clothes" [syn: {hand-down}]
n : outgrown garment passed down from one person to another

handoff
n : (American football) a play in which one player hands the ball to a teammate

hand-operated
adj : operated by hand [syn: {non-automatic}]

handout
n 1: an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation [syn: {press release}, {release}]
2: giving money or food or clothing to a needy person

handover
n : act of relinquishing property or authority etc; "the handover of occupied territory"

hand-pick
v : pick personally and very carefully; "the director hand-picked his new team"

hand-picked
adj : carefully selected; "a hand-picked jury"

handrail
n : a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling [syn: {bannister}, {banister}, {balustrade}, {balusters}]

handrest
n : a support for the hand

hands
n 1: (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child; "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children" [syn: {custody}]
2: the force of workers available [syn: {work force}, {workforce}, {manpower}, {men}]

hands down
adv : with no difficulty; "she beat him handily" [syn: {handily}]

handsaw
n : a saw used with one hand for cutting wood [syn: {carpenter's saw}]

handsaw fish
n : a soft-finned fish of the genus Alepisaurus

handsbreadth
n : any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand [syn: {handbreadth}]

Hand-Schuller-Christian disease
n : inflammatory histiocytosis associated with disturbance of cholesterol metabolism; occurs chiefly in young children and is characterized by cystic defects of the skull and diabetes insipidus [syn: {Schuller-Christian disease}]

hands-down
adj : achieved without great effort; "a hands-down victory"

handselled
See {handsel}

handselling
See {handsel}

handset
n : telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle [syn: {French telephone}]

handsewn
adj : sewn by hand rather than machine [syn: {handstitched}]

handshake
n : grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) [syn: {shake}, {handshaking}, {handclasp}]

handshaking
n : grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) [syn: {handshake}, {shake}, {handclasp}]

hands-off
adj : not involving participation or intervention; "a hands-off foreign policy"

handsome
adj 1: pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion; "a fine-looking woman"; "a good-looking man"; "better-looking than her sister"; "very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray; "our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian Hellman [syn: {fine-looking}, {good-looking}, {better-looking}, {well-favored}, {well-favoured}]
2: given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather" [syn: {big}, {bighearted}, {bounteous}, {bountiful}, {freehanded}, {giving}, {liberal}, {openhanded}]

handsomely
adv 1: in an attractively handsome manner; "the volume was handsomely bound"
2: in a generously handsome manner; "India has responded handsomely by providing 3,000 men"

handsomeness
n : the quality of having regular well-defined features (especially of a man) [syn: {good looks}]

hands-on
adj : involving active participation; "he's a hands-on manager"; "hands-on operations"

handspike
n : a metal bar (or length of pipe) used as a lever

handspring
n : an acrobatic feat in which a person goes from a standing position to a handstand and back again

handstamp
n : a stamp (usually made of rubber) for imprinting a mark or design by hand [syn: {rubber stamp}]
v : stamp with a rubber-stamp, usually an indication of official approval on a document [syn: {rubberstamp}]

handstand
n : the act of supporting yourself by your hands alone in an upside down position

handstitched
adj : sewn by hand rather than machine [syn: {handsewn}]

hand-to-hand
adj : being at close quarters; "hand-to-hand fighting"

hand-to-hand struggle
n : the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully" [syn: {wrestle}, {wrestling}, {grapple}, {grappling}]

hand-to-mouth
adj : providing only bare essentials; "a hand-to-mouth existence" [syn: {hand-to-mouth(a)}]

hand-wash
v : wash or launder by hand instead of with a machine; "This delicate sweater must be handwashed" [syn: {handwash}] [ant: {machine wash}]

handwash
v : wash or launder by hand instead of with a machine; "This delicate sweater must be handwashed" [syn: {hand-wash}] [ant: {machine wash}]

handwear
n : clothing for the hands [syn: {hand wear}]

handwheel
n 1: a wheel worked by hand
2: control consisting of a wheel whose rim serves as the handle by which a part is operated

handwork
n : a work produced by hand labor [syn: {handicraft}, {handcraft}, {handiwork}]

handwoven
adj : made on a handloom; "handwoven tablecloth" [syn: {hand-loomed}]

handwrite
v : write by hand; "You should handwrite the note to your guests"

handwriting
n 1: something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible" [syn: {hand}, {script}]
2: the activity of writing by hand; "handwriting can be slow and painful for one with arthritis"

handwriting expert
n : a specialist in inferring character from handwriting [syn: {graphologist}]

handwritten
adj : written by hand

handy
adj 1: easy to reach; "found a handy spot for the can opener" [syn: {convenient}, {ready to hand(p)}]
2: easy to use; "a handy gadget"
3: skillful with the hands; "handy with an axe"
n : United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958) [syn: {W. C. Handy}, {William Christopher Handy}] [also: {handiest}, {handier}]

handyman
n : a man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks [syn: {jack of all trades}, {odd-job man}]

hang
n 1: a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it" [syn: {bent}, {knack}]
2: the way a garment hangs; "he adjusted the hang of his coat"
3: a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms
v 1: be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall"
2: cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall" [syn: {hang up}]
3: kill by hanging; "The murdered was hanged on Friday" [syn: {string up}]
4: let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame"
5: fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back" [syn: {fall}, {flow}]
6: be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"
7: give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said" [syn: {attend}, {advert}, {pay heed}, {give ear}]
8: be suspended or poised; "Heavy fog hung over the valley"
9: hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron" [syn: {cling}] 10: be exhibited; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum" 11: prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury 12: decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang wallpaper" 13: be placed in position as by a hinge; "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!" 14: place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door" 15: of meat, in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days" [also: {hung}]

hang around
v : be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" [syn: {loiter}, {lounge}, {footle}, {lollygag}, {loaf}, {lallygag}, {mess about}, {tarry}, {linger}, {lurk}, {mill about}, {mill around}]

hang back
v : to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging" [syn: {drag}, {trail}, {get behind}, {drop behind}]

hang by a thread
v : depend on a small thing or be at risk; "His life now hangs by a thread" [syn: {hand by a hair}]

hang glide
v : fly by means of a hang glider [syn: {soar}]

hang glider
n 1: a rider of a hang glider
2: a glider resembling a large kite; the rider hangs from it while descending from a height

hang gliding
n : gliding in a hang glider

hang in
v : be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions" [syn: {persevere}, {persist}, {hang on}, {hold on}]

hang on
v 1: fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace" [syn: {append}, {tag on}, {tack on}, {tack}]
2: be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions" [syn: {persevere}, {persist}, {hang in}, {hold on}]
3: hold the phone line open; "Please hang on while I get your folder" [syn: {hold the line}, {hold on}]

hang out
v : spend time in a certain location or with certain people; "She hangs out at the corner cafe"

hang together
v : be connected; "In my heart I can make the world hang together" [syn: {interdepend}]

hang up
v 1: put a telephone receiver back in its cradle
2: cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall" [syn: {hang}]
3: interrupt a telephone conversation

hangar
n : a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained [syn: {airdock}, {repair shed}]

hangar queen
n : an airplane with a bad maintenance record

hangbird
n : eastern subspecies of northern oriole [syn: {Baltimore oriole}, {Baltimore bird}, {firebird}, {Icterus galbula galbula}]

Hangchow
n : a city of eastern China on Hangzhou Bay; regarded by Marco Polo as the finest city in the world [syn: {Hangzhou}]

hangdog
adj 1: showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater [syn: {guilty}, {shamefaced}, {shamed}]
2: frightened into submission or compliance [syn: {browbeaten}, {bullied}, {cowed}, {intimidated}]

hanger
n 1: a worker who hangs something
2: anything from which something can be hung

hanger-on
n : someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along [syn: {tagalong}] [also: {hangers-on} (pl)]

hangers-on
hanger-on
n : someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along [syn: {tagalong}] [also: {hangers-on} (pl)]

hangers-on
See {hanger-on}

hanging
n 1: decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings" [syn: {wall hanging}]
2: a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead; "in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment"
3: the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait" [syn: {suspension}, {dangling}]

hanging chad
n : a chad that is incompletely removed and hanging by one corner

hanging fly
n : any of various mecopterous insects of the family Bittacidae

Hanging Gardens of Babylon
n : terraced garden at Babylon watered by pumps from the Euphrates; construction attributed to Nebuchadnezzar around 600 BC; one of the seven wonders of the ancient world

hanging geranium
n : a commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with peltate leaves and rosy flowers [syn: {ivy geranium}, {ivy-leaved geranium}, {Pelargonium peltatum}]

hanging wall
n : the upper wall of an inclined fault

hangman
n : an executioner who hangs the condemned person

hangman's halter
n : a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging [syn: {hangman's rope}, {halter}, {hemp}, {hempen necktie}]

hangman's rope
n : a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging [syn: {hangman's halter}, {halter}, {hemp}, {hempen necktie}]

hangnail
n : a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected [syn: {agnail}]

hangout
n : a frequently visited place [syn: {haunt}, {resort}, {repair}, {stamping ground}]

hangover
n 1: disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol) [syn: {katzenjammer}]
2: an official who remains in office after his term [syn: {holdover}]
3: something that has survived from the past; "a holdover from the sixties"; "hangovers from the 19th century" [syn: {holdover}]

hang-up
n 1: an emotional preoccupation
2: an unforeseen obstacle [syn: {hitch}, {rub}, {snag}]

Hangzhou
n : a city of eastern China on Hangzhou Bay; regarded by Marco Polo as the finest city in the world [syn: {Hangchow}]

Hangzhou Bay
n : a bay formed by an inlet of the East China Sea

Hani
n : a Loloish language [syn: {Akha}]

hank
n : a coil of rope or wool or yarn

Hank Aaron
n : United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934) [syn: {Aaron}, {Henry Louis Aaron}]

hank panky
n : illicit sexual intercourse

Hank Williams
n : United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953) [syn: {Williams}, {Hiram Williams}, {Hiram King Williams}]

hanker
v : desire strongly or persistently [syn: {long}, {yearn}]

hankering
n : a yearning for something or to do something [syn: {yen}]

hankey
n : a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory [syn: {handkerchief}, {hankie}, {hanky}]

hankie
n : a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory [syn: {handkerchief}, {hanky}, {hankey}]

Hanks
n : United States film actor (born in 1956) [syn: {Tom Hanks}, {Thomas J. Hanks}]

hanky
n : a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory [syn: {handkerchief}, {hankie}, {hankey}]

hanky panky
n : verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way [syn: {trickery}, {hocus-pocus}, {slickness}, {jiggery-pokery}, {skulduggery}, {skullduggery}]

Hannah Arendt
n : United States historian and political philosopher (born in Germany) (1906-1975) [syn: {Arendt}]

Hannibal
n 1: general who commanded the Carthaginian army in the second Punic War; crossed the Alps and defeated the Romans but was recalled to defend Carthage and was defeated (247-182 BC)
2: a town in northeast Missouri on the Mississippi River; boyhood home of Mark Twain

Hannover
n : a port city in northwestern Germany [syn: {Hanover}]

Hannukah
n : (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC [syn: {Hanukkah}, {Hanukah}, {Chanukah}, {Chanukkah}, {Channukah}, {Channukkah}, {Festival of Lights}, {Feast of Lights}, {Feast of Dedication}, {Feast of the Dedication}]

Hanoi
n : the capital city of Vietnam; located in North Vietnam [syn: {capital of Vietnam}]

Hanover
n 1: a port city in northwestern Germany [syn: {Hannover}]
2: the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria) [syn: {House of Hanover}, {Hanoverian line}]

Hanoverian
adj : of or relating to the former English royal House of Hanover or their supporters
n 1: any of the British sovereigns belonging to the House of Hanover
2: a member (or supporter) of the house of Hanover

Hanoverian line
n : the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria) [syn: {Hanover}, {House of Hanover}]

Hans Adolf Krebs
n : English biochemist (born in Germany) who discovered the Krebs cycle (1900-1981) [syn: {Krebs}, {Sir Hans Adolf Krebs}]

Hans Albrecht Bethe
n : United States physicist (born in Germany) noted for research in astrophysics and nuclear physics (born 1906) [syn: {Bethe}, {Hans Bethe}]

Hans Arp
n : Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of Dadaism in Zurich; noted for abstract organic sculptures (1887-1966) [syn: {Arp}, {Jean Arp}]

Hans Bethe
n : United States physicist (born in Germany) noted for research in astrophysics and nuclear physics (born 1906) [syn: {Bethe}, {Hans Albrecht Bethe}]

Hans C. J. Gram
n : Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938) [syn: {Gram}]

Hans Christian Andersen
n : a Danish author remembered for his fairy stories (1805-1875) [syn: {Andersen}]

Hans Christian Oersted
n : Danish physicist (1777-1851) [syn: {Oersted}]

Hans Conrad Julius Reiter
n : German bacteriologist who described a disease now known as Reiter's syndrome and who identified the spirochete that causes syphilis in humans (1881-1969) [syn: {Reiter}]

Hans Eysenck
n : a British psychologist (born in Germany) noted for his theories of intelligence and personality and for his strong criticism of Freudian psychoanalysis [syn: {Eysenck}, {H. J. Eysenck}, {Hans Jurgen Eysenck}]

Hans Fischer
n : German chemist noted for his synthesis of hemin (1881-1945) [syn: {Fischer}]

Hans Geiger
n : German physicist who developed the Geiger counter (1882-1945) [syn: {Geiger}]

Hans Holbein
n 1: German painter and engraver noted for his portraits; he was commissioned by Henry VIII to provide portraits of the English king's prospective brides (1497-1543) [syn: {Holbein}, {Holbein the Younger}]
2: German painter of religious works (1465-1524) [syn: {Holbein}, {Holbein the Elder}]

Hans Jurgen Eysenck
n : a British psychologist (born in Germany) noted for his theories of intelligence and personality and for his strong criticism of Freudian psychoanalysis [syn: {Eysenck}, {Hans Eysenck}, {H. J. Eysenck}]

Hans Zinsser
n : United States bacteriologist who helped develop immunization against typhus fever (1878-1940) [syn: {Zinsser}]

Hansard
n : the official published verbatim report of the proceedings of a parliamentary body; originally of the British Parliament; "the Canadian Hansard is published in both English and French"

Hanseatic League
n : a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas; formed in the 13th century and most powerful in the 14th century

Hansen's disease
n : chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae [syn: {leprosy}]

hansom
n : a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers [syn: {hansom cab}]

hansom cab
n : a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers [syn: {hansom}]

Hanukah
n : (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC [syn: {Hanukkah}, {Hannukah}, {Chanukah}, {Chanukkah}, {Channukah}, {Channukkah}, {Festival of Lights}, {Feast of Lights}, {Feast of Dedication}, {Feast of the Dedication}]

Hanukkah
n : (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC [syn: {Hanukah}, {Hannukah}, {Chanukah}, {Chanukkah}, {Channukah}, {Channukkah}, {Festival of Lights}, {Feast of Lights}, {Feast of Dedication}, {Feast of the Dedication}]

Hanuman
n 1: in Hinduism, the monkey god and helper of Rama; god of devotion and courage
2: langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India [syn: {entellus}, {Presbytes entellus}, {Semnopithecus entellus}]

hao
n : 10 hao equal 1 dong

haoma
n : leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly used to make an intoxicating drink [syn: {soma}, {Sarcostemma acidum}]

hap
n : an accidental happening; "he recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life"
v : come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" [syn: {happen}, {go on}, {pass off}, {occur}, {pass}, {fall out}, {come about}, {take place}]

hapax legomenon
n : a word with a special meaning used for a special occasion [syn: {nonce word}]

ha'penny
n : an English coin worth half a penny [syn: {halfpenny}]

haphazard
adj 1: dependent upon or characterized by chance; "a haphazard plan of action"; "his judgment is rather hit-or-miss" [syn: {hit-or-miss}]
2: marked by great carelessness; "a most haphazard system of record keeping"; "slapdash work"; "slipshod spelling"; "sloppy workmanship" [syn: {slapdash}, {slipshod}, {sloppy}]
adv : without care; in a slapdash manner; "the Prime Minister was wearing a gray suit and a white shirt with a soft collar, but his neck had become thinner and the collar stood away from it as if it had been bought haphazard" [syn: {haphazardly}]

haphazardly
adv 1: in a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered"; "bullets were fired into the crowd at random" [syn: {randomly}, {indiscriminately}, {willy-nilly}, {arbitrarily}, {at random}, {every which way}]
2: without care; in a slapdash manner; "the Prime Minister was wearing a gray suit and a white shirt with a soft collar, but his neck had become thinner and the collar stood away from it as if it had been bought haphazard" [syn: {haphazard}]

haphazardness
n : the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan [syn: {randomness}, {stochasticity}, {noise}]

Haphtarah
n : a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah [syn: {Haftorah}, {Haftarah}, {Haphtorah}]

haphtaroth
See {haphtarah}

Haphtorah
n : a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah [syn: {Haftorah}, {Haftarah}, {Haphtarah}]

hapless
adj : deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life" [syn: {miserable}, {misfortunate}, {pathetic}, {piteous}, {pitiable}, {pitiful}, {poor}, {wretched}]

haploid
adj : of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes [syn: {haploidic}, {monoploid}] [ant: {diploid}, {polyploid}]
n : (genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes

haploidic
adj : of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes [syn: {haploid}, {monoploid}] [ant: {diploid}, {polyploid}]

haploidy
n : the condition of being haploid

Haplopappus
n : genus of North and South American perennial herbs or shrubs with yellow flowers; in some classifications include species placed in other genera especially Hazardia [syn: {genus Haplopappus}]

Haplopappus acaulis
n : dark green erect herb of northwestern United States and southwestern Canada having stiff leaves in dense tufts and yellow flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Haplopappus [syn: {stemless golden weed}, {Stenotus acaulis}]

Haplopappus phyllocephalus
n : annual of southern United States and Mexico having bristly leaves and pale yellow flowers [syn: {camphor daisy}]

Haplopappus spinulosus
n : slender perennial of western North America having weakly bristly leaves and yellow flower heads [syn: {yellow spiny daisy}]

Haplosporidia
n : an order in the subclass Acnidosporidia [syn: {order Haplosporidia}]

haplosporidian
n : parasite in invertebrates and lower vertebrates of no known economic importance

haply
adv : by accident; "betrayed by a word haply overheard" [syn: {by chance}, {by luck}]

ha'p'orth
n : the amount that can be bought for a halfpenny [syn: {halfpennyworth}]

happen
v 1: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" [syn: {hap}, {go on}, {pass off}, {occur}, {pass}, {fall out}, {come about}, {take place}]
2: happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana) [syn: {befall}, {bechance}]
3: chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; "I happen to have just what you need!"
4: come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized" [syn: {materialize}, {materialise}] [ant: {dematerialize}, {dematerialize}]
5: come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day" [syn: {find}, {chance}, {bump}, {encounter}]

happen upon
v : find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake" [syn: {fall upon}, {strike}, {come upon}, {light upon}, {chance upon}, {come across}, {chance on}, {attain}, {discover}]

happening
adj : taking place; "the parade is still happening"
n : an event that happens [syn: {occurrence}, {natural event}]

happenstance
n : an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental [syn: {coincidence}]

happier
See {happy}

happier
happy
adj 1: enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure or good fortune; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage" [ant: {unhappy}]
2: experiencing pleasure or joy; "happy you are here"; "pleased with the good news" [syn: {pleased}]
3: marked by good fortune; "a felicitous life"; "a happy outcome" [syn: {felicitous}]
4: satisfied; enjoying well-being and contentment; "felt content with her lot"; "quite happy to let things go on as they are"
5: exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation [syn: {euphoric}] [ant: {dysphoric}]
6: well expressed and to the point; "a happy turn of phrase"; "a few well-chosen words"; "a felicitous comment" [syn: {well-chosen}] [also: {happiest}, {happier}]

happiest
See {happy}

happiest
happy
adj 1: enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure or good fortune; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage" [ant: {unhappy}]
2: experiencing pleasure or joy; "happy you are here"; "pleased with the good news" [syn: {pleased}]
3: marked by good fortune; "a felicitous life"; "a happy outcome" [syn: {felicitous}]
4: satisfied; enjoying well-being and contentment; "felt content with her lot"; "quite happy to let things go on as they are"
5: exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation [syn: {euphoric}] [ant: {dysphoric}]
6: well expressed and to the point; "a happy turn of phrase"; "a few well-chosen words"; "a felicitous comment" [syn: {well-chosen}] [also: {happiest}, {happier}]

happily
adv 1: in a joyous manner; "they shouted happily" [syn: {merrily}, {mirthfully}, {gayly}, {blithely}, {jubilantly}, {with happiness}] [ant: {unhappily}]
2: in an unexpectedly lucky way; "happily he was not injured" [ant: {sadly}]

happiness
n 1: state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy [syn: {felicity}] [ant: {unhappiness}]
2: emotions experienced when in a state of well-being [ant: {sadness}]

happy
adj 1: enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure or good fortune; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage" [ant: {unhappy}]
2: experiencing pleasure or joy; "happy you are here"; "pleased with the good news" [syn: {pleased}]
3: marked by good fortune; "a felicitous life"; "a happy outcome" [syn: {felicitous}]
4: satisfied; enjoying well-being and contentment; "felt content with her lot"; "quite happy to let things go on as they are"
5: exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation [syn: {euphoric}] [ant: {dysphoric}]
6: well expressed and to the point; "a happy turn of phrase"; "a few well-chosen words"; "a felicitous comment" [syn: {well-chosen}] [also: {happiest}, {happier}]

happy chance
n : an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break" [syn: {break}, {good luck}]

happy event
n : the live birth of a child [syn: {blessed event}]

happy hour
n : the time of day when a bar sells alcoholic drinks at a reduced price

happy-go-lucky
adj : cheerfully irresponsible; "carefree with his money"; "freewheeling urban youths"; "had a harum-scarum youth" [syn: {carefree}, {devil-may-care}, {freewheeling}, {harum-scarum}, {slaphappy}]

Hapsburg
n : a royal German family that provided rulers for several European states and wore the crown of the Holy Roman Empire from 1440 to 1806 [syn: {Habsburg}]

haptic
adj : of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch; "haptic data"; "a tactile reflex" [syn: {tactile}, {tactual}]

haptic sensation
n : a sensation localized on the skin [syn: {cutaneous sensation}, {skin sensation}]

haptically
adv : by touch; "he perceives shapes tactually" [syn: {tactually}]

Harakat al-Jihad al-Islami al-Filastini
n : a militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestime and to the destruction of Israel; smaller and more exclusively militant that Hamas [syn: {Palestine Islamic Jihad}, {Palestinian Islamic Jihad}, {PIJ}]

Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami
n : an extremist militant group in Pakistan occupied Kashmir that seeks an Islamic government and that has had close links and fought with the Taliban in Afghanistan [syn: {Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami}, {HUJI}]

harakiri
n : ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by warriors in the traditional Japanese society [syn: {hara-kiri}, {harikari}]

hara-kiri
n : ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by warriors in the traditional Japanese society [syn: {harakiri}, {harikari}]

harangue
n : a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion [syn: {rant}, {ranting}]
v : deliver a harangue to; address forcefully

haranguer
n : a public speaker who delivers a loud or forceful or angry speech

Harare
n : the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe [syn: {Salisbury}, {capital of Zimbabwe}]

harass
v 1: annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" [syn: {hassle}, {harry}, {chivy}, {chivvy}, {chevy}, {chevvy}, {beset}, {plague}, {molest}, {provoke}]
2: exhaust by attacking repeatedly; "harass the enemy"

harassed
adj : troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager" [syn: {annoyed}, {harried}, {pestered}, {vexed}]

harasser
n 1: a persistent tormentor
2: a persistent attacker; "the harassers were not members of the regular army" [syn: {harrier}]

harassing fire
n : fire designed to disturb the rest of enemy troops and to curtail movement and to lower enemy morale

harassment
n 1: a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; "so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors" [syn: {torment}]
2: the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism [syn: {molestation}]

harbinger
n : an indication of the approach of something or someone [syn: {forerunner}, {herald}, {precursor}]
v : foreshadow or presage [syn: {announce}, {annunciate}, {foretell}, {herald}]

harbor
n 1: a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo [syn: {seaport}, {haven}, {harbour}]
2: a place of refuge and comfort and security [syn: {harbour}]
v 1: maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment" [syn: {harbour}, {hold}, {entertain}, {nurse}]
2: secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals) [syn: {harbour}]
3: keep in one's possession; of animals [syn: {harbour}]
4: hold back a thought or feeling about; "She is harboring a grudge against him" [syn: {harbour}, {shield}]

harbor patrol
n : patrol of officers who police a harbor area

harbor porpoise
n : the common porpoise of the northern Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {herring hog}, {Phocaena phocaena}]

harbor seal
n : small spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern hemisphere [syn: {common seal}, {Phoca vitulina}]

harborage
n : (nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship) [syn: {harbourage}]

harbour
n 1: a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo [syn: {seaport}, {haven}, {harbor}]
2: a place of refuge and comfort and security [syn: {harbor}]
v 1: secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals) [syn: {harbor}]
2: keep in one's possession; of animals [syn: {harbor}]
3: hold back a thought or feeling about; "She is harboring a grudge against him" [syn: {harbor}, {shield}]
4: maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment" [syn: {harbor}, {hold}, {entertain}, {nurse}]

harbourage
n : (nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship) [syn: {harborage}]

hard
adj 1: not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "a difficult child"; "found himself in a difficult situation"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?" [syn: {difficult}] [ant: {easy}]
2: metaphorically hard; "a hard fate"; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer"; "a hard climb" [ant: {soft}]
3: not yielding to pressure or easily penetrated; "hard as rock" [ant: {soft}]
4: very strong or vigorous; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow" [syn: {knockout}, {severe}]
5: characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace" [syn: {arduous}, {backbreaking}, {grueling}, {gruelling}, {heavy}, {laborious}, {punishing}, {toilsome}]
6: of speech sounds [ant: {soft}]
7: of a drinker or drinking; indulging intemperately; "does a lot of hard drinking"; "a heavy drinker" [syn: {hard(a)}, {heavy}]
8: having undergone fermentation; "hard cider" [syn: {fermented}]
9: having a high alcoholic content; "hard liquor" [syn: {strong}] 10: unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break" [syn: {tough}] 11: dried out; "hard dry rolls left over from the day before"
adv 1: with effort or force or vigor; "the team played hard"; "worked hard all day"; "pressed hard on the lever"; "hit the ball hard"; "slammed the door hard"
2: with firmness; "held hard to the railing" [syn: {firmly}]
3: earnestly or intently; "thought hard about it"; "stared hard at the accused"
4: causing great damage or hardship; "industries hit hard by the depression"; "she was severely affected by the bank's failure" [syn: {severely}]
5: slowly and with difficulty; "prejudices die hard"
6: indulging excessively; "he drank heavily" [syn: {heavily}, {intemperately}] [ant: {lightly}]
7: into a solid condition; "concrete that sets hard within a few hours"
8: very near or close in space or time; "it stands hard by the railroad tracks"; "they were hard on his heels"; "a strike followed hard upon the plant's opening"
9: with pain or distress or bitterness; "he took the rejection very hard" 10: to the full extent possible; all the way; "hard alee"; "the ship went hard astern"; "swung the wheel hard left" [also: {hardest}, {harder}]

hard beech
n : tall New Zealand tree yielding very hard wood [syn: {Nothofagus truncata}]

hard candy
n : candy that is brittle; "you can break a tooth on that hard candy"

hard cash
n : money in the form of bills or coins [syn: {cash}, {hard currency}]

hard cheese
n : bad luck

hard cider
n : alcoholic drink from fermented cider; `cider' and `cyder' are European (especially British) usages for the fermented beverage

hard coal
n : a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat [syn: {anthracite}, {anthracite coal}]

hard copy
n : text that is typed or printed on paper; "he ran off a hard copy of the report"

hard core
n : the most dedicated and intensely loyal nucleus of a group or movement

hard currency
n : money in the form of bills or coins [syn: {cash}, {hard cash}]

hard disc
n : a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit [syn: {hard disk}, {fixed disk}]

hard disk
n : a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit [syn: {hard disc}, {fixed disk}]

hard drink
n : distilled rather than fermented [syn: {liquor}, {spirits}, {booze}, {hard liquor}, {John Barleycorn}, {strong drink}]

hard drive
n : computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it [syn: {disk drive}, {disc drive}, {Winchester drive}]

hard drug
n : a narcotic that is considered relatively strong

hard fern
n : any of several ferns of the genus Blechnum

hard hat
n 1: a worker skilled in building offices or dwellings etc. [syn: {construction worker}]
2: a lightweight protective helmet (plastic or metal) worn by construction workers [syn: {tin hat}, {safety hat}]

hard knocks
n : a state of misfortune or affliction; "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship" [syn: {adversity}, {hardship}]

hard lead
n 1: a lead alloy that contains about 5% antimony [syn: {antimonial lead}]
2: unrefined lead that is hard because of the impurities it contains

hard line
n : a firm and uncompromising stance or position; "the governor took a hard line on drugs"

hard liquor
n : distilled rather than fermented [syn: {liquor}, {spirits}, {booze}, {hard drink}, {John Barleycorn}, {strong drink}]

hard news
n : news that deals with serious topics or events

hard palate
n : the bony part of the roof of the mouth

hard put
adj : facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty; "the troubled car industry"; "distressed companies need loans and technical advice"; "financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices"; "we were hard put to meet the mortgage paymentng"; "it was apparent that the magazine was in trouble"; "found themselves in a bad way financially" [syn: {distressed}, {hard-pressed}, {in a bad way(p)}, {in trouble(p)}]

hard right
n : the extreme right wing

hard roe
n : fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture [syn: {roe}]

hard roll
n : yeast-raised roll with a hard crust [syn: {Vienna roll}]

hard rubber
n : a hard nonresilient rubber formed by vulcanizing natural rubber [syn: {vulcanite}, {ebonite}]

hard rush
n : tall rush of temperate regions [syn: {Juncus inflexus}]

hard sauce
n : butter and sugar creamed together with brandy or other flavoring and served with rich puddings

hard sell
n : forceful and insistent advertising

hard shoulder
n : a paved strip beside a motorway (for stopping in emergencies)

hard solder
n : solder that contains copper; melts at a relatively high temperature; used for brazing

hard steel
n : steel with more than 0.3% carbon

hard surface
v : cover with asphalt or a similar surface; "hard-surface roads"

hard tick
n : ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head [syn: {ixodid}]

hard time
n 1: a difficulty that can be overcome with effort; "we had a hard time getting here"; "analysts predicted rough sledding for handset makers" [syn: {rough sledding}]
2: a term served in a maximum security prison

hard times
n : a time of difficulty

hard to please
adj : of persons; "his father was a hard-to-please taskmaster"; "was very hard to please" [syn: {hard-to-please(a)}, {hard to please(p)}]

hard up
adj : not having enough money to pay for necessities [syn: {impecunious}, {in straitened circumstances(p)}, {penniless}, {penurious}, {pinched}]

hard water
n : water that contains salts (as calcium and magnesium ions) that limit the formation of lather with soap

hard wheat
n : wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America [syn: {durum}, {durum wheat}, {Triticum durum}, {Triticum turgidum}, {macaroni wheat}]

hard worker
n : someone who works as hard as a slave [syn: {slave}, {striver}]

hard-and-fast
adj : (of rules) stringently enforced; "hard-and-fast rules" [syn: {strict}]

hardback
adj : having a hard back or cover; "hardback books" [syn: {hardbacked}, {hardbound}, {hardcover}]
n : a book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers [syn: {hardcover}]

hardbacked
adj : having a hard back or cover; "hardback books" [syn: {hardback}, {hardbound}, {hardcover}]

hardbake
n : a British sweet made with molasses and butter and almonds

hard-baked
adj : baked until hard

hardball
n 1: a no-nonsense attitude in business or politics; "they play hardball in the Senate"
2: baseball as distinguished from softball [ant: {softball}]

hard-bitten
adj : tough and callous by virtue of experience [syn: {hard-boiled}, {pugnacious}]

hardboard
n : a cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed together and bound with synthetic resin [syn: {chipboard}]

hard-boiled
adj 1: tough and callous by virtue of experience [syn: {hard-bitten}, {pugnacious}]
2: used of persons; emotionally hardened; "faced a case-hardened judge" [syn: {case-hardened}, {hardened}]
3: (used of eggs) cooked until the yolk is solid

hard-boiled egg
n : an egg boiled gently until both the white and the yolk solidify

hardbound
adj : having a hard back or cover; "hardback books" [syn: {hardbacked}, {hardback}, {hardcover}]

hard-core
adj 1: stubbornly resistant to change or improvement; "hard-core addicts" [syn: {hardcore}]
2: intensely loyal; "his hard-core supporters" [syn: {hardcore}]
3: extremely explicit; "hard-core pornography" [syn: {hardcore}]

hardcore
adj 1: stubbornly resistant to change or improvement; "hard-core addicts" [syn: {hard-core}]
2: intensely loyal; "his hard-core supporters" [syn: {hard-core}]
3: extremely explicit; "hard-core pornography" [syn: {hard-core}]

hardcover
adj : having a hard back or cover; "hardback books" [syn: {hardbacked}, {hardback}, {hardbound}]
n : a book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers [syn: {hardback}]

harden
v 1: become hard or harder; "The wax hardened" [syn: {indurate}] [ant: {soften}]
2: make hard or harder; "The cold hardened the butter" [syn: {indurate}] [ant: {soften}]
3: harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel" [syn: {temper}]
4: make fit; "This trip will season even the hardiest traveller" [syn: {season}]
5: cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold" [syn: {inure}, {indurate}]

Hardenbergia
n : small genus of Australian woody vines with small violet flowers; closely related to genus Kennedia [syn: {genus Hardenbergia}]

Hardenbergia comnptoniana
n : vigorous climber of the forests of western Australia; grown for their dense racemes of attractive bright rose-purple flowers [syn: {Western Australia coral pea}]

hardened
adj 1: used of persons; emotionally hardened; "faced a case-hardened judge" [syn: {case-hardened}, {hard-boiled}]
2: made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment; "a sword of tempered steel"; "tempered glass" [syn: {tempered}, {treated}, {toughened}] [ant: {untempered}]
3: made tough by habitual exposure; "hardened fishermen"; "a peasant, dark, lean-faced, wind-inured"- Robert Lynd; "our successors...may be graver, more inured and equable men"- V.S.Pritchett [syn: {enured}, {inured}]
4: converted to solid form (as concrete) [syn: {set}]

hardening
n 1: abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue
2: the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue" [syn: {solidifying}, {solidification}, {set}, {curing}]
3: the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact)

hardening of the arteries
n : sclerosis of the arterial walls [syn: {arteriosclerosis}, {arterial sclerosis}, {induration of the arteries}, {coronary-artery disease}]

harder
See {hard}

harder
hard
adj 1: not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "a difficult child"; "found himself in a difficult situation"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?" [syn: {difficult}] [ant: {easy}]
2: metaphorically hard; "a hard fate"; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer"; "a hard climb" [ant: {soft}]
3: not yielding to pressure or easily penetrated; "hard as rock" [ant: {soft}]
4: very strong or vigorous; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow" [syn: {knockout}, {severe}]
5: characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace" [syn: {arduous}, {backbreaking}, {grueling}, {gruelling}, {heavy}, {laborious}, {punishing}, {toilsome}]
6: of speech sounds [ant: {soft}]
7: of a drinker or drinking; indulging intemperately; "does a lot of hard drinking"; "a heavy drinker" [syn: {hard(a)}, {heavy}]
8: having undergone fermentation; "hard cider" [syn: {fermented}]
9: having a high alcoholic content; "hard liquor" [syn: {strong}] 10: unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break" [syn: {tough}] 11: dried out; "hard dry rolls left over from the day before"
adv 1: with effort or force or vigor; "the team played hard"; "worked hard all day"; "pressed hard on the lever"; "hit the ball hard"; "slammed the door hard"
2: with firmness; "held hard to the railing" [syn: {firmly}]
3: earnestly or intently; "thought hard about it"; "stared hard at the accused"
4: causing great damage or hardship; "industries hit hard by the depression"; "she was severely affected by the bank's failure" [syn: {severely}]
5: slowly and with difficulty; "prejudices die hard"
6: indulging excessively; "he drank heavily" [syn: {heavily}, {intemperately}] [ant: {lightly}]
7: into a solid condition; "concrete that sets hard within a few hours"
8: very near or close in space or time; "it stands hard by the railroad tracks"; "they were hard on his heels"; "a strike followed hard upon the plant's opening"
9: with pain or distress or bitterness; "he took the rejection very hard" 10: to the full extent possible; all the way; "hard alee"; "the ship went hard astern"; "swung the wheel hard left" [also: {hardest}, {harder}]

hardest
See {hard}

hardest
hard
adj 1: not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "a difficult child"; "found himself in a difficult situation"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?" [syn: {difficult}] [ant: {easy}]
2: metaphorically hard; "a hard fate"; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer"; "a hard climb" [ant: {soft}]
3: not yielding to pressure or easily penetrated; "hard as rock" [ant: {soft}]
4: very strong or vigorous; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow" [syn: {knockout}, {severe}]
5: characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace" [syn: {arduous}, {backbreaking}, {grueling}, {gruelling}, {heavy}, {laborious}, {punishing}, {toilsome}]
6: of speech sounds [ant: {soft}]
7: of a drinker or drinking; indulging intemperately; "does a lot of hard drinking"; "a heavy drinker" [syn: {hard(a)}, {heavy}]
8: having undergone fermentation; "hard cider" [syn: {fermented}]
9: having a high alcoholic content; "hard liquor" [syn: {strong}] 10: unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break" [syn: {tough}] 11: dried out; "hard dry rolls left over from the day before"
adv 1: with effort or force or vigor; "the team played hard"; "worked hard all day"; "pressed hard on the lever"; "hit the ball hard"; "slammed the door hard"
2: with firmness; "held hard to the railing" [syn: {firmly}]
3: earnestly or intently; "thought hard about it"; "stared hard at the accused"
4: causing great damage or hardship; "industries hit hard by the depression"; "she was severely affected by the bank's failure" [syn: {severely}]
5: slowly and with difficulty; "prejudices die hard"
6: indulging excessively; "he drank heavily" [syn: {heavily}, {intemperately}] [ant: {lightly}]
7: into a solid condition; "concrete that sets hard within a few hours"
8: very near or close in space or time; "it stands hard by the railroad tracks"; "they were hard on his heels"; "a strike followed hard upon the plant's opening"
9: with pain or distress or bitterness; "he took the rejection very hard" 10: to the full extent possible; all the way; "hard alee"; "the ship went hard astern"; "swung the wheel hard left" [also: {hardest}, {harder}]

hardfisted
adj : unwilling to part with money [syn: {closefisted}, {tightfisted}]

hard-fought
adj : requiring great effort; "a hard-fought primary"

hardheaded
adj 1: unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack [syn: {mulish}]
2: guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a hard-nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his approach to business"; "not ideology but pragmatic politics" [syn: {hard-nosed}, {practical}, {pragmatic}]

hardheads
n : a weedy perennial with tough wiry stems and purple flowers; native to Europe but widely naturalized [syn: {lesser knapweed}, {black knapweed}, {Centaurea nigra}]

hardhearted
adj 1: lacking in feeling or pity or warmth [syn: {heartless}] [ant: {softhearted}]
2: devoid of feeling for others; "an unfeeling wretch" [syn: {stonyhearted}, {unfeeling}]

hardheartedness
n : an absence of concern for the welfare of others [syn: {heartlessness}, {coldheartedness}]

hard-hitting
adj 1: characterized by or full of force and vigor; "a hard-hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument" [syn: {trenchant}]
2: aggressively and persistently persuasive; "a hard-hitting advertising campaign"; "a high-pressure salesman" [syn: {high-pressure}]

hardier
See {hardy}

hardier
hardy
adj 1: having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes" [syn: {stalwart}, {stout}, {sturdy}]
2: resolute and without fear [syn: {doughty}, {fearless}]
3: able to survive under unfavorable conditions; "strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"; "camels are tough and hardy creatures"
n 1: United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957) [syn: {Oliver Hardy}]
2: English novelist and poet (1840-1928) [syn: {Thomas Hardy}] [also: {hardiest}, {hardier}]

hardiest
See {hardy}

hardiest
hardy
adj 1: having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes" [syn: {stalwart}, {stout}, {sturdy}]
2: resolute and without fear [syn: {doughty}, {fearless}]
3: able to survive under unfavorable conditions; "strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"; "camels are tough and hardy creatures"
n 1: United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957) [syn: {Oliver Hardy}]
2: English novelist and poet (1840-1928) [syn: {Thomas Hardy}] [also: {hardiest}, {hardier}]

hardihood
n : the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness" [syn: {boldness}, {daring}] [ant: {timidity}]

hardiness
n : the property of strong in constitution [syn: {robustness}, {lustiness}]

Harding
n : 29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823) [syn: {Warren Harding}, {Warren Gamaliel Harding}, {President Harding}]

Harding grass
n : perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced in North America as forage grass [syn: {hardinggrass}, {toowomba canary grass}, {Phalaris aquatica}, {Phalaris tuberosa}]

hardinggrass
n : perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced in North America as forage grass [syn: {Harding grass}, {toowomba canary grass}, {Phalaris aquatica}, {Phalaris tuberosa}]

hard-line
adj : firm and uncompromising; "a hard-line policy" [syn: {hardline}]

hardline
adj : firm and uncompromising; "a hard-line policy" [syn: {hard-line}]

hardliner
n : a conservative who is uncompromising

hardly
adv 1: by a small margin; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats [syn: {barely}, {just}, {scarcely}, {scarce}]
2: almost not; "he hardly ever goes fishing"; "he was hardly more than sixteen years old"; "they scarcely ever used the emergency generator" [syn: {scarcely}]

hardly a
adj : very few; "hardly a man is now alive who remembers that famous date and year" [syn: {hardly a(a)}]

hardness
n 1: the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale [ant: {softness}]
2: devoid of passion or feeling [syn: {unfeelingness}, {callousness}, {insensibility}]
3: the quality of being difficult to do; "he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness"
4: excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp" [syn: {severity}, {harshness}, {rigor}, {rigour}, {inclemency}, {stiffness}]

hard-nosed
adj : guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a hard-nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his approach to business"; "not ideology but pragmatic politics" [syn: {hardheaded}, {practical}, {pragmatic}]

hard-of-hearing
adj : having a hearing loss [syn: {hearing-impaired}]

hard-on
n : an erect penis [syn: {erection}]

hardpan
n : crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions [syn: {caliche}]

hard-pressed
adj : facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty; "the troubled car industry"; "distressed companies need loans and technical advice"; "financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices"; "we were hard put to meet the mortgage paymentng"; "it was apparent that the magazine was in trouble"; "found themselves in a bad way financially" [syn: {distressed}, {hard put}, {in a bad way(p)}, {in trouble(p)}]

hardscrabble
adj 1: yielding little by great labor; "a hardscrabble farm"; "poor soil" [syn: {poor}]
2: of a bare living gained by great labor; "the sharecropper's hardscrabble life"; "a marginal existence" [syn: {marginal}]

hard-shell clam
n 1: Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes [syn: {quahaug}, {quahog}, {round clam}]
2: an edible American clam [syn: {quahog}, {quahaug}, {round clam}, {Venus mercenaria}, {Mercenaria mercenaria}]

hard-shell crab
n : edible crab that has not recently molted and so has a hard shell

hardship
n 1: a state of misfortune or affliction; "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship" [syn: {adversity}, {hard knocks}]
2: something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters" [syn: {asperity}, {grimness}, {rigor}, {rigour}, {severity}, {rigorousness}]
3: something that causes or entails suffering; "I cannot think it a hardship that more indulgence is allowed to men than to women"- James Boswell; "the many hardships of frontier life"

hard-skinned puffball
n : any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles [syn: {earthball}, {false truffle}, {puffball}]

hardstem bulrush
n : widely distributed North American sedge having rigid olive green stems [syn: {hardstemmed bulrush}, {Scirpus acutus}]

hardstemmed bulrush
n : widely distributed North American sedge having rigid olive green stems [syn: {hardstem bulrush}, {Scirpus acutus}]

hardtack
n 1: very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple [syn: {pilot biscuit}, {pilot bread}, {sea biscuit}, {ship biscuit}]
2: a mountain mahogany

hardtop
n : a car that resembles a convertible but has a fixed rigid top

hard-to-please
adj : of persons; "his father was a hard-to-please taskmaster"; "was very hard to please" [syn: {hard-to-please(a)}, {hard to please(p)}]

hardware
n 1: major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)
2: instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal [syn: {ironware}]
3: (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system [syn: {computer hardware}] [ant: {software}]

hardware error
n : error resulting from a malfunction of some physical component of the computer

hardware store
n : a store selling hardware; "in England they call a hardware store and ironmongery" [syn: {ironmongery}]

hardwareman
n : someone who sells hardware; "in England they call a hardwareman an ironmonger" [syn: {ironmonger}]

hardwood
adj : made of the hard-to-cut wood of a broad-leaved tree, as e.g. oak; "hardwood floors" [ant: {softwood}]
n : the wood of broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees (as distinguished from the wood of conifers)

hardworking
adj : characterized by hard work and perseverance [syn: {industrious}, {tireless}, {untiring}]

hardy
adj 1: having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes" [syn: {stalwart}, {stout}, {sturdy}]
2: resolute and without fear [syn: {doughty}, {fearless}]
3: able to survive under unfavorable conditions; "strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"; "camels are tough and hardy creatures"
n 1: United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957) [syn: {Oliver Hardy}]
2: English novelist and poet (1840-1928) [syn: {Thomas Hardy}] [also: {hardiest}, {hardier}]

hare
n 1: swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
2: flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food [syn: {rabbit}]
v : run quickly, like a hare; "He hared down the hill"

hare and hounds
n : an outdoor game; the hares start off on a long run scattering bits of paper (the scent) and the hounds try to catch them before they reach a designated spot [syn: {paper chase}]

Hare Krishna
n 1: worshipper of Krishna and member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
2: a religious sect founded in the United States in 1966; based on Vedic scriptures; groups engage in joyful chanting of `Hare Krishna' and other mantras based on the name of the Hindu god Krishna; devotees usually wear saffron robes and practice vegetarianism and celibacy [syn: {International Society for Krishna Consciousness}, {ISKCON}]
3: a chant to the Hindu god Krishna

hare wallaby
n : small Australian wallaby that resembles a hare and has persistent teeth [syn: {kangaroo hare}]

harebell
n 1: sometimes placed in genus Scilla [syn: {wild hyacinth}, {wood hyacinth}, {bluebell}, {Hyacinthoides nonscripta}, {Scilla nonscripta}]
2: perennial of northern hemisphere with slender stems and bell-shaped blue flowers [syn: {bluebell}, {Campanula rotundifolia}]

harebrained
adj : very foolish; "harebrained ideas"; "took insane risks behind the wheel"; "a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains" [syn: {insane}, {mad}]

Haredi
n : any of several sects of Orthodox Judaism that reject modern secular culture and many of whom do not recognize the spiritual authority of the modern state of Israel

haredim
See {haredi}

hareem
n : living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household [syn: {harem}, {seraglio}, {serail}]

Harefoot
n : illegitimate son of Canute who seized the throne of England in 1037 (died in 1040) [syn: {Harold I}, {King Harold I}, {Harold Harefoot}]

harelip
n : a congenital cleft in the middle of the upper lip [syn: {cleft lip}, {cheiloschisis}]

harem
n : living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household [syn: {hareem}, {seraglio}, {serail}]

hare's-foot bristle fern
n : a variety of bristle fern [syn: {Trichomanes boschianum}]

hare's-foot fern
n : either of two ferns of the genus Davallia having a soft gray hairy rootstock

Hargeisa
n : a city in northwestern Somalia

Hargreaves
n : English inventor of the spinning jenny (1720-1778) [syn: {James Hargreaves}]

haricot
n 1: a French variety of green bean plant bearing light-colored beans
2: a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried [syn: {flageolet}]

haricot vert
n : very small and slender green bean [syn: {haricots verts}, {French bean}]

haricots verts
n : very small and slender green bean [syn: {haricot vert}, {French bean}]

Harijan
n : belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India [syn: {untouchable}]

harikari
n : ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by warriors in the traditional Japanese society [syn: {harakiri}, {hara-kiri}]

hark
v : listen; used mostly in the imperative [syn: {harken}, {hearken}]

hark back
v : go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his" [syn: {return}, {come back}, {recall}]

Harkat ul-Ansar
n : an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan [syn: {Harkat-ul-Mujahidin}, {HUM}, {HUA}, {Harkat ul-Mujahedeen}, {Al Faran}, {Movement of Holy Warriors}]

Harkat ul-Mujahedeen
n : an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan [syn: {Harkat-ul-Mujahidin}, {HUM}, {Harkat ul-Ansar}, {HUA}, {Al Faran}, {Movement of Holy Warriors}]

Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami
n : an extremist militant group in Pakistan occupied Kashmir that seeks an Islamic government and that has had close links and fought with the Taliban in Afghanistan [syn: {Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami}, {HUJI}]

Harkat-ul-Mujahidin
n : an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan [syn: {HUM}, {Harkat ul-Ansar}, {HUA}, {Harkat ul-Mujahedeen}, {Al Faran}, {Movement of Holy Warriors}]

harken
v : listen; used mostly in the imperative [syn: {hark}, {hearken}]

Harlan Fiske Stone
n : United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as Chief Justice (1872-1946) [syn: {Stone}]

Harlean Carpenter
n : United States film actress who made several films with Clark Gable (1911-1937) [syn: {Harlow}, {Jean Harlow}]

Harlem
n : a district of Manhattan; now largely a Black ghetto

Harlem Renaissance
n : a period in the 1920s when African-American achievements in art and music and literature flourished

Harlem River
n : a channel separating Manhattan from the Bronx

harlequin
n : a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte)
v : variegate with spots or marks; "His face was harlequined with patches"

harlequin opal
n : a reddish opal with small patches of brilliant color

harlequinade
n : acting like a clown or buffoon [syn: {buffoonery}, {clowning}, {frivolity}, {prank}]

harlequin-snake
n : any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded in red and black and either yellow or white; widely distributed in South America and Central America [syn: {coral snake}, {New World coral snake}]

Harley Granville-Barker
n : English actor and dramatist and critic and director noted for his productions of Shakespearean plays (1877-1946) [syn: {Granville-Barker}]

Harley Street
n : a street in central London where the consulting rooms of many physicians and surgeons are located

harlot
n : a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn: {prostitute}, {cocotte}, {whore}, {bawd}, {tart}, {cyprian}, {fancy woman}, {working girl}, {sporting lady}, {lady of pleasure}, {woman of the street}]

harlotry
n : offering sexual intercourse for pay [syn: {prostitution}, {whoredom}]

Harlow
n : United States film actress who made several films with Clark Gable (1911-1937) [syn: {Jean Harlow}, {Harlean Carpenter}]

Harlow Shapley
n : United States astronomer (1885-1972) [syn: {Shapley}]

harm
n 1: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. [syn: {injury}, {hurt}, {trauma}]
2: the occurrence of a change for the worse [syn: {damage}, {impairment}]
3: the act of damaging something or someone [syn: {damage}, {hurt}, {scathe}]
v : cause or do harm to; "These pills won't harm your system"

harmattan
n : a dusty wind from the Sahara that blows toward the western coast of Africa during the winter

harmed
adj : having had pain or loss or suffering inflicted

harmful
adj 1: injurious to physical or mental health; "noxious chemical wastes"; "noxious ideas" [syn: {noxious}] [ant: {innocuous}]
2: able or likely to do harm
3: causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking" [ant: {harmless}]
4: constituting a disadvantage [syn: {disadvantageous}] [ant: {advantageous}]
5: contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions" [syn: {adverse}, {inauspicious}, {untoward}]
6: tending to cause great harm [syn: {evil}, {injurious}]

harmfully
adv : in a detrimental manner [syn: {detrimentally}, {noxiously}] [ant: {harmlessly}]

harmfulness
n 1: destructiveness that causes harm or injury [syn: {injuriousness}]
2: the quality of being noxious [syn: {noisomeness}, {noxiousness}]

harmless
adj 1: not causing or capable of causing harm; "harmless bacteria"; "rendered the bomb harmless" [ant: {harmful}]
2: not injurious to physical or mental health [syn: {innocuous}] [ant: {noxious}]
3: not producing any toxic effects
4: unlikely to harm or disturb anyone; "harmless old man" [syn: {innocuous}]
5: not threatening to life or health; not malignant; "a benign tumor is usually harmless" [syn: {nonmalignant}]

harmlessly
adv : in a harmless manner; "this is a harmlessly childish game" [ant: {detrimentally}]

harmonic
adj 1: of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm; "subtleties of harmonic change and tonality"- Ralph Hill [ant: {nonharmonic}]
2: of or relating to the branch of acoustics that studies the composition of musical sounds; "the sound of the resonating cavity cannot be the only determinant of the harmonic response"
3: relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body; "sympathetic vibration" [syn: {sympathetic}]
4: involving or characterized by harmony [syn: {consonant}, {harmonical}, {harmonized}, {harmonised}, {in harmony}]
n : a tone that is a component of a complex sound

harmonic analysis
n : analysis of a periodic function into a sum of simple sinusoidal components [syn: {Fourier analysis}]

harmonic law
n : a law stating that the ratio of the square of the revolutionary period (in years) to the cube of the orbital axis (in astronomical units) is the same for all planets [syn: {Kepler's third law}]

harmonic mean
n : the mean of n numbers expressed as the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of the numbers

harmonic motion
n : a periodic motion in which the displacement is either symmetrical about a point or is the sum of such motions

harmonic progression
n : (mathematics) a progression of terms whose reciprocals form an arithmetic progression

harmonica
n : a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole [syn: {mouth organ}, {harp}, {mouth harp}]

harmonical
adj : involving or characterized by harmony [syn: {consonant}, {harmonic}, {harmonized}, {harmonised}, {in harmony}]

harmonically
adv : with respect to harmony; "harmonically interesting piece"

harmonics
n : the study of musical sound

harmonious
adj 1: musically pleasing [ant: {inharmonious}]
2: exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities [syn: {proportionate}, {symmetrical}]
3: suitable and fitting; "the tailored clothes were harmonious with her military bearing" [syn: {appropriate}]
4: existing together in harmony; "harmonious family relationships"

harmoniously
adv : in a harmonious manner; "the problem of absorbing immigrants harmoniously into British society is as important to the immigrants as to the British"

harmoniousness
n 1: the property of sounding harmonious [syn: {consonance}]
2: compatibility in opinion and action [syn: {harmony}]

harmonisation
n 1: a piece of harmonized music [syn: {harmonization}]
2: singing in harmony [syn: {harmonization}]

harmonise
v 1: go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" [syn: {harmonize}, {consort}, {accord}, {concord}, {fit in}, {agree}]
2: write a harmony for [syn: {harmonize}]
3: sing or play in harmony [syn: {harmonize}]
4: bring into consonance or relate harmoniously; "harmonize the different interests" [syn: {harmonize}]
5: bring into consonance or accord; "harmonize one's goals with one's abilities" [syn: {harmonize}, {reconcile}]
6: bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing [syn: {harmonize}, {chord}]

harmonised
adj : involving or characterized by harmony [syn: {consonant}, {harmonic}, {harmonical}, {harmonized}, {in harmony}]

harmoniser
n 1: a musician who sings or plays in harmony [syn: {harmonizer}]
2: a mediator who brings one thing into harmonious agreement with another [syn: {harmonizer}]

harmonium
n : a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows [syn: {organ}, {reed organ}]

harmonizable
adj : capable of being made harmonious or consistent

harmonization
n 1: a piece of harmonized music [syn: {harmonisation}]
2: singing in harmony [syn: {harmonisation}]

harmonize
v 1: go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" [syn: {harmonise}, {consort}, {accord}, {concord}, {fit in}, {agree}]
2: write a harmony for [syn: {harmonise}]
3: sing or play in harmony [syn: {harmonise}]
4: bring into consonance or relate harmoniously; "harmonize the different interests" [syn: {harmonise}]
5: bring into consonance or accord; "harmonize one's goals with one's abilities" [syn: {harmonise}, {reconcile}]
6: bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing [syn: {harmonise}, {chord}]

harmonized
adj : involving or characterized by harmony [syn: {consonant}, {harmonic}, {harmonical}, {harmonised}, {in harmony}]

harmonizer
n 1: a musician who sings or plays in harmony [syn: {harmoniser}]
2: a mediator who brings one thing into harmonious agreement with another [syn: {harmoniser}]

harmony
n 1: compatibility in opinion and action [syn: {harmoniousness}]
2: the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords [syn: {musical harmony}]
3: a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole [syn: {concord}, {concordance}]
4: agreement of opinions [syn: {concord}, {concordance}]
5: an agreeable sound property [ant: {dissonance}]

Harmsworth
n : British newspaper publisher (1865-1922) [syn: {Alfred Charles William Harmsworth}, {Viscount Northcliffe}]

harness
n 1: a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)
2: stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
v 1: put a harness; "harness the horse" [syn: {tackle}] [ant: {unharness}]
2: exploit the power of; "harness natural forces and resources"
3: control and direct with or as if by reins; "rein a horse" [syn: {rein in}, {draw rein}, {rein}]
4: keep in check; "rule one's temper" [syn: {rule}, {rein}]

harness horse
n : horse used for pulling vehicles

harness race
n : a horse race between people riding in sulkies behind horses that are trotting or pacing [syn: {harness racing}]

harness racing
n : a horse race between people riding in sulkies behind horses that are trotting or pacing [syn: {harness race}]

harnessed
adj : brought under control and put to use; "electricity from the harnessed Colorado River"; "the harnessed power of the atom"

harnessed antelope
n : any of several antelopes of the genus Tragelaphus having striped markings resembling a harness

Harold Clayton Lloyd
n : United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971) [syn: {Lloyd}, {Harold Lloyd}]

Harold Clayton Urey
n : United States chemist who discovered deuterium (1893-1981) [syn: {Urey}, {Harold Urey}]

Harold Harefoot
n : illegitimate son of Canute who seized the throne of England in 1037 (died in 1040) [syn: {Harold I}, {King Harold I}, {Harefoot}]

Harold Hart Crane
n : United States poet (1899-1932) [syn: {Crane}, {Hart Crane}]

Harold Hirschsprung
n : Danish pediatrician (1830-1916) [syn: {Hirschsprung}]

Harold I
n : illegitimate son of Canute who seized the throne of England in 1037 (died in 1040) [syn: {King Harold I}, {Harold Harefoot}, {Harefoot}]

Harold II
n : King of England who succeeded Edward the Confessor in 1066 and was the last of the Anglo-Saxon monarchs; he was killed fighting the invasion by William the Conqueror (1045-1066) [syn: {King Harold II}]

Harold Kroto
n : British chemist who with Robert Curl and Richard Smalley discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (bron in 1939) [syn: {Kroto}, {Harold W. Kroto}, {Sir Harold Walter Kroto}]

Harold Lloyd
n : United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971) [syn: {Lloyd}, {Harold Clayton Lloyd}]

Harold Nicolson
n : English diplomat and author (1886-1968) [syn: {Nicolson}, {Sir Harold George Nicolson}]

Harold Pinter
n : English dramatist whose plays are characterized by silences and the use of inaction (born in 1930) [syn: {Pinter}]

Harold Urey
n : United States chemist who discovered deuterium (1893-1981) [syn: {Urey}, {Harold Clayton Urey}]

Harold W. Kroto
n : British chemist who with Robert Curl and Richard Smalley discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (bron in 1939) [syn: {Kroto}, {Harold Kroto}, {Sir Harold Walter Kroto}]

harp
n 1: a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
2: a pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade
3: a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole [syn: {harmonica}, {mouth organ}, {mouth harp}]
v 1: come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things" [syn: {dwell}]
2: play the harp; "She harped the Saint-Saens beautifully"

harp seal
n : common arctic seal; the young are all white [syn: {Pagophilus groenlandicus}]

harper
n : someone who plays the harp [syn: {harpist}]

Harpia
n : a genus of Accipitridae [syn: {genus Harpia}]

Harpia harpyja
n : large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America [syn: {harpy}, {harpy eagle}]

harpist
n : someone who plays the harp [syn: {harper}]

Harpo
n : United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1893-1964) [syn: {Marx}, {Arthur Marx}]

harpoon
n : a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it
v : spear with a harpoon; "harpoon whales"

harpoon gun
n : a cannon or cannon-like gun that fires harpoons

harpoon line
n : a strong rope for making the catch fast to the harpooner's boat

harpoon log
n : a cylindrical log with a device that registers distance

harpooneer
n : someone who launches harpoons [syn: {harpooner}]

harpooner
n : someone who launches harpoons [syn: {harpooneer}]

harpsichord
n : a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots [syn: {cembalo}]

harpsichordist
n : someone who plays the harpsichord

harpulla
n : fast-growing tree of India and East Indies yielding a wood used especially for building [syn: {Harpullia cupanioides}]

harpullia
n : any of various tree of the genus Harpullia

Harpullia cupanioides
n : fast-growing tree of India and East Indies yielding a wood used especially for building [syn: {harpulla}]

Harpullia pendula
n : Australian tree yielding a variegated tulipwood [syn: {Moreton Bay tulipwood}]

harpy
n 1: a malicious fierce-tempered woman [syn: {vixen}, {hellcat}]
2: (Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman
3: any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes [syn: {harpy bat}, {tube-nosed bat}, {tube-nosed fruit bat}]
4: large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America [syn: {harpy eagle}, {Harpia harpyja}]

harpy bat
n : any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes [syn: {harpy}, {tube-nosed bat}, {tube-nosed fruit bat}]

harpy eagle
n : large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America [syn: {harpy}, {Harpia harpyja}]

harquebus
n : an obsolete firearm with a long barrel [syn: {arquebus}, {hackbut}, {hagbut}]

harridan
n : a scolding (even vicious) old woman

harried
See {harry}

harried
adj : troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager" [syn: {annoyed}, {harassed}, {pestered}, {vexed}]

harried
harry
v 1: annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" [syn: {harass}, {hassle}, {chivy}, {chivvy}, {chevy}, {chevvy}, {beset}, {plague}, {molest}, {provoke}]
2: make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes [syn: {ravage}] [also: {harried}]

harrier
n 1: a persistent attacker; "the harassers were not members of the regular army" [syn: {harasser}]
2: a hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits
3: hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals

harrier eagle
n : any of numerous large Old Wold hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eagles [syn: {short-toed eagle}]

Harriet Beecher Stowe
n : United States writer of a novel about slavery that advanced the abolitionists' cause (1811-1896) [syn: {Stowe}, {Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe}]

Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe
n : United States writer of a novel about slavery that advanced the abolitionists' cause (1811-1896) [syn: {Stowe}, {Harriet Beecher Stowe}]

Harriet Tubman
n : United States abolitionist born a slave on a plantation in Maryland and became a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad leading other slaves to freedom in the North (1820-1913) [syn: {Tubman}]

Harriet Wilson
n : author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870) [syn: {Wilson}]

Harriman
n 1: United States financier who negotiated a treaty with the Soviet Union banning tests of nuclear weapons (1891-1986) [syn: {Averell Harriman}, {William Averell Harriman}]
2: United States railway tycoon (1848-1909) [syn: {E. H. Harriman}, {Edward Henry Harriman}]

Harris
n 1: United States diplomat who was instrumental in opening Japan to foreign trade (1804-1878) [syn: {Townsend Harris}]
2: Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931) [syn: {Frank Harris}, {James Thomas Harris}]
3: British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984) [syn: {Bomber Harris}, {Sir Arthur Travers Harris}]
4: publisher of the first newspaper printed in America (1673-1713) [syn: {Benjamin Harris}]

Harris Tweed
n : a loosely woven tweed made in the Outer Hebrides

Harrisburg
n : capital of Pennsylvania; located in southern part of state [syn: {capital of Pennsylvania}]

Harrisia
n : genus of slender often treelike spiny cacti with solitary showy nocturnal white or pink flowers; Florida and Caribbean to South America [syn: {genus Harrisia}]

Harrison
n 1: English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990) [syn: {Rex Harrison}, {Sir Rex Harrison}, {Reginald Carey Harrison}]
2: English rock star; lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943-2001) [syn: {George Harrison}]
3: 23rd President of the United States (1833-1901) [syn: {Benjamin Harrison}, {President Harrison}, {President Benjamin Harrison}]
4: 9th President of the United States; caught pneumonia during his inauguration and died shortly after (1773-1841) [syn: {William Henry Harrison}, {President Harrison}, {President William Henry Harrison}]

Harrod
n 1: English merchant who expanded his father's shop in London into a prestigious department store (1841-1905) [syn: {Charles Digby Harrod}]
2: English merchant who took over a shop in London that was expanded by his son into a prestigious department store (1800-1885) [syn: {Charles Henry Harrod}]

harrow
n : a cultivator that pulverizes or smoothes the soil
v : draw a harrow over (land) [syn: {disk}]

harrowing
adj : extremely painful [syn: {agonizing}, {agonising}, {excruciating}, {torturing}, {torturous}, {torturesome}]

harry
v 1: annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" [syn: {harass}, {hassle}, {chivy}, {chivvy}, {chevy}, {chevvy}, {beset}, {plague}, {molest}, {provoke}]
2: make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes [syn: {ravage}] [also: {harried}]

Harry Bridges
n : United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990) [syn: {Bridges}]

Harry F. Klinefelter
n : United States physician who first described the XXY-syndrome (born in 1912) [syn: {Klinefelter}, {Harry Fitch Kleinfelter}]

Harry Fitch Kleinfelter
n : United States physician who first described the XXY-syndrome (born in 1912) [syn: {Klinefelter}, {Harry F. Klinefelter}]

Harry Hotspur
n : English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403) [syn: {Percy}, {Sir Henry Percy}, {Hotspur}]

Harry Houdini
n : United States magician (born in Hungary) famous for his ability to escape from chains or handcuffs or straitjackets of padlocked containers (1874-1926) [syn: {Houdini}, {Erik Weisz}]

Harry Lauder
n : Scottish ballad singer and music hall comedian (1870-1950) [syn: {Lauder}, {Sir Harry MacLennan Lauder}]

Harry Lillis Crosby
n : United States singer and film actor (1904-1977) [syn: {Crosby}, {Bing Crosby}]

Harry S Truman
n : elected Vice President in Roosevelt's 4th term; became 33rd President of the United States on Roosevelt's death in 1945 and was elected President in 1948; authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan (1884-1972) [syn: {Truman}, {Harry Truman}, {President Truman}]

Harry Sinclair Lewis
n : United States novelist who satirized middle-class America in his novel Main Street (1885-1951) [syn: {Lewis}, {Sinclair Lewis}]

Harry Stack Sullivan
n : United States psychiatrist (1892-1949) [syn: {Sullivan}]

Harry Truman
n : elected Vice President in Roosevelt's 4th term; became 33rd President of the United States on Roosevelt's death in 1945 and was elected President in 1948; authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan (1884-1972) [syn: {Truman}, {Harry S Truman}, {President Truman}]

harsh
adj 1: unpleasantly stern; "wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus"; "the nomad life is rough and hazardous" [syn: {rough}]
2: disagreeable to the senses; "the harsh cry of a blue jay"; "harsh cognac"; "the harsh white light makes you screw up your eyes"; "harsh irritating smoke filled the hallway"
3: extremely unkind or cruel; "had harsh words"; "a harsh and unlovable old tyrant"
4: severe; "a harsh penalty"
5: used of circumstances (especially weather) that cause suffering; "brutal weather"; "northern winters can be cruel"; "a cruel world"; "a harsh climate"; "a rigorous climate"; "unkind winters" [syn: {brutal}, {cruel}, {rigorous}, {unkind}]
6: sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character" [syn: {abrasive}]

harshen
v : make harsh or harsher; "Winter harshened the look of the city"

harshly
adv 1: in a harsh or unkind manner; "`That's enough!,' he cut in harshly"
2: in a harsh and grating manner; "her voice fell gratingly on our ears" [syn: {gratingly}, {raspingly}]

harshness
n 1: the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions [syn: {abrasiveness}, {scratchiness}]
2: harsh or rough to the ear [syn: {roughness}]
3: the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance [syn: {cruelty}, {cruelness}]
4: excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp" [syn: {severity}, {rigor}, {rigour}, {inclemency}, {hardness}, {stiffness}]

Hart
n 1: United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961) [syn: {Moss Hart}]
2: United States lyricist who collaborated with Richard Rodgers (1895-1943) [syn: {Lorenz Hart}, {Lorenz Milton Hart}]
3: male red deer [syn: {stag}]

Hart Crane
n : United States poet (1899-1932) [syn: {Crane}, {Harold Hart Crane}]

Harte
n : United States writer noted for his stories about life during the California gold rush (1836-1902) [syn: {Bret Harte}]

hartebeest
n : a large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward

Hartford
n : the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business [syn: {capital of Connecticut}]

Hartford fern
n : delicate fern of the eastern United States having a twining stem and palmately-lobed sterile fronds and forked fertile fronds [syn: {creeping fern}, {Lygodium palmatum}]

Hartley
n : English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757) [syn: {David Hartley}]

hart's-tongue
n 1: tropical American terrestrial fern with leathery lanceolate fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polybotrya [syn: {hart's-tongue fern}, {Olfersia cervina}, {Polybotrya cervina}, {Polybotria cervina}]
2: Eurasian fern with simple lanceolate fronds [syn: {hart's-tongue fern}, {Asplenium scolopendrium}, {Phyllitis scolopendrium}]

hart's-tongue fern
n 1: tropical American terrestrial fern with leathery lanceolate fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polybotrya [syn: {hart's-tongue}, {Olfersia cervina}, {Polybotrya cervina}, {Polybotria cervina}]
2: Eurasian fern with simple lanceolate fronds [syn: {hart's-tongue}, {Asplenium scolopendrium}, {Phyllitis scolopendrium}]
3: common epiphytic or sometimes terrestrial fern having pale yellow-green strap-shaped leaves; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Uruguay [syn: {Florida strap fern}, {cow-tongue fern}]

harum-scarum
adj : cheerfully irresponsible; "carefree with his money"; "freewheeling urban youths"; "had a harum-scarum youth" [syn: {carefree}, {devil-may-care}, {freewheeling}, {happy-go-lucky}, {slaphappy}]
n : a reckless impetuous irresponsible person [syn: {daredevil}, {madcap}, {hothead}, {swashbuckler}, {lunatic}]
adv : in a wild or reckless manner; "dashing harum-scarum all over the place"; "running pell-mell up the stairs" [syn: {pell-mell}]

haruspices
See {haruspex}

Harvard
n 1: a university in Massachusetts [syn: {Harvard University}]
2: American philanthropist who left his library and half his estate to the Massachusetts college that now bears his name (1607-1638) [syn: {John Harvard}]

Harvard University
n : a university in Massachusetts [syn: {Harvard}]

Harvery Williams Cushing
n : United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939) [syn: {Cushing}, {Harvey Cushing}]

harvest
n 1: the yield from plants in a single growing season [syn: {crop}]
2: the consequence of an effort or activity; "they gathered a harvest of examples"; "a harvest of love"
3: the gathering of a ripened crop [syn: {harvesting}, {harvest home}]
4: the season for gathering crops [syn: {harvest time}]
v 1: gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes" [syn: {reap}, {glean}]
2: remove from a culture or a living or dead body, as for the purposes of transplantation; "The Chinese are said to harvest organs from executed criminals"

harvest fly
n : its distinctive song is heard during July and August [syn: {dog-day cicada}]

harvest home
n : the gathering of a ripened crop [syn: {harvest}, {harvesting}]

harvest mite
n : larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation [syn: {chigger}, {jigger}, {redbug}]

harvest moon
n : the full moon nearest the September equinox

harvest mouse
n 1: any of several small grayish New World mice inhabiting e.g. grain fields [syn: {American harvest mouse}]
2: small reddish-brown Eurasian mouse inhabiting e.g. cornfields [syn: {Micromyx minutus}]

harvest time
n : the season for gathering crops [syn: {harvest}]

harvester
n 1: someone who helps to gather the harvest [syn: {reaper}]
2: farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields [syn: {reaper}]

harvestfish
n : butterfish up to a foot long of Atlantic waters from Chesapeake Bay to Argentina [syn: {Paprilus alepidotus}]

harvesting
n : the gathering of a ripened crop [syn: {harvest}, {harvest home}]

harvest-lice
n : erect perennial Old World herb of dry grassy habitats [syn: {Agrimonia eupatoria}]

harvestman
n : spider-like arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs [syn: {daddy longlegs}, {Phalangium opilio}]

Harvey
n : English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657) [syn: {William Harvey}]

Harvey Cushing
n : United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939) [syn: {Cushing}, {Harvery Williams Cushing}]

Harvey Wallbanger
n : a cocktail made of vodka or gin and orange juice and Galliano

has
See {have}

has
have
n : a person who possesses great material wealth [syn: {rich person}, {wealthy person}]
v 1: have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard" [syn: {have got}, {hold}]
2: have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" [syn: {feature}] [ant: {miss}]
3: of mental or physical states or experiences; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" [syn: {experience}, {receive}, {get}, {undergo}]
4: have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?" [syn: {own}, {possess}]
5: cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble" [syn: {get}, {let}]
6: serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" [syn: {consume}, {ingest}, {take in}, {take}] [ant: {abstain}]
7: have a personal or business relationship with someone; "have a postdoc"; "have an assistant"; "have a lover"
8: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course" [syn: {hold}, {throw}, {make}, {give}]
9: have left; "I have two years left"; "I don't have any money left"; "They have two more years before they retire" 10: be confronted with; "What do we have here?"; "Now we have a fine mess" 11: undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up" [syn: {experience}] 12: suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis" 13: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" [syn: {induce}, {stimulate}, {cause}, {get}, {make}] 14: receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present" [syn: {accept}, {take}] [ant: {refuse}] 15: get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front" [syn: {receive}] 16: undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle" [syn: {suffer}, {sustain}, {get}] 17: achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day" [syn: {get}, {make}] 18: give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!" [syn: {give birth}, {deliver}, {bear}, {birth}] 19: have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable" [syn: {take}] [also: {has}, {had}]

has a feeling
See {have a feeling}

has left
See {have left}

has the feeling
See {have the feeling}

has-been
n : someone who is no longer popular [syn: {back-number}]

haschisch
n : purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen [syn: {hashish}, {hasheesh}, {hash}]

Hasdrubal
n : general who commanded a Carthaginian army in Spain; joined his brother Hannibal in Italy and was killed by the Romans at the battle of Metaurus River (died 207 BC)

Hasek
n : Czech author of novels and short stories (1883-1923) [syn: {Jaroslav Hasek}]

hash
n 1: chopped meat mixed with potatoes and browned
2: purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen [syn: {hashish}, {hasheesh}, {haschisch}]
v : chop up; "hash the potatoes"

hash head
n : a user of hashish

hash house
n : an inexpensive restaurant

hash mark
n : an insignia worn to indicate years of service [syn: {service stripe}, {hashmark}]

hash out
v : speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget" [syn: {discuss}, {talk over}]

hash over
v : go back over; "retrograde arguments" [syn: {retrograde}, {rehash}]

hasheesh
n : purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen [syn: {hashish}, {haschisch}, {hash}]

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
n : an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea [syn: {Jordan}]

Hashimoto's disease
n : autoimmune disorder of the thyroid gland; most common in middle-aged women

hashish
n : purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen [syn: {hasheesh}, {haschisch}, {hash}]

hashmark
n : an insignia worn to indicate years of service [syn: {service stripe}, {hash mark}]

Hasid
n : a member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict Orthodox Judaism [syn: {Hassid}, {Chasid}, {Chassid}]

Hasidic
adj : of or relating to the Jewish Hasidim or its members or their beliefs and practices [syn: {Hassidic}, {Chasidic}, {Chassidic}]

Hasidim
n : sect of Orthodox Jews who follow the Mosaic Law strictly [syn: {Hassidim}, {Chasidim}, {Chassidim}]

hasidim
See {hasid}

Hasidism
n : beliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews [syn: {Hassidism}, {Chasidism}, {Chassidism}]

haslet
n : heart and liver and other edible viscera especially of hogs; usually chopped and formed into a loaf and braised

hasp
n : a fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal strap fits over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock
v : secure or lock with a hasp

Hassam
n : United States painter noted for brilliant colors and bold brushwork (1859-1935) [syn: {Childe Hassam}, {Frederick Childe Hassam}]

Hassel
n : Norwegian chemist noted for his research on organic molecules (1897-1981) [syn: {Odd Hassel}]

Hassid
n : a member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict Orthodox Judaism [syn: {Hasid}, {Chasid}, {Chassid}]

Hassidic
adj : of or relating to the Jewish Hasidim or its members or their beliefs and practices [syn: {Hasidic}, {Chasidic}, {Chassidic}]

Hassidim
n : sect of Orthodox Jews who follow the Mosaic Law strictly [syn: {Hasidim}, {Chasidim}, {Chassidim}]

hassidim
See {hassid}

Hassidism
n : beliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews [syn: {Hasidism}, {Chasidism}, {Chassidism}]

hassle
n 1: an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" [syn: {fuss}, {trouble}, {bother}]
2: disorderly fighting [syn: {scuffle}, {tussle}, {dogfingt}, {rough-and-tumble}]
v : annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" [syn: {harass}, {harry}, {chivy}, {chivvy}, {chevy}, {chevvy}, {beset}, {plague}, {molest}, {provoke}]

hassock
n 1: thick cushion used as a seat [syn: {ottoman}, {pouf}, {pouffe}, {puff}]
2: a cushion for kneeling on (as when praying in church)

hastate
adj : of a leaf shape; like a spear point, with flaring pointed lobes at the base [syn: {spearhead-shaped}]

hastate leaf
n : shaped like a spearhead with flaring pointed lobes at the base

haste
n 1: overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste" [syn: {hastiness}, {hurry}, {hurriedness}, {precipitation}]
2: the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" [syn: {hurry}, {rush}, {rushing}]
3: a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door" [syn: {hurry}]

hasten
v 1: act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!" [syn: {rush}, {hurry}, {look sharp}, {festinate}]
2: step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" [syn: {rush}, {hotfoot}, {hie}, {speed}, {race}, {pelt along}, {rush along}, {cannonball along}, {bucket along}, {belt along}] [ant: {linger}]
3: speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite the process" [syn: {expedite}]
4: cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions" [syn: {induce}, {stimulate}, {rush}]

hastening
adj : proceeding quickly or in haste; "to hastening ills a prey"- Oliver Goldsmith

hastier
See {hasty}

hastier
hasty
adj 1: excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell" [syn: {headlong}]
2: done with very great haste and without due deliberation; "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare; "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes; "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"; "wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king" [syn: {overhasty}, {precipitate}, {precipitant}, {precipitous}] [also: {hastiest}, {hastier}]

hastiest
See {hasty}

hastiest
hasty
adj 1: excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell" [syn: {headlong}]
2: done with very great haste and without due deliberation; "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare; "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes; "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"; "wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king" [syn: {overhasty}, {precipitate}, {precipitant}, {precipitous}] [also: {hastiest}, {hastier}]

hastily
adv : in a hurried or hasty manner; "the way they buried him so hurriedly was disgraceful"; "hastily, he scanned the headlines"; "sold in haste and at a sacrifice" [syn: {hurriedly}, {in haste}] [ant: {unhurriedly}]

Hastinapura
n : one of two classical Hindu epics; a great collection of poetry worked into and around a central heroic narrative (eight times as large as the Iliad and Odyssey combined)

hastiness
n 1: overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste" [syn: {haste}, {hurry}, {hurriedness}, {precipitation}]
2: hasty impulsiveness

Hastings
n 1: United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929) [syn: {Thomas Hastings}]
2: a town in East Sussex just south of the place where the Battle of Hastings took place
3: the decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest [syn: {battle of Hastings}]

hasty
adj 1: excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell" [syn: {headlong}]
2: done with very great haste and without due deliberation; "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare; "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes; "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"; "wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king" [syn: {overhasty}, {precipitate}, {precipitant}, {precipitous}] [also: {hastiest}, {hastier}]

hasty defence
n : a defense organized while in contact with the enemy or when time is limited [syn: {hasty defense}]

hasty defense
n : a defense organized while in contact with the enemy or when time is limited [syn: {hasty defence}]

hasty pudding
n 1: sweetened porridge made of tapioca or flour or oatmeal cooked quickly in milk or water
2: cornmeal mush served with sweetening (maple syrup or brown sugar)

hat
n 1: headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim [syn: {chapeau}, {lid}]
2: an informal term for a person's role; "he took off his politician's hat and talked frankly"
v 1: put on or wear a hat; "He was unsuitably hatted"
2: furnish with a hat [also: {hatting}, {hatted}]

hat shop
n : shop selling women's hats [syn: {millinery}]

hat trick
n : (sports) three consecutive scores by one player or three scores in one game (as in cricket or ice hockey etc.)

hatband
n : a band around the crown of a hat just above the brim

hatbox
n : a round piece of luggage for carrying hats

hatch
n 1: the production of young from an egg [syn: {hatching}]
2: shading consisting of multiple crossing lines [syn: {hatching}, {crosshatch}, {hachure}]
3: a movable barrier covering a hatchway
v 1: emerge from the eggs; "young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch"
2: devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software" [syn: {think up}, {think of}, {dream up}, {concoct}]
3: inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating
4: draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper; "hatch the sheet"
5: sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs" [syn: {brood}, {cover}, {incubate}]

hatchback
n 1: a car having a hatchback door
2: a sloping rear car door that is lifted to open

hatcheck girl
n : a female checker [syn: {check girl}]

hatched
adj 1: produced from an egg
2: shaded by means of fine parallel or crossed lines [syn: {crosshatched}]

hatchel
n : a comb for separating flax fibers [syn: {heckle}]
v : comb with a heckle; "heckle hemp or flax" [syn: {heckle}, {hackle}] [also: {hatchelling}, {hatchelled}]

hatchelled
See {hatchel}

hatchelled
hatchel
n : a comb for separating flax fibers [syn: {heckle}]
v : comb with a heckle; "heckle hemp or flax" [syn: {heckle}, {hackle}] [also: {hatchelling}, {hatchelled}]

hatchelling
See {hatchel}

hatchelling
hatchel
n : a comb for separating flax fibers [syn: {heckle}]
v : comb with a heckle; "heckle hemp or flax" [syn: {heckle}, {hackle}] [also: {hatchelling}, {hatchelled}]

hatchery
n : a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs); "the park authorities operated a trout hatchery"

hatchet
n 1: weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American indians [syn: {tomahawk}]
2: short ax used to chop wood

hatchet job
n : a malicious attack [syn: {defamation}, {calumny}, {obloquy}, {traducement}]

hatchet man
n 1: a professional killer [syn: {iceman}]
2: one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior [syn: {enforcer}]

hatching
n 1: the production of young from an egg [syn: {hatch}]
2: shading consisting of multiple crossing lines [syn: {hatch}, {crosshatch}, {hachure}]

hatchling
n : any recently hatched animal (especially birds)

hatchway
n : an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship [syn: {opening}, {scuttle}]

hate
n : the emotion of hate; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action [syn: {hatred}] [ant: {love}]
v : dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians" [syn: {detest}] [ant: {love}]

hate mail
n : mail that expresses the writer's dislike or hatred (usually in offensive language)

hated
adj : treated with contempt [syn: {despised}, {detested}, {scorned}]

hateful
adj 1: evoking or deserving hatred; "no vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude"- Joseph Priestly [ant: {lovable}]
2: characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood" [syn: {mean}]

hatefully
adv : in a hateful manner

hatefulness
n : the quality of being hateful [syn: {obnoxiousness}, {objectionableness}]

hatemonger
n : one who arouses hatred for others

hater
n : a person who hates

hatful
n 1: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]
2: as many or as much as a hat will hold

hatha yoga
n : yogic exercises (popular in the West) that combine difficult postures (which force the mind to withdraw from the outside world) with controlled breathing

Hathaway
n : wife of William Shakespeare (1556-1623) [syn: {Anne Hathaway}]

Hatiora
n : small genus of South American epiphytic or lithophytic cacti [syn: {genus Hatiora}]

Hatiora gaertneri
n : spring-blooming South American cactus with oblong joints and coral-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Schlumbergera [syn: {Easter cactus}, {Schlumbergera gaertneri}]

hatless
adj : not wearing a hat; "stood hatless in the rain with water dripping down his neck" [ant: {hatted}]

hatmaker
n : someone who makes and sells hats [syn: {hatter}, {milliner}, {modiste}]

hatoglobin
n : a protein in plasma that binds free hemoglobin and removes it (as from wounds)

hatpin
n : a long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair

hatrack
n : a rack with hooks for temporarily holding coats and hats [syn: {coatrack}, {coat rack}]

hatred
n : the emotion of hate; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action [syn: {hate}] [ant: {love}]

hatted
See {hat}

hatted
hat
n 1: headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim [syn: {chapeau}, {lid}]
2: an informal term for a person's role; "he took off his politician's hat and talked frankly"
v 1: put on or wear a hat; "He was unsuitably hatted"
2: furnish with a hat [also: {hatting}, {hatted}]

hatted
adj : wearing a hat or a hat of a particular kind; "two old ladies, neatly hatted and gloved"; "a bearskin-hatted sentry" [ant: {hatless}]

hatter
n : someone who makes and sells hats [syn: {hatmaker}, {milliner}, {modiste}]

Hatteras Island
n : a barrier island running parallel to the North Carolina shore

Hattiesburg
n : a town in southeast Mississippi

hatting
See {hat}

hatting
hat
n 1: headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim [syn: {chapeau}, {lid}]
2: an informal term for a person's role; "he took off his politician's hat and talked frankly"
v 1: put on or wear a hat; "He was unsuitably hatted"
2: furnish with a hat [also: {hatting}, {hatted}]

hauberk
n : a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor [syn: {byrnie}]

haughtier
See {haughty}

haughtier
haughty
adj : having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "shaggy supercilious camels"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer [syn: {disdainful}, {lordly}, {prideful}, {sniffy}, {supercilious}, {swaggering}] [also: {haughtiest}, {haughtier}]

haughtiest
See {haughty}

haughtiest
haughty
adj : having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "shaggy supercilious camels"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer [syn: {disdainful}, {lordly}, {prideful}, {sniffy}, {supercilious}, {swaggering}] [also: {haughtiest}, {haughtier}]

haughtily
adv : in a haughty manner; "he peered haughtily down his nose"

haughtiness
n : overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors [syn: {arrogance}, {hauteur}, {highhandedness}, {lordliness}]

haughty
adj : having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "shaggy supercilious camels"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer [syn: {disdainful}, {lordly}, {prideful}, {sniffy}, {supercilious}, {swaggering}] [also: {haughtiest}, {haughtier}]

haul
n 1: the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly" [syn: {draw}, {haulage}]
2: the quantity that was caught; "the catch was only 10 fish" [syn: {catch}]
v 1: draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets" [syn: {hale}, {cart}, {drag}]
2: transport in a vehicle; "haul stones from the quarry in a truck"; "haul vegetables to the market"

haul away
v : take away by means of a vehicle; "They carted off the old furniture" [syn: {cart off}, {cart away}, {haul off}]

haul off
v : take away by means of a vehicle; "They carted off the old furniture" [syn: {cart off}, {cart away}, {haul away}]

haul up
v : come to a halt after driving somewhere; "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us" [syn: {draw up}, {pull up}]

haulage
n : the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly" [syn: {draw}, {haul}]

hauler
n : a haulage contractor [syn: {haulier}]

haulier
n : a haulage contractor [syn: {hauler}]

hauling
n : the activity of transporting goods by truck [syn: {trucking}, {truckage}]

haulm
n : stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding [syn: {halm}]

haunch
n 1: the hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings
2: the loin and leg of a quadruped

haunt
n : a frequently visited place [syn: {hangout}, {resort}, {repair}, {stamping ground}]
v 1: follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to; "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her" [syn: {stalk}]
2: haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her" [syn: {obsess}, {ghost}]
3: be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; "She haunts the ballet" [syn: {frequent}]

haunted
adj 1: having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman" [syn: {obsessed}, {preoccupied}, {taken up(p)}]
2: showing emotional affliction or disquiet; "her expression became progressively more haunted"
3: inhabited by or as if by apparitions; "a haunted house"

haunting
adj 1: continually recurring to the mind; "haunting memories"; "the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty"- Claudia Cassidy [syn: {persistent}]
2: having a deeply disquieting or disturbing effect; "from two handsome and talented young men to two haunting horrors of disintegration"-Charles Lee

Hausa
n 1: a member of a Negroid people living chiefly in northern Nigeria [syn: {Haussa}]
2: the chief member of the Chadic family of Afroasiatic languages; widely used as a trading language [syn: {Haussa}]

hausen
n : valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas [syn: {beluga}, {white sturgeon}, {Acipenser huso}]

hausmannite
n : a mineral consisting of manganese tetroxide; a source of manganese

Haussa
n 1: a member of a Negroid people living chiefly in northern Nigeria [syn: {Hausa}]
2: the chief member of the Chadic family of Afroasiatic languages; widely used as a trading language [syn: {Hausa}]

haustella
See {haustellum}

haustoria
haustorium
n : a rootlike attachment in parasitic plants that penetrates and obtains food from the host [also: {haustoria} (pl)]

haustoria
See {haustorium}

haustorium
n : a rootlike attachment in parasitic plants that penetrates and obtains food from the host [also: {haustoria} (pl)]

hautbois
n : a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece [syn: {oboe}, {hautboy}]

hautboy
n : a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece [syn: {oboe}, {hautbois}]

haute couture
n : trend-setting fashions [syn: {high fashion}, {high style}]

haute cuisine
n : (French) an elaborate and skillful manner of preparing food

Haute-Normandie
n : a division of Normandy [syn: {Upper-Normandy}]

hauteur
n : overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors [syn: {arrogance}, {haughtiness}, {highhandedness}, {lordliness}]

Havana
n : capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas [syn: {capital of Cuba}, {Cuban capital}]

Havasupai
n 1: a member of a North American Indian people of Cataract Canyon in Arizona
2: the Yuman language spoken by the Havasupai people

have
n : a person who possesses great material wealth [syn: {rich person}, {wealthy person}]
v 1: have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard" [syn: {have got}, {hold}]
2: have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" [syn: {feature}] [ant: {miss}]
3: of mental or physical states or experiences; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" [syn: {experience}, {receive}, {get}, {undergo}]
4: have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?" [syn: {own}, {possess}]
5: cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble" [syn: {get}, {let}]
6: serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" [syn: {consume}, {ingest}, {take in}, {take}] [ant: {abstain}]
7: have a personal or business relationship with someone; "have a postdoc"; "have an assistant"; "have a lover"
8: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course" [syn: {hold}, {throw}, {make}, {give}]
9: have left; "I have two years left"; "I don't have any money left"; "They have two more years before they retire" 10: be confronted with; "What do we have here?"; "Now we have a fine mess" 11: undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up" [syn: {experience}] 12: suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis" 13: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" [syn: {induce}, {stimulate}, {cause}, {get}, {make}] 14: receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present" [syn: {accept}, {take}] [ant: {refuse}] 15: get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front" [syn: {receive}] 16: undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle" [syn: {suffer}, {sustain}, {get}] 17: achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day" [syn: {get}, {make}] 18: give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!" [syn: {give birth}, {deliver}, {bear}, {birth}] 19: have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable" [syn: {take}] [also: {has}, {had}]

have a ball
v : enjoy oneself greatly; "We had a ball at the party and didn't come home until 2 AM" [syn: {have a good time}]

have a bun in the oven
v : be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child" [syn: {bear}, {carry}, {gestate}, {expect}]

have a fit
v : get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" [syn: {flip one's lid}, {blow up}, {throw a fit}, {hit the roof}, {hit the ceiling}, {have kittens}, {combust}, {blow one's stack}, {fly off the handle}, {flip one's wig}, {lose one's temper}, {blow a fuse}, {go ballistic}]

have a go
v : make an attempt at something; "I never sat on a horse before but I'll give it a go" [syn: {give it a try}]

have a go at it
v : have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: {roll in the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with}, {get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate}, {have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw}, {fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]

have a good time
v : enjoy oneself greatly; "We had a ball at the party and didn't come home until 2 AM" [syn: {have a ball}]

have a look
v : look at with attention; "Have a look at this!"; "Get a load of this pretty woman!" [syn: {take a look}, {get a load}]

have got
v : have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard" [syn: {have}, {hold}]

have in mind
v : intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!" [syn: {think of}, {mean}]

have intercourse
v : have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: {roll in the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with}, {get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw}, {fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]

have it away
v : have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: {roll in the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with}, {get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate}, {have intercourse}, {have it off}, {screw}, {fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]

have it coming
v : deserve (either good or bad); "It's too bad he got fired, but he sure had it coming"

have it off
v : have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: {roll in the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with}, {get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate}, {have intercourse}, {have it away}, {screw}, {fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]

have kittens
v : get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" [syn: {flip one's lid}, {blow up}, {throw a fit}, {hit the roof}, {hit the ceiling}, {have a fit}, {combust}, {blow one's stack}, {fly off the handle}, {flip one's wig}, {lose one's temper}, {blow a fuse}, {go ballistic}]

have on
v : be dressed in; "She was wearing yellow that day" [syn: {wear}]

have sex
v : have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: {roll in the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with}, {get laid}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate}, {have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw}, {fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]

have the best
v : overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome; "Heart disease can get the best of us" [syn: {get the best}, {overcome}]

have words
v : censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {rebuke}, {rag}, {trounce}, {reproof}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {jaw}, {dress down}, {call down}, {scold}, {chide}, {berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]

have young
v : birth; "the whales calve at this time of year" [syn: {calve}]

Havel
n : Czech dramatist and statesman whose plays opposed totalitarianism and who served as president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 to 1992 and president of the Czech Republic since 1993 (born in 1936) [syn: {Vaclav Havel}]

havelock
n : a cloth covering for a service cap with a flap extending over the back of the neck to protect the neck from direct rays of the sun

haven
n 1: a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary [syn: {oasis}]
2: a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo [syn: {seaport}, {harbor}, {harbour}]

have-not
n : a person with few or no possessions [syn: {poor person}]

Haverhill fever
n : the form of ratbite fever occurring in the United States

haversack
n : a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder [syn: {backpack}, {back pack}, {knapsack}, {packsack}, {rucksack}]

Haversian canal
n : any of the many tiny canals that contain blood vessels and connective tissue and that form a network in bone

having a feeling
See {have a feeling}

having left
See {have left}

having the feeling
See {have the feeling}

havoc
n : violent and needless disturbance [syn: {mayhem}]

haw
n 1: a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus [syn: {hawthorn}]
2: the nictitating membrane of a horse
v : utter `haw'; "he hemmed and hawed"

Hawaii
n 1: a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands [syn: {Aloha State}, {HI}]
2: the largest and southernmost of the Hawaii islands; has several volcanic peaks [syn: {Hawaii Island}]

Hawaii Island
n : the largest and southernmost of the Hawaii islands; has several volcanic peaks [syn: {Hawaii}]

Hawaii Standard Time
n : standard time in the 10th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 150th meridian west; used in Hawaii and the western Aleutian Islands [syn: {Hawaii Time}]

Hawaii Time
n : standard time in the 10th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 150th meridian west; used in Hawaii and the western Aleutian Islands [syn: {Hawaii Standard Time}]

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
n : a national park in Hawaii featuring active volcanoes

Hawaiian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the state or island of Hawaii or to the people or culture or language
n 1: the Oceanic languages spoken on Hawaii
2: a resident of Hawaii

Hawaiian capital
n : the capital and largest city of Hawaii; located on a large bay on the island of Oahu [syn: {Honolulu}, {capital of Hawaii}]

Hawaiian dancing
n : a Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman [syn: {hula}, {hula-hula}]

Hawaiian guitar
n : guitar whose steel strings are twanged while being pressed with a movable steel bar for a glissando effect [syn: {steel guitar}]

Hawaiian honeycreeper
n : small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands [syn: {honeycreeper}]

Hawaiian Islands
n : a group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific [syn: {Sandwich Islands}]

hawala
n : an underground banking system based on trust whereby money can be made available internationally without actually moving it or leaving a record of the transaction; "terrorists make extensive use of hawala"

hawfinch
n : a common large finch of Eurasia [syn: {Coccothraustes coccothraustes}]

haw-haw
n 1: a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing [syn: {hee-haw}, {horselaugh}, {ha-ha}]
2: a ditch with one side being a retaining wall; used to divide lands without defacing the landscape [syn: {sunk fence}, {ha-ha}]

hawk
n 1: diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
2: an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations [syn: {war hawk}] [ant: {dove}]
3: a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar [syn: {mortarboard}]
v 1: sell or offer for sale from place to place [syn: {peddle}, {monger}, {huckster}, {vend}, {pitch}]
2: hunt with hawks; "the Arabs like to hawk in the desert"
3: clear mucus or food from one's throat; "he cleared his throat before he started to speak" [syn: {clear the throat}]

hawk moth
n : any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed [syn: {hawkmoth}, {sphingid}, {sphinx moth}, {hummingbird moth}]

hawk nose
n : a nose curved downward like the beak of a hawk

hawk owl
n : gray-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of the northern hemisphere [syn: {Surnia ulula}]

hawkbill
n : pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell [syn: {hawksbill turtle}, {hawksbill}, {tortoiseshell turtle}, {Eretmochelys imbricata}]

hawkbit
n : any of various common wildflowers of the genus Leontodon; of temperate Eurasia to Mediterranean regions

hawker
n 1: someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) [syn: {peddler}, {pedlar}, {packman}, {pitchman}]
2: a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry [syn: {falconer}]

Hawkeye State
n : a state in midwestern United States [syn: {Iowa}, {IA}]

hawk-eyed
adj : having very keen vision; "quick-sighted as a cat" [syn: {argus-eyed}, {keen-sighted}, {lynx-eyed}, {quick-sighted}, {sharp-eyed}, {sharp-sighted}]

Hawking
n 1: English theoretical physicist (born in 1942) [syn: {Stephen Hawking}, {Stephen William Hawking}]
2: the act of selling goods for a living [syn: {vending}, {peddling}, {vendition}]

Hawkins
n 1: English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595) [syn: {Hawkyns}, {Sir John Hawkins}, {Sir John Hawkyns}]
2: United States jazz saxophonist (1904-1969) [syn: {Coleman Hawkins}]

hawkishness
n : any political orientation favoring aggressive policies [ant: {dovishness}]

hawklike
adj : resembling a hawk (in character or appearance) [syn: {hawky}]

hawkmoth
n : any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed [syn: {hawk moth}, {sphingid}, {sphinx moth}, {hummingbird moth}]

hawk's-beard
n : any of various plants of the genus Crepis having loose heads of yellow flowers on top of a long branched leafy stem; northern hemisphere [syn: {hawk's-beards}]

hawk's-beards
n : any of various plants of the genus Crepis having loose heads of yellow flowers on top of a long branched leafy stem; northern hemisphere [syn: {hawk's-beard}]

hawksbill
n : pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell [syn: {hawksbill turtle}, {hawkbill}, {tortoiseshell turtle}, {Eretmochelys imbricata}]

hawksbill turtle
n : pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell [syn: {hawksbill}, {hawkbill}, {tortoiseshell turtle}, {Eretmochelys imbricata}]

hawkshaw
n : someone who is a detective [syn: {dick}, {gumshoe}]

hawkweed
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Pilosella
2: any of numerous often hairy plants of the genus Hieracium having yellow or orange flowers that resemble the dandelion

hawky
adj : resembling a hawk (in character or appearance) [syn: {hawklike}]

Hawkyns
n : English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595) [syn: {Hawkins}, {Sir John Hawkins}, {Sir John Hawkyns}]

Haworth
n : English biochemist who was a pioneer in research on carbohydrates; when he synthesized vitamin C he became the first person to synthesize a vitamin artificially (1883-1950) [syn: {Sir Walter Norman Haworth}]

hawse
n : the hole that an anchor rope passes through [syn: {hawsehole}, {hawsepipe}]

hawsehole
n : the hole that an anchor rope passes through [syn: {hawse}, {hawsepipe}]

hawsepipe
n : the hole that an anchor rope passes through [syn: {hawse}, {hawsehole}]

hawser
n : large heavy rope for nautical use

hawser bend
n : a knot uniting the ends of two lines

hawthorn
n : a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus [syn: {haw}]

Hawthorne
n : United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864) [syn: {Nathaniel Hawthorne}]

hay
n : grass mowed and cured for use as fodder

hay bacillus
n : a species of Bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter; some strains produce antibiotics [syn: {Bacillus subtilis}, {Bacillus globigii}, {grass bacillus}]

hay bale
n : a bale of hay

hay conditioner
n : a farm machine that treats hay to cause more rapid and even drying [syn: {haymaker}]

hay fever
n : a seasonal rhinitis resulting from an allergic reaction to pollen [syn: {pollinosis}]

Hayastan
n : a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet; modern Armenia is but a fragment of ancient Armenia which was one of the world's oldest civilizations; throughout 2500 years the Armenian people have been invaded and oppressed by their neighbors [syn: {Armenia}, {Republic of Armenia}]

haycock
n : a small cone-shaped pile of hay that has been left in the field until it is dry enough to carry to the hayrick

Haydn
n 1: prolific Austrian composer who influenced the classical form of the symphony (1732-1809) [syn: {Joseph Haydn}, {Franz Joseph Haydn}]
2: the music of Haydn

Hayek
n : English economist (born in Austria) noted for work on the optimum allocation of resources (1899-1992) [syn: {Friedrich August von Hayek}]

Hayes
n 1: acclaimed actress of stage and screen (born in 1900) [syn: {Helen Hayes}]
2: 19th President of the United States; his administration removed federal troops from the South and so ended the Reconstruction Period (1822-1893) [syn: {Rutherford B. Hayes}, {Rutherford Birchard Hayes}, {President Hayes}]

hayfield
n : a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay [syn: {meadow}]

hayfork
n : a long-handled fork for turning or lifting hay

haying
n 1: the harvesting of hay
2: the season for cutting and drying and storing grass as fodder [syn: {haying time}]

haying time
n : the season for cutting and drying and storing grass as fodder [syn: {haying}]

hayloft
n : a loft for storing hay [syn: {mow}]

Haym Salomon
n : American financier and Revolutionary patriot who helped fund the army during the American Revolution (1740?-1785) [syn: {Salomon}]

haymaker
n 1: a farm machine that treats hay to cause more rapid and even drying [syn: {hay conditioner}]
2: a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing [syn: {knockout punch}, {KO punch}, {Sunday punch}]

haymaking
n 1: taking full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts
2: cutting grass and curing it to make hay

hayrack
n 1: a rack that holds hay for feeding livestock
2: a frame attached to a wagon to increase the amount of hay it can carry [syn: {hayrig}]

hayrick
n : a stack of hay [syn: {haystack}, {rick}]

hayrig
n : a frame attached to a wagon to increase the amount of hay it can carry [syn: {hayrack}]

Hays
n 1: United States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United states films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954) [syn: {Will Hays}, {William Harrison Hays}]
2: United States lawyer involved in several famous court trials (1881-1954) [syn: {Arthur Garfield Hays}]
3: a town in central Kansas

hay-scented
n : fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an aroma like hay [syn: {hay-scented fern}, {scented fern}, {boulder fern}, {Dennstaedtia punctilobula}]

hay-scented fern
n : fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an aroma like hay [syn: {hay-scented}, {scented fern}, {boulder fern}, {Dennstaedtia punctilobula}]

hayseed
n : not very intelligent or interested in culture [syn: {yokel}, {rube}, {hick}, {yahoo}, {bumpkin}, {chawbacon}]

haystack
n : a stack of hay [syn: {hayrick}, {rick}]

Hayti
n : an island in the West Indies [syn: {Hispaniola}, {Haiti}]

haywire
adj 1: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}]
2: not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine" [syn: {amiss(p)}, {awry(p)}, {wrong(p)}]
n : wire for tying up bales of hay

Haywood
n : United States labor leader and militant socialist who was one of the founders of the Industrial Workers of the World (1869-1928) [syn: {Big Bill Haywood}, {William Dudley Haywood}]

hazan
n : the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos [syn: {cantor}]

hazard
n 1: a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard" [syn: {jeopardy}, {peril}, {risk}]
2: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance" [syn: {luck}, {fortune}, {chance}]
3: an obstacle on a golf course
v 1: put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong" [syn: {guess}, {venture}, {pretend}]
2: put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this" [syn: {venture}, {adventure}, {stake}, {jeopardize}]
3: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling" [syn: {gamble}, {chance}, {risk}, {take chances}, {adventure}, {run a risk}, {take a chance}]

hazard insurance
n : insurance that provides protection against certain risks such as storms or fires

Hazardia
n : small genus of shrubs and subshrubs of western United States having flowers that change color as they mature [syn: {genus Hazardia}]

Hazardia cana
n : western American shrubs having white felted foliage and yellow flowers that become red-purple [syn: {hoary golden bush}]

hazardous
adj : involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a venturesome journey in wintertime"; "a venturous enterprise" [syn: {risky}, {venturesome}, {venturous}]

hazardously
adv : in a dangerous manner; "he came dangerously close to falling off the ledge" [syn: {perilously}, {dangerously}]

hazardousness
n : the state of being dangerous [syn: {perilousness}]

haze
n 1: atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
2: confusion characterized by lack of clarity [syn: {daze}, {fog}]
v 1: become hazy, dull, or cloudy
2: harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions

haze over
v : make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds" [syn: {obscure}, {befog}, {becloud}, {obnubilate}, {fog}, {cloud}, {mist}]

hazel
adj : of a light brown or yellowish brown color
n 1: Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts [syn: {hazel tree}, {Pomaderris apetala}]
2: the fine-grained wood of a hazelnut tree (genus Corylus) and the hazel tree (Australian genus Pomaderris)
3: any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk [syn: {hazelnut}, {hazelnut tree}]

hazel alder
n : common shrub of the eastern United States with smooth bark [syn: {smooth alder}, {Alnus serrulata}]

hazel mouse
n : a variety of dormouse [syn: {Muscardinus avellanarius}]

hazel tree
n : Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts [syn: {hazel}, {Pomaderris apetala}]

hazelnut
n 1: any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk [syn: {hazel}, {hazelnut tree}]
2: nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus [syn: {filbert}, {cobnut}, {cob}]

hazelnut tree
n : any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk [syn: {hazelnut}, {hazel}]

hazelwood
n : reddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet gum tree used to make furniture [syn: {sweet gum}, {satin walnut}, {red gum}]

hazier
See {hazy}

hazier
hazy
adj 1: filled or abounding with fog or mist; "a brumous October morning" [syn: {brumous}, {foggy}, {misty}]
2: indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" [syn: {bleary}, {blurred}, {blurry}, {foggy}, {fuzzy}, {muzzy}] [also: {haziest}, {hazier}]

haziest
See {hazy}

haziest
hazy
adj 1: filled or abounding with fog or mist; "a brumous October morning" [syn: {brumous}, {foggy}, {misty}]
2: indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" [syn: {bleary}, {blurred}, {blurry}, {foggy}, {fuzzy}, {muzzy}] [also: {haziest}, {hazier}]

hazily
adv 1: through a haze; "we saw the distant hills hazily"
2: in an indistinct way; "he remembered her only hazily"

haziness
n 1: vagueness attributable to being not clearly defined
2: cloudiness resulting from haze or mist [syn: {mistiness}]

Hazlitt
n : English essayist and literary critic (1778-1830) [syn: {William Hazlitt}]

HAZMAT
n : an abbreviation for `hazardous material' used on warning signs; "NO HAZMATS IN TUNNEL"

hazy
adj 1: filled or abounding with fog or mist; "a brumous October morning" [syn: {brumous}, {foggy}, {misty}]
2: indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" [syn: {bleary}, {blurred}, {blurry}, {foggy}, {fuzzy}, {muzzy}] [also: {haziest}, {hazier}]

hazzanim
See {hazzan}

Hb
n : a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues; "fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals" [syn: {hemoglobin}, {haemoglobin}]

H-bomb
n : a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium [syn: {hydrogen bomb}, {fusion bomb}, {thermonuclear bomb}]

HCFC
n : a fluorocarbon that is replacing chlorofluorocarbon as a refrigerant and propellant in aerosol cans; considered to be somewhat less destructive to the atmosphere [syn: {hydrochlorofluorocarbon}]

HCG
n : hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta; detection in the urine and serum is the basis for one kind of pregnancy test [syn: {human chorionic gonadotropin}, {human chorionic gonadotrophin}]

HDL
n : a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of a high proportion of protein and relatively little cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with decreased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis [syn: {high-density lipoprotein}, {alpha-lipoprotein}]

HDL cholesterol
n : the cholesterol in high-density lipoproteins; the `good' cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to lower the risk of coronary artery disease

HDTV
n : a television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detail [syn: {high-definition television}]

He
n 1: a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas) [syn: {helium}, {atomic number 2}]
2: the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

head
n 1: the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window" [syn: {caput}]
2: a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle"
3: that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head" [syn: {mind}, {brain}, {psyche}, {nous}]
4: a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation" [syn: {chief}, {top dog}]
5: the front of a military formation or procession; "the head of the column advanced boldly"; "they were at the head of the attack" [ant: {rear}]
6: the pressure exerted by a fluid; "a head of steam"
7: the top of something; "the head of the stairs"; "the head of the page"; "the head of the list" [ant: {foot}]
8: the source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream" [syn: {fountainhead}, {headspring}]
9: (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent [syn: {head word}] 10: the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates) 11: the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head; "he is two heads taller than his little sister"; "his horse won by a head" 12: a dense clusters of flowers or foliage; "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce" [syn: {capitulum}] 13: the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal" [syn: {principal}, {school principal}, {head teacher}] 14: an individual person; "tickets are $5 per head" 15: a user of (usually soft) drugs; "the office was full of secret heads" 16: a rounded compact mass; "the head of a comet" 17: the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container; "the beer had a large head of foam" 18: the part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column" [syn: {forefront}] 19: a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday" [syn: {pass}, {straits}] 20: forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale" [syn: {headway}] 21: a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north" [syn: {point}] 22: the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets" [syn: {question}] 23: a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text" [syn: {heading}, {header}] 24: the rounded end of a bone that bits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint; "the head of the humerus" 25: that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves 26: (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk [syn: {read/write head}] 27: (usually plural) an obverse side of a coin that bears the representation of a person's head; "call heads or tails!" [ant: {tail}] 28: the striking part of a tool; "the head of the hammer" 29: (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship 30: a projection out from one end; "the head of the nail", "a pinhead is the head of a pin" 31: a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum [syn: {drumhead}] 32: oral-genital stimulation; "they say he gives good head" [syn: {oral sex}]
v 1: to go or travel towards; "where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains"
2: be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?" [syn: {lead}]
3: travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John" [syn: {lead}]
4: be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel; "This student heads the class" [syn: {head up}]
5: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling [syn: {steer}, {maneuver}, {manoeuver}, {manoeuvre}, {direct}, {point}, {guide}, {channelize}, {channelise}]
6: take its rise; "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas"
7: be in the front of or on top of; "The list was headed by the name of the president"
8: form a head or come or grow to a head; "The wheat headed early this year"
9: remove the head of; "head the fish"

head ache
n : pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs [syn: {headache}, {cephalalgia}]

head and shoulders above
adv : outstandingly superior to; "in intelligence he was head and shoulders above the others in his class"

head blight
n : a blight of the heads of cereals

head cabbage
n 1: any of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green leaves [syn: {head cabbage plant}, {Brassica oleracea capitata}]
2: any of several varieties of cabbage having a large compact globular head; may be steamed or boiled or stir-fried or used raw in coleslaw

head cabbage plant
n : any of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green leaves [syn: {head cabbage}, {Brassica oleracea capitata}]

head cold
n : a common cold affecting the nasal passages and resulting in congestion and sneezing and headache

head count
n : number of people in a particular group [syn: {headcount}]

head covering
n : a garment that covers the head and face [syn: {veil}]

head crash
n : (computer science) a crash of a read/write head in a hard disk drive (usually caused by contact of the head with the surface of the magnetic disk)

head for the hills
v : flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" [syn: {run}, {scarper}, {turn tail}, {lam}, {run away}, {hightail it}, {bunk}, {take to the woods}, {escape}, {fly the coop}, {break away}]

head game
n : the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas [syn: {delusion}, {illusion}]

head gasket
n : a gasket to seal a cylinder head

head gate
n 1: regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice [syn: {sluicegate}, {sluice valve}, {floodgate}, {penstock}, {water gate}]
2: a gate upstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the upper end

head home
v : return home; "After the movie, we went home" [syn: {go home}]

head honcho
n : an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big shot"; "she's a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish" [syn: {big shot}, {big gun}, {big wheel}, {big cheese}, {big deal}, {big enchilada}, {big fish}]

head lettuce
n : distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ball [syn: {Lactuca sativa capitata}]

head lice
n : infestation of the scalp with lice [syn: {pediculosis capitis}]

head linesman
n : a football official in charge of recording yardage gained or loss

head louse
n : infests the head and body of humans [syn: {Pediculus capitis}]

head nurse
n : a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution [syn: {matron}]

head of hair
n : growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being [syn: {mane}]

head of household
n : the head of a household or family or tribe

head of state
n : the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government [syn: {chief of state}]

head off
v : prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" [syn: {debar}, {obviate}, {deflect}, {avert}, {stave off}, {fend off}, {avoid}, {ward off}]

head over heels
adv : in disorderly haste; "we ran head over heels toward the shelter" [syn: {heels over head}, {topsy-turvy}, {topsy-turvily}, {in great confusion}]

head register
n : the higher ranges of the voice in speaking or singing; the vibrations of sung notes are felt in the head [syn: {head voice}, {head tone}]

head restraint
n : a cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash [syn: {headrest}]

head rhyme
n : use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged rascal ran" [syn: {alliteration}, {initial rhyme}, {beginning rhyme}]

head sea
n : a sea in which the waves are running directly against the course of the ship

head shop
n : a shop specializing in articles of interest to drug users; "he bought some roach clips and hashish pipes at the head shop"

head smut
n : smut fungus attacking heads of corn or sorghum and causing a covered smut [syn: {Sphacelotheca reiliana}]

head start
n : advantage gained by an early start as in a race; "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch" [syn: {start}]

head teacher
n : the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal" [syn: {principal}, {school principal}, {head}]

head tone
n : the higher ranges of the voice in speaking or singing; the vibrations of sung notes are felt in the head [syn: {head register}, {head voice}]

head trip
n 1: an exciting or stimulting experience [syn: {trip}]
2: the act of satisfying your own desires and giving yourself pleasure [syn: {self-gratification}]

head up
v : be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel; "This student heads the class" [syn: {head}]

head voice
n : the higher ranges of the voice in speaking or singing; the vibrations of sung notes are felt in the head [syn: {head register}, {head tone}]

head word
n 1: a word that is qualified by a modifier [syn: {headword}]
2: (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent [syn: {head}]

headache
n 1: something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" [syn: {concern}, {worry}, {vexation}]
2: pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs [syn: {head ache}, {cephalalgia}]

headache powder
n : a powdered form of aspirin [syn: {aspirin powder}]

headband
n : a band worn around or over the head; "the earphones were held in place by a headband"

headboard
n : a vertical board or panel forming the head of a bedstead

headcheese
n : sausage or jellied loaf made of chopped parts of the head meat and sometimes feet and tongue of a calf or pig

headcount
n : number of people in a particular group [syn: {head count}]

headcounter
n : someone who conducts surveys of public opinion; "a pollster conducts public opinion polls"; "a headcounter counts heads" [syn: {pollster}, {poll taker}, {canvasser}]

headdress
n : clothing for the head [syn: {headgear}]

headed
adj 1: having a heading or course in a certain direction; "westward headed wagons"
2: having a heading or caption; "a headed column"; "headed notepaper" [ant: {unheaded}]
3: having a head or anything that serves as a head; often used in combination; "headed bolts"; "three-headed Cerberus"; "a cool-headed fighter pilot" [ant: {headless}]
4: of leafy vegetables; having formed into a head; "headed cabbages"

header
n 1: a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text" [syn: {heading}, {head}]
2: horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window [syn: {lintel}]
3: brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall [syn: {coping}, {cope}]
4: a framing member crossing and supporting the ends of joists, studs, or rafters so as to transfer their weight to parallel joists, studs, or rafters
5: a machine that cuts the heads off grain and moves them into a wagon
6: (soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head
7: a headlong jump (or fall); "he took a header into the shrubbery"

headfast
n : a mooring line that secures the bow of a boat or ship to a wharf

headfirst
adj : with the head foremost; "a headfirst plunge down the stairs"; "a headlong dive into the pool" [syn: {headlong}]
adv : with the head foremost; "the runner slid headlong into third base" [syn: {headlong}]

headfish
n : among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters [syn: {ocean sunfish}, {sunfish}, {mola}]

headful
n 1: the quantity of information that a head will hold; "he has a headful of baseball statistics"
2: a covering over the surface of your head; "a headful of tight curls"; "a headful of lice"

headgear
n 1: clothing for the head [syn: {headdress}]
2: the hoist at the pithead of a mine
3: stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head

headhunter
n 1: a recruiter of personnel (especially for corporations)
2: a savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies [syn: {head-shrinker}]

headier
See {heady}

headier
heady
adj : extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic [syn: {intoxicating}] [also: {headiest}, {headier}]

headiest
See {heady}

headiest
heady
adj : extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic [syn: {intoxicating}] [also: {headiest}, {headier}]

heading
n 1: a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text" [syn: {header}, {head}]
2: the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies [syn: {bearing}, {aim}]
3: a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein" [syn: {drift}, {gallery}]

head-in-the-clouds
adj : absent-mindedly irresponsible; "he said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor" [syn: {flighty}, {scatterbrained}]

headlamp
n : a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive [syn: {headlight}]

headland
n : a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) [syn: {promontory}, {foreland}]

headless
adj 1: not having a head or formed without a head ; "the headless horseman"; "brads are headless nails" [ant: {headed}]
2: not using intelligence [syn: {brainless}]

headlight
n : a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive [syn: {headlamp}]

headlike
adj : having a protuberance that resembles a head

headline
n : the heading or caption of a newspaper article [syn: {newspaper headline}]
v 1: publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline
2: provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline

headliner
n : a performer who receives prominent billing [syn: {star}]

headlinese
n : using the abbreviated style of headline writers

headlock
n : a wrestling hold in which the opponent's head is locked between the crook of your elbow and the side of your body

headlong
adj 1: excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell" [syn: {hasty}]
2: with the head foremost; "a headfirst plunge down the stairs"; "a headlong dive into the pool" [syn: {headfirst}]
adv 1: with the head foremost; "the runner slid headlong into third base" [syn: {headfirst}]
2: at breakneck speed; "burst headlong through the gate" [syn: {precipitately}]
3: in a hasty and foolhardy manner; "he fell headlong in love with his cousin" [syn: {rashly}]

headman
n 1: an executioner who beheads the condemned person [syn: {headsman}]
2: the head of a tribe or clan [syn: {tribal chief}, {chieftain}]

headmaster
n : presiding officer of a school [syn: {schoolmaster}, {master}]

headmastership
n : the position of headmaster

headmistress
n : a woman headmaster

headmistressship
n : the position of headmistress

head-on
adj 1: characterized by direct opposition; "a head-on confrontation"
2: meeting front to front; "a frontal attack"; "a head-on collision" [syn: {frontal}]
adv 1: in direct opposition; directly; "we must meet the problem head-on"
2: with the front foremost; "the cars collided head-on"

headphone
n : electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear; "it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked" [syn: {earphone}, {earpiece}, {phone}]

headpiece
n 1: the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head [syn: {headstall}]
2: a protective helmet for the head

headpin
n : the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins [syn: {kingpin}]

headquarters
n 1: (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise; "many companies have their headquarters in New York" [syn: {central office}, {main office}, {home office}, {home base}]
2: (usually plural) the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command; "the general's headquarters were a couple of large tents" [syn: {HQ}, {military headquarters}]
3: (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff

headquarters staff
n : military staff stationed at headquarters

headrace
n : a waterway that feeds water to a mill or water wheel or turbine

headrest
n 1: a cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash [syn: {head restraint}]
2: a rest for the head

headroom
n 1: vertical space available to allow easy passage under something [syn: {headway}, {clearance}]
2: the capacity of a system to reproduce loud sounds without distortion [syn: {dynamic headroom}]

headsail
n : any sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel

headscarf
n : a kerchief worn over the head and tied under the chin

headset
n : receiver consisting of a pair of headphones

headshake
n : the act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement; "I could tell from their headshakes that they didn't believe me" [syn: {headshaking}]

headshaking
n : the act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement; "I could tell from their headshakes that they didn't believe me" [syn: {headshake}]

headship
n 1: the position of headmaster or headmistress
2: the position of head

headshot
n 1: a photograph of a person's head
2: an attempt to put the soccer ball into the net by using the head
3: a shot aimed at a person's head

head-shrinker
n 1: a physician who specializes in psychiatry [syn: {psychiatrist}, {shrink}]
2: a savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies [syn: {headhunter}]

headsman
n : an executioner who beheads the condemned person [syn: {headman}]

headspace
n : the volume left at the top of a filled container (bottle or jar or tin) before sealing

headspring
n : the source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream" [syn: {fountainhead}, {head}]

headstall
n : the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head [syn: {headpiece}]

headstand
n : an acrobatic feat in which a person balances on the head (usually with the help of the hands)

headstock
n : the stationary support in a machine or power tool that supports and drives a revolving part (as a chuck or the spindle on a lathe)

headstone
n 1: the central building block at the top of an arch or vault [syn: {keystone}, {key}]
2: a stone that is used to mark a grave [syn: {gravestone}, {tombstone}]

headstream
n : a stream that forms the source of a river

headstrong
adj : habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition [syn: {froward}, {self-willed}, {willful}, {wilful}]

heads-up
adj : fully alert and watchful; "played heads-up ball" [syn: {wide-awake}]

head-to-head
adj 1: involving two persons; intimately private; "a tete-a-tete supper"; "a head-to-head conversation" [syn: {tete-a-tete}]
2: inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition; "as they approached the finish line they were neck and neck"; "the election was a nip and tuck affair" [syn: {neck and neck}, {nip and tuck}]
adv : even or close in a race or competition or comparison; "the horses ran neck and neck"; "he won nip and tuck" [syn: {neck and neck}, {nip and tuck}]

headwaiter
n : a diningroom attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers [syn: {captain}, {maitre d'hotel}, {maitre d'}]

headwaters
n : the source of a river; "the headwaters of the Nile"

headway
n 1: vertical space available to allow easy passage under something [syn: {headroom}, {clearance}]
2: forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale" [syn: {head}]

headwind
n : wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft

headword
n 1: a word that is qualified by a modifier [syn: {head word}]
2: a word placed at the beginning of a line or paragraph (as in a dictionary entry)

heady
adj : extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic [syn: {intoxicating}] [also: {headiest}, {headier}]

heal
v 1: heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending" [syn: {mend}]
2: get healthy again; "The wound is healing slowly"
3: provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to" [syn: {bring around}, {cure}]

heal all
n 1: decumbent blue-flowered European perennial thought to possess healing properties; naturalized throughout North America [syn: {self-heal}, {Prunella vulgaris}]
2: common woodland herb of temperate North America having yellow nodding flowers and small round blue fruits [syn: {yellow clintonia}, {Clintonia borealis}]

healed
adj : freed from illness or injury; "the patient appears cured"; "the incision is healed"; "appears to be entirely recovered"; "when the recovered patient tries to remember what occurred during his delirium"- Normon Cameron [syn: {cured}, {recovered}]

healer
n : a person skilled in a particular type of therapy [syn: {therapist}]

healing
adj : tending to cure or restore to health; "curative powers of herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand"; "remedial surgery"; "a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air"; "a therapeutic agent"; "therapeutic diets" [syn: {curative}, {healing(p)}, {alterative}, {remedial}, {sanative}, {therapeutic}]
n : the natural process by which the body repairs itself

healing herb
n : leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads or cooked [syn: {comfrey}]

health
n 1: a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease; "physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients" [syn: {wellness}] [ant: {illness}, {illness}]
2: the general condition of body and mind; "his delicate health"; "in poor health"

Health and Human Services
n : the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 [syn: {Department of Health and Human Services}, {HHS}]

health care
n 1: social insurance for the ill and injured
2: the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession [syn: {healthcare}]

health care delivery
n : the provision of health care [syn: {healthcare delivery}, {care delivery}]

health care provider
n : a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability [syn: {health professional}, {caregiver}]

health check
n : a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person [syn: {checkup}, {medical checkup}, {medical examination}, {medical exam}, {medical}]

health club
n : a place of business with equipment and facilities for exercising and improving physical fitness [syn: {health spa}, {spa}]

health code
n : set of standards established and enforced by government for health requirements as in plumbing etc [syn: {sanitary code}]

health facility
n : building where medicine is practiced [syn: {medical building}, {healthcare facility}]

health food
n : any natural or prepared food popularly believed to promote good health

health hazard
n : hazard to the health of those exposed to it

health insurance
n : insurance against loss due to ill health

health maintenance organization
n : group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians [syn: {HMO}]

health problem
n : a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain [syn: {ill health}, {unhealthiness}] [ant: {good health}]

health profession
n : the body of individuals whose work helps to maintain the health of their clients

health professional
n : a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability [syn: {health care provider}, {caregiver}]

health spa
n : a place of business with equipment and facilities for exercising and improving physical fitness [syn: {spa}, {health club}]

healthcare
n : the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession [syn: {health care}]

healthcare delivery
n : the provision of health care [syn: {health care delivery}, {care delivery}]

healthcare facility
n : building where medicine is practiced [syn: {medical building}, {health facility}]

healthful
adj 1: conducive to good health of body or mind; "a healthful climate"; "a healthful environment"; "healthful nutrition"; "healthful sleep"; "Dickens's relatively healthful exuberance" [ant: {unhealthful}]
2: free from filth and pathogens; "sanitary conditions for preparing food"; "a sanitary washroom" [syn: {sanitary}] [ant: {unsanitary}]

healthfulness
n : the quality of promoting good health [ant: {unhealthfulness}]

healthier
See {healthy}

healthier
adj : improved in health or physical condition [syn: {fitter}]

healthier
healthy
adj 1: having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy" [ant: {unhealthy}]
2: financially secure and functioning well; "a healthy economy"
3: promoting health; healthful; "a healthy diet"; "clean healthy air"; "plenty of healthy sleep"; "healthy and normal outlets for youthful energy"; "the salubrious mountain air and water"- C.B.Davis; "carrots are good for you" [syn: {salubrious}, {good for you(p)}]
4: physically and mentally sound or healthy; "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise" [syn: {fit}] [ant: {unfit}]
5: exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision" [syn: {intelligent}, {levelheaded}, {sound}] [also: {healthiest}, {healthier}]

healthiest
See {healthy}

healthiest
healthy
adj 1: having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy" [ant: {unhealthy}]
2: financially secure and functioning well; "a healthy economy"
3: promoting health; healthful; "a healthy diet"; "clean healthy air"; "plenty of healthy sleep"; "healthy and normal outlets for youthful energy"; "the salubrious mountain air and water"- C.B.Davis; "carrots are good for you" [syn: {salubrious}, {good for you(p)}]
4: physically and mentally sound or healthy; "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise" [syn: {fit}] [ant: {unfit}]
5: exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision" [syn: {intelligent}, {levelheaded}, {sound}] [also: {healthiest}, {healthier}]

healthily
adv : in a levelheaded manner; "the answers were healthily individual"

healthiness
n : the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease [syn: {good health}] [ant: {ill health}]

healthy
adj 1: having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy" [ant: {unhealthy}]
2: financially secure and functioning well; "a healthy economy"
3: promoting health; healthful; "a healthy diet"; "clean healthy air"; "plenty of healthy sleep"; "healthy and normal outlets for youthful energy"; "the salubrious mountain air and water"- C.B.Davis; "carrots are good for you" [syn: {salubrious}, {good for you(p)}]
4: physically and mentally sound or healthy; "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise" [syn: {fit}] [ant: {unfit}]
5: exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision" [syn: {intelligent}, {levelheaded}, {sound}] [also: {healthiest}, {healthier}]

heap
n 1: a collection of objects laid on top of each other [syn: {pile}, {mound}, {cumulus}]
2: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]
3: a car that is old and unreliable; "the fenders had fallen off that old bus" [syn: {bus}, {jalopy}]
v 1: bestow in large quantities; "He heaped him with work"; "She heaped scorn upon him"
2: arrange in stacks; "heap firewood around the fireplace"; "stack your books up on the shelves" [syn: {stack}, {pile}]
3: fill to overflow; "heap the platter with potatoes"

heap up
v : arrange into piles or stacks; "She piled up her books in my living room" [syn: {pile up}, {stack up}]

heaped
adj : thrown together in a pile; "a desk heaped with books"; "heaped-up ears of corn"; "ungraded papers piled high" [syn: {heaped-up}, {piled}, {cumulous}]

heaped-up
adj : thrown together in a pile; "a desk heaped with books"; "heaped-up ears of corn"; "ungraded papers piled high" [syn: {heaped}, {piled}, {cumulous}]

heaps
n : a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed a mountain of newspapers" [syn: {tons}, {dozens}, {lots}, {mountain}, {piles}, {scores}, {stacks}, {loads}, {rafts}, {slews}, {wads}, {oodles}, {gobs}, {scads}, {lashings}]
adv : very much; "thanks heaps"

hear
v 1: perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
2: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted" [syn: {learn}, {get word}, {get wind}, {pick up}, {find out}, {get a line}, {discover}, {see}]
3: examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California" [syn: {try}]
4: receive a communication from someone; "We heard nothing from our son for five years"
5: listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision" [syn: {listen}, {take heed}] [also: {heard}]

hear out
v : listen to every detail and give a full hearing to

hearable
adj : heard or perceptible by the ear; "he spoke in an audible whisper" [syn: {audible}] [ant: {inaudible}]

heard
See {hear}

heard
hear
v 1: perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
2: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted" [syn: {learn}, {get word}, {get wind}, {pick up}, {find out}, {get a line}, {discover}, {see}]
3: examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California" [syn: {try}]
4: receive a communication from someone; "We heard nothing from our son for five years"
5: listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision" [syn: {listen}, {take heed}] [also: {heard}]

heard
adj : detected or perceived by the sense of hearing; "a conversation heard through the wall"

hearer
n : someone who listens attentively [syn: {listener}, {auditor}, {attender}]

hearing
adj : able to perceive sound [syn: {hearing(a)}] [ant: {deaf}]
n 1: (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
2: an opportunity to state your case and be heard; "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience" [syn: {audience}]
3: the range within which a voice can be heard; "the children were told to stay within earshot" [syn: {earshot}, {earreach}]
4: the act of hearing attentively; "you can learn a lot by just listening"; "they make good music--you should give them a hearing" [syn: {listening}]
5: a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken; "the investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago"
6: the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was impaired" [syn: {audition}, {auditory sense}, {sense of hearing}, {auditory modality}]

hearing aid
n 1: an electronic device that amplifies sound and is worn to compensate for poor hearing [syn: {deaf-aid}]
2: a conical acoustic device formerly used to direct sound to the ear of a hearing-impaired person [syn: {ear trumpet}]

hearing disorder
n : impairment of the sense of hearing [syn: {hearing impairment}]

hearing dog
n : dog trained to assist the deaf by signaling the occurrence of certain sounds

hearing examiner
n : an official appointed by a government agency to conduct an investigation or administrative hearing so that the agency can exercise its statutory powers [syn: {hearing officer}]

hearing impairment
n : impairment of the sense of hearing [syn: {hearing disorder}]

hearing loss
n : partial or complete loss of hearing [syn: {deafness}]

hearing officer
n : an official appointed by a government agency to conduct an investigation or administrative hearing so that the agency can exercise its statutory powers [syn: {hearing examiner}]

hearing-impaired
adj : having a hearing loss [syn: {hard-of-hearing}]

hearken
v : listen; used mostly in the imperative [syn: {hark}, {harken}]

hearsay
adj : heard through another rather than directly; "hearsay information"
n : gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth [syn: {rumor}, {rumour}]

hearsay evidence
n : evidence based on what someone has told the witness and not of direct knowledge

hearsay rule
n : a rule that declares not admissible as evidence any statement other than that by a witness

hearse
n : a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle

Hearst
n : United States newspaper publisher whose introduction of large headlines and sensational reporting changed American journalism (1863-1951) [syn: {William Randolph Hearst}]

heart
n 1: the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom" [syn: {bosom}]
2: the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions pump blood through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly" [syn: {pump}, {ticker}]
3: the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball" [syn: {mettle}, {nerve}, {spunk}]
4: an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm" [syn: {center}, {centre}, {middle}, {eye}]
5: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: {kernel}, {substance}, {core}, {center}, {essence}, {gist}, {heart and soul}, {inwardness}, {marrow}, {meat}, {nub}, {pith}, {sum}, {nitty-gritty}]
6: an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart" [syn: {spirit}]
7: a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines; "he drew a heart and called it a valentine"
8: a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal); "a five-pound beef heart will serve six"
9: a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart" [syn: {affection}, {affectionateness}, {fondness}, {tenderness}, {warmheartedness}] 10: a playing card in the major suit of hearts; "he led the queen of hearts"

heart and soul
n : the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: {kernel}, {substance}, {core}, {center}, {essence}, {gist}, {heart}, {inwardness}, {marrow}, {meat}, {nub}, {pith}, {sum}, {nitty-gritty}]
adv : with complete faith; "she was with him heart and soul" [syn: {body and soul}]

heart attack
n : a sudden severe instance of abnormal heart function

heart block
n : recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat [syn: {Adams-Stokes syndrome}, {Stokes-Adams syndrome}, {atrioventricular block}]

heart cherry
n 1: any of several cultivated sweet cherries having sweet juicy heart-shaped fruits [syn: {oxheart}, {oxheart cherry}]
2: large heart-shaped sweet cherry with soft flesh [syn: {oxheart}, {oxheart cherry}]

heart condition
n : a disease of the heart [syn: {heart disease}, {cardiopathy}]

heart disease
n : a disease of the heart [syn: {heart condition}, {cardiopathy}]

heart failure
n : inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions [syn: {coronary failure}]

heart line
n : a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your emotional nature [syn: {line of heart}, {love line}, {mensal line}]

heart massage
n : an emergency procedure that employs rhythmic compression of the heart (either through the chest wall or, during surgery, directly to the heart) in an attempt to maintain circulation during cardiac arrest [syn: {cardiac massage}]

heart monitor
n : a piece of electronic equipment for continual observation of the function of the heart [syn: {cardiac monitor}]

heart murmur
n : an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves [syn: {cardiac murmur}, {murmur}]

heart muscle
n : the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction [syn: {cardiac muscle}]

Heart of Dixie
n : a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn: {Alabama}, {Camellia State}, {AL}]

heart pea
n : woody perennial climbing plant with large ornamental seed pods that resemble balloons; tropical India and Africa and America [syn: {balloon vine}, {Cardiospermum halicacabum}]

heart rate
n : the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health [syn: {pulse}, {pulse rate}]

heart rhythm
n : the rhythm of a beating heart [syn: {cardiac rhythm}]

heart specialist
n : a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart [syn: {cardiologist}, {heart surgeon}]

heart surgeon
n : a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart [syn: {cardiologist}, {heart specialist}]

heart surgery
n : any surgical procedure involving the heart

heart urchin
n : sea urchin having a heart-shaped body in a rigid spiny shell

heart valve
n 1: a valve to control one-way flow of blood [syn: {cardiac valve}]
2: an implant that replaces a natural heart valve

heart ventricle
n : a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries [syn: {ventricle}]

heartache
n : intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death) [syn: {grief}, {heartbreak}, {brokenheartedness}]

heartbeat
n 1: the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart" [syn: {pulse}, {pulsation}, {beat}]
2: a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash" [syn: {blink of an eye}, {flash}, {instant}, {jiffy}, {split second}, {trice}, {twinkling}, {wink}, {New York minute}]
3: an animating or vital unifying force; "New York is the commercial heartbeat of America"

heartbreak
n : intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death) [syn: {grief}, {heartache}, {brokenheartedness}]

heartbreaking
adj : causing or marked by grief or anguish; "a grievous loss"; "a grievous cry"; "her sigh was heartbreaking"; "the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter" [syn: {grievous}, {heartrending}]

heartbroken
adj : full of sorrow [syn: {brokenhearted}, {heartsick}]

heartburn
n : a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the esophagus); symptomatic of an ulcer or a diaphragmatic hernia or other disorder [syn: {pyrosis}]

heartburning
n : intense resentment; "his promotion caused much heartburning among his rivals"

hearted
adj : (used only in combination) having a heart as specified; "gave pleasure to lighter-hearted members of the staff" [ant: {heartless}]

hearten
v : give encouragement to [syn: {cheer}, {recreate}, {embolden}] [ant: {dishearten}]

heartening
adj : cheerfully encouraging [syn: {inspiriting}]

heartfelt
adj : earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences" [syn: {dear}, {devout}, {earnest}]

hearth
n 1: an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built; "the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it"; "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"; "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires" [syn: {fireplace}, {open fireplace}]
2: home symbolized as a part of the fireplace; "driven from hearth and home"; "fighting in defense of their firesides" [syn: {fireside}]
3: an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room); "they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire" [syn: {fireside}]

hearth money
n : an annual contribution made by Roman Catholics to support the Papal see [syn: {Peter's pence}]

heart-healthy
adj : of foods that are low in fats and sodium and other ingredients that may foster heart disease

hearthrug
n : a rug spread out in front of a fireplace

hearthstone
n : a stone that forms a hearth

heartier
See {hearty}

heartier
hearty
adj 1: showing warm and heartfelt friendliness; "gave us a cordial reception"; "a hearty welcome" [syn: {cordial}]
2: providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast" [syn: {satisfying}, {solid}, {substantial}]
3: endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health; "a hearty glow of health" [syn: {full-blooded}, {lusty}, {red-blooded}]
4: consuming abundantly and with gusto; "a hearty (or healthy) appetite"
5: without reservation; "hearty support" [also: {heartiest}, {heartier}]

heartiest
See {hearty}

heartiest
hearty
adj 1: showing warm and heartfelt friendliness; "gave us a cordial reception"; "a hearty welcome" [syn: {cordial}]
2: providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast" [syn: {satisfying}, {solid}, {substantial}]
3: endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health; "a hearty glow of health" [syn: {full-blooded}, {lusty}, {red-blooded}]
4: consuming abundantly and with gusto; "a hearty (or healthy) appetite"
5: without reservation; "hearty support" [also: {heartiest}, {heartier}]

heartily
adv 1: with gusto and without reservation; "the boy threw himself heartily into his work"
2: in a hearty manner; "`Yes,' the children chorused heartily"; "We welcomed her warmly" [syn: {cordially}, {warmly}]

heartiness
n : the quality of hearty sincerity [syn: {wholeheartedness}]

heartland
n : the central region of a country or continent; especially a region that is important to a country or to a culture

heartleaf
n 1: wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama [syn: {heart-leaf}, {Asarum shuttleworthii}]
2: evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-gray heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South Carolina [syn: {heart-leaf}, {Asarum virginicum}]

heart-leaf
n 1: wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama [syn: {heartleaf}, {Asarum shuttleworthii}]
2: evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-gray heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South Carolina [syn: {heartleaf}, {Asarum virginicum}]

heartleaf arnica
n : wildflower with heart-shaped leaves and broad yellow flower heads; of alpine areas west of the Rockies from Alaska to southern California [syn: {Arnica cordifolia}]

heartleaf manzanita
n : erect California shrub having leaves with heart-shaped lobes at the base [syn: {Arctostaphylos andersonii}]

heart-leaved aster
n : perennial wood aster of eastern North America [syn: {Aster cordifolius}]

heartless
adj 1: marked by lack of heart or feeling; "a heartless tyrant"; "heartless words" [ant: {hearted}]
2: lacking in feeling or pity or warmth [syn: {hardhearted}] [ant: {softhearted}]
3: devoid of courage or enthusiasm

heartlessly
adv : in a heartless manner; "she behaves rather heartlessly toward her admirers"

heartlessness
n : an absence of concern for the welfare of others [syn: {coldheartedness}, {hardheartedness}]

heart-lung machine
n : a pump to maintain circulation during heart surgery; diverts blood from the heart and oxygenates it and then pumps it through the body

heartrending
adj : causing or marked by grief or anguish; "a grievous loss"; "a grievous cry"; "her sigh was heartbreaking"; "the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter" [syn: {grievous}, {heartbreaking}]

heartrot
n : any plant disease in which the central part of a plant rots (especially in trees)

hearts
n : a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts of the queen of spades [syn: {Black Maria}]

heartsease
n 1: a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived [syn: {wild pansy}, {Johnny-jump-up}, {love-in-idleness}, {pink of my John}, {Viola tricolor}]
2: violet of Pacific coast of North America having white petals tinged with yellow and deep violet [syn: {two-eyed violet}, {Viola ocellata}]
3: common Old World viola with creamy often violet-tinged flowers [syn: {field pansy}, {Viola arvensis}]
4: the absence of mental stress or anxiety [syn: {peace}, {peacefulness}, {peace of mind}, {repose}, {serenity}, {ataraxis}]

heartseed
n : herbaceous vine of tropical America and Africa [syn: {Cardiospermum grandiflorum}]

heart-shaped
adj : (of a leaf) shaped like a heart [syn: {cordate}, {cordiform}]

heartsick
adj 1: full of sorrow [syn: {brokenhearted}, {heartbroken}]
2: without or almost without hope; "despondent about his failure"; "too heartsick to fight back" [syn: {despondent}]

heartsickness
n : feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless [syn: {despondency}, {despondence}, {disconsolateness}]

heartstrings
n : your deepest feelings of love and compassion; "many adoption cases tug at the heartstrings"

heartthrob
n : an object of infatuation

heart-to-heart
adj : openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk" [syn: {candid}, {open}]
n : an intimate talk in private; "he took me aside for a little heart-to-heart"

heartwarming
adj : causing gladness and pleasure; "Is there a sight more heartwarming than a family reunion?"

heart-whole
adj : with unconditional and enthusiastic devotion; "heart-whole friendship"; "gave wholehearted support to her candidacy"; "wholehearted commitment"; "demonstrated his whole-souled allegiance" [syn: {wholehearted}, {whole-souled}]

heartwood
n : the older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood [syn: {duramen}]

hearty
adj 1: showing warm and heartfelt friendliness; "gave us a cordial reception"; "a hearty welcome" [syn: {cordial}]
2: providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast" [syn: {satisfying}, {solid}, {substantial}]
3: endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health; "a hearty glow of health" [syn: {full-blooded}, {lusty}, {red-blooded}]
4: consuming abundantly and with gusto; "a hearty (or healthy) appetite"
5: without reservation; "hearty support" [also: {heartiest}, {heartier}]

heat
n 1: a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature [syn: {heat energy}]
2: the presence of heat [syn: {hotness}, {high temperature}] [ant: {coldness}]
3: the sensation caused by heat energy [syn: {warmth}]
4: intense passion or emotion [syn: {warmth}, {passion}]
5: applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity [syn: {estrus}, {oestrus}, {rut}] [ant: {anestrus}]
6: a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race
7: utility to warm a building; "the heating system wasn't working"; "they have radiant heating" [syn: {heating system}, {heating plant}, {heating}]
v 1: make hot or hotter; "heat the soup" [syn: {heat up}] [ant: {cool}]
2: provide with heat; "heat the house"
3: arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred" [syn: {inflame}, {stir up}, {wake}, {ignite}, {fire up}]
4: gain heat or get hot; "The room heated up quickly" [syn: {hot up}, {heat up}] [ant: {cool}]

heat barrier
n : a limit to high speed flight imposed by aerodynamic heating [syn: {thermal barrier}]

heat content
n : (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure; "enthalpy is the amount of energy in a system capable of doing mechanical work" [syn: {total heat}, {enthalpy}, {H}]

heat dissipation
n : dissipation of heat

heat energy
n : a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature [syn: {heat}]

heat engine
n : any engine that makes use of heat to do work

heat exchanger
n : device that transfers heat from one liquid to another without allowing them to mix

heat exhaustion
n : a condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes [syn: {heat prostration}, {prostration}]

heat flash
n : a flash of intense heat (as released by an atomic explosion)

heat hyperpyrexia
n : collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat [syn: {heatstroke}]

heat lamp
n : electric heater consisting of a high-power incandescent lamp that emits infrared radiation; "the bathroom could be warmed by an infrared lamp" [syn: {infrared lamp}]

heat lightning
n : bright flashes of light near the horizon without thunder (especially on hot evenings); usually attributed to distant lightning that is reflected by clouds

heat of condensation
n : heat liberated by a unit mass of gas at its boiling point as it condenses into a liquid; "the heat of condensation is equal to the heat of vaporization"

heat of dissociation
n : the heat required for a fluid substance to break up into simpler constituents

heat of formation
n : the heat evolved or absorbed during the formation of one mole of a substance from its component elements

heat of fusion
n : heat absorbed by a unit mass of a solid at its melting point in order to convert the solid into a liquid at the same temperature; "the heat of fusion is equal to the heat of solidification"

heat of solidification
n : heat liberated by a unit mass of liquid at its freezing point when it solidifies

heat of solution
n : the heat evolved or absorbed when one mole of a substance is dissolved in a large volume of a solvent

heat of sublimation
n : heat absorbed by a unit mass of material when it changes from a solid to a gaseous state

heat of transformation
n : heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure [syn: {latent heat}]

heat of vaporisation
n : heat absorbed by a unit mass of a material at its boiling point in order to convert the material into a gas at the same temperature [syn: {heat of vaporization}]

heat of vaporization
n : heat absorbed by a unit mass of a material at its boiling point in order to convert the material into a gas at the same temperature [syn: {heat of vaporisation}]

heat prostration
n : a condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes [syn: {heat exhaustion}, {prostration}]

heat pump
n : apparatus that extracts heat from a liquid that is at a higher temperature than its surroundings; can be used to transfer heat from a reservoir outside in order to heat a building

heat rash
n : obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity [syn: {prickly heat}, {miliaria}]

heat ray
n : a ray that produces a thermal effect

heat shield
n : a protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on re-entry

heat sink
n : a metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and radiate) heat

heat unit
n : a unit of measurement for work [syn: {work unit}, {energy unit}]

heat up
v 1: gain heat or get hot; "The room heated up quickly" [syn: {heat}, {hot up}] [ant: {cool}]
2: make hot or hotter; "heat the soup" [syn: {heat}] [ant: {cool}]
3: make more intense; "Emotions were screwed up" [syn: {hot up}, {screw up}]

heat wave
n : a wave of unusually hot weather

heatable
adj : capable of becoming hot; "the heatable tip of a soldering iron"

heat-absorbing
adj : (of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with absorption of heat [syn: {endothermic}, {endothermal}] [ant: {exothermic}]

heated
adj 1: made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of `heated'); "a heated swimming pool"; "wiped his heated-up face with a large bandana"; "he was all het up and sweaty" [syn: {heated up}, {het}, {het up}]
2: marked by emotional heat; vehement; "a heated argument"

heated up
adj : made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of `heated'); "a heated swimming pool"; "wiped his heated-up face with a large bandana"; "he was all het up and sweaty" [syn: {heated}, {het}, {het up}]

heatedly
adv : in a heated manner; "`To say I am behind the strike is so much nonsense,' declared Mr Harvey heatedly"; "the children were arguing hotly" [syn: {hotly}]

heater
n 1: device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room [syn: {warmer}]
2: (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke" [syn: {fastball}, {smoke}, {hummer}, {bullet}]

heath
n 1: a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
2: a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation [syn: {heathland}]

heath aster
n 1: common much-branched North American perennial with heathlike foliage and small starry white flowers [syn: {Aster ericoides}]
2: common North American perennial with heathlike foliage and small white flower heads [syn: {Aster arenosus}]

heath family
n : heathers [syn: {Ericaceae}, {family Ericaceae}]

heath hen
n 1: extinct prairie chicken [syn: {Tympanuchus cupido cupido}]
2: female black grouse [syn: {grayhen}, {gray hen}]

heath pea
n : European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in Scotland to flavor whiskey [syn: {earth-nut pea}, {earthnut pea}, {tuberous vetch}, {Lathyrus tuberosus}]

heath violet
n : Old World leafy-stemmed blue-flowered violet [syn: {dog violet}, {Viola canina}]

heathen
adj : not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam [syn: {heathenish}, {pagan}, {ethnic}]
n : a person who does not acknowledge your God [syn: {pagan}, {gentile}, {infidel}]

heathenish
adj : not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam [syn: {heathen}, {pagan}, {ethnic}]

heathenism
n : any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism [syn: {paganism}, {pagan religion}]

heather
n 1: common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere [syn: {ling}, {Scots heather}, {broom}, {Calluna vulgaris}]
2: interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted grayish shades with flecks of color [syn: {heather mixture}]

heather bell
n : common low European shrub with purple-red flowers [syn: {bell heather}, {fine-leaved heath}, {Erica cinerea}]

heather mixture
n : interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted grayish shades with flecks of color [syn: {heather}]

heathfowl
n : large northern European black grouse with a lyre-shaped tail [syn: {European black grouse}, {Lyrurus tetrix}]

heathland
n : a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation [syn: {heath}]

heathlike
adj : resembling heath

heating
adj : serving to heat; "a heating pad is calefactory" [syn: {calefactory}, {calefactive}]
n 1: the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature [syn: {warming}]
2: utility to warm a building; "the heating system wasn't working"; "they have radiant heating" [syn: {heating system}, {heating plant}, {heat}]

heating element
n : the component of a heater or range that transforms fuel or electricity into heat

heating oil
n : a petroleum product used for fuel [syn: {fuel oil}]

heating pad
n : heater consisting of electrical heating elements contained in a flexible pad [syn: {hot pad}]

heating plant
n : utility to warm a building; "the heating system wasn't working"; "they have radiant heating" [syn: {heating system}, {heating}, {heat}]

heating system
n : utility to warm a building; "the heating system wasn't working"; "they have radiant heating" [syn: {heating plant}, {heating}, {heat}]

heatless
adj : without generating heat; "luminescent organisms emit heatless light"

heat-releasing
adj : (of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with evolution of heat [syn: {exothermic}, {exothermal}] [ant: {endothermic}]

heat-seeking missile
n : a missile with a guidance system that directs it toward targets emitting infrared radiation (as the emissions of a jet engine)

heatstroke
n : collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat [syn: {heat hyperpyrexia}]

heaume
n : a large medieval helmet supported on the shoulders

heave
n 1: an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea" [syn: {heaving}]
2: (geology) a horizontal dislocation
3: the act of lifting something with great effort [syn: {heaving}]
4: an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves" [syn: {retch}]
5: the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up" [syn: {lift}, {raise}]
6: throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes" [syn: {heaving}]
v 1: utter a sound, as with obvious effort; "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do"
2: throw with great effort
3: rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward" [syn: {billow}, {surge}]
4: lift or elevate [syn: {heave up}, {heft}, {heft up}]
5: nautical: to move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight"
6: breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily" [syn: {pant}, {puff}, {gasp}]
7: bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heatwave" [syn: {buckle}, {warp}]
8: make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit [syn: {gag}, {retch}] [also: {hove}]

heave up
v : lift or elevate [syn: {heave}, {heft}, {heft up}]

heaven
n 1: any place of complete bliss and delight and peace [syn: {eden}, {paradise}, {nirvana}, {promised land}, {Shangri-la}]
2: the abode of God and the angels [ant: {Hell}]

heavenly
adj 1: relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven; "celestial beings"; "heavenly hosts" [syn: {celestial}]
2: of or relating to the sky; "celestial map"; "a heavenly body" [syn: {celestial}]
3: of or belonging to heaven or god [ant: {earthly}]

heavenly body
n : natural objects visible in the sky [syn: {celestial body}]

Heavenly City
n : phrases used to refer to Heaven; "the Celestial City was Christian's goal in Bunyan's `Pilgrim's Progress'" [syn: {Celestial City}, {City of God}, {Holy City}]

Heavenly Jewel
n : a member of the Taoist Trinity [syn: {Tien-pao}]

heavens
n : the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected [syn: {celestial sphere}, {sphere}, {empyrean}, {firmament}, {vault of heaven}, {welkin}]

heaven-sent
adj : peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention; "a heaven-sent rain saved the crops"; "a providential recovery" [syn: {providential}, {miraculous}]

heavenward
adj : directed toward heaven or the sky; "the soul in its heavenward flight" [syn: {skyward}]
adv : toward heaven; "he pointed heavenward" [syn: {heavenwards}, {heavenwardly}]

heavenwardly
adv : toward heaven; "he pointed heavenward" [syn: {heavenward}, {heavenwards}]

heavenwards
adv : toward heaven; "he pointed heavenward" [syn: {heavenward}, {heavenwardly}]

heaver
n 1: a bar used as a lever (as in twisting rope)
2: a workman who heaves freight or bulk goods (especially at a dockyard)

heaves
n : a chronic emphysema of the horse that causes difficult expiration and heaving of the flanks [syn: {broken wind}]

heavier
See {heavy}

heavier
heavy
adj 1: of comparatively great physical weight or density; "a heavy load"; "lead is a heavy metal"; "heavy mahogony furniture" [ant: {light}]
2: unusually great in degree or quantity or number; "heavy taxes"; "a heavy fine"; "heavy casualties"; "heavy losses"; "heavy rain"; "heavy traffic" [ant: {light}]
3: of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment; "heavy artillery"; "heavy infantry"; "a heavy cruiser"; "heavy guns"; "heavy industry involves large-scale production of basic products (such as steel) used by other industries" [ant: {light}]
4: having or suggesting a viscous consistency; "heavy cream"
5: wide from side to side; "a heavy black mark" [syn: {thick}]
6: marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness; "a heavy heart"; "a heavy schedule"; "heavy news"; "a heavy silence"; "heavy eyelids" [ant: {light}]
7: usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it [syn: {fleshy}, {overweight}]
8: (used of soil) compact and fine-grained; "the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated" [syn: {clayey}, {cloggy}]
9: darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky" [syn: {lowering}, {sullen}, {threatening}] 10: of great intensity or power or force; "a heavy blow"; "the fighting was heavy"; "heavy seas" [ant: {light}] 11: (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight; "heavy hydrogen"; "heavy water" [ant: {light}] 12: (of an actor or role) being or playing the villain; "Iago is the heavy role in `Othello'" 13: permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter; "dense smoke"; "heavy fog"; "impenetrable gloom" [syn: {dense}, {impenetrable}] 14: made of fabric having considerable thickness; "a heavy coat" 15: of a drinker or drinking; indulging intemperately; "does a lot of hard drinking"; "a heavy drinker" [syn: {hard(a)}] 16: prodigious; "big spender"; "big eater"; "heavy investor" [syn: {big(a)}, {heavy(a)}] 17: used of syllables or musical beats [syn: {accented}, {strong}] 18: full and loud and deep; "heavy sounds"; "a herald chosen for his sonorous voice" [syn: {sonorous}] 19: of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference" [syn: {grave}, {grievous}, {weighty}] 20: slow and laborious because of weight; "the heavy tread of tired troops"; "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot"; "ponderous prehistoric beasts"; "a ponderous yawn" [syn: {lumbering}, {ponderous}] 21: large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work; "a heavy truck"; "heavy machinery" 22: dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal; "a heavy pudding" 23: sharply inclined; "a heavy grade" 24: full of; bearing great weight; "trees heavy with fruit"; "vines weighed down with grapes" [syn: {weighed down}] 25: requiring or showing effort; "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading" [syn: {labored}, {laboured}] 26: characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace" [syn: {arduous}, {backbreaking}, {grueling}, {gruelling}, {hard}, {laborious}, {punishing}, {toilsome}] 27: lacking lightness or liveliness; "heavy humor"; "a leaden conversation" [syn: {leaden}] 28: (of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep" [syn: {profound}, {sound}, {wakeless}] 29: in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child" [syn: {big(p)}, {enceinte}, {expectant}, {gravid}, {great(p)}, {large(p)}, {heavy(p)}, {with child(p)}]
n 1: an actor who plays villainous roles
2: a serious (or tragic) role in a play
adv : slowly as if burdened by much weight; "time hung heavy on their hands" [syn: {heavily}] [also: {heaviest}, {heavier}]

heavier-than-air
adj : relating to an aircraft heavier than the air it displaces

heavier-than-air craft
n : a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it

heaviest
See {heavy}

heaviest
heavy
adj 1: of comparatively great physical weight or density; "a heavy load"; "lead is a heavy metal"; "heavy mahogony furniture" [ant: {light}]
2: unusually great in degree or quantity or number; "heavy taxes"; "a heavy fine"; "heavy casualties"; "heavy losses"; "heavy rain"; "heavy traffic" [ant: {light}]
3: of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment; "heavy artillery"; "heavy infantry"; "a heavy cruiser"; "heavy guns"; "heavy industry involves large-scale production of basic products (such as steel) used by other industries" [ant: {light}]
4: having or suggesting a viscous consistency; "heavy cream"
5: wide from side to side; "a heavy black mark" [syn: {thick}]
6: marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness; "a heavy heart"; "a heavy schedule"; "heavy news"; "a heavy silence"; "heavy eyelids" [ant: {light}]
7: usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it [syn: {fleshy}, {overweight}]
8: (used of soil) compact and fine-grained; "the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated" [syn: {clayey}, {cloggy}]
9: darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky" [syn: {lowering}, {sullen}, {threatening}] 10: of great intensity or power or force; "a heavy blow"; "the fighting was heavy"; "heavy seas" [ant: {light}] 11: (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight; "heavy hydrogen"; "heavy water" [ant: {light}] 12: (of an actor or role) being or playing the villain; "Iago is the heavy role in `Othello'" 13: permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter; "dense smoke"; "heavy fog"; "impenetrable gloom" [syn: {dense}, {impenetrable}] 14: made of fabric having considerable thickness; "a heavy coat" 15: of a drinker or drinking; indulging intemperately; "does a lot of hard drinking"; "a heavy drinker" [syn: {hard(a)}] 16: prodigious; "big spender"; "big eater"; "heavy investor" [syn: {big(a)}, {heavy(a)}] 17: used of syllables or musical beats [syn: {accented}, {strong}] 18: full and loud and deep; "heavy sounds"; "a herald chosen for his sonorous voice" [syn: {sonorous}] 19: of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference" [syn: {grave}, {grievous}, {weighty}] 20: slow and laborious because of weight; "the heavy tread of tired troops"; "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot"; "ponderous prehistoric beasts"; "a ponderous yawn" [syn: {lumbering}, {ponderous}] 21: large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work; "a heavy truck"; "heavy machinery" 22: dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal; "a heavy pudding" 23: sharply inclined; "a heavy grade" 24: full of; bearing great weight; "trees heavy with fruit"; "vines weighed down with grapes" [syn: {weighed down}] 25: requiring or showing effort; "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading" [syn: {labored}, {laboured}] 26: characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace" [syn: {arduous}, {backbreaking}, {grueling}, {gruelling}, {hard}, {laborious}, {punishing}, {toilsome}] 27: lacking lightness or liveliness; "heavy humor"; "a leaden conversation" [syn: {leaden}] 28: (of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep" [syn: {profound}, {sound}, {wakeless}] 29: in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child" [syn: {big(p)}, {enceinte}, {expectant}, {gravid}, {great(p)}, {large(p)}, {heavy(p)}, {with child(p)}]
n 1: an actor who plays villainous roles
2: a serious (or tragic) role in a play
adv : slowly as if burdened by much weight; "time hung heavy on their hands" [syn: {heavily}] [also: {heaviest}, {heavier}]

heavily
adv 1: to a considerable degree; "he relied heavily on others' data" [syn: {to a great extent}]
2: in a heavy-footed manner; "he walked heavily up the three flights to his room"
3: with great force; "she hit her arm heavily against the wall"
4: in a manner designed for heavy duty; "a heavily constructed car"; "heavily armed"
5: slowly as if burdened by much weight; "time hung heavy on their hands" [syn: {heavy}]
6: indulging excessively; "he drank heavily" [syn: {intemperately}, {hard}] [ant: {lightly}]

heavily traveled
adj : subject to much traffic or travel; "the region's most heavily traveled highways"

heaviness
n 1: the property of being comparatively great in weight; "the heaviness of lead" [syn: {weightiness}] [ant: {lightness}]
2: used of a line or mark [syn: {thickness}]

heaving
adj : rising and falling alternately as in waves; "the heaving waves in the storm-tossed sea"; "the exhausted dog's heaving chest"
n 1: an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea" [syn: {heave}]
2: breathing heavily (as after exertion) [syn: {panting}]
3: the act of lifting something with great effort [syn: {heave}]
4: throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes" [syn: {heave}]

Heaviside
n : English physicist and electrical engineer who helped develop telegraphic and telephonic communications; in 1902 (independent of A. E. Kennelly) he suggested the existence of an atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves back to earth (1850-1925) [syn: {Oliver Heaviside}]

Heaviside layer
n : a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length [syn: {Kennelly-Heaviside layer}, {E layer}, {E region}]

heavy
adj 1: of comparatively great physical weight or density; "a heavy load"; "lead is a heavy metal"; "heavy mahogony furniture" [ant: {light}]
2: unusually great in degree or quantity or number; "heavy taxes"; "a heavy fine"; "heavy casualties"; "heavy losses"; "heavy rain"; "heavy traffic" [ant: {light}]
3: of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment; "heavy artillery"; "heavy infantry"; "a heavy cruiser"; "heavy guns"; "heavy industry involves large-scale production of basic products (such as steel) used by other industries" [ant: {light}]
4: having or suggesting a viscous consistency; "heavy cream"
5: wide from side to side; "a heavy black mark" [syn: {thick}]
6: marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness; "a heavy heart"; "a heavy schedule"; "heavy news"; "a heavy silence"; "heavy eyelids" [ant: {light}]
7: usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it [syn: {fleshy}, {overweight}]
8: (used of soil) compact and fine-grained; "the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated" [syn: {clayey}, {cloggy}]
9: darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky" [syn: {lowering}, {sullen}, {threatening}] 10: of great intensity or power or force; "a heavy blow"; "the fighting was heavy"; "heavy seas" [ant: {light}] 11: (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight; "heavy hydrogen"; "heavy water" [ant: {light}] 12: (of an actor or role) being or playing the villain; "Iago is the heavy role in `Othello'" 13: permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter; "dense smoke"; "heavy fog"; "impenetrable gloom" [syn: {dense}, {impenetrable}] 14: made of fabric having considerable thickness; "a heavy coat" 15: of a drinker or drinking; indulging intemperately; "does a lot of hard drinking"; "a heavy drinker" [syn: {hard(a)}] 16: prodigious; "big spender"; "big eater"; "heavy investor" [syn: {big(a)}, {heavy(a)}] 17: used of syllables or musical beats [syn: {accented}, {strong}] 18: full and loud and deep; "heavy sounds"; "a herald chosen for his sonorous voice" [syn: {sonorous}] 19: of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference" [syn: {grave}, {grievous}, {weighty}] 20: slow and laborious because of weight; "the heavy tread of tired troops"; "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot"; "ponderous prehistoric beasts"; "a ponderous yawn" [syn: {lumbering}, {ponderous}] 21: large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work; "a heavy truck"; "heavy machinery" 22: dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal; "a heavy pudding" 23: sharply inclined; "a heavy grade" 24: full of; bearing great weight; "trees heavy with fruit"; "vines weighed down with grapes" [syn: {weighed down}] 25: requiring or showing effort; "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading" [syn: {labored}, {laboured}] 26: characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace" [syn: {arduous}, {backbreaking}, {grueling}, {gruelling}, {hard}, {laborious}, {punishing}, {toilsome}] 27: lacking lightness or liveliness; "heavy humor"; "a leaden conversation" [syn: {leaden}] 28: (of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep" [syn: {profound}, {sound}, {wakeless}] 29: in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child" [syn: {big(p)}, {enceinte}, {expectant}, {gravid}, {great(p)}, {large(p)}, {heavy(p)}, {with child(p)}]
n 1: an actor who plays villainous roles
2: a serious (or tragic) role in a play
adv : slowly as if burdened by much weight; "time hung heavy on their hands" [syn: {heavily}] [also: {heaviest}, {heavier}]

heavy cream
n : contains more than 36% butterfat

heavy hitter
n : an influential person who works hard to promote the causes they are interested in

heavy hydrogen
n : an isotope of hydrogen which has one neutron (as opposed to zero neutrons in hydrogen) [syn: {deuterium}]

heavy lifting
n : difficult work; "the boss hoped the plan would succeed but he wasn't willing to do the heavy lifting"

heavy metal
n 1: a metal of relatively high density (specific gravity greater than about 5) or of high relative atomic weight
2: loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat; lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery

heavy particle
n : any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron with a baryon number of +1 [syn: {baryon}]

heavy spar
n : a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium [syn: {barite}, {barytes}, {barium sulphate}]

heavy swell
n : a broad and deep undulation of the ocean [syn: {ground swell}]

heavy water
n : water containing a substantial proportion of deuterium atoms, used in nuclear reactors [syn: {deuterium oxide}]

heavy weapon
n : large but transportable armament [syn: {artillery}, {gun}, {ordnance}]

heavy whipping cream
n : cream with a fat content of 48% or more [syn: {double creme}]

heavy-armed
adj : having massive arms; "he was big-chested, big-shouldered and heavy-armed"

heavy-coated
adj : wearing a heavy coat; "heavy-coated policemen astride noble horses"

heavy-duty
adj : designed for heavy work; "a heavy-duty detergent"; "heavy-duty gloves" [ant: {light-duty}]

heavy-footed
adj : (of movement) lacking ease or lightness; "his tired heavy-footed walk" [ant: {light-footed}]

heavy-handed
adj 1: not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse [syn: {bumbling}, {bungling}, {butterfingered}, {ham-fisted}, {ham-handed}, {handless}, {left-handed}]
2: unjustly domineering; "incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic economic policies"; "a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition" [syn: {roughshod}]

heavyhearted
adj : depressed

heavyheartedness
n : a feeling of dispirited melancholy

heavy-laden
adj 1: burdened by cares; "all ye that labor and are heavy-laden"-Matt.11:28 [syn: {care-laden}]
2: bearing a physically heavy weight or load; "tree limbs burdened with ice"; "a heavy-laden cart"; "loaded down with packages" [syn: {burdened}, {loaded down}]

heavyset
adj : heavy and compact in form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thick middle-aged man"; "a thickset young man" [syn: {compact}, {stocky}, {thick}, {thickset}]

heavyweight
adj : heaviest in a category or of a heavyweight category (more than 190 pounds for prizefighters); "a heavyweight boxer"
n 1: an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 201 pounds
2: a wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds
3: a professional boxer who weighs more than 190 pounds
4: a very large person; impressive in size or qualities [syn: {giant}, {hulk}, {whale}]
5: a person of exceptional importance and reputation [syn: {colossus}, {behemoth}, {giant}, {titan}]

Hebbel
n : German dramatist (1813-1863) [syn: {Friedrich Hebbel}, {Christian Friedrich Hebbel}]

hebdomad
n : any period of seven consecutive days; "it rained for a week" [syn: {week}]

hebdomadal
adj : appearing or occurring every seven days; "hebdomadal (or weekly) newspapers"; "hebdomadal meetings" [syn: {hebdomadary}]

hebdomadally
adv : without missing a week; "she visited her aunt weekly" [syn: {weekly}, {every week}, {each week}]

hebdomadary
adj : appearing or occurring every seven days; "hebdomadal (or weekly) newspapers"; "hebdomadal meetings" [syn: {hebdomadal}]

Hebe
n : (Greek mythology) the goddess of youth and spring; wife of Hercules; daughter of Zeus and Hera; cupbearer to the Olympian gods

Hebei
n : a populous province in northeastern China [syn: {Hopei}, {Hopeh}, {Hebei province}]

Hebei province
n : a populous province in northeastern China [syn: {Hebei}, {Hopei}, {Hopeh}]

hebephrenia
n : a form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behavior; usually becomes evident during puberty; the most common diagnostic category in mental institutions [syn: {hebephrenic schizophrenia}, {disorganized schizophrenia}, {disorganized type schizophrenia}]

hebephrenic
adj : suffering from a form of schizophrenia characterized by foolish mannerisms and senseless laughter along with delusions and regressive behavior [syn: {schizophrenic}]

hebephrenic schizophrenia
n : a form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behavior; usually becomes evident during puberty; the most common diagnostic category in mental institutions [syn: {hebephrenia}, {disorganized schizophrenia}, {disorganized type schizophrenia}]

hebetude
n : mental lethargy or dullness

Hebraic
adj 1: of or relating to the language of the Hebrews; "Hebrew vowels" [syn: {Hebraical}, {Hebrew}]
2: of or relating to or characteristic of the Hebrews; "the old Hebrew prophets" [syn: {Hebraical}, {Hebrew}]

Hebraic alphabet
n : a Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish and Ladino) [syn: {Hebrew alphabet}, {Hebrew script}]

Hebraical
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the Hebrews; "the old Hebrew prophets" [syn: {Hebraic}, {Hebrew}]
2: of or relating to the language of the Hebrews; "Hebrew vowels" [syn: {Hebraic}, {Hebrew}]

Hebraism
n : Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud [syn: {Judaism}, {Jewish religion}]

Hebraist
n : linguist specializing in the Hebrew language

Hebrew
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the Hebrews; "the old Hebrew prophets" [syn: {Hebraic}, {Hebraical}]
2: of or relating to the language of the Hebrews; "Hebrew vowels" [syn: {Hebraic}, {Hebraical}]
n 1: the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel
2: a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties [syn: {Jew}, {Israelite}]

Hebrew alphabet
n : a Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish and Ladino) [syn: {Hebraic alphabet}, {Hebrew script}]

Hebrew calendar
n : (Judaism) the calendar used by the Jews; dates from 3761 BC (the assumed date of the creation of the world); a lunar year of 354 days is adjusted to the solar year by periodic leap years [syn: {Jewish calendar}]

Hebrew lesson
n : instruction in the Hebrew language

Hebrew script
n : a Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish and Ladino) [syn: {Hebrew alphabet}, {Hebraic alphabet}]

Hebrew Scripture
n : the Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions--the Torah and the Prophets and the Writings [syn: {Tanakh}, {Tanach}]

Hebrews
n 1: the ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac's son Jacob); the nation whom God chose to receive his revelation and with whom God chose to make a covenant (Exodus 19) [syn: {Israelites}]
2: a New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him [syn: {Epistle to the Hebrews}]

Hebridean
adj : of or relating to the Hebrides

Hebridean Islands
n : a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland [syn: {Hebrides}, {Hebridean Isles}, {Western Islands}, {Western Isles}]

Hebridean Isles
n : a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland [syn: {Hebrides}, {Hebridean Islands}, {Western Islands}, {Western Isles}]

Hebrides
n : a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland [syn: {Hebridean Islands}, {Hebridean Isles}, {Western Islands}, {Western Isles}]

Hecate
n : (Greek mythology) Greek goddess of fertility who later became associated with Persephone as goddess of the underworld and protector of witches

hecatomb
n : a great sacrifice; an ancient Greek or Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen

Hecht
n : United States writer of stories and plays (1894-1946) [syn: {Ben Hecht}]

heck
n : a euphemism for `hell'; "Oh what the heck"

heckelphone
n : a oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe [syn: {basset oboe}]

heckle
n : a comb for separating flax fibers [syn: {hatchel}]
v 1: comb with a heckle; "heckle hemp or flax" [syn: {hackle}, {hatchel}]
2: challenge aggressively

heckler
n : someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections [syn: {badgerer}]

heckling
n : shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree [syn: {barracking}]

hectare
n : (abbreviated `ha') a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares (or 10,000 square meters)

hectic
adj : marked by intense agitation or emotion; "worked at a feverish pace" [syn: {feverish}]

hectically
adv : in a frenzied manner; "we rehearsed frenziedly the last few days before the premiere" [syn: {frenziedly}]

hectocotyli
See {hectocotylus}

hectogram
n : 100 grams [syn: {hg}]

hectograph
n : duplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can be taken to make a copy [syn: {heliotype}]
v : copy on a duplicator; "hectograph the hand-outs"

hectoliter
n : a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters [syn: {hectolitre}, {hl}]

hectolitre
n : a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters [syn: {hectoliter}, {hl}]

hectometer
n : a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters [syn: {hectometre}, {hm}]

hectometre
n : a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters [syn: {hectometer}, {hm}]

Hector
n : (Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
v : be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young" [syn: {strong-arm}, {bully}, {browbeat}, {bullyrag}, {ballyrag}, {boss around}, {push around}]

Hector Berlioz
n : French composer of Romantic works (1803-1869) [syn: {Berlioz}, {Louis-Hector Berlioz}]

Hector Hevodidbon
n : Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949) [syn: {Sanchez}, {Ilich Sanchez}, {Ilich Ramirez Sanchez}, {Carlos}, {Carlos the Jackal}, {Salim}, {Andres Martinez}, {Taurus}, {Glen Gebhard}, {Michael Assat}]

Hector Hugh Munro
n : British writer of short stories (1870-1916) [syn: {Munro}, {H. H. Munro}, {Saki}]

Hedeoma
n : small genus of American herbs (American pennyroyal) [syn: {genus Hedeoma}]

hedeoma oil
n : aromatic oil from American pennyroyal [syn: {pennyroyal oil}]

Hedeoma pulegioides
n : erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine [syn: {pennyroyal}, {American pennyroyal}]

Hedera
n : Old World woody vines [syn: {genus Hedera}]

Hedera helix
n : Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits [syn: {ivy}, {common ivy}, {English ivy}]

hedge
n 1: a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes [syn: {hedgerow}]
2: any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change [syn: {hedging}]
3: an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement; "when you say `maybe' you are just hedging" [syn: {hedging}]
v 1: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn: {fudge}, {evade}, {put off}, {circumvent}, {parry}, {elude}, {skirt}, {dodge}, {duck}, {sidestep}]
2: hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge; "The animals were hedged in"
3: enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges; "hedge the property" [syn: {hedge in}]
4: minimize loss or risk; "diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks"; "hedge your bets"

hedge bindweed
n : common Eurasian and American wild climber with pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Convolvulus [syn: {wild morning-glory}, {Calystegia sepium}, {Convolvulus sepium}]

hedge fund
n : a flexible investment company for a small number of large investors (usually the minimum investment is $1 million); can use high-risk techniques (not allowed for mutual funds) such as short-selling and heavy leveraging [syn: {hedgefund}]

hedge garlic
n : European herb that smells like garlic [syn: {garlic mustard}, {sauce-alone}, {jack-by-the-hedge}, {Alliaria officinalis}]

hedge in
v : enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges; "hedge the property" [syn: {hedge}]

hedge maple
n : shrubby Eurasian maple often used as a hedge [syn: {field maple}, {Acer campestre}]

hedge mustard
n : stiffly branching Old World annual with pale yellow flowers; widely naturalized in North America; formerly used medicinally [syn: {Sisymbrium officinale}]

hedge nettle
n 1: perennial herb with an odorless rhizome widespread in moist places in northern hemisphere [syn: {Stachys palustris}]
2: foul-smelling perennial Eurasiatic herb with a green creeping rhizome [syn: {dead nettle}, {Stachys sylvatica}]

hedge pink
n : plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised [syn: {soapwort}, {bouncing Bet}, {bouncing Bess}, {Saponaria officinalis}]

hedge sparrow
n : small brownish European songbird [syn: {sparrow}, {dunnock}, {Prunella modularis}]

hedge thorn
n : South African shrub having forked spines and plumlike fruit; frequently used as hedging [syn: {natal plum}, {Carissa bispinosa}]

hedge trimmer
n : a garden tool for trimming hedges

hedge violet
n : common European violet that grows in woods and hedgerows [syn: {wood violet}, {Viola sylvatica}, {Viola reichenbachiana}]

hedged
adj : evasively worded in order to avoid an unqualified statement [syn: {weasel-worded}]

hedgefund
n : a flexible investment company for a small number of large investors (usually the minimum investment is $1 million); can use high-risk techniques (not allowed for mutual funds) such as short-selling and heavy leveraging [syn: {hedge fund}]

hedgehog
n 1: relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur [syn: {porcupine}]
2: small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines [syn: {Erinaceus europaeus}, {Erinaceus europeaeus}]

hedgehog cactus
n : cactus of the genus Echinocactus having stout sharp spines

hedgehog cereus
n : cactus of the genus Echinocereus

hedgehop
v : fly very close to the ground [syn: {flat-hat}] [also: {hedgehopping}, {hedgehopped}]

hedgehopped
See {hedgehop}

hedgehopped
hedgehop
v : fly very close to the ground [syn: {flat-hat}] [also: {hedgehopping}, {hedgehopped}]

hedgehopping
See {hedgehop}

hedgehopping
hedgehop
v : fly very close to the ground [syn: {flat-hat}] [also: {hedgehopping}, {hedgehopped}]

hedger
n 1: a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer [syn: {equivocator}]
2: someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss
3: a gardener who takes care of and trims hedges

hedgerow
n : a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes [syn: {hedge}]

hedging
n 1: any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change [syn: {hedge}]
2: an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement; "when you say `maybe' you are just hedging" [syn: {hedge}]

hediondilla
n : desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers [syn: {creosote bush}, {coville}, {Larrea tridentata}]

Hedjaz
n : a coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea; includes both Mecca and Medina; formerly an independent kingdom until it united with Nejd to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [syn: {Hejaz}, {Hijaz}]

hedonic
adj : devoted to pleasure; "a hedonic thrill"; "lives of unending hedonistic delight"; "epicurean pleasures" [syn: {hedonistic}, {epicurean}]

hedonism
n 1: the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle
2: an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good

hedonist
n : someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures [syn: {pleasure seeker}]

hedonistic
adj : devoted to pleasure; "a hedonic thrill"; "lives of unending hedonistic delight"; "epicurean pleasures" [syn: {hedonic}, {epicurean}]

Hedysarum
n : genus of herbs of north temperate regions [syn: {genus Hedysarum}]

Hedysarum boreale
n : perennial of western United States having racemes of pink to purple flowers followed by flat pods that separate into nearly orbicular joints [syn: {sweet vetch}]

Hedysarum coronarium
n : perennial of southern Europe cultivated for forage and for its nectar-rich pink flowers that make it an important honey crop [syn: {French honeysuckle}, {sulla}]

heebie-jeebies
n : extreme nervousness [syn: {jitters}, {screaming meemies}]

heed
n : paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences" [syn: {attentiveness}, {regard}, {paying attention}] [ant: {inattentiveness}]
v : pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men" [syn: {mind}, {listen}]

heedful
adj 1: taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention; "heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer"; "heedful of what they were doing" [syn: {attentive}, {thoughtful}] [ant: {heedless}]
2: cautiously attentive; "careful of her feelings"; "heedful of his father's advice" [syn: {careful}]
3: giving attention [syn: {advertent}]

heedfully
adv : in a careful deliberate manner [syn: {mindfully}, {advertently}] [ant: {unwittingly}, {unmindfully}]

heedfulness
n : the trait of staying aware of (paying close attention to) your responsibilities [syn: {mindfulness}] [ant: {unmindfulness}, {unmindfulness}]

heedless
adj 1: marked by or paying little heed or attention; "We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics"--Franklin D. Roosevelt; "heedless of danger"; "heedless of the child's crying" [syn: {thoughtless}, {unheeding}] [ant: {heedful}]
2: characterized by careless unconcerned; "the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes"- Edith Wharton; "reckless squandering of public funds" [syn: {reckless}]

heedlessly
adv : without care or concern; "carelessly raised the children's hopes without thinking of their possible disappointment" [syn: {carelessly}]

heedlessness
n 1: a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people) [syn: {inattentiveness}] [ant: {attentiveness}]
2: the trait of acting rashly and without prudence [syn: {mindlessness}, {rashness}]
3: the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities [syn: {unmindfulness}, {inadvertence}, {inadvertency}] [ant: {mindfulness}, {mindfulness}]

hee-haw
n : a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing [syn: {horselaugh}, {ha-ha}, {haw-haw}]
v : braying characteristic of donkeys [syn: {bray}]

heel
n 1: the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground
2: the back part of the human foot
3: someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog" [syn: {cad}, {bounder}, {blackguard}, {dog}, {hound}]
4: one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread
5: the lower end of a ship's mast
6: (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft
7: the piece of leather that fits the heel [syn: {counter}]
v 1: tilt to one side; "The balloon heeled over"; "the wind made the vessel heel"; "The ship listed to starboard" [syn: {list}]
2: follow at the heels of a person
3: perform with the heels; "heel that dance"
4: strike with the heel of the club; "heel a golf ball"
5: put a new heel on; "heel shoes" [syn: {reheel}]

heelbone
n : the largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel [syn: {calcaneus}, {os tarsi fibulare}]

heels over head
adv : in disorderly haste; "we ran head over heels toward the shelter" [syn: {head over heels}, {topsy-turvy}, {topsy-turvily}, {in great confusion}]

heft
n : the property of being large in mass [syn: {heftiness}, {massiveness}, {ponderousness}, {ponderosity}]
v 1: lift or elevate [syn: {heave}, {heave up}, {heft up}]
2: test the weight of something by lifting it

heft up
v : lift or elevate [syn: {heave}, {heave up}, {heft}]

heftier
See {hefty}

heftier
hefty
adj 1: (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms" [syn: {brawny}, {muscular}, {powerful}, {sinewy}]
2: of considerable weight and size; "a hefty dictionary"
3: large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune" [syn: {goodly}, {goodish}, {respectable}, {sizable}, {sizeable}, {tidy}] [also: {heftiest}, {heftier}]

heftiest
See {hefty}

heftiest
hefty
adj 1: (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms" [syn: {brawny}, {muscular}, {powerful}, {sinewy}]
2: of considerable weight and size; "a hefty dictionary"
3: large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune" [syn: {goodly}, {goodish}, {respectable}, {sizable}, {sizeable}, {tidy}] [also: {heftiest}, {heftier}]

heftiness
n : the property of being large in mass [syn: {heft}, {massiveness}, {ponderousness}, {ponderosity}]

hefty
adj 1: (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms" [syn: {brawny}, {muscular}, {powerful}, {sinewy}]
2: of considerable weight and size; "a hefty dictionary"
3: large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune" [syn: {goodly}, {goodish}, {respectable}, {sizable}, {sizeable}, {tidy}] [also: {heftiest}, {heftier}]

hegari
n : Sudanese sorghums having white seeds; one variety grown in southwestern United States

Hegel
n : German philosopher whose three stage process of dialectical reasoning was adopted by Karl Marx (1770-1831) [syn: {Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel}]

Hegelian
adj : of or relating to Hegel or his dialectic philosophy

hegemony
n : the domination of one state over its allies

Hegira
n 1: the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year [syn: {Hejira}]
2: a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment [syn: {exodus}, {hejira}]

he-goat
n : male goat [syn: {billy}, {billy goat}]

he-huckleberry
n : deciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers [syn: {maleberry}, {male berry}, {privet andromeda}, {Lyonia ligustrina}]

Heidegger
n : German philosopher whose views on human existence in a world of objects and on Angst influenced the existential philosophers (1889-1976) [syn: {Martin Heidegger}]

Heidelberg man
n : a type of primitive man who lived in Europe [syn: {Homo heidelbergensis}]

heifer
n : young cow

height
n 1: the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top [syn: {tallness}]
2: the highest level or degree attainable; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" [syn: {acme}, {elevation}, {peak}, {pinnacle}, {summit}, {superlative}, {top}]
3: natural height of a person or animal in an upright position [syn: {stature}]
4: elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface; "the altitude gave her a headache" [syn: {altitude}]

heighten
v 1: become more extreme; "The tension heightened" [syn: {rise}]
2: make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; "heightened interest"
3: increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension" [syn: {enhance}, {raise}]
4: increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"
5: make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision" [syn: {sharpen}]
6: make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions" [syn: {intensify}, {compound}, {deepen}]

heightening
adj : reaching a higher intensity; "their heightening fears" [syn: {heightening(a)}]

heights
n : a high place; "they stood on high and observed the coutryside"; "he doesn't like heights" [syn: {high}]

Heilong Jiang
n : an Asian river between China and Russia; flows into the Sea of Okhotsk [syn: {Amur}, {Amur River}]

Heimdal
n : god of dawn and light; guardian of Asgard [syn: {Heimdall}, {Heimdallr}]

Heimdall
n : god of dawn and light; guardian of Asgard [syn: {Heimdal}, {Heimdallr}]

Heimdallr
n : god of dawn and light; guardian of Asgard [syn: {Heimdall}, {Heimdal}]

Heimlich maneuver
n : an emergency procedure to help someone who is choking because food is lodged in the trachea [syn: {Heimlich manoeuvere}]

Heimlich manoeuvere
n : an emergency procedure to help someone who is choking because food is lodged in the trachea [syn: {Heimlich maneuver}]

Heinlein
n : United States writer of science fiction (1907-1988) [syn: {Robert A. Heinlein}, {Robert Anson Heinlein}]

heinous
adj : shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit" [syn: {atrocious}, {flagitious}, {grievous}, {monstrous}]

heinously
adv : in a terribly evil manner; "the child was heinously murdered" [syn: {monstrously}]

heinousness
n : the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane [syn: {atrocity}, {atrociousness}, {barbarity}, {barbarousness}]

Heinrich Boll
n : German novelist and writer of short stories (1917-1985) [syn: {Boll}, {Heinrich Theodor Boll}]

Heinrich Engelhard Steinway
n : United States piano maker (born in Germany) who founded a famous piano manufacturing firm in New York (1797-1871) [syn: {Steinway}, {Henry Steinway}, {Henry Engelhard Steinway}]

Heinrich Hertz
n : German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894) [syn: {Hertz}, {Heinrich Rudolph Hertz}]

Heinrich Himmler
n : German Nazi who was chief of the SS and the Gestapo and who oversaw the genocide of six million Jews (1900-1945) [syn: {Himmler}]

Heinrich Rudolph Hertz
n : German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894) [syn: {Hertz}, {Heinrich Hertz}]

Heinrich Schliemann
n : German archaeologist who discovered nine superimposed city sites of Troy; he also excavated Mycenae (1822-1890) [syn: {Schliemann}]

Heinrich Theodor Boll
n : German novelist and writer of short stories (1917-1985) [syn: {Boll}, {Heinrich Boll}]

Heinrich von Kleist
n : German dramatist whose works concern people torn between reason and emotion (1777-1811) [syn: {Kleist}, {Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist}]

Heinz
n : United States industrialist who manufactured and sold processed foods (1844-1919) [syn: {Henry John Heinz}]

heir
n 1: a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another [syn: {inheritor}, {heritor}]
2: a person who inherits some title or office [syn: {successor}]

heir apparent
n : an heir whose right to an inheritance cannot be defeated if that person outlives the ancestor [ant: {heir presumptive}]

heir presumptive
n : a person who expects to inherit but whose right can be defeated by the birth of a nearer relative [ant: {heir apparent}]

heir-at-law
n : the person legally entitled to inherit the property of someone who dies intestate [also: {heirs-at-law} (pl)]

heiress
n : a female heir [syn: {inheritress}, {inheritrix}]

heirloom
n 1: (law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance
2: something that has been in a family for generations

heirs-at-law
heir-at-law
n : the person legally entitled to inherit the property of someone who dies intestate [also: {heirs-at-law} (pl)]

heirs-at-law
See {heir-at-law}

Heisenberg
n : German mathematical physicist noted for stating the uncertainty principle (1901-1976) [syn: {Werner Karl Heisenberg}]

heist
n 1: the act of stealing [syn: {rip-off}]
2: robbery at gunpoint [syn: {armed robbery}, {holdup}, {stickup}]
v : commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling [syn: {burglarize}, {burglarise}, {burgle}]

Heitor Villa-Lobos
n : Brazilian composer (1887-1959) [syn: {Villa-Lobos}]

Hejaz
n : a coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea; includes both Mecca and Medina; formerly an independent kingdom until it united with Nejd to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [syn: {Hedjaz}, {Hijaz}]

Hejira
n 1: the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year [syn: {Hegira}]
2: a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment [syn: {exodus}, {hegira}]

Hel
n 1: goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld [syn: {Hela}]
2: (religion) the world of the dead; "he didn't want to go to hell when he died" [syn: {Hell}, {Hades}, {infernal region}, {netherworld}, {Scheol}, {underworld}]

Hela
n : goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld [syn: {Hel}]

held
See {hold}

held
adj : occupied or in the control of; often used in combination; "enemy-held territory"

held
hold
n 1: the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing" [syn: {clasp}, {clench}, {clutch}, {clutches}, {grasp}, {grip}]
2: understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices" [syn: {appreciation}, {grasp}]
3: power by which something or someone is affected or dominated; "he has a hold over them"
4: time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action" [syn: {delay}, {time lag}, {postponement}, {wait}]
5: a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police" [syn: {detention}, {custody}]
6: a stronghold
7: a cell in a jail or prison [syn: {keep}]
8: the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" [syn: {handle}, {grip}, {handgrip}]
9: the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo [syn: {cargo area}, {cargo deck}, {cargo hold}, {storage area}]
v 1: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course" [syn: {throw}, {have}, {make}, {give}]
2: keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes" [syn: {keep}, {maintain}]
3: have or hold in one's hands or grip; "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him" [syn: {take hold}] [ant: {let go of}]
4: to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" [syn: {restrain}, {confine}]
5: have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade" [syn: {bear}]
6: have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard" [syn: {have}, {have got}]
7: keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; "take for granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible" [syn: {deem}, {view as}, {take for}]
8: contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" [syn: {bear}, {carry}, {contain}]
9: lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" [syn: {control}, {hold in}, {contain}, {check}, {curb}, {moderate}] 10: remain in a certain state, position, or condition; "The weather held"; "They held on the road and kept marching" 11: maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment" [syn: {harbor}, {harbour}, {entertain}, {nurse}] 12: assert or affirm; "Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good" 13: remain committed to; "I hold to these ideas" 14: secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree" [syn: {retain}, {keep back}, {hold back}] 15: be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?" [syn: {support}, {sustain}, {hold up}] 16: hold the attention of; "The soprano held the audience"; "This story held our interest"; "She can hold an audience spellbound" 17: keep from exhaling or expelling; "hold your breath" 18: support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright" [syn: {carry}, {bear}] 19: have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people" [syn: {accommodate}, {admit}] 20: be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" [syn: {contain}, {take}] 21: be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds" [syn: {prevail}, {obtain}] 22: take and maintain control over, often by violent means; "The dissatisfied students held the President's office for almost a week" 23: protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks" [syn: {defend}, {guard}] 24: declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent" [syn: {declare}, {adjudge}] 25: have as a major characteristic; "The novel holds many surprises"; "The book holds in store much valuable advise" 26: cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses" [syn: {halt}, {arrest}] 27: bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise" [syn: {oblige}, {bind}, {obligate}] 28: cover as for protection against noise or smell; "She held her ears when the jackhammer started to operate"; "hold one's nose" 29: drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry" [syn: {carry}] 30: be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone" [syn: {apply}, {go for}] 31: arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's" [syn: {reserve}, {book}] 32: resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held" [syn: {defy}, {withstand}, {hold up}] 33: keep from departing; "Hold the taxi"; "Hold the horse" 34: stop dealing with; "hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting" 35: aim, point, or direct; "Hold the fire extinguisher directly on the flames" 36: be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" [syn: {agree}, {concur}, {concord}] [ant: {disagree}] [also: {held}]

held dear
adj : thought of and clung to fondly or reverentially [syn: {cherished}, {held dear(p)}]

held up
adj : delayed or obstructed [syn: {held up(p)}]

heldentenore
See {heldentenor}

Helen
n : (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War [syn: {Helen of Troy}]

Helen Adams Keller
n : United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf from the age of 19 months; Anne Sullivan taught her to read and write and speak; Helen Keller graduated from college and went on to champion the cause of blind and deaf people (1880-1968) [syn: {Keller}, {Helen Keller}]

Helen Hayes
n : acclaimed actress of stage and screen (born in 1900) [syn: {Hayes}]

Helen Hunt Jackson
n : United States writer of romantic novels about the unjust treatment of Native Americans (1830-1885) [syn: {Jackson}, {Helen Maria Fiske Hunt Jackson}]

Helen Keller
n : United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf from the age of 19 months; Anne Sullivan taught her to read and write and speak; Helen Keller graduated from college and went on to champion the cause of blind and deaf people (1880-1968) [syn: {Keller}, {Helen Adams Keller}]

Helen Laura Sumner Woodbury
n : United States social economist (1876-1933) [syn: {Woodbury}]

Helen Maria Fiske Hunt Jackson
n : United States writer of romantic novels about the unjust treatment of Native Americans (1830-1885) [syn: {Jackson}, {Helen Hunt Jackson}]

Helen Newington Wills
n : United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (born in 1906) [syn: {Moody}, {Helen Wills Moody}, {Helen Wills}]

Helen of Troy
n : (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War [syn: {Helen}]

Helen Porter Mitchell
n : Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931) [syn: {Melba}, {Dame Nellie Melba}]

Helen Traubel
n : United States operatic soprano (1903-1972) [syn: {Traubel}]

Helen Wills
n : United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (born in 1906) [syn: {Moody}, {Helen Wills Moody}, {Helen Newington Wills}]

Helen Wills Moody
n : United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (born in 1906) [syn: {Moody}, {Helen Wills}, {Helen Newington Wills}]

Helena
n : capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana [syn: {capital of Montana}]

Helenium
n : genus of American herbs with yellow-rayed flowers: sneezeweeds [syn: {genus Helenium}]

Helenium autumnale
n : North American perennial with bright yellow late summer flowers flowers [syn: {autumn sneezeweed}]

Helenium hoopesii
n : stout perennial herb of western United States having flower heads with drooping orange-yellow rays; causes spewing sickness in sheep [syn: {orange sneezeweed}, {owlclaws}]

Helenium puberulum
n : a sneezeweed of southwestern United States especially southern California [syn: {rosilla}]

Heleodytes
n : alternative classifications for the cactus wrens [syn: {Campylorhynchus}, {genus Campylorhynchus}, {genus Heleodytes}]

heliac
adj : pertaining to or near the sun; especially the first rising of a star after and last setting before its invisibility owing to its conjunction with the sun; "the heliacal rising of the Dog Star"; "the heliacal or Sothic year is determined by the heliacal rising of Sothis (the Egyptian name for the Dog Star)" [syn: {heliacal}]

heliacal
adj : pertaining to or near the sun; especially the first rising of a star after and last setting before its invisibility owing to its conjunction with the sun; "the heliacal rising of the Dog Star"; "the heliacal or Sothic year is determined by the heliacal rising of Sothis (the Egyptian name for the Dog Star)" [syn: {heliac}]

Heliamphora
n : genus of pitcher plants of the Guiana Highlands in South America [syn: {genus Heliamphora}]

helianthemum
n : any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions [syn: {sunrose}, {sun rose}]

Helianthemum canadense
n : perennial of the eastern United States having early solitary yellow flowers followed by late petalless flowers; so-called because ice crystals form on it during first frosts [syn: {frostweed}, {frost-weed}, {frostwort}, {Crocanthemum canadensei}]

Helianthemum scoparium
n : woody yellow-flowered perennial of southeastern United States [syn: {rush rose}]

helianthus
n : any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays [syn: {sunflower}]

Helianthus angustifolius
n : sunflower of eastern North America having narrow leaves and found in bogs [syn: {swamp sunflower}]

Helianthus annuus
n : annual sunflower grown for silage and for its seeds which are a source of oil; common throughout United States and much of North America [syn: {common sunflower}, {mirasol}]

Helianthus giganteus
n : very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots [syn: {giant sunflower}, {tall sunflower}, {Indian potato}]

Helianthus laetiflorus
n : tall rough-leaved perennial with a few large flower heads; central United States [syn: {showy sunflower}]

Helianthus maximilianii
n : tall perennial of central United States to Canada having golden-yellow flowers [syn: {Maximilian's sunflower}]

Helianthus petiolaris
n : similar to the common sunflower with slender usually branching stems common in central United States [syn: {prairie sunflower}]

Helianthus tuberosus
n : tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers [syn: {Jerusalem artichoke}, {girasol}, {Jerusalem artichoke sunflower}]

helical
adj : in the shape of a coil [syn: {coiling}, {spiral}, {spiraling}, {volute}, {voluted}, {whorled}, {turbinate}]

helices
helix
n 1: a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle [syn: {spiral}]
2: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope" [syn: {coil}, {spiral}, {volute}, {whorl}]
3: type genus of the family Helicidae [syn: {genus Helix}] [also: {helices} (pl)]

helices
See {helix}

Helichrysum
n : large genus of mostly African and Australian herbs and shrubs: everlasting flowers; in some classifications includes genus Ozothamnus [syn: {genus Helichrysum}]

Helichrysum bracteatum
n : Australian plant naturalized in Spain having flowers of lemon yellow to deep gold; the choice everlasting of dried-flower lovers [syn: {strawflower}, {golden everlasting}, {yellow paper daisy}]

Helichrysum secundiflorum
n : shrub with white woolly branches and woolly leaves having fragrant flowers forming long sprays; flowers suitable for drying; sometimes placed in genus Helichrysum [syn: {cascade everlasting}, {Ozothamnus secundiflorus}]

Helicidae
n : land snails including the common edible snail and some pests [syn: {family Helicidae}]

helicon
n : a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician [syn: {bombardon}]

helicopter
n : an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades [syn: {chopper}, {whirlybird}, {eggbeater}]

Helicteres
n : genus of shrubs and small trees of tropical America and Asia having cylindrical fruits spirally twisted around one another [syn: {genus Helicteres}]

Helicteres isora
n : East Indian shrub often cultivated for its hairy leaves and orange-red flowers [syn: {nut-leaved screw tree}]

Heliobacter
n : a genus of helical or curved or straight aerobic bacteria with rounded ends and multiple flagella; found in the gastric mucosa of primates (including humans) [syn: {genus Heliobacter}]

Heliobacter pylori
n : the type species of genus Heliobacter; produces urease and is associated with several gastroduodenal diseases (including gastritis and gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers and other peptic ulcers) [syn: {H. pylori}]

heliocentric
adj : having the sun as the center [ant: {geocentric}]

heliocentric parallax
n : the parallax of a celestial body using two points in the earth's orbit around the sun as the baseline [syn: {annual parallax}]

heliogram
n : a message transmitted by means of the sun's rays

heliograph
n : an apparatus for sending telegraphic messages by using a mirror to turn the sun's rays off and on
v : signal by means of a mirror and the using the sun's rays

heliogravure
n : an intaglio print produced by gravure [syn: {gravure}, {photogravure}]

heliolatry
n : worship of the sun [syn: {sun-worship}]

heliopause
n : the boundary marking the edge of the sun's influence; the boundary (roughly 100 AU from the sun) between the interplanetary medium and the interstellar medium; where the solar wind and the wind from other stars meet

heliophila
n : any of various South African herbs and subshrubs cultivated for long showy racemes of bright blue flowers with white eyes

heliopsis
n : any North American shrubby perennial herb of the genus Heliopsis having large yellow daisylike flowers [syn: {oxeye}]

Helios
n : (Greek mythology) ancient god of the sun; drove his chariot across the sky each day; identified with Roman Sol

heliosphere
n : the region inside the heliopause containing the sun and solar system

heliotherapy
n : therapeutic exposure to sunlight [syn: {insolation}]

Heliothis
n : a genus of Noctuidae [syn: {genus Heliothis}]

heliothis moth
n : medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms [syn: {Heliothis zia}]

Heliothis zia
n 1: larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops [syn: {corn earworm}, {cotton bollworm}, {tomato fruitworm}, {tobacco budworm}, {vetchworm}]
2: medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms [syn: {heliothis moth}]

heliotrope
n : green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood [syn: {bloodstone}]

heliotropism
n : an orienting response to the sun

heliotype
n : duplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can be taken to make a copy [syn: {hectograph}]

Heliozoa
n : mostly freshwater protozoa [syn: {order Heliozoa}]

heliozoa
n
n : protozoa with spherical bodies and stiff radiating pseudopods [also: {heliozoa} (pl)]

heliozoa
See {heliozoan}

heliozoan
n : protozoa with spherical bodies and stiff radiating pseudopods [also: {heliozoa} (pl)]

heliport
n : an airport for helicopters

Helipterum
n : genus of South African and Australian herbs or shrubs grown as everlastings; the various Helipterum species are currently in process of being assigned to other genera especially Pteropogon and Hyalosperma [syn: {genus Helipterum}]

Helipterum manglesii
n : Australian annual everlasting having light pink nodding flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Helipterum [syn: {Swan River everlasting}, {rhodanthe}, {Rhodanthe manglesii}]

helium
n : a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas) [syn: {He}, {atomic number 2}]

helium group
n : the series of inert gases

helix
n 1: a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle [syn: {spiral}]
2: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope" [syn: {coil}, {spiral}, {volute}, {whorl}]
3: type genus of the family Helicidae [syn: {genus Helix}] [also: {helices} (pl)]

helix angle
n : the constant angle at which a helix cuts the elements of a cylinder or cone

Helix aspersa
n : serious garden pest having a brown shell with paler zigzag markings; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {brown snail}]

Helix hortensis
n : a kind of garden snail

Helix pomatia
n : one of the chief edible snails [syn: {edible snail}]

hell
n 1: any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits"; [syn: {hell on earth}, {hellhole}, {snake pit}, {the pits}, {inferno}]
2: a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes" [syn: {blaze}]
3: (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit" [syn: {perdition}, {Inferno}, {infernal region}, {nether region}, {the pit}] [ant: {Heaven}]
4: (religion) the world of the dead; "he didn't want to go to hell when he died" [syn: {Hel}, {Hades}, {infernal region}, {netherworld}, {Scheol}, {underworld}]
5: violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin" [syn: {sin}]
6: noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes" [syn: {blaze}]

hell dust
n : street names for heroin [syn: {big H}, {nose drops}, {smack}, {thunder}]

hell on earth
n : any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits"; [syn: {hell}, {hellhole}, {snake pit}, {the pits}, {inferno}]

hell raising
n : making trouble just for the fun of it [syn: {raising hell}]

hell to pay
n : dire consequences; "when the pig ran away there was hell to pay"

Helladic civilisation
n : the bronze-age culture of mainland Greece 2500-1100 BC [syn: {Helladic civilization}, {Helladic culture}]

Helladic civilization
n : the bronze-age culture of mainland Greece 2500-1100 BC [syn: {Helladic civilisation}, {Helladic culture}]

Helladic culture
n : the bronze-age culture of mainland Greece 2500-1100 BC [syn: {Helladic civilization}, {Helladic civilisation}]

hellbender
n : large salamander of North American rivers and streams [syn: {mud puppy}, {Cryptobranchus alleganiensis}]

hell-bent
adj : recklessly determined; "hell-bent on winning"

hellcat
n : a malicious fierce-tempered woman [syn: {vixen}, {harpy}]

hellebore
n 1: perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes [syn: {false hellebore}]
2: any plant of the Eurasian genus Helleborus

helleborine
n 1: any of several small temperate and tropical orchids having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small yellowish-white flowers in a twisted raceme [syn: {rattlesnake plantain}]
2: any of various orchids of the genus Epipactis
3: any of several orchids of the genus Cephalanthera

Helleborus
n : a genus of Helleborus [syn: {genus Helleborus}]

Helleborus foetidus
n : digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and irritant qualities when taken internally [syn: {stinking hellebore}, {bear's foot}, {setterwort}]

Helleborus niger
n : European evergreen plant with white or purplish roselike winter-blooming flowers [syn: {Christmas rose}, {winter rose}, {black hellebore}]

Helleborus orientalis
n : slightly hairy perennial having deep green leathery leaves and flowers that are ultimately purplish-green [syn: {lenten rose}, {black hellebore}]

Helleborus viridis
n : deciduous plant with large deep green pedate leaves and nodding saucer-shaped green flowers [syn: {green hellebore}]

Hellene
n : a native or inhabitant of Greece [syn: {Greek}]

Hellenic
adj 1: characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures [syn: {Greco-Roman}, {Graeco-Roman}]
2: relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civiliHzation [syn: {Hellenistic}, {Hellenistical}]
3: of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks; "Greek mythology"; "a grecian robe" [syn: {Greek}, {Grecian}]
n : the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages [syn: {Greek}, {Hellenic language}]

Hellenic language
n : the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages [syn: {Greek}, {Hellenic}]

Hellenic Republic
n : a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil [syn: {Greece}, {Ellas}]

Hellenism
n : the principles and ideals associated with classical Greek civilization

Hellenistic
adj : relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civiliHzation [syn: {Hellenic}, {Hellenistical}]

Hellenistical
adj : relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civiliHzation [syn: {Hellenic}, {Hellenistic}]

heller
n 1: 100 halers equal 1 koruna [syn: {haler}]
2: 100 halers equal 1 koruna [syn: {haler}]
3: United States novelist whose best known work was a black comedy inspired by his experiences in the Air Force during World War II (1923-1999) [syn: {Joseph Heller}]
4: a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man); "he chased the young hellions out of his yard" [syn: {hellion}, {devil}]

helleri
n : freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish [syn: {swordtail}, {topminnow}, {Xyphophorus helleri}]

Hellespont
n : the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey [syn: {Dardanelles}]

hellfire
n : a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned [syn: {red region}]

hell-for-leather
adv : at breakneck speed; "they were travelling hell-for-leather"

hellgrammiate
n : large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait [syn: {dobson}]

hellhole
n : any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits"; [syn: {hell}, {hell on earth}, {snake pit}, {the pits}, {inferno}]

hellhound
n 1: a very evil man
2: (Greek mythology) 3-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of Typhon [syn: {Cerberus}]

hellion
n : a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man); "he chased the young hellions out of his yard" [syn: {heller}, {devil}]

hellish
adj 1: very unpleasant; "hellish weather"; "stop that god-awful racket" [syn: {beastly}, {god-awful}]
2: extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces" [syn: {demonic}, {diabolic}, {diabolical}, {fiendish}, {infernal}, {satanic}, {unholy}]

hellishly
adv : extremely; "infernally clever"; "hellishly dangerous" [syn: {infernally}]

hell-kite
n : someone who is a very fierce fighter [syn: {hell-rooster}, {gamecock}]

Hellman
n : United States playwright; her plays were often indictments of injustice (1905-1984) [syn: {Lillian Hellman}]

hello
n : an expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos" [syn: {hullo}, {hi}, {howdy}, {how-do-you-do}]

hell-rooster
n : someone who is a very fierce fighter [syn: {hell-kite}, {gamecock}]

Hell's Half Acre
n : a district in Manhattan formerly noted for its slums and vice [syn: {Hell's Kitchen}]

Hell's Kitchen
n : a district in Manhattan formerly noted for its slums and vice [syn: {Hell's Half Acre}]

helm
n 1: steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered
2: a position of leadership; "the President is at the helm of the Ship of State"

helmet
n 1: armor plate that protects the head
2: a protective headgear made of hard material to resist blows

helmet flower
n : a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite [syn: {monkshood}, {helmetflower}, {Aconitum napellus}]

helmet orchid
n 1: any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood [syn: {greenhood}]
2: any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process [syn: {helmetflower}]

helmeted
adj : equipped with or wearing a helmet

helmetflower
n 1: any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process [syn: {helmet orchid}]
2: a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite [syn: {monkshood}, {helmet flower}, {Aconitum napellus}]

Helmholtz
n : German physiologist and physicist (1821-1894) [syn: {Hermann von Helmholtz}, {Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz}, {Baron Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz}]

helminth
n : worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes [syn: {parasitic worm}]

helminthiasis
n : infestation of the body with parasitic worms

helminthic
adj : capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms [syn: {anthelmintic}, {anthelminthic}, {parasiticidal}]
n : a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms [syn: {vermifuge}, {anthelmintic}, {anthelminthic}]

Helminthostachys
n : 1 species: terrestrial fern of southeastern Asia and Australia [syn: {genus Helminthostachys}]

Helminthostachys zeylanica
n : Australasian fern with clusters of sporangia on stems of fertile fronds [syn: {flowering fern}]

helmsman
n : the person who steers a ship [syn: {steersman}, {steerer}]

Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt
n : German statesman who served as chancellor of Germany (born in 1918) [syn: {Schmidt}, {Helmut Schmidt}]

Helmut Schmidt
n : German statesman who served as chancellor of Germany (born in 1918) [syn: {Schmidt}, {Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt}]

Heloderma
n : type genus of the Helodermatidae; American venomous lizards [syn: {genus Heloderma}]

Heloderma horridum
n : lizard with black and yellowish beadlike scales; of western Mexico [syn: {beaded lizard}, {Mexican beaded lizard}]

Heloderma suspectum
n : large orange and black lizard of southwestern United States; not dangerous unless molested [syn: {Gila monster}]

Helodermatidae
n : only known venomous lizards [syn: {family Helodermatidae}]

Heloise
n : student and mistress and wife of Abelard (circa 1098-1164)

helot
n : (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord [syn: {serf}, {villein}]

Helotiaceae
n : a fungus family of order Helotiales [syn: {family Helotiaceae}]

Helotiales
n : order of fungi having asci in a disk- to goblet-shaped apothecium [syn: {order Helotiales}]

Helotium
n : type genus of the Helotiaceae [syn: {genus Helotium}]

help
n 1: the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading" [syn: {aid}, {assist}, {assistance}]
2: a resource; "visual aids in teaching"; "economic assistance to depressed areas" [syn: {aid}, {assistance}]
3: a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it" [syn: {avail}, {service}]
4: a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" [syn: {assistant}, {helper}, {supporter}]
v 1: give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house" [syn: {assist}, {aid}]
2: be of use; "This will help to prevent accidents" [syn: {facilitate}]
3: improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient" [syn: {aid}]
4: abstain from doing; always used with a negative; "I can't help myself--I have to smoke"; "She could not help watching the sad spectacle" [syn: {help oneself}]
5: contribute to the furtherance of; "This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries"
6: improve; change for the better; "New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture"
7: help to some food; help with food or drink; "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself" [syn: {serve}]
8: take or use; "She helped herself to some of the office supplies" [syn: {avail}]

help desk
n : a service that provides information and assistance to the users of a computer network [syn: {helpdesk}]

help oneself
v : abstain from doing; always used with a negative; "I can't help myself--I have to smoke"; "She could not help watching the sad spectacle" [syn: {help}]

help out
v : be of help, as in a particular situation of need; "Can you help out tonight with the dinner guests?"

helpdesk
n : a service that provides information and assistance to the users of a computer network [syn: {help desk}]

helper
n 1: a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" [syn: {assistant}, {help}, {supporter}]
2: a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help) [syn: {benefactor}]

helper cell
n : T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B cells and killer T cells; helper T cells are infected and killed by the AIDS virus [syn: {helper T cell}, {CD4 T cell}, {CD4 cell}]

helper T cell
n : T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B cells and killer T cells; helper T cells are infected and killed by the AIDS virus [syn: {helper cell}, {CD4 T cell}, {CD4 cell}]

helpful
adj 1: providing assistance or serving a useful function [ant: {unhelpful}]
2: of service or assistance; "a child who is helpful around the house can save the mother many steps"
3: showing a willingness to cooperate; "a helpful cooperative patient"; "parents hope to raise children who are considerate and helpful to others"

helpfully
adv : in a helpful manner; "the subtitles are helpfully conveyed" [ant: {unhelpfully}]

helpfulness
n 1: the property of providing useful assistance
2: friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition [syn: {kindliness}]

helping
n : an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each" [syn: {portion}, {serving}]

helping hand
n : physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores" [syn: {hand}]

helpless
adj 1: lacking in or deprived of strength or power; "lying ill and helpless"; "helpless with laughter" [syn: {incapacitated}]
2: unable to function; without help [syn: {lost}]
3: unable to manage independently; "as helpless as a baby"

helplessly
adv : in a helpless manner; "the crowd watched him helplessly" [syn: {impotently}, {unable to help}]

helplessness
n 1: powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of their weakness the group remains highly active" [syn: {weakness}, {impuissance}]
2: the state of needing help from something
3: a feeling of being unable to manage

helpmate
n : a helpful partner [syn: {helpmeet}]

helpmeet
n : a helpful partner [syn: {helpmate}]

Helsingfors
n : the capital and largest city of Finland; located in southern Finland; a major port and commercial and cultural center [syn: {Helsinki}, {capital of Finland}, {Finnish capital}]

Helsinki
n : the capital and largest city of Finland; located in southern Finland; a major port and commercial and cultural center [syn: {Helsingfors}, {capital of Finland}, {Finnish capital}]

helter-skelter
adj 1: lacking a visible order or organization [syn: {chaotic}]
2: with undue hurry and confusion; "a helter-skelter kind of existence with never a pause"; "a pell-mell dash for the train" [syn: {pell-mell}]
adv : haphazardly; "the books were piled up helter-skelter" [syn: {every which way}]

helve
n : the handle of a weapon or tool [syn: {haft}]

helvella
n : any fungus of the genus Helvella having the ascocarps stalked or pleated or often in folds

Helvella acetabulum
n : a helvella with a cup-shaped fertile body having a brown interior; the stalk is creamy white and heavily ribbed

Helvella crispa
n : a helvella with a saddle-shaped fertile part and creamy color; the stalk is fluted and pitted [syn: {miter mushroom}]

Helvella sulcata
n : a helvella with an irregularly convoluted cap that is dark brown when young and becomes dull gray with age; the lower surface of the cap is smooth and pale gray; the stalk is thick and deeply fluted

Helvellaceae
n : family of false morels or lorchels; some are edible and some are poisonous [syn: {family Helvellaceae}]

Helvetica
n : a typeface in which characters have no serifs [syn: {sans serif}]

Helwingia
n : deciduous dioecious shrubs native to woodland thickets in low mountains in Japan [syn: {genus Helwingia}]

Helxine
n : 1 species; a dwarf creeping mat-forming evergreen herb [syn: {genus Helxine}, {Soleirolia}, {genus Soleirolia}]

Helxine soleirolia
n : prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with mosslike small round short-stemmed leaves [syn: {baby's tears}, {baby tears}, {Soleirolia soleirolii}]

hem
n : lap that forms a cloth border doubled back and stitched down
v 1: fold over and sew together to provide with a hem; "hem my skirt"
2: utter `hem' or `ahem' [also: {hemming}, {hemmed}]

hem and haw
v : utter `hems' and `haws'; indicated hesitation; "He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd"

hem in
v 1: surround in a restrictive manner; "The building was hemmed in by flowers"
2: surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna" [syn: {besiege}, {beleaguer}, {surround}, {circumvent}]

Hemachatus
n : ringhals [syn: {genus Hemachatus}]

Hemachatus haemachatus
n : highly venomous snake of southern Africa able to spit venom up to seven feet [syn: {ringhals}, {rinkhals}, {spitting snake}]

hemagglutinate
v : cause the clumping together (of red blood cells) [syn: {haemagglutinate}]

hemagglutination
n : agglutination of red blood cells [syn: {haemagglutination}]

hemal
adj : relating to the blood vessels or blood [syn: {haemal}, {hematal}, {haematal}]

hemal arch
n : a structure arising ventrally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the caudal blood vessels [syn: {haemal arch}]

he-man
n : a man who is virile and sexually active [syn: {stud}, {macho-man}]

hemangioma
n : benign angioma consisting of a mass of blood vessels; some appear as birthmarks [syn: {haemangioma}]

hemangioma simplex
n : a soft red birthmark [syn: {strawberry}, {strawberry mark}]

hematal
adj : relating to the blood vessels or blood [syn: {hemal}, {haemal}, {haematal}]

hematemesis
n : vomiting blood [syn: {haematemesis}]

hematic
adj : relating to or containing or affecting blood; "a hematic cyst"; "a hematic crisis" [syn: {hemic}, {haemic}, {haematic}]

hematin
n : a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds [syn: {heme}, {haem}, {haemitin}, {protoheme}]

hematinic
n : a medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia [syn: {haematinic}]

hematite
n : the principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form [syn: {haematite}]

hematocele
n : swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis) [syn: {haematocele}, {hematocoele}, {haematocoele}]

hematochezia
n : passage of stools containing blood (as from diverticulosis or colon cancer or peptic ulcer) [syn: {haematochezia}]

hematochrome
n : a reddish coloring material found in some algae

hematocoele
n : swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis) [syn: {hematocele}, {haematocele}, {haematocoele}]

hematocolpometra
n : accumulation of blood in the vagina and uterus [syn: {haematocolpometra}]

hematocolpos
n : accumulation of menstrual blood in the vagina (usually due to an imperforate hymen) [syn: {haematocolpos}]

hematocrit
n 1: the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit [syn: {haematocrit}, {packed cell volume}]
2: a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood [syn: {haematocrit}]

hematocyst
n : a cyst containing blood [syn: {hemorrhagic cyst}, {blood cyst}]

hematocytopenia
n : an abnormally low number of red blood cells in the blood [syn: {haematocytopenia}]

hematocyturia
n : the presence of red blood cells in the urine [syn: {haematocyturia}]

hematogenesis
n : the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) [syn: {hematopoiesis}, {haematopoiesis}, {hemopoiesis}, {haemopoiesis}, {hemogenesis}, {haemogenesis}, {haematogenesis}, {sanguification}]

hematogenic
adj : pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells; "hemopoietic stem cells in bone marrow" [syn: {hematopoietic}, {haematopoietic}, {hemopoietic}, {haemopoietic}, {haematogenic}]

hematohiston
n : a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells [syn: {globin}, {haematohiston}]

hematoidin
n : an orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin; excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance observed in jaundice [syn: {bilirubin}, {haematoidin}]

hematologic
adj : of or relating to or involved in hematology [syn: {haematological}, {hematological}]

hematological
adj : of or relating to or involved in hematology [syn: {hematologic}, {haematological}]

hematologist
n : a doctor who specializes in diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs [syn: {haematologist}]

hematology
n : the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs [syn: {haematology}]

hematolyses
hematolysis
n : lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin [syn: {hemolysis}, {haemolysis}, {haematolysis}] [also: {hematolyses} (pl)]

hematolyses
See {hematolysis}

hematolysis
n : lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin [syn: {hemolysis}, {haemolysis}, {haematolysis}] [also: {hematolyses} (pl)]

hematoma
n : a localized swelling filled with blood [syn: {haematoma}] [also: {hematomata} (pl)]

hematomata
hematoma
n : a localized swelling filled with blood [syn: {haematoma}] [also: {hematomata} (pl)]

hematomata
See {hematoma}

hematopoeitic stem cell
n : blood forming stem cells in the bone marrow; T cells and B cells arise from these stem cells

hematopoiesis
n : the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) [syn: {haematopoiesis}, {hemopoiesis}, {haemopoiesis}, {hemogenesis}, {haemogenesis}, {hematogenesis}, {haematogenesis}, {sanguification}]

hematopoietic
adj : pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells; "hemopoietic stem cells in bone marrow" [syn: {haematopoietic}, {hemopoietic}, {haemopoietic}, {hematogenic}, {haematogenic}]

hematozoa
See {hematozoon}

hematuria
n : the presence of blood in the urine; often a symptom of urinary tract disease [syn: {haematuria}]

heme
n : a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds [syn: {haem}, {hematin}, {haemitin}, {protoheme}]

hemelytra
See {hemelytron}

hemeralopia
n : inability to see clearly in bright light [syn: {day blindness}]

hemerobiid
n : small dark-colored lacewing fly [syn: {brown lacewing}, {hemerobiid fly}]

hemerobiid fly
n : small dark-colored lacewing fly [syn: {brown lacewing}, {hemerobiid}]

Hemerobiidae
n : brown lacewings [syn: {family Hemerobiidae}]

Hemerocallidaceae
n : one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hemerocallis [syn: {family Hemerocallidaceae}]

Hemerocallis
n : east Asian rhizomatous clump-forming perennial herbs having flowers on long leafless stalks; cosmopolitan in cultivation: day lilies; sometimes placed in subfamily Hemerocallidaceae [syn: {genus Hemerocallis}]

Hemerocallis flava
n : a day lily with yellow flowers [syn: {lemon lily}, {Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus}]

Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus
n : a day lily with yellow flowers [syn: {lemon lily}, {Hemerocallis flava}]

hemiacetal
n : an organic compound usually formed as an intermediate product in the preparation of acetals from aldehydes or ketones

hemianopia
n : blindness in one half of the visual field of one or both eyes [syn: {hemianopsia}]

hemianopic scotoma
n : a scotoma involving half of the visual field

hemianopsia
n : blindness in one half of the visual field of one or both eyes [syn: {hemianopia}]

Hemiascomycetes
n : class of fungi in which no ascocarps are formed: yeasts and some plant parasites [syn: {class Hemiascomycetes}]

hemic
adj : relating to or containing or affecting blood; "a hematic cyst"; "a hematic crisis" [syn: {haemic}, {hematic}, {haematic}]

hemicrania
n : a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men [syn: {migraine}, {megrim}, {sick headache}]

hemicycle
n : a plane figure with the shape of half a circle [syn: {semicircle}]

hemidemisemiquaver
n : a musical note having the time value of a sixty-fourth of a whole note [syn: {sixty-fourth note}]

hemielytra
See {hemielytron}

hemiepiphyte
n : a plant that is an epiphyte for part of its life [syn: {semiepiphyte}]

Hemigalus
n : banded palm civets [syn: {genus Hemigalus}]

Hemigalus hardwickii
n : an East Indian civet [syn: {banded palm civet}]

Hemigrammus
n : tetras [syn: {genus Hemigrammus}]

Hemimetabola
n : subclass of insects characterized by gradual and usually incomplete metamorphosis [syn: {Exopterygota}, {subclass Exopterygota}]

hemimetabolic
adj : (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult [syn: {hemimetabolous}, {hemimetamorphous}, {hemimetamorphic}]

hemimetabolism
n : incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects [syn: {hemimetamorphosis}, {hemimetaboly}]

hemimetabolous
adj : (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult [syn: {hemimetabolic}, {hemimetamorphous}, {hemimetamorphic}]

hemimetaboly
n : incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects [syn: {hemimetamorphosis}, {hemimetabolism}]

hemimetamorphic
adj : (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult [syn: {hemimetabolous}, {hemimetabolic}, {hemimetamorphous}]

hemimetamorphosis
n : incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects [syn: {hemimetabolism}, {hemimetaboly}]

hemimetamorphous
adj : (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult [syn: {hemimetabolous}, {hemimetabolic}, {hemimetamorphic}]

hemimorphite
n : a white mineral; a common ore of zinc [syn: {calamine}]

hemin
n : a reddish-brown chloride of heme; produced from hemoglobin in laboratory tests for the presence of blood [syn: {protohemin}]

Heming
n : English actor who edited the first folio of Shakespeare's plays (1556-1630) [syn: {Hemminge}, {John Heming}, {John Hemminge}]

Hemingway
n : an American writer of fiction who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1954 (1899-1961) [syn: {Ernest Hemingway}]

Hemingwayesque
adj : in the manner of Ernest Hemingway

hemiparasite
n : a parasitic plant that contains some chlorophyll and therefore is capable of photosynthesis

hemiparasitic
adj : of or relating to plants that are hemiparasites

hemiplegia
n : paralysis of one side of the body [syn: {unilateral paralysis}]

hemiplegic
n : a person who has hemiplegia (is paralyzed on one side of the body)

hemipode
n : small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains [syn: {button quail}, {button-quail}, {bustard quail}]

Hemiprocnidae
n : tree swifts [syn: {family Hemiprocnidae}]

Hemiptera
n : plant bugs; bedbugs; some true bugs; also includes suborders Heteroptera (true bugs) and Homoptera (e.g., aphids, plant lice and cicadas) [syn: {order Hemiptera}]

hemipteran
n : insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis [syn: {hemipterous insect}, {bug}, {hemipteron}]

hemipteron
n : insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis [syn: {hemipterous insect}, {bug}, {hemipteran}]

Hemipteronatus
n : razorfishes [syn: {genus Hemipteronatus}]

Hemipteronatus novacula
n : a kind of razorfish [syn: {pearly razorfish}]

hemipterous insect
n : insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis [syn: {bug}, {hemipteran}, {hemipteron}]

Hemiramphidae
n : halfbeaks; marine and freshwater fishes closely related to the flying fishes but not able to glide [syn: {family Hemiramphidae}]

hemisphere
n 1: half of the terrestrial globe
2: half of a sphere
3: either half of the cerebrum [syn: {cerebral hemisphere}]

hemispheric
adj : of or relating to the cerebral hemispheres

hemispherical
adj : of or relating to or being a hemisphere

Hemitripterus
n : sea ravens [syn: {genus Hemitripterus}]

Hemitripterus americanus
n : large sculpin of western Atlantic; inflates itself when caught [syn: {sea raven}]

hemizygos vein
n : a continuation of the left ascending lumbar vein; crosses the midline at the 8th vertebra and empties into the azygos vein [syn: {hemizygous vein}, {vena hemizygos}]

hemizygous vein
n : a continuation of the left ascending lumbar vein; crosses the midline at the 8th vertebra and empties into the azygos vein [syn: {hemizygos vein}, {vena hemizygos}]

hemline
n : the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat

hemlock
n 1: poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium; "Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock"
2: large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous [syn: {poison hemlock}, {poison parsley}, {California fern}, {Nebraska fern}, {winter fern}, {Conium maculatum}]
3: soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock
4: an evergreen tree [syn: {hemlock tree}]

hemlock tree
n : an evergreen tree [syn: {hemlock}]

hemlock water dropwort
n : European poisonous herb having tuberous roots, yellow juice that stains the skin, yellow flowers and foliage resembling celery; all parts extremely poisonous [syn: {water dropwort}, {Oenanthe crocata}]

hemmed
See {hem}

hemmed
hem
n : lap that forms a cloth border doubled back and stitched down
v 1: fold over and sew together to provide with a hem; "hem my skirt"
2: utter `hem' or `ahem' [also: {hemming}, {hemmed}]

hemming
See {hem}

hemming
hem
n : lap that forms a cloth border doubled back and stitched down
v 1: fold over and sew together to provide with a hem; "hem my skirt"
2: utter `hem' or `ahem' [also: {hemming}, {hemmed}]

Hemminge
n : English actor who edited the first folio of Shakespeare's plays (1556-1630) [syn: {Heming}, {John Heming}, {John Hemminge}]

hemming-stitch
n : a stitch used in sewing hems on skirts and dresses

hemochromatosis
n : pathology in which iron accumulates in the tissues; characterized by bronzed skin and enlarged liver and diabetes mellitus and abnormalities of the pancreas and the joints [syn: {iron-storage disease}, {iron overload}, {bronzed diabetes}]

hemodialyses
hemodialysis
n : dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure [syn: {haemodialysis}] [also: {hemodialyses} (pl)]

hemodialyses
See {hemodialysis}

hemodialysis
n : dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure [syn: {haemodialysis}] [also: {hemodialyses} (pl)]

hemodialyzer
n : a machine that uses dialysis to remove impurities and waste products from the bloodstream before returning the blood to the patient's body [syn: {artificial kidney}]

Hemofil
n : a coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is associated with hemophilia A [syn: {antihemophilic factor}, {antihaemophilic factor}, {antihemophilic globulin}, {antihaemophilic globulin}, {factor VIII}]

hemogenesis
n : the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) [syn: {hematopoiesis}, {haematopoiesis}, {hemopoiesis}, {haemopoiesis}, {haemogenesis}, {hematogenesis}, {haematogenesis}, {sanguification}]

hemoglobin
n : a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues; "fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals" [syn: {haemoglobin}, {Hb}]

hemoglobinemia
n : presence of excessive hemoglobin in the blood plasma [syn: {haemoglobinemia}]

hemoglobinopathy
n : a blood disease characterized by the presence of abnormal hemoglobins in the blood [syn: {haemoglobinopathy}]

hemoglobinuria
n : presence of hemoglobin in the urine [syn: {haemoglobinuria}]

hemolyses
hemolysis
n : lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin [syn: {haemolysis}, {hematolysis}, {haematolysis}] [also: {hemolyses} (pl)]

hemolyses
See {hemolysis}

hemolysin
n : any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their hemoglobin [syn: {haemolysin}, {erythrolysin}, {erythrocytolysin}]

hemolysis
n : lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin [syn: {haemolysis}, {hematolysis}, {haematolysis}] [also: {hemolyses} (pl)]

hemolytic
adj : relating to or involving or causing hemolysis; "hemolytic anemia" [syn: {haemolytic}]

hemolytic anemia
n : anemia resulting from destruction of erythrocytes [syn: {haemolytic anaemia}]

hemophile
n : someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding [syn: {hemophiliac}, {haemophiliac}, {bleeder}, {haemophile}]

hemophilia
n : congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son [syn: {haemophilia}, {bleeder's disease}]

hemophilia A
n : hemophilia caused by a congenital deficiency of factor VIII; occurs almost exclusively in men [syn: {haemophilia A}, {classical hemophilia}, {classical haemophilia}]

hemophilia B
n : a clotting disorder similar to hemophilia A but caused by a congenital deficiency of factor IX [syn: {haemophilia B}, {Christmas disease}]

hemophiliac
n : someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding [syn: {haemophiliac}, {bleeder}, {hemophile}, {haemophile}]

hemophilic
adj : relating to or having hemophilia [syn: {haemophilic}]

hemopoiesis
n : the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) [syn: {hematopoiesis}, {haematopoiesis}, {haemopoiesis}, {hemogenesis}, {haemogenesis}, {hematogenesis}, {haematogenesis}, {sanguification}]

hemopoietic
adj : pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells; "hemopoietic stem cells in bone marrow" [syn: {hematopoietic}, {haematopoietic}, {haemopoietic}, {hematogenic}, {haematogenic}]

hemoprotein
n : a conjugated protein linked to an iron-porphyrin compound [syn: {haemoprotein}]

hemoptyses
hemoptysis
n : coughing up blood from the respiratory tract; usually indicates a severe infection of the bronchi or lungs [syn: {haemoptysis}] [also: {hemoptyses} (pl)]

hemoptyses
See {hemoptysis}

hemoptysis
n : coughing up blood from the respiratory tract; usually indicates a severe infection of the bronchi or lungs [syn: {haemoptysis}] [also: {hemoptyses} (pl)]

hemorrhage
n : flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessels [syn: {bleeding}, {haemorrhage}]
v : lose blood from one's body [syn: {shed blood}, {bleed}]

hemorrhagic
adj : of or relating to a hemorrhage [syn: {haemorrhagic}]

hemorrhagic cyst
n : a cyst containing blood [syn: {blood cyst}, {hematocyst}]

hemorrhagic fever
n : a group of illnesses caused by a viral infection (usually restricted to a specific geographic area); fever and gastrointestinal symptoms are followed by capillary hemorrhage [syn: {haemorrhagic fever}, {viral hemorrhagic fever}, {viral haemorrhagic fever}, {VHF}]

hemorrhagic septicemia
n : an acute infectious disease characterized by pneumonia and blood infection [syn: {pasteurellosis}]

hemorrhagic stroke
n : stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain [syn: {haemorrhagic stroke}]

hemorrhoid
n : pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter [syn: {haemorrhoid}, {piles}]

hemorrhoidal vein
n : any of several veins draining the walls of the anal canal and rectum [syn: {rectal vein}, {vena rectalis}]

hemorrhoidectomy
n : surgical procedure for tying hemorrhoids and excising them [syn: {haemorrhoidectomy}]

hemosiderin
n : a granular brown substance composed of ferric oxide; left from the breakdown of hemoglobin; can be a sign of disturbed iron metabolism [syn: {haemosiderin}]

hemosiderosis
n : abnormal deposit of hemosiderin; often a symptom of thalassemia or hemochromatosis [syn: {haemosiderosis}]

hemostasia
n : surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat) [syn: {hemostasis}, {haemostasis}, {haemostasia}]

hemostasis
n : surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat) [syn: {haemostasis}, {hemostasia}, {haemostasia}]

hemostat
n : a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel [syn: {haemostat}]

hemostatic
adj : tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels [syn: {styptic}]

hemothorax
n : accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest) [syn: {haemothorax}]

hemp
n 1: a plant fiber
2: any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs [syn: {cannabis}]
3: a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging [syn: {hangman's rope}, {hangman's halter}, {halter}, {hempen necktie}]

hemp agrimony
n : coarse European herb with palmately-divided leaves and clusters of small reddish-purple flower heads [syn: {Eupatorium cannabinum}]

hemp family
n : 2 genera of erect or twining wind-pollinated herbs: genera Cannabis and Humulus; term not used in all classifications; in some the genus Cannabis is placed in the family Moraceae and the genus Humulus in the family Urticaceae [syn: {Cannabidaceae}, {family Cannabidaceae}]

hemp nettle
n : coarse bristly Eurasian plant with white or reddish flowers and foliage resembling that of a nettle; common as a weed in United States [syn: {dead nettle}, {Galeopsis tetrahit}]

hemp willow
n : willow with long flexible twigs used in basketry [syn: {common osier}, {velvet osier}, {Salix viminalis}]

hempen
adj : having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute [syn: {fibrous}]

hempen necktie
n : a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging [syn: {hangman's rope}, {hangman's halter}, {halter}, {hemp}]

hemstitch
n 1: stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups [syn: {hemstitching}]
2: embroidery similar to drawnwork
v : sew with hemstitches; "hemstitch a sleeve"

hemstitching
n : stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups [syn: {hemstitch}]

hen
n 1: adult female chicken [syn: {biddy}]
2: adult female bird
3: flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing
4: female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster

hen harrier
n : common harrier of North America and Europe; nests in marshes and open land [syn: {marsh hawk}, {northern harrier}, {Circus cyaneus}]

hen hawk
n : nontechnical term for any hawks said to prey on poultry [syn: {chicken hawk}]

hen of the woods
n : large grayish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of trees [syn: {hen-of-the-woods}, {Polyporus frondosus}, {Grifola frondosa}]

hen party
n : a party for women only

hen yard
n : an enclosed yard for keeping poultry [syn: {chicken yard}, {chicken run}, {fowl run}]

henbane
n : poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamine [syn: {black henbane}, {stinking nightshade}, {Hyoscyamus niger}]

henbit
n : Eurasian plant having toothed leaves and small two-lipped white or purplish-red flowers [syn: {Lamium amplexicaule}]

hence
adv 1: (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result; "therefore X must be true"; "the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory"; "we were young and thence optimistic"; "it is late and thus we must go"; "the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted" [syn: {therefore}, {thence}, {thus}]
2: from this place; "get thee hence!"
3: from this time; "a year hence it will be forgotten"

henceforth
adv : from this time forth; from now on; "henceforth she will be known as Mrs. Smith" [syn: {henceforward}]

henceforward
adv : from this time forth; from now on; "henceforth she will be known as Mrs. Smith" [syn: {henceforth}]

henchman
n : someone who assists in a plot [syn: {confederate}, {collaborator}, {partner in crime}]

hencoop
n : a farm building for housing poultry [syn: {chicken coop}, {coop}, {henhouse}]

hendecahedra
See {hendecahedron}

hendiadys
n : use of two conjoined nouns instead of a noun and modifier

Hendrik Antoon Lorentz
n : Dutch physicist noted for work on electromagnetic theory (1853-1928) [syn: {Lorentz}]

Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd
n : South African statesman who instituted the policy of apartheid (1901-1966) [syn: {Verwoerd}, {Hendrik Verwoerd}]

Hendrik Petrus Berlage
n : Dutch architect and town planner (1856-1934) [syn: {Berlage}]

Hendrik Verwoerd
n : South African statesman who instituted the policy of apartheid (1901-1966) [syn: {Verwoerd}, {Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd}]

Hendrix
n : United States guitarist whose innovative style with electric guitars influenced the development of rock music (1942-1970) [syn: {Jimi Hendrix}, {James Marshall Hendrix}]

henhouse
n : a farm building for housing poultry [syn: {chicken coop}, {coop}, {hencoop}]

henna
n : a reddish brown dye used especially on hair
v : apply henna to one's hair; "She hennas her hair every month"

hen-of-the-woods
n : large grayish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of trees [syn: {hen of the woods}, {Polyporus frondosus}, {Grifola frondosa}]

hen-peck
v : bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her husband all day long" [syn: {nag}, {peck}]

henpecked
adj : harassed by persistent nagging [syn: {dominated}]

Henri Becquerel
n : French physicist who discovered that rays emitted by uranium salts affect photographic plates (1852-1908) [syn: {Becquerel}, {Antoine Henri Becquerel}]

Henri Bergson
n : French philosopher who proposed elan vital as the cause of evolution and development (1859-1941) [syn: {Bergson}, {Henri Louis Bergson}]

Henri Clemens van de Velde
n : Belgian architect (1863-1957) [syn: {van de Velde}, {Henri van de Velde}]

Henri Emile Benoit Matisse
n : French painter and sculptor; leading figure of Fauvism (1869-1954) [syn: {Matisse}, {Henri Matisse}]

Henri Labrouste
n : French architect who was among the first to use metal construction successfully (1801-1875) [syn: {Labrouste}]

Henri Louis Bergson
n : French philosopher who proposed elan vital as the cause of evolution and development (1859-1941) [syn: {Bergson}, {Henri Bergson}]

Henri Matisse
n : French painter and sculptor; leading figure of Fauvism (1869-1954) [syn: {Matisse}, {Henri Emile Benoit Matisse}]

Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant
n : French writer noted especially for his short stories (1850-1893) [syn: {Maupassant}, {Guy de Maupassant}]

Henri Rousseau
n : French primitive painter (1844-1910) [syn: {Rousseau}, {Le Douanier Rousseau}]

Henri Toulouse-Lautrec
n : French painter who portrayed life in the cafes and music halls of Montmartre (1864-1901) [syn: {Toulouse-Lautrec}]

Henri van de Velde
n : Belgian architect (1863-1957) [syn: {van de Velde}, {Henri Clemens van de Velde}]

Henriette Rosine Bernard
n : French actress (1844-1923) [syn: {Bernhardt}, {Sarah Bernhardt}]

Henrik Ibsen
n : realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906) [syn: {Ibsen}, {Henrik Johan Ibsen}]

Henrik Johan Ibsen
n : realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906) [syn: {Ibsen}, {Henrik Ibsen}]

henroost
n : a roost for hens at night

henry
n 1: a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second [syn: {H}]
2: English chemist who studied the quantities of gas absorbed by water at different temperatures and under different pressures (1775-1836) [syn: {William Henry}]
3: a leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies (1736-1799) [syn: {Patrick Henry}]
4: United States physicist who studied electromagnetic phenomena (1791-1878) [syn: {Joseph Henry}]

Henry Alfred Kissinger
n : United States diplomat who served under President Nixon and President Ford (born in 1923) [syn: {Kissinger}, {Henry Kissinger}]

Henry Beauclerc
n : King of England from 1100 to 1135; youngest son of William the Conqueror; conquered Normandy in 1106 (1068-1135) [syn: {Henry I}]

Henry Bolingbroke
n : the first Lancastrian king of England from 1399 to 1413; deposed Richard II and suppressed rebellions (1367-1413) [syn: {Henry IV}, {Bolingbroke}]

Henry Cavendish
n : British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810) [syn: {Cavendish}]

Henry Clay
n : United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852) [syn: {Clay}, {the Great Compromiser}]

Henry Clay Frick
n : United States industrialist who amassed a fortune in the steel industry (1849-1919) [syn: {Frick}]

Henry David Thoreau
n : United States writer and social critic (1817-1862) [syn: {Thoreau}]

Henry Engelhard Steinway
n : United States piano maker (born in Germany) who founded a famous piano manufacturing firm in New York (1797-1871) [syn: {Steinway}, {Henry Steinway}, {Heinrich Engelhard Steinway}]

Henry Fielding
n : English novelist and dramatist (1707-1754) [syn: {Fielding}]

Henry Fonda
n : United States film actor (1905-1982) [syn: {Fonda}]

Henry Ford
n : United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947) [syn: {Ford}]

Henry Ford II
n : grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987) [syn: {Ford}]

Henry Graham Greene
n : English novelist and Catholic (1904-1991) [syn: {Greene}, {Graham Greene}]

Henry Hobson Richardson
n : United States architect (1838-1886) [syn: {Richardson}]

Henry Hubert Turner
n : United States endocrinologist (1892-1970) [syn: {Turner}]

Henry Hudson
n : English navigator who discovered the Hudson River; in 1610 he attempted to winter in Hudson Bay but his crew mutinied and set him adrift to die (1565-1611) [syn: {Hudson}]

Henry I
n : King of England from 1100 to 1135; youngest son of William the Conqueror; conquered Normandy in 1106 (1068-1135) [syn: {Henry Beauclerc}]

Henry II
n 1: king of France from 1547 to 1559; regained Calais from the English; husband of Catherine de Medicis and father of Charles IX (1519-1559)
2: first Plantagenet King of England; instituted judicial and financial reforms; quarreled with archbishop Becket concerning the authority of the crown over the church (1133-1189)

Henry III
n 1: son of Henry II of France and the last Valois to be king of France (1551-1589)
2: son of King John and king of England from 1216 to 1272; his incompetence aroused baronial opposition led by Simon de Montfort (1207-1272)

Henry IV
n : the first Lancastrian king of England from 1399 to 1413; deposed Richard II and suppressed rebellions (1367-1413) [syn: {Bolingbroke}, {Henry Bolingbroke}]

Henry James
n : writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916) [syn: {James}]

Henry John Heinz
n : United States industrialist who manufactured and sold processed foods (1844-1919) [syn: {Heinz}]

Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell
n : English film director (born in 1927) [syn: {Russell}, {Ken Russell}]

Henry Kissinger
n : United States diplomat who served under President Nixon and President Ford (born in 1923) [syn: {Kissinger}, {Henry Alfred Kissinger}]

Henry Laurens
n : leader of the American Revolution and president of the Continental Congress (1724-1792) [syn: {Laurens}]

Henry le Chatelier
n : French chemist who formulated Le Chatelier's principle (1850-1936) [syn: {le Chatelier}]

Henry Lee
n : soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818) [syn: {Lee}, {Lighthorse Harry Lee}]

Henry Louis Aaron
n : United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934) [syn: {Aaron}, {Hank Aaron}]

Henry Louis Gehrig
n : baseball player who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (1903-1941) [syn: {Gehrig}, {Lou Gehrig}]

Henry Louis Mencken
n : United States journalist and literary critic (1880-1956) [syn: {Mencken}, {H. L. Mencken}]

Henry Luce
n : United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967) [syn: {Luce}, {Henry Robinson Luce}]

Henry M. Robert
n : United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923) [syn: {Robert}, {Henry Martyn Robert}]

Henry M. Stanley
n : Welsh journalist and explorer who led an expedition to Africa in search of David Livingstone and found him in Tanzania in 1871; he and Livingstone together tried to find the source of the Nile River (1841-1904) [syn: {Stanley}, {Sir Henry Morton Stanley}, {John Rowlands}]

Henry Martyn Robert
n : United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923) [syn: {Robert}, {Henry M. Robert}]

Henry Miller
n : United States novelist whose novels were originally banned as pornographic (1891-1980) [syn: {Miller}, {Henry Valentine Miller}]

Henry Moore
n : British sculptor whose works are monumental organic forms (1898-1986) [syn: {Moore}, {Henry Spencer Moore}]

Henry Morgan
n : a Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688) [syn: {Morgan}, {Sir Henry Morgan}]

Henry Norris Russell
n : United States astronomer who developed a theory of stellar evolution (1877-1957) [syn: {Russell}, {Henry Russell}]

Henry Oscar Houghton
n : United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895) [syn: {Houghton}]

Henry Purcell
n : English organist at Westminster Abbey and composer of many theatrical pieces (1659-1695) [syn: {Purcell}]

Henry Robinson Luce
n : United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967) [syn: {Luce}, {Henry Luce}]

Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
n : United States geologist and ethnologist and explorer who discovered the source of the Mississippi River (1793-1864) [syn: {Schoolcraft}]

Henry Russell
n : United States astronomer who developed a theory of stellar evolution (1877-1957) [syn: {Russell}, {Henry Norris Russell}]

Henry Spencer Moore
n : British sculptor whose works are monumental organic forms (1898-1986) [syn: {Moore}, {Henry Moore}]

Henry Steinway
n : United States piano maker (born in Germany) who founded a famous piano manufacturing firm in New York (1797-1871) [syn: {Steinway}, {Henry Engelhard Steinway}, {Heinrich Engelhard Steinway}]

Henry Sweet
n : English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912) [syn: {Sweet}]

Henry Tudor
n : first Tudor king of England from 1485 to 1509; head of the house of Lancaster in the War of the Roses; defeated Richard III at Bosworth Field and was proclaimed king; married the daughter of Edward IV and so united the houses of York and Lancaster (1457-1509) [syn: {Henry VII}]

Henry V
n : son of Henry IV and King of England from 1413 to 1422; reopened the Hundred Years' War and defeated the French at Agincourt (1387-1422)

Henry Valentine Miller
n : United States novelist whose novels were originally banned as pornographic (1891-1980) [syn: {Miller}, {Henry Miller}]

Henry VI
n : son of Henry V who as an infant succeeded his father and was King of England from 1422 to 1461; he was taken prisoner in 1460 and Edward IV was proclaimed king; he was rescued and regained the throne in 1470 but was recaptured and murdered in the Tower of London (1421-1471)

Henry VII
n : first Tudor king of England from 1485 to 1509; head of the house of Lancaster in the War of the Roses; defeated Richard III at Bosworth Field and was proclaimed king; married the daughter of Edward IV and so united the houses of York and Lancaster (1457-1509) [syn: {Henry Tudor}]

Henry VIII
n : son of Henry VII and King of England from 1509 to 1547; his divorce from Catherine of Aragon resulted in his break with the Catholic Church in 1534 and the start of the Reformation in England (1491-1547)

Henry Villard
n : United States railroad magnate and businessman (1835-1900) [syn: {Villard}]

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
n : United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882) [syn: {Longfellow}]

Henry Ward Beecher
n : United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887) [syn: {Beecher}]

Henry Watson Fowler
n : English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on English usage (1858-1933) [syn: {Fowler}]

Henry Wheeler Shaw
n : United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885) [syn: {Shaw}, {Josh Billings}]

Henry's law
n : (chemistry) law formulated by the English chemist William Henry; the amount of a gas that will be absorbed by water increases as the gas pressure increases

hens-and-chickens
See {hen-and-chickens}

Henson
n : United States puppeteer who created a troupe of puppet characters (1936-1990) [syn: {Jim Henson}]

hep
adj : informed about the latest trends [syn: {hip}, {hip to(p)}] [also: {heppest}, {hepper}]

hepadnavirus
n : a group of animal DNA viruses including viruses of ducks and woodchucks and squirrels and others as well as the virus causing hepatitis B in humans

heparin
n : a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibit the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; heparin sodium (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis and in heart surgery [syn: {Lipo-Hepin}, {Liquaemin}]

hepatic
adj : pertaining to or affecting the liver; "hepatic ducts"; "hepatic cirrhosis"

hepatic artery
n : arteries that supply the liver [syn: {arteria hepatica}]

hepatic coma
n : coma that can occur in severe cases of liver disease

hepatic duct
n : the duct that drains bile from the liver

hepatic lobe
n : any of the five lobes forming the liver

hepatic portal vein
n : a short vein that carries blood into the liver [syn: {portal vein}, {portal}, {vena portae}]

hepatic tanager
n : common tanager of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {Piranga flava hepatica}]

hepatic vein
n : a vein that drains the liver; empties into the vena cava [syn: {vena hepatica}]

hepatica
n 1: any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having 3-lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early spring; of moist and mossy subalpine woodland areas of north temperate regions [syn: {liverleaf}]
2: a common liverwort [syn: {Marchantia polymorpha}]

Hepaticae
n : liverworts: comprises orders Anthocerotales; Jungermanniales; Marchantiales; Sphaerocarpales [syn: {Hepaticopsida}, {class Hepaticopsida}, {class Hepaticae}]

Hepaticopsida
n : liverworts: comprises orders Anthocerotales; Jungermanniales; Marchantiales; Sphaerocarpales [syn: {class Hepaticopsida}, {Hepaticae}, {class Hepaticae}]

hepatitis
n : inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or a toxin

hepatitis A
n : an acute but benign form of viral hepatitis caused by an RNA virus that does not persist in the blood serum and is usually transmitted by ingesting food or drink that is contaiminated with fecal matter [syn: {infectious hepatitis}]

hepatitis A virus
n : the virus causing hepatitis A

hepatitis B
n : an acute (sometimes fatal) form of viral hepatitis caused by a DNA virus that tends to persist in the blood serum and is transmitted by sexual contact or by transfusion or by ingestion of contaminated blood or other bodily fluids [syn: {serum hepatitis}]

hepatitis C
n : a viral hepatitis clinically indistinguishable from hepatitis B but caused by a single-stranded RNA virus; usually transmitted by parenteral means (as injection of an illicit drug or blood transfusion or exposure to blood or blood products)

hepatitis delta
n : a severe form of hepatitis [syn: {delta hepatitis}]

hepatocarcinoma
n : carcinoma of the liver [syn: {hepatoma}, {malignant hepatoma}, {hepatocellular carcinoma}]

hepatocellular carcinoma
n : carcinoma of the liver [syn: {hepatoma}, {malignant hepatoma}, {hepatocarcinoma}]

hepatoflavin
n : a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss [syn: {vitamin B2}, {vitamin G}, {riboflavin}, {lactoflavin}, {ovoflavin}]

hepatojugular reflux
n : a venous reflux occurring in congestive heart failure

hepatolenticular degeneration
n : a rare inherited disorder of copper metabolism; copper accumulates in the liver and then in the red blood cells and brain [syn: {Wilson's disease}]

hepatoma
n : carcinoma of the liver [syn: {malignant hepatoma}, {hepatocarcinoma}, {hepatocellular carcinoma}]

hepatomegaly
n : abnormal enlargement of the liver [syn: {megalohepatia}]

hepatotoxic
adj : toxic to the liver

hepatotoxin
n : any toxin that affects the liver

Hepburn
n : United States film actress who appeared in many films with Spencer Tracy (born in 1909) [syn: {Katharine Hepburn}, {Katharine Houghton Hepburn}]

Hephaestus
n : (Greek mythology) the lame god of fire and metal-working in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vulcan [syn: {Hephaistos}]

Hephaistos
n : (Greek mythology) the lame god of fire and metal-working in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vulcan [syn: {Hephaestus}]

hepper
See {hep}

hepper
hep
adj : informed about the latest trends [syn: {hip}, {hip to(p)}] [also: {heppest}, {hepper}]

heppest
See {hep}

heppest
hep
adj : informed about the latest trends [syn: {hip}, {hip to(p)}] [also: {heppest}, {hepper}]

heptad
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one [syn: {seven}, {7}, {VII}, {sevener}, {septet}]

heptadecanoic acid
n : a colorless crystalline synthetic fatty acid [syn: {margaric acid}]

heptagon
n : a seven-sided polygon

heptane
n : a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid obtained from petroleum and used as an anesthetic or a solvent or in determining octane ratings

Hepworth
n : British sculptor (1902-1975) [syn: {Barbara Hepworth}, {Dame Barbara Hepworth}]

Hera
n : queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno [syn: {Here}]

Heracles
n : (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality [syn: {Hercules}, {Herakles}, {Alcides}]

Heracleum
n : widely distributed genus of plants with usually thick rootstocks and large umbels of white flowers [syn: {genus Heracleum}]

Heracleum sphondylium
n : tall coarse plant having thick stems and cluster of white to purple flowers [syn: {cow parsnip}, {hogweed}]

heraclidae
See {heraclid}

Heraclitus
n : a presocratic Greek philosopher who said that fire is the origin of all things and that permanence is an illusion as all things are in perpetual flux (circa 500 BC)

Herakles
n : (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality [syn: {Hercules}, {Heracles}, {Alcides}]

heraklidae
See {heraklid}

herald
n 1: (formal) a person who announces important news; "the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet" [syn: {trumpeter}]
2: an indication of the approach of something or someone [syn: {harbinger}, {forerunner}, {precursor}]
v 1: foreshadow or presage [syn: {announce}, {annunciate}, {harbinger}, {foretell}]
2: praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein" [syn: {acclaim}, {hail}]
3: greet enthusiastically or joyfully [syn: {hail}]

heralded
adj : publicly announced; "the royal couple's much heralded world tour"

heraldic
adj 1: indicative of or announcing something to come; "the Beetles were heraldic of a new style of music"
2: of or relating to heraldry [syn: {heraldist}]

heraldic bearing
n : heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield [syn: {charge}, {bearing}, {armorial bearing}]

heraldist
adj : of or relating to heraldry [syn: {heraldic}]

heraldry
n 1: the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies
2: emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms

Herat
n : a city in northwestern Afghanistan on the site of several ancient cities

herb
n 1: a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests [syn: {herbaceous plant}]
2: aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities

herb bennet
n : hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally [syn: {cloveroot}, {clover-root}, {wood avens}, {Geum urbanum}]

herb Christopher
n : a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries [syn: {baneberry}, {cohosh}]

herb doctor
n : a therapist who heals by the use of herbs [syn: {herbalist}]

herb garden
n : a garden for growing herbs

herb mercury
n : Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic [syn: {herbs mercury}, {boys-and-girls}, {Mercurialis annua}]

herb of grace
n : European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy [syn: {rue}, {Ruta graveolens}]

herb Paris
n : European herb with yellow-green flowers resembling and closely related to the trilliums; reputed to be poisonous [syn: {Paris quadrifolia}]

herb robert
n : a sticky low herb with small reddish-purple flowers; widespread in the northern hemisphere [syn: {herbs robert}, {herb roberts}, {Geranium robertianum}]

herb roberts
n : a sticky low herb with small reddish-purple flowers; widespread in the northern hemisphere [syn: {herb robert}, {herbs robert}, {Geranium robertianum}]

Herb Simon
n : United States economist and psychologist who pioneered in the development of cognitive science (1916-2001) [syn: {Simon}, {Herbert A. Simon}, {Herbert Alexander Simon}]

herb tea
n : tea-like drink made of leaves of various herbs [syn: {herbal tea}]

herba impia
n : (literally an undutiful herb) a variety of cotton rose [syn: {Filago germanica}]

herbaceous
adj : characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part

herbaceous plant
n : a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests [syn: {herb}]

herbage
n : succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land [syn: {pasturage}]

herbal
adj : of or relating to herbs; "herbal tea, herbal medicine"

herbal medicine
n 1: a medicine made from plants and used to prevent or treat disease or promote health
2: the use of medicinal herbs to prevent or treat disease or promote health

herbal tea
n : tea-like drink made of leaves of various herbs [syn: {herb tea}]

herbal therapy
n : the use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet) [syn: {phytotherapy}, {botanical medicine}]

herbalist
n : a therapist who heals by the use of herbs [syn: {herb doctor}]

herbaria
See {herbarium}

Herbart
n : German philosopher (1776-1841) [syn: {Johann Friedrich Herbart}]

Herbert
n : United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924) [syn: {Victor Herbert}]

Herbert A. Simon
n : United States economist and psychologist who pioneered in the development of cognitive science (1916-2001) [syn: {Simon}, {Herb Simon}, {Herbert Alexander Simon}]

Herbert Alexander Simon
n : United States economist and psychologist who pioneered in the development of cognitive science (1916-2001) [syn: {Simon}, {Herb Simon}, {Herbert A. Simon}]

Herbert Blythe
n : United States actor; husband of Georgiana Emma Barrymore and father of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1847-1905) [syn: {Barrymore}, {Maurice Barrymore}]

Herbert Clark Hoover
n : 31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for re-election by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964) [syn: {Hoover}, {Herbert Hoover}, {President Hoover}]

Herbert George Wells
n : prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946) [syn: {Wells}, {H. G. Wells}]

Herbert Hoover
n : 31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for re-election by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964) [syn: {Hoover}, {Herbert Clark Hoover}, {President Hoover}]

Herbert Kitchener
n : British field marshal (1850-1916) [syn: {Kitchener}, {Horatio Herbert Kitchener}, {First Earl Kitchener of Khartoum}]

Herbert Marcuse
n : United States political philosopher (born in Germany) concerned about the dehumanizing effects of capitalism and modern technology (1898-1979) [syn: {Marcuse}]

Herbert Marshall McLuhan
n : Canadian writer noted for his analyses of the mass media (1911-1980) [syn: {McLuhan}, {Marshall McLuhan}]

Herbert Marx
n : United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1901-1979) [syn: {Marx}, {Zeppo}]

Herbert McLean Evans
n : United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971) [syn: {Evans}]

Herbert Spencer
n : English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903) [syn: {Spencer}]

herbicide
n : a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth [syn: {weedkiller}, {weed killer}]

herbier
See {herby}

herbiest
See {herby}

herbivore
n : any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants; "horses are herbivores"; "the sauropod dinosaurs were apparently herbivores"

herbivorous
adj : feeding only on plants [ant: {omnivorous}, {insectivorous}, {carnivorous}]

herbs mercury
n : Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic [syn: {herb mercury}, {boys-and-girls}, {Mercurialis annua}]

herbs robert
n : a sticky low herb with small reddish-purple flowers; widespread in the northern hemisphere [syn: {herb robert}, {herb roberts}, {Geranium robertianum}]

Herculaneum
n : ancient city; now destroyed

herculean
adj 1: displaying superhuman strength or power; "herculean exertions" [syn: {powerful}]
2: of extreme difficulty; requiring the strength of a Hercules; "a herculean task"

Hercules
n 1: (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality [syn: {Heracles}, {Herakles}, {Alcides}]
2: a large constellation in the northern hemisphere between Lyra and Corona Borealis

Hercules'-club
n 1: densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and West Indies [syn: {Hercules'-clubs}, {Hercules-club}, {Zanthoxylum clava-herculis}]
2: small deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern United States [syn: {American angelica tree}, {devil's walking stick}, {Aralia spinosa}]

Hercules-club
n : densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and West Indies [syn: {Hercules'-club}, {Hercules'-clubs}, {Zanthoxylum clava-herculis}]

Hercules'-clubs
n : densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and West Indies [syn: {Hercules'-club}, {Hercules-club}, {Zanthoxylum clava-herculis}]

herd
n 1: a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
2: a group of wild animals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra
3: a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things; "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the children resembled a fairy herd" [syn: {ruck}]
v 1: cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the children into a spare classroom" [syn: {crowd}]
2: move together, like a herd
3: keep, move, or drive animals; "Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?"

Herder
n 1: German philosopher who advocated intuition over reason (1744-1803) [syn: {Johann Gottfried von Herder}]
2: someone who drives a herd [syn: {herdsman}, {drover}]

herding
adj : (of birds and animals) tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind; "ants are social insects"; "the herding instinct in sheep or cattle"; "swarming behavior in bees" [syn: {herding(a)}, {swarming(a)}, {social}]

herd's grass
n : grass with long cylindrical spikes frown in northern United States and Europe for hay [syn: {timothy}, {Phleum pratense}]

herdsman
n : someone who drives a herd [syn: {herder}, {drover}]

here
adj : being here now; "is everyone here?"; "present company excepted" [syn: {here(p)}]
n 1: the present location; this place; "where do we go from here?" [ant: {there}]
2: queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno [syn: {Hera}]
adv 1: in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is; "I work here"; "turn here"; "radio waves received here on Earth" [ant: {there}]
2: in this circumstance or respect or on this point or detail; "what do we have here?"; "here I must disagree"
3: to this place (especially toward the speaker); "come here, please" [syn: {hither}] [ant: {there}]
4: at this time; now; "we'll adjourn here for lunch and discuss the remaining issues this afternoon"

here and now
n : at this time; "the disappointments of the here and now"; "she is studying at the moment" [syn: {present moment}, {moment}]

here and there
adv : in or to various places; first this place and then that; "he worked here and there but never for long in one town"; "we drove here and there in the darkness"

hereabout
adv : in this general vicinity; "the people are friendly hereabouts" [syn: {hereabouts}]

hereabouts
adv : in this general vicinity; "the people are friendly hereabouts" [syn: {hereabout}]

hereafter
n 1: life after death [syn: {afterlife}]
2: the time yet to come [syn: {future}, {futurity}, {time to come}] [ant: {past}]
adv 1: in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.; "the landlord demises unto the tenant the premises hereinafter called the demised premises"; "the terms specified hereunder" [syn: {hereinafter}, {hereunder}]
2: in a future life or state; "hope to win salvation hereafter"
3: following this in time or order or place; after this; "hereafter you will no longer receive an allowance"

hereby
adv : (formal) by means of this; "I hereby declare you man and wife" [syn: {herewith}]

herediatry spinal ataxia
n : sclerosis of the posterior and lateral columns of the spinal cord; characterized by muscular weakness and abnormal gait; occurs in children [syn: {Friedreich's ataxia}]

hereditament
n : any property (real or personal or mixed) that can be inherited

hereditarianism
n : the philosophical doctrine that heredity is more important than environment in determining intellectual growth [ant: {environmentalism}]

hereditary
adj 1: tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features" [syn: {familial}, {genetic}, {inherited}, {transmitted}, {transmissible}]
2: inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent; "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition" [syn: {ancestral}, {patrimonial}, {transmissible}]

hereditary cerebellar ataxia
n : nervous disorder of late childhood and early adulthood; characterized by ataxic gait and hesitating or explosive speech and nystagmus

hereditary condition
n : a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically [syn: {genetic disease}, {genetic disorder}, {genetic abnormality}, {genetic defect}, {congenital disease}, {inherited disease}, {inherited disorder}, {hereditary disease}]

hereditary disease
n : a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically [syn: {genetic disease}, {genetic disorder}, {genetic abnormality}, {genetic defect}, {congenital disease}, {inherited disease}, {inherited disorder}, {hereditary condition}]

hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy
n : a form of neuropathy that can begin between childhood and young adulthood; characterized by weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the hands and lower legs; progression is slow and individuals affected can have a normal life span; inheritance is X-linked recessive or X-linked dominant [syn: {Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease}]

hereditary pattern
n : (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents [syn: {inheritance}]

heredity
n 1: the biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next
2: the total of inherited attributes [syn: {genetic endowment}]

Hereford
n : hardy English breed of dairy cattle raised extensively in United States [syn: {whiteface}]

herein
adv : in this place or thing or document; "I shall discuss the question herein"

hereinafter
adv : in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.; "the landlord demises unto the tenant the premises hereinafter called the demised premises"; "the terms specified hereunder" [syn: {hereafter}, {hereunder}]

hereinbefore
adv : in the preceding part of the current text

hereness
n : the state of being here in this place [ant: {thereness}]

hereof
adv : of or concerning this; "the twigs hereof are physic"

heresy
n 1: any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position [syn: {unorthodoxy}, {heterodoxy}] [ant: {orthodoxy}]
2: a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion [syn: {unorthodoxy}]

heretic
n 1: a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {misbeliever}, {religious outcast}]
2: a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion)

heretical
adj : characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards [syn: {dissident}, {heterodox}]

hereto
adv : to this writing or document; "the charts hereto attached"

heretofore
adv : used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time; "So far he hasn't called"; "the sun isn't up yet" [syn: {so far}, {thus far}, {up to now}, {hitherto}, {as yet}, {yet}, {til now}, {until now}]

hereunder
adv 1: in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.; "the landlord demises unto the tenant the premises hereinafter called the demised premises"; "the terms specified hereunder" [syn: {hereinafter}, {hereafter}]
2: under the terms of this agreement

hereupon
adv : immediately after this; "hereupon, the passengers stumbled aboard"

herewith
adv : (formal) by means of this; "I hereby declare you man and wife" [syn: {hereby}]

heritable
adj : that can be inherited; "inheritable traits such as eye color"; "an inheritable title" [syn: {inheritable}] [ant: {noninheritable}]

heritage
n 1: practices that are handed down from the past by tradition; "a heritage of freedom"
2: any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors; "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge" [syn: {inheritance}]
3: that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner [syn: {inheritance}]
4: hereditary succession to a title or an office or property [syn: {inheritance}]

Heritiera
n : small genus of timber trees of eastern Asia, Australasia and tropical Africa that form large buttresses [syn: {genus Heritiera}, {Terrietia}, {genus Terrietia}]

Heritiera littoralis
n : small tree of coastal regions of Old World tropics whose leaves are silvery beneath [syn: {looking-glass plant}]

Heritiera macrophylla
n : large evergreen tree of India and Burma whose leaves are silvery beneath [syn: {looking glass tree}]

Heritiera trifoliolata
n : large tree of Australasia [syn: {red beech}, {brown oak}, {booyong}, {crow's foot}, {stave wood}, {silky elm}, {Terrietia trifoliolata}]

heritor
n : a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another [syn: {heir}, {inheritor}]

herm
n : a statue consisting of a squared stone pillar with a carved head (usually a bearded Hermes) on top; used in ancient Greece as a boundary marker or signpost [also: {hermae} (pl)]

hermae
herm
n : a statue consisting of a squared stone pillar with a carved head (usually a bearded Hermes) on top; used in ancient Greece as a boundary marker or signpost [also: {hermae} (pl)]

hermae
See {herm}

hermai
See {herma}

Herman
n : United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987) [syn: {Woody Herman}, {Woodrow Charles Herman}]

Herman Hollerith
n : United States inventor who invented a system for recording alphanumeric information on punched cards (1860-1929) [syn: {Hollerith}]

Herman Melville
n : United States writer of novels and short stories (1819-1891) [syn: {Melville}]

Herman Northrop Frye
n : Canadian literary critic interested in the use of myth and symbolism (1912-1991) [syn: {Frye}, {Northrop Frye}]

Herman Wouk
n : United States writer (born in 1915) [syn: {Wouk}]

Hermann
n : German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19) [syn: {Arminius}, {Armin}]

Hermann Goering
n : German politician in Nazi Germany who founded the Gestapo and mobilized Germany for war (1893-1946) [syn: {Goring}, {Goering}, {Hermann Goring}, {Hermann Wilhelm Goring}]

Hermann Goring
n : German politician in Nazi Germany who founded the Gestapo and mobilized Germany for war (1893-1946) [syn: {Goring}, {Goering}, {Hermann Goering}, {Hermann Wilhelm Goring}]

Hermann Hesse
n : Swiss writer (born in Germany) whose novels and poems express his interests in Eastern spiritual values (1877-1962) [syn: {Hesse}]

Hermann Joseph Muller
n : United States geneticist who studied the effects of X-rays on genes (1890-1967) [syn: {Muller}]

Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz
n : German physiologist and physicist (1821-1894) [syn: {Helmholtz}, {Hermann von Helmholtz}, {Baron Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz}]

Hermann Maurice Saxe
n : a French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1696-1750) [syn: {Saxe}, {comte de Saxe}, {Marshal Saxe}]

Hermann Minkowski
n : German mathematician (born in Russia) who suggested the concept of four-dimensional space-time (1864-1909) [syn: {Minkowski}]

Hermann Snellen
n : Dutch ophthalmologist who introduced the Snellen chart to study visual acuity (1834-1908) [syn: {Snellen}]

Hermann von Helmholtz
n : German physiologist and physicist (1821-1894) [syn: {Helmholtz}, {Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz}, {Baron Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz}]

Hermann Wilhelm Goring
n : German politician in Nazi Germany who founded the Gestapo and mobilized Germany for war (1893-1946) [syn: {Goring}, {Goering}, {Hermann Goring}, {Hermann Goering}]

Hermannia
n : genus of African herbs and subshrubs having honey-scented bell-shaped flowers [syn: {genus Hermannia}]

Hermannia verticillata
n : African shrub having decumbent stems and slender yellow honey-scented flowers either solitary or in pairs [syn: {honey bell}, {honeybells}, {Mahernia verticillata}]

hermaphrodism
n : congenital condition in which external genitalia and internal sex organs have both male and female characteristics [syn: {hermaphroditism}]

hermaphrodite
adj : of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs [syn: {hermaphroditic}]
n : one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made [syn: {intersex}, {gynandromorph}, {androgyne}, {epicine}, {epicine person}]

hermaphrodite brig
n : two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast [syn: {brigantine}]

hermaphroditic
adj 1: of or relating to monoclinous plants
2: of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs [syn: {hermaphrodite}]

hermaphroditism
n 1: congenital condition in which external genitalia and internal sex organs have both male and female characteristics [syn: {hermaphrodism}]
2: showing characteristics of both sexes [syn: {androgyny}, {bisexuality}]

Hermaphroditus
n : (Greek mythology) son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body

hermeneutic
adj : interpretive or explanatory

hermeneutics
n : the branch of theology that deals with principles of exegesis

Hermes
n : (Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury

hermetic
adj : completely sealed; completely airtight

hermetically
adv : in an airtight manner; "this bag is hermetically sealed"

Hermissenda
n : genus of marine sea slugs [syn: {genus Hermissenda}]

Hermissenda crassicornis
n : a kind of sea slug

hermit
n 1: one retired from society for religious reasons [syn: {anchorite}]
2: one who lives in solitude [syn: {recluse}, {solitary}, {solitudinarian}, {troglodyte}]

hermit crab
n : small soft-bodied marine crustaceans living in cast-off shells of gastropods

hermit thrush
n : North American thrush noted for its complex and appealing song [syn: {Hylocichla guttata}]

hermitage
n : the abode of a hermit

hermitic
adj : characterized by ascetic solitude; "the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony"; "his hermitic existence" [syn: {anchoritic}, {eremitic}, {eremitical}, {hermitical}]

hermitical
adj : characterized by ascetic solitude; "the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony"; "his hermitic existence" [syn: {anchoritic}, {eremitic}, {eremitical}, {hermitic}]

Hermosillo
n : a city in northwestern Mexico near the Gulf of California

Hernan Cortes
n : Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547) [syn: {Cortes}, {Cortez}, {Hernando Cortes}, {Hernando Cortez}, {Hernan Cortez}]

Hernan Cortez
n : Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547) [syn: {Cortes}, {Cortez}, {Hernando Cortes}, {Hernando Cortez}, {Hernan Cortes}]

Hernando Cortes
n : Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547) [syn: {Cortes}, {Cortez}, {Hernando Cortez}, {Hernan Cortes}, {Hernan Cortez}]

Hernando Cortez
n : Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547) [syn: {Cortes}, {Cortez}, {Hernando Cortes}, {Hernan Cortes}, {Hernan Cortez}]

Hernaria
n : low-growing Old World herbs with minute bright green leaves [syn: {genus Hernaria}]

Hernaria glabra
n : common prostrate Old World herb often used as a ground cover; formerly reputed to cure ruptures [syn: {rupturewort}]

hernia
n : rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes [syn: {herniation}] [also: {herniae} (pl)]

herniae
hernia
n : rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes [syn: {herniation}] [also: {herniae} (pl)]

herniae
See {hernia}

herniated disc
n : a painful rupture of the fibrocartilage of the disc between spinal vertebrae; occurs most often in the lumbar region [syn: {ruptured intervertebral disc}, {slipped disc}]

herniation
n : rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes [syn: {hernia}]

hero
n 1: a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"
2: the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
3: someone who fights for a cause [syn: {champion}, {fighter}, {paladin}]
4: Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) [syn: {Heron}, {Hero of Alexandria}]
5: (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god
6: (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her
7: a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States [syn: {bomber}, {grinder}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy}, {Cuban sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {sub}, {submarine}, {submarine sandwich}, {torpedo}, {wedge}, {zep}] [also: {heroes} (pl)]

Hero of Alexandria
n : Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) [syn: {Hero}, {Heron}]

hero sandwich
n : a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States [syn: {bomber}, {grinder}, {hero}, {hoagie}, {hoagy}, {Cuban sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {sub}, {submarine}, {submarine sandwich}, {torpedo}, {wedge}, {zep}]

hero worship
n : admiration for great men (or their memory)

hero worshiper
n : someone who worships heroes [syn: {hero worshipper}]

hero worshipper
n : someone who worships heroes [syn: {hero worshiper}]

Herod
n : king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC) [syn: {Herod the Great}]

Herod the Great
n : king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC) [syn: {Herod}]

Herodotus
n : the ancient Greek known as the father of history; his accounts of the wars between the Greeks and Persians are the first known examples of historical writing (425-485 BC)

heroes
hero
n 1: a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"
2: the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
3: someone who fights for a cause [syn: {champion}, {fighter}, {paladin}]
4: Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) [syn: {Heron}, {Hero of Alexandria}]
5: (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god
6: (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her
7: a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States [syn: {bomber}, {grinder}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy}, {Cuban sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {sub}, {submarine}, {submarine sandwich}, {torpedo}, {wedge}, {zep}] [also: {heroes} (pl)]

heroes
See {hero}

heroic
adj 1: very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture" [syn: {epic}, {larger-than-life}]
2: relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity; "heroic legends"; "the heroic age"
3: having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes; "the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy"; "heroic explorers" [syn: {heroical}]
4: impressive in size or scope; "heroic undertakings" [syn: {grand}]
5: showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"; "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G.C.Marshall; "they took heroic measures to save his life" [syn: {desperate}]
n : a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter [syn: {heroic verse}, {heroic meter}]

heroic couplet
n : a couplet consisting of two rhymed lines of iambic pentamenter and written in an elevated style

heroic meter
n : a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter [syn: {heroic verse}, {heroic}]

heroic poem
n : a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds [syn: {epic poem}, {epic}, {epos}]

heroic poetry
n : poetry celebrating the deeds of some hero [syn: {epic poetry}]

heroic stanza
n : a quatrain consisting of two heroic couplets written in an elevated style; the rhyme scheme is abab

heroic tale
n : a story of an adventure [syn: {adventure story}]

heroic verse
n : a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter [syn: {heroic meter}, {heroic}]

Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza
n : a city in south central Mexico (southeast of Mexico City) on the edge of central Mexican plateau [syn: {Puebla}, {Puebla de Zaragoza}]

heroical
adj : having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes; "the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy"; "heroic explorers" [syn: {heroic}]

heroically
adv : in a heroic manner; "he become reconciled to not dying heroically in her arms"

heroics
n : ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or hammy conduct; "heroics are for those epic films they make in Hollywood"

heroin
n : a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush [syn: {diacetylmorphine}]

heroin addict
n : someone addicted to heroin

heroin addiction
n : an addiction to heroin

heroine
n 1: the main good female character in a work of fiction
2: a woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds

heroism
n : the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor" [syn: {gallantry}, {valor}, {valour}, {valorousness}, {valiance}, {valiancy}]

Heron
n 1: Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) [syn: {Hero}, {Hero of Alexandria}]
2: gray or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill

heronry
n : a breeding ground for herons; a heron rookery

heron's bill
n : any of various plants of the genus Erodium [syn: {storksbill}]

hero-worship
v : love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles" [syn: {idolize}, {idolise}, {worship}, {revere}]

herpangia
n : a viral infection (usually in children) marked by sore throat and fever and papules in the mouth and throat and headache and abdominal pain; usually subsides in a short time

herpes
n 1: viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane
2: any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin [syn: {herpes virus}]

herpes encephalitis
n : common form of acute encephalitis caused by herpes simplex 1; usually affects the temporal and frontal lobes [syn: {herpes simplex encephalitis}, {acute inclusion body encephalitis}]

herpes genitalis
n : an infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) that is usually transmitted by sexual contact; marked by recurrent attacks of painful eruptions on the skin and mucous membranes of the genital area [syn: {genital herpes}]

herpes labialis
n : caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) [syn: {oral herpes}, {cold sore}, {fever blister}]

herpes simplex
n 1: an infection caused by the herpes simples virus; affects the skin and nervous system; produces small temporary (but sometimes painful) blisters on the skin and mucous membranes
2: a herpes virus that affects the skin and nervous system [syn: {herpes simplex virus}]

herpes simplex 1
n : a herpes virus that causes oral herpes [syn: {HS1}, {HSv-1}]

herpes simplex 2
n : a herpes virus that can cause genital herpes [syn: {HS2}, {HSV-2}]

herpes simplex encephalitis
n : common form of acute encephalitis caused by herpes simplex 1; usually affects the temporal and frontal lobes [syn: {herpes encephalitis}, {acute inclusion body encephalitis}]

herpes simplex virus
n : a herpes virus that affects the skin and nervous system [syn: {herpes simplex}]

herpes varicella zoster
n : a herpes virus that causes chickenpox and shingles [syn: {herpes varicella zoster virus}]

herpes varicella zoster virus
n : a herpes virus that causes chickenpox and shingles [syn: {herpes varicella zoster}]

herpes virus
n : any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin [syn: {herpes}]

herpes zoster
n 1: eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia [syn: {zoster}, {shingles}]
2: a herpes virus that causes shingles [syn: {herpes zoster virus}]

herpes zoster virus
n : a herpes virus that causes shingles [syn: {herpes zoster}]

Herpestes
n : mongooses [syn: {genus Herpestes}]

Herpestes ichneumon
n : northern African mongoose; in ancient times thought to devour crocodile eggs [syn: {ichneumon}]

Herpestes nyula
n : keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret; often domesticated [syn: {Indian mongoose}]

herpetologist
n : a zoologist who studies reptiles and amphibians

herpetology
n : the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians

Herr
n : a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English

herren
See {herr}

Herrenvolk
n : a race that considers itself superior to all others and fitted to rule the others [syn: {master race}]

herrerasaur
n : a kind of theropod dinosaur found in Argentina [syn: {herrerasaurus}]

herrerasaurus
n : a kind of theropod dinosaur found in Argentina [syn: {herrerasaur}]

Herrick
n : English lyric poet (1591-1674) [syn: {Robert Herrick}]

herring
n 1: valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
2: commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {Clupea harangus}]

herring gull
n : large gull of the northern hemisphere [syn: {Larus argentatus}]

herring hog
n : the common porpoise of the northern Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {harbor porpoise}, {Phocaena phocaena}]

herring salad
n : based on pickled herring

herringbone
n : a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern

Herschel
n 1: English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871) [syn: {John Herschel}, {Sir John Herschel}, {Sir John Frederick William Herschel}]
2: English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822) [syn: {William Herschel}, {Sir William Herschel}, {Sir Frederick William Herschel}]

Herschelian telescope
n : a reflecting telescope with the mirror slightly tilted to throw the image to the side where it can be viewed [syn: {off-axis reflector}]

Hershey
n 1: United States confectioner and philanthropist who created the model industrial town of Hershey, Pennsylvania; founded an industrial school for orphan boys (1857-1945) [syn: {Milton Snavely Hershey}]
2: an industrial town east of Harrisburg

Hershey bar
n : a bar of milk chocolate made by the Hershey company

Hertfordshire
n : a county in southern England

Hertha
n : the Teutonic goddess of fertility; later identified with Norse Njord [syn: {Nerthus}]

Hertz
n 1: the unit of frequency; one Hertz has a periodic interval of one second [syn: {Hz}, {cycle per second}, {cycles/second}, {cps}, {cycle}]
2: German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894) [syn: {Heinrich Hertz}, {Heinrich Rudolph Hertz}]
3: German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975) [syn: {Gustav Hertz}, {Gustav Ludwig Hertz}]

Hertzian
adj : of or relating to the physicist Heinrich Hertz or his work; "Hertzian discoveries"

Hertzian wave
n : an electromagnetic wave generated by oscillations in an electric circuit

Herzberg
n : Canadian physicist (born in Germany) noted for contributions to understanding the structure of molecules (born in 1904) [syn: {Gerhard Herzberg}]

Heshvan
n : the second month of the civil year; the eighth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in October and November)

Hesiod
n : Greek poet whose existing works describe rural life and the genealogies of the gods and the beginning of the world (eighth century BC)

hesitance
n : a feeling of diffidence about doing something [syn: {hesitancy}]

hesitancy
n 1: a feeling of diffidence about doing something [syn: {hesitance}]
2: a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "after some hesitation he agreed" [syn: {reluctance}, {hesitation}, {disinclination}, {indisposition}]

hesitant
adj 1: lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly; "stood irresolute waiting for some inspiration" [syn: {hesitating}, {irresolute}]
2: acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence; "a groping effort to understand" [syn: {groping}]

hesitantly
adv : with hesitation; in a hesitant manner; "he finally accepted hesitantly" [syn: {hesitatingly}] [ant: {unhesitatingly}]

hesitate
v 1: pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" [syn: {waver}, {waffle}]
2: interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused" [syn: {pause}]

hesitater
n : one who hesitates (uaually out of fear) [syn: {waverer}, {vacillator}, {hesitator}]

hesitating
adj : lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly; "stood irresolute waiting for some inspiration" [syn: {hesitant}, {irresolute}]

hesitatingly
adv : with hesitation; in a hesitant manner; "he finally accepted hesitantly" [syn: {hesitantly}] [ant: {unhesitatingly}]

hesitation
n 1: indecision in speech or action [syn: {vacillation}, {wavering}]
2: a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "after some hesitation he agreed" [syn: {reluctance}, {hesitancy}, {disinclination}, {indisposition}]
3: the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech" [syn: {waver}, {falter}, {faltering}]

hesitator
n : one who hesitates (uaually out of fear) [syn: {waverer}, {vacillator}, {hesitater}]

Hesperian
adj : denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the Western Hemisphere; "occidental civilization"; "Hesperian culture" [syn: {occidental}]

Hesperides
n : (Greek mythology) group of 3 to 7 nymphs who guarded the golden apples that Gaea gave as a wedding gift to Hera [syn: {Atlantides}]

Hesperiphona
n : evening grosbeak [syn: {genus Hesperiphona}]

Hesperiphona vespertina
n : North American grosbeak [syn: {evening grosbeak}]

Hesperis
n : biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers [syn: {genus Hesperis}]

Hesperis matronalis
n : long-cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America [syn: {damask violet}, {Dame's violet}, {sweet rocket}]

Hesperus
n : a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky [syn: {evening star}, {Vesper}]

Hess
n 1: English pianist (1890-1965) [syn: {Dame Myra Hess}]
2: Swiss physiologist noted for studies of the brain (1881-1973) [syn: {Walter Hess}, {Walter Rudolf Hess}]
3: Nazi leader who in 1941 flew to Scotland in an apparent attempt to negotiate a peace treaty with Great Britain but was imprisoned for life (1894-1987) [syn: {Rudolf Hess}, {Walther Richard Rudolf Hess}]
4: United States physicist (born in Austria) who was a discoverer of cosmic radiation (1883-1964) [syn: {Victor Hess}, {Victor Franz Hess}]

Hesse
n : Swiss writer (born in Germany) whose novels and poems express his interests in Eastern spiritual values (1877-1962) [syn: {Hermann Hesse}]

hessian
n : (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot [syn: {Hessian boot}, {jackboot}, {Wellington}, {Wellington boot}]

Hessian boot
n : (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot [syn: {hessian}, {jackboot}, {Wellington}, {Wellington boot}]

Hessian fly
n : small fly whose larvae damage wheat and other grains [syn: {Mayetiola destructor}]

hessonite
n : a garnet ranging in color from yellow to brown [syn: {cinnamon stone}, {essonite}]

Hestia
n : (Greek mythology) the goddess of the hearth and its fire in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vesta

het
adj : made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of `heated'); "a heated swimming pool"; "wiped his heated-up face with a large bandana"; "he was all het up and sweaty" [syn: {heated}, {heated up}, {het up}]

het up
adj 1: made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of `heated'); "a heated swimming pool"; "wiped his heated-up face with a large bandana"; "he was all het up and sweaty" [syn: {heated}, {heated up}, {het}]
2: worked up emotionally by anger or excitement; "was terribly het up over the killing of the eagle"; "got really het up over the new taxes"; "he was suddenly het up about racing cars" [syn: {het up(p)}]

hetaerae
See {hetaera}

hetairai
See {hetaira}

Heteranthera
n : mud plantains [syn: {genus Heteranthera}]

Heteranthera dubia
n : grassy-leaved North American aquatic plant with yellow star-shaped blossoms [syn: {water star grass}, {mud plantain}]

Heterobasidiomycetes
n : category used in some classification systems for various basidiomycetous fungi including rusts and smuts [syn: {subclass Heterobasidiomycetes}]

Heterocephalus
n : sand rats [syn: {genus Heterocephalus}]

heterocercal
adj : possessing a tail with the upper lobe larger than the lower and with the vertebral column prolonged into the upper lobe [ant: {homocercal}]

heterocercal fin
n : tail fin with unequal lobes in which the vertebral column turns upward into the larger lobe as in sharks [ant: {homocercal fin}]

heterocycle
n 1: a compound containing a heterocyclic ring [syn: {heterocyclic compound}, {heterocyclic}]
2: a ring of atoms of more than one kind; especially a ring of carbon atoms containing at least one atom that is not carbon [syn: {heterocyclic ring}]

heterocyclic
adj : containing a closed ring of atoms of which at least one is not a carbon atom
n : a compound containing a heterocyclic ring [syn: {heterocyclic compound}, {heterocycle}]

heterocyclic compound
n : a compound containing a heterocyclic ring [syn: {heterocyclic}, {heterocycle}]

heterocyclic ring
n : a ring of atoms of more than one kind; especially a ring of carbon atoms containing at least one atom that is not carbon [syn: {heterocycle}]

heterodactyl
adj : (of bird feet) having the first and second toes directed backward the third and fourth forward [ant: {zygodactyl}]

heterodactyl foot
n : having the first and second toes of each foot directed backward and the third and fourth forward [ant: {zygodactyl foot}]

Heterodon
n : a genus of small colubrid snakes containing the North American hognose snakes [syn: {genus Heterodon}]

heterodox
adj : characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards [syn: {dissident}, {heretical}]

heterodoxy
n 1: any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position [syn: {unorthodoxy}, {heresy}] [ant: {orthodoxy}]
2: the quality of being unorthodox [syn: {unorthodoxy}] [ant: {orthodoxy}]

heterodyne
adj : of or relating to the the beat produced by heterodyning two oscillations
v : combine (a radio frequency wave) with a locally generated wave of a different frequency so as to produce a new frequency equal to the sum or the difference between the two

heterodyne oscillator
n : an oscillator whose output heterodynes with the incoming radio signal to produce sum and difference tones [syn: {local oscillator}]

heterodyne receiver
n : a radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplified [syn: {superheterodyne receiver}, {superhet}]

heteroecious
adj : of parasites; passing through different stages of the life cycle on different host species; "heteroecious fungi"; "heteroecious insects" [ant: {autoecious}]

heterogeneity
n : the quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind [syn: {heterogeneousness}] [ant: {homogeneity}]

heterogeneous
adj 1: consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature; "the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous" [syn: {heterogenous}] [ant: {homogeneous}]
2: originating outside the body [syn: {heterogenous}] [ant: {autogenous}]

heterogeneousness
n : the quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind [syn: {heterogeneity}] [ant: {homogeneity}]

heterogenesis
n : the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal [syn: {alternation of generations}, {xenogenesis}]

heterogenous
adj 1: consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature; "the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous" [syn: {heterogeneous}] [ant: {homogeneous}]
2: originating outside the body [syn: {heterogeneous}] [ant: {autogenous}]

heterograft
n : tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species [syn: {xenograft}]

heteroicous
adj : having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant [syn: {polyoicous}, {polygamous}]

Heterokontae
n : all the yellow-green algae having flagella of unequal length [syn: {Chrysophyceae}, {class Chrysophyceae}, {class Heterokontae}]

Heterokontophyta
n : algae having chlorophyll a and usually c, and flagella of unequal lengths; terminology supersedes Chrysophyta in some classifications [syn: {division Heterokontophyta}]

heterologic
adj : not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin [syn: {heterologous}, {heterological}] [ant: {analogous}, {homologous}]

heterological
adj : not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin [syn: {heterologous}, {heterologic}] [ant: {analogous}, {homologous}]

heterologous
adj 1: not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin [syn: {heterologic}, {heterological}] [ant: {analogous}, {homologous}]
2: derived from organisms of a different but related species; "a heterologous graft" [ant: {autologous}, {homologous}]

heterology
n : (biology) the lack of correspondence of apparently similar body parts

Heteromeles
n : 1 species: toyon; in some classifications included in genus Photinia [syn: {genus Heteromeles}]

Heteromeles arbutifolia
n : ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia [syn: {toyon}, {tollon}, {Christmasberry}, {Christmas berry}, {Photinia arbutifolia}]

heterometabolic
adj : (of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage [syn: {heterometabolous}]

heterometabolous
adj : (of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage [syn: {heterometabolic}]

Heteromyidae
n : small New World burrowing mouselike rodents with fur-lined cheek pouches and hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping; adapted to desert conditions: pocket mice; kangaroo mice; kangaroo rats [syn: {family Heteromyidae}]

heteronym
n : two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation (e.g. `bow')

heterophil antibody
n : an antibody found in the blood of someone suffering from infectious mononucleosis [syn: {heterophile antibody}, {Forssman antibody}]

heterophil test
n : a blood test to detect heterophil antibodies that agglutinate sheep red blood cells; positive result indicates infectious mononucleosis

heterophile antibody
n : an antibody found in the blood of someone suffering from infectious mononucleosis [syn: {heterophil antibody}, {Forssman antibody}]

heteroploid
n : (genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that species

heteroploidy
n : the condition of being heteroploid

Heteroptera
n : true bugs [syn: {suborder Heteroptera}]

heteropterous insect
n : true bugs: insects whose forewings are membranous but have leathery tips

Heteroscelus
n : tattlers [syn: {genus Heteroscelus}]

Heteroscelus incanus
n : tattler of Pacific coastal regions [syn: {Polynesian tattler}]

heterosexism
n : discrimination in favor of heterosexual and against homosexual people

heterosexual
adj : sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex [ant: {homosexual}, {bisexual}]
n : a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex [syn: {heterosexual person}, {straight person}, {straight}]

heterosexual person
n : a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex [syn: {heterosexual}, {straight person}, {straight}]

heterosexualism
n : a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex [syn: {heterosexuality}, {straightness}]

heterosexuality
n : a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex [syn: {heterosexualism}, {straightness}]

Heterosomata
n : flatfishes: halibut; sole; flounder; plaice; turbot; tonguefishes [syn: {order Heterosomata}, {order Pleuronectiformes}]

heterosporous
adj : characterized by heterospory

heterospory
n : the development of both microspores and megaspores

heterostracan
n : extinct jawless fish with the anterior part of the body covered with bony plates; of the Silurian and Devonian

Heterostraci
n : extinct group of armored jawless fishes or fishlike vertebrate; taxonomy is not clear [syn: {suborder Heterostraci}]

heterotaxy
n : any abnormal position of the organs of the body [syn: {transposition}]

Heterotheca
n : genus of yellow-flowered North American herbs [syn: {genus Heterotheca}]

Heterotheca villosa
n : hairy perennial with yellow flower heads in branched clusters; found almost everywhere in dry places from Canada to west central and western United States; sometimes placed in genus Chrysopsis [syn: {hairy golden aster}, {prairie golden aster}, {Chrysopsis villosa}]

heterothermic
adj : of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment [syn: {poikilothermic}, {poikilothermous}, {ectothermic}]

Heterotrichales
n : yellow-green algae with simple or branching filaments; comprising the single family Tribonemaceae [syn: {order Heterotrichales}]

heterotroph
n : an organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition

heterotrophic
adj : requiring organic compounds of carbon and nitrogen for nourishment; "most animals are heterotrophic" [ant: {autotrophic}]

heterozygosity
n : the state of being heterozygous; having two different alleles of the same gene [ant: {homozygosity}]

heterozygous
adj : having dissimilar alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci; "heterozygous for eye color" [ant: {homozygous}]

heth
n : the 8th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

Heuchera
n : genus of North American herbs with basal cordate or orbicular leaves and small panicled flowers [syn: {genus Heuchera}]

Heuchera americana
n : plant with basal leaves mottled with white and flowers in lax panicles on erect stems [syn: {rock geranium}]

Heuchera cylindrica
n : plant with leathery heart-shaped leaf blades clustered at base of long stalks with greenish-white flowers clustered along the upper part; western North America [syn: {poker alumroot}, {poker heuchera}]

Heuchera sanguinea
n : perennial plant of the western United States having bright red flowers in feathery spikes; used as an ornamental [syn: {coralbells}]

heulandite
n : a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous aluminum silicate of sodium and calcium

heuristic
adj : of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation [ant: {algorithmic}]
n : a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem [syn: {heuristic rule}, {heuristic program}]

heuristic program
n : a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem [syn: {heuristic}, {heuristic rule}]

heuristic rule
n : a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem [syn: {heuristic}, {heuristic program}]

Hevea
n : small genus of South American trees yielding latex [syn: {genus Hevea}]

Hevea brasiliensis
n : deciduous tree of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers having leathery leaves and fragrant yellow-white flowers; the rubber tree usually cultivated in plantations; chief source of Para rubber [syn: {para rubber tree}, {caoutchouc tree}]

Hevesy
n : Hungarian chemist who studied radioisotopes and was one of the discoverers of the element hafnium (1885-1966) [syn: {George Charles Hevesy de Hevesy}]

hew
v 1: make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock" [syn: {hew out}]
2: strike with an axe; cut down, strike; "hew an oak" [also: {hewn}]

hew out
v : make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock" [syn: {hew}]

hewer
n : a person who hews

hewn
See {hew}

hewn
adj 1: cut down with an ax; "a hewn oak"
2: cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel; "a house built of hewn logs"; "rough-hewn stone"; "a path hewn through the underbrush" [syn: {hand-hewn}]

hewn
hew
v 1: make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock" [syn: {hew out}]
2: strike with an axe; cut down, strike; "hew an oak" [also: {hewn}]

hex
adj : of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base [syn: {hexadecimal}]
n : an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me" [syn: {jinx}, {curse}, {whammy}]
v : cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something [syn: {bewitch}, {glamour}, {witch}, {enchant}, {jinx}]

hex nut
n : a nut with a hexagonal shape

hexachlorophene
n : antibacterial substance that is a water-soluble powder used in antiseptic soaps and toothpaste

hexacosanoic acid
n : a white solid fatty acid found in waxes (such as beeswax) [syn: {cerotic acid}]

hexad
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one [syn: {six}, {6}, {VI}, {sixer}, {sise}, {Captain Hicks}, {half a dozen}, {sextet}, {sestet}, {sextuplet}]

hexadecanoic acid
n : a saturated fatty acid that is the major fat in meat and dairy products [syn: {palmitic acid}]

hexadecimal
adj : of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base [syn: {hex}]

hexadecimal notation
n : any notation that uses 16 different characters [syn: {sexadecimal notation}]

hexadecimal number system
n : a positional system of numeration that uses hexadecimal digits and a radix of 16 [syn: {sexadecimal number system}, {hexadecimal system}]

hexadecimal system
n : a positional system of numeration that uses hexadecimal digits and a radix of 16 [syn: {hexadecimal number system}, {sexadecimal number system}]

Hexadrol
n : a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation [syn: {dexamethasone}, {Decadron}, {Dexamethasone Intensol}, {Dexone}, {Oradexon}]

hexagon
n : a six-sided polygon

hexagonal
adj : having six sides or divided into hexagons [syn: {hexangular}]

hexagram
n : a regular polygon formed by extending each of the sides of a regular hexagon to form two equilateral triangles

Hexagrammidae
n : greenlings [syn: {family Hexagrammidae}]

Hexagrammos
n : type genus of the Hexagrammidae [syn: {genus Hexagrammos}]

Hexagrammos decagrammus
n : common food and sport fish of western coast of North America [syn: {kelp greenling}]

hexahedron
n : any polyhedron having six plane faces

Hexalectris
n : a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae [syn: {genus Hexalectris}]

Hexalectris spicata
n : orchid with yellowish-brown flowers with dark veins; southeastern Arizona to the eastern United States [syn: {crested coral root}]

Hexalectris warnockii
n : orchid with slender nearly leafless reddish-brown stems with loose racemes of reddish-brown flowers; of open brushy woods of southeastern Arizona and central Texas [syn: {Texas purple spike}]

hexameter
n : a verse line having six metrical feet

Hexamita
n : flagellates free-living or parasitic in intestines of birds [syn: {genus Hexamita}]

Hexanchidae
n : primitive sharks [syn: {family Hexanchidae}]

Hexanchus
n : a genus of Hexanchidae [syn: {genus Hexanchus}]

Hexanchus griseus
n : large primitive shark widely distributed in warm seas [syn: {cow shark}, {six-gilled shark}]

hexane
n : a colorless flammable liquid alkane derived from petroleum and used as a solvent

hexanedioic acid
n : a carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of nylon [syn: {adipic acid}]

hexangular
adj : having six sides or divided into hexagons [syn: {hexagonal}]

hexanoic acid
n : a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats or made synthetically; smells like goats [syn: {caproic acid}]

Hexapoda
n : insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species [syn: {Insecta}, {class Insecta}, {class Hexapoda}]

hexed
adj : (usually used colloquially) causing or accompanied by misfortune [syn: {jinxed}]

hexenbesen
n : an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance [syn: {witches' broom}, {witch broom}, {staghead}]

hexestrol
n : estrogen compound used to treat menstrual irregularities and menopausal symptoms and to prevent pregnancy

hexose
n : a monosaccharide that contains six carbon atoms per molecule

heyday
n : the period of greatest prosperity or productivity [syn: {flower}, {prime}, {peak}, {bloom}, {blossom}, {efflorescence}, {flush}]

Heyerdahl
n : Norwegian anthropologist noted for his studies of cultural diffusion (1914-2002) [syn: {Thor Hyerdahl}]

Heyrovsky
n : Czechoslovakian chemist who developed polarography (1890-1967) [syn: {Joroslav Heyrovsky}]

Heyse
n : German writer (1830-1914) [syn: {Paul Heyse}, {Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse}]

Heyward
n : United States writer (1885-1940) [syn: {DuBois Heyward}, {Edwin DuBois Hayward}]

Hezbollah
n : a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon [syn: {Hizballah}, {Hizbollah}, {Hizbullah}, {Lebanese Hizballah}, {Party of God}, {Islamic Jihad}, {Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine}, {Revolutionary Justice Organization}, {Organization of the Oppressed on Earth}]

Hezekiah
n : (Old Testament) king of Judah who abolished idolatry (715-687 BC) [syn: {Ezekias}]

Hf
n 1: a gray tetravalent metallic element that resembles zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals; used in filaments for its ready emission of electrons [syn: {hafnium}, {atomic number 72}]
2: 3 to 30 megahertz [syn: {high frequency}]

HFC
n : a fluorocarbon emitted as a by-product of industrial manufacturing [syn: {hydrofluorocarbon}]

Hg
n 1: a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures [syn: {mercury}, {quicksilver}, {hydrargyrum}, {atomic number 80}]
2: 100 grams [syn: {hectogram}]

HHS
n : the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 [syn: {Department of Health and Human Services}, {Health and Human Services}]

hi
n 1: an expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos" [syn: {hello}, {hullo}, {howdy}, {how-do-you-do}]
2: a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands [syn: {Hawaii}, {Aloha State}]

hiatal hernia
n : hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm [syn: {hiatus hernia}, {diaphragmatic hernia}]

hiatus
n 1: an interruption in the intensity or amount of something [syn: {suspension}, {respite}, {reprieve}, {abatement}]
2: a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)
3: a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure [syn: {foramen}]

hiatus hernia
n : hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm [syn: {hiatal hernia}, {diaphragmatic hernia}]

Hiawatha
n : a native American chieftain who argued for peace with the European settlers (16th century)

hiba arborvitae
n : slow-growing medium-large Japanese evergreen used as an ornamental [syn: {Thujopsis dolobrata}]

hibachi
n : a portable brazier that burns charcoal and has a grill for cooking
v : cook over a hibachi grill

Hibbertia
n : evergreen heathlike or scandent shrubs of Madagascar; Australasia; Polynesia [syn: {genus Hibbertia}]

Hibbing
n : a town in northeastern Minnesota in the Mesabi Range

hibernacula
See {hibernaculum}

hibernal
adj : characteristic of or relating to winter; "bears in brumal sleep" [syn: {brumal}, {hiemal}]

hibernate
v 1: sleep during winter; "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves" [syn: {hole up}] [ant: {estivate}, {estivate}]
2: be in an inactive or dormant state

hibernating
adj : in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs" [syn: {dormant}, {hibernating(a)}, {torpid}]

hibernation
n 1: the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter
2: cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals
3: the act of retiring into inactivity; "he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years"

Hibernia
n : an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland [syn: {Ireland}, {Emerald Isle}]

hibiscus
n : any plant of the genus Hibiscus

Hibiscus cannabinus
n : valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation [syn: {kenaf}, {kanaf}, {deccan hemp}, {bimli}, {bimli hemp}, {Indian hemp}, {Bombay hemp}]

Hibiscus elatus
n : erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks [syn: {Cuban bast}, {blue mahoe}, {mahoe}, {majagua}, {mahagua}]

Hibiscus esculentus
n : tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus [syn: {okra}, {gumbo}, {okra plant}, {lady's-finger}, {Abelmoschus esculentus}]

Hibiscus farragei
n : southern and western Australian shrub with unlobed or shallowly lobed toothed leaves and purple flowers; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus [syn: {bush hibiscus}, {Radyera farragei}]

Hibiscus heterophyllus
n : Australian tree with acid foliage [syn: {sorrel tree}]

Hibiscus moschatus
n : bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus [syn: {abelmosk}, {musk mallow}, {Abelmoschus moschatus}]

Hibiscus moscheutos
n : showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowers [syn: {rose mallow}, {swamp mallow}, {common rose mallow}, {swamp rose mallow}]

Hibiscus mutabilis
n : Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized in southeastern United States [syn: {cotton rose}, {Confederate rose}, {Confederate rose mallow}]

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
n : large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers [syn: {China rose}, {Chinese hibiscus}, {Rose of China}, {shoeblack plant}, {shoe black}]

Hibiscus sabdariffa
n : East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber [syn: {roselle}, {rozelle}, {sorrel}, {red sorrel}, {Jamaica sorrel}]

Hibiscus syriacus
n : Asiatic shrub or small shrubby tree having showy bell-shaped rose or purple or white flowers and usually 3-lobed leaves; widely cultivated in temperate North America and Europe [syn: {rose of Sharon}]

Hibiscus tiliaceus
n : shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament [syn: {mahoe}, {majagua}, {mahagua}, {balibago}, {purau}]

Hibiscus trionum
n : annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America [syn: {flower-of-an-hour}, {flowers-of-an-hour}, {bladder ketmia}, {black-eyed Susan}]

hiccough
n : (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion; "how do you cure the hiccups?" [syn: {hiccup}, {singultus}]
v : breathe spasmodically, and make a sound; "When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water" [syn: {hiccup}]

hiccough nut
n : ornamental red-flowering African shrub or climber [syn: {hiccup nut}, {Combretum bracteosum}]

hiccup
n : (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion; "how do you cure the hiccups?" [syn: {hiccough}, {singultus}]
v : breathe spasmodically, and make a sound; "When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water" [syn: {hiccough}] [also: {hiccupping}, {hiccupped}]

hiccup nut
n : ornamental red-flowering African shrub or climber [syn: {hiccough nut}, {Combretum bracteosum}]

hiccupped
See {hiccup}

hiccupped
hiccup
n : (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion; "how do you cure the hiccups?" [syn: {hiccough}, {singultus}]
v : breathe spasmodically, and make a sound; "When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water" [syn: {hiccough}] [also: {hiccupping}, {hiccupped}]

hiccupping
See {hiccup}

hiccupping
hiccup
n : (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion; "how do you cure the hiccups?" [syn: {hiccough}, {singultus}]
v : breathe spasmodically, and make a sound; "When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water" [syn: {hiccough}] [also: {hiccupping}, {hiccupped}]

hick
adj : awkwardly simple and provincial; "bumpkinly country boys"; "rustic farmers"; "a hick town"; "the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists" [syn: {bumpkinly}, {rustic}, {unsophisticated}]
n : not very intelligent or interested in culture [syn: {yokel}, {rube}, {yahoo}, {hayseed}, {bumpkin}, {chawbacon}]

hickey
n 1: a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne [syn: {pimple}]
2: a temporary red mark on a person's skin resulting from kissing or sucking by their lover [syn: {love bite}]
3: something whose name is either forgotten or not known [syn: {dohickey}, {dojigger}, {doodad}, {doohickey}, {gimmick}, {gizmo}, {gismo}, {gubbins}, {thingamabob}, {thingumabob}, {thingmabob}, {thingamajig}, {thingumajig}, {thingmajig}, {thingummy}]

Hickock
n : frontier marshal whose adventures have become legendary (1837-1876) [syn: {Wild Bill Hickock}, {James Butler Hickock}]

hickory
n 1: valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
2: American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts [syn: {hickory tree}]

hickory nut
n : small hard-shelled nut of North American hickory trees especially the shagbark hickories

hickory pine
n : small 2-needled upland pine of the eastern United States (Appalachians) having dark brown flaking bark and thorn-tipped cone scales [syn: {table-mountain pine}, {prickly pine}, {Pinus pungens}]

hickory tree
n : American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts [syn: {hickory}]

hid
See {hide}

hid
e
n 1: the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal) [syn: {fell}]
2: body covering of a living animal [syn: {pelt}, {skin}]
v 1: prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money" [syn: {conceal}] [ant: {show}]
2: be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety; "Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding"; "She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana" [syn: {hide out}]
3: cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery" [syn: {shroud}, {enshroud}, {cover}]
4: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" [syn: {obscure}, {blot out}, {obliterate}, {veil}] [also: {hidden}, {hid}]

Hidatsa
n 1: a member of the Sioux people formerly inhabiting an area along the Missouri river in western North Dakota [syn: {Gros Ventre}]
2: a Siouan language spoken by the Hidatsa people [syn: {Gros Ventre}]

hidden
See {hide}

hidden
hide
n 1: the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal) [syn: {fell}]
2: body covering of a living animal [syn: {pelt}, {skin}]
v 1: prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money" [syn: {conceal}] [ant: {show}]
2: be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety; "Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding"; "She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana" [syn: {hide out}]
3: cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery" [syn: {shroud}, {enshroud}, {cover}]
4: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" [syn: {obscure}, {blot out}, {obliterate}, {veil}] [also: {hidden}, {hid}]

hidden
adj 1: not accessible to view; "concealed (or hidden) damage"; "in stormy weather the stars are out of sight" [syn: {concealed}, {out of sight}]
2: covered from view; "her face buried (or hidden) in her hands"; "a secret buried deep within herself" [syn: {buried}]
3: designed to elude detection; "a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole"; "a secret passage"; "the secret compartment in the desk" [syn: {secret}]
4: difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat" [syn: {obscure}]

hidden reserve
n : reserves that do not show up on the balance sheet (as by understating values)

hidden tax
n : a tax paid unwittingly by the consumer (such as ad valorem taxes)

hiddenite
n : a green transparent form of the mineral spodumene used as a gemstone

hide
n 1: the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal) [syn: {fell}]
2: body covering of a living animal [syn: {pelt}, {skin}]
v 1: prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money" [syn: {conceal}] [ant: {show}]
2: be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety; "Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding"; "She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana" [syn: {hide out}]
3: cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery" [syn: {shroud}, {enshroud}, {cover}]
4: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" [syn: {obscure}, {blot out}, {obliterate}, {veil}] [also: {hidden}, {hid}]

hide and go seek
n : a game in which a child covers his eyes while the other players hide then tries to find them [syn: {hide-and-seek}]

hide out
v : be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety; "Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding"; "She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana" [syn: {hide}]

hide-and-seek
n : a game in which a child covers his eyes while the other players hide then tries to find them [syn: {hide and go seek}]

hideaway
n 1: a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws [syn: {hideout}, {den}]
2: an area where you can be alone [syn: {retreat}]

hidebound
adj : stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded [syn: {traditionalist}]

Hideki Yukawa
n : Japanese mathematical physicist who proposed that nuclear forces are mediated by massive particles called mesons which are analogous to the photon in mediating electromagnetic forces (1907-1981) [syn: {Yukawa}]

hideous
adj 1: grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry" [syn: {horrid}, {horrific}, {outrageous}]
2: so extremely ugly as to be terrifying; "a hideous scar"; "a repulsive mask" [syn: {repulsive}]

hideously
adv : in a hideous manner; "her face was hideously disfigured after the accident" [syn: {horridly}, {monstrously}]

hideousness
n : extreme ugliness

hideout
n : a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws [syn: {hideaway}, {den}]

Hideyo Noguchi
n : United States bacteriologist (born in Japan) who discovered the cause of yellow fever and syphilis (1876-1928) [syn: {Noguchi}]

hiding
n : the activity of keeping something secret [syn: {concealment}, {concealing}]

hiding place
n : a place suitable for hiding something (such as yourself)

hidrosis
n : the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process" [syn: {perspiration}, {sweating}, {diaphoresis}, {sudation}]

hidrotic
adj : of or relating to sweat

hie
v : step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" [syn: {rush}, {hotfoot}, {hasten}, {speed}, {race}, {pelt along}, {rush along}, {cannonball along}, {bucket along}, {belt along}] [ant: {linger}]

hiemal
adj : characteristic of or relating to winter; "bears in brumal sleep" [syn: {brumal}, {hibernal}]

Hieracium
n : large genus of perennial hairy herbs of Europe to western Asia to northwestern Africa and North America; few are ornamental; often considered congeneric with Pilosella [syn: {genus Hieracium}]

Hieracium aurantiacum
n : European hawkweed having flower heads with bright orange-red rays; a troublesome weed especially as naturalized in northeastern North America; sometimes placed in genus Hieracium [syn: {orange hawkweed}, {Pilosella aurantiaca}]

Hieracium pilocella
n : European hawkweed having soft hairy leaves; sometimes placed in genus Hieracium [syn: {mouse-ear hawkweed}, {Pilosella officinarum}]

Hieracium praealtum
n : European hawkweed introduced into northeastern United States; locally troublesome weeds [syn: {king devil}, {yellow hawkweed}]

Hieracium venosum
n : a hawkweed with a rosette of purple-veined basal leaves; Canada to northern Georgia and Kentucky [syn: {rattlesnake weed}]

hieracosphinges
See {hieracosphinx}

hierarch
n : a senior clergyman and dignitary [syn: {archpriest}, {high priest}, {prelate}, {primate}]

hierarchal
adj : classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers; "it has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art"; "in her hierarchical set of values honesty comes first" [syn: {hierarchical}, {hierarchic}] [ant: {nonhierarchical}]

hierarchic
adj : classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers; "it has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art"; "in her hierarchical set of values honesty comes first" [syn: {hierarchical}, {hierarchal}] [ant: {nonhierarchical}]

hierarchical
adj : classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers; "it has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art"; "in her hierarchical set of values honesty comes first" [syn: {hierarchal}, {hierarchic}] [ant: {nonhierarchical}]

hierarchical classification system
n : a classification system where entries are arranged based on some hierarchical structure

hierarchical data structure
n : a structure of data having several levels arranged in a tree-like structure [syn: {hierarchical structure}]

hierarchical menu
n : a secondary menu that appears while you are holding the cursor over an item on the primary menu [syn: {cascading menu}, {submenu}]

hierarchical structure
n : a structure of data having several levels arranged in a tree-like structure [syn: {hierarchical data structure}]

hierarchically
adv : in a hierarchical manner; "hierarchically organized"

hierarchy
n 1: a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system; "put honesty first in her hierarchy of values"
2: the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body [syn: {power structure}, {pecking order}]

hieratic
adj 1: associated with the priesthood or priests; "priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments"; "hieratic gestures" [syn: {priestly}, {hieratical}, {sacerdotal}]
2: written or belonging to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing; "hieratic Egyptian script"
3: adhering to fixed types or methods; highly restrained and formal; "the more hieratic sculptures leave the viewer curiously unmoved"
n : a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests [syn: {hieratic script}]

hieratic script
n : a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests [syn: {hieratic}]

hieratical
adj : associated with the priesthood or priests; "priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments"; "hieratic gestures" [syn: {priestly}, {hieratic}, {sacerdotal}]

hieroglyph
n 1: writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible) [syn: {hieroglyphic}]
2: a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt [syn: {hieroglyphic}]

hieroglyphic
adj 1: resembling hieroglyphic writing [syn: {hieroglyphical}]
2: written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols [syn: {hieroglyphical}]
n 1: writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible) [syn: {hieroglyph}]
2: a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt [syn: {hieroglyph}]

hieroglyphical
adj 1: resembling hieroglyphic writing [syn: {hieroglyphic}]
2: written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols [syn: {hieroglyphic}]

hieroglyphically
adv : by means of hieroglyphs; "hieroglyphically written"

hierolatry
n : worship of saints [syn: {hagiolatry}, {worship of saints}]

Hieronymus
n : (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420) [syn: {Jerome}, {Saint Jerome}, {St. Jerome}, {Eusebius Hieronymus}, {Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus}]

Hieronymus Bosch
n : Dutch painter (1450-1516) [syn: {Bosch}, {Jerom Bos}]

hifalutin
adj : affectedly genteel [syn: {grandiose}, {highfalutin}, {highfaluting}, {hoity-toity}, {la-di-da}]

hi-fi
adj : characterized by minimal distortion in sound reproduction; "a high-fidelity recording"; "a hi-fi system" [syn: {high-fidelity}]
n 1: equipment for the reproduction of sound with high fidelity [syn: {high fidelity sound system}]
2: the reproduction of sound with little or no distortion [syn: {high fidelity}]

Higginson
n : United States writer and soldier who led the first Black regiment in the Union Army (1823-1911) [syn: {Thomas Higginson}, {Thomas Wentworth Storrow Higginson}]

higgle
v : wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); "Let's not haggle over a few dollars" [syn: {haggle}, {chaffer}, {huckster}]

higgledy-piggledy
adj : in utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes" [syn: {disorderly}, {hugger-mugger}, {jumbled}, {topsy-turvy}]
adv : in a disordered manner; "they were piled up higgledy-piggledy" [syn: {topsy-turvy}]

high
adj 1: greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high"; "he has a high opinion of himself" [ant: {low}]
2: (literal meanings) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'); "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high" [ant: {low}]
3: standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community" [syn: {eminent}]
4: used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency [syn: {high-pitched}] [ant: {low}]
5: happy and excited and energetic [syn: {in high spirits}]
6: used of the smell of game beginning to taint [syn: {gamey}, {gamy}]
7: slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana) [syn: {mellow}]
n 1: a lofty level or position or degree; "summer temperatures reached an all-time high" [ant: {low}]
2: an air mass of higher than normal pressure; "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high" [syn: {high pressure}]
3: a state of sustained elation; "I'm on a permanent high these days" [ant: {low spirits}]
4: a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics; "they took drugs to get a high on"
5: a high place; "they stood on high and observed the coutryside"; "he doesn't like heights" [syn: {heights}]
6: a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool" [syn: {senior high school}, {senior high}, {highschool}, {high school}]
7: a forward gear with a gear ratio giving high vehicle velocity for a given engine speed [syn: {high gear}]
adv 1: at a great altitude; "he climbed high on the ladder" [syn: {high up}]
2: in or to a high position, amount, or degree; "prices have gone up far too high"
3: in a rich manner; "he lives high" [syn: {richly}, {luxuriously}]
4: far up toward the source; "he lives high up the river"

high altar
n : the main altar in a church

high and low
adv : everywhere; "searched high and low"

High Anglican Church
n : a group in the Anglican Church that emphasizes the Catholic tradition (especially in sacraments and rituals and obedience to church authority) [syn: {High Church}]

High Anglicanism
n : a doctrine and practice within the Church of England emphasizing the Catholic tradition [syn: {Anglo-Catholicism}]

high bar
n : gymnastic apparatus consisting of a bar supported in a horizontal position by uprights at both ends [syn: {horizontal bar}]

high beam
n : the beam of a car's headlights that provides distant illumination

high blood pressure
n : a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater) [syn: {hypertension}] [ant: {hypotension}]

high brass
n : brass with 35% zinc

High Church
n : a group in the Anglican Church that emphasizes the Catholic tradition (especially in sacraments and rituals and obedience to church authority) [syn: {High Anglican Church}]

high colonic
n : irrigation of the colon for cleansing purposes by injecting large amounts of fluid high into the colon [syn: {colonic}, {colonic irrigation}]

high comedy
n : a sophisticated comedy; often satirizing genteel society

high command
n : the highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of the military) [syn: {supreme headquarters}]

High Commission
n : an embassy of one British Commonwealth country to another

high commissioner
n : a senior diplomat from one country to another who is assigned ambassadorial rank

high court
n : the highest court in most states of the United States [syn: {supreme court}, {state supreme court}]

High Dam
n : one of the world's largest dams on the Nile River in southern Egypt [syn: {Aswan High Dam}, {Aswan Dam}]

high dudgeon
n : a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase `in high dudgeon') [syn: {dudgeon}]

high energy physics
n : the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions [syn: {particle physics}, {high-energy physics}]

high explosive
n : a powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate [ant: {low explosive}]

high fashion
n : trend-setting fashions [syn: {haute couture}, {high style}]

high fidelity
n : the reproduction of sound with little or no distortion [syn: {hi-fi}]

high fidelity sound system
n : equipment for the reproduction of sound with high fidelity [syn: {hi-fi}]

high finance
n : large and complex financial transactions (often used with the implication that those individuals or institutions who engage in them are unethical)

high frequency
n 1: 3 to 30 megahertz [syn: {HF}]
2: a pitch that is perceived as above other pitches [syn: {high pitch}] [ant: {low pitch}]

high gear
n : a forward gear with a gear ratio giving high vehicle velocity for a given engine speed [syn: {high}]

High German
n : the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic [syn: {German}, {German language}]

high ground
n : a position of superiority over opponents or competitors

high hat
n 1: cymbals that are operated by a foot pedal [syn: {high-hat cymbal}]
2: a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with beaver or silk [syn: {dress hat}, {opera hat}, {silk hat}, {stovepipe}, {top hat}, {topper}, {beaver}]

High Holiday
n : Jewish holy days observed with particular solemnity [syn: {High Holy Day}]

High Holy Day
n : Jewish holy days observed with particular solemnity [syn: {High Holiday}]

high horse
n : an attitude of arrogant superiority; "get off your high horse and admit you are wrong"

high jinks
n : noisy and mischievous merrymaking [syn: {jinks}, {hijinks}, {high jinx}]

high jinx
n : noisy and mischievous merrymaking [syn: {jinks}, {high jinks}, {hijinks}]

high jump
n 1: a competition that involves jumping as high as possible over a horizontal high bar
2: the act of jumping as high as possible over a horizontal bar

high life
n : excessive spending [syn: {extravagance}, {prodigality}, {lavishness}, {highlife}]

high mallow
n : erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States [syn: {tall mallow}, {cheese}, {cheeseflower}, {Malva sylvestris}]

High Mass
n : a solemn and elaborate Mass with music

high muckamuck
n : an important or influential (and often overbearing) person [syn: {very important person}, {VIP}, {high-up}, {dignitary}, {panjandrum}]

high noon
n : the middle of the day [syn: {noon}, {twelve noon}, {midday}, {noonday}, {noontide}]

high pitch
n : a pitch that is perceived as above other pitches [syn: {high frequency}] [ant: {low pitch}]

high point
n : the most enjoyable part of a given experience; "the trumpet solo was the high point of the concert"

high pressure
n : an air mass of higher than normal pressure; "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high" [syn: {high}]

high priest
n 1: a preeminent authority or major proponent of a movement or doctrine; "he's the high priest of contemporary jazz"
2: a senior clergyman and dignitary [syn: {archpriest}, {hierarch}, {prelate}, {primate}]

high profile
n : a position attracting much attention and publicity

high quality
n : the quality of being superior [syn: {superiority}] [ant: {inferiority}, {inferiority}]

high relief
n : a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth [syn: {alto relievo}, {alto rilievo}] [ant: {bas relief}]

High Renaissance
n : the artistic style of early 16th century painting in Florence and Rome; characterized by technical mastery and heroic composition and humanistic content

high roller
n 1: one who spends lavishly and ostentatiously on entertainment; "the last of the big spenders" [syn: {big spender}]
2: a gambler who wagers large sums

high school
n : a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool" [syn: {senior high school}, {senior high}, {high}, {highschool}]

high sea
n : the open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation [syn: {international waters}] [ant: {territorial waters}, {territorial waters}]

high season
n : the season when travel is most active and rates are highest; "they traveled to Europe in high season" [syn: {peak season}] [ant: {off-season}]

High Sierra
n : a mountain range in eastern California; contains Mount Whitney [syn: {Sierra Nevada}, {Sierra Nevada Mountains}]

high sign
n : a silent signal of warning or recognition; "she started to speak but he gave her the high sign"

high society
n : the fashionable elite [syn: {society}, {beau monde}, {smart set}, {bon ton}]

high spirits
n : a feeling of joy and pride [syn: {elation}]

high spot
n : the most interesting or memorable part; "the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican" [syn: {highlight}]

high status
n : a position of superior status [ant: {low status}]

high stepper
n : a horse trained to lift its feet high off the ground while walking or trotting [syn: {stepper}]

high street
n : street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town [syn: {main street}]

high style
n : trend-setting fashions [syn: {haute couture}, {high fashion}]

high table
n : a dining table in a dining-hall raised on a platform; seats are reserved for distinguished persons

high tea
n : substantial early evening meal including tea

high technology
n : highly advanced technological development (especially in electronics)

high temperature
n : the presence of heat [syn: {hotness}, {heat}] [ant: {coldness}]

high tide
n : the tide when the water is highest [syn: {high water}, {highwater}] [ant: {low tide}]

high time
n : the latest possible moment; "it is high time you went to work"

high treason
n : a crime that undermines the offender's government [syn: {treason}, {lese majesty}]

high up
adv : at a great altitude; "he climbed high on the ladder" [syn: {high}]

high water
n : the tide when the water is highest [syn: {high tide}, {highwater}] [ant: {low tide}]

high wind
n : a very strong wind; "rain and high winds covered the region"

high wire
n : a tightrope very high above the ground

high-and-dry
adj : on a beach [syn: {beached}, {high-and-dry(p)}]

high-and-mighty
adj : offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner" [syn: {autocratic}, {bossy}, {dominating}, {magisterial}, {peremptory}]

high-angle fire
n : fire from a cannon fired at an elevation greater than that for the maximum range

high-angle gun
n : a cannon that can be fired at a high elevation for relatively short ranges

high-backed
adj : having a high back; "a high-backed sofa"

highball
n : a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass

highball glass
n : a tall glass for serving highballs

highbinder
n : a corrupt politician

highboard
n : a high diving board

highborn
adj : belonging to the peerage; "the princess and her coroneted companions"; "the titled classes" [syn: {coroneted}, {titled}]

highboy
n : a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs [syn: {tallboy}]

highbrow
adj : highly cultured or educated; "highbrow events such as the ballet or opera"; "a highbrowed literary critic" [syn: {highbrowed}]
n : a person of intellectual or erudite tastes

highbrowed
adj : highly cultured or educated; "highbrow events such as the ballet or opera"; "a highbrowed literary critic" [syn: {highbrow}]

high-bush blueberry
n : high-growing deciduous shrub of eastern North America bearing edible blueish to blackish berries with a distinct bloom; source of most cultivated blueberries [syn: {tall bilberry}, {swamp blueberry}, {Vaccinium corymbosum}]

highbush cranberry
n : deciduous North American shrub or small tree having three-lobed leaves and red berries [syn: {cranberry bush}, {cranberry tree}, {American cranberry bush}, {Viburnum trilobum}]

high-ceilinged
adj : having a higher than normal ceiling

highchair
n : a chair for feeding a very young child; has four long legs and a footrest and a detachable tray [syn: {feeding chair}]

high-class
adj : pretentiously elegant; "a high-toned restaurant" [syn: {high-toned}]

high-definition television
n : a television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detail [syn: {HDTV}]

high-density lipoprotein
n : a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of a high proportion of protein and relatively little cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with decreased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis [syn: {HDL}, {alpha-lipoprotein}]

high-energy
adj 1: of or relating to elementary particles having energies of hundreds of thousands of electron volts
2: vigorously energetic or forceful; "a high-octane sales manager"; "a high-octane marketing plan"; "high-powered executives"; "a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur" [syn: {high-octane}, {high-powered}, {high-power}, {high-voltage}]

high-energy physics
n : the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions [syn: {particle physics}, {high energy physics}]

higher
adj 1: advanced in complexity or elaboration; "high finance"; "higher mathematics" [syn: {higher(a)}]
2: of education beyond the secondary level; "higher education"; "higher learning" [syn: {higher(a)}]

higher cognitive process
n : cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use

higher criticism
n : the scientific study of biblical writings to determine their origin and meaning

higher education
n : education provided by a college or university

higher law
n : a principle that takes precedent over the laws of society

Higher National Diploma
n : a diploma given for vocational training that prepares the student for a career in a particular area; good students may progress to a course leading to a degree [syn: {HND}]

higher rank
n : higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service [syn: {seniority}, {senior status}, {higher status}]

higher status
n : higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service [syn: {seniority}, {senior status}, {higher rank}]

higher up
adv : in or to a place that is higher [syn: {above}, {in a higher place}, {to a higher place}] [ant: {below}]

higher-ranking
adj : having a higher rank; "superior officer" [syn: {ranking(a)}, {superior}]

higher-up
n : one of greater rank or station or quality [syn: {superior}, {superordinate}] [ant: {inferior}]

highest
adj 1: approaching or constituting a maximum; "maximal temperature"; "maximum speed"; "working at peak efficiency" [syn: {peak(a)}]
2: highest and most significant; "his highest achievement"

highest common factor
n : the largest integer that divides without remainder into a set of integers [syn: {greatest common divisor}, {greatest common factor}]

highfalutin
adj : affectedly genteel [syn: {grandiose}, {hifalutin}, {highfaluting}, {hoity-toity}, {la-di-da}]

highfaluting
adj : affectedly genteel [syn: {grandiose}, {hifalutin}, {highfalutin}, {hoity-toity}, {la-di-da}]

high-fidelity
adj : characterized by minimal distortion in sound reproduction; "a high-fidelity recording"; "a hi-fi system" [syn: {hi-fi}]

high-five
n : a gesture of greeting or elation; one person's upraised palm slaps the upraised palm of another person

highflier
n : a person of great ability and ambition [syn: {highflyer}]

high-flown
adj 1: pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals); "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school"; "a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution" [syn: {high-sounding}, {inflated}]
2: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept" [syn: {exalted}, {high-minded}, {lofty}, {rarefied}, {rarified}, {idealistic}, {noble-minded}]

highflyer
n : a person of great ability and ambition [syn: {highflier}]

highflying
adj 1: moving upward or along at a considerable height; "some highflying fighter pilot fired a cannon shell into it" [syn: {highflying(a)}]
2: extravagant or ambitious or extreme in aims or opinions; "they did not understand what had happend at the once highflying company" [syn: {highflying(a)}]

high-grade
adj : surpassing in quality; "top-grade ore" [syn: {finest}, {top-quality}, {top-grade}]

high-handed
adj : given to haughty disregard of others [syn: {cavalier}]

high-handedly
adv : in a domineering high-handed manner; "he behaved high-handedly toward his employees"

highhandedness
n : overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors [syn: {arrogance}, {haughtiness}, {hauteur}, {lordliness}]

high-hat cymbal
n : cymbals that are operated by a foot pedal [syn: {high hat}]

high-hatted
See {high-hat}

high-hatting
See {high-hat}

highjack
n : seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination [syn: {hijack}]
v : take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami" [syn: {commandeer}, {hijack}, {pirate}]

highjacker
n 1: someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination [syn: {hijacker}]
2: a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it [syn: {highwayman}, {hijacker}, {road agent}]

highjacking
n : robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force [syn: {hijacking}]

high-keyed
adj : (of persons) excitable

highland
adj : used of high or hilly country [syn: {upland}, {highland(a)}] [ant: {lowland}]
n : elevated (e.g., mountainous) land [syn: {upland}] [ant: {lowland}]

highland fling
n : a vigorous Scottish reel

Highlander
n 1: a soldier in a Scottish regiment from the Highlands
2: a native of the Highlands of Scotland [syn: {Scottish Highlander}]

Highlands
n : a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse) [syn: {Highlands of Scotland}]

Highlands of Scotland
n : a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse) [syn: {Highlands}]

high-level
adj 1: at an elevated level in rank or importance; "a high-level official"; "a high-level corporate briefing"; "upper-level management" [syn: {high-ranking}, {upper-level}]
2: occurring at or from a relative high altitude; "high-level bombing"

high-level formatting
n : (computer science) the format for the root directory and the file allocation tables and other basic configurations

high-level language
n : a problem-oriented language requiring little knowledge of the computer on which it will be run

high-level radioactive waste
n : radioactive waste that left in a nuclear reactor after the nuclear fuel has been consumed

highlife
n : excessive spending [syn: {extravagance}, {prodigality}, {lavishness}, {high life}]

highlight
n 1: the most interesting or memorable part; "the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican" [syn: {high spot}]
2: an area of lightness in a picture [syn: {highlighting}]
v : move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics" [syn: {foreground}, {spotlight}, {play up}] [ant: {background}, {background}]

highlighter
n 1: a cosmetic used to highlight the eyes or cheekbones
2: a fluorescent marker used to mark important passages in a text

highlighting
n : an area of lightness in a picture [syn: {highlight}]

high-low
n : poker in which the high and low hands split the pot

high-low-jack
n : card games in which points are won for taking the high or low or jack or game [syn: {all fours}]

highly
adv 1: to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect; "highly successful"; "He spoke highly of her"; "does not think highly of his writing"; "extremely interesting" [syn: {extremely}]
2: at a high rate or wage; "highly paid workers"
3: in a high position or level or rank; "details known by only a few highly placed persons"

highly active antiretroviral therapy
n : a combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors; used in treating AIDS and HIV [syn: {drug cocktail}, {HAART}]

highly infective
adj : (of a microorganism) extremely infective; "a highly infective organism"

highly sensitive
adj : readily affected by various agents; "a highly sensitive explosive is easily exploded by a shock"; "a sensitive colloid is readily coagulated"

highly strung
adj : being in a tense state [syn: {edgy}, {high-strung}, {in suspense(p)}, {jittery}, {jumpy}, {nervy}, {overstrung}, {restive}, {uptight}]

highly-developed
adj : (used of societies) having high industrial development; "developed countries" [syn: {developed}]

highly-sexed
adj : having excessive sexual desire or appeal [syn: {oversexed}]

high-minded
adj : of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept" [syn: {exalted}, {high-flown}, {lofty}, {rarefied}, {rarified}, {idealistic}, {noble-minded}]

high-mindedly
adv : in a high-minded manner; "he talks high-mindedly, but we don't know whether he acts according to his principles"

high-mindedness
n : elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued [syn: {idealism}, {noble-mindedness}]

high-muck-a-muck
n : an arrogant or conceited person of importance [syn: {pooh-bah}]

high-necked
adj : (of a garment) having a high neckline; "a high-necked blouse"

Highness
n 1: (Your Highness or His Highness of Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
2: the condition of being high or lofty [syn: {loftiness}] [ant: {lowness}]

high-octane
adj 1: used of gasoline; having a high octane number
2: vigorously energetic or forceful; "a high-octane sales manager"; "a high-octane marketing plan"; "high-powered executives"; "a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur" [syn: {high-powered}, {high-power}, {high-voltage}, {high-energy}]

high-performance
adj : modified to give superior performance; "a high-performance car"

high-pitched
adj 1: used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency [syn: {high}] [ant: {low}]
2: set at a sharp or high angle or slant; "a high-pitched roof"

high-potential
adj : operating on or powered by a high voltage; "a high-voltage generator" [syn: {high-voltage}]

high-power
adj : vigorously energetic or forceful; "a high-octane sales manager"; "a high-octane marketing plan"; "high-powered executives"; "a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur" [syn: {high-octane}, {high-powered}, {high-voltage}, {high-energy}]

high-powered
adj 1: vigorously energetic or forceful; "a high-octane sales manager"; "a high-octane marketing plan"; "high-powered executives"; "a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur" [syn: {high-octane}, {high-power}, {high-voltage}, {high-energy}]
2: (used of microscopes) capable of a high degree of magnification; "a high-powered microscope"

high-pressure
adj : aggressively and persistently persuasive; "a hard-hitting advertising campaign"; "a high-pressure salesman" [syn: {hard-hitting}]

high-priced
adj : having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant" [syn: {costly}, {dear(p)}, {pricey}, {pricy}]

high-principled
adj : having high principles

high-protein diet
n : a diet high in plant and animal proteins; used to treat malnutrition or to increase muscle mass

high-ranking
adj : at an elevated level in rank or importance; "a high-level official"; "a high-level corporate briefing"; "upper-level management" [syn: {high-level}, {upper-level}]

high-resolution
adj : producing images that are sharp and finely detailed; "high-resolution photography"; "a high-resolution lens"; "high-resolution television" [ant: {low-resolution}]

high-rise
adj : used of buildings of many stories equipped with elevators; tall; "avenues lined with high-rise apartment buildings" [ant: {low-rise}]
n : tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments; "`tower block' is the British term for `high-rise'" [syn: {tower block}]

high-risk
adj : not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises" [syn: {bad}, {insecure}, {risky}, {speculative}]

highroad
n : a highway [syn: {trunk road}]

highschool
n : a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool" [syn: {senior high school}, {senior high}, {high}, {high school}]

high-season
adj : the most active period; "high season is most expensive" [syn: {peak-seaason}]

high-sounding
adj : pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals); "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school"; "a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution" [syn: {high-flown}, {inflated}]

high-speed
adj 1: operating at high speed; "a high-speed food processor"; "a high-velocity shell" [syn: {high-velocity}]
2: taking place at high speed; "a high-speed chase"

high-speed steel
n : an alloy steel that remains hard at a red heat; used to make metal-cutting tools [syn: {hot-work steel}]

high-spirited
adj : joyously unrestrained [syn: {ebullient}, {exuberant}]

high-spiritedness
n : exuberant liveliness

high-stepped
adj : having or moving with a high step; "his high-stepped stride"; "a high-stepping horse" [syn: {high-stepping}]

high-stepping
adj : having or moving with a high step; "his high-stepped stride"; "a high-stepping horse" [syn: {high-stepped}]

high-strength brass
n : a brass with from 1-4% manganese to harden it [syn: {manganese bronze}]

high-strung
adj : being in a tense state [syn: {edgy}, {highly strung}, {in suspense(p)}, {jittery}, {jumpy}, {nervy}, {overstrung}, {restive}, {uptight}]

high-sudsing
adj : used of e.g. detergents [ant: {low-sudsing}]

high-tail
v : retreat at full speed; "The actress haigh-tailed to her villa when reporters began to follow her to the restaurant"

hightail
v : leave as fast as possible; "We hightailed it when we saw the police walking in"

hightail it
v : flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" [syn: {run}, {scarper}, {turn tail}, {lam}, {run away}, {bunk}, {head for the hills}, {take to the woods}, {escape}, {fly the coop}, {break away}]

high-tech
adj : resembling or making use of highly advanced technology or devices [syn: {hi-tech}] [ant: {low-tech}]

high-tension
adj : subjected to or capable of operating under relatively high voltage; "high-tension wire" [ant: {low-tension}]

high-ticket
adj : very expensive; "big-ticket items like cars and furs"; "a big-ticket government program" [syn: {big-ticket(a)}, {high-ticket(a)}]

high-toned
adj : pretentiously elegant; "a high-toned restaurant" [syn: {high-class}]

high-top
adj : (of shoes or boots) having relatively high uppers [syn: {high-topped}]

high-topped
adj : (of shoes or boots) having relatively high uppers [syn: {high-top}]

high-up
n : an important or influential (and often overbearing) person [syn: {very important person}, {VIP}, {dignitary}, {panjandrum}, {high muckamuck}]

high-velocity
adj : operating at high speed; "a high-speed food processor"; "a high-velocity shell" [syn: {high-speed}]

high-vitamin diet
n : a diet designed to patients with vitamin deficiencies [syn: {vitamin-deficiency diet}]

high-voltage
adj 1: operating on or powered by a high voltage; "a high-voltage generator" [syn: {high-potential}]
2: vigorously energetic or forceful; "a high-octane sales manager"; "a high-octane marketing plan"; "high-powered executives"; "a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur" [syn: {high-octane}, {high-powered}, {high-power}, {high-energy}]

high-warp loom
n : a handloom in which the warp is carried vertically; for weaving tapestry

highwater
n : the tide when the water is highest [syn: {high tide}, {high water}] [ant: {low tide}]

high-water mark
n : a line marking the highest level reached

highway
n : a major road for any form of motor transport [syn: {main road}]

Highway Code
n : the code of rules governing the use of public roads

highway engineer
n : a civil engineer who specializes in the design and construction of roads and highways

highway robbery
n 1: an exorbitant price; "what they are asking for gas these days is highway robbery"
2: robbery of travellers on or near a public road

highway system
n : a transportation system consisting of roads for motor transport

highwayman
n : a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it [syn: {highjacker}, {hijacker}, {road agent}]

high-yield bond
n : a (speculative) bond with a credit rating of BB or lower; issued for leveraged buyouts and other takeovers by companies with questionable credit [syn: {junk bond}]

Higi
n : a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad [syn: {Kapsiki}]

hijab
n 1: a headscarf worn by Muslim women; conceals the hair and neck and usually has a face veil that covers the face
2: the custom in some Islamic societies of women dressing modestly outside the home; "she observes the hijab and does not wear tight clothing"

hijack
n : seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination [syn: {highjack}]
v : take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami" [syn: {commandeer}, {highjack}, {pirate}]

hijacker
n 1: a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it [syn: {highjacker}, {highwayman}, {road agent}]
2: someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination [syn: {highjacker}]

hijacking
adj : stopping and stealing or stealing from a vehicle in transit; "hijacking gangs after truckloads of cigarettes"
n : robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force [syn: {highjacking}]

Hijaz
n : a coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea; includes both Mecca and Medina; formerly an independent kingdom until it united with Nejd to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [syn: {Hejaz}, {Hedjaz}]

hijinks
n : noisy and mischievous merrymaking [syn: {jinks}, {high jinks}, {high jinx}]

hike
n 1: a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure [syn: {tramp}]
2: an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates" [syn: {rise}, {boost}, {cost increase}]
3: the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike" [syn: {raise}, {rise}, {wage hike}, {wage increase}, {salary increase}]
v 1: increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents" [syn: {hike up}, {boost}]
2: walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise; "We were hiking in Colorado"; "hike the Rockies"

hike up
v 1: pull up; "hitch socks and pants" [syn: {hitch up}]
2: increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents" [syn: {hike}, {boost}]

hiker
n : a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure) [syn: {tramp}, {tramper}]

hila
hilum
n 1: (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney" [syn: {hilus}]
2: the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle [also: {hila} (pl)]

hila
See {hilum}

Hilaire Belloc
n : English author (born in France) remembered especially for his verse for childre (1870-1953) [syn: {Belloc}, {Joseph Hilaire Peter Belloc}]

hilar
adj : of or relating to or located near a hilum

hilarious
adj : marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter; "hilarious broad comedy"; "a screaming farce"; "uproarious stories" [syn: {screaming(a)}, {uproarious}]

hilariously
adv : in a hilarious manner; "hilariously funny" [syn: {uproariously}]

hilarity
n : great merriment [syn: {mirth}, {mirthfulness}, {glee}, {gleefulness}]

Hilbert
n : German mathematician (1862-1943) [syn: {David Hilbert}]

Hilbert space
n : a metric space that is linear and complete and (usually) infinite-dimensional

Hildebrand
n : the pope who fought to establish the supremacy of the pope over the Church and the supremacy of the Church over the state (1020-1085) [syn: {Gregory}, {Gregory VII}]

hili
hilus
n : (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney" [syn: {hilum}] [also: {hili} (pl)]

hili
See {hilus}

hill
n 1: a local and well-defined elevation of the land
2: structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind" [syn: {mound}]
3: United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916) [syn: {J. J. Hill}, {James Jerome Hill}]
4: risque English comedian (1925-1992) [syn: {Benny Hill}, {Alfred Hawthorne}]
5: (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands [syn: {mound}, {pitcher's mound}]
v : form into a hill

hill myna
n : glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech [syn: {Indian grackle}, {grackle}, {Gracula religiosa}]

Hillary
n : New Zealand mountaineer who first attained the summit of Mount Everest with his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay (born in 1919) [syn: {Edmund Hillary}, {Sir Edmund Hillary}, {Sir Edmund Percival Hillary}]

hillbilly
n : a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person [syn: {bushwhacker}]

hillbilly music
n : country music originating in mountainous regions of southern United States

hillock
n : a small natural hill [syn: {knoll}, {mound}, {hummock}, {hammock}]

hills
n : hilly land; "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia"; "the Black Hills"

hillside
n : the side or slope of a hill

hilltop
n : the peak of a hill; "the sun set behind the brow of distant hills" [syn: {brow}]

hilly
adj : having hills and crags; "hilly terrain" [syn: {cragged}, {craggy}, {mountainous}]

Hilo
n : a town in Hawaii on the island of Hawaii

hilt
n : the handle of a sword or dagger

hilum
n 1: (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney" [syn: {hilus}]
2: the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle [also: {hila} (pl)]

hilus
n : (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney" [syn: {hilum}] [also: {hili} (pl)]

Himalaya honeysuckle
n : shrub honeysuckle with drooping spikes of purplish flowers [syn: {Leycesteria formosa}]

Himalaya Mountains
n : a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain [syn: {Himalayas}, {the Himalaya}]

Himalayan
adj : of or relating to the Himalayas; "Himalayan peaks"

Himalayan cedar
n : tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as its timber [syn: {deodar}, {deodar cedar}, {Cedrus deodara}]

Himalayan lilac
n : robust upright shrub of mountains of northern India having oblong-elliptic leaves and pale lilac or white malodorous flowers [syn: {Syringa emodi}]

Himalayan rhubarb
n : Asian herb (Himalayas) [syn: {Indian rhubarb}, {red-veined pie plant}, {Rheum australe}, {Rheum emodi}]

Himalayas
n : a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain [syn: {Himalaya Mountains}, {the Himalaya}]

Himalayish
n : the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Tibet and Nepal and Bhutan and Sikkim

Himantoglossum
n : small genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Mediterranean region [syn: {genus Himantoglossum}]

Himantoglossum hircinum
n : an orchid of the genus Himantoglossum [syn: {lizard orchid}]

Himantopus
n : major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills [syn: {genus Himantopus}]

Himantopus himantopus
n : stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings [syn: {black-winged stilt}]

Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus
n : stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck [syn: {white-headed stilt}]

Himantopus mexicanus
n : stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck [syn: {black-necked stilt}]

Himantopus novae-zelandiae
n : blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt [syn: {kaki}]

Himantopus stilt
n : long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons [syn: {stilt}, {stiltbird}, {longlegs}, {long-legs}, {stilt plover}]

himatia
See {himation}

Himmler
n : German Nazi who was chief of the SS and the Gestapo and who oversaw the genocide of six million Jews (1900-1945) [syn: {Heinrich Himmler}]

hin
n : ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons

Hinault
n : French racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1954) [syn: {Bernard Hinault}]

Hinayana
n 1: a major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts
2: an offensive name for Theravada Buddhism [syn: {Hinayana Buddhism}]

Hinayana Buddhism
n : an offensive name for Theravada Buddhism [syn: {Hinayana}]

Hinayanist
n : an adherent of Hinayana Buddhism

hind
adj : located at or near the back of an animal; "back (or hind) legs"; "the hinder part of a carcass" [syn: {back(a)}, {hind(a)}, {hinder(a)}]
n 1: any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
2: female red deer [also: {hinder}]

hind end
n : the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]

hind leg
n : the back limb of a quadruped

hind limb
n : a posterior leg or homologous structure in other animals

hindbrain
n : the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem [syn: {rhombencephalon}]

Hindemith
n : German neoclassical composer and conductor who believed that music should have a social purpose (1895-1963) [syn: {Paul Hindemith}]

Hindenburg
n : German field marshal and statesman; as president of the Weimar Republic he reluctantly appointed Hitler as Chancellor in 1933 (1847-1934) [syn: {Paul von Hindenburg}, {Paul Ludwig von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg}]

hinder
See {hind}

hinder
adj : located at or near the back of an animal; "back (or hind) legs"; "the hinder part of a carcass" [syn: {back(a)}, {hind(a)}, {hinder(a)}]
v 1: be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project" [syn: {impede}]
2: hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" [syn: {obstruct}, {blockade}, {block}, {stymie}, {stymy}, {embarrass}]
3: put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements" [syn: {handicap}, {hamper}]

hinder
hind
adj : located at or near the back of an animal; "back (or hind) legs"; "the hinder part of a carcass" [syn: {back(a)}, {hind(a)}, {hinder(a)}]
n 1: any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
2: female red deer [also: {hinder}]

hindering
adj : preventing movement; "the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street" [syn: {clogging}, {impeding}, {obstructive}]

hinderingly
adv : in an obstructive manner; "he acted very obstructively when we tried to carry out our project" [syn: {obstructively}]

hindermost
adj : located farthest to the rear [syn: {backmost}, {hindmost}, {rearmost}]

hindfoot
n : a rear foot of a quadruped

hindgut
n : the caudal part of the alimentary canal in vertebrate embryos

Hindi
adj : of or relating to or supporting Hinduism; "the Hindu faith" [syn: {Hindu}, {Hindoo}]
n : the most widely spoken of modern Indic vernaculars; spoken mostly in the north of India; along with English it is the official language of India; usually written in Devanagari script

hindmost
adj : located farthest to the rear [syn: {backmost}, {hindermost}, {rearmost}]

Hindoo
adj : of or relating to or supporting Hinduism; "the Hindu faith" [syn: {Hindu}, {Hindi}]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India [syn: {Hindu}, {Hindustani}]
2: a person who adheres to Hinduism [syn: {Hindu}]

Hindooism
n 1: the predominant religion of India; characterized by a caste system and belief in reincarnation [syn: {Hinduism}]
2: a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme beingof many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils [syn: {Hinduism}]

Hindoostani
n : a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi [syn: {Hindustani}, {Hindostani}]

Hindostani
n : a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi [syn: {Hindustani}, {Hindoostani}]

hindquarter
n : the back half of a side of meat

hindquarters
n 1: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]
2: the part of a quadruped that corresponds to the human buttocks [syn: {croup}, {croupe}, {rump}]

hindrance
n 1: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress [syn: {deterrent}, {impediment}, {balk}, {baulk}, {check}, {handicap}]
2: any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome [syn: {hitch}, {preventive}, {preventative}, {encumbrance}, {incumbrance}, {interference}]
3: the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding [syn: {interference}]

hindshank
n : a cut of meat from the upper part of a rear leg

hindsight
n : understanding the nature of an event after it has happened; "hindsight is always better than foresight"

Hindu
adj : of or relating to or supporting Hinduism; "the Hindu faith" [syn: {Hindi}, {Hindoo}]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India [syn: {Hindoo}, {Hindustani}]
2: a person who adheres to Hinduism [syn: {Hindoo}]

Hindu calendar
n : the lunisolar calendar governing the religious life of Hindus; an extra month is inserted after every month in which there are two new moons (once every three years)

Hindu calendar month
n : any lunisolar month in the Hindu calendar

Hindu deity
n : a deity worshipped by the Hindus

Hindu Kush
n : a mountain range extending west of the Himalayas [syn: {Hindu Kush Mountains}]

Hindu Kush Mountains
n : a mountain range extending west of the Himalayas [syn: {Hindu Kush}]

Hindu numeral
n : one of the symbols 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0 [syn: {Arabic numeral}, {Hindu-Arabic numeral}] [ant: {Roman numeral}]

Hindu-Arabic numeral
n : one of the symbols 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0 [syn: {Arabic numeral}, {Hindu numeral}] [ant: {Roman numeral}]

Hinduism
n 1: the predominant religion of India; characterized by a caste system and belief in reincarnation [syn: {Hindooism}]
2: a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme beingof many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils [syn: {Hindooism}]

Hindustan
n : northern region of India where Hinduism predominates

Hindustani
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Hindustan or its people or language
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India [syn: {Hindu}, {Hindoo}]
2: a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi [syn: {Hindoostani}, {Hindostani}]

hinge
n 1: a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other [syn: {flexible joint}]
2: a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend; "his absence is the hinge of our plan"
v : attach with a hinge

hinge joint
n 1: a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane [syn: {ginglymus}, {ginglymoid joint}]
2: a joint allowing movement in one plane only [syn: {knuckle joint}]

hinge on
v : be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the electin"; "Your grade will depends on your homework" [syn: {depend on}, {devolve on}, {depend upon}, {ride}, {turn on}, {hinge upon}]

hinge upon
v : be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the electin"; "Your grade will depends on your homework" [syn: {depend on}, {devolve on}, {depend upon}, {ride}, {turn on}, {hinge on}]

hinging post
n : the gatepost on which the gate is hung [syn: {swinging post}]

hinnied
See {hinny}

hinnied
hinny
n : sterile offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass [also: {hinnied}]

hinny
n : sterile offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass [also: {hinnied}]

hint
n 1: an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her" [syn: {intimation}, {breath}]
2: a slight indication [syn: {clue}]
3: a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic" [syn: {touch}, {tinge}, {mite}, {pinch}, {jot}, {speck}, {soupcon}]
4: a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent" [syn: {trace}, {suggestion}]
5: an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" [syn: {tip}, {lead}, {steer}, {confidential information}, {wind}]
v : drop a hint; intimate by a hint [syn: {suggest}]

hinterland
n : a remote and undeveloped area [syn: {backwoods}, {back country}, {boondocks}]

hip
adj : informed about the latest trends [syn: {hep}, {hip to(p)}]
n 1: either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
2: the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates [syn: {pelvis}, {pelvic girdle}, {pelvic arch}]
3: the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum [syn: {hip joint}, {coxa}, {articulatio coxae}]
4: the fruit of a rose plant [syn: {rose hip}, {rosehip}] [also: {hippest}, {hipper}]

hip bath
n : a bathtub in which your buttocks and hips are immersed as if you were sitting in a chair and you bathe in a sitting position [syn: {sitz bath}]

hip boot
n : very high boots; used especially for fishing [syn: {hip boots}, {thigh boot}, {thigh boots}]

hip boots
n : very high boots; used especially for fishing [syn: {hip boot}, {thigh boot}, {thigh boots}]

hip joint
n : the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum [syn: {hip}, {coxa}, {articulatio coxae}]

hip pad
n : protective garment consisting of a pad worn by football and hockey players

hip pocket
n : a pocket in rear of trousers

hip roof
n : a roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides

hip socket
n : the socket part of the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the innominate bone

hip tile
n : a tile shaped so as to cover the hip of a hip roof

hip to
adj : informed about the latest trends [syn: {hep}, {hip}, {hip to(p)}]

hipbone
n : large flaring bone forming one half of the pelvis; made up of the ilium and ischium and pubis [syn: {innominate bone}]

hipflask
n : a flask that holds spirits [syn: {pocket flask}]

hip-hop
n 1: an urban youth culture associated with rap music and the fashions of African-American residents of the inner city
2: genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged [syn: {rap}, {rap music}]

hip-length
adj : extending to or just over the hips; "a hiplength jacket" [syn: {hiplength}]

hiplength
adj : extending to or just over the hips; "a hiplength jacket" [syn: {hip-length}]

hipless
adj : having or seeming to have no hips; "slim and hipless" [ant: {hipped}]

hipline
n 1: the line formed by measuring the hip at its greatest part
2: the line formed by the lower edge of hip-length garment

Hipparchus
n : Greek astronomer and mathematician who discovered the precession of the equinoxes and made the first known star chart and is said to have invented trigonometry (second century BC)

hippeastrum
n : amaryllis of tropical America often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red flowers [syn: {Hippeastrum puniceum}]

Hippeastrum puniceum
n : amaryllis of tropical America often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red flowers [syn: {hippeastrum}]

hipped
adj 1: having hips; or having hips as specified (usually in combination); "broad-hipped" [ant: {hipless}]
2: (of a roof) sloping on all sides; "a hipped roof has sloping ends rather than gables" [ant: {gabled}]

hipper
See {hip}

hipper
hip
adj : informed about the latest trends [syn: {hep}, {hip to(p)}]
n 1: either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
2: the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates [syn: {pelvis}, {pelvic girdle}, {pelvic arch}]
3: the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum [syn: {hip joint}, {coxa}, {articulatio coxae}]
4: the fruit of a rose plant [syn: {rose hip}, {rosehip}] [also: {hippest}, {hipper}]

hippest
See {hip}

hippest
hip
adj : informed about the latest trends [syn: {hep}, {hip to(p)}]
n 1: either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
2: the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates [syn: {pelvis}, {pelvic girdle}, {pelvic arch}]
3: the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum [syn: {hip joint}, {coxa}, {articulatio coxae}]
4: the fruit of a rose plant [syn: {rose hip}, {rosehip}] [also: {hippest}, {hipper}]

hippie
n : someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle [syn: {hippy}, {hipster}, {flower child}]

hippier
See {hippy}

hippier
hippy
n : someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle [syn: {hippie}, {hipster}, {flower child}] [also: {hippiest}, {hippier}]

hippies
n : a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music [syn: {flower people}, {hipsters}]

hippiest
See {hippy}

hippiest
hippy
n : someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle [syn: {hippie}, {hipster}, {flower child}] [also: {hippiest}, {hippier}]

Hippo
n 1: an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria [syn: {Hippo Regius}]
2: massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa [syn: {hippopotamus}, {river horse}, {Hippopotamus amphibius}]

Hippo Regius
n : an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria [syn: {Hippo}]

Hippobosca
n : type genus of the Hippoboscidae [syn: {genus Hippobosca}]

Hippobosca equina
n : winged fly parasitic on horses [syn: {horse tick}, {horsefly}]

hippoboscid
n : blood-sucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals [syn: {louse fly}]

Hippoboscidae
n : winged or wingless dipterans: louse flies [syn: {family Hippoboscidae}]

hippocampi
hippocampus
n 1: a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of gray matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central role in the formation of memories
2: seahorses [syn: {genus Hippocampus}] [also: {hippocampi} (pl)]

hippocampi
See {hippocampus}

hippocampus
n 1: a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of gray matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central role in the formation of memories
2: seahorses [syn: {genus Hippocampus}] [also: {hippocampi} (pl)]

Hippocastanaceae
n : trees having showy flowers and inedible nutlike seeds in a leathery capsule [syn: {family Hippocastanaceae}, {horse-chestnut family}]

Hippocrates
n : medical practitioner who is regarded as the father of medicine; author of the Hippocratic Oath (circa 460-377 BC)

Hippocratic
adj : of or relating to Hippocrates or the school of medicine that took his name

Hippocratic oath
n : an oath taken by physicians to observe medical ethics deriving from Hippocrates

Hippocrepis
n : species of Old World herbs or subshrubs: horseshoe vetch [syn: {genus Hippocrepis}]

Hippocrepis comosa
n : European woody perennial with yellow umbellate flowers followed by flattened pods that separate into horseshoe-shaped joints [syn: {horseshoe vetch}]

Hippodamia
n : genus of ladybugs [syn: {genus Hippodamia}]

Hippodamia convergens
n : a variety of ladybug

hippodrome
n : a stadium for horse shows or horse races

Hippoglossoides
n : a genus of Pleuronectidae [syn: {genus Hippoglossoides}]

Hippoglossoides platessoides
n : large American food fish [syn: {American plaice}]

Hippoglossus
n : halibuts [syn: {genus Hippoglossus}]

Hippoglossus hippoglossus
n : largest United States flatfish [syn: {Atlantic halibut}]

Hippoglossus stenolepsis
n : a righteye flounder found in the Pacific [syn: {Pacific halibut}]

Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux
n : French novelist and dramatist whose plays were reinterpretations of Greek myths (1882-1944) [syn: {Giraudoux}, {Jean Giraudoux}]

hippopotami
hippopotamus
n : massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa [syn: {hippo}, {river horse}, {Hippopotamus amphibius}] [also: {hippopotami} (pl)]

hippopotami
See {hippopotamus}

Hippopotamidae
n : hippopotami [syn: {family Hippopotamidae}]

hippopotamus
n : massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa [syn: {hippo}, {river horse}, {Hippopotamus amphibius}] [also: {hippopotami} (pl)]

Hippopotamus amphibius
n : massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa [syn: {hippopotamus}, {hippo}, {river horse}]

Hipposideridae
n : Old World leafnose bats [syn: {family Hipposideridae}]

Hipposideros
n : horseshoe bats [syn: {genus Hipposideros}]

Hippotragus
n : sable antelopes [syn: {genus Hippotragus}]

Hippotragus niger
n : large black east African antelope with sharp back-curving horns [syn: {sable antelope}]

hippy
n : someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle [syn: {hippie}, {hipster}, {flower child}] [also: {hippiest}, {hippier}]

hipster
n : someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle [syn: {hippie}, {hippy}, {flower child}]

hipsters
n : a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music [syn: {flower people}, {hippies}]

Hipsurus
n : a genus of Embiotocidae [syn: {genus Hipsurus}]

Hipsurus caryi
n : Pacific coast fish [syn: {rainbow seaperch}, {rainbow perch}]

Hiram King Williams
n : United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953) [syn: {Williams}, {Hank Williams}, {Hiram Williams}]

Hiram Ulysses Grant
n : 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885) [syn: {Grant}, {Ulysses Grant}, {Ulysses S. Grant}, {Ulysses Simpson Grant}, {President Grant}]

Hiram Williams
n : United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953) [syn: {Williams}, {Hank Williams}, {Hiram King Williams}]

hircine
adj : of or pertaining to or suggestive of a goat (especially in strong odor)

hire
v 1: engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?" [syn: {engage}, {employ}] [ant: {fire}]
2: hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services [syn: {rent}, {charter}, {lease}]
3: engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?" [syn: {lease}, {rent}, {charter}, {engage}, {take}]

hire car
n : a rented car; "she picked up a hire car at the airport and drove to her hotel" [syn: {car rental}, {rent-a-car}, {self-drive}, {u-drive}, {you-drive}]

hire out
v : grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee; "We rent out our apartment to tourists every year"; "He hired himself out as a cook" [syn: {rent out}, {farm out}]

hired
adj 1: having services engaged for a fee; "hired hands"; "a hired gun"
2: hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers; "a chartered plane"; "the chartered buses arrived on time" [syn: {chartered}, {leased}] [ant: {unchartered}]

hired gun
n : a professional killer who uses a gun [syn: {gunman}, {gunslinger}, {gun}, {gun for hire}, {triggerman}, {hit man}, {hitman}, {torpedo}, {shooter}]

hired hand
n : a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand" [syn: {hand}, {hired man}]

hired help
n : employee hired for domestic or farm work (often used in the singular to refer to several employees collectively)

hired man
n : a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand" [syn: {hired hand}, {hand}]

hireling
n : a person who works only for money [syn: {pensionary}]

hire-purchase
n : installment plan; "we bought a car on the never-never" [syn: {never-never}]

hirer
n : a person responsible for hiring workers; "the boss hired three more men for the new job" [syn: {boss}]

hiring freeze
n : freeze on hiring

hiring hall
n : a union-operated placement office where jobs are allotted to applicants according to seniority or rotation

Hirohito
n : emperor of Japan who renounced his divinity and became a constitutional monarch after Japan surrendered at the end of World War II (1901-1989) [syn: {Michinomiya Hirohito}]

Hiroshima
n : a port city on the southwestern coast of Honshu in Japan; on August 6, 1945 Hiroshima was almost completely destroyed by the first atomic bomb dropped on a populated area

Hirschsprung
n : Danish pediatrician (1830-1916) [syn: {Harold Hirschsprung}]

Hirschsprung's disease
n : congenital condition in which the colon does not have the normal network of nerves; there is little urge to defecate so the feces accumulate and cause megacolon [syn: {congenital megacolon}]

hirsute
adj : having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar" [syn: {hairy}] [ant: {hairless}]

hirsuteness
n : excessive hairiness [syn: {hirsutism}]

hirsutism
n : excessive hairiness [syn: {hirsuteness}]

Hirudinea
n : hermaphroditic aquatic or terrestrial or parasitic annelids [syn: {class Hirudinea}]

hirudinean
n : carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end [syn: {leech}, {bloodsucker}]

Hirudinidae
n : a family of Hirudinea [syn: {family Hirudinidae}]

Hirudo
n : type genus of the family Hirudinidae [syn: {genus Hirudo}]

Hirudo medicinalis
n : large European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting [syn: {medicinal leech}]

Hirundinidae
n : swallows and martins [syn: {family Hirundinidae}]

Hirundo
n : type genus of the Hirundinidae [syn: {genus Hirundo}]

Hirundo nigricans
n : of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities [syn: {tree swallow}, {tree martin}]

Hirundo pyrrhonota
n : North American swallow that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls [syn: {cliff swallow}]

Hirundo rustica
n : common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc. [syn: {barn swallow}, {chimney swallow}]

Hispanic
adj : related to or derived from the people or culture of Spain; "the Hispanic population of California is growing rapidly" [syn: {Latino}]
n : an American whose first language is Spanish [syn: {Spanish American}, {Hispanic American}, {Latino}]

Hispanic American
n : an American whose first language is Spanish [syn: {Spanish American}, {Hispanic}, {Latino}]

Hispaniola
n : an island in the West Indies [syn: {Haiti}, {Hayti}]

Hispaniolan
adj : of or relating to the West Indian island of Hispaniola

hispid
adj : (of animals or plants) having stiff coarse hairs or bristles; "plants with hispid stems"

hispid pocket mouse
n : large stiff-haired rodent of shortgrass prairies of United States [syn: {Perognathus hispidus}]

hiss
n 1: a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience" [syn: {hissing}, {sibilation}]
2: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn: {boo}, {hoot}, {Bronx cheer}, {raspberry}, {razzing}, {snort}, {bird}]
v 1: make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval [syn: {siss}, {sizz}, {sibilate}]
2: move with a whooshing sound [syn: {whoosh}]
3: express or utter with a hiss [syn: {sizz}, {siss}, {sibilate}]
4: show displeasure, as after a performance or speech [syn: {boo}] [ant: {applaud}]

hisser
n : someone who communicates disapproval by hissing

hissing
adj : noisy sound like a sustained `s'; "`hissing' is the sound a snake makes"
n : a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience" [syn: {hiss}, {sibilation}]

histaminase
n : enzyme that acts as a catalyst in converting histidine to histamine

histamine
n : amine formed from histidine that stimulates gastric secretions and dilates blood vessels; released by the humane immune system during allergic reactions

histamine blocker
n : a medicine used to treat the gastric effects of histamine in cases of peptic ulcers and gastritis and gastroesophageal reflux; works by blocking the effects of histamine on the receptor site known as H2

histamine headache
n : a painful recurring headache associated with the release of histamine from cells [syn: {cluster headache}]

histidine
n : an essential amino acid found in proteins that is important for the growth and repair of tissue

histiocyte
n : a macrophage that is found in connective tissue

histiocytic leukaemia
n : leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the blood [syn: {monocytic leukemia}, {monocytic leukaemia}, {monoblastic leukemia}, {monoblstic leukaemia}, {histiocytic leukemia}]

histiocytic leukemia
n : leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the blood [syn: {monocytic leukemia}, {monocytic leukaemia}, {monoblastic leukemia}, {monoblstic leukaemia}, {histiocytic leukaemia}]

histiocytosis
n : a blood disease characterized by an abnormal multiplication of macrophages

histocompatibility
n : condition in which the cells of one tissue can survive in the presence of cells of another tissue; "a successful graft or translplant requires a high degree of histocompatibility"

histogram
n : a bar chart representing a frequency distribution; heights of the bars represent observed frequencies

histoincompatibility
n : incompatibility in which one person's tissue cannot be transplanted to another person

histologic
adj : of or relating to histology [syn: {histological}]

histological
adj : of or relating to histology [syn: {histologic}]

histologically
adv : involving the use of histology or histological techniques; "histologically identifiable structures"

histologist
n : anatomist who specializes in the microscopic study of animal tissues

histology
n : the branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues

histone
n : a simple protein containing mainly basic amino acids; present in cell nuclei in association with nucleic acids

historian
n : a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it [syn: {historiographer}]

historic
adj 1: belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past; "historic victories"; "historical (or historic) times"; "a historical character" [syn: {historical}]
2: important in history; "the historic first voyage to outer space"

historic period
n 1: a stage in the history of a culture having a definable place in space and time; "a novel from the Victorian period" [syn: {period}, {historical period}]
2: an era of history having some distinctive feature; "we live in a litigious age" [syn: {age}]

historical
adj 1: of or relating to the study of history; "historical scholars"; "a historical perspective" [ant: {ahistorical}]
2: having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary; "the historical Jesus"; "doubt that a historical Camelot every existed"; "actual historical events"
3: belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past; "historic victories"; "historical (or historic) times"; "a historical character" [syn: {historic}]
4: used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time; "diachronic linguistics" [syn: {diachronic}] [ant: {synchronic}]

historical document
n : writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.) [syn: {historical paper}, {historical record}]

historical linguistics
n : the study of linguistic change

historical paper
n : writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.) [syn: {historical document}, {historical record}]

historical period
n : a stage in the history of a culture having a definable place in space and time; "a novel from the Victorian period" [syn: {period}, {historic period}]

historical present
n : the use of the present tense to describe past actions or states

historical record
n : writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.) [syn: {historical document}, {historical paper}]

historical school
n : a school of 19th century German economists and legal philosophers who tried to explain modern economic systems in evolutionary or historical terms

historically
adv 1: throughout history; "historically they have never co-existed peacefully"
2: with respect to history; "this is historically interesting"

historicalness
n 1: the state of having in fact existed in the past
2: significance owing to its history

historied
adj : having an illustrious past [syn: {celebrated}, {storied}]

historiographer
n : a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it [syn: {historian}]

history
n 1: the aggregate of past events; "a critical time in the school's history"
2: the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future; "all of human history"
3: a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead" [syn: {account}, {chronicle}, {story}]
4: the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings; "he teaches Medieval history"; "history takes the long view"
5: all that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge; "the dawn of recorded history"; "from the beginning of history"

history department
n : the academic department responsible for teaching history [syn: {department of history}]

history lesson
n : a less in the facts of history

histrion
n : a theatrical performer [syn: {actor}, {player}, {thespian}, {role player}]

histrionic
adj : characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected; "histrionic gestures"; "an attitude of melodramatic despair"; "a theatrical pose" [syn: {melodramatic}]

histrionics
n 1: a performance of play [syn: {theatrical performance}, {theatrical}, {representation}]
2: a deliberate display of emotion for effect

hit
n 1: (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit"
2: the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit" [syn: {hitting}, {striking}]
3: a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang" [syn: {smash}, {smasher}, {strike}, {bang}]
4: (physics) an brief event in which two or more bodies come together; "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction" [syn: {collision}]
5: a dose of a narcotic drug
6: a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate; "it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit"
7: a connection made via the internet to another website; "WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide"
v 1: cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
2: hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" [syn: {strike}, {impinge on}, {run into}, {collide with}] [ant: {miss}]
3: affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely; "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight" [syn: {strike}]
4: deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
5: reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts" [syn: {reach}, {make}, {attain}, {arrive at}, {gain}]
6: reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour" [syn: {reach}, {attain}]
7: hit with a missile from a weapon [syn: {shoot}, {pip}]
8: cause to experience suddenly; "Panic struck me"; "An interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with fear" [syn: {strike}, {come to}]
9: make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2" [syn: {strike}] 10: hit the intended target or goal 11: produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically; "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"; "her comments struck a sour note" [syn: {strike}] 12: encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant" [syn: {stumble}] 13: gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season" [syn: {score}, {tally}, {rack up}] 14: consume to excess; "hit the bottle" 15: kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" [syn: {murder}, {slay}, {dispatch}, {bump off}, {polish off}, {remove}] 16: drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling" [syn: {strike}] 17: pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars" [also: {hitting}]

hit home
v : refer to or be relevant or familiar to; "I hope this message hits home!" [syn: {strike home}, {strike a chord}, {strike a note}]

hit it up
v : become drunk or drink excessively [syn: {souse}, {soak}, {inebriate}]

hit list
n : a list of victims to be eliminated (as by murder)

hit man
n : a professional killer who uses a gun [syn: {gunman}, {gunslinger}, {hired gun}, {gun}, {gun for hire}, {triggerman}, {hitman}, {torpedo}, {shooter}]

hit parade
n 1: a collection of the best or most popular people or items of a given kind
2: a ranked list of the songs that are most popular at a given time

hit squad
n : a team of assassins

hit the books
v : learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now" [syn: {study}]

hit the ceiling
v : get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" [syn: {flip one's lid}, {blow up}, {throw a fit}, {hit the roof}, {have kittens}, {have a fit}, {combust}, {blow one's stack}, {fly off the handle}, {flip one's wig}, {lose one's temper}, {blow a fuse}, {go ballistic}]

hit the deck
v : fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger; "The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire" [syn: {hit the dirt}]

hit the dirt
v : fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger; "The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire" [syn: {hit the deck}]

hit the hay
v : go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn" [syn: {go to bed}, {turn in}, {bed}, {crawl in}, {kip down}, {hit the sack}, {sack out}, {go to sleep}, {retire}] [ant: {get up}, {get up}]

hit the jackpot
v : succeed by luck; "I lucked out and found the last parking spot in the lot" [syn: {luck out}]

hit the roof
v : get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" [syn: {flip one's lid}, {blow up}, {throw a fit}, {hit the ceiling}, {have kittens}, {have a fit}, {combust}, {blow one's stack}, {fly off the handle}, {flip one's wig}, {lose one's temper}, {blow a fuse}, {go ballistic}]

hit the sack
v : go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn" [syn: {go to bed}, {turn in}, {bed}, {crawl in}, {kip down}, {hit the hay}, {sack out}, {go to sleep}, {retire}] [ant: {get up}, {get up}]

hit-and-run
adj 1: designed for or consisting of a brief attack followed by a quick escape; "hit-and-run units"; "tip-and-run assaults" [syn: {tip-and-run}]
2: involving a driver of a motor vehicle who leaves the scene of an accident [syn: {hit-and-run(a)}]

hitch
n 1: a period of time spent in military service [syn: {enlistment}, {term of enlistment}, {tour of duty}, {duty tour}, {tour}]
2: the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat" [syn: {arrest}, {check}, {halt}, {stay}, {stop}, {stoppage}]
3: an unforeseen obstacle [syn: {hang-up}, {rub}, {snag}]
4: a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls
5: a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it
6: any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome [syn: {hindrance}, {preventive}, {preventative}, {encumbrance}, {incumbrance}, {interference}]
7: the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg [syn: {hobble}, {limp}]
v 1: to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup" [syn: {catch}] [ant: {unhitch}]
2: walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day" [syn: {limp}, {hobble}]
3: jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked" [syn: {buck}, {jerk}]
4: travel by getting free rides from motorists [syn: {hitchhike}, {thumb}]
5: connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car"

hitch up
v : pull up; "hitch socks and pants" [syn: {hike up}]

Hitchcock
n : English film director noted for his skill in creating suspense (1899-1980) [syn: {Alfred Hitchcock}, {Sir Alfred Hitchcock}, {Alfred Joseph Hitchcock}]

hitchhike
v : travel by getting free rides from motorists [syn: {hitch}, {thumb}]

hitchhiker
n : a person who travels by getting free rides from passing vehicles

hitching bar
n : a fixed horizontal rail to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying [syn: {hitchrack}]

hitching post
n : a fixed post with a ring to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying

Hitchings
n : United States biochemist noted for developing drugs to treat leukemia and gout (born in 1905) [syn: {George Herbert Hitchings}]

Hitchiti
n 1: a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Georgia; a member of the Creek Confederacy
2: the Muskhogean language spoken by the Hitchiti people

hitchrack
n : a fixed horizontal rail to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying [syn: {hitching bar}]

hi-tech
adj : resembling or making use of highly advanced technology or devices [syn: {high-tech}] [ant: {low-tech}]

hither
adv : to this place (especially toward the speaker); "come here, please" [syn: {here}] [ant: {there}]

hither and thither
adv : from one place or situation to another; "we were driven from pillar to post" [syn: {from pillar to post}]

hitherto
adv : used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time; "So far he hasn't called"; "the sun isn't up yet" [syn: {so far}, {thus far}, {up to now}, {heretofore}, {as yet}, {yet}, {til now}, {until now}]

Hitler
n : German Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945) [syn: {Adolf Hitler}, {Der Fuhrer}]

Hitlerian
adj : of or relating to or suggestive of Adolf Hitler or his Nazi regime in Germany

hitless
adj 1: (of a batter) without a hit; "he went hitless for three innings"
2: having no points scores; "a scoreless inning" [syn: {scoreless}, {goalless}]

hitman
n : a professional killer who uses a gun [syn: {gunman}, {gunslinger}, {hired gun}, {gun}, {gun for hire}, {triggerman}, {hit man}, {torpedo}, {shooter}]

hit-or-miss
adj : dependent upon or characterized by chance; "a haphazard plan of action"; "his judgment is rather hit-or-miss" [syn: {haphazard}]

hitter
n 1: (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting [syn: {batter}, {slugger}, {batsman}]
2: someone who hits; "a hard hitter"; "a fine striker of the ball"; "blacksmiths are good hitters" [syn: {striker}]

hitting
See {hit}

hitting
hit
n 1: (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit"
2: the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit" [syn: {hitting}, {striking}]
3: a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang" [syn: {smash}, {smasher}, {strike}, {bang}]
4: (physics) an brief event in which two or more bodies come together; "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction" [syn: {collision}]
5: a dose of a narcotic drug
6: a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate; "it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit"
7: a connection made via the internet to another website; "WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide"
v 1: cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
2: hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" [syn: {strike}, {impinge on}, {run into}, {collide with}] [ant: {miss}]
3: affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely; "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight" [syn: {strike}]
4: deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
5: reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts" [syn: {reach}, {make}, {attain}, {arrive at}, {gain}]
6: reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour" [syn: {reach}, {attain}]
7: hit with a missile from a weapon [syn: {shoot}, {pip}]
8: cause to experience suddenly; "Panic struck me"; "An interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with fear" [syn: {strike}, {come to}]
9: make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2" [syn: {strike}] 10: hit the intended target or goal 11: produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically; "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"; "her comments struck a sour note" [syn: {strike}] 12: encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant" [syn: {stumble}] 13: gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season" [syn: {score}, {tally}, {rack up}] 14: consume to excess; "hit the bottle" 15: kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" [syn: {murder}, {slay}, {dispatch}, {bump off}, {polish off}, {remove}] 16: drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling" [syn: {strike}] 17: pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars" [also: {hitting}]

hitting
n : the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit" [syn: {hit}, {striking}]

Hittite
adj : of or relating to the Hittite people or their language or culture
n 1: a member of an ancient people who inhabited Anatolia and northern Syria about 2000 to 1200 BC
2: the language of the Hittites and the principal language of the Anatolian group of languages; deciphered from cuneiform inscriptions

HIV
n 1: infection by the human immunideficiency virus
2: the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells [syn: {human immunodeficiency virus}]

hive
n 1: a teeming multitude
2: a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees [syn: {beehive}]
3: a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree [syn: {beehive}]
v 1: store, like bees; "bees hive honey and pollen"; "He hived lots of information"
2: move together in a hive or as if in a hive; "The bee swarms are hiving"
3: gather into a hive; "The beekeeper hived the swarm"

hive away
v : keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat" [syn: {store}, {lay in}, {put in}, {salt away}, {stack away}, {stash away}]

hive off
v 1: remove from a group and make separate; "The unit was hived off from its parent company"
2: withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions [syn: {divert}]

hive up
v : save up as for future use [syn: {hoard}, {stash}, {cache}, {lay away}, {squirrel away}]

hives
n : an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs [syn: {urtication}, {urticaria}, {nettle rash}]

Hizb ut-Tahrir
n : the most popular and feared Islamic extremist group in central Asia; advocates `pure' Islam and the creatioon of a worldwide Islamic state [syn: {Freedom Party}]

Hizballah
n : a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon [syn: {Hezbollah}, {Hizbollah}, {Hizbullah}, {Lebanese Hizballah}, {Party of God}, {Islamic Jihad}, {Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine}, {Revolutionary Justice Organization}, {Organization of the Oppressed on Earth}]

Hizbollah
n : a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon [syn: {Hizballah}, {Hezbollah}, {Hizbullah}, {Lebanese Hizballah}, {Party of God}, {Islamic Jihad}, {Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine}, {Revolutionary Justice Organization}, {Organization of the Oppressed on Earth}]

Hizbullah
n : a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon [syn: {Hizballah}, {Hezbollah}, {Hizbollah}, {Lebanese Hizballah}, {Party of God}, {Islamic Jihad}, {Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine}, {Revolutionary Justice Organization}, {Organization of the Oppressed on Earth}]

hl
n : a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters [syn: {hectoliter}, {hectolitre}]

hm
n : a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters [syn: {hectometer}, {hectometre}]

HMG-CoA reductase
n : a liver enzyme that is responsible for producing cholesterol [syn: {5-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase}]

HMO
n : group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians [syn: {health maintenance organization}]

H.M.S. Bounty
n : a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutineed against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat [syn: {Bounty}]

HN
n : a colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling [syn: {hydrazoic acid}, {azoimide}, {hydrogen azide}]

HND
n : a diploma given for vocational training that prepares the student for a career in a particular area; good students may progress to a course leading to a degree [syn: {Higher National Diploma}]

Ho
n : a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds [syn: {holmium}, {atomic number 67}]

Ho Chi Minh
n : Vietnamese communist statesman who fought the Japanese in World War II and the French until 1954 and South vietnam until 1975 (1890-1969) [syn: {Nguyen Tat Thanh}]

Ho Chi Minh City
n : a city in South Vietnam; formerly (as Saigon) it was the capital of French Indochina [syn: {Saigon}]

hoactzin
n : crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings [syn: {hoatzin}, {stinkbird}, {Opisthocomus hoazin}]

hoagie
n : a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States [syn: {bomber}, {grinder}, {hero}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagy}, {Cuban sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {sub}, {submarine}, {submarine sandwich}, {torpedo}, {wedge}, {zep}]

Hoagland
n : United States physiologist (1899-1982) [syn: {Hudson Hoagland}]

Hoagland Howard Carmichael
n : United States songwriter (1899-1981) [syn: {Carmichael}, {Hoagy Carmichael}]

hoagy
n : a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States [syn: {bomber}, {grinder}, {hero}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {Cuban sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {sub}, {submarine}, {submarine sandwich}, {torpedo}, {wedge}, {zep}]

Hoagy Carmichael
n : United States songwriter (1899-1981) [syn: {Carmichael}, {Hoagland Howard Carmichael}]

hoar
adj : showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head" [syn: {gray}, {grey}, {gray-haired}, {grey-haired}, {gray-headed}, {grey-headed}, {grizzly}, {hoary}, {white-haired}]
n : ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside) [syn: {frost}, {hoarfrost}, {rime}]

hoard
n : a secret store of valuables or money [syn: {cache}, {stash}]
v 1: save up as for future use [syn: {stash}, {cache}, {lay away}, {hive up}, {squirrel away}]
2: get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune" [syn: {roll up}, {collect}, {accumulate}, {pile up}, {amass}, {compile}]

hoarded wealth
n : accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.; "the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies" [syn: {treasure}]

hoarder
n : a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use

hoarding
n : large outdoor signboard [syn: {billboard}]

hoarfrost
n : ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside) [syn: {frost}, {hoar}, {rime}]

hoarier
See {hoary}

hoarier
hoary
adj 1: showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head" [syn: {gray}, {grey}, {gray-haired}, {grey-haired}, {gray-headed}, {grey-headed}, {grizzly}, {hoar}, {white-haired}]
2: ancient; "hoary jokes" [syn: {rusty}]
3: covered with fine whitish hairs or down [syn: {canescent}] [also: {hoariest}, {hoarier}]

hoariest
See {hoary}

hoariest
hoary
adj 1: showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head" [syn: {gray}, {grey}, {gray-haired}, {grey-haired}, {gray-headed}, {grey-headed}, {grizzly}, {hoar}, {white-haired}]
2: ancient; "hoary jokes" [syn: {rusty}]
3: covered with fine whitish hairs or down [syn: {canescent}] [also: {hoariest}, {hoarier}]

hoariness
n 1: a silvery-white color [syn: {frostiness}]
2: great age (especially gray or white with age)

hoarse
adj : deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; "gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson [syn: {gruff}, {husky}]

hoarsely
adv : in a hoarse or husky voice; "`Excuse me,' he said hoarsely" [syn: {huskily}]

hoarseness
n : a throaty harshness [syn: {gruffness}, {huskiness}]

hoary
adj 1: showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head" [syn: {gray}, {grey}, {gray-haired}, {grey-haired}, {gray-headed}, {grey-headed}, {grizzly}, {hoar}, {white-haired}]
2: ancient; "hoary jokes" [syn: {rusty}]
3: covered with fine whitish hairs or down [syn: {canescent}] [also: {hoariest}, {hoarier}]

hoary alison
n : tall European annual with downy gray-green foliage and dense heads of small white flowers followed by hairy pods; naturalized in North America; sometimes a troublesome weed [syn: {hoary alyssum}, {Berteroa incana}]

hoary alyssum
n : tall European annual with downy gray-green foliage and dense heads of small white flowers followed by hairy pods; naturalized in North America; sometimes a troublesome weed [syn: {hoary alison}, {Berteroa incana}]

hoary golden bush
n : western American shrubs having white felted foliage and yellow flowers that become red-purple [syn: {Hazardia cana}]

hoary marmot
n : large North American mountain marmot [syn: {whistler}, {whistling marmot}, {Marmota caligata}]

hoary pea
n : a plant of the genus Tephrosia having pinnate leaves and white or purplish flowers and flat hairy pods

hoary plantain
n 1: North American annual or biennial with long soft hairs on the leaves [syn: {Plantago virginica}]
2: widely distributed Old World perennial naturalized in North America having finely hairy leaves and inconspicuous white fragrant flowers [syn: {Plantago media}]

hoary puccoon
n : perennial North American plant with grayish hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment [syn: {Indian paint}, {Lithospermum canescens}]

hoary willow
n : North American shrub with whitish canescent leaves [syn: {sage willow}, {Salix candida}]

hoatzin
n : crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings [syn: {hoactzin}, {stinkbird}, {Opisthocomus hoazin}]

hoax
n : something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage [syn: {fraud}, {fraudulence}, {dupery}, {humbug}, {put-on}]
v : subject to a palyful hoax or joke [syn: {pull someone's leg}, {play a joke on}]

hoaxer
n : someone who plays practical jokes on others [syn: {prankster}, {cut-up}, {trickster}, {tricker}, {practical joker}]

hob
n 1: (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings [syn: {goblin}, {hobgoblin}]
2: (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous [syn: {elf}, {gremlin}, {pixie}, {pixy}, {brownie}, {imp}]
3: a hard steel edge tool used to cut gears
4: a shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm
v : cut with a hob [also: {hobbing}, {hobbed}]

Hobart
n : a port and state capital of Tasmania

hobbed
See {hob}

hobbed
hob
n 1: (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings [syn: {goblin}, {hobgoblin}]
2: (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous [syn: {elf}, {gremlin}, {pixie}, {pixy}, {brownie}, {imp}]
3: a hard steel edge tool used to cut gears
4: a shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm
v : cut with a hob [also: {hobbing}, {hobbed}]

Hobbes
n : English materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings (1588-1679) [syn: {Thomas Hobbes}]

hobbing
See {hob}

hobbing
hob
n 1: (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings [syn: {goblin}, {hobgoblin}]
2: (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous [syn: {elf}, {gremlin}, {pixie}, {pixy}, {brownie}, {imp}]
3: a hard steel edge tool used to cut gears
4: a shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm
v : cut with a hob [also: {hobbing}, {hobbed}]

hobbit
n : an imaginary being similar to a person but smaller and with hairy feet; invented by J.R.R. Tolkien

hobble
n 1: a shackle for the ankles or feet [syn: {fetter}]
2: the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg [syn: {hitch}, {limp}]
v 1: walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day" [syn: {limp}, {hitch}]
2: hamper the action or progress of; "The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean"
3: strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the like-sided legs moving in unison; "hobble race horses" [syn: {hopple}]

hobble skirt
n : a long skirt very narrow below the knees, worn between 1910 and 1914

hobbledehoy
n : an awkward bad-mannered adolescent boy

hobbler
n : someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gait [syn: {limper}]

Hobbs
n : notable English cricketer (1882-1963) [syn: {Sir Jack Hobbs}, {John Berry Hobbs}]

hobby
n 1: an auxiliary activity [syn: {avocation}, {by-line}, {sideline}, {spare-time activity}]
2: a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride [syn: {hobbyhorse}, {rocking horse}]
3: small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds [syn: {Falco subbuteo}]

hobbyhorse
n 1: a topic to which one constantly reverts; "don't get him started on his hobbyhorse"
2: a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride [syn: {hobby}, {rocking horse}]

hobbyist
n : a person who pursues and activity in their spare time for pleasure

hobgoblin
n 1: (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings [syn: {goblin}, {hob}]
2: an object of dread or apprehension; "Germany was always a bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson [syn: {bugbear}]

hobnail
n : a short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots
v : supply with hobnails

hobnailed
adj : marked by the wearing of heavy boots studded with hobnails; "hobnailed laborers"

hobnob
v : rub elbows with; "He hobnobs with the best of society" [also: {hobnobbing}, {hobnobbed}]

hobnobbed
See {hobnob}

hobnobbed
hobnob
v : rub elbows with; "He hobnobs with the best of society" [also: {hobnobbing}, {hobnobbed}]

hobnobbing
See {hobnob}

hobnobbing
hobnob
v : rub elbows with; "He hobnobs with the best of society" [also: {hobnobbing}, {hobnobbed}]

hobo
n : a disreputable vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums" [syn: {tramp}, {bum}] [also: {hoboes} (pl)]

hobo camp
n : a place where hoboes camp [syn: {jungle}]

hoboes
hobo
n : a disreputable vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums" [syn: {tramp}, {bum}] [also: {hoboes} (pl)]

hoboes
See {hobo}

Hobson's choice
n : the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all

hock
n 1: any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage) [syn: {Rhine wine}, {Rhenish}]
2: tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
v 1: leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch" [syn: {pawn}, {soak}]
2: disable by cutting the hock

hockey
n 1: hockey played on a field; two opposing teams use curved sticks to drive a ball into the opponents' net [syn: {field hockey}]
2: a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of 6 skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with hockey sticks [syn: {ice hockey}, {hockey game}]

hockey clinic
n : a meeting at which hockey players receive special evaluation and instruction

hockey coach
n : a coach of hockey players

hockey game
n : a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of 6 skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with hockey sticks [syn: {ice hockey}, {hockey}]

hockey league
n : a league of hockey teams

hockey player
n : an athlete who plays hockey [syn: {ice-hockey player}]

hockey puck
n : a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey [syn: {puck}]

hockey season
n : the season when hockey is played

hockey stick
n : sports implement consisting of a stick used by hockey players to move the puck

hockey team
n : a team that plays ice hockey

hocus-pocus
n : verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way [syn: {trickery}, {slickness}, {hanky panky}, {jiggery-pokery}, {skulduggery}, {skullduggery}] [also: {hocus-pocussing}, {hocus-pocussed}]

hocus-pocussed
See {hocus-pocus}

hocus-pocussed
hocus-pocus
n : verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way [syn: {trickery}, {slickness}, {hanky panky}, {jiggery-pokery}, {skulduggery}, {skullduggery}] [also: {hocus-pocussing}, {hocus-pocussed}]

hocus-pocussing
See {hocus-pocus}

hocus-pocussing
hocus-pocus
n : verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way [syn: {trickery}, {slickness}, {hanky panky}, {jiggery-pokery}, {skulduggery}, {skullduggery}] [also: {hocus-pocussing}, {hocus-pocussed}]

hocussed
See {hocus}

hocussing
See {hocus}

hod
n : an open box attached to a long pole handle; bricks or mortar are carried on the shoulder

hod carrier
n : a laborer who carries supplies to masons or bricklayers [syn: {hodman}]

Hodeida
n : an important port in Yemen on the Red Sea [syn: {Al-Hudaydah}]

Hoder
n : a blind god; misled by Loki he kills Balder by throwing a bough of mistletoe [syn: {Hoth}, {Hothr}, {Hodr}]

hodgepodge
n 1: a motley assortment of things [syn: {odds and ends}, {oddments}, {melange}, {farrago}, {ragbag}, {mishmash}, {mingle-mangle}, {hotchpotch}, {omnium-gatherum}]
2: a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas [syn: {patchwork}, {jumble}]

Hodgkin
n 1: English physician who first described Hodgkin's disease (1798-1866) [syn: {Thomas Hodgkin}]
2: English chemist (born in Egypt) who used crystallography to study the structure of organic compounds (1910-1994) [syn: {Dorothy Hodgkin}, {Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin}]
3: English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered the role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1914) [syn: {Alan Hodgkin}, {Sir Alan Lloyd Hodgkin}]

Hodgkin's disease
n : a malignant disorder in which there is progressive (but painless) enlargement of lymph tissue followed by enlargement of the spleen and liver

hodman
n : a laborer who carries supplies to masons or bricklayers [syn: {hod carrier}]

hodometer
n : a meter that shows mileage traversed [syn: {odometer}, {mileometer}, {milometer}]

hodoscope
n : (physics) scientific instrument that traces the path of a charged particle

Hodr
n : a blind god; misled by Loki he kills Balder by throwing a bough of mistletoe [syn: {Hoth}, {Hothr}, {Hoder}]

hoe
n : a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
v : dig with a hoe; "He is hoeing the flower beds"

hoe handle
n : the handle of a hoe

hoecake
n : thin usually unleavened johnnycake made of cornmeal; originally baked on the blade of a hoe over an open fire (Southern)

Hoek van Holland
n : a cape on the southwestern coast of the Netherlands near Rotterdam [syn: {Hook of Holland}]

Hoenir
n : one of the Aesir having a strong and beautiful body but a dull mind

Hoffa
n : United States labor leader who was president of the Teamsters Union; he was jailed for trying to bribe a judge and later disappeared and is assumed to have been murdered (1913-1975) [syn: {Jimmy Hoffa}, {James Riddle Hoffa}]

Hoffman
n 1: United States sculptor (1887-1966) [syn: {Malvina Hoffman}]
2: versatile United States film actor (born in 1937) [syn: {Dustin Hoffman}]

Hoffmann
n 1: Austrian architect known for his use of rectilinear units (1870-1956) [syn: {Josef Hoffmann}]
2: German chemist (1818-1892) [syn: {August Wilhelm von Hoffmann}]
3: United States chemist (born in Poland) who used quantum mechanics to understand chemical reactions (born in 1937) [syn: {Roald Hoffmann}]
4: German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822) [syn: {E. T. A. Hoffmann}, {Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann}, {Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann}]

Hoffmannsthal
n : German poet who wrote libretti for operas by Richard Strauss (1874-1929) [syn: {Hugo von Hoffmannsthal}]

hog
n 1: a person regarded as greedy and pig-like [syn: {pig}]
2: a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared [syn: {hogget}, {hogg}]
3: domestic swine [syn: {pig}, {grunter}, {squealer}, {Sus scrofa}]
v : take greedily; take more than one's share [also: {hogging}, {hogged}]

hog badger
n : southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pig [syn: {hog-nosed badger}, {sand badger}, {Arctonyx collaris}]

hog cholera
n : highly infectious virus disease of swine

hog cranberry
n : evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn [syn: {common bearberry}, {red bearberry}, {wild cranberry}, {mealberry}, {sand berry}, {sandberry}, {mountain box}, {bear's grape}, {creashak}, {Arctostaphylos uva-ursi}]

hog millet
n : extensively cultivated in Europe and Asia for its grain and in United States sometimes for forage [syn: {broomcorn millet}, {Panicum miliaceum}]

hog molly
n : widely distributed in warm clear shallow streams [syn: {hog sucker}, {Hypentelium nigricans}]

hog peanut
n : vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually subterranean) edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts [syn: {wild peanut}, {Amphicarpaea bracteata}, {Amphicarpa bracteata}]

hog plum
n 1: tropical American tree having edible yellow fruit [syn: {yellow mombin}, {yellow mombin tree}, {Spondias mombin}]
2: small native American shrubby tree bearing small edible yellow to reddish fruit [syn: {chickasaw plum}, {hog plum bush}, {Prunus angustifolia}]
3: wild plum of southern United States [syn: {wild plum}]
4: yellow oval tropical fruit [syn: {yellow mombin}]

hog plum bush
n : small native American shrubby tree bearing small edible yellow to reddish fruit [syn: {chickasaw plum}, {hog plum}, {Prunus angustifolia}]

hog snapper
n : large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout [syn: {hogfish}, {Lachnolaimus maximus}]

hog sucker
n : widely distributed in warm clear shallow streams [syn: {hog molly}, {Hypentelium nigricans}]

Hogan
n 1: United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (born in 1912) [syn: {Ben Hogan}, {William Benjamin Hogan}]
2: a Navajo lodge covered with earth; traditionally built with the entrance facing east

Hogarth
n : English artist noted for a series of engravings that satirized the affectations of his time (1697-1764) [syn: {William Hogarth}]

hogback
n : a narrow ridge of hills [syn: {horseback}]

hogchoker
n : useless as food; in coastal streams from Maine to Texas and Panama [syn: {Trinectes maculatus}]

hogfish
n 1: large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout [syn: {hog snapper}, {Lachnolaimus maximus}]
2: found from Long Island southward [syn: {pigfish}, {Orthopristis chrysopterus}] [also: {hogfishes} (pl)]

hogfishes
hogfish
n 1: large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout [syn: {hog snapper}, {Lachnolaimus maximus}]
2: found from Long Island southward [syn: {pigfish}, {Orthopristis chrysopterus}] [also: {hogfishes} (pl)]

hogfishes
See {hogfish}

Hogg
n 1: Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835) [syn: {James Hogg}]
2: a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared [syn: {hog}, {hogget}]

hogged
See {hog}

hogged
hog
n 1: a person regarded as greedy and pig-like [syn: {pig}]
2: a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared [syn: {hogget}, {hogg}]
3: domestic swine [syn: {pig}, {grunter}, {squealer}, {Sus scrofa}]
v : take greedily; take more than one's share [also: {hogging}, {hogged}]

hogged
adj : (of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end [syn: {broken-backed}]

hogget
n : a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared [syn: {hog}, {hogg}]

hogging
See {hog}

hogging
hog
n 1: a person regarded as greedy and pig-like [syn: {pig}]
2: a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared [syn: {hogget}, {hogg}]
3: domestic swine [syn: {pig}, {grunter}, {squealer}, {Sus scrofa}]
v : take greedily; take more than one's share [also: {hogging}, {hogged}]

hoggish
adj : resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy; "piggish table manners"; "the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father"; "swinish slavering over food" [syn: {piggish}, {piggy}, {porcine}, {swinish}]

hoggishness
n : an excessive desire for food [syn: {greediness}, {piggishness}]

Hogmanay
n : New Year's Eve in Scotland

hognose bat
n : small-eared Mexican bat with a long slender nose [syn: {Choeronycteris mexicana}]

hognose snake
n : harmless North American snake with upturned nose; may spread its head and neck or play dead when disturbed [syn: {puff adder}, {sand viper}]

hog-nosed badger
n : southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pig [syn: {hog badger}, {sand badger}, {Arctonyx collaris}]

hog-nosed skunk
n : large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico [syn: {hognosed skunk}, {badger skunk}, {rooter skunk}, {Conepatus leuconotus}]

hognosed skunk
n : large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico [syn: {hog-nosed skunk}, {badger skunk}, {rooter skunk}, {Conepatus leuconotus}]

hogshead
n 1: a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages
2: a large cask especially one holding 63 gals

hog-tie
v : tie together somebody's feet; "The prisoner was hog-tied"

hogtying
See {hogtie}

hogwash
n : unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) [syn: {bunk}, {bunkum}, {buncombe}, {guff}, {rot}]

hogweed
n : tall coarse plant having thick stems and cluster of white to purple flowers [syn: {cow parsnip}, {Heracleum sphondylium}]

Hohenlinden
n : a battle during the Napoleonic Wars (1800); the French defeated the Austrians [syn: {battle of Hohenlinden}]

Hohenzollern
n : a German noble family that ruled Brandenburg and Prussia

Hohenzollern empire
n : the Reich when Hohenzollern monarchs ruled Germany (from 1871 to 1919) [syn: {Second Reich}]

Hoheria
n : small genus of shrubs and small trees of New Zealand: lacebarks [syn: {genus Hoheria}]

Hoheria populnea
n : small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage [syn: {lacebark}, {ribbonwood}, {houhere}]

Hohhot
n : a northern industrial city of China northwest of Beijing

ho-hum
adj : so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome" [syn: {boring}, {deadening}, {dull}, {irksome}, {slow}, {tedious}, {tiresome}, {wearisome}]

hoi polloi
n : the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people" [syn: {multitude}, {masses}, {mass}, {people}]

hoisin sauce
n : a thick sweet and pungent Chinese condiment [syn: {duck sauce}]

hoist
n : lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
v 1: raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car" [syn: {lift}, {wind}]
2: move from one place to another by lifting; "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table"
3: raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail" [syn: {run up}]

hoister
n : an operator of a hoist

hoity-toity
adj : affectedly genteel [syn: {grandiose}, {hifalutin}, {highfalutin}, {highfaluting}, {la-di-da}]

Hoka
n 1: a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan language [syn: {Hokan}]
2: a family of Amerindian languages spoken in California [syn: {Hokan}]

Hokan
n 1: a family of Amerindian languages spoken in California [syn: {Hoka}]
2: a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan language [syn: {Hoka}]

hokey
adj 1: effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressons of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry" [syn: {bathetic}, {drippy}, {maudlin}, {mawkish}, {mushy}, {schmaltzy}, {schmalzy}, {sentimental}, {slushy}]
2: artificially formal; "that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation" [syn: {artificial}, {contrived}, {stilted}]

Hokkaido
n : the second largest of the four main islands of Japan; north of Honshu [syn: {Ezo}, {Yezo}]

Hokkianese
n : any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province [syn: {Min}, {Min dialect}, {Fukien}, {Fukkianese}, {Amoy}, {Taiwanese}]

hokum
n : a message that seems to convey no meaning [syn: {nonsense}, {bunk}, {nonsensicality}, {meaninglessness}]

Hokusai
n : Japanese painter whose work influenced the impressionists (1760-1849) [syn: {Katsushika Hokusai}]

holandric gene
n : a gene located on a Y chromosome [syn: {Y-linked gene}]

Holarrhena
n : genus of deciduous trees and shrubs of tropical Africa and Asia [syn: {genus Holarrhena}]

Holarrhena antidysenterica
n : tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea [syn: {ivory tree}, {conessi}, {kurchi}, {kurchee}, {Holarrhena pubescens}]

Holarrhena pubescens
n : tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea [syn: {ivory tree}, {conessi}, {kurchi}, {kurchee}, {Holarrhena antidysenterica}]

Holbein
n 1: German painter and engraver noted for his portraits; he was commissioned by Henry VIII to provide portraits of the English king's prospective brides (1497-1543) [syn: {Hans Holbein}, {Holbein the Younger}]
2: German painter of religious works (1465-1524) [syn: {Hans Holbein}, {Holbein the Elder}]

Holbein the Elder
n : German painter of religious works (1465-1524) [syn: {Holbein}, {Hans Holbein}]

Holbein the Younger
n : German painter and engraver noted for his portraits; he was commissioned by Henry VIII to provide portraits of the English king's prospective brides (1497-1543) [syn: {Holbein}, {Hans Holbein}]

Holbrookia
n : earless lizards [syn: {genus Holbrookia}]

Holcus
n : a genus of Old World grasses widely cultivated in America [syn: {genus Holcus}]

Holcus lanatus
n : tall European perennial grass having a velvety stem; naturalized in United States and used for forage [syn: {velvet grass}, {Yorkshire fog}]

Holcus mollis
n : European perennial grass with soft velvety foliage [syn: {creeping soft grass}]

hold
n 1: the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing" [syn: {clasp}, {clench}, {clutch}, {clutches}, {grasp}, {grip}]
2: understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices" [syn: {appreciation}, {grasp}]
3: power by which something or someone is affected or dominated; "he has a hold over them"
4: time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action" [syn: {delay}, {time lag}, {postponement}, {wait}]
5: a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police" [syn: {detention}, {custody}]
6: a stronghold
7: a cell in a jail or prison [syn: {keep}]
8: the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" [syn: {handle}, {grip}, {handgrip}]
9: the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo [syn: {cargo area}, {cargo deck}, {cargo hold}, {storage area}]
v 1: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course" [syn: {throw}, {have}, {make}, {give}]
2: keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes" [syn: {keep}, {maintain}]
3: have or hold in one's hands or grip; "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him" [syn: {take hold}] [ant: {let go of}]
4: to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" [syn: {restrain}, {confine}]
5: have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade" [syn: {bear}]
6: have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard" [syn: {have}, {have got}]
7: keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; "take for granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible" [syn: {deem}, {view as}, {take for}]
8: contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" [syn: {bear}, {carry}, {contain}]
9: lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" [syn: {control}, {hold in}, {contain}, {check}, {curb}, {moderate}] 10: remain in a certain state, position, or condition; "The weather held"; "They held on the road and kept marching" 11: maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment" [syn: {harbor}, {harbour}, {entertain}, {nurse}] 12: assert or affirm; "Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good" 13: remain committed to; "I hold to these ideas" 14: secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree" [syn: {retain}, {keep back}, {hold back}] 15: be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?" [syn: {support}, {sustain}, {hold up}] 16: hold the attention of; "The soprano held the audience"; "This story held our interest"; "She can hold an audience spellbound" 17: keep from exhaling or expelling; "hold your breath" 18: support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright" [syn: {carry}, {bear}] 19: have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people" [syn: {accommodate}, {admit}] 20: be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" [syn: {contain}, {take}] 21: be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds" [syn: {prevail}, {obtain}] 22: take and maintain control over, often by violent means; "The dissatisfied students held the President's office for almost a week" 23: protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks" [syn: {defend}, {guard}] 24: declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent" [syn: {declare}, {adjudge}] 25: have as a major characteristic; "The novel holds many surprises"; "The book holds in store much valuable advise" 26: cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses" [syn: {halt}, {arrest}] 27: bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise" [syn: {oblige}, {bind}, {obligate}] 28: cover as for protection against noise or smell; "She held her ears when the jackhammer started to operate"; "hold one's nose" 29: drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry" [syn: {carry}] 30: be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone" [syn: {apply}, {go for}] 31: arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's" [syn: {reserve}, {book}] 32: resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held" [syn: {defy}, {withstand}, {hold up}] 33: keep from departing; "Hold the taxi"; "Hold the horse" 34: stop dealing with; "hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting" 35: aim, point, or direct; "Hold the fire extinguisher directly on the flames" 36: be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" [syn: {agree}, {concur}, {concord}] [ant: {disagree}] [also: {held}]

hold back
v 1: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in Sout East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" [syn: {check}, {turn back}, {arrest}, {stop}, {contain}]
2: keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool" [syn: {restrain}, {suppress}, {keep}, {keep back}]
3: wait before acting [syn: {wait}, {hold off}]
4: secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree" [syn: {retain}, {hold}, {keep back}]
5: hold back; keep from being perceived by others; "She conceals her anger well" [syn: {conceal}, {hold in}]

hold close
v : hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm when she got scared" [syn: {cling to}, {hold tight}, {clutch}]

hold dear
v : be fond of; be attached to [syn: {care for}, {cherish}, {treasure}]

hold down
v 1: keep; "She manages to hold down two jobs"
2: restrain; "please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep"

hold fast
v : stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" [syn: {adhere}, {bond}, {bind}, {stick}, {stick to}]

hold firm
v : refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief [syn: {stand pat}, {stand firm}, {stand fast}]

hold in
v 1: close in or confine [syn: {enclose}, {confine}]
2: lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" [syn: {control}, {hold}, {contain}, {check}, {curb}, {moderate}]
3: hold back; keep from being perceived by others; "She conceals her anger well" [syn: {conceal}, {hold back}]

hold off
v 1: fight to a stand-off; "Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos back"
2: wait before acting [syn: {wait}, {hold back}]

hold on
v 1: hold firmly [syn: {grasp}]
2: stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!" [syn: {stop}]
3: be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions" [syn: {persevere}, {persist}, {hang in}, {hang on}]
4: hold the phone line open; "Please hang on while I get your folder" [syn: {hang on}, {hold the line}]
5: retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married" [syn: {keep}] [ant: {lose}]

hold one's own
v 1: be sufficiently competent in a certain situation; "He can hold his own in graduate school"
2: maintain one's position and be in control of a situation

hold open
v : retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger" [syn: {keep open}, {keep}, {save}]

hold out
v 1: thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting" [syn: {exsert}, {stretch out}, {put out}, {extend}, {stretch forth}]
2: stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something [syn: {resist}, {withstand}, {stand firm}] [ant: {surrender}]
3: last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years" [syn: {wear}, {endure}]
4: wait uncompromisingly for something desirable; "He held out for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses"
5: continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents" [syn: {survive}, {last}, {live}, {live on}, {go}, {endure}, {hold up}]

hold over
v 1: intimidate somebody (with a threat); "She was holding it over him"
2: hold over goods to be sold for the next season [syn: {carry over}]
3: keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time
4: continue a term of office past the normal period of time
5: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: {postpone}, {prorogue}, {put over}, {table}, {shelve}, {set back}, {defer}, {remit}, {put off}]

hold still for
v : tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!" [syn: {stand for}]

hold sway
v : be master; reign or rule

hold the line
v 1: hold the line on prices; keep the price of something constant
2: hold the phone line open; "Please hang on while I get your folder" [syn: {hang on}, {hold on}]

hold tight
v : hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm when she got scared" [syn: {cling to}, {hold close}, {clutch}]

hold up
v 1: be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?" [syn: {hold}, {support}, {sustain}]
2: hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration
3: cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform" [syn: {delay}, {detain}] [ant: {rush}]
4: rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat [syn: {stick up}]
5: continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents" [syn: {survive}, {last}, {live}, {live on}, {go}, {endure}, {hold out}]
6: resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held" [syn: {defy}, {withstand}, {hold}]
7: resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water" [syn: {stand up}, {hold water}]

hold water
v : resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water" [syn: {stand up}, {hold up}]

holdall
n : a capacious bag or basket [syn: {carryall}, {tote}, {tote bag}]

hold-down
n : a limitation or constraint; "taxpayers want a hold-down on government spending"

holder
n 1: a holding device; "a towel holder"
2: the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it; "the bond was marked `payable to bearer'" [syn: {bearer}]

holdfast
n : restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place [syn: {fastener}, {fastening}, {fixing}]

holding
adj : designed for (usually temporary) retention; "a holding pen"; "a retaining wall" [syn: {retaining}]
n 1: the act of keeping in your possession [syn: {retention}, {keeping}]
2: something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property"; [syn: {property}, {belongings}, {material possession}]

holding cell
n : a jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial

holding company
n : a company with controlling shares in other companies

holding device
n : a device for holding something

holding pattern
n 1: a state of inaction with no progress and no change; "you should go into a holding pattern until he gets over his disappointment"
2: the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land

holdout
n 1: a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms; "their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks"
2: a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal
3: the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later

holdover
n 1: an official who remains in office after his term [syn: {hangover}]
2: something that has survived from the past; "a holdover from the sixties"; "hangovers from the 19th century" [syn: {hangover}]

holdup
n 1: robbery at gunpoint [syn: {armed robbery}, {heist}, {stickup}]
2: the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time [syn: {delay}]

holdup man
n : an armed thief [syn: {stickup man}]

hole
n 1: an opening into or through something
2: an opening deliberately made in or through something
3: one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course; "he played 18 holes" [syn: {golf hole}]
4: an unoccupied space
5: a depression hollowed out of solid matter [syn: {hollow}]
6: a fault; "he shot holes in my argument"
7: informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" [syn: {fix}, {jam}, {mess}, {muddle}, {pickle}, {kettle of fish}]
8: informal terms for the mouth [syn: {trap}, {cakehole}, {maw}, {yap}, {gob}]
v 1: hit the ball into the hole [syn: {hole out}]
2: make holes in

hole card
n 1: any assets that are concealed until they can be used advantageously
2: (poker) a playing card dealt face down and not revealed until the showdown

hole in the ground
n : a hole in the ground made by excavating [syn: {excavation}]

hole out
v : hit the ball into the hole [syn: {hole}]

hole up
v 1: remain secluded or in hiding; "He is writing his book and is holing up in his study"
2: score a hole in one
3: sleep during winter; "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves" [syn: {hibernate}] [ant: {estivate}, {estivate}]

hole-and-corner
adj 1: relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of life; "a hole-and-corner life in some obscure community"- H.G.Wells [syn: {hole-in-corner}]
2: conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance" [syn: {clandestine}, {cloak-and-dagger}, {hole-and-corner(a)}, {hugger-mugger}, {hush-hush}, {on the quiet(p)}, {secret}, {surreptitious}, {undercover}, {underground}]

hole-in-corner
adj : relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of life; "a hole-and-corner life in some obscure community"- H.G.Wells [syn: {hole-and-corner}]

hole-in-the-wall
n : a small unpretentious out-of-the-way place; "his office was a hole-in-the-wall"

holey
adj : allowing passage in and out; "our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous" [syn: {porous}]

holibut
n : marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes [syn: {halibut}]

holiday
n 1: leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure; "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico" [syn: {vacation}]
2: a day on which work is suspended by law or custom; "no mail is delivered on federal holidays"; "it's a good thing that New Year's was a holiday because everyone had a hangover"
v : spend or take a vacation [syn: {vacation}]

holiday resort
n : a hotel located in a resort area [syn: {resort}, {resort hotel}]

holiday season
n : a time when many people take holidays

holidaymaker
n : someone who travels for pleasure [syn: {tourist}, {tourer}]

holier
See {holy}

holier
holy
adj : belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power [ant: {unholy}]
n : a sacred place of pilgrimage [syn: {holy place}, {sanctum}] [also: {holiest}, {holier}]

holier-than-thou
adj : excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile" [syn: {pietistic}, {pietistical}, {pharisaic}, {pharisaical}, {sanctimonious}, {self-righteous}]

holiest
See {holy}

holiest
holy
adj : belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power [ant: {unholy}]
n : a sacred place of pilgrimage [syn: {holy place}, {sanctum}] [also: {holiest}, {holier}]

holiness
n : the quality of being holy [syn: {sanctity}] [ant: {unholiness}]

holism
n : the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole; "holism holds that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts"; "holistic theory has been applied to ecology and language and mental states" [syn: {holistic theory}] [ant: {atomism}]

holistic
adj : emphasizing the organic or functional relation between parts and the whole [ant: {atomistic}]

holistic medicine
n : medical care of the whole person considered as subject to personal and social as well as organic factors; "holistic medicine treats the mind as well as the body"

holistic theory
n : the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole; "holism holds that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts"; "holistic theory has been applied to ecology and language and mental states" [syn: {holism}] [ant: {atomism}]

holla
n : a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway" [syn: {bellow}, {bellowing}, {holler}, {hollering}, {hollo}, {holloa}, {roar}, {roaring}, {yowl}]

Holland
n : a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1579; half the country lies below sea level [syn: {Netherlands}, {The Netherlands}, {Kingdom of The Netherlands}]

Holland gin
n : made in the Netherlands [syn: {geneva}, {Hollands}]

hollandaise
n : eggs and butter with lemon juice

Hollander
n : a native or inhabitant of Holland [syn: {Netherlander}, {Dutchman}]

Hollands
n : made in the Netherlands [syn: {geneva}, {Holland gin}]

holler
n 1: a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway" [syn: {bellow}, {bellowing}, {holla}, {hollering}, {hollo}, {holloa}, {roar}, {roaring}, {yowl}]
2: a small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians" [syn: {hollow}]
v 1: shout out; "He hollered out to surrender our weapons" [syn: {holler out}]
2: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: {shout}, {shout out}, {cry}, {call}, {yell}, {scream}, {hollo}, {squall}]
3: complain; "What was he hollering about?" [syn: {gripe}, {grouse}, {crab}, {beef}, {squawk}, {bellyache}]

holler out
v : shout out; "He hollered out to surrender our weapons" [syn: {holler}]

hollering
n : a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway" [syn: {bellow}, {bellowing}, {holla}, {holler}, {hollo}, {holloa}, {roar}, {roaring}, {yowl}]

Hollerith
n : United States inventor who invented a system for recording alphanumeric information on punched cards (1860-1929) [syn: {Herman Hollerith}]

Hollerith card
n : a card on which data can be recorded in the form of punched holes [syn: {punched card}, {punch card}]

hollo
n : a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway" [syn: {bellow}, {bellowing}, {holla}, {holler}, {hollering}, {holloa}, {roar}, {roaring}, {yowl}]
v 1: encourage somebody by crying hollo
2: cry hollo
3: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: {shout}, {shout out}, {cry}, {call}, {yell}, {scream}, {holler}, {squall}]

holloa
n : a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway" [syn: {bellow}, {bellowing}, {holla}, {holler}, {hollering}, {hollo}, {roar}, {roaring}, {yowl}]

hollow
adj 1: not solid; having a space or gap or cavity; "a hollow wall"; "a hollow tree"; "hollow cheeks"; "his face became gaunter and more hollow with each year" [ant: {solid}]
2: deliberately deceptive; "hollow (or false) promises"; "false pretenses" [syn: {false}]
3: as if echoing in a hollow space; "the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom"
4: devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments" [syn: {empty}, {vacuous}]
n 1: a cavity or space in something; "hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks"
2: a small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians" [syn: {holler}]
3: a depression hollowed out of solid matter [syn: {hole}]
v 1: remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite" [syn: {excavate}, {dig}]
2: remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk" [syn: {hollow out}, {core out}]

hollow out
v : remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk" [syn: {hollow}, {core out}]

holloware
n : silverware serving dishes [syn: {hollowware}]

hollow-back
n : an abnormal inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral column [syn: {lordosis}]

hollowed
adj : having a cavity within; "canoe made of a hollowed log"

hollow-eyed
adj : characteristic of the bony face of a cadaver [syn: {deep-eyed}, {sunken-eyed}]

hollowness
n 1: the state of being hollow: having an empty space within [ant: {solidity}]
2: the property of having a sunken area

hollowware
n : silverware serving dishes [syn: {holloware}]

holly
n 1: any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
2: United States rock star (1936-1959) [syn: {Buddy Holly}, {Charles Hardin Holley}]

holly family
n : widely distributed shrubs and trees [syn: {Aquifoliaceae}, {family Aquifoliaceae}]

holly fern
n 1: any of various ferns of the genus Polystichum having fronds with texture and gloss like holly
2: tropical Old World fern having glossy fronds suggestive of holly; sometimes placed in genus Polystichum [syn: {Cyrtomium aculeatum}, {Polystichum aculeatum}]

hollygrape
n : ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries [syn: {Oregon grape}, {Oregon holly grape}, {mountain grape}, {holly-leaves barberry}, {Mahonia aquifolium}]

hollyhock
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea [syn: {althea}, {althaea}]
2: any of various tall plants of the genus Alcea; native to the Middle East but widely naturalized and cultivated for its very large variously colored flowers

holly-leaf cherry
n : California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers [syn: {holly-leaved cherry}, {evergreen cherry}, {islay}, {Prunus ilicifolia}]

holly-leaved cherry
n : California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers [syn: {holly-leaf cherry}, {evergreen cherry}, {islay}, {Prunus ilicifolia}]

holly-leaved oak
n : evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood [syn: {holm oak}, {holm tree}, {evergreen oak}, {Quercus ilex}]

holly-leaves barberry
n : ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries [syn: {Oregon grape}, {Oregon holly grape}, {hollygrape}, {mountain grape}, {Mahonia aquifolium}]

Hollywood
adj 1: of or relating to the film industry in the United States; "a Hollywood actor"
2: flashy and vulgar; "young white women dressed Hollywood style"; "Hollywood philandering"
n 1: the film industry of the United States
2: a flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry; "some people in publishing think of theirs as a glamorous medium so they copy the glitter of Hollywood"
3: a district of Los Angeles long associated with the American film industry

holm oak
n 1: hard wood of the holm oak tree
2: evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood [syn: {holm tree}, {holly-leaved oak}, {evergreen oak}, {Quercus ilex}]

holm tree
n : evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood [syn: {holm oak}, {holly-leaved oak}, {evergreen oak}, {Quercus ilex}]

Holman Hunt
n : Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910) [syn: {Hunt}, {William Holman Hunt}]

Holmes
n 1: a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle [syn: {Sherlock Holmes}]
2: United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions (1841-1935) [syn: {Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.}]
3: United States writer of humorous essays (1809-1894) [syn: {Oliver Wendell Holmes}]
4: English geologist and supporter of the theory of continental drift (1890-1965) [syn: {Arthur Holmes}]

holmium
n : a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds [syn: {Ho}, {atomic number 67}]

Holocanthus tricolor
n : gold and black butterflyfish found from West Indies to Brazil [syn: {rock beauty}]

holocaust
n 1: an act of great destruction and loss of life
2: the Nazi program of exterminating Jews under Hitler [syn: {final solution}]

Holocene
n : approximately the last 10,000 years [syn: {Holocene epoch}, {Recent epoch}]

Holocene epoch
n : approximately the last 10,000 years [syn: {Holocene}, {Recent epoch}]

Holocentridae
n : squirrelfishes and soldierfishes [syn: {family Holocentridae}]

Holocentrus
n : type genus of the family Holocentridae; squirrelfishes [syn: {genus Holocentrus}]

Holocentrus ascensionis
n : bright red fish of West Indies and Bermuda

Holocentrus bullisi
n : a squirrelfish found from South Carolina to Bermuda and Gulf of Mexico [syn: {deepwater squirrelfish}]

Holocentrus coruscus
n : on reefs from Bermuda and Florida to northern South America [syn: {reef squirrelfish}]

holocephalan
n : fish with high compressed head and a body tapering off into a long tail

Holocephali
n : chimaeras and extinct forms [syn: {subclass Holocephali}]

Holofernes
n : (Apocrypha) the Assyrian general who was decapitated by the biblical heroine Judith

hologram
n : the intermediate photograph (or photographic record) that contains information for reproducing a three-dimensional image by holography [syn: {holograph}]

holograph
n 1: handwritten book or document [syn: {manuscript}]
2: the intermediate photograph (or photographic record) that contains information for reproducing a three-dimensional image by holography [syn: {hologram}]

holographic
adj 1: of or relating to holography or holograms
2: written entirely in one's own hand; "holographic document" [syn: {holographical}]
3: written wholly in the handwriting of the signer; "a holographic will"

holographical
adj : written entirely in one's own hand; "holographic document" [syn: {holographic}]

holography
n : the branch of optics that deals with the use of coherent light from a laser in order to make a hologram that can then be used to create a three-dimensional image

holometabola
n : insects that undergo complete metamorphosis [syn: {metabola}]

holometabolic
adj : (of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis [syn: {holometabolous}]

holometabolism
n : complete metamorphosis in insects [syn: {holometaboly}]

holometabolous
adj : (of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis [syn: {holometabolic}]

holometaboly
n : complete metamorphosis in insects [syn: {holometabolism}]

holonym
n : a word that names the whole of which a given word is a part; "`hat' is a holonym for `brim' and `crown'" [syn: {whole name}]

holonymy
n : the semantic relation that holds between a whole and its parts [syn: {whole to part relation}]

holophytic
adj : obtaining nourishment as green plants do [ant: {holozoic}]

Holothuria
n : type genus of the Holothuridae [syn: {genus Holothuria}]

Holothuria edulis
n : of warm coasts from Australia to Asia; used as food especially by Chinese [syn: {trepang}]

holothurian
n : echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles surrounding the mouth and tube feet; free-living mud feeders: sea cucumbers [syn: {sea cucumber}]

Holothuridae
n : a family of Holothuroidea [syn: {family Holothuridae}]

Holothuroidea
n : class of echinoderms including the sea cucumbers [syn: {class Holothuroidea}]

holotype
n : the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made [syn: {type specimen}]

holozoic
adj : obtaining nourishment as animals do by ingesting complex organic matter [ant: {holophytic}]

Holstein
n : a breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland [syn: {Friesian}, {Holstein-Friesian}]

Holstein-Friesian
n : a breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland [syn: {Friesian}, {Holstein}]

holster
n 1: a sheath (usually leather) for a handgun; attaches to a belt or saddle
2: a belt with loops or slots for carrying small hand tools

holy
adj : belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power [ant: {unholy}]
n : a sacred place of pilgrimage [syn: {holy place}, {sanctum}] [also: {holiest}, {holier}]

Holy City
n : phrases used to refer to Heaven; "the Celestial City was Christian's goal in Bunyan's `Pilgrim's Progress'" [syn: {Celestial City}, {City of God}, {Heavenly City}]

holy clover
n : Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain [syn: {sainfoin}, {sanfoin}, {esparcet}, {Onobrychis viciifolia}, {Onobrychis viciaefolia}]

Holy Communion
n : the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist; "the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation" [syn: {Communion}, {sacramental manduction}, {manduction}]

holy day
n : a day specified for religious observance [syn: {religious holiday}]

holy day of obligation
n : a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion

Holy Eucharist
n : a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine [syn: {Eucharist}, {sacrament of the Eucharist}, {Holy Sacrament}, {Liturgy}, {Eucharistic liturgy}, {Lord's Supper}]

Holy Father
n : the head of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {Pope}, {Catholic Pope}, {Roman Catholic Pope}, {Pontiff}, {Vicar of Christ}, {Bishop of Rome}]

Holy Ghost
n : the third person in the Trinity; Jesus promised the Apostles that he would send the Holy Spirit after his Crucifixion and Resurrection; it came on Pentecost [syn: {Holy Spirit}]

Holy Grail
n : (legend) chalice used by Christ at the last supper [syn: {grail}, {Sangraal}]

Holy Innocents' Day
n : December 28, commemorating Herod's slaughter of the children of Bethlehem [syn: {Innocents' Day}]

Holy Joe
n : a chaplain in one of the military services [syn: {military chaplain}, {padre}, {sky pilot}]

Holy Land
n : an ancient country is southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism [syn: {Palestine}, {Canaan}, {Promised Land}]

holy man
n : person of exceptional holiness [syn: {saint}, {holy person}, {angel}]

holy of holies
n 1: (figurative) something regarded as sacred or inviolable; "every politician fears to touch that holy of holies, the Social Security System"
2: (Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept [syn: {sanctum sanctorum}]

holy oil
n : a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam [syn: {chrism}, {chrisom}, {sacramental oil}]

holy order
n : (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy; "theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate order" [syn: {order}]

holy orders
n : the sacrament of ordination

holy person
n : person of exceptional holiness [syn: {saint}, {holy man}, {angel}]

holy place
n : a sacred place of pilgrimage [syn: {sanctum}, {holy}]

Holy Roller
n : a member of a religion that expresses ecstatic fervor

Holy Roman Emperor
n : sovereign of the Holy Roman Empire

Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II
n : the Holy Roman Emperor who led the Sixth Crusade and crowned himself king of Jerusalem (1194-1250) [syn: {Frederick II}]

Holy Roman Empire
n : the lands ruled by Charlemagne; a continuation of the Roman Empire in Europe [syn: {First Reich}]

Holy Sacrament
n : a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine [syn: {Holy Eucharist}, {Eucharist}, {sacrament of the Eucharist}, {Liturgy}, {Eucharistic liturgy}, {Lord's Supper}]

Holy Saturday
n : the Saturday before Easter; the last day of Lent

Holy Scripture
n : the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen" [syn: {Bible}, {Christian Bible}, {Book}, {Good Book}, {Holy Writ}, {Scripture}, {Word of God}, {Word}]

Holy See
n : the smallest sovereign state in the world; the see of the Pope (as the Bishop of Rome); home of the Pope and the central administration of the Roman Catholic Church; achieved independence from Italy in 1929 [syn: {The Holy See}, {State of the Vatican City}]

Holy Sepulcher
n : the sepulcher in which Christ's body lay between burial and resurrection [syn: {Holy Sepulchre}]

Holy Sepulchre
n : the sepulcher in which Christ's body lay between burial and resurrection [syn: {Holy Sepulcher}]

Holy Spirit
n : the third person in the Trinity; Jesus promised the Apostles that he would send the Holy Spirit after his Crucifixion and Resurrection; it came on Pentecost [syn: {Holy Ghost}]

holy terror
n : a very troublesome child [syn: {terror}, {brat}, {little terror}]

holy thistle
n : tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America [syn: {milk thistle}, {lady's thistle}, {Our Lady's mild thistle}, {blessed thistle}, {Silybum marianum}]

Holy Thursday
n : the Thursday before Easter; commemorates the Last Supper [syn: {Maundy Thursday}]

Holy Trinity
n : the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead [syn: {Trinity}, {Blessed Trinity}, {Sacred Trinity}]

Holy War Warriors
n : a paramilitary terrorist organization of militant Muslims in Indonesia; wages a jihad against Christians in Indonesia; subscribes to the Wahhabi creed of Islam [syn: {Laskar Jihad}]

holy water
n : water that has been blessed by a priest for use in symbolic purification

Holy Week
n : the week before Easter [syn: {Passion Week}]

Holy Writ
n : the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen" [syn: {Bible}, {Christian Bible}, {Book}, {Good Book}, {Holy Scripture}, {Scripture}, {Word of God}, {Word}]

Holy Year
n : (Roman Catholic Church) a period of remission from sin (usually granted every 25 years)

holystone
n : a soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a ship
v : scrub with a holystone; "holystone the ship's deck"

homage
n : respectful deference; "pay court to the emperor" [syn: {court}]

Homaridae
n : large-clawed lobsters [syn: {family Homaridae}]

Homarus
n : type genus of the family Homaridae: common edible lobsters [syn: {genus Homarus}]

Homarus americanus
n : lobster of Atlantic coast of America [syn: {American lobster}, {Northern lobster}, {Maine lobster}]

Homarus capensis
n : small lobster of southern Africa [syn: {Cape lobster}]

Homarus vulgaris
n : lobster of Atlantic coast of Europe [syn: {European lobster}]

hombre
n : an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll" [syn: {guy}, {cat}, {bozo}]

homburg
n : felt hat with a creased crown [syn: {fedora}, {felt hat}, {Stetson}, {trilby}]

home
adj 1: used of your own ground; "a home game" [syn: {home(a)}] [ant: {away}]
2: relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are; "my home town"
3: inside the country; "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"; "the nation's internal politics" [syn: {home(a)}, {interior(a)}, {internal}, {national}]
n 1: where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?" [syn: {place}]
2: housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless" [syn: {dwelling}, {domicile}, {abode}, {habitation}, {dwelling house}]
3: the country or state or city where you live; "Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home"; "his home is New Jersey"
4: an environment offering affection and security; "home is where the heart is"; "he grew up in a good Christian home"; "there's no place like home"
5: an institution where people are cared for; "a home for the elderly" [syn: {nursing home}, {rest home}]
6: the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end [syn: {base}]
7: a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home" [syn: {family}, {household}, {house}, {menage}]
8: (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score; "he ruled that the runner failed to touch home" [syn: {home plate}, {home base}, {plate}]
9: place where something began and flourished; "the United States is the home of basketball"
adv 1: at or to or in the direction of one's home or family; "He stays home on weekends"; "after the game the children brought friends home for supper"; "I'll be home tomorrow"; "came riding home in style"; "I hope you will come home for Christmas"; "I'll take her home"; "don't forget to write home"
2: on or to the point aimed at; "the arrow struck home"
3: to the fullest extent; to the heart; "drove the nail home"; "drove his point home"; "his comments hit home"
v 1: provide with, or send to, a home
2: return home accurately from a long distance; "homing pigeons"

home appliance
n : an appliance that does a particular job in the home [syn: {household appliance}]

home away from home
n : a place where you are just as comfortable and content as if you were home [syn: {home from home}]

home banking
n : banking in which transactions are conducted by means of electronic communication (via telephone or computer)

home base
n 1: (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score; "he ruled that the runner failed to touch home" [syn: {home plate}, {home}, {plate}]
2: (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise; "many companies have their headquarters in New York" [syn: {headquarters}, {central office}, {main office}, {home office}]

home brew
n : an alcoholic beverage (especially beer) made at home [syn: {homebrew}]

home buyer
n : someone buying a house

home computer
n : a computer intended for use in the home

Home Counties
n : the English counties surrounding London into which Greater London has expanded

home court
n : (basketball) the court where the host team plays its home games

home ec
n : theory and practice of homemaking [syn: {home economics}, {domestic science}, {household arts}]

home economics
n : theory and practice of homemaking [syn: {home ec}, {domestic science}, {household arts}]

home equity credit
n : a loan secured by equity value in the borrower's home [syn: {home loan}, {home equity loan}, {equity credit line}]

home equity loan
n : a loan secured by equity value in the borrower's home [syn: {home loan}, {home equity credit}, {equity credit line}]

home folks
n : folks from your own home town

home fries
n : sliced pieces of potato fried in a pan until brown and crisp [syn: {home-fried potatoes}]

home from home
n : a place where you are just as comfortable and content as if you were home [syn: {home away from home}]

home front
n : the civilian population (and their activities) of a country at war

home game
n : a game played at home [ant: {away game}]

home ground
n : the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds" [syn: {habitat}]

home guard
n : a volunteer unit formed to defend the homeland while the regular army is fighting elsewhere

home help
n : a person hired to help in another's home (especially one employed by a local authority to help the infirm with domestic work)

home in
v : direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids [syn: {range in}, {zero in}]

home invasion
n : burglary of a dwelling while the residents are at home

home key
n : the basic key in which a piece of music is written [syn: {tonic key}]

home loan
n : a loan secured by equity value in the borrower's home [syn: {home equity credit}, {home equity loan}, {equity credit line}]

Home Loan Bank
n : one of 11 regional banks that monitor and make short-term credit advances to thrift institutions in their region

home movie
n : a film made at home by an amateur photographer

home office
n : (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise; "many companies have their headquarters in New York" [syn: {headquarters}, {central office}, {main office}, {home base}]

home plate
n : (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score; "he ruled that the runner failed to touch home" [syn: {home base}, {home}, {plate}]

home port
n : the port from which a ship originates of where it is registered

home range
n : the area in which an animal normally ranges [syn: {home territory}]

home reserve
n : United States military reserves recruited by the states and equipped by the federal government; subject to call by either [syn: {National Guard}]

home rule
n : self-government in local matters by a city or county that is part of a national government

home run
n 1: a base hit on which the batter scores a run [syn: {homer}]
2: something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal; "the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer"; "scored a bull's eye"; "hit the mark"; "the president's speech was a home run" [syn: {bell ringer}, {bull's eye}, {mark}]

Home Secretary
n : the British cabinet minister who is head of the Home Office [syn: {Secretary of State for the Home Department}]

home stand
n : a series of successive games played at a team's home field or court

home study
n : a course of study carried out at home rather than in a classroom

home territory
n : the area in which an animal normally ranges [syn: {home range}]

home theater
n : television and video equipment designed to reproduce in the home the experience of being in a movie theater [syn: {home theatre}]

home theatre
n : television and video equipment designed to reproduce in the home the experience of being in a movie theater [syn: {home theater}]

home truth
n : an important truth that is unpleasant to acknowledge (as about yourself)

home-baked
adj : baked at home; "home-baked cakes and pies"

homebody
n : a person who seldom goes anywhere; one not given to wandering or travel [syn: {stay-at-home}]

homebound
adj : confined usually by illness [syn: {housebound}, {shut-in}]
n : people who are confined to their homes

homeboy
n 1: a fellow male member of a youth gang
2: a male friend from your neighborhood or hometown

homebrew
n : an alcoholic beverage (especially beer) made at home [syn: {home brew}]

home-brewed
adj : brewed at home; "home-brewed beer"

home-builder
n : someone who builds houses as a business [syn: {homebuilder}, {housebuilder}, {house-builder}]

homebuilder
n : someone who builds houses as a business [syn: {home-builder}, {housebuilder}, {house-builder}]

homecoming
n 1: an annual school or university reunion for graduates
2: a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party" [syn: {return}]

homecourt advantage
n : the advantage of playing on your home court in front of fans who are rooting for you

home-cured
adj : cured at home; "home-cured hams"

home-farm
n : a farm that supplies the needs of a large estate of establishment

homefolk
n : the people of your home locality (especially your own family); "he wrote his homefolk every day"

home-fried potatoes
n : sliced pieces of potato fried in a pan until brown and crisp [syn: {home fries}]

homegirl
n : a fellow female member of a youth gang

homegrown
adj : grown or originating in a particular place; "stands selling homegrown fruits and vegetables"

Homel
n : industrial city of Belarus southeast of Minsk [syn: {Homyel}, {Gomel}]

homeland
n : the country where you were born [syn: {fatherland}, {motherland}, {mother country}, {country of origin}, {native land}]

Homeland Security
n : an independent agency established by and accountable to the President in 2001; develops and implements a national strategy to make the United States safe from terrorist threats or attacks [syn: {Office of Homeland Security}]

homeless
adj 1: without nationality or citizenship; "stateless persons" [syn: {stateless}]
2: physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security; "made a living out of shepherding dispossed people from one country to another"- James Stern [syn: {dispossessed}, {roofless}]
n 1: someone with no housing; "the homeless became a problem in the large cities" [syn: {homeless person}]
2: people who are homeless; "the homeless lived on the city streets"

homeless person
n : someone with no housing; "the homeless became a problem in the large cities" [syn: {homeless}]

homelessness
n : the state or condition of having no home (especially the state of living in the streets)

homelier
See {homely}

homelier
homely
adj 1: lacking in physical beauty or proportion; "a homely child"; "several of the buildings were downright homely"; "a plain girl with a freckled face" [syn: {plain}]
2: having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; "the homely everyday atmosphere"; "a homey little inn" [syn: {homelike}, {homey}, {homy}]
3: plain and unpretentious; "homely truths"; "letters to his son full of homely advice"; "homely fare"
4: without artificial refinement or elegance; "plain homely furniture"; "homely manners" [also: {homeliest}, {homelier}]

homeliest
See {homely}

homeliest
homely
adj 1: lacking in physical beauty or proportion; "a homely child"; "several of the buildings were downright homely"; "a plain girl with a freckled face" [syn: {plain}]
2: having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; "the homely everyday atmosphere"; "a homey little inn" [syn: {homelike}, {homey}, {homy}]
3: plain and unpretentious; "homely truths"; "letters to his son full of homely advice"; "homely fare"
4: without artificial refinement or elegance; "plain homely furniture"; "homely manners" [also: {homeliest}, {homelier}]

homelike
adj : having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; "the homely everyday atmosphere"; "a homey little inn" [syn: {homely}, {homey}, {homy}]

homeliness
n 1: lacking stylishness or neatness [syn: {dowdiness}, {drabness}]
2: an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful; "fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness" [syn: {plainness}]

home-loving
adj : devoted to home duties and pleasures

homely
adj 1: lacking in physical beauty or proportion; "a homely child"; "several of the buildings were downright homely"; "a plain girl with a freckled face" [syn: {plain}]
2: having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; "the homely everyday atmosphere"; "a homey little inn" [syn: {homelike}, {homey}, {homy}]
3: plain and unpretentious; "homely truths"; "letters to his son full of homely advice"; "homely fare"
4: without artificial refinement or elegance; "plain homely furniture"; "homely manners" [also: {homeliest}, {homelier}]

homemade
adj : made or produced in the home or by yourself; "homemade bread" [ant: {factory-made}]

homemaker
n : a wife who who manages a household while her husband earns the family income [syn: {housewife}, {lady of the house}, {woman of the house}]

homemaking
n : the management of a household

homeobox
n : one of various similar homeotic genes that are involved in bodily segmentation during embryonic development [syn: {homeobox gene}]

homeobox gene
n : one of various similar homeotic genes that are involved in bodily segmentation during embryonic development [syn: {homeobox}]

homeopath
n : a practitioner of homeopathy [syn: {homoeopath}]

homeopathic
adj : of or relating to the practice of homeopathy; "homeopathic medicine" [ant: {allopathic}]

homeopathy
n : a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated [syn: {homoeopathy}] [ant: {allopathy}]

homeostasis
n : metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes

homeostatic
adj : related to or characterized by homeostasis

homeostatically
adv : in a homeostatic manner; "blood pressure is homeostatically regulated"

homeothermic
adj : of birds and mammals; having constant and relatively high body temperature [syn: {homoiothermic}, {homothermic}]

homeotic gene
n : one the genes that are involved in embryologic development

homeowner
n : someone who owns a home [syn: {householder}]

homer
n 1: a base hit on which the batter scores a run [syn: {home run}]
2: ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
3: an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs [syn: {kor}]
4: United States painter best known for his seascapes (1836-1910) [syn: {Winslow Homer}]
5: pigeon trained to return home [syn: {homing pigeon}]
v : hit a home run

Homer A. Thompson
n : United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000) [syn: {Thompson}, {Homer Thompson}, {Homer Armstrong Thompson}]

Homer Armstrong Thompson
n : United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000) [syn: {Thompson}, {Homer Thompson}, {Homer A. Thompson}]

Homer Thompson
n : United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000) [syn: {Thompson}, {Homer A. Thompson}, {Homer Armstrong Thompson}]

Homeric
adj : relating to or characteristic of Homer or his age or the works attributed to him; "Homeric Greek"

home-school
v : educate (one's children) at home instead of sending (them) to a school; "The parents are home-schooling their daughter"

homesick
adj : unhappy at being away and longing for familiar things or persons [syn: {nostalgic}]

homesickness
n : a longing to return home

homespun
adj 1: of textiles; having a rough surface; "a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns" [syn: {homespun(p)}, {nubby}, {nubbly}, {slubbed}, {tweedy}]
2: characteristic of country life; "cracker-barrel philosophy"; "folksy humor"; "the air of homespun country boys" [syn: {cracker-barrel}, {folksy}]
3: made of cloth spun or woven in the home; "homespun linen"; "homespun garments"
n : a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with homespun yarn [syn: {homespun fabric}]

homespun fabric
n : a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with homespun yarn [syn: {homespun}]

homestead
n 1: the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
2: land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law
3: dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land
v : settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead

homestead law
n : a law conferring privileges on owners of homesteads

homesteader
n : someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it [syn: {squatter}, {nester}]

homestretch
n 1: the end of an enterprise; "they were on the homestretch when the computer crashed"
2: the straight stretch of a racetrack leading to the finish line

home-style
adj : as if in the home; "home-style cooking"

hometown
n : the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence; "he never went back to his hometown again"

homeward
adj : oriented toward home; "in a homeward direction"; "homeward-bound commuters" [syn: {homeward-bound}]
adv : toward home; "fought his way homeward through the deep snow" [syn: {homewards}]

homeward-bound
adj : oriented toward home; "in a homeward direction"; "homeward-bound commuters" [syn: {homeward}]

homewards
adv : toward home; "fought his way homeward through the deep snow" [syn: {homeward}]

homework
n : preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) [syn: {prep}, {preparation}]

homework problem
n : a problem that students are assigned to do outside of class

homey
adj : having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; "the homely everyday atmosphere"; "a homey little inn" [syn: {homelike}, {homely}, {homy}] [also: {homiest}, {homier}]

homicidal
adj : capable of or conducive to bloodshed; "a cutthroat rogue"; "a homicidal rage"; "murderous thugs" [syn: {cutthroat}, {murderous}]

homicide
n : the killing of a human being by another human being

homier
See {homey}

homier
homey
adj : having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; "the homely everyday atmosphere"; "a homey little inn" [syn: {homelike}, {homely}, {homy}] [also: {homiest}, {homier}]

homiest
See {homey}

homiest
homey
adj : having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; "the homely everyday atmosphere"; "a homey little inn" [syn: {homelike}, {homely}, {homy}] [also: {homiest}, {homier}]

homiletic
adj 1: of the nature of a homily or sermon [syn: {homiletical}]
2: of or relating to homiletics; "homiletic speech" [syn: {homiletical}]

homiletical
adj 1: of the nature of a homily or sermon [syn: {homiletic}]
2: of or relating to homiletics; "homiletic speech" [syn: {homiletic}]

homiletics
n 1: the branch of theology that deals with sermons and homilies
2: the art of preaching

homily
n : a sermon on a moral or religious topic [syn: {preachment}]

hominal
adj : of humankind as a species; "the hominal kingdom"

homing
adj : orienting or directing homeward or to a destination; "the homing instinct"; "a homing beacon"

homing device
n : the mechanism in a guided missile that guides it toward its objective

homing pigeon
n : pigeon trained to return home [syn: {homer}]

homing torpedo
n : a torpedo that is guided to its target (as by the sound of a ship's engines)

hominian
adj : characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures [syn: {hominid}]

hominid
adj : characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures [syn: {hominian}]
n : a primate of the family Hominidae

Hominidae
n : modern man and extinct immediate ancestors of man [syn: {family Hominidae}]

hominine
adj : characteristic of humankind

hominoid
n : a primate of the superfamily Hominoidea

Hominoidea
n : anthropoid apes and human beings [syn: {superfamily Hominoidea}]

hominy
n : hulled corn with the bran and germ removed

hominy grits
n : coarsely ground hulled corn boiled as a breakfast dish in the southern United States [syn: {grits}]

hommos
n : a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East [syn: {hummus}, {humus}, {hoummos}, {humous}]

homo
n 1: someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex [syn: {homosexual}, {gay}]
2: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae [syn: {man}, {human being}, {human}]

homo erectus
n 1: a member of an extinct species of human being; probably an ancestor of modern man
2: extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain; "Homo erectus was formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus"

Homo habilis
n : extinct species of upright east African hominid having some advanced humanlike characteristics

Homo heidelbergensis
n : a type of primitive man who lived in Europe [syn: {Heidelberg man}]

Homo rhodesiensis
n : a primitive hominid resembling Neanderthal man but living in Africa [syn: {Rhodesian man}]

Homo sapiens
n : the only surviving hominid; species to which modern man belongs; bipedal primate having language and ability to make and use complex tools; brain 1400 cc

Homo sapiens neanderthalensis
n : extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia [syn: {Neandertal man}, {Neanderthal man}, {Neandertal}, {Neanderthal}]

Homo sapiens sapiens
n : subspecies of Homo sapiens; includes all modern races [syn: {modern man}]

Homo soloensis
n : extinct primitive hominid of late Pleistocene; Java; formerly Javanthropus

Homobasidiomycetes
n : category used in some classification systems for various basidiomycetous fungi including e.g. mushrooms and puffballs which are usually placed in the classes Gasteromycetes and Hymenomycetes [syn: {subclass Homobasidiomycetes}]

homocentric
adj : having a common center; "concentric rings" [syn: {concentric}, {concentrical}] [ant: {eccentric}]

homocercal
adj : possessing a symmetrical tail that extends beyond the end of the vertebral column (as in most bony fishes) [ant: {heterocercal}]

homocercal fin
n : symmetrical tail fin extending beyond the end of the vertebral column as in most bony fishes [ant: {heterocercal fin}]

homochromatic
adj : (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only one wavelength; "monochromatic light" [syn: {monochromatic}] [ant: {polychromatic}]

homocyclic
adj : containing a closed ring of atoms of the same kind especially carbon atoms [syn: {isocyclic}]

homoecious
adj : of parasites especially rust fungi; completing the entire life cycle on a single host; "autoecious rust fungi" [syn: {autoecious}] [ant: {heteroecious}]

homoeopath
n : a practitioner of homeopathy [syn: {homeopath}]

homoeopathy
n : a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated [syn: {homeopathy}] [ant: {allopathy}]

homoerotic
adj : of or concerning homosexual love

homoeroticism
n : a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex [syn: {homosexuality}, {homosexualism}, {gayness}]

homogenate
n : material that has been homogenized (especially tissue that has been ground and mixed); "liver homogenate"

homogeneity
n 1: the quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature; "there is a remarkable homogeneity between the two companies" [syn: {homogeneousness}] [ant: {heterogeneity}]
2: the quality of being of uniform throughout in composition or structure

homogeneous
adj : all of the same or similar kind or nature; "a close-knit homogeneous group" [syn: {homogenous}] [ant: {heterogeneous}]

homogeneously
adv : all similarly; "the students at this college are homogeneously middle-class"

homogeneousness
n : the quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature; "there is a remarkable homogeneity between the two companies" [syn: {homogeneity}] [ant: {heterogeneity}]

homogenisation
n : the act of making something homogeneous or uniform in composition; "the homogenization of cream"; "the network's homogenization of political news" [syn: {homogenization}]

homogenise
v 1: break up the fat globules of; "homogenized milk" [syn: {homogenize}] [ant: {curdle}, {curdle}]
2: become homogeneous or similar, as by mixing; "The two liquids homogenized in the blender" [syn: {homogenize}] [ant: {curdle}]
3: cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing; "homogenize the main ingredients" [syn: {homogenize}]

homogenised
adj 1: formed by blending unlike elements especially by reducing one element to particles and dispersing them throughout another substance [syn: {homogenized}]
2: made homogeneous [syn: {homogenized}]

homogenization
n : the act of making something homogeneous or uniform in composition; "the homogenization of cream"; "the network's homogenization of political news" [syn: {homogenisation}]

homogenize
v 1: cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing; "homogenize the main ingredients" [syn: {homogenise}]
2: break up the fat globules of; "homogenized milk" [syn: {homogenise}] [ant: {curdle}, {curdle}]
3: become homogeneous or similar, as by mixing; "The two liquids homogenized in the blender" [syn: {homogenise}] [ant: {curdle}]

homogenized
adj 1: formed by blending unlike elements especially by reducing one element to particles and dispersing them throughout another substance [syn: {homogenised}]
2: made homogeneous [syn: {homogenised}]

homogenized milk
n : milk with the fat particles broken up and dispersed uniformly so the cream will not rise

homogenous
adj : all of the same or similar kind or nature; "a close-knit homogeneous group" [syn: {homogeneous}] [ant: {heterogeneous}]

homogentisic acid
n : an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine [syn: {alkapton}, {alcapton}]

homogeny
n : (biology) similarity because of common evolution

homograft
n : tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft [syn: {allograft}]

homograph
n : two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way but differ in meaning (e.g. fair)

Homogyne
n : small genus of low perennial herbs of montane Europe; in some classifications included in genus Tussilago [syn: {genus Homogyne}]

Homogyne alpina
n : rhizomatous herb with purple-red flowers suitable for groundcover; sometimes placed in genus Tussilago [syn: {alpine coltsfoot}, {Tussilago alpina}]

homoiothermic
adj : of birds and mammals; having constant and relatively high body temperature [syn: {homeothermic}, {homothermic}]

homologic
adj : similar in evolutionary origin but not in function [syn: {homological}]

homological
adj : similar in evolutionary origin but not in function [syn: {homologic}]

homologise
v : make homologous [syn: {homologize}]

homologize
v 1: be homologous; "A person's arms homologize with a quadruped's forelimbs"
2: make homologous [syn: {homologise}]

homologous
adj 1: having the same evolutionary origin but serving different functions; "the wing of a bat and the arm of a man are homologous" [ant: {analogous}, {heterologous}]
2: corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics; especially derived from an organism of the same species; "a homologous tissue graft" [ant: {heterologous}, {autologous}]

homology
n : the quality of being similar or corresponding in position or value or structure or function

homolosine projection
n : an equal-area projection map of the globe; oceans are distorted in order to minimize the distortion of the continents

homomorphism
n : similarity of form [syn: {homomorphy}]

homomorphy
n : similarity of form [syn: {homomorphism}]

Homona
n : tea tortrix [syn: {genus Homona}]

Homona coffearia
n : small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants [syn: {tea tortrix}, {tortrix}]

homonym
n : two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings

homophile
adj : homosexual or arousing homosexual desires [syn: {gay}, {queer}, {homophile(a)}]

homophobe
n : a person who hates or fears homosexual people

homophobia
n : prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality

homophobic
adj : prejudiced against homosexual people

homophone
n : two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)

homophonic
adj 1: having the same sound
2: having a single melodic line with accompaniment

homophonous
adj : the phenomenon of words of different origins coming to pronounced the same way; "homophonous words"

homophony
n 1: the same pronunciation for words of different origins
2: part music with one dominant voice (in a homophonic style)

Homoptera
n : plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle insects [syn: {suborder Homoptera}]

homopteran
n : insects having membranous forewings and hind wings [syn: {homopterous insect}]

homopterous insect
n : insects having membranous forewings and hind wings [syn: {homopteran}]

homosexual
adj : sexually attracted to members of your own sex [ant: {bisexual}, {heterosexual}]
n : someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex [syn: {homo}, {gay}]

homosexualism
n : a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex [syn: {homosexuality}, {homoeroticism}, {gayness}]

homosexuality
n : a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex [syn: {homosexualism}, {homoeroticism}, {gayness}]

homosporous
adj : characterized by homospory

homospory
n : the development of a single kind of asexual spores

homostylic
adj : (botany) having styles all of the same length [syn: {homostylous}, {honostyled}]

homostylous
adj : (botany) having styles all of the same length [syn: {homostylic}, {honostyled}]

homothermic
adj : of birds and mammals; having constant and relatively high body temperature [syn: {homoiothermic}, {homeothermic}]

homozygosity
n : the state of being homozygous; having two identical alleles of the same gene [ant: {heterozygosity}]

homozygous
adj : having identical alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci; "these two fruit flies are homozygous for red eye color" [ant: {heterozygous}]

homunculi
homunculus
n 1: a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal [syn: {manikin}, {mannikin}]
2: a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell [also: {homunculi} (pl)]

homunculi
See {homunculus}

homunculus
n 1: a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal [syn: {manikin}, {mannikin}]
2: a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell [also: {homunculi} (pl)]

homy
adj : having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; "the homely everyday atmosphere"; "a homey little inn" [syn: {homelike}, {homely}, {homey}]

Homyel
n : industrial city of Belarus southeast of Minsk [syn: {Homel}, {Gomel}]

honcho
n : a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" [syn: {foreman}, {chief}, {gaffer}, {boss}]

Hondo
n : the central and largest of the four main islands of Japan; between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean; regarded as the Japanese mainland [syn: {Honshu}]

Honduran
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Honduras or its people
n : a native or inhabitant of Honduras

Honduran capital
n : the capital and largest city of Honduras [syn: {Tegucigalpa}]

Honduran monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Honduras

Honduras
n : a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; an early center of Mayan culture [syn: {Republic of Honduras}]

Honduras mahogany
n : an important Central American mahogany tree [syn: {Swietinia macrophylla}]

Honduras rosewood
n : Central American tree yielding a valuable dark streaked rosewood [syn: {Dalbergia stevensonii}]

hone
n : a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors
v 1: sharpen with a hone; "hone a knife"
2: make perfect or complete; "perfect your French in Paris!" [syn: {perfect}]

Honegger
n : Swiss composer (born in France) who was the founding member of a group in Paris that included Erik Satie and Darius Milhaud and Francis Poulenc and Jean Cocteau (1892-1955) [syn: {Arthur Honegger}]

honest
adj 1: not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"; "an honest wage"; "honest weight" [syn: {honorable}] [ant: {dishonest}]
2: without dissimulation; frank; "my honest opinion"
3: worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable source of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me" [syn: {dependable}, {reliable}, {true(p)}]
4: free from guile; "his answer was simple and honest" [syn: {guileless}]
5: without pretensions; "worked at an honest trade"; "good honest food"
6: habitually speaking the truth; "an honest man"; "a veracious witness" [syn: {veracious}]
7: marked by truth; "gave honest answers"

honest woman
n : a wife who has married a man with whom she has been living for some time (especially if she is pregnant at the time); "he made an honest woman of her"

honestly
adv 1: (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that; "honestly, I don't believe it"; "candidly, I think she doesn't have a conscience"; "frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" [syn: {candidly}, {frankly}]
2: in an honest manner; "in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it"; "was known for dealing aboveboard in everything" [syn: {aboveboard}] [ant: {dishonestly}]

honestness
n : the quality of being honest [syn: {honesty}] [ant: {dishonesty}]

honest-to-god
adj : used informally especially for emphasis; "a real honest-to-god live cowboy"; "had us a high old time"; "went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel" [syn: {honest-to-goodness}, {old(a)}, {sure-enough(a)}]

honest-to-goodness
adj : used informally especially for emphasis; "a real honest-to-god live cowboy"; "had us a high old time"; "went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel" [syn: {honest-to-god}, {old(a)}, {sure-enough(a)}]

honesty
n 1: the quality of being honest [syn: {honestness}] [ant: {dishonesty}]
2: southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration [syn: {silver dollar}, {money plant}, {satin flower}, {satinpod}, {Lunaria annua}]

honey
adj : having the color of honey
n 1: a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
2: a beloved person; used as terms of endearment [syn: {beloved}, {dear}, {dearest}, {loved one}, {love}]
v : sweeten with honey [also: {honied}]

honey badger
n : nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia [syn: {ratel}, {Mellivora capensis}]

honey bear
n : arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail [syn: {kinkajou}, {potto}, {Potos flavus}, {Potos caudivolvulus}]

honey bell
n : African shrub having decumbent stems and slender yellow honey-scented flowers either solitary or in pairs [syn: {honeybells}, {Hermannia verticillata}, {Mahernia verticillata}]

honey berry
n : tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp [syn: {Spanish lime}, {Spanish lime tree}, {mamoncillo}, {genip}, {ginep}, {Melicocca bijuga}, {Melicocca bijugatus}]

honey bun
n : rolled dough spread with sugar and nuts then sliced and baked in muffin tins with honey or sugar and butter in the bottom [syn: {sticky bun}, {caramel bun}, {schnecken}]

honey buzzard
n : Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles [syn: {Pernis apivorus}]

honey cake
n : a spicy cake partially sweetened with honey

honey crisp
n : a crisp candy made with honey

honey eater
n : Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar [syn: {honeysucker}]

honey fungus
n : a honey-colored edible mushroom commonly associated with the roots of trees in late summer and fall; do not eat raw [syn: {honey mushroom}, {Armillariella mellea}]

honey gland
n : a gland (often a protuberance or depression) that secretes nectar [syn: {nectary}]

honey guide
n : small bird of tropical Africa and Asia; feeds on beeswax and honey and larvae

honey locust
n : tall usually spiny North American tree having small greenish-white flowers in drooping racemes followed by long twisting seed pods; yields very hard durable reddish-brown wood; introduced to temperate Old World [syn: {Gleditsia triacanthos}]

honey mesquite
n : thorny deep-rooted drought-resistant shrub native to southwestern United States and Mexico bearing pods rich in sugar and important as livestock feed; tends to form extensive thickets [syn: {Western honey mesquite}, {Prosopis glandulosa}]

honey mushroom
n : a honey-colored edible mushroom commonly associated with the roots of trees in late summer and fall; do not eat raw [syn: {honey fungus}, {Armillariella mellea}]

honey oil
n : street names for ketamine [syn: {K}, {jet}, {super acid}, {special K}, {green}, {cat valium}, {super C}]

honey plant
n : a plant that furnishes nectar suitable for making honey

honeybee
n : social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces [syn: {Apis mellifera}]

honeybells
n : African shrub having decumbent stems and slender yellow honey-scented flowers either solitary or in pairs [syn: {honey bell}, {Hermannia verticillata}, {Mahernia verticillata}]

honeycomb
n : a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees
v 1: carve a honeycomb pattern into; "The cliffs were honeycombed"
2: penetrate thoroughly and into every part; "the revolutionaries honeycombed the organization"
3: make full of cavities, like a honeycomb

honeycomb tripe
n : lining of the reticulum (or second stomach) of a ruminant used as food

honeycombed
adj : pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb) [syn: {alveolate}, {faveolate}, {cavitied}, {pitted}]

honeycreeper
n 1: small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands [syn: {Hawaiian honeycreeper}]
2: small bright-colored tropical American songbird with a curved bill for sucking nectar

honeydew
n : the fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large smooth-skinned greenish-white melon with pale green flesh [syn: {honeydew melon}]

honeydew melon
n 1: any of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not have a musky smell [syn: {winter melon}, {Persian melon}, {winter melon vine}, {Cucumis melo inodorus}]
2: the fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large smooth-skinned greenish-white melon with pale green flesh [syn: {honeydew}]

honeyed
adj 1: with honey added [syn: {honied}, {syrupy}]
2: pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello" [syn: {dulcet}, {mellifluous}, {mellisonant}, {sweet}]

honeyed words
n : inconsequential expressions of affection; "he whispered sweet nothings into her ear" [syn: {sweet nothings}]

honey-flower
n 1: erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar [syn: {honeyflower}, {mountain devil}, {Lambertia formosa}]
2: Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously [syn: {honeyflower}, {Protea mellifera}]

honeyflower
n 1: erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar [syn: {honey-flower}, {mountain devil}, {Lambertia formosa}]
2: Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously [syn: {honey-flower}, {Protea mellifera}]

honeylike
adj : resembling honey

honeymoon
n 1: a holiday taken by a newly married couple
2: the early usually calm and harmonious period of a relationship; business or political
v : spend a holiday after one's marriage; "they plan to honeymoon in Hawai'i"

honeymooner
n : someone recently married [syn: {newlywed}]

honeypot
n : South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup- or goblet-shaped resembling globe artichokes [syn: {king protea}, {Protea cynaroides}]

honeysucker
n : Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar [syn: {honey eater}]

honeysuckle
n 1: shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera
2: shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers [syn: {Australian honeysuckle}, {coast banksia}, {Banksia integrifolia}]
3: columbine of eastern North America having long-spurred red flowers [syn: {meeting house}, {Aquilegia canadensis}]

honeysuckle family
n : shrubs and small trees and woody vines [syn: {Caprifoliaceae}, {family Caprifoliaceae}]

Hong Kong
n : formerly a Crown Colony on the coast of southern China in Guangdong province; leased by China to Britain in 1842 and returned in 1997; one of the world's leading commercial centers

Hong Kong dollar
n : the basic unit of money in Hong Kong

Honiara
n : national capital of Solomon Islands

honied
See {honey}

honied
honey
adj : having the color of honey
n 1: a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
2: a beloved person; used as terms of endearment [syn: {beloved}, {dear}, {dearest}, {loved one}, {love}]
v : sweeten with honey [also: {honied}]

honied
adj : with honey added [syn: {honeyed}, {syrupy}]

honk
n : the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)
v 1: make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared" [syn: {blare}, {beep}, {claxon}, {toot}]
2: use the horn of a car [syn: {claxon}]
3: cry like a goose; "The geese were honking" [syn: {cronk}]
4: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {purge}, {cast}, {sick}, {cat}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {regorge}, {retch}, {puke}, {barf}, {spew}, {spue}, {chuck}, {upchuck}, {regurgitate}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]

honker
n 1: a driver who causes his car's horn to make a loud honking sound; "the honker was fined for disturbing the peace"
2: informal terms for the nose [syn: {beak}, {hooter}, {nozzle}, {snoot}, {snout}, {schnozzle}, {schnoz}]
3: common grayish-brown wild goose of North America [syn: {Canada goose}, {Canadian goose}, {Branta canadensis}]

honkey
n : offensive names for a White man [syn: {whitey}, {honky}, {honkie}]

honkie
n : offensive names for a White man [syn: {whitey}, {honky}, {honkey}]

honky
n : offensive names for a White man [syn: {whitey}, {honkey}, {honkie}]

honky-tonk
n : a cheap drinking and dancing establishment [syn: {barrelhouse}]

honkytonk
n : a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall [syn: {dive}]

Honolulu
n : the capital and largest city of Hawaii; located on a large bay on the island of Oahu [syn: {capital of Hawaii}, {Hawaiian capital}]

honor
n 1: a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery" [syn: {award}, {accolade}, {honour}, {laurels}]
2: the state of being honored [syn: {honour}, {laurels}] [ant: {dishonor}]
3: the quality of being honorable and having a good name; "a man of honor" [syn: {honour}] [ant: {dishonor}]
4: a woman's virtue or chastity [syn: {honour}, {purity}]
v 1: bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageus action" [syn: {honour}, {reward}] [ant: {dishonor}]
2: show respect towards; "honor your parents!" [syn: {respect}, {honour}, {abide by}, {observe}] [ant: {disrespect}]
3: accept as pay; "we honor checks and drafts" [syn: {honour}] [ant: {dishonor}]

honor guard
n : an escort for a distinguished guest or for the casket at a military funeral [syn: {guard of honor}]

honor killing
n : an ancient Muslim tradition still sometimes observed; a male member of the family kills a female relative for tarnishing the family image

honor system
n : a system of conduct in which participants are trusted not to take unfair advantage of others; "the students are on the honor system"

honorable
adj 1: not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"; "an honest wage"; "honest weight" [syn: {honest}] [ant: {dishonest}]
2: showing or characterized by honor and integrity; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country" [syn: {honourable}] [ant: {dishonorable}]
3: used as a title of respect; "my honorable colleague"; "our worthy commanding officer" [syn: {honourable}]
4: adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"; "had the moral courage to stand alone" [syn: {ethical}, {honourable}, {moral}]
5: deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name" [syn: {estimable}, {good}, {respectable}]

honorable mention
n : an official recognition of merit; "although he didn't win the prize he did get special mention" [syn: {mention}]

honorableness
n : the quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by honor [syn: {honourableness}] [ant: {dishonorableness}]

honorably
adv 1: in an honorable manner; "he acted honorably" [syn: {uprightly}] [ant: {dishonorably}]
2: with honor; "he was honorably discharged after many years fo service" [syn: {honourably}] [ant: {dishonorably}]

honoraria
honorarium
n : a fee paid for a nominally free service [also: {honoraria} (pl)]

honoraria
See {honorarium}

honorarium
n : a fee paid for a nominally free service [also: {honoraria} (pl)]

honorary
adj : given as an honor without the normal duties; "an honorary degree"

honorary degree
n : a degree conferred to honor the recipient

honorary society
n : an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature [syn: {academy}]

Honore Balzac
n : French novelist; he portrays the complexity of 19th century French society (1799-1850) [syn: {Balzac}, {Honore de Balzac}]

Honore Daumier
n : French painter best known for his satirical lithographs of bourgeois society (1808-1879) [syn: {Daumier}]

Honore de Balzac
n : French novelist; he portrays the complexity of 19th century French society (1799-1850) [syn: {Balzac}, {Honore Balzac}]

honored
adj 1: having an illustrious reputation; respected; "our esteemed leader"; "a prestigious author" [syn: {esteemed}, {prestigious}]
2: worthy of honor; "an honored name"; "our honored dead" [syn: {honoured}]

honoree
n : a recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments

Honore-Gabriel Victor Riqueti
n : French revolutionary who was prominent in the early days of the French Revolution (1749-1791) [syn: {Mirabeau}, {Comte de Mirabeau}]

honorific
adj : conferring or showing honor or respect; "honorific social status commonly attaches to membership in a recognized profession"
n : an expression of respect; "the Japanese use many honorifics"

honoring
n : conformity with law or custom or practice etc. [syn: {observance}] [ant: {nonobservance}]

honostyled
adj : (botany) having styles all of the same length [syn: {homostylous}, {homostylic}]

honour
n 1: the state of being honored [syn: {honor}, {laurels}] [ant: {dishonor}]
2: a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery" [syn: {award}, {accolade}, {honor}, {laurels}]
3: the quality of being honorable and having a good name; "a man of honor" [syn: {honor}] [ant: {dishonor}]
4: a woman's virtue or chastity [syn: {honor}, {purity}]
v 1: bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageus action" [syn: {honor}, {reward}] [ant: {dishonor}]
2: show respect towards; "honor your parents!" [syn: {respect}, {honor}, {abide by}, {observe}] [ant: {disrespect}]
3: accept as pay; "we honor checks and drafts" [syn: {honor}] [ant: {dishonor}]

honourable
adj 1: showing or characterized by honor and integrity; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country" [syn: {honorable}] [ant: {dishonorable}]
2: used as a title of respect; "my honorable colleague"; "our worthy commanding officer" [syn: {honorable}]
3: adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"; "had the moral courage to stand alone" [syn: {ethical}, {honorable}, {moral}]

honourableness
n : the quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by honor [syn: {honorableness}] [ant: {dishonorableness}]

honourably
adv : with honor; "he was honorably discharged after many years fo service" [syn: {honorably}] [ant: {dishonorably}]

honoured
adj : worthy of honor; "an honored name"; "our honored dead" [syn: {honored}]

honours
n : a university degree with honors [syn: {honours degree}]

honours degree
n : a university degree with honors [syn: {honours}]

honours list
n : a list issued by examiners that categorizes students according to the class of honours they achieved in their degree examinations [syn: {class list}]

Honshu
n : the central and largest of the four main islands of Japan; between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean; regarded as the Japanese mainland [syn: {Hondo}]

hooch
n : an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor [syn: {hootch}]

'hood
n : (slang) a neighborhood

hood
n 1: an aggressive and violent young criminal [syn: {hoodlum}, {goon}, {punk}, {thug}, {tough}, {toughie}, {strong-armer}]
2: metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes [syn: {exhaust hood}]
3: the folding roof of a carriage
4: a headdress that protects the head and face
5: protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine; "there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars"; "the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine" [syn: {bonnet}, {cowl}, {cowling}]
v : cover with a hood; "The bandits were hooded"

hood latch
n : a catch that holds the hood of a car shut

hood ornament
n : an ornament on the front of the hood of a car emblematic of the manufacturer

hooded cloak
n : a long hooded cloak [syn: {capote}]

hooded coat
n : a long hooded overcoat [syn: {capote}]

hooded ladies' tresses
n : orchid having dense clusters of gently spiraling creamy white flowers with 2 upper petals forming a hood; western North America [syn: {Spiranthes romanzoffiana}]

hooded merganser
n : small North American duck with a high circular crest on the male's head [syn: {hooded sheldrake}, {Lophodytes cucullatus}]

hooded pitcher plant
n : yellow-flowered pitcher plant of southeastern United States having trumpet-shaped leaves with the orifice covered with an arched hood [syn: {Sarracenia minor}]

hooded seal
n : medium-sized blackish-gray seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters [syn: {bladdernose}, {Cystophora cristata}]

hooded sheldrake
n : small North American duck with a high circular crest on the male's head [syn: {hooded merganser}, {Lophodytes cucullatus}]

hooded skunk
n : of Mexico and southernmost parts of southwestern United States [syn: {Mephitis macroura}]

hoodlum
n : an aggressive and violent young criminal [syn: {hood}, {goon}, {punk}, {thug}, {tough}, {toughie}, {strong-armer}]

hoodmold
n : a protective drip that is made of stone [syn: {dripstone}, {hoodmould}]

hoodmould
n : a protective drip that is made of stone [syn: {dripstone}, {hoodmold}]

hoodoo
n 1: a column of weathered and eccentrically shaped rock; "a tall sandstone hoodoo"
2: a practitioner of voodoo
3: a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers [syn: {juju}, {voodoo}, {fetish}, {fetich}]
4: something believed to bring bad luck
v : bring back luck; be a source of misfortune

hoodooism
n : a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities [syn: {voodoo}, {vodoun}, {voodooism}]

hoodwink
v 1: influence by slyness [syn: {juggle}, {beguile}]
2: conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" [syn: {bamboozle}, {snow}, {pull the wool over someone's eyes}, {lead by the nose}, {play false}]

hooey
n : senseless talk; "don't give me that stuff" [syn: {stuff}, {stuff and nonsense}, {poppycock}]

hoof
n 1: the foot of an ungulate mammal
2: the horny covering of the end of the foot in hoofed mammals
v 1: walk; "let's hoof it to the disco" [syn: {foot}, {leg it}, {hoof it}]
2: dance in a professional capacity [also: {hooves} (pl)]

hoof it
v : walk; "let's hoof it to the disco" [syn: {foot}, {leg it}, {hoof}]

hoof mark
n : a visible impression on a surface made by the hoof of an animal [syn: {hoofprint}, {hoof-mark}]

hoof-and-mouth disease
n : acute contagious disease of cloven-footed animals marked by ulcers in the mouth and around the hoofs [syn: {foot-and-mouth disease}]

hoofed
adj : having or resembling hoofs; "horses and other hoofed animals" [syn: {ungulate}, {ungulated}, {hooved}] [ant: {unguiculate}]

hoofed mammal
n : any of a number of hoofed mammals superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically [syn: {ungulate}]

hoofer
n : a professional dancer [syn: {stepper}]

hoofing
n : dancing in which the steps are more important than gestures or postures [syn: {step dancing}]

hooflike
adj : resembling a hoof; especially having the horny texture of a hoof; "hooflike calluses"

hoof-mark
n : a visible impression on a surface made by the hoof of an animal [syn: {hoofprint}, {hoof mark}]

hoofprint
n : a visible impression on a surface made by the hoof of an animal [syn: {hoof mark}, {hoof-mark}]

hoo-ha
n : a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: {disturbance}, {disruption}, {commotion}, {stir}, {flutter}, {hurly burly}, {to-do}, {hoo-hah}, {kerfuffle}]

hoo-hah
n : a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: {disturbance}, {disruption}, {commotion}, {stir}, {flutter}, {hurly burly}, {to-do}, {hoo-ha}, {kerfuffle}]

hook
n 1: a catch for locking a door
2: a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook [syn: {crotchet}]
3: anything that serves as an enticement [syn: {bait}, {come-on}, {lure}, {sweetener}]
4: a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something [syn: {claw}]
5: a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
6: a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he tooks lessons to cure his hooking" [syn: {draw}, {hooking}]
7: a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
8: a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket [syn: {hook shot}]
v 1: fasten with a hook [ant: {unhook}]
2: rip off; ask an unreasonable price [syn: {overcharge}, {soak}, {surcharge}, {gazump}, {fleece}, {plume}, {pluck}, {rob}] [ant: {undercharge}]
3: make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle; "She sat there crocheting all day" [syn: {crochet}]
4: hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
5: take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!" [syn: {snitch}, {thieve}, {cop}, {knock off}, {glom}]
6: make off with belongings of others [syn: {pilfer}, {cabbage}, {purloin}, {pinch}, {abstract}, {snarf}, {swipe}, {sneak}, {filch}, {nobble}, {lift}]
7: hit with a hook; "His opponent hooked him badly"
8: catch with a hook; "hook a fish"
9: to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) [syn: {addict}] 10: secure with the foot; "hook the ball" 11: entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers" [syn: {snare}] 12: approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park" [syn: {solicit}, {accost}]

hook and eye
n : a kind of fastener used on clothing

hook line and sinker
adv : in every detail; "he believed her story hook, line, and sinker" [syn: {without questioning}]

Hook of Holland
n : a cape on the southwestern coast of the Netherlands near Rotterdam [syn: {Hoek van Holland}]

hook on
v : adopt; "take up new ideas" [syn: {take up}, {latch on}, {fasten on}, {seize on}]

hook shot
n : a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket [syn: {hook}]

hook spanner
n : a wrench with a hook that fits over a nut or bolt head [syn: {hook wrench}]

hook up
v : connect or link; "hook up the houses to the gas supply line"; "Hook up the components of the new sound system"

hook up with
v : take in marriage [syn: {marry}, {get married}, {wed}, {conjoin}, {get hitched with}, {espouse}]

hook wrench
n : a wrench with a hook that fits over a nut or bolt head [syn: {hook spanner}]

hookah
n : an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water; "a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola" [syn: {narghile}, {nargileh}, {sheesha}, {shisha}, {chicha}, {calean}, {kalian}, {water pipe}, {hubble-bubble}, {hubbly-bubbly}]

Hooke
n : English scientist who formulated the law of elasticity and proposed a wave theory of light and formulated a theory of planetary motion and proposed the inverse square law of gravitational attraction and discovered the cellular structure of cork and introduced the term `cell' into biology and invented a balance spring for watches (1635-1703) [syn: {Robert Hooke}]

hooked
adj 1: curved down like an eagle's beak [syn: {aquiline}]
2: addicted to a drug [syn: {dependent}, {dependant}, {drug-addicted}, {strung-out}]

Hooker
n 1: United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879) [syn: {Joseph Hooker}, {Fighting Joe Hooker}]
2: English theologian (1554-1600) [syn: {Richard Hooker}]
3: a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets [syn: {streetwalker}, {street girl}, {hustler}, {floozy}, {floozie}, {slattern}]
4: a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers)
5: (rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot

Hooker's green
n : green pigment consisting of Prussian blue mixed with gamboge

Hooker's onion
n : a common North American wild onion with a strong onion odor and an umbel of pink flowers atop a leafless stalk; British Columbia to California and Arizona and east to Wyoming and Colorado [syn: {Allium acuminatum}]

Hooker's orchid
n : a long-spurred orchid with base leaves and petals converging under the upper sepal [syn: {Habenaria hookeri}]

Hooke's law
n : (physics) the principle that (within the elastic limit) the stress applied to a solid is proportional to the strain produced

hooking
n : a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he tooks lessons to cure his hooking" [syn: {hook}, {draw}]

hooklike
adj : resembling a hook (especially in the ability to grasp and hold); "hooklike thorns"

hooknose
n : a nose with a prominent slightly aquiline bridge [syn: {Roman nose}]

hook-nosed
adj : having an aquiline nose

hooks
n : large strong hand (as of a fighter); "wait till I get my hooks on him" [syn: {meat hooks}, {maulers}]

hookup
n 1: a device providing a connection between a power source and a user; "some campsites have electrical hookups for trailers"
2: a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose [syn: {assemblage}]

hookworm
n 1: parasitic blood-sucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
2: infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin [syn: {hookworm disease}]

hookworm disease
n : infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin [syn: {hookworm}]

hooky
n : failure to attend (especially school) [syn: {truancy}]

hooky player
n : one who is absent from school without permission [syn: {truant}]

hooligan
n : a cruel and brutal fellow [syn: {bully}, {tough}, {ruffian}, {roughneck}, {rowdy}, {yob}, {yobo}, {yobbo}]

hooliganism
n : willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others [syn: {vandalism}, {malicious mischief}]

hoop
n 1: a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt
2: a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse" [syn: {ring}]
3: a small arch used as croquet equipment [syn: {wicket}]
4: horizontal hoop with a net through which players try to throw the basketball [syn: {basket}, {basketball hoop}]
v : bind or fasten with a hoop; "hoop vats"

hoop ash
n : vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn [syn: {black ash}, {basket ash}, {brown ash}, {Fraxinus nigra}]

hoop pine
n : pine of Australia and New Guinea; yields a valuable light even-textured wood [syn: {Moreton Bay pine}, {Araucaria cunninghamii}]

hoop snake
n : any of various harmless North American snakes that were formerly believed to take tail in mouth and roll along like a hoop

hoopla
n : blatant or sensational promotion [syn: {ballyhoo}, {hype}, {plug}]

hoopoe
n : any of several crested Old World birds with a slender down-curving bill [syn: {hoopoo}]

hoopoo
n : any of several crested Old World birds with a slender down-curving bill [syn: {hoopoe}]

hoops
n : a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the basketball through an elevated horizontal hoop [syn: {basketball}, {basketball game}]

hoopskirt
n : a skirt stiffened with hoops [syn: {crinoline}]

hooray
n : a victory cheer; "let's give the team a big hurrah" [syn: {hurrah}]

Hooray Henry
n : a lively and ineffectual upper-class young man

hoosegow
n : a slang term for a jail [syn: {hoosgow}]

hoosgow
n : a slang term for a jail [syn: {hoosegow}]

Hoosier
n : a resident of Indiana [syn: {Indianan}]

Hoosier State
n : a state in midwestern United States [syn: {Indiana}, {IN}]

hoot
n 1: a loud raucous cry (as of an owl)
2: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn: {boo}, {Bronx cheer}, {hiss}, {raspberry}, {razzing}, {snort}, {bird}]
3: something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" [syn: {damn}, {darn}, {red cent}, {shit}, {shucks}, {tinker's damn}, {tinker's dam}]
v : to utter a loud clamorous shout; "the toughs and blades of the city hoot and bang their drums, drink arak, play dice, and dance"

hoot owl
n : any owl that hoots as distinct from screeching

hootch
n : an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor [syn: {hooch}]

hooter
n 1: informal terms for the nose [syn: {beak}, {honker}, {nozzle}, {snoot}, {snout}, {schnozzle}, {schnoz}]
2: a device on an automobile for making a warning noise [syn: {automobile horn}, {car horn}, {motor horn}, {horn}]
3: nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes [syn: {owl}, {bird of Minerva}, {bird of night}]

hooved
adj : having or resembling hoofs; "horses and other hoofed animals" [syn: {ungulate}, {ungulated}, {hoofed}] [ant: {unguiculate}]

Hoover
n 1: United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932) [syn: {William Hoover}, {William Henry Hoover}]
2: United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972) [syn: {J. Edgar Hoover}, {John Edgar Hoover}]
3: 31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for re-election by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964) [syn: {Herbert Hoover}, {Herbert Clark Hoover}, {President Hoover}]
4: a kind of vacuum cleaner
v : clean with a vacuum cleaner; "vacuum the carpets" [syn: {vacuum}, {vacuum-clean}]

Hoover Dam
n : a large dam on the Colorado River in Nevada

hooves
hoof
n 1: the foot of an ungulate mammal
2: the horny covering of the end of the foot in hoofed mammals
v 1: walk; "let's hoof it to the disco" [syn: {foot}, {leg it}, {hoof it}]
2: dance in a professional capacity [also: {hooves} (pl)]

hooves
See {hoof}

hop
n 1: the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)
2: twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer [syn: {hops}]
3: an informal dance where popular music is played [syn: {record hop}]
v 1: jump lightly [syn: {skip}, {hop-skip}]
2: move quickly from one place to another
3: informal: travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.; "She hopped a train to Chicago"; "He hopped rides all over the country"
4: make a quick trip especially by air; "Hop the Pacific Ocean"
5: jump across; "He hopped the bush"
6: make a jump forward or upward [also: {hopping}, {hopped}]

hop clover
n 1: prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America [syn: {black medick}, {yellow trefoil}, {nonesuch clover}, {Medicago lupulina}]
2: clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock [syn: {shamrock}, {lesser yellow trefoil}, {Trifolium dubium}]

hop field
n : a garden where hops are grown [syn: {hop garden}]

hop garden
n : a garden where hops are grown [syn: {hop field}]

hop hornbeam
n : any of several trees resembling hornbeams with fruiting clusters resembling hops

hop marjoram
n : dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete [syn: {dittany of crete}, {cretan dittany}, {crete dittany}, {winter sweet}, {Origanum dictamnus}]

hop on
v : get on the back of; "mount a horse" [syn: {mount}, {mount up}, {get on}, {jump on}, {climb on}, {bestride}] [ant: {hop out}]

hop out
v : get out of quickly; "The officer hopped out when he spotted an illegally parked car" [syn: {get off}] [ant: {hop on}]

hop pole
n : a tall pole to support the wires on which the hop plant is trained

hop up
v : make more powerful; "he souped up the old cars" [syn: {soup up}, {hot up}]

hope
n 1: a specific instance of feeling hopeful; "it revived their hope of winning the pennant"
2: the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled; "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope" [ant: {despair}]
3: grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover" [syn: {promise}]
4: someone (or something) on which expectations are centered; "he was their best hope for a victory"
5: United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (born in 1903) [syn: {Bob Hope}, {Leslie Townes Hope}]
6: one of the three Christian virtues
v 1: expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise" [syn: {trust}, {desire}]
2: be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes; "I am still hoping that all will turn out well" [ant: {despair}]
3: intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening" [syn: {go for}]

hope chest
n : chest for storage of clothing (trousseau) and household goods in anticipation of marriage [syn: {wedding chest}]

hoped-for
adj : expected hopefully [syn: {anticipated}, {awaited(p)}]

hopeful
adj 1: having or manifesting or inspiring hope; "a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets"; "found a hopeful way of attacking the problem" [ant: {hopeless}]
2: presaging good fortune; "she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school"; "rosy predictions" [syn: {fortunate}, {rosy}]
n : an ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes" [syn: {aspirant}, {aspirer}, {wannabe}, {wannabee}]

hopefully
adv 1: with hope; in a hopeful manner; "we searched hopefully for a good position" [ant: {hopelessly}]
2: it is hoped; "hopefully the weather will be fine on Sunday"

hopefulness
n 1: full of hope
2: the feeling you have when you have hope [ant: {hopelessness}]

Hopeh
n : a populous province in northeastern China [syn: {Hebei}, {Hopei}, {Hebei province}]

Hopei
n : a populous province in northeastern China [syn: {Hebei}, {Hopeh}, {Hebei province}]

hopeless
adj 1: without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success; "in an agony of hopeless grief"; "with a hopeless sigh he sat down" [ant: {hopeful}]
2: of a person unable to do something skillfully; "I'm hopeless at mathematics"
3: certain to fail; "the situation is hopeless"
4: (informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform; "she handed me a hopeless jumble of papers"; "he is a hopeless romantic"

hopelessly
adv 1: in a hopeless manner; "the papers were hopelessly jumbled"; "he is hopelessly romantic"
2: in a dispirited manner without hope; "the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances" [syn: {dispiritedly}]
3: without hope; desperate because there seems no possibility of comfort or success; "he hung his head hopelessly"; "`I must die,' he said hopelessly" [ant: {hopefully}]

hopelessness
n : the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success [ant: {hopefulness}]

hoper
n : a person who hopes; "only an avid hoper could expect the team to win now"

Hopi
n 1: a member of the Shoshonean people of northeastern Arizona
2: the Shoshonean language spoken by the Hopi people

Hopkins
n 1: United States educator and theologian (1802-1887) [syn: {Mark Hopkins}]
2: United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873) [syn: {Johns Hopkins}]
3: English poet (1844-1889) [syn: {Gerard Manley Hopkins}]
4: English biochemist who did pioneering work that led to the discovery of vitamins (1861-1947) [syn: {Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins}]
5: Welsh film actor (born in 1937) [syn: {Anthony Hopkins}, {Sir Anthony Hopkins}, {Sir Anthony Philip Hopkins}]

Hopkinson
n : American Revolutionary leader and patriot; a signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1791) [syn: {Francis Hopkinson}]

hopped
See {hop}

hopped
hop
n 1: the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)
2: twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer [syn: {hops}]
3: an informal dance where popular music is played [syn: {record hop}]
v 1: jump lightly [syn: {skip}, {hop-skip}]
2: move quickly from one place to another
3: informal: travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.; "She hopped a train to Chicago"; "He hopped rides all over the country"
4: make a quick trip especially by air; "Hop the Pacific Ocean"
5: jump across; "He hopped the bush"
6: make a jump forward or upward [also: {hopping}, {hopped}]

hopped-up
adj 1: (of an automobile) having the engine modified to give extra power; "a hopped-up jalopy"
2: under the influence of narcotics [syn: {stoned}]

hopper
n 1: funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below
2: someone who hops; "at hopscotch, the best hoppers are the children"
3: a machine used for picking hops [syn: {hop-picker}]
4: terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping [syn: {grasshopper}]
5: (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground [syn: {grounder}, {ground ball}, {groundball}]

hop-picker
n : a machine used for picking hops [syn: {hopper}]

hopping
See {hop}

hopping
hop
n 1: the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)
2: twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer [syn: {hops}]
3: an informal dance where popular music is played [syn: {record hop}]
v 1: jump lightly [syn: {skip}, {hop-skip}]
2: move quickly from one place to another
3: informal: travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.; "She hopped a train to Chicago"; "He hopped rides all over the country"
4: make a quick trip especially by air; "Hop the Pacific Ocean"
5: jump across; "He hopped the bush"
6: make a jump forward or upward [also: {hopping}, {hopped}]

hopple
v : strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the like-sided legs moving in unison; "hobble race horses" [syn: {hobble}]

hops
n : twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer [syn: {hop}]

hopsack
n : a loosely woven coarse fabric of cotton or linen; used in clothing [syn: {hopsacking}]

hopsacking
n : a loosely woven coarse fabric of cotton or linen; used in clothing [syn: {hopsack}]

hopscotch
n : a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone

hop-skip
v : jump lightly [syn: {hop}, {skip}]

hop-step-and-jump
n : an athletic contest in which a competitor must perform successively a hop and a step and a jump in continuous movement [syn: {triple jump}]

Horace
n : Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)

Horace Greeley
n : United States journalist with political ambitions (1811-1872) [syn: {Greeley}]

Horace Mann
n : United States educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859) [syn: {Mann}]

Horace Walpole
n : English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole (1717-1797) [syn: {Walpole}, {Horatio Walpole}, {Fourth Earl of Orford}]

horary
adj : relating to the hours; "the horary cycle"

Horatian ode
n : an ode with several stanzas [syn: {Sapphic ode}]

Horatio Alger
n : United States author of inspirational adventure stories for boys; virtue and hard work overcome poverty (1832-1899) [syn: {Alger}]

Horatio Herbert Kitchener
n : British field marshal (1850-1916) [syn: {Kitchener}, {Herbert Kitchener}, {First Earl Kitchener of Khartoum}]

Horatio Hornblower
n : a fictional English admiral during the Napoleonic Wars in novels written by C. S. Forester [syn: {Captain Horatio Hornblower}]

Horatio Nelson
n : English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805) [syn: {Nelson}, {Viscount Nelson}, {Admiral Nelson}, {Lord Nelson}]

Horatio Walpole
n : English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole (1717-1797) [syn: {Walpole}, {Horace Walpole}, {Fourth Earl of Orford}]

horde
n 1: a vast multitude [syn: {host}, {legion}]
2: a nomadic community
3: a moving crowd [syn: {drove}, {swarm}]

hordeolum
n : an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid [syn: {sty}, {stye}, {eye infection}]

Hordeum
n : annual to perennial grasses of temperate northern hemisphere and South America: barley [syn: {genus Hordeum}]

Hordeum jubatum
n : barley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with delicate long silky awns; North America and northeastern Asia [syn: {squirreltail barley}, {foxtail barley}, {squirreltail grass}]

Hordeum murinum
n : European annual grass often found as a weed in waste ground especially along roadsides and hedgerows [syn: {barley grass}, {wall barley}]

Hordeum pusillum
n : annual barley native to western North America and widespread in southern United States and tropical America [syn: {little barley}]

Hordeum vulgare
n : grass yielding grain used for breakfast food and animal feed and in malt beverages [syn: {common barley}]

horehound
n 1: any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Marrubium
2: a candy that is flavored with an extract of the horehound plant

horizon
n 1: the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet [syn: {apparent horizon}, {visible horizon}, {sensible horizon}, {skyline}]
2: the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge" [syn: {view}, {purview}]
3: a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land
4: the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth [syn: {celestial horizon}]

horizontal
adj : parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line; "a horizontal surface" [ant: {vertical}, {inclined}]
n : something that is oriented horizontally

horizontal bar
n : gymnastic apparatus consisting of a bar supported in a horizontal position by uprights at both ends [syn: {high bar}]

horizontal combination
n : absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in the same level of production and sharing resources at that level [syn: {horizontal integration}]

horizontal integration
n : absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in the same level of production and sharing resources at that level [syn: {horizontal combination}]

horizontal parallax
n : the maximum parallax observed when the celestial body is at the horizon

horizontal section
n : a mechanical drawing of an object as if made by a plane cutting through it horizontally

horizontal stabiliser
n : the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged [syn: {horizontal stabilizer}, {tailplane}]

horizontal stabilizer
n : the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged [syn: {horizontal stabiliser}, {tailplane}]

horizontal surface
n : a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the car on the level" [syn: {level}]

horizontal tail
n : the horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft

horizontality
n : the quality of being parallel to the horizon; "houses with a pronounced horizontality"

horizontally
adv : in a horizontal direction; "a gallery quite often is added to make use of space vertically as well as horizontally"

hormonal
adj : of or relating to or caused by hormones; "hormonal changes"

hormone
n : the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect [syn: {endocrine}, {internal secretion}]

hormone replacement therapy
n : hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis [syn: {hormone-replacement therapy}, {HRT}]

hormone-replacement therapy
n : hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis [syn: {hormone replacement therapy}, {HRT}]

horn
n 1: a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
2: one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
3: a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning;
4: a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather) [syn: {saddle horn}]
5: a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves [syn: {cornet}, {trumpet}, {trump}]
6: any outgrowth from the head of an organism that resembles a horn
7: the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails
8: an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
9: a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves [syn: {French horn}] 10: a device on an automobile for making a warning noise [syn: {automobile horn}, {car horn}, {motor horn}, {hooter}]
v : stab or pierce with a horn or tusk; "the rhino horned the explorer" [syn: {tusk}]

horn button
n : a button that you press to activate the horn of an automobile

horn fly
n : small black European fly introduced into North America; sucks blood from cattle especially at the base of the horn [syn: {Haematobia irritans}]

horn in
v : poke one's nose into [syn: {poke into}, {intrude into}, {meddle with}]

Horn of Africa
n : a peninsula of northeastern Africa (the easternmost part of Africa) comprising Somalia and Djibouti and Eritrea and parts of Ethiopia [syn: {Somali peninsula}]

horn poppy
n : yellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along sandy shores in eastern North America [syn: {horned poppy}, {yellow horned poppy}, {sea poppy}, {Glaucium flavum}]

hornbeam
n : any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus

hornbill
n : bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a very large bill surmounted by a bony protuberance; related to kingfishers

hornblende
n : a green to black mineral of the amphibole group; consists of silicates of calcium and sodium and magnesium and iron

horned
adj : having a horn or horns or hornlike parts or horns of a particular kind; "horned viper"; "great horned owl"; "the unicorn--a mythical horned beast"; "long-horned cattle" [ant: {hornless}]

horned asp
n : highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye [syn: {horned viper}, {cerastes}, {sand viper}, {Cerastes cornutus}]

horned chameleon
n : a kind of chameleon [syn: {Chamaeleo oweni}]

horned dinosaur
n : any of several four-footed herbivorous horned dinosaurs with enormous beaked skulls; of the late Cretaceous in North America and Mongolia [syn: {ceratopsian}]

horned lizard
n : insectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and spiny scales on the body; of western North America [syn: {horned toad}, {horny frog}]

horned owl
n : large owls having prominent ear tufts

horned pondweed
n : found in still or slow-moving fresh or brackish water; useful to oxygenate cool water ponds and aquaria [syn: {Zannichellia palustris}]

horned poppy
n : yellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along sandy shores in eastern North America [syn: {horn poppy}, {yellow horned poppy}, {sea poppy}, {Glaucium flavum}]

horned pout
n : catfish common in eastern United States [syn: {hornpout}, {pout}, {Ameiurus Melas}]

horned puffin
n : northern Pacific puffin [syn: {Fratercula corniculata}]

horned rattlesnake
n : small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve [syn: {sidewinder}, {Crotalus cerastes}]

horned screamer
n : screamer having a hornlike process projecting from the forehead [syn: {Anhima cornuta}]

horned toad
n : insectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and spiny scales on the body; of western North America [syn: {horned lizard}, {horny frog}]

horned violet
n : European viola with an unusually long corolla spur [syn: {tufted pansy}, {Viola cornuta}]

horned viper
n : highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye [syn: {cerastes}, {sand viper}, {horned asp}, {Cerastes cornutus}]

horned whiff
n : whiff found in waters from the Bahamas and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil [syn: {Citharichthys cornutus}]

Horneophyton
n : Devonian fossil plant considered one of the earliest forms of vascular land plants; similar to genus Rhynia but smaller [syn: {genus Horneophyton}]

Horner's syndrome
n : a pattern of symptoms occurring as a result of damage to nerves in the cervical region of the spine (drooping eyelids and constricted pupils and absence of facial sweating)

hornet
n : large stinging paper wasp

hornets' nest
n 1: a highly contentious or hazardous situation; "talk of invading Iraq stirred up a political hornets' nest" [syn: {hornet's nest}]
2: habitation for wasps or hornets [syn: {wasp's nest}, {wasps' nest}, {hornet's nest}]

hornet's nest
n 1: a highly contentious or hazardous situation; "talk of invading Iraq stirred up a political hornets' nest" [syn: {hornets' nest}]
2: habitation for wasps or hornets [syn: {wasp's nest}, {wasps' nest}, {hornets' nest}]

hornfels
n : a fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat on clay rocks [syn: {hornstone}]

hornier
See {horny}

hornier
horny
adj 1: feeling great sexual desire; "feeling horny" [syn: {aroused}, {randy}, {ruttish}, {turned on(p)}]
2: having horns or hornlike projections; "horny coral"; "horny (or horned) frog"
3: made of horn (or of a substance resembling horn) [syn: {corneous}, {hornlike}] [also: {horniest}, {hornier}]

horniest
See {horny}

horniest
horny
adj 1: feeling great sexual desire; "feeling horny" [syn: {aroused}, {randy}, {ruttish}, {turned on(p)}]
2: having horns or hornlike projections; "horny coral"; "horny (or horned) frog"
3: made of horn (or of a substance resembling horn) [syn: {corneous}, {hornlike}] [also: {horniest}, {hornier}]

horniness
n : a state of sexual arousal [syn: {hotness}, {hot pants}]

hornist
n : a musician who plays a horn (especially a French horn)

hornless
adj : having no horns; "hornless cattle" [ant: {horned}]

hornlike
adj : made of horn (or of a substance resembling horn) [syn: {corneous}, {horny}]

hornpipe
n 1: a British solo dance performed by sailors
2: music for dancing the hornpipe
3: an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone [syn: {pibgorn}, {stockhorn}]

hornpout
n : catfish common in eastern United States [syn: {horned pout}, {pout}, {Ameiurus Melas}]

horn-rimmed
adj : having the frame made of horn or tortoise shell or plastic that simulates either; "horn-rimmed glasses"

hornstone
n : a fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat on clay rocks [syn: {hornfels}]

hornwort
n 1: any aquatic plant of the genus Ceratophyllum; forms submerged masses in ponds and slow-flowing streams
2: liverworts with slender hornlike 2-valved capsules

horny
adj 1: feeling great sexual desire; "feeling horny" [syn: {aroused}, {randy}, {ruttish}, {turned on(p)}]
2: having horns or hornlike projections; "horny coral"; "horny (or horned) frog"
3: made of horn (or of a substance resembling horn) [syn: {corneous}, {hornlike}] [also: {horniest}, {hornier}]

horny frog
n : insectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and spiny scales on the body; of western North America [syn: {horned lizard}, {horned toad}]

horny layer
n : the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off [syn: {stratum corneum}, {corneum}]

horny structure
n : any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin [syn: {unguis}]

horologer
n : someone who makes or repairs watches [syn: {watchmaker}, {horologist}]

horologia
See {horologium}

horologist
n : someone who makes or repairs watches [syn: {watchmaker}, {horologer}]

horology
n : the art of designing and making clocks

horoscope
n 1: a prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets
2: a diagram of the positions of the planets and signs of the zodiac at a particular time and place

horoscopy
n : the drawing up and interpretation of horoscopes

Horowitz
n : Russian concert pianist who was a leading international virtuoso (1904-1989) [syn: {Vladimir Horowitz}]

horrendous
adj : causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse" [syn: {awful}, {dire}, {direful}, {dread(a)}, {dreaded}, {dreadful}, {fearful}, {fearsome}, {frightening}, {horrific}, {terrible}]

horrible
adj : provoking horror; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound" [syn: {atrocious}, {frightful}, {horrifying}, {ugly}]

horribly
adv : of a dreadful kind; "there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning" [syn: {dreadfully}, {awfully}]

horrid
adj 1: exceedingly bad; "when she was bad she was horrid"
2: grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry" [syn: {hideous}, {horrific}, {outrageous}]

horridly
adv : in a hideous manner; "her face was hideously disfigured after the accident" [syn: {hideously}, {monstrously}]

horridness
n : a quality of extreme unpleasantness [syn: {awfulness}, {dreadfulness}, {terribleness}]

horrific
adj 1: grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry" [syn: {hideous}, {horrid}, {outrageous}]
2: causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse" [syn: {awful}, {dire}, {direful}, {dread(a)}, {dreaded}, {dreadful}, {fearful}, {fearsome}, {frightening}, {horrendous}, {terrible}]

horrified
See {horrify}

horrified
adj : stricken with horror [syn: {horror-stricken}, {horror-struck}]

horrified
horrify
v : fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us" [syn: {dismay}, {alarm}, {appal}, {appall}] [also: {horrified}]

horrify
v : fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us" [syn: {dismay}, {alarm}, {appal}, {appall}] [also: {horrified}]

horrifying
adj : provoking horror; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound" [syn: {atrocious}, {frightful}, {horrible}, {ugly}]

horrifyingly
adv : in a horrifying manner; "he laughed horrifyingly"

horripilate
v 1: have one's hair stand on end and get goosebumps; "I horripilate when I see violence on television"
2: cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps; "Hitchcock movies horripilate me"

horripilation
n : reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation [syn: {pilomotor reflex}, {gooseflesh}, {goose bump}, {goose pimple}, {goose skin}]

horror
n 1: intense and profound fear
2: something that inspires horror; something horrible; "the painting that others found so beautiful was a horror to him"
3: intense aversion [syn: {repugnance}, {repulsion}, {revulsion}]

horror-stricken
adj : stricken with horror [syn: {horrified}, {horror-struck}]

horror-struck
adj : stricken with horror [syn: {horrified}, {horror-stricken}]

hors de combat
adj : so badly injured as to be unable to continue; "disabled veterans" [syn: {disabled}, {out of action}]

hors d'oeuvre
n : a dish served as an appetizer before the main meal

horse
n 1: solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times [syn: {Equus caballus}]
2: a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs
3: troops trained to fight on horseback; "500 horse led the attack" [syn: {cavalry}, {horse cavalry}]
4: a framework for holding wood that is being sawed [syn: {sawhorse}, {sawbuck}, {buck}]
5: a chessman in the shape of a horse's head; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa) [syn: {knight}]
v : provide with a horse or horses

horse around
v : indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about" [syn: {arse around}, {fool around}, {fool}]

horse balm
n : erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States [syn: {horseweed}, {stoneroot}, {stone-root}, {richweed}, {stone root}, {Collinsonia canadensis}]

horse barn
n : a farm building for housing horses or other livestock [syn: {stable}, {stalls}]

horse bean
n : a bean plant cultivated for use animal fodder [syn: {broad bean}]

horse blanket
n : stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle [syn: {saddle blanket}, {saddlecloth}]

horse botfly
n : parasitic chiefly on horses [syn: {Gasterophilus intestinalis}]

horse breeding
n : breeding horses

horse brier
n : a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries [syn: {bullbrier}, {greenbrier}, {catbrier}, {horse-brier}, {brier}, {briar}, {Smilax rotundifolia}]

horse cart
n : heavy cart; drawn by a horse; used for farm work [syn: {horse-cart}]

horse cassia
n 1: East Indian tree having long pods containing a black cathartic pulp used as a horse medicine [syn: {Cassia roxburghii}, {Cassia marginata}]
2: tropical American semi-evergreen tree having erect racemes of pink or rose-colored flowers; used as an ornamental [syn: {pink shower}, {pink shower tree}, {Cassia grandis}]

horse cavalry
n 1: troops trained to fight on horseback; "500 horse led the attack" [syn: {cavalry}, {horse}]
2: an army unit mounted on horseback

horse chestnut
n 1: tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds [syn: {buckeye}, {Aesculus hippocastanum}]
2: the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut [syn: {buckeye}, {conker}]

horse doctor
n : a veterinarian who treats horses

horse fancier
n : a person who breeds and cares for horses [syn: {horseman}]

horse fly
n : large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals [syn: {horsefly}, {cleg}, {clegg}]

horse gentian
n : coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers [syn: {feverroot}, {tinker's root}, {wild coffee}, {Triostium perfoliatum}]

horse grain
n : twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos [syn: {horse gram}, {poor man's pulse}, {Macrotyloma uniflorum}, {Dolichos biflorus}]

horse gram
n : twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos [syn: {horse grain}, {poor man's pulse}, {Macrotyloma uniflorum}, {Dolichos biflorus}]

horse latitude
n : either of two belts or regions near 30 degrees north or 30 degrees south; characterized by calms and light baffling winds

horse mackerel
n 1: largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics [syn: {bluefin}, {bluefin tuna}, {Thunnus thynnus}]
2: large elongated compressed food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe [syn: {saurel}, {Trachurus trachurus}]
3: a California food fish [syn: {jack mackerel}, {Spanish mackerel}, {saurel}, {Trachurus symmetricus}]

horse manure
n : horse excreta used as fertilizer

horse mushroom
n : coarse edible mushroom with a hollow stem and abroad white cap [syn: {Agaricus arvensis}]

horse nettle
n : coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United States [syn: {ball nettle}, {bull nettle}, {ball nightshade}, {Solanum carolinense}]

horse of the wood
n : large black Old World grouse [syn: {capercaillie}, {capercailzie}, {Tetrao urogallus}]

horse opera
n : a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development [syn: {Western}]

horse parsley
n : European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb [syn: {Alexander}, {Alexanders}, {black lovage}, {Smyrnium olusatrum}]

horse pistol
n : a large pistol (usually in a holster) formerly carried by horsemen [syn: {horse-pistol}]

horse race
n : a contest of speed between horses; usually held for the purpose of betting

horse racing
n : the sport of racing horses

horse radish
n : coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root [syn: {horseradish}, {red cole}, {Armoracia rusticana}]

horse sense
n : sound practical judgment; "I can't see the sense in doing it now"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away" [syn: {common sense}, {good sense}, {gumption}, {sense}, {mother wit}]

horse thistle
n : European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a troublesome weed in parts of United States [syn: {prickly lettuce}, {Lactuca serriola}, {Lactuca scariola}]

horse tick
n : winged fly parasitic on horses [syn: {horsefly}, {Hippobosca equina}]

horse trade
n : the swapping of horses (accompanied by much bargaining) [syn: {horse trading}]

horse trader
n : a hard bargainer

horse trading
n 1: the swapping of horses (accompanied by much bargaining) [syn: {horse trade}]
2: negotiation accompanied by mutual concessions and shrewd bargaining

horse wrangler
n : a cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses [syn: {wrangler}]

horse-and-buggy
adj : relating to the time before automobiles (and other inventions) changed the way people lived in industrialized nations

horseback
n 1: the back of a horse
2: a narrow ridge of hills [syn: {hogback}]
adv : on the back of a horse; "he rode horseback to town"; "managed to escape ahorse"; "policeman patrolled the streets ahorseback" [syn: {ahorse}, {ahorseback}]

horseback rider
n : a man skilled in equitation [syn: {horseman}, {equestrian}]

horseback riding
n 1: riding a horse as a sport [syn: {riding}, {equitation}]
2: riding a horse as a means of transportation [syn: {riding}]

horsebean
n 1: seed of the broad-bean plant [syn: {broad bean}, {fava bean}]
2: large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but naturalized in southern United States [syn: {Jerusalem thorn}, {Parkinsonia aculeata}]

horsebox
n : a conveyance (railroad car or trailer) for transporting racehorses

horse-brier
n : a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries [syn: {bullbrier}, {greenbrier}, {catbrier}, {horse brier}, {brier}, {briar}, {Smilax rotundifolia}]

horsecar
n : an early form of streetcar that was drawn by horses

horse-cart
n : heavy cart; drawn by a horse; used for farm work [syn: {horse cart}]

horse-chestnut family
n : trees having showy flowers and inedible nutlike seeds in a leathery capsule [syn: {Hippocastanaceae}, {family Hippocastanaceae}]

horsecloth
n : a cloth for the trapping of a horse

horse-drawn
adj : pulled by a horse; "a horse-drawn carriage"

horse-drawn vehicle
n : a wheeled vehicle drawn by one or more horses

horsefish
n : any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies [syn: {moonfish}, {Atlantic moonfish}, {horsehead}, {horse-head}, {dollarfish}, {Selene setapinnis}]

horseflesh
n : the flesh of horses as food [syn: {horsemeat}]

horsefly
n 1: winged fly parasitic on horses [syn: {horse tick}, {Hippobosca equina}]
2: large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals [syn: {cleg}, {clegg}, {horse fly}]

horsefly weed
n : much-branched erect herb with bright yellow flowers; distributed from Massachusetts to Florida [syn: {indigo broom}, {rattle weed}, {Baptisia tinctoria}]

horsehair
n 1: hair taken from the mane or tail of a horse
2: fabric made from horsehair fibers; used for upholstery

horsehair lichen
n : any of several lichens of the genus Alectoria having a thallus consisting of filaments resembling hair [syn: {horsetail lichen}]

horsehair wig
n : a wig made of horsehair; "the English judiciary wear their traditional horsehair wigs"

horse-head
n : any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies [syn: {moonfish}, {Atlantic moonfish}, {horsefish}, {horsehead}, {dollarfish}, {Selene setapinnis}]

horsehead
n : any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies [syn: {moonfish}, {Atlantic moonfish}, {horsefish}, {horse-head}, {dollarfish}, {Selene setapinnis}]

horsehide
n : leather from the hide of a horse

horselaugh
n : a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing [syn: {hee-haw}, {ha-ha}, {haw-haw}]

horseleech
n : any of several large freshwater leeches

horseless carriage
n : an early term for an automobile; "when automobiles first replaced horse-drawn carriages they were called horseless carriages"

horselike
adj : resembling a horse

horseman
n 1: a man skilled in equitation [syn: {equestrian}, {horseback rider}]
2: a person who breeds and cares for horses [syn: {horse fancier}]

horsemanship
n : skill in handling and riding horses

horsemeat
n : the flesh of horses as food [syn: {horseflesh}]

horsemint
n 1: an annual horsemint of central and western United States and northern Mexico [syn: {lemon mint}, {Monarda citriodora}]
2: tall erect perennial or annual having lanceolate leaves and heads of purple-spotted creamy flowers; many subspecies grown from eastern to southwestern United States and in Mexico [syn: {Monarda punctata}]
3: a coarse Old World wild water mint having long leaves and spikelike clusters of flowers; naturalized in the eastern United States [syn: {Mentha longifolia}]

horse-pistol
n : a large pistol (usually in a holster) formerly carried by horsemen [syn: {horse pistol}]

horseplay
n : rowdy or boisterous play

horsepond
n : a pond for watering horses

horsepower
n : a unit of power equal to 746 watts [syn: {HP}, {H.P.}]

horsepower-hour
n : a unit of work equal to the work done by one horsepower in one hour

horse-race
v : compete in a horse race

horseradish
n 1: the root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground and used for seasoning [syn: {horseradish root}]
2: coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root [syn: {horse radish}, {red cole}, {Armoracia rusticana}]
3: grated horseradish root

horseradish peroxidase
n : an enzyme used in immunohistochemistry to label antigens and their antibodies

horseradish root
n : the root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground and used for seasoning [syn: {horseradish}]

horseradish sauce
n : creamy white sauce with horseradish and mustard [syn: {sauce Albert}]

horse's foot
n : the hoof of a horse [syn: {horse's hoof}]

horse's hoof
n : the hoof of a horse [syn: {horse's foot}]

horseshit
n : obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull" [syn: {bullshit}, {bull}, {Irish bull}, {shit}, {crap}, {dogshit}]

horseshoe
n 1: game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes
2: U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof [syn: {shoe}]
v : equip (a horse) with a horseshoe or horseshoes

horseshoe arch
n : a round arch that widens before rounding off [syn: {Moorish arch}]

horseshoe bat
n 1: any of numerous bats of northwest Africa or Philippines or Australia having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose
2: bat having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose

horseshoe crab
n : large marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a horseshoe and a stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related to the wood louse [syn: {king crab}, {Limulus polyphemus}, {Xiphosurus polyphemus}]

Horseshoe Falls
n : a part of Niagara Falls in Ontario [syn: {Canadian Falls}]

horseshoe vetch
n : European woody perennial with yellow umbellate flowers followed by flattened pods that separate into horseshoe-shaped joints [syn: {Hippocrepis comosa}]

horseshoe whipsnake
n : slender fast-moving Eurasian snake [syn: {Coluber hippocrepis}]

horseshoer
n : a person who shoes horses [syn: {farrier}]

horseshoes
n : a game in which quoits or horseshoes are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it [syn: {quoits}]

horseshow
n : a competitive exhibition of horses

horsetail
n : perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in northern hemisphere; some in Africa and South America

horsetail family
n : sole surviving family of the Equisetales: fern allies [syn: {Equisetaceae}, {family Equisetaceae}]

horsetail lichen
n : any of several lichens of the genus Alectoria having a thallus consisting of filaments resembling hair [syn: {horsehair lichen}]

horsetail milkweed
n : milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico; poisonous to livestock [syn: {poison milkweed}, {Asclepias subverticillata}]

horse-trade
v : negotiate with much give and take

horse-trail
n : a trail for horses

horseweed
n 1: erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States [syn: {horse balm}, {stoneroot}, {stone-root}, {richweed}, {stone root}, {Collinsonia canadensis}]
2: common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron [syn: {Canadian fleabane}, {fleabane}, {Conyza canadensis}, {Erigeron canadensis}]

horsewhip
n : a whip for controlling horses
v : whip with a whip intended for horses [also: {horsewhipping}, {horsewhipped}]

horsewhipped
See {horsewhip}

horsewhipped
horsewhip
n : a whip for controlling horses
v : whip with a whip intended for horses [also: {horsewhipping}, {horsewhipped}]

horsewhipping
See {horsewhip}

horsewhipping
horsewhip
n : a whip for controlling horses
v : whip with a whip intended for horses [also: {horsewhipping}, {horsewhipped}]

horsewhipping
n : the act of whipping with a horsewhip; "that villain needs a good horsewhipping"

horsewoman
n : a woman horseman

horsey set
n : a set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback riding and horse racing [syn: {horsy set}]

horsier
See {horsy}

horsiest
See {horsy}

horst
n : a ridge of the earth's crust that has been forced upward between two faults and so is higher than the surrounding land

horsy set
n : a set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback riding and horse racing [syn: {horsey set}]

Horta
n : Belgian architect and leader in art nouveau architecture (1861-1947) [syn: {Victor Horta}]

hortative
adj : giving strong encouragement [syn: {exhortative}, {exhortatory}, {hortatory}]

hortatory
adj : giving strong encouragement [syn: {exhortative}, {exhortatory}, {hortative}]

hortensia
n 1: deciduous shrub bearing round-headed flower clusters opening green and aging to pink or blue [syn: {Hydrangea macrophylla hortensis}]
2: very tall branching herb with showy much-doubled yellow flower heads [syn: {golden glow}, {double gold}, {Rudbeckia laciniata hortensia}]

horticultural
adj : of or relating to the cultivation of plants

horticulturally
adv : by means of horticulture

horticulture
n : the cultivation of plants [syn: {gardening}]

horticulturist
n : an expert in the science of cultivating plants (fruit or flowers or vegetables or ornamental plants) [syn: {plantsman}]

Horus
n : Egyptian falcon-headed solar god

hosanna
n : a cry of praise or adoration (to God)

hose
n 1: socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear as hosiery) [syn: {hosiery}]
2: man's garment of the 16th and 17th centuries; worn with a doublet [syn: {tights}]
3: a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas [syn: {hosepipe}]
v : water with a hose; "hose the lawn" [syn: {hose down}]

hose down
v : water with a hose; "hose the lawn" [syn: {hose}]

Hosea
n 1: a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC)
2: an Old Testament book telling Hosea's prophecies [syn: {Book of Hosea}]

hosepipe
n : a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas [syn: {hose}]

hosier
n : a tradesman who sells hosiery and (in England) knitwear

hosiery
n : socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear as hosiery) [syn: {hose}]

Hosni Mubarak
n : Egyptian statesman who became president in 1981 after Sadat was assassinated (born in 1929) [syn: {Mubarak}]

hospice
n 1: a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order)
2: a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill

hospitable
adj 1: favorable to life and growth; "soil sufficiently hospitable for forest growth"; "a hospitable environment" [ant: {inhospitable}]
2: disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity; "a good-natured and hospitable man"; "a hospitable act"; "hospitable invitations" [ant: {inhospitable}]
3: (`hospitable' is usually followed by `to') having an open mind; "hospitable to new ideas"; "open to suggestions" [syn: {open to(p)}]

hospitableness
n : a disposition that welcomes guests and is fond of entertaining [ant: {inhospitableness}]

hospitably
adv : in a hospitable manner; "she was received hospitably by her new family" [ant: {inhospitably}]

hospital
n 1: a health facility where patients receive treatment [syn: {infirmary}]
2: a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care

hospital attendant
n : a male hospital attendant who has general non-medical duties [syn: {orderly}]

hospital bed
n : a single bed with a frame in three sections so the head or middle or foot can be raised as required

hospital care
n : placing in medical care in a hospital [syn: {hospitalization}, {hospitalisation}]

hospital chaplain
n : a chaplain in a hospital

hospital occupancy
n : occupancy rate for hospitals

hospital room
n : a room in a hospital for the care of patients

hospital ship
n : a ship built to serve as a hospital; used for wounded in wartime

hospital train
n : a military train built to transport wounded troops to a hospital

hospital ward
n : block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care; "they put her in a 4-bed ward" [syn: {ward}]

hospitalisation
n : placing in medical care in a hospital [syn: {hospitalization}, {hospital care}]

hospitalise
v : admit into a hospital; "Mother had to be hospitalized because her blood pressure was too high" [syn: {hospitalize}]

hospitality
n : kindness in welcoming guests or strangers [syn: {cordial reception}] [ant: {inhospitality}]

hospitalization
n 1: a period of time when you are confined to a hospital; "now they try to shorten the patient's hospitalization"
2: the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital; "he hoped to avoid the expense of hospitalization"
3: insurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital expense [syn: {hospitalization insurance}]
4: placing in medical care in a hospital [syn: {hospitalisation}, {hospital care}]

hospitalization insurance
n : insurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital expense [syn: {hospitalization}]

hospitalize
v : admit into a hospital; "Mother had to be hospitalized because her blood pressure was too high" [syn: {hospitalise}]

host
n 1: a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
2: a vast multitude [syn: {horde}, {legion}]
3: an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; the host does not benefit and is often harmed by the association [ant: {parasite}]
4: a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers) [syn: {master of ceremonies}, {emcee}]
5: archaic terms for army [syn: {legion}]
6: any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event; "Atlanta was chosen to be host for the Olympic Games"
7: (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor
8: the owner or manager of an inn [syn: {innkeeper}, {boniface}]
9: a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion 10: (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network [syn: {server}]
v : be the host of or for; "We hosted 4 couples last night"

Hosta
n : robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae [syn: {genus Hosta}, {Funka}, {genus Funka}]

Hostaceae
n : one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta [syn: {family Hostaceae}, {Funkaceae}, {family Funkaceae}]

hostage
n : a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms [syn: {surety}]

hostel
n 1: a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers [syn: {hostelry}, {inn}, {lodge}]
2: inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips) [syn: {youth hostel}, {student lodging}]

hosteller
n 1: an owner or manager of hotels [syn: {hotelier}, {hotelkeeper}, {hotel manager}, {hotelman}]
2: a traveler who lodges in hostels; "a youth hosteller"

hostelry
n : a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers [syn: {hostel}, {inn}, {lodge}]

hostess
n 1: a woman host
2: a woman innkeeper
3: a woman steward on an airplane [syn: {stewardess}, {air hostess}]

hostile
adj 1: characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions" [ant: {amicable}]
2: not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "hostile naval and air forces" [ant: {friendly}]
3: very unfriendly; "a hostile attitude"
4: impossible to bring into friendly accord; "hostile factions"
5: very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes" [syn: {uncongenial}, {unfriendly}]
6: marked by features that oppose constructive treatment or development; "not able to accomplish much in such a hostile environment"
7: used of attempts to buy or take control of a business; "hostile takeover"; "hostile tender offer"

hostile expedition
n : a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country [syn: {expedition}, {military expedition}]

hostile fire
n : fire that injures or kills an enemy

hostile takeover
n : a takeover that is resisted by the management of the target company

hostile witness
n : a witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the opposing party; "a hostile witness can be asked leading questions and cross-examined" [syn: {adverse witness}]

hostilely
adv : in a belligerent hostile manner; "he pushed her against the wall belligerently" [syn: {belligerently}, {with hostility}]

hostility
n 1: a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition; "he could not conceal his hostility" [syn: {ill will}]
2: a state of deep-seated ill-will [syn: {enmity}, {antagonism}]
3: the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain his hostility" [syn: {enmity}, {ill will}]
4: violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked [syn: {aggression}]
5: acts of overt warfare; "the outbreak of hostilities" [syn: {belligerency}]

hostler
n : someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses [syn: {stableman}, {stableboy}, {groom}, {ostler}]

hot
adj 1: used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead" [ant: {cold}]
2: characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense; "the fighting became hot and heavy"; "a hot engagement"; "a raging battle"; "the river became a raging torrent" [syn: {raging}]
3: extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm; "a hot temper"; "a hot topic"; "a hot new book"; "a hot love affair"; "a hot argument" [ant: {cold}]
4: (color) bold and intense; "hot pink"
5: sexually excited or exciting; "was hot for her"; "hot pants"
6: recently stolen or smuggled; "hot merchandise"; "a hot car"
7: very fast; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive" [syn: {blistering}, {red-hot}]
8: wanted by the police; "a hot suspect"
9: performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy; "a hot drummer"; "he's hot tonight" 10: having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers; "gingery Chinese food"; "hot peppers"; "hot curry"; "corn chips with peppery salsa"; "spicy tomato sauce" [syn: {gingery}, {peppery}, {spicy}] 11: very popular or successful; "one of the hot young talents"; "cabbage patch dolls were hot last season" 12: very unpleasant or even dangerous; "make it hot for him"; "in the hot seat"; "in hot water" 13: newest or most recent; "news hot off the press"; "red-hot information" [syn: {red-hot}] 14: having or bringing unusually good luck; "hot at craps"; "the dice are hot tonight" 15: very good; often used in the negative; "he's hot at math but not so hot at history" 16: newly made; "a hot scent" 17: capable of quick response and great speed; "a hot sports car" 18: having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm; "hot for travel" 19: of a seeker; near to the object sought; "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail" [syn: {warm}] 20: having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity; "hot fuel rods"; "a hot laboratory" 21: charged or energized with electricity; "a hot wire"; "a live wire" [syn: {live}] 22: marked by excited activity; "a hot week on the stock market" [also: {hottest}, {hotter}]

hot air
n 1: air that has been heated and tends to rise
2: loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric" [syn: {palaver}, {empty words}, {empty talk}, {rhetoric}]

hot and bothered
adj : thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term) [syn: {flustered}, {hot and bothered(p)}, {perturbed}, {rattled}]

hot cake
n : a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle [syn: {pancake}, {battercake}, {flannel cake}, {flannel-cake}, {flapcake}, {flapjack}, {griddlecake}, {hotcake}]

hot cereal
n : a cereal that is served hot

hot chocolate
n : a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot [syn: {cocoa}, {chocolate}, {drinking chocolate}]

hot cross bun
n : moderately sweet raised roll containing spices and raisins and citron and decorated with a cross-shaped sugar glaze [syn: {cross bun}]

hot dog
n 1: someone who performs dangerous stunts to attract attention to himself [syn: {hotdog}]
2: a frankfurter served hot on a bun [syn: {hotdog}, {red hot}]
3: a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll [syn: {frank}, {frankfurter}, {hotdog}, {dog}, {wiener}, {wienerwurst}, {weenie}]

hot flash
n : sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders) [syn: {flush}]

hot issue
n : newly issued stock that is in great public demand [syn: {hot stock}]

hot jazz
n : jazz that is emotionally charged and intense and marked by strong rhythms and improvisation

hot line
n : a direct telephone line between two officials

hot pad
n 1: a pad for use under a hot dish to protect a table [syn: {table mat}]
2: heater consisting of electrical heating elements contained in a flexible pad [syn: {heating pad}]

hot pants
n 1: a state of sexual arousal [syn: {horniness}, {hotness}]
2: skin-tight very short pants worn by young women as an outer garment

hot pepper
n 1: plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce [syn: {tabasco pepper}, {tabasco plant}, {Capsicum frutescens}]
2: any of various pungent capsicum fruits

hot plate
n : a portable electric appliance for heating or cooking or keeping food warm [syn: {hotplate}]

hot pot
n : a stew of meat and potatoes cooked in a tightly covered pot [syn: {hotpot}]

hot potato
n : a difficult situation; "he dropped the topic like a hot potato"

hot rod
n : a car modified to increase its speed and acceleration [syn: {hot-rod}]

hot sauce
n : a pungent peppery sauce

hot seat
n 1: an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles a chair; "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair" [syn: {electric chair}, {chair}, {death chair}]
2: a difficult position where you are subjected to stress and criticism

hot spell
n : a spell of hot weather

hot spot
n 1: a place of political unrest and potential violence; "the United States cannot police all of the world's hot spots" [syn: {hotspot}]
2: a point of intense heat or radiation [syn: {hotspot}]
3: a lively entertainment spot [syn: {hotspot}]

hot spring
n : a natural spring of water at a temperature of 70 F or above [syn: {thermal spring}]

Hot Springs
n : a town in west central Arkansas; a health resort noted for thermal springs

Hot Springs National Park
n : a national park in Arkansas featuring ancient hot springs; bathing is said to have therapeutic effects

hot stock
n : newly issued stock that is in great public demand [syn: {hot issue}]

hot stuff
n 1: the quality of being attractive and exciting (especially sexually exciting); "he thought she was really hot stuff"
2: the quality of being popular; "skiing is hot stuff in New Hampshire"

hot stuffed tomato
n : tomato cases filled with various mixtures and baked briefly [syn: {stuffed tomato}]

hot toddy
n : a mixed drink made of liquor and water with sugar and spices and served hot [syn: {toddy}]

hot tub
n : a very large tub (large enough for more than one bather) filled with hot water

hot under the collar
adj : very angry [syn: {hot under the collar(p)}]

hot up
v 1: gain heat or get hot; "The room heated up quickly" [syn: {heat}, {heat up}] [ant: {cool}]
2: make more intense; "Emotions were screwed up" [syn: {heat up}, {screw up}]
3: make more powerful; "he souped up the old cars" [syn: {soup up}, {hop up}]

hot war
n : actual fighting between the warring parties [ant: {cold war}]

hot water
n : a dangerous or distressing predicament; "his views on race got him into political hot water"

hot water plant
n : any plant of the genus Achimenes having showy bell-shaped flowers that resemble gloxinias [syn: {achimenes}]

hot weather
n : a period of unusually hot weather

hot-air balloon
n : balloon for travel through the air in a basket suspended below a large bag of heated air

hotbed
n 1: a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad); "it was a hotbed of vice"
2: a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants

hot-blooded
adj : prone to emotion; "hot-blooded Latin-Americans"

hotbox
n : a journal bearing (as of a railroad car) that has overheated

hotcake
n : a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle [syn: {pancake}, {battercake}, {flannel cake}, {flannel-cake}, {flapcake}, {flapjack}, {griddlecake}, {hot cake}]

hotchpotch
n 1: a motley assortment of things [syn: {odds and ends}, {oddments}, {melange}, {farrago}, {ragbag}, {hodgepodge}, {mishmash}, {mingle-mangle}, {omnium-gatherum}]
2: a stew (or thick soup) made with meat and vegetables

hotdog
n 1: someone who performs dangerous stunts to attract attention to himself [syn: {hot dog}]
2: a frankfurter served hot on a bun [syn: {hot dog}, {red hot}]
3: a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll [syn: {frank}, {frankfurter}, {hot dog}, {dog}, {wiener}, {wienerwurst}, {weenie}]

hotdog bun
n : a long bun shaped to hold a frankfurter [syn: {frankfurter bun}]

Hotei
n : one of the 7 gods of happiness

hotei-chiku
n : small bamboo of southeastern China having slender culms flexuous when young [syn: {fishpole bamboo}, {gosan-chiku}, {Phyllostachys aurea}]

hotel
n : a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

hotel bill
n : statement of charges for staying in a hotel

hotel clerk
n : a hotel receptionist [syn: {desk clerk}, {hotel desk clerk}]

hotel desk clerk
n : a hotel receptionist [syn: {desk clerk}, {hotel clerk}]

hotel detective
n : a private detective employed by a hotel or retail store [syn: {house detective}, {house dick}]

hotel manager
n : an owner or manager of hotels [syn: {hotelier}, {hotelkeeper}, {hotelman}, {hosteller}]

hotel occupancy
n : occupancy rate for hotels

hotel plan
n : a plan and a room rate for providing meals to guests at a hotel [syn: {meal plan}]

hotel room
n : a bedroom (usually with bath) in a hotel

hotel-casino
n 1: a business establishment that combines a casino and a hotel [syn: {casino-hotel}]
2: a building that houses both a hotel and a casino [syn: {casino-hotel}]

hotelier
n : an owner or manager of hotels [syn: {hotelkeeper}, {hotel manager}, {hotelman}, {hosteller}]

hotelkeeper
n : an owner or manager of hotels [syn: {hotelier}, {hotel manager}, {hotelman}, {hosteller}]

hotelman
n : an owner or manager of hotels [syn: {hotelier}, {hotelkeeper}, {hotel manager}, {hosteller}]

hotfoot
adv : without delay; speedily; "sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks"- Francis Hackett; "drove hotfoot for Boston"
v : step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" [syn: {rush}, {hasten}, {hie}, {speed}, {race}, {pelt along}, {rush along}, {cannonball along}, {bucket along}, {belt along}] [ant: {linger}]

hot-fudge sauce
n : thick chocolate sauce served hot [syn: {fudge sauce}]

Hoth
n : a blind god; misled by Loki he kills Balder by throwing a bough of mistletoe [syn: {Hothr}, {Hoder}, {Hodr}]

hothead
n 1: a belligerent grouch [syn: {fire-eater}]
2: a reckless impetuous irresponsible person [syn: {daredevil}, {madcap}, {swashbuckler}, {lunatic}, {harum-scarum}]

hotheaded
adj 1: quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander" [syn: {choleric}, {irascible}, {hot-tempered}, {quick-tempered}, {short}, {short-tempered}]
2: characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic) [syn: {impulsive}, {impetuous}, {madcap}, {tearaway(a)}, {brainish}]

hothouse
n : a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner [syn: {conservatory}, {indoor garden}]

Hothr
n : a blind god; misled by Loki he kills Balder by throwing a bough of mistletoe [syn: {Hoth}, {Hoder}, {Hodr}]

hotly
adv : in a heated manner; "`To say I am behind the strike is so much nonsense,' declared Mr Harvey heatedly"; "the children were arguing hotly" [syn: {heatedly}]

hotness
n 1: the presence of heat [syn: {heat}, {high temperature}] [ant: {coldness}]
2: a state of sexual arousal [syn: {horniness}, {hot pants}]
3: a hot spiciness [syn: {pepperiness}]

hotplate
n : a portable electric appliance for heating or cooking or keeping food warm [syn: {hot plate}]

hotpot
n : a stew of meat and potatoes cooked in a tightly covered pot [syn: {hot pot}]

hot-rock penstemon
n : stems in clumps with cream-colored flowers; found from Washington to Wyoming and southward to California and Utah [syn: {Penstemon deustus}]

hot-rod
n : a car modified to increase its speed and acceleration [syn: {hot rod}]

hotshot
n : someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: {ace}, {adept}, {champion}, {sensation}, {maven}, {mavin}, {virtuoso}, {genius}, {star}, {superstar}, {whiz}, {whizz}, {wizard}, {wiz}]

hotspot
n 1: a place of political unrest and potential violence; "the United States cannot police all of the world's hot spots" [syn: {hot spot}]
2: a point of intense heat or radiation [syn: {hot spot}]
3: a lively entertainment spot [syn: {hot spot}]

Hotspur
n 1: English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403) [syn: {Percy}, {Sir Henry Percy}, {Harry Hotspur}]
2: a rash or impetuous person

hot-tempered
adj : quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander" [syn: {choleric}, {irascible}, {hotheaded}, {quick-tempered}, {short}, {short-tempered}]

Hottentot
n : any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa [syn: {Khoikhoin}, {Khoikhoi}]

Hottentot bread
n : thick edible rootstock of elephant's-foot [syn: {Hottentot's bread}]

Hottentot bread vine
n : South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark [syn: {elephant's-foot}, {tortoise plant}, {Hottentot's bread vine}, {Dioscorea elephantipes}]

Hottentot fig
n : low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp [syn: {Hottentot's fig}, {sour fig}, {Carpobrotus edulis}, {Mesembryanthemum edule}]

Hottentot's bread
n : thick edible rootstock of elephant's-foot [syn: {Hottentot bread}]

Hottentot's bread vine
n : South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark [syn: {elephant's-foot}, {tortoise plant}, {Hottentot bread vine}, {Dioscorea elephantipes}]

Hottentot's fig
n : low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp [syn: {Hottentot fig}, {sour fig}, {Carpobrotus edulis}, {Mesembryanthemum edule}]

hotter
See {hot}

hotter
hot
adj 1: used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead" [ant: {cold}]
2: characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense; "the fighting became hot and heavy"; "a hot engagement"; "a raging battle"; "the river became a raging torrent" [syn: {raging}]
3: extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm; "a hot temper"; "a hot topic"; "a hot new book"; "a hot love affair"; "a hot argument" [ant: {cold}]
4: (color) bold and intense; "hot pink"
5: sexually excited or exciting; "was hot for her"; "hot pants"
6: recently stolen or smuggled; "hot merchandise"; "a hot car"
7: very fast; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive" [syn: {blistering}, {red-hot}]
8: wanted by the police; "a hot suspect"
9: performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy; "a hot drummer"; "he's hot tonight" 10: having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers; "gingery Chinese food"; "hot peppers"; "hot curry"; "corn chips with peppery salsa"; "spicy tomato sauce" [syn: {gingery}, {peppery}, {spicy}] 11: very popular or successful; "one of the hot young talents"; "cabbage patch dolls were hot last season" 12: very unpleasant or even dangerous; "make it hot for him"; "in the hot seat"; "in hot water" 13: newest or most recent; "news hot off the press"; "red-hot information" [syn: {red-hot}] 14: having or bringing unusually good luck; "hot at craps"; "the dice are hot tonight" 15: very good; often used in the negative; "he's hot at math but not so hot at history" 16: newly made; "a hot scent" 17: capable of quick response and great speed; "a hot sports car" 18: having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm; "hot for travel" 19: of a seeker; near to the object sought; "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail" [syn: {warm}] 20: having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity; "hot fuel rods"; "a hot laboratory" 21: charged or energized with electricity; "a hot wire"; "a live wire" [syn: {live}] 22: marked by excited activity; "a hot week on the stock market" [also: {hottest}, {hotter}]

hottest
See {hot}

hottest
hot
adj 1: used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead" [ant: {cold}]
2: characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense; "the fighting became hot and heavy"; "a hot engagement"; "a raging battle"; "the river became a raging torrent" [syn: {raging}]
3: extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm; "a hot temper"; "a hot topic"; "a hot new book"; "a hot love affair"; "a hot argument" [ant: {cold}]
4: (color) bold and intense; "hot pink"
5: sexually excited or exciting; "was hot for her"; "hot pants"
6: recently stolen or smuggled; "hot merchandise"; "a hot car"
7: very fast; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive" [syn: {blistering}, {red-hot}]
8: wanted by the police; "a hot suspect"
9: performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy; "a hot drummer"; "he's hot tonight" 10: having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers; "gingery Chinese food"; "hot peppers"; "hot curry"; "corn chips with peppery salsa"; "spicy tomato sauce" [syn: {gingery}, {peppery}, {spicy}] 11: very popular or successful; "one of the hot young talents"; "cabbage patch dolls were hot last season" 12: very unpleasant or even dangerous; "make it hot for him"; "in the hot seat"; "in hot water" 13: newest or most recent; "news hot off the press"; "red-hot information" [syn: {red-hot}] 14: having or bringing unusually good luck; "hot at craps"; "the dice are hot tonight" 15: very good; often used in the negative; "he's hot at math but not so hot at history" 16: newly made; "a hot scent" 17: capable of quick response and great speed; "a hot sports car" 18: having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm; "hot for travel" 19: of a seeker; near to the object sought; "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail" [syn: {warm}] 20: having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity; "hot fuel rods"; "a hot laboratory" 21: charged or energized with electricity; "a hot wire"; "a live wire" [syn: {live}] 22: marked by excited activity; "a hot week on the stock market" [also: {hottest}, {hotter}]

hottish
adj : somewhat hot

Hottonia
n : aquatic herbs [syn: {genus Hottonia}]

Hottonia inflata
n : a featherfoil of the eastern United States with submerged spongy inflated flower stalks and white flowers [syn: {water gillyflower}, {American featherfoil}]

Hottonia palustris
n : featherfoil of Europe and western Asia having submerged and floating leaves and violet flowers [syn: {water violet}]

hot-water bag
n : a stoppered receptacle (usually made of rubber) that is to be filled with hot water and used for warming a bed or parts of the body [syn: {hot-water bottle}]

hot-water bottle
n : a stoppered receptacle (usually made of rubber) that is to be filled with hot water and used for warming a bed or parts of the body [syn: {hot-water bag}]

hot-water heater
n : a heater and storage tank to supply heated water [syn: {water heater}, {hot-water tank}]

hot-water tank
n : a heater and storage tank to supply heated water [syn: {water heater}, {hot-water heater}]

hot-wire
v : start (a car engine) without a key by short-circuiting the ignition system; "The woman who lost the car keys had to hot-wire her van"

hot-work steel
n : an alloy steel that remains hard at a red heat; used to make metal-cutting tools [syn: {high-speed steel}]

houdah
n : a (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant [syn: {howdah}]

Houdini
n : United States magician (born in Hungary) famous for his ability to escape from chains or handcuffs or straitjackets of padlocked containers (1874-1926) [syn: {Harry Houdini}, {Erik Weisz}]

Houghton
n 1: United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895) [syn: {Henry Oscar Houghton}]
2: a town in northwest Michigan on the Upper Peninsula

houhere
n : small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage [syn: {lacebark}, {ribbonwood}, {Hoheria populnea}]

hoummos
n : a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East [syn: {hummus}, {humus}, {hommos}, {humous}]

hound
n 1: any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears [syn: {hound dog}]
2: someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog" [syn: {cad}, {bounder}, {blackguard}, {dog}, {heel}]
v : pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him" [syn: {hunt}, {trace}]

hound dog
n : any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears [syn: {hound}]

hound's-tongue
n 1: perennial shrub of North America having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and pale-blue to purple flowers [syn: {Cynoglossum virginaticum}]
2: biennial shrub of Europe and western Asia having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and dark reddish-purple flowers [syn: {Cynoglossum officinale}]

houndstooth check
n : textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks [syn: {hound's-tooth check}, {dogstooth check}, {dogs-tooth check}, {dog's-tooth check}]

hound's-tooth check
n : textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks [syn: {houndstooth check}, {dogstooth check}, {dogs-tooth check}, {dog's-tooth check}]

hour
n 1: a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day; "the job will take more than an hour" [syn: {hr}, {60 minutes}]
2: clock time; "the hour is getting late" [syn: {time of day}]
3: a special and memorable period; "it was their finest hour"
4: distance measured by the time taken to cover it; "we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away" [syn: {minute}]

hour angle
n 1: the angular distance along the celestial equator from the observer's meridian to the hour circle of a given celestial body
2: (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day [syn: {HA}]

hour circle
n : a great circle on the celestial sphere that passes through both celestial poles

hour hand
n : the shorter hand of a clock that points to the hours [syn: {little hand}]

hourglass
n : a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes

houri
n 1: a voluptuously beautiful young woman [syn: {nymph}]
2: (Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise

hourlong
adj : lasting for an hour; "an hourlong examination"

hourly
adj : occurring every hour or payable by the hour; "hourly chimes"; "hourly pay"
adv : every hour; "daily, hourly, I grew stronger" [syn: {by the hour}]

hours
n 1: a period of time assigned for work; "they work long hours"
2: an indefinite period of time; "they talked for hours"

Housatonic
n : a river that rises in western Massachusetts and flows south through Connecticut to empty into Long Island Sound [syn: {Housatonic River}]

Housatonic River
n : a river that rises in western Massachusetts and flows south through Connecticut to empty into Long Island Sound [syn: {Housatonic}]

house
n 1: a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house"
2: an official assembly having legislative powers; "the legislature has two houses"
3: a building in which something is sheltered or located; "they had a large carriage house"
4: a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home" [syn: {family}, {household}, {home}, {menage}]
5: a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full" [syn: {theater}, {theatre}]
6: members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house" [syn: {firm}, {business firm}]
7: aristocratic family line; "the House of York"
8: the members of a religious community living together
9: the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema; "the house applauded"; "he counted the house" 10: play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults; "the children were playing house" 11: (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided [syn: {sign of the zodiac}, {star sign}, {sign}, {mansion}, {planetary house}] 12: the management of a gambling house or casino; "the house gets a percentage of every bet"
v 1: contain or cover; "This box houses the gears"
2: provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town" [syn: {put up}, {domiciliate}]

house agent
n : a person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale of land; "in England they call a realtor a land agent" [syn: {realtor}, {real estate broker}, {real estate agent}, {estate agent}, {land agent}]

house arrest
n : confinement to your own home

house cat
n : any domesticated member of the genus Felis [syn: {domestic cat}, {Felis domesticus}, {Felis catus}]

house centipede
n : long-legged centipede common in damp places as e.g. cellars [syn: {Scutigera coleoptrata}]

house decorator
n : a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings [syn: {interior designer}, {designer}, {interior decorator}, {room decorator}, {decorator}]

house detective
n : a private detective employed by a hotel or retail store [syn: {hotel detective}, {house dick}]

house dick
n : a private detective employed by a hotel or retail store [syn: {hotel detective}, {house detective}]

house finch
n : small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico [syn: {linnet}, {Carpodacus mexicanus}]

house guest
n : a guest entertained in your house [syn: {houseguest}]

house husband
n : a husband who keeps house while his wife earns the family income

house martin
n : common small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses [syn: {Delichon urbica}]

house mouse
n : brownish-gray Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide [syn: {Mus musculus}]

house of cards
n 1: a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control; "his proposal was nothing but a house of cards"; "a real estate bubble" [syn: {bubble}]
2: an unstable construction with playing cards; "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed" [syn: {cardhouse}, {card-house}, {cardcastle}]

House of Commons
n : the lower house of the British parliament [syn: {British House of Commons}]

house of correction
n : (formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences

house of detention
n : an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court) [syn: {detention home}, {detention house}, {detention camp}]

house of God
n : any building where congregations gather for prayer [syn: {place of worship}, {house of prayer}, {house of worship}]

House of Hanover
n : the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria) [syn: {Hanover}, {Hanoverian line}]

house of ill repute
n : a building where prostitutes are available [syn: {whorehouse}, {brothel}, {bordello}, {bagnio}, {house of prostitution}, {bawdyhouse}, {cathouse}, {sporting house}]

House of Islam
n : areas where Muslims are in the majority [syn: {Dar al-Islam}]

House of Lancaster
n : the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose [syn: {Lancaster}, {Lancastrian line}]

House of Lords
n : the upper house of the British parliament [syn: {British House of Lords}]

house of prayer
n : any building where congregations gather for prayer [syn: {place of worship}, {house of God}, {house of worship}]

house of prostitution
n : a building where prostitutes are available [syn: {whorehouse}, {brothel}, {bordello}, {bagnio}, {house of ill repute}, {bawdyhouse}, {cathouse}, {sporting house}]

House of Representatives
n : the lower legislative house of the United States Congress [syn: {United States House of Representatives}, {U.S. House of Representatives}, {US House of Representatives}, {U.S. House}, {US House}]

House of Tudor
n : an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603) [syn: {Tudor}]

House of War
n : areas where Muslims are in the minority and are persecuted [syn: {Dar al-harb}]

House of Windsor
n : the British royal family since 1917 [syn: {Windsor}]

house of worship
n : any building where congregations gather for prayer [syn: {place of worship}, {house of prayer}, {house of God}]

House of York
n : the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose [syn: {York}]

house organ
n : a periodical published by a business firm for its employees and customers

house paint
n : paint used to cover the exterior woodwork of a house [syn: {housepaint}]

house painter
n : a painter of houses a similar buildings

house painting
n : the occupation of a house painter; "house painting was the only craft he knew" [syn: {painting}]

house party
n : a party lasting over one or more nights at a large house

house physician
n : a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital; "the resident was receiving special clinical training at the hospital" [syn: {resident}, {resident physician}]

house servant
n : a household servant [syn: {domestic}, {domestic help}]

house sitter
n : a custodian who lives in and cares for a house while the regular occupant is away (usually without an exchange of money)

house snake
n : nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like coral snakes [syn: {milk snake}, {milk adder}, {checkered adder}, {Lampropeltis triangulum}]

house sparrow
n : small hardy brown-and-gray bird native to Europe [syn: {English sparrow}, {Passer domesticus}]

house trailer
n : a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy [syn: {trailer}]

house wren
n : common American wren that nests around houses [syn: {Troglodytes aedon}]

houseboat
n : a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling

housebound
adj : confined usually by illness [syn: {homebound}, {shut-in}]

housebreak
v : train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house

housebreaker
n 1: a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house [syn: {cat burglar}]
2: a wrecker of houses; "in England a housewrecker is called a housebreaker" [syn: {housewrecker}]

housebreaking
n : trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent [syn: {break-in}, {breaking and entering}]

housebroken
adj : of pets; trained to urinate and defecate outside or in a special place; "housebroken pets"; "`house-trained' is chiefly British" [syn: {house-trained}]

house-builder
n : someone who builds houses as a business [syn: {homebuilder}, {home-builder}, {housebuilder}]

housebuilder
n : someone who builds houses as a business [syn: {homebuilder}, {home-builder}, {house-builder}]

houseclean
v : clean and tidy up the house; "She housecleans every week" [syn: {clean house}, {clean}]

housecleaning
n 1: (figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions; "more housecleaning is in store at other accounting firms"; "many employees were discharged in a general housecleaning by the new owners"
2: the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house; "efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time"

housecoat
n : a loose dressing gown for women [syn: {negligee}, {neglige}, {peignoir}, {wrapper}]

housecraft
n : skill in domestic management

housedog
n : a dog trained to guard a house

housefather
n : a man in charge of children in an institution

housefly
n : common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases [syn: {Musca domestica}]

houseful
n : as many as a house will accommodate; "they entertained a houseful of guests"

houseguest
n : a guest entertained in your house [syn: {house guest}]

household
n : a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home" [syn: {family}, {house}, {home}, {menage}]

household appliance
n : an appliance that does a particular job in the home [syn: {home appliance}]

household arts
n : theory and practice of homemaking [syn: {home economics}, {home ec}, {domestic science}]

household linen
n : drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth [syn: {white goods}]

householder
n : someone who owns a home [syn: {homeowner}]

housekeep
v : maintain a household; take care of all household-related business

housekeeper
n : a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household

housekeeping
n : the work of cleaning and running a house [syn: {housework}]

houselights
n : lights that illuminate the audience part of a theater or other auditorium

houselled
See {housel}

houselling
See {housel}

housemaid
n : a female domestic [syn: {maid}, {maidservant}, {amah}]

housemaid's knee
n : swelling of the bursa in the knee (due to trauma or excessive kneeling)

houseman
n : an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term) [syn: {intern}, {interne}, {medical intern}]

housemaster
n : teacher in charge of a school boardinghouse

housemother
n : a woman employed as a chaperon in a residence for young people

housepaint
n : paint used to cover the exterior woodwork of a house [syn: {house paint}]

houseplant
n : any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes

house-proud
adj : proud of your house or its furnishings or upkeep

house-raising
n : construction by a group of neighbors

houseroom
n : space for accommodation in a house; "I wouldn't give that table houseroom"

Houses of Parliament
n : the building in which the House of Commons and the House of Lords meet

house-to-house
adj : omitting no one; from the door of one house to that of the next; "a door-to-door campaign"; "house-to-house coverage" [syn: {door-to-door}]

housetop
n : the roof of a house; "shout it from the housetops"

house-trained
adj : of pets; trained to urinate and defecate outside or in a special place; "housebroken pets"; "`house-trained' is chiefly British" [syn: {housebroken}]

housewarming
n : a party of people assembled to celebrate moving into a new home

housewife
n : a wife who who manages a household while her husband earns the family income [syn: {homemaker}, {lady of the house}, {woman of the house}] [also: {housewives} (pl)]

housewifely
adj : related or suited to a housewife; "housewifely virtues"

housewifery
n : the work of a housewife

housewives
housewife
n : a wife who who manages a household while her husband earns the family income [syn: {homemaker}, {lady of the house}, {woman of the house}] [also: {housewives} (pl)]

housewives
See {housewife}

housework
n : the work of cleaning and running a house [syn: {housekeeping}]

housewrecker
n : a wrecker of houses; "in England a housewrecker is called a housebreaker" [syn: {housebreaker}]

housing
n 1: housing structures collectively; structures in which people are housed [syn: {lodging}, {living accommodations}]
2: a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component
3: stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse [syn: {caparison}, {trapping}, {trappings}, {housings}]

Housing and Urban Development
n : the United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal; created in 1965 [syn: {Department of Housing and Urban Development}, {HUD}]

housing commissioner
n : a commissioner in charge of public housing

housing development
n : a residential area of similar dwellings built by property developers and usually under a single management; "they live in the new housing development"

housing estate
n : a residential area where the houses were all planned and built at the same time

housing industry
n : an industry that builds housing [syn: {construction industry}]

housing project
n : a housing development that is publicly funded and administered for low-income families [syn: {public housing}]

housing start
n : the act of starting to construct a house

housings
n : stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse [syn: {caparison}, {trapping}, {trappings}, {housing}]

Housman
n : English poet (1859-1936) [syn: {A. E. Housman}, {Alfred Edward Housman}]

Houston
n 1: the largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
2: United States politician and military leader who fought to gain independence for Texas from Mexico and to make it a part of the United States (1793-1863) [syn: {Sam Houston}, {Samuel Houston}]

Houttuynia
n : 1 species; east Asian low-growing plant of wet places [syn: {genus Houttuynia}]

Houyhnhnm
n : one of a race of intelligent horses who ruled the Yahoos in a novel by Jonathan Swift

Houyhnhnms
n : a land imagined by Jonathan Swift where intelligent horses ruled the Yahoos

hove
See {heave}

hove
heave
n 1: an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea" [syn: {heaving}]
2: (geology) a horizontal dislocation
3: the act of lifting something with great effort [syn: {heaving}]
4: an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves" [syn: {retch}]
5: the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up" [syn: {lift}, {raise}]
6: throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes" [syn: {heaving}]
v 1: utter a sound, as with obvious effort; "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do"
2: throw with great effort
3: rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward" [syn: {billow}, {surge}]
4: lift or elevate [syn: {heave up}, {heft}, {heft up}]
5: nautical: to move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight"
6: breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily" [syn: {pant}, {puff}, {gasp}]
7: bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heatwave" [syn: {buckle}, {warp}]
8: make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit [syn: {gag}, {retch}] [also: {hove}]

hovea
n : any of several attractive evergreen shrubs of Australia grown for their glossy deep green foliage and flowers in rich blues and intense violets [syn: {purple pea}]

hovel
n : small crude shelter used as a dwelling [syn: {hut}, {hutch}, {shack}, {shanty}] [also: {hovelling}, {hovelled}]

hovelled
See {hovel}

hovelled
hovel
n : small crude shelter used as a dwelling [syn: {hut}, {hutch}, {shack}, {shanty}] [also: {hovelling}, {hovelled}]

hovelling
See {hovel}

hovelling
hovel
n : small crude shelter used as a dwelling [syn: {hut}, {hutch}, {shack}, {shanty}] [also: {hovelling}, {hovelled}]

hover
v 1: be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement" [syn: {vibrate}, {vacillate}, {oscillate}]
2: move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner" [syn: {linger}]
3: hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
4: be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The guru claimed that he could levitate" [syn: {levitate}]
5: hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" [syn: {brood}, {loom}, {bulk large}]

hovercraft
n : a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines [syn: {ground-effect machine}]

how
adv 1: to what extent or amount or degree; "how tall is she?"
2: in what way or manner or by what means (`however' is sometimes used as an intensive form of `how'); "how did you catch the snake?"; "he told us how he did it"; "however did you get here so soon?" [syn: {however}]

how come
adv : question word; what is the reason (`how come' is a nonstandard variant); "why are you here?"; "how come he got an ice cream cone but I didn't?" [syn: {why}]

Howard
n 1: English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943) [syn: {Leslie Howard}, {Leslie Howard Stainer}]
2: Queen of England as the fifth wife of Henry VIII who was accused of adultery and executed (1520-1542) [syn: {Catherine Howard}]

Howard Carter
n : Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939) [syn: {Carter}]

Howard Florey
n : British pathologist who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1898-1968) [syn: {Florey}, {Sir Howard Walter Florey}]

Howard Hughes
n : United States industrialist who was an aviator and a film producer; during the last years of his life he was a total recluse (1905-1976) [syn: {Hughes}, {Howard Robard Hughes}]

Howard Lindsay
n : United States playwright who collaborated with Russel Crouse on several musicals (1889-1931) [syn: {Lindsay}]

Howard Robard Hughes
n : United States industrialist who was an aviator and a film producer; during the last years of his life he was a total recluse (1905-1976) [syn: {Hughes}, {Howard Hughes}]

howdah
n : a (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant [syn: {houdah}]

how-do-you-do
n 1: an awkward situation; "that's a fine how-d'ye-do" [syn: {how-d'ye-do}]
2: an expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos" [syn: {hello}, {hullo}, {hi}, {howdy}]

howdy
n : an expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos" [syn: {hello}, {hullo}, {hi}, {how-do-you-do}]

how-d'ye-do
n : an awkward situation; "that's a fine how-d'ye-do" [syn: {how-do-you-do}]

Howe
n 1: United States feminist who was active in the women's suffrage movement (1819-1910) [syn: {Julia Ward Howe}]
2: United States inventor who built early sewing machines and won suits for patent infringement against other manufacturers (including Isaac M. Singer) (1819-1867) [syn: {Elias Howe}]

Howells
n : United States writer and editor (1837-1920) [syn: {William Dean Howells}]

however
adv 1: despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go" [syn: {nevertheless}, {withal}, {still}, {yet}, {all the same}, {even so}, {nonetheless}, {notwithstanding}]
2: by contrast; on the other hand; "the first part was easy; the second, however, took hours"
3: to whatever degree or extent; "The results, however general, are important"; "they have begun, however reluctantly, to acknowledge the legitimacy of some of the opposition's concerns"
4: in whatever way or manner; "Victory, however it was brought about, was sweet"; "however he did it, it was very clever"
5: in what way or manner or by what means (`however' is sometimes used as an intensive form of `how'); "how did you catch the snake?"; "he told us how he did it"; "however did you get here so soon?" [syn: {how}]

howitzer
n : a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range [syn: {mortar}, {trench mortar}]

howl
n 1: a long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect" [syn: {howling}, {ululation}]
2: the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf
3: a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound; "the howl of the wind made him restless"
v 1: emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow" [syn: {ululate}, {wail}, {roar}, {yawl}]
2: cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the desert" [syn: {wrawl}, {yammer}, {yowl}]
3: make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles; "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute" [syn: {roar}]
4: laugh unrestrainedly and heartily [syn: {roar}]

howler
n 1: a joke that seems extremely funny [syn: {belly laugh}, {sidesplitter}, {thigh-slapper}, {scream}, {wow}, {riot}]
2: monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry [syn: {howler monkey}]
3: a glaring blunder

howler monkey
n : monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry [syn: {howler}]

howling
adj 1: noisy with or as if with loud cries and shouts; "a crying mass of rioters"; "a howling wind"; "shouting fans"; "the yelling fiend" [syn: {crying}, {yelling}, {shouting}]
2: extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement" [syn: {fantastic}, {howling(a)}, {marvelous}, {marvellous}, {rattling(a)}, {terrific}, {tremendous}, {wonderful}, {wondrous}]
n : a long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect" [syn: {howl}, {ululation}]

hoy
n : a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) [syn: {barge}, {flatboat}, {lighter}]

hoya
n : any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and usually nectariferous flowers

Hoya carnosa
n : succulent climber of southern Asia with umbels of pink and white star-shaped flowers [syn: {wax plant}]

hoyden
adj : used of boisterous girls [syn: {hoyden(a)}, {hoydenish}, {tomboyish}]
n : a girl who behaves in a boyish manner [syn: {tomboy}, {romp}]

hoydenish
adj 1: used of boisterous girls [syn: {hoyden(a)}, {tomboyish}]
2: used of girls; wild and boisterous [syn: {tomboyish}]

hoydenism
n : masculinity in women (especially in girls and young women) [syn: {tomboyishness}]

Hoyle
n 1: an English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state theory of cosmology; described processes of nucleosynthesis inside stars (1915-2001) [syn: {Fred Hoyle}, {Sir Fred Hoyle}]
2: English writer on games (1672-1769) [syn: {Edmond Hoyle}]

H.P.
n : a unit of power equal to 746 watts [syn: {horsepower}, {HP}]

HP
n : a unit of power equal to 746 watts [syn: {horsepower}, {H.P.}]

HQ
n : (usually plural) the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command; "the general's headquarters were a couple of large tents" [syn: {headquarters}, {military headquarters}]

hr
n : a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day; "the job will take more than an hour" [syn: {hour}, {60 minutes}]

Hrolf
n : Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931) [syn: {Rollo}, {Rolf}]

HRT
n : hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis [syn: {hormone replacement therapy}, {hormone-replacement therapy}]

Hrvatska
n : a republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe in the eastern Adriatic coastal area; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; became independent in 1991 [syn: {Croatia}, {Republic of Croatia}]

hryvnia
n : the basic unit of money in Ukraine

HS1
n : a herpes virus that causes oral herpes [syn: {herpes simplex 1}, {HSv-1}]

HS2
n : a herpes virus that can cause genital herpes [syn: {herpes simplex 2}, {HSV-2}]

H-shaped
adj : shaped in the form of the letter H

Hsian
n : a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC [syn: {Xian}, {Sian}, {Singan}, {Changan}]

Hsuan Chiao
n : popular Chinese philosophical system based in teachings of Lao-tzu but characterized by a pantheism of many gods and the practices of alchemy and divination and magic [syn: {Taoism}]

HSv-1
n : a herpes virus that causes oral herpes [syn: {herpes simplex 1}, {HS1}]

HSV-2
n : a herpes virus that can cause genital herpes [syn: {herpes simplex 2}, {HS2}]

HTLV-1
n : retrovirus causing T-cell leukemia [syn: {human T-cell leukemia virus-1}]

HTML
n : a set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documents [syn: {hypertext markup language}, {hypertext mark-up language}]

HTTP
n : a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers [syn: {hypertext transfer protocol}]

HUA
n : an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan [syn: {Harkat-ul-Mujahidin}, {HUM}, {Harkat ul-Ansar}, {Harkat ul-Mujahedeen}, {Al Faran}, {Movement of Holy Warriors}]

Huainaputina
n : an inactive volcano in the Andes in southern Peru; last erupted in 1783

Hualapai
n 1: a member of a North American people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona [syn: {Walapai}, {Hualpai}]
2: the Yuman language spoken by the Walapai people [syn: {Walapai}, {Hualpai}]

Hualpai
n 1: a member of a North American people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona [syn: {Walapai}, {Hualapai}]
2: the Yuman language spoken by the Walapai people [syn: {Walapai}, {Hualapai}]

huamachil
n : common thorny tropical American tree having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum [syn: {manila tamarind}, {camachile}, {wild tamarind}, {Pithecellobium dulce}]

Huang He
n : a major river of Asia in northern China; flows generally eastward into the Yellow Sea; carries large quantities of yellow silt to its delta [syn: {Hwang Ho}, {Yellow River}]

huarache
n : a sandal with flat heels and an upper of woven leather straps [syn: {huaraches}]

huaraches
n : a sandal with flat heels and an upper of woven leather straps [syn: {huarache}]

Huascaran
n : a mountain in the Andes in Peru (22,205 feet high)

Huayna Capac
n : the Incan ruler under whom the Incan empire reached its widest extent (died in 1525)

hub
n 1: the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes
2: a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve; "the playground is the hub of parental supervision"; "the airport is the economic hub of the area"

Hub of the Universe
n : state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services [syn: {Boston}, {Bean Town}, {Beantown}, {capital of Massachusetts}]

hub-and-spoke
n : a system of air transportation in which local airports offer air transportation to a central airport where long-distance flights are available [syn: {hub-and-spoke system}]

hub-and-spoke system
n : a system of air transportation in which local airports offer air transportation to a central airport where long-distance flights are available [syn: {hub-and-spoke}]

Hubbard
n 1: a United States writer of science fiction and founder of Scientology (1911-1986) [syn: {L. Ron Hubbard}]
2: a mountain peak in southeastern Alaska that is part of the Coast Range (14,950 feet high) [syn: {Mount Hubbard}]

hubbard squash
n 1: any of several winter squash plants producing large grayish-green football-shaped fruit with a rough warty rind [syn: {Cucurbita maxima}]
2: large football-shaped winter squash with a warty gray-green rind

Hubble
n : United States astronomer who discovered that (as the universe expands) the speed with which nebulae recede increases with their distance (1889-1953) [syn: {Edwin Hubble}, {Edwin Powell Hubble}]

Hubble constant
n : (cosmology) the ratio of the speed of recession of a galaxy (due to the expansion of the universe) to its distance from the observer; the reciprocal of the Hubble constant is the age of the universe [syn: {Hubble's constant}]

Hubble law
n : (astronomy) the generalization that the speed of recession of distant galaxies (the red shift) is proportional to their distance from the observer [syn: {Hubble's law}]

hubble-bubble
n : an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water; "a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola" [syn: {hookah}, {narghile}, {nargileh}, {sheesha}, {shisha}, {chicha}, {calean}, {kalian}, {water pipe}, {hubbly-bubbly}]

Hubble's constant
n : (cosmology) the ratio of the speed of recession of a galaxy (due to the expansion of the universe) to its distance from the observer; the reciprocal of the Hubble constant is the age of the universe [syn: {Hubble constant}]

Hubble's law
n : (astronomy) the generalization that the speed of recession of distant galaxies (the red shift) is proportional to their distance from the observer [syn: {Hubble law}]

hubbly-bubbly
n : an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water; "a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola" [syn: {hookah}, {narghile}, {nargileh}, {sheesha}, {shisha}, {chicha}, {calean}, {kalian}, {water pipe}, {hubble-bubble}]

hubbub
n : loud confused noise from many sources [syn: {uproar}, {brouhaha}, {katzenjammer}]

hubby
n : a married man; a woman's partner in marriage [syn: {husband}, {married man}] [ant: {wife}]

hubcap
n : cap that fits over the hub of a wheel

Hubel
n : United States neuroscientist noted for his studies of the neural basis of vision (born in 1926) [syn: {David Hubel}]

hubris
n : overbearing pride or presumption

huck
n : toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric [syn: {huckaback}]

Huck Finn
n : a mischievous boy in a novel by Mark Twain [syn: {Huckleberry Finn}]

huckaback
n : toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric [syn: {huck}]

huckleberry
n 1: any of various dark-fruited as distinguished from blue-fruited blueberries
2: any of several shrubs of the genus Gaylussacia bearing small berries resembling blueberries
3: blue-black berry similar to blueberries and bilberries of the eastern United States

Huckleberry Finn
n : a mischievous boy in a novel by Mark Twain [syn: {Huck Finn}]

huckleberry oak
n : a low spreading or prostrate shrub of southwestern United States with small acorns and leaves resembling those of the huckleberry [syn: {Quercus vaccinifolia}]

huckster
n 1: a seller of shoddy goods [syn: {cheap-jack}]
2: a person who writes radio or tv advertisements
v 1: sell or offer for sale from place to place [syn: {peddle}, {monger}, {hawk}, {vend}, {pitch}]
2: wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); "Let's not haggle over a few dollars" [syn: {haggle}, {higgle}, {chaffer}]

HUD
n : the United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal; created in 1965 [syn: {Department of Housing and Urban Development}, {Housing and Urban Development}]

Huddie Leadbetter
n : United States folk singer and composer (1885-1949) [syn: {Ledbetter}, {Leadbelly}]

huddle
n 1: a quick private conference [syn: {powwow}]
2: a disorganized and densely packed crowd; "a huddle of frightened women"
v 1: crowd or draw together; "let's huddle together--it's cold!" [syn: {huddle together}]
2: crouch or curl up; "They huddled outside in the rain" [syn: {cower}]

huddle together
v : crowd or draw together; "let's huddle together--it's cold!" [syn: {huddle}]

huddled
adj 1: squatting close to the ground; "poorly clothed men huddled low against the wind"; "he stayed in the ditch hunkered down" [syn: {crouched}, {crouching}, {hunkered}, {hunkered down}]
2: crowded or massed together; "give me...your huddled masses"; "the huddled sheep turned their backs against the wind"

huddler
n 1: a member of a huddle
2: a person who crouches; "low huddlers against the wind"

hudood
n : Islamic laws stating the limits ordained by Allah and including the deterent punishments for serious crimes [syn: {hudud}]

Hudson
n 1: a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century [syn: {Hudson River}]
2: English naturalist (born in Argentina) (1841-1922) [syn: {W. H. Hudson}, {William Henry Hudson}]
3: English navigator who discovered the Hudson River; in 1610 he attempted to winter in Hudson Bay but his crew mutinied and set him adrift to die (1565-1611) [syn: {Henry Hudson}]

Hudson Bay
n : an inland sea in northern Canada

Hudson bay collared lemming
n : of northern Canada [syn: {Dicrostonyx hudsonius}]

Hudson Hoagland
n : United States physiologist (1899-1982) [syn: {Hoagland}]

Hudson River
n : a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century [syn: {Hudson}]

Hudson River school
n : the first coherent school of American art; active from 1825 to 1870; painted wilderness landscapes of the Hudson River valley and surrounding New England [syn: {romantic realism}]

hudson seal
n : muskrat fur dressed to simulate sealskin

Hudsonia
n : small evergreen subshrubs of North America [syn: {genus Hudsonia}]

Hudsonia ericoides
n : North American decumbent evergreen heathlike plant with yellow flowers [syn: {false heather}, {golden heather}]

Hudsonia tomentosa
n : small heathlike plant covered with white down growing on beaches in northeastern North America [syn: {beach heather}, {poverty grass}]

Hudsonian godwit
n : New World godwit [syn: {Limosa haemastica}]

hudud
n : Islamic laws stating the limits ordained by Allah and including the deterent punishments for serious crimes [syn: {hudood}]

hue
n : the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength [syn: {chromaticity}]
v 1: take on color or become colored; "In highlights it hued to a dull silver-grey"
2: suffuse with color [syn: {imbue}, {tinge}]

hue and cry
n : loud and persistent outcry from many people; "he ignored the clamor of the crowd" [syn: {clamor}, {clamoring}, {clamour}, {clamouring}]

hueless
adj : totally lacking in saturation and therefore having no hue

huff
n : a state of irritation or annoyance [syn: {miff}, {seeing red}]
v 1: inhale recreational drugs [syn: {snort}]
2: blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain" [syn: {puff}, {chuff}]

huffily
adv : in a huffy manner; "`Don't bother to call me back,' he said huffily"

huffiness
n : a passing state of anger and resentment

huffing
adj : breathing heavily [syn: {puffing}, {puffy}]
n : an act of forcible exhalation [syn: {puffing}, {snorting}]

huffish
adj : sullen or moody [syn: {sulky}]

huffishness
n : a feeling of sulky resentment [syn: {sulkiness}]

huffy
adj 1: quick to take offense [syn: {thin-skinned}, {touchy}]
2: roused to anger; "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark" [syn: {mad}, {sore}]

hug
n : a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug" [syn: {clinch}, {squeeze}]
v 1: hug, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced" [syn: {embrace}, {bosom}, {squeeze}]
2: fit closely or tightly; "She dress hugged her hipds" [also: {hugging}, {hugged}]

hug drug
n : street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine [syn: {Adam}, {ecstasy}, {XTC}, {go}, {disco biscuit}, {cristal}, {X}]

huge
adj : unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; "huge government spending"; "huge country estates"; "huge popular demand for higher education"; "a huge wave"; "the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains"; "immense numbers of birds"; "at vast (or immense) expense"; "the vast reaches of outer space"; "the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization"- W.R.Inge [syn: {immense}, {vast}, {Brobdingnagian}]

hugely
adv : extremely; "he was enormously popular" [syn: {enormously}, {tremendously}, {staggeringly}]

hugged
See {hug}

hugged
hug
n : a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug" [syn: {clinch}, {squeeze}]
v 1: hug, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced" [syn: {embrace}, {bosom}, {squeeze}]
2: fit closely or tightly; "She dress hugged her hipds" [also: {hugging}, {hugged}]

hugger
n : a person who hugs

hugger mugger
v : act stealthily or secretively

hugger-mugger
adj 1: in utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes" [syn: {disorderly}, {higgledy-piggledy}, {jumbled}, {topsy-turvy}]
2: conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance" [syn: {clandestine}, {cloak-and-dagger}, {hole-and-corner(a)}, {hush-hush}, {on the quiet(p)}, {secret}, {surreptitious}, {undercover}, {underground}]
n : a state of confusion; ritual accompanied by complicated and purposeless activity that obscures and confuses; "he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance" [syn: {mumbo jumbo}]
adv : in secrecy; "they did it all hugger-mugger"

hugging
See {hug}

hugging
hug
n : a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug" [syn: {clinch}, {squeeze}]
v 1: hug, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced" [syn: {embrace}, {bosom}, {squeeze}]
2: fit closely or tightly; "She dress hugged her hipds" [also: {hugging}, {hugged}]

hugging
n : affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) [syn: {caressing}, {cuddling}, {fondling}, {kissing}, {necking}, {petting}, {smooching}, {snuggling}]

Huggins
n : English astronomer who pioneered spectroscopic analysis in astronomy and who discovered the red shift (1824-1910) [syn: {Sir William Huggins}]

Hugh Capet
n : King of France elected in 987 and founding the Capetian dynasty (940-996) [syn: {Capet}]

Hugh Dowding
n : British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970) [syn: {Dowding}, {Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding}, {Dowdy}]

Hughes
n 1: English poet (born in 1930) [syn: {Ted Hughes}, {Edward James Hughes}]
2: United States writer (1902-1967) [syn: {Langston Hughes}, {James Langston Hughes}]
3: United States industrialist who was an aviator and a film producer; during the last years of his life he was a total recluse (1905-1976) [syn: {Howard Hughes}, {Howard Robard Hughes}]
4: United States jurist who served on the Supreme Court (1862-1948) [syn: {Charles Evans Hughes}]

hug-me-tight
n : a woman's fitted jacket

Hugo
n : French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885) [syn: {Victor Hugo}, {Victor-Marie Hugo}]

Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto
n : Finnish architect and designer of furniture (1898-1976) [syn: {Aalto}, {Alvar Aalto}]

Hugo De Vries
n : Dutch botanist who rediscovered Mendel's laws and developed the mutation theory of evolution (1848-1935) [syn: {deVries}, {De Vries}, {Hugo deVries}]

Hugo deVries
n : Dutch botanist who rediscovered Mendel's laws and developed the mutation theory of evolution (1848-1935) [syn: {deVries}, {De Vries}, {Hugo De Vries}]

Hugo Junkers
n : German aircraft engineer who designed the first all-metal airplane (1859-1935) [syn: {Junkers}]

Hugo von Hoffmannsthal
n : German poet who wrote libretti for operas by Richard Strauss (1874-1929) [syn: {Hoffmannsthal}]

Hugo Wolf
n : Austrian composer (1860-1903) [syn: {Wolf}]

Hugoesque
adj : in the manner of Victor Hugo

Hugueninia
n : 1 species: tansy-leaved rocket [syn: {genus Hugueninia}]

Hugueninia tanacetifolia
n : perennial stellate and hairy herb with small yellow flowers of mountains of southern Europe; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium [syn: {tansy-leaved rocket}, {Sisymbrium tanacetifolia}]

Huguenot
n : a French Calvinist of the 16th or 17th centuries

huisache
n : tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery [syn: {cassie}, {mimosa bush}, {sweet wattle}, {sweet acacia}, {scented wattle}, {flame tree}, {Acacia farnesiana}]

huitre
n : edible body of any of numerous oysters [syn: {oyster}]

HUJI
n : an extremist militant group in Pakistan occupied Kashmir that seeks an Islamic government and that has had close links and fought with the Taliban in Afghanistan [syn: {Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami}, {Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami}]

hula
n : a Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman [syn: {hula-hula}, {Hawaiian dancing}]

hula-hoop
n : plaything consisting of a tubular plastic hoop for swinging around the hips

hula-hula
n : a Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman [syn: {hula}, {Hawaiian dancing}]

Huldreich Zwingli
n : Swiss theologian whose sermons began the Reformation in Switzerland (1484-1531) [syn: {Zwingli}, {Ulrich Zwingli}]

hulk
n 1: a very large person; impressive in size or qualities [syn: {giant}, {heavyweight}, {whale}]
2: a ship that has been wrecked and abandoned
v : appear very large or occupy a commanding position; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall" [syn: {loom}, {tower}, {predominate}]

hulking
adj : of great size and bulk; "a hulking figure of a man"; "three hulking battleships" [syn: {hulky}]

hulky
adj : of great size and bulk; "a hulking figure of a man"; "three hulking battleships" [syn: {hulking}]

hull
n 1: dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
2: persistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or raspberry
3: United States naval officer who commanded the `Constitution' during the War of 1812 and won a series of brilliant victories against the British (1773-1843) [syn: {Isaac Hull}]
4: United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating the United Nations (1871-1955) [syn: {Cordell Hull}]
5: a large fishing port in northeastern England [syn: {Kingston-upon Hull}]
6: the frame or body of ship
v : remove the hulls from; "hull the berries"

hullabaloo
n : disturbance usually in protest [syn: {agitation}, {excitement}, {turmoil}, {upheaval}]

hullo
n : an expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos" [syn: {hello}, {hi}, {howdy}, {how-do-you-do}]

Hulsea
n : small genus of erect balsam-scented herbs; Pacific coast of the northwestern United States [syn: {genus Hulsea}]

Hulsea algida
n : low tufted plant having hairy stems each topped by a flower head with short narrow yellow rays; northwestern United States [syn: {alpine gold}, {alpine hulsea}]

Hulsea nana
n : similar to but smaller than alpine hulsea [syn: {dwarf hulsea}]

hum
n 1: the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity; "they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers"; "there is a constant hum of military preparation" [syn: {busyness}]
2: an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan [syn: {Harkat-ul-Mujahidin}, {Harkat ul-Ansar}, {HUA}, {Harkat ul-Mujahedeen}, {Al Faran}, {Movement of Holy Warriors}]
3: a humming noise; "the hum of distant traffic" [syn: {humming}]
v 1: sing with closed lips; "She hummed a melody"
2: be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity" [syn: {buzz}, {seethe}]
3: sound with a monotonous hum [syn: {thrum}]
4: make a low continuous sound; "The refrigerator is humming" [also: {humming}, {hummed}]

human
adj 1: characteristic of humanity; "human nature"
2: relating to a person; "the experiment was conducted on 6 monkeys and 2 human subjects"
3: having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings; "human beings"; "the human body"; "human kindness"; "human frailty" [ant: {nonhuman}]
n 1: a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" [syn: {person}, {individual}, {someone}, {somebody}, {mortal}, {soul}]
2: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae [syn: {homo}, {man}, {human being}]

human action
n : something that people do or cause to happen [syn: {act}, {human activity}]

human activity
n : something that people do or cause to happen [syn: {act}, {human action}]

human being
n : any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae [syn: {homo}, {man}, {human}]

human beings
n : all of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women" [syn: {world}, {human race}, {humanity}, {humankind}, {humans}, {mankind}, {man}]

human body
n : alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: {physical body}, {material body}, {soma}, {build}, {figure}, {physique}, {anatomy}, {shape}, {bod}, {chassis}, {frame}, {form}, {flesh}]

human botfly
n : large tropical American fly; parasitic on humans and other mammals [syn: {Dermatobia hominis}]

human chorionic gonadotrophin
n : hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta; detection in the urine and serum is the basis for one kind of pregnancy test [syn: {human chorionic gonadotropin}, {HCG}]

human chorionic gonadotropin
n : hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta; detection in the urine and serum is the basis for one kind of pregnancy test [syn: {human chorionic gonadotrophin}, {HCG}]

human death
n : a death resulting from an accident or a disaster; "a decrease in the number of automobile fatalities" [syn: {fatality}]

human dynamo
n : a highly energetic and indefatigable person [syn: {powerhouse}, {ball of fire}, {fireball}]

human ecology
n : the branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations [syn: {demography}]

human face
n : the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news" [syn: {face}]

human foot
n : the foot of a human being; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot" [syn: {foot}, {pes}]

human gamma globulin
n : a plasma protein containing the immunoglobulins that are responsible for immune responses [syn: {gamma globulin}]

Human Genome Project
n : an international study of the entire human genetic material

human growth hormone
n : a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans [syn: {somatotropin}, {somatotrophin}, {somatotropic hormone}, {somatotrophic hormone}, {STH}, {growth hormone}]

human head
n : the head of a human being

human immunodeficiency virus
n : the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells [syn: {HIV}]

human language technology
n : the branch of information science that deals with natural language information [syn: {natural language processing}, {NLP}]

human nature
n : the shared psychological attributes of humankind that are assumed to be shared by all human beings; "a great observer of human nature"

human palaeontology
n : the scientific study of human fossils [syn: {paleoanthropology}, {palaeoanthropology}, {human paleontology}]

human paleontology
n : the scientific study of human fossils [syn: {paleoanthropology}, {palaeoanthropology}, {human palaeontology}]

human papilloma virus
n : any of a group of papovaviruses associated with genital or oral carcinomas or a group associated with benign genital tumors

human process
n : a process in which human beings are involved

human race
n : all of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women" [syn: {world}, {humanity}, {humankind}, {human beings}, {humans}, {mankind}, {man}]

human relationship
n : a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness); "the relationship between mothers and their children" [syn: {relationship}]

human remains pouch
n : a bag in which the body of a dead soldier is placed [syn: {body bag}, {personnel pouch}]

human reproductive cloning
n : the reproductive cloning of a sentient human being; generaly considered ethically unacceptable

human right
n : (law) any basic right or freedom to which all human beings are entitled and in whose exercise a government may not interfere (including rights to life and liberty as well as freedom of thought and expression and equality before the law)

human T-cell leukemia virus-1
n : retrovirus causing T-cell leukemia [syn: {HTLV-1}]

human waste
n : the body wastes of human beings

human-centered
adj : marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare; "a humane physician"; "released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species" [syn: {human-centred}, {humanist}, {humanistic}, {humanitarian}]

human-centred
adj : marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare; "a humane physician"; "released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species" [syn: {human-centered}, {humanist}, {humanistic}, {humanitarian}]

humane
adj 1: pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; "humanistic studies"; "a humane education" [syn: {humanist}, {humanistic}]
2: marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering [ant: {inhumane}]
3: showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement

humanely
adv : in a humane manner; "let's treat the prisoners of war humanely" [ant: {inhumanely}]

humaneness
n : the quality of compassion or consideration for others (people or animals) [ant: {inhumaneness}]

humanisation
n : the act of making more human [syn: {humanization}]

humanise
v : make more humane; "The mayor tried to humanize life in the big city" [syn: {humanize}] [ant: {dehumanize}]

humanism
n 1: the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare [syn: {humanitarianism}]
2: the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural [syn: {secular humanism}]
3: the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies

humanist
adj 1: of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism; "the humanistic revival of learning" [syn: {humanistic}]
2: of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion; "the humanist belief in continuous emergent evolution"- Wendell Thomas [syn: {humanistic}]
3: pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; "humanistic studies"; "a humane education" [syn: {humanistic}, {humane}]
4: marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare; "a humane physician"; "released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species" [syn: {human-centered}, {human-centred}, {humanistic}, {humanitarian}]
n 1: a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
2: an advocate of the principles of humanism

humanistic
adj 1: of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion; "the humanist belief in continuous emergent evolution"- Wendell Thomas [syn: {humanist}]
2: of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism; "the humanistic revival of learning" [syn: {humanist}]
3: pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; "humanistic studies"; "a humane education" [syn: {humanist}, {humane}]
4: marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare; "a humane physician"; "released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species" [syn: {human-centered}, {human-centred}, {humanist}, {humanitarian}]

humanistic discipline
n : studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills); "the college of arts and sciences" [syn: {humanities}, {liberal arts}, {arts}]

humanitarian
adj 1: marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare; "a humane physician"; "released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species" [syn: {human-centered}, {human-centred}, {humanist}, {humanistic}]
2: of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism; "humanitarian aid"
n : someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms [syn: {do-gooder}, {improver}]

humanitarianism
n : the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare [syn: {humanism}]

humanities
n : studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills); "the college of arts and sciences" [syn: {humanistic discipline}, {liberal arts}, {arts}]

humanity
n 1: all of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women" [syn: {world}, {human race}, {humankind}, {human beings}, {humans}, {mankind}, {man}]
2: the quality of being humane
3: the quality of being human; "he feared the speedy decline of all manhood" [syn: {humanness}, {manhood}]

humanization
n : the act of making more human [syn: {humanisation}]

humanize
v : make more humane; "The mayor tried to humanize life in the big city" [syn: {humanise}] [ant: {dehumanize}]

humankind
n : all of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women" [syn: {world}, {human race}, {humanity}, {human beings}, {humans}, {mankind}, {man}]

humanlike
adj : suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things [syn: {anthropomorphic}, {anthropomorphous}]

humanly
adv : in the manner of human beings; "humanly possible"

humanness
n : the quality of being human; "he feared the speedy decline of all manhood" [syn: {humanity}, {manhood}]

humanoid
n : an automaton that resembles a human being [syn: {android}, {mechanical man}]

humans
n : all of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women" [syn: {world}, {human race}, {humanity}, {humankind}, {human beings}, {mankind}, {man}]

humate
n : material that is high in humic acids

Humber
n : an estuary in central northeastern England formed by the Ouse River and the Trent River

Humber Bridge
n : a suspension bridge at Hull, England; 4,626 feet long

humble
adj 1: low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings" [syn: {low}, {lowly}, {modest}, {small}]
2: marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski [ant: {proud}]
3: used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) [syn: {menial}, {lowly}]
4: of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth" [syn: {base}, {baseborn}, {lowly}]
v 1: cause to be unpretentious; "This experience will humble him"
2: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" [syn: {humiliate}, {mortify}, {chagrin}, {abase}]

humble plant
n : prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft gray-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled [syn: {sensitive plant}, {touch-me-not}, {shame plant}, {live-and-die}, {action plant}, {Mimosa pudica}]

humblebee
n : robust hairy social bee of temperate regions [syn: {bumblebee}]

humbled
adj : subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit" [syn: {broken}, {crushed}, {humiliated}, {low}]

humbleness
n 1: the state of being humble and unimportant [syn: {unimportance}, {obscureness}]
2: a humble feeling; "he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope" [syn: {humility}] [ant: {pride}]
3: a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride; "not everyone regards humility as a virtue" [syn: {humility}] [ant: {pride}]

humbling
adj : causing awareness of your shortcomings; "golf is a humbling game" [syn: {demeaning}, {humiliating}, {mortifying}]

humbly
adv 1: in a humble manner; "he humbly lowered his head" [syn: {meekly}]
2: in a miserly manner; "they lived meanly and without ostentation" [syn: {meanly}]

Humboldt
n 1: German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835) [syn: {Baron Wilhelm von Humboldt}, {Baron Karl Wilhelm von Humboldt}]
2: German naturalist who explored Central and South America and provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe (1769-1859) [syn: {Baron Alexander von Humboldt}, {Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt}]

Humboldt current
n : a cold ocean current that flows north along the Pacific cost of South America before turning west [syn: {Peruvian current}]

humbug
n 1: pretentious or silly talk or writing [syn: {baloney}, {boloney}, {bilgewater}, {bosh}, {drool}, {taradiddle}, {tarradiddle}, {tommyrot}, {tosh}, {twaddle}]
2: communication (writen or spoken) intended to deceive [syn: {snake oil}]
3: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage [syn: {fraud}, {fraudulence}, {dupery}, {hoax}, {put-on}]
v : trick or deceive [also: {humbugging}, {humbugged}]

humbugged
See {humbug}

humbugged
humbug
n 1: pretentious or silly talk or writing [syn: {baloney}, {boloney}, {bilgewater}, {bosh}, {drool}, {taradiddle}, {tarradiddle}, {tommyrot}, {tosh}, {twaddle}]
2: communication (writen or spoken) intended to deceive [syn: {snake oil}]
3: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage [syn: {fraud}, {fraudulence}, {dupery}, {hoax}, {put-on}]
v : trick or deceive [also: {humbugging}, {humbugged}]

humbugging
See {humbug}

humbugging
humbug
n 1: pretentious or silly talk or writing [syn: {baloney}, {boloney}, {bilgewater}, {bosh}, {drool}, {taradiddle}, {tarradiddle}, {tommyrot}, {tosh}, {twaddle}]
2: communication (writen or spoken) intended to deceive [syn: {snake oil}]
3: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage [syn: {fraud}, {fraudulence}, {dupery}, {hoax}, {put-on}]
v : trick or deceive [also: {humbugging}, {humbugged}]

humdinger
n : someone of remarkable excellence; "a humdinger of a secretary"

humdrum
adj 1: not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines" [syn: {commonplace}, {prosaic}, {unglamorous}, {unglamourous}]
2: tediously repetitious or lacking in variety; "a humdrum existence; all work and no play"; "nothing is so monotonous as the sea" [syn: {monotonous}]

Hume
n : Scottish philosopher whose sceptical philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses (1711-1776) [syn: {David Hume}]

humectant
n : any substance that is added to another substance to keep it moist

humeral veil
n : a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl [syn: {veil}]

humeri
humerus
n : bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow [also: {humeri} (pl)]

humeri
See {humerus}

humerus
n : bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow [also: {humeri} (pl)]

humic
adj : of or relating to or derived from humus; "humic acid"

humic acid
n : a dark brown humic substance that is soluble in water only at pH values greater than 2; "the half-life of humic acid is measured in centuries"

humic shale
n : shale that is rich in humic acids

humic substance
n : an organic residue of decaying organic matter

humid
adj : containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor; "humid air"; "humid weather"

humidified
See {humidify}

humidified
humidify
v : make (more) humid; "We have a machine that humidifies the air in the house" [syn: {moisturize}, {moisturise}] [ant: {dehumidify}] [also: {humidified}]

humidify
v : make (more) humid; "We have a machine that humidifies the air in the house" [syn: {moisturize}, {moisturise}] [ant: {dehumidify}] [also: {humidified}]

humidity
n : wetness in the atmosphere [syn: {humidness}]

humidness
n : wetness in the atmosphere [syn: {humidity}]

humification
n : the proces of the formation of humus

humified
adj : converted to humus; "humified soil"

humiliate
v : cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" [syn: {mortify}, {chagrin}, {humble}, {abase}]

humiliated
adj 1: subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit" [syn: {broken}, {crushed}, {humbled}, {low}]
2: made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride; "too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street"; "humiliated that his wife had to go out to work"; "felt mortified by the comparison with her sister" [syn: {embarrassed}, {mortified}]

humiliating
adj : causing awareness of your shortcomings; "golf is a humbling game" [syn: {demeaning}, {humbling}, {mortifying}]

humiliatingly
adv : in a humiliating manner; "the painting was reproduced humiliatingly small" [syn: {demeaningly}]

humiliation
n 1: state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
2: strong feelings of embarrassment [syn: {chagrin}, {mortification}]
3: an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect; "he had to undergo one humiliation after another" [syn: {mortification}]
4: depriving one of self-esteem [syn: {abasement}]

humility
n 1: a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride; "not everyone regards humility as a virtue" [syn: {humbleness}] [ant: {pride}]
2: a humble feeling; "he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope" [syn: {humbleness}] [ant: {pride}]

humin
n : a black humic substance that is not soluble in water

hummed
See {hum}

hummed
hum
n 1: the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity; "they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers"; "there is a constant hum of military preparation" [syn: {busyness}]
2: an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan [syn: {Harkat-ul-Mujahidin}, {Harkat ul-Ansar}, {HUA}, {Harkat ul-Mujahedeen}, {Al Faran}, {Movement of Holy Warriors}]
3: a humming noise; "the hum of distant traffic" [syn: {humming}]
v 1: sing with closed lips; "She hummed a melody"
2: be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity" [syn: {buzz}, {seethe}]
3: sound with a monotonous hum [syn: {thrum}]
4: make a low continuous sound; "The refrigerator is humming" [also: {humming}, {hummed}]

hummer
n 1: a singer who produces a tune without opening the lips or forming words
2: (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke" [syn: {fastball}, {heater}, {smoke}, {bullet}]

humming
See {hum}

humming
hum
n 1: the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity; "they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers"; "there is a constant hum of military preparation" [syn: {busyness}]
2: an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan [syn: {Harkat-ul-Mujahidin}, {Harkat ul-Ansar}, {HUA}, {Harkat ul-Mujahedeen}, {Al Faran}, {Movement of Holy Warriors}]
3: a humming noise; "the hum of distant traffic" [syn: {humming}]
v 1: sing with closed lips; "She hummed a melody"
2: be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity" [syn: {buzz}, {seethe}]
3: sound with a monotonous hum [syn: {thrum}]
4: make a low continuous sound; "The refrigerator is humming" [also: {humming}, {hummed}]

humming
n 1: a humming noise; "the hum of distant traffic" [syn: {hum}]
2: the act of singing with closed lips

humming bird's trumpet
n : shrublet of southwestern United States to Mexico having brilliant scarlet flowers [syn: {California fuchsia}, {Epilobium canum canum}, {Zauschneria californica}]

humming top
n : a top that makes a humming noise as it spins

hummingbird
n : tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flight

hummingbird moth
n : any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed [syn: {hawkmoth}, {hawk moth}, {sphingid}, {sphinx moth}]

hummock
n : a small natural hill [syn: {knoll}, {mound}, {hillock}, {hammock}]

hummus
n : a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East [syn: {humus}, {hommos}, {hoummos}, {humous}]

humongous
adj : (used informally) very large; "a thumping loss" [syn: {banging}, {thumping}, {whopping}, {walloping}]

humor
n 1: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter [syn: {wit}, {humour}, {witticism}, {wittiness}]
2: the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" [syn: {humour}, {sense of humor}, {sense of humour}]
3: a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor" [syn: {temper}, {mood}, {humour}]
4: the quality of being funny; "I fail to see the humor in it" [syn: {humour}]
5: (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state; "the humors are blood and phlegm and yellow and black bile" [syn: {humour}]
6: the liquid parts of the body [syn: {liquid body substance}, {bodily fluid}, {body fluid}, {humour}]
v : put into a good mood [syn: {humour}]

humoral
adj : of or relating to bodily fluids

humoral immune response
n : an immune response (chiefly against bacterial invasion) that is mediated by B cells

humoring
n : the act of indulging or gratifying a desire [syn: {indulgence}, {indulging}, {pampering}]

humorist
n : someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way [syn: {humourist}]

humorless
adj : lacking humor; "it was a humorless wink; a wink of warning"- Truman Capote [syn: {humourless}, {unhumorous}] [ant: {humorous}]

humorlessly
adv : in a humorless manner; "he reacted rather humorlessly to these rumors" [syn: {humourlessly}, {without humor}, {without humour}] [ant: {humorously}]

humorous
adj : full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein" [syn: {humourous}] [ant: {humorless}]

humorously
adv : in a humorous manner; "Dickens had humorously suggested a special service of intercession at St. Paul's Cathedral" [syn: {with humor}, {with humour}] [ant: {humorlessly}]

humorousness
n : the trait of merry joking [syn: {jocoseness}, {jocosity}, {merriness}]

humour
n 1: a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor" [syn: {temper}, {mood}, {humor}]
2: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter [syn: {wit}, {humor}, {witticism}, {wittiness}]
3: (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state; "the humors are blood and phlegm and yellow and black bile" [syn: {humor}]
4: the liquid parts of the body [syn: {liquid body substance}, {bodily fluid}, {body fluid}, {humor}]
5: the quality of being funny; "I fail to see the humor in it" [syn: {humor}]
6: the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" [syn: {humor}, {sense of humor}, {sense of humour}]
v : put into a good mood [syn: {humor}]

humourist
n : someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way [syn: {humorist}]

humourless
adj : lacking humor; "it was a humorless wink; a wink of warning"- Truman Capote [syn: {humorless}, {unhumorous}] [ant: {humorous}]

humourlessly
adv : in a humorless manner; "he reacted rather humorlessly to these rumors" [syn: {humorlessly}, {without humor}, {without humour}] [ant: {humorously}]

humourous
adj : full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein" [syn: {humorous}] [ant: {humorless}]

humous
n : a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East [syn: {hummus}, {humus}, {hommos}, {hoummos}]

hump
n : something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form [syn: {bulge}, {bump}, {gibbosity}, {gibbousness}, {jut}, {prominence}, {protuberance}, {protrusion}, {extrusion}, {excrescence}]
v 1: arch one's back [syn: {hunch}, {hunch forward}, {hunch over}]
2: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: {roll in the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with}, {get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate}, {have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw}, {fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]

humpback
n 1: an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column [syn: {kyphosis}, {hunchback}]
2: a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine [syn: {hunchback}, {crookback}]
3: large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives [syn: {humpback whale}, {Megaptera novaeangliae}]

humpback whale
n : large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives [syn: {humpback}, {Megaptera novaeangliae}]

humpbacked
adj : characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column [syn: {crookback}, {crookbacked}, {humped}, {hunchback}, {hunchbacked}, {gibbous}, {kyphotic}]

humped
adj : characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column [syn: {crookback}, {crookbacked}, {humpbacked}, {hunchback}, {hunchbacked}, {gibbous}, {kyphotic}]

Humperdinck
n : German composer of six operas who influenced Wagner (1854-1921) [syn: {Engelbert Humperdinck}]

Humphrey Bogart
n : United States film actor (1899-1957) [syn: {Bogart}, {Humphrey DeForest Bogart}]

Humphrey Davy
n : English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829) [syn: {Davy}, {Sir Humphrey Davy}]

Humphrey DeForest Bogart
n : United States film actor (1899-1957) [syn: {Bogart}, {Humphrey Bogart}]

Humphrey Gilbert
n : English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583) [syn: {Gilbert}, {Sir Humphrey Gilbert}]

humpier
See {humpy}

humpiest
See {humpy}

Humpty Dumpty
n : an egg-shaped character in a nursery rhyme who fell off a wall and could not be put back together again (late 17th century)

Humulin
n : a form of insulin (trade name Humulin) made from recombinant DNA that is identical to human insulin; used to treat diabetics who are allergic to preparations made from beef or pork insulin [syn: {recombinant human insulin}]

Humulus
n : hops: hardy perennial vines of Europe, North America and central and eastern Asia producing a latex sap; in some classifications included in the family Urticaceae [syn: {genus Humulus}]

Humulus americanus
n : native American plant sometimes confused with the European hop [syn: {American hop}]

Humulus japonicus
n : ornamental vine native to eastern Asia; cultivated for its variegated foliage [syn: {Japanese hop}]

Humulus lupulus
n : European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America [syn: {common hop}, {common hops}, {bine}, {European hop}]

humus
n 1: partially decomposed organic matter; the organic component of soil
2: a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East [syn: {hummus}, {hommos}, {hoummos}, {humous}]

Hun
n 1: a member of a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 4th century
2: offensive terms for a person of German descent [syn: {Kraut}, {Krauthead}, {Boche}, {Jerry}]

Hunan
n : a province in southeastern central China between the Nan Ling mountains and the Chang Jiang; noted for its timber and valuable mineral resources [syn: {Hunan province}]

Hunan province
n : a province in southeastern central China between the Nan Ling mountains and the Chang Jiang; noted for its timber and valuable mineral resources [syn: {Hunan}]

hunch
n 1: an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong" [syn: {intuition}, {suspicion}]
2: the act of bending yourself up together
v : arch one's back [syn: {hump}, {hunch forward}, {hunch over}]

hunch forward
v : arch one's back [syn: {hunch}, {hump}, {hunch over}]

hunch over
v : arch one's back [syn: {hunch}, {hump}, {hunch forward}]

hunchback
adj : characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column [syn: {crookback}, {crookbacked}, {humped}, {humpbacked}, {hunchbacked}, {gibbous}, {kyphotic}]
n 1: an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column [syn: {kyphosis}, {humpback}]
2: a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine [syn: {humpback}, {crookback}]

hunchbacked
adj : characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column [syn: {crookback}, {crookbacked}, {humped}, {humpbacked}, {hunchback}, {gibbous}, {kyphotic}]

hunched
adj : having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; "a little oldish misshapen stooping woman" [syn: {round-backed}, {round-shouldered}, {stooped}, {stooping}, {crooked}]

hundred
adj : being ten more than ninety [syn: {a hundred}, {one hundred}, {100}, {c}]
n : ten 10s [syn: {100}, {C}, {century}, {one C}, {centred}]

hundred and one
adj : being one more than one hundred [syn: {a hundred and one}, {one hundred one}, {101}, {ci}]

hundred dollar bill
n : a United States bill worth 100 dollars [syn: {c-note}]

hundred thousand
adj : (in Roman numerals, C written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 100,000 items or units [syn: {a hundred thousand}]
n : the cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten [syn: {100000}, {lakh}]

Hundred Years' War
n : the series of wars fought intermittently between France and England; 1337-1453

hundred-and-eightieth
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred eighty in counting order [syn: {180th}]

hundred-and-fifteenth
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred fifteen in counting order [syn: {115th}]

hundred-and-fifth
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred five in counting order [syn: {105th}]

hundred-and-fiftieth
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred fifty in counting order [syn: {150th}]

hundred-and-fifty-fifth
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred fifty-five in counting order [syn: {155th}]

hundred-and-first
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred one in counting order [syn: {101st}]

hundred-and-fortieth
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred forty in counting order [syn: {140th}]

hundred-and-forty-fifth
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred forty-five in counting order [syn: {145th}]

hundred-and-ninetieth
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred eighty-five in counting order [syn: {190th}]

hundred-and-seventieth
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred seventy in counting order [syn: {170th}]

hundred-and-seventy-fifth
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred seventy-five in counting order [syn: {175th}]

hundred-and-sixtieth
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred sixty in counting order [syn: {160th}]

hundred-and-sixty-fifth
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred sixty-five in counting order [syn: {165th}]

hundred-and-tenth
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred ten in counting order [syn: {110th}]

hundred-and-thirtieth
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred thirty in counting order [syn: {130th}]

hundred-and-thirty-fifth
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred thirty-five in counting order [syn: {135th}]

hundred-and-twentieth
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred twenty in counting order [syn: {120th}]

hundred-and-twenty-fifth
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred twenty-five in counting order [syn: {125th}]

hundredfold
adv : by a factor of one hundred; "they money increased a hundredfold" [syn: {a hundred times}]

hundred-percenter
n : an extreme bellicose nationalist [syn: {chauvinist}, {jingoist}, {jingo}, {flag-waver}, {patrioteer}]

hundredth
adj : the ordinal number of one hundred in counting order [syn: {centesimal}, {100th}]
n 1: position 100 in a countable series of things
2: one part in a hundred [syn: {one-hundredth}, {one percent}]

hundredweight
n 1: a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms [syn: {metric hundredweight}, {doppelzentner}, {centner}]
2: a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds [syn: {cwt}, {short hundredweight}, {centner}, {cental}, {quintal}]
3: a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds [syn: {cwt}, {long hundredweight}]

hung
See {hang}

hung
hang
n 1: a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it" [syn: {bent}, {knack}]
2: the way a garment hangs; "he adjusted the hang of his coat"
3: a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms
v 1: be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall"
2: cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall" [syn: {hang up}]
3: kill by hanging; "The murdered was hanged on Friday" [syn: {string up}]
4: let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame"
5: fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back" [syn: {fall}, {flow}]
6: be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"
7: give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said" [syn: {attend}, {advert}, {pay heed}, {give ear}]
8: be suspended or poised; "Heavy fog hung over the valley"
9: hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron" [syn: {cling}] 10: be exhibited; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum" 11: prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury 12: decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang wallpaper" 13: be placed in position as by a hinge; "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!" 14: place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door" 15: of meat, in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days" [also: {hung}]

hung
adj : (usually followed by `with' or used in a combining form) having items suspended on or from a support; "walls hung with valuable paintings"; "a vine-hung trellis"

hung jury
n : a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial)

Hungarian
adj : relating to or characteristic of Hungary; "Hungarian folk music" [syn: {Magyar}]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Hungary [syn: {Magyar}]
2: the official language of Hungary (also spoken in Rumania); belongs to the Ugric family of languages [syn: {Magyar}]

Hungarian capital
n : capital and largest city of Hungary; located on the Danube River in north-central Hungary [syn: {Budapest}, {capital of Hungary}]

Hungarian goulash
n : a rich meat stew highly seasoned with paprika [syn: {goulash}, {gulyas}]

Hungarian grass
n : coarse drought-resistant annual grass grown for grain, hay and forage in Europe and Asia and chiefly for forage and hay in United States [syn: {foxtail millet}, {Italian millet}, {Setaria italica}]

Hungarian lilac
n : central European upright shrub having elliptic leaves and upright clusters of lilac or deep violet flowers [syn: {Syringa josikaea}, {Syringa josikea}]

Hungarian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Hungary

Hungarian partridge
n : common European partridge [syn: {gray partridge}, {Perdix perdix}]

Hungarian pointer
n : Hungarian hunting dog resembling the Weimaraner but having a rich deep red coat [syn: {vizla}]

Hungarian sauce
n : veloute sauce with sauteed chopped onion and paprika and cream [syn: {paprika sauce}]

Hungary
n : a republic in central Europe [syn: {Republic of Hungary}, {Magyarorszag}]

hunger
n 1: a physiological need for food; the consequence of foood deprivation [syn: {hungriness}]
2: strong desire for something (not food or drink); "a thirst for knowledge"; "hunger for affection" [syn: {thirst}]
v 1: feel the need to eat
2: have a craving, appetite, or great desire for [syn: {crave}, {thirst}, {starve}, {lust}]
3: be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!" [syn: {starve}, {famish}] [ant: {be full}]

hunger march
n : a march of protest or demonstration by the unemployed

hunger marcher
n : an unemployed person who participates in a hunger march

hunger strike
n : a voluntary fast undertaken as a means of protest

hungrier
See {hungry}

hungrier
hungry
adj 1: feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food; "a world full of hungry people" [ant: {thirsty}]
2: (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous; "athirst for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for informaton" [syn: {athirst(p)}, {hungry(p)}, {thirsty(p)}] [also: {hungriest}, {hungrier}]

hungriest
See {hungry}

hungriest
hungry
adj 1: feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food; "a world full of hungry people" [ant: {thirsty}]
2: (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous; "athirst for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for informaton" [syn: {athirst(p)}, {hungry(p)}, {thirsty(p)}] [also: {hungriest}, {hungrier}]

hungrily
adv : in the manner of someone who is very hungry; "he pounced on the food hungrily" [syn: {ravenously}]

hungriness
n : a physiological need for food; the consequence of foood deprivation [syn: {hunger}]

hungry
adj 1: feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food; "a world full of hungry people" [ant: {thirsty}]
2: (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous; "athirst for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for informaton" [syn: {athirst(p)}, {hungry(p)}, {thirsty(p)}] [also: {hungriest}, {hungrier}]

hunk
n 1: a well-built sexually attractive man
2: a large piece of something without definite shape; "a hunk of bread"; "a lump of coal" [syn: {lump}]

hunker
v : sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm" [syn: {squat}, {crouch}, {scrunch}, {scrunch up}, {hunker down}]

hunker down
v 1: sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm" [syn: {squat}, {crouch}, {scrunch}, {scrunch up}, {hunker}]
2: take shelter; "During the sandstorm, they hunkered down in a small hut"
3: hold stubbornly to a position; "The wife hunkered down and the husband's resistance began to break down"

hunkered
adj : squatting close to the ground; "poorly clothed men huddled low against the wind"; "he stayed in the ditch hunkered down" [syn: {crouched}, {crouching}, {huddled}, {hunkered down}]

hunkered down
adj : squatting close to the ground; "poorly clothed men huddled low against the wind"; "he stayed in the ditch hunkered down" [syn: {crouched}, {crouching}, {huddled}, {hunkered}]

Hunkpapa
n 1: a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the western Dakotas; the were prominent in resisting the white encroachment into the northern Great Plains
2: a Siouan language spoken by the Hunkpapa people

hunky-dory
adj : being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine" [syn: {all right}, {fine}, {ok}, {o.k.}, {okay}]

Hunnemania fumariifolia
n : native of Mexican highlands grown for its glossy clear yellow flowers and blue-gray finely dissected foliage [syn: {golden cup}, {Mexican tulip poppy}]

Hunnemannia
n : 1 species: golden cup [syn: {genus Hunnemania}]

Hunt
n 1: Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910) [syn: {Holman Hunt}, {William Holman Hunt}]
2: United States architect (1827-1895) [syn: {Richard Morris Hunt}]
3: British writer who defended the romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859) [syn: {Leigh Hunt}, {James Henry Leigh Hunt}]
4: an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport [syn: {hunt club}]
5: an instance of searching for something; "the hunt for submarines"
6: the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone [syn: {search}, {hunting}]
7: the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts [syn: {hunting}]
8: the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport [syn: {hunting}]
v 1: pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" [syn: {run}, {hunt down}, {track down}]
2: pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him" [syn: {hound}, {trace}]
3: chase away, with as with force; "They hunted the the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood"
4: yaw back and forth about a flight path; "the plane's nose yawed"
5: oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent; "The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency"
6: seek, search for; "She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them"
7: search (an area) for prey; "The King used to hunt these forests"

hunt club
n : an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport [syn: {hunt}]

hunt down
v : pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" [syn: {hunt}, {run}, {track down}]

hunted
adj : reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted; "the hopeless hunted look on the prisoner's face"; "a glitter of apprehension in her hunted eyes"

hunted person
n : a person who is hunted

hunter
n 1: someone who hunts game [syn: {huntsman}]
2: a person who searches for something; "a treasure hunter"
3: a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal [syn: {hunting watch}]

hunter-gatherer
n : a member of a hunting and gathering society

hunter's chicken
n : chicken casserole prepared with tomatoes and mushrooms and herbs in the Italian style [syn: {chicken cacciatore}, {chicken cacciatora}]

hunter's sauce
n : brown sauce and tomato puree with onions and mushrooms and dry white wine [syn: {sauce chausseur}]

hunting
n 1: the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport [syn: {hunt}]
2: the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone [syn: {search}, {hunt}]
3: the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts [syn: {hunt}]

hunting and gathering society
n : group that supports itself by hunting and fishing and be gathering wild fruits and vegetables; usually nomadic [syn: {hunting and gathering tribe}]

hunting and gathering tribe
n : group that supports itself by hunting and fishing and be gathering wild fruits and vegetables; usually nomadic [syn: {hunting and gathering society}]

hunting crop
n : a short whip with a thong at the end and a handle for opening gates [syn: {riding crop}]

hunting dog
n : a dog used in hunting game

hunting expedition
n : an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa) [syn: {campaign}, {safari}]

hunting ground
n 1: a place where opportunities abound
2: an area in which game is hunted

hunting guide
n : guide to people hunting in unfamiliar territory

hunting knife
n : a large sharp knife with a handle shaped to fit the grip

hunting licence
n : a license authorizing the bearer to kill a certain type of animal during a specified period of time [syn: {hunting license}, {hunting permit}, {game license}]

hunting license
n : a license authorizing the bearer to kill a certain type of animal during a specified period of time [syn: {hunting licence}, {hunting permit}, {game license}]

hunting lodge
n : a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter [syn: {lodge}]

hunting permit
n : a license authorizing the bearer to kill a certain type of animal during a specified period of time [syn: {hunting license}, {hunting licence}, {game license}]

hunting season
n : the season during which it is legal to kill a particular species

hunting spider
n : ground spider that hunts its prey instead of using a web [syn: {wolf spider}]

hunting watch
n : a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal [syn: {hunter}]

Huntingdon elm
n : erect vigorous hybrid ornamental [syn: {Ulmus hollandica vegetata}]

Huntingdon willow
n : large willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having grayish canescent leaves and gray bark [syn: {white willow}, {Salix alba}]

Huntington
n 1: American revolutionary leader who signed the Declaration of Independence and was president of the Continental Congress (1731-1796) [syn: {Samuel Huntington}]
2: United States railroad executive who built the western section of the first United States transcontinental railroad (1821-1900) [syn: {Collis Potter Huntington}]
3: a city of western West Virginia on the Ohio river at the mouth of the Kanawha

Huntington's chorea
n : hereditary disease; develops in adulthood and ends in dementia [syn: {Huntington's disease}]

Huntington's disease
n : hereditary disease; develops in adulthood and ends in dementia [syn: {Huntington's chorea}]

huntress
n : a woman hunter

huntsman
n : someone who hunts game [syn: {hunter}]

huntsman's cup
n : perennial bog herb having dark red flowers and decumbent broadly winged pitchers forming a rosette; of northeastern North America and naturalized in Europe especially Ireland [syn: {common pitcher plant}, {huntsman's cups}, {Sarracenia purpurea}]

huntsman's cups
n : perennial bog herb having dark red flowers and decumbent broadly winged pitchers forming a rosette; of northeastern North America and naturalized in Europe especially Ireland [syn: {common pitcher plant}, {huntsman's cup}, {Sarracenia purpurea}]

huntsman's horn
n : pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect wide-mouth yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with erect lids [syn: {huntsman's horns}, {yellow trumpet}, {yellow pitcher plant}, {trumpets}, {Sarracenia flava}]

huntsman's horns
n : pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect wide-mouth yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with erect lids [syn: {huntsman's horn}, {yellow trumpet}, {yellow pitcher plant}, {trumpets}, {Sarracenia flava}]

Huntsville
n : a city in northern Alabama; center for space research

huon pine
n : Tasmanian timber tree with yellow aromatic wavy-grained wood used for carving and ship building; sometimes placed in genus Dacrydium [syn: {Lagarostrobus franklinii}, {Dacrydium franklinii}]

Hupa
n 1: a member of the Athapaskan people of the Trinity River valley in California
2: the Athapaskan language spoken by the Hupa people

hurdle
n 1: a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races
2: an obstacle that you are expected to overcome; "the last hurdle before graduation"
3: the act of jumping over an obstacle [syn: {vault}]
v : jump a hurdle

hurdle race
n : a footrace in which contestant must negotiate a series of hurdles [syn: {hurdles}, {hurdling}]

hurdler
n : an athlete who runs the hurdles

hurdles
n : a footrace in which contestant must negotiate a series of hurdles [syn: {hurdling}, {hurdle race}]

hurdling
n : a footrace in which contestant must negotiate a series of hurdles [syn: {hurdles}, {hurdle race}]

hurdy gurdy
n : a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs [syn: {barrel organ}, {grind organ}, {hand organ}, {street organ}]

hurl
n : a violent throw [syn: {cast}]
v 1: throw forcefully [syn: {hurtle}, {cast}]
2: make a thrusting forward movement [syn: {lunge}, {hurtle}, {thrust}]
3: utter with force; utter vehemently; "hurl insults"; "throw accusations at someone" [syn: {throw}]

hurler
n : (baseball) the person who does the pitching; "our pitcher has a sore arm" [syn: {pitcher}, {twirler}]

Hurler's disease
n : hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism; characterized by severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage and bone and mental retardation [syn: {Hurler's syndrome}, {gargoylism}, {dysostosis multiplex}, {lipochondrodystrophy}]

Hurler's syndrome
n : hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism; characterized by severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage and bone and mental retardation [syn: {Hurler's disease}, {gargoylism}, {dysostosis multiplex}, {lipochondrodystrophy}]

hurling
adj : rushing and whirling; "the hurling water"
n : a traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two teams of 15 players each

hurly burly
n : a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: {disturbance}, {disruption}, {commotion}, {stir}, {flutter}, {to-do}, {hoo-ha}, {hoo-hah}, {kerfuffle}]

Hurok
n : United States impresario who was born in Russia (1888-1974) [syn: {Sol Hurok}, {Solomon Hurok}]

Huron
n : the 2nd largest of the Great Lakes [syn: {Lake Huron}]

hurrah
n : a victory cheer; "let's give the team a big hurrah" [syn: {hooray}]
v : shout `hurrah!'

hurricane
n : a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)

hurricane deck
n : a deck at the top of a passenger ship [syn: {hurricane roof}, {promenade deck}, {awning deck}]

hurricane lamp
n : an oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high winds; candlestick with a glass chimney [syn: {hurricane lantern}, {tornado lantern}, {storm lantern}, {storm lamp}]

hurricane lantern
n : an oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high winds; candlestick with a glass chimney [syn: {hurricane lamp}, {tornado lantern}, {storm lantern}, {storm lamp}]

hurricane roof
n : a deck at the top of a passenger ship [syn: {hurricane deck}, {promenade deck}, {awning deck}]

hurried
See {hurry}

hurried
adj : moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job" [ant: {unhurried}]

hurried
hurry
n 1: a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door" [syn: {haste}]
2: overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste" [syn: {haste}, {hastiness}, {hurriedness}, {precipitation}]
3: the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" [syn: {haste}, {rush}, {rushing}]
v 1: move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed" [syn: {travel rapidly}, {speed}, {zip}]
2: act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!" [syn: {rush}, {hasten}, {look sharp}, {festinate}]
3: urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!" [syn: {rush}] [ant: {delay}] [also: {hurried}]

hurriedly
adv : in a hurried or hasty manner; "the way they buried him so hurriedly was disgraceful"; "hastily, he scanned the headlines"; "sold in haste and at a sacrifice" [syn: {hastily}, {in haste}] [ant: {unhurriedly}]

hurriedness
n : overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste" [syn: {haste}, {hastiness}, {hurry}, {precipitation}]

hurry
n 1: a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door" [syn: {haste}]
2: overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste" [syn: {haste}, {hastiness}, {hurriedness}, {precipitation}]
3: the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" [syn: {haste}, {rush}, {rushing}]
v 1: move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed" [syn: {travel rapidly}, {speed}, {zip}]
2: act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!" [syn: {rush}, {hasten}, {look sharp}, {festinate}]
3: urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!" [syn: {rush}] [ant: {delay}] [also: {hurried}]

hurrying
adj : moving with great haste; "affection for this hurrying driving...little man"; "lashed the scurrying horses" [syn: {scurrying}]
n : changing location rapidly [syn: {speed}, {speeding}]

hurt
adj 1: suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle; "nursing his wounded arm"; "ambulances...for the hurt men and women" [syn: {wounded}]
2: used of inanimate objects or their value [syn: {weakened}]
n 1: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. [syn: {injury}, {harm}, {trauma}]
2: psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress" [syn: {distress}, {suffering}]
3: feelings of mental or physical pain [syn: {suffering}]
4: a damage or loss [syn: {detriment}]
5: the act of damaging something or someone [syn: {damage}, {harm}, {scathe}]
v 1: be the source of pain [syn: {ache}, {smart}]
2: give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back"
3: cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school" [syn: {pain}, {anguish}]
4: cause damage or affect negatively; "Our business was hurt by the new competition" [syn: {injure}]
5: hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised me ego" [syn: {wound}, {injure}, {bruise}, {offend}, {spite}]
6: feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?" [syn: {ache}, {suffer}]
7: feel pain or be in pain [syn: {suffer}] [ant: {be well}]

hurtful
adj 1: causing hurt; "her hurtful unconsidered words"
2: harmful to living things; "deleterious chemical additives" [syn: {deleterious}, {injurious}]

hurting
n : a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension" [syn: {pain}]

hurtle
v 1: move with or as if with a rushing sound; "The cars hurtled by"
2: make a thrusting forward movement [syn: {lunge}, {hurl}, {thrust}]
3: throw forcefully [syn: {hurl}, {cast}]

hurtling
adj : moving or moved with great speed; "the hurtling express train"

Hus
n : Czechoslovakian religious reformer who anticipated the Reformation; he questioned the infallibility of the Catholic Church was excommunicated (1409) for attacking the corruption of the clergy; he was burned at the stake (1372-1415) [syn: {Huss}, {John Huss}, {Jan Hus}]

Husain
n 1: Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937) [syn: {Hussein}, {Husayn}, {Saddam Hussein}, {Saddam}, {Saddam bin Hussein at-Takriti}]
2: king of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999) [syn: {Hussein}, {Husayn}, {ibn Talal Hussein}, {King Hussein}]

Husayn
n 1: Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937) [syn: {Hussein}, {Husain}, {Saddam Hussein}, {Saddam}, {Saddam bin Hussein at-Takriti}]
2: king of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999) [syn: {Hussein}, {Husain}, {ibn Talal Hussein}, {King Hussein}]

husband
n : a married man; a woman's partner in marriage [syn: {hubby}, {married man}] [ant: {wife}]
v : use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit" [syn: {conserve}, {economize}, {economise}] [ant: {waste}]

husbandly
adj 1: of or befitting or characteristic of a husband [ant: {wifely}]
2: related to or suited to a husband; "assumed husbandly duties like mowing the lawn"

husbandman
n : a person who operates a farm [syn: {farmer}, {granger}, {sodbuster}]

husbandry
n : the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock [syn: {farming}, {agriculture}]

husband-wife privilege
n : neither spouse can divulge confidential communications from the other while they were married [syn: {marital communications privilege}]

hush
n : (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night" [syn: {stillness}, {still}]
v 1: become quiet or still; fall silent; "hush my babay!"
2: cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" [syn: {quieten}, {silence}, {still}, {shut up}, {hush up}] [ant: {louden}]
3: become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" [syn: {quieten}, {quiet}, {quiesce}, {quiet down}, {pipe down}] [ant: {louden}]
4: wash by removing particles; "Wash ores"
5: run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals

hush money
n : a bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret

hush puppy
n : deep-fried cornbread ball (Southern) [syn: {hushpuppy}]

hush up
v 1: cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes" [syn: {whitewash}, {gloss over}, {sleek over}]
2: cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" [syn: {hush}, {quieten}, {silence}, {still}, {shut up}] [ant: {louden}]

hushed
adj : in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand" [syn: {muted}, {subdued}, {quiet}]

hushed-up
adj : (used of information or news) kept secret by using influence; "hushed-up stories sometimes leak out"

hush-hush
adj : conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance" [syn: {clandestine}, {cloak-and-dagger}, {hole-and-corner(a)}, {hugger-mugger}, {on the quiet(p)}, {secret}, {surreptitious}, {undercover}, {underground}]

hushpuppy
n : deep-fried cornbread ball (Southern) [syn: {hush puppy}]

husk
n 1: material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds [syn: {chaff}, {shuck}, {stalk}, {straw}, {stubble}]
2: outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds
v : remove the husks from; "husk corn" [syn: {shell}]

husk tomato
n 1: any of numerous cosmopolitan annual or perennial herbs of the genus Physalis bearing edible fleshy berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk; some cultivated for their flowers [syn: {ground cherry}]
2: small edible yellow to purple tomato-like fruit enclosed in a bladderlike husk [syn: {tomatillo}, {Mexican husk tomato}]

huskier
See {husky}

huskier
husky
adj 1: muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term" [syn: {beefy}, {burly}, {strapping}, {buirdly}]
2: deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; "gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson [syn: {gruff}, {hoarse}]
n : breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog [syn: {Eskimo dog}] [also: {huskiest}, {huskier}]

huskiest
See {husky}

huskiest
husky
adj 1: muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term" [syn: {beefy}, {burly}, {strapping}, {buirdly}]
2: deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; "gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson [syn: {gruff}, {hoarse}]
n : breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog [syn: {Eskimo dog}] [also: {huskiest}, {huskier}]

huskily
adv : in a hoarse or husky voice; "`Excuse me,' he said hoarsely" [syn: {hoarsely}]

huskiness
n 1: the property of being big and strong [syn: {ruggedness}, {toughness}]
2: a throaty harshness [syn: {gruffness}, {hoarseness}]

husking
n : the removal of covering [syn: {denudation}, {stripping}, {uncovering}, {baring}]

husking bee
n : a social gathering for the purpose of husking corn [syn: {cornhusking}]

husky
adj 1: muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term" [syn: {beefy}, {burly}, {strapping}, {buirdly}]
2: deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; "gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson [syn: {gruff}, {hoarse}]
n : breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog [syn: {Eskimo dog}] [also: {huskiest}, {huskier}]

Huss
n : Czechoslovakian religious reformer who anticipated the Reformation; he questioned the infallibility of the Catholic Church was excommunicated (1409) for attacking the corruption of the clergy; he was burned at the stake (1372-1415) [syn: {John Huss}, {Hus}, {Jan Hus}]

hussar
n : a member of a European light cavalry unit; renowned for elegant dress

hussar monkey
n : reddish long-tailed monkey of west Africa [syn: {patas}, {Erythrocebus patas}]

Hussein
n 1: Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937) [syn: {Husain}, {Husayn}, {Saddam Hussein}, {Saddam}, {Saddam bin Hussein at-Takriti}]
2: king of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999) [syn: {Husain}, {Husayn}, {ibn Talal Hussein}, {King Hussein}]

Husserl
n : German philosopher who developed phenomenology (1859-1938) [syn: {Edmund Husserl}]

Hussite
n : an adherent of the religious reforms of John Huss

hussy
n : a woman adulterer [syn: {adulteress}, {fornicatress}, {jade}, {loose woman}, {slut}, {strumpet}, {trollop}]

hustings
n : the activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making)

hustle
n 1: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco game}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {con}, {confidence trick}, {confidence game}, {con game}, {gyp}, {sting}, {flimflam}]
2: a rapid bustling commotion [syn: {bustle}, {flurry}, {ado}, {fuss}, {stir}]
v 1: cause to move furtively and hurriedly; "The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater"
2: move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance" [syn: {bustle}, {bustle about}]
3: sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity [syn: {pluck}, {roll}]

hustler
n 1: a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets [syn: {streetwalker}, {street girl}, {hooker}, {floozy}, {floozie}, {slattern}]
2: a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties [syn: {wheeler dealer}, {operator}]

Huston
n : United States film maker born in the United States but an Irish citizen after 1964 (1906-1987) [syn: {John Huston}]

hut
n 1: temporary military shelter [syn: {army hut}, {field hut}]
2: small crude shelter used as a dwelling [syn: {hovel}, {hutch}, {shack}, {shanty}]

hutch
n 1: a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals
2: small crude shelter used as a dwelling [syn: {hovel}, {hut}, {shack}, {shanty}]

Hutchins
n : United States educator who was president of the University of Chicago (1899-1977) [syn: {Robert Maynard Hutchins}]

Hutchinson
n : American colonist (born in England) who was banished from Boston for her religious views (1591-1643) [syn: {Anne Hutchinson}]

hutment
n : an encampment of huts (chiefly military)

Hutton
n 1: English cricketer (1916-1990) [syn: {Sir Leonard Hutton}]
2: Scottish geologist who described the processes that have shaped the surface of the earth (1726-1797) [syn: {James Hutton}]

Hutu
n : a member of a Bantu people living in Rwanda and Burundi

hutzpah
n : (Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity [syn: {chutzpa}, {chutzpah}]

Huxleian
adj : of or relating to Thomas Huxley [syn: {Huxleyan}]

Huxley
n 1: English physiologist who, with Alan Hodgkin, discovered the role of potassium and sodium ions in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1917) [syn: {Andrew Huxley}, {Andrew Fielding Huxley}]
2: English writer; grandson of Thomas Huxley who is remembered mainly for his depiction of a scientifically controlled utopia (1894-1963) [syn: {Aldous Huxley}, {Aldous Leonard Huxley}]
3: English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory of evolution (1825-1895) [syn: {Thomas Huxley}, {Thomas Henry Huxley}]

Huxleyan
adj : of or relating to Thomas Huxley [syn: {Huxleian}]

Huygens
n : Dutch physicist who first formulated the wave theory of light (1629-1695) [syn: {Christiaan Huygens}, {Christian Huygens}]

Huygens' principle of superposition
n : the displacement of any point due to the superposition of wave systems is equal to the sum of the displacements of the individual waves at that point; "the principle of superposition is the basis of the wave theory of light" [syn: {principle of superposition}]

Hwang Ho
n : a major river of Asia in northern China; flows generally eastward into the Yellow Sea; carries large quantities of yellow silt to its delta [syn: {Huang He}, {Yellow River}]

hyacinth
n 1: a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone [syn: {jacinth}]
2: any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs

hyacinth bean
n : perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pealike flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos [syn: {bonavist}, {Indian bean}, {Egyptian bean}, {Lablab purpureus}, {Dolichos lablab}]

Hyacinthaceae
n : one of many families or subfamilies in which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted [syn: {family Hyacinthaceae}]

Hyacinthoides
n : small genus of perennial bulbs of western Europe and North Africa; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae [syn: {genus Hyacinthoides}]

Hyacinthoides nonscripta
n : sometimes placed in genus Scilla [syn: {wild hyacinth}, {wood hyacinth}, {bluebell}, {harebell}, {Scilla nonscripta}]

Hyacinthus candicans
n : southern African herb with white bell-shaped flowers [syn: {summer hyacinth}, {cape hyacinth}, {Galtonia candicans}]

Hyacinthus orientalis
n : widely grown for its fragrance and its white, pink, blue, or purplish flowers [syn: {common hyacinth}]

Hyacinthus orientalis albulus
n : hyacinth with loosely flowered spikes, several growing from one bulb [syn: {Roman hyacinth}]

Hyades
n : (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Pleiades; they nurtured the infant Dionysus and Zeus placed them among the stars as a reward

hyaena
n : doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion [syn: {hyena}]

Hyaena brunnea
n : of southern Africa [syn: {brown hyena}, {strand wolf}]

Hyaena hyaena
n : of northern Africa and Arabia and India [syn: {striped hyena}]

Hyaenidae
n : hyenas [syn: {family Hyaenidae}]

hyalin
n : a glassy translucent material that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions [syn: {hyaline}]

hyaline
adj : resembling glass in transparency or translucency; "the morning is as clear as diamond or as hyaline"-Sacheverell Sitwell [syn: {hyaloid}]
n : a glassy translucent material that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions [syn: {hyalin}]

hyaline cartilage
n : translucent cartilage that is common in joints and the respiratory passages; forms most of the fetal skeleton

hyaline membrane disease
n : an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn); lungs cannot expand because of a wetting agent is lacking; characterized by rapid shallow breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy hyaline membrane over the alveoli [syn: {respiratory distress syndrome}, {respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn}]

hyalinisation
n : the state of being hyaline or having become hyaline; "the patient's arterioles showed marked hyalinization" [syn: {hyalinization}]

hyalinization
n : the state of being hyaline or having become hyaline; "the patient's arterioles showed marked hyalinization" [syn: {hyalinisation}]

hyaloid
adj : resembling glass in transparency or translucency; "the morning is as clear as diamond or as hyaline"-Sacheverell Sitwell [syn: {hyaline}]

hyaloid membrane
n : transparent membrane that enveloping the vitreous humor of the eye and separating it from the retina

Hyalophora
n : American silkworm moth [syn: {genus Hyalophora}]

Hyalophora cecropia
n : North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees [syn: {cecropia}, {cecropia moth}]

hyaloplasm
n : the clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell [syn: {ground substance}]

hyaloplasmic
adj : of or relating to hyaloplasm

Hyalosperma
n : genus of herbs of temperate Australia including some from genus Helipterum [syn: {genus Hyalosperma}]

Hyalospongiae
n : sponges with 6-rayed siliceous spicules; choanocytes are restricted to finger-shaped chambers [syn: {class Hyalospongiae}]

hyaluronic acid
n : a viscous mucopolysaccharide found in the connective tissue space and the synovial fluid of movable joints and the humors of the eye; a cementing and protective substance

hyaluronidase
n : an enzyme (trade name Hyazyme) that splits hyaluronic acid and so lowers its viscosity and increases the permeability of connective tissue and the absorption of fluids [syn: {spreading factor}, {Hyazyme}]

Hyazyme
n : an enzyme (trade name Hyazyme) that splits hyaluronic acid and so lowers its viscosity and increases the permeability of connective tissue and the absorption of fluids [syn: {hyaluronidase}, {spreading factor}]

Hybanthus
n : a genus of herbs and small shrubs with white or purple flowers; grows in tropical or subtropical regions [syn: {genus Hybanthus}]

hybrid
adj : produced by crossbreeding [syn: {crossed}, {interbred}, {intercrossed}]
n 1: a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root) [syn: {loanblend}, {loan-blend}]
2: a composite of mixed origin; "the vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices"
3: an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species; "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey" [syn: {crossbreed}, {cross}]

hybrid petunia
n : hybrids of Petunia axillaris and Petunia integrifolia: a complex group of petunias having single or double flowers in colors from white to purple [syn: {Petunia hybrida}]

hybrid tuberous begonia
n : any of numerous hybrid begonias having tuberous roots and variously colored flowers [syn: {Begonia tuberhybrida}]

hybridisation
n : (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids [syn: {hybridization}, {crossbreeding}, {crossing}, {cross}, {interbreeding}, {hybridizing}]

hybridise
v : breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed" [syn: {crossbreed}, {cross}, {hybridize}, {interbreed}]

hybridization
n : (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids [syn: {hybridisation}, {crossbreeding}, {crossing}, {cross}, {interbreeding}, {hybridizing}]

hybridize
v : breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed" [syn: {crossbreed}, {cross}, {hybridise}, {interbreed}]

hybridizing
n : (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids [syn: {hybridization}, {hybridisation}, {crossbreeding}, {crossing}, {cross}, {interbreeding}]

hybridoma
n : a hybrid cell resulting from the fusion of a lymphocyte and a tumor cell; used to culture a specific monoclonal antibody

hydantoin
n : any of a group of anticonvulsant drugs used in treating epilepsy

hydathode
n : a pore that exudes water on the surface or margin of a leaf of higher plants [syn: {water pore}, {water stoma}]

hydatid
n : cyst filled with liquid; forms as a result of infestation by tapeworm larvae (as in echinococcosis)

hydatid disease
n : infestation with larval echinococci (tapeworms) [syn: {echinococcosis}, {hydatidosis}]

hydatid mole
n : an abnormality during pregnancy; chorionic villi around an aborting embryo degenerate and form clusters of fluid-filled sacs [syn: {hydatidiform mole}, {molar pregnancy}]

hydatidiform mole
n : an abnormality during pregnancy; chorionic villi around an aborting embryo degenerate and form clusters of fluid-filled sacs [syn: {hydatid mole}, {molar pregnancy}]

hydatidosis
n : infestation with larval echinococci (tapeworms) [syn: {echinococcosis}, {hydatid disease}]

Hyderabad
n 1: a city in southern Pakistan on the Indus River
2: a city in south central India in Andhra Pradesh

Hydnaceae
n : tooth fungi [syn: {family Hydnaceae}]

Hydnocarpus
n : medium to large Indonesian and Malaysian trees [syn: {genus Hydnocarpus}, {Taraktagenos}, {genus Taraktagenos}, {Taraktogenos}, {genus Taraktogenos}]

Hydnocarpus kurzii
n : East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used to treat leprosy [syn: {chaulmoogra}, {chaulmoogra tree}, {chaulmugra}, {Taraktagenos kurzii}, {Taraktogenos kurzii}]

Hydnocarpus laurifolia
n : leathery-leaved tree of western India bearing round fruits with brown densely-hairy rind enclosing oily pulp that yields hydnocarpus oil [syn: {Hydnocarpus wightiana}]

hydnocarpus oil
n : oil from seeds of trees of the genus Hydnocarpus especially Hydnocarpus wightiana (Hydnocarpus laurifolia)

Hydnocarpus wightiana
n : leathery-leaved tree of western India bearing round fruits with brown densely-hairy rind enclosing oily pulp that yields hydnocarpus oil [syn: {Hydnocarpus laurifolia}]

Hydnoraceae
n : a family of flowering plants in Africa and Argentina that are parasitic on the roots of other plants [syn: {family Hydnoraceae}]

Hydnum
n : type genus of Hydnaceae [syn: {genus Hydnum}]

Hydra
n 1: (Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones; "Hydra was slain by Hercules"
2: a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer [syn: {Snake}]
3: trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality; "we may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution"
4: small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp

hydrae
See {hydra}

hydralazine
n : an antihypertensive drug (trade name Apresoline) that dilates blood vessels; used (often with a diuretic) to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure [syn: {Apresoline}]

hydramnios
n : an abnormality of pregnancy; accumulation of excess amniotic fluid

hydrangea
n : any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Hydrangea

Hydrangea anomala
n : deciduous climber with aerial roots having white to creamy flowers in fairly flat heads [syn: {climbing hydrangea}]

Hydrangea arborescens
n : deciduous shrub with creamy white flower clusters; eastern United States [syn: {wild hydrangea}]

hydrangea family
n : sometimes included in the family Saxifragaceae [syn: {Hydrangeaceae}, {family Hydrangeaceae}]

Hydrangea macrophylla hortensis
n : deciduous shrub bearing round-headed flower clusters opening green and aging to pink or blue [syn: {hortensia}]

Hydrangea paniculata
n : deciduous shrub or small tree with pyramidal flower clusters [syn: {fall-blooming hydrangea}]

Hydrangea petiolaris
n : deciduous climber with aerial roots having large flat flower heads [syn: {climbing hydrangea}]

Hydrangeaceae
n : sometimes included in the family Saxifragaceae [syn: {family Hydrangeaceae}, {hydrangea family}]

hydrant
n 1: a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask [syn: {water faucet}, {water tap}, {tap}, {spigot}]
2: a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks

hydrargyrum
n : a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures [syn: {mercury}, {quicksilver}, {Hg}, {atomic number 80}]

hydrarthrosis
n : inflammation and swelling of a movable joint because of excess synovial fluid

Hydrastis
n : small genus of perennial herbs having rhizomes and palmate leaves and small solitary flowers; of northeastern United States and Japan [syn: {genus Hydrastis}]

Hydrastis Canadensis
n : perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves [syn: {goldenseal}, {golden seal}, {yellow root}, {turmeric root}]

hydrate
n : any compound that contains water of crystallization
v 1: supply water or liquid to in order to maintain a healthy balance; "the bicyclists must be hydrated frequently"
2: become hydrated and combine with water
3: cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to; "hydrate your skin" [ant: {dehydrate}]

hydrated
adj : containing combined water (especially water of crystallization as in a hydrate) [syn: {hydrous}] [ant: {anhydrous}]

hydrated aluminium oxide
n : white crystalline compound that occurs naturally as the mineral gibbsite [syn: {aluminum hydroxide}, {aluminium hydroxide}, {hydrated aluminum oxide}]

hydrated aluminum oxide
n : white crystalline compound that occurs naturally as the mineral gibbsite [syn: {aluminum hydroxide}, {aluminium hydroxide}, {hydrated aluminium oxide}]

hydrated lime
n : a caustic substance produced by heating limestone [syn: {calcium hydroxide}, {lime}, {slaked lime}, {calcium hydrate}, {caustic lime}, {lime hydrate}]

hydrated oxide
n : a compound of an oxide with water [syn: {hydroxide}]

hydration
n : the process of combining with water; usually reversible

hydraulic
adj 1: moved or operated or effected by liquid (water or oil); "hydraulic erosion"; "hydraulic brakes"
2: of or relating to the study of hydraulics; "hydraulic engineer"

hydraulic brake
n : brake system in which a brake pedal moves a piston in the master cylinder; brake fluid then applies great force to the brake pads or shoes [syn: {hydraulic brakes}]

hydraulic brake cylinder
n : a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston [syn: {brake cylinder}, {master cylinder}]

hydraulic brakes
n : brake system in which a brake pedal moves a piston in the master cylinder; brake fluid then applies great force to the brake pads or shoes [syn: {hydraulic brake}]

hydraulic cement
n : a cement that hardens under water; made by heating limestone and clay in a kiln and pulverizing the result [syn: {Portland cement}]

hydraulic engineering
n : the branch of civil engineering dealing with the use and control of water in motion

hydraulic press
n : press in which a force applied by a piston to a small area is transmitted through water to another piston having a large area

hydraulic pump
n : a water pump that uses the kinetic energy of flowing water to force a small fraction of that water to a reservoir at a higher level [syn: {hydraulic ram}]

hydraulic ram
n : a water pump that uses the kinetic energy of flowing water to force a small fraction of that water to a reservoir at a higher level [syn: {hydraulic pump}]

hydraulic system
n : a mechanism operated by the resistance offered or the pressure transmitted when a liquid is forced through a small opening or tube

hydraulic transmission
n : a transmission that depends on a hydraulic system [syn: {hydraulic transmission system}]

hydraulic transmission system
n : a transmission that depends on a hydraulic system [syn: {hydraulic transmission}]

hydraulically
adv : in a hydraulic manner; "the block is then tested hydraulically to its full design test pressure on each stream separately" [syn: {hydraulicly}]

hydraulicly
adv : in a hydraulic manner; "the block is then tested hydraulically to its full design test pressure on each stream separately" [syn: {hydraulically}]

hydraulics
n : study of the mechanics of fluids [syn: {fluid mechanics}]

hydrazine
n : a colorless fuming corrosive liquid; a powerful reducing agent; used chiefly in rocket fuels

hydrazo group
n : the bivalent group -HNNH- derived from hydrazine [syn: {hydrazo radical}]

hydrazo radical
n : the bivalent group -HNNH- derived from hydrazine [syn: {hydrazo group}]

hydrazoic acid
n : a colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling [syn: {azoimide}, {hydrogen azide}, {HN}]

hydrazoite
n : a salt of hydrazoic acid

hydremia
n : blood disorder in which there is excess fluid volume compared with the cell volume of the blood

hydric
adj : having or characterized by excessive moisture; "a hydric habitat" [ant: {mesic}, {xeric}]

hydride
n : any binary compound formed by the union of hydrogen and other elements

hydrilla
n : submersed plant with whorled lanceolate leaves and solitary axillary flowers; Old World plant naturalized in southern United States and clogging Florida's waterways [syn: {Hydrilla verticillata}]

Hydrilla verticillata
n : submersed plant with whorled lanceolate leaves and solitary axillary flowers; Old World plant naturalized in southern United States and clogging Florida's waterways [syn: {hydrilla}]

hydriodic acid
n : (HI) a colorless or yellow aqueous solution of hydrogen iodide; "hydriodic acid is a strong acid"

Hydrobates
n : type genus of the Hydrobatidae [syn: {genus Hydrobates}]

Hydrobates pelagicus
n : sooty black petrel with white markings; of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean [syn: {stormy petrel}, {northern storm petrel}]

Hydrobatidae
n : storm petrels [syn: {family Hydrobatidae}]

hydrobromic acid
n : an aqueous solution of hydrogen bromide that is a strong liquid acid

hydrocarbon
n : an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen

hydrocele
n : disorder in which serous fluid accumulates in a body sac (especially in the scrotum)

hydrocephalic
adj : relating to or characterized by or evidencing hydrocephalus

hydrocephalus
n : an abnormal condition in which cerebrospinal fluid collects in the ventricles of the brain; in infants it can cause abnormally rapid growth of the head and bulging fontanelles and a small face; in adults the symptoms are primarily neurological [syn: {hydrocephaly}]

hydrocephaly
n : an abnormal condition in which cerebrospinal fluid collects in the ventricles of the brain; in infants it can cause abnormally rapid growth of the head and bulging fontanelles and a small face; in adults the symptoms are primarily neurological [syn: {hydrocephalus}]

Hydrocharidaceae
n : simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed [syn: {Hydrocharitaceae}, {family Hydrocharitaceae}, {family Hydrocharidaceae}, {frogbit family}, {frog's-bit family}]

Hydrocharis
n : frogbit [syn: {genus Hydrocharis}]

Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
n : European floating plant with roundish heart-shaped leaves and white flowers [syn: {frogbit}, {frog's-bit}]

Hydrocharitaceae
n : simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed [syn: {family Hydrocharitaceae}, {Hydrocharidaceae}, {family Hydrocharidaceae}, {frogbit family}, {frog's-bit family}]

hydrochloric acid
n : an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride; a strongly corrosive acid

hydrochloride
n : a complex consisting of an organic base in association with hydrogen chloride

hydrochlorofluorocarbon
n : a fluorocarbon that is replacing chlorofluorocarbon as a refrigerant and propellant in aerosol cans; considered to be somewhat less destructive to the atmosphere [syn: {HCFC}]

hydrochlorothiazide
n : a diuretic drug (trade name Esidrix and HydroDIURIL) used in the treatment of hypertension [syn: {Esidrix}, {HydroDIURIL}]

Hydrochoeridae
n : capybara [syn: {family Hydrochoeridae}]

Hydrochoerus
n : a genus of Hydrochoeridae [syn: {genus Hydrochoerus}]

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
n : pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet; largest living rodent [syn: {capybara}, {capibara}]

hydrocolloid
n : a substance that forms a gel with water

hydrocortisone
n : an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism [syn: {cortisol}, {Hydrocortone}, {Cortef}]

Hydrocortone
n : an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism [syn: {hydrocortisone}, {cortisol}, {Cortef}]

hydrocracking
n : the process whereby hydrocarbon molecules of petroleum are broken down into kerosene and gasolene by the addition of hydrogen under high pressure in the presence of a catalyst

hydrocyanic acid
n : a solution of hydrogen cyanide in water; weak solutions are used in fumigating and in the synthesis of organic compounds [syn: {prussic acid}]

Hydrodamalis
n : a genus of the family Dugongidae comprising only Steller's sea cow [syn: {genus Hydrodamalis}]

Hydrodamalis gigas
n : extinct large sirenian mammal formerly found near Asiatic coast of the Bering Sea [syn: {Steller's sea cow}]

HydroDIURIL
n : a diuretic drug (trade name Esidrix and HydroDIURIL) used in the treatment of hypertension [syn: {hydrochlorothiazide}, {Esidrix}]

hydrodynamic
adj : of or relating to hydrodynamics

hydrodynamics
n : study of fluids in motion [syn: {hydrokinetics}]

hydroelectric
adj : of or relating to or used in the production of electricity by waterpower; "hydroelectric power"

hydroelectric turbine
n : turbine consisting of a large and efficient version of a water wheel used to drive an electric generator

hydroelectricity
n : electricity produced by water power

hydroflumethiazide
n : diuretic used to treat hypertension and edema

hydrofluoric acid
n : a weak poisonous liquid acid; formed by solution of hydrogen fluoride in water

hydrofluorocarbon
n : a fluorocarbon emitted as a by-product of industrial manufacturing [syn: {HFC}]

hydrofluosilicic acid
n : an unstable poisonous corrosive acid know primarily in the form of its salts [syn: {fluosilicic acid}]

hydrofoil
n 1: a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through; "the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils" [syn: {foil}]
2: a speedboat that is equipped with hydrofoils that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds; "the museum houses a replica of the jet hydroplane that broke the record" [syn: {hydroplane}]

hydrogel
n : a colloidal gel in which water is the dispersion medium

hydrogen
n : a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe [syn: {H}, {atomic number 1}]

hydrogen atom
n : an atom of hydrogen

hydrogen azide
n : a colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling [syn: {hydrazoic acid}, {azoimide}, {HN}]

hydrogen bomb
n : a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium [syn: {H-bomb}, {fusion bomb}, {thermonuclear bomb}]

hydrogen bond
n : a chemical bond consisting of a hydrogen atom between two electronegative atoms (e.g., oxygen or nitrogen) with one side be a covalent bond and the other being an ionic bond

hydrogen bromide
n : a colorless gas that yields hydrobromic acid in solution with water

hydrogen carbonate
n : a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate [syn: {bicarbonate}]

hydrogen chloride
n : a colorless corrosive gas: HCl

hydrogen cyanide
n : a highly poisonous gas or volatile liquid that smells like bitter almonds; becomes a gas at around 90 degree fahrenheit and is most dangerous when inhaled; the anhydride of hydrocyanic acid; used in manufacturing

hydrogen fluoride
n : a colorless poisonous corrosive liquid made by the action of sulphuric acid on calcium fluoride; solutions in water are hydrofluoric acid

hydrogen iodide
n : a colorless gas that yields hydroiodic acid in aqueous solution

hydrogen ion
n : a positively charged atom of hydrogen; that is to say, a normal hydrogen atomic nucleus

hydrogen ion concentration
n : the number of moles of hydrogen ions per cubic decimeter

hydrogen peroxide
n : a viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties; a powerful bleaching agent; also used as a disinfectant and (in strong concentrations) as an oxidant in rocket fuels [syn: {peroxide}]

hydrogen sulfide
n : a sulfide having the unpleasant smell of rotten eggs

hydrogenate
v : combine or treat with or expose to hydrogen, especially to add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound) [ant: {dehydrogenate}]

hydrogenated
adj : combined with hydrogen; especially of an unsaturated fatty acid combined with hydrogen

hydrogenation
n : a chemical process that adds hydrogen atoms to an unsaturated oil; "food producers use hydrogenation to keep fat from becoming rancid"

hydrogen-bomb
v : attack with a hydrogen bomb

hydrographic
adj : of or relating to the science of hydrography [syn: {hydrographical}]

hydrographical
adj : of or relating to the science of hydrography [syn: {hydrographic}]

hydrography
n : the science of the measurement and description and mapping of the surface waters of the earth with special reference to navigation

hydroid
n : colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant [syn: {hydrozoan}]

hydroiodic acid
n : an acid formed by aqueous solution of hydrogen iodide

hydrokinetic
adj : relating to fluids in motion or the forces that produce or affect such motion [ant: {hydrostatic}]

hydrokinetics
n : study of fluids in motion [syn: {hydrodynamics}]

hydrolise
v : make a compound react with water and undergo hydrolysis [syn: {hydrolize}]

hydrolith
n : a salt-like binary compound (CaH2) used as a reducing agent and source of hydrogen [syn: {calcium hydride}]

hydrolize
v : make a compound react with water and undergo hydrolysis [syn: {hydrolise}]

hydrology
n : the branch of geology that studies water on the earth and in the atmosphere: its distribution and uses and conservation

hydrolysate
n : a product of hydrolysis

hydrolyse
v : undergo hydrolysis; decompose by reacting with water [syn: {hydrolyze}]

hydrolysis
n : a chemical reaction in which water reacts with a compound to produce other compounds; involves the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion from the water

hydrolyzable
adj : capable of undergoing hydrolysis

hydrolyze
v : undergo hydrolysis; decompose by reacting with water [syn: {hydrolyse}]

hydromancer
n : one who practices hydromancy

hydromancy
n : divination by water (as by patterns seen in the ebb and flow of the tides)

Hydromantes
n : web-toed salamanders [syn: {genus Hydromantes}]

Hydromantes brunus
n : similar to Shasta salamander; lives in cliff crevices and taluses [syn: {limestone salamander}]

Hydromantes shastae
n : primarily a cave dweller in the Mount Shasta area [syn: {Shasta salamander}]

hydromedusae
See {hydromedusa}

hydromel
n : honey diluted in water; becomes mead when fermented

hydrometer
n : a measuring instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid or solid [syn: {gravimeter}]

hydrometric
adj : of or relating to hydrometry [syn: {gravimetric}]

hydrometry
n : the measurement of specific gravity [syn: {gravimetry}]

hydromorphone
n : a narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat moderate to severe pain [syn: {hydromorphone hydrochloride}, {Dilaudid}]

hydromorphone hydrochloride
n : a narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat moderate to severe pain [syn: {hydromorphone}, {Dilaudid}]

Hydromyinae
n : water rats of Australia and New Guinea [syn: {subfamily Hydromyinae}]

Hydromys
n : water rats [syn: {genus Hydromys}]

hydronephrosis
n : accumulation of urine in the kidney because of an obstruction in the ureter

hydropathic
adj : of or relating to hydropathy or its administration; "hydropathic treatments"

hydropathy
n : the internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease [syn: {hydrotherapy}]

Hydrophidae
n : sea snakes [syn: {family Hydrophidae}]

hydrophilic
adj : having a strong affinity for water; tending to dissolve in, mix with, or be wetted by water [ant: {hydrophobic}]

hydrophobia
n 1: a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids
2: a morbid fear of water
3: an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain [syn: {rabies}, {lyssa}, {madness}]

hydrophobic
adj 1: lacking affinity for water; tending to repel and not absorb water; tending not to dissolve in or mix with or be wetted by water [ant: {hydrophilic}]
2: abnormally afraid of water [syn: {aquaphobic}]

hydrophobicity
n : the property of being water-repellent; tending to repel and not absorb water

Hydrophyllaceae
n : perennial woodland herbs [syn: {family Hydrophyllaceae}, {waterleaf family}]

Hydrophyllum
n : waterleaf [syn: {genus Hydrophyllum}]

Hydrophyllum virginianum
n : showy perennial herb with white flowers; leaves sometimes used as edible greens in southeastern United States [syn: {Virginia waterleaf}, {Shawnee salad}, {shawny}, {Indian salad}, {John's cabbage}]

hydrophyte
n : a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth [syn: {aquatic plant}, {water plant}, {hydrophytic plant}]

hydrophytic
adj : growing wholly or partially in water; "water lilies are hydrophytic"

hydrophytic plant
n : a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth [syn: {aquatic plant}, {water plant}, {hydrophyte}]

hydroplane
n 1: an airplane that can land on or take off from water; "the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane" [syn: {seaplane}]
2: a speedboat that is equipped with hydrofoils that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds; "the museum houses a replica of the jet hydroplane that broke the record" [syn: {hydrofoil}]
v : glide on the water in a hydroplane [syn: {seaplane}]

hydroplane racing
n : racing in high-speed motor boats

hydroponic
adj : of or relating to aquiculture; "aquacultural methods"; "hydroponic lettuce" [syn: {aquicultural}, {aquacultural}]

hydroponics
n : a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients [syn: {aquiculture}, {tank farming}]

hydrops
n : swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue [syn: {edema}, {oedema}, {dropsy}]

hydrosphere
n : the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor

hydrostatic
adj : relating to fluids at rest or to the pressures they exert or transmit; "hydrostatic pressure" [ant: {hydrokinetic}]

hydrostatic head
n : the pressure at a given point in a liquid measured in terms of the vertical height of a column of the liquid needed to produce the same pressure

hydrostatics
n : study of the mechanical properties of fluids that are not in motion

hydrotherapy
n : the internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease [syn: {hydropathy}]

hydrothorax
n : accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest) often resulting from disease of the heart or kidneys

hydrous
adj : containing combined water (especially water of crystallization as in a hydrate) [syn: {hydrated}] [ant: {anhydrous}]

hydroxide
n 1: a compound of an oxide with water [syn: {hydrated oxide}]
2: a chemical compound containing the hydroxyl group

hydroxide ion
n : the anion OH having one oxygen and one hydrogen atom [syn: {hydroxyl ion}]

hydroxy
adj : being or containing a hydroxyl group

hydroxy acid
n : any acid that has hydroxyl groups in addition to the hydroxyl group in the acid itself

hydroxyacetic acid
n : a translucent crystalline compound found in sugar cane and sugar beets and unripe grapes [syn: {glycolic acid}, {glycollic acid}]

hydroxybenzene
n : a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally [syn: {carbolic acid}, {phenol}, {oxybenzene}, {phenylic acid}]

hydroxybenzoic acid
n : a crystalline derivative of benzoic acid

hydroxybutyric acid
n : hydroxy derivative of butyric acid [syn: {oxybutyric acid}]

hydroxychloroquine
n : anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Plaquenil) used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and malaria and lupus erythematosus [syn: {Plaquenil}]

hydroxyl
n : the monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols [syn: {hydroxyl group}, {hydroxyl radical}]

hydroxyl group
n : the monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols [syn: {hydroxyl}, {hydroxyl radical}]

hydroxyl ion
n : the anion OH having one oxygen and one hydrogen atom [syn: {hydroxide ion}]

hydroxyl radical
n : the monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols [syn: {hydroxyl}, {hydroxyl group}]

hydroxymethyl
n : a methyl with hydroxide replacing the hydrogen atoms

hydroxyproline
n : a crystalline amino acid obtained from gelatin or collagen

hydroxytetracycline
n : a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections [syn: {oxytetracycline}, {oxytetracycline hydrochloride}, {Terramycin}]

hydroxyzine
n : a drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness [syn: {hydroxyzine hydrochloride}, {Atarax}, {Vistaril}]

hydroxyzine hydrochloride
n : a drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness [syn: {hydroxyzine}, {Atarax}, {Vistaril}]

Hydrozoa
n : coelenterates typically having alternation of generations; hydroid phase is usually colonial giving rise to the medusoid phase by budding: hydras and jellyfishes [syn: {class Hydrozoa}]

hydrozoa
n
n : colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant [syn: {hydroid}] [also: {hydrozoa} (pl)]

hydrozoa
See {hydrozoan}

hydrozoan
n : colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant [syn: {hydroid}] [also: {hydrozoa} (pl)]

Hydrus
n : a constellation in the southern hemisphere near the south celestial pole

Hyemoschus
n : water chevrotains [syn: {genus Hyemoschus}]

Hyemoschus aquaticus
n : largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa [syn: {water chevrotain}, {water deer}]

hyena
n : doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion [syn: {hyaena}]

hyena dog
n : a powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa that hunts in large packs; now rare in settled area [syn: {African hunting dog}, {Cape hunting dog}, {Lycaon pictus}]

hyerbolise
v : to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" [syn: {overstate}, {exaggerate}, {overdraw}, {hyperbolize}, {magnify}, {amplify}] [ant: {understate}]

Hygeia
n : (Greek mythology) the goddess of health

hygiene
n 1: a condition promoting sanitary practices; "personal hygiene"
2: the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health [syn: {hygienics}]

hygienic
adj : tending to promote or preserve health; "hygienic habits like using disposable tissues"; "hygienic surroundings with plenty of fresh air" [syn: {hygienical}]

hygienical
adj : tending to promote or preserve health; "hygienic habits like using disposable tissues"; "hygienic surroundings with plenty of fresh air" [syn: {hygienic}]

hygienically
adv : in a hygienic manner; "the body must cared for hygienically" [ant: {unhygienically}]

hygienics
n : the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health [syn: {hygiene}]

hygienise
v : make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing [syn: {sanitize}, {sanitise}, {hygienize}]

hygienize
v : make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing [syn: {sanitize}, {sanitise}, {hygienise}]

Hygrocybe
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae [syn: {genus Hygrocybe}]

Hygrocybe acutoconica
n : a fungus having an acutely conic cap and dry stalks [syn: {conic waxycap}]

hygrodeik
n : a wet and dry bulb hygrometer

hygrometer
n : measuring instrument for measuring the relative humidity of the atmosphere

Hygrophoraceae
n : a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales; the gills of these fungi have a clean waxy appearance [syn: {family Hygrophoraceae}]

Hygrophorus
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae [syn: {genus Hygrophorus}]

Hygrophorus borealis
n : a fungus with a white convex cap and arcuate white gills and a stalk that tapers toward the base

Hygrophorus caeruleus
n : a fungus with a broadly convex cap that is cream color with a tint of blue over the margin; waxy gills are bluish green to blue-gray; a short stalk tapers abruptly at the base

Hygrophorus inocybiformis
n : a fungus with a drab squamulose cap and gray-brown squamules over the white background of the stalk and waxy gray-white gills

Hygrophorus kauffmanii
n : a fungus with a slightly viscid cap; cap and gills are reddish brown nd the stalk is gray

Hygrophorus marzuolus
n : a gray fungus frequently found near melting snow banks

Hygrophorus purpurascens
n : a fungus with a viscid purplish red cap and stalk; found under spruce and other conifers

Hygrophorus russula
n : an edible fungus with a reddish cap and close pale gills and dry stalk; found under hardwoods

Hygrophorus sordidus
n : an edible fungus with a large white cap and a cry stalk and white gills

Hygrophorus tennesseensis
n : a fungus having a brownish sticky cap with a white margin and white gills and an odor of raw potatoes

Hygrophorus turundus
n : a small fungus with orange cap and yellow gills found in sphagnum bogs

hygrophyte
n : a plant that grows in a moist habitat

hygrophytic
adj : requiring an abundance of moisture; "some tropical ferns are hygrophytic"

hygroscope
n : hygrometer that shows variations in the relative humidity of the atmosphere

hygroscopic
adj : absorbing moisture (as from the air)

Hygroton
n : a diuretic (trade names Hygroton and Thalidone) used to control hypertension and conditions that casue edema; effective in lowering blood pressure to prevent heart attacks [syn: {chlorthalidone}, {Thalidone}]

Hygrotrama
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae [syn: {genus Hygrotrama}]

Hygrotrama foetens
n : a small gray-brown fungus with an unpleasant odor of mothballs

Hyla
n : type genus of the Hylidae; tree toads [syn: {genus Hyla}]

Hyla arenicolor
n : small chiefly ground dweller that stays within easy jumping distance of water; of United States southwest and northern Mexico [syn: {canyon treefrog}]

Hyla crucifer
n : small brown tree toad having a shrill call heard near wetlands of eastern United States and Canada in early spring [syn: {spring peeper}]

Hyla regilla
n : most commonly heard frog on the Pacific coast of America [syn: {Pacific tree toad}]

Hylactophryne
n : barking frogs [syn: {genus Hylactophryne}]

Hylactophryne augusti
n : of southwest United States and Mexico; call is like a dog's bark [syn: {barking frog}, {robber frog}]

Hylidae
n : tree frogs [syn: {family Hylidae}]

Hylobates
n : gibbons [syn: {genus Hylobates}]

Hylobates lar
n : smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies [syn: {gibbon}]

Hylobates syndactylus
n : large black gibbon of Sumatra having the 2nd and 3rd toes partially united by a web [syn: {siamang}, {Symphalangus syndactylus}]

Hylobatidae
n : used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae [syn: {family Hylobatidae}]

Hylocereus
n : genus of climbing or epiphytic tropical American cacti with angular stems and mostly white very fragrant flowers [syn: {genus Hylocereus}]

Hylocichla
n : American thrush: wood thrush; hermit thrush; veery [syn: {genus Hylocichla}]

Hylocichla fuscescens
n : tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song [syn: {veery}, {Wilson's thrush}]

Hylocichla guttata
n : North American thrush noted for its complex and appealing song [syn: {hermit thrush}]

Hylocichla mustelina
n : large thrush common in eastern American woodlands; noted for its melodious song [syn: {wood thrush}]

Hylophylax
n : a genus of Formicariidae [syn: {genus Hylophylax}]

Hylophylax naevioides
n : a kind of antbird [syn: {spotted antbird}]

Hyman George Rickover
n : United States admiral who advocated the development of nuclear submarines (1900-1986) [syn: {Rickover}, {Hyman Rickover}]

Hyman Rickover
n : United States admiral who advocated the development of nuclear submarines (1900-1986) [syn: {Rickover}, {Hyman George Rickover}]

Hymen
n 1: (Greek mythology) the god of marriage
2: a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin [syn: {maidenhead}, {virginal membrane}]

Hymenaea
n : genus of tropical American timber trees [syn: {genus Hymenaea}]

Hymenaea courbaril
n : West Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles of large white or purplish flowers; yields very hard tough wood [syn: {courbaril}]

hymenal
adj : of or relating to the hymen

Hymenanthera
n : a genus of slender evergreen shrubs; grow in Australia and New Zealand [syn: {genus Hymenanthera}]

hymeneal
adj : of or relating to a wedding or marriage; "hymeneal rites"
n : a wedding hymn

hymeneals
n : the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed [syn: {wedding}, {wedding ceremony}, {nuptials}]

hymenium
n : spore-bearing layer of cells in certain fungi containing asci or basidia [also: {hyniums} (pl), {hynia} (pl)]

Hymenogastrales
n : an order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes; has a distinct basidiocarp with a fleshy or waxy gleba (sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes) [syn: {order Hymenogastrales}]

Hymenomycetes
n : used in some classifications; usually coextensive with order Agaricales: mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi [syn: {class Hymenomycetes}]

Hymenophyllaceae
n : terrestrial (hygrophytic) or epiphytic ferns: filmy ferns [syn: {family Hymenophyllaceae}]

Hymenophyllum
n : type genus of the Hymenophyllaceae: filmy ferns [syn: {genus Hymenophyllum}]

hymenopter
n : insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing [syn: {hymenopterous insect}, {hymenopteran}, {hymenopteron}]

Hymenoptera
n : an order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants; ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc. [syn: {order Hymenoptera}]

hymenoptera
n
n : insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing [syn: {hymenopterous insect}, {hymenopteron}, {hymenopter}] [also: {hymenoptera} (pl)]

hymenoptera
See {hymenopteran}

hymenopteran
n : insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing [syn: {hymenopterous insect}, {hymenopteron}, {hymenopter}] [also: {hymenoptera} (pl)]

hymenopteron
n : insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing [syn: {hymenopterous insect}, {hymenopteran}, {hymenopter}]

hymenopterous
adj : of or relating to insects of the order Hymenoptera

hymenopterous insect
n : insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing [syn: {hymenopteran}, {hymenopteron}, {hymenopter}]

Hymenoxys acaulis
n : perennial having tufted basal leaves and short leafless stalks each bearing a solitary yellow flower head; dry hillsides and plains of west central North America [syn: {stemless hymenoxys}, {Tetraneuris acaulis}]

Hymenoxys grandiflora
n : whitish hairy plant with featherlike leaves and a few stout stems each bearing an especially handsome solitary large yellow flower head; mountainous regions north central United States [syn: {old man of the mountain}, {alpine sunflower}, {Tetraneuris grandiflora}]

hymie
n : offensive terms for a Jew [syn: {kike}, {sheeny}]

hymn
n : a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation) [syn: {anthem}]
v 1: sing a hymn
2: praise by singing a hymn; "They hymned their love of God"

hymnal
n : a songbook containing a collection of hymns [syn: {hymnbook}, {hymnary}]

hymnary
n : a songbook containing a collection of hymns [syn: {hymnal}, {hymnbook}]

hymnbook
n : a songbook containing a collection of hymns [syn: {hymnal}, {hymnary}]

hymnody
n : the act of singing psalms or hymns [syn: {psalmody}]

Hynerpeton
n : earliest fossil amphibian ever found; of the Devonian; found in Pennsylvania [syn: {genus Hynerpeton}]

Hynerpeton bassetti
n : fossil amphibian of the Devonian having well-developed forelimbs; found in Pennsylvania

hynia
hymenium
n : spore-bearing layer of cells in certain fungi containing asci or basidia [also: {hyniums} (pl), {hynia} (pl)]

hynia
See {hymenium}

hyniums
hymenium
n : spore-bearing layer of cells in certain fungi containing asci or basidia [also: {hyniums} (pl), {hynia} (pl)]

hyniums
See {hymenium}

hyoid
adj : of or relating to the hyoid bone
n : a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles [syn: {hyoid bone}, {os hyoideum}]

hyoid bone
n : a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles [syn: {hyoid}, {os hyoideum}]

hyoscine
n : an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures; "transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness"; "someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying" [syn: {scopolamine}]

hyoscyamine
n : a poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent); used to treat excess motility of the gastrointestinal tract

Hyoscyamus
n : genus of poisonous herbs: henbane [syn: {genus Hyoscyamus}]

Hyoscyamus muticus
n : poisonous herb whose leaves are a source of hyoscyamine [syn: {Egyptian henbane}]

Hyoscyamus niger
n : poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamine [syn: {henbane}, {black henbane}, {stinking nightshade}]

hypaethral
adj : partly or entirely open to the sky [syn: {hypethral}]

hypallage
n : reversal of the syntactic relation of two words (as in `her beauty's face')

hypanthia
hypanthium
n : the cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae) [syn: {floral cup}, {calyx tube}] [also: {hypanthia} (pl)]

hypanthia
See {hypanthium}

hypanthium
n : the cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae) [syn: {floral cup}, {calyx tube}] [also: {hypanthia} (pl)]

Hypatia
n : Greek philosopher and astronomer; she invented the astrolabe (370-415)

hype
n : blatant or sensational promotion [syn: {ballyhoo}, {hoopla}, {plug}]

hype up
v : get excited or stimulated; "The children were all psyched up after the movie" [syn: {psych up}]

Hypentelium
n : a genus of fish in the family Catostomidae [syn: {genus Hypentelium}]

Hypentelium nigricans
n : widely distributed in warm clear shallow streams [syn: {hog sucker}, {hog molly}]

hyperacidity
n : excessive acidity

hyperactive
adj : more active than normal; "a hyperactive child" [syn: {overactive}]

hyperactivity
n : a condition characterized by excessive restlessness and movement

hyperacusia
n : abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism; characterized by intolerance for ordinary sound levels [syn: {hyperacusis}, {auditory hyperesthesia}]

hyperacusis
n : abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism; characterized by intolerance for ordinary sound levels [syn: {hyperacusia}, {auditory hyperesthesia}]

hyperadrenalism
n : a glandular disorder caused by excessive ACTH resulting in greater than normal functioning of the adrenal gland; characterized by obesity [syn: {Cushing's disease}]

hyperadrenocorticism
n : a glandular disorder caused by excessive cortisol [syn: {Cushing's syndrome}]

hyperaemia
n : increased blood in an organ or other body part [syn: {hyperemia}]

hyperaldosteronism
n : a condition caused by over-production of aldosterone [syn: {aldosteronism}]

hyperalimentation
n : administration of a nutritionally adequate solution through a catheter into the vena cava; used in cases of long-term coma or severe burns or severe gastrointestinal syndromes [syn: {total parenteral nutrition}, {TPN}]

hyperbaric chamber
n : a large chamber in which the oxygen pressure is above normal for the atmosphere; used in treating breathing disorders or carbon monoxide poisoning

hyperbaton
n : reversal of normal word order (as in `cheese I love')

hyperbetalipoproteinemia
n : a genetic disorder characterized by high levels of beta-lipoproteins and cholesterol; can lead to atherosclerosis at an early age

hyperbilirubinemia
n : abnormally high amounts of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood

hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn
n : a common disorder that is usually due to immaturity of the liver; usually subsides spontaneously [syn: {neonatal hyperbilirubinemia}]

hyperbola
n : an open curve formed by a plane that cuts the base of a right circular cone

hyperbole
n : extravagant exaggeration [syn: {exaggeration}]

hyperbolic
adj 1: enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness; "had an exaggerated (or inflated) opinion of himself"; "a hyperbolic style" [syn: {exaggerated}, {inflated}]
2: of or relating to a hyperbola; "hyperbolic functions"

hyperbolic geometry
n : a non-Euclidean geometry in which it is assumed that through any point there are two or more parallel lines that do not intersect a given line in the plane

hyperbolically
adv : in an exaggerated manner [syn: {exaggeratedly}]

hyperbolize
v : to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" [syn: {overstate}, {exaggerate}, {overdraw}, {hyerbolise}, {magnify}, {amplify}] [ant: {understate}]

hyperboloid
n : a quadric surface generated by rotating a hyperbola around its main axis

hyperboloidal
adj : having the shape of a hyperboloid

Hyperborean
n : (Greek mythology) one of a people that the ancient Greeks believed lived in a warm and sunny land north of the source of the north wind

hypercalcaemia
n : the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or Paget's disease [syn: {hypercalcemia}] [ant: {hypocalcemia}]

hypercalcemia
n : the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or Paget's disease [syn: {hypercalcaemia}] [ant: {hypocalcemia}]

hypercalcinuria
n : the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the urine; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or osteoporosis [syn: {hypercalciuria}]

hypercalciuria
n : the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the urine; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or osteoporosis [syn: {hypercalcinuria}]

hypercapnia
n : the presence of an abnormally high level of carbon dioxide in the circulating blood [syn: {hypercarbia}] [ant: {hypocapnia}]

hypercarbia
n : the presence of an abnormally high level of carbon dioxide in the circulating blood [syn: {hypercapnia}] [ant: {hypocapnia}]

hypercatalectic
adj : (verse) having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a metrically complete verse or in a metrical foot [ant: {acatalectic}, {catalectic}]

hypercellularity
n : the state of having abnormally many cells

hypercholesteremia
n : the presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the cells and plasma of the blood; associated with the risk of atherosclerosis [syn: {hypercholesterolemia}]

hypercholesterolemia
n : the presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the cells and plasma of the blood; associated with the risk of atherosclerosis [syn: {hypercholesteremia}]

hyperchromic anaemia
n : anemia characterized by an increase in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin [syn: {hyperchromic anemia}]

hyperchromic anemia
n : anemia characterized by an increase in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin [syn: {hyperchromic anaemia}]

hypercoaster
n : a roller coaster that goes up 200 feet or higher and can catapult riders from 0 to 70 mph in 4 seconds by motors originally designed to launch rockets

hypercritical
adj : inclined to judge too severely; "hypercritical of colloquial speech"; "the overcritical teacher can discourage originality" [syn: {overcritical}]

hyperdactyly
n : birth defect characterized by the presence of more than the normal number of fingers or toes [syn: {polydactyly}]

hyperemesis
n : severe and excessive vomiting

hyperemesis gravidarum
n : hyperemesis during pregnancy; if severe it can result in damage to the brain and liver and kidney

hyperemia
n : increased blood in an organ or other body part [syn: {hyperaemia}]

hyperemic
adj : relating to or caused by hyperemia

hyper-eutectoid steel
n : a steel that contains more than 0.9% carbon

hyperextend
v : extend a joint beyond its normal range; "Don't hyperextend your elbow"

hyperextension
n : greater than normal extension

hyperfine
adj : extremely fine or thin, as in a spectral line split into two or more components; "hyperfine structure"

hyperfocal distance
n : the distance in front of a lens that is focused at infinity beyond which all objects are well defined and clear

hyperglycaemia
n : abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes [syn: {hyperglycemia}] [ant: {hypoglycemia}]

hyperglycemia
n : abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes [syn: {hyperglycaemia}] [ant: {hypoglycemia}]

Hyperglyphe perciformis
n : blackish fish of New England waters [syn: {barrelfish}, {black rudderfish}]

hyperhidrosis
n : excessive and profuse perspiration [syn: {hyperidrosis}, {polyhidrosis}]

Hypericaceae
n : used in some classification systems for plants usually included among the Guttiferae [syn: {family Hypericaceae}]

Hypericales
n : a large order of dicotyledonous plants of subclass Dilleniidae [syn: {Parietales}, {order Parietales}, {order Hypericales}]

hypericism
n : a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John's wort

Hypericum
n : large almost cosmopolitan genus of evergreen or deciduous shrubs and herbs with often showy yellow flowers; cosmopolitan except tropical lowlands and arctic or high altitudes and desert regions [syn: {genus Hypericum}]

Hypericum androsaemum
n : deciduous bushy Eurasian shrub with golden yellow flowers and reddish-purple fruits from which a soothing salve is made in Spain [syn: {common St John's wort}, {tutsan}]

Hypericum ascyron
n : perennial shrub having large star-shaped yellow flowers in narrowly pyramidal cymes [syn: {great St John's wort}, {Hypericum pyramidatum}]

Hypericum calycinum
n : creeping evergreen shrub with bright yellow star-shaped summer flowers; useful as ground cover [syn: {creeping St John's wort}]

Hypericum crux andrae
n : shrubby plant having yellow to apricot flowers with four petals arranged in a cross; southeastern United States: New York to Texas [syn: {St Andrews's cross}]

Hypericum gentianoides
n : annual wiry-stemmed North American weed with minute scalelike leaves and small yellow flowers [syn: {orange grass}, {nitweed}, {pineweed}, {pine-weed}]

Hypericum hypericoides
n : low shrubby plant having yellow flowers with four petals arranged in a cross; Bermuda and southeastern United States to West Indies and eastern Mexico [syn: {low St Andrew's cross}]

Hypericum maculatum
n : European perennial St John's wort; Ireland and France to western Siberia [syn: {St Peter's wort}, {Hypericum tetrapterum}]

Hypericum perforatum
n : yellow-flowered perennial common in fields and waste places but a weed in rangelands [syn: {klammath weed}]

Hypericum prolificum
n : stiff shrub having oblong entire leaves and dense cymes of yellow flowers [syn: {shrubby St John's wort}, {Hypericum spathulatum}]

Hypericum pyramidatum
n : perennial shrub having large star-shaped yellow flowers in narrowly pyramidal cymes [syn: {great St John's wort}, {Hypericum ascyron}]

Hypericum spathulatum
n : stiff shrub having oblong entire leaves and dense cymes of yellow flowers [syn: {shrubby St John's wort}, {Hypericum prolificum}]

Hypericum tetrapterum
n : European perennial St John's wort; Ireland and France to western Siberia [syn: {St Peter's wort}, {Hypericum maculatum}]

Hypericum virginianum
n : perennial marsh herb with pink to mauve flowers; southeastern United States [syn: {marsh St-John's wort}]

hyperidrosis
n : excessive and profuse perspiration [syn: {hyperhidrosis}, {polyhidrosis}]

Hyperion
n : (Greek mythology) a Titan who was the son of Gaea and Uranus and the father of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology

hyperkalemia
n : higher than normal levels of potassium in the circulating blood; associated with kidney failure or sometimes with the use of diuretic drugs [ant: {hypokalemia}]

hyperkinetic syndrome
n : a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders [syn: {attention deficit disorder}, {ADD}, {attention deficit hyperactivity disorder}, {ADHD}, {minimal brain dysfunction}, {minimal brain damage}, {MBD}]

hyperlink
n : a link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screen

hyperlipaemia
n : presence of excess lipids in the blood [syn: {lipemia}, {lipaemia}, {lipidemia}, {lipidaemia}, {lipoidemia}, {lipoidaemia}, {hyperlipemia}, {hyperlipidemia}, {hyperlipidaemia}, {hyperlipoidemia}, {hyperlipoidaemia}]

hyperlipemia
n : presence of excess lipids in the blood [syn: {lipemia}, {lipaemia}, {lipidemia}, {lipidaemia}, {lipoidemia}, {lipoidaemia}, {hyperlipaemia}, {hyperlipidemia}, {hyperlipidaemia}, {hyperlipoidemia}, {hyperlipoidaemia}]

hyperlipidaemia
n : presence of excess lipids in the blood [syn: {lipemia}, {lipaemia}, {lipidemia}, {lipidaemia}, {lipoidemia}, {lipoidaemia}, {hyperlipemia}, {hyperlipaemia}, {hyperlipidemia}, {hyperlipoidemia}, {hyperlipoidaemia}]

hyperlipidemia
n : presence of excess lipids in the blood [syn: {lipemia}, {lipaemia}, {lipidemia}, {lipidaemia}, {lipoidemia}, {lipoidaemia}, {hyperlipemia}, {hyperlipaemia}, {hyperlipidaemia}, {hyperlipoidemia}, {hyperlipoidaemia}]

hyperlipoidaemia
n : presence of excess lipids in the blood [syn: {lipemia}, {lipaemia}, {lipidemia}, {lipidaemia}, {lipoidemia}, {lipoidaemia}, {hyperlipemia}, {hyperlipaemia}, {hyperlipidemia}, {hyperlipidaemia}, {hyperlipoidemia}]

hyperlipoidemia
n : presence of excess lipids in the blood [syn: {lipemia}, {lipaemia}, {lipidemia}, {lipidaemia}, {lipoidemia}, {lipoidaemia}, {hyperlipemia}, {hyperlipaemia}, {hyperlipidemia}, {hyperlipidaemia}, {hyperlipoidaemia}]

hyperlipoproteinemia
n : any of various disorders of lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism that result in high levels of lipoprotein and cholesterol in the circulating blood

hypermarket
n : a huge supermarket (usually built on the outskirts of a town)

Hypermastigina
n : cellulose-producing flagellates [syn: {order Hypermastigina}]

hypermastigote
n : flagellate symbiotic in the intestines of e.g. termites

hypermedia
n : a multimedia system in which related items of information are connected and can be presented together [syn: {hypermedia system}, {interactive multimedia}, {interactive multimedia system}]

hypermedia system
n : a multimedia system in which related items of information are connected and can be presented together [syn: {hypermedia}, {interactive multimedia}, {interactive multimedia system}]

hypermenorrhea
n : abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation; can be a symptom of uterine tumors and can lead to anemia if prolonged [syn: {menorrhagia}]

hypermetropia
n : abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects [syn: {hyperopia}, {hypermetropy}, {farsightedness}, {longsightedness}] [ant: {myopia}]

hypermetropic
adj : abnormal ability to focus of distant objects [syn: {hyperopic}]

hypermetropy
n : abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects [syn: {hyperopia}, {hypermetropia}, {farsightedness}, {longsightedness}] [ant: {myopia}]

hypermotility
n : excessive movement; especially excessive motility of the gastrointestinal tract

hypernatremia
n : excessive amounts of sodium in the blood; possibly indicating diabetes insipidus [ant: {hyponatremia}]

hypernym
n : a word that is more generic than a given word [syn: {superordinate}, {superordinate word}]

hypernymy
n : the semantic relation of being superordinate or belonging to a higher rank or class [syn: {superordination}]

Hyperoartia
n : lampreys as distinguished from hagfishes [syn: {Petromyzoniformes}, {suborder Petromyzoniformes}, {suborder Hyperoartia}]

Hyperodontidae
n : beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae [syn: {Ziphiidae}, {family Ziphiidae}, {family Hyperodontidae}]

Hyperoglyphe
n : a genus of Stromateidae [syn: {genus Hyperoglyphe}]

hyperon
n : any baryon that is not a nucleon; unstable particle with mass greater than a neutron

Hyperoodon
n : bottle-nosed whales [syn: {genus Hyperoodon}]

Hyperoodon ampullatus
n : northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead [syn: {bottle-nosed whale}, {bottlenose whale}, {bottlenose}]

hyperope
n : a person with hyperopia; a farsighted person

hyperopia
n : abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects [syn: {hypermetropia}, {hypermetropy}, {farsightedness}, {longsightedness}] [ant: {myopia}]

hyperopic
adj : abnormal ability to focus of distant objects [syn: {hypermetropic}]

hyperostoses
See {hyperostosis}

Hyperotreta
n : hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys [syn: {Myxiniformes}, {suborder Myxiniformes}, {suborder Hyperotreta}, {Myxinoidei}, {Myxinoidea}, {suborder Myxinoidei}]

hyperparathyroidism
n : excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; can affect many systems of the body (especially causing bone resorption and osteoporosis) [ant: {hypoparathyroidism}]

hyperpiesia
n : persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be found [syn: {essential hypertension}, {hyperpiesis}]

hyperpiesis
n : persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be found [syn: {essential hypertension}, {hyperpiesia}]

hyperpigmentation
n : unusual darkening of the skin [ant: {hypopigmentation}]

hyperpituitarism
n : excessive activity of the pituitary gland (especially overactivity of the anterior lobe which leads to excess secretion of growth hormone)

hyperplasia
n : abnormal increase in number of cells

hyperpnea
n : energetic (deep and rapid) respiration that occurs normally after exercise or abnormally with fever or various disorders [ant: {hypopnea}]

hyperpyrexia
n : extremely high fever (especially in children)

hypersecretion
n : excessive secretion

hypersensitised
adj : having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); "allergic children"; "hypersensitive to pollen" [syn: {allergic}, {hypersensitive}, {hypersensitized}, {sensitized}, {sensitised}, {supersensitive}, {supersensitized}, {supersensitised}]

hypersensitive
adj : having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); "allergic children"; "hypersensitive to pollen" [syn: {allergic}, {hypersensitized}, {hypersensitised}, {sensitized}, {sensitised}, {supersensitive}, {supersensitized}, {supersensitised}]

hypersensitivity
n 1: pathological sensitivity
2: extreme sensitivity

hypersensitivity reaction
n : an inappropriate and excessive reaction to an allergen (as pollen or dust or animal hair or certain foods); severity ranges from mild allergy to severe systemic reactions leading to anaphylactic shock

hypersensitized
adj : having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); "allergic children"; "hypersensitive to pollen" [syn: {allergic}, {hypersensitive}, {hypersensitised}, {sensitized}, {sensitised}, {supersensitive}, {supersensitized}, {supersensitised}]

hypersomnia
n : an inability to stay awake [ant: {insomnia}]

hypersplenism
n : enlarged spleen and a decrease in one or more types of blood cells; associated with many disorders

Hyperstat
n : vasodilator (trade name Hyperstat) used to treat severe hypertension [syn: {diazoxide}]

Hypertensin
n : any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels [syn: {angiotensin}, {angiotonin}]

hypertension
n : a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater) [syn: {high blood pressure}] [ant: {hypotension}]

hypertensive
adj : having abnormally high blood pressure [ant: {hypotensive}, {normotensive}]

hypertext
n : machine-readable text that is not sequential but is organized so that related items of information are connected; "Let me introduce the word hypertext to mean a body of written or pictorial material interconnected in such a complex way that it could not conveniently be presented or represented on paper"--Ted Nelson

hypertext mark-up language
n : a set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documents [syn: {hypertext markup language}, {HTML}]

hypertext markup language
n : a set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documents [syn: {hypertext mark-up language}, {HTML}]

hypertext system
n : a database management system that allows chunks of text (objects) to be processed as a complex network of nodes that are linked together in an arbitrary way

hypertext transfer protocol
n : a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers [syn: {HTTP}]

hyperthermal
adj : of or relating to or affected by hyperthermia

hyperthermia
n : abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer) [syn: {hyperthermy}] [ant: {hypothermia}]

hyperthermy
n : abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer) [syn: {hyperthermia}] [ant: {hypothermia}]

hyperthyroidism
n : an overactive thyroid gland; pathologically excessive production of thyroid hormones or the condition resulting from excessive production of thyroid hormones [syn: {thyrotoxicosis}] [ant: {hypothyroidism}]

hypertonia
n : (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic [syn: {hypertonus}, {hypertonicity}] [ant: {hypotonia}, {hypotonia}, {hypotonia}]

hypertonic
adj 1: (of living tissue) in a state of abnormally high tension; "hypertonic muscle tissue" [ant: {hypotonic}]
2: (of a solution) having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution [ant: {hypotonic}, {isotonic}]

hypertonicity
n 1: (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a higher osmotic pressure than some other [ant: {hypotonicity}]
2: (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic [syn: {hypertonia}, {hypertonus}] [ant: {hypotonia}, {hypotonia}, {hypotonia}]

hypertonus
n : (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic [syn: {hypertonia}, {hypertonicity}] [ant: {hypotonia}, {hypotonia}, {hypotonia}]

hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
n : a disorder in which the heart muscle is so strong that it does not relax enough to fill with the heart with blood and so has reduced pumping ability

hypertrophic rosacea
n : enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol [syn: {rhinophyma}, {toper's nose}, {brandy nose}, {rum nose}, {rum-blossom}, {potato nose}, {hammer nose}, {copper nose}]

hypertrophied
See {hypertrophy}

hypertrophied
adj : (of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells; "hypertrophied myocardial fibers" [syn: {enlarged}] [ant: {atrophied}]

hypertrophied
hypertrophy
n : abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ
v : undergo hypertrophy; "muscles can hypertrophy when people take steroids" [also: {hypertrophied}]

hypertrophy
n : abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ
v : undergo hypertrophy; "muscles can hypertrophy when people take steroids" [also: {hypertrophied}]

hypervelocity
n : excessive velocity; "the meteorites struck the earth with hypervelocity impacts"

hyperventilate
v 1: produce hyperventilation in; "The nurses had to hyperventilate the patient"
2: breathe excessively hard and fast; "The mountain climber started to hyperventilate"

hyperventilation
n : an increased depth and rate of breathing greater than demanded by the body needs; can cause dizziness and tingling of the fingers and toes and chest pain if continued

hypervitaminosis
n : an abnormal condition resulting from taking vitamins excessively; can be serious for vitamins A or D or K

hypervolaemia
n : a blood disorder consisting of an increase in the volume of circulating blood [syn: {hypervolemia}] [ant: {hypovolemia}]

hypervolemia
n : a blood disorder consisting of an increase in the volume of circulating blood [syn: {hypervolaemia}] [ant: {hypovolemia}]

hypesthesia
n : impairment of tactile sensitivity; decrease of sensitivity [syn: {hypoesthesia}]

hypethral
adj : partly or entirely open to the sky [syn: {hypaethral}]

hypha
n : any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus [also: {hyphae} (pl)]

hyphae
hypha
n : any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus [also: {hyphae} (pl)]

hyphae
See {hypha}

Hyphantria
n : fall webworms [syn: {genus Hyphantria}]

Hyphantria cunea
n 1: a variety of webworm [syn: {fall webworm}]
2: moth whose larvae are fall webworms

hyphema
n : bleeding into the interior chamber of the eye

hyphen
n : a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text [syn: {dash}]
v : divide or connect with a hyphen; "hyphenate these words and names" [syn: {hyphenate}]

hyphenate
v : divide or connect with a hyphen; "hyphenate these words and names" [syn: {hyphen}]

hyphenated
adj : (of words) combined by means of a hyphen to form a unit; "hyphenated words"; "many femninists have chosen hyphenated names their children--today's so-called hyphenated babies"; "multiculturalism nurtures respect for hyphenated identities"

hyphenation
n 1: division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page [syn: {word division}]
2: connecting syllables and words by hyphens

hypnagogic
adj : sleep inducing [syn: {soporific}, {soporiferous}, {somniferous}, {somnific}, {hypnogogic}]

hypnagogue
n : an agent that induces drowsiness or sleep

hypnoanalysis
n : the use of hypnosis in conjunction with psychoanalysis

hypnogenesis
n : the induction of sleep or hypnosis

hypnogogic
adj : sleep inducing [syn: {soporific}, {soporiferous}, {somniferous}, {somnific}, {hypnagogic}]

hypnoid
adj : of or relating to a state of sleep or hypnosis

hypnopedia
n : teaching during sleep (as by suing recordings to teach a foreign language to someone who is asleep) [syn: {sleep-learning}]

hypnophobia
n : a morbid fear of falling asleep

Hypnos
n : (Greek mythology) the Greek god of sleep; the son of Nyx

hypnoses
hypnosis
n : a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion [also: {hypnoses} (pl)]

hypnoses
See {hypnosis}

hypnosis
n : a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion [also: {hypnoses} (pl)]

hypnotherapy
n : the use of hypnosis in psychotherapy

hypnotic
adj : attracting and holding interest as if by a spell; "read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice"; "she had a warm mesmeric charm"; "the sheer force of his presence was mesmerizing"; "a spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome" [syn: {mesmeric}, {mesmerizing}, {spellbinding}]
n : a drug that induces sleep [syn: {soporific}]

hypnotic trance
n : a trance induced by the use of hypnosis; the person accepts the suggestions of the hypnotist

hypnotise
v : induce hypnosis in [syn: {hypnotize}, {mesmerize}, {mesmerise}]

hypnotised
adj : having your attention fixated as though by a spell [syn: {fascinated}, {hypnotized}, {mesmerized}, {mesmerised}, {spellbound}, {transfixed}]

hypnotiser
n : a person who induces hypnosis [syn: {hypnotist}, {hypnotizer}, {mesmerist}]

hypnotism
n : the act of inducing hypnosis [syn: {mesmerism}, {suggestion}]

hypnotist
n : a person who induces hypnosis [syn: {hypnotizer}, {hypnotiser}, {mesmerist}]

hypnotize
v : induce hypnosis in [syn: {hypnotise}, {mesmerize}, {mesmerise}]

hypnotized
adj : having your attention fixated as though by a spell [syn: {fascinated}, {hypnotised}, {mesmerized}, {mesmerised}, {spellbound}, {transfixed}]

hypnotizer
n : a person who induces hypnosis [syn: {hypnotist}, {hypnotiser}, {mesmerist}]

hypo
n 1: a compound used as a fixing agent in photographic developing [syn: {sodium thiosulphate}, {sodium thiosulfate}]
2: a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections [syn: {hypodermic syringe}, {hypodermic}]

hypoactive
adj : abnormally inactive [syn: {underactive}]

hypoadrenalism
n : a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin [syn: {Addison's disease}, {Addison's syndrome}, {hypoadrenocorticism}]

hypoadrenocorticism
n : a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin [syn: {Addison's disease}, {Addison's syndrome}, {hypoadrenalism}]

hypobasidium
n : special cell constituting the base of the basidium in various fungi especially of the order Tremellales

hypobetalipoproteinemia
n : a hereditary disorder characterized by low levels of beta-lipoproteins and lipids and cholesterol

hypoblast
n : the inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems [syn: {endoderm}, {entoderm}, {endoblast}, {entoblast}]

hypocalcaemia
n : abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency [syn: {hypocalcemia}] [ant: {hypercalcemia}]

hypocalcemia
n : abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency [syn: {hypocalcaemia}] [ant: {hypercalcemia}]

hypocapnia
n : a state in which the level of carbon dioxide in the blood is lower than normal; can result from deep or rapid breathing [syn: {acapnia}] [ant: {hypercapnia}]

hypocellularity
n : the state of having abnormally few cells

Hypochaeris
n : widely distributed genus of herbs with milky juice; includes some cosmopolitan weeds [syn: {genus Hypochaeris}, {Hypochoeris}, {genus Hypochoeris}]

Hypochaeris radicata
n : European weed widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears [syn: {cat's-ear}, {California dandelion}, {capeweed}, {gosmore}]

hypochlorite
n : any salt or ester of hypochlorous acid

hypochlorous acid
n : a weak unstable acid known only in solution and in its salts; used as a bleaching agent and as an oxidizing agent

Hypochoeris
n : widely distributed genus of herbs with milky juice; includes some cosmopolitan weeds [syn: {Hypochaeris}, {genus Hypochaeris}, {genus Hypochoeris}]

hypochondria
hypochondrium
n : the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium [also: {hypochondria} (pl)]

hypochondria
n : chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments [syn: {hypochondriasis}]

hypochondria
See {hypochondrium}

hypochondriac
adj : suffering from hypochondria [syn: {hypochondriacal}]
n : a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments

hypochondriacal
adj : suffering from hypochondria [syn: {hypochondriac}]

hypochondriasis
n : chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments [syn: {hypochondria}]

hypochondrium
n : the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium [also: {hypochondria} (pl)]

hypochromic anaemia
n : anemia characterized by a decrease in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin [syn: {hypochromic anemia}]

hypochromic anemia
n : anemia characterized by a decrease in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin [syn: {hypochromic anaemia}]

hypocorism
n : a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix); "`Billy' is a hypocorism for `William'" [syn: {pet name}]

Hypocreaceae
n : family of fungi having brightly colored fleshy or membranous ascocarps; sometimes placed in its own order Hypocreales [syn: {family Hypocreaceae}]

Hypocreales
n : used in some classifications for the family Hypocreaceae [syn: {order Hypocreales}]

hypocrisy
n 1: an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction [syn: {lip service}]
2: insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have

hypocrite
n : a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he does not hold [syn: {dissembler}, {phony}, {phoney}, {pretender}]

hypocritical
adj : professing feelings or virtues one does not have; "hypocritical praise"

hypocritically
adv : in a hypocritical manner; "he behaved hypocritically by praying piously when people were watching"

hypocycloid
n : a line generated by a point on a circle that rolls around inside another circle

Hypoderma
n : in some classifications considered the type genus of the family Hypodermatidae: warble flies [syn: {genus Hypoderma}]

hypodermal
adj : of or relating to the hypodermis

Hypodermatidae
n : warble flies [syn: {Oestridae}, {family Oestridae}, {family Hypodermatidae}]

hypodermic
adj : relating to or located below the epidermis; "hypodermic needle"; "subcutaneous implant" [syn: {subcutaneous}]
n : a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections [syn: {hypodermic syringe}, {hypo}]

hypodermic needle
n : a hollow needle

hypodermic syringe
n : a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections [syn: {hypodermic}, {hypo}]

hypodermis
n : layer of cells that secretes the chitinous cuticle in e.g. arthropods

hypoesthesia
n : impairment of tactile sensitivity; decrease of sensitivity [syn: {hypesthesia}]

hypo-eutectoid steel
n : a steel that contains less that 0.9% carbon

hypogammaglobulinemia
n : an abnormally low concentration of gamma globulin in the blood and increased risk of infection

hypogastria
See {hypogastrium}

hypogastric artery
n : the inner branch of the common iliac artery on either side of the body; divides into several branches that supply blood to the pelvic and gluteal areas [syn: {internal iliac artery}]

hypogastric plexus
n : a plexus of nerves serving the pelvic viscera [syn: {plexus hypogastricus}]

hypogastric vein
n : a vein that unites with the external iliac vein to form the common iliac vein [syn: {internal iliac vein}]

hypogea
See {hypogeum}

hypoglossal
n : supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue muscles [syn: {hypoglossal nerve}, {nervus hypoglosus}, {twelfth cranial nerve}]

hypoglossal nerve
n : supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue muscles [syn: {hypoglossal}, {nervus hypoglosus}, {twelfth cranial nerve}]

hypoglycaemia
n : abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet [syn: {hypoglycemia}] [ant: {hyperglycemia}]

hypoglycaemic
adj : of or relating to hypoglycemia; "hypoglycemic agents" [syn: {hypoglycemic}]

hypoglycaemic agent
n : any of various agents that decrease the level of glucose in the blood and are used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus [syn: {hypoglycemic agent}]

hypoglycemia
n : abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet [syn: {hypoglycaemia}] [ant: {hyperglycemia}]

hypoglycemic
adj : of or relating to hypoglycemia; "hypoglycemic agents" [syn: {hypoglycaemic}]

hypoglycemic agent
n : any of various agents that decrease the level of glucose in the blood and are used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus [syn: {hypoglycaemic agent}]

hypognathous
adj : having a projecting lower jaw [syn: {prognathous}, {prognathic}] [ant: {opisthognathous}]

hypogonadism
n : incompetence of the gonads (especially in the male with low testosterone); results in deficient development of secondary sex characteristics and (in prepubertal males) a body with long legs and a short trunk

hypokalemia
n : abnormally low level of potassium in the circulating blood leading to weakness and heart abnormalities; associated with adrenal tumors or starvation or taking diuretics [ant: {hyperkalemia}]

hypolipoproteinemia
n : any of various disorders of lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism that result in low levels of lipoprotein and cholesterol in the circulating blood

hyponatremia
n : abnormally low level of sodium in the blood; associated with dehydration [ant: {hypernatremia}]

hyponitrous acid
n : an explosive white crystalline weak acid (H2N2O2)

hyponym
n : a word that is more specific than a given word [syn: {subordinate}, {subordinate word}]

hyponymy
n : the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class [syn: {subordination}]

Hypopachus
n : sheep frogs [syn: {genus Hypopachus}]

hypoparathyroidism
n : inadequate secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally low levels of calcium in the blood [ant: {hyperparathyroidism}]

hypophosphoric acid
n : a crystalline tetrabasic acid (H4P2O6)

hypophosphorous acid
n : a clear or yellow-colored monobasic acid (H3PO2) [syn: {phosphorous acid}, {orthophosphorous acid}]

hypophyseal
adj : of or relating to the hypophysis [syn: {hypophysial}]

hypophyseal stalk
n : the funnel-shaped stalk connecting the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus

hypophysectomise
v : remove the pituitary glands [syn: {hypophysectomize}]

hypophysectomised
adj : having the pituitary gland removed by surgery; "hypophysectomized tadpoles" [syn: {hypophysectomized}]

hypophysectomize
v : remove the pituitary glands [syn: {hypophysectomise}]

hypophysectomized
adj : having the pituitary gland removed by surgery; "hypophysectomized tadpoles" [syn: {hypophysectomised}]

hypophysectomy
n : surgical removal of the pituitary gland

hypophyses
hypophysis
n : the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain [syn: {pituitary}, {pituitary gland}, {pituitary body}] [also: {hypophyses} (pl)]

hypophyses
See {hypophysis}

hypophysial
adj : of or relating to the hypophysis [syn: {hypophyseal}]

hypophysis
n : the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain [syn: {pituitary}, {pituitary gland}, {pituitary body}] [also: {hypophyses} (pl)]

hypopigmentation
n : unusual lack of skin color [ant: {hyperpigmentation}]

Hypopitys
n : term used in some classifications for the pinesaps, which are usually included in the genus Monotropa [syn: {genus Hypopitys}]

hypoplasia
n : underdevelopment of an organ because of a decrease in the number of cells

hypoplastic anaemia
n : anemia resulting from inadequately functioning bone marrow; can develop into aplastic anemia [syn: {hypoplastic anemia}]

hypoplastic anemia
n : anemia resulting from inadequately functioning bone marrow; can develop into aplastic anemia [syn: {hypoplastic anaemia}]

hypoplastic dwarf
n : a dwarf whose small size is the result of a genetic defect in response to growth hormone; body parts and mental and sexual development are normal [syn: {primordial dwarf}, {true dwarf}, {normal dwarf}]

hypopnea
n : slow or shallow breathing [ant: {hyperpnea}]

hypoproteinemia
n : abnormally low level of protein in the blood; can indicate inadequate diet or intestinal or renal disorders

hyposmia
n : lessened sensitivity to odors

hypospadias
n : an abnormal condition in males in which the urethra opens on the under surface of the penis

hypostases
hypostasis
n 1: the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene [syn: {epistasis}]
2: the accumulation of blood in an organ
3: any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united
4: (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality [also: {hypostases} (pl)]

hypostases
See {hypostasis}

hypostasis
n 1: the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene [syn: {epistasis}]
2: the accumulation of blood in an organ
3: any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united
4: (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality [also: {hypostases} (pl)]

hypostatisation
n : regarding something abstract as a material thing [syn: {hypostatization}, {reification}]

hypostatise
v : construe as a real existence, of a conceptual entity [syn: {hypostatize}]

hypostatization
n : regarding something abstract as a material thing [syn: {hypostatisation}, {reification}]

hypostatize
v : construe as a real existence, of a conceptual entity [syn: {hypostatise}]

hypotension
n : abnormally low blood pressure [ant: {high blood pressure}]

hypotensive
adj : having abnormally low blood pressure [ant: {normotensive}, {hypertensive}]

hypotenuse
n : the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle

hypothalami
hypothalamus
n : a basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system [also: {hypothalami} (pl)]

hypothalami
See {hypothalamus}

hypothalamic
adj : of or relating to the hypothalamus

hypothalamic releasing factor
n : any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones; each releasing hormone causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone [syn: {releasing hormone}, {RH}, {releasing factor}, {hypothalamic releasing hormone}]

hypothalamic releasing hormone
n : any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones; each releasing hormone causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone [syn: {releasing hormone}, {RH}, {releasing factor}, {hypothalamic releasing factor}]

hypothalamically
adv : with respect to the hypothalamus; "hypothalamically controlled secretions"

hypothalamus
n : a basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system [also: {hypothalami} (pl)]

hypothecate
v 1: pledge without delivery or title of possession
2: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps" [syn: {speculate}, {theorize}, {theorise}, {conjecture}, {hypothesize}, {hypothesise}, {suppose}]

hypothermia
n : subnormal body temperature [ant: {hyperthermia}]

hypothermic
adj : of or relating to or affected by hypothermia

hypotheses
hypothesis
n 1: a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
2: a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices" [syn: {possibility}, {theory}]
3: a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence [syn: {guess}, {conjecture}, {supposition}, {surmise}, {surmisal}, {speculation}] [also: {hypotheses} (pl)]

hypotheses
See {hypothesis}

hypothesis
n 1: a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
2: a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices" [syn: {possibility}, {theory}]
3: a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence [syn: {guess}, {conjecture}, {supposition}, {surmise}, {surmisal}, {speculation}] [also: {hypotheses} (pl)]

hypothesise
v : to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps" [syn: {speculate}, {theorize}, {theorise}, {conjecture}, {hypothesize}, {hypothecate}, {suppose}]

hypothesize
v : to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps" [syn: {speculate}, {theorize}, {theorise}, {conjecture}, {hypothesise}, {hypothecate}, {suppose}]

hypothetic
adj : based on hypothesis; "a hypothetical situation"; "the site of a hypothetical colony" [syn: {hypothetical}]

hypothetical
adj : based on hypothesis; "a hypothetical situation"; "the site of a hypothetical colony" [syn: {hypothetic}]

hypothetical creature
n : a creature that has not been observed but is hypothesized to exist

hypothetical imperative
n : a principle stating the action required to attain a desired goal

hypothetically
adv : by hypothesis

hypothrombinemia
n : a low level of prothrombin (factor II) in the circulating blood; results in long clotting time and poor clot formation and sometimes excessive bleeding; can result from vitamin K deficiency

hypothyroidism
n : an underactive thyroid gland; a glandular disorder resulting from insufficient production of thyroid hormones [ant: {hyperthyroidism}]

hypotonia
n : (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic [syn: {hypotonus}, {hypotonicity}] [ant: {hypertonia}, {hypertonia}, {hypertonia}]

hypotonic
adj 1: (of living tissue) lacking normal tone or tension [ant: {hypertonic}]
2: (of a solution) having a lower osmotic pressure than a comparison solution [ant: {isotonic}, {hypertonic}]

hypotonicity
n 1: (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a lower osmotic pressure than some other [ant: {hypertonicity}]
2: (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic [syn: {hypotonia}, {hypotonus}] [ant: {hypertonia}, {hypertonia}, {hypertonia}]

hypotonus
n : (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic [syn: {hypotonia}, {hypotonicity}] [ant: {hypertonia}, {hypertonia}, {hypertonia}]

hypovitaminosis
n : any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins [syn: {avitaminosis}]

hypovolaemia
n : a blood disorder consisting of a decrease in the volume of circulating blood [syn: {hypovolemia}] [ant: {hypervolemia}]

hypovolaemic
adj : of or relating to a decrease in the volume of circulating blood [syn: {hypovolemic}]

hypovolemia
n : a blood disorder consisting of a decrease in the volume of circulating blood [syn: {hypovolaemia}] [ant: {hypervolemia}]

hypovolemic
adj : of or relating to a decrease in the volume of circulating blood [syn: {hypovolaemic}]

hypovolemic shock
n : shock caused by severe blood or fluid loss

hypoxia
n : a very strong drive resulting from a deficiency of available oxygen in the blood and bodily tissues (short of anoxia)

hypoxic hypoxia
n : hypoxia resulting from defective oxygenation of the blood in the lungs

Hypoxidaceae
n : in some classification systems included in the Amaryllidaceae [syn: {family Hypoxidaceae}]

Hypoxis
n : small plants that resemble Amaryllis and that grow from a corm and bear flowers on a leafless stalk; sometimes classified as member of the family Amaryllidaceae: star grass [syn: {genus Hypoxis}]

Hypoxis hirsuta
n : perennial star grass of North America [syn: {American star grass}]

hypozeugma
n : use of a series of subjects with a single predicate

hypozeuxis
n : use of a series of parallel clauses (as in `I came, I saw, I conquered')

Hypsiglena
n : night snakes [syn: {genus Hypsiglena}]

Hypsiglena torquata
n : nocturnal prowler of western United States and Mexico [syn: {night snake}]

Hypsiprymnodon
n : musk kangaroos [syn: {genus Hypsiprymnodon}]

Hypsiprymnodon moschatus
n : small kangaroo of northeastern Australia [syn: {musk kangaroo}]

hypsography
n 1: the scientific study of the earth's configuration above sea level (emphasizing the measurement of land altitudes relative to sea level)
2: measurement of the elevation of land above sea level [syn: {hypsometry}]

hypsometer
n : an altimeter that uses the boiling point of water to determine land elevation

hypsometry
n : measurement of the elevation of land above sea level [syn: {hypsography}]

hyraces
hyrax
n : any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes [syn: {coney}, {cony}, {dassie}, {das}] [also: {hyraces} (pl)]

hyraces
See {hyrax}

Hyracoidea
n : hyraxes and some extinct animals [syn: {order Hyracoidea}]

Hyracotherium
n : extinct horse genus; formerly called genus Eohippus [syn: {genus Hyracotherium}]

hyrax
n : any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes [syn: {coney}, {cony}, {dassie}, {das}] [also: {hyraces} (pl)]

hyson
n : a Chinese green tea with twisted leaves

hyssop
n 1: a European mint with aromatic and pungent leaves used in perfumery and as a seasoning in cookery; often cultivated as a remedy for bruises; yields hyssop oil [syn: {Hyssopus officinalis}]
2: bitter leaves used sparingly in salads; dried flowers used in soups and tisanes

hyssop loosestrife
n : annual with small solitary pink flowers; originally of Europe but widely naturalized in moist areas [syn: {grass poly}, {Lythrum hyssopifolia}]

hyssop oil
n : used chiefly in liqueurs

Hyssopus
n : Eurasian genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs [syn: {genus Hyssopus}]

Hyssopus officinalis
n : a European mint with aromatic and pungent leaves used in perfumery and as a seasoning in cookery; often cultivated as a remedy for bruises; yields hyssop oil [syn: {hyssop}]

hysterectomy
n : surgical removal of the uterus

hysteresis
n : the lagging of an effect behind its cause; especially the phenomenon in which the magnetic induction of a ferromagnetic material lags behind the changing magnetic field

hysteria
n 1: state of violent mental agitation [syn: {craze}, {delirium}, {frenzy}, {fury}]
2: excessive or uncontrollable fear
3: neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions [syn: {hysterical neurosis}]

hysteric
adj : characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria; "during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered"- Morris Fishbein; "hysterical amnesia" [syn: {hysterical}]
n : a person suffering from hysteria

hysterical
adj 1: characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria; "during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered"- Morris Fishbein; "hysterical amnesia" [syn: {hysteric}]
2: marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; "hysterical laughter"; "a mob of hysterical vigilantes"

hysterical neurosis
n : neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions [syn: {hysteria}]

hysterically
adv : in a hysterical manner; "she screamed hysterically when she heard the news"

hysterics
n : an attack of hysteria

hysterocatalepsy
n : hysteria with cataleptic symptoms

hysteron proteron
n 1: reversal of normal order of two words or sentences etc. (as in `bred and born')
2: the logical fallacy of using as a true premise a proposition that is yet to be proved

hysterosalpingogram
n : X ray of the uterus and Fallopian tubes; usually done in diagnosing infertility (to see if there any blockages)

hysteroscopy
n : visual examination of the uterus and uterine lining using an endoscope inserted through the vagina

hysterotomy
n : surgical incision into the uterus (as in cesarean section)

Hystricidae
n : Old World porcupines [syn: {family Hystricidae}]

Hystricomorpha
n : an order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc. [syn: {suborder Hystricomorpha}]

Hytrin
n : antihypertensive drug (trade name Hytrin) used to treat high blood pressure [syn: {terazosin}]

Hz
n : the unit of frequency; one Hertz has a periodic interval of one second [syn: {Hertz}, {cycle per second}, {cycles/second}, {cps}, {cycle}]

i
adj : used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; "`ane' is Scottish" [syn: {one}, {1}, {ane}]
n 1: a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks) [syn: {iodine}, {iodin}, {atomic number 53}]
2: the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one" [syn: {one}, {1}, {ace}, {single}, {unity}]
3: the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet

I. A. Richards
n : English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979) [syn: {Richards}, {Ivor Armstrong Richards}]

I Chronicles
n : the first of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC [syn: {1 Chronicles}]

I Corinthians
n : a New Testament book containing the first epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth [syn: {First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians}, {First Epistle to the Corinthians}]

I Esdra
n : an Apocryphal book consisting of a compilation from Chronicles and Ezra and Nehemiah [syn: {1 Esdras}]

I. F. Stone
n : United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989) [syn: {Stone}, {Isidor Feinstein Stone}]

I John
n : the first New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle [syn: {First Epistle of John}]

I Kings
n : the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel [syn: {1 Kings}]

I. M. Pei
n : United States architect (born in China in 1917) [syn: {Pei}, {Ieoh Ming Pei}]

I Maccabees
n : an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus [syn: {1 Maccabees}]

I Peter
n : the first New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle [syn: {First Epistle of Peter}]

I Samuel
n : the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David [syn: {1 Samuel}]

I Thessalonians
n : a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle to the Thessalonians [syn: {First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians}, {First Epistle to the Thessalonians}]

I Timothy
n : a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters [syn: {First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy}, {First Epistle to Timothy}]

IA
n : a state in midwestern United States [syn: {Iowa}, {Hawkeye State}]

IAA
n 1: a plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots [syn: {indoleacetic acid}]
2: Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate United States interests; responsible for bombings and kidnappings and killling Western tourists in Yemen [syn: {Islamic Army of Aden}, {Islamic Army of Aden-Abyan}, {Aden-Abyan Islamic Army}]

IAEA
n : the United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy [syn: {International Atomic Energy Agency}]

Iago
n : the villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife

iamb
n : a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables [syn: {iambus}] [also: {iambi} (pl)]

iambi
iamb
n : a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables [syn: {iambus}] [also: {iambi} (pl)]

iambi
See {iamb}

iambic
adj : of or consisting of iambs; "iambic pentameter"
n : a verse line consisting of iambs

iambus
n : a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables [syn: {iamb}]

Ian Douglas Smith
n : Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919) [syn: {Smith}, {Ian Smith}]

Ian Fleming
n : British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964) [syn: {Fleming}, {Ian Lancaster Fleming}]

Ian Lancaster Fleming
n : British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964) [syn: {Fleming}, {Ian Fleming}]

Ian Smith
n : Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919) [syn: {Smith}, {Ian Douglas Smith}]

Ian Wilmut
n : English geneticist who succeeded in cloning a sheep from a cell from an adult ewe (born in 1944) [syn: {Wilmut}]

ianfu
n : a woman forced into prostitution for Japanese servicemen during World War II; "she wrote a book about her harsh experiences as a comfort woman" [syn: {comfort woman}]

Iapetus
n : (Greek mythology) the Titan who was father of Atlas and Epimetheus and Prometheus in ancient mythology

iatrogenic
adj : induced by a physician's words or therapy (used especially of a complication resulting from treatment)

ib.
adv : in the same place (used when citing a reference) [syn: {ibid.}, {ibidem}]

Ibadan
n : a large Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria; site of a university

I-beam
n : girder having a cross section resembling the letter `I'

Iberia
n : a peninsula in southwestern Europe [syn: {Iberian Peninsula}]

Iberian
adj : of or relating to the Iberian peninsula or its inhabitants

Iberian Peninsula
n : a peninsula in southwestern Europe [syn: {Iberia}]

Iberis
n : Old World herbs and subshrubs: candytuft [syn: {genus Iberis}]

Ibero-mesornis
n : sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Cretaceous period having a vestigial tail; found in Spain; considered possibly the third most primitive of all birds

Ibert
n : French composer (1890-1962) [syn: {Jacques Francois Antoine Ibert}]

ibex
n : wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns [syn: {Capra ibex}] [also: {ibices} (pl)]

ibices
ibex
n : wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns [syn: {Capra ibex}] [also: {ibices} (pl)]

ibices
See {ibex}

ibid.
adv : in the same place (used when citing a reference) [syn: {ib.}, {ibidem}]

ibidem
adv : in the same place (used when citing a reference) [syn: {ibid.}, {ib.}]

ibis
n : wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills

Ibis ibis
n : Old World wood ibis [syn: {wood ibis}, {wood stork}]

Ibizan hound
n : breed of slender agile medium-sized hound found chiefly in the Balearic Islands; said to have been bred originally by the pharaohs of ancient Egypt [syn: {Ibizan Podenco}]

Ibizan Podenco
n : breed of slender agile medium-sized hound found chiefly in the Balearic Islands; said to have been bred originally by the pharaohs of ancient Egypt [syn: {Ibizan hound}]

Ibn al-Haytham
n : an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040) [syn: {Alhazen}, {al-Haytham}, {Al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham}]

ibn Talal Hussein
n : king of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999) [syn: {Hussein}, {Husain}, {Husayn}, {King Hussein}]

ibn-Roshd
n : Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198) [syn: {Averroes}, {Abul-Walid Mohammed ibn-Ahmad Ibn-Mohammed ibn-Roshd}]

ibn-Sina
n : Arabian philosopher and physician; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037) [syn: {Avicenna}, {Abu Ali al-Husain ibn Abdallah ibn Sina}]

ibo
See {igbo}

ibolium privet
n : fast-growing and tightly branched hybrid of Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum obtusifolium [syn: {ibota privet}, {Ligustrum ibolium}]

ibota privet
n : fast-growing and tightly branched hybrid of Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum obtusifolium [syn: {ibolium privet}, {Ligustrum ibolium}]

Ibrahim
n : the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son; "Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each has a special claim on Abraham" [syn: {Abraham}]

IBRD
n : a United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments [syn: {International Bank for Reconstruction and Development}, {World Bank}]

Ibsen
n : realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906) [syn: {Henrik Ibsen}, {Henrik Johan Ibsen}]

Ibsenian
adj : of or relating to or in the manner of the playwright Henrik Ibsen

ibuprofen
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an analgesic and antipyretic [syn: {isobutylphenyl propionic acid}, {Advil}, {Motrin}, {Nuprin}]

ic
adj : being nine more than ninety [syn: {ninety-nine}, {99}]
n : a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States Government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence [syn: {Intelligence Community}, {National Intelligence Community}, {United States Intelligence Community}]

icaco
n 1: small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit [syn: {coco plum}, {coco plum tree}, {cocoa plum}, {Chrysobalanus icaco}]
2: plum-shaped whitish to almost black fruit used for preserves; tropical American [syn: {cocoa plum}, {coco plum}]

ICAO
n : the United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation [syn: {International Civil Aviation Organization}]

Icarus
n : (Greek mythology) son of Daedalus; while escaping from Crete with his father (using the wings Daedalus had made) he flew too close to the sun and the wax melted and he fell into the Aegean and drowned

ICBM
n : a ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another [syn: {intercontinental ballistic missile}]

ICC
n : a former independent federal agency that supervised and set rates for carriers that transported goods and people between states; was terminated in 1995; "the ICC was established in 1887 as the first federal agency" [syn: {Interstate Commerce Commission}]

ice
n 1: water frozen in the solid state; "Americans like ice in their drinks" [syn: {water ice}]
2: the frozen part of a body of water
3: diamonds; "look at the ice on that dame!" [syn: {sparkler}]
4: a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes [syn: {frosting}, {icing}]
5: a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk) [syn: {frappe}]
6: amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant [syn: {methamphetamine}, {methamphetamine hydrochloride}, {Methedrine}, {meth}, {deoxyephedrine}, {chalk}, {chicken feed}, {crank}, {glass}, {shabu}, {trash}]
7: a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine [syn: {internal-combustion engine}]
8: a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating; "the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice" [syn: {ice rink}, {ice-skating rink}]
v 1: decorate with frosting; "frost a cake" [syn: {frost}]
2: put ice on or put on ice; "Ice your sprained limbs"

ice age
n : any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface; "the most recent ice age was during the Pleistocene" [syn: {glacial period}, {glacial epoch}]

ice ax
n : an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice [syn: {ice axe}, {piolet}]

ice axe
n : an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice [syn: {ice ax}, {piolet}]

ice bag
n : a waterproof bag filled with ice: applied to the body (especially the head) to cool or reduce swelling [syn: {ice pack}]

ice bear
n : white bear of arctic regions [syn: {polar bear}, {Ursus Maritimus}, {Thalarctos maritimus}]

ice cap
n : a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak) [syn: {icecap}]

ice chest
n : a refrigerator for cooling liquids [syn: {cooler}]

ice coffee
n : strong sweetened coffee served over ice with cream [syn: {iced coffee}]

ice cream
n : frozen dessert containing cream and sugar and flavoring

ice crystal
n : small crystals of ice [syn: {snow mist}, {diamond dust}, {poudrin}, {ice needle}, {frost snow}, {frost mist}]

ice cube
n : a small cube of artificial ice; used for cooling drinks

ice field
n : a large flat mass of ice (larger than an ice floe) floating at sea

ice floe
n : a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea [syn: {floe}]

ice fog
n : a dense winter fog containing ice particles [syn: {pogonip}]

ice hockey
n : a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of 6 skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with hockey sticks [syn: {hockey}, {hockey game}]

ice hockey rink
n : an ice rink for playing ice hockey [syn: {ice-hockey rink}]

ice lolly
n : ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick; "in England a popsicle is called an ice lolly" [syn: {lolly}, {lollipop}, {popsicle}]

ice machine
n : an electric refrigerator to supply ice cubes

ice maker
n : an appliance included in some electric refrigerators for making ice cubes

ice mass
n : a large mass of ice

ice milk
n : similar to ice cream but made of milk

ice needle
n : small crystals of ice [syn: {ice crystal}, {snow mist}, {diamond dust}, {poudrin}, {frost snow}, {frost mist}]

ice over
v : become covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a window; "When the wings iced up, the pilot was forced to land his plane" [syn: {ice up}, {frost over}]

ice pack
n 1: a waterproof bag filled with ice: applied to the body (especially the head) to cool or reduce swelling [syn: {ice bag}]
2: a large expanse of floating ice [syn: {pack ice}]

ice pick
n : pick consisting of a steel rod with a sharp point; used for breaking up blocks of ice [syn: {icepick}]

ice plant
n : Old World annual widely naturalized in warm regions having white flowers and fleshy foliage covered with hairs that resemble ice [syn: {icicle plant}, {Mesembryanthemum crystallinum}]

ice rink
n : a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating; "the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice" [syn: {ice-skating rink}, {ice}]

ice shelf
n : ice that is attached to land but projects out to sea [syn: {shelf ice}]

ice show
n : any entertainment performed by ice skaters

ice skate
n : skate consisting of a boot with a steel blade fitted to the sole
v : move along on ice skates

ice skating
n : skating on ice

ice storm
n : a storm with freezing rain that leaves everything glazed with ice [syn: {silver storm}]

ice tea
n : strong tea served over ice [syn: {iced tea}]

ice tongs
n : tongs for lifting blocks of ice

ice up
v : become covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a window; "When the wings iced up, the pilot was forced to land his plane" [syn: {frost over}, {ice over}]

ice wagon
n : (formerly) a horse-drawn wagon that delivered ice door to door [syn: {ice-wagon}]

ice water
n : water served ice-cold or with ice

ice yacht
n : a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice [syn: {iceboat}, {scooter}]

iceberg
n 1: a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier [syn: {berg}]
2: lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head; "iceberg is still the most popular lettuce" [syn: {crisphead lettuce}, {iceberg lettuce}]

iceberg lettuce
n : lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head; "iceberg is still the most popular lettuce" [syn: {crisphead lettuce}, {iceberg}]

iceboat
n 1: a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation [syn: {icebreaker}]
2: a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice [syn: {ice yacht}, {scooter}]

icebound
adj : locked in by ice; "icebound harbors"

icebox
n : white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures [syn: {refrigerator}]

icebox cake
n : ice cream molded to look like a cake [syn: {ice-cream cake}]

icebreaker
n 1: a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation [syn: {iceboat}]
2: a beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere; "he told jokes as an icebreaker"

icecap
n : a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak) [syn: {ice cap}]

ice-clogged
adj : obstructed by ice; "ice-clogged rivers"

ice-cold
adj : as cold as ice

ice-cream bean
n : ornamental evergreen tree with masses of white flowers; tropical and subtropical America [syn: {Inga edulis}]

ice-cream cake
n : ice cream molded to look like a cake [syn: {icebox cake}]

ice-cream cone
n : ice cream in a crisp conical wafer

ice-cream float
n : a drink with ice cream floating in it [syn: {ice-cream soda}, {float}]

ice-cream soda
n : a drink with ice cream floating in it [syn: {ice-cream float}, {float}]

ice-cream sundae
n : ice cream served with a topping [syn: {sundae}]

iced coffee
n : strong sweetened coffee served over ice with cream [syn: {ice coffee}]

iced tea
n : strong tea served over ice [syn: {ice tea}]

iced-tea spoon
n : a teaspoon with a long handle

icefall
n : a steep part of a glacier resembling a frozen waterfall

ice-free
adj : free of ice and open to travel; "an ice-free channel in the river"

ice-hockey player
n : an athlete who plays hockey [syn: {hockey player}]

ice-hockey rink
n : an ice rink for playing ice hockey [syn: {ice hockey rink}]

icehouse
n : a house for storing ice

Iceland
n 1: an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944 [syn: {Republic of Iceland}]
2: a volcanic island in the North Atlantic near the Arctic Circle

Iceland lichen
n : lichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that grows in mountainous and arctic regions; used as a medicine or food for humans and livestock; a source of glycerol [syn: {Iceland moss}, {Cetraria islandica}]

Iceland moss
n : lichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that grows in mountainous and arctic regions; used as a medicine or food for humans and livestock; a source of glycerol [syn: {Iceland lichen}, {Cetraria islandica}]

Iceland poppy
n 1: subarctic perennial poppy of both hemispheres having fragrant white or yellow to orange or peach flowers [syn: {arctic poppy}, {Papaver nudicaule}]
2: Old World alpine poppy with white or yellow to orange flowers [syn: {Papaver alpinum}]

Iceland spar
n : a transparent calcite found in Iceland and used in polarizing microscopes

Icelander
n : a native or inhabitant of Iceland

Icelandic
adj : of or relating to Iceland or its people or culture; "Icelandic ports"; "the Icelandic president is a woman"; "Icelandic sagas"
n : a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Iceland

Icelandic krona
n : the basic unit of money in Iceland [syn: {krona}]

Icelandic monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Iceland

Icelandic-speaking
adj : able to communicate in Icelandic

iceman
n 1: someone who cuts and delivers ice
2: a professional killer [syn: {hatchet man}]

icepick
n : pick consisting of a steel rod with a sharp point; used for breaking up blocks of ice [syn: {ice pick}]

ice-skater
n : someone who engages in ice skating

ice-skating rink
n : a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating; "the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice" [syn: {ice rink}, {ice}]

icetray
n : a tray for making cubes of ice in a refrigerator

ice-wagon
n : (formerly) a horse-drawn wagon that delivered ice door to door [syn: {ice wagon}]

ichneumon
n : northern African mongoose; in ancient times thought to devour crocodile eggs [syn: {Herpestes ichneumon}]

ichneumon fly
n : hymenopterous insect that resembles a wasp and whose larvae are parasitic on caterpillars and other insect larvae

Ichneumonidae
n : ichneumon flies [syn: {family Ichneumonidae}]

ichor
n 1: (Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods
2: a fluid product of inflammation [syn: {pus}, {purulence}, {suppuration}, {sanies}, {festering}]

ichorous
adj : of or resembling or characterized by ichor or sanies; "an ichorous discharge"; "the sanious discharge from an ulcer" [syn: {sanious}]

ichthyolatry
n : worship of fish [syn: {fish-worship}]

ichthyologist
n : a zoologist who studies fishes

ichthyology
n : the branch of zoology that studies fishes

ichthyosaur
n : any of several marine reptiles of the Mesozoic having a body like a porpoise with dorsal and tail fins and paddle-shaped limbs [also: {ichthyosauruses} (pl)]

ichthyosauri
ichthyosaurus
n : ichthyosaurs of the Jurassic [also: {ichthyosauri} (pl)]

ichthyosauri
See {ichthyosaurus}

Ichthyosauria
n : extinct marine reptiles: ichthyosaurs [syn: {order Ichthyosauria}]

Ichthyosauridae
n : later ichthyosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous; widely distributed in both hemispheres [syn: {family Ichthyosauridae}]

ichthyosaurus
n : ichthyosaurs of the Jurassic [also: {ichthyosauri} (pl)]

ichthyosauruses
ichthyosaur
n : any of several marine reptiles of the Mesozoic having a body like a porpoise with dorsal and tail fins and paddle-shaped limbs [also: {ichthyosauruses} (pl)]

ichthyosauruses
See {ichthyosaur}

ichthyosis
n : any of several congenital diseases in which the skin is fishlike (dry and scaly)

Ichyostega
n : early tetrapod amphibian found in Greenland

icicle
n : a pendent spear of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water

icicle plant
n : Old World annual widely naturalized in warm regions having white flowers and fleshy foliage covered with hairs that resemble ice [syn: {ice plant}, {Mesembryanthemum crystallinum}]

icier
See {icy}

icier
icy
adj 1: devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile" [syn: {frigid}, {frosty}, {frozen}, {glacial}, {wintry}]
2: extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather" [syn: {arctic}, {frigid}, {gelid}, {glacial}, {polar}]
3: covered with or containing or consisting of ice; "icy northern waters"
4: shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice; "roads and trees glazed with an icy film" [also: {iciest}, {icier}]

iciest
See {icy}

iciest
icy
adj 1: devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile" [syn: {frigid}, {frosty}, {frozen}, {glacial}, {wintry}]
2: extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather" [syn: {arctic}, {frigid}, {gelid}, {glacial}, {polar}]
3: covered with or containing or consisting of ice; "icy northern waters"
4: shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice; "roads and trees glazed with an icy film" [also: {iciest}, {icier}]

icily
adv : in a cold and icy manner; "`Mr. Powell finds it easier to take it out of mothers, children and sick people than to take on this vast industry,' Mr Brown commented icily"

iciness
n : coldness due to a cold environment [syn: {chill}, {gelidity}]

icing
n 1: the formation of frost or ice on a surface [syn: {frost}]
2: a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes [syn: {frosting}, {ice}]
3: (ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent's goal [syn: {icing the puck}]

icing sugar
n : finely powdered sugar used to make icing

icing the puck
n : (ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent's goal [syn: {icing}]

icky
adj 1: very bad; "a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world" [syn: {crappy}, {lousy}, {rotten}, {shitty}, {stinking}, {stinky}]
2: soft and sticky [syn: {gooey}]

icon
n 1: (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface
2: a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them" [syn: {picture}, {image}, {ikon}]
3: a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church [syn: {ikon}]

iconic
adj : relating to or having the characteristics on an icon

iconoclasm
n : the orientation of an iconoclast

iconoclast
n : someone who tries to destroy traditional ideas or institutions [syn: {image breaker}]

iconoclastic
adj : characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions

iconography
n : the images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a person or a subject; "religious iconography"; "the propagandistic iconography of a despot"

iconolatry
n : the worship of sacred images

iconology
n : the branch of art history that studies visual images and their symbolic meaning (especially in social or political terms)

iconoscope
n : the first practical television-camera for picture pickup; invented in 1923 by Vladimir Kosma Zworykin

iconostases
See {iconostas}

icosahedra
icosahedron
n : any polyhedron having twenty plane faces [also: {icosahedra} (pl)]

icosahedra
See {icosahedron}

icosahedral
adj : of or relating to an icosahedron

icosahedron
n : any polyhedron having twenty plane faces [also: {icosahedra} (pl)]

ICSH
n : a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals [syn: {luteinizing hormone}, {LH}, {interstitial cell-stimulating hormone}]

ictal
adj : of or relating to a seizure or convulsion [syn: {ictic}]

Ictalurus
n : channel catfishes [syn: {genus Ictalurus}]

Ictalurus punctatus
n : freshwater food fish common throughout central United States [syn: {channel catfish}, {channel cat}]

Icteria
n : New World chats [syn: {genus Icteria}]

Icteria virens
n : American warbler noted for imitating songs of other birds [syn: {yellow-breasted chat}]

icteric
adj : affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc [syn: {jaundiced}, {yellow}]

Icteridae
n : American orioles; American blackbirds; bobolinks; meadowlarks [syn: {family Icteridae}]

icterogenic
adj : producing jaundice

icterus
n 1: yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia [syn: {jaundice}]
2: type genus of the Icteridae [syn: {genus Icterus}]

Icterus galbula
n : a kind of New World oriole [syn: {northern oriole}]

Icterus galbula bullockii
n : western subspecies of northern oriole [syn: {Bullock's oriole}]

Icterus galbula galbula
n : eastern subspecies of northern oriole [syn: {Baltimore oriole}, {Baltimore bird}, {hangbird}, {firebird}]

icterus neonatorum
n : yellowish appearance in newborn infants; usually subsides spontaneously [syn: {jaundice of the newborn}, {physiological jaundice of the newborn}]

Icterus spurius
n : the male is chestnut-and-black [syn: {orchard oriole}]

ictic
adj : of or relating to a seizure or convulsion [syn: {ictal}]

Ictiobus
n : buffalo fishes [syn: {genus Ictiobus}]

Ictiobus niger
n : fish of the lower Mississippi [syn: {black buffalo}]

ictodosaur
n : intermediate in form between the therapsids and most primitive true mammals

Ictodosauria
n : extinct reptiles of the later Triassic period [syn: {order Ictodosauria}]

Ictonyx
n : a genus of Mustelidae [syn: {genus Ictonyx}]

Ictonyx frenata
n : muishond of northern Africa [syn: {zoril}]

Ictonyx striata
n : ferret-sized muishond often tamed [syn: {striped muishond}]

ictus
n : a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; "he suffered an epileptic seizure" [syn: {seizure}, {raptus}]

ICU
n : a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care [syn: {intensive care unit}]

icy
adj 1: devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile" [syn: {frigid}, {frosty}, {frozen}, {glacial}, {wintry}]
2: extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather" [syn: {arctic}, {frigid}, {gelid}, {glacial}, {polar}]
3: covered with or containing or consisting of ice; "icy northern waters"
4: shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice; "roads and trees glazed with an icy film" [also: {iciest}, {icier}]

I.D.
n : a card or badge used to identify the bearer; "you had to show your ID in order to get in" [syn: {ID}]

ID
n 1: a state in the Rocky Mountains [syn: {Idaho}, {Gem State}]
2: a card or badge used to identify the bearer; "you had to show your ID in order to get in" [syn: {I.D.}]
3: (psychoanalysis) primitive instincts and energies underlying all psychic activity

Id al-Adha
n : the 10th day of Dhu'l Hijja; all Muslims attend a service in the mosques and those who are not pilgrims perform a ritual slaughter of a sheep (commemorating God's ransom of Abraham's son from sacrifice) and give at least a third of the meat to charity [syn: {Feast of Sacrifice}]

Id al-Fitr
n : a Muslim day of feasting at the end of Ramadan

id est
adv : that is to say; in other words [syn: {i.e.}, {ie}, {that is}]

IDA
n : an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank [syn: {International Development Association}]

Idaho
n : a state in the Rocky Mountains [syn: {Gem State}, {ID}]

Idaho Falls
n : a town in southeastern Idaho on the Snake River

Idahoan
n : a resident of Idaho

IDDM
n : severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease [syn: {type I diabetes}, {insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus}, {juvenile-onset diabetes}, {juvenile diabetes}, {growth-onset diabetes}, {ketosis-prone diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-prone diabetes}, {autoimmune diabetes}]

idea
n 1: the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" [syn: {thought}]
2: a personal view; "he has an idea that we don't like him"
3: an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take" [syn: {estimate}, {estimation}, {approximation}]
4: your intention; what you intend to do; "he had in mind to see his old teacher"; "the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces" [syn: {mind}]
5: (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it" [syn: {theme}, {melodic theme}, {musical theme}]

ideal
adj 1: conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
2: constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception; "a poem or essay may be typical of its period in idea or ideal content"
3: of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas [syn: {idealistic}]
n 1: the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
2: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal [syn: {paragon}, {nonpareil}, {saint}, {apotheosis}, {nonesuch}, {nonsuch}]

ideal gas
n : a hypothetical gas with molecules of negligible size that exert no intermolecular forces [syn: {perfect gas}]

ideal solid
n : any one of five solids whose faces are congruent regular polygons and whose polyhedral angles are all congruent [syn: {regular polyhedron}, {regular convex solid}, {regular convex polyhedron}, {Platonic body}, {Platonic solid}]

idealisation
n 1: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad [syn: {idealization}]
2: something that exists only as an idea [syn: {idealization}]
3: a portrayal of something as ideal; "the idealization of rural life was very misleading" [syn: {idealization}, {glorification}]

idealise
v 1: consider or render as ideal; "She idealized her husband after his death" [syn: {idealize}]
2: form ideals; "Man has always idealized" [syn: {idealize}]

idealised
adj : exalted to an ideal perfection or excellence [syn: {idealized}]

idealism
n 1: (philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality
2: impracticality by virtue of thinking of things in their ideal form rather than as they really are
3: elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued [syn: {high-mindedness}, {noble-mindedness}]

idealist
n : someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations [syn: {dreamer}]

idealistic
adj 1: of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas [syn: {ideal}]
2: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept" [syn: {exalted}, {high-flown}, {high-minded}, {lofty}, {rarefied}, {rarified}, {noble-minded}]

ideality
n : the quality of being ideal

idealization
n 1: a portrayal of something as ideal; "the idealization of rural life was very misleading" [syn: {idealisation}, {glorification}]
2: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad [syn: {idealisation}]
3: something that exists only as an idea [syn: {idealisation}]

idealize
v 1: consider or render as ideal; "She idealized her husband after his death" [syn: {idealise}]
2: form ideals; "Man has always idealized" [syn: {idealise}]

idealized
adj : exalted to an ideal perfection or excellence [syn: {idealised}]

ideally
adv : in an ideal manner; "ideally, this will remove all problems"

ideata
See {ideatum}

ideate
v : form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?" [syn: {imagine}, {conceive of}, {envisage}]

ideation
n : the process of forming and relating ideas

ideational
adj : being (or being of the nature of) a notion or concept; "a plan abstract and conceptional"; "to improve notional comprehension"; "a notional response to the question" [syn: {conceptional}, {notional}]

idempotent
adj : unchanged in value following multiplication by itself; "this matrix is idempotent"

identical
adj 1: exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different; "rows of identical houses"; "cars identical except for their license plates"; "they wore indistinguishable hats" [syn: {indistinguishable}]
2: being the exact same one; not any other:; "this is the identical room we stayed in before"; "the themes of his stories are one and the same"; "saw the selfsame quotation in two newspapers"; "on this very spot"; "the very thing he said yesterday"; "the very man I want to see" [syn: {one and the same(p)}, {selfsame(a)}, {very(a)}]
3: (of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum; "identical twins are monovular" [syn: {monovular}] [ant: {fraternal}]
4: having properties with uniform values along all axes
5: coinciding exactly when superimposed; "identical triangles" [syn: {superposable}]

identical twin
n : either of two twins developed from the same fertilized ovum (having the same genetic material) [syn: {monozygotic twin}, {monozygous twin}]

identically
adv : with complete identity; in an identical manner; "he is fitted with an identically similar one"

identicalness
n : exact sameness; "they shared an identity of interests" [syn: {identity}, {indistinguishability}]

identifiable
adj : possible to identify [ant: {unidentifiable}]

identifiably
adv : in an identifiable manner; "they were identifiably different"

identification
n 1: the act of designating or identifying something [syn: {designation}]
2: attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons)
3: evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing
4: the condition of having your identity established; "the thief's identification was followed quickly by his arrest"
5: the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering; "a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces"; "experimental psychologists measure the elapsed time from the onset of the stimulus to its recognition by the observer" [syn: {recognition}]

identification number
n : a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification; "she refused to give them her Social Security number" [syn: {number}]

identified
See {identify}

identified
adj : having the identity known or established; "the identified bodies were released for burial"

identified
identify
v 1: recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster" [syn: {place}]
2: give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months" [syn: {name}]
3: consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else; "He identified with the refugees"
4: conceive of as united or associated; "Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus"
5: identify as in botany or biology, for example [syn: {discover}, {key}, {key out}, {distinguish}, {describe}, {name}]
6: consider to be equal or the same; "He identified his brother as one of the fugitives" [also: {identified}]

identifier
n : a symbol that establishes the identity of the one bearing it

identify
v 1: recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster" [syn: {place}]
2: give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months" [syn: {name}]
3: consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else; "He identified with the refugees"
4: conceive of as united or associated; "Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus"
5: identify as in botany or biology, for example [syn: {discover}, {key}, {key out}, {distinguish}, {describe}, {name}]
6: consider to be equal or the same; "He identified his brother as one of the fugitives" [also: {identified}]

identifying
adj : serving to distinguish or identify a species or group; "the distinguishing mark of the species is its plumage"; "distinctive tribal tattoos"; "we were asked to describe any identifying marks or distinguishing features" [syn: {distinguishing}, {distinctive}, {identifying(a)}]

Identikit
n : a likeness of a person's face constructed from descriptions given to police; uses a set of transparencies of various facial features that can be combined to build up a picture of the person sought [syn: {Identikit picture}]

Identikit picture
n : a likeness of a person's face constructed from descriptions given to police; uses a set of transparencies of various facial features that can be combined to build up a picture of the person sought [syn: {Identikit}]

identity
n 1: the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity; "you can lose your identity when you join the army" [syn: {personal identity}, {individuality}]
2: the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known; "geneticists only recently discovered the identity of the gene that causes it"; "it was too dark to determine his identity"; "she guessed the identity of his lover"
3: an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates; "the identity under numerical multiplication is 1" [syn: {identity element}, {identity operator}]
4: exact sameness; "they shared an identity of interests" [syn: {identicalness}, {indistinguishability}]

identity card
n : a card certifying the identity of the bearer; "he had to show his card to get in" [syn: {card}]

identity crisis
n : distress and disorientation (especially in adolescence) resulting from conflicting pressures and uncertainty about and one's self and one's role in society

identity element
n : an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates; "the identity under numerical multiplication is 1" [syn: {identity}, {identity operator}]

identity matrix
n : a scalar matrix in which all of the diagonal elements are unity [syn: {unit matrix}]

identity operator
n : an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates; "the identity under numerical multiplication is 1" [syn: {identity}, {identity element}]

identity theft
n : the co-option of another person's personal information (e.g., name, social security number, credit card number, passport) without that person's knowledge and the fraudulent use of such knowledge

identity verification
n : the automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics; "negative identification can only be accomplished through biometric identification"; "if a pin or password is lost or forgotten it can be changed and reissued but a biometric identification cannot" [syn: {biometric identification}, {biometric authentication}]

ideogram
n : a graphic character used in ideography [syn: {ideograph}]

ideograph
n : a graphic character used in ideography [syn: {ideogram}]

ideographic
adj : of or relating to or consisting of ideograms

ideographically
adv : in an idiographic manner; "it's written ideographically"

ideography
n : the use of ideograms in writing

ideologic
adj : concerned with or suggestive of ideas; "an ideological argument"; "ideological application of a theory"; "the drama's symbolism was very ideological" [syn: {ideological}]

ideological
adj : concerned with or suggestive of ideas; "an ideological argument"; "ideological application of a theory"; "the drama's symbolism was very ideological" [syn: {ideologic}]

ideological barrier
n : a barrier to cooperation or interaction resulting from conflicting ideologies

ideologically
adv : with respect to ideology; "ideologically, we do not see eye to eye"

ideologist
n : an advocate of some ideology [syn: {ideologue}]

ideologue
n : an advocate of some ideology [syn: {ideologist}]

ideology
n 1: an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation [syn: {political orientation}, {political theory}]
2: imaginary or visionary theorization

ides
n : in the Roman calendar: the 15th of March or May or July or October or the 13th of any other month

idesia
n : deciduous round-headed Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berries [syn: {Idesia polycarpa}]

Idesia polycarpa
n : deciduous round-headed Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berries [syn: {idesia}]

IDF
n : the ground and air and naval forces of Israel [syn: {Israeli Defense Force}]

idiocy
n : extreme mental retardation [syn: {amentia}]

idiographic
adj : relating to or involving the study of individuals [ant: {nomothetic}]

idiolatry
n : worship of yourself [syn: {autolatry}, {self-worship}]

idiolect
n : the language or speech of one individual at a particular period in life

idiom
n 1: a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language [syn: {parlance}]
2: the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent" [syn: {dialect}, {accent}]
3: the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom" [syn: {artistic style}]
4: an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up [syn: {idiomatic expression}, {phrasal idiom}, {set phrase}, {phrase}]

Idiom Neutral
n : an artificial language proposed for use as an auxiliary international language; based on Volapuk but with a vocabulary selected on the basis of the maximum internationality of the roots

idiomatic
adj : of or relating to or conforming to idiom; "idiomatic English" [syn: {idiomatical}]

idiomatic expression
n : an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up [syn: {idiom}, {phrasal idiom}, {set phrase}, {phrase}]

idiomatical
adj : of or relating to or conforming to idiom; "idiomatic English" [syn: {idiomatic}]

idiomatically
adv : in an idiomatic manner; "he expressed himself idiomatically"

idiopathic
adj : (of diseases) arising from an unknown cause; "idiopathic epilepsy"

idiopathic disease
n : any disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown cause [syn: {idiopathic disorder}, {idiopathy}]

idiopathic disorder
n : any disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown cause [syn: {idiopathic disease}, {idiopathy}]

idiopathic hemochromatosis
n : inherited form of hemochromatosis [syn: {classic hemochromatosis}]

idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
n : purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of factors [syn: {thrombocytopenic purpura}, {purpura hemorrhagica}, {Werlhof's disease}]

idiopathy
n : any disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown cause [syn: {idiopathic disease}, {idiopathic disorder}]

idiosyncrasy
n : a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual [syn: {foible}, {mannerism}]

idiosyncratic
adj : peculiar to the individual; "we all have our own idiosyncratic gestures"; "Michelangelo's highly idiosyncratic style of painting"

idiot
n : a person of subnormal intelligence [syn: {imbecile}, {cretin}, {moron}, {changeling}, {half-wit}, {retard}]

idiot box
n : a receiver that displays television images; "the British call a tv set a telly" [syn: {television receiver}, {television}, {television set}, {tv}, {tv set}, {boob tube}, {telly}, {goggle box}]

idiot light
n : a colored warning light on an instrument panel (as for low oil pressure)

idiot savant
n : person who is mentally retarded in general but who displays remarkable aptitude in some limited field (usually involving memory)

idiotic
adj 1: insanely irresponsible; "an idiotic idea" [syn: {crackbrained}]
2: completely devoid of wisdom or good sense; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous" [syn: {absurd}, {cockeyed}, {derisory}, {laughable}, {ludicrous}, {nonsensical}, {preposterous}, {ridiculous}]
3: having a mental age of three to seven years [syn: {imbecile}, {imbecilic}]

idiotically
adv : in an idiotic manner; "what arouses the indignation of the honest satirist is not the fact that people in positions of power or influence behave idiotically"

Iditarod
n : an important dogsled race run annually on the Iditarod Trail [syn: {Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race}]

Iditarod Trail
n : a trail that extends 1,100 miles from Anchorage over the Alaska Range to Nome

Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race
n : an important dogsled race run annually on the Iditarod Trail [syn: {Iditarod}]

idle
adj 1: not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind" [ant: {busy}]
2: without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy" [syn: {baseless}, {groundless}, {unfounded}, {unwarranted}]
3: not in active use; "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands" [syn: {unused}]
4: silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter" [syn: {light}]
5: lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue" [syn: {loose}]
6: not yielding a return; "dead capital"; "idle funds" [syn: {dead}]
7: not having a job; "idle carpenters"; "jobless transients"; "many people in the area were out of work" [syn: {jobless}, {out of work}]
v 1: run disconnected or idle; "the engine is idling" [syn: {tick over}] [ant: {run}]
2: be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning" [syn: {laze}, {slug}, {stagnate}] [ant: {work}]

idle pulley
n : a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it [syn: {idler pulley}, {idle wheel}]

idle talk
n : idle or foolish and irrelevant talk [syn: {prate}, {prattle}, {blether}, {chin music}]

idle wheel
n : a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it [syn: {idle pulley}, {idler pulley}]

idle words
n : empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz" [syn: {wind}, {jazz}, {nothingness}]

idleness
n 1: having no employment [syn: {idling}, {loafing}]
2: the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work [syn: {faineance}]

idler
n : person who does no work; "a lazy bum" [syn: {loafer}, {do-nothing}, {layabout}, {bum}]

idler pulley
n : a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it [syn: {idle pulley}, {idle wheel}]

idling
n : having no employment [syn: {idleness}, {loafing}]

idly
adv : in an idle manner; "this is what I always imagined myself doing in the south of France, sitting idly, drinking coffee, watching the people" [syn: {lazily}]

Ido
n : an artificial language that is a revision and simplification of Esperanto

idocrase
n : a green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone [syn: {vesuvianite}, {vesuvian}]

idol
n 1: a material effigy that is worshipped as a god; "thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god" [syn: {graven image}, {god}]
2: someone who is adored blindly and excessively [syn: {matinee idol}]
3: an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept [syn: {paragon}, {perfection}, {beau ideal}]

idol worship
n : the worship of idols; the worship of images that are not God [syn: {idolatry}]

idol worshiper
n : a person who worships idols [syn: {idolater}, {idolizer}, {idoliser}]

idolater
n : a person who worships idols [syn: {idolizer}, {idoliser}, {idol worshiper}]

idolatress
n : a woman idolater

idolatrous
adj 1: relating to or practicing idolatry; "idolatrous worship"
2: blindly or excessively devoted or adoring

idolatrously
adv : in an idolatrous manner; "the people idolatrously worshipped the Golden Calf"

idolatry
n 1: religious zeal; willingness to serve God [syn: {devotion}, {veneration}, {cultism}]
2: the worship of idols; the worship of images that are not God [syn: {idol worship}]

idolisation
n 1: the act of admiring strongly [syn: {adoration}, {idolization}]
2: worshiping blindly and to excess [syn: {idolization}]

idolise
v : love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles" [syn: {idolize}, {worship}, {hero-worship}, {revere}]

idolised
adj : regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god); "adored grandchildren"; "an idolized wife" [syn: {adored}, {idolized}, {worshipped(a)}]

idoliser
n 1: a lover blind with admiration and devotion [syn: {idolizer}]
2: a person who worships idols [syn: {idolater}, {idolizer}, {idol worshiper}]

idolization
n 1: the act of admiring strongly [syn: {adoration}, {idolisation}]
2: worshiping blindly and to excess [syn: {idolisation}]

idolize
v : love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles" [syn: {idolise}, {worship}, {hero-worship}, {revere}]

idolized
adj : regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god); "adored grandchildren"; "an idolized wife" [syn: {adored}, {idolised}, {worshipped(a)}]

idolizer
n 1: a lover blind with admiration and devotion [syn: {idoliser}]
2: a person who worships idols [syn: {idolater}, {idoliser}, {idol worshiper}]

IDP
n : automatic data processing in which data acquisition and other stages or processing are integrated into a coherent system [syn: {integrated data processing}]

Idria columnaris
n : candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers [syn: {boojum tree}, {cirio}, {Fouquieria columnaris}]

Idun
n : goddess of spring and wife of Bragi; guarded the apples that kept the gods eternally young [syn: {Ithunn}]

idyll
n 1: an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll
2: a musical composition that evokes rural life [syn: {pastorale}, {pastoral}]
3: a short descriptive poem of rural or pastoral life [syn: {eclogue}, {bucolic}]

idyllic
adj 1: excellent and delightful in all respects; "an idyllic spot for a picnic"
2: suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple and serene; "his idyllic life in Tahiti"; "the pastoral legends of America's Golden Age" [syn: {pastoral}]

idyllically
adv : in an idyllic manner

ie
adv : that is to say; in other words [syn: {i.e.}, {id est}, {that is}]

i.e.
adv : that is to say; in other words [syn: {ie}, {id est}, {that is}]

Ieoh Ming Pei
n : United States architect (born in China in 1917) [syn: {Pei}, {I. M. Pei}]

if not
adv : perhaps; indicating possibility of being more remarkable (greater or better or sooner) than; "will yield 10% if not more"; "pretty if not actually beautiful"; "let's meet tonight if not sooner"

IFC
n : a United Nations agency that invest directly in companies and guarantees loans to private investors; affiliated with the World Bank [syn: {International Finance Corporation}]

iffy
adj : subject to accident or chance or change; "a chancy appeal at best"; "getting that job was definitely fluky"; "a fluky wind"; "an iffy proposition" [syn: {chancy}, {fluky}, {flukey}]

Ig
n : a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response [syn: {immunoglobulin}, {immune serum globulin}, {immune gamma globulin}, {immune globulin}]

IgA
n : one of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; the chief antibody in the membranes of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts [syn: {immunoglobulin A}]

Igbo
n : a member of the largest ethnic group in southeastern Nigeria; "most Igbo are farmers"

IgD
n : one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; present in blood serum in small amounts [syn: {immunoglobulin D}]

IgE
n : one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; present primarily in the skin and mucous membranes [syn: {immunoglobulin E}]

IgG
n : one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; the main antibody defense against bacteria [syn: {immunoglobulin G}]

Igigi
n : any of a group of heavenly spirits under the god Anu

Iglesias
n : Spanish singer noted for his ballads and love songs (born in 1943) [syn: {Julio Iglesias}]

igloo
n : an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome [syn: {iglu}]

iglu
n : an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome [syn: {igloo}]

IgM
n : one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; involved in fighting blood infections and in triggering production of immunoglobulin G [syn: {immunoglobulin M}]

Ignace Jan Paderewski
n : Polish pianist who in 1919 served as the first Prime Minister of independent Poland (1860-1941) [syn: {Paderewski}, {Ignace Paderewski}]

Ignace Paderewski
n : Polish pianist who in 1919 served as the first Prime Minister of independent Poland (1860-1941) [syn: {Paderewski}, {Ignace Jan Paderewski}]

Ignatius
n : bishop of Antioch who was martyred under the Roman Emperor Trajan (died 110) [syn: {Saint Ignatius}, {St. Ignatius}]

Ignatius of Loyola
n : Spaniard and Roman Catholic theologian and founder of the Society of Jesus; a leading opponent of the Reformation (1491-1556) [syn: {Saint Ignatius of Loyola}, {St. Ignatius of Loyola}, {Loyola}]

igneous
adj 1: produced under conditions involving intense heat; "igneous rock is rock formed by solidification from a molten state; especially from molten magma"; "igneous fusion is fusion by heat alone"; "pyrogenic strata" [syn: {pyrogenic}, {pyrogenous}]
2: like or suggestive of fire; "the burning sand"; "a fiery desert wind"; "an igneous desert atmosphere" [syn: {fiery}]

igneous rock
n : rock formed by the solidification of molten magma

ignescent
adj : can emit sparks or burst into flame

ignis fatuus
n 1: a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground [syn: {friar's lantern}, {jack-o'-lantern}, {will-o'-the-wisp}]
2: an illusion that misleads [syn: {will-o'-the-wisp}]

ignitable
adj : possible to burn [syn: {burnable}, {flammable}, {ignitible}, {inflammable}]

ignite
v 1: cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette" [syn: {light}] [ant: {snuff out}]
2: start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously" [syn: {erupt}, {catch fire}, {take fire}, {combust}, {conflagrate}]
3: arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred" [syn: {inflame}, {stir up}, {wake}, {heat}, {fire up}]

ignited
adj : set afire; "the ignited paper"; "a kindled fire" [syn: {enkindled}, {kindled}]

igniter
n 1: a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire [syn: {ignitor}, {lighter}]
2: a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?" [syn: {lighter}, {light}, {ignitor}]

ignitible
adj : possible to burn [syn: {burnable}, {flammable}, {ignitable}, {inflammable}]

ignition
n 1: the process of initiating combustion
2: the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine [syn: {ignition system}]
3: the act of setting on fire or catching fire [syn: {firing}, {lighting}, {kindling}, {inflammation}]

ignition coil
n : an induction coil that converts current from a battery into the high-voltage current required by spark plugs

ignition key
n : a key that operates the ignition switch of an automotive engine

ignition lock
n : a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key [syn: {lock}]

ignition switch
n : switch that operates a solenoid that closes a circuit to operate the starter

ignition system
n : the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine [syn: {ignition}]

ignitor
n 1: a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire [syn: {igniter}, {lighter}]
2: a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?" [syn: {lighter}, {light}, {igniter}]

ignoble
adj 1: completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose; "something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude"; "I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part"- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. [ant: {noble}]
2: not of the nobility; "of ignoble (or ungentle) birth"; "untitled civilians" [syn: {ungentle}, {untitled}]

ignobleness
n : the quality of being ignoble

ignobly
adv : in a currish manner; meanspiritedly; "he behaved ignobly" [syn: {currishly}]

ignominious
adj : (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice" [syn: {black}, {disgraceful}, {inglorious}, {opprobrious}, {shameful}]

ignominiously
adv : in a dishonorably manner or to a dishonorable degree; "his grades were disgracefully low" [syn: {disgracefully}, {ingloriously}, {discreditably}, {shamefully}, {dishonorably}, {dishonourably}]

ignominiousness
n : unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor [syn: {shamefulness}, {disgracefulness}]

ignominy
n : a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison" [syn: {shame}, {disgrace}]

ignoramus
n : an ignorant person [syn: {know nothing}, {uneducated person}]

ignorance
n : the lack of knowledge or education

ignorant
adj 1: lacking general education or knowledge; "an ignorant man"; "nescient of contemporary literature"; "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"; "exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions" [syn: {nescient}, {unenlightened}, {unlearned}, {unlettered}]
2: ignorant of the fundamentals of a given art or branch of knowledge; "ignorant of quantum mechanics"; "musically illiterate" [syn: {illiterate}]
3: lacking basic knowledge; "how can someone that age be so ignorant?"; "inexperienced and new to the real world" [syn: {inexperienced}]
4: used of things; lacking sense or awareness; "ignorant hope"; "fine innocent weather" [syn: {innocent}]
5: lacking knowledge or skill; "unversed in the jargon of the social scientist" [syn: {unversed}] [ant: {versed}]
6: lacking information or knowledge; "an unknowledgeable assistant" [syn: {unknowledgeable}, {unknowing}, {unwitting}]

ignorantly
adv : in ignorance; in an ignorant manner; "they lived ignorantly in their own small world"

ignorantness
n : ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs) [syn: {nescience}, {unknowing}, {unknowingness}]

ignoratio elenchi
n : the logical fallacy of supposing that an argument proving an irrelevant point has proved the point at issue

ignore
v 1: refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting" [syn: {disregard}, {snub}, {cut}]
2: bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances" [syn: {dismiss}, {disregard}, {brush aside}, {brush off}, {discount}, {push aside}]
3: fail to notice [ant: {notice}]
4: give little or no attention to; "Disregard the errors" [syn: {neglect}, {disregard}]
5: be ignorant of or in the dark about [ant: {know}]

ignored
adj : disregarded; "his cries were unheeded"; "Shaw's neglected one-act comedy, `A Village Wooing'"; "her ignored advice" [syn: {neglected}, {unheeded}]

Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky
n : composer who was born in Russia but lived in the United States after 1939 (1882-1971) [syn: {Stravinsky}, {Igor Stravinsky}]

Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky
n : United States industrialist (born in Russia) who designed the first four-engine airplane and the first mass-produced helicopter (1889-1972) [syn: {Sikorsky}, {Igor Sikorsky}]

Igor Sikorsky
n : United States industrialist (born in Russia) who designed the first four-engine airplane and the first mass-produced helicopter (1889-1972) [syn: {Sikorsky}, {Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky}]

Igor Stravinsky
n : composer who was born in Russia but lived in the United States after 1939 (1882-1971) [syn: {Stravinsky}, {Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky}]

Igor Tamm
n : Russian physicist (1895-1971) [syn: {Tamm}, {Igor Yevgeneevich Tamm}]

Igor Yevgeneevich Tamm
n : Russian physicist (1895-1971) [syn: {Tamm}, {Igor Tamm}]

igorrorote
See {igorrote}

iguana
n : large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central America and South America [syn: {common iguana}, {Iguana iguana}]

Iguana iguana
n : large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central America and South America [syn: {common iguana}, {iguana}]

Iguania
n : New World lizards [syn: {Iguanidae}, {family Iguanidae}, {family Iguania}]

iguanid
n : lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males [syn: {iguanid lizard}]

iguanid lizard
n : lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males [syn: {iguanid}]

Iguanidae
n : New World lizards [syn: {family Iguanidae}, {Iguania}, {family Iguania}]

iguanodon
n : massive herbivorous bipedal dinosaur with a long heavy tail; common in Europe and northern Africa; early Cretaceous period

Iguanodontidae
n : iguanodons [syn: {family Iguanodontidae}]

Iguassu
n : a large waterfall on the border between Argentina and Brazil [syn: {Iguazu}, {Iguazu Falls}, {Iguassu Falls}, {Victoria Falls}]

Iguassu Falls
n : a large waterfall on the border between Argentina and Brazil [syn: {Iguazu}, {Iguazu Falls}, {Iguassu}, {Victoria Falls}]

Iguazu
n : a large waterfall on the border between Argentina and Brazil [syn: {Iguazu Falls}, {Iguassu}, {Iguassu Falls}, {Victoria Falls}]

Iguazu Falls
n : a large waterfall on the border between Argentina and Brazil [syn: {Iguazu}, {Iguassu}, {Iguassu Falls}, {Victoria Falls}]

ii
adj : being one more than one; "he received two messages" [syn: {two}, {2}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number [syn: {two}, {2}, {deuce}]

II Chronicles
n : the second of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC [syn: {2 Chronicles}]

II Corinthians
n : a New Testament book containing the second epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth [syn: {Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians}, {Second Epistle to the Corinthians}]

II Esdras
n : an Apocryphal book of angelic revelations [syn: {2 Esdras}]

II John
n : the second New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle [syn: {Second Epistel of John}]

II Kings
n : the second of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel [syn: {2 Kings}]

II Maccabees
n : an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus [syn: {2 Maccabees}]

II Peter
n : the second New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle [syn: {Second Epistle of Peter}]

II Samuel
n : the second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David [syn: {2 Samuel}]

II Thessalonians
n : a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's seceond epistle to the Thessalonians [syn: {Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians}, {Second Epistle to the Thessalonians}]

II Timothy
n : a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's second epistle to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters [syn: {Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy}, {Second Epistle to Timothy}]

iii
adj : being one more than two [syn: {three}, {3}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [syn: {three}, {3}, {trio}, {threesome}, {tierce}, {leash}, {troika}, {triad}, {trine}, {trinity}, {ternary}, {ternion}, {triplet}, {tercet}, {terzetto}, {trey}, {deuce-ace}]

III John
n : the third New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle [syn: {Third Epistel of John}]

IIS
n : the most notorious and possibly the most important arm of Iraq's security system; "the Iraqi Mukhabarat has been involved in numerous terrorist activities" [syn: {Iraqi Intelligence Service}, {Iraqi Mukhabarat}]

IJssel
n : a river in the central Netherlands flowing north to the IJsselmeer [syn: {IJssel river}]

IJssel river
n : a river in the central Netherlands flowing north to the IJsselmeer [syn: {IJssel}]

IJsselmeer
n : a shallow lake in northwestern Netherlands created in 1932 by building a dam across the entrance to the Zuider Zee

ijtihad
n : the endeavor of a Moslem scholar to derive a rule of divine law from the Koran and Hadith without relying on the views of other scholars; by the end of the 10th century theologians decided that debate on such matters would be closed and Muslim theology and law were frozen; "some reform-minded Islamic scholars believe that reopening itjihad is a prerequisite for the survival of Islam"

Ike
n : United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961) [syn: {Eisenhower}, {Dwight Eisenhower}, {Dwight D. Eisenhower}, {Dwight David Eisenhower}, {President Eisenhower}]

Ikhanaton
n : early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC) [syn: {Akhenaton}, {Akhenaten}, {Amenhotep IV}]

ikon
n 1: a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them" [syn: {picture}, {image}, {icon}]
2: a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church [syn: {icon}]

il
adj : being nine more than forty [syn: {forty-nine}, {49}]
n : a Midwest state in north-central United States [syn: {Illinois}, {Prairie State}, {Land of Lincoln}]

Il Duce
n : Italian fascist dictator (1883-1945) [syn: {Mussolini}, {Benito Mussolini}]

ilama
n 1: tropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruit [syn: {ilama tree}, {Annona diversifolia}]
2: whitish tropical fruit with a pinkish tinge related to custard apples; grown in the southern United States

ilama tree
n : tropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruit [syn: {ilama}, {Annona diversifolia}]

ilang-ilang
n 1: oil distilled from flowers of the ilang-ilang tree; used in perfumery
2: evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental [syn: {ylang-ylang}, {Cananga odorata}]

ileal artery
n : branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the ileum [syn: {intestinal artery}, {arteria ileum}]

Ile-de-France
n : a region of north central France including Paris and the area around it

ileitis
n : inflammation of the ileum

ileocecal valve
n : valve between the ileum of the small intestine and the cecum of the large intestine; prevents material from flowing back from the large to the small intestine

ileocolic artery
n : an artery that originates from the superior mesenteric artery and supplies the terminal part of the ileum and the cecum and the vermiform appendix and the ascending colon [syn: {arteria ileocolica}]

ileocolic vein
n : a vein that drains the end of the ileum and the appendix and the cecum and the lower part of the ascending colon [syn: {vena ileocolica}]

ileostomy
n : surgical procedure that creates an opening from the ileum through the abdominal wall to function as an anus; performed in cases of cancer of the colon or ulcerative colitis

Iles Comores
n : three main islands and numerous islets in the Indian Ocean between Mozambique and Madagascar [syn: {Comoro Islands}]

Iles Marquises
n : a group of volcanic islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia [syn: {Marquesas Islands}]

Ile-St-Louis
n : island in Paris on the Seine

ileum
n : the part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum

ileus
n : blockage of the intestine (especially the ileum) that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the lower bowel [syn: {intestinal obstruction}]

Ilex
n : a large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies) [syn: {genus Ilex}]

Ilex cornuta
n : dense rounded evergreen shrub of China having spiny leaves; widely cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {Chinese holly}]

Ilex decidua
n : deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States [syn: {bearberry}, {possum haw}, {winterberry}]

Ilex glabra
n : evergreen holly of eastern North America with oblong leathery leaves and small black berries [syn: {inkberry}, {gallberry}, {gall-berry}, {evergreen winterberry}]

Ilex paraguariensis
n : South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea [syn: {mate}, {Paraguay tea}]

ilia
See {ilium}

iliac
adj : of or relating to the ilium

iliac artery
n : one of the large arteries supplying blood to the pelvis and legs [syn: {arteria iliaca}]

iliac vein
n : one of three veins draining the pelvic area [syn: {vena iliaca}]

Iliad
n : a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy

Iliamna
n : small genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs; some often placed in other genera [syn: {genus Iliamna}]

Iliamna acerifolia
n : perennial of northwestern United States and western Canada resembling a hollyhock and having white or pink flowers [syn: {mountain hollyhock}, {Iliamna ruvularis}]

Iliamna remota
n : a rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea [syn: {wild hollyhock}, {Sphaeralcea remota}]

Iliamna ruvularis
n : perennial of northwestern United States and western Canada resembling a hollyhock and having white or pink flowers [syn: {mountain hollyhock}, {Iliamna acerifolia}]

Ilich Ramirez Sanchez
n : Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949) [syn: {Sanchez}, {Ilich Sanchez}, {Carlos}, {Carlos the Jackal}, {Salim}, {Andres Martinez}, {Taurus}, {Glen Gebhard}, {Hector Hevodidbon}, {Michael Assat}]

Ilich Sanchez
n : Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949) [syn: {Sanchez}, {Ilich Ramirez Sanchez}, {Carlos}, {Carlos the Jackal}, {Salim}, {Andres Martinez}, {Taurus}, {Glen Gebhard}, {Hector Hevodidbon}, {Michael Assat}]

iliolumbar artery
n : an artery that originates in the internal iliac artery and supplies the pelvic muscles and bones [syn: {arteria iliolumbalis}]

iliolumbar vein
n : a branch of the internal iliac vein [syn: {vena iliolumbalis}]

Ilion
n : an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War [syn: {Troy}, {Ilium}]

Ilium
n 1: an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War [syn: {Troy}, {Ilion}]
2: the upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone

ilk
n : a kind of person; "I don't like people of his ilk"

ill
adj 1: not in good physical or mental health; "ill from the monotony of his suffering" [syn: {sick}] [ant: {well}]
2: resulting in suffering or adversity; "ill effects"; "it's an ill wind that blows no good"
3: distressing; "ill manners"; "of ill repute"
4: indicating hostility or enmity; "you certainly did me an ill turn"; "ill feelings"; "ill will"
5: presaging ill-fortune; "ill omens"; "ill predictions"; "my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"- P.B.Shelley; "a dead and ominous silence prevailed"; "a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government" [syn: {inauspicious}, {ominous}]
n : an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining [syn: {ailment}, {complaint}]
adv 1: (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well; "he was ill prepared"; "it ill befits a man to betray old friends"; "the car runs badly"; "he performed badly on the exam"; "the team played poorly"; "ill-fitting clothes"; "an ill-conceived plan" [syn: {badly}, {poorly}] [ant: {well}]
2: unfavorably or with disapproval; "tried not to speak ill of the dead"; "thought badly of him for his lack of concern" [syn: {badly}] [ant: {well}]
3: with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly; "we can ill afford to buy a new car just now"

ill at ease
adj : not at ease socially; unsure and constrained in manner; "awkward and reserved at parties"; "ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know"; "was always uneasy with strangers" [syn: {awkward}, {ill at ease(p)}, {uneasy}]

ill fame
n : the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality [syn: {notoriety}]

ill health
n : a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain [syn: {unhealthiness}, {health problem}] [ant: {good health}]

ill humor
n : an angry and disagreeable mood [syn: {ill humour}, {distemper}] [ant: {good humor}]

ill humour
n : an angry and disagreeable mood [syn: {ill humor}, {distemper}] [ant: {good humor}]

ill luck
n : an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes [syn: {misfortune}, {bad luck}, {tough luck}] [ant: {good fortune}, {good fortune}]

ill nature
n : a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition [ant: {good nature}]

ill service
n : an act intended to help that turns out badly; "he did them a disservice" [syn: {disservice}, {ill turn}] [ant: {service}]

ill temper
n : a persisting angry mood [syn: {bad temper}]

ill timed
adj : badly timed; "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke" [syn: {ill-timed(a)}, {ill timed(p)}, {unseasonable}, {untimely}, {wrong}]

ill turn
n : an act intended to help that turns out badly; "he did them a disservice" [syn: {disservice}, {ill service}] [ant: {service}]

ill will
n 1: the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain his hostility" [syn: {hostility}, {enmity}]
2: a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition; "he could not conceal his hostility" [syn: {hostility}]

ill-advised
adj : without careful prior deliberation or counsel; "ill-advised efforts"; "it would be ill-advised to accept the offer"; "took the unadvised measure of going public with the accusations"; "ill-advised efforts" [syn: {unadvised}] [ant: {well-advised}]

ill-affected
adj : discontented as toward authority [syn: {disaffected}, {malcontent}, {rebellious}]

Illampu
n : a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (20,870 feet high)

illation
n : the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation [syn: {inference}]

illative
adj 1: relating to or having the nature of illation or inference; "the illative faculty of the mind" [syn: {inferential}]
2: resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference; "an illative conclusion"; "inferential reasoning" [syn: {inferential}]
3: expressing or preceding an inference; "`therefore' is an illative word"

ill-being
n : lack of prosperity or happiness or health [ant: {wellbeing}]

ill-bred
adj : (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace [syn: {bounderish}, {lowbred}, {rude}, {underbred}, {yokelish}]

ill-breeding
n : impoliteness resulting from ignorance [syn: {bad manners}]

ill-chosen
adj : not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?" [syn: {awkward}, {clumsy}, {cumbersome}, {inapt}, {inept}]

ill-conceived
adj : poorly conceived or thought out; "an ill-conceived plan to take over the company" [syn: {misguided}]

ill-considered
adj : not given careful consideration; "ill-considered actions often result in disaster"; "an ill-judged attempt" [syn: {ill-judged}, {improvident}, {shortsighted}]

ill-defined
adj : poorly stated or described; "he confuses the reader with ill-defined terms and concepts" [syn: {unclear}] [ant: {well-defined}]

Illecebrum
n : 1 species: coral necklace [syn: {genus Illecebrum}]

Illecebrum verticullatum
n : glabrous annual with slender taproot and clusters of white flowers; western Europe especially western Mediterranean and Atlantic coastal areas [syn: {coral necklace}]

illegal
adj : prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move" [ant: {legal}]

illegal possession
n : possession of controlled substances

illegalise
v : declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S." [syn: {outlaw}, {criminalize}, {criminalise}, {illegalize}] [ant: {legalize}, {legalize}, {legalize}]

illegality
n : unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute [ant: {legality}]

illegalize
v : declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S." [syn: {outlaw}, {criminalize}, {criminalise}, {illegalise}] [ant: {legalize}, {legalize}, {legalize}]

illegally
adv : in an illegal manner; "they dumped the waste illegally" [syn: {illicitly}, {lawlessly}] [ant: {legitimately}]

illegibility
n : writing (print or handwriting) that cannot be deciphered [ant: {legibility}]

illegible
adj : (of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible; "illegible handwriting" [ant: {legible}]

illegibly
adv : in an illegible manner; "this student writes illegibly" [syn: {undecipherably}, {unreadably}] [ant: {legibly}]

illegitimacy
n 1: the status of being born to parents who were not married [syn: {bastardy}, {bar sinister}]
2: unlawfulness by virtue of not being authorized by or in accordance with law [ant: {legitimacy}]

illegitimate
adj 1: contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures" [syn: {illicit}, {outlaw(a)}, {outlawed}, {unlawful}]
2: of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful [ant: {legitimate}]
n : the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents [syn: {bastard}, {by-blow}, {love child}, {illegitimate child}, {whoreson}]

illegitimate child
n : the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents [syn: {bastard}, {by-blow}, {love child}, {illegitimate}, {whoreson}]

illegitimate enterprise
n : an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit [syn: {racket}, {fraudulent scheme}]

illegitimately
adv 1: in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom; "He acted illegitimately when he increased the rent fourfold" [syn: {illicitly}] [ant: {legitimately}, {legitimately}]
2: of biological parents not married to each other; "this child was born illegitimately" [syn: {out of wedlock}] [ant: {legitimately}]

ill-equipped
adj : poorly supplied with physical equipment; "the school was ill-equipped"

ill-famed
adj : having an exceedingly bad reputation; "a notorious gangster"; "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice" [syn: {infamous}, {notorious}]

ill-fated
adj : marked by or promising bad fortune; "their business venture was doomed from the start"; "an ill-fated business venture"; "an ill-starred romance"; "the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott [syn: {doomed}, {ill-omened}, {ill-starred}, {unlucky}]

ill-favored
adj : usually used of a face; "an ill-favored countenance" [syn: {ill-favoured}]

ill-favoured
adj : usually used of a face; "an ill-favored countenance" [syn: {ill-favored}]

ill-fed
adj : not getting adequate food; "gaunt underfed children"; "badly undernourished" [syn: {underfed}, {undernourished}]

ill-formed
adj : not grammatical; not conforming to the rules of grammar or accepted usage [syn: {ungrammatical}] [ant: {grammatical}]

ill-gotten
adj : obtained illegally or by improper means; "dirty money"; "ill-gotten gains" [syn: {dirty}]

ill-humored
adj : brusque and surly and forbidding; "crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply" [syn: {crusty}, {curmudgeonly}, {gruff}, {ill-humoured}]

ill-humoured
adj : brusque and surly and forbidding; "crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply" [syn: {crusty}, {curmudgeonly}, {gruff}, {ill-humored}]

illiberal
adj : narrow-minded about cherished opinions [syn: {intolerant}]

illiberality
n : a disposition not to be liberal (generous) with money [ant: {liberality}]

illiberally
adv : in a narrow-minded manner; "his illiberally biased way of thinking" [syn: {intolerantly}]

illicit
adj 1: contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention; "an illicit association with his secretary" [ant: {licit}]
2: contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures" [syn: {illegitimate}, {outlaw(a)}, {outlawed}, {unlawful}]

illicitly
adv 1: in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom; "He acted illegitimately when he increased the rent fourfold" [syn: {illegitimately}] [ant: {legitimately}, {legitimately}]
2: in an illegal manner; "they dumped the waste illegally" [syn: {illegally}, {lawlessly}] [ant: {legitimately}]

illicitness
n : the quality of not conforming strictly to law [ant: {licitness}]

Illicium
n : anise trees: evergreen trees with aromatic leaves [syn: {genus Illicium}]

Illicium anisatum
n : small shrubby tree of Japan and Taiwan; flowers are not fragrant [syn: {star anise}]

Illicium floridanum
n : small shrubby tree with purple flowers; found in wet soils of southeastern United States [syn: {purple anise}]

Illicium verum
n : small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative [syn: {star anise}, {Chinese anise}]

Illimani
n : a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,201 feet high)

illimitable
adj : without limits in extent or size or quantity; "immeasurable vastness of our solar system" [syn: {limitless}, {measureless}, {unmeasured}]

Illinois
n 1: a Midwest state in north-central United States [syn: {Prairie State}, {Land of Lincoln}, {IL}]
2: a member of the Algonquian people formerly of Illinois and regions to the west
3: the Algonquian language of the Illinois and Miami peoples

Illinois River
n : a river in Illinois that flows southwest to the Mississippi River

Illinoisan
n : a resident of Illinois

illiteracy
n 1: ignorance resulting from not reading
2: an inability to read [syn: {analphabetism}] [ant: {literacy}]

illiterate
adj 1: not able to read or write [ant: {literate}]
2: ignorant of the fundamentals of a given art or branch of knowledge; "ignorant of quantum mechanics"; "musically illiterate" [syn: {ignorant}]
n : a person unable to read [syn: {illiterate person}, {nonreader}]

illiterate person
n : a person unable to read [syn: {illiterate}, {nonreader}]

ill-judged
adj : not given careful consideration; "ill-considered actions often result in disaster"; "an ill-judged attempt" [syn: {ill-considered}, {improvident}, {shortsighted}]

ill-mannered
adj : socially incorrect in behavior; "resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion" [syn: {rude}, {unmannered}, {unmannerly}]

ill-natured
adj : having an irritable and unpleasant disposition; "an ill-natured disagreeable old man" [ant: {good-natured}]

illness
n : impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism [syn: {unwellness}, {malady}, {sickness}] [ant: {health}, {health}]

illogic
n : invalid or incorrect reasoning [syn: {illogicality}, {illogicalness}] [ant: {logicality}, {logicality}]

illogical
adj 1: lacking in correct logical relation [syn: {unlogical}] [ant: {logical}]
2: lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts" [syn: {confused}, {disconnected}, {disjointed}, {disordered}, {garbled}, {scattered}, {unconnected}]

illogicality
n : invalid or incorrect reasoning [syn: {illogicalness}, {illogic}] [ant: {logicality}, {logicality}]

illogically
adv : in an illogical manner; "she acted illogically under the pressure" [ant: {logically}]

illogicalness
n : invalid or incorrect reasoning [syn: {illogicality}, {illogic}] [ant: {logicality}, {logicality}]

ill-omened
adj : marked by or promising bad fortune; "their business venture was doomed from the start"; "an ill-fated business venture"; "an ill-starred romance"; "the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott [syn: {doomed}, {ill-fated}, {ill-starred}, {unlucky}]

ill-proportioned
adj 1: out of proportion in shape [syn: {lopsided}, {one-sided}]
2: lacking pleasing proportions

ill-shapen
adj : so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly; "deformed thalidomide babies"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "an ill-shapen vase"; "a limp caused by a malformed foot"; "misshapen old fingers" [syn: {deformed}, {distorted}, {malformed}, {misshapen}]

ill-sorted
adj : not easy to combine harmoniously [syn: {incompatible}, {mismated}, {unsuited}]

ill-starred
adj : marked by or promising bad fortune; "their business venture was doomed from the start"; "an ill-fated business venture"; "an ill-starred romance"; "the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott [syn: {doomed}, {ill-fated}, {ill-omened}, {unlucky}]

ill-tempered
adj : perversely irritable [syn: {crabbed}, {crabby}, {cross}, {fussy}, {grouchy}, {grumpy}, {bad-tempered}]

ill-timed
adj : badly timed; "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke" [syn: {ill-timed(a)}, {ill timed(p)}, {unseasonable}, {untimely}, {wrong}]

ill-treat
v : treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead" [syn: {mistreat}, {maltreat}, {abuse}, {ill-use}, {step}]

ill-treated
adj : physically abused; "an abused wife" [syn: {abused}, {maltreated}, {mistreated}] [ant: {unabused}]

ill-treatment
n : cruel or inhumane treatment [syn: {maltreatment}, {ill-usage}, {abuse}]

illume
v : make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit" [syn: {light}, {illumine}, {light up}, {illuminate}]

illuminance
n : the luminous flux incident on a unit area [syn: {illumination}]

illuminant
n : something that can serve as a source of light

illuminate
v 1: make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit" [syn: {light}, {illume}, {illumine}, {light up}]
2: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" [syn: {clear}, {clear up}, {shed light on}, {crystallize}, {crystallise}, {crystalize}, {crystalise}, {straighten out}, {sort out}, {enlighten}, {elucidate}]
3: add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)

illuminated
adj : provided with artificial light; "illuminated advertising"; "looked up at the lighted windows"; "a brightly lit room"; "a well-lighted stairwell" [syn: {lighted}, {lit}, {well-lighted}]

illuminating
adj 1: highly enlightening; making understandable or clarifying; "an illuminating lecture"; "illuminating pieces of information" [syn: {enlightening}] [ant: {unilluminating}]
2: providing light; "the sun's illuminating rays"

illumination
n 1: a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination; "follow God's light" [syn: {light}]
2: the degree of visibility of your environment
3: an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook" [syn: {clarification}, {elucidation}]
4: the luminous flux incident on a unit area [syn: {illuminance}]
5: painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts) [syn: {miniature}]

illumination unit
n : a measure of illumination

illumine
v : make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit" [syn: {light}, {illume}, {light up}, {illuminate}]

ill-usage
n : cruel or inhumane treatment [syn: {maltreatment}, {ill-treatment}, {abuse}]

ill-use
v : treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead" [syn: {mistreat}, {maltreat}, {abuse}, {step}, {ill-treat}]

ill-used
adj : of persons; taken advantage of; "after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used" [syn: {exploited}, {put-upon}, {used}, {victimized}, {victimised}]

illusion
n 1: an erroneous mental representation [syn: {semblance}]
2: something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy" [syn: {fantasy}, {phantasy}, {fancy}]
3: the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas [syn: {delusion}, {head game}]
4: an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers [syn: {magic trick}, {conjuring trick}, {trick}, {magic}, {legerdemain}, {conjuration}, {deception}]

illusional
adj : marked by or producing illusion; "illusionary stage effects" [syn: {illusionary}]

illusionary
adj : marked by or producing illusion; "illusionary stage effects" [syn: {illusional}]

illusionist
n 1: a person with unusual powers of foresight [syn: {visionary}, {seer}]
2: someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience [syn: {magician}, {prestidigitator}, {conjurer}, {conjuror}]

illusive
adj : based on or having the nature of an illusion; "illusive hopes of of finding a better job"; "Secret activities offer presidents the alluring but often illusory promise that they can achieve foreign policy goals without the bothersome debate and open decision that are staples of democracy" [syn: {illusory}]

illusory
adj : based on or having the nature of an illusion; "illusive hopes of of finding a better job"; "Secret activities offer presidents the alluring but often illusory promise that they can achieve foreign policy goals without the bothersome debate and open decision that are staples of democracy" [syn: {illusive}]

illustrate
v 1: clarify by giving an example of [syn: {exemplify}, {instance}]
2: depict with an illustration
3: e.g., illustrate a book with drawings

illustration
n 1: artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
2: showing by example [syn: {exemplification}]
3: an item of information that is representative of a type; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10" [syn: {example}, {instance}, {representative}]
4: a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand

illustrative
adj 1: clarifying by use of examples [syn: {exemplifying}]
2: serving to demonstrate [syn: {demonstrative}]

illustrator
n : an artist who makes illustrations (for books or magazines or advertisements etc.)

illustrious
adj 1: widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter" [syn: {celebrated}, {famed}, {far-famed}, {famous}, {notable}, {noted}, {renowned}]
2: having or conferring glory; "an illustrious achievement"
3: having or worthy of pride; "redoubtable scholar of the Renaissance"; "born of a redoubtable family" [syn: {glorious}, {redoubtable}, {respected}]

illustriously
adv : in an illustrious manner; "Einstein, the illustriously famous physicist of the 20th century"

Illyria
n : an uncertain region on the east shore of the Adriatic where an ancient Indo-European people once lived

Illyrian
n : a minor and almost extinct branch of the Indo-European languages; spoken along the Dalmatian coast

Ilmen
n : a lake in northwestern Russia; drains through the Volkhov River into Lake Ladoga [syn: {Lake Ilmen}]

ilmenite
n : a weakly magnetic black mineral found in metamorphic and plutonic rocks; an iron titanium oxide in crystalline form; a source of titanium

ILO
n : the United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor [syn: {International Labor Organization}, {International Labour Organization}]

Ilosone
n : an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative [syn: {erythromycin}, {Erythrocin}, {E-Mycin}, {Ethril}, {Pediamycin}]

ilx
adj : being nine more than fifty [syn: {fifty-nine}, {59}]

ilxx
adj : being nine more than sixty [syn: {sixty-nine}, {69}]

ilxxx
adj : being nine more than seventy [syn: {seventy-nine}, {79}]

Ilya Ehrenberg
n : Russian novelist (1891-1967) [syn: {Ehrenberg}, {Ilya Grigorievich Ehrenberg}]

Ilya Grigorievich Ehrenberg
n : Russian novelist (1891-1967) [syn: {Ehrenberg}, {Ilya Ehrenberg}]

Ilya Ilich Metchnikov
n : Russian bacteriologist in France who formulated the theory of phagocytosis (1845-1916) [syn: {Metchnikoff}, {Elie Metchnikoff}, {Metchnikov}, {Elie Metchnikov}]

image
n 1: an iconic mental representation; "her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate" [syn: {mental image}]
2: a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them" [syn: {picture}, {icon}, {ikon}]
3: (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world; "a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty" [syn: {persona}]
4: a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father" [syn: {prototype}, {paradigm}, {epitome}]
5: language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense [syn: {trope}, {figure of speech}, {figure}]
6: someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor); "he could be Gingrich's double"; "she's the very image of her mother" [syn: {double}, {look-alike}]
7: a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone" [syn: {effigy}, {simulacrum}]
v : imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" [syn: {visualize}, {visualise}, {envision}, {project}, {fancy}, {see}, {figure}, {picture}]

image breaker
n : someone who tries to destroy traditional ideas or institutions [syn: {iconoclast}]

image compression
n : the compression of graphics for storage or transmission

image orthicon
n : a now obsolete picture pickup tube in a television camera; electrons emitted from a photoemissive surface in proportion to the intensity of the incident light are focused onto the target causing secondary emission of electrons [syn: {orthicon}]

image scanner
n : an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer [syn: {scanner}, {digital scanner}]

imagery
n : the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination" [syn: {imagination}, {imaging}, {mental imagery}]

imaginable
adj : possible to conceive or imagine; "that is one possible answer" [syn: {conceivable}, {possible}]

imaginary
adj : not based on fact; dubious; "the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt; "a small child's imaginary friends"; "her imagined fame"; "to create a notional world for oneself" [syn: {fanciful}, {imagined}, {notional}]

imaginary being
n : a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction [syn: {imaginary creature}]

imaginary creature
n : a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction [syn: {imaginary being}]

imaginary number
n : a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1 [syn: {complex number}, {complex quantity}]

imaginary part
n : the part of a complex number that has the square root of -1 as a factor [syn: {imaginary part of a complex number}]

imaginary part of a complex number
n : the part of a complex number that has the square root of -1 as a factor [syn: {imaginary part}]

imaginary place
n : a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings [syn: {mythical place}]

imagination
n 1: the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses; "popular imagination created a world of demons"; "imagination reveals what the world could be" [syn: {imaginativeness}, {vision}]
2: the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination" [syn: {imaging}, {imagery}, {mental imagery}]
3: the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems; "a man of resource" [syn: {resource}, {resourcefulness}]

imagination image
n : a mental image produced by the imagination [syn: {thought-image}]

imaginative
adj : (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action; "an imaginative use of material"; "the invention of the knitting frame by another ingenious English clergyman"- Lewis Mumford; "an ingenious device"; "had an inventive turn of mind"; "inventive ceramics" [syn: {ingenious}, {inventive}]

imaginative comparison
n : the kind of mental comparison that is expressed in similes or metaphors or allegories

imaginatively
adv : with imagination; "the room was decorated very imaginatively" [ant: {unimaginatively}]

imaginativeness
n : the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses; "popular imagination created a world of demons"; "imagination reveals what the world could be" [syn: {imagination}, {vision}]

imagine
v 1: form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?" [syn: {conceive of}, {ideate}, {envisage}]
2: expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up" [syn: {think}, {opine}, {suppose}, {reckon}, {guess}]

imagined
adj : not based on fact; dubious; "the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt; "a small child's imaginary friends"; "her imagined fame"; "to create a notional world for oneself" [syn: {fanciful}, {imaginary}, {notional}]

imagines
imago
n 1: (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood
2: an adult insect produced after metamorphosis [also: {imagoes} (pl), {imagines} (pl)]

imagines
See {imago}

imaging
n 1: the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination" [syn: {imagination}, {imagery}, {mental imagery}]
2: (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body [syn: {tomography}]

imagism
n : a movement by American and English poets early in the 20th century in reaction to Victorian sentimentality; used common speech in free verse with clear concrete imagery

imago
n 1: (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood
2: an adult insect produced after metamorphosis [also: {imagoes} (pl), {imagines} (pl)]

imagoes
imago
n 1: (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood
2: an adult insect produced after metamorphosis [also: {imagoes} (pl), {imagines} (pl)]

imagoes
See {imago}

imam
n : (Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide [syn: {imaum}]

Imamu Amiri Baraka
n : United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934) [syn: {Baraka}, {LeRoi Jones}]

imaret
n : a hostel for pilgrims in Turkey

imaum
n : (Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide [syn: {imam}]

Imavate
n : a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Imavate and Tofranil) used to treat clinical depression [syn: {imipramine}, {impramine hydrochloride}, {Tofranil}]

imbalance
n 1: a state of disequilibrium (as may occur in cases of inner ear disease) [syn: {instability}, {unbalance}] [ant: {balance}]
2: (mathematics) a lack of symmetry [syn: {asymmetry}] [ant: {symmetry}]

imbalanced
adj : being or thrown out of equilibrium [syn: {unbalanced}] [ant: {balanced}]

imbauba
n : tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems [syn: {trumpetwood}, {trumpet-wood}, {trumpet tree}, {snake wood}, {Cecropia peltata}]

imbecile
adj : having a mental age of three to seven years [syn: {imbecilic}, {idiotic}]
n : a person of subnormal intelligence [syn: {idiot}, {cretin}, {moron}, {changeling}, {half-wit}, {retard}]

imbecilic
adj : having a mental age of three to seven years [syn: {imbecile}, {idiotic}]

imbecility
n 1: retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot
2: a stupid mistake [syn: {stupidity}, {betise}, {folly}, {foolishness}]

imbed
v : fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum" [syn: {implant}, {engraft}, {embed}, {plant}] [also: {imbedding}, {imbedded}]

imbedded
See {imbed}

imbedded
imbed
v : fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum" [syn: {implant}, {engraft}, {embed}, {plant}] [also: {imbedding}, {imbedded}]

imbedding
See {imbed}

imbedding
imbed
v : fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum" [syn: {implant}, {engraft}, {embed}, {plant}] [also: {imbedding}, {imbedded}]

imbibe
v 1: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn: {absorb}, {suck}, {soak up}, {sop up}, {suck up}, {draw}, {take in}, {take up}]
2: take (gas, light or heat) into a solution [syn: {assimilate}]
3: take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda" [syn: {drink}]
4: receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical principles"

imbiber
n : a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) [syn: {drinker}, {toper}, {juicer}] [ant: {abstainer}]

imbibing
n : the act of consuming liquids [syn: {drinking}, {imbibition}]

imbibition
n 1: (chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel
2: the act of consuming liquids [syn: {drinking}, {imbibing}]

imbricate
adj : used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles [syn: {imbricated}]
v 1: place so as to overlap; "imbricate the roof tiles"
2: overlap; "The roof tiles imbricate"

imbricated
adj : used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles [syn: {imbricate}]

imbrication
n : covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles) [syn: {overlapping}, {lapping}]

imbroglio
n 1: an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation [syn: {embroilment}]
2: a very embarrassing misunderstanding

imbrue
v : permeate or impregnate; "The war drenched the country in blood" [syn: {drench}]

imbue
v 1: spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building" [syn: {permeate}, {pervade}, {penetrate}, {interpenetrate}, {diffuse}]
2: fill, soak, or imbue totally; "saturate the bandage with disinfectant" [syn: {soak}]
3: suffuse with color [syn: {hue}, {tinge}]

IMF
n : a United Nations agency to promote trade by increasing the exchange stability of the major currencies [syn: {International Monetary Fund}]

imidazole
n : an organic base C3H4N2; a histamine inhibitor [syn: {iminazole}, {glyoxaline}]

imide
n : any of a class of organic compounds that contain the divalent radical -CONHCO-

iminazole
n : an organic base C3H4N2; a histamine inhibitor [syn: {imidazole}, {glyoxaline}]

imipramine
n : a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Imavate and Tofranil) used to treat clinical depression [syn: {impramine hydrochloride}, {Imavate}, {Tofranil}]

imitate
v 1: reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings" [syn: {copy}, {simulate}]
2: appear like, as in behavior or appearance; "Life imitate art"
3: make a reproduction or copy of

imitation
adj : not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide" [syn: {fake}, {false}, {faux}, {simulated}]
n 1: the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations [ant: {formalism}]
2: a copy that is represented as the original [syn: {counterfeit}, {forgery}]
3: copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else
4: a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect [syn: {caricature}, {impersonation}]

imitation leather
n : fabric made to look like leather [syn: {leatherette}]

imitative
adj 1: marked by or given to imitation; "acting is an imitative art"; "man is an imitative being" [ant: {nonimitative}]
2: (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer [syn: {echoic}, {onomatopoeic}, {onomatopoeical}, {onomatopoetic}] [ant: {nonechoic}]
3: not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince" [syn: {counterfeit}] [ant: {genuine}]

imitative electronic deception
n : the introduction of electromagnetic energy into enemy systems that imitates enemy emissions [syn: {electronic imitative deception}]

imitator
n 1: someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another [syn: {impersonator}]
2: someone who copies the words or behavior of another [syn: {copycat}, {emulator}, {ape}, {aper}]

immaculate
adj 1: completely neat and clean; "the apartment was immaculate"; "in her immaculate white uniform"; "a spick-and-span kitchen"; "their spic red-visored caps" [syn: {speckless}, {spick-and-span}, {spic-and-span}, {spic}, {spick}, {spotless}]
2: free from stain or blemish [syn: {undefiled}]
3: without fault or error; "faultless logic"; "speaks impeccable French"; "timing and technique were immaculate"; "an immaculate record" [syn: {faultless}, {impeccable}]

Immaculate Conception
n 1: Roman Catholic holy day first celebrated in 1854 [syn: {December 8}]
2: (Christianity) the Roman Catholic doctrine that the Virgin Mary was conceived without any stain of original sin

immaculately
adv : in an immaculate manner; "gone was the casually dressed Canadian she had thought a backwoodsman--this man was immaculately tailored"

immaculateness
n : the state of being spotlessly clean [syn: {spotlessness}]

immanence
n : the state of being within or not going beyond a given domain [syn: {immanency}, {inherence}]

immanency
n : the state of being within or not going beyond a given domain [syn: {immanence}, {inherence}]

immanent
adj 1: of a mental act performed entirely within the mind; "a cognition is an immanent act of mind" [syn: {subjective}] [ant: {transeunt}]
2: of qualities that are spread throughout something; "ambition is immanent in human nature"; "we think of God as immanent in nature"

Immanuel Kant
n : influential German idealist philosopher (1724-1804) [syn: {Kant}]

immaterial
adj 1: of no importance or relevance especially to a law case; "an objection that is immaterial after the fact" [ant: {material}]
2: without material form or substance; "an incorporeal spirit" [syn: {incorporeal}] [ant: {corporeal}]
3: not consisting of matter; "immaterial apparitions"; "ghosts and other immaterial entities" [syn: {nonmaterial}] [ant: {material}]
4: not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "an issue extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial"; "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point" [syn: {extraneous}, {impertinent}, {orthogonal}]
5: (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other; "whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial (or indifferent)"; "what others think is altogether indifferent to him" [syn: {indifferent}]

immaterialise
v : render immaterial or incorporeal [syn: {immaterialize}, {unsubstantialize}, {unsubstantialise}]

immateriality
n 1: complete irrelevance requiring no further consideration [ant: {materiality}]
2: the quality of not being physical; not consisting of matter [syn: {incorporeality}] [ant: {materiality}, {materiality}]

immaterialize
v : render immaterial or incorporeal [syn: {immaterialise}, {unsubstantialize}, {unsubstantialise}]

immature
adj 1: characteristic of a lack of maturity; "immature behavior" [ant: {mature}]
2: lacking in development; "immature plans"; "an unformed character" [syn: {unformed}]
3: (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people" [syn: {young}] [ant: {old}]
4: not fully developed or mature; not ripe; "unripe fruit"; "fried green tomatoes"; "green wood" [syn: {green}, {unripe}, {unripened}] [ant: {ripe}]
5: not yet mature [ant: {mature}]
6: (of birds) not yet having developed feathers; "a small unfledged sparrow on the window sill" [syn: {unfledged}] [ant: {fledged}]

immaturely
adv : in an immature manner; "his teenage son still behaves very immaturely" [syn: {jejunely}] [ant: {maturely}]

immatureness
n : not having reached maturity [syn: {immaturity}] [ant: {maturity}]

immaturity
n : not having reached maturity [syn: {immatureness}] [ant: {maturity}]

immeasurable
adj 1: impossible to measure; "unmeasurable reaches of outer space" [syn: {unmeasurable}, {immensurable}] [ant: {measurable}]
2: beyond calculation or measure; "of incalculable value"; "an incomputable amount"; "jewels of inestimable value"; "immeasurable wealth" [syn: {incomputable}, {inestimable}]

immeasurably
adv 1: to an immeasurable degree; beyond measurement; "the war left him immeasurably fearful of what man can do to man" [ant: {measurably}]
2: without bounds; "he is infinitely wealthy" [syn: {boundlessly}, {infinitely}]

immediacy
n 1: lack of an intervening or mediating agency; "the immediacy of television coverage" [syn: {immediateness}] [ant: {mediacy}]
2: immediate intuitive awareness [syn: {immediate apprehension}]
3: the quickness of action or occurrence; "the immediacy of their response"; "the instancy of modern communication" [syn: {immediateness}, {instantaneousness}, {instancy}]

immediate
adj 1: very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past" [syn: {contiguous}]
2: having no intervening medium; "an immediate influence" [ant: {mediate}]
3: immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect; "the immediate result"; "the immediate cause of the trouble"
4: of the present time and place; "the immediate revisions"
5: performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "prompt obedience"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial" [syn: {prompt}, {quick}, {straightaway}]

immediate allergy
n : an allergic reaction that becomes apparent in a sensitized person only minutes after contact [syn: {atopy}, {atopic allergy}, {type I allergic reaction}]

immediate apprehension
n : immediate intuitive awareness [syn: {immediacy}]

immediate constituent
n : a constituent of a sentence at the first step in an analysis: e.g., subject and predicate

immediate memory
n : what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it [syn: {short-term memory}, {STM}]

immediate payment
n : prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check [syn: {cash}] [ant: {credit}]

immediately
adv 1: without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" [syn: {instantly}, {straightaway}, {straight off}, {directly}, {now}, {right away}, {at once}, {forthwith}, {in real time}, {like a shot}]
2: near or close by; "he passed immediately behind her"
3: bearing an immediate relation; "this immediately concerns your future"

immediateness
n 1: the quickness of action or occurrence; "the immediacy of their response"; "the instancy of modern communication" [syn: {immediacy}, {instantaneousness}, {instancy}]
2: lack of an intervening or mediating agency; "the immediacy of television coverage" [syn: {immediacy}] [ant: {mediacy}]

immemorial
adj : long past; beyond the limits of memory or tradition or recorded history; "time immemorial" [syn: {immemorial(ip)}]

immense
adj : unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; "huge government spending"; "huge country estates"; "huge popular demand for higher education"; "a huge wave"; "the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains"; "immense numbers of birds"; "at vast (or immense) expense"; "the vast reaches of outer space"; "the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization"- W.R.Inge [syn: {huge}, {vast}, {Brobdingnagian}]

immensely
adv : to an exceedingly great extent or degree; "He had vastly overestimated his resources"; "was immensely more important to the project as a scientist than as an administrator" [syn: {vastly}]

immenseness
n : unusual largeness in size or extent [syn: {enormousness}, {grandness}, {greatness}, {immensity}, {sizeableness}, {vastness}]

immensity
n : unusual largeness in size or extent [syn: {enormousness}, {grandness}, {greatness}, {immenseness}, {sizeableness}, {vastness}]

immensurable
adj : impossible to measure; "unmeasurable reaches of outer space" [syn: {immeasurable}, {unmeasurable}] [ant: {measurable}]

immerse
v 1: thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water" [syn: {plunge}]
2: engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies" [syn: {steep}, {engulf}, {plunge}, {engross}, {absorb}, {soak up}]
3: enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter" [syn: {swallow}, {swallow up}, {bury}, {eat up}]
4: cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text" [syn: {plunge}]

immersion
n 1: sinking until covered completely with water [syn: {submergence}, {submerging}, {submersion}]
2: (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse [syn: {ingress}] [ant: {egress}, {egress}]
3: complete attention; intense mental effort [syn: {concentration}, {engrossment}, {absorption}]
4: a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged
5: the act of wetting something by submerging it [syn: {submersion}, {ducking}, {dousing}]

immersion foot
n : resembling frostbite but without freezing; resulting from exposure to cold and wet [syn: {trench foot}]

immersion heater
n : a heating element that is immersed in the liquid that is to be heated (as in a hot-water tank)

immigrant
n : a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there

immigrant class
n : recent immigrants who are lumped together as a class by their low socioeconomic status in spite of different cultural backgrounds

immigrate
v 1: migrate to a new environment; "only few plants can immigrate to the island"
2: introduce or send as immigrants; "Britain immigrated many colonists to America"
3: come into a new country and change residency; "Many people immigrated at the beginning of the 20th century" [ant: {emigrate}]

immigration
n 1: migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there) [syn: {in-migration}]
2: the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval; "the increased immigration strengthened the colony"

Immigration and Naturalization Service
n : an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States [syn: {INS}]

imminence
n : the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon [syn: {imminency}, {imminentness}, {impendence}, {impendency}, {forthcomingness}]

imminency
n : the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon [syn: {imminence}, {imminentness}, {impendence}, {impendency}, {forthcomingness}]

imminent
adj : close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement" [syn: {at hand(p)}, {close at hand(p)}, {impending}]

imminent abortion
n : the appearance of symptoms that signal the impending loss of the products of conception [syn: {threatened abortion}]

imminently
adv : in an imminent manner

imminentness
n : the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon [syn: {imminence}, {imminency}, {impendence}, {impendency}, {forthcomingness}]

immingle
v : combine into one; "blend the nuts and raisins together"; "he blends in with the crowd"; "We don't intermingle much" [syn: {blend}, {intermix}, {intermingle}]

immiscible
adj : (chemistry, physics) incapable of mixing [syn: {unmixable}] [ant: {miscible}]

immix
v : mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" [syn: {blend}, {flux}, {mix}, {conflate}, {commingle}, {fuse}, {coalesce}, {meld}, {combine}, {merge}]

immobile
adj 1: not capable of movement or of being moved [ant: {mobile}]
2: securely fixed in place; "the post was still firm after being hit by the car" [syn: {fast}, {firm}]

immobilisation
n 1: fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; "immobilization of the injured knee was necessary" [syn: {immobilization}]
2: the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement; "the storm caused complete immobilization of the rescue team" [syn: {immobilization}, {immobilizing}]

immobilise
v 1: hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital [syn: {immobilize}]
2: to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree" [syn: {trap}, {pin}, {immobilize}]
3: make defenseless [syn: {immobilize}]
4: convert (assets) into fixed capital [syn: {immobilize}]
5: prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" [syn: {freeze}, {block}, {immobilize}] [ant: {unblock}, {unblock}]
6: cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic" [syn: {immobilize}]

immobility
n 1: remaining in place [syn: {stationariness}, {fixedness}]
2: the quality of not moving [ant: {mobility}]

immobilization
n 1: fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; "immobilization of the injured knee was necessary" [syn: {immobilisation}]
2: the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement; "the storm caused complete immobilization of the rescue team" [syn: {immobilisation}, {immobilizing}]

immobilize
v 1: hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital [syn: {immobilise}]
2: to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree" [syn: {trap}, {pin}, {immobilise}]
3: make defenseless [syn: {immobilise}]
4: convert (assets) into fixed capital [syn: {immobilise}]
5: prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" [syn: {freeze}, {block}, {immobilise}] [ant: {unblock}, {unblock}]
6: cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic" [syn: {immobilise}]

immobilizing
n : the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement; "the storm caused complete immobilization of the rescue team" [syn: {immobilization}, {immobilisation}]

immoderate
adj : not within reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending" [ant: {moderate}]

immoderately
adv 1: in an immoderate manner; "he eats immoderately" [syn: {without moderation}] [ant: {moderately}]
2: to a degree that exceeds the bounds or reason or moderation; "his prices are unreasonably high" [syn: {unreasonably}] [ant: {reasonably}, {reasonably}]

immoderateness
n : the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation [syn: {immoderation}] [ant: {moderation}]

immoderation
n : the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation [syn: {immoderateness}] [ant: {moderation}]

immodest
adj 1: having or showing an exaggerated opinion of your importance, ability, etc; "brash immodest boasting" [ant: {modest}]
2: offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance [ant: {modest}]

immodestly
adv : in an immodest manner; "the book was entitled, immodestly, `All about Wisdom'" [syn: {without modesty}] [ant: {modestly}]

immodesty
n 1: the trait of being vain and conceited [ant: {modesty}]
2: the perverse act of exposing and attracting attention to your own genitals [syn: {exhibitionism}]

immolate
v : offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction; "The Aztecs immolated human victims"; "immolate the valuables at the temple"

immolation
n : killing or offering as a sacrifice

immoral
adj 1: violating principles of right and wrong [ant: {moral}, {amoral}]
2: not adhering to ethical or moral principles; "base and unpatriotic motives"; "a base, degrading way of life"; "cheating is dishonorable"; "they considered colonialism immoral"; "unethical practices in handling public funds" [syn: {base}, {dishonorable}, {dishonourable}, {unethical}]
3: morally unprincipled; "immoral behavior"
4: characterized by wickedness or immorality; "led a very bad life" [syn: {bad}]
5: marked by immorality; deviating from what is considered right or proper or good; "depraved criminals"; "a perverted sense of loyalty"; "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat" [syn: {depraved}, {perverse}, {perverted}, {reprobate}]

immorality
n 1: the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct; "the immorality of basing the defense of the West on the threat of mutual assured destruction" [ant: {morality}]
2: morally objectionable behavior [syn: {evil}, {wickedness}, {iniquity}]

immorally
adv : without regard for morality; "he acted immorally when his own interests were at stake" [syn: {amorally}] [ant: {morally}]

immortal
adj : not subject to death [ant: {mortal}]
n 1: a person (such as an author) of enduring fame; "Shakespeare is one of the immortals"
2: any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force [syn: {deity}, {divinity}, {god}]

immortalise
v 1: be or provide a memorial to a person or an event; "This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps"; "We memorialized the Dead" [syn: {commemorate}, {memorialize}, {memorialise}, {immortalize}, {record}]
2: make famous for ever [syn: {immortalize}, {eternize}, {eternise}, {eternalize}, {eternalise}]

immortality
n 1: the quality or state of being immortal [ant: {mortality}]
2: perpetual life after death

immortalize
v 1: be or provide a memorial to a person or an event; "This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps"; "We memorialized the Dead" [syn: {commemorate}, {memorialize}, {memorialise}, {immortalise}, {record}]
2: make famous for ever [syn: {immortalise}, {eternize}, {eternise}, {eternalize}, {eternalise}]

immortelle
n : mostly widely cultivated species of everlasting flowers having usually purple flowers; southern Europe to Iran; naturalized elsewhere [syn: {Xeranthemum annuum}]

immotile
adj : (of spores or microorganisms) not capable of movement [syn: {nonmotile}]

immotility
n : lacking an ability to move [ant: {motility}]

immovability
n : no capable of being moved or rearranged [syn: {immovableness}] [ant: {movability}, {movability}]

immovable
adj : not able or intended to be moved; "the immovable hills" [syn: {immoveable}, {stabile}, {unmovable}]

immovable bandage
n : a bandage of cloth impregnated with a substance (e.g., plaster of Paris) that hardens soon after it is applied

immovableness
n : no capable of being moved or rearranged [syn: {immovability}] [ant: {movability}, {movability}]

immovably
adv : so as to be incapable of moving; "the mountains brooded immovably above the river"

immoveable
adj : not able or intended to be moved; "the immovable hills" [syn: {immovable}, {stabile}, {unmovable}]

immune
adj 1: relating to the condition of immunity; "the immune system"
2: secure against; "immune from taxation as long as he resided in Bermuda"; "immune from criminal prosecution"
3: relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection) [syn: {resistant}]
4: (usually followed by `to') not affected by a given influence; "immune to persuasion"
n : a person who is immune to a particular infection

immune carrier
n : a person who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others [syn: {carrier}]

immune gamma globulin
n : a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response [syn: {immunoglobulin}, {Ig}, {immune serum globulin}, {immune globulin}]

immune globulin
n : a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response [syn: {immunoglobulin}, {Ig}, {immune serum globulin}, {immune gamma globulin}]

immune reaction
n : a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies specific against that antigen [syn: {immune response}, {immunologic response}]

immune response
n : a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies specific against that antigen [syn: {immune reaction}, {immunologic response}]

immune serum globulin
n : a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response [syn: {immunoglobulin}, {Ig}, {immune gamma globulin}, {immune globulin}]

immune suppressant drug
n : a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response [syn: {immunosuppressant}, {immunosuppressive drug}]

immune system
n : a system (including the thymus and bone marrow and lymphoid tissues) that protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing the immune response

immunisation
n : the act of making immune (especially by inoculation) [syn: {immunization}]

immunise
v 1: law: grant immunity from prosecution [syn: {immunize}]
2: perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation; "We vaccinate against scarlet fever"; "The nurse vaccinated the children in the school" [syn: {immunize}, {inoculate}, {vaccinate}]

immunised
adj : having been rendered unsusceptible to a disease [syn: {immunized}, {vaccinated}]

immunity
n 1: the state of not being susceptible; "unsusceptibility to rust" [syn: {unsusceptibility}] [ant: {susceptibility}]
2: (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease [syn: {resistance}]
3: the quality of being unaffected by something; "immunity to criticism"
4: an act exempting someone; "he was granted immunity from prosecution" [syn: {exemption}, {granting immunity}]

immunization
n : the act of making immune (especially by inoculation) [syn: {immunisation}]

immunize
v 1: law: grant immunity from prosecution [syn: {immunise}]
2: perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation; "We vaccinate against scarlet fever"; "The nurse vaccinated the children in the school" [syn: {immunise}, {inoculate}, {vaccinate}]

immunized
adj : having been rendered unsusceptible to a disease [syn: {immunised}, {vaccinated}]

immunizing agent
n : any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the body [syn: {immunogen}]

immunoassay
n : identification of a substance (especially a protein) by its action as an antigen; "PSA in the blood can be measured with an immunochemical assay" [syn: {immunochemical assay}]

immunochemical
adj : of or relating to immunochemistry

immunochemical assay
n : identification of a substance (especially a protein) by its action as an antigen; "PSA in the blood can be measured with an immunochemical assay" [syn: {immunoassay}]

immunochemistry
n : the field of chemistry concerned with chemical processes in immunology (such as chemical studies of antigens and antibodies) [syn: {chemoimmunology}]

immunocompromised
adj : unable to develop a normal immune response usually because of malnutrition or immunodeficiency or immunosuppressive therapy

immunodeficiency
n : immunological disorder in which some part of the body's immune system is inadequate and resistance to infectious diseases is reduced

immunoelectrophoresis
n : electrophoresis to separate antigens and antibodies

immunofluorescence
n : (immunology) a technique that uses antibodies linked to a fluorescent dye in order to study antigens in a sample of tissue

immunogen
n : any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the body [syn: {immunizing agent}]

immunoglobulin
n : a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response [syn: {Ig}, {immune serum globulin}, {immune gamma globulin}, {immune globulin}]

immunoglobulin A
n : one of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; the chief antibody in the membranes of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts [syn: {IgA}]

immunoglobulin D
n : one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; present in blood serum in small amounts [syn: {IgD}]

immunoglobulin E
n : one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; present primarily in the skin and mucous membranes [syn: {IgE}]

immunoglobulin G
n : one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; the main antibody defense against bacteria [syn: {IgG}]

immunoglobulin M
n : one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; involved in fighting blood infections and in triggering production of immunoglobulin G [syn: {IgM}]

immunohistochemistry
n : an assay that shows specific antigens in tissues by the use of markers that are either fluorescent dyes or enzymes (such as horseradish peroxidase)

immunologic
adj : of or relating to immunology [syn: {immunological}]

immunologic response
n : a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies specific against that antigen [syn: {immune response}, {immune reaction}]

immunological
adj : of or relating to immunology [syn: {immunologic}]

immunological disorder
n : a disorder of the immune system

immunologist
n : a medical scientist who specializes in immunology

immunology
n : the branch of medical science that studies the body's immune system

immunopathology
n : the branch of immunology that deals with pathologies of the immune system

immunosuppressant
n : a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response [syn: {immunosuppressive drug}, {immune suppressant drug}]

immunosuppressed
adj : of persons whose immune response is inadequate

immunosuppression
n : lowering the body's normal immune response to invasion by foreign substances; can be deliberate (as in lowering the immune response to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ) or incidental (as a side effect of radiotherapy or chemotherapy for cancer)

immunosuppressive
adj : of or relating to a substance that lowers the body's normal immune response and induces immunosuppression

immunosuppressive drug
n : a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response [syn: {immunosuppressant}, {immune suppressant drug}]

immunotherapeutic
adj : of or relating to immunotherapy; "various immunotherapeutic techniques have been employed with AIDS patients"

immunotherapy
n : therapy designed to produce immunity to a disease or to enhance resistance by the immune system

immure
v : lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" [syn: {imprison}, {incarcerate}, {lag}, {put behind bars}, {jail}, {jug}, {gaol}, {put away}, {remand}]

immurement
n : the state of being imprisoned; "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon" [syn: {captivity}, {imprisonment}, {incarceration}]

immutability
n : the quality of being incapable of mutation; "Darwin challenged the fixity of species" [syn: {immutableness}, {fixity}] [ant: {mutability}, {mutability}]

immutable
adj : not subject or susceptible to change or variation in form or quality or nature; "the view of that time was that all species were immutable, created by God" [syn: {changeless}] [ant: {mutable}]

immutableness
n : the quality of being incapable of mutation; "Darwin challenged the fixity of species" [syn: {immutability}, {fixity}] [ant: {mutability}, {mutability}]

immutably
adv : in an unalterable and unchangeable manner; "his views were unchangeably fixed" [syn: {unalterably}, {unchangeably}, {unassailably}]

IMO
n : the United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities [syn: {International Maritime Organization}]

Imogene Coca
n : United States comedienne who starred in early television shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001) [syn: {Coca}]

imou pine
n : tall New Zealand timber tree [syn: {rimu}, {red pine}, {Dacrydium cupressinum}]

imp
n 1: (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous [syn: {elf}, {hob}, {gremlin}, {pixie}, {pixy}, {brownie}]
2: one who is playfully mischievous [syn: {scamp}, {monkey}, {rascal}, {rapscallion}, {scalawag}, {scallywag}]

impact
n 1: the striking of one body against another
2: a forceful consequence; a strong effect; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop" [syn: {wallop}]
3: influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture" [syn: {impingement}, {encroachment}]
4: the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle" [syn: {shock}]
v 1: press or wedge together; pack together
2: have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?" [syn: {affect}, {bear upon}, {bear on}, {touch on}, {touch}]

impact printer
n : a printer that prints by mechanical impacts

impacted
adj : wedged or packed in together; "an impacted tooth" [syn: {wedged}]

impacted fracture
n : fracture in which one broken end is wedged into the other broken end

impacted tooth
n : a disorder in which a tooth is so crowded in its socket that it cannot erupt normally [syn: {impaction}]

impaction
n 1: the condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed
2: a disorder in which feces are impacted in the lower colon
3: a disorder in which a tooth is so crowded in its socket that it cannot erupt normally [syn: {impacted tooth}]
4: a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something [syn: {impingement}]

impair
v 1: make worse or less effective; "His vision was impaired"
2: make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty" [syn: {mar}, {spoil}, {deflower}, {vitiate}]

impaired
adj 1: diminished in strength, quality, or utility; "impaired eyesight" [ant: {unimpaired}]
2: mentally or physically unfit [syn: {afflicted}]

impairer
n : an agent that impairs; "crops can be great impairers of the soil"

impairment
n 1: the occurrence of a change for the worse [syn: {damage}, {harm}]
2: a symptom of reduced quality or strength [syn: {deterioration}]
3: the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment" [syn: {disability}, {disablement}, {handicap}]
4: damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality
5: the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) [syn: {stultification}, {constipation}, {deadening}]

impala
n : African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps [syn: {Aepyceros melampus}]

impala lily
n : South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall; popular as an ornamental in tropics [syn: {mock azalia}, {desert rose}, {kudu lily}, {Adenium obesum}, {Adenium multiflorum}]

impale
v 1: pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer" [syn: {transfix}, {empale}, {spike}]
2: kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies were impaled and left to die" [syn: {stake}]

impalement
n : the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture

impalpability
n : the quality of being intangible [syn: {intangibility}, {intangibleness}] [ant: {tangibility}, {tangibility}]

impalpable
adj 1: incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch; "the intangible constituent of energy"- James Jeans [syn: {intangible}] [ant: {tangible}]
2: imperceptible to the senses or the mind; "an impalpable cloud"; "impalpable shadows"; "impalpable distinctions"; "as impalpable as a dream" [ant: {palpable}]
3: not perceptible to the touch; "an impalpable pulse"

impanel
v 1: enter into a list of prospective jurors [syn: {empanel}]
2: select from a list; "empanel prospective jurors" [syn: {empanel}, {panel}] [also: {impanelling}, {impanelled}]

impanelled
See {impanel}

impanelled
impanel
v 1: enter into a list of prospective jurors [syn: {empanel}]
2: select from a list; "empanel prospective jurors" [syn: {empanel}, {panel}] [also: {impanelling}, {impanelled}]

impanelling
See {impanel}

impanelling
impanel
v 1: enter into a list of prospective jurors [syn: {empanel}]
2: select from a list; "empanel prospective jurors" [syn: {empanel}, {panel}] [also: {impanelling}, {impanelled}]

imparipinnate
adj : a leaf shape; pinnate with a single leaflet at the apex [syn: {odd-pinnate}]

impart
v 1: tell or deposit (information) knowledge; "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here" [syn: {leave}, {give}, {pass on}]
2: bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program" [syn: {lend}, {bestow}, {contribute}, {add}, {bring}]
3: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her" [syn: {disclose}, {let on}, {bring out}, {reveal}, {discover}, {expose}, {divulge}, {break}, {give away}, {let out}]
4: make known; pass on, of information [syn: {convey}]

impartation
n : the transmission of information [syn: {conveyance}, {imparting}]

impartial
adj 1: showing lack of favoritism; "the cold neutrality of an impartial judge" [syn: {fair}] [ant: {partial}]
2: free from undue bias or preconceived opinions; "an unprejudiced appraisal of the pros and cons"; "the impartial eye of a scientist" [syn: {unprejudiced}] [ant: {prejudiced}]

impartiality
n : an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally [syn: {nonpartisanship}] [ant: {partiality}]

impartially
adv : in an impartial manner; "he smiled at them both impartially"

imparting
n : the transmission of information [syn: {conveyance}, {impartation}]

impassable
adj : impossible to pass [syn: {unpassable}] [ant: {passable}]

impasse
n 1: a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations" [syn: {deadlock}, {dead end}, {stalemate}, {standstill}]
2: a street with only one way in or out [syn: {blind alley}, {cul de sac}, {dead-end street}]

impassioned
adj : characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair" [syn: {ardent}, {burning(a)}, {fervent}, {fervid}, {fiery}, {perfervid}, {torrid}]

impassive
adj 1: having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited; "her impassive remoteness"; "he remained impassive, showing neither interest in nor concern for our plight"- Nordhoff & Hall; "a silent stolid creature who took it all as a matter of course"-Virginia Woolf; "her face showed nothing but stolid indifference" [syn: {stolid}]
2: deliberately impassive in manner; "deadpan humor"; "his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read" [syn: {deadpan}, {expressionless}, {poker-faced}, {unexpressive}]

impassively
adv : in an impassive manner; "he submitted impassively to his arrest"

impassiveness
n : apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions [syn: {emotionlessness}, {impassivity}, {phlegm}, {indifference}, {stolidity}, {unemotionality}]

impassivity
n : apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions [syn: {emotionlessness}, {impassiveness}, {phlegm}, {indifference}, {stolidity}, {unemotionality}]

impasto
n : painting that applies the pigment thickly so that brush or palette knife marks are visible

impatience
n 1: a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay [syn: {restlessness}]
2: a restless desire for change and excitement
3: a dislike of anything that causes delay [ant: {patience}]

Impatiens capensis
n : North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil [syn: {jewelweed}, {lady's earrings}, {orange balsam}, {celandine}, {touch-me-not}]

impatient
adj 1: restless or short of temper under delay or opposition; "impatient with the slower students"; "impatient of criticism" [ant: {patient}]
2: (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness; "impatient to begin"; "raring to go" [syn: {impatient(p)}, {raring(p)}]

impatient of
adj : unable to bear irritation [syn: {intolerant of(p)}, {impatient of(p)}]

impatiently
adv : in an impatient manner; "he answered her impatiently" [syn: {with impatience}] [ant: {patiently}]

impeach
v 1: challenge the honesty or credibility of; as of witnesses
2: charge with an offense or misdemeanor; "The public officials were impeached"
3: charge with a crime or misdemeanor
4: bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "He charged the man with spousal abuse" [syn: {accuse}, {incriminate}, {criminate}]

impeachability
n : the state of being liable to impeachment [syn: {indictability}]

impeachment
n : a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office

impeccable
adj 1: without fault or error; "faultless logic"; "speaks impeccable French"; "timing and technique were immaculate"; "an immaculate record" [syn: {faultless}, {immaculate}]
2: not capable of sin

impeccably
adv : flawlessly; "the film was impeccably authentic"

impeccant
adj : free from sin [syn: {innocent}, {sinless}]

impecunious
adj : not having enough money to pay for necessities [syn: {hard up}, {in straitened circumstances(p)}, {penniless}, {penurious}, {pinched}]

impecuniousness
n : a state of lacking money [syn: {pennilessness}, {penuriousness}]

impedance
n : a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms [syn: {electric resistance}, {electrical resistance}, {resistance}, {resistivity}, {ohmic resistance}]

impede
v 1: be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project" [syn: {hinder}]
2: block passage through; "obstruct the path" [syn: {obstruct}, {obturate}, {occlude}, {jam}, {block}, {close up}] [ant: {free}]

impeded
adj : made difficult or slow; "we blamed our impeded progress on lack of money"

impediment
n 1: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress [syn: {hindrance}, {deterrent}, {balk}, {baulk}, {check}, {handicap}]
2: any structure that makes progress difficult [syn: {obstruction}, {obstructor}, {obstructer}, {impedimenta}]

impedimenta
n 1: any structure that makes progress difficult [syn: {obstruction}, {obstructor}, {obstructer}, {impediment}]
2: the baggage and equipment carried by an army

impeding
adj : preventing movement; "the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street" [syn: {clogging}, {hindering}, {obstructive}]

impel
v 1: urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate [syn: {force}]
2: cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship" [syn: {propel}] [also: {impelling}, {impelled}]

impelled
See {impel}

impelled
adj : urged or forced to action through moral pressure; "felt impelled to take a stand against the issue" [syn: {driven}]

impelled
impel
v 1: urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate [syn: {force}]
2: cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship" [syn: {propel}] [also: {impelling}, {impelled}]

impellent
adj : forcing forward or onward; impelling; "an impellent power"; "an impellent cause"

impeller
n : the blade of a rotor (as in the compressor of a jet engine)

impelling
See {impel}

impelling
adj : markedly effective as if by emotional pressure; "impelling skill as a teller of tales"; "an impelling personality"

impelling
impel
v 1: urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate [syn: {force}]
2: cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship" [syn: {propel}] [also: {impelling}, {impelled}]

impend
v : be imminent or about to happen; "Changes are impending"

impendence
n : the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon [syn: {imminence}, {imminency}, {imminentness}, {impendency}, {forthcomingness}]

impendency
n : the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon [syn: {imminence}, {imminency}, {imminentness}, {impendence}, {forthcomingness}]

impending
adj : close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement" [syn: {at hand(p)}, {close at hand(p)}, {imminent}]

impenetrability
n 1: resistance to penetration by a liquid [syn: {imperviousness}] [ant: {penetrability}, {penetrability}]
2: incomprehensibility by virtue of being too dense to understand [syn: {impenetrableness}]

impenetrable
adj 1: not admitting of penetration or passage into or through; "an impenetrable fortress"; "impenetrable rain forests" [ant: {penetrable}]
2: permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter; "dense smoke"; "heavy fog"; "impenetrable gloom" [syn: {dense}, {heavy}]
3: impossible to understand; "impenetrable jargon"

impenetrableness
n : incomprehensibility by virtue of being too dense to understand [syn: {impenetrability}]

impenitence
n : the trait of refusing to repent [syn: {impenitency}]

impenitency
n : the trait of refusing to repent [syn: {impenitence}]

impenitent
adj 1: not penitent or remorseful [syn: {unrepentant}, {unremorseful}] [ant: {penitent}, {penitent}]
2: impervious to moral persuasion

impenitently
adv : in an impenitent manner; "he repeated his position unrepentantly" [syn: {unrepentantly}] [ant: {penitently}, {penitently}]

imperative
adj 1: requiring attention or action; "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative" [ant: {beseeching}]
2: relating to verbs in the imperative mood
n 1: a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior [syn: {imperative mood}, {jussive mood}]
2: some duty that is essential and urgent

imperative mood
n : a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior [syn: {imperative}, {jussive mood}]

imperatively
adv : in an imperative and commanding manner [syn: {peremptorily}]

imperativeness
n 1: the state of urgently demanding notice or attention; "the press of business matters" [syn: {insistence}, {insistency}, {press}, {pressure}]
2: urgently demanding attention; "the insistence of their hunger"; "he pressed his demand with considerable instancy" [syn: {insistence}, {insistency}, {instancy}]

imperceptibility
n : the property of being imperceptible [ant: {perceptibility}]

imperceptible
adj : impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses; "an imperceptible drop in temperature"; "an imperceptible nod"; "color is unperceivable to the touch" [syn: {unperceivable}] [ant: {perceptible}]

imperceptibly
adv : in an imperceptible manner or to an imperceptible degree; "the power of the Secretary of State in London increased gradually but imperceptibly" [syn: {unnoticeably}, {observably}] [ant: {perceptibly}]

imperfect
adj 1: not perfect; defective or inadequate; "had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"; "imperfect mortals"; "drainage here is imperfect" [ant: {perfect}]
2: having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only human"; "frail humanity" [syn: {fallible}, {frail}, {weak}]
n : a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going [syn: {progressive}, {progressive tense}, {imperfect tense}, {continuous tense}]

imperfect tense
n : a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going [syn: {progressive}, {progressive tense}, {imperfect}, {continuous tense}]

imperfectability
n : the incapability of becoming perfect [syn: {imperfectibility}] [ant: {perfectibility}]

imperfectibility
n : the incapability of becoming perfect [syn: {imperfectability}] [ant: {perfectibility}]

imperfection
n : the state or an instance of being imperfect [syn: {imperfectness}] [ant: {perfection}]

imperfective
n : aspect without regard to the beginning or completion of the action of the verb [syn: {imperfective aspect}]

imperfective aspect
n : aspect without regard to the beginning or completion of the action of the verb [syn: {imperfective}]

imperfectly
adv : in an imperfect or faulty way; "The lobe was imperfectly developed"; "Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more"- Jane Austen [syn: {amiss}] [ant: {perfectly}]

imperfectness
n : the state or an instance of being imperfect [syn: {imperfection}] [ant: {perfection}]

imperforate
adj : not perforated; having no opening

imperforate anus
n : a congenital defect of the anus; there is partial or complete obstruction of the anal opening

imperforate hymen
n : hymen that is completely closed so that menstrual blood cannot flow out

imperia
See {imperium}

imperial
adj 1: relating to or associated with an empire; "imperial colony"; "the imperial gallon was standardized legally throughout the British Empire"
2: befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress; "imperial palace"
3: belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head" [syn: {majestic}, {purple}, {regal}, {royal}]
n 1: a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III [syn: {imperial beard}]
2: a piece of luggage carried on top of a coach

imperial beard
n : a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III [syn: {imperial}]

Imperial capacity unit
n : a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet [syn: {British capacity unit}]

imperial decree
n : a decree issued by a sovereign ruler

imperial elephant
n : largest known mammoth; of America [syn: {imperial mammoth}, {Archidiskidon imperator}]

Imperial gallon
n : a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters [syn: {gallon}, {congius}]

imperial Japanese morning glory
n : hybrid from Ipomoea nil [syn: {Ipomoea imperialis}]

imperial mammoth
n : largest known mammoth; of America [syn: {imperial elephant}, {Archidiskidon imperator}]

imperial moth
n : large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or brownish markings; larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine trees [syn: {Eacles imperialis}]

imperialism
n 1: a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries
2: a political orientation that advocates imperial interests
3: any instance of aggressive extension of authority

imperialist
adj : of or relating to imperialism; "imperialistic wars" [syn: {imperialistic}]
n : a believer in imperialism

imperialistic
adj : of or relating to imperialism; "imperialistic wars" [syn: {imperialist}]

imperially
adv : in an imperial manner; "imperially decreed"

imperil
v : pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops" [syn: {endanger}, {jeopardize}, {jeopardise}, {menace}, {threaten}, {peril}]

imperious
adj : able to deal authoritatively with affairs; "dismissed the matter with an imperious wave of her hand" [syn: {masterful}]

imperiously
adv : in an imperious manner; "imperiously he cut her short"

imperiousness
n : the trait of being imperious and overbearing [syn: {domineeringness}, {overbearingness}]

imperishability
n : the property of being resistant to decay; "he advertised the imperishability of the product" [syn: {imperishingness}]

imperishable
adj 1: not perishable [ant: {perishable}]
2: unceasing; "an abiding belief"; "imperishable truths" [syn: {abiding}, {enduring}]

imperishingness
n : the property of being resistant to decay; "he advertised the imperishability of the product" [syn: {imperishability}]

impermanence
n : the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations [syn: {impermanency}] [ant: {permanence}]

impermanency
n : the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations [syn: {impermanence}] [ant: {permanence}]

impermanent
adj 1: not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing" [syn: {temporary}] [ant: {permanent}]
2: existing or enduring for a limited time only

impermeability
n : the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid [syn: {impermeableness}] [ant: {permeability}]

impermeable
adj : preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through; "impermeable stone"; "an impermeable layer of scum"; "a coat impermeable to rain" [ant: {permeable}]

impermeableness
n : the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid [syn: {impermeability}] [ant: {permeability}]

impermissibility
n : inadmissibility as a consequence of not being permitted [ant: {permissibility}]

impermissible
adj 1: not permitted; "impermissible behavior" [ant: {permissible}]
2: not allowable

impermissibly
adv : not permissibly; "the radon level in the basement was impermissibly high" [ant: {permissibly}]

impersonal
adj 1: not relating to or responsive to individual persons; "an impersonal corporation"; "an impersonal remark" [ant: {personal}]
2: having no personal preference; "impersonal criticism"; "a neutral observer" [syn: {neutral}]

impersonally
adv 1: without warmth; "he treated his patients impersonally" [ant: {personally}]
2: in an impersonal manner; "when I told him about Russ I found it difficult to speak impersonally"

impersonate
v 1: assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man" [syn: {portray}]
2: represent another person with comic intentions
3: pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter" [syn: {pose}, {personate}]

impersonation
n 1: a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect [syn: {caricature}, {imitation}]
2: pretending to be another person [syn: {imposture}]
3: imitating the mannerisms of another person [syn: {personation}]

impersonator
n : someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another [syn: {imitator}]

impertinence
n 1: an impudent statement [syn: {impudence}, {cheek}]
2: the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties [syn: {crust}, {gall}, {impudence}, {insolence}, {cheekiness}, {freshness}]
3: inappropriate playfulness [syn: {perkiness}, {pertness}, {sauciness}, {archness}]

impertinent
adj 1: characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner" [syn: {irreverent}, {pert}, {saucy}]
2: not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "an issue extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial"; "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point" [syn: {extraneous}, {immaterial}, {orthogonal}]
3: improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers" [syn: {fresh}, {impudent}, {overbold}, {smart}, {saucy}, {sassy}]

impertinently
adv : in an impudent or impertinent manner; "a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudently" [syn: {saucily}, {pertly}, {freshly}, {impudently}]

imperturbability
n : calm and unruffled self-assurance; "he performed with all the coolness of a veteran" [syn: {coolness}, {imperturbableness}]

imperturbable
adj : not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure; "hitherto imperturbable, he now showed signs of alarm"; "an imperturbable self-possession"; "unflappable in a crisis" [syn: {unflappable}]

imperturbableness
n : calm and unruffled self-assurance; "he performed with all the coolness of a veteran" [syn: {coolness}, {imperturbability}]

imperviable
adj : not admitting of passage or capable of being affected; "a material impervious to water"; "someone impervious to argument" [syn: {impervious}] [ant: {pervious}]

impervious
adj : not admitting of passage or capable of being affected; "a material impervious to water"; "someone impervious to argument" [syn: {imperviable}] [ant: {pervious}]

imperviousness
n : resistance to penetration by a liquid [syn: {impenetrability}] [ant: {penetrability}, {penetrability}]

impetiginous
adj : of or relating to or having impetigo

impetigo
n : a very contagious infection of the skin; common in children; localized redness develops into small blisters that gradually crust and erode

impetuosity
n : rash impulsiveness [syn: {impetuousness}]

impetuous
adj 1: characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic) [syn: {hotheaded}, {impulsive}, {madcap}, {tearaway(a)}, {brainish}]
2: marked by violent force; "impetuous heaving waves"

impetuously
adv : in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions; "he often acts impulsively and later regrets it" [syn: {impulsively}]

impetuousness
n : rash impulsiveness [syn: {impetuosity}]

impetus
n 1: a force that moves something along [syn: {drift}, {impulsion}]
2: the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over" [syn: {impulse}, {impulsion}]

impies
See {impi}

impiety
n : unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god [syn: {impiousness}] [ant: {piety}]

impinge
v 1: impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains" [syn: {encroach}, {entrench}, {trench}]
2: advance beyond the usual limit [syn: {encroach}, {infringe}]

impinge on
v : hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" [syn: {hit}, {strike}, {run into}, {collide with}] [ant: {miss}]

impingement
n 1: influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture" [syn: {encroachment}, {impact}]
2: a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something [syn: {impaction}]

impinging
n : the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull" [syn: {contact}, {striking}]

impious
adj 1: lacking piety or reverence for a god [ant: {pious}]
2: lacking due respect or dutifulness; "impious toward one's parents"; "an undutiful son" [syn: {undutiful}]
3: lacking piety and reverence for a god [syn: {ungodly}]

impiously
adv : in an impious manner; "the young members challenged their leader impiously" [ant: {piously}]

impiousness
n : unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god [syn: {impiety}] [ant: {piety}]

impish
adj : naughtily or annoyingly playful; "teasing and worrying with impish laughter" [syn: {implike}, {mischievous}, {pixilated}, {prankish}, {puckish}]

impishly
adv : in an appealing but bold manner; "she asked him impishly to come in" [syn: {puckishly}]

impishness
n : the trait of behaving like an imp [syn: {mischievousness}, {puckishness}, {whimsicality}]

implacable
adj : impossible to placate; "an implacable enemy" [ant: {placable}]

implant
n : a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue
v 1: fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum" [syn: {engraft}, {embed}, {imbed}, {plant}]
2: become attached to and embedded in the uterus; "The egg fertilized in vitro implanted in the uterus of the birth mother with no further complications"
3: put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students' minds" [syn: {plant}]

implantation
n 1: (embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals [syn: {nidation}]
2: the act of planting or setting in the ground
3: a surgical procedure that places something in the human body; "the implantation of radioactive pellets in the prostate gland"

implanted
adj : (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held; "deep-rooted prejudice"; "deep-seated differences of opinion"; "implanted convictions"; "ingrained habits of a lifetime"; "a deeply planted need" [syn: {deep-rooted}, {deep-seated}, {ingrained}, {planted}]

implausibility
n : the quality of provoking disbelief [syn: {implausibleness}] [ant: {plausibility}]

implausible
adj 1: having a quality that provokes disbelief; "gave the teacher an implausible excuse" [ant: {plausible}]
2: highly imaginative but unlikely; "a farfetched excuse"; "an implausible explanation" [syn: {farfetched}]

implausibleness
n : the quality of provoking disbelief [syn: {implausibility}] [ant: {plausibility}]

implausibly
adv : not easy to believe; "behind you the coastal hills plunge to the incredibly blue sea backed by the Turkish mountains" [syn: {incredibly}, {improbably}, {unbelievably}] [ant: {believably}, {credibly}]

implement
n : instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
v 1: apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design; "implement a procedure"
2: ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone"; [syn: {enforce}, {apply}] [ant: {exempt}]
3: pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal" [syn: {follow through}, {follow up}, {follow out}, {carry out}, {put through}, {go through}]

implemental
adj : serving or acting as a means or aid; "instrumental in solving the crime" [syn: {instrumental}]

implementation
n 1: the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order; "the agency was created for the implementation of the policy" [syn: {execution}, {carrying out}]
2: the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect [syn: {effectuation}]

implemented
adj : forced or compelled or put in force; "a life of enforced inactivity"; "enforced obedience" [syn: {enforced}] [ant: {unenforced}]

implements of war
n : weapons considered collectively [syn: {weaponry}, {arms}, {weapons system}, {munition}]

implicate
v 1: bring into intimate and incriminating connection; "He is implicated in the scheme to defraud the government"
2: impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result; "What does this move entail?" [syn: {entail}]

implicated
adj : culpably involved; "all those concerned in the bribery case have been identified"; "named three officials implicated in the plot"; "an innocent person implicated by circumstances in a crime" [syn: {concerned}]

implication
n 1: something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications" [syn: {deduction}, {entailment}]
2: a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication" [syn: {significance}, {import}]
3: an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection
4: a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false [syn: {logical implication}, {conditional relation}]
5: a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement); "he was suspected of implication in several robberies"

implicational
adj : tending to suggest or imply; "artifacts suggestive of an ancient society"; "an implicative statement" [syn: {implicative}, {suggestive}, {suggestive of(p)}]

implicative
adj : tending to suggest or imply; "artifacts suggestive of an ancient society"; "an implicative statement" [syn: {implicational}, {suggestive}, {suggestive of(p)}]

implicit
adj 1: implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something; "an implicit agreement not to raise the subject"; "there was implicit criticism in his voice"; "anger was implicit in the argument"; "the oak is implicit in the acorn" [syn: {inexplicit}] [ant: {explicit}]
2: being without doubt or reserve; "implicit trust" [syn: {unquestioning}]

implicit in
adj : in the nature of something though not readily apparent; "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying meaning" [syn: {implicit in(p)}, {inherent}, {underlying}]

implicitly
adv 1: without doubting or questioning; "I implicitly trust him"
2: without ever expressing so clearly; "he implicitly assumes that you know the answer" [ant: {explicitly}]

implicitness
n : inexplicitness as a consequence of being implied or indirect

implied
See {imply}

implied
imply
v 1: express or state indirectly [syn: {connote}]
2: suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
3: have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers" [syn: {entail}, {mean}]
4: suggest that someone is guilty [syn: {incriminate}, {inculpate}]
5: have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail; "This decision involves many changes" [syn: {involve}] [also: {implied}]

implied
adj : indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly; "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement" [syn: {silent}, {tacit}, {understood}]

implied trust
n : a trust inferred by operation of law

implike
adj : naughtily or annoyingly playful; "teasing and worrying with impish laughter" [syn: {impish}, {mischievous}, {pixilated}, {prankish}, {puckish}]

implode
v : burst inward; "The bottle imploded" [syn: {go off}] [ant: {explode}]

implore
v : call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!" [syn: {beg}, {pray}]

imploring
adj : expressing earnest entreaty; "the appealing and frightened look worn by an injured dog"; "she holds out her hand for money, importunate, insistent"; "a pleading note in her voice" [syn: {appealing}, {importunate}, {pleading}]

imploringly
adv : in a beseeching manner; "`You must help me,' she said imploringly" [syn: {beseechingly}, {importunately}, {pleadingly}, {entreatingly}]

implosion
n 1: a sudden inward collapse; "the implosion of a light bulb"
2: the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant

implosion therapy
n : a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them [syn: {flooding}]

imply
v 1: express or state indirectly [syn: {connote}]
2: suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
3: have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers" [syn: {entail}, {mean}]
4: suggest that someone is guilty [syn: {incriminate}, {inculpate}]
5: have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail; "This decision involves many changes" [syn: {involve}] [also: {implied}]

impolite
adj : not polite [ant: {polite}]

impolitely
adv : in an impolite manner; "he treated her impolitely" [syn: {discourteously}, {rudely}, {showing bad manners}] [ant: {politely}, {politely}]

impoliteness
n : a discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usage [ant: {politeness}]

impolitic
adj : not politic; "an impolitic approach to a sensitive issue" [ant: {politic}]

imponderable
adj : difficult or impossible to evaluate with precision; "such imponderable human factors as aesthetic sensibility" [ant: {ponderable}]
n : a factor whose effects cannot be accurately assessed; "human behavior depends on many imponderables"

import
n 1: commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country [syn: {importation}] [ant: {export}]
2: an imported person brought from a foreign country; "the lead role was played by an import from Sweden"; "they are descendants of indentured importees" [syn: {importee}]
3: the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambigtuous" [syn: {meaning}, {significance}, {signification}]
4: a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication" [syn: {significance}, {implication}]
5: having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment that security" [syn: {consequence}, {moment}] [ant: {inconsequence}]
v 1: bring in from abroad [ant: {export}]
2: indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!" [syn: {spell}]

import barrier
n : any regulation or policy that restricts international trade [syn: {trade barrier}]

import credit
n : credit opened by an importer at a bank in his own country upon which an exporter may draw

import duty
n : a duty imposed on imports

importance
n 1: the quality of being important and worthy of note; "the importance of a well-balanced diet" [ant: {unimportance}]
2: a prominent status; "a person of importance" [syn: {grandness}]

important
adj 1: of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day" [syn: {of import}] [ant: {unimportant}]
2: important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant" [syn: {significant}] [ant: {insignificant}]
3: of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women" [syn: {crucial}] [ant: {noncrucial}]
4: having authority or ascendancy or influence; "an important official"; "the captain's authoritative manner" [syn: {authoritative}]
5: having or suggesting a consciousness of high position; "recited the decree with an important air"; "took long important strides in the direction of his office"

important person
n : a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events [syn: {influential person}, {personage}]

important-looking
adj : impressive in appearance

importantly
adv 1: in an important way or to an important degree; "more importantly, Weber held that the manifold meaning attached to the event by the social scientist could alter his definition of the concrete event itself" [syn: {significantly}]
2: in an important way; "for centuries jellies have figured importantly among English desserts, particularly upon festive occasion"

importation
n 1: the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country [syn: {importing}]
2: commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country [syn: {import}] [ant: {export}]

imported
adj : used of especially merchandise brought from a foreign source; "imported wines"

importee
n : an imported person brought from a foreign country; "the lead role was played by an import from Sweden"; "they are descendants of indentured importees" [syn: {import}]

importer
n : someone whose business involves importing goods from outside (especially from a foreign country)

importing
n : the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country [syn: {importation}]

importunate
adj : expressing earnest entreaty; "the appealing and frightened look worn by an injured dog"; "she holds out her hand for money, importunate, insistent"; "a pleading note in her voice" [syn: {appealing}, {imploring}, {pleading}]

importunately
adv : in a beseeching manner; "`You must help me,' she said imploringly" [syn: {beseechingly}, {imploringly}, {pleadingly}, {entreatingly}]

importune
v : beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them" [syn: {insist}]

importunity
n : insistent solicitation and entreaty; "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree" [syn: {urgency}, {urging}]

impose
v 1: compel to behave in a certain way; "Social relations impose courtesy" [syn: {enforce}]
2: impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students" [syn: {inflict}, {bring down}, {visit}]
3: impose and collect; "levy a fine" [syn: {levy}]

imposed
adj : set forth authoritatively as obligatory; "the imposed taxation"; "rules imposed by society"

imposing
adj 1: impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns" [syn: {baronial}, {noble}, {stately}]
2: used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person; "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty" [syn: {distinguished}, {magisterial}]

imposingly
adv : in an impressive manner; "the students progressed impressively fast" [syn: {impressively}] [ant: {unimpressively}]

imposition
n 1: the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo) [syn: {infliction}]
2: an uncalled-for burden; "he listened but resented the imposition"

impossibility
n 1: incapability of existing or occurring [syn: {impossibleness}] [ant: {possibility}]
2: an alternative that is not available [syn: {impossible action}]

impossible
adj 1: not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with; "an impossible dream"; "an impossible situation" [ant: {possible}]
2: totally unlikely [syn: {inconceivable}, {out of the question}, {unimaginable}]
3: used of persons or their behavior; "impossible behavior"; "insufferable insolence" [syn: {insufferable}, {unacceptable}, {unsufferable}]
n : something that cannot be done; "his assignment verged on the impossible"

impossible action
n : an alternative that is not available [syn: {impossibility}]

impossibleness
n : incapability of existing or occurring [syn: {impossibility}] [ant: {possibility}]

impossibly
adv 1: in a manner or to a degree not possible of conceiving; "he is impossibly idealistic" [ant: {possibly}]
2: to a degree impossible of achievement; "long thought to be an impossibly difficult operation"; "impossibly far from sources of supply" [ant: {possibly}]

impost
n 1: money collected under a tariff [syn: {customs}, {customs duty}, {custom}]
2: the lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs [syn: {springer}]

imposter
n : a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: {impostor}, {pretender}, {fake}, {faker}, {fraud}, {sham}, {shammer}, {pseudo}, {pseud}, {role player}]

impostor
n : a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: {imposter}, {pretender}, {fake}, {faker}, {fraud}, {sham}, {shammer}, {pseudo}, {pseud}, {role player}]

imposture
n : pretending to be another person [syn: {impersonation}]

impotence
n 1: the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble [syn: {powerlessness}, {impotency}] [ant: {power}, {power}]
2: an inability (usually of a male) to copulate [syn: {impotency}]

impotency
n 1: the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble [syn: {powerlessness}, {impotence}] [ant: {power}, {power}]
2: an inability (usually of a male) to copulate [syn: {impotence}]

impotent
adj 1: lacking power or ability; "Technology without morality is barbarous; morality without technology is impotent"- Freeman J.Dyson; "felt impotent rage" [ant: {potent}]
2: (of a male) unable to copulate [ant: {potent}]

impotently
adv : in a helpless manner; "the crowd watched him helplessly" [syn: {helplessly}, {unable to help}]

impound
v 1: take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork" [syn: {attach}, {sequester}, {confiscate}, {seize}]
2: place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray" [syn: {pound}]

impounding
n : placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law [syn: {impoundment}, {internment}, {poundage}]

impoundment
n : placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law [syn: {impounding}, {internment}, {poundage}]

impoverish
v 1: make poor [ant: {enrich}]
2: take away [syn: {deprive}] [ant: {enrich}]

impoverished
adj 1: poor enough to need help from others [syn: {destitute}, {indigent}, {necessitous}, {needy}, {poverty-stricken}]
2: destroyed financially; "the broken fortunes of the family" [syn: {broken}, {wiped out(p)}]

impoverishment
n 1: the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions [syn: {poverty}, {poorness}] [ant: {wealth}]
2: the act of making someone poor [syn: {pauperization}, {pauperisation}]

impracticability
n : the quality of not being usable [syn: {impracticableness}] [ant: {practicability}, {practicability}]

impracticable
adj : not capable of being carried out or put into practice; "refloating the sunken ship proved impracticable because of its fragility"; "a suggested reform that was unfeasible in the prevailing circumstances" [syn: {infeasible}, {unfeasible}, {unworkable}]

impracticableness
n : the quality of not being usable [syn: {impracticability}] [ant: {practicability}, {practicability}]

impracticably
adv : to an impracticable degree; "this is still impracticably high"

impractical
adj 1: not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters; "refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense"; "he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work" [ant: {practical}]
2: not practical or realizable; speculative; "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich" [syn: {airy}, {visionary}, {Laputan}]

impracticality
n : concerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual use [ant: {practicality}]

impramine hydrochloride
n : a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Imavate and Tofranil) used to treat clinical depression [syn: {imipramine}, {Imavate}, {Tofranil}]

imprecate
v 1: wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" [syn: {curse}, {beshrew}, {damn}, {bedamn}, {anathemize}, {anathemise}, {maledict}] [ant: {bless}]
2: utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street" [syn: {curse}, {cuss}, {blaspheme}, {swear}]

imprecation
n 1: the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); "he suffered the imprecations of the mob" [syn: {malediction}]
2: a slanderous accusation

imprecise
adj : not precise; "imprecise astronomical observations"; "the terms he used were imprecise and emotional" [ant: {precise}]

imprecisely
adv : in an imprecise manner; "he expressed himself imprecisely" [syn: {inexactly}] [ant: {precisely}, {precisely}]

impreciseness
n : the quality of lacking precision [syn: {imprecision}] [ant: {preciseness}, {preciseness}]

imprecision
n : the quality of lacking precision [syn: {impreciseness}] [ant: {preciseness}, {preciseness}]

impregnability
n : having the strength to withstand attack [syn: {invulnerability}]

impregnable
adj 1: able to withstand attack; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable" [syn: {inviolable}, {secure}, {strong}, {unassailable}, {unattackable}]
2: impossible to take by storm [syn: {inexpugnable}]

impregnably
adv : in an impregnable manner; "the sight of that bland, impregnably righteous face has been enough to make their blood run cold"

impregnate
v 1: fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide" [syn: {infuse}, {instill}, {tincture}]
2: infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol" [syn: {saturate}]
3: fertilize and cause to grow; "the egg was impregnated"
4: make pregnant; "He impregnated his wife again" [syn: {knock up}, {bang up}, {prang up}]

impregnated
adj : made pregnant [syn: {fertilized}, {fertilised}, {inseminated}]

impregnation
n 1: material with which something is impregnated; "the impregnation, whatever it was, had turned the rock blue"
2: the process of totally saturating something with a substance; "the impregnation of wood with preservative"; "the saturation of cotton with ether" [syn: {saturation}]
3: creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant [syn: {fertilization}, {fertilisation}, {fecundation}]

impresario
n : a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments [syn: {showman}, {promoter}]

impress
n : the act of coercing someone into government service [syn: {impressment}]
v 1: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" [syn: {affect}, {move}, {strike}]
2: impress positively; "The young chess player impressed her audience"
3: produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us" [syn: {ingrain}, {instill}]
4: mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax" [syn: {imprint}]
5: reproduce by printing [syn: {print}]
6: take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship; "The men were shanghaied after being drugged" [syn: {shanghai}]
7: dye (fabric) before it is spun [syn: {yarn-dye}]

impressed
adj : deeply or markedly affected or influenced [syn: {impressed(p)}]

impressible
adj : easily impressed or influenced; "an impressionable youngster"; "an impressionable age" [syn: {impressionable}] [ant: {unimpressionable}]

impression
n 1: a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" [syn: {feeling}, {belief}, {notion}, {opinion}]
2: an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting" [syn: {effect}]
3: a clear and telling mental image; "he described his mental picture of his assailant"; "he had no clear picture of himself or his world"; "the events left a permanent impression in his mind" [syn: {mental picture}, {picture}]
4: a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" [syn: {depression}, {imprint}]
5: a symbol that is the result of printing; "he put his stamp on the envelope" [syn: {stamp}]
6: all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies" [syn: {printing}]
7: (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster; "the dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay"
8: an impressionistic portrayal of a person; "he did a funny impression of a politician"
9: the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax"

impressionable
adj : easily impressed or influenced; "an impressionable youngster"; "an impressionable age" [syn: {impressible}] [ant: {unimpressionable}]

Impressionism
n : a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light

impressionist
adj : relating to or characteristic of impressionism; "impressionist music" [syn: {impressionistic}]
n : a painter who follows the theories of impressionism

impressionistic
adj 1: of or relating to or based on an impression rather than on facts or reasoning; "a surprisingly impressionistic review bearing marks of hasty composition"; "she had impressionistic memories of her childhood"
2: relating to or characteristic of impressionism; "impressionist music" [syn: {impressionist}]

impressive
adj 1: making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony" [ant: {unimpressive}]
2: producing a strong effect; "gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture" [syn: {telling}]

impressive aphasia
n : aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written words [syn: {Wernicke's aphasia}, {fluent aphasia}, {receptive aphasia}, {sensory aphasia}]

impressively
adv : in an impressive manner; "the students progressed impressively fast" [syn: {imposingly}] [ant: {unimpressively}]

impressiveness
n : splendid or imposing in size or appearance; "the grandness of the architecture" [syn: {grandness}, {magnificence}]

impressment
n : the act of coercing someone into government service [syn: {impress}]

imprimatur
n : formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement" [syn: {sanction}, {countenance}, {endorsement}, {indorsement}, {warrant}]

imprint
n 1: a distinctive influence; "English stills bears the imprint of the Norman invasion"
2: a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" [syn: {depression}, {impression}]
3: an identification of a publisher; a publisher's name along with the date and address and edition that is printed at the bottom of the title page; "the book was publsihed under a distinguished imprint"
4: an impression produced by pressure or printing [syn: {embossment}]
5: a device produced by pressure on a surface
v 1: establish or impress firmly in the mind; "We imprint our ideas onto our children" [syn: {form}]
2: mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax" [syn: {impress}]

imprinting
n : a learning process in early life whereby species specific patterns of behavior are established

imprison
v 1: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" [syn: {incarcerate}, {lag}, {immure}, {put behind bars}, {jail}, {jug}, {gaol}, {put away}, {remand}]
2: confine as if in a prison; "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone"

imprisoned
adj : in captivity [syn: {captive}, {confined}, {jailed}]

imprisonment
n 1: putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
2: the state of being imprisoned; "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon" [syn: {captivity}, {incarceration}, {immurement}]
3: the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) [syn: {internment}]

improbability
n : the quality of being improbable [syn: {improbableness}] [ant: {probability}]

improbable
adj 1: not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred; "legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; "an improbable event" [syn: {unlikely}] [ant: {probable}]
2: having a probability to low to inspire belief [syn: {unbelievable}, {unconvincing}, {unlikely}]
3: too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story" [syn: {marvelous}, {marvellous}, {tall(a)}]

improbableness
n : the quality of being improbable [syn: {improbability}] [ant: {probability}]

improbably
adv : not easy to believe; "behind you the coastal hills plunge to the incredibly blue sea backed by the Turkish mountains" [syn: {incredibly}, {implausibly}, {unbelievably}] [ant: {believably}, {credibly}]

impromptu
adj : with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments" [syn: {ad-lib}, {extemporaneous}, {extemporary}, {extempore}, {offhand}, {offhanded}, {off-the-cuff}, {unrehearsed}]
n 1: an extemporaneous speech or remark; "a witty impromptu must not sound premeditated"
2: a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation
adv : without advance preparation; "he spoke ad lib" [syn: {ad lib}, {ad libitum}, {spontaneously}]

improper
adj 1: not suitable or right or appropriate; "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"; "improper medication" [ant: {proper}]
2: not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention; "an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking practices" [syn: {unconventional}, {unlawful}]
3: not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "unsuitable attire for the office"; "said all the wrong things" [syn: {unsuitable}, {wrong}]

improper fraction
n : a fraction whose numerator is larger than the denominator

improperly
adv : in an improper way; "he checked whether the wound had healed improperly" [ant: {properly}]

improperness
n : an improper demeanor [syn: {impropriety}] [ant: {propriety}, {propriety}]

impropriety
n 1: an improper demeanor [syn: {improperness}] [ant: {propriety}, {propriety}]
2: an indecent or improper act [syn: {indecency}]
3: an act of undue intimacy [syn: {familiarity}, {indecorum}, {liberty}]

improvable
adj : susceptible of improvement

improve
v 1: to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" [syn: {better}, {amend}, {ameliorate}, {meliorate}] [ant: {worsen}]
2: get better; "The weather improved toward evening" [syn: {better}, {ameliorate}, {meliorate}] [ant: {worsen}]

improved
adj 1: made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing; "new houses are springing up on an improved tract of land near the river"; "an improved breed" [ant: {unimproved}]
2: become or made better in quality; "was proud of his improved grades"; "an improved viewfinder"
3: (of land) made ready for development or agriculture by clearing of trees and brush; "improved farmlands"

improvement
n 1: the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property"
2: a change for the better; progress in development [syn: {betterment}, {advance}]
3: a condition superior to an earlier condition; "the new school represents a great improvement" [syn: {melioration}] [ant: {decline}]

improver
n 1: someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms [syn: {humanitarian}, {do-gooder}]
2: a component that is added to something to improve it; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinammon improved the flavor" [syn: {addition}, {add-on}]

improvidence
n : a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources [syn: {shortsightedness}] [ant: {providence}]

improvident
adj 1: not provident; not providing for the future [ant: {provident}]
2: not given careful consideration; "ill-considered actions often result in disaster"; "an ill-judged attempt" [syn: {ill-considered}, {ill-judged}, {shortsighted}]

improvidently
adv : in an improvident manner; "he lived improvidently for the moment" [ant: {providently}]

improving
adj : getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an improving economy" [syn: {up}]

improvisation
n 1: a creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation)
2: an unplanned expedient [syn: {temporary expedient}]
3: a performance given extempore without planning or preparation [syn: {extemporization}, {extemporisation}]

improvise
v 1: perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding" [syn: {improvize}, {ad-lib}, {extemporize}, {extemporise}]
2: manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks" [syn: {extemporize}]

improvised
adj : done or made using whatever is available; "crossed the river on improvised bridges"; "the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear"; "the rock served as a makeshift hammer" [syn: {jury-rigged}, {makeshift}]

improvize
v : perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding" [syn: {improvise}, {ad-lib}, {extemporize}, {extemporise}]

imprudence
n : a lack of caution in practical affairs [ant: {prudence}]

imprudent
adj 1: not prudent or wise; "very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas"; "would be imprudent for a noneconomist to talk about the details of economic policy"- A.M.Schlesinger [ant: {prudent}]
2: lacking wise self-restraint; "an imprudent remark"

imprudently
adv : in an imprudent manner; "imprudently, he downed tools and ran home to make his wife happy" [ant: {prudently}]

impudence
n 1: an impudent statement [syn: {cheek}, {impertinence}]
2: the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties [syn: {crust}, {gall}, {impertinence}, {insolence}, {cheekiness}, {freshness}]

impudent
adj 1: marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior" [syn: {insolent}, {snotty-nosed}, {flip}]
2: improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers" [syn: {fresh}, {impertinent}, {overbold}, {smart}, {saucy}, {sassy}]

impudently
adv : in an impudent or impertinent manner; "a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudently" [syn: {impertinently}, {saucily}, {pertly}, {freshly}]

impugn
v : attack as false or wrong

impugnable
adj : subject to being discredited

impuissance
n : powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of their weakness the group remains highly active" [syn: {helplessness}, {weakness}]

impulse
n 1: an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses" [syn: {urge}]
2: a sudden desire; "he bought it on an impulse" [syn: {caprice}, {whim}]
3: the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber; "they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus" [syn: {nerve impulse}]
4: (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star" [syn: {pulsation}, {pulsing}, {pulse}]
5: the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over" [syn: {impulsion}, {impetus}]
6: an impelling force or strength; "the car's momentum carried it off the road" [syn: {momentum}]

impulse explosive
n : an explosive that is used to propel projectiles form guns or to propel rockets and missiles or to launch torpedos and depth charges [syn: {propellant explosive}]

impulse turbine
n : a turbine that is driven by jets direct against the blades

impulse-buy
v : buy on impulse without proper reflection

impulsion
n 1: a force that moves something along [syn: {drift}, {impetus}]
2: the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over" [syn: {impulse}, {impetus}]

impulsive
adj 1: proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus; "an impulsive gesture of affection" [syn: {unprompted}]
2: without forethought; "letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted"
3: having the power of driving or impelling; "a driving personal ambition"; "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"; "an impulsive force" [syn: {driving}]
4: determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; "a capricious refusal"; "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"; "the victim of whimsical persecutions" [syn: {capricious}, {whimsical}]
5: characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic) [syn: {hotheaded}, {impetuous}, {madcap}, {tearaway(a)}, {brainish}]

impulsively
adv : in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions; "he often acts impulsively and later regrets it" [syn: {impetuously}]

impulsiveness
n : the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection

impunity
n : exemption from punishment or loss

impure
adj 1: combined with extraneous elements [ant: {pure}]
2: used of persons or behaviors; not morally pure; "impure thoughts" [ant: {pure}]
3: ritually unclean or impure; "and the swine...is unclean to you"-Leviticus 11:3 [syn: {unclean}] [ant: {clean}]

impureness
n : the condition of being impure [syn: {impurity}] [ant: {purity}]

impurity
n 1: worthless material that should be removed; "there were impurities in the water" [syn: {dross}]
2: the condition of being impure [syn: {impureness}] [ant: {purity}]

imputable
adj : (usually followed by `to') able to be assigned or credited to; "punctuation errors ascribable to careless proofreading"; "the cancellation of the concert was due to the rain"; "the oversight was not imputable to him"; "decide to which of these motives such extraordinary scenes are referable"- Charles Dickens [syn: {ascribable(p)}, {due to(p)}, {imputable(p)}, {referable(p)}]

imputation
n 1: a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense); "he denied the imputation"
2: the attribution to a source or cause; "the imputation that my success was due to nepotism meant that I was not taken seriously"

impute
v 1: attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats" [syn: {ascribe}, {assign}, {attribute}]
2: attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source; "The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness"

imputrescible
adj : not subject to decay

IMU
n : a terrorist group of Islamic militants formed in 1996; opposes Uzbekistan's secular regime and wants to establish an Islamic state in central Asia; is a conduit for drugs from Afghanistan to central Asian countries [syn: {Islamic Group of Uzbekistan}, {Islamic Party of Turkestan}]

Imuran
n : an immunosuppressive drug (trade name Imuran) used to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ [syn: {azathioprine}]

in
adj 1: holding office; "the in party" [syn: {in(p)}]
2: directed or bound inward; "took the in bus"; "the in basket" [syn: {in(a)}]
3: currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"
n 1: a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot [syn: {inch}]
2: a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite [syn: {indium}, {atomic number 49}]
3: a state in midwestern United States [syn: {Indiana}, {Hoosier State}]
adv 1: to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door" [syn: {inwards}, {inward}]
2: inside an enclosed space [ant: {out}]

in a bad way
adj 1: suffering severe physical strain or distress; "he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing"; "the victim was in a bad way and needed immediate attention" [syn: {stressed}, {distressed}, {in a bad way(p)}]
2: facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty; "the troubled car industry"; "distressed companies need loans and technical advice"; "financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices"; "we were hard put to meet the mortgage paymentng"; "it was apparent that the magazine was in trouble"; "found themselves in a bad way financially" [syn: {distressed}, {hard-pressed}, {hard put}, {in a bad way(p)}, {in trouble(p)}]

in a beastly manner
adv : in an inhumane manner; "she treated her husband bestially" [syn: {bestially}, {brutishly}]

in a big way
adv : with much ceremony; "they celebrated her birthday in a big way" [syn: {with much to-do}]

in a broad way
adv : in a general fashion; "he talked at large about his plans" [syn: {at large}]

in a circle
adv : without making progress; "the candidates talked in circles" [syn: {in circles}]

in a flash
adv : without any delay; "he was killed outright" [syn: {instantaneously}, {outright}, {instantly}]

in a heartfelt way
adv : in a sincere and heartfelt manner; "I would dearly love to know" [syn: {dearly}]

in a higher place
adv : in or to a place that is higher [syn: {above}, {higher up}, {to a higher place}] [ant: {below}]

in a low voice
adv : in an undertone; "he uttered a curse sotto voce" [syn: {sotto voce}]

in a moment
adv : at any moment; "she will be with you momently" [syn: {momentarily}, {momently}]

in a nutshell
adv : summed up briefly; "gave the facts in a nutshell"; "just tell me the story in a nutshell"; "explained the situation in a nutshell"

in a pig's eye
adv : very unlikely [syn: {not very likely}]

in a sense
adv : in some respects; "in a sense, language is like math" [syn: {in a way}]

in a similar way
adv : with something of the same kind; "she pays him back in kind" [syn: {in kind}]

in a way
adv 1: in some respects; "in a sense, language is like math" [syn: {in a sense}]
2: from some points of view; "she was right in a way" [syn: {in some respects}]

in a well mannered way
adv : in a polite manner; "the policeman answered politely, `Now look here, lady...'" [syn: {politely}, {courteously}, {with courtesy}, {with politeness}] [ant: {impolitely}, {impolitely}]

in abeyance
adj : temporarily inactive [syn: {abeyant}, {inactive}, {in abeyance(p)}, {suspended}]

in absentia
adv : while absent; although absent; "he was sentenced in absentia"

in accord
adv : in complete agreement; "my feelings about the matter are in unison with yours" [syn: {in unison}]

in addition
adv : by way of addition; furthermore; "he serves additionally as the CEO" [syn: {additionally}, {to boot}]

in advance
adj : situated ahead or going before; "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies" [syn: {advance(a)}, {advanced(a)}, {in advance(p)}]
adv : ahead of time; in anticipation; "when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount"; "We like to plan ahead"; "should have made reservations beforehand" [syn: {ahead}, {beforehand}]

in agreement
adj : united by being of the same opinion; "agreed in their distrust of authority" [syn: {agreed}, {in agreement(p)}]
adv : with a common plan; "act in concert" [syn: {in concert}, {together}]

in all
adv : with everything included or counted; "altogether he earns close to a million dollars" [syn: {altogether}, {all told}]

in all likelihood
adv : with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war" [syn: {probably}, {likely}, {in all probability}, {belike}]

in all probability
adv : with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war" [syn: {probably}, {likely}, {in all likelihood}, {belike}]

in an arch manner
adv : with playful slyness or roguishness [syn: {archly}]

in an editorial
adv : by means of an editorial; "the paper commented editorially on the scandal" [syn: {editorially}, {with an editorial}]

in an elaborate way
adv : with elaboration; "it was elaborately spelled out" [syn: {elaborately}, {intricately}]

in and of itself
adv : with respect to its inherent nature; "this statement is interesting per se" [syn: {intrinsically}, {per se}, {as such}]

in any case
adv 1: used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement; "Anyhow, he is dead now"; "I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet"; "I don't know what happened to it; anyway, it's gone"; "anyway, there is another factor to consider"; "I don't know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"; "in any event, the government faced a serious protest"; "but at any rate he got a knighthood for it" [syn: {anyhow}, {anyway}, {at any rate}, {in any event}]
2: making an additional point; anyway; "I don't want to go to a restaurant; besides, we can't afford it"; "she couldn't shelter behind him all the time and in any case he wasn't always with her" [syn: {besides}]

in any event
adv : used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement; "Anyhow, he is dead now"; "I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet"; "I don't know what happened to it; anyway, it's gone"; "anyway, there is another factor to consider"; "I don't know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"; "in any event, the government faced a serious protest"; "but at any rate he got a knighthood for it" [syn: {anyhow}, {anyway}, {in any case}, {at any rate}]

in apposition
adv : in an appositive manner; "this adjective is used appositively" [syn: {appositively}]

in arrears
adv : in debt; "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills" [syn: {behind}, {behindhand}]

in attendance
adj : being present at meeting or event [syn: {attending}, {in attendance(p)}]

in awe of
adj : having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread; "stood in awed silence before the shrine"; "in grim despair and awestruck wonder" [syn: {awed}, {awestruck}, {awestricken}] [ant: {unawed}]

in bondage
adj : held in slavery; "born of enslaved parents" [syn: {bond}, {enslaved}, {enthralled}]

in bonds
adj : bound by chains fastened around the ankles [syn: {fettered}, {in bonds(p)}, {in fetters(p)}, {shackled}]

in both ears
adv : in a binaural manner; "the stimulus was presented binaurally" [syn: {binaurally}, {to both ears}] [ant: {monaurally}]

in breadth
adj : of a specified width; "a yard in width"; "three feet in breadth" [syn: {in width(p)}, {in breadth(p)}]

in brief
adv : in a concise manner; in a few words; "the history is summed up concisely in this book"; "she replied briefly"; "briefly, we have a problem"; "to put it shortly" [syn: {concisely}, {briefly}, {shortly}, {in short}]

in camera
adv : kept private or confined to those intimately concerned; "it was discussed privately between the two men"; "privately, she thought differently"; "some member of his own party hoped privately for his defeat"; "he was questioned in private" [syn: {privately}, {in private}] [ant: {publicly}]

in case
adv : if there happens to be need; "in case of trouble call 911"; "I have money, just in case" [syn: {just in case}]

in chains
adj : bound with chains; "enchained demons strained in anger to gnaw on his bones"; "prisoners in chains" [syn: {chained}, {enchained}, {in chains(p)}]

in charge
adj : in control; "who is the person in charge?"

in check
adv : unable to act freely; "he held the enemy's armies in check" [syn: {in restraint}, {under control}]

in chorus
adv : speaking or singing at the same time; simultaneously; "they shouted `Yes!' in unison"; "they responded in chorus to the teacher's questions" [syn: {in unison}]

in circles
adv : without making progress; "the candidates talked in circles" [syn: {in a circle}]

in cold blood
adv 1: in a cold-blooded manner; "he cold-bloodedly planned the murder of his boss" [syn: {cold-bloodedly}]
2: in a cold unemotional manner; "he killed her in cold blood" [syn: {coldly}, {without emotion}]

in collaboration
adv : with cooperation and interchange; "we worked together on the project" [syn: {together}, {unitedly}]

in commission
adj : available for service [ant: {out of commission}]

in common
adv : sharing equally with another or others; "we have several things in common"; "in common with other companies they advertise widely"

in concert
adv : with a common plan; "act in concert" [syn: {in agreement}, {together}]

in conclusion
adv : the item at the end; "last, I'll discuss family values" [syn: {last}, {lastly}, {finally}]

in condition
adj 1: in good or usable condition; "put the old car back in condition"
2: physically fit; "exercised daily to keep herself in condition" [syn: {conditioned}, {in condition(p)}]

in darkness
adv : without light; "the river was sliding darkly under the mist" [syn: {darkly}]

in demand
adj 1: in demand by especially employers; "marketable skills" [syn: {in demand(p)}, {marketable}]
2: greatly desired [syn: {coveted}, {desired}, {in demand(p)}, {sought after}]

in depth
adj : having a specified depth; "six feet in depth (or deep)" [syn: {in depth(p)}]

in detail
adv : thoroughly (including all important particulars); "he studied the snake in detail"

in disagreement
adj : without agreement; "were in disagreement on the question of women's rights" [syn: {in disagreement(p)}]

in dishabille
adj : partly dressed in a loose or careless manner [syn: {en deshabille}]

in dispute
adj : now in consideration or under discussion; "regarding the matter in hand" [syn: {at issue(a)}, {in dispute(p)}, {in hand(p)}, {in question(p)}, {under consideration(p)}]

in disrepair
adj : not repaired [syn: {in disrepair(p)}, {unrepaired}]

in due course
adv : at the appropriate time; "we'll get to this question in due course" [syn: {in due season}, {in good time}, {in due time}, {when the time comes}]

in due season
adv : at the appropriate time; "we'll get to this question in due course" [syn: {in due course}, {in good time}, {in due time}, {when the time comes}]

in due time
adv : at the appropriate time; "we'll get to this question in due course" [syn: {in due course}, {in due season}, {in good time}, {when the time comes}]

in dutch
adj : in disfavor; "I'm in Dutch with the boss" [syn: {in Dutch(p)}]

in earnest
adj : characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions; "both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a film with a solemn social message" [syn: {earnest}, {in earnest(p)}, {sincere}, {solemn}]
adv : in a serious manner; "talking earnestly with his son"; "she started studying snakes in earnest"; "a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce" [syn: {seriously}, {earnestly}]

in effect
adj : exerting force or influence; "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)" [syn: {effective}, {good}, {in effect(p)}, {in force(p)}]
adv : in actuality or reality or fact; "she is effectively his wife"; "in effect, they had no choice" [syn: {effectively}]

in essence
adj : being the essence or essential element of a thing; "substantial equivalents"; "substantive information" [syn: {substantial}, {substantive}]
adv 1: at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person" [syn: {basically}, {fundamentally}, {essentially}, {au fond}]
2: with regard to fundamentals although not concerning details; "in principle, we agree" [syn: {in principle}, {in theory}]

in everyone's thoughts
adv : on everybody's mind; "Christmas was in the air" [syn: {in the air}]

in evidence
adj : clearly to be seen; "they were much in evidence during the fighting"; "she made certain that her engagement ring was in evidence"

in extremis
adv : at the point of death

in fact
adv : in reality or actuality; "in fact, it was a wonder anyone survived"; "painters who are in fact anything but unsophisticated"; "as a matter of fact, he is several inches taller than his father" [syn: {in point of fact}, {as a matter of fact}]

in fetters
adj : bound by chains fastened around the ankles [syn: {fettered}, {in bonds(p)}, {in fetters(p)}, {shackled}]

in fiscal matters
adv : in financial matters; "fiscally irresponsible" [syn: {fiscally}]

in flight
adv : flying through the air; "we saw the ducks in flight" [syn: {on the wing}]

in flood
adj : overfull with water; "swollen rivers and creeks" [syn: {flooding}, {in flood(p)}, {overflowing}, {swollen}]

in focus
adj : (of an image) clear and sharp [syn: {in focus(p)}]

in for
adj : certain to get or have; "he knew he was in for a licking" [syn: {in for(p)}]

in force
adj : exerting force or influence; "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)" [syn: {effective}, {good}, {in effect(p)}, {in force(p)}]

in front
adv : at or in the front; "I see the lights of a town ahead"; "the road ahead is foggy"; "staring straight ahead"; "we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front"; "with the cross of Jesus marching on before" [syn: {ahead}, {before}]

in full
adv : referring to a quantity; "the amount was paid in full" [syn: {fully}]

in full action
adv : proceeding with full vigor; "the party was in full swing" [syn: {in full swing}]

in full swing
adj : at the highest level of activity; "for the first time in years the factory was in full swing" [syn: {in full swing(p)}]
adv : proceeding with full vigor; "the party was in full swing" [syn: {in full action}]

in full view
adj : easily visible; "she turned her back on her rival in full view of everyone"

in gear
adj : having gears engaged; "the car is in gear"

in general
adj : considered altogether; "the country at large"; "I enjoyed the play as a whole though I thought the acting could have been better" [syn: {as a whole(ip)}, {at large(ip)}, {in general(ip)}]
adv : without distinction of one from others; "he is interested in snakes in general" [syn: {generally}, {in the main}] [ant: {specifically}]

in good order
adv : in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?" [syn: {properly}, {decently}, {decent}, {right}, {the right way}] [ant: {improperly}]

in good spirits
adv : without losing equilibrium; "she took all his criticism in stride" [syn: {in stride}, {without becoming upset}]

in good taste
adj 1: having or showing or conforming to good taste [syn: {tasteful}, {in good taste(p)}] [ant: {tasteless}]
2: satisfying generally accepted social or esthetic standards [syn: {in good taste(p)}]

in good time
adv : at the appropriate time; "we'll get to this question in due course" [syn: {in due course}, {in due season}, {in due time}, {when the time comes}]

in great confusion
adv : in disorderly haste; "we ran head over heels toward the shelter" [syn: {head over heels}, {heels over head}, {topsy-turvy}, {topsy-turvily}]

in hand
adj 1: accessible at the present time; "waited for supper...glasses in hand" [syn: {in hand(p)}]
2: now in consideration or under discussion; "regarding the matter in hand" [syn: {at issue(a)}, {in dispute(p)}, {in hand(p)}, {in question(p)}, {under consideration(p)}]
3: physically in an owner's possession; "came to the auction cash in hand" [syn: {in hand(p)}]
adv : under control; "the riots were in hand" [ant: {out of hand}]

in harmony
adj : involving or characterized by harmony [syn: {consonant}, {harmonic}, {harmonical}, {harmonized}, {harmonised}]

in haste
adv : in a hurried or hasty manner; "the way they buried him so hurriedly was disgraceful"; "hastily, he scanned the headlines"; "sold in haste and at a sacrifice" [syn: {hurriedly}, {hastily}] [ant: {unhurriedly}]

in height
adj : having a specified height; "five feet tall"; "five feet in height" [syn: {in height(p)}]

in her own right
adv : by reason of one's own ability or ownership etc.; "she's a rich woman in her own right rather than by inheritance"; "an excellent novel in its own right" [syn: {in one's own right}, {in his own right}, {in its own right}]

in her right mind
adj : behaving responsibly [syn: {in his right mind(p)}, {in her right mind(p)}, {in their right minds(p)}]

in hiding
adv : quietly in concealment; "he lay doggo" [syn: {doggo}, {out of sight}]

in high spirits
adj : happy and excited and energetic [syn: {high}]

in his own right
adv : by reason of one's own ability or ownership etc.; "she's a rich woman in her own right rather than by inheritance"; "an excellent novel in its own right" [syn: {in one's own right}, {in her own right}, {in its own right}]

in his right mind
adj : behaving responsibly [syn: {in his right mind(p)}, {in her right mind(p)}, {in their right minds(p)}]

in its own right
adv : by reason of one's own ability or ownership etc.; "she's a rich woman in her own right rather than by inheritance"; "an excellent novel in its own right" [syn: {in one's own right}, {in his own right}, {in her own right}]

in kind
adv : with something of the same kind; "she pays him back in kind" [syn: {in a similar way}]

in labor
adj : giving birth; "a parturient heifer" [syn: {parturient}, {in labor(p)}]

in large quantities
adv : on a large scale without careful discrimination; "I buy food wholesale" [syn: {wholesale}]

in league
adj : (usually followed by `with') united in effort as if in a league; "they found out that some policemen were in league with the criminals" [syn: {in league(p)}]

in length
adj : of a specified length; "an inch in length" [syn: {in length(p)}]

in line
adj 1: awaiting something; especially something due; "people were in line at the checkout counter"; "she was in line for promotion"
2: being next in a line of succession; "he was in line for the presidency"
adv : one behind another in a line or queue; "they waited in line for the tickets"

in loco parentis
adv : in place of the parents; "we had to punish this child in loco parentis"

in love
adj : marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; "she was crazy about him"; "gaga over the rock group's new album"; "he was infatuated with her" [syn: {crazy}, {dotty}, {gaga}, {enamored}, {infatuated}, {smitten}, {soft on(p)}, {taken with(p)}]

in low spirits
adv : in a dejected manner; "when she came back Sophie and Esther were sitting dejectedly in the kitchen" [syn: {dejectedly}]

in name
adv : by title or repute though not in fact; "he's a doctor in name only" [syn: {in name only}]

in name only
adv : by title or repute though not in fact; "he's a doctor in name only" [syn: {in name}]

in no time
adv : in a relatively short time; "she finished the assignment in no time" [syn: {very fast}]

in no way
adv : in no manner; "We could nohow make out his handwriting" [syn: {nohow}]

in on
adv : participating in or knowledgeable out; "was in on the scheme"

in one case
adv : on one occasion; "once I ran into her" [syn: {once}, {one time}]

in one ear
adv : in a monaural manner; "the stimuli were presented monaurally" [syn: {monaurally}, {to one ear}] [ant: {binaurally}]

in one's birthday suit
adj : as naked as at birth [syn: {mother-naked}, {naked as the day one was born}, {naked as the day you were born}, {in your birthday suit}]

in one's own right
adv : by reason of one's own ability or ownership etc.; "she's a rich woman in her own right rather than by inheritance"; "an excellent novel in its own right" [syn: {in his own right}, {in her own right}, {in its own right}]

in operation
adj : being in effect or operation; "de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations"- Leslie Marmon Silko; "bus service is in operation during the emergency"; "the company had several operating divisions" [syn: {operational}, {in operation(p)}, {operating(a)}]

in opposition
adv : on the negative side; "much was written pro and con" [syn: {con}] [ant: {pro}]

in order
adj 1: appropriate or even needed in the circumstances; "a change is in order" [syn: {in order(p)}, {called for}]
2: marked by system; in good order; "everything is in order"; "his books are always just so"; "things must be exactly so" [syn: {in order(p)}, {so(p)}]
3: in a state of proper readiness or preparation or arrangement; "everything is in order for their arrival"

in other words
adv : otherwise stated; "in other words, we are broke" [syn: {put differently}]

in particular
adv : specifically or especially distinguished from others; "loves Bach, particularly his partitas"; "recommended one book in particular"; "trace major population movements for the Pueblo groups in particular" [syn: {particularly}]

in passing
adv : incidentally; in the course of doing something else; "he made this remark in passing" [syn: {en passant}]

in perpetuity
adv 1: for life; "desire happiness in perpetuity"; "an annuity paid in perpetuity"
2: for an indefinitely long time; "bequeathed to the nation in perpetuity"

in person
adj : an appearance carried out personally in someone else's physical presence; "he carried out the negotiations in person"; "a personal appearance is an appearance by a person in the flesh" [syn: {in-person(a)}, {in person(p)}, {in the flesh(p)}]
adv : in the flesh; without involving anyone else; "I went there personally"; "he appeared in person" [syn: {personally}]

in place
adv : in the original or natural place or site; "carcinoma in situ"; "the archeologists left the pottery in place" [syn: {in situ}]

in play
adj : of a ball; "the ball is still in play" [syn: {in play(p)}]

in point of fact
adv : in reality or actuality; "in fact, it was a wonder anyone survived"; "painters who are in fact anything but unsophisticated"; "as a matter of fact, he is several inches taller than his father" [syn: {in fact}, {as a matter of fact}]

in poor taste
adj : lacking aesthetic or social taste [syn: {tasteless}, {in poor taste(p)}] [ant: {tasteful}]

in practice
adv : in practical applications; "will this work in practice?"

in principle
adv : with regard to fundamentals although not concerning details; "in principle, we agree" [syn: {in theory}, {in essence}]

in private
adv : kept private or confined to those intimately concerned; "it was discussed privately between the two men"; "privately, she thought differently"; "some member of his own party hoped privately for his defeat"; "he was questioned in private" [syn: {privately}, {in camera}] [ant: {publicly}]

in progress
adj : currently happening; "an ongoing economic crisis"; "negotiations are in progress" [syn: {ongoing}, {in progress(p)}]

in proportion to
adj : agreeing in amount, magnitude, or degree; "the figures are large but the corresponding totals next year will be larger" [syn: {corresponding}, {proportionate}]

in public
adv : in a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly; "she admitted publicly to being a communist" [syn: {publicly}, {publically}] [ant: {privately}]

in question
adj 1: now in consideration or under discussion; "regarding the matter in hand" [syn: {at issue(a)}, {in dispute(p)}, {in hand(p)}, {in question(p)}, {under consideration(p)}]
2: open to doubt or suspicion; "the candidate's doubtful past"; "he has a dubious record indeed"; "what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false"; "it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought"- Karen Horney [syn: {doubtful}, {dubious}, {dubitable}, {in question(p)}]

in real time
adv : without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" [syn: {immediately}, {instantly}, {straightaway}, {straight off}, {directly}, {now}, {right away}, {at once}, {forthwith}, {like a shot}]

in reality
adv : used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly; "you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out"; "she actually spoke Latin"; "they thought they made the rules but in reality they were only puppets"; "people who seem stand-offish are in reality often simply nervous" [syn: {actually}]

in remission
adj : having development checked or reversed; "arrested tuberculosis" [syn: {arrested}]

in reply
adv : in answer; "he wrote back three days later"; "had little to say in reply to the questions" [syn: {back}]

in restraint
adv : unable to act freely; "he held the enemy's armies in check" [syn: {in check}, {under control}]

in return
adv : (often followed by `for') in exchange or in reciprocation; "gave up our seats on the plane and in return received several hundred dollars and seats on the next plane out"; "we get many benefits in return for our taxes" [syn: {reciprocally}]

in safe custody
adj : secure in formally authorized hands [syn: {in safe custody(p)}]

in secret
adv : in secrecy; not openly; "met secretly to discuss the invasion plans"; "the children secretly went to the movies when they were supposed to be at the library"; "they arranged to meet in secret" [syn: {secretly}, {on the Q.T.}, {on the QT}]

in series
adj : of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations; "serial processing" [syn: {serial}, {in series(p)}, {nonparallel}]

in service
adj : (of a ship) in active service; "warships will remain in service when not refitting"

in short
adv : in a concise manner; in a few words; "the history is summed up concisely in this book"; "she replied briefly"; "briefly, we have a problem"; "to put it shortly" [syn: {concisely}, {briefly}, {shortly}, {in brief}]

in short order
adv : without delay; "John got ready in short order"

in sight
adj : at or within a reasonable distance for seeing; "not a policeman in sight"; "kept the monkey in view" [syn: {in view}]

in situ
adv : in the original or natural place or site; "carcinoma in situ"; "the archeologists left the pottery in place" [syn: {in place}]

in small stages
adj : one thing at a time [syn: {bit-by-bit}, {piecemeal}, {step-by-step}, {stepwise}]

in so far
adv : to the degree or extent; "insofar as it can be ascertained, the horse lung is comparable to that of man" [syn: {insofar}, {to that extent}, {to that degree}]

in some manner
adv : in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means; "they managed somehow"; "he expected somehow to discover a woman who would love him"; "he tried to make is someway acceptable" [syn: {somehow}, {someway}, {someways}, {in some way}]

in some respects
adv : from some points of view; "she was right in a way" [syn: {in a way}]

in some way
adv : in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means; "they managed somehow"; "he expected somehow to discover a woman who would love him"; "he tried to make is someway acceptable" [syn: {somehow}, {someway}, {someways}, {in some manner}]

in spades
adv : without question and beyond doubt; "it was decidedly too expensive"; "she told him off in spades"; "by all odds they should win" [syn: {decidedly}, {unquestionably}, {emphatically}, {definitely}, {by all odds}]

in spite of appearance
adv : in reality; "she is very kind at heart" [syn: {at heart}, {at bottom}, {deep down}, {inside}]

in stages
adv : a little bit at a time; "the research structure has developed piecemeal" [syn: {piecemeal}, {little by little}, {bit by bit}]

in stock
adj : available for use or sale; "they have plenty of stonewashed jeans in stock" [syn: {in stock(p)}]

in store
adj : in readiness; awaiting; "gave us a hint of the excitement that was in store for us" [syn: {in store(p)}]

in straitened circumstances
adj : not having enough money to pay for necessities [syn: {hard up}, {impecunious}, {in straitened circumstances(p)}, {penniless}, {penurious}, {pinched}]

in stride
adv : without losing equilibrium; "she took all his criticism in stride" [syn: {without becoming upset}, {in good spirits}]

in style
adj : in the current fashion or style [syn: {a la mode(p)}, {in style(p)}, {in vogue(p)}, {modish}]

in suspense
adj : being in a tense state [syn: {edgy}, {high-strung}, {highly strung}, {in suspense(p)}, {jittery}, {jumpy}, {nervy}, {overstrung}, {restive}, {uptight}]

in that
adv : (formal) in or into that thing or place; "they can read therein what our plans are" [syn: {therein}, {in this}]

in that location
adv : in or at that place; "they have lived there for years"; "it's not there"; "that man [who is] there" [syn: {there}, {at that place}] [ant: {here}]

in that respect
adv : in that matter; "I agree with you there" [syn: {there}, {on that point}]

in the adjacent apartment
adv : at or in or to the adjacent residence; "the criminal had been living next door all this time" [syn: {next door}, {in the adjacent house}]

in the adjacent house
adv : at or in or to the adjacent residence; "the criminal had been living next door all this time" [syn: {next door}, {in the adjacent apartment}]

in the air
adv : on everybody's mind; "Christmas was in the air" [syn: {in everyone's thoughts}]

in the altogether
adj : (used informally) completely unclothed [syn: {bare-assed}, {bare-ass}, {in the buff}, {in the raw}, {raw}, {peeled}, {naked as a jaybird}, {stark naked}]

in the bargain
adv : in addition; over and above what is expected; "He lost his wife in the bargain" [syn: {into the bargain}]

in the beginning
adv 1: with reference to the origin or beginning [syn: {primitively}, {originally}]
2: before now; "why didn't you tell me in the first place?" [syn: {in the first place}, {earlier}, {to begin with}, {originally}]

in the buff
adj : (used informally) completely unclothed [syn: {bare-assed}, {bare-ass}, {in the altogether}, {in the raw}, {raw}, {peeled}, {naked as a jaybird}, {stark naked}]

in the end
adv 1: after a very lengthy period of time; "she will succeed in the long run" [syn: {in the long run}]
2: as the end result of a succession or process; "ultimately he had to give in"; "at long last the winter was over" [syn: {ultimately}, {finally}, {at last}, {at long last}]

in the final analysis
adv : after everything has been considered; "in the final analysis, we are quite well off" [syn: {in the last analysis}, {ultimately}]

in the first place
adv 1: before now; "why didn't you tell me in the first place?" [syn: {earlier}, {in the beginning}, {to begin with}, {originally}]
2: of primary import; "this is primarily a question of economics"; "it was in the first place a local matter" [syn: {primarily}] [ant: {secondarily}]

in the flesh
adj : an appearance carried out personally in someone else's physical presence; "he carried out the negotiations in person"; "a personal appearance is an appearance by a person in the flesh" [syn: {in-person(a)}, {in person(p)}, {in the flesh(p)}]

in the head
adv : with respect to the mind; "she's a bit weak upstairs" [syn: {upstairs}, {in the mind}]

in the last analysis
adv : after everything has been considered; "in the final analysis, we are quite well off" [syn: {in the final analysis}, {ultimately}]

in the lead
adj : having the leading position or higher score in a contest; "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race" [syn: {ahead(p)}, {leading}]
adv : leading or ahead in a competition; "the horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch"; "ahead by two pawns"; "our candidate is in the lead in the polls"; "way out front in the race"; "the advertising campaign put them out front in sales" [syn: {ahead}, {out front}]

in the least
adv 1: to any extent at all; "are you in the least interested?" [syn: {even a little}]
2: in the slightest degree or in any respect; "Are you at all interested? No, not at all"; "was not in the least unfriendly" [syn: {at all}, {the least bit}]

in the long run
adv : after a very lengthy period of time; "she will succeed in the long run" [syn: {in the end}]

in the lurch
adv : in a difficult or vulnerable position; "he resigned and left me in the lurch"

in the main
adv 1: for the most part; "he is mainly interested in butterflies" [syn: {chiefly}, {principally}, {primarily}, {mainly}]
2: without distinction of one from others; "he is interested in snakes in general" [syn: {generally}, {in general}] [ant: {specifically}]

in the meantime
adv : during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" [syn: {meanwhile}, {meantime}]

in the middle
adv : the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" [syn: {midmost}, {in the midst}]

in the midst
adv : the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" [syn: {midmost}, {in the middle}]

in the mind
adv : with respect to the mind; "she's a bit weak upstairs" [syn: {upstairs}, {in the head}]

in the nick of time
adv : at the last possible moment; "she was saved in the nick of time" [syn: {just in time}]

in the north
adv : in a northern direction; "they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!" [syn: {north}, {to the north}, {northerly}, {northwards}, {northward}]

in the public eye
adj : of great interest to the public; "a person in the public eye" [syn: {in the public eye(p)}]

in the raw
adj : (used informally) completely unclothed [syn: {bare-assed}, {bare-ass}, {in the altogether}, {in the buff}, {raw}, {peeled}, {naked as a jaybird}, {stark naked}]

in the same breath
adv : simultaneously; "she praised and criticized him in the same breath"

in the south
adv : in a southern direction; "we moved south" [syn: {south}, {to the south}]

in their right minds
adj : behaving responsibly [syn: {in his right mind(p)}, {in her right mind(p)}, {in their right minds(p)}]

in theory
adv 1: according to the assumed facts; "on paper the candidate seems promising" [syn: {theoretically}, {on paper}]
2: with regard to fundamentals although not concerning details; "in principle, we agree" [syn: {in principle}, {in essence}]
3: as described in contrast to as practiced; "on paper, this looks like a good idea" [syn: {on paper}]

in this
adv : (formal) in or into that thing or place; "they can read therein what our plans are" [syn: {therein}, {in that}]

in time
adv 1: within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time; "he will understand eventually"; "he longed for the flowers that were yet to show themselves"; "sooner or later you will have to face the facts"; "in time they came to accept the harsh reality" [syn: {eventually}, {yet}, {sooner or later}, {one of these days}]
2: without being tardy; "we made it to the party in time" [syn: {soon enough}]

in toto
adv : in entirety; "they bought the business in toto"; "in recommendations were adopted in toto"

in trouble
adj 1: having a serious nonfinancial problem; "in trouble with the police" [syn: {in trouble(p)}]
2: facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty; "the troubled car industry"; "distressed companies need loans and technical advice"; "financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices"; "we were hard put to meet the mortgage paymentng"; "it was apparent that the magazine was in trouble"; "found themselves in a bad way financially" [syn: {distressed}, {hard-pressed}, {hard put}, {in a bad way(p)}, {in trouble(p)}]

in truth
adv : in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers); "in truth, moral decay hastened the decline of the Roman Empire"; "really, you shouldn't have done it"; "a truly awful book" [syn: {really}, {truly}]

in turn
adv : in proper order or sequence; "talked to each child in turn"; "the stable became in turn a chapel and then a movie theater" [syn: {successively}]

in two ways
adv : in a twofold manner; "he was doubly wrong" [syn: {doubly}]

in unison
adv 1: speaking or singing at the same time; simultaneously; "they shouted `Yes!' in unison"; "they responded in chorus to the teacher's questions" [syn: {in chorus}]
2: in complete agreement; "my feelings about the matter are in unison with yours" [syn: {in accord}]
3: at the same pitch; "they sang in unison"

in use
adj 1: (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line); "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal" [syn: {busy}, {engaged}, {in use(p)}]
2: currently being used; "robots are in use throughout industry"

in utero
adv : in the uterus; "the child was infected in utero from the mother"

in vacuo
adv 1: in isolation and without reference to anything else
2: in a vacuum

in vain
adv : to no avail; "he looked for her in vain"; "the city fathers tried vainly to find a solution" [syn: {vainly}]

in view
adj : at or within a reasonable distance for seeing; "not a policeman in sight"; "kept the monkey in view" [syn: {in sight}]

in vitro
adj : in an artificial environment outside the living organism; "in vitro fertilization" [syn: {ex vivo}] [ant: {in vivo}]
adv : in an artificial environment outside the living organism; "an egg fertilized in vitro" [syn: {ex vivo}]

in vivo
adj : within a living organism; "in vivo techniques" [ant: {in vitro}]
adv : in the living organism; "studies conducted in vivo"

in vogue
adj : in the current fashion or style [syn: {a la mode(p)}, {in style(p)}, {in vogue(p)}, {modish}]

in width
adj : of a specified width; "a yard in width"; "three feet in breadth" [syn: {in width(p)}, {in breadth(p)}]

in working order
adj : fit or ready for use or service; "the toaster was still functional even after being dropped"; "the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable"; "an operational aircraft"; "the dishwasher is now in working order" [syn: {functional}, {usable}, {useable}, {in working order(p)}, {operable}, {operational}]

in writing
adj : written or drawn or engraved; "graphic symbols" [syn: {graphic}, {graphical}, {in writing(p)}]
adv : as written or printed; "this is exactly what the composer had set down on paper" [syn: {on paper}]

in your birthday suit
adj : as naked as at birth [syn: {mother-naked}, {naked as the day one was born}, {naked as the day you were born}, {in one's birthday suit}]

inability
n 1: lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something [ant: {ability}]
2: lacking the power to perform [syn: {unfitness}] [ant: {ability}]

inaccessibility
n : the quality of not being unavailable when needed [syn: {unavailability}] [ant: {handiness}, {handiness}]

inaccessible
adj 1: capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all [syn: {unaccessible}] [ant: {accessible}]
2: not capable of being obtained; "a rare work, today almost inaccessible"; "timber is virtually unobtainable in the islands"; "untouchable resources buried deep within the earth" [syn: {unobtainable}, {unprocurable}, {untouchable}]

inaccessibly
adv : in an inaccessible manner; "located inaccessibly on the top of a mountain"

inaccuracy
n : the quality of being inaccurate and having errors [ant: {accuracy}]

inaccurate
adj 1: not accurate; "an inaccurate translation"; "the thermometer is inaccurate" [ant: {accurate}]
2: not precisely accurate; "an inexact quotation" [syn: {inexact}]
3: containing or characterized by error; "erroneous conclusions"; "the answer was inaccurate" [syn: {erroneous}]

inaccurately
adv : in an inaccurate manner; "this student works rather inaccurately and sloppily" [ant: {accurately}]

Inachis
n : a genus of Nymphalidae [syn: {genus Inachis}]

Inachis io
n : European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot [syn: {peacock}, {peacock butterfly}]

inaction
n 1: the state of being inactive [syn: {inactivity}, {inactiveness}] [ant: {action}, {action}, {action}]
2: a state of no activity [syn: {inactiveness}]

inactivate
v 1: release from military service or remove from the active list of military service [syn: {demobilize}, {demobilise}] [ant: {call up}]
2: make inactive; "they deactivated the file" [syn: {deactivate}] [ant: {activate}]

inactivation
n 1: the process of rendering inactive; "the gene inactivation system"; "thermal inactivation of serum samples" [ant: {activation}]
2: breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges) [syn: {deactivation}]

inactive
adj 1: not participating in a chemical reaction; "desired amounts of inactive chlorine"
2: not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly [ant: {active}]
3: not active or exerting influence [ant: {active}]
4: of e.g. volcanos; permanently inactive; "an extinct volcano" [syn: {extinct}] [ant: {active}, {dormant}]
5: of e.g. volcanos; temporarily inactive; "a dormant volcano" [syn: {dormant}] [ant: {extinct}, {active}]
6: lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith [syn: {passive}] [ant: {active}]
7: lacking activity; lying idle or unused; "an inactive mine"; "inactive accounts"; "inactive machinery" [ant: {active}]
8: not engaged in full-time work; "inactive reserve" ; "an inactive member of the department" [ant: {active}]
9: not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature" [ant: {active}] 10: not engaged in military action [syn: {reserve(a)}] 11: not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest" [syn: {motionless}, {static}, {still}] 12: temporarily inactive [syn: {abeyant}, {in abeyance(p)}, {suspended}]

inactiveness
n 1: the state of being inactive [syn: {inaction}, {inactivity}] [ant: {action}, {action}, {action}]
2: a state of no activity [syn: {inaction}]
3: a disposition to remain inactive or inert; "he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work" [syn: {inactivity}, {inertia}] [ant: {activeness}]

inactivity
n 1: the state of being inactive [syn: {inaction}, {inactiveness}] [ant: {action}, {action}, {action}]
2: a disposition to remain inactive or inert; "he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work" [syn: {inactiveness}, {inertia}] [ant: {activeness}]
3: being inactive; being less active [ant: {activity}]

inadequacy
n 1: lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits" [syn: {insufficiency}, {deficiency}] [ant: {sufficiency}, {sufficiency}]
2: a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents" [syn: {insufficiency}]
3: unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate [syn: {inadequateness}] [ant: {adequacy}]

inadequate
adj 1: (sometimes followed by `to') not meeting the requirements especially of a task; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was inadequate to the job" [ant: {adequate}]
2: not sufficient to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience" [syn: {poor}, {short}]

inadequately
adv : in an inadequate manner or to an inadequate degree; "the temporary camps were inadequately equipped" [ant: {adequately}]

inadequateness
n : unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate [syn: {inadequacy}] [ant: {adequacy}]

inadmissibility
n : unacceptability as a consequence of not being admissible [ant: {admissibility}]

inadmissible
adj : not deserving to be admitted; "inadmissible evidence" [ant: {admissible}]

inadvertence
n 1: an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something [syn: {oversight}]
2: the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities [syn: {unmindfulness}, {heedlessness}, {inadvertency}] [ant: {mindfulness}, {mindfulness}]

inadvertency
n : the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities [syn: {unmindfulness}, {heedlessness}, {inadvertence}] [ant: {mindfulness}, {mindfulness}]

inadvertent
adj : without intention (especially resulting from heedless action); "with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table"; "accidental poisoning"; "an accidental shooting" [syn: {accidental}]

inadvertently
adv : without knowledge or intention; "he unwittingly deleted the references" [syn: {unwittingly}, {unknowingly}] [ant: {mindfully}, {wittingly}, {wittingly}]

inadvisability
n : the quality of being ill advised [ant: {advisability}]

inadvisable
adj 1: not prudent or wise; not recommended; "running on the ice is inadvisable" [syn: {unadvisable}] [ant: {advisable}]
2: not advisable; "an unnecessary and inadvisable action"

inadvisably
adv : in an expedient manner [syn: {expediently}] [ant: {inexpediently}]

inaesthetic
adj : violating aesthetic canons or requirements; deficient in tastefulness or beauty; "inaesthetic and quite unintellectual"; "peered through those inaesthetic spectacles" [syn: {unaesthetic}] [ant: {aesthetic}]

inalienable
adj 1: incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another; "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights" [syn: {unalienable}] [ant: {alienable}]
2: not subject to forfeiture; "an unforfeitable right" [syn: {unforfeitable}]

inalienably
adv : in an inalienable manner; "this property is held inalienably"

inalterable
adj : not capable of being changed or altered; "unalterable resolve"; "an unalterable ground rule" [syn: {unalterable}] [ant: {alterable}]

inamorata
n : a woman with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship

inamorato
n : a man with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship

inane
adj : complacently or inanely foolish [syn: {asinine}, {fatuous}, {mindless}, {vacuous}]

inanely
adv : vacuously or complacently and unconsciously foolish [syn: {fatuously}]

inanimate
adj 1: belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things; "the word `car' is inanimate" [ant: {animate}]
2: not endowed with life; "the inorganic world is inanimate"; "inanimate objects"; "dead stones" [syn: {nonliving}, {dead}] [ant: {animate}]
3: appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse; "an inanimate body"; "pulseless and dead" [syn: {breathless}, {pulseless}]

inanimateness
n : not having life [syn: {lifelessness}] [ant: {animateness}]

inanition
n 1: weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy [syn: {lassitude}, {lethargy}]
2: exhaustion resulting from lack of food

inanity
n : total lack of meaning or ideas [syn: {senselessness}, {mindlessness}, {vacuity}, {pointlessness}]

Inanna
n : consort of Dumuzi (Tammuz)

inapplicability
n : irrelevance by virtue of being inapplicable to the matter at hand [ant: {applicability}]

inapplicable
adj : not capable of being applied; "rules inapplicable to day students" [syn: {unsuitable}]

inapposite
adj : of an inappropriate or misapplied nature [syn: {out of place}]

inappositeness
n : in appropriateness; "greater inaptness of expression would be hard to imagine" [syn: {inaptness}] [ant: {aptness}, {aptness}]

inappreciable
adj : too small to make a significant difference; "inappreciable fluctuations in temperature"

inappropriate
adj 1: not suitable for a particular occasion etc; "noise seems inappropriate at a time of sadness"; "inappropriate shoes for a walk on the beach"; "put inappropriate pressure on them" [ant: {appropriate}]
2: not conforming with accepted standards of propriety or taste; undesirable; "incorrect behavior"; "she was seen in all the wrong places"; "He thought it was wrong for her to go out to work" [syn: {incorrect}, {wrong}]
3: not in keeping with what is correct or proper; "completely inappropriate behavior" [syn: {incompatible}, {out or keeping(p)}, {unfitting}]

inappropriately
adv : in an inappropriate manner; "he was inappropriately dressed" [syn: {unsuitably}, {not suitably}] [ant: {appropriately}, {appropriately}]

inappropriateness
n 1: inappropriate conduct [syn: {wrongness}] [ant: {appropriateness}]
2: the quality of not being particularly suitable [ant: {appropriateness}]

inapt
adj : not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?" [syn: {awkward}, {clumsy}, {cumbersome}, {inept}, {ill-chosen}]

inaptitude
n : a lack of aptitude [ant: {aptitude}]

inaptness
n : in appropriateness; "greater inaptness of expression would be hard to imagine" [syn: {inappositeness}] [ant: {aptness}, {aptness}]

inarguable
adj : against which no argument can be made [syn: {unarguable}]

inarticulate
adj : without or deprived of the use of speech or words; "inarticulate beasts"; "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommital"; "inarticulate with rage"; "an inarticulate cry" [syn: {unarticulate}] [ant: {articulate}]

inarticulately
adv 1: without eloquence; in an inarticulate manner; "the freshman expresses his thoughts unarticulately" [syn: {ineloquently}] [ant: {eloquently}, {eloquently}]
2: in an inarticulate manner; "he talked inarticulately about the accident that had just taken his wife's life" [ant: {articulately}]

inartistic
adj : lacking aesthetic sensibility; [syn: {unartistic}]

inattention
n : lack of attention [ant: {attention}]

inattentive
adj 1: showing a lack of attention; "inattentive students" [ant: {attentive}]
2: inattentive because of lack of interest
3: not showing due care or attention; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter"; "neglectful parents" [syn: {neglectful}]
4: unwilling to hear [syn: {unheeding}, {unlistening(a)}, {deaf to(p)}]
5: not paying attention [syn: {unobservant}, {unvigilant}, {unwatchful}]

inattentively
adv : in an absent-minded or preoccupied manner; "he read the letter absently" [syn: {absently}, {abstractedly}, {absentmindedly}]

inattentiveness
n 1: a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people) [syn: {heedlessness}] [ant: {attentiveness}]
2: the trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of others [ant: {attentiveness}]

inaudibility
n : the quality of not being perceptible by the ear [syn: {inaudibleness}] [ant: {audibility}]

inaudible
adj : impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear; "an inaudible conversation" [syn: {unhearable}] [ant: {audible}]

inaudibleness
n : the quality of not being perceptible by the ear [syn: {inaudibility}] [ant: {audibility}]

inaudibly
adv : in an inaudible manner; "she spoke inaudibly low" [ant: {audibly}]

inaugural
adj 1: occurring at or characteristic of a formal investiture or induction; "the President's inaugural address"; "an inaugural ball" [ant: {exaugural}]
2: serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage" [syn: {initiative}, {initiatory}, {first}, {maiden}]
n 1: an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president) [syn: {inaugural address}]
2: the ceremonial induction into a position; "the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration" [syn: {inauguration}]

inaugural address
n : an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president) [syn: {inaugural}]

inaugurally
adv : so as to inaugurate; "the mayor inaugurally drove the spade into the ground"

inaugurate
v 1: commence officially [syn: {kick off}]
2: open ceremoniously or dedicate formally
3: be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period" [syn: {usher in}, {introduce}]

inauguration
n 1: the act of starting a new operation or practice; "he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation"; "the startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes" [syn: {startup}]
2: the ceremonial induction into a position; "the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration" [syn: {inaugural}]

Inauguration Day
n : the day designated for inauguration of the United States president [syn: {January 20}]

inauspicious
adj 1: not auspicious; boding ill [syn: {unfortunate}] [ant: {auspicious}]
2: contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions" [syn: {adverse}, {harmful}, {untoward}]
3: presaging ill-fortune; "ill omens"; "ill predictions"; "my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"- P.B.Shelley; "a dead and ominous silence prevailed"; "a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government" [syn: {ill}, {ominous}]

inauspiciously
adv : in an inauspicious manner; "he started his new job inauspiciously on Friday the 13th" [syn: {unpropitiously}] [ant: {auspiciously}, {auspiciously}]

inauspiciousness
n : the quality of suggesting an unsuccessful result [syn: {unpropitiousness}] [ant: {auspiciousness}, {auspiciousness}]

inauthentic
adj : intended to deceive; "a spurious work of art" [syn: {unauthentic}, {spurious}]

in-basket
n : a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your incoming material [syn: {in-tray}] [ant: {out-basket}]

in-between
adj : being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series; "adolescence is an awkward in-between age"; "in a mediate position"; "the middle point on a line" [syn: {mediate}, {middle}]

inboard
adj : located within the hull or nearest the midline of a vessel or aircraft; "the inboard flaps on the wing" [ant: {outboard}]

inborn
adj 1: normally existing at birth; "mankind's connatural sense of the good" [syn: {connatural}, {inbred}, {native}]
2: present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development [syn: {congenital}, {innate}, {inherent}]

inborn error of metabolism
n : any of a number of diseases in which an inherited defect (usually a missing or inadequate enzyme) results in an abnormality of metabolism

inborn reflex
n : an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus [syn: {reflex}, {instinctive reflex}, {innate reflex}, {unconditioned reflex}, {physiological reaction}]

inbound
adj : directed or moving inward or toward a center; "the inbound train"; "inward flood of capital" [syn: {arriving(a)}, {inward}]

in-bounds
adj : between the first and third base lines

inbred
See {inbreed}

inbred
adj 1: produced by inbreeding [ant: {outbred}]
2: normally existing at birth; "mankind's connatural sense of the good" [syn: {connatural}, {inborn}, {native}]

inbreeding
n : the act of mating closely related individuals

inbuilt
adj : existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth" [syn: {built-in}, {constitutional}, {inherent}, {integral}]

INC
n : a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government [syn: {Iraqi National Congress}]

Inca
n 1: a ruler of the Incas (or a member of his family)
2: a member of the small group of Quechuan people living in the Cuzco valley in Peru who established hegemony over their neighbors to create the great Inca empire that lasted from about 1100 until the Spanish conquest in the early 1530s [syn: {Inka}, {Incan}]

incalculable
adj : not capable of being calculated [ant: {calculable}]

incalescence
n : the property of being warming [syn: {calefaction}]

Incan
n : a member of the small group of Quechuan people living in the Cuzco valley in Peru who established hegemony over their neighbors to create the great Inca empire that lasted from about 1100 until the Spanish conquest in the early 1530s [syn: {Inca}, {Inka}]

incandesce
v 1: cause to become incandescent or glow; "the lamp was incandesced"
2: become incandescent or glow with heat; "an incandescing body"

incandescence
n 1: the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised [syn: {glow}]
2: light from heat

incandescent
adj 1: emitting light as a result of being heated; "an incandescent bulb" [syn: {candent}]
2: characterized by ardent emotion or intensity or brilliance; "an incandescent performance"

incandescent lamp
n : electric lamp consisting of a glass bulb containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated [syn: {light bulb}, {lightbulb}, {bulb}, {electric light}, {electric-light bulb}]

incantation
n : a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect [syn: {conjuration}]

incapability
n 1: lack of potential for development [syn: {incapableness}] [ant: {capability}]
2: the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally [syn: {incapableness}] [ant: {capability}, {capability}]

incapable
adj 1: (followed by `of') lacking capacity or ability; "incapable of carrying a tune"; "he is incapable of understanding the matter"; "incapable of doing the work" [ant: {capable}]
2: not being susceptible to or admitting of something (usually followed by `of'); "incapable of solution" [syn: {incapable(p)}]
3: lacking the necessary skill or knowledge etc.; "an incapable helper" [syn: {unqualified}]
4: (followed by `of') not having the temperament or inclination for; "simply incapable of lying" [ant: {capable}]
5: not meeting requirements; "unequal to the demands put upon him" [syn: {incompetent}, {unequal to(p)}]

incapableness
n 1: lack of potential for development [syn: {incapability}] [ant: {capability}]
2: the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally [syn: {incapability}] [ant: {capability}, {capability}]

incapacitate
v 1: make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer" [syn: {disable}, {disenable}] [ant: {enable}]
2: injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident" [syn: {disable}, {invalid}, {handicap}]

incapacitated
adj 1: lacking in or deprived of strength or power; "lying ill and helpless"; "helpless with laughter" [syn: {helpless}]
2: incapacitated by injury or illness [syn: {disabled}, {handicapped}]

incapacitating
adj : that cripples or disables or incapacitates; "a crippling injury" [syn: {crippling}, {disabling}]

incapacity
n 1: lack of intellectual power [ant: {capacity}]
2: lack of physical or natural qualifications [ant: {capacity}]

incarcerate
v : lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" [syn: {imprison}, {lag}, {immure}, {put behind bars}, {jail}, {jug}, {gaol}, {put away}, {remand}]

incarceration
n : the state of being imprisoned; "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon" [syn: {captivity}, {imprisonment}, {immurement}]

incarnadine
v : make flesh-colored

incarnate
adj 1: possessing or existing in bodily form; "what seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind"- Shakespeare; "an incarnate spirit"; "`corporate' is an archaic term" [syn: {bodied}, {corporal}, {corporate}, {embodied}]
2: invested with a bodily form especially of a human body; "a monarch...regarded as a god incarnate"
v 1: make concrete and real [ant: {disincarnate}]
2: represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist" [syn: {body forth}, {embody}, {substantiate}]

incarnation
n 1: a new personification of a familiar idea; "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of evil"; "the very avatar of cunning" [syn: {embodiment}, {avatar}]
2: (Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ
3: time passed in a particular bodily form; "he believes that his life will be better in his next incarnation"
4: the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc. [syn: {personification}]

incase
v : enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud" [syn: {encase}, {case}]

incased
adj : covered or protected with or as if with a case; "knights cased in steel"; "products encased in leatherette" [syn: {cased}, {encased}]

incasement
n : the act of enclosing something in a case [syn: {encasement}]

incaution
n : the trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger [syn: {incautiousness}] [ant: {caution}]

incautious
adj 1: lacking in caution; "an incautious remark"; "incautious talk" [ant: {cautious}]
2: without out proper caution; "an incautious step sent her headlong down the stairs"
3: displaying or feeling no wariness; "an unguarded remark"; "spilled the beans in an incautious moment" [syn: {unguarded}]

incautiously
adv : without caution or prudence; "one unfortunately sees historic features carelessly lost when estates fall into unsympathetic hands" [syn: {carelessly}] [ant: {cautiously}, {cautiously}]

incautiousness
n : the trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger [syn: {incaution}] [ant: {caution}]

incendiarism
n : malicious burning to destroy property; "the British term for arson is fire-raising" [syn: {arson}, {fire-raising}]

incendiary
adj 1: involving deliberate burning of property; "an incendiary fire"
2: arousing to action or rebellion [syn: {incitive}, {inflammatory}, {instigative}, {rabble-rousing}, {seditious}]
3: capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily; "an incendiary agent"; "incendiary bombs"
n 1: a criminal who illegally sets fire to property [syn: {arsonist}, {firebug}]
2: a bomb that is designed to start fires; are most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel) [syn: {incendiary bomb}, {firebomb}]

incendiary bomb
n : a bomb that is designed to start fires; are most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel) [syn: {incendiary}, {firebomb}]

incense
n 1: a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
2: the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned; "incense filled the room"
v 1: perfume especially with a censer [syn: {cense}, {thurify}]
2: make furious [syn: {infuriate}, {exasperate}]

incense cedar
n 1: any of several attractive trees of southwestern South America and New Zealand and New Caledonia having glossy evergreen leaves and scented wood
2: tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark [syn: {red cedar}, {Calocedrus decurrens}, {Libocedrus decurrens}]

incense tree
n : any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense

incense wood
n : fragrant wood of two incense trees of the genus Protium

incensed
adj : angered at something unjust or wrong; "an indignant denial"; "incensed at the judges' unfairness"; "a look of outraged disbelief"; "umbrageous at the loss of their territory" [syn: {indignant}, {outraged}, {umbrageous}]

incentive
n 1: a positive motivational influence [syn: {inducement}, {motivator}] [ant: {disincentive}]
2: an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output [syn: {bonus}]

incentive option
n : an option granted to corporate executives if the company achieves certain financial goals [syn: {incentive stock option}]

incentive program
n : a formal scheme for inducing someone (as employees) to do something [syn: {incentive scheme}]

incentive scheme
n : a formal scheme for inducing someone (as employees) to do something [syn: {incentive program}]

incentive stock option
n : an option granted to corporate executives if the company achieves certain financial goals [syn: {incentive option}]

inception
n : an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events [syn: {origin}, {origination}]

incertain
adj : lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance; "uncertain of his convictions"; "unsure of himself and his future"; "moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps"; "an uncertain smile"; "touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers" [syn: {uncertain}, {unsure}] [ant: {certain(p)}, {certain(p)}]

incertitude
n : the state of being unsure of something [syn: {doubt}, {uncertainty}, {dubiety}, {doubtfulness}, {dubiousness}] [ant: {certainty}]

incessancy
n : the quality of something that continues without end or interruption [syn: {continuousness}, {ceaselessness}, {incessantness}]

incessant
adj 1: occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted; "a child's incessant questions"; "your perpetual (or continual) complaints" [syn: {perpetual}, {endless}]
2: uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing; "the ceaseless thunder of surf"; "in constant pain"; "night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city"; "the never-ending search for happiness"; "the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy"; "man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation"; "unremitting demands of hunger" [syn: {ceaseless}, {constant}, {never-ending}, {perpetual}, {unceasing}, {unremitting}]

incessantly
adv : with unflagging resolve; "dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste" [syn: {endlessly}, {ceaselessly}, {unceasingly}, {unendingly}, {continuously}]

incessantness
n : the quality of something that continues without end or interruption [syn: {continuousness}, {ceaselessness}, {incessancy}]

incest
n : sexual intercourse between persons too closely related to marry (as between a parent and a child)

incestuous
adj 1: resembling incest as by excessive intimacy
2: relating to or involving incest

incestuously
adv : by incest; "incestuously conceived"

inch
n 1: a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot [syn: {in}]
2: a unit of measurement for advertising space [syn: {column inch}]
v : advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car" [syn: {edge}]

Incheon
n : a port city in western South Korea on the Yellow Sea [syn: {Inchon}, {Chemulpo}]

in-chief
adj : indicating the head of a staff; "editor-in-chief" [syn: {in-chief(ip)}]

inchoate
adj : only partly in existence; imperfectly formed; "incipient civil disorder"; "an incipient tumor"; "a vague inchoate idea" [syn: {incipient}]

inchoative
adj : beginning to develop; "inchoative stages" [syn: {formative}]

inchoative aspect
n : aspect with regard to the beginning of the action of the verb

Inchon
n 1: a port city in western South Korea on the Yellow Sea [syn: {Incheon}, {Chemulpo}]
2: a battle in the Korean War (1950); United States forces landed at Inchon

inchworm
n : small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae [syn: {measuring worm}, {looper}]

incidence
n 1: the relative frequency of occurrence of something [syn: {relative incidence}]
2: the striking of a light beam on a surface; "he measured the angle of incidence of the reflected light"

incidence angle
n : the angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence [syn: {angle of incidence}]

incident
adj 1: falling or striking on something
2: (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence; "incidental expenses"; "the road will bring other incidental advantages"; "extra duties incidental to the job"; "labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion"; "confusion incidental to a quick change" [syn: {incidental}] [ant: {basic}]
n 1: a single distinct event
2: a public disturbance; "the police investigated an incident at the bus station"

incidental
adj 1: (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence; "incidental expenses"; "the road will bring other incidental advantages"; "extra duties incidental to the job"; "labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion"; "confusion incidental to a quick change" [syn: {incident}] [ant: {basic}]
2: following as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with related problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management" [syn: {accompanying}, {attendant}, {concomitant}, {incidental to(p)}]
3: not of prime or central importance; "nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry"- Pubs.MLA [syn: {nonessential}]
n 1: (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified; "he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses" [syn: {incidental expense}, {minor expense}]
2: an item that is incidental

incidental expense
n : (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified; "he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses" [syn: {incidental}, {minor expense}]

incidental music
n : music composed to accompany the action of a drama or to fill intervals between scenes

incidental to
adj : following as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with related problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management" [syn: {accompanying}, {attendant}, {concomitant}, {incidental}, {incidental to(p)}]

incidentally
adv 1: introducing a different topic; "by the way, I won't go to the party" [syn: {by the way}, {by the bye}]
2: in an incidental manner; "these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models" [syn: {accidentally}, {by chance}]
3: by the way; "apropos, can you lend me some money for the weekend?" [syn: {apropos}]

incienso
n : fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine [syn: {brittlebush}, {brittle bush}, {Encelia farinosa}]

incinerate
v 1: become reduced to ashes; "The paper incinerated quickly"
2: cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil" [syn: {burn}]

incineration
n : the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes

incinerator
n : a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse)

incipience
n : beginning to exist or to be apparent; "he placed the incipience of democratic faith at around 1850"; "it is designed to arrest monopolies in their incipiency" [syn: {incipiency}]

incipiency
n : beginning to exist or to be apparent; "he placed the incipience of democratic faith at around 1850"; "it is designed to arrest monopolies in their incipiency" [syn: {incipience}]

incipient
adj : only partly in existence; imperfectly formed; "incipient civil disorder"; "an incipient tumor"; "a vague inchoate idea" [syn: {inchoate}]

incise
v : make an incision into by carving or cutting

incised
adj 1: sharply and deeply indented
2: cut into with a sharp instrument
3: cut or impressed into a surface; "an incised design"; "engraved invitations" [syn: {engraved}, {etched}, {graven}, {inscribed}]

incision
n 1: a depression scratched or carved into a surface [syn: {scratch}, {prick}, {slit}, {dent}]
2: the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) [syn: {section}, {surgical incision}]

incisive
adj 1: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations" [syn: {acute}, {discriminating}, {keen}, {knifelike}, {penetrating}, {penetrative}, {piercing}, {sharp}]
2: very penetrating and clear and sharp in operation; "an incisive mind"; "a keen intelligence"; "of sharp and active intellect" [syn: {keen}, {sharp}]
3: suitable for cutting or piercing; "incisive teeth"; "the piercing needle" [syn: {piercing}]

incisively
adv 1: in an incisive manner; "he was incisively critical"
2: in a precise manner; "she always expressed herself precisely" [syn: {precisely}, {exactly}] [ant: {imprecisely}, {imprecisely}]

incisiveness
n : keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect [syn: {trenchancy}]

incisor
n : a tooth for cutting or gnawing; located in the front of the mouth in both jaws

incisura
n : (anatomy) a notch or small hollow [syn: {incisure}]

incisure
n : (anatomy) a notch or small hollow [syn: {incisura}]

incitation
n 1: something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action [syn: {incitement}, {provocation}]
2: an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating; "the incitement of mutiny" [syn: {incitement}]

incite
v 1: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" [syn: {motivate}, {actuate}, {propel}, {move}, {prompt}]
2: provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people" [syn: {instigate}, {set off}, {stir up}]
3: urge on; cause to act; "They other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window" [syn: {prod}, {egg on}]

incitement
n 1: an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating; "the incitement of mutiny" [syn: {incitation}]
2: needed encouragement; "the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation" [syn: {provocation}]
3: something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action [syn: {incitation}, {provocation}]
4: the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion [syn: {exhortation}]

inciter
n : someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the instigator of their quarrel" [syn: {instigator}, {provoker}, {instigant}, {firebrand}]

incitive
adj : arousing to action or rebellion [syn: {incendiary}, {inflammatory}, {instigative}, {rabble-rousing}, {seditious}]

incivility
n : deliberate discourtesy [ant: {civility}]

inclemency
n 1: weather unsuitable for outdoor activities [syn: {bad weather}, {inclementness}] [ant: {good weather}]
2: excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp" [syn: {severity}, {harshness}, {rigor}, {rigour}, {hardness}, {stiffness}]

inclement
adj 1: (of weather of climate) physically severe [ant: {clement}]
2: used of persons or behavior; showing no clemency or mercy; "the harse sentence of an inclement judge" [ant: {clement}]

inclementness
n : weather unsuitable for outdoor activities [syn: {bad weather}, {inclemency}] [ant: {good weather}]

inclination
n 1: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict" [syn: {disposition}, {tendency}]
2: (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees [syn: {inclination of an orbit}]
3: (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis) [syn: {angle of inclination}]
4: (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon [syn: {dip}, {angle of dip}, {magnetic dip}, {magnetic inclination}]
5: that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; "her inclination is for classical music" [ant: {disinclination}]
6: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right" [syn: {tilt}, {list}, {lean}, {leaning}]
7: a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink" [syn: {tendency}]
8: the act of inclining; bending forward; "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement" [syn: {inclining}]

inclination of an orbit
n : (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees [syn: {inclination}]

incline
n 1: an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of the mountain" [syn: {slope}, {side}]
2: an inclined surface or roadway that moves traffic from one level to another [syn: {ramp}]
v 1: have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence" [syn: {tend}, {be given}, {lean}, {run}]
2: bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well; "He inclined his ear to the wise old man"
3: lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow; "She inclined her head to the student"
4: be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down" [syn: {slope}, {pitch}]
5: make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them" [syn: {dispose}] [ant: {indispose}]

incline bench press
n : a bench press performed on an inclined bench

inclined
adj 1: (often followed by `to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency; "wasn't inclined to believe the excuse"; "inclined to be moody" [syn: {inclined(p)}] [ant: {disinclined}]
2: at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position; "an inclined plane" [ant: {horizontal}, {vertical}]
3: having made preparations; "prepared to take risks" [syn: {disposed(p)}, {fain}, {inclined(p)}, {prepared}]
4: used especially of the head or upper back; "a bent head and sloping shoulders" [syn: {bent}, {bowed}]

inclined fault
n : a geological fault in which one side is above the other

inclined plane
n : a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal

inclining
n : the act of inclining; bending forward; "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement" [syn: {inclination}]

inclinometer
n 1: an instrument showing the angle that an aircraft makes with the horizon
2: a measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip (as from an airplane) [syn: {dip circle}]
3: an instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation [syn: {clinometer}]

inclose
v 1: surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him" [syn: {enclose}, {shut in}]
2: introduce; "Insert your ticket here" [syn: {insert}, {enclose}, {stick in}, {put in}, {introduce}]

inclosure
n 1: something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter [syn: {enclosure}]
2: the act of enclosing something inside something else [syn: {enclosure}, {enclosing}, {envelopment}]

include
v 1: have as a part, be made up out of; "The list includes the names of many famous writers" [ant: {exclude}]
2: consider as part of something; "I include you in the list of culprits" [ant: {exclude}]
3: add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category; "We must include this chemical element in the group"
4: allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar" [syn: {admit}, {let in}] [ant: {exclude}]

included
adj : enclosed in the same envelope or package; "the included check"

inclusion
n 1: the state of being included [ant: {exclusion}]
2: the relation of comprising something; "he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work" [syn: {comprehension}]
3: any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases); "an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell" [syn: {inclusion body}, {cellular inclusion}]
4: the act of including

inclusion body
n : any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases); "an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell" [syn: {cellular inclusion}, {inclusion}]

inclusion body encephalitis
n : a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years [syn: {subacute sclerosing panencephalitis}, {SSPE}, {subacute inclusion body encephalitis}, {sclerosing leukoencephalitis}, {subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis}, {Bosin's disease}, {Dawson's encephalitis}, {Van Bogaert encephalitis}]

inclusion body myositis
n : myositis characterized by weakness of limb muscles (especially the thighs and wrists and fingers); sometimes involves swallowing muscles; onset after 50 and slowly progressive; seen more often in men than in women

inclusive
adj : including much or everything; and especially including stated limits; "an inclusive art form"; "an inclusive fee"; "his concept of history is modern and inclusive"; "from Monday to Friday inclusive" [ant: {exclusive}]

incognito
adj : with your identity concealed [syn: {incognito(p)}]
adv : without revealing one's identity; "in Holland he lived incognito as a carpenter in the shipyards of the East India company"

incognizable
adj : incapable of being perceived or known [syn: {incognoscible}]

incognizant
adj : (often followed by `of') lacking knowledge or awareness; "incognizant of the new political situation" [syn: {unaware}] [ant: {cognizant}]

incognoscible
adj : incapable of being perceived or known [syn: {incognizable}]

incoherence
n 1: lack of cohesion or clarity or organization [syn: {incoherency}] [ant: {coherence}]
2: nonsense that is simply incoherent and unintelligible [syn: {incoherency}, {unintelligibility}]

incoherency
n 1: lack of cohesion or clarity or organization [syn: {incoherence}] [ant: {coherence}]
2: nonsense that is simply incoherent and unintelligible [syn: {incoherence}, {unintelligibility}]

incoherent
adj 1: without logical or meaningful connection; "a turgid incoherent presentation" [ant: {coherent}]
2: unable to think or express your thoughts in a clear or orderly manner; "incoherent with grief"
3: unable to express yourself clearly or fluently; "felt tongue-tied with embarrassment"; "incoherent with grief" [syn: {tongue-tied}]

incoherently
adv : in an incoherent manner; "he talked incoherently when he drank too much" [ant: {coherently}]

incombustible
adj : not capable of igniting and burning [syn: {noncombustible}] [ant: {combustible}]

income
n : the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time [ant: {outgo}]

income bracket
n : a category of taxpayers based on the amount of their income [syn: {tax bracket}, {income tax bracket}]

income statement
n : a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period [syn: {earnings report}, {operating statement}, {profit-and-loss statement}]

income tax
n : a personal tax levied on annual income

income tax bracket
n : a category of taxpayers based on the amount of their income [syn: {income bracket}, {tax bracket}]

income tax return
n : document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability; "his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return" [syn: {tax return}, {return}]

incoming
adj : coming in or succeeding or of the future; "incoming class"; "incoming mail"; "the incoming president" [ant: {outgoing}]
n : the act of entering; "she made a grand entrance" [syn: {entrance}, {entering}, {entry}, {ingress}]

incommensurable
adj 1: impossible to measure or compare in value or size or excellence
2: not having a common factor

incommensurate
adj : (often followed by `with') not corresponding in size or degree or extent; "a reward incommensurate with his effort" [ant: {commensurate}]

incommode
v : to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..." [syn: {trouble}, {put out}, {inconvenience}, {disoblige}, {discommode}, {bother}]

incommodious
adj : uncomfortably or inconveniently small; "incommodious hotel accommodations" [ant: {commodious}]

incommodiousness
n : an inconvenient discomfort [syn: {inconvenience}]

incommunicado
adj : without the means or right to communicate; "a prisoner held incommunicado"; "incommunicado political detainees"

incommunicative
adj : not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions [syn: {uncommunicative}] [ant: {communicative}]

incommutability
n : the quality of being not interchangeable

incommutable
adj 1: not subject to alteration or change [ant: {commutable}]
2: not interchangeable or able to substitute one for another; "a rare incommutable skill"

incomparable
adj : such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared; "an incomparable week of rest and pleasure"; "the computer proceeds with its incomparable logic and efficiency"; "this report is incomparable with the earlier ones because of different breakdowns of the data" [syn: {uncomparable}] [ant: {comparable}]

incomparably
adv : in an incomparable manner or to an incomparable degree; "she is incomparably gifted" [syn: {uncomparably}] [ant: {comparably}]

incompatibility
n 1: the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time [syn: {mutual exclusiveness}, {inconsistency}, {repugnance}]
2: (immunology) the degree to which the body's immune system will try to reject foreign material (as transfused blood or transplanted tissue)
3: the quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination [ant: {compatibility}]

incompatible
adj 1: not compatible; "incompatible personalities"; "incompatible colors" [ant: {compatible}]
2: used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect [syn: {antagonistic}] [ant: {synergistic}]
3: not suitable to your tastes or needs; "the uncongenial roommates were always fighting"; "the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs" [syn: {uncongenial}] [ant: {congenial}]
4: incapable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification [ant: {compatible}]
5: of words so related that one contrasts with the other; "`rich' and `hard-up' are contrastive terms" [syn: {contrastive}]
6: not easy to combine harmoniously [syn: {ill-sorted}, {mismated}, {unsuited}]
7: not compatible with other facts [syn: {discrepant}]
8: not in keeping with what is correct or proper; "completely inappropriate behavior" [syn: {inappropriate}, {out or keeping(p)}, {unfitting}]
9: used especially of solids or solutions; incapable of blending into a stable homogeneous mixture

incompatibly
adv : without compatibility [ant: {compatibly}]

incompetence
n 1: lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications [syn: {incompetency}] [ant: {competence}]
2: inability of a part or organ to function properly

incompetency
n : lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications [syn: {incompetence}] [ant: {competence}]

incompetent
adj 1: not qualified or suited for a purpose; "an incompetent secret service"; "the filming was hopeless incompetent" [ant: {competent}]
2: showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf" [syn: {bungling}, {clumsy}, {fumbling}]
3: not doing a good job; "incompetent at chess" [syn: {unskilled}]
4: not meeting requirements; "unequal to the demands put upon him" [syn: {incapable}, {unequal to(p)}]
n : someone who is not competent to take effective action [syn: {incompetent person}]

incompetent cervix
n : (obstetrics) uterine cervix that becomes dilated before term and without labor often resulting in miscarriage or premature birth

incompetent person
n : someone who is not competent to take effective action [syn: {incompetent}]

incompetently
adv : in an incompetent manner; "he did the job rather incompetently" [syn: {displaying incompetence}] [ant: {competently}]

incomplete
adj 1: not complete or total; not completed; "an incomplete account of his life"; "political consequences of incomplete military success"; "an incomplete forward pass" [syn: {uncomplete}] [ant: {complete}]
2: lacking one or more of the four whorls of the complete flower--sepals or petals or stamens or pistils; "an incomplete flower" [ant: {complete}, {complete}]
3: not yet finished; "his thesis is still incomplete"; "an uncompleted play" [syn: {uncompleted}]

incomplete abortion
n : termination of pregnancy without expulsion of all of the products of conception [syn: {partial abortion}]

incomplete fracture
n : fracture that does not go across the entire width of the bone

incompletely
adv : not to a full degree or extent; "words incompletely understood"; "a form filled out incompletely"

incompleteness
n : the state of being incomplete and imperfect [ant: {completeness}]

incomprehensibility
n : the quality of being incomprehensible [ant: {comprehensibility}]

incomprehensible
adj 1: incapable of being explained or accounted for; "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons" [syn: {inexplicable}] [ant: {explicable}]
2: difficult to understand; "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein [syn: {uncomprehensible}] [ant: {comprehensible}]

incomprehension
n : an inability to understand; "his incomprehension of the consequences" [ant: {comprehension}]

incomprehensive
adj : not comprehensive [syn: {noncomprehensive}] [ant: {comprehensive}]

incompressibility
n : the property of being incompressible [ant: {compressibility}]

incompressible
adj : impossible to compress; resisting compression; "mounds of incompressible garbage" [ant: {compressible}]

incomputable
adj : beyond calculation or measure; "of incalculable value"; "an incomputable amount"; "jewels of inestimable value"; "immeasurable wealth" [syn: {inestimable}, {immeasurable}]

inconceivability
n : the state of being impossible to conceive [syn: {inconceivableness}]

inconceivable
adj : totally unlikely [syn: {impossible}, {out of the question}, {unimaginable}]

inconceivableness
n : the state of being impossible to conceive [syn: {inconceivability}]

inconceivably
adv : to an inconceivable degree; "inconceivably small"

inconclusive
adj 1: not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question; "an inconclusive reply"; "inconclusive evidence"; "the inconclusive committee vote" [ant: {conclusive}]
2: leading to no final results or outcome; "an inconclusive experiment"

inconclusively
adv : not conclusively; "the meeting ended inconclusively" [ant: {conclusively}]

inconclusiveness
n : the quality of being inconclusive [ant: {finality}]

Inconel
n : a nickel-base alloy with chromium and iron; used in gas-turbine blades

incongruent
adj : not congruent [ant: {congruent}]

incongruity
n : the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate [syn: {incongruousness}] [ant: {congruity}, {congruity}]

incongruous
adj : lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness; "a plan incongruous with reason"; "incongruous behavior"; "a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation" [ant: {congruous}]

incongruously
adv : in an incongruous manner; "his shirttails stuck out from his tuxedo pants somewhat incongruously"

incongruousness
n : the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate [syn: {incongruity}] [ant: {congruity}, {congruity}]

inconsequence
n : having no important effects or influence [ant: {consequence}]

inconsequent
adj : lacking worth or importance; "his work seems trivial and inconsequential"; "the quite inconsequent fellow was managed like a puppet" [syn: {inconsequential}]

inconsequential
adj 1: lacking worth or importance; "his work seems trivial and inconsequential"; "the quite inconsequent fellow was managed like a puppet" [syn: {inconsequent}]
2: not following logically as a consequence

inconsequentially
adv : lacking consequence; "`You're so beautifully dressed,' she said and added quite inconsequentially, `Can you stay the night?'" [syn: {inconsequently}] [ant: {consequentially}]

inconsequently
adv : lacking consequence; "`You're so beautifully dressed,' she said and added quite inconsequentially, `Can you stay the night?'" [syn: {inconsequentially}] [ant: {consequentially}]

inconsiderable
adj : too small or unimportant to merit attention; "passed his life in an inconsiderble village"; "their duties were inconsiderable"; "had no inconsiderable influence" [ant: {considerable}]

inconsiderate
adj 1: lacking regard for the rights or feelings of others; "shockingly inconsiderate behavior" [ant: {considerate}]
2: without proper consideration or reflection; "slovenly inconsiderate reasoning"; "unconsidered words"; "prejudice is the holding of unconsidered opinions" [syn: {unconsidered}]

inconsiderately
adv : in an inconsiderate manner; "inconsiderately, he asked to be invited for dinner" [syn: {without consideration}] [ant: {considerately}]

inconsiderateness
n : the quality of failing to be considerate of others [syn: {inconsideration}, {thoughtlessness}] [ant: {consideration}, {consideration}]

inconsideration
n : the quality of failing to be considerate of others [syn: {inconsiderateness}, {thoughtlessness}] [ant: {consideration}, {consideration}]

inconsistency
n 1: the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time [syn: {incompatibility}, {mutual exclusiveness}, {repugnance}]
2: the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts [ant: {consistency}]

inconsistent
adj 1: displaying a lack of consistency; "inconsistent statements"; "inconsistent with the roadmap" [ant: {consistent}]
2: not capable of being made consistent or harmonious; "inconsistent accounts"
3: not in agreement [syn: {discrepant}]

inconsistently
adv : without showing consistency; "he acted inconsistently when he bought these stocks" [ant: {systematically}]

inconsolable
adj : sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled; "inconsolable when her son died" [syn: {disconsolate}, {unconsolable}] [ant: {consolable}]

inconspicuous
adj : not prominent or readily noticeable; "he pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole"; "the invisible man" [syn: {invisible}] [ant: {conspicuous}]

inconspicuously
adv : in a manner intended to avoid attracting attention; "he had entered the room inconspicuously" [ant: {conspicuously}]

inconspicuousness
n : the quality of being not easily seen [ant: {conspicuousness}]

inconstancy
n 1: unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous [syn: {faithlessness}, {falseness}, {fickleness}]
2: the quality of being changeable and variable [syn: {changefulness}] [ant: {constancy}]

inconstant
adj : likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable; "inconstant affections"; "an inconstant lover"; "swear not by...the inconstant moon"- Shakespeare [ant: {constant}]

incontestable
adj 1: incapable of being contested or disputed [syn: {incontestible}] [ant: {contestable}]
2: not open to question; obviously true; "undeniable guilt"; "indisputable evidence of a witness" [syn: {indisputable}, {undisputable}]

incontestible
adj : incapable of being contested or disputed [syn: {incontestable}] [ant: {contestable}]

incontinence
n 1: involuntary urination or defecation [syn: {incontinency}]
2: indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures [syn: {dissoluteness}, {self-gratification}]

incontinency
n : involuntary urination or defecation [syn: {incontinence}]

incontinent
adj : not having control over urination and defecation [ant: {continent}]

incontrovertibility
n : the quality of being undeniable and not worth arguing about [syn: {incontrovertibleness}]

incontrovertible
adj 1: impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument" [syn: {irrefutable}, {positive}]
2: necessarily or demonstrably true; "demonstrable truths" [syn: {demonstrable}]

incontrovertibleness
n : the quality of being undeniable and not worth arguing about [syn: {incontrovertibility}]

incontrovertibly
adv : in an obvious and provable manner; "his documentary sources are demonstrably wrong" [syn: {demonstrably}, {provably}]

inconvenience
n 1: an inconvenient discomfort [syn: {incommodiousness}]
2: a difficulty that causes anxiety [syn: {troublesomeness}, {worriment}]
3: the quality of not being useful or convenient [ant: {convenience}]
v : to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..." [syn: {trouble}, {put out}, {disoblige}, {discommode}, {incommode}, {bother}]

inconvenience oneself
v : take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please" [syn: {trouble oneself}, {trouble}, {bother}]

inconvenient
adj 1: not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs; "it is inconvenient not to have a telephone in the kitchen"; "the back hall is an inconvenient place for the telephone" [ant: {convenient}]
2: not conveniently timed; "an early departure is inconvenient for us"

inconveniently
adv : in an inconvenient manner; "he arrived at an inconveniently late hour" [ant: {handily}]

inconvertibility
n : the quality of not being exchangeable; "the inconvertibility of their currency made international trade impossible" [ant: {convertibility}]

inconvertible
adj 1: used especially of currencies; incapable of being exchanged for or replaced by another currency of equal value [syn: {unconvertible}, {unexchangeable}] [ant: {convertible}]
2: not capable of being changed into something else; "the alchemists were unable to accept the inconvertible nature of elemental metals" [syn: {untransmutable}]

incoordination
n : a lack of coordination of movements [ant: {coordination}]

incorporate
adj : formed or united into a whole [syn: {incorporated}, {integrated}, {merged}, {unified}]
v 1: make into a whole or make part of a whole; "She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal" [syn: {integrate}] [ant: {disintegrate}]
2: include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's" [syn: {contain}, {comprise}]
3: form a corporation
4: unite or merge with something already in existence; "incorporate this document with those pertaining to the same case"

incorporated
adj 1: formed or united into a whole [syn: {incorporate}, {integrated}, {merged}, {unified}]
2: organized and maintained as a legal corporation; "a special agency set up in corporate form"; "an incorporated town" [syn: {corporate}]
3: introduced into as a part of the whole; "the ideas incorporated in his revised manuscript"

incorporation
n 1: consolidating two or more things; union in (or into) one body
2: learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself [syn: {internalization}, {internalisation}]
3: including by incorporation

incorporative
adj : growing by taking over and incorporating adjacent territories; "the Russian Empire was a typical incorporative state"

incorporeal
adj : without material form or substance; "an incorporeal spirit" [syn: {immaterial}] [ant: {corporeal}]

incorporeality
n : the quality of not being physical; not consisting of matter [syn: {immateriality}] [ant: {materiality}, {materiality}]

incorrect
adj 1: not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions" [syn: {wrong}] [ant: {correct}, {correct}]
2: not conforming with accepted standards of propriety or taste; undesirable; "incorrect behavior"; "she was seen in all the wrong places"; "He thought it was wrong for her to go out to work" [syn: {inappropriate}, {wrong}]

incorrectly
adv 1: in an incorrect manner; "to credit Lister with the first formulation of the basic principle of stratigraphy would be to bestow credit falsely" [syn: {falsely}]
2: in an incorrect manner; "she guessed wrong" [syn: {wrongly}, {wrong}] [ant: {correctly}, {correctly}]

incorrectness
n 1: lack of conformity to social expectations [ant: {correctness}]
2: the quality of not conforming to fact or truth [syn: {wrongness}] [ant: {correctness}, {correctness}]

incorrigible
adj : impervious to correction by punishment [ant: {corrigible}]

incorrupt
adj 1: free of corruption or immorality; "a policeman who was incorrupt and incorruptible" [ant: {corrupt}]
2: free of corruption or immorality

incorruptibility
n : the incapability of being corrupted [ant: {corruptibility}]

incorruptible
adj : incapable of being morally corrupted; "incorruptible judges are the backbone of the society"

incorruption
n : characterized by integrity or probity [syn: {incorruptness}] [ant: {corruptness}]

incorruptness
n : characterized by integrity or probity [syn: {incorruption}] [ant: {corruptness}]

increase
n 1: a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks" [syn: {addition}, {gain}]
2: a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month" [ant: {decrease}]
3: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population" [syn: {increment}, {growth}] [ant: {decrease}, {decrease}]
4: the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare" [syn: {increment}] [ant: {decrease}]
5: the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary" [syn: {step-up}] [ant: {decrease}]
v 1: become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased" [ant: {decrease}]
2: make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" [ant: {decrease}]

increased
adj : made greater in size or amount or degree [ant: {decreased}]

increasing
adj 1: becoming greater or larger; "increasing prices" [ant: {decreasing}]
2: music [ant: {decreasing}]

increasing monotonic
adj : consistently increasing; "an increasing monotonic function"

increasingly
adv : advancing in amount or intensity; "she became increasingly depressed" [syn: {progressively}, {more and more}]

incredibility
n : the quality of being incredible [syn: {incredibleness}] [ant: {credibility}]

incredible
adj : beyond belief or understanding; "at incredible speed"; "the book's plot is simply incredible" [syn: {unbelievable}] [ant: {credible}]

incredibleness
n : the quality of being incredible [syn: {incredibility}] [ant: {credibility}]

incredibly
adv : not easy to believe; "behind you the coastal hills plunge to the incredibly blue sea backed by the Turkish mountains" [syn: {improbably}, {implausibly}, {unbelievably}] [ant: {believably}, {credibly}]

incredulity
n : doubt about the truth of something [syn: {disbelief}, {skepticism}, {mental rejection}]

incredulous
adj : not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving [ant: {credulous}]

incredulously
adv : in an incredulous manner; "the woman looked up at her incredulously" [syn: {unbelievingly}, {disbelievingly}] [ant: {credulously}, {credulously}]

increment
n 1: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population" [syn: {increase}, {growth}] [ant: {decrease}, {decrease}]
2: the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare" [syn: {increase}] [ant: {decrease}]

incremental
adj : increasing gradually by regular degrees or additions; "lecturers enjoy...steady incremental growth in salary"

incremental cost
n : the increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of output [syn: {marginal cost}, {differential cost}]

incriminate
v 1: suggest that someone is guilty [syn: {imply}, {inculpate}]
2: bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "He charged the man with spousal abuse" [syn: {accuse}, {impeach}, {criminate}]

incriminating
adj : charging or suggestive of guilt or blame; "incriminatory testimony" [syn: {criminative}, {criminatory}, {incriminatory}]

incriminatingly
adv : in an incriminating manner

incrimination
n : an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed; "his incrimination was based on my testimony"; "the police laid the blame on on the driver" [syn: {inculpation}, {blame}]

incriminatory
adj : charging or suggestive of guilt or blame; "incriminatory testimony" [syn: {criminative}, {criminatory}, {incriminating}]

incrust
v 1: decorate or cover lavishly with gems [syn: {encrust}, {beset}]
2: cover or coat with a crust [syn: {encrust}]
3: form a crust or a hard layer [syn: {encrust}]

incrustation
n 1: the formation of a crust [syn: {encrustation}]
2: a hard outer layer that covers something [syn: {crust}, {encrustation}]
3: a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay [syn: {encrustation}]

incubate
v 1: develop under favorable conditions, such as germs and bacteria
2: sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs" [syn: {brood}, {hatch}, {cover}]

incubation
n 1: maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development
2: (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear
3: sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body [syn: {brooding}]

incubation period
n : the period between infection and the appearance of symptoms of the disease

incubator
n : apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants [syn: {brooder}]

incubi
incubus
n 1: a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
2: a situation resembling a terrifying dream [syn: {nightmare}]
3: someone who depresses or worries others [also: {incubi} (pl)]

incubi
See {incubus}

incubus
n 1: a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
2: a situation resembling a terrifying dream [syn: {nightmare}]
3: someone who depresses or worries others [also: {incubi} (pl)]

incudes
incus
n : the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes [syn: {anvil}] [also: {incudes} (pl)]

incudes
See {incus}

inculcate
v : teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; "inculcate values into the young generation" [syn: {instill}, {infuse}]

inculcation
n : teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition [syn: {ingraining}, {instilling}]

inculpability
n : a state of innocence [syn: {blamelessness}, {inculpableness}, {guiltlessness}]

inculpable
adj : free of guilt; not subject to blame; "has lived a blameless life"; "of irreproachable character"; "an unimpeachable reputation" [syn: {blameless}, {irreproachable}, {unimpeachable}]

inculpableness
n : a state of innocence [syn: {blamelessness}, {inculpability}, {guiltlessness}]

inculpate
v : suggest that someone is guilty [syn: {incriminate}, {imply}]

inculpation
n : an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed; "his incrimination was based on my testimony"; "the police laid the blame on on the driver" [syn: {incrimination}, {blame}]

inculpative
adj : causing blame to be imputed to [syn: {inculpatory}] [ant: {exculpatory}]

inculpatory
adj : causing blame to be imputed to [syn: {inculpative}] [ant: {exculpatory}]

incumbency
n 1: the term during which some position is held [syn: {tenure}, {term of office}]
2: a duty that is incumbent upon you
3: the office of an incumbent

incumbent
adj 1: lying or leaning on something else; "an incumbent geological formation"
2: currently holding an office; "the incumbent governor"
n : the official who holds an office [syn: {officeholder}]

incumbent on
adj : morally binding or necessary; "it is incumbent on me to attend" [syn: {incumbent on(p)}]

incumbrance
n 1: a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage) [syn: {encumbrance}]
2: an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind" [syn: {burden}, {load}, {encumbrance}, {onus}]
3: any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome [syn: {hindrance}, {hitch}, {preventive}, {preventative}, {encumbrance}, {interference}]

incur
v 1: make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to; "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health"
2: receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions" [syn: {receive}, {get}, {find}, {obtain}] [also: {incurring}, {incurred}]

incurability
n 1: incapability of being cured or healed [syn: {incurableness}] [ant: {curability}, {curability}]
2: incapability of being altered in disposition or habits; "the incurability of his optimism"

incurable
adj 1: being such that a cure is impossible; "an incurable disease"; "an incurable addiction to smoking" [ant: {curable}]
2: unalterable in disposition or habits; "an incurable optimist"
n : a person whose disease is incurable

incurableness
n : incapability of being cured or healed [syn: {incurability}] [ant: {curability}, {curability}]

incurably
adv 1: to an incurable degree; "she was incurably optimistic"
2: in a manner impossible to cure; "he is incurably ill"

incurious
adj : showing absence of intellectual inquisitiveness or natural curiosity; "strangely incurious about the cause of the political upheaval surrounding them" [ant: {curious}]

incurred
See {incur}

incurred
incur
v 1: make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to; "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health"
2: receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions" [syn: {receive}, {get}, {find}, {obtain}] [also: {incurring}, {incurred}]

incurrence
n : the act of incurring (making yourself subject to something undesirable)

incurring
See {incur}

incurring
n : acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable); "incurring debts is easier than paying them"

incurring
incur
v 1: make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to; "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health"
2: receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions" [syn: {receive}, {get}, {find}, {obtain}] [also: {incurring}, {incurred}]

incursion
n 1: the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers); "the incursion of television into the American livingroom"
2: an attack that penetrates into enemy territory [syn: {penetration}]
3: the mistake of incurring liability or blame

incursive
adj : involving invasion or aggressive attack; "invasive war" [syn: {invading}, {invasive}]

incurvate
adj : bent into or having an inward curve [syn: {incurved}]
v 1: bend inwards; "The body incurvates a little at the back"
2: cause to curve inward; "gravity incurvates the rays"

incurvation
n 1: a shape that curves or bends inward [syn: {concave shape}, {concavity}, {incurvature}]
2: the action of creating a curved shape

incurvature
n : a shape that curves or bends inward [syn: {concave shape}, {concavity}, {incurvation}]

incurved
adj : bent into or having an inward curve [syn: {incurvate}]

incus
n : the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes [syn: {anvil}] [also: {incudes} (pl)]

indaba
n : a council at which indigenous peoples of southern Africa meet to discuss some important question

indapamide
n : diuretic (trade name Lozal) used in the treatment of hypertension [syn: {Lozal}]

indebted
adj 1: under a legal obligation to someone [syn: {indebted(p)}]
2: owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc [syn: {indebted(p)}]

indebtedness
n : an obligation to pay money to another party [syn: {liability}, {financial obligation}]

indecency
n 1: the quality of being indecent [ant: {decency}]
2: an indecent or improper act [syn: {impropriety}]

indecent
adj 1: not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry" [syn: {indecorous}, {unbecoming}, {uncomely}, {unseemly}, {untoward}]
2: offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture" [ant: {decent}]
3: offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance; "a bathing suit considered indecent by local standards"

indecent exposure
n : vulgar and offensive nakedness in a public place [syn: {public nudity}]

indecently
adv : in an indecent manner; "she was rather indecently dressed" [ant: {decently}]

indecipherable
adj 1: not easily deciphered; "indecipherable handwriting" [syn: {unclear}, {undecipherable}, {unreadable}]
2: impossible to determine the meaning of; "an indecipherable message"

indecision
n 1: doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action; "his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost" [syn: {indecisiveness}, {irresolution}]
2: the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose; "the king's incurable indecisiveness caused turmoil in his court" [syn: {indecisiveness}] [ant: {decisiveness}, {decisiveness}]

indecisive
adj 1: characterized by lack of decision and firmness; "an indecisive manager brought the enterprise to a standstill" [ant: {decisive}]
2: not definitely settling something; "a long and indecisive war" [ant: {decisive}]
3: not clearly defined; "indecisive boundaries running through mountains"

indecisively
adv 1: lacking firmness or resoluteness; "`I don't know,' he said indecisively" [ant: {decisively}]
2: without finality; inconclusively; "the battle ended indecisively; neither side had clearly won but neither side admitted defeat" [ant: {decisively}]

indecisiveness
n 1: doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action; "his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost" [syn: {indecision}, {irresolution}]
2: the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose; "the king's incurable indecisiveness caused turmoil in his court" [syn: {indecision}] [ant: {decisiveness}, {decisiveness}]

indecorous
adj 1: lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct; "indecorous behavior" [syn: {indelicate}] [ant: {decorous}]
2: not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry" [syn: {indecent}, {unbecoming}, {uncomely}, {unseemly}, {untoward}]

indecorously
adv : without decorousness [syn: {unbecomingly}] [ant: {decorously}]

indecorousness
n : a lack of decorum [syn: {indecorum}] [ant: {decorum}, {decorum}]

indecorum
n 1: a lack of decorum [syn: {indecorousness}] [ant: {decorum}, {decorum}]
2: an act of undue intimacy [syn: {familiarity}, {impropriety}, {liberty}]

indeed
adv 1: in truth (often tends to intensify); "they said the car would break down and indeed it did"; "it is very cold indeed"; "was indeed grateful"; "indeed, the rain may still come"; "he did so do it!" [syn: {so}]
2: (used as an interjection) an expression of surprise or skepticism or irony etc.; "Wants to marry the butler? Indeed!"

indefatigability
n : tireless determination [syn: {indefatigableness}, {tirelessness}]

indefatigable
adj : showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality; "an indefatigable advocate of equal rights"; "a tireless worker"; "unflagging pursuit of excellence" [syn: {tireless}, {unflagging}, {unwearying}]

indefatigableness
n : tireless determination [syn: {indefatigability}, {tirelessness}]

indefatigably
adv : with indefatigable energy; "she watched the show indefatigably" [syn: {tirelessly}, {inexhaustibly}]

indefeasible
adj : not liable to being annulled or voided or undone; "an indefeasible right to freedom"; "an indefeasible claim to the title" [ant: {defeasible}]

indefensible
adj 1: (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified [syn: {untenable}]
2: incapable of being justified or explained [syn: {insupportable}, {unjustifiable}, {unwarrantable}, {unwarranted}]

indefinable
adj 1: not capable of being precisely or readily described; not easily put into words; "an indefinable feeling of terror"; "an abstract concept that seems indefinable" [syn: {undefinable}]
2: defying expression or description; "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor" [syn: {indescribable}, {ineffable}, {unspeakable}, {untellable}, {unutterable}]

indefinite
adj 1: vague or not clearly defined or stated; "must you be so indefinite?"; "amorphous blots of color having vague and indefinite edges"; "he would not answer so indefinite a proposal" [ant: {definite}]
2: not decided or not known; "were indefinite about their plans"; "plans are indefinite"

indefinite article
n : a determiner (as `a' or `some' in English) that indicates non-specificity of reference

indefinite integral
n : the set of functions F(x) + C, where C is any real number, such that F(x) is the integral of f(x)

indefinite quantity
n : an estimated quantity

indefinitely
adv : to an indefinite extent; for an indefinite time; "this could go on indefinitely"

indefiniteness
n : the quality of being vague and poorly defined [syn: {indeterminateness}, {indefinity}, {indetermination}, {indeterminacy}]

indefinity
n : the quality of being vague and poorly defined [syn: {indefiniteness}, {indeterminateness}, {indetermination}, {indeterminacy}]

indehiscent
adj : (of e.g. fruits) not opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds [ant: {dehiscent}]

indelible
adj : cannot be removed, washed away or erased; "an indelible stain" [syn: {unerasable}]

indelible ink
n : ink that cannot be erased or washed away

indelibly
adv : in an indelible manner; "this tradition has left its mark indelibly upon the social, political, educational and industrial fabric of this country"

indelicacy
n 1: the trait of being indelicate and offensive
2: an impolite act or expression

indelicate
adj 1: in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent; "an indelicate remark"; "an off-color joke" [syn: {off-color}, {off-colour}]
2: lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct; "indecorous behavior" [syn: {indecorous}] [ant: {decorous}]
3: verging on the indecent; "an indelicate proposition"

indemnification
n 1: a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury [syn: {damages}, {amends}, {indemnity}, {restitution}, {redress}]
2: an act of compensation for actual loss or damage or for trouble and annoyance

indemnified
See {indemnify}

indemnified
indemnify
v 1: secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for; "This plan indemnifies workers against wages lost through illness"
2: make amends for; pay compensation for; "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident" [syn: {compensate}, {recompense}, {repair}] [also: {indemnified}]

indemnify
v 1: secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for; "This plan indemnifies workers against wages lost through illness"
2: make amends for; pay compensation for; "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident" [syn: {compensate}, {recompense}, {repair}] [also: {indemnified}]

indemnity
n 1: protection against future loss [syn: {insurance}]
2: legal exemption from liability for damages
3: a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury [syn: {damages}, {amends}, {indemnification}, {restitution}, {redress}]

indene
n : a colorless liquid hydrocarbon extracted from petroleum or coal tar and used in making synthetic resins

indent
n 1: an order for goods to be exported or imported
2: the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line [syn: {indentation}, {indenture}]
v 1: set in from the margin; "Indent the paragraphs of a letter"
2: cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication; "indent the documents"
3: make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car" [syn: {dent}]
4: notch the edge of or make jagged
5: bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant; "an indentured servant" [syn: {indenture}]

indentation
n 1: a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline) [syn: {indenture}]
2: the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion [syn: {pitting}, {roughness}]
3: the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line [syn: {indent}, {indenture}]
4: the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions

indented
adj 1: having repeated square indentations like those in a battlement; "a crenelated molding" [syn: {embattled}, {crenelated}, {crenelate}, {crenellated}, {crenellate}]
2: having the central portion lower than the margin; "a depressed pustule" [syn: {depressed}]

indenture
n 1: a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline) [syn: {indentation}]
2: formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt
3: a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
4: the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line [syn: {indentation}, {indent}]
v : bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant; "an indentured servant" [syn: {indent}]

indentured
adj : bound by contract [syn: {apprenticed}, {articled}, {bound}]

independence
n 1: freedom from control or influence of another or others [syn: {independency}]
2: the successful ending of the American Revolution; "they maintained close relations with England even after independence"
3: a city in western Missouri; the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail

Independence Day
n : a legal holiday in the United States [syn: {Fourth of July}, {July 4}]

Independence Hall
n : the building in Philadelphia where the Declaration of Independence was signed

independency
n : freedom from control or influence of another or others [syn: {independence}]

independent
adj 1: free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism"; "an independent republic" [ant: {dependent}]
2: not dependent on or conditioned by or relative to anything else
3: of political bodies; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state" [syn: {autonomous}, {self-governing}, {sovereign}]
4: not contingent
5: of a clause; able to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb" [syn: {main(a)}] [ant: {dependent}]
6: not controlled by a party or interest group
n 1: a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics) [syn: {mugwump}, {fencesitter}]
2: a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them [syn: {freelance}, {self-employed person}]

independent agency
n : an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments

independent clause
n : a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence [syn: {main clause}]

Independent State of Papua New Guinea
n : a parliamentary democracy on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea [syn: {Papua New Guinea}]

Independent State of Samoa
n : a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific [syn: {Samoa}, {Western Samoa}, {Samoa i Sisifo}]

independent variable
n : (statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables [syn: {experimental variable}]

independently
adv 1: on your own; without outside help; "the children worked on the project independently"
2: apart from others; "the clothes were hung severally" [syn: {severally}]

Inderal
n : the first beta blocker (trade name Inderal) used in treating hypertension and angina pectoris and essential tremor [syn: {propanolol}]

indescribable
adj : defying expression or description; "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor" [syn: {indefinable}, {ineffable}, {unspeakable}, {untellable}, {unutterable}]

indescribably
adv : to an inexpressible degree; "she was looking very young tonight, and, as usual, indescribably beautiful, in a simple strapless dress of a green and white silky cotton" [syn: {ineffably}, {unutterably}, {unspeakably}]

indestructibility
n : the strength to resist destruction [ant: {destructibility}]

indestructible
adj 1: not easily destroyed [ant: {destructible}]
2: very long lasting; "less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys"; "the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent" [syn: {durable}, {perdurable}, {undestroyable}]

indeterminable
adj 1: not capable of being definitely decided or ascertained [syn: {undeterminable}] [ant: {determinable}]
2: unable to be determined

indeterminably
adv : in an indeterminable manner; "their relationship was of an indeterminably vague nature"

indeterminacy
n : the quality of being vague and poorly defined [syn: {indefiniteness}, {indeterminateness}, {indefinity}, {indetermination}]

indeterminacy principle
n : (quantum theory) the theory that it is impossible to measure both energy and time (or position and momentum) completely accurately at the same time [syn: {uncertainty principle}]

indeterminate
adj 1: not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance; "of indeterminate age"; "a zillion is a large indeterminate number"; "an indeterminate point of law"; "the influence of environment is indeterminate"; "an indeterminate future" [syn: {undetermined}] [ant: {determinate}]
2: having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex; "an indeterminate stem" [ant: {determinate}]
3: of uncertain or ambiguous nature; "the equivocal (or indeterminate) objects painted by surrealists"
4: not capable of being determined; "the indeterminate number of plant species in the jungle"
5: not leading to a definite ending or result; "an indeterminate campaign"

indeterminateness
n : the quality of being vague and poorly defined [syn: {indefiniteness}, {indefinity}, {indetermination}, {indeterminacy}]

indetermination
n : the quality of being vague and poorly defined [syn: {indefiniteness}, {indeterminateness}, {indefinity}, {indeterminacy}]

index
n 1: a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
2: 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 [syn: {index number}, {indicant}, {indicator}]
3: a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself [syn: {exponent}, {power}]
4: an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed
5: the finger next to the thumb [syn: {index finger}, {forefinger}]
v 1: list in an index
2: provide with an index; "index the book"
3: adjust through indexation; "The government indexes wages and prices" [also: {indices} (pl)]

index case
n : the earliest documented case of a disease that is included in an epidemiological study

index finger
n : the finger next to the thumb [syn: {index}, {forefinger}]

index fossil
n : a fossil known to have lived in a particular geologic age that can be used to date the rock layer in which it is found [syn: {guide fossil}]

index fund
n : a mutual fund that invests in the stocks that are the basis of a well-known stock or bond index

index number
n : 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 [syn: {index}, {indicant}, {indicator}]

index of refraction
n : the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to that in a medium [syn: {refractive index}]

index register
n : (computer science) a register used to determine the address of an operand

indexation
n : a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation

indexer
n : someone who provides an index

indexical
adj : of or relating to or serving as an index

indexing
n : the act of classifying and providing an index in order to make items easier to retrieve

indexless
adj : lacking an index

India
n : a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 [syn: {Republic of India}, {Bharat}]

India ink
n : a black liquid ink used for printing or writing or drawing [syn: {drawing ink}]

india paper
n : a thin tough opaque paper used in fine books

India rubber
n : latex from trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) [syn: {rubber}, {gum elastic}, {caoutchouc}]

Indiaman
n : a large sailing ship that was engaged in the British trade with India

Indian
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures; "the Indian subcontinent"; "Indian saris"
2: of or pertaining to American Indians or their culture or languages; "Native American religions"; "Indian arrowheads" [syn: {Amerind}, {Amerindic}, {native American}]
n 1: a member of the race of people living in North America when Europeans arrived [syn: {North American Indian}, {American Indian}, {Red Indian}]
2: a native or inhabitant of India
3: any of the languages spoken by Amerindians [syn: {Amerind}, {Amerindian language}, {American-Indian language}, {American Indian}]

Indian agent
n : a representative of the federal government to American Indian tribes (especially on Indian reservations)

Indian arrowroot
n : perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch [syn: {pia}, {Tacca leontopetaloides}, {Tacca pinnatifida}]

Indian banyan
n : East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks [syn: {banyan}, {banyan tree}, {banian}, {banian tree}, {East Indian fig tree}, {Ficus bengalensis}]

Indian bean
n 1: tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods [syn: {catalpa}]
2: perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pealike flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos [syn: {hyacinth bean}, {bonavist}, {Egyptian bean}, {Lablab purpureus}, {Dolichos lablab}]

Indian beech
n : evergreen Asiatic tree having glossy pinnate leaves and racemose creamy-white scented flowers; used as a shade tree [syn: {Pongamia glabra}]

Indian beet
n : stout perennial of eastern and central North America having palmate leaves and showy racemose blue flowers [syn: {wild lupine}, {sundial lupine}, {old-maid's bonnet}, {Lupinus perennis}]

Indian blackwood
n : East Indian tree having a useful dark purple wood [syn: {East Indian rosewood}, {East India rosewood}, {Indian rosewood}, {Dalbergia latifolia}]

Indian blanket
n : annual of central United States having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the center [syn: {blanket flower}, {fire wheel}, {fire-wheel}, {Gaillardia pulchella}]

Indian breadroot
n : densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots [syn: {breadroot}, {pomme blanche}, {pomme de prairie}, {Psoralea esculenta}]

Indian buffalo
n : upland buffalo of eastern Asia where true water buffaloes do not thrive; used for draft and milk

Indian button fern
n : fern of tropical Asia having round buttonlike bulbils [syn: {Tectaria macrodonta}]

Indian capital
n : the capital of India is a division of the old city of Delhi [syn: {New Delhi}, {capital of India}]

indian cherry
n : deciduous shrub of eastern and central United States having black berrylike fruit; golden-yellow in autumn [syn: {Carolina buckthorn}, {Rhamnus carolinianus}]

Indian chickweed
n : annual prostrate mat-forming weed having whorled leaves and small greenish-white flowers; widespread throughout North America [syn: {carpetweed}, {Molluga verticillata}]

Indian chief
n : the leader of a group of native Americans [syn: {Indian chieftain}]

Indian chieftain
n : the leader of a group of native Americans [syn: {Indian chief}]

Indian chocolate
n : erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate leaves and few nodding flowers with brown-purple calyx and orange-pink petals [syn: {water avens}, {purple avens}, {chocolate root}, {Geum rivale}]

Indian cholera
n : an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food [syn: {cholera}, {Asiatic cholera}, {epidemic cholera}]

Indian club
n : a bottle-shaped club used in exercises

Indian cobra
n : of tropical Africa and Asia [syn: {Naja naja}]

Indian coral tree
n : small to medium-sized thorny tree of tropical Asia and northern Australia having dense clusters of scarlet or crimson flowers and black seeds [syn: {Erythrina variegata}, {Erythrina Indica}]

Indian corn
n : tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times [syn: {corn}, {maize}, {Zea mays}]

Indian cress
n : strong-growing annual climber having large flowers of all shades of orange from orange-red to yellowish orange and seeds that are pickled and used like capers [syn: {garden nasturtium}, {Tropaeolum majus}]

Indian crocus
n : any of several dwarf orchids of the genus Pleione bearing 1 or 2 solitary slender-stalked white or pink to magenta or occasionally yellow flowers

Indian currant
n : North American deciduous shrub cultivated for it abundant clusters of coral-red berrylike fruits [syn: {coralberry}, {Symphoricarpos orbiculatus}]

Indian elephant
n : Asian elephant having smaller ears and tusks primarily in the male [syn: {Elephas maximus}]

Indian file
n : a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other [syn: {file}, {single file}]

Indian giver
n : one who ask you to return the present he has given you

Indian grackle
n : glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech [syn: {hill myna}, {grackle}, {Gracula religiosa}]

Indian hemp
n 1: source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber [syn: {Cannabis indica}]
2: valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation [syn: {kenaf}, {kanaf}, {deccan hemp}, {bimli}, {bimli hemp}, {Bombay hemp}, {Hibiscus cannabinus}]
3: Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints [syn: {rheumatism weed}, {Apocynum cannabinum}]

Indian lettuce
n : a plant of the genus Montia having edible pleasant-tasting leaves

indian lodge
n : any of various native American dwellings [syn: {lodge}]

Indian lotus
n : native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers [syn: {lotus}, {sacred lotus}, {Nelumbo nucifera}]

Indian madder
n : perennial East Indian creeping or climbing herb used for dye in the orient [syn: {munjeet}, {Rubia cordifolia}]

Indian mallow
n 1: tropical American weed having pale yellow or orange flowers naturalized in southern United States [syn: {Sida spinosa}]
2: tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States [syn: {velvetleaf}, {velvet-leaf}, {velvetweed}, {butter-print}, {China jute}, {Abutilon theophrasti}]

Indian meal
n : coarsely ground corn [syn: {cornmeal}]

Indian millet
n 1: sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa [syn: {durra}, {doura}, {dourah}, {Egyptian corn}, {Guinea corn}]
2: valuable forage grass of dry upland areas and plains of western North America to northern Mexico [syn: {mountain rice}, {silkgrass}, {silk grass}, {Oryzopsis hymenoides}]

Indian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in India

Indian mongoose
n : keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret; often domesticated [syn: {Herpestes nyula}]

indian mustard
n 1: Asiatic mustard used as a potherb [syn: {chinese mustard}, {leaf mustard}, {gai choi}, {Brassica juncea}]
2: leaves eaten as cooked greens [syn: {mustard}, {mustard greens}, {leaf mustard}]

Indian Mutiny
n : discontent with British administration in India led to numerous mutinies in 1857 and 1858; the revolt was put down after several battles and seiges (notably the seige at Lucknow) [syn: {Sepoy Mutiny}]

Indian Ocean
n : the 3rd largest ocean; bounded by Africa on the west, Asia on the north, Australia on the East and merging with the Antarctic Ocean to the south

Indian paint
n 1: perennial North American plant with grayish hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment [syn: {hoary puccoon}, {Lithospermum canescens}]
2: European annual with clusters of greenish flowers followed by red pulpy berrylike fruit; naturalized North America [syn: {strawberry blite}, {strawberry pigweed}, {Chenopodium capitatum}]

Indian paintbrush
n 1: erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers [syn: {butterfly weed}, {orange milkweed}, {chigger flower}, {chiggerflower}, {pleurisy root}, {tuber root}, {Asclepias tuberosa}]
2: any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts [syn: {painted cup}]

Indian pea
n : European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India and for stock elsewhere [syn: {grass pea}, {khesari}, {Lathyrus sativus}]

Indian pink
n 1: tropical American annual climber having red (sometimes white) flowers and finely dissected leaves; naturalized in United States and elsewhere [syn: {cypress vine}, {star-glory}, {Ipomoea quamoclit}, {Quamoclit pennata}]
2: North American lobelia having brilliant red flowers [syn: {cardinal flower}, {Lobelia cardinalis}]

Indian pipe
n : small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age [syn: {waxflower}, {Monotropa uniflora}]

Indian plantain
n : any of various plants of the genus Cacalia having leaves resembling those of plantain

Indian poke
n 1: North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally [syn: {white hellebore}, {American hellebore}, {bugbane}, {Veratrum viride}]
2: pokeweed of southeastern Asia and China [syn: {Phytolacca acinosa}]

Indian pony
n : a small native range horse [syn: {cayuse}]

Indian potato
n 1: a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans [syn: {groundnut}, {groundnut vine}, {potato bean}, {wild bean}, {Apios americana}, {Apios tuberosa}]
2: very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots [syn: {giant sunflower}, {tall sunflower}, {Helianthus giganteus}]

Indian python
n : very large python of southeast Asia [syn: {Python molurus}]

Indian race
n 1: sometimes included in the Caucasian race; native to the subcontinent of India
2: usually included in the Mongoloid race [syn: {Amerindian race}]

Indian rat snake
n : enter buildings in pursuit of prey [syn: {Ptyas mucosus}]

Indian rattlebox
n : erect subshrub having purple-tinted flowers and an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle; India [syn: {Crotalaria spectabilis}]

Indian red
n 1: a red pigment composed in part from ferric oxide which is often used in paints and cosmetics
2: a red soil containing ferric oxide; often used as a pigment
3: a reddish brown resembling the red soil used as body paint by American indians

Indian relish
n : chopped fruits or green tomatoes cooked in vinegar and sugar with ginger and spices [syn: {chutney}]

indian reservation
n : a reservation set aside for the use of indians

Indian rhinoceros
n : having one horn [syn: {Rhinoceros unicornis}]

Indian rhododendron
n : evergreen spreading shrub of India and southeastern Asia having large purple flowers [syn: {Melastoma malabathricum}]

Indian rhubarb
n 1: rhizomatous perennial herb with large dramatic peltate leaves and white to bright pink flowers in round heads on leafless stems; colonizes stream banks in the Sierra Nevada in California [syn: {umbrella plant}, {Darmera peltata}, {Peltiphyllum peltatum}]
2: Asian herb (Himalayas) [syn: {Himalayan rhubarb}, {red-veined pie plant}, {Rheum australe}, {Rheum emodi}]

Indian rice
n : grains of aquatic grass of North America [syn: {wild rice}]

Indian rosewood
n : East Indian tree having a useful dark purple wood [syn: {Indian blackwood}, {East Indian rosewood}, {East India rosewood}, {Dalbergia latifolia}]

Indian rupee
n : the basic unit of money in India; equal to 100 paise [syn: {rupee}]

Indian salad
n : showy perennial herb with white flowers; leaves sometimes used as edible greens in southeastern United States [syn: {Virginia waterleaf}, {Shawnee salad}, {shawny}, {John's cabbage}, {Hydrophyllum virginianum}]

Indian senna
n : erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {Alexandria senna}, {Alexandrian senna}, {true senna}, {tinnevelly senna}, {Senna alexandrina}, {Cassia acutifolia}, {Cassia augustifolia}]

indian shot
n : canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained [syn: {achira}, {arrowroot}, {Canna indica}, {Canna edulis}]

Indian summer
n : a period of unusually warm weather in the autumn [syn: {Saint Martin's summer}]

Indian tapir
n : a tapir found in Malaya and Sumatra [syn: {Malayan tapir}, {Tapirus indicus}]

Indian tick fever
n : a disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean area) caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans by a reddish brown tick (ixodid) that lives on dogs and other mammals [syn: {Marseilles fever}, {Kenya fever}, {boutonneuse fever}]

Indian tobacco
n 1: tobacco plant of South America and Mexico [syn: {wild tobacco}, {Nicotiana rustica}]
2: North American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic [syn: {bladderpod}, {Lobelia inflata}]

Indian trail
n : a trail through the wilderness worn by Amerindians

Indian turnip
n : common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries [syn: {jack-in-the-pulpit}, {wake-robin}, {Arisaema triphyllum}, {Arisaema atrorubens}]

Indiana
n : a state in midwestern United States [syn: {Hoosier State}, {IN}]

Indianan
n : a resident of Indiana [syn: {Hoosier}]

Indianapolis
n : the capital and largest city of Indiana; a major commerical center in the country's heartland; site of an annual 500-mile automobile race [syn: {capital of Indiana}]

India-rubber fig
n : large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber [syn: {India-rubber tree}, {India-rubber plant}, {rubber plant}, {Assam rubber}, {Ficus elastica}]

India-rubber plant
n : large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber [syn: {India-rubber tree}, {India-rubber fig}, {rubber plant}, {Assam rubber}, {Ficus elastica}]

India-rubber tree
n : large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber [syn: {India-rubber plant}, {India-rubber fig}, {rubber plant}, {Assam rubber}, {Ficus elastica}]

Indic
n : a branch of the Indo-Iranian family of languages [syn: {Indo-Aryan}]

indicant
n 1: something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease" [syn: {indication}]
2: 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 [syn: {index}, {index number}, {indicator}]

indicate
v 1: be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" [syn: {bespeak}, {betoken}, {point}, {signal}]
2: indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents" [syn: {point}, {show}]
3: to state or express briefly; "indicated his wishes in a letter" [ant: {contraindicate}]
4: give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work" [syn: {argue}]
5: suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine; "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases" [syn: {suggest}] [ant: {contraindicate}]

indication
n 1: something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease" [syn: {indicant}]
2: the act of indicating or pointing out by name [syn: {denotation}]
3: (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure; "the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics" [ant: {contraindication}]
4: something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary; "there were indications that it was time to leave"
5: a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument; "he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm" [syn: {reading}, {meter reading}]

indicative
adj 1: relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple declarative statements; "indicative mood" [syn: {declarative}]
2: (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly; "actions indicative of fear" [syn: {indicatory}, {revelatory}, {significative}, {suggestive}]
n : a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact [syn: {indicative mood}, {declarative mood}, {declarative}, {common mood}, {fact mood}]

indicative mood
n : a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact [syn: {indicative}, {declarative mood}, {declarative}, {common mood}, {fact mood}]

indicator
n 1: 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 [syn: {index}, {index number}, {indicant}]
2: a signal for attracting attention
3: a device for showing the operating condition of some system
4: (chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance; can be used to indicate the completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction

indicator lamp
n : indicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operation [syn: {pilot light}, {pilot lamp}]

Indicatoridae
n : honey guides [syn: {family Indicatoridae}]

indicatory
adj : (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly; "actions indicative of fear" [syn: {indicative}, {revelatory}, {significative}, {suggestive}]

indices
index
n 1: a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
2: 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 [syn: {index number}, {indicant}, {indicator}]
3: a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself [syn: {exponent}, {power}]
4: an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed
5: the finger next to the thumb [syn: {index finger}, {forefinger}]
v 1: list in an index
2: provide with an index; "index the book"
3: adjust through indexation; "The government indexes wages and prices" [also: {indices} (pl)]

indices
See {index}

indict
v : accuse formally of a crime

indictability
n : the state of being liable to impeachment [syn: {impeachability}]

indictable
adj : liable to be accused, or cause for such liability; "the suspect was chargeable"; "an indictable offense" [syn: {chargeable}]

indiction
n : a 15-year cycle used as a chronological unit in ancient Rome and adopted in some medieval kingdoms

indictment
n 1: a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense [syn: {bill of indictment}]
2: an accusation of wrongdoing; "the book is an indictment of modern philosophy"

indie
adj : (of pop groups) not affiliated with a major recording company
n : a pop group not affiliated with a major record company

indifference
n 1: unbiased impartial unconcern
2: apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions [syn: {emotionlessness}, {impassivity}, {impassiveness}, {phlegm}, {stolidity}, {unemotionality}]
3: the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally [syn: {apathy}, {spiritlessness}]
4: the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern [syn: {nonchalance}, {unconcern}]

indifferent
adj 1: marked by a lack of interest; "an apathetic audience"; "the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent" [syn: {apathetic}]
2: showing no care or concern in attitude or action; "indifferent to the sufferings of others"; "indifferent to her plea"
3: (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed; "deaf to her warnings" [syn: {deaf(p)}, {indifferent(p)}]
4: (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other; "whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial (or indifferent)"; "what others think is altogether indifferent to him" [syn: {immaterial}]
5: fairly poor to not very good; "has an indifferent singing voice"; "has indifferent qualifications for the job"
6: having only a limited ability to react chemically; not active; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction" [syn: {inert}, {neutral}]
7: marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another; "indifferent about which book you would give them"; "was indifferent to their acceptance or rejection of her invitation"
8: characterized by a lack of partiality; "a properly indifferent jury"; "an unbiased account of her family problems" [syn: {unbiased}, {unbiassed}]
9: neither good nor bad; "an indifferent performance"; "a gifted painter but an indifferent actor"; "her work at the office is passable"; "a so-so golfer"; "feeling only so-so"; "prepared a tolerable dinner"; "a tolerable working knowledge of French" [syn: {passable}, {so-so(p)}, {tolerable}] 10: neither too great nor too little; "a couple of indifferent hills to climb"

indifferently
adv : with indifference; in an indifferent manner; "she shrugged indifferently"

indigen
n : a person who was born in a particular place; an indigenous person [syn: {native}, {indigene}]

indigence
n : a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless" [syn: {need}, {penury}, {beggary}, {pauperism}, {pauperization}]

indigene
n : a person who was born in a particular place; an indigenous person [syn: {native}, {indigen}]

indigenous
adj : originating where it is found; "the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo"; "autochthonous rocks and people and folktales"; "endemic folkways"; "the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan" [syn: {autochthonal}, {autochthonic}, {autochthonous}, {endemic}]

indigenously
adv : in an indigenous manner

indigenousness
n : nativeness by virtue or originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place) [syn: {autochthony}, {endemism}]

indigent
adj : poor enough to need help from others [syn: {destitute}, {impoverished}, {necessitous}, {needy}, {poverty-stricken}]

indigestibility
n : the property of being difficult to digest [syn: {indigestibleness}] [ant: {digestibility}]

indigestible
adj : digested with difficulty [ant: {digestible}]

indigestibleness
n : the property of being difficult to digest [syn: {indigestibility}] [ant: {digestibility}]

indigestion
n : a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea [syn: {dyspepsia}, {stomach upset}, {upset stomach}]

Indigirka
n : a river in far eastern Siberia that flows generally northward to the Arctic Ocean [syn: {Indigirka River}]

Indigirka River
n : a river in far eastern Siberia that flows generally northward to the Arctic Ocean [syn: {Indigirka}]

indignant
adj : angered at something unjust or wrong; "an indignant denial"; "incensed at the judges' unfairness"; "a look of outraged disbelief"; "umbrageous at the loss of their territory" [syn: {incensed}, {outraged}, {umbrageous}]

indignantly
adv : in an indignant manner; "Miss Burney protested indignantly, her long thin nose turning pink with mortification at this irreverent piece of mimicry"

indignation
n : a feeling of righteous anger [syn: {outrage}]

indignity
n : an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem

indigo
n 1: a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically [syn: {anil}, {indigotin}]
2: deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye [syn: {indigo plant}, {Indigofera tinctoria}]
3: a blue-violet color [also: {indigoes} (pl)]

indigo bird
n : small deep blue North American bunting [syn: {indigo bunting}, {indigo finch}, {Passerina cyanea}]

indigo broom
n : much-branched erect herb with bright yellow flowers; distributed from Massachusetts to Florida [syn: {horsefly weed}, {rattle weed}, {Baptisia tinctoria}]

indigo bunting
n : small deep blue North American bunting [syn: {indigo finch}, {indigo bird}, {Passerina cyanea}]

indigo finch
n : small deep blue North American bunting [syn: {indigo bunting}, {indigo bird}, {Passerina cyanea}]

indigo plant
n : deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye [syn: {indigo}, {Indigofera tinctoria}]

indigo snake
n : large dark-blue nonvenomous snake that invades burrows; found in southern North America and Mexico [syn: {gopher snake}, {Drymarchon corais}]

indigo squill
n : eastern camas; eastern and central North America [syn: {wild hyacinth}, {Camassia scilloides}]

indigoes
indigo
n 1: a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically [syn: {anil}, {indigotin}]
2: deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye [syn: {indigo plant}, {Indigofera tinctoria}]
3: a blue-violet color [also: {indigoes} (pl)]

indigoes
See {indigo}

Indigofera
n : genus of tropical herbs and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and spurred flowers in long racemes or spikes [syn: {genus Indigofera}]

Indigofera anil
n : shrub of West Indies and South America that is a source of indigo dye [syn: {anil}, {Indigofera suffruticosa}]

Indigofera suffruticosa
n : shrub of West Indies and South America that is a source of indigo dye [syn: {anil}, {Indigofera anil}]

Indigofera tinctoria
n : deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye [syn: {indigo}, {indigo plant}]

indigotin
n : a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically [syn: {anil}, {indigo}]

indinavir
n : a protease inhibitor (trade name Crixivan) used for treating HIV [syn: {Crixivan}]

Indira Gandhi
n : daughter of Nehru who served as prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 (1917-1984) [syn: {Gandhi}, {Indira Nehru Gandhi}, {Mrs. Gandhi}]

Indira Nehru Gandhi
n : daughter of Nehru who served as prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 (1917-1984) [syn: {Gandhi}, {Indira Gandhi}, {Mrs. Gandhi}]

indirect
adj 1: having intervening factors or persons or influences; "reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light"; "indirect evidence"; "an indirect cause"
2: not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "must take an indirect couse in sailing" [ant: {direct}]
3: descended from a common ancestor but through different lines; "cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts" [syn: {collateral}] [ant: {lineal}]
4: extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action; "making indirect but legitimate inquiries"; "an indirect insult"; "doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind"; "though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest"; "known as a shady indirect fellow" [ant: {direct}]
5: not as a direct effect or consequence; "indirect benefits"; "an indirect advantage"

indirect antonym
n : antonyms whose opposition is mediated (e.g., the antonymy of `wet' and `parched' is mediated by the similarity of `parched' to `dry')

indirect correlation
n : a correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with small values of the other; the correlation coefficient is between 0 and -1 [syn: {negative correlation}]

indirect discourse
n : a report of a discourse in which deictic terms are modified appropriately (e.g., "he said `I am a fool' would be modified to `he said he is a fool'") [ant: {direct discourse}]

indirect evidence
n : evidence providing only a basis for inference about the fact in dispute [syn: {circumstantial evidence}] [ant: {direct evidence}]

indirect expression
n : an indirect way of expressing something [syn: {circumlocution}]

indirect fire
n : fire delivered on a target that is not itself used as the point of aim for the weapons

indirect immunofluorescence
n : a method of using fluorescence microscopy to detect the presence of an antigen indirectly

indirect lighting
n : a concealed lighting fixture

indirect object
n : the object that is the recipient or beneficiary of the action of the verb

indirect request
n : an expression of some desire or inclination; "I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave"; "his crying was an indirect request for attention" [syn: {wish}]

indirect tax
n : a tax levied on goods or services rather than on persons or organizations

indirect transmission
n : a transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is transferred to the person by a fomite of vector

indirection
n 1: indirect procedure or action; "he tried to find out by indirection"
2: deceitful action that is not straightforward; "he could see through the indirections of diplomats"

indirectly
adv : not in a forthright manner; "he answered very indirectly" [ant: {directly}]

indirectness
n : having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal [ant: {directness}]

indiscernible
adj 1: difficult or impossible to perceive or discern; "an indiscernible increase in temperature" [ant: {discernible}]
2: barely able to be perceived; "the transition was almost indiscernible"; "an almost insensible change" [syn: {insensible}, {undetectable}]

indiscipline
n : the trait of lacking discipline [syn: {undiscipline}] [ant: {discipline}]

indiscreet
adj : lacking discretion; injudicious; "her behavor was indiscreet at the very best" [ant: {discreet}]

indiscreetly
adv : without discretion or wisdom or self-restraint; "she inquired indiscreetly after the state of his health" [ant: {discreetly}]

indiscreetness
n : lacking good judgment [syn: {injudiciousness}] [ant: {judiciousness}]

indiscrete
adj : not divided or divisible into parts; "layers that were fused into an indiscrete mass"

indiscretion
n 1: the trait of being injudicious [syn: {injudiciousness}]
2: a petty misdeed [syn: {peccadillo}]

indiscriminate
adj 1: failing to make or recognize distinctions
2: not marked by fine distinctions; "indiscriminate reading habits"; "an indiscriminate mixture of colors and styles" [ant: {discriminate}]

indiscriminately
adv 1: in a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered"; "bullets were fired into the crowd at random" [syn: {randomly}, {haphazardly}, {willy-nilly}, {arbitrarily}, {at random}, {every which way}]
2: in an indiscriminate manner; "she reads promiscuously" [syn: {promiscuously}]

indiscriminating
adj : not discriminating [syn: {undiscriminating}] [ant: {discriminating}]

indispensability
n : the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without [syn: {indispensableness}, {vitalness}] [ant: {dispensability}, {dispensability}]

indispensable
adj 1: not to be dispensed with; essential; "foods indispensable to good nutrition" [ant: {dispensable}]
2: absolutely necessary; vitally necessary; "essential tools and materials"; "funds essential to the completion of the project"; "an indispensable worker" [syn: {essential}]
3: unavoidable; "the routine but indispensable ceremonies of state"

indispensableness
n : the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without [syn: {indispensability}, {vitalness}] [ant: {dispensability}, {dispensability}]

indispose
v 1: make unwilling [syn: {disincline}] [ant: {dispose}]
2: make unfit or unsuitable; "Your income disqualifies you" [syn: {disqualify}, {unfit}] [ant: {qualify}]
3: cause to feel unwell; "She was indisposed"

indisposed
adj 1: somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work" [syn: {ailing}, {peaked(p)}, {poorly(p)}, {sickly}, {unwell}, {under the weather}]
2: (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request" [syn: {antipathetic}, {antipathetical}, {averse(p)}, {indisposed(p)}, {loath(p)}, {loth(p)}]

indisposition
n 1: a slight illness
2: a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "after some hesitation he agreed" [syn: {reluctance}, {hesitancy}, {hesitation}, {disinclination}]

indisputability
n : the quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt [syn: {indubitability}, {unquestionability}, {unquestionableness}]

indisputable
adj 1: not open to question; obviously true; "undeniable guilt"; "indisputable evidence of a witness" [syn: {incontestable}, {undisputable}]
2: impossible to doubt or dispute; "indisputable (or sure) proof" [syn: {sure}]

indissoluble
adj 1: not soluble
2: used of decisions and contracts

indistinct
adj : not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do" [ant: {distinct}]

indistinctly
adv : in a dim indistinct manner; "we perceived the change only dimly" [syn: {dimly}]

indistinctness
n : the quality of being indistinct [syn: {blurriness}, {fogginess}, {fuzziness}] [ant: {distinctness}]

indistinguishability
n : exact sameness; "they shared an identity of interests" [syn: {identity}, {identicalness}]

indistinguishable
adj 1: exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different; "rows of identical houses"; "cars identical except for their license plates"; "they wore indistinguishable hats" [syn: {identical}]
2: not capable of being distinguished or differentiated; "the two specimens are actually different from each other but the differences are almost indistinguishable"; "the twins were indistinguishable"; "a colorless person quite indistinguishable from the colorless mass of humanity" [syn: {undistinguishable}] [ant: {distinguishable}]

indite
v : produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" [syn: {write}, {compose}, {pen}]

indium
n : a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite [syn: {In}, {atomic number 49}]

individual
adj 1: being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways" [ant: {common}]
2: separate and distinct from others of the same kind; "mark the individual pages"; "on a case-by-case basis" [syn: {case-by-case}, {item-by-item}]
3: characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing; "an individual serving"; "separate rooms"; "single occupancy"; "a single bed" [syn: {separate}, {single(a)}]
4: concerning one person exclusively; "we all have individual cars"; "each room has a private bath" [syn: {individual(a)}, {private}]
n 1: a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" [syn: {person}, {someone}, {somebody}, {mortal}, {human}, {soul}]
2: a single organism

individual retirement account
n : a self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement; taxes on the interest earned in the account are deferred [syn: {IRA}]

individualisation
n : discriminating the individual from the generic group or species [syn: {individualization}, {individuation}]

individualise
v 1: make or mark aor treat as individual; "The sounds were individualized by sharpness and tone" [syn: {individualize}]
2: make personal or more personal; "personalized service" [syn: {personalize}, {personalise}, {individualize}] [ant: {depersonalize}, {depersonalize}]

individualised
adj : made for or directed or adjusted to a particular individual; "personalized luggage"; "personalized advice" [syn: {individualized}, {personalized}, {personalised}]

individualism
n 1: the quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality" [syn: {individuality}, {individuation}] [ant: {commonality}]
2: a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence
3: the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs [syn: {laissez faire}]

individualist
adj : marked by or expressing individuality; "an individualistic way of dressing" [syn: {individualistic}]
n : a person who pursues independent thought or action

individualistic
adj 1: marked by or expressing individuality; "an individualistic way of dressing" [syn: {individualist}]
2: with minimally restricted freedom in commerce [syn: {laissez-faire(a)}]

individualistically
adv : in an individualistic manner

individuality
n 1: the quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality" [syn: {individualism}, {individuation}] [ant: {commonality}]
2: the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity; "you can lose your identity when you join the army" [syn: {identity}, {personal identity}]

individualization
n : discriminating the individual from the generic group or species [syn: {individualisation}, {individuation}]

individualize
v 1: make or mark aor treat as individual; "The sounds were individualized by sharpness and tone" [syn: {individualise}]
2: make personal or more personal; "personalized service" [syn: {personalize}, {personalise}, {individualise}] [ant: {depersonalize}, {depersonalize}]

individualized
adj : made for or directed or adjusted to a particular individual; "personalized luggage"; "personalized advice" [syn: {individualised}, {personalized}, {personalised}]

individually
adv : apart from others; "taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square"; "the fine points are treated singly" [syn: {separately}, {singly}, {severally}, {one by one}, {on an individual basis}]

individuate
v 1: give individual character to
2: give individual shape or form to; "Language that individuates his memories"

individuation
n 1: discriminating the individual from the generic group or species [syn: {individualization}, {individualisation}]
2: the quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality" [syn: {individuality}, {individualism}] [ant: {commonality}]

indivisible
adj : impossible of undergoing division; "an indivisible union of states"; "one nation indivisible" [ant: {divisible}]

indivisible by
adj : cannot be divided without leaving a remainder [syn: {undividable}, {indivisible by(p)}]

Indo-Aryan
adj : of or relating to the former Indo-European people; "Indo-European migrations" [syn: {Indo-European}, {Aryan}]
n : a branch of the Indo-Iranian family of languages [syn: {Indic}]

Indochina
n : a peninsula of southeastern Asia that includes Myanmar and Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam [syn: {Indochinese peninsula}]

Indochinese peninsula
n : a peninsula of southeastern Asia that includes Myanmar and Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam [syn: {Indochina}]

indocile
adj : of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly" [syn: {uncontrollable}, {ungovernable}, {unruly}]

Indocin
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Indocin) [syn: {indomethacin}]

indoctrinate
v : teach doctrines to; teach uncritically; "The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples"

indoctrination
n : teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically

Indo-European
adj 1: of or relating to the Indo-European language family [syn: {Indo-Germanic}]
2: of or relating to the former Indo-European people; "Indo-European migrations" [syn: {Indo-Aryan}, {Aryan}]
n 1: a member of the prehistoric people who spoke Proto-Indo European [syn: {Aryan}]
2: the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia [syn: {Indo-European language}, {Indo-Hittite}]

Indo-European language
n : the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia [syn: {Indo-European}, {Indo-Hittite}]

Indo-Germanic
adj : of or relating to the Indo-European language family [syn: {Indo-European}]

Indo-Hittite
n : the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia [syn: {Indo-European}, {Indo-European language}]

Indo-Iranian
n : the branch of the Indo-European family of languages including the Indic and Iranian language groups [syn: {Indo-Iranian language}]

Indo-Iranian language
n : the branch of the Indo-European family of languages including the Indic and Iranian language groups [syn: {Indo-Iranian}]

indoleacetic acid
n : a plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots [syn: {IAA}]

indolebutyric acid
n : a synthetic plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots

indolence
n : inactivity resulting from a dislike of work [syn: {laziness}]

indolent
adj 1: disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy" [syn: {faineant}, {lazy}, {otiose}, {slothful}, {work-shy}]
2: of tumors e.g.; slow to heal or develop and usually painless; "an indolent ulcer"; "leprosy is an indolent infectious disease"

indolently
adv : in an indolent manner; "he lives indolently with his relatives"

indomethacin
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Indocin) [syn: {Indocin}]

indomitability
n : the property being difficult or impossible to defeat [syn: {invincibility}]

indomitable
adj : impossible to subdue [syn: {never-say-die}, {unsubduable}]

Indonesia
n : a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions [syn: {Republic of Indonesia}, {Dutch East Indies}]

Indonesian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Indonesia or its people or languages
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Indonesia
2: the dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia [syn: {Bahasa Indonesia}, {Bahasa}]

Indonesian Borneo
n : the part of Indonesia on the southern side of the island of Borneo [syn: {Kalimantan}]

Indonesian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Indonesia

indoor
adj 1: located, suited for, or taking place within a building; "indoor activities for a rainy day"; "an indoor pool" [syn: {indoor(a)}, {inside}] [ant: {outdoor(a)}]
2: within doors; "an indoor setting"

indoor garden
n : a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner [syn: {conservatory}, {hothouse}]

indoors
adv : within a building; "in winter we play inside" [syn: {inside}] [ant: {outside}, {outside}]

indorse
v 1: be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960" [syn: {back}, {endorse}, {plump for}, {plunk for}, {support}]
2: give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project" [syn: {second}, {back}, {endorse}]
3: guarantee as meeting a certain standard; "certified grade AAA meat" [syn: {certify}, {endorse}]
4: of documents or cheques [syn: {endorse}]

indorsement
n 1: a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book" [syn: {endorsement}, {blurb}]
2: a speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?" [syn: {second}, {secondment}, {endorsement}]
3: formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement" [syn: {sanction}, {countenance}, {endorsement}, {warrant}, {imprimatur}]
4: a signature that validates something; "the cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement" [syn: {endorsement}]
5: the act of endorsing; "a star athlete can make a lot of money from endorsements" [syn: {endorsement}]

indorser
n 1: someone who expresses strong approval [syn: {subscriber}, {endorser}, {ratifier}]
2: a person who transfers his ownership interest in something by signing a check or negotiable security [syn: {endorser}]

Indra
n : chief god of the Rig-Veda; god of rain and thunder

indrawn
adj 1: tending to reserve or introspection; "a quiet indrawn man" [syn: {withdrawn}]
2: made by drawing the breath in suddenly; "an indrawn gasp"; "her announcement was greeted with several indrawn breaths from around the table"

indri
n : large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky fur in black and white and fawn [syn: {indris}, {Indri indri}, {Indri brevicaudatus}]

Indri brevicaudatus
n : large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky fur in black and white and fawn [syn: {indri}, {indris}, {Indri indri}]

Indri indri
n : large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky fur in black and white and fawn [syn: {indri}, {indris}, {Indri brevicaudatus}]

Indriidae
n : a family of Lemuroidea [syn: {family Indriidae}]

indris
n : large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky fur in black and white and fawn [syn: {indri}, {Indri indri}, {Indri brevicaudatus}]

indubitability
n : the quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt [syn: {indisputability}, {unquestionability}, {unquestionableness}]

indubitable
adj : too obvious to be doubted [syn: {beyond doubt(p)}]

indubitably
adv : in a manner or to a degree that could not be doubted; "it was immediately and indubitably apparent that I had interrupted a scene of lovers"

induce
v 1: cause to arise; "induce a crisis" [syn: {bring on}]
2: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" [syn: {stimulate}, {cause}, {have}, {get}, {make}]
3: cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions" [syn: {stimulate}, {rush}, {hasten}]
4: reason or establish by induction
5: produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes [syn: {induct}]

induced
adj : brought about or caused; not spontaneous; "a case of steroid-induced weakness" [ant: {spontaneous}]

induced abortion
n : a deliberate termination of pregnancy

inducement
n 1: a positive motivational influence [syn: {incentive}, {motivator}] [ant: {disincentive}]
2: act of bringing about a desired result; "inducement of sleep" [syn: {inducing}]

inducer
n 1: an agent capable of activating specific genes
2: someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on [syn: {persuader}]

inducing
n : act of bringing about a desired result; "inducement of sleep" [syn: {inducement}]

inducive
adj : inducing or influencing; leading on; "inductive to the sin of Eve"- John Milton [syn: {inductive}]

induct
v 1: place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position; "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy" [syn: {invest}, {seat}]
2: accept young people into society, usually with some rite; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty" [syn: {initiate}]
3: admit as a member; "We were inducted into the honor society"
4: produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes [syn: {induce}]
5: introduce or initiate; "The young geisha was inducted into the ways of her profession"

inductance
n 1: (physics) a property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it by a variation of current [syn: {induction}]
2: an electrical device that introduces inductance into a circuit [syn: {inductor}]

inductance unit
n : a measure of the property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it

inductee
n 1: a person inducted into an organization; "Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth were 1936 inductees in the National Baseball Hall of Fame"
2: someone who is drafted into military service [syn: {draftee}, {conscript}] [ant: {volunteer}]

induction
n 1: a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame" [syn: {initiation}, {installation}]
2: an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current
3: reasoning from detailed facts to general principles [syn: {generalization}, {generalisation}, {inductive reasoning}]
4: the process whereby changes in the current flow in a circuit produce magnetism or an EMF
5: stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy" [syn: {evocation}, {elicitation}]
6: (physics) a property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it by a variation of current [syn: {inductance}]
7: the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time); "the induction of an anesthetic state"
8: an act that sets in motion some course of events [syn: {trigger}, {initiation}]

induction accelerator
n : accelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric field produced by changing magnetic flux [syn: {betatron}]

induction coil
n : a coil for producing a high voltage from a low-voltage source

induction heating
n : the heating of a conducting material caused by an electric current induced in it

induction of labor
n : (obstetrics) inducing the childbirth process artificially by administering oxytocin or by puncturing the amniotic sac

inductive
adj 1: relating to logical induction; "inductive thinking"
2: arising from inductance; "inductive reactance"
3: of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion; "inductive reasoning" [ant: {deductive}]
4: inducing or influencing; leading on; "inductive to the sin of Eve"- John Milton [syn: {inducive}]

inductive reasoning
n : reasoning from detailed facts to general principles [syn: {generalization}, {generalisation}, {induction}]

inductor
n : an electrical device that introduces inductance into a circuit [syn: {inductance}]

indue
v : give qualities or abilities to [syn: {endow}, {gift}, {empower}, {invest}, {endue}]

indulge
v 1: give free rein to; "The writer indulged in metaphorical language"
2: yield (to); give satisfaction to [syn: {gratify}, {pander}]
3: enjoy to excess [syn: {luxuriate}]
4: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" [syn: {pamper}, {featherbed}, {cosset}, {cocker}, {baby}, {coddle}, {mollycoddle}, {spoil}]

indulgence
n 1: an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires [syn: {self-indulgence}]
2: a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child" [syn: {lenience}, {leniency}]
3: the act of indulging or gratifying a desire [syn: {indulging}, {pampering}, {humoring}]
4: foolish or senseless behavior [syn: {folly}, {foolery}, {tomfoolery}, {craziness}, {lunacy}]
5: the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution; "in the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse"

indulgent
adj 1: showing or characterized by or given to indulgence; "indulgent grandparents" [ant: {nonindulgent}]
2: tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "procedures are lax and discipline is weak"; "too soft on the children" [syn: {lax}, {lenient}, {soft}]
3: being favorably inclined; "an indulgent attitude"

indulgently
adv : in an indulgent manner; "I was indulgently advised to give the kids what they wanted unless I wished my son to be socially ostracised"

indulging
n : the act of indulging or gratifying a desire [syn: {indulgence}, {pampering}, {humoring}]

indument
n : a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect [syn: {indumentum}]

indumenta
indumentum
n : a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect [syn: {indument}] [also: {indumenta} (pl)]

indumenta
See {indumentum}

indumentum
n : a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect [syn: {indument}] [also: {indumenta} (pl)]

indurate
adj : emotionally hardened; "a callous indifference to suffering"; "cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion" [syn: {callous}, {thick-skinned}, {pachydermatous}]
v 1: become fixed or established; "indurated customs"
2: make hard or harder; "The cold hardened the butter" [syn: {harden}] [ant: {soften}]
3: become hard or harder; "The wax hardened" [syn: {harden}] [ant: {soften}]
4: cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold" [syn: {inure}, {harden}]

indurated clay
n : hardened clay

induration
n : any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue [syn: {sclerosis}]

induration of the arteries
n : sclerosis of the arterial walls [syn: {arteriosclerosis}, {arterial sclerosis}, {hardening of the arteries}, {coronary-artery disease}]

Indus
n 1: a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Tucana
2: an Asian river; flows into the Arabian Sea [syn: {Indus River}]

Indus River
n : an Asian river; flows into the Arabian Sea [syn: {Indus}]

indusia
indusium
n : a membrane enclosing and protecting the developing spores especially that covering the sori of a fern [also: {indusia} (pl)]

indusia
See {indusium}

indusial
adj : of or relating to or being an indusium

indusium
n : a membrane enclosing and protecting the developing spores especially that covering the sori of a fern [also: {indusia} (pl)]

industrial
adj 1: of or relating to or resulting from industry; "industrial output"
2: having highly developed industries; "the industrial revolution"; "an industrial nation" [ant: {nonindustrial}]
3: employed in industry; "industrial workers"; "the industrial term in use among professional thieves"
4: employed in industry; "the industrial classes"; "industrial work"
5: suitable to stand up to hard wear; "industrial carpeting"

industrial air pollution
n : pollution resulting from an industrial plant discharging pollutants into the atmosphere

industrial arts
n : a course in the methods of using tools and machinery as taught in secondary schools and technical schools

industrial bank
n : a finance company that makes small loans to industrial workers [syn: {industrial loan company}]

industrial disease
n : disease or disability resulting from conditions of employment (usually from long exposure to a noxious substance or from continuous repetition of certain acts) [syn: {occupational disease}]

industrial engineering
n : the branch of engineering that deals with the creation and management of systems that integrate people and materials and energy in productive ways [syn: {industrial management}]

industrial enterprise
n : the development of industry on an extensive scale [syn: {industrialization}, {industrialisation}]

industrial loan company
n : a finance company that makes small loans to industrial workers [syn: {industrial bank}]

industrial management
n : the branch of engineering that deals with the creation and management of systems that integrate people and materials and energy in productive ways [syn: {industrial engineering}]

industrial park
n : a tract at a distance from city center that is designed for a community of businesses and factories

industrial plant
n : buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles" [syn: {plant}, {works}]

industrial process
n : a systematic series of mechanical or chemical operations that produce or manufacture something

industrial psychology
n : any of several branches of psychology that seek to apply psychological principles to practical problems of education or industry or marketing etc. [syn: {applied psychology}]

industrial revolution
n : the transformation from an agricultural to an industrial nation [syn: {technological revolution}]

industrial union
n : a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft [syn: {vertical union}]

industrial watercourse
n : a canal that is operated by one or more industries

Industrial Workers of the World
n : a former international labor union and radical labor movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905 and dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism; its membership declined after World War I [syn: {IWW}, {I.W.W.}]

industrialisation
n : the development of industry on an extensive scale [syn: {industrialization}, {industrial enterprise}]

industrialise
v 1: organize the production of into an industry; "The Chinese industrialized textile production" [syn: {industrialize}]
2: develop industry; become industrial; "The nations of South East Asia will quickly industrialize and catch up with the West" [syn: {industrialize}]

industrialised
adj : made industrial; converted to industrialism; "industrialized areas" [syn: {industrialized}]

industrialism
n : an economic system built on large industries rather than on agriculture or craftsmanship

industrialist
n : someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise

industrialization
n : the development of industry on an extensive scale [syn: {industrialisation}, {industrial enterprise}]

industrialize
v 1: organize the production of into an industry; "The Chinese industrialized textile production" [syn: {industrialise}]
2: develop industry; become industrial; "The nations of South East Asia will quickly industrialize and catch up with the West" [syn: {industrialise}]

industrialized
adj : made industrial; converted to industrialism; "industrialized areas" [syn: {industrialised}]

industrially
adv : by industrial means; "industrially produced"

industrial-strength
adj : extremely strong or concentrated or durable; "industrial-strength detergent"; "weapons-grade salsa" [syn: {weapons-grade}]

industrious
adj 1: characterized by hard work and perseverance [syn: {hardworking}, {tireless}, {untiring}]
2: working hard to promote an enterprise [syn: {energetic}, {gumptious}, {up-and-coming}]

industriously
adv : in an industrious manner; "they hoed up weeds industriously all morning"

industriousness
n : persevering determination to perform a task; "his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues" [syn: {diligence}, {industry}]

industry
n 1: the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "each industry has its own trade publications"
2: the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production" [syn: {manufacture}]
3: persevering determination to perform a task; "his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues" [syn: {diligence}, {industriousness}]

industry analyst
n : an analyst of conditions affecting a particular industry

indwell
v : to exist as an inner activating spirit, force, or principle [also: {indwelt}]

indweller
n 1: activation by an inner spirit or force or principle; "the Holy Spirit is the indweller of the church and its members"
2: a person who inhabits a particular place [syn: {inhabitant}, {dweller}, {denizen}]

indwelling
adj : existing or residing as an inner activating spirit or force or principle; "an indwelling divinity"; "an indwelling goodness"

indwelt
See {indwell}

indwelt
indwell
v : to exist as an inner activating spirit, force, or principle [also: {indwelt}]

inebriant
n : a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him" [syn: {alcohol}, {alcoholic beverage}, {intoxicant}]

inebriate
n : a chronic drinker [syn: {drunkard}, {drunk}, {rummy}, {sot}]
v 1: fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is obsolete in this usage); "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success" [syn: {exhilarate}, {thrill}, {exalt}, {beatify}]
2: make drunk (with alcoholic drinks) [syn: {intoxicate}, {soak}]
3: become drunk or drink excessively [syn: {souse}, {soak}, {hit it up}]

inebriated
adj : stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated" [syn: {intoxicated}, {drunk}] [ant: {sober}]

inebriation
n 1: Habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms [syn: {alcoholism}, {alcohol addiction}, {drunkenness}]
2: a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol [syn: {drunkenness}, {inebriety}, {intoxication}, {tipsiness}] [ant: {soberness}]

inebriety
n : a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol [syn: {drunkenness}, {inebriation}, {intoxication}, {tipsiness}] [ant: {soberness}]

inedible
adj : not suitable for food [syn: {uneatable}] [ant: {edible}]

ineffable
adj 1: defying expression or description; "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor" [syn: {indefinable}, {indescribable}, {unspeakable}, {untellable}, {unutterable}]
2: too sacred to be uttered; "the ineffable name of the Deity" [syn: {unnameable}, {unspeakable}, {unutterable}]

ineffably
adv : to an inexpressible degree; "she was looking very young tonight, and, as usual, indescribably beautiful, in a simple strapless dress of a green and white silky cotton" [syn: {indescribably}, {unutterably}, {unspeakably}]

ineffective
adj 1: not producing an intended effect; "an ineffective teacher"; "ineffective legislation" [syn: {uneffective}, {ineffectual}] [ant: {effective}]
2: lacking in power or forcefulness; "an ineffectual ruler"; "like an unable phoenix in hot ashes" [syn: {ineffectual}, {unable}]
3: lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate; "an ineffective administration"; "inefficient workers" [syn: {inefficient}]

ineffectively
adv : in an ineffective manner; "he dealt with the problem rather ineffectively" [syn: {inefficaciously}] [ant: {efficaciously}, {efficaciously}]

ineffectiveness
n : lacking the power to be effective [syn: {ineffectualness}, {ineffectuality}] [ant: {effectiveness}]

ineffectual
adj 1: not sufficient to produce a desired result; "an ineffectual effort to block the legislation" [ant: {effectual}]
2: not producing an intended effect; "an ineffective teacher"; "ineffective legislation" [syn: {ineffective}, {uneffective}] [ant: {effective}]
3: producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt" [syn: {futile}, {otiose}, {unavailing}]
4: lacking in power or forcefulness; "an ineffectual ruler"; "like an unable phoenix in hot ashes" [syn: {ineffective}, {unable}]

ineffectuality
n : lacking the power to be effective [syn: {ineffectiveness}, {ineffectualness}] [ant: {effectiveness}]

ineffectually
adv : in an ineffectual manner; "she tried ineffectually to light the primus, and Thomas came to help her" [ant: {effectually}]

ineffectualness
n : lacking the power to be effective [syn: {ineffectiveness}, {ineffectuality}] [ant: {effectiveness}]

inefficacious
adj : lacking the power to produce a desired effect; "laws that are inefficacious in stopping crime" [ant: {efficacious}]

inefficaciously
adv : in an ineffective manner; "he dealt with the problem rather ineffectively" [syn: {ineffectively}] [ant: {efficaciously}, {efficaciously}]

inefficaciousness
n : a lack of efficacy [syn: {inefficacy}] [ant: {efficacy}]

inefficacy
n : a lack of efficacy [syn: {inefficaciousness}] [ant: {efficacy}]

inefficiency
n : unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency [ant: {efficiency}]

inefficient
adj 1: not producing desired results; wasteful; "an inefficient campaign against drugs"; "outdated and inefficient design and methods" [ant: {efficient}]
2: lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate; "an ineffective administration"; "inefficient workers" [syn: {ineffective}]

inefficiently
adv : in an inefficient manner; "he dealt inefficiently with the crisis" [ant: {efficiently}]

inelaborate
adj : not elaborate; lacking rich or complex detail [syn: {unelaborate}]

inelastic
adj : not elastic; "economists speak of an inelastic price structure" [ant: {elastic}]

inelasticity
n : the lack of elasticity [ant: {elasticity}]

inelegance
n : the quality of lacking refinement and good taste [ant: {elegance}]

inelegant
adj : lacking in refinement or grace or good taste [ant: {elegant}]

inelegantly
adv : without elegance [ant: {elegantly}]

ineligibility
n : the quality or state of being ineligible [ant: {eligibility}]

ineligible
adj 1: not eligible; "ineligible to vote"; "ineligible for retirement benefits" [ant: {eligible}]
2: prohibited by official rules; "an ineligible pass receiver"

ineloquently
adv : without eloquence; in an inarticulate manner; "the freshman expresses his thoughts unarticulately" [syn: {inarticulately}] [ant: {eloquently}, {eloquently}]

ineluctability
n : the quality of being impossible to avoid or evade [syn: {unavoidability}]

ineluctable
adj : impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"; "an ineluctable destiny"; "an unavoidable accident" [syn: {inescapable}, {unavoidable}]

ineluctably
adv : by necessity; "the new council was inescapably of political meaning" [syn: {inescapably}, {inevitably}, {unavoidably}]

inept
adj 1: not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?" [syn: {awkward}, {clumsy}, {cumbersome}, {inapt}, {ill-chosen}]
2: generally incompetent and ineffectual; "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account" [syn: {feckless}]
3: revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse; "an inept remark"; "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable" [syn: {tactless}]

ineptitude
n : unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training [syn: {awkwardness}, {clumsiness}, {ineptness}, {maladroitness}, {slowness}]

ineptly
adv 1: with ineptitude; in an incompetent manner; "he performed his functions ineptly" [syn: {fecklessly}]
2: in an infelicitous manner; "this function is ineptly left to a small voice"

ineptness
n 1: unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training [syn: {awkwardness}, {clumsiness}, {ineptitude}, {maladroitness}, {slowness}]
2: the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose [syn: {unsuitability}, {unsuitableness}] [ant: {suitability}, {suitability}]

inequality
n : lack of equality; "the growing inequality between rich and poor" [ant: {equality}]

inequitable
adj : not equitable or fair; "the inequitable division of wealth"; "inequitable taxation" [syn: {unjust}] [ant: {equitable}]

inequitably
adv : in an inequitable manner; "their father's possessions were inequitably divided among the sons" [ant: {equitably}]

inequity
n 1: partiality that is not fair or equitable [syn: {unfairness}] [ant: {fairness}]
2: injustice by virtue of not being equitable [syn: {unfairness}] [ant: {fairness}, {fairness}]

ineradicable
adj : not able to be destroyed or rooted out; "ineradicable superstitions" [ant: {eradicable}]

inerrable
adj : not liable to error; "the Church was...theoretically inerrant and omnicompetent"-G.G.Coulton; "lack an inerrant literary sense"; "an unerring marksman" [syn: {inerrant}, {unerring}]

inerrancy
n : (Christianity) exemption from error; "biblical inerrancy" [ant: {errancy}]

inerrant
adj : not liable to error; "the Church was...theoretically inerrant and omnicompetent"-G.G.Coulton; "lack an inerrant literary sense"; "an unerring marksman" [syn: {inerrable}, {unerring}]

inert
adj 1: unable to move or resist motion
2: having only a limited ability to react chemically; not active; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction" [syn: {indifferent}, {neutral}]
3: slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age" [syn: {sluggish}, {torpid}]

inert gas
n : any of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium group in the periodic table [syn: {noble gas}, {argonon}]

inertia
n 1: a disposition to remain inactive or inert; "he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work" [syn: {inactiveness}, {inactivity}] [ant: {activeness}]
2: (physics) the tendency of a body to maintain is state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force

inertial
adj : of or relating to inertia

inertial frame
n : a coordinate system in which Newton's first law of motion is valid [syn: {inertial reference frame}]

inertial guidance
n : a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to inertial forces [syn: {inertial navigation}]

inertial guidance system
n : a system to control a plane or spacecraft; uses inertial forces [syn: {inertial navigation system}]

inertial mass
n : (physics) the mass of a body as determined by the second law of motion from the acceleration of the body when it is subjected to a force that is not due to gravity

inertial navigation
n : a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to inertial forces [syn: {inertial guidance}]

inertial navigation system
n : a system to control a plane or spacecraft; uses inertial forces [syn: {inertial guidance system}]

inertial reference frame
n : a coordinate system in which Newton's first law of motion is valid [syn: {inertial frame}]

inertness
n : immobility by virtue of being inert

inescapable
adj : impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"; "an ineluctable destiny"; "an unavoidable accident" [syn: {ineluctable}, {unavoidable}]

inescapably
adv : by necessity; "the new council was inescapably of political meaning" [syn: {ineluctably}, {inevitably}, {unavoidably}]

inessential
adj 1: not basic or fundamental [syn: {unessential}] [ant: {essential}]
2: not absolutely necessary
n : anything that is not essential; "they discarded all their inessentials" [syn: {nonessential}] [ant: {necessity}]

inessentiality
n : not of basic importance [ant: {essentiality}]

inestimable
adj : beyond calculation or measure; "of incalculable value"; "an incomputable amount"; "jewels of inestimable value"; "immeasurable wealth" [syn: {incomputable}, {immeasurable}]

inevitability
n : the quality of being unavoidable [syn: {inevitableness}]

inevitable
adj 1: incapable of being avoided or prevented; "the inevitable result" [ant: {evitable}]
2: invariably occurring or appearing; "the inevitable changes of the seasons"
n : an unavoidable event; "don't argue with the inevitable"

inevitable accident
n : a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God" [syn: {act of God}, {force majeure}, {vis major}, {unavoidable casualty}]

inevitableness
n : the quality of being unavoidable [syn: {inevitability}]

inevitably
adv 1: in such a manner as could not be otherwise; "it is necessarily so"; "we must needs by objective" [syn: {necessarily}, {of necessity}, {needs}]
2: by necessity; "the new council was inescapably of political meaning" [syn: {inescapably}, {ineluctably}, {unavoidably}]

inexact
adj 1: not exact [ant: {exact}]
2: not precisely accurate; "an inexact quotation" [syn: {inaccurate}]

inexactitude
n : the quality of being inaccurate and having errors [syn: {inexactness}] [ant: {exactness}]

inexactly
adv : in an imprecise manner; "he expressed himself imprecisely" [syn: {imprecisely}] [ant: {precisely}, {precisely}]

inexactness
n : the quality of being inaccurate and having errors [syn: {inexactitude}] [ant: {exactness}]

inexcusable
adj 1: without excuse or justification [ant: {excusable}]
2: not excusable [syn: {unforgivable}]

inexcusably
adv 1: in an unpardonable manner or to an unpardonable degree; "he was inexcusably cruel to his wife" [syn: {unpardonably}, {unforgivably}] [ant: {excusably}, {excusably}, {excusably}]
2: without any excuse; "he is unjustifiably harsh on her" [syn: {unjustifiably}] [ant: {justifiably}]

inexhaustible
adj 1: that cannot be entirely consumed or used up; "an inexhaustible supply of coal" [syn: {unlimited}]
2: incapable of being entirely consumed or used up; "an inexhaustible supply of coal" [ant: {exhaustible}]

inexhaustibly
adv : with indefatigable energy; "she watched the show indefatigably" [syn: {indefatigably}, {tirelessly}]

inexorability
n : mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up; "the relentlessness or their pursuit" [syn: {relentlessness}, {inexorableness}]

inexorable
adj 1: not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty; "grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood" [syn: {grim}, {relentless}, {stern}, {unappeasable}, {unforgiving}, {unrelenting}]
2: not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course; unsusceptible to persuasion; "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"; "Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill; "an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendancy" [syn: {adamant}, {adamantine}, {intransigent}]

inexorableness
n : mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up; "the relentlessness or their pursuit" [syn: {relentlessness}, {inexorability}]

inexorably
adv : in an inexorable manner; "time marches on inexorably"

inexpedience
n : the quality of being unsuited to the end in view [syn: {inexpediency}] [ant: {expedience}, {expedience}]

inexpediency
n : the quality of being unsuited to the end in view [syn: {inexpedience}] [ant: {expedience}, {expedience}]

inexpedient
adj 1: not suitable or advisable; "an inexpedient tactic" [ant: {expedient}]
2: not appropriate to the purpose [syn: {unwise}]

inexpediently
adv : in an inexpedient manner [ant: {expediently}]

inexpensive
adj : relatively low in price or charging low prices; "it would have been cheap at twice the price"; "inexpensive family restaurants" [syn: {cheap}] [ant: {expensive}]

inexpensively
adv 1: in a cheap manner; "a cheaply dressed woman approached him in the bar" [syn: {cheaply}, {tattily}] [ant: {expensively}]
2: with little expenditure of money; "I bought this car very cheaply" [syn: {cheaply}]

inexpensiveness
n : the quality of being affordable [ant: {expensiveness}]

inexperience
n : lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience [ant: {experience}]

inexperienced
adj 1: lacking practical experience or training [ant: {experienced}]
2: lacking basic knowledge; "how can someone that age be so ignorant?"; "inexperienced and new to the real world" [syn: {ignorant}]
3: lacking experience of life; "a callow youth of seventeen" [syn: {callow}, {naive}, {unsophisticated}]

inexperienced person
n : a person who lacks knowledge of evil [syn: {innocent}]

inexpert
adj : lacking professional skill or expertise; "a very amateurish job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled painting" [syn: {amateurish}, {amateur}, {unskilled}]

inexpertly
adv : in a crude and unskilled manner; "an inexpertly constructed lean-to" [syn: {artlessly}, {crudely}]

inexpiable
adj : incapable of being atoned for

inexplicable
adj : incapable of being explained or accounted for; "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons" [syn: {incomprehensible}] [ant: {explicable}]

inexplicit
adj : implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something; "an implicit agreement not to raise the subject"; "there was implicit criticism in his voice"; "anger was implicit in the argument"; "the oak is implicit in the acorn" [syn: {implicit}] [ant: {explicit}]

inexplicitness
n : unclearness by virtue of not being explicit [ant: {explicitness}]

inexpressible
adj : defying expression [syn: {unexpressible}] [ant: {expressible}]

inexpressive
adj : not expressive; "an inexpressive face"

inexpressively
adv : without expression; in an inexpressive manner; "she looked at him inexpressively" [ant: {expressively}]

inexpugnable
adj : impossible to take by storm [syn: {impregnable}]

inexpungeable
adj : not capable of being expunged; "the inexpungible scent of a bottle of perfume he had broken"- Louis Auchincloss [syn: {inexpungible}]

inexpungible
adj : not capable of being expunged; "the inexpungible scent of a bottle of perfume he had broken"- Louis Auchincloss [syn: {inexpungeable}]

inextensible
adj : not extensile [syn: {nonextensile}, {nonprotractile}] [ant: {extensile}]

inexterminable
adj : incapable of extermination or extirpation; "some weeds seem inextirpable" [syn: {inextirpable}]

inextinguishable
adj : difficult or impossible to extinguish; "an inextinguishable flame"; "an inextinguishable faith" [ant: {extinguishable}]

inextirpable
adj : incapable of extermination or extirpation; "some weeds seem inextirpable" [syn: {inexterminable}]

inextricable
adj : not permitting extrication; incapable of being disentangled or untied; "an inextricable knot"; "inextricable unity" [ant: {extricable}]

inextricably
adv : in an inextricable manner; "motives inspired by Mammon were often inextricably blended with things pertaining to Caesar and to God"

infallibility
n : the quality of never making an error [ant: {fallibility}]

infallible
adj : incapable of failure or error; "an infallible antidote"; "an infallible memmory"; "the Catholic Church considers the Pope infallible"; "no doctor is infallible" [ant: {fallible}]

infamous
adj : having an exceedingly bad reputation; "a notorious gangster"; "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice" [syn: {ill-famed}, {notorious}]

infamy
n 1: a state of extreme dishonor; "a date which will live in infamy"- F.D.Roosevelt; "the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city" [syn: {opprobrium}] [ant: {fame}]
2: evil fame or public reputation [ant: {fame}]

infancy
n 1: the early stage of growth or development [syn: {babyhood}, {early childhood}]
2: the earliest state of immaturity [syn: {babyhood}]

infant
n : a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "isn't she too young to have a baby?" [syn: {baby}, {babe}]

infant death
n : sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep [syn: {sudden infant death syndrome}, {SIDS}, {crib death}, {cot death}]

infant deathrate
n : the death rate during the first year of life [syn: {infant mortality}, {infant mortality rate}]

infant feeding
n : feeding an infant

infant mortality
n : the death rate during the first year of life [syn: {infant deathrate}, {infant mortality rate}]

infant mortality rate
n : the death rate during the first year of life [syn: {infant deathrate}, {infant mortality}]

infant prodigy
n : a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age; "Mozart was a child prodigy" [syn: {child prodigy}, {wonder child}]

infant school
n : British school for children aged 5-7

infanticide
n 1: a person who murders an infant
2: murdering an infant

infantile
adj 1: indicating a lack of maturity; "childish tantrums"; "infantile behavior" [syn: {childish}]
2: of or relating to infants or infancy; "infantile paralysis"
3: being or befitting or characteristic of an infant; "infantile games"

infantile amaurotic idiocy
n : a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occuring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood [syn: {Tay-Sachs disease}, {Tay-Sachs}, {Sachs disease}]

infantile autism
n : a rare but serious syndrome of childhood characterized by withdrawal and lack of social responsiveness or interest in others and serious linguistic deficits; "there is considerable dispute among specialists concerning infantile autism"

infantile fixation
n : an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely [syn: {arrested development}, {fixation}, {regression}]

infantile paralysis
n : an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord [syn: {poliomyelitis}, {polio}, {acute anterior poliomyelitis}]

infantilism
n 1: an abnormal condition in which an older child or adult retains infantile characteristics
2: infantile behavior in mature persons

infantry
n : an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot; "there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot" [syn: {foot}]

infantryman
n : fights on foot with small arms [syn: {marcher}, {foot soldier}, {footslogger}]

infant's-breath
n : Eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {wild madder}, {white madder}, {white bedstraw}, {false baby's breath}, {Galium mollugo}]

infarct
n : localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply [syn: {infarction}]

infarction
n : localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply [syn: {infarct}]

infatuate
v : arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way; "His new car has infatuated him"; "love has infatuated her"

infatuated
adj : marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; "she was crazy about him"; "gaga over the rock group's new album"; "he was infatuated with her" [syn: {crazy}, {dotty}, {gaga}, {enamored}, {in love}, {smitten}, {soft on(p)}, {taken with(p)}]

infatuation
n 1: foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration
2: temporary love of an adolescent [syn: {puppy love}, {calf love}, {crush}]
3: an object of extravagant short-lived passion

infeasibility
n : the quality of not being doable [syn: {unfeasibility}] [ant: {feasibility}]

infeasible
adj : not capable of being carried out or put into practice; "refloating the sunken ship proved impracticable because of its fragility"; "a suggested reform that was unfeasible in the prevailing circumstances" [syn: {impracticable}, {unfeasible}, {unworkable}]

infect
v 1: communicate a disease to; "Your children have infected you with this head cold"
2: contaminate with a disease or microorganism [syn: {taint}] [ant: {disinfect}]
3: contaminate with ideas or an ideology; "society was infected by racism"
4: affect in a contagious way; "His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room"

infected
adj 1: contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen [syn: {contaminated}, {dirty}, {pestiferous}]
2: having undergone infection; "a purulent wound" [syn: {purulent}, {pussy}, {putrid}]

infection
n 1: the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
2: (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
3: (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
4: an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted [syn: {contagion}, {transmission}]
5: the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people; "a contagion of mirth"; "the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry" [syn: {contagion}]
6: moral corruption or contamination; "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"
7: (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure

infectious
adj 1: caused by infection or capable of causing infection; "viruses and other infective agents"; "a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease" [syn: {infective}]
2: easily spread; "fear is exceedlingly infectious; children catch it from their elders"- Bertrand Russell [ant: {noninfectious}]
3: of or relating to infection; "infectious hospital"; "infectious disease"

infectious agent
n : an agent capable of producing infection [syn: {infective agent}]

infectious disease
n : a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact

infectious hepatitis
n : an acute but benign form of viral hepatitis caused by an RNA virus that does not persist in the blood serum and is usually transmitted by ingesting food or drink that is contaiminated with fecal matter [syn: {hepatitis A}]

infectious mononucleosis
n : an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing [syn: {mononucleosis}, {mono}, {glandular fever}, {kissing disease}]

infectious polyneuritis
n : a form of peripheral polyneuritis characterized by pain and weakness and sometimes paralysis of the limbs; cause is unknown [syn: {Guillain-Barre syndrome}, {Landry's paralysis}]

infectiously
adv : in a contagious manner; "she was contagiously bubbly" [syn: {contagiously}]

infective
adj 1: able to cause disease; "infective agents"; "pathogenic bacteria" [syn: {morbific}, {pathogenic}]
2: caused by infection or capable of causing infection; "viruses and other infective agents"; "a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease" [syn: {infectious}]

infective agent
n : an agent capable of producing infection [syn: {infectious agent}]

infelicitous
adj 1: not appropriate in application; defective; "an infelicitous remark"; "infelicitous phrasing"; "the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy" [ant: {felicitous}]
2: marked by or producing unhappiness; "infelicitous circumstances"; "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series [syn: {unhappy}]

infelicitously
adv : in an infelicitous manner; "he chose his words rather infelicitously" [ant: {felicitously}]

infelicity
n : inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression) [ant: {felicity}]

infer
v 1: reason by deduction; establish by deduction [syn: {deduce}, {deduct}, {derive}]
2: draw from specific cases for more general cases [syn: {generalize}, {generalise}, {extrapolate}]
3: conclude by reasoning; in logic [syn: {deduce}]
4: guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize" [syn: {guess}]
5: believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?" [syn: {understand}] [also: {inferring}, {inferred}]

inference
n : the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation [syn: {illation}]

inferential
adj 1: relating to or having the nature of illation or inference; "the illative faculty of the mind" [syn: {illative}]
2: of reasoning; proceeding from general premisses to a necessary and specific conclusion
3: resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference; "an illative conclusion"; "inferential reasoning" [syn: {illative}]
4: derived or capable of being derived by inference
5: based on interpretation; not directly expressed

inferior
adj 1: of or characteristic of low rank or importance [ant: {superior}]
2: of low or inferior quality [ant: {superior}]
3: inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" [syn: {junior-grade}, {lower}, {lower-ranking}, {lowly}, {petty(a)}, {secondary}, {subaltern}, {subordinate}]
4: written or printed below and to one side of another character [syn: {subscript}] [ant: {adscript}, {superscript}]
5: having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit; "Mercury and Venus are inferior planets" [ant: {superior}]
6: lower than a given reference point; "inferior alveolar artery"
7: falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard housing" [syn: {deficient}, {substandard}]
n 1: one of lesser rank or station or quality [ant: {superior}]
2: a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character [syn: {subscript}] [ant: {superscript}]

inferior alveolar artery
n : the alveolar artery that goes through the mandibular canal to supply the lower teeth [syn: {arteria alveolaris inferior}]

inferior cerebellar artery
n : the inferior branch of the cerebellar artery

inferior cerebral vein
n : veins that drain the undersurface of the cerebral hemispheres and empty into the cavernous and transverse sinuses [syn: {venae cerebrum inferior}]

inferior colliculus
n : an essential auditory center in the midbrain

inferior conjunction
n : (astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the same side of the sun

inferior court
n : any court whose decisions can be appealed to a higher court [syn: {lower court}]

inferior epigastric vein
n : empties into the external iliac vein [syn: {vena epigastrica inferior}]

inferior labial artery
n : a branch of the facial artery that supplies the lower lip [syn: {arteria labialis inferior}]

inferior labial vein
n : a tributary of the facial vein that drains the lower lip [syn: {vena labialis inferior}]

inferior mesenteric artery
n : arises near the lower end of the aorta and supplies the large intestine

inferior ophthalmic vein
n : a vein that drains a venous network in the floor and medial wall of the eye socket

inferior planet
n : any of the planets whose orbit lies inside the earth's orbit

inferior pulmonary vein
n : either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the inferior lobes of the lungs [syn: {vena pulmanalis inferior}]

inferior rectus
n : the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball down and medially [syn: {inferior rectus muscle}, {rectus inferior}]

inferior rectus muscle
n : the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball down and medially [syn: {inferior rectus}, {rectus inferior}]

inferior thalamostriate vein
n : tributaries to the basal vein [syn: {striate vein}]

inferior thyroid vein
n : any of several veins on each side that drain the thyroid gland and empty into the innominate vein

inferior vena cava
n : receives blood from lower limbs and abdominal organs and empties into the posterior part of the right atrium of the heart; formed from the union of the two iliac veins [syn: {postcava}]

inferior vocal cord
n : either of the two lower vocal folds that come together to form the glottis; produce a vocal tone when they are approximated and air from the lungs passes between them [syn: {true vocal cord}, {true vocal fold}, {inferior vocal fold}]

inferior vocal fold
n : either of the two lower vocal folds that come together to form the glottis; produce a vocal tone when they are approximated and air from the lungs passes between them [syn: {true vocal cord}, {true vocal fold}, {inferior vocal cord}]

inferiority
n 1: the state of being inferior [syn: {lower status}, {lower rank}]
2: an inferior quality [syn: {low quality}] [ant: {superiority}, {superiority}]
3: the quality of being a competitive disadvantage [syn: {unfavorable position}]

inferiority complex
n : a sense of personal inferiority arising from conflict between the desire to be noticed and the fear of being humiliated

infernal
adj 1: characteristic of or resembling hell; "infernal heat and noise"
2: extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces" [syn: {demonic}, {diabolic}, {diabolical}, {fiendish}, {hellish}, {satanic}, {unholy}]
3: expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "tired or his everlasting whimpering"; "an infernal nuisance" [syn: {blasted}, {blame}, {blamed}, {blessed}, {damn}, {damned}, {darned}, {deuced}, {everlasting}, {goddam}, {goddamn}, {goddamned}]
4: relating to or inhabiting hell; "his infernal majesty"; "infernal fires"; "infernal punishments"
5: being of a lower world of the dead; "infernal regions" [ant: {supernal}]
n : an inhabitant of hell; "his roar made the infernals quake"

infernal machine
n : a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time [syn: {time bomb}]

infernal region
n 1: (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit" [syn: {Hell}, {perdition}, {Inferno}, {nether region}, {the pit}] [ant: {Heaven}]
2: (religion) the world of the dead; "he didn't want to go to hell when he died" [syn: {Hel}, {Hell}, {Hades}, {netherworld}, {Scheol}, {underworld}]

infernally
adv : extremely; "infernally clever"; "hellishly dangerous" [syn: {hellishly}]

inferno
n 1: any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits"; [syn: {hell}, {hell on earth}, {hellhole}, {snake pit}, {the pits}]
2: a very intense and uncontrolled fire [syn: {conflagration}]
3: (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit" [syn: {Hell}, {perdition}, {infernal region}, {nether region}, {the pit}] [ant: {Heaven}]

inferred
See {infer}

inferred
infer
v 1: reason by deduction; establish by deduction [syn: {deduce}, {deduct}, {derive}]
2: draw from specific cases for more general cases [syn: {generalize}, {generalise}, {extrapolate}]
3: conclude by reasoning; in logic [syn: {deduce}]
4: guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize" [syn: {guess}]
5: believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?" [syn: {understand}] [also: {inferring}, {inferred}]

inferring
See {infer}

inferring
infer
v 1: reason by deduction; establish by deduction [syn: {deduce}, {deduct}, {derive}]
2: draw from specific cases for more general cases [syn: {generalize}, {generalise}, {extrapolate}]
3: conclude by reasoning; in logic [syn: {deduce}]
4: guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize" [syn: {guess}]
5: believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?" [syn: {understand}] [also: {inferring}, {inferred}]

infertile
adj : incapable of reproducing; "an infertile couple" [syn: {sterile}, {unfertile}] [ant: {fertile}]

infertility
n : the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate [syn: {sterility}] [ant: {fertility}]

infest
v 1: invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen" [syn: {overrun}]
2: occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North" [syn: {invade}, {overrun}]
3: live on or in a host, as of parasites

infestation
n 1: the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites
2: a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers" [syn: {plague}]

infested
adj : (often followed by `with' or used in combination) troubled by or encroached upon in large numbers; "waters infested with sharks"; "shark-infested waters"; "the locust-overrun countryside"; "drug-plagued streets" [syn: {overrun}, {plagued}]

infidel
n : a person who does not acknowledge your God [syn: {heathen}, {pagan}, {gentile}]

infidelity
n : the quality of being unfaithful [syn: {unfaithfulness}] [ant: {fidelity}, {fidelity}]

infield
n : the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate [syn: {baseball diamond}, {diamond}] [ant: {outfield}]

infielder
n : (baseball) a person who plays a position in the infield

in-fighting
n 1: conflict between members of the same organization (usually concealed from outsiders)
2: boxing at close quarters

infiltrate
v 1: cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices
2: enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members; "The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor" [syn: {penetrate}]
3: pass into or through by filtering or permeating; "the substance infiltrated the material"
4: pass through an enemy-line; in a military conflict [syn: {pass through}]

infiltration
n 1: a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection)
2: the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium; "the percolation of rainwater through the soil"; "the infiltration of seawater through the lava" [syn: {percolation}]

infiltrator
n 1: someone who takes up a position surreptitiously for the purpose of espionage
2: an intruder (as troops) with hostile intent

infinite
adj 1: having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude; "the infinite ingenuity of man"; "infinite wealth" [ant: {finite}]
2: of verbs; having neither person nor number nor mood (as a participle or gerund or infinitive); "infinite verb form" [syn: {non-finite}] [ant: {finite}]
3: too numerous to be counted; "incalculable riches"; "countless hours"; "an infinite number of reasons"; "innumerable difficulties"; "the multitudinous seas"; "myriad stars"; "untold thousands" [syn: {countless}, {innumerable}, {innumerous}, {myriad(a)}, {multitudinous}, {numberless}, {uncounted}, {unnumberable}, {unnumbered}, {unnumerable}]
4: total and all-embracing; "God's infinite wisdom"

infinitely
adv 1: without bounds; "he is infinitely wealthy" [syn: {boundlessly}, {immeasurably}]
2: continuing forever without end; "there are infinitely many possibilities" [syn: {endlessly}] [ant: {finitely}]

infiniteness
n : the quality of being infinite; without bound or limit [syn: {infinitude}, {unboundedness}, {boundlessness}, {limitlessness}] [ant: {finiteness}]

infinitesimal
adj : infinitely or immeasurably small; "two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"; "reduced to a microscopic scale" [syn: {minute}, {microscopic}]

infinitesimal calculus
n : the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions [syn: {calculus}, {the calculus}]

infinitival
adj : relating to or formed with the infinitive; "infinitival clause"

infinitive
adj 1: formed with the infinitive; "an infinitive phrase"
2: not having inflections to indicate tense
n : the uninflected form of the verb

infinitude
n 1: an infinite quantity
2: the quality of being infinite; without bound or limit [syn: {infiniteness}, {unboundedness}, {boundlessness}, {limitlessness}] [ant: {finiteness}]

infinity
n : time without end [syn: {eternity}]

infirm
adj 1: confined to bed (by illness) [syn: {bedfast}, {bedridden}, {bedrid}, {sick-abed}]
2: lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless" [syn: {decrepit}, {debile}, {feeble}, {sapless}, {weak}, {weakly}]
3: lacking firmness of will or character or purpose; "infirm of purpose; give me the daggers" - Shakespeare
4: weak and feeble; "I'm feeling seedy today" [syn: {debilitated}, {enfeebled}, {seedy}]

infirmary
n : a health facility where patients receive treatment [syn: {hospital}]

infirmity
n : the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) [syn: {frailty}, {debility}, {feebleness}, {frailness}]

infix
n : an affix that is inserted inside the word
v 1: put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text" [syn: {insert}, {enter}, {introduce}]
2: attach a morpheme into a stem word

infix notation
n : a notation for forming mathematical expressions using parentheses and governed by rules of operator precedence; operators are dispersed among the operands

inflame
v 1: cause inflammation in; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint"
2: catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles" [syn: {kindle}]
3: cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds" [syn: {kindle}, {enkindle}, {conflagrate}]
4: arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred" [syn: {stir up}, {wake}, {ignite}, {heat}, {fire up}]
5: become inflamed; get sore; "His throat inflamed"

inflamed
adj 1: resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened; "eyes inflamed with crying"
2: lighted with red light as if with flames; "streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees"; "the inflamed clouds at sunset"; "reddened faces around the campfire" [syn: {ablaze(p)}, {reddened}]
3: adorned with tongues of flame

inflaming
n : arousal to violent emotion [syn: {inflammation}]

inflammable
adj : possible to burn [syn: {burnable}, {flammable}, {ignitable}, {ignitible}]

inflammation
n 1: a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat [syn: {redness}, {rubor}]
2: the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up; "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation" [syn: {excitement}, {excitation}, {fervor}, {fervour}]
3: arousal to violent emotion [syn: {inflaming}]
4: the act of setting on fire or catching fire [syn: {ignition}, {firing}, {lighting}, {kindling}]

inflammatory
adj 1: characterized or caused by inflammation; "an inflammatory process"; "an inflammatory response"
2: arousing to action or rebellion [syn: {incendiary}, {incitive}, {instigative}, {rabble-rousing}, {seditious}]

inflammatory bowel disease
n : inflammation of the colon [syn: {colitis}]

inflammatory disease
n : a disease characterized by inflammation

inflatable
adj : designed to be filled with air or gas; "an inflatable mattress"; "an inflatable boat"

inflatable cushion
n : a cushion usually made of rubber or plastic that can be inflated [syn: {air cushion}]

inflate
v 1: fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons" [syn: {blow up}] [ant: {deflate}]
2: exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated" [syn: {blow up}, {expand}, {amplify}]
3: cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy" [ant: {deflate}]
4: increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency" [ant: {deflate}]
5: become inflated; "The sails ballooned" [syn: {balloon}, {billow}]

inflated
adj 1: enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness; "had an exaggerated (or inflated) opinion of himself"; "a hyperbolic style" [syn: {exaggerated}, {hyperbolic}]
2: expanded by (or as if by) gas or air; "an inflated balloon" [ant: {deflated}]
3: pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals); "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school"; "a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution" [syn: {high-flown}, {high-sounding}]
4: increased especially to abnormal levels; "the raised prices frightened away customers"; "inflated wages"; "an inflated economy" [syn: {raised(a)}]

inflater
n : an air pump operated by hand to inflate something (as a tire) [syn: {inflator}]

inflation
n 1: a general and progressive increase in prices; "in inflation everything gets more valuable except money" [syn: {rising prices}] [ant: {deflation}, {disinflation}]
2: (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
3: lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity [syn: {ostentation}, {ostentatiousness}, {pomposity}, {pompousness}, {pretentiousness}, {splashiness}]
4: the act of filling something with air [ant: {deflation}]

inflation rate
n : the rate of change of prices (as indicated by a price index) calculated on a monthly or annual basis [syn: {rate of inflation}]

inflation therapy
n : therapy in which water or oxygen or a drug is introduced into the respiratory tract with inhaled air

inflationary
adj : associated with or tending to cause increases in inflation; "inflationary prices" [ant: {deflationary}]

inflationary spiral
n : an episode of inflation in which prices increase at an increasing rate and currency rapidly loses value

inflator
n : an air pump operated by hand to inflate something (as a tire) [syn: {inflater}]

inflect
v 1: change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language
2: of one's speech, varying the pitch [syn: {tone}, {modulate}]

inflected
adj 1: (of the voice) altered in tone or pitch; "his southern Yorkshire voice was less inflected and singing than her northern one" [ant: {uninflected}]
2: showing alteration in form (especially by the addition of affixes); "`boys' and `swam' are inflected English words"; "German is an inflected langauge" [ant: {uninflected}]

inflection
n 1: a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function [syn: {inflexion}]
2: the patterns of stress and intonation in a language [syn: {prosody}]
3: deviation from a straight or normal course [syn: {flection}, {flexion}]
4: a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified [syn: {modulation}]

inflectional
adj 1: characterized by inflections indicating grammatical distinctions; "inflectional morphology is used to indicate number and case and tense and person etc." [ant: {derivational}]
2: expressing grammatical relations by means of affixes or changes in vowels or consonants

inflectional ending
n : an inflection that is added at the end of a root word [syn: {inflectional suffix}]

inflectional morphology
n : the part of grammar that deals with the inflections of words [syn: {accidence}]

inflectional suffix
n : an inflection that is added at the end of a root word [syn: {inflectional ending}]

inflexibility
n 1: a lack of physical flexibility [syn: {inflexibleness}] [ant: {flexibility}]
2: the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe [syn: {rigidity}] [ant: {flexibility}]

inflexible
adj 1: extended meanings; incapable of change; "a man of inflexible purpose" [ant: {flexible}]
2: not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty" [syn: {uncompromising}] [ant: {compromising}]
3: literal meanings; "an inflexible iron bar"; "an inflexible knife blade" [ant: {flexible}]
4: incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending will to dominate" [syn: {rigid}, {unbending}]

inflexibleness
n : a lack of physical flexibility [syn: {inflexibility}] [ant: {flexibility}]

inflexibly
adv : in an inflexible manner; "`You will--because you must!,' Madam told her inflexibly" [ant: {flexibly}]

inflexion
n : a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function [syn: {inflection}]

inflict
v : impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students" [syn: {bring down}, {visit}, {impose}]

infliction
n 1: the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo) [syn: {imposition}]
2: an act causing pain or damage
3: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction" [syn: {annoyance}, {bother}, {botheration}, {pain}, {pain in the neck}, {pain in the ass}]

infliximab
n : an anti-TNF compound (trade name Remicade) consisting of an antibody directed against TNF; it is given intravenously at one- to three-month intervals; used in treatment of regional enteritis and rheumatoid arthritis [syn: {Remicade}]

inflorescence
n 1: the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms [syn: {blossoming}, {flowering}, {florescence}, {anthesis}, {efflorescence}]
2: the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk

inflow
n : the process of flowing in [syn: {influx}] [ant: {outflow}, {outflow}]

inflowing
adj : that is flowing inward [syn: {influent}]

influence
n 1: a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc; "used her parents' influence to get the job"
2: causing something without any direct or apparent effort
3: a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do; "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking"
4: the effect of one thing (or person) on another; "the influence of mechanical action"
5: one having power to influence another; "she was the most important influence in my life"; "he was a bad influence on the children"
v 1: have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate" [syn: {act upon}, {work}]
2: shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion" [syn: {determine}, {shape}, {mold}, {regulate}]
3: induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money" [syn: {charm}, {tempt}]

influence peddler
n : someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee) [syn: {fixer}]

influent
adj : that is flowing inward [syn: {inflowing}]

influential
adj : having or exercising influence or power; "an influential newspaper"; "influential leadership for peace" [ant: {uninfluential}]

influential person
n : a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events [syn: {important person}, {personage}]

influentially
adv : exerting influence

influenza
n : an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease [syn: {flu}, {grippe}]

influx
n : the process of flowing in [syn: {inflow}] [ant: {outflow}, {outflow}]

info
n : a message received and understood [syn: {information}]

infolding
n : the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface; "the invagination of the blastula" [syn: {invagination}, {introversion}, {intussusception}]

infomercial
n : a television commercial presented in the form of a short documentary [syn: {informercial}]

inform
v 1: impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"
2: give character or essence to; "The principles that inform modern teaching"
3: act as an informer; "She had informed on her own parents for years"

informal
adj 1: not formal; "conservative people unaccustomed to informal dress"; "an informal free-and-easy manner"; "an informal gathering of friends" [ant: {formal}]
2: not officially recognized or controlled; "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers" [syn: {loose}]
3: used of spoken and written language [ant: {formal}]
4: having or fostering a warm or friendly atmosphere; especially through smallness and informality; "had a cozy chat"; "a relaxed informal manner"; "an intimate cocktail lounge"; "the small room was cozy and intimate" [syn: {cozy}, {intimate}]

informality
n 1: a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously [ant: {formality}]
2: freedom from constraint or embarrassment; "I am never at ease with strangers" [syn: {ease}]

informally
adv 1: without formality; "he visited us informally" [syn: {without formality}] [ant: {formally}]
2: with the use of colloquial expressions; "this building is colloquially referred to as The Barn" [syn: {colloquially}, {conversationally}]
3: in a causal way; at home; "we'll have dinner en famille" [syn: {en famille}]

informant
n 1: a person who supplies information [syn: {source}]
2: someone who sees an event and reports what happened [syn: {witness}, {witnesser}]

informatics
n : the sciences concerned with gathering and manipulating and storing and retrieving and classifying recorded information [syn: {information science}, {information processing}, {IP}]

information
n 1: a message received and understood [syn: {info}]
2: a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; "statistical data" [syn: {data}]
3: knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
4: (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands of bits of information" [syn: {selective information}, {entropy}]
5: formal accusation of a crime

information age
n : a period beginning in the last quarter of the 20th century when information became easily accessible through publications and through the manipulation of information by computers and computer networks

information bulletin
n : a bulletin containing the latest information

information gathering
n : the act of collecting information

information measure
n : a system of measurement of information based on the probabilities of the information-bearing events

information processing
n : the sciences concerned with gathering and manipulating and storing and retrieving and classifying recorded information [syn: {information science}, {informatics}, {IP}]

information processing system
n : a machine for performing calculations automatically [syn: {computer}, {computing machine}, {computing device}, {data processor}, {electronic computer}]

information return
n : a return that provides information to the tax collector but does not compute the tax liability

information science
n : the sciences concerned with gathering and manipulating and storing and retrieving and classifying recorded information [syn: {informatics}, {information processing}, {IP}]

information superhighway
n : an extensive electronic network (such as the internet) used for the rapid transfer of sound and video and graphics in digital form [syn: {superhighway}]

information system
n : system consisting of the network of all communication channels used within an organization [syn: {data system}]

information theory
n : (computer science) a statistical theory dealing with the limits and efficiency of information processing

information warfare
n : the use of information or information technology during a time of crisis or conflict to achieve or promote specific objectives over a specific adversary or adversaries; "not everyone agrees that information warfare is limited to the realm of traditional warfare" [syn: {IW}]

informational RNA
n : the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein synthesis in the cell [syn: {messenger RNA}, {mRNA}, {template RNA}]

informative
adj 1: tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance; "an enlightening glimpse of government in action" [syn: {enlightening}, {instructive}] [ant: {unenlightening}]
2: serving to instruct of enlighten or inform [syn: {instructive}] [ant: {uninstructive}]
3: providing or conveying information [syn: {informatory}] [ant: {uninformative}]

informatively
adv : in an informative manner [syn: {instructively}] [ant: {uninformatively}, {uninformatively}]

informatory
adj : providing or conveying information [syn: {informative}] [ant: {uninformative}]

informed
adj : having much knowledge or education; "an informed public"; "informed opinion"; "the informed customer" [ant: {uninformed}]

informed consent
n : consent by a patient to undergo a medical or surgical treatment or to participate in an experiment after the patient understands the risks involved

informer
n : one who reveals confidential information in return for money [syn: {betrayer}, {rat}, {squealer}, {blabber}]

informercial
n : a television commercial presented in the form of a short documentary [syn: {infomercial}]

informer's privilege
n : the right of the government to refuse to reveal the identity of an informer

informing
n 1: to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors) [syn: {ratting}]
2: a speech act that conveys information [syn: {making known}]

infotainment
n : a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event [syn: {documentary}, {docudrama}, {documentary film}]

infra
adv : (in writing) see below; "vide infra" [syn: {below}]

infra dig
adj : beneath your dignity; "considered helping with the dishes to be infra dig" [syn: {infra dig(p)}]

infract
v : act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law" [syn: {transgress}, {offend}, {violate}, {go against}, {breach}, {break}]

infraction
n : a crime less serious than a felony [syn: {misdemeanor}, {misdemeanour}, {offence}, {offense}, {violation}, {infringement}]

infrahuman
adj : belonging to a group below humans in evolutionary development; "infrahuman animals"

inframaxillary
adj : relating to the lower jaw [syn: {mandibular}]

infrangible
adj 1: difficult or impossible to break or separate into parts; "an infrangible series"
2: not capable of being violated or infringed; "infrangible human rights" [syn: {absolute}, {inviolable}]

infraorbital artery
n : originates from the maxillary artery and supplies structures below the orbit (from lower eyelid to upper lip) [syn: {arteria infraorbitalis}]

infrared
adj : having or employing wavelengths longer than light but shorter than radio waves; lying outside the visible spectrum at its red end; "infrared radiation"; "infrared photography"
n 1: the infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum; electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range; "they could sense radiation in the infrared" [syn: {infrared frequency}]
2: electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves [syn: {infrared light}, {infrared radiation}, {infrared emission}]

infrared emission
n : electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves [syn: {infrared}, {infrared light}, {infrared radiation}]

infrared frequency
n : the infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum; electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range; "they could sense radiation in the infrared" [syn: {infrared}]

infrared lamp
n : electric heater consisting of a high-power incandescent lamp that emits infrared radiation; "the bathroom could be warmed by an infrared lamp" [syn: {heat lamp}]

infrared light
n : electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves [syn: {infrared}, {infrared radiation}, {infrared emission}]

infrared radiation
n : electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves [syn: {infrared}, {infrared light}, {infrared emission}]

infrared ray
n : a ray of infrared radiation; produces a thermal effect (as from an infrared lamp)

infrared spectrum
n : the spectrum of infrared radiation

infrared therapy
n : the use of infrared radiation (as by infrared lamps or heating pads or hot water bottles) to relieve pain and increase circulation to a particular area of the body

infrasonic
adj : having frequencies below those of audible sound

infrastructure
n 1: the basic structure or features of a system or organization [syn: {substructure}]
2: the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan" [syn: {base}]

infrequency
n : noteworthy scarcity [syn: {rarity}, {rareness}]

infrequent
adj : not frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals; "infrequent outbursts of temper" [ant: {frequent}]

infrequently
adv : not many times; "in your 1850 church you not infrequently find a dramatic contrast between the sumptuous appointments of the building itself and the inhuman barrack-like living conditions in the church room" [ant: {frequently}]

infrigidation
n : the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes [syn: {refrigeration}]

infringe
v 1: go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afould of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules" [syn: {conflict}, {run afoul}, {contravene}]
2: advance beyond the usual limit [syn: {encroach}, {impinge}]

infringement
n 1: an act that disregards an agreement or a right; "he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment" [syn: {violation}]
2: a crime less serious than a felony [syn: {misdemeanor}, {misdemeanour}, {infraction}, {offence}, {offense}, {violation}]

infringement of copyright
n : a violation of the rights secured by a copyright [syn: {copyright infringement}]

infructescence
n : the fruiting stage of the inflorescence

infundibula
infundibulum
n : any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk) [also: {infundibula} (pl)]

infundibula
See {infundibulum}

infundibulum
n : any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk) [also: {infundibula} (pl)]

infuriate
v : make furious [syn: {exasperate}, {incense}]

infuriated
adj : marked by extreme anger; "the enraged bull attached"; "furious about the accident"; "a furious scowl"; "infuriated onlookers charged the police who were beating the boy"; "could not control the maddened crowd" [syn: {angered}, {enraged}, {furious}, {maddened}]

infuriating
adj : extremely annoying or displeasing; "his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating"; "I've had an exasperating day"; "her infuriating indifference"; "the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening" [syn: {exasperating}, {maddening}, {vexing}]

infuriation
n : a feeling of intense anger [syn: {enragement}]

infuscate
v : darken with a brownish tinge, as of insect wings

infuse
v 1: teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; "inculcate values into the young generation" [syn: {inculcate}, {instill}]
2: fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide" [syn: {impregnate}, {instill}, {tincture}]
3: undergo the process of infusion; "the mint tea is infusing"
4: let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol" [syn: {steep}]
5: introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes; "Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals"

infusion
n 1: a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water) [syn: {extract}]
2: the process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water)
3: (medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force)
4: the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality; "the team's continued success is attributable to a steady infusion of new talent"

Infusoria
n : in some recent classifications, coextensive with the Ciliata: minute organisms found in decomposing infusions of organic matter [syn: {subclass Infusoria}]

infusorian
n : any member of the subclass Infusoria

inga
n : any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers; cultivated as ornamentals

Inga edulis
n : ornamental evergreen tree with masses of white flowers; tropical and subtropical America [syn: {ice-cream bean}]

Inga laurina
n : tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers; used as shade for coffee plantations [syn: {guama}]

ingathering
n : request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children" [syn: {solicitation}, {appeal}, {collection}]

Inge
n 1: English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954) [syn: {William Ralph Inge}, {the Gloomy Dean}]
2: United States playwright (1913-1973) [syn: {William Inge}]

ingeminate
v : to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request" [syn: {repeat}, {reiterate}, {iterate}, {restate}, {retell}]

ingenious
adj 1: (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action; "an imaginative use of material"; "the invention of the knitting frame by another ingenious English clergyman"- Lewis Mumford; "an ingenious device"; "had an inventive turn of mind"; "inventive ceramics" [syn: {imaginative}, {inventive}]
2: skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends; "cool prudence and sensitive selfishness along with quick perception of what is possible--these distinguish an adroit politician"; "came up with a clever story"; "an ingenious press agent"; "an ingenious scheme" [syn: {adroit}, {clever}]
3: showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem" [syn: {clever}, {cunning}]

ingeniously
adv : in an ingenious manner; "a Hampshire farmer had fowls of different breeds, including Dorkings, and he discriminated ingeniously between the `dark ones' and the `white ones'"

ingeniousness
n 1: the power of creative imagination [syn: {inventiveness}, {ingenuity}, {cleverness}]
2: the property of being ingenious; "a plot of great ingenuity"; "the cleverness of its design" [syn: {ingenuity}, {cleverness}]

ingenue
n 1: an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl
2: an artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage)
3: the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play

ingenuity
n 1: the power of creative imagination [syn: {inventiveness}, {ingeniousness}, {cleverness}]
2: the property of being ingenious; "a plot of great ingenuity"; "the cleverness of its design" [syn: {ingeniousness}, {cleverness}]

ingenuous
adj 1: characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious; "an ingenuous admission of responsibility" [syn: {artless}] [ant: {disingenuous}]
2: lacking in sophistication or worldliness; "a child's innocent stare"; "his ingenuous explanation that he would not have burned the church if he had not thought the bishop was in it" [syn: {innocent}]

ingenuously
adv : in an ingenuous manner; "she answered the judge's questions artlessly" [syn: {artlessly}]

ingenuousness
n 1: the quality of innocent naivete [syn: {artlessness}, {innocence}, {naturalness}]
2: openly straightforward or frank [ant: {disingenuousness}]

Inger
n : a member of western Finnish people formerly living in the Baltic province where Saint Petersburg was built [syn: {Ingrian}, {Ingerman}]

Ingerman
n : a member of western Finnish people formerly living in the Baltic province where Saint Petersburg was built [syn: {Ingrian}, {Inger}]

ingest
v 1: serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" [syn: {consume}, {take in}, {take}, {have}] [ant: {abstain}]
2: take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe" [syn: {absorb}, {assimilate}, {take in}]

ingesta
n : solid and liquid nourishment taken into the body through the mouth

ingested
adj : taken into the stomach

ingestion
n : the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) [syn: {consumption}, {intake}, {uptake}]

inglenook
n : a corner by a fireplace [syn: {chimney corner}]

inglorious
adj 1: (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice" [syn: {black}, {disgraceful}, {ignominious}, {opprobrious}, {shameful}]
2: not bringing honor and glory; "some mute inglorious Milton here may rest" [syn: {dishonorable}] [ant: {glorious}]

ingloriously
adv : in a dishonorably manner or to a dishonorable degree; "his grades were disgracefully low" [syn: {disgracefully}, {ignominiously}, {discreditably}, {shamefully}, {dishonorably}, {dishonourably}]

Ingmar Bergman
n : Swedish film director who used heavy symbolism and explored the psychology of the characters (born 1918) [syn: {Bergman}]

ingoing
adj : that is going in; "the entering class"; "the ingoing administration"; "ingoing data" [syn: {entering(p)}]

ingot
n : a block of metal that is cast in a particular shape for convenient handling [syn: {metal bar}, {block of metal}]

ingot iron
n : iron of high purity

ingraft
v : cause to grow together parts from different plants; "graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree" [syn: {graft}, {engraft}]

ingrain
v 1: thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt" [syn: {grain}]
2: produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us" [syn: {impress}, {instill}]

ingrained
adj : (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held; "deep-rooted prejudice"; "deep-seated differences of opinion"; "implanted convictions"; "ingrained habits of a lifetime"; "a deeply planted need" [syn: {deep-rooted}, {deep-seated}, {implanted}, {planted}]

ingraining
n : teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition [syn: {inculcation}, {instilling}]

ingrate
n : a person who shows no gratitude [syn: {thankless wretch}, {ungrateful person}]

ingratiate
v : gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts

ingratiating
adj 1: capable of winning favor; "with open arms and an ingratiating smile"
2: calculated to please or gain favor; "a smooth ingratiating manner" [syn: {ingratiatory}]

ingratiatingly
adv 1: in a flattering and ingratiating manner; "she behaves ingratiatingly toward her boss"
2: in a pleasingly ingratiating manner; "she smiled ingratiatingly"

ingratiation
n : the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments; "she refused to use insinuation in order to gain favor" [syn: {insinuation}]

ingratiatory
adj 1: pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; "a coaxing and obsequious voice"; "her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable" [syn: {coaxing}]
2: calculated to please or gain favor; "a smooth ingratiating manner" [syn: {ingratiating}]

ingratitude
n : a lack of gratitude [syn: {ungratefulness}] [ant: {gratitude}]

ingredient
n 1: a component of a mixture or compound
2: an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech" [syn: {component}, {constituent}, {element}, {factor}]
3: food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; "the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad" [syn: {fixings}]

Ingres
n : French classical painter (1780-1867) [syn: {Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres}]

ingress
n 1: (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse [syn: {immersion}] [ant: {egress}, {egress}]
2: the act of entering; "she made a grand entrance" [syn: {entrance}, {entering}, {entry}, {incoming}]

Ingrian
n 1: a member of western Finnish people formerly living in the Baltic province where Saint Petersburg was built [syn: {Inger}, {Ingerman}]
2: a Finnic language spoken by the Ingrian people

Ingrid Bergman
n : Swedish film actress (1915-1982) [syn: {Bergman}]

ingroup
n : an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose [syn: {clique}, {coterie}, {inner circle}, {pack}, {camp}]

ingrowing
adj : growing abnormally into the flesh; "an ingrown toenail" [syn: {ingrown}]

ingrown
adj : growing abnormally into the flesh; "an ingrown toenail" [syn: {ingrowing}]

ingrown hair
n : a hair that does not emerge from the follicle but remains embedded in the skin (usually causing inflammation)

ingrown toenail
n : toenail having its free tip or edges embedded in the surrounding flesh [syn: {onyxis}]

ingrowth
n : something that grows inward

inguen
n : the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals [syn: {groin}]

inguinal
adj : of or relating to or near the groin

inguinal canal
n : oblique passage through the lower abdominal wall; in males it is the passage through which the testes descend into the scrotum and it contains the spermatic cord; in females it transmits the round ligament of the uterus [syn: {canalis inguinalis}]

inguinal hernia
n : hernia in which a loop of intestine enters the inguinal canal; the most common type of hernia in males

ingurgitate
v : overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream" [syn: {gorge}, {overindulge}, {glut}, {englut}, {stuff}, {engorge}, {overgorge}, {overeat}, {gormandize}, {gormandise}, {gourmandize}, {binge}, {pig out}, {satiate}, {scarf out}]

ingushes
See {ingush}

INH
n : antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis [syn: {isoniazid}, {Nydrazid}]

inhabit
v 1: make one's home or live in; "She resides officially in Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted"; "The plains are sparsely populated" [syn: {dwell}, {shack}, {reside}, {live}, {people}, {populate}, {domicile}, {domiciliate}]
2: be present in; be inside of [syn: {occupy}]

inhabitable
adj : fit for habitation; "the habitable world" [syn: {habitable}]

inhabitancy
n : the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men); "he studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony" [syn: {inhabitation}, {habitation}]

inhabitant
n : a person who inhabits a particular place [syn: {dweller}, {denizen}, {indweller}]

inhabitation
n : the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men); "he studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony" [syn: {inhabitancy}, {habitation}]

inhabited
adj : having inhabitants; lived in; "the inhabited regions of the earth" [ant: {uninhabited}]

inhalant
adj : used in or intended for inhaling; "available in oral or inhalant forms"
n 1: something that is inhaled
2: a medication to be taken by inhaling it [syn: {inhalation}]

inhalation
n 1: the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing [syn: {inspiration}, {aspiration}, {breathing in}]
2: a medication to be taken by inhaling it [syn: {inhalant}]

inhalation anaesthetic
n : a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled [syn: {inhalation anesthetic}, {inhalation general anesthetic}, {inhalation general anaesthetic}]

inhalation anesthesia
n : general anesthesia achieved by administration of an inhalation anesthetic

inhalation anesthetic
n : a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled [syn: {inhalation anaesthetic}, {inhalation general anesthetic}, {inhalation general anaesthetic}]

inhalation anthrax
n : a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse [syn: {pulmonary anthrax}, {anthrax pneumonia}, {ragpicker's disease}, {ragsorter's disease}, {woolsorter's pneumonia}, {woolsorter's disease}]

inhalation general anaesthetic
n : a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled [syn: {inhalation anesthetic}, {inhalation anaesthetic}, {inhalation general anesthetic}]

inhalation general anesthetic
n : a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled [syn: {inhalation anesthetic}, {inhalation anaesthetic}, {inhalation general anaesthetic}]

inhalator
n 1: a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration [syn: {respirator}]
2: a dispenser that produces a chemical vapor to be inhaled in order to relieve nasal congestion [syn: {inhaler}]

inhale
v 1: draw deep into the lungs in by breathing; "Clinton smoked marijuana but never inhaled"
2: draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well" [syn: {inspire}, {breathe in}] [ant: {exhale}]

inhaled
adj : drawn into the lungs; breathed in; "inhaled smoke can damage the lungs" [ant: {exhaled}]

inhaler
n : a dispenser that produces a chemical vapor to be inhaled in order to relieve nasal congestion [syn: {inhalator}]

inhaling
adj : breathing in

inharmonic
adj : lacking in harmony [syn: {discordant}, {disharmonious}, {dissonant}]

inharmonious
adj 1: not in harmony [syn: {unharmonious}] [ant: {harmonious}]
2: lacking in harmony of parts; "an inharmonious (or incongruous) mixture of architectural styles"

inharmoniousness
n : a lack of harmony [syn: {disharmony}]

inhere
v : be inherent in something

inhere in
v : be part of; "This problem inheres in the design" [syn: {attach to}]

inherence
n : the state of being within or not going beyond a given domain [syn: {immanence}, {immanency}]

inherent
adj 1: existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth" [syn: {built-in}, {constitutional}, {inbuilt}, {integral}]
2: present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development [syn: {congenital}, {inborn}, {innate}]
3: in the nature of something though not readily apparent; "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying meaning" [syn: {implicit in(p)}, {underlying}]

inherent aptitude
n : inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli; "the spawning instinct in salmon"; "altruistic instincts in social animals" [syn: {instinct}]

inherently
adv : in an inherent manner; "the subject matter is sexual activity of any overt kind, which is depicted as inherently desirable and exciting"

inherit
v 1: obtain from someone after their death; "I inherited a castle from my French grandparents" [syn: {come into}]
2: receive from a predecessor; "The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair"
3: receive by genetic transmission; "I inherited my good eyesight from my mother"

inheritable
adj : that can be inherited; "inheritable traits such as eye color"; "an inheritable title" [syn: {heritable}] [ant: {noninheritable}]

inheritance
n 1: hereditary succession to a title or an office or property [syn: {heritage}]
2: that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner [syn: {heritage}]
3: (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents [syn: {hereditary pattern}]
4: any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors; "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge" [syn: {heritage}]

inheritance tax
n : a tax on the estate of the deceased person [syn: {estate tax}, {death tax}, {death duty}]

inherited
adj : tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features" [syn: {familial}, {genetic}, {hereditary}, {transmitted}, {transmissible}]

inherited disease
n : a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically [syn: {genetic disease}, {genetic disorder}, {genetic abnormality}, {genetic defect}, {congenital disease}, {inherited disorder}, {hereditary disease}, {hereditary condition}]

inherited disorder
n : a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically [syn: {genetic disease}, {genetic disorder}, {genetic abnormality}, {genetic defect}, {congenital disease}, {inherited disease}, {hereditary disease}, {hereditary condition}]

inherited wealth
n : wealth that is inherited rather than earned

inheriting
adj : having the legal right to inherit

inheritor
n : a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another [syn: {heir}, {heritor}]

inheritress
n : a female heir [syn: {heiress}, {inheritrix}]

inheritrix
n : a female heir [syn: {heiress}, {inheritress}]

inhibit
v 1: to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" [syn: {suppress}, {stamp down}, {subdue}, {conquer}, {curb}]
2: limit the range or extent of; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"

inhibited
adj : held back or restrained or prevented; "in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear" [ant: {uninhibited}]

inhibition
n 1: (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires [syn: {suppression}]
2: the quality of being inhibited
3: (physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part; "the inhibition of the heart by the vagus nerve"
4: the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof); "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter"; "a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages"; "he ignored his parents' forbiddance" [syn: {prohibition}, {forbiddance}]

inhibitor
n : a substance that retards or stops an activity [ant: {activator}]

inhibitory
adj : restrictive of action; "a repressive regime"; "an overly strict and inhibiting discipline" [syn: {repressive}, {repressing}]

inhomogeneity
n : the quality of being inhomogeneous

inhomogeneous
adj : not homogeneous [syn: {nonuniform}]

inhospitable
adj 1: unfavorable to life or growth; "the barren inhospitable desert"; "inhospitable mountain areas" [ant: {hospitable}]
2: not hospitable; "they are extremely inhospitable these days"; "her greeting was cold and inhospitable" [ant: {hospitable}]

inhospitableness
n : an inhospitable disposition [ant: {hospitableness}]

inhospitably
adv : in an inhospitable manner; "she was received inhospitably by her new family" [ant: {hospitably}]

inhospitality
n : unkind and inconsiderate welcome; "he was taken aback by such inhospitality" [ant: {cordial reception}]

inhuman
adj 1: without compunction or human feeling; "in cold blood"; "cold-blooded killing"; "insensate destruction" [syn: {cold}, {cold-blooded}, {insensate}]
2: belonging to or resembling something nonhuman; "something dark and inhuman in form"; "a babel of inhuman noises"

inhuman treatment
n : a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering [syn: {cruelty}]

inhumane
adj : lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used" [ant: {humane}]

inhumanely
adv : in an inhumane manner; "the prisoners of war were treated inhumanely" [ant: {humanely}]

inhumaneness
n : the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others [syn: {inhumanity}] [ant: {humaneness}]

inhumanity
n 1: the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others [syn: {inhumaneness}] [ant: {humaneness}]
2: an act of atrocious cruelty [syn: {atrocity}]

inhumation
n : the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave [syn: {burial}, {entombment}, {interment}, {sepulture}]

inhume
v : place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaos were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday" [syn: {bury}, {entomb}, {inter}, {lay to rest}]

inhumed
adj : placed in a grave; "the hastily buried corpses" [syn: {buried}, {interred}] [ant: {unburied}]

Inigo Jones
n : one of the first great English architects and a theater designer (1573-1652) [syn: {Jones}]

inimical
adj : not friendly; "an unfriendly act of aggression"; "an inimical critic" [syn: {unfriendly}]

inimitable
adj : defying imitation; matchless; "an inimitable style"

inimitably
adv : in an unreproducible manner; "he has an inimitably verbose style" [syn: {unreproducibly}]

inion
n : the craniometric point that is the most prominent point at the back of the head (at the occipital protuberance)

iniquitous
adj : characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin; "iniquitous deeds"; "he said it was sinful to wear lipstick"; "ungodly acts" [syn: {sinful}, {ungodly}]

iniquitously
adv : in an iniquitous manner; "they really believed that the treaty of Versailles was iniquitously injust"

iniquity
n 1: absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness" [syn: {wickedness}, {darkness}, {dark}]
2: morally objectionable behavior [syn: {evil}, {immorality}, {wickedness}]
3: an unjust act [syn: {injustice}, {unfairness}]

initial
adj : occurring at the beginning; "took the initial step toward reconciliation"
n : the first letter of a word (especially a person's name); "he refused to put the initials FRS after his name"
v : mark with one's initials [also: {initialling}, {initialled}]

initial offering
n : a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public [syn: {initial public offering}, {IPO}]

initial public offering
n : a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public [syn: {IPO}, {initial offering}]

initial rhyme
n : use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged rascal ran" [syn: {alliteration}, {beginning rhyme}, {head rhyme}]

initialisation
n : (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position [syn: {low-level formatting}, {initialization}]

initialise
v 1: assign an initial value to a computer program [syn: {initialize}]
2: divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!" [syn: {format}, {initialize}]

initialization
n : (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position [syn: {low-level formatting}, {initialisation}]

initialize
v 1: assign an initial value to a computer program [syn: {initialise}]
2: divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!" [syn: {format}, {initialise}]

initialled
See {initial}

initialled
initial
adj : occurring at the beginning; "took the initial step toward reconciliation"
n : the first letter of a word (especially a person's name); "he refused to put the initials FRS after his name"
v : mark with one's initials [also: {initialling}, {initialled}]

initialling
See {initial}

initialling
initial
adj : occurring at the beginning; "took the initial step toward reconciliation"
n : the first letter of a word (especially a person's name); "he refused to put the initials FRS after his name"
v : mark with one's initials [also: {initialling}, {initialled}]

initially
adv : at the beginning; "at first he didn't notice anything strange" [syn: {ab initio}, {at first}, {at the start}]

initiate
n 1: someone new to a field or activity [syn: {novice}, {beginner}, {tyro}, {tiro}]
2: someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field [syn: {learned person}, {pundit}, {savant}]
3: people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate" [syn: {enlightened}] [ant: {uninitiate}]
v 1: bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation" [syn: {originate}, {start}]
2: take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants" [syn: {pioneer}]
3: accept young people into society, usually with some rite; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty" [syn: {induct}]
4: bring up a topic for discussion [syn: {broach}]
5: prepare the way for; "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War Two" [syn: {lead up}]

initiation
n 1: a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame" [syn: {induction}, {installation}]
2: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction" [syn: {founding}, {foundation}, {institution}, {origination}, {creation}, {innovation}, {introduction}, {instauration}]
3: wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge; "his knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to lack of initiation" [syn: {knowledgeability}, {knowledgeableness}]
4: an act that sets in motion some course of events [syn: {trigger}, {induction}]

initiative
adj : serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage" [syn: {inaugural}, {initiatory}, {first}, {maiden}]
n 1: readiness to embark on bold new ventures [syn: {enterprise}, {enterprisingness}, {go-ahead}]
2: the first of a series of actions; "he memorized all the important chess openings" [syn: {first step}, {opening move}, {opening}]

initiator
n : a person who initiates a course of action [syn: {instigator}]

initiatory
adj : serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage" [syn: {inaugural}, {initiative}, {first}, {maiden}]

inject
v 1: give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein" [syn: {shoot}]
2: to introduce (a new aspect or element); "He injected new life into the performance"
3: force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing; "inject hydrogen into the balloon" [syn: {shoot}]
4: take by injection; "inject heroin"
5: feed intravenously
6: to insert between other elements; "She interjected clever remarks" [syn: {interject}, {come in}, {interpose}, {put in}, {throw in}]

injectable
adj : (used of drugs) capable of being injected [ant: {uninjectable}]

injectant
n : any solution that is injected (as into the skin) [syn: {injection}]

injection
n 1: the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure
2: any solution that is injected (as into the skin) [syn: {injectant}]
3: the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot" [syn: {shot}]

injector
n : a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.)

in-joke
n : a joke that is appreciated only by members of some particular group of people

injudicious
adj : lacking or showing lack of judgment or discretion; unwise; "an injudicious measure"; "the result of an injudicious decision"

injudiciously
adv : in an injudicious manner; "these intelligence tests were used injudiciously for many years" [ant: {judiciously}]

injudiciousness
n 1: lacking good judgment [syn: {indiscreetness}] [ant: {judiciousness}]
2: the trait of being injudicious [syn: {indiscretion}]

Injun
n : offensive terms for Native Americans [syn: {Redskin}, {red man}]

injunction
n 1: a formal command or admonition
2: (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order" [syn: {enjoining}, {enjoinment}, {cease and desist order}]

injure
v 1: cause injuries or bodily harm to [syn: {wound}]
2: hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised me ego" [syn: {hurt}, {wound}, {bruise}, {offend}, {spite}]
3: cause damage or affect negatively; "Our business was hurt by the new competition" [syn: {hurt}]

injured
adj : usually used of physical or mental injury to persons; "injured soldiers"; "injured feelings" [ant: {uninjured}]

injured party
n : someone injured or killed in an accident [syn: {casualty}]

injurious
adj 1: harmful to living things; "deleterious chemical additives" [syn: {deleterious}, {hurtful}]
2: tending to cause great harm [syn: {evil}, {harmful}]

injuriously
adv : in an injurious manner

injuriousness
n : destructiveness that causes harm or injury [syn: {harmfulness}]

injury
n 1: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. [syn: {hurt}, {harm}, {trauma}]
2: an accident that results in physical damage or hurt [syn: {accidental injury}]
3: a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat [syn: {wound}, {combat injury}]
4: an act that injures someone

injustice
n 1: an unjust act [syn: {unfairness}, {iniquity}]
2: the practice of being unjust or unfair [syn: {unjustness}] [ant: {justice}]

ink
n 1: a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
2: dark protective fluid ejected into the water by cuttlefish and other cephalopods
v 1: append one's signature to; "They inked the contract"
2: fill with ink; "ink a pen"

ink bottle
n : a bottle of ink [syn: {inkpot}]

ink cartridge
n : a cartridge that contains ink and can be replaced

ink eraser
n : an eraser that removes ink marks

Inka
n : a member of the small group of Quechuan people living in the Cuzco valley in Peru who established hegemony over their neighbors to create the great Inca empire that lasted from about 1100 until the Spanish conquest in the early 1530s [syn: {Inca}, {Incan}]

inkberry
n : evergreen holly of eastern North America with oblong leathery leaves and small black berries [syn: {gallberry}, {gall-berry}, {evergreen winterberry}, {Ilex glabra}]

ink-black
adj : of the color of black ink [syn: {inky}, {inky-black}]

inkblot
n : a blot made with ink

inkblot test
n : a projective tests using bilaterally symmetrical inkblots; subjects state what they see in the inkblot [syn: {Rorschach}, {Rorschach test}]

inkier
See {inky}

inkier
inky
adj : of the color of black ink [syn: {ink-black}, {inky-black}] [also: {inkiest}, {inkier}]

inkiest
See {inky}

inkiest
inky
adj : of the color of black ink [syn: {ink-black}, {inky-black}] [also: {inkiest}, {inkier}]

inking pad
n : a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp [syn: {pad}, {inkpad}, {stamp pad}]

ink-jet
adj : of or relating to an ink-jet printer

ink-jet printer
n : a printer that produces characters by projecting electrically charged droplets of ink

inkle
n : a linen tape used for trimming as a decoration

inkling
n : a slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen" [syn: {intimation}, {glimmering}, {glimmer}]

inkpad
n : a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp [syn: {pad}, {inking pad}, {stamp pad}]

inkpot
n : a bottle of ink [syn: {ink bottle}]

inkstand
n 1: a small well holding writing ink into which a pen can be dipped [syn: {inkwell}]
2: a tray or stand for writing implements and containers for ink

inkwell
n : a small well holding writing ink into which a pen can be dipped [syn: {inkstand}]

inky
adj : of the color of black ink [syn: {ink-black}, {inky-black}] [also: {inkiest}, {inkier}]

inky cap
n : having a cap that melts into an inky fluid after spores have matured [syn: {inky-cap mushroom}, {Coprinus atramentarius}]

inky-black
adj : of the color of black ink [syn: {ink-black}, {inky}]

inky-cap mushroom
n : having a cap that melts into an inky fluid after spores have matured [syn: {inky cap}, {Coprinus atramentarius}]

INLA
n : a radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of Ireland [syn: {Irish National Liberation Army}, {People's Liberation Army}, {People's Republican Army}, {Catholic Reaction Force}]

inlaid
See {inlay}

inlaid
adj : adorned by inlays

inlaid
inlay
n 1: (dentistry) a filling consisting of a solid substance (as gold or porcelain) fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place
2: a decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface
v : decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal [also: {inlaid}]

inland
adj : situated away from an area's coast or border [ant: {coastal}]
adv : towards or into the interior of a region; "the town is five miles inland"

inland bill
n : a bill of exchange that is both drawn and made payable in the same country

Inland Revenue
n : a board of the British government that administers and collects major direct taxes [syn: {IR}]

Inland Sea
n : an arm of the Pacific Ocean in southern Japan; surrounded by the islands of Honshu and Shikoku and Kyushu and linked to the Sea of Japan by a narrow channel; the chief port is Hiroshima

in-law
n : a relative by marriage [syn: {relative-in-law}]

inlay
n 1: (dentistry) a filling consisting of a solid substance (as gold or porcelain) fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place
2: a decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface
v : decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal [also: {inlaid}]

inlet
n : an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands) [syn: {recess}]

inlet manifold
n : manifold that carries vaporized fuel from the carburetor to the inlet valves of the cylinders

in-line skate
n : a shoe with rollers fixed to the sole in a line [syn: {roller blade}]

inmarriage
n : marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law [syn: {endogamy}, {intermarriage}] [ant: {exogamy}]

inmarry
v : marry within one's own tribe or group; "The inhabitants of this isolated village tend to inmarry"

inmate
n 1: one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
2: a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated [syn: {inpatient}] [ant: {outpatient}]
3: a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison [syn: {convict}, {con}, {jailbird}, {gaolbird}]

in-migration
n : migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there) [syn: {immigration}]

inmost
adj 1: being deepest within the self; "one's innermost feelings" [syn: {innermost}]
2: situated or occurring farthest within; "the innermost chamber" [syn: {innermost}]

inn
n : a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers [syn: {hostel}, {hostelry}, {lodge}]

innards
n : internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity); "`viscera' is the plural form of `viscus'" [syn: {viscera}, {entrails}]

innate
adj 1: not established by conditioning or learning; "an unconditioned reflex" [syn: {unconditioned}, {unlearned}] [ant: {conditioned}]
2: being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent" [syn: {natural}, {born(p)}, {innate(p)}]
3: present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development [syn: {congenital}, {inborn}, {inherent}]

innate immunity
n : immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual's natural biologic makeup [syn: {natural immunity}]

innate reflex
n : an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus [syn: {reflex}, {instinctive reflex}, {inborn reflex}, {unconditioned reflex}, {physiological reaction}]

innately
adv : in an innate manner; "the child is said to be innately disposed to learn language"

inner
adj 1: located inward; "Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle"- Leonard Bernstein; "she thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it"- David Denby; "an internal sense of rightousness"- A.R.Gurney,Jr. [syn: {interior}, {internal}]
2: located or occurring within or closer to a center; "an inner room" [syn: {inner(a)}] [ant: {outer(a)}]
3: innermost or essential; "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter" [syn: {internal}, {intimate}]
4: confined to an exclusive group; "privy to inner knowledge"; "inside information"; "privileged information" [syn: {inside}, {privileged}]
5: exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence; "inner regions of the organization"; "inner circles of government"
6: inside or closer to the inside of the body; "the inner ear"

inner circle
n : an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose [syn: {clique}, {coterie}, {ingroup}, {pack}, {camp}]

inner city
n : the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city

inner ear
n : a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium [syn: {internal ear}, {labyrinth}]

Inner Hebrides
n : islands between the Outer Hebrides and the western coast of Scotland

Inner Light
n : a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul [syn: {Light}, {Light Within}, {Christ Within}]

Inner Mongolia
n : an autonomous region of northeastern China that was annexed by the Manchu rulers in 1635 and became an integral part of China in 1911 [syn: {Nei Monggol}]

inner product
n : a real number (a scalar) that is the product of two vectors [syn: {scalar product}, {dot product}]

inner resources
n : a resource provided by the mind or one's personal capabilities; "to have resource against loneliness"

inner tube
n : an inflatable rubber tube that fits inside the casing of a pneumatic tire

innermost
adj 1: being deepest within the self; "one's innermost feelings" [syn: {inmost}]
2: situated or occurring farthest within; "the innermost chamber" [syn: {inmost}]

innersole
n : the inner sole of a shoe or boot [syn: {insole}]

innervate
v 1: supply nerves to (some organ or body part)
2: stimulate to action; "innervate a muscle or a nerve"

innervation
n 1: the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland [syn: {excitation}, {irritation}]
2: the distribution of nerve fibers to an organ or body region

inning
n : a period of play in baseball during which each team has a turn at bat [syn: {frame}]

innings
n : the batting turn of a cricket player or team

innkeeper
n : the owner or manager of an inn [syn: {host}, {boniface}]

innocence
n 1: the quality of innocent naivete [syn: {artlessness}, {ingenuousness}, {naturalness}]
2: the state of being free from sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil [syn: {purity}, {sinlessness}]
3: a state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense; "the trial established his innocence" [ant: {guilt}]

innocense
n : white and lavender to pale-blue flowers grow in perfect rings of widely spaced bands around the stems forming a kind of pagoda; California [syn: {purple chinese houses}, {Collinsia bicolor}, {Collinsia heterophylla}]

innocent
adj 1: free from evil or guilt; "an innocent child"; "the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty" [syn: {guiltless}, {clean-handed}] [ant: {guilty}]
2: lacking intent or capacity to injure; "an innocent prank" [syn: {innocuous}]
3: free from sin [syn: {impeccant}, {sinless}]
4: lacking in sophistication or worldliness; "a child's innocent stare"; "his ingenuous explanation that he would not have burned the church if he had not thought the bishop was in it" [syn: {ingenuous}]
5: used of things; lacking sense or awareness; "ignorant hope"; "fine innocent weather" [syn: {ignorant}]
n : a person who lacks knowledge of evil [syn: {inexperienced person}]

Innocent III
n : Pope who instituted the Fourth Crusade and under whom papal intervention in European politics reached its height (1161-1216) [syn: {Lotario di Segni}]

innocent of
adj 1: not knowledgeable about something specified; "American tourists wholly innocent of French"; "a person unacquainted with our customs" [syn: {innocent of(p)}, {unacquainted with(p)}]
2: completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "a novel devoid of wit and inventiveness"; "a life empty of happiness"; "innocent of literary merit"; "void of understanding" [syn: {barren of(p)}, {destitute of(p)}, {devoid of(p)}, {empty of(p)}, {innocent of(p)}, {void of(p)}]

innocently
adv 1: in a not unlawful manner; "he claimed to have purchased the contraband innocently"
2: in a naively innocent manner; "she smiled at him innocently"

Innocents' Day
n : December 28, commemorating Herod's slaughter of the children of Bethlehem [syn: {Holy Innocents' Day}]

innocuous
adj 1: not injurious to physical or mental health [syn: {harmless}] [ant: {noxious}]
2: unlikely to harm or disturb anyone; "harmless old man" [syn: {harmless}]
3: not causing disapproval; "it was an innocuous remark"; "confined himself to innocuous generalities"; "unobjectionable behavior" [syn: {unobjectionable}]
4: lacking intent or capacity to injure; "an innocent prank" [syn: {innocent}]

innominate artery
n : a large artery arising from the arch of the aorta and divides into the right subclavian artery and the right common carotid artery; supplies the right side of the neck and head and the right shoulder and arm

innominate bone
n : large flaring bone forming one half of the pelvis; made up of the ilium and ischium and pubis [syn: {hipbone}]

innominate vein
n : veins formed by the union of the internal jugular and subclavian veins [syn: {brachiocephalic vein}, {vena brachiocephalica}]

innovate
v : bring something new to an environment; "A new word processor was introduced" [syn: {introduce}]

innovation
n 1: a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation [syn: {invention}]
2: the creation of something in the mind [syn: {invention}, {excogitation}, {conception}, {design}]
3: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction" [syn: {initiation}, {founding}, {foundation}, {institution}, {origination}, {creation}, {introduction}, {instauration}]

innovational
adj : being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before; "stylistically innovative works"; "innovative members of the artistic community"; "a mind so innovational, so original" [syn: {innovative}, {groundbreaking}]

innovative
adj 1: ahead of the times; "the advanced teaching methods"; "had advanced views on the subject"; "a forward-looking corporation"; "is British industry innovative enough?" [syn: {advanced}, {forward-looking}, {modern}]
2: being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before; "stylistically innovative works"; "innovative members of the artistic community"; "a mind so innovational, so original" [syn: {innovational}, {groundbreaking}]

innovativeness
n : originality by virtue of introducing new ideas

innovator
n : someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art [syn: {pioneer}, {trailblazer}, {groundbreaker}]

innoxious
adj : having no adverse effect

Innsbruck
n : city in southwestern Austria; known as a summer and winter resort

innuendo
n : an indirect (and usually malicious) implication [syn: {insinuation}] [also: {innuendoes} (pl)]

innuendoes
innuendo
n : an indirect (and usually malicious) implication [syn: {insinuation}] [also: {innuendoes} (pl)]

innuendoes
See {innuendo}

innumerable
adj : too numerous to be counted; "incalculable riches"; "countless hours"; "an infinite number of reasons"; "innumerable difficulties"; "the multitudinous seas"; "myriad stars"; "untold thousands" [syn: {countless}, {infinite}, {innumerous}, {myriad(a)}, {multitudinous}, {numberless}, {uncounted}, {unnumberable}, {unnumbered}, {unnumerable}]

innumerableness
n : a number beyond counting [syn: {countlessness}]

innumerate
adj : lacking knowledge and understanding of mathematical concepts and methods [ant: {numerate}]

innumerous
adj : too numerous to be counted; "incalculable riches"; "countless hours"; "an infinite number of reasons"; "innumerable difficulties"; "the multitudinous seas"; "myriad stars"; "untold thousands" [syn: {countless}, {infinite}, {innumerable}, {myriad(a)}, {multitudinous}, {numberless}, {uncounted}, {unnumberable}, {unnumbered}, {unnumerable}]

Inocor
n : a drug (trade name Inocor) used intravenously in heart failure; increases strength of contraction of myocardium [syn: {amrinone}]

inocula
inoculum
n : a substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is introduced into the body to produce or increase immunity to a particular disease [syn: {inoculant}] [also: {inocula} (pl)]

inocula
See {inoculum}

inoculant
n : a substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is introduced into the body to produce or increase immunity to a particular disease [syn: {inoculum}]

inoculate
v 1: introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of; "My teachers inoculated me with their beliefs"
2: introduce a micro-organism into
3: perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation; "We vaccinate against scarlet fever"; "The nurse vaccinated the children in the school" [syn: {immunize}, {immunise}, {vaccinate}]
4: insert a bud for propagation
5: impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune

inoculating
n : the act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity; "doctors examined the recruits but nurses did the innoculating" [syn: {vaccinating}]

inoculation
n : taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease [syn: {vaccination}]

inoculator
n : a medical practitioner who inoculates people against diseases [syn: {vaccinator}]

inoculum
n : a substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is introduced into the body to produce or increase immunity to a particular disease [syn: {inoculant}] [also: {inocula} (pl)]

inodorous
adj : having no odor; "odorless gas"; "odorless flowers" [syn: {odorless}, {odourless}] [ant: {odorous}]

inoffensive
adj 1: not causing anger or annoyance; "inoffensive behavior" [syn: {unoffending}] [ant: {offensive}]
2: morally respectable or inoffensive; "a past that was scarcely savory" [syn: {savory}, {savoury}] [ant: {unsavory}]
3: giving no offense; "a quiet inoffensive man"; "a refreshing inoffensive stimulant" [ant: {offensive}]
4: of an inoffensive substitute for offensive terminology; "`peepee' is a common euphemistic term" [syn: {euphemistic}] [ant: {dysphemistic}]
5: not offensive; "an inoffensive level" [syn: {uncontroversial}]
6: causing no harm; "an inoffensive animal" [syn: {unoffending}]

inoffensively
adv : in a not unpleasantly offensive manner; "that wretched beast, the elephant, breathing inoffensively not a pace behind me" [ant: {offensively}]

inoic beam
n : a beam of ions moving in the same direction at the same speed [syn: {ion beam}]

inoperable
adj 1: not able to perform its normal function [syn: {unusable}]
2: not suitable for surgery; "metastasis has rendered the tumor inoperable" [ant: {operable}]

inoperative
adj : not operating; "an inoperative law" [ant: {operative}]

inopportune
adj : not opportune; "arrived at a most inopportune hour"; "an inopportune visit" [ant: {opportune}]

inopportunely
adv : at an inconvenient time; "he arrived inopportunely just as we sat down for dinner"; "she answered malapropos" [syn: {malapropos}] [ant: {opportunely}]

inopportuneness
n : the quality of occurring at an inconvenient time [syn: {untimeliness}] [ant: {opportuneness}]

inordinate
adj : beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands" [syn: {excessive}, {undue}, {unreasonable}]

inordinately
adv : extremely; "she was inordinately smart"; "it will be an extraordinarily painful step to negotiate" [syn: {extraordinarily}]

inordinateness
n : immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits [syn: {excess}, {excessiveness}]

inorganic
adj 1: relating or belonging to the class of compounds not having a carbon basis; "hydrochloric and sulfuric acids are called inorganic substances" [ant: {organic}]
2: lacking the properties characteristic of living organisms [ant: {organic}]

inorganic chemistry
n : the chemistry of compounds that do not contain hydrocarbon radicals

inorganic compound
n : any compound that does not contain carbon

inorganic phosphate
n : a salt of phosphoric acid [syn: {phosphate}, {orthophosphate}]

inorganically
adv : not involving carbon compounds; "inorganically bound molecules" [ant: {organically}]

inosculate
v 1: come together or open into each other; "the blood vessels anastomose" [syn: {anastomose}]
2: cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis; "anastomose blood vessels" [syn: {anastomose}]

inosculation
n : a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous [syn: {anastomosis}]

inositol
n : an optically inactive alcohol that is a component of the vitamin B complex

inpatient
n : a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated [syn: {inmate}] [ant: {outpatient}]

in-person
adj : an appearance carried out personally in someone else's physical presence; "he carried out the negotiations in person"; "a personal appearance is an appearance by a person in the flesh" [syn: {in-person(a)}, {in person(p)}, {in the flesh(p)}]

inpour
n : an inflow; "an inpouring of spiritual comfort" [syn: {inpouring}, {inrush}]

inpouring
adj : that is pouring inward; "inpouring throngs of immigrants"
n : an inflow; "an inpouring of spiritual comfort" [syn: {inpour}, {inrush}]

input
n 1: signal going into an electronic system [syn: {input signal}]
2: any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action [syn: {stimulation}, {stimulus}, {stimulant}]
v : enter (data or a program) into a computer

input data
n : (computer science) a computer file that contains data that serve as input to a device or program [syn: {input file}]

input device
n : a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device [syn: {data input device}]

input file
n : (computer science) a computer file that contains data that serve as input to a device or program [syn: {input data}]

input program
n : a utility program that organizes the input to a computer

input routine
n : a routine that writes from an external source to an internal store

input signal
n : signal going into an electronic system [syn: {input}]

inquest
n : an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death

inquietude
n : feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable [syn: {edginess}, {uneasiness}, {disquietude}]

inquire
v 1: inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times" [syn: {ask}, {enquire}]
2: have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church" [syn: {wonder}, {enquire}]
3: conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady" [syn: {investigate}, {enquire}]

inquirer
n : someone who asks a question [syn: {enquirer}, {questioner}, {querier}, {asker}]

inquiring
adj : given to inquiry; "an inquiring mind" [ant: {uninquiring}]
n : a request for information [syn: {questioning}]

inquiringly
adv : in an inquiring manner; "Tom Swift looked at his cabin mates inquiringly" [syn: {enquiringly}]

inquiry
n 1: a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received" [syn: {enquiry}, {research}]
2: an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present" [syn: {question}, {enquiry}, {query}, {interrogation}] [ant: {answer}]
3: a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest [syn: {enquiry}]

inquiry agent
n : a private detective

Inquisition
n 1: a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy
2: a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)

inquisitive
adj 1: showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow" [syn: {speculative}, {questioning}, {wondering(a)}]
2: inquiring or appearing to inquire; "an inquiring look"; "the police are proverbially inquisitive"

inquisitively
adv : with curiosity; "the baby looked around curiously" [syn: {curiously}, {interrogatively}]

inquisitiveness
n : a state of active curiosity [syn: {curiousness}]

inquisitor
n 1: a questioner who is excessively harsh [syn: {interrogator}]
2: an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition

inquisitorial
adj 1: especially indicating a form of prosecution in which proceedings are secret and the accused is questioned by a prosecutor who acts also as the judge [ant: {accusatorial}]
2: marked by inquisitive interest; especially suggestive of an ecclesiastical inquisitor; "the press was inquisitorial to the point of antagonism"; "a practical police force with true inquisitorial talents"- Waldo Frank
3: having the authority to conduct official investigations; "the inquisitorial power of the Senate"

inquisitors-general
See {inquisitor-general}

inquisitory
adj : diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation; "a probing inquiry"; "a searching investigation of their past dealings" [syn: {probing}, {searching}]

INR
n : an agency that is the primary source in the State Department for interpretive analyses of global developments and focal point for policy issues and activities of the Intelligence Community [syn: {Bureau of Intelligence and Research}]

inroad
n 1: an encroachment or intrusion; "they made inroads in the United States market"
2: an invasion or hostile attack

inrush
n : an inflow; "an inpouring of spiritual comfort" [syn: {inpouring}, {inpour}]

INS
n : an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States [syn: {Immigration and Naturalization Service}]

insalubrious
adj : detrimental to health [syn: {unhealthful}, {unhealthy}]

insalubriousness
n : the quality of being insalubrious and debilitating [syn: {insalubrity}] [ant: {salubrity}, {salubrity}]

insalubrity
n : the quality of being insalubrious and debilitating [syn: {insalubriousness}] [ant: {salubrity}, {salubrity}]

insane
adj 1: afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter" [ant: {sane}]
2: very foolish; "harebrained ideas"; "took insane risks behind the wheel"; "a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains" [syn: {harebrained}, {mad}]

insane asylum
n : a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person [syn: {mental hospital}, {psychiatric hospital}, {mental institution}, {institution}, {mental home}, {asylum}]

insanely
adv 1: in an insane manner; "she behaved insanely"; "he behaves crazily when he is off his medication"; "the witch cackled madly"; "screaming dementedly" [syn: {crazily}, {dementedly}, {madly}] [ant: {sanely}]
2: (used as intensives) extremely; "she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely jealous" [syn: {madly}, {deadly}, {deucedly}, {devilishly}]

insaneness
n : obsolete terms for legal insanity [syn: {lunacy}, {madness}]

insanitary
adj : not sanitary or healthful; "unsanitary open sewers"; "grim and unsanitary conditions" [syn: {unsanitary}, {unhealthful}] [ant: {sanitary}]

insanity
n : relatively permanent disorder of the mind [ant: {sanity}]

insanity plea
n : (criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time [syn: {plea of insanity}]

insatiable
adj : impossible to satiate or satisfy; "an insatiable appetite"; "an insatiable hunger for knowledge" [syn: {insatiate}, {unsatiable}] [ant: {satiate}]

insatiably
adv 1: to an insatiable degree; "she was insatiably hungry" [syn: {unsatiably}]
2: in an insatiable manner; with persistence but without satisfaction; "he clawed insatiably at the traditional precepts" [syn: {unsatiably}]

insatiate
adj : impossible to satiate or satisfy; "an insatiable appetite"; "an insatiable hunger for knowledge" [syn: {insatiable}, {unsatiable}] [ant: {satiate}]

inscribe
v 1: carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the winner's name onto the trophy cup" [syn: {engrave}, {grave}]
2: register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members" [syn: {enroll}, {enter}, {enrol}, {recruit}]
3: draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible
4: write, engrave, or print as a lasting record
5: mark with one's signature; "The author autographed his book" [syn: {autograph}]
6: convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons" [syn: {encode}, {code}, {encipher}, {cipher}, {cypher}, {encrypt}, {write in code}] [ant: {decode}]
7: address, as a work of literature, in a style less formal than a dedication

inscribed
adj 1: written (by handwriting, printing, engraving, or carving) on or in a surface
2: cut or impressed into a surface; "an incised design"; "engraved invitations" [syn: {engraved}, {etched}, {graven}, {incised}]

inscription
n 1: letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something [syn: {lettering}]
2: a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something [syn: {dedication}]
3: the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words

inscrutability
n : the quality of being impossible to investigate; "the inscrutability of the future"

inscrutable
adj : of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutible workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands" [syn: {cryptic}, {cryptical}, {deep}, {mysterious}, {mystifying}]

insect
n 1: small air-breathing arthropod
2: a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect [syn: {worm}, {louse}, {dirt ball}]

insect bite
n : a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin [syn: {sting}, {bite}]

insect powder
n : a chemical used to kill insects [syn: {insecticide}]

insect repellant
n : a chemical substance that repels insects [syn: {insectifuge}, {insect repellent}]

insect repellent
n : a chemical substance that repels insects [syn: {insectifuge}, {insect repellant}]

Insecta
n : insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species [syn: {class Insecta}, {Hexapoda}, {class Hexapoda}]

insectan
adj : of or relating to the class Insecta

insectaria
See {insectarium}

insecticide
n : a chemical used to kill insects [syn: {insect powder}]

insectifuge
n : a chemical substance that repels insects [syn: {insect repellent}, {insect repellant}]

Insectivora
n : shrews; moles; hedgehogs; tenrecs [syn: {order Insectivora}]

insectivore
n 1: small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals
2: any organism that feeds mainly on insects

insectivorous
adj : (of animals and plants) feeding on insects [ant: {carnivorous}, {herbivorous}, {omnivorous}]

insectlike
adj : resembling an insect; "a hairy insectlike flower"

insecure
adj 1: not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way; "the hinge is insecure" [ant: {secure}]
2: lacking in security or safety; "his fortune was increasingly insecure"; "an insecure future" [syn: {unsafe}] [ant: {secure}]
3: lacking self-confidence or assurance; "an insecure person lacking mental stability" [ant: {secure}]
4: not safe from attack [syn: {unsafe}]
5: not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises" [syn: {bad}, {risky}, {high-risk}, {speculative}]

insecurely
adv 1: in a tentative and self-conscious manner; "she always acts very insecurely in the presence of her father" [ant: {securely}]
2: in a manner involving risk; "our positions here at the university are rather insecurely supported by grant money" [ant: {securely}]

insecureness
n : the state of being exposed to risk or anxiety [ant: {secureness}]

insecurity
n 1: the state of being subject to danger or injury [ant: {security}]
2: the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure

inseminate
v 1: place seeds in or on (the ground); "sow the ground with sunflower seeds" [syn: {sow}, {sow in}]
2: introduce semen into (a female) [syn: {fecundate}, {fertilize}, {fertilise}]

inseminated
adj : made pregnant [syn: {fertilized}, {fertilised}, {impregnated}]

insemination
n 1: the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.)
2: the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female

insensate
adj 1: devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation; "insentient (or insensate) stone" [syn: {insentient}] [ant: {sentient}]
2: without compunction or human feeling; "in cold blood"; "cold-blooded killing"; "insensate destruction" [syn: {cold}, {cold-blooded}, {inhuman}]

insensibility
n 1: a lack of sensibility [ant: {sensibility}]
2: devoid of passion or feeling [syn: {unfeelingness}, {callousness}, {hardness}]

insensible
adj 1: incapable of physical sensation; "insensible to pain"; "insensible earth" [ant: {sensible}]
2: (followed by `to' or `by') unaware of or indifferent to; "insensible to the suffering around him" [syn: {insensible(p)}, {unaffected(p)}]
3: barely able to be perceived; "the transition was almost indiscernible"; "an almost insensible change" [syn: {indiscernible}, {undetectable}]
4: unresponsive to stimulation; "he lay insensible where he had fallen"; "drugged and senseless" [syn: {senseless}]

insensibly
adv : in a numb manner; without feeling; "I stared at him numbly" [syn: {numbly}]

insensitive
adj 1: not responsive to physical stimuli; "insensitive to radiation" [ant: {sensitive}]
2: deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive; "insensitive to the needs of the patients" [ant: {sensitive}]

insensitively
adv : in an insensitive manner; "the police officer questioned the woman rather insensitively about the attack" [ant: {sensitively}]

insensitiveness
n : the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment [syn: {insensitivity}] [ant: {sensitivity}, {sensitivity}]

insensitivity
n : the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment [syn: {insensitiveness}] [ant: {sensitivity}, {sensitivity}]

insentience
n : lacking consciousness or ability to perceive sensations [ant: {sentience}]

insentient
adj : devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation; "insentient (or insensate) stone" [syn: {insensate}] [ant: {sentient}]

inseparable
adj : not capable of being separated; "inseparable pieces of rock"

inseparably
adv : without possibility of separation; "these two are inseparably linked" [ant: {separably}]

insert
n 1: a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication
2: an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted [syn: {inset}]
3: (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program [syn: {cut-in}]
4: (film) a still picture that is inserted and that interrupts the action of a film [syn: {cut-in}]
v 1: put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text" [syn: {infix}, {enter}, {introduce}]
2: introduce; "Insert your ticket here" [syn: {enclose}, {inclose}, {stick in}, {put in}, {introduce}]
3: fit snugly into; "insert your ticket into the slot"; "tuck your shirtail in" [syn: {tuck}]
4: insert casually; "She slipped in a reference to her own work" [syn: {slip in}, {stick in}, {sneak in}]

insertion
n 1: a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted; "with the help of his friend's interpolations his story was eventually told"; "with many insertions in the margins" [syn: {interpolation}]
2: the act of putting one thing into another [syn: {introduction}, {intromission}]

Insessores
n : a bird with feet adapted for perching (as on tree branches); this order is now generally abandoned by taxonomists [syn: {order Insessores}, {perching bird}, {percher}]

inset
n 1: a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one
2: an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted [syn: {insert}]
3: a piece of material inset to strengthen or enlarge a garment [syn: {gusset}]
v : set or place in [also: {insetting}]

insetting
See {inset}

insetting
inset
n 1: a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one
2: an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted [syn: {insert}]
3: a piece of material inset to strengthen or enlarge a garment [syn: {gusset}]
v : set or place in [also: {insetting}]

inshore
adj 1: (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land; "an inshore breeze"; "an onshore gale"; "seaward winds" [syn: {onshore}, {seaward}] [ant: {offshore}]
2: close to a shore; "inshore fisheries"
adv : toward the shore; "we swam two miles inshore"

inside
adj 1: relating to or being within or near the inner side or limit; "he reached into his inside jacket pocket"; "inside out"; "an inside pitch is between home plate and the batter" [ant: {outside}]
2: being or applying to the inside of a building; "an inside wall" [syn: {inside(a)}]
3: located, suited for, or taking place within a building; "indoor activities for a rainy day"; "an indoor pool" [syn: {indoor(a)}] [ant: {outdoor(a)}]
4: confined to an exclusive group; "privy to inner knowledge"; "inside information"; "privileged information" [syn: {inner}, {privileged}]
5: away from the outer edge; "an inner lane"; "the inside lane"
6: within some bounds; especially of an organization; "an inside job"
n 1: the region that is inside of something [syn: {interior}] [ant: {outside}]
2: the inner or enclosed surface of something [syn: {interior}] [ant: {outside}]
adv 1: within a building; "in winter we play inside" [syn: {indoors}] [ant: {outside}, {outside}]
2: on the inside; "inside, the car is a mess" [syn: {within}] [ant: {outside}]
3: with respect to private feelings; "inwardly, she was raging" [syn: {inwardly}] [ant: {outwardly}]
4: in reality; "she is very kind at heart" [syn: {at heart}, {at bottom}, {deep down}, {in spite of appearance}]

inside caliper
n : caliper for measuring inside dimensions (the size of a cavity or hole); points on its legs curve outward

inside clinch
n : a clinch with the end of the line inside the loop

inside information
n : true confidential information; "after the trial he gave us the real details" [syn: {details}]

inside job
n : some transgression committed with the assistance of someone trusted by the victim; "the police decided that the crime was an inside job"

inside loop
n : a loop consisting of a climb followed by inverted flight followed by a dive that returns to horizontal flight

inside out
adv 1: with the inside facing outward; "she turned the shirt inside out"
2: thoroughly; from every perspective; "she knows this town inside out"

inside track
n 1: a favorable position in a competition; "the boss's son had the inside track for that job"
2: the inner side of a curved racecourse

inside-out
adj : with the inside surface on the outside [syn: {wrong-side-out(p)}, {inside-out(p)}]

insider
n : an officer of a corporation or others who have access to private information about the corporation's operations

insider information
n : important information about the plans or condition of a corporation that has not been released to the public; use for personal profit is illegal

insider trading
n : buying or selling corporate stock by a corporate officer or other insider on the basis of information that has not been made public and is supposed to remain confidential

insidious
adj 1: beguiling but harmful; "insidious pleasures"
2: intended to entrap
3: working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison" [syn: {pernicious}, {subtle}]

insidiously
adv : in a harmfully insidious manner; "these drugs act insidiously" [syn: {perniciously}]

insidiousness
n 1: subtle and cumulative harmfulness (especially of a disease)
2: the quality of being designed to entrap

insight
n 1: clear or deep perception of a situation [syn: {penetration}]
2: a feeling of understanding [syn: {perceptiveness}, {perceptivity}]
3: the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation [syn: {brainstorm}, {brainwave}]
4: grasping the inner nature of things intuitively [syn: {sixth sense}]

insightful
adj : exhibiting insight or clear and deep perception; "an insightful parent"; "the chapter is insightful and suggestive of new perspectives"-R.C.Angell

insightfulness
n : shrewdness shown by keen insight [syn: {acumen}]

insignia
n : a badge worn to show official position

insignia of rank
n : an insignia worn on a military uniform

insignificance
n : the quality of having little or no significance [ant: {significance}]

insignificant
adj 1: not large enough to consider or notice [syn: {trivial}]
2: not worthy of notice [syn: {undistinguished}]
3: signifying nothing; "insignificant sounds"; "his response...is picayune and unmeaning"- R.B. Pearsall [syn: {unmeaning}]
4: of little importance or influence or power; of minor status; "a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "peanut politicians" [syn: {peanut}]
5: not important or noteworthy [syn: {unimportant}] [ant: {significant}]

insignificantly
adv 1: in an insignificant manner; "some people living insignificantly among us"
2: not to a significant degree or amount; "Our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts" [ant: {significantly}]

insincere
adj : lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere" [ant: {sincere}]

insincerely
adv : without sincerity; "she congratulated him somewhat insincerely" [ant: {sincerely}]

insincerity
n : the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical [syn: {falseness}] [ant: {sincerity}]

insinuate
v 1: introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner; "He insinuated himself into the conversation of the people at the nearby table"
2: give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife" [syn: {intimate}, {adumbrate}]

insinuatingly
adv : in an insinuating manner; "the art book has art to sell, insinuatingly, and for a purpose, like the American muse, which has in fact a tradition to sell, and one which doesn't exist, in painting"

insinuation
n 1: an indirect (and usually malicious) implication [syn: {innuendo}]
2: the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments; "she refused to use insinuation in order to gain favor" [syn: {ingratiation}]

insipid
adj 1: lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea" [syn: {bland}, {flat}, {flavorless}, {flavourless}, {savorless}, {savourless}, {vapid}]
2: lacking significance or impact; "an insipid novel"
3: lacking interest or significance; "an insipid personality"; "jejune novel" [syn: {jejune}]
4: not pleasing to the sense of taste [syn: {tasteless}]

insipidity
n : lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property [syn: {blandness}, {insipidness}]

insipidly
adv : in an insipid manner; "insipidly expressed thoughts"

insipidness
n : lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property [syn: {blandness}, {insipidity}]

insist
v 1: be insistent and refuse to budge; "I must insist!" [syn: {take a firm stand}]
2: beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them" [syn: {importune}]
3: assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society" [syn: {assert}]

insistence
n 1: continual and persistent demands [syn: {insisting}]
2: the state of urgently demanding notice or attention; "the press of business matters" [syn: {imperativeness}, {insistency}, {press}, {pressure}]
3: urgently demanding attention; "the insistence of their hunger"; "he pressed his demand with considerable instancy" [syn: {imperativeness}, {insistency}, {instancy}]

insistency
n 1: the state of urgently demanding notice or attention; "the press of business matters" [syn: {imperativeness}, {insistence}, {press}, {pressure}]
2: urgently demanding attention; "the insistence of their hunger"; "he pressed his demand with considerable instancy" [syn: {imperativeness}, {insistence}, {instancy}]

insistent
adj 1: persistently continual; "the bluejay's insistent cry" [syn: {repetitive}]
2: demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need" [syn: {clamant}, {crying}, {exigent}, {instant}]

insistently
adv : in an insistent manner

insisting
n : continual and persistent demands [syn: {insistence}]

in-situ
adj : being in the original position; not having been moved; "the archeologists could date the vase because it was in situ"; "an in-situ investigator" [syn: {unmoved}]

insofar
adv : to the degree or extent; "insofar as it can be ascertained, the horse lung is comparable to that of man" [syn: {in so far}, {to that extent}, {to that degree}]

insolate
v : expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun; "insolated paper may turn yellow and crumble"; "These herbs suffer when sunned" [syn: {sun}, {solarize}, {solarise}]

insolation
n 1: sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat [syn: {sunstroke}, {thermic fever}, {siriasis}]
2: incident solar radiation
3: therapeutic exposure to sunlight [syn: {heliotherapy}]

insole
n : the inner sole of a shoe or boot [syn: {innersole}]

insolence
n 1: the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties [syn: {crust}, {gall}, {impertinence}, {impudence}, {cheekiness}, {freshness}]
2: an offensive disrespectful impudent act

insolent
adj 1: marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior" [syn: {impudent}, {snotty-nosed}, {flip}]
2: unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bold-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell [syn: {audacious}, {barefaced}, {bodacious}, {bold-faced}, {brassy}, {brazen}, {brazen-faced}]

insolently
adv : in an insolent manner; "he had replied insolently to his superiors"

insolubility
n : the quality of being insoluble [ant: {solubility}]

insoluble
adj 1: (of a substance) not easily dissolved [ant: {soluble}]
2: admitting of no solution or explanation; "an insoluble doubt" [ant: {soluble}]
3: without hope of solution; "an insoluble problem"

insolvable
adj : not easily solved; "an apparantly insolvable problem"; "public finance...had long presented problems unsolvable or at least unsolved"- C.L.Jones [syn: {unsoluble}, {unsolvable}, {unresolvable}]

insolvency
n : the lack of financial resources [ant: {solvency}]

insolvent
adj : unable to meet or discharge financial obligations; "an insolvent person"; "an insolvent estate" [ant: {solvent}]
n : someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts [syn: {bankrupt}]

insomnia
n : an inability to sleep; chronic sleeplessness [ant: {hypersomnia}]

insomniac
adj : experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; "insomniac old people"; "insomniac nights"; "lay sleepless all night"; "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare [syn: {sleepless}, {watchful}]
n : someone who cannot sleep [syn: {sleepless person}]

insomuch
adv : to such an extent or degree; so

insouciance
n : the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you [syn: {carefreeness}, {lightheartedness}, {lightsomeness}]

insouciant
adj : marked by blithe unconcern; "an ability to interest casual students"; "showed a casual disregard for cold weather"; "an utterly insouciant financial policy"; "an elegantly insouciant manner"; "drove his car with nonchalant abandon"; "was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner" [syn: {casual}, {nonchalant}]

inspan
v : attach a yoke or harness to; "inspan the draft animals" [ant: {outspan}] [also: {inspanning}, {inspanned}]

inspanned
See {inspan}

inspanned
inspan
v : attach a yoke or harness to; "inspan the draft animals" [ant: {outspan}] [also: {inspanning}, {inspanned}]

inspanning
See {inspan}

inspanning
inspan
v : attach a yoke or harness to; "inspan the draft animals" [ant: {outspan}] [also: {inspanning}, {inspanned}]

inspect
v 1: look over carefully; "Please inspect your father's will carefully"
2: come to see in an official or professional capacity; "The governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator visited the laboratory" [syn: {visit}]
3: of accounts and tax returns; with the intent to verify [syn: {audit}, {scrutinize}, {scrutinise}]

inspection
n : a formal or official examination; "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator" [syn: {review}]

inspection and repair
n : periodic maintenance on a car or machine; "it was time for an overhaul on the tractor" [syn: {overhaul}, {service}]

inspector
n 1: a high ranking police officer
2: an investigator who observes carefully; "the examiner searched for clues" [syn: {examiner}]

inspector general
n : a military officer responsible for investigations

Inspector Maigret
n : a fictional detective in novels by Georges Simenon [syn: {Commissaire Maigret}]

inspectorate
n : a body of inspectors

inspectorship
n : the office of inspector

inspiration
n 1: arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
2: a product of your creative thinking and work; "he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists"; "after years of work his brainchild was a tangible reality" [syn: {brainchild}]
3: a sudden intuition as part of solving a problem
4: (theology) a special influence of a divinity on the minds of human beings; "they believe that the books of Scripture were written under divine guidance" [syn: {divine guidance}]
5: arousing to a particular emotion or action [syn: {stirring}]
6: the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing [syn: {inhalation}, {aspiration}, {breathing in}]

inspirational
adj : imparting a divine influence on the mind and soul

inspirationally
adv : in an inspiring manner, "he talked inspirationally" [syn: {with inspiration}]

inspiratory
adj : pertaining to the drawing in phase respiration

inspire
v 1: heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination" [syn: {animate}, {invigorate}, {enliven}, {exalt}]
2: supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"
3: serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives" [syn: {prompt}, {instigate}]
4: urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" [syn: {cheer}, {urge}, {barrack}, {urge on}, {exhort}, {pep up}]
5: fill with revolutionary ideas [syn: {revolutionize}, {revolutionise}]
6: draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well" [syn: {inhale}, {breathe in}] [ant: {exhale}]

inspired
adj : of such surpassing excellence as to suggest divine inspiration; "her pies were simply divine"; "the divine Shakespeare"; "an elysian meal"; "an inspired performance" [syn: {divine}, {elysian}]

inspirer
n : a leader who stimulates and excites people to action [syn: {galvanizer}, {galvaniser}]

inspiring
adj : stimulating or exalting to the spirit [ant: {uninspiring}]

inspirit
v : infuse with spirit; "The company spirited him up" [syn: {spirit}, {spirit up}]

inspiriting
adj : cheerfully encouraging [syn: {heartening}]

inspissate
v 1: make viscous or dense; "thicken the sauce by adding flour" [syn: {thicken}]
2: make thick or thicker; "Thicken the sauce"; "inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch" [syn: {thicken}] [ant: {thin}]
3: become thick or thicker; "The sauce thickened"; "The egg yolk will inspissate" [syn: {thicken}] [ant: {thin}]

inspissation
n 1: the process of thickening by dehydration
2: the act of thickening [syn: {thickening}]

inst
adj : in or of the present month; "your letter of the 10th inst" [syn: {instant}]

instability
n 1: an unstable order [ant: {stability}]
2: unreliability attributable to being unstable
3: a state of disequilibrium (as may occur in cases of inner ear disease) [syn: {imbalance}, {unbalance}] [ant: {balance}]
4: the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute [syn: {unstableness}] [ant: {stability}, {stability}]

instal
v 1: set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink" [syn: {install}, {put in}, {set up}]
2: place; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz" [syn: {install}, {set up}, {establish}] [also: {installing}, {installed}]

install
v 1: set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink" [syn: {instal}, {put in}, {set up}]
2: put into an office or a position; "the new president was installed immediately after the election"
3: place; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz" [syn: {instal}, {set up}, {establish}]

installation
n 1: the act of installing something (as equipment); "the telephone installation took only a few minutes" [syn: {installing}, {installment}, {instalment}]
2: a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility" [syn: {facility}]
3: a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame" [syn: {initiation}, {induction}]

installation charge
n : the charge for installing something

installed
See {instal}

installed
instal
v 1: set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink" [syn: {install}, {put in}, {set up}]
2: place; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz" [syn: {install}, {set up}, {establish}] [also: {installing}, {installed}]

installing
See {instal}

installing
instal
v 1: set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink" [syn: {install}, {put in}, {set up}]
2: place; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz" [syn: {install}, {set up}, {establish}] [also: {installing}, {installed}]

installing
n : the act of installing something (as equipment); "the telephone installation took only a few minutes" [syn: {installation}, {installment}, {instalment}]

installment
n 1: a payment of part of a debt; usually paid at regular intervals
2: a part of a broadcast serial [syn: {episode}, {instalment}]
3: a part of a published serial [syn: {instalment}]
4: the act of installing something (as equipment); "the telephone installation took only a few minutes" [syn: {installation}, {installing}, {instalment}]

installment buying
n : a system for paying for goods by installments [syn: {installment plan}, {time plan}]

installment credit
n : a loan repaid with interest in equal periodic payments [syn: {installment loan}]

installment debt
n : debt to be paid by installments

installment loan
n : a loan repaid with interest in equal periodic payments [syn: {installment credit}]

installment plan
n : a system for paying for goods by installments [syn: {installment buying}, {time plan}]

installment rate
n : the amount of money paid out per unit time [syn: {payment rate}, {rate of payment}, {repayment rate}]

instalment
n 1: a part of a broadcast serial [syn: {episode}, {installment}]
2: a part of a published serial [syn: {installment}]
3: the act of installing something (as equipment); "the telephone installation took only a few minutes" [syn: {installation}, {installing}, {installment}]

instance
n 1: an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths" [syn: {case}, {example}]
2: an item of information that is representative of a type; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10" [syn: {example}, {illustration}, {representative}]
v : clarify by giving an example of [syn: {exemplify}, {illustrate}]

instancy
n 1: the quickness of action or occurrence; "the immediacy of their response"; "the instancy of modern communication" [syn: {immediacy}, {immediateness}, {instantaneousness}]
2: urgently demanding attention; "the insistence of their hunger"; "he pressed his demand with considerable instancy" [syn: {imperativeness}, {insistence}, {insistency}]

instant
adj 1: occurring with no delay; "relief was instantaneous"; "instant gratification" [syn: {instantaneous}, {instant(a)}]
2: in or of the present month; "your letter of the 10th inst" [syn: {inst}]
3: demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need" [syn: {clamant}, {crying}, {exigent}, {insistent}]
n 1: a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash" [syn: {blink of an eye}, {flash}, {heartbeat}, {jiffy}, {split second}, {trice}, {twinkling}, {wink}, {New York minute}]
2: a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began" [syn: {moment}, {minute}, {second}]

instantaneous
adj : occurring with no delay; "relief was instantaneous"; "instant gratification" [syn: {instant(a)}]

instantaneous sound pressure
n : the difference between the instantaneous pressure at a point in a sound field and the average pressure at that point [syn: {sound pressure}]

instantaneously
adv : without any delay; "he was killed outright" [syn: {outright}, {instantly}, {in a flash}]

instantaneousness
n : the quickness of action or occurrence; "the immediacy of their response"; "the instancy of modern communication" [syn: {immediacy}, {immediateness}, {instancy}]

instantiate
v 1: represent by an instance; "This word instantiates the usage that the linguists claimed to be typical for a certain dialect"
2: find an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word); "The linguists could not instantiate this sense of the noun that he claimed existed in a certain dialect"

instantiation
n : a representation of an idea in the form of an instance of it; "how many instantiations were found?"

instantly
adv 1: without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" [syn: {immediately}, {straightaway}, {straight off}, {directly}, {now}, {right away}, {at once}, {forthwith}, {in real time}, {like a shot}]
2: without any delay; "he was killed outright" [syn: {instantaneously}, {outright}, {in a flash}]

instar
n : an insect or other arthropod between molts

instauration
n : the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction" [syn: {initiation}, {founding}, {foundation}, {institution}, {origination}, {creation}, {innovation}, {introduction}]

instead
adv 1: in place of, or as an alternative to; "Felix became a herpetologist instead"; "alternatively we could buy a used car" [syn: {alternatively}, {as an alternative}, {or else}]
2: on the contrary; "rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"; "used English terms instead of Latin ones" [syn: {rather}]

instep
n 1: the arch of the foot
2: the part of a shoe or stocking that covers the instep

instigant
n : someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the instigator of their quarrel" [syn: {instigator}, {provoker}, {inciter}, {firebrand}]

instigate
v 1: provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people" [syn: {incite}, {set off}, {stir up}]
2: serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives" [syn: {prompt}, {inspire}]

instigation
n 1: the verbal act of urging on [syn: {abetment}]
2: deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) [syn: {fomentation}]

instigative
adj : arousing to action or rebellion [syn: {incendiary}, {incitive}, {inflammatory}, {rabble-rousing}, {seditious}]

instigator
n 1: someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the instigator of their quarrel" [syn: {provoker}, {inciter}, {instigant}, {firebrand}]
2: a person who initiates a course of action [syn: {initiator}]

instil
v : enter drop by drop; "instill medication into my eye" [syn: {instill}]

instill
v 1: impart gradually; "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students" [syn: {transfuse}]
2: enter drop by drop; "instill medication into my eye" [syn: {instil}]
3: produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us" [syn: {impress}, {ingrain}]
4: teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; "inculcate values into the young generation" [syn: {inculcate}, {infuse}]
5: fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide" [syn: {impregnate}, {infuse}, {tincture}]

instillation
n 1: the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop [syn: {instillment}, {instilment}]
2: a liquid that is instilled drop by drop

instillator
n : medical apparatus that puts a liquid into a cavity drop by drop

instilling
n : teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition [syn: {inculcation}, {ingraining}]

instillment
n : the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop [syn: {instillation}, {instilment}]

instilment
n : the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop [syn: {instillation}, {instillment}]

instinct
adj : (followed by `with')deeply filled or permeated; "imbued with the spirit of the Reformation"; "words instinct with love"; "it is replete with misery" [syn: {instinct(p)}, {replete(p)}]
n : inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli; "the spawning instinct in salmon"; "altruistic instincts in social animals" [syn: {inherent aptitude}]

instinctive
adj : unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct; "a cat's natural aversion to water"; "offering to help was as instinctive as breathing" [syn: {natural}]

instinctive reflex
n : an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus [syn: {reflex}, {innate reflex}, {inborn reflex}, {unconditioned reflex}, {physiological reaction}]

instinctively
adv : as a matter of instinct; "he instinctively grabbed the knife"

institute
n : an association organized to promote art or science or education
v 1: set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department" [syn: {establish}, {found}, {plant}, {constitute}]
2: avance or set forth in court; "bring charges", "institute proceedings" [syn: {bring}]

institution
n 1: an organization founded and united for a specific purpose [syn: {establishment}]
2: an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
3: a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society; "the institution of marriage"; "the institution of slavery"; "he had become an institution in the theater"
4: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction" [syn: {initiation}, {founding}, {foundation}, {origination}, {creation}, {innovation}, {introduction}, {instauration}]
5: a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person [syn: {mental hospital}, {psychiatric hospital}, {mental institution}, {mental home}, {insane asylum}, {asylum}]

institutional
adj 1: relating to or constituting or involving an institution; "institutional policy"
2: organized as or forming an institution; "institutional religion" [ant: {noninstitutional}]

institutionalise
v : cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison" [syn: {commit}, {institutionalize}, {send}, {charge}]

institutionalised
adj 1: officially placed in or committed to a specialized institution; "had hopes of rehabilitating the institutionalized juvenile delinquents" [syn: {institutionalized}] [ant: {noninstitutionalized}]
2: given the character of an institution or incorporated into a structured and usually well-established system; "institutionalized graft"; "institutionalized suicide as practiced in Japan" [syn: {institutionalized}]

institutionalize
v : cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison" [syn: {commit}, {institutionalise}, {send}, {charge}]

institutionalized
adj 1: officially placed in or committed to a specialized institution; "had hopes of rehabilitating the institutionalized juvenile delinquents" [syn: {institutionalised}] [ant: {noninstitutionalized}]
2: given the character of an institution or incorporated into a structured and usually well-established system; "institutionalized graft"; "institutionalized suicide as practiced in Japan" [syn: {institutionalised}]

institutionally
adv : by an institution; "institutionally controlled"

instroke
n : the stroke of an engine piston moving away from the crankshaft

instruct
v 1: impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat" [syn: {teach}, {learn}]
2: give instructions or directions for some task; "She instructed the students to work on their pronounciation"
3: make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?" [syn: {apprise}, {apprize}]

instructed
adj : (all used chiefly with qualifiers `well' or `poorly' or `un-') having received specific instruction; "unschooled ruffians"; "well tutored applicants" [syn: {schooled}, {taught}, {tutored}]

instruction
n 1: a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them" [syn: {direction}]
2: the activities of educating or instructing or teaching; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good teaching is seldom rewarded" [syn: {education}, {teaching}, {pedagogy}, {educational activity}]
3: the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession" [syn: {teaching}, {pedagogy}]
4: (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program [syn: {command}, {statement}, {program line}]

instruction book
n : a book of directions for using or operating some piece of equipment

instruction execution
n : (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer [syn: {execution}]

instruction manual
n : a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it [syn: {instructions}, {book of instructions}, {operating instructions}]

instructional
adj : of or relating to or used in instruction; "instructional aids"

instructions
n : a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it [syn: {instruction manual}, {book of instructions}, {operating instructions}]

instructive
adj 1: serving to instruct of enlighten or inform [syn: {informative}] [ant: {uninstructive}]
2: tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance; "an enlightening glimpse of government in action" [syn: {enlightening}, {informative}] [ant: {unenlightening}]

instructively
adv : in an informative manner [syn: {informatively}] [ant: {uninformatively}, {uninformatively}]

instructor
n : a person whose occupation is teaching [syn: {teacher}]

instructorship
n : the position of instructor

instructress
n : a woman instructor

instrument
n 1: a device that requires skill for proper use
2: the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease" [syn: {tool}]
3: a person used by another to gain an end [syn: {pawn}, {cat's-paw}]
4: (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right [syn: {legal document}, {legal instrument}, {official document}]
5: the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process [syn: {instrumental role}]
6: any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds [syn: {musical instrument}]
v 1: equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling
2: write an instrumental score for [syn: {instrumentate}]
3: address a legal document to

instrument flying
n : navigation of an airplane solely by instruments

instrument landing
n : an aircraft landing made entirely by means of instruments

instrument of execution
n : an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person

instrument of punishment
n : an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person

instrument of torture
n : an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person

instrument panel
n : electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree" [syn: {control panel}, {control board}, {board}, {panel}]

instrumental
adj 1: relating to or designed for or performed on musical instruments; "instrumental compositions"; "an instrumental ensemble" [ant: {vocal}]
2: serving or acting as a means or aid; "instrumental in solving the crime" [syn: {implemental}]

instrumental conditioning
n : operant conditioning that pairs a response with a reinforcement in discrete trials; reinforcement occurs only after the response is given

instrumental music
n : music produced by playing a musical instrument

instrumental role
n : the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process [syn: {instrument}]

instrumentalist
n : someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession) [syn: {musician}, {player}]

instrumentality
n 1: a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose; "are the judicial instrumentalities of local governments adequate?"; "he studied the French instrumentalities for law enforcement"
2: the quality of being instrumental for some purpose
3: an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end [syn: {instrumentation}]

instrumentate
v : write an instrumental score for [syn: {instrument}]

instrumentation
n 1: an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end [syn: {instrumentality}]
2: the act of providing or using the instruments needed for some implementation
3: the instruments called for in a musical score or arrangement for a band or orchestra
4: the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments [syn: {orchestration}]

insubordinate
adj 1: not submissive to authority; "a history of insubordinate behavior"; "insubordinate boys" [ant: {subordinate}]
2: disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority [syn: {resistant}, {resistive}]

insubordination
n 1: defiance of authority [ant: {subordination}]
2: an insubordinate act [syn: {rebelliousness}]

insubstantial
adj 1: lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon" [syn: {unsubstantial}, {unreal}] [ant: {substantial}]
2: lacking in nutritive value; "the jejune diets of the very poor" [syn: {jejune}]

insubstantiality
n 1: lack of solid substance and strength
2: lacking substance or reality [ant: {substantiality}]

insubstantially
adv : lacking expression or fullness; "the finale of the symphony was played just a shade too fast and not quite insubstantially enough to convey the full, hollow horror of its implications"

insufferable
adj : used of persons or their behavior; "impossible behavior"; "insufferable insolence" [syn: {impossible}, {unacceptable}, {unsufferable}]

insufficiency
n 1: a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents" [syn: {inadequacy}]
2: (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally
3: lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits" [syn: {inadequacy}, {deficiency}] [ant: {sufficiency}, {sufficiency}]

insufficient
adj : of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds" [syn: {deficient}] [ant: {sufficient}]

insufficiently
adv : to an insufficient degree; "he was insufficiently prepared" [ant: {sufficiently}]

insufflate
v 1: breathe or blow onto as a ritual or sacramental act, especially so as to symbolize the action of the Holy Spirit
2: treat by blowing a powder or vapor into a bodily cavity
3: blow or breathe hard on or into

insufflation
n 1: (medicine) blowing air or medicated powder into the lungs (or into some other body cavity)
2: an act of blowing or breathing on or into something

insulae
See {insula}

insulant
n : a material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity [syn: {insulating material}, {insulation}]

insular
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island; "insular territories"; "Hawaii's insular culture"
2: suggestive of the isolated life of an island; "an exceedingly insular man; so deeply private as to seem inaccessible to the scrutiny of a novelist"- Leonard Michaels
3: narrowly restricted in outlook or scope; "little sympathy with parocial mentality"; "insular attitudes toward foreigners" [syn: {parochial}]

insularism
n : the state of being isolated or detached; "the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel" [syn: {insulation}, {insularity}, {detachment}]

insularity
n : the state of being isolated or detached; "the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel" [syn: {insulation}, {insularism}, {detachment}]

insulate
v 1: protect from heat, cold, noise, etc. by surrounding with insulating material; "We had his bedroom insulated before winter came"
2: place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates" [syn: {isolate}]

insulating material
n : a material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity [syn: {insulant}, {insulation}]

insulating tape
n : a water-resistant adhesive tape used to insulate exposed electrical conductors [syn: {friction tape}]

insulation
n 1: the state of being isolated or detached; "the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel" [syn: {insularity}, {insularism}, {detachment}]
2: a material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity [syn: {insulating material}, {insulant}]
3: the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity

insulator
n : a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity [syn: {dielectric}, {nonconductor}] [ant: {conductor}]

insulin
n : hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells

insulin reaction
n : hypoglycemia produced by excessive insulin in the system causing coma [syn: {insulin shock}]

insulin shock
n 1: hypoglycemia produced by excessive insulin in the system causing coma [syn: {insulin reaction}]
2: the administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and coma [syn: {insulin shock therapy}, {insulin shock treatment}]

insulin shock therapy
n : the administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and coma [syn: {insulin shock}, {insulin shock treatment}]

insulin shock treatment
n : the administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and coma [syn: {insulin shock}, {insulin shock therapy}]

insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
n : severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease [syn: {type I diabetes}, {IDDM}, {juvenile-onset diabetes}, {juvenile diabetes}, {growth-onset diabetes}, {ketosis-prone diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-prone diabetes}, {autoimmune diabetes}]

insult
n 1: a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team" [syn: {abuse}, {revilement}, {contumely}, {vilification}]
2: a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of an affront; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult" [syn: {affront}]
v : treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone" [syn: {diss}, {affront}]

insulted
adj : treated with insolent and rude language especially openly and intentionally [syn: {affronted}]

insulting
adj 1: expressing offensive reproach [syn: {abusive}, {opprobrious}, {scornful}, {scurrilous}]
2: expressing extreme contempt [syn: {contemptuous}, {disdainful}, {scornful}]

insultingly
adv 1: in a disrespectful and insulting manner; "he behaves insultingly toward his parents"
2: in an unfair and insulting manner; "this internationally known writer was foully condemned by the Muslim fundamentalists" [syn: {foully}]

insuperable
adj 1: impossible to surmount [syn: {insurmountable}]
2: incapable of being surmounted or excelled; "insuperable odds"; "insuperable heroes" [syn: {unconquerable}]

insuperably
adv : to an insuperable degree; "these various courses all seemed insuperably difficult to the student"

insupportable
adj : incapable of being justified or explained [syn: {indefensible}, {unjustifiable}, {unwarrantable}, {unwarranted}]

insurability
n : the quality of being insurable; the conditions under which an insurance company will issue insurance to an applicant (based on standards set by the insurance company) [ant: {uninsurability}]

insurable
adj : capable of being insured or eligible to be insured

insurable interest
n : an interest in a person or thing that will support the issuance of an insurance policy; an interest in the survival of the insured or in the preservation of the thing that is insured

insurance
n 1: promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company
2: written contract or certificate of insurance; "you should have read the small print on your policy" [syn: {policy}, {insurance policy}]
3: protection against future loss [syn: {indemnity}]

insurance agent
n : an agent who sells insurance [syn: {insurance broker}, {general agent}, {underwriter}]

insurance broker
n : an agent who sells insurance [syn: {insurance agent}, {general agent}, {underwriter}]

insurance claim
n : demand for payment in accordance with an insurance policy

insurance company
n : a financial institution that sells insurance [syn: {insurance firm}, {insurer}, {insurance underwriter}, {underwriter}]

insurance coverage
n : the total amount and type of insurance carried [syn: {coverage}]

insurance firm
n : a financial institution that sells insurance [syn: {insurance company}, {insurer}, {insurance underwriter}, {underwriter}]

insurance policy
n : written contract or certificate of insurance; "you should have read the small print on your policy" [syn: {policy}, {insurance}]

insurance premium
n : payment for insurance [syn: {premium}]

insurance underwriter
n : a financial institution that sells insurance [syn: {insurance company}, {insurance firm}, {insurer}, {underwriter}]

insure
v 1: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" [syn: {see}, {check}, {see to it}, {ensure}, {control}, {ascertain}, {assure}]
2: make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!" [syn: {guarantee}, {ensure}, {assure}, {secure}]
3: protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this" [syn: {cover}, {underwrite}]
4: take out insurance for

insured
adj : covered by insurance; "an insured risk"; "all members of the film cast and crew are insured" [ant: {uninsured}]
n : a person whose interests are protected by an insurance policy; a person who contracts for an insurance policy that indemnifies him against loss of property or life or health etc. [syn: {insured person}]

insured person
n : a person whose interests are protected by an insurance policy; a person who contracts for an insurance policy that indemnifies him against loss of property or life or health etc. [syn: {insured}]

insurer
n : a financial institution that sells insurance [syn: {insurance company}, {insurance firm}, {insurance underwriter}, {underwriter}]

insurgence
n : an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict [syn: {insurgency}]

insurgency
n : an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict [syn: {insurgence}]

insurgent
adj : in opposition to a civil authority or government [syn: {seditious}, {subversive}]
n 1: a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) [syn: {insurrectionist}, {freedom fighter}, {rebel}]
2: a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment [syn: {guerrilla}, {guerilla}, {irregular}]

insurmountable
adj 1: not capable of being surmounted or overcome; "insurmountable disadvantages" [syn: {unsurmountable}] [ant: {surmountable}]
2: impossible to surmount [syn: {insuperable}]

insurrection
n : organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another [syn: {rebellion}, {revolt}, {rising}, {uprising}]

insurrectional
adj : of or relating to or given to insurrection [syn: {insurrectionary}]

insurrectionary
adj : of or relating to or given to insurrection [syn: {insurrectional}]

insurrectionist
n : a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) [syn: {insurgent}, {freedom fighter}, {rebel}]

insusceptible
adj : not susceptible to [syn: {unsusceptible}] [ant: {susceptible}]

intact
adj 1: constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; "a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon; "was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime"; "fought to keep the union intact" [syn: {integral}, {entire}]
2: not impaired or diminished in any way; "emerged from the trial with his prestige intact"; "the blast left his hearint intact"
3: (of a woman) having the hymen unbroken; "she was intact, virginal" [syn: {inviolate}]
4: (used of domestic animals) sexually competent; "an entire horse" [syn: {entire}]
5: undamaged in any way; whole; "the vase remained intact despite rough handling"

intactness
n : the state of being unimpaired

intagli
See {intaglio}

intagli
o
n 1: a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print [syn: {intaglio printing}, {gravure}]
2: glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo) [syn: {diaglyph}] [also: {intagli} (pl)]

intaglio
n 1: a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print [syn: {intaglio printing}, {gravure}]
2: glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo) [syn: {diaglyph}] [also: {intagli} (pl)]

intaglio printing
n : a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print [syn: {intaglio}, {gravure}]

intake
n 1: the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) [syn: {consumption}, {ingestion}, {uptake}]
2: an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container

intake manifold
n : a manifold consisting of a pipe to carry fuel to each cylinder in an internal-combustion engine

intake valve
n : a valve that controls the flow of fluid through an intake

intangibility
n : the quality of being intangible [syn: {intangibleness}, {impalpability}] [ant: {tangibility}, {tangibility}]

intangible
adj 1: (of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value; "intangible assets such as good will" [ant: {tangible}]
2: incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch; "the intangible constituent of energy"- James Jeans [syn: {impalpable}] [ant: {tangible}]
3: hard to pin down or identify; "an intangible feeling of impending disaster"
4: lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen; "that intangible thing--the soul" [syn: {nonphysical}]
n : assets that are saleable though not material or physical [syn: {intangible asset}]

intangible asset
n : assets that are saleable though not material or physical [syn: {intangible}]

intangibleness
n : the quality of being intangible [syn: {intangibility}, {impalpability}] [ant: {tangibility}, {tangibility}]

integer
n : any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero [syn: {whole number}]

integral
adj 1: existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth" [syn: {built-in}, {constitutional}, {inbuilt}, {inherent}]
2: constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; "a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon; "was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime"; "fought to keep the union intact" [syn: {entire}, {intact}]
n : the result of a mathematical integration; F(x) is the integral of f(x) if dF/dx = f(x)

integral calculus
n : the part of calculus that deals with integration and its application in the solution of differential equations and in determining areas or volumes etc.

integrally
adv : in an integral manner

integrate
v 1: make into a whole or make part of a whole; "She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal" [syn: {incorporate}] [ant: {disintegrate}]
2: open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups; "This school is completely desegregated" [syn: {desegregate}, {mix}] [ant: {segregate}]
3: become one; become integrated; "The students at this school integrate immediately, despite their different backgrounds"
4: calculate the integral of; calculate by integration [ant: {differentiate}]

integrated
adj 1: formed or united into a whole [syn: {incorporate}, {incorporated}, {merged}, {unified}]
2: formed into a whole or introduced into another entity; "a more closely integrated economic and political system"- Dwight D.Eisenhower; "an integrated Europe" [ant: {nonintegrated}]
3: not segregated; designated as available to all races or groups; "integrated schools" [ant: {segregated}]
4: resembling a living organism in organization or development; "society as an integrated whole" [syn: {structured}]
5: caused to combine or unite [syn: {amalgamated}, {intermingled}, {mixed}]

integrated circuit
n : a microelectronic computer circuit incorporated into a chip or semiconductor; a whole system rather than a single component [syn: {microcircuit}]

integrated data processing
n : automatic data processing in which data acquisition and other stages or processing are integrated into a coherent system [syn: {IDP}]

integrated logistic support
n : the pooling of specific resources by subscribing nations for the support of some joint operation

integrating
n : the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community [syn: {integration}, {desegregation}] [ant: {segregation}]

integration
n 1: the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community [syn: {integrating}, {desegregation}] [ant: {segregation}]
2: the act of combining into an integral whole; "a consolidation of two corporations"; "after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimously"; "the defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions against them" [syn: {consolidation}]
3: an operation used in the calculus whereby the integral of a function is determined

integrative
adj 1: tending to combine and coordinate diverse elements into a whole [ant: {disintegrative}]
2: tending to consolidate [syn: {consolidative}]

integrator
n : a measuring instrument for measuring the area of an irregular plane figure [syn: {planimeter}]

integrity
n 1: an unreduced or unbroken completeness or totality [syn: {unity}, {wholeness}]
2: moral soundness

integument
n : an outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell

integumental
adj : of or relating to the integument [syn: {integumentary}]

integumentary
adj : of or relating to the integument [syn: {integumental}]

integumentary system
n : the skin and its appendages

intellect
n 1: knowledge and intellectual ability; "he reads to improve his mind"; "he has a keen intellect" [syn: {mind}]
2: the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil" [syn: {reason}, {understanding}]
3: a person who uses the mind creatively [syn: {intellectual}]

intellection
n : the process of thinking (especially thinking carefully); "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought" [syn: {thinking}, {thought}, {cerebration}, {mentation}]

intellectual
adj 1: of or relating to the intellect; "his intellectual career"
2: of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind; "intellectual problems"; "the triumph of the rational over the animal side of man" [syn: {rational}, {noetic}]
3: appealing to or using the intellect; "satire is an intellectual weapon"; "intellectual workers engaged in creative literary or artistic or scientific labor"; "has tremendous intellectual sympathy for oppressed people"; "coldly intellectual"; "sort of the intellectual type"; "intellectual literature" [ant: {nonintellectual}]
4: involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct; "a cerebral approach to the problem"; "cerebral drama" [syn: {cerebral}] [ant: {emotional}]
n : a person who uses the mind creatively [syn: {intellect}]

intellectual nourishment
n : anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking [syn: {food}, {food for thought}]

intellectual property
n : intangible property that is the result of creativity (such as patents or trademarks or copyrights)

intellectualisation
n : (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict [syn: {intellectualization}]

intellectualization
n : (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict [syn: {intellectualisation}]

intellectually
adv : in an intellectual manner; "intellectually gifted children"; "intellectually influenced"

intelligence
n 1: the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience [ant: {stupidity}]
2: a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy [syn: {intelligence service}, {intelligence agency}]
3: secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy); "we sent out planes to gather intelligence on their radar coverage" [syn: {intelligence information}]
4: new information about specific and timely events; "they awaited news of the outcome" [syn: {news}, {tidings}, {word}]
5: the operation of gathering information about an enemy [syn: {intelligence activity}, {intelligence operation}]

intelligence activity
n : the operation of gathering information about an enemy [syn: {intelligence}, {intelligence operation}]

intelligence agency
n : a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy [syn: {intelligence}, {intelligence service}]

intelligence agent
n : a person secretly employed in espionage for a government [syn: {secret agent}, {intelligence officer}, {operative}]

intelligence analyst
n : a government analyst of information about an enemy or potential enemy

intelligence cell
n : a terrorist cell whose members are trained to perform reconnaissance and surveillance

Intelligence Community
n : a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States Government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence [syn: {National Intelligence Community}, {United States Intelligence Community}, {IC}]

intelligence information
n : secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy); "we sent out planes to gather intelligence on their radar coverage" [syn: {intelligence}]

intelligence officer
n : a person secretly employed in espionage for a government [syn: {secret agent}, {intelligence agent}, {operative}]

intelligence operation
n : the operation of gathering information about an enemy [syn: {intelligence}, {intelligence activity}]

intelligence quotient
n : a measure of a person's intelligence as indicated by an intelligence test; the ratio of a person's mental age to their chronological age (multiplied by 100) [syn: {IQ}, {I.Q.}]

intelligence service
n : a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy [syn: {intelligence}, {intelligence agency}]

intelligence test
n : a psychometric test of intelligence; "they used to think that intelligence is what an intelligence test tests" [syn: {IQ test}]

intelligent
adj 1: having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question" [ant: {unintelligent}]
2: possessing sound knowledge; "well-informed readers" [syn: {well-informed}]
3: exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision" [syn: {healthy}, {levelheaded}, {sound}]
4: endowed with the capacity to reason [syn: {reasoning(a)}, {thinking(a)}]

intelligently
adv : in an intelligent manner; "she acted intelligently in this difficult situation" [syn: {showing intelligence}] [ant: {unintelligently}]

intelligentsia
n : an educated and intellectual elite [syn: {clerisy}]

intelligibility
n : the quality of language that is comprehensible [ant: {unintelligibility}]

intelligible
adj 1: capable of being apprehended or understood [syn: {apprehensible}, {graspable}, {perceivable}, {understandable}]
2: well articulated or enunciated, and loud enough to be heard distinctly; "intelligible pronunciation" [ant: {unintelligible}]

intelligibly
adv : in an intelligible manner; "the foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly" [syn: {clearly}, {understandably}] [ant: {unintelligibly}]

Intelnet
n : a computer network similar to but separate from the Internet; devoted to the dissemination of information to and for the intelligence community

intemperance
n 1: the quality of being intemperate [ant: {temperance}]
2: consumption of alcoholic drinks [syn: {intemperateness}]
3: immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites [syn: {intemperateness}, {self-indulgence}]

intemperate
adj 1: (of weather or climate) not mild; subject to extremes; "an intemperate climate"; "intemperate zones" [ant: {temperate}]
2: excessive in behavior; "intemperate rage" [ant: {temperate}]
3: given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors

intemperately
adv : indulging excessively; "he drank heavily" [syn: {heavily}, {hard}] [ant: {lightly}]

intemperateness
n 1: consumption of alcoholic drinks [syn: {intemperance}]
2: immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites [syn: {intemperance}, {self-indulgence}]

intend
v 1: have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night" [syn: {mean}, {think}]
2: design or destine; "She was intended to become the director" [syn: {destine}, {designate}, {specify}]
3: mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?" [syn: {mean}]
4: denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means" [syn: {mean}, {signify}, {stand for}]

intended
adj 1: intentional or planned; "your intended trip abroud"; "an intended insult" [ant: {unintended}]
2: future; betrothed; "his intended bride"

intense
adj 1: in an extreme degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense" [ant: {mild}]
2: extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning" [syn: {acute}]
3: (of color) having the highest saturation; "vivid green"; "intense blue" [syn: {vivid}]

intensely
adv : in an intense manner; "he worked intensely"

intensification
n 1: action that makes something stronger or more extreme
2: the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film)

intensified
See {intensify}

intensified
adj : made more intense; "the intensified scrutiny of the candidate's background"

intensified
intensify
v 1: increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing" [syn: {escalate}, {step up}] [ant: {de-escalate}]
2: make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions" [syn: {compound}, {heighten}, {deepen}]
3: become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan" [syn: {deepen}]
4: make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark [also: {intensified}]

intensifier
n : a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier" [syn: {intensive}]

intensify
v 1: increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing" [syn: {escalate}, {step up}] [ant: {de-escalate}]
2: make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions" [syn: {compound}, {heighten}, {deepen}]
3: become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan" [syn: {deepen}]
4: make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark [also: {intensified}]

intensifying
adj : increasing in strength or intensity [ant: {moderating}]

intension
n : what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression [syn: {connotation}]

intensional
adj : used of the set of attributes that distinguish the referents of a given word

intensity
n 1: the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation); "he adjusted the intensity of the sound"; "they measured the station's signal strength" [syn: {strength}, {intensity level}]
2: high level or degree; the property of being intense [syn: {intensiveness}]
3: the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction); "the kids played their music at full volume" [syn: {volume}, {loudness}] [ant: {softness}]
4: chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vividness of hue [syn: {saturation}, {chroma}, {vividness}]

intensity level
n : the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation); "he adjusted the intensity of the sound"; "they measured the station's signal strength" [syn: {intensity}, {strength}]

intensive
adj 1: characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form; "the questioning was intensive"; "intensive care"; "research-intensive"; "a labor-intensive industry"
2: tending to give force or emphasis; "an intensive adverb"
3: of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor; "intensive agriculture"; "intensive conditions" [ant: {extensive}]
n : a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier" [syn: {intensifier}]

intensive care
n : close monitoring and constant medical care of patients with life-threatening conditions

intensive care unit
n : a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care [syn: {ICU}]

intensively
adv : in an intensive manner; "he studied the snake intensively"

intensiveness
n : high level or degree; the property of being intense [syn: {intensity}]

intent
adj 1: directed with intense concentration; "a fixed stare"; "an intent gaze" [syn: {fixed}]
2: wholly absorbed as in thought; "deep in thought"; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "the book had her totally engrossed"; "enwrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought" [syn: {absorbed}, {engrossed}, {enwrapped}, {rapt}, {wrapped}]
n 1: an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs" [syn: {purpose}, {intention}, {aim}, {design}]
2: the intended meaning of a communication [syn: {purport}, {spirit}]

intent on
adj : fixed in your purpose; "bent on going to the theater"; "dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event" [syn: {bent}, {bent on(p)}, {dead set(p)}, {intent on(p)}, {out to(p)}]

intention
n 1: an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs" [syn: {purpose}, {intent}, {aim}, {design}]
2: (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal; "his intentions are entirely honorable"
3: an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out; "my intention changed once I saw her"

intentional
adj 1: by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time" [syn: {deliberate}, {knowing}, {willful}, {wilful}]
2: done or made or performed with purpose and intent; "style...is more than the deliberate and designed creation"- Havelock Ellis; "games designed for all ages"; "well-designed houses" [syn: {designed}] [ant: {undesigned}]
3: done by design; "the insult was intentional"; "willful disobedience" [syn: {willful}, {wilful}]

intentionality
n : expressive of intentions

intentionally
adv : with intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice" [syn: {deliberately}, {designedly}, {on purpose}, {purposely}, {advisedly}, {by choice}, {by design}] [ant: {by chance}, {unintentionally}, {unintentionally}]

intently
adv : with strained or eager attention; "listened intently"; "stood watching intently"

intentness
n : the quality of being intent and concentrated; "the intentness of his gaze" [syn: {engrossment}]

inter
v : place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaos were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday" [syn: {bury}, {entomb}, {inhume}, {lay to rest}] [also: {interring}, {interred}]

inter alia
adv : among other things; "the committee recommended, inter alia, that he be promoted"

inter vivos trust
n : a trust created and operating during the grantor's lifetime [syn: {living trust}]

interact
v : act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues"

interaction
n 1: a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting
2: (physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons [syn: {fundamental interaction}]

interactional
adj : capable of acting on or influencing each other [syn: {interactive}]

interactive
adj 1: used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more) [syn: {synergistic}] [ant: {antagonistic}]
2: capable of acting on or influencing each other [syn: {interactional}]

interactive multimedia
n : a multimedia system in which related items of information are connected and can be presented together [syn: {hypermedia}, {hypermedia system}, {interactive multimedia system}]

interactive multimedia system
n : a multimedia system in which related items of information are connected and can be presented together [syn: {hypermedia}, {hypermedia system}, {interactive multimedia}]

interagency support
n : provision of logistic (or administrative) support by one or more of the military services to one or more departments or agencies of the United States government [syn: {interdepartmental support}]

Interahamwe
n : a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to reinstitute Hutu control; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists" [syn: {Army for the Liberation of Rwanda}, {ALIR}, {Former Armed Forces}, {FAR}]

interbank loan
n : a loan from one bank to another

interbrain
n : the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon [syn: {diencephalon}, {betweenbrain}, {thalmencephalon}]

interbred
See {interbreed}

interbred
adj 1: produced by crossbreeding [syn: {crossed}, {hybrid}, {intercrossed}]
2: bred of parents of different races or strains [syn: {crossbred}]
3: bred of closely related parents

interbred
interbreed
v : breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed" [syn: {crossbreed}, {cross}, {hybridize}, {hybridise}] [also: {interbred}]

interbreed
v : breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed" [syn: {crossbreed}, {cross}, {hybridize}, {hybridise}] [also: {interbred}]

interbreeding
n 1: (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids [syn: {hybridization}, {hybridisation}, {crossbreeding}, {crossing}, {cross}, {hybridizing}]
2: reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons) [syn: {miscegenation}, {crossbreeding}]

intercalary
adj : added or having an addition to make the calender year correspond to the solar year; "Feb. 29 is an intercalary day"; "leap year is an intercalary year"

intercalary year
n : in the Gregorian calendar: any year divisible by 4 except centenary years not divisible by 400 [syn: {leap year}, {366 days}, {bissextile year}]

intercalate
v : insert (days) in a calendar

intercalation
n : an insertion into a calendar [syn: {embolism}]

intercapitular vein
n : veins connecting the dorsal and palmar veins of the hand or the dorsal and plantar veins of the foot [syn: {vena intercapitalis}]

intercede
v : act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; "He interceded in the family dispute"; "He mediated a settlement" [syn: {mediate}, {intermediate}, {liaise}, {arbitrate}]

intercellular
adj : located between cells

intercellular substance
n : the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded [syn: {matrix}, {ground substance}]

intercept
n : the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis
v 1: seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace" [syn: {stop}]
2: tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?" [syn: {wiretap}, {tap}, {bug}]

interception
n 1: the act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving; "he resorted to the interception of his daughter's letters"; "he claimed that the interception of one missile by another would be impossible"
2: (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team

interceptor
n : a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft

intercession
n 1: a prayer to God on behalf of another person
2: the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute) [syn: {intervention}]

intercessor
n : a negotiator who acts as a link between parties [syn: {mediator}, {go-between}, {intermediator}, {intermediary}]

interchange
n 1: a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams
2: mutual interaction; the activity of interchanging or reciprocating [syn: {reciprocation}, {give-and-take}]
3: reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money especially the currencies of different countries; "he earns his living from the interchange of currency" [syn: {exchange}]
v 1: give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" [syn: {exchange}, {change}]
2: cause to change places; "interchange this screw for one of a smaller size" [syn: {counterchange}, {transpose}]
3: reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) [syn: {tack}, {switch}, {alternate}, {flip}, {flip-flop}]

interchangeability
n : the quality of being capable of exchange or interchange [syn: {exchangeability}, {interchangeableness}, {fungibility}] [ant: {unexchangeability}]

interchangeable
adj 1: of or relating to or suggestive of complementation; "interchangeable electric outlets" [syn: {complementary}, {reciprocal}]
2: (mathematics, logic) such that the arguments or roles can be interchanged; "the arguments of the symmetric relation, `is a sister of,' are interchangeable"
3: capable of replacing or changing places with something else; "interchangeable parts" [syn: {exchangeable}, {similar}, {standardized}, {standardised}]

interchangeableness
n : the quality of being capable of exchange or interchange [syn: {exchangeability}, {interchangeability}, {fungibility}] [ant: {unexchangeability}]

interchangeably
adv : in an interchangeable manner; "these terms can be used interchangeably"

interchurch
adj : occurring between or among or common to different churches or denominations; "interchurch aid"; "interdenominational cooperation between Methodists and Presbyterians" [syn: {interdenominational}]

intercollegiate
adj : used of competition between colleges or universities; "intercollegiate basketball"

intercom
n : a communication system linking different rooms within a building or ship etc [syn: {intercommunication system}]

intercom speaker
n : the loudspeaker on an inter-com or public address system [syn: {squawk box}, {squawker}]

intercommunicate
v 1: be interconnected, afford passage; "These rooms intercommunicate"
2: transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" [syn: {communicate}]

intercommunication
n : mutual communication; communication with each other; "they intercepted intercommunication between enemey ships"

intercommunication system
n : a communication system linking different rooms within a building or ship etc [syn: {intercom}]

intercommunion
n : participation in Holy Communion by members of more than one church (eg Catholic and Orthodox)

interconnect
v 1: be interwoven or interconnected; "The bones are interconnected via the muscle" [syn: {complect}, {interlink}]
2: cause to be interconnected or interwoven [syn: {interlink}]

interconnected
adj 1: reciprocally connected [syn: {interrelated}]
2: operating as a unit; "a unified utility system"; "a coordinated program" [syn: {coordinated}, {unified}]

interconnectedness
n : a state of being connected reciprocally; "an interconnection between the two buildings" [syn: {interconnection}]

interconnection
n 1: a state of being connected reciprocally; "an interconnection between the two buildings" [syn: {interconnectedness}]
2: (computer science) the act of interconnecting (wires or computers or theories etc.)

intercontinental
adj : extending or taking place between or among continents; "intercontinental exploration"; "intercontinental flights" [ant: {continental}]

intercontinental ballistic missile
n : a ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another [syn: {ICBM}]

intercostal
adj : located or occurring between the ribs; "intercostal muscles"
n : muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration [syn: {intercostal muscle}, {musculus intercostalis}]

intercostal artery
n : several arteries and supplying the intercostal spaces of the rib cage [syn: {arteria intercostalis}]

intercostal muscle
n : muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration [syn: {intercostal}, {musculus intercostalis}]

intercostal vein
n : several veins draining the intercostal spaces of the rib cage [syn: {vena intercostalis}]

intercourse
n 1: communication between individuals [syn: {social intercourse}]
2: the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur [syn: {sexual intercourse}, {sex act}, {copulation}, {coitus}, {coition}, {sexual congress}, {congress}, {sexual relation}, {relation}, {carnal knowledge}]

intercropped
See {intercrop}

intercropping
See {intercrop}

intercrossed
adj : produced by crossbreeding [syn: {crossed}, {hybrid}, {interbred}]

intercutting
See {intercut}

interdenominational
adj : occurring between or among or common to different churches or denominations; "interchurch aid"; "interdenominational cooperation between Methodists and Presbyterians" [syn: {interchurch}]

interdepartmental
adj : between or among departments; "interdepartmental competition" [ant: {intradepartmental}]
adv : between departments; "this memo was circulated interdepartmentally"

interdepartmental support
n : provision of logistic (or administrative) support by one or more of the military services to one or more departments or agencies of the United States government [syn: {interagency support}]

interdepend
v : be connected; "In my heart I can make the world hang together" [syn: {hang together}]

interdependence
n : a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups) [syn: {mutuality}, {interdependency}]

interdependency
n : a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups) [syn: {mutuality}, {interdependence}]

interdependent
adj : mutually dependent [syn: {mutualist}, {mutually beneficial}]

interdict
n 1: an ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district
2: a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity [syn: {interdiction}]
v 1: destroy by firepower, such as an enemy's line of communication
2: command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store" [syn: {forbid}, {prohibit}, {proscribe}, {veto}, {disallow}] [ant: {permit}, {permit}]

interdiction
n 1: authoritative prohibition
2: a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity [syn: {interdict}]

interdiction fire
n : fire directed to an area to prevent the enemy from using that area

interdisciplinary
adj : drawing from or characterized by participation of two or more fields of study; "interdisciplinary studies"; "an interdisciplinary conference"

interest
n 1: a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; "an interest in music" [syn: {involvement}]
2: the power of attracting or holding one's interest (because it is unusual or exciting etc.); "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room" [syn: {interestingness}] [ant: {uninterestingness}]
3: a reason for wanting something done; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest" [syn: {sake}]
4: a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed; "how much interest do you pay on your mortgage?"
5: a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly); "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits" [syn: {pastime}, {pursuit}]
6: (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future" [syn: {stake}]
7: (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims; "the iron interests stepped up production" [syn: {interest group}]
v 1: excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of [ant: {bore}]
2: be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant" [syn: {concern}, {occupy}, {worry}]
3: be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!" [syn: {matter to}]

interest expense
n : interest paid on loans

interest group
n : (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims; "the iron interests stepped up production" [syn: {interest}]

interest rate
n : the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use [syn: {rate of interest}]

interest-bearing
adj : of financial obligations on which interest is paid

interested
adj 1: having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern; "an interested audience"; "interested in sports"; "was interested to hear about her family"; "interested in knowing who was on the telephone"; "interested spectators" [ant: {uninterested}]
2: involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in; "a memorandum to those concerned"; "an enterprise in which three men are concerned"; "factors concerned in the rise and fall of epidemics"; "the interested parties met to discuss the business" [syn: {concerned}]

interestedness
n : the state of being interested

interesting
adj : arousing or holding the attention [ant: {uninteresting}]

interestingly
adv : in an interesting manner; "when he ceases to be just interestingly neurotic and...gets locked up"- Time [ant: {uninterestingly}]

interestingly enough
adv : curious (or funny or interesting or odd or strange) though it may seem; "curiously enough, he didn't recognize his old friend"; "interestingly enough, America is now dependent on Africa for a large part of its oil"; "funnily enough, the ones I thought so ugly were the ones that sold out first"; "oddly enough, he hasn't mentioned it" [syn: {curiously enough}, {funnily enough}, {oddly enough}, {strangely enough}]

interestingness
n : the power of attracting or holding one's interest (because it is unusual or exciting etc.); "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room" [syn: {interest}] [ant: {uninterestingness}]

interface
n 1: (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)
2: (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system [syn: {user interface}]
3: the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other; "the interface between chemistry and biology"
4: (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals) [syn: {port}]

interfacial
adj : relating to or situated at an interface; "an interfacial layer"; "interfacial tension is the surface tension at the interface between two liquids"

interfacial surface tension
n : surface tension at the surface separating two non-miscible liquids [syn: {interfacial tension}]

interfacial tension
n : surface tension at the surface separating two non-miscible liquids [syn: {interfacial surface tension}]

interfaith
adj : involving persons of different religious faiths; "an interfaith marriage"; "interfaith good will"

interfere
v 1: come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle; "Your talking interferes with my work!"
2: get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force; "Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?" [syn: {intervene}, {step in}, {interpose}]

interference
n 1: a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries [syn: {intervention}] [ant: {nonintervention}, {nonintervention}]
2: the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding [syn: {hindrance}]
3: electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication [syn: {noise}, {disturbance}]
4: (American football) the act of obstructing someone's path with your body; "he threw a rolling block into the line backer" [syn: {blocking}, {block}]
5: any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome [syn: {hindrance}, {hitch}, {preventive}, {preventative}, {encumbrance}, {incumbrance}]

interfering
adj : intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people's business" [syn: {meddlesome}, {meddling}, {officious}, {busy}, {busybodied}]

interferometer
n : any measuring instrument that uses interference patterns to make accurate measurements of waves

interferon
n : an antiviral protein produced by cells that have been invaded by a virus; inhibits replication of the virus

intergalactic
adj : between or among galaxies; "intergallactic space"

intergalactic space
n : the space between galaxies; "the Milky Way travels through intergalactic space"

inter-group communication
n : a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas" [syn: {liaison}, {link}, {contact}]

interim
adj : serving during an intermediate interval of time; "an interim agreement"
n : the time between one event, process, or period and another [syn: {lag}]

interim overhaul
n : an overhaul between the regular times for overhauling

interior
adj 1: situated within or suitable for inside a building; "an interior scene"; "interior decoration"; "an interior bathroom without windows" [ant: {exterior}]
2: inside the country; "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"; "the nation's internal politics" [syn: {home(a)}, {interior(a)}, {internal}, {national}]
3: located inward; "Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle"- Leonard Bernstein; "she thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it"- David Denby; "an internal sense of rightousness"- A.R.Gurney,Jr. [syn: {inner}, {internal}]
4: inside and toward a center; "interior regions of the earth"
5: of or coming from the middle of a region or country; "upcountry districts" [syn: {midland}, {upcountry}]
n 1: the region that is inside of something [syn: {inside}] [ant: {outside}]
2: the inner or enclosed surface of something [syn: {inside}] [ant: {outside}]
3: the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849 [syn: {Department of the Interior}, {Interior Department}, {DoI}]

interior angle
n : the angle inside two adjacent sides of a polygon [syn: {internal angle}]

interior decoration
n 1: decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior [syn: {decor}]
2: the trade of planning the layout and furnishings of an architectural interior [syn: {interior design}]

interior decorator
n : a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings [syn: {interior designer}, {designer}, {house decorator}, {room decorator}, {decorator}]

Interior Department
n : the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849 [syn: {Department of the Interior}, {Interior}, {DoI}]

interior design
n 1: the trade of planning the layout and furnishings of an architectural interior [syn: {interior decoration}]
2: the branch of architecture dealing with the selection and organization of furnishings for an architectural interior

interior designer
n : a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings [syn: {designer}, {interior decorator}, {house decorator}, {room decorator}, {decorator}]

interior door
n : a door that closes off rooms within a building

interior live oak
n : medium-small shrubby evergreen tree of western North America similar to the coast live oak but occurring chiefly in foothills of mountain ranges removed from the coast; an important part of the chaparral [syn: {Quercus wislizenii}, {Quercus wizlizenii}]

interior monologue
n : a literary genre that presents a fictional character's sequence of thoughts in the form of a monologue

Interior Secretary
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Interior Department; "President Taylor appointed Thomas Ewing as the first Secretary of the Interior" [syn: {Secretary of the Interior}]
2: the position of the head of the Department of the Interior; "the position of Interior Secretary was created in 1849" [syn: {Secretary of the Interior}]

interiorise
v : incorporate within oneself; make subjectiveor personal; "internalize a belief" [syn: {internalize}, {internalise}, {interiorize}]

interiorize
v : incorporate within oneself; make subjectiveor personal; "internalize a belief" [syn: {internalize}, {internalise}, {interiorise}]

interject
v : to insert between other elements; "She interjected clever remarks" [syn: {come in}, {interpose}, {put in}, {throw in}, {inject}]

interjection
n 1: an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion [syn: {ejaculation}]
2: the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts [syn: {interposition}, {interpolation}, {interpellation}]

interlace
v 1: spin or twist together so as to form a cord; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope" [syn: {intertwine}, {twine}, {entwine}, {enlace}, {lace}] [ant: {untwine}]
2: hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her neck" [syn: {lock}, {interlock}]

interlaced
adj : having a pattern of fretwork or latticework [syn: {fretted}, {latticed}, {latticelike}]

interlacing
adj : linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing [syn: {interlinking}, {interlocking}, {interwoven}]

interlaid
See {interlay}

Interlaken
n : a popular resort town in the Alps in west central Switzerland

interlanguage
n : a common language used by speakers of different languages; "Koine is a dialect of ancient Greek that was the lingua franca of the empire of Alexander the Great and was widely spoken throughout the eastern Mediterranean area in Roman times" [syn: {lingua franca}, {koine}]

interlapped
See {interlap}

interlapping
See {interlap}

interlard
v : introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions [syn: {intersperse}]

interlayer
n : a layer placed between other layers

interleaf
n : a blank leaf inserted between the leaves of a book [also: {interleaves} (pl)]

interleave
v 1: provide (books) with blank leaves
2: intersperse the sectors on the concentric magnetic circular patterns written on a computer disk surface to guide the storing and recording of data
3: intersperse alternately, as of protective covers for book illustrations

interleaves
See {interleaf}

interleaves
interleaf
n : a blank leaf inserted between the leaves of a book [also: {interleaves} (pl)]

interleukin
n : any of several lymphokines that promote macrophages and killer T cells and B cells and other components of the immune system

interlineal
adj : written between lines of text [syn: {interlinear}]

interlinear
adj : written between lines of text [syn: {interlineal}]

Interlingua
n : an artificial language proposed for use as an auxiliary international language; based on words common to English and the Romance languages

interlingual rendition
n : a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language [syn: {translation}, {rendering}, {version}]

interlink
v 1: be interwoven or interconnected; "The bones are interconnected via the muscle" [syn: {complect}, {interconnect}]
2: cause to be interconnected or interwoven [syn: {interconnect}]

interlinking
adj : linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing [syn: {interlacing}, {interlocking}, {interwoven}]

interlobular
adj : between lobes or lobules

interlock
n : the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check" [syn: {mesh}, {meshing}, {interlocking}]
v 1: coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively [syn: {mesh}]
2: hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her neck" [syn: {lock}, {interlace}]
3: become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were locked in embrace" [syn: {lock}]

interlocking
adj : linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing [syn: {interlacing}, {interlinking}, {interwoven}]
n 1: contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears" [syn: {engagement}, {mesh}, {meshing}]
2: the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check" [syn: {mesh}, {meshing}, {interlock}]

interlocutor
n 1: the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk [syn: {middleman}]
2: a person who takes part in a conversation [syn: {conversational partner}]

interlocutory
adj : consisting of dialogue

interlocutory injunction
n : injunction issued during a trial to maintain the status quo or preserve the subject matter of the litigation until the trial is over [syn: {temporary injunction}]

interlope
v : encroach on the rights of others, as in trading without a proper license

interloper
n : someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission [syn: {intruder}, {trespasser}]

interlude
n 1: an intervening period or episode
2: a brief show (music or dance etc) performed between the sections of another performance [syn: {intermezzo}, {entr'acte}]
v : perform an interlude; "The guitar player interluded with a beautiful improvisation"

intermarriage
n 1: marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law [syn: {exogamy}] [ant: {endogamy}]
2: marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law [syn: {endogamy}, {inmarriage}] [ant: {exogamy}]

intermarried
See {intermarry}

intermarried
intermarry
v : marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group [also: {intermarried}]

intermarry
v : marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group [also: {intermarried}]

intermaxillary suture
n : the suture between the two maxillae of the upper jawbone [syn: {sutura intermaxillaris}]

intermediary
n : a negotiator who acts as a link between parties [syn: {mediator}, {go-between}, {intermediator}, {intercessor}]

intermediate
adj 1: lying between two extremes in time or space or degree; "going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands"; "intermediate stages in a process"; "intermediate stops on the route"; "an intermediate level" [ant: {first}, {last}]
2: around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "a plane with intermediate range"; "medium bombers" [syn: {average}, {medium}]
n : a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained
v : act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; "He interceded in the family dispute"; "He mediated a settlement" [syn: {intercede}, {mediate}, {liaise}, {arbitrate}]

intermediate host
n : a host that is used by a parasite in the course of its life cycle

intermediate temporal artery
n : temporal artery that goes to the middle part of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe [syn: {arteria temporalis intermedia}]

intermediate vector bosons
n : a gauge boson that mediates weak interactions between particles

intermediate wheatgrass
n : Asiatic grass introduced into United States rangelands for pasture and fodder [syn: {Agropyron intermedium}, {Elymus hispidus}]

intermediately
adv : to an intermediate degree; "intermediately hot"

intermediation
n : the act of mediating [syn: {mediation}]

intermediator
n : a negotiator who acts as a link between parties [syn: {mediator}, {go-between}, {intermediary}, {intercessor}]

interment
n : the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave [syn: {burial}, {entombment}, {inhumation}, {sepulture}]

intermeshed
adj 1: caught as if in a mesh; "enmeshed in financial difficulties" [syn: {enmeshed}]
2: (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting; "the gears are engaged"; "meshed gears"; "intermeshed twin rotors" [syn: {engaged}, {meshed}]

intermezzi
See {intermezzo}

intermezzi
intermezzo
n 1: a short movement coming between the major sections of a symphony
2: a short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between acts of a drama or opera
3: a brief show (music or dance etc) performed between the sections of another performance [syn: {interlude}, {entr'acte}] [also: {intermezzi} (pl)]

intermezzo
n 1: a short movement coming between the major sections of a symphony
2: a short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between acts of a drama or opera
3: a brief show (music or dance etc) performed between the sections of another performance [syn: {interlude}, {entr'acte}] [also: {intermezzi} (pl)]

interminable
adj : tiresomely long; seemingly without end; "endless debates"; "an endless conversation"; "the wait seemed eternal"; "eternal quarreling"; "an interminable sermon" [syn: {endless}, {eternal}]

interminably
adv : all the time; seemingly without stopping; "a theological student with whom I argued interminably"; "her nagging went on endlessly" [syn: {endlessly}]

intermingle
v : combine into one; "blend the nuts and raisins together"; "he blends in with the crowd"; "We don't intermingle much" [syn: {blend}, {intermix}, {immingle}]

intermingled
adj : caused to combine or unite [syn: {amalgamated}, {mixed}, {integrated}]

intermission
n 1: the act of suspending activity temporarily
2: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something [syn: {pause}, {break}, {interruption}, {suspension}]

intermit
v : cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch" [syn: {pause}, {break}] [also: {intermitting}, {intermitted}]

intermitted
See {intermit}

intermitted
intermit
v : cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch" [syn: {pause}, {break}] [also: {intermitting}, {intermitted}]

intermittence
n : the quality of being intermittent; subject to interruption or periodic stopping [syn: {intermittency}]

intermittency
n : the quality of being intermittent; subject to interruption or periodic stopping [syn: {intermittence}]

intermittent
adj 1: stopping and starting at irregular intervals; "intermittent rain showers"
2: stopping and starting at regular intervals

intermittent claudication
n : lameness due to pain in leg muscles because the blood supply is inadequate; pain subsides with rest

intermittent cramp
n : clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis [syn: {tetany}, {tetanilla}, {intermittent tetanus}, {apyretic tetanus}]

intermittent tetanus
n : clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis [syn: {tetany}, {tetanilla}, {intermittent cramp}, {apyretic tetanus}]

intermittently
adv : in an intermittent manner; "intermittently we questioned the barometer"

intermitting
See {intermit}

intermitting
intermit
v : cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch" [syn: {pause}, {break}] [also: {intermitting}, {intermitted}]

intermix
v : combine into one; "blend the nuts and raisins together"; "he blends in with the crowd"; "We don't intermingle much" [syn: {blend}, {immingle}, {intermingle}]

intermixture
n 1: any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade" [syn: {concoction}, {mixture}]
2: an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base; "the growing medium should be equal parts of sand and loam with an admixture of peat moss and cow manure"; "a large intermixture of sand" [syn: {admixture}]
3: the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio" [syn: {mix}, {commixture}, {admixture}, {mixture}, {mixing}]

intermolecular
adj : existing or acting between molecules; "intermolecular forces"; "intermolecular condensation"

intermural
adj : between two or more institutions etc; "an intermural track meet"

intern
n : an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term) [syn: {interne}, {houseman}, {medical intern}]
v 1: deprive of freedom; "During WWII, Japanese were interned in camps in the West"
2: work as an intern; "The toung doctor is interning at the Medical Center this year"

internal
adj 1: happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface; "internal organs"; "internal mechanism of a toy"; "internal party maneuvering" [ant: {external}]
2: occurring within an institution or community; "intragroup squabbling within the corporation" [syn: {intragroup}]
3: inside the country; "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"; "the nation's internal politics" [syn: {home(a)}, {interior(a)}, {national}]
4: located inward; "Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle"- Leonard Bernstein; "she thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it"- David Denby; "an internal sense of rightousness"- A.R.Gurney,Jr. [syn: {inner}, {interior}]
5: innermost or essential; "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter" [syn: {inner}, {intimate}]

internal angle
n : the angle inside two adjacent sides of a polygon [syn: {interior angle}]

internal auditor
n : an auditor who is an employee of the company whose records are audited and who provides information to the management and board of directors

internal auditory artery
n : a branch of the basilar artery that supplies the labyrinth [syn: {labyrinthine artery}, {artery of the labyrinth}]

internal auditory vein
n : veins that drain the inner ear [syn: {labyrinthine vein}]

internal carotid artery
n : the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the brain and eyes and internal parts of the head

internal cerebral vein
n : two paired veins passing caudally near the midline and uniting to form the great cerebral vein [syn: {vena cerebrum internus}]

internal combustion
n : the combustion of fuel inside a cylinder (as in an internal-combustion engine)

internal control
n : an accounting procedure or system designed to promote efficiency orassure the implementation of a policy or safeguard assets or avoid fraud and error etc.

internal drive
n : a drive mounted inside of a computer

internal ear
n : a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium [syn: {inner ear}, {labyrinth}]

internal iliac artery
n : the inner branch of the common iliac artery on either side of the body; divides into several branches that supply blood to the pelvic and gluteal areas [syn: {hypogastric artery}]

internal iliac vein
n : a vein that unites with the external iliac vein to form the common iliac vein [syn: {hypogastric vein}]

internal jugular vein
n : a continuation of the sigmoid sinus of the dura mater; joins the subclavian vein to form the brachiocephalic vein

internal maxillary artery
n : the maxillary artery that supplies deep structure of the face and some of the meninges

internal medicine
n : the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and (nonsurgical) treatment of diseases of the internal organs (especially in adults) [syn: {general medicine}]

internal organ
n : a main organ that is situated inside the body [syn: {viscus}]

internal representation
n : a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image [syn: {representation}, {mental representation}]

internal respiration
n : the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic moelcules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs [syn: {respiration}, {cellular respiration}]

internal revenue
n : government revenue from domestic sources (excluding customs)

internal revenue agent
n : someone who collects taxes for the government [syn: {tax collector}, {taxman}, {exciseman}, {collector of internal revenue}]

Internal Revenue Service
n : the bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections [syn: {IRS}]

internal rhyme
n : a rhyme between words in the same line

internal secretion
n : the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect [syn: {hormone}, {endocrine}]

internal spermatic artery
n : a branch of the aorta supplying the testicles [syn: {testicular artery}, {arteria testicularis}]

internal-combustion engine
n : a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine [syn: {ICE}]

internalisation
n : learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself [syn: {internalization}, {incorporation}]

internalise
v : incorporate within oneself; make subjectiveor personal; "internalize a belief" [syn: {internalize}, {interiorize}, {interiorise}]

internalization
n : learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself [syn: {internalisation}, {incorporation}]

internalize
v : incorporate within oneself; make subjectiveor personal; "internalize a belief" [syn: {internalise}, {interiorize}, {interiorise}]

internally
adv : on or from the inside; "an internally controlled environment" [ant: {externally}]

internasal suture
n : the suture between the two nasal bones [syn: {sutura internasalis}]

international
adj 1: concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations; "international affairs"; "an international agreement"; "international waters" [ant: {national}]
2: from or between other countries; "external commerce"; "international trade"; "developing nations need outside help" [syn: {external}, {outside(a)}]
n : any of several international socialist organizations

international affairs
n : affairs between nations; "you can't really keep up with world affairs by watching television" [syn: {world affairs}]

international ampere
n : a former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the SI ampere) [syn: {ampere}]

International Association of Lions clubs
n : club dedicated to promoting responsible citizenship and good government and community and national and international welfare [syn: {Lions Club}]

International Atomic Energy Agency
n : the United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy [syn: {IAEA}]

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
n : a United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments [syn: {World Bank}, {IBRD}]

international candle
n : a former international unit of luminous intensity; now replaced by the candela

International Civil Aviation Organization
n : the United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation [syn: {ICAO}]

International Court of Justice
n : a court established to settle disputes between members of the United Nations [syn: {World Court}]

International Date Line
n : an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian [syn: {dateline}, {date line}]

International Development Association
n : an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank [syn: {IDA}]

International Finance Corporation
n : a United Nations agency that invest directly in companies and guarantees loans to private investors; affiliated with the World Bank [syn: {IFC}]

international flight
n : a flight that takes off in one country and lands in another [ant: {domestic flight}]

International Grandmaster
n : a chess player who has been awarded the highest title by an international chess organization

international intelligence agency
n : an intelligence agency outside the United States

International Islamic Front for Jihad against Jews and Crusaders
n : a terrorist group organized by Osama bin Laden in 1998 that provided an umbrella organization for al-Qaeda and other militant groups in Egypt and Algeria and Pakistan and Bangladesh

international jihad
n : a holy war waged by Muslims against infidels [syn: {jihad}, {jehad}]

International Labor Organization
n : the United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor [syn: {International Labour Organization}, {ILO}]

International Labour Organization
n : the United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor [syn: {International Labor Organization}, {ILO}]

international law
n : the body of laws governing relations between nations [syn: {law of nations}] [ant: {civil law}]

international law enforcement agency
n : an international administrative unit responsible for law enforcement

international logistic support
n : arrangements made between nations to assist each other [syn: {mutual aid}]

International Maritime Organization
n : the United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities [syn: {IMO}]

International Monetary Fund
n : a United Nations agency to promote trade by increasing the exchange stability of the major currencies [syn: {IMF}]

international Morse code
n : a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals) [syn: {Morse}, {Morse code}]

international nautical mile
n : a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters [syn: {nautical mile}, {mile}, {mi}, {naut mi}, {knot}, {air mile}]

international organisation
n : an international alliance involving many different countries [syn: {world organization}, {world organisation}, {international organization}, {global organization}]

international organization
n : an international alliance involving many different countries [syn: {world organization}, {world organisation}, {international organisation}, {global organization}]

international pitch
n : the pitch used to tune instruments for concert performances; usually assigns 440 Hz to the A above middle C [syn: {concert pitch}, {philharmonic pitch}]

International Relations and Security Network
n : Switzerland's information network for security and defense studies and for peace and conflict research and for international relations [syn: {ISN}]

international scale
n : a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100 degrees [syn: {Celsius scale}, {centigrade scale}]

International Society for Krishna Consciousness
n : a religious sect founded in the United States in 1966; based on Vedic scriptures; groups engage in joyful chanting of `Hare Krishna' and other mantras based on the name of the Hindu god Krishna; devotees usually wear saffron robes and practice vegetarianism and celibacy [syn: {Hare Krishna}, {ISKCON}]

International System
n : a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current (ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter (mole) and luminous intensity (candela); "Today the United States is the only country in the world not totally committed to the Systeme International d'Unites" [syn: {Systeme International d'Unites}, {Systeme International}, {SI system}, {SI}, {International System of Units}]

International System of Units
n : a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current (ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter (mole) and luminous intensity (candela); "Today the United States is the only country in the world not totally committed to the Systeme International d'Unites" [syn: {Systeme International d'Unites}, {Systeme International}, {SI system}, {SI}, {International System}]

international terrorism
n : terrorism practiced by a in a foreign country by terrorists who ae not native to that country

International Wanted Notice
n : an Interpol notice describing a wanted person and asking that he or she be arrested with a view to extradition; a wanted notice that is issued by Interpol at the request of an Interpol member country and distributed to all member countries; "an Interpol Red Notice is the closest instrument to an international arrest warrant in use today" [syn: {Red Notice}]

international waters
n : the open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation [syn: {high sea}] [ant: {territorial waters}, {territorial waters}]

Internationale
n : a revolutionary socialist anthem

internationalisation
n : the act of bringing something under international control [syn: {internationalization}]

internationalise
v 1: put under international control; "internationalize trade of certain drugs" [syn: {internationalize}]
2: make international in character; "We internationalized the committee" [syn: {internationalize}]

internationalism
n 1: the doctrine that nations should cooperate because their common interests are more important than their differences [ant: {nationalism}, {nationalism}]
2: quality of being international in scope; "he applauded the internationality of scientific terminology" [syn: {internationality}]

internationalist
adj : influenced by or advocating internationalism [syn: {internationalistic}]
n 1: an advocate of internationalism
2: a member of a socialist or communist international

internationalistic
adj : influenced by or advocating internationalism [syn: {internationalist}]

internationality
n : quality of being international in scope; "he applauded the internationality of scientific terminology" [syn: {internationalism}]

internationalization
n : the act of bringing something under international control [syn: {internationalisation}]

internationalize
v 1: put under international control; "internationalize trade of certain drugs" [syn: {internationalise}]
2: make international in character; "We internationalized the committee" [syn: {internationalise}]

internationally
adv : throughout the world; "She is internationally known"

interne
n : an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term) [syn: {intern}, {houseman}, {medical intern}]

internecine
adj 1: (of conflict) within a group or organization; "an internecine feud among proxy holders"
2: characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides; "internecine war" [syn: {mutually ruinous}]

internee
n : a person who is interned; "the internees were enemy aliens and suspected terrorists"

Internet
n : a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange [syn: {Net}, {cyberspace}]

internet site
n : a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web; "the Israeli web site was damaged by hostile hackers" [syn: {web site}, {site}]

internist
n : a specialist in internal medicine

internment
n 1: confinement during wartime
2: the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) [syn: {imprisonment}]
3: placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law [syn: {impoundment}, {impounding}, {poundage}]

internment camp
n : camp for political prisoners or prisoners of war [syn: {prison camp}, {prisoner of war camp}, {POW camp}]

internode
n : a segment of a stem between two nodes

internship
n : the position of a medical intern

internuncio
n : (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope ranking below a nuncio

interoception
n : sensitivity to stimuli originating inside of the body

interoceptive
adj : of or relating to interoception

interoceptor
n : any receptor that responds to stimuli inside the body [syn: {enteroceptor}]

interoperability
n : (computer science) the ability to exchange and use information (usually in a large heterogeneous network made up of several local area networks)

interoperable
adj : able to exchange and use information

interparietal suture
n : the suture uniting the two parietal bones [syn: {sagittal suture}, {sutura sagittalis}]

interpellate
v : question formally about policy or government business

interpellation
n 1: (parliament) a procedure of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy
2: the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts [syn: {interjection}, {interposition}, {interpolation}]

interpenetrate
v 1: penetrate mutually or be interlocked; "The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot" [syn: {permeate}]
2: spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building" [syn: {permeate}, {pervade}, {penetrate}, {diffuse}, {imbue}]

interpenetration
n 1: the action of penetrating between or among
2: mutual penetration; diffusion of each through the other [syn: {permeation}]

interpersonal
adj : occurring among or involving several people; "interpersonal situations in which speech occurs"

interpersonal chemistry
n : the way two individuals relate to each other; "their chemistry was wrong from the beginning -- they hated each other"; "a mysterious alchemy brought them together" [syn: {chemistry}, {alchemy}]

interphalangeal joint
n : any of the joints between the phalanges of the fingers or toes

interphone
n : a telephonic intercommunication system linking different rooms in a building or ship etc

interplanetary
adj : between or among planets; "interplanetary travel"

interplanetary dust
n : microscopic particles in the interplanetary medium

interplanetary gas
n : a rarefied flow of gas and charged particles (plasma) that stream from the sun and form the solar wind

interplanetary medium
n : interplanetary space including forms of energy and gas and dust

interplanetary space
n : the part of outer space within the solar system

interplay
n : reciprocal action and reaction

interpled
See {interplead}

Interpol
n : an international intelligence agency permitting collaboration among intelligence agencies around the world

interpolate
v 1: estimate the value of [syn: {extrapolate}]
2: insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby [syn: {alter}, {falsify}]

interpolation
n 1: a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted; "with the help of his friend's interpolations his story was eventually told"; "with many insertions in the margins" [syn: {insertion}]
2: (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known
3: the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts [syn: {interjection}, {interposition}, {interpellation}]

interpose
v 1: be or come between; "An interposing thicket blocked their way"
2: introduce; "God interposed death"
3: to insert between other elements; "She interjected clever remarks" [syn: {interject}, {come in}, {put in}, {throw in}, {inject}]
4: get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force; "Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?" [syn: {intervene}, {step in}, {interfere}]

interposition
n 1: the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts [syn: {interjection}, {interpolation}, {interpellation}]
2: the act of interposing one thing between or among others

interpret
v 1: make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" [syn: {construe}, {see}]
2: give an interpretation or explanation to
3: give an interpretation or rendition of; "The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully" [syn: {render}]
4: create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl" [syn: {represent}]
5: restate (words) from one language into another language; "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U.N." [syn: {translate}, {render}]
6: make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?" [syn: {understand}, {read}, {translate}]

interpretable
adj : capable of being understood; "explainable phenomena" [syn: {explainable}]

interpretation
n 1: a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something [syn: {reading}, {version}]
2: the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance; "her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving" [syn: {rendition}, {rendering}]
3: an explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence"
4: an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"; "often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning" [syn: {interpreting}, {rendition}, {rendering}]

interpretative
adj : that provides interpretation [syn: {interpretive}]

interpretative dance
n : a form of modern dance in which the dancer's movements depict an emotion or tell a story [syn: {interpretive dance}, {interpretive dancing}, {interpretative dancing}]

interpretative dancing
n : a form of modern dance in which the dancer's movements depict an emotion or tell a story [syn: {interpretive dance}, {interpretive dancing}, {interpretative dance}]

interpreted
adj : understood in a certain way; made sense of; "a word taken literally"; "a smile taken as consent"; "an open door interpreted as an invitation" [syn: {taken}]

interpreter
n 1: someone who mediates between speakers of different languages [syn: {translator}]
2: someone who uses art to represent something; "his paintings reveal a sensitive interpreter of nature"; "she was famous as an interpreter of Shakespearean roles"
3: an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government" [syn: {spokesperson}, {representative}, {voice}]
4: (computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time [syn: {interpretive program}]

interpreting
n : an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"; "often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning" [syn: {interpretation}, {rendition}, {rendering}]

interpretive
adj : that provides interpretation [syn: {interpretative}]

interpretive dance
n : a form of modern dance in which the dancer's movements depict an emotion or tell a story [syn: {interpretive dancing}, {interpretative dance}, {interpretative dancing}]

interpretive dancing
n : a form of modern dance in which the dancer's movements depict an emotion or tell a story [syn: {interpretive dance}, {interpretative dance}, {interpretative dancing}]

interpretive program
n : (computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time [syn: {interpreter}]

interracial
adj 1: between races; "interracial conflict"
2: involving or composed of different races; "interracial schools"; "a mixed neighborhood" [syn: {mixed}]

interracially
adv : by race; "interracially restrictive"

interred
See {inter}

interred
adj : placed in a grave; "the hastily buried corpses" [syn: {buried}, {inhumed}] [ant: {unburied}]

interred
inter
v : place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaos were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday" [syn: {bury}, {entomb}, {inhume}, {lay to rest}] [also: {interring}, {interred}]

interreflection
n : reciprocal reflection between two reflecting surfaces; "there was interreflection between the two surfaces of the lens"

interreges
See {interrex}

interregna
See {interregnum}

interregna
interregnum
n : the time between two reigns, governments, etc. [also: {interregna} (pl)]

interregnum
n : the time between two reigns, governments, etc. [also: {interregna} (pl)]

interrelate
v 1: be in a relationship with; "How are these two observations related?" [syn: {relate}]
2: place into a mutual relationship; "I cannot interrelate these two events"

interrelated
adj : reciprocally connected [syn: {interconnected}]

interrelatedness
n : mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness; "interrelationships of animal structure and function" [syn: {interrelation}, {interrelationship}]

interrelation
n : mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness; "interrelationships of animal structure and function" [syn: {interrelationship}, {interrelatedness}]

interrelationship
n : mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness; "interrelationships of animal structure and function" [syn: {interrelation}, {interrelatedness}]

interring
See {inter}

interring
inter
v : place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaos were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday" [syn: {bury}, {entomb}, {inhume}, {lay to rest}] [also: {interring}, {interred}]

interrogate
v 1: transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication
2: pose a series of questions to; "The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion" [syn: {question}]

interrogation
n 1: a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations" [syn: {question}, {interrogative}, {interrogative sentence}]
2: a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder
3: formal systematic questioning [syn: {examination}, {interrogatory}]
4: an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present" [syn: {question}, {inquiry}, {enquiry}, {query}] [ant: {answer}]

interrogation point
n : a punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question [syn: {question mark}]

interrogative
adj 1: relating to verbs in the so-called interrogative mood; "not all questions have an interrogative construction"
2: relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation [syn: {interrogatory}, {asking(a)}] [ant: {declarative}, {declarative}]
n 1: a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations" [syn: {question}, {interrogation}, {interrogative sentence}]
2: some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood [syn: {interrogative mood}]

interrogative mood
n : some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood [syn: {interrogative}]

interrogative sentence
n : a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations" [syn: {question}, {interrogation}, {interrogative}]

interrogatively
adv 1: in a questioning format
2: with curiosity; "the baby looked around curiously" [syn: {curiously}, {inquisitively}]

interrogator
n : a questioner who is excessively harsh [syn: {inquisitor}]

interrogatory
adj : relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation [syn: {interrogative}, {asking(a)}] [ant: {declarative}, {declarative}]
n : formal systematic questioning [syn: {interrogation}, {examination}]

interrupt
v 1: make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages" [syn: {disrupt}, {break up}, {cut off}]
2: destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading" [syn: {disturb}]
3: interfere in someone else's activity; "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone" [syn: {disrupt}]
4: terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty" [syn: {break}]

interrupted
adj 1: discontinued temporarily; "we resumed the interrupted discussion"
2: intermittently stopping and starting; "fitful (or interrupted) sleep"; "off-and-on static" [syn: {fitful}, {off-and-on(a)}]

interrupted fern
n : North American fern having tall erect pinnate fronds and a few sporogenous pinnae at or near the center of the fertile fronds [syn: {Osmunda clatonia}]

interrupter
n : a device for automatically interrupting an electric current

interruption
n 1: an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks" [syn: {break}, {disruption}, {gap}]
2: some abrupt occurrence that interrupts; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt" [syn: {break}]
3: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something [syn: {pause}, {intermission}, {break}, {suspension}]

interscholastic
adj : used of competition or cooperation between secondary schools [syn: {interschool}]

interschool
adj : used of competition or cooperation between secondary schools [syn: {interscholastic}]

intersect
v : meet at a point [syn: {cross}]

intersectant
adj : crossed or intersected in the form of an X [syn: {decussate}, {intersecting}]

intersecting
adj : crossed or intersected in the form of an X [syn: {decussate}, {intersectant}]

intersection
n 1: a point where lines intersect [syn: {intersection point}, {point of intersection}]
2: a junction where one street or road crosses another [syn: {crossroad}, {crossway}, {crossing}, {carrefour}]
3: a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations
4: the set of elements common to two or more sets; "the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things" [syn: {product}, {cartesian product}]
5: a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals" [syn: {overlap}, {convergence}]
6: the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)

intersection point
n : a point where lines intersect [syn: {intersection}, {point of intersection}]

inter-service support
n : action by one military service to provide logistic (or administrative) support to another military service

Inter-Services Intelligence
n : the Pakistan intelligence agency; a powerful and almost autonomous political and military force; has procured nuclear technology and delivery capabilities; has had strong ties with the Taliban and other militant Islamic groups [syn: {Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence}, {ISI}]

intersex
n : one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made [syn: {hermaphrodite}, {gynandromorph}, {androgyne}, {epicine}, {epicine person}]

intersexual
adj 1: existing or occurring between the sexes
2: having sexual characteristics intermediate between those of male and female

interspecies
adj : arising or occurring between species; "an interspecific hybrid" [syn: {interspecific}] [ant: {intraspecies}]

interspecific
adj : arising or occurring between species; "an interspecific hybrid" [syn: {interspecies}] [ant: {intraspecies}]

interspersal
n : the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; "the interspersion of illustrations in the text" [syn: {interspersion}]

intersperse
v 1: place at intervals in or among; "intersperse exclamation marks ina the text"
2: introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions [syn: {interlard}]

interspersion
n : the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; "the interspersion of illustrations in the text" [syn: {interspersal}]

interstate
adj : involving and relating to the mutual relations of states especially of the US; "Interstate Highway Commission"; "interstate highways"; "Interstate Commerce Commission"; "interstate commerce" [ant: {intrastate}]

Interstate Commerce Commission
n : a former independent federal agency that supervised and set rates for carriers that transported goods and people between states; was terminated in 1995; "the ICC was established in 1887 as the first federal agency" [syn: {ICC}]

interstellar
adj : between or among stars; "the density of hydrogen in interplanetary and interstellar space"

interstellar medium
n : interstellar space including streams of protons moving from the stars

interstellar space
n : the space between stars

interstice
n 1: a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ; "the interstices of a network"
2: small opening between things

interstitial
adj : of or relating to interstices

interstitial cell-stimulating hormone
n : a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals [syn: {luteinizing hormone}, {LH}, {ICSH}]

interstitial fluid
n : liquid found between the cells of the body that provides much of the liquid environment of the body

interstitial plasma cell pneumonia
n : pneumonia occurring in infants or in persons with impaired immune systems (as AIDS victims) [syn: {pneumocytosis}, {pneumocystis pneumonia}, {pneumocystis carinii pneumonia}]

interstitial pneumonia
n : chronic lung disease affecting the interstitial tissue of the lungs

interstitial tissue
n : tissue between the cells of a structure or part in plant or animal

interstratified
See {interstratify}

interstratified
interstratify
v : arrange rocks in alternating strata [also: {interstratified}]

interstratify
v : arrange rocks in alternating strata [also: {interstratified}]

intertidal
adj : of or relating to the littoral area above the low-tide mark

intertribal
adj : between or among tribes; "intertribal warfare"

intertrigo
n : chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)

intertwine
v 1: spin or twist together so as to form a cord; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope" [syn: {twine}, {entwine}, {enlace}, {interlace}, {lace}] [ant: {untwine}]
2: make lacework by knotting or looping [syn: {tat}]
3: make a loop in; "loop a rope" [syn: {loop}]

intertwined
adj : twined or twisted together

interval
n 1: a definite length of time marked off by two instants [syn: {time interval}]
2: a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints
3: the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning" [syn: {separation}]
4: the difference in pitch between two notes [syn: {musical interval}]

intervene
v 1: get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force; "Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?" [syn: {step in}, {interfere}, {interpose}]
2: be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events; "This interludes intervenes between the two movements"; "Eight days intervened"
3: occur between other event or between certain points of time; "the war intervened between the birth of her two children"

intervening
adj 1: occurring or falling between events or points in time; "so much had happened during the intervening years"
2: standing between or separating two objects or areas; "Paris--where the same city lies on both sides of an intervening river"; "after reaching the top of the hill he looked across an intervening meadow to another line of hills"

intervenor
n : (law) a party who interposes in a pending proceeding

intervention
n 1: the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute) [syn: {intercession}]
2: a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries [syn: {interference}] [ant: {nonintervention}, {nonintervention}]
3: (law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings; "the purpose of intervention is to prevent unnecessary duplication of lawsuits"

interventricular foramen
n : the small opening (on both the right and left sides) that connects the third ventricle in the diencephalon with the lateral ventricle in the cerebral hemisphere [syn: {foramen of Monro}, {Monro's foramen}]

intervertebral
adj : pertaining to the space between two vertebrae

intervertebral disc
n : a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two) [syn: {intervertebral disk}]

intervertebral disk
n : a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two) [syn: {intervertebral disc}]

intervertebral vein
n : one of several veins accompanying spinal nerves [syn: {vena intervertebralis}]

interview
n 1: the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists; "my interviews with teen-agers revealed a weakening of religious bonds"
2: a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king" [syn: {consultation}, {audience}]
v 1: conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting [syn: {question}]
2: discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation; "We interviewed the job candidates"
3: go for an interview in the hope of being hired; "The job candidate interviewed everywhere"

interviewee
n : a person who is interviewed

interviewer
n : a person who conducts an interview

interweave
v : interlace by or as it by weaving [syn: {weave}] [ant: {unweave}] [also: {interwoven}, {interwove}]

interwove
See {interweave}

interwove
interweave
v : interlace by or as it by weaving [syn: {weave}] [ant: {unweave}] [also: {interwoven}, {interwove}]

interwoven
See {interweave}

interwoven
interweave
v : interlace by or as it by weaving [syn: {weave}] [ant: {unweave}] [also: {interwoven}, {interwove}]

interwoven
adj : linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing [syn: {interlacing}, {interlinking}, {interlocking}]

intestate
adj : having made no legally valid will before death or not disposed of by a legal will; "he died intestate"; "intestate property" [ant: {testate}]

intestinal
adj : of or relating to or inside the intestines; "intestinal disease" [syn: {enteric}, {enteral}]

intestinal artery
n 1: branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the jejunum [syn: {jejunal artery}]
2: branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the ileum [syn: {ileal artery}, {arteria ileum}]

intestinal bypass
n : surgical operation that shortens the small intestine; used in treating obesity

intestinal colic
n : acute abdominal pain (especially in infants) [syn: {colic}]

intestinal flora
n : harmless microorganisms (as Escherichia coli) that inhabit the intestinal tract and are essential for its normal functioning

intestinal flu
n : inflammation of the stomach and intestines; can be caused by Salmonella enteritidis [syn: {gastroenteritis}, {stomach flu}]

intestinal juice
n : secretions by glands lining the walls of the intestines

intestinal obstruction
n : blockage of the intestine (especially the ileum) that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the lower bowel [syn: {ileus}]

intestine
n : the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus [syn: {bowel}, {gut}]

inti
n : the basic unit of money in Peru

intifada
n : an uprising by Palestinian Arabs (in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) against Israel in the late 1980s and again in 2000; "the first intifada ended when Israel granted limited autonomy to the Palestine National Authority in 1993" [syn: {intifadah}]

intifadah
n : an uprising by Palestinian Arabs (in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) against Israel in the late 1980s and again in 2000; "the first intifada ended when Israel granted limited autonomy to the Palestine National Authority in 1993" [syn: {intifada}]

intima
n : the innermost membrane of an organ (especially the inner lining of an artery or vein or lymphatic vessel) [also: {intimae} (pl)]

intimacy
n 1: close or warm friendship; "the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy" [syn: {familiarity}, {closeness}]
2: a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship [syn: {affair}, {affaire}, {liaison}, {involvement}, {amour}]
3: a feeling of being intimate and belonging together; "their closeness grew as the night wore on" [syn: {closeness}]

intimae
See {intima}

intimae
intima
n : the innermost membrane of an organ (especially the inner lining of an artery or vein or lymphatic vessel) [also: {intimae} (pl)]

intimal
adj : of or relating to the intima

intimate
adj 1: marked by close aquaintance, association, or familiarity; "intimate friend"; "intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles" - V.L. Parrington
2: having or fostering a warm or friendly atmosphere; especially through smallness and informality; "had a cozy chat"; "a relaxed informal manner"; "an intimate cocktail lounge"; "the small room was cozy and intimate" [syn: {cozy}, {informal}]
3: having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders" [syn: {familiar}]
4: involved in a sexual relationship; "the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife"; "she had been intimate with many men" [syn: {sexual}]
5: innermost or essential; "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter" [syn: {inner}, {internal}]
6: thoroughly acquainted with through study or experience; "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeaIble about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read [syn: {intimate with}, {knowledgeable}, {knowledgeable about(p)}]
n : someone to whom private matters are confided [syn: {confidant}]
v 1: give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife" [syn: {adumbrate}, {insinuate}]
2: imply as a possibility; "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification" [syn: {suggest}]

intimate apparel
n : women's underwear and nightclothes [syn: {lingerie}]

intimate with
adj : thoroughly acquainted with through study or experience; "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeaIble about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read [syn: {intimate}, {knowledgeable}, {knowledgeable about(p)}]

intimately
adv 1: in a close manner; "the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned" [syn: {closely}, {nearly}]
2: with great or especially intimate knowledge; "we knew them well" [syn: {well}]

intimation
n 1: an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her" [syn: {hint}, {breath}]
2: a slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen" [syn: {inkling}, {glimmering}, {glimmer}]

intimidate
v 1: make timid or fearful; "Her boss intimidates her"
2: to compel or deter by or as if by threats [syn: {restrain}]

intimidated
adj 1: made timid or fearful as by threats
2: frightened into submission or compliance [syn: {browbeaten}, {bullied}, {cowed}, {hangdog}]

intimidating
adj : discouraging through fear [syn: {daunting}]

intimidation
n 1: the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something [syn: {bullying}]
2: the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc.
3: the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid
4: a communication that makes you afraid to try something [syn: {determent}, {deterrence}]

into the bargain
adv : in addition; over and above what is expected; "He lost his wife in the bargain" [syn: {in the bargain}]

into the wind
adv : in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing; "they flew upwind" [syn: {upwind}, {against the wind}] [ant: {downwind}]

intolerable
adj 1: impossible to tolerate or endure; "an intolerable degree of sentimentality" [ant: {tolerable}]
2: completely unacceptable; "this noise is intolerable"

intolerably
adv : to an unacceptable degree; "The percentage of lead in our drinking water is unacceptably high" [syn: {unacceptably}] [ant: {acceptably}, {acceptably}]

intolerance
n 1: impatience with annoyances; "his intolerance of interruptions"
2: unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs [ant: {tolerance}]

intolerant
adj 1: unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion [ant: {tolerant}]
2: narrow-minded about cherished opinions [syn: {illiberal}]

intolerant of
adj : unable to bear irritation [syn: {intolerant of(p)}, {impatient of(p)}]

intolerantly
adv 1: showing intolerance [ant: {tolerantly}]
2: in a narrow-minded manner; "his illiberally biased way of thinking" [syn: {illiberally}]

intonate
v 1: speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; "please intonate with sadness" [syn: {intone}]
2: recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer" [syn: {chant}, {intone}, {cantillate}]

intonation
n 1: rise and fall of the voice pitch [syn: {modulation}, {pitch contour}]
2: singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong
3: the act of singing in a monotonous tone [syn: {chanting}]
4: the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations

intonation pattern
n : intonations characteristic of questions and requests and statements

intone
v 1: utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again" [syn: {tone}, {chant}]
2: recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer" [syn: {chant}, {intonate}, {cantillate}]
3: speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; "please intonate with sadness" [syn: {intonate}]

intoned
adj : uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting; "their chantlike intoned prayers"; "a singsong manner of speaking" [syn: {chantlike}, {singsong}]

intoxicant
adj : able to intoxicate [syn: {intoxicating}]
n 1: a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him" [syn: {alcohol}, {alcoholic beverage}, {inebriant}]
2: a drug that can produce a state of intoxication

intoxicate
v 1: fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits" [syn: {elate}, {lift up}, {uplift}, {pick up}] [ant: {depress}]
2: make drunk (with alcoholic drinks) [syn: {soak}, {inebriate}]
3: have an intoxicating effect on, of a drug

intoxicated
adj 1: stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated" [syn: {drunk}, {inebriated}] [ant: {sober}]
2: as if under the influence of alcohol; "felt intoxicated by her success"; "drunk with excitement" [syn: {drunk}]

intoxicating
adj 1: able to intoxicate [syn: {intoxicant}]
2: extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic [syn: {heady}]

intoxication
n 1: the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance [syn: {poisoning}, {toxic condition}]
2: a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol [syn: {drunkenness}, {inebriation}, {inebriety}, {tipsiness}] [ant: {soberness}]
3: excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety; "the intoxication of wealth and power"

intra vires
adj : within the legal power or authority or a person or official or body etc [ant: {ultra vires}]

intracellular
adj : located or occurring within a cell or cells; "intracellular fluid" [ant: {extracellular}]

intracellular fluid
n : liquid contained inside the cell membranes (usually containing dissolved solutes)

intracerebral
adj : within the brain

intracranial
adj : within the skull

intracranial aneurysm
n : an aneurysm of a cranial artery

intracranial cavity
n : the cavity enclosed by the cranium [syn: {cranial cavity}]

intractability
n : the trait of being hard to influence or control [syn: {intractableness}] [ant: {tractability}]

intractable
adj : not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal" [ant: {tractable}]

intractableness
n : the trait of being hard to influence or control [syn: {intractability}] [ant: {tractability}]

intracutaneous
adj : relating to areas between the layers of the skin; "an intradermal injection" [syn: {intradermal}, {intradermic}]

intradepartmental
adj : within a department; "intradepartmental memos" [ant: {interdepartmental}]

intradermal
adj : relating to areas between the layers of the skin; "an intradermal injection" [syn: {intradermic}, {intracutaneous}]

intradermal injection
n : an injection into the skin

intradermal test
n : a form of skin test in which the suspected allergen is injected into the skin [syn: {subcutaneous test}]

intradermally
adv : into the skin

intradermic
adj : relating to areas between the layers of the skin; "an intradermal injection" [syn: {intradermal}, {intracutaneous}]

intrados
n : the interior curve of an arch

intragroup
adj : occurring within an institution or community; "intragroup squabbling within the corporation" [syn: {internal}]

intralinguistic
adj : within a particular language; "intralinguistic variation"

intralobular
adj : inside lobes or lobules

intramolecular
adj : within the molecule; occurring by a reaction between different parts of the same molecule

intramural
adj : carried on within the bounds of an institution or community; "most of the students participated actively in the college's intramural sports program" [ant: {extramural}]

intramuscular
adj : within a muscle; "an intramuscular injection"

intramuscular injection
n : an injection into a muscle

intramuscularly
adv : in an intramuscular way; "administer the drug intramuscularly"

intranet
n : a restricted computer network; a private network created using World Wide Web software

intransigence
n : the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise [syn: {intransigency}]

intransigency
n : the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise [syn: {intransigence}]

intransigent
adj : not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course; unsusceptible to persuasion; "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"; "Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill; "an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendancy" [syn: {adamant}, {adamantine}, {inexorable}]

intransitive
adj : designating a verb that does not require or cannot take a direct object [ant: {transitive}]

intransitive verb
n : a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object [syn: {intransitive verb form}]

intransitive verb form
n : a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object [syn: {intransitive verb}]

intransitively
adv : in an intransitive manner; "you can use the verb `drink' intransitively, without a direct object" [ant: {transitively}]

intransitiveness
n : the grammatical relation created by an intransitive verb [syn: {intransitivity}] [ant: {transitivity}]

intransitivise
v : intransitivize; "removing the object will intransitivize the verbs" [syn: {detransitivize}, {detransitivise}, {intransitivize}] [ant: {transitivize}]

intransitivity
n : the grammatical relation created by an intransitive verb [syn: {intransitiveness}] [ant: {transitivity}]

intransitivize
v : intransitivize; "removing the object will intransitivize the verbs" [syn: {detransitivize}, {detransitivise}, {intransitivise}] [ant: {transitivize}]

intraocular lens
n : an artificial lens that is implanted into the eye of someone to replace a damaged natural lens or someone who has had a cataract removed

intraocular pressure
n : pressure inside the eyeball;regulated by resistance to the outward flow of aqueous humor; "glaucoma results from increased intraocular pressure"

intrapulmonary
adj : being or occuring within a lung

intrasentential
adj : of or relating to constituents within a sentence; "intrasentential co-occurrence"

intraspecies
adj : arising or occurring within a species; involving the members of one species; "intraspecific competition" [syn: {intraspecific}] [ant: {interspecies}]

intraspecific
adj : arising or occurring within a species; involving the members of one species; "intraspecific competition" [syn: {intraspecies}] [ant: {interspecies}]

intrastate
adj : relating to or existing within the boundaries of a state; "intrastate as well as interstate commerce" [ant: {interstate}]

intrauterine
adj : within the womb

intrauterine device
n : contraceptive device consisting of a piece of bent plastic or metal that is inserted through the vagina into the uterus [syn: {IUD}]

intravasation
n : entry of foreign matter into a blood vessel

intravenous
adj : within or by means of a vein; "an intravenous inflammation"; "intravenous feeding" [syn: {endovenous}]

intravenous anesthetic
n : an anesthetic that produces anesthesia when injected into the circulatory system

intravenous drip
n : slow continuous drip introducing solutions intravenously (a drop at a time)

intravenous feeding
n : administration of nutrients through a vein [syn: {IV}]

intravenous injection
n : an injection into a vein

intravenous pyelogram
n : X-ray picture of the kidneys and ureters after injection of a radiopaque dye [syn: {IVP}]

intravenous pyelography
n : performing pyelography with intravenous injection of a contrast medium [syn: {IVP}]

intravenously
adv : in an intravenous manner; "the patient had to be fed intravenously"

intraventricular
adj : within the system of ventricles in the brain; "intraventricular pressure"

in-tray
n : a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your incoming material [syn: {in-basket}] [ant: {out-basket}]

intrench
v : fix firmly or securely [syn: {entrench}]

intrenchment
n : an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches [syn: {entrenchment}]

intrepid
adj : invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers" [syn: {audacious}, {brave}, {dauntless}, {fearless}, {unfearing}]

intrepidity
n : resolute courageousness [syn: {dauntlessness}]

intrepidly
adv : without fear; "fearlessly, he led the troops into combat" [syn: {fearlessly}, {dauntlessly}] [ant: {fearfully}]

intricacy
n : marked by elaborately complex detail [syn: {elaborateness}, {elaboration}, {involution}]

intricate
adj : highly involved or intricate; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "intricate needlework"; "an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months" [syn: {Byzantine}, {convoluted}, {involved}, {knotty}, {labyrinthine}, {tangled}, {tortuous}]

intricately
adv : with elaboration; "it was elaborately spelled out" [syn: {elaborately}, {in an elaborate way}]

intrigue
n 1: a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends [syn: {machination}]
2: a clandestine love affair
v 1: cause to be interested or curious [syn: {fascinate}]
2: form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner [syn: {scheme}, {connive}]

intriguer
n : a person who devises plots or intrigues; "he is believed to be the principal designer of the terrorist bombing attack" [syn: {designer}]

intriguing
adj 1: disturbingly provocative; "an intriguing smile" [syn: {challenging}]
2: capable of arousing interest or curiosity; "our team came up with some most intriguing finds"

intrinsic
adj 1: belonging to a thing by its very nature; "form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing"- John Dewey [syn: {intrinsical}] [ant: {extrinsic}]
2: situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts; "intrinsic muscles"

intrinsic factor
n : a substance produced by the mucosa of the stomach and intestines that is essential for the absorption of vitamin B12; "lack of intrinsic factor can result in pernicious anemia"

intrinsic fraud
n : fraud (as by use of forged documents or false claims or perjury) that misleads a court or jury and induces a finding for the one perpetrating the fraud

intrinsical
adj : belonging to a thing by its very nature; "form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing"- John Dewey [syn: {intrinsic}] [ant: {extrinsic}]

intrinsically
adv : with respect to its inherent nature; "this statement is interesting per se" [syn: {per se}, {as such}, {in and of itself}]

intro
n 1: formally making a person known to another or to the public [syn: {presentation}, {introduction}]
2: a brief introductory passage to a piece of popular music

introduce
v 1: cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community" [syn: {present}, {acquaint}]
2: bring something new to an environment; "A new word processor was introduced" [syn: {innovate}]
3: introduce; "Insert your ticket here" [syn: {insert}, {enclose}, {inclose}, {stick in}, {put in}]
4: bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment; "He brought in a new judge"; "The new secretary introduced a nasty rumor" [syn: {bring in}]
5: bring in or establish in a new place or environment; "introduce a rule"; "introduce exotic fruits"
6: put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text" [syn: {insert}, {infix}, {enter}]
7: bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc. [syn: {bring out}]
8: as of legislation into a legislative body
9: furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution" [syn: {precede}, {preface}, {premise}] 10: be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period" [syn: {inaugurate}, {usher in}]

introduction
n 1: the first section of a communication
2: the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line" [syn: {debut}, {first appearance}, {launching}, {unveiling}, {entry}]
3: formally making a person known to another or to the public [syn: {presentation}, {intro}]
4: a basic or elementary instructional text
5: a new proposal; "they resisted the introduction of impractical alternatives"
6: the act of putting one thing into another [syn: {insertion}, {intromission}]
7: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction" [syn: {initiation}, {founding}, {foundation}, {institution}, {origination}, {creation}, {innovation}, {instauration}]

introductory
adj 1: serving to open or begin; "began the slide show with some introductory remarks"
2: serving as a base or starting point; "a basic course in Russian"; "basic training for raw recruits"; "a set of basic tools"; "an introductory art course" [syn: {basic}]
3: serving as an introduction or preface [syn: {prefatorial}, {prefatory}]

introitus
n : entrance or opening to a hollow organ or tube (especially the vaginal opening); "the introitus of the vagina"

introject
n : (psychoanalysis) a parental figures (and their values) that you introjected as a child; the voice of conscience is usually a parent's voice internalized
v : incorporate (attitudes or ideas) into one's personality unconsciously

introjected
adj : incorporated unconsciously into your own psyche

introjection
n 1: (sychoanalysis) the internalization of the parent figures and their values; leads to the formation of the superego
2: (psychology) unconscious internalization of aspects of the world (especially aspects of persons) within the self in such a way that the internalized representation takes over the psychological functions of the external objects

intromission
n : the act of putting one thing into another [syn: {insertion}, {introduction}]

intromit
v : allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club" [syn: {admit}, {allow in}, {let in}] [ant: {reject}] [also: {intromitting}, {intromitted}]

intromitted
See {intromit}

intromitted
intromit
v : allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club" [syn: {admit}, {allow in}, {let in}] [ant: {reject}] [also: {intromitting}, {intromitted}]

intromitting
See {intromit}

intromitting
intromit
v : allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club" [syn: {admit}, {allow in}, {let in}] [ant: {reject}] [also: {intromitting}, {intromitted}]

intron
n : sequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a protein [ant: {exon}]

Intropin
n : a monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system; as a drug (trade names Dopastat and Intropin) it is used to treat shock and hypotension [syn: {dopamine}, {Dopastat}]

introspect
v : reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings

introspection
n : the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct [syn: {self-contemplation}, {self-examination}]

introspective
adj : examining own sensory and perceptual experiences [syn: {introverted}] [ant: {extrospective}]

introspectiveness
n : thoughtfulness about your own situation and feelings

introuvable
adj : impossible to find; "the book is practically introuvable"

introversion
n 1: the condition of being folded inward or sheathed [syn: {invagination}]
2: the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface; "the invagination of the blastula" [syn: {invagination}, {intussusception}, {infolding}]
3: (psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings [ant: {ambiversion}, {extraversion}]

introversive
adj : directed inward; marked by interest in yourself or concerned with inner feelings [syn: {introvertive}] [ant: {extroversive}, {ambiversive}]

introvert
n : (psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts [ant: {extrovert}]
v 1: fold inwards; "some organs can invaginate" [syn: {invaginate}]
2: turn inside; "He introverted his feelings"

introverted
adj : examining own sensory and perceptual experiences [syn: {introspective}] [ant: {extrospective}]

introvertish
adj : somewhat introverted [syn: {shut-in}]

introvertive
adj : directed inward; marked by interest in yourself or concerned with inner feelings [syn: {introversive}] [ant: {extroversive}, {ambiversive}]

intrude
v 1: enter uninvited; "They intruded on our dinner party"; "She irrupted into our sitting room" [syn: {irrupt}]
2: enter unlawfully on someone's property; "Don't trespass on my land!" [syn: {trespass}]
3: thrust oneself in as if by force; "The colors don't intrude on the viewer" [syn: {obtrude}]

intrude into
v : poke one's nose into [syn: {poke into}, {meddle with}, {horn in}]

intrude on
v : to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy" [syn: {invade}, {obtrude upon}, {encroach upon}]

intruder
n : someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission [syn: {interloper}, {trespasser}]

intruding
adj : projecting inward

intrusion
n 1: any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts" [syn: {invasion}, {encroachment}]
2: entrance by force or without permission or welcome
3: the forcing of molten rock into fissures or between strata of an earlier rock formation
4: rock produced by an intrusive process
5: entry to another's property without right or permission [syn: {trespass}, {encroachment}, {violation}, {usurpation}]

intrusive
adj 1: tending to intrude (especially upon privacy); "she felt her presence there was intrusive" [ant: {unintrusive}]
2: of rock material; forced while molten into cracks between layers of other rock [ant: {extrusive}]
3: thrusting inward; "an intrusive arm of the sea" [ant: {protrusive}]

intrusiveness
n : aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing yourself or your ideas without invitation [syn: {meddlesomeness}, {officiousness}]

intrust
v : confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" [syn: {entrust}, {trust}, {confide}, {commit}]

intubate
v : introduce a cannule or tube into; "Cannulate the blood vessel in the neck" [syn: {cannulate}, {cannulize}, {cannulise}, {canulate}]

intubation
n : the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ [syn: {cannulation}, {canulation}, {cannulization}, {cannulisation}, {canulization}, {canulisation}]

intuit
v : know or grasp by intuition or feeling

intuition
n 1: instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes)
2: an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong" [syn: {hunch}, {suspicion}]

intuitionism
n : (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired primarily by intuition

intuitionist
adj : of or relating to intuitionism

intuitive
adj 1: spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency; "an intuitive revulsion"
2: obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation [syn: {nonrational}, {visceral}]

intuitive feeling
n : an intuitive understanding of something; "he had a great feeling for music" [syn: {feeling}]

intuitively
adv : in an intuitive manner; "inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles"

intumesce
v 1: move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically; "Gases bubbled up from the earth"; "Marx's ideas have bubbled up in many places in Latin America" [syn: {bubble up}]
2: expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling" [syn: {swell}, {swell up}, {tumefy}, {tumesce}]

intumescence
n 1: swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion) [syn: {intumescency}]
2: the swelling of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) [syn: {intumescency}, {swelling}]

intumescency
n 1: swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion) [syn: {intumescence}]
2: the swelling of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) [syn: {intumescence}, {swelling}]

intussuscept
v : introvert or invaginate; "the intussuscepted gut"

intussusception
n 1: the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface; "the invagination of the blastula" [syn: {invagination}, {introversion}, {infolding}]
2: (biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall

Inuit
n : a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people') [syn: {Eskimo}, {Esquimau}]

inula
n : any plant of the genus Inula

Inula helenium
n : tall coarse Eurasian herb having daisylike yellow flowers with narrow petals whose rhizomatous roots are used medicinally [syn: {elecampane}]

inulin
n : used to manufacture fructose and in assessing kidney function

inunct
v : administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing [syn: {anoint}, {oil}, {anele}, {embrocate}]

inunction
n : anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual [syn: {unction}]

inundate
v 1: fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind" [syn: {deluge}, {flood}, {swamp}]
2: fill or cover completely, usually with water [syn: {deluge}, {submerge}]

inundated
adj 1: rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something; "a desk flooded with applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear"; "swamped by work" [syn: {flooded}, {overcome}, {overpowered}, {overwhelmed}, {swamped}, {engulfed}]
2: covered with water; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub" [syn: {afloat(p)}, {awash(p)}, {flooded}, {overflowing}]

inundation
n 1: the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations" [syn: {flood}, {deluge}, {alluvion}]
2: an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse" [syn: {flood}, {deluge}, {torrent}]

inure
v : cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold" [syn: {harden}, {indurate}]

inured
adj : made tough by habitual exposure; "hardened fishermen"; "a peasant, dark, lean-faced, wind-inured"- Robert Lynd; "our successors...may be graver, more inured and equable men"- V.S.Pritchett [syn: {enured}, {hardened}]

inutile
adj : not worth using [syn: {unprofitable}]

inutility
n : the quality of having no practical use [syn: {uselessness}, {unusefulness}] [ant: {utility}, {utility}]

invade
v 1: march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939" [syn: {occupy}]
2: to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy" [syn: {intrude on}, {obtrude upon}, {encroach upon}]
3: occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North" [syn: {overrun}, {infest}]
4: penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way; "The cancer had invaded her lungs"

invader
n : someone who enters by force in order to conquer [syn: {encroacher}]

invading
adj : involving invasion or aggressive attack; "invasive war" [syn: {incursive}, {invasive}]

invaginate
v 1: sheathe; "The chrysalis is invaginated"
2: fold inwards; "some organs can invaginate" [syn: {introvert}]

invagination
n 1: the condition of being folded inward or sheathed [syn: {introversion}]
2: the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface; "the invagination of the blastula" [syn: {introversion}, {intussusception}, {infolding}]

invalid
adj 1: having no cogency or legal force; "invalid reasoning"; "an invalid driver's license" [ant: {valid}]
2: no longer valid; "the license is invalid"
n : someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury [syn: {shut-in}]
v 1: force to retire, remove from active duty, as of firemen
2: injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident" [syn: {disable}, {incapacitate}, {handicap}]

invalidate
v 1: declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea" [syn: {annul}, {quash}, {void}, {avoid}, {nullify}] [ant: {validate}]
2: of cheques or tickets [syn: {cancel}]
3: show to be invalid [syn: {nullify}] [ant: {validate}]
4: take away the legal force of or render ineffective; "invalidateas a contract" [syn: {void}, {vitiate}] [ant: {validate}]

invalidated
adj : deprived of legal force [syn: {nullified}]

invalidating
adj : establishing as invalid or untrue [syn: {disconfirming}]

invalidation
n : (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc) [syn: {annulment}]

invalidator
n : an official who can invalidate or nullify; "my bank check was voided and I wanted to know who the invalidator was" [syn: {voider}, {nullifier}]

invalidism
n : chronic ill health

invalidity
n : illogicality as a consequence of having a conclusion that does not follow from the premisses [syn: {invalidness}]

invalidness
n : illogicality as a consequence of having a conclusion that does not follow from the premisses [syn: {invalidity}]

invaluable
adj : having incalculable monetary worth [syn: {priceless}]

invaluableness
n : the positive quality of being precious and beyond value [syn: {preciousness}, {pricelessness}, {valuableness}]

Invar
n : an alloy of iron and nickel having a low coefficient of thermal expansion; used in tuning forks and measuring tapes and other instruments

invariability
n 1: a quality of uniformity and lack of variation [syn: {evenness}] [ant: {unevenness}, {unevenness}]
2: the quality of being resistant to variation [syn: {invariableness}, {invariance}] [ant: {variability}, {variability}]

invariable
adj : not liable to or capable of change; "an invariable temperature"; "an invariable rule"; "his invariable courtesy" [ant: {variable}]

invariableness
n : the quality of being resistant to variation [syn: {invariability}, {invariance}] [ant: {variability}, {variability}]

invariably
adv : in an invariable manner; "invariably, he would forget his keys"

invariance
n : the quality of being resistant to variation [syn: {invariability}, {invariableness}] [ant: {variability}, {variability}]

invariant
adj 1: unaffected by a designated operation or transformation
2: persistent in occurrence and unvarying in nature; "maintained a constant temperature"; "a constant beat"; "principles of unvarying validity"; "a steady breeze" [syn: {changeless}, {constant}, {steady}, {unvarying}]

invasion
n 1: the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
2: any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts" [syn: {encroachment}, {intrusion}]
3: (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body; "the tumor's invasion of surrounding structures"

invasion of Iwo
n : a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945) [syn: {Iwo}, {Iwo Jima}]

invasion of privacy
n : the wrongful intrusion by individuals or the government into private affairs with which the public has no concern

invasive
adj 1: relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision [ant: {noninvasive}]
2: marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue; "invasive cancer cells" [ant: {confined}]
3: involving invasion or aggressive attack; "invasive war" [syn: {incursive}, {invading}]
4: gradually intrusive without right or permission; "we moved back from the encroaching tide"; "invasive tourists"; "trespassing hunters" [syn: {encroaching(a)}, {trespassing(a)}]

invective
n : abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will [syn: {vituperation}, {vitriol}]

inveigh
v 1: complain bitterly [syn: {rail}]
2: speak against in an impassioned manner; "he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society" [syn: {declaim}]

inveigle
v : influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along" [syn: {wheedle}, {cajole}, {palaver}, {blarney}, {coax}, {sweet-talk}]

invent
v 1: come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or priciple) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light" [syn: {contrive}, {devise}, {excogitate}, {formulate}, {forge}]
2: make up something artificial or untrue [syn: {fabricate}, {manufacture}, {cook up}, {make up}]

invented
adj : formed or conceived by the imagination; "a fabricated excuse for his absence"; "a fancied wrong"; "a fictional character"; "used fictitious names"; "a made-up story" [syn: {fabricated}, {fancied}, {fictional}, {fictitious}, {made-up}]

invention
n 1: the creation of something in the mind [syn: {innovation}, {excogitation}, {conception}, {design}]
2: a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation [syn: {innovation}]
3: the act of inventing

inventive
adj : (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action; "an imaginative use of material"; "the invention of the knitting frame by another ingenious English clergyman"- Lewis Mumford; "an ingenious device"; "had an inventive turn of mind"; "inventive ceramics" [syn: {imaginative}, {ingenious}]

inventively
adv : in an inventive manner; "Picasso's liberated shapes and excitingly applied and inventively combined colours"

inventiveness
n : the power of creative imagination [syn: {ingeniousness}, {ingenuity}, {cleverness}]

inventor
n : someone who is the first to think of or make something [syn: {discoverer}, {artificer}]

inventory
n 1: a detailed list of all the items in stock [syn: {stock list}]
2: the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a vast inventory of hardware" [syn: {stock}]
3: (accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods
4: a collection of resources; "he dipped into his intellectual armory to find an answer" [syn: {armory}, {armoury}]
5: making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand; "the inventory took two days" [syn: {inventorying}, {stocktaking}]
v : make or include in an itemized record or report; "Inventory all books before the end of the year"

inventory accounting
n : accounting that controls and evaluates inventory

inventory control
n : supervision of the supply and storage and accessibility of items in order to insure an adequate supply without excessive oversupply

inventory item
n : an item listed in an inventory

inventory-clearance sale
n : a sale to reduce inventory [syn: {clearance sale}]

inventorying
n : making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand; "the inventory took two days" [syn: {inventory}, {stocktaking}]

inverse
adj 1: reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect [syn: {reverse}]
2: opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity ; "a term is in inverse proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other decreases (or increases)" [ant: {direct}]
n : something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse" [syn: {opposite}]

inverse function
n : the function obtained by expressing the dependent variable of one function as the independent variable of another; f and g are inverse functions if f(x)=y and g(y)=x

inversely
adv : in an inverse or contrary manner; "inversely related"; "wavelength and frequency are, of course, related reciprocally"- F.A.Geldard [syn: {reciprocally}]

inversion
n 1: the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer
2: abnormal condition in which an organ is turned inward or inside out (as when the upper part of the uterus is pulled into the cervical canal after childbirth)
3: a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa
4: (genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed
5: the reversal of the normal order of words [syn: {anastrophe}]
6: (counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ll ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa
7: a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex [syn: {sexual inversion}]
8: turning upside down; setting on end [syn: {upending}]
9: the act of turning inside out [syn: {eversion}, {everting}]

invert
v 1: make an inversion (in a musical composition); "here the theme is inverted"
2: turn inside out or upside down [syn: {reverse}]

invert soap
n : a class of synthetic detergents in which the surface-active part of the molecule is the cation [syn: {cationic detergent}]

invert sugar
n : a mixture of equal parts of glucose and fructose resulting from the hydrolysis of sucrose; found naturally in fruits; sweeter than glucose

invertase
n : an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose [syn: {saccharase}, {sucrase}]

invertebrate
adj : lacking a backbone or spinal column; "worms are an example of invertebrate animals" [ant: {vertebrate}]
n : any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification

invertebrate foot
n : any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates [syn: {foot}]

inverted
adj 1: being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed; "a quotation mark is sometimes called an inverted comma"; "an upside-down cake" [syn: {upside-down}]
2: (of a plant ovule) completely inverted; turned back 180 degrees on its stalk [syn: {anatropous}] [ant: {amphitropous}]

inverted comma
n : a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else [syn: {quotation mark}, {quote}]

inverted hang
n : a hang performed on the rings with the body upside down

inverted pleat
n : a box pleat reversed so that the fullness is turned inward

inverter
n : an electrical converter that converts direct current into alternating current

invertible
adj : having an additive or multiplicative inverse [ant: {non-invertible}]

invest
v 1: make an investment; "Put money into bonds" [syn: {put}, {commit}, {place}] [ant: {divest}]
2: give qualities or abilities to [syn: {endow}, {indue}, {gift}, {empower}, {endue}]
3: furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors [syn: {clothe}, {adorn}]
4: provide with power and authority; "They vested the council with special rights" [syn: {vest}, {enthrone}] [ant: {divest}]
5: place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position; "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy" [syn: {induct}, {seat}]

invested
adj : officially endowed with authority or power; "by the Constitution...the president is invested with certain...powers"- John Marshall [syn: {invested with}]

invested with
adj : officially endowed with authority or power; "by the Constitution...the president is invested with certain...powers"- John Marshall [syn: {invested}]

investigate
v 1: investigate scientifically; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese" [syn: {look into}]
2: conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady" [syn: {inquire}, {enquire}]

investigating
n : the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically [syn: {investigation}]

investigation
n 1: an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities; "there was a congressional probe into the scandal" [syn: {probe}]
2: the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically [syn: {investigating}]

investigative
adj : designed to find information or ascertain facts; "a fact-finding committee"; "investigative reporting" [syn: {fact-finding}, {investigatory}]

investigator
n 1: a scientist who devotes himself to doing research [syn: {research worker}, {researcher}]
2: someone who investigates
3: a police officer who investigates crimes [syn: {detective}, {tec}, {police detective}]

investigatory
adj : designed to find information or ascertain facts; "a fact-finding committee"; "investigative reporting" [syn: {fact-finding}, {investigative}]

investing
n : the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit [syn: {investment}]

investiture
n 1: the ceremony of installing a new monarch [syn: {coronation}, {enthronement}, {enthronization}, {enthronisation}]
2: the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank [syn: {investment}]

investment
n 1: the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit [syn: {investing}]
2: money that is invested with an expectation of profit [syn: {investment funds}]
3: outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism
4: the act of putting on robes or vestments
5: the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank [syn: {investiture}]

investment adviser
n : someone who advises others how to invest their money [syn: {investment advisor}]

investment advisor
n : someone who advises others how to invest their money [syn: {investment adviser}]

investment banker
n : a banker who deals chiefly in underwriting new securities [syn: {underwriter}]

investment company
n : a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies [syn: {investment trust}, {investment firm}, {fund}]

investment firm
n : a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies [syn: {investment company}, {investment trust}, {fund}]

investment funds
n : money that is invested with an expectation of profit [syn: {investment}]

investment letter
n : a letter of intent saying that a letter security is being bought for investment and not for resale; avoids need for SEC registration

investment trust
n : a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies [syn: {investment company}, {investment firm}, {fund}]

investor
n : someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns

investors club
n : a club of small investors who buy and sell securities jointly

inveterate
adj : having a habit of long standing; "a chronic smoker" [syn: {chronic}, {confirmed}, {habitual}, {inveterate(a)}]

inveterately
adv : in a habitual and long-standing manner; "smoking chronically" [syn: {chronically}]

invidia
n : spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: {envy}]

invidious
adj : containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice; "discriminatory attitudes and practices"; "invidious comparisons" [syn: {discriminatory}]

invidiously
adv : in a manner arousing resentment

invigilate
v : as of students taking an exam, to prevent cheating [syn: {proctor}]

invigilation
n : keeping watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating

invigilator
n : someone who watches examination candidates to prevent cheating

invigorate
v 1: heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination" [syn: {inspire}, {animate}, {enliven}, {exalt}]
2: give life or energy to; "The cold water invigorated him" [syn: {quicken}]
3: make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit" [syn: {enliven}, {liven}, {liven up}, {animate}] [ant: {deaden}]
4: impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; "Exercise is invigorating" [syn: {reinvigorate}]

invigorated
adj : with restored energy [syn: {fresh}, {refreshed}, {reinvigorated}]

invigorating
adj : imparting strength and vitality; "the invigorating mountain air" [ant: {debilitating}]

invigoration
n 1: quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous [syn: {animation}, {spiritedness}, {brio}, {vivification}]
2: the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something [syn: {vivification}, {animation}]

invigorator
n : an agent that gives or restores life or vigor; "the soul is the quickener of the body" [syn: {quickener}, {enlivener}]

invincibility
n : the property being difficult or impossible to defeat [syn: {indomitability}]

invincible
adj : incapable of being overcome or subdued; "an invincible army"; "her invincible spirit" [syn: {unbeatable}, {unvanquishable}]

Invincible Armada
n : the great fleet sent from Spain against England by Philip II in 1588 [syn: {The Armada}, {Spanish Armada}]

invincibly
adv : in an invincible manner; "invincibly, the troops moved forward"

inviolable
adj 1: that cannot be transgressed or dishonored; "the person of the king is inviolable"; "an inviolable oath" [ant: {violable}]
2: able to withstand attack; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable" [syn: {impregnable}, {secure}, {strong}, {unassailable}, {unattackable}]
3: must be kept sacred [syn: {inviolate}, {sacrosanct}]
4: not capable of being violated or infringed; "infrangible human rights" [syn: {absolute}, {infrangible}]

inviolate
adj 1: (of a woman) having the hymen unbroken; "she was intact, virginal" [syn: {intact}]
2: must be kept sacred [syn: {inviolable}, {sacrosanct}]

Invirase
n : a weak protease inhibitor (trade name Invirase) used in treating HIV [syn: {saquinavir}]

invisibility
n : the quality of not being perceivable by the eye [syn: {invisibleness}] [ant: {visibility}]

invisible
adj 1: impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye; "the invisible man"; "invisible rays"; "an invisible hinge"; "invisible mending" [syn: {unseeable}] [ant: {visible}]
2: not prominent or readily noticeable; "he pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole"; "the invisible man" [syn: {inconspicuous}] [ant: {conspicuous}]

invisible balance
n : the difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of services and payments of property incomes

invisibleness
n : the quality of not being perceivable by the eye [syn: {invisibility}] [ant: {visibility}]

invisibly
adv : without being seen; "these organisms enter the body invisibly" [ant: {visibly}]

invitation
n 1: a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something; "an invitation to lunch"; "she threw the invitation away"
2: a tempting allurement; "she was an invitation to trouble"

invitational
adj : only invitees are welcome; "an invitational tournament"

invitatory
adj : conveying an invitation; "a brief invitatory note"

invite
n : a colloquial expression for invitation; "he didn't get no invite to the party"
v 1: increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism" [syn: {ask for}]
2: invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?" [syn: {ask over}, {ask round}]
3: give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers" [syn: {tempt}]
4: ask someone in a friendly way to do something [syn: {bid}]
5: have as a guest; "I invited them to a restaurant" [syn: {pay for}]
6: ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee" [syn: {ask in}]
7: request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference" [syn: {call for}]
8: express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees" [syn: {receive}, {take in}]

invite out
v : make a date; "Has he asked you out yet?" [syn: {ask out}, {take out}]

invited
adj 1: done by invitation [ant: {uninvited}]
2: freely permitted or invited; "invited guests" [syn: {wanted}]

invitee
n : a visitor to whom hospitality is extended [syn: {guest}]

inviting
adj : attractive and tempting; "an inviting offer" [ant: {uninviting}]

invitingly
adv : in a tantalizing manner; "she smiled at him tantalizingly" [syn: {tantalizingly}]

invocation
n 1: a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service [syn: {supplication}]
2: an incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil
3: calling up a spirit or devil [syn: {conjuring}, {conjuration}, {conjury}]
4: the act of appealing for help

invoice
n : an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe" [syn: {bill}, {account}]
v : send an bill to; "She invoiced the company for her expenses"

invoke
v 1: evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" [syn: {raise}, {conjure}, {conjure up}, {evoke}, {stir}, {call down}, {arouse}, {bring up}, {put forward}, {call forth}]
2: cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law" [syn: {appeal}]
3: request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble" [syn: {appeal}]

involucella
See {involucellum}

involucra
See {involucre}

involucra
See {involucrum}

involucra
involucre
n : a highly conspicuous bract or bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence [also: {involucra} (pl)]

involucrate
adj : having an involucre

involucre
n : a highly conspicuous bract or bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence [also: {involucra} (pl)]

involuntarily
adv : against your will; "he was involuntarily held against his will" [ant: {voluntarily}]

involuntary
adj 1: not subject to the control of the will; "involuntary manslaughter"; "involuntary servitude"; "an involuntary shudder"; "It (becoming a hero) was involuntary. They sank my boat"- John F.Kennedy [syn: {nonvoluntary}, {unvoluntary}] [ant: {voluntary}]
2: controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious control; "involuntary muscles"; "gave an involuntary start" [ant: {voluntary}]

involuntary muscle
n : a muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine and bladder and blood vessels (excluding the heart) [syn: {smooth muscle}]

involuntary trust
n : a trust created by a court (regardless of the intent of the parties) to benefit a party that has been wrongfully deprived of its rights [syn: {constructive trust}]

involute
adj 1: especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward [syn: {rolled}]
2: (of some shells) closely coiled so that the axis is obscured

involution
n 1: reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth)
2: a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction
3: marked by elaborately complex detail [syn: {elaborateness}, {elaboration}, {intricacy}]
4: the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities" [syn: {engagement}, {participation}, {involvement}] [ant: {non-engagement}, {non-engagement}, {non-engagement}]
5: the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power [syn: {exponentiation}]
6: the action of enfolding something [syn: {enfolding}]

involutional depression
n : a major depressive episode associated with the climacteric

involve
v 1: connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business" [syn: {affect}, {regard}]
2: engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!"
3: have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail; "This decision involves many changes" [syn: {imply}]
4: require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulates a patient's consent" [syn: {necessitate}, {ask}, {postulate}, {need}, {require}, {take}, {call for}, {demand}] [ant: {obviate}]
5: contain as a part; "Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses"
6: wrap; "The tower was involved in mist"
7: occupy or engage the interest of; "His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon"
8: make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was rather involved"

involved
adj 1: connected by participation or association or use; "we accomplished nothing, simply because of the large number of people involved"; "the problems involved"; "the involved muscles"; "I don't want to get involved"; "everyone involved in the bribery case has been identified" [ant: {uninvolved}]
2: entangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire; "the difficulties in which the question is involved"; "brilliant leadership mired in details and confusion" [syn: {mired}]
3: emotionally involved [syn: {involved with(p)}]
4: highly involved or intricate; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "intricate needlework"; "an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months" [syn: {Byzantine}, {convoluted}, {intricate}, {knotty}, {labyrinthine}, {tangled}, {tortuous}]
5: enveloped; "a castle involved in mist"; "the difficulties in which the question is involved"

involved with
adj : emotionally involved [syn: {involved}, {involved with(p)}]

involvement
n 1: the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities" [syn: {engagement}, {participation}, {involution}] [ant: {non-engagement}, {non-engagement}, {non-engagement}]
2: a connection of inclusion or containment; "he escaped involvement in the accident"; "there was additional involvement of the liver and spleen"
3: a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; "an interest in music" [syn: {interest}]
4: a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship [syn: {affair}, {affaire}, {intimacy}, {liaison}, {amour}]
5: the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.) [syn: {participation}]

invulnerability
n 1: having the strength to withstand attack [syn: {impregnability}]
2: the property of being invulnerable; the property of being incapable of being hurt (physically or emotionally) [ant: {vulnerability}]

invulnerable
adj : immune to attack; impregnable; "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs" [ant: {vulnerable}]

inward
adj 1: relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts; "a concern with inward reflections" [ant: {outward}]
2: directed or moving inward or toward a center; "the inbound train"; "inward flood of capital" [syn: {arriving(a)}, {inbound}]
adv 1: toward the center or interior; "move the needle further inwards!" [syn: {inwards}] [ant: {outward}]
2: to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door" [syn: {in}, {inwards}]

inward-developing
adj : toward an axis, as in a sunflower; the oldest flowers are near the edge, the youngest in the center

inwardly
adv : with respect to private feelings; "inwardly, she was raging" [syn: {inside}] [ant: {outwardly}]

inward-moving
adj : moving or directed toward the center or axis, especially when spinning or traveling in a curve

inwardness
n 1: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: {kernel}, {substance}, {core}, {center}, {essence}, {gist}, {heart}, {heart and soul}, {marrow}, {meat}, {nub}, {pith}, {sum}, {nitty-gritty}]
2: preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values; "the sensitiveness of James's characters, their seeming inwardness"; "Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness" [ant: {outwardness}]
3: the quality or state of being inward or internal; "the inwardness of the body's organs" [ant: {outwardness}]
4: preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values); "Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness"- H.R.Finch [ant: {outwardness}]

inwards
adv 1: to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door" [syn: {in}, {inward}]
2: toward the center or interior; "move the needle further inwards!" [syn: {inward}] [ant: {outward}]

inweave
v : weave together into a fabric or design [also: {inwoven}, {inwove}]

inwove
See {inweave}

inwove
inweave
v : weave together into a fabric or design [also: {inwoven}, {inwove}]

inwoven
See {inweave}

inwoven
inweave
v : weave together into a fabric or design [also: {inwoven}, {inwove}]

inwrapped
See {inwrap}

inwrapping
See {inwrap}

inwrought
adj : having a decorative pattern worked or woven in; "an inwrought design"

in-your-face
adj : blatantly aggressive; "on-line hard-boiled in-your-face pornography"

Io
n 1: (Greek mythology) a maiden seduced by Zeus; when Hera was about to discover them together Zeus turned her into a white heifer
2: the closest of Jupiter's moons; has active volcanoes

io moth
n : large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spines [syn: {Automeris io}]

iodic acid
n : a soluble crystalline acid; used as a reagent and disinfectant

iodide
n : a salt or ester of hydriodic acid

iodin
n : a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks) [syn: {iodine}, {I}, {atomic number 53}]

iodinate
v : cause to combine with iodine; "iodinate thyroxine" [ant: {de-iodinate}]

iodinated
adj : treated with iodine; "iodized salt" [syn: {iodized}, {iodised}]

iodinated protein
n : a protein that contains iodine [syn: {iodoprotein}]

iodinating
adj : combining or causing to combine with iodine; "the active iodinating species"; "the in vivo iodinating mechanism" [ant: {de-iodinating}]

iodination
n : the substitution or addition of iodine atoms in organic compounds

iodine
n 1: a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks) [syn: {iodin}, {I}, {atomic number 53}]
2: a tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic [syn: {tincture of iodine}]

iodine-125
n : light radioactive isotope of iodine with a half-life of 60 days; used as a tracer in thyroid studies and as a treatment for hyperthyroidism

iodine-131
n : heavy radioactive isotope of iodine with a half-life of 8 days; used in a sodium salt to diagnose thyroid disease and to treat goiter

iodise
v 1: treat with iodine; "iodize salt" [syn: {iodize}]
2: treat with iodine so as to prevent infection; "iodize a wound" [syn: {iodize}]

iodised
adj : treated with iodine; "iodized salt" [syn: {iodinated}, {iodized}]

iodize
v 1: treat with iodine; "iodize salt" [syn: {iodise}]
2: treat with iodine so as to prevent infection; "iodize a wound" [syn: {iodise}]

iodized
adj : treated with iodine; "iodized salt" [syn: {iodinated}, {iodised}]

iodoamino acid
n : an amino acid with iodine added

iodochlorhydroxyquin
n : drug used to treat certain fungal infection (as athlete's foot) [syn: {Clioquinol}]

iodocompound
n : a compound containing the covalent iodine radical

iodoform
n 1: sweet smelling yellow solid haloform CHI3 [syn: {tri-iodomethane}]
2: a yellowish crystalline solid with a penetrating odor; sometimes used as an antiseptic dressing [syn: {triiodomethane}]

iodoprotein
n : a protein that contains iodine [syn: {iodinated protein}]

iodopsin
n : a violet photopigment in the retinal cones of the eyes of most vertebrates; plays a role in daylight vision

iodothyronine
n : thyronine with iodine added

iodotyrosine
n : tyrosine with iodine added

ion
n : a particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons

ion beam
n : a beam of ions moving in the same direction at the same speed [syn: {inoic beam}]

ion engine
n : a type of reaction-propulsion engine to propel rockets in space; a stream of positive ions is accelerated to a high velocity by an electric field

ion exchange
n : a process in which ions are exchanged between a solution and an insoluble (usually resinous) solid; widely used in industrial processing

ion pump
n : a vacuum pump that removes gas by ionizing the atoms or molecules and adsorbing them on a metal surface

ionate
v : add ions to [ant: {de-ionate}]

Ionesco
n : French dramatist (born in Romania) who was a leading exponent of the theater of the absurd (1912-1994) [syn: {Eugene Ionesco}]

Ionia
n : region of western Asia Minor colonized by Ancient Greeks

Ionian
n : a member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks

Ionian order
n : the second Greek order; the capital is decorated with spiral scrolls [syn: {Ionic order}]

Ionian Sea
n : an arm of the Mediterranean Sea between western Greece and southern Italy

ionic
adj 1: containing or involving or occurring in the form of ions; "ionic charge"; "ionic crystals"; "ionic hydrogen" [ant: {nonionic}]
2: an order of classical Greek architecture [ant: {corinthian}, {doric}]
n : the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Ionia

ionic bond
n : a chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains to electron to form a negative ion [syn: {electrovalent bond}, {electrostatic bond}]

ionic charge
n : the charge on an ion is equal to a constant charge e multiplied by an integer from 1 to 15

ionic medication
n : therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues [syn: {iontophoresis}, {iontotherapy}, {electromotive drug administration}, {EMDA}]

Ionic order
n : the second Greek order; the capital is decorated with spiral scrolls [syn: {Ionian order}]

ionisation
n 1: the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge); "the ionization of a gas" [syn: {ionization}]
2: the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas [syn: {ionization}]

ionise
v 1: become converted into ions [syn: {ionize}]
2: convert into ions [syn: {ionize}]

ionised
adj : converted totally or partly into ions [syn: {ionized}] [ant: {nonionized}]

ionising
adj : converting totally or partly into ions; "ionizing radiation" [syn: {ionizing}]

ionization
n 1: the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge); "the ionization of a gas" [syn: {ionisation}]
2: the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas [syn: {ionisation}]

ionization chamber
n : a measuring instrument that measures the amount of ionizing radiation [syn: {ionization tube}]

ionization tube
n : a measuring instrument that measures the amount of ionizing radiation [syn: {ionization chamber}]

ionize
v 1: become converted into ions [syn: {ionise}]
2: convert into ions [syn: {ionise}]

ionized
adj : converted totally or partly into ions [syn: {ionised}] [ant: {nonionized}]

ionizing
adj : converting totally or partly into ions; "ionizing radiation" [syn: {ionising}]

ionizing radiation
n : high-energy radiation capable of producing ionization in substances through which it passes

ionophoresis
n : the motion of charged particles in a colloid under the influence of an electric field; particles with a positive charge go to the cathode and negative to the anode [syn: {electrophoresis}, {cataphoresis}, {dielectrolysis}]

ionosphere
n : the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons

ionospheric wave
n : a sky wave that is reflected by the ionosphere

iontophoresis
n : therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues [syn: {ionic medication}, {iontotherapy}, {electromotive drug administration}, {EMDA}]

iontotherapy
n : therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues [syn: {iontophoresis}, {ionic medication}, {electromotive drug administration}, {EMDA}]

Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili
n : Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953) [syn: {Stalin}, {Joseph Stalin}]

iota
n 1: a tiny or scarcely detectable amount [syn: {shred}, {scintilla}, {whit}, {tittle}, {smidgen}, {smidgeon}, {smidgin}, {smidge}]
2: the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet

IOU
n : an informal debt instrument; representing `I owe you'

Iowa
n 1: a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri [syn: {Ioway}]
2: a state in midwestern United States [syn: {Hawkeye State}, {IA}]
3: a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Iowa people [syn: {Ioway}]

Iowa crab
n : wild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink flowers [syn: {Iowa crab apple}, {prairie crab}, {western crab apple}, {Malus ioensis}]

Iowa crab apple
n : wild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink flowers [syn: {Iowa crab}, {prairie crab}, {western crab apple}, {Malus ioensis}]

Iowan
n : a resident of Iowa

Ioway
n 1: a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri [syn: {Iowa}]
2: a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Iowa people [syn: {Iowa}]

IP
n : the sciences concerned with gathering and manipulating and storing and retrieving and classifying recorded information [syn: {information science}, {informatics}, {information processing}]

ipecac
n : a medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning)

Ipidae
n : large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles; very destructive to forest and fruit trees [syn: {Scolytidae}, {family Scolytidae}, {family Ipidae}]

IPO
n : a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public [syn: {initial public offering}, {initial offering}]

Ipomoea
n : morning glory [syn: {genus Ipomoea}]

Ipomoea alba
n : pantropical climber having white fragrant nocturnal flowers [syn: {moonflower}, {belle de nuit}]

Ipomoea batatas
n : pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for its large sweet tuberous root with orange flesh [syn: {sweet potato}, {sweet potato vine}]

Ipomoea coccinea
n : annual herb having scarlet flowers; the eastern United States [syn: {red morning-glory}, {star ipomoea}]

Ipomoea fastigiata
n : tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato [syn: {wild potato vine}, {wild sweet potato vine}, {man-of-the-earth}, {manroot}, {scammonyroot}, {Ipomoea panurata}]

Ipomoea imperialis
n : hybrid from Ipomoea nil [syn: {imperial Japanese morning glory}]

Ipomoea leptophylla
n : long-rooted morning glory of western United States [syn: {man-of-the-earth}]

Ipomoea nil
n : annual Old World tropical climbing herb distinguished by wide color range and frilled or double flowers [syn: {Japanese morning glory}]

Ipomoea orizabensis
n : tropical American morning glory [syn: {scammony}]

Ipomoea panurata
n : tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato [syn: {wild potato vine}, {wild sweet potato vine}, {man-of-the-earth}, {manroot}, {scammonyroot}, {Ipomoea fastigiata}]

Ipomoea pes-caprae
n : Prostrate perennial of coastal sand dunes Florida to Texas [syn: {railroad vine}, {beach morning glory}]

Ipomoea purpurea
n : pantropical annual climbing herb with funnel-shaped blue, purple, pink or white flowers [syn: {common morning glory}]

Ipomoea quamoclit
n : tropical American annual climber having red (sometimes white) flowers and finely dissected leaves; naturalized in United States and elsewhere [syn: {cypress vine}, {star-glory}, {Indian pink}, {Quamoclit pennata}]

Ipomoea tricolor
n : annual or perennial climbing herb of Central America having sky-blue flowers; most commonly cultivated morning glory [syn: {common morning glory}]

ipratropium bromide
n : an inhaled bronchodilator (trade name Atrovent) [syn: {Atrovent}]

iproclozid
n : an antidepressant drug that acts as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor

ipse dixit
n : an unsupported dogmatic assertion [syn: {ipsedixitism}]

ipsedixitism
n : an unsupported dogmatic assertion [syn: {ipse dixit}]

ipsilateral
adj : on or relating to the same side (of the body) [ant: {contralateral}]

ipso facto
adv : by the fact itself; "ipso facto, her innocence was established"

Ipsus
n : a battle between the successors of Alexander the Great (301 BC); Lysimachus and Seleucus defeated Antigonus and Demetrius [syn: {battle of Ipsus}]

IPV
n : a poliovirus vaccine consisting of inactivated polio virus that is injected subcutaneously to provide immunity to poliomyelitis [syn: {Salk vaccine}]

I.Q.
n : a measure of a person's intelligence as indicated by an intelligence test; the ratio of a person's mental age to their chronological age (multiplied by 100) [syn: {intelligence quotient}, {IQ}]

IQ
n : a measure of a person's intelligence as indicated by an intelligence test; the ratio of a person's mental age to their chronological age (multiplied by 100) [syn: {intelligence quotient}, {I.Q.}]

IQ test
n : a psychometric test of intelligence; "they used to think that intelligence is what an intelligence test tests" [syn: {intelligence test}]

Ir
n 1: a heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group; used in alloys; occurs in natural alloys with platinum or osmium [syn: {iridium}, {atomic number 77}]
2: a board of the British government that administers and collects major direct taxes [syn: {Inland Revenue}]

IRA
n 1: a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland [syn: {Irish Republican Army}, {Provisional Irish Republican Army}, {Provisional IRA}, {Provos}]
2: a self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement; taxes on the interest earned in the account are deferred [syn: {individual retirement account}]
3: belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: {wrath}, {anger}, {ire}]

Ira Gershwin
n : United States lyricist who frequently collaborated with his brother George Gershwin (1896-1983) [syn: {Gershwin}]

Irak
n : a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq; modern government is involved in state-sponsored terrorism [syn: {Iraq}, {Republic of Iraq}, {Al-Iraq}]

Iraki
adj : of or relating to Iraq or its people or culture; "Iraqi oil"; "iraqi terrorists" [syn: {Iraqi}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Iraq; "the majority of Iraqi are Arab Shiite Muslims although Sunni Muslims control the government" [syn: {Iraqi}]

Iran
n : a theocratic islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil; involved in state-sponsored terrorism [syn: {Islamic Republic of Iran}, {Persia}]

Irani
n : a native or inhabitant of Iran; "the majority of Irani are Persian Shiite Muslims" [syn: {Iranian}, {Persian}]

Iranian
adj : of or relating to Iran or its people or language or culture; "Iranian mountains"; "Iranian security police" [syn: {Persian}]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Iran; "the majority of Irani are Persian Shiite Muslims" [syn: {Irani}, {Persian}]
2: the modern Persian language spoken in Iran [syn: {Iranian language}]

Iranian capital
n : the capital and largest city of Iran; located in northern Iran [syn: {Teheran}, {Tehran}, {capital of Iran}]

Iranian dinar
n : 100 dinars equal 1 rial [syn: {dinar}]

Iranian language
n : the modern Persian language spoken in Iran [syn: {Iranian}]

Iranian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Iran

Iranian rial
n : the basic unit of money in Iran [syn: {rial}]

Iran-Iraq War
n : a dispute over control of the waterway between Iraq and Iran broke out into open fighting in 1980 and continued until 1988, when they accepted a UN cease-fire resolution [syn: {Gulf War}]

Iraq
n : a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq; modern government is involved in state-sponsored terrorism [syn: {Republic of Iraq}, {Al-Iraq}, {Irak}]

Iraqi
adj : of or relating to Iraq or its people or culture; "Iraqi oil"; "iraqi terrorists" [syn: {Iraki}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Iraq; "the majority of Iraqi are Arab Shiite Muslims although Sunni Muslims control the government" [syn: {Iraki}]

Iraqi dinar
n : the basic unit of money in Iraq; equal to 1,000 fils [syn: {dinar}]

Iraqi Intelligence Service
n : the most notorious and possibly the most important arm of Iraq's security system; "the Iraqi Mukhabarat has been involved in numerous terrorist activities" [syn: {IIS}, {Iraqi Mukhabarat}]

Iraqi Kurdistan
n : the part of Kurdistan that is in northwestern Iraq

Iraqi monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Iraq

Iraqi Mukhabarat
n : the most notorious and possibly the most important arm of Iraq's security system; "the Iraqi Mukhabarat has been involved in numerous terrorist activities" [syn: {Iraqi Intelligence Service}, {IIS}]

Iraqi National Congress
n : a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government [syn: {INC}]

irascibility
n : a feeling of resentful anger [syn: {short temper}, {spleen}, {quick temper}]

irascible
adj 1: quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander" [syn: {choleric}, {hotheaded}, {hot-tempered}, {quick-tempered}, {short}, {short-tempered}]
2: characterized by anger; "a choleric outburst"; "an irascible response" [syn: {choleric}]

irate
adj : feeling or showing extreme anger; "irate protesters"; "ireful words" [syn: {ireful}]

irately
adv : in an irate manner; "`Get out,' he shouted irately"

ire
n 1: a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance [syn: {anger}, {choler}]
2: belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: {wrath}, {anger}, {ira}]

ireful
adj : feeling or showing extreme anger; "irate protesters"; "ireful words" [syn: {irate}]

Ireland
n 1: a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921 [syn: {Eire}, {Irish Free State}]
2: an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland [syn: {Hibernia}, {Emerald Isle}]

Irelander
n : a native or inhabitant of Ireland [syn: {Irish person}]

Irena
n : type genus of the Irenidae: fairy bluebirds [syn: {genus Irena}]

Irene Joliot-Curie
n : French physicist who (with her husband) synthesized new chemical elements (1897-1956) [syn: {Joliot-Curie}]

irenic
adj : conducive to peace; "irenic without being namby-pamby"; "an irenic attitude toward former antagonists"

Irenidae
n : a family of birds of the suborder Oscines [syn: {family Irenidae}]

Iresine
n : genus of tropical American herbs or subshrubs [syn: {genus Iresine}]

Iresine herbstii
n : South American plant having green to purple or red branches with green to purple ornamental foliage and spikes of insignificant woolly flowers with dry membranous bracts [syn: {beefsteak plant}, {beef plant}, {Iresine reticulata}]

Iresine reticulata
n : South American plant having green to purple or red branches with green to purple ornamental foliage and spikes of insignificant woolly flowers with dry membranous bracts [syn: {beefsteak plant}, {beef plant}, {Iresine herbstii}]

Iridaceae
n : large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with rhizomes or corms or bulbs [syn: {family Iridaceae}, {iris family}]

iridaceous
adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Iridaceae

iridaceous plant
n : any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae

iridectomy
n : surgical removal of part of the iris of the eye

irides
See {iris}

irides
iris
n 1: plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals [syn: {flag}, {fleur-de-lis}, {sword lily}]
2: muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil; it forms the colored portion of the eye
3: diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening [syn: {iris diaphragm}] [also: {irides} (pl)]

iridesce
v : be iridescent; "The corals iridesced under the surface of the clear water"

iridescence
n : the visual property of something having a milky brightness [syn: {opalescence}]

iridescent
adj 1: varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent" [syn: {changeable}, {chatoyant}, {shot}]
2: having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster" [syn: {nacreous}, {opalescent}, {opaline}, {pearlescent}]

iridic
adj 1: of or containing iridium
2: of or relating to the iris of the eye

iridium
n : a heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group; used in alloys; occurs in natural alloys with platinum or osmium [syn: {Ir}, {atomic number 77}]

iridocyclitis
n : inflammation of the iris and ciliary body of the eye

iridokeratitis
n : inflammation of the iris and cornea of the eye

iridoncus
n : swelling of the iris of the eye

Iridoprocne
n : a genus of Hirundinidae [syn: {genus Iridoprocne}]

Iridoprocne bicolor
n : bluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in tree cavities [syn: {white-bellied swallow}, {tree swallow}]

iridosmine
n : a hard and corrosion resistant mineral that is a natural alloy of osmium and iridium (usually containing small amounts of rhodium and platinum); used in needles and pen nibs etc. [syn: {osmiridium}]

iridotomy
n : a surgical procedure that makes an incision in the iris of the eye in order to enlarge the pupil or to treat glaucoma

iris
n 1: plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals [syn: {flag}, {fleur-de-lis}, {sword lily}]
2: muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil; it forms the colored portion of the eye
3: diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening [syn: {iris diaphragm}] [also: {irides} (pl)]

Iris cristata
n : low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United States [syn: {dwarf iris}]

iris diaphragm
n : diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening [syn: {iris}]

iris family
n : large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with rhizomes or corms or bulbs [syn: {Iridaceae}, {family Iridaceae}]

Iris filifolia
n : bulbous Spanish iris with red-violet flowers [syn: {Dutch iris}]

Iris florentina
n : German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome [syn: {Florentine iris}, {orris}, {Iris germanica florentina}]

Iris foetidissima
n : iris with purple flowers and evil-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa [syn: {stinking iris}, {gladdon}, {gladdon iris}, {stinking gladwyn}, {roast beef plant}]

Iris germanica
n : a large iris with purple or white flowers, native to central and southern Europe [syn: {German iris}]

Iris germanica florentina
n : German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome [syn: {Florentine iris}, {orris}, {Iris florentina}]

Iris kaempferi
n : iris native to Japan having large showy flowers [syn: {Japanese iris}]

Iris kochii
n : iris of northern Italy having deep blue-purple flowers; similar to but smaller than Iris germanica [syn: {German iris}]

Iris Murdoch
n : British writer (born in Ireland) known primarily for her novels (1919-1999) [syn: {Murdoch}, {Dame Jean Iris Murdoch}]

Iris pallida
n : European iris having soft lilac-blue flowers [syn: {Dalmatian iris}]

Iris persica
n : bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale lilac-colored flowers [syn: {Persian iris}]

Iris pseudacorus
n : common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated [syn: {yellow iris}, {yellow flag}, {yellow water flag}]

iris scanning
n : biometric identification by scanning the iris of the eye; "the structure of the iris is very distinctive"

Iris tingitana
n : bulbous Spanish iris having blue flowers [syn: {Dutch iris}]

Iris verna
n : low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright blue-lilac flowers [syn: {dwarf iris}, {vernal iris}]

Iris versicolor
n : a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally [syn: {blue flag}]

Iris virginica
n : similar to blue flag; the eastern United States [syn: {southern blue flag}]

Iris xiphioides
n : bulbous iris native to the Pyrenees; widely cultivated for its large delicate flowers in various colors except yellow [syn: {English iris}]

Iris xiphium
n : bulbous iris of western Mediterranean region having usually violet-purple flowers [syn: {Spanish iris}, {xiphium iris}]

Irish
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Ireland or its people
n 1: people of Ireland or of Irish extraction [syn: {Irish people}, {the Irish}]
2: whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley [syn: {Irish whiskey}, {Irish whisky}]
3: the Celtic language of Ireland [syn: {Irish Gaelic}]

Irish bull
n : obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull" [syn: {bullshit}, {bull}, {horseshit}, {shit}, {crap}, {dogshit}]

Irish burgoo
n : Irish version of burgoo [syn: {mulligan stew}, {mulligan}]

Irish capital
n : capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Free State [syn: {Dublin}, {capital of Ireland}]

Irish coffee
n : sweetened coffee with Irish whiskey and whipped cream

Irish Free State
n : a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921 [syn: {Ireland}, {Eire}]

Irish Gaelic
n : the Celtic language of Ireland [syn: {Irish}]

Irish gorse
n : very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe [syn: {gorse}, {furze}, {whin}, {Ulex europaeus}]

Irish monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Eire

Irish moss
n : dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America [syn: {carrageen}, {carageen}, {carragheen}, {Chondrus crispus}]

Irish National Liberation Army
n : a radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of Ireland [syn: {INLA}, {People's Liberation Army}, {People's Republican Army}, {Catholic Reaction Force}]

Irish people
n : people of Ireland or of Irish extraction [syn: {Irish}, {the Irish}]

Irish person
n : a native or inhabitant of Ireland [syn: {Irelander}]

Irish potato
n : an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland [syn: {potato}, {white potato}, {murphy}, {spud}, {tater}]

Irish pound
n : formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence [syn: {Irish punt}, {punt}, {pound}]

Irish punt
n : formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence [syn: {Irish pound}, {punt}, {pound}]

Irish Republican Army
n : a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland [syn: {IRA}, {Provisional Irish Republican Army}, {Provisional IRA}, {Provos}]

Irish Sea
n : an arm of the North Atlantic between Great Britain and Ireland

Irish setter
n : an Irish breed with a chestnut-brown or mahogany-red coat [syn: {red setter}]

Irish soda bread
n : round loaf made with soda and buttermilk; often containing caraway seeds and raisins

Irish stew
n : meat (especially mutton) stewed with potatoes and onions

Irish strawberry
n : small evergreen European shrubby tree bearing many-seeded scarlet berries that are edible but bland; of Ireland, southern Europe, Asia Minor [syn: {strawberry tree}, {Arbutus unedo}]

Irish terrier
n : medium-sized breed with a wiry brown coat; developed in Ireland

Irish water spaniel
n : breed of large spaniels developed in Ireland having a heavy coat of liver-colored curls and a topknot of long curls and a nearly hairless tail

Irish whiskey
n : whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley [syn: {Irish}, {Irish whisky}]

Irish whisky
n : whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley [syn: {Irish}, {Irish whiskey}]

Irish wolfhound
n : large breed of hound with a rough thick coat

Irishman
n : a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland

Irishwoman
n : a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland

iritic
adj : of or relating to located near the iris of the eye

iritis
n : inflammation of the iris

irk
v : irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit" [syn: {gall}]

irksome
adj : so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome" [syn: {boring}, {deadening}, {dull}, {ho-hum}, {slow}, {tedious}, {tiresome}, {wearisome}]

iron
adj : extremely robust; "an iron constitution" [syn: {cast-iron}]
n 1: a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood [syn: {Fe}, {atomic number 26}]
2: a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head
3: metal shackles; for hands or legs [syn: {irons}, {chain}, {chains}]
4: implement used to brand live stock [syn: {branding iron}]
5: home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth [syn: {smoothing iron}]
v : press and smooth with a heated iron; "press your shirts" [syn: {iron out}]

Iron Age
n 1: (archeology) the period following the Bronze Age; characterized by rapid spread of iron tools and weapons
2: (classical mythology) the last and worst age of the world

iron blue
n 1: slightly purplish or bluish dark gray [syn: {steel gray}, {Davy's gray}]
2: any of various blue pigments [syn: {Prussian blue}]

iron boot
n : an instrument of torture that is used to crush the foot and leg [syn: {boot}, {iron heel}]

iron cage
n : a cage from which there is no escape

iron carbide
n : the iron carbide constituent of steel and cast iron; very hard and brittle [syn: {cementite}]

Iron Chancellor
n : German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898) [syn: {Bismarck}, {von Bismarck}, {Otto von Bismarck}, {Prince Otto von Bismarck}, {Prince Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck}]

iron collar
n : an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation [syn: {garrote}, {garotte}, {garrotte}]

iron curtain
n : an impenetrable barrier to communication or information especially as imposed by rigid censorship and secrecy; used by Winston Churchill in 1946 to describe the demarcation between democratic and communist countries

iron deficiency anaemia
n : a form of anemia due to lack of iron in the diet or to iron loss as a result of chronic bleeding [syn: {iron deficiency anemia}]

iron deficiency anemia
n : a form of anemia due to lack of iron in the diet or to iron loss as a result of chronic bleeding [syn: {iron deficiency anaemia}]

iron disulfide
n : a compound containing two atoms of sulfur combined with iron

iron filing
n : a fragment of iron rubbed off by the use of a file

iron fist
n : rigorous or ruthless control; "she rules the office with an iron fist"; "it takes an iron fist to contain the dissenting factions"

iron foundry
n : a foundry where cast iron is produced

iron heel
n : an instrument of torture that is used to crush the foot and leg [syn: {boot}, {iron boot}]

iron horse
n : (c. 1840) an early term for a locomotive

Iron Lady
n : British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925) [syn: {Thatcher}, {Margaret Thatcher}, {Margaret Hilda Thatcher}, {Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven}]

iron lung
n : respirator that produces alternations in air pressure in a chamber surrounding a patient's chest to force air into and out of the lungs thus providing artificial respiration

iron maiden
n : instrument of torture consisting of a hollow iron frame shaped like the human body and lined with spikes to impale the victim

iron man
n : a strong man of exceptional physical endurance [syn: {ironman}]

iron manganese tungsten
n : a mineral consisting of iron-manganese tungstate in crystalline form; the principal ore of tungsten; found in quartz veins associated with granitic rocks [syn: {wolframite}]

iron mold
n : a spot caused the staining with rust or ink [syn: {iron mould}]

iron mould
n : a spot caused the staining with rust or ink [syn: {iron mold}]

iron oak
n 1: small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts [syn: {post oak}, {box white oak}, {brash oak}, {Quercus stellata}]
2: medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves [syn: {canyon oak}, {canyon live oak}, {maul oak}, {Quercus chrysolepis}]

iron ore
n : an ore from which iron can be extracted

iron out
v 1: settle or put right; "we need to iron out our disagreements" [syn: {straighten out}, {put right}]
2: press and smooth with a heated iron; "press your shirts" [syn: {iron}]

iron overload
n : pathology in which iron accumulates in the tissues; characterized by bronzed skin and enlarged liver and diabetes mellitus and abnormalities of the pancreas and the joints [syn: {hemochromatosis}, {iron-storage disease}, {bronzed diabetes}]

iron perchloride
n : a highly toxic chemical used to engrave metal plates and electronic circuits

iron putty
n : a cement resembling putty; made by mixing ferric oxide and boiled linseed oil; is acid resistant

iron pyrite
n : a common mineral (iron disulfide) that has a pale yellow color [syn: {pyrite}, {fool's gold}]

iron trap
n : a trap from which there is no escape

iron tree
n : a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape [syn: {iron-tree}, {ironwood}, {ironwood tree}]

ironclad
adj 1: inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable; "brassbound traditions"; "brassbound party loyalists"; "an ironclad rule" [syn: {brassbound}]
2: without flaws or loopholes; "an ironclad contract"; "a watertight alibi"; "a bulletproof argument" [syn: {unassailable}, {unshakable}, {watertight}, {bulletproof}]

ironed
adj : (of linens or clothes) smoothed with a hot iron [ant: {unironed}]

iron-gray
adj : the gray color of iron [syn: {iron-grey}]
n : the color of freshly broken cast iron [syn: {iron-grey}]

iron-grey
adj : the gray color of iron [syn: {iron-gray}]
n : the color of freshly broken cast iron [syn: {iron-gray}]

ironic
adj 1: humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit" [syn: {dry}, {ironical}, {wry}]
2: characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is; "madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker"; "it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely" [syn: {ironical}]

ironical
adj 1: characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is; "madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker"; "it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely" [syn: {ironic}]
2: humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit" [syn: {dry}, {ironic}, {wry}]

ironically
adv 1: contrary to plan or expectation; "ironically, he ended up losing money under his own plan"
2: in an ironic manner; "she began to mimic him ironically"

ironing
n 1: garments (clothes or linens) that are to be (or have been) ironed; "there was a basketful of ironing to do"
2: the work of ironing washed clothes

ironing board
n : narrow padded board on collapsible supports; used for ironing clothes

ironist
n : a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm [syn: {satirist}, {ridiculer}]

ironlike
adj : exhibiting strength or hardness like that of iron; "ironlike determination"; "ironlike nerves"; "ironlike discipline of the Marines"

ironman
n : a strong man of exceptional physical endurance [syn: {iron man}]

ironmonger
n : someone who sells hardware; "in England they call a hardwareman an ironmonger" [syn: {hardwareman}]

ironmongery
n : a store selling hardware; "in England they call a hardware store and ironmongery" [syn: {hardware store}]

irons
n : metal shackles; for hands or legs [syn: {iron}, {chain}, {chains}]

ironshod
adj : shod or cased with iron; "ironshod hooves"; "ironshod wheels"

ironside
n : a man of great strength or bravery

Ironsides
n : English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658) [syn: {Cromwell}, {Oliver Cromwell}]

iron-storage disease
n : pathology in which iron accumulates in the tissues; characterized by bronzed skin and enlarged liver and diabetes mellitus and abnormalities of the pancreas and the joints [syn: {hemochromatosis}, {iron overload}, {bronzed diabetes}]

iron-tree
n : a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape [syn: {iron tree}, {ironwood}, {ironwood tree}]

ironware
n : instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal [syn: {hardware}]

ironweed
n : any of various plants of the genus Vernonia of tropical and warm regions of especially North America that take their name from their loose heads of purple to rose flowers that quickly take on a rusty hue [syn: {vernonia}]

ironwood
n 1: handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad ties [syn: {rose chestnut}, {ironwood tree}, {Mesua ferrea}]
2: exceptionally tough or hard wood of any of a number of ironwood trees
3: a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape [syn: {iron tree}, {iron-tree}, {ironwood tree}]
4: medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America [syn: {Eastern hop hornbeam}, {ironwood tree}, {Ostrya virginiana}]

ironwood tree
n 1: handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad ties [syn: {rose chestnut}, {ironwood}, {Mesua ferrea}]
2: a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape [syn: {iron tree}, {iron-tree}, {ironwood}]
3: medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America [syn: {Eastern hop hornbeam}, {ironwood}, {Ostrya virginiana}]

ironwork
n : work made of iron (gratings or rails or railings etc); "the houses had much ornamental ironwork"

ironworker
n : a person who makes articles of iron

ironworks
n : the workplace where iron is smelted or where iron goods are made

irony
n 1: witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Johathan Swift [syn: {sarcasm}, {satire}, {caustic remark}]
2: incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs; "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"
3: a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

Iroquoian
n : a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois peoples [syn: {Iroquois}, {Iroquoian language}]

Iroquoian language
n : a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois peoples [syn: {Iroquoian}, {Iroquois}]

Iroquois
n 1: any member of the warlike North American Indian peoples formerly living in New York state; the Iroquois League were allies of the British during the American Revolution
2: a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois peoples [syn: {Iroquoian}, {Iroquoian language}]

Iroquois League
n : a league of Iroquois tribes including originally the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca (the Five Nations); after 1722 they were joined by the Tuscarora (the Six Nations) [syn: {League of Iroquois}, {Five Nations}, {Six Nations}]

irradiate
v 1: give spiritual insight to; in religion [syn: {enlighten}]
2: cast rays of light upon
3: expose to radiation; "irradiate food" [syn: {ray}]

irradiation
n 1: the condition of being exposed to radiation
2: a column of light (as from a beacon) [syn: {beam}, {beam of light}, {light beam}, {ray}, {ray of light}, {shaft}, {shaft of light}]
3: (physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex
4: the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background
5: (Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus
6: (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to radiation from a radioactive substance [syn: {radiotherapy}, {radiation therapy}, {radiation}, {actinotherapy}]

irrational
adj 1: not consistent with or using reason; "irrational fears"; "irrational animals" [ant: {rational}]
2: real but not expressible as the quotient of two integers; "irrational numbers" [ant: {rational}]

irrational hostility
n : extreme prejudice

irrational impulse
n : a strong spontaneous and irrational motivation; "his first impulse was to denounce them"; "the urge to find out got him into trouble"

irrational motive
n : a motivation that is inconsistent with reason or logic

irrational number
n : a real number that cannot be expressed as a rational number

irrationality
n : the state of being irrational; lacking powers of understanding [syn: {unreason}]

irrationally
adv : in an irrational manner; "they acted irrationally" [syn: {without reasoning}] [ant: {rationally}]

Irrawaddy
n : the main river of Myanmar rising in the north and flowing south through the length of Burma to empty into the Andaman Sea [syn: {Irrawaddy River}]

Irrawaddy River
n : the main river of Myanmar rising in the north and flowing south through the length of Burma to empty into the Andaman Sea [syn: {Irrawaddy}]

irreality
n : the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact [syn: {unreality}] [ant: {reality}]

irreclaimable
adj : insusceptible of reform; "vicious irreclaimable boys"; "irredeemable sinners" [syn: {irredeemable}, {unredeemable}, {unreformable}]

irreconcilable
adj : impossible to reconcile; "irreconcilable differences" [syn: {unreconcilable}] [ant: {reconcilable}]

irrecoverable
adj : incapable of being recovered or regained [syn: {unrecoverable}] [ant: {recoverable}]

irredeemable
adj 1: insusceptible of reform; "vicious irreclaimable boys"; "irredeemable sinners" [syn: {irreclaimable}, {unredeemable}, {unreformable}]
2: (of paper money) not convertible into coin at the pleasure of the holder

irredenta
n : a region that is related ethnically or historically to one country but is controlled politically by another [syn: {irridenta}]

irredentism
n : the doctrine that irredenta should be controlled by the country to which they are ethnically or historically related [syn: {irridentism}]

irredentist
n : an advocate of irredentism [syn: {irridentist}]

irreducible
adj : incapable of being made smaller or simpler; "an irreducible minimum"; "an irreducible formula"; "an irreducible hernia" [ant: {reducible}]

irrefutable
adj : impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument" [syn: {incontrovertible}, {positive}]

irregardless
adv : regardless; a combination of irrespective and regardless sometimes used humorously

irregular
adj 1: contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; "irregular hiring practices" [ant: {regular}]
2: (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement [ant: {regular}]
3: not occurring at expected times [syn: {unpredictable}]
4: used of the military; not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces; "irregular troops"; "irregular warfare" [ant: {regular}]
5: deviating from what is usual or common or to be expected; often somewhat odd or strange; "these days large families are atypical"; "highly irregular behavior" [syn: {atypical}]
6: lacking continuity or regularity; "an irregular worker"; "employed on a temporary basis" [syn: {temporary}]
7: of a surface; not level or flat; "walking was difficult on the irregular cobblestoned surface"
8: used of independent armed resistance forces; "guerrilla warfare"; "partisan forces" [syn: {guerrilla(a)}, {guerilla(a)}, {underground}]
9: independent in behavior or thought; "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians" [syn: {maverick}, {unorthodox}]
n 1: a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment [syn: {guerrilla}, {guerilla}, {insurgent}]
2: merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name [syn: {second}]

irregularity
n 1: behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality [syn: {abnormality}]
2: not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals [syn: {unregularity}] [ant: {regularity}]
3: an irregular asymmetry in shape; an irregular spatial pattern [syn: {geometrical irregularity}]
4: irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis [syn: {constipation}]

irregularly
adv 1: in an irregular manner; "the patient is breathing irregularly" [ant: {regularly}]
2: having an irregular form; "irregularly shaped solids" [ant: {regularly}]
3: in an irregular manner; "her letters arrived irregularly" [syn: {on an irregular basis}] [ant: {regularly}]
4: in an irregular manner; "the stomach mucosa was irregularly blackened"

irrelevance
n : the lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand [syn: {irrelevancy}] [ant: {relevance}]

irrelevancy
n : the lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand [syn: {irrelevance}] [ant: {relevance}]

irrelevant
adj : having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue; "an irrelevant comment"; "irrelevant allegations" [ant: {relevant}]

irrelevantly
adv : in an irrelevant manner; "suddenly and irrelevantly, she asked him for money" [ant: {relevantly}]

irreligion
n : the quality of not being devout [syn: {irreligiousness}]

irreligionist
n : someone who thinks that nothing exists but physical matter [syn: {materialist}]

irreligious
adj : hostile or indifferent to religion [ant: {religious}]

irreligiousness
n : the quality of not being devout [syn: {irreligion}]

irremediable
adj : impossible to remedy or correct or redress; "an irremediable error"; "irremediable defects of character" [ant: {remediable}]

irremovable
adj : impossible to remove or take away or dismiss; "irremovable boulders"; "irremovable obstacles" [ant: {removable}]

irreparable
adj : impossible to repair, rectify, or amend; "irreparable harm"; "an irreparable mistake"; "irreparable damages" [ant: {reparable}]

irreparably
adv : in an irreparable manner or to an irreparable degree

irreplaceable
adj 1: impossible to replace; "irreplaceable antiques" [syn: {unreplaceable}] [ant: {replaceable}]
2: not possible to replace

irreplaceableness
n : the quality of being irreplaceable

irrepressibility
n : irrepressible liveliness and good spirit; "I admired his bouyancy and persistent good humor" [syn: {buoyancy}]

irrepressible
adj : impossible to repress or control; "an irrepressible chatterbox"; "uncontrollable laughter" [syn: {uncontrollable}]

irreproachable
adj : free of guilt; not subject to blame; "has lived a blameless life"; "of irreproachable character"; "an unimpeachable reputation" [syn: {blameless}, {inculpable}, {unimpeachable}]

irreproachably
adv : in an irreproachable and blameless manner; "she had lived blamelessly until she met this man" [syn: {blamelessly}]

irreproducibility
n : the quality of being unreproducible; "he could not explain the irreproducibility of the results of his experiment"

irreproducible
adj : impossible to reproduce or duplicate [syn: {unreproducible}] [ant: {reproducible}]

irresistibility
n : the quality of being overpowering and impossible to resist [syn: {irresistibleness}]

irresistible
adj 1: impossible to resist; overpowering; "irresistible (or resistless) impulses"; "what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object?" [syn: {resistless}] [ant: {resistible}]
2: overpoweringly attractive; "irresistible beauty"

irresistible impulse
n : an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid [syn: {compulsion}]

irresistibleness
n : the quality of being overpowering and impossible to resist [syn: {irresistibility}]

irresistibly
adv : incapable of being resisted; "the candy looked overwhelmingly desirable to the dieting man" [syn: {overwhelmingly}, {overpoweringly}]

irresolute
adj 1: uncertain how to act or proceed; "the committee was timid and mediocre and irresolute" [ant: {resolute}]
2: lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly; "stood irresolute waiting for some inspiration" [syn: {hesitant}, {hesitating}]

irresolutely
adv : lacking determination or decisiveness [ant: {resolutely}]

irresoluteness
n : the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose [syn: {irresolution}] [ant: {resoluteness}]

irresolution
n 1: doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action; "his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost" [syn: {indecision}, {indecisiveness}]
2: the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose [syn: {irresoluteness}] [ant: {resoluteness}]

irrespective
adv : in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks; "he carried on regardless of the difficulties" [syn: {regardless}, {disregardless}, {no matter}, {disregarding}]

irresponsibility
n : a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions [syn: {irresponsibleness}] [ant: {responsibility}, {responsibility}]

irresponsible
adj : showing lack of care for consequences; "behaved like an irresponsible idiot"; "hasty and irresponsible action" [ant: {responsible}]

irresponsibleness
n : a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions [syn: {irresponsibility}] [ant: {responsibility}, {responsibility}]

irresponsibly
adv : in an irresponsible manner; "he acted irresponsibly" [syn: {without showing responsibility}] [ant: {responsibly}]

irretrievable
adj : impossible to recover or recoup or overcome; "an irretrievable loss"; "irretrievable errors in judgment" [syn: {unretrievable}]

irretrievably
adv : in an irretrievable manner; "it is irretrievably lost"

irreverence
n 1: an irreverent mental attitude [ant: {reverence}]
2: a disrespectful act [syn: {violation}]

irreverent
adj 1: showing lack of due respect or veneration; "irreverent scholars mocking sacred things"; "noisy irreverent tourists" [ant: {reverent}]
2: characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner" [syn: {impertinent}, {pert}, {saucy}]
3: not revering god [syn: {godless}]

irreverently
adv 1: without respect; "the student irreverently mimicked the teacher in his presence" [ant: {reverentially}]
2: in an irreverent manner; "in the seventeenth century England had known fifty years of doctrinal quarrels and civil war; clergymen had been turned from their cures, and churches irreverently used"

irreversibility
n : the quality of being irreversible (once done it cannot be changed) [ant: {reversibility}]

irreversible
adj 1: impossible to reverse or be reversed; "irreversible momentum toward revolution" [ant: {reversible}]
2: impossible to reverse or undo; "an irreversible decree"

irreversible process
n : any process that is not reversible [ant: {reversible process}]

irreversibly
adv : in an irreversible manner; "this old tradition is irreversibly disappearing"

irrevocable
adj : impossible to retract or revoke; "firm and irrevocable is my doom"- Shakespeare [syn: {irrevokable}] [ant: {revocable}]

irrevocably
adv : in an irrevocable manner

irrevokable
adj : impossible to retract or revoke; "firm and irrevocable is my doom"- Shakespeare [syn: {irrevocable}] [ant: {revocable}]

irridenta
n : a region that is related ethnically or historically to one country but is controlled politically by another [syn: {irredenta}]

irridentism
n : the doctrine that irredenta should be controlled by the country to which they are ethnically or historically related [syn: {irredentism}]

irridentist
n : an advocate of irredentism [syn: {irredentist}]

irrigate
v 1: supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields" [syn: {water}]
2: supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting; "irrigate the wound"

irrigation
n 1: supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc
2: (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution

irrigation ditch
n : a ditch to supply dry land with water artificially

irritability
n 1: an irritable petulant feeling [syn: {crossness}, {fretfulness}, {fussiness}, {peevishness}, {petulance}, {choler}]
2: excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part [syn: {excitability}]
3: a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees" [syn: {temper}, {biliousness}, {peevishness}, {pettishness}, {snappishness}, {surliness}]

irritable
adj 1: easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" [syn: {cranky}, {fractious}, {nettlesome}, {peevish}, {peckish}, {pettish}, {petulant}, {testy}, {tetchy}, {techy}]
2: abnormally sensitive to a stimulus
3: capable of responding to stimuli [syn: {excitable}]

irritable bowel syndrome
n : recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating with periods of constipation); often associated with emotional stress [syn: {spastic colon}, {mucous colitis}]

irritably
adv 1: in a petulant manner; "he said testily; `Go away!'" [syn: {testily}, {petulantly}, {pettishly}]
2: in an irritable manner; "she had become irritably exact"

irritant
n : something that causes irritation and annoyance; "he's a thorn in my flesh" [syn: {thorn}]

irritate
v 1: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" [syn: {annoy}, {rag}, {get to}, {bother}, {get at}, {rile}, {nark}, {nettle}, {gravel}, {vex}, {chafe}, {devil}]
2: excite to an abnormal condition, of chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach" [ant: {soothe}]
3: excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus; "irritate the glands of a leaf"

irritated
adj 1: feeling inflammation or other discomfort (especially in a part of the body)
2: aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay" [syn: {annoyed}, {miffed}, {nettled}, {peeved}, {pissed}, {pissed off}, {riled}, {roiled}, {steamed}, {stunng}]

irritating
adj 1: causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong" [syn: {annoying}, {bothersome}, {galling}, {nettlesome}, {pesky}, {pestering}, {pestiferous}, {plaguy}, {plaguey}, {teasing}, {vexatious}, {vexing}]
2: (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite; "an irritative agent" [syn: {irritative}]
3: causing physical discomfort; "bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful" [syn: {painful}]

irritation
n 1: the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed [syn: {annoyance}, {vexation}, {botheration}]
2: a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood" [syn: {pique}, {temper}]
3: (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation; "any food produced irritation of the stomach"
4: the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland [syn: {excitation}, {innervation}]
5: an uncomfortable feeling in some part of the body [syn: {discomfort}, {soreness}]
6: unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment [syn: {aggravation}, {provocation}]
7: the act of troubling or annoying someone [syn: {annoyance}, {annoying}, {vexation}]

irritative
adj : (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite; "an irritative agent" [syn: {irritating}]

irrupt
v 1: enter uninvited; "They intruded on our dinner party"; "She irrupted into our sitting room" [syn: {intrude}]
2: erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism" [syn: {erupt}, {flare up}, {flare}, {break open}, {burst out}]
3: increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner; "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted" [syn: {explode}]

irruption
n 1: a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in; "the recent irruption of bad manners"
2: a sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a population
3: a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities" [syn: {outbreak}, {eruption}]

irruptive
adj : of igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's surface; granite or diorite or gabbro [syn: {eruptive}, {plutonic}]

IRS
n : the bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections [syn: {Internal Revenue Service}]

Irtish
n : an Asian river; tributary of the Ob River [syn: {Irtish River}, {Irtysh}, {Irtysh River}]

Irtish River
n : an Asian river; tributary of the Ob River [syn: {Irtish}, {Irtysh}, {Irtysh River}]

Irtysh
n : an Asian river; tributary of the Ob River [syn: {Irtish}, {Irtish River}, {Irtysh River}]

Irtysh River
n : an Asian river; tributary of the Ob River [syn: {Irtish}, {Irtish River}, {Irtysh}]

Irula
n : a Dravidian language closely related to Tamil that is spoken in a hilly section of southwestern India

Irving
n 1: United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859) [syn: {Washington Irving}]
2: United States writer of darkly humorous novels (born in 1942) [syn: {John Irving}]

Irving Berlin
n : United States songwriter (born in Russia) who wrote more than 1500 songs and several musical comedies (1888-1989) [syn: {Berlin}, {Israel Baline}]

Irving Langmuir
n : United States chemist who studied surface chemistry and developed the gas-filled tungsten lamp and worked on high temperature electrical discharges (1881-1957) [syn: {Langmuir}]

Irvingia
n : wild mango [syn: {genus Irvingia}]

Irvingia gabonensis
n : African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos; valued for its oil-rich seed and hardy green termite-resistant wood [syn: {wild mango}, {dika}, {wild mango tree}]

is
See {be}

Isaac
n : (Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau

Isaac Asimov
n : United States writer (born in Russia) noted for his science fiction (1920-1992) [syn: {Asimov}]

Isaac Bashevis Singer
n : United States writer (born in Poland) of Yiddish stories and novels (1904-1991) [syn: {Singer}]

Isaac Hull
n : United States naval officer who commanded the `Constitution' during the War of 1812 and won a series of brilliant victories against the British (1773-1843) [syn: {Hull}]

Isaac M. Singer
n : United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875) [syn: {Singer}, {Isaac Merrit Singer}]

Isaac Mayer Wise
n : United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900) [syn: {Wise}]

Isaac Merrit Singer
n : United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875) [syn: {Singer}, {Isaac M. Singer}]

Isaac Newton
n : English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727) [syn: {Newton}, {Sir Isaac Newton}]

Isaac Stern
n : United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920) [syn: {Stern}]

Isaac Watts
n : English poet and theologian (1674-1748) [syn: {Watts}]

Isabella I
n : queen of Castile whose marriage to Ferdinand V marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain; she sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus (1451-1504) [syn: {Isabella the Catholic}]

Isabella Stewart Gardner
n : United States collector and patron of art who built a museum in Boston to house her collection and opened it to the public in 1903 (1840-1924) [syn: {Gardner}]

Isabella the Catholic
n : queen of Castile whose marriage to Ferdinand V marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain; she sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus (1451-1504) [syn: {Isabella I}]

Isadora Duncan
n : United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927) [syn: {Duncan}]

Isaiah
n 1: (Old Testament) the first of the major Hebrew prophets (8th century BC)
2: an Old Testament book consisting of Isaiah's prophecies [syn: {Book of Isaiah}]

Isak Dinesen
n : Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962) [syn: {Dinesen}, {Blixen}, {Karen Blixen}, {Baroness Karen Blixen}]

Isamu Noguchi
n : United States sculptor (born in 1904) [syn: {Noguchi}]

isarithm
n : a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable [syn: {isogram}, {isopleth}]

Isatis
n : Old World genus of annual to perennial herbs: woad [syn: {genus Isatis}]

Isatis tinctoria
n : European biennial formerly grown for the blue coloring matter yielded by its leaves [syn: {dyer's woad}]

ischaemia
n : local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism [syn: {ischemia}]

ischaemic
adj : relating to or affected by ischemia [syn: {ischemic}]

ischaemic stroke
n : the most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking a blood vessel) [syn: {ischemic stroke}]

ischemia
n : local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism [syn: {ischaemia}]

ischemic
adj : relating to or affected by ischemia [syn: {ischaemic}]

ischemic anoxia
n : anoxia resulting from slow peripheral circulation (such as follows congestive cardiac failure) [syn: {stagnant anoxia}]

ischemic hypoxia
n : hypoxia resulting from slow peripheral circulation (such as follows congestive cardiac failure) [syn: {stagnant hypoxia}]

ischemic stroke
n : the most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking a blood vessel) [syn: {ischaemic stroke}]

ischia
See {ischium}

Ischia
n : a volcanic island (part of Campania) in the Tyrrhenian Sea at the north end of the Bay of Naples

ischia
ischium
n : one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium [syn: {ischial bone}, {os ischii}] [also: {ischia} (pl)]

ischial bone
n : one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium [syn: {ischium}, {os ischii}]

Ischigualastia
n : early reptile found in Argentina [syn: {genus Ischigualastia}]

ischium
n : one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium [syn: {ischial bone}, {os ischii}] [also: {ischia} (pl)]

isentropic
adj : with unchanging entropy; at constant entropy

Isere
n : a river in southeastern France; a tributary of the Rhone [syn: {Isere River}]

Isere River
n : a river in southeastern France; a tributary of the Rhone [syn: {Isere}]

Iseult
n : (Middle Ages) the bride of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with the king's nephew (Tristan) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other

Isfahan
n : city in central Iran; former capital of Persia [syn: {Esfahan}, {Aspadana}]

Isherwood
n : United States writer (born in England) whose best known novels portray Berlin in the 1930's and who collaborated with W. H. Auden in writing plays in verse (1904-1986) [syn: {Christopher Isherwood}, {Christopher William Bradshaw Isherwood}]

Ishmael
n 1: (Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes
2: a person who is rejected (from society or home) [syn: {outcast}, {castaway}, {pariah}]

Ishtar
n : goddess of love and fertility and war; counterpart of Ashtoreth and Astarte [syn: {Mylitta}]

ISI
n : the Pakistan intelligence agency; a powerful and almost autonomous political and military force; has procured nuclear technology and delivery capabilities; has had strong ties with the Taliban and other militant Islamic groups [syn: {Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence}, {Inter-Services Intelligence}]

Isidor Feinstein Stone
n : United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989) [syn: {Stone}, {I. F. Stone}]

Isidore Auguste Marie Francois Comte
n : French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study [syn: {Comte}, {Auguste Comte}]

isinglass
n : any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity [syn: {mica}]

Isis
n : Egyptian goddess of fertility; daughter of Geb; sister and wife of Osiris

ISKCON
n : a religious sect founded in the United States in 1966; based on Vedic scriptures; groups engage in joyful chanting of `Hare Krishna' and other mantras based on the name of the Hindu god Krishna; devotees usually wear saffron robes and practice vegetarianism and celibacy [syn: {Hare Krishna}, {International Society for Krishna Consciousness}]

Islam
n 1: the religion of Muslims collectively which governs their civilization and way of life; the predominant religion of northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan and Indonesia [syn: {Islamism}, {Muslimism}, {Muhammadanism}, {Mohammedanism}, {Mohammadanism}]
2: the monotheistic religion of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran; "the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion" [syn: {Islamism}, {Mohammedanism}, {Muhammadanism}, {Muslimism}]

Islam Nation
n : the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan; "moderate Muslims urge the Ummah to reject the terrorism of radical Muslims" [syn: {Ummah}, {Umma}, {Muslim Ummah}, {Islamic Ummah}]

Islamabad
n : the capital of Pakistan in the north on a plateau; the site was chosen in 1959 [syn: {capital of Pakistan}]

Islamic
adj : of or relating to or supporting Islamism; "Islamic art" [syn: {Muslim}, {Moslem}]

Islamic Army of Aden
n : Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate United States interests; responsible for bombings and kidnappings and killling Western tourists in Yemen [syn: {IAA}, {Islamic Army of Aden-Abyan}, {Aden-Abyan Islamic Army}]

Islamic Army of Aden-Abyan
n : Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate United States interests; responsible for bombings and kidnappings and killling Western tourists in Yemen [syn: {Islamic Army of Aden}, {IAA}, {Aden-Abyan Islamic Army}]

Islamic calendar
n : the lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle every 32 years [syn: {Muhammadan calendar}, {Mohammedan calendar}, {Moslem calendar}, {Muslim calendar}]

Islamic calendar month
n : any lunar month in the Muslim calendar

Islamic Community
n : a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia [syn: {Jemaah Islamiyah}, {JI}, {Islamic Group}, {Malaysian Mujahidin Group}, {Malaysia Militant Group}]

Islamic Group
n 1: a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia [syn: {Jemaah Islamiyah}, {JI}, {Islamic Community}, {Malaysian Mujahidin Group}, {Malaysia Militant Group}]
2: a terrorist organization of militant Islamists organized into tiny cells of extreme fundamentalists; emerged during the 1970s mainly in Egyptian jails; "al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya uses force to push Egyptian society toward Islamic rule" [syn: {al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya}]

Islamic Group of Uzbekistan
n : a terrorist group of Islamic militants formed in 1996; opposes Uzbekistan's secular regime and wants to establish an Islamic state in central Asia; is a conduit for drugs from Afghanistan to central Asian countries [syn: {IMU}, {Islamic Party of Turkestan}]

Islamic Jihad
n 1: a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon [syn: {Hizballah}, {Hezbollah}, {Hizbollah}, {Hizbullah}, {Lebanese Hizballah}, {Party of God}, {Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine}, {Revolutionary Justice Organization}, {Organization of the Oppressed on Earth}]
2: an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s; seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells; "the original Jihad was responsible for the assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981" [syn: {al-Jihad}, {Egyptian Islamic Jihad}, {Vanguards of Conquest}]

Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine
n : a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon [syn: {Hizballah}, {Hezbollah}, {Hizbollah}, {Hizbullah}, {Lebanese Hizballah}, {Party of God}, {Islamic Jihad}, {Revolutionary Justice Organization}, {Organization of the Oppressed on Earth}]

Islamic law
n : the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed; "sharia is only applicable to Muslims"; "under Islamic law there is no separation of church and state" [syn: {shariah}, {shariah law}, {sharia}, {sharia law}]

Islamic Party of Turkestan
n : a terrorist group of Islamic militants formed in 1996; opposes Uzbekistan's secular regime and wants to establish an Islamic state in central Asia; is a conduit for drugs from Afghanistan to central Asian countries [syn: {Islamic Group of Uzbekistan}, {IMU}]

Islamic Republic of Iran
n : a theocratic islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil; involved in state-sponsored terrorism [syn: {Iran}, {Persia}]

Islamic Republic of Mauritania
n : a country in northwestern Africa with a provisional military government; achieved independence from France in 1960; largely western Sahara Desert [syn: {Mauritania}, {Mauritanie}, {Muritaniya}]

Islamic Republic of Pakistan
n : a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 [syn: {Pakistan}, {West Pakistan}]

Islamic Resistance Movement
n : a militant Islamic fundamentalist political movement that opposes peace with Israel and uses terrorism as a weapon; seeks to create an Islamic state in place of Israel; is opposed to the PLO and has become a leading perpetrator of terrorist activity in Israel; pioneered suicide bombing [syn: {Hamas}]

Islamic State of Afghanistan
n : a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south; "Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan in 1979" [syn: {Afghanistan}]

Islamic Ummah
n : the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan; "moderate Muslims urge the Ummah to reject the terrorism of radical Muslims" [syn: {Ummah}, {Umma}, {Muslim Ummah}, {Islam Nation}]

Islamic Unity
n : a fundamentalist Islamic group in Somalia who initially did fundraising for al-Qaeda; responsible for ambushing United States Army Rangers and for terrorist bombings in Ethiopia; believed to have branches in several countries [syn: {al Itihaad al Islamiya}, {al-Itihaad al-Islamiya}, {AIAI}]

Islamise
v 1: cause to conform to Islamic law; "islamize the dietary laws" [syn: {Islamize}]
2: convert to Islam; "The Mughals Islamized much of Northern India in the 16th century" [syn: {Islamize}]

Islamism
n 1: a fundamentalist Islamic revivalist movement generally characterized by moral conservatism and the literal interpretation of the Koran and the attempt to implement Islamic values in all aspects of life
2: the religion of Muslims collectively which governs their civilization and way of life; the predominant religion of northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan and Indonesia [syn: {Islam}, {Muslimism}, {Muhammadanism}, {Mohammedanism}, {Mohammadanism}]
3: the monotheistic religion of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran; "the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion" [syn: {Islam}, {Mohammedanism}, {Muhammadanism}, {Muslimism}]

Islamist
n : a believer or follower of Islam [syn: {Muslim}, {Moslem}, {Mohammedan}, {Muhammedan}, {Muhammadan}]

Islamize
v 1: cause to conform to Islamic law; "islamize the dietary laws" [syn: {Islamise}]
2: convert to Islam; "The Mughals Islamized much of Northern India in the 16th century" [syn: {Islamise}]

Islamophobia
n : prejudice against Muslims; "Muslim intellectuals are afraid of growing Islamophobia in the West"

island
n 1: a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
2: a zone or area resembling an island

island dispenser
n : a pump in a service station that draws gasoline from underground storage tanks [syn: {gas pump}, {gasoline pump}]

island hop
v : travel from one island to the next; "on the cruise, we did some island-hopping"

island-dweller
n : an inhabitant of an island [syn: {islander}]

islander
n : an inhabitant of an island [syn: {island-dweller}]

islands of Langerhans
n : cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormones [syn: {isles of Langerhans}, {islets of Langerhans}]

islay
n 1: California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers [syn: {holly-leaved cherry}, {holly-leaf cherry}, {evergreen cherry}, {Prunus ilicifolia}]
2: an island of western Scotland at the southern end of the Inner Hebrides

isle
n : a small island [syn: {islet}]

Isle of Man
n : one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea [syn: {Man}]

Isle of Skye
n : an island of northwestern Scotland noted for its rugged mountain scenery

Isle of Wight
n : an isle and county of southern England in the English Channel [syn: {Wight}]

Isle Royal National Park
n : a national park on an island in Michigan; includes prehistoric iron mines

isles of Langerhans
n : cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormones [syn: {islands of Langerhans}, {islets of Langerhans}]

Isles of Scilly
n : an archipelago of small islands off the southwestern coast of England near the entrance to the English Channel; formerly a haven for smugglers and pirates [syn: {Scilly Islands}]

islet
n : a small island [syn: {isle}]

islets of Langerhans
n : cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormones [syn: {islands of Langerhans}, {isles of Langerhans}]

ism
n : a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school [syn: {doctrine}, {philosophy}, {philosophical system}, {school of thought}]

Ismaili
adj : of or relating to a branch of Shiism that is noted for its esoteric philosophy
n : an adherent of Ismailism; a member of the Ismaili branch of Shiism [syn: {Ismailian}]

Ismailian
n : an adherent of Ismailism; a member of the Ismaili branch of Shiism [syn: {Ismaili}]

Ismailism
n : the branch of Shiism noted for its esoteric philosophy

ISN
n : Switzerland's information network for security and defense studies and for peace and conflict research and for international relations [syn: {International Relations and Security Network}]

isoagglutination
n : agglutination of an agglutinogen of one individual by a serum from another individual of the same species

isoagglutinin
n : an antibody produced by one individual that causes agglutination of red blood cells in other individuals of the same species

isoagglutinogen
n : an antigen capable of causing the production of (or reacting with) an isoagglutinin

isoantibody
n : an antibody that occurs naturally against foreign tissues from a person of the same species [syn: {alloantibody}]

isobar
n : an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time

isobilateral
adj : having identical parts on each side of an axis [syn: {bilateral}, {bilaterally symmetrical}, {bilaterally symmetric}]

isobutyl nitrite
n : a colorless pungent liquid sometimes used as a stimulant drug by drug abusers [syn: {butyl nitrite}]

isobutylene
n : used also in making gasoline components

isobutylphenyl propionic acid
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an analgesic and antipyretic [syn: {ibuprofen}, {Advil}, {Motrin}, {Nuprin}]

isocarboxazid
n : a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (trade name Marplan) that is used to treat clinical depression [syn: {Marplan}]

isochronal
adj : equal in duration or interval; "the oscillations were isochronal" [syn: {isochronous}]

isochrone
n : an isogram connecting points at which something occurs or arrives at the same time

isochronous
adj : equal in duration or interval; "the oscillations were isochronal" [syn: {isochronal}]

Isocrates
n : Athenian rhetorician and orator (436-338 BC)

isocyanate
n : a salt or ester of isocyanic acid

isocyanic acid
n : an acid known only in the form of its esters

isocyclic
adj : containing a closed ring of atoms of the same kind especially carbon atoms [syn: {homocyclic}]

Isoetaceae
n : quillworts; coextensive with the genus Isoetes [syn: {family Isoetaceae}, {quillwort family}]

Isoetales
n : aquatic or marsh-growing fern allies; known to have existed since the Cenozoic; sometimes included in Lycopodiales [syn: {order Isoetales}]

Isoetes
n : type and genus of the Isoetaceae and sole extant genus of the order Isoetales [syn: {genus Isoetes}]

isoflurane
n : a widely used inhalation anesthetic

isogamete
n : either of a pair of conjugating gametes of the same size and structure

isogamy
n : (biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of games of the same size and structure

isogon
n : an equiangular polygon

isogonal line
n : an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is the same [syn: {isogonic line}, {isogone}]

isogone
n : an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is the same [syn: {isogonic line}, {isogonal line}]

isogonic
adj : having or making equal angles

isogonic line
n : an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is the same [syn: {isogonal line}, {isogone}]

isogram
n : a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable [syn: {isopleth}, {isarithm}]

isohel
n : an isogram connecting points receiving equal amounts of sunshine

isolable
adj : capable of being isolated or disjoined

isolate
v 1: place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates" [syn: {insulate}]
2: obtain in pure form; "The chemist managed to isolate the compound"
3: set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on" [syn: {sequester}, {sequestrate}, {keep apart}, {set apart}]
4: separate (experiences) fromt he emotions relating to them

isolated
adj 1: not close together in time; "isolated instances of rebellion"; "scattered fire"; "a stray bullet grazed his thigh" [syn: {scattered}, {stray}]
2: being or feeling set or kept apart from others; "she felt detached from the group"; "could not remain the isolated figure he had been"- Sherwood Anderson; "thought of herself as alone and separated from the others"; "had a set-apart feeling" [syn: {detached}, {separated}, {set-apart}]
3: marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements; "little isolated worlds, as abruptly disjunct and unexpected as a palm-shaded well in the Sahara"- Scientific Monthly [syn: {disjunct}]
4: cut off or left behind; "an isolated pawn"; "several stranded fish in a tide pool"; "travelers marooned by the blizzard" [syn: {marooned}, {stranded}]
5: under forced isolation especially for health reasons; "a quarantined animal"; "isolated patients" [syn: {quarantined}]
6: remote and separate physically or socially; "existed over the centuries as a world apart"; "preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson; "tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"; "an obscure village" [syn: {apart(p)}, {obscure}]

isolating
adj : relating to or being a language in which each word typically expresses a distinct idea and part of speech and syntactical relations are determined almost exclusively by word order and particles [syn: {isolating(a)}]

isolation
n 1: a state of separation between persons or groups
2: the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others [syn: {closing off}]
3: a feeling of being disliked and alone
4: preference for seclusion or isolation [syn: {reclusiveness}]
5: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it
6: a country's withdrawal from internal politics; "he opposed a policy of American isolation"

isolationism
n : a policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations

isolationist
adj : of or relating to isolationism [syn: {isolationistic}]
n : an advocate of isolationism in international affairs

isolationistic
adj : of or relating to isolationism [syn: {isolationist}]

Isole Egadi
n : a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean [syn: {Egadi Islands}, {Aegadean Isles}, {Aegadean Islands}, {Aegates}]

isoleucine
n : an essential amino acid found in proteins; isomeric with leucine

isomer
n : a compound that exists in forms having different arrangements of atoms but the same molecular weight

isomerase
n : an enzyme that catalyzes its substrate to an isomeric form

isomeric
adj : of or relating to or exhibiting isomerism

isomerisation
n : the conversion of a compound into an isomer of itself [syn: {isomerization}]

isomerise
v 1: cause to change into an isomer [syn: {isomerize}]
2: change into an isomer [syn: {isomerize}]

isomerism
n : the state of being an isomer; the complex of chemical and physical phenomena characteristic of isomers

isomerization
n : the conversion of a compound into an isomer of itself [syn: {isomerisation}]

isomerize
v 1: cause to change into an isomer [syn: {isomerise}]
2: change into an isomer [syn: {isomerise}]

isometric
adj 1: related by an isometry
2: of or involving muscular contraction in which tension increases while length remains constant [ant: {isotonic}]
3: having equal dimensions or measurements [syn: {isometrical}]
4: of a crystal system characterized by three equal axes at right angles
n : a line connecting isometric points [syn: {isometric line}]

isometric exercise
n : muscle-building exercises (or a system of muscle-building exercises) involving muscular contractions against resistance without movement (the muscles contracts but the length of the muscle does not change) [syn: {isometrics}]

isometric line
n : a line connecting isometric points [syn: {isometric}]

isometrical
adj : having equal dimensions or measurements [syn: {isometric}]

isometrics
n : muscle-building exercises (or a system of muscle-building exercises) involving muscular contractions against resistance without movement (the muscles contracts but the length of the muscle does not change) [syn: {isometric exercise}]

isometropia
n : equality of refractive power in the two eyes

isometry
n 1: the growth rates in different parts of a growing organism are the same
2: a one-to-one mapping of one metric space into another metric space that preserves the distances between each pair of points; "the isometries of the cube"
3: equality of elevation above sea level
4: equality of measure (e.g., equality of height above sea level or equality of loudness etc.)

isomorphic
adj : having similar appearance but genetically different [syn: {isomorphous}]

isomorphism
n : (biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or structure [syn: {isomorphy}]

isomorphous
adj : having similar appearance but genetically different [syn: {isomorphic}]

isomorphy
n : (biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or structure [syn: {isomorphism}]

isoniazid
n : antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis [syn: {INH}, {Nydrazid}]

isopleth
n : a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable [syn: {isogram}, {isarithm}]

isopod
n : any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling

Isopoda
n : woodlice [syn: {order Isopoda}]

isopropanol
n : alcohol used as antifreeze or a solvent [syn: {isopropyl alcohol}]

isopropyl alcohol
n : alcohol used as antifreeze or a solvent [syn: {isopropanol}]

isoproterenol
n : drug (trade name Isuprel) used to treat bronchial asthma and to stimulate the heart [syn: {Isuprel}]

Isoptera
n : order of social insects that live in colonies, including: termites; often placed in subclass Exopterygota [syn: {order Isoptera}]

isopteran
adj : relating to or characteristic of insects of the order Isoptera

Isoptin
n : a drug (trade names Calan and Isoptin) used as an oral or parenteral calcium blocker in cases of hypertension or congestive heart failure or angina or migraine [syn: {verapamil}, {Calan}]

Isopyrum
n : tufted perennial herbs of northern hemisphere [syn: {genus Isopyrum}]

Isopyrum biternatum
n : slender erect perennial of eastern North America having tuberous roots and pink-tinged white flowers; resembles meadow rue [syn: {false rue anemone}, {false rue}]

Isordil
n : drug (trade name Isordil) used to treat angina pectoris and congestive heart failure [syn: {isosorbide}]

Isoroku Yamamoto
n : Japanese admiral who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 (1884-1943) [syn: {Yamamoto}]

isosceles
adj : (of a triangle) having two sides of equal length

isosceles triangle
n : a triangle with two equal sides

isosmotic
adj : (used of solutions) having the same or equal osmotic pressure [syn: {isotonic}] [ant: {hypertonic}, {hypotonic}]

isosmotic solution
n : a solution having the same osmotic pressure as blood [syn: {isotonic solution}]

isosorbide
n : drug (trade name Isordil) used to treat angina pectoris and congestive heart failure [syn: {Isordil}]

Isospondyli
n : most primitive teleost fishes; all are soft-finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies; whitefish; smelts; tarpon [syn: {order Isospondyli}]

isotherm
n : an isogram connecting points having the same temperature at a given time

isothermal
adj : of a process or change taking place at constant temperature

isothermic
adj : of or relating to an isotherm

isothiocyanate
n : a family of compounds derived from horseradish and radishes and onions and mustards; source of the hotness of those plants and preparations

isotonic
adj 1: (used of solutions) having the same or equal osmotic pressure [syn: {isosmotic}] [ant: {hypertonic}, {hypotonic}]
2: relating to or characterized by the equal intervals of the well-tempered scale; "isotonic tuning"
3: of or involving muscular contraction in which tension is constant while length changes [ant: {isometric}]
4: of two or more muscles; having equal tension

isotonic exercise
n : exercise in which opposing muscles contract and there is controlled movement (tension is constant while the lengths of the muscles change); "the classic isotonic exercise is lifting free weights"

isotonic solution
n : a solution having the same osmotic pressure as blood [syn: {isosmotic solution}]

isotope
n : one of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons

isotopic
adj : of or relating to or having the relation of an isotope

isotropic
adj : invariant with respect to direction [syn: {isotropous}] [ant: {anisotropic}]

isotropically
adv : in an isotropic manner

isotropous
adj : invariant with respect to direction [syn: {isotropic}] [ant: {anisotropic}]

isotropy
n : (physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions [syn: {symmetry}] [ant: {anisotropy}]

Israel
n 1: Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine [syn: {State of Israel}, {Yisrael}, {Zion}, {Sion}]
2: an ancient kingdom of the Hebrew tribes at the southeastern end of the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Saul around 1025 BC and destroyed by the Assyrians in 721 BC

Israel Baline
n : United States songwriter (born in Russia) who wrote more than 1500 songs and several musical comedies (1888-1989) [syn: {Berlin}, {Irving Berlin}]

Israel Zangwill
n : English writer (1864-1926) [syn: {Zangwill}]

Israeli
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Israel or its people
n : a native or inhabitant of Israel

Israeli Defense Force
n : the ground and air and naval forces of Israel [syn: {IDF}]

Israeli monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Israel

Israelite
n 1: a native or inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Israel
2: a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties [syn: {Jew}, {Hebrew}]

Israelites
n : the ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac's son Jacob); the nation whom God chose to receive his revelation and with whom God chose to make a covenant (Exodus 19) [syn: {Hebrews}]

Issachar
n : (Old Testament) a son of Jacob and a forebear of one of the tribes of Israel

issuance
n : the provision of something by issuing it (usually in quantity); "a new issue of stamps"; "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago" [syn: {issue}, {issuing}]

issue
n 1: an important question that is in dispute and must be settled; "the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone"; "politicians never discuss the real issues"
2: one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waitingroom" [syn: {number}]
3: the provision of something by issuing it (usually in quantity); "a new issue of stamps"; "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago" [syn: {issuing}, {issuance}]
4: some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police" [syn: {topic}, {subject}, {matter}]
5: supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government [syn: {military issue}, {government issue}]
6: the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue" [syn: {offspring}, {progeny}]
7: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" [syn: {consequence}, {effect}, {outcome}, {result}, {event}, {upshot}]
8: the income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" [syn: {return}, {proceeds}, {take}, {takings}, {yield}, {payoff}]
9: the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins" [syn: {emergence}, {egress}] 10: an opening that permits escape or release; "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one issue" [syn: {exit}, {outlet}, {way out}] 11: the act of issuing printed materials [syn: {publication}]
v 1: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper" [syn: {publish}, {bring out}, {put out}, {release}]
2: circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds" [syn: {supply}] [ant: {recall}]
3: bring out an official document (such as a warrant)
4: come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves" [syn: {emerge}, {come out}, {come forth}, {go forth}, {egress}]
5: make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me" [syn: {write out}, {make out}, {cut}]

issue forth
v : come forth; "A scream came from the woman's mouth"; "His breath came hard" [syn: {come}]

issuer
n : an institution that issues something (securities or publications or currency etc.)

issuing
n : the provision of something by issuing it (usually in quantity); "a new issue of stamps"; "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago" [syn: {issue}, {issuance}]

Issus
n : a battle (333 BC) in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III [syn: {battle of Issus}]

Istanbul
n : the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church [syn: {Stambul}, {Stamboul}, {Constantinople}]

isthmi
See {isthmus}

isthmi
isthmus
n 1: a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas
2: a narrow band of tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure [also: {isthmi} (pl)]

isthmian
adj : of or relating to or forming an isthmus

Isthmian Games
n : the ancient Panhellenic games held biennially on the Isthmus of Corinth in the first and third years of each Olympiad

isthmus
n 1: a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas
2: a narrow band of tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure [also: {isthmi} (pl)]

Isthmus of Corinth
n : a narrow isthmus between the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf; a canal crosses the isthmus so that navigation is possible between the gulfs

Isthmus of Kra
n : a narrow isthmus linking the Malay Peninsula to the Asian mainland

Isthmus of Panama
n : the isthmus that connects Central America and South America

Isthmus of Suez
n : the isthmus in northeastern Egypt that connects Africa and Asia

Isthmus of Tehuantepec
n : the narrowest part of southern Mexico is an isthmus between the Bay of Campeche on the north coast and the Gulf of Tehuantepec on the south coast

Istiophoridae
n : sailfishes; spearfishes; marlins [syn: {family Istiophoridae}]

Istiophorus
n : type genus of the Istiophoridae [syn: {genus Istiophorus}]

Istiophorus albicans
n : a kind of sailfish [syn: {Atlantic sailfish}]

Isuprel
n : drug (trade name Isuprel) used to treat bronchial asthma and to stimulate the heart [syn: {isoproterenol}]

Isuridae
n : in some classifications another name for the family Lamnidae [syn: {family Isuridae}]

Isurus
n : mako sharks [syn: {genus Isurus}]

Isurus glaucus
n : common blue-gray shark of southwest Pacific; sport and food fish [syn: {bonito shark}, {blue pointed}]

Isurus oxyrhincus
n : very swift active bluish shark found worldwide in warm waters; important game fish [syn: {shortfin mako}]

Isurus paucus
n : similar to shortfin mako but darker blue [syn: {longfin mako}]

itaconic acid
n : a crystalline carboxylic acid; occurs in some fermentations of sugars

Italia
n : a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD [syn: {Italy}, {Italian Republic}]

Italian
adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of Italy or its people or culture or language; "Italian cooking"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Italy
2: the Romance language spoken in Italy

Italian bee
n : yellowish honeybee resembling the Carniolan bee in its habits

Italian bread
n : unsweetened yeast-raised bread made without shortening and baked in long thick loaves with tapered ends

Italian capital
n : capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire [syn: {Rome}, {Roma}, {Eternal City}, {capital of Italy}]

Italian clover
n : southern European annual with spiky heads of crimson flower; extensively cultivated in United States for forage [syn: {crimson clover}, {Trifolium incarnatum}]

Italian cypress
n : tall Eurasian cypress with thin gray bark and ascending branches [syn: {Mediterranean cypress}, {Cupressus sempervirens}]

Italian dressing
n : a vinaigrette with garlic and herbs: oregano and basil and dill

Italian greyhound
n : a toy dog developed from the greyhound

Italian honeysuckle
n : deciduous climbing shrub with fragrant yellow-white flowers in axillary whorls [syn: {Italian woodbine}, {Lonicera caprifolium}]

Italian lira
n : formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100 centesimi [syn: {lira}]

Italian millet
n : coarse drought-resistant annual grass grown for grain, hay and forage in Europe and Asia and chiefly for forage and hay in United States [syn: {foxtail millet}, {Hungarian grass}, {Setaria italica}]

Italian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Italy

Italian parsley
n : a variety of parsley having flat leaves [syn: {flat-leaf parsley}, {Petroselinum crispum neapolitanum}]

Italian Peninsula
n : a boot-shaped peninsula in southern Europe extending into the Mediterranean Sea

Italian region
n : Italy is divided into 20 regions for administrative purposes

Italian Renaissance
n : the early period when Italy was the center of the Renaissance

Italian Republic
n : a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD [syn: {Italy}, {Italia}]

Italian rice
n : rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with grated cheese [syn: {risotto}]

Italian rye
n : European grass much used for hay and in United States also for turf and green manure [syn: {Italian ryegrass}, {Lolium multiflorum}]

Italian ryegrass
n : European grass much used for hay and in United States also for turf and green manure [syn: {Italian rye}, {Lolium multiflorum}]

Italian sandwich
n : a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States [syn: {bomber}, {grinder}, {hero}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy}, {Cuban sandwich}, {poor boy}, {sub}, {submarine}, {submarine sandwich}, {torpedo}, {wedge}, {zep}]

Italian sonnet
n : a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd [syn: {Petrarchan sonnet}]

Italian vegetable marrow
n : squash plant having dark green fruit with skin mottled with light green or yellow [syn: {cocozelle}]

Italian vermouth
n : sweet dark amber variety [syn: {sweet vermouth}]

Italian woodbine
n : deciduous climbing shrub with fragrant yellow-white flowers in axillary whorls [syn: {Italian honeysuckle}, {Lonicera caprifolium}]

Italian-speaking
adj : able to communicate in Italian

italic
adj 1: characterized by slanting characters; "italic characters"
2: of or relating to the Italic languages; "ancient Italic dialects"
n 1: a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
2: a branch of the Indo-European languages of which Latin is the chief representative [syn: {Italic language}]
3: a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right

Italic language
n : a branch of the Indo-European languages of which Latin is the chief representative [syn: {Italic}]

italicise
v : print in italics [syn: {italicize}]

italicize
v : print in italics [syn: {italicise}]

Italo Calvino
n : Italian writer of novels and short stories (born in Cuba) (1923-1987) [syn: {Calvino}]

Italy
n : a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD [syn: {Italian Republic}, {Italia}]

itch
n 1: a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation; "he has a bad case of the itch" [syn: {scabies}]
2: a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?" [syn: {urge}]
3: an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch [syn: {itchiness}, {itching}]
v 1: scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; "Don't scratch your insect bites!" [syn: {rub}, {scratch}]
2: have or perceive an itch; "I'm itching--the air is so dry!"
3: have a strong desire or urge to do something; "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight" [syn: {spoil}]

itch mite
n : whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other animals; "itch mites cause scabies" [syn: {sarcoptid}]

itchiness
n : an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch [syn: {itch}, {itching}]

itching
n : an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch [syn: {itch}, {itchiness}]

itchy
adj : unable to relax or be still; "a constant fretful stamping of hooves"; "itchy for excitement"; "a restless child" [syn: {fidgety}, {fretful}, {restless}]

itchy feet
n : very strong or irresistible impulse to travel [syn: {wanderlust}]

item
n 1: a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first" [syn: {point}]
2: a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; "they reduced the price on many items"
3: a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details" [syn: {detail}, {particular}]
4: an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information" [syn: {detail}, {point}]
5: an individual instance of a type of symbol; "the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'" [syn: {token}]
adv : (used when listing or enumerating items) also; "a length of chain, item a hook"-Philip Guedalla

item-by-item
adj : separate and distinct from others of the same kind; "mark the individual pages"; "on a case-by-case basis" [syn: {individual}, {case-by-case}]

itemisation
n : the act of making a list of items [syn: {listing}, {itemization}]

itemise
v 1: place on a list of items; "itemize one's tax deductions" [syn: {itemize}]
2: specify individually; "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug" [syn: {enumerate}, {recite}, {itemize}]

itemization
n : the act of making a list of items [syn: {listing}, {itemisation}]

itemize
v 1: specify individually; "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug" [syn: {enumerate}, {recite}, {itemise}]
2: place on a list of items; "itemize one's tax deductions" [syn: {itemise}]

iterate
v : to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request" [syn: {repeat}, {reiterate}, {ingeminate}, {restate}, {retell}]

iteration
n 1: (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated; "the solution took hundreds of iterations" [syn: {loop}]
2: (computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained; "the solution is obtained by iteration" [syn: {looping}]
3: doing or saying again; a repeated performance

iterative
adj : marked by tedious repetition [syn: {reiterative}, {repetitious}, {repetitive}]

Ithaca
n 1: a college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga
2: a Greek island west of Greece; in Homeric legend Odysseus was its king [syn: {Ithaki}]

Ithaki
n : a Greek island west of Greece; in Homeric legend Odysseus was its king [syn: {Ithaca}]

Ithunn
n : goddess of spring and wife of Bragi; guarded the apples that kept the gods eternally young [syn: {Idun}]

itinerant
adj 1: traveling from place to place to work; "itinerant labor"; "an itinerant judge"
2: working for a short time in different places; "itinerant laborers"; "a road show"; "traveling salesman"; "touring company" [syn: {road}, {touring}, {traveling}]
n : an itinerant laborer who works for a short time in various places

itinerary
n 1: an established line of travel or access [syn: {path}, {route}]
2: a guidebook for travelers [syn: {travel guidebook}]
3: a proposed route of travel [syn: {travel plan}]

itinerate
v : travel from place to place, as for work; "an itinerating merchant"

itineration
n : journeying from place to place preaching or lecturing; a preaching tour or lecturing tour

itraconazole
n : an oral antifungal drug (trade name Sporanox) taken for cases of fungal nail disease [syn: {Sporanox}]

itsy-bitsy
adj : (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: {bitty}, {bittie}, {teensy}, {teentsy}, {teeny}, {wee}, {weeny}, {weensy}, {teensy-weensy}, {teeny-weeny}, {itty-bitty}]

itty-bitty
adj : (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: {bitty}, {bittie}, {teensy}, {teentsy}, {teeny}, {wee}, {weeny}, {weensy}, {teensy-weensy}, {teeny-weeny}, {itsy-bitsy}]

IUD
n : contraceptive device consisting of a piece of bent plastic or metal that is inserted through the vagina into the uterus [syn: {intrauterine device}]

iv
adj : being one more than three [syn: {four}, {4}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: {four}, {4}, {tetrad}, {quatern}, {quaternion}, {quaternary}, {quaternity}, {quartet}, {quadruplet}, {foursome}, {Little Joe}]
2: administration of nutrients through a vein [syn: {intravenous feeding}]

iva
n : any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers; common in moist areas (as coastal salt marshes) of eastern and central North America [syn: {marsh elder}]

Iva xanthifolia
n : tall annual marsh elder common in moist rich soil is central North America that can cause contact dermatitis; produces much pollen that is a major cause of hay fever [syn: {burweed marsh elder}, {false ragweed}]

Ivan III
n : grand duke of Muscovy whose victories against the Tartars laid the basis for Russian unity (1440-1505) [syn: {Ivan III Vasilievich}, {Ivan the Great}]

Ivan III Vasilievich
n : grand duke of Muscovy whose victories against the Tartars laid the basis for Russian unity (1440-1505) [syn: {Ivan III}, {Ivan the Great}]

Ivan IV
n : the first czar of Russia (1530-1584) [syn: {Ivan Iv Vasilievich}, {Ivan the Terrible}]

Ivan Iv Vasilievich
n : the first czar of Russia (1530-1584) [syn: {Ivan IV}, {Ivan the Terrible}]

Ivan Lendl
n : United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won several singles championships; in 1992 he became a United States citizen (born in 190) [syn: {Lendl}]

Ivan Pavlov
n : Russian physiologist who observed conditioned salivary responses in dogs (1849-1936) [syn: {Pavlov}, {Ivan Petrovich Pavlov}]

Ivan Petrovich Pavlov
n : Russian physiologist who observed conditioned salivary responses in dogs (1849-1936) [syn: {Pavlov}, {Ivan Pavlov}]

Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
n : Russian writer of stories and novels and plays (1818-1883) [syn: {Turgenev}, {Ivan Turgenev}]

Ivan the Great
n : grand duke of Muscovy whose victories against the Tartars laid the basis for Russian unity (1440-1505) [syn: {Ivan III}, {Ivan III Vasilievich}]

Ivan the Terrible
n : the first czar of Russia (1530-1584) [syn: {Ivan IV}, {Ivan Iv Vasilievich}]

Ivan Turgenev
n : Russian writer of stories and novels and plays (1818-1883) [syn: {Turgenev}, {Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev}]

Ivanov
n : Russian choreographer (1834-1905) [syn: {Lev Ivanov}]

Ives
n 1: United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954) [syn: {Charles Edward Ives}]
2: United States lithographer who (with his partner Nathaniel Currier) produced thousands of prints signed `Currier & Ives' (1824-1895) [syn: {James Ives}, {James Merritt Ives}]

ivied
adj : overgrown with ivy; "Harvard's ivied buildings" [syn: {ivy-covered}]

Ivor Armstrong Richards
n : English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979) [syn: {Richards}, {I. A. Richards}]

ivory
n 1: a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses [syn: {tusk}]
2: a shade of white the color of bleached bones [syn: {bone}, {pearl}, {off-white}]

ivory black
n : a black pigment made from grinding burnt ivory in oil

Ivory Coast
n : a republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; one of the most prosperous and politically stable countries in Africa [syn: {Cote d'Ivoire}, {Republic of Cote d'Ivoire}]

Ivory Coast franc
n : the basic unit of money in the Ivory Coast [syn: {Cote d'Ivoire franc}]

ivory gull
n : white arctic gull; migrates as far south as England and New Brunswick [syn: {Pagophila eburnea}]

ivory nut
n : nutlike seed of a South American palm; the hard white shell takes a high polish and is used for e.g. buttons [syn: {vegetable ivory}, {apple nut}]

ivory palm
n : a stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts [syn: {ivory-nut palm}, {ivory plant}, {Phytelephas macrocarpa}]

ivory plant
n : a stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts [syn: {ivory palm}, {ivory-nut palm}, {Phytelephas macrocarpa}]

ivory tower
n : a state of mind that is discussed as if it were a place; "he lived in the ivory tower of speculation"; "they viewed universities as ivory towers"

ivory tree
n : tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea [syn: {conessi}, {kurchi}, {kurchee}, {Holarrhena pubescens}, {Holarrhena antidysenterica}]

ivorybill
n : large black-and-white woodpecker of southern United States and Cuba having an ivory bill; nearly extinct [syn: {ivory-billed woodpecker}, {Campephilus principalis}]

ivory-billed woodpecker
n : large black-and-white woodpecker of southern United States and Cuba having an ivory bill; nearly extinct [syn: {ivorybill}, {Campephilus principalis}]

ivory-nut palm
n : a stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts [syn: {ivory palm}, {ivory plant}, {Phytelephas macrocarpa}]

IVP
n 1: X-ray picture of the kidneys and ureters after injection of a radiopaque dye [syn: {intravenous pyelogram}]
2: performing pyelography with intravenous injection of a contrast medium [syn: {intravenous pyelography}]

Ivry
n : a battle (1590) in which the Huguenots under Henry IV defeated the Catholics under the duke of Mayenne [syn: {battle of Ivry}, {Ivry la Bataille}]

Ivry la Bataille
n : a battle (1590) in which the Huguenots under Henry IV defeated the Catholics under the duke of Mayenne [syn: {Ivry}, {battle of Ivry}]

ivy
n : Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits [syn: {common ivy}, {English ivy}, {Hedera helix}]

ivy arum
n : evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated foliage [syn: {golden pothos}, {pothos}, {Epipremnum aureum}, {Scindapsus aureus}]

ivy family
n : mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: ginseng; hedera [syn: {Araliaceae}, {family Araliaceae}]

ivy geranium
n : a commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with peltate leaves and rosy flowers [syn: {ivy-leaved geranium}, {hanging geranium}, {Pelargonium peltatum}]

Ivy League
n : a league of universities and colleges in the northeastern United States that have a reputation for scholastic achievement and social prestige

Ivy Leaguer
n : a student or graduate at an Ivy League school

ivy-covered
adj : overgrown with ivy; "Harvard's ivied buildings" [syn: {ivied}]

ivy-leaved geranium
n : a commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with peltate leaves and rosy flowers [syn: {ivy geranium}, {hanging geranium}, {Pelargonium peltatum}]

IW
n : the use of information or information technology during a time of crisis or conflict to achieve or promote specific objectives over a specific adversary or adversaries; "not everyone agrees that information warfare is limited to the realm of traditional warfare" [syn: {information warfare}]

Iwo
n : a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945) [syn: {Iwo Jima}, {invasion of Iwo}]

Iwo Jima
n 1: the largest of the Volcano Islands of Japan
2: a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945) [syn: {Iwo}, {invasion of Iwo}]

I.W.W.
n : a former international labor union and radical labor movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905 and dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism; its membership declined after World War I [syn: {Industrial Workers of the World}, {IWW}]

IWW
n : a former international labor union and radical labor movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905 and dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism; its membership declined after World War I [syn: {Industrial Workers of the World}, {I.W.W.}]

ix
adj : denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten [syn: {nine}, {9}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one [syn: {nine}, {9}, {niner}, {Nina from Carolina}, {ennead}]

ixc
adj : being nine more than eighty [syn: {eighty-nine}, {89}]

Ixia
n : a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae [syn: {genus Ixia}]

ixl
adj : being nine more than thirty [syn: {thirty-nine}, {39}]

Ixobrychus
n : bitterns [syn: {genus Ixobrychus}]

Ixobrychus exilis
n : small American bittern [syn: {least bittern}]

Ixodes
n : type genus of the family Ixodidae [syn: {genus Ixodes}]

Ixodes dammini
n : a northeastern tick now recognized as same species as Ixodes scapularis [syn: {deer tick}]

Ixodes dentatus
n : usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to cottontail rabbits and wood rats

Ixodes neotomae
n : a tick that usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to dusky-footed wood rats

Ixodes pacificus
n : feeds on dusky-footed wood rat and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in western United States especially northern California [syn: {western black-legged tick}]

Ixodes persulcatus
n : bites humans; a vector for Lyme disease spirochete

Ixodes ricinus
n : parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit looping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system); a vector for Lyme disease spirochete [syn: {sheep-tick}, {sheep tick}]

Ixodes scapularis
n : parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States (especially New England); northern form was for a time known as Ixodes dammini (deer tick) [syn: {black-legged tick}]

Ixodes spinipalpis
n : usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to cottontail rabbits and wood rats

ixodid
n : ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head [syn: {hard tick}]

Ixodidae
n : hard ticks [syn: {family Ixodidae}]

Iyar
n : the eighth month of the civil year; the second month of the ecclesiastical year (in April and May) [syn: {Iyyar}]

Iyyar
n : the eighth month of the civil year; the second month of the ecclesiastical year (in April and May) [syn: {Iyar}]

Iz Al-Din Al-Qassam Battalions
n : the military arm of Hamas responsible for suicide bombings and other attacks on Israel [syn: {Qassam Brigades}, {Salah al-Din Battalions}]

Izaak Walton
n : English writer remember for his treatise on fishing (1593-1683) [syn: {Walton}]

Izanagi
n : the god who fathered the islands and gods of Japan with his sister Izanami

Izanami
n : sister and consort of Izanami; mother of the islands and gods of Japan

izar
n : a voluminous cotton outer garment (usually white) traditionally worn by Muslim women of northern Africa and the Middle East; covers the entire body

Izmir
n : a port city in western Turkey [syn: {Smyrna}]

izzard
n : the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet; "the British call Z zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee"; "he doesn't know A from izzard" [syn: {Z}, {zee}, {zed}, {ezed}]

J
n 1: a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second [syn: {joule}, {watt second}]
2: the 10th letter of the Roman alphabet

J. B. Rhine
n : United States parapsychologist (1895-1980) [syn: {Rhine}, {Joseph Banks Rhine}]

J. B. S. Haldane
n : Scottish geneticist (son of John Haldane) who contributed to the development of population genetics; a popularizer of science and a Marxist (1892-1964) [syn: {Haldane}, {John Burdon Sanderson Haldane}]

J. C. Maxwell
n : Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of light (1831-1879) [syn: {Maxwell}, {James Clerk Maxwell}]

J. Craig Ventner
n : United States geneticist who published the complete base sequences for all the genes of a free-living organism, the influenza bacterium; later led team that developed a first draft of the entire human genome (born in 1946) [syn: {Ventner}, {Craig Ventner}]

J. D. Salinger
n : United States writer (born 1919) [syn: {Salinger}, {Jerome David Salinger}]

J. E. Johnston
n : Confederate general in the American Civil War; led the Confederate troops in the West (1807-1891) [syn: {Johnston}, {Joseph Eggleston Johnston}]

J. Edgar Hoover
n : United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972) [syn: {Hoover}, {John Edgar Hoover}]

J. J. Hill
n : United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916) [syn: {Hill}, {James Jerome Hill}]

J. M. Barrie
n : Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937) [syn: {Barrie}, {James Barrie}, {James Matthew Barrie}, {Sir James Matthew Barrie}]

J. M. Synge
n : Irish poet and playwright whose plays are based on rural Irish life (1871-1909) [syn: {Synge}, {John Millington Synge}, {Edmund John Millington Synge}]

J. P. Morgan
n : United States financier and philanthropist (1837-1913) [syn: {Morgan}, {John Pierpont Morgan}]

J particle
n : a neutral meson with a large mass [syn: {psi particle}]

J. R. Firth
n : English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960) [syn: {Firth}, {John Rupert Firth}]

jab
n 1: a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist" [syn: {jabbing}, {poke}, {poking}, {thrust}, {thrusting}]
2: a quick short straight punch
3: the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs" [syn: {dig}]
v 1: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" [syn: {prod}, {stab}, {poke}, {dig}]
2: strike or punch quick and short blows
3: stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife" [syn: {stab}] [also: {jabbing}, {jabbed}]

Jabalpur
n : an industrial city of central India southeast of Delhi [syn: {Jubbulpore}]

Jabat al-Tahrir al-Filistiniyyah
n : a terrorist group formed in 1977 as the result of a split with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine; became a satellite of al-Fatah; made terrorist attacks on Israel across the Lebanese border [syn: {Palestine Liberation Front}, {PLF}]

jabbed
See {jab}

jabbed
jab
n 1: a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist" [syn: {jabbing}, {poke}, {poking}, {thrust}, {thrusting}]
2: a quick short straight punch
3: the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs" [syn: {dig}]
v 1: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" [syn: {prod}, {stab}, {poke}, {dig}]
2: strike or punch quick and short blows
3: stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife" [syn: {stab}] [also: {jabbing}, {jabbed}]

jabber
n : rapid and indistinct speech [syn: {jabbering}, {gabble}]
v : talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner [syn: {rant}, {mouth off}, {spout}, {rabbit on}, {rave}]

jabberer
n : someone whose talk is trivial drivel [syn: {driveller}]

jabbering
adj : talking idly or incoherently; "blithering (or blathering) idiot"; "jabbering children"; "gabbling housewives"; "a babbling hospital inmate" [syn: {blathering}, {blithering}, {babbling}]
n : rapid and indistinct speech [syn: {jabber}, {gabble}]

jabberwocky
n : nonsensical language (according to Lewis Carroll)

jabbing
See {jab}

jabbing
jab
n 1: a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist" [syn: {jabbing}, {poke}, {poking}, {thrust}, {thrusting}]
2: a quick short straight punch
3: the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs" [syn: {dig}]
v 1: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" [syn: {prod}, {stab}, {poke}, {dig}]
2: strike or punch quick and short blows
3: stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife" [syn: {stab}] [also: {jabbing}, {jabbed}]

jabbing
n : a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist" [syn: {jab}, {poke}, {poking}, {thrust}, {thrusting}]

jabiru
n 1: large mostly white Australian stork [syn: {policeman bird}, {black-necked stork}, {Xenorhyncus asiaticus}]
2: large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle [syn: {saddlebill}, {Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis}]
3: large white stork of warm regions of the world especially America [syn: {Jabiru mycteria}]

Jabiru mycteria
n : large white stork of warm regions of the world especially America [syn: {jabiru}]

jaboncillo
n : evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by native Americans [syn: {China tree}, {false dogwood}, {chinaberry}, {Sapindus saponaria}]

jabot
n : a ruffle on the front of a woman's blouse or a man's shirt

jaboticaba
n 1: small evergreen tropical tree native to Brazil and West Indies but introduced into southern United States; grown in Brazil for its edible tough-skinned purple grapelike fruit that grows all along the branches [syn: {jaboticaba tree}, {Myrciaria cauliflora}]
2: tough-skinned purple grape-like tropical fruit grown in Brazil

jaboticaba tree
n : small evergreen tropical tree native to Brazil and West Indies but introduced into southern United States; grown in Brazil for its edible tough-skinned purple grapelike fruit that grows all along the branches [syn: {jaboticaba}, {Myrciaria cauliflora}]

jacamar
n : tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage

jacaranda
n : an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black [syn: {Brazilian rosewood}, {caviuna wood}, {Dalbergia nigra}]

jacinth
n : a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone [syn: {hyacinth}]

jack
n 1: a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" [syn: {diddly-squat}, {diddlysquat}, {diddly-shit}, {diddlyshit}, {diddly}, {diddley}, {squat}, {shit}]
2: a man who serves as a sailor [syn: {mariner}, {seaman}, {tar}, {Jack-tar}, {old salt}, {seafarer}, {gob}, {sea dog}]
3: someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor [syn: {laborer}, {manual laborer}, {labourer}]
4: immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit of; its seeds are commonly roasted [syn: {jackfruit}, {jak}]
5: an electrical device consisting of a connector socket designed for the insertion of a plug
6: game equipment consisting of one of several small objects picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks
7: small flag indicating a ship's nationality
8: one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince [syn: {knave}]
9: tool for exerting pressure or lifting 10: any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm-temperate seas 11: male donkey [syn: {jackass}]
v 1: lift with a special device; "jack up the car so you can change the tire" [syn: {jack up}]
2: hunt with a jacklight [syn: {jacklight}]

jack bean
n : annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forage [syn: {wonder bean}, {giant stock bean}, {Canavalia ensiformis}]

Jack Benny
n : United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974) [syn: {Benny}, {Benjamin Kubelsky}]

jack crevalle
n : fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico [syn: {crevalle jack}, {Caranx hippos}]

Jack Dempsey
n : United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (1895-1983) [syn: {Dempsey}, {William Harrison Dempsey}, {The Manassa Mauler}]

Jack Frost
n : a personification of frost or winter weather

Jack Kennedy
n : 35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963) [syn: {Kennedy}, {John Fitzgerald Kennedy}, {JFK}, {President Kennedy}, {President John F. Kennedy}]

Jack Kerouac
n : United States writer who was a leading figure of the beat generation (1922-1969) [syn: {Kerouac}, {Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac}]

jack ladder
n : (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps [syn: {Jacob's ladder}, {pilot ladder}]

Jack Lemmon
n : United States film actor (born in 1925) [syn: {Lemmon}, {John Uhler}]

Jack London
n : United States writer of novels based on experiences in the Klondike gold rush (1876-1916) [syn: {London}, {John Griffith Chaney}]

jack mackerel
n : a California food fish [syn: {horse mackerel}, {Spanish mackerel}, {saurel}, {Trachurus symmetricus}]

Jack Nicklaus
n : United States golfer considered by many to be the greatest golfer of all time (born in 1940) [syn: {Nicklaus}, {Jack William Nicklaus}]

jack oak
n 1: a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad 3-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets [syn: {blackjack oak}, {blackjack}, {Quercus marilandica}]
2: small to medium deciduous oak of east central North America; leaves have sharply pointed lobes [syn: {northern pin oak}, {Quercus ellipsoidalis}]

Jack of all trades
n 1: a person able to do a variety of different jobs acceptably well
2: a man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks [syn: {handyman}, {odd-job man}]

jack off
v : get sexual gratification through self-stimulation [syn: {masturbate}, {wank}, {fuck off}, {she-bop}, {jerk off}]

jack pine
n : slender medium-sized 2-needled pine of eastern North America; with yellow-green needles and scaly gray to red-brown fissured bark [syn: {Pinus banksiana}]

jack plane
n : a carpenter's plane for rough surfacing

Jack Roosevelt Robinson
n : United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972) [syn: {Robinson}, {Jackie Robinson}]

jack salmon
n : pike-like freshwater perches [syn: {walleye}, {walleyed pike}, {Stizostedion vitreum}]

Jack the Ripper
n : an unidentified English murderer in the 19th century

jack up
v : lift with a special device; "jack up the car so you can change the tire" [syn: {jack}]

Jack William Nicklaus
n : United States golfer considered by many to be the greatest golfer of all time (born in 1940) [syn: {Nicklaus}, {Jack Nicklaus}]

jackal
n : Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair [syn: {Canis aureus}]

jack-a-lantern
n : a large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent [syn: {jack-o-lantern fungus}, {jack-o-lantern}, {Omphalotus illudens}]

jackanapes
n : someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous [syn: {whippersnapper}, {lightweight}]

jackass
n 1: a man who is a stupid incompetent fool [syn: {fathead}, {goof}, {goofball}, {bozo}, {goose}, {cuckoo}, {twat}, {zany}]
2: male donkey [syn: {jack}]

jackass bat
n : large spotted bat of southwestern United States having enormous ears [syn: {spotted bat}, {Euderma maculata}]

jackass penguin
n : small penguin of South America and southern Africa with a braying call [syn: {Spheniscus demersus}]

jackboot
n : (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot [syn: {Hessian boot}, {hessian}, {Wellington}, {Wellington boot}]

jack-by-the-hedge
n : European herb that smells like garlic [syn: {garlic mustard}, {hedge garlic}, {sauce-alone}, {Alliaria officinalis}]

jackdaw
n : common black-and-gray Eurasian bird noted for thievery [syn: {daw}, {Corvus monedula}]

jackeroos
See {jackaroo}

jacket
n 1: a short coat
2: an outer wrapping or casing; "phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets"
3: (dentistry) an artificial crown fitted over a broken or decayed tooth [syn: {jacket crown}]
4: the outer skin of a potato
5: the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition
v 1: provide with a thermally non-conducting cover; "The tubing needs to be jacketed"
2: put a jacket on; "The men were jacketed"

jacket crown
n : (dentistry) an artificial crown fitted over a broken or decayed tooth [syn: {jacket}]

jacket potato
n : a baked potato served with the jacket on

jackfishes
See {jackfish}

jackfruit
n 1: East Indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit and seeds [syn: {jackfruit tree}, {Artocarpus heterophyllus}]
2: immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit of; its seeds are commonly roasted [syn: {jak}, {jack}]

jackfruit tree
n : East Indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit and seeds [syn: {jackfruit}, {Artocarpus heterophyllus}]

jackhammer
n : a hammer driven by compressed air [syn: {air hammer}, {pneumatic hammer}]

Jackie Robinson
n : United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972) [syn: {Robinson}, {Jack Roosevelt Robinson}]

jacking off
n : slang terms for masturbation [syn: {jerking off}, {hand job}, {wank}]

jack-in-the-box
n : plaything consisting of a toy clown that jumps out of a box when the lid is opened [also: {jacks-in-the-box} (pl)]

jack-in-the-pulpit
n 1: common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries [syn: {Indian turnip}, {wake-robin}, {Arisaema triphyllum}, {Arisaema atrorubens}]
2: common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum [syn: {cuckoopint}, {lords-and-ladies}, {Arum maculatum}]

jackknife
n 1: a large knife with one or more folding blades [syn: {clasp knife}]
2: a dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out
v : dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife [also: {jackknives} (pl)]

jackknife clam
n : marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell [syn: {razor clam}, {knife-handle}]

jackknife-fish
n : black-and-white drumfish with an erect elongated dorsal fin [syn: {Equetus lanceolatus}]

jackknives
See {jackknife}

jackknives
jackknife
n 1: a large knife with one or more folding blades [syn: {clasp knife}]
2: a dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out
v : dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife [also: {jackknives} (pl)]

jacklight
n : a light used as lure in hunting or fishing at night
v : hunt with a jacklight [syn: {jack}]

jack-o'-lantern
n 1: a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground [syn: {friar's lantern}, {ignis fatuus}, {will-o'-the-wisp}]
2: lantern carved from a pumpkin

jack-o-lantern
n : a large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent [syn: {jack-o-lantern fungus}, {jack-a-lantern}, {Omphalotus illudens}]

jack-o-lantern fungus
n : a large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent [syn: {jack-o-lantern}, {jack-a-lantern}, {Omphalotus illudens}]

jackpot
n 1: the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker) [syn: {pot}, {kitty}]
2: any outstanding award

jackrabbit
n : large hare of western North America

jacks
n 1: plaything consisting of small 6-pointed metal pieces that are used (along with a ball) to play the game of jacks [syn: {jackstones}]
2: a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball [syn: {jackstones}, {knucklebones}]

jackscrew
n : screw-operated jack [syn: {screw jack}]

jacks-in-the-box
See {jack-in-the-box}

jacks-in-the-box
jack-in-the-box
n : plaything consisting of a toy clown that jumps out of a box when the lid is opened [also: {jacks-in-the-box} (pl)]

jacksmelt
n : large silversides of Pacific coast of North America [syn: {Atherinopsis californiensis}]

jacksnipe
n 1: a small short-billed Old World snipe [syn: {half snipe}, {Limnocryptes minima}]
2: American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting [syn: {pectoral sandpiper}, {Calidris melanotos}]

Jackson
n 1: English film actress who later became a member of Parliament (born in 1936) [syn: {Glenda Jackson}]
2: United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958) [syn: {Michael Jackson}, {Michael Joe Jackson}]
3: United States singer who did much to popularize gospel music (1911-1972) [syn: {Mahalia Jackson}]
4: United States civil rights leader who led a national anti-discrimination campaign and ran for presidential nomination (born in 1941) [syn: {Jesse Jackson}, {Jesse Louis Jackson}]
5: United States writer of romantic novels about the unjust treatment of Native Americans (1830-1885) [syn: {Helen Hunt Jackson}, {Helen Maria Fiske Hunt Jackson}]
6: general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863) [syn: {Thomas Jackson}, {Thomas J. Jackson}, {Thomas Jonathan Jackson}, {Stonewall Jackson}]
7: 7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845) [syn: {Andrew Jackson}, {Old Hickory}]
8: a town in western Wyoming
9: a town in western Tennessee 10: capital of the state of Mississippi on the Pearl river [syn: {capital of Mississippi}] 11: a town in south central Michigan

Jackson Pollock
n : United States artist famous for painting with a drip technique; a leader of abstract expressionism in America (1912-1956) [syn: {Pollock}]

Jacksonia
n : genus of yellow-flowered Australian unarmed or spiny shrubs without true leaves but having leaflike stems or branches [syn: {genus Jacksonia}]

Jacksonian
adj : of or pertaining to Andrew Jackson or his presidency or his concepts of popular democracy

Jacksonian epilepsy
n : focal epilepsy in which the attack usually moves from distal to proximal limb muscles on the same side of the body

Jacksonville
n : Florida's largest city; a port and important commercial center in northeastern Florida

jackstones
n 1: plaything consisting of small 6-pointed metal pieces that are used (along with a ball) to play the game of jacks [syn: {jacks}]
2: a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball [syn: {jacks}, {knucklebones}]

jackstraw
n : a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws [syn: {spillikin}]

jackstraws
n : a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others [syn: {spillikins}]

Jack-tar
n : a man who serves as a sailor [syn: {mariner}, {seaman}, {tar}, {Jack}, {old salt}, {seafarer}, {gob}, {sea dog}]

Jacob
n 1: French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920) [syn: {Francois Jacob}]
2: (Old Testament) son of Isaac; brother of Esau; father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel; Jacob wrestled with God and forced God to bless him, so God gave Jacob the new name of Israel (meaning `one who has been strong against God')

Jacob Epstein
n : British sculptor (born in the United States) noted for busts and large controversial works (1880-1959) [syn: {Epstein}, {Sir Jacob Epstein}]

Jacob Harmensen
n : Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609) [syn: {Arminius}, {Jacobus Arminius}, {Jakob Hermandszoon}]

Jacobean
adj : of or relating to James I or his reign or times; "Jacobean writers"
n : any distinguished personage during the reign of James I

Jacobean lily
n : Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower [syn: {Aztec lily}, {Strekelia formosissima}]

Jacobi
n : German mathematician (1804-1851) [syn: {Karl Gustav Jacob Jacobi}]

Jacobin
n : a member of the radical movement that instituted the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution

Jacobinic
adj : of or relating to the Jacobins of the French Revolution; "Jacobinic terrorism" [syn: {Jacobinical}]

Jacobinical
adj : of or relating to the Jacobins of the French Revolution; "Jacobinic terrorism" [syn: {Jacobinic}]

Jacobinism
n : the ideology of the most radical element of the French Revolution that instituted the Reign of Terror

Jacobite
n : a supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts

Jacobs
n 1: English writer of macabre short stories (1863-1943) [syn: {W. W. Jacobs}, {William Wymark Jacobs}]
2: United States writer and critic of urban planning (born in 1916) [syn: {Jane Jacobs}]
3: Dutch physician who opened the first birth control clinic in the world in Amsterdam (1854-1929) [syn: {Aletta Jacobs}]

Jacob's ladder
n 1: pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers [syn: {Greek valerian}, {charity}, {Polemonium caeruleum}, {Polemonium van-bruntiae}, {Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae}]
2: (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps [syn: {jack ladder}, {pilot ladder}]

Jacob's rod
n : asphodel having erect smooth unbranched stem either flexuous or straight

Jacob's staff
n : desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers [syn: {ocotillo}, {coachwhip}, {vine cactus}, {Fouquieria splendens}]

Jacobus Arminius
n : Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609) [syn: {Arminius}, {Jacob Harmensen}, {Jakob Hermandszoon}]

jaconet
n : a lightweight cotton cloth with a smooth and slightly stiff finish; used for clothing and bandages

Jacopo Robusti
n : Italian painter of the Venetian school (1518-1594) [syn: {Tintoretto}]

Jacquard
n 1: French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834) [syn: {Joseph M. Jacquard}, {Joseph Marie Jacquard}]
2: a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom
3: a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics [syn: {Jacquard loom}]

Jacquard loom
n : a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics [syn: {Jacquard}]

Jacqueline Cochran
n : United States aviator who held several speed records and headed the women's Air Force pilots in World War II (1910-1980) [syn: {Cochran}]

Jacquemier's sign
n : a purplish discoloration of the mucous membrane of the vagina that occurs early in pregnancy

Jacques Alexandre Cesar Charles
n : French physicist and uathor of Charles's law which anticipated Gay-Lussac's law (1746-1823) [syn: {Charles}, {Jacques Charles}]

Jacques Anatole Francois Thibault
n : French writer of sophisticated novels and short stories (1844-1924) [syn: {France}, {Anatole France}]

Jacques Bernoulli
n : Swiss mathematician (1654-1705) [syn: {Bernoulli}, {Jakob Bernoulli}, {James Bernoulli}]

Jacques Cartier
n : French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence river and laid claim to the region for France (1491-1557) [syn: {Cartier}]

Jacques Charles
n : French physicist and uathor of Charles's law which anticipated Gay-Lussac's law (1746-1823) [syn: {Charles}, {Jacques Alexandre Cesar Charles}]

Jacques Costeau
n : French underwater explorer (born in 1910) [syn: {Cousteau}, {Jacques Yves Costeau}]

Jacques Derrida
n : French philosopher and critic; exponent of deconstructionism (born in 1930) [syn: {Derrida}]

Jacques Etienne Montgolfier
n : French inventor who (with his brother Josef Michel Montgolfier) pioneered hot-air ballooning (1745-1799) [syn: {Montgolfier}]

Jacques Francois Antoine Ibert
n : French composer (1890-1962) [syn: {Ibert}]

Jacques Francois Fromental Elie Halevy
n : French operatic composer (1799-1862) [syn: {Halevy}, {Fromental Halevy}]

Jacques Germain Soufflot
n : French architect (1713-1780) [syn: {Soufflot}]

Jacques Lipchitz
n : United States sculptor (born in Lithuania) who pioneered cubist sculpture (1891-1973) [syn: {Lipchitz}]

Jacques Loeb
n : United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924) [syn: {Loeb}]

Jacques Louis David
n : French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French Revolution (1748-1825) [syn: {David}]

Jacques Lucien Monod
n : French biochemist who (with Francois Jacob) explained how genes are activated and suggested the existence of messenger RNA (1910-1976) [syn: {Monod}, {Jacques Monod}]

Jacques Marquette
n : French missionary who accompanied Louis Joliet in exploring the upper Mississippi River valley (1637-1675) [syn: {Marquette}, {Pere Jacques Marquette}]

Jacques Monod
n : French biochemist who (with Francois Jacob) explained how genes are activated and suggested the existence of messenger RNA (1910-1976) [syn: {Monod}, {Jacques Lucien Monod}]

Jacques Offenbach
n : French composer of many operettas and an opera (1819-1880) [syn: {Offenbach}]

Jacques Tati
n : French filmmaker (1908-1982) [syn: {Tati}, {Jacques Tatischeff}]

Jacques Tatischeff
n : French filmmaker (1908-1982) [syn: {Tati}, {Jacques Tati}]

Jacques Yves Costeau
n : French underwater explorer (born in 1910) [syn: {Cousteau}, {Jacques Costeau}]

Jacquinia
n : sometimes placed in family Myrsinaceae [syn: {genus Jacquinia}]

Jacquinia armillaris
n : small West Indian shrub or tree with hard glossy seeds patterned yellow and brown that are used to make bracelets [syn: {bracelet wood}]

Jacquinia keyensis
n : West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood [syn: {barbasco}, {joewood}]

jactation
n : (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness [syn: {jactitation}]

jactitate
v : move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed" [syn: {convulse}, {thresh}, {thresh about}, {thrash}, {thrash about}, {slash}, {toss}]

jactitation
n 1: speaking of yourself in superlatives [syn: {boast}, {boasting}, {self-praise}]
2: (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)
3: (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness [syn: {jactation}]

Jaculus
n : jerboas [syn: {genus Jaculus}]

Jaculus jaculus
n : a variety of jerboa

Jacuzzi
n : a large whirlpool bathtub with underwater jets that massage the body

jade
adj : similar to the color of jade; especially varying from bluish green to yellowish green [syn: {jade-green}]
n 1: a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite [syn: {jadestone}]
2: a woman adulterer [syn: {adulteress}, {fornicatress}, {hussy}, {loose woman}, {slut}, {strumpet}, {trollop}]
3: a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green [syn: {jade green}]
4: an old or over-worked horse [syn: {hack}, {nag}, {plug}]
v 1: get tired of something or somebody [syn: {tire}, {pall}, {weary}, {fatigue}]
2: exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {wear upon}, {tire out}, {wear}, {weary}, {wear out}, {outwear}, {wear down}, {fag out}, {fag}, {fatigue}] [ant: {refresh}]

jade green
n : a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green [syn: {jade}]

jade vine
n : vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for spectacular festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster claws [syn: {emerald creeper}, {Strongylodon macrobotrys}]

jaded
adj 1: exhausted; "my father's words had left me jaded and depressed"- William Styron [syn: {wearied}]
2: dulled by surfeit; "the amoral, jaded, bored upper classes"

jade-green
adj : similar to the color of jade; especially varying from bluish green to yellowish green [syn: {jade}]

jadeite
n : a hard green mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate in monoclinic crystalline form; a source of jade; found principally in Burma

jadestone
n : a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite [syn: {jade}]

jaeger
n : rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to make them drop their prey

Jafar
n : Indonesian terrorist and Islamic militant who commands the Laskar Jihad; uses violence to achieve political ends [syn: {Jaffar}, {Jaffar Umar Thalib}, {Jafar Umar Thalib}]

Jafar Umar Thalib
n : Indonesian terrorist and Islamic militant who commands the Laskar Jihad; uses violence to achieve political ends [syn: {Jaffar}, {Jafar}, {Jaffar Umar Thalib}]

Jaffa
n : a port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950 [syn: {Joppa}, {Yafo}]

Jaffa orange
n : sweet almost seedless orange of Israel

Jaffar
n : Indonesian terrorist and Islamic militant who commands the Laskar Jihad; uses violence to achieve political ends [syn: {Jafar}, {Jaffar Umar Thalib}, {Jafar Umar Thalib}]

Jaffar Umar Thalib
n : Indonesian terrorist and Islamic militant who commands the Laskar Jihad; uses violence to achieve political ends [syn: {Jaffar}, {Jafar}, {Jafar Umar Thalib}]

Jafnea semitosta
n : the fruiting bodies of this discomycete have a firm texture and long retain their cup shape; the pale brown interior blends with the color of dead leaves

jag
n 1: a sharp projection on an edge or surface; "he clutched a jag of the rock"
2: a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing
3: a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing [syn: {dag}]
4: a bout of drinking or drug taking
v : cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge [also: {jagging}, {jagged}]

Jagannath
n : an avatar of Vishnu [syn: {Jagannatha}, {Jagganath}, {Juggernaut}]

Jagannatha
n : an avatar of Vishnu [syn: {Jagannath}, {Jagganath}, {Juggernaut}]

Jagatai
n : a Turkic literary language of medieval central Asia (named for one of the sons of Genghis Khan) [syn: {Chagatai}, {Jaghatai}, {Eastern Turki}]

Jagganath
n : an avatar of Vishnu [syn: {Jagannath}, {Jagannatha}, {Juggernaut}]

jaggary
n : unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap [syn: {jaggery}, {jagghery}]

jagged
See {jag}

jagged
jag
n 1: a sharp projection on an edge or surface; "he clutched a jag of the rock"
2: a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing
3: a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing [syn: {dag}]
4: a bout of drinking or drug taking
v : cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge [also: {jagging}, {jagged}]

jagged
adj 1: having a sharply uneven surface or outline; "the jagged outline of the crags"; "scraggy cliffs" [syn: {jaggy}, {scraggy}]
2: having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed [syn: {erose}, {jaggy}, {notched}, {toothed}]

jaggedly
adv : with a ragged and uneven appearance; "a long beard, raggedly cut" [syn: {raggedly}]

jaggedness
n : something irregular like a bump or crack in a smooth surface

Jagger
n : English rock star (born in 1943) [syn: {Mick Jagger}, {Michael Philip Jagger}]

jaggery
n : unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap [syn: {jagghery}, {jaggary}]

jaggery palm
n : fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago [syn: {wine palm}, {kitul}, {kittul}, {kitul tree}, {toddy alm}, {Caryota urens}]

jagghery
n : unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap [syn: {jaggery}, {jaggary}]

jaggier
See {jaggy}

jaggier
jaggy
adj 1: having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed [syn: {erose}, {jagged}, {notched}, {toothed}]
2: having a sharply uneven surface or outline; "the jagged outline of the crags"; "scraggy cliffs" [syn: {jagged}, {scraggy}] [also: {jaggiest}, {jaggier}]

jaggiest
See {jaggy}

jaggiest
jaggy
adj 1: having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed [syn: {erose}, {jagged}, {notched}, {toothed}]
2: having a sharply uneven surface or outline; "the jagged outline of the crags"; "scraggy cliffs" [syn: {jagged}, {scraggy}] [also: {jaggiest}, {jaggier}]

jagging
See {jag}

jagging
jag
n 1: a sharp projection on an edge or surface; "he clutched a jag of the rock"
2: a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing
3: a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing [syn: {dag}]
4: a bout of drinking or drug taking
v : cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge [also: {jagging}, {jagged}]

jaggy
adj 1: having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed [syn: {erose}, {jagged}, {notched}, {toothed}]
2: having a sharply uneven surface or outline; "the jagged outline of the crags"; "scraggy cliffs" [syn: {jagged}, {scraggy}] [also: {jaggiest}, {jaggier}]

Jaghatai
n : a Turkic literary language of medieval central Asia (named for one of the sons of Genghis Khan) [syn: {Chagatai}, {Jagatai}, {Eastern Turki}]

jagua
n : tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruit [syn: {genipap fruit}, {marmalade box}, {Genipa Americana}]

jaguar
n : a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis [syn: {panther}, {Panthera onca}, {Felis onca}]

jaguarondi
n : long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat [syn: {jaguarundi}, {jaguarundi cat}, {eyra}, {Felis yagouaroundi}]

jaguarundi
n : long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat [syn: {jaguarundi cat}, {jaguarondi}, {eyra}, {Felis yagouaroundi}]

jaguarundi cat
n : long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat [syn: {jaguarundi}, {jaguarondi}, {eyra}, {Felis yagouaroundi}]

Jahvey
n : a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH [syn: {Yahweh}, {YHWH}, {Yahwe}, {Yahveh}, {YHVH}, {Yahve}, {Wahvey}, {Jahweh}, {Jehovah}, {JHVH}]

Jahweh
n : a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH [syn: {Yahweh}, {YHWH}, {Yahwe}, {Yahveh}, {YHVH}, {Yahve}, {Wahvey}, {Jahvey}, {Jehovah}, {JHVH}]

jai alai
n : a Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and a wickerwork racket [syn: {pelota}]

jail
n : a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) [syn: {jailhouse}, {gaol}, {clink}, {slammer}]
v : lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" [syn: {imprison}, {incarcerate}, {lag}, {immure}, {put behind bars}, {jug}, {gaol}, {put away}, {remand}]

jail cell
n : a room where a prisoner is kept [syn: {cell}, {prison cell}]

jail delivery
n : the use of force to liberate prisoners

jailbird
n : a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison [syn: {convict}, {con}, {inmate}, {gaolbird}]

jailbreak
n : an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned" [syn: {break}, {breakout}, {gaolbreak}, {prisonbreak}, {prison-breaking}]

jailed
adj : in captivity [syn: {captive}, {confined}, {imprisoned}]

jailer
n : someone who guards prisoners [syn: {prison guard}, {jailor}, {gaoler}, {screw}, {turnkey}]

jailhouse
n : a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) [syn: {jail}, {gaol}, {clink}, {slammer}]

jailor
n : someone who guards prisoners [syn: {prison guard}, {jailer}, {gaoler}, {screw}, {turnkey}]

Jain
adj : relating to or characteristic of Jainism; "Jain gods" [syn: {Jainist}]

Jainism
n 1: sect founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism
2: religion founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism; emphasizes asceticism and immortality and transmigration of the soul; denies existence of a perfect or supreme being

Jainist
adj : relating to or characteristic of Jainism; "Jain gods" [syn: {Jain}]
n : a believer in Jainism

Jaish-e-Muhammad
n : a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with Al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings [syn: {Jaish-i-Mohammed}, {JEM}, {Army of Muhammad}]

Jaish-i-Mohammed
n : a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with Al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings [syn: {Jaish-e-Muhammad}, {JEM}, {Army of Muhammad}]

jak
n : immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit of; its seeds are commonly roasted [syn: {jackfruit}, {jack}]

Jakarta
n : capital and largest city of Indonesia; located on the island of Java; founded by the Dutch in 17th century [syn: {Djakarta}, {capital of Indonesia}]

jakes
n : a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate [syn: {outhouse}, {privy}, {earth-closet}]

Jakob Behmen
n : German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624) [syn: {Boehme}, {Jakob Boehme}, {Bohme}, {Jakob Bohme}, {Boehm}, {Jakob Boehm}, {Behmen}]

Jakob Bernoulli
n : Swiss mathematician (1654-1705) [syn: {Bernoulli}, {Jacques Bernoulli}, {James Bernoulli}]

Jakob Boehm
n : German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624) [syn: {Boehme}, {Jakob Boehme}, {Bohme}, {Jakob Bohme}, {Boehm}, {Behmen}, {Jakob Behmen}]

Jakob Boehme
n : German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624) [syn: {Boehme}, {Bohme}, {Jakob Bohme}, {Boehm}, {Jakob Boehm}, {Behmen}, {Jakob Behmen}]

Jakob Bohme
n : German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624) [syn: {Boehme}, {Jakob Boehme}, {Bohme}, {Boehm}, {Jakob Boehm}, {Behmen}, {Jakob Behmen}]

Jakob Grimm
n : the older of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories; also author of Grimm's Law describing consonant changes in Germanic languages (1785-1863) [syn: {Grimm}, {Jakob Ludwig Karl Grimm}]

Jakob Hermandszoon
n : Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609) [syn: {Arminius}, {Jacobus Arminius}, {Jacob Harmensen}]

Jakob Liebmann Beer
n : German composer of operas in a style that influenced Richard Wagner (1791-1864) [syn: {Meyerbeer}, {Giacomo Meyerbeer}]

Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
n : German musician and Romantic composer of orchestral and choral works (1809-1847) [syn: {Mendelssohn}, {Felix Mendelssohn}]

Jakob Ludwig Karl Grimm
n : the older of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories; also author of Grimm's Law describing consonant changes in Germanic languages (1785-1863) [syn: {Grimm}, {Jakob Grimm}]

Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease
n : rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus; characterized by progressive dementia and gradual loss of muscle control [syn: {Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease}, {CJD}]

Jakobson
n : United States linguist (born in Russia) noted for his description of the universals of phonology (1896-1982) [syn: {Roman Jakobson}, {Roman Osipovich Jakobson}]

Jalalabad
n : a town in eastern Afghanistan (east of Kabul)

jalapeno
n 1: plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red [syn: {cayenne}, {cayenne pepper}, {chili pepper}, {chilli pepper}, {long pepper}, {Capsicum annuum longum}]
2: hot green or red pepper of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {jalapeno pepper}]

jalapeno pepper
n : hot green or red pepper of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {jalapeno}]

jalopy
n : a car that is old and unreliable; "the fenders had fallen off that old bus" [syn: {bus}, {heap}]

jalousie
n 1: a window with glass louvers [syn: {louvered window}]
2: a shutter made of angled slats

jam
n 1: preserve of crushed fruit
2: informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" [syn: {fix}, {hole}, {mess}, {muddle}, {pickle}, {kettle of fish}]
3: a dense crowd of people [syn: {crush}, {press}]
4: deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems [syn: {jamming}, {electronic jamming}]
v 1: press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium" [syn: {throng}, {mob}, {pack}, {pile}]
2: push down forcibly; "The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor"
3: crush or bruise; "jam a toe" [syn: {crush}]
4: interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station" [syn: {block}]
5: get stuck and immobilized; "the mechanism jammed"
6: crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked" [syn: {jampack}, {ram}, {chock up}, {cram}, {wad}]
7: block passage through; "obstruct the path" [syn: {obstruct}, {obturate}, {impede}, {occlude}, {block}, {close up}] [ant: {free}] [also: {jamming}, {jammed}]

jam session
n : an impromptu jazz concert

Jamaat ul-Fuqra
n : an Islamic terrorist group organized in the 1980s; seeks to purify Islam through violence; the cells in North American and the Caribbean insulate themselves from Western culture and will even attack other Muslims who they regard as heretics [syn: {Fuqra}, {Tanzimul Fuqra}]

Jamaica
n 1: a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism
2: an island in the West Indies south of Cuba and west of Haiti

Jamaica apple
n : large heart-shaped tropical fruit with soft acid pulp [syn: {bullock's heart}]

Jamaica bayberry
n : West Indian tree; source of bay rum [syn: {bayberry}, {bay-rum tree}, {wild cinnamon}, {Pimenta acris}]

Jamaica caper tree
n : shrub of southern Florida to West Indies [syn: {caper tree}, {Capparis cynophallophora}]

Jamaica dogwood
n : small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons [syn: {fish fuddle}, {Piscidia piscipula}, {Piscidia erythrina}]

Jamaica honeysuckle
n : West Indian passionflower; cultivated for its yellow edible fruit [syn: {yellow granadilla}, {Passiflora laurifolia}]

Jamaica quassia
n 1: similar to the extract from Quassia amara
2: West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia [syn: {bitterwood}, {Picrasma excelsa}, {Picrasma excelsum}]

Jamaica rum
n : heavy pungent rum from Jamaica

Jamaica shorts
n : (usually in the plural) short pants that end at the knee [syn: {Bermuda shorts}]

Jamaica sorrel
n : East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber [syn: {roselle}, {rozelle}, {sorrel}, {red sorrel}, {Hibiscus sabdariffa}]

Jamaican
adj : of or relating to Jamaica (the island or the country) or to its inhabitants; "Jamaican rum"; "the Jamaican Prime Minister"
n : a native or inhabitant of Jamaica

Jamaican capital
n : capital and largest city of Jamaica [syn: {Kingston}, {capital of Jamaica}]

Jamaican cherry
n : a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves [syn: {calabur tree}, {calabura}, {silk wood}, {silkwood}, {Muntingia calabura}]

Jamaican dollar
n : the basic unit of money in Jamaica

jamais vu
n : the experience of being unfamiliar with a person or situation that is actually very familiar; associated with certain types of epilepsy

jamb
n : upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame

jambalaya
n : spicy Creole dish of rice and ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish with tomatoes, peppers, onions, and celery

jambeau
n : armor plate that protects legs below the knee [syn: {greave}, {greaves}] [also: {jambeaux} (pl)]

jambeaux
See {jambeau}

jambeaux
jambeau
n : armor plate that protects legs below the knee [syn: {greave}, {greaves}] [also: {jambeaux} (pl)]

jamberry
n 1: Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes [syn: {tomatillo}, {miltomate}, {purple ground cherry}, {Physalis philadelphica}]
2: annual of Mexico and southern United States having edible purplish viscid fruit resembling small tomatoes [syn: {tomatillo}, {Mexican husk tomato}, {Physalis ixocarpa}]

jambon
n : meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked) [syn: {ham}, {gammon}]

jamboree
n : a gay festivity [syn: {gala}, {gala affair}, {blowout}]

Jambos
n : used in some classifications for rose apples (Eugenia jambos) [syn: {genus Jambos}]

jambosa
n : tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible fruit [syn: {rose apple}, {rose-apple tree}, {Eugenia jambos}]

James
n 1: United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks in the West until he was murdered by a member of his own gang (1847-1882) [syn: {Jesse James}]
2: United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910) [syn: {William James}]
3: writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916) [syn: {Henry James}]
4: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament [syn: {Saint James}, {St. James}, {Saint James the Apostle}, {St. James the Apostle}]
5: a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads [syn: {James River}]
6: a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri [syn: {James River}]
7: a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle [syn: {Epistle of James}]

James A. Garfield
n : 20th President of the United States; assassinated by a frustrated office-seeker (1831-1881) [syn: {Garfield}, {James Garfield}, {James Abraham Garfield}, {President Garfield}]

James Abbott McNeill Whistler
n : United States painter (1834-1903) [syn: {Whistler}]

James Abraham Garfield
n : 20th President of the United States; assassinated by a frustrated office-seeker (1831-1881) [syn: {Garfield}, {James Garfield}, {James A. Garfield}, {President Garfield}]

James Agee
n : United States novelist (1909-1955) [syn: {Agee}]

James Albert Michener
n : United States writer of historical novels (1907-1997) [syn: {Michener}, {James Michener}]

James Alfred Van Allen
n : United States physicist who discovered two belts of charged particles from the solar wind trapped by the Earth's magnetic field (born in 1914) [syn: {Van Allen}]

James Arthur Baldwin
n : United States author who was an outspoken citic of racism (1924-1987) [syn: {Baldwin}, {James Baldwin}]

James Augustine Aloysius Joyce
n : influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941) [syn: {Joyce}, {James Joyce}]

James Augustus Henry Murray
n : Scottish philologist and first lexicographer of the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915) [syn: {Murray}, {James Murray}, {James Augustus Murray}, {Sir James Murray}, {Sir James Augustus Murray}, {Sir James Augustus Henry Murray}]

James Augustus Murray
n : Scottish philologist and first lexicographer of the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915) [syn: {Murray}, {James Murray}, {James Augustus Henry Murray}, {Sir James Murray}, {Sir James Augustus Murray}, {Sir James Augustus Henry Murray}]

James Baldwin
n : United States author who was an outspoken citic of racism (1924-1987) [syn: {Baldwin}, {James Arthur Baldwin}]

James Barrie
n : Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937) [syn: {Barrie}, {J. M. Barrie}, {James Matthew Barrie}, {Sir James Matthew Barrie}]

James Bay
n : the southern extension of Hudson Bay in Canada between western Quebec and northeastern Ontario

James Bernoulli
n : Swiss mathematician (1654-1705) [syn: {Bernoulli}, {Jakob Bernoulli}, {Jacques Bernoulli}]

James Bond
n : British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming [syn: {Bond}]

James Boswell
n : Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795) [syn: {Boswell}]

James Bowie
n : United States pioneer and hero of the Texas revolt against Mexico; he shared command of the garrison that resisted the Mexican attack on the Alamo where he died (1796-1836) [syn: {Bowie}, {Jim Bowie}]

James Branch Cabell
n : United States writer of satirical novels (1879-1958) [syn: {Cabell}]

James Buchanan
n : 15th President of the United States (1791-1868) [syn: {Buchanan}, {President Buchanan}]

James Buchanan Brady
n : United States financier noted for his love of diamonds and his extravagant lifestyle (1856-1917) [syn: {Brady}, {Diamond Jim Brady}, {Diamond Jim}]

James Butler Hickock
n : frontier marshal whose adventures have become legendary (1837-1876) [syn: {Hickock}, {Wild Bill Hickock}]

James Byron Dean
n : United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955) [syn: {Dean}, {James Dean}]

James Cagney
n : United States film actor known for his portrayals of tough characters (1899-1986) [syn: {Cagney}, {Jimmy Cagney}]

James Clark Ross
n : British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862) [syn: {Ross}, {Sir James Clark Ross}]

James Clerk Maxwell
n : Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of light (1831-1879) [syn: {Maxwell}, {J. C. Maxwell}]

James Cleveland Owens
n : United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980) [syn: {Owens}, {Jesse Owens}]

James Cook
n : English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779) [syn: {Cook}, {Captain Cook}, {Captain James Cook}]

James Crichton
n : Scottish man of letters and adventurer (1560-1582) [syn: {Crichton}, {The Admirable Crichton}]

James Dean
n : United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955) [syn: {Dean}, {James Byron Dean}]

James Dewey Watson
n : United States geneticist who (with Crick in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (born in 1928) [syn: {Watson}, {James Watson}]

James Douglas Morrison
n : United States rock singer (1943-1971) [syn: {Morrison}, {Jim Morrison}]

James Earl Carter
n : 39th President of the United States (1924-) [syn: {Carter}, {Jimmy Carter}, {James Earl Carter Jr.}, {President Carter}]

James Earl Carter Jr.
n : 39th President of the United States (1924-) [syn: {Carter}, {Jimmy Carter}, {James Earl Carter}, {President Carter}]

James Edmund Scripps
n : United States newspaper publisher and half-brother of Edward Wyllis Scripps (1835-1908) [syn: {Scripps}]

James Edward Meade
n : English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907) [syn: {Meade}]

James Fenimore Cooper
n : United States novelist noted for his stories of indians and the frontier life (1789-1851) [syn: {Cooper}]

James Francis Thorpe
n : outstanding United States athlete (1888-1953) [syn: {Thorpe}, {Jim Thorpe}]

James Franck
n : United States physicist (born in Germany) who with Gustav Hertz performed an electron scattering experiment that proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Niels Bohr (1882-1964) [syn: {Franck}]

James Garfield
n : 20th President of the United States; assassinated by a frustrated office-seeker (1831-1881) [syn: {Garfield}, {James A. Garfield}, {James Abraham Garfield}, {President Garfield}]

James George Frazer
n : English social anthropologist noted for studies of primitive religion and magic (1854-1941) [syn: {Frazer}, {Sir James George Frazer}]

James Grover Thurber
n : United States humorist and cartoonist who published collections of essays and stories (1894-1961) [syn: {Thurber}, {James Thurber}]

James Hargreaves
n : English inventor of the spinning jenny (1720-1778) [syn: {Hargreaves}]

James Harold Doolittle
n : United States Air Force officer who electrified the world in 1942 by leading a squadron of 16 bombers on a daylight raid over Tokyo (1896-1993) [syn: {Doolittle}, {Jimmy Doolittle}]

James Harvey Robinson
n : United States historian who stressed the importance of intellectual and social events for the course of history (1863-1936) [syn: {Robinson}]

James Henry Leigh Hunt
n : British writer who defended the romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859) [syn: {Hunt}, {Leigh Hunt}]

James Hogg
n : Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835) [syn: {Hogg}]

James Howard Meredith
n : United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933) [syn: {Meredith}, {James Meredith}]

James Hutton
n : Scottish geologist who described the processes that have shaped the surface of the earth (1726-1797) [syn: {Hutton}]

James I
n : the first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1925 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; son of Mary Queen of Scots who succeeded Elizabeth I; alienated Parliament by claiming the divine right of kings (1566-1625)

James II
n : the last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701)

James IV
n : a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

James Ives
n : United States lithographer who (with his partner Nathaniel Currier) produced thousands of prints signed `Currier & Ives' (1824-1895) [syn: {Ives}, {James Merritt Ives}]

James Jerome Hill
n : United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916) [syn: {Hill}, {J. J. Hill}]

James John Corbett
n : United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933) [syn: {Corbett}, {Jim Corbett}, {Gentleman Jim}]

James Joseph Tunney
n : United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship by defeating Jack Dempsey twice (1898-1978) [syn: {Tunney}, {Gene Tunney}]

James Joyce
n : influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941) [syn: {Joyce}, {James Augustine Aloysius Joyce}]

James K. Polk
n : 11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849) [syn: {Polk}, {James Polk}, {James Knox Polk}, {President Polk}]

James Knox Polk
n : 11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849) [syn: {Polk}, {James Polk}, {James K. Polk}, {President Polk}]

James Langston Hughes
n : United States writer (1902-1967) [syn: {Hughes}, {Langston Hughes}]

James Leonard Farmer
n : United States civil rights leader who in 1942 founded the Congress of Racial Equality (born in 1920) [syn: {Farmer}]

James Madison
n : 4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836) [syn: {Madison}, {President Madison}]

James Maitland Stewart
n : United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997) [syn: {Stewart}, {Jimmy Stewart}]

James Marshall Hendrix
n : United States guitarist whose innovative style with electric guitars influenced the development of rock music (1942-1970) [syn: {Hendrix}, {Jimi Hendrix}]

James Mason
n : English film actor (1909-1984) [syn: {Mason}, {James Neville Mason}]

James Matthew Barrie
n : Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937) [syn: {Barrie}, {James Barrie}, {J. M. Barrie}, {Sir James Matthew Barrie}]

James McKeen Cattell
n : American psychologist and editor (1860-1944) [syn: {Cattell}]

James Meredith
n : United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933) [syn: {Meredith}, {James Howard Meredith}]

James Merritt Ives
n : United States lithographer who (with his partner Nathaniel Currier) produced thousands of prints signed `Currier & Ives' (1824-1895) [syn: {Ives}, {James Ives}]

James Michener
n : United States writer of historical novels (1907-1997) [syn: {Michener}, {James Albert Michener}]

James Mill
n : Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836) [syn: {Mill}]

James Monroe
n : 5th President of the United States; author of the Monroe Doctrine (1758-1831) [syn: {Monroe}, {President Monroe}]

James Murray
n : Scottish philologist and first lexicographer of the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915) [syn: {Murray}, {James Augustus Murray}, {James Augustus Henry Murray}, {Sir James Murray}, {Sir James Augustus Murray}, {Sir James Augustus Henry Murray}]

James Naismith
n : United States educator (born in Canada) who invented the game of basketball (1861-1939) [syn: {Naismith}]

James Neville Mason
n : English film actor (1909-1984) [syn: {Mason}, {James Mason}]

James Parkinson
n : English surgeon (1755-1824) [syn: {Parkinson}]

James Polk
n : 11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849) [syn: {Polk}, {James K. Polk}, {James Knox Polk}, {President Polk}]

James Prescott Joule
n : English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889) [syn: {Joule}]

James Riddle Hoffa
n : United States labor leader who was president of the Teamsters Union; he was jailed for trying to bribe a judge and later disappeared and is assumed to have been murdered (1913-1975) [syn: {Hoffa}, {Jimmy Hoffa}]

James River
n 1: a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads [syn: {James}]
2: a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri [syn: {James}]

James Scott Connors
n : outstanding United States tennis player (born in 1952) [syn: {Connors}, {Jimmy Conors}]

James Thomas Farrell
n : United States writer remembered for his novels (1904-1979) [syn: {Farrell}]

James Thomas Harris
n : Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931) [syn: {Harris}, {Frank Harris}]

James Thurber
n : United States humorist and cartoonist who published collections of essays and stories (1894-1961) [syn: {Thurber}, {James Grover Thurber}]

James Tobin
n : United States economist (1918-2002) [syn: {Tobin}]

James Usher
n : Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656) [syn: {Ussher}, {James Ussher}, {Usher}]

James Ussher
n : Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656) [syn: {Ussher}, {Usher}, {James Usher}]

James Watson
n : United States geneticist who (with Crick in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (born in 1928) [syn: {Watson}, {James Dewey Watson}]

James Watt
n : Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819) [syn: {Watt}]

James Whitcomb Riley
n : United States poet (1849-1916) [syn: {Riley}]

James William Fulbright
n : United States senator who is remembered for his creation of grants that fund exchange programs of teachers and students between the United States and other countries (1905-1995) [syn: {Fulbright}, {William Fulbright}]

James Wilson
n : American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798) [syn: {Wilson}]

James Wyatt
n : English architect (1746-1813) [syn: {Wyatt}]

Jamesonia
n : xerophytic ferns of South America [syn: {genus Jamesonia}]

Jamestown
n : a former village on the James River in Virginia north of Norfolk; site of the first permanent English settlement in America in 1607

Jamestown weed
n : intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits [syn: {jimsonweed}, {jimson weed}, {common thorn apple}, {apple of Peru}, {Datura stramonium}]

Jamison
n : United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1944) [syn: {Judith Jamison}]

jamjar
n : a jar for holding jellies or preserves [syn: {jampot}]

jammed
See {jam}

jammed
jam
n 1: preserve of crushed fruit
2: informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" [syn: {fix}, {hole}, {mess}, {muddle}, {pickle}, {kettle of fish}]
3: a dense crowd of people [syn: {crush}, {press}]
4: deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems [syn: {jamming}, {electronic jamming}]
v 1: press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium" [syn: {throng}, {mob}, {pack}, {pile}]
2: push down forcibly; "The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor"
3: crush or bruise; "jam a toe" [syn: {crush}]
4: interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station" [syn: {block}]
5: get stuck and immobilized; "the mechanism jammed"
6: crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked" [syn: {jampack}, {ram}, {chock up}, {cram}, {wad}]
7: block passage through; "obstruct the path" [syn: {obstruct}, {obturate}, {impede}, {occlude}, {block}, {close up}] [ant: {free}] [also: {jamming}, {jammed}]

jammed
adj : filled to capacity; "a suitcase jammed with dirty clothes"; "stands jam-packed with fans"; "a packed theater" [syn: {jam-pawncked}, {packed}]

jammer
n : a transmitter used to broadcast electronic jamming

jammier
See {jammy}

jammies
n : loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers [syn: {pajamas}, {pyjamas}, {pj's}]

jammiest
See {jammy}

jamming
See {jam}

jamming
jam
n 1: preserve of crushed fruit
2: informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" [syn: {fix}, {hole}, {mess}, {muddle}, {pickle}, {kettle of fish}]
3: a dense crowd of people [syn: {crush}, {press}]
4: deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems [syn: {jamming}, {electronic jamming}]
v 1: press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium" [syn: {throng}, {mob}, {pack}, {pile}]
2: push down forcibly; "The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor"
3: crush or bruise; "jam a toe" [syn: {crush}]
4: interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station" [syn: {block}]
5: get stuck and immobilized; "the mechanism jammed"
6: crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked" [syn: {jampack}, {ram}, {chock up}, {cram}, {wad}]
7: block passage through; "obstruct the path" [syn: {obstruct}, {obturate}, {impede}, {occlude}, {block}, {close up}] [ant: {free}] [also: {jamming}, {jammed}]

jamming
n : deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems [syn: {electronic jamming}, {jam}]

Jammu and Kashmir
n : an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India [syn: {Kashmir}, {Cashmere}]

jampack
v : crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked" [syn: {jam}, {ram}, {chock up}, {cram}, {wad}]

jampan
n : a kind of sedan chair used in India

jam-pawncked
adj : filled to capacity; "a suitcase jammed with dirty clothes"; "stands jam-packed with fans"; "a packed theater" [syn: {jammed}, {packed}]

jampot
n : a jar for holding jellies or preserves [syn: {jamjar}]

Jan
n : the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice [syn: {January}]

Jan Amos Komensky
n : Czech educational reformer (1592-1670) [syn: {Comenius}, {John Amos Comenius}]

Jan Christian Smuts
n : South African statesman and soldier (1870-1950) [syn: {Smuts}]

Jan Evangelista Purkinje
n : Bohemian physiologist remembered for his discovery of Purkinje cells and the Purkinje network (1787-1869) [syn: {Purkinje}, {Johannes Evangelista Purkinje}]

Jan Hendrix Oort
n : Dutch astronomer who proved that the galaxy is rotating and proposed the existence of the Oort cloud (1900-1992) [syn: {Oort}]

Jan Hus
n : Czechoslovakian religious reformer who anticipated the Reformation; he questioned the infallibility of the Catholic Church was excommunicated (1409) for attacking the corruption of the clergy; he was burned at the stake (1372-1415) [syn: {Huss}, {John Huss}, {Hus}]

Jan Swammerdam
n : Dutch naturalist and microscopist who proposed a classification of insects and who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and was the first to see red blood cells (1637-1680) [syn: {Swammerdam}]

Jan Tinbergen
n : Dutch economist noted for his work in econometrics (1903-1994) [syn: {Tinbergen}]

Jan van der Meer
n : Dutch painter renowned for his use of light (1632-1675) [syn: {Vermeer}, {Jan Vermeer}]

Jan van Eyck
n : Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of painting and who pioneered modern techniques of oil painting (1390-1441) [syn: {Eyck}, {van Eyck}]

Jan Vermeer
n : Dutch painter renowned for his use of light (1632-1675) [syn: {Vermeer}, {Jan van der Meer}]

Jane Austen
n : English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817) [syn: {Austen}]

Jane Doe
n : an unknown or fictitious woman who is a party to legal proceedings

Jane Fonda
n : United States film actress and daughter of Henry Fonda (born in 1937) [syn: {Fonda}]

Jane Goodall
n : English zoologist noted for her studies of chimpanzees in the wild (born in 1934) [syn: {Goodall}]

Jane Jacobs
n : United States writer and critic of urban planning (born in 1916) [syn: {Jacobs}]

Jane Seymour
n : Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537) [syn: {Seymour}]

jangle
n : a metallic sound; "the jingle of coins"; "the jangle of spurs" [syn: {jingle}]
v : make a sound typical of metallic objects; "The keys were jingling in his pocket" [syn: {jingle}, {jingle-jangle}]

jangling
adj : like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together; "cowboys with jangling spurs" [syn: {jangly}]

jangly
adj : like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together; "cowboys with jangling spurs" [syn: {jangling}]

Janis Joplin
n : United States singer who died of a drug overdose at the height of her popularity (1943-1970) [syn: {Joplin}]

janissary
n 1: a loyal supporter; "every politician has a following of janissaries"
2: a Turkish soldier

janitor
n : someone employed to clean and maintain a building

Jansen
n : Roman Catholic theologian (1585-1638) [syn: {Cornelis Jansen}, {Cornelius Jansenius}]

Jansenism
n : the Roman Catholic doctrine of Cornelis Jansen and his disciples; salvation is limited to those who are subject to supernatural determinism and the rest are assigned to perdition

Jansenist
n : an advocate of Jansenism

January
n : the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice [syn: {Jan}]

January 1
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st [syn: {Circumcision}, {Feast of the Circumcision}]
2: (Roman Catholic Church) a holy day of obligation [syn: {Solemnity of Mary}]
3: the first day of the year [syn: {New Year's Day}, {New Year's}]

January 19
n : celebrated in southern United States [syn: {Robert E Lee's Birthday}, {Robert E Lee Day}, {Lee's Birthday}]

January 20
n 1: a Christian holy day [syn: {Saint Agnes's Eve}]
2: the day designated for inauguration of the United States president [syn: {Inauguration Day}]

January 6
n : twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus [syn: {Epiphany}, {Epiphany of Our Lord}, {Twelfth day}, {Three Kings' Day}]

Janus
n : (Roman mythology) the Roman god of doorways and passages; is depicted with two faces on opposite sides of his head

Janus-faced
adj 1: having or concerned with polarities or contrasts; "a Janus-faced view of history"; "a Janus-faced policy"
2: marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray [syn: {ambidextrous}, {deceitful}, {double-dealing}, {duplicitous}, {two-faced}, {double-faced}, {double-tongued}]
3: having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past; "Janus the two-faced god" [syn: {two-faced}]

Jap
n : a person of Japanese descent [syn: {Nip}]

jap clover
n : an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States [syn: {japanese clover}, {japan clover}, {Lespedeza striata}]

Japan
n 1: a string of more than 3,000 islands east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean [syn: {Japanese Islands}, {Japanese Archipelago}]
2: a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building [syn: {Nippon}, {Nihon}]
3: lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer
4: lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient
v : coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan

Japan allspice
n : deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers [syn: {Japanese allspice}, {winter sweet}, {Chimonanthus praecox}]

Japan bittersweet
n : ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America [syn: {Japanese bittersweet}, {oriental bittersweet}, {Celastrus orbiculatus}, {Celastric articulatus}]

Japan cedar
n : tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood [syn: {Japanese cedar}, {sugi}, {Cryptomeria japonica}]

japan clover
n : an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States [syn: {japanese clover}, {jap clover}, {Lespedeza striata}]

Japan current
n : a warm ocean current that flows northeastwardly off the coast of Japan into the northern Pacific ocean [syn: {Kuroshio current}, {Kuroshio}]

Japan tallow
n : a yellow wax obtained from sumac berries; used in polishes [syn: {Japan wax}]

Japan Trench
n : a depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean northeast of Japan that reaches depths of 30,000 feet

Japan wax
n : a yellow wax obtained from sumac berries; used in polishes [syn: {Japan tallow}]

Japanese
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language; "the Japanese Emperoro"; "Japanese cars" [syn: {Nipponese}]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Japan [syn: {Nipponese}]
2: the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the Japanese people

Japanese allspice
n : deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers [syn: {Japan allspice}, {winter sweet}, {Chimonanthus praecox}]

Japanese andromeda
n : broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers [syn: {andromeda}, {lily-of-the-valley tree}, {Pieris japonica}]

Japanese angelica tree
n : deciduous clump-forming Asian shrub or small tree; adventive in the eastern United States [syn: {Aralia elata}]

Japanese apricot
n : Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits [syn: {mei}, {Prunus mume}]

Japanese Archipelago
n : a string of more than 3,000 islands east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean [syn: {Japan}, {Japanese Islands}]

Japanese banana
n : Asiatic banana plant cultivated especially as a foliage plant in Japan [syn: {Musa basjoo}]

Japanese barberry
n : compact deciduous shrub having persistent red berries; widespread in cultivation especially for hedges [syn: {Berberis thunbergii}]

Japanese barnyard millet
n : coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States [syn: {Japanese millet}, {billion-dollar grass}, {sanwa millet}, {Echinochloa frumentacea}]

Japanese beech
n : a beech native to Japan having soft light yellowish-brown wood

Japanese beetle
n : small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia; serious plant pest in North America [syn: {Popillia japonica}]

Japanese bittersweet
n : ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America [syn: {Japan bittersweet}, {oriental bittersweet}, {Celastrus orbiculatus}, {Celastric articulatus}]

Japanese black pine
n : large Japanese ornamental having long needles in bunches of 2; widely planted in United States because of its resistance to salt and smog [syn: {black pine}, {Pinus thunbergii}]

Japanese brome
n : grass of Mediterranean and temperate Asia [syn: {Japanese chess}, {Bromus japonicus}]

Japanese capital
n : the capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan [syn: {Tokyo}, {Tokio}, {Yeddo}, {Yedo}, {Edo}, {capital of Japan}]

Japanese carpet grass
n : lawn grass common in the Philippines; grown also in United States [syn: {Manila grass}, {Zoysia matrella}]

Japanese cedar
n : tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood [syn: {Japan cedar}, {sugi}, {Cryptomeria japonica}]

Japanese cherry
n : ornamental tree with inedible fruits widely cultivated in many varieties for its white blossoms [syn: {oriental cherry}, {Japanese flowering cherry}, {Prunus serrulata}]

Japanese chess
n : grass of Mediterranean and temperate Asia [syn: {Japanese brome}, {Bromus japonicus}]

Japanese chestnut
n : a spreading tree of Japan that has a short trunk [syn: {Castanea crenata}]

japanese clover
n : an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States [syn: {japan clover}, {jap clover}, {Lespedeza striata}]

Japanese crab
n : crabmeat usually canned; from Japan

Japanese deer
n : small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers [syn: {sika}, {Cervus nipon}, {Cervus sika}]

Japanese deity
n : a deity worshipped by the Japanese

Japanese flowering cherry
n 1: ornamental tree with inedible fruit widely cultivated in many varieties for its pink blossoms [syn: {Prunus sieboldii}]
2: ornamental tree with inedible fruits widely cultivated in many varieties for its white blossoms [syn: {oriental cherry}, {Japanese cherry}, {Prunus serrulata}]

Japanese honeysuckle
n : an Asiatic trailing evergreen honeysuckle with half-evergreen leaves and fragrant white flowers turning yellow with age; has become a weed in some areas [syn: {Lonicera japonica}]

Japanese hop
n : ornamental vine native to eastern Asia; cultivated for its variegated foliage [syn: {Humulus japonicus}]

Japanese iris
n : iris native to Japan having large showy flowers [syn: {Iris kaempferi}]

Japanese Islands
n : a string of more than 3,000 islands east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean [syn: {Japan}, {Japanese Archipelago}]

Japanese ivy
n : Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries [syn: {Boston ivy}, {Parthenocissus tricuspidata}]

Japanese lacquer tree
n : small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained [syn: {varnish tree}, {lacquer tree}, {Chinese lacquer tree}, {Japanese varnish tree}, {Japanese sumac}, {Toxicodendron vernicifluum}, {Rhus verniciflua}]

Japanese lawn grass
n : lawn grass common in China and Japan; grown also in United States [syn: {Korean lawn grass}, {Zoysia japonica}]

Japanese leaf
n : erect or partially climbing herb having large green or variegated leaves [syn: {Chinese evergreen}, {Aglaonema modestum}]

Japanese leek
n : Asiatic onion with slender bulbs; used as early green onions [syn: {Welsh onion}, {Allium fistulosum}]

Japanese lilac
n : lilac of northern China having ovate leaves and profuse early summer rose-lilac flowers [syn: {Syringa villosa}]

Japanese lime
n : medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental [syn: {Japanese linden}, {Tilia japonica}]

Japanese linden
n : medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental [syn: {Japanese lime}, {Tilia japonica}]

Japanese maple
n 1: ornamental shrub or small tree of Japan and Korea with deeply incised leaves; cultivated in many varieties [syn: {Acer palmatum}]
2: leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn; Japan [syn: {full moon maple}, {Acer japonicum}]

Japanese medlar
n : evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan [syn: {loquat}, {loquat tree}, {Japanese plum}, {Eriobotrya japonica}]

Japanese millet
n : coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States [syn: {billion-dollar grass}, {Japanese barnyard millet}, {sanwa millet}, {Echinochloa frumentacea}]

Japanese monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Japan

Japanese morning glory
n : annual Old World tropical climbing herb distinguished by wide color range and frilled or double flowers [syn: {Ipomoea nil}]

Japanese oak
n 1: oak with moderately light fine-grained wood; Japan [syn: {Quercus mongolica}, {Quercus grosseserrata}]
2: small evergreen tree of China and Japan [syn: {Lithocarpus glabra}, {Lithocarpus glaber}]

Japanese oyster
n : a large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay [syn: {Ostrea gigas}]

Japanese pagoda tree
n : handsome round-headed deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan [syn: {Chinese scholartree}, {Chinese scholar tree}, {Sophora japonica}, {Sophora sinensis}]

Japanese persimmon
n : small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit [syn: {kaki}, {Diospyros kaki}]

Japanese pink
n : very free-flowering variety distinguished by jagged-edged petals [syn: {Dianthus chinensis heddewigii}]

Japanese plum
n 1: small tree of China and Japan bearing large yellow to red plums usually somewhat inferior to European plums in flavor [syn: {Prunus salicina}]
2: evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan [syn: {loquat}, {loquat tree}, {Japanese medlar}, {Eriobotrya japonica}]
3: yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies [syn: {loquat}]

Japanese poinsettia
n : showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to Peru [syn: {mole plant}, {paint leaf}, {Euphorbia heterophylla}]

Japanese privet
n : evergreen shrub of Japan and Korea having small dark leaves and flowers in loose panicles; related to but smaller than Chinese privet [syn: {Ligustrum japonicum}]

Japanese quince
n : deciduous thorny shrub native to China having red or white blossoms [syn: {Chaenomeles speciosa}]

Japanese radish
n : radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked [syn: {daikon}, {Raphanus sativus longipinnatus}]

Japanese Red Army
n : a terrorist group organized in 1970 to overthrow the Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world revolution; is said to have close ties with Palestinian terrorists; "in 1972 the Japanese Red Army was responsible for a massacre at an airport in Israel" [syn: {JRA}, {Anti-Imperialist International Brigade}]

Japanese red pine
n : pine native to Japan and Korea having a wide-spreading irregular crown when mature; grown as an ornamental [syn: {Japanese table pine}, {Pinus densiflora}]

Japanese rose
n : vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock [syn: {multiflora}, {multiflora rose}, {baby rose}, {Rosa multiflora}]

Japanese snowbell
n : shrubby tree of China and Japan [syn: {Styrax japonicum}]

Japanese spaniel
n : breed of toy dogs originating in Japan having a silky black-and-white or red-and-white coat

Japanese spurge
n : slow-growing Japanese evergreen subshrub having terminal spikes of white flowers; grown as a ground cover [syn: {Pachysandra terminalis}]

Japanese stranglehold
n : a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arms are crossed in front of his own neck to exert pressure on his windpipe

Japanese sumac
n : small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained [syn: {varnish tree}, {lacquer tree}, {Chinese lacquer tree}, {Japanese lacquer tree}, {Japanese varnish tree}, {Toxicodendron vernicifluum}, {Rhus verniciflua}]

Japanese table pine
n : pine native to Japan and Korea having a wide-spreading irregular crown when mature; grown as an ornamental [syn: {Japanese red pine}, {Pinus densiflora}]

Japanese tree lilac
n : small tree of Japan having narrow pointed leaves and creamy-white flowers [syn: {Syringa reticulata}, {Syringa amurensis japonica}]

Japanese umbrella pine
n : tall evergreen having a symmetrical spreading crown and needles growing in whorls that resemble umbrellas at ends of twigs [syn: {Sciadopitys verticillata}]

Japanese varnish tree
n 1: small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained [syn: {varnish tree}, {lacquer tree}, {Chinese lacquer tree}, {Japanese lacquer tree}, {Japanese sumac}, {Toxicodendron vernicifluum}, {Rhus verniciflua}]
2: deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods [syn: {Chinese parasol tree}, {Chinese parasol}, {phoenix tree}, {Firmiana simplex}]

Japanese wistaria
n : having flowers of pink to mauve or violet-blue [syn: {Wisteria floribunda}]

Japanese yew
n : shrubby hardy evergreen of China and Japan having lustrous dark green foliage; cultivated in the eastern United States [syn: {Taxus cuspidata}]

Japanese-speaking
adj : able to communicate in Japanese

japanned
See {japan}

japanning
See {japan}

jape
n : a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at hisown jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point" [syn: {joke}, {gag}, {laugh}, {jest}]

Japheth
n : (Old Testament) son of Noah

japonica
n 1: greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant roselike flowers; cultivated in many varieties [syn: {Camellia japonica}]
2: deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms [syn: {maule's quince}, {Chaenomeles japonica}]

jar
n 1: a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
2: the quantity contained in a jar; "he drank a jar of beer" [syn: {jarful}]
3: a sudden impact; "the door closed with a jolt" [syn: {jolt}, {jounce}]
v 1: be incompatible; be or come into conflict; "These colors clash" [syn: {clash}, {collide}]
2: move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion [syn: {jolt}]
3: shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game" [syn: {shake up}, {bump around}]
4: affect in a disagreeable way; "This play jarred the audience"
5: place in a cylindrical vessel; "jar the jam" [also: {jarring}, {jarred}]

jar against
v : collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole" [syn: {run into}, {bump into}, {butt against}, {knock against}]

jarful
n : the quantity contained in a jar; "he drank a jar of beer" [syn: {jar}]

jargon
n 1: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" [syn: {cant}, {slang}, {lingo}, {argot}, {patois}, {vernacular}]
2: a colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon [syn: {jargoon}]
3: specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject

jargoon
n : a colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon [syn: {jargon}]

Jaroslav Hasek
n : Czech author of novels and short stories (1883-1923) [syn: {Hasek}]

jarred
See {jar}

jarred
jar
n 1: a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
2: the quantity contained in a jar; "he drank a jar of beer" [syn: {jarful}]
3: a sudden impact; "the door closed with a jolt" [syn: {jolt}, {jounce}]
v 1: be incompatible; be or come into conflict; "These colors clash" [syn: {clash}, {collide}]
2: move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion [syn: {jolt}]
3: shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game" [syn: {shake up}, {bump around}]
4: affect in a disagreeable way; "This play jarred the audience"
5: place in a cylindrical vessel; "jar the jam" [also: {jarring}, {jarred}]

Jarrell
n : United States poet (1914-1965) [syn: {Randall Jarrell}]

jarring
See {jar}

jarring
jar
n 1: a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
2: the quantity contained in a jar; "he drank a jar of beer" [syn: {jarful}]
3: a sudden impact; "the door closed with a jolt" [syn: {jolt}, {jounce}]
v 1: be incompatible; be or come into conflict; "These colors clash" [syn: {clash}, {collide}]
2: move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion [syn: {jolt}]
3: shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game" [syn: {shake up}, {bump around}]
4: affect in a disagreeable way; "This play jarred the audience"
5: place in a cylindrical vessel; "jar the jam" [also: {jarring}, {jarred}]

jarring
adj 1: making or causing a harsh and irritating sound; "the jarring noise of the iron gate scraping on the sidewalk"
2: characterized by rough motion; "a bumpy ride" [syn: {bumpy}, {jolting}, {jolty}]

jarringly
adv : in a manner that jars and irritates; "the piano was jarringly out of tune"

Jarvik artificial heart
n : a kind of artificial heart that has been used with some success [syn: {Jarvik heart}]

Jarvik heart
n : a kind of artificial heart that has been used with some success [syn: {Jarvik artificial heart}]

jasmine
n : any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia

Jasmine tobacco
n : South American ornamental perennial having nocturnally fragrant greenish-white flowers [syn: {flowering tobacco}, {Nicotiana alata}]

Jasminum
n : shrubs and woody climbers mostly of tropical and temperate Old World: jasmine; jessamine [syn: {genus Jasminum}]

Jasminum mesnyi
n : evergreen rambling yellow-flowered shrub of western China [syn: {primrose jasmine}]

Jasminum nudiflorum
n : deciduous rambling shrub widely cultivated for its winter-blooming yellow flowers [syn: {winter jasmine}]

Jasminum officinale
n : tall-climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea [syn: {common jasmine}, {true jasmine}, {jessamine}]

Jasminum sambac
n : East Indian evergreen vine cultivated for its profuse fragrant white flowers [syn: {Arabian jasmine}]

Jason
n : (Greek mythology) the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece

jasper
n : an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone

Jasper Johns
n : United States artist and proponent of pop art (born in 1930) [syn: {Johns}]

Jaspers
n : German psychiatrist (1883-1969) [syn: {Karl Jaspers}, {Karl Theodor Jaspers}]

jassid
n : a variety of leafhopper

Jassidae
n : family of small leafhoppers coextensive with the Cicadellidae and not distinguished from it in some classifications [syn: {family Jassidae}]

Jat
n : a member of an Indo-European people widely scattered throughout the northwest of the Indian subcontinent and consisting of Muslims and Hindus and Sikhs

jati
n : (Hinduism) a Hindu caste or distinctive social group of which there are thousands throughout India; a special characteristic is often the exclusive occupation of its male members (such as barber or potter)

Jatropha
n : a mainly tropical genus of American plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae [syn: {genus Jatropha}]

Jatropha curcus
n : small tropical American tree yielding purple dye and a tanning extract and bearing physic nuts containing a purgative oil that is poisonous in large quantities [syn: {physic nut}]

Jatropha stimulosus
n : a stinging herb of tropical America [syn: {spurge nettle}, {tread-softly}, {devil nettle}, {pica-pica}, {Cnidoscolus urens}, {Jatropha urens}]

Jatropha urens
n : a stinging herb of tropical America [syn: {spurge nettle}, {tread-softly}, {devil nettle}, {pica-pica}, {Cnidoscolus urens}, {Jatropha stimulosus}]

Jaun Gris
n : Spanish cubist painter (1887-1927) [syn: {Gris}]

jaundice
n 1: yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia [syn: {icterus}]
2: a sharp and bitter manner [syn: {bitterness}, {acrimony}, {acerbity}]
v 1: distort adversely; "Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment"
2: affect with, or as if with, jaundice

jaundice of the newborn
n : yellowish appearance in newborn infants; usually subsides spontaneously [syn: {physiological jaundice of the newborn}, {icterus neonatorum}]

jaundiced
adj 1: affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc [syn: {icteric}, {yellow}]
2: showing or affected by prejudice or envy or distaste; "looked with a jaundiced eye on the growth of regimentation"; "takes a jaundiced view of societies and clubs"

jaunt
n : a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field" [syn: {excursion}, {outing}, {junket}, {pleasure trip}, {expedition}, {sashay}]
v : make a trip for pleasure [syn: {travel}, {trip}]

jauntier
See {jaunty}

jauntier
jaunty
adj 1: marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: {dapper}, {dashing}, {natty}, {raffish}, {rakish}, {smart}, {spiffy}, {snappy}, {spruce}]
2: having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G. Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"- H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty optimist" [syn: {chipper}, {debonair}, {debonaire}] [also: {jauntiest}, {jauntier}]

jauntiest
See {jaunty}

jauntiest
jaunty
adj 1: marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: {dapper}, {dashing}, {natty}, {raffish}, {rakish}, {smart}, {spiffy}, {snappy}, {spruce}]
2: having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G. Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"- H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty optimist" [syn: {chipper}, {debonair}, {debonaire}] [also: {jauntiest}, {jauntier}]

jauntily
adv : in a jaunty fashionable manner; "his hat sat jauntily on his full brown hair"

jauntiness
n 1: stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance [syn: {nattiness}, {dapperness}, {rakishness}]
2: a breezy liveliness; "a delightful breeziness of manner" [syn: {breeziness}]

jaunting car
n : an open two-wheeled one-horse cart formerly widely used in Ireland [syn: {jaunty car}]

jaunty
adj 1: marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: {dapper}, {dashing}, {natty}, {raffish}, {rakish}, {smart}, {spiffy}, {snappy}, {spruce}]
2: having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G. Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"- H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty optimist" [syn: {chipper}, {debonair}, {debonaire}] [also: {jauntiest}, {jauntier}]

jaunty car
n : an open two-wheeled one-horse cart formerly widely used in Ireland [syn: {jaunting car}]

Java
n 1: an island in Indonesia south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions
2: a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans; "he ordered a cup of coffee" [syn: {coffee}]
3: a simple platform-independent object-oriented programming language used for writing applets that are downloaded from the World Wide Web by a client and run on the client's machine

Java finch
n : small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields [syn: {Java sparrow}, {ricebird}, {Padda oryzivora}]

Java man
n 1: a type of primitive man who lived in Java in the Paleolithic Age [syn: {Trinil man}]
2: fossil remains found in Java; formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus [syn: {Trinil man}]

Java olives
n : large tree of Old World tropics having foul-smelling orange-red blossoms followed by red pods enclosing oil-rich seeds sometimes used as food [syn: {kalumpang}, {Sterculia foetida}]

Java pepper
n : tropical southeast Asian shrubby vine bearing spicy berrylike fruits [syn: {cubeb}, {cubeb vine}, {Piper cubeba}]

Java sparrow
n : small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields [syn: {Java finch}, {ricebird}, {Padda oryzivora}]

Javan
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Java or its inhabitants; "Javanese temples"; "Javanese dialects" [syn: {Javanese}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Java [syn: {Javanese}]

Javanese
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Java or its inhabitants; "Javanese temples"; "Javanese dialects" [syn: {Javan}]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Java [syn: {Javan}]
2: the Indonesian language spoken on Java

Javanthropus
n : former genus of primitive man; now Homo soloensis: comprises Solo man [syn: {genus Javanthropus}]

Javel water
n : an aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite [syn: {Javelle water}, {eau de Javelle}]

javelin
n 1: an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible
2: a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events

javelina
n : dark gray peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States [syn: {collared peccary}, {Tayassu angulatus}, {Tayassu tajacu}, {Peccari angulatus}]

Javelle water
n : an aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite [syn: {Javel water}, {eau de Javelle}]

jaw
n 1: the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
2: the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
3: holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object [syn: {jaws}]
v 1: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn: {chew the fat}, {shoot the breeze}, {chat}, {confabulate}, {confab}, {chitchat}, {chatter}, {chaffer}, {natter}, {gossip}, {claver}, {visit}]
2: talk incessantly and tiresomely [syn: {yack}, {yack away}, {rattle on}, {yap away}]
3: chew (food); "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass" [syn: {chew}, {masticate}, {manducate}]
4: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {rebuke}, {rag}, {trounce}, {reproof}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {dress down}, {call down}, {scold}, {chide}, {berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]

Jawaharlal Nehru
n : Indian statesman and leader with Gandhi in the struggle for home rule; was the first prime minister of the Republic of India from 1947 to 1964 (1889-1964) [syn: {Nehru}]

jawan
n : (India) a private soldier or male constable

jawbone
n : the lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the mouth [syn: {lower jaw}, {mandible}, {mandibula}, {mandibular bone}, {submaxilla}, {lower jawbone}, {jowl}]
v : talk idly or casually and in a friendly way [syn: {shmooze}, {shmoose}, {schmooze}, {schmoose}]

jawbreaker
n 1: a large round hard candy
2: a word that is hard to pronounce

jawfish
n : small large-mouthed tropical marine fishes common along sandy bottoms; males brood egg balls in their mouths; popular aquarium fishes

jawless
adj : having no jaw

jawless fish
n : eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages including the cyclostomes and some extinct forms [syn: {jawless vertebrate}, {agnathan}]

jawless vertebrate
n : eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages including the cyclostomes and some extinct forms [syn: {jawless fish}, {agnathan}]

jaws
n : holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object [syn: {jaw}]

Jaws of Life
n : hydraulic tool inserted into a wrecked vehicle and used to pry the wreckage apart in order to provide access to people trapped inside

Jay
n 1: United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829) [syn: {John Jay}]
2: crested largely blue bird

Jay Cooke
n : United States financier who marketed Union bonds to finance the Civil War; the failure of his bank resulted in a financial panic in 1873 (1821-1905) [syn: {Cooke}]

Jay Gould
n : United States financier who gained control of the Erie Canal and who caused a financial panic in 1869 when he attempted to corner the gold market (1836-1892) [syn: {Gould}]

jaybird
n : common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey breast [syn: {blue jay}, {Cyanocitta cristata}]

Jayshullah
n : an indigenous Islamic terrorist group in Azerbaijan that attempted to bomb the United States embassy in 1999

jaywalk
v : cross the road at a red light

jaywalker
n : a reckless pedestrian who crosses a street illegally

jazz
n 1: empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz" [syn: {wind}, {idle words}, {nothingness}]
2: a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles
3: a style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large bands
v 1: play something in the style of jazz
2: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: {roll in the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with}, {get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate}, {have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw}, {fuck}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]

jazz around
v : wander aimlessly in search of pleasure [syn: {gallivant}, {gad}]

jazz band
n : a small band of jazz musicians [syn: {jazz group}, {combo}]

jazz festival
n : a festival that features performances by jazz artists

jazz group
n : a small band of jazz musicians [syn: {jazz band}, {combo}]

jazz musician
n : a musician who plays or composes jazz music [syn: {jazzman}]

jazz up
v : e.g.,make more interesting or lively; "juice up a party"; "pep up your paper" [syn: {juice up}, {pep up}, {ginger up}]

jazzier
See {jazzy}

jazzier
jazzy
adj 1: resembling jazz (especially in its rhythm)
2: (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display [syn: {flashy}, {gaudy}, {showy}, {sporty}] [also: {jazziest}, {jazzier}]

jazziest
See {jazzy}

jazziest
jazzy
adj 1: resembling jazz (especially in its rhythm)
2: (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display [syn: {flashy}, {gaudy}, {showy}, {sporty}] [also: {jazziest}, {jazzier}]

jazzman
n : a musician who plays or composes jazz music [syn: {jazz musician}]

jazzy
adj 1: resembling jazz (especially in its rhythm)
2: (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display [syn: {flashy}, {gaudy}, {showy}, {sporty}] [also: {jazziest}, {jazzier}]

JDAM
n : a pinpoint bomb guidance device that can be strapped to a gravity bomb thus converting dumb bombs into smart bombs [syn: {Joint Direct Attack Munition}]

je ne sais quois
n : something indescribable

jealous
adj 1: showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages; "he was never covetous before he met her"; "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"; "envious of their art collection" [syn: {covetous}, {envious}]
2: suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival; "a jealous lover" [syn: {green-eyed}, {overjealous}]

jealously
adv 1: with jealousy; "he guarded his privacy jealously"
2: with jealousy; in an envious manner; "he looked at his friend's new car jealously" [syn: {enviously}, {covetously}]

jealousy
n 1: a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival) [syn: {green-eyed monster}]
2: zealous vigilance; "cherish their official political freedom with fierce jealousy"-Paul Blanshard

jean
n 1: (usually plural) close-fitting pants of heavy denim for casual wear [syn: {blue jean}, {denim}]
2: a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric [syn: {denim}, {dungaree}]

Jean Anouilh
n : French dramatist noted for his reinterpretations of Greek myths (1910-1987) [syn: {Anouilh}]

Jean Antoine Watteau
n : French painter (1684-1721) [syn: {Watteau}]

Jean Arp
n : Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of Dadaism in Zurich; noted for abstract organic sculptures (1887-1966) [syn: {Arp}, {Hans Arp}]

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
n : French classical painter (1780-1867) [syn: {Ingres}]

Jean Baptiste Camille Corot
n : French painter of Italian landscapes (1796-1875) [syn: {Corot}]

Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
n : French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829) [syn: {Lamarck}, {Chevalier de Lamarck}]

Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur
n : French general who commanded French troops in the American Revolution, notably at Yorktown (1725-1807) [syn: {Rochambeau}, {Comte de Rochambeau}]

Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier
n : French mathematician who developed Fourier analysis and studied the conduction of heat (1768-1830) [syn: {Fourier}, {Baron Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier}]

Jean Baptiste Lully
n : French composer (born in Italy) who was the court composer to Louis XIV and founded the national French opera (1632-1687) [syn: {Lully}, {Lulli}, {Giambattista Lulli}]

Jean Baptiste Racine
n : French advocate of Jansenism; tragedian who based his works on Greek and Roman themes (1639-1699) [syn: {Racine}, {Jean Racine}]

Jean Bernard Leon Foucault
n : French physicist who determined the speed of light and showed that it travels slower in water than in air; invented the Foucault pendulum and the gyroscope (1819-1868) [syn: {Foucault}]

Jean Bernoulli
n : Swiss mathematician (1667-1748) [syn: {Bernoulli}, {Johann Bernoulli}, {John Bernoulli}]

Jean Caulvin
n : Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets (predestination and the irresistibility of grace and justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564) [syn: {Calvin}, {John Calvin}, {Jean Cauvin}, {Jean Chauvin}]

Jean Cauvin
n : Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets (predestination and the irresistibility of grace and justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564) [syn: {Calvin}, {John Calvin}, {Jean Caulvin}, {Jean Chauvin}]

Jean Chauvin
n : Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets (predestination and the irresistibility of grace and justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564) [syn: {Calvin}, {John Calvin}, {Jean Cauvin}, {Jean Caulvin}]

Jean Cocteau
n : French writer and film maker who worked in many artistic media (1889-1963) [syn: {Cocteau}]

Jean de La Fontaine
n : French writer who collected Aesop's fables and published them (1621-1695) [syn: {La Fontaine}]

Jean Edouard Vuillard
n : French painter (1868-1940) [syn: {Vuillard}, {Edouard Vuillard}]

Jean Francois Champollion
n : Frenchman and Egyptologist who studied the Rosetta stone and in 1821 became the first person to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics (1790-1832) [syn: {Champollion}]

Jean Francois Millet
n : French painter of rural scenes (1814-1875) [syn: {Millet}]

Jean Genet
n : French writer of novels and dramas for the theater of the absurd (1910-1986) [syn: {Genet}]

Jean Giraudoux
n : French novelist and dramatist whose plays were reinterpretations of Greek myths (1882-1944) [syn: {Giraudoux}, {Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux}]

Jean Harlow
n : United States film actress who made several films with Clark Gable (1911-1937) [syn: {Harlow}, {Harlean Carpenter}]

Jean Honore Fragonard
n : French artist whose rococo paintings typified the frivolity of life in the royal court of France in the 18th century (1732-1806) [syn: {Fragonard}]

Jean Laffite
n : French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826) [syn: {Laffite}, {Lafitte}, {Jean Lafitte}]

Jean Lafitte
n : French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826) [syn: {Laffite}, {Lafitte}, {Jean Laffite}]

Jean Louis Charles Garnier
n : French architect (1825-1898) [syn: {Garnier}]

Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz
n : United States naturalist (born in Switzerland) who studied fossil fish; recognized geological evidence that ice ages had occurred in North America (1807-1873) [syn: {Agassiz}, {Louis Agassiz}]

Jean Luc Godard
n : French film maker influenced by surrealism; early work explored the documentary use of film; noted for innovative techniques (born in 1930) [syn: {Godard}]

Jean Martin Charcot
n : French neurologist who tried to use hypnotism to cure hysteria (1825-1893) [syn: {Charcot}]

Jean Monnet
n : French economist who advocated a Common Market in Europe (1888-1979) [syn: {Monnet}]

Jean Nicholas Arthur Rimbaud
n : French poet whose work influenced the surrealists (1854-1891) [syn: {Rimbaud}, {Arthur Rimbaud}]

Jean Paul Marat
n : French revolutionary leader (born in Switzerland) who was a leader in overthrowing the Girondists and was stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday (1743-1793) [syn: {Marat}]

Jean Piaget
n : Swiss psychologist remembered for his studies of cognitive development in children (1896-1980) [syn: {Piaget}]

Jean Racine
n : French advocate of Jansenism; tragedian who based his works on Greek and Roman themes (1639-1699) [syn: {Racine}, {Jean Baptiste Racine}]

Jean Sibelius
n : Finnish composer (1865-1957) [syn: {Sibelius}, {Johan Julius Christian Sibelius}]

Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
n : French author of sophisticated comedies (1622-1673) [syn: {Moliere}]

Jean-Claude Duvalier
n : son and successor of Francois Duvalier as president of Haiti; he was overthrown by a mass uprising in 1986 (born in 1951) [syn: {Duvalier}, {Baby Doc}]

Jean-Frederic Joliot
n : French nuclear physicist who was Marie Curie's assistant and who worked with Marie Curie's daughter who he married (taking the name Joliot-Curie); he and his wife discovered how to synthesize new radioactive elements (1900-1958) [syn: {Joliot}, {Joliot-Curie}, {Jean-Frederic Joliot-Curie}]

Jean-Frederic Joliot-Curie
n : French nuclear physicist who was Marie Curie's assistant and who worked with Marie Curie's daughter who he married (taking the name Joliot-Curie); he and his wife discovered how to synthesize new radioactive elements (1900-1958) [syn: {Joliot}, {Jean-Frederic Joliot}, {Joliot-Curie}]

Jean-Jacques Rousseau
n : French philosopher and writer born in Switzerland; believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society; ideas influenced the French Revolution (1712-1778) [syn: {Rousseau}]

Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac
n : United States writer who was a leading figure of the beat generation (1922-1969) [syn: {Kerouac}, {Jack Kerouac}]

Jeanne Antoinette Poisson
n : French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose policies she influenced (1721-1764) [syn: {Pompadour}, {Marquise de Pompdour}]

Jeanne d'Arc
n : French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles VII crowned king; she was later tried for heresy and burned at the stake (1412-1431) [syn: {Joan of Arc}, {Saint Joan}]

Jeannette Rankin
n : leader in the women's suffrage movement in Montana; the first woman to serve in the United States House of Representatives (1880-1973) [syn: {Rankin}]

Jean-Paul Sartre
n : French writer and existentialist philosopher (1905-1980) [syn: {Sartre}]

Jean-Philippe Rameau
n : French composer of operas whose writings laid the foundation for the modern theory of harmony (1683-1764) [syn: {Rameau}]

Jebel Musa
n : a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules [syn: {Abila}, {Abyla}]

Jed'dah
n : port city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea; near Mecca [syn: {Jeddah}, {Jiddah}, {Jidda}]

Jeddah
n : port city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea; near Mecca [syn: {Jed'dah}, {Jiddah}, {Jidda}]

jeep
n : a car suitable for traveling over rough terrain [syn: {landrover}]

jeer
n : showing your contempt by derision [syn: {jeering}, {mockery}, {scoff}, {scoffing}]
v : laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" [syn: {scoff}, {flout}, {barrack}, {gibe}]

jeerer
n : someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision [syn: {scoffer}, {flouter}, {mocker}]

jeering
adj : abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'" [syn: {derisive}, {gibelike}, {mocking}, {taunting}]
n : showing your contempt by derision [syn: {jeer}, {mockery}, {scoff}, {scoffing}]

jeeringly
adv : in a disrespectful jeering manner [syn: {mockingly}, {gibingly}]

Jeffers
n : United States poet who wrote about California (1887-1962) [syn: {Robinson Jeffers}, {John Robinson Jeffers}]

Jefferson
n : 3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826) [syn: {Thomas Jefferson}, {President Jefferson}]

Jefferson City
n : capital of the state of Missouri; located in central Missouri on the Missouri river [syn: {capital of Missouri}]

Jefferson Davis
n : iAmerican statesman; president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War (1808-1889) [syn: {Davis}]

Jefferson Davis' Birthday
n : celebrated in southern United States [syn: {Davis' Birthday}, {June 3}]

Jeffersonian
adj : relating to or characteristic of Thomas Jefferson or his principles or theories; "Jeffersonian democracy"

Jeffrey pine
n : tall symmetrical pine of western North America having long blue-green needles in bunches of 3 and elongated cones on spreading somewhat pendulous branches; sometimes classified as a variety of ponderosa pine [syn: {Jeffrey's pine}, {black pine}, {Pinus jeffreyi}]

Jeffrey's pine
n : tall symmetrical pine of western North America having long blue-green needles in bunches of 3 and elongated cones on spreading somewhat pendulous branches; sometimes classified as a variety of ponderosa pine [syn: {Jeffrey pine}, {black pine}, {Pinus jeffreyi}]

jehad
n 1: a holy war waged by Muslims against infidels [syn: {jihad}, {international jihad}]
2: a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal [syn: {jihad}]

Jehovah
n 1: a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH [syn: {Yahweh}, {YHWH}, {Yahwe}, {Yahveh}, {YHVH}, {Yahve}, {Wahvey}, {Jahvey}, {Jahweh}, {JHVH}]
2: terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God [syn: {Godhead}, {Lord}, {Creator}, {Maker}, {Divine}, {God Almighty}, {Almighty}]

Jehovah's Witness
n : believer in imminent approach of the millennium; practitioner of active evangelism

Jehovah's Witnesses
n : Protestant denomination founded in the United States by Charles Taze Russell in 1884

jejunal artery
n : branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the jejunum [syn: {intestinal artery}]

jejune
adj 1: lacking in nutritive value; "the jejune diets of the very poor" [syn: {insubstantial}]
2: displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes" [syn: {adolescent}, {juvenile}, {puerile}]
3: lacking interest or significance; "an insipid personality"; "jejune novel" [syn: {insipid}]

jejunely
adv : in an immature manner; "his teenage son still behaves very immaturely" [syn: {immaturely}] [ant: {maturely}]

jejuneness
n 1: lacking and evidencing lack of experience of life [syn: {callowness}, {juvenility}]
2: the quality of being vapid and unsophisticated [syn: {jejunity}, {tameness}, {vapidity}, {vapidness}]
3: quality of lacking nutritive value [syn: {jejunity}]

jejunitis
n : inflammation of the jejunum of the small intestine

jejunity
n 1: the quality of being vapid and unsophisticated [syn: {jejuneness}, {tameness}, {vapidity}, {vapidness}]
2: quality of lacking nutritive value [syn: {jejuneness}]

jejunoileitis
n : inflammation of the jejunum and the ileum of the small intestine

jejunostomy
n : surgical creation of an opening between the jejunum and the anterior abdominal wall; will allow artificial feeding

jejunum
n : the part of the small intestine between the duodenum and the ileum

Jekyll and Hyde
n : someone with two personalities - one good and one evil

jell
v : become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme" [syn: {set}, {congeal}]

jellaba
n : a loose cloak with a hood; worn in the Middle East and northern Africa

jelled
adj : congealed into jelly; solidified by cooling; "in Georgia they serve congealed salads" [syn: {congealed}, {jellied}]

jellied
See {jelly}

jellied
adj : congealed into jelly; solidified by cooling; "in Georgia they serve congealed salads" [syn: {congealed}, {jelled}]

jellied
jelly
n 1: a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit
2: an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods [syn: {gelatin}]
3: a substance having the consistency of semi-solid foods
v : make into jelly; "jellify a liquid" [syn: {jellify}] [also: {jellied}]

jellified
See {jellify}

jellified
jellify
v 1: become jelly; "The sauce jellified"
2: make into jelly; "jellify a liquid" [syn: {jelly}] [also: {jellified}]

jellify
v 1: become jelly; "The sauce jellified"
2: make into jelly; "jellify a liquid" [syn: {jelly}] [also: {jellified}]

Jell-O
n : fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark Jell-O) made from a commercially prepared gelatin powder [syn: {jello}]

jello
n : fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark Jell-O) made from a commercially prepared gelatin powder [syn: {Jell-O}]

jelly
n 1: a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit
2: an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods [syn: {gelatin}]
3: a substance having the consistency of semi-solid foods
v : make into jelly; "jellify a liquid" [syn: {jellify}] [also: {jellied}]

jelly bean
n : sugar-glazed jellied candy [syn: {jelly egg}]

jelly doughnut
n : a raised doughnut filled with jelly or jam [syn: {Berlin doughnut}, {bismark}]

jelly egg
n : sugar-glazed jellied candy [syn: {jelly bean}]

jelly fungus
n : any fungus of the order Tremellales or Auriculariales whose fruiting body is jellylike in consistency when fresh

Jelly Roll Morton
n : United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941) [syn: {Morton}, {Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton}]

jellyfish
n 1: large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles [syn: {Portuguese man-of-war}, {man-of-war}]
2: any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans [syn: {medusa}, {medusan}] [also: {jellyfishes} (pl)]

jellyfishes
See {jellyfish}

jellyfishes
jellyfish
n 1: large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles [syn: {Portuguese man-of-war}, {man-of-war}]
2: any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans [syn: {medusa}, {medusan}] [also: {jellyfishes} (pl)]

jellyleaf
n : herb widely distributed in tropics and subtropics used for forage and medicinally as a demulcent and having a fine soft bast stronger than jute; sometimes an aggressive weed [syn: {Queensland hemp}, {Sida rhombifolia}]

jellylike
adj : thick like gelatin [syn: {gelatinous}, {gelatinlike}]

jellyroll
n : thin sheet of sponge cake spread with jelly and then rolled up to make a cylindrical cake [syn: {Swiss roll}]

JEM
n : a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with Al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings [syn: {Jaish-i-Mohammed}, {Jaish-e-Muhammad}, {Army of Muhammad}]

Jemaah Islamiyah
n : a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia [syn: {JI}, {Islamic Group}, {Islamic Community}, {Malaysian Mujahidin Group}, {Malaysia Militant Group}]

jemmied
See {jemmy}

jemmied
jemmy
n : a short crowbar; "in England they call a jimmy and jemmy" [syn: {jimmy}] [also: {jemmied}]

jemmy
n : a short crowbar; "in England they call a jimmy and jemmy" [syn: {jimmy}] [also: {jemmied}]

Jena
n : the battle in 1806 in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Prussians [syn: {Battle of Jena}]

Jenghiz Khan
n : Mongolian Emperor whose empire stretched from the Black Sea to the Pacific Ocean (1162-1227) [syn: {Genghis Khan}, {Jinghis Khan}]

Jenner
n : English physician who pioneered vaccination; Jenner inoculated people with small amounts of cowpox to prevent them from getting smallpox (1749-1823) [syn: {Edward Jenner}]

jennet
n : female donkey [syn: {jenny}, {jenny ass}]

Jenny
n 1: United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907) [syn: {William Le Baron Jenny}]
2: female donkey [syn: {jennet}, {jenny ass}]

jenny ass
n : female donkey [syn: {jennet}, {jenny}]

Jenny Lind
n : Swedish soprano who toured the United States under the management of P. T. Barnum (1820-1887) [syn: {Lind}, {Swedish Nightingale}]

jenny wren
n : and of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects [syn: {wren}]

Jens Otto Harry Jespersen
n : Danish linguist (1860-1943) [syn: {Jespersen}, {Otto Jespersen}]

Jensen
n : modernistic Danish writer (1873-1950) [syn: {Johannes Vilhelm Jensen}]

jeopardise
v : pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops" [syn: {endanger}, {jeopardize}, {menace}, {threaten}, {imperil}, {peril}]

jeopardize
v 1: pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops" [syn: {endanger}, {jeopardise}, {menace}, {threaten}, {imperil}, {peril}]
2: put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this" [syn: {venture}, {hazard}, {adventure}, {stake}]

jeopardy
n : a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard" [syn: {hazard}, {peril}, {risk}]

jerboa
n : mouselike jumping rodent

jerboa kangaroo
n : brush-tailed rat kangaroo [syn: {kangaroo jerboa}]

jerboa rat
n : large Australian rat with hind legs adapted for leaping

jeremiad
n : a long and mournful complaint; "a jeremiad against any form of government"

Jeremiah
n 1: (Old Testament) an Israelite prophet who is remembered for his angry lamentations (jeremiads) about the wickedness of his people (circa 626-587 BC)
2: a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah [syn: {Book of Jeremiah}]

Jeremy Bentham
n : English philosopher and jurist; founder of utilitarianism (1748-1831) [syn: {Bentham}]

Jerevan
n : capital of Armenia [syn: {Yerevan}, {Erivan}, {capital of Armenia}]

Jerez
n : a city in southwestern Spain that is famous for making sherry [syn: {Jerez de la Frontera}]

Jerez de la Frontera
n : a city in southwestern Spain that is famous for making sherry [syn: {Jerez}]

Jericho
n : a village in Jordan near the north end of the Dead Sea; in the Old Testament it was the first place taken by the Israelites under Joshua as the entered the Promised Land

jerk
n 1: a dull stupid fatuous person [syn: {dork}]
2: an abrupt spasmodic movement [syn: {jerking}, {jolt}]
3: (mechanics) the rate of change of velocity [syn: {rate of acceleration}]
4: a sudden abrupt pull [syn: {tug}]
v 1: pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open" [syn: {yank}]
2: move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The patient's legs were jerkings" [syn: {twitch}]
3: make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; "his face is twitching" [syn: {twitch}]
4: jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked" [syn: {buck}, {hitch}]
5: throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head" [syn: {flick}]

jerk off
v : get sexual gratification through self-stimulation [syn: {masturbate}, {wank}, {fuck off}, {she-bop}, {jack off}]

jerked meat
n : meat cut in strips and dried in the sun [syn: {jerky}]

jerker
n : someone who gives a strong sudden pull [syn: {yanker}]

jerkier
See {jerky}

jerkier
jerky
adj : not having a steady rhythm; "an arrhythmic heartbeat" [syn: {arrhythmic}, {jerking}, {unsteady}]
n : meat cut in strips and dried in the sun [syn: {jerked meat}] [also: {jerkiest}, {jerkier}]

jerkiest
See {jerky}

jerkiest
jerky
adj : not having a steady rhythm; "an arrhythmic heartbeat" [syn: {arrhythmic}, {jerking}, {unsteady}]
n : meat cut in strips and dried in the sun [syn: {jerked meat}] [also: {jerkiest}, {jerkier}]

jerkily
adv 1: with spasms; "the mouth was slightly open, and jerked violently and spasmodically at one corner" [syn: {spasmodically}]
2: with jerking motions; "She rose stiffly, jerkily from the window seat"

jerkin
n : a tight sleeveless and collarless jacket (often made of leather) worn by men in former times

jerkiness
n : the quality of being spasmodic and irregular [syn: {fitfulness}]

jerking
adj : not having a steady rhythm; "an arrhythmic heartbeat" [syn: {arrhythmic}, {jerky}, {unsteady}]
n : an abrupt spasmodic movement [syn: {jerk}, {jolt}]

jerking off
n : slang terms for masturbation [syn: {jacking off}, {hand job}, {wank}]

jerk-off
n : terms of abuse for a masturbator [syn: {tosser}, {wanker}]

jerkwater
adj : small and remote and insignificant; "a jerkwater college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns" [syn: {one-horse}, {pokey}, {poky}]

jerky
adj : not having a steady rhythm; "an arrhythmic heartbeat" [syn: {arrhythmic}, {jerking}, {unsteady}]
n : meat cut in strips and dried in the sun [syn: {jerked meat}] [also: {jerkiest}, {jerkier}]

Jeroboam
n 1: (Old Testament) first king of the northern kingdom of Israel who led Israel into sin (10th century BC) [syn: {Jeroboam I}]
2: a large wine bottle (holds 4/5 of a gallon) [syn: {double-magnum}]

Jeroboam I
n : (Old Testament) first king of the northern kingdom of Israel who led Israel into sin (10th century BC) [syn: {Jeroboam}]

Jerom Bos
n : Dutch painter (1450-1516) [syn: {Bosch}, {Hieronymus Bosch}]

Jerome
n : (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420) [syn: {Saint Jerome}, {St. Jerome}, {Hieronymus}, {Eusebius Hieronymus}, {Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus}]

Jerome David Kern
n : United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945) [syn: {Kern}, {Jerome Kern}]

Jerome David Salinger
n : United States writer (born 1919) [syn: {Salinger}, {J. D. Salinger}]

Jerome Kern
n : United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945) [syn: {Kern}, {Jerome David Kern}]

Jerome Robbins
n : United States choreographer who brought human emotion to classical ballet and spirited reality to Broadway musicals (1918-1998) [syn: {Robbins}]

Jerry
n : offensive terms for a person of German descent [syn: {Kraut}, {Krauthead}, {Boche}, {Hun}]

Jerry Lee Lewis
n : United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935) [syn: {Lewis}]

jerry-builder
n : someone who builds cheap buildings out of poor materials on speculation for a quick profit

jerry-building
n : construction of inferior buildings for a quick profit

jerry-built
See {jerry-build}

jerry-built
adj : of inferior workmanship and materials; "mean little jerry-built houses" [syn: {shoddy}]

jersey
n 1: a close-fitting pullover shirt [syn: {T-shirt}, {tee shirt}]
2: a slightly elastic machine-knit fabric
3: breed from the island of Jersey

Jersey City
n : a city in northeastern New Jersey (opposite Manhattan)

Jersey elm
n : a variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves [syn: {guernsey elm}, {wheately elm}, {Ulmus sarniensis}, {Ulmus campestris sarniensis}, {Ulmus campestris wheatleyi}]

Jersey fern
n : small short-lived fern of Central and South America [syn: {annual fern}, {Anogramma leptophylla}]

Jersey knapweed
n : a variety of knapweed

Jersey pine
n : common small shrubby pine of the eastern United States having straggling often twisted or branches and short needles in bunches of 2 [syn: {scrub pine}, {Virginia pine}, {Pinus virginiana}]

Jerusalem
n : capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom [syn: {capital of Israel}]

Jerusalem artichoke
n 1: edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke
2: tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers [syn: {girasol}, {Jerusalem artichoke sunflower}, {Helianthus tuberosus}]
3: sunflower tuber eaten raw or boiled or sliced thin and fried as Saratoga chips [syn: {sunchoke}]

Jerusalem artichoke sunflower
n : tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers [syn: {Jerusalem artichoke}, {girasol}, {Helianthus tuberosus}]

Jerusalem cherry
n : small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-sized fruit [syn: {winter cherry}, {Madeira winter cherry}, {Solanum pseudocapsicum}]

Jerusalem cricket
n : large wingless nocturnal grasshopper that burrows in loose soil along the Pacific coast of the United States [syn: {sand cricket}, {Stenopelmatus fuscus}]

Jerusalem cross
n : a cross with equal arms, each terminating in a small crossbar

Jerusalem oak
n : Eurasian aromatic oak-leaved goosefoot with many yellow-green flowers; naturalized North America [syn: {feather geranium}, {Mexican tea}, {Chenopodium botrys}, {Atriplex mexicana}]

Jerusalem sage
n : a spreading subshrub of Mediterranean regions cultivated for dense axillary whorls of purple or yellow flowers [syn: {Phlomis fruticosa}]

Jerusalem thorn
n 1: thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit [syn: {Christ's-thorn}, {Paliurus spina-christi}]
2: spiny tree having dark red edible fruits [syn: {jujube}, {jujube bush}, {Christ's-thorn}, {Ziziphus jujuba}]
3: large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but naturalized in southern United States [syn: {horsebean}, {Parkinsonia aculeata}]
4: East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu [syn: {catechu}, {Acacia catechu}]

Jerusalem Warriors
n : ethnic Turkish Sunni terrorists who are linked with the Turkish Hizballah; killed a United States Air Force sergeant in 1991

Jespersen
n : Danish linguist (1860-1943) [syn: {Otto Jespersen}, {Jens Otto Harry Jespersen}]

jessamine
n : tall-climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea [syn: {common jasmine}, {true jasmine}, {Jasminum officinale}]

Jesse Jackson
n : United States civil rights leader who led a national anti-discrimination campaign and ran for presidential nomination (born in 1941) [syn: {Jackson}, {Jesse Louis Jackson}]

Jesse James
n : United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks in the West until he was murdered by a member of his own gang (1847-1882) [syn: {James}]

Jesse Louis Jackson
n : United States civil rights leader who led a national anti-discrimination campaign and ran for presidential nomination (born in 1941) [syn: {Jackson}, {Jesse Jackson}]

Jesse Owens
n : United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980) [syn: {Owens}, {James Cleveland Owens}]

Jessica Lucy Mitford
n : United States writer (born in England) who wrote on American culture (1917-1996) [syn: {Mitford}, {Jessica Mitford}]

Jessica Mitford
n : United States writer (born in England) who wrote on American culture (1917-1996) [syn: {Mitford}, {Jessica Lucy Mitford}]

Jessye Norman
n : United States operatic soprano (born in 1945) [syn: {Norman}]

jest
n 1: a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at hisown jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point" [syn: {joke}, {gag}, {laugh}, {jape}]
2: activity characterized by good humor [syn: {joke}, {jocularity}]
v 1: tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious" [syn: {joke}]
2: act in a funny or teasing way [syn: {joke}]

jest at
v : subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" [syn: {ridicule}, {roast}, {guy}, {blackguard}, {laugh at}, {rib}, {make fun}, {poke fun}]

jester
n : a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the middle ages [syn: {fool}, {motley fool}]

jesting
adj : characterized by jokes and good humor [syn: {jocose}, {jocular}, {joking}]

jestingly
adv : in jest; "I asked him jokingly whether he thought he could drive the Calcutta-Peshawar express" [syn: {jokingly}]

Jesuit
adj : having qualities characteristic of Jesuits or Jesuitism; "Jesuitical education" [syn: {Jesuitical}, {Jesuitic}]
n : a member of the Jesuit order

Jesuit order
n : a Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in 1534 to defend Catholicism against the Reformation and to do missionary work among the heathen [syn: {Society of Jesus}]

Jesuitic
adj : having qualities characteristic of Jesuits or Jesuitism; "Jesuitical education" [syn: {Jesuitical}, {Jesuit}]

Jesuitical
adj : having qualities characteristic of Jesuits or Jesuitism; "Jesuitical education" [syn: {Jesuitic}, {Jesuit}]

Jesuitism
n : the theology or the practices of the Jesuits (often considered to be casuistic) [syn: {Jesuitry}]

Jesuitry
n : the theology or the practices of the Jesuits (often considered to be casuistic) [syn: {Jesuitism}]

Jesuit's bark
n : medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine [syn: {cinchona bark}, {Peruvian bark}]

Jesuits' nut
n : a variety of water chestnut [syn: {water caltrop}, {Trapa natans}]

Jesus
n : a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29) [syn: {Jesus of Nazareth}, {the Nazarene}, {Jesus Christ}, {Christ}, {Savior}, {Saviour}, {Good Shepherd}, {Redeemer}, {Deliverer}]

Jesus Christ
n : a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29) [syn: {Jesus}, {Jesus of Nazareth}, {the Nazarene}, {Christ}, {Savior}, {Saviour}, {Good Shepherd}, {Redeemer}, {Deliverer}]

Jesus of Nazareth
n : a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29) [syn: {Jesus}, {the Nazarene}, {Jesus Christ}, {Christ}, {Savior}, {Saviour}, {Good Shepherd}, {Redeemer}, {Deliverer}]

jet
adj : of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal [syn: {coal-black}, {jet-black}, {pitchy}, {sooty}]
n 1: an airplane powered by one or more jet engines [syn: {jet plane}, {jet-propelled plane}]
2: the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid) [syn: {squirt}, {spurt}, {spirt}]
3: a hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish and is used in jewellery or ornamentation
4: street names for ketamine [syn: {K}, {super acid}, {special K}, {honey oil}, {green}, {cat valium}, {super C}]
5: an artificially produced flow of water [syn: {fountain}]
v 1: issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth; "Water jetted forth"; "flames were jetting out of the building" [syn: {gush}]
2: fly a jet plane [also: {jetting}, {jetted}]

jet black
n : a very dark black [syn: {coal black}, {ebony}, {pitch black}, {sable}, {soot black}]

jet bridge
n : an extendible bridge for loading passengers onto large commerical airplanes; provides protected access to the plane from the gate

jet engine
n : a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion

jet lag
n : fatigue and sleep disturbance resulting from disruption of the body's normal circadian rhythm as a result of jet travel

jet plane
n : an airplane powered by one or more jet engines [syn: {jet}, {jet-propelled plane}]

jet propulsion
n : propulsion by means of the discharge of a jet of fluid toward the rear

jet set
n : a set of rich and fashionable people who travel widely for pleasure

jet stream
n : a high-speed high-altitude airstream blowing from west to east near the top of the troposphere; has important effects of the formation of weather fronts

jet-black
adj : of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal [syn: {coal-black}, {jet}, {pitchy}, {sooty}]

Jeth
n : the third month of the Hindu calendar [syn: {Jyaistha}]

jetliner
n : a large jet plane that carries passengers

jet-propelled
adj : propelled by (or as if propelled by) a jet engine

jet-propelled plane
n : an airplane powered by one or more jet engines [syn: {jet}, {jet plane}]

jets
n : atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward [syn: {blue jets}]

jetsam
n 1: the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm
2: the floating wreckage of a ship [syn: {flotsam}]

jetted
See {jet}

jetted
jet
adj : of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal [syn: {coal-black}, {jet-black}, {pitchy}, {sooty}]
n 1: an airplane powered by one or more jet engines [syn: {jet plane}, {jet-propelled plane}]
2: the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid) [syn: {squirt}, {spurt}, {spirt}]
3: a hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish and is used in jewellery or ornamentation
4: street names for ketamine [syn: {K}, {super acid}, {special K}, {honey oil}, {green}, {cat valium}, {super C}]
5: an artificially produced flow of water [syn: {fountain}]
v 1: issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth; "Water jetted forth"; "flames were jetting out of the building" [syn: {gush}]
2: fly a jet plane [also: {jetting}, {jetted}]

jetting
See {jet}

jetting
adj : propelled violently in a usually narrow stream [syn: {spouting}, {spurting}, {squirting}]

jetting
jet
adj : of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal [syn: {coal-black}, {jet-black}, {pitchy}, {sooty}]
n 1: an airplane powered by one or more jet engines [syn: {jet plane}, {jet-propelled plane}]
2: the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid) [syn: {squirt}, {spurt}, {spirt}]
3: a hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish and is used in jewellery or ornamentation
4: street names for ketamine [syn: {K}, {super acid}, {special K}, {honey oil}, {green}, {cat valium}, {super C}]
5: an artificially produced flow of water [syn: {fountain}]
v 1: issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth; "Water jetted forth"; "flames were jetting out of the building" [syn: {gush}]
2: fly a jet plane [also: {jetting}, {jetted}]

jettison
v 1: throw away, of something encumbering
2: throw as from an airplane

jetty
n : a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away [syn: {breakwater}, {groin}, {groyne}, {mole}, {bulwark}, {seawall}]

jeu d'esprit
n : a witty comment or writing

jeune fille
n : a girl or young woman who is unmarried [syn: {lass}, {lassie}, {young girl}]

Jevons
n : English economist and logician who contributed to the development of the theory of marginal utility (1835-1882) [syn: {William Stanley Jevons}]

Jew
n : a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties [syn: {Hebrew}, {Israelite}]

Jew bush
n : low tropical American shrub having powerful emetic properties [syn: {Jewbush}, {Jew-bush}, {redbird cactus}, {redbird flower}, {Pedilanthus tithymaloides}]

Jew-baiter
n : someone who hates and would persecute Jews [syn: {anti-Semite}]

Jew-bush
n : low tropical American shrub having powerful emetic properties [syn: {Jewbush}, {Jew bush}, {redbird cactus}, {redbird flower}, {Pedilanthus tithymaloides}]

Jewbush
n : low tropical American shrub having powerful emetic properties [syn: {Jew-bush}, {Jew bush}, {redbird cactus}, {redbird flower}, {Pedilanthus tithymaloides}]

jewel
n 1: a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry [syn: {gem}, {precious stone}]
2: a person who is a brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry [syn: {gem}]
v : adorn or decorate with precious stones; "jeweled dresses" [syn: {bejewel}] [also: {jewelling}, {jewelled}]

jewel casket
n : small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables [syn: {casket}]

jewel orchid
n : any of several delicate Asiatic orchids grown especially for their velvety leaves with metallic white or gold veining

jeweled
adj : covered with beads or jewels or sequins [syn: {beaded}, {beady}, {bejeweled}, {bejewelled}, {bespangled}, {gemmed}, {jewelled}, {sequined}, {spangled}, {spangly}]

jeweler
n 1: someone who makes jewelry [syn: {jewelry maker}, {jeweller}]
2: someone in the business of selling jewelry [syn: {jeweller}]

jeweler's glass
n : an optical instrument used by jewelers; has one or more lenses and is used to view features not readily seen

jeweler's loupe
n : small magnifying glass (usually set in an eyepiece) used by jewelers and horologists [syn: {loupe}]

jewelfishes
See {jewelfish}

jewelled
See {jewel}

jewelled
jewel
n 1: a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry [syn: {gem}, {precious stone}]
2: a person who is a brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry [syn: {gem}]
v : adorn or decorate with precious stones; "jeweled dresses" [syn: {bejewel}] [also: {jewelling}, {jewelled}]

jewelled
adj : covered with beads or jewels or sequins [syn: {beaded}, {beady}, {bejeweled}, {bejewelled}, {bespangled}, {gemmed}, {jeweled}, {sequined}, {spangled}, {spangly}]

jewelled headdress
n : a headdress adorned with jewels

jeweller
n 1: someone who makes jewelry [syn: {jewelry maker}, {jeweler}]
2: someone in the business of selling jewelry [syn: {jeweler}]

jewellery
n : an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems) [syn: {jewelry}]

jewelling
See {jewel}

jewelling
jewel
n 1: a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry [syn: {gem}, {precious stone}]
2: a person who is a brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry [syn: {gem}]
v : adorn or decorate with precious stones; "jeweled dresses" [syn: {bejewel}] [also: {jewelling}, {jewelled}]

jewelry
n : an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems) [syn: {jewellery}]

jewelry dealer
n : a firm that sells and buys jewelry [syn: {jewelry store}]

jewelry maker
n : someone who makes jewelry [syn: {jeweler}, {jeweller}]

jewelry store
n : a firm that sells and buys jewelry [syn: {jewelry dealer}]

jewels-of-opar
n : erect plant with tuberous roots and terminal panicles of red to yellow flowers; southwestern North America to Central America; widely introduced elsewhere [syn: {Talinum paniculatum}]

jewelweed
n : North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil [syn: {lady's earrings}, {orange balsam}, {celandine}, {touch-me-not}, {Impatiens capensis}]

Jewess
n : a woman who is a Jew

jewfish
n 1: large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre [syn: {mulloway}, {Sciaena antarctica}]
2: large dark grouper with a thick head and rough scales [syn: {Mycteroperca bonaci}] [also: {jewfishes} (pl)]

jewfishes
See {jewfish}

jewfishes
jewfish
n 1: large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre [syn: {mulloway}, {Sciaena antarctica}]
2: large dark grouper with a thick head and rough scales [syn: {Mycteroperca bonaci}] [also: {jewfishes} (pl)]

Jewish
adj : of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion; "He is Jewish"; "a Jewish wedding" [syn: {Judaic}]

Jewish calendar
n : (Judaism) the calendar used by the Jews; dates from 3761 BC (the assumed date of the creation of the world); a lunar year of 354 days is adjusted to the solar year by periodic leap years [syn: {Hebrew calendar}]

Jewish calendar month
n : a month in the Jewish calendar

Jewish holy day
n : a religious holiday for Jews

Jewish New Year
n : (Judaism) a solemn Jewish feast day celebrated on the 1st or 1st and 2nd of Tishri; noted for the blowing of the shofar [syn: {Rosh Hashanah}, {Rosh Hashana}, {Rosh Hashonah}, {Rosh Hashona}]

Jewish Orthodoxy
n : Jews who strictly observe the Mosaic Law as interpreted in the Talmud [syn: {Orthodox Judaism}]

Jewish religion
n : Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud [syn: {Judaism}, {Hebraism}]

Jewish rye
n : (Judaism) bread made with rye flour; usually contains caraway seeds [syn: {Jewish rye bread}]

Jewish rye bread
n : (Judaism) bread made with rye flour; usually contains caraway seeds [syn: {Jewish rye}]

Jewish-Orthodox
adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism; "Orthodox Judaism" [syn: {Orthodox}]

Jewison
n : Canadian filmmaker (born in 1926) [syn: {Norman Jewison}]

Jewry
n : Jews collectively

jews' harp
n : a small lyre-shaped musical instrument that is placed between the teeth and played by twanging a wire tongue while changing the shape of the mouth cavity [syn: {jew's harp}, {mouth bow}]

jew's harp
n : a small lyre-shaped musical instrument that is placed between the teeth and played by twanging a wire tongue while changing the shape of the mouth cavity [syn: {jews' harp}, {mouth bow}]

Jew's-ear
n : widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear and growing on decaying wood [syn: {Jew's-ears}, {ear fungus}, {Auricularia auricula}]

Jew's-ears
n : widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear and growing on decaying wood [syn: {Jew's-ear}, {ear fungus}, {Auricularia auricula}]

Jezebel
n 1: wife of Ahab who was king of Israel; according to the Old Testament she was a cruel immoral queen who fostered the worship of Baal and tried to kill Elijah and other prophets of Israel (9th century BC)
2: a shameless impudent scheming woman

JFK
n : 35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963) [syn: {Kennedy}, {Jack Kennedy}, {John Fitzgerald Kennedy}, {President Kennedy}, {President John F. Kennedy}]

JHVH
n : a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH [syn: {Yahweh}, {YHWH}, {Yahwe}, {Yahveh}, {YHVH}, {Yahve}, {Wahvey}, {Jahvey}, {Jahweh}, {Jehovah}]

JI
n : a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia [syn: {Jemaah Islamiyah}, {Islamic Group}, {Islamic Community}, {Malaysian Mujahidin Group}, {Malaysia Militant Group}]

jiao
n : 10 jiao equal 1 yuan

jib
n : any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)
v 1: refuse to comply [syn: {resist}, {balk}, {baulk}]
2: shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly" [syn: {jibe}, {gybe}, {change course}] [also: {jibbing}, {jibbed}]

jibbed
See {jib}

jibbed
jib
n : any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)
v 1: refuse to comply [syn: {resist}, {balk}, {baulk}]
2: shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly" [syn: {jibe}, {gybe}, {change course}] [also: {jibbing}, {jibbed}]

jibbing
See {jib}

jibbing
jib
n : any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)
v 1: refuse to comply [syn: {resist}, {balk}, {baulk}]
2: shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly" [syn: {jibe}, {gybe}, {change course}] [also: {jibbing}, {jibbed}]

jibboom
n : a spar that extends the bowsprit

jibe
n : an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" [syn: {shot}, {shaft}, {slam}, {dig}, {barb}, {gibe}]
v 1: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" [syn: {match}, {fit}, {correspond}, {check}, {gibe}, {tally}, {agree}] [ant: {disagree}]
2: shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly" [syn: {gybe}, {jib}, {change course}]

Jidda
n : port city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea; near Mecca [syn: {Jeddah}, {Jed'dah}, {Jiddah}]

Jiddah
n : port city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea; near Mecca [syn: {Jeddah}, {Jed'dah}, {Jidda}]

jiffy
n : a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash" [syn: {blink of an eye}, {flash}, {heartbeat}, {instant}, {split second}, {trice}, {twinkling}, {wink}, {New York minute}]

jig
n 1: music in three-four time for dancing a jig
2: any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping
v : dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions [also: {jigging}, {jigged}]

jigaboo
n : (ethnic slur) offensive name for a Black person; "only a Black can call another Black a nigga" [syn: {nigger}, {nigga}, {spade}, {coon}, {nigra}]

jigged
See {jig}

jigged
jig
n 1: music in three-four time for dancing a jig
2: any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping
v : dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions [also: {jigging}, {jigged}]

jigger
n 1: a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey [syn: {shot glass}, {pony}]
2: any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl [syn: {jiggermast}]
3: larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation [syn: {harvest mite}, {chigger}, {redbug}]

jiggered
adj : (British informal expletive) surprised; "Well I'm jiggered!"

jiggermast
n : any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl [syn: {jigger}]

jiggery-pokery
n : verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way [syn: {trickery}, {hocus-pocus}, {slickness}, {hanky panky}, {skulduggery}, {skullduggery}]

jigging
See {jig}

jigging
jig
n 1: music in three-four time for dancing a jig
2: any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping
v : dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions [also: {jigging}, {jigged}]

jiggle
n : a slight irregular shaking motion [syn: {joggle}]
v : move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!" [syn: {joggle}, {wiggle}]

jigsaw
n 1: a portable power saw with a reciprocating blade; can be used with a variety of blades depending on the application and kind of cut; generally have a plate that rides on the surface that is being cut [syn: {saber saw}, {reciprocating saw}]
2: fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade; used to cut curved outlines [syn: {scroll saw}, {fretsaw}]

jigsaw puzzle
n : a puzzle that requires you to reassemble a picture that has been mounted on a stiff base and cut into interlocking pieces

jihad
n 1: a holy war waged by Muslims against infidels [syn: {jehad}, {international jihad}]
2: a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal [syn: {jehad}]

jihadi
adj : of or relating to a jihad

Jihadist
n : a Muslim who is involved in a jihad

jillions
n : a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) [syn: {millions}, {billions}, {trillions}, {zillions}]

jilt
n : a woman who jilts a lover
v : cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly; "jilt a lover or a bride"

jilted
adj : rebuffed (by a lover) without warning; "jilted at the altar" [syn: {rejected}, {spurned}]

Jim Bowie
n : United States pioneer and hero of the Texas revolt against Mexico; he shared command of the garrison that resisted the Mexican attack on the Alamo where he died (1796-1836) [syn: {Bowie}, {James Bowie}]

Jim Corbett
n : United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933) [syn: {Corbett}, {James John Corbett}, {Gentleman Jim}]

Jim Crow
n 1: barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites [syn: {color bar}, {colour bar}, {color line}, {colour line}]
2: a crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails

Jim Henson
n : United States puppeteer who created a troupe of puppet characters (1936-1990) [syn: {Henson}]

Jim Morrison
n : United States rock singer (1943-1971) [syn: {Morrison}, {James Douglas Morrison}]

Jim Thorpe
n : outstanding United States athlete (1888-1953) [syn: {Thorpe}, {James Francis Thorpe}]

jimdandy
n 1: someone excellent of their kind; "he's a jimdandy of a soldier" [syn: {jimhickey}, {crackerjack}]
2: something excellent of its kind; "the bike was a jimdandy" [syn: {jimhickey}, {crackerjack}]

Jimenez
n : Spanish lyric poet (1881-1958) [syn: {Juan Ramon Jimenez}]

Jimenez de Cisneros
n : prelate who was the confessor of Isabella I and who was later appointed Grand Inquisitor (1436-1517) [syn: {Francisco Jimenez de Cisneros}]

jimhickey
n 1: someone excellent of their kind; "he's a jimdandy of a soldier" [syn: {jimdandy}, {crackerjack}]
2: something excellent of its kind; "the bike was a jimdandy" [syn: {jimdandy}, {crackerjack}]

Jimi Hendrix
n : United States guitarist whose innovative style with electric guitars influenced the development of rock music (1942-1970) [syn: {Hendrix}, {James Marshall Hendrix}]

jimmied
See {jimmy}

jimmied
jimmy
n : a short crowbar; "in England they call a jimmy and jemmy" [syn: {jemmy}]
v : to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail" [syn: {pry}, {prise}, {prize}, {lever}] [also: {jimmied}]

jimmies
n : bits of sweet chocolate used as a topping on e.g. ice cream [syn: {sprinkles}]

jimmy
n : a short crowbar; "in England they call a jimmy and jemmy" [syn: {jemmy}]
v : to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail" [syn: {pry}, {prise}, {prize}, {lever}] [also: {jimmied}]

Jimmy Cagney
n : United States film actor known for his portrayals of tough characters (1899-1986) [syn: {Cagney}, {James Cagney}]

Jimmy Carter
n : 39th President of the United States (1924-) [syn: {Carter}, {James Earl Carter}, {James Earl Carter Jr.}, {President Carter}]

Jimmy Conors
n : outstanding United States tennis player (born in 1952) [syn: {Connors}, {James Scott Connors}]

Jimmy Doolittle
n : United States Air Force officer who electrified the world in 1942 by leading a squadron of 16 bombers on a daylight raid over Tokyo (1896-1993) [syn: {Doolittle}, {James Harold Doolittle}]

Jimmy Durante
n : United States comedian remembered for his large nose and hoarse voice (1893-1980) [syn: {Durante}]

Jimmy Hoffa
n : United States labor leader who was president of the Teamsters Union; he was jailed for trying to bribe a judge and later disappeared and is assumed to have been murdered (1913-1975) [syn: {Hoffa}, {James Riddle Hoffa}]

Jimmy Stewart
n : United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997) [syn: {Stewart}, {James Maitland Stewart}]

jimson weed
n : intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits [syn: {jimsonweed}, {Jamestown weed}, {common thorn apple}, {apple of Peru}, {Datura stramonium}]

jimsonweed
n : intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits [syn: {jimson weed}, {Jamestown weed}, {common thorn apple}, {apple of Peru}, {Datura stramonium}]

Jinghis Khan
n : Mongolian Emperor whose empire stretched from the Black Sea to the Pacific Ocean (1162-1227) [syn: {Genghis Khan}, {Jenghiz Khan}]

Jinghpaw
n : a Kachinic language [syn: {Jinghpo}, {Chingpo}]

Jinghpo
n : a Kachinic language [syn: {Jinghpaw}, {Chingpo}]

jingle
n 1: a metallic sound; "the jingle of coins"; "the jangle of spurs" [syn: {jangle}]
2: a comic verse of irregular measure; "he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind" [syn: {doggerel}, {doggerel verse}]
v : make a sound typical of metallic objects; "The keys were jingling in his pocket" [syn: {jingle-jangle}, {jangle}]

jingle-jangle
v : make a sound typical of metallic objects; "The keys were jingling in his pocket" [syn: {jingle}, {jangle}]

jingling
adj : having a series of high-pitched ringing sounds like many small bells; "jingling sleigh bells" [syn: {jingly}]

jingly
adj : having a series of high-pitched ringing sounds like many small bells; "jingling sleigh bells" [syn: {jingling}]

jingo
n : an extreme bellicose nationalist [syn: {chauvinist}, {jingoist}, {flag-waver}, {hundred-percenter}, {patrioteer}] [also: {jingoes} (pl)]

jingoes
See {jingo}

jingoes
jingo
n : an extreme bellicose nationalist [syn: {chauvinist}, {jingoist}, {flag-waver}, {hundred-percenter}, {patrioteer}] [also: {jingoes} (pl)]

jingoism
n 1: an appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions [syn: {flag waving}]
2: fanatical patriotism [syn: {chauvinism}, {superpatriotism}, {ultranationalism}]

jingoist
n : an extreme bellicose nationalist [syn: {chauvinist}, {jingo}, {flag-waver}, {hundred-percenter}, {patrioteer}]

jingoistic
adj : fanatically patriotic [syn: {chauvinistic}, {flag-waving(a)}, {nationalistic}, {ultranationalistic}, {superpatriotic}]

Jinja
n : a city in Uganda on the north shore of Lake Victoria

jinks
n : noisy and mischievous merrymaking [syn: {high jinks}, {hijinks}, {high jinx}]

jinn
See {jinni}

jinn
i
n : (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals [syn: {genie}, {jinnee}, {djinni}, {djinny}] [also: {jinn} (pl)]

Jinnah
n : Indian statesman who was the founder of Pakistan as a Muslim state (1876-1948) [syn: {Muhammad Ali Jinnah}]

jinnee
n : (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals [syn: {genie}, {jinni}, {djinni}, {djinny}]

jinni
n : (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals [syn: {genie}, {jinnee}, {djinni}, {djinny}] [also: {jinn} (pl)]

jinrikisha
n : a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger; pulled by one person [syn: {ricksha}, {rickshaw}]

jinx
n 1: a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him [syn: {jonah}]
2: an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me" [syn: {hex}, {curse}, {whammy}]
v 1: cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something [syn: {hex}, {bewitch}, {glamour}, {witch}, {enchant}]
2: foredoom to failure; "This project is jinxed!"

jinxed
adj : (usually used colloquially) causing or accompanied by misfortune [syn: {hexed}]

jiqui
n : cuban timber tree with hard wood very resistant to moisture [syn: {Malpighia obovata}]

jird
n : gerbil of northern Africa

Jirga
n : a Pashto term for a decision making assembly of male elders; "most criminal cases are handled by a tribal Jirga rather than by laws or police"

Jirrbal
n : a language of Australian aborigines [syn: {Dyirbal}]

jitney
n : a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: {bus}, {autobus}, {coach}, {charabanc}, {double-decker}, {motorbus}, {motorcoach}, {omnibus}]

jitter
n : small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources

jitterbug
n : a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s
v : do the jitterbug [also: {jitterbugging}, {jitterbugged}]

jitterbugged
See {jitterbug}

jitterbugged
jitterbug
n : a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s
v : do the jitterbug [also: {jitterbugging}, {jitterbugged}]

jitterbugging
See {jitterbug}

jitterbugging
jitterbug
n : a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s
v : do the jitterbug [also: {jitterbugging}, {jitterbugged}]

jitteriness
n : the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters [syn: {jumpiness}, {nervousness}, {restiveness}]

jittering
adj : undergoing small rapid variations

jitters
n : extreme nervousness [syn: {heebie-jeebies}, {screaming meemies}]

jittery
adj : being in a tense state [syn: {edgy}, {high-strung}, {highly strung}, {in suspense(p)}, {jumpy}, {nervy}, {overstrung}, {restive}, {uptight}]

jiujitsu
n : a method of self-defense without weapons that was developed in China and Japan; holds and blows are supplemented by clever use of the attacker's own weight and strength [syn: {jujutsu}, {jujitsu}]

jive
n : a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz [syn: {swing}, {swing music}]
v : dance to jive music; dance the jive

jnd
n : (psychophysics) the difference between two stimuli that (under properly controlled experimental conditions) is detected as often as it is undetected [syn: {just-noticeable difference}]

Jnr
n : a son who has the same first name as his father [syn: {Junior}, {Jr}]

Joachim
n : Hungarian violinist and composer (1831-1907) [syn: {Joseph Joachim}]

Joan Crawford
n : United States film actress (1908-1977) [syn: {Crawford}]

Joan Didion
n : United States writer (born in 1834) [syn: {Didion}]

Joan Miro
n : Spanish surrealist painter (1893-1983) [syn: {Miro}]

Joan of Arc
n : French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles VII crowned king; she was later tried for heresy and burned at the stake (1412-1431) [syn: {Jeanne d'Arc}, {Saint Joan}]

Joan Sutherland
n : Australian operatic soprano (born in 1926) [syn: {Sutherland}, {Dame Joan Sutherland}]

Joao Pessoa
n : a city in northeastern Brazil near the Atlantic Ocean north of Recife

job
n 1: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business" [syn: {occupation}, {business}, {line of work}, {line}]
2: a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores" [syn: {task}, {chore}]
3: the performance of a piece of work; "she did an outstanding job as Ophelia"; "he gave it up as a bad job"
4: the responsibility to do something; "it is their job to print the truth"
5: a workplace; as in the expression "on the job";
6: an object worked on; a result produced by working; "he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right"
7: a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved; "she and her husband are having problems"; "it is always a job to contact him"; "urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog" [syn: {problem}]
8: a damaging piece of work; "dry rot did the job of destroying the barn"; "the barber did a real job on my hair"
9: a crime (especially a robbery); "the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis" [syn: {caper}] 10: a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him 11: any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing 12: (computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit 13: a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply [syn: {Book of Job}]
v 1: profit privately from public office and official business
2: arranged for contracted work to be done by others [syn: {subcontract}, {farm out}]
3: work occasionally; "As a student I jobbed during the semester breaks"
4: invest at a risk; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating" [syn: {speculate}] [also: {jobbing}, {jobbed}]

job action
n : a temporary action by workers to protest management decision or to make demands

job application
n : an application for a job

job candidate
n : an applicant who is being considered for a job

job control
n : a program that is called to prepare each job to be run

job description
n : description of the responsibilities associated with a given job

job interview
n : an interview to determine whether an applicant is suitable for a position of employment [syn: {employment interview}]

job lot
n : a miscellaneous collection of things sold together

jobbed
See {job}

jobbed
job
n 1: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business" [syn: {occupation}, {business}, {line of work}, {line}]
2: a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores" [syn: {task}, {chore}]
3: the performance of a piece of work; "she did an outstanding job as Ophelia"; "he gave it up as a bad job"
4: the responsibility to do something; "it is their job to print the truth"
5: a workplace; as in the expression "on the job";
6: an object worked on; a result produced by working; "he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right"
7: a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved; "she and her husband are having problems"; "it is always a job to contact him"; "urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog" [syn: {problem}]
8: a damaging piece of work; "dry rot did the job of destroying the barn"; "the barber did a real job on my hair"
9: a crime (especially a robbery); "the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis" [syn: {caper}] 10: a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him 11: any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing 12: (computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit 13: a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply [syn: {Book of Job}]
v 1: profit privately from public office and official business
2: arranged for contracted work to be done by others [syn: {subcontract}, {farm out}]
3: work occasionally; "As a student I jobbed during the semester breaks"
4: invest at a risk; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating" [syn: {speculate}] [also: {jobbing}, {jobbed}]

jobber
n : someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers [syn: {middleman}, {wholesaler}]

jobbery
n : corruptness among public officials

jobbing
See {job}

jobbing
job
n 1: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business" [syn: {occupation}, {business}, {line of work}, {line}]
2: a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores" [syn: {task}, {chore}]
3: the performance of a piece of work; "she did an outstanding job as Ophelia"; "he gave it up as a bad job"
4: the responsibility to do something; "it is their job to print the truth"
5: a workplace; as in the expression "on the job";
6: an object worked on; a result produced by working; "he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right"
7: a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved; "she and her husband are having problems"; "it is always a job to contact him"; "urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog" [syn: {problem}]
8: a damaging piece of work; "dry rot did the job of destroying the barn"; "the barber did a real job on my hair"
9: a crime (especially a robbery); "the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis" [syn: {caper}] 10: a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him 11: any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing 12: (computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit 13: a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply [syn: {Book of Job}]
v 1: profit privately from public office and official business
2: arranged for contracted work to be done by others [syn: {subcontract}, {farm out}]
3: work occasionally; "As a student I jobbed during the semester breaks"
4: invest at a risk; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating" [syn: {speculate}] [also: {jobbing}, {jobbed}]

jobcentre
n : a government office in a town where information about available jobs is displayed and where unemployment benefits are administered

job-control language
n : a problem-oriented language used to describe job requirements to an operating system

jobholder
n : an employee who has a regular job

jobless
adj : not having a job; "idle carpenters"; "jobless transients"; "many people in the area were out of work" [syn: {idle}, {out of work}]

job-oriented terminal
n : a terminal designed for a particular application

Job's comforter
n : someone whose comfort is actually discouraging

Job's tears
n : hard pearly seeds of an Asiatic grass; often used as beads

Jocasta
n : (Greek mythology) queen of Thebes who unknowingly married her own son Oedipus

jock
n 1: a person trained to compete in sports [syn: {athlete}]
2: a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise [syn: {athletic supporter}, {supporter}, {suspensor}, {jockstrap}]

jock itch
n : fungal infection of the groin (most common in men) [syn: {tinea cruris}, {eczema marginatum}]

jockey
n 1: someone employed to ride horses in horse races
2: an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus; "he's a truck jockey"; "a computer jockey"; "a disc jockey"
v 1: defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit [syn: {cheat}, {chouse}, {shaft}, {screw}, {chicane}]
2: compete (for an advantage or a position)
3: ride a race-horse as a professional jockey

jockey cap
n : a cap with a bill [syn: {baseball cap}, {golf cap}]

jockey club
n : a club to promote and regulate horse racing

Jockey shorts
n : short tight-fitting underpants (trade name Jockey) [syn: {briefs}]

jockstrap
n : a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise [syn: {athletic supporter}, {supporter}, {suspensor}, {jock}]

jocose
adj : characterized by jokes and good humor [syn: {jesting}, {jocular}, {joking}]

jocosely
adv : with humor; "they tried to deal with this painful subject jocularly" [syn: {jocular}]

jocoseness
n : the trait of merry joking [syn: {jocosity}, {merriness}, {humorousness}]

jocosity
n 1: fun characterized by humor [syn: {jocularity}]
2: the trait of merry joking [syn: {jocoseness}, {merriness}, {humorousness}]

jocote
n : common tropical American shrub or small tree with purplish fruit [syn: {mombin}, {mombin tree}, {Spondias purpurea}]

jocular
adj : characterized by jokes and good humor [syn: {jesting}, {jocose}, {joking}]
adv : with humor; "they tried to deal with this painful subject jocularly" [syn: {jocosely}]

jocularity
n 1: a feeling facetious merriment [syn: {jocundity}]
2: fun characterized by humor [syn: {jocosity}]
3: activity characterized by good humor [syn: {jest}, {joke}]

jocund
adj : full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh" [syn: {gay}, {jolly}, {jovial}, {merry}, {mirthful}]

jocundity
n : a feeling facetious merriment [syn: {jocularity}]

jodhpur
n 1: a short riding boot that fastens with a buckle at the side [syn: {jodhpur boot}, {jodhpur shoe}]
2: flared trousers ending at the calves; worn with riding boots [syn: {jodhpur breeches}, {riding breeches}]

jodhpur boot
n : a short riding boot that fastens with a buckle at the side [syn: {jodhpur}, {jodhpur shoe}]

jodhpur breeches
n : flared trousers ending at the calves; worn with riding boots [syn: {jodhpur}, {riding breeches}]

jodhpur shoe
n : a short riding boot that fastens with a buckle at the side [syn: {jodhpur}, {jodhpur boot}]

Joe Bloggs
n : a hypothetical average man [syn: {John Doe}, {Joe Blow}, {man in the street}]

Joe Blow
n : a hypothetical average man [syn: {John Doe}, {Joe Bloggs}, {man in the street}]

Joe Clark
n : Canadian politician who served as prime minister (1939-) [syn: {Clark}, {Charles Joseph Clark}]

Joe DiMaggio
n : United States professional baseball player noted for his batting ability (1914-1999) [syn: {DiMaggio}, {Joseph Paul DiMaggio}]

Joe Louis
n : United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight campion for 12 years (1914-1981) [syn: {Louis}, {Joseph Louis Barrow}]

Joel
n 1: a Hebrew minor prophet
2: an Old Testament book telling Joel's prophecies [syn: {Book of Joel}]

Joe-Pye weed
n 1: North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple [syn: {purple boneset}, {trumpet weed}, {marsh milkweed}, {Eupatorium purpureum}]
2: North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of small pinkish or purple flower heads [syn: {spotted Joe-Pye weed}, {Eupatorium maculatum}]

joes
See {jo}

joewood
n : West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood [syn: {barbasco}, {Jacquinia keyensis}]

Joffre
n : French field marshal who commanded the Allied armies in France during World War II (1852-1931) [syn: {Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre}]

Joffrey
n : United States choreographer (1930-1988) [syn: {Robert Joffrey}]

jog
n 1: a sharp change in direction; "there was a jog in the road"
2: a slow pace of running [syn: {trot}, {lope}]
3: a slight push or shake [syn: {nudge}]
v 1: continue talking or writing in a desultory manner; "This novel rambles on and jogs" [syn: {ramble on}, {ramble}]
2: even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing [syn: {square up}, {even up}]
3: run for exercise; "jog along the canal"
4: run at a moderately swift pace [syn: {trot}, {clip}]
5: give a slight push to
6: stimulate to remember; "jog my memory" [also: {jogging}, {jogged}]

jog trot
n : an easy gait of a horse; midway between a walk and a trot

jogged
See {jog}

jogged
jog
n 1: a sharp change in direction; "there was a jog in the road"
2: a slow pace of running [syn: {trot}, {lope}]
3: a slight push or shake [syn: {nudge}]
v 1: continue talking or writing in a desultory manner; "This novel rambles on and jogs" [syn: {ramble on}, {ramble}]
2: even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing [syn: {square up}, {even up}]
3: run for exercise; "jog along the canal"
4: run at a moderately swift pace [syn: {trot}, {clip}]
5: give a slight push to
6: stimulate to remember; "jog my memory" [also: {jogging}, {jogged}]

jogger
n : someone who runs a steady slow pace (usually for exercise)

jogging
See {jog}

jogging
n : running at a jog trot as a form of cardiopulmonary exercise

jogging
jog
n 1: a sharp change in direction; "there was a jog in the road"
2: a slow pace of running [syn: {trot}, {lope}]
3: a slight push or shake [syn: {nudge}]
v 1: continue talking or writing in a desultory manner; "This novel rambles on and jogs" [syn: {ramble on}, {ramble}]
2: even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing [syn: {square up}, {even up}]
3: run for exercise; "jog along the canal"
4: run at a moderately swift pace [syn: {trot}, {clip}]
5: give a slight push to
6: stimulate to remember; "jog my memory" [also: {jogging}, {jogged}]

joggle
n 1: a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together [syn: {dowel}, {dowel pin}]
2: a slight irregular shaking motion [syn: {jiggle}]
v 1: move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!" [syn: {jiggle}, {wiggle}]
2: fasten or join with a joggle

jog-trotted
See {jog-trot}

jog-trotting
See {jog-trot}

Johan August Strindberg
n : Swedish dramatist and novelist (1849-1912) [syn: {Strindberg}, {August Strindberg}]

Johan Julius Christian Sibelius
n : Finnish composer (1865-1957) [syn: {Sibelius}, {Jean Sibelius}]

Johan Kepler
n : German astronomer who first stated laws of planetary motion (1571-1630) [syn: {Kepler}, {Johannes Kepler}]

Johann Bernoulli
n : Swiss mathematician (1667-1748) [syn: {Bernoulli}, {Jean Bernoulli}, {John Bernoulli}]

Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller
n : German romantic writer (1759-1805) [syn: {Schiller}]

Johann Friedrich Herbart
n : German philosopher (1776-1841) [syn: {Herbart}]

Johann Gottfried von Herder
n : German philosopher who advocated intuition over reason (1744-1803) [syn: {Herder}]

Johann Gutenberg
n : German printer who was the first in Europe to print using movable type and the first to use a press (1400-1468) [syn: {Gutenberg}, {Johannes Gutenberg}]

Johann Joachim Winckelmann
n : German archaeologist and art historian said to be the father of archaeology (1717-1768) [syn: {Winckelmann}, {Johann Winckelmann}]

Johann Ludwig Uhland
n : German romantic poet (1787-1862) [syn: {Uhland}]

Johann Mendel
n : Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884) [syn: {Mendel}, {Gregor Mendel}]

Johann Muller
n : German mathematician and astronomer (1436-1476) [syn: {Muller}, {Regiomontanus}]

Johann Sebastian Bach
n : German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of Western music (1685-1750) [syn: {Bach}]

Johann Strauss
n 1: Austrian composer and son of Strauss the Elder; composed many famous waltzes and became known as the `waltz king' (1825-1899) [syn: {Strauss}, {Strauss the Younger}]
2: Austrian composer of waltzes (1804-1849) [syn: {Strauss}, {Strauss the Elder}]

Johann Winckelmann
n : German archaeologist and art historian said to be the father of archaeology (1717-1768) [syn: {Winckelmann}, {Johann Joachim Winckelmann}]

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
n : German poet and novelist and dramatist who lived in Weimar (1749-1832) [syn: {Goethe}]

Johannes Brahms
n : German composer who developed the Romantic style of both lyrical and classical music (1833-1897) [syn: {Brahms}]

Johannes Diderik van der Waals
n : Dutch physicist (1837-1923) [syn: {van der Waals}, {Johannes van der Waals}]

Johannes Eckhart
n : German theologian and mystic (1260-1327) [syn: {Eckhart}, {Meister Eckhart}]

Johannes Evangelista Purkinje
n : Bohemian physiologist remembered for his discovery of Purkinje cells and the Purkinje network (1787-1869) [syn: {Purkinje}, {Jan Evangelista Purkinje}]

Johannes Gutenberg
n : German printer who was the first in Europe to print using movable type and the first to use a press (1400-1468) [syn: {Gutenberg}, {Johann Gutenberg}]

Johannes Kepler
n : German astronomer who first stated laws of planetary motion (1571-1630) [syn: {Kepler}, {Johan Kepler}]

Johannes Peter Muller
n : German physiologist and anatomist (1801-1858) [syn: {Muller}]

Johannes van der Waals
n : Dutch physicist (1837-1923) [syn: {van der Waals}, {Johannes Diderik van der Waals}]

Johannes Vilhelm Jensen
n : modernistic Danish writer (1873-1950) [syn: {Jensen}]

Johannesburg
n : city in the northeastern part of South Africa near Pretoria; commercial center for diamond and gold industries

john
n 1: a room equipped with toilet facilities [syn: {toilet}, {lavatory}, {lav}, {can}, {privy}, {bathroom}]
2: youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216) [syn: {King John}, {John Lackland}]
3: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation [syn: {Saint John}, {St. John}, {Saint John the Apostle}, {St. John the Apostle}, {John the Evangelist}, {John the Divine}]
4: a prostitute's customer [syn: {whoremaster}, {whoremonger}]
5: the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament [syn: {Gospel According to John}]

John Adams
n : 2nd President of the United States (1735-1826) [syn: {Adams}, {President Adams}, {President John Adams}]

John Addington Symonds
n : English writer (1840-1893) [syn: {Symonds}]

John Amos Comenius
n : Czech educational reformer (1592-1670) [syn: {Comenius}, {Jan Amos Komensky}]

John Anthony Ciardi
n : United States poet and critic (1916-1986) [syn: {Ciardi}, {John Ciardi}]

John Augustus Roebling
n : United States engineer (born in Germany) who designed and began construction of the Brooklyn bridge (1806-1869) [syn: {Roebling}, {John Roebling}]

John Bach McMaster
n : United States historian who wrote a nine volume history of the people of the United States (1852-1932) [syn: {McMaster}]

John Bardeen
n : United States physicist who won the Nobel Prize for physics twice (1908-1991) [syn: {Bardeen}]

John Barleycorn
n : distilled rather than fermented [syn: {liquor}, {spirits}, {booze}, {hard drink}, {hard liquor}, {strong drink}]

John Barrington Wain
n : English writer (1925-1994) [syn: {Wain}, {John Wain}]

John Barrymore
n : United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942) [syn: {Barrymore}]

John Barth
n : United States novelist (born in 1930) [syn: {Barth}, {John Simmons Barth}]

John Bartlett
n : United States publisher and editor who compiled a book of familiar quotations (1820-1905) [syn: {Bartlett}]

John Bernoulli
n : Swiss mathematician (1667-1748) [syn: {Bernoulli}, {Johann Bernoulli}, {Jean Bernoulli}]

John Berry Hobbs
n : notable English cricketer (1882-1963) [syn: {Hobbs}, {Sir Jack Hobbs}]

John Birks Gillespie
n : United States jazz trumpeter and exponent of bebop (1917-1993) [syn: {Gillespie}, {Dizzy Gillespie}]

John Broadus Watson
n : United States psychologist considered the founder of behavioristic psychology (1878-1958) [syn: {Watson}]

John Brown
n : abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1858) [syn: {Brown}]

John Bull
n : a man of English descent [syn: {limey}]

John Bunyan
n : English preacher and author of an allegorical novel, Pilgrim's Progress (1628-1688) [syn: {Bunyan}]

John Burdon Sanderson Haldane
n : Scottish geneticist (son of John Haldane) who contributed to the development of population genetics; a popularizer of science and a Marxist (1892-1964) [syn: {Haldane}, {J. B. S. Haldane}]

John Burgoyne
n : British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792) [syn: {Burgoyne}, {Gentleman Johnny}]

John C. Fremont
n : United States explorer who mapped much of the American west and northwest (1813-1890) [syn: {Fremont}, {John Charles Fremont}]

John Cabot
n : Italian explorer who led the English expedition in 1497 that discovered the mainland of North America and explored the coast from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland (ca. 1450-1498) [syn: {Cabot}, {Giovanni Cabato}]

John Cage
n : United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992) [syn: {Cage}, {John Milton Cage Jr.}]

John Calvin
n : Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets (predestination and the irresistibility of grace and justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564) [syn: {Calvin}, {Jean Cauvin}, {Jean Caulvin}, {Jean Chauvin}]

John Chapman
n : United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845) [syn: {Chapman}, {Johnny Appleseed}]

John Charles Fremont
n : United States explorer who mapped much of the American west and northwest (1813-1890) [syn: {Fremont}, {John C. Fremont}]

John Cheever
n : United States writer of novels and short stories (1912-1982) [syn: {Cheever}]

John Chrysostom
n : (Roman Catholic Church) a Church Father who was a great preacher and bishop of Constantinople; a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-407) [syn: {St. John Chrysostom}]

John Churchill
n : English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722) [syn: {Churchill}, {Duke of Marlborough}, {First Duke of Marlborough}]

John Ciardi
n : United States poet and critic (1916-1986) [syn: {Ciardi}, {John Anthony Ciardi}]

John Constable
n : English landscape painter (1776-1837) [syn: {Constable}]

John Copley
n : American painter who did portraits of Paul Revere and John Hancock before fleeing to England to avoid the American Revolution (1738-1815) [syn: {Copley}, {John Singleton Copley}]

John D. Rockefeller
n : United States industrialist who made a fortune in the oil business and gave half of it away (1839-1937) [syn: {Rockefeller}, {John Davison Rockefeller}]

John Dalton
n : English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844) [syn: {Dalton}]

John Davis
n : English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605) [syn: {Davys}, {John Davys}, {Davis}]

John Davison Rockefeller
n : United States industrialist who made a fortune in the oil business and gave half of it away (1839-1937) [syn: {Rockefeller}, {John D. Rockefeller}]

John Davys
n : English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605) [syn: {Davys}, {Davis}, {John Davis}]

John Deere
n : United States industrialist who manufactured plows suitable for working the prairie soil (1804-1886) [syn: {Deere}]

John Dewey
n : United States pragmatic philosopher who advocated progressive education (1859-1952) [syn: {Dewey}]

John Doe
n 1: a hypothetical average man [syn: {Joe Blow}, {Joe Bloggs}, {man in the street}]
2: an unknown or fictitious man who is a party to legal proceedings

John Donald Budge
n : United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000) [syn: {Budge}, {Don Budge}]

John Donne
n : English clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a preacher (1572-1631) [syn: {Donne}]

John dory
n : European dory [syn: {Zeus faber}]

John Dos Passos
n : United States novelist remembered for his portrayal of life in the United States (1896-1970) [syn: {Dos Passos}]

John Dowland
n : English lutenist and composer of songs for the lute (1563-1626) [syn: {Dowland}]

John Drew
n : United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862) [syn: {Drew}]

John Dryden
n : the outstanding poet and dramatist of the Restoration (1631-1700) [syn: {Dryden}]

John Duns Scotus
n : Scottish theologian who was very influential in the Middle Ages (1265-1308) [syn: {Duns Scotus}]

John Eccles
n : Australian physiologist noted for his research on the conduction of impulses by nerve cells (1903-1997) [syn: {Eccles}, {Sir John Carew Eccles}]

John Edgar Hoover
n : United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972) [syn: {Hoover}, {J. Edgar Hoover}]

John Edward Masefield
n : English poet (1878-1967) [syn: {Masefield}, {John Masefield}]

John Endecott
n : born in England; in 1629 he became the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1588-1665) [syn: {Endecott}, {Endicott}, {John Endicott}]

John Endicott
n : born in England; in 1629 he became the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1588-1665) [syn: {Endecott}, {Endicott}, {John Endecott}]

John Ernst Steinbeck
n : United States writer noted for his novels about agricultural workers (1902-1968) [syn: {Steinbeck}, {John Steinbeck}]

John Fitzgerald Kennedy
n : 35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963) [syn: {Kennedy}, {Jack Kennedy}, {JFK}, {President Kennedy}, {President John F. Kennedy}]

John Fletcher
n : prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625) [syn: {Fletcher}]

John Florio
n : English lexicographer remembered for his Italian and English dictionary (1553-1625) [syn: {Florio}]

John Ford
n : United States film maker (1896-1973) [syn: {Ford}]

John Foster Dulles
n : United States diplomat who (as Secretary of State) pursued a policy of opposition to the USSR by providing aid to American allies (1888-1959) [syn: {Dulles}]

John Galbraith
n : United States economist (born in Canada) who served as ambassador to India (born in 1908) [syn: {Galbraith}, {John Kenneth Galbraith}]

John Galsworthy
n : English novelist (1867-1933) [syn: {Galsworthy}]

John Glenn
n : made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-) [syn: {Glenn}, {John Herschel Glenn Jr.}]

John Greenleaf Whittier
n : United States poet best known for his nostalgic poems about New England (1807-1892) [syn: {Whittier}]

John Griffith Chaney
n : United States writer of novels based on experiences in the Klondike gold rush (1876-1916) [syn: {London}, {Jack London}]

John Haldane
n : Scottish physiologist and brother of Richard Haldane and Elizabeth Haldane; noted for research into industrial diseases (1860-1936) [syn: {Haldane}, {John Scott Haldane}]

John Hancock
n 1: American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress; was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1793) [syn: {Hancock}]
2: a person's own signature [syn: {autograph}]

John Hanning Speke
n : English explorer who with Sir Richard Burton was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika; he also discovered Lake Victoria and named it (1827-1864) [syn: {Speke}, {John Speke}]

John Harvard
n : American philanthropist who left his library and half his estate to the Massachusetts college that now bears his name (1607-1638) [syn: {Harvard}]

John Hasbrouck Van Vleck
n : United States physicist (1899-1980) [syn: {Van Vleck}, {John Van Vleck}]

John Heming
n : English actor who edited the first folio of Shakespeare's plays (1556-1630) [syn: {Heming}, {Hemminge}, {John Hemminge}]

John Hemminge
n : English actor who edited the first folio of Shakespeare's plays (1556-1630) [syn: {Heming}, {Hemminge}, {John Heming}]

John Henry
n : hero of American folk tales; portrayed as an enormously strong black man who worked on the railroads and died from exhaustion after winning a contest with a steam drill

John Henry Newman
n : English prelate and theologian who (with John Keble and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford Movement; Newman later turned to Roman Catholicism and became a cardinal (1801-1890) [syn: {Newman}, {Cardinal Newman}]

John Henry O'Hara
n : United States writer (1905-1970) [syn: {O'Hara}]

John Herschel
n : English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871) [syn: {Herschel}, {Sir John Herschel}, {Sir John Frederick William Herschel}]

John Herschel Glenn Jr.
n : made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-) [syn: {Glenn}, {John Glenn}]

John Hope Franklin
n : United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915) [syn: {Franklin}]

John Howard Northrop
n : United States biochemist (1891-1987) [syn: {Northrop}]

John Hoyer Updike
n : United States author (born 1932) [syn: {Updike}, {John Updike}]

John Huss
n : Czechoslovakian religious reformer who anticipated the Reformation; he questioned the infallibility of the Catholic Church was excommunicated (1409) for attacking the corruption of the clergy; he was burned at the stake (1372-1415) [syn: {Huss}, {Hus}, {Jan Hus}]

John Huston
n : United States film maker born in the United States but an Irish citizen after 1964 (1906-1987) [syn: {Huston}]

John Irving
n : United States writer of darkly humorous novels (born in 1942) [syn: {Irving}]

John Jacob Astor
n : United States capitalist (born in Germany) who made a fortune in fur trading (1763-1848) [syn: {Astor}]

John James Audubon
n : United States ornithologist and artist (born in Haiti) noted for his paintings of birds of America (1785-1851) [syn: {Audubon}]

John James Osborne
n : English playwright (1929-1994) [syn: {Osborne}, {John Osborne}]

John James Rickard Macleod
n : Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935) [syn: {Macleod}, {John Macleod}]

John Jay
n : United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829) [syn: {Jay}]

John Joseph McGraw
n : United States baseball player and manager (1873-1934) [syn: {McGraw}, {John McGraw}]

John Joseph Pershing
n : United States general who commanded the American forces in Europe during World War I (1860-1948) [syn: {Pershing}, {Black Jack Pershing}]

John Keats
n : Englishman and Romantic poet (1795-1821) [syn: {Keats}]

John Keble
n : English clergyman who (with John Henry Newman and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford Movement (1792-1866) [syn: {Keble}]

John Kenneth Galbraith
n : United States economist (born in Canada) who served as ambassador to India (born in 1908) [syn: {Galbraith}, {John Galbraith}]

John Knox
n : Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland (1514-1572) [syn: {Knox}]

John L. H. Down
n : English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896) [syn: {Down}]

John L. Lewis
n : United States labor leader who was president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1920 to 1960 and president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations from 1935 to 1940 (1880-1969) [syn: {Lewis}, {John Llewelly Lewis}]

John Lackland
n : youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216) [syn: {John}, {King John}]

John le Carre
n : English writer of novels of espionage (born in 1931) [syn: {le Carre}, {David John Moore Cornwell}]

John Lennon
n : English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980) [syn: {Lennon}]

John Llewelly Lewis
n : United States labor leader who was president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1920 to 1960 and president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations from 1935 to 1940 (1880-1969) [syn: {Lewis}, {John L. Lewis}]

John Locke
n : English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704) [syn: {Locke}]

John Luther Jones
n : United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train; a friend wrote a famous ballad describing the incident (1864-1900) [syn: {Jones}, {Casey Jones}]

John Lyly
n : English writer noted for his elaborate style (1554-1606) [syn: {Lyly}]

John M. Browning
n : United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926) [syn: {Browning}, {John Moses Browning}]

John Macleod
n : Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935) [syn: {Macleod}, {John James Rickard Macleod}]

John Major
n : British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943) [syn: {Major}, {John R. Major}, {John Roy Major}]

John Marquand
n : United States writer who created the Japanese detective Mr. Moto and wrote other novels as well (1893-1960) [syn: {Marquand}, {John Philip Marquand}]

John Marshall
n : United States jurist; as chief justice of the Supreme Court he established the principles of United States constitutional law (1755-1835) [syn: {Marshall}]

John Marstan
n : English playwright (1575-1634) [syn: {Marstan}]

John Masefield
n : English poet (1878-1967) [syn: {Masefield}, {John Edward Masefield}]

John Maynard Keynes
n : English economist who advocated the use of government monetary and fiscal policy to maintain full employment without inflation (1883-1946) [syn: {Keynes}]

John McCormick
n : United States operatic tenor (born in Ireland) (1884-1945) [syn: {McCormick}]

John McGraw
n : United States baseball player and manager (1873-1934) [syn: {McGraw}, {John Joseph McGraw}]

John Mercer
n : British maker of printed calico cloth who invented mercerizing (1791-1866) [syn: {Mercer}]

John Merven Carrere
n : United States architect who with his partner Thomas Hastings designed many important public buildings (1858-1911) [syn: {Carrere}]

John Mill
n : English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873) [syn: {Mill}, {John Stuart Mill}]

John Millington Synge
n : Irish poet and playwright whose plays are based on rural Irish life (1871-1909) [syn: {Synge}, {J. M. Synge}, {Edmund John Millington Synge}]

John Milton
n : English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674) [syn: {Milton}]

John Milton Cage Jr.
n : United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992) [syn: {Cage}, {John Cage}]

John Mitchell
n : United States labor leader; president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1898 to 1908 (1870-1919) [syn: {Mitchell}]

John Moses Browning
n : United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926) [syn: {Browning}, {John M. Browning}]

John Muir
n : United States naturalist (born in England) who advocated the creation of national parks (1838-1914) [syn: {Muir}]

John Napier
n : Scottish mathematician who invented logarithms; introduced the use of the decimal point in writing numbers (1550-1617) [syn: {Napier}]

John Orley Allen Tate
n : United States poet and critic (1899-1979) [syn: {Tate}, {Allen Tate}]

John Osborne
n : English playwright (1929-1994) [syn: {Osborne}, {John James Osborne}]

John Paul I
n : the first Pope to assume a double name; he reigned for only 34 days (1912-1978) [syn: {Albino Luciano}]

John Paul II
n : the first Pope born in Poland (born in 1920) [syn: {Karol Wojtyla}]

John Paul Jones
n : American naval commander in the American Revolution (1747-1792) [syn: {Jones}]

John Philip Marquand
n : United States writer who created the Japanese detective Mr. Moto and wrote other novels as well (1893-1960) [syn: {Marquand}, {John Marquand}]

John Philip Sousa
n : a United States bandmaster and composer of military marches (1854-1932) [syn: {Sousa}, {The March King}]

John Pierpont Morgan
n : United States financier and philanthropist (1837-1913) [syn: {Morgan}, {J. P. Morgan}]

John Quincy Adams
n : 6th President of the United States; son of John Adams (1767-1848) [syn: {Adams}, {President Adams}, {President John Quincy Adams}]

John R. Major
n : British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943) [syn: {Major}, {John Major}, {John Roy Major}]

John Reed
n : United States journalist who reported on the October Revolution from Petrograd in 1917; founded the Communist Labor Party in America in 1919; is buried in the Kremlin in Moscow (1887-1920) [syn: {Reed}]

John Robinson Jeffers
n : United States poet who wrote about California (1887-1962) [syn: {Jeffers}, {Robinson Jeffers}]

John Rock
n : United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984) [syn: {Rock}]

John Roebling
n : United States engineer (born in Germany) who designed and began construction of the Brooklyn bridge (1806-1869) [syn: {Roebling}, {John Augustus Roebling}]

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
n : British philologist and writer of fantasies (born in South Africa) (1892-1973) [syn: {Tolkien}, {J.R.R. Tolkien}]

John Ross
n : Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856) [syn: {Ross}, {Sir John Ross}]

John Rowlands
n : Welsh journalist and explorer who led an expedition to Africa in search of David Livingstone and found him in Tanzania in 1871; he and Livingstone together tried to find the source of the Nile River (1841-1904) [syn: {Stanley}, {Henry M. Stanley}, {Sir Henry Morton Stanley}]

John Roy Major
n : British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943) [syn: {Major}, {John Major}, {John R. Major}]

John Rupert Firth
n : English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960) [syn: {Firth}, {J. R. Firth}]

John Ruskin
n : British art critic (1819-1900) [syn: {Ruskin}]

John Scopes
n : Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow (1900-1970) [syn: {Scopes}, {John Thomas Scopes}]

John Scott Haldane
n : Scottish physiologist and brother of Richard Haldane and Elizabeth Haldane; noted for research into industrial diseases (1860-1936) [syn: {Haldane}, {John Haldane}]

John Simmons Barth
n : United States novelist (born in 1930) [syn: {Barth}, {John Barth}]

John Singer Sargent
n : United States painter (born in Italy) known for his society portraits (1856-1925) [syn: {Sargent}]

John Singleton Copley
n : American painter who did portraits of Paul Revere and John Hancock before fleeing to England to avoid the American Revolution (1738-1815) [syn: {Copley}, {John Copley}]

John Smith
n : English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown, Virginia; was said to have been saved by Pocahontas (1580-1631) [syn: {Smith}, {Captain John Smith}]

John Speke
n : English explorer who with Sir Richard Burton was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika; he also discovered Lake Victoria and named it (1827-1864) [syn: {Speke}, {John Hanning Speke}]

John Steinbeck
n : United States writer noted for his novels about agricultural workers (1902-1968) [syn: {Steinbeck}, {John Ernst Steinbeck}]

John Stuart Mill
n : English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873) [syn: {Mill}, {John Mill}]

John the Baptist
n : (New Testament) a preacher and hermit and forerunner of Jesus (whom he baptized); was beheaded by Herod at the request of Salome [syn: {St. John the Baptist}]

John the Divine
n : (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation [syn: {John}, {Saint John}, {St. John}, {Saint John the Apostle}, {St. John the Apostle}, {John the Evangelist}]

John the Evangelist
n : (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation [syn: {John}, {Saint John}, {St. John}, {Saint John the Apostle}, {St. John the Apostle}, {John the Divine}]

John Thomas Scopes
n : Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow (1900-1970) [syn: {Scopes}, {John Scopes}]

John Tradescant
n : English botanist who was one of the first to collect specimens of plants (1570-1638) [syn: {Tradescant}]

John Trumbull
n 1: American painter of historical scenes (1756-1843) [syn: {Trumbull}]
2: American satirical poet (1750-1831) [syn: {Trumbull}]

John Tuzo Wilson
n : Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993) [syn: {Wilson}]

John Tyler
n : elected Vice President and became the 10th President of the United States when Harrison died (1790-1862) [syn: {Tyler}, {President Tyler}]

John Tyndall
n : British physicist (born in Ireland) remembered for his experiments on the transparency of gases and the absorption of radiant heat by gases and the transmission of sound through the atmosphere; he was the first person to explain why the daylight sky is blue (1820-1893) [syn: {Tyndall}]

John Uhler
n : United States film actor (born in 1925) [syn: {Lemmon}, {Jack Lemmon}]

John Updike
n : United States author (born 1932) [syn: {Updike}, {John Hoyer Updike}]

John Van Vleck
n : United States physicist (1899-1980) [syn: {Van Vleck}, {John Hasbrouck Van Vleck}]

John Vanbrugh
n : English architect (1664-1726) [syn: {Vanbrugh}, {Sir John Vanbrigh}]

John Venn
n : English logician who introduced Venn diagrams (1834-1923) [syn: {Venn}]

John von Neumann
n : United States mathematician who contributed to the development of atom bombs and of stored-program digital computers (1903-1957) [syn: {von Neumann}, {Neumann}]

John Wain
n : English writer (1925-1994) [syn: {Wain}, {John Barrington Wain}]

John Walker
n : New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952) [syn: {Walker}]

John Wanamaker
n : United States businessman whose business grew into one of the first department stores (1838-1922) [syn: {Wanamaker}]

John Wayne
n : United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979) [syn: {Wayne}, {Duke Wayne}]

John Webster
n : English playwright (1580-1625) [syn: {Webster}]

John Wesley
n : English clergyman and founder of Methodism (1703-1791) [syn: {Wesley}]

John Wickliffe
n : English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384) [syn: {Wycliffe}, {John Wycliffe}, {Wickliffe}, {Wyclif}, {John Wyclif}, {Wiclif}, {John Wiclif}]

John Wiclif
n : English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384) [syn: {Wycliffe}, {John Wycliffe}, {Wickliffe}, {John Wickliffe}, {Wyclif}, {John Wyclif}, {Wiclif}]

John Wilkes
n : English reformer who published attacks on George III and supported the rights of the American colonists (1727-1797) [syn: {Wilkes}]

John Wilkes Booth
n : United States actor and assassin of President Lincoln (1838-1865) [syn: {Booth}]

John William Strutt
n : English physicist who studied the density of gases and discovered argon; made important contributions to acoustic theory (1842-1919) [syn: {Rayleigh}, {Third Baron Rayleigh}, {Lord Rayleigh}]

John Witherspoon
n : American Revolutionary leader and educator (born in Scotland) who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and president of the college that became Princeton University (1723-1794) [syn: {Witherspoon}]

John Wyclif
n : English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384) [syn: {Wycliffe}, {John Wycliffe}, {Wickliffe}, {John Wickliffe}, {Wyclif}, {Wiclif}, {John Wiclif}]

John Wycliffe
n : English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384) [syn: {Wycliffe}, {Wickliffe}, {John Wickliffe}, {Wyclif}, {John Wyclif}, {Wiclif}, {John Wiclif}]

Johnny
n : `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `grayback' derived from their gray Confederate uniforms [syn: {Rebel}, {Reb}, {Johnny Reb}, {grayback}]

Johnny Appleseed
n : United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845) [syn: {Chapman}, {John Chapman}]

johnny cake
n : cornbread usually cooked pancake-style on a griddle (chiefly New England) [syn: {johnnycake}, {journey cake}]

Johnny Reb
n : `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `grayback' derived from their gray Confederate uniforms [syn: {Rebel}, {Reb}, {Johnny}, {grayback}]

johnnycake
n : cornbread usually cooked pancake-style on a griddle (chiefly New England) [syn: {johnny cake}, {journey cake}]

Johnny-jump-up
n 1: a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived [syn: {wild pansy}, {heartsease}, {love-in-idleness}, {pink of my John}, {Viola tricolor}]
2: common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies [syn: {bird's-foot violet}, {pansy violet}, {wood violet}, {Viola pedata}]

Johns
n : United States artist and proponent of pop art (born in 1930) [syn: {Jasper Johns}]

John's cabbage
n : showy perennial herb with white flowers; leaves sometimes used as edible greens in southeastern United States [syn: {Virginia waterleaf}, {Shawnee salad}, {shawny}, {Indian salad}, {Hydrophyllum virginianum}]

Johns Hopkins
n 1: United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873) [syn: {Hopkins}]
2: a university in Baltimore

Johnson
n 1: English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784) [syn: {Samuel Johnson}, {Dr. Johnson}]
2: 36th President of the United States; was elected Vice President and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973) [syn: {Lyndon Johnson}, {Lyndon Baines Johnson}, {LBJ}, {President Johnson}, {President Lyndon Johnson}]
3: 17th President of the United States; was elected Vice President and succeeded Lincoln when Lincoln was assassinated; was impeached but acquitted by one vote (1808-1875) [syn: {Andrew Johnson}, {President Johnson}, {President Andrew Johnson}]

Johnson City
n : a town in northeastern Tennessee

Johnson grass
n : tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States where it is a serious pest on cultivated land [syn: {Aleppa grass}, {means grass}, {evergreen millet}, {Sorghum halepense}, {Sorghum halapense}]

Johnston
n : Confederate general in the American Civil War; led the Confederate troops in the West (1807-1891) [syn: {J. E. Johnston}, {Joseph Eggleston Johnston}]

joie de vivre
n : a keen enjoyment of living

join
n 1: the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made [syn: {articulation}, {joint}, {juncture}, {junction}]
2: a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets; "let C be the union of the sets A and B" [syn: {union}, {sum}]
v 1: become part of; become a member of a group or organization; "He joined the Communist Party as a young man" [syn: {fall in}, {get together}]
2: cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together" [syn: {bring together}] [ant: {disjoin}]
3: come into the company of; "She joined him for a drink"
4: make contact or come together; "The two roads join here" [syn: {conjoin}] [ant: {disjoin}]
5: be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport" [syn: {connect}, {link}, {link up}, {unite}]

join battle
v : engage in a conflict; "The battle over health care reform was joined"

join forces
v : work together on a common enterprise of project; "The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well"; "We joined forces with another research group" [syn: {collaborate}, {cooperate}, {get together}]

joined
adj 1: of or relating to two people who are married to each other [syn: {united}]
2: connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks [syn: {coupled}, {linked}]

joined battle
See {join battle}

joined forces
See {join forces}

joiner
n 1: a person who likes to join groups
2: a woodworker whose work involves making things by joining pieces of wood

joinery
n 1: fine woodwork done by a joiner
2: the craft of a joiner [syn: {cabinetmaking}]

joining
n : the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet" [syn: {connection}, {connexion}]

joining battle
See {join battle}

joining forces
See {join forces}

joins battle
See {join battle}

joins forces
See {join forces}

joint
adj 1: united or combined; "a joint session of Congress"; "joint owners" [ant: {separate}]
2: affecting or involving two or more; "joint income-tax return"; "joint ownership"
3: involving both houses of a legislature; "a joint session of Congress"
n 1: (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if the articulation allows motion) [syn: {articulation}, {articulatio}]
2: a disreputable place of entertainment
3: the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made [syn: {articulation}, {join}, {juncture}, {junction}]
4: a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion [syn: {roast}]
5: junction by which parts or objects are joined together
6: marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking [syn: {marijuana cigarette}, {reefer}, {stick}, {spliff}]
v 1: fit as if by joints; "The boards fit neatly"
2: provide with a joint; "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood" [syn: {articulate}]
3: fasten with a joint
4: separate (meat) at the joint

joint author
n : a writer who collaborates with others in writing something [syn: {coauthor}]

Joint Chiefs
n : the executive agency that advises the President on military questions; composed of the chiefs of the Army and Navy and Air Force and the Commandant of the Marine Corps [syn: {Joint Chiefs of Staff}]

Joint Chiefs of Staff
n : the executive agency that advises the President on military questions; composed of the chiefs of the Army and Navy and Air Force and the Commandant of the Marine Corps [syn: {Joint Chiefs}]

Joint Direct Attack Munition
n : a pinpoint bomb guidance device that can be strapped to a gravity bomb thus converting dumb bombs into smart bombs [syn: {JDAM}]

joint fir
n : jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds [syn: {ephedra}]

joint hinge
n : a hinge with two long straps; one strap is fastened to the surface of a moving part (e.g., a door or lid) and the other is fastened to the adjacent stationary frame [syn: {strap hinge}]

joint probability
n : the probability of two events occurring together

joint resolution
n : a resolution passed by both houses of Congress which becomes legally binding when signed by the chief executive (or passed over the executive's veto)

joint return
n : a return filed by a husband and wife

joint snake
n : snakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail [syn: {glass lizard}, {glass snake}]

joint venture
n : a venture by a partnership or conglomerate designed to share risk or expertise; "a joint venture between the film companies to produce TV shows"

jointed
adj : having joints or jointed segments;

jointed charlock
n : Eurasian weed having yellow or mauve or white flowers and podlike fruits [syn: {wild radish}, {wild rape}, {runch}, {Raphanus raphanistrum}]

jointed rush
n : rush of Australia [syn: {Juncus articulatus}]

jointer
n : a long carpenter's plane used to shape the edges of boards so they will fit together [syn: {jointer plane}, {jointing plane}, {long plane}]

jointer plane
n : a long carpenter's plane used to shape the edges of boards so they will fit together [syn: {jointer}, {jointing plane}, {long plane}]

jointing plane
n : a long carpenter's plane used to shape the edges of boards so they will fit together [syn: {jointer}, {jointer plane}, {long plane}]

jointly
adv 1: in collaboration or cooperation; "this paper was written jointly"
2: in conjunction with; combined; "Our salaries put together couldn't pay for the damage"; "we couldn`t pay for the damages with all out salaries put together" [syn: {collectively}, {conjointly}, {together}, {put together}]

joint-stock company
n : a company (usually unincorporated) which has the capital of its members pooled in a common fund; transferable shares represent ownership interest; shareholders are legally liable for all debts of the company

jointure
n 1: (law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower [syn: {legal jointure}]
2: the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays" [syn: {union}, {unification}, {uniting}, {conjugation}] [ant: {disunion}]

jointworm
n : larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grains [syn: {strawworm}]

joist
n : beam used to support floors or roofs

joke
n 1: a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at hisown jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point" [syn: {gag}, {laugh}, {jest}, {jape}]
2: activity characterized by good humor [syn: {jest}, {jocularity}]
3: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn: {antic}, {prank}, {trick}, {caper}, {put-on}]
4: a triviality not to be taken seriously; "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke"
v 1: tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious" [syn: {jest}]
2: act in a funny or teasing way [syn: {jest}]

joker
n 1: a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes [syn: {jokester}]
2: a person who does something thoughtless or annoying; "some joker is blocking the driveway" [syn: {turkey}]

jokester
n : a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes [syn: {joker}]

joking
adj : characterized by jokes and good humor [syn: {jesting}, {jocose}, {jocular}]

jokingly
adv 1: in jest; "I asked him jokingly whether he thought he could drive the Calcutta-Peshawar express" [syn: {jestingly}]
2: not seriously; "I meant it facetiously" [syn: {facetiously}, {tongue-in-cheek}]

Joliet
n : French explorer (with Jacques Marquette) of the upper Mississippi River valley (1645-1700) [syn: {Jolliet}, {Louis Jolliet}, {Louis Joliet}]

Joliot
n : French nuclear physicist who was Marie Curie's assistant and who worked with Marie Curie's daughter who he married (taking the name Joliot-Curie); he and his wife discovered how to synthesize new radioactive elements (1900-1958) [syn: {Jean-Frederic Joliot}, {Joliot-Curie}, {Jean-Frederic Joliot-Curie}]

Joliot-Curie
n 1: French physicist who (with her husband) synthesized new chemical elements (1897-1956) [syn: {Irene Joliot-Curie}]
2: French nuclear physicist who was Marie Curie's assistant and who worked with Marie Curie's daughter who he married (taking the name Joliot-Curie); he and his wife discovered how to synthesize new radioactive elements (1900-1958) [syn: {Joliot}, {Jean-Frederic Joliot}, {Jean-Frederic Joliot-Curie}]

jollied
jolly
adj : full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh" [syn: {gay}, {jocund}, {jovial}, {merry}, {mirthful}]
n 1: a happy party
2: a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work [syn: {jolly boat}]
adv : used as an intensifier (`jolly' is used informally in Britain); "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him" [syn: {pretty}]
v : be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" [syn: {kid}, {chaff}, {josh}, {banter}] [also: {jollied}, {jolliest}, {jollier}]

jollied
See {jolly}

jollier
jolly
adj : full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh" [syn: {gay}, {jocund}, {jovial}, {merry}, {mirthful}]
n 1: a happy party
2: a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work [syn: {jolly boat}]
adv : used as an intensifier (`jolly' is used informally in Britain); "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him" [syn: {pretty}]
v : be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" [syn: {kid}, {chaff}, {josh}, {banter}] [also: {jollied}, {jolliest}, {jollier}]

jollier
See {jolly}

jolliest
jolly
adj : full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh" [syn: {gay}, {jocund}, {jovial}, {merry}, {mirthful}]
n 1: a happy party
2: a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work [syn: {jolly boat}]
adv : used as an intensifier (`jolly' is used informally in Britain); "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him" [syn: {pretty}]
v : be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" [syn: {kid}, {chaff}, {josh}, {banter}] [also: {jollied}, {jolliest}, {jollier}]

jolliest
See {jolly}

Jolliet
n : French explorer (with Jacques Marquette) of the upper Mississippi River valley (1645-1700) [syn: {Louis Jolliet}, {Joliet}, {Louis Joliet}]

jollification
n : a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity [syn: {merrymaking}, {conviviality}]

jollified
jollify
v : celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!" [syn: {revel}, {racket}, {make whoopie}, {make merry}, {make happy}, {whoop it up}, {wassail}] [also: {jollified}]

jollified
See {jollify}

jollify
v : celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!" [syn: {revel}, {racket}, {make whoopie}, {make merry}, {make happy}, {whoop it up}, {wassail}] [also: {jollified}]

jollity
n : feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor [syn: {joviality}]

jolly
adj : full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh" [syn: {gay}, {jocund}, {jovial}, {merry}, {mirthful}]
n 1: a happy party
2: a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work [syn: {jolly boat}]
adv : used as an intensifier (`jolly' is used informally in Britain); "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him" [syn: {pretty}]
v : be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" [syn: {kid}, {chaff}, {josh}, {banter}] [also: {jollied}, {jolliest}, {jollier}]

jolly along
v : cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful; "She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee" [syn: {cheer}, {cheer up}, {jolly up}]

jolly boat
n : a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work [syn: {jolly}]

Jolly Roger
n : a black flag bearing a white skull and crossbones; indicates a pirate ship [syn: {black flag}, {pirate flag}]

jolly up
v : cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful; "She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee" [syn: {cheer}, {cheer up}, {jolly along}]

Jolson
n : United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950) [syn: {Al Jolson}, {Asa Yoelson}]

jolt
n 1: a sudden impact; "the door closed with a jolt" [syn: {jar}, {jounce}]
2: an abrupt spasmodic movement [syn: {jerk}, {jerking}]
v 1: move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion [syn: {jar}]
2: disturb (someone's) composure; "The audience was jolted by the play"

jolted
adj 1: bumped or shaken jerkily; "the jolted passengers"
2: disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock; "retrieved his named from her jolted memory"; "the accident left her badly shaken" [syn: {shaken}]

jolting
adj : characterized by rough motion; "a bumpy ride" [syn: {bumpy}, {jarring}, {jolty}]

jolty
adj : characterized by rough motion; "a bumpy ride" [syn: {bumpy}, {jarring}, {jolting}]

Jomada I
n : the fifth month of the Islamic calendar [syn: {Jumada I}]

Jomada II
n : the sixth month of the Islamic calendar [syn: {Jumada II}]

Jomo Kenyata
n : Kenyan statesman and the first president of independent Kenya (1893-1978) [syn: {Kenyata}]

Jonah
n 1: (Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land
2: a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him [syn: {jinx}]
3: a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale [syn: {Book of Jonah}]

Jonah crab
n : large red deep-water crab of the eastern coast of North America [syn: {Cancer borealis}]

Jonas Edward Salk
n : United States virologist who developed the Salk vaccine that is injected against poliomyelitis (born 1914) [syn: {Salk}, {Jonas Salk}]

Jonas Salk
n : United States virologist who developed the Salk vaccine that is injected against poliomyelitis (born 1914) [syn: {Salk}, {Jonas Edward Salk}]

Jonathan
n : red late-ripening apple; primarily eaten raw

Jonathan Edwards
n : American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758) [syn: {Edwards}]

Jonathan Swift
n : an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745) [syn: {Swift}, {Dean Swift}]

Jonathan Trumbull
n : American Revolutionary leader who as governor of Connecticut provided supplies for the Continental Army (1710-1785) [syn: {Trumbull}]

Jones
n 1: United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930) [syn: {Mother Jones}, {Mary Harris Jones}]
2: United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train; a friend wrote a famous ballad describing the incident (1864-1900) [syn: {Casey Jones}, {John Luther Jones}]
3: United States golfer (1902-1971) [syn: {Bobby Jones}, {Robert Tyre Jones}]
4: American naval commander in the American Revolution (1747-1792) [syn: {John Paul Jones}]
5: one of the first great English architects and a theater designer (1573-1652) [syn: {Inigo Jones}]
6: English phonetician (1881-1967) [syn: {Daniel Jones}]

Jones' penstemon
n : low plant with light blue and violet flowers in short clusters near tips of stems; Nevada to Utah [syn: {Penstemon dolius}]

Jonesboro
n : a town in northeast Arkansas

Jong
n : United States writer (born in 1942) [syn: {Erica Jong}]

jongleur
n : a singer of folk songs [syn: {folk singer}, {minstrel}, {poet-singer}, {troubadour}]

jonquil
n 1: widely cultivated ornamental plant native to southern Europe but naturalized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or white clustered flowers [syn: {Narcissus jonquilla}]
2: often used colloquially for any yellow daffodil

Jons Jakob Berzelius
n : Swedish chemist who discovered three new elements and determined the atomic weights of many others (1779-1848) [syn: {Berzelius}]

Jonson
n : English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637) [syn: {Ben Jonson}, {Benjamin Jonson}]

jook
n 1: a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast [syn: {congee}]
2: a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox [syn: {juke}, {juke joint}, {jook joint}, {juke house}, {jook house}]

jook house
n : a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox [syn: {juke}, {jook}, {juke joint}, {jook joint}, {juke house}]

jook joint
n : a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox [syn: {juke}, {jook}, {juke joint}, {juke house}, {jook house}]

Joplin
n 1: United States singer who died of a drug overdose at the height of her popularity (1943-1970) [syn: {Janis Joplin}]
2: United States composer who was the first creator of ragtime to write down his compositions (1868-1917) [syn: {Scott Joplin}]

Joppa
n : a port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950 [syn: {Jaffa}, {Yafo}]

Jordan
n 1: a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan [syn: {Jordan River}]
2: an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea [syn: {Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan}]

jordan almond
n 1: variety of large almond from Malaga, Spain; used in confectionery
2: an almond covered with a sugar coating that is hard and flavored and colored

Jordan curve
n : a closed curve that does not intersect itself [syn: {simple closed curve}]

Jordan River
n : a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan [syn: {Jordan}]

Jordanella
n : flagfishes [syn: {genus Jordanella}]

Jordanella floridae
n : flagfish with a dark-blue back and whitish sides with red stripes; found in swamps and streams of Florida [syn: {flagfish}, {American flagfish}]

Jordanian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Jordan or its people; "Jordanian archeological sites"
n : a native or inhabitant of Jordan

Jordanian dinar
n : the basic unit of money in Jordan; equal to 1,000 fils [syn: {dinar}]

Jordanian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Jordan

Jorge Borges
n : Argentinian writer remembered for his short stories (1899-1986) [syn: {Borges}, {Jorge Luis Borges}]

Jorge Luis Borges
n : Argentinian writer remembered for his short stories (1899-1986) [syn: {Borges}, {Jorge Borges}]

Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa
n : Peruvian writer (born in 1936) [syn: {Vargas Llosa}, {Mario Vargas Llosa}]

Joroslav Heyrovsky
n : Czechoslovakian chemist who developed polarography (1890-1967) [syn: {Heyrovsky}]

jorum
n : a large drinking bowl

Jose Clemente Orozco
n : Mexican painter noted for his monumental murals (1883-1949) [syn: {Orozco}, {Jose Orozco}]

Jose Julian Marti
n : Cuban poet and revolutionary who fought for Cuban independence from Spain (1853-1895) [syn: {Marti}]

Jose Orozco
n : Mexican painter noted for his monumental murals (1883-1949) [syn: {Orozco}, {Jose Clemente Orozco}]

Jose Ortega y Gasset
n : Spanish philosopher who advocated leadership by an intellectual elite (1883-1955) [syn: {Ortega y Gasset}]

Josef Albers
n : United States painter born in Germany; works characterized by simple geometrical patterns in various colors (1888-1976) [syn: {Albers}]

Josef Hoffmann
n : Austrian architect known for his use of rectilinear units (1870-1956) [syn: {Hoffmann}]

Josef Michel Montgolfier
n : French inventor who (with his brother Jacques Etienne Montgolfier) pioneered hot-air ballooning (1740-1810) [syn: {Montgolfier}]

Josef von Sternberg
n : United States film maker (born in Austria) whose films made Marlene Dietrich an international star (1894-1969) [syn: {von Sternberg}]

Joseph
n 1: leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904) [syn: {Chief Joseph}]
2: (Old Testament) the 11th son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel; Jacob gave Joseph a coat of many colors, which made his brothers jealous and they sold him into slavery in Egypt
3: (New Testament) husband of Mary and (in Christian belief) the foster father of Jesus

Joseph Alois Schumpeter
n : United States economist (born in Czechoslovakia) (1883-1950) [syn: {Schumpeter}, {Joseph Schumpeter}]

Joseph Banks Rhine
n : United States parapsychologist (1895-1980) [syn: {Rhine}, {J. B. Rhine}]

Joseph ben Matthias
n : Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100) [syn: {Josephus}, {Flavius Josephus}]

Joseph Black
n : British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799) [syn: {Black}]

Joseph Campbell
n : United States mythologist (1904-1987) [syn: {Campbell}]

Joseph Conrad
n : English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924) [syn: {Conrad}, {Teodor Josef Konrad Korzeniowski}]

Joseph Deems Taylor
n : United States composer and music critic (1885-1966) [syn: {Taylor}, {Deems Taylor}]

Joseph Eggleston Johnston
n : Confederate general in the American Civil War; led the Confederate troops in the West (1807-1891) [syn: {Johnston}, {J. E. Johnston}]

Joseph Emerson Worcester
n : United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865) [syn: {Worcester}]

Joseph Francis Keaton
n : United States comedian and actor in silent films noted for his acrobatic skills and deadpan face (1895-1966) [syn: {Keaton}, {Buster Keaton}]

Joseph Goebbels
n : German propaganda minister in Nazi Germany who persecuted the Jews (1897-1945) [syn: {Goebbels}, {Paul Joseph Goebbels}]

Joseph Greenberg
n : United States linguist who studied the historical relations among 5,000 languages (1916-2001) [syn: {Greenberg}]

Joseph Haydn
n : prolific Austrian composer who influenced the classical form of the symphony (1732-1809) [syn: {Haydn}, {Franz Joseph Haydn}]

Joseph Heller
n : United States novelist whose best known work was a black comedy inspired by his experiences in the Air Force during World War II (1923-1999) [syn: {Heller}]

Joseph Henry
n : United States physicist who studied electromagnetic phenomena (1791-1878) [syn: {Henry}]

Joseph Hilaire Peter Belloc
n : English author (born in France) remembered especially for his verse for childre (1870-1953) [syn: {Belloc}, {Hilaire Belloc}]

Joseph Hooker
n : United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879) [syn: {Hooker}, {Fighting Joe Hooker}]

Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre
n : French field marshal who commanded the Allied armies in France during World War II (1852-1931) [syn: {Joffre}]

Joseph Joachim
n : Hungarian violinist and composer (1831-1907) [syn: {Joachim}]

Joseph John Thomson
n : English physicist who experimented with the conduction of electricity through gases and who discovered the electron and determined its charge and mass (1856-1940) [syn: {Thomson}, {Sir Joseph John Thomson}]

Joseph Lincoln Steffens
n : United States journalist who exposes in 1906 started an era of muckraking journalism (1866-1936) [syn: {Steffens}, {Lincoln Steffens}]

Joseph Lister
n : English surgeon who was the first to use antiseptics (1827-1912) [syn: {Lister}, {Baron Lister}]

Joseph Louis Barrow
n : United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight campion for 12 years (1914-1981) [syn: {Louis}, {Joe Louis}]

Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
n : French chemist and physicist who first isolated boron and who formulated the law describing the behavior of gases under constant pressure (1778-1850) [syn: {Gay-Lussac}]

Joseph M. Jacquard
n : French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834) [syn: {Jacquard}, {Joseph Marie Jacquard}]

Joseph Mallord William Turner
n : English landscape painter whose treatment of light and color influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851) [syn: {Turner}]

Joseph Marie Jacquard
n : French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834) [syn: {Jacquard}, {Joseph M. Jacquard}]

Joseph McCarthy
n : United States politician who unscrupulously accused many citizens of being Communists (1908-1957) [syn: {McCarthy}, {Joseph Raymond McCarthy}]

Joseph Oliver
n : United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938) [syn: {Oliver}, {King Oliver}]

Joseph Paul DiMaggio
n : United States professional baseball player noted for his batting ability (1914-1999) [syn: {DiMaggio}, {Joe DiMaggio}]

Joseph Paxton
n : English architect (1801-1865) [syn: {Paxton}, {Sir Joseph Paxton}]

Joseph Priestley
n : English chemist who isolated many gases and discovered oxygen (independently of Scheele) (1733-1804) [syn: {Priestley}]

Joseph Pulitzer
n : United States newspaper publisher (born in Hungary) who established the Pulitzer prizes (1847-1911) [syn: {Pulitzer}]

Joseph Raymond McCarthy
n : United States politician who unscrupulously accused many citizens of being Communists (1908-1957) [syn: {McCarthy}, {Joseph McCarthy}]

Joseph Rudyard Kipling
n : English author of novels and poetry who was born in India (1865-1936) [syn: {Kipling}, {Rudyard Kipling}]

Joseph Schumpeter
n : United States economist (born in Czechoslovakia) (1883-1950) [syn: {Schumpeter}, {Joseph Alois Schumpeter}]

Joseph Smith
n : religious leader who founded the Mormon Church in 1830 (1805-1844) [syn: {Smith}]

Joseph Stalin
n : Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953) [syn: {Stalin}, {Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili}]

Joseph Warren Stilwell
n : United States general who commanded the Allied forces in China and Burma and India during World War II (1883-1946) [syn: {Stilwell}, {Vinegar Joe Stilwell}, {Uncle Joe}]

Joseph's coat
n : perennial aromatic herb of southeastern Asia having large usually bright-colored or blotched leaves and spikes of blue-violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Solenostemon [syn: {painted nettle}, {Coleus blumei}, {Solenostemon blumei}, {Solenostemon scutellarioides}]

Josephus
n : Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100) [syn: {Flavius Josephus}, {Joseph ben Matthias}]

josh
v : be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" [syn: {kid}, {chaff}, {jolly}, {banter}]

Josh Billings
n : United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885) [syn: {Shaw}, {Henry Wheeler Shaw}]

Joshua
n 1: (Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho
2: a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses [syn: {Josue}, {Book of Joshua}]

Joshua tree
n : a large branched arborescent yucca of southwestern United States having short leaves and clustered greenish white flowers [syn: {Yucca brevifolia}]

Josiah Quincy
n : American patriot who presented the colonists' grievances to the English king (1744-1775) [syn: {Quincy}]

Josiah Spode
n : English potter who started a pottery famous for its bone china (1754-1827) [syn: {Spode}]

Josiah Wedgwood
n : English potter (1730-1795) [syn: {Wedgwood}]

Josiah Willard Gibbs
n : United States chemist (1839-1903) [syn: {Gibbs}]

Josip Broz
n : Yugoslav statesman who led the resistance to German occupation during World War II and established a communist state after the war (1892-1980) [syn: {Tito}, {Marshal Tito}]

joss
n : a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol

joss house
n : a Chinese temple or shrine for idol worship

joss stick
n : a slender stick of incense burned before a joss by the Chinese

jostle
n : the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing) [syn: {jostling}]
v 1: make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving; "We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform"
2: come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train" [syn: {shove}]

jostling
n : the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing) [syn: {jostle}]

Josue
n : a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses [syn: {Joshua}, {Book of Joshua}]

jot
n 1: a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note [syn: {jotting}]
2: a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic" [syn: {touch}, {hint}, {tinge}, {mite}, {pinch}, {speck}, {soupcon}]
v : write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of [syn: {jot down}] [also: {jotting}, {jotted}]

jot down
v : write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of [syn: {jot}]

jotted
jot
n 1: a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note [syn: {jotting}]
2: a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic" [syn: {touch}, {hint}, {tinge}, {mite}, {pinch}, {speck}, {soupcon}]
v : write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of [syn: {jot down}] [also: {jotting}, {jotted}]

jotted
See {jot}

jotter
n : a small notebook for rough notes

jotting
jot
n 1: a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note [syn: {jotting}]
2: a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic" [syn: {touch}, {hint}, {tinge}, {mite}, {pinch}, {speck}, {soupcon}]
v : write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of [syn: {jot down}] [also: {jotting}, {jotted}]

jotting
n : a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note [syn: {jot}]

jotting
See {jot}

Jotun
n : (Norse mythology) one of a race of giants often in conflict with the Aesir [syn: {Jotunn}]

Jotunn
n : (Norse mythology) one of a race of giants often in conflict with the Aesir [syn: {Jotun}]

joule
n 1: a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second [syn: {J}, {watt second}]
2: English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889) [syn: {James Prescott Joule}]

jounce
n : a sudden impact; "the door closed with a jolt" [syn: {jolt}, {jar}]
v : move up and down repeatedly [syn: {bounce}]

journal
n 1: a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations [syn: {diary}]
2: a periodical dedicated to a particular subject; "he reads the medical journals"
3: a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred [syn: {daybook}]
4: a record book as a physical object
5: the part of the axle contained by a bearing

journal bearing
n : the bearing of a journal

journal box
n : metal housing for a journal bearing

journalese
n : the style in which newspapers are written

journalism
n 1: newspapers and magazines collectively [syn: {news media}, {fourth estate}]
2: the profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media

journalist
n 1: a writer for newspapers and magazines
2: someone who keeps a diary or journal [syn: {diarist}, {diary keeper}]

journalistic
adj : of or relating to or having the characteristics of journalism; "journalistic writing"

journalistically
adv : by journalists; "he is being journalistically crucified in his own country"

journalist's privilege
n : the right of a journalist to refuse to divulge sources of confidential information

journey
n : the act of traveling from one place to another [syn: {journeying}]
v 1: undertake a journey or trip [syn: {travel}]
2: travel upon or across; "travel the oceans" [syn: {travel}]

journey cake
n : cornbread usually cooked pancake-style on a griddle (chiefly New England) [syn: {johnnycake}, {johnny cake}]

journeyer
n : goes on a trip [syn: {wayfarer}]

journeying
n : the act of traveling from one place to another [syn: {journey}]

journeyman
n : a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft [syn: {craftsman}, {artisan}, {artificer}]

joust
n : a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances [syn: {tilt}]
v : joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback

Jove
n : (Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus [syn: {Jupiter}]

jovial
adj : full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh" [syn: {gay}, {jocund}, {jolly}, {merry}, {mirthful}]

joviality
n 1: feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor [syn: {jollity}]
2: a jovial nature [syn: {conviviality}]

jovially
adv : in a jovial manner; "he greeted his friend jovially"

Jovian
adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of or resembling the planet Jupiter; "Jovian satellites"
2: of or pertaining to or befitting the Roman deity Jupiter; "Jovian thunderbolts"; "Jovian wrath"

Jovian planet
n : any of the four outermost planets in the solar system; much larger than Earth and gaseous in nature (like Jupiter) [syn: {gas giant}]

Jowett
n : English classical scholar noted for his translations of Plato and Aristotle (1817-1893) [syn: {Benjamin Jowett}]

jowl
n 1: the lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the mouth [syn: {lower jaw}, {mandible}, {mandibula}, {mandibular bone}, {submaxilla}, {lower jawbone}, {jawbone}]
2: a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)

jowly
adj : having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw [syn: {double-chinned}, {loose-jowled}]

joy
n 1: the emotion of great happiness [syn: {joyousness}, {joyfulness}] [ant: {sorrow}]
2: something or someone that provides pleasure; a source of happiness; "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight" [syn: {delight}, {pleasure}]
v 1: feel happiness or joy [syn: {rejoice}]
2: make glad or happy [syn: {gladden}] [ant: {sadden}]

Joyce
n : influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941) [syn: {James Joyce}, {James Augustine Aloysius Joyce}]

Joyce Carol Oates
n : United States writer (born in 1938) [syn: {Oates}]

joyful
adj 1: full of or producing joy; "make a joyful noise"; "a joyful occasion" [ant: {sorrowful}]
2: full of high-spirited delight [syn: {elated}, {gleeful}, {jubilant}]
3: full of or suggesting exultant happiness; "a joyful heart"; "a joyful occasion"; "the joyous news"; "joyous laughter" [syn: {joyous}]

joyfully
adv : in a joyous and gleeful manner; "the old man had greeted her gleefully" [syn: {gleefully}, {joyously}] [ant: {joylessly}]

joyfulness
n : the emotion of great happiness [syn: {joy}, {joyousness}] [ant: {sorrow}]

joyless
adj : not experiencing or inspiring joy; "a joyless man"; "a joyless occasion"; "joyless evenings" [ant: {joyous}]

joylessly
adv : in a joyless manner; without joy; "she greeted her guests joylessly" [ant: {gleefully}]

joylessness
n : a feeling of dismal cheerlessness

joyous
adj 1: full of or characterized by joy; "felt a joyous abandon" [ant: {joyless}]
2: full of or suggesting exultant happiness; "a joyful heart"; "a joyful occasion"; "the joyous news"; "joyous laughter" [syn: {joyful}]

joyously
adv : in a joyous and gleeful manner; "the old man had greeted her gleefully" [syn: {gleefully}, {joyfully}] [ant: {joylessly}]

joyousness
n : the emotion of great happiness [syn: {joy}, {joyfulness}] [ant: {sorrow}]

joypopped
See {joypop}

joypopping
See {joypop}

joy-ridden
See {joy-ride}

joyride
n : a ride in a car taken solely for pleasure; "they took their girlfriends for joyrides in stolen cars"
v : ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it; "We tooled down the street" [syn: {tool}, {tool around}]

joy-rode
See {joy-ride}

joystick
n 1: a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane [syn: {stick}, {control stick}]
2: a manual control consisting of a vertical handle that can move freely in two directions; used as an input device to computers or to devices controlled by computers

Jr
n : a son who has the same first name as his father [syn: {Junior}, {Jnr}]

jr.
adj : used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father; "John Junior"; "John Smith, Jr." [syn: {younger}]

JRA
n : a terrorist group organized in 1970 to overthrow the Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world revolution; is said to have close ties with Palestinian terrorists; "in 1972 the Japanese Red Army was responsible for a massacre at an airport in Israel" [syn: {Japanese Red Army}, {Anti-Imperialist International Brigade}]

J.R.R. Tolkien
n : British philologist and writer of fantasies (born in South Africa) (1892-1973) [syn: {Tolkien}, {John Ronald Reuel Tolkien}]

Juan Carlos
n : king of Spain since 1975 (born in 1938) [syn: {Juan Carlos Victor Maria de Borbon y Borbon}]

Juan Carlos Victor Maria de Borbon y Borbon
n : king of Spain since 1975 (born in 1938) [syn: {Juan Carlos}]

Juan Domingo Peron
n : Argentine soldier who became president of Argentina (1895-1974) [syn: {Peron}]

Juan Ramon Jimenez
n : Spanish lyric poet (1881-1958) [syn: {Jimenez}]

Juarez
n : a city in northern Mexico on the Rio Grande opposite El Paso [syn: {Ciudad Juarez}]

Jubbulpore
n : an industrial city of central India southeast of Delhi [syn: {Jabalpur}]

jubilance
n : a feeling of extreme joy [syn: {exultation}, {jubilancy}, {jubilation}]

jubilancy
n : a feeling of extreme joy [syn: {exultation}, {jubilance}, {jubilation}]

jubilant
adj 1: joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout" [syn: {exultant}, {exulting}, {prideful}, {rejoicing}, {triumphal}, {triumphant}]
2: full of high-spirited delight [syn: {elated}, {gleeful}, {joyful}]

jubilantly
adv : in a joyous manner; "they shouted happily" [syn: {happily}, {merrily}, {mirthfully}, {gayly}, {blithely}, {with happiness}] [ant: {unhappily}]

jubilate
v 1: celebrate a jubilee
2: to express great joy; "Who cannot exult in Spring?" [syn: {exult}, {rejoice}, {triumph}]

jubilation
n 1: a feeling of extreme joy [syn: {exultation}, {jubilance}, {jubilancy}]
2: a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event [syn: {celebration}]
3: the utterance of sounds expressing great joy [syn: {exultation}, {rejoicing}]

jubilee
n : a special anniversary (or the celebration of it)

Juda
n : an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center [syn: {Judah}]

Judaea
n : the southern part of the ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah; a Roman province at the time of Christ [syn: {Judea}]

Judah
n 1: (Old Testament) the fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel; one of his descendants was to be the Messiah
2: an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center [syn: {Juda}]

Judaic
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the Jews or their culture or religion; "the Judaic idea of justice" [syn: {Judaical}]
2: of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion; "He is Jewish"; "a Jewish wedding" [syn: {Jewish}]

Judaica
n : historical and literary materials relating to Judaism

Judaical
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the Jews or their culture or religion; "the Judaic idea of justice" [syn: {Judaic}]

Judaism
n 1: Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud [syn: {Hebraism}, {Jewish religion}]
2: the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud

Judas
n 1: (New Testament) supposed brother of St James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless [syn: {Jude}, {Saint Jude}, {St. Jude}, {Thaddaeus}]
2: (New Testament) the Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver [syn: {Judas Iscariot}]
3: someone who betrays under the guise of friendship
4: a one-way peephole in a door

Judas Iscariot
n : (New Testament) the Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver [syn: {Judas}]

Judas Maccabaeus
n : Jewish leader of a revolt in Judea that recovered Jerusalem around 166 BC; hero of the Apocryphal books I Maccabees and II Maccabees (?-161 BC)

Judas tree
n : small tree of the eastern Mediterranean having abundant purplish-red flowers growing on old wood directly from stems and appearing before the leaves: widely cultivated in mild regions; wood valuable for veneers [syn: {love tree}, {Circis siliquastrum}]

judder
v : shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively; "The old engine was juddering" [syn: {shake}]

Jude
n 1: (New Testament) supposed brother of St James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless [syn: {Saint Jude}, {St. Jude}, {Judas}, {Thaddaeus}]
2: a New Testament book attributed to Saint Jude [syn: {Epistle of Jude}]

Judea
n : the southern part of the ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah; a Roman province at the time of Christ [syn: {Judaea}]

Judeo-Christian
adj : being historically related to both Judaism and Christianity; "the Judeo-Christian tradition"

Judeo-Spanish
n : the Spanish dialect spoken by Sephardic Jews but written in the Hebrew script [syn: {Ladino}]

judge
n 1: a public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice [syn: {justice}, {jurist}, {magistrate}]
2: an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality [syn: {evaluator}]
v 1: determine the result of (a competition)
2: form an opinion of or pass judgment on; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"
3: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" [syn: {estimate}, {gauge}, {approximate}, {guess}]
4: pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here" [syn: {pronounce}, {label}]
5: put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials" [syn: {adjudicate}, {try}]

judge advocate
n 1: an officer assigned to the judge advocate general
2: a staff officer serving as legal adviser to a military commander

judge advocate general
n : the senior legal advisor to a branch of the military

judge advocates general
See {judge advocate general}

judgement
n 1: the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge" [syn: {opinion}, {legal opinion}, {judgment}]
2: an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind" [syn: {judgment}, {mind}]
3: the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions [syn: {judgment}, {judging}]
4: ability to make good judgments [syn: {sagacity}, {sagaciousness}, {judgment}, {discernment}]
5: the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions [syn: {judgment}, {sound judgment}, {sound judgement}, {perspicacity}]
6: (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it [syn: {judgment}, {judicial decision}]
7: the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants" [syn: {judgment}, {assessment}]

judgement by default
n : a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court) [syn: {default judgment}, {default judgement}, {judgment by default}]

Judgement Day
n : (New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives [syn: {Judgment Day}, {Day of Judgment}, {Day of Judgement}, {Doomsday}, {Last Judgment}, {Last Judgement}, {Last Day}, {day of reckoning}, {doomsday}, {crack of doom}, {end of the world}]

judgement in personam
n : a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages [syn: {judgment in personam}, {personal judgment}, {personal judgement}] [ant: {judgment in rem}]

judgement in rem
n : a judgment pronounced on the status of some particular subject or property or thing (as opposed to one pronounced on persons) [syn: {judgment in rem}] [ant: {judgment in personam}]

judgement of dismissal
n : a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial [syn: {judgment of dismissal}, {dismissal}]

judgement on the merits
n : judgment rendered through analysis and adjudication of the factual issues presented [syn: {judgment on the merits}]

judgement on the pleadings
n : a judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law [syn: {summary judgment}, {summary judgement}, {judgment on the pleadings}]

Judges
n : a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges [syn: {Book of Judges}]

judge's robe
n : a gown worn by academics or judges [syn: {academic gown}, {academic robe}]

judgeship
n : the position of judge [syn: {judgship}, {judicature}]

judging
n : the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions [syn: {judgment}, {judgement}]

judgment
n 1: an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind" [syn: {judgement}, {mind}]
2: the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants" [syn: {judgement}, {assessment}]
3: (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it [syn: {judgement}, {judicial decision}]
4: the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions [syn: {judgement}, {judging}]
5: the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge" [syn: {opinion}, {legal opinion}, {judgement}]
6: the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions [syn: {judgement}, {sound judgment}, {sound judgement}, {perspicacity}]
7: ability to make good judgments [syn: {sagacity}, {sagaciousness}, {judgement}, {discernment}]

judgment by default
n : a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court) [syn: {default judgment}, {default judgement}, {judgement by default}]

Judgment Day
n : (New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives [syn: {Judgement Day}, {Day of Judgment}, {Day of Judgement}, {Doomsday}, {Last Judgment}, {Last Judgement}, {Last Day}, {day of reckoning}, {doomsday}, {crack of doom}, {end of the world}]

judgment in personam
n : a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages [syn: {judgement in personam}, {personal judgment}, {personal judgement}] [ant: {judgment in rem}]

judgment in rem
n : a judgment pronounced on the status of some particular subject or property or thing (as opposed to one pronounced on persons) [syn: {judgement in rem}] [ant: {judgment in personam}]

judgment lien
n : lien on a debtor's property that is granted to a creditor by court judgment; lien may be enforced by having the sheriff seize the property and hold a sheriff's sale

judgment of conviction
n : (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise" [syn: {conviction}, {condemnation}, {sentence}] [ant: {acquittal}]

judgment of dismissal
n : a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial [syn: {judgement of dismissal}, {dismissal}]

judgment on the merits
n : judgment rendered through analysis and adjudication of the factual issues presented [syn: {judgement on the merits}]

judgment on the pleadings
n : a judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law [syn: {summary judgment}, {summary judgement}, {judgement on the pleadings}]

judgmental
adj : depending on judgment; "a judgmental error"; "I think that she is too judgmental to be a good therapist" [ant: {nonjudgmental}]

judgship
n : the position of judge [syn: {judgeship}, {judicature}]

judicable
adj : capable of being judged or decided; "judicable issues"

judicatory
n : the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government [syn: {judiciary}, {judicature}, {judicial system}]

judicature
n 1: an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business [syn: {court}, {tribunal}]
2: the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government [syn: {judiciary}, {judicatory}, {judicial system}]
3: the administration of law; the act of determining rights and assigning rewards or punishments; "justice deferred is justice denied" [syn: {justice}]
4: the position of judge [syn: {judgship}, {judgeship}]

judicial
adj 1: decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice; "a judicial decision"
2: belonging or appropriate to the office of a judge; "judicial robes"
3: relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge; "judicial system" [syn: {juridical}, {juridic}]
4: expressing careful judgment; "discriminative censure"; "a biography ...appreciative and yet judicial in purpose"-Tyler Dennett [syn: {discriminative}]

judicial activism
n : an interpretation of the U.S. constitution holding that the spirit of the times and the needs of the nation can legitimately influence judicial decisions (particularly decisions of the Supreme Court) [syn: {broad interpretation}]

judicial admission
n : (law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court; must be in writing unless they are part of the court record; "a stipulation of fact was made in order to avoid delay" [syn: {stipulation}]

judicial branch
n : the branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice

judicial decision
n : (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it [syn: {judgment}, {judgement}]

judicial doctrine
n : (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence [syn: {legal principle}, {judicial principle}]

judicial principle
n : (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence [syn: {legal principle}, {judicial doctrine}]

judicial proceeding
n : a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights [syn: {litigation}]

judicial review
n : review by a court of law of actions of a government official or entity or of some other legally appointed person or body or the review by an appellate court of the decision of a trial court

judicial sale
n : a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's writ of execution in order satisfy and unpaid obligation [syn: {sheriff's sale}, {execution sale}, {forced sale}]

judicial separation
n : a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart [syn: {legal separation}]

judicial system
n : the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government [syn: {judiciary}, {judicature}, {judicatory}]

judicial writ
n : (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer [syn: {writ}]

judicially
adv 1: as ordered by a court
2: in a judicial manner; "judicially controlled process"

judiciary
n 1: persons who administer justice [syn: {bench}]
2: the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government [syn: {judicature}, {judicatory}, {judicial system}]

judicious
adj 1: characterized by good judgment or sound thinking; "judicious journalism"
2: marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a sensible manager"; "a wise decision" [syn: {sensible}, {wise}]
3: proceeding from good sense or judgment; "a sensible choice" [syn: {sensible}]

judiciously
adv : in a judicious manner; "let's use these intelligence tests judiciously" [ant: {injudiciously}]

judiciousness
n 1: good judgment [ant: {injudiciousness}]
2: the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating [syn: {sagacity}, {sagaciousness}]

Judith
n 1: Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
2: an Apocryphal book telling how Judith saved her people [syn: {Book of Judith}]

Judith Jamison
n : United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1944) [syn: {Jamison}]

judo
n : a sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling; developed in Japan

Judy Garland
n : United States singer and film actress (1922-1969) [syn: {Garland}]

jug
n 1: a large bottle with a narrow mouth
2: the quantity contained in a jug [syn: {jugful}]
v 1: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" [syn: {imprison}, {incarcerate}, {lag}, {immure}, {put behind bars}, {jail}, {gaol}, {put away}, {remand}]
2: stew in an earthenware jug; "jug the rabbit" [also: {jugging}, {jugged}]

jug band
n : a musical group that uses jugs and washboards and kazoos and other improvised instruments

jug wine
n : inexpensive wine sold in large bottles or jugs

jugal bone
n : the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek [syn: {cheekbone}, {zygomatic bone}, {mala}, {malar bone}, {os zygomaticum}]

jugal point
n : the craniometric point at the union of the frontal and temporal processes of the zygomatic bone [syn: {jugale}]

jugale
n : the craniometric point at the union of the frontal and temporal processes of the zygomatic bone [syn: {jugal point}]

jugful
n : the quantity contained in a jug [syn: {jug}]

jugged
jug
n 1: a large bottle with a narrow mouth
2: the quantity contained in a jug [syn: {jugful}]
v 1: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" [syn: {imprison}, {incarcerate}, {lag}, {immure}, {put behind bars}, {jail}, {gaol}, {put away}, {remand}]
2: stew in an earthenware jug; "jug the rabbit" [also: {jugging}, {jugged}]

jugged
See {jug}

juggernaut
n 1: a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way [syn: {steamroller}]
2: an avatar of Vishnu [syn: {Jagannath}, {Jagannatha}, {Jagganath}]
3: a crude idol of Krishna

jugging
jug
n 1: a large bottle with a narrow mouth
2: the quantity contained in a jug [syn: {jugful}]
v 1: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" [syn: {imprison}, {incarcerate}, {lag}, {immure}, {put behind bars}, {jail}, {gaol}, {put away}, {remand}]
2: stew in an earthenware jug; "jug the rabbit" [also: {jugging}, {jugged}]

jugging
See {jug}

juggle
n 1: the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression [syn: {juggling}]
2: throwing and catching several objects simultaneously [syn: {juggling}]
v 1: influence by slyness [syn: {beguile}, {hoodwink}]
2: manipulate by or as if by moving around components; "juggle an account so as to hide a deficit"
3: deal with simultaneously; "She had to juggle her job and her children"
4: throw, catch, and keep in the air several things simultaneously

juggler
n : a performer who juggles objects and performs tricks of manual dexterity

jugglery
n 1: artful trickery designed to achieve an end; "the senator's tax program was mere jugglery"
2: the performance of a juggler

juggling
n 1: the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression [syn: {juggle}]
2: throwing and catching several objects simultaneously [syn: {juggle}]

Juglandaceae
n : trees having usually edible nuts: butternuts; walnuts; hickories; pecans [syn: {family Juglandaceae}, {walnut family}]

Juglandales
n : coextensive with the family Juglandaceae [syn: {order Juglandales}]

Juglans
n : type genus of the Juglandaceae [syn: {genus Juglans}]

Juglans californica
n : medium-sized tree with somewhat aromatic compound leaves and edible nuts [syn: {California black walnut}]

Juglans cinerea
n : North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye [syn: {butternut}, {butternut tree}, {white walnut}]

Juglans nigra
n : North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut [syn: {black walnut}, {black walnut tree}, {black hickory}]

Juglans regia
n : Eurasian walnut valued for its large edible nut and its hard richly figured wood; widely cultivated [syn: {English walnut}, {English walnut tree}, {Circassian walnut}, {Persian walnut}]

Jugoslav
n : a native or inhabitant of Yugoslavia [syn: {Yugoslav}, {Yugoslavian}, {Jugoslavian}]

Jugoslavian
n : a native or inhabitant of Yugoslavia [syn: {Yugoslav}, {Jugoslav}, {Yugoslavian}]

Jugoslavija
n : a mountainous republic in southeastern Europe [syn: {Yugoslavia}, {Federal Republic of Yugoslavia}, {Serbia and Montenegro}]

jugular
adj : relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat; "jugular vein"
n 1: veins in the neck that return blood from the head [syn: {jugular vein}, {vena jugularis}]
2: a vital part that is vulnerable to attack; "he always goes for the jugular"

jugular vein
n : veins in the neck that return blood from the head [syn: {vena jugularis}, {jugular}]

juice
n 1: the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue
2: energetic vitality; "her creative juices were flowing"
3: electric current; "when the wiring was finished they turned on the juice"
4: any of several liquids of the body; "digestive juices" [syn: {succus}]

juice reamer
n : a squeezer with a conical ridged center that is used for squeezing juice from citrus fruit [syn: {reamer}, {juicer}]

juice up
v : e.g.,make more interesting or lively; "juice up a party"; "pep up your paper" [syn: {jazz up}, {pep up}, {ginger up}]

juiceless
adj 1: lacking juice [ant: {juicy}]
2: lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless; "a dry book"; "a dry lecture filled with trivial details"; "dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life"- John Mason Brown [syn: {dry}]

juicer
n 1: a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) [syn: {drinker}, {imbiber}, {toper}] [ant: {abstainer}]
2: a squeezer with a conical ridged center that is used for squeezing juice from citrus fruit [syn: {reamer}, {juice reamer}]

juicier
juicy
adj 1: full of juice [ant: {juiceless}]
2: having strong sexual appeal; "juicy barmaids"; "a red-hot mama"; "a voluptuous woman" [syn: {luscious}, {red-hot}, {voluptuous}]
3: lucrative; "a juicy contract"; "a nice fat job" [syn: {fat}]
4: suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip" [syn: {blue}, {gamy}, {gamey}, {naughty}, {racy}, {risque}, {spicy}] [also: {juiciest}, {juicier}]

juicier
See {juicy}

juiciest
juicy
adj 1: full of juice [ant: {juiceless}]
2: having strong sexual appeal; "juicy barmaids"; "a red-hot mama"; "a voluptuous woman" [syn: {luscious}, {red-hot}, {voluptuous}]
3: lucrative; "a juicy contract"; "a nice fat job" [syn: {fat}]
4: suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip" [syn: {blue}, {gamy}, {gamey}, {naughty}, {racy}, {risque}, {spicy}] [also: {juiciest}, {juicier}]

juiciest
See {juicy}

juiciness
n : a juicy appetizingness [syn: {succulence}]

juicy
adj 1: full of juice [ant: {juiceless}]
2: having strong sexual appeal; "juicy barmaids"; "a red-hot mama"; "a voluptuous woman" [syn: {luscious}, {red-hot}, {voluptuous}]
3: lucrative; "a juicy contract"; "a nice fat job" [syn: {fat}]
4: suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip" [syn: {blue}, {gamy}, {gamey}, {naughty}, {racy}, {risque}, {spicy}] [also: {juiciest}, {juicier}]

jujitsu
n : a method of self-defense without weapons that was developed in China and Japan; holds and blows are supplemented by clever use of the attacker's own weight and strength [syn: {jujutsu}, {jiujitsu}]

juju
n 1: the power associated with a juju
2: a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers [syn: {voodoo}, {hoodoo}, {fetish}, {fetich}]

jujube
n 1: spiny tree having dark red edible fruits [syn: {jujube bush}, {Christ's-thorn}, {Jerusalem thorn}, {Ziziphus jujuba}]
2: dark red plum-like fruit of Old World buckthorn trees [syn: {Chinese date}, {Chinese jujube}]
3: chewy fruit-flavored jellied candy (sometimes medicated to soothe a sore throat)

jujube bush
n : spiny tree having dark red edible fruits [syn: {jujube}, {Christ's-thorn}, {Jerusalem thorn}, {Ziziphus jujuba}]

jujutsu
n : a method of self-defense without weapons that was developed in China and Japan; holds and blows are supplemented by clever use of the attacker's own weight and strength [syn: {jujitsu}, {jiujitsu}]

juke
n 1: a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox [syn: {jook}, {juke joint}, {jook joint}, {juke house}, {jook house}]
2: (football) a deceptive move made by a football player [syn: {fake}]

juke house
n : a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox [syn: {juke}, {jook}, {juke joint}, {jook joint}, {jook house}]

juke joint
n : a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox [syn: {juke}, {jook}, {jook joint}, {juke house}, {jook house}]

jukebox
n : a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin [syn: {nickelodeon}]

julep
n : bourbon and sugar and mint over crushed ice [syn: {mint julep}]

Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt
n : French writer who collaborated with his brother Edmond de Goncourt on many books (1830-1870) [syn: {Goncourt}, {Jules de Goncourt}]

Jules de Goncourt
n : French writer who collaborated with his brother Edmond de Goncourt on many books (1830-1870) [syn: {Goncourt}, {Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt}]

Jules Emile Frederic Massenet
n : French composer best remembered for his pop operas (1842-1912) [syn: {Massenet}]

Jules Feifer
n : United States cartoonist who created a sarcastic comic strip (born in 1929) [syn: {Feifer}]

Jules Verne
n : French writer who is considered the father of science fiction (1828-1905) [syn: {Verne}]

Julia Evelina Smith
n : United States suffragist who refused to pay taxes until she could vote (1792-1886) [syn: {Smith}]

Julia Ward Howe
n : United States feminist who was active in the women's suffrage movement (1819-1910) [syn: {Howe}]

Julian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Julius Caesar; "the Julian calendar"

Julian Bond
n : United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940) [syn: {Bond}]

Julian calendar
n : the solar calendar introduced in Rome in 46 b.c. by Julius Caesar and slightly modified by Augustus, establishing the 12-month year of 365 days with each 4th year having 366 days and the months having 31 or 30 days except for February [syn: {Old Style calendar}]

julienne
v : cut into long thin strips; "julienne the potatoes"

Julio Iglesias
n : Spanish singer noted for his ballads and love songs (born in 1943) [syn: {Iglesias}]

Julius Caesar
n : conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC) [syn: {Caesar}, {Gaius Julius Caesar}]

Julius Erving
n : United States basketball forward (born in 1950) [syn: {Erving}, {Julius Winfield Erving}, {Dr. J}]

Julius Marx
n : United States comedian; oldest of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1890-1977) [syn: {Marx}, {Groucho}]

Julius Ullman
n : United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles (1883-1939) [syn: {Fairbanks}, {Douglas Fairbanks}, {Douglas Elton Fairbanks}]

Julius Winfield Erving
n : United States basketball forward (born in 1950) [syn: {Erving}, {Julius Erving}, {Dr. J}]

July
n : the month following June and preceding August

July 1
n : a legal holiday in Canada commemorating receiving Dominion status in 1867 [syn: {Dominion Day}]

July 4
n : a legal holiday in the United States [syn: {Independence Day}, {Fourth of July}]

Jumada I
n : the fifth month of the Islamic calendar [syn: {Jomada I}]

Jumada II
n : the sixth month of the Islamic calendar [syn: {Jomada II}]

jumbal
n : small flat ring-shaped cake or cookie [syn: {jumble}]

jumbie bead
n : West Indian tree similar to Ormosia monosperma but larger and having smaller leaflets and smaller seeds [syn: {jumby bead}, {Ormosia coarctata}]

jumble
n 1: a confused multitude of things [syn: {clutter}, {muddle}, {mare's nest}, {welter}, {smother}]
2: small flat ring-shaped cake or cookie [syn: {jumbal}]
3: a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas [syn: {patchwork}, {hodgepodge}]
v 1: be all mixed up or jumbled together; "His words jumbled" [syn: {mingle}]
2: assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence" [syn: {confuse}, {mix up}]
3: bring into random order [syn: {scramble}, {throw together}]

jumble sale
n : a sale of donated articles [syn: {rummage sale}]

jumbled
adj : in utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes" [syn: {disorderly}, {higgledy-piggledy}, {hugger-mugger}, {topsy-turvy}]

jumbo
adj : of great mass; huge and bulky; "a jumbo jet"; "jumbo shrimp" [syn: {elephantine}, {gargantuan}, {giant}]

jumbo jet
n : a very large jet plane [syn: {jumbojet}]

jumbojet
n : a very large jet plane [syn: {jumbo jet}]

jumby bead
n : West Indian tree similar to Ormosia monosperma but larger and having smaller leaflets and smaller seeds [syn: {jumbie bead}, {Ormosia coarctata}]

jumby bean
n : small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong slender-pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots [syn: {bead tree}, {jumby tree}, {Ormosia monosperma}]

jumby tree
n : small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong slender-pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots [syn: {bead tree}, {jumby bean}, {Ormosia monosperma}]

jument
n : an animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work [syn: {beast of burden}]

jumentous
adj : smelling strongly like an animal; "jumentous urine"

jump
n 1: a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance" [syn: {leap}]
2: an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues" [syn: {leap}, {saltation}]
3: (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
4: a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start" [syn: {startle}, {start}]
5: descent with a parachute; "he had done a lot of parachuting in the army" [syn: {parachuting}]
6: the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected" [syn: {jumping}]
v 1: move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" [syn: {leap}, {bound}, {spring}]
2: move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room" [syn: {startle}, {start}]
3: make a sudden physical attack on; "The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat"
4: increase suddenly and significantly; "Prices jumped overnight"
5: be highly noticeable [syn: {leap out}, {jump out}, {stand out}, {stick out}]
6: enter eagerly into; "He jumped into the game"
7: rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list" [syn: {rise}, {climb up}]
8: run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks" [syn: {derail}]
9: jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute [syn: {parachute}] 10: cause to jump or leap; "the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop" [syn: {leap}] 11: start a car engine whose battery by connecting it to another car's battery [syn: {jumpstart}, {jump-start}] 12: bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible" [syn: {pass over}, {skip}, {skip over}] 13: pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion" [syn: {leap}] 14: go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions [syn: {alternate}]

jump ball
n : (basketball) the way play begins or resumes when possession is disputed; an official tosses the ball up between two players who jump in an effort to tap it to a teammate

jump cut
n : an immediate transition from one scene to another

jump for joy
v : feel extreme happiness or elation [syn: {exult}, {walk on air}, {be on cloud nine}]

jump off
v : set off quickly, usually with success; "The freshman set off to a good start in his math class"

jump on
v : get on the back of; "mount a horse" [syn: {hop on}, {mount}, {mount up}, {get on}, {climb on}, {bestride}] [ant: {hop out}]

jump out
v : be highly noticeable [syn: {leap out}, {jump}, {stand out}, {stick out}]

jump rope
n 1: a length of rope (usually with handles on each end) that is swung around while someone jumps over it [syn: {skip rope}, {skipping rope}]
2: a child's game or a cardiopulmonary exercise in which the player jumps over a swinging rope

jump seat
n : a folding seat in an automobile

jump shot
n : a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump [syn: {jumper}]

jump suit
n 1: one-piece garment fashioned after a parachutist's uniform [syn: {jumpsuit}]
2: one-piece uniform worn by parachutists

jumped off
See {jump off}

jumped-up
adj : (British informal) upstart

jumper
n 1: an athlete who competes at jumping
2: an athlete who bounds or leaps (as in basketball) [syn: {bounder}, {leaper}]
3: a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections
4: a loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen
5: a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing [syn: {pinafore}, {pinny}]
6: a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump [syn: {jump shot}]

jumper cable
n : a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire; "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads" [syn: {jumper lead}, {lead}]

jumper lead
n : a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire; "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads" [syn: {jumper cable}, {lead}]

jumpers
n : a coverall worn by children

jumpier
jumpy
adj : being in a tense state [syn: {edgy}, {high-strung}, {highly strung}, {in suspense(p)}, {jittery}, {nervy}, {overstrung}, {restive}, {uptight}] [also: {jumpiest}, {jumpier}]

jumpier
See {jumpy}

jumpiest
jumpy
adj : being in a tense state [syn: {edgy}, {high-strung}, {highly strung}, {in suspense(p)}, {jittery}, {nervy}, {overstrung}, {restive}, {uptight}] [also: {jumpiest}, {jumpier}]

jumpiest
See {jumpy}

jumpiness
n : the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters [syn: {jitteriness}, {nervousness}, {restiveness}]

jumping
n 1: the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
2: the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected" [syn: {jump}]

jumping bean
n : seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk or tumble [syn: {jumping seed}, {Mexican jumping bean}]

jumping bristletail
n : wingless insect living in dark moist places as under dead tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed [syn: {machilid}]

jumping gene
n : a segment of DNA that can become integrated at many different sites along a chromosome (especially a segment of bacterial DNA that can be translocated as a whole) [syn: {transposon}]

jumping jack
n : plaything consisting of a toy figure with movable joints that can be made to dance by pulling strings

jumping mouse
n : any of several primitive mouselike rodents with long hind legs and no cheek pouches; of woodlands of Eurasia and North America

jumping off
See {jump off}

jumping orchid
n : orchid having both male and female flowers in the same raceme; when a sensitive projection at the base of the column of the male flower is touched the pollen is suddenly ejected [syn: {Catasetum macrocarpum}]

jumping plant louse
n : small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices [syn: {psylla}, {psyllid}]

jumping seed
n : seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk or tumble [syn: {jumping bean}, {Mexican jumping bean}]

jumping up and down
n : jumping in one spot (as in excitement); "the wailing and jumping up and down exhausted him"

jumping-off place
n : a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched; "one day when I was at a suitable jumping-off place I decided to see if I could find him"; "my point of departure was San Francisco" [syn: {point of departure}]

jumping-off point
n : a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; "he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own"; "reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions"; "the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out" [syn: {springboard}, {point of departure}]

jumps off
See {jump off}

jump-start
v 1: start a car engine whose battery by connecting it to another car's battery [syn: {jumpstart}, {jump}]
2: start or re-start vigorously; "The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process" [syn: {jumpstart}]

jumpstart
v 1: start a car engine whose battery by connecting it to another car's battery [syn: {jump-start}, {jump}]
2: start or re-start vigorously; "The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process" [syn: {jump-start}]

jumpsuit
n : one-piece garment fashioned after a parachutist's uniform [syn: {jump suit}]

jumpy
adj : being in a tense state [syn: {edgy}, {high-strung}, {highly strung}, {in suspense(p)}, {jittery}, {nervy}, {overstrung}, {restive}, {uptight}] [also: {jumpiest}, {jumpier}]

Juncaceae
n : tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes [syn: {family Juncaceae}, {rush family}]

Juncaginaceae
n : a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales [syn: {Scheuchzeriaceae}, {family Scheuchzeriaceae}, {family Juncaginaceae}, {arrow-grass family}]

junco
n : small North American finch seen chiefly in winter [syn: {snowbird}]

Junco hyemalis
n : common North American junco having gray plumage and eyes with dark brown irises [syn: {dark-eyed junco}, {slate-colored junco}]

junction
n 1: the place where two or more things come together
2: the state of being joined together [syn: {conjunction}, {conjugation}, {colligation}]
3: the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made [syn: {articulation}, {join}, {joint}, {juncture}]
4: something that joins or connects [syn: {conjunction}]
5: an act of joining or adjoining things [syn: {adjunction}]

junction barrier
n : a junction unit for connecting 2 cables without the need for plugs [syn: {barrier strip}]

junction rectifier
n : a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction [syn: {diode}, {semiconductor diode}, {crystal rectifier}]

junction transistor
n : a semiconductor device capable of amplification [syn: {transistor}, {electronic transistor}]

juncture
n 1: an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions" [syn: {occasion}]
2: a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made; "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"; "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point" [syn: {critical point}, {crossroads}]
3: the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made [syn: {articulation}, {join}, {joint}, {junction}]

Juncus
n : type genus of the Juncaceae; perennial tufted glabrous marsh plants of temperate regions: rushes [syn: {genus Juncus}]

Juncus articulatus
n : rush of Australia [syn: {jointed rush}]

Juncus bufonius
n : low-growing annual rush of damp low-lying ground; nearly cosmopolitan [syn: {toad rush}]

Juncus effusus
n : tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America [syn: {bulrush}, {bullrush}, {common rush}, {soft rush}]

Juncus inflexus
n : tall rush of temperate regions [syn: {hard rush}]

Juncus leseurii
n : rush of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: {salt rush}]

Juncus tenuis
n : tufted wiry rush of wide distribution [syn: {slender rush}]

Jund-ul-Islam
n : an Islamic extremist group of Kurds who oppose secular control with bombings and assassinations; believed to have ties with al-Qaeda [syn: {Soldiers of God}]

June
n : the month following May and preceding July

June 14
n : commemorating the adoption of the U.S. flag in 1777 [syn: {Flag Day}]

June 21
n : June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point [syn: {summer solstice}, {midsummer}] [ant: {winter solstice}]

June 23
n : the night before Midsummer Day [syn: {Midsummer Eve}, {Midsummer Night}, {St John's Eve}, {St John's Night}]

June 24
n : a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn: {Midsummer Day}, {Midsummer's Day}, {St John's Day}]

June 29
n : first celebrated in the 3rd century [syn: {Saints Peter and Paul}]

June 3
n : celebrated in southern United States [syn: {Jefferson Davis' Birthday}, {Davis' Birthday}]

June beetle
n : any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc. [syn: {June bug}, {May bug}, {May beetle}]

June bug
n : any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc. [syn: {June beetle}, {May bug}, {May beetle}]

June grass
n : valuable meadow and pasture grass in Europe and especially central United States having tall stalks and slender bright green leaves; a chief constituent in lawn grass mixtures [syn: {Kentucky bluegrass}, {Kentucky blue}, {Kentucy blue grass}, {Poa pratensis}]

Juneau
n : the state capital of Alaska [syn: {capital of Alaska}]

Juneberry
n 1: any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit [syn: {serviceberry}, {service tree}, {shadbush}, {shadblow}]
2: edible purple or red berries [syn: {saskatoon}, {serviceberry}, {shadberry}]

juneberry holly
n : a holly shrub

Jung
n : Swiss psychologist (1875-1961) [syn: {Carl Jung}, {Carl Gustav Jung}]

Jungermanniaceae
n : comprising the leafy members of the order Jungermanniales [syn: {family Jungermanniaceae}]

Jungermanniales
n : large order of chiefly tropical liverworts [syn: {order Jungermanniales}]

Jungian
adj : of or relating to Carl Jung or his psychological theories

Jungian psychology
n : the psychological theories of Carl Jung

jungle
n 1: an impenetrable equatorial forest
2: a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
3: a place where hoboes camp [syn: {hobo camp}]

jungle cat
n : small Asiatic wildcat [syn: {Felis chaus}]

jungle cock
n : male jungle fowl

jungle fever
n : severe form of malaria occurring in tropical regions

jungle fowl
n : small Asiatic wild bird; believed to be ancestral to domestic fowl [syn: {gallina}]

jungle gym
n : a structure of vertical and horizontal rods where children can climb and play

jungle hen
n : female jungle fowl

jungle rot
n : skin disorder induced by a tropical climate

jungly
adj : overgrown with tropical vegetation

Junin virus
n : the RNA virus that causes Argentine hemorrhagic fever; carried by rats and mice

junior
adj 1: younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service [ant: {senior}]
2: used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college; "the junior class"; "a third-year student" [syn: {junior(a)}, {third-year}, {next-to-last}]
3: including or intended for youthful persons; "a junior sports league"; "junior fashions"
n 1: term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male; "look here, junior, it's none of your business"
2: a third-year undergraduate
3: the younger of two men
4: a son who has the same first name as his father [syn: {Jr}, {Jnr}]

junior class
n : penultimate class in high school or college

junior college
n : a college that offers only the first two years terminating in an associate degree

junior featherweight
n : weighs no more than 122 pounds

junior high
n : a secondary school usually including 7th and 8th grades [syn: {junior high school}]

junior high school
n : a secondary school usually including 7th and 8th grades [syn: {junior high}]

junior lightweight
n : weighs no more than 130 pounds

junior middleweight
n : weighs no more than 154 pounds

junior school
n : British school for children aged 7-11

junior status
n : in a junior position

junior varsity
n : a college or university team that competes at a level below the varsity team [syn: {JV}]

junior welterweight
n : weighs no more than 140 pounds

junior-grade
adj : inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" [syn: {inferior}, {lower}, {lower-ranking}, {lowly}, {petty(a)}, {secondary}, {subaltern}, {subordinate}]

juniper
n 1: desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista [syn: {retem}, {raetam}, {juniper bush}, {Retama raetam}, {Genista raetam}]
2: coniferous shrub or small tree with berrylike cones

juniper berries
n : berrylike cone of a common juniper; used in making gin

juniper berry
n : berrylike fruit of a plant of the genus Juniperus especially the berrylike cone of the common juniper

juniper bush
n : desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista [syn: {retem}, {raetam}, {juniper}, {Retama raetam}, {Genista raetam}]

juniperic acid
n : a crystalline acid found in the exudations of some conifers

Junipero Serra
n : Spanish missionary who founded Franciscan missions in California (1713-1784) [syn: {Serra}, {Miguel Jose Serra}]

Juniperus
n : junipers [syn: {genus Juniperus}]

Juniperus bermudiana
n : ornamental densely pyramidal juniper of Bermuda; fairly large for a juniper [syn: {Bermuda cedar}]

Juniperus communis
n : densely branching shrub or small tree having pungent blue berries used to flavor gin; widespread in northern hemisphere; only conifer on coasts of Iceland and Greenland [syn: {common juniper}]

Juniperus communis depressa
n : a procumbent variety of the common juniper [syn: {ground cedar}, {dwarf juniper}]

Juniperus flaccida
n : small tree of western Texas and mountains of Mexico having spreading branches with drooping branchlets [syn: {Mexican juniper}, {drooping juniper}]

Juniperus horizontalis
n : low to prostrate shrub of Canada and northern United States; bronzed purple in winter [syn: {creeping juniper}]

Juniperus procera
n : tropical African timber tree with fragrant wood [syn: {east African cedar}]

Juniperus sabina
n : procumbent or spreading juniper [syn: {dwarf juniper}, {savin}]

Juniperus silicicola
n : juniper of swampy coastal regions of southeastern United States; similar to eastern red cedar [syn: {southern red cedar}]

Juniperus virginiana
n : small juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp needles [syn: {eastern red cedar}, {red cedar}, {red juniper}]

junk
n 1: the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up [syn: {debris}, {dust}, {rubble}, {detritus}]
2: any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails
v : dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer" [syn: {trash}, {scrap}]

junk bond
n : a (speculative) bond with a credit rating of BB or lower; issued for leveraged buyouts and other takeovers by companies with questionable credit [syn: {high-yield bond}]

junk DNA
n : stretches of DNA that do not code for genes; "most of the genome consists of junk DNA"

junk e-mail
n : unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk) [syn: {spam}]

junk food
n : food that tastes good but is high in calories having little nutritional value

junk heap
n : an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter [syn: {garbage heap}, {rubbish heap}, {scrapheap}, {trash heap}, {junk pile}, {trash pile}, {refuse heap}]

junk mail
n : third-class mail consisting of advertising and often addressed to `resident' or `occupant'

junk pile
n : an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter [syn: {garbage heap}, {junk heap}, {rubbish heap}, {scrapheap}, {trash heap}, {trash pile}, {refuse heap}]

junk shop
n : a shop that sells cheap secondhand goods

junked
adj : disposed of as useless; "waste paper" [syn: {cast-off(a)}, {discarded}, {scrap(a)}, {waste}]

Junker
n : member of the Prussian aristocracy noted especially for militarism

Junkers
n : German aircraft engineer who designed the first all-metal airplane (1859-1935) [syn: {Hugo Junkers}]

junket
n 1: dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet
2: a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field" [syn: {excursion}, {jaunt}, {outing}, {pleasure trip}, {expedition}, {sashay}]
3: a trip taken by an official at public expense
v 1: go on a pleasure trip
2: provide a feast or banquet for [syn: {feast}, {banquet}]
3: partake in a feast or banquet [syn: {feast}, {banquet}]

junketing
n : taking an excursion for pleasure

junkie
n 1: a narcotics addict [syn: {drug addict}, {junky}]
2: someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a news junkie" [syn: {addict}, {nut}, {freak}, {junky}]

junky
n 1: a narcotics addict [syn: {drug addict}, {junkie}]
2: someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a news junkie" [syn: {addict}, {nut}, {freak}, {junkie}]

junkyard
n : a field where junk is collected and stored for resale

Juno
n : (Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera

Junoesque
adj : suggestive of a statue [syn: {statuesque}]

junta
n : a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power [syn: {military junta}]

junto
n : a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue [syn: {cabal}, {faction}, {camarilla}]

jupati
n : a tall Brazilian feather palm with a terminal crown of very large leathery pinnatisect leaves rising from long strong stems used for structural purposes [syn: {jupaty}, {jupati palm}, {Raffia taedigera}]

jupati palm
n : a tall Brazilian feather palm with a terminal crown of very large leathery pinnatisect leaves rising from long strong stems used for structural purposes [syn: {jupati}, {jupaty}, {Raffia taedigera}]

jupaty
n : a tall Brazilian feather palm with a terminal crown of very large leathery pinnatisect leaves rising from long strong stems used for structural purposes [syn: {jupati}, {jupati palm}, {Raffia taedigera}]

Jupiter
n 1: the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites
2: (Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus [syn: {Jove}]

Jupiter Fidius
n : an epithet for Jupiter [syn: {Protector of Boundaries}]

Jupiter Fulgur
n : an epithet for Jupiter [syn: {Jupiter Fulminator}, {Lightning Hurler}]

Jupiter Fulminator
n : an epithet for Jupiter [syn: {Jupiter Fulgur}, {Lightning Hurler}]

Jupiter Optimus Maximus
n : an epithet for Jupiter [syn: {Best and Greatest}]

Jupiter Pluvius
n : an epithet for Jupiter [syn: {Rain-giver}]

Jupiter Tonans
n : an epithet for Jupiter [syn: {Thunderer}]

Jupiter's beard
n : silvery hairy European shrub with evergreen foliage and pale yellow flowers [syn: {silverbush}, {silver-bush}, {Anthyllis barba-jovis}]

jura
See {jus}

jural
adj : of or relating to law or to legal rights and obligations [syn: {juristic}]

Jurassic
n : from 190 million to 135 million years ago; dinosaurs; conifers [syn: {Jurassic period}]

Jurassic period
n : from 190 million to 135 million years ago; dinosaurs; conifers [syn: {Jurassic}]

juridic
adj 1: of or relating to the law or jurisprudence; "juridical days" [syn: {juridical}]
2: relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge; "judicial system" [syn: {judicial}, {juridical}]

juridical
adj 1: of or relating to the law or jurisprudence; "juridical days" [syn: {juridic}]
2: relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge; "judicial system" [syn: {judicial}, {juridic}]

jurisdiction
n 1: (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; "courts having jurisdiction in this district" [syn: {legal power}]
2: in law; the territory within which power can be exercised

jurisdictional
adj : restricted to the geographic area under a particular jurisdiction; "the jurisdictional limits of a state"

jurisprudence
n 1: the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do [syn: {law}, {legal philosophy}]
2: the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" [syn: {law}]

jurisprudential
adj : relating to the science or philosophy of law or a system of laws

jurisprudentially
adv : in respect to jurisprudence or the science or philosophy of law

jurist
n 1: a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations [syn: {legal expert}]
2: a public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice [syn: {judge}, {justice}, {magistrate}]

juristic
adj : of or relating to law or to legal rights and obligations [syn: {jural}]

juror
n : someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury [syn: {juryman}, {jurywoman}]

jury
n 1: a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
2: a committee appointed to judge a competition [syn: {panel}]

jury box
n : an enclosure within a courtroom for the jury

jury duty
n : the civic duty to serve on a jury

jury mast
n : a temporary mast to replace one that has broken off

jury system
n : a legal system for determining the facts at issue in a law suit

juryman
n : someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury [syn: {juror}, {jurywoman}]

jury-rigged
adj : done or made using whatever is available; "crossed the river on improvised bridges"; "the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear"; "the rock served as a makeshift hammer" [syn: {improvised}, {makeshift}]

jurywoman
n : someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury [syn: {juror}, {juryman}]

jus civile
n : the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law [syn: {Roman law}, {Justinian code}, {civil law}]

jus sanguinis
n : the principle that a person's nationality at birth is the same as that of his natural parents

jus soli
n : the principle that a person's nationality at birth is determined by the place of birth

Jussieu
n : French botanist who categorized plants into families and developed a system of plant classification (1748-1836) [syn: {Antoine Laurent de Jussieu}]

jussive mood
n : a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior [syn: {imperative mood}, {imperative}]

just
adj 1: used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting; "a just and lasting peace"- A.Lincoln; "a kind and just man"; "a just reward"; "his just inheritance" [ant: {unjust}]
2: implying justice dictated by reason, conscience, and a natural sense of what is fair to all; "equitable treatment of all citizens"; "an equitable distribution of gifts among the children" [syn: {equitable}] [ant: {inequitable}]
3: free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul" [syn: {fair}] [ant: {unfair}]
4: of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"; "the life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous"- Frederick Douglass [syn: {good}, {upright}, {virtuous}]
adv 1: and nothing more; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment" [syn: {merely}, {simply}, {only}, {but}]
2: indicating exactness or preciseness; "he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do"; "it was just as he said--the jewel was gone"; "it has just enough salt" [syn: {precisely}, {exactly}]
3: only a moment ago; "he has just arrived"; "the sun just now came out" [syn: {just now}]
4: absolutely; "I just can't take it anymore"; "he was just grand as Romeo"; "it's simply beautiful!" [syn: {simply}]
5: by a small margin; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats [syn: {barely}, {hardly}, {scarcely}, {scarce}]

just about
adv 1: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost'; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees" [syn: {about}, {almost}, {most}, {all but}, {nearly}, {near}, {nigh}, {virtually}, {well-nigh}]
2: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party" [syn: {approximately}, {about}, {close to}, {some}, {roughly}, {more or less}, {around}, {or so}]

just as
adv : at the same time as; "even as he lay dying they argued over his estate"; "the building collapsed just as he arrived" [syn: {even as}]

just deserts
n : an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically) [syn: {poetic justice}]

just in case
adv : if there happens to be need; "in case of trouble call 911"; "I have money, just in case" [syn: {in case}]

just in time
adv : at the last possible moment; "she was saved in the nick of time" [syn: {in the nick of time}]

just now
adv : only a moment ago; "he has just arrived"; "the sun just now came out" [syn: {just}]

just right
adv : in every detail; "the new house suited them to a T" [syn: {to a T}, {to the letter}, {to perfection}]

just so
adv : in a careful manner; "you must treat this plant just so" [syn: {with great care}]

just the ticket
n : the appropriate or desirable thing; "this car could be just the ticket for a small family" [syn: {ticket}]

just then
adv : at a particular time in the past; "just then the bugle sounded"

justice
n 1: the quality of being just or fair [syn: {justness}] [ant: {injustice}]
2: the administration of law; the act of determining rights and assigning rewards or punishments; "justice deferred is justice denied" [syn: {judicature}]
3: a public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice [syn: {judge}, {jurist}, {magistrate}]
4: the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870 [syn: {Department of Justice}, {Justice Department}, {DoJ}]

Justice Department
n : the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870 [syn: {Department of Justice}, {Justice}, {DoJ}]

justice of the peace
n : a local magistrate with limited powers

justiciar
n : formerly a high judicial officer [syn: {justiciary}]

justiciary
n 1: formerly a high judicial officer [syn: {justiciar}]
2: the jurisdiction of a justiciar

justifiable
adj : capable of being justified

justifiably
adv : with good reason; "he is justifiably bitter" [syn: {with reason}] [ant: {unjustifiably}]

justification
n 1: something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary; "he considered misrule a justification for revolution"
2: a statement in explanation of some action or belief
3: the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning; "the justification of barbarous means by holy ends"- H.J.Muller

justificative
adj 1: attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing [syn: {defensive}, {justificatory}]
2: providing justification [syn: {justificatory}, {vindicatory}]

justificatory
adj 1: attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing [syn: {defensive}, {justificative}]
2: providing justification [syn: {justificative}, {vindicatory}]

justified
adj : having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins

justified
justify
v 1: show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means" [syn: {warrant}]
2: show to be right by providing justification or proof; "vindicate a claim" [syn: {vindicate}]
3: defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success" [syn: {apologize}, {apologise}, {excuse}, {rationalize}, {rationalise}]
4: let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility" [syn: {absolve}, {free}] [ant: {blame}]
5: adjust the spaces between words; "justify the margins" [also: {justified}]

justified
See {justify}

justifiedly
adv : with honesty; "he was rightly considered the greatest singer of his time" [syn: {rightly}, {justly}] [ant: {unjustly}]

justifier
n : a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution; "an apologist for capital punishment" [syn: {apologist}, {vindicator}]

justify
v 1: show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means" [syn: {warrant}]
2: show to be right by providing justification or proof; "vindicate a claim" [syn: {vindicate}]
3: defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success" [syn: {apologize}, {apologise}, {excuse}, {rationalize}, {rationalise}]
4: let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility" [syn: {absolve}, {free}] [ant: {blame}]
5: adjust the spaces between words; "justify the margins" [also: {justified}]

Justinian
n : Byzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his empire against the Persians; codified Roman Law in 529; his general Belisarius regained North Africa and Spain (483-565) [syn: {Justinian I}, {Justinian the Great}]

Justinian code
n : the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law [syn: {Roman law}, {civil law}, {jus civile}]

Justinian I
n : Byzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his empire against the Persians; codified Roman Law in 529; his general Belisarius regained North Africa and Spain (483-565) [syn: {Justinian}, {Justinian the Great}]

Justinian the Great
n : Byzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his empire against the Persians; codified Roman Law in 529; his general Belisarius regained North Africa and Spain (483-565) [syn: {Justinian}, {Justinian I}]

justly
adv 1: with honesty; "he was rightly considered the greatest singer of his time" [syn: {rightly}, {justifiedly}] [ant: {unjustly}]
2: in accordance with moral or social standards; "that serves him right"; "do right by him" [syn: {right}]

justness
n 1: conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety; "it was performed with justness and beauty" [syn: {rightness}, {nicety}]
2: the quality of being just or fair [syn: {justice}] [ant: {injustice}]

just-noticeable difference
n : (psychophysics) the difference between two stimuli that (under properly controlled experimental conditions) is detected as often as it is undetected [syn: {jnd}]

jut
n 1: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form [syn: {bulge}, {bump}, {hump}, {gibbosity}, {gibbousness}, {prominence}, {protuberance}, {protrusion}, {extrusion}, {excrescence}]
2: the act of projecting out from something [syn: {protrusion}, {projection}, {jutting}]
v : extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff" [syn: {stick out}, {protrude}, {jut out}, {project}] [also: {jutting}, {jutted}]

jut out
v : extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff" [syn: {stick out}, {protrude}, {jut}, {project}]

jute
n 1: a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks
2: a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Saxons to become Anglo-Saxons

Jutish
n : one of the major dialects of Old English [syn: {Kentish}]

Jutland
n 1: peninsula in northern Europe that forms the continental part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany [syn: {Jylland}]
2: an indecisive naval battle in World War I (1916); fought between the British and German fleets off the northwestern coast of Denmark [syn: {battle of Jutland}]

jutted
jut
n 1: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form [syn: {bulge}, {bump}, {hump}, {gibbosity}, {gibbousness}, {prominence}, {protuberance}, {protrusion}, {extrusion}, {excrescence}]
2: the act of projecting out from something [syn: {protrusion}, {projection}, {jutting}]
v : extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff" [syn: {stick out}, {protrude}, {jut out}, {project}] [also: {jutting}, {jutted}]

jutted
See {jut}

jutting
jut
n 1: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form [syn: {bulge}, {bump}, {hump}, {gibbosity}, {gibbousness}, {prominence}, {protuberance}, {protrusion}, {extrusion}, {excrescence}]
2: the act of projecting out from something [syn: {protrusion}, {projection}, {jutting}]
v : extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff" [syn: {stick out}, {protrude}, {jut out}, {project}] [also: {jutting}, {jutted}]

jutting
adj : extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; "the jutting limb of a tree"; "massive projected buttresses"; "his protruding ribs"; "a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck" [syn: {projected}, {projecting}, {protruding}, {sticking(p)}, {sticking out(p)}]
n : the act of projecting out from something [syn: {protrusion}, {projection}, {jut}]

jutting
See {jut}

Juvenal
n : Roman satirist who denounced the vice and folly of Roman society during the reign of the emperor Domitian (60-140) [syn: {Decimus Junius Juvenalis}]

juvenescence
n : the process of growing into a youth

juvenile
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people; "juvenile diabetes"; "juvenile fashions"
2: displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes" [syn: {adolescent}, {jejune}, {puerile}]
n : a youthful person [syn: {juvenile person}] [ant: {adult}]

juvenile amaurotic idiocy
n : a congenital progressive disorder of lipid metabolism having an onset at age 5 and characterized by blindness and dementia and early death [syn: {Spielmeyer-Vogt disease}]

juvenile body
n : the body of a young person

juvenile court
n : a court having jurisdiction over dependent and delinquent children

juvenile delinquency
n : an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor [syn: {delinquency}]

juvenile delinquent
n : a young offender [syn: {delinquent}]

juvenile diabetes
n : severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease [syn: {type I diabetes}, {insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus}, {IDDM}, {juvenile-onset diabetes}, {growth-onset diabetes}, {ketosis-prone diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-prone diabetes}, {autoimmune diabetes}]

juvenile person
n : a youthful person [syn: {juvenile}] [ant: {adult}]

juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
n : a form of rheumatoid arthritis that affects children; large joints become inflamed and bone growth may be retarded [syn: {Still's disease}]

juvenile wart
n : a small benign growth on the faces of hands of children

juvenile-onset diabetes
n : severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease [syn: {type I diabetes}, {insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus}, {IDDM}, {juvenile diabetes}, {growth-onset diabetes}, {ketosis-prone diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-prone diabetes}, {autoimmune diabetes}]

juvenility
n 1: lacking and evidencing lack of experience of life [syn: {callowness}, {jejuneness}]
2: the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person [syn: {youth}, {youthfulness}]

juxtapose
v : place side by side; "The fauvists juxtaposed strong colors"

juxtaposed
adj : placed side by side often for comparison; "juxtaposed pictures"

juxtaposition
n 1: the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors" [syn: {apposition}, {collocation}]
2: a side-by-side position

JV
n : a college or university team that competes at a level below the varsity team [syn: {junior varsity}]

Jyaistha
n : the third month of the Hindu calendar [syn: {Jeth}]

Jylland
n : peninsula in northern Europe that forms the continental part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany [syn: {Jutland}]

Jynx
n : wrynecks [syn: {genus Jynx}]

k
adj : denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units [syn: {thousand}, {a thousand}, {one thousand}, {1000}, {m}]
n 1: the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites [syn: {kelvin}]
2: a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite [syn: {potassium}, {atomic number 19}]
3: the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 [syn: {thousand}, {one thousand}, {1000}, {M}, {chiliad}, {G}, {grand}, {thou}, {yard}]
4: a unit of information equal to one thousand (1024) bytes [syn: {kilobyte}, {KB}]
5: the 11th letter of the Roman alphabet
6: street names for ketamine [syn: {jet}, {super acid}, {special K}, {honey oil}, {green}, {cat valium}, {super C}]

K particle
n : an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision [syn: {kaon}, {kappa-meson}, {k-meson}]

K ration
n : a small package of emergency rations; issued to United States troops in World War II

K2
n : a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir; the 2nd highest peak in the world (28,250 feet high) [syn: {Godwin Austen}, {Mount Godwin Austen}, {Dapsang}]

Ka
n : unknown god; an epithet of Prajapati and Brahma

Kaaba
n : (Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine; believed to have been given by Gabriel to Abraham; Muslims turn in its direction when praying [syn: {Caaba}]

kabala
n 1: an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret [syn: {cabala}, {cabbala}, {cabbalah}, {kabbala}, {kabbalah}, {qabala}, {qabalah}]
2: an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries [syn: {Kabbalah}, {Kabbala}, {Cabbalah}, {Cabbala}, {Cabala}, {Qabbalah}, {Qabbala}]

kabbala
n 1: an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret [syn: {cabala}, {cabbala}, {cabbalah}, {kabala}, {kabbalah}, {qabala}, {qabalah}]
2: an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries [syn: {Kabbalah}, {Kabala}, {Cabbalah}, {Cabbala}, {Cabala}, {Qabbalah}, {Qabbala}]

kabbalah
n 1: an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret [syn: {cabala}, {cabbala}, {cabbalah}, {kabala}, {kabbala}, {qabala}, {qabalah}]
2: an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries [syn: {Kabbala}, {Kabala}, {Cabbalah}, {Cabbala}, {Cabala}, {Qabbalah}, {Qabbala}]

Kabbalism
n 1: the doctrines of the Kabbalah [syn: {Cabalism}]
2: adherence to some extreme traditional theological concept or interpretation [syn: {cabalism}]

kabbalist
n 1: an expert who is highly skilled in obscure or difficult or esoteric matters [syn: {cabalist}]
2: a student of the Jewish Kabbalah [syn: {Cabalist}]

kabbalistic
adj : having a secret or hidden meaning; "cabalistic symbols engraved in stone"; "cryptic writings"; "thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements"- John Gunther [syn: {cabalistic}, {qabalistic}, {cryptic}, {cryptical}, {sibylline}]

kabob
n : cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables [syn: {kebab}, {shish kebab}]

Kabolin
n : an androgen (trade names Durabolin or Kabolin) that is used to treat testosterone deficiency or breast cancer or osteoporosis [syn: {nandrolone}, {Durabolin}]

Kabul
n : the capital and largest city of Afghanistan; located in eastern Afghanistan [syn: {capital of Afghanistan}]

Kach
n : a terrorist organization founded for Jewish defense; fights antisemitism and hopes to restore the biblical state of Israel [syn: {Kahane Chai}]

Kachaturian
n : Armenian composer who incorporated oriental folk music (1903-1978) [syn: {Aram Kachaturian}]

Kachin
n : Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in northernmost Burma and adjacent China and India [syn: {Kachinic}]

Kachinic
n : Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in northernmost Burma and adjacent China and India [syn: {Kachin}]

Kadai
n : a family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia [syn: {Kam-Tai}, {Kadai language}]

Kadai language
n : a family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia [syn: {Kadai}, {Kam-Tai}]

kaddishim
See {kaddish}

Kadikoy
n : a former town on the Bosporus (now part of Istanbul); site of the Council of Chalcedon [syn: {Chalcedon}]

kaffir
n 1: important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves [syn: {great millet}, {kafir corn}, {kaffir corn}, {Sorghum bicolor}]
2: an offensive term for any Black African [syn: {kafir}, {caffer}, {caffre}]

kaffir boom
n 1: small semi-evergreen of South Africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds [syn: {Transvaal kafferboom}, {Erythrina lysistemon}]
2: small semi-evergreen broad-spreading tree of eastern South Africa with orange-scarlet flowers and small coral-red seeds; yields a light soft wood used for fence posts or shingles [syn: {Cape kafferboom}, {Erythrina caffra}]

kaffir bread
n : South African cycad; the farinaceous pith of the fruit used as food [syn: {Encephalartos caffer}]

kaffir cat
n : widely distributed wildcat of Africa and Asia Minor [syn: {caffer cat}, {Felis ocreata}]

kaffir corn
n : important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves [syn: {great millet}, {kaffir}, {kafir corn}, {Sorghum bicolor}]

Kaffir pox
n : a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus [syn: {alastrim}, {variola minor}, {pseudosmallpox}, {pseudovariola}, {milk pox}, {white pox}, {West Indian smallpox}, {Cuban itch}]

kaffiyeh
n : an Arab headdress consisting of a square piece of cloth folded into a triangle and fastened over the crown by an agal

kafir
n 1: an offensive term for any Black African [syn: {kaffir}, {caffer}, {caffre}]
2: a member of the Kafir people in northeastern Afghanistan

kafir corn
n : important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves [syn: {great millet}, {kaffir}, {kaffir corn}, {Sorghum bicolor}]

Kafiri
n : a Dardic language spoken by the Kafir people in northeastern Afghanistan

Kafka
n : Czech novelist who wrote in German about a nightmarish world of isolated and troubled individuals (1883-1924) [syn: {Franz Kafka}]

Kafkaesque
adj 1: relating to or in the manner of Franz Kafka or his writings
2: characterized by surreal distortion and a sense of impending danger; "the kafkaesque terror of the endless interrogations"

Kafocin
n : antibiotic related to cephalosporin but no longer in common use [syn: {cephaloglycin}]

kaftan
n 1: a woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East [syn: {caftan}]
2: a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant [syn: {caftan}]

Kahane Chai
n : a terrorist organization founded for Jewish defense; fights antisemitism and hopes to restore the biblical state of Israel [syn: {Kach}]

kahikatea
n : New Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked wood [syn: {New Zealand Dacryberry}, {New Zealand white pine}, {Dacrycarpus dacrydioides}, {Podocarpus dacrydioides}]

Kahlil Gibran
n : United States writer (born in Lebanon) (1883-1931) [syn: {Gibran}]

Kahlua
n : coffee-flavored liqueur made in Mexico

Kahn
n : United States architect (born in Estonia) (1901-1974) [syn: {Louis Isadore Kahn}]

Kahoolawe
n : an island of south-central Hawaii [syn: {Kahoolawe Island}]

Kahoolawe Island
n : an island of south-central Hawaii [syn: {Kahoolawe}]

kai apple
n : South African fruit smelling and tasting like apricots; used for pickles and preserves

kail
n 1: a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head [syn: {kale}, {cole}, {borecole}, {colewort}, {Brassica oleracea acephala}]
2: coarse curly-leafed cabbage [syn: {kale}, {cole}]

kainite
n : a white mineral consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride; a source of potassium salts; used as a fertilizer

kainogenesis
n : introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (as addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution) [syn: {cenogenesis}, {kenogenesis}, {caenogenesis}, {cainogenesis}] [ant: {palingenesis}]

Kaiser
n : the title of the Holy Roman Emperors or the emperors of Austria or of Germany until 1918

Kaiser Bill
n : grandson of Queen Victoria and Kaiser of Germany from 1888 to 1918; he was vilified as causing World War I (1859-1941) [syn: {Wilhelm II}, {Kaiser Wilhelm}]

kaiser roll
n : rounded raised poppy-seed roll made of a square piece of dough by folding the corners in to the center

Kaiser Wilhelm
n : grandson of Queen Victoria and Kaiser of Germany from 1888 to 1918; he was vilified as causing World War I (1859-1941) [syn: {Wilhelm II}, {Kaiser Bill}]

Kakatoe
n : a genus of Psittacidae [syn: {genus Kakatoe}, {Cacatua}, {genus Cacatua}]

Kakatoe galerita
n : white cockatoo with a yellow erectile crest [syn: {sulphur-crested cockatoo}, {Cacatua galerita}]

Kakatoe leadbeateri
n : white Australian cockatoo with roseate tinged plumage [syn: {pink cockatoo}]

Kakemono
n : a Japanese (paper or silk) wall hanging; usually narrow with a picture or writing on it and a roller at the bottom

kaki
n 1: small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit [syn: {Japanese persimmon}, {Diospyros kaki}]
2: blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt [syn: {Himantopus novae-zelandiae}]

kakke disease
n : the endemic form of beriberi

kala azar
n : sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies [syn: {leishmaniasis}, {leishmaniosis}]

Kalaallit Nunaat
n : the largest island in the world; between the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans; a self-governing province of Denmark [syn: {Greenland}, {Gronland}]

kala-azar
n : leishmaniasis of the viscera [syn: {visceral leishmaniasis}, {Assam fever}, {dumdum fever}]

Kalahari
n : a desert in southwestern Africa - largely Botswana [syn: {Kalahari Desert}]

Kalahari Desert
n : a desert in southwestern Africa - largely Botswana [syn: {Kalahari}]

Kalamazoo
n : a town in southwest Michigan

kalansuwa
n : a cap that is wrapped around by a turban and worn by Muslim religious elders

kalantas
n : Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood [syn: {Philippine mahogany}, {Philippine cedar}, {Toona calantas}, {Cedrela calantas}]

Kalapooia
n : a member of the North American Indian people of Oregon [syn: {Kalapuya}, {Calapooya}, {Calapuya}]

Kalapooian
n : a Penutian language spoken by the Kalapuya people [syn: {Kalapuyan}]

Kalapuya
n : a member of the North American Indian people of Oregon [syn: {Kalapooia}, {Calapooya}, {Calapuya}]

Kalapuyan
n : a Penutian language spoken by the Kalapuya people [syn: {Kalapooian}]

Kalashnikov
n : a type of submachine gun made in Russia

Kalashnikov culture
n : the attitudes and behavior in a social group that resolves political disputes by force of arms; "the Kalashnikov culture in Afghanistan"

kale
n 1: informal terms for money [syn: {boodle}, {bread}, {cabbage}, {clams}, {dinero}, {dough}, {gelt}, {lettuce}, {lolly}, {lucre}, {loot}, {moolah}, {pelf}, {scratch}, {shekels}, {simoleons}, {sugar}, {wampum}]
2: a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head [syn: {kail}, {cole}, {borecole}, {colewort}, {Brassica oleracea acephala}]
3: coarse curly-leafed cabbage [syn: {kail}, {cole}]

kaleidoscope
n : an optical toy in a tube; it produces symmetrical patterns as bits of colored glass are reflected by mirrors

kaleidoscopic
adj : continually shifting or rapidly changing [syn: {kaleidoscopical}]

kaleidoscopical
adj : continually shifting or rapidly changing [syn: {kaleidoscopic}]

kalemia
n : the presence of excess potassium in the circulating blood

kali
n 1: bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash [syn: {saltwort}, {barilla}, {glasswort}, {kelpwort}, {Salsola kali}, {Salsola soda}]
2: wife of Siva and malevolent form of Devi; "the black"

kalian
n : an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water; "a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola" [syn: {hookah}, {narghile}, {nargileh}, {sheesha}, {shisha}, {chicha}, {calean}, {water pipe}, {hubble-bubble}, {hubbly-bubbly}]

kalif
n : the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth; "many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world" [syn: {caliph}, {calif}, {kaliph}, {khalif}, {khalifah}]

Kalimantan
n 1: the part of Indonesia on the southern side of the island of Borneo [syn: {Indonesian Borneo}]
2: 3rd largest island in the world; in the western Pacific north of Java; largely covered by dense jungle and rain forest; part of the Malay Archipelago [syn: {Borneo}]

Kalinin
n : soviet statesman and head of state of the USSR (1875-1946) [syn: {Mikhail Kalinin}, {Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin}]

kaliph
n : the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth; "many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world" [syn: {caliph}, {calif}, {kalif}, {khalif}, {khalifah}]

kaliuresis
n : the presence of excess potassium in the urine [syn: {kaluresis}]

Kalka
n 1: the Mongol people living in the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia [syn: {Khalkha}, {Khalka}]
2: the language of the Khalkha people that is the official language of the Mongolian People's Republic [syn: {Khalkha}, {Khalka}]

Kalki
n : the 10th and last incarnation of Vishnu

Kallman's syndrome
n : hypogonadism with anosmia; a congenital sexual disorder that prevents the testicles from maturing at puberty

kalmia
n : any plant of the genus Kalmia

Kalmia angustifolia
n : North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to young stock [syn: {sheep laurel}, {pig laurel}, {lambkill}]

Kalmia latifolia
n : a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers [syn: {mountain laurel}, {wood laurel}, {American laurel}, {calico bush}]

Kalmia polifolia
n : laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath [syn: {swamp laurel}, {bog laurel}, {bog kalmia}]

kalmuck
See {kalmuc}

kalmucks
See {kalmuc}

Kalon Tripa
n : the chairman of the Kashag and essentially head of the Tibetan government-in-exile

Kalotermes
n : type genus of Kalotermitidae; termites destructive of wood and living trees [syn: {genus Kalotermes}]

Kalotermitidae
n : primitive termites of warm regions [syn: {family Kalotermitidae}]

kalpac
n : a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus [syn: {calpac}, {calpack}]

Kaluga
n : a city of central Russia south of Moscow

kalumpang
n : large tree of Old World tropics having foul-smelling orange-red blossoms followed by red pods enclosing oil-rich seeds sometimes used as food [syn: {Java olives}, {Sterculia foetida}]

kaluresis
n : the presence of excess potassium in the urine [syn: {kaliuresis}]

Kam Muang
n : a branch of the Tai languages [syn: {Tai Yuan}]

Kama
n : god of love and erotic desire; opposite of Mara

Kamarupan
n : the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in northeastern India and adjacent regions of western Burma

Kamasutra
n : (Hinduism) an ancient Sanskrit text giving rules for sensuous and sensual pleasure and love and marriage in accordance with Hindu law

Kamba
n : a Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people in Kenya

Kamchatka Peninsula
n : a peninsula in eastern Siberia; between Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk

Kamchatkan sea eagle
n : found on coasts of the northwestern Pacific [syn: {Stellar's sea eagle}, {Haliaeetus pelagicus}]

kameez
n : a long tunic worn by many people from the Indian subcontinent (usually with a salwar or churidars)

Kamehameha I
n : Hawaiian king who united the islands under his rule (1758-1819) [syn: {Kamehameha the Great}]

Kamehameha the Great
n : Hawaiian king who united the islands under his rule (1758-1819) [syn: {Kamehameha I}]

Kamet
n : a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,450 feet high)

Kami
n : one the Shinto deities (including mythological beings, spirits of distinguished men, forces of nature)

Kamia
n 1: a member of a North American Indian people of southeastern California and northwestern Mexico
2: the Yuman language spoken by the Kamia people

kamikaze
n 1: a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II
2: a pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash

Kammon Strait Bridge
n : a suspension bridge between Kyushu and Honshu

Kampala
n : the capital and largest city of Uganda on the north shore of Lake Victoria [syn: {capital of Uganda}]

Kampong
n : a native village in Malaysia [syn: {campong}]

Kampuchea
n : a nation in southeastern Asia; was part of Indochina under French rule until 1946 [syn: {Cambodia}, {Kingdom of Cambodia}]

Kampuchean
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Cambodia or its people or language [syn: {Cambodian}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Cambodia [syn: {Cambodian}]

Kam-Sui
n : a group of Kadai languages

Kam-Tai
n : a family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia [syn: {Kadai}, {Kadai language}]

Kan River
n : a river in southeastern China that flows generally north into the Chang Jiang north of Nanchang [syn: {Gan Jiang}]

kanaf
n : valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation [syn: {kenaf}, {deccan hemp}, {bimli}, {bimli hemp}, {Indian hemp}, {Bombay hemp}, {Hibiscus cannabinus}]

kanamycin
n : antibiotic (trade name Kantrex) used to treat severe infections [syn: {Kantrex}]

Kananga
n : a city in southwestern Congo; former name (until 1966) was Luluabourg [syn: {Luluabourg}]

Kanara
n : a historical region of southwestern India on the west coast [syn: {Canara}]

Kanarese
n 1: a member of a Kannada-speaking group of people living chiefly in Kanara in southern India [syn: {Canarese}]
2: a Dravidian language spoken in southern India [syn: {Kannada}]

Kanawha
n : a tributary of the Ohio River in West Virginia [syn: {Kanawha River}]

Kanawha River
n : a tributary of the Ohio River in West Virginia [syn: {Kanawha}]

Kanchanjanga
n : a mountain the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet (28,146 feet high) [syn: {Kanchenjunga}, {Kinchinjunga}]

Kanchenjunga
n : a mountain the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet (28,146 feet high) [syn: {Kanchanjanga}, {Kinchinjunga}]

kanchil
n : small chevrotain of southeastern Asia [syn: {Tragulus kanchil}]

Kandahar
n : a city in southern Afghanistan; an important trading center [syn: {Qandahar}]

Kandinsky
n : Russian painter who was a pioneer of abstract art (1866-1944) [syn: {Wassily Kandinsky}]

Kandy
n : a city of central Sri Lanka that was the last capital of the ancient kings of Ceylon; a resort and religious center

kangaroo
n : any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail

kangaroo apple
n : Australian annual sometimes cultivated for its racemes of purple flowers and edible yellow egg-shaped fruit [syn: {poroporo}, {Solanum aviculare}]

kangaroo bear
n : sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark [syn: {koala}, {koala bear}, {native bear}, {Phascolarctos cinereus}]

kangaroo court
n : an irregular unauthorized court

kangaroo hare
n : small Australian wallaby that resembles a hare and has persistent teeth [syn: {hare wallaby}]

kangaroo jerboa
n : brush-tailed rat kangaroo [syn: {jerboa kangaroo}]

kangaroo mouse
n 1: small silky-haired pouched rodent; similar to but smaller than kangaroo rats [syn: {dwarf pocket rat}]
2: leaping rodent of Australian desert areas

kangaroo paw
n : sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs; Australia [syn: {kangaroo's-foot}, {kangaroo-foot plant}, {Australian sword lily}, {Anigozanthus manglesii}]

kangaroo rat
n 1: any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae [syn: {desert rat}, {Dipodomys phillipsii}]
2: any of several rabbit-sized rat-like Australian kangaroos [syn: {rat kangaroo}]

kangaroo-foot plant
n : sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs; Australia [syn: {kangaroo paw}, {kangaroo's-foot}, {Australian sword lily}, {Anigozanthus manglesii}]

kangaroo's-foot
n : sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs; Australia [syn: {kangaroo paw}, {kangaroo-foot plant}, {Australian sword lily}, {Anigozanthus manglesii}]

Kannada
n : a Dravidian language spoken in southern India [syn: {Kanarese}]

Kannada-speaking
adj : able to communicate in Kannada

Kansa
n 1: a member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in Kansas [syn: {Kansas}]
2: the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Kansa people [syn: {Kansas}]

Kansan
n : a resident of Kansas

Kansas
n 1: a state in midwestern United States [syn: {Sunflower State}, {KS}]
2: a member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in Kansas [syn: {Kansa}]
3: a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River [syn: {Kansas River}, {Kaw River}]
4: the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Kansa people [syn: {Kansa}]

Kansas City
n 1: a city in western Missouri situated at the confluence of the Kansas River and the Missouri River; adjacent to Kansas City, Kansas
2: a city of northeast Kansas on the Missouri River adjacent to Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas River
n : a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River [syn: {Kansas}, {Kaw River}]

Kansu
n : a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia [syn: {Gansu}, {Gansu province}]

Kant
n : influential German idealist philosopher (1724-1804) [syn: {Immanuel Kant}]

Kantian
adj : of or relating to Immanuel Kant or his philosophy

Kantrex
n : antibiotic (trade name Kantrex) used to treat severe infections [syn: {kanamycin}]

kanzu
n : (Swahili) a long garment (usually white) with long sleeves; worn by men in East Africa

Kaochlor
n : salt of potassium (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency [syn: {potassium chloride}, {K-Dur 20}, {K-lor}, {Klorvess}, {K-lyte}]

kaoliang
n : sorghums of China and Manchuria having small white or brown grains (used for food) and dry pithy stalks (used for fodder, fuel and thatching)

kaolin
n : a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper) [syn: {china clay}, {china stone}, {kaoline}, {porcelain clay}, {terra alba}]

kaoline
n : a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper) [syn: {china clay}, {china stone}, {kaolin}, {porcelain clay}, {terra alba}]

kaolinite
n : a mineral consisting of aluminum silicate; main source of kaolin

kaon
n : an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision [syn: {kappa-meson}, {k-meson}, {K particle}]

Kaopectate
n : trade name for a fixed-combination antidiarrheal drug that use kaolin as the adsorbent and pectin as the emollient

kapeika
n : 100 kapeikas equal 1 rubel

kaph
n : the 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

Kaplan Group
n : a Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany; seeks the violent overthrow of the Turkish government and the establishment of an Islamic nation modeled on Iran [syn: {Association of Islamic Groups and Communities}, {Caliphate State}]

kapok
n 1: from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation [syn: {silk cotton}, {vegetable silk}]
2: massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber [syn: {ceiba tree}, {silk-cotton tree}, {white silk-cotton tree}, {Bombay ceiba}, {God tree}, {Ceiba pentandra}]

Kaposi's sarcoma
n : a sarcoma that starts with purplish spots on the feet and legs and spreads from the skin to lymph nodes and internal organs; a common manifestation of AIDS; "until 1980 Kaposi's sarcoma occurred almost exclusively with Jewish or Italian or black men"

Kaposi's varicelliform eruption
n : a now rare complication of vaccinia superimposed on atopic dermatitis with high fever and generalized vesicles and papulovesicles [syn: {eczema vaccinatum}]

kappa
n : the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet

kappa-meson
n : an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision [syn: {kaon}, {k-meson}, {K particle}]

Kapsiki
n : a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad [syn: {Higi}]

kapuka
n : small New Zealand broadleaf evergreen tree often cultivated in warm regions as an ornamental [syn: {Griselinia littoralis}]

kaput
adj : destroyed or killed; "we are gone geese" [syn: {done for(p)}, {kaput(p)}, {gone(a)}]

Kara Sea
n : part of the Arctic Ocean north of Siberia and east of the Barents Sea; icebound most of the year

karabiner
n : an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes [syn: {carabiner}, {snap ring}]

Karachi
n : the largest city in Pakistan; located in southeastern Pakistan; an industrial center and seaport on the Arabian Sea; former capital of Pakistan

Karakalpak
n 1: a member of a Turkic people living near Lake Aral in central Asia
2: the Turkic language spoken by the Karakalpak people

Karakoram
n : a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak [syn: {Karakoram Range}, {Karakorum Range}, {Mustagh}, {Mustagh Range}]

Karakoram Range
n : a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak [syn: {Karakoram}, {Karakorum Range}, {Mustagh}, {Mustagh Range}]

Karakorum Range
n : a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak [syn: {Karakoram}, {Karakoram Range}, {Mustagh}, {Mustagh Range}]

karakul
n : hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur [syn: {broadtail}, {caracul}]

karaoke
n : singing popular songs accompanied by a recording of an orchestra (usually in bars or nightclubs)

Karat
n : the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold [syn: {carat}]

karate
n : a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat; sharp blows and kicks are given to pressure-sensitive points on the body of the opponent

karaya gum
n : exudate of an Asian tree; used for finishing textiles and to thicken foodstuffs and cosmetics [syn: {sterculia gum}]

Karbala
n : a city of central Iraq south of Baghdad; a holy city for Shiite Muslims because it is the site of the tomb of Mohammed's grandson who was killed there in 680 [syn: {Kerbala}, {Kerbela}]

Karel Capek
n : Czech writer who introduced the word `robot' into the English language (1890-1938) [syn: {Capek}]

Karelia
n : a region in Finland and Russia between the Gulf of Finland and the White Sea

Karelian
n 1: a member of the Finnish people living in Karelia in northwestern European Russia [syn: {Carelian}]
2: a Finnic language spoken by the people of Karelia [syn: {Carelian}]

Karelian Isthmus
n : the isthmus between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga that connects Finland and Russia

Karen
n : the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands [syn: {Karenic}]

Karen Blixen
n : Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962) [syn: {Dinesen}, {Isak Dinesen}, {Blixen}, {Baroness Karen Blixen}]

Karenic
n : the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands [syn: {Karen}]

Karl Adolf Eichmann
n : Austrian who became the Nazi official who administered the concentration camps where millions of Jews were murdered during World War II (1906-1962) [syn: {Eichmann}, {Adolf Eichmann}]

Karl Adolph Verner
n : Danish philologist (1846-1896) [syn: {Verner}]

Karl Alex Muller
n : Swiss physicist who studied superconductivity (born in 1927) [syn: {Muller}]

Karl Augustus Menninger
n : United States psychiatrist and son of Charles Menninger (1893-1990) [syn: {Menninger}, {Karl Menninger}]

Karl Baedeker
n : German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks (1801-1859) [syn: {Baedeker}]

Karl Barth
n : Swiss Protestant theologian (1886-1968) [syn: {Barth}]

Karl Czerny
n : Austrian virtuoso pianist and composer of many works for the piano; studied with Beethoven and was a teacher of Liszt (1791-1857) [syn: {Czerny}]

Karl Friedrich Gauss
n : German mathematician who developed the theory of numbers and who applied mathematics to electricity and magnetism and astronomy and geodesy (1777-1855) [syn: {Gauss}, {Karl Gauss}]

Karl Friedrich Hieronymus von Munchhausen
n : German raconteur who told preposterous stories about his adventures as a soldier and hunter; his name is now associated with any telling of exaggerated stories or winning lies (1720-1797) [syn: {Munchhausen}, {Munchausen}, {Baron Munchausen}]

Karl Gauss
n : German mathematician who developed the theory of numbers and who applied mathematics to electricity and magnetism and astronomy and geodesy (1777-1855) [syn: {Gauss}, {Karl Friedrich Gauss}]

Karl Gjellerup
n : Danish novelist (1857-1919) [syn: {Gjellerup}]

Karl Gunnar Myrdal
n : Swedish economist (1898-1987) [syn: {Myrdal}, {Gunnar Myrdal}]

Karl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
n : German mathematician (1804-1851) [syn: {Jacobi}]

Karl Jaspers
n : German psychiatrist (1883-1969) [syn: {Jaspers}, {Karl Theodor Jaspers}]

Karl Landsteiner
n : United States pathologist (born in Austria) who discovered human blood groups (1868-1943) [syn: {Landsteiner}]

Karl Linne
n : Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778) [syn: {Linnaeus}, {Carolus Linnaeus}, {Carl von Linne}]

Karl Marx
n : founder of modern communism; wrote the Communist Manifesto with Engels in 1848; wrote Das Kapital in 1867 (1818-1883) [syn: {Marx}]

Karl Menninger
n : United States psychiatrist and son of Charles Menninger (1893-1990) [syn: {Menninger}, {Karl Augustus Menninger}]

Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
n : German field marshal in World War II who directed the conquest of Poland and led the Ardennes counteroffensive (1875-1953) [syn: {Rundstedt}, {von Rundstedt}]

Karl Scheele
n : Swedish chemist (born in Germany) who discovered oxygen before Priestley did (1742-1786) [syn: {Scheele}, {Karl Wilhelm Scheele}]

Karl Theodor Jaspers
n : German psychiatrist (1883-1969) [syn: {Jaspers}, {Karl Jaspers}]

Karl von Clausewitz
n : Prussian general and military theorist who proposed a doctrine of total war and war as an extension of diplomacy (1780-1831) [syn: {Clausewitz}]

Karl von Frisch
n : Austrian zoologist noted for his studies of honeybees (1886-1982) [syn: {Frisch}]

Karl Waldemar Ziegler
n : German chemist honored for his research on polymers (1898-1973) [syn: {Ziegler}]

Karl Wernicke
n : German neurologist best known for his studies of aphasia (1848-1905) [syn: {Wernicke}]

Karl Wilhelm Scheele
n : Swedish chemist (born in Germany) who discovered oxygen before Priestley did (1742-1786) [syn: {Scheele}, {Karl Scheele}]

Karl Wilhelm Siemens
n : engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883) [syn: {Siemens}, {Sir Charles William Siemens}]

Karlfeldt
n : Swedish poet whose works incorporate Swedish customs and folklore (1864-1931) [syn: {Erik Axel Karlfeldt}]

Karl-Marx Stadt
n : a city in east central Germany; formerly called Karl-Marx-Stadt until 1990; noted for textile manufacturing [syn: {Chemnitz}]

Karloff
n : United States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969) [syn: {Boris Karloff}, {William Henry Pratt}]

karma
n : (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation

Karnataka
n : state in southern India; formerly Mysore [syn: {Mysore}]

Karok
n 1: a member of a North American Indian people of the Klamath river valley in northern California
2: the Quoratean language of the Karok people

Karol Wojtyla
n : the first Pope born in Poland (born in 1920) [syn: {John Paul II}]

Karpov
n : Russian chess master who was world champion from 1975 until 1985 when he was defeated by Gary Kasparov (born in 1951) [syn: {Anatoli Karpov}, {Anatoli Yevgenevich Karpov}]

Karsavina
n : Russian dancer who danced with Nijinsky (1885-1978) [syn: {Tamara Karsavina}]

Kartik
n : the eighth month of the Hindu calendar [syn: {Karttika}]

Kartikeya
n : Hindu god of bravery [syn: {Karttikeya}]

Karttika
n : the eighth month of the Hindu calendar [syn: {Kartik}]

Karttikeya
n : Hindu god of bravery [syn: {Kartikeya}]

karyokinesis
n : organic process consisting of the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis

karyokinetic
adj : of or relating to the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis

karyolymph
n : a clear liquid in the cell nucleus in which the nucleolus and chromatin and other structures are dispersed

karyolysis
n : disintegration and dissolution of a cell nucleus when a cell dies

karyon
n : a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction [syn: {nucleus}, {cell nucleus}]

karyoplasm
n : the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell [syn: {nucleoplasm}]

karyotype
n : the appearance of the chromosomal makeup of a somatic cell in an individual or species (including the number and arrangement and size and structure of the chromosomes)

Kasai
n : a river of southwestern Africa that rises in central Angola and flows east and then north (forming part of the border between Angola and Congo) and continuing northwest through Congo to empty into the Congo River on the border between Congo and Republic of the Congo [syn: {Kasai River}, {River Kasai}]

Kasai River
n : a river of southwestern Africa that rises in central Angola and flows east and then north (forming part of the border between Angola and Congo) and continuing northwest through Congo to empty into the Congo River on the border between Congo and Republic of the Congo [syn: {Kasai}, {River Kasai}]

kasbah
n : an older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located [syn: {casbah}]

kasha
n : boiled or baked buckwheat

Kashag
n : the advisory board of the Tibetan government-in-exile

Kashmir
n : an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India [syn: {Cashmere}, {Jammu and Kashmir}]

Kashmir goat
n : Himalayan goat having a silky undercoat highly prized as cashmere wool [syn: {Cashmere goat}]

Kashmiri
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Kashmir or its people or culture; "the Kashmiri mountains"; "Kashmiri love poems"
n 1: a member of the people of Kashmir
2: the official state language of Kashmir

Kaspar Friedrich Wolff
n : German anatomist (1733-1794) [syn: {Wolff}]

Kasparov
n : Azerbaijani chess master who became world champion in 1985 by defeating Anatoli Karpov (born in 1963) [syn: {Gary Kasparov}, {Gary Weinstein}]

Kassite
n 1: a member of an ancient people who ruled Babylonia between 1600 and 1200 BC [syn: {Cassite}]
2: an ancient language spoken by the Kassite people [syn: {Cassite}]

Kastler
n : French physicist (1902-1984) [syn: {Alfred Kastler}]

kat
n : the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults" [syn: {khat}, {qat}, {quat}, {cat}, {Arabian tea}, {African tea}]

katabases
See {katabasis}

katabatic
adj : of an air current or wind; moving downward or down a slope because of cooling especially at night [syn: {catabatic}] [ant: {anabatic}]

katabatic wind
n : a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air [syn: {catabatic wind}]

katabolic
adj 1: relating to or characterized by catabolism [syn: {catabolic}]
2: characterized by destructive metabolism [syn: {catabolic}] [ant: {anabolic}]

katabolism
n : breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones with release of energy [syn: {catabolism}, {dissimilation}, {destructive metabolism}] [ant: {anabolism}]

katamorphism
n : metamorphism that occurs at or near the earth's surface; breaks down complex minerals into simpler ones [ant: {anamorphism}]

Katar
n 1: an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil [syn: {Qatar}, {State of Qatar}, {State of Katar}]
2: a peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf [syn: {Qatar}, {Qatar Peninsula}, {Katar Peninsula}]

Katar Peninsula
n : a peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf [syn: {Qatar}, {Qatar Peninsula}, {Katar}]

Katari
adj : of or concerning Qatar; "the Qatari rulng family"; "Qatari oil wells" [syn: {Qatari}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Qatar [syn: {Qatari}]

Kate Chopin
n : United States writer who described Creole life in Louisiana (1851-1904) [syn: {Chopin}, {Kate O'Flaherty Chopin}]

Kate O'Flaherty Chopin
n : United States writer who described Creole life in Louisiana (1851-1904) [syn: {Chopin}, {Kate Chopin}]

Kate Smith
n : United States singer noted for her rendition of patriotic songs (1909-1986) [syn: {Smith}, {Kathryn Elizabeth Smith}]

Katharevusa
n : literary style of Modern Greek containing features borrowed from Koine

Katharine Hepburn
n : United States film actress who appeared in many films with Spencer Tracy (born in 1909) [syn: {Hepburn}, {Katharine Houghton Hepburn}]

Katharine Houghton Hepburn
n : United States film actress who appeared in many films with Spencer Tracy (born in 1909) [syn: {Hepburn}, {Katharine Hepburn}]

katharobe
n : an organism that lives in an oxygenated medium lacking organic matter

katharobic
adj : of living being in an oxygenated environment lacking organic matter

katharometer
n : measures thermal conductivity

katharsis
n 1: purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels [syn: {catharsis}, {purgation}]
2: (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions [syn: {catharsis}, {abreaction}]

Katherine Anne Porter
n : United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980) [syn: {Porter}]

Katherine Cornell
n : United States actress noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974) [syn: {Cornell}]

Katherine Mansfield
n : New Zealand writer of short stories (1888-1923) [syn: {Mansfield}, {Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp}]

Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp
n : New Zealand writer of short stories (1888-1923) [syn: {Mansfield}, {Katherine Mansfield}]

Kathmandu
n : the capital and largest city of Nepal [syn: {Katmandu}, {capital of Nepal}]

Kathryn Elizabeth Smith
n : United States singer noted for her rendition of patriotic songs (1909-1986) [syn: {Smith}, {Kate Smith}]

Katmai National Park
n : a national park in Alaska featuring mountains

Katmandu
n : the capital and largest city of Nepal [syn: {Kathmandu}, {capital of Nepal}]

Katsina
n : a city in northern Nigeria; a major center of the Hausa people

katsura tree
n : rapidly growing deciduous tree of low mountainsides of China and Japan; grown as an ornamental for its dark blue-green candy-scented foliage that becomes yellow to scarlet in autumn [syn: {Cercidiphyllum japonicum}]

Katsushika Hokusai
n : Japanese painter whose work influenced the impressionists (1760-1849) [syn: {Hokusai}]

Katsuwonidae
n : in some classifications considered a separate family comprising the oceanic bonitos [syn: {family Kasuwonidae}]

Katsuwonus
n : oceanic bonitos; in some classifications placed in its own family Katsuwonidae [syn: {genus Katsuwonus}]

Katsuwonus pelamis
n : fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna [syn: {bonito}, {oceanic bonito}]

Kattegatt
n : a strait of the North Sea between Jutland and Sweden; connects with the North Sea through the Skagerrak

katydid
n : large green long-horned grasshopper of North America; males produce shrill sounds by rubbing together special organs on the forewings

katzenjammer
n 1: disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol) [syn: {hangover}]
2: loud confused noise from many sources [syn: {hubbub}, {uproar}, {brouhaha}]

Kauai
n : an island of Hawaii northwest of Oahu [syn: {Kauai Island}]

Kauai Island
n : an island of Hawaii northwest of Oahu [syn: {Kauai}]

Kaufman
n : United States playwright who collaborated with many other writers including Moss Hart (1889-1961) [syn: {George S. Kaufman}, {George Simon Kaufman}]

Kaunas
n : a city in central Lithuania [syn: {Kovna}, {Kovno}]

Kaunda
n : statesman who led Northern Rhodesia to full independence as Zambia in 1964 and served as Zambia's first president (born in 1924) [syn: {Kenneth Kaunda}, {Kenneth David Kaunda}]

kauri
n 1: resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum [syn: {kauri copal}, {kauri resin}, {kauri gum}]
2: tall timber tree of New Zealand having white straight-grained wood [syn: {kaury}, {Agathis australis}]
3: white close-grained wood of a tree of the genus Agathis especially Agathis australis

kauri copal
n : resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum [syn: {kauri}, {kauri resin}, {kauri gum}]

kauri gum
n : resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum [syn: {kauri}, {kauri copal}, {kauri resin}]

kauri pine
n : any of various trees of the genus Agathis; yield dammar resin [syn: {dammar pine}]

kauri resin
n : resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum [syn: {kauri}, {kauri copal}, {kauri gum}]

kaury
n : tall timber tree of New Zealand having white straight-grained wood [syn: {kauri}, {Agathis australis}]

kava
n : an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub [syn: {kavakava}]

kavakava
n : an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub [syn: {kava}]

Kavrin
n : an alkaloid medicine (trade name Kavrin) obtained from opium; used to relax smooth muscles; it is nonaddictive [syn: {papaverine}]

Kaw River
n : a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River [syn: {Kansas}, {Kansas River}]

kawaka
n : New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress [syn: {Libocedrus plumosa}]

Kawasaki disease
n : an acute disease of young children characterized by a rash and swollen lymph nodes and fever; of unknown cause [syn: {mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome}]

Kay Boyle
n : United States writer (1902-1992) [syn: {Boyle}]

kayak
n : a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos
v : travel in a small canoe; "we kayaked down the river"

kayo
v : knock unconscious or senseless; "the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds" [syn: {knock cold}, {knock out}]

kayoed
adj : knocked unconscious by a heavy blow [syn: {knocked out(p)}, {KO'd}, {out(p)}, {stunned}]

Kayser-Fleischer ring
n : a pigmented ring at the outer edge of the cornea of the eye; a symptom of Wilson's disease

Kazak
n 1: a Muslim who is a member of a Turkic people of western Asia (especially in Kazakstan) [syn: {Kazakh}]
2: a landlocked republic south of Russia and northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991 [syn: {Kazakhstan}, {Republic of Kazakhstan}, {Kazakstan}, {Kazakh}]
3: the Turkic language spoken by the Kazak people [syn: {Kazakh}]

Kazakh
n 1: a Muslim who is a member of a Turkic people of western Asia (especially in Kazakstan) [syn: {Kazak}]
2: a landlocked republic south of Russia and northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991 [syn: {Kazakhstan}, {Republic of Kazakhstan}, {Kazakstan}, {Kazak}]
3: the Turkic language spoken by the Kazak people [syn: {Kazak}]

Kazakhstan
n : a landlocked republic south of Russia and northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991 [syn: {Republic of Kazakhstan}, {Kazakstan}, {Kazakh}, {Kazak}]

Kazakhstani
adj : of or pertaining to Kazakhstan or to the Kazakhs or their culture
n : a native or inhabitant of Kazakhstan

Kazakhstani monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Kazakhstan

Kazakstan
n : a landlocked republic south of Russia and northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991 [syn: {Kazakhstan}, {Republic of Kazakhstan}, {Kazakh}, {Kazak}]

Kazan
n : an industrial city in the European part of Russia

Kazimir Malevich
n : Russian abstract painter (1878-1935) [syn: {Malevich}, {Kazimir Severinovich Malevich}]

Kazimir Severinovich Malevich
n : Russian abstract painter (1878-1935) [syn: {Malevich}, {Kazimir Malevich}]

kazoo
n : a toy wind instrument that has a membrane that makes a sound when you hum into the mouthpiece

KB
n : a unit of information equal to one thousand (1024) bytes [syn: {kilobyte}, {K}]

kc
n : one thousand periods per second [syn: {kilohertz}, {kHz}, {kilocycle per second}, {kilocycle}]

K-Dur 20
n : salt of potassium (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency [syn: {potassium chloride}, {Kaochlor}, {K-lor}, {Klorvess}, {K-lyte}]

K.E.
n : the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its motion [syn: {kinetic energy}]

kea
n : large brownish-green New Zealand parrot [syn: {Nestor notabilis}]

Kean
n : English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833) [syn: {Edmund Kean}]

Keaton
n : United States comedian and actor in silent films noted for his acrobatic skills and deadpan face (1895-1966) [syn: {Buster Keaton}, {Joseph Francis Keaton}]

Keats
n : Englishman and Romantic poet (1795-1821) [syn: {John Keats}]

Keb
n : Egyptian god of the earth; father of Osiris and Isis [syn: {Geb}]

kebab
n : cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables [syn: {kabob}, {shish kebab}]

Keble
n : English clergyman who (with John Henry Newman and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford Movement (1792-1866) [syn: {John Keble}]

Kechua
n 1: a member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire [syn: {Quechua}]
2: the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas [syn: {Quechua}, {Quechuan}, {Quechuan language}, {Kechuan}]

Kechuan
adj : of or relating to the Quechua people or their language [syn: {Quechuan}]
n : the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas [syn: {Quechua}, {Quechuan}, {Quechuan language}, {Kechua}]

kedgeree
n : a dish of rice and hard-boiled eggs and cooked flaked fish

keel
n 1: the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly
2: one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability
v : walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room" [syn: {stagger}, {reel}, {lurch}, {swag}, {careen}]

keel arch
n : a pointed arch having an S-shape on both sides [syn: {ogee arch}]

keel over
v : turn over and fall; "the man had a heart attck and keeled over"

keelboat
n : river boat with a shallow draught and a keel but no sails; used to carry freight; moved by rowing or punting or towing

keeled
adj 1: having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or the keel of a ship; "a carinate sepal" [syn: {ridged}, {carinate}, {carinated}]
2: having or shaped like a carina or keel [syn: {carinate}, {carinated}, {ridged}]

keeled garlic
n : Eurasian bulbous plant [syn: {Allium carinatum}]

keelson
n : a longitudinal beam connected to the keel of ship to strengthen it

keen
adj 1: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations" [syn: {acute}, {discriminating}, {incisive}, {knifelike}, {penetrating}, {penetrative}, {piercing}, {sharp}]
2: intense or sharp; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure" [syn: {exquisite}]
3: very penetrating and clear and sharp in operation; "an incisive mind"; "a keen intelligence"; "of sharp and active intellect" [syn: {incisive}, {sharp}]
4: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {bully}, {corking}, {cracking}, {dandy}, {great}, {groovy}, {neat}, {nifty}, {not bad(p)}, {peachy}, {slap-up}, {swell}, {smashing}]
5: as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain" [syn: {cutting}, {knifelike}, {piercing}, {stabbing}, {lancinate}, {lancinating}]
6: having a sharp cutting edge or point; "a keen blade"
n : a funeral lament sung with loud wailing
v : express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child" [syn: {lament}]

keenly
adv : in a keen and discriminating manner; "he was keenly aware of his own shortcomings"

keenness
n 1: a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind" [syn: {acuteness}, {acuity}, {sharpness}]
2: a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something [syn: {eagerness}, {avidity}, {avidness}]
3: thinness of edge or fineness of point [syn: {sharpness}] [ant: {dullness}]

keen-sighted
adj 1: having very keen vision; "quick-sighted as a cat" [syn: {argus-eyed}, {hawk-eyed}, {lynx-eyed}, {quick-sighted}, {sharp-eyed}, {sharp-sighted}]
2: capable of seeing to a great distance [syn: {eagle-eyed}, {farseeing}, {longsighted}]

keep
n 1: the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood" [syn: {support}, {livelihood}, {living}, {bread and butter}, {sustenance}]
2: the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress [syn: {donjon}, {dungeon}]
3: a cell in a jail or prison [syn: {hold}]
v 1: keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes" [syn: {maintain}, {hold}]
2: continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight" [syn: {continue}, {go on}, {proceed}, {go along}] [ant: {discontinue}]
3: retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married" [syn: {hold on}] [ant: {lose}]
4: prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles" [syn: {prevent}] [ant: {let}]
5: conform one's action or practice to; "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract" [syn: {observe}]
6: observe correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees" [syn: {observe}, {maintain}]
7: look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone"
8: maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes" [syn: {maintain}]
9: supply with room and board; "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"; "keep boarders" 10: allow to remain in a place or position; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could" [syn: {retain}, {continue}, {keep on}, {keep going}] 11: supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep" [syn: {sustain}, {maintain}] 12: fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time" [syn: {stay fresh}] 13: celebrate, as of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur" [syn: {observe}, {celebrate}] 14: keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool" [syn: {restrain}, {suppress}, {keep back}, {hold back}] 15: maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; "May God keep you" [syn: {preserve}] 16: raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees" 17: retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger" [syn: {keep open}, {hold open}, {save}] 18: store or keep customarily; "Where do you keep your gardening tools?" 19: have as a supply; "I always keep batteries in the freezer"; "keep food for a week in the pantry"; "She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator" 20: maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips" [syn: {maintain}] 21: hold and prevent from leaving; "The student was kept after school" 22: prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh" [syn: {preserve}] [also: {kept}]

keep abreast
v : keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign policies" [syn: {keep up}, {follow}]

keep an eye on
v : follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars" [syn: {watch}, {observe}, {follow}, {watch over}]

keep apart
v : set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on" [syn: {sequester}, {sequestrate}, {set apart}, {isolate}]

keep away
v : prevent from coming close; "I tried to keep the child away from the pool"

keep back
v 1: keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool" [syn: {restrain}, {suppress}, {keep}, {hold back}]
2: secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree" [syn: {retain}, {hold}, {hold back}]
3: hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room" [syn: {withhold}]

keep company
v : be a companion to somebody [syn: {company}, {companion}, {accompany}]

keep down
v 1: place a limit on the number of [syn: {number}]
2: put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land" [syn: {repress}, {quash}, {subdue}, {subjugate}, {reduce}]
3: manage not to throw up [ant: {vomit}]

keep going
v 1: continue uninterrupted; "The disease will run on unchecked"; "The party kept going until 4 A.M." [syn: {run on}]
2: suffice for a period between two points; "This money will keep us going for another year" [syn: {tide over}, {bridge over}]
3: allow to remain in a place or position; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could" [syn: {retain}, {continue}, {keep}, {keep on}]
4: be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could" [syn: {patronize}, {patronise}, {patronage}, {support}]

keep guard
v : watch over so as to protect; "We must stand sentinel to protect ourselves"; "The jewels over which they kept guard were stolen" [syn: {stand guard}, {stand watch}, {stand sentinel}]

keep in
v : cause to stay indoors

keep in line
v : control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line" [syn: {manipulate}, {control}]

keep mum
v : refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached" [syn: {close up}, {clam up}, {dummy up}, {shut up}, {belt up}, {button up}, {be quiet}] [ant: {open up}]

keep note
v : maintain in the forefront of one's awareness; "He kept note of the location of the soldiers"

keep off
v 1: refrain from certain foods or beverages; "I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day" [syn: {avoid}]
2: refrain from entering or walking onto; "keep off the grass"; "stay off the premises" [syn: {stay off}]

keep on
v : allow to remain in a place or position; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could" [syn: {retain}, {continue}, {keep}, {keep going}]

keep one's distance
v : stay clear of, avoid; "Keep your hands off my wife!"; "Keep your distance from this man--he is dangerous" [syn: {stand back}, {keep one's eyes off}, {keep one's hands off}, {stay away}]

keep one's eyes off
v : stay clear of, avoid; "Keep your hands off my wife!"; "Keep your distance from this man--he is dangerous" [syn: {stand back}, {keep one's distance}, {keep one's hands off}, {stay away}]

keep one's eyes open
v : pay attention; be watchful; "Keep your eyes peeled for any policemen" [syn: {keep one's eyes peeled}, {keep one's eyes skinned}]

keep one's eyes peeled
v : pay attention; be watchful; "Keep your eyes peeled for any policemen" [syn: {keep one's eyes skinned}, {keep one's eyes open}]

keep one's eyes skinned
v : pay attention; be watchful; "Keep your eyes peeled for any policemen" [syn: {keep one's eyes peeled}, {keep one's eyes open}]

keep one's hands off
v : stay clear of, avoid; "Keep your hands off my wife!"; "Keep your distance from this man--he is dangerous" [syn: {stand back}, {keep one's eyes off}, {keep one's distance}, {stay away}]

keep one's mouth shut
v : refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information; "Don't tell him any secrets--he cannot keep his mouth shut!" [syn: {keep quiet}, {shut one's mouth}] [ant: {spill the beans}]

keep one's nose to the grindstone
v : work doggedly or persistently; "She keeps plugging away at her dissertation" [syn: {plug away}, {peg away}, {slog}, {keep one's shoulder to the wheel}]

keep one's shoulder to the wheel
v : work doggedly or persistently; "She keeps plugging away at her dissertation" [syn: {plug away}, {peg away}, {slog}, {keep one's nose to the grindstone}]

keep open
v : retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger" [syn: {hold open}, {keep}, {save}]

keep out
v : prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country" [syn: {exclude}, {shut out}, {shut}] [ant: {admit}]

keep pace
v : maintain the same pace; "The child cannot keep step with his big brother" [syn: {keep step}]

keep quiet
v : refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information; "Don't tell him any secrets--he cannot keep his mouth shut!" [syn: {shut one's mouth}, {keep one's mouth shut}] [ant: {spill the beans}]

keep step
v : maintain the same pace; "The child cannot keep step with his big brother" [syn: {keep pace}]

keep tabs on
v : keep a record on or watch attentively; "The government keeps tabs on the dissidents"

keep to oneself
v 1: shun the company of others; "The new student keeps to herself"
2: withhold information; "I kept your little secreto to myself all these years"

keep up
v 1: maintain a required pace or level; "He could not keep up and dropped out of the race"
2: lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negociations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work" [syn: {prolong}, {sustain}]
3: keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts" [syn: {conserve}, {preserve}, {maintain}]
4: keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign policies" [syn: {keep abreast}, {follow}]
5: prevent from going to bed at night; "The anticipation of the trip kept the children up all night"; "I kept myself up all night studying for the exam"

keeper
n 1: someone in charge of other people; "am I my brother's keeper?"
2: one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals [syn: {custodian}, {steward}]

keeping
n 1: conformity or harmony; "his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion"
2: the responsibility of a guardian or keeper; "he left his car in my keeping" [syn: {guardianship}, {safekeeping}]
3: the act of keeping in your possession [syn: {retention}, {holding}]

keepsake
n : something of sentimental value [syn: {souvenir}, {token}, {relic}]

keeshond
n : a spitz-type dog having a shaggy grayish coat and tightly curled tail originating in Holland [also: {keeshonden} (pl)]

keeshonden
keeshond
n : a spitz-type dog having a shaggy grayish coat and tightly curled tail originating in Holland [also: {keeshonden} (pl)]

keeshonden
See {keeshond}

Keflex
n : an oral cephalosporin (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribe for mild to moderately severe infections of the skin or ears or throat or lungs or urinary tract [syn: {cephalexin}, {Keflin}, {Keftab}]

Keflin
n : an oral cephalosporin (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribe for mild to moderately severe infections of the skin or ears or throat or lungs or urinary tract [syn: {cephalexin}, {Keflex}, {Keftab}]

Keftab
n : an oral cephalosporin (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribe for mild to moderately severe infections of the skin or ears or throat or lungs or urinary tract [syn: {cephalexin}, {Keflex}, {Keflin}]

keg
n 1: the quantity contained in a keg [syn: {kegful}]
2: small cask or barrel

Kegel exercises
n : exercises for women designed to improve the ability to hold urine [syn: {pubococcygeus exercises}]

kegful
n : the quantity contained in a keg [syn: {keg}]

kei apple
n : vigorous South African spiny shrub grown for its round yellow juicy edible fruits [syn: {kei apple bush}, {Dovyalis caffra}]

kei apple bush
n : vigorous South African spiny shrub grown for its round yellow juicy edible fruits [syn: {kei apple}, {Dovyalis caffra}]

keister
n : the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]

Keith Rupert Murdoch
n : United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931) [syn: {Murdoch}, {Rupert Murdoch}]

Kekchi
n 1: a member of a Mayan people of north central Guatemala
2: a Mayan language spoken by the Kekchi people

Kekule
n : German chemist remembered for his discovery of the ring structure of benzene (1829-1896) [syn: {Friedrich August Kekule}, {Friedrich August Kekule von Stradonitz}]

Kekule formula
n : a closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached [syn: {benzene formula}, {benzene ring}, {benzene nucleus}]

Keller
n : United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf from the age of 19 months; Anne Sullivan taught her to read and write and speak; Helen Keller graduated from college and went on to champion the cause of blind and deaf people (1880-1968) [syn: {Helen Keller}, {Helen Adams Keller}]

Kellogg
n : United States food manufacturer who (with his brother) developed a breakfast cereal of crisp flakes of rolled and toasted wheat and corn; he established a company to manufacture the cereal (1860-1951) [syn: {W. K. Kellogg}, {Will Keith Kellog}]

Kelly
n 1: United States circus clown (1898-1979) [syn: {Emmett Kelly}, {Weary Willie}]
2: United States film actress who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982) [syn: {Grace Kelly}, {Grace Patricia Kelly}, {Princess Grace of Monaco}]
3: United States dancer who performed in many musical films (1912-1996) [syn: {Gene Kelly}, {Eugene Curran Kelly}]

keloid
n : raised pinkish scar tissue at the site of an injury; results from excessive tissue repair [syn: {cheloid}]

kelp
n : large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds

kelp greenling
n : common food and sport fish of western coast of North America [syn: {Hexagrammos decagrammus}]

kelpie
n 1: (Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders [syn: {kelpy}]
2: an Australian sheepdog with pointed ears

kelpwort
n : bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash [syn: {saltwort}, {barilla}, {glasswort}, {kali}, {Salsola kali}, {Salsola soda}]

kelpy
n : (Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders [syn: {kelpie}]

Kelt
n : a member of a European people who occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul in pre-Roman times [syn: {Celt}]

kelter
n : in working order; "out of kilter"; "in good kilter" [syn: {kilter}]

kelvin
n 1: the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites [syn: {K}]
2: British physicist who invented the Kelvin scale of temperature and pioneered undersea telegraphy (1824-1907) [syn: {First Baron Kelvin}, {William Thompson}]

Kelvin scale
n : a temperature scale that defines absolute zero as 0 degrees; water freezes at 273.16 degrees and boils at 373.16 degrees [syn: {absolute scale}]

Kemadrin
n : drug (trade name Kemadrin) used to reduce tremors in parkinsonism [syn: {procyclidine}]

Kemal Ataturk
n : Turkish statesman who abolished the caliphate and founded Turkey as a modern secular state (1881-1938) [syn: {Ataturk}, {Kemal Pasha}, {Mustafa Kemal}]

Kemal Pasha
n : Turkish statesman who abolished the caliphate and founded Turkey as a modern secular state (1881-1938) [syn: {Ataturk}, {Kemal Ataturk}, {Mustafa Kemal}]

kempt
adj : (used of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard" [syn: {tidy}, {trim}]

ken
n 1: range of what one can know or understand; "beyond my ken" [syn: {cognizance}]
2: the range of vision; "out of sight of land" [syn: {sight}] [also: {kent}, {kenning}, {kenned}]

Ken Elton Kesey
n : United States writer whose best-known novel was based on his experiences as an attendant in a mental hospital (1935-2001) [syn: {Kesey}, {Ken Kesey}]

Ken Kesey
n : United States writer whose best-known novel was based on his experiences as an attendant in a mental hospital (1935-2001) [syn: {Kesey}, {Ken Elton Kesey}]

Ken Russell
n : English film director (born in 1927) [syn: {Russell}, {Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell}]

kenaf
n 1: fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus [syn: {deccan hemp}]
2: valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation [syn: {kanaf}, {deccan hemp}, {bimli}, {bimli hemp}, {Indian hemp}, {Bombay hemp}, {Hibiscus cannabinus}]

Kenai Fjords National Park
n : a national park in Alaska having mountains and whale watching and ancient Indian copper mines

Kenalog
n : a synthetic corticosteroid (trade names Aristocort or Aristopak or Kenalog) used as an anti-inflammatory agent [syn: {triamcinolone}, {Aristocort}, {Aristopak}]

Kendal
n : a green dye, often used to color cloth, which is obtained from the woad plant [syn: {Kendal green}]

Kendal green
n : a green dye, often used to color cloth, which is obtained from the woad plant [syn: {Kendal}]

Kendall
n : United States biochemist who discovered cortisone (1886-1972) [syn: {Edward Kendall}, {Edward Calvin Kendall}]

Kendall partial rank correlation
n : a nonparametric measure of partial correlation

Kendall rank correlation
n : a nonparametric measure of the agreement between two rankings [syn: {tau coefficient of correlation}, {Kendall's tau}]

Kendall test
n : any of several nonparametric measures of correlation (used when the assumptions of standard correlational analysis are not met)

Kendall's tau
n : a nonparametric measure of the agreement between two rankings [syn: {tau coefficient of correlation}, {Kendall rank correlation}]

Kendrew
n : English biologist noted for studies of the molecular structure of blood components (born in 1917) [syn: {Sir John Cowdery Kendrew}]

kenned
ken
n 1: range of what one can know or understand; "beyond my ken" [syn: {cognizance}]
2: the range of vision; "out of sight of land" [syn: {sight}] [also: {kent}, {kenning}, {kenned}]

kenned
See {ken}

Kennedia
n : genus of Australian woody vines having showy red or purplish flowers [syn: {genus Kennedia}, {Kennedya}, {genus Kennedya}]

Kennedia coccinea
n : prostrate or twining woody vine with small leathery leaves and umbels of red flowers; Australia and Tasmania [syn: {coral vine}]

Kennedia prostrata
n : hairy trailing or prostrate western Australian vine with bright scarlet-pink flowers [syn: {scarlet runner}, {running postman}]

Kennedy
n 1: 35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963) [syn: {Jack Kennedy}, {John Fitzgerald Kennedy}, {JFK}, {President Kennedy}, {President John F. Kennedy}]
2: a large airport on Long Island east of New York City [syn: {Kennedy Interrnational}, {Kennedy International Airport}]

Kennedy International Airport
n : a large airport on Long Island east of New York City [syn: {Kennedy}, {Kennedy Interrnational}]

Kennedy Interrnational
n : a large airport on Long Island east of New York City [syn: {Kennedy}, {Kennedy International Airport}]

Kennedya
n : genus of Australian woody vines having showy red or purplish flowers [syn: {Kennedia}, {genus Kennedia}, {genus Kennedya}]

kennel
n : outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog [syn: {doghouse}, {dog house}]
v : put up in a kennel; "kennel a dog" [also: {kennelling}, {kennelled}]

kennelled
kennel
n : outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog [syn: {doghouse}, {dog house}]
v : put up in a kennel; "kennel a dog" [also: {kennelling}, {kennelled}]

kennelled
See {kennel}

kennelling
kennel
n : outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog [syn: {doghouse}, {dog house}]
v : put up in a kennel; "kennel a dog" [also: {kennelling}, {kennelled}]

kennelling
See {kennel}

Kennelly
n : United States electrical engineer noted for his work on the theory of alternating currents; independently of Oliver Heaviside he discovered the existence of an atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves back to earth (1861-1939) [syn: {A. E. Kennelly}, {Arthur Edwin Kennelly}]

Kennelly-Heaviside layer
n : a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length [syn: {Heaviside layer}, {E layer}, {E region}]

Kennesaw Mountain
n : battle of the American Civil War (1864); Union forces under William Tecumseh Sherman were repulsed by Confederate troops under Joseph Eggleston Johnston

Kenneth Bancroft Clark
n : United States psychologist (born in Panama) whose research persuaded the Supreme Court that segregated schools were discriminatory (1914-) [syn: {Clark}, {Kenneth Clark}]

Kenneth Clark
n : United States psychologist (born in Panama) whose research persuaded the Supreme Court that segregated schools were discriminatory (1914-) [syn: {Clark}, {Kenneth Bancroft Clark}]

Kenneth David Kaunda
n : statesman who led Northern Rhodesia to full independence as Zambia in 1964 and served as Zambia's first president (born in 1924) [syn: {Kaunda}, {Kenneth Kaunda}]

Kenneth Grahame
n : English writer (born in Scotland) of children's stories (1859-1932) [syn: {Grahame}]

Kenneth Kaunda
n : statesman who led Northern Rhodesia to full independence as Zambia in 1964 and served as Zambia's first president (born in 1924) [syn: {Kaunda}, {Kenneth David Kaunda}]

Kenneth Roberts
n : United States writer remembered for his historical novels about colonial America (1885-1957) [syn: {Roberts}]

Kennewick
n : a town in southern Washington on the Columbia River

kenning
n : conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry

kenning
ken
n 1: range of what one can know or understand; "beyond my ken" [syn: {cognizance}]
2: the range of vision; "out of sight of land" [syn: {sight}] [also: {kent}, {kenning}, {kenned}]

kenning
See {ken}

keno
n : a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards [syn: {lotto}, {bingo}, {beano}]

kenogenesis
n : introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (as addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution) [syn: {cenogenesis}, {caenogenesis}, {cainogenesis}, {kainogenesis}] [ant: {palingenesis}]

Kent
n 1: a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; the first to be colonized by the Romans
2: United States painter noted for his woodcuts (1882-1971) [syn: {Rockwell Kent}]

kent
ken
n 1: range of what one can know or understand; "beyond my ken" [syn: {cognizance}]
2: the range of vision; "out of sight of land" [syn: {sight}] [also: {kent}, {kenning}, {kenned}]

kent
See {ken}

kentan
n : east Asian perennial having large reddish-orange black-spotted flowers with reflexed petals [syn: {tiger lily}, {devil lily}, {Lilium lancifolium}]

Kentish
n 1: one of the major dialects of Old English [syn: {Jutish}]
2: a dialect of Middle English

Kentuckian
n : a resident of Kentucky

Kentucky
n : a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses [syn: {Bluegrass State}, {KY}]

Kentucky black bass
n : a variety of black bass [syn: {spotted black bass}, {Micropterus pseudoplites}]

Kentucky blue
n : valuable meadow and pasture grass in Europe and especially central United States having tall stalks and slender bright green leaves; a chief constituent in lawn grass mixtures [syn: {Kentucky bluegrass}, {Kentucy blue grass}, {June grass}, {Poa pratensis}]

Kentucky bluegrass
n : valuable meadow and pasture grass in Europe and especially central United States having tall stalks and slender bright green leaves; a chief constituent in lawn grass mixtures [syn: {Kentucky blue}, {Kentucy blue grass}, {June grass}, {Poa pratensis}]

Kentucky coffee tree
n : handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute [syn: {bonduc}, {chicot}, {Gymnocladus dioica}]

Kentucky Derby
n : an annual race for three-year-old horses; held at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky

Kentucky wonder
n : flat-podded green bean [syn: {Kentucky wonder bean}]

Kentucky wonder bean
n : flat-podded green bean [syn: {Kentucky wonder}]

Kentucky yellowwood
n : small handsome round-headed deciduous tree having showy white flowers in terminal clusters and heavy hardwood yielding yellow dye [syn: {gopherwood}, {Cladrastis lutea}, {Cladrastis kentukea}]

Kentucy blue grass
n : valuable meadow and pasture grass in Europe and especially central United States having tall stalks and slender bright green leaves; a chief constituent in lawn grass mixtures [syn: {Kentucky bluegrass}, {Kentucky blue}, {June grass}, {Poa pratensis}]

Kenya
n : a republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1963; major archeological discoveries have been made in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya [syn: {Republic of Kenya}]

Kenya fever
n : a disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean area) caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans by a reddish brown tick (ixodid) that lives on dogs and other mammals [syn: {Marseilles fever}, {Indian tick fever}, {boutonneuse fever}]

Kenyan
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Kenya or its people; "Kenyan mountains"
n : a native or inhabitant of Kenya

Kenyan monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Kenya

Kenyan shilling
n : the basic unit of money in Kenya; equal to 100 cents [syn: {shilling}]

Kenyapithecus
n : extinct primate having powerful chewing muscles along with large molars and small incisors; fossils found in Kenya [syn: {genus Kenyapithecus}]

Kenyata
n : Kenyan statesman and the first president of independent Kenya (1893-1978) [syn: {Jomo Kenyata}]

Kenzo Tange
n : Japanese architect (born in 1913) [syn: {Tange}]

Keogh plan
n : a tax-deferred pension plan for employees of unincorporated businesses or for self-employed persons

Keokuk
n : Sauk leader who aided the United States against Black Hawk (1790-1848)

kepi
n : a cap with a flat circular top and a visor [syn: {peaked cap}, {service cap}, {yachting cap}]

Kepler
n : German astronomer who first stated laws of planetary motion (1571-1630) [syn: {Johannes Kepler}, {Johan Kepler}]

Kepler's first law
n : a law stating that the orbit of each planet is an ellipse with the sun at one focus of the ellipse

Kepler's law
n : (astronomy) one of three empirical laws of planetary motion stated by Johannes Kepler [syn: {Kepler's law of planetary motion}]

Kepler's law of planetary motion
n : (astronomy) one of three empirical laws of planetary motion stated by Johannes Kepler [syn: {Kepler's law}]

Kepler's second law
n : a law concerning the speed at which planets travel; a line connecting a planet to the sun will sweep out equal areas in equal times; "Kepler's second law means that a planet's orbital speed changes with its distance from the sun" [syn: {law of areas}, {law of equal areas}]

Kepler's third law
n : a law stating that the ratio of the square of the revolutionary period (in years) to the cube of the orbital axis (in astronomical units) is the same for all planets [syn: {harmonic law}]

kept
adj : (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded; "unbroken promises"; "promises kept" [syn: {unbroken}] [ant: {broken}]

kept
keep
n 1: the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood" [syn: {support}, {livelihood}, {living}, {bread and butter}, {sustenance}]
2: the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress [syn: {donjon}, {dungeon}]
3: a cell in a jail or prison [syn: {hold}]
v 1: keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes" [syn: {maintain}, {hold}]
2: continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight" [syn: {continue}, {go on}, {proceed}, {go along}] [ant: {discontinue}]
3: retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married" [syn: {hold on}] [ant: {lose}]
4: prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles" [syn: {prevent}] [ant: {let}]
5: conform one's action or practice to; "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract" [syn: {observe}]
6: observe correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees" [syn: {observe}, {maintain}]
7: look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone"
8: maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes" [syn: {maintain}]
9: supply with room and board; "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"; "keep boarders" 10: allow to remain in a place or position; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could" [syn: {retain}, {continue}, {keep on}, {keep going}] 11: supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep" [syn: {sustain}, {maintain}] 12: fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time" [syn: {stay fresh}] 13: celebrate, as of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur" [syn: {observe}, {celebrate}] 14: keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool" [syn: {restrain}, {suppress}, {keep back}, {hold back}] 15: maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; "May God keep you" [syn: {preserve}] 16: raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees" 17: retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger" [syn: {keep open}, {hold open}, {save}] 18: store or keep customarily; "Where do you keep your gardening tools?" 19: have as a supply; "I always keep batteries in the freezer"; "keep food for a week in the pantry"; "She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator" 20: maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips" [syn: {maintain}] 21: hold and prevent from leaving; "The student was kept after school" 22: prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh" [syn: {preserve}] [also: {kept}]

kept
See {keep}

kept up
adj : kept in good condition [syn: {kept up(p)}, {maintained}, {well-kept}]

kept woman
n : an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man [syn: {mistress}, {fancy woman}]

Kera
n : a Chadic language spoken in Chad

keratalgia
n : pain in the cornea

keratectasia
n : abnormal bulging of the cornea of the eye

keratin
n : a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair feathers nails and hooves [syn: {ceratin}]

keratinisation
n : organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair) [syn: {keratinization}]

keratinise
v 1: convert into keratin [syn: {keratinize}]
2: become horny and impregnated with keratin [syn: {keratinize}]

keratinization
n : organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair) [syn: {keratinisation}]

keratinize
v 1: convert into keratin [syn: {keratinise}]
2: become horny and impregnated with keratin [syn: {keratinise}]

keratitis
n : inflammation of the cornea causing watery painful eyes and blurred vision

keratoacanthoma
n : skin tumor that grows rapidly (especially in older people) and resembles a carcinoma but does not spread; it usually disappears spontaneously, often leaving a scar

keratocele
n : hernia of the cornea

keratoconjunctivitis
n : inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva

keratoconus
n : abnormal cone-shaped protrusion of the cornea of the eye; can be treated by epikeratophakia

keratoderma
n : any skin disorder consisting of a growth that appears horny [syn: {keratodermia}]

keratoderma blennorrhagica
n : skin disease characterized by a scaly rash on the palms and soles; associated with Reiter's syndrome [syn: {keratosis blennorrhagica}]

keratodermia
n : any skin disorder consisting of a growth that appears horny [syn: {keratoderma}]

keratoiritis
n : inflammation of the cornea and the iris of the eye

keratomalacia
n : softening and drying and ulceration of the cornea resulting from vitamin A deficiency; symptom of cystic fibrosis or sprue

keratomycosis
n : fungal infection of the cornea

keratonosis
n : any abnormal condition of the outer skin (epidermis)

keratonosus
n : any disease of the cornea

keratoplasty
n : a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor [syn: {corneal graft}, {corneal transplant}]

keratoscleritis
n : inflammation of the cornea and sclera of the eye

keratoscope
n : medical instrument to examine the cornea in order to detect irregularities in its anterior surface

keratoscopy
n : examination of the cornea with a keratoscope to detect irregularities in its anterior surface

keratosis
n : a skin condition marked by an overgrowth of layers of horny skin

keratosis blennorrhagica
n : skin disease characterized by a scaly rash on the palms and soles; associated with Reiter's syndrome [syn: {keratoderma blennorrhagica}]

keratosis follicularis
n : a rare hereditary condition marked by dark crusted patches (sometimes containing pus) [syn: {Darier's disease}]

keratosis nigricans
n : a skin disease characterized by dark wart-like patches in the body folds; can be benign or malignant [syn: {acanthosis nigricans}]

keratosis pilaris
n : keratosis characterized by hard conical elevations in the openings of sebaceous glands (especially of arms and thighs)

keratotomy
n : surgical incision into the cornea

kerb
n : an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) [syn: {curb}, {curbing}]

kerb crawler
n : someone who drives slowly along the curb seeking sex from prostitutes or other women

Kerbala
n : a city of central Iraq south of Baghdad; a holy city for Shiite Muslims because it is the site of the tomb of Mohammed's grandson who was killed there in 680 [syn: {Karbala}, {Kerbela}]

Kerbela
n : a city of central Iraq south of Baghdad; a holy city for Shiite Muslims because it is the site of the tomb of Mohammed's grandson who was killed there in 680 [syn: {Kerbala}, {Karbala}]

kerbstone
n : a paving stone forming part of a curb [syn: {curbstone}]

kerchief
n : a square scarf that is folded into a triangle and worn over the head or about the neck

Kerensky
n : Russian revolutionary who was head of state after Nicholas II abdicated but was overthrown by the Bolsheviks (1881-1970) [syn: {Aleksandr Feodorovich Kerensky}]

kerfuffle
n : a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: {disturbance}, {disruption}, {commotion}, {stir}, {flutter}, {hurly burly}, {to-do}, {hoo-ha}, {hoo-hah}]

kerion
n : ringworm infection of the hair follicles of the scalp and beard that is usually results in a pustule-covered swelling that oozes fluid

Kern
n : United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945) [syn: {Jerome Kern}, {Jerome David Kern}]

kernel
n 1: the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone; "black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell" [syn: {meat}]
2: a single whole grain of a cereal; "a kernel of corn"
3: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: {substance}, {core}, {center}, {essence}, {gist}, {heart}, {heart and soul}, {inwardness}, {marrow}, {meat}, {nub}, {pith}, {sum}, {nitty-gritty}] [also: {kernelling}, {kernelled}]

kernelled
kernel
n 1: the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone; "black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell" [syn: {meat}]
2: a single whole grain of a cereal; "a kernel of corn"
3: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: {substance}, {core}, {center}, {essence}, {gist}, {heart}, {heart and soul}, {inwardness}, {marrow}, {meat}, {nub}, {pith}, {sum}, {nitty-gritty}] [also: {kernelling}, {kernelled}]

kernelled
See {kernel}

kernelling
kernel
n 1: the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone; "black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell" [syn: {meat}]
2: a single whole grain of a cereal; "a kernel of corn"
3: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: {substance}, {core}, {center}, {essence}, {gist}, {heart}, {heart and soul}, {inwardness}, {marrow}, {meat}, {nub}, {pith}, {sum}, {nitty-gritty}] [also: {kernelling}, {kernelled}]

kernelling
See {kernel}

kernicterus
n : an abnormal accumulation of bile pigment in the brain and other nerve tissue; causes yellow staining and tissue damage

Kernig's sign
n : symptom of meningitis; patient cannot extend the leg at the knee when the thigh is flexed because of stiffness in the hamstrings

kernite
n : a light soft mineral consisting of hydrated sodium borate in crystalline form; an important source of boron

kerosene
n : a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters [syn: {kerosine}, {lamp oil}, {coal oil}]

kerosene heater
n : heater that burns oil (as kerosine) for heating or cooking [syn: {oil heater}, {oilstove}, {kerosine heater}]

kerosene lamp
n : a lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light [syn: {oil lamp}, {kerosine lamp}]

kerosine
n : a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters [syn: {kerosene}, {lamp oil}, {coal oil}]

kerosine heater
n : heater that burns oil (as kerosine) for heating or cooking [syn: {oil heater}, {oilstove}, {kerosene heater}]

kerosine lamp
n : a lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light [syn: {oil lamp}, {kerosene lamp}]

Kerouac
n : United States writer who was a leading figure of the beat generation (1922-1969) [syn: {Jack Kerouac}, {Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac}]

Kerr cell
n : optical device consisting of a transparent cell with two electrodes between two polarizing media; passes light only if the two planes of polarization are parallel; used as a high-speed shutter or to modulate a laser beam

Kerry blue terrier
n : an Irish breed of medium-sized terriers with a silky blue-gray coat

kerugma
n : preaching the gospel of Christ in the manner of the early church [syn: {kerygma}]

kerygma
n : preaching the gospel of Christ in the manner of the early church [syn: {kerugma}]

Kesey
n : United States writer whose best-known novel was based on his experiences as an attendant in a mental hospital (1935-2001) [syn: {Ken Kesey}, {Ken Elton Kesey}]

kestrel
n 1: small North American falcon [syn: {sparrow hawk}, {American kestrel}, {Falco sparverius}]
2: small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind [syn: {Falco tinnunculus}]

Ketalar
n : a general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of PCP [syn: {ketamine}, {ketamine hydrochloride}]

ketamine
n : a general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of PCP [syn: {ketamine hydrochloride}, {Ketalar}]

ketamine hydrochloride
n : a general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of PCP [syn: {ketamine}, {Ketalar}]

ketch
n : a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost

ketchup
n : thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes [syn: {catsup}, {cetchup}, {tomato ketchup}]

ketchup bottle
n : a bottle that holds catsup [syn: {catsup bottle}]

keteleeria
n : Asiatic conifers resembling firs

ketembilla
n 1: small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasking like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India [syn: {kitembilla}, {kitambilla}, {ketembilla tree}, {Ceylon gooseberry}, {Dovyalis hebecarpa}]
2: maroon-purple gooseberry-like fruit of India having tart-sweet purple pulp used especially for preserves [syn: {kitembilla}, {kitambilla}]

ketembilla tree
n : small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasking like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India [syn: {ketembilla}, {kitembilla}, {kitambilla}, {Ceylon gooseberry}, {Dovyalis hebecarpa}]

ketoacidosis
n : acidosis with an accumulation of ketone bodies; occurs primarily in diabetes mellitus [syn: {diabetic acidosis}]

ketoacidosis-prone diabetes
n : severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease [syn: {type I diabetes}, {insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus}, {IDDM}, {juvenile-onset diabetes}, {juvenile diabetes}, {growth-onset diabetes}, {ketosis-prone diabetes}, {autoimmune diabetes}]

ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes
n : mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin [syn: {type II diabetes}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus}, {NIDDM}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes}, {ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketosis-resistant diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {adult-onset diabetes mellitus}, {adult-onset diabetes}, {maturity-onset diabetes mellitus}, {maturity-onset diabetes}, {mature-onset diabetes}]

ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus
n : mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin [syn: {type II diabetes}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus}, {NIDDM}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes}, {ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketosis-resistant diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes}, {adult-onset diabetes mellitus}, {adult-onset diabetes}, {maturity-onset diabetes mellitus}, {maturity-onset diabetes}, {mature-onset diabetes}]

ketoaciduria
n : excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation [syn: {ketonuria}, {acetonuria}]

ketohexose
n : a monosaccharide having six carbon atoms and a ketone group

ketone
n : any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals

ketone body
n : a ketone that is an intermediate product of the breakdown of fats in the body; any of three compounds (acetoacetic acid, acetone, and/or beta-hydroxybutyric acid) found in excess in blood and urine of persons with metabolic disorders [syn: {acetone body}]

ketone group
n : a group having the characteristic properties of ketones

ketonemia
n : an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus [syn: {ketosis}, {acetonemia}]

ketonuria
n : excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation [syn: {ketoaciduria}, {acetonuria}]

ketoprofen
n : nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Orudis or Orudis KT or Oruvail) [syn: {Orudis}, {Orudis KT}, {Oruvail}]

ketorolac
n : nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Torodal) that is given only orally [syn: {Torodal}]

ketorolac tromethamine
n : nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Acular and Toradol) that is administered only intramuscularly [syn: {Acular}, {Toradol}]

ketose
n : any monosaccharide sugar that contains a ketone group or its hemiacetal

ketosis
n : an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus [syn: {ketonemia}, {acetonemia}]

ketosis-prone diabetes
n : severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease [syn: {type I diabetes}, {insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus}, {IDDM}, {juvenile-onset diabetes}, {juvenile diabetes}, {growth-onset diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-prone diabetes}, {autoimmune diabetes}]

ketosis-resistant diabetes
n : mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin [syn: {type II diabetes}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus}, {NIDDM}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes}, {ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes}, {adult-onset diabetes mellitus}, {adult-onset diabetes}, {maturity-onset diabetes mellitus}, {maturity-onset diabetes}, {mature-onset diabetes}]

ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus
n : mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin [syn: {type II diabetes}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus}, {NIDDM}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes}, {ketosis-resistant diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes}, {adult-onset diabetes mellitus}, {adult-onset diabetes}, {maturity-onset diabetes mellitus}, {maturity-onset diabetes}, {mature-onset diabetes}]

ketosteroid
n : a steroid containing a ketone group

Kettering
n : United States electrical engineer who made numerous automotive improvements (including the electric starter) (1876-1958) [syn: {Charles Kettering}, {Charles Franklin Kettering}]

kettle
n 1: a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid [syn: {boiler}]
2: the quantity a kettle will hold [syn: {kettleful}]
3: (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits [syn: {kettle hole}]
4: a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it [syn: {kettledrum}, {tympanum}, {tympani}, {timpani}]

kettle hole
n : (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits [syn: {kettle}]

kettle of fish
n : informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" [syn: {fix}, {hole}, {jam}, {mess}, {muddle}, {pickle}]

kettledrum
n : a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it [syn: {kettle}, {tympanum}, {tympani}, {timpani}]

kettleful
n : the quantity a kettle will hold [syn: {kettle}]

Ketubim
n : the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures [syn: {Hagiographa}, {Writings}]

keurboom
n 1: fast-growing round-headed tree with fragrant white to deep rose flowers; planted as an ornamental [syn: {Virgilia divaricata}]
2: tree with odd-pinnate leaves and racemes of fragrant pink to purple flowers [syn: {Virgilia capensis}, {Virgilia oroboides}]

key
adj 1: serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure" [syn: {cardinal}, {central}, {fundamental}, {primal}]
2: effective; producing a desired effect; "the operative word" [syn: {operative}]
n 1: metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
2: something crucial for explaining; "the key to development is economic integration"
3: pitch of the voice; "he spoke in a low key"
4: any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music [syn: {tonality}] [ant: {atonality}]
5: a kilogram of a narcotic drug; "they were carrying two keys of heroin"
6: a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple [syn: {samara}, {key fruit}]
7: United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843) [syn: {Francis Scott Key}]
8: a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida [syn: {cay}, {Florida keys}]
9: (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court; "he hit a jump shot from the top of the key"; "he dominates play in the paint" [syn: {paint}] 10: a list of answers to a test; "some students had stolen the key to the final exam" 11: a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations 12: a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access; "a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it" 13: mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock) [syn: {winder}] 14: the central building block at the top of an arch or vault [syn: {keystone}, {headstone}] 15: a lever that actuates a mechanism when depressed
v 1: identify as in botany or biology, for example [syn: {identify}, {discover}, {key out}, {distinguish}, {describe}, {name}]
2: provide with a key; "We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building"
3: vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key; "His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot"
4: regulate the musical pitch of
5: harmonize with or adjust to; "key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude"

key fruit
n : a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple [syn: {samara}, {key}]

key lime
n : small yellow-green limes of southern Florida

key out
v : identify as in botany or biology, for example [syn: {identify}, {discover}, {key}, {distinguish}, {describe}, {name}]

key palm
n : small stocky fan palm of southern Florida and Cuba [syn: {silvertop palmetto}, {silver thatch}, {Thrinax microcarpa}, {Thrinax morrisii}, {Thrinax keyensis}]

key pattern
n : an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizonal lines (often in relief); "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls" [syn: {fret}, {Greek fret}, {Greek key}]

key ring
n : a circular ring of metal for holding keys

key signature
n : the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key [syn: {signature}]

Key West
n : a town on the westernmost of the Florida keys in the Gulf of Mexico

key word
n 1: a word that is used as a pattern to decode an encrypted message
2: a significant word used in indexing or cataloging

keyboard
n 1: device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like
2: holder consisting of an arrangement of hooks on which keys or locks can be hung

keyboard buffer
n : a buffer that keeps track of key strokes until the computer is ready to respond to them

keyboardist
n : a musician who plays a keyboard instrument

keycard
n : a plastic card that has a magnetically coded strip that is scanned in order to operate a mechanism

keyed
adj 1: so adjusted as to be appropriate or brought into harmony; "an industry not attuned to the demands of the market"; "a remark keyed to the situation"; "charges finely tuned to the amount a student can afford" [syn: {attuned}, {tuned}]
2: fitted with or secured by a key; "a keyed instrument"; "the locks have not yet been keyed" [ant: {keyless}]
3: set to a key or tone

keyhole
n : the hole where a key is inserted

keyhole limpet
n : marine limpet having a conical shell with an opening at the apex [syn: {Fissurella apertura}, {Diodora apertura}]

keyhole saw
n : a handsaw for cutting short radius curves; similar to a compass saw

keyless
adj : lacking or not requiring a key; "a keyless lock operated by a series of pushbuttons" [ant: {keyed}]

Keynes
n : English economist who advocated the use of government monetary and fiscal policy to maintain full employment without inflation (1883-1946) [syn: {John Maynard Keynes}]

Keynesian
adj : of or relating to John Maynard Keynes or to his economic theories

Keynesianism
n : the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes who advocated government monetary and fiscal programs intended to stimulate business activity and increase employment

keynote
n 1: the principal theme in a speech or literary work
2: a fundamental or central idea
3: (music) the first note of a diatonic scale [syn: {tonic}]
v 1: set the keynote of; "Comfort keynotes this designer's Fall collection"
2: give the keynote address to (an audience)

keynote address
n : a speech setting forth the keynote [syn: {keynote speech}]

keynote speech
n : a speech setting forth the keynote [syn: {keynote address}]

keypad
n : a keyboard that is a data input device for computers; arrangement of keys is modelled after the typewriter keyboard [syn: {computer keyboard}]

keystone
n 1: a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm" [syn: {anchor}, {mainstay}, {backbone}, {linchpin}, {lynchpin}]
2: the central building block at the top of an arch or vault [syn: {key}, {headstone}]

Keystone State
n : a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {Pennsylvania}, {PA}]

kg
n : one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds" [syn: {kilogram}, {kilo}]

KGB
n : formerly the predominant security police organization of Soviet Russia [syn: {Committee for State Security}, {Soviet KGB}]

Khabarovsk
n 1: a city on the Amur River on the border of China and the capital of Khabarovsk
2: an administrative territory in Russia on the eastern coast of Siberia

Khachaturian
n : Russian composer (born in Armenia) whose works are romantic and reflect his interest in folk music (1903-1978) [syn: {Aram Khachaturian}, {Aram Ilich Khachaturian}]

Khadafy
n : Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942) [syn: {Qaddafi}, {Qadhafi}, {Gaddafi}, {Muammar al-Qaddafi}, {Muammar el-Qaddafi}]

khaddar
n : a coarse homespun cotton cloth made in India [syn: {khadi}]

khadi
n : a coarse homespun cotton cloth made in India [syn: {khaddar}]

khaki
adj : of a yellowish brown color
n : a sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms

khalif
n : the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth; "many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world" [syn: {caliph}, {calif}, {kaliph}, {kalif}, {khalifah}]

khalifah
n : the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth; "many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world" [syn: {caliph}, {calif}, {kaliph}, {kalif}, {khalif}]

Khalka
n 1: the Mongol people living in the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia [syn: {Khalkha}, {Kalka}]
2: the language of the Khalkha people that is the official language of the Mongolian People's Republic [syn: {Khalkha}, {Kalka}]

Khalkha
n 1: the Mongol people living in the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia [syn: {Khalka}, {Kalka}]
2: the language of the Khalkha people that is the official language of the Mongolian People's Republic [syn: {Khalka}, {Kalka}]

Khalsa
n : the group of initiated Sikhs to which devout orthodox Sikhs are ritually admitted at puberty; founded by the tenth and last Guru in 1699

Khama
n : Botswanan statesman who was the first president of Botswana (1921-1980) [syn: {Sir Seretse Khama}]

khamsin
n : an oppressively hot southerly wind from the Sahara that blows across Egypt in the spring

Khamti
n : a branch of the Tai languages

khan
n 1: a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries
2: an inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans [syn: {caravansary}, {caravanserai}, {caravan inn}]

khanate
n : the position of a khan

Khanty
n 1: a member of the nomadic Ugrian people living in northwestern Siberia (east of the Ural mountains) [syn: {Ostyak}]
2: a Ugric language (related to Hungarian) spoken by the Ostyak people [syn: {Ostyak}]

Kharkiv
n : a city in northeastern Ukraine; former capital of the Ukraine [syn: {Kharkov}]

Kharkov
n : a city in northeastern Ukraine; former capital of the Ukraine [syn: {Kharkiv}]

Khartoum
n : the capital of Sudan located at the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile [syn: {capital of Sudan}]

khat
n : the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults" [syn: {kat}, {qat}, {quat}, {cat}, {Arabian tea}, {African tea}]

Khaya
n : African mahogany trees [syn: {genus Khaya}]

Khayr ad-Din
n : Barbary pirate (died in 1546) [syn: {Barbarossa}]

Khedive
n : one of the Turkish viceroys who ruled Egypt between 1867 and 1914

Khepera
n : Egyptian god of the morning sun; creator

khesari
n : European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India and for stock elsewhere [syn: {grass pea}, {Indian pea}, {Lathyrus sativus}]

khi
n : the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet [syn: {chi}]

khimar
n : a headscarf worn by observant Muslim women that hangs down to just above the waist

Khios
n : an island in the Aegean Sea off the west coast of Turkey; belongs to Greece [syn: {Chios}]

Khirghiz
n 1: a member of a people of Turkic speech and Mongolian race inhabiting vast regions of central Siberia [syn: {Kirghiz}, {Kirgiz}]
2: the Turkic language spoken by the Kirghiz people [syn: {Kirghiz}, {Kirgiz}]

Khmer
n 1: the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Cambodia
2: a native or inhabitant of Cambodia

Khmer Rouge
n : a communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people; was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active until 1999 [syn: {KR}, {Party of Democratic Kampuchea}, {Communist Party of Kampuchea}]

khnate
n : the realm of a khan

Khoikhoi
n : any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa [syn: {Khoikhoin}, {Hottentot}]

Khoikhoin
n : any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa [syn: {Khoikhoi}, {Hottentot}]

Khoisan
n : a family of languages spoken in southern Africa [syn: {Khoisan language}]

Khoisan language
n : a family of languages spoken in southern Africa [syn: {Khoisan}]

Khomeini
n : Iranian religious leader of the Shiites; when Shah Pahlavi's regime fell Khomeini established a new constitution giving himself supreme powers (1900-1989) [syn: {Ruholla Khomeini}, {Ayatollah Khomeini}, {Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini}]

khoum
n : 5 khoums equal 1 ouguiya

Khowar
n : a Dardic language spoken in northwestern Pakistan

Khrushchev
n : Soviet statesman and premier who denounced stalin (1894-1971) [syn: {Nikita Khrushchev}, {Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev}]

Khuen
n : a branch of the Tai languages

khukuri
n : a curved steel knife with a razor-sharp edge used in combat by the Gurkhas; has cultural and religious significance in Nepal

Khyber Pass
n : a mountain pass of great strategic and commercial value in the Hindu Kush on the border between northern Pakistan and western Afghanistan; a route by which invaders entered India

kHz
n : one thousand periods per second [syn: {kilohertz}, {kilocycle per second}, {kilocycle}, {kc}]

ki
n 1: the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health [syn: {qi}, {chi}, {ch'i}]
2: goddess personifying earth; counterpart of Akkadian Aruru

kiaat
n : deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood [syn: {bloodwood tree}, {Pterocarpus angolensis}]

kiang
n : wild ass of Tibet and Mongolia [syn: {Equus kiang}]

kibbitz
v : make unwanted and intrusive comments [syn: {kibitz}]

kibble
n 1: coarsely ground grain in the form of pellets (as for pet food)
2: an iron bucket used for hoisting in wells or mining

kibbutz
n : a collective farm or settlement owned by its members in modern Israel; children are reared collectively [also: {kibbutzim} (pl)]

kibbutzim
kibbutz
n : a collective farm or settlement owned by its members in modern Israel; children are reared collectively [also: {kibbutzim} (pl)]

kibbutzim
See {kibbutz}

kibbutznik
n : a member of a kibbutz

kibe
n : ulcerated chilblain on the heel

kibitz
v : make unwanted and intrusive comments [syn: {kibbitz}]

kibitzer
n : (Yiddish) a meddler who offers unwanted advice to others

kibosh
v : stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process" [syn: {stop}, {halt}, {block}]

Kichaga
n : a Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania [syn: {Chaga}, {Chagga}]

Kichai
n : a member of a Caddo people formerly living in north central Texas

kick
n 1: the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent" [syn: {boot}, {kicking}]
2: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" [syn: {bang}, {boot}, {charge}, {rush}, {flush}, {thrill}]
3: the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired [syn: {recoil}]
4: informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here" [syn: {gripe}, {beef}, {bitch}, {squawk}]
5: the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs); "a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick"
6: a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics; "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him" [syn: {kicking}]
v 1: drive or propel with the foot
2: thrash about or strike out with the feet
3: strike with the foot; "The boy kicked the dog"; "Kick the door down"
4: kick a leg up
5: spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder" [syn: {kick back}, {recoil}]
6: stop consuming; "kick a habit"
7: make a goal; "He kicked the extra point after touchdown"
8: express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" [syn: {complain}, {plain}, {sound off}, {quetch}, {kvetch}] [ant: {cheer}]

kick about
v : be around; be alive or active; "Does the old man still kick around?" [syn: {kick around}, {knock about}]

kick around
v 1: be around; be alive or active; "Does the old man still kick around?" [syn: {knock about}, {kick about}]
2: treat badly; abuse; "They won't have me to kick around any more!"
3: discuss lightly; "We bandied around these difficult questions" [syn: {bandy}]

kick back
v 1: pay a kickback; make an illegal payment
2: spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder" [syn: {recoil}, {kick}]

kick down
v : open violently; "kick in the doors" [syn: {kick in}]

kick downstairs
v : assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sargeant" [syn: {demote}, {bump}, {relegate}, {break}] [ant: {promote}]

kick in
v 1: enter a particular state; "Laziness set in"; "After a few moments, the effects of the drug kicked in" [syn: {set in}]
2: contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office" [syn: {contribute}, {give}, {chip in}]
3: open violently; "kick in the doors" [syn: {kick down}]

kick in the butt
n : punishment inflicted by kicking the victim in the behind

kick off
v : commence officially [syn: {inaugurate}]

kick one's heels
v : wait or pass the time aimlessly or futilely; be kept waiting; "She kicked her heels for hours at the gate of the Embassy" [syn: {cool one's heels}]

kick out
v 1: force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country" [syn: {expel}, {throw out}]
2: remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds" [syn: {oust}, {throw out}, {drum out}, {boot out}, {expel}]
3: put out or expel from a place; "The child was expelled from the classroom" [syn: {expel}, {eject}, {chuck out}, {exclude}, {throw out}, {turf out}, {boot out}, {turn out}]

kick pleat
n : pleat in back of a straight skirt to allow ease in walking

kick start
n : a starter (as on a motorcycle) that is activated with the foot and the weight of the body [syn: {kick starter}]

kick starter
n : a starter (as on a motorcycle) that is activated with the foot and the weight of the body [syn: {kick start}]

kick the bucket
v : die; "The old man finally kicked the bucket" [syn: {cash in one's chips}, {buy the farm}, {conk}, {give-up the ghost}, {drop dead}, {pop off}, {choke}, {croak}, {snuff it}]

kick turn
n : a standing turn made in skiing; one ski is raised to the vertical and pivoted backward to become parallel with the other ski but headed in the opposite direction and then the other ski is aligned with the first

kick up
n : raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground; a first movement in doing a handstand
v 1: cause to rise by kicking; "kick up dust"
2: call forth; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple" [syn: {provoke}, {evoke}, {call forth}]

kick upstairs
v : give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" [syn: {promote}, {upgrade}, {advance}, {raise}, {elevate}] [ant: {demote}]

Kickapoo
n 1: a member of the Algonquian people formerly inhabiting southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois
2: the Algonquian language of the Kickapoo people

kickback
n : a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction

kicker
n : a player who kicks the football

kicking
n 1: a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics; "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him" [syn: {kick}]
2: the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent" [syn: {kick}, {boot}]

kickoff
n 1: (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score
2: the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" [syn: {beginning}, {commencement}, {first}, {outset}, {get-go}, {start}, {starting time}, {showtime}, {offset}] [ant: {middle}, {end}]
3: a start given to contestants; "I was there with my parents at the kickoff" [syn: {send-off}, {start-off}]

kickshaw
n : something considered choice to eat [syn: {dainty}, {delicacy}, {goody}, {treat}]

kicksorter
n : scientific instrument consisting of an electronic circuit that permits only voltage pulses of predetermined height to pass [syn: {pulse height analyzer}]

kid
n 1: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters" [syn: {child}, {youngster}, {minor}, {shaver}, {nipper}, {small fry}, {tiddler}, {tike}, {tyke}, {fry}, {nestling}]
2: soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat; "kid gloves" [syn: {kidskin}]
3: English dramatist (1558-1594) [syn: {Kyd}, {Thomas Kyd}, {Thomas Kid}]
4: a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college" [syn: {child}] [ant: {parent}]
5: young goat
v 1: tell false information to for fun; "Are you pulling my leg?" [syn: {pull the leg of}]
2: be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" [syn: {chaff}, {jolly}, {josh}, {banter}] [also: {kidding}, {kidded}]

kid glove
n : a glove made of fine soft leather (as kidskin) [syn: {suede glove}]

Kidd
n : Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701) [syn: {William Kidd}, {Captain Kidd}]

kidded
kid
n 1: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters" [syn: {child}, {youngster}, {minor}, {shaver}, {nipper}, {small fry}, {tiddler}, {tike}, {tyke}, {fry}, {nestling}]
2: soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat; "kid gloves" [syn: {kidskin}]
3: English dramatist (1558-1594) [syn: {Kyd}, {Thomas Kyd}, {Thomas Kid}]
4: a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college" [syn: {child}] [ant: {parent}]
5: young goat
v 1: tell false information to for fun; "Are you pulling my leg?" [syn: {pull the leg of}]
2: be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" [syn: {chaff}, {jolly}, {josh}, {banter}] [also: {kidding}, {kidded}]

kidded
See {kid}

kiddie porn
n : the illegal use of children in pornographic pictures or films [syn: {child pornography}, {kiddy porn}]

kidding
kid
n 1: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters" [syn: {child}, {youngster}, {minor}, {shaver}, {nipper}, {small fry}, {tiddler}, {tike}, {tyke}, {fry}, {nestling}]
2: soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat; "kid gloves" [syn: {kidskin}]
3: English dramatist (1558-1594) [syn: {Kyd}, {Thomas Kyd}, {Thomas Kid}]
4: a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college" [syn: {child}] [ant: {parent}]
5: young goat
v 1: tell false information to for fun; "Are you pulling my leg?" [syn: {pull the leg of}]
2: be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" [syn: {chaff}, {jolly}, {josh}, {banter}] [also: {kidding}, {kidded}]

kidding
See {kid}

kiddy
n : a young child

kiddy porn
n : the illegal use of children in pornographic pictures or films [syn: {child pornography}, {kiddie porn}]

kid-glove
adj : showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people; "by diplomatic conduct he avoided antagonizing anyone"; "a tactful way of correcting someone"; "the agency got the kid-glove treatment on Capitol Hill" [syn: {tactful}]

kidnap
v : take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped" [syn: {nobble}, {abduct}, {snatch}] [also: {kidnapping}, {kidnapped}]

kidnaped
adj : (of persons) seized and detained unlawfully, often for ransom; "the father restored the kidnapped (or abducted) child to the mother" [syn: {kidnapped}, {abducted}]

kidnapped
kidnap
v : take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped" [syn: {nobble}, {abduct}, {snatch}] [also: {kidnapping}, {kidnapped}]

kidnapped
adj : (of persons) seized and detained unlawfully, often for ransom; "the father restored the kidnapped (or abducted) child to the mother" [syn: {kidnaped}, {abducted}]

kidnapped
See {kidnap}

kidnapper
n : someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) [syn: {abductor}, {snatcher}]

kidnapping
kidnap
v : take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped" [syn: {nobble}, {abduct}, {snatch}] [also: {kidnapping}, {kidnapped}]

kidnapping
n : (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment [syn: {snatch}]

kidnapping
See {kidnap}

kidney
n : either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine; urine passes out of the kidney through ureters to the bladder

kidney bean
n 1: the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans) [syn: {frijol}, {frijole}]
2: large dark red bean; usually dried

kidney begonia
n : rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath [syn: {beefsteak begonia}, {Begonia erythrophylla}, {Begonia feastii}]

kidney disease
n : a disease affecting the kidneys [syn: {renal disorder}, {nephropathy}, {nephrosis}]

kidney failure
n : inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balance [syn: {renal failure}]

kidney fern
n : large fern of New Zealand having kidney-shaped fronds [syn: {Trichomanes reniforme}]

kidney pie
n : like steak and kidney pie but without steak

kidney stone
n : a calculus formed in the kidney [syn: {urinary calculus}, {nephrolith}, {renal calculus}]

kidney vetch
n : perennial Eurasian herb having heads of red or yellow flowers and common in meadows and pastures; formerly used medicinally for kidney disorders [syn: {Anthyllis vulneraria}]

kidney wort
n : widely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United States with flower heads in a leafy panicle [syn: {coyote brush}, {coyote bush}, {chaparral broom}, {Baccharis pilularis}]

kidney-shaped
adj : of a leaf or bean shape resembling the shape of kidney [syn: {reniform}]

kidskin
n : soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat; "kid gloves" [syn: {kid}]

Kierkegaard
n : Danish philosopher who was the founder of existentialism (1813-1855) [syn: {Soren Kierkegaard}, {Soren Aabye Kierkegaard}]

kieselguhr
n : a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material [syn: {diatomaceous earth}, {diatomite}]

kieserite
n : a white mineral consisting of hydrous magnesium sulfate often found in salt mines

Kieslowski
n : Polish filmmaker who made ten films based on he ten commandments (1941-1996) [syn: {Krzysztof Kieslowski}]

Kiev
n : capital and largest city of the Ukraine; a major manufacturing and transportation center [syn: {Kyyiv}, {capital of the Ukraine}]

Kigali
n : the national capital and largest city of Rwanda; located in central Rwanda [syn: {capital of Rwanda}]

Kiggelaria
n : small genus of South African shrubs or small trees [syn: {genus Kiggelaria}]

Kiggelaria africana
n : large much-branched shrub grown primarily for its evergreen foliage [syn: {wild peach}]

kike
n : offensive terms for a Jew [syn: {hymie}, {sheeny}]

Kikladhes
n : a group of over 200 islands in the southern Aegean [syn: {Cyclades}]

kildeer
n : American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry [syn: {killdeer}, {killdeer plover}, {Charadrius vociferus}]

kilderkin
n : an obsolete British unit of capacity equal to 18 Imperial gallons

kiley
n : an Australian boomerang; one side flat and the other convex [syn: {kylie}]

Kilimanjaro
n : the highest peak in Africa; located in northeastern Tanzania; 19,340 feet high [syn: {Mount Kilimanjaro}]

Kiliwa
n 1: a member of a North American Indian people living in northern Baja California [syn: {Kiliwi}]
2: the Yuman language spoken by the Kiliwa people [syn: {Kiliwi}]

Kiliwi
n 1: a member of a North American Indian people living in northern Baja California [syn: {Kiliwa}]
2: the Yuman language spoken by the Kiliwa people [syn: {Kiliwa}]

kill
n 1: the act of terminating a life [syn: {killing}, {putting to death}]
2: the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile; "the pilot reported two kills during the mission"
v 1: cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
2: thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal" [syn: {shoot down}, {defeat}, {vote down}, {vote out}]
3: cause the death of, without intention; "She was killed in the collision of three cars"
4: end or extinguish by forceful means; "Stamp out poverty!" [syn: {stamp out}]
5: be fatal; "cigarettes kill"; "drunken driving kills"
6: be the source of great pain for; "These new shoes are killing me!"
7: overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration; "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!"
8: hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games; "She killed the ball"
9: hit with great force; "He killed the ball" 10: deprive of life; "AIDS has killed thousands in Africa" 11: drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work" [syn: {toss off}, {pop}, {bolt down}, {belt down}, {pour down}, {down}, {drink down}] 12: mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech" [syn: {obliterate}, {wipe out}] 13: tire out completely; "The daily stress of her work is killing her" 14: cause to cease operating; "kill the engine" 15: destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"

kill off
v : kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many; "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe" [syn: {exterminate}]

kill oneself
v : strain oneself more than is healthy [syn: {overexert oneself}]

kill zone
n : an area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities [syn: {killing zone}]

killable
adj : fit to kill, especially for food

Killarney fern
n : large stout fern of extreme western Europe [syn: {Trichomanes speciosum}]

killdeer
n : American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry [syn: {kildeer}, {killdeer plover}, {Charadrius vociferus}]

killdeer plover
n : American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry [syn: {killdeer}, {kildeer}, {Charadrius vociferus}]

killer
n 1: someone who causes the death of a person or animal [syn: {slayer}]
2: the causal agent resulting in death; "heart disease is the biggest killer in the United States" [syn: {cause of death}]
3: a difficulty that is hard to deal with; "that exam was a real killer"
4: predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas [syn: {killer whale}, {orca}, {grampus}, {sea wolf}, {Orcinus orca}]

killer bee
n 1: an investment banker who devises strategies to make a target company less attractive for takeover
2: a strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee; retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread as far north as Texas [syn: {Africanized bee}, {Africanized honey bee}, {Apis mellifera scutellata}, {Apis mellifera adansonii}]

killer cell
n : T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it [syn: {killer T cell}, {cytotoxic T cell}, {CD8 T cell}, {CD8 cell}]

killer T cell
n : T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it [syn: {killer cell}, {cytotoxic T cell}, {CD8 T cell}, {CD8 cell}]

killer whale
n : predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas [syn: {killer}, {orca}, {grampus}, {sea wolf}, {Orcinus orca}]

killifish
n : small mostly marine warm-water carp-like schooling fishes; used as bait or aquarium fishes or in mosquito control [also: {killifishes} (pl)]

killifishes
killifish
n : small mostly marine warm-water carp-like schooling fishes; used as bait or aquarium fishes or in mosquito control [also: {killifishes} (pl)]

killifishes
See {killifish}

killing
adj : very funny; "a killing joke"; "sidesplitting antics" [syn: {sidesplitting}]
n 1: an event that causes someone to die [syn: {violent death}]
2: the act of terminating a life [syn: {kill}, {putting to death}]
3: a very large profit [syn: {cleanup}]

killing field
n : (usually plural) an area where many people have died (usually by massacre or genocide during war or violent civil disturbance)

killing zone
n : an area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities [syn: {kill zone}]

killingly
adv : in a very humorous manner [syn: {sidesplittingly}]

killjoy
n : someone who spoils the pleasure of others [syn: {spoilsport}, {wet blanket}, {party pooper}]

kiln
n : a large oven for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks

kilo
n : one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds" [syn: {kilogram}, {kg}]

kilobyte
n : a unit of information equal to one thousand (1024) bytes [syn: {K}, {KB}]

kilocalorie
n : a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food [syn: {Calorie}, {kilogram calorie}, {large calorie}, {nutritionist's calorie}]

kilocycle
n : one thousand periods per second [syn: {kilohertz}, {kHz}, {kilocycle per second}, {kc}]

kilocycle per second
n : one thousand periods per second [syn: {kilohertz}, {kHz}, {kilocycle}, {kc}]

kilogram
n : one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds" [syn: {kg}, {kilo}]

kilogram calorie
n : a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food [syn: {Calorie}, {kilocalorie}, {large calorie}, {nutritionist's calorie}]

kilogram-meter
n : a unit of work equal to the work done by a one kilogram force operating through a distance of one meter

kilohertz
n : one thousand periods per second [syn: {kHz}, {kilocycle per second}, {kilocycle}, {kc}]

kiloliter
n : a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters [syn: {kilolitre}, {cubic meter}, {cubic metre}]

kilolitre
n : a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters [syn: {kiloliter}, {cubic meter}, {cubic metre}]

kilometer
n : a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles) [syn: {kilometre}, {km}, {klick}]

kilometers per hour
n : the ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours) [syn: {kilometres per hour}, {kph}, {km/h}]

kilometre
n : a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles) [syn: {kilometer}, {km}, {klick}]

kilometres per hour
n : the ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours) [syn: {kilometers per hour}, {kph}, {km/h}]

kiloton
n 1: one thousand tons
2: a measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of 1000 tons of TNT

kilovolt
n : a unit of potential equal to a thousand volts [syn: {kV}]

kilovolt-ampere
n : a unit of electrical power equal to 1000 volt-amperes

kilowatt
n : a unit of power equal to 1000 watts [syn: {kW}]

kilowatt hour
n : a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour [syn: {kW-hr}, {Board of Trade unit}, {B.T.U.}]

Kilroy
n : a nonexistent person popularized by American servicemen during World War II; "Kilroy was here"

kilt
n : a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men in the Highlands of northern Scotland

kilter
n : in working order; "out of kilter"; "in good kilter" [syn: {kelter}]

Kimberley
n : city in central South Africa; center for diamond mining and diamond marketing

kimberlite
n : a rare type of peridotite that sometimes contains diamonds; found in South Africa and Siberia

kimono
n : a loose robe; imitated from robes originally worn by Japanese

kin
adj : related by blood [syn: {akin(p)}, {blood-related}, {cognate}, {consanguine}, {consanguineous}, {kin(p)}]
n 1: a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family" [syn: {kinsperson}, {family}]
2: group of people related by blood or marriage [syn: {kin group}, {kinship group}, {kindred}, {clan}, {tribe}]

kin group
n : group of people related by blood or marriage [syn: {kin}, {kinship group}, {kindred}, {clan}, {tribe}]

kina
n : the basic unit of money in Papua New Guinea

kinaesthesia
n 1: the perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc [syn: {kinesthesia}, {feeling of movement}]
2: the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body [syn: {kinesthesis}, {kinaesthesis}, {kinesthesia}, {kinesthetics}, {muscle sense}, {sense of movement}] [ant: {kinanesthesia}]

kinaesthesis
n : the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body [syn: {kinesthesis}, {kinesthesia}, {kinaesthesia}, {kinesthetics}, {muscle sense}, {sense of movement}] [ant: {kinanesthesia}]

kinaesthetic
adj : of or relating to kinesthesis [syn: {kinesthetic}]

kinaesthetically
adv : in a kinesthetic manner; by means of kinesthesia; "he can perceive shapes kinesthetically" [syn: {kinesthetically}]

kinanesthesia
n : inability to sense movement [ant: {kinesthesis}]

kinase
n : an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of a proenzyme to an active enzyme

Kinchinjunga
n : a mountain the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet (28,146 feet high) [syn: {Kanchenjunga}, {Kanchanjanga}]

kind
adj 1: having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter" [ant: {unkind}]
2: liberal; "kind words of praise"
3: conducive to comfort; beneficial; "the genial sunshine"; "a kind climate"; "hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet" [syn: {genial}]
4: expressing sympathy
5: characterized by mercy, and compassion; "compassionate toward disadvantaged people"; "kind to animals"; "a humane judge" [syn: {merciful}]
6: agreeable; "a dry climate kind to asthmatics"
7: helpful to other people; "helping an old lady with her bundles was his kind deed for the day"
8: tolerant and forgiving under provocation; "our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke" [syn: {tolerant}]
9: showing consideration and anticipation of needs; "it was thoughtful of you to bring flowers"; "a neighbor showed thoughtful attention" [syn: {thoughtful}] 10: generously responsive; "good-hearted but inept efforts to help"; "take a kindly interest"; "a kindly gentleman"; "an openhearted gift to charity" [syn: {good-hearted}, {kindly}, {openhearted}]
n : a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" [syn: {sort}, {form}, {variety}]

kind of
adv : to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy" [syn: {rather}, {kinda}, {sort of}]

kinda
adv : to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy" [syn: {rather}, {kind of}, {sort of}]

kindergarten
n : a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school

kindhearted
adj : having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition; "a generous and kindhearted teacher"

kindheartedness
n : sympathy arising from a kind heart

kindle
v 1: catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles" [syn: {inflame}]
2: cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds" [syn: {enkindle}, {conflagrate}, {inflame}]
3: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: {arouse}, {elicit}, {enkindle}, {evoke}, {fire}, {raise}, {provoke}]

kindled
adj : set afire; "the ignited paper"; "a kindled fire" [syn: {ignited}, {enkindled}]

kindlier
kindly
adj 1: showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor" [syn: {charitable}, {sympathetic}, {large-hearted}]
2: generously responsive; "good-hearted but inept efforts to help"; "take a kindly interest"; "a kindly gentleman"; "an openhearted gift to charity" [syn: {good-hearted}, {kind}, {openhearted}]
3: pleasant and agreeable; "a kindly climate"; "kindly breeze"
adv : in a kind manner or out of kindness; "He spoke kindly to the boy"; "she kindly overlooked the mistake" [ant: {unkindly}] [also: {kindliest}, {kindlier}]

kindlier
See {kindly}

kindliest
kindly
adj 1: showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor" [syn: {charitable}, {sympathetic}, {large-hearted}]
2: generously responsive; "good-hearted but inept efforts to help"; "take a kindly interest"; "a kindly gentleman"; "an openhearted gift to charity" [syn: {good-hearted}, {kind}, {openhearted}]
3: pleasant and agreeable; "a kindly climate"; "kindly breeze"
adv : in a kind manner or out of kindness; "He spoke kindly to the boy"; "she kindly overlooked the mistake" [ant: {unkindly}] [also: {kindliest}, {kindlier}]

kindliest
See {kindly}

kindliness
n : friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition [syn: {helpfulness}]

kindling
n 1: material for starting a fire [syn: {tinder}, {touchwood}, {spunk}, {punk}]
2: the act of setting on fire or catching fire [syn: {ignition}, {firing}, {lighting}, {inflammation}]

kindly
adj 1: showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor" [syn: {charitable}, {sympathetic}, {large-hearted}]
2: generously responsive; "good-hearted but inept efforts to help"; "take a kindly interest"; "a kindly gentleman"; "an openhearted gift to charity" [syn: {good-hearted}, {kind}, {openhearted}]
3: pleasant and agreeable; "a kindly climate"; "kindly breeze"
adv : in a kind manner or out of kindness; "He spoke kindly to the boy"; "she kindly overlooked the mistake" [ant: {unkindly}] [also: {kindliest}, {kindlier}]

kindness
n 1: the quality of being warm-hearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic [ant: {unkindness}]
2: tendency to be kind and forgiving [syn: {forgivingness}]
3: a kind act [syn: {benignity}]

kindred
adj 1: similar or related in quality or character; "a feeling akin to terror"; "kindred souls"; "the amateur is closely related to the collector" [syn: {akin(p)}, {related}]
2: related by blood or marriage; "kindred clans"
n : group of people related by blood or marriage [syn: {kin}, {kin group}, {kinship group}, {clan}, {tribe}]

kine
n : domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen" [syn: {cattle}, {cows}, {oxen}, {Bos taurus}]

kinematics
n : the branch of mechanics concerned with motion without reference to force or mass

kinescope
n : a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen [syn: {picture tube}, {television tube}]

kinesiology
n : the branch of physiology that studies the mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement

kinesis
n : a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation

kinesthesia
n 1: the perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc [syn: {kinaesthesia}, {feeling of movement}]
2: the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body [syn: {kinesthesis}, {kinaesthesis}, {kinaesthesia}, {kinesthetics}, {muscle sense}, {sense of movement}] [ant: {kinanesthesia}]

kinesthesis
n : the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body [syn: {kinaesthesis}, {kinesthesia}, {kinaesthesia}, {kinesthetics}, {muscle sense}, {sense of movement}] [ant: {kinanesthesia}]

kinesthetic
adj : of or relating to kinesthesis [syn: {kinaesthetic}]

kinesthetically
adv : in a kinesthetic manner; by means of kinesthesia; "he can perceive shapes kinesthetically" [syn: {kinaesthetically}]

kinesthetics
n : the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body [syn: {kinesthesis}, {kinaesthesis}, {kinesthesia}, {kinaesthesia}, {muscle sense}, {sense of movement}] [ant: {kinanesthesia}]

kinetic
adj 1: relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith; "kinetic energy"
2: characterized by motion; "modern dance has been called kinetic pantomime"
3: supplying motive force; "the complex civilization of which Rome was the kinetic center"- H.O.Taylor [syn: {energizing}, {energising}]

kinetic energy
n : the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its motion [syn: {K.E.}]

kinetic theory
n : (physics) a theory that gases consist of small particles in random motion [syn: {kinetic theory of gases}]

kinetic theory of gases
n : (physics) a theory that gases consist of small particles in random motion [syn: {kinetic theory}]

kinetic theory of heat
n : a theory that the temperature of a body increases when kinetic energy increases

kinetics
n : the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies [syn: {dynamics}]

kinetochore
n : a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape; "the centromere is difficult to sequence" [syn: {centromere}]

Kinetoscope
n : a device invented by Edison that gave an impression of movement as an endless loop of film moved continuously over a light source with a rapid shutter; precursor of the modern motion picture

kinetosis
n : the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle [syn: {motion sickness}]

kinfolk
n : people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" [syn: {family}, {family line}, {folk}, {kinsfolk}, {sept}, {phratry}]

king
n 1: a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom [syn: {male monarch}] [ant: {queen}, {queen}]
2: a competitor who holds a preeminent position [syn: {queen}, {world-beater}]
3: a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" [syn: {baron}, {big businessman}, {business leader}, {magnate}, {mogul}, {power}, {top executive}, {tycoon}]
4: preeminence in a particular category or group or field; "the lion is the king of beasts"
5: United States woman tennis player (born in 1943) [syn: {Billie Jean King}, {Billie Jean Moffitt King}]
6: United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925) [syn: {B. B. King}, {Riley B King}]
7: United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968) [syn: {Martin Luther King}, {Martin Luther King Jr.}]
8: a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward
9: one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king 10: (chess) the weakest but the most important piece

King Arthur
n : a legendary king of the Britons (possibly based on a historical figure in the 6th century but the story has been retold too many times to be sure); said to have led the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot [syn: {Arthur}]

King Arthur's Round Table
n : the legendary circular table for King Arthur and his knights [syn: {Round Table}]

king begonia
n : any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown with inconspicuous flowers [syn: {rex begonia}, {painted-leaf begonia}, {beefsteak geranium}, {Begonia rex}]

King Camp Gilette
n : United States inventor and manufacturer who developed the safety razor (1855-1932) [syn: {Gillette}]

King Charles spaniel
n : a toy English spaniel with a black-and-tan coat; named after Charles II who popularized it

king cobra
n : large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja [syn: {hamadryad}, {Ophiophagus hannan}, {Naja hannah}]

king crab
n 1: meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat [syn: {Alaska king crab}, {Alaskan king crab}, {Alaska crab}]
2: large European spider crab [syn: {European spider crab}, {Maja squinado}]
3: large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan [syn: {Alaska crab}, {Alaskan king crab}, {Alaska king crab}, {Paralithodes camtschatica}]
4: large marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a horseshoe and a stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related to the wood louse [syn: {horseshoe crab}, {Limulus polyphemus}, {Xiphosurus polyphemus}]

king devil
n : European hawkweed introduced into northeastern United States; locally troublesome weeds [syn: {yellow hawkweed}, {Hieracium praealtum}]

king fern
n 1: fern of rain forests of tropical Australia and New Zealand and South Africa [syn: {crepe fern}, {Todea barbara}]
2: large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds [syn: {royal fern}, {royal osmund}, {ditch fern}, {French bracken}, {Osmunda regalis}]

King Harold I
n : illegitimate son of Canute who seized the throne of England in 1037 (died in 1040) [syn: {Harold I}, {Harold Harefoot}, {Harefoot}]

King Harold II
n : King of England who succeeded Edward the Confessor in 1066 and was the last of the Anglo-Saxon monarchs; he was killed fighting the invasion by William the Conqueror (1045-1066) [syn: {Harold II}]

King Hussein
n : king of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999) [syn: {Hussein}, {Husain}, {Husayn}, {ibn Talal Hussein}]

King James Bible
n : an English translation of the Bible published in 1611 [syn: {Authorized Version}, {King James Version}]

King James Version
n : an English translation of the Bible published in 1611 [syn: {Authorized Version}, {King James Bible}]

King John
n : youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216) [syn: {John}, {John Lackland}]

King Lear
n : the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters [syn: {Lear}]

king mackerel
n : large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil [syn: {cavalla}, {cero}, {Scomberomorus cavalla}]

king nut
n : hickory of the eastern United States resembling the shagbark but having a much larger nut [syn: {big shellbark}, {big shellbark hickory}, {big shagbark}, {king nut hickory}, {Carya laciniosa}]

king nut hickory
n : hickory of the eastern United States resembling the shagbark but having a much larger nut [syn: {big shellbark}, {big shellbark hickory}, {big shagbark}, {king nut}, {Carya laciniosa}]

King Oedipus
n : (Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta; the subject of the drama `Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles [syn: {Oedipus}, {Oedipus Rex}]

king of beasts
n : large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male [syn: {lion}, {Panthera leo}]

King of England
n : the sovereign ruler of England [syn: {King of Great Britain}]

King of France
n : the sovereign ruler of France

King of Great Britain
n : the sovereign ruler of England [syn: {King of England}]

king of the herring
n : thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin [syn: {oarfish}, {ribbonfish}, {Regalecus glesne}]

King Oliver
n : United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938) [syn: {Oliver}, {Joseph Oliver}]

king orange
n : large citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that is easily peeled; widely cultivated in Florida [syn: {temple orange}, {temple orange tree}, {tangor}, {Citrus nobilis}]

king penguin
n : large penguin on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle [syn: {Aptenodytes patagonica}]

king post
n : post connecting the crossbeam to the apex of a triangular truss

king protea
n : South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup- or goblet-shaped resembling globe artichokes [syn: {honeypot}, {Protea cynaroides}]

king salmon
n 1: pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon [syn: {chinook salmon}, {chinook}]
2: large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning [syn: {chinook}, {chinook salmon}, {quinnat salmon}, {Onchorynchus tshawtscha}]

king snake
n : any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors; feed on other snakes and small mammals [syn: {kingsnake}]

king vulture
n : large black-and-white vulture of South America and Central America; have colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on head and neck [syn: {Sarcorhamphus papa}]

king whiting
n : whiting of the southeastern coast of North America [syn: {Menticirrhus americanus}]

King William pine
n : evergreen of Tasmanian mountains having sharp-pointed leaves the curve inward [syn: {Athrotaxis selaginoides}]

kingbird
n : large American flycatcher [syn: {Tyrannus tyrannus}]

kingbolt
n : bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle [syn: {kingpin}, {swivel pin}]

kingcup
n 1: swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups [syn: {marsh marigold}, {meadow bright}, {May blob}, {cowslip}, {water dragon}, {Caltha palustris}]
2: any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus [syn: {buttercup}, {butterflower}, {butter-flower}, {crowfoot}, {goldcup}]

kingdom
n 1: a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south" [syn: {land}, {realm}]
2: a country with a king as head of state
3: the domain ruled by a king or queen [syn: {realm}]
4: a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state
5: one of seven biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia
6: a basic group of natural objects

kingdom Animalia
n : taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals [syn: {Animalia}, {animal kingdom}]

kingdom come
n 1: the next world; "he nearly blew us to kingdom come"
2: the end of time; "you can wet the bed till kingdom come, for all I care"

kingdom Fungi
n : the taxonomic kingdom of lower plants [syn: {Fungi}, {fungus kingdom}]

kingdom Monera
n : prokaryotic bacteria and blue-green algae and various primitive pathogens; because of lack of consensus on how to divide the organisms into phyla informal names are used for the major divisions [syn: {Monera}]

Kingdom of Belgium
n : a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization [syn: {Belgium}, {Belgique}]

Kingdom of Bhutan
n : a landlocked principality in the Himalayas northeast of India [syn: {Bhutan}]

Kingdom of Cambodia
n : a nation in southeastern Asia; was part of Indochina under French rule until 1946 [syn: {Cambodia}, {Kampuchea}]

Kingdom of Denmark
n : a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea [syn: {Denmark}, {Danmark}]

Kingdom of God
n : the domain over which God is spiritually sovereign

Kingdom of Lesotho
n : a landlocked constitutional monarchy in southern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966 [syn: {Lesotho}, {Basutoland}]

Kingdom of Morocco
n : a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956 [syn: {Morocco}, {Maroc}, {Marruecos}, {Al-Magrib}]

Kingdom of Nepal
n : a small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China [syn: {Nepal}]

Kingdom of Norway
n : a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905 [syn: {Norway}, {Norge}, {Noreg}]

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
n : an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy [syn: {Saudi Arabia}]

Kingdom of Spain
n : a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power [syn: {Spain}, {Espana}]

Kingdom of Swaziland
n : a landlocked monarchy in southeastern Africa; member of the Commonwealth that achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1968 [syn: {Swaziland}]

Kingdom of Sweden
n : a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula [syn: {Sweden}, {Sverige}]

Kingdom of Thailand
n : a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay peninsula; "Thailand is the official name of the former Siam" [syn: {Thailand}, {Siam}]

Kingdom of The Netherlands
n : a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1579; half the country lies below sea level [syn: {Netherlands}, {The Netherlands}, {Holland}]

Kingdom of Tonga
n : a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970 [syn: {Tonga}, {Friendly Islands}]

kingdom Plantae
n : the taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct plants [syn: {Plantae}, {plant kingdom}]

kingdom Protoctista
n : in most modern classifications, replacement for the Protista; includes: Protozoa; Euglenophyta; Chlorophyta; Cryptophyta; Heterokontophyta; Rhodophyta; unicellular protists and their descendant multicellular organisms: regarded as distinct from plants and animals [syn: {Protoctista}]

kingfish
n 1: the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States
2: large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters [syn: {cero}, {pintado}, {Scomberomorus regalis}]
3: small silvery marine food fish found off California [syn: {white croaker}, {chenfish}, {Genyonemus lineatus}]
4: any of several food and game fishes of the drum family indigenous to warm Atlantic waters of the North American coast
5: large game fish of Australia and New Zealand [syn: {Seriola grandis}] [also: {kingfishes} (pl)]

kingfisher
n : nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish

kingfisher daisy
n : softly hairy South African herb having flowers with bright blue rays [syn: {Felicia bergeriana}]

kingfishes
kingfish
n 1: the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States
2: large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters [syn: {cero}, {pintado}, {Scomberomorus regalis}]
3: small silvery marine food fish found off California [syn: {white croaker}, {chenfish}, {Genyonemus lineatus}]
4: any of several food and game fishes of the drum family indigenous to warm Atlantic waters of the North American coast
5: large game fish of Australia and New Zealand [syn: {Seriola grandis}] [also: {kingfishes} (pl)]

kingfishes
See {kingfish}

kinglet
n : small birds resembling warblers but having some of the habits of titmice

kinglike
adj : having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king; "symbolizing kingly power"; "the murder of his kingly guest" [syn: {kingly}]

kingly
adj : having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king; "symbolizing kingly power"; "the murder of his kingly guest" [syn: {kinglike}]

kingmaker
n : an important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influence; "the Earl of Warwick was the first kingmaker"

kingpin
n 1: the most important person in a group or undertaking [syn: {top banana}, {bigwig}]
2: bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle [syn: {kingbolt}, {swivel pin}]
3: the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins [syn: {headpin}]

Kings Canyon National Park
n : a national park in California that has giant sequoia trees and alpine lakes and glaciers

King's Counsel
n : Counsel to the Crown when the British monarch is a king

King's English
n : standard English as spoken in southern England

king's evil
n : a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands [syn: {scrofula}, {struma}]

king's ransom
n : a very large treasure

king's spear
n : asphodel with leafy stem and fragrant yellow flowers [syn: {yellow asphodel}, {Asphodeline lutea}]

kingship
n : the dignity or rank or position of a king

king-size
adj : extra large; "a king-size bed" [syn: {king-sized}]

king-sized
adj : extra large; "a king-size bed" [syn: {king-size}]

kingsnake
n : any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors; feed on other snakes and small mammals [syn: {king snake}]

kings-of-arms
See {king-of-arms}

Kingston
n 1: a town on the Hudson River in New York
2: a town in southeast Ontario on Lake Ontario near the head of the Saint Lawrence River
3: capital and largest city of Jamaica [syn: {capital of Jamaica}, {Jamaican capital}]

Kingston-upon Hull
n : a large fishing port in northeastern England [syn: {Hull}]

Kingstown
n : the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; on Saint Vincent

kingwood
n 1: handsome violet-streaked wood of the kingwood tree; used especially in cabinetwork
2: Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood [syn: {kingwood tree}, {Dalbergia cearensis}]

kingwood tree
n : Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood [syn: {kingwood}, {Dalbergia cearensis}]

kinin
n : any of a class of plant hormones that promote cell division and delay the senescence of leaves [syn: {cytokinin}]

kink
n : a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight [syn: {twist}, {twirl}]
v 1: curl tightly; "crimp hair" [syn: {crimp}, {crape}, {frizzle}, {frizz}, {kink up}]
2: form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling" [syn: {curl}, {curve}]

kink up
v : curl tightly; "crimp hair" [syn: {crimp}, {crape}, {frizzle}, {frizz}, {kink}]

kinkajou
n 1: arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail [syn: {honey bear}, {potto}, {Potos flavus}, {Potos caudivolvulus}]
2: a kind of lemur [syn: {potto}, {Perodicticus potto}]

kinkier
kinky
adj 1: (used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes; "kinky sex"; "perverted practices" [syn: {perverted}]
2: in small tight curls [syn: {crisp}, {frizzly}, {frizzy}, {nappy}]
3: informal terms; strikingly unconventional [syn: {far-out}, {offbeat}, {quirky}, {way-out}] [also: {kinkiest}, {kinkier}]

kinkier
See {kinky}

kinkiest
kinky
adj 1: (used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes; "kinky sex"; "perverted practices" [syn: {perverted}]
2: in small tight curls [syn: {crisp}, {frizzly}, {frizzy}, {nappy}]
3: informal terms; strikingly unconventional [syn: {far-out}, {offbeat}, {quirky}, {way-out}] [also: {kinkiest}, {kinkier}]

kinkiest
See {kinky}

kinky
adj 1: (used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes; "kinky sex"; "perverted practices" [syn: {perverted}]
2: in small tight curls [syn: {crisp}, {frizzly}, {frizzy}, {nappy}]
3: informal terms; strikingly unconventional [syn: {far-out}, {offbeat}, {quirky}, {way-out}] [also: {kinkiest}, {kinkier}]

kino
n 1: obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning [syn: {gum kino}, {kino gum}]
2: East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning [syn: {Pterocarpus marsupium}]

kino gum
n 1: obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning [syn: {kino}, {gum kino}]
2: reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus Pterocarpus and used in medicine and tanning etc [syn: {East India kino}, {Malabar kino}]

Kinosternidae
n : mud turtles; musk turtles [syn: {family Kinosternidae}]

Kinosternon
n : type genus of the Kinosternidae [syn: {genus Kinosternon}]

Kinsey
n : United States zoologist best known for his interview studies of sexual behavior (1894-1956) [syn: {Alfred Charles Kinsey}]

kinsfolk
n : people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" [syn: {family}, {family line}, {folk}, {kinfolk}, {sept}, {phratry}]

Kinshasa
n : the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville [syn: {Leopoldville}]

kinship
n 1: a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities" [syn: {affinity}]
2: state of relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption [syn: {family relationship}, {relationship}]

kinship by marriage
n : kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship [syn: {affinity}] [ant: {consanguinity}]

kinship group
n : group of people related by blood or marriage [syn: {kin}, {kin group}, {kindred}, {clan}, {tribe}]

kinsman
n : a male relative

kinsperson
n : a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family" [syn: {kin}, {family}]

kinswoman
n : a female relative

Kinyarwanda
n : a Bantu language

kiosk
n : small area set off by walls for special use [syn: {booth}, {cubicle}, {stall}]

Kiowa
n 1: a member of a Tanoan people living in the southwestern United States
2: the Tanoan language spoken by the Kiowa people

kip
n 1: sleep; "roused him from his kip"
2: the basic unit of money in Laos
3: a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an errect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright [syn: {upstart}]
v : be asleep [syn: {sleep}, {slumber}, {log Z's}, {catch some Z's}] [ant: {wake}] [also: {kipping}, {kipped}]

kip down
v : go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn" [syn: {go to bed}, {turn in}, {bed}, {crawl in}, {hit the hay}, {hit the sack}, {sack out}, {go to sleep}, {retire}] [ant: {get up}, {get up}]

Kipling
n : English author of novels and poetry who was born in India (1865-1936) [syn: {Rudyard Kipling}, {Joseph Rudyard Kipling}]

Kiplingesque
adj : in the manner of Rudyard Kipling

kipped
kip
n 1: sleep; "roused him from his kip"
2: the basic unit of money in Laos
3: a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an errect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright [syn: {upstart}]
v : be asleep [syn: {sleep}, {slumber}, {log Z's}, {catch some Z's}] [ant: {wake}] [also: {kipping}, {kipped}]

kipped
See {kip}

kipper
n : salted and smoked herring [syn: {kippered herring}]

kippered herring
n : salted and smoked herring [syn: {kipper}]

kippered salmon
n : salted and smoked salmon

kipping
kip
n 1: sleep; "roused him from his kip"
2: the basic unit of money in Laos
3: a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an errect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright [syn: {upstart}]
v : be asleep [syn: {sleep}, {slumber}, {log Z's}, {catch some Z's}] [ant: {wake}] [also: {kipping}, {kipped}]

kipping
See {kip}

Kipp's apparatus
n : a laboratory apparatus for producing a gas (usually hydrogen sulfide) by the action of a liquid on a solid without heating

Kirchhoff
n : German physicist who with Bunsen pioneered spectrum analysis and formulated two laws governing electric networks (1824-1887) [syn: {G. R. Kirchhoff}, {Gustav Robert Kirchhoff}]

Kirchhoff's laws
n : (physics) two laws governing electric networks in which steady currents flow: the sum of all the currents at a point is zero and the sum of the voltage gains and drops around any closed circuit is zero

Kirchner
n : German expressionist painter (1880-1938) [syn: {Ernst Ludwig Kirchner}]

Kirghiz
n 1: a member of a people of Turkic speech and Mongolian race inhabiting vast regions of central Siberia [syn: {Kirgiz}, {Khirghiz}]
2: a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991 [syn: {Kyrgyzstan}, {Kyrgyz Republic}, {Kirghizia}, {Kirgizia}, {Kirgiz}, {Kirghizstan}, {Kirgizstan}]
3: the Turkic language spoken by the Kirghiz people [syn: {Kirgiz}, {Khirghiz}]

Kirghizia
n : a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991 [syn: {Kyrgyzstan}, {Kyrgyz Republic}, {Kirgizia}, {Kirghiz}, {Kirgiz}, {Kirghizstan}, {Kirgizstan}]

Kirghizstan
n : a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991 [syn: {Kyrgyzstan}, {Kyrgyz Republic}, {Kirghizia}, {Kirgizia}, {Kirghiz}, {Kirgiz}, {Kirgizstan}]

Kirgiz
n 1: a member of a people of Turkic speech and Mongolian race inhabiting vast regions of central Siberia [syn: {Kirghiz}, {Khirghiz}]
2: a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991 [syn: {Kyrgyzstan}, {Kyrgyz Republic}, {Kirghizia}, {Kirgizia}, {Kirghiz}, {Kirghizstan}, {Kirgizstan}]
3: the Turkic language spoken by the Kirghiz people [syn: {Kirghiz}, {Khirghiz}]

Kirgizia
n : a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991 [syn: {Kyrgyzstan}, {Kyrgyz Republic}, {Kirghizia}, {Kirghiz}, {Kirgiz}, {Kirghizstan}, {Kirgizstan}]

Kirgizstan
n : a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991 [syn: {Kyrgyzstan}, {Kyrgyz Republic}, {Kirghizia}, {Kirgizia}, {Kirghiz}, {Kirgiz}, {Kirghizstan}]

Kiribati
n : an island republic in the west central Pacific just south of the equator [syn: {Republic of Kiribati}]

Kiribati dollar
n : the basic unit of money in Kiribati

kirk
n : a Scottish church

Kirkia
n : small genus of tropical South African trees and shrubs [syn: {genus Kirkia}]

Kirkia wilmsii
n : small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of creamy flowers resembling lilacs [syn: {pepper tree}]

Kirkuk
n : a city in northeastern Iraq; the center of a rich oilfield with pipelines to the Mediterranean

kirpan
n : a ceremonial four-inch curved dagger that Sikh men are obliged to wear at all times

kirsch
n : from fermented juice of black morello cherries

kirtle
n 1: a garment resembling a tunic that was worn by men in the Middle Ages
2: a long dress worn by women

Kishar
n : Babylonian consort of Anshar; in Sumerian the name signifies `the totality of the lower world'

Kishinev
n : the capital of Moldova [syn: {Chisinau}, {capital of Moldova}]

kishke
n : (Judaism) roasted fowl intestines with a seasoned filling of matzo meal and suet [syn: {stuffed derma}]

Kislev
n : the third month of the civil year; the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in November and December) [syn: {Chislev}]

kismat
n : (Islam) the will of Allah [syn: {kismet}]

kismet
n : (Islam) the will of Allah [syn: {kismat}]

kiss
n 1: the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) [syn: {buss}, {osculation}]
2: a cookie made of egg whites and sugar
3: any of several bite-sized candies
4: a light glancing touch; "there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing"
v 1: touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.; "The newly married couple kissed"; "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room" [syn: {buss}, {osculate}]
2: touch lightly or gently; "the blossoms were kissed by the soft rain"

kiss curl
n : a spiral curl plastered on the forehead or cheek [syn: {spit curl}]

kiss of death
n : something that is ruinous; "if this were known it would be the kiss of death for my political career"

kiss of life
n : an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen [syn: {cardiopulmonary resuscitation}, {CPR}, {cardiac resuscitation}, {mouth-to-mouth resuscitation}]

kiss of peace
n : (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist [syn: {pax}]

kisser
n 1: someone who kisses [syn: {osculator}]
2: the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) [syn: {countenance}, {physiognomy}, {phiz}, {visage}, {smiler}, {mug}]

kissing
n : affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) [syn: {caressing}, {cuddling}, {fondling}, {hugging}, {necking}, {petting}, {smooching}, {snuggling}]

kissing bug
n : large bloodsucking bug [syn: {conenose}, {cone-nosed bug}, {conenose bug}, {big bedbug}]

kissing cousin
n : a more or less distant relative; familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss [syn: {kissing kin}]

kissing disease
n : an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing [syn: {infectious mononucleosis}, {mononucleosis}, {mono}, {glandular fever}]

kissing kin
n : a more or less distant relative; familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss [syn: {kissing cousin}]

Kissinger
n : United States diplomat who served under President Nixon and President Ford (born in 1923) [syn: {Henry Kissinger}, {Henry Alfred Kissinger}]

kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate
n : annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America [syn: {prince's-feather}, {princess feather}, {prince's-plume}, {Polygonum orientale}]

Kisumu
n : a port city in western Kenya on the northeastern shore of Lake Victoria; fishing and trading center

Kiswahili
n : a Bantu language

kit
n 1: a case for containing a set of articles
2: gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose [syn: {outfit}]
3: young of any of various fur-bearing animals; "a fox kit"
v : supply with a set of articles or tools [syn: {kit out}, {kit up}]

kit and boodle
n : everything available; usually preceded by `the'; "we saw the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment" [syn: {whole shebang}, {whole kit and caboodle}, {kit and caboodle}, {whole kit and boodle}, {whole kit}, {whole caboodle}, {whole works}, {works}, {full treatment}]

kit and caboodle
n : everything available; usually preceded by `the'; "we saw the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment" [syn: {whole shebang}, {whole kit and caboodle}, {whole kit and boodle}, {kit and boodle}, {whole kit}, {whole caboodle}, {whole works}, {works}, {full treatment}]

kit bag
n : a knapsack (usually for a soldier) [syn: {kitbag}]

Kit Carson
n : United States frontiersman who guided Fremont's expeditions in the 1840s and served as a Union general in the Civil War (1809-1868) [syn: {Carson}, {Christopher Carson}]

kit fox
n 1: small gray fox of southwestern United States; may be a subspecies of Vulpes velox [syn: {Vulpes macrotis}]
2: small gray fox of the plains of western North America [syn: {prairie fox}, {Vulpes velox}]

kit out
v : supply with a set of articles or tools [syn: {kit up}, {kit}]

kit up
v : supply with a set of articles or tools [syn: {kit out}, {kit}]

Kitakyushu
n : a Japanese city on northern Kyushu

kitambilla
n 1: small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasking like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India [syn: {ketembilla}, {kitembilla}, {ketembilla tree}, {Ceylon gooseberry}, {Dovyalis hebecarpa}]
2: maroon-purple gooseberry-like fruit of India having tart-sweet purple pulp used especially for preserves [syn: {ketembilla}, {kitembilla}]

kitbag
n : a knapsack (usually for a soldier) [syn: {kit bag}]

kitchen
n : a room equipped for preparing meals

kitchen appliance
n : a home appliance used in preparing food

kitchen cabinet
n : an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government

kitchen garden
n : a small garden where vegetables are grown [syn: {vegetable garden}, {vegetable patch}]

kitchen help
n : help hired to work in the kitchen

kitchen match
n : a wooden friction match that will light on any granular surface; useful to light wood or gas stoves

kitchen midden
n : (archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement [syn: {eitchen midden}, {midden}]

kitchen range
n : a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; "dinner was already on the stove" [syn: {stove}, {kitchen stove}, {range}, {cooking stove}]

kitchen sink
n : a sink in a kitchen

kitchen stove
n : a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; "dinner was already on the stove" [syn: {stove}, {range}, {kitchen range}, {cooking stove}]

kitchen table
n : a table in the kitchen

kitchen utensil
n : a utensil used in preparing food

Kitchener
n : British field marshal (1850-1916) [syn: {Herbert Kitchener}, {Horatio Herbert Kitchener}, {First Earl Kitchener of Khartoum}]

kitchenette
n : small kitchen

kitchenware
n : hardware utensils for use in a kitchen

kite
n 1: a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
2: a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float
3: plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string
4: any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
v 1: increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently; "He kited many checks"
2: get credit or money by using a bad check; "The businessman kited millions of dollars"
3: soar or fly like a kite; "The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains"
4: fly a kite; "Kids were kiting in the park"; "They kited the Red Dragon model"

kite balloon
n : a barrage balloon with lobes at one end that keep it headed into the wind

kite tail
n : a bob on a kite to provide balance

kitembilla
n 1: small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasking like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India [syn: {ketembilla}, {kitambilla}, {ketembilla tree}, {Ceylon gooseberry}, {Dovyalis hebecarpa}]
2: maroon-purple gooseberry-like fruit of India having tart-sweet purple pulp used especially for preserves [syn: {ketembilla}, {kitambilla}]

kith
n : your friends and acquaintances; "all his kith and kin"

kitsch
adj : of a display that is tawdry or vulgar [syn: {ostentatious}, {pretentious}]
n : art in pretentious bad taste

kitten
n : young domestic cat [syn: {kitty}]
v : have kittens; "our cat kittened again this year"

kittenish
adj : playful like a lively kitten [syn: {frisky}]

kitten-tails
n : a plant of the genus Besseya having fluffy spikes of flowers

kittiwake
n : small pearl-gray gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe

kittul
n : fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago [syn: {wine palm}, {jaggery palm}, {kitul}, {kitul tree}, {toddy alm}, {Caryota urens}]

kitty
n 1: the combined stakes of the betters [syn: {pool}]
2: the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker) [syn: {pot}, {jackpot}]
3: young domestic cat [syn: {kitten}]
4: informal terms referring to a domestic cat [syn: {kitty-cat}, {puss}, {pussy}, {pussycat}]

Kitty Litter
n : granulated clay; placed in a container where it absorbs the waste products of a cat or dog

kitty-cat
n : informal terms referring to a domestic cat [syn: {kitty}, {puss}, {pussy}, {pussycat}]

kitty-corner
adj : slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line; "set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot" [syn: {catacorner}, {cata-cornered}, {catercorner}, {cater-cornered}, {catty-corner}, {catty-cornered}, {kitty-cornered}]

kitty-cornered
adj : slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line; "set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot" [syn: {catacorner}, {cata-cornered}, {catercorner}, {cater-cornered}, {catty-corner}, {catty-cornered}, {kitty-corner}]

kitul
n : fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago [syn: {wine palm}, {jaggery palm}, {kittul}, {kitul tree}, {toddy alm}, {Caryota urens}]

kitul tree
n : fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago [syn: {wine palm}, {jaggery palm}, {kitul}, {kittul}, {toddy alm}, {Caryota urens}]

Kivu
n : a lake in the mountains of central Africa between Congo and Rwanda [syn: {Lake Kivu}]

kiwi
n 1: climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat [syn: {Chinese gooseberry}, {kiwi vine}, {Actinidia chinensis}, {Actinidia deliciosa}]
2: a native or inhabitant of New Zealand [syn: {New Zealander}]
3: fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh [syn: {kiwi fruit}, {Chinese gooseberry}]
4: nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes [syn: {apteryx}]

kiwi fruit
n : fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh [syn: {kiwi}, {Chinese gooseberry}]

kiwi vine
n : climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat [syn: {Chinese gooseberry}, {kiwi}, {Actinidia chinensis}, {Actinidia deliciosa}]

KKK
n : a secret society of white Southerners in the United States; was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves; used terrorist tactics to suppress Black people [syn: {Ku Klux Klan}, {Klan}]

Klaipeda
n : a city in western Lithuania on the Baltic Sea; formerly an important trading town of the Hanseatic League [syn: {Memel}]

Klamath
n : a river flowing southwest from Oregon through northern California to the Pacific Ocean [syn: {Klamath River}]

Klamath Falls
n : a town in southern Oregon near the California border

Klamath River
n : a river flowing southwest from Oregon through northern California to the Pacific Ocean [syn: {Klamath}]

klammath weed
n : yellow-flowered perennial common in fields and waste places but a weed in rangelands [syn: {Hypericum perforatum}]

Klan
n : a secret society of white Southerners in the United States; was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves; used terrorist tactics to suppress Black people [syn: {Ku Klux Klan}, {KKK}]

Klansman
n : a member of the Ku Klux Klan [syn: {Ku Kluxer}, {Kluxer}]

Klaproth
n : German chemist who pioneered analytical chemistry and discovered three new elements (1743-1817) [syn: {Martin Heinrich Klaproth}]

Klaus Fuchs
n : British physicist who was born in Germany and fled Nazi persecution; in the 1940s he passed secret information to the USSR about the development of the atom bomb in the United States (1911-1988) [syn: {Fuchs}, {Emil Klaus Julius Fuchs}]

klavern
n : a local unit of the Ku Klux Klan

Klavier
n : a stringed instrument that has a keyboard [syn: {clavier}]

klaxon
n : a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles [syn: {claxon}]

klebsiella
n : a genus of nonmotile rod-shaped gram-negative enterobacteria; some cause respiratory and other infections

Klebs-Loeffler bacillus
n : a species of bacterium that causes diphtheria [syn: {Corynebacterium diphtheriae}, {C. diphtheriae}]

Klee
n : Swiss painter influenced by Kandinsky (1879-1940) [syn: {Paul Klee}]

Kleenex
n : a piece of soft absorbent paper (usually two or more thin layers) used as a disposable handkerchief

Klein
n 1: German mathematician who created the Klein bottle (1849-1925) [syn: {Felix Klein}]
2: United States psychoanalyst (born in Austria) who was the first to specialize in the psychoanalysis of small children (1882-1960) [syn: {Melanie Klein}]
3: United States fashion designer noted for understated fashions (born in 1942) [syn: {Calvin Klein}, {Calvin Richard Klein}]

Klein bottle
n : a closed surface with only one side; formed by passing one end of a tube through the side of the tube and joining it with the other end

Kleist
n : German dramatist whose works concern people torn between reason and emotion (1777-1811) [syn: {Heinrich von Kleist}, {Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist}]

Klemens Metternich
n : Austrian statesman (1773-1859) [syn: {Metternich}, {Prince Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar von Metternich}]

kleptomania
n : an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive

kleptomaniac
n : someone with an irrational urge to steal in the absence of an economic motive

klick
n : a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles) [syn: {kilometer}, {kilometre}, {km}]

klieg light
n : carbon arc lamp that emits an intense light used in producing films

Klimt
n : Austrian painter influenced by art nouveau (1862-1918) [syn: {Gustav Klimt}]

Kline
n : United States abstract expressionist painter (1910-1962) [syn: {Franz Kline}, {Franz Joseph Kline}]

Klinefelter
n : United States physician who first described the XXY-syndrome (born in 1912) [syn: {Harry F. Klinefelter}, {Harry Fitch Kleinfelter}]

Klinefelter syndrome
n : syndrome in males that is characterized by small testes and long legs and enlarged breasts and reduced sperm production and mental retardation; a genetic defect in which an extra X chromosome (XXY) is present in the male [syn: {Klinefelter's syndrome}, {XXY-syndrome}]

Klinefelter's syndrome
n : syndrome in males that is characterized by small testes and long legs and enlarged breasts and reduced sperm production and mental retardation; a genetic defect in which an extra X chromosome (XXY) is present in the male [syn: {Klinefelter syndrome}, {XXY-syndrome}]

Klondike
n 1: a region in northwestern Canada where gold was discovered in 1896 but exhausted by 1910
2: a form of solitaire that begins with seven piles of cards with the top cards facing up; descending sequences of cards of alternating colors are built on these piles; as aces become available they are placed above the seven piles; the object is to build sequences in suit from ace to king as the remaining cards are dealt out one at a time

Klopstock
n : German poet (1724-1803) [syn: {Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock}]

K-lor
n : salt of potassium (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency [syn: {potassium chloride}, {K-Dur 20}, {Kaochlor}, {Klorvess}, {K-lyte}]

Klorvess
n : salt of potassium (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency [syn: {potassium chloride}, {K-Dur 20}, {Kaochlor}, {K-lor}, {K-lyte}]

kludge
n : a badly assembled collection of parts hastily assembled to serve some particular purpose (often used to refer to computing systems or software that has been badly put together)

klutz
n : (Yiddish) a clumsy dolt

Kluxer
n : a member of the Ku Klux Klan [syn: {Klansman}, {Ku Kluxer}]

klystron
n : an electron tube used to generate or amplify electromagnetic radiation in the microwave region by velocity modulation

K-lyte
n : salt of potassium (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency [syn: {potassium chloride}, {K-Dur 20}, {Kaochlor}, {K-lor}, {Klorvess}]

Klyuchevskaya
n : an inactive volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula; last erupted in 1946

km
n : a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles) [syn: {kilometer}, {kilometre}, {klick}]

k-meson
n : an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision [syn: {kaon}, {kappa-meson}, {K particle}]

km/h
n : the ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours) [syn: {kilometers per hour}, {kilometres per hour}, {kph}]

knack
n : a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it" [syn: {bent}, {hang}]

knacker
n 1: someone who buys old buildings or ships and breaks them up to recover the materials in them
2: someone who buys up old horses for slaughter

knackered
adj : very tired [syn: {drained}]

knackwurst
n : short thick highly seasoned sausage [syn: {knockwurst}]

knap
v 1: strike sharply; "rap him on the knuckles" [syn: {rap}]
2: break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth" [syn: {chip}, {cut off}, {break off}] [also: {knapping}, {knapped}]

knapped
knap
v 1: strike sharply; "rap him on the knuckles" [syn: {rap}]
2: break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth" [syn: {chip}, {cut off}, {break off}] [also: {knapping}, {knapped}]

knapped
See {knap}

knapping
knap
v 1: strike sharply; "rap him on the knuckles" [syn: {rap}]
2: break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth" [syn: {chip}, {cut off}, {break off}] [also: {knapping}, {knapped}]

knapping
See {knap}

knapsack
n : a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder [syn: {backpack}, {back pack}, {packsack}, {rucksack}, {haversack}]

knapweed
n : any of various plants of the genus Centaurea having purple thistlelike flowers

knave
n 1: a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel [syn: {rogue}, {rascal}, {rapscallion}, {scalawag}, {scallywag}, {varlet}]
2: one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince [syn: {jack}]

knavery
n : lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing [syn: {dishonesty}]

knavish
adj : marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {cunning}, {dodgy}, {foxy}, {guileful}, {slick}, {sly}, {tricksy}, {tricky}, {wily}]

knavishly
adv : in an artful manner; "he craftily arranged to be there when the decision was announced"; "had ever circumstances conspired so cunningly?" [syn: {craftily}, {cunningly}, {foxily}, {slyly}, {trickily}, {artfully}]

knawe
n : widely distributed low-growing Eurasian herb having narrow leaves and inconspicuous green flowers [syn: {knawel}, {Scleranthus annuus}]

knawel
n : widely distributed low-growing Eurasian herb having narrow leaves and inconspicuous green flowers [syn: {knawe}, {Scleranthus annuus}]

knead
v 1: make uniform; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft" [syn: {work}]
2: manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes; "She rubbed down her child with a sponge" [syn: {massage}, {rub down}]

knee
n 1: hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella [syn: {knee joint}, {articulatio genus}, {genu}]
2: joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee [syn: {stifle}]
3: cloth covering consisting of the part of a trouser leg that covers the knee

knee bend
n : exercising by repeatedly assuming a squatting position; strengthens the leg muscles [syn: {squat}, {squatting}]

knee brace
n : a brace worn to strengthen the knee

knee breeches
n : trousers ending above the knee [syn: {breeches}, {knee pants}, {knickerbockers}, {knickers}]

knee jerk
n : a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon [syn: {knee-jerk reflex}, {patellar reflex}]

knee joint
n : hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella [syn: {knee}, {articulatio genus}, {genu}]

knee pad
n : protective garment consisting of a pad worn by football or baseball or hockey players

knee pants
n : trousers ending above the knee [syn: {breeches}, {knee breeches}, {knickerbockers}, {knickers}]

knee piece
n : armor plate that protects the knee

kneecap
n : a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint [syn: {patella}, {kneepan}]
v : shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning [also: {kneecapping}, {kneecapped}]

kneecapped
kneecap
n : a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint [syn: {patella}, {kneepan}]
v : shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning [also: {kneecapping}, {kneecapped}]

kneecapped
See {kneecap}

kneecapping
kneecap
n : a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint [syn: {patella}, {kneepan}]
v : shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning [also: {kneecapping}, {kneecapped}]

kneecapping
See {kneecap}

knee-deep
adj : coming only to the ankle or knee [syn: {ankle-deep}]
adv : up to the knees; "we were standing knee-deep in the water" [syn: {knee-high}]

knee-high
adv : up to the knees; "we were standing knee-deep in the water" [syn: {knee-deep}]

knee-jerk reflex
n : a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon [syn: {knee jerk}, {patellar reflex}]

kneel
n : supporting yourself on your knees [syn: {kneeling}]
v : rest one's weight on one's knees; "In church you have to kneel during parts of the service" [also: {knelt}]

knee-length
adj : extending to the knee

kneeler
n 1: a person in a kneeling position
2: a board (sometimes cushioned) for someone to kneel on

kneeling
n : supporting yourself on your knees [syn: {kneel}]

kneepan
n : a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint [syn: {patella}, {kneecap}]

knell
n : the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
v 1: ring as in announcing death
2: make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification; "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church" [syn: {ring}]

knelt
kneel
n : supporting yourself on your knees [syn: {kneeling}]
v : rest one's weight on one's knees; "In church you have to kneel during parts of the service" [also: {knelt}]

knelt
See {kneel}

Knesset
n : the Israeli unicameral parliament [syn: {Knesseth}]

Knesseth
n : the Israeli unicameral parliament [syn: {Knesset}]

knew
know
v 1: be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; "I know that the President lied to the people"; "I want to know who is winning the game!"; "I know it's time" [syn: {cognize}, {cognise}] [ant: {ignore}]
2: know how to do or perform something; "She knows how to knit"; "Does your husband know how to cook?"
3: be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt; "I know that I left the key on the table"; "Galileo knew that the earth moves around the sun"
4: be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object; "She doesn't know this composer"; "Do you know my sister?"; "We know this movie"; "I know him under a different name"; "This flower is known as a Peruvian Lily"
5: have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces" [syn: {experience}, {live}]
6: accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods" [syn: {acknowledge}, {recognize}, {recognise}]
7: have fixed in the mind; "I know Latin"; "This student knows her irregular verbs"; "Do you know the poem well enough to recite it?"
8: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: {roll in the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with}, {get laid}, {have sex}, {do it}, {be intimate}, {have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw}, {fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]
9: know the nature or character of; "we all knew her as a big show-off" 10: be able to distinguish, recognize as being different; "The child knows right from wrong" 11: perceive as familiar; "I know this voice!" [also: {known}, {knew}]

knew
See {know}

knickerbockers
n : trousers ending above the knee [syn: {breeches}, {knee breeches}, {knee pants}, {knickers}]

knickers
n 1: trousers ending above the knee [syn: {breeches}, {knee breeches}, {knee pants}, {knickerbockers}]
2: (usually in the plural) underpants worn by women; "she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing" [syn: {bloomers}, {pants}, {drawers}]

knickknack
n 1: a small inexpensive mass-produced article [syn: {novelty}]
2: miscellaneous curios [syn: {bric-a-brac}, {nicknack}, {knickknackery}, {whatnot}]

knickknackery
n : miscellaneous curios [syn: {bric-a-brac}, {knickknack}, {nicknack}, {whatnot}]

knife
n 1: edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
2: a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
3: any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark" [syn: {tongue}]
v : use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death" [syn: {stab}] [also: {knives} (pl)]

knife blade
n : the blade of a knife

knife edge
n : the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife [syn: {cutting edge}]

knife fight
n : fighting with knives [syn: {snickersnee}, {cut-and-thrust}]

knife pleat
n : a single pleat turned in one direction

knife thrust
n : a thrusting blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him" [syn: {stab}, {thrust}]

knife-edge
n : a narrow boundary; "he lived on a knife-edge between genius and insanity"

knife-handle
n : marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell [syn: {razor clam}, {jackknife clam}]

knifelike
adj 1: cutting or able to cut as if with a knife
2: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations" [syn: {acute}, {discriminating}, {incisive}, {keen}, {penetrating}, {penetrative}, {piercing}, {sharp}]
3: as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain" [syn: {cutting}, {keen}, {piercing}, {stabbing}, {lancinate}, {lancinating}]
4: having a sharp or distinct edge; "a narrow knifelike profile"

knight
n 1: originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
2: a chessman in the shape of a horse's head; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa) [syn: {horse}]
v : raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted" [syn: {dub}]

knight bachelor
n : a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon [syn: {bachelor-at-arms}, {bachelor}]

knight banneret
n : a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command [syn: {knight of the square flag}, {banneret}]

knight errantry
n 1: quixotic (romantic and impractical) behavior [syn: {quixotism}]
2: (Middle Ages) the code of conduct observed by a knight errant who is wandering in search of deeds of chivalry

Knight of the Round Table
n : in the Arthurian legend, a knight of King Arthur's court

knight of the square flag
n : a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command [syn: {knight banneret}, {banneret}]

Knight Templar
n 1: a man who belongs to a Masonic order in the United States
2: a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher [syn: {Templar}]

knight-errant
n : a wandering knight travelling in search of adventure

knighthood
n : aristocrats holding the rank of knight

Knightia
n : small genus of trees or shrubs of New Zealand and New Caledonia [syn: {genus Knightia}]

knightly
adj 1: characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages; "chivalric rites"; "the knightly years" [syn: {chivalric}, {medieval}]
2: having the qualities of gallantry attributed to an ideal knight [syn: {chivalrous}, {gallant}]

knights bachelor
See {knight bachelor}

knights bachelors
See {knight bachelor}

knight's service
n : land tenure by service to the lord as a knight

knights templar
See {knight templar}

knights templars
See {knight templar}

kniphofia
n : a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers [syn: {tritoma}, {flame flower}, {flame-flower}, {flameflower}]

Kniphofia praecox
n : widely cultivated hybrid poker plant [syn: {red-hot poker}]

Kniphofia uvaria
n : clump-forming plant of South Africa with spikes of scarlet flowers [syn: {poker plant}]

knish
n : (Yiddish) baked or fried turnover filled with potato or meat or cheese; often eaten as a snack

knit
n 1: a fabric made by knitting [syn: {knitted fabric}]
2: a basic knitting stitch [syn: {knit stitch}, {plain}, {plain stitch}]
3: needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine [syn: {knitting}, {knitwork}]
v 1: make (textiles) by knitting; "knit a scarf"
2: tie or link together [syn: {entwine}]
3: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips" [syn: {pucker}, {rumple}, {cockle}, {crumple}] [also: {knitting}, {knitted}]

knit stitch
n : a basic knitting stitch [syn: {knit}, {plain}, {plain stitch}]

knitted
knit
n 1: a fabric made by knitting [syn: {knitted fabric}]
2: a basic knitting stitch [syn: {knit stitch}, {plain}, {plain stitch}]
3: needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine [syn: {knitting}, {knitwork}]
v 1: make (textiles) by knitting; "knit a scarf"
2: tie or link together [syn: {entwine}]
3: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips" [syn: {pucker}, {rumple}, {cockle}, {crumple}] [also: {knitting}, {knitted}]

knitted
adj : made by intertwining threads in a series of connected loops rather than by weaving; "knitted garments"; "a hand-knitted sweater"

knitted
See {knit}

knitted fabric
n : a fabric made by knitting [syn: {knit}]

knitter
n : someone who makes garments (or fabrics) by intertwining yarn or thread

knitting
knit
n 1: a fabric made by knitting [syn: {knitted fabric}]
2: a basic knitting stitch [syn: {knit stitch}, {plain}, {plain stitch}]
3: needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine [syn: {knitting}, {knitwork}]
v 1: make (textiles) by knitting; "knit a scarf"
2: tie or link together [syn: {entwine}]
3: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips" [syn: {pucker}, {rumple}, {cockle}, {crumple}] [also: {knitting}, {knitted}]

knitting
n 1: needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine [syn: {knit}, {knitwork}]
2: creating knitted wear

knitting
See {knit}

knitting machine
n : a textile machine that makes knitted fabrics

knitting needle
n : needle consisting of a slender rod with pointed ends; usually used in pairs

knitting stitch
n : a stitch taken in knitting

knitwear
n : knitted clothing

knitwork
n : needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine [syn: {knit}, {knitting}]

knives
knife
n 1: edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
2: a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
3: any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark" [syn: {tongue}]
v : use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death" [syn: {stab}] [also: {knives} (pl)]

knives
See {knife}

knob
n 1: a circular rounded projection or protuberance [syn: {boss}]
2: a round handle
3: any thickened enlargement [syn: {node}, {thickening}]
4: an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger [syn: {pommel}] [also: {knobbing}, {knobbed}]

knob celery
n : grown for its thickened edible aromatic root [syn: {celeriac}, {celery root}, {root celery}, {turnip-rooted celery}, {Apium graveolens rapaceum}]

knobbed
knob
n 1: a circular rounded projection or protuberance [syn: {boss}]
2: a round handle
3: any thickened enlargement [syn: {node}, {thickening}]
4: an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger [syn: {pommel}] [also: {knobbing}, {knobbed}]

knobbed
adj : used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots; "gnarled and knotted hands"; "a knobbed stick" [syn: {gnarled}, {gnarly}, {knotted}, {knotty}]

knobbed
See {knob}

knobbing
knob
n 1: a circular rounded projection or protuberance [syn: {boss}]
2: a round handle
3: any thickened enlargement [syn: {node}, {thickening}]
4: an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger [syn: {pommel}] [also: {knobbing}, {knobbed}]

knobbing
See {knob}

knobble
n : a small knob

knobbly
adj : having knobs; "had knobbly knees" [syn: {knobby}]

knobby
adj : having knobs; "had knobbly knees" [syn: {knobbly}]

knobcone pine
n : medium-sized 3-needled pine of the Pacific coast of the United States having a prominent knob on each scale of the cone [syn: {Pinus attenuata}]

knobkerrie
n : a short wooden club with a heavy knob on one end; used by aborigines in southern Africa [syn: {knobkerry}]

knobkerry
n : a short wooden club with a heavy knob on one end; used by aborigines in southern Africa [syn: {knobkerrie}]

knock
n 1: the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing); "the knocking grew louder" [syn: {knocking}]
2: negative criticism [syn: {roast}]
3: a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" [syn: {bash}, {bang}, {smash}, {belt}]
4: a bad experience; "the school of hard knocks"
5: the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack" [syn: {belt}, {rap}, {whack}, {whang}]
v 1: deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room" [syn: {strike hard}]
2: rap with the knuckles; "knock on the door"
3: knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree" [syn: {bump}]
4: make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently" [syn: {tap}, {rap}, {pink}]
5: sound like a car engine that is firing too early; "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded" [syn: {pink}, {ping}]
6: find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" [syn: {criticize}, {criticise}, {pick apart}] [ant: {praise}]

knock about
v 1: strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent" [syn: {buffet}, {batter}]
2: be around; be alive or active; "Does the old man still kick around?" [syn: {kick around}, {kick about}]

knock against
v : collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole" [syn: {run into}, {bump into}, {jar against}, {butt against}]

knock back
v : cost a certain amount; "My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000" [syn: {set back}, {put back}]

knock cold
v : knock unconscious or senseless; "the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds" [syn: {knock out}, {kayo}]

knock down
v 1: cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet" [syn: {down}, {cut down}, {push down}, {pull down}]
2: knock down with force; "He decked his opponent" [syn: {deck}, {coldcock}, {dump}, {floor}]

knock off
v 1: get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized" [syn: {neutralize}, {neutralise}, {liquidate}, {waste}, {do in}]
2: cut the price of [syn: {shave}]
3: take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!" [syn: {hook}, {snitch}, {thieve}, {cop}, {glom}]
4: write quickly; "She dashed off a note to her husdband saying she would not be home for supper" [syn: {dash off}, {toss off}, {fling off}]
5: stop pursuing or acting; "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!" [syn: {drop}]

knock on
n : (rugby) knocking the ball forward while trying to catch it (a foul)

knock out
v 1: eliminate; "knock out a target"
2: knock unconscious or senseless; "the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds" [syn: {knock cold}, {kayo}]
3: destroy or break forcefully; "The windows were knocked out"
4: overwhelm with admiration; "All the guys were knocked out by her charm"
5: empty (as of tobacco) by knocking out; "knocked out a pipe"

knock over
v : cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer" [syn: {overturn}, {tip over}, {turn over}, {upset}, {bowl over}, {tump over}]

knock rummy
n : a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points [syn: {gin}, {gin rummy}]

knock up
v : make pregnant; "He impregnated his wife again" [syn: {impregnate}, {bang up}, {prang up}]

knockabout
adj 1: full of rough and exuberant animal spirits; "boisterous practical jokes"; "knockabout comedy" [syn: {boisterous}]
2: suitable for rough use; "a knockabout overcoat"; "a knockabout old car"
n : a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit

knock-down
adj : strong enough to knock down or overwhelm; "a knock-down blow" [syn: {knock-down(a)}, {powerful}]

knockdown
adj : (furniture) easily assembled and dismantled; "I bought a knockdown chest at the do-it-yourself store"
n : a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet

knock-down-and-drag-out
adj : extremely violent; "a knock-down-and-drag-out fight" [syn: {knockdown-dragout}]

knockdown-dragout
adj : extremely violent; "a knock-down-and-drag-out fight" [syn: {knock-down-and-drag-out}]

knocked out
adj : knocked unconscious by a heavy blow [syn: {knocked out(p)}, {kayoed}, {KO'd}, {out(p)}, {stunned}]

knocked-out
adj : damaged; "the gym has some of the most knocked-out equipment since Vic Tanny" [syn: {knocked-out(a)}]

knocker
n 1: (Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person
2: a person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance); "open the door and see who the knocker is"
3: one who disparages or belittles the worth of something [syn: {detractor}, {disparager}, {depreciator}]
4: either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman [syn: {breast}, {bosom}, {boob}, {tit}, {titty}]
5: a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door [syn: {doorknocker}, {rapper}]

knocking
n : the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing); "the knocking grew louder" [syn: {knock}]

knock-knee
n : inward slant of the thigh [syn: {genu valgum}, {tibia valga}]

knock-kneed
adj : having the knees abnormally close together and the ankles wide apart

knockoff
n : an unauthorized copy or imitation [syn: {clone}]

knock-on effect
n : a secondary or incidental effect

knockout
adj : very strong or vigorous; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow" [syn: {hard}, {severe}]
n 1: a very attractive or seductive looking woman [syn: {smasher}, {stunner}, {beauty}, {ravisher}, {sweetheart}, {peach}, {lulu}, {looker}, {mantrap}, {dish}]
2: a blow that renders the opponent unconscious [syn: {KO}]

knockout drops
n : chloral hydrate in combination with alcohol; usually administered surreptitiously to make the drinker unconscious [syn: {Mickey Finn}]

knockout punch
n : a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing [syn: {haymaker}, {KO punch}, {Sunday punch}]

knockwurst
n : short thick highly seasoned sausage [syn: {knackwurst}]

knoll
n : a small natural hill [syn: {mound}, {hillock}, {hummock}, {hammock}]

Knossos
n : an ancient town on Crete where Bronze Age culture flourished from about 2000 BC to 1400 BC [syn: {Cnossos}, {Cnossus}]

knot
n 1: a tight cluster of people or things; "a small knot of women listened to his sermon"
2: any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
3: a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged; "the saw buckled when it hit a knot"
4: something twisted and tight and swollen; "their muscles stood out in knots"; "the old man's fists were two great gnarls"; "his stomach was in knots" [syn: {gnarl}]
5: a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters [syn: {nautical mile}, {mile}, {mi}, {naut mi}, {international nautical mile}, {air mile}]
6: soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design [syn: {slub}, {burl}]
7: a sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere [syn: {grayback}, {Calidris canutus}]
v 1: make into knots; make knots out of; "She knotted der fingers"
2: tie or fasten into a knot; "knot the shoelaces"
3: tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story" [syn: {ravel}, {tangle}] [ant: {unravel}, {unravel}] [also: {knotting}, {knotted}]

knotgrass
n : low-growing weedy grass with spikelets along the leaf stems [syn: {Paspalum distichum}]

knothole
n : a hole in a board where a knot came out

knotted
knot
n 1: a tight cluster of people or things; "a small knot of women listened to his sermon"
2: any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
3: a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged; "the saw buckled when it hit a knot"
4: something twisted and tight and swollen; "their muscles stood out in knots"; "the old man's fists were two great gnarls"; "his stomach was in knots" [syn: {gnarl}]
5: a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters [syn: {nautical mile}, {mile}, {mi}, {naut mi}, {international nautical mile}, {air mile}]
6: soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design [syn: {slub}, {burl}]
7: a sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere [syn: {grayback}, {Calidris canutus}]
v 1: make into knots; make knots out of; "She knotted der fingers"
2: tie or fasten into a knot; "knot the shoelaces"
3: tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story" [syn: {ravel}, {tangle}] [ant: {unravel}, {unravel}] [also: {knotting}, {knotted}]

knotted
adj 1: tied with a knot; "his carefully knotted necktie"
2: used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots; "gnarled and knotted hands"; "a knobbed stick" [syn: {gnarled}, {gnarly}, {knotty}, {knobbed}]
3: tangled in knots or snarls; "a mass of knotted string"; "snarled thread" [syn: {snarled}, {snarly}]

knotted
See {knot}

knotted marjoram
n : aromatic European plant native to Mediterranean and Turkey; not widespread in Europe [syn: {sweet marjoram}, {Origanum majorana}, {Majorana hortensis}]

knottier
knotty
adj 1: making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home" [syn: {baffling}, {problematic}, {problematical}]
2: used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots; "gnarled and knotted hands"; "a knobbed stick" [syn: {gnarled}, {gnarly}, {knotted}, {knobbed}]
3: highly involved or intricate; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "intricate needlework"; "an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months" [syn: {Byzantine}, {convoluted}, {intricate}, {involved}, {labyrinthine}, {tangled}, {tortuous}] [also: {knottiest}, {knottier}]

knottier
See {knotty}

knottiest
knotty
adj 1: making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home" [syn: {baffling}, {problematic}, {problematical}]
2: used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots; "gnarled and knotted hands"; "a knobbed stick" [syn: {gnarled}, {gnarly}, {knotted}, {knobbed}]
3: highly involved or intricate; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "intricate needlework"; "an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months" [syn: {Byzantine}, {convoluted}, {intricate}, {involved}, {labyrinthine}, {tangled}, {tortuous}] [also: {knottiest}, {knottier}]

knottiest
See {knotty}

knottiness
n : puzzling complexity [syn: {complicatedness}, {complication}]

knotting
knot
n 1: a tight cluster of people or things; "a small knot of women listened to his sermon"
2: any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
3: a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged; "the saw buckled when it hit a knot"
4: something twisted and tight and swollen; "their muscles stood out in knots"; "the old man's fists were two great gnarls"; "his stomach was in knots" [syn: {gnarl}]
5: a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters [syn: {nautical mile}, {mile}, {mi}, {naut mi}, {international nautical mile}, {air mile}]
6: soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design [syn: {slub}, {burl}]
7: a sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere [syn: {grayback}, {Calidris canutus}]
v 1: make into knots; make knots out of; "She knotted der fingers"
2: tie or fasten into a knot; "knot the shoelaces"
3: tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story" [syn: {ravel}, {tangle}] [ant: {unravel}, {unravel}] [also: {knotting}, {knotted}]

knotting
See {knot}

knotty
adj 1: making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home" [syn: {baffling}, {problematic}, {problematical}]
2: used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots; "gnarled and knotted hands"; "a knobbed stick" [syn: {gnarled}, {gnarly}, {knotted}, {knobbed}]
3: highly involved or intricate; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "intricate needlework"; "an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months" [syn: {Byzantine}, {convoluted}, {intricate}, {involved}, {labyrinthine}, {tangled}, {tortuous}] [also: {knottiest}, {knottier}]

knotty pine
n : pine lumber with many knots; used especially for paneling and furniture

knout
n : a whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners

know
v 1: be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; "I know that the President lied to the people"; "I want to know who is winning the game!"; "I know it's time" [syn: {cognize}, {cognise}] [ant: {ignore}]
2: know how to do or perform something; "She knows how to knit"; "Does your husband know how to cook?"
3: be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt; "I know that I left the key on the table"; "Galileo knew that the earth moves around the sun"
4: be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object; "She doesn't know this composer"; "Do you know my sister?"; "We know this movie"; "I know him under a different name"; "This flower is known as a Peruvian Lily"
5: have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces" [syn: {experience}, {live}]
6: accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods" [syn: {acknowledge}, {recognize}, {recognise}]
7: have fixed in the mind; "I know Latin"; "This student knows her irregular verbs"; "Do you know the poem well enough to recite it?"
8: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: {roll in the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with}, {get laid}, {have sex}, {do it}, {be intimate}, {have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw}, {fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]
9: know the nature or character of; "we all knew her as a big show-off" 10: be able to distinguish, recognize as being different; "The child knows right from wrong" 11: perceive as familiar; "I know this voice!" [also: {known}, {knew}]

know apart
v : recognize or perceive the difference [syn: {discriminate}]

know nothing
n : an ignorant person [syn: {ignoramus}, {uneducated person}]

know the score
v : be well-informed [syn: {be with it}, {be on the ball}, {know what's going on}, {know what's what}]

know what's going on
v : be well-informed [syn: {know the score}, {be with it}, {be on the ball}, {know what's what}]

know what's what
v : be well-informed [syn: {know the score}, {be with it}, {be on the ball}, {know what's going on}]

knowable
adj : capable of being known [syn: {cognizable}, {cognisable}, {cognoscible}] [ant: {unknowable}]

know-all
n : someone who thinks he knows everything and refuses to accept advice or information from others [syn: {know-it-all}]

knower
n : a person who knows or apprehends [syn: {apprehender}]

know-how
n : the (technical) knowledge and skill required to do something

knowing
adj 1: evidencing the possession of inside information [syn: {wise(p)}, {wise to(p)}]
2: by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time" [syn: {deliberate}, {intentional}, {willful}, {wilful}]
3: alert and fully informed; "politically aware"; "a knowing collector of rare books"; "the most...technically aware of the novelists under thirty"- W.S.Graham; "surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on" [syn: {aware(p)}, {knowledgeable}]
4: highly educated; having extensive information or understanding; "an enlightened public"; "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience" [syn: {enlightened}, {knowledgeable}, {learned}, {lettered}, {well-educated}, {well-read}]
n : clear and certain mental apprehension

knowingly
adv : with full knowledge and deliberation; "he wittingly deleted the references" [syn: {wittingly}] [ant: {unwittingly}, {unwittingly}]

knowingness
n 1: having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive" [syn: {awareness}, {consciousness}, {cognizance}, {cognisance}]
2: shrewdness demonstrated by knowledge

know-it-all
n : someone who thinks he knows everything and refuses to accept advice or information from others [syn: {know-all}]

knowledge
n : the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning [syn: {cognition}, {noesis}]

knowledge base
n : the content of a particular domain or field of knowledge [syn: {knowledge domain}]

knowledge domain
n : the content of a particular domain or field of knowledge [syn: {knowledge base}]

knowledgeability
n : wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge; "his knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to lack of initiation" [syn: {knowledgeableness}, {initiation}]

knowledgeable
adj 1: highly educated; having extensive information or understanding; "an enlightened public"; "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience" [syn: {enlightened}, {knowing}, {learned}, {lettered}, {well-educated}, {well-read}]
2: thoroughly acquainted with and skilled in something through study or experience; "well versed in classical languages" [syn: {versed}] [ant: {unversed}]
3: alert and fully informed; "politically aware"; "a knowing collector of rare books"; "the most...technically aware of the novelists under thirty"- W.S.Graham; "surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on" [syn: {aware(p)}, {knowing}]
4: thoroughly acquainted with through study or experience; "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeaIble about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read [syn: {intimate}, {intimate with}, {knowledgeable about(p)}]

knowledgeable about
adj : thoroughly acquainted with through study or experience; "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeaIble about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read [syn: {intimate}, {intimate with}, {knowledgeable}, {knowledgeable about(p)}]

knowledgeableness
n : wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge; "his knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to lack of initiation" [syn: {knowledgeability}, {initiation}]

Knowlton's cactus
n : small clustering cactus of southwestern United States; a threatened species [syn: {Pediocactus knowltonii}]

known
know
v 1: be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; "I know that the President lied to the people"; "I want to know who is winning the game!"; "I know it's time" [syn: {cognize}, {cognise}] [ant: {ignore}]
2: know how to do or perform something; "She knows how to knit"; "Does your husband know how to cook?"
3: be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt; "I know that I left the key on the table"; "Galileo knew that the earth moves around the sun"
4: be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object; "She doesn't know this composer"; "Do you know my sister?"; "We know this movie"; "I know him under a different name"; "This flower is known as a Peruvian Lily"
5: have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces" [syn: {experience}, {live}]
6: accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods" [syn: {acknowledge}, {recognize}, {recognise}]
7: have fixed in the mind; "I know Latin"; "This student knows her irregular verbs"; "Do you know the poem well enough to recite it?"
8: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: {roll in the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with}, {get laid}, {have sex}, {do it}, {be intimate}, {have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw}, {fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]
9: know the nature or character of; "we all knew her as a big show-off" 10: be able to distinguish, recognize as being different; "The child knows right from wrong" 11: perceive as familiar; "I know this voice!" [also: {known}, {knew}]

known
adj : apprehended with certainty; "a known quantity"; "the limits of the known world"; "a musician known throughout the world"; "a known criminal" [ant: {unknown}]

known
See {know}

known as
adj : known or spoken of as; "though she is named Katherine, she is called Kitty" [syn: {called}]

Know-Nothing Party
n : a former political party in the United States; active in the 1850s to keep power out of the hands of immigrants and Roman Catholics [syn: {American Party}]

Knox
n : Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland (1514-1572) [syn: {John Knox}]

Knoxville
n : a city in eastern Tennessee on the Tennessee River

knuckle
n : a joint of a finger when the fist is closed [syn: {knuckle joint}, {metacarpophalangeal joint}]
v 1: press or rub with the knuckles
2: shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground

knuckle down
v : work very hard, like a slave [syn: {slave}, {break one's back}, {buckle down}]

knuckle duster
n : a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand [syn: {brass knucks}, {knucks}, {brass knuckles}, {knuckles}]

knuckle joint
n 1: a joint of a finger when the fist is closed [syn: {knuckle}, {metacarpophalangeal joint}]
2: a joint allowing movement in one plane only [syn: {hinge joint}]

knuckle under
v : consent reluctantly [syn: {yield}, {give in}, {succumb}, {buckle under}]

knuckleball
n : a baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin [syn: {knuckler}]

knucklebones
n : a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball [syn: {jacks}, {jackstones}]

knucklehead
n : these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence [syn: {dunce}, {dunderhead}, {numskull}, {blockhead}, {bonehead}, {lunkhead}, {hammerhead}, {loggerhead}, {muttonhead}, {shithead}, {fuckhead}]

knuckler
n : a baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin [syn: {knuckleball}]

knuckles
n : a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand [syn: {brass knucks}, {knucks}, {brass knuckles}, {knuckle duster}]

knucks
n : a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand [syn: {brass knucks}, {brass knuckles}, {knuckles}, {knuckle duster}]

knurlier
See {knurly}

knurliest
See {knurly}

Knut
n : king of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him; on the death of Edmund II, Canute became king of all England (994-1035) [syn: {Canute}, {Cnut}, {Canute the Great}]

Knut Hamsun
n : Norwegian writer of novels (1859-1952) [syn: {Hamsun}, {Knut Pedersen}]

Knut Pedersen
n : Norwegian writer of novels (1859-1952) [syn: {Hamsun}, {Knut Hamsun}]

KO
n : a blow that renders the opponent unconscious [syn: {knockout}]

KO punch
n : a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing [syn: {haymaker}, {knockout punch}, {Sunday punch}]

koala
n : sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark [syn: {koala bear}, {kangaroo bear}, {native bear}, {Phascolarctos cinereus}]

koala bear
n : sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark [syn: {koala}, {kangaroo bear}, {native bear}, {Phascolarctos cinereus}]

koan
n : a paradoxical annecdote or a riddle that has no solution; used in Zen Buddhism to show the inadequacy of logical reasoning

Koasati
n 1: a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in northern Alabama; a member of the Creek Confederacy
2: the Muskhogean language spoken by the Koasati people

kob
n : an orange-brown antelope of southeast Africa [syn: {Kobus kob}]

Kobenhavn
n : the capital and largest city of Denmark; located on the island of Zealand; "Copenhagen is sometimes called the Paris of the North" [syn: {Copenhagen}, {Danish capital}]

kobo
n : 100 kobos equal 1 naira

Kobuk Valley National Park
n : a national park in Alaska having mountains and forests and tundra and sand dunes and archeological sites

Kobus
n : African antelopes: waterbucks [syn: {genus Kobus}]

Kobus kob
n : an orange-brown antelope of southeast Africa [syn: {kob}]

Kobus leche
n : tawny-colored African antelope inhabiting wet grassy plains; a threatened species [syn: {lechwe}]

Koch
n : German bacteriologist who isolated the anthrax bacillus and the tubercle bacillus and the cholera bacillus (1843-1910) [syn: {Robert Koch}]

Kochia
n : summer cypress [syn: {Bassia}, {genus Bassia}, {genus Kochia}]

Kochia scoparia
n : densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn [syn: {summer cypress}, {burning bush}, {fire bush}, {fire-bush}, {belvedere}, {Bassia scoparia}]

KO'd
adj : knocked unconscious by a heavy blow [syn: {knocked out(p)}, {kayoed}, {out(p)}, {stunned}]

ko'd
See {ko}

Kodagu
n 1: a member of an aboriginal people living in the hills in southeastern India
2: a Dravidian language spoken by the Kodagu people

Kodiak
n 1: an island off southern Alaska in the Gulf of Alaska; site of the first European settlement in the area which was founded by the Russians in 1784 [syn: {Kodiak Island}]
2: brown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia [syn: {Alaskan brown bear}, {Kodiak bear}, {Ursus middendorffi}, {Ursus arctos middendorffi}]

Kodiak bear
n : brown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia [syn: {Alaskan brown bear}, {Kodiak}, {Ursus middendorffi}, {Ursus arctos middendorffi}]

Kodiak Island
n : an island off southern Alaska in the Gulf of Alaska; site of the first European settlement in the area which was founded by the Russians in 1784 [syn: {Kodiak}]

Koellia
n : American mountain mint [syn: {Pycnanthemum}, {genus Pycnanthemum}, {genus Koellia}]

Koestler
n : British writer (born in Hungary) who wrote a novel exposing the Stalinist purges during the 1930s (1905-1983) [syn: {Arthur Koestler}]

Kogia
n : pygmy sperm whales [syn: {genus Kogia}]

Kogia breviceps
n : small sperm whale of warm waters of both coasts of North America [syn: {pygmy sperm whale}]

Kogia simus
n : very small (to 8 feet) sperm whale of central coasts of Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {dwarf sperm whale}]

kohl
n : a cosmetic preparation used by women in Egypt and Arabia to darken the edges of their eyelids

kohleria
n : shrubby herb cultivated for their soft velvety foliage and showy scarlet flowers

kohlrabi
n 1: plant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem [syn: {Brassica oleracea gongylodes}]
2: fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem of the kohlrabi plant [syn: {turnip cabbage}] [also: {kohlrabies} (pl)]

kohlrabies
kohlrabi
n 1: plant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem [syn: {Brassica oleracea gongylodes}]
2: fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem of the kohlrabi plant [syn: {turnip cabbage}] [also: {kohlrabies} (pl)]

kohlrabies
See {kohlrabi}

Koine
n 1: a Greek dialect that flourished under the Roman Empire
2: a common language used by speakers of different languages; "Koine is a dialect of ancient Greek that was the lingua franca of the empire of Alexander the Great and was widely spoken throughout the eastern Mediterranean area in Roman times" [syn: {lingua franca}, {interlanguage}]

ko'ing
See {ko}

koinonia
n : Christian fellowship or communion iwth God or with fellow Christians; said in particular of the early Christian community

Kokka
adj : of or pertaining to the branch of Shinto recognized as the state religion of Japan
n : the branch of Shinto recognized as the official state religion of Japan [syn: {Kokka Shinto}]

Kokka Shinto
n : the branch of Shinto recognized as the official state religion of Japan [syn: {Kokka}]

kokoi venom
n : a potent neurotoxin found in a particular frog

kok-saghyz
n : perennial dandelion native to Kazakhstan cultivated for its fleshy roots that have high rubber content [syn: {Russian dandelion}, {kok-sagyz}, {Taraxacum kok-saghyz}]

kok-sagyz
n : perennial dandelion native to Kazakhstan cultivated for its fleshy roots that have high rubber content [syn: {Russian dandelion}, {kok-saghyz}, {Taraxacum kok-saghyz}]

Kol Nidre
n : the opening prayer on the eve of Yom Kippur

kola
n 1: tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract [syn: {kola nut}, {kola nut tree}, {goora nut}, {Cola acuminata}]
2: a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad [syn: {Daba}, {Musgoi}]

kola nut
n 1: bitter brown seed containing caffein; source of cola extract [syn: {cola nut}]
2: tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract [syn: {kola}, {kola nut tree}, {goora nut}, {Cola acuminata}]

kola nut tree
n : tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract [syn: {kola}, {kola nut}, {goora nut}, {Cola acuminata}]

Kola Peninsula
n : a peninsula in northwestern Russia projecting eastward between the Barents Sea and the White Sea

Kolam
n : a member of a formerly tribal people now living in south central India

Kolami
n : the Dravidian language spoken by the Kolam people in central India

Kolkata
n : the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding [syn: {Calcutta}]

kolkhoz
n : a collective farm owned by the communist state

kolkhoznik
n : a member of a kolkhoz

Kolkwitzia
n : Chinese genus of 1 species: beauty bush [syn: {genus Kolkwitzia}]

Kolkwitzia amabilis
n : Chinese deciduous shrub with yellow-throated pinkish flowers and bristly fruit; often cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {beauty bush}]

Koln
n : a commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the Hanseatic League [syn: {Cologne}]

Kolonia
n : capital of Micronesia

Komi
n 1: a member of a Finnish people living in the northwestern Urals in Russia
2: the Finnic language spoken by the Komi people [syn: {Zyrian}]

Komodo dragon
n : the largest lizard in the world (10 feet); found on Indonesian islands [syn: {Komodo lizard}, {dragon lizard}, {giant lizard}, {Varanus komodoensis}]

Komodo lizard
n : the largest lizard in the world (10 feet); found on Indonesian islands [syn: {Komodo dragon}, {dragon lizard}, {giant lizard}, {Varanus komodoensis}]

komondor
n : Hungarian breed of large powerful shaggy-coated white dog; used also as guard dog

Kon Tiki
n : a light raft made of balsa [syn: {balsa raft}]

Konakri
n : a port and the capital of Guinea [syn: {Conakry}, {capital of Guinea}]

Kongo
n : the Bantu language spoken by the Kongo people living in the tropical forests of Zaire and Congo and Angola

konini
n : erect deciduous shrub or tree to 10 feet with maroon-flushed flowers; New Zealand [syn: {tree fuchsia}, {native fuchsia}, {Fuchsia excorticata}]

Konoe
n : Japanese statesman who set Japan's expansionist policies and formed an alliance with Germany and Italy (1891-1945) [syn: {Fumimaro Konoe}, {Prince Fumimaro Konoe}, {Konoye}, {Fumimaro Konoye}, {Prince Fumimaro Konoye}]

Konoye
n : Japanese statesman who set Japan's expansionist policies and formed an alliance with Germany and Italy (1891-1945) [syn: {Konoe}, {Fumimaro Konoe}, {Prince Fumimaro Konoe}, {Fumimaro Konoye}, {Prince Fumimaro Konoye}]

Konrad Adenauer
n : German statesman; chancellor of West Germany (1876-1967) [syn: {Adenauer}]

Konrad Lorenz
n : Austrian zoologist who studied the behavior of birds and emphasized the importance of innate as opposed to learned behaviors (1903-1989) [syn: {Lorenz}, {Konrad Zacharias Lorenz}]

Konrad von Gesner
n : Swiss naturalist who was one of the founders of modern zoology (1516-1565) [syn: {Gesner}]

Konrad Zacharias Lorenz
n : Austrian zoologist who studied the behavior of birds and emphasized the importance of innate as opposed to learned behaviors (1903-1989) [syn: {Lorenz}, {Konrad Lorenz}]

Konstantin Sergeevich Alekseev
n : Russian actor and theater director who trained his actors to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles (1863-1938) [syn: {Stanislavsky}, {Konstantin Stanislavsky}, {Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky}]

Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky
n : Russian actor and theater director who trained his actors to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles (1863-1938) [syn: {Stanislavsky}, {Konstantin Stanislavsky}, {Konstantin Sergeevich Alekseev}]

Konstantin Stanislavsky
n : Russian actor and theater director who trained his actors to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles (1863-1938) [syn: {Stanislavsky}, {Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky}, {Konstantin Sergeevich Alekseev}]

koodoo
n : either of two spiral-horned antelopes of the African bush [syn: {kudu}, {koudou}]

kook
n : someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group [syn: {odd fellow}, {odd fish}, {queer bird}, {queer duck}, {odd man out}]

kookaburra
n : Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry [syn: {laughing jackass}, {Dacelo gigas}]

kookie
adj : informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}]

kookier
kooky
adj : informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}] [also: {kookiest}, {kookier}]

kookier
See {kooky}

kookiest
kooky
adj : informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}] [also: {kookiest}, {kookier}]

kookiest
See {kooky}

kooky
adj : informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}] [also: {kookiest}, {kookier}]

Koopmans
n : United States economist (born in the Netherlands) (1910-1985) [syn: {Tjalling Koopmans}, {Tjalling Charles Koopmans}]

kopeck
n : 100 kopecks equal 1 ruble [syn: {kopek}, {copeck}]

kopek
n : 100 kopecks equal 1 ruble [syn: {kopeck}, {copeck}]

kopiyka
n : 100 kopiykas equal 1 hryvnia

kopje
n : a small hill rising up from the African veld [syn: {koppie}]

Koplik's spots
n : small red spots with white centers found on the mucous membranes of the mouth and tongue; symptom of measles that appears one or two days before the measles rash appears

koppie
n : a small hill rising up from the African veld [syn: {kopje}]

kor
n : an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs [syn: {homer}]

Koran
n : the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina [syn: {Quran}, {al-Qur'an}, {Book}]

Koranic
adj : of or related to the sacred texts of Islam; "Koranic laws"

Korbut
n : Soviet gymnast (born in 1955) [syn: {Olga Korbut}]

Korchnoi
n : Russian chess master (born in 1931) [syn: {Viktor Korchnoi}, {Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi}]

Korda
n : British filmmaker (born in Hungary) (1893-1956) [syn: {Sir Alexander Korda}, {Sandor Kellner}]

Kordofan
n : a mountainous province of central Sudan

Kordofanian
n : a group of languages spoken in the relatively small Kordofan area of the south Sudan

Kore
n : (Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina [syn: {Persephone}, {Despoina}, {Cora}]

Korea
n : an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Choson [syn: {Korean Peninsula}, {Choson}]

Korea Bay
n : an inlet of the Yellow Sea between northeastern China and western Korea

Korea Strait
n : a strait between Korea and Japan; connects the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan [syn: {Korean Strait}]

Korean
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Korea or its people or language; "Korean handicrafts"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Korea who speaks the Korean language
2: the Altaic language spoken by the Korean people

Korean lawn grass
n : lawn grass common in China and Japan; grown also in United States [syn: {Japanese lawn grass}, {Zoysia japonica}]

Korean lespedeza
n : annual native to Korea but widely cultivated for forage and hay in hot dry regions [syn: {Lespedeza stipulacea}]

Korean Peninsula
n : an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Choson [syn: {Korea}, {Choson}]

Korean Strait
n : a strait between Korea and Japan; connects the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan [syn: {Korea Strait}]

Korean velvet grass
n : Asiatic creeping perennial grass; introduced in southern United States as a drought-resistant lawn grass [syn: {mascarene grass}, {Zoysia tenuifolia}]

Korean War
n : a war between North and South Korea; South Korea was aided by the United States and other members of the United Nations; 1950-1953

Korinthos
n : the modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens [syn: {Corinth}]

Korsakoff's psychosis
n : dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact [syn: {alcoholic dementia}, {alcohol amnestic disorder}, {Korsakoff's syndrome}, {Korsakov's psychosis}, {Korsakov's syndrome}, {polyneuritic psychosis}]

Korsakoff's syndrome
n : dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact [syn: {alcoholic dementia}, {alcohol amnestic disorder}, {Korsakoff's psychosis}, {Korsakov's psychosis}, {Korsakov's syndrome}, {polyneuritic psychosis}]

Korsakov's psychosis
n : dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact [syn: {alcoholic dementia}, {alcohol amnestic disorder}, {Korsakoff's psychosis}, {Korsakoff's syndrome}, {Korsakov's syndrome}, {polyneuritic psychosis}]

Korsakov's syndrome
n : dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact [syn: {alcoholic dementia}, {alcohol amnestic disorder}, {Korsakoff's psychosis}, {Korsakoff's syndrome}, {Korsakov's psychosis}, {polyneuritic psychosis}]

koruna
n 1: the basic unit of money in Slovakia
2: the basic unit of money in Czech Republic

Korzybski
n : United States semanticist (born in Poland) (1879-1950) [syn: {Alfred Korzybski}, {Alfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski}]

kos
n : an Indian unit of length having different values in different localities [syn: {coss}]

ko's
See {ko}

Kosciusko
n : Polish patriot and soldier who fought with Americans in the American Revolution (1746-1817) [syn: {Thaddeus Kosciusko}, {Kosciuszko}, {Tadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura Kosciuszko}]

Kosciuszko
n : Polish patriot and soldier who fought with Americans in the American Revolution (1746-1817) [syn: {Kosciusko}, {Thaddeus Kosciusko}, {Tadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura Kosciuszko}]

kosher
adj 1: conforming to dietary laws; "kosher meat"; "a kosher kitchen" [syn: {cosher}]
2: proper or legitimate
n : food that fulfills the requirements of Jewish dietary law

Kosovo
n : a Serbian province in southern Yugoslavia populated predominantly by Albanians

Kosteletzya
n : small genus of herbs of southeastern United States and tropical America and Africa [syn: {genus Kosteletzya}]

Kosteletzya virginica
n : subshrub of southeastern United States to New York [syn: {salt marsh mallow}]

Kota
n 1: a member of the Dravidian people living in the Nilgiri hills in southern India [syn: {Kotar}]
2: a Dravidian language spoken by the Kota people [syn: {Kotar}]

Kotar
n 1: a member of the Dravidian people living in the Nilgiri hills in southern India [syn: {Kota}]
2: a Dravidian language spoken by the Kota people [syn: {Kota}]

Kotex
n : a disposable absorbent pad (trade name Kotex); worn to absorb menstrual flow [syn: {sanitary napkin}]

koto
n : Japanese stringed instrument that resembles a zither; has a rectangular wooden sounding box and usually 13 silk strings that are plucked with the fingers

koto player
n : a musician who plays the koto

Kotoko
n : a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad

kotow
n : a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission [syn: {kowtow}]
v : try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss" [syn: {fawn}, {toady}, {truckle}, {bootlick}, {kowtow}, {suck up}]

koudou
n : either of two spiral-horned antelopes of the African bush [syn: {kudu}, {koodoo}]

koumiss
n : an alcoholic beverage made from fermented mare's milk; made originally by nomads of central Asia [syn: {kumis}]

Koussevitzky
n : United States conductor (born in Russia) who was noted for performing the works of contemporary composers (1874-1951) [syn: {Serge Koussevitzky}, {Sergei Aleksandrovich Koussevitzky}]

Kovna
n : a city in central Lithuania [syn: {Kaunas}, {Kovno}]

Kovno
n : a city in central Lithuania [syn: {Kaunas}, {Kovna}]

Koweit
n 1: a seaport on the Persian Gulf and capital of Kuwait [syn: {Kuwait}, {Kuwait City}, {capital of Kuwait}]
2: an Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf; a major source of petroleum [syn: {Kuwait}, {State of Kuwait}]

kowhai
n : shrub or small tree of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; yields a hard strong wood [syn: {Sophora tetraptera}]

kowtow
n : a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission [syn: {kotow}]
v 1: bend the knees and bow in a servile manner [syn: {scrape}, {genuflect}]
2: try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss" [syn: {fawn}, {toady}, {truckle}, {bootlick}, {kotow}, {suck up}]

kph
n : the ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours) [syn: {kilometers per hour}, {kilometres per hour}, {km/h}]

Kr
n 1: a colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; occurs in trace amounts in air [syn: {krypton}, {atomic number 36}]
2: a communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people; was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active until 1999 [syn: {Khmer Rouge}, {Party of Democratic Kampuchea}, {Communist Party of Kampuchea}]

kraal
n 1: a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade
2: a pen for livestock in southern Africa

Krafft-Ebing
n : German neurologist noted for his studies of sexual deviance (1840-1902) [syn: {Richard von Krafft-Ebing}, {Baron Richard von Krafft-Ebing}]

kraft
n : strong wrapping paper made from pulp processed with a sulfur solution [syn: {kraft paper}]

kraft paper
n : strong wrapping paper made from pulp processed with a sulfur solution [syn: {kraft}]

krait
n : brightly colored venomous but nonaggressive snake of southeastern Asia and Malay peninsula

Krakatao
n : a small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history [syn: {Krakatau}, {Krakatoa}]

Krakatau
n : a small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history [syn: {Krakatao}, {Krakatoa}]

Krakatoa
n : a small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history [syn: {Krakatau}, {Krakatao}]

Krakau
n : an industrial city in southern Poland on the Vistula [syn: {Cracow}, {Krakow}]

Krakow
n : an industrial city in southern Poland on the Vistula [syn: {Cracow}, {Krakau}]

Krasner
n : United States artist remembered for her spontaneous approach to painting; she was a founder of the New York school of abstract expressionism (1908-1984) [syn: {Lee Krasner}]

kraurosis
n : atrophy and shriveling of the skin or mucous membrane

kraurosis vulvae
n : kraurosis of the vulva; often a precancerous lesion

Kraut
n : offensive terms for a person of German descent [syn: {Krauthead}, {Boche}, {Jerry}, {Hun}]

Krauthead
n : offensive terms for a person of German descent [syn: {Kraut}, {Boche}, {Jerry}, {Hun}]

Krebs
n : English biochemist (born in Germany) who discovered the Krebs cycle (1900-1981) [syn: {Hans Adolf Krebs}, {Sir Hans Adolf Krebs}]

Krebs citric acid cycle
n : in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that are the source of cellular energy [syn: {Krebs cycle}, {citric acid cycle}, {tricarboxylic acid cycle}]

Krebs cycle
n : in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that are the source of cellular energy [syn: {Krebs citric acid cycle}, {citric acid cycle}, {tricarboxylic acid cycle}]

Kreisler
n : United States violinist (born in Austria) (1875-1962) [syn: {Fritz Kreisler}]

Kremlin
n 1: citadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government
2: citadel of a Russian town

krigia
n : any small branched yellow-flowered North American herb of the genus Krigia

Krigia bulbosa
n : small yellow-flowered herb resembling dandelions of central and southeastern United States [syn: {dwarf dandelion}, {Krigia dandelion}]

Krigia dandelion
n : small yellow-flowered herb resembling dandelions of central and southeastern United States [syn: {dwarf dandelion}, {Krigia bulbosa}]

krill
n : shrimp-like planktonic crustaceans; major source of food for e.g. baleen whales

kris
n : a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade [syn: {creese}, {crease}]

Krishna
n : 8th and most important avatar of Vishnu; incarnated as a handsome young man playing a flute

Krishnaism
n : worship of Krishna the 8th avatar of Vishnu

Kriss Kringle
n : the legendary patron saint of children [syn: {Santa Claus}, {Father Christmas}, {Saint Nick}, {St. Nick}]

Kriti
n : the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BC [syn: {Crete}]

Kroeber
n : United States anthropologist noted for his studies of culture (1876-1960) [syn: {Alfred Kroeber}, {Alfred Louis Kroeber}]

krona
n 1: the basic unit of money in Sweden [syn: {Swedish krona}]
2: the basic unit of money in Iceland [syn: {Icelandic krona}] [also: {kronur} (pl)]

krone
n 1: the basic unit of money in Norway [syn: {Norwegian krone}]
2: the basic unit of money in Denmark [syn: {Danish krone}] [also: {kroner} (pl), {kronen} (pl)]

Kronecker
n : German mathematician (1823-1891) [syn: {Leopold Kronecker}]

Kronecker delta
n : a function of two variables i and j that equals 1 when i=j and equals 0 otherwise

kronen
krone
n 1: the basic unit of money in Norway [syn: {Norwegian krone}]
2: the basic unit of money in Denmark [syn: {Danish krone}] [also: {kroner} (pl), {kronen} (pl)]

kronen
See {krone}

kroner
krone
n 1: the basic unit of money in Norway [syn: {Norwegian krone}]
2: the basic unit of money in Denmark [syn: {Danish krone}] [also: {kroner} (pl), {kronen} (pl)]

kroner
See {krone}

kronur
krona
n 1: the basic unit of money in Sweden [syn: {Swedish krona}]
2: the basic unit of money in Iceland [syn: {Icelandic krona}] [also: {kronur} (pl)]

kronur
See {krona}

kroon
n : the basic unit of money in Estonia [also: {krooni} (pl)]

krooni
kroon
n : the basic unit of money in Estonia [also: {krooni} (pl)]

krooni
See {kroon}

Kropotkin
n : Russian anarchist (1842-1921) [syn: {Prince Peter Kropotkin}, {Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin}]

Kroto
n : British chemist who with Robert Curl and Richard Smalley discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (bron in 1939) [syn: {Harold Kroto}, {Harold W. Kroto}, {Sir Harold Walter Kroto}]

krubi
n : malodorous tropical plant having a spathe that resembles the corolla of a morning glory and attains a diameter of several feet [syn: {titan arum}, {Amorphophallus titanum}]

Kruger
n : Boer statesman (1825-1904) [syn: {Oom Paul Kruger}, {Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger}]

krummhorn
n : a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn) [syn: {crumhorn}, {cromorne}]

Krung Thep
n : the capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand; a leading city in southeastern Asia; noted for Buddhist architecture [syn: {Bangkok}, {capital of Thailand}]

Krupp
n 1: German arms manufacturer and son of Friedrich Krupp; his firm provided ordinance for German armies from the 1840s through World War II (1812-1887) [syn: {Alfred Krupp}]
2: German industrialist who manufactured steel in Essen (1787-1826) [syn: {Friedrich Krupp}]

Krypterophaneron
n : a genus of fish in the family Anomalopidae [syn: {genus Krypterophaneron}]

krypton
n : a colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; occurs in trace amounts in air [syn: {Kr}, {atomic number 36}]

Krzysztof Kieslowski
n : Polish filmmaker who made ten films based on he ten commandments (1941-1996) [syn: {Kieslowski}]

KS
n : a state in midwestern United States [syn: {Kansas}, {Sunflower State}]

Kshatriya
n : a member of the royal or warrior Hindu caste

Ku
n : a radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized [syn: {rutherfordium}, {Rf}, {kurchatovium}, {unnilquadium}, {Unq}, {element 104}, {atomic number 104}]

Ku Klux Klan
n : a secret society of white Southerners in the United States; was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves; used terrorist tactics to suppress Black people [syn: {Klan}, {KKK}]

Ku Kluxer
n : a member of the Ku Klux Klan [syn: {Klansman}, {Kluxer}]

Kuala Lumpur
n : the capital and largest city of Malaysia [syn: {Malaysian capital}, {capital of Malaysia}]

Kuan Yin
n : (Buddhism) a female Bodhisattva; often called goddess of mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon [syn: {Kwan-yin}]

Kuangchou
n : a city on the Zhu Jiangi delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port [syn: {Guangzhou}, {Kwangchow}, {Canton}]

Kubla Khan
n : Mongolian emperor of China and grandson of Genghis Khan who completed his grandfather's conquest of China; he establish the Yuan dynasty and built a great capital on the site of modern Beijing where he received Marco Polo (1216-1294) [syn: {Kublai Khan}, {Kublai Kaan}]

Kublai Kaan
n : Mongolian emperor of China and grandson of Genghis Khan who completed his grandfather's conquest of China; he establish the Yuan dynasty and built a great capital on the site of modern Beijing where he received Marco Polo (1216-1294) [syn: {Kublai Khan}, {Kubla Khan}]

Kublai Khan
n : Mongolian emperor of China and grandson of Genghis Khan who completed his grandfather's conquest of China; he establish the Yuan dynasty and built a great capital on the site of modern Beijing where he received Marco Polo (1216-1294) [syn: {Kubla Khan}, {Kublai Kaan}]

Kubrick
n : United States filmmaker (born in 1928) [syn: {Stanley Kubrick}]

Kuchean
n : a dialect of Tocharian [syn: {West Tocharian}, {Kuchean dialect}]

Kuchean dialect
n : a dialect of Tocharian [syn: {Kuchean}, {West Tocharian}]

ku-chiku
n : large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and perhaps Japan; widely brown elsewhere [syn: {giant timber bamboo}, {madake}, {Phyllostachys bambusoides}]

kudos
n : an expression of approval and commendation; "he always appreciated praise for his work" [syn: {praise}, {congratulations}]

kudu
n : either of two spiral-horned antelopes of the African bush [syn: {koodoo}, {koudou}]

kudu lily
n : South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall; popular as an ornamental in tropics [syn: {impala lily}, {mock azalia}, {desert rose}, {Adenium obesum}, {Adenium multiflorum}]

kudzu
n : fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long many-seed hairy pods and tuberous starchy roots; grown for fodder and forage and root starch; widespread in the southern United States [syn: {kudzu vine}, {Pueraria lobata}]

kudzu vine
n : fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long many-seed hairy pods and tuberous starchy roots; grown for fodder and forage and root starch; widespread in the southern United States [syn: {kudzu}, {Pueraria lobata}]

Kuenlun
n : a mountain range in China [syn: {Kunlun}, {Kunlun Mountains}, {Kuenlun Mountains}]

Kuenlun Mountains
n : a mountain range in China [syn: {Kunlun}, {Kunlun Mountains}, {Kuenlun}]

Kuhn
n : Austrian chemist who did research on carotenoids and vitamins (1900-1967) [syn: {Richard Kuhn}]

Kui
n 1: a member of the Dravidian people living in southeastern India
2: the Dravidian language spoken by the Kui people in southeastern India

Kukenaam
n : a famous waterfall in Venezuela [syn: {Cuquenan}, {Cuquenan Falls}, {Kukenaam Falls}]

Kukenaam Falls
n : a famous waterfall in Venezuela [syn: {Cuquenan}, {Cuquenan Falls}, {Kukenaam}]

Kuki
n : Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India [syn: {Chin}, {Kuki-Chin}]

Kuki-Chin
n : Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India [syn: {Kuki}, {Chin}]

Kulanapan
n : a group of languages of the Hokan family

Kulun
n : the capital and largest city of Mongolia [syn: {Ulan Bator}, {Ulaanbaatar}, {Urga}, {capital of Mongolia}]

kumis
n : an alcoholic beverage made from fermented mare's milk; made originally by nomads of central Asia [syn: {koumiss}]

kummel
n : liqueur flavored with caraway seed or cumin

kumquat
n 1: any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp [syn: {cumquat}, {kumquat tree}]
2: small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulp

kumquat tree
n : any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp [syn: {kumquat}, {cumquat}]

Kund Johan Victor Rasmussen
n : Danish ethnologist and arctic explorer; led expeditions into the Arctic to find support for his theory that Eskimos and North American Indians originally migrated from Asia (1879-1933) [syn: {Rasmussen}]

Kundt's tube
n : a measuring instrument used to measure the speed of sound

Kung Fu
n : a Chinese martial art; combines principles of karate and judo

Kung futzu
n : Chinese philosopher (circa 551-478 BC) [syn: {Confucius}]

Kunlun
n : a mountain range in China [syn: {Kunlun Mountains}, {Kuenlun}, {Kuenlun Mountains}]

Kunlun Mountains
n : a mountain range in China [syn: {Kunlun}, {Kuenlun}, {Kuenlun Mountains}]

kunzite
n : a pinkish lilac crystal form of the mineral spodumene that is used as a gemstone

Kuomintang
n : the political party founded in 1911 by Sun Yat-sen; it governed China under Chiang Kai-shek from 1928 until 1949 when the Communists took power and subsequently was the official ruling party of Taiwan [syn: {Guomindang}]

Kupffer's cell
n : specialized cells in the liver that destroy bacteria and foreign proteins and worn-out blood cells

Kura
n : a river in western Asia; rises in northeast Turkey and flows to the Caspian Sea [syn: {Kura River}]

Kura River
n : a river in western Asia; rises in northeast Turkey and flows to the Caspian Sea [syn: {Kura}]

kurakkan
n : East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient [syn: {finger millet}, {ragi}, {ragee}, {African millet}, {coracan}, {corakan}, {Eleusine coracana}]

kurchatovium
n : a radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized [syn: {rutherfordium}, {Rf}, {Ku}, {unnilquadium}, {Unq}, {element 104}, {atomic number 104}]

kurchee
n : tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea [syn: {ivory tree}, {conessi}, {kurchi}, {Holarrhena pubescens}, {Holarrhena antidysenterica}]

kurchi
n : tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea [syn: {ivory tree}, {conessi}, {kurchee}, {Holarrhena pubescens}, {Holarrhena antidysenterica}]

Kurd
n : a member of a largely pastoral Islamic people who live in Kurdistan; the largest ethnic group without their own state

Kurdish
adj : of or relating to Kurdistan or the Kurds or their language and culture; "Kurdish Moslems"
n : an Iranian language spoken in Turkey and Iran and Iraq and Syria and Russia

Kurdistan
n 1: an extensive geographical region in the Middle East south of the Caucacus
2: an oriental rug woven by Kurds that is noted for fine colors and durability

Kurdistan Labor Pary
n : a Marxist-Leninist terrorist group of Kurds trying to establish an independent Kurdish state in eastern Turkey [syn: {Kurdistan Workers Party}, {Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan}, {PPK}]

Kurdistan Workers Party
n : a Marxist-Leninist terrorist group of Kurds trying to establish an independent Kurdish state in eastern Turkey [syn: {Kurdistan Labor Pary}, {Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan}, {PPK}]

kuri-chiku
n : small bamboo having thin green culms turning shining black [syn: {black bamboo}, {Phyllostachys nigra}]

Kurosawa
n : Japanese filmmaker noted for blending Japanese folklore with Western styles of acting (1910-1998) [syn: {Akira Kurosawa}]

Kuroshio
n : a warm ocean current that flows northeastwardly off the coast of Japan into the northern Pacific ocean [syn: {Japan current}, {Kuroshio current}]

Kuroshio current
n : a warm ocean current that flows northeastwardly off the coast of Japan into the northern Pacific ocean [syn: {Japan current}, {Kuroshio}]

kurrajong
n : widely distributed tree of eastern Australia yielding a tough durable fiber and soft light attractively grained wood; foliage is an important emergency food for cattle [syn: {currajong}, {Brachychiton populneus}]

kurrat
n : coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized [syn: {wild leek}, {Levant garlic}, {Allium ampeloprasum}]

Kursk
n : a city of southwestern Russia

Kurt Godel
n : United States mathematician (born in Austria) who is remembered principally for demonstrating the limitations of axiomatic systems (1906-1978) [syn: {Godel}]

Kurt Vonnegut
n : United States writer whose novels and short stories are a mixture of realism and satire and science fiction (born in 1922) [syn: {Vonnegut}]

Kurt Waldheim
n : Austrian diplomat who was Secretary General of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981; in 1986 he was elected president of Austria in spite of worldwide allegations that he had direct knowledge of Nazi atrocities during World War II (born in 1918) [syn: {Waldheim}]

Kurt Weill
n : German composer; collaborated with Bertolt Brecht (1900-1950) [syn: {Weill}]

kurta
n : a loose collarless shirt worn by many people on the Indian subcontinent (usually with a salwar or churidars or pyjama)

kuru
n 1: a progressive disease of the central nervous system marked by increasing lack of coordination and advancing to paralysis and death within a year of the appearance of symptoms; thought to have been transmitted by cannibalistic consumption of diseased brain tissue since the disease virtually disappeared when cannibalism was abandoned
2: 100 kurus equal 1 lira [syn: {piaster}, {piastre}]

Kurux
n : a Dravidian language spoken in eastern India

Kusan
n 1: a member of the North American Indian people of Oregon
2: a Penutian language spoken by the Kusan people

Kussmaul's coma
n : coma that can develop in inadequately treated cases of diabetes mellitus [syn: {diabetic coma}]

kutch
n : tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of Pacific areas [syn: {cutch}]

Kutuzov
n : Russian field marshal who commanded the Russian opposition to Napoleon (1745-1813) [syn: {Mikhail Ilarionovich Kutuzov}, {Prince of Smolensk}]

kuvasz
n : long-established Hungarian breed of tall light-footed but sturdy white dog; used also as a hunting dog

Kuvi
n : a Dravidian language spoken in southeast India

Kuwait
n 1: a seaport on the Persian Gulf and capital of Kuwait [syn: {Kuwait City}, {Koweit}, {capital of Kuwait}]
2: an Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf; a major source of petroleum [syn: {State of Kuwait}, {Koweit}]

Kuwait City
n : a seaport on the Persian Gulf and capital of Kuwait [syn: {Kuwait}, {Koweit}, {capital of Kuwait}]

Kuwaiti
adj 1: of or relating to the kingdom of Kuwait or its people; "Kuwaiti ports"
2: of or relating to the capital of Kuwait or its residents; "Kuwaiti streets are lined wiht luxury stores"
n : a native or inhabitant of Kuwait

Kuwaiti dinar
n : the basic unit of money in Kuwait; equal 1,000 fils [syn: {dinar}]

Kuwaiti dirham
n : worth one tenth of a Kuwaiti dinar; equal 100 fils [syn: {dirham}]

Kuwaiti monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Kuwait

Kuznets
n : United States economist (born in Russia) who developed a method for using a country's gross national product to estimate its economic growth (1901-1985) [syn: {Simon Kuznets}]

kV
n : a unit of potential equal to a thousand volts [syn: {kilovolt}]

kvass
n : fermented beverage resembling beer but made from rye or barley

kvetch
n 1: (Yiddish) a constant complainer
2: (Yiddish) a nagging complaint
v : express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" [syn: {complain}, {kick}, {plain}, {sound off}, {quetch}] [ant: {cheer}]

kW
n : a unit of power equal to 1000 watts [syn: {kilowatt}]

Kwa
n : a group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria

kwacha
n 1: the basic unit of money in Zambia [syn: {Zambian kwacha}]
2: the basic unit of money in Malawi [syn: {Malawi kwacha}]

kwai
n : the basic unit of money in China [syn: {yuan}]

Kwajalein
n 1: an atoll in the western Marshall Islands that was used as a Japanese air and naval base during World War II
2: World War II (January 1944); American forces landed and captured a Japanese air base

Kwakiutl
n 1: a member of the Wakashan people living around Queen Charlotte Sound and on northern Vancouver Island
2: a Wakashan language spoken by the Kwakiutl people

Kwangchow
n : a city on the Zhu Jiangi delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port [syn: {Guangzhou}, {Kuangchou}, {Canton}]

Kwangju
n : city in southwestern South Korea; an important military base during the Korean War

Kwangtung
n : a province in southern China [syn: {Guangdong}, {Guangdong province}]

Kwannon
n : Japanese counterpart of Chinese Kuan Yin

Kwan-yin
n : (Buddhism) a female Bodhisattva; often called goddess of mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon [syn: {Kuan Yin}]

kwanza
n 1: the basic unit of money in Angola
2: a festival featuring African-American culture; celebrated between Christmas and New Years [syn: {Kwanzaa}]

Kwanzaa
n : a festival featuring African-American culture; celebrated between Christmas and New Years [syn: {Kwanza}]

kwashiorkor
n : severe malnutrition in children resulting from a diet excessively high in carbohydrates and low in protein

kweek
n : trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India [syn: {Bermuda grass}, {devil grass}, {Bahama grass}, {doob}, {scutch grass}, {star grass}, {Cynodon dactylon}]

kwela
n : a kind of danceable music popular among black South Africans; includes a whistle among its instruments

Kwell
n : a preparation of lindane that is used to kill lice and itch mites; available in cream or shampoo

kW-hr
n : a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour [syn: {kilowatt hour}, {Board of Trade unit}, {B.T.U.}]

KY
n : a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses [syn: {Kentucky}, {Bluegrass State}]

kyanite
n : a gray or greenish-blue mineral consisting of aluminum silicate in crystalline form; occurs in metaphoric rock, used as a refractory [syn: {cyanite}]

kyat
n : the basic unit of money in Myanmar

Kyd
n : English dramatist (1558-1594) [syn: {Kid}, {Thomas Kyd}, {Thomas Kid}]

kylie
n : an Australian boomerang; one side flat and the other convex [syn: {kiley}]

kylikes
kylix
n : a shallow drinking cup with two handles; used in ancient Greece [syn: {cylix}] [also: {kylikes} (pl)]

kylikes
See {kylix}

kylix
n : a shallow drinking cup with two handles; used in ancient Greece [syn: {cylix}] [also: {kylikes} (pl)]

kymograph
n : scientific instrument consisting of a rotating drum holding paper on which a stylus traces a continuous record (as of breathing or blood pressure) [syn: {cymograph}]

kyo-chiku
n : immense tropical southeast Asian bamboo with tough hollow culms that resemble tree trunks [syn: {giant bamboo}, {Dendrocalamus giganteus}]

Kyoto
n : a city in central Japan on southern Honshu; a famous cultural center that was once the capital of Japan

Kyphosidae
n : sea chubs [syn: {family Kyphosidae}]

kyphosis
n : an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column [syn: {humpback}, {hunchback}]

Kyphosus
n : type genus of the Kyphosidae [syn: {genus Kyphosus}]

Kyphosus sectatrix
n : food and game fish around Bermuda and Florida; often follow ships [syn: {Bermuda chub}, {rudderfish}]

kyphotic
adj : characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column [syn: {crookback}, {crookbacked}, {humped}, {humpbacked}, {hunchback}, {hunchbacked}, {gibbous}]

Kyrgyz Republic
n : a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991 [syn: {Kyrgyzstan}, {Kirghizia}, {Kirgizia}, {Kirghiz}, {Kirgiz}, {Kirghizstan}, {Kirgizstan}]

Kyrgyzstan
n : a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991 [syn: {Kyrgyz Republic}, {Kirghizia}, {Kirgizia}, {Kirghiz}, {Kirgiz}, {Kirghizstan}, {Kirgizstan}]

Kyrgyzstani
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Kyrgyzstan or its people or culture

Kyrgyzstani monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Kyrgyzstan

Kyushu
n : the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan; contains coal fields

Kyyiv
n : capital and largest city of the Ukraine; a major manufacturing and transportation center [syn: {Kiev}, {capital of the Ukraine}]

l
adj : being ten more than forty [syn: {fifty}, {50}]
n 1: a metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of 1 kilogram of pure water at 4 degrees centigrade and 760 mm of mercury (or approximately 1.76 pints) [syn: {liter}, {litre}, {cubic decimeter}, {cubic decimetre}]
2: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five [syn: {fifty}, {50}]
3: a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter [syn: {lambert}]
4: the 12th letter of the Roman alphabet

L. M. Montgomery
n : Canadian novelist (1874-1942) [syn: {Montgomery}, {Lucy Maud Montgomery}]

L. monocytogenes
n : the type species of the genus Listeria; can cause meningitis, encephalitis, septicemia, endocarditis, abortion, abscesses, listeriosis [syn: {Listeria monocytogenes}]

L. Ron Hubbard
n : a United States writer of science fiction and founder of Scientology (1911-1986) [syn: {Hubbard}]

L. S. Lowry
n : English painter (1887-1976) [syn: {Lowry}, {Laurence Stephen Lowry}]

La
n 1: a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth [syn: {lanthanum}, {atomic number 57}]
2: a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn: {Louisiana}, {Pelican State}]
3: the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization [syn: {lah}]

La Crosse
n : a town in western Wisconsin on the Mississippi River

La Fayette
n : French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834) [syn: {Lafayette}, {Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier}, {Marquis de Lafayette}]

La Fontaine
n : French writer who collected Aesop's fables and published them (1621-1695) [syn: {Jean de La Fontaine}]

La Paz
n : city in western Bolivia and the administrative seat of Bolivia's government; largest city in Bolivia

La Plata
n : an estuary between Argentina and Uruguay [syn: {Rio de la Plata}, {Plata River}]

La Rochefoucauld
n : French writer of moralistic maxims (1613-1680) [syn: {Francois de La Rochefoucauld}]

La Spezia
n : a port city in Liguria on an arm of the Ligurian Sea; a major seaport and year-round resort

La Tour
n : French painter of religious works (1593-1652) [syn: {Georges de La Tour}]

laager
n : a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons [syn: {lager}]

lab
n : a workplace for the conduct of scientific research [syn: {laboratory}, {research lab}, {research laboratory}, {science lab}, {science laboratory}]

lab bench
n : a workbench in a laboratory [syn: {laboratory bench}]

lab coat
n : a light coat worn to protect clothing from substances used while working in a laboratory [syn: {laboratory coat}]

Laban
n : Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958) [syn: {Rudolph Laban}]

Labanotation
n : a system of notation for dance movements that uses symbols to represent points on a dancer's body and the direction of the dancer's movement and the tempo and the dynamics

labara
See {labarum}

labdanum
n 1: a dark brown to greenish oleoresin that has a fragrant odor and is used as a fixative in perfumes; obtained as a juice from certain rockroses [syn: {gum labdanum}]
2: a soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative [syn: {ladanum}]

label
n 1: a brief description given for purposes of identification; "the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture"
2: trade name of a company that produces musical recordings; "the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent" [syn: {recording label}]
3: a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction
4: an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object
v 1: assign a label to; designate with a label; "These students were labelled `learning disabled'"
2: attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles" [syn: {tag}, {mark}]
3: pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here" [syn: {pronounce}, {judge}]
4: distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom
5: distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions [also: {labelling}, {labelled}]

labeled
adj : bearing or marked with a label or tag; "properly labeled luggage" [syn: {labelled}, {tagged}] [ant: {unlabeled}]

labella
See {labellum}

labelled
adj : bearing or marked with a label or tag; "properly labeled luggage" [syn: {labeled}, {tagged}] [ant: {unlabeled}]

labelled
label
n 1: a brief description given for purposes of identification; "the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture"
2: trade name of a company that produces musical recordings; "the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent" [syn: {recording label}]
3: a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction
4: an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object
v 1: assign a label to; designate with a label; "These students were labelled `learning disabled'"
2: attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles" [syn: {tag}, {mark}]
3: pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here" [syn: {pronounce}, {judge}]
4: distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom
5: distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions [also: {labelling}, {labelled}]

labelled
See {label}

labelling
label
n 1: a brief description given for purposes of identification; "the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture"
2: trade name of a company that produces musical recordings; "the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent" [syn: {recording label}]
3: a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction
4: an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object
v 1: assign a label to; designate with a label; "These students were labelled `learning disabled'"
2: attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles" [syn: {tag}, {mark}]
3: pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here" [syn: {pronounce}, {judge}]
4: distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom
5: distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions [also: {labelling}, {labelled}]

labelling
See {label}

labetalol
n : antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure) [syn: {labetalol hydrochloride}, {Trandate}, {Normodyne}]

labetalol hydrochloride
n : antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure) [syn: {labetalol}, {Trandate}, {Normodyne}]

labia
labium
n : any of the four lip-shaped folds of the female vulva [also: {labia} (pl)]

labia
See {labium}

labia majora
n : the two outer folds of the vulva

labia minora
n : the two inner folds of the vulva

labial
adj 1: of or relating to the lips of the mouth; "labial stops"
2: relating to or near the female labium
n : a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips [syn: {labial consonant}]

labial artery
n : a branch of the facial artery that supplies the lips of the mouth [syn: {arteria labialis}]

labial consonant
n : a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips [syn: {labial}]

labial pipe
n : organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip [syn: {flue pipe}, {flue}]

labial stop
n : a stop consonant that is produced with the lips

labial vein
n 1: veins draining the lips of the vulva [syn: {vena labialis}]
2: a vein draining the lips of the mouth [syn: {vena labialis}]

labialise
v : pronounce with rounded lips [syn: {round}, {labialize}]

labialize
v : pronounce with rounded lips [syn: {round}, {labialise}]

Labiatae
n : the mints: aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including thyme; sage; rosemary [syn: {family Labiatae}, {Lamiaceae}, {family Lamiaceae}, {mint family}]

labiate
adj : having lips or parts that resemble lips [syn: {liplike}]

labile
adj 1: open to change; liable to change; "an emotionally labile person"
2: (chemistry, physics, biology) readily undergoing change or breakdown

labium
n : any of the four lip-shaped folds of the female vulva [also: {labia} (pl)]

Lablab
n : 1 species: hyacinth bean [syn: {genus Lablab}]

Lablab purpureus
n : perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pealike flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos [syn: {hyacinth bean}, {bonavist}, {Indian bean}, {Egyptian bean}, {Dolichos lablab}]

LABLINK
n : a defense laboratory that provides essential services in fundamental science for national security and environmental protection and provides technologies that contribute to industrial competitiveness [syn: {Department of Defense Laboratory System}]

labor
n 1: productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill" [syn: {labour}, {toil}]
2: a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field" [syn: {labour}, {working class}, {proletariat}]
3: concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours" [syn: {parturiency}, {labour}, {confinement}, {lying-in}, {travail}, {childbed}]
4: an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action especially via labor unions (especially the leaders of this movement) [syn: {labor movement}, {trade union movement}]
5: a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and the socialization of key industries [syn: {Labour Party}, {Labour}, {Labor Party}]
6: the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913 [syn: {Department of Labor}, {Labor Department}, {DoL}]
7: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings" [syn: {undertaking}, {project}, {task}]
v 1: strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis" [syn: {tug}, {labour}, {push}, {drive}]
2: work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" [syn: {labour}, {toil}, {fag}, {travail}, {grind}, {drudge}, {dig}, {moil}]
3: undergo the efforts of childbirth [syn: {labour}]

labor agreement
n : contract between labor and management government wages and benefits and working conditions [syn: {labor contract}, {collective agreement}]

labor coach
n : assistant (often the father) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classes [syn: {monitrice}]

labor contract
n : contract between labor and management government wages and benefits and working conditions [syn: {labor agreement}, {collective agreement}]

Labor Day
n : first Monday in September in U.S. and Canada

Labor Department
n : the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913 [syn: {Department of Labor}, {Labor}, {DoL}]

labor force
n : the source of trained people from which workers can be hired [syn: {labor pool}]

labor leader
n : a leader of a labor movement

labor market
n : the market in which workers compete for jobs and employers compete for workers

labor movement
n : an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action especially via labor unions (especially the leaders of this movement) [syn: {trade union movement}, {labor}]

labor of love
n : productive work performed voluntarily without material reward or compensation [syn: {labour of love}]

labor organizer
n : someone who enlists workers to join a union [syn: {organizer}, {organiser}]

labor pain
n : pain and discomfort associated with contractions of the uterus during labor

labor pains
n : a regularly recurrent spasm of pain that is characteristic of childbirth [syn: {birth pangs}, {labour pains}]

Labor Party
n : a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and the socialization of key industries [syn: {Labour Party}, {Labour}, {Labor}]

labor pool
n : the source of trained people from which workers can be hired [syn: {labor force}]

labor resources
n : resources of available manpower

Labor Secretary
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Labor; "the first Labor Secretary was William B. Wilson who was appointed by President Wilson" [syn: {Secretary of Labor}]
2: the position of the head of the Department of Labor; "the post of Labor Secretary was created in 1913" [syn: {Secretary of Labor}]

labor union
n : an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job" [syn: {union}, {trade union}, {trades union}, {brotherhood}]

laboratory
n 1: a workplace for the conduct of scientific research [syn: {lab}, {research lab}, {research laboratory}, {science lab}, {science laboratory}]
2: a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation; "the new nation is a testing ground for socioeconomic theories"; "Pakistan is a laboratory for studying the use of American troops to combat terrorism" [syn: {testing ground}]

laboratory bench
n : a workbench in a laboratory [syn: {lab bench}]

laboratory coat
n : a light coat worn to protect clothing from substances used while working in a laboratory [syn: {lab coat}]

labored
adj 1: lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating" [syn: {laboured}, {strained}]
2: requiring or showing effort; "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading" [syn: {heavy}, {laboured}]

laborer
n : someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor [syn: {manual laborer}, {labourer}, {jack}]

laboring
adj : doing arduous or unpleasant work; "drudging peasants"; "the bent backs of laboring slaves picking cotton"; "toiling coal miners in the black deeps" [syn: {drudging}, {labouring}, {toiling}]

labor-intensive
adj : requiring a large expenditure of labor but not much capital; "cottage industries are labor intensive" [syn: {labour-intensive}]

laborious
adj : characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace" [syn: {arduous}, {backbreaking}, {grueling}, {gruelling}, {hard}, {heavy}, {punishing}, {toilsome}]

laboriously
adv : in a laborious manner; "their lives were spent in committee making decisions for others to execute on the basis of data laboriously gathered for them"

laboriousness
n : the quality of requiring extended effort [syn: {operoseness}, {toilsomeness}]

laborsaving
adj : designed to replace or conserve human and especially manual labor; "laborsaving devices like washing machines" [syn: {laboursaving}]

labour
n 1: a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field" [syn: {labor}, {working class}, {proletariat}]
2: concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours" [syn: {parturiency}, {labor}, {confinement}, {lying-in}, {travail}, {childbed}]
3: a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and the socialization of key industries [syn: {Labour Party}, {Labor Party}, {Labor}]
4: productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill" [syn: {labor}, {toil}]
v 1: work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" [syn: {labor}, {toil}, {fag}, {travail}, {grind}, {drudge}, {dig}, {moil}]
2: strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis" [syn: {tug}, {labor}, {push}, {drive}]
3: undergo the efforts of childbirth [syn: {labor}]

labour of love
n : productive work performed voluntarily without material reward or compensation [syn: {labor of love}]

labour pains
n : a regularly recurrent spasm of pain that is characteristic of childbirth [syn: {birth pangs}, {labor pains}]

Labour Party
n : a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and the socialization of key industries [syn: {Labour}, {Labor Party}, {Labor}]

laboured
adj 1: lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating" [syn: {labored}, {strained}]
2: requiring or showing effort; "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading" [syn: {heavy}, {labored}]

labourer
n : someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor [syn: {laborer}, {manual laborer}, {jack}]

labouring
adj : doing arduous or unpleasant work; "drudging peasants"; "the bent backs of laboring slaves picking cotton"; "toiling coal miners in the black deeps" [syn: {drudging}, {laboring}, {toiling}]

labour-intensive
adj : requiring a large expenditure of labor but not much capital; "cottage industries are labor intensive" [syn: {labor-intensive}]

Labourite
n : a member of the British Labour Party

laboursaving
adj : designed to replace or conserve human and especially manual labor; "laborsaving devices like washing machines" [syn: {laborsaving}]

labra
See {labrum}

Labrador
n : the mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava Peninsula in northeastern Canada

Labrador Peninsula
n : a peninsular region of eastern Canada between Hudson Bay and the Labrador Sea; contains most of Quebec and the mainland part of Newfoundland and Labrador [syn: {Labrador-Ungava Peninsula}]

Labrador retriever
n : breed originally from Labrador having a short black or golden-brown coat

Labrador Sea
n : an arm of the northern Atlantic between Labrador and southern Greenland

Labrador tea
n : evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used for tea during American Revolution [syn: {crystal tea}, {Ledum groenlandicum}]

Labrador-Ungava Peninsula
n : a peninsular region of eastern Canada between Hudson Bay and the Labrador Sea; contains most of Quebec and the mainland part of Newfoundland and Labrador [syn: {Labrador Peninsula}]

Labridae
n : wrasses [syn: {family Labridae}]

labrocyte
n : a large connective tissue cell that contains histamine and heparin and serotonin which are released in allergic reactions or in response to injury or inflammation [syn: {mast cell}, {mastocyte}]

Labrouste
n : French architect who was among the first to use metal construction successfully (1801-1875) [syn: {Henri Labrouste}]

Laburnum
n : flowering shrubs or trees having bright yellow flowers; all parts of the plant are poisonous [syn: {genus Laburnum}]

Laburnum alpinum
n : an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum [syn: {Scotch laburnum}, {Alpine golden chain}]

Laburnum anagyroides
n : an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum; often cultivated for Easter decorations [syn: {common laburnum}, {golden chain}, {golden rain}]

labyrinth
n 1: complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost [syn: {maze}]
2: a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium [syn: {inner ear}, {internal ear}]

Labyrinth of Minos
n : a vast labyrinth built in Crete by Daedalus at the command of Minos in order to contain the Minotaur

labyrinthian
adj : resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity; "a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths" [syn: {labyrinthine}, {mazy}]

labyrinthine
adj 1: relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear; "labyrinthine deafness"
2: resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity; "a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths" [syn: {labyrinthian}, {mazy}]
3: highly involved or intricate; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "intricate needlework"; "an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months" [syn: {Byzantine}, {convoluted}, {intricate}, {involved}, {knotty}, {tangled}, {tortuous}]

labyrinthine artery
n : a branch of the basilar artery that supplies the labyrinth [syn: {artery of the labyrinth}, {internal auditory artery}]

labyrinthine sense
n : a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head [syn: {equilibrium}, {vestibular sense}, {sense of balance}, {sense of equilibrium}]

labyrinthine vein
n : veins that drain the inner ear [syn: {internal auditory vein}]

labyrinthitis
n : inflammation of the inner ear; can cause vertigo and vomiting [syn: {otitis interna}]

labyrinthodont
n : an amphibian of the superorder Labyrinthodontia

Labyrinthodonta
n : extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic [syn: {Labyrinthodontia}, {superorder Labyrinthodontia}, {superorder Labyrinthodonta}]

Labyrinthodontia
n : extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic [syn: {superorder Labyrinthodontia}, {Labyrinthodonta}, {superorder Labyrinthodonta}]

lac
n : resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax

lac dye
n : scarlet dye like cochineal; extracted with alkali from stick lac

lac wax
n : a hard wax separated from shellac by its insolubility in alcohol [syn: {shellac wax}]

Laccopetalum
n : 1 species: giant buttercup [syn: {genus Laccopetalum}]

Laccopetalum giganteum
n : spectacular perennial native of wet montane grasslands of Peru; formerly included in genus Ranunculus [syn: {giant buttercup}]

lace
n 1: a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment) [syn: {lacing}]
2: a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns
v 1: spin or twist together so as to form a cord; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope" [syn: {intertwine}, {twine}, {entwine}, {enlace}, {interlace}] [ant: {untwine}]
2: make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth" [syn: {braid}, {plait}]
3: do lacework; "The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral"
4: draw through eyes or holes; "lace the shoelaces" [syn: {lace up}]
5: add alcohol beverages [syn: {spike}, {fortify}]

lace bug
n : small bug having body and wings covered with a lacy network of raised lines

lace fern
n : small tufted fern of northwestern America [syn: {Cheilanthes gracillima}]

lace into
v : hit violently, as in an attack [syn: {lam into}, {tear into}, {pitch into}, {lay into}]

lace making
n : act or process or making tatting or handmade lace [syn: {tatting}]

lace up
v : draw through eyes or holes; "lace the shoelaces" [syn: {lace}]

lacebark
n : small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage [syn: {ribbonwood}, {houhere}, {Hoheria populnea}]

laced
adj 1: closed with a lace; "snugly laced shoes" [syn: {tied}] [ant: {unlaced}]
2: edged or streaked with color; "white blossoms with purple-laced petals"
3: having alcohol added; "a cup of brandy-laced coffee"; "he drank too much of the spiked punch" [syn: {spiked}]
4: trimmed or decorated with lace

lace-flower vine
n : low-growing creeping perennial of Central America having deeply fringed white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Episcia [syn: {Alsobia dianthiflora}, {Episcia dianthiflora}]

lacelike
adj : made of or resembling lace; "a lacy gown"; "a lacy leaf" [syn: {lacy}]

lacepod
n : annual herb having pinnatifid basal leaves and slender racemes of small white flowers followed by one-seeded winged silicles [syn: {fringepod}]

lacer
n : a workman who laces shoes or footballs or books (during binding)

lacerate
adj 1: irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn; "lacerate leaves"
2: having edges that are jagged from injury [syn: {lacerated}, {mangled}, {torn}]
v 1: cut or tear irregularly
2: deeply hurt the feelings of; distress; "his lacerating remarks"

lacerated
adj : having edges that are jagged from injury [syn: {lacerate}, {mangled}, {torn}]

laceration
n 1: a torn ragged wound
2: the act of lacerating

Lacerta
n : type genus of the Lacertidae [syn: {genus Lacerta}]

Lacerta agilis
n : a common and widely distributed lizard of Europe and central Asia [syn: {sand lizard}]

Lacerta viridis
n : a common Eurasian lizard about a foot long [syn: {green lizard}]

lacertid
n : Old World terrestrial lizard [syn: {lacertid lizard}]

lacertid lizard
n : Old World terrestrial lizard [syn: {lacertid}]

Lacertidae
n : Old World lizards [syn: {family Lacertidae}]

Lacertilia
n : true lizards; including chameleons and geckos [syn: {Sauria}, {suborder Sauria}, {suborder Lacertilia}]

lacertilian
adj : of or relating to lizards [syn: {saurian}]

lacewing
n : any of two families of gauzy-winged insects (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids [syn: {lacewing fly}]

lacewing fly
n : any of two families of gauzy-winged insects (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids [syn: {lacewing}]

lacewood
n : variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree [syn: {sycamore}]

lacework
n : work consisting of (or resembling) lace fabric

Lachaise
n : United States sculptor (born in France) noted for his large nude figures (1882-1935) [syn: {Gaston Lachaise}]

Lachesis
n : the Fate who determines the length of the thread of life; identified with Roman Decuma

Lachnolaimus
n : a genus of Labridae [syn: {genus Lachnolaimus}]

Lachnolaimus maximus
n : large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout [syn: {hogfish}, {hog snapper}]

lachrymal
adj 1: of or relating to tears [syn: {lacrimal}]
2: relating to or located near the organ that produces tears [syn: {lacrimal}]

lachrymal duct
n : any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands [syn: {lacrimal duct}, {tear duct}]

lachrymal gland
n : any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears [syn: {lacrimal gland}, {tear gland}]

lachrymal secretion
n : saline fluid secreted by lacrimal glands; lubricates the surface of the eyeball [syn: {lacrimal secretion}]

lachrymation
n : shedding tears [syn: {lacrimation}, {tearing}, {watering}]

lachrymator
n : a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds [syn: {tear gas}, {teargas}, {lacrimator}]

lachrymatory
adj : relating to or prompting tears [syn: {lacrimatory}]

lachrymose
adj : showing sorrow [syn: {dolorous}, {dolourous}, {tearful}, {weeping}]

lacier
lacy
adj 1: made of or resembling lace; "a lacy gown"; "a lacy leaf" [syn: {lacelike}]
2: having open interstices or resembling a web [syn: {netlike}, {netted}, {webbed}, {weblike}, {webby}] [also: {laciest}, {lacier}]

lacier
See {lacy}

laciest
lacy
adj 1: made of or resembling lace; "a lacy gown"; "a lacy leaf" [syn: {lacelike}]
2: having open interstices or resembling a web [syn: {netlike}, {netted}, {webbed}, {weblike}, {webby}] [also: {laciest}, {lacier}]

laciest
See {lacy}

lacing
n 1: a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage
2: a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment) [syn: {lace}]
3: the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows [syn: {beating}, {thrashing}, {licking}, {drubbing}, {trouncing}, {whacking}]

laciniate
adj : having edges irregularly and finely slashed; "a laciniate leaf" [syn: {fringed}]

lack
n : the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost" [syn: {deficiency}, {want}]
v : be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewellery box!" [syn: {miss}] [ant: {have}]

lackadaisical
adj 1: lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon" [syn: {dreamy}, {languid}, {languorous}]
2: idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way; "she was annoyingly lackadaisical and impractical"; "a...lackadaisical, spiritless young man-about-town"- P.G.Wodehouse

lackadaisically
adv : in an idle and lackadaisical manner; "he was hanging around the house lackadaisically"

lackey
n 1: a male servant (especially a footman) [syn: {flunky}, {flunkey}]
2: a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage [syn: {sycophant}, {toady}, {crawler}]

lacking
adj 1: not existing; "innovation has been sadly lacking"; "character development is missing from the book" [syn: {lacking(p)}, {missing}, {nonexistent}, {wanting(a)}]
2: inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting" [syn: {deficient}, {lacking(p)}, {wanting(p)}]

lackluster
adj 1: lacking brilliance or vitality; "a dull lackluster life"; "a lusterless performance" [syn: {lacklustre}, {lusterless}, {lustreless}]
2: lacking luster or shine; "staring with lackluster eyes"; "lusterless hair" [syn: {lacklustre}, {lusterless}, {lustreless}]

lacklustre
adj 1: lacking brilliance or vitality; "a dull lackluster life"; "a lusterless performance" [syn: {lackluster}, {lusterless}, {lustreless}]
2: lacking luster or shine; "staring with lackluster eyes"; "lusterless hair" [syn: {lackluster}, {lusterless}, {lustreless}]

Laconia
n : an ancient region of southern Greece in the southeastern Peloponnesus; dominated by Sparta

Laconian
n : a resident of Laconia

laconic
adj : brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand" [syn: {crisp}, {curt}, {terse}]

laconically
adv : in a dry laconic manner; "I know that," he said dryly [syn: {dryly}]

laconicism
n : terseness of expression [syn: {laconism}]

laconism
n : terseness of expression [syn: {laconicism}]

lacquer
n 1: a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish
2: a hard glossy coating
v : coat with lacquer; "A lacquered box from China"

lacquer tree
n : small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained [syn: {varnish tree}, {Chinese lacquer tree}, {Japanese lacquer tree}, {Japanese varnish tree}, {Japanese sumac}, {Toxicodendron vernicifluum}, {Rhus verniciflua}]

lacquerware
n : a decorative work made of wood and covered with lacquer and often inlaid with ivory or precious metals

lacrimal
adj 1: of or relating to tears [syn: {lachrymal}]
2: relating to or located near the organ that produces tears [syn: {lachrymal}]

lacrimal apparatus
n : the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye

lacrimal artery
n : an artery that originates from the ophthalmic artery and supplies the lacrimal gland and rectal eye muscles and the upper eyelid and the forehead [syn: {arteria lacrimalis}]

lacrimal bone
n : small fragile bone making up part of the front inner walls of each eye socket and providing room for the passage of the lacrimal ducts

lacrimal duct
n : any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands [syn: {lachrymal duct}, {tear duct}]

lacrimal gland
n : any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears [syn: {lachrymal gland}, {tear gland}]

lacrimal sac
n : either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands [syn: {tear sac}, {dacryocyst}]

lacrimal secretion
n : saline fluid secreted by lacrimal glands; lubricates the surface of the eyeball [syn: {lachrymal secretion}]

lacrimal vein
n : drains the lacrimal gland; empties into the superior ophthalmic vein [syn: {vena lacrimalis}]

lacrimation
n : shedding tears [syn: {lachrymation}, {tearing}, {watering}]

lacrimator
n : a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds [syn: {tear gas}, {teargas}, {lachrymator}]

lacrimatory
adj : relating to or prompting tears [syn: {lachrymatory}]

lacrosse
n : a game invented by American indians; now played by two teams who use long-handled rackets to catch and carry and throw the ball toward the opponents' goal

lacrosse ball
n : ball used in playing lacrosse

lacrosse player
n : an athlete who plays lacrosse

Lactaid
n : any of a group of enzymes (trade name Lactaid) that hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactose [syn: {lactase}]

lactalbumin
n : albumin occurring in milk

Lactarius
n : large genus of agarics that have white spore and contain a white or milky juice when cut or broken; includes both edible and poisonous species [syn: {genus Lactarius}]

Lactarius delicioso
n : edible mushroom [syn: {milkcap}]

lactase
n : any of a group of enzymes (trade name Lactaid) that hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactose [syn: {Lactaid}]

lactase deficiency
n : congenital disorder consisting of an inability to digest milk and milk products; absence or deficiency of lactase results in an inability to hydrolyze lactose [syn: {lactose intolerance}, {milk intolerance}]

lactate
v : give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" [syn: {breastfeed}, {bottle-feed}, {suckle}, {suck}, {nurse}, {wet-nurse}, {give suck}] [ant: {bottlefeed}]

lactating
adj : producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow"; "lactating cows" [syn: {wet}] [ant: {dry}]

lactation
n 1: the period following birth during which milk is secreted; "lactation normally continues until weaning"
2: the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands
3: feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast [syn: {suckling}]

lacteal
adj : relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk; "lacteal fluids"; "lacteal organs"
n : any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct

lactic
adj : of or relating to or obtained from milk (especially sour milk or whey); "lactic acid"; "lactic fermentation"

lactic acid
n : a clear odorless hygroscopic syrupy carboxylic acid found in sour milk and in many fruits

lactiferous duct
n : ducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nipple

lactifuge
n : any agent that reduces milk secretion (as given to a woman who not breast feeding)

Lactobacillaceae
n : lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid [syn: {family Lactobacillaceae}, {Lactobacteriaceae}, {family Lactobacteriaceae}]

lactobacilli
lactobacillus
n : gram-positive rod-shaped bacteria that produce lactic acid especially in milk [also: {lactobacilli} (pl)]

lactobacilli
See {lactobacillus}

lactobacillus
n : gram-positive rod-shaped bacteria that produce lactic acid especially in milk [also: {lactobacilli} (pl)]

Lactobacteriaceae
n : lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid [syn: {Lactobacillaceae}, {family Lactobacillaceae}, {family Lactobacteriaceae}]

lactoflavin
n : a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss [syn: {vitamin B2}, {vitamin G}, {riboflavin}, {ovoflavin}, {hepatoflavin}]

lactogen
n : any agent that enhances milk production

lactogenic
adj : inducing lactation

lactogenic hormone
n : gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition [syn: {prolactin}, {luteotropin}]

Lactophrys
n : a genus of Ostraciidae [syn: {genus Lactophrys}]

Lactophrys quadricornis
n : trunkfish having hornlike spines over the eyes [syn: {cowfish}]

lactose
n : a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk; "cow's milk contains about 4.7% lactose" [syn: {milk sugar}]

lactose intolerance
n : congenital disorder consisting of an inability to digest milk and milk products; absence or deficiency of lactase results in an inability to hydrolyze lactose [syn: {lactase deficiency}, {milk intolerance}]

lactosuria
n : presence of lactose in the urine; can occur during pregnancy or lactation

Lactuca
n : an herb with milky juice: lettuce; prickly lettuce [syn: {genus Lactuca}]

Lactuca sativa
n : annual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves used in salads; widely grown [syn: {garden lettuce}, {common lettuce}]

Lactuca sativa asparagina
n : lettuce valued especially for its edible stems [syn: {celtuce}, {stem lettuce}]

Lactuca sativa capitata
n : distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ball [syn: {head lettuce}]

Lactuca sativa crispa
n : distinguished by leaves having curled or incised leaves forming a loose rosette that does not develop into a compact head [syn: {leaf lettuce}]

Lactuca sativa longifolia
n : lettuce with long dark-green spoon-shaped leaves [syn: {cos lettuce}, {romaine lettuce}]

Lactuca scariola
n : European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a troublesome weed in parts of United States [syn: {prickly lettuce}, {horse thistle}, {Lactuca serriola}]

Lactuca serriola
n : European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a troublesome weed in parts of United States [syn: {prickly lettuce}, {horse thistle}, {Lactuca scariola}]

lacuna
n 1: a blank gap or missing part [syn: {blank}]
2: an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome [syn: {coffer}, {caisson}] [also: {lacunae} (pl)]

lacunae
lacuna
n 1: a blank gap or missing part [syn: {blank}]
2: an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome [syn: {coffer}, {caisson}] [also: {lacunae} (pl)]

lacunae
See {lacuna}

lacunaria
See {lacunar}

lacustrine
adj : of or relating to or living near lakes

lacy
adj 1: made of or resembling lace; "a lacy gown"; "a lacy leaf" [syn: {lacelike}]
2: having open interstices or resembling a web [syn: {netlike}, {netted}, {webbed}, {weblike}, {webby}] [also: {laciest}, {lacier}]

lad
n 1: a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss" [syn: {chap}, {fellow}, {feller}, {gent}, {fella}, {blighter}, {cuss}]
2: a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy) [syn: {cub}, {laddie}, {sonny}, {sonny boy}]

ladanum
n : a soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative [syn: {labdanum}]

ladder
n 1: steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
2: ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress; "he climbed the career ladder"
3: a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking" [syn: {run}, {ravel}]
v : come unraveled or undone as if by snagging; "Her nylons were running" [syn: {run}]

ladder truck
n : a fire engine carrying ladders [syn: {aerial ladder truck}]

ladder-back
n 1: a chair with a ladder-back [syn: {ladder-back chair}]
2: a chair backrest consisting of 2 uprights with connecting slats

ladder-back chair
n : a chair with a ladder-back [syn: {ladder-back}]

ladder-proof
adj : (of hosiery) resistant to runs or (in Britain) ladders [syn: {runproof}, {run-resistant}]

laddie
n : a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy) [syn: {cub}, {lad}, {sonny}, {sonny boy}]

lade
v 1: remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of the bowl" [syn: {ladle}, {laden}]
2: fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay" [syn: {load}, {laden}, {load up}] [also: {laden}]

laden
lade
v 1: remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of the bowl" [syn: {ladle}, {laden}]
2: fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay" [syn: {load}, {laden}, {load up}] [also: {laden}]

laden
adj 1: filled with a great quantity; "a tray loaded with dishes"; "table laden with food"; "`ladened' is not current usage" [syn: {loaded}, {ladened}]
2: burdened psychologically or mentally; "laden with grief"; "oppressed by a sense of failure" [syn: {oppressed}]
v 1: remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of the bowl" [syn: {ladle}, {lade}]
2: fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay" [syn: {load}, {lade}, {load up}]

laden
See {lade}

ladened
adj : filled with a great quantity; "a tray loaded with dishes"; "table laden with food"; "`ladened' is not current usage" [syn: {laden}, {loaded}]

la-di-da
adj : affectedly genteel [syn: {grandiose}, {hifalutin}, {highfalutin}, {highfaluting}, {hoity-toity}]

ladies' man
n : a man who takes advantage of women [syn: {seducer}, {lady killer}]

ladies' room
n : a woman's restroom in a public (or semi-public) building [syn: {powder room}]

ladies' slipper
n : any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden [syn: {lady's slipper}, {lady-slipper}, {slipper orchid}]

ladies' tobacco
n : North American perennial propagated by means of runners [syn: {lady's tobacco}, {Antennaria plantaginifolia}]

ladies' tresses
n : an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowers [syn: {lady's tresses}]

ladies'-eardrop
n : erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red flowers [syn: {lady's-eardrop}, {lady's-eardrops}, {ladies'-eardrops}, {Fuchsia coccinea}]

ladies'-eardrops
n : erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red flowers [syn: {lady's-eardrop}, {ladies'-eardrop}, {lady's-eardrops}, {Fuchsia coccinea}]

ladies-in-waiting
See {lady-in-waiting}

Ladin
n : a Rhaeto-Romance dialect of Romansh spoken in southeastern Switzerland

lading
n : goods carried by a large vehicle [syn: {cargo}, {freight}, {load}, {loading}, {payload}, {shipment}, {consignment}]

ladino
n 1: a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry) [syn: {mestizo}]
2: the Spanish dialect spoken by Sephardic Jews but written in the Hebrew script [syn: {Judeo-Spanish}]

ladle
n : a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; used to transfer liquids
v 1: put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle; "ladle soup into the bowl"
2: remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of the bowl" [syn: {lade}, {laden}]

Ladoga
n : a lake in northwestern Russia north of St. Petersburg; the largest lake in Europe; drains through the Neva River into the Gulf of Finland [syn: {Lake Ladoga}]

Ladrone Islands
n : a chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia (including Guam and the Northern Marianas) halfway between New Guinea and Japan; discovered by Magellan in 1521 [syn: {Mariana Islands}, {Marianas}]

lad's love
n : aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe [syn: {common wormwood}, {absinthe}, {old man}, {Artemisia absinthium}]

lady
n 1: a polite name for any woman; "a nice lady at the library helped me"
2: a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady" [syn: {dame}, {madam}, {ma'am}, {gentlewoman}]
3: a woman of the peerage in Britain [syn: {noblewoman}, {peeress}] [ant: {Lord}, {Lord}]

lady beetle
n : small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests [syn: {ladybug}, {ladybeetle}, {ladybird}, {ladybird beetle}]

lady chapel
n : a small chapel in a church; dedicated to the Virgin Mary

lady crab
n : brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States [syn: {American lady crab}, {calico crab}, {Ovalipes ocellatus}]

Lady Day
n : a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn: {Annunciation}, {Annunciation Day}, {March 25}]

Lady Diana Frances Spencer
n : English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997) [syn: {Diana}, {Princess Diana}, {Princess of Wales}]

Lady Emma Hamilton
n : English beauty who was the mistress of Admiral Nelson (1765-1815) [syn: {Hamilton}, {Amy Lyon}]

lady fern
n : most widely grown fern of the genus Athyrium for its delicate foliage [syn: {Athyrium filix-femina}]

lady friend
n : a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved; "his girlfriend kicked him out" [syn: {girlfriend}, {girl}]

Lady Godiva
n : according to legend she rode naked through Coventry in order to persuade her husband not to tax the townspeople so heavily; the only person to look at her as she rode by was a man named Tom and Peeping Tom has become a synonym for voyeur (circa 1040-1080) [syn: {Godiva}]

Lady Jane Grey
n : Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554) [syn: {Grey}]

lady killer
n : a man who takes advantage of women [syn: {seducer}, {ladies' man}]

lady of pleasure
n : a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn: {prostitute}, {cocotte}, {whore}, {harlot}, {bawd}, {tart}, {cyprian}, {fancy woman}, {working girl}, {sporting lady}, {woman of the street}]

lady of the house
n : a wife who who manages a household while her husband earns the family income [syn: {housewife}, {homemaker}, {woman of the house}]

lady palm
n : any of several small palms of the genus Rhapis; cultivated as houseplants

Lady Peel
n : British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989) [syn: {Lillie}, {Beatrice Lillie}]

lady tulip
n : Eurasian tulip with small flowers blotched at the base [syn: {candlestick tulip}, {Tulipa clusiana}]

ladybeetle
n : small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests [syn: {ladybug}, {lady beetle}, {ladybird}, {ladybird beetle}]

ladybird
n : small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests [syn: {ladybug}, {ladybeetle}, {lady beetle}, {ladybird beetle}]

ladybird beetle
n : small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests [syn: {ladybug}, {ladybeetle}, {lady beetle}, {ladybird}]

ladybug
n : small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests [syn: {ladybeetle}, {lady beetle}, {ladybird}, {ladybird beetle}]

ladyfied
See {ladify}

ladyfies
See {ladify}

ladyfinger
n : small finger-shaped sponge cake

ladyfish
n : game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller [syn: {tenpounder}, {Elops saurus}]

ladyfying
See {ladify}

Lady-in-waiting
n : a lady appointed to attend to a queen or princess

ladylike
adj : befitting a woman of good breeding; "ladylike manners"

ladylikeness
n : behavior befitting a lady

ladylove
n : a beloved lady

lady-of-the-night
n : West Indian shrub with fragrant showy yellowish-white flowers [syn: {Brunfelsia americana}]

lady's earrings
n : North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil [syn: {jewelweed}, {orange balsam}, {celandine}, {touch-me-not}, {Impatiens capensis}]

lady's laces
n : perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America [syn: {reed canary grass}, {gardener's garters}, {ribbon grass}, {Phalaris arundinacea}]

lady's leek
n : widely distributed North American wild onion with white to rose flowers [syn: {nodding onion}, {nodding wild onion}, {Allium cernuum}]

lady's maid
n : a maid who is a lady's personal attendant

lady's slipper
n : any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden [syn: {lady-slipper}, {ladies' slipper}, {slipper orchid}]

lady's smock
n : a bitter cress of Europe and America [syn: {cuckooflower}, {cuckoo flower}, {meadow cress}, {Cardamine pratensis}]

lady's thistle
n : tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America [syn: {milk thistle}, {Our Lady's mild thistle}, {holy thistle}, {blessed thistle}, {Silybum marianum}]

lady's tobacco
n : North American perennial propagated by means of runners [syn: {ladies' tobacco}, {Antennaria plantaginifolia}]

lady's tresses
n : an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowers [syn: {ladies' tresses}]

lady's-eardrop
n : erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red flowers [syn: {ladies'-eardrop}, {lady's-eardrops}, {ladies'-eardrops}, {Fuchsia coccinea}]

lady's-eardrops
n : erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red flowers [syn: {lady's-eardrop}, {ladies'-eardrop}, {ladies'-eardrops}, {Fuchsia coccinea}]

lady's-finger
n : tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus [syn: {okra}, {gumbo}, {okra plant}, {Abelmoschus esculentus}, {Hibiscus esculentus}]

Ladyship
n : a title used to address any peeress except a duchess; "Your Ladyship"; "Her Ladyship"

lady-slipper
n : any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden [syn: {lady's slipper}, {ladies' slipper}, {slipper orchid}]

laelia
n : any of various spectacular plants of the genus Laelia having showy flowers in many colors

Laertes
n : (Greek mythology) the father of Odysseus

laetrile
n : a substance derived from amygdalin; publicized as an antineoplastic drug although there is no supporting evidence

laevulose
n : a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits [syn: {fructose}, {fruit sugar}, {levulose}]

Lafayette
n 1: French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834) [syn: {La Fayette}, {Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier}, {Marquis de Lafayette}]
2: a town in south central Louisiana; settled by Acadians
3: a university town in west central Indiana on the Wabash River

Laffer
n : United States economist who proposed the Laffer curve (born in 1940) [syn: {Arthur Laffer}]

Laffer curve
n : a graph purporting to show the relation between tax rates and government income; income increases as tax rates increase up to an optimum beyond which income declines

Laffite
n : French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826) [syn: {Lafitte}, {Jean Laffite}, {Jean Lafitte}]

Lafitte
n : French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826) [syn: {Laffite}, {Jean Laffite}, {Jean Lafitte}]

Lafora's disease
n : epilepsy characterized by clonus of muscle groups and progressive mental deterioration and genetic origin [syn: {myoclonus epilepsy}]

lag
n 1: the act of slowing down or falling behind [syn: {slowdown}, {retardation}]
2: the time between one event, process, or period and another [syn: {interim}]
3: one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket [syn: {stave}]
v 1: hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. [syn: {dawdle}, {fall back}, {fall behind}]
2: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" [syn: {imprison}, {incarcerate}, {immure}, {put behind bars}, {jail}, {jug}, {gaol}, {put away}, {remand}]
3: throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
4: cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes" [also: {lagging}, {lagged}]

lag bolt
n : a heavy woodscrew with a square or hexagonal head that is driven in with a wrench [syn: {lag screw}]

Lag b'Omer
n : (Judaism) Jewish holy day; the 33rd day after the 2nd day of Passover; the 18th day of Iyar

lag screw
n : a heavy woodscrew with a square or hexagonal head that is driven in with a wrench [syn: {lag bolt}]

lagan
n : goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered [syn: {lagend}, {ligan}]

Lagarostrobus
n : genus of dioecious evergreen trees of New Zealand and Tasmania; similar to genus Dacrydium [syn: {genus Lagarostrobus}]

Lagarostrobus colensoi
n : timber tree of New Zealand having shiny white wood [syn: {westland pine}, {silver pine}]

Lagarostrobus franklinii
n : Tasmanian timber tree with yellow aromatic wavy-grained wood used for carving and ship building; sometimes placed in genus Dacrydium [syn: {huon pine}, {Dacrydium franklinii}]

Lagenaria
n : bottle gourds [syn: {genus Lagenaria}]

Lagenaria siceraria
n : Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits [syn: {bottle gourd}, {calabash}]

lagend
n : goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered [syn: {lagan}, {ligan}]

Lagenophera
n : small genus of herbs of Australia and South America having small solitary white or purple flowers similar to true daisies of genus Bellis [syn: {genus Lagenophera}]

lager
n 1: a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons [syn: {laager}]
2: a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally it was brewed in March or April and matured until September [syn: {lager beer}]

lager beer
n : a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally it was brewed in March or April and matured until September [syn: {lager}]

Lagerstroemia
n : shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowers [syn: {genus Lagerstroemia}]

Lagerstroemia indica
n : ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States [syn: {crape myrtle}, {crepe myrtle}, {crepe flower}]

Lagerstroemia speciosa
n : native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers [syn: {Queen's crape myrtle}, {pride-of-India}]

laggard
adj 1: inclined to waste time and lag behind [syn: {dilatory}]
2: wasting time [syn: {dilatory}, {poky}, {pokey}]
n : someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind [syn: {dawdler}, {drone}, {lagger}, {trailer}]

lagged
lag
n 1: the act of slowing down or falling behind [syn: {slowdown}, {retardation}]
2: the time between one event, process, or period and another [syn: {interim}]
3: one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket [syn: {stave}]
v 1: hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. [syn: {dawdle}, {fall back}, {fall behind}]
2: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" [syn: {imprison}, {incarcerate}, {immure}, {put behind bars}, {jail}, {jug}, {gaol}, {put away}, {remand}]
3: throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
4: cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes" [also: {lagging}, {lagged}]

lagged
See {lag}

lagger
n : someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind [syn: {dawdler}, {drone}, {laggard}, {trailer}]

lagging
n : used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat

lagging
lag
n 1: the act of slowing down or falling behind [syn: {slowdown}, {retardation}]
2: the time between one event, process, or period and another [syn: {interim}]
3: one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket [syn: {stave}]
v 1: hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. [syn: {dawdle}, {fall back}, {fall behind}]
2: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" [syn: {imprison}, {incarcerate}, {immure}, {put behind bars}, {jail}, {jug}, {gaol}, {put away}, {remand}]
3: throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
4: cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes" [also: {lagging}, {lagged}]

lagging
See {lag}

Lagidium
n : a genus of Chinchillidae [syn: {genus Lagidium}]

lagniappe
n : a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase)

Lagodon
n : a genus of Sparidae [syn: {genus Lagodon}]

Lagodon rhomboides
n : similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States [syn: {pinfish}, {sailor's-choice}, {squirrelfish}]

lagomorph
n : relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for gnawing [syn: {gnawing mammal}]

Lagomorpha
n : rabbits; hares; pikas; formerly considered the suborder Duplicidentata of the order Rodentia [syn: {order Lagomorpha}]

lagoon
n : a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral [syn: {laguna}, {lagune}]

lagophthalmos
n : abnormal condition in which an eye cannot close completely

Lagopus
n : ptarmigans [syn: {genus Lagopus}]

Lagopus scoticus
n : reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain [syn: {red grouse}, {moorfowl}, {moorbird}, {moor-bird}, {moorgame}]

Lagorchestes
n : hare wallabies [syn: {genus Lagorchestes}]

Lagos
n : chief port and economic center of Nigeria; located in southwestern Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea; former capital of Nigeria

Lagostomus
n : viscachas [syn: {genus Lagostomus}]

Lagostomus maximus
n : gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas [syn: {viscacha}, {chinchillon}]

Lagothrix
n : woolly monkeys [syn: {genus Lagothrix}]

laguna
n : a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral [syn: {lagoon}, {lagune}]

Laguncularia
n : a genus of Laguncularia [syn: {genus Laguncularia}]

Laguncularia racemosa
n : shrub to moderately large tree that grows in brackish water along the seacoasts of western Africa and tropical America; locally important as a source of tannin [syn: {white mangrove}]

lagune
n : a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral [syn: {lagoon}, {laguna}]

lah
n : the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization [syn: {la}]

lahar
n : an avalanche of volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano

Lahore
n : city in northeast Pakistan

Lahu
n : a Loloish language

laic
adj : concerning those not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry"; "the choir sings both sacred and secular music" [syn: {lay}, {secular}]

laicise
v : reduce to lay status; "laicize the parochial schools" [syn: {laicize}]

laicize
v : reduce to lay status; "laicize the parochial schools" [syn: {laicise}]

laid
adj : set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern" [syn: {set}]

laid
lay
adj 1: concerning those not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry"; "the choir sings both sacred and secular music" [syn: {laic}, {secular}]
2: not of or from a profession; "a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease"
n 1: a narrative song with a recurrent refrain [syn: {ballad}]
2: a narrative poem of popular origin [syn: {ballad}]
v 1: put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" [syn: {put}, {set}, {place}, {pose}, {position}]
2: put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" [syn: {put down}, {repose}]
3: prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan"
4: lay eggs; "This hen doesn't lay"
5: impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone" [also: {laid}]

laid
lay See {lie} [also: {laid}]

laid
See {lay}

laid low
adj : put out of action (by illness) [syn: {laid low(p)}, {stricken}]

laid paper
n : writing paper having a watermark of fine lines running across the grain

laid up
adj : ill and usually confined; "laid up with a bad cold" [syn: {laid up(p)}]

laid-back
adj : unhurried and relaxed; "an easygoing pace"; "a mellow conversation" [syn: {easygoing}, {mellow}]

laid-off
adj : having lost your job [syn: {discharged}, {dismissed}, {fired}, {pink-slipped}]

lain
lie
n 1: a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth [syn: {prevarication}]
2: Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968) [syn: {Trygve Lie}, {Trygve Halvden Lie}]
3: position or manner in which something is situated
v 1: be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
2: be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf" [ant: {stand}, {sit}]
3: originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country" [syn: {dwell}, {consist}, {belong}, {lie in}]
4: be and remain in a particular state or condition; "lie dormant"
5: tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"
6: have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies" [syn: {rest}]
7: assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better" [syn: {lie down}] [ant: {arise}] [also: {lying}, {lay}, {lain}]

lain
See {lie}

lair
n : the habitation of wild animals [syn: {den}]

laird
n : a landowner

lairier
See {lairy}

lairiest
See {lairy}

laissez faire
n : the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs [syn: {individualism}]

laissez passer
n : a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions; "the media representatives had special passes" [syn: {pass}]

laissez-faire
adj : with minimally restricted freedom in commerce [syn: {individualistic}, {laissez-faire(a)}]

laissez-faire economy
n : an economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine prices [syn: {market economy}, {free enterprise}] [ant: {non-market economy}]

laity
n : everyone except the clergy [syn: {temporalty}] [ant: {clergy}]

Laius
n : (Greek mythology) king of Thebes who was unwittingly killed by his son Oedipus

lake
n 1: a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
2: a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal
3: any of numerous bright translucent organic pigments

Lake Aral
n : a lake east of the Caspian Sea lying between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan [syn: {Aral Sea}]

Lake Balaton
n : a large shallow lake in western Hungary [syn: {Balaton}, {Plattensee}]

lake bed
n : the bottom of a lake [syn: {lake bottom}]

lake bottom
n : the bottom of a lake [syn: {lake bed}]

Lake Cayuga
n : a lake in central New York [syn: {Cayuga Lake}]

Lake Chad
n : a lake in north central Africa; fed by the Shari river [syn: {Chad}]

Lake Champlain
n : a lake in northeastern New York, northwestern Vermont and southern Quebec; site of many battles in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution and in the War of 1812 [syn: {Champlain}]

Lake Chelan
n : a narrow very deep lake in central Washington in the Cascade Range

Lake Clark National Park
n : a national park in Alaska having Eskimo and Athapaskan archeological sites

Lake District
n : a popular tourist area in northwestern England including England's largest lake and highest mountain [syn: {Lakeland}]

lake duck
n : common scaup of North America; males have purplish heads [syn: {lesser scaup}, {lesser scaup duck}, {Aythya affinis}]

lake dwelling
n : dwelling built on piles in or near a lake; specifically in prehistoric villages [syn: {pile dwelling}]

Lake Erie
n : the 4th largest of the Great Lakes; it is linked to the Hudson River by the New York State Barge Canal [syn: {Erie}]

Lake Eyre
n : a shallow salt lake in south central Australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent [syn: {Eyre}]

Lake Geneva
n : a lake between southwestern Switzerland and France that is crossed from east to west by the Rhone [syn: {Lake Leman}]

lake herring
n 1: cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward [syn: {cisco}]
2: important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America [syn: {cisco}, {Coregonus artedi}]

Lake Huron
n : the 2nd largest of the Great Lakes [syn: {Huron}]

Lake Ilmen
n : a lake in northwestern Russia; drains through the Volkhov River into Lake Ladoga [syn: {Ilmen}]

Lake Kivu
n : a lake in the mountains of central Africa between Congo and Rwanda [syn: {Kivu}]

Lake Ladoga
n : a lake in northwestern Russia north of St. Petersburg; the largest lake in Europe; drains through the Neva River into the Gulf of Finland [syn: {Ladoga}]

Lake Leman
n : a lake between southwestern Switzerland and France that is crossed from east to west by the Rhone [syn: {Lake Geneva}]

Lake Mead
n : a large reservoir in southeastern Nevada and northwestern Arizona that is formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River; the center of a recreational area

Lake Michigan
n : the 3rd largest of the Great Lakes; the largest fresh-water lake entirely within the United States borders [syn: {Michigan}]

Lake Nasser
n : lake in Egypt formed by dams built on the Nile River at Aswan [syn: {Nasser}]

Lake Okeechobee
n : a lake in southeast Florida north of the Everglades [syn: {Okeechobee}]

Lake Onega
n : lake in northwestern Russia near the border with Finland; second largest lake in Europe [syn: {Onega}]

Lake Ontario
n : the smallest of the Great Lakes [syn: {Ontario}]

lake poets
n : English poets at the beginning of the 19th century who lived in the Lake District and were inspired by it

Lake Saint Clair
n : a lake between Ontario and Michigan; connected with Lake Huron and Lake Erie [syn: {Lake St. Clair}]

lake salmon
n : Atlantic salmon confined to lakes of New England and southeastern Canada [syn: {landlocked salmon}]

Lake St. Clair
n : a lake between Ontario and Michigan; connected with Lake Huron and Lake Erie [syn: {Lake Saint Clair}]

Lake Superior
n : the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes [syn: {Superior}]

Lake Tahoe
n : a lake on the border between Nevada and California west of Carson City; a popular resort area

Lake Tana
n : a lake in northwestern Ethiopia; thelargest lake in Ethiopia and the source of the Blue Nile [syn: {Lake Tsana}]

Lake Tanganyika
n : the longest lake in the world in central Africa between Tanzania and Congo [syn: {Tanganyika}]

Lake Trasimenus
n : a battle in 217 BC in which Hannibal ambushed a Roman army led by Flaminius [syn: {Battle of Lake Trasimenus}]

lake trout
n 1: flesh of large trout of northern lakes
2: large fork-tailed trout of lakes of Canada and the northern United States [syn: {salmon trout}, {Salvelinus namaycush}]

Lake Tsana
n : a lake in northwestern Ethiopia; thelargest lake in Ethiopia and the source of the Blue Nile [syn: {Lake Tana}]

Lake Vanern
n : a lake in southwestern Sweden; the largest lake in Sweden [syn: {Vanern}]

Lake Victoria
n : the largest lake in Africa and the 2nd largest fresh water lake in the world; a headwaters reservoir for the Nile River [syn: {Victoria Nyanza}]

lake whitefish
n : found in the Great Lakes and north to Alaska [syn: {Coregonus clupeaformis}]

Lake Winnipeg
n : a lake in southern Canada in Manitoba [syn: {Winnipeg}]

lakefront
n : land bordering a lake

Lakeland
n : a popular tourist area in northwestern England including England's largest lake and highest mountain [syn: {Lake District}]

Lakeland terrier
n : breed of wire-haired terrier originally from the Lake District of England and used for hunting

lakeshore
n : the shore of a lake [syn: {lakeside}]

lakeside
n : the shore of a lake [syn: {lakeshore}]

lakh
n : the cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten [syn: {hundred thousand}, {100000}]

lakier
See {laky}

lakiest
See {laky}

Lakshmi
n : Hindu goddess of fortune and prosperity

Lallans
n : a dialect of English spoken in the Lowlands of Scotland [syn: {Scottish Lallans}]

lallation
n 1: defective articulation of the `l' phoneme or the phoneme `r' is pronounced as `l'
2: gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby [syn: {babble}, {babbling}]

lally
n : support column consisting of a steel cylinder filled with concrete [syn: {lally column}]

lally column
n : support column consisting of a steel cylinder filled with concrete [syn: {lally}]

lallygag
v : be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" [syn: {loiter}, {lounge}, {footle}, {lollygag}, {loaf}, {hang around}, {mess about}, {tarry}, {linger}, {lurk}, {mill about}, {mill around}] [also: {lallygagging}, {lallygagged}]

lallygagged
lallygag
v : be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" [syn: {loiter}, {lounge}, {footle}, {lollygag}, {loaf}, {hang around}, {mess about}, {tarry}, {linger}, {lurk}, {mill about}, {mill around}] [also: {lallygagging}, {lallygagged}]

lallygagged
See {lallygag}

lallygagging
lallygag
v : be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" [syn: {loiter}, {lounge}, {footle}, {lollygag}, {loaf}, {hang around}, {mess about}, {tarry}, {linger}, {lurk}, {mill about}, {mill around}] [also: {lallygagging}, {lallygagged}]

lallygagging
See {lallygag}

Lalthyrus tingitanus
n : North African annual resembling the sweet pea having showy but odorless flowers [syn: {Tangier pea}, {Tangier peavine}]

lam
n : a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam" [syn: {getaway}]
v 1: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" [syn: {run}, {scarper}, {turn tail}, {run away}, {hightail it}, {bunk}, {head for the hills}, {take to the woods}, {escape}, {fly the coop}, {break away}]
2: give a thrashing to; beat hard [syn: {thrash}, {thresh}, {flail}] [also: {lamming}, {lammed}]

lam into
v : hit violently, as in an attack [syn: {tear into}, {lace into}, {pitch into}, {lay into}]

lama
n 1: a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism
2: llamas [syn: {genus Lama}]

Lama guanicoe
n : wild llama [syn: {guanaco}]

Lama pacos
n : domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco [syn: {alpaca}]

Lama peruana
n : used in the Andes as a beast of burden and source of wool; considered a domesticated variety of the guanaco [syn: {domestic llama}]

Lamaism
n : a Buddhist doctrine that includes elements from India that are not Buddhist and elements of preexisting shamanism [syn: {Tibetan Buddhism}]

Lamaist
n : (Buddhism) an adherent of Lamaism

Lamarck
n : French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829) [syn: {Jean Baptiste de Lamarck}, {Chevalier de Lamarck}]

Lamarckian
adj : of or relating to Lamarckism; "Lamarckian theories"

Lamarckism
n : a theory of organic evolution claiming that acquired characteristics are transmitted to offspring

lamasery
n : a monastery for lamas

Lamaze
adj : relating to the Lamaze method of childbirth

Lamaze method
n : a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth; the pregnant woman (in classes and at home) practices (usually with the help of a coach) learns about the physiology of childbirth and techniques of relaxation and concentration and breathing [syn: {Lamaze method of childbirth}]

Lamaze method of childbirth
n : a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth; the pregnant woman (in classes and at home) practices (usually with the help of a coach) learns about the physiology of childbirth and techniques of relaxation and concentration and breathing [syn: {Lamaze method}]

lamb
n 1: young sheep
2: English essayist (1775-1834) [syn: {Charles Lamb}, {Elia}]
3: a person easily deceived or cheated (especially in financial matters)
4: a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child) [syn: {dear}]
5: the flesh of a young domestic sheep eaten as food
v : give birth to a lamb; "the ewe lambed"

lamb chop
n : chop cut from a lamb [syn: {lamb-chop}, {lambchop}]

lamb curry
n : curry made with lamb

lamb roast
n : a cut of lamb suitable for roasting [syn: {roast lamb}]

lamb succory
n : small European herb with small yellow flowers [syn: {dwarf nipplewort}, {Arnoseris minima}]

lambast
v 1: beat with a cane [syn: {cane}, {flog}, {lambaste}]
2: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {rebuke}, {rag}, {trounce}, {reproof}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {jaw}, {dress down}, {call down}, {scold}, {chide}, {berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste}]

lambaste
v 1: beat with a cane [syn: {cane}, {flog}, {lambast}]
2: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {rebuke}, {rag}, {trounce}, {reproof}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {jaw}, {dress down}, {call down}, {scold}, {chide}, {berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up}, {have words}, {lambast}]

lamb-chop
n : chop cut from a lamb [syn: {lamb chop}, {lambchop}]

lambchop
n : chop cut from a lamb [syn: {lamb chop}, {lamb-chop}]

lambda
n 1: the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet
2: the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and lamboid sutures of the skull

lambda hyperon
n : an electrically neutral baryon with isotopic spin 1 [syn: {lambda particle}]

lambda particle
n : an electrically neutral baryon with isotopic spin 1 [syn: {lambda hyperon}]

lambdacism
n : speech defect involving excessive use or unusual pronunciation of the phoneme `l'

lambency
n : an appearance of reflected light [syn: {gleam}, {gleaming}, {glow}]

lambent
adj : softly bright or radiant; "a house aglow with lights"; "glowing embers"; "lambent tongues of flame"; "the lucent moon"; "a sky luminous with stars" [syn: {aglow(p)}, {glowing}, {lucent}, {luminous}]

lambert
n 1: a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter [syn: {L}]
2: English composer and conductor (1905-1951) [syn: {Constant Lambert}, {Leonard Constant Lambert}]

Lambert-Eaton syndrome
n : a disease seen in patients with lung cancer and characterized by weakness and fatigue of hip and thigh muscles and an aching back; caused by antibodies directed against the neuromuscular junctions [syn: {Eaton-Lambert syndrome}, {myasthenic syndrome}, {carcinomatous myopathy}]

Lambertia
n : small genus of Australian shrubs [syn: {genus Lambertia}]

Lambertia formosa
n : erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar [syn: {honeyflower}, {honey-flower}, {mountain devil}]

Lambis
n : scorpion shells of shallow tropical waters of the eastern hemisphere [syn: {genus Lambis}]

lambkill
n : North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to young stock [syn: {sheep laurel}, {pig laurel}, {Kalmia angustifolia}]

lambkin
n : a very young lamb

lamblike
adj : like a lamb in meekness and gentleness

lamboid suture
n : the suture between the occipital and parietal bones [syn: {sutura lamboidea}]

lambrequin
n 1: a scarf that covers a knight's helmet
2: short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing

lamb's lettuce
n : widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb; often a weed [syn: {common corn salad}, {Valerianella olitoria}, {Valerianella locusta}]

lambskin
n 1: the skin of a lamb with the wool still on
2: skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on [syn: {parchment}, {sheepskin}]

lamb's-quarter
n : leaves collected from the wild [syn: {pigweed}, {wild spinach}]

lamb's-quarters
n : common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb [syn: {pigweed}, {wild spinach}, {Chenopodium album}]

lame
adj 1: pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness; "a feeble excuse"; "a lame argument" [syn: {feeble}]
2: (of horses) disabled in the feet or legs [syn: {spavined}]
3: disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg" [syn: {crippled}, {halt}, {halting}, {game}]
n 1: someone who doesn't understand what is going on [syn: {square}]
2: a fabric interwoven with threads of metal; "she wore a gold lame dress"
v : deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg; "The accident has crippled her for life" [syn: {cripple}]

lame duck
n : an elected official still in office but not slated to continue

lamedh
n : the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

lamella
n 1: any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus [syn: {gill}]
2: a thin membrane that is one of the calcified layers that form bones
3: thin plate [also: {lamellae} (pl)]

lamellae
lamella
n 1: any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus [syn: {gill}]
2: a thin membrane that is one of the calcified layers that form bones
3: thin plate [also: {lamellae} (pl)]

lamellae
See {lamella}

lamellar mixture
n : a mixture in which substances occur in distinct layers

lamellate placentation
n : with ovules on thin extensions of the placentae into a compound ovary

lamellibranch
adj : bivalve [syn: {pelecypod}, {pelecypodous}]
n : marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together [syn: {bivalve}, {pelecypod}]

Lamellibranchia
n : oysters; clams; scallops; mussels [syn: {Bivalvia}, {class Bivalvia}, {class Lamellibranchia}, {class Pelecypoda}]

lamellicorn beetle
n : beetle having antennae with hard platelike terminal segments

Lamellicornia
n : scarabaeid beetles and stag beetles [syn: {superfamily Lamellicornia}]

lamely
adv : in a weak and unconvincing manner; "`I don't know, Edward,' she answered lamely"

lameness
n : disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet [syn: {limping}, {gimp}, {gimpiness}, {gameness}, {claudication}]

lament
n 1: a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward" [syn: {lamentation}, {plaint}, {wail}]
2: a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person [syn: {dirge}, {coronach}, {requiem}, {threnody}]
3: a mournful poem; a lament for the dead [syn: {elegy}]
v 1: express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child" [syn: {keen}]
2: regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits" [syn: {deplore}, {bewail}, {bemoan}]

lamentable
adj 1: an archaic word for mournful; "tell thou the lamentable tale of me, And send the hearers weeping to their beds"- Shakespeare
2: bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs" [syn: {deplorable}, {distressing}, {pitiful}, {sad}, {sorry}]

lamentably
adv : in an unfortunate or deplorable manner; "he was sadly neglected"; "it was woefully inadequate" [syn: {deplorably}, {sadly}, {woefully}]

lamentation
n 1: a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward" [syn: {lament}, {plaint}, {wail}]
2: the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief [syn: {mourning}]

Lamentations
n : an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah [syn: {Book of Lamentations}]

lamented
adj : mourned or grieved for; "the imprint of our wise and lamented friend"- A.E.Stevenson [ant: {unlamented}]

lamenter
n : a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died) [syn: {mourner}, {griever}, {sorrower}]

lamenting
adj : vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression; "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare [syn: {wailing}, {wailful}]

lamia
n : (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living [syn: {vampire}] [also: {lamiae} (pl)]

Lamiaceae
n : the mints: aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including thyme; sage; rosemary [syn: {Labiatae}, {family Labiatae}, {family Lamiaceae}, {mint family}]

lamiae
lamia
n : (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living [syn: {vampire}] [also: {lamiae} (pl)]

lamiae
See {lamia}

lamina
n : a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral) [also: {laminae} (pl)]

lamina arcus vertebrae
n : lamina of the vertebral arch; the flattened posterior part of the vertebral arch from which the spinous process extends

laminae
lamina
n : a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral) [also: {laminae} (pl)]

laminae
See {lamina}

laminal
adj : arranged in or consisting of laminae [syn: {laminar}]

laminar
adj : arranged in or consisting of laminae [syn: {laminal}]

laminar flow
n : nonturbulent streamline flow in parallel layers (laminae)

laminar flow clean room
n : a clean room free of all extraneous particles; used in fabricating microprocessors

Laminaria
n : type genus of the family Laminariaceae: perennial brown kelps [syn: {genus Laminaria}]

Laminariaceae
n : large family of marine brown algae including many economically important large kelps chiefly of northern waters [syn: {family Laminariaceae}]

Laminariales
n : in some classifications coextensive with family Laminariaceae: marine brown algae of cold or polar seas [syn: {order Laminariales}]

laminate
n : a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers
v 1: create laminate by putting together several thin sheets of a material
2: press or beat (metals) into thin sheets
3: cover with a thin sheet; "laminate the table"
4: split (wood) into thin sheets

laminated glass
n : glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering [syn: {safety glass}, {shatterproof glass}]

lamination
n 1: a layered structure
2: bonding thin sheets together

laminator
n : a person who makes laminates (especially plastic laminates)

laminectomy
n : surgical removal of the bony arches on one or more vertebrae

laminitis
n : inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse [syn: {founder}]

Lamisil
n : an oral antifungal drug (trade name Lamisil) used to treat cases of fungal nail disease [syn: {terbinafine}]

Lamium
n : genus of Old World herbs: dead nettles; henbits [syn: {genus Lamium}]

Lamium album
n : European dead nettle with white flowers [syn: {white dead nettle}]

Lamium amplexicaule
n : Eurasian plant having toothed leaves and small two-lipped white or purplish-red flowers [syn: {henbit}]

lamivudine
n : a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that is very effective in combination with zidovudine in treating AIDS and HIV [syn: {3TC}]

Lammas
n : commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in England [syn: {Lammas Day}, {August 1}]

Lammas Day
n : commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in England [syn: {Lammas}, {August 1}]

Lammastide
n : the season of Lammas

lammed
lam
n : a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam" [syn: {getaway}]
v 1: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" [syn: {run}, {scarper}, {turn tail}, {run away}, {hightail it}, {bunk}, {head for the hills}, {take to the woods}, {escape}, {fly the coop}, {break away}]
2: give a thrashing to; beat hard [syn: {thrash}, {thresh}, {flail}] [also: {lamming}, {lammed}]

lammed
See {lam}

lammergeier
n : the largest Eurasian bird of prey; having black feathers hanging around the bill [syn: {bearded vulture}, {lammergeyer}, {Gypaetus barbatus}]

lammergeyer
n : the largest Eurasian bird of prey; having black feathers hanging around the bill [syn: {bearded vulture}, {lammergeier}, {Gypaetus barbatus}]

lamming
lam
n : a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam" [syn: {getaway}]
v 1: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" [syn: {run}, {scarper}, {turn tail}, {run away}, {hightail it}, {bunk}, {head for the hills}, {take to the woods}, {escape}, {fly the coop}, {break away}]
2: give a thrashing to; beat hard [syn: {thrash}, {thresh}, {flail}] [also: {lamming}, {lammed}]

lamming
See {lam}

Lamna
n : a genus of Lamnidae [syn: {genus Lamna}]

Lamna nasus
n : voracious pointed-nose shark of northern Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {porbeagle}]

Lamnidae
n : oceanic sharks [syn: {family Lamnidae}]

lamp
n 1: an artificial source of visible illumination
2: a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs

lamp chimney
n : a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp [syn: {chimney}]

lamp house
n : housing that holds a lamp (as in a movie projector) [syn: {lamphouse}, {lamp housing}]

lamp housing
n : housing that holds a lamp (as in a movie projector) [syn: {lamp house}, {lamphouse}]

lamp oil
n : a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters [syn: {kerosene}, {kerosine}, {coal oil}]

lamp shade
n : a protective ornamental shade used to screen a light bulb from direct view [syn: {lampshade}]

lamp shell
n : marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide [syn: {brachiopod}, {lampshell}]

lampblack
n : a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink [syn: {carbon black}, {soot}, {smut}]

lamper eel
n : primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue [syn: {lamprey}, {lamprey eel}]

lamphouse
n : housing that holds a lamp (as in a movie projector) [syn: {lamp house}, {lamp housing}]

lamplight
n : light from a lamp

lamplighter
n : (when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights and extinguishes streetlights

lamplit
adj : lighted by a lamp; "our lamplit mountain retreat"

lampoon
n : a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way [syn: {parody}, {spoof}, {sendup}, {mockery}, {takeoff}, {burlesque}, {travesty}, {charade}, {pasquinade}, {put-on}]
v : ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician's proposal" [syn: {satirize}, {satirise}]

lampoon artist
n : a cartoonist who draws parodies or satirical renditions of cultural or social or political situations

lampooner
n : mimics literary or musical style for comic effect [syn: {parodist}]

lamppost
n : a metal post supporting an outdoor lamp (such as a streetlight)

lamprey
n : primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue [syn: {lamprey eel}, {lamper eel}]

lamprey eel
n : primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue [syn: {lamprey}, {lamper eel}]

Lampridae
n : opahs [syn: {family Lampridae}]

Lampris
n : type genus of the Lampridae [syn: {genus Lampris}]

Lampris guttatus
n : from Nova Scotia to West Indies and Gulf of Mexico [syn: {New World opah}]

Lampris regius
n : large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean [syn: {opah}, {moonfish}]

Lampropeltis
n : king snakes and milk snakes [syn: {genus Lampropeltis}]

Lampropeltis getulus
n : widespread in United States except northern regions; black or brown with yellow bands [syn: {common kingsnake}]

Lampropeltis triangulum
n : nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like coral snakes [syn: {milk snake}, {house snake}, {milk adder}, {checkered adder}]

lampshade
n : a protective ornamental shade used to screen a light bulb from direct view [syn: {lamp shade}]

lampshell
n : marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide [syn: {brachiopod}, {lamp shell}]

Lampyridae
n : fireflies [syn: {family Lampyridae}]

LAN
n : a local computer network for communication between computers; especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices [syn: {local area network}]

Lanai
n 1: an island of central Hawaii; a pineapple-growing area [syn: {Lanai Island}]
2: a veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room

Lanai Island
n : an island of central Hawaii; a pineapple-growing area [syn: {Lanai}]

lanate
adj : covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments; "the woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton" [syn: {woolly}]

Lancashire
n : a historical area of northwestern England on the Irish Sea; noted for textiles

Lancaster
n 1: a city in northwestern England
2: the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose [syn: {House of Lancaster}, {Lancastrian line}]

Lancastrian
adj 1: of or relating to the former English royal house or their supporters; "Lancastrian royalty"
2: of or relating to the English city of Lancaster or its residents; "Lancastrian city center"
n 1: a member (or supporter) of the house of Lancaster
2: a resident of Lancaster

Lancastrian line
n : the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose [syn: {Lancaster}, {House of Lancaster}]

lance
n 1: a long pointed rod used as a weapon [syn: {spear}, {shaft}]
2: an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish [syn: {spear}, {gig}, {fizgig}, {fishgig}]
3: a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions [syn: {lancet}]
v 1: move quickly, as if by cutting one's way; "Planes lanced towards the shore"
2: pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight
3: open by piercing with a lancet; "lance a boil"

lance corporal
n : an enlisted man in the marine corps ranking above a private first class and below a corporal

lancelet
n : small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates [syn: {amphioxus}]

lancelike
adj : of a leaf shape; shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex [syn: {lanceolate}]

Lancelot
n : (Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table; friend of King Arthur until (according to some versions of the legend) he became the lover of Arthur's wife Guinevere [syn: {Sir Lancelot}]

lanceolate
adj : of a leaf shape; shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex [syn: {lancelike}]

lanceolate leaf
n : shaped like a lance head; tapering to a point at each end

lanceolate spleenwort
n : a spleenwort of western Europe [syn: {Asplenium billotii}]

lancer
n : (formerly) a cavalryman armed with a lance

lancers
n : a quadrille for 8 or 16 couples

lancet
n 1: an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance [syn: {lancet arch}]
2: a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions [syn: {lance}]

lancet arch
n : an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance [syn: {lancet}]

lancet fish
n : large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long sail-like dorsal fin [syn: {lancetfish}, {wolffish}]

lancet window
n : a narrow window having a lancet arch and without tracery

lancetfish
n : large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long sail-like dorsal fin [syn: {lancet fish}, {wolffish}]

lancewood
n 1: durable straight-grained wood of the lacewood tree; used for building and cabinetwork and tools
2: source of most of the lancewood of commerce [syn: {lancewood tree}, {Oxandra lanceolata}]

lancewood tree
n 1: tropical American tree; valued for its hard durable wood [syn: {laurelwood}, {Calophyllum candidissimum}]
2: source of most of the lancewood of commerce [syn: {lancewood}, {Oxandra lanceolata}]

Lanchou
n : the capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River [syn: {Lanzhou}, {Lanchow}]

Lanchow
n : the capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River [syn: {Lanzhou}, {Lanchou}]

lancinate
adj : as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain" [syn: {cutting}, {keen}, {knifelike}, {piercing}, {stabbing}, {lancinating}]

lancinating
adj : as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain" [syn: {cutting}, {keen}, {knifelike}, {piercing}, {stabbing}, {lancinate}]

land
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land; "land vehicles" [syn: {land(a)}] [ant: {sea(a)}, {air(a)}]
2: operating or living or growing on land [syn: {terrestrial}, {land(a)}] [ant: {amphibious}, {aquatic}]
n 1: the land on which real estate is located; "he built the house on land leased from the city"
2: material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil" [syn: {ground}, {soil}]
3: the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground" [syn: {dry land}, {earth}, {ground}, {solid ground}, {terra firma}]
4: territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land" [syn: {domain}, {demesne}]
5: the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" [syn: {country}, {state}]
6: a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south" [syn: {kingdom}, {realm}]
7: extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island" [syn: {estate}, {landed estate}, {acres}, {demesne}]
8: the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him" [syn: {nation}, {country}, {a people}]
9: a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land" [syn: {state}, {nation}, {country}, {commonwealth}, {res publica}, {body politic}] 10: United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one-step photographic process (1909-1991) [syn: {Din Land}, {Edwin Herbert Land}] 11: working the land as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more" [syn: {farming}]
v 1: reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul" [syn: {set down}]
2: cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely" [syn: {put down}, {bring down}]
3: bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail" [syn: {bring}]
4: bring ashore; "The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island"
5: deliver (a blow); "He landed several blows on his opponent's head"
6: arrive on shore; "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor" [syn: {set ashore}, {shore}]
7: shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft" [syn: {down}, {shoot down}]

land agent
n 1: a person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale of land; "in England they call a realtor a land agent" [syn: {realtor}, {real estate broker}, {real estate agent}, {estate agent}, {house agent}]
2: a person who administers a landed estate

land area
n : an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming); "he wanted some acreage to build on" [syn: {acreage}]

land cress
n : of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida [syn: {Belle Isle cress}, {early winter cress}, {American cress}, {American watercress}, {Barbarea verna}, {Barbarea praecox}]

land development
n : making an area of land more useful

land grant
n : a grant of public land (as to a railway or college)

land line
n : a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits; "a land line can be wire or fiber optics or microwave" [syn: {landline}]

land mile
n : a unit of length equal to 1760 yards [syn: {mile}, {statute mile}, {stat mi}, {mi}]

land mine
n : an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over [syn: {ground-emplaced mine}, {booby trap}]

Land of Enchantment
n : a state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border [syn: {New Mexico}, {NM}]

Land of Lincoln
n : a Midwest state in north-central United States [syn: {Illinois}, {Prairie State}, {IL}]

Land of Opportunity
n : a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn: {Arkansas}, {AR}]

land office
n : a government office where business relating to public lands is transacted

land rail
n : common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields [syn: {corncrake}, {Crex crex}]

land reform
n : a redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action)

land resources
n : natural resources in the form or arable land

land site
n : the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located); "a good site for the school" [syn: {site}]

land tax
n : a capital tax on property imposed by municipalities; based on the estimated value of the property [syn: {property tax}]

land tenure
n : the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands [syn: {tenure}]

land up
v 1: block with earth, as after a landslide [syn: {earth up}]
2: finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again" [syn: {finish up}, {fetch up}, {end up}, {wind up}, {finish}]

Landau
n 1: Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968) [syn: {Lev Davidovich Landau}]
2: a four-wheel covered carriage with a roof divided into two parts (front and back) that can be let down separately

landed
adj : owning or consisting of land or real estate; "the landed gentry"; "landed property" [ant: {landless}]

landed estate
n : extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island" [syn: {estate}, {land}, {acres}, {demesne}]

landed gentry
n : the gentry who own land (considered as a class) [syn: {squirearchy}]

Lander
n 1: a town in central Wyoming
2: a space vehicle that is designed to land on the moon or another planet

landfall
n 1: the seacoast first sighted on a voyage (or flight over water)
2: the first sighting of land from the sea after a voyage (or flight over water)

landfill
n : a low area that has been filled in

landgrave
n : a count who had jurisdiction over a large territory in medieval Germany

landholder
n : a holder or proprietor of land [syn: {landowner}, {property owner}]

landholding
n 1: ownership of land; the state or fact of owning land
2: a holding in the form of land

landing
n 1: an intermediate platform in a staircase
2: structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods [syn: {landing place}]
3: the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface); "the plane made a smooth landing"; "his landing on his feet was catlike"
4: the act of coming to land after a voyage

landing approach
n : the approach to a landing field by an airplane

landing craft
n : naval craft designed for putting ashore troops and equipment

landing deck
n : the upper deck of an aircraft carrier; used as a runway [syn: {flight deck}]

landing field
n : a place where planes take off and land [syn: {airfield}, {flying field}, {field}]

landing flap
n : a flap on the underside of the wing that is lowered to slow the plane for landing

landing gear
n : an undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the ground

landing net
n : a bag-shaped fishnet on a long handle to take a captured fish from the water

landing party
n : a part of a ship's company organized for special duties ashore

landing place
n : structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods [syn: {landing}]

landing skids
n : the landing gear of a helicopter

landing stage
n : platform from which passengers and cargo can be (un)loaded

landing strip
n : an airfield without normal airport facilities [syn: {airstrip}, {flight strip}, {strip}]

landlady
n : a landlord who is a woman

landler
n 1: music in triple time for dancing the landler
2: a moderately slow Austrian country dance in triple time; involves spinning and clapping

landless
adj : owning no land; "the landless peasantry" [ant: {landed}]

landline
n : a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits; "a land line can be wire or fiber optics or microwave" [syn: {land line}]

landlocked
adj : surrounded entirely or almost entirely by land; "a landlocked country"

landlocked salmon
n : Atlantic salmon confined to lakes of New England and southeastern Canada [syn: {lake salmon}]

landlord
n : a landowner who leases to others

landlord's lien
n : lien on a tenant's property for the satisfaction of unpaid rent or property damage; the landlord is given the status of a preferred creditor with regard to the tenant's property

landlubber
n 1: a person who lives and works on land [syn: {landsman}, {landman}]
2: an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage [syn: {lubber}, {landsman}]

landlubberly
adj : inexperienced in seamanship; "of all landlubbers the most lubberly" [syn: {lubberly}]

landman
n : a person who lives and works on land [syn: {landlubber}, {landsman}]

landmark
n 1: the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape; "the church steeple provided a convenient landmark"
2: an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations" [syn: {turning point}, {watershed}]
3: a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land
4: an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken

landmass
n : a large continuous extent of land

land-office business
n : very large and profitable volume of commercial activity

landowner
n : a holder or proprietor of land [syn: {landholder}, {property owner}]

Landowska
n : United States harpsichordist (born in Poland) who helped to revive modern interest in the harpsichord (1879-1959) [syn: {Wanda Landowska}]

landrover
n : a car suitable for traveling over rough terrain [syn: {jeep}]

Landry's paralysis
n : a form of peripheral polyneuritis characterized by pain and weakness and sometimes paralysis of the limbs; cause is unknown [syn: {Guillain-Barre syndrome}, {infectious polyneuritis}]

landscape
n 1: an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
2: painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery
3: a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery [syn: {landscape painting}]
4: an extensive mental viewpoint; "the political landscape looks bleak without a change of administration"; "we changed the landscape for solving the proble of payroll inequity"
v 1: embellish with plants; "Let's landscape the yard"
2: do landscape gardening; "My sons landscapes for corporations and earns a good living"

landscape architect
n : someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively [syn: {landscape gardener}, {landscaper}, {landscapist}]

landscape architecture
n : the branch of architecture dealing with the arrangement of land and buildings for human use and enjoyment

landscape gardener
n : someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively [syn: {landscape architect}, {landscaper}, {landscapist}]

landscape gardening
n : working as a landscape gardner [syn: {landscaping}]

landscape painting
n : a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery [syn: {landscape}]

landscaped
adj : (of land) improved by gardening or landscape architecture; "carefully landscaped gardens"

landscaper
n : someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively [syn: {landscape architect}, {landscape gardener}, {landscapist}]

landscaping
n 1: working as a landscape gardner [syn: {landscape gardening}]
2: a garden laid out for esthetic effect; "they spent a great deal of money on the landscaping"

landscapist
n 1: someone who paints landscapes
2: someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively [syn: {landscape architect}, {landscape gardener}, {landscaper}]

landside
n : component consisting of a side piece opposite the moldboard

landslide
n 1: an overwhelming electoral victory; "Roosevelt defeated Hoover in a landslide"
2: a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff [syn: {landslip}]

landslip
n : a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff [syn: {landslide}]

Landsmal
n : one of two official languages of Norway; based on rural dialects [syn: {New Norwegian}, {Nynorsk}]

landsman
n 1: a person who lives and works on land [syn: {landlubber}, {landman}]
2: an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage [syn: {landlubber}, {lubber}]

Landsteiner
n : United States pathologist (born in Austria) who discovered human blood groups (1868-1943) [syn: {Karl Landsteiner}]

landward
adv : toward land; "landward, miles of rough grass marshes melt into low uplands" [syn: {landwards}]

landwards
adv : toward land; "landward, miles of rough grass marshes melt into low uplands" [syn: {landward}]

lane
n 1: a narrow way or road
2: a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic

Lane's Prince Albert
n : apple used primarily in cooking

Laney
n : United States educator who founded the first private school for Black students in Augusta, Georgia (1854-1933) [syn: {Lucy Craft Laney}]

lang syne
adv : of the distant or comparatively distant past; "We met once long ago"; "they long ago forsook their nomadic life"; "left for work long ago"; "he has long since given up mountain climbing"; "This name has long since been forgotten"; "lang syne" is Scottish [syn: {long ago}, {long since}]

langbeinite
n : a mineral consisting of potassium magnesium double sulphate; used as a fertilizer

Lange
n : United States photographer remembered for her portraits of rural workers during the Depression (1895-1965) [syn: {Dorothea Lange}]

langlauffer
n : a cross-country skier

langley
n 1: unit of solar radiation
2: United States astronomer and aviation pioneer who invented the bolometer and contributed to the design of early aircraft (1834-1906) [syn: {Samuel Pierpoint Langley}]

Langmuir
n : United States chemist who studied surface chemistry and developed the gas-filled tungsten lamp and worked on high temperature electrical discharges (1881-1957) [syn: {Irving Langmuir}]

Langobard
n : a member of a Germanic people who invaded northern Italy in the 6th century [syn: {Lombard}]

langouste
n 1: warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California [syn: {spiny lobster}, {rock lobster}, {crayfish}]
2: large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters [syn: {spiny lobster}, {rock lobster}, {crawfish}, {crayfish}, {sea crawfish}]

langoustine
n : caught in European waters; slenderer than American lobster [syn: {Norwegian lobster}, {scampo}]

langsat
n : East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry [syn: {lanseh tree}, {langset}, {Lansium domesticum}]

langset
n : East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry [syn: {lanseh tree}, {langsat}, {Lansium domesticum}]

Langside
n : (1568) Catholic forces supporting Mary Queen of Scots were routed by Protestants [syn: {battle of Langside}]

Langston Hughes
n : United States writer (1902-1967) [syn: {Hughes}, {James Langston Hughes}]

langsyne
n : past times remembered with nostalgia [syn: {auld langsyne}, {old times}, {the good old days}]
adv : at a distant time in the past (chiefly Scottish)

Langtry
n : British actress and mistress of the prince who later became Edward VII (1853-1929) [syn: {Lillie Langtry}, {the Jersey Lillie}, {Emilie Charlotte le Breton}]

language
n 1: a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written" [syn: {linguistic communication}]
2: (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets" [syn: {speech}, {speech communication}, {spoken communication}, {spoken language}, {voice communication}, {oral communication}]
3: a system of words used in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "the language of sociology" [syn: {terminology}, {nomenclature}]
4: the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication; "he didn't have the language to express his feelings" [syn: {linguistic process}]
5: the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals" [syn: {speech}]
6: the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language" [syn: {lyric}, {words}]

language area
n : a large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language [syn: {language zone}]

language barrier
n : barrier to communication resulting from speaking different languages

language learning
n : learning to use a language

language lesson
n : a period of instruction learning a language

language requirement
n : a requirement that a student know certain languages

language school
n : a school for teaching foreign languages

language system
n : a system of linguistic units or elements used in a particular language

language teaching
n : teaching people to speak and understand a foreign language

language unit
n : one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed [syn: {linguistic unit}]

language zone
n : a large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language [syn: {language area}]

Languas speciosa
n : cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with shell-pink shading and crinkled yellow lip with variegated magenta stripes [syn: {shellflower}, {shall-flower}, {shell ginger}, {Alpinia Zerumbet}, {Alpinia speciosa}]

Langue d'oc
n : medieval provincial dialects of French formerly spoken in the south of France [syn: {Langue d'oc French}]

Langue d'oc French
n : medieval provincial dialects of French formerly spoken in the south of France [syn: {Langue d'oc}]

Langue d'oil
n : medieval provincial dialects of French spoken in central and northern France [syn: {Langue d'oil French}]

Langue d'oil French
n : medieval provincial dialects of French spoken in central and northern France [syn: {Langue d'oil}]

Languedoc-Roussillon
n : a region in south central France; named after the medieval dialect of French that was spoken there

languid
adj : lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon" [syn: {dreamy}, {lackadaisical}, {languorous}]

languidly
adv : in a languid and lethargic manner; "the men languidly put on their jackets"

languish
v 1: lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away" [syn: {pine away}, {waste}]
2: have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" [syn: {ache}, {yearn}, {yen}, {pine}]
3: become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon" [syn: {fade}]

languisher
n : a person who languishes

languor
n 1: a relaxed comfortable feeling [syn: {dreaminess}]
2: a feeling of lack of interest or energy [syn: {lassitude}, {listlessness}]
3: inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy [syn: {lethargy}, {sluggishness}, {phlegm}]

languorous
adj : lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon" [syn: {dreamy}, {lackadaisical}, {languid}]

languorously
adv : in a languorous manner; "he was sprawling languourously on the sofa"

langur
n : slender long-tailed monkey of Asia

laniard
n 1: a cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon [syn: {lanyard}]
2: a cord worn around the neck to hold a knife or whistle [syn: {lanyard}]
3: (nautical) a line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships [syn: {lanyard}]

laniary
adj : of or relating to a pointed conical tooth [syn: {canine}]

Laniidae
n : shrikes [syn: {family Laniidae}]

Lanius
n : type genus of the Laniidae: typical shrikes [syn: {genus Lanius}]

Lanius borealis
n : butcherbird of northern North American [syn: {northern shrike}]

Lanius excubitor
n : common European butcherbird [syn: {European shrike}]

Lanius lucovicianus
n : common shrike of southeastern United States having black eye-bands [syn: {loggerhead shrike}]

Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides
n : of western North America; gray with white underparts [syn: {white-rumped shrike}]

Lanius ludovicianus migrans
n : of central North America; winters in Texas and the southern Mississippi valley [syn: {migrant shrike}]

lank
adj 1: long and thin and often limp; "grown lank with fasting"; "lank mousy hair"
2: long and lean [syn: {spindly}]

lankier
lanky
adj 1: tall and thin and having long slender limbs; "a gangling teenager"; "a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man" [syn: {gangling}, {gangly}, {rangy}]
2: ungracefully tall and thin [syn: {gangling}, {gangly}] [also: {lankiest}, {lankier}]

lankier
See {lanky}

lankiest
lanky
adj 1: tall and thin and having long slender limbs; "a gangling teenager"; "a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man" [syn: {gangling}, {gangly}, {rangy}]
2: ungracefully tall and thin [syn: {gangling}, {gangly}] [also: {lankiest}, {lankier}]

lankiest
See {lanky}

lankiness
n : a tall and thin physique

lanky
adj 1: tall and thin and having long slender limbs; "a gangling teenager"; "a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man" [syn: {gangling}, {gangly}, {rangy}]
2: ungracefully tall and thin [syn: {gangling}, {gangly}] [also: {lankiest}, {lankier}]

lanolin
n 1: a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics [syn: {wool fat}, {wool grease}]
2: an emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep)

Lanoxin
n : digitalis preparation (trade name Lanoxin) used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia; helps the heart beat more forcefully [syn: {digoxin}]

lansa
n : East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit [syn: {lanseh}, {lansat}, {lanset}]

lansat
n : East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit [syn: {lanseh}, {lansa}, {lanset}]

lanseh
n : East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit [syn: {lansa}, {lansat}, {lanset}]

lanseh tree
n : East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry [syn: {langsat}, {langset}, {Lansium domesticum}]

lanset
n : East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit [syn: {lanseh}, {lansa}, {lansat}]

Lansing
n : capital of the state of Michigan; located in southern Michigan on the Grand river [syn: {capital of Michigan}]

Lansium domesticum
n : East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry [syn: {lanseh tree}, {langsat}, {langset}]

lansoprazole
n : antacid (trade name Prevacid) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach [syn: {Prevacid}]

lantana
n : a flowering shrub

lantern
n : light in a transparent protective case

lantern fly
n : large brightly marked tropical insect with a process like a snout that was formerly thought to emit light [syn: {lantern-fly}]

lantern jaw
n : a long thin lower jaw

lantern pinion
n : a small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocks [syn: {lantern wheel}]

lantern slide
n : a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector [syn: {slide}]

lantern wheel
n : a small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocks [syn: {lantern pinion}]

lanternfish
n : small fish having rows of luminous organs along each side; some surface at night

lantern-fly
n : large brightly marked tropical insect with a process like a snout that was formerly thought to emit light [syn: {lantern fly}]

lantern-jawed
adj : having a protruding jaw giving the face a gaunt appearance

lanthanide
n : any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71) [syn: {rare earth}, {rare-earth element}, {lanthanoid}, {lanthanon}]

lanthanide series
n : the rare-earth elements with atomic numbers 57 through 71; having properties similar to lanthanum

lanthanoid
n : any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71) [syn: {rare earth}, {rare-earth element}, {lanthanide}, {lanthanon}]

lanthanon
n : any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71) [syn: {rare earth}, {rare-earth element}, {lanthanoid}, {lanthanide}]

Lanthanotidae
n : stout-bodied lizards [syn: {family Lanthanotidae}]

Lanthanotus
n : 1 species [syn: {genus Lanthanotus}]

Lanthanotus borneensis
n : a stout-bodied pleurodont lizard of Borneo

lanthanum
n : a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth [syn: {La}, {atomic number 57}]

lanugo
n : the fine downy hair covering a human fetus; normally shed during the ninth month of gestation

lanyard
n 1: a cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon [syn: {laniard}]
2: a cord worn around the neck to hold a knife or whistle [syn: {laniard}]
3: (nautical) a line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships [syn: {laniard}]

Lanzhou
n : the capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River [syn: {Lanchou}, {Lanchow}]

Lao
adj : of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand
n 1: a member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the Mekong River in Laos and Thailand and speaking the Lao language; related to the Thais [syn: {Laotian}]
2: the Tai language of a Buddhist people living in the area of the Mekong River in Thailand and Laos

Lao People's Democratic Republic
n : a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949 [syn: {Laos}]

Laocoon
n : (Greek mythology) the priest of Apollo who warned the Trojans to beware of Greeks bearing gifts when they wanted to accept the Trojan Horse; a god who favored the Greeks (Poseidon or Athena) sent snakes who coiled around Laocoon and his two twin sons killing them

Laos
n : a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949 [syn: {Lao People's Democratic Republic}]

Laotian
adj : of or relating to Laos or its people; "the Laotian Prime Minister"; "Laotian refugees"
n : a member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the Mekong River in Laos and Thailand and speaking the Lao language; related to the Thais [syn: {Lao}]

Laotian capital
n : the capital and largest city of Laos [syn: {Vientiane}, {capital of Laos}]

Laotian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Laos

Lao-tse
n : Chinese philosopher regarded as the founder of Taoism (6th century BC) [syn: {Lao-tzu}, {Lao-zi}]

Lao-tzu
n : Chinese philosopher regarded as the founder of Taoism (6th century BC) [syn: {Lao-tse}, {Lao-zi}]

Lao-zi
n : Chinese philosopher regarded as the founder of Taoism (6th century BC) [syn: {Lao-tzu}, {Lao-tse}]

lap
n 1: the upper side of the thighs of a seated person; "he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap"
2: an area of control or responsibility; "the job fell right in my lap"
3: the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs; "his lap was covered with food stains" [syn: {lap covering}]
4: a flap that lies over another part; "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches" [syn: {overlap}]
5: movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance" [syn: {circle}, {circuit}]
6: touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet" [syn: {lick}]
v 1: lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
2: pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand" [syn: {lick}]
3: move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound; "The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"; "The curtain swooshed open" [syn: {swish}, {swosh}, {swoosh}]
4: take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast" [syn: {lap up}, {lick}]
5: wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore" [syn: {lave}, {wash}] [also: {lapping}, {lapped}]

lap choly
n : removal of the gall bladder through small punctures in the abdomen to permit the insertion of a laparoscope and surgical instruments [syn: {laparoscopic cholecystectomy}]

lap covering
n : the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs; "his lap was covered with food stains" [syn: {lap}]

lap joint
n : joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together [syn: {splice}]

lap of honour
n : a lap by the winning person or team run to celebrate the victory [syn: {victory lap}]

lap of luxury
n : in conditions of wealth and comfort; "he was raised in the lap of luxury"

lap of the gods
n : beyond human control or responsibility; "there is nothing more I can do; it's in the lap of the gods now"

lap up
v : take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast" [syn: {lap}, {lick}]

laparocele
n : hernia through the abdomen

laparoscope
n : a slender endoscope inserted through an incision in the abdominal wall in order to examine the abdominal organs or to perform minor surgery

laparoscopic cholecystectomy
n : removal of the gall bladder through small punctures in the abdomen to permit the insertion of a laparoscope and surgical instruments [syn: {lap choly}]

laparoscopy
n : laparotomy performed with a laparoscope that makes a small incision to examine the abdominal cavity (especially the ovaries and Fallopian tubes)

laparotomy
n : surgical incision into the abdominal wall; often done to examine abdominal organs

lapboard
n : writing board used on the lap as a table or desk

lapdog
n : a dog small and tame enough to be held in the lap

lapel
n : lap at the front of a coat; continuation of the coat collar

lapful
n : the quantity that can be held in the lap

lapidarian
adj : inscribed on stone; "a lapidarian record"

lapidarist
n : an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them [syn: {lapidary}]

lapidary
adj : of or relating to precious stones or the art of working with them; "the ring is of no lapidary value"- Lord Byron; "lapidary art"
n 1: an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them [syn: {lapidarist}]
2: a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones [syn: {lapidist}]

lapidate
v 1: kill by throwing stones at; "Adulterers should be stoned according to the Koran" [syn: {stone}]
2: throw stones at

lapidation
n : pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death) [syn: {stoning}]

lapidator
n : an attacker who pelts the victim with stones (especially with intent to kill) [syn: {stoner}]

lapidified
lapidify
v : change into stone; "the wood petrified with time" [syn: {petrify}] [also: {lapidified}]

lapidified
See {lapidify}

lapidify
v : change into stone; "the wood petrified with time" [syn: {petrify}] [also: {lapidified}]

lapidist
n : a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones [syn: {lapidary}]

lapilli
See {lapillus}

lapin
n 1: the fur of a rabbit [syn: {rabbit}]
2: castrated male rabbit

lapis lazuli
n : an azure blue semiprecious stone [syn: {lazuli}]

lapithae
See {lapith}

lap-jointed
adj : laid overlapping (not flush) [syn: {lap-strake}, {lap-straked}, {lap-streak}, {lap-streaked}, {overlapping}]

Laplace
n : French mathematician and astronomer who formulated the nebular hypothesis concerning the origins of the solar system and who developed the theory of probability (1749-1827) [syn: {Marquis de Laplace}, {Pierre Simon de Laplace}]

Lapland
n : a region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps [syn: {Lappland}]

Laportea
n : mostly tropical stinging herbs or trees: nettle [syn: {genus Laportea}]

Laportea canadensis
n : American perennial herb found in rich woods and provided with stinging hairs; provides fibers used for textiles [syn: {wood nettle}]

Lapp
n 1: an inhabitant of Lappland [syn: {Lapplander}]
2: the language of the nomadic Lapp people in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula [syn: {Sami}]

lapped
lap
n 1: the upper side of the thighs of a seated person; "he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap"
2: an area of control or responsibility; "the job fell right in my lap"
3: the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs; "his lap was covered with food stains" [syn: {lap covering}]
4: a flap that lies over another part; "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches" [syn: {overlap}]
5: movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance" [syn: {circle}, {circuit}]
6: touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet" [syn: {lick}]
v 1: lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
2: pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand" [syn: {lick}]
3: move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound; "The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"; "The curtain swooshed open" [syn: {swish}, {swosh}, {swoosh}]
4: take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast" [syn: {lap up}, {lick}]
5: wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore" [syn: {lave}, {wash}] [also: {lapping}, {lapped}]

lapped
See {lap}

lappet
n 1: a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards [syn: {wattle}]
2: a small lap on a garment or headdress
3: medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars [syn: {lappet moth}]

lappet caterpillar
n : larva of a lappet moth

lappet moth
n : medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars [syn: {lappet}]

Lappic
n : any of the languages spoken by the Lapp people and generally assumed to be Uralic languages [syn: {Lappish}]

lapping
lap
n 1: the upper side of the thighs of a seated person; "he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap"
2: an area of control or responsibility; "the job fell right in my lap"
3: the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs; "his lap was covered with food stains" [syn: {lap covering}]
4: a flap that lies over another part; "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches" [syn: {overlap}]
5: movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance" [syn: {circle}, {circuit}]
6: touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet" [syn: {lick}]
v 1: lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
2: pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand" [syn: {lick}]
3: move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound; "The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"; "The curtain swooshed open" [syn: {swish}, {swosh}, {swoosh}]
4: take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast" [syn: {lap up}, {lick}]
5: wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore" [syn: {lave}, {wash}] [also: {lapping}, {lapped}]

lapping
n : covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles) [syn: {imbrication}, {overlapping}]

lapping
See {lap}

Lappish
n : any of the languages spoken by the Lapp people and generally assumed to be Uralic languages [syn: {Lappic}]

Lappland
n : a region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps [syn: {Lapland}]

Lapplander
n : an inhabitant of Lappland [syn: {Lapp}]

Lappula
n : stickweed; beggar's lice [syn: {Hackelia}, {genus Hackelia}, {genus Lappula}]

lapse
n 1: a mistake resulting from inattention [syn: {oversight}]
2: a break or intermission in the occurrence of something; "a lapse of three weeks between letters"
3: a failure to maintain a higher state [syn: {backsliding}, {lapsing}, {relapse}, {relapsing}, {reversion}, {reverting}]
v 1: pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into Nirvana" [syn: {sink}, {pass}]
2: end, at least for a long time; "The correspondence lapsed"
3: drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards [syn: {backslide}]
4: go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" [syn: {relapse}, {recidivate}, {regress}, {retrogress}, {fall back}]
5: let slip; "He lapsed his membership"
6: pass by; "three years elapsed" [syn: {elapse}, {pass}, {slip by}, {glide by}, {slip away}, {go by}, {slide by}, {go along}]

lapsed
adj : no longer active or practicing; "a lapsed Catholic" [syn: {nonchurchgoing}]

lapsing
n : a failure to maintain a higher state [syn: {backsliding}, {lapse}, {relapse}, {relapsing}, {reversion}, {reverting}]

lap-strake
adj : laid overlapping (not flush) [syn: {lap-jointed}, {lap-straked}, {lap-streak}, {lap-streaked}, {overlapping}]

lap-straked
adj : laid overlapping (not flush) [syn: {lap-jointed}, {lap-strake}, {lap-streak}, {lap-streaked}, {overlapping}]

lap-streak
adj : laid overlapping (not flush) [syn: {lap-jointed}, {lap-strake}, {lap-straked}, {lap-streaked}, {overlapping}]

lap-streaked
adj : laid overlapping (not flush) [syn: {lap-jointed}, {lap-strake}, {lap-straked}, {lap-streak}, {overlapping}]

Laptev Sea
n : part of the Arctic Ocean north of Siberia (between the Taimyr Peninsula and the New SiberianIslands) that is icebound most of the year

laptop
n : a portable computer small enough to use in your lap [syn: {laptop computer}]

laptop computer
n : a portable computer small enough to use in your lap [syn: {laptop}]

Laputa
n : a land imagined by Jonathan Swift where impractical projects were pursued and practical projects neglected

Laputan
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Laputa or its people
2: not practical or realizable; speculative; "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich" [syn: {airy}, {impractical}, {visionary}]

lapwing
n : large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs [syn: {green plover}, {peewit}, {pewit}]

L'Aquila
n : the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy [syn: {Aquila}, {Aquila degli Abruzzi}]

Laramie
n : a university town in southeast Wyoming

larboard
adj : located on the left side of a ship or aircraft [syn: {port}]
n : the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the bow or nose [syn: {port}] [ant: {starboard}]

larcener
n : a person who commits larceny [syn: {larcenist}]

larcenist
n : a person who commits larceny [syn: {larcener}]

larcenous
n : having a disposition to steal [syn: {thievishness}]

larceny
n : the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International" [syn: {theft}, {thievery}, {thieving}, {stealing}]

larch
n 1: wood of a larch tree
2: any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves [syn: {larch tree}]

larch tree
n : any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves [syn: {larch}]

lard
n : soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog
v 1: prepare or cook with lard; "lard meat"
2: add details to [syn: {embroider}, {pad}, {embellish}, {aggrandize}, {aggrandise}, {blow up}, {dramatize}, {dramatise}]

lard oil
n : oil consisting chiefly of olein that is expressed from lard and used especially as a lubricant, cutting oil or illuminant

larder
n 1: a supply of food especially for a household
2: a small storeroom for storing foods or wines [syn: {pantry}, {buttery}]

Lardizabala
n : evergreen monoecious climbers of South America having dark mauve-blue edible berries [syn: {genus Lardizabala}]

lardizabala family
n : thick-stemmed lianas and some shrubs; some have edible fruit [syn: {Lardizabalaceae}, {family Lardizabalaceae}]

Lardizabalaceae
n : thick-stemmed lianas and some shrubs; some have edible fruit [syn: {family Lardizabalaceae}, {lardizabala family}]

Lardner
n : United States humorist and writer of satirical short stories (1885-1933) [syn: {Ring Lardner}, {Ringgold Wilmer Lardner}]

Laredo
n : a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande

large
adj 1: above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world" [syn: {big}] [ant: {small}, {small}]
2: fairly large or important in effect; influential; "played a large role in the negotiations"
3: large enough to be visible to the naked eye [syn: {macroscopic}, {macroscopical}] [ant: {microscopic}]
4: ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose" [syn: {bombastic}, {declamatory}, {orotund}, {tumid}, {turgid}]
5: generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies" [syn: {big}, {magnanimous}]
6: conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen" [syn: {big}, {prominent}]
7: having broad power and range and scope; "taking the large view"; "a large effect"; "a large sympathy"
8: in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child" [syn: {big(p)}, {enceinte}, {expectant}, {gravid}, {great(p)}, {large(p)}, {heavy(p)}, {with child(p)}]
n : a garment size for a large person
adv 1: at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark)
2: with the wind abaft the beam; "a ship sailing large"
3: in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening" [syn: {boastfully}, {vauntingly}, {big}]

large calorie
n : a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food [syn: {Calorie}, {kilogram calorie}, {kilocalorie}, {nutritionist's calorie}]

large cap
n : a corporation with a large capitalization; "he works for a large cap"

large civet
n : common civet of India and southeast Asia [syn: {Viverra zibetha}]

large crabgrass
n : a European forage grass grown for hay; a naturalized weed in United States [syn: {hairy finger grass}, {Digitaria sanguinalis}]

large cranberry
n : trailing red-fruited plant [syn: {American cranberry}, {Vaccinium macrocarpon}]

large indefinite amount
n : an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude [syn: {large indefinite quantity}]

large indefinite quantity
n : an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude [syn: {large indefinite amount}]

large integer
n : an integer equal to or greater than ten

large intestine
n : beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum; extracts moisture from food residues which are later excreted as feces

Large Magellanic Cloud
n : the larger of the two Magellanic Clouds visible from the southern hemisphere

large number
n : a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions" [syn: {battalion}, {multitude}, {plurality}, {pack}]

large order
n : a formidable task or requirement; "finishing in time was a tall order but we did it" [syn: {tall order}]

large periwinkle
n : plant having variegated foliage and used for window boxes [syn: {Vinca major}]

large person
n : a person of greater than average size

large poodle
n : the largest poodle

large tooth aspen
n : aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America [syn: {Canadian aspen}, {bigtooth aspen}, {bigtoothed aspen}, {big-toothed aspen}, {large-toothed aspen}, {Populus grandidentata}]

large white
n : Old World form of cabbage butterfly [syn: {Pieris brassicae}]

large white petunia
n : annual herb having large nocturnally fragrant buff-white flowers [syn: {Petunia axillaris}]

large yellow lady's slipper
n : plant of eastern and central North America having slightly fragrant purple-marked greenish-yellow flowers [syn: {Cypripedium calceolus pubescens}]

large-cap
adj : of stocks of companies with a market capitalization of five billion dollars or more [syn: {large-capitalization}, {large-capitalisation}]

large-capitalisation
adj : of stocks of companies with a market capitalization of five billion dollars or more [syn: {large-capitalization}, {large-cap}]

large-capitalization
adj : of stocks of companies with a market capitalization of five billion dollars or more [syn: {large-capitalisation}, {large-cap}]

large-flowered calamint
n : aromatic herb with large pink flowers; southern and southeastern Europe; Anatolia; northern Iran [syn: {Calamintha grandiflora}, {Clinopodium grandiflorum}, {Satureja grandiflora}]

large-flowered fiddleneck
n : annual of the western United States having large coiled flower spikes; a threatened species [syn: {Amsinckia grandiflora}]

large-flowering magnolia
n : evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers [syn: {southern magnolia}, {evergreen magnolia}, {bull bay}, {Magnolia grandiflora}]

large-hearted
adj : showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor" [syn: {charitable}, {kindly}, {sympathetic}]

largeleaf holly
n : a holly tree

large-leaved aster
n : tufted perennial wood aster of North America; naturalized in Europe [syn: {Aster macrophyllus}]

large-leaved cucumber tree
n : large deciduous shrub or tree of southeastern United States having huge leaves in dense false whorls and large creamy flowers tinged purple toward the base [syn: {large-leaved magnolia}, {great-leaved macrophylla}, {Magnolia macrophylla}]

large-leaved magnolia
n : large deciduous shrub or tree of southeastern United States having huge leaves in dense false whorls and large creamy flowers tinged purple toward the base [syn: {large-leaved cucumber tree}, {great-leaved macrophylla}, {Magnolia macrophylla}]

largely
adv 1: in large part; mainly or chiefly; "These accounts are largely inactive" [syn: {mostly}, {for the most part}]
2: on a large scale; "the sketch was so largely drawn that you could see it from the back row"

large-minded
adj : showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions" [syn: {broad}, {liberal}, {tolerant}]

largemouth
n : a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye [syn: {largemouth bass}, {largemouthed bass}, {largemouth black bass}, {largemouthed black bass}, {Micropterus salmoides}]

largemouth bass
n 1: flesh of largemouth bass
2: a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye [syn: {largemouth}, {largemouthed bass}, {largemouth black bass}, {largemouthed black bass}, {Micropterus salmoides}]

largemouth black bass
n : a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye [syn: {largemouth}, {largemouth bass}, {largemouthed bass}, {largemouthed black bass}, {Micropterus salmoides}]

largemouthed bass
n : a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye [syn: {largemouth}, {largemouth bass}, {largemouth black bass}, {largemouthed black bass}, {Micropterus salmoides}]

largemouthed black bass
n : a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye [syn: {largemouth}, {largemouth bass}, {largemouthed bass}, {largemouth black bass}, {Micropterus salmoides}]

largeness
n : the property of having a relatively great size [syn: {bigness}] [ant: {smallness}, {smallness}]

larger
adj : large or big relative to something else [syn: {bigger}]

larger-than-life
adj : very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture" [syn: {epic}, {heroic}]

large-scale
adj 1: unusually large in scope; "a large-scale attack on AIDS is needed"
2: constructed or drawn to a big scale; "large-scale maps"
3: occurring widely (as to many people); "mass destruction" [syn: {mass}]

largess
n 1: a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously [syn: {largesse}]
2: liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit [syn: {munificence}, {largesse}, {magnanimity}, {openhandedness}]

largesse
n 1: a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously [syn: {largess}]
2: liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit [syn: {munificence}, {largess}, {magnanimity}, {openhandedness}]

largest
adj 1: greatest in size of those under consideration [syn: {biggest}, {greatest}]
2: maximal in amount; "a maximal amount"; "an outside estimate" [syn: {outside}]

large-toothed aspen
n : aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America [syn: {Canadian aspen}, {bigtooth aspen}, {bigtoothed aspen}, {big-toothed aspen}, {large tooth aspen}, {Populus grandidentata}]

larghetto
adj : (of tempo) less slow and broad than largo
n : (music) a composition or passage played in a slow tempo slightly faster than largo but slower than adagio

larghissimo
adj : (of tempo) as slow and broad as possible

largish
adj : somewhat large [syn: {biggish}]

largo
adj : very slow in tempo and broad in manner
n : (music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner
adv : slowly and broadly

lari
n 1: the basic unit of money in Georgia
2: gulls; terns; jaegers; skimmers [syn: {suborder Lari}]

lariat
n : a long noosed rope used to catch animals [syn: {lasso}, {riata}, {reata}]

Laricariidae
n : armored catfish [syn: {family Laricariidae}]

larid
n : long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family

Laridae
n : gull family: gulls and terns [syn: {family Laridae}]

Larium
n : an antimalarial drug (trade name Larium and Maphaquine) that is effective in cases that do not respond to chloroquine; said to produce harmful neuropsychiatric effects on some people [syn: {mefloquine}, {mefloquine hydrochloride}, {Mephaquine}]

Larix
n : larches [syn: {genus Larix}]

Larix decidua
n : tall European tree having a slender conic crown, flat needlelike leaves, and hairy cone scales [syn: {European larch}]

Larix laricina
n : medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark [syn: {American larch}, {tamarack}, {black larch}]

Larix lyallii
n : medium-sized larch of the Rocky Mountains; closely related to Larix occidentalis [syn: {subalpine larch}]

Larix occidentalis
n : tall larch of western North America have pale green sharply pointed leaves and oblong cones; an important timber tree [syn: {western larch}, {western tamarack}, {Oregon larch}]

Larix russica
n : medium-sized larch of northeastern Russia and Siberia having narrowly conic crown and soft narrow bright-green leaves; used in cultivation [syn: {Siberian larch}, {Larix siberica}]

Larix siberica
n : medium-sized larch of northeastern Russia and Siberia having narrowly conic crown and soft narrow bright-green leaves; used in cultivation [syn: {Siberian larch}, {Larix russica}]

lark
n 1: North American yellow-breasted songbirds [syn: {meadowlark}]
2: small songbirds resembling larks [syn: {pipit}, {titlark}]
3: any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing
4: any carefree episode [syn: {escapade}]
v : play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" [syn: {frolic}, {rollick}, {skylark}, {disport}, {sport}, {cavort}, {gambol}, {frisk}, {romp}, {run around}, {lark about}]

lark about
v : play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" [syn: {frolic}, {lark}, {rollick}, {skylark}, {disport}, {sport}, {cavort}, {gambol}, {frisk}, {romp}, {run around}]

larkspur
n : any of numerous cultivated plants of the genus Delphinium

larn
v : acquire or gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate" [syn: {learn}, {acquire}]

Larodopa
n : the levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson's disease [syn: {L-dopa}, {levodopa}, {Bendopa}, {Brocadopa}]

Larotid
n : an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections [syn: {amoxicillin}, {Amoxil}, {Polymox}, {Trimox}, {Augmentin}]

Larousse
n : French lexicographer (1817-1875) [syn: {Pierre Larousse}, {Pierre Athanase Larousse}]

Larrea
n : xerophytic evergreen shrubs; South America to southwestern United States [syn: {genus Larrea}]

Larrea tridentata
n : desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers [syn: {creosote bush}, {coville}, {hediondilla}]

larrup
v : give a spanking to; subject to a spanking [syn: {spank}, {paddle}]

Lars Onsager
n : United States chemist (born in Norway) noted for his work in thermodynamics (1903-1976) [syn: {Onsager}]

Larus
n : type genus of the Laridae [syn: {genus Larus}]

Larus argentatus
n : large gull of the northern hemisphere [syn: {herring gull}]

Larus canus
n : the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America [syn: {mew}, {mew gull}, {sea mew}]

Larus marinus
n : white gull having a black back and wings [syn: {black-backed gull}, {great black-backed gull}, {cob}]

Larus ridibundus
n : small black-headed European gull [syn: {laughing gull}, {blackcap}, {pewit}, {pewit gull}]

larva
n : the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose [also: {larvae} (pl)]

Larvacea
n : small free-swimming tunicates; sometimes classified as an order [syn: {class Larvacea}]

larvacean
n : any member of the class Larvacea

larvacide
n : an insecticide that kills the larvae of insects

larvae
larva
n : the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose [also: {larvae} (pl)]

larvae
See {larva}

larval
adj 1: immature of its kind; especially being or characteristic of immature insects in the newly hatched wormlike feeding stage; "larval societies"; "larval crayfishes"; "the larval stage"
2: relating to or typical of a larva; "the larval eye"

larvicide
n : a chemical used to kill larval pests

laryngeal
adj : of or relating to or situated in the larynx; "laryngeal infection"

laryngeal artery
n : either of two arteries that supply blood to the larynx [syn: {arteria laryngea}]

laryngeal vein
n : one of two veins draining the larynx [syn: {vena laryngea}]

laryngectomy
n : surgical removal of part or all of the larynx (usually to treat cancer of the larynx)

larynges
larynx
n : a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech [syn: {voice box}] [also: {larynges} (pl)]

larynges
See {larynx}

laryngismus
n : laryngeal spasm caused by the sudden contraction of laryngeal muscles

laryngitis
n : inflammation of the mucous membrane of the larynx; characterized by hoarseness or loss of voice and coughing

laryngopharyngeal
adj : of or relating to the larynx and pharynx

laryngopharyngitis
n : inflammation of the larynx and pharynx

laryngopharynx
n : the lower part of the pharynx

laryngoscope
n : a medical instrument for examining the larynx

laryngospasm
n : a closure of the larynx that blocks the passage of air to the lungs

Laryngostenosis
n : abnormal narrowing of the larynx

laryngotracheobronchitis
n : inflammation of the larynx and trachea and bronchial passageways

larynx
n : a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech [syn: {voice box}] [also: {larynges} (pl)]

Las Cruces
n : a town in southern New Mexico on the Rio Grande

Las Vegas
n : largest city in Nevada; located in southeastern Nevada; originally settled by Mormons but is now famous for entertainment and gambling and general excess

lasagna
n 1: baked dish of layers of lasagna pasta with sauce and cheese and meat or vegetables [syn: {lasagne}]
2: very wide flat strips of pasta [syn: {lasagne}]

lasagne
n 1: baked dish of layers of lasagna pasta with sauce and cheese and meat or vegetables [syn: {lasagna}]
2: very wide flat strips of pasta [syn: {lasagna}]

LaSalle
n : French explorer who claimed Louisiana for France (1643-1687) [syn: {Sieur de LaSalle}, {Rene-Robert Cavelier}]

lascar
n 1: an East Indian sailor
2: a volcano in the Andes in Chile

Lascaux
n : a cave in southwestern France that contains Paleolithic paintings

lascivious
adj : driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires; "libidinous orgies" [syn: {lewd}, {libidinous}, {lustful}]

lasciviously
adv : in a lascivious manner [syn: {salaciously}]

lasciviousness
n : feeling morbid sexual desire [syn: {prurience}, {pruriency}, {carnality}]

laser
n : an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light [syn: {optical maser}]

laser beam
n : a beam of light generated by a laser

laser printer
n : electrostatic printer that focuses a laser beam to form images that are transferred to paper electrostatically

laser-guided bomb
n : a smart bomb that seeks the laser light reflected off of the target and uses it to correct its descent; "laser-guided bombs cannot be used in cloudy weather" [syn: {LGB}]

lash
n 1: any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids [syn: {eyelash}, {cilium}]
2: leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip [syn: {thong}]
3: a quick blow with a whip [syn: {whip}, {whiplash}]
v 1: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" [syn: {flog}, {welt}, {whip}, {lather}, {slash}, {strap}, {trounce}]
2: lash or flick about sharply; "The lion lashed its tail"
3: strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face" [syn: {whip}]
4: bind with a rope, chain, or cord; "lash the horse" [ant: {unlash}]

lash out
v : attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" [syn: {attack}, {round}, {assail}, {snipe}, {assault}]

lash together
v : bind together with a cord or rope; "Lash together these barrels!"

lasher
n : a driver who urges the animals on with lashes of a whip

lashing
adj : violently urging on by whipping or flogging; "looked at the lashing riders"
n 1: beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment [syn: {whipping}, {tanning}, {flogging}, {flagellation}]
2: rope that is used for fastening something to something else; "the boats were held together by lashings"

lashings
n : a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed a mountain of newspapers" [syn: {tons}, {dozens}, {heaps}, {lots}, {mountain}, {piles}, {scores}, {stacks}, {loads}, {rafts}, {slews}, {wads}, {oodles}, {gobs}, {scads}]

Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
n : a Sunni Muslim extremist group in Pakistan that collaborates with al-Qaeda; the armed wing of Sipah-e-Sahaba

Lashkar-e-Omar
n : a terrorist organization formed in Pakistan in 2002 as a coalition of extremist Islamic militant groups including Lashkar-e-Taiba and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Jaish-e-Muhammad and elements of al-Qaeda [syn: {Al Qanoon}]

Lashkar-e-Taiba
n : the most brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India; "Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus" [syn: {Lashkar-e-Toiba}, {Lashkar-e-Tayyiba}, {LET}, {Army of the Pure}, {Army of the Righteous}]

Lashkar-e-Tayyiba
n : the most brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India; "Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus" [syn: {Lashkar-e-Taiba}, {Lashkar-e-Toiba}, {LET}, {Army of the Pure}, {Army of the Righteous}]

Lashkar-e-Toiba
n : the most brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India; "Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus" [syn: {Lashkar-e-Taiba}, {Lashkar-e-Tayyiba}, {LET}, {Army of the Pure}, {Army of the Righteous}]

lash-up
n : any improvised arrangement for temporary use [syn: {contrivance}]

Lasiocampa
n : type genus of the Lasiocampidae: eggars [syn: {genus Lasiocampa}]

lasiocampid
n : medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths comb-like antennae [syn: {lasiocampid moth}]

lasiocampid moth
n : medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths comb-like antennae [syn: {lasiocampid}]

Lasiocampidae
n : tent caterpillars; eggars; lappet moths [syn: {family Lasiocampidae}]

Lasiurus
n : a genus of Vespertilionidae [syn: {genus Lasiurus}]

Lasiurus borealis
n : North American brick or rusty red bat with hairs tipped with white [syn: {red bat}]

Lasix
n : commonly used diuretic (trade name Lasix) used to treat hypertension and edema [syn: {furosemide}]

Laskar Jihad
n : a paramilitary terrorist organization of militant Muslims in Indonesia; wages a jihad against Christians in Indonesia; subscribes to the Wahhabi creed of Islam [syn: {Holy War Warriors}]

lass
n : a girl or young woman who is unmarried [syn: {lassie}, {young girl}, {jeune fille}]

Lassa
n : the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers [syn: {Lhasa}, {capital of Tibet}, {Forbidden City}]

Lassa fever
n : an acute contagious viral disease of central western Africa; characterized by fever and inflammation and muscular pains and difficulty swallowing; can be used as a bioweapon

Lassa virus
n : the RNA virus that causes Lassa fever

Lassen Volcanic National Park
n : a national park in California having mountains and volcanic lakes and hot springs

lassie
n : a girl or young woman who is unmarried [syn: {lass}, {young girl}, {jeune fille}]

lassitude
n 1: a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness) [syn: {lethargy}, {sluggishness}]
2: a feeling of lack of interest or energy [syn: {languor}, {listlessness}]
3: weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy [syn: {inanition}, {lethargy}]

Lasso
n 1: Belgian composer (1532-1594) [syn: {Orlando di Lasso}, {Roland de Lassus}]
2: a long noosed rope used to catch animals [syn: {lariat}, {riata}, {reata}]
v : catch with a lasso; "rope cows" [syn: {rope}]

lassoes
See {lasso}

last
adj 1: immediately past; "last Thursday"; "the last chapter we read" [syn: {last(a)}]
2: coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining; "the last time I saw Paris"; "the last day of the month"; "had the last word"; "waited until the last minute"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game of the season"; "down to his last nickel" [ant: {intermediate}, {first}]
3: occurring at or forming an end or termination; "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave" [syn: {concluding}, {final}, {terminal}]
4: conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result" [syn: {final}, {net}]
5: most unlikely or unsuitable; "the last person we would have suspected"; "the last man they would have chosen for the job"
6: occurring at the time of death; "his last words"; "the last rites"
7: not to be altered or undone; "the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say" [syn: {final}]
8: lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last place" [syn: {last-place}, {lowest}]
9: highest in extent or degree; "to the last measure of human endurance"; "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually" [syn: {utmost}] 10: in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style; "wears only the latest style"; "the last thing in swimwear"; "knows the newest dances"; "cutting-edge technology"; "a with-it boutique" [syn: {latest}, {newest}, {up-to-date}, {cutting-edge}, {with-it}]
n 1: the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season" [syn: {stopping point}, {finale}, {finis}, {finish}, {conclusion}, {close}]
2: the last or lowest in an ordering or series; "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last"
3: a person's dying act; the last thing a person can do; "he breathed his last"
4: the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last" [syn: {death}]
5: a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
6: a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
7: the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie" [syn: {end}, {final stage}]
8: holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes [syn: {shoemaker's last}, {cobbler's last}]
adv 1: more recently than any other time; "I saw him last in London" [syn: {most recently}]
2: the item at the end; "last, I'll discuss family values" [syn: {lastly}, {in conclusion}, {finally}]
v 1: persist or be long; in time; "The bad weather lasted for three days" [syn: {endure}]
2: continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents" [syn: {survive}, {live}, {live on}, {go}, {endure}, {hold up}, {hold out}]

last but not least
adv : in addition to all the foregoing; "last not least he plays the saxophone" [syn: {last not least}]

Last Day
n : (New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives [syn: {Judgment Day}, {Judgement Day}, {Day of Judgment}, {Day of Judgement}, {Doomsday}, {Last Judgment}, {Last Judgement}, {day of reckoning}, {doomsday}, {crack of doom}, {end of the world}]

Last Frontier
n : a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union; "Alaska is the largest state in the United States" [syn: {Alaska}, {AK}]

last gasp
n : the point of death or exhaustion or completion; "the last gasp of the cold war"

last half
n : the second of two halves of play [syn: {second half}]

last hurrah
n : a final performance or effort (especially before retirement) [syn: {swan song}]

last in first out
n : inventory accounting in which the most recently acquired items are assumed to be the first sold [syn: {LIFO}]

Last Judgement
n : (New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives [syn: {Judgment Day}, {Judgement Day}, {Day of Judgment}, {Day of Judgement}, {Doomsday}, {Last Judgment}, {Last Day}, {day of reckoning}, {doomsday}, {crack of doom}, {end of the world}]

Last Judgment
n : (New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives [syn: {Judgment Day}, {Judgement Day}, {Day of Judgment}, {Day of Judgement}, {Doomsday}, {Last Judgement}, {Last Day}, {day of reckoning}, {doomsday}, {crack of doom}, {end of the world}]

last laugh
n : ultimate success achieved after a near failure (inspired by the saying `he laughs best who laughs last'); "we had the last laugh after the votes were counted"

last mentioned
adj : the one most recently mentioned; "the last mentioned pianist"

last mile
n : the last walk of a condemned person to the execution place

last minute
n : the latest possible moment; "money became available at the eleventh hour"; "at the last minute the government changed the rules" [syn: {eleventh hour}]

last name
n : the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) [syn: {surname}, {family name}, {cognomen}]

last not least
adv : in addition to all the foregoing; "last not least he plays the saxophone" [syn: {last but not least}]

last out
v : a trial of endurance; "ride out the storm" [syn: {stay}, {ride out}, {outride}]

last quarter
n : the last fourth of the moon's period of revolution around the Earth

last resort
n : French for `worst going' [syn: {pis aller}]

last respects
n : the act of expressing respect for someone who has died; "he paid his last respects by standing quietly at the graveside"

last rites
n 1: a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation [syn: {anointing of the sick}, {extreme unction}]
2: rites performed in connection with a death or burial

last straw
n : the final irritation that stretches you patience byond the limit

Last Supper
n : the traditional Passover supper of Jesus with his disciples on the eve of his crucifixion [syn: {Lord's Supper}]

last word
n 1: the final statement in a verbal argument; "she always gets the last word"
2: an authoritative statement; "my doctor has the last word on the medicines I take"
3: elegance by virtue of being fashionable [syn: {chic}, {chicness}, {modishness}, {smartness}, {stylishness}, {swank}]

last-ditch
adj : of something done as a final recourse (especially to prevent a crisis or disaster); "a last-ditch attempt"

Lastex
n : yarn that has an elastic core wound around with cotton or silk or nylon or rayon threads

Lasthenia
n : small genus of herbs of Pacific coast of North and South America [syn: {genus Lasthenia}]

Lasthenia chrysostoma
n : small slender woolly annual with very narrow opposite leaves and branches bearing solitary golden-yellow flower heads; southwestern Oregon to Baja California and Arizona; often cultivated [syn: {goldfields}]

lasting
adj 1: continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value" [syn: {permanent}] [ant: {impermanent}]
2: existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship" [syn: {durable}, {long-lasting}, {long-lived}]
3: retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes" [syn: {persistent}] [ant: {caducous}]
4: lasting a long time without change; "a lasting relationship"
5: lasting for an indefinitely long period of time [syn: {everlasting}, {eternal}, {eonian}, {aeonian}]

lastingly
adv : in an enduring or permanent manner

lastingness
n : permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; "they advertised the durability of their products" [syn: {durability}, {enduringness}, {strength}]

lastly
adv : the item at the end; "last, I'll discuss family values" [syn: {last}, {in conclusion}, {finally}]

last-minute
adj : just before a deadline; at the last minute; "last-minute arrangements"

last-place
adj : lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last place" [syn: {last}, {lowest}]

Lastreopsis
n : tropical terrestrial shield ferns [syn: {genus Lastreopsis}]

Laszlo Lowestein
n : United States actor (born in Hungary) noted for playing sinister roles (1904-1964) [syn: {Lorre}, {Peter Lorre}]

lat
n : a broad flat muscle on either side of the back [syn: {latisimus dorsi}] [also: {latu} (pl), {lati} (pl)]

latanier
n : fan palms of the southern United States and the Caribbean region [syn: {latanier palm}]

latanier palm
n : fan palms of the southern United States and the Caribbean region [syn: {latanier}]

latch
n 1: spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key [syn: {door latch}]
2: catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove
v : fasten with a latch; "latch the door"

latch on
v 1: adopt; "take up new ideas" [syn: {take up}, {fasten on}, {hook on}, {seize on}]
2: understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on" [syn: {catch on}, {get wise}, {get onto}, {tumble}, {cotton on}, {twig}, {get it}]

latched
adj : firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house properly secured" [syn: {barred}, {bolted}, {fast}, {locked}, {secured}]

latchkey
n : key for raising or drawing back a latch or opening an outside door

latchkey child
n : a school-age child who is home without adult supervision for part of the day (especially after school until a parent returns home from work)

latchstring
n : opener consisting of a string that can be passed through a hole in a door for raising the latch from outside

late
adj 1: being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time; "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast" [ant: {early}, {middle}]
2: after the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments" [syn: {belated}, {tardy}]
3: of the immediate past or just previous to the present time; "a late development"; "their late quarrel"; "his recent trip to Africa"; "in recent months"; "a recent issue of the journal" [syn: {late(a)}, {recent}]
4: having died recently; "her late husband" [syn: {late(a)}]
5: of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages; "Late Greek" [ant: {early}, {middle}]
6: at or toward an end or late period or stage of development; "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child" [syn: {later(a)}] [ant: {early}]
7: (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House" [syn: {former(a)}, {late(a)}, {previous(a)}]
adv 1: later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday" [syn: {belatedly}, {tardily}] [ant: {early}]
2: to an advanced time; "deep into the night"; "talked late into the evening" [syn: {deep}]
3: at an advanced age or stage; "she married late"; "undertook the project late in her career"
4: in the recent past; "he was in Paris recently"; "lately the rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she was fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also" [syn: {recently}, {lately}, {of late}, {latterly}]

late blight
n : blight in which symptoms appear late in the growing season especially a disease of solanaceous plants caused by the fungus Phytophthora infestans

Late Greek
n : the Greek language in the 3rd to 8th centuries

Late Latin
n : the form of Latin written between the 3rd and 8th centuries [syn: {Biblical Latin}]

late purple aster
n : a variety of aster

latecomer
n : someone who arrives late

lateen
adj : rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail [syn: {lateen-rigged}]
n : a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean [syn: {lateen sail}]

lateen sail
n : a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean [syn: {lateen}]

lateen-rig
n : the rig on a lateen-rigged sailing vessel

lateen-rigged
adj : rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail [syn: {lateen}]

lately
adv : in the recent past; "he was in Paris recently"; "lately the rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she was fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also" [syn: {recently}, {late}, {of late}, {latterly}]

latency
n 1: (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head [syn: {rotational latency}]
2: the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it [syn: {reaction time}, {response time}, {latent period}]
3: the state of being not yet evident or active

latency period
n : (psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities [syn: {latency stage}, {latency phase}]

latency phase
n : (psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities [syn: {latency stage}, {latency period}]

latency stage
n : (psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities [syn: {latency phase}, {latency period}]

lateness
n : quality of coming late or later in time [ant: {earliness}]

late-night hour
n : the latter part of night

latent
adj 1: potentially existing but not presently evident or realized; "a latent fingerprint"; "latent talent"
2: not presently active; "latent infection"; "latent diabetes"

latent content
n : (psychoanalysis) hidden meaning of a fantasy or dream

latent diabetes
n : a mild form of diabetes mellitus in which there are no overt symptoms but there are abnormal responses to some diagnostic procedures [syn: {chemical diabetes}]

latent heat
n : heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure [syn: {heat of transformation}]

latent hostility
n : feelings of hostility that are not manifest; "he could sense her latent hostility to him"; "the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions" [syn: {tension}]

latent period
n 1: the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it [syn: {reaction time}, {response time}, {latency}]
2: the time that elapses before the presence of a disease is manifested by symptoms

latent schizophrenia
n : schizophrenia characterized by mild symptoms or by some preexisting tendency to schizophrenia [syn: {borderline schizophrenia}]

later
adj 1: coming at a subsequent time or stage; "the future president entered college at the age of 16"; "awaiting future actions on the bill"; "later developments"; "without ulterior argument" [syn: {future(a)}, {later(a)}, {ulterior}]
2: at or toward an end or late period or stage of development; "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child" [syn: {late}, {later(a)}] [ant: {early}]
adv 1: happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that" [syn: {subsequently}, {afterwards}, {afterward}, {after}, {later on}]
2: at some eventual time in the future; "By and by he'll understand"; "I'll see you later" [syn: {by and by}]
3: comparative of the adverb `late'; "he stayed later than you did"

later on
adv : happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that" [syn: {subsequently}, {later}, {afterwards}, {afterward}, {after}]

lateral
adj 1: situated at or extending to the side; "the lateral branches of a tree"; "shot out sidelong boughs"- Tennyson [syn: {sidelong}]
2: lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body; "lateral lemniscus"
n : a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer [syn: {lateral pass}]

lateral cerebral sulcus
n : the deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures; separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both hemispheres [syn: {fissure of Sylvius}, {Sylvian fissure}, {sulcus lateralis cerebri}]

lateral condyle
n : a condyle on the outer side of the lower extremity of the femur

lateral epicondyle
n : epicondyle near the lateral condyle of the femur

lateral epicondylitis
n : painful inflammation of the tendon at the outer border of the elbow resulting from overuse of lower arm muscles (as in twisting of the hand) [syn: {tennis elbow}, {lateral humeral epicondylitis}]

lateral geniculate body
n : a neural structure that serves as a processing station on the way from the retina to the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex [syn: {corpus geniculatum laterale}]

lateral humeral epicondylitis
n : painful inflammation of the tendon at the outer border of the elbow resulting from overuse of lower arm muscles (as in twisting of the hand) [syn: {tennis elbow}, {lateral epicondylitis}]

lateral line
n : sense organs of fish and amphibians; believed to detect pressure changes in the water [syn: {lateral line organ}]

lateral line organ
n : sense organs of fish and amphibians; believed to detect pressure changes in the water [syn: {lateral line}]

lateral pass
n : a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer [syn: {lateral}]

lateral rectus
n : the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward [syn: {abducens muscle}, {lateral rectus muscle}, {rectus lateralis}]

lateral rectus muscle
n : the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward [syn: {abducens muscle}, {lateral rectus}, {rectus lateralis}]

lateral thinking
n : a heuristic for solving problems; you try to look at the problem from many angles instead of tackling it head-on

lateral ventricle
n : either of two horseshoe-shaped ventricles one in each cerebral hemisphere; they communicate with the third ventricle via the foramen of Monro

lateralisation
n : localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain [syn: {lateralization}, {laterality}]

laterality
n 1: localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain [syn: {lateralization}, {lateralisation}]
2: the property of using one hand more than the other [syn: {handedness}]
3: superior development of one side of the body [syn: {dominance}]

lateralization
n : localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain [syn: {lateralisation}, {laterality}]

lateralize
v : move or displace to one side so as to make lateral

laterally
adv 1: to or by or from the side; "such women carry in their heads kinship knowledge of six generations depth and extending laterally among consanguineal kin as far as the grandchildren of second cousin"
2: in a lateral direction or location; "the body is spindle-shaped and only slightly compressed laterally"

Lateran
n : the site in Rome containing the church of Rome and the Lateran Palace

Lateran Council
n : any of five councils of the Western Church held in the Lateran Palace

Lateran Palace
n : the residence of the Pope until the 14th century

Lateran Treaty
n : the agreement signed in the Lateran Palace in 1929 by Italy and the Holy See which recognized the Vatican City as a sovereign and independent papal state

laterite
n : a red soil produced by rock decay; contains insoluble deposits of ferric and aluminum oxides

latest
adj 1: up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date; "the news is up-to-the-minute"; "the very latest scientific discoveries" [syn: {up-to-the-minute}]
2: in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style; "wears only the latest style"; "the last thing in swimwear"; "knows the newest dances"; "cutting-edge technology"; "a with-it boutique" [syn: {last}, {newest}, {up-to-date}, {cutting-edge}, {with-it}]

latex
n 1: a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air
2: a water-base paint having a latex binder [syn: {latex paint}, {rubber-base paint}] [also: {latices} (pl)]

latex paint
n : a water-base paint having a latex binder [syn: {latex}, {rubber-base paint}]

lath
n : a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework

lath and plaster
n : a building material consisting of thin strips of wood that provide a foundation for a coat of plaster

lathe
n : machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool

lathee
n : club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India [syn: {lathi}]

lather
n 1: the froth produced by soaps or detergents [syn: {soapsuds}, {suds}]
2: agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" [syn: {fret}, {stew}, {sweat}, {swither}]
3: a workman who puts up laths
4: the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse)
v 1: cover with soap; "lather your body when you shower"
2: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" [syn: {flog}, {welt}, {whip}, {lash}, {slash}, {strap}, {trounce}]
3: form a lather; "The shaving cream lathered"
4: rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning [syn: {soap}]

lathery
adj : resembling lather or covered with lather

lathi
n : club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India [syn: {lathee}]

lathier
See {lathy}

lathiest
See {lathy}

Lathyrus
n : genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North and South America: vetchling; wild pea [syn: {genus Lathyrus}]

Lathyrus hirsutus
n : week-stemmed winter annual native to Mediterranean region for long established in southern United States; cultivated as a cover and pasture crop [syn: {singletary pea}, {Caley pea}, {rough pea}, {wild winterpea}]

Lathyrus japonicus
n : wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder [syn: {beach pea}, {sea pea}, {Lathyrus maritimus}]

Lathyrus latifolius
n : perennial climber of central and southern Europe having purple or pink or white flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {broad-leaved everlasting pea}, {perennial pea}]

Lathyrus maritimus
n : wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder [syn: {beach pea}, {sea pea}, {Lathyrus japonicus}]

Lathyrus niger
n : perennial of Europe and North Africa; foliage turns black in drying [syn: {black pea}]

Lathyrus nissolia
n : annual European vetch with red flowers [syn: {grass vetch}, {grass vetchling}]

Lathyrus odoratus
n : climbing garden plant having fragrant pastel-colored flowers [syn: {sweet pea}, {sweetpea}]

Lathyrus palustris
n : scrambling perennial of damp or marshy areas of Eurasia and North America with purplish flowers [syn: {marsh pea}]

Lathyrus pratensis
n : scrambling perennial Eurasian wild pea having yellowish flowers and compressed seed pods; cultivated for forage [syn: {common vetchling}, {meadow pea}, {yellow vetchling}]

Lathyrus sativus
n : European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India and for stock elsewhere [syn: {grass pea}, {Indian pea}, {khesari}]

Lathyrus splendens
n : shrubby California perennial having large pink or violet flowers; cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {pride of California}]

Lathyrus sylvestris
n : European perennial with mottled purple-pink flowers; sometimes cultivated for fodder or as green manure [syn: {flat pea}, {narrow-leaved everlasting pea}]

Lathyrus tuberosus
n : European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in Scotland to flavor whiskey [syn: {heath pea}, {earth-nut pea}, {earthnut pea}, {tuberous vetch}]

Lathyrus vernus
n : bushy European perennial having nodding racemose violet-blue flowers [syn: {spring vetchling}, {spring vetch}]

lati
lat
n : a broad flat muscle on either side of the back [syn: {latisimus dorsi}] [also: {latu} (pl), {lati} (pl)]

lati
See {lat}

latices
latex
n 1: a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air
2: a water-base paint having a latex binder [syn: {latex paint}, {rubber-base paint}] [also: {latices} (pl)]

latices
See {latex}

laticifer
n : a plant duct containing latex

latifundia
See {latifundium}

Latimeria
n : type genus of the Latimeridae: coelacanth [syn: {genus Latimeria}]

Latimeria chalumnae
n : fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous Period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa [syn: {coelacanth}]

Latimeridae
n : extinct except for the coelacanth [syn: {family Latimeridae}]

Latin
adj 1: of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language; "Latin verb conjugations"
2: having or resembling the psychology or temper characteristic of people of Latin America; "very Latin in temperament"; "a Latin disdain"; "his hot Latin blood"
3: relating to people or countries speaking Romance languages; "Latin America"
4: relating to languages derived from Latin; "Romance languages" [syn: {Romance}]
5: of or relating to the ancient region of Latium; "Latin towns"
n 1: any dialect of the language of ancient Rome
2: an inhabitant of ancient Latium
3: a person who is a member of those peoples whose languages derived from Latin

Latin alphabet
n : the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe [syn: {Roman alphabet}]

Latin America
n : the parts of North and South America south of the United States where Romance languages are spoken

Latin American
n : a resident of Latin America [syn: {Spanish American}]

Latin cross
n : a cross with the lowest arm being longer than the others

Latin Quarter
n : the region of Paris on the southern bank of the Seine; a center of artistic and student life [syn: {Left Bank}]

Latin square
n : a square matrix of n rows and columns; cells contain n different symbols so arranged that no symbol occurs more than once in any row or column

Latin-American
adj : of or relating to the countries of Latin America or their people; "Latin-American countries"; "Latin-American music"

latinate
adj : derived from or imitative of Latin

Latinesce
n : an artificial language based on Latin

Latinian language
n : the group of languages derived from Latin [syn: {Romance}, {Romance language}]

latinise
v 1: write in the latin alphabet; "many shops in Japan now carry neon signs with Romanized names" [syn: {Romanize}, {Romanise}, {latinize}]
2: cause to adopt catholicism [syn: {catholicize}, {catholicise}, {latinize}]

Latinist
n : a specialist in the Latin language

latinize
v 1: write in the latin alphabet; "many shops in Japan now carry neon signs with Romanized names" [syn: {Romanize}, {Romanise}, {latinise}]
2: translate into Latin
3: cause to adopt catholicism [syn: {catholicize}, {catholicise}, {latinise}]

Latino
adj : related to or derived from the people or culture of Spain; "the Hispanic population of California is growing rapidly" [syn: {Hispanic}]
n 1: an American whose first language is Spanish [syn: {Spanish American}, {Hispanic American}, {Hispanic}]
2: an artificial language based on words common to the Romance languages

Latino sine flexione
n : Latino without inflectional morphology

latish
adj : somewhat late

latisimus dorsi
n : a broad flat muscle on either side of the back [syn: {lat}]

latitude
n 1: the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
2: freedom from normal restraints in conduct; "the new freedom in movies and novels"; "allowed his children considerable latitude in how they spent their money"
3: an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator [syn: {line of latitude}, {parallel of latitude}, {parallel}]
4: scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction

latitudinal
adj : of or relating to latitudes north or south

latitudinarian
adj : unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion) [syn: {free-thinking}, {undogmatic}, {undogmatical}]
n : a person who is broad-minded and tolerant (especially in standards of religious belief and conduct)

Latium
n : an ancient region of west central Italy (southeast of Rome) on the Tyrrhenian Sea [syn: {Lazio}]

latke
n : made of grated potato and egg with a little flour [syn: {potato pancake}]

Latona
n : wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology; called Latona in Roman mythology [syn: {Leto}]

latria
n : worship given to God alone [syn: {adoration}]

latrine
n : a public toilet in a military area

Latrobe
n : United States architect (born in England) whose works include the chambers of the United States Congress and the Supreme Court; considered the first professional architect in the United States (1764-1820) [syn: {Benjamin Henry Latrobe}]

Latrodectus
n : venomous spiders [syn: {genus Latrodectus}]

Latrodectus mactans
n : venomous New World spider; the female is black with an hourglass-shaped red mark on the underside of the abdomen [syn: {black widow}]

lats
n : the basic unit of money in Latvia

latte
n : strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk [syn: {caffe latte}]

latten
n : brass (or a yellow alloy resembling brass) that was hammered into thin sheets; formerly used for church utensils

latter
adj : referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several); "in the latter case" [syn: {latter(a)}] [ant: {former(a)}]
n : the second of two or the second mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the latter is remembered today" [ant: {former}]

latter-day
adj : belonging to the present or recent times; "the latter-day problems of our society"

Latter-day Saint
n : a member of the Mormon Church [syn: {Mormon}]

latterly
adv : in the recent past; "he was in Paris recently"; "lately the rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she was fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also" [syn: {recently}, {late}, {lately}, {of late}]

lattice
n 1: an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions
2: small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted [syn: {wicket}, {grille}]
3: framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal [syn: {latticework}, {fretwork}]

latticed
adj : having a pattern of fretwork or latticework [syn: {fretted}, {interlaced}, {latticelike}]

latticelike
adj : having a pattern of fretwork or latticework [syn: {fretted}, {interlaced}, {latticed}]

latticework
n : framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal [syn: {lattice}, {fretwork}]

latu
lat
n : a broad flat muscle on either side of the back [syn: {latisimus dorsi}] [also: {latu} (pl), {lati} (pl)]

latu
See {lat}

Latvia
n : a republic in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea [syn: {Republic of Latvia}]

Latvian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Latvia or its people or language
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Latvia
2: the official language of Latvia; belongs to the Baltic branch of Indo-European [syn: {Lettish}]

Latvian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Latvia

laud
v : praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" [syn: {extol}, {exalt}, {glorify}, {proclaim}]

laudable
adj : worthy of high praise; "applaudable efforts to save the environment"; "a commendable sense of purpose"; "laudable motives of improving housing conditions"; "a significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence" [syn: {applaudable}, {commendable}, {praiseworthy}]

laudably
adv : in an admirable manner; "the children's responses were admirably normal" [syn: {admirably}, {praiseworthily}, {commendable}]

laudanum
n : narcotic consisting of a tincture of opium or any preparation in which opium is the main ingredient [syn: {tincture of opium}]

laudator
n : someone who communicates high praise [syn: {lauder}, {extoller}]

laudatory
adj : full of or giving praise; "a laudatory remark" [syn: {praiseful}, {praising}]

Lauder
n 1: Scottish ballad singer and music hall comedian (1870-1950) [syn: {Harry Lauder}, {Sir Harry MacLennan Lauder}]
2: someone who communicates high praise [syn: {laudator}, {extoller}]

Laudo
n : a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (20,997 feet high)

laugh
n 1: the sound of laughing [syn: {laughter}]
2: a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing; "his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision"
3: a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at hisown jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point" [syn: {joke}, {gag}, {jest}, {jape}]
v : produce laughter [syn: {express joy}, {express mirth}] [ant: {cry}]

laugh at
v : subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" [syn: {ridicule}, {roast}, {guy}, {blackguard}, {jest at}, {rib}, {make fun}, {poke fun}]

laugh away
v : deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it; "She laughs away all these problems" [syn: {laugh off}]

laugh line
n 1: a wrinkle in the skin at the outer corner of your eyes [syn: {crow's foot}, {crow's feet}]
2: the point of a joke or humorous story [syn: {punch line}, {gag line}, {tag line}]

laugh loudly
v : laugh boisterously [syn: {guffaw}]

laugh off
v : deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it; "She laughs away all these problems" [syn: {laugh away}]

laugh softly
v : laugh quietly or with restraint [syn: {chuckle}, {chortle}]

laugh track
n : prerecorded laughter added to the soundtrack of a radio or television show

laughable
adj 1: completely devoid of wisdom or good sense; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous" [syn: {absurd}, {cockeyed}, {derisory}, {idiotic}, {ludicrous}, {nonsensical}, {preposterous}, {ridiculous}]
2: arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics" [syn: {amusing}, {comic}, {comical}, {funny}, {mirthful}, {risible}]

laughably
adv : so as to arouse or deserve laughter; "her income was laughably small, but she managed to live well" [syn: {ridiculously}, {ludicrously}, {preposterously}]

laugher
n 1: a person who is laughing or who laughs easily
2: an easy victory [syn: {runaway}, {blowout}, {romp}, {shoo-in}, {walkaway}]

laughing
adj : showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness; "laughing children" [syn: {laughing(a)}, {riant}]

laughing gas
n : inhalation anesthetic used as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgery [syn: {nitrous oxide}]

laughing gull
n : small black-headed European gull [syn: {blackcap}, {pewit}, {pewit gull}, {Larus ridibundus}]

laughing hyena
n : African hyena noted for its distinctive howl [syn: {spotted hyena}, {Crocuta crocuta}]

laughing jackass
n 1: Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry [syn: {kookaburra}, {Dacelo gigas}]
2: almost extinct owl of New Zealand [syn: {laughing owl}, {Sceloglaux albifacies}]

laughing owl
n : almost extinct owl of New Zealand [syn: {laughing jackass}, {Sceloglaux albifacies}]

laughingly
adv : with laughter; while laughing; "he told the story laughingly"

laughingstock
n : a victim of ridicule or pranks [syn: {butt}, {goat}, {stooge}]

laughter
n 1: the sound of laughing [syn: {laugh}]
2: the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth of scorn; "he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd"

Laughton
n : United States film actor (born in England) (1899-1962) [syn: {Charles Laughton}]

lauhala
n : Polynesian screw pine [syn: {textile screw pine}, {Pandanus tectorius}]

launce
n : very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches [syn: {sand lance}, {sand launce}, {sand eel}]

launch
n 1: a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck
2: the act of propelling with force [syn: {launching}]
v 1: set up or found; "She set up a literacy program" [syn: {establish}, {set up}, {found}] [ant: {abolish}]
2: propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"
3: launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage; "launch a ship"
4: begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure" [syn: {plunge}]
5: get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process" [syn: {set in motion}]
6: smoothen the surface of; "float plaster"

launch area
n : a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched [syn: {launching pad}, {launchpad}, {launch pad}, {pad}]

launch pad
n : a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched [syn: {launching pad}, {launchpad}, {launch area}, {pad}]

launcher
n 1: armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket [syn: {rocket launcher}]
2: a device that launches aircraft from a warship [syn: {catapult}]

launching
n 1: the act of moving a newly-built vessel into the water for the first time
2: the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line" [syn: {introduction}, {debut}, {first appearance}, {unveiling}, {entry}]
3: the act of propelling with force [syn: {launch}]

launching pad
n : a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched [syn: {launchpad}, {launch pad}, {launch area}, {pad}]

launching site
n : a place for launching pads

launchpad
n : a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched [syn: {launching pad}, {launch pad}, {launch area}, {pad}]

launder
v 1: cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water; "Wash the towels, please!" [syn: {wash}]
2: convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones

launderette
n : a self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers [syn: {Laundromat}]

laundering
n : washing clothes and bed linens

laundress
n : a working woman who takes in washing [syn: {washwoman}, {washerwoman}, {laundrywoman}]

Laundromat
n : a self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers [syn: {launderette}]

laundry
n 1: garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering [syn: {wash}, {washing}, {washables}]
2: workplace where clothes are washed and ironed

laundry basket
n : a hamper that holds dirty clothes to be washed or wet clothes to be dried [syn: {clothes hamper}, {clothes basket}, {voider}]

laundry cart
n : handcart for moving a load of laundry

laundry detergent
n : any of various detergents designed for use in a washing machine for clothing

laundry truck
n : van that picks up and delivers laundry; "a laundry truck stops by every week"

laundryman
n : operates industrial washing machine [syn: {washerman}]

laundrywoman
n : a working woman who takes in washing [syn: {washwoman}, {washerwoman}, {laundress}]

Lauraceae
n : a family of Lauraceae [syn: {family Lauraceae}, {laurel family}]

Laurasia
n : a hypothetical continent that (according to plate tectonic theory) broke up later into North America and Europe and Asia

laureate
adj : worthy of the greatest honor or distinction; "The nation's pediatrician laureate is preparing to lay down his black bag"- James Traub
n : someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath

laurel
n 1: any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
2: United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965) [syn: {Stan Laurel}, {Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel}] [also: {laurelling}, {laurelled}]

Laurel and Hardy
n : United States slapstick comedy duo who made many films together

laurel cherry
n 1: frequently cultivated Eurasian evergreen shrub or small tree having showy clusters of white flowers and glossy foliage and yielding oil similar to bitter almond oil [syn: {cherry laurel}, {Prunus laurocerasus}]
2: small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States [syn: {cherry laurel}, {mock orange}, {wild orange}, {Prunus caroliniana}]

laurel family
n : a family of Lauraceae [syn: {Lauraceae}, {family Lauraceae}]

laurel oak
n 1: large nearly semi-evergreen oak of southeastern United States; thrives in damp soil [syn: {pin oak}, {Quercus laurifolia}]
2: small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having leaves that shine like laurel; wood is used in western states for shingles [syn: {shingle oak}, {Quercus imbricaria}]

laurel sumac
n : small aromatic evergreen shrub of California having paniculate leaves and whitish berries; in some classifications included in genus Rhus [syn: {Malosma laurina}, {Rhus laurina}]

laurel willow
n : European willow tree with shining leathery leaves; widely naturalized in the eastern United States [syn: {bay willow}, {Salix pentandra}]

laurel wreath
n 1: an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event [syn: {decoration}, {medal}, {medallion}, {palm}, {ribbon}]
2: (antiquity) wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory [syn: {laurels}, {bay wreath}]

laureled
adj : crowned with or as if with laurel symbolizing victory [syn: {laurelled}, {crowned}] [ant: {unlaureled}]

laurelled
adj : crowned with or as if with laurel symbolizing victory [syn: {laureled}, {crowned}] [ant: {unlaureled}]

laurelled
laurel
n 1: any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
2: United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965) [syn: {Stan Laurel}, {Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel}] [also: {laurelling}, {laurelled}]

laurelled
See {laurel}

laurelling
laurel
n 1: any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
2: United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965) [syn: {Stan Laurel}, {Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel}] [also: {laurelling}, {laurelled}]

laurelling
See {laurel}

laurels
n 1: a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery" [syn: {award}, {accolade}, {honor}, {honour}]
2: the state of being honored [syn: {honor}, {honour}] [ant: {dishonor}]
3: (antiquity) wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory [syn: {laurel wreath}, {bay wreath}]

laurel-tree
n : small tree of southern United States having dark red heartwood [syn: {red bay}, {Persea borbonia}]

laurelwood
n : tropical American tree; valued for its hard durable wood [syn: {lancewood tree}, {Calophyllum candidissimum}]

Laurence Olivier
n : English actor best know for his Shakespearean roles (1907-1989) [syn: {Olivier}, {Sir Laurence Kerr Olivier}, {Baron Olivier of Birghton}]

Laurence Stephen Lowry
n : English painter (1887-1976) [syn: {Lowry}, {L. S. Lowry}]

Laurence Sterne
n : English writer (born in Ireland) (1713-1766) [syn: {Sterne}]

Laurens
n : leader of the American Revolution and president of the Continental Congress (1724-1792) [syn: {Henry Laurens}]

Laurentius
n : Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the Church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258) [syn: {Lawrence}, {Saint Lawrence}, {St. Lawrence}]

lauric acid
n : a crystalline fatty acid occurring as glycerides in natural fats and oils (especially coconut oil and palm-kernel oil) [syn: {dodecanoic acid}]

Lauritz Lebrecht Hommel Melchior
n : United States operatic tenor (born in Denmark) noted for his Wagnerian roles (1890-1973) [syn: {Melchior}, {Lauritz Melchior}]

Lauritz Melchior
n : United States operatic tenor (born in Denmark) noted for his Wagnerian roles (1890-1973) [syn: {Melchior}, {Lauritz Lebrecht Hommel Melchior}]

Laurus
n : small evergreen trees or shrubs with aromatic leaves [syn: {genus Laurus}]

Laurus nobilis
n : small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors [syn: {true laurel}, {bay}, {bay laurel}, {bay tree}]

lauryl alcohol
n : a colorless insoluble solid alcohol used to make detergents and pharmaceuticals [syn: {1-dodecanol}]

Lausanne
n : a city in western Switzerland; cultural and commercial center

Lautaro Faction of the United Popular Action Movement
n : a violent terrorist group organized in the 1980s and advocating the overthrow of the Chilean military government; leaders are mainly criminals or impovrished youths [syn: {Lautaro Youth Movement}, {Lautaro Popular Rebel Forces}]

Lautaro Popular Rebel Forces
n : a violent terrorist group organized in the 1980s and advocating the overthrow of the Chilean military government; leaders are mainly criminals or impovrished youths [syn: {Lautaro Youth Movement}, {Lautaro Faction of the United Popular Action Movement}]

Lautaro Youth Movement
n : a violent terrorist group organized in the 1980s and advocating the overthrow of the Chilean military government; leaders are mainly criminals or impovrished youths [syn: {Lautaro Faction of the United Popular Action Movement}, {Lautaro Popular Rebel Forces}]

lav
n : a room equipped with toilet facilities [syn: {toilet}, {lavatory}, {can}, {john}, {privy}, {bathroom}]

lava
n : rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface

lavabo
n : a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression) [syn: {washbasin}, {handbasin}, {washbowl}, {wash-hand basin}] [also: {lavaboes} (pl)]

lavaboes
lavabo
n : a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression) [syn: {washbasin}, {handbasin}, {washbowl}, {wash-hand basin}] [also: {lavaboes} (pl)]

lavaboes
See {lavabo}

lavage
n : washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water

lavalava
n : a skirt consisting of a rectangle of calico or printed cotton; worm by Polynesians (especially Samoans)

lavalier
n : jewelled pendant worn on a chain around the neck [syn: {lavaliere}, {lavalliere}]

lavaliere
n : jewelled pendant worn on a chain around the neck [syn: {lavalier}, {lavalliere}]

lavalliere
n : jewelled pendant worn on a chain around the neck [syn: {lavaliere}, {lavalier}]

Lavandula
n : lavender [syn: {genus Lavandula}]

Lavandula angustifolia
n : aromatic Mediterranean shrub widely cultivated for its lilac flowers which are dried and used in sachets [syn: {English lavender}, {Lavandula officinalis}]

Lavandula latifolia
n : Mediterranean plant with pale purple flowers that yields spike lavender oil [syn: {spike lavender}, {French lavender}]

Lavandula officinalis
n : aromatic Mediterranean shrub widely cultivated for its lilac flowers which are dried and used in sachets [syn: {English lavender}, {Lavandula angustifolia}]

Lavandula stoechas
n : shrubby grayish lavender of southwestern Europe having usually reddish-purple flowers [syn: {French lavender}]

Lavatera
n : widespread genus or herbs or soft-wooded arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers [syn: {genus Lavatera}]

Lavatera arborea
n : arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States [syn: {tree mallow}, {velvetleaf}, {velvet-leaf}]

lavation
n : the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) [syn: {wash}, {washing}]

lavatory
n 1: a room equipped with toilet facilities [syn: {toilet}, {lav}, {can}, {john}, {privy}, {bathroom}]
2: a bathroom or lavatory sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you wash your hands and face; "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face" [syn: {washbasin}, {basin}, {washbowl}, {washstand}]
3: a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it [syn: {flush toilet}]

lave
v 1: wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore" [syn: {lap}, {wash}]
2: cleanse (one's body) with soap and water [syn: {wash}]
3: wash one's face and hands; "She freshened up in the bathroom" [syn: {wash up}]

lavender
adj : of a pale purple color [syn: {lilac}]
n : any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated

lavender cotton
n : branching aromatic Mediterranean shrub with woolly stems and leaves and yellow flowers [syn: {Santolina chamaecyparissus}]

Laver
n 1: Australian tennis player who in 1962 was the second man to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles titles in the same year; in 1969 he repeated this feat (born in 1938) [syn: {Rod Laver}, {Rodney George Laver}]
2: (Old Testament) large basin used by a priest in an ancient Jewish temple to perform ritual ablutions
3: edible red seaweeds [syn: {red laver}]
4: seaweed with edible translucent crinkly green fronds [syn: {sea lettuce}]

lavish
adj 1: very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain" [syn: {munificent}, {overgenerous}, {prodigal}, {too-generous}, {unsparing}, {unstinted}, {unstinting}]
2: characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast" [syn: {lucullan}, {lush}, {plush}, {plushy}]
v : expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise" [syn: {shower}]

lavishly
adv 1: in a wasteful manner; "the United States, up to the 1920s, used fuel lavishly, mainly because it was so cheap" [syn: {extravagantly}]
2: in a rich and lavish manner; "lavishly decorated" [syn: {richly}, {extravagantly}]

lavishness
n 1: the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive [syn: {luxury}, {sumptuosity}, {sumptuousness}]
2: excessive spending [syn: {extravagance}, {prodigality}, {highlife}, {high life}]

Lavoisier
n : French chemist known as the father of modern chemistry; discovered oxygen and disproved the theory of phlogiston (1743-1794) [syn: {Antoine Lavoisier}, {Antoine Laurent Lavoisier}]

Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria
n : Soviet chief of secret police under Joseph Stalin; was executed by his associates in the power struggle following Stalin's death (1899-1953) [syn: {Beria}]

law
n 1: legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity; "there is a law against kidnapping"
2: the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" [syn: {jurisprudence}]
3: a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics" [syn: {law of nature}]
4: a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society [syn: {natural law}]
5: the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system; "he studied law at Yale" [syn: {practice of law}]
6: the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him" [syn: {police}, {police force}, {constabulary}]
7: the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do [syn: {jurisprudence}, {legal philosophy}]

law agent
n : a solicitor in Scotland

law degree
n : degree conferred on someone who successfully completes law school

law enforcement
n : insuring obedience to the laws

law enforcement agency
n : an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws

law firm
n : a firm of lawyers

law merchant
n : the body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence [syn: {mercantile law}, {commercial law}]

law of action and reaction
n : action and reaction are equal and opposite [syn: {third law of motion}, {Newton's third law of motion}, {Newton's third law}]

law of Archimedes
n : (hydrostatics) the apparent loss in weight of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid [syn: {Archimedes' principle}]

law of areas
n : a law concerning the speed at which planets travel; a line connecting a planet to the sun will sweep out equal areas in equal times; "Kepler's second law means that a planet's orbital speed changes with its distance from the sun" [syn: {Kepler's second law}, {law of equal areas}]

law of averages
n : a law affirming that in the long run probabilities will determine performance

law of chemical equilibrium
n : (chemistry) the principle that (at chemical equilibrium) in a reversible reaction the ratio of the rate of the forward reaction to the rate of the reverse reaction is a constant for that reaction [syn: {equilibrium law}]

law of closure
n : a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric [syn: {closure}]

law of common fate
n : a Gestalt principle of organization holding that aspects of perceptual field that move or function in a similar manner will be perceived as a unit [syn: {common fate}]

law of conservation of energy
n : the fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes [syn: {conservation of energy}, {first law of thermodynamics}]

law of conservation of mass
n : a fundamental principle of classical physics that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system [syn: {conservation of mass}, {conservation of matter}, {law of conservation of matter}]

law of conservation of matter
n : a fundamental principle of classical physics that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system [syn: {conservation of mass}, {conservation of matter}, {law of conservation of mass}]

law of constant proportion
n : (chemistry) law stating that every pure substance always contains the same elements combined in the same proportions by weight [syn: {law of definite proportions}]

law of continuation
n : a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendence to perceive a line as continuing its established direction [syn: {good continuation}, {continuation}]

law of definite proportions
n : (chemistry) law stating that every pure substance always contains the same elements combined in the same proportions by weight [syn: {law of constant proportion}]

law of diminishing returns
n : a law affirming that to continue after a certain level of performance has been reached will result in a decline in effectiveness

law of effect
n : (psychology) the principle that behaviors are selected by their consequences; behavior having good consequences tends to be repeated whereas behavior that leads to bad consequences is not repeated

law of equal areas
n : a law concerning the speed at which planets travel; a line connecting a planet to the sun will sweep out equal areas in equal times; "Kepler's second law means that a planet's orbital speed changes with its distance from the sun" [syn: {Kepler's second law}, {law of areas}]

law of equivalent proportions
n : (chemistry) law stating that the proportions in which two elements separately combine with a third element are also the proportions in which they combine together [syn: {law of reciprocal proportions}]

law of gravitation
n : (physics) the law that states any two bodies attract each other with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them [syn: {Newton's law of gravitation}]

law of independent assortment
n : each member of a pair of homologous chromosomes separates independently of the members of other pairs so the results are random

law of large numbers
n : (statistics) law stating that a large number of items taken at random from a population will (on the average) have the population statistics [syn: {Bernoulli's law}]

law of mass action
n : (chemistry) the law that states the following principle: the rate of a chemical reaction is directly proportional to the molecular concentrations of the reacting substances

Law of Moses
n : the laws (beginning with the Ten Commandments) that God gave to the Israelites through Moses; it includes many rules of religious observance given in the first five books of the Old Testament (in Judaism these books are called the Torah) [syn: {Mosaic law}]

law of motion
n : one of three basic laws of classical mechanics [syn: {Newton's law of motion}, {Newton's law}]

law of multiple proportions
n : (chemistry) law stating that when two elements can combine to form more than one compound the amounts of one of them that combines with a fixed amount of the other will exhibit a simple multiple relation [syn: {Dalton's law}]

law of nations
n : the body of laws governing relations between nations [syn: {international law}] [ant: {civil law}]

law of nature
n : a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics" [syn: {law}]

law of parsimony
n : the principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred [syn: {Occam's Razor}, {Ockham's Razor}, {principle of parsimony}]

law of partial pressures
n : (chemistry and physics) law stating that the pressure exerted by a mixture of gases equals the sum of the partial pressures of the gases in the mixture; the pressure of a gas in a mixture equals the pressure it would exert if it occupied the same volume alone at the same temperature [syn: {Dalton's law}, {Dalton's law of partial pressures}]

law of proximity
n : a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unit [syn: {proximity}]

law of reciprocal proportions
n : (chemistry) law stating that the proportions in which two elements separately combine with a third element are also the proportions in which they combine together [syn: {law of equivalent proportions}]

law of segregation
n : members of a pair of homologous chromosomes separate during the formation of gametes and are distributed to different gametes so that every gamete receives only one member of the pair

law of similarity
n : a Getalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit [syn: {similarity}]

law of the land
n : a phrase used in the Magna Carta to refer to the then established law of the Kingdom (as distinct from Roman or civil law); today it refers to fundamental principles of justice commensurate with due process; "the United States Constitution declares itself to be `the supreme law of the land'"

law of thermodynamics
n : (physics) a law governing the relations between states of energy in a closed system

law of volumes
n : (physics) the density of an ideal gas at constant pressure varies inversely with the temperature [syn: {Gay-Lussac's law}, {Charles's law}]

law offender
n : someone who violates the law [syn: {violator}, {lawbreaker}]

law officer
n : an officer of the law [syn: {lawman}, {peace officer}]

law practice
n : the practice of law

law school
n : a graduate school offering study leading to a law degree [syn: {school of law}]

law student
n : a student in law school

law-abiding
adj 1: (of groups) not violent or disorderly; "the right of peaceful assembly" [syn: {peaceful}]
2: (of individuals) adhering strictly to laws and rules and customs; "law-abiding citizens"; "observant of the speed limit" [syn: {observant}]

lawbreaker
n : someone who violates the law [syn: {violator}, {law offender}]

law-breaking
n : (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" [syn: {crime}]

lawcourt
n : room in which justice is administered according to the laws

lawful
adj 1: conformable to or allowed by law; "lawful methods of dissent" [ant: {unlawful}]
2: according to custom or rule or natural law [syn: {orderly}, {rule-governed}]
3: having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king" [syn: {true(a)}, {rightful(a)}]
4: authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law; "a legitimate government" [syn: {legitimate}, {licit}]

lawfully
adv 1: in a manner acceptable to common custom; "you cannot do this legitimately!" [syn: {legitimately}, {licitly}] [ant: {illegitimately}, {illegally}, {illegitimately}]
2: by law; conforming to the law; "we are lawfully wedded now" [syn: {legally}, {wrongfully}, {de jure}] [ant: {unlawfully}]

lawfully-begotten
adj : born in wedlock; enjoying full filial rights

lawfulness
n : the quality of conforming to law [ant: {unlawfulness}]

lawgiver
n : a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws [syn: {lawmaker}]

lawless
adj 1: without law or control; "the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic" [syn: {anarchic}, {anarchical}]
2: lax in enforcing laws; "an open town" [syn: {open}, {wide-open}]
3: disobedient to or defiant of law; "lawless bands roaming the plains" [syn: {outlaw(a)}]

lawlessly
adv : in an illegal manner; "they dumped the waste illegally" [syn: {illegally}, {illicitly}] [ant: {legitimately}]

lawlessness
n 1: a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) [syn: {anarchy}]
2: illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law [syn: {outlawry}]

lawmaker
n : a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws [syn: {lawgiver}]

law-makers
n : persons who make or amend or repeal laws [syn: {legislature}, {legislative assembly}, {general assembly}]

lawmaking
n : the act of making or enacting laws [syn: {legislation}, {legislating}]

lawman
n : an officer of the law [syn: {law officer}, {peace officer}]

lawn
n : a field of cultivated and mowed grass

lawn bowling
n : a bowling game played on a lawn with wooden balls that are rolled at a jack

lawn cart
n : a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels [syn: {barrow}, {garden cart}, {wheelbarrow}]

lawn chair
n : chair left outside for use on a lawn or in a garden [syn: {garden chair}]

lawn furniture
n : furniture intended for use on a lawn or in a garden

lawn mower
n : garden tool for mowing grass on lawns [syn: {mower}]

lawn party
n : a party of people assembled for social interaction out of doors [syn: {garden party}, {fete champetre}]

lawn tennis
n : a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court [syn: {tennis}]

lawn tool
n : used for working in gardens or yards [syn: {garden tool}]

Lawrence
n 1: Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the Church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258) [syn: {Saint Lawrence}, {St. Lawrence}, {Laurentius}]
2: Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935) [syn: {T. E. Lawrence}, {Thomas Edward Lawrence}, {Lawrence of Arabia}]
3: English portrait painter remembered for the series of portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon (1769-1830) [syn: {Sir Thomas Lawrence}]
4: English actress (1898-1952) [syn: {Gertrude Lawrence}]
5: United States physicist who developed the cyclotron (1901-1958) [syn: {E. O. Lawrence}, {Ernest Orlando Lawrence}]
6: English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930) [syn: {D. H. Lawrence}, {David Herbert Lawrence}]
7: a town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River; scene of raids by John Brown in 1856

Lawrence Durrell
n : English writer of Irish descent who spent much of his in Mediterranean regions (1912-1990) [syn: {Durrell}, {Lawrence George Durrell}]

Lawrence George Durrell
n : English writer of Irish descent who spent much of his in Mediterranean regions (1912-1990) [syn: {Durrell}, {Lawrence Durrell}]

Lawrence of Arabia
n : Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935) [syn: {Lawrence}, {T. E. Lawrence}, {Thomas Edward Lawrence}]

Lawrence Peter Berra
n : United States baseball player (born 1925) [syn: {Berra}, {Yogi}, {Yogi Berra}]

lawrencium
n : a radioactive transuranic element synthesized from californium [syn: {Lw}, {atomic number 103}]

Laws
n : the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit [syn: {Torah}, {Pentateuch}]

Lawson's cedar
n : large timber tree of western North America with trunk diameter to 12 feet and height to 200 feet [syn: {Oregon cedar}, {Port Orford cedar}, {Lawson's cypress}, {Chamaecyparis lawsoniana}]

Lawson's cypress
n : large timber tree of western North America with trunk diameter to 12 feet and height to 200 feet [syn: {Oregon cedar}, {Port Orford cedar}, {Lawson's cedar}, {Chamaecyparis lawsoniana}]

lawsuit
n : a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord" [syn: {suit}, {case}, {cause}, {causa}]

Lawton
n : a town in southwest Oklahoma

lawyer
n : a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice [syn: {attorney}]

lawyer bush
n : stout-stemmed trailing shrub of New Zealand that scrambles over other growth [syn: {lawyerbush}, {bush lawyer}, {Rubus cissoides}, {Rubus australis}]

lawyer cane
n : tall scrambling spiny palm of northeastern Queensland, Australia [syn: {Calamus australis}]

lawyerbush
n : stout-stemmed trailing shrub of New Zealand that scrambles over other growth [syn: {lawyer bush}, {bush lawyer}, {Rubus cissoides}, {Rubus australis}]

lawyer-client relation
n : the responsibility of a lawyer to act in the best interests of the client [syn: {attorney-client relation}]

lax
adj 1: lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline" [syn: {slack}]
2: pronounced with muscles relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet') [ant: {tense}]
3: not taut or rigid; not stretched or held tight; "a lax rope" [ant: {tense}]
4: lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip" [syn: {flaccid}, {limp}, {slack}]
5: tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "procedures are lax and discipline is weak"; "too soft on the children" [syn: {indulgent}, {lenient}, {soft}]
6: emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels" [syn: {loose}]

laxation
n 1: the elimination of fecal waste through the anus [syn: {defecation}, {shitting}]
2: the act of making something less tight [syn: {loosening}] [ant: {tightening}]

laxative
adj : stimulating evacuation of feces [ant: {costive}]
n : a mild cathartic

laxity
n : the quality of being lax and neglectful [syn: {laxness}, {remissness}]

laxly
adv : in a permissively lenient manner; "he felt incensed that Tarrant should have been treated so leniently given his crime" [syn: {leniently}]

laxness
n : the quality of being lax and neglectful [syn: {laxity}, {remissness}]

lay
adj 1: concerning those not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry"; "the choir sings both sacred and secular music" [syn: {laic}, {secular}]
2: not of or from a profession; "a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease"
n 1: a narrative song with a recurrent refrain [syn: {ballad}]
2: a narrative poem of popular origin [syn: {ballad}]
v 1: put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" [syn: {put}, {set}, {place}, {pose}, {position}]
2: put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" [syn: {put down}, {repose}]
3: prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan"
4: lay eggs; "This hen doesn't lay"
5: impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone" [also: {laid}]

lay
lie
n 1: a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth [syn: {prevarication}]
2: Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968) [syn: {Trygve Lie}, {Trygve Halvden Lie}]
3: position or manner in which something is situated
v 1: be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
2: be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf" [ant: {stand}, {sit}]
3: originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country" [syn: {dwell}, {consist}, {belong}, {lie in}]
4: be and remain in a particular state or condition; "lie dormant"
5: tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"
6: have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies" [syn: {rest}]
7: assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better" [syn: {lie down}] [ant: {arise}] [also: {lying}, {lay}, {lain}]

lay
See {lie} [also: {laid}]

lay aside
v : feather one's nest; have a nest egg; "He saves half his salary" [syn: {save}, {save up}]

lay away
v : save up as for future use [syn: {hoard}, {stash}, {cache}, {hive up}, {squirrel away}]

lay claim
v : demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident" [syn: {claim}, {arrogate}] [ant: {forfeit}]

lay down
v : institute, enact, or establish; "make laws" [syn: {establish}, {make}]

lay eyes on
v : see with attention; "behold Christ!" [syn: {behold}]

lay figure
n : dummy in the form of an artist's jointed model of the human body

lay hands on
v : manage with the hands

lay in
v : keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat" [syn: {store}, {hive away}, {put in}, {salt away}, {stack away}, {stash away}]

lay into
v : hit violently, as in an attack [syn: {lam into}, {tear into}, {lace into}, {pitch into}]

lay off
v 1: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother" [syn: {discontinue}, {stop}, {cease}, {give up}, {quit}] [ant: {continue}]
2: dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized" [syn: {furlough}]

lay on the line
v : expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?" [syn: {risk}, {put on the line}]

lay out
v 1: lay out in a line [syn: {range}, {array}, {set out}]
2: get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery" [syn: {set up}, {set}]
3: bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason" [syn: {present}, {represent}]
4: provide a detailed plan or design; "She laid out her plans for the new house"

lay over
v 1: interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight; "We had to stop over in Venezuela on our flight back from Brazil" [syn: {stop over}]
2: place on top of; "can you superimpose the two images?" [syn: {superimpose}, {superpose}]

lay reader
n : a layman who is authorized by the bishop to read parts of the service in an Anglican or Episcopal church

lay to rest
v : place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaos were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday" [syn: {bury}, {entomb}, {inhume}, {inter}]

lay up
v : disable or confine, as with an illness; "She was laid up with pneumonia for six weeks"

lay waste to
v : devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion" [syn: {waste}, {devastate}, {desolate}, {ravage}, {scourge}]

lay witness
n : any witness who does not testify as an expert witness [ant: {expert witness}]

layabout
n : person who does no work; "a lazy bum" [syn: {idler}, {loafer}, {do-nothing}, {bum}]

lay-by
n : designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily; "in England they call a rest area a lay-by" [syn: {layby}, {pull-off}, {rest area}, {rest stop}]

layby
n : designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily; "in England they call a rest area a lay-by" [syn: {lay-by}, {pull-off}, {rest area}, {rest stop}]

layed for
See {lie for}

layer
n 1: single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach" [syn: {bed}]
2: a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
3: an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously" [syn: {level}, {stratum}]
4: a hen that lays eggs
5: thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells
v : make or form a layer; "layer the different colored sands"

layer cake
n : cake having layers held together by a sweet filling and usually covered with frosting

layered
adj : with one layer on top of another; "superimposed rocks" [syn: {superimposed}]

layette
n : kit consisting of a complete outfit (clothing and accessories) for a new baby

Layia
n : genus of western United States annuals with showy yellow or white flowers [syn: {genus Layia}]

Layia platyglossa
n : California annual having flower heads with yellow rays tipped with white [syn: {tidytips}, {tidy tips}]

laying
n : the production of eggs (especially in birds) [syn: {egg laying}]

laying claim
n : the act of taking possession of or power over something; "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934"; "he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts" [syn: {assumption}]

laying for
See {lie for}

laying on
n : the act of contacting something with your hand; "peonies can be blighted by the laying on of a finger"

laying on of hands
n 1: the application of a faith healer's hands to the patient's body
2: laying hands on a person's head to invoke spiritual blessing in Christian ordination

laying waste
n : destruction achieved by wrecking something [syn: {ruin}, {ruining}, {ruination}, {wrecking}]

layman
n : someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person [syn: {layperson}] [ant: {clergyman}]

layoff
n : the act of laying off an employee or a work force

layout
n 1: a plan or design of something that is laid out
2: the act of laying out (as by making plans for something)

layover
n : a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends" [syn: {stop}, {stopover}]

layperson
n : someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person [syn: {layman}] [ant: {clergyman}]

lays for
See {lie for}

lay-up
n : a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard) [syn: {layup}]

layup
n : a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard) [syn: {lay-up}]

lazar
n : a person afflicted with leprosy [syn: {leper}]

lazar house
n : hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy) [syn: {lazaretto}, {lazaret}, {lazarette}, {pesthouse}]

lazaret
n : hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy) [syn: {lazaretto}, {lazarette}, {lazar house}, {pesthouse}]

lazarette
n : hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy) [syn: {lazaretto}, {lazaret}, {lazar house}, {pesthouse}]

lazaretto
n 1: hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy) [syn: {lazaret}, {lazarette}, {lazar house}, {pesthouse}]
2: a small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a ship [syn: {glory hole}]

Lazarus
n 1: the person who Jesus raised from the dead after four days in the tomb; this miracle caused the enemies of Jesus to begin the plan to put him to death
2: the diseased beggar in Jesus' parable of the rich man and the beggar

laze
v : be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning" [syn: {idle}, {slug}, {stagnate}] [ant: {work}]

lazier
lazy
adj 1: moving slowly and gently; "up a lazy river"; "lazy white clouds"; "at a lazy pace"
2: disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy" [syn: {faineant}, {indolent}, {otiose}, {slothful}, {work-shy}] [also: {laziest}, {lazier}]

lazier
See {lazy}

laziest
lazy
adj 1: moving slowly and gently; "up a lazy river"; "lazy white clouds"; "at a lazy pace"
2: disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy" [syn: {faineant}, {indolent}, {otiose}, {slothful}, {work-shy}] [also: {laziest}, {lazier}]

laziest
See {lazy}

lazily
adv 1: in a slow and lazy manner; "I watched the blue smoke drift lazily away on the still air"
2: in an idle manner; "this is what I always imagined myself doing in the south of France, sitting idly, drinking coffee, watching the people" [syn: {idly}]

laziness
n 1: inactivity resulting from a dislike of work [syn: {indolence}]
2: apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: {sloth}, {acedia}]

Lazio
n : an ancient region of west central Italy (southeast of Rome) on the Tyrrhenian Sea [syn: {Latium}]

lazuli
n : an azure blue semiprecious stone [syn: {lapis lazuli}]

lazuline
n : a light shade of blue [syn: {azure}, {cerulean}, {sapphire}, {sky-blue}]

lazy
adj 1: moving slowly and gently; "up a lazy river"; "lazy white clouds"; "at a lazy pace"
2: disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy" [syn: {faineant}, {indolent}, {otiose}, {slothful}, {work-shy}] [also: {laziest}, {lazier}]

lazy daisy stitch
n : long chain stitches arranged in flower patterns

lazy Susan
n : a revolving tray placed on a dining table [syn: {turntable}]

lazybones
n : a lazy person

Lazzaro Spallanzani
n : Italian physiologist who disproved the theory of spontaneous generation (1729-1799) [syn: {Spallanzani}]

lb
n : 16 ounces; "he tried to lift 100 pounds" [syn: {pound}]

lbf.
n : a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec [syn: {pound}]

LBJ
n : 36th President of the United States; was elected Vice President and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973) [syn: {Johnson}, {Lyndon Johnson}, {Lyndon Baines Johnson}, {President Johnson}, {President Lyndon Johnson}]

LCD
n : a digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field; used for portable computer displays and watches etc. [syn: {liquid crystal display}]

lcm
n : the smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers; "the least common multiple of 12 and 18 is 36" [syn: {lowest common multiple}, {least common multiple}]

Ld.
n : a company that is organized to give its owners limited liability [syn: {limited company}, {Ltd.}]

LDL
n : a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of moderate amount of protein and a large amount of cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis [syn: {low-density lipoprotein}, {beta-lipoprotein}]

LDL cholesterol
n : the cholesterol in low-density lipoproteins; the `bad' cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to be related to various pathogenic conditions

L-dopa
n : the levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson's disease [syn: {levodopa}, {Bendopa}, {Brocadopa}, {Larodopa}]

LE
n : a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints) [syn: {lupus erythematosus}]

le Carre
n : English writer of novels of espionage (born in 1931) [syn: {John le Carre}, {David John Moore Cornwell}]

le Chatelier
n : French chemist who formulated Le Chatelier's principle (1850-1936) [syn: {Henry le Chatelier}]

Le Chatelier principle
n : the principle that if any change is imposed on a system that is in equilibrium then the system tends to adjust to a new equilibrium counteracting the change [syn: {Le Chatelier's principle}, {Le Chatelier's law}, {Le Chatelier-Braun principle}]

Le Chatelier-Braun principle
n : the principle that if any change is imposed on a system that is in equilibrium then the system tends to adjust to a new equilibrium counteracting the change [syn: {Le Chatelier's principle}, {Le Chatelier's law}, {Le Chatelier principle}]

Le Chatelier's law
n : the principle that if any change is imposed on a system that is in equilibrium then the system tends to adjust to a new equilibrium counteracting the change [syn: {Le Chatelier's principle}, {Le Chatelier principle}, {Le Chatelier-Braun principle}]

Le Chatelier's principle
n : the principle that if any change is imposed on a system that is in equilibrium then the system tends to adjust to a new equilibrium counteracting the change [syn: {Le Chatelier's law}, {Le Chatelier principle}, {Le Chatelier-Braun principle}]

Le Corbusier
n : French architect (born in Switzerland) (1887-1965) [syn: {Charles Edouard Jeanneret}]

Le Douanier Rousseau
n : French primitive painter (1844-1910) [syn: {Rousseau}, {Henri Rousseau}]

Le Duc Tho
n : Vietnamese diplomat who negotiated with Henry Kissinger to end the war in Vietnam (1911-1990)

Le Gallienne
n : United States actress (born in England) (1899-1991) [syn: {Eva Le Gallienne}]

Le Havre
n : a port city in northern France on the English Channel at the mouth of the Seine

Le Notre
n : French landscape gardener who designed many formal gardens including the parks of Versailles (1613-1700) [syn: {Andre Le Notre}]

lea
n 1: a unit of length of thread or yarn
2: a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock [syn: {pasture}, {pastureland}, {grazing land}, {ley}]

leach
n : the process of leaching [syn: {leaching}]
v 1: cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate
2: permeate or penetrate gradually; "the fertilizer leached into the ground" [syn: {percolate}]
3: remove substances from by a percolating liquid; "leach the soil" [syn: {strip}]

leaching
n : the process of leaching [syn: {leach}]

Leacock
n : Canadian economist best remembered for his humorous writings (1869-1944) [syn: {Stephen Leacock}, {Stephen Butler Leacock}]

lead
n 1: a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull gray; "the children were playing with lead soldiers" [syn: {Pb}, {atomic number 82}]
2: an advantage held by a competitor in a race; "he took the lead at the last turn"
3: evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator" [syn: {track}, {trail}]
4: a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead'); "he takes the lead in any group"; "we were just waiting for someone to take the lead"; "they didn't follow our lead"
5: the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
6: the introductory section of a story; "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter" [syn: {lead-in}]
7: an actor who plays a principal role [syn: {star}, {principal}]
8: (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base; "he took a long lead off first"
9: an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" [syn: {tip}, {steer}, {confidential information}, {wind}, {hint}] 10: a news story of major importance [syn: {lead story}] 11: the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine [syn: {spark advance}] 12: restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal [syn: {leash}, {tether}] 13: thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing [syn: {leading}] 14: mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil [syn: {pencil lead}] 15: a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire; "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads" [syn: {jumper cable}, {jumper lead}] 16: the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge; "the lead was in the dummy"
v 1: take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" [syn: {take}, {direct}, {conduct}, {guide}]
2: result in; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" [syn: {leave}, {result}]
3: tend to or result in; "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests"
4: travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John" [syn: {head}]
5: cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks"
6: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" [syn: {run}, {go}, {pass}, {extend}]
7: be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?" [syn: {head}]
8: be ahead of others; be the first; "she topped her class every year" [syn: {top}]
9: be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing" [syn: {contribute}, {conduce}] 10: lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Bairenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years" [syn: {conduct}, {direct}] 11: pass or spend; "lead a good life" 12: lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South" [syn: {go}] 13: move ahead (of others) in time or space [syn: {precede}] [ant: {follow}] 14: cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet" [syn: {run}] 15: preside over; "John moderated the discussion" [syn: {moderate}, {chair}] [also: {led}]

lead acetate
n : a poisonous white solid (Pb[CH3CO]2) used in dyeing cotton and in making enamels and varnishes [syn: {sugar of lead}]

lead arsenate
n : a poisonous white solid (Pb3[AsO4]2) used as an insecticide

lead astray
v 1: teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits" [syn: {lead off}]
2: lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver" [syn: {mislead}, {misdirect}, {misguide}]
3: cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" [syn: {deceive}, {betray}] [ant: {undeceive}]

lead bank
n : a bank named by a multi-bank lending syndicate to protect their interests [syn: {agent bank}]

lead by the nose
v : conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" [syn: {bamboozle}, {snow}, {hoodwink}, {pull the wool over someone's eyes}, {play false}]

lead carbonate
n : a poisonous lead-containing white pigment [syn: {white lead}]

lead chromate
n : a poisonous chromate of lead used as a pigment in paint

lead colic
n : symptom of chronic lead poisoning and associated with obstinate constipation [syn: {painter's colic}]

lead glass
n : glass containing lead oxide; has a high refractive index

lead line
n : (nautical) plumb line for determining depth [syn: {sounding line}]

lead off
v 1: teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits" [syn: {lead astray}]
2: set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life" [syn: {begin}, {start}, {commence}] [ant: {end}]

lead on
v 1: entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken
2: be false to; be dishonest with [syn: {deceive}, {delude}, {cozen}]

lead ore
n : ore containing lead

lead pencil
n : pencil that has graphite as the marking substance

lead plant
n : shrub of sandy woodlands and stream banks of western United States having hoary pinnate flowers and dull-colored racemose flowers; thought to indicate the presence of lead ore [syn: {leadplant}, {Amorpha canescens}]

lead poisoning
n : toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system [syn: {plumbism}, {saturnism}]

lead sheet
n : a sheet containing the words and melody for a song (and some indication of harmony) written in simple form

lead story
n : a news story of major importance [syn: {lead}]

lead tetraethyl
n : a clear oily poisonous liquid added to gasoline to prevent knocking [syn: {tetraethyl lead}]

lead time
n : the time interval between the initiation and the completion of a production process; "the lead times for many publications can vary tremendously"; "planning is a area where lead time can be reduced"

lead tree
n : low scrubby tree of tropical and subtropical North America having white flowers tinged with yellow resembling mimosa and long flattened pods [syn: {white popinac}, {Leucaena glauca}, {Leucaena leucocephala}]

lead up
v : prepare the way for; "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War Two" [syn: {initiate}]

lead-acid accumulator
n : a battery with lead electrodes with dilute sulphuric acid as the electrolyte; each cell generates about 2 volts [syn: {lead-acid battery}]

lead-acid battery
n : a battery with lead electrodes with dilute sulphuric acid as the electrolyte; each cell generates about 2 volts [syn: {lead-acid accumulator}]

Leadbelly
n : United States folk singer and composer (1885-1949) [syn: {Ledbetter}, {Huddie Leadbetter}]

leaded
adj 1: (of panes of glass) fixed in place by means of thin strips of lead; "leaded windowpanes"
2: treated or mixed with lead; "leaded gasoline"; "leaded zinc" [ant: {unleaded}]
3: having thin strips of lead between the lines of type

leaded bronze
n : bronze to which 1-4% lead is added

leaded gasoline
n : gasoline treated with a lead compound to reduce motor knocks; "combustion of leaded gasoline released lead into the air where it could cause lead poisoning" [ant: {unleaded gasoline}]

leaden
adj 1: darkened with overcast; "a dark day"; "a dull sky"; "a gray rainy afternoon"; "gray clouds"; "the sky was leaden and thick" [syn: {dull}, {gray}, {grey}]
2: made heavy or weighted down with weariness; "his leaden arms"; "weighted eyelids" [syn: {weighted}]
3: (of movement) slow and laborious; "leaden steps" [syn: {plodding}]
4: lacking lightness or liveliness; "heavy humor"; "a leaden conversation" [syn: {heavy}]

leader
n 1: a person who rules or guides or inspires others [ant: {follower}]
2: a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers [syn: {drawing card}, {loss leader}]

leaders
n : the body of people who lead a group; "the national leadership adopted his plan" [syn: {leadership}]

leadership
n 1: the activity of leading; "his leadership inspired the team" [syn: {leading}]
2: the body of people who lead a group; "the national leadership adopted his plan" [syn: {leaders}]
3: the status of a leader; "they challenged his leadership of the union"
4: the ability to lead; "he believed that leadership can be taught"

lead-free
adj : (of gasoline) not containing tetraethyl lead; "lead-free gasoline" [syn: {nonleaded}]

lead-in
n 1: the introductory section of a story; "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter" [syn: {lead}]
2: wire connecting an antenna to a receiver or a transmitter to a transmission line

leading
adj 1: indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance" [syn: {leading(p)}, {prima(p)}, {star(p)}, {starring(p)}, {stellar(a)}]
2: going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way; "we rode in the leading car"; "the leading edge of technology" [ant: {following}]
3: greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist" [syn: {greatest}, {leading(a)}, {preeminent}]
4: having the leading position or higher score in a contest; "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race" [syn: {ahead(p)}, {in the lead}]
5: purposefully formulated to elicit a desired response; "a leading question"
n 1: thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing [syn: {lead}]
2: the activity of leading; "his leadership inspired the team" [syn: {leadership}]

leading astray
n : the act of enticing others into sinful ways [syn: {leading off}]

leading edge
n : forward edge of an airfoil

leading indicator
n : one of 11 indicators for different sections of the economy; used by the Department of Commerce to predict economic trends in the near future

leading lady
n : actress who plays the leading female role

leading light
n : a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries" [syn: {luminary}, {guiding light}, {notable}, {notability}]

leading man
n : actor who plays the leading male role

leading off
n : the act of enticing others into sinful ways [syn: {leading astray}]

leading question
n : a question phrased in such a way as to suggest the desired answer; a lawyer may ask leading questions on cross-examination

leading rein
n : rein to direct the horse's head left or right

leading tone
n : (music) the seventh note of the diatonic scale [syn: {subtonic}]

leadless
adj : not treated with lead; "unleaded gasoline" [syn: {unleaded}] [ant: {leaded}]

leadplant
n : shrub of sandy woodlands and stream banks of western United States having hoary pinnate flowers and dull-colored racemose flowers; thought to indicate the presence of lead ore [syn: {lead plant}, {Amorpha canescens}]

leadwort
n : plant with lead-blue flowers [syn: {Plumbago europaea}]

leadwort family
n : perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in salt-water areas [syn: {Plumbaginaceae}, {family Plumbaginaceae}, {sea-lavender family}]

leaf
n 1: the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants [syn: {leafage}, {foliage}]
2: a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) [syn: {folio}]
3: hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)
v 1: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" [syn: {flick}, {flip}, {thumb}, {riffle}, {riff}]
2: turn over pages; "leaf through a book"; "leaf a manuscript"
3: produce leaves, of plants [also: {leaves} (pl)]

leaf beet
n 1: beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks [syn: {chard}, {Swiss chard}, {spinach beet}, {chard plant}, {Beta vulgaris cicla}]
2: long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves [syn: {chard}, {Swiss chard}, {spinach beet}]

leaf beetle
n : brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems [syn: {chrysomelid}]

leaf blade
n : especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole [syn: {blade}]

leaf blight
n : any blight causing a browning and falling of the leaves of a plant

leaf bud
n : a bud from which leaves (but not flowers) develop

leaf bug
n : small bright-colored insect that feeds on plant juices [syn: {plant bug}]

leaf cast
n : a disease of conifers causing the needles to fall [syn: {needle blight}, {needle cast}]

leaf disease
n : any plant disease localized in the foliage

leaf fat
n : fat lining the abdomen and kidneys in hogs which is used to make lard [syn: {leaf lard}]

leaf form
n : any of the various shape that leaves of plants can assume [syn: {leaf shape}]

leaf insect
n : tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body; common in southern Asia and the East Indies [syn: {walking leaf}]

leaf lard
n : fat lining the abdomen and kidneys in hogs which is used to make lard [syn: {leaf fat}]

leaf lettuce
n 1: distinguished by leaves having curled or incised leaves forming a loose rosette that does not develop into a compact head [syn: {Lactuca sativa crispa}]
2: lettuce with loosely curled leaves that do not form a compact head [syn: {loose-leaf lettuce}]

leaf miner
n : any of various small moths or dipterous flies whose larvae burrow into and feed on leaf tissue especially of the family Gracilariidae [syn: {leaf-miner}]

leaf mold
n : soil composed mainly of decaying leaves [syn: {leaf mould}, {leaf soil}]

leaf mould
n : soil composed mainly of decaying leaves [syn: {leaf mold}, {leaf soil}]

leaf mustard
n 1: Asiatic mustard used as a potherb [syn: {chinese mustard}, {indian mustard}, {gai choi}, {Brassica juncea}]
2: leaves eaten as cooked greens [syn: {mustard}, {mustard greens}, {Indian mustard}]

leaf roller
n : moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk [syn: {leaf-roller}]

leaf scorch
n : plant disease causing a burned or scorched appearance of the foliage

leaf shape
n : any of the various shape that leaves of plants can assume [syn: {leaf form}]

leaf soil
n : soil composed mainly of decaying leaves [syn: {leaf mold}, {leaf mould}]

leaf spring
n : long narrow spring consisting of several layers of metal springs bracketed together

leafage
n : the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants [syn: {leaf}, {foliage}]

leaf-book
n : an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll) [syn: {codex}]

leaf-cutter
n : bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest [syn: {leaf-cutting bee}, {leaf-cutter bee}]

leaf-cutter bee
n : bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest [syn: {leaf-cutting bee}, {leaf-cutter}]

leaf-cutting bee
n : bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest [syn: {leaf-cutter}, {leaf-cutter bee}]

leafed
adj : having leaves or leaves as specified; often used in combination; "a fully leafed tree"; "broad-leafed"; "four-leaved clover" [syn: {leaved}]

leaf-foot bug
n : large sap-sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs [syn: {leaf-footed bug}]

leaf-footed bug
n : large sap-sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs [syn: {leaf-foot bug}]

leafhopper
n : small leaping insect that sucks the juices of plants

leafier
leafy
adj : having or covered with leaves; "leafy trees"; "leafy vegetables" [ant: {leafless}] [also: {leafiest}, {leafier}]

leafier
See {leafy}

leafiest
leafy
adj : having or covered with leaves; "leafy trees"; "leafy vegetables" [ant: {leafless}] [also: {leafiest}, {leafier}]

leafiest
See {leafy}

leafing
n : (botany) the process of forming leaves [syn: {foliation}]

leafless
adj : having no leaves [ant: {leafy}]

leaflet
n 1: a thin triangular flap of a heart valve [syn: {cusp}]
2: part of a compound leaf
3: a small book usually having a paper cover [syn: {booklet}, {brochure}, {folder}, {pamphlet}]

leaflike
adj : resembling a leaf

leaf-miner
n : any of various small moths or dipterous flies whose larvae burrow into and feed on leaf tissue especially of the family Gracilariidae [syn: {leaf miner}]

leafnose bat
n : bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae [syn: {leaf-nosed bat}]

leaf-nosed bat
n : bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae [syn: {leafnose bat}]

leaf-nosed snake
n : any of various pale blotched snakes with a blunt snout of southwestern North America

leaf-roller
n : moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk [syn: {leaf roller}]

leafstalk
n : the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf [syn: {petiole}]

leafy
adj : having or covered with leaves; "leafy trees"; "leafy vegetables" [ant: {leafless}] [also: {leafiest}, {leafier}]

leafy liverwort
n : mosslike liverwort with tiny scalelike leaves; usually epiphytic [syn: {scale moss}]

leafy spurge
n : tall European perennial naturalized and troublesome as a weed in eastern North America [syn: {wolf's milk}, {Euphorbia esula}]

leafy vegetable
n : any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables [syn: {greens}, {green}]

league
n 1: an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members [syn: {conference}]
2: an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action
3: an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles)
v : unite to form a league

League of Iroquois
n : a league of Iroquois tribes including originally the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca (the Five Nations); after 1722 they were joined by the Tuscarora (the Six Nations) [syn: {Iroquois League}, {Five Nations}, {Six Nations}]

League of Nations
n : an international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations; although suggested by Woodrow Wilson, the United States never joined and it remained powerless; it was dissolved in 1946 after the United Nations was formed

league together
v : attach oneself to a group [syn: {band oneself}]

leak
n 1: an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape; "one of the tires developed a leak"
2: soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi
3: a euphemism for urination; "he had to take a leak" [syn: {wetting}, {making water}, {passing water}]
4: the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak" [syn: {escape}, {leakage}, {outflow}]
5: unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information [syn: {news leak}]
v 1: tell anonymously; "The news were leaked to the paper"
2: be leaked; "The news leaked out despite his secrecy" [syn: {leak out}]
3: enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure; "Water leaked out of the can into the backpack"; "Gas leaked into the basement"
4: have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out; "The container leaked gasoline"; "the roof leaks badly"

leak fungus
n : fungus causing soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables and rings of dry rot around roots of sweet potatoes [syn: {ring rot fungus}, {Rhizopus stolonifer}]

leak out
v : be leaked; "The news leaked out despite his secrecy" [syn: {leak}]

leakage
n : the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak" [syn: {escape}, {leak}, {outflow}]

leaker
n : a surreptitious informant; "the president wanted to know who the leakers were"

Leakey
n 1: English paleontologist (son of Louis Leakey and Mary Leakey) who continued the work of his parents; he was appointed director of a wildlife preserve in Kenya but resigned under political pressure (born in 1944) [syn: {Richard Leakey}, {Richard Erskine Leakey}]
2: English paleontologist (the wife of Louis Leakey) who discovered the Zinjanthropus skull that was 1,750,000 years old (1913-1996) [syn: {Mary Leakey}, {Mary Douglas Leakey}]
3: English paleontologist whose account of fossil discoveries in Tanzania changed theories of human evolution (1903-1972) [syn: {Louis Leakey}, {Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey}]

leakier
leaky
adj 1: permitting leaks or leakage; "a leaky roof"; "a leaky defense system" [ant: {tight}]
2: (of ships and boats) permitting leakage [syn: {leaking}]
3: permitting liquids to penetrate; "a tarpaulin too leaky to be of much use"
4: used informally; unable to retain urine
5: prone to communicate confidential information [syn: {blabbermouthed}, {talebearing(a)}, {tattling(a)}] [also: {leakiest}, {leakier}]

leakier
See {leaky}

leakiest
leaky
adj 1: permitting leaks or leakage; "a leaky roof"; "a leaky defense system" [ant: {tight}]
2: (of ships and boats) permitting leakage [syn: {leaking}]
3: permitting liquids to penetrate; "a tarpaulin too leaky to be of much use"
4: used informally; unable to retain urine
5: prone to communicate confidential information [syn: {blabbermouthed}, {talebearing(a)}, {tattling(a)}] [also: {leakiest}, {leakier}]

leakiest
See {leaky}

leaking
adj : (of ships and boats) permitting leakage [syn: {leaky}]

leakproof
adj : having no leaks [syn: {watertight}]

leaky
adj 1: permitting leaks or leakage; "a leaky roof"; "a leaky defense system" [ant: {tight}]
2: (of ships and boats) permitting leakage [syn: {leaking}]
3: permitting liquids to penetrate; "a tarpaulin too leaky to be of much use"
4: used informally; unable to retain urine
5: prone to communicate confidential information [syn: {blabbermouthed}, {talebearing(a)}, {tattling(a)}] [also: {leakiest}, {leakier}]

leal
adj : faithful and true; "leal to the core of her intrepid Scottish heart"- Harry Lauder

lean
adj 1: lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare [syn: {thin}] [ant: {fat}]
2: lacking in mineral content or combustible material; "lean ore"; "lean fuel" [ant: {rich}]
3: containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance" [syn: {skimpy}]
4: low in mineral content; "a lean ore"
5: not profitable or prosperous; "a lean year"
n : the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right" [syn: {tilt}, {list}, {inclination}, {leaning}]
v 1: to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister" [syn: {tilt}, {tip}, {slant}, {angle}]
2: cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the wall"
3: have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence" [syn: {tend}, {be given}, {incline}, {run}]
4: rely on for support; "We can lean on this man"
5: cause to lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree" [syn: {list}] [also: {leant}]

lean against
v : rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired" [syn: {lean on}, {rest on}]

lean back
v : move the upper body backwards and down [syn: {recline}]

lean on
v : rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired" [syn: {rest on}, {lean against}]

Leander
n : (Greek mythology) a youth beloved of Hero who drowned in a storm in the Hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see her

leaner
n : (horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake

leaning
adj 1: departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the headstones were tilted" [syn: {atilt}, {canted}, {tilted}, {tipped}]
2: resting against a support
n 1: an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity" [syn: {propensity}, {tendency}]
2: a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration" [syn: {proclivity}, {propensity}]
3: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right" [syn: {tilt}, {list}, {inclination}, {lean}]
4: the act of deviating from a vertical position

Leaning Tower
n : a tall round marble campanile in Pisa that is not perpendicular; construction was begun in 1174 [syn: {Leaning Tower of Pisa}]

Leaning Tower of Pisa
n : a tall round marble campanile in Pisa that is not perpendicular; construction was begun in 1174 [syn: {Leaning Tower}]

leanness
n : the property of having little body fat [syn: {thinness}] [ant: {fatness}]

leant
lean
adj 1: lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare [syn: {thin}] [ant: {fat}]
2: lacking in mineral content or combustible material; "lean ore"; "lean fuel" [ant: {rich}]
3: containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance" [syn: {skimpy}]
4: low in mineral content; "a lean ore"
5: not profitable or prosperous; "a lean year"
n : the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right" [syn: {tilt}, {list}, {inclination}, {leaning}]
v 1: to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister" [syn: {tilt}, {tip}, {slant}, {angle}]
2: cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the wall"
3: have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence" [syn: {tend}, {be given}, {incline}, {run}]
4: rely on for support; "We can lean on this man"
5: cause to lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree" [syn: {list}] [also: {leant}]

leant
See {lean}

lean-to
n : rough shelter whose roof has only one slope

lean-to tent
n : tent that is attached to the side of a building

leap
n 1: a light springing movement upwards or forwards [syn: {leaping}, {spring}, {saltation}, {bound}, {bounce}]
2: an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues" [syn: {jump}, {saltation}]
3: a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance" [syn: {jump}]
4: the distance leaped (or to be leaped); "a leap of 10 feet"
v 1: move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" [syn: {jump}, {bound}, {spring}]
2: pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion" [syn: {jump}]
3: cause to jump or leap; "the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop" [syn: {jump}] [also: {leapt}]

leap day
n : the name of the day that is added during a leap year [syn: {bissextile day}, {February 29}]

leap out
v 1: be highly noticeable [syn: {jump out}, {jump}, {stand out}, {stick out}]
2: jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone); "The attackers leapt out from the bushes" [syn: {rush out}, {sally out}, {burst forth}]

leap second
n : a second (as measured by an atomic clock) added to or subtracted from Greenwich Mean Time in order to compensate for slowing in the Earth's rotation

leap year
n : in the Gregorian calendar: any year divisible by 4 except centenary years not divisible by 400 [syn: {intercalary year}, {366 days}, {bissextile year}]

leaper
n : an athlete who bounds or leaps (as in basketball) [syn: {bounder}, {jumper}]

leapfrog
n 1: advancing as if in the game of leapfrog
2: a game in which one child bends down and another leaps over
v 1: jump across; "He leapfrogged his classmates"
2: progress by large jumps instead of small increments [also: {leapfrogging}, {leapfrogged}]

leapfrogged
leapfrog
n 1: advancing as if in the game of leapfrog
2: a game in which one child bends down and another leaps over
v 1: jump across; "He leapfrogged his classmates"
2: progress by large jumps instead of small increments [also: {leapfrogging}, {leapfrogged}]

leapfrogged
See {leapfrog}

leapfrogging
leapfrog
n 1: advancing as if in the game of leapfrog
2: a game in which one child bends down and another leaps over
v 1: jump across; "He leapfrogged his classmates"
2: progress by large jumps instead of small increments [also: {leapfrogging}, {leapfrogged}]

leapfrogging
See {leapfrog}

leaping
n : a light springing movement upwards or forwards [syn: {leap}, {spring}, {saltation}, {bound}, {bounce}]

leapt
leap
n 1: a light springing movement upwards or forwards [syn: {leaping}, {spring}, {saltation}, {bound}, {bounce}]
2: an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues" [syn: {jump}, {saltation}]
3: a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance" [syn: {jump}]
4: the distance leaped (or to be leaped); "a leap of 10 feet"
v 1: move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" [syn: {jump}, {bound}, {spring}]
2: pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion" [syn: {jump}]
3: cause to jump or leap; "the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop" [syn: {jump}] [also: {leapt}]

leapt
See {leap}

Lear
n 1: British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888) [syn: {Edward Lear}]
2: the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters [syn: {King Lear}]

learier
See {leary}

leariest
See {leary}

learn
v 1: acquire or gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate" [syn: {larn}, {acquire}]
2: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted" [syn: {hear}, {get word}, {get wind}, {pick up}, {find out}, {get a line}, {discover}, {see}]
3: commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?" [syn: {memorize}, {memorise}, {con}]
4: be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam" [syn: {study}, {read}, {take}]
5: impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat" [syn: {teach}, {instruct}]
6: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time" [syn: {determine}, {check}, {find out}, {see}, {ascertain}, {watch}] [also: {learnt}]

learned
adj 1: having or showing profound knowledge; "a learned jurist"; "an erudite professor" [syn: {erudite}]
2: highly educated; having extensive information or understanding; "an enlightened public"; "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience" [syn: {enlightened}, {knowing}, {knowledgeable}, {lettered}, {well-educated}, {well-read}]
3: established by conditioning or learning; "a conditioned response" [syn: {conditioned}] [ant: {unconditioned}]
4: acquired by learning; "learned skills"

learned person
n : someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field [syn: {initiate}, {pundit}, {savant}]

learned profession
n : one of the three professions traditionally believed to require advanced learning and high principles

learned reaction
n : a reaction that has been acquired by learning [syn: {learned response}]

learned response
n : a reaction that has been acquired by learning [syn: {learned reaction}]

learnedly
adv : with erudition; in an erudite manner; "he talked eruditely about Indian mythology" [syn: {eruditely}]

learnedness
n : profound scholarly knowledge [syn: {eruditeness}, {erudition}, {learning}, {scholarship}, {encyclopedism}, {encyclopaedism}]

learner
n 1: someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs [syn: {scholar}, {assimilator}]
2: works for an expert to learn a trade [syn: {apprentice}, {prentice}]

learner's dictionary
n : a dictionary specially written for those learning a foreign language [syn: {school dictionary}]

learner's permit
n : a document authorizing the bearer to learn to drive an automobile

learning
n 1: the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language" [syn: {acquisition}]
2: profound scholarly knowledge [syn: {eruditeness}, {erudition}, {learnedness}, {scholarship}, {encyclopedism}, {encyclopaedism}]

learning ability
n : mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense" [syn: {brain}, {brainpower}, {mental capacity}, {mentality}, {wit}]

learning disability
n : a disorder found in children of normal intelligence who have difficulties in learning specific skills [syn: {learning disorder}]

learning disorder
n : a disorder found in children of normal intelligence who have difficulties in learning specific skills [syn: {learning disability}]

learnt
learn
v 1: acquire or gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate" [syn: {larn}, {acquire}]
2: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted" [syn: {hear}, {get word}, {get wind}, {pick up}, {find out}, {get a line}, {discover}, {see}]
3: commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?" [syn: {memorize}, {memorise}, {con}]
4: be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam" [syn: {study}, {read}, {take}]
5: impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat" [syn: {teach}, {instruct}]
6: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time" [syn: {determine}, {check}, {find out}, {see}, {ascertain}, {watch}] [also: {learnt}]

learnt
See {learn}

Leary
n : United States psychologist who experimented with psychoactive drugs (including LSD) and became a well-known advocate of their use (1920-1996) [syn: {Tim Leary}, {Timothy Leary}, {Timothy Francis Leary}]

lease
n 1: property that is leased or rented out or let [syn: {rental}, {letting}]
2: a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment
3: the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect [syn: {term of a contract}]
v 1: let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad" [syn: {rent}]
2: hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services [syn: {rent}, {hire}, {charter}]
3: grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners" [syn: {let}, {rent}]
4: engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?" [syn: {rent}, {hire}, {charter}, {engage}, {take}]

lease giver
n : someone who grants a lease [syn: {lessor}]

leased
adj : hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers; "a chartered plane"; "the chartered buses arrived on time" [syn: {chartered}, {hired}] [ant: {unchartered}]

leasehold
n : land or property held under a lease

leaseholder
n : a tenant who holds a lease [syn: {lessee}]

lease-lend
n : the transfer of goods and services to an ally to aid in a common cause; "lend-lease during World War II was extremely generous" [syn: {lend-lease}]

leash
n 1: restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal [syn: {tether}, {lead}]
2: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [syn: {three}, {3}, {III}, {trio}, {threesome}, {tierce}, {troika}, {triad}, {trine}, {trinity}, {ternary}, {ternion}, {triplet}, {tercet}, {terzetto}, {trey}, {deuce-ace}]
3: a figurative restraint; "asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market"; "kept a tight leash on his emotions"; "he's always gotten a long leash" [syn: {collar}]
v : fasten with a rope; "rope the bag securely" [syn: {rope}]

least
adj 1: the superlative of `little' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree; "didn't care the least bit"; "he has the least talent of anyone" [syn: {least(a)}] [ant: {most(a)}]
2: minimal in magnitude; "lowest wages"; "the least amount of fat allowed"; "the smallest amount" [syn: {lowest}, {smallest}]
3: having or being distinguished by diminutive size; "the least bittern" [syn: {littlest}, {smallest}]
adv : used to form the superlative; "The garter snake is the least dangerous snake" [syn: {to the lowest degree}] [ant: {most}]

least bittern
n : small American bittern [syn: {Ixobrychus exilis}]

least common multiple
n : the smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers; "the least common multiple of 12 and 18 is 36" [syn: {lowest common multiple}, {lcm}]

least effort
n : the least effortful way to do something [syn: {least resistance}]

least of all
adv : especially not; "nobody, least of all Joe, agreed with me"

least resistance
n : the least effortful way to do something [syn: {least effort}]

least sandpiper
n : smallest American sandpiper [syn: {stint}, {Erolia minutilla}]

least shrew
n : small brown shrew of grassy regions of eastern United States [syn: {Cryptotis parva}]

least squares
n : a method of fitting a curve to data points so as to minimize the sum of the squares of the distances of the points from the curve [syn: {method of least squares}]

leastways
adv : if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial); "at least he survived"; "they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary"; "the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching" [syn: {at least}, {leastwise}, {at any rate}]

leastwise
adv : if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial); "at least he survived"; "they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary"; "the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching" [syn: {at least}, {leastways}, {at any rate}]

leather
n : an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning

leather carp
n : scaleless domestic carp

leather fern
n 1: stout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America) having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering the undersides [syn: {golden fern}, {Acrostichum aureum}]
2: widely distributed fern of tropical southern hemisphere having leathery pinnatifid fronds [syn: {leatherleaf fern}, {ten-day fern}, {Rumohra adiantiformis}, {Polystichum adiantiformis}]

leather flower
n 1: scandent subshrub of southeastern United States having large red-purple bell-shaped flowers with leathery recurved sepals [syn: {vase-fine}, {vase vine}, {Clematis viorna}]
2: woody vine of the southern United States having purple or blue flowers with leathery recurved sepals [syn: {Clematis versicolor}]

leather soap
n : a mild soap for cleansing and conditioning leather [syn: {saddle soap}]

leather strip
n : implement consisting of a strip of leather

leatherback
n : wide ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtle [syn: {leatherback turtle}, {leathery turtle}, {Dermochelys coriacea}]

leatherback turtle
n : wide ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtle [syn: {leatherback}, {leathery turtle}, {Dermochelys coriacea}]

leathered
adj : resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable [syn: {coriaceous}, {leatherlike}, {leathery}]

leatherette
n : fabric made to look like leather [syn: {imitation leather}]

leatherfish
n : any of several brightly colored tropical filefishes [syn: {leatherjacket}]

leatherjack
n : any of several New World tropical fishes having tiny embedded scales [syn: {leatherjacket}]

leatherjacket
n 1: any of several brightly colored tropical filefishes [syn: {leatherfish}]
2: any of several New World tropical fishes having tiny embedded scales [syn: {leatherjack}]
3: tough-skinned larva of certain crane flies

leatherleaf
n 1: stiff leathery-leaved fern of western North America having ovate fronds parted to the midrib [syn: {leathery polypody}, {coast polypody}, {Polypodium scouleri}]
2: north temperate bog shrub with evergreen leathery leaves and small white cylindrical flowers [syn: {Chamaedaphne calyculata}]

leatherleaf fern
n : widely distributed fern of tropical southern hemisphere having leathery pinnatifid fronds [syn: {leather fern}, {ten-day fern}, {Rumohra adiantiformis}, {Polystichum adiantiformis}]

leatherleaf saxifrage
n : plant with basal leathery elliptic leaves and erect leafless flower stalks each bearing a dense roundish cluster of tiny white flowers; moist places of northwestern North America to Oregon and Idaho [syn: {Leptarrhena pyrolifolia}]

leatherleaf wood fern
n : North American fern with evergreen fronds [syn: {marginal wood fern}, {evergreen wood fern}, {Dryopteris marginalis}]

leatherlike
adj : resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable [syn: {coriaceous}, {leathered}, {leathery}]

leatherneck
n : a member of the United States Marine Corps [syn: {Marine}, {devil dog}, {shipboard soldier}]

leatherwood
n 1: shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white flowers and orange-crimson foliage [syn: {cyrilla}, {white titi}, {Cyrilla racemiflora}]
2: deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers [syn: {moosewood}, {moose-wood}, {wicopy}, {ropebark}, {Dirca palustris}]

leatherwork
n : work made of leather

leathery
adj : resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable [syn: {coriaceous}, {leathered}, {leatherlike}]

leathery grape fern
n : European fern with leathery and sparsely hairy fronds [syn: {Botrychium multifidum}]

leathery polypody
n : stiff leathery-leaved fern of western North America having ovate fronds parted to the midrib [syn: {leatherleaf}, {coast polypody}, {Polypodium scouleri}]

leathery turtle
n : wide ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtle [syn: {leatherback turtle}, {leatherback}, {Dermochelys coriacea}]

leave
n 1: the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother" [syn: {leave of absence}]
2: permission to do something; "she was granted leave to speak"
3: the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow" [syn: {farewell}, {leave-taking}, {parting}]
v 1: go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" [syn: {go forth}, {go away}] [ant: {arrive}]
2: go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; "She left a mess when she moved out"; "His good luck finally left him"; "her husband left her after 20 years of marriage"; "she wept thinking she had been left behind"
3: act or be so as to become in a specified state; "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless"
4: leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind" [syn: {leave alone}, {leave behind}]
5: move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country" [syn: {exit}, {go out}, {get out}] [ant: {enter}]
6: make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway" [syn: {allow for}, {allow}, {provide}]
7: result in; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" [syn: {result}, {lead}]
8: remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes" [syn: {depart}, {pull up stakes}]
9: put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care" [syn: {entrust}] 10: leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate" [syn: {bequeath}, {will}] [ant: {disinherit}] 11: have left or have as a remainder; "That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11" 12: be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats" [syn: {leave behind}] 13: tell or deposit (information) knowledge; "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here" [syn: {impart}, {give}, {pass on}] 14: leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors" [syn: {forget}] [also: {left}]

leave alone
v : leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind" [syn: {leave}, {leave behind}]

leave behind
v 1: depart and not take along; "He left behind all his possessions when he moved to Europe"
2: be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats" [syn: {leave}]
3: leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind" [syn: {leave}, {leave alone}]

leave no stone unturned
v : search thoroughly and exhaustively; "The police left no stone unturned in looking for the President's murderer"

leave of absence
n : the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother" [syn: {leave}]

leave off
v 1: come to an end, stop or cease; "the road leaves off at the edge of the forest"; "leave off where you started"
2: prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece" [syn: {exclude}, {except}, {leave out}, {omit}, {take out}] [ant: {include}]
3: stop using; "leave off your jacket--no need to wear it here"

leave office
v : give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary fo the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal" [syn: {quit}, {step down}, {resign}] [ant: {take office}]

leave out
v 1: prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece" [syn: {exclude}, {except}, {leave off}, {omit}, {take out}] [ant: {include}]
2: leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" [syn: {neglect}, {pretermit}, {omit}, {drop}, {miss}, {overlook}, {overleap}] [ant: {attend to}]

leaved
adj : having leaves or leaves as specified; often used in combination; "a fully leafed tree"; "broad-leafed"; "four-leaved clover" [syn: {leafed}]

leaven
n 1: a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid [syn: {leavening}]
2: an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something; "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor" [syn: {leavening}]
v : cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread" [syn: {raise}, {prove}]

leavened
adj : made light by aerating, as with yeast or baking powder; often used as a combining form; "leavened bread"; "well-leavened"; "yeast-leavened breads" [ant: {unleavened}]

leavening
n 1: an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something; "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor" [syn: {leaven}]
2: a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid [syn: {leaven}]

leaver
n : someone who leaves [syn: {departer}, {goer}]

leaves
leaf
n 1: the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants [syn: {leafage}, {foliage}]
2: a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) [syn: {folio}]
3: hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)
v 1: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" [syn: {flick}, {flip}, {thumb}, {riffle}, {riff}]
2: turn over pages; "leaf through a book"; "leaf a manuscript"
3: produce leaves, of plants [also: {leaves} (pl)]

leaves
See {leaf}

leaves undone
See {leave undone}

leave-taking
n : the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow" [syn: {farewell}, {leave}, {parting}]

leaving
n : act of departing [syn: {departure}, {going}, {going away}]

leaving undone
See {leave undone}

Lebanese
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Lebanon or its people; "Lebanese mountains"
n : a native or inhabitant of Lebanon

Lebanese Hizballah
n : a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon [syn: {Hizballah}, {Hezbollah}, {Hizbollah}, {Hizbullah}, {Party of God}, {Islamic Jihad}, {Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine}, {Revolutionary Justice Organization}, {Organization of the Oppressed on Earth}]

Lebanese monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Lebanon

Lebanese pound
n : the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters [syn: {pound}]

Lebanese Republic
n : an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean [syn: {Lebanon}]

Lebanon
n : an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean [syn: {Lebanese Republic}]

lebensraum
n : space sought for occupation by a nation whose population is expanding [syn: {living space}]

Lebistes
n : guppies [syn: {genus Lebistes}]

Lebistes reticulatus
n : small freshwater fish of South America and the West Indies; often kept in aquariums [syn: {guppy}, {rainbow fish}]

Leboyer method
n : a method of childbirth that tries to minimize the trauma for the newborn; delivery occurs in a quiet dimly lit room and the infant's head is not pulled and immediate mother-child bonding is encouraged [syn: {Leboyer method of childbirth}]

Leboyer method of childbirth
n : a method of childbirth that tries to minimize the trauma for the newborn; delivery occurs in a quiet dimly lit room and the infant's head is not pulled and immediate mother-child bonding is encouraged [syn: {Leboyer method}]

lecanopteris
n : any of several bizarre ferns of the genus Lecanopteris having swollen hollow rhizomes that provide homes for symbiotic ants

lecanora
n : any lichen of the genus Lecanora; some used in dyeing; some used for food

Lecanoraceae
n : a fungus family of the division Lichenes [syn: {family Lecanoraceae}]

Leccinum
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae [syn: {genus Leccinum}]

Leccinum fibrillosum
n : an edible fungus with a dark reddish brown cap and a wide light tan stalk that expands toward the base

lech
n : man with strong sexual desires [syn: {satyr}, {lecher}, {letch}]

lech after
v : have a strong sexual desire for; "he is lusting after his secretary" [syn: {lust after}]

Lech Walesa
n : Polish labor leader and statesman (born in 1943) [syn: {Walesa}]

Lechanorales
n : category used in some classification systems for all lichens that produce apothecia [syn: {order Lechanorales}]

lechartelierite
n : a mineral form of vitreous or glassy silica; formed by the melting of quartz sand (as by lightning or a meteorite)

lechatelierite
n : colorless glass made of almost pure silica [syn: {quartz glass}, {quartz}, {vitreous silica}, {crystal}]

lecher
n : man with strong sexual desires [syn: {satyr}, {lech}, {letch}]

lecherous
adj : given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity; "a lecherous gleam in his eye"; "a lecherous good-for-nothing"

lecherousness
n : a strong sexual desire [syn: {lust}, {lustfulness}]

lechery
n : unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity

lechwe
n : tawny-colored African antelope inhabiting wet grassy plains; a threatened species [syn: {Kobus leche}]

lecithin
n : a yellow phospholipid essential for the metabolism of fats; found in egg yolk and in many plant and animal cells; used commercially as an emulsifier

Leclanche cell
n : voltaic cell that produces approximately 1.5 volts

lectern
n : desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer [syn: {reading desk}]

lectin
n : any of several plant glycoproteins that act like specific antibodies but are not antibodies in that they are not evoked by an antigenic stimulus

lector
n 1: someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {reader}]
2: a public lecturer at certain universities [syn: {lecturer}, {reader}]

lecture
n 1: a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications" [syn: {public lecture}, {talk}]
2: a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" [syn: {speech}, {talking to}]
3: teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class) [syn: {lecturing}]
v 1: deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?" [syn: {talk}]
2: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {rebuke}, {rag}, {trounce}, {reproof}, {reprimand}, {jaw}, {dress down}, {call down}, {scold}, {chide}, {berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]

lecture demonstration
n : presentation of an example of what the lecturer is discoursing about

lecture room
n : classroom where lectures are given

lecturer
n 1: a public lecturer at certain universities [syn: {lector}, {reader}]
2: someone who lectures professionally

lectureship
n : the post of lecturer

lecturing
n : teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class) [syn: {lecture}]

lecythi
See {lecythus}

Lecythidaceae
n : large tropical trees bearing large fruits with woody skins [syn: {family Lecythidaceae}]

led
lead
n 1: a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull gray; "the children were playing with lead soldiers" [syn: {Pb}, {atomic number 82}]
2: an advantage held by a competitor in a race; "he took the lead at the last turn"
3: evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator" [syn: {track}, {trail}]
4: a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead'); "he takes the lead in any group"; "we were just waiting for someone to take the lead"; "they didn't follow our lead"
5: the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
6: the introductory section of a story; "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter" [syn: {lead-in}]
7: an actor who plays a principal role [syn: {star}, {principal}]
8: (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base; "he took a long lead off first"
9: an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" [syn: {tip}, {steer}, {confidential information}, {wind}, {hint}] 10: a news story of major importance [syn: {lead story}] 11: the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine [syn: {spark advance}] 12: restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal [syn: {leash}, {tether}] 13: thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing [syn: {leading}] 14: mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil [syn: {pencil lead}] 15: a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire; "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads" [syn: {jumper cable}, {jumper lead}] 16: the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge; "the lead was in the dummy"
v 1: take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" [syn: {take}, {direct}, {conduct}, {guide}]
2: result in; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" [syn: {leave}, {result}]
3: tend to or result in; "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests"
4: travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John" [syn: {head}]
5: cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks"
6: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" [syn: {run}, {go}, {pass}, {extend}]
7: be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?" [syn: {head}]
8: be ahead of others; be the first; "she topped her class every year" [syn: {top}]
9: be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing" [syn: {contribute}, {conduce}] 10: lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Bairenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years" [syn: {conduct}, {direct}] 11: pass or spend; "lead a good life" 12: lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South" [syn: {go}] 13: move ahead (of others) in time or space [syn: {precede}] [ant: {follow}] 14: cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet" [syn: {run}] 15: preside over; "John moderated the discussion" [syn: {moderate}, {chair}] [also: {led}]

LED
n : diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used [syn: {light-emitting diode}]

led
See {lead}

Leda
n : (Greek mythology) a queen of Sparta who was raped by Zeus who had taken the form of a swan; Helen of Troy was conceived in the rape of Leda

Ledbetter
n : United States folk singer and composer (1885-1949) [syn: {Huddie Leadbetter}, {Leadbelly}]

Ledercillin VK
n : a form of penicillin V (trade name Ledercillin VK) [syn: {penicillin V potassium}]

lederhosen
n : leather shorts often worn with suspenders; worn especially by men and boys in Bavaria

ledge
n : a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water [syn: {shelf}]

ledgeman
n : a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone [syn: {breaker}]

ledger
n 1: a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books" [syn: {leger}, {account book}, {book of account}, {book}]
2: an accounting journal as a physical object; "he bought a new daybook" [syn: {daybook}]

ledger board
n : top rail of a fence or balustrade

ledger entry
n : a written record of a commercial transaction [syn: {entry}, {accounting entry}]

ledger line
n : a short line; a notation for extending the range above or below the staff [syn: {leger line}]

ledger paper
n : a durable writing paper used in record books and business ledgers

Ledum
n : evergreen shrubs of north temperate regions [syn: {genus Ledum}]

Ledum groenlandicum
n : evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used for tea during American Revolution [syn: {Labrador tea}, {crystal tea}]

Ledum palustre
n : bog shrub of northern and central Europe and eastern Siberia to Korea and Japan [syn: {wild rosemary}, {marsh tea}]

lee
adj : towards the side away from the wind [syn: {downwind}, {lee(a)}]
n 1: United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of Black culture in America (born in 1957) [syn: {Spike Lee}, {Shelton Jackson Lee}]
2: United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970) [syn: {Gypsy Rose Lee}, {Rose Louise Hovick}]
3: United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973) [syn: {Bruce Lee}, {Lee Yuen Kam}]
4: United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926) [syn: {Tsung Dao Lee}]
5: leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American colonies (1732-1794) [syn: {Richard Henry Lee}]
6: soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818) [syn: {Henry Lee}, {Lighthorse Harry Lee}]
7: American general who led the Confederate armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870) [syn: {Robert E. Lee}, {Robert Edward Lee}]
8: the side of something that is sheltered from the wind [syn: {lee side}, {leeward}]

Lee Buck Trevino
n : United States golfer (born in 1939) [syn: {Trevino}, {Lee Trevino}, {Supermex}]

Lee De Forest
n : United States electrical engineer who in 1907 patented the first triode vacuum tube, which made it possible to detect and amplify radio waves (1873-1961) [syn: {De Forest}, {The Father of Radio}]

Lee Harvey Oswald
n : United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963) [syn: {Oswald}]

Lee Krasner
n : United States artist remembered for her spontaneous approach to painting; she was a founder of the New York school of abstract expressionism (1908-1984) [syn: {Krasner}]

lee side
n : the side of something that is sheltered from the wind [syn: {lee}, {leeward}]

lee tide
n : a tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is blowing; "a leeward tide is dangerous for small boats" [syn: {leeward tide}]

Lee Trevino
n : United States golfer (born in 1939) [syn: {Trevino}, {Lee Buck Trevino}, {Supermex}]

Lee Yuen Kam
n : United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973) [syn: {Lee}, {Bruce Lee}]

leech
n 1: carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end [syn: {bloodsucker}, {hirudinean}]
2: a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage [syn: {parasite}, {sponge}, {sponger}]
v : draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment" [syn: {bleed}, {phlebotomize}, {phlebotomise}]

leech onto
v : admire boundlessly and follow around; "the groupies leeched onto the rock star"

leechee
n : Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried [syn: {litchi}, {litchi nut}, {litchee}, {lichi}, {lichee}, {lychee}]

leechlike
adj : of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another; "a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses"; "parasitic vines that strangle the trees"; "bloodsucking blackmailer"; "his indolent leechlike existence" [syn: {parasitic}, {parasitical}, {bloodsucking}]

Leeds
n : a city on the River Aire in West Yorkshire in northern England; a center of the clothing industry

leek
n 1: plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum [syn: {scallion}, {Allium porrum}]
2: related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves

leer
n 1: a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls [syn: {sneer}]
2: a suggestive or sneering look or grin
v : look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression; "The men leered at the young women on the beach"

leerier
leery
adj : openly distrustful and unwilling to confide [syn: {mistrustful}, {suspicious}, {untrusting}, {wary}] [also: {leeriest}, {leerier}]

leerier
See {leery}

leeriest
leery
adj : openly distrustful and unwilling to confide [syn: {mistrustful}, {suspicious}, {untrusting}, {wary}] [also: {leeriest}, {leerier}]

leeriest
See {leery}

leering
adj 1: showing sly or knowing malice in a glance; "she had run in fear of...his evil leering eye"- Amy Lowell
2: (of a glance) sidelong and slyly lascivious; "leering drugstore cowboys"

leery
adj : openly distrustful and unwilling to confide [syn: {mistrustful}, {suspicious}, {untrusting}, {wary}] [also: {leeriest}, {leerier}]

lees
n : the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage

Lee's Birthday
n : celebrated in southern United States [syn: {Robert E Lee's Birthday}, {Robert E Lee Day}, {January 19}]

Leeuwenhoek
n : Dutch pioneer microscopist who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and who gave the first accurate descriptions of microbes and spermatozoa and blood corpuscles (1632-1723) [syn: {Leuwenhoek}, {Anton van Leuwenhoek}, {Anton van Leeuwenhoek}]

leeward
adj : on the side away from the wind; "on the leeward side of the island" [ant: {windward}]
n 1: the direction in which the wind is blowing [ant: {windward}]
2: the side of something that is sheltered from the wind [syn: {lee}, {lee side}]
adv : toward the wind; "they were sailing leeward" [syn: {upwind}] [ant: {windward}, {windward}]

Leeward Islands
n : a group of islands in the eastern West Indies

leeward side
n : the side sheltered from the wind [syn: {to leeward}]

leeward tide
n : a tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is blowing; "a leeward tide is dangerous for small boats" [syn: {lee tide}]

leeway
n 1: (of a ship or plane) sideways drift
2: a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits [syn: {allowance}, {margin}, {tolerance}]

leflunomide
n : an anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally; can slow the progression of rheumatoid arthritis by slowing the proliferation of white blood cells which reduces inflammation in the synovium [syn: {Arava}]

left
adj 1: being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; "my left hand"; "left center field"; "the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream" [ant: {right}]
2: not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions" [syn: {leftover}, {left over(p)}, {left(p)}, {odd}, {remaining}, {unexpended}]
3: intended for the left hand; "I rarely lose a left-hand glove" [syn: {left(a)}, {left-hand(a)}]
4: of or belonging to the political or intellectual left [ant: {center}, {right}]
n 1: location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east; "she stood on the left" [ant: {right}]
2: those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare [syn: {left wing}]
3: the hand that is on the left side of the body; "jab with your left" [syn: {left hand}]
4: the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left [syn: {left field}]
5: a turn to the left; "take a left at the corner"
adv : toward or on the left; also used figuratively; "he looked right and left"; "the political party has moved left" [ant: {right}]

left
leave
n 1: the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother" [syn: {leave of absence}]
2: permission to do something; "she was granted leave to speak"
3: the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow" [syn: {farewell}, {leave-taking}, {parting}]
v 1: go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" [syn: {go forth}, {go away}] [ant: {arrive}]
2: go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; "She left a mess when she moved out"; "His good luck finally left him"; "her husband left her after 20 years of marriage"; "she wept thinking she had been left behind"
3: act or be so as to become in a specified state; "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless"
4: leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind" [syn: {leave alone}, {leave behind}]
5: move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country" [syn: {exit}, {go out}, {get out}] [ant: {enter}]
6: make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway" [syn: {allow for}, {allow}, {provide}]
7: result in; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" [syn: {result}, {lead}]
8: remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes" [syn: {depart}, {pull up stakes}]
9: put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care" [syn: {entrust}] 10: leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate" [syn: {bequeath}, {will}] [ant: {disinherit}] 11: have left or have as a remainder; "That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11" 12: be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats" [syn: {leave behind}] 13: tell or deposit (information) knowledge; "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here" [syn: {impart}, {give}, {pass on}] 14: leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors" [syn: {forget}] [also: {left}]

left
See {leave}

left atrioventricular valve
n : valve with two cusps; situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle [syn: {mitral valve}, {bicuspid valve}]

left atrium
n : the left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins [syn: {left atrium of the heart}, {atrium sinistrum}]

left atrium of the heart
n : the left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins [syn: {left atrium}, {atrium sinistrum}]

Left Bank
n : the region of Paris on the southern bank of the Seine; a center of artistic and student life [syn: {Latin Quarter}]

left brain
n : the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body [syn: {left hemisphere}]

left coronary artery
n : arises from the left aortic sinus; supplies the left side of the heart

left field
n 1: the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left [syn: {left}]
2: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the left third of the outfield (looking from home plate)

left fielder
n : the person who plays left field

left gastric artery
n : a branch of the celiac artery that supplies the lesser curvature of the stomach and the abdominal part of the esophagus [syn: {arteria gastrica sinistra}]

left gastric vein
n : arises from a union of veins from the gastric cardia; runs in the lesser omentum; empties into the portal vein [syn: {vena gastrica sinistra}]

left hand
n : the hand that is on the left side of the body; "jab with your left" [syn: {left}]

left hander
n : a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand [syn: {left-handed pitcher}, {left-hander}, {lefthander}, {lefty}, {southpaw}]

left hemisphere
n : the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body [syn: {left brain}]

left over
adj : not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions" [syn: {leftover}, {left over(p)}, {left(p)}, {odd}, {remaining}, {unexpended}]

left stage
n : the part of the stage on the actor's left as the actor faces the audience [syn: {stage left}]

left undone
See {leave undone}

left ventricle
n : the chamber on the left side of the heart that receives arterial blood from the left atrium and pumps it into the aorta

left wing
n : those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare [syn: {left}]

lefteye flounder
n : flatfishes with both eyes on the left side of the head [syn: {lefteyed flounder}]

lefteyed flounder
n : flatfishes with both eyes on the left side of the head [syn: {lefteye flounder}]

left-hand
adj 1: intended for the left hand; "I rarely lose a left-hand glove" [syn: {left(a)}, {left-hand(a)}]
2: located on or directed toward the left; "a car with left-hand drive" [syn: {left-hand(a)}]

left-handed
adj 1: using or intended for the lefts hand; "left-handed golfers need left-handed clubs"; "left-handed scissors" [ant: {ambidextrous}, {right-handed}]
2: (of marriages) illicit or informal; "in Colonial America left-handed marriages between Frenchmen and Indians were frequent"
3: (of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior [syn: {morganatic}]
4: rotating to the left [syn: {levorotary}, {levorotatory}]
5: ironically ambiguous; "a left-handed compliment"
6: not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse [syn: {bumbling}, {bungling}, {butterfingered}, {ham-fisted}, {ham-handed}, {handless}, {heavy-handed}]

left-handed pitcher
n : a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand [syn: {left-hander}, {left hander}, {lefthander}, {lefty}, {southpaw}]

left-handedness
n : preference for using the left hand [syn: {sinistrality}]

left-hander
n 1: a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand [syn: {left-handed pitcher}, {left hander}, {lefthander}, {lefty}, {southpaw}]
2: a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right; "their pitcher was a southpaw" [syn: {lefty}, {southpaw}]

lefthander
n : a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand [syn: {left-handed pitcher}, {left-hander}, {left hander}, {lefty}, {southpaw}]

leftish
adj : tending toward the political left

leftism
n : the ideology of the political left; belief in or support of the tenets of the political left

leftist
adj : believing in or supporting tenets of the political left [syn: {left-of-center}, {left-wing}]
n : a person who belongs to the political left [syn: {collectivist}, {left-winger}]

left-luggage office
n : a room where baggage or parcels are checked [syn: {checkroom}]

leftmost
adj : farthest to the left; "the leftmost non-zero digit"

left-of-center
adj : believing in or supporting tenets of the political left [syn: {leftist}, {left-wing}]

leftover
adj 1: not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions" [syn: {left over(p)}, {left(p)}, {odd}, {remaining}, {unexpended}]
2: uneaten and saved for eating later; "leftover food served at a later meal"; "yesterday's reheated soup" [syn: {cooked-over}, {warmed-over}, {reheated}]
n : a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists [syn: {remnant}]

leftovers
n : food remaining from a previous meal; "he had leftovers for dinner last night"

left-slanting
adj : (of handwriting) having the letters slanting from left down to right [syn: {backhand}]

left-wing
adj : believing in or supporting tenets of the political left [syn: {leftist}, {left-of-center}]

left-winger
n : a person who belongs to the political left [syn: {collectivist}, {leftist}]

lefty
n 1: a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right; "their pitcher was a southpaw" [syn: {left-hander}, {southpaw}]
2: a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand [syn: {left-handed pitcher}, {left-hander}, {left hander}, {lefthander}, {southpaw}]

leg
n 1: a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part between the knee and ankle
2: a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion
3: one of the supports for a piece of furniture
4: a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"; "they took the south fork" [syn: {branch}, {fork}, {ramification}]
5: the limb of an animal used for food
6: a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg [syn: {peg}, {wooden leg}, {pegleg}]
7: cloth covering consisting of the part of a garment that covers the leg
8: (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
9: a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise" [syn: {stage}]

leg bone
n : a bone of the leg

leg covering
n : a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle) [syn: {legging}, {legin}]

leg curl
n : an exercise designed to strength the flexor muscles of the leg [syn: {leg curling}]

leg curling
n : an exercise designed to strength the flexor muscles of the leg [syn: {leg curl}]

leg exercise
n : exercise designed to strengthen the leg muscles

leg extensor
n : an exercise designed to strengthen the extensor muscles of the leg

leg it
v : walk; "let's hoof it to the disco" [syn: {foot}, {hoof}, {hoof it}]

leg of lamb
n : lamb leg suitable for roasting [syn: {gigot}]

legacy
n : (law) a gift of personal property by will [syn: {bequest}]

legal
adj 1: established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules [ant: {illegal}]
2: of or relating to jurisprudence; "legal loophole"
3: having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the property" [syn: {sound}]
4: relating to or characteristic of the profession of law; "the legal profession"
5: allowed by official rules; "a legal pass receiver"

legal action
n : a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong [syn: {action}, {action at law}]

legal age
n : the age at which a person is considered competent to manage their own affairs [syn: {majority}] [ant: {minority}]

legal assistant
n : a person with specialized training who assists lawyers [syn: {paralegal}]

legal brief
n : a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case [syn: {brief}]

legal code
n : a code of laws adopted by a state or nation; "a code of laws"

legal community
n : the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey" [syn: {legal profession}, {bar}]

legal document
n : (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right [syn: {legal instrument}, {official document}, {instrument}]

legal duty
n : acts which the law requires be done or forborne

legal expert
n : a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations [syn: {jurist}]

legal fee
n : a fee paid for legal service

legal fraud
n : comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence [syn: {constructive fraud}]

legal guardian
n : a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit [syn: {trustee}]

legal holiday
n : authorized by law and limiting work or official business [syn: {national holiday}]

legal injury
n : a legal injury is any damage resulting from a violation of a legal right [syn: {wrong}, {damage}]

legal instrument
n : (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right [syn: {legal document}, {official document}, {instrument}]

legal jointure
n : (law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower [syn: {jointure}]

legal opinion
n : the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge" [syn: {opinion}, {judgment}, {judgement}]

legal ouster
n : the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law [syn: {eviction}, {dispossession}]

legal philosophy
n : the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do [syn: {jurisprudence}, {law}]

legal power
n : (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; "courts having jurisdiction in this district" [syn: {jurisdiction}]

legal principle
n : (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence [syn: {judicial principle}, {judicial doctrine}]

legal proceeding
n : (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked [syn: {proceeding}, {proceedings}]

legal profession
n : the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey" [syn: {bar}, {legal community}]

legal relation
n : a professional relation that is regulated by law (as between a lawyer and a client)

legal representation
n : personal representation that has legal status; "an person who has been declared incompetent should have legal representation"

legal representative
n : a personal representative with legal standing (as by power of attorney or the executor of a will)

legal residence
n : (law) the residence where where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and and only one domicile at a time; "what's his legal residence?" [syn: {domicile}]

legal right
n : a right based in law

legal separation
n 1: a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart [syn: {judicial separation}]
2: (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) [syn: {separation}]

legal status
n : a status defined by law

legal system
n : a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws

legal tender
n : something used as an official medium of payment [syn: {tender}]

legal transfer
n : the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another [syn: {delivery}, {livery}]

legalese
n : a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law

legalisation
n : the act of making lawful [syn: {legalization}, {legitimation}]

legalise
v : make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized" [syn: {legalize}, {decriminalize}, {decriminalise}, {legitimize}, {legitimise}, {legitimate}, {legitimatize}, {legitimatise}] [ant: {outlaw}, {outlaw}, {outlaw}, {outlaw}]

legalism
n : strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit

legality
n : lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute [ant: {illegality}]

legalization
n : the act of making lawful [syn: {legalisation}, {legitimation}]

legalize
v : make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized" [syn: {legalise}, {decriminalize}, {decriminalise}, {legitimize}, {legitimise}, {legitimate}, {legitimatize}, {legitimatise}] [ant: {outlaw}, {outlaw}, {outlaw}, {outlaw}]

legally
adv 1: by law; conforming to the law; "we are lawfully wedded now" [syn: {lawfully}, {wrongfully}, {de jure}] [ant: {unlawfully}]
2: in a legal manner; "he acted legally"

legate
n : a member of a legation [syn: {official emissary}]

legatee
n : someone to whom a legacy is bequeathed

legateship
n : the post or office of legate [syn: {legation}]

legation
n 1: the post or office of legate [syn: {legateship}]
2: a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister [syn: {foreign mission}]

legato
adj : without breaks between notes; smooth and connected; "a legato passage" [syn: {smooth}] [ant: {staccato}]
adv : connecting the notes; in music; "play this legato, please" [ant: {staccato}]

legend
n 1: a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events [syn: {fable}]
2: brief description accompanying an illustration [syn: {caption}]

legendary
adj 1: so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a legend; "the legendary exploits of the arctic trailblazers"
2: celebrated in fable or legend; "the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox"; "legendary exploits of Jesse James" [syn: {fabled}]

legendary creature
n : unverifiable but popularly accepted as possibly factual

leger
n 1: a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books" [syn: {ledger}, {account book}, {book of account}, {book}]
2: French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955) [syn: {Fernand Leger}]

leger line
n : a short line; a notation for extending the range above or below the staff [syn: {ledger line}]

legerdemain
n : an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers [syn: {magic trick}, {conjuring trick}, {trick}, {magic}, {conjuration}, {illusion}, {deception}]

legerity
n : the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble [syn: {agility}, {lightness}, {lightsomeness}, {nimbleness}]

leges
See {lex}

legged
adj : having legs of a specified kind or number; "four-legged animals"; "a peg-legged man" [ant: {legless}]

leggier
leggy
adj 1: (of plants) having tall spindly stems [syn: {tall-growing}]
2: having long legs [syn: {long-legged}, {long-shanked}] [also: {leggiest}, {leggier}]

leggier
See {leggy}

leggiest
leggy
adj 1: (of plants) having tall spindly stems [syn: {tall-growing}]
2: having long legs [syn: {long-legged}, {long-shanked}] [also: {leggiest}, {leggier}]

leggiest
See {leggy}

legging
n : a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle) [syn: {legin}, {leg covering}]

leggy
adj 1: (of plants) having tall spindly stems [syn: {tall-growing}]
2: having long legs [syn: {long-legged}, {long-shanked}] [also: {leggiest}, {leggier}]

leghorn
n : a stiff straw hat with a flat crown [syn: {boater}, {Panama}, {Panama hat}, {sailor}, {skimmer}, {straw hat}]

legibility
n 1: distinctness that makes perception easy [syn: {discernability}]
2: writing (print or handwriting) that can be easily read [syn: {readability}] [ant: {illegibility}]

legible
adj : (of handwriting, print, etc.) able to be read; "legible handwriting" [ant: {illegible}]

legibly
adv : in a legible manner; "you must write legibly" [syn: {decipherably}, {readably}] [ant: {illegibly}]

legin
n : a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle) [syn: {legging}, {leg covering}]

legion
n 1: archaic terms for army [syn: {host}]
2: association of ex-servicemen; "the American Legion"
3: a large military unit; "the French Foreign Legion"
4: a vast multitude [syn: {horde}, {host}]

legionary
n : a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion) [syn: {legionnaire}]

legionary ant
n : tropical nomadic ant that preys mainly on other insects [syn: {army ant}, {driver ant}]

legionella
n : the motile aerobic rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that thrives in centralheating and air conditioning systems and can cause Legionnairs' disease [syn: {Legionella pneumophilia}]

Legionella pneumophilia
n : the motile aerobic rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that thrives in centralheating and air conditioning systems and can cause Legionnairs' disease [syn: {legionella}]

Legionnaire
n 1: a member of the American Legion
2: a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion) [syn: {legionary}]

Legionnaires' disease
n : acute (sometimes fatal) lobar pneumonia caused by bacteria of a kind first recognized after an outbreak of the disease at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia in 1976; characterized by fever and muscle and chest pain and headache and chills and a dry cough

legislate
v : make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people's spend their free time" [syn: {pass}]

legislating
n : the act of making or enacting laws [syn: {legislation}, {lawmaking}]

legislation
n 1: law enacted by a legislative body [syn: {statute law}]
2: the act of making or enacting laws [syn: {legislating}, {lawmaking}]

legislative
adj 1: relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature; "legislative council"
2: of or relating to or created by legislation; "legislative proposal"

legislative act
n : an act passed by a legislative body [syn: {statute}]

legislative assembly
n : persons who make or amend or repeal laws [syn: {legislature}, {general assembly}, {law-makers}]

legislative branch
n : the branch of the United States government that has the power of legislating

legislative council
n : a unicameral legislature

legislatively
adv : by legislation; "legislatively determined"

legislator
n : someone who makes or enacts laws

legislatorship
n : the office of legislator

legislature
n : persons who make or amend or repeal laws [syn: {legislative assembly}, {general assembly}, {law-makers}]

legitimacy
n 1: lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law [ant: {illegitimacy}]
2: undisputed credibility [syn: {authenticity}, {genuineness}]

legitimate
adj 1: of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful [ant: {illegitimate}]
2: in accordance with reason or logic; "a logical conclusion" [syn: {logical}]
3: in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles; "legitimate advertising practices"
4: authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law; "a legitimate government" [syn: {lawful}, {licit}]
v 1: make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized" [syn: {legalize}, {legalise}, {decriminalize}, {decriminalise}, {legitimize}, {legitimise}, {legitimatize}, {legitimatise}] [ant: {outlaw}, {outlaw}, {outlaw}, {outlaw}]
2: show or affirm to be just and legitimate
3: make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone); "They legitimized their natural child"

legitimately
adv 1: in a manner acceptable to common custom; "you cannot do this legitimately!" [syn: {lawfully}, {licitly}] [ant: {illegitimately}, {illegally}, {illegitimately}]
2: in a lawfully recognized manner; "let's get married so our child can be born legitimately" [ant: {illegitimately}]

legitimation
n 1: the act of rendering a person legitimate; "he has filial rights because he obtained letters of legitimation from the king"; "his parents' subsequent marriage resulted in his legitimation"
2: the act of making lawful [syn: {legalization}, {legalisation}]

legitimatise
v : make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized" [syn: {legalize}, {legalise}, {decriminalize}, {decriminalise}, {legitimize}, {legitimise}, {legitimate}, {legitimatize}] [ant: {outlaw}, {outlaw}, {outlaw}, {outlaw}]

legitimatize
v : make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized" [syn: {legalize}, {legalise}, {decriminalize}, {decriminalise}, {legitimize}, {legitimise}, {legitimate}, {legitimatise}] [ant: {outlaw}, {outlaw}, {outlaw}, {outlaw}]

legitimise
v : make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized" [syn: {legalize}, {legalise}, {decriminalize}, {decriminalise}, {legitimize}, {legitimate}, {legitimatize}, {legitimatise}] [ant: {outlaw}, {outlaw}, {outlaw}, {outlaw}]

legitimize
v : make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized" [syn: {legalize}, {legalise}, {decriminalize}, {decriminalise}, {legitimise}, {legitimate}, {legitimatize}, {legitimatise}] [ant: {outlaw}, {outlaw}, {outlaw}, {outlaw}]

legless
adj : not having legs; "a legless man in a wheelchair" [ant: {legged}]

legless lizard
n : degenerate wormlike burrowing lizard of California closely related to alligator lizards

leglike
adj : resembling or functioning like a leg; "leglike appendages"

Lego
n : (trademark) a child's plastic construction set for making mechanical models [syn: {Lego set}]

Lego set
n : (trademark) a child's plastic construction set for making mechanical models [syn: {Lego}]

leg-pull
n : as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true [syn: {leg-pulling}]

leg-pulling
n : as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true [syn: {leg-pull}]

legs
n : staying power; "that old Broadway play really has legs"

legume
n 1: an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae [syn: {leguminous plant}]
2: the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a two-valved case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attached to one edge of the valves
3: the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)

legume family
n : a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae [syn: {Leguminosae}, {family Leguminosae}, {Fabaceae}, {family Fabaceae}, {pea family}]

leguminious
adj : of or resembling the legumes; "leguminious plants"

Leguminosae
n : a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae [syn: {family Leguminosae}, {Fabaceae}, {family Fabaceae}, {legume family}, {pea family}]

leguminous
adj : relating to or consisting of legumes

leguminous plant
n : an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae [syn: {legume}]

Lehar
n : Hungarian composer of light operas (1870-1948) [syn: {Franz Lehar}]

Lehigh River
n : a rive in eastern Pennsylvania that flows southeast into the Delaware River

lei
n : flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes [syn: {wreath}, {garland}, {coronal}, {chaplet}]

lei
leu
n 1: the basic unit of money in Moldova
2: the basic unit of money in Romania [also: {lei} (pl)]

lei
See {leu}

Leibnitz
n : German philosopher and mathematician who thought of the universe as consisting of independent monads and who devised a system of the calculus independent of Newton (1646-1716) [syn: {Leibniz}, {Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz}, {Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz}]

Leibnitzian
adj : of or relating to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz or to his mathematics or philosophy [syn: {Leibnizian}]

Leibniz
n : German philosopher and mathematician who thought of the universe as consisting of independent monads and who devised a system of the calculus independent of Newton (1646-1716) [syn: {Leibnitz}, {Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz}, {Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz}]

Leibnizian
adj : of or relating to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz or to his mathematics or philosophy [syn: {Leibnitzian}]

Leicester
n 1: a largely agricultural county in central England [syn: {Leicestershire}]
2: an industrial city in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement

Leicestershire
n : a largely agricultural county in central England [syn: {Leicester}]

Leichtlin's camas
n : camas found to the west of Cascade Mountains [syn: {Camassia leichtlinii}]

Leiden
n : a city in the western Netherlands; residence of the Pilgrim Fathers for 11 years before they sailed for America in 1620 [syn: {Leyden}]

Leiden jar
n : an electrostatic capacitor of historical interest [syn: {Leyden jar}]

Leigh
n : English film actress (1913-1967) [syn: {Vivien Leigh}]

Leigh Hunt
n : British writer who defended the romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859) [syn: {Hunt}, {James Henry Leigh Hunt}]

leiomyoma
n : benign tumor of smooth muscle (usually in the uterus or digestive tract)

leiomyosarcoma
n : sarcoma of smooth muscle; occurs most often digestive tract or uterus or bladder or prostate

Leiopelma
n : type and sole genus of the family Leiopelmatidae [syn: {genus Leiopelma}, {Liopelma}, {genus Liopelma}]

Leiopelmatidae
n : primitive New Zealand frogs [syn: {family Leiopelmatidae}, {Liopelmidae}, {family Liopelmidae}]

Leiophyllum
n : 1 species: sand myrtle [syn: {genus Leiophyllum}]

Leiophyllum buxifolium
n : low-growing evergreen shrub of New Jersey to Florida grown for its many white star-shaped flowers and glossy foliage [syn: {sand myrtle}]

leipoa
n : Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds [syn: {mallee fowl}, {lowan}, {Leipoa ocellata}]

Leipoa ocellata
n : Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds [syn: {mallee fowl}, {leipoa}, {lowan}]

Leipzig
n : a city in southeastern Germany famous for fairs; formerly a music and publishing center

Leishmania
n : flagellate protozoan that causes leishmaniasis [syn: {genus Leishmania}]

leishmaniasis
n : sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies [syn: {leishmaniosis}, {kala azar}]

leishmaniasis americana
n : a form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America; sores are limited to the skin and mucosa [syn: {mucocutaneous leishmaniasis}, {New World leishmaniasis}, {American leishmaniasis}, {nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis}]

leishmaniosis
n : sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies [syn: {leishmaniasis}, {kala azar}]

leister
n : a spear with three or more prongs; used for spearing fish (especially salmon)

leisure
n 1: time available for ease and relaxation; "his job left him little leisure" [syn: {leisure time}]
2: freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity; "he lacked the leisure for golf"

leisure time
n : time available for ease and relaxation; "his job left him little leisure" [syn: {leisure}]

leisure wear
n : informal clothing designed to be worn when you are relaxing

leisured
adj : free from duties or responsibilities; "he writes in his leisure hours"; "life as it ought to be for the leisure classes"- J.J.Chapman; "even the artist and the sculptor were not regarded...as leisured men"- Ida Craven

leisureliness
n : slowness by virtue of being leisurely

leisurely
adj : not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace" [syn: {easy}, {easygoing}]
adv : in an unhurried way or at one's convenience; "read the manual at your leisure"; "he traveled leisurely" [syn: {at leisure}]

leitmotif
n : a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas) [syn: {leitmotiv}]

leitmotiv
n : a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas) [syn: {leitmotif}]

Leitneria
n : 1 species: corkwood [syn: {genus Leitneria}]

Leitneria floridana
n : very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood [syn: {corkwood}, {corkwood tree}]

Leitneriaceae
n : coextensive with the genus Leitneria; commonly isolated in a distinct order [syn: {family Leitneriaceae}, {corkwood family}]

lek
n : the basic unit of money in Albania

lekvar
n : a sweet filling made of prunes or apricots

Leland Stanford
n : United States railroad executive and founder of Stanford University (1824-1893) [syn: {Stanford}]

LEM
n : a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back [syn: {lunar excursion module}, {lunar module}]

Lemaireocereus
n : tropical American cacti usually tall and branching with stout spines and funnel-shaped flowers and globular or ovoid often edible fruit [syn: {genus Lemaireocereus}]

Lemaireocereus chichipe
n : tall treelike Mexican cactus with edible red fruit [syn: {chichipe}]

Lemaitre
n : Belgian cosmologist who proposed the big-bang theory of the origin of the universe (1894-1966) [syn: {Georges Henri Lemaitre}, {Edouard Lemaitre}]

lemanderin
n : hybrid between mandarin orange and lemon having very acid fruit with orange peel [syn: {rangpur}, {rangpur lime}, {Citrus limonia}]

lemma
n 1: a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition
2: the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae [syn: {flowering glume}]
3: the head of an annotation or gloss [also: {lemmata} (pl)]

lemmata
lemma
n 1: a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition
2: the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae [syn: {flowering glume}]
3: the head of an annotation or gloss [also: {lemmata} (pl)]

lemmata
See {lemma}

lemming
n : any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution

Lemmon
n : United States film actor (born in 1925) [syn: {Jack Lemmon}, {John Uhler}]

Lemmus
n : lemmings [syn: {genus lemmus}]

Lemmus lemmus
n : notable for mass migrations even into the sea where many drown [syn: {European lemming}]

Lemmus trimucronatus
n : of northwestern Canada and Alaska [syn: {brown lemming}]

Lemna
n : minute aquatic herbs floating on or below the water surface of still water consisting of a leaflike frond or plant body and single root [syn: {genus Lemna}]

Lemna minor
n : of temperate regions except eastern Asia and Australia [syn: {common duckweed}, {lesser duckweed}]

Lemna trisulca
n : cosmopolitan in temperate regions except North America [syn: {star-duckweed}]

Lemnaceae
n : family of small free-floating thalloid plants [syn: {family Lemnaceae}, {duckweed family}]

lemnisci
lemniscus
n : a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus [syn: {fillet}] [also: {lemnisci} (pl)]

lemnisci
See {lemniscus}

lemniscus
n : a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus [syn: {fillet}] [also: {lemnisci} (pl)]

Lemnos
n : a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea; famous for a reddish-brown clay that has medicinal properties [syn: {Limnos}]

lemon
n 1: yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
2: a strong yellow color [syn: {gamboge}, {lemon yellow}, {maize}]
3: a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit [syn: {lemon tree}, {Citrus limon}]
4: a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons
5: an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory [syn: {stinker}]

lemon balm
n 1: bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America [syn: {garden balm}, {sweet balm}, {bee balm}, {beebalm}, {Melissa officinalis}]
2: lemony leaves used for a tisane or in soups or fruit punches

lemon butter
n : clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with lemon juice and parsley [syn: {Meuniere butter}]

lemon cheese
n : a conserve with a thick consistency; made with lemons and butter and eggs and sugar [syn: {lemon curd}]

lemon curd
n : a conserve with a thick consistency; made with lemons and butter and eggs and sugar [syn: {lemon cheese}]

lemon drop
n : a hard candy with lemon flavor and a yellow color and (usually) the shape of a lemon

lemon extract
n : a flavoring made from (or imitating) lemons

lemon geranium
n : a common garden geranium with lemon-scented foliage [syn: {Pelargonium limoneum}]

lemon grove
n : a grove of lemon trees

lemon juice
n : usually fresh-squeezed juice of lemons

lemon lily
n : a day lily with yellow flowers [syn: {Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus}, {Hemerocallis flava}]

lemon meringue pie
n : pie containing lemon custard and topped with meringue

lemon mint
n 1: an annual horsemint of central and western United States and northern Mexico [syn: {horsemint}, {Monarda citriodora}]
2: mint with leaves having perfume like that of the bergamot orange [syn: {bergamot mint}, {eau de cologne mint}, {Mentha citrata}]

lemon oil
n : fragrant yellow oil obtained from the lemon peel

lemon peel
n : the rind of a lemon [syn: {lemon rind}]

lemon rind
n : the rind of a lemon [syn: {lemon peel}]

lemon shark
n : common shallow-water schooling shark of the Atlantic from North Carolina to Brazil and off west Africa; dangerous [syn: {Negaprion brevirostris}]

lemon sole
n 1: flesh of American flounder; important in the winter [syn: {winter flounder}]
2: highly valued almost pure white flesh [syn: {English sole}]
3: popular pale brown food flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: {English sole}, {Parophrys vitulus}]
4: small European sole [syn: {Solea lascaris}]
5: European flatfish highly valued as food [syn: {Microstomus kitt}]
6: important American food fish in the winter [syn: {winter flounder}, {blackback flounder}, {Pseudopleuronectes americanus}]

lemon sumac
n : sweet-scented sumac of eastern America having ternate leaves and yellowish-green flowers in spikes resembling catkins followed by red hairy fruits [syn: {fragrant sumac}, {Rhus aromatica}]

lemon tree
n : a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit [syn: {lemon}, {Citrus limon}]

lemon yellow
n : a strong yellow color [syn: {gamboge}, {lemon}, {maize}]

lemon zest
n : tiny bits of lemon peel

lemonade
n : sweetened beverage of diluted lemon juice

lemonade mix
n : a mix commercial mix for making lemonade

lemonlike
adj : tasting sour like a lemon [syn: {lemony}, {sourish}, {tangy}, {tart}]

lemon-scented gum
n : similar to but smaller than the spotted gum and having lemon-scented leaves [syn: {Eucalyptus citriodora}, {Eucalyptus maculata citriodora}]

lemonwood
n 1: hard tough elastic wood of the lemonwood tree; used for making bows and fishing rods
2: South African evergreen having hard tough wood [syn: {lemon-wood}, {lemonwood tree}, {lemon-wood tree}, {Psychotria capensis}]

lemon-wood
n : South African evergreen having hard tough wood [syn: {lemonwood}, {lemonwood tree}, {lemon-wood tree}, {Psychotria capensis}]

lemon-wood tree
n : South African evergreen having hard tough wood [syn: {lemonwood}, {lemon-wood}, {lemonwood tree}, {Psychotria capensis}]

lemonwood tree
n 1: South African evergreen having hard tough wood [syn: {lemonwood}, {lemon-wood}, {lemon-wood tree}, {Psychotria capensis}]
2: source of a tough elastic wood [syn: {dagame}, {Calycophyllum candidissimum}]

lemony
adj : tasting sour like a lemon [syn: {lemonlike}, {sourish}, {tangy}, {tart}]

lempira
n : the basic unit of money in Honduras; equal to 100 centavos

lemur
n : large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails

Lemur catta
n : small lemur having its tail barred with black [syn: {Madagascar cat}, {ring-tailed lemur}]

Lemuridae
n : typical lemurs; of Madagascar [syn: {family Lemuridae}]

Lemuroidea
n : Lemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in some classifications instead of Prosimii; in others considered a subdivision of Prosimii [syn: {suborder Lemuroidea}]

Lena
n : a Russian river in Siberia; flows northward into the Laptev Sea [syn: {Lena River}]

Lena River
n : a Russian river in Siberia; flows northward into the Laptev Sea [syn: {Lena}]

Lenard
n : German physicist who studied cathode rays (1862-1947) [syn: {Philipp Lenard}]

lend
v 1: bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program" [syn: {impart}, {bestow}, {contribute}, {add}, {bring}]
2: give temporarily; let have for a limited time; "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money" [syn: {loan}] [ant: {borrow}]
3: have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to; "This story would lend itself well to serialization on television"; "The current system lends itself to great abuse" [also: {lent}]

lend oneself
v : be applicable to; as to an analysis; "This theory lends itself well to our new data" [syn: {apply}] [ant: {defy}]

lendable
adj : available for lending; "lendable resources"

lender
n : someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters [syn: {loaner}] [ant: {borrower}]

lending
n : disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned [syn: {loaning}]

lending institution
n : a financial institution that makes loans

lending library
n : library that provides books for use outside the building [syn: {circulating library}]

Lendl
n : United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won several singles championships; in 1992 he became a United States citizen (born in 190) [syn: {Ivan Lendl}]

lend-lease
n : the transfer of goods and services to an ally to aid in a common cause; "lend-lease during World War II was extremely generous" [syn: {lease-lend}]

lenes
See {lenis}

L'Enfant
n : United States architect (born in France) who laid out the city plan for Washington (1754-1825) [syn: {Charles L'Enfant}, {Pierre Charles L'Enfant}]

length
n 1: the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest horizontal dimension of something that is fixed in place; "the length of the table was 5 feet"
2: continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required" [syn: {duration}]
3: the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end; "the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words"
4: size of the gap between two places; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points" [syn: {distance}]
5: a section of something that is long and narrow; "a length of timber"; "a length of tubing"

length of service
n : duration of service; "her longevity as a star"; "had unusual longevity in the company" [syn: {longevity}]

lengthen
v 1: make longer; "Lengthen this skirt, please" [ant: {shorten}]
2: become long or longer; "In Spring, the days lengthen" [ant: {shorten}]

lengthened
adj : drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page" [syn: {elongated}, {extended}, {prolonged}]

lengthening
n : the act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks" [syn: {prolongation}, {protraction}, {perpetuation}]

lengthier
lengthy
adj : relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations" [syn: {drawn-out}, {extended}, {prolonged}, {protracted}] [also: {lengthiest}, {lengthier}]

lengthier
See {lengthy}

lengthiest
lengthy
adj : relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations" [syn: {drawn-out}, {extended}, {prolonged}, {protracted}] [also: {lengthiest}, {lengthier}]

lengthiest
See {lengthy}

lengthily
adv : in a lengthy or prolix manner; "the argument went on lengthily"; "she talked at length about the problem" [syn: {at length}]

lengthiness
n 1: amount or degree or range to which something extends; "the wire has an extension of 50 feet" [syn: {extension}, {prolongation}]
2: the consequence of being lengthened in duration [syn: {prolongation}, {continuation}, {protraction}]

lengthways
adj : running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing; "the lengthwise dimension" [syn: {lengthwise}] [ant: {crosswise}]
adv : in the direction of the length; "He cut the paper lengthwise" [syn: {lengthwise}, {longwise}, {longways}, {longitudinally}]

lengthwise
adj : running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing; "the lengthwise dimension" [syn: {lengthways}] [ant: {crosswise}]
adv : in the direction of the length; "He cut the paper lengthwise" [syn: {lengthways}, {longwise}, {longways}, {longitudinally}]

lengthy
adj : relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations" [syn: {drawn-out}, {extended}, {prolonged}, {protracted}] [also: {lengthiest}, {lengthier}]

lenience
n 1: mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant [syn: {leniency}, {mildness}, {lenity}]
2: a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child" [syn: {indulgence}, {leniency}]
3: lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers [syn: {leniency}]

leniency
n 1: mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant [syn: {lenience}, {mildness}, {lenity}]
2: a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child" [syn: {indulgence}, {lenience}]
3: lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers [syn: {lenience}]

lenient
adj 1: tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "procedures are lax and discipline is weak"; "too soft on the children" [syn: {indulgent}, {lax}, {soft}]
2: not strict; "an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient rules" [syn: {easy}]
3: characterized by tolerance and mercy

leniently
adv : in a permissively lenient manner; "he felt incensed that Tarrant should have been treated so leniently given his crime" [syn: {laxly}]

lenify
v : cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: {pacify}, {conciliate}, {assuage}, {appease}, {mollify}, {placate}, {gentle}, {gruntle}]

Lenin
n : Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924) [syn: {Vladimir Lenin}, {Nikolai Lenin}, {Vladimir Ilyich Lenin}, {Vladimir Ilich Lenin}, {Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov}, {Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov}]

Leningrad
n : a city in the European part of Russia; 2nd largest Russian city; located at the head of the Gulf of Finland; former capital of Russia [syn: {St. Petersburg}, {Peterburg}, {Petrograd}, {Saint Petersburg}]

Leninism
n : the political and economic theories of Lenin which provided the guiding doctrine of the Soviet Union; the modification of Marxism by Lenin stressed that imperialism is the highest form of capitalism (which shifts the struggle from developed to underdeveloped countries) [syn: {Marxism-Leninism}]

lenitive
adj : moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear [syn: {alleviative}, {alleviatory}, {mitigative}, {mitigatory}, {palliative}]
n : remedy that eases pain and discomfort

lenity
n : mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant [syn: {lenience}, {leniency}, {mildness}]

Lennoaceae
n : family of fleshy parasitic herbs lacking green foliage and having heads of small flowers; California and Mexico [syn: {family Lennoaceae}]

Lennon
n : English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980) [syn: {John Lennon}]

Lennox Robinson
n : Irish playwright and theater manager in Dublin (1886-1958) [syn: {Robinson}, {Esme Stuart Lennox Robinson}]

lens
n 1: a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images [syn: {lense}, {lens system}]
2: genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils [syn: {genus Lens}]
3: (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood; "the writer is the lens through which history can be seen"
4: biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; it focuses light waves on the retina [syn: {crystalline lens}]
5: electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons [syn: {electron lens}]

lens cap
n : cap used to keep lens free of dust when not in use [syn: {lens cover}]

lens capsule
n : a tenuous mesoblastic membrane surrounding the lens

lens cover
n : cap used to keep lens free of dust when not in use [syn: {lens cap}]

Lens culinaris
n : widely cultivated Eurasian annual herb grown for its edible flattened seeds that are cooked like peas and also ground into meal and for its leafy stalks that are used as fodder [syn: {lentil}, {lentil plant}]

lens implant
n : a clear plastic lens implanted in the eye; usually done when the natural lens has been removed in a cataract operation

lens maker
n : a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision [syn: {optician}]

lens system
n : a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images [syn: {lens}, {lense}]

lense
n : a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images [syn: {lens}, {lens system}]

lensman
n : someone who takes photographs professionally [syn: {photographer}]

lent
lend
v 1: bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program" [syn: {impart}, {bestow}, {contribute}, {add}, {bring}]
2: give temporarily; let have for a limited time; "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money" [syn: {loan}] [ant: {borrow}]
3: have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to; "This story would lend itself well to serialization on television"; "The current system lends itself to great abuse" [also: {lent}]

Lent
n : a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday [syn: {Lententide}]

lent
See {lend}

Lent lily
n : lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers [syn: {Madonna lily}, {white lily}, {Annunciation lily}, {Lilium candidum}]

Lente Iletin
n : trade names for forms of insulin that are used to treat diabetes mellitus [syn: {Lente Insulin}]

Lente Insulin
n : trade names for forms of insulin that are used to treat diabetes mellitus [syn: {Lente Iletin}]

lenten
adj : of or relating to or suitable for Lent; "lenten food"

lenten rose
n : slightly hairy perennial having deep green leathery leaves and flowers that are ultimately purplish-green [syn: {black hellebore}, {Helleborus orientalis}]

Lententide
n : a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday [syn: {Lent}]

Lentia
n : city in northern Austria on the Danube; noted as a cultural center [syn: {Linz}]

Lentibulariaceae
n : carnivorous aquatic or bog plants: genera Utricularia; Pinguicula; Genlisea [syn: {family Lentibulariaceae}, {bladderwort family}]

lentic
adj : of or relating to or living in still waters (as lakes or ponds) [ant: {lotic}]

lenticel
n : one of many raised pores on the stems of woody plants that allow the interchange of gas between the atmosphere and the interior tissue

lenticular
adj : convex on both sides; lentil-shaped [syn: {biconvex}, {convexo-convex}, {lentiform}]

lenticular nucleus
n : a basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidum [syn: {lentiform nucleus}]

lentiform
adj : convex on both sides; lentil-shaped [syn: {biconvex}, {convexo-convex}, {lenticular}]

lentiform nucleus
n : a basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidum [syn: {lenticular nucleus}]

lentigines
lentigo
n : a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin [syn: {freckle}] [also: {lentigines} (pl)]

lentigines
See {lentigo}

lentiginose
adj : relating to or covered with or resembling freckles [syn: {freckled}, {lentiginous}]

lentiginous
adj : relating to or covered with or resembling freckles [syn: {freckled}, {lentiginose}]

lentigo
n : a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin [syn: {freckle}] [also: {lentigines} (pl)]

lentil
n 1: round flat seed of the lentil plant
2: the fruit or seed of a lentil plant
3: widely cultivated Eurasian annual herb grown for its edible flattened seeds that are cooked like peas and also ground into meal and for its leafy stalks that are used as fodder [syn: {lentil plant}, {Lens culinaris}]

lentil plant
n : widely cultivated Eurasian annual herb grown for its edible flattened seeds that are cooked like peas and also ground into meal and for its leafy stalks that are used as fodder [syn: {lentil}, {Lens culinaris}]

lentil soup
n : made of stock and lentils with onions carrots and celery

Lentinus
n : a genus of fungus belonging to the family Tricholomataceae [syn: {genus Lentinus}]

Lentinus edodes
n : edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe [syn: {shiitake}, {shiitake mushroom}, {Chinese black mushroom}, {golden oak mushroom}, {Oriental black mushroom}]

Lentinus lepideus
n : a fungus with a scaly cap and white flesh and a ring on the stalk (with scales below the ring); odor reminiscent of licorice [syn: {scaly lentinus}]

lentissimo
adj : (of tempo) very slow

lento
adj : (of tempo) slow
adv : in music; "Play this lento, please" [syn: {slowly}]

Leo
n 1: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo [syn: {Lion}]
2: a zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo
3: the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22 [syn: {Leo the Lion}, {Lion}]

Leo Delibes
n : French composer of operas (1836-1891) [syn: {Delibes}, {Clement Philibert Leo Delibes}]

Leo Esaki
n : physicist honored for advances in solid state electronics (born in Japan in 1925) [syn: {Esaki}]

Leo I
n : the pope who extended the authority of the papacy to the west and persuaded Attila not to attack Rome (440-461) [syn: {St. Leo I}, {Leo the Great}]

Leo III
n : the pope who in 800 crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Romans (750-816)

Leo Szilard
n : United States physicist and molecular biologist who helped develop the first atom bomb and later opposed the use of all nuclear weapons (1898-1964) [syn: {Szilard}]

Leo the Great
n : the pope who extended the authority of the papacy to the west and persuaded Attila not to attack Rome (440-461) [syn: {Leo I}, {St. Leo I}]

Leo the Lion
n : the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22 [syn: {Leo}, {Lion}]

Leo Tolstoy
n : Russian author remembered for two great novels (1828-1910) [syn: {Tolstoy}, {Count Lev Nikolayevitch Tolstoy}]

Leo X
n : the pope who excommunicated Martin Luther and who in 1521 bestowed on Henry VIII the title of Defender of the Faith (1475-1521) [syn: {Giovanni de Medici}]

Leon
n 1: a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain
2: a city in northwestern Spain at the foot of the Cantabrian Mountains
3: a city in central Mexico

Leon Battista Alberti
n : Italian architect and painter; pioneering theoretician of Renaissance architecture (1404-1472) [syn: {Alberti}]

Leon Trotsky
n : Russian revolutionary and Communist theorist who helped Lenin and built up the army; he was ousted from the Communist Party by Stalin and eventually assassinated in Mexico (1879-1940) [syn: {Trotsky}, {Lev Davidovich Bronstein}]

Leonard
n : United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925) [syn: {Elmore Leonard}, {Elmore John Leonard}, {Dutch Leonard}]

Leonard Bernstein
n : United States conductor and composer (1918-1990) [syn: {Bernstein}]

Leonard Bloomfield
n : United States linguist who adopted a behavioristic approach to linguistics (1887-1949) [syn: {Bloomfield}]

Leonard Constant Lambert
n : English composer and conductor (1905-1951) [syn: {Lambert}, {Constant Lambert}]

Leonard Marx
n : United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1891-1961) [syn: {Marx}, {Chico}]

Leonardesque
adj : in the manner of Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo
n : Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect; the most versatile genius of the Italian Renaissance (1452-1519) [syn: {Leonardo da Vinci}, {da Vinci}]

Leonardo da Vinci
n : Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect; the most versatile genius of the Italian Renaissance (1452-1519) [syn: {Leonardo}, {da Vinci}]

Leonberg
n : a large dog (usually with a golden coat) produced by crossing a St Bernard and a Newfoundland

leoncita
n : small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail [syn: {tamarin}, {lion monkey}, {lion marmoset}]

leone
n : the basic unit of money in Sierra Leone; equal to 100 cents

Leonhard Euler
n : Swiss mathematician (1707-1783) [syn: {Euler}]

Leonid Brezhnev
n : Soviet statesman who became president of the Soviet Union (1906-1982) [syn: {Brezhnev}, {Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev}]

Leonid Fyodorovich Myasin
n : French choreographer and ballet dancer (born in Russia) (1895-1979) [syn: {Massine}, {Leonide Fedorovitch Massine}]

Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev
n : Soviet statesman who became president of the Soviet Union (1906-1982) [syn: {Brezhnev}, {Leonid Brezhnev}]

Leonidas
n : king of Sparta and hero of the battle of Thermopylae where he was killed by the Persians (died in 480 BC)

Leonide Fedorovitch Massine
n : French choreographer and ballet dancer (born in Russia) (1895-1979) [syn: {Massine}, {Leonid Fyodorovich Myasin}]

leonides
See {leonid}

leonine
adj : of or characteristic of or resembling a lion

Leonotis
n : small genus of tropical herbs and subshrubs of South Africa [syn: {genus Leonotis}]

Leonotis leonurus
n : relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco [syn: {dagga}, {Cape dagga}, {red dagga}, {wilde dagga}]

Leonotis nepetaefolia
n : pantropical herb having whorls of striking lipped flowers; naturalized in United States [syn: {lion's-ear}, {Leonotis nepetifolia}]

Leonotis nepetifolia
n : pantropical herb having whorls of striking lipped flowers; naturalized in United States [syn: {lion's-ear}, {Leonotis nepetaefolia}]

Leontief
n : United States economist (born in Russia) who devised an input-output method of economic analysis (1906-1999) [syn: {Wassily Leontief}]

Leontocebus
n : tamarins [syn: {genus Leontocebus}, {genus Leontideus}]

Leontocebus oedipus
n : South American tamarin with a tufted head [syn: {pinche}]

Leontocebus rosalia
n : golden South American monkey with long soft hair forming a mane [syn: {silky tamarin}]

Leontodon
n : hawkbit [syn: {genus Leontodon}]

Leontodon autumnalis
n : fall-blooming European herb with a yellow flower; naturalized in the United States [syn: {fall dandelion}, {arnica bud}]

Leontopodium
n : edelweiss [syn: {genus Leontopodium}]

Leontopodium alpinum
n : alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts [syn: {edelweiss}]

Leontyne Price
n : United States operatic soprano (born 1927) [syn: {Price}, {Mary Leontyne Price}]

Leonurus
n : genus of stout Old World herbs having cut-lobed leaves and flowers in whorls [syn: {genus Leonurus}]

Leonurus cardiaca
n : bitter Old World herb of hedgerows and woodland margins having toothed leaves and white or pale pink flowers [syn: {motherwort}]

leopard
n 1: the pelt of a leopard
2: large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots [syn: {Panthera pardus}]

leopard cat
n : small spotted wildcat of southern Asia and Malaysia [syn: {Felis bengalensis}]

leopard frog
n : common North American green or brownish frog having white-edged dark oval spots [syn: {spring frog}, {Rana pipiens}]

leopard lily
n 1: lily of western United States having orange-red to crimson maroon-spotted flowers [syn: {panther lily}, {Lilium pardalinum}]
2: lily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals [syn: {tiger lily}, {pine lily}, {Lilium catesbaei}]
3: garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry [syn: {blackberry-lily}, {Belamcanda chinensis}]

leopard lizard
n : any of several large lizards with many dark spots; of western United States and northern Mexico

leopard plant
n : any of various plants of temperate Eurasia; grown for their yellow flowers and handsome foliage

leopardbane
n : any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum having alternate often clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of yellow flower heads [syn: {leopard's-bane}]

leopardess
n : female leopard

leopard's-bane
n : any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum having alternate often clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of yellow flower heads [syn: {leopardbane}]

Leopold Antoni Stanislaw Stokowski
n : United States conductor (born in Britain) (1882-1977) [syn: {Stokowski}, {Leopold Stokowski}]

Leopold Kronecker
n : German mathematician (1823-1891) [syn: {Kronecker}]

Leopold Stokowski
n : United States conductor (born in Britain) (1882-1977) [syn: {Stokowski}, {Leopold Antoni Stanislaw Stokowski}]

Leopoldville
n : the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville [syn: {Kinshasa}]

leotard
n : a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles); worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance [syn: {unitard}, {body suit}, {cat suit}]

leotards
n : skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls [syn: {tights}]

Leotia lubrica
n : a discomycete that develops in clusters of slippery rubbery gelatinous fruiting bodies that are dingy yellow to tan in color

Lepadidae
n : goose barnacles [syn: {family Lepadidae}]

Lepanto
n : Turkish sea power was destroyed in 1571 by a league of Christian nations organized by the Pope [syn: {Battle of Lepanto}]

Lepas
n : type genus of the family Lepadidae [syn: {genus Lepas}]

Lepas fascicularis
n : stalked barnacle that attaches to ship bottoms or floating timbers [syn: {goose barnacle}, {gooseneck barnacle}]

Lepechinia
n : a dicotyledonous genus of the family Labiatae [syn: {genus Lepechinia}, {Sphacele}, {genus Sphacele}]

Lepechinia calycina
n : California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white flowers [syn: {pitcher sage}, {Sphacele calycina}]

leper
n 1: a person afflicted with leprosy [syn: {lazar}]
2: a pariah who is avoided by others

leper lily
n : Eurasian checkered lily with pendant flowers usually veined and checkered with purple or maroon on a pale ground and shaped like the bells carried by lepers in medieval times; widely grown as an ornamental [syn: {snake's head fritillary}, {guinea-hen flower}, {checkered daffodil}, {Fritillaria meleagris}]

Lepidium
n : cosmopolitan genus of annual and biennial and perennial herbs: cress [syn: {genus Lepidium}]

Lepidium alpina
n : small tufted perennial herb of mountains of central and southern Europe having very small flowers of usually leafless stems; sometimes placed in genus Lepidium [syn: {chamois cress}, {Pritzelago alpina}]

Lepidium sativum
n : annual herb used as salad green and garnish [syn: {common garden cress}, {garden pepper cress}, {pepper grass}, {pepperwort}]

Lepidobotryaceae
n : family created in 1950 solely for the classification of a distinctive African tree repeatedly classified in other families; trees long believed to exist only in Africa [syn: {family Lepidobotryaceae}]

lepidobotrys
n : African tree often classified in other families; similar to the Costa Rican caracolito in wood structure as well as in fruit and flowers and leaves and seeds

Lepidochelys
n : ridleys [syn: {genus Lepidochelys}]

Lepidochelys kempii
n : gray sea turtle of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America [syn: {Atlantic ridley}, {bastard ridley}, {bastard turtle}]

Lepidochelys olivacea
n : olive-colored sea turtle of tropical Pacific and Indian and the southern Atlantic oceans [syn: {Pacific ridley}, {olive ridley}]

lepidocrocite
n : a red to reddish brown mineral consisting of iron oxide hydroxide; often found in iron ores together with goethite

Lepidocybium
n : a genus of Gempylidae [syn: {genus Lepidocybium}]

Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
n : large snake mackerel with rings like spectacles around its eyes [syn: {escolar}]

Lepidodendraceae
n : fossil plants characterized by conspicuous spirally arranged leaf scars on the trunk [syn: {family Lepidodendraceae}]

Lepidodendrales
n : fossil arborescent plants arising during the early Devonian and conspicuous throughout the Carboniferous [syn: {order Lepidodendrales}]

lepidolite
n : a mineral of the mica group; an important source of lithium

lepidomelane
n : a mica that is a biotite containing iron

lepidophobia
n : a morbid fear of snakes

Lepidoptera
n : moths and butterflies [syn: {order Lepidoptera}]

lepidoptera
n
n : insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales [syn: {lepidopterous insect}, {lepidopteron}] [also: {lepidoptera} (pl)]

lepidoptera
See {lepidopteran}

lepidopteran
n : insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales [syn: {lepidopterous insect}, {lepidopteron}] [also: {lepidoptera} (pl)]

lepidopterist
n : an entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths [syn: {butterfly collector}]

lepidopteron
n : insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales [syn: {lepidopterous insect}, {lepidopteran}]

lepidopterous insect
n : insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales [syn: {lepidopteron}, {lepidopteran}]

Lepidosauria
n : diapsid reptiles: lizards; snakes; tuataras [syn: {subclass Lepidosauria}]

lepidote
adj : rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf [syn: {leprose}, {scabrous}, {scaly}, {scurfy}]

Lepidothamnus
n : small usually shrubby conifers [syn: {genus Lepidothamnus}]

Lepidothamnus fonkii
n : about the hardiest Podocarpaceae species; prostrate spreading shrub similar to mountain rimu; mountains of southern Chile [syn: {Chilean rimu}]

Lepidothamnus laxifolius
n : low-growing to prostrate shrub with slender trailing branches; New Zealand [syn: {mountain rimu}, {Dacridium laxifolius}]

lepiota
n : any fungus of the genus Lepiota

Lepiota americana
n : an agaric with a pallid cap and a stalk that is enlarged near the base [syn: {American parasol}]

Lepiota cepaestipes
n : a white agaric that tends to cluster and has a club-shaped base [syn: {onion stem}]

Lepiota clypeolaria
n : an agaric with a ragged stalk and a soft floccose cap

Lepiota morgani
n : an agaric regarded as poisonous [syn: {poisonous parasol}]

Lepiota naucina
n : an agaric with grayish white fruiting body and gills that change from pink to dingy red

Lepiota procera
n : edible long-stalked mushroom with white flesh and gills and spores; found in open woodlands in autumn [syn: {parasol mushroom}]

Lepiota rhacodes
n : an agaric with a large cap with brown scales and a thick stalk

Lepiota rubrotincta
n : an agaric with a relatively small pink to red cap and white gills and stalk

Lepiotaceae
n : a family of fungi having free gills and a cap that is cleanly separable from the stalk [syn: {family Lepiotaceae}]

Lepisma
n : type genus of the Lepismatidae: silverfish [syn: {genus Lepisma}]

Lepisma saccharina
n : silver-gray wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing [syn: {silverfish}]

Lepismatidae
n : firebrats [syn: {family Lepismatidae}]

Lepisosteidae
n : comprises the genus Lepisosteus [syn: {family Lepisosteidae}]

Lepisosteus
n : type genus of the Lepisosteidae: freshwater gars [syn: {genus Lepisosteus}]

Lepisosteus osseus
n : primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth [syn: {gar}, {garfish}, {garpike}, {billfish}]

Lepista irina
n : an edible agaric with large silky white caps and thick stalks [syn: {Clitocybe irina}, {Tricholoma irinum}]

Lepomis
n : bream [syn: {genus Lepomis}]

Lepomis gibbosus
n : small brilliantly colored North American sunfish [syn: {pumpkinseed}]

Lepomis macrochirus
n : important edible sunfish of eastern and central United States [syn: {bluegill}]

Lepomis punctatus
n : inhabits streams from South Carolina to Florida; esteemed panfish [syn: {spotted sunfish}, {stumpknocker}]

leporid
n : rabbits and hares [syn: {leporid mammal}]

leporid mammal
n : rabbits and hares [syn: {leporid}]

Leporidae
n : hares and rabbits [syn: {family Leporidae}]

leporide
n : red breed of domestic rabbits; hybrid between Old World rabbit and hare [syn: {Belgian hare}]

leppy
n : motherless calf in a range herd of cattle [syn: {dogie}, {dogy}]

leprechaun
n : a mischievous elf in Irish folklore

lepromatous leprosy
n : a very serious form of leprosy characterized by lesions that spread over much of the body and affecting many systems of the body

leprosaria
See {leprosarium}

leprose
adj : rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf [syn: {lepidote}, {scabrous}, {scaly}, {scurfy}]

leprosy
n : chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae [syn: {Hansen's disease}]

leprosy bacillus
n : cause of leprosy [syn: {Mycobacterium leprae}]

leprous
adj : relating to or resembling or having leprosy

lepta
lepton
n 1: 100 lepta equal 1 drachma
2: an elementary particle that participates in weak interactions; has a baryon number of 0 [also: {lepta} (pl)]

lepta
See {lepton}

Leptarrhena
n : 1 species: leatherleaf saxifrage [syn: {genus Leptarrhena}]

Leptarrhena pyrolifolia
n : plant with basal leathery elliptic leaves and erect leafless flower stalks each bearing a dense roundish cluster of tiny white flowers; moist places of northwestern North America to Oregon and Idaho [syn: {leatherleaf saxifrage}]

Leptinotarsa
n : Colorado potato beetles [syn: {genus Leptinotarsa}]

Leptinotarsa decemlineata
n : black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide [syn: {Colorado potato beetle}, {Colorado beetle}, {potato bug}, {potato beetle}]

leptocephali
leptocephalus
n : slender transparent larva of eels and certain fishes [also: {leptocephali} (pl)]

leptocephali
See {leptocephalus}

leptocephalus
n : slender transparent larva of eels and certain fishes [also: {leptocephali} (pl)]

leptodactylid
n : toothed frogs: terrestrial or aquatic or arboreal [syn: {leptodactylid frog}]

leptodactylid frog
n : toothed frogs: terrestrial or aquatic or arboreal [syn: {leptodactylid}]

Leptodactylidae
n : New World frogs; in some classifications essentially coextensive with the family Bufonidae [syn: {family Leptodactylidae}]

Leptodactylus
n : type genus of the Leptodactylidae; in some classifications placed in the family Bufonidae [syn: {genus Leptodactylus}]

Leptodactylus pentadactylus
n : large toothed frog of South America and Central America resembling the bullfrog [syn: {crapaud}, {South American bullfrog}]

Leptoglossus
n : leaf-footed bugs [syn: {genus Leptoglossus}]

leptomeninges
n : the two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers

leptomeningitis
n : inflammation of the leptomeninges

lepton
n 1: 100 lepta equal 1 drachma
2: an elementary particle that participates in weak interactions; has a baryon number of 0 [also: {lepta} (pl)]

Leptopteris
n : including some ferns sometimes placed in genus Todea [syn: {genus Leptopteris}]

Leptopteris superba
n : New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea [syn: {crape fern}, {Prince-of-Wales fern}, {Prince-of-Wales feather}, {Prince-of-Wales plume}, {Todea superba}]

Leptoptilus
n : adjutant birds and marabous [syn: {genus Leptoptilus}]

Leptoptilus crumeniferus
n : large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; downy under-wing feathers are used to trim garments [syn: {marabou}, {marabout}, {marabou stork}]

Leptoptilus dubius
n : large Indian stork with a military gait [syn: {adjutant bird}, {adjutant}, {adjutant stork}]

leptorhine
adj : having a long narrow nose [syn: {leptorrhine}, {leptorrhinian}, {leptorrhinic}] [ant: {catarrhine}, {platyrrhine}]

leptorrhine
adj : having a long narrow nose [syn: {leptorhine}, {leptorrhinian}, {leptorrhinic}] [ant: {catarrhine}, {platyrrhine}]

leptorrhinian
adj : having a long narrow nose [syn: {leptorrhine}, {leptorhine}, {leptorrhinic}] [ant: {catarrhine}, {platyrrhine}]

leptorrhinic
adj : having a long narrow nose [syn: {leptorrhine}, {leptorhine}, {leptorrhinian}] [ant: {catarrhine}, {platyrrhine}]

leptospira
n : important pathogens causing Weil's disease or canicola fever

leptospirosis
n : an infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals; characterized by jaundice and fever [syn: {swamp fever}]

leptosporangiate
adj : (of ferns) having each sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell; "leptosporangiate ferns" [ant: {eusporangiate}]

leptosporangium
n : a sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell; characteristic of the Filicales or of almost all modern ferns

leptotene
n : the first stage of the prophase of meiosis

Leptotyphlopidae
n : blind snakes [syn: {family Leptotyphlopidae}]

Leptotyphlops
n : blind snakes of Asia and Africa and Americas [syn: {genus Leptotyphlops}]

Leptotyphlops humilis
n : burrows among roots of shrubs and beneath rocks in desert and rocky hillside areas and beach sand of western United States [syn: {western blind snake}]

Lepus
n 1: a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Orion and Columba
2: type genus of the Leporidae: hares [syn: {genus Lepus}]

Lepus americanus
n : large large-footed North American hare; white in winter [syn: {snowshoe hare}, {snowshoe rabbit}, {varying hare}]

Lepus arcticus
n : a large Arctic hare of North America; almost completely white in winter [syn: {polar hare}, {Arctic hare}]

Lepus californicus
n : the common jackrabbit of grasslands and open areas of western United States; has large black-tipped ears and black streak on the tail [syn: {blacktail jackrabbit}]

Lepus europaeus
n : large hare introduced in North America; does not turn white in winter [syn: {European hare}]

Lepus townsendi
n : largest hare of northern plains and western mountains of United States; brownish-gray in summer and pale gray in winter; tail nearly always all white [syn: {white-tailed jackrabbit}, {whitetail jackrabbit}]

Ler
n : the sea personified; father of Manannan; corresponds to Welsh Llyr [syn: {Lir}]

leresis
n : rambling talkativeness (especially in the aged)

Lermontov
n : Russian writer (1814-1841) [syn: {Mikhail Yurievich Lermontov}]

Lerner
n : United States lyricist who collaborated on musicals with Frederick Loewe (1918-1986) [syn: {Alan Jay Lerner}]

LeRoi Jones
n : United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934) [syn: {Baraka}, {Imamu Amiri Baraka}]

lerot
n : dormouse of southern Europe and northern Africa

Leroy Robert Paige
n : United States baseball player; a Black pitcher noted for his longevity (1906-1982) [syn: {Paige}, {Satchel Paige}]

lesbian
adj : of female homosexuality [syn: {sapphic}]
n 1: a female homosexual [syn: {tribade}, {gay woman}]
2: a resident of Lesbos

lesbianism
n : female homosexuality [syn: {sapphism}]

Lesbos
n : an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry [syn: {Lesvos}, {Mytilene}]

Lescol
n : least expensive statin drug (trade name Lescol); usually taken orally at bedtime [syn: {fluvastatin}]

lese majesty
n : a crime that undermines the offender's government [syn: {treason}, {high treason}]

lesion
n 1: any visible abnormal structural change in a bodily part
2: any break in the skin or an organ caused by violence or surgical incision [syn: {wound}]

Leslie Howard
n : English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943) [syn: {Howard}, {Leslie Howard Stainer}]

Leslie Howard Stainer
n : English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943) [syn: {Howard}, {Leslie Howard}]

Leslie Richard Groves
n : United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970) [syn: {Groves}]

Leslie Townes Hope
n : United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (born in 1903) [syn: {Hope}, {Bob Hope}]

Lesotho
n : a landlocked constitutional monarchy in southern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966 [syn: {Kingdom of Lesotho}, {Basutoland}]

Lesotho monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Lesotho

lespedeza
n : shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States [syn: {bush clover}]

Lespedeza bicolor
n : Asian shrub having conspicuous racemose rose-purple flowers widely used as an ornamental and in erosion control and as a source of wild-bird feed [syn: {bicolor lespediza}, {ezo-yama-hagi}]

Lespedeza cuneata
n : perennial widely planted as for forage and as hay crop especially on poor land [syn: {sericea lespedeza}, {Lespedeza sericea}]

Lespedeza sericea
n : perennial widely planted as for forage and as hay crop especially on poor land [syn: {sericea lespedeza}, {Lespedeza cuneata}]

Lespedeza stipulacea
n : annual native to Korea but widely cultivated for forage and hay in hot dry regions [syn: {Korean lespedeza}]

Lespedeza striata
n : an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States [syn: {japanese clover}, {japan clover}, {jap clover}]

Lesquerella
n : genus of low-growing hairy herbs: bladderpods [syn: {genus Lesquerella}]

less
adj 1: (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree; "of less importance"; "less time to spend with the family"; "a shower uses less water"; "less than three years old" [syn: {less(a)}] [ant: {more(a)}]
2: (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality; "no less than perfect"
3: (usually preceded by `no') lower in esteem; "no less a person than the king himself" [syn: {lower}]
4: (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer; "less than three weeks"; "no less than 50 people attended"; "in 25 words or less"
adv 1: used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; "less interesting"; "less expensive"; "less quickly" [syn: {to a lesser extent}] [ant: {more}]
2: comparative of little; "she walks less than she should"; "he works less these days" [ant: {more}]

less than
adv : comparing quantity or quality; "she was less than half her weight after the crash diet" [syn: {to a lesser degree}] [ant: {more than}]

lessee
n : a tenant who holds a lease [syn: {leaseholder}]

lessen
v 1: decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" [syn: {decrease}, {diminish}, {fall}] [ant: {increase}]
2: make smaller; "He decreased his staff" [syn: {decrease}, {minify}] [ant: {increase}]
3: wear off or die down; "The pain subsided" [syn: {subside}]

lessened
adj 1: impaired by diminution [syn: {diminished}, {vitiated}, {weakened}]
2: decreased in severity; made less harsh

lessening
n : a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales" [syn: {decrease}, {drop-off}] [ant: {increase}]

Lesseps
n : French diplomat who supervised the construction of the Suez Canal (1805-1894) [syn: {Ferdinand de Lesseps}, {Vicomte Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps}]

lesser
adj 1: of less size or importance; "the lesser anteater"; "the lesser of two evils" [ant: {greater}]
2: smaller in size or amount or value; "the lesser powers of Europe"; "the lesser anteater"

lesser anteater
n : small toothless anteater with prehensile tale and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America [syn: {tamandua}, {tamandu}, {Tamandua tetradactyla}]

Lesser Antilles
n : a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies [syn: {Caribees}]

lesser ape
n : gibbons and siamangs

lesser bullrush
n : reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia [syn: {narrow-leaf cattail}, {narrow-leaved reedmace}, {soft flag}, {Typha angustifolia}]

lesser burdock
n : a plant that is ubiquitous in all but very acid soil; found in most of Europe and North Africa [syn: {common burdock}, {Arctium minus}]

lesser butterfly orchid
n : south European orchid having fragrant greenish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria [syn: {Platanthera bifolia}, {Habenaria bifolia}]

lesser calamint
n : low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern Europe to GB naturalized in United States [syn: {field balm}, {Calamintha nepeta}, {Calamintha nepeta glantulosa}, {Satureja nepeta}, {Satureja calamintha glandulosa}]

lesser celandine
n : perennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere having heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling buttercups; its tuberous roots have been used as a poultice to relieve piles [syn: {pilewort}, {Ranunculus ficaria}]

lesser centaury
n : common European glabrous annual centaury with flowers in dense cymes [syn: {Centaurium minus}]

lesser duckweed
n : of temperate regions except eastern Asia and Australia [syn: {common duckweed}, {Lemna minor}]

lesser galangal
n : Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of rose-veined white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoring [syn: {Alpinia officinarum}, {Alpinia officinalis}]

lesser hemlock
n : European weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley but causes nausea and poisoning when eaten [syn: {fool's parsley}, {Aethusa cynapium}]

lesser knapweed
n : a weedy perennial with tough wiry stems and purple flowers; native to Europe but widely naturalized [syn: {black knapweed}, {hardheads}, {Centaurea nigra}]

lesser kudu
n : a smaller variety of kudu [syn: {Tragelaphus imberbis}]

lesser omentum
n : a part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and liver and supporting the hepatic vessels

lesser panda
n : reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas [syn: {red panda}, {panda}, {bear cat}, {cat bear}, {Ailurus fulgens}]

lesser peritoneal cavity
n : an isolated part of the peritoneal cavity that is dorsal to the stomach [syn: {bursa omentalis}, {omental bursa}]

lesser prairie chicken
n : a smaller prairie chicken of western Texas [syn: {Tympanuchus pallidicinctus}]

lesser rhomboid muscle
n : rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the vertebral column and slightly upward [syn: {rhomboid minor muscle}, {musculus rhomboideus minor}]

lesser rorqual
n : small finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {piked whale}, {minke whale}, {Balaenoptera acutorostrata}]

lesser scaup
n : common scaup of North America; males have purplish heads [syn: {lesser scaup duck}, {lake duck}, {Aythya affinis}]

lesser scaup duck
n : common scaup of North America; males have purplish heads [syn: {lesser scaup}, {lake duck}, {Aythya affinis}]

lesser spearwort
n : semi-aquatic Eurasian perennial crowfoot with spear-shaped leaves; naturalized in New Zealand [syn: {Ranunculus flammula}]

Lesser Sunda Islands
n : a chain of islands forming a province of Indonesia east of Java; includes Bali and Timor [syn: {Nusa Tenggara}]

lesser twayblade
n : orchid having two triangular leaves and a short lax raceme of green to rust-colored flowers with the lip flushed mauve; Europe and Asia and North America and Greenland [syn: {Listera cordata}]

lesser whitethroat
n : Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller [syn: {whitethroat}, {Sylvia curruca}]

lesser wintergreen
n : the common wintergreen having many-flowered racemes of pink-tinged white flowers; Europe and North America [syn: {Pyrola minor}]

lesser yellow trefoil
n : clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock [syn: {hop clover}, {shamrock}, {Trifolium dubium}]

lesser yellowlegs
n : a variety of yellowlegs [syn: {Tringa flavipes}]

Lessing
n 1: German playwright and leader of the Enlightenment (1729-1781) [syn: {Gotthold Ephraim Lessing}]
2: English author of novels and short stories who grew up in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) (born in 1919) [syn: {Doris Lessing}, {Doris May Lessing}]

lesson
n 1: a unit of instruction; "he took driving lessons"
2: punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him" [syn: {example}, {deterrent example}, {object lesson}]
3: the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor" [syn: {moral}]
4: a task assigned for individual study; "he did the lesson for today"

lessor
n : someone who grants a lease [syn: {lease giver}]

less-traveled
adj : not visited by many travelers; "the tourist's desire to visit less-traveled countries"

lest
adv 1: for fear that; "she tiptoed lest her mother should hear her"
2: that (after verbs explicitly expressing fear etc.); "he worried lest he should be late"

Lester Willis Young
n : United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959) [syn: {Young}, {Pres Young}]

Lesvos
n : an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry [syn: {Lesbos}, {Mytilene}]

LET
n 1: the most brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India; "Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus" [syn: {Lashkar-e-Taiba}, {Lashkar-e-Toiba}, {Lashkar-e-Tayyiba}, {Army of the Pure}, {Army of the Righteous}]
2: a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again [syn: {net ball}]
v 1: make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off" [syn: {allow}, {permit}] [ant: {prevent}]
2: actively cause something to happen; "I let it be known that I was not interested"
3: consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" [syn: {permit}, {allow}, {countenance}] [ant: {forbid}, {forbid}]
4: cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble" [syn: {get}, {have}]
5: leave unchanged; "let it be"
6: grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners" [syn: {lease}, {rent}]

let alone
adv : much less; "she can't boil potatoes, let alone cook a meal" [syn: {not to mention}]

let down
v 1: move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf" [syn: {lower}, {take down}, {get down}, {bring down}] [ant: {raise}]
2: fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage" [syn: {disappoint}]

let drive
v : fire as from a gun; "The soldiers let drive their bullets" [syn: {loose off}, {let fly}]

let fly
v : fire as from a gun; "The soldiers let drive their bullets" [syn: {loose off}, {let drive}]

let go
v 1: release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall" [syn: {let go of}, {release}, {relinquish}] [ant: {hold}]
2: be relaxed; "Don't be so worried all the time--just let go!"

let go of
v : release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall" [syn: {let go}, {release}, {relinquish}] [ant: {hold}]

let in
v 1: allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar" [syn: {admit}, {include}] [ant: {exclude}]
2: allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club" [syn: {admit}, {allow in}, {intromit}] [ant: {reject}]

let it go
v : not act; "He thought of a reply but let it go"

let loose
v 1: express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" [syn: {utter}, {emit}, {let out}]
2: turn loose or free from restraint; "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity" [syn: {unleash}, {loose}]

let off
v : grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class" [syn: {excuse}, {relieve}, {exempt}]

let on
v : make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her" [syn: {disclose}, {bring out}, {reveal}, {discover}, {expose}, {divulge}, {impart}, {break}, {give away}, {let out}]

let out
v 1: express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" [syn: {utter}, {emit}, {let loose}]
2: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her" [syn: {disclose}, {let on}, {bring out}, {reveal}, {discover}, {expose}, {divulge}, {impart}, {break}, {give away}]
3: bring out of a specific state [syn: {bring out}]
4: make (clothes) larger; "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight" [syn: {widen}] [ant: {take in}]

let the cat out of the bag
v : divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" [syn: {spill the beans}, {talk}, {tattle}, {blab}, {peach}, {babble}, {sing}, {babble out}, {blab out}] [ant: {keep quiet}]

let up
v 1: become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours" [syn: {abate}, {slack off}, {slack}, {die away}]
2: reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down" [syn: {ease up}, {ease off}]

letch
n : man with strong sexual desires [syn: {satyr}, {lecher}, {lech}]

letdown
n : a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized; "his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment" [syn: {disappointment}]

lethal
adj : of an instrument of certain death; "deadly poisons"; "lethal weapon"; "a lethal injection" [syn: {deadly}]

lethal agent
n : an agent capable of causing death

lethal dose
n : the size dose that will cause death

lethal gene
n : any gene that has an effect that causes the death of the organism at any stage of life

lethality
n : the quality of being deadly [syn: {deadliness}]

lethargic
adj : deficient in alertness or activity; "bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights" [syn: {unergetic}] [ant: {energetic}]

lethargic encephalitis
n : an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness [syn: {sleeping sickness}, {sleepy sickness}, {epidemic encephalitis}, {encephalitis lethargica}]

lethargically
adv : without energy; in a lethargic manner; "he hung around the house lethargically" [syn: {unenergetically}]

lethargy
n 1: a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness) [syn: {lassitude}, {sluggishness}]
2: weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy [syn: {inanition}, {lassitude}]
3: inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy [syn: {languor}, {sluggishness}, {phlegm}]

Lethe
n : (Greek mythology) a river in Hades; the souls of the dead had to drink from it, which made them forget all they had done and suffered when they were alive [syn: {River Lethe}]

Leto
n : wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology; called Latona in Roman mythology [syn: {Latona}]

letter
n 1: a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor" [syn: {missive}]
2: the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters" [syn: {letter of the alphabet}, {alphabetic character}]
3: a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention); "he followed instructions to the letter"; "he obeyed the letter of the law"
4: an award earned by participation in a school sport; "he won letters in three sports" [syn: {varsity letter}]
5: owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire
v 1: win an athletic letter
2: set down or print with letters
3: mark letters on or mark with letters

letter bomb
n : a thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened [syn: {parcel bomb}, {package bomb}]
v : send an explosive to; "The Unabomber letterbombed a number of individuals and institutions"

letter bond
n : a bond that has not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold to the general public

letter box
n 1: a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for [syn: {post-office box}, {POB}, {call box}]
2: public box for deposit of mail [syn: {postbox}, {mailbox}]
3: a private box for delivery of mail [syn: {mailbox}]

letter carrier
n : a man who delivers the mail [syn: {mailman}, {postman}, {mail carrier}, {carrier}]

letter case
n : case for carrying letters

letter of credit
n : a document issued by a bank that guarantees the payment of a customer's draft; substitutes the bank's credit for the customer's credit

letter of intent
n : any letter expressing an intention to take (or forgo) some action

Letter of Jeremiah
n : an Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them against idolatry [syn: {Epistle of Jeremiah}]

letter of mark and reprisal
n : a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation [syn: {letter of marque}, {letters of marque}]

letter of marque
n : a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation [syn: {letters of marque}, {letter of mark and reprisal}]

letter of the alphabet
n : the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters" [syn: {letter}, {alphabetic character}]

letter opener
n : dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books [syn: {paper knife}, {paperknife}]

letter paper
n 1: writing paper for use in writing correspondence
2: paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually with matching envelopes [syn: {stationery}]

letter security
n : a stock or bond that is not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold in the public market

letter stock
n : stock that has not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold to the general public

letter telegram
n : a cheaper form of telegram that is sent abroad for delivery the next day

letter writer
n : someone who communicates by means of letters [syn: {correspondent}]

lettercard
n : a postcard that folds so the message is inside

lettered
adj 1: able to read and write well
2: highly educated; having extensive information or understanding; "an enlightened public"; "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience" [syn: {enlightened}, {knowing}, {knowledgeable}, {learned}, {well-educated}, {well-read}]

letterer
n : a painter of letters

letterhead
n : a sheet of stationery with name and address of the organization printed at the top

lettering
n : letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something [syn: {inscription}]

letterman
n : an athlete who has earned a letter in a school sport

letter-perfect
adj : correct to the last detail; especially being in or following the exact words; "a letter-perfect rendition of the soliloquy"; "she was word-perfect in her part" [syn: {word-perfect}]

letterpress
n : printing from a plate with raised characters [syn: {relief printing}]

letters
n 1: the literary culture; "this book shows American letters at its best"
2: scholarly attainment; "he is a man of letters"

letters of administration
n : legal document naming someone to administer an estate when no executor has been named

letters of marque
n : a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation [syn: {letter of marque}, {letter of mark and reprisal}]

letters patent
n : an official document granting a right or privilege [syn: {patent}]

letters testamentary
n : a legal document from a probate court or court officer informing you of your appointment as executor of a will and empowering you to discharge those responsibilities

letterset printing
n : image is transferred from a relief type plate to a roller

letting
n : property that is leased or rented out or let [syn: {lease}, {rental}]

letting
See {let}

letting down
n : the act of causing something to move to a lower level [syn: {lowering}]

Lettish
n : the official language of Latvia; belongs to the Baltic branch of Indo-European [syn: {Latvian}]

lettre de cachet
n : a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal [syn: {cachet}]

lettuce
n 1: informal terms for money [syn: {boodle}, {bread}, {cabbage}, {clams}, {dinero}, {dough}, {gelt}, {kale}, {lolly}, {lucre}, {loot}, {moolah}, {pelf}, {scratch}, {shekels}, {simoleons}, {sugar}, {wampum}]
2: any of various plants of the genus Lactuca
3: leaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativa

letup
n : a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise" [syn: {lull}]

leu
n 1: the basic unit of money in Moldova
2: the basic unit of money in Romania [also: {lei} (pl)]

Leucadendron
n : large genus of evergreen trees and shrubs having silvery white leaves and solitary terminal flowers with conspicuous silvery bracts [syn: {genus Leucadendron}]

Leucadendron argenteum
n : small South African tree with long silvery silky foliage [syn: {silver tree}]

leucaemia
n : malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer [syn: {leukemia}, {leukaemia}, {cancer of the blood}]

Leucaena
n : small genus of tropical evergreen trees or shrubs having pods like those of the acacia [syn: {genus Leucaena}]

Leucaena glauca
n : low scrubby tree of tropical and subtropical North America having white flowers tinged with yellow resembling mimosa and long flattened pods [syn: {lead tree}, {white popinac}, {Leucaena leucocephala}]

Leucaena leucocephala
n : low scrubby tree of tropical and subtropical North America having white flowers tinged with yellow resembling mimosa and long flattened pods [syn: {lead tree}, {white popinac}, {Leucaena glauca}]

Leucanthemum
n : comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {genus Leucanthemum}]

Leucanthemum lacustre
n : perennial of Portugal similar to the oxeye daisy [syn: {Pyrenees daisy}, {Chrysanthemum lacustre}]

Leucanthemum maximum
n : similar to oxeye daisy [syn: {oxeye daisy}, {Chrysanthemum maximum}]

Leucanthemum superbum
n : hybrid garden flower derived from Chrysanthemum maximum and Chrysanthemum lacustre having large white flower heads resembling oxeye daisies; often placed in the genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {shasta daisy}, {Chrysanthemum maximum maximum}]

Leucanthemum vulgare
n : tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {oxeye daisy}, {ox-eyed daisy}, {marguerite}, {moon daisy}, {white daisy}, {Chrysanthemum leucanthemum}]

leucine
n : a white crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins that is essential for nutrition; obtained by the hydrolysis of most dietary proteins

Leuciscus
n : a genus of fish including: dace, chub [syn: {genus Leuciscus}]

Leuciscus cephalus
n : European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body [syn: {chub}]

Leuciscus leuciscus
n : small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body [syn: {dace}]

leucocyte
n : blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system [syn: {leukocyte}, {white blood cell}, {white cell}, {white blood corpuscle}, {white corpuscle}, {WBC}]

leucocytosis
n : an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood as a result of infection (as in leukemia) [syn: {leukocytosis}]

leucocytozoa
n
n : parasitic in birds [syn: {leucocytozoon}] [also: {leucocytozoa} (pl)]

leucocytozoa
See {leucocytozoan}

leucocytozoan
n : parasitic in birds [syn: {leucocytozoon}] [also: {leucocytozoa} (pl)]

leucocytozoon
n : parasitic in birds [syn: {leucocytozoan}]

Leucogenes
n : New Zealand edelweiss [syn: {genus Leucogenes}]

Leucogenes leontopodium
n : perennial herb closely resembling European edelweiss; New Zealand [syn: {north island edelweiss}]

leucoma
n : eye disease consisting of an opaque white spot on the cornea [syn: {leukoma}]

leucopenia
n : an abnormal lowering of the white blood cell count [syn: {leukopenia}]

leucorrhea
n : discharge of white mucous material from the vagina; often an indication of infection [syn: {leukorrhea}]

leucothoe
n : any plant of the genus Leucothoe; grown for their beautiful white flowers; glossy foliage contains a poisonous substance similar to that found in genus Kalmia

Leucothoe editorum
n : fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers [syn: {dog laurel}, {dog hobble}, {switch-ivy}, {Leucothoe fontanesiana}]

Leucothoe fontanesiana
n : fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers [syn: {dog laurel}, {dog hobble}, {switch-ivy}, {Leucothoe editorum}]

Leucothoe racemosa
n : bushy deciduous shrub of the eastern United States with long racemes of pinkish flowers [syn: {sweet bells}]

leucotomy
n : surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes [syn: {lobotomy}, {leukotomy}, {prefrontal lobotomy}, {prefrontal leukotomy}, {prefrontal leucotomy}, {frontal lobotomy}]

Leuctra
n : Thebes defeated Sparta in 371 BC; the battle ended Sparta's military supremacy in Greece [syn: {battle of Leuctra}]

leukaemia
n : malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer [syn: {leukemia}, {leucaemia}, {cancer of the blood}]

leukemia
n : malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer [syn: {leukaemia}, {leucaemia}, {cancer of the blood}]

Leukeran
n : an alkalating agent (trade name Leukeran) used to treat some kinds of cancer [syn: {chlorambucil}]

leukocyte
n : blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system [syn: {leucocyte}, {white blood cell}, {white cell}, {white blood corpuscle}, {white corpuscle}, {WBC}]

leukocytosis
n : an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood as a result of infection (as in leukemia) [syn: {leucocytosis}]

leukoderma
n : a congenital skin condition characterized by spots or bands of unpigmented skin

leukoencephalitis
n : inflammation of the white matter of the brain

leukoma
n : eye disease consisting of an opaque white spot on the cornea [syn: {leucoma}]

leukopenia
n : an abnormal lowering of the white blood cell count [syn: {leucopenia}]

leukorrhea
n : discharge of white mucous material from the vagina; often an indication of infection [syn: {leucorrhea}]

leukotomy
n : surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes [syn: {lobotomy}, {leucotomy}, {prefrontal lobotomy}, {prefrontal leukotomy}, {prefrontal leucotomy}, {frontal lobotomy}]

Leuwenhoek
n : Dutch pioneer microscopist who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and who gave the first accurate descriptions of microbes and spermatozoa and blood corpuscles (1632-1723) [syn: {Leeuwenhoek}, {Anton van Leuwenhoek}, {Anton van Leeuwenhoek}]

lev
n : the basic unit of money in Bulgaria [also: {leva} (pl)]

Lev Davidovich Bronstein
n : Russian revolutionary and Communist theorist who helped Lenin and built up the army; he was ousted from the Communist Party by Stalin and eventually assassinated in Mexico (1879-1940) [syn: {Trotsky}, {Leon Trotsky}]

Lev Davidovich Landau
n : Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968) [syn: {Landau}]

Lev Ivanov
n : Russian choreographer (1834-1905) [syn: {Ivanov}]

leva
lev
n : the basic unit of money in Bulgaria [also: {leva} (pl)]

leva
See {lev}

levallorphan
n : drug (trade name Lorfan) that is related to morphine but that counteracts the respiratory depression produced by morphine poisoning but without affecting its analgesic effects [syn: {Lorfan}]

Levant
n 1: a heavy morocco often used in bookbinding [syn: {Levant morocco}]
2: the former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied by Lebanon and Syria and Israel
v : run off without paying a debt

Levant cotton
n : Old World annual having heart-shaped leaves and large seeds with short grayish lint removed with difficulty; considered an ancestor of modern short-staple cottons [syn: {Gossypium herbaceum}]

Levant garlic
n : coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized [syn: {wild leek}, {kurrat}, {Allium ampeloprasum}]

Levant morocco
n : a heavy morocco often used in bookbinding [syn: {Levant}]

levanter
n : an easterly wind in the western Mediterranean area

Levantine
adj : of or relating to the Levant or its inhabitants; "the Levantine coast"
n : (formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Levant

levee
n : a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea [syn: {dam}, {dike}, {dyke}]

level
adj 1: having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface" [syn: {flat}, {plane}]
2: not showing abrupt variations; "spoke in a level voice"; "she gave him a level look"- Louis Auchincloss [syn: {unwavering}]
3: being on a precise horizontal plane; "a billiard table must be level"
4: oriented at right angles to the plumb; "the picture is level"
5: of the score in a contest; "the score is tied" [syn: {tied(p)}, {even}, {level(p)}]
n 1: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate degree of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree" [syn: {degree}, {grade}]
2: a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade" [syn: {grade}, {tier}]
3: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" [syn: {degree}, {stage}, {point}]
4: height above ground; "the water reached ankle level"; "the pictures were at the same level"
5: indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid [syn: {spirit level}]
6: a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the car on the level" [syn: {horizontal surface}]
7: structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the office on?" [syn: {floor}, {storey}, {story}]
8: an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously" [syn: {layer}, {stratum}]
v 1: aim at; "level criticism or charges at somebody"
2: tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled" [syn: {raze}, {rase}, {dismantle}, {tear down}, {take down}, {pull down}] [ant: {raise}]
3: make level or straight; "level the ground" [syn: {flush}, {even out}, {even}]
4: direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me" [syn: {charge}, {point}]
5: talk frankly with; lay it on the line; "I have to level with you"
6: become level or even; "The ground levelled off" [syn: {level off}] [also: {levelling}, {levelled}]

level best
n : the greatest possible degree; "he tried his utmost" [syn: {utmost}, {uttermost}, {maximum}]

level crossing
n : intersection of a railway and a road on the same level; barriers close road when trains pass [syn: {grade crossing}]

level off
v : become level or even; "The ground levelled off" [syn: {level}]

leveler
n : a radical who advocates the abolition of political or economic or social inequalities [syn: {leveller}]

levelheaded
adj : exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision" [syn: {healthy}, {intelligent}, {sound}]

leveling
n 1: changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface [syn: {grading}]
2: complete destruction of a building [syn: {razing}, {tearing down}, {demolishing}]
3: the act of making equal or uniform [syn: {equalization}, {equalisation}]

levelled
level
adj 1: having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface" [syn: {flat}, {plane}]
2: not showing abrupt variations; "spoke in a level voice"; "she gave him a level look"- Louis Auchincloss [syn: {unwavering}]
3: being on a precise horizontal plane; "a billiard table must be level"
4: oriented at right angles to the plumb; "the picture is level"
5: of the score in a contest; "the score is tied" [syn: {tied(p)}, {even}, {level(p)}]
n 1: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate degree of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree" [syn: {degree}, {grade}]
2: a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade" [syn: {grade}, {tier}]
3: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" [syn: {degree}, {stage}, {point}]
4: height above ground; "the water reached ankle level"; "the pictures were at the same level"
5: indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid [syn: {spirit level}]
6: a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the car on the level" [syn: {horizontal surface}]
7: structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the office on?" [syn: {floor}, {storey}, {story}]
8: an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously" [syn: {layer}, {stratum}]
v 1: aim at; "level criticism or charges at somebody"
2: tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled" [syn: {raze}, {rase}, {dismantle}, {tear down}, {take down}, {pull down}] [ant: {raise}]
3: make level or straight; "level the ground" [syn: {flush}, {even out}, {even}]
4: direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me" [syn: {charge}, {point}]
5: talk frankly with; lay it on the line; "I have to level with you"
6: become level or even; "The ground levelled off" [syn: {level off}] [also: {levelling}, {levelled}]

levelled
See {level}

leveller
n : a radical who advocates the abolition of political or economic or social inequalities [syn: {leveler}]

levelling
level
adj 1: having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface" [syn: {flat}, {plane}]
2: not showing abrupt variations; "spoke in a level voice"; "she gave him a level look"- Louis Auchincloss [syn: {unwavering}]
3: being on a precise horizontal plane; "a billiard table must be level"
4: oriented at right angles to the plumb; "the picture is level"
5: of the score in a contest; "the score is tied" [syn: {tied(p)}, {even}, {level(p)}]
n 1: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate degree of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree" [syn: {degree}, {grade}]
2: a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade" [syn: {grade}, {tier}]
3: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" [syn: {degree}, {stage}, {point}]
4: height above ground; "the water reached ankle level"; "the pictures were at the same level"
5: indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid [syn: {spirit level}]
6: a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the car on the level" [syn: {horizontal surface}]
7: structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the office on?" [syn: {floor}, {storey}, {story}]
8: an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously" [syn: {layer}, {stratum}]
v 1: aim at; "level criticism or charges at somebody"
2: tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled" [syn: {raze}, {rase}, {dismantle}, {tear down}, {take down}, {pull down}] [ant: {raise}]
3: make level or straight; "level the ground" [syn: {flush}, {even out}, {even}]
4: direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me" [syn: {charge}, {point}]
5: talk frankly with; lay it on the line; "I have to level with you"
6: become level or even; "The ground levelled off" [syn: {level off}] [also: {levelling}, {levelled}]

levelling
See {level}

lever
n 1: a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
2: a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum
3: a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock [syn: {lever tumbler}]
v : to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail" [syn: {pry}, {prise}, {prize}, {jimmy}]

lever hang
n : a hang performed on the rings with the body stationary in a horizontal position

lever lock
n : a lock whose tumblers are levers that must be raised to a given position so that the bolt can move

lever scale
n : a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length [syn: {steelyard}, {beam scale}]

lever tumbler
n : a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock [syn: {lever}]

leverage
n 1: the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever [syn: {purchase}]
2: strategic advantage; power to act effectively; "relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage"
3: investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses) [syn: {leveraging}]
v 1: supplement with leverage; "leverage the money that is already available"
2: provide with leverage; "We need to leverage this company"

leveraged buyout
n : a buyout using borrowed money; the target company's assets are usually security for the loan; "a leveraged buyout by upper management can be used to combat hostile takeover bids"

leveraging
n : investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses) [syn: {leverage}]

leveret
n : a young hare especially one in its first year

Levi
n : (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel [syn: {Matthew}, {Saint Matthew}, {St. Matthew}, {Saint Matthew the Apostle}, {St. Matthew the Apostle}]

leviathan
n 1: the largest or most massive thing of its kind; "it was a leviathan among redwoods"; "they were assigned the leviathan of textbooks"
2: monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament

levied
levy
n 1: a charge imposed and collected
2: the act of drafting into military service [syn: {levy en masse}]
v 1: impose and collect; "levy a fine" [syn: {impose}]
2: cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers" [syn: {recruit}, {raise}] [also: {levied}]

levied
See {levy}

levirate
n : the biblical institution whereby a man must marry the widow of his childless brother in order to maintain the brother's line

levis
n : a popular brand of jeans [syn: {Levi's}]

Levi's
n : a popular brand of jeans [syn: {levis}]

Levisticum
n : genus of aromatic European herbs with yellow flowers [syn: {genus Levisticum}]

Levisticum officinale
n : herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible stalks and foliage and seeds [syn: {lovage}]

Levi-Strauss
n : French cultural anthropologist who promoted structural analysis of social systems (born in 1908) [syn: {Claude Levi-Strauss}]

levitate
v 1: cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity; "The magician levitated the woman"
2: be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The guru claimed that he could levitate" [syn: {hover}]

levitation
n 1: the phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means
2: movement upward in virtue of lightness [ant: {gravitation}]
3: the act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means

Levite
n : a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi (especially the branch that provided male assistants to the Temple priests)

Levitical
adj : of or relating to the book of Leviticus in the Bible

Leviticus
n : the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents [syn: {Book of Leviticus}]

levity
n 1: feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness [ant: {gravity}]
2: lightness of manner

levodopa
n : the levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson's disease [syn: {L-dopa}, {Bendopa}, {Brocadopa}, {Larodopa}]

levorotary
adj : rotating to the left [syn: {levorotatory}, {left-handed}]

levorotation
n : rotation to the left [syn: {counterclockwise rotation}] [ant: {dextrorotation}]

levorotatory
adj : rotating to the left [syn: {levorotary}, {left-handed}]

levulose
n : a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits [syn: {fructose}, {fruit sugar}, {laevulose}]

levy
n 1: a charge imposed and collected
2: the act of drafting into military service [syn: {levy en masse}]
v 1: impose and collect; "levy a fine" [syn: {impose}]
2: cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers" [syn: {recruit}, {raise}] [also: {levied}]

levy en masse
n : the act of drafting into military service [syn: {levy}]

lewd
adj 1: suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks" [syn: {obscene}, {raunchy}, {salacious}]
2: driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires; "libidinous orgies" [syn: {lascivious}, {libidinous}, {lustful}]

lewdly
adv : in a lewd and obscene manner; "he had seen how in their dances the white men and women held one another obscenely" [syn: {obscenely}]

lewdness
n : the trait of behaving in an obscene manner [syn: {obscenity}, {bawdiness}, {salaciousness}, {salacity}]

Lewis
n 1: United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935) [syn: {Jerry Lee Lewis}]
2: United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961) [syn: {Carl Lewis}, {Frederick Carleton Lewis}]
3: United States explorer and soldier who lead led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River (1774-1809) [syn: {Meriwether Lewis}]
4: United States labor leader who was president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1920 to 1960 and president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations from 1935 to 1940 (1880-1969) [syn: {John L. Lewis}, {John Llewelly Lewis}]
5: United States novelist who satirized middle-class America in his novel Main Street (1885-1951) [syn: {Sinclair Lewis}, {Harry Sinclair Lewis}]
6: English critic and novelist; author of theological works and of books for children (1898-1963) [syn: {C. S. Lewis}, {Clive Staples Lewis}]

Lewis and Clark Expedition
n : an expedition sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the northwestern territories of the United States; led by Merriwether Lewis and William Clark; traveled from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River from 1803 to 1806

Lewis Carroll
n : English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) [syn: {Carroll}, {Dodgson}, {Reverend Dodgson}, {Charles Dodgson}, {Charles Lutwidge Dodgson}]

Lewis Henry Morgan
n : United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881) [syn: {Morgan}]

Lewisia
n : genus of western North American low-growing herbs having linear woolly leaves and large pink flowers [syn: {genus Lewisia}]

Lewisia cotyledon
n : evergreen perennial having a dense basal rosette of long spatula-shaped leaves and panicles of pink or white-and-red-striped or pink-purple flowers; found on cliffs and in rock crevices in mountains of southwestern Oregon and northern California [syn: {siskiyou lewisia}]

Lewisia rediviva
n : showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower [syn: {bitterroot}]

Lewiston
n 1: a town in southwestern Maine north of Portland
2: a town in northwestern Idaho

lexeme
n : a minimal unit (as a word or stem) in the lexicon of a language; `go' and `went' and `gone' and `going' are all members of the English lexeme `go'

lexical
adj 1: of or relating to words; "lexical decision task"
2: of or relating to dictionaries

lexical ambiguity
n : the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings [syn: {polysemy}] [ant: {monosemy}]

lexical database
n : a database of information about words

lexical disambiguation
n : disambiguation of the sense of a polysemantic word

lexical entry
n : the entry in a dictionary of information about a word [syn: {dictionary entry}]

lexical meaning
n : the meaning of a word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used to express

lexicalisation
n : the process of making a word to express a concept [syn: {lexicalization}]

lexicalise
v : make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language; "The concept expressed by German `Gemuetlichkeit' is not lexicalized in English" [syn: {lexicalize}]

lexicalised
adj : expressed by a word [syn: {lexicalized}]

lexicalization
n : the process of making a word to express a concept [syn: {lexicalisation}]

lexicalize
v : make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language; "The concept expressed by German `Gemuetlichkeit' is not lexicalized in English" [syn: {lexicalise}]

lexicalized
adj : expressed by a word [syn: {lexicalised}]

lexicalized concept
n : a concept that is expressed by a word (in some particular language)

lexically
adv : by means of words; "lexically represented"

lexicographer
n : a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language [syn: {lexicologist}]

lexicographic
adj : of or relating to lexicography [syn: {lexicographical}]

lexicographical
adj : of or relating to lexicography [syn: {lexicographic}]

lexicography
n : the act of writing dictionaries

lexicologist
n : a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language [syn: {lexicographer}]

lexicology
n : the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language

lexicon
n 1: a language user's knowledge of words [syn: {vocabulary}, {mental lexicon}]
2: a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them [syn: {dictionary}]

lexicostatistic
adj : pertaining to statistical methods used in studying the relations between languages; "lexicostatistic techiques"

lexicostatistics
n : a statistical technique used in glottochronology; used to estimate how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language

Lexington
n 1: town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought
2: a city in eastern Kentucky; noted for raising thoroughbred horses
3: the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775) [syn: {Concord}, {Lexington and Concord}]

Lexington and Concord
n : the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775) [syn: {Lexington}, {Concord}]

lexis
n : all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function

ley
n : a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock [syn: {pasture}, {pastureland}, {grazing land}, {lea}]

Leycesteria
n : small species of shrubs of western Himalayas to China [syn: {genus Leycesteria}]

Leycesteria formosa
n : shrub honeysuckle with drooping spikes of purplish flowers [syn: {Himalaya honeysuckle}]

Leyden
n : a city in the western Netherlands; residence of the Pilgrim Fathers for 11 years before they sailed for America in 1620 [syn: {Leiden}]

Leyden jar
n : an electrostatic capacitor of historical interest [syn: {Leiden jar}]

Leydig cell
n : a cell in the testes that secretes the hormone testosterone [syn: {Leydig's cell}]

Leydig's cell
n : a cell in the testes that secretes the hormone testosterone [syn: {Leydig cell}]

Leymus
n : genus that in some classifications overlaps the genus Elymus [syn: {genus Leymus}]

Leymus arenaria
n : a dune grass of the Pacific seacoast used as a sand binder [syn: {sea lyme grass}, {European dune grass}, {Elymus arenarius}]

Leymus condensatus
n : stout perennial grass of western North America [syn: {giant ryegrass}, {Elymus condensatus}]

Leyte
n : a battle in World War II; the return of United States troops to the Philippines began with landings on Leyte Island in October 1944; first use of Kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese [syn: {Leyte Island}, {Leyte invasion}]

Leyte invasion
n : a battle in World War II; the return of United States troops to the Philippines began with landings on Leyte Island in October 1944; first use of Kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese [syn: {Leyte}, {Leyte Island}]

Leyte Island
n : a battle in World War II; the return of United States troops to the Philippines began with landings on Leyte Island in October 1944; first use of Kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese [syn: {Leyte}, {Leyte invasion}]

LF
n : 30 to 300 kilohertz [syn: {low frequency}]

LGB
n : a smart bomb that seeks the laser light reflected off of the target and uses it to correct its descent; "laser-guided bombs cannot be used in cloudy weather" [syn: {laser-guided bomb}]

LGV
n : infectious disease caused by a species of chlamydia bacterium; transmitted by sexual contact; characterized by genital lesions and swelling of lymph nodes in the groin [syn: {lymphogranuloma venereum}, {lymphopathia venereum}]

LH
n : a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals [syn: {luteinizing hormone}, {interstitial cell-stimulating hormone}, {ICSH}]

Lhasa
n 1: the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers [syn: {Lassa}, {capital of Tibet}, {Forbidden City}]
2: a breed of terrier having a long heavy coat raised in Tibet as watchdogs [syn: {Lhasa apso}]

Lhasa apso
n : a breed of terrier having a long heavy coat raised in Tibet as watchdogs [syn: {Lhasa}]

Lhotse
n : a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (27,890 feet high)

li
adj : being one more than fifty [syn: {fifty-one}, {51}]
n 1: a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals [syn: {lithium}, {atomic number 3}]
2: Chinese distance measure; approximately 0.5 kilometers

Li Po
n : Chinese lyric poet (700-762)

liabilities
n : anything that is owed to someone else [ant: {assets}]

liability
n 1: the state of being legally obliged and responsible
2: an obligation to pay money to another party [syn: {indebtedness}, {financial obligation}]
3: the quality of being something that holds you back [ant: {asset}]

liability insurance
n : insurance that provides protection from claims arising from injuries or damage to other people or property

liable
adj 1: at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant; "he is apt to lose"; "she is liable to forget" [syn: {apt(p)}, {liable(p)}]
2: subject to legal action; "liable to criminal charges" [syn: {liable(p)}]
3: (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with; "liable to diabetes" [syn: {liable(p)}, {nonimmune}, {nonresistant}, {unresistant}]
4: held legally responsible; "men between the ages of 18 and 35 were liable for military service"

liaise
v : act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; "He interceded in the family dispute"; "He mediated a settlement" [syn: {intercede}, {mediate}, {intermediate}, {arbitrate}]

liaison
n 1: a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship [syn: {affair}, {affaire}, {intimacy}, {involvement}, {amour}]
2: a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas" [syn: {link}, {contact}, {inter-group communication}]

Liakoura
n : (Greek mythology) a mountain in central Greece where (according to Greek mythology) the Muses lived; known as the mythological home of music and poetry; "Liakoura is the modern name of Mount Parnassus" [syn: {Parnassus}, {Mount Parnassus}]

Liam O'Flaherty
n : Irish writer of short stories (1896-1984) [syn: {O'Flaherty}]

liana
n : a woody climbing usually tropical plant

Liao
n : the dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125 [syn: {Liao dynasty}]

Liao dynasty
n : the dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125 [syn: {Liao}]

liar
n : a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly [syn: {prevaricator}] [ant: {square shooter}]

Liatris
n : genus of perennial North American herbs with aromatic usually cormous roots [syn: {genus Liatris}]

Liatris punctata
n : herb with many stems bearing narrow slender wands of crowded rose-lavender flowers; central United States and Canada to Texas and northern Mexico [syn: {dotted gayfeather}]

Liatris pycnostachya
n : perennial of southeastern and central United States having very dense spikes of purple flowers; often cultivated for cut flowers [syn: {dense blazing star}]

libation
n 1: (facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage
2: a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity
3: the act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremony

libber
n : a supporter of feminism [syn: {feminist}, {women's rightist}, {women's liberationist}]

Libby
n : United States chemist who developed a method of radiocarbon dating (1908-1980) [syn: {Willard Frank Libby}]

libel
n 1: a tort consisting of false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person
2: the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defammation) and any relief he seeks
v : print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him" [also: {libelling}, {libelled}]

libeler
n : one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel [syn: {defamer}, {maligner}, {slanderer}, {vilifier}, {backbiter}, {traducer}]

libelled
libel
n 1: a tort consisting of false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person
2: the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defammation) and any relief he seeks
v : print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him" [also: {libelling}, {libelled}]

libelled
See {libel}

libelling
libel
n 1: a tort consisting of false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person
2: the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defammation) and any relief he seeks
v : print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him" [also: {libelling}, {libelled}]

libelling
See {libel}

libellous
adj : (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign [syn: {calumniatory}, {calumnious}, {defamatory}, {denigrative}, {denigrating}, {denigratory}, {libelous}, {slanderous}]

libelous
adj : (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign [syn: {calumniatory}, {calumnious}, {defamatory}, {denigrative}, {denigrating}, {denigratory}, {libellous}, {slanderous}]

liberal
adj 1: showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions" [syn: {broad}, {large-minded}, {tolerant}]
2: having political or social views favoring reform and progress
3: tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition [ant: {conservative}]
4: given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather" [syn: {big}, {bighearted}, {bounteous}, {bountiful}, {freehanded}, {handsome}, {giving}, {openhanded}]
5: not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem" [syn: {free}, {loose}]
n 1: a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties [syn: {progressive}] [ant: {conservative}]
2: a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets

liberal arts
n : studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills); "the college of arts and sciences" [syn: {humanistic discipline}, {humanities}, {arts}]

Liberal Party
n : a major political party in Great Britain in the 19th century; now the third largest; advocated reforms and improvement of the conditions of working people

liberalisation
n : the act of making less strict [syn: {liberalization}, {relaxation}]

liberalise
v 1: become more liberal; "The laws liberalized after Prohibition" [syn: {liberalize}]
2: make liberal or more liberal, of laws and rules [syn: {liberalize}]

liberalism
n 1: a political orientation that favors progress and reform
2: an economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market and the gold standard

liberalistic
adj : having or demonstrating belief in the essential goodness of man and the autonomy of the individual; favoring civil and political liberties, government by law with the consent of the governed, and protection from arbitrary authority

liberality
n 1: an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom [syn: {liberalness}]
2: the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament [syn: {liberalness}] [ant: {illiberality}]

liberalization
n : the act of making less strict [syn: {liberalisation}, {relaxation}]

liberalize
v 1: make liberal or more liberal, of laws and rules [syn: {liberalise}]
2: become more liberal; "The laws liberalized after Prohibition" [syn: {liberalise}]

liberally
adv 1: freely in a nonliteral manner; "he embellished his stories liberally"
2: in a generous manner; "he gave liberally to several charities" [syn: {munificently}, {generously}]

liberalness
n 1: an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom [syn: {liberality}]
2: the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament [syn: {liberality}] [ant: {illiberality}]

liberate
v 1: give equal rights to; of women and minorities [syn: {emancipate}]
2: grant freedom to; free from confinement [syn: {free}, {release}, {unloose}, {unloosen}, {loose}] [ant: {confine}]
3: grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university" [syn: {set free}]

liberated
adj 1: (of a gas e.g.) released from chemical combination
2: freed from bondage [syn: {emancipated}, {freed}]
3: free from traditional social restraints; "an emancipated young woman pursuing her career"; "a liberated lifestyle" [syn: {emancipated}]

liberation
n 1: the act of liberating someone or something [syn: {release}, {freeing}]
2: the attempt to achieve equal rights or status; "she worked for women's liberation"
3: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) [syn: {dismissal}, {dismission}, {discharge}, {firing}, {release}, {sack}, {sacking}]

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
n : a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel; "the Tamil Tigers perfected suicide bombing as a weapon of war" [syn: {LTTE}, {Tamil Tigers}, {Tigers}, {World Tamil Association}, {World Tamil Movement}]

liberator
n : someone who releases people from captivity or bondage [ant: {captor}]

Liberia
n : a republic in West Africa; established in 1822 by Americans as a way to free negro slaves [syn: {Republic of Liberia}]

Liberian
adj : of or relating to Liberia or its people; "Liberian ship owners"
n : a native or inhabitant of Liberia

Liberian capital
n : the capital and chief port and largest city of Liberia [syn: {Monrovia}, {capital of Liberia}]

Liberian coffee
n : small tree of West Africa [syn: {Coffea liberica}]

Liberian dollar
n : the basic unit of money in Liberia

libertarian
n : someone who believes the doctrine of free will [ant: {necessitarian}]

libertarianism
n : an ideological belief in freedom of thought and speech

libertine
adj : unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" [syn: {debauched}, {degenerate}, {degraded}, {dissipated}, {dissolute}, {profligate}, {riotous}, {fast}]
n : a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained [syn: {debauchee}, {rounder}]

liberty
n 1: immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence [syn: {autonomy}]
2: freedom of choice; "liberty of opinion"; "liberty of worship"; "liberty--perfect liberty--to think or feel or do just as one pleases"; "at liberty to choose whatever occupation one wishes"
3: personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression
4: leave granted to a sailor or naval officer [syn: {shore leave}]
5: an act of undue intimacy [syn: {familiarity}, {impropriety}, {indecorum}]

Liberty Bell
n : the bell of Independence Hall; rung 8 July 1776 to announce the signing of the Declaration of Independence

liberty cap
n : close-fitting conical cap worn as a symbol of liberty during the French Revolution and in the U.S. before 1800

liberty chit
n : a permit to enter or leave a military installation; "he had to show his pass in order to get out" [syn: {pass}]

Liberty Island
n : an island in New York Bay southwest of Manhattan where the Statue of Liberty stands; "Congress officially changed the name from Bedloe's Island to Liberty Island in 1956" [syn: {Bedloe's Island}]

Liberty Party
n : a former political party in the United States; formed in 1839 to oppose the practice of slavery; merged with the Free Soil Party in 1848

Liberty ship
n : a slow cargo ship built during World War II

libidinal
adj : belonging to the libido; "libidinal impulses"; "libidinal gratification"

libidinal energy
n : (psychoanalysis) psychic energy produced by the libido

libidinous
adj : driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires; "libidinous orgies" [syn: {lascivious}, {lewd}, {lustful}]

libido
n : (psychoanalysis) a Freudian term for sexual urge or desire

Libocedrus
n : cypresses that resemble cedars [syn: {genus Libocedrus}]

Libocedrus bidwillii
n : evergreen tree of New Zealand resembling the kawaka [syn: {pahautea}, {mountain pine}]

Libocedrus decurrens
n : tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark [syn: {incense cedar}, {red cedar}, {Calocedrus decurrens}]

Libocedrus plumosa
n : New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress [syn: {kawaka}]

Libra
n 1: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun in in Libra [syn: {Balance}]
2: a small faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Virgo and Scorpius
3: the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22 [syn: {Libra the Balance}, {Balance}, {Libra the Scales}]

Libra the Balance
n : the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22 [syn: {Libra}, {Balance}, {Libra the Scales}]

Libra the Scales
n : the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22 [syn: {Libra}, {Libra the Balance}, {Balance}]

librae
See {libra}

librarian
n : a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services [syn: {bibliothec}]

librarianship
n : the position of librarian

library
n 1: a room where books are kept; "they had brandy in the library"
2: a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing
3: a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study [syn: {depository library}]
4: (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use [syn: {program library}, {subroutine library}]
5: a building that houses a collection of books and other materials

library card
n : a card certifying the bearer's right to use the library [syn: {borrower's card}]

library catalog
n : an enumeration of all the resources of a library [syn: {library catalogue}]

library catalogue
n : an enumeration of all the resources of a library [syn: {library catalog}]

library fine
n : fine imposed by a library on books that overdue when returned

library paste
n : an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard [syn: {paste}]

library program
n : a program in a program library

library routine
n : a debugged routine that is maintained in a program library

library science
n : the study of the principles and practices of library administration

librate
v 1: determine the weight of; "The butcher weighed the chicken" [syn: {weigh}]
2: vibrate before coming to a total rest; "the children's swing librated"

libration
n : (astronomy) a real or apparent slow oscillation of a moon or satellite; "the libration of the moon"

libretti
libretto
n : the words of an opera or musical play [also: {libretti} (pl)]

libretti
See {libretto}

librettist
n : author of words to be set to music in an opera or operetta

libretto
n : the words of an opera or musical play [also: {libretti} (pl)]

Libreville
n : the capital of Gabon [syn: {capital of Gabon}]

Libritabs
n : a tranquilizer (trade names Librium and Libritabs) used in the treatment of alcoholism [syn: {chlordiazepoxide}, {Librium}]

Librium
n : a tranquilizer (trade names Librium and Libritabs) used in the treatment of alcoholism [syn: {chlordiazepoxide}, {Libritabs}]

Libya
n : a military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major exporter of petroleum; involved in state-sponsored terrorism [syn: {Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya}]

Libyan
adj : of or relating to Libya or its people; "the Libyan desert"; "Libyan terrorists"
n : a native or inhabitant of Libya

Libyan Desert
n : the northeastern part of the Sahara Desert in Libya and Egypt and Sudan

Libyan dinar
n : the basic unit of money in Libya [syn: {dinar}]

Libyan dirham
n : 100 dirhams equal 1 dinar [syn: {dirham}]

Libyan Fighting Group
n : a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi [syn: {Libyan Islamic Fighting Group}, {FIG}, {Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya}, {Libyan Islamic Group}]

Libyan Islamic Fighting Group
n : a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi [syn: {FIG}, {Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya}, {Libyan Fighting Group}, {Libyan Islamic Group}]

Libyan Islamic Group
n : a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi [syn: {Libyan Islamic Fighting Group}, {FIG}, {Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya}, {Libyan Fighting Group}]

Libyan monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Libya

lice
louse
n 1: wingless usually flattened blood-sucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals [syn: {sucking louse}]
2: a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect [syn: {worm}, {insect}, {dirt ball}]
3: any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants [syn: {plant louse}]
4: wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds [syn: {bird louse}, {biting louse}] [also: {lice} (pl)]

lice
See {louse}

licence
n 1: excessive freedom; lack of due restraint; "when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"- Will Durant; "the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"- Edmund Burke [syn: {license}]
2: freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech) [syn: {license}]
3: a legal document giving official permission to do something [syn: {license}, {permit}]
v : authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state" [syn: {license}, {certify}] [ant: {decertify}]

licenced
adj : given official approval to act; "an accredited college"; "commissioned broker"; "licensed pharmacist"; "authorized representative" [syn: {accredited}, {commissioned}, {licensed}]

licencee
n : someone to whom a license is granted [syn: {licensee}]

license
n 1: a legal document giving official permission to do something [syn: {licence}, {permit}]
2: freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech) [syn: {licence}]
3: excessive freedom; lack of due restraint; "when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"- Will Durant; "the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"- Edmund Burke [syn: {licence}]
4: the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization [syn: {permission}, {permit}]
v : authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state" [syn: {licence}, {certify}] [ant: {decertify}]

license fee
n : a fee paid to the government for the privilege of being licensed to do something (as selling liquor or practicing medicine) [syn: {licensing fee}, {license tax}]

license number
n : the number on the license plate that identifies the car that bears it [syn: {registration number}]

license plate
n : a plate mounted on the front and back of car and bearing the car's registration number [syn: {numberplate}]

license tax
n : a fee paid to the government for the privilege of being licensed to do something (as selling liquor or practicing medicine) [syn: {licensing fee}, {license fee}]

licensed
adj : given official approval to act; "an accredited college"; "commissioned broker"; "licensed pharmacist"; "authorized representative" [syn: {accredited}, {commissioned}, {licenced}]

licensed practical nurse
n : a nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick [syn: {LPN}, {practical nurse}]

licensee
n : someone to whom a license is granted [syn: {licencee}]

licenser
n : a official who can issue a license or give authoritative permission (especially one who licenses publications)

licensing agreement
n : contract giving someone the legal right to use a patent or trademark

licensing fee
n : a fee paid to the government for the privilege of being licensed to do something (as selling liquor or practicing medicine) [syn: {license fee}, {license tax}]

licentiate
n : holds a license (degree) from a (European) university

licentious
adj : lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained; "coarse and licentious men"

licentiously
adv : in a licentious and promiscuous manner; "this young girl has to share a room with her mother who lives promiscuously" [syn: {wantonly}, {promiscuously}]

licentiousness
n 1: the quality of being lewd and lascivious [syn: {wantonness}]
2: dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure [syn: {profligacy}, {dissipation}, {dissolution}]

Lichanura
n : boas of western North America [syn: {genus Lichanura}]

Lichanura trivirgata
n : boa of rocky desert of southwestern United States [syn: {rosy boa}]

lichee
n 1: Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium [syn: {litchi}, {litchi tree}, {Litchi chinensis}, {Nephelium litchi}]
2: Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried [syn: {litchi}, {litchi nut}, {litchee}, {lichi}, {leechee}, {lychee}]

lichen
n 1: any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks
2: any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc.

lichen planus
n : an eruption of shiny flat-topped purplish (usually itchy) papules on the wrist and forearms and thighs [syn: {lichen ruber planus}]

lichen ruber planus
n : an eruption of shiny flat-topped purplish (usually itchy) papules on the wrist and forearms and thighs [syn: {lichen planus}]

Lichenales
n : category used especially in former classifications for organisms now constituting the division Lichenes [syn: {order Lichenales}]

Lichenes
n : comprising the lichens which grow symbiotically with algae; sometimes treated as an independent group more or less coordinate with Algae and Fungi [syn: {division Lichenes}]

lichgate
n : a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals [syn: {lychgate}]

lichi
n : Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried [syn: {litchi}, {litchi nut}, {litchee}, {leechee}, {lichee}, {lychee}]

lichtenoid eczema
n : eczema characterized by thickening of the skin with accentuated skin lines [syn: {chronic eczema}, {eczema hypertrophicum}]

Lichtenstein
n : United States painter who is a leading exponent of pop art (1923-1997) [syn: {Roy Lichtenstein}]

licit
adj 1: sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality; "a wife's licit love" [ant: {illicit}]
2: authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law; "a legitimate government" [syn: {lawful}, {legitimate}]

licitly
adv : in a manner acceptable to common custom; "you cannot do this legitimately!" [syn: {legitimately}, {lawfully}] [ant: {illegitimately}, {illegally}, {illegitimately}]

licitness
n : the quality of strictly conforming to law [ant: {illicitness}]

lick
n 1: a salt deposit that animals regularly lick [syn: {salt lick}]
2: touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet" [syn: {lap}]
3: (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose" [syn: {punch}, {clout}, {poke}, {biff}]
v 1: beat thoroughly in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!" [syn: {bat}, {clobber}, {drub}, {thrash}]
2: pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand" [syn: {lap}]
3: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem" [syn: {solve}, {work out}, {figure out}, {puzzle out}, {work}]
4: take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast" [syn: {lap}, {lap up}]

licked
adj : having been got the better of; "I'm pretty beat up but I don't feel licked yet"

lickety cut
adv : without delay; "she tackled the job lickety-split" [syn: {lickety split}, {at full speed}, {with a rush}]

lickety split
adv : without delay; "she tackled the job lickety-split" [syn: {lickety cut}, {at full speed}, {with a rush}]

licking
n 1: an unsuccessful ending [syn: {defeat}] [ant: {victory}]
2: the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows [syn: {beating}, {thrashing}, {drubbing}, {lacing}, {trouncing}, {whacking}]

licorice
n 1: deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots [syn: {liquorice}, {Glycyrrhiza glabra}]
2: a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant [syn: {liquorice}]

licorice fern
n : fern having rootstock of a sweetish flavor [syn: {Polypodium glycyrrhiza}]

licorice root
n : root of licorice used in flavoring e.g. candy and liqueurs and medicines

licorice stick
n : the ordinary clarinet with a middle range [syn: {B-flat clarinet}]

lid
n 1: either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye; "his lids would stay open no longer" [syn: {eyelid}, {palpebra}]
2: a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening of a container
3: headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim [syn: {hat}, {chapeau}]

lidar
n : a measuring system that detects and locates objects on the same principle as radar but uses light from a laser; a potential technology for detecting air turbulence that can affect aircraft

lidded
adj 1: having or covered with a lid or lids; often used in combination; "milk is left in a large lidded mug"; "heavy-lidded eyes" [ant: {lidless}]
2: having a lid; "milk in a heavy lidded mug"

lidless
adj 1: not having or covered with a lid or lids; "a lidless container" [ant: {lidded}]
2: having no lid; "a lidless container"
3: without having the eyes closed or covered by the eyelids; "to an eye like mine, a lidless watcher of the public weal"- Alfred Tennyson [syn: {sleepless}]

lido
n : a recreational facility including a swimming pool for water sports

lido deck
n : an open deck including a swimming pool

lidocaine
n : a local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranes [syn: {Xylocaine}]

lie
n 1: a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth [syn: {prevarication}]
2: Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968) [syn: {Trygve Lie}, {Trygve Halvden Lie}]
3: position or manner in which something is situated
v 1: be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
2: be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf" [ant: {stand}, {sit}]
3: originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country" [syn: {dwell}, {consist}, {belong}, {lie in}]
4: be and remain in a particular state or condition; "lie dormant"
5: tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"
6: have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies" [syn: {rest}]
7: assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better" [syn: {lie down}] [ant: {arise}] [also: {lying}, {lay}, {lain}]

lie about
v : hang around idly; "She did all the work while he lay around" [syn: {lie around}]

lie around
v : hang around idly; "She did all the work while he lay around" [syn: {lie about}]

lie awake
v : lie without sleeping; "She was so worried, she lay awake all night long"

lie detector
n : a polygraph that records bodily changes sometimes associated with lying

lie dormant
v : be inactive, as if asleep; "His work lay dormant for many years"

lie down
v : assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better" [syn: {lie}] [ant: {arise}]

lie in
v 1: originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country" [syn: {dwell}, {consist}, {lie}, {belong}]
2: be in confinement for childbirth

lie in wait
v : wait in hiding to attack [syn: {ambush}, {scupper}, {bushwhack}, {waylay}, {lurk}, {ambuscade}]

lie low
v 1: keep a low profile, try to be inconspicuous
2: to try to avoid detection especially by police; "After we knock off that liquor store we'll have to lay low for a while"

lie with
v : have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: {roll in the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with}, {get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate}, {have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw}, {fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {bed}, {have a go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]

lie-abed
n : a person who stays in bed until a relatively late hour [syn: {slugabed}]

liebfraumilch
n : a sweetened Rhenish wine (especially one from Hesse in western Germany)

Liebig condenser
n : a condenser: during distillation the vapor passes through a tube that is cooled by water

Liechtenstein
n : a small landlocked principality (constitutional monarchy) in central Europe located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland [syn: {Principality of Liechtenstein}]

Liechtensteiner
adj : of or relating to Liechtenstein or its inhabitants; "Liechtensteiner castles"
n : a native or inhabitant of Liechtenstein

lied
n : a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano [also: {lieder} (pl)]

lieder
lied
n : a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano [also: {lieder} (pl)]

lieder
See {lied}

lieder singer
n : a singer of lieder

Liederkranz
n : a soft cheese with a strong odor and flavor

lief
adj : (`lief' is archaic) very willing; "was lief to go"; "glad to help" [syn: {glad}, {lief(p)}]
adv : in a willing manner; "this was gladly agreed to"; "I would fain do it" [syn: {gladly}, {fain}]

liege
adj : owing or owed feudal allegiance and service; "one's liege lord"; "a liege subject"
n 1: a person holding a fief [syn: {vassal}, {liegeman}, {liege subject}, {feudatory}]
2: city in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium [syn: {Luik}]

liege subject
n : a person holding a fief [syn: {vassal}, {liege}, {liegeman}, {feudatory}]

liegeman
n : a person holding a fief [syn: {vassal}, {liege}, {liege subject}, {feudatory}]

lie-in
n : a long stay in bed in the morning

lien
n 1: the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged
2: a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses [syn: {spleen}]

lienal
adj : of or relating to the spleen [syn: {splenic}, {splenetic}]

lienal artery
n : an artery that originates from the celiac trunk and supplies blood to the spleen [syn: {splenic artery}, {arteria lienalis}]

Liepaja
n : a city of southwestern Latvia on the Baltic Sea

Lietuva
n : a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea [syn: {Lithuania}, {Republic of Lithuania}]

lieu
n : the function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of" [syn: {stead}, {position}, {place}]

lieutenancy
n : the position of a lieutenant

lieutenant
n 1: a commissioned military officer
2: an officer in a police force [syn: {police lieutenant}]
3: an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent [syn: {deputy}]
4: an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade

lieutenant colonel
n : a commissioned officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines holding a rank above major and below colonel [syn: {light colonel}]

lieutenant commander
n : a commissioned officer in the navy ranking above a lieutenant and below a commander

lieutenant general
n : a general officer ranking above a major general and below a full general

lieutenant governor
n : an elected official serving as deputy to the governor of a state of the United States

lieutenant JG
n : an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant and above ensign [syn: {lieutenant junior grade}]

lieutenant junior grade
n : an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant and above ensign [syn: {lieutenant JG}]

life
n 1: a characteristic state or mode of living; "social life"; "city life"; "real life"
2: the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living; "he hoped for a new life in Australia"; "he wanted to live his own life without interference from others"
3: the experience of living; the course of human events and activities; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life" [syn: {living}]
4: the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes" [syn: {animation}, {living}, {aliveness}]
5: the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life" [syn: {lifetime}, {lifespan}]
6: the period between birth and the present time; "I have known him all his life"
7: animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" [syn: {liveliness}, {spirit}, {sprightliness}]
8: an account of the series of events making up a person's life [syn: {biography}, {life story}, {life history}]
9: the period from the present until death; "he appointed himself emperor for life" 10: a living person; "his heroism saved a life" 11: living things collectively; "the oceans are teeming with life" 12: a motive for living; "pottery was his life" 13: the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones; "there is no life on the moon" 14: a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives; "he got life for killing the guard" [syn: {life sentence}] [also: {lives} (pl)]

life assurance
n : insurance paid to named beneficiaries when the insured person dies; "in England they call life insurance life assurance" [syn: {life insurance}]

life belt
n 1: belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurt [syn: {safety belt}, {safety harness}]
2: a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material [syn: {life buoy}, {lifesaver}, {life ring}]

life buoy
n : a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material [syn: {lifesaver}, {life belt}, {life ring}]

life class
n : an art class using a live human model

life cycle
n 1: a series of stages through which an organism passes between recurrences of a primary stage
2: the course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced

life estate
n : (law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it [syn: {estate for life}]

life eternal
n : life without beginning or end [syn: {eternal life}]

life expectancy
n : an expected time to live as calculated on the basis of statistical probabilities

life force
n : (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms [syn: {vital force}, {vitality}, {elan vital}]

life form
n : the characteristic bodily form of a mature organism

life history
n 1: an account of the series of events making up a person's life [syn: {biography}, {life}, {life story}]
2: the general progression of your working or professional life; "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law" [syn: {career}]

life imprisonment
n : a sentence of imprisonment until death

life insurance
n : insurance paid to named beneficiaries when the insured person dies; "in England they call life insurance life assurance" [syn: {life assurance}]

life jacket
n : life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design [syn: {life vest}, {cork jacket}]

life line
n : a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live [syn: {line of life}, {lifeline}]

life mask
n : a cast taken from the face of a living person

life office
n : life assurance office

life peer
n : a British peer whose title lapses at death

life preserver
n : rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning [syn: {preserver}, {flotation device}]

life principle
n : a hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed [syn: {vital principle}]

life raft
n : a raft to use if a ship must be abandoned in an emergency [syn: {Carling float}]

life ring
n : a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material [syn: {life buoy}, {lifesaver}, {life belt}]

Life Saver
n : a candy shaped like a small lifesaver

life science
n : any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms [syn: {bioscience}]

life scientist
n : (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms [syn: {biologist}]

life sentence
n : a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives; "he got life for killing the guard" [syn: {life}]

life story
n : an account of the series of events making up a person's life [syn: {biography}, {life}, {life history}]

life style
n : a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes [syn: {life-style}, {lifestyle}, {modus vivendi}]

life support
n 1: equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions; "the astronauts relied on their life-support systems" [syn: {life-support system}]
2: medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive; "the patient is on life support" [syn: {life-support system}]

life tenant
n : a tenant whose legal right to retain possession of buildings or lands lasts as long as they (or some other person) lives

life vest
n : life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design [syn: {life jacket}, {cork jacket}]

life-and-death
adj : vitally important; "a life-and-death struggle" [syn: {life-or-death}]

lifeblood
n 1: the blood considered as the seat of vitality
2: an essential or life-giving force; "water is the lifeblood of India"

lifeboat
n : a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship

life-giving
adj : giving or having the power to give life and spirit; "returning the life-giving humus to the land"- Louis Bromfield; "life-giving love and praise"; "the vitalizing rays of the warming sun" [syn: {vitalizing}]

lifeguard
n : an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents [syn: {lifesaver}]

lifeless
adj 1: deprived of life; no longer living; "a lifeless body" [syn: {exanimate}]
2: destitute or having been emptied of life or living beings; "after the dance the littered and lifeless ballroom echoed hollowly"
3: lacking animation or excitement or activity; "the party being dead we left early"; "it was a lifeless party until she arrived" [syn: {dead}]
4: not having the capacity to support life; "a lifeless planet"

lifelessly
adv 1: without animation or vitality; "lifelessly he performed the song"
2: in a lifeless manner; "the girl lay in her arms lifelessly"
3: as if dead [syn: {deadly}]

lifelessness
n : not having life [syn: {inanimateness}] [ant: {animateness}]

lifelike
adj 1: evoking lifelike images within the mind; "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description" [syn: {graphic}, {pictorial}, {vivid}]
2: unaffected and natural looking; "a lifelike pose"; "a natural reaction" [syn: {natural}]

lifeline
n 1: a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live [syn: {line of life}, {life line}]
2: support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection); "the airlift provided a lifeline for Berlin"; "she offered me a lifeline in my time of grief"
3: line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver
4: line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning

lifelong
adj : continuing through life; "a lifelong friend"; "from lifelong habit"; "his lifelong study of Greek art" [syn: {womb-to-tomb}]

life-of-man
n : unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished from wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled umbels; southeastern North America to Mexico [syn: {American spikenard}, {petty morel}, {Aralia racemosa}]

life-or-death
adj : vitally important; "a life-and-death struggle" [syn: {life-and-death}]

lifer
n : a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment

lifesaver
n 1: an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents [syn: {lifeguard}]
2: a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material [syn: {life buoy}, {life belt}, {life ring}]

lifesaving
n : saving the lives of drowning persons; "he took a course in lifesaving"

life-size
adj : being of the same size as an original; "a life-size sculpture" [syn: {lifesize}, {life-sized}, {full-size}]

lifesize
adj : being of the same size as an original; "a life-size sculpture" [syn: {life-size}, {life-sized}, {full-size}]

life-sized
adj : being of the same size as an original; "a life-size sculpture" [syn: {life-size}, {lifesize}, {full-size}]

lifespan
n : the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life" [syn: {life}, {lifetime}]

life-style
n : a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes [syn: {life style}, {lifestyle}, {modus vivendi}]

lifestyle
n : a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes [syn: {life style}, {life-style}, {modus vivendi}]

life-support
adj : of or pertaining to equipment or methods used to sustain life

life-support system
n 1: equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions; "the astronauts relied on their life-support systems" [syn: {life support}]
2: medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive; "the patient is on life support" [syn: {life support}]

life-sustaining
adj : performing an essential function in the living body; "vital organs"; "blood and other vital fluids"; "the loss of vital heat in shock"; "a vital spot"; "life-giving love and praise" [syn: {vital}]

life-threatening
adj : causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease" [syn: {dangerous}, {grave}, {grievous}, {serious}, {severe}]

lifetime
n : the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life" [syn: {life}, {lifespan}]

lifework
n : the principal work of your career

LIFO
n : inventory accounting in which the most recently acquired items are assumed to be the first sold [syn: {last in first out}]

lift
n 1: the act of giving temporary assistance
2: the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity [syn: {aerodynamic lift}]
3: the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity" [syn: {elevation}, {raising}]
4: a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground [syn: {rise}]
5: a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill [syn: {ski tow}, {ski lift}]
6: a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
7: one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
8: lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building [syn: {elevator}]
9: plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised; "some actresses have more than one face lift" [syn: {face lift}, {facelift}, {face lifting}, {cosmetic surgery}, {rhytidectomy}, {rhytidoplasty}, {nip and tuck}] 10: transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) [syn: {airlift}] 11: a ride in a car; "he gave me a lift home" 12: the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up" [syn: {raise}, {heave}]
v 1: raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" [syn: {raise}, {elevate}, {get up}, {bring up}] [ant: {lower}]
2: take hold of something and move it to a different location; "lift the box onto the table"
3: move upwards; "lift one's eyes" [syn: {raise}]
4: move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" [syn: {rise}, {arise}, {move up}, {go up}, {come up}, {uprise}] [ant: {descend}]
5: make audible; "He lifted a war whoop"
6: annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [syn: {revoke}, {annul}, {countermand}, {reverse}, {repeal}, {overturn}, {rescind}, {vacate}]
7: make off with belongings of others [syn: {pilfer}, {cabbage}, {purloin}, {pinch}, {abstract}, {snarf}, {swipe}, {hook}, {sneak}, {filch}, {nobble}]
8: raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car" [syn: {hoist}, {wind}]
9: invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego" [syn: {raise}] 10: raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty" [syn: {raise}, {elevate}] 11: take off or away by decreasing; "lift the pressure" 12: rise up; "The building rose before them" [syn: {rise}, {rear}] 13: pay off (a mortgage) 14: take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property [syn: {plagiarize}, {plagiarise}] 15: take illegally; "rustle cattle" [syn: {rustle}] 16: fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means; "Food is airlifted into Bosnia" [syn: {airlift}] 17: take (root crops) out of the ground; "lift potatoes" 18: call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs 19: rise upward, as from pressure or moisture; "The floor is lifting slowly" 20: put an end to; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege" [syn: {raise}] 21: remove (hair) by scalping 22: remove from a seedbed or from a nursery; "lift the tulip bulbs" 23: remove from a surface; "the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table" 24: perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face [syn: {face-lift}]

lift bridge
n : a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it [syn: {drawbridge}]

lift off
v : depart from the ground; "The plane took off two hours late" [syn: {take off}]

lift out
v : take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container" [syn: {scoop}, {scoop out}, {scoop up}, {take up}]

lift pump
n : pump used to lift rather than force a liquid up

lift up
v 1: take and lift upward [syn: {pick up}, {gather up}]
2: fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits" [syn: {elate}, {uplift}, {pick up}, {intoxicate}] [ant: {depress}]

lifted
adj : held up in the air; "stood with arms upraised"; "her upraised flag" [syn: {upraised}]

lifter
n 1: an athlete who lifts barbells [syn: {weightlifter}]
2: a thief who steals goods that are in a store [syn: {booster}, {shoplifter}]

lifting device
n : a device for lifting heavy loads

liftman
n : a man employed to operate and elevator; "in England they call an elevator man a liftman" [syn: {elevator man}, {elevator boy}]

liftoff
n : the initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad

ligament
n 1: a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs
2: any connection or unifying bond

ligamentum teres uteri
n : ligament attached to the uterus on either side in front of and below the opening of the fallopian tube and passing through the inguinal canal to the labia majora [syn: {round ligament of the uterus}]

ligan
n : goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered [syn: {lagan}, {lagend}]

ligand
n : an atom or molecule or radical or ion that forms a complex around a central atom

ligate
v 1: join letters in a ligature when writing
2: bind chemically; "The enzyme ligated"
3: bind with a bandage or ligature; "ligate the artery"

ligation
n : (surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery)

ligature
n 1: (music) a group of notes connected by a slur
2: character consisting of two or more letters combined into one
3: a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone
4: thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)
5: something used to tie or bind [syn: {binder}]
6: the act of tying or binding things together [syn: {tying}]

liger
n : offspring of a male lion and a female tiger

light
adj 1: of comparatively little physical weight or density; "a light load"; "magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C" [ant: {heavy}]
2: (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder" [syn: {light-colored}] [ant: {dark}]
3: of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment; "light infantry"; "light cavalry"; "light industry"; "light weapons" [ant: {heavy}]
4: not great in degree or quantity or number; "a light sentence"; "a light accent"; "casualties were light"; "light snow was falling"; "light misty rain"; "light smoke from the chimney" [ant: {heavy}]
5: psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles; "a light heart" [ant: {heavy}]
6: characterized by or emitting light; "a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light" [ant: {dark}]
7: used of vowels or syllables; pronounced with little or no stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable" [syn: {unaccented}, {weak}]
8: easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned; "a light diet"
9: (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency; "light sandy soil" [syn: {friable}, {sandy}] 10: (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell" [syn: {clean}, {clear}, {unclouded}] 11: moving easily and quickly; nimble; "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step" [syn: {lightsome}, {tripping}] 12: demanding little effort; not burdensome; "light housework"; "light exercise" 13: of little intensity or power or force; "the light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze" [ant: {heavy}] 14: (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average; "light water is ordinary water" [ant: {heavy}] 15: weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep" [syn: {faint}, {swooning}, {light-headed}, {lightheaded}] 16: very thin and insubstantial; "thin paper"; "flimsy voile"; "light summer dresses" [syn: {flimsy}] 17: marked by temperance in indulgence; "abstemious meals"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper" [syn: {abstemious}, {light(a)}] 18: less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight" [syn: {scant(p)}, {short}] 19: having little importance; "losing his job was no light matter" 20: intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound; "light verse"; "a light comedy" 21: silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter" [syn: {idle}] 22: having a spongy or flaky texture; well-leavened; "light pastries" 23: designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight; "light aircraft"; "a light truck" 24: having relatively few calories; "diet cola"; "light (or lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal diet" [syn: {lite}, {low-cal}] 25: (of sleep) easily disturbed; "in a light doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night" [syn: {wakeful}] 26: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior" [syn: {easy}, {loose}, {promiscuous}, {sluttish}, {wanton}]
n 1: (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" [syn: {visible light}, {visible radiation}]
2: any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights" [syn: {light source}]
3: a particular perspective or aspect of a situation; "although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand"
4: the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun" [syn: {luminosity}, {brightness}, {brightness level}, {luminance}, {luminousness}]
5: an illuminated area; "he stepped into the light"
6: a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination; "follow God's light" [syn: {illumination}]
7: the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures; "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark" [syn: {lightness}]
8: a person regarded very fondly; "the light of my life"
9: mental understanding as an enlightening experience; "he finally saw the light"; "can you shed light on this problem?" 10: having abundant light or illumination; "they played as long as it was light"; "as long as the lighting was good" [syn: {lighting}] [ant: {dark}] 11: public awareness; "it brought the scandal to light" 12: brightness and animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye" [syn: {sparkle}, {spark}] 13: a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul [syn: {Inner Light}, {Light Within}, {Christ Within}] 14: a visual warning signal; "they saw the light of the beacon"; "there was a light at every corner" 15: a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?" [syn: {lighter}, {igniter}, {ignitor}]
adv : with few burdens; "experienced travellers travel light" [syn: {lightly}]
v 1: make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit" [syn: {illume}, {illumine}, {light up}, {illuminate}]
2: begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up" [syn: {light up}, {fire up}]
3: to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him" [syn: {alight}, {perch}]
4: cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette" [syn: {ignite}] [ant: {snuff out}]
5: fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims" [syn: {fall}]
6: get off (a horse) [syn: {unhorse}, {dismount}, {get off}, {get down}] [also: {lit}]

light adaptation
n : the process of adjusting the eyes to relatively high levels of illumination; the pupil constricts and the cones system is operative

light air
n : wind moving 1-3 knots; 1 on the Beaufort scale

light ballast
n : an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps [syn: {ballast}]

light beam
n : a column of light (as from a beacon) [syn: {beam}, {beam of light}, {ray}, {ray of light}, {shaft}, {shaft of light}, {irradiation}]

light beer
n : lager with reduced alcohol content

light bread
n : bread made with finely ground and usually bleached wheat flour [syn: {white bread}]

light breeze
n : wind moving 4-7 knots; 2 on the Beaufort scale

light brown
n : a brown that light but unsaturated

light bulb
n : electric lamp consisting of a glass bulb containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated [syn: {lightbulb}, {bulb}, {incandescent lamp}, {electric light}, {electric-light bulb}]

light circuit
n : wiring that provides power to electric lights [syn: {lighting circuit}]

light colonel
n : a commissioned officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines holding a rank above major and below colonel [syn: {lieutenant colonel}]

light company
n : a public utility that provides electricity [syn: {power company}, {power service}, {electric company}]

light cream
n : cream that has at least 18% butterfat; "in England they call light cream `single cream'" [syn: {coffee cream}, {single cream}]

light diet
n : diet prescribed for bedridden or convalescent people; does not include fried or highly seasoned foods

light filter
n : a transparent filter that reduces the light (or some wavelengths of the light) passing through it [syn: {diffusing screen}]

light flyweight
n : an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 106 pounds

light heavyweight
n 1: an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 179 pounds
2: a wrestler who weighs 192-214 pounds
3: a professional boxer who weighs between 169 and 175 pounds [syn: {cruiserweight}]

light hour
n : the distance light travels in a vacuum in one hour; approximately one billion kilometers

light intensity
n : luminous intensity measured in candelas [syn: {candlepower}]

light machine gun
n : a submachine gun not greater than .30 millimeter

light meter
n : photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light [syn: {exposure meter}, {photometer}]

light microscope
n : microscope consisting of an optical instrument that magnifies the image of an object

light middleweight
n : an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 156 pounds

light minute
n : the distance light travels in a vacuum in one minute; approximately 18 million kilometers

light opera
n : a short amusing opera [syn: {operetta}]

light pen
n : (computer science) a pointer that when pointed at a computer display senses whether or not the spot is illuminated [syn: {electronic stylus}]

light reaction
n : the first stage of photosynthesis during which energy from light is used for the production of ATP

light reflex
n : reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller [syn: {pupillary reflex}, {miosis}, {myosis}]

light second
n : the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second; approximately 300,000 kilometers

light show
n : a display of colored lights moving in shifting patterns

light source
n : any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights" [syn: {light}]

light speed
n : the speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second [syn: {speed of light}, {c}]

light time
n : distance measured in terms of the speed of light (or radio waves); "the light time from Jupiter to the sun is approximately 43 minutes"

light touch
n : momentary contact [syn: {brush}]

light unit
n : a measure of the visible electromagnetic radiation

light up
v 1: start to burn with a bright flame; "The coal in the BBQ grill finally lit up"
2: make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit" [syn: {light}, {illume}, {illumine}, {illuminate}]
3: become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm" [syn: {clear up}, {clear}, {brighten}] [ant: {overcast}]
4: ignite; "The sky lit up quickly above the raging volcano"
5: begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up" [syn: {fire up}, {light}]

light upon
v : find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake" [syn: {fall upon}, {strike}, {come upon}, {chance upon}, {come across}, {chance on}, {happen upon}, {attain}, {discover}]

light welterweight
n : an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 140 pounds

light whipping cream
n : cream that has enough butterfat (30% to 36%) to be whipped [syn: {whipping cream}]

Light Within
n : a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul [syn: {Inner Light}, {Light}, {Christ Within}]

light year
n : the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1 year; 5.88 trillion miles or 9.46 trillion kilometers

light-armed
adj 1: armed with light weapons [syn: {lightly-armed}]
2: armed with light equipment and weapons; "a light-armed brigade"

light-blue
adj : having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October's bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke" [syn: {blue}, {bluish}, {blueish}, {dark-blue}, {blue-black}]

lightbulb
n : electric lamp consisting of a glass bulb containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated [syn: {light bulb}, {bulb}, {incandescent lamp}, {electric light}, {electric-light bulb}]

light-colored
adj : (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder" [syn: {light}] [ant: {dark}]

light-duty
adj : not designed for heavy work; "a light-duty detergent" [ant: {heavy-duty}]

lighted
adj 1: set afire or burning; "the lighted candles"; "a lighted cigarette"; "a lit firecracker" [syn: {lit}] [ant: {unlighted}]
2: provided with artificial light; "illuminated advertising"; "looked up at the lighted windows"; "a brightly lit room"; "a well-lighted stairwell" [syn: {illuminated}, {lit}, {well-lighted}]

light-emitting diode
n : diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used [syn: {LED}]

lighten
v 1: make more cheerful [syn: {buoy up}] [ant: {weigh down}]
2: make more cheerful [syn: {buoy up}]
3: make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room" [syn: {brighten}, {lighten up}] [ant: {darken}]
4: become brighter; "The sky brightened" [syn: {brighten}] [ant: {darken}]
5: become lighter; "The room lightened up" [syn: {lighten up}]

lighten up
v 1: make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room" [syn: {brighten}, {lighten}] [ant: {darken}]
2: become lighter; "The room lightened up" [syn: {lighten}]

lightening
n 1: descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped
2: changing to a lighter color [syn: {whitening}]

lighter
n 1: a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire [syn: {igniter}, {ignitor}]
2: a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?" [syn: {light}, {igniter}, {ignitor}]
3: a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) [syn: {barge}, {flatboat}, {hoy}]
v : transport in a flatbottom boat

lighterage
n 1: the fee charged for carrying goods in lighters
2: the transportation of goods on a lighter

lighterman
n : someone who operates a barge [syn: {bargeman}, {bargee}]

lighter-than-air
adj : relating to a balloon or other aircraft that flies because it weighs less than the air it displaces

lighter-than-air craft
n : aircraft supported by its own buoyancy

light-fingered
adj : having nimble fingers literally or figuratively; especially for stealing or picking pockets; "a light-fingered burglar who can crack the combination of a bank vault"- Harry Hansen; "the light-fingered thoughtfulness...of the most civilized playwright of the era"- Time [syn: {nimble-fingered}]

light-footed
adj : (of movement) having a light and springy step; "a light-footed girl" [ant: {heavy-footed}]

light-green
adj : similar to the color of fresh grass; "a green tree"; "green fields"; "green paint" [syn: {green}, {greenish}, {dark-green}]

light-haired
adj : being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or gray eyes; "blond Scandinavians"; "a house full of light-haired children" [syn: {blond}, {blonde}] [ant: {brunet}]

light-handed
adj : having a metaphorically delicate touch; "the translation is...light-handed...and generally unobtrusive"- New Yorker

light-handedly
adv : in a light-handed manner

light-headed
adj 1: weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep" [syn: {faint}, {light}, {swooning}, {lightheaded}]
2: lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" [syn: {airheaded}, {dizzy}, {empty-headed}, {featherbrained}, {giddy}, {lightheaded}, {silly}]

lightheaded
adj 1: weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep" [syn: {faint}, {light}, {swooning}, {light-headed}]
2: lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" [syn: {airheaded}, {dizzy}, {empty-headed}, {featherbrained}, {giddy}, {light-headed}, {silly}]

light-headedly
adv : in a giddy light-headed manner; "he walked around dizzily" [syn: {dizzily}, {giddily}]

lightheadedness
n 1: a reeling sensation; feeling about to fall [syn: {dizziness}, {giddiness}, {vertigo}]
2: a frivolous lack of prudence

lighthearted
adj : carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart" [syn: {blithe}, {blithesome}, {lightsome}]

light-heartedly
adv : in a light-hearted manner; "he light-heartedly overlooks some of the basic facts of life" [syn: {lightsomely}]

lightheartedness
n : the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you [syn: {carefreeness}, {insouciance}, {lightsomeness}]

Lighthorse Harry Lee
n : soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818) [syn: {Lee}, {Henry Lee}]

lighthouse
n : a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships [syn: {beacon}, {beacon light}, {pharos}]

lighthouse keeper
n : the keeper of a lighthouse

lighting
n 1: having abundant light or illumination; "they played as long as it was light"; "as long as the lighting was good" [syn: {light}] [ant: {dark}]
2: apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film
3: the craft of providing artificial light; "an interior decorator must understand lighting"
4: the act of setting on fire or catching fire [syn: {ignition}, {firing}, {kindling}, {inflammation}]

lighting circuit
n : wiring that provides power to electric lights [syn: {light circuit}]

lighting fixture
n : a fixture providing artificial light

lighting industry
n : an industry devoted to manufacturing and selling and installing lighting

lighting-up
adj : turning lights on; "it's lighting-up time" [syn: {lighting-up(a)}]

lightless
adj 1: giving no light; "lightless stars `visible' only to radio antennae"
2: without illumination; "came up the lightless stairs"; "the unilluminated side of Mars"; "through dark unlighted (or unlit) streets" [syn: {unilluminated}, {unlighted}, {unlit}]

lightlessness
n : total absence of light; "they fumbled around in total darkness"; "in the black of night" [syn: {total darkness}, {blackness}, {pitch blackness}, {black}]

lightly
adv 1: without good reason; "one cannot say such things lightly"
2: with few burdens; "experienced travellers travel light" [syn: {light}]
3: with little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the forehead" [syn: {softly}, {gently}]
4: indulging with temperance; "we eat lightly in the morning" [ant: {heavily}]
5: with indifference or without dejection; "he took it lightly"
6: in a small quantity or extent; "spread the margarine thinly over the meat"; "apply paint lightly" [syn: {thinly}] [ant: {thickly}]
7: to a slight degree; "her speech is only lightly accented"

lightly armored
adj : equipped with armor heavy enough to provide protection from light-arms fire [syn: {lightly armoured}]

lightly armoured
adj : equipped with armor heavy enough to provide protection from light-arms fire [syn: {lightly armored}]

lightly-armed
adj : armed with light weapons [syn: {light-armed}]

light-minded
adj : showing inappropriate levity [syn: {flippant}]

light-mindedness
n : inappropriate levity [syn: {flippancy}]

lightness
n 1: the property of being comparatively small in weight; "the lightness of balsa wood" [syn: {weightlessness}] [ant: {heaviness}]
2: the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble [syn: {agility}, {legerity}, {lightsomeness}, {nimbleness}]
3: having a light color [ant: {darkness}]
4: the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures; "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark" [syn: {light}]

lightning
n 1: abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
2: the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more

lightning arrester
n : electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current [syn: {surge suppressor}, {surge protector}, {spike suppressor}, {spike arrester}]

lightning bug
n : nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs [syn: {firefly}]

lightning conductor
n : a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground; protects the building from destruction by lightning [syn: {lightning rod}]

Lightning Hurler
n : an epithet for Jupiter [syn: {Jupiter Fulgur}, {Jupiter Fulminator}]

lightning rod
n 1: someone who is a frequent target of negative reactions and serves to distract attention from another
2: a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground; protects the building from destruction by lightning [syn: {lightning conductor}]

light-of-love
n : a woman inconstant in love [syn: {light-o'-love}]

light-o'-love
n : a woman inconstant in love [syn: {light-of-love}]

lightproof
adj : not penetrable by light; "lightproof containers" [syn: {light-tight}]

light-sensitive
adj : sensitive to visible light; "photographic film is light-sensitive" [syn: {photosensitive}]

lightship
n : a ship equipped like a lighthouse and anchored where a permanent lighthouse would be impracticable

light-skinned
adj : having little skin pigmentation

lightsome
adj 1: moving easily and quickly; nimble; "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step" [syn: {light}, {tripping}]
2: carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart" [syn: {blithe}, {blithesome}, {lighthearted}]

lightsomely
adv 1: moving with quick light steps; "she walked lightsomely down the long staircase" [syn: {trippingly}]
2: in a light-hearted manner; "he light-heartedly overlooks some of the basic facts of life" [syn: {light-heartedly}]

lightsomeness
n 1: the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you [syn: {carefreeness}, {insouciance}, {lightheartedness}]
2: the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble [syn: {agility}, {legerity}, {lightness}, {nimbleness}]
3: the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous

lights-out
n 1: a prescribed bedtime
2: (military) signal to turn the lights out [syn: {taps}]

light-tight
adj : not penetrable by light; "lightproof containers" [syn: {lightproof}]

lightweight
adj 1: having relatively little weight; "lightweight fabrics"
2: having no importance or influence; "a lightweight intellect"
n 1: a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds
2: someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous [syn: {whippersnapper}, {jackanapes}]
3: an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds
4: a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds

lightwood
n : tall Australian acacia yielding highly valued black timber [syn: {Acacia melanoxylon}]

ligne
n : a linear unit (1/40 inch) used to measure diameter of buttons

ligneous
adj : consisting of or containing lignin or xylem; "ligneous (or woody) tissue"

ligneous plant
n : a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems [syn: {woody plant}]

lignified
adj : made hard like wood as the result of the deposition of lignin in the cell walls [syn: {woody}]

lignified
See {lignify}

lignin
n : a complex polymer; the chief non-carbohydrate constituent of wood; binds to cellulose fibers to harden and strengthen cell walls of plants

lignite
n : intermediate between peat and bituminous coal [syn: {brown coal}, {wood coal}]

lignosae
n : a category in some early taxonomies

lignum
n : woody tissue

lignum vitae
n 1: hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum [syn: {guaiac}, {guaiacum}]
2: small evergreen tree of Caribbean and southern Central America to northern South America; a source of lignum vitae wood, hardest of commercial timbers, and a medicinal resin [syn: {Guaiacum officinale}]

ligulae
See {ligula}

Ligularia
n : genus of Old World herbs resembling groundsel: leopard plants [syn: {genus Ligularia}]

ligule
n : (botany) any appendage to a plant that is shaped like a strap

Liguria
n : region of northwestern Italy on the Ligurian Sea

Ligurian Sea
n : an arm of the Mediterranean between northwest Italy and Corsica

Ligustrum
n : genus of Old World shrubs: privet [syn: {genus Ligustrum}]

Ligustrum amurense
n : eastern Asian shrub cultivated especially for its persistent foliage [syn: {Amur privet}]

Ligustrum ibolium
n : fast-growing and tightly branched hybrid of Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum obtusifolium [syn: {ibolium privet}, {ibota privet}]

Ligustrum japonicum
n : evergreen shrub of Japan and Korea having small dark leaves and flowers in loose panicles; related to but smaller than Chinese privet [syn: {Japanese privet}]

Ligustrum lucidum
n : erect evergreen treelike shrub of China and Korea and Japan having acuminate leaves and flowers in long erect panicles; resembles Japanese privet [syn: {Chinese privet}, {white wax tree}]

Ligustrum obtusifolium
n : small deciduous shrub having graceful arching branches and luxuriant foliage

Ligustrum ovalifolium
n : semi-evergreen Japanese shrub having malodorous flowers; used extensively for hedges because more likely to stay green that common privet [syn: {California privet}]

Ligustrum vulgare
n : deciduous semi-evergreen shrub used for hedges [syn: {common privet}]

lii
adj : being two more than fifty [syn: {fifty-two}, {52}]

liii
adj : being three more than fifty [syn: {fifty-three}, {53}]

likable
adj 1: (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play" [syn: {sympathetic}, {appealing}, {likeable}] [ant: {unsympathetic}]
2: easy to like; agreeable; "an attractive and likable young man" [syn: {likeable}]

like
adj 1: resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination; "suits of like design"; "a limited circle of like minds"; "members of the cat family have like dispositions"; "as like as two peas in a pod"; "doglike devotion"; "a dreamlike quality" [syn: {similar}] [ant: {unlike}]
2: equal in amount or value; "like amounts"; "equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number"; "an equal number"; "the same number" [syn: {equal}, {equivalent}, {same}] [ant: {unlike}]
3: having the same or similar characteristics; "all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generaly alike in background and taste" [syn: {alike(p)}, {similar}] [ant: {unalike}]
4: conforming in every respect; "boxes with corresponding dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year" [syn: {comparable}, {corresponding}]
v 1: prefer or wish to do something; "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?" [syn: {wish}, {care}]
2: find enjoyable or agreeable; "I like jogging"; "She likes to read Russian novels" [ant: {dislike}]
3: be fond of; "I like my nephews"
4: feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard; "How did you like the President's speech last night?"
5: want to have; "I'd like a beer now!"

like a shot
adv : without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" [syn: {immediately}, {instantly}, {straightaway}, {straight off}, {directly}, {now}, {right away}, {at once}, {forthwith}, {in real time}]

like an amateur
adv : in an amateurish manner; "he performed the piece amateurishly" [syn: {amateurishly}] [ant: {expertly}]

like an expert
adv : in an expert manner; "he repaired the TV set expertly" [syn: {expertly}, {with expertise}] [ant: {amateurishly}]

like blue murder
adv : at top speed; "he ran flat out to catch the bus"; "he was off down the road like blue murder" [syn: {flat out}]

like clockwork
adv : with regularity and precision; "the rocket launch went off like clockwork"

like crazy
adv : with great speed or effort or intensity; "drove like crazy"; "worked like hell to get the job done"; "ran like sin for the storm cellar"; "work like thunder"; "fought like the devil" [syn: {like hell}, {like mad}, {like sin}, {like thunder}, {like the devil}]

like hell
adv 1: with great speed or effort or intensity; "drove like crazy"; "worked like hell to get the job done"; "ran like sin for the storm cellar"; "work like thunder"; "fought like the devil" [syn: {like mad}, {like crazy}, {like sin}, {like thunder}, {like the devil}]
2: used ironically to indicate the opposite of what is stated; "says he'll help me? Like hell he will!"

like kings
adv : in a royal manner; "they were royally treated" [syn: {royally}, {like royalty}]

like mad
adv : with great speed or effort or intensity; "drove like crazy"; "worked like hell to get the job done"; "ran like sin for the storm cellar"; "work like thunder"; "fought like the devil" [syn: {like hell}, {like crazy}, {like sin}, {like thunder}, {like the devil}]

like royalty
adv : in a royal manner; "they were royally treated" [syn: {royally}, {like kings}]

like sin
adv : with great speed or effort or intensity; "drove like crazy"; "worked like hell to get the job done"; "ran like sin for the storm cellar"; "work like thunder"; "fought like the devil" [syn: {like hell}, {like mad}, {like crazy}, {like thunder}, {like the devil}]

like the devil
adv : with great speed or effort or intensity; "drove like crazy"; "worked like hell to get the job done"; "ran like sin for the storm cellar"; "work like thunder"; "fought like the devil" [syn: {like hell}, {like mad}, {like crazy}, {like sin}, {like thunder}]

like thunder
adv : with great speed or effort or intensity; "drove like crazy"; "worked like hell to get the job done"; "ran like sin for the storm cellar"; "work like thunder"; "fought like the devil" [syn: {like hell}, {like mad}, {like crazy}, {like sin}, {like the devil}]

likeable
adj 1: (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play" [syn: {sympathetic}, {appealing}, {likable}] [ant: {unsympathetic}]
2: easy to like; agreeable; "an attractive and likable young man" [syn: {likable}]

liked
adj : found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form; "a well-liked teacher" [ant: {disliked}]

likelihood
n : the probability of a specified outcome [syn: {likeliness}, {odds}] [ant: {unlikelihood}, {unlikelihood}]

likeliness
n : the probability of a specified outcome [syn: {likelihood}, {odds}] [ant: {unlikelihood}, {unlikelihood}]

likely
adj 1: has a good chance of being the case or of coming about; "these services are likely to be available to us all before long"; "she is likely to forget"; "a likely place for a restaurant"; "the broken limb is likely to fall"; "rain is likely"; "a likely topic for investigation"; "likely candidates for the job" [ant: {unlikely}]
2: likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss" [syn: {probable}, {plausible}] [ant: {improbable}]
3: expected to become or be; in prospect; "potential clients"; "expected income" [syn: {expected}, {potential}]
4: within the realm of credibility; "not a very likely excuse"; "a plausible story" [syn: {plausible}]
adv : with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war" [syn: {probably}, {in all likelihood}, {in all probability}, {belike}]

like-minded
adj : of the same turn of mind

liken
v : consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed" [syn: {compare}, {equate}]

likeness
n 1: similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things; "man created God in his own likeness" [syn: {alikeness}, {similitude}] [ant: {unlikeness}, {unlikeness}]
2: picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing [syn: {semblance}]

likening
n : the act of comparing similarities

likewise
adv 1: in like or similar manner; "He was similarly affected"; "some people have little power to do good, and have likewise little strength to resist evil"- Samuel Johnson [syn: {similarly}]
2: in addition; "he has a Mercedes, too" [syn: {besides}, {too}, {also}, {as well}]
3: equally; "parents and teachers alike demanded reforms" [syn: {alike}]

liking
n : a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin" [ant: {dislike}]

likuta
n : 100 likuta equal 1 zaire [also: {makuta} (pl)]

lilac
adj : of a pale purple color [syn: {lavender}]
n : any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers

lilangeni
n : the basic unit of money in Swaziland; equal to 100 cents

Liliaceae
n : includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae [syn: {family Liliaceae}, {lily family}]

liliaceous
adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Liliaceae

liliaceous plant
n : plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber

Liliales
n : an order of monocotyledonous plants including Amaryllidaceae and Liliaceae and Iridaceae [syn: {order Liliales}]

Lilian Alicia Marks
n : English ballet dancer (born in 1910) [syn: {Markova}, {Dame Alicia Markova}]

lilies of the valley
n : low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries [syn: {lily of the valley}, {May lily}, {Convallaria majalis}]

liliid monocot family
n : family of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae; mostly herbs usually with petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils

liliid monocot genus
n : genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils

Liliidae
n : one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises 17 families including: Liliaceae; Alliaceae; Amaryllidaceae; Iridaceae; Orchidaceae; Trilliaceae [syn: {subclass Liliidae}]

liliopsid
n : a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside [syn: {monocot}, {monocotyledon}, {endogen}]

liliopsid family
n : family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed [syn: {monocot family}]

liliopsid genus
n : genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed [syn: {monocot genus}]

Liliopsida
n : comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: includes grasses and lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and Liliidae [syn: {Monocotyledones}, {class Monocotyledones}, {Monocotyledonae}, {class Monocotyledonae}, {class Liliopsida}]

Lilith
n : in ancient Semitic folklore: a female demon who attacks children

Lilium
n : type genus of Liliaceae [syn: {genus Lilium}]

Lilium auratum
n : golden-rayed lily of Japan [syn: {mountain lily}]

Lilium canadense
n : common lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown [syn: {Canada lily}, {wild yellow lily}, {meadow lily}, {wild meadow lily}]

Lilium candidum
n : lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers [syn: {Madonna lily}, {white lily}, {Annunciation lily}, {Lent lily}]

Lilium catesbaei
n : lily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals [syn: {tiger lily}, {leopard lily}, {pine lily}]

Lilium columbianum
n : lily of western North America with showy orange-red purple-spotted flowers [syn: {Columbia tiger lily}, {Oregon lily}]

Lilium lancifolium
n : east Asian perennial having large reddish-orange black-spotted flowers with reflexed petals [syn: {tiger lily}, {devil lily}, {kentan}]

Lilium longiflorum
n : tall lily have large white trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in the spring [syn: {Easter lily}, {Bermuda lily}, {white trumpet lily}]

Lilium maritinum
n : orange-flowered lily of Pacific coast of United States [syn: {coast lily}]

Lilium martagon
n : lily with small dull purple flowers of northwestern Europe and northwestern Asia [syn: {Turk's-cap}, {martagon}]

Lilium michiganense
n : lily of central North America having recurved orange-red flowers with deep crimson spots [syn: {Michigan lily}]

Lilium pardalinum
n : lily of western United States having orange-red to crimson maroon-spotted flowers [syn: {leopard lily}, {panther lily}]

Lilium philadelphicum
n : lily of eastern North America having orange to orange-red purple-spotted flowers [syn: {wood lily}]

Lilium superbum
n : lily of the eastern United States with orange to red maroon-spotted flowers [syn: {Turk's-cap}, {Turk's cap-lily}]

Liliuokalani
n : queen of the Hawaiian islands (1838-1917) [syn: {Lydia Kamekeha Paki Liliuokalani}]

Lille
n : an industrial city in northern France near the Belgian border; was the medieval capital of Flanders

Lillian Gish
n : United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993) [syn: {Gish}]

Lillian Hellman
n : United States playwright; her plays were often indictments of injustice (1905-1984) [syn: {Hellman}]

Lillian Russell
n : United States entertainer remembered for her roles in comic operas (1861-1922) [syn: {Russell}]

Lillie
n : British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989) [syn: {Beatrice Lillie}, {Lady Peel}]

Lillie Langtry
n : British actress and mistress of the prince who later became Edward VII (1853-1929) [syn: {Langtry}, {the Jersey Lillie}, {Emilie Charlotte le Breton}]

Lilliput
n : a land imagined by Jonathan Swift that was inhabited by tiny people

Lilliputian
adj 1: tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput; "the Lilliputian population"
2: very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy" [syn: {bantam}, {diminutive}, {midget}, {petite}, {tiny}, {flyspeck}]
3: (informal terms) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction" [syn: {fiddling}, {footling}, {little}, {Mickey Mouse}, {niggling}, {piddling}, {piffling}, {petty}, {picayune}, {trivial}]
n 1: a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)
2: a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift

Lilo
n : a type of inflatable air mattress

Lilongwe
n : the capital of Malawi; located in south central Malawi [syn: {capital of Malawi}]

lilt
n : a jaunty rhythm in music [syn: {swing}]
v : articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way

lilting
adj : characterized by a buoyant rhythm; "an easy lilting stride"; "the flute broke into a light lilting air"; "a swinging pace"; "a graceful swingy walk"; "a tripping singing measure" [syn: {swinging}, {swingy}, {tripping}]

lily
n : any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers

lily family
n : includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae [syn: {Liliaceae}, {family Liliaceae}]

lily of the Incas
n : an Andean herb having umbels of showy pinkish-purple lilylike flowers [syn: {Peruvian lily}, {Alstroemeria pelegrina}]

lily of the Nile
n : any of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels of showy blue to purple flowers [syn: {agapanthus}]

lily of the valley
n : low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries [syn: {lilies of the valley}, {May lily}, {Convallaria majalis}]

lily pad
n : floating leaves of a water lily

lily turf
n : Asiatic perennial tufted herb with grasslike evergreen foliage and clusters of dark mauve grapelike flowers; grown as ground cover [syn: {lilyturf}, {Liriope muscari}]

lily-livered
adj : easily frightened [syn: {chicken}, {chickenhearted}, {white-livered}, {yellow}, {yellow-bellied}]

lily-of-the-valley tree
n : broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers [syn: {andromeda}, {Japanese andromeda}, {Pieris japonica}]

lilyturf
n : Asiatic perennial tufted herb with grasslike evergreen foliage and clusters of dark mauve grapelike flowers; grown as ground cover [syn: {lily turf}, {Liriope muscari}]

lily-white
adj 1: restricted to whites only; "under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains"; "a lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization" [syn: {white}]
2: a pure white color

Lima
n : capital and largest city and economic center of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century [syn: {capital of Peru}]

lima bean
n 1: bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds [syn: {sieva bean}, {butter bean}, {butter-bean plant}, {Phaseolus lunatus}]
2: bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds [syn: {lima bean plant}, {Phaseolus limensis}]
3: broad flat beans simmered gently; never eaten raw

lima bean plant
n : bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds [syn: {lima bean}, {Phaseolus limensis}]

Limacidae
n : slugs [syn: {family Limacidae}]

limacine
adj : of or resembling a slug [syn: {limacoid}]

limacoid
adj : of or resembling a slug [syn: {limacine}]

liman
n : a long narrow lagoon near the mouth of a river

Limanda
n : a genus of Pleuronectidae; righteye flounders having a humped nose and small scales; the underside is often brightly colored [syn: {genus Limanda}]

Limanda ferruginea
n : American flounder having a yellowish tail [syn: {yellowtail flounder}]

Limax
n : a genus of Limacidae [syn: {genus Limax}]

limb
n 1: one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
2: any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree [syn: {tree branch}]
3: (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
4: either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip; "the upper limb of the bow"
5: the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles; "the limb of the sextant"
6: any projection that is thought to resemble an arm; "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer" [syn: {arm}, {branch}]

limbed
adj : having or as if having limbs, especially limbs of a specified kind (usually used in combination); "strong-limbed" [ant: {limbless}]

limber
adj 1: (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable; "a supple mind"; "a limber imagination" [syn: {supple}]
2: (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely [syn: {supple}]
n : a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson
v 1: attach the limber; "limber a cannon" [syn: {limber up}]
2: cause to become limber; "The violist limbered her wrists before the concert"

limber pine
n : western North American pine with long needles and very flexible limbs and dark-gray furrowed bark [syn: {Pinus flexilis}]

limber up
v 1: attach the limber; "limber a cannon" [syn: {limber}]
2: make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity [syn: {warm up}, {loosen up}]

limbers
n : a channel or gutter on either side of a ship's keelson; carries bilge water into the pump well

limb-girdle muscular dystrophy
n : an autosomal recessive form of muscular dystrophy that appears anywhere from late childhood to middle age; characterized by progressive muscular weakness beginning either in the shoulder or pelvic girdle; usually progresses slowly with cardiopulmonary complications in the later stages

limbi
limbus
n : a border or edge of any of various body parts distinguished by color or structure [also: {limbi} (pl)]

limbi
See {limbus}

limbic
adj : of or relating to or forming a limbus

limbic brain
n : a system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior [syn: {limbic system}, {visceral brain}]

limbic system
n : a system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior [syn: {visceral brain}, {limbic brain}]

limbless
adj : having no limbs; "a snake is a limbless reptile" [ant: {limbed}]

limbo
n 1: the state of being disregarded or forgotten [syn: {oblivion}]
2: an imaginary place for lost or neglected things
3: (theology) in Roman Catholicism, the place of unbaptized but innocent or righteous souls (such as infants and virtuous individuals)

Limburger
n : a soft white cheese with a very strong pungent odor and flavor

limbus
n : a border or edge of any of various body parts distinguished by color or structure [also: {limbi} (pl)]

lime
n 1: a caustic substance produced by heating limestone [syn: {calcium hydroxide}, {slaked lime}, {hydrated lime}, {calcium hydrate}, {caustic lime}, {lime hydrate}]
2: a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide [syn: {calcium oxide}, {quicklime}, {calx}, {calcined lime}, {fluxing lime}, {unslaked lime}, {burnt lime}]
3: a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds [syn: {birdlime}]
4: any of various related trees bearing limes [syn: {lime tree}, {Citrus aurantifolia}]
5: any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber [syn: {linden}, {linden tree}, {basswood}, {lime tree}]
6: the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees
v 1: spread birdlime on branches to catch birds [syn: {birdlime}]
2: cover with lime so as to induce growth; "lime the lawn"

Lime disease spirochete
n : cause of Lyme disease; transmitted primarily by ticks of genus Ixodes [syn: {Borrelia burgdorferi}]

lime hydrate
n : a caustic substance produced by heating limestone [syn: {calcium hydroxide}, {lime}, {slaked lime}, {hydrated lime}, {calcium hydrate}, {caustic lime}]

lime juice
n : usually fresh-squeezed juice of limes

lime tree
n 1: any of various related trees bearing limes [syn: {lime}, {Citrus aurantifolia}]
2: any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber [syn: {linden}, {linden tree}, {basswood}, {lime}]

limeade
n : sweetened beverage of lime juice and water

Limeira
n : a city of southeastern Brazil (northwest of Sao Paulo)

limekiln
n : a kiln used to reduce naturally occuring forms of calcium carbonate to lime

limelight
n 1: a focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency" [syn: {spotlight}, {glare}, {public eye}]
2: a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting [syn: {calcium light}]

limen
n : the smallest detectable sensation [syn: {threshold}] [also: {limina} (pl)]

Limenitis
n : mainly dark northern butterflies with white wing bars [syn: {genus Limenitis}]

Limenitis archippus
n : showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller [syn: {viceroy}]

Limenitis arthemis
n : North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band [syn: {banded purple}, {white admiral}]

Limenitis astyanax
n : similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces [syn: {red-spotted purple}]

Limenitis camilla
n : Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings [syn: {white admiral}]

Limerick
n 1: port city in southwestern Ireland
2: a humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba

limestone
n : a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals

limestone fern
n : yellow-green fern of rocky areas of northern hemisphere [syn: {northern oak fern}, {Gymnocarpium robertianum}]

limestone salamander
n : similar to Shasta salamander; lives in cliff crevices and taluses [syn: {Hydromantes brunus}]

limewater
n : solution of calcium hydroxide in water used as an antacid

limey
n : a man of English descent [syn: {John Bull}]

Limicolae
n : term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds; coextensive with the Charadrii [syn: {suborder Limicolae}]

limicoline bird
n : any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries [syn: {shorebird}, {shore bird}]

limier
See {limy}

limiest
See {limy}

limina
limen
n : the smallest detectable sensation [syn: {threshold}] [also: {limina} (pl)]

limina
See {limen}

limit
n 1: the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability" [syn: {bounds}, {boundary}]
2: final or latest limiting point [syn: {terminus ad quem}, {terminal point}]
3: the boundary of a specific area [syn: {demarcation}, {demarcation line}]
4: as far as something can go
5: the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity [syn: {limit point}, {point of accumulation}]
6: the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed; "there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight" [syn: {limitation}]
v 1: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" [syn: {restrict}, {restrain}, {trammel}, {bound}, {confine}, {throttle}]
2: restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" [syn: {circumscribe}, {confine}]
3: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" [syn: {specify}, {set}, {determine}, {fix}]

limit point
n : the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity [syn: {limit}, {point of accumulation}]

limitation
n 1: a principle that limits the extent of something; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements" [syn: {restriction}]
2: the quality of being limited or restricted; "it is a good plan but it has serious limitations"
3: the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed; "there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight" [syn: {limit}]
4: (law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought; "statute of limitations"
5: an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) [syn: {restriction}]

limited
adj 1: small in range or scope; "limited war"; "a limited success"; "a limited circle of friends" [ant: {unlimited}]
2: subject to limits or subjected to limits [syn: {circumscribed}]
3: including only a part
4: mediocre [syn: {modified}]
5: not excessive
6: having a specific function or scope; "a special (or specific) role in the mission" [syn: {special}]
7: not unlimited; "a limited list of choices"

limited audit
n : an audit of limited scope (limited in time span or confined to particular accounts etc.)

limited company
n : a company that is organized to give its owners limited liability [syn: {Ltd.}, {Ld.}]

limited edition
n : an edition that is restricted to a specific number of copies

limited liability
n : the liability of a firm's owners for no more than the capital they have invested in the firm

limited review
n : (accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data [syn: {review}]

limited war
n : a war whose objective is less than the unconditional defeat of the enemy

limiter
n : (electronics) an nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform); "a limiter introduces amplitude distortion" [syn: {clipper}]

limites
See {limes}

limiting
adj 1: restricting the scope or freedom of action [syn: {confining}, {constraining}, {constrictive}, {restricting}]
2: strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase; "the restrictive clause in `Each made a list of the books that had influenced him' limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause"
n : the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase [syn: {modification}, {qualifying}]

limitless
adj 1: without limits in extent or size or quantity; "immeasurable vastness of our solar system" [syn: {illimitable}, {measureless}, {unmeasured}]
2: having no limits in range or scope; "to start with a theory of unlimited freedom is to end up with unlimited despotism"- Philip Rahv; "the limitless reaches of outer space" [syn: {unlimited}] [ant: {limited}]
3: seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent; "unbounded enthusiasm"; "children with boundless energy"; "a limitless supply of money" [syn: {boundless}, {unbounded}]

limitlessness
n : the quality of being infinite; without bound or limit [syn: {infiniteness}, {infinitude}, {unboundedness}, {boundlessness}] [ant: {finiteness}]

limn
v 1: trace the shape of [syn: {delineate}, {outline}]
2: make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba" [syn: {portray}, {depict}]

limner
n : a painter or drawer of portraits [syn: {portraitist}, {portrait painter}, {portrayer}]

limning
n : a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects [syn: {delineation}, {depiction}, {line drawing}]

Limnobium
n : American frogbit [syn: {genus Limnobium}]

Limnocryptes
n : snipe [syn: {genus Limnocryptes}]

Limnocryptes minima
n : a small short-billed Old World snipe [syn: {jacksnipe}, {half snipe}]

Limnodium spongia
n : American plant with roundish heart-shaped or kidney-shaped leaves; usually rooted in muddy bottoms of ponds and ditches [syn: {American frogbit}]

Limnodromus
n : dowitchers [syn: {genus Limnodromus}]

Limnodromus griseus
n : a dowitcher with a gray back [syn: {grayback}]

Limnodromus scolopaceus
n : a dowitcher with a red breast [syn: {red-breasted snipe}]

limnological
adj : of or relating to limnology

limnologically
adv : with regard to or concerning limnology

limnologist
n : a specialist in the study of freshwater ponds and lakes

limnology
n : the scientific study of bodies of fresh water for their biological and physical and geological properties

Limnos
n : a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea; famous for a reddish-brown clay that has medicinal properties [syn: {Lemnos}]

limo
n : large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur [syn: {limousine}]

limonene
n : a liquid terpene with a lemon odor; found in lemons and oranges and other essential oils

limonite
n : a widely occurring iron oxide ore; a mixture of goethite and hematite and lepidocrocite

Limonium
n : sea lavender [syn: {genus Limonium}]

Limosa
n : godwits [syn: {genus Limosa}]

Limosa haemastica
n : New World godwit [syn: {Hudsonian godwit}]

Limousin
n : a region of central France west of the Auvergne mountains

limousine
n : large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur [syn: {limo}]

limp
adj 1: lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip" [syn: {flaccid}, {lax}, {slack}]
2: not firm; "wilted lettuce" [syn: {wilted}]
n : the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg [syn: {hitch}, {hobble}]
v 1: walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day" [syn: {hobble}, {hitch}]
2: proceed slowly or with difficulty; "the boat limped into the harbor"

limpa
n : a rye bread made with molasses or brown sugar

limper
n : someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gait [syn: {hobbler}]

limpet
n 1: mollusk with a low conical shell
2: any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas

limpid
adj 1: clear and bright; "the liquid air of a spring morning"; "eyes shining with a liquid luster"; "limpid blue eyes" [syn: {liquid}]
2: transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; "the cold crystalline water of melted snow"; "crystal clear skies"; "could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool"; "lucid air"; "a pellucid brook"; "transparent cristal" [syn: {crystalline}, {crystal clear}, {lucid}, {pellucid}, {transparent}]
3: (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument" [syn: {lucid}, {luculent}, {pellucid}, {crystal clear}, {perspicuous}]

limpidity
n 1: free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression [syn: {clarity}, {lucidity}, {pellucidity}, {clearness}] [ant: {unclearness}, {obscureness}]
2: passing light without diffusion or distortion [syn: {pellucidness}, {pellucidity}]

limpidly
adv : in a clear and lucid manner; "this is a lucidly written book" [syn: {lucidly}, {pellucidly}, {perspicuously}]

limping
n : disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet [syn: {lameness}, {gimp}, {gimpiness}, {gameness}, {claudication}]

limpkin
n : wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call [syn: {Aramus pictus}]

limply
adv : without rigidity; "the body was hanging limply from the tree"

limpness
n : a flabby softness [syn: {flabbiness}, {flaccidity}]

Limpopo
n : an African river; flows into the Indian Ocean [syn: {Crocodile River}]

limuli
See {limulus}

Limulidae
n : horseshoe crabs [syn: {family Limulidae}]

Limulus
n : type genus of the family Limulidae [syn: {genus Limulus}]

Limulus polyphemus
n : large marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a horseshoe and a stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related to the wood louse [syn: {horseshoe crab}, {king crab}, {Xiphosurus polyphemus}]

Lin
n : United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959) [syn: {Maya Lin}]

linac
n : ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path [syn: {linear accelerator}]

Linaceae
n : a widely distributed family of plants [syn: {family Linaceae}, {flax family}]

linage
n 1: the number of lines in a piece of printed material [syn: {lineage}]
2: a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted [syn: {lineage}]

linalool
n : a colorless fragrant liquid found in many essential oils

Linanthus
n : a genus of herbs of the family Polemoniaceae; found in western United States [syn: {genus Linanthus}]

Linanthus dianthiflorus
n : low wiry-stemmed branching herb or southern California having fringed pink flowers [syn: {ground pink}, {fringed pink}, {moss pink}]

Linanthus dichotomus
n : small California annual with white flowers [syn: {evening-snow}]

Linaria
n : genus of herbs and subshrubs having showy flowers: spurred snapdragon [syn: {genus Linaria}]

Linaria canadensis
n : North American plant having racemes of blue-violet flowers [syn: {blue toadflax}, {old-field toadflax}]

Linaria vulgaris
n : common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America [syn: {toadflax}, {butter-and-eggs}, {wild snapdragon}, {devil's flax}]

linchpin
n 1: a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm" [syn: {anchor}, {mainstay}, {keystone}, {backbone}, {lynchpin}]
2: pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on [syn: {lynchpin}]

Lincocin
n : antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a Streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections [syn: {lincomycin}]

Lincoln
n 1: 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865) [syn: {Abraham Lincoln}, {President Lincoln}, {President Abraham Lincoln}]
2: capital of the state of Nebraska; located in southeastern Nebraska; site of the University of Nebraska [syn: {capital of Nebraska}]
3: long-wooled mutton sheep originally from Lincolnshire

Lincoln Memorial
n : memorial building in Washington containing a large marble statue of Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln Steffens
n : United States journalist who exposes in 1906 started an era of muckraking journalism (1866-1936) [syn: {Steffens}, {Joseph Lincoln Steffens}]

Lincolnesque
adj : of or relating to or in the manner of Abraham Lincoln [syn: {Lincolnian}]

Lincolnian
adj : of or relating to or in the manner of Abraham Lincoln [syn: {Lincolnesque}]

Lincoln's Birthday
n : the day on which President Abraham Lincoln is remembered [syn: {February 12}]

Lincolnshire
n : an agricultural county of eastern England on the North Sea

lincomycin
n : antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a Streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections [syn: {Lincocin}]

Lind
n : Swedish soprano who toured the United States under the management of P. T. Barnum (1820-1887) [syn: {Jenny Lind}, {Swedish Nightingale}]

lindane
n : a white crystalline powder used as an agricultural insecticide

Lindbergh
n : United States aviator who in 1927 made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean (1902-1974) [syn: {Charles Lindbergh}, {Charles A. Lindbergh}, {Charles Augustus Lindbergh}, {Lucky Lindy}]

linden
n 1: soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork [syn: {basswood}]
2: any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber [syn: {linden tree}, {basswood}, {lime}, {lime tree}]

linden family
n : chiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil; genera Tilia; Corchorus; Entelea; Grewia; Sparmannia [syn: {Tiliaceae}, {family Tiliaceae}]

linden tree
n : any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber [syn: {linden}, {basswood}, {lime}, {lime tree}]

Lindera
n : aromatic evergreen or deciduous dioecious shrubs or trees of eastern Asia and North America [syn: {genus Lindera}]

Lindera benzoin
n : deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries [syn: {spicebush}, {spice bush}, {American spicebush}, {Benjamin bush}, {Benzoin odoriferum}]

Lindesnes
n : a cape at the southern tip of Norway [syn: {Naze}]

Lindheimera
n : 1 species: Texas star [syn: {genus Lindheimera}]

Lindheimera texana
n : Texas annual with coarsely pinnatifid leaves; cultivated for its showy radiate yellow flower heads [syn: {Texas star}]

Lindsay
n 1: United States playwright who collaborated with Russel Crouse on several musicals (1889-1931) [syn: {Howard Lindsay}]
2: United States poet who traveled the country trading his poems for room and board (1879-1931) [syn: {Vachel Lindsay}, {Nicholas Vachel Lindsay}]

lindy
n : an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh) [syn: {lindy hop}]

lindy hop
n : an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh) [syn: {lindy}]

line
n 1: a formation of people or things one beside another; "the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed"; "they were arrayed in line of battle"; "the cast stood in line for the curtain call"
2: a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart"; "The substance produced characteristic lines on the spectroscope"
3: a formation of people or things one behind another; "the line stretched clear around the corner"; "you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter"
4: a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
5: text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen; "the letter consisted of three short lines"; "there are six lines in every stanza"
6: a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
7: a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops); "they attacked the enemy's line"
8: the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can't follow your line of reasoning" [syn: {argumentation}, {logical argument}, {line of reasoning}]
9: a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power [syn: {cable}, {transmission line}] 10: a connected series of events or actions or developments; "the government took a firm course"; "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available" [syn: {course}] 11: a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent 12: a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles" [syn: {wrinkle}, {furrow}, {crease}, {crinkle}, {seam}] 13: a pipe used to transport liquids or gases; "a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport" [syn: {pipeline}] 14: the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed [syn: {railway line}, {rail line}] 15: a telephone connection [syn: {telephone line}, {phone line}, {telephone circuit}, {subscriber line}] 16: acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line" 17: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" [syn: {lineage}, {line of descent}, {descent}, {bloodline}, {blood line}, {blood}, {pedigree}, {ancestry}, {origin}, {parentage}, {stemma}, {stock}] 18: something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line" 19: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business" [syn: {occupation}, {business}, {job}, {line of work}] 20: in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area 21: (often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms" [syn: {channel}, {communication channel}] 22: a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes" [syn: {product line}, {line of products}, {line of merchandise}, {business line}, {line of business}] 23: a commercial organization serving as a common carrier 24: space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising [syn: {agate line}] 25: the maximum credit that a customer is allowed [syn: {credit line}, {line of credit}, {bank line}, {personal credit line}, {personal line of credit}] 26: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" [syn: {tune}, {melody}, {air}, {strain}, {melodic line}, {melodic phrase}] 27: a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there" [syn: {note}, {short letter}, {billet}] 28: a conceptual separation or demarcation; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity" [syn: {dividing line}, {demarcation}, {contrast}] 29: mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it [syn: {production line}, {assembly line}]
v 1: be in line with; form a line along; "trees line the riverbank" [syn: {run along}]
2: cover the interior of (garments); "line the gloves"
3: make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" [syn: {trace}, {draw}, {describe}, {delineate}]
4: mark with lines; "sorrow had lined his face"
5: fill plentifully; "line one's pockets"
6: reinforce with fabric; "lined books are more enduring"

line backer
n 1: a defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen [syn: {linebacker}]
2: the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage [syn: {linebacker}]

line block
n : engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engraved [syn: {linecut}, {line engraving}]

line coach
n : an assistant football coach in charge of the linemen

line double
n : a double resulting from a line drive [syn: {line-drive double}]

line drawing
n : a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects [syn: {delineation}, {depiction}, {limning}]

line drive
n : (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter; "the batter hit a liner to the shortstop" [syn: {liner}]

line duty
n : activity contributing directly to the output of an organization [syn: {line function}]

line engraving
n 1: a print obtained from a line drawing [syn: {linecut}]
2: engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engraved [syn: {linecut}, {line block}]

line feed
n : the operation that prepares for the next character to be printed or displayed on the next line

line function
n : activity contributing directly to the output of an organization [syn: {line duty}]

line item
n : an item in an appropriation bill; "Some governors can veto line items in their state budgets"

line judge
n : football official who assists the referee by keeping track of the official time during the game

line management
n : administration of the line functions of an organization; administration of activities contributing directly to the organization's output

line of battle
n : a line formed by troops or ships prepared to deliver or receive an attack

line of business
n 1: a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes" [syn: {line}, {product line}, {line of products}, {line of merchandise}, {business line}]
2: a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "they are outstanding in their field" [syn: {field}, {field of operation}]

Line of Control
n : a 450-mile line that is supposed to indicate the boundary between the part of Kashmir controlled by India and the part controlled by Pakistan

line of credit
n : the maximum credit that a customer is allowed [syn: {credit line}, {bank line}, {line}, {personal credit line}, {personal line of credit}]

line of defence
n 1: any organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something; "police are the major line of defense against crime" [syn: {line of defense}]
2: defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack [syn: {line of defense}]

line of defense
n 1: any organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something; "police are the major line of defense against crime" [syn: {line of defence}]
2: defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack [syn: {line of defence}]

line of descent
n 1: the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors [syn: {descent}, {lineage}, {filiation}]
2: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" [syn: {lineage}, {line}, {descent}, {bloodline}, {blood line}, {blood}, {pedigree}, {ancestry}, {origin}, {parentage}, {stemma}, {stock}]

line of destiny
n : a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates how successful you will be [syn: {line of fate}, {line of Saturn}]

line of duty
n : all that is normally required in some area of responsibility

line of fate
n : a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates how successful you will be [syn: {line of destiny}, {line of Saturn}]

line of fire
n : the path of a missile discharged from a firearm

line of flight
n : the path along which a freely moving object travels through the air

line of force
n : an imaginary line in a field of force; direction of the line at any point is the direction of the force at that point [syn: {field line}]

line of gab
n : plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson) [syn: {spiel}, {patter}]

line of heart
n : a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your emotional nature [syn: {heart line}, {love line}, {mensal line}]

line of inquiry
n : an ordering of questions so as to develop a particular argument [syn: {line of questioning}]

line of latitude
n : an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator [syn: {latitude}, {parallel of latitude}, {parallel}]

line of least resistance
n : the easiest way; "In marrying him she simply took the path of least resistance" [syn: {path of least resistance}]

line of life
n : a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live [syn: {life line}, {lifeline}]

line of longitude
n : an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; "all points on the same meridian have the same longitude" [syn: {meridian}, {longitude}]

line of march
n 1: the route along which a column advances
2: the arrangement of people in a line for marching

line of merchandise
n : a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes" [syn: {line}, {product line}, {line of products}, {business line}, {line of business}]

line of poetry
n : a single line of words in a poem [syn: {line of verse}]

line of products
n : a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes" [syn: {line}, {product line}, {line of merchandise}, {business line}, {line of business}]

line of questioning
n : an ordering of questions so as to develop a particular argument [syn: {line of inquiry}]

line of reasoning
n : the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can't follow your line of reasoning" [syn: {argumentation}, {logical argument}, {line}]

line of Saturn
n : a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates how successful you will be [syn: {line of fate}, {line of destiny}]

line of scrimmage
n : line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American football; "the runner was tackled at the line of scrimmage" [syn: {scrimmage line}]

line of sight
n : an imaginary straight line along which an observer looks [syn: {line of vision}]

line of succession
n : the order in which individuals are expected to succeed one another in some official position

line of thought
n : a particular way of thinking that is characteristic of some individual or group

line of verse
n : a single line of words in a poem [syn: {line of poetry}]

line of vision
n : an imaginary straight line along which an observer looks [syn: {line of sight}]

line of work
n : the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business" [syn: {occupation}, {business}, {job}, {line}]

line officer
n : a commissioned officer with combat units (not a staff officer or a supply officer)

line one's pockets
v : make a lot of money

line organisation
n : the organizational structure of activities contributing directly to the organization's output [syn: {line organization}]

line organization
n : the organizational structure of activities contributing directly to the organization's output [syn: {line organisation}]

line personnel
n : personnel having direct job performance responsibilities

line printer
n : printer that serves as an output device on a computer; prints a whole line of characters at a time [syn: {line-at-a-time printer}]

line roulette
n : a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure [syn: {roulette}]

line score
n : a summary of the scoring in a game (usually in tabular form)

line single
n : a single resulting from a line drive [syn: {line-drive single}]

line spectrum
n : a spectrum in which energy is concentrated at particular wavelengths; produced by excited atoms and ions as they fall back to a lower energy level

line squall
n : a squall advancing along a front that forms a definite line

line storm
n : a violent rainstorm near the time of an equinox [syn: {equinoctial storm}]

line triple
n : a triple resulting from a line drive [syn: {line-drive triple}]

line up
v 1: form a line; "The buildings all line up neatly"
2: get something or somebody for a specific purpose; "I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter" [syn: {get hold}, {come up}, {find}]
3: form a queue, form a line, stand in line; "Customers lined up in front of the store" [syn: {queue up}, {queue}]
4: place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table" [syn: {align}, {aline}, {adjust}] [ant: {skew}]
5: arrange in ranks; "dress troops" [syn: {dress}]

line worker
n : an employee who works on an assembly line

lineage
n 1: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" [syn: {line}, {line of descent}, {descent}, {bloodline}, {blood line}, {blood}, {pedigree}, {ancestry}, {origin}, {parentage}, {stemma}, {stock}]
2: the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors [syn: {descent}, {line of descent}, {filiation}]
3: the number of lines in a piece of printed material [syn: {linage}]
4: a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted [syn: {linage}]
5: inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline [syn: {ancestry}, {derivation}, {filiation}]

lineal
adj 1: in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child; "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity" [syn: {direct}] [ant: {collateral}]
2: arranged in a line

lineally
adv : by an unbroken line of descent; "she is related lineally to the Royal Family"

lineament
n 1: a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something; "each town has a quality all its own"; "the radical character of our demands" [syn: {quality}, {character}]
2: the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; "an expression of pleasure crossed his features"; "his lineaments were very regular" [syn: {feature}]

linear
adj 1: designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree [syn: {additive}] [ant: {nonlinear}]
2: of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension; "a linear foot" [syn: {one-dimensional}] [ant: {planar}, {cubic}]
3: of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input; "analogue device"; "linear amplifier" [syn: {analogue}, {analog}] [ant: {digital}]
4: of a leaf shape; long and narrow [syn: {elongate}]
5: measured lengthwise; "cost of lumber per running foot" [syn: {running(a)}]

Linear A
n : an undeciphered writing system used in Crete in the 17th century B.C.

linear accelerator
n : ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path [syn: {linac}]

linear algebra
n : the part of algebra that deals with the theory of linear equations and linear transformation

Linear B
n : a syllabic script used in Greece in the 13th century B.C.

linear equation
n : a polynomial equation of the first degree

linear leaf
n : a long slender leaf [syn: {elongate leaf}]

linear measure
n : a measure of length [syn: {long measure}]

linear operator
n : an operator that obeys the distributive law: A(f+g) = Af + Ag (where f and g are function)

linear perspective
n : the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer [syn: {perspective}]

linear programming
n : a mathematical technique used in economics; finds the maximum or minimum of linear functions in many variables subject to constraints

linear regression
n : the relation between variables when the regression equation is linear: e.g., y = ax + b [syn: {rectilinear regression}]

linear unit
n : a unit of measurement of length

linearise
v : make linear or get into a linear form; "a catalyst linearizes polyethylene" [syn: {linearize}]

linearity
n : the property of having one dimension [syn: {one-dimensionality}]

linearize
v : make linear or get into a linear form; "a catalyst linearizes polyethylene" [syn: {linearise}]

linearly
adv 1: in a linear manner; "linearly polarized radiation" [ant: {geometrically}]
2: in a linear fashion; "it grew linearly" [ant: {geometrically}]

line-at-a-time printer
n : printer that serves as an output device on a computer; prints a whole line of characters at a time [syn: {line printer}]

lineation
n 1: the line that appears to bound an object [syn: {outline}]
2: the act of marking or outlining with lines

linebacker
n 1: a defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen [syn: {line backer}]
2: the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage [syn: {line backer}]

linebacker blitzing
n : (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line [syn: {safety blitz}, {blitz}]

linecut
n 1: a print obtained from a line drawing [syn: {line engraving}]
2: engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engraved [syn: {line block}, {line engraving}]

lined
adj 1: bordered by a line of things; "tree lined streets"
2: (used especially of skin) marked by lines or seams; "their lined faces were immeasurably sad"; "a seamed face" [syn: {seamed}]
3: having a lining or liner or a liner; often used in combination; "a lined skirt"; "a silk-lined jacket" [ant: {unlined}]

lined snake
n : secretive snake of city dumps and parks as well as prairies and open woods; feeds on earthworms; of central United States [syn: {Tropidoclonion lineatum}]

line-drive double
n : a double resulting from a line drive [syn: {line double}]

line-drive single
n : a single resulting from a line drive [syn: {line single}]

line-drive triple
n : a triple resulting from a line drive [syn: {line triple}]

linelike
adj : resembling a line

lineman
n 1: one of the players on the line of scrimmage
2: the surveyor who marks positions with a range pole
3: a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines [syn: {electrician}, {linesman}]
4: the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage

linemen
n : the football players who line up on the line of scrimmage

linen
n 1: a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
2: a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish [syn: {linen paper}]
3: white goods or clothing made with linen cloth

linen paper
n : a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish [syn: {linen}]

linendraper
n : a retail dealer in yard goods

liner
n 1: (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter; "the batter hit a liner to the shortstop" [syn: {line drive}]
2: a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment [syn: {lining}]
3: a large commercial ship (especially one that carries passengers on a regular schedule) [syn: {ocean liner}]

liner train
n : a long-distance express freight train between industrial centers and seaports with facilities for rapid loading and unloading of goods [syn: {freight liner}]

line-shooter
n : a very boastful and talkative person [syn: {bragger}, {braggart}, {boaster}, {blowhard}, {vaunter}]

line-shooting
n : an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade" [syn: {brag}, {bragging}, {crow}, {crowing}, {vaporing}, {gasconade}]

linesman
n 1: official (in tennis or soccer or football) who assists the referee is some way (especially by watching for off-sides or out of bounds)
2: a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines [syn: {electrician}, {lineman}]

lineup
n 1: (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat; "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate" [syn: {batting order}, {card}]
2: a line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification

ling
n 1: water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs [syn: {ling ko}, {Trapa bicornis}]
2: common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere [syn: {heather}, {Scots heather}, {broom}, {Calluna vulgaris}]
3: elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried [syn: {Molva molva}]
4: American hakes
5: elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth [syn: {burbot}, {eelpout}, {cusk}, {Lota lota}]

ling ko
n : water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs [syn: {ling}, {Trapa bicornis}]

lingam
n : the Hindu phallic symbol of Siva

lingberry
n : low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries [syn: {cowberry}, {mountain cranberry}, {lingonberry}, {lingenberry}, {foxberry}, {Vaccinium vitis-idaea}]

lingcod
n 1: the lean flesh of a fish caught off the Pacific coast of the United States
2: food fish of the northern Pacific related to greenlings [syn: {Ophiodon elongatus}]

lingenberry
n : low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries [syn: {cowberry}, {mountain cranberry}, {lingonberry}, {lingberry}, {foxberry}, {Vaccinium vitis-idaea}]

linger
v 1: remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on"
2: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" [syn: {loiter}, {lounge}, {footle}, {lollygag}, {loaf}, {lallygag}, {hang around}, {mess about}, {tarry}, {lurk}, {mill about}, {mill around}]
3: leave slowly and hesitantly [syn: {tarry}]
4: take one's time; proceed slowly [syn: {dawdle}] [ant: {rush}]
5: move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner" [syn: {hover}]

linger over
v : delay [syn: {dwell on}]

lingerer
n : someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place [syn: {loiterer}]

lingerie
n : women's underwear and nightclothes [syn: {intimate apparel}]

lingering
adj : continuing for a long time; "a lingering sense of guilt" [syn: {lingering(a)}]
n : the act of tarrying [syn: {tarriance}]

lingeringly
adv : in a slow, leisurely or prolonged way; "her voice was swift, yet ever the last words fell lingeringly" -Rossetti [syn: {protractedly}]

lingo
n : a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" [syn: {cant}, {jargon}, {slang}, {argot}, {patois}, {vernacular}] [also: {lingoes} (pl)]

lingoes
lingo
n : a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" [syn: {cant}, {jargon}, {slang}, {argot}, {patois}, {vernacular}] [also: {lingoes} (pl)]

lingoes
See {lingo}

lingonberry
n 1: low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries [syn: {cowberry}, {mountain cranberry}, {lingenberry}, {lingberry}, {foxberry}, {Vaccinium vitis-idaea}]
2: tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller [syn: {mountain cranberry}, {cowberry}, {lowbush cranberry}]

Ling-pao
n : a member of the Taoist Trinity [syn: {Mystic Jewel}]

lingua
n : a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity [syn: {tongue}, {glossa}, {clapper}] [also: {linguae} (pl)]

lingua franca
n : a common language used by speakers of different languages; "Koine is a dialect of ancient Greek that was the lingua franca of the empire of Alexander the Great and was widely spoken throughout the eastern Mediterranean area in Roman times" [syn: {interlanguage}, {koine}]

linguae
lingua
n : a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity [syn: {tongue}, {glossa}, {clapper}] [also: {linguae} (pl)]

linguae
See {lingua}

linguae francae
See {lingua franca}

lingual
adj 1: consisting of or related to language; "linguistic behavior"; "a linguistic atlas"; "lingual diversity" [syn: {linguistic}] [ant: {nonlinguistic}]
2: pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue; "lingual inflammation"; "the lingual surface of the teeth"

lingual artery
n : an artery originating from the external carotid artery and supplying the under side of the tongue [syn: {arteria lingualis}]

lingual vein
n : a vein that receives blood from the tongue and the floor of the mouth and empties into the internal jugular or the facial vein [syn: {vena lingualis}]

lingually
adv : with respect to language; "linguistically impaired children"; "a lingually diverse population" [syn: {linguistically}]

Lingualumina
n : an artificial language

linguica
n : a highly seasoned Portuguese pork sausage flavored with garlic and onions

linguine
n : pasta in long slender flat strips [syn: {linguini}]

linguini
n : pasta in long slender flat strips [syn: {linguine}]

linguist
n 1: a specialist in linguistics [syn: {linguistic scientist}]
2: a person who speaks more than one language [syn: {polyglot}]

linguistic
adj 1: consisting of or related to language; "linguistic behavior"; "a linguistic atlas"; "lingual diversity" [syn: {lingual}] [ant: {nonlinguistic}]
2: of or relating to the scientific study of language; "linguistic theory"

linguistic atlas
n : an atlas showing the distribution of distinctive linguistic features [syn: {dialect atlas}]

linguistic communication
n : a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written" [syn: {language}]

linguistic context
n : discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation [syn: {context}, {context of use}]

linguistic geography
n : the study of the geographical distribution of linguistic features [syn: {dialect geography}]

linguistic process
n 1: a process involved in human language
2: the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication; "he didn't have the language to express his feelings" [syn: {language}]

linguistic profiling
n : using speech characteristics or dialect to identify a speaker's race or religion or social class

linguistic relation
n : a relation between linguistic forms or constituents

linguistic rule
n : (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice [syn: {rule}]

linguistic scientist
n : a specialist in linguistics [syn: {linguist}]

linguistic string
n : a linear sequence of words as spoken or written [syn: {string of words}, {word string}]

linguistic unit
n : one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed [syn: {language unit}]

linguistically
adv 1: with respect to the science of linguistics; "linguistically interesting data"
2: with respect to language; "linguistically impaired children"; "a lingually diverse population" [syn: {lingually}]

linguistics
n 1: the scientific study of language
2: the humanistic study of language and literature [syn: {philology}]

linguistics department
n : the academic department responsible for teaching and research in linguistics [syn: {department of linguistics}]

lingulate
adj : shaped like a tongue [syn: {tongue-shaped}]

Lingvo Kosmopolita
n : an artificial language

liniment
n : a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain [syn: {embrocation}]

linin
n : an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended

lining
n 1: a protective covering that protects an inside surface
2: a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment [syn: {liner}]
3: providing something with a surface of a different material [syn: {facing}]
4: the act of attaching an inside lining (to a garment or curtain etc.)

link
n 1: the means of connection between things linked in series [syn: {nexus}]
2: a fastener that serves to join or link; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction" [syn: {linkup}, {tie}, {tie-in}]
3: the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable" [syn: {connection}, {connectedness}] [ant: {disjunction}]
4: a connecting shape [syn: {connection}, {connexion}]
5: a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain
6: (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list
7: a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas" [syn: {liaison}, {contact}, {inter-group communication}]
8: a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network [syn: {radio link}]
9: an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data [syn: {data link}]
v 1: make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all" [syn: {associate}, {tie in}, {relate}, {colligate}, {link up}, {connect}] [ant: {decouple}]
2: connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" [syn: {connect}, {tie}, {link up}] [ant: {disconnect}]
3: be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport" [syn: {connect}, {link up}, {join}, {unite}]
4: link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together" [syn: {yoke}]

Link trainer
n : an early form of flight simulator

link up
v 1: be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport" [syn: {connect}, {link}, {join}, {unite}]
2: connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" [syn: {connect}, {link}, {tie}] [ant: {disconnect}]
3: make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all" [syn: {associate}, {tie in}, {relate}, {link}, {colligate}, {connect}] [ant: {decouple}]

linkage
n 1: an associative relation
2: (genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a given chromosome are linked (where one goes they all go) [syn: {gene linkage}]
3: a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion
4: the act of linking things together

linkage editor
n : an editor program that creates one module from several by resolving cross-references among the modules

linkage group
n : any pair of genes that tend to be transmitted together; "the genes of Drosophila fall into four linkage groups" [syn: {linked genes}]

link-attached station
n : a terminal connected to a computer by a data link [syn: {remote terminal}, {link-attached terminal}, {remote station}]

link-attached terminal
n : a terminal connected to a computer by a data link [syn: {remote terminal}, {remote station}, {link-attached station}]

linkboy
n : (formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets [syn: {linkman}]

linked
adj : connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks [syn: {coupled}, {joined}]

linked genes
n : any pair of genes that tend to be transmitted together; "the genes of Drosophila fall into four linkage groups" [syn: {linkage group}]

linking verb
n : an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence [syn: {copula}, {copulative}]

linkman
n : (formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets [syn: {linkboy}]

links
n : course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf [syn: {golf course}, {golf links}]

linksman
n : someone who plays the game of golf [syn: {golfer}, {golf player}]

linkup
n : a fastener that serves to join or link; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction" [syn: {link}, {tie}, {tie-in}]

Linnaea
n : 1 species: twinflower [syn: {genus Linnaea}]

Linnaea borealis
n : creeping evergreen subshrub of the northern parts of Europe and Asia with delicate fragrant tubular bell-shaped usually pink flowers borne in pairs [syn: {twinflower}]

Linnaea borealis americana
n : similar to the twinflower of northern Europe and Asia [syn: {American twinflower}]

Linnaean
adj : of or relating to Linnaeus or to the system of taxonomic classification that Linnaeus proposed [syn: {Linnean}]

Linnaeus
n : Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778) [syn: {Carolus Linnaeus}, {Carl von Linne}, {Karl Linne}]

Linnean
adj : of or relating to Linnaeus or to the system of taxonomic classification that Linnaeus proposed [syn: {Linnaean}]

linnet
n 1: small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico [syn: {house finch}, {Carpodacus mexicanus}]
2: small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead [syn: {lintwhite}, {Carduelis cannabina}]

lino
n : a floor covering [syn: {linoleum}]

linocut
n 1: a print made from a linocut
2: a design carved in relief into a block of linoleum

linoleic acid
n : a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid abundant in plant fats and oils; a fatty acid essential for nutrition; used to make soap [syn: {linolic acid}]

linolenic acid
n : a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid that occurs in some plant oils; an essential fatty acid

linoleum
n : a floor covering [syn: {lino}]

linoleum cutter
n : a knife having a short stiff blade with a curved point used for cutting linoleum [syn: {linoleum knife}]

linoleum knife
n : a knife having a short stiff blade with a curved point used for cutting linoleum [syn: {linoleum cutter}]

linolic acid
n : a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid abundant in plant fats and oils; a fatty acid essential for nutrition; used to make soap [syn: {linoleic acid}]

Linosyris vulgaris
n : early-flowering perennial of southern and southeastern Europe with flower heads resembling those of goldenrod [syn: {goldilocks}, {goldilocks aster}, {Aster linosyris}]

Linotype
n : a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that casts an entire line as a single slug of metal [syn: {Linotype machine}]

Linotype machine
n : a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that casts an entire line as a single slug of metal [syn: {Linotype}]

linseed
n : the seed of flax used as a source of oil [syn: {flaxseed}]

linseed oil
n : a drying oil extracted from flax seed and used in making such things as oil paints [syn: {flaxseed oil}]

linsey-woolsey
n : a rough fabric of linen warp and wool or cotton woof

linstock
n : a stick about a meter long with a point on one end (to stick in the ground) and a forked head on the other end (to hold a lighted match); formerly used to fire cannons

lint
n 1: fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers
2: cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds

lintel
n : horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window [syn: {header}]

lintwhite
n : small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead [syn: {linnet}, {Carduelis cannabina}]

Linum
n : a herbaceous plant genus of the family Linaceae with small sessile leaves [syn: {genus Linum}]

linuron
n : a herbicide that kills weeds without harming vegetables

Linus Carl Pauling
n : United States chemist who studied the nature of chemical bonding (1901-1994) [syn: {Pauling}, {Linus Pauling}]

Linus Pauling
n : United States chemist who studied the nature of chemical bonding (1901-1994) [syn: {Pauling}, {Linus Carl Pauling}]

Linux
n : an open-source version of the UNIX operating system

Linz
n : city in northern Austria on the Danube; noted as a cultural center [syn: {Lentia}]

Liomys
n : pocket mice [syn: {genus Liomys}]

Liomys irroratus
n : large pocket mouse of Mexico [syn: {Mexican pocket mouse}]

lion
n 1: large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male [syn: {king of beasts}, {Panthera leo}]
2: a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after) [syn: {social lion}]
3: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo [syn: {Leo}]
4: the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22 [syn: {Leo}, {Leo the Lion}]

lion cub
n : a young lion

lion marmoset
n : small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail [syn: {tamarin}, {lion monkey}, {leoncita}]

lion monkey
n : small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail [syn: {tamarin}, {lion marmoset}, {leoncita}]

Lionel Barrymore
n : United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1878-1954) [syn: {Barrymore}]

Lionel Hampton
n : United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (born in 1913) [syn: {Hampton}]

Lionel Trilling
n : United States literary critic (1905-1975) [syn: {Trilling}]

lioness
n : a female lion

lionet
n : a small or young lion

lionfish
n : brightly striped fish of the tropical Pacific having elongated spiny fins [also: {lionfishes} (pl)]

lionfishes
lionfish
n : brightly striped fish of the tropical Pacific having elongated spiny fins [also: {lionfishes} (pl)]

lionfishes
See {lionfish}

lionhearted
adj : extraordinarily courageous

lion-hunter
n 1: someone who tries to attract social lions as guests
2: someone who hunts lions

lionise
v : assign great social importance to; "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna" [syn: {lionize}, {celebrate}]

lionize
v : assign great social importance to; "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna" [syn: {lionise}, {celebrate}]

lion-jaw forceps
n : a type of forceps

lion's beard
n : short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia [syn: {American pasqueflower}, {Eastern pasque flower}, {wild crocus}, {prairie anemone}, {blue tulip}, {American pulsatilla}, {Pulsatilla patens}, {Anemone ludoviciana}]

Lions Club
n : club dedicated to promoting responsible citizenship and good government and community and national and international welfare [syn: {International Association of Lions clubs}]

lion's foot
n : common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern and eastern United States having drooping clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion's foot in shape; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes [syn: {gall of the earth}, {Nabalus serpentarius}, {Prenanthes serpentaria}]

lion's-ear
n : pantropical herb having whorls of striking lipped flowers; naturalized in United States [syn: {Leonotis nepetaefolia}, {Leonotis nepetifolia}]

Liopelma
n : type and sole genus of the family Leiopelmatidae [syn: {Leiopelma}, {genus Leiopelma}, {genus Liopelma}]

Liopelma hamiltoni
n : primitive New Zealand frog with four unwebbed toes on forefeet and five on hind feet

Liopelmidae
n : primitive New Zealand frogs [syn: {Leiopelmatidae}, {family Leiopelmatidae}, {family Liopelmidae}]

liothyronine
n : thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity; exerts the same biological effects as thyroxine but is more potent and briefer [syn: {triiodothyronine}, {T}]

lip
n 1: fleshy folds of tissue as those surrounding the mouth
2: an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass" [syn: {sass}, {sassing}, {backtalk}, {back talk}, {mouth}]
3: the top edge of a vessel [syn: {brim}, {rim}] [also: {lipping}, {lipped}]

lip balm
n : a balm applied to the lips

lip fern
n : any of various terrestrial ferns of the genus Cheilanthes; cosmopolitan in arid and semi-arid temperate or tropical regions [syn: {lipfern}]

lip off
v : speak spontaneously and without restraint; "She always shoots her mouth off and says things she later regrets" [syn: {shoot one's mouth off}]

lip reader
n : someone who can understand spoken words by watching the movements of a speaker's lips

lip rouge
n : makeup that is used to color the lips [syn: {lipstick}]

lip service
n : an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction [syn: {hypocrisy}]

lip sync
n : combining audio and video recording in such a way that the sound is perfectly synchronized with the action that produced it; especially synchronizing the movements of a speaker's lips with the sound of his speech [syn: {lip synchronization}, {lip synchronisation}, {lip synch}]

lip synch
n : combining audio and video recording in such a way that the sound is perfectly synchronized with the action that produced it; especially synchronizing the movements of a speaker's lips with the sound of his speech [syn: {lip synchronization}, {lip synchronisation}, {lip sync}]

lip synchronisation
n : combining audio and video recording in such a way that the sound is perfectly synchronized with the action that produced it; especially synchronizing the movements of a speaker's lips with the sound of his speech [syn: {lip synchronization}, {lip synch}, {lip sync}]

lip synchronization
n : combining audio and video recording in such a way that the sound is perfectly synchronized with the action that produced it; especially synchronizing the movements of a speaker's lips with the sound of his speech [syn: {lip synchronisation}, {lip synch}, {lip sync}]

lipaemia
n : presence of excess lipids in the blood [syn: {lipemia}, {lipidemia}, {lipidaemia}, {lipoidemia}, {lipoidaemia}, {hyperlipemia}, {hyperlipaemia}, {hyperlipidemia}, {hyperlipidaemia}, {hyperlipoidemia}, {hyperlipoidaemia}]

Liparidae
n : snailfishes [syn: {Liparididae}, {family Liparididae}, {family Liparidae}]

Liparididae
n : snailfishes [syn: {family Liparididae}, {Liparidae}, {family Liparidae}]

liparis
n 1: an orchid of the genus Liparis having few leaves and usually fairly small yellow-green or dull purple flowers in terminal racemes
2: type genus of the Liparididae: snailfishes [syn: {genus Liparis}]

Liparis liparis
n : small tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins forming a sucker; related to lumpfish [syn: {snailfish}, {seasnail}, {sea snail}]

Liparis loeselii
n : small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowers [syn: {fen orchid}, {fen orchis}]

lipase
n : an enzyme secreted in the digestive tract that catalyzes the breakdown of fats into individual fatty acids that can be absorbed into the bloodstream

Lipchitz
n : United States sculptor (born in Lithuania) who pioneered cubist sculpture (1891-1973) [syn: {Jacques Lipchitz}]

lipectomy
n : plastic surgery involving the breakdown and suction of fatty tissue [syn: {selective lipectomy}]

lipemia
n : presence of excess lipids in the blood [syn: {lipaemia}, {lipidemia}, {lipidaemia}, {lipoidemia}, {lipoidaemia}, {hyperlipemia}, {hyperlipaemia}, {hyperlipidemia}, {hyperlipidaemia}, {hyperlipoidemia}, {hyperlipoidaemia}]

lipfern
n : any of various terrestrial ferns of the genus Cheilanthes; cosmopolitan in arid and semi-arid temperate or tropical regions [syn: {lip fern}]

lip-gloss
n : makeup that makes the lips shiny

lipid
n : an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates) [syn: {lipide}, {lipoid}]

lipid granulomatosis
n : widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees); often associated with a disorder of lipid metabolism [syn: {xanthomatosis}, {xanthoma multiplex}, {cholesterosis cutis}, {lipoid granulomatosis}]

lipidaemia
n : presence of excess lipids in the blood [syn: {lipemia}, {lipaemia}, {lipidemia}, {lipoidemia}, {lipoidaemia}, {hyperlipemia}, {hyperlipaemia}, {hyperlipidemia}, {hyperlipidaemia}, {hyperlipoidemia}, {hyperlipoidaemia}]

lipide
n : an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates) [syn: {lipid}, {lipoid}]

lipidemia
n : presence of excess lipids in the blood [syn: {lipemia}, {lipaemia}, {lipidaemia}, {lipoidemia}, {lipoidaemia}, {hyperlipemia}, {hyperlipaemia}, {hyperlipidemia}, {hyperlipidaemia}, {hyperlipoidemia}, {hyperlipoidaemia}]

lipid-lowering medication
n : a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase [syn: {lipid-lowering medicine}, {statin drug}, {statin}]

lipid-lowering medicine
n : a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase [syn: {lipid-lowering medication}, {statin drug}, {statin}]

lipidosis
n : a disorder of lipid metabolism; abnormal levels of certain fats accumulate in the body

Lipitor
n : an oral drug (trade name Lipitor) that is effective in lowering triglycerides; potent in reducing LDL cholesterol because higher doses can be given [syn: {atorvastatin}]

Lipizzan
n : a compact and sturdy saddle horse that is bred and trained in Vienna; smart and docile and excellent for dressage; "a Lippizan is black or brown when born but turns white by the time it is five years old" [syn: {Lippizan}, {Lippizaner}]

lipless
adj : without a lip or lips [syn: {unlipped}] [ant: {lipped}]

liplike
adj : having lips or parts that resemble lips [syn: {labiate}]

Lipmann
n : United States biochemist (born in Germany) noted for his studies of metabolic processes (1899-1986) [syn: {Fritz Albert Lipmann}]

lipochondrodystrophy
n : hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism; characterized by severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage and bone and mental retardation [syn: {Hurler's syndrome}, {Hurler's disease}, {gargoylism}, {dysostosis multiplex}]

lipogram
n : a text that excludes a particular letter or particular letters of the alphabet

Lipo-Hepin
n : a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibit the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; heparin sodium (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis and in heart surgery [syn: {heparin}, {Liquaemin}]

lipoid
n : an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates) [syn: {lipid}, {lipide}]

lipoid granulomatosis
n : widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees); often associated with a disorder of lipid metabolism [syn: {xanthomatosis}, {xanthoma multiplex}, {cholesterosis cutis}, {lipid granulomatosis}]

lipoidaemia
n : presence of excess lipids in the blood [syn: {lipemia}, {lipaemia}, {lipidemia}, {lipidaemia}, {lipoidemia}, {hyperlipemia}, {hyperlipaemia}, {hyperlipidemia}, {hyperlipidaemia}, {hyperlipoidemia}, {hyperlipoidaemia}]

lipoidemia
n : presence of excess lipids in the blood [syn: {lipemia}, {lipaemia}, {lipidemia}, {lipidaemia}, {lipoidaemia}, {hyperlipemia}, {hyperlipaemia}, {hyperlipidemia}, {hyperlipidaemia}, {hyperlipoidemia}, {hyperlipoidaemia}]

Lipo-Lutin
n : a steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy [syn: {progesterone}]

lipoma
n : a tumor consisting of fatty tissue [syn: {adipose tumor}] [also: {lipomata} (pl)]

lipomata
lipoma
n : a tumor consisting of fatty tissue [syn: {adipose tumor}] [also: {lipomata} (pl)]

lipomata
See {lipoma}

lipomatosis
n : pathology in which fat accumulates in lipomas in the body

lipophilic
adj : having an affinity for lipids [syn: {lipotropic}]

lipoprotein
n : a conjugated protein having a lipid component; the principal means for transporting lipids in the blood

liposarcoma
n : sarcoma of fat cells

Liposcelis
n : a genus of Psocidae [syn: {genus Liposcelis}]

Liposcelis divinatorius
n : minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers [syn: {booklouse}, {book louse}, {deathwatch}]

liposomal delivery vector
n : a transducing vector that uses liposomes to carry the gene of interest

liposome
n : an artificially made microscopic vesicle into which nucleic acids can be packaged; used in molecular biology as a transducing vector

lipotropic
adj : having an affinity for lipids [syn: {lipophilic}]

Lipotyphla
n : moles; hedgehogs; true shrews [syn: {suborder Lipotyphla}]

lipped
lip
n 1: fleshy folds of tissue as those surrounding the mouth
2: an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass" [syn: {sass}, {sassing}, {backtalk}, {back talk}, {mouth}]
3: the top edge of a vessel [syn: {brim}, {rim}] [also: {lipping}, {lipped}]

lipped
adj : having a lip or lips; "a lipped bowl"; "a virgin purest lipped"- John Keats [ant: {lipless}]

lipped
See {lip}

Lippi
n 1: Italian painter and son of Fra Filippo Lippi (1457-1504) [syn: {Filippino Lippi}]
2: Italian painter whose works show a three-dimensional style (1406-1469) [syn: {Fra Filippo Lippi}]

lippier
See {lippy}

lippiest
See {lippy}

lipping
lip
n 1: fleshy folds of tissue as those surrounding the mouth
2: an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass" [syn: {sass}, {sassing}, {backtalk}, {back talk}, {mouth}]
3: the top edge of a vessel [syn: {brim}, {rim}] [also: {lipping}, {lipped}]

lipping
See {lip}

Lippizan
n : a compact and sturdy saddle horse that is bred and trained in Vienna; smart and docile and excellent for dressage; "a Lippizan is black or brown when born but turns white by the time it is five years old" [syn: {Lipizzan}, {Lippizaner}]

Lippizaner
n : a compact and sturdy saddle horse that is bred and trained in Vienna; smart and docile and excellent for dressage; "a Lippizan is black or brown when born but turns white by the time it is five years old" [syn: {Lippizan}, {Lipizzan}]

Lippmann
n 1: United States journalist (1889-1974) [syn: {Walter Lippmann}]
2: French physicist who developed the first color photographic process (1845-1921) [syn: {Gabriel Lippmann}]

lip-read
v : interpret by lipreading; of deaf people [syn: {lipread}, {speech-read}]

lipread
v : interpret by lipreading; of deaf people [syn: {lip-read}, {speech-read}]

lipreading
n : perceiving what a person is saying by observing the movements of the lips

Lipscomb
n : United States chemist noted for his theories of molecular structure (born in 1919) [syn: {William Nunn Lipscom Jr.}]

lipstick
n : makeup that is used to color the lips [syn: {lip rouge}]
v 1: form by tracing with lipstick; "The clown had lipsticked circles on his cheeks"
2: apply lipstick to; "She lipsticked her mouth"

lipstick plant
n : epiphyte or creeping on rocks; Malaysian plant having somewhat fleshy leaves and bright red flowers [syn: {Aeschynanthus radicans}]

lip-sync
v : move the lips in synchronization (with recorded speech or song) [syn: {lip-synch}]

lip-synch
v : move the lips in synchronization (with recorded speech or song) [syn: {lip-sync}]

Liquaemin
n : a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibit the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; heparin sodium (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis and in heart surgery [syn: {heparin}, {Lipo-Hepin}]

liquefaction
n : the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid

liquefiable
adj : capable of being liquefied [syn: {liquifiable}]

liquefied
adj 1: reduced to a liquid state; "liquefied petroleum gas" [syn: {liquified}]
2: reduced to liquid form by heating; "a mass of molten rock" [syn: {molten}, {liquified}]

liquefied
liquefy
v 1: become liquid; "The garden air overnight liquefied into a morning dew"
2: make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating; "liquefy the silver" [syn: {liquify}, {liquidize}, {liquidise}]
3: become liquid or fluid when heated; "the frozen fat liquefied" [syn: {flux}, {liquify}] [also: {liquefied}]

liquefied
See {liquefy}

liquefied petroleum gas
n : hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure [syn: {bottled gas}]

liquefy
v 1: become liquid; "The garden air overnight liquefied into a morning dew"
2: make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating; "liquefy the silver" [syn: {liquify}, {liquidize}, {liquidise}]
3: become liquid or fluid when heated; "the frozen fat liquefied" [syn: {flux}, {liquify}] [also: {liquefied}]

liquescent
adj : becoming liquid [syn: {melting}]

liqueur
n : strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal [syn: {cordial}]

liqueur glass
n : a small glass for serving a small amount of liqueur (typically after dinner)

liquid
adj 1: existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow; "water and milk and blood are liquid substances" [ant: {gaseous}, {solid}]
2: filled or brimming with tears; "swimming eyes"; "watery eyes"; "sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid" [syn: {swimming}, {watery}]
3: clear and bright; "the liquid air of a spring morning"; "eyes shining with a liquid luster"; "limpid blue eyes" [syn: {limpid}]
4: changed from a solid to a liquid state; "rivers filled to overflowing by melted snow" [syn: {melted}, {liquified}] [ant: {unmelted}]
5: smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness; "the liquid song of a robin"
6: yielding; lacking any hint of hardness; "the liquid stillness of the night enveloping him"; "the liquid brown eyes of a spaniel"
7: smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"; "liquid prose" [syn: {flowing}, {fluent}, {fluid}, {smooth}]
8: in cash or easily convertible to cash; "liquid (or fluid) assets" [syn: {fluid}]
n 1: a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
2: the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility [syn: {liquidness}, {liquidity}]
3: a substance in the fluid state of matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
4: a frictionless non-nasal continuant (especially `l' and `r')

liquid air
n : air in a liquid state

liquid assets
n : assets in the form of cash (or easily convertible into cash) [syn: {quick assets}]

liquid bleach
n : a solution containing bleaching agents; used for laundry

liquid body substance
n : the liquid parts of the body [syn: {bodily fluid}, {body fluid}, {humor}, {humour}]

liquid crystal
n : a liquid exhibiting properties of a crystal that are not shown by ordinary liquids

liquid crystal display
n : a digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field; used for portable computer displays and watches etc. [syn: {LCD}]

liquid detergent
n : a detergent in liquid form

liquid diet
n : a diet of foods that can be served in liquid or strained form (plus custards or puddings); prescribed after certain kinds of surgery

liquid ecstasy
n : street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate [syn: {soap}, {scoop}, {max}, {grievous bodily harm}, {goop}, {Georgia home boy}, {easy lay}]

liquid measure
n : a unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers) [syn: {liquid unit}]

liquid metal reactor
n : a nuclear reactor using liquid metal as a coolant

liquid nitrogen
n : nitrogen in a liquid state

liquid oxygen
n : a bluish transparent magnetic liquid obtained by compressing gaseous oxygen; used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants [syn: {LOX}]

Liquid Pred
n : a dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Liquid Pred or Meticorten); used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as an immunosuppressant [syn: {prednisone}, {Orasone}, {Deltasone}, {Meticorten}]

liquid soap
n : soap in liquid form

liquid unit
n : a unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers) [syn: {liquid measure}]

liquidambar
n 1: aromatic exudate from the sweet gum tree [syn: {sweet gum}]
2: any tree of the genus Liquidambar

Liquidambar styraciflua
n : a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap [syn: {sweet gum}, {sweet gum tree}, {bilsted}, {red gum}, {American sweet gum}]

liquidate
v 1: get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized" [syn: {neutralize}, {neutralise}, {waste}, {knock off}, {do in}]
2: eliminate by paying off (debts) [syn: {pay off}]
3: convert into cash; "I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband"
4: settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off; "liquidate a company"

liquidation
n 1: termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities [syn: {settlement}]
2: the act of exterminating [syn: {extermination}]
3: the murder of a competitor [syn: {elimination}]

liquidator
n 1: a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being) [syn: {murderer}, {manslayer}]
2: (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties [syn: {receiver}]

liquidise
v : make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating; "liquefy the silver" [syn: {liquefy}, {liquify}, {liquidize}]

liquidiser
n : an electrically powered mixer with whirling blades that mix or chop or liquefy foods [syn: {blender}, {liquidizer}]

liquidity
n 1: the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility [syn: {liquid}, {liquidness}]
2: the property of flowing easily [syn: {fluidity}, {fluidness}, {liquidness}, {runniness}]
3: being in cash or easily convertible to cash; debt paying ability

liquidity crisis
n : a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high [syn: {credit crunch}, {squeeze}]

liquidize
v 1: get rid of all one's merchandise [syn: {sell out}, {sell up}]
2: make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating; "liquefy the silver" [syn: {liquefy}, {liquify}, {liquidise}]

liquidizer
n : an electrically powered mixer with whirling blades that mix or chop or liquefy foods [syn: {blender}, {liquidiser}]

liquidness
n 1: the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility [syn: {liquid}, {liquidity}]
2: the property of flowing easily [syn: {fluidity}, {fluidness}, {liquidity}, {runniness}]

liquifiable
adj : capable of being liquefied [syn: {liquefiable}]

liquified
adj 1: changed from a solid to a liquid state; "rivers filled to overflowing by melted snow" [syn: {melted}, {liquid}] [ant: {unmelted}]
2: reduced to a liquid state; "liquefied petroleum gas" [syn: {liquefied}]
3: reduced to liquid form by heating; "a mass of molten rock" [syn: {molten}, {liquefied}]

liquified
liquify
v 1: make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating; "liquefy the silver" [syn: {liquefy}, {liquidize}, {liquidise}]
2: become liquid or fluid when heated; "the frozen fat liquefied" [syn: {liquefy}, {flux}] [also: {liquified}]

liquified
See {liquify}

liquify
v 1: make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating; "liquefy the silver" [syn: {liquefy}, {liquidize}, {liquidise}]
2: become liquid or fluid when heated; "the frozen fat liquefied" [syn: {liquefy}, {flux}] [also: {liquified}]

liquor
n 1: distilled rather than fermented [syn: {spirits}, {booze}, {hard drink}, {hard liquor}, {John Barleycorn}, {strong drink}]
2: a liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process; "waste liquors"
3: the liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked [syn: {pot liquor}, {pot likker}]

liquor licence
n : a license authorizing the holder to sell alcoholic beverages [syn: {liquor license}]

liquor license
n : a license authorizing the holder to sell alcoholic beverages [syn: {liquor licence}]

liquor store
n : a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere [syn: {package store}, {off-licence}]

liquorice
n 1: deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots [syn: {licorice}, {Glycyrrhiza glabra}]
2: a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant [syn: {licorice}]

Lir
n : the sea personified; father of Manannan; corresponds to Welsh Llyr [syn: {Ler}]

lira
n 1: the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents [syn: {Maltese lira}]
2: the basic unit of money in Turkey [syn: {Turkish lira}]
3: formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100 centesimi [syn: {Italian lira}] [also: {lire} (pl)]

lire
lira
n 1: the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents [syn: {Maltese lira}]
2: the basic unit of money in Turkey [syn: {Turkish lira}]
3: formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100 centesimi [syn: {Italian lira}] [also: {lire} (pl)]

lire
See {lira}

liriodendra
See {liriodendron}

Liriodendron
n : tulip trees [syn: {genus Liriodendron}]

Liriodendron tulipifera
n : tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work [syn: {tulip tree}, {tulip poplar}, {yellow poplar}, {canary whitewood}]

Liriope
n : sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lilyturf [syn: {genus Liriope}]

Liriope muscari
n : Asiatic perennial tufted herb with grasslike evergreen foliage and clusters of dark mauve grapelike flowers; grown as ground cover [syn: {lilyturf}, {lily turf}]

lis pendens
n : a pending lawsuit

Lisboa
n : capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic [syn: {Lisbon}, {capital of Portugal}]

Lisbon
n : capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic [syn: {Lisboa}, {capital of Portugal}]

Lise Meitner
n : Swedish physicist (born in Austria) who worked in the field of radiochemistry with Otto Hahn and formulated the concept of nuclear fission with Otto Frisch (1878-1968) [syn: {Meitner}]

lisinopril
n : an ACE inhibiting drug (trade names Prinivil or Zestril) administered as an antihypertensive and after heart attacks [syn: {Prinivil}, {Zestril}]

lisle
n 1: a fabric woven with lisle thread
2: a strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of long-staple cotton)

lisp
n 1: a speech defect that involves pronouncing s like voiceless th and z like voiced th
2: a flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists [syn: {list-processing language}]
v : speak with a lisp

LISP compiler
n : a compiler for programs written in LISP

LISP program
n : a program written in LISP

lisper
n : a speaker who lisps

lispingly
adv : with a lisp; "she spoke lispingly"

lissom
adj : gracefully slender; moving and bending with ease [syn: {lissome}, {lithe}, {lithesome}, {slender}, {supple}, {svelte}, {sylphlike}]

lissome
adj : gracefully slender; moving and bending with ease [syn: {lissom}, {lithe}, {lithesome}, {slender}, {supple}, {svelte}, {sylphlike}]

lissomeness
n : the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple [syn: {litheness}, {suppleness}]

list
n 1: a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics) [syn: {listing}]
2: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right" [syn: {tilt}, {inclination}, {lean}, {leaning}]
v 1: give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi" [syn: {name}]
2: include in a list; "Am I listed in your register?"
3: enumerate; "We must number the names of the great mathematicians" [syn: {number}]
4: cause to lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree" [syn: {lean}]
5: tilt to one side; "The balloon heeled over"; "the wind made the vessel heel"; "The ship listed to starboard" [syn: {heel}]

list price
n : the selling price of something as stated in a catalogue or price list; often subject to discounts; "I got it at 30% off the list price"

list processing
n : processing data that is given in the form of chained lists

list system
n : based on the principle of proportional representation; voters choose between party lists, the number elected from each list being determined by the percentage cast for each list out of the total vote [syn: {scrutin de liste}, {scrutin de liste system}]

listed
adj 1: on a list [ant: {unlisted}]
2: officially entered in a roll or list; "an enrolled student" [syn: {enrolled}]

listed security
n : a security that has been accepted for trading by one of the organized and registered securities exchanges in the US [ant: {unlisted security}]

listen
v 1: hear with intention; "Listen to the sound of this cello"
2: listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision" [syn: {hear}, {take heed}]
3: pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men" [syn: {heed}, {mind}]

listen in
v 1: listen quietly, without contributing to the conversation
2: listen without the speaker's knowledge; "the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations" [syn: {eavesdrop}]

listener
n : someone who listens attentively [syn: {hearer}, {auditor}, {attender}]

listening
adj : attending to or alert for sound; "be wary of listening ears"; "government-maintained listening posts"
n : the act of hearing attentively; "you can learn a lot by just listening"; "they make good music--you should give them a hearing" [syn: {hearing}]

listening watch
n : a watch established for the reception of traffic of interest to the unit maintaining the watch [syn: {continuous receiver watch}]

listente
sente
n : 100 sente equal 1 loti [also: {listente} (pl)]

listente
See {sente}

Lister
n 1: English surgeon who was the first to use antiseptics (1827-1912) [syn: {Joseph Lister}, {Baron Lister}]
2: assessor who makes out the tax lists
3: moldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrow [syn: {lister plow}, {lister plough}, {middlebreaker}, {middle buster}]

lister plough
n : moldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrow [syn: {lister}, {lister plow}, {middlebreaker}, {middle buster}]

lister plow
n : moldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrow [syn: {lister}, {lister plough}, {middlebreaker}, {middle buster}]

Listera
n : genus of terrestrial orchids having usually a single pair of broad shining leaves near the middle of the stem; found in temperate Asia and North America and Europe [syn: {genus Listera}]

Listera convallarioides
n : small orchid with two elliptic leaves and a slender raceme of small green flowers; western North America [syn: {broad-leaved twayblade}]

Listera cordata
n : orchid having two triangular leaves and a short lax raceme of green to rust-colored flowers with the lip flushed mauve; Europe and Asia and North America and Greenland [syn: {lesser twayblade}]

Listera ovata
n : orchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown; Europe to central Asia [syn: {twayblade}]

listeria
n : any species of the genus Listeria

listeria meningitis
n : an infectious disease of animals and humans (especially newborn or immunosuppressed persons) caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes; in sheep and cattle the infection frequently involves the central nervous system and causes various neurological symptoms [syn: {listeriosis}]

Listeria monocytogenes
n : the type species of the genus Listeria; can cause meningitis, encephalitis, septicemia, endocarditis, abortion, abscesses, listeriosis [syn: {L. monocytogenes}]

listeriosis
n : an infectious disease of animals and humans (especially newborn or immunosuppressed persons) caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes; in sheep and cattle the infection frequently involves the central nervous system and causes various neurological symptoms [syn: {listeria meningitis}]

listing
n 1: a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics) [syn: {list}]
2: the act of making a list of items [syn: {itemization}, {itemisation}]

listless
adj 1: lacking zest or vivacity; "he was listless and bored"
2: marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm; "a dispirited and divided Party"; "reacted to the crisis with listless resignation" [syn: {dispirited}]

listlessly
adv : in a listless manner; "they shook hands rather listlessly"

listlessness
n 1: a feeling of lack of interest or energy [syn: {languor}, {lassitude}]
2: inactivity resulting from torpidity and lack of vigor or energy [syn: {torpidity}, {torpidness}, {torpor}]

Liston
n : United States prizefighter who lost his world heavyweight championship to Cassius Clay in 1964 (1932-1970) [syn: {Sonny Liston}, {Charles Liston}]

list-processing language
n : a flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists [syn: {LISP}]

Lisu
n : a Loloish language

Liszt
n : Hungarian composer and piano virtuoso (1811-1886) [syn: {Franz Liszt}]

lit
light
adj 1: of comparatively little physical weight or density; "a light load"; "magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C" [ant: {heavy}]
2: (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder" [syn: {light-colored}] [ant: {dark}]
3: of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment; "light infantry"; "light cavalry"; "light industry"; "light weapons" [ant: {heavy}]
4: not great in degree or quantity or number; "a light sentence"; "a light accent"; "casualties were light"; "light snow was falling"; "light misty rain"; "light smoke from the chimney" [ant: {heavy}]
5: psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles; "a light heart" [ant: {heavy}]
6: characterized by or emitting light; "a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light" [ant: {dark}]
7: used of vowels or syllables; pronounced with little or no stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable" [syn: {unaccented}, {weak}]
8: easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned; "a light diet"
9: (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency; "light sandy soil" [syn: {friable}, {sandy}] 10: (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell" [syn: {clean}, {clear}, {unclouded}] 11: moving easily and quickly; nimble; "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step" [syn: {lightsome}, {tripping}] 12: demanding little effort; not burdensome; "light housework"; "light exercise" 13: of little intensity or power or force; "the light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze" [ant: {heavy}] 14: (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average; "light water is ordinary water" [ant: {heavy}] 15: weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep" [syn: {faint}, {swooning}, {light-headed}, {lightheaded}] 16: very thin and insubstantial; "thin paper"; "flimsy voile"; "light summer dresses" [syn: {flimsy}] 17: marked by temperance in indulgence; "abstemious meals"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper" [syn: {abstemious}, {light(a)}] 18: less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight" [syn: {scant(p)}, {short}] 19: having little importance; "losing his job was no light matter" 20: intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound; "light verse"; "a light comedy" 21: silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter" [syn: {idle}] 22: having a spongy or flaky texture; well-leavened; "light pastries" 23: designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight; "light aircraft"; "a light truck" 24: having relatively few calories; "diet cola"; "light (or lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal diet" [syn: {lite}, {low-cal}] 25: (of sleep) easily disturbed; "in a light doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night" [syn: {wakeful}] 26: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior" [syn: {easy}, {loose}, {promiscuous}, {sluttish}, {wanton}]
n 1: (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" [syn: {visible light}, {visible radiation}]
2: any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights" [syn: {light source}]
3: a particular perspective or aspect of a situation; "although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand"
4: the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun" [syn: {luminosity}, {brightness}, {brightness level}, {luminance}, {luminousness}]
5: an illuminated area; "he stepped into the light"
6: a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination; "follow God's light" [syn: {illumination}]
7: the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures; "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark" [syn: {lightness}]
8: a person regarded very fondly; "the light of my life"
9: mental understanding as an enlightening experience; "he finally saw the light"; "can you shed light on this problem?" 10: having abundant light or illumination; "they played as long as it was light"; "as long as the lighting was good" [syn: {lighting}] [ant: {dark}] 11: public awareness; "it brought the scandal to light" 12: brightness and animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye" [syn: {sparkle}, {spark}] 13: a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul [syn: {Inner Light}, {Light Within}, {Christ Within}] 14: a visual warning signal; "they saw the light of the beacon"; "there was a light at every corner" 15: a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?" [syn: {lighter}, {igniter}, {ignitor}]
adv : with few burdens; "experienced travellers travel light" [syn: {lightly}]
v 1: make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit" [syn: {illume}, {illumine}, {light up}, {illuminate}]
2: begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up" [syn: {light up}, {fire up}]
3: to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him" [syn: {alight}, {perch}]
4: cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette" [syn: {ignite}] [ant: {snuff out}]
5: fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims" [syn: {fall}]
6: get off (a horse) [syn: {unhorse}, {dismount}, {get off}, {get down}] [also: {lit}]

lit
adj 1: provided with artificial light; "illuminated advertising"; "looked up at the lighted windows"; "a brightly lit room"; "a well-lighted stairwell" [syn: {illuminated}, {lighted}, {well-lighted}]
2: set afire or burning; "the lighted candles"; "a lighted cigarette"; "a lit firecracker" [syn: {lighted}] [ant: {unlighted}]
n : the humanistic study of a body of literature; "he took a course in Russian lit" [syn: {literature}] [also: {litai} (pl)]

lit
See {light} [also: {litai} (pl)]

lit crit
n : the informed analysis and evaluation of literature [syn: {literary criticism}]

litai
lit
adj 1: provided with artificial light; "illuminated advertising"; "looked up at the lighted windows"; "a brightly lit room"; "a well-lighted stairwell" [syn: {illuminated}, {lighted}, {well-lighted}]
2: set afire or burning; "the lighted candles"; "a lighted cigarette"; "a lit firecracker" [syn: {lighted}] [ant: {unlighted}]
n : the humanistic study of a body of literature; "he took a course in Russian lit" [syn: {literature}] [also: {litai} (pl)]

litai
lit See {light} [also: {litai} (pl)]

litai
See {lit}

litany
n 1: any long and tedious address or recital; "the patient recited a litany of complaints"; "a litany of failures"
2: a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation

litas
n : the basic unit of money in Lithuania [also: {litu} (pl)]

litchee
n : Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried [syn: {litchi}, {litchi nut}, {lichi}, {leechee}, {lichee}, {lychee}]

litchi
n 1: Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium [syn: {lichee}, {litchi tree}, {Litchi chinensis}, {Nephelium litchi}]
2: Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried [syn: {litchi nut}, {litchee}, {lichi}, {leechee}, {lichee}, {lychee}]

Litchi chinensis
n : Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium [syn: {litchi}, {lichee}, {litchi tree}, {Nephelium litchi}]

litchi nut
n : Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried [syn: {litchi}, {litchee}, {lichi}, {leechee}, {lichee}, {lychee}]

litchi tree
n : Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium [syn: {litchi}, {lichee}, {Litchi chinensis}, {Nephelium litchi}]

lite
adj : having relatively few calories; "diet cola"; "light (or lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal diet" [syn: {light}, {low-cal}]

liter
n : a metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of 1 kilogram of pure water at 4 degrees centigrade and 760 mm of mercury (or approximately 1.76 pints) [syn: {litre}, {l}, {cubic decimeter}, {cubic decimetre}]

literacy
n : the ability to read and write [ant: {illiteracy}]

literal
adj 1: being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma" [syn: {actual}, {genuine}, {real}]
2: without interpretation or embellishment; "a literal translation of the scene before him"
3: limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text; "a literal translation" [ant: {figurative}]
4: lacking stylistic embellishment; "a literal description"; "wrote good but plain prose"; "a plain unadorned account of the coronation"; "a forthright unembellished style" [syn: {plain}, {unembellished}]
5: of the clearest kind; usually used for emphasis; "it's the literal truth"; "a matter of investment, pure and simple" [syn: {pure and simple}]
6: (of a translation) corresponding word for word with the original; "literal translation of the article"; "an awkward word-for-word translation" [syn: {word-for-word}]
n : a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind [syn: {misprint}, {erratum}, {typographical error}, {typo}, {literal error}]

literal error
n : a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind [syn: {misprint}, {erratum}, {typographical error}, {typo}, {literal}]

literal interpretation
n : an interpretation based on the exact wording

literalise
v : make literal; "literalize metaphors" [syn: {literalize}] [ant: {spiritualize}]

literalism
n 1: the doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literature
2: a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense

literalize
v : make literal; "literalize metaphors" [syn: {literalise}] [ant: {spiritualize}]

literally
adv 1: in a literal sense; "literally translated"; "he said so literally" [ant: {figuratively}]
2: (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration; "our eyes were literally pinned to TV during the Gulf war" [syn: {virtually}]

literalness
n : adhereing to the concrete construal of something

literary
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of literature; "literary criticism"
2: knowledgeable about literature; "a literary style" [syn: {well-written}]
3: appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing; "when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style"

literary agent
n : an agent who represents an author is dealings with publishers

literary argument
n : a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie; "the editor added the argument to the poem" [syn: {argument}]

literary composition
n : imaginative or creative writing [syn: {literary work}]

literary critic
n : a critic of literature

literary criticism
n 1: a written evaluation of a work of literature [syn: {criticism}]
2: the informed analysis and evaluation of literature [syn: {lit crit}]

literary genre
n : a style of expressing yourself in writing [syn: {writing style}, {genre}]

literary hack
n : a mediocre and disdained writer [syn: {hack}, {hack writer}]

literary pirate
n : someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own [syn: {plagiarist}, {plagiarizer}, {plagiariser}, {pirate}]

literary review
n : a review devoted to literary criticism

literary study
n : the humanistic study of literature

literary work
n : imaginative or creative writing [syn: {literary composition}]

literate
adj 1: able to read and write [ant: {illiterate}]
2: able to read and write
n : a person who can read and write [syn: {literate person}]

literate person
n : a person who can read and write [syn: {literate}]

literati
n : the literary intelligentsia

literatim
adv : letter for letter; "the message was transcribed literatim"

literature
n 1: creative writing of recognized artistic value
2: the humanistic study of a body of literature; "he took a course in Russian lit" [syn: {lit}]
3: published writings in a particular style on a particular subject; "the technical literature"; "one aspect of Waterloo has not yet been treated in the literature"
4: the profession or art of a writer; "her place in literature is secure"

Lithane
n : a white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug; the drug (trade names Lithane or Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of depression and manic episodes of manic-depressive disorder [syn: {lithium carbonate}, {Lithonate}, {Eskalith}]

lithe
adj : gracefully slender; moving and bending with ease [syn: {lissome}, {lissom}, {lithesome}, {slender}, {supple}, {svelte}, {sylphlike}]

litheness
n : the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple [syn: {lissomeness}, {suppleness}]

lithesome
adj : gracefully slender; moving and bending with ease [syn: {lissome}, {lissom}, {lithe}, {slender}, {supple}, {svelte}, {sylphlike}]

lithia water
n : mineral water containing lithium salts

lithiasis
n : the formation of stones (calculi) in an internal organ

lithic
adj 1: of or containing lithium
2: relating to or composed of stone; "lithic sandstone"

lithium
n : a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals [syn: {Li}, {atomic number 3}]

lithium carbonate
n : a white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug; the drug (trade names Lithane or Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of depression and manic episodes of manic-depressive disorder [syn: {Lithane}, {Lithonate}, {Eskalith}]

Lithocarpus
n : tanbark oaks [syn: {genus Lithocarpus}]

Lithocarpus densiflorus
n : evergreen oak of the Pacific coast area having large leathery leaves; yields tanbark [syn: {tanbark oak}]

Lithocarpus glaber
n : small evergreen tree of China and Japan [syn: {Japanese oak}, {Lithocarpus glabra}]

Lithocarpus glabra
n : small evergreen tree of China and Japan [syn: {Japanese oak}, {Lithocarpus glaber}]

Lithodidae
n : deep-sea crabs of cold waters [syn: {family Lithodidae}]

lithoglyptics
n : the art of engraving on precious stones [syn: {glyptics}]

lithograph
n 1: a print produced by lithography
2: duplicator that prints by lithography; a flat surface (of stone or metal) is treated to absorb or repel ink in the desired pattern [syn: {lithograph machine}]
v : make by lithography

lithograph machine
n : duplicator that prints by lithography; a flat surface (of stone or metal) is treated to absorb or repel ink in the desired pattern [syn: {lithograph}]

lithographer
n : a printmaker who uses lithography

lithographic
adj : of or produced by or involved in lithography; "lithographic reproduction"

lithography
n 1: a method of planographic printing from a metal or stone surface
2: the act of making a lithographic print

lithomancer
n : one who practices lithomancy

lithomancy
n : divination by means of stones or stone talismans

lithomantic
adj : of or relating to lithomancy

Lithonate
n : a white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug; the drug (trade names Lithane or Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of depression and manic episodes of manic-depressive disorder [syn: {lithium carbonate}, {Lithane}, {Eskalith}]

Lithophragma
n : small genus of perennial herbs of the western North America [syn: {genus Lithophragma}]

Lithophragma affine
n : California perennial herb cultivated for its racemose white flowers with widely spreading petals; sometimes placed in genus Tellima [syn: {woodland star}, {Lithophragma affinis}, {Tellima affinis}]

Lithophragma affinis
n : California perennial herb cultivated for its racemose white flowers with widely spreading petals; sometimes placed in genus Tellima [syn: {woodland star}, {Lithophragma affine}, {Tellima affinis}]

Lithophragma parviflorum
n : plant with mostly basal leaves and slender open racemes of white or pale pink flowers; prairies and open forest of northwestern United States to British Columbia and Alberta [syn: {prairie star}]

lithophyte
n : plant that grows on rocks or stony soil and derives nourishment from the atmosphere [syn: {lithophytic plant}]

lithophytic
adj : of or relating to lithophytes

lithophytic plant
n : plant that grows on rocks or stony soil and derives nourishment from the atmosphere [syn: {lithophyte}]

lithops
n : any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones [syn: {living stone}, {stoneface}, {stone-face}, {stone plant}, {stone life face}, {flowering stone}]

Lithospermum
n : annual or perennial herbaceous or shrubby plants; cosmopolitan except Australia [syn: {genus Lithospermum}]

Lithospermum canescens
n : perennial North American plant with grayish hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment [syn: {hoary puccoon}, {Indian paint}]

Lithospermum caroliniense
n : perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment [syn: {puccoon}]

Lithospermum officinale
n : European perennial branching plant; occurs in hedgerows and at the edge of woodlands [syn: {gromwell}]

lithosphere
n : the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle [syn: {geosphere}]

lithotomy
n : surgical removal of a stone (calculus)

lithotomy position
n : a position lying on your back with knees bent and thighs apart; assumed for vaginal or rectal examination

Lithuania
n : a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea [syn: {Republic of Lithuania}, {Lietuva}]

Lithuanian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Lithuania or its people or language
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Lithuania
2: the official language of Lithuania; belongs to the Baltic branch of Indo European

Lithuanian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Lithuania

lithuresis
n : passing small stones with the urine

litigant
n : (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation; "plaintiffs and defendants are both litigants" [syn: {litigator}]

litigate
v 1: engage in legal proceedings
2: institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination" [syn: {action}, {sue}, {process}]

litigation
n : a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights [syn: {judicial proceeding}]

litigator
n : (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation; "plaintiffs and defendants are both litigants" [syn: {litigant}]

litigious
adj 1: of or relating to litigation
2: inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits; "a style described as abrasive and contentious"; "a disputatious lawyer"; "a litigious and acrimonious spirit" [syn: {contentious}, {disputatious}, {disputative}]

litmus
n : a coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions; used as a very rough acid-base indicator [syn: {litmus test}]

litmus paper
n : unsized paper treated with litmus for use as an acid-base indicator

litmus test
n 1: a coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions; used as a very rough acid-base indicator [syn: {litmus}]
2: a test that relies on a single indicator; "her litmus test for good breeding is whether you split infinitives"

Litocranius
n : antelopes of eastern Africa: gerenuks [syn: {genus Litocranius}]

Litocranius walleri
n : slender east African antelope with slim neck and backward-curving horns [syn: {gerenuk}]

litoral
n : the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean [syn: {littoral}, {littoral zone}, {sands}]

litotes
n : understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary); "saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes" [syn: {meiosis}]

litre
n : a metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of 1 kilogram of pure water at 4 degrees centigrade and 760 mm of mercury (or approximately 1.76 pints) [syn: {liter}, {l}, {cubic decimeter}, {cubic decimetre}]

litter
n 1: the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
2: rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)
3: conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers
4: material used to provide a bed for animals [syn: {bedding material}, {bedding}]
v 1: strew; "Cigar butts littered the ground"
2: make a place messy by strewing garbage around
3: give birth to a litter of animals

litter basket
n : bin (usually in or outside a public building) into which the public can put rubbish [syn: {litterbin}, {litter-basket}]

litter lout
n : a person who litters public places with refuse [syn: {litterer}, {litterbug}]

litterateur
n : a writer of literary works [syn: {essayist}]

litter-basket
n : bin (usually in or outside a public building) into which the public can put rubbish [syn: {litterbin}, {litter basket}]

litter-bearer
n : one who helps carry a stretcher [syn: {stretcher-bearer}]

litterbin
n : bin (usually in or outside a public building) into which the public can put rubbish [syn: {litter basket}, {litter-basket}]

litterbug
n : a person who litters public places with refuse [syn: {litterer}, {litter lout}]

littered
adj : filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbish; "the storm left the driveway littered with sticks and debris"; "his library was a cluttered room with piles of books on every chair" [syn: {cluttered}]

litterer
n : a person who litters public places with refuse [syn: {litterbug}, {litter lout}]

little
adj 1: limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"; "a small voice" [syn: {small}] [ant: {large}, {large}]
2: (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some; "little rain fell in May"; "gave it little thought"; "little hope remained"; "little time is left"; "we still have little money"; "a little hope remained"; "a little time is left" [syn: {little(a)}] [ant: {much(a)}]
3: of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the country"; "in a little while"; "it's a little way away" [syn: {brief}]
4: not fully grown; "what a big little boy you are"; "small children" [syn: {small}]
5: (informal terms) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction" [syn: {fiddling}, {footling}, {lilliputian}, {Mickey Mouse}, {niggling}, {piddling}, {piffling}, {petty}, {picayune}, {trivial}]
6: (of a voice) faint; "a little voice"; "a still small voice" [syn: {small}]
7: younger brother or sister; "little brother" [syn: {little(a)}, {younger}] [ant: {big(a)}]
8: lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters" [syn: {minuscule}, {small}]
9: small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context); "a nice little job"; "bless your little heart"; "my dear little mother"; "a sweet little deal"; "I'm tired of your petty little schemes"; "filthy little tricks"; "what a nasty little situation"
n : a small amount or duration; "he accepted the little they gave him"
adv : not much; "he talked little about his family"

little auk
n : small short-billed auk abundant in arctic regions [syn: {dovekie}, {Plautus alle}]

little barley
n : annual barley native to western North America and widespread in southern United States and tropical America [syn: {Hordeum pusillum}]

Little Bear
n : a constellation outside the Zodiac that rotates around the North Star [syn: {Ursa Minor}]

Little Bighorn
n 1: a river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana; site of Custer's Last Stand [syn: {Little Bighorn River}, {Little Horn}]
2: a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command [syn: {Battle of Little Bighorn}, {Battle of the Little Bighorn}, {Custer's Last Stand}]

Little Bighorn River
n : a river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana; site of Custer's Last Stand [syn: {Little Bighorn}, {Little Horn}]

little black ant
n : tiny glossy black ant; nests outdoors but invades houses for food [syn: {Monomorium minimum}]

little blue heron
n : small bluish gray heron of the western hemisphere [syn: {Egretta caerulea}]

little brother
n : a younger brother; "my little brother just had his 50th birthday"

little brown bat
n : the small common North American bat; widely distributed [syn: {little brown myotis}, {Myotis leucifugus}]

little brown myotis
n : the small common North American bat; widely distributed [syn: {little brown bat}, {Myotis leucifugus}]

little by little
adv 1: a little bit at a time; "the research structure has developed piecemeal" [syn: {piecemeal}, {bit by bit}, {in stages}]
2: by a short distance; "they moved it by inches" [syn: {by inches}, {by small degrees}]

little chief hare
n : North American pika [syn: {Ochotona princeps}]

little club moss
n : any of numerous fern allies of the genus Selaginella [syn: {spikemoss}, {spike moss}]

little clubmoss
n : of northern Europe and America; resembling a miniature fir [syn: {fir clubmoss}, {mountain clubmoss}, {Lycopodium selago}]

little dictionary
n : a dictionary that is small enough to carry in your pocket [syn: {pocket dictionary}]

Little Dipper
n : a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris [syn: {Dipper}]

Little Dog
n : a constellation east of Orion; contains Procyon [syn: {Canis Minor}]

little ebony spleenwort
n : fern of tropical America: from southern United States to West Indies and Mexico to Brazil [syn: {black-stem spleenwort}, {black-stemmed spleenwort}]

little egret
n : Old World egret [syn: {Egretta garzetta}]

little finger
n : the finger farthest from the thumb [syn: {pinkie}, {pinky}]

little girl
n : a youthful female person; "the baby was a girl"; "the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle" [syn: {female child}, {girl}] [ant: {male child}, {male child}]

little golden zinnia
n : subshrub having short leafy stems and numerous small flower heads with nearly round yellow-orange rays; Arizona south to Mexico and east to Kansas [syn: {Zinnia grandiflora}]

little grebe
n : small European grebe [syn: {dabchick}, {Podiceps ruficollis}]

little hand
n : the shorter hand of a clock that points to the hours [syn: {hour hand}]

Little Horn
n : a river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana; site of Custer's Last Stand [syn: {Little Bighorn}, {Little Bighorn River}]

Little Joe
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: {four}, {4}, {IV}, {tetrad}, {quatern}, {quaternion}, {quaternary}, {quaternity}, {quartet}, {quadruplet}, {foursome}]

Little John
n : legendary follower of Robin Hood; noted for his size and strength

little league
n : a commercially sponsored baseball league for players between 8 and 12 years of age

little leaguer
n : a player between 8 and 12 years of age who is a member of a little-league team

Little Lord Fauntleroy
n : an excessively polite and well-dressed boy [syn: {Fauntleroy}]

Little Missouri
n : a river that rises in northeastern Wyoming and flows through Montana and South Dakota to join the Missouri River in North Dakota [syn: {Little Missouri River}]

Little Missouri River
n : a river that rises in northeastern Wyoming and flows through Montana and South Dakota to join the Missouri River in North Dakota [syn: {Little Missouri}]

Little Mo Connolly
n : United States tennis player who was the first woman to win the United States, British, French, and Australian championships in the same year (1953) (1934-1969) [syn: {Connolly}, {Maureen Catherine Connolly}]

Little Office
n : a Roman Catholic office honoring the Virgin Mary; similar to but shorter than the Divine Office

little owl
n : small European owl [syn: {Athene noctua}]

Little Phoebe
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn: {five}, {5}, {V}, {cinque}, {quint}, {quintet}, {fivesome}, {quintuplet}, {pentad}, {fin}, {Phoebe}]

little potato
n : rhizoctinia disease of potatoes [syn: {rosette}, {russet scab}, {stem canker}]

Little Red Ricing Hood
n : a girl in a fairy tale who meets a wolf while going to visit her grandmother

Little Rhody
n : a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state [syn: {Rhode Island}, {Ocean State}, {RI}]

Little Rock
n : the state capital and largest city of Arkansas in the central part of Arkansas on the Arkansas River [syn: {capital of Arkansas}]

Little Sioux River
n : a river that rises in southwestern Minnesota and flows southwestward to the Missouri River in western Iowa

little sister
n : a younger sister

little skate
n : most plentiful skate in North American inshore waters in summer; to 21 inches [syn: {Raja erinacea}]

little slam
n : winning all but one of the tricks in a hand of bridge [syn: {small slam}]

Little Sparrow
n : French cabaret singer (1915-1963) [syn: {Piaf}, {Edith Piaf}, {Edith Giovanna Gassion}]

little spotted skunk
n : small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States and Mexico [syn: {spotted skunk}, {Spilogale putorius}]

little terror
n : a very troublesome child [syn: {terror}, {brat}, {holy terror}]

little theater
n : a small theater for experimental drama or collegiate or community groups [syn: {little theatre}]

little theatre
n : a small theater for experimental drama or collegiate or community groups [syn: {little theater}]

little toe
n : the fifth smallest outermost toe

Little Wabash
n : a river in eastern Illinois that flows southeastward to the Wabash River [syn: {Little Wabash River}]

Little Wabash River
n : a river in eastern Illinois that flows southeastward to the Wabash River [syn: {Little Wabash}]

little-head snakeweed
n : similar to Gutierrezia sarothrae but with flower heads having fewer rays and disk flowers [syn: {Gutierrezia microcephala}]

little-leaf fig
n : Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood [syn: {Port Jackson fig}, {rusty rig}, {Botany Bay fig}, {Ficus rubiginosa}]

little-league team
n : a team that plays in a little league

littleneck
n 1: a quahog when young and small; usually eaten raw [syn: {littleneck clam}]
2: a young quahog suitable to be eaten raw [syn: {littleneck clam}]

littleneck clam
n 1: a quahog when young and small; usually eaten raw [syn: {littleneck}]
2: a young quahog suitable to be eaten raw [syn: {littleneck}]

littleness
n : the property of having a relatively small size [syn: {smallness}] [ant: {largeness}, {largeness}]

littler
adj : small or little relative to something else [syn: {smaller}]

littlest
adj : having or being distinguished by diminutive size; "the least bittern" [syn: {least}, {smallest}]

littoral
adj : of or relating to a coastal or shore region
n : the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean [syn: {litoral}, {littoral zone}, {sands}]

littoral zone
n : the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean [syn: {littoral}, {litoral}, {sands}]

Littorina
n : type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles [syn: {genus Littorina}]

Littorinidae
n : periwinkles [syn: {family Littorinidae}]

Littre
n : French lexicographer (1801-1881) [syn: {Maximilien Paul Emile Littre}]

litu
litas
n : the basic unit of money in Lithuania [also: {litu} (pl)]

litu
See {litas}

liturgical
adj : of or relating to or in accord with liturgy

liturgics
n : the study of liturgies [syn: {liturgiology}]

liturgiology
n : the study of liturgies [syn: {liturgics}]

liturgist
n : an authority on liturgies

Liturgy
n 1: a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine [syn: {Holy Eucharist}, {Eucharist}, {sacrament of the Eucharist}, {Holy Sacrament}, {Eucharistic liturgy}, {Lord's Supper}]
2: a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship

liv
adj : being four more than fifty [syn: {fifty-four}, {54}]

livable
adj : fit or suitable to live in or with; "livable conditions" [syn: {liveable}] [ant: {unlivable}]

live
adj 1: actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing; "a live television program"; "brought to you live from Lincoln Center"; "live entertainment involves performers actually in the physical presence of a live audience" [syn: {unrecorded}] [ant: {recorded}]
2: showing characteristics of life; exerting force or containing energy; "live coals"; "tossed a live cigarette out the window"; "got a shock from a live wire"; "live ore is unmined ore"; "a live bomb"; "a live ball is one in play" [ant: {dead}]
3: highly reverberant; "a live concert hall" [syn: {live(a)}]
4: charged with an explosive; "live ammunition"; "a live bomb"
5: rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resiliant as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf" [syn: {bouncy}, {lively}, {resilient}, {springy}, {whippy}]
6: abounding with life and energy; "the club members are a really live bunch"
7: in current use or ready for use; "live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread"
8: of current relevance; "a live issue"; "still a live option"
9: charged or energized with electricity; "a hot wire"; "a live wire" [syn: {hot}] 10: having life; "a live canary"; "hit a live nerve"; "famous living painters"; "living tissue"; 11: capable of erupting; "a live volcano"; "the volcano is very much alive" [syn: {alive(p)}, {live(a)}]
adv : not recorded; "the opera was broadcast live"
v 1: make one's home or live in; "She resides officially in Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted"; "The plains are sparsely populated" [syn: {dwell}, {shack}, {reside}, {inhabit}, {people}, {populate}, {domicile}, {domiciliate}]
2: lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war"
3: continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents" [syn: {survive}, {last}, {live on}, {go}, {endure}, {hold up}, {hold out}]
4: support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day" [syn: {exist}, {survive}, {subsist}]
5: have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war" [syn: {be}]
6: have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces" [syn: {know}, {experience}]
7: pursue a positive and satisfying existence; "You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live"

live axle
n : the axle of a self-propelled vehicle that provides the driving power [syn: {driving axle}]

live birth
n : the birth of a living fetus (regardless of the length of gestation) [ant: {spontaneous abortion}]

live body
n : a living body of an animal or person

live down
v : live so as to annul some previous behavior; "You can never live this down!" [syn: {unlive}]

live in
v : live in the house where one works; "our babysitter lives in, as it is too far to commute for her" [syn: {sleep in}] [ant: {live out}]

live it up
v : enjoy oneself; "it's your birthday, so let's live it up!"

live load
n : a variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving traffic [syn: {superload}]

live oak
n : any of several American evergreen oaks

live on
v : continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents" [syn: {survive}, {last}, {live}, {go}, {endure}, {hold up}, {hold out}]

live out
v 1: live out one's life; live to the end
2: work in a house where one does not live; "our cook lives out; he can easily commute from his home" [syn: {sleep out}] [ant: {live in}]

live over
v : experience again, often in the imagination; "He relived the horrors of war" [syn: {relive}]

live steam
n : steam coming from a boiler at full pressure

live up to
v : fulfil the requirements or expectations of [syn: {satisfy}, {fulfill}, {fulfil}] [ant: {fall short of}]

live wire
n : an alert and energetic person [syn: {eager beaver}, {busy bee}, {sharpie}, {sharpy}]

live with
v : tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncracies" [syn: {accept}, {swallow}]

liveable
adj : fit or suitable to live in or with; "livable conditions" [syn: {livable}] [ant: {unlivable}]

live-and-die
n : prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft gray-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled [syn: {sensitive plant}, {touch-me-not}, {shame plant}, {humble plant}, {action plant}, {Mimosa pudica}]

live-bearer
n : small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control [syn: {topminnow}, {poeciliid fish}, {poeciliid}]

liveborn
adj : (of newborn infant) showing signs of life after birth; not stillborn; "a liveborn baby"

liveborn infant
n : infant who shows signs of life after birth [ant: {stillborn infant}]

livedo
n : skin disorder characterized by patchy bluish discolorations on the skin

live-forever
n : perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers [syn: {orpine}, {orpin}, {livelong}, {Sedum telephium}]

livelier
lively
adj 1: full of life and energy; "a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party" [ant: {dull}]
2: full of zest or vigor; "a racy literary style" [syn: {racy}]
3: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" [syn: {brisk}, {merry}, {rattling}, {snappy}, {spanking}, {zippy}]
4: rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resiliant as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf" [syn: {bouncy}, {live}, {resilient}, {springy}, {whippy}]
5: filled with events or activity; "a lively period in history"
6: full of spirit; "a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world" [syn: {full of life}, {vital}]
7: characterized by energetic activity; "a lively baby" [also: {liveliest}, {livelier}]

livelier
See {lively}

liveliest
lively
adj 1: full of life and energy; "a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party" [ant: {dull}]
2: full of zest or vigor; "a racy literary style" [syn: {racy}]
3: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" [syn: {brisk}, {merry}, {rattling}, {snappy}, {spanking}, {zippy}]
4: rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resiliant as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf" [syn: {bouncy}, {live}, {resilient}, {springy}, {whippy}]
5: filled with events or activity; "a lively period in history"
6: full of spirit; "a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world" [syn: {full of life}, {vital}]
7: characterized by energetic activity; "a lively baby" [also: {liveliest}, {livelier}]

liveliest
See {lively}

livelihood
n : the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood" [syn: {support}, {keep}, {living}, {bread and butter}, {sustenance}]

liveliness
n 1: general activity and motion [syn: {animation}]
2: animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" [syn: {life}, {spirit}, {sprightliness}]

livelong
adj : (of time) constituting the full extent or duration; "all the livelong day"
n : perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers [syn: {orpine}, {orpin}, {live-forever}, {Sedum telephium}]

lively
adj 1: full of life and energy; "a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party" [ant: {dull}]
2: full of zest or vigor; "a racy literary style" [syn: {racy}]
3: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" [syn: {brisk}, {merry}, {rattling}, {snappy}, {spanking}, {zippy}]
4: rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resiliant as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf" [syn: {bouncy}, {live}, {resilient}, {springy}, {whippy}]
5: filled with events or activity; "a lively period in history"
6: full of spirit; "a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world" [syn: {full of life}, {vital}]
7: characterized by energetic activity; "a lively baby" [also: {liveliest}, {livelier}]

liven
v : make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit" [syn: {enliven}, {liven up}, {invigorate}, {animate}] [ant: {deaden}]

liven up
v : make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit" [syn: {enliven}, {liven}, {invigorate}, {animate}] [ant: {deaden}]

liveness
n : having animal life as distinguished from plant life; "full of life" [syn: {animateness}, {aliveness}] [ant: {inanimateness}]

liver
n 1: large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes
2: liver of an animal used as meat
3: a person who has a special life style; "a high liver"
4: someone who lives in a place; "a liver in cities"

liver cancer
n : malignant neoplastic disease of the liver usually occurring as a metastasis from another cancer; symptoms include loss of appetite and weakness and bloating and jaundice and upper abdominal discomfort [syn: {cancer of the liver}]

liver chestnut
n : a solid dark brown horse

liver disease
n : a disease affecting the liver

liver fluke
n : flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans [syn: {Fasciola hepatica}]

liver pudding
n : sausage containing ground liver [syn: {liver sausage}, {liverwurst}]

liver rot
n : a disease of the liver (especially in sheep and cattle) caused by liver flukes and their by-products [syn: {black disease}, {sheep rot}, {distomatosis}]

liver sausage
n : sausage containing ground liver [syn: {liver pudding}, {liverwurst}]

liver spot
n : a type of skin disease that causes brown spots on the skin

liveried
adj : wearing livery; "liveried footmen stood on the palace steps" [ant: {unliveried}]

liverish
adj 1: suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress [syn: {bilious}, {livery}]
2: irritable as if suffering from indigestion [syn: {atrabilious}, {bilious}, {dyspeptic}]

liverleaf
n : any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having 3-lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early spring; of moist and mossy subalpine woodland areas of north temperate regions [syn: {hepatica}]

Livermore
n : United States suffragist (1820-1905) [syn: {Mary Ashton Rice Livermore}]

Liverpool
n : a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports

Liverpudlian
adj : of or relating to Liverpool or its people; "Liverpudlian streets"; "Liverpudlian street urchins"
n : a resident of Liverpool

liver-spotted dalmatian
n : a brown-spotted dalmatian

liverwort
n : any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses

liverwurst
n : sausage containing ground liver [syn: {liver pudding}, {liver sausage}]

livery
adj : suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress [syn: {bilious}, {liverish}]
n 1: uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs
2: the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another [syn: {delivery}, {legal transfer}]
3: the care (feeding and stabling) of horses for pay

livery company
n : one of the chartered companies of London originating with the craft guilds

livery driver
n : someone who drives a taxi for a living [syn: {taxidriver}, {taximan}, {cabdriver}, {cabman}, {cabby}, {hack driver}, {hack-driver}]

livery stable
n : stable where horses and vehicles are kept for hire

liveryman
n : a worker in a livery stable

lives
life
n 1: a characteristic state or mode of living; "social life"; "city life"; "real life"
2: the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living; "he hoped for a new life in Australia"; "he wanted to live his own life without interference from others"
3: the experience of living; the course of human events and activities; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life" [syn: {living}]
4: the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes" [syn: {animation}, {living}, {aliveness}]
5: the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life" [syn: {lifetime}, {lifespan}]
6: the period between birth and the present time; "I have known him all his life"
7: animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" [syn: {liveliness}, {spirit}, {sprightliness}]
8: an account of the series of events making up a person's life [syn: {biography}, {life story}, {life history}]
9: the period from the present until death; "he appointed himself emperor for life" 10: a living person; "his heroism saved a life" 11: living things collectively; "the oceans are teeming with life" 12: a motive for living; "pottery was his life" 13: the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones; "there is no life on the moon" 14: a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives; "he got life for killing the guard" [syn: {life sentence}] [also: {lives} (pl)]

lives
See {life}

livestock
n : not used technically; any animals kept for use or profit [syn: {stock}, {farm animal}]

livid
adj 1: ash-colored or anemic looking from illness or emotion; "a face turned ashen"; "the invalid's blanched cheeks"; "tried to speak with bloodless lips"; "a face livid with shock"; "lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley; "lips white with terror"; "a face white with rage" [syn: {ashen}, {blanched}, {bloodless}, {white}]
2: (of a light) imparting a deathlike luminosity; "livid lightning streaked the sky"; "a thousand flambeaux...turned all at once that deep gloom into a livid and preternatural day"- E.A.Poe
3: furiously angry; "willful stupidity makes him absolutely livid"
4: discolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin; "beaten black and blue"; "livid bruises" [syn: {black-and-blue}]

lividity
n 1: a state of fury so great the face becomes discolored
2: unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) [syn: {lividness}, {luridness}, {paleness}, {pallidness}, {pallor}, {wanness}, {achromasia}]

lividly
adv : in a livid manner

lividness
n : unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) [syn: {lividity}, {luridness}, {paleness}, {pallidness}, {pallor}, {wanness}, {achromasia}]

living
adj 1: pertaining to living persons; "within living memory"
2: true to life; lifelike; "the living image of her mother"
3: dwelling or inhabiting; often used in combination; "living quarters"; "tree-living animals"
4: (informal) absolute; "she is a living doll"; "scared the living daylights out of them"; "beat the living hell out of him"
5: still in existence; "the Wollemi pine found in Australia is a surviving specimen of a conifer thought to have been long extinct and therefore known as a living fossil"; "the only surviving frontier blockhouse in Pennsylvania" [syn: {surviving}]
6: still in active use; "a living language"
7: (used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried; "carved into the living stone"; [syn: {living(a)}]
n 1: the experience of living; the course of human events and activities; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life" [syn: {life}]
2: people who are still living; "save your pity for the living" [ant: {dead}]
3: the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes" [syn: {animation}, {life}, {aliveness}]
4: the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood" [syn: {support}, {keep}, {livelihood}, {bread and butter}, {sustenance}]

living accommodations
n : housing structures collectively; structures in which people are housed [syn: {housing}, {lodging}]

living arrangement
n : an arrangement to allow people (or ideas) to co-exist

living death
n : a state of constant misery

living granite
n : highly succulent stemless clump-forming plants with gray-green leaves similar in texture to lumps of granite; South Africa [syn: {living rock}, {stone mimicry plant}]

living quarters
n : housing available for people to live in; "he found quarters for his family"; "I visited his bachelor quarters" [syn: {quarters}]

living rock
n 1: usually unbranched usually spineless cactus covered with warty tubercles and having magenta flowers and white or green fruit; resembles the related mescal; northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States [syn: {Ariocarpus fissuratus}]
2: highly succulent stemless clump-forming plants with gray-green leaves similar in texture to lumps of granite; South Africa [syn: {living granite}, {stone mimicry plant}]

living room
n : a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax [syn: {living-room}, {sitting room}, {front room}, {parlor}, {parlour}]

living space
n : space sought for occupation by a nation whose population is expanding [syn: {lebensraum}]

living stone
n : any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones [syn: {lithops}, {stoneface}, {stone-face}, {stone plant}, {stone life face}, {flowering stone}]

living substance
n : the living substance of a cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus) [syn: {protoplasm}]

living thing
n : a living (or once living) entity [syn: {animate thing}]

living together
n : living together (as spouses) [syn: {cohabitation}]

living trust
n : a trust created and operating during the grantor's lifetime [syn: {inter vivos trust}]

living wage
n : a wage sufficient for a worker and family to subsist comfortably

living will
n : a document written by someone still legally capable requesting that they should be allowed to die if subsequently severely disabled or suffering terminal illness; "after he discovered he had AIDS he drew up a living will"

living-room
n : a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax [syn: {living room}, {sitting room}, {front room}, {parlor}, {parlour}]

livingroom set
n : a suite of furniture for the livingroom [syn: {livingroom suite}]

livingroom suite
n : a suite of furniture for the livingroom [syn: {livingroom set}]

Livingston
n : leaser of the American Revolution who served in the Continental Congress and as minister to France (1746-1813) [syn: {Robert R. Livingston}]

Livingstone
n : Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873) [syn: {David Livingstone}]

livingstone daisy
n : low-growing showy succulent annual of South Africa having white or pink or red or orange flowers and spatulate leaves covered in papillae that resemble small crystals [syn: {Dorotheanthus bellidiformis}]

Livistona
n : fan palms of Asia and Australia and Malaysia [syn: {genus Livistona}]

Livistona australis
n : Australian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young [syn: {cabbage palm}, {cabbage tree}]

Livonia
n : a region on the Baltic that is divided between northern Estonia and southern Latvia

Livonian
n 1: a member of the Livonian-speaking people of Latvia
2: the Finnic language spoken by the people of Livonia in Estonia and Latvia

Livonian-speaking
adj : able to communicate in Livonian

Livy
n : Roman historian whose history of Rome filled 142 volumes (of which only 35 survive) including the earliest history of the war with Hannibal (59 BC to AD 17) [syn: {Titus Livius}]

lixivia
See {lixivium}

liza
n : similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region [syn: {Mugil liza}]

lizard
n 1: relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail
2: a man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support him [syn: {lounge lizard}]

lizard orchid
n : an orchid of the genus Himantoglossum [syn: {Himantoglossum hircinum}]

lizardfish
n : tropical fishes with large mouths in lizard-like heads; found worldwide [syn: {snakefish}, {snake-fish}]

lizard's-tail
n : North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers [syn: {swamp lily}, {water dragon}, {Saururus cernuus}]

lizard's-tail family
n : family of perennial aromatic herbs: genera Saururus; Anemopsis; Houttuynia [syn: {Saururaceae}, {family Saururaceae}]

Ljubljana
n : the capital of Slovenia

llama
n : wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump

llano
n : an extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America)

Llano Estacado
n : a large semiarid plateau forming the southern part of the Great Plains

LLB
n : a three-year law degree [syn: {Bachelor of Laws}]

LLD
n : an honorary law degree [syn: {Doctor of Laws}]

Llew Llaw Gyffes
n : son of Gwydion and Arianrhod; supported by magic of Gwydion; cursed by Arianrhod

LLM
n : an advanced law degree [syn: {Master of Laws}]

Lloyd
n : United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971) [syn: {Harold Lloyd}, {Harold Clayton Lloyd}]

Lloyd Webber
n : English composer of many successful musicals (some in collaboration with Sir Tim Rice) (born in 1948) [syn: {Andrew Lloyd Webber}, {Baron Lloyd Webber of Sydmonton}]

LLud
n : a Celtic warrior god

Llullaillaco
n : a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,057 feet high)

Llyr
n : Celtic deity who was the father of Manawydan; corresponds to Irish Lir

lm
n : a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions [syn: {lumen}]

loach
n : slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes

load
n 1: weight to be borne or conveyed [syn: {loading}, {burden}]
2: a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time; "the system broke down under excessive loads" [syn: {loading}]
3: goods carried by a large vehicle [syn: {cargo}, {lading}, {freight}, {loading}, {payload}, {shipment}, {consignment}]
4: an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate; "he got a load on and started a brawl"
5: the power output of a generator or power plant
6: an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind" [syn: {burden}, {encumbrance}, {incumbrance}, {onus}]
7: a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks [syn: {lode}]
8: the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents [syn: {warhead}, {payload}]
9: electrical device to which electrical power is delivered
v 1: fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay" [syn: {lade}, {laden}, {load up}]
2: provide with munition; "He loaded his gun carefully" [syn: {charge}]
3: put (something) on a structure or conveyance; "load the bags onto the trucks"

load down
v : load with a pack [syn: {pack}]

load factor
n : (aeronautics) the ratio of an external load to the weight of the aircraft (measured in g)

load line
n : waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded [syn: {Plimsoll line}, {Plimsoll mark}, {Plimsoll}]

load up
v : fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay" [syn: {load}, {lade}, {laden}]

load-bearing
adj : capable of bearing a structural load; "a supporting wall" [syn: {load-bearing(a)}, {supporting(a)}]

loaded
adj 1: filled with a great quantity; "a tray loaded with dishes"; "table laden with food"; "`ladened' is not current usage" [syn: {laden}, {ladened}]
2: (of weapons) charged with ammunition; "a loaded gun" [ant: {unloaded}]
3: (of statements or questions) charged with associative significance and often meant to mislead or influence; "a loaded question"
4: having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value; "an affluent banker"; "a speculator flush with cash"; "not merely rich but loaded"; "moneyed aristocrats"; "wealthy corporations" [syn: {affluent}, {flush}, {moneyed}, {wealthy}]
5: very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {tipsy}, {wet}]

loaded down
adj 1: heavily burdened with work or cares; "bowed down with troubles"; "found himself loaded down with responsibilities"; "overburdened social workers"; "weighed down with cares" [syn: {bowed down(p)}, {loaded down(p)}, {overburdened}, {weighed down(p)}]
2: bearing a physically heavy weight or load; "tree limbs burdened with ice"; "a heavy-laden cart"; "loaded down with packages" [syn: {burdened}, {heavy-laden}]

loader
n 1: a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port [syn: {stevedore}, {longshoreman}, {docker}, {dockhand}, {dock worker}, {dock-walloper}, {lumper}]
2: an attendant who loads guns for someone shooting game

loading
adj : designed for use in loading e.g. cargo; "a loading dock"; "a loading chute is used to drive cattle into a truck or other conveyance" [syn: {loading(a)}] [ant: {unloading}]
n 1: weight to be borne or conveyed [syn: {load}, {burden}]
2: a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time; "the system broke down under excessive loads" [syn: {load}]
3: the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift
4: goods carried by a large vehicle [syn: {cargo}, {lading}, {freight}, {load}, {payload}, {shipment}, {consignment}]
5: the labor of loading something; "the loading took 2 hours" [ant: {unloading}]

loading area
n : a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded [syn: {loading zone}]

loading dock
n : a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded [syn: {dock}]

loading zone
n : a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded [syn: {loading area}]

loads
n : a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed a mountain of newspapers" [syn: {tons}, {dozens}, {heaps}, {lots}, {mountain}, {piles}, {scores}, {stacks}, {rafts}, {slews}, {wads}, {oodles}, {gobs}, {scads}, {lashings}]

load-shedding
n : cutting off the electric current on certain lines when the demand becomes greater than the supply

loadstar
n 1: guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation of astronomy [syn: {lodestar}]
2: something that serves as a model or guide [syn: {lodestar}]

loadstone
n : a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically [syn: {lodestone}]

loaf
n : a shaped mass of baked bread [syn: {loaf of bread}]
v 1: be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day" [syn: {bum}, {bum around}, {bum about}, {arse around}, {arse about}, {fuck off}, {frig around}, {waste one's time}, {lounge around}, {loll}, {loll around}, {lounge about}]
2: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" [syn: {loiter}, {lounge}, {footle}, {lollygag}, {lallygag}, {hang around}, {mess about}, {tarry}, {linger}, {lurk}, {mill about}, {mill around}] [also: {loaves} (pl)]

loaf of bread
n : a shaped mass of baked bread [syn: {loaf}]

loaf sugar
n : a large conical loaf of concentrated refined sugar [syn: {sugarloaf}, {sugar loaf}]

loafer
n 1: person who does no work; "a lazy bum" [syn: {idler}, {do-nothing}, {layabout}, {bum}]
2: a low leather step-in shoe; the top resembles a moccasin but it has a broad flat heel

loafing
n : having no employment [syn: {idleness}, {idling}]

loam
n : a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials

loamless
adj : having no loam; "a stony loamless yard" [ant: {loamy}]

loamy
adj : consisting of or having the character of loam; "richy loamy soil" [ant: {loamless}]

loan
n 1: the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
2: a word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English [syn: {loanword}]
v : give temporarily; let have for a limited time; "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money" [syn: {lend}] [ant: {borrow}]

loan application
n : an application to borrow money

loan approval
n : formal authorization to get a loan (usually from a bank)

loan collection
n : a number of pictures loaned by their owners for exhibition

loan office
n 1: a shop where loans are made with personal property as security [syn: {pawnbroker's shop}, {pawnshop}]
2: an office where loans are negotiated and repaid

loan participation
n : a loan that is shared by a group of banks that join to make a loan too big for any one of them alone [syn: {participation loan}, {participation financing}]

loan shark
n : someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest [syn: {usurer}, {moneylender}, {shylock}]

loan translation
n : an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language [syn: {calque}]

loanblend
n : a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root) [syn: {loan-blend}, {hybrid}]

loan-blend
n : a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root) [syn: {loanblend}, {hybrid}]

loaner
n 1: someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters [syn: {lender}] [ant: {borrower}]
2: a car that is lent as a replacement for one that is under repair

loaning
n : disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned [syn: {lending}]

loanword
n : a word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English [syn: {loan}]

loasa
n : any of various perennial South American plants of the genus Loasa having stinging hairs and showy white or yellow or reddish-orange flowers

loasa family
n : family of bristly hairy sometimes climbing plants; America and Africa and southern Arabia [syn: {Loasaceae}, {family Loasaceae}]

Loasaceae
n : family of bristly hairy sometimes climbing plants; America and Africa and southern Arabia [syn: {family Loasaceae}, {loasa family}]

loath
adj 1: unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake"; "unwilling to face facts" [syn: {loth}, {reluctant}]
2: (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request" [syn: {antipathetic}, {antipathetical}, {averse(p)}, {indisposed(p)}, {loath(p)}, {loth(p)}]

loathe
v : find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats" [syn: {abhor}, {abominate}, {execrate}]

loather
n : one who hates or loathes [syn: {abominator}]

loathing
n : hate coupled with disgust [syn: {abhorrence}, {abomination}, {detestation}, {execration}, {odium}]

loathly
adj : highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench" [syn: {disgusting}, {disgustful}, {distasteful}, {foul}, {loathsome}, {repellent}, {repellant}, {repelling}, {revolting}, {skanky}, {wicked}, {yucky}]

loathsome
adj 1: causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench" [syn: {nauseating}, {nauseous}, {noisome}, {offensive}, {sickening}, {vile}]
2: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench" [syn: {disgusting}, {disgustful}, {distasteful}, {foul}, {loathly}, {repellent}, {repellant}, {repelling}, {revolting}, {skanky}, {wicked}, {yucky}]

loathsomeness
n : the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions [syn: {repulsiveness}, {sliminess}, {vileness}]

loaves
loaf
n : a shaped mass of baked bread [syn: {loaf of bread}]
v 1: be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day" [syn: {bum}, {bum around}, {bum about}, {arse around}, {arse about}, {fuck off}, {frig around}, {waste one's time}, {lounge around}, {loll}, {loll around}, {lounge about}]
2: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" [syn: {loiter}, {lounge}, {footle}, {lollygag}, {lallygag}, {hang around}, {mess about}, {tarry}, {linger}, {lurk}, {mill about}, {mill around}] [also: {loaves} (pl)]

loaves
See {loaf}

lob
n 1: an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc
2: the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc
v : propel in a high arc; "lob the tennis ball" [also: {lobbing}, {lobbed}]

Lobachevsky
n : Russian mathematician who independently discovered non-Euclidean geometry (1792-1856) [syn: {Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky}]

lobar
adj : of or relating to or affecting a lobe; "lobar pneumonia"

lobar pneumonia
n : pneumonia affecting one or more lobes of the lung; commonly due to streptococcal infection

Lobata
n : ctenophore having tentacles only in the immature stage; body compressed vertically having two large oral lobes and four pointed processes [syn: {order Lobata}]

lobate
adj 1: having or resembling a lobe or lobes; "a lobate tongue" [syn: {lobated}]
2: having deeply indented margins but with lobes not entirely separate from each other [syn: {lobed}]

lobate foot
n : a foot having separate toes each with membranous flaps along the sides

lobated
adj : having or resembling a lobe or lobes; "a lobate tongue" [syn: {lobate}]

lobbed
lob
n 1: an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc
2: the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc
v : propel in a high arc; "lob the tennis ball" [also: {lobbing}, {lobbed}]

lobbed
See {lob}

lobbied
lobby
n 1: a large entrance or reception room or area [syn: {anteroom}, {antechamber}, {entrance hall}, {hall}, {foyer}, {vestibule}]
2: a group of people who try actively to influence legislation [syn: {pressure group}, {third house}]
v : detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors [syn: {buttonhole}] [also: {lobbied}]

lobbied
See {lobby}

lobbing
lob
n 1: an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc
2: the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc
v : propel in a high arc; "lob the tennis ball" [also: {lobbing}, {lobbed}]

lobbing
See {lob}

lobby
n 1: a large entrance or reception room or area [syn: {anteroom}, {antechamber}, {entrance hall}, {hall}, {foyer}, {vestibule}]
2: a group of people who try actively to influence legislation [syn: {pressure group}, {third house}]
v : detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors [syn: {buttonhole}] [also: {lobbied}]

lobbying expense
n : expenses incurred in promoting or evaluating legislation; "many lobbying expenses are deductible by a taxpayer"

lobbyist
n : someone who tries to persuade legislators to vote for bills that the lobbyists favor

lobe
n 1: (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part; "ear lobe"
2: (botany) a part into which a leaf is divided
3: the enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as indicated by a loop in its radiation pattern
4: a rounded projection that is part of a larger structure

lobe of the lung
n : any of the three lobes of the right lung or the two lobes of the left lung

lobectomy
n : surgical removal of a lobe from any organ of the body (as the lung or brain)

lobed
adj : having deeply indented margins but with lobes not entirely separate from each other [syn: {lobate}]

lobed leaf
n : a leaf having deeply indented margins

lobed spleenwort
n : a spleenwort of eastern and southern United States [syn: {Asplenium pinnatifidum}]

lobefin
n : any fish of the order Crossopterygii; most known only in fossil form [syn: {crossopterygian}, {lobe-finned fish}]

lobe-finned fish
n : any fish of the order Crossopterygii; most known only in fossil form [syn: {crossopterygian}, {lobefin}]

lobelia
n : any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia

Lobelia cardinalis
n : North American lobelia having brilliant red flowers [syn: {cardinal flower}, {Indian pink}]

Lobelia dortmanna
n : erect perennial aquatic herb of Europe and North America having submerged spongy leaves and pendulous racemes of blue flowers above the water [syn: {water lobelia}]

lobelia family
n : not recognized in all classification systems; in some classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in family Campanulaceae [syn: {Lobeliaceae}, {family Lobeliaceae}]

Lobelia inflata
n : North American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic [syn: {Indian tobacco}, {bladderpod}]

Lobelia siphilitica
n : tall erect and very leafy perennial herb of eastern North America having dense spikes of blue flowers [syn: {great lobelia}, {blue cardinal flower}]

Lobeliaceae
n : not recognized in all classification systems; in some classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in family Campanulaceae [syn: {family Lobeliaceae}, {lobelia family}]

lobeliaceous
adj : belonging to the family Lobeliaceae

Lobipes
n : a genus of Phalaropidae [syn: {genus Lobipes}]

Lobipes lobatus
n : breeds in arctic regions of Old and New worlds; large flocks often seen far out at sea [syn: {northern phalarope}]

loblolly
n : thick gruel

loblolly pine
n : tall spreading 3-needled pine of southeastern United States having reddish-brown fissured bark and a full bushy upper head [syn: {frankincense pine}, {Pinus taeda}]

Lobotes
n : type genus of the Lobotidae [syn: {genus Lobotes}]

Lobotes pacificus
n : tripletail found in the Pacific [syn: {Pacific tripletail}]

Lobotes surinamensis
n : tripletail found from Cape Cod to northern South America [syn: {Atlantic tripletail}]

Lobotidae
n : tripletails [syn: {family Lobotidae}]

lobotomy
n : surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes [syn: {leukotomy}, {leucotomy}, {prefrontal lobotomy}, {prefrontal leukotomy}, {prefrontal leucotomy}, {frontal lobotomy}]

lobscouse
n : a stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors [syn: {lobscuse}, {scouse}]

lobscuse
n : a stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors [syn: {lobscouse}, {scouse}]

lobster
n 1: flesh of a lobster
2: any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae

lobster a la Newburg
n : lobster in Newburg sauce served on buttered toast or rice [syn: {lobster Newburg}]

lobster butter
n : butter blended with chopped lobster or seasoned with essence from lobster shells

lobster Newburg
n : lobster in Newburg sauce served on buttered toast or rice [syn: {lobster a la Newburg}]

lobster plant
n : tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers [syn: {poinsettia}, {Christmas star}, {Christmas flower}, {Mexican flameleaf}, {painted leaf}, {Euphorbia pulcherrima}]

lobster pot
n : trap for catching lobsters

lobster stew
n : diced lobster meat in milk or cream

lobster tail
n : lobster tail meat; usually from spiny rock lobsters

lobster tart
n : a pastry shell filled with cooked lobster

lobster thermidor
n : diced lobster mixed with Mornay sauce placed back in the shell and sprinkled with grated cheese and browned

lobsterback
n : British soldier; so-called because of his red coat (especially during the American Revolution) [syn: {redcoat}]

lobster-backed
adj : used of British soldiers during the Revolutionary War because of their red coats [syn: {red-coated}]

lobsterman
n : a person whose occupation is catching lobsters

lobular
adj : of or relating to or resembling a lobule

Lobularia
n : sweet alyssum [syn: {genus Lobularia}]

Lobularia maritima
n : perennial European plant having clusters of small fragrant usually white flowers; widely grown in gardens [syn: {sweet alyssum}, {sweet alison}]

lobularity
n : the property of having lobules

lobule
n : a small lobe or subdivision of a lobe

lobworm
n : marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait [syn: {lugworm}, {lug}]

local
adj 1: relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area; "local taxes"; "local authorities" [ant: {national}]
2: of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood; "local customs"; "local schools"; "the local citizens"; "a local point of view"; "local outbreaks of flu"; "a local bus line"
3: affecting only a restricted part or area of the body; "local anesthesia" [ant: {general}]
n 1: public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops; "the local seemed to take forever to get to New York" [ant: {express}]
2: anesthetic that numbs a local area of the body [syn: {local anesthetic}, {local anaesthetic}, {topical anesthetic}, {topical anaesthetic}]

local anaesthesia
n : loss of sensation in a small area of the body (as when a local anesthetic is injected for a tooth extraction) [syn: {local anesthesia}]

local anaesthetic
n : anesthetic that numbs a local area of the body [syn: {local anesthetic}, {local}, {topical anesthetic}, {topical anaesthetic}]

local anesthesia
n : loss of sensation in a small area of the body (as when a local anesthetic is injected for a tooth extraction) [syn: {local anaesthesia}]

local anesthetic
n : anesthetic that numbs a local area of the body [syn: {local anaesthetic}, {local}, {topical anesthetic}, {topical anaesthetic}]

local area network
n : a local computer network for communication between computers; especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices [syn: {LAN}]

local authority
n : an administrative unit of local government

local call
n : a telephone call made within a local calling area

local department
n : a permanent department created to perform the work of a local government [syn: {department of local government}]

local government
n : the government of a local area

local option
n : freedom of a local government to determine by popular vote the applicability of a controversial law in their jurisdiction

local oscillator
n : an oscillator whose output heterodynes with the incoming radio signal to produce sum and difference tones [syn: {heterodyne oscillator}]

local post office
n : a local branch of the United States Post Office [syn: {post office}]

local road
n : a street that is primarily used to gain access to the property bordering it [syn: {local street}]

local street
n : a street that is primarily used to gain access to the property bordering it [syn: {local road}]

local time
n : the official time in a local region (adjusted for location around the Earth); established by law or custom [syn: {civil time}, {standard time}]

locale
n : the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting) [syn: {venue}, {locus}]

localisation
n 1: (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body [syn: {localization of function}, {localisation of function}, {localization principle}, {localisation principle}, {localization}]
2: a determination of the location of something; "he got a good fix on the target" [syn: {localization}, {location}, {locating}, {fix}]

localisation of function
n : (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body [syn: {localization of function}, {localization principle}, {localisation principle}, {localization}, {localisation}]

localisation principle
n : (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body [syn: {localization of function}, {localisation of function}, {localization principle}, {localization}, {localisation}]

localise
v 1: identify the location or place of; "We localized the source of the infection" [syn: {place}, {localize}]
2: concentrate on a particular place or spot; "The infection has localized in the left eye" [syn: {localize}, {focalize}, {focalise}]
3: restrict something to a particular area [syn: {localize}]
4: locate; "The film is set in Africa" [syn: {set}, {localize}, {place}]

localised
adj 1: confined or restricted to a particular location; "the localized infection formed a definite abscess" [syn: {localized}]
2: made local or oriented locally; "a decentralized and localized political authority" [syn: {localized}]

localism
n 1: a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality
2: a partiality for some particular place [syn: {sectionalism}, {provincialism}]

locality
n : a surrounding or nearby region; "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood"; "I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods" [syn: {vicinity}, {neighborhood}, {neighbourhood}, {neck of the woods}]

localization
n 1: a determination of the location of something; "he got a good fix on the target" [syn: {localisation}, {location}, {locating}, {fix}]
2: (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body [syn: {localization of function}, {localisation of function}, {localization principle}, {localisation principle}, {localisation}]

localization of function
n : (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body [syn: {localisation of function}, {localization principle}, {localisation principle}, {localization}, {localisation}]

localization principle
n : (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body [syn: {localization of function}, {localisation of function}, {localisation principle}, {localization}, {localisation}]

localize
v 1: identify the location or place of; "We localized the source of the infection" [syn: {place}, {localise}]
2: concentrate on a particular place or spot; "The infection has localized in the left eye" [syn: {localise}, {focalize}, {focalise}]
3: restrict something to a particular area [syn: {localise}]
4: locate; "The film is set in Africa" [syn: {set}, {localise}, {place}]

localized
adj 1: confined or restricted to a particular location; "the localized infection formed a definite abscess" [syn: {localised}]
2: made local or oriented locally; "a decentralized and localized political authority" [syn: {localised}]

locally
adv 1: by a particular locality; "it was locally decided"
2: to a restricted area of the body; "apply this medicine topically" [syn: {topically}]

locate
v 1: discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing" [syn: {turn up}]
2: determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey; "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property" [syn: {situate}]
3: assign a location to; "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles" [syn: {place}, {site}]
4: take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest" [syn: {settle}]

located
adj : situated in a particular spot or position; "valuable centrally located urban land"; "strategically placed artillery"; "a house set on a hilltop"; "nicely situated on a quiet riverbank" [syn: {placed}, {set}, {situated}]

locater
n : a person who fixes the boundaries of land claims [syn: {locator}]

locating
n 1: the act of putting something in a certain place or location [syn: {placement}, {location}, {position}, {positioning}, {emplacement}]
2: a determination of the location of something; "he got a good fix on the target" [syn: {localization}, {localisation}, {location}, {fix}]

location
n 1: a point or extent in space
2: the act of putting something in a certain place or location [syn: {placement}, {locating}, {position}, {positioning}, {emplacement}]
3: a determination of the location of something; "he got a good fix on the target" [syn: {localization}, {localisation}, {locating}, {fix}]

locative
n : the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the place of the state or action denoted by the verb [syn: {locative role}]

locative role
n : the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the place of the state or action denoted by the verb [syn: {locative}]

locator
n : a person who fixes the boundaries of land claims [syn: {locater}]

loch
n 1: a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)
2: Scottish word for a lake

Loch Achray
n : a lake in central Scotland

Loch Linnhe
n : an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean on the western coast of Scotland

Loch Ness
n : a lake in the Scottish highlands; the largest body of fresh water in Great Britain

Loch Ness monster
n : large aquatic animal supposed to resemble a serpent or plesiosaur of Loch Ness in Scotland [syn: {Nessie}]

Lochaber ax
n : a battle-ax formerly used by Scottish Highlanders

lochia
n : substance discharged from the vagina (cellular debris and mucus and blood) that gradually decreases in amount during the weeks following childbirth

loci
locus
n 1: the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting) [syn: {venue}, {locale}]
2: the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome
3: the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions; "the locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle" [also: {loci} (pl)]

loci
See {locus}

lock
n 1: a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
2: a strand or cluster of hair [syn: {curl}, {ringlet}, {whorl}]
3: a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
4: enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it [syn: {lock chamber}]
5: a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key [syn: {ignition lock}]
6: any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
v 1: fasten with a lock; "lock the bike to the fence" [ant: {unlock}, {unlock}]
2: keep engaged; "engaged the gears" [syn: {engage}, {mesh}, {operate}] [ant: {disengage}]
3: become rigid or immoveable; "The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise" [ant: {unlock}]
4: hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her neck" [syn: {interlock}, {interlace}]
5: become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were locked in embrace" [syn: {interlock}]
6: hold fast (in a certain state); "He was locked in a laughing fit"
7: place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe" [syn: {lock in}, {lock away}, {put away}, {shut up}, {shut away}, {lock up}]
8: pass by means through a lock in a waterway
9: build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels

lock away
v : place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe" [syn: {lock in}, {lock}, {put away}, {shut up}, {shut away}, {lock up}]

lock chamber
n : enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it [syn: {lock}]

lock in
v 1: close with or as if with a tight seal; "This vacuum pack locks in the flavor!" [syn: {seal in}]
2: place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe" [syn: {lock away}, {lock}, {put away}, {shut up}, {shut away}, {lock up}]

lock out
v : prevent employees from working during a strike

lock ring
n : washer that prevents a nut from loosening [syn: {lockring}, {lock washer}]

lock up
v 1: secure by locking; "lock up the house before you go on vacation"
2: place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe" [syn: {lock in}, {lock away}, {lock}, {put away}, {shut up}, {shut away}]

lock washer
n : washer that prevents a nut from loosening [syn: {lockring}, {lock ring}]

lockage
n 1: a fee charged for passage through a lock in a canal or waterway
2: a system of locks in a canal or waterway
3: passage through a lock in a canal or waterway

lockbox
n : a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables [syn: {safe-deposit}, {safe-deposit box}, {safety-deposit}, {safety deposit box}, {deposit box}]

lockdown
n : the act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot)

Locke
n : English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704) [syn: {John Locke}]

locked
adj : firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house properly secured" [syn: {barred}, {bolted}, {fast}, {latched}, {secured}]

locker
n 1: a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock [syn: {cabinet}, {storage locker}]
2: a fastener that locks or closes
3: a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks) [syn: {footlocker}]

locker room
n : a room (as at an athletic facility or workplace) where you can change clothes and which contains lockers for the temporary storage of your clothing and personal possessions

locker-room
adj : relating to or appropriate for a locker room; "locker-room humor"

locket
n : a small ornamental case; usually contains a picture or a lock of hair and is worn on a necklace

lock-gate
n : a gate that can be locked

locking
n : the act of locking something up to protect it [syn: {lockup}]

locking pliers
n : pliers that can be locked in place

lockjaw
n : an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages [syn: {tetanus}]

lockkeeper
n : a worker in charge of a lock (on a canal) [syn: {lockmaster}, {lockman}]

lockman
n : a worker in charge of a lock (on a canal) [syn: {lockmaster}, {lockkeeper}]

lockmaster
n : a worker in charge of a lock (on a canal) [syn: {lockman}, {lockkeeper}]

locknut
n : supplementary nut that is screwed down on a primary nut to prevent it from loosening [syn: {safety nut}]

lockout
n : a management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms

lockring
n : washer that prevents a nut from loosening [syn: {lock ring}, {lock washer}]

locksmith
n : someone who makes or repairs locks

lockstep
n 1: a standard procedure that is followed mindlessly; "the union's support had been in lockstep for years"
2: a manner of marching in file in which each person's leg moves with and behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead; "the prisoner's ankles were so chained together that they could only march in lockstep"

lockstitch
n : machine stitch in which the top thread interlocks with the bobbin thread

lockup
n 1: jail in a local police station
2: the act of locking something up to protect it [syn: {locking}]

lock-up option
n : an option to buy the crown jewels offered to a white knight in order to forestall a hostile takeover

loco
adj : informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}]

loco disease
n : a disease of livestock caused by locoweed poisoning; characterized by weakness and lack of coordination and trembling and partial paralysis [syn: {locoism}]

locoism
n : a disease of livestock caused by locoweed poisoning; characterized by weakness and lack of coordination and trembling and partial paralysis [syn: {loco disease}]

locomote
v : change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell" [syn: {travel}, {go}, {move}] [ant: {stay in place}]

locomotion
n 1: the power or ability to move [syn: {motive power}, {motivity}]
2: self-propelled movement [syn: {travel}]

locomotive
adj : of or relating to locomotion [syn: {locomotor}]
n : a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks [syn: {engine}, {locomotive engine}, {railway locomotive}]

locomotive engine
n : a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks [syn: {locomotive}, {engine}, {railway locomotive}]

locomotive engineer
n : the operator of a railway locomotive [syn: {engineer}, {railroad engineer}, {engine driver}]

locomotor
adj : of or relating to locomotion [syn: {locomotive}]

locomotor ataxia
n : syphilis of the spinal cord characterized by degeneration of sensory neurons and stabbing pains in the trunk and legs and unsteady gait and incontinence and impotence [syn: {tabes dorsalis}]

locoweed
n 1: any of several leguminous plants of western North America causing locoism in livestock [syn: {crazyweed}, {crazy weed}]
2: street names for marijuana [syn: {pot}, {grass}, {green goddess}, {dope}, {weed}, {gage}, {sess}, {sens}, {smoke}, {skunk}, {Mary Jane}]

locule
n : a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal [syn: {loculus}]

loculi
loculus
n : a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal [syn: {locule}] [also: {loculi} (pl)]

loculi
See {loculus}

loculus
n : a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal [syn: {locule}] [also: {loculi} (pl)]

locum
n : someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession [syn: {locum tenens}]

locum tenens
n : someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession [syn: {locum}]

locus
n 1: the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting) [syn: {venue}, {locale}]
2: the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome
3: the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions; "the locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle" [also: {loci} (pl)]

locus classicus
n : an authoritative and often-quoted passage

locus niger
n : a layer of deeply pigmented gray matter in the midbrain; associated with the striate body; is involved in metabolic disturbances associated with Parkinson's disease and with Huntington's disease [syn: {substantia nigra}, {nucleus niger}]

locus of infection
n : the specific site in the body where an infection originates

locust
n 1: migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae
2: hardwood from any of various locust trees
3: any of various hard-wooded trees of the family Leguminosae [syn: {locust tree}]

locust bean
n : long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute [syn: {carob}, {carob bean}, {algarroba bean}, {algarroba}, {locust pod}]

locust pod
n : long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute [syn: {carob}, {carob bean}, {algarroba bean}, {algarroba}, {locust bean}]

locust tree
n : any of various hard-wooded trees of the family Leguminosae [syn: {locust}]

Locusta
n : a genus of Acrididae [syn: {genus Locusta}]

Locusta migratoria
n : Old World locust that travels in vast swarms stripping large areas of vegetation [syn: {migratory locust}]

Locustidae
n : short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts [syn: {Acrididae}, {family Acrididae}, {family Locustidae}]

locution
n : a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression" [syn: {saying}, {expression}]

loddon pondweed
n : pondweed with floating leaves; of northern United States and Europe [syn: {Potamogeton nodosus}, {Potamogeton americanus}]

lode
n : a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks [syn: {load}]

lodestar
n 1: guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation of astronomy [syn: {loadstar}]
2: something that serves as a model or guide [syn: {loadstar}]

lodestone
n : a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically [syn: {loadstone}]

Lodge
n 1: English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940) [syn: {Sir Oliver Lodge}, {Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge}]
2: a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today" [syn: {club}, {society}, {guild}, {gild}, {order}]
3: small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion; usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener
4: a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter [syn: {hunting lodge}]
5: any of various native American dwellings [syn: {indian lodge}]
6: a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers [syn: {hostel}, {hostelry}, {inn}]
v 1: be a lodger; stay temporarily; "Where are you lodging in Paris?"
2: fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table" [syn: {wedge}, {stick}, {deposit}] [ant: {dislodge}]
3: file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife" [syn: {charge}, {file}]
4: provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester" [syn: {accommodate}]

lodge in
v : live (in a certain place) [syn: {occupy}, {reside}]

lodgement
n 1: bringing a charge or accusation against someone [syn: {lodgment}]
2: the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily; "the lodgment of the balloon in the tree" [syn: {lodgment}, {lodging}]

lodgepole
n : shrubby 2-needled pine of coastal northwestern United States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small squares [syn: {shore pine}, {lodgepole pine}, {spruce pine}, {Pinus contorta}]

lodgepole pine
n : shrubby 2-needled pine of coastal northwestern United States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small squares [syn: {shore pine}, {lodgepole}, {spruce pine}, {Pinus contorta}]

lodger
n : a tenant in someone's house [syn: {boarder}, {roomer}]

lodging
n 1: housing structures collectively; structures in which people are housed [syn: {housing}, {living accommodations}]
2: the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily; "the lodgment of the balloon in the tree" [syn: {lodgment}, {lodgement}]
3: the act of lodging

lodging house
n : a house where rooms are rented [syn: {rooming house}]

lodgings
n : temporary living quarters [syn: {diggings}, {digs}, {domiciliation}, {pad}]

lodgment
n 1: bringing a charge or accusation against someone [syn: {lodgement}]
2: the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily; "the lodgment of the balloon in the tree" [syn: {lodgement}, {lodging}]

Lodine
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Lodine) [syn: {etodolac}]

Lodz
n : a large city of central Poland

Loeb
n : United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924) [syn: {Jacques Loeb}]

loess
n : a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind

Loestrin
n : trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone

Loewe
n : United States composer (born in Austria) who collaborated with Lerner on several musicals (1901-1987) [syn: {Frederick Loewe}]

Loewi
n : United States pharmacologist (born in Germany) who was the first to show that acetylcholine is produced at the junction between a parasympathetic nerve and a muscle (1873-1961) [syn: {Otto Loewi}]

Lofortyx
n : California quail [syn: {genus Lofortyx}]

Lofortyx californicus
n : plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregon [syn: {California quail}]

Lofoten
n : a string of islands off the northwestern coast of Norway in the Norwegian Sea

loft
n 1: floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space
2: floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage [syn: {attic}, {garret}]
3: a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept [syn: {pigeon loft}]
v 1: store in a loft
2: propel through the air; "The rocket lofted the space shuttle into the air"
3: kick or strike high in the air; "loft a ball"
4: lay out a full-scale working drawing of the lines of a vessel's hull

loft bombing
n : a bombing run in which the bomber approaches the target at a low altitude and pulls up just before releasing the bomb [syn: {toss bombing}]

loftier
lofty
adj 1: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept" [syn: {exalted}, {high-flown}, {high-minded}, {rarefied}, {rarified}, {idealistic}, {noble-minded}]
2: of imposing height; especially standing out above others; "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering iceburgs" [syn: {eminent}, {soaring}, {towering}]
3: having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks" [syn: {gallant}, {majestic}, {proud}] [also: {loftiest}, {loftier}]

loftier
See {lofty}

loftiest
lofty
adj 1: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept" [syn: {exalted}, {high-flown}, {high-minded}, {rarefied}, {rarified}, {idealistic}, {noble-minded}]
2: of imposing height; especially standing out above others; "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering iceburgs" [syn: {eminent}, {soaring}, {towering}]
3: having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks" [syn: {gallant}, {majestic}, {proud}] [also: {loftiest}, {loftier}]

loftiest
See {lofty}

loftily
adv : in a lofty manner; "she bore herself loftily"

loftiness
n 1: the condition of being high or lofty [syn: {highness}] [ant: {lowness}]
2: impressiveness in scale or proportion [syn: {stateliness}, {majesty}]

lofty
adj 1: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept" [syn: {exalted}, {high-flown}, {high-minded}, {rarefied}, {rarified}, {idealistic}, {noble-minded}]
2: of imposing height; especially standing out above others; "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering iceburgs" [syn: {eminent}, {soaring}, {towering}]
3: having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks" [syn: {gallant}, {majestic}, {proud}] [also: {loftiest}, {loftier}]

log
n 1: a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
2: large log at the back of a hearth fire [syn: {backlog}]
3: the exponent required to produce a given number [syn: {logarithm}]
4: a written record of messages sent or received; "they kept a log of all transmission by the radio station"; "an email log"
5: a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane)
6: measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water
v 1: enter into a log, as on ships and planes
2: cut lumber, as in woods and forests [syn: {lumber}] [also: {logging}, {logged}]

log cabin
n : a cabin built with logs

log in
v : enter a computer; "Have you logged in lately?" [syn: {log on}, {log-in}] [ant: {log out}]

log line
n : a knotted cord that runs out from a reel to a piece of wood that is attached to it

log off
v : exit a computer; "Please log off before you go home" [syn: {log out}] [ant: {log in}]

log on
v : enter a computer; "Have you logged in lately?" [syn: {log in}, {log-in}] [ant: {log out}]

log out
v : exit a computer; "Please log off before you go home" [syn: {log off}] [ant: {log in}]

log up
v : record a distance travelled; on planes and cars [syn: {clock up}]

log Z's
v : be asleep [syn: {sleep}, {kip}, {slumber}, {catch some Z's}] [ant: {wake}]

logagraphia
n : a loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion [syn: {agraphia}, {anorthography}]

Logan
n : a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high) [syn: {Mount Logan}]

loganberry
n 1: red-fruited bramble native from Oregon to Baja California [syn: {Rubus loganobaccus}, {Rubus ursinus loganobaccus}]
2: large red variety of the dewberry

Logania
n : type genus of the Loganiaceae; Australian and New Zealand shrubs sometimes cultivated for their flowers [syn: {genus Logania}]

Loganiaceae
n : a dicotyledonous family of plants of order Gentianales [syn: {family Loganiaceae}]

logarithm
n : the exponent required to produce a given number [syn: {log}]

logarithmic
adj : of or relating to or using logarithms; "logarithmic function"

logarithmic scale
n : scale on which actual distances from the origin are proportional to the logarithms of the corresponding scale numbers

logarithmically
adv : in a logarithmic manner; "data plotted logarithmically with respect to time is shown in Figure 2"

logbook
n : a book in which the log is written

loge
n 1: balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine
2: private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance; "the royal box was empty" [syn: {box}]

logged
log
n 1: a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
2: large log at the back of a hearth fire [syn: {backlog}]
3: the exponent required to produce a given number [syn: {logarithm}]
4: a written record of messages sent or received; "they kept a log of all transmission by the radio station"; "an email log"
5: a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane)
6: measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water
v 1: enter into a log, as on ships and planes
2: cut lumber, as in woods and forests [syn: {lumber}] [also: {logging}, {logged}]

logged
See {log}

logger
n : a lumberman who cuts trees into logs after the trees have been felled

loggerhead
n 1: these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence [syn: {dunce}, {dunderhead}, {numskull}, {blockhead}, {bonehead}, {lunkhead}, {hammerhead}, {knucklehead}, {muttonhead}, {shithead}, {fuckhead}]
2: very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide ranging in warm open seas [syn: {loggerhead turtle}, {Caretta caretta}]

loggerhead shrike
n : common shrike of southeastern United States having black eye-bands [syn: {Lanius lucovicianus}]

loggerhead turtle
n : very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide ranging in warm open seas [syn: {loggerhead}, {Caretta caretta}]

loggerheaded
adj : used informally [syn: {blockheaded}, {boneheaded}, {fatheaded}, {thick}, {thickheaded}, {thick-skulled}, {wooden-headed}]

loggia
n : a roofed arcade or gallery with open sides stretching along the front or side of a building; often at an upper level [also: {loggie} (pl)]

loggie
loggia
n : a roofed arcade or gallery with open sides stretching along the front or side of a building; often at an upper level [also: {loggie} (pl)]

loggie
See {loggia}

logginess
n : a dull and listless state resulting from weariness [syn: {loginess}]

logging
log
n 1: a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
2: large log at the back of a hearth fire [syn: {backlog}]
3: the exponent required to produce a given number [syn: {logarithm}]
4: a written record of messages sent or received; "they kept a log of all transmission by the radio station"; "an email log"
5: a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane)
6: measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water
v 1: enter into a log, as on ships and planes
2: cut lumber, as in woods and forests [syn: {lumber}] [also: {logging}, {logged}]

logging
n : the work of cutting down trees for timber

logging
See {log}

logia
logion
n : a saying of Jesus that is regarded as authentic although it is not recorded in the Gospels [also: {logia} (pl)]

logia
See {logion}

logic
n 1: the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
2: reasoned and reasonable judgment; "it made a certain kind of logic"
3: the principles that guide reasoning within a given field or situation; "economic logic requires it"; "by the logic of war"
4: a system of reasoning [syn: {logical system}, {system of logic}]

logic bomb
n : a delayed action computer virus; a set of instructions surreptitously inserted into a program that are designed to execute (or `explode') if a particular condition is satisfied; when exploded it may delete or corrupt data, or print a spurious message, or have other harmful effects; "a disgruntled employee planted a logic bomb" [syn: {slag code}]

logic diagram
n : a graphical representation of a program using formal logic [syn: {logical diagram}]

logic element
n : an electronic device that performs an elementary logic operation

logic gate
n : a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs [syn: {gate}]

logic operation
n : an operation that follows the rules of symbolic logic [syn: {logical operation}]

logic programing
n : a computer language designed in Europe to support natural language processing [syn: {Prolog}, {logic programming}]

logic programming
n 1: a computer language designed in Europe to support natural language processing [syn: {Prolog}, {logic programing}]
2: creating a program that enables the computer to reason logically

logical
adj 1: capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning; "a logical mind" [ant: {illogical}]
2: in accordance with reason or logic; "a logical conclusion" [syn: {legitimate}]
3: marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a logical argument"; "the orderly presentation" [syn: {consistent}, {ordered}, {orderly}]
4: based on known statements or events or conditions; "rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year"
5: capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner; "a lucid thinker"; "she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident" [syn: {coherent}, {lucid}]

logical argument
n : the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can't follow your line of reasoning" [syn: {argumentation}, {line of reasoning}, {line}]

logical diagram
n : a graphical representation of a program using formal logic [syn: {logic diagram}]

logical fallacy
n : a fallacy in logical argumentation

logical implication
n : a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false [syn: {implication}, {conditional relation}]

logical operation
n : an operation that follows the rules of symbolic logic [syn: {logic operation}]

logical positivism
n : the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation) [syn: {positivism}]

logical positivist
n : someone who maintains that any statement that cannot be verified empirically is meaningless

logical proof
n : proof of a logical theorem

logical quantifier
n : (logic) a word (such as `some' or `all' or `no') that binds the variables in a logical proposition [syn: {quantifier}]

logical relation
n : a relation between propositions

logical system
n : a system of reasoning [syn: {logic}, {system of logic}]

logical thinking
n : thinking that is coherent and logical [syn: {reasoning}, {abstract thought}]

logical topology
n : the way the network works; "a network that looks like a star can have the logical topology of a bus"

logicality
n : correct and valid reasoning [syn: {logicalness}] [ant: {illogicality}, {illogicality}]

logically
adv 1: according to logical reasoning; "logically, you should now do the same to him"
2: in a logical manner; "he acted logically under the circumstances" [ant: {illogically}]

logicalness
n : correct and valid reasoning [syn: {logicality}] [ant: {illogicality}, {illogicality}]

logician
n : a person skilled at symbolic logic [syn: {logistician}]

logicism
n : (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all of mathematics can be derived from formal logic

logier
logy
adj : stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion) [syn: {dazed}, {foggy}, {groggy}, {stuporous}] [also: {logiest}, {logier}]

logier
See {logy}

logiest
logy
adj : stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion) [syn: {dazed}, {foggy}, {groggy}, {stuporous}] [also: {logiest}, {logier}]

logiest
See {logy}

log-in
v : enter a computer; "Have you logged in lately?" [syn: {log in}, {log on}] [ant: {log out}]

loginess
n : a dull and listless state resulting from weariness [syn: {logginess}]

logion
n : a saying of Jesus that is regarded as authentic although it is not recorded in the Gospels [also: {logia} (pl)]

logistic
adj : of or relating to logistics; "logistic requirements" [syn: {logistical}]

logistic assessment
n : a judgment of the logistic support required for some particular military operation

logistic assistance
n : assistance between and within military commands [syn: {logistic support}]

logistic support
n : assistance between and within military commands [syn: {logistic assistance}]

logistical
adj : of or relating to logistics; "logistic requirements" [syn: {logistic}]

logistician
n : a person skilled at symbolic logic [syn: {logician}]

logistics
n : handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed

logjam
n 1: any stoppage attributable to unusual activity; "the legislation ran into a logjam"
2: an immovable mass of logs blocking a river

logo
n : a company emblem or device [syn: {logotype}]

logogram
n : a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation; "7 is a logogram that is pronounced `seven' in English and `nanatsu' in Japanese" [syn: {logograph}]

logogrammatic
adj : of or relating to logograms or logographs [syn: {logographic}]

logogrammatically
adv : by means of logograms; "Chinese is written logogrammatically"

logograph
n : a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation; "7 is a logogram that is pronounced `seven' in English and `nanatsu' in Japanese" [syn: {logogram}]

logographic
adj : of or relating to logograms or logographs [syn: {logogrammatic}]

logomach
n : someone given to disputes over words [syn: {logomachist}]

logomachist
n : someone given to disputes over words [syn: {logomach}]

logomania
n : pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking [syn: {logorrhea}]

logorrhea
n : pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking [syn: {logomania}]

Logos
n : the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus) [syn: {Son}, {Word}]

logotype
n : a company emblem or device [syn: {logo}]

logroll
v : work toward the passage of some legislation by exchanging political favors such as trading votes

logrolling
n 1: act of exchanging favors for mutual gain; especially trading of influence or votes among legislators to gain passage of certain projects
2: rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport) [syn: {birling}]

logwood
n 1: very hard brown to brownish-red heartwood of a logwood tree; used in preparing a purplish red dye
2: spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye [syn: {logwood tree}, {campeachy}, {bloodwood tree}, {Haematoxylum campechianum}]

logwood tree
n : spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye [syn: {logwood}, {campeachy}, {bloodwood tree}, {Haematoxylum campechianum}]

logy
adj : stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion) [syn: {dazed}, {foggy}, {groggy}, {stuporous}] [also: {logiest}, {logier}]

lohan
n : a Buddhist who has attained nirvana [syn: {Arhat}, {Arhant}]

loin
n 1: a cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs and the rump
2: either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds [syn: {lumbus}]

loin of lamb
n : meat from a loin of lamb

loincloth
n : a garment that provides covering for the loins [syn: {breechcloth}, {breechclout}, {G-string}]

loins
n 1: the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs [syn: {pubes}, {pubic region}]
2: the region of the hips and groin and lower abdomen

loir
n : large European dormouse [syn: {Glis glis}]

Loire
n : a French river; flows into the North Atlantic [syn: {Loire River}]

Loire River
n : a French river; flows into the North Atlantic [syn: {Loire}]

Loire Vally
n : the valley of the Loire River where many French wines originated

Loiseleuria
n : 1 species: alpine azalea [syn: {genus Loiseleuria}]

Loiseleuria procumbens
n : creeping mat-forming evergreen shrub of high mountain regions of northern hemisphere grown for its rose-pink flowers [syn: {alpine azalea}, {mountain azalea}]

loiter
v : be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" [syn: {lounge}, {footle}, {lollygag}, {loaf}, {lallygag}, {hang around}, {mess about}, {tarry}, {linger}, {lurk}, {mill about}, {mill around}]

loiterer
n : someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place [syn: {lingerer}]

Loki
n : (Norse mythology) trickster; god of discord and mischief; contrived death of Balder and was overcome by Thor

Lola Montez
n : Irish dancer (1818-1861) [syn: {Montez}, {Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert}]

loligo
n : somewhat flattened cylindrical squid

Lolita
n : a sexually precocious young girl

Lolium
n : darnel; ryegrass [syn: {genus Lolium}]

Lolium multiflorum
n : European grass much used for hay and in United States also for turf and green manure [syn: {Italian ryegrass}, {Italian rye}]

Lolium perenne
n : European perennial grass widely cultivated for pasture and hay and as a lawn grass [syn: {perennial ryegrass}, {English ryegrass}]

Lolium temulentum
n : weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous [syn: {darnel}, {tare}, {bearded darnel}, {cheat}]

loll
v 1: hang loosely or laxly; "His tongue lolled" [syn: {droop}]
2: be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day" [syn: {bum}, {bum around}, {bum about}, {arse around}, {arse about}, {fuck off}, {loaf}, {frig around}, {waste one's time}, {lounge around}, {loll around}, {lounge about}]

loll around
v : be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day" [syn: {bum}, {bum around}, {bum about}, {arse around}, {arse about}, {fuck off}, {loaf}, {frig around}, {waste one's time}, {lounge around}, {loll}, {lounge about}]

lolling
adj : lying in a relaxed manner [syn: {lounging}]

lollipop
n 1: ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick; "in England a popsicle is called an ice lolly" [syn: {ice lolly}, {lolly}, {popsicle}]
2: hard candy on a stick [syn: {sucker}, {all-day sucker}]

lollipop lady
n : a woman hired to help children cross a road safely near a school [syn: {lollipop woman}]

lollipop woman
n : a woman hired to help children cross a road safely near a school [syn: {lollipop lady}]

lollop
v : walk clumsily and with a bounce

lolly
n 1: informal terms for money [syn: {boodle}, {bread}, {cabbage}, {clams}, {dinero}, {dough}, {gelt}, {kale}, {lettuce}, {lucre}, {loot}, {moolah}, {pelf}, {scratch}, {shekels}, {simoleons}, {sugar}, {wampum}]
2: ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick; "in England a popsicle is called an ice lolly" [syn: {ice lolly}, {lollipop}, {popsicle}]

lollygag
v : be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" [syn: {loiter}, {lounge}, {footle}, {loaf}, {lallygag}, {hang around}, {mess about}, {tarry}, {linger}, {lurk}, {mill about}, {mill around}]

Lolo
n : a Loloish language [syn: {Yi}]

Lolo-Burmese
n : the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in northern Burma and Yunnan [syn: {Burmese-Yi}]

Loloish
n : languages spoken by hill tribes in northern Burma and neighboring areas

Lomariopsidaceae
n : small family of usually scandent ferns [syn: {family Lomariopsidaceae}]

lomatia
n : any of various ornamental evergreens of the genus Lomatia having attractive fragrant flowers

Lombard
n : a member of a Germanic people who invaded northern Italy in the 6th century [syn: {Langobard}]

Lombard Street
n : a street in central London containing many of the major London banks

Lombardia
n : a region of north central Italy bordering Switzerland [syn: {Lombardy}]

Lombardy
n : a region of north central Italy bordering Switzerland [syn: {Lombardia}]

Lombardy poplar
n : distinguished by its columnar fastigiate shape and erect branches [syn: {Populus nigra italica}]

Lome
n : capital and largest city of Togo; located in the south on the Gulf of Guinea [syn: {capital of Togo}]

loment
n : pods constricted between seeds and breaking apart when ripe into one-seed segments

lomenta
See {lomentum}

Lomogramma
n : large scandent ferns of southeastern Asia [syn: {genus Lomogramma}]

Lomotil
n : trade name of an antidiarrheal

lomustine
n : an antineoplastic drug often used to treat brain tumors or Hodgkin's disease

Lonas
n : 1 species: yellow ageratum [syn: {genus Lonas}]

Lonas annua
n : shrub of southwestern Mediterranean region having yellow daisylike flowers [syn: {African daisy}, {yellow ageratum}, {Lonas inodora}]

Lonas inodora
n : shrub of southwestern Mediterranean region having yellow daisylike flowers [syn: {African daisy}, {yellow ageratum}, {Lonas annua}]

Lonchocarpus
n : genus of chiefly tropical American shrubs and trees having pinnate leaves and red or white flowers [syn: {genus Lonchocarpus}]

London
n 1: the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center [syn: {Greater London}, {British capital}, {capital of the United Kingdom}]
2: United States writer of novels based on experiences in the Klondike gold rush (1876-1916) [syn: {Jack London}, {John Griffith Chaney}]

London plane
n : very large fast-growing tree much planted as a street tree [syn: {Platanus acerifolia}]

Londoner
n : a resident of London

lone
adj 1: lacking companions or companionship; "he was alone when we met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone skier on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler" [syn: {alone(p)}, {lone(a)}, {lonely(a)}, {solitary}]
2: characterized by or preferring solitude in mode of life; "the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony"; "a lone wolf"; "a man of a solitary disposition" [syn: {eremitic}, {eremitical}, {lone(a)}, {solitary}]
3: being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky" [syn: {lone(a)}, {lonesome(a)}, {only(a)}, {sole(a)}, {solitary(a)}]

lone hand
n : a person who avoids the company or assistance of others [syn: {loner}, {lone wolf}]

lone wolf
n : a person who avoids the company or assistance of others [syn: {loner}, {lone hand}]

lonelier
lonely
adj 1: lacking companions or companionship; "he was alone when we met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone skier on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler" [syn: {alone(p)}, {lone(a)}, {lonely(a)}, {solitary}]
2: marked by dejection from being alone; "felt sad and lonely"; "the loneliest night of the week"; "lonesome when her husband is away"; "spent a lonesome hour in the bar" [syn: {lonesome}]
3: separated from or unfrequented by others; remote or secluded; "a lonely crossroads"; "a solitary retreat"; "a trail leading to an unfrequented lake" [syn: {lonely(a)}, {solitary}, {unfrequented}]
4: enjoyed or performed alone; "a lonely existence"; "his lonely room"; "took a solitary walk"; "enjoyed her solitary dinner"; "solitary pursuits such as reading" [syn: {lonely(a)}, {solitary}] [also: {loneliest}, {lonelier}]

lonelier
See {lonely}

loneliest
lonely
adj 1: lacking companions or companionship; "he was alone when we met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone skier on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler" [syn: {alone(p)}, {lone(a)}, {lonely(a)}, {solitary}]
2: marked by dejection from being alone; "felt sad and lonely"; "the loneliest night of the week"; "lonesome when her husband is away"; "spent a lonesome hour in the bar" [syn: {lonesome}]
3: separated from or unfrequented by others; remote or secluded; "a lonely crossroads"; "a solitary retreat"; "a trail leading to an unfrequented lake" [syn: {lonely(a)}, {solitary}, {unfrequented}]
4: enjoyed or performed alone; "a lonely existence"; "his lonely room"; "took a solitary walk"; "enjoyed her solitary dinner"; "solitary pursuits such as reading" [syn: {lonely(a)}, {solitary}] [also: {loneliest}, {lonelier}]

loneliest
See {lonely}

loneliness
n 1: the state of being alone in solitary isolation [syn: {solitariness}]
2: sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned [syn: {forlornness}, {desolation}]
3: a disposition toward being alone [syn: {aloneness}, {lonesomeness}, {solitude}]

lonely
adj 1: lacking companions or companionship; "he was alone when we met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone skier on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler" [syn: {alone(p)}, {lone(a)}, {lonely(a)}, {solitary}]
2: marked by dejection from being alone; "felt sad and lonely"; "the loneliest night of the week"; "lonesome when her husband is away"; "spent a lonesome hour in the bar" [syn: {lonesome}]
3: separated from or unfrequented by others; remote or secluded; "a lonely crossroads"; "a solitary retreat"; "a trail leading to an unfrequented lake" [syn: {lonely(a)}, {solitary}, {unfrequented}]
4: enjoyed or performed alone; "a lonely existence"; "his lonely room"; "took a solitary walk"; "enjoyed her solitary dinner"; "solitary pursuits such as reading" [syn: {lonely(a)}, {solitary}] [also: {loneliest}, {lonelier}]

loner
n : a person who avoids the company or assistance of others [syn: {lone wolf}, {lone hand}]

lonesome
adj 1: being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky" [syn: {lone(a)}, {lonesome(a)}, {only(a)}, {sole(a)}, {solitary(a)}]
2: marked by dejection from being alone; "felt sad and lonely"; "the loneliest night of the week"; "lonesome when her husband is away"; "spent a lonesome hour in the bar" [syn: {lonely}]

lonesomeness
n : a disposition toward being alone [syn: {aloneness}, {loneliness}, {solitude}]

Lone-Star State
n : the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico [syn: {Texas}, {TX}]

long
adj 1: primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long" [ant: {short}]
2: primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified; "a long road"; "a long distance"; "contained many long words"; "ten miles long" [ant: {short}]
3: of relatively great height; "a race of long gaunt men"- Sherwood Anderson; "looked out the long French windows"
4: holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices; "is long on coffee"; "a long position in gold" [ant: {short}]
5: of speech sounds (especially vowels) of relatively long duration (as e.g. the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot') [ant: {short}]
6: used of syllables that are unaccented or of relatively long duration
7: involving substantial risk; "long odds"
8: (of memory) having greater than average range; "a long memory especially for insults"; "a tenacious memory" [syn: {tenacious}]
9: planning prudently for the future; "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues" [syn: {farseeing}, {farsighted}, {foresighted}, {foresightful}, {longsighted}] 10: having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains"; "in long supply"
n : a comparatively long time; "this won't take long"; "they haven't been gone long"
adv 1: for an extended time or at a distant time; "a promotion long overdue"; "something long hoped for"; "his name has long been forgotten"; "talked all night long"; "how long will you be gone?"; "arrived long before he was expected"; "it is long after your bedtime"
2: for an extended distance
v : desire strongly or persistently [syn: {hanker}, {yearn}]

long ago
adv : of the distant or comparatively distant past; "We met once long ago"; "they long ago forsook their nomadic life"; "left for work long ago"; "he has long since given up mountain climbing"; "This name has long since been forgotten"; "lang syne" is Scottish [syn: {long since}, {lang syne}]

Long Beach
n : a city in southern California located on 8.5 miles of Pacific beachfront; was a resort until oil was discovered in 1921

long beech fern
n : beech fern of North America and Eurasia [syn: {narrow beech fern}, {northern beech fern}, {Phegopteris connectilis}, {Dryopteris phegopteris}, {Thelypteris phegopteris}]

long bone
n : in vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical marrow-containing bone of a limb [syn: {os longum}]

long division
n : the operation of division in which the sequence of steps are indicated in detail

long dozen
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one [syn: {thirteen}, {13}, {XIII}, {baker's dozen}]

long fly
n : a gymnastic exercise involving a long leap from a vaulting horse

long haul
n 1: a journey over a long distance; "it's a long haul from New York to Los Angeles"
2: a period of time sufficient for factors to work themselves out; "in the long run we will win"; "in the long run we will all be dead"; "he performed well over the long haul" [syn: {long run}]

long horse
n : a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting [syn: {vaulting horse}, {buck}]

long hundred
n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and twelve [syn: {great hundred}, {120}]

long hundredweight
n : a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds [syn: {hundredweight}, {cwt}]

long iron
n : an iron with a long shaft and a steep face; for hitting long low shots

Long Island
n : an island in southeastern New York; Brooklyn and Queens are on its western end

Long Island Sound
n : a sound between Long Island and Connecticut

long johns
n : warm underwear with long legs

long jump
n 1: a competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running start [syn: {broad jump}]
2: the act of jumping as far as possible from a running start [syn: {broad jump}]

long measure
n : a measure of length [syn: {linear measure}]

long moss
n : dense festoons of greenish-gray hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America [syn: {Spanish moss}, {old man's beard}, {black moss}, {Tillandsia usneoides}]

long pants
n : trousers reaching to the foot [syn: {long trousers}]

long pepper
n 1: slender tropical climber of the eastern Himalayas [syn: {Piper longum}]
2: plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red [syn: {cayenne}, {cayenne pepper}, {chili pepper}, {chilli pepper}, {jalapeno}, {Capsicum annuum longum}]

long pillow
n : a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows [syn: {bolster}]

long plane
n : a long carpenter's plane used to shape the edges of boards so they will fit together [syn: {jointer}, {jointer plane}, {jointing plane}]

long run
n : a period of time sufficient for factors to work themselves out; "in the long run we will win"; "in the long run we will all be dead"; "he performed well over the long haul" [syn: {long haul}]

long saphenous vein
n : the longest vein in the body; runs from foot to the groin where it joins the femoral vein [syn: {great saphenous vein}]

long shot
n 1: a venture that involves great risk but promises great rewards
2: a contestant that is unlikely to win

long since
adv : of the distant or comparatively distant past; "We met once long ago"; "they long ago forsook their nomadic life"; "left for work long ago"; "he has long since given up mountain climbing"; "This name has long since been forgotten"; "lang syne" is Scottish [syn: {long ago}, {lang syne}]

long sleeve
n : a sleeve extending from shoulder to wrist

long suit
n 1: in a hand, the suit having the most cards
2: an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte" [syn: {forte}, {strong suit}, {metier}, {specialty}, {speciality}, {strong point}, {strength}] [ant: {weak point}]

long time
n : a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years" [syn: {age}, {years}]

long tom
n : a long swivel cannon formerly used by the navy

long ton
n : a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds [syn: {ton}, {gross ton}]

long trousers
n : trousers reaching to the foot [syn: {long pants}]

long underwear
n : an undergarment with shirt and drawers in one piece [syn: {union suit}]

long wave
n : a radio wave with a wavelength longer than a kilometer (a frequency below 300 kiloHertz)

long whist
n : a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six [syn: {whist}, {short whist}]

long-acting
adj : active over a long period of time

long-ago
adj : belonging to time long gone; "those long-ago dresses that swished along the floor"

longan
n : tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphoria or Nephelium [syn: {lungen}, {longanberry}, {Dimocarpus longan}, {Euphoria litchi}, {Nephelium longana}]

longanberry
n 1: tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphoria or Nephelium [syn: {longan}, {lungen}, {Dimocarpus longan}, {Euphoria litchi}, {Nephelium longana}]
2: Asian fruit similar to litchi [syn: {dragon's eye}]

longanimity
n : good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence [syn: {patience}, {forbearance}] [ant: {impatience}]

longanimous
adj : showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment; "seemly and forbearing...yet strong enough to resist aggression"; "was longanimous in the face of suffering" [syn: {forbearing}]

longar palm
n : tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving [syn: {palmyra}, {palmyra palm}, {toddy palm}, {wine palm}, {lontar}, {Borassus flabellifer}]

long-beard
n : a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century) [syn: {bellarmine}, {longbeard}, {graybeard}]

longbeard
n : a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century) [syn: {bellarmine}, {long-beard}, {graybeard}]

long-billed marsh wren
n : American wren that inhabits tall reed beds [syn: {Cistothorus palustris}]

longboat
n : the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel

longbow
n : a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long; used in medieval England

longbowman
n : a medieval English archer who used a longbow

longcase clock
n : a pendulum clock enclosed in a tall narrow case [syn: {grandfather clock}]

long-clawed prawn
n : large (a foot or more) edible freshwater prawn common in Australian rivers [syn: {river prawn}, {Palaemon australis}]

long-dated
adj : of a gilt-edged security; having more than 15 years to run before redemption

long-distance
adj : covering long distances; "a long-distance runner"; "long-distance telephone"
n : a telephone call made outside the local calling area [syn: {long-distance call}, {trunk call}]

long-distance call
n : a telephone call made outside the local calling area [syn: {long-distance}, {trunk call}]

long-distance runner
n : someone who participates in long-distance races (especially in marathons) [syn: {marathoner}, {marathon runner}, {road runner}]

long-eared bat
n : any of various Old or New World bats having very long ears

long-eared owl
n : slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts [syn: {Asio otus}]

longed-for
adj : greatly desired [syn: {wished-for}, {yearned-for}]

longer
adj : having the greater length of two or the greatest length of several; "the longer (or long) edge of the door"; "the hypotenuse is the longest (or long) side of a right triangle" [syn: {longest}]
n : a person with a strong desire for something; "a longer for money"; "a thirster after blood"; "a yearner for knowledge" [syn: {thirster}, {yearner}]
adv : for more time; "can I stay bit longer?"

longest
adj : having the greater length of two or the greatest length of several; "the longer (or long) edge of the door"; "the hypotenuse is the longest (or long) side of a right triangle" [syn: {longer}]
adv : for the most time; "she stayed longest"

longevity
n 1: duration of service; "her longevity as a star"; "had unusual longevity in the company" [syn: {length of service}]
2: the property of being long-lived [syn: {seniority}]

long-faced
adj 1: reflecting gloom; "gloomy faces" [syn: {glum}, {gloomy}]
2: having a face longer than the usual

long-familiar
adj : frequently experienced; known closely or intimately; "a long-familiar face"; "a well-known voice reached her ears" [syn: {well-known(a)}]

Longfellow
n : United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882) [syn: {Henry Wadsworth Longfellow}]

longfin mako
n : similar to shortfin mako but darker blue [syn: {Isurus paucus}]

long-fin tunny
n : large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters [syn: {albacore}, {Thunnus alalunga}]

long-haired
adj : with long hair; "long-haired hippies"

longhand
adj : having words written out in full by hand; "longhand writing"
n : rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper [syn: {running hand}, {cursive}, {cursive script}]

long-handled
adj : having a long handle

long-handled spade
n : a spade with a long handle for digging narrow ditches [syn: {ditch spade}]

long-head coneflower
n : plant similar to the Mexican hat coneflower; from British Columbia to New Mexico [syn: {prairie coneflower}, {Ratibida columnifera}]

long-headed
adj : having a dolichocephalic head

longheaded thimbleweed
n : thimbleweed of northern North America [syn: {Anemone riparia}]

longhorn
n : long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States [syn: {Texas longhorn}]

long-horned beetle
n : long-bodied beetle having very long antennae [syn: {longicorn}, {longicorn beetle}]

long-horned grasshopper
n : grasshoppers with long threadlike antennae and well-developed stridulating organs on the forewings of the male [syn: {tettigoniid}]

longicorn
n : long-bodied beetle having very long antennae [syn: {long-horned beetle}, {longicorn beetle}]

longicorn beetle
n : long-bodied beetle having very long antennae [syn: {long-horned beetle}, {longicorn}]

longing
n : prolonged unfulfilled desire or need [syn: {yearning}]

longingly
adv : in a yearning manner; "he spent the rest of the act gazing longingly over my right shoulder at the illuminated word `Exit'" [syn: {with longing}, {yearningly}]

longish
adj : somewhat long

longitude
n : an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; "all points on the same meridian have the same longitude" [syn: {meridian}, {line of longitude}]

longitudinal
adj 1: of or relating to lines of longitude; "longitudinal reckoning by the navigator"
2: running lengthwise; "a thin longitudinal strip"; "longitudinal measurements of the hull"
3: over an extended time; "a longitudinal study of twins"

longitudinally
adv 1: across time; "We studied the development of the children longitudinally"
2: in the direction of the length; "He cut the paper lengthwise" [syn: {lengthways}, {lengthwise}, {longwise}, {longways}]
3: with respect to longitude; "longitudinally measured"

long-lasting
adj : existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship" [syn: {durable}, {lasting}, {long-lived}]

longleaf pine
n : large 3-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is red-brown deeply ridged; an important timber tree [syn: {pitch pine}, {southern yellow pine}, {Georgia pine}, {Pinus palustris}]

long-legged
adj : having long legs [syn: {leggy}, {long-shanked}]

long-legs
n : long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons [syn: {stilt}, {stiltbird}, {longlegs}, {stilt plover}, {Himantopus stilt}]

longlegs
n : long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons [syn: {stilt}, {stiltbird}, {long-legs}, {stilt plover}, {Himantopus stilt}]

long-life
adj : (of perishable goods) treated to stay fresh longer than usual; "long-life milk"

long-lived
adj : existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship" [syn: {durable}, {lasting}, {long-lasting}]

long-neck clam
n 1: a clam that is usually steamed in the shell [syn: {soft-shell clam}, {steamer}, {steamer clam}]
2: an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe [syn: {soft-shell clam}, {steamer}, {steamer clam}, {Mya arenaria}]

longness
n 1: spatial extent [ant: {shortness}]
2: duration as an extension [ant: {shortness}]

longobardi
See {longobard}

long-play
adj : (used of records) playing at a slower speed and for a longer time than earlier records [syn: {long-playing}]

long-playing
adj : (used of records) playing at a slower speed and for a longer time than earlier records [syn: {long-play}]

long-range
adj 1: involving an extended span of time; "long-range goals"
2: suitable for or reaching long distances; "long-range nuclear capability"

longroot
n : deep-rooted perennial of southeastern United States [syn: {pine-barren sandwort}, {Arenaria caroliniana}]

long-run
adj : relating to or extending over a relatively long time; "the long-run significance of the elections"; "the long-term reconstruction of countries damaged by the war"; "a long-term investment" [syn: {long-term}, {semipermanent}]

long-shanked
adj : having long legs [syn: {leggy}, {long-legged}]

longshoreman
n : a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port [syn: {stevedore}, {loader}, {docker}, {dockhand}, {dock worker}, {dock-walloper}, {lumper}]

longshot
n : a photograph taken from a distance

longsighted
adj 1: capable of seeing to a great distance [syn: {eagle-eyed}, {keen-sighted}, {farseeing}]
2: planning prudently for the future; "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues" [syn: {farseeing}, {farsighted}, {foresighted}, {foresightful}, {long}]

longsightedness
n : abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects [syn: {hyperopia}, {hypermetropia}, {hypermetropy}, {farsightedness}] [ant: {myopia}]

long-snouted
adj : having a snout that is longer than average

long-spurred violet
n : violet of eastern North America having lilac-purple flowers with a long slender spur [syn: {Viola rostrata}]

longstanding
adj : having existed for a long time; "a longstanding friendship"; "the longstanding conflict"

long-staple
adj : having relatively long fibers; "long-staple cotton"

long-sufferance
n : patient endurance of pain or unhappiness [syn: {long-suffering}]

long-suffering
adj : patiently enduring continual wrongs or trouble; "an enduring disposition"; "a long-suffering and uncomplaining wife" [syn: {enduring}]
n : patient endurance of pain or unhappiness [syn: {long-sufferance}]

longtail weasel
n : the common American weasel distinguished by large size and black-tipped tail [syn: {long-tailed weasel}, {Mustela frenata}]

long-tailed porcupine
n : porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a long tail [syn: {Trichys lipura}]

long-tailed weasel
n : the common American weasel distinguished by large size and black-tipped tail [syn: {longtail weasel}, {Mustela frenata}]

long-term
adj : relating to or extending over a relatively long time; "the long-run significance of the elections"; "the long-term reconstruction of countries damaged by the war"; "a long-term investment" [syn: {long-run}, {semipermanent}]

long-term memory
n : your general store of remembered information [syn: {LTM}]

longtime
adj : of long duration; "a longtime friend" [syn: {longtime(a)}]

longueur
n : a period of dullness or boredom (especially in a work of literature or performing art)

longways
n : country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other [syn: {longways dance}]
adv : in the direction of the length; "He cut the paper lengthwise" [syn: {lengthways}, {lengthwise}, {longwise}, {longitudinally}]

longways dance
n : country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other [syn: {longways}]

long-wearing
adj : serviceable for a long time; "durable denim jeans" [syn: {durable}]

long-winded
adj : using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes" [syn: {tedious}, {verbose}, {windy}, {wordy}]

long-windedly
adv : in a verbose manner; "she explained her ideas verbosely" [syn: {verbosely}, {windily}, {wordily}]

long-windedness
n : boring verboseness [syn: {prolixity}, {prolixness}, {wordiness}]

longwise
adv : in the direction of the length; "He cut the paper lengthwise" [syn: {lengthways}, {lengthwise}, {longways}, {longitudinally}]

long-wool
adj : (of sheep) having relatively long wool [syn: {long-wooled}]

longwool
n : a domestic long-wool sheep

long-wooled
adj : (of sheep) having relatively long wool [syn: {long-wool}]

longyi
n : a long piece of brightly colored cloth (cotton or silk) used as clothing (a skirt or loincloth or sash etc.) in India and Pakistan and Burma [syn: {lungi}, {lungyi}]

Lonicera
n : woodbine [syn: {genus Lonicera}]

Lonicera albiflora
n : bushy honeysuckle with twining branches and white or yellow-white flowers; southern United States [syn: {white honeysuckle}]

Lonicera canadensis
n : erect deciduous North American shrub with red-tinged yellow-white flowers [syn: {American fly honeysuckle}, {fly honeysuckle}]

Lonicera caprifolium
n : deciduous climbing shrub with fragrant yellow-white flowers in axillary whorls [syn: {Italian honeysuckle}, {Italian woodbine}]

Lonicera dioica
n : twining deciduous shrub with clusters of purple-tinged yellow-green flowers; northeastern America [syn: {yellow honeysuckle}]

Lonicera flava
n : climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant yellow (later orange) flowers in terminal whorls; southeastern United States [syn: {yellow honeysuckle}]

Lonicera hirsuta
n : twining deciduous shrub with hairy leaves and spikes of yellow-orange flowers; northeastern America [syn: {hairy honeysuckle}]

Lonicera involucrata
n : shrubby honeysuckle with purple flowers; western North America [syn: {twinberry}]

Lonicera japonica
n : an Asiatic trailing evergreen honeysuckle with half-evergreen leaves and fragrant white flowers turning yellow with age; has become a weed in some areas [syn: {Japanese honeysuckle}]

Lonicera japonica halliana
n : a variety of Japanese honeysuckle that grows like a vine; established as an aggressive escape in southeastern United States [syn: {Hall's honeysuckle}]

Lonicera morrowii
n : a gray deciduous honeysuckle shrub paired white flowers turning yellow; Japan [syn: {Morrow's honeysuckle}]

Lonicera periclymenum
n : European twining honeysuckle with fragrant red and yellow-white flowers [syn: {woodbine}]

Lonicera sempervirens
n : evergreen North American honeysuckle vine having coral-red or orange flowers [syn: {trumpet honeysuckle}, {coral honeysuckle}, {trumpet flower}, {trumpet vine}]

Lonicera tatarica
n : a honeysuckle shrub of southern Russia to central Asia [syn: {bush honeysuckle}, {Tartarian honeysuckle}]

Lonicera xylosteum
n : cultivated Eurasian shrub with twin yellowish-white flowers and scarlet fruit [syn: {European fly honeysuckle}, {European honeysuckle}]

Loniten
n : a vasodilator (trade name Loniten) used to treat severe hypertension; one side effect is hirsutism so it is also sold (trade name Rogaine) as a treatment for male-patterned baldness [syn: {minoxidil}, {Rogaine}]

lontar
n : tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving [syn: {palmyra}, {palmyra palm}, {toddy palm}, {wine palm}, {longar palm}, {Borassus flabellifer}]

loo
n : a toilet in England [syn: {water closet}, {closet}, {W.C.}]

loofa
n : the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer [syn: {loofah}, {luffa}, {loufah sponge}]

loofah
n 1: the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer [syn: {loofa}, {luffa}, {loufah sponge}]
2: the bathroom loofah [syn: {vegetable sponge}, {Luffa cylindrica}]

look
n 1: the expression on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face" [syn: {expression}, {aspect}, {facial expression}, {face}]
2: the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him" [syn: {looking}, {looking at}]
3: physical appearance; "I don't like the looks of this place"
4: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" [syn: {spirit}, {tone}, {feel}, {feeling}, {flavor}, {flavour}, {smell}]
v 1: perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"
2: give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time" [syn: {appear}, {seem}]
3: have a certain outward or facial expression; "How does she look?"; "The child looks unhappy"; "She looked pale after the surgery"
4: search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!" [syn: {search}]
5: be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to; "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park" [syn: {front}, {face}] [ant: {back}]
6: take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business" [syn: {attend}, {take care}, {see}]
7: convey by one's expression; "She looked her devotion to me"
8: look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted" [syn: {expect}, {await}, {wait}]
9: accord in appearance with; "You don't look your age!" 10: have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" [syn: {count}, {bet}, {depend}, {calculate}, {reckon}]

look across
v : be oriented in a certain direction; "The house looks out on a tennis court"; "The apartment overlooks the Hudson" [syn: {look out on}, {look out over}, {overlook}]

look after
v : keep under careful scrutiny; "Keep an eye on this prisoner!"

look around
v : look about oneself; "look around to see whether you can find the missing document"

look at
v 1: take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case" [syn: {consider}, {take}, {deal}]
2: look at carefully; study mentally; "view a problem" [syn: {view}, {consider}]

look away
v : avert one's gaze; "She looked away when the nurse pricked her arm with the needle"

look back
v 1: look towards one's back; "don't look back while you walk" [syn: {look backward}]
2: look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events, etc.); remember; "she reviewed her achievements with pride" [syn: {review}, {retrospect}]

look backward
v : look towards one's back; "don't look back while you walk" [syn: {look back}]

look for
v 1: try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county" [syn: {search}, {seek}]
2: be excited or anxious about [syn: {anticipate}, {look to}]

look forward
v : expect or hope for; "I look to hear from you soon"

look into
v 1: investigate scientifically; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese" [syn: {investigate}]
2: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" [syn: {check}, {check up on}, {check out}, {suss out}, {check over}, {go over}, {check into}]

look like
v : bear a physical resemblance to; "She looks like her mother"

look on
v 1: observe with attention; "They watched as the murderer was executed" [syn: {watch}]
2: look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent" [syn: {think of}, {repute}, {regard as}, {look upon}, {esteem}, {take to be}]

look out
v 1: be vigilant, be on the lookout, be on one's guard, be careful; "Watch out for pickpockets!" [syn: {watch}, {watch out}]
2: to protect someone's interests; "A man's gotta look out for his family"

look out on
v : be oriented in a certain direction; "The house looks out on a tennis court"; "The apartment overlooks the Hudson" [syn: {look out over}, {overlook}, {look across}]

look out over
v : be oriented in a certain direction; "The house looks out on a tennis court"; "The apartment overlooks the Hudson" [syn: {look out on}, {overlook}, {look across}]

look sharp
v : act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!" [syn: {rush}, {hasten}, {hurry}, {festinate}]

look to
v 1: turn one's interests or expectations towards; "look to the future"; "this method looks to significant wavings"
2: be excited or anxious about [syn: {anticipate}, {look for}]

look up
v : seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes" [syn: {consult}, {refer}]

look up to
v : feel admiration for [syn: {admire}]

look upon
v : look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent" [syn: {think of}, {repute}, {regard as}, {look on}, {esteem}, {take to be}]

look-alike
adj : resembling closely; "they have look-alike cars"
n : someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor); "he could be Gingrich's double"; "she's the very image of her mother" [syn: {double}, {image}]

lookdown
n : similar to moonfish but with eyes high on the truncated forehead [syn: {lookdown fish}, {Selene vomer}]

lookdown fish
n : similar to moonfish but with eyes high on the truncated forehead [syn: {lookdown}, {Selene vomer}]

looked towards
See {look towards}

looked-for
adj : rightfully expected; "his looked-for advancement"; [syn: {anticipated}, {looked-for(a)}]

looker
n 1: a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind); "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star" [syn: {spectator}, {witness}, {viewer}, {watcher}]
2: a very attractive or seductive looking woman [syn: {smasher}, {stunner}, {knockout}, {beauty}, {ravisher}, {sweetheart}, {peach}, {lulu}, {mantrap}, {dish}]

looker-on
n : someone who looks on [syn: {onlooker}]

looking
adj : appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms; "left their clothes dirty looking"; "a most disagreeable looking character"; "angry-looking"; "liquid-looking"; "severe-looking policemen on noble horses"; "fine-sounding phrases"; "taken in by high-sounding talk" [syn: {sounding}]
n 1: the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him" [syn: {look}, {looking at}]
2: the act of searching visually [syn: {looking for}]

looking at
n : the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him" [syn: {look}, {looking}]

looking for
n : the act of searching visually [syn: {looking}]

looking glass
n : a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror [syn: {glass}]

looking glass tree
n : large evergreen tree of India and Burma whose leaves are silvery beneath [syn: {Heritiera macrophylla}]

looking towards
See {look towards}

looking-glass plant
n : small tree of coastal regions of Old World tropics whose leaves are silvery beneath [syn: {Heritiera littoralis}]

lookout
n 1: a person employed to watch for something to happen [syn: {lookout man}, {sentinel}, {sentry}, {watch}, {spotter}, {scout}, {picket}]
2: an elevated post affording a wide view [syn: {observation post}]
3: a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings [syn: {observation tower}, {lookout station}, {observatory}]
4: the act of looking out [syn: {outlook}]

lookout man
n : a person employed to watch for something to happen [syn: {lookout}, {sentinel}, {sentry}, {watch}, {spotter}, {scout}, {picket}]

lookout station
n : a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings [syn: {lookout}, {observation tower}, {observatory}]

look-over
n : a swift cursory examination or inspection; "I gave him the once-over" [syn: {once-over}]

looks towards
See {look towards}

lookup
n : an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property; "they wrote a program to do a table lookup" [syn: {search}]

loom
n : a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
v 1: come into view indistinctly, often threateningly; "Another air plane loomed into the sky"
2: appear very large or occupy a commanding position; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall" [syn: {tower}, {predominate}, {hulk}]
3: hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" [syn: {brood}, {hover}, {bulk large}]

loon
n 1: a worthless lazy fellow
2: large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes [syn: {diver}]
3: a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought [syn: {addle-head}, {addlehead}, {birdbrain}]

looney
n : someone deranged and possibly dangerous [syn: {crazy}, {loony}, {weirdo}]

loonier
loony
adj : informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}]
n : someone deranged and possibly dangerous [syn: {crazy}, {looney}, {weirdo}] [also: {looniest}, {loonier}]

loonier
See {loony}

looniest
loony
adj : informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}]
n : someone deranged and possibly dangerous [syn: {crazy}, {looney}, {weirdo}] [also: {looniest}, {loonier}]

looniest
See {loony}

loony
adj : informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}]
n : someone deranged and possibly dangerous [syn: {crazy}, {looney}, {weirdo}] [also: {looniest}, {loonier}]

loony bin
n : pejorative terms for an insane asylum [syn: {Bedlam}, {booby hatch}, {crazy house}, {cuckoo's nest}, {funny farm}, {funny house}, {madhouse}, {nut house}, {nuthouse}, {sanatorium}, {snake pit}]

loony toons
n : street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: {acid}, {back breaker}, {battery-acid}, {dose}, {dot}, {Elvis}, {Lucy in the sky with diamonds}, {pane}, {superman}, {window pane}, {Zen}]

loop
n 1: fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines [syn: {cringle}, {eyelet}, {grommet}, {grummet}]
2: anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)
3: (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated; "the solution took hundreds of iterations" [syn: {iteration}]
4: an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan); "he's no longer in the loop"
5: the basic pattern of the human fingerprint
6: a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied
7: the topology of a network whose components are connected in a loop [syn: {loop topology}]
8: an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop
9: a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates [syn: {closed circuit}] [ant: {open circuit}] 10: a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane [syn: {loop-the-loop}]
v 1: move in loops; "The bicycle looped around the tree"
2: make a loop in; "loop a rope" [syn: {intertwine}]
3: fly loops, perform a loop; "the stunt pilot looped his plane"
4: wind around something in coils or loops [syn: {coil}, {curl}] [ant: {uncoil}]
5: fasten or join with a loop; "He looped the watch through his belt"

loop gain
n : (telecommunication) the gain of a feedback amplifier or system as a function of how much output is fed back to the input; "if the loop gain is too great the system may go into oscillation"

loop knot
n : any of various knots used to make a fixed loop in a rope

loop topology
n : the topology of a network whose components are connected in a loop [syn: {loop}]

looped
adj : like the pattern basic to the human fingerprint [syn: {whorled}]

looper
n : small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae [syn: {measuring worm}, {inchworm}]

loophole
n 1: an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation
2: a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons

loopier
loopy
adj : informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}] [also: {loopiest}, {loopier}]

loopier
See {loopy}

loopiest
loopy
adj : informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}] [also: {loopiest}, {loopier}]

loopiest
See {loopy}

looping
n : (computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained; "the solution is obtained by iteration" [syn: {iteration}]

loop-line
n : a railway branch line that branches from the trunk line and then rejoins it later on

loop-the-loop
n : a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane [syn: {loop}]

loopy
adj : informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}] [also: {loopiest}, {loopier}]

Loos
n : Austrian architect (1870-1933) [syn: {Adolf Loos}]

loose
adj 1: not restrained or confined or attached; "a pocket full of loose bills"; "knocked the ball loose"; "got loose from his attacker"
2: not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; "loose gravel" [ant: {compact}]
3: (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; "a loose ball"
4: not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose" [ant: {tight}]
5: not officially recognized or controlled; "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers" [syn: {informal}]
6: not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem" [syn: {free}, {liberal}]
7: emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels" [syn: {lax}]
8: not affixed; "the stamp came loose" [syn: {unaffixed}] [ant: {affixed}]
9: not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and gray"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope" [syn: {slack}] 10: (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave" [syn: {open}] 11: not fixed firmly or tightly; "the bolts became loose over time"; "a loose chair leg"; "loose bricks" 12: lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue" [syn: {idle}] 13: not carefully arranged in a package; "a box of loose nails" 14: freely producing mucus; "a loose phlegmy cough" 15: having escaped, especially from confinement; "a convict still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners"; "dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood" [syn: {at large(p)}, {at liberty(p)}, {escaped}, {on the loose(p)}] 16: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior" [syn: {easy}, {light}, {promiscuous}, {sluttish}, {wanton}] 17: not bound or fastened or gathered together; "loose pages"; "loose papers"
adv : without restraint; "cows in India are running loose" [syn: {free}]
v 1: grant freedom to; free from confinement [syn: {free}, {liberate}, {release}, {unloose}, {unloosen}] [ant: {confine}]
2: turn loose or free from restraint; "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity" [syn: {unleash}, {let loose}]
3: make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope" [syn: {loosen}] [ant: {stiffen}]
4: become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed" [syn: {loosen}, {relax}] [ant: {stiffen}]

loose cannon
n : a person who is expected to perform a particular task but who is out of control and dangerous

loose end
n : work that is left incomplete [syn: {unfinished business}]

loose off
v : fire as from a gun; "The soldiers let drive their bullets" [syn: {let fly}, {let drive}]

loose sentence
n : a complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows

loose smut
n 1: disease of grains; the entire head is a dusty mass of spores
2: a smut fungus of the genus Ustilago causing a smut disease of grains in which the entire head is transformed into a dusty mass of spores

loose trousers
n : protective trousers

loose woman
n : a woman adulterer [syn: {adulteress}, {fornicatress}, {hussy}, {jade}, {slut}, {strumpet}, {trollop}]

loose-fitting
adj : not fitting closely; hanging loosely; "baggy trousers"; "a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather" [syn: {baggy}]

loose-jointed
adj : loosely articulated or constructed; "a loose-jointed paragraph"

loose-jowled
adj : having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw [syn: {double-chinned}, {jowly}]

looseleaf
adj : being or having leaves that can be easily removed or rearranged; "loose-leaf paper"; "a looseleaf notebook"

loose-leaf lettuce
n : lettuce with loosely curled leaves that do not form a compact head [syn: {leaf lettuce}]

loosely
adv 1: in a relaxed manner; not rigid; "his hands lay loosely" [syn: {slackly}]
2: in a loose manner; "a union of loosely federated states"
3: without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly" [syn: {broadly}, {broadly speaking}, {generally}] [ant: {narrowly}]
4: knitted in a loose manner; "loosely knit"

loosely knit
adj : having only distant social or legal ties; "a loosely knit group"

loosen
v 1: make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope" [syn: {loose}] [ant: {stiffen}]
2: make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught" [syn: {relax}]
3: become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived" [syn: {relax}]
4: disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool" [syn: {tease}, {tease apart}]
5: cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie" [syn: {untie}, {undo}]
6: make less dense; "loosen the soil"
7: become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed" [syn: {relax}, {loose}] [ant: {stiffen}]

loosen up
v 1: cause to become unblocked; "The medicine unstuffed my nose in minutes!" [syn: {unstuff}] [ant: {stuff}]
2: become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner; "our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group" [syn: {relax}]
3: make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity [syn: {limber up}, {warm up}]
4: become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work" [syn: {relax}, {unbend}, {unwind}, {decompress}, {slow down}] [ant: {tense}]
5: cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me" [syn: {relax}, {unstrain}, {unlax}, {unwind}, {make relaxed}] [ant: {tense}, {tense}]

loosened
adj : straightened out [syn: {disentangled}, {unsnarled}]

looseness
n : movement or space for movement; "there was too much play in the steering wheel" [syn: {play}] [ant: {tightness}]

looseness of the bowels
n : frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor [syn: {diarrhea}, {diarrhoea}]

loosening
n 1: an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind" [syn: {relaxation}, {slackening}]
2: the act of making something less tight [syn: {laxation}] [ant: {tightening}]

loosestrife
n 1: any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lythrum
2: any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia

loosestrife family
n : herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers [syn: {Lythraceae}, {family Lythraceae}]

loot
n 1: goods or money obtained illegally [syn: {booty}, {pillage}, {plunder}, {prize}, {swag}, {dirty money}]
2: informal terms for money [syn: {boodle}, {bread}, {cabbage}, {clams}, {dinero}, {dough}, {gelt}, {kale}, {lettuce}, {lolly}, {lucre}, {moolah}, {pelf}, {scratch}, {shekels}, {simoleons}, {sugar}, {wampum}]
v 1: take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer plundered from famous authors" [syn: {plunder}]
2: steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" [syn: {plunder}, {despoil}, {reave}, {strip}, {rifle}, {ransack}, {pillage}, {foray}]

looted
adj : wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value; "the robbers left the looted train"; "people returned to the plundered village" [syn: {pillaged}, {plundered}, {ransacked}]

looter
n : someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) [syn: {plunderer}, {pillager}, {spoiler}, {despoiler}, {raider}, {freebooter}]

looting
n : plundering during riots or in wartime [syn: {robbery}]

Lo/Ovral
n : trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel

lop
v 1: cut off from a whole; "His head was severed from his body"; "The soul discerped from the body" [syn: {discerp}, {sever}]
2: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" [syn: {snip}, {clip}, {crop}, {trim}, {dress}, {prune}, {cut back}] [also: {lopping}, {lopped}]

lop off
v : remove by or as if by cutting; "cut off the ear"; "lop off the dead branch" [syn: {cut off}, {chop off}]

lope
n 1: a slow pace of running [syn: {jog}, {trot}]
2: a smooth 3-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop [syn: {canter}]
v : run easily

Lope de Vega
n : prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635) [syn: {Vega}, {Lope Felix de Vega Carpio}]

Lope Felix de Vega Carpio
n : prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635) [syn: {Vega}, {Lope de Vega}]

lop-eared
adj : having bent or drooping ears; "a lop-eared hound"

Lophiidae
n : large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers [syn: {family Lophiidae}]

Lophius
n : type genus of family Lophiidae [syn: {genus Lophius}]

Lophius Americanus
n : fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey [syn: {goosefish}, {angler}, {anglerfish}, {angler fish}, {monkfish}, {lotte}, {allmouth}]

Lophodytes
n : a genus of Merginae [syn: {genus Lophodytes}]

Lophodytes cucullatus
n : small North American duck with a high circular crest on the male's head [syn: {hooded merganser}, {hooded sheldrake}]

Lopholatilus
n : large brightly colored food fish of deep Atlantic waters [syn: {genus Lopholatilus}]

Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps
n : yellow-spotted violet food fish of warm deep waters [syn: {tilefish}]

Lophophora
n : two species of small cacti of northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States having rounded stems covered with jointed tubercles: mescal [syn: {genus Lophophora}]

Lophophora williamsii
n : a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons [syn: {mescal}, {mezcal}, {peyote}]

Lophophorus
n : monals [syn: {genus Lophophorus}]

Lophosoria
n : 1 species: tree fern of Central and South America [syn: {genus Lophosoria}]

Lophosoriaceae
n : very small family of tree ferns [syn: {family Lophosoriaceae}]

Lopid
n : medication (trade name Lopid) used to lower the levels of triglyceride in the blood [syn: {gemfibrozil}]

lopped
lop
v 1: cut off from a whole; "His head was severed from his body"; "The soul discerped from the body" [syn: {discerp}, {sever}]
2: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" [syn: {snip}, {clip}, {crop}, {trim}, {dress}, {prune}, {cut back}] [also: {lopping}, {lopped}]

lopped
adj : (of plants or trees) having the top or outer parts cut off; "lopped-off branches" [syn: {lopped off}]

lopped
See {lop}

lopped off
adj : (of plants or trees) having the top or outer parts cut off; "lopped-off branches" [syn: {lopped}]

lopper
n : a long-handled edge tool with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees [syn: {pruner}, {pruning hook}]

lopping
lop
v 1: cut off from a whole; "His head was severed from his body"; "The soul discerped from the body" [syn: {discerp}, {sever}]
2: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" [syn: {snip}, {clip}, {crop}, {trim}, {dress}, {prune}, {cut back}] [also: {lopping}, {lopped}]

lopping
See {lop}

Lopressor
n : beta blocker (trade name Lopressor) used in treating hypertension and angina and arrhythmia and acute myocardial infarction; has adverse side effects (depression and exacerbation of congestive heart failure etc.) [syn: {metoprolol}]

lopsided
adj 1: out of proportion in shape [syn: {ill-proportioned}, {one-sided}]
2: turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff" [syn: {askew}, {awry(p)}, {cockeyed}, {wonky}, {skew-whiff}]

lopsidedly
adv : in a crooked lopsided manner; "he smiled lopsidedly" [syn: {crookedly}]

lopsidedness
n : an oblique or slanting asymmetry [syn: {skewness}]

loquacious
adj : full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors" [syn: {chatty}, {gabby}, {garrulous}, {talkative}, {talky}]

loquaciously
adv : in a chatty loquacious manner; "`When I was young,' she continued loquaciously, `I used to do all sorts of naughty things'" [syn: {garrulously}, {talkatively}, {talkily}]

loquaciousness
n : the quality of being wordy and talkative [syn: {garrulity}, {garrulousness}, {loquacity}, {talkativeness}]

loquacity
n : the quality of being wordy and talkative [syn: {garrulity}, {garrulousness}, {loquaciousness}, {talkativeness}]

loquat
n 1: evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan [syn: {loquat tree}, {Japanese medlar}, {Japanese plum}, {Eriobotrya japonica}]
2: yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies [syn: {Japanese plum}]

loquat tree
n : evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan [syn: {loquat}, {Japanese medlar}, {Japanese plum}, {Eriobotrya japonica}]

Lorado Taft
n : United States sculptor (1860-1936) [syn: {Taft}]

Loranthaceae
n : in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria [syn: {family Loranthaceae}, {mistletoe family}]

Loranthus
n : type genus of the Loranthaceae: 1 species [syn: {genus Loranthus}]

Loranthus europaeus
n : shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks [syn: {mistletoe}]

lorazepam
n : tranquilizer (trade name Ativan) used to treat anxiety and tension and insomnia [syn: {Ativan}]

Lorca
n : Spanish poet and dramatist who was shot dead by Franco's soldiers soon after the start of the Spanish Civil War (1898-1936) [syn: {Garcia Lorca}, {Frederico Garcia Lorca}]

lorchel
n : a large fungus of the family Helvellaceae

Lord
n 1: terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God [syn: {Godhead}, {Creator}, {Maker}, {Divine}, {God Almighty}, {Almighty}, {Jehovah}]
2: a person who has general authority over others [syn: {overlord}, {master}]
3: a titled peer of the realm [syn: {noble}, {nobleman}] [ant: {Lady}, {Lady}]
v : make a lord of someone

Lord Britten of Aldeburgh
n : major English composer of the 20th century; noted for his operas (1913-1976) [syn: {Britten}, {Benjamin Britten}, {Edward Benjamin Britten}]

Lord Chancellor
n : the highest officer of the Crown who is head of the judiciary and who presides in the House of Lords [syn: {Lord High Chancellor}]

Lord George Gordon Byron
n : English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824) [syn: {Byron}, {Sixth Baron Byron of Rochdale}]

Lord High Chancellor
n : the highest officer of the Crown who is head of the judiciary and who presides in the House of Lords [syn: {Lord Chancellor}]

lord it over
v : act like the master of; "He is lording it over the students" [syn: {queen it over}, {put on airs}, {act superior}]

Lord Macaulay
n : English historian noted for his history of England (1800-1859) [syn: {Macaulay}, {Thomas Babington Macaulay}, {First Baron Macaulay}]

Lord Nelson
n : English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805) [syn: {Nelson}, {Horatio Nelson}, {Viscount Nelson}, {Admiral Nelson}]

Lord of Misrule
n : a person appointed master of revels at a Christmas celebration

Lord Privy Seal
n : the senior cabinet minister in the British Cabinet who has no official duties

Lord Rayleigh
n : English physicist who studied the density of gases and discovered argon; made important contributions to acoustic theory (1842-1919) [syn: {Rayleigh}, {Third Baron Rayleigh}, {John William Strutt}]

lordless
adj : having no lord or master; "harsh punishments for sturdy vagabonds and masterless men" [syn: {masterless}]

lordlier
lordly
adj 1: of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage" [syn: {august}, {grand}]
2: having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "shaggy supercilious camels"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer [syn: {disdainful}, {haughty}, {prideful}, {sniffy}, {supercilious}, {swaggering}] [also: {lordliest}, {lordlier}]

lordlier
See {lordly}

lordliest
lordly
adj 1: of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage" [syn: {august}, {grand}]
2: having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "shaggy supercilious camels"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer [syn: {disdainful}, {haughty}, {prideful}, {sniffy}, {supercilious}, {swaggering}] [also: {lordliest}, {lordlier}]

lordliest
See {lordly}

lordliness
n 1: formality in bearing and appearance; "he behaved with great dignity" [syn: {dignity}, {gravitas}]
2: overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors [syn: {arrogance}, {haughtiness}, {hauteur}, {highhandedness}]

lordly
adj 1: of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage" [syn: {august}, {grand}]
2: having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "shaggy supercilious camels"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer [syn: {disdainful}, {haughty}, {prideful}, {sniffy}, {supercilious}, {swaggering}] [also: {lordliest}, {lordlier}]

lordolatry
n : worship of a lord because of his rank or title

lordosis
n : an abnormal inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral column [syn: {hollow-back}]

lordotic
adj : having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses) [syn: {dipped}, {swayback}, {swaybacked}]

Lord's Day
n : first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians [syn: {Sunday}, {Dominicus}, {Sun}]

Lord's Prayer
n : the prayer that Christ gave his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:9-13)

Lord's Resistance Army
n : a quasi-religious rebel group in Uganda that terrorized and raped women and kidnapped children who were forced to serve in the army

lords spiritual
n : the first of the three estates of the realm; the clergy in France and the lords spiritual in Britain [syn: {first estate}]

Lord's Supper
n 1: a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine [syn: {Holy Eucharist}, {Eucharist}, {sacrament of the Eucharist}, {Holy Sacrament}, {Liturgy}, {Eucharistic liturgy}]
2: the traditional Passover supper of Jesus with his disciples on the eve of his crucifixion [syn: {Last Supper}]

Lord's table
n : the table in Christian churches where communion is given [syn: {altar}, {communion table}]

lords temporal
n : the second estate of the realm: the nobility (especially British nobility) of the rank of duke or marquess or earl or viscount or baron [syn: {second estate}]

lords-and-ladies
n : common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum [syn: {cuckoopint}, {jack-in-the-pulpit}, {Arum maculatum}]

Lordship
n 1: a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge; "Your Lordship"; "His Lordship"
2: the authority of a lord

lore
n : knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote; "early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend" [syn: {traditional knowledge}]

Lorelei
n : a siren of German legend who lured boatmen in the Rhine to destruction

Loren
n : Italian film actress (born in 1934) [syn: {Sophia Loren}, {Sofia Scicolone}]

Lorentz
n : Dutch physicist noted for work on electromagnetic theory (1853-1928) [syn: {Hendrik Antoon Lorentz}]

Lorentz force
n : the force experienced by a point charge moving along a wire that is in a magnetic field; the force is at right angles to both the current and the magnetic field; "the Lorentz force can be used to suspend a current-carrying object between two magnets"

Lorenz
n : Austrian zoologist who studied the behavior of birds and emphasized the importance of innate as opposed to learned behaviors (1903-1989) [syn: {Konrad Lorenz}, {Konrad Zacharias Lorenz}]

Lorenz Hart
n : United States lyricist who collaborated with Richard Rodgers (1895-1943) [syn: {Hart}, {Lorenz Milton Hart}]

Lorenz Milton Hart
n : United States lyricist who collaborated with Richard Rodgers (1895-1943) [syn: {Hart}, {Lorenz Hart}]

Lorenz Oken
n : German naturalist whose speculations that plants and animals are made up of tiny living `infusoria' led to the cell theory (1779-1851) [syn: {Oken}, {Okenfuss}, {Lorenz Okenfuss}]

Lorenz Okenfuss
n : German naturalist whose speculations that plants and animals are made up of tiny living `infusoria' led to the cell theory (1779-1851) [syn: {Oken}, {Lorenz Oken}, {Okenfuss}]

Lorenzo de Medici
n : Italian statesman and scholar who supported many artists and humanists including Michelangelo and Leonardo and Botticelli (1449-1492) [syn: {Lorenzo the Magnificent}]

Lorenzo dressing
n : vinaigrette with chili sauce and chopped watercress

Lorenzo the Magnificent
n : Italian statesman and scholar who supported many artists and humanists including Michelangelo and Leonardo and Botticelli (1449-1492) [syn: {Lorenzo de Medici}]

Loretta Young
n : United States film and television actress (1913-2000) [syn: {Young}]

Lorfan
n : drug (trade name Lorfan) that is related to morphine but that counteracts the respiratory depression produced by morphine poisoning but without affecting its analgesic effects [syn: {levallorphan}]

lorgnette
n : eyeglasses that are held to the eyes with a long handle

lorica
n : a hard protective sheath as secreted by certain protoctists e.g. [also: {loricae} (pl)]

loricae
lorica
n : a hard protective sheath as secreted by certain protoctists e.g. [also: {loricae} (pl)]

loricae
See {lorica}

Loricata
n : former name for the order Crocodylia [syn: {order Loricata}]

Loriinae
n : lories [syn: {subfamily Loriinae}]

lorikeet
n : any of various small lories

Loris gracilis
n : slim-bodied lemur of southern India and Sri Lanka [syn: {slender loris}]

Lorisidae
n : slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia; usually tailless [syn: {family Lorisidae}]

lorn
adj : pitiable in circumstances especially through abandonment; "desolate and despairing"; "left forlorn" [syn: {desolate}, {forlorn}, {godforsaken}]

Lorraine
n : an eastern French region rich in iron-ore deposits [syn: {Lothringen}]

Lorraine cross
n : a cross with two crossbars, one above and one below the midpoint of the vertical, the lower longer than the upper [syn: {cross of Lorraine}]

Lorre
n : United States actor (born in Hungary) noted for playing sinister roles (1904-1964) [syn: {Peter Lorre}, {Laszlo Lowestein}]

lorry
n 1: a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides
2: a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides [syn: {camion}]

lory
n : small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits

Los Alamos
n : a town in north central New Mexico; in 1942 it was chosen as a nuclear research site where the first atomic bombs were produced

Los Angeles
n : a city in southern California; motion picture capital of the world; most populous city of California and second largest in the United States [syn: {City of the Angels}]

lose
v 1: fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat" [ant: {keep}]
2: fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war" [ant: {win}]
3: suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; "She lost her husband in the war"; "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her"
4: place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses" [syn: {misplace}, {mislay}]
5: miss from one's possessions; lose sight of; "I've lost my glasses again!" [ant: {find}]
6: allow to go out of sight; "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light"
7: fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year" [syn: {turn a loss}] [ant: {profit}, {break even}]
8: fail to get or obtain; "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad" [ant: {acquire}]
9: retreat [syn: {fall back}, {drop off}, {fall behind}, {recede}] [ant: {gain}] 10: fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind; "I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost part of what he said" [syn: {miss}] 11: be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation" [syn: {suffer}] [also: {lost}]

lose it
v : lose control of one's emotions; "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped" [syn: {break down}, {snap}]

lose one's temper
v : get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" [syn: {flip one's lid}, {blow up}, {throw a fit}, {hit the roof}, {hit the ceiling}, {have kittens}, {have a fit}, {combust}, {blow one's stack}, {fly off the handle}, {flip one's wig}, {blow a fuse}, {go ballistic}]

lose weight
v : take off weight [syn: {reduce}, {melt off}, {slim}, {slenderize}, {thin}, {slim down}] [ant: {gain}]

loser
n 1: a contestant who loses the contest [syn: {also-ran}] [ant: {winner}]
2: a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently [syn: {failure}, {nonstarter}, {unsuccessful person}] [ant: {achiever}]
3: a gambler who loses a bet [ant: {winner}]

losing streak
n : a streak of losses

losings
n : something lost (especially money lost at gambling) [syn: {losses}] [ant: {winnings}]

loss
n 1: the act of losing; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"
2: something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"
3: the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year" [syn: {red ink}, {red}] [ant: {gain}]
4: gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business"
5: the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation" [syn: {deprivation}]
6: military personnel lost by death or capture [syn: {personnel casualty}]
7: the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"
8: euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing" [syn: {passing}, {departure}, {exit}, {expiration}, {going}, {release}]

loss leader
n : a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers [syn: {drawing card}, {leader}]

loss of consciousness
n : the occurrence of a loss of the ability to perceive and respond

loss ratio
n : the ratio of the annual claims paid by an insurance company to the premiums received

losses
n : something lost (especially money lost at gambling) [syn: {losings}] [ant: {winnings}]

lossless
adj : characterized by or causing no dissipation of energy [ant: {lossy}]

lossy
adj : characterized by or causing dissipation of energy [ant: {lossless}]

lost
lose
v 1: fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat" [ant: {keep}]
2: fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war" [ant: {win}]
3: suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; "She lost her husband in the war"; "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her"
4: place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses" [syn: {misplace}, {mislay}]
5: miss from one's possessions; lose sight of; "I've lost my glasses again!" [ant: {find}]
6: allow to go out of sight; "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light"
7: fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year" [syn: {turn a loss}] [ant: {profit}, {break even}]
8: fail to get or obtain; "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad" [ant: {acquire}]
9: retreat [syn: {fall back}, {drop off}, {fall behind}, {recede}] [ant: {gain}] 10: fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind; "I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost part of what he said" [syn: {miss}] 11: be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation" [syn: {suffer}] [also: {lost}]

lost
adj 1: no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered; "a lost child"; "lost friends"; "his lost book"; "lost opportunities" [ant: {found}]
2: having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity; "I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway"; "the anesthetic left her completely disoriented" [syn: {confused}, {disoriented}]
3: spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed; "lost souls"; "a lost generation"; "a lost ship"; "the lost platoon" [ant: {saved}]
4: not gained or won; "a lost battle"; "a lost prize" [ant: {won}]
5: incapable of being recovered or regained; "his lost honor"
6: not caught with the senses or the mind; "words lost in the din" [syn: {missed}]
7: deeply absorbed in thought; "as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"; "lost in thought"; "a preoccupied frown" [syn: {bemused}, {deep in thought(p)}, {lost(p)}, {preoccupied}]
8: no longer known; irretrievable; "a forgotten art"; "a lost art"; "lost civilizations" [syn: {forgotten}]
9: perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school" [syn: {baffled}, {befuddled}, {bemused}, {bewildered}, {confounded}, {confused}, {mazed}, {mixed-up}, {at sea}] 10: unable to function; without help [syn: {helpless}]
n : people who are destined to die soon; "the agony of the doomed was in his voice" [syn: {doomed}]

lost
See {lose}

lost cause
n : a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable

Lost Tribes
n : the ten Tribes of Israel that were deported into captivity in Assyria around 720 BC (leaving only the tribes of Judah and Benjamin)

lost-and-found
n : repository in a public building where lost articles can be kept until their owners reclaim them

lot
n 1: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]
2: a parcel of land having fixed boundaries; "he bought a lot on the lake"
3: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion" [syn: {fortune}, {destiny}, {fate}, {luck}, {circumstances}, {portion}]
4: any collection in its entirety; "she bought the whole caboodle" [syn: {bunch}, {caboodle}]
5: an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" [syn: {set}, {circle}, {band}]
6: anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it" [syn: {draw}]
7: (Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction
v 1: divide into lots, as of land, for example
2: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone" [syn: {distribute}, {administer}, {mete out}, {deal}, {parcel out}, {dispense}, {shell out}, {deal out}, {dish out}, {allot}, {dole out}] [also: {lotting}, {lotted}]

lota
n 1: a globular water bottle used in Asia
2: burbot [syn: {genus Lota}]

Lota lota
n : elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth [syn: {burbot}, {eelpout}, {ling}, {cusk}]

Lotario di Segni
n : Pope who instituted the Fourth Crusade and under whom papal intervention in European politics reached its height (1161-1216) [syn: {Innocent III}]

loth
adj 1: unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake"; "unwilling to face facts" [syn: {loath}, {reluctant}]
2: (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request" [syn: {antipathetic}, {antipathetical}, {averse(p)}, {indisposed(p)}, {loath(p)}, {loth(p)}]

Lothario
n : a successful womanizer (after a fictional seducer)

Lothian Region
n : a district in southeast central Scotland (south side of the Firth of Forth) and the location of Edinburgh

Lothringen
n : an eastern French region rich in iron-ore deposits [syn: {Lorraine}]

loti
n : the basic unit of money in Lesotho [also: {maloti} (pl)]

lotic
adj : of or relating to or living in actively moving water [ant: {lentic}]

lotion
n 1: any of various cosmetic preparations that are applied to the skin
2: liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin" [syn: {application}]

lots
n : a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed a mountain of newspapers" [syn: {tons}, {dozens}, {heaps}, {mountain}, {piles}, {scores}, {stacks}, {loads}, {rafts}, {slews}, {wads}, {oodles}, {gobs}, {scads}, {lashings}]

Lot's wife
n : (Old Testament) when God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot and his family were told to flee without looking back; Lot's wife was disobedient and was immediately changed into a pillar of salt

lotte
n : fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey [syn: {goosefish}, {angler}, {anglerfish}, {angler fish}, {monkfish}, {allmouth}, {Lophius Americanus}]

lotted
lot
n 1: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]
2: a parcel of land having fixed boundaries; "he bought a lot on the lake"
3: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion" [syn: {fortune}, {destiny}, {fate}, {luck}, {circumstances}, {portion}]
4: any collection in its entirety; "she bought the whole caboodle" [syn: {bunch}, {caboodle}]
5: an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" [syn: {set}, {circle}, {band}]
6: anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it" [syn: {draw}]
7: (Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction
v 1: divide into lots, as of land, for example
2: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone" [syn: {distribute}, {administer}, {mete out}, {deal}, {parcel out}, {dispense}, {shell out}, {deal out}, {dish out}, {allot}, {dole out}] [also: {lotting}, {lotted}]

lotted
See {lot}

lottery
n 1: something that is regarded as a chance event; "the election was just a lottery to them"
2: players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed according to the drawing of lots [syn: {drawing}]

lottery winner
n : the winner of a lottery [syn: {prize winner}]

lotting
lot
n 1: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]
2: a parcel of land having fixed boundaries; "he bought a lot on the lake"
3: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion" [syn: {fortune}, {destiny}, {fate}, {luck}, {circumstances}, {portion}]
4: any collection in its entirety; "she bought the whole caboodle" [syn: {bunch}, {caboodle}]
5: an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" [syn: {set}, {circle}, {band}]
6: anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it" [syn: {draw}]
7: (Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction
v 1: divide into lots, as of land, for example
2: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone" [syn: {distribute}, {administer}, {mete out}, {deal}, {parcel out}, {dispense}, {shell out}, {deal out}, {dish out}, {allot}, {dole out}] [also: {lotting}, {lotted}]

lotting
See {lot}

lotto
n : a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards [syn: {bingo}, {beano}, {keno}]

lotus
n 1: native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers [syn: {Indian lotus}, {sacred lotus}, {Nelumbo nucifera}]
2: annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs [syn: {genus Lotus}]
3: white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians [syn: {white lotus}, {Egyptian water lily}, {white lily}, {Nymphaea lotus}]

Lotus americanus
n : North American annual with red or rose-colored flowers [syn: {prairie bird's-foot trefoil}, {compass plant}, {prairie lotus}, {prairie trefoil}]

Lotus berthelotii
n : low-growing much-branched perennial of Canary Islands having orange-red to scarlet or purple flowers; naturalized in United States [syn: {coral gem}]

Lotus corniculatus
n : European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America [syn: {bird's foot trefoil}, {bird's foot clover}, {babies' slippers}, {bacon and eggs}]

lotus land
n : an idyllic realm of contentment and self-indulgence [syn: {lotusland}]

lotus position
n : a sitting position with the legs crossed; used in yoga

Lotus tetragonolobus
n : sprawling European annual having a 4-winged edible pod [syn: {winged pea}, {asparagus pea}]

lotus tree
n : shrubby deciduous tree of the Mediterranean region [syn: {Ziziphus lotus}]

lotus-eater
n : someone indifferent to the busy world; "in the Odyssey Homer tells of lotus-eaters who live in dreamy indolence" [syn: {stargazer}]

lotusland
n : an idyllic realm of contentment and self-indulgence [syn: {lotus land}]

Lou Gehrig
n : baseball player who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (1903-1941) [syn: {Gehrig}, {Henry Louis Gehrig}]

Lou Gehrig's disease
n : thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs [syn: {amyotrophic lateral sclerosis}, {ALS}]

louche
adj : of questionable taste or morality; "a louche nightclub"; "a louche painting" [syn: {shady}]

loud
adj 1: characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones" [ant: {soft}]
2: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: {brassy}, {cheap}, {flash}, {flashy}, {garish}, {gaudy}, {gimcrack}, {meretricious}, {tacky}, {tatty}, {tawdry}, {trashy}]
3: used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the forte passages in the composition" [syn: {forte}] [ant: {piano}]
adv : with relatively high volume; "the band played loudly"; "she spoke loudly and angrily"; "he spoke loud enough for those at the back of the room to hear him"; "cried aloud for help" [syn: {loudly}, {aloud}] [ant: {softly}]

loud noise
n : a sudden very loud noise [syn: {bang}, {clap}, {eruption}, {blast}]

loud pedal
n : a pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings and so allows them to continue vibrating [syn: {sustaining pedal}]

louden
v 1: become louder; "The room loudened considerably" [ant: {quieten}]
2: cause to become loud [ant: {hush}]

loud-hailer
n : a portable loudspeaker with built-in microphone and amplifier [syn: {bullhorn}]

loudly
adv 1: with relatively high volume; "the band played loudly"; "she spoke loudly and angrily"; "he spoke loud enough for those at the back of the room to hear him"; "cried aloud for help" [syn: {loud}, {aloud}] [ant: {softly}]
2: in manner that attracts attention; "obstreperously, he demanded to get service" [syn: {obstreperously}, {clamorously}]
3: used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly [syn: {forte}] [ant: {piano}]

loudmouth
n : a person who causes trouble by speaking indiscreetly [syn: {blusterer}]

loud-mouthed
adj : given to loud offensive talk

loudness
n 1: the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction); "the kids played their music at full volume" [syn: {volume}, {intensity}] [ant: {softness}]
2: tasteless showiness [syn: {flashiness}, {garishness}, {gaudiness}, {brashness}, {meretriciousness}, {tawdriness}, {glitz}]

loudspeaker
n : electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance [syn: {speaker}, {speaker unit}, {loudspeaker system}, {speaker system}]

loudspeaker system
n : electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance [syn: {loudspeaker}, {speaker}, {speaker unit}, {speaker system}]

loud-voiced
adj : having an unusually loud voice

loufah sponge
n : the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer [syn: {loofa}, {loofah}, {luffa}]

lough
n 1: a long narrow (nearly landlocked) cove in Ireland
2: Irish word for a lake

Louis
n : United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight campion for 12 years (1914-1981) [syn: {Joe Louis}, {Joseph Louis Barrow}]

Louis Agassiz
n : United States naturalist (born in Switzerland) who studied fossil fish; recognized geological evidence that ice ages had occurred in North America (1807-1873) [syn: {Agassiz}, {Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz}]

Louis Antoine de Bougainville
n : French explorer who circumnavigated the globe accompanied by scientists (1729-1811) [syn: {Bougainville}]

Louis Aragon
n : French writer who generalized surrealism to literature (1897-1982) [syn: {Aragon}]

Louis Armstrong
n : United States jazz trumpeter and bandleader (1900-1971) [syn: {Armstrong}, {Satchmo}]

Louis Auchincloss
n : United States writer (born in 1917) [syn: {Auchincloss}, {Louis Stanton Auchincloss}]

Louis B. Mayer
n : United States filmmaker (born in Russia) who founded his own film company and later merged with Samuel Goldwyn (1885-1957) [syn: {Mayer}, {Louis Burt Mayer}]

Louis Bleriot
n : French aviator who in 1909 made the first flight across the English Channel (1872-1936) [syn: {Bleriot}]

Louis Braille
n : French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and who invented a system of writing and printing for sightless people (1809-152) [syn: {Braille}]

Louis Burt Mayer
n : United States filmmaker (born in Russia) who founded his own film company and later merged with Samuel Goldwyn (1885-1957) [syn: {Mayer}, {Louis B. Mayer}]

Louis Charles Alfred de Musset
n : French poet and writer (1810-1857) [syn: {Musset}, {Alfred de Musset}]

Louis Comfort Tiffany
n : United States artist who developed Tiffany glass (1848-1933) [syn: {Tiffany}]

louis d'or
n : a former French gold coin

Louis d'Outremer
n : king of France (921-954) [syn: {Louis IV}]

Louis Eugene Felix Neel
n : French physicist noted for research on magnetism (born in 1904) [syn: {Neel}]

Louis Henri Sullivan
n : United States architect known for his steel framed skyscrapers and for coining the phrase `form follows function' (1856-1924) [syn: {Sullivan}, {Louis Sullivan}, {Louis Henry Sullivan}]

Louis Henry Sullivan
n : United States architect known for his steel framed skyscrapers and for coining the phrase `form follows function' (1856-1924) [syn: {Sullivan}, {Louis Sullivan}, {Louis Henri Sullivan}]

Louis I
n : third son of Charlemagne and king of France and Germany and Holy Roman Emperor (778-840) [syn: {Louis the Pious}]

Louis II
n : king of France and Germany (846-879) [syn: {Louis le Begue}, {Louis the Stammerer}, {Louis the German}]

Louis III
n : son of Louis II and king of the France and Germany (863-882)

Louis Isadore Kahn
n : United States architect (born in Estonia) (1901-1974) [syn: {Kahn}]

Louis IV
n : king of France (921-954) [syn: {Louis d'Outremer}]

Louis IX
n : king of France and son of Louis VIII; he led two unsuccessful crusades; considered an ideal medieval king (1214-1270) [syn: {Saint Louis}, {St. Louis}]

Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre
n : French inventor of the first practical photographic process, the daguerreotype (1789-1851) [syn: {Daguerre}]

Louis Joliet
n : French explorer (with Jacques Marquette) of the upper Mississippi River valley (1645-1700) [syn: {Jolliet}, {Louis Jolliet}, {Joliet}]

Louis Jolliet
n : French explorer (with Jacques Marquette) of the upper Mississippi River valley (1645-1700) [syn: {Jolliet}, {Joliet}, {Louis Joliet}]

Louis le Begue
n : king of France and Germany (846-879) [syn: {Louis II}, {Louis the Stammerer}, {Louis the German}]

Louis le Faineant
n : the last Carolingian king of France (967-987) [syn: {Louis V}]

Louis le Hutin
n : king of France (1289-1316) [syn: {Louis X}, {Louis the Quarreller}]

Louis Leakey
n : English paleontologist whose account of fossil discoveries in Tanzania changed theories of human evolution (1903-1972) [syn: {Leakey}, {Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey}]

Louis Pasteur
n : French chemist and biologist whose discovery that fermentation is caused by microorganisms resulted in the process of pasteurization (1822-1895) [syn: {Pasteur}]

Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey
n : English paleontologist whose account of fossil discoveries in Tanzania changed theories of human evolution (1903-1972) [syn: {Leakey}, {Louis Leakey}]

Louis Stanton Auchincloss
n : United States writer (born in 1917) [syn: {Auchincloss}, {Louis Auchincloss}]

Louis Sullivan
n : United States architect known for his steel framed skyscrapers and for coining the phrase `form follows function' (1856-1924) [syn: {Sullivan}, {Louis Henry Sullivan}, {Louis Henri Sullivan}]

Louis the Bruiser
n : king of France whose military victories consolidated his reign (1081-1137) [syn: {Louis VI}, {Louis the Far}, {Louis the Wideawake}]

Louis the Far
n : king of France whose military victories consolidated his reign (1081-1137) [syn: {Louis VI}, {Louis the Wideawake}, {Louis the Bruiser}]

Louis the German
n : king of France and Germany (846-879) [syn: {Louis II}, {Louis le Begue}, {Louis the Stammerer}]

Louis the Great
n : king of France from 1643 to 1715; his long reign was marked by the expansion of French influence in Europe and by the magnificence of his court and the Palace of Versailles (1638-1715) [syn: {Louis XIV}, {Sun King}]

Louis the Pious
n : third son of Charlemagne and king of France and Germany and Holy Roman Emperor (778-840) [syn: {Louis I}]

Louis the Quarreller
n : king of France (1289-1316) [syn: {Louis X}, {Louis le Hutin}]

Louis the Stammerer
n : king of France and Germany (846-879) [syn: {Louis II}, {Louis le Begue}, {Louis the German}]

Louis the Wideawake
n : king of France whose military victories consolidated his reign (1081-1137) [syn: {Louis VI}, {Louis the Far}, {Louis the Bruiser}]

Louis Untermeyer
n : United States writer (1885-1977) [syn: {Untermeyer}]

Louis V
n : the last Carolingian king of France (967-987) [syn: {Louis le Faineant}]

Louis VI
n : king of France whose military victories consolidated his reign (1081-1137) [syn: {Louis the Far}, {Louis the Wideawake}, {Louis the Bruiser}]

Louis Victor de Broglie
n : French nuclear physicist who generalized the wave-particle duality by proposing that particles of matter exhibit wavelike properties (1892-1987) [syn: {Broglie}, {de Broglie}]

Louis VII
n : king of France who led the unsuccessful Second Crusade and fought frequent wars with Henry II of England (1120-1180)

Louis VIII
n : king of France who increased the power of the crown over the feudal lords (1187-1226)

Louis X
n : king of France (1289-1316) [syn: {Louis le Hutin}, {Louis the Quarreller}]

Louis XI
n : king of France who put down an alliance of unruly nobles and unified France except for Brittany (1423-1483)

Louis XII
n : king of France who was popular with his subjects (1462-1515)

Louis XIII
n : king of France from 1610 to 1643 who relied heavily on the advice of Cardinal Richelieu (1601-1643)

Louis XIV
n : king of France from 1643 to 1715; his long reign was marked by the expansion of French influence in Europe and by the magnificence of his court and the Palace of Versailles (1638-1715) [syn: {Sun King}, {Louis the Great}]

Louis XV
n : grandson of Louis XIV and king of France from 1715 to 1774 who led France into the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War (1710-1774)

Louis XVI
n : king of France from 1774 to 1792; his failure to grant reforms led to the French Revolution; he and his queen (Marie Antoinette) were guillotined (1754-1793)

Louisa May Alcott
n : United States novelist noted for children's books (1832-1888) [syn: {Alcott}]

Louise Nevelson
n : United States sculptor (born in Russia) known for massive shapes of painted wood (1899-1988) [syn: {Nevelson}]

Louis-Hector Berlioz
n : French composer of Romantic works (1803-1869) [syn: {Berlioz}, {Hector Berlioz}]

Louisiana
n : a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn: {Pelican State}, {LA}]

Louisiana Purchase
n : territory in western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million; extends from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada

Louisianan
n : a resident of Louisiana [syn: {Louisianian}]

Louisianian
n : a resident of Louisiana [syn: {Louisianan}]

Louisville
n : the largest city in Kentucky; located in north central Kentucky on the Ohio river; site of the Kentucky Derby

lounge
n 1: an upholstered seat for more than one person [syn: {sofa}, {couch}]
2: a public room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait [syn: {waiting room}, {waiting area}]
v 1: sit or recline comfortably; "He was lounging on the sofa"
2: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" [syn: {loiter}, {footle}, {lollygag}, {loaf}, {lallygag}, {hang around}, {mess about}, {tarry}, {linger}, {lurk}, {mill about}, {mill around}]

lounge about
v : be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day" [syn: {bum}, {bum around}, {bum about}, {arse around}, {arse about}, {fuck off}, {loaf}, {frig around}, {waste one's time}, {lounge around}, {loll}, {loll around}]

lounge around
v : be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day" [syn: {bum}, {bum around}, {bum about}, {arse around}, {arse about}, {fuck off}, {loaf}, {frig around}, {waste one's time}, {loll}, {loll around}, {lounge about}]

lounge car
n : railroad car having a bar and tables and lounge chairs [syn: {club car}]

lounge chair
n : a comfortable upholstered armchair [syn: {easy chair}, {overstuffed chair}]

lounge lizard
n : a man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support him [syn: {lizard}]

lounge suit
n : a business suit consisting of a matching jacket and skirt or trousers [syn: {two-piece}, {two-piece suit}]

lounger
n 1: someone who wastes time [syn: {dallier}, {dillydallier}, {dilly-dallier}, {mope}]
2: an armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it [syn: {recliner}, {reclining chair}]
3: an article of clothing designed for comfort and leisure wear

lounging
adj : lying in a relaxed manner [syn: {lolling}]

lounging jacket
n : a man's soft jacket usually with a tie belt; worn at home [syn: {smoking jacket}]

lounging pajamas
n : pajamas worn while lounging [syn: {lounging pyjamas}]

lounging pyjamas
n : pajamas worn while lounging [syn: {lounging pajamas}]

lounging robe
n : a robe worn before dressing or while lounging [syn: {dressing gown}, {robe-de-chambre}]

loupe
n : small magnifying glass (usually set in an eyepiece) used by jewelers and horologists [syn: {jeweler's loupe}]

lour
v 1: set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations" [syn: {lower}]
2: make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio" [syn: {turn down}, {lower}]
3: look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval [syn: {frown}, {glower}, {lower}]

louse
n 1: wingless usually flattened blood-sucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals [syn: {sucking louse}]
2: a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect [syn: {worm}, {insect}, {dirt ball}]
3: any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants [syn: {plant louse}]
4: wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds [syn: {bird louse}, {biting louse}] [also: {lice} (pl)]

louse fly
n : blood-sucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals [syn: {hippoboscid}]

louse up
v : make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub}, {screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle}, {fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up}, {bobble}, {mishandle}, {foul up}, {mess up}, {fuck up}]

lousier
lousy
adj 1: very bad; "a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world" [syn: {icky}, {crappy}, {rotten}, {shitty}, {stinking}, {stinky}]
2: infested with lice; "burned their lousy clothes"
3: vile; despicable; "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy traitor" [syn: {dirty}, {filthy}] [also: {lousiest}, {lousier}]

lousier
See {lousy}

lousiest
lousy
adj 1: very bad; "a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world" [syn: {icky}, {crappy}, {rotten}, {shitty}, {stinking}, {stinky}]
2: infested with lice; "burned their lousy clothes"
3: vile; despicable; "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy traitor" [syn: {dirty}, {filthy}] [also: {lousiest}, {lousier}]

lousiest
See {lousy}

lousiness
n : infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching [syn: {pediculosis}]

lousy
adj 1: very bad; "a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world" [syn: {icky}, {crappy}, {rotten}, {shitty}, {stinking}, {stinky}]
2: infested with lice; "burned their lousy clothes"
3: vile; despicable; "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy traitor" [syn: {dirty}, {filthy}] [also: {lousiest}, {lousier}]

lout
n : an awkward stupid person [syn: {clod}, {stumblebum}, {goon}, {oaf}, {lubber}, {lummox}, {lump}, {gawk}]

loutish
adj : ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; "was boorish and insensitive"; "the loutish manners of a bully"; "her stupid oafish husband"; "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude" [syn: {boorish}, {neanderthal}, {neandertal}, {oafish}, {swinish}]

louvar
n : large silvery fish found worldwide in warm seas but nowhere common; resembles a whale and feeds on plankton [syn: {Luvarus imperialis}]

louver
n : one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain [syn: {louvre}, {fin}]

louvered
adj : supplied with louvers for ventilation; "a louvered door"

louvered window
n : a window with glass louvers [syn: {jalousie}]

Louvre
n 1: an art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris [syn: {Louvre Museum}]
2: one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain [syn: {louver}, {fin}]

Louvre Museum
n : an art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris [syn: {Louvre}]

lovable
adj : having characteristics that attract love or affection; "a mischievous but lovable child" [syn: {loveable}] [ant: {hateful}]

lovage
n 1: herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible stalks and foliage and seeds [syn: {Levisticum officinale}]
2: stalks eaten like celery or candied like Angelica; seeds used for flavoring or pickled like capers

lovastatin
n : an oral drug (trade name Mevacor) to reduce blood cholesterol levels; used when dietary changes have proved inadequate [syn: {Mevacor}]

love
n 1: a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love" [ant: {hate}]
2: any object of warm affection or devotion; "the theater was her first love" or "he has a passion for cock fighting"; [syn: {passion}]
3: a beloved person; used as terms of endearment [syn: {beloved}, {dear}, {dearest}, {loved one}, {honey}]
4: a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction; "their love left them indifferent to their surroundings"; "she was his first love"
5: a score of zero in tennis or squash; "it was 40 love"
6: sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people; "his lovemaking disgusted her"; "he hadn't had any love in months"; "he has a very complicated love life" [syn: {sexual love}, {lovemaking}, {making love}, {love life}]
v 1: have a great affection or liking for; "I love French food"; "She loves her boss and works hard for him" [ant: {hate}]
2: get pleasure from; "I love cooking" [syn: {enjoy}]
3: be enamored or in love with; "She loves her husband deeply"
4: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: {roll in the hay}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with}, {get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate}, {have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw}, {fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]

love affair
n : a relationship between two lovers [syn: {romance}]

love apple
n : native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties [syn: {tomato}, {tomato plant}, {Lycopersicon esculentum}]

love bite
n : a temporary red mark on a person's skin resulting from kissing or sucking by their lover [syn: {hickey}]

love child
n : the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents [syn: {bastard}, {by-blow}, {illegitimate child}, {illegitimate}, {whoreson}]

love feast
n 1: a social gathering intended to create goodwill among the participants
2: a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship [syn: {agape}]

love grass
n : any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; useful especially for forage and prevention of erosion [syn: {bay grass}]

love handle
n : excess fat around the waistline [syn: {spare tire}]

love knot
n : a stylized knot used as an emblem of love [syn: {lover's knot}]

love letter
n : a personal letter to a loved one expressing affection [syn: {billet doux}]

love life
n : sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people; "his lovemaking disgusted her"; "he hadn't had any love in months"; "he has a very complicated love life" [syn: {sexual love}, {lovemaking}, {making love}, {love}]

love line
n : a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your emotional nature [syn: {line of heart}, {heart line}, {mensal line}]

love lyric
n : the lyric of a love song

love match
n : a marriage for love's sake; not an arranged marriage

love seat
n : small sofa that seats two people [syn: {tete-a-tete}, {vis-a-vis}]

love song
n : a song about love or expressing love for another person [syn: {love-song}]

love story
n : a story dealing with love [syn: {romance}]

love tree
n : small tree of the eastern Mediterranean having abundant purplish-red flowers growing on old wood directly from stems and appearing before the leaves: widely cultivated in mild regions; wood valuable for veneers [syn: {Judas tree}, {Circis siliquastrum}]

love vine
n : leafless parasitic vine with dense clusters of small white bell-shaped flowers on orange-yellow stems that twine around clover or flax [syn: {Cuscuta gronovii}]

loveable
adj : having characteristics that attract love or affection; "a mischievous but lovable child" [syn: {lovable}] [ant: {hateful}]

lovebird
n 1: small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors [syn: {budgerigar}, {budgereegah}, {budgerygah}, {budgie}, {grass parakeet}, {shell parakeet}, {Melopsittacus undulatus}]
2: small African parrot noted for showing affection for their mates

loved
adj : held dear; "his loved companion of many years" [ant: {unloved}]

loved one
n : a beloved person; used as terms of endearment [syn: {beloved}, {dear}, {dearest}, {honey}, {love}]

love-in-a-mist
n 1: tropical American passion flower with finely dissected bracts; stems malodorous when crushed [syn: {running pop}, {wild water lemon}, {Passiflora foetida}]
2: chickweed with hairy silver-gray leaves and rather large white flowers [syn: {snow-in-summer}, {Cerastium tomentosum}]
3: European garden plant having finely cut leaves and white or pale blue flowers [syn: {Nigella damascena}]

love-in-idleness
n : a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived [syn: {wild pansy}, {Johnny-jump-up}, {heartsease}, {pink of my John}, {Viola tricolor}]

love-in-winter
n : Eurasian herb with white or pinkish flowers in a terminal corymb [syn: {western prince's pine}, {Chimaphila umbellata}, {Chimaphila corymbosa}]

Lovelace
n : English poet (1618-1857) [syn: {Richard Lovelace}]

loveless
adj 1: without love; "a loveless marriage"
2: receiving no love; "a loveless childhood"

lovelier
lovely
adj 1: appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
2: lovable especially in a childlike or naive way [syn: {adorable}, {endearing}]
n : a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model [syn: {cover girl}, {pin-up}] [also: {loveliest}, {lovelier}]

lovelier
See {lovely}

love-lies-bleeding
n : young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as cereal [syn: {velvet flower}, {tassel flower}, {Amaranthus caudatus}]

loveliest
lovely
adj 1: appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
2: lovable especially in a childlike or naive way [syn: {adorable}, {endearing}]
n : a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model [syn: {cover girl}, {pin-up}] [also: {loveliest}, {lovelier}]

loveliest
See {lovely}

loveliness
n : the quality of being good looking and attractive [syn: {comeliness}, {fairness}, {beauteousness}]

Lovell
n : English astronomer who pioneered radio astronomy (born in 1913) [syn: {Sir Bernard Lovell}, {Sir Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell}]

lovelorn
adj : unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love [syn: {bereft}, {unbeloved}]

lovely
adj 1: appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
2: lovable especially in a childlike or naive way [syn: {adorable}, {endearing}]
n : a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model [syn: {cover girl}, {pin-up}] [also: {loveliest}, {lovelier}]

lovemaking
n : sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people; "his lovemaking disgusted her"; "he hadn't had any love in months"; "he has a very complicated love life" [syn: {sexual love}, {making love}, {love}, {love life}]

love-philter
n : a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it [syn: {philter}, {philtre}, {love-potion}, {love-philtre}]

love-philtre
n : a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it [syn: {philter}, {philtre}, {love-potion}, {love-philter}]

love-potion
n : a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it [syn: {philter}, {philtre}, {love-philter}, {love-philtre}]

lover
n 1: a person who loves or is loved
2: an ardent follower and admirer [syn: {fan}, {buff}, {devotee}]
3: a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage

loverlike
adj : like or in the manner of a lover [syn: {loverly}]

loverly
adj : like or in the manner of a lover [syn: {loverlike}]

lover's knot
n : a stylized knot used as an emblem of love [syn: {love knot}]

lovesick
adj : languishing because of love; "strong men behaving like lovesick boys"

lovesickness
n : a pining for a loved one

lovesome
adj : having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace" [syn: {affectionate}, {caring}, {fond}, {tender}, {warm}]

love-song
n : a song about love or expressing love for another person [syn: {love song}]

love-token
n : keepsake given as a token of love

loving
adj : feeling or showing love and affection; "loving parents"; "loving glances" [ant: {unloving}]

loving cup
n 1: a large drinking vessel (usually with two handles) that people drink out of in turn at a banquet
2: a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition; "the school kept the cups is a special glass case" [syn: {cup}]

loving-kindness
n : tender kindness motivated by a feeling of affection

lovingly
adv : with fondness; with love; "she spoke to her children fondly" [syn: {fondly}]

lovingness
n 1: a loving feeling [syn: {caring}]
2: a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love [syn: {affectionateness}, {fondness}, {warmth}]

Lovoa
n : genus of African timber trees [syn: {genus Lovoa}]

Lovoa klaineana
n : tropical African timber tree with wood that resembles mahogany [syn: {African walnut}]

low
adj 1: less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoire is low" [ant: {high}]
2: literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow" [ant: {high}]
3: very low in volume; "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf" [syn: {low-toned}]
4: unrefined in character; "low comedy"
5: used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency [syn: {low-pitched}] [ant: {high}]
6: of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick" [syn: {abject}, {low-down}, {miserable}, {scummy}, {scurvy}]
7: low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings" [syn: {humble}, {lowly}, {modest}, {small}]
8: no longer sufficient; "supplies are low"; "our funds are depleted" [syn: {depleted}]
9: subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit" [syn: {broken}, {crushed}, {humbled}, {humiliated}] 10: low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" [syn: {blue}, {depressed}, {dispirited}, {down(p)}, {downcast}, {downhearted}, {down in the mouth}, {low-spirited}] 11: being the gear producing the lowest drive speed; "use first gear on steep hills" [syn: {first}]
n 1: an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation; "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow" [syn: {low pressure}, {depression}]
2: British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963) [syn: {David Low}, {Sir David Low}, {Sir David Alexander Cecil Low}]
3: a low level or position or degree; "the stock market fell to a new low" [ant: {high}]
4: the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving [syn: {first gear}, {first}, {low gear}]
adv : in a low position; near the ground; "the branches hung low"
v : make a low noise, characteristic of bovines [syn: {moo}]

Low Archipelago
n : a group of about 80 coral islands in French Polynesia [syn: {Tuamotu Archipelago}, {Paumotu Archipelago}]

low beam
n : the beam of a car's headlights that provides illumination for a short distance

low blow
n : unscrupulous abuse

low blueberry
n : low-growing deciduous shrub of northeastern North America having flowers in compact racemes and bearing sweet dark blue berries [syn: {low-bush blueberry}, {Vaccinium angustifolium}, {Vaccinium pennsylvanicum}]

low brass
n : brass with 30% (or less) zinc

low comedy
n : a comedy characterized by slapstick and burlesque

Low Countries
n : the lowland region of western Europe on the North Sea: Belgium and Luxembourg and the Netherlands

low density
n : a rarified quality; "the tenuity of the upper atmosphere" [syn: {rarity}, {tenuity}]

low explosive
n : an explosive with a low rate of combustion [ant: {high explosive}]

low frequency
n 1: 30 to 300 kilohertz [syn: {LF}]
2: a pitch that is perceived as below other pitches [syn: {low pitch}] [ant: {high pitch}]

low gallberry holly
n : an evergreen shrub

low gear
n : the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving [syn: {first gear}, {first}, {low}]

Low German
n : a German dialect spoken in northern Germany [syn: {Plattdeutsch}]

Low Latin
n : any dialect of Latin other than the classical

low level flight
n : flight at very low altitudes [syn: {terrain flight}]

Low Mass
n : a Mass recited without music

low pitch
n : a pitch that is perceived as below other pitches [syn: {low frequency}] [ant: {high pitch}]

low pressure
n : an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation; "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow" [syn: {low}, {depression}]

low quality
n : an inferior quality [syn: {inferiority}] [ant: {superiority}, {superiority}]

low relief
n : a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut [syn: {bas relief}, {basso relievo}, {basso rilievo}] [ant: {alto relievo}]

low spirits
n : a state of mild depression [ant: {high}]

low St Andrew's cross
n : low shrubby plant having yellow flowers with four petals arranged in a cross; Bermuda and southeastern United States to West Indies and eastern Mexico [syn: {Hypericum hypericoides}]

low status
n : a position of inferior status [ant: {high status}]

Low Sunday
n : the Sunday following Easter

low temperature
n : the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor" [syn: {coldness}, {cold}] [ant: {hotness}]

low tide
n : the lowest (farthest) ebb of the tide [syn: {low water}] [ant: {high tide}]

low water
n : the lowest (farthest) ebb of the tide [syn: {low tide}] [ant: {high tide}]

lowan
n : Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds [syn: {mallee fowl}, {leipoa}, {Leipoa ocellata}]

low-backed
adj : having a low back

lowball
v : make a deliberately low estimate; "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed" [syn: {underestimate}]

low-beam
adj : used of headlights; "following with low-beam headlights" [syn: {low-beam(a)}]

low-birth-weight baby
n : an infant born weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams) regardless of gestational age; "a low-birth-weight infant is at risk for developing lack of oxygen during labor" [syn: {low-birth-weight infant}]

low-birth-weight infant
n : an infant born weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams) regardless of gestational age; "a low-birth-weight infant is at risk for developing lack of oxygen during labor" [syn: {low-birth-weight baby}]

lowborn
adj : of humble birth or origins; "a topsy-turvy society of lowborn rich and blue-blooded poor" [ant: {noble}]

lowbred
adj : (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace [syn: {ill-bred}, {bounderish}, {rude}, {underbred}, {yokelish}]

lowbrow
adj : characteristic of a person who is not cultivated or does not have intellectual tastes; "lowbrow tastes" [syn: {lowbrowed}, {uncultivated}]
n : a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits [syn: {philistine}]

lowbrowed
adj : characteristic of a person who is not cultivated or does not have intellectual tastes; "lowbrow tastes" [syn: {lowbrow}, {uncultivated}]

low-budget
adj : made on or suited to a limited budget; "a low-budget movie"; "a low-budget menu"

low-bush blueberry
n : low-growing deciduous shrub of northeastern North America having flowers in compact racemes and bearing sweet dark blue berries [syn: {low blueberry}, {Vaccinium angustifolium}, {Vaccinium pennsylvanicum}]

lowbush cranberry
n : tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller [syn: {lingonberry}, {mountain cranberry}, {cowberry}]

lowbush penstemon
n : low bushy plant with large showy pale lavender or blue-violet flowers in narrow clusters at ends of stems [syn: {shrubby penstemon}, {Penstemon fruticosus}]

low-cal
adj : having relatively few calories; "diet cola"; "light (or lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal diet" [syn: {light}, {lite}]

low-calorie diet
n : a diet that is low on calories

low-carbon steel
n : steel with less than 0.15% carbon [syn: {mild steel}, {soft-cast steel}]

low-ceilinged
adj : having a lower than normal ceiling

low-class
adj : occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society [syn: {lower-class}] [ant: {middle-class}, {upper-class}]

low-cost
adj : that you have the financial means for; "low-cost housing" [syn: {low-priced}, {affordable}]

low-cut
adj 1: (of a garment) having a low-cut neckline; "a low neckline" [syn: {decollete}, {low-necked}]
2: having a low-cut back; "a backless dress"

low-density
adj 1: having low relative density or specific gravity [syn: {low-density(p)}]
2: having low concentration; "low-density urban areas" [syn: {low-density(a)}]

low-density lipoprotein
n : a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of moderate amount of protein and a large amount of cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis [syn: {LDL}, {beta-lipoprotein}]

low-down
adj 1: of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick" [syn: {abject}, {low}, {miserable}, {scummy}, {scurvy}]
2: (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues [syn: {funky}]
n : slang terms for inside information; "is that the straight dope?" [syn: {dope}, {poop}, {the skinny}]

Lowell
n 1: United States poet (1917-1977) [syn: {Robert Lowell}, {Robert Traill Spence Lowell Jr.}]
2: United States astronomer whose studies of Mars led him to conclude that Mars was inhabited (1855-1916) [syn: {Percival Lowell}]
3: United States poet (1874-1925) [syn: {Amy Lowell}]
4: United States educator and president of Harvard University (1856-1943) [syn: {Abbott Lawrence Lowell}]

Lowell Jackson Thomas
n : a radio broadcast journalist during World War I and World War II noted for his nightly new broadcast (1892-1981) [syn: {Thomas}, {Lowell Thomas}]

Lowell Thomas
n : a radio broadcast journalist during World War I and World War II noted for his nightly new broadcast (1892-1981) [syn: {Thomas}, {Lowell Jackson Thomas}]

lower
adj 1: (usually preceded by `no') lower in esteem; "no less a person than the king himself" [syn: {less}]
2: inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" [syn: {junior-grade}, {inferior}, {lower-ranking}, {lowly}, {petty(a)}, {secondary}, {subaltern}, {subordinate}]
3: the bottom one of two; "he chose the lower number"
4: of the underworld; "nether regions" [syn: {chthonian}, {chthonic}, {nether}]
n : the lower of two berths [syn: {lower berth}]
v 1: move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf" [syn: {take down}, {let down}, {get down}, {bring down}] [ant: {raise}]
2: set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations" [syn: {lour}]
3: cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir" [syn: {depress}]
4: make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio" [syn: {turn down}, {lour}]
5: look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval [syn: {frown}, {glower}, {lour}]

lower berth
n : the lower of two berths [syn: {lower}]

lower bound
n : (mathematics) a number equal to or less than any other number in a given set

Lower California
n : a mountainous peninsula on northwest Mexico [syn: {Baja California}]

lower cannon
n : cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm [syn: {vambrace}]

Lower Carboniferous
n : from 345 million to 310 million years ago; increase of land areas; primitive ammonites; winged insects [syn: {Mississippian}, {Missippian period}, {Lower Carboniferous period}]

Lower Carboniferous period
n : from 345 million to 310 million years ago; increase of land areas; primitive ammonites; winged insects [syn: {Mississippian}, {Missippian period}, {Lower Carboniferous}]

lower case
n : the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case [syn: {small letter}, {lower-case letter}, {minuscule}] [ant: {capital}]

lower class
n : the social class lowest in the social hierarchy

lower court
n : any court whose decisions can be appealed to a higher court [syn: {inferior court}]

lower criticism
n : the study of existing manuscripts of Scriptures to determine the original text

lower deck
n : the deck below the main deck [syn: {third deck}]

Lower Egypt
n : one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt; consists of the Nile delta

lower jaw
n : the lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the mouth [syn: {mandible}, {mandibula}, {mandibular bone}, {submaxilla}, {lower jawbone}, {jawbone}, {jowl}]

lower jawbone
n : the lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the mouth [syn: {lower jaw}, {mandible}, {mandibula}, {mandibular bone}, {submaxilla}, {jawbone}, {jowl}]

lower limit
n 1: the smallest possible quantity [syn: {minimum}] [ant: {maximum}]
2: the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something

lower mantle
n : the deeper part of the mantle

lower oneself
v : debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail" [syn: {condescend}, {stoop}]

Lower Paleolithic
n : the oldest part of the Paleolithic Age with the emergence of the hand ax; ended about 120,000 years ago

Lower Peninsula
n : the part of northern Michigan between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron

lower rank
n : the state of being inferior [syn: {inferiority}, {lower status}]

lower respiratory infection
n : infection of the lower respiratory tract

lower respiratory tract
n : the bronchi and lungs

lower respiratory tract smear
n : any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tract; used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs [syn: {bronchoscopic smear}, {sputum smear}]

Lower Saxony
n : a state in northwestern Germany

lower status
n : the state of being inferior [syn: {inferiority}, {lower rank}]

lowercase
adj : relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case; "lowercase letters; a and b and c etc" [ant: {uppercase}]

lower-case letter
n : the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case [syn: {small letter}, {lower case}, {minuscule}] [ant: {capital}]

lower-class
adj : occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society [syn: {low-class}] [ant: {middle-class}, {upper-class}]

lowerclassman
n : an undergraduate who is not yet a senior [syn: {underclassman}]

lowered
adj : below the surround or below the normal position; "with lowered eyes" [ant: {raised}]

lowering
adj : darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky" [syn: {heavy}, {sullen}, {threatening}]
n 1: the act of causing to become less
2: the act of causing something to move to a lower level [syn: {letting down}]

loweringly
adv : in a menacing or scowling way; "he looked up loweringly"

lower-middle-class
adj : occupying the lower part of the middle socioeconomic range in a society

lowermost
adj : farthest down; "bottommost shelf" [syn: {bottommost}, {nethermost}]

Lower-Normandy
n : a division of Normandy [syn: {Basse-Normandie}]

lower-ranking
adj : inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" [syn: {junior-grade}, {inferior}, {lower}, {lowly}, {petty(a)}, {secondary}, {subaltern}, {subordinate}]

lowest
adj 1: lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last place" [syn: {last}, {last-place}]
2: minimal in magnitude; "lowest wages"; "the least amount of fat allowed"; "the smallest amount" [syn: {least}, {smallest}]
3: at the bottom; lowest or last; "the bottom price" [syn: {bottom}]
adv : in the lowest position; nearest the ground; "the branch with the big peaches on it hung lowest"

lowest common multiple
n : the smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers; "the least common multiple of 12 and 18 is 36" [syn: {least common multiple}, {lcm}]

low-fat diet
n : a diet containing limited amounts of fat and stressing high-carbohydrate foods; used in treatment of some gallbladder conditions

low-fat milk
n : milk from which some of the cream has been removed

low-grade
adj : of inferior quality

low-key
adj : restrained in style or quality; "a little masterpiece of low-keyed eloquence" [syn: {low-keyed}, {subdued}]

low-keyed
adj : restrained in style or quality; "a little masterpiece of low-keyed eloquence" [syn: {low-key}, {subdued}]

lowland
adj : of relatively low or level country [ant: {upland}]
n : low level country [ant: {highland}]

lowland burrowing treefrog
n : terrestrial burrowing nocturnal frog of grassy terrain and scrub forests having very hard upper surface of head; of the United States southwest [syn: {northern casque-headed frog}, {Pternohyla fodiens}]

lowland fir
n : lofty fir of the Pacific coast of northwestern America having long curving branches and deep green leaves [syn: {lowland white fir}, {giant fir}, {grand fir}, {Abies grandis}]

lowland white fir
n : lofty fir of the Pacific coast of northwestern America having long curving branches and deep green leaves [syn: {lowland fir}, {giant fir}, {grand fir}, {Abies grandis}]

Lowlander
n : a native of the Lowlands of Scotland

Lowlands
n : the southern part of Scotland that is not mountainous [syn: {Lowlands of Scotland}]

Lowlands of Scotland
n : the southern part of Scotland that is not mountainous [syn: {Lowlands}]

low-level
adj 1: not intense; "low-level radiation"
2: lower in rank or importance [syn: {subordinate}] [ant: {dominant}]
3: at a low level in rank or importance; "a low-level job"; "low-level discussions"
4: occurring at a relatively low altitude; "a low-level strafing run"

low-level formatting
n : (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position [syn: {initialization}, {initialisation}]

low-level radioactive waste
n : (medicine) radioactive waste consisting of objects that have been briefly exposed to radioactivity (as in certain medical tests)

lowlier
lowly
adj 1: low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings" [syn: {humble}, {low}, {modest}, {small}]
2: inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" [syn: {junior-grade}, {inferior}, {lower}, {lower-ranking}, {petty(a)}, {secondary}, {subaltern}, {subordinate}]
3: used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) [syn: {humble}, {menial}]
4: of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth" [syn: {base}, {baseborn}, {humble}] [also: {lowliest}, {lowlier}]

lowlier
See {lowly}

lowliest
lowly
adj 1: low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings" [syn: {humble}, {low}, {modest}, {small}]
2: inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" [syn: {junior-grade}, {inferior}, {lower}, {lower-ranking}, {petty(a)}, {secondary}, {subaltern}, {subordinate}]
3: used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) [syn: {humble}, {menial}]
4: of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth" [syn: {base}, {baseborn}, {humble}] [also: {lowliest}, {lowlier}]

lowliest
See {lowly}

lowlife
n : a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" [syn: {rotter}, {dirty dog}, {rat}, {skunk}, {stinker}, {stinkpot}, {bum}, {puke}, {crumb}, {scum bag}, {so-and-so}, {git}]

lowly
adj 1: low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings" [syn: {humble}, {low}, {modest}, {small}]
2: inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" [syn: {junior-grade}, {inferior}, {lower}, {lower-ranking}, {petty(a)}, {secondary}, {subaltern}, {subordinate}]
3: used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) [syn: {humble}, {menial}]
4: of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth" [syn: {base}, {baseborn}, {humble}] [also: {lowliest}, {lowlier}]

low-lying
adj 1: having a small elevation above the ground or horizon or sea level; "low-lying clouds"
2: lying below the normal level; "a low-lying desert" [syn: {sea-level}]

low-necked
adj : (of a garment) having a low-cut neckline; "a low neckline" [syn: {decollete}, {low-cut}]

lowness
n : the condition of being low; lacking height [ant: {highness}]

low-pitched
adj 1: used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency [syn: {low}] [ant: {high}]
2: set at a low angle or slant; "a low-pitched roof"

low-powered
adj : having little power to do work; "a low-powered engine"

low-pressure
adj : not forceful; "a low-pressure salesman"; "a low-pressure campaign"

low-priced
adj : that you have the financial means for; "low-cost housing" [syn: {low-cost}, {affordable}]

low-resolution
adj : of computer output devices; producing images that are not sharply defined [ant: {high-resolution}]

low-rise
adj : used of buildings of one or only a few stories and usually no elevator; low; "looking out over the roofs of low-rise apartment buildings" [ant: {high-rise}]

Lowry
n 1: English painter (1887-1976) [syn: {L. S. Lowry}, {Laurence Stephen Lowry}]
2: English novelist (1909-1957) [syn: {Malcolm Lowry}, {Clarence Malcolm Lowry}]

low-salt diet
n : a diet that limits the intake of salt (sodium chloride); often used in treating hypertension or edema or certain other disorders [syn: {low-sodium diet}, {salt-free diet}]

low-set
adj 1: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure" [syn: {chunky}, {dumpy}, {squat}, {squatty}, {stumpy}]
2: lower than average; "lowset ears"; "a stocky low-set animal" [syn: {lowset}]

lowset
adj : lower than average; "lowset ears"; "a stocky low-set animal" [syn: {low-set}]

low-sodium diet
n : a diet that limits the intake of salt (sodium chloride); often used in treating hypertension or edema or certain other disorders [syn: {low-salt diet}, {salt-free diet}]

low-spirited
adj : low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" [syn: {blue}, {depressed}, {dispirited}, {down(p)}, {downcast}, {downhearted}, {down in the mouth}, {low}]

low-spiritedness
n : a feeling of lowness of spirits [syn: {downheartedness}, {dispiritedness}]

low-sudsing
adj : used of e.g. detergents [ant: {high-sudsing}]

low-tech
adj : not involving high technology [ant: {high-tech}]

low-tension
adj : subjected to or capable of operating under relative low voltage [syn: {low-voltage}] [ant: {high-tension}]

low-toned
adj : very low in volume; "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf" [syn: {low}]

low-voltage
adj : subjected to or capable of operating under relative low voltage [syn: {low-tension}] [ant: {high-tension}]

low-warp-loom
n : a handloom in which the warp is carried horizontally; for weaving tapestry

low-water mark
n 1: an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything [syn: {nadir}]
2: a line marking the lowest level reached

LOX
n 1: a bluish transparent magnetic liquid obtained by compressing gaseous oxygen; used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants [syn: {liquid oxygen}]
2: brine-cured salmon

loxapine
n : a tranquilizer (trade name Loxitane) used to treat schizophrenia [syn: {Loxitane}]

Loxia
n : crossbill [syn: {genus Loxia}]

Loxia curvirostra
n : finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed [syn: {crossbill}]

Loxitane
n : a tranquilizer (trade name Loxitane) used to treat schizophrenia [syn: {loxapine}]

Loxodonta
n : a genus of Elephantidae [syn: {genus Loxodonta}]

Loxodonta africana
n : African elephant having enormous flapping ears and ivory tusks [syn: {African elephant}]

loxodrome
n : a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction [syn: {rhumb line}, {rhumb}]

Loxoma
n : 1 species of terrestrial ferns of New Zealand [syn: {genus Loxoma}]

Loxomataceae
n : very small family of New Zealand ferns [syn: {family Loxomataceae}]

Loxostege
n : garden webworms [syn: {genus Loxostege}]

Loxostege similalis
n 1: a variety of webworm [syn: {garden webworm}]
2: moth whose larvae are garden webworms

Loya Jirga
n : a grand council or grand assembly used to resolve political conflicts or other national problems; "he convened a Grand Jirga that persuaded tribal leaders to acquiesce"

loyal
adj 1: steadfast in allegiance or duty; "loyal subjects"; "loyal friends stood by him" [ant: {disloyal}]
2: inspired by love for your country [syn: {patriotic}] [ant: {unpatriotic}]
3: unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause; "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison; "fast friends" [syn: {firm}, {truehearted}, {fast(a)}]

loyalist
n : a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt) [syn: {stalwart}]

Loyalist Volunteer Force
n : a terrorist group formed in 1996 in Northern Ireland; seeks to prevent the peace process; murders Catholics and any Protestant leaders who favor peace

loyally
adv : with loyalty; in a loyal manner; "government will not be efficient unless the people as a whole accept leadership loyally and enthusiastically" [ant: {disloyally}]

loyalty
n 1: the quality of being loyal [ant: {disloyalty}]
2: feelings of allegiance
3: the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team" [syn: {commitment}, {allegiance}, {dedication}]

Loyang
n : a city in east central China; the capital of ancient China during several dynasties [syn: {Luoyang}]

Loyola
n : Spaniard and Roman Catholic theologian and founder of the Society of Jesus; a leading opponent of the Reformation (1491-1556) [syn: {Ignatius of Loyola}, {Saint Ignatius of Loyola}, {St. Ignatius of Loyola}]

Lozal
n : diuretic (trade name Lozal) used in the treatment of hypertension [syn: {indapamide}]

lozenge
n 1: a small aromatic or medicated candy
2: a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet [syn: {pill}, {tablet}, {tab}]

Lozier
n : United States physician who in 1863 founded a medical school for women (1813-1888) [syn: {Clemence Sophia Harned Lozier}]

L-P
n : a long-playing phonograph record; designed to be played at 33.3 rpm [syn: {LP}]

LP
n : a long-playing phonograph record; designed to be played at 33.3 rpm [syn: {L-P}]

L-plate
n : a square plate bearing the letter L that is attached to both ends of a car to indicate that the driver is a learner

LPN
n : a nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick [syn: {licensed practical nurse}, {practical nurse}]

LSD
n : a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid [syn: {lysergic acid diethylamide}]

L-shaped
adj : shaped in the form of the letter L

Ltd.
n : a company that is organized to give its owners limited liability [syn: {limited company}, {Ld.}]

LTM
n : your general store of remembered information [syn: {long-term memory}]

LTTE
n : a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel; "the Tamil Tigers perfected suicide bombing as a weapon of war" [syn: {Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam}, {Tamil Tigers}, {Tigers}, {World Tamil Association}, {World Tamil Movement}]

Lu
n : a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium [syn: {lutetium}, {lutecium}, {atomic number 71}]

Luanda
n : port city on Atlantic coast; the capital and largest city of Angola [syn: {Angolan capital}]

Luba
n 1: a member of a Bantu people in southeastern Congo
2: a Bantu language spoken in southeastern Congo [syn: {Tshiluba}]

Lubavitch
n 1: a town in Lithuania that was the center of the Chaba movement for a brief period during the 19th century
2: a large missionary Hasidic movement known for their hospitality, technological expertise, optimism and emphasis on religious study [syn: {Lubavitch movement}, {Chabad-Lubavitch}, {Chabad}]

Lubavitch movement
n : a large missionary Hasidic movement known for their hospitality, technological expertise, optimism and emphasis on religious study [syn: {Lubavitch}, {Chabad-Lubavitch}, {Chabad}]

Lubavitcher
n : a member of the Lubavitch movement; a follower of Chabad Hasidism

lubber
n 1: an awkward stupid person [syn: {lout}, {clod}, {stumblebum}, {goon}, {oaf}, {lummox}, {lump}, {gawk}]
2: an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage [syn: {landlubber}, {landsman}]

lubber line
n : a fixed line on a ship's compass indicating its heading [syn: {lubber's line}, {lubber's mark}, {lubber's point}]

lubberly
adj 1: clumsy and unskilled; "a big stupid lubberly fellow"
2: inexperienced in seamanship; "of all landlubbers the most lubberly" [syn: {landlubberly}]

lubber's hole
n : hole in a platform on a mast through which a sailor can climb without going out on the shrouds

lubber's line
n : a fixed line on a ship's compass indicating its heading [syn: {lubber line}, {lubber's mark}, {lubber's point}]

lubber's mark
n : a fixed line on a ship's compass indicating its heading [syn: {lubber's line}, {lubber line}, {lubber's point}]

lubber's point
n : a fixed line on a ship's compass indicating its heading [syn: {lubber's line}, {lubber line}, {lubber's mark}]

Lubbock
n : a city in northwest Texas south of Amarillo

lube
v : apply a lubricant to; "lubricate my car" [syn: {lubricate}]

Lubeck
n : a city in northwestern Germany and an important Baltic port; a leading member of the Hanseatic League

Lubitsch
n : German filmmaker of sophisticated comedies (1892-1947) [syn: {Ernst Lubitsch}]

Lublin
n : an industrial city of eastern Poland

lubricant
n : a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery [syn: {lubricator}, {lubricating substance}]

lubricate
v 1: have lubricating properties; "the liquid in this can lubricates well"
2: apply a lubricant to; "lubricate my car" [syn: {lube}]
3: make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant; "lubricate the key"

lubricated
adj : smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction [syn: {greased}] [ant: {unlubricated}]

lubricating oil
n : a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery) [syn: {grease}]

lubricating substance
n : a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery [syn: {lubricant}, {lubricator}]

lubricating system
n : mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings [syn: {force-feed lubricating system}, {force feed}, {pressure-feed lubricating system}, {pressure feed}]

lubrication
n 1: the condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the application of a lubricant
2: an application of a lubricant to something

lubricator
n : a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery [syn: {lubricant}, {lubricating substance}]

lubricious
adj 1: having a smooth or slippery quality; "the skin of cephalopods is thin and lubricious"
2: characterized by lust; "eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer"; "her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature"; "prurient literature"; "prurient thoughts"; "a salacious rooster of a little man" [syn: {lustful}, {prurient}, {salacious}]

lubritoria
See {lubritorium}

Lubumbashi
n : a city in southeastern Congo near the border with Zambia; a copper mining center; former name (until 1966) was Elisabethville [syn: {Elisabethville}]

Lucania
n : a region of southern Italy (forming the instep of the Italian `boot') [syn: {Basilicata}]

Lucanidae
n : stag beetles [syn: {family Lucanidae}]

Lucas
n : United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944) [syn: {George Lucas}]

Luce
n 1: United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967) [syn: {Henry Luce}, {Henry Robinson Luce}]
2: United States playwright and public official (1902-1987) [syn: {Clare Booth Luce}]

lucent
adj : softly bright or radiant; "a house aglow with lights"; "glowing embers"; "lambent tongues of flame"; "the lucent moon"; "a sky luminous with stars" [syn: {aglow(p)}, {glowing}, {lambent}, {luminous}]

lucerne
n : important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop [syn: {alfalfa}, {Medicago sativa}]

Luchino Visconti
n : Italian filmmaker (1906-1976) [syn: {Visconti}, {Don Luchino Visconti Conte di Modrone}]

Luciano Pavarotti
n : Italian tenor (born in 1935) [syn: {Pavarotti}]

lucid
adj 1: (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument" [syn: {limpid}, {luculent}, {pellucid}, {crystal clear}, {perspicuous}]
2: having a clear mind; "a lucid moment in his madness"
3: capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner; "a lucid thinker"; "she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident" [syn: {coherent}, {logical}]
4: transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; "the cold crystalline water of melted snow"; "crystal clear skies"; "could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool"; "lucid air"; "a pellucid brook"; "transparent cristal" [syn: {crystalline}, {crystal clear}, {limpid}, {pellucid}, {transparent}]

lucidity
n 1: free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression [syn: {clarity}, {pellucidity}, {clearness}, {limpidity}] [ant: {unclearness}, {obscureness}]
2: a lucid state of mind; not confused

lucidly
adv : in a clear and lucid manner; "this is a lucidly written book" [syn: {pellucidly}, {limpidly}, {perspicuously}]

Lucifer
n 1: (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell [syn: {Satan}, {Old Nick}, {Devil}, {the Devil}, {Beelzebub}, {the Tempter}, {Prince of Darkness}]
2: lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction; "he always carries matches to light his pipe" [syn: {match}, {friction match}]

luciferin
n : pigment occurring in luminescent organisms (as fireflies); emits heatless light when undergoing oxidation

lucifugal
adj : light-avoiding [syn: {lucifugous}]

lucifugous
adj : light-avoiding [syn: {lucifugal}]

Lucilia
n : greenbottle flies [syn: {genus Lucilia}]

Lucille Ball
n : United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989) [syn: {Ball}]

Lucite
n : a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin [syn: {Perspex}]

Lucius Annaeus Seneca
n : Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD) [syn: {Seneca}]

Lucius Clay
n : United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978) [syn: {Clay}, {Lucius DuBignon Clay}]

Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
n : Roman general and dictator (138-78 BC) [syn: {Sulla}]

Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus
n : Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68) [syn: {Nero}, {Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus}]

Lucius DuBignon Clay
n : United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978) [syn: {Clay}, {Lucius Clay}]

Lucius Licinius Luculus
n : Roman general famous for giving lavish banquets (110-57 BC) [syn: {Luculus}]

Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus
n : Roman statesman regarded as a model of simple virtue; he twice was called to assume dictatorship of Rome and each time retired to his farm (519-438 BC) [syn: {Cincinnatus}]

Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
n : according to legend, the seventh and last Etruscan king of Rome who was expelled for his cruelty (reigned from 534 to 510 BC) [syn: {Tarquin}, {Tarquin the Proud}, {Tarquinius}, {Tarquinius Superbus}]

luck
n 1: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion" [syn: {fortune}, {destiny}, {fate}, {lot}, {circumstances}, {portion}]
2: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance" [syn: {fortune}, {chance}, {hazard}]
3: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome; "it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand" [syn: {fortune}]

luck into
v : take possession of; "She entered upon the estate of her rich relatives" [syn: {enter upon}, {come upon}]

luck it
v : act by relying on one's luck [syn: {luck through}]

luck out
v : succeed by luck; "I lucked out and found the last parking spot in the lot" [syn: {hit the jackpot}]

luck through
v : act by relying on one's luck [syn: {luck it}]

luckier
lucky
adj 1: blessed with good fortune; "considered himself lucky that the tornado missed his house"; "a lucky guess"
2: having or bringing good fortune; "my lucky day" [ant: {unlucky}]
3: tending to favor or bring good luck; "miracles are auspicious accidents"; "encouraging omens"; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision" [syn: {auspicious}, {encouraging}, {favorable}, {favourable}, {prosperous}] [also: {luckiest}, {luckier}]

luckier
See {lucky}

luckiest
lucky
adj 1: blessed with good fortune; "considered himself lucky that the tornado missed his house"; "a lucky guess"
2: having or bringing good fortune; "my lucky day" [ant: {unlucky}]
3: tending to favor or bring good luck; "miracles are auspicious accidents"; "encouraging omens"; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision" [syn: {auspicious}, {encouraging}, {favorable}, {favourable}, {prosperous}] [also: {luckiest}, {luckier}]

luckiest
See {lucky}

luckily
adv : by good fortune; "fortunately the weather was good" [syn: {fortunately}, {fortuitously}, {as luck would have it}] [ant: {unfortunately}, {unfortunately}]

luckless
adj : having or bringing misfortune; "Friday the 13th is an unlucky date" [syn: {unlucky}] [ant: {lucky}]

Lucknow
n 1: a city in northern India in Uttar Pradesh; during the Indian Mutiny its British residents were beseiged by Indian insurgents
2: the British residents of Lucknow were besieged by Indian insurgents during the Indian Mutiny (1857)

lucky
adj 1: blessed with good fortune; "considered himself lucky that the tornado missed his house"; "a lucky guess"
2: having or bringing good fortune; "my lucky day" [ant: {unlucky}]
3: tending to favor or bring good luck; "miracles are auspicious accidents"; "encouraging omens"; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision" [syn: {auspicious}, {encouraging}, {favorable}, {favourable}, {prosperous}] [also: {luckiest}, {luckier}]

lucky dip
n 1: a game in which prizes (e.g., candies or coins) are concealed in a container and for a small sum a player can draw one out at random
2: a selection or decision purely at random; "their system of hiring people seemed to be a sort of lucky dip"

Lucky Lindy
n : United States aviator who in 1927 made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean (1902-1974) [syn: {Lindbergh}, {Charles Lindbergh}, {Charles A. Lindbergh}, {Charles Augustus Lindbergh}]

lucrative
adj : producing a good profit; "a remunerative business" [syn: {moneymaking}, {remunerative}]

lucre
n 1: informal terms for money [syn: {boodle}, {bread}, {cabbage}, {clams}, {dinero}, {dough}, {gelt}, {kale}, {lettuce}, {lolly}, {loot}, {moolah}, {pelf}, {scratch}, {shekels}, {simoleons}, {sugar}, {wampum}]
2: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) [syn: {net income}, {net}, {net profit}, {profit}, {profits}, {earnings}]

Lucretia Coffin Mott
n : United States feminist and suffragist (1793-1880) [syn: {Mott}]

Lucretius
n : Roman philosopher and poet; in a long didactic poem he tried to provide a scientific explanation of the universe (96-55 BC) [syn: {Titus Lucretius Carus}]

Lucrezia Borgia
n : Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519) [syn: {Borgia}, {Duchess of Ferrara}]

lucubrate
v : add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" [syn: {elaborate}, {expatiate}, {exposit}, {enlarge}, {flesh out}, {expand}, {expound}, {dilate}] [ant: {abridge}]

lucubration
n 1: a solemn literary work that is the product of laborious cogitation
2: laborious cogitation

luculent
adj : (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument" [syn: {limpid}, {lucid}, {pellucid}, {crystal clear}, {perspicuous}]

lucullan
adj : characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast" [syn: {lavish}, {lush}, {plush}, {plushy}]

Luculus
n : Roman general famous for giving lavish banquets (110-57 BC) [syn: {Lucius Licinius Luculus}]

Lucy
n : incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974

Lucy Craft Laney
n : United States educator who founded the first private school for Black students in Augusta, Georgia (1854-1933) [syn: {Laney}]

Lucy in the sky with diamonds
n : street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: {acid}, {back breaker}, {battery-acid}, {dose}, {dot}, {Elvis}, {loony toons}, {pane}, {superman}, {window pane}, {Zen}]

Lucy Maud Montgomery
n : Canadian novelist (1874-1942) [syn: {Montgomery}, {L. M. Montgomery}]

Lucy Stone
n : United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893) [syn: {Stone}]

Luda
n : an industrial conurbation in northeastern China [syn: {Luta}]

Luddite
n 1: any opponent of technological progress
2: one of the 19th century English workmen who destroyed labor-saving machinery that they thought would cause unemployment

Ludi Saeculares
n : the centennial rites and games of ancient Rome that marked the commencement of a new generation (100 years representing the longest life in a generation); observances may have begun as early as the 5th century BC and lasted well into the Christian Era [syn: {secular games}]

Ludian
n : a Baltic-Finnic language

ludicrous
adj 1: broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce; "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"; "ludicrous green hair" [syn: {farcical}, {ridiculous}]
2: completely devoid of wisdom or good sense; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous" [syn: {absurd}, {cockeyed}, {derisory}, {idiotic}, {laughable}, {nonsensical}, {preposterous}, {ridiculous}]

ludicrously
adv : so as to arouse or deserve laughter; "her income was laughably small, but she managed to live well" [syn: {laughably}, {ridiculously}, {preposterously}]

ludo
n : a simple board game in which players move counters according to the throw of dice

Ludwig Boltzmann
n : Austrian physicist who contributed to the kinetic theory of gases (1844-1906) [syn: {Boltzmann}]

Ludwig Josef Johan Wittgenstein
n : British philosopher born in Austria; a major influence on logic and logical positivism (1889-1951) [syn: {Wittgenstein}, {Ludwig Wittgenstein}]

Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe
n : United States architect (born in Germany) who built unornamented steel frame and glass skyscrapers (1886-1969) [syn: {Mies Van Der Rohe}]

Ludwig van Beethoven
n : German composer of instrumental music (especially symphonic and chamber music); continued to compose after he lost his hearing (1770-1827) [syn: {Beethoven}, {van Beethoven}]

Ludwig Wittgenstein
n : British philosopher born in Austria; a major influence on logic and logical positivism (1889-1951) [syn: {Wittgenstein}, {Ludwig Josef Johan Wittgenstein}]

Lufengpithecus
n : a genus of Hominidae [syn: {genus Lufengpithecus}]

luff
n : sailing close to the wind
v 1: sail close to the wind [syn: {point}]
2: flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides; "the sails luffed"

luffa
n 1: the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer [syn: {loofa}, {loofah}, {loufah sponge}]
2: any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge [syn: {dishcloth gourd}, {sponge gourd}, {rag gourd}, {strainer vine}]

Luffa acutangula
n : loofah of Pakistan; widely cultivated throughout tropics [syn: {angled loofah}, {sing-kwa}]

Luffa cylindrica
n : the bathroom loofah [syn: {loofah}, {vegetable sponge}]

Lufkin
n : a town in eastern Texas

Luftwaffe
n : the German airforce [syn: {German Luftwaffe}]

Lug
n 1: ancient Celtic god [syn: {Lugh}]
2: a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast [syn: {lugsail}]
3: a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something
4: marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait [syn: {lugworm}, {lobworm}]
v 1: carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase" [syn: {tote}, {tug}]
2: obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked" [syn: {stuff}, {choke up}, {block}] [ant: {unstuff}]

lug wrench
n : a wrench with jaws that have projecting lugs to engage the object that is to be rotated

LuGanda
n : the Bantu language of the Buganda people; spoken in Uganda

luge
n : a racing sled for one or two people
v : move along on a luge or toboggan [syn: {toboggan}]

Luger
n 1: a German semiautomatic pistol
2: someone who races the luge [syn: {slider}]

luggage
n : a case used to carry belongings when traveling [syn: {baggage}]

luggage carousel
n : carries luggage to air travelers [syn: {carousel}, {carrousel}, {luggage carrousel}]

luggage carrier
n : carrier (as behind a bicycle seat) for luggage

luggage carrousel
n : carries luggage to air travelers [syn: {carousel}, {carrousel}, {luggage carousel}]

luggage compartment
n : compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools; "he put his golf bag in the trunk" [syn: {automobile trunk}, {trunk}]

luggage rack
n : carrier for holding luggage above the seats of a train or on top of a car [syn: {roof rack}]

luggage van
n : a railway car where passengers' bags are carried [syn: {baggage car}]

lugged
See {lug}

lugger
n : small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails

lugging
See {lug}

Lugh
n : ancient Celtic god [syn: {Lug}]

luging
n : riding a light one-man toboggan

Lugosi
n : United States film actor (born in Hungary) noted for portraying monsters (1884-1956) [syn: {Bela Lugosi}, {Bela Ferenc Blasko}]

lugsail
n : a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast [syn: {lug}]

lugubrious
adj : excessively mournful

lugubriously
adv : in a sorrowful lugubrious manner; "his long face lugubriously reflecting a hidden and unexpressed compassion"

lugubriousness
n : excessive sadness and mournfulness [syn: {gloominess}]

lugworm
n : marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait [syn: {lug}, {lobworm}]

Luigi Barnaba Gregorio Chiaramonti
n : pope who concluded a concordat with Napoleon and crowned him emperor of France (1740-1823) [syn: {Pius VII}]

Luigi Cherubini
n : Italian composer of church music and operas (1760-1842) [syn: {Cherubini}, {Maria Luigi Carlo Zenobio Cherubini}]

Luigi Galvani
n : Italian physiologist noted for his discovery that frogs' muscles contracted in an electric field (which led to the galvanic cell) (1737-1798) [syn: {Galvani}]

Luigi Pirandello
n : Italian novelist and playwright (1867-1936) [syn: {Pirandello}]

Luik
n : city in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium [syn: {Liege}]

Luis Bunuel
n : Spanish film director (1900-1983) [syn: {Bunuel}]

Luis de Gongora y Argote
n : a Spanish poet (1561-1627) [syn: {Gongora}]

Lukasiewicz notation
n : a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator precedes its operands [syn: {prefix notation}, {Polish notation}]

Luke
n 1: (New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel [syn: {Saint Luke}, {St. Luke}]
2: one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life [syn: {Gospel of Luke}, {Gospel According to Luke}]

lukewarm
adj 1: moderately warm; "he hates lukewarm coffee"; "tepid bath water" [syn: {tepid}]
2: feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm; "a halfhearted effort"; "gave only lukewarm support to the candidate" [syn: {halfhearted}]

lukewarmly
adv : in an unenthusiastically lukewarm manner; "he was lukewarmly received by his relatives" [syn: {tepidly}]

lukewarmness
n 1: a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin [syn: {tepidity}, {tepidness}]
2: lack of passion, force or animation [syn: {tepidness}]

Lule Burgas
n : the principal battle of the Balkan Wars (1912); Bulgarian forces defeated the Turks [syn: {battle of Lule Burgas}]

lull
n 1: a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise" [syn: {letup}]
2: a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm" [syn: {quiet}]
v 1: calm by deception; "Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security"
2: become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment" [syn: {calm down}]
3: make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" [syn: {calm}, {calm down}, {quiet}, {tranquilize}, {tranquillize}, {tranquillise}, {quieten}, {still}] [ant: {agitate}]

lullabied
lullaby
n 1: a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep [syn: {cradlesong}, {berceuse}]
2: a quiet song that lulls a child to sleep [syn: {cradlesong}] [also: {lullabied}]

lullabied
See {lullaby}

lullaby
n 1: a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep [syn: {cradlesong}, {berceuse}]
2: a quiet song that lulls a child to sleep [syn: {cradlesong}] [also: {lullabied}]

Lulli
n : French composer (born in Italy) who was the court composer to Louis XIV and founded the national French opera (1632-1687) [syn: {Lully}, {Jean Baptiste Lully}, {Giambattista Lulli}]

lulling
adj : causing to become tranquil [syn: {calming}, {quietening}]

Lully
n 1: Spanish philosopher (1235-1315) [syn: {Raymond Lully}, {Ramon Lully}]
2: French composer (born in Italy) who was the court composer to Louis XIV and founded the national French opera (1632-1687) [syn: {Jean Baptiste Lully}, {Lulli}, {Giambattista Lulli}]

lulu
n : a very attractive or seductive looking woman [syn: {smasher}, {stunner}, {knockout}, {beauty}, {ravisher}, {sweetheart}, {peach}, {looker}, {mantrap}, {dish}]

Luluabourg
n : a city in southwestern Congo; former name (until 1966) was Luluabourg [syn: {Kananga}]

lumbago
n : backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back; can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc [syn: {lumbar pain}]

lumbar
adj : of or relating to or near the part of the back between the ribs and the hipbones; "lumbar vertebrae"

lumbar artery
n : one of four or five pairs of arteries that originate in the abdominal aorta and supply the lumbar vertebrae and the back muscles and abdominal wall [syn: {arteria lumbalis}]

lumbar nerve
n : any of five pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the lumbar section of the spinal cord

lumbar pain
n : backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back; can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc [syn: {lumbago}]

lumbar plexus
n 1: a lymphatic plexus located along the lower portion of the aorta and iliac vessels [syn: {plexus lumbalis}]
2: a plexus of nerves formed by the ventral branches of the first four lumbar nerves [syn: {plexus lumbalis}]

lumbar puncture
n : removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes [syn: {spinal puncture}, {spinal tap}]

lumbar vein
n : veins that drain the posterior body wall and the lumbar vertebral venous plexuses [syn: {vena lumbalis}]

lumbar vertebra
n : one of 5 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; lumbar vertebrae extend from the twelfth thoracic vertebra down to the sacral vertebrae

lumber
n 1: the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material [syn: {timber}]
2: an implement used in baseball by the batter [syn: {baseball bat}]
v 1: move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room" [syn: {pound}]
2: cut lumber, as in woods and forests [syn: {log}]

lumber jacket
n : a short warm outer jacket [syn: {lumberjack}]

lumber room
n : a storeroom in a house where odds and ends can be stored (especially furniture)

lumbering
adj : slow and laborious because of weight; "the heavy tread of tired troops"; "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot"; "ponderous prehistoric beasts"; "a ponderous yawn" [syn: {heavy}, {ponderous}]
n : the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber

lumberjack
n 1: a person who fells trees [syn: {lumberman}, {feller}, {faller}]
2: a short warm outer jacket [syn: {lumber jacket}]

lumberman
n : a person who fells trees [syn: {lumberjack}, {feller}, {faller}]

lumbermill
n : a mill for dressing logs and lumber [syn: {sawmill}]

lumberyard
n : a workplace where lumber is stocked for sale

lumbosacral
adj : of or relating to or near the small of the back and the back part of the pelvis between the hips

lumbosacral plexus
n : a nerve plexus formed by the ventral divisions of the coccygeal and sacral and lumbar nerves; supplies the lower limbs and perineum and coccygeal area

lumbus
n : either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds [syn: {loin}]

lumbus
See {lumbi}

lumen
n 1: a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions [syn: {lm}]
2: a cavity or passage in a tubular organ; "the lumen of the intestine" [also: {lumina} (pl)]

lumina
lumen
n 1: a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions [syn: {lm}]
2: a cavity or passage in a tubular organ; "the lumen of the intestine" [also: {lumina} (pl)]

lumina
See {lumen}

Luminal
n : a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative [syn: {sodium thiopental}, {phenobarbital}, {phenobarbitone}, {purple heart}]

luminance
n : the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun" [syn: {luminosity}, {brightness}, {brightness level}, {luminousness}, {light}]

luminance unit
n : a measure of luminance

luminary
n : a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries" [syn: {leading light}, {guiding light}, {notable}, {notability}]

luminesce
v : be or become luminescent; exhibit luminescence

luminescence
n 1: light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperatures
2: light from nonthermal sources [syn: {glow}]

luminescent
adj : emitting light not caused by heat

luminism
n : an artistic movement in the United States that was derived from the Hudson River School; active from 1850 to 1870; painted realistic landscapes in a style that pictured atmospheric light and the use of aerial perspective

luminosity
n : the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun" [syn: {brightness}, {brightness level}, {luminance}, {luminousness}, {light}]

luminous
adj : softly bright or radiant; "a house aglow with lights"; "glowing embers"; "lambent tongues of flame"; "the lucent moon"; "a sky luminous with stars" [syn: {aglow(p)}, {glowing}, {lambent}, {lucent}]

luminous energy
n : the energy associated with visible light

luminous flux
n : the rate of flow of light energy

luminous flux unit
n : a measure of luminous flux per unit area

luminous intensity unit
n : a measure of luminous intensity [syn: {candlepower unit}]

luminousness
n : the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun" [syn: {luminosity}, {brightness}, {brightness level}, {luminance}, {light}]

lumma
n : 100 lumma equal 1 dram

lummox
n : an awkward stupid person [syn: {lout}, {clod}, {stumblebum}, {goon}, {oaf}, {lubber}, {lump}, {gawk}]

lump
n 1: a large piece of something without definite shape; "a hunk of bread"; "a lump of coal" [syn: {hunk}]
2: a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder" [syn: {ball}, {clod}, {glob}, {clump}, {chunk}]
3: abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement [syn: {swelling}, {puffiness}]
4: an awkward stupid person [syn: {lout}, {clod}, {stumblebum}, {goon}, {oaf}, {lubber}, {lummox}, {gawk}]
v 1: put together indiscriminately; "lump together all the applicants" [syn: {chunk}]
2: group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side [syn: {collocate}, {chunk}]

lump sugar
n : refined sugar molded into rectangular shapes convenient as single servings

lump sum
n : a complete payment consisting of a single sum of money

lumpectomy
n : surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer

lumpen
adj : mentally sluggish [syn: {lumpish}, {unthinking}]

Lumpenus
n : a genus of Stichaeidae [syn: {genus Lumpenus}]

Lumpenus lumpretaeformis
n : found in Arctic and northern Atlantic waters [syn: {snakeblenny}]

lumper
n 1: a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port [syn: {stevedore}, {loader}, {longshoreman}, {docker}, {dockhand}, {dock worker}, {dock-walloper}]
2: a taxonomist who classifies organisms into large groups on the basis of major characteristics [ant: {splitter}]

lumpfish
n : clumsy soft thick-bodied northern Atlantic fish with pelvic fins fused into a sucker; edible roe used for caviar [syn: {Cyclopterus lumpus}] [also: {lumpfishes} (pl)]

lumpfishes
lumpfish
n : clumsy soft thick-bodied northern Atlantic fish with pelvic fins fused into a sucker; edible roe used for caviar [syn: {Cyclopterus lumpus}] [also: {lumpfishes} (pl)]

lumpfishes
See {lumpfish}

lumpier
lumpy
adj 1: like or containing small stick lumps; "the dumplings were chunky pieces of uncooked dough" [syn: {chunky}]
2: having lumps; not smooth and even in texture; "lumpy gravy" [also: {lumpiest}, {lumpier}]

lumpier
See {lumpy}

lumpiest
lumpy
adj 1: like or containing small stick lumps; "the dumplings were chunky pieces of uncooked dough" [syn: {chunky}]
2: having lumps; not smooth and even in texture; "lumpy gravy" [also: {lumpiest}, {lumpier}]

lumpiest
See {lumpy}

lumpish
adj : mentally sluggish [syn: {lumpen}, {unthinking}]

lumpsucker
n : any of several very small lumpfishes

lumpy
adj 1: like or containing small stick lumps; "the dumplings were chunky pieces of uncooked dough" [syn: {chunky}]
2: having lumps; not smooth and even in texture; "lumpy gravy" [also: {lumpiest}, {lumpier}]

lumpy jaw
n : the commonest and least severe form of actinomycosis; affects the face and neck regions [syn: {cervicofacial actinomycosis}]

Luna
n : (Roman mythology) the goddess of the moon; counterpart of Greek Selene

luna moth
n : large pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each fore wing [syn: {Actias luna}]

lunacy
n 1: obsolete terms for legal insanity [syn: {madness}, {insaneness}]
2: foolish or senseless behavior [syn: {folly}, {foolery}, {tomfoolery}, {craziness}, {indulgence}]

lunar
adj : of or relating to or associated with the moon; "lunar surface"; "lunar module"

lunar calendar
n : a calendar based on lunar cycles

lunar caustic
n : silver nitrate fused into sticks and formerly used as a caustic

lunar crater
n : a crater on the Earth's moon

lunar day
n : the period of time taken for the moon to make one full rotation on its axis (about 27.3 sidereal days)

lunar eclipse
n : the earth interrupts light shining on the moon

lunar excursion module
n : a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back [syn: {lunar module}, {LEM}]

lunar latitude
n : an imaginary line around the moon parallel to its equator

lunar module
n : a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back [syn: {lunar excursion module}, {LEM}]

lunar month
n : the period between successive new moons (29.531 days) [syn: {moon}, {lunation}, {synodic month}]

lunar time period
n : there are usually two high and two low tides each day [syn: {tide}]

lunar year
n : a period of 12 lunar months

Lunaria
n : small genus of European herbs: honesty [syn: {genus Lunaria}]

Lunaria annua
n : southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration [syn: {honesty}, {silver dollar}, {money plant}, {satin flower}, {satinpod}]

lunate
adj : resembling the new moon in shape [syn: {crescent(a)}, {crescent-shaped}, {semilunar}]

lunate bone
n : one of the eight small wrist bones [syn: {semilunar bone}, {os lunatum}]

lunatic
adj : insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon [syn: {moonstruck}]
n 1: an insane person [syn: {madman}, {maniac}]
2: a reckless impetuous irresponsible person [syn: {daredevil}, {madcap}, {hothead}, {swashbuckler}, {harum-scarum}]

lunatic fringe
n : a political unit with extreme and fanatical views

lunation
n : the period between successive new moons (29.531 days) [syn: {lunar month}, {moon}, {synodic month}]

lunch
n : a midday meal [syn: {luncheon}, {tiffin}, {dejeuner}]
v 1: take the midday meal; "At what time are you lunching?"
2: provide a midday meal for; "She lunched us well"

lunch meat
n : any of various sausages or molded loaf meats sliced and served cold [syn: {luncheon meat}]

lunch meeting
n : a meeting for lunch; usually to conduct business while eating [syn: {luncheon meeting}]

lunch period
n : the customary or habitual hour for eating lunch; "he observed a regular lunchtime" [syn: {lunchtime}]

luncheon
n : a midday meal [syn: {lunch}, {tiffin}, {dejeuner}]

luncheon meat
n : any of various sausages or molded loaf meats sliced and served cold [syn: {lunch meat}]

luncheon meeting
n : a meeting for lunch; usually to conduct business while eating [syn: {lunch meeting}]

luncheon voucher
n : coupon redeemable at a restaurant and entitling the holder to a meal [syn: {meal ticket}]

luncher
n : someone who is eating lunch

lunching
n : the act of eating lunch

lunchroom
n : a restaurant (in a facility) where lunch can be purchased

lunchtime
n : the customary or habitual hour for eating lunch; "he observed a regular lunchtime" [syn: {lunch period}]

Lund
n : a city in southeastern Sweden

Lunda
n : puffins [syn: {genus Lunda}]

Lunda cirrhata
n : northern Pacific puffin having a large yellow plume over each eye [syn: {tufted puffin}]

lunette
n 1: temporary fortification like a detached bastion
2: oval or circular opening; to allow light into a dome or vault [syn: {fenestella}]

lung
n : either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood

lung cancer
n : carcinoma of the lungs; one of the commonest forms of cancer

lunge
n : the act of moving forward suddenly [syn: {lurch}]
v : make a thrusting forward movement [syn: {hurl}, {hurtle}, {thrust}]

lungen
n : tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphoria or Nephelium [syn: {longan}, {longanberry}, {Dimocarpus longan}, {Euphoria litchi}, {Nephelium longana}]

lunger
n 1: someone who moves forward suddenly (as in fencing)
2: a person with pulmonary tuberculosis [syn: {consumptive}]

lungfish
n : air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought [also: {lungfishes} (pl)]

lungfishes
lungfish
n : air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought [also: {lungfishes} (pl)]

lungfishes
See {lungfish}

lungi
n : a long piece of brightly colored cloth (cotton or silk) used as clothing (a skirt or loincloth or sash etc.) in India and Pakistan and Burma [syn: {lungyi}, {longyi}]

lungless salamander
n : mostly terrestrial salamanders that breathe through their thin moist skin; lay eggs in moist places on land; rarely enter water [syn: {plethodont}]

lung-power
n : the ability to speak loudly

lungyi
n : a long piece of brightly colored cloth (cotton or silk) used as clothing (a skirt or loincloth or sash etc.) in India and Pakistan and Burma [syn: {lungi}, {longyi}]

lunier
See {luny}

luniest
See {luny}

lunisolar
adj : relating to or attributed to the moon and the sun or their mutual relations

lunisolar calendar
n : a calendar based on both lunar and solar cycles

lunitidal interval
n : interval between the moon's transit of a particular meridian and the next high tide at that meridian

lunkhead
n : these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence [syn: {dunce}, {dunderhead}, {numskull}, {blockhead}, {bonehead}, {hammerhead}, {knucklehead}, {loggerhead}, {muttonhead}, {shithead}, {fuckhead}]

Lunt
n : United States actor who performed with his wife Lynn Fontanne in many stage productions (1893-1977) [syn: {Alfred Lunt}]

lunula
n 1: the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail [syn: {half-moon}, {lunule}]
2: a crescent-shaped metal ornament of the Bronze Age [also: {lunulae} (pl)]

lunulae
lunula
n 1: the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail [syn: {half-moon}, {lunule}]
2: a crescent-shaped metal ornament of the Bronze Age [also: {lunulae} (pl)]

lunulae
See {lunula}

lunule
n : the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail [syn: {half-moon}, {lunula}]

Luo
n : a Nilotic language

Luoyang
n : a city in east central China; the capital of ancient China during several dynasties [syn: {Loyang}]

lupin
n : any plant of the genus Lupin; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers [syn: {lupine}]

lupine
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of wolves
n : any plant of the genus Lupin; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers [syn: {lupin}]

Lupinus
n : herbs or shrubs: lupin [syn: {genus Lupinus}]

Lupinus albus
n : white-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage and erosion control [syn: {white lupine}, {field lupine}, {wolf bean}, {Egyptian lupine}]

Lupinus arboreus
n : evergreen shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having showy yellow or blue flowers; naturalized in Australia [syn: {tree lupine}]

Lupinus luteus
n : yellow-flowered European lupine cultivated for forage [syn: {yellow lupine}]

Lupinus perennis
n : stout perennial of eastern and central North America having palmate leaves and showy racemose blue flowers [syn: {wild lupine}, {sundial lupine}, {Indian beet}, {old-maid's bonnet}]

Lupinus subcarnosus
n : low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States (Texas) having silky foliage and blue flowers; a leading cause of livestock poisoning in the southwestern United States [syn: {bluebonnet}, {buffalo clover}, {Texas bluebonnet}]

Lupinus texensis
n : closely resembles Lupinus subcarnosus; southwestern United States (Texas) [syn: {Texas bluebonnet}]

lupus
n 1: any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease
2: a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Centaurus

lupus erythematosus
n : a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints) [syn: {LE}]

lupus vulgaris
n : tuberculosis of the skin; appears first on the face and heals slowly leaving deep scars

lurch
n 1: an unsteady uneven gait [syn: {stumble}, {stagger}]
2: a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
3: abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting" [syn: {pitch}, {pitching}]
4: the act of moving forward suddenly [syn: {lunge}]
v 1: walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room" [syn: {stagger}, {reel}, {keel}, {swag}, {careen}]
2: move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left" [syn: {pitch}, {shift}]
3: move slowly and unsteadily; "The truck lurched down the road"
4: loiter about, with no apparent aim [syn: {prowl}]
5: defeat by a lurch [syn: {skunk}]

lurcher
n : someone waiting in concealment [syn: {lurker}, {skulker}]

lurching
adj : walking unsteadily; "a stqaggering gait" [syn: {stumbling}, {staggering}, {weaving}]

lure
n 1: qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward [syn: {enticement}, {come-on}]
2: anything that serves as an enticement [syn: {bait}, {come-on}, {hook}, {sweetener}]
3: something used to lure victims into danger [syn: {bait}, {decoy}]
v : provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation" [syn: {entice}, {tempt}]

lures
See {lur}

lurid
adj 1: horrible in fierceness or savagery; "lurid crimes"; "a lurid life"
2: glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism; "lurid details of the accident" [syn: {shocking}]
3: shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke; "a lurid sunset"; "lurid flames"
4: ghastly pale; "moonlight gave the statue a lurid luminence"

luridly
adv : in a lurid manner; "it was luridly described in the book as the place where mystics took refuge"

luridness
n 1: the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes; "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation" [syn: {sensationalism}]
2: unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) [syn: {lividness}, {lividity}, {paleness}, {pallidness}, {pallor}, {wanness}, {achromasia}]
3: the quality of being ghastly [syn: {ghastliness}, {grimness}, {gruesomeness}]

lurk
v 1: lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner [syn: {skulk}]
2: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" [syn: {loiter}, {lounge}, {footle}, {lollygag}, {loaf}, {lallygag}, {hang around}, {mess about}, {tarry}, {linger}, {mill about}, {mill around}]
3: wait in hiding to attack [syn: {ambush}, {scupper}, {bushwhack}, {waylay}, {ambuscade}, {lie in wait}]

lurker
n : someone waiting in concealment [syn: {skulker}, {lurcher}]

lurking
adj 1: concealed and unsuspected; "lurking dangers"; "search for lurking ambiguities"
2: marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking in the shadows" [syn: {furtive}, {skulking}, {sneak(a)}, {sneaky}, {stealthy}, {surreptitious}]

lurking place
n : a place suitable for lurking

Lusaka
n : the capital and largest city of Zambia [syn: {capital of Zambia}]

Lusatian
n : a Slavonic language spoken in rural area of southeastern Germany [syn: {Sorbian}]

Luschka's tonsil
n : a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx); "hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids"; "enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children" [syn: {pharyngeal tonsil}, {adenoid}, {third tonsil}, {tonsilla pharyngealis}, {tonsilla adenoidea}]

Luscinia
n : nightingales [syn: {genus Luscinia}]

Luscinia luscinia
n : large nightingale of eastern Europe [syn: {thrush nightingale}]

Luscinia megarhynchos
n : European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song [syn: {nightingale}]

luscious
adj 1: having strong sexual appeal; "juicy barmaids"; "a red-hot mama"; "a voluptuous woman" [syn: {juicy}, {red-hot}, {voluptuous}]
2: extremely pleasing to the sense of taste [syn: {delectable}, {delicious}, {pleasant-tasting}, {scrumptious}, {toothsome}, {yummy}]

lusciously
adv : so as to produce a delightful taste; "I bought some more of these deliciously sweet peaches" [syn: {deliciously}, {scrumptiously}]

lusciousness
n : extreme appetizingness [syn: {delectability}, {deliciousness}, {toothsomeness}]

lush
adj 1: produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming" [syn: {exuberant}, {luxuriant}, {profuse}, {riotous}]
2: characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast" [syn: {lavish}, {lucullan}, {plush}, {plushy}]
3: full of juice; "lush fruits"; "succulent roast beef"; "succulent plants with thick fleshy leaves" [syn: {succulent}]
n : a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually [syn: {alcoholic}, {alky}, {dipsomaniac}, {boozer}, {soaker}, {souse}]

lushness
n : the property of being lush and abundant [syn: {luxuriance}]

Lushun
n : a major port city in northeastern China; part of the conurbation of Luda [syn: {Port Arthur}]

Lusitania
n : ancient region and Roman province of the Iberian peninsula; corresponds roughly to modern Portugal and parts of Spain

Lusitanian
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Portugal or the people of Portugal; "Portuguese wines" [syn: {Portuguese}]
2: of or relating to or characteristic of the region of Lusitania or its people or language

lust
n 1: a strong sexual desire [syn: {lecherousness}, {lustfulness}]
2: self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: {luxuria}]
v : have a craving, appetite, or great desire for [syn: {crave}, {hunger}, {thirst}, {starve}]

lust after
v : have a strong sexual desire for; "he is lusting after his secretary" [syn: {lech after}]

lust for learning
n : curiosity that motivates investigation and study [syn: {desire to know}, {thirst for knowledge}]

luster
n 1: a quality that outshines the usual [syn: {lustre}, {brilliancy}, {splendor}, {splendour}]
2: the visual property of something that shines with reflected light [syn: {shininess}, {sheen}, {lustre}]
3: a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain [syn: {lustre}]

lusterless
adj 1: lacking brilliance or vitality; "a dull lackluster life"; "a lusterless performance" [syn: {lackluster}, {lacklustre}, {lustreless}]
2: lacking luster or shine; "staring with lackluster eyes"; "lusterless hair" [syn: {lackluster}, {lacklustre}, {lustreless}]

lusterlessness
n : the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss [syn: {flatness}, {lustrelessness}, {mat}, {matt}, {matte}]

lusterware
n : pottery with a metallic sheen produced by adding metallic oxides to the glaze

lustful
adj 1: characterized by lust; "eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer"; "her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature"; "prurient literature"; "prurient thoughts"; "a salacious rooster of a little man" [syn: {lubricious}, {prurient}, {salacious}]
2: driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires; "libidinous orgies" [syn: {lascivious}, {lewd}, {libidinous}]
3: vigorously passionate [syn: {lusty}]

lustfully
adv : in a lustful manner; "he looked at the young woman lustfully"

lustfulness
n : a strong sexual desire [syn: {lecherousness}, {lust}]

lustier
lusty
adj 1: vigorously passionate [syn: {lustful}]
2: endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health; "a hearty glow of health" [syn: {hearty}, {full-blooded}, {red-blooded}] [also: {lustiest}, {lustier}]

lustier
See {lusty}

lustiest
lusty
adj 1: vigorously passionate [syn: {lustful}]
2: endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health; "a hearty glow of health" [syn: {hearty}, {full-blooded}, {red-blooded}] [also: {lustiest}, {lustier}]

lustiest
See {lusty}

lustily
adv : in a healthy manner; "the young plants grew lustily"

lustiness
n : the property of strong in constitution [syn: {robustness}, {hardiness}]

lustra
lustre
n 1: a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain [syn: {luster}]
2: a quality that outshines the usual [syn: {luster}, {brilliancy}, {splendor}, {splendour}]
3: the visual property of something that shines with reflected light [syn: {shininess}, {sheen}, {luster}] [also: {lustra} (pl)]

lustra
See {lustre}

lustrate
v : purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials

lustre
n 1: a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain [syn: {luster}]
2: a quality that outshines the usual [syn: {luster}, {brilliancy}, {splendor}, {splendour}]
3: the visual property of something that shines with reflected light [syn: {shininess}, {sheen}, {luster}] [also: {lustra} (pl)]

lustreless
adj 1: lacking brilliance or vitality; "a dull lackluster life"; "a lusterless performance" [syn: {lackluster}, {lacklustre}, {lusterless}]
2: lacking luster or shine; "staring with lackluster eyes"; "lusterless hair" [syn: {lackluster}, {lacklustre}, {lusterless}]

lustrelessness
n : the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss [syn: {flatness}, {lusterlessness}, {mat}, {matt}, {matte}]

lustrous
adj 1: made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents" [syn: {bright}, {burnished}, {shining}, {shiny}]
2: brilliant; "set a lustrous example for others to follow"; "lustrous actors of the time"
3: reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel" [syn: {glistening}, {glossy}, {sheeny}, {shiny}, {shining}]

lustrum
n 1: a period of five years
2: a ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five years following the census

lusty
adj 1: vigorously passionate [syn: {lustful}]
2: endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health; "a hearty glow of health" [syn: {hearty}, {full-blooded}, {red-blooded}] [also: {lustiest}, {lustier}]

lusus naturae
n : a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed [syn: {freak}, {monster}, {monstrosity}]

Luta
n : an industrial conurbation in northeastern China [syn: {Luda}]

lutanist
n : a musician who plays the lute [syn: {lutist}, {lutenist}]

lute
n 1: a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid [syn: {luting}]
2: chordophone consisting of a plucked instrument having a pear-shaped body, a usually bent neck, and a fretted fingerboard

luteal
adj : of or relating to the corpus luteum

luteal phase
n : the second half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation; the corpus luteum secretes progesterone which prepares the endometrium for the implantation of an embryo; if fertilization does not occur then menstrual flow begins [syn: {secretory phase}]

lutecium
n : a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium [syn: {lutetium}, {Lu}, {atomic number 71}]

lutefisk
n : dried cod soaked in a lye solution before boiling to give it a gelatinous consistency [syn: {lutfisk}]

lutein
n : yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks [syn: {xanthophyll}, {xanthophyl}]

luteinizing hormone
n : a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals [syn: {LH}, {interstitial cell-stimulating hormone}, {ICSH}]

lutenist
n : a musician who plays the lute [syn: {lutist}, {lutanist}]

luteotropin
n : gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition [syn: {prolactin}, {lactogenic hormone}]

lutetium
n : a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium [syn: {lutecium}, {Lu}, {atomic number 71}]

lutfisk
n : dried cod soaked in a lye solution before boiling to give it a gelatinous consistency [syn: {lutefisk}]

Luther
n : German theologian who led the Reformation; believed that salvation is granted on the basis of faith rather than deeds (1483-1546) [syn: {Martin Luther}]

Luther Burbank
n : United States horticulturist who developed many new varieties of fruits and vegetables and flowers (1849-1926) [syn: {Burbank}]

Lutheran
adj 1: of or pertaining to Martin Luther or his teachings; "the Lutheran doctrine of justification by faith alone"
2: of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of the Protestant Church adhering to the views of Luther; "Lutheran doctrines"
n : follower of Lutheranism

Lutheran Church
n : the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of Martin Luther

Lutheranism
n : teachings of Martin Luther emphasizing the cardinal doctrine of justification by faith alone

luthier
n : a craftsman who makes stringed instruments (as lutes or guitars or violins)

luting
n : a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid [syn: {lute}]

lutist
n : a musician who plays the lute [syn: {lutanist}, {lutenist}]

Lutjanidae
n : snappers [syn: {family Lutjanidae}]

Lutjanus
n : type genus of the Lutjanidae: snappers [syn: {genus Lutjanus}]

Lutjanus analis
n : similar to and often marketed as `red snapper'; [syn: {mutton snapper}, {muttonfish}]

Lutjanus apodus
n : food fish of warm Caribbean and Atlantic waters [syn: {schoolmaster}]

Lutjanus blackfordi
n : an esteemed food fish with pinkish red head and body; common in the Atlantic coastal waters of North American and the Gulf of Mexico [syn: {red snapper}]

Lutjanus griseus
n : found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida [syn: {gray snapper}, {mangrove snapper}]

Lutra
n : in some classifications considered a genus of the subfamily Lutrinae [syn: {genus Lutra}]

Lutra canadensis
n : sociable aquatic animal widely distributed along streams and lake borders in North America [syn: {river otter}]

Lutra lutra
n : otter found in Europe and Asia [syn: {Eurasian otter}]

Lutrinae
n : subdivision not used in some classifications: otters [syn: {subfamily Lutrinae}]

Lutyens
n : English architect who planned the city of New Delhi (1869-1944) [syn: {Sir Edwin Lutyens}, {Sir Edwin Landseer Luytens}]

Lutzen
n : a battle in the Thirty Years' War (1632); Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Imperialists under Wallenstein; Gustavus was killed [syn: {battle of Lutzen}]

Luvaridae
n : louvars [syn: {family Luvaridae}]

Luvarus
n : type genus of the Luvaridae [syn: {genus Luvarus}]

Luvarus imperialis
n : large silvery fish found worldwide in warm seas but nowhere common; resembles a whale and feeds on plankton [syn: {louvar}]

Luvian
n : an Anatolian language [syn: {Luwian}]

Luwian
n : an Anatolian language [syn: {Luvian}]

lux
n : a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square meter; 0.0929 foot candle [syn: {lx}]

luxate
v : move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically" [syn: {dislocate}, {splay}, {slip}]

luxation
n : displacement or misalignment of a joint or organ

luxe
adj : elegant and sumptuous; "a deluxe car"; "luxe accommodations"; "a luxury condominium" [syn: {deluxe}, {de luxe}, {luxury(a)}]

Luxembourg
n 1: the capital and largest city of Luxembourg [syn: {Luxembourg-Ville}, {Luxemburg}, {Luxembourg City}, {capital of Luxembourg}]
2: a grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany; an international financial center [syn: {Grand Duchy of Luxembourg}, {Luxemburg}]

Luxembourg City
n : the capital and largest city of Luxembourg [syn: {Luxembourg-Ville}, {Luxembourg}, {Luxemburg}, {capital of Luxembourg}]

Luxembourg franc
n : formerly the basic unit of money in Luxembourg

Luxembourger
n : a native or inhabitant of Luxembourg [syn: {Luxemburger}]

Luxembourgian
adj : relating to or characteristic of Luxembourg; "Luxembourgian food"

Luxembourg-Ville
n : the capital and largest city of Luxembourg [syn: {Luxembourg}, {Luxemburg}, {Luxembourg City}, {capital of Luxembourg}]

Luxemburg
n 1: the capital and largest city of Luxembourg [syn: {Luxembourg-Ville}, {Luxembourg}, {Luxembourg City}, {capital of Luxembourg}]
2: a grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany; an international financial center [syn: {Luxembourg}, {Grand Duchy of Luxembourg}]

Luxemburger
adj 1: of or relating to the capital city of Luxemburg; "Luxemburger streets"
2: of or relating to or characteristic of the grand duchy of Luxemburg or its people
n : a native or inhabitant of Luxembourg [syn: {Luxembourger}]

Luxor
n : a city in central Egypt on the east bank of the Nile that is a center for visitors to the ruins of and about Thebes [syn: {El-Aksur}]

luxuria
n : self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: {lust}]

luxuriance
n : the property of being lush and abundant [syn: {lushness}]

luxuriant
adj 1: marked by complexity and richness of detail; "an elaborate lace pattern" [syn: {elaborate}]
2: produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming" [syn: {exuberant}, {lush}, {profuse}, {riotous}]

luxuriantly
adv 1: in an abundant and luxuriant manner; "whiskers grew luxuriantly from his ample jowls"
2: in an elegantly luxuriant way; "this suave, culture-loving and luxuriantly good-looking M.P.represents the car-workers of Coventry"

luxuriate
v 1: become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously [syn: {wanton}]
2: enjoy to excess [syn: {indulge}]
3: thrive profusely or flourish extensively

luxurious
adj 1: furnishing gratification of the senses; "an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness" [syn: {epicurean}, {sybaritic}, {voluptuary}, {voluptuous}]
2: rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms" [syn: {deluxe}, {gilded}, {opulent}, {princely}, {sumptuous}]

luxuriously
adv 1: in an indulgently luxurious manner; "she sprawled out luxuriously on the sofa"
2: in a rich manner; "he lives high" [syn: {high}, {richly}]

luxuriousness
n : wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living [syn: {luxury}, {opulence}, {sumptuousness}]

luxury
adj : elegant and sumptuous; "a deluxe car"; "luxe accommodations"; "a luxury condominium" [syn: {deluxe}, {de luxe}, {luxe}, {luxury(a)}]
n 1: something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
2: the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive [syn: {lavishness}, {sumptuosity}, {sumptuousness}]
3: wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living [syn: {luxuriousness}, {opulence}, {sumptuousness}]

luxury liner
n : a liner equipped for sumptuous living [syn: {express luxury liner}]

Luyia
n : a Bantu language

Luzon
n : the main island of the Philippines

lv
adj : being five more than fifty [syn: {fifty-five}, {55}]

lvi
adj : being six more than fifty [syn: {fifty-six}, {56}]

lvii
adj : being seven more than fifty [syn: {fifty-seven}, {57}]

lviii
adj : being eight more than fifty [syn: {fifty-eight}, {58}]

Lw
n : a radioactive transuranic element synthesized from californium [syn: {lawrencium}, {atomic number 103}]

lwei
n : 100 lwei equal 1 kwanza

lx
adj : being ten more than fifty [syn: {sixty}, {60}, {threescore}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and six [syn: {sixty}, {60}]
2: a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square meter; 0.0929 foot candle [syn: {lux}]

lxi
adj : being one more than sixty [syn: {sixty-one}, {61}]

lxii
adj : being two more than sixty [syn: {sixty-two}, {62}]

lxiii
adj : being three more than sixty [syn: {sixty-three}, {63}]

lxiv
adj : being four more than sixty [syn: {sixty-four}, {64}]

lxv
adj : being five more than sixty [syn: {sixty-five}, {65}]

lxvi
adj : being six more than sixty [syn: {sixty-six}, {66}]

lxvii
adj : being seven more than sixty [syn: {sixty-seven}, {67}]

lxviii
adj : being eight more than sixty [syn: {sixty-eight}, {68}]

lxx
adj : being ten more than sixty [syn: {seventy}, {70}]
n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and seven [syn: {seventy}, {70}]

lxxi
adj : being one more than seventy [syn: {seventy-one}, {71}]

lxxii
adj : being two more than seventy [syn: {seventy-two}, {72}]

lxxiii
adj : being three more than seventy [syn: {seventy-three}, {73}]

lxxiv
adj : being four more than seventy [syn: {seventy-four}, {74}]

lxxv
adj : being five more than seventy [syn: {seventy-five}, {75}]

lxxvi
adj : being six more than seventy [syn: {seventy-six}, {76}]

lxxvii
adj : being seven more than seventy [syn: {seventy-seven}, {77}]

lxxviii
adj : being eight more than seventy [syn: {seventy-eight}, {78}]

lxxx
adj : being ten more than seventy [syn: {eighty}, {80}, {fourscore}]
n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and eight [syn: {eighty}, {80}, {fourscore}]

lxxxi
adj : being one more than eighty [syn: {eighty-one}, {81}]

lxxxii
adj : being two more than eighty [syn: {eighty-two}, {82}]

lxxxiii
adj : being three more than eighty [syn: {eighty-three}, {83}]

lxxxiv
adj : being four more than eighty [syn: {eighty-four}, {84}]

lxxxv
adj : being five more than eighty [syn: {eighty-five}, {85}]

lxxxvi
adj : being six more than eighty [syn: {eighty-six}, {86}]

lxxxvii
adj : being seven more than eighty [syn: {eighty-seven}, {87}]

lxxxviii
adj : being eight more than eighty [syn: {eighty-eight}, {88}]

Lyallpur
n : city in northeast Pakistan [syn: {Faisalabad}]

Lycaena
n : type genus of the Lycaenidae; small slender butterflies with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green or copper [syn: {genus Lycaena}]

Lycaena hypophlaeas
n : common copper butterfly of central and eastern North America [syn: {American copper}]

lycaenid
n : any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae [syn: {lycaenid butterfly}]

lycaenid butterfly
n : any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae [syn: {lycaenid}]

Lycaenidae
n : family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegs [syn: {family Lycaenidae}]

Lycaeon
n : African hunting dog [syn: {genus Lycaeon}]

lycanthrope
n : a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf [syn: {werewolf}, {wolfman}]

lycanthropy
n : (folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf

Lycaon pictus
n : a powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa that hunts in large packs; now rare in settled area [syn: {African hunting dog}, {hyena dog}, {Cape hunting dog}]

lycee
n : a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12 [syn: {secondary school}, {lyceum}, {Gymnasium}, {middle school}]

lyceum
n 1: a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12 [syn: {secondary school}, {lycee}, {Gymnasium}, {middle school}]
2: a public hall for lectures and concerts

lychee
n : Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried [syn: {litchi}, {litchi nut}, {litchee}, {lichi}, {leechee}, {lichee}]

lychgate
n : a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals [syn: {lichgate}]

Lychins chalcedonica
n : Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads [syn: {scarlet lychnis}, {maltese cross}]

Lychins floscuculi
n : common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petals [syn: {ragged robin}, {cuckoo flower}, {Lychnis flos-cuculi}]

lychnis
n : mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone [syn: {catchfly}]

Lychnis alba
n : bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis [syn: {white campion}, {evening lychnis}, {white cockle}, {bladder campion}, {Silene latifolia}]

Lychnis coronaria
n : an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers [syn: {mullein pink}, {rose campion}, {gardener's delight}, {dusty miller}]

Lychnis dioica
n : biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis [syn: {red campion}, {red bird's eye}, {Silene dioica}]

Lychnis flos-cuculi
n : common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petals [syn: {ragged robin}, {cuckoo flower}, {Lychins floscuculi}]

Lycia
n : an ancient region on the coast of southwest Asia Minor

Lycian
n : an Anatolian language

Lycium
n : deciduous and evergreen shrubs often spiny; cosmopolitan in temperate and subtropical regions [syn: {genus Lycium}]

Lycium barbarum
n : deciduous erect or spreading shrub with spiny branches and violet-purple flowers followed by orange-red berries; southeastern Europe to China [syn: {common matrimony vine}, {Duke of Argyll's tea tree}, {Lycium halimifolium}]

Lycium carolinianum
n : spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries [syn: {Christmasberry}, {Christmas berry}]

Lycium halimifolium
n : deciduous erect or spreading shrub with spiny branches and violet-purple flowers followed by orange-red berries; southeastern Europe to China [syn: {common matrimony vine}, {Duke of Argyll's tea tree}, {Lycium barbarum}]

lycopene
n : carotenoid that makes tomatoes red; may lower the risk of prostate cancer

Lycoperdaceae
n : a fungus family belonging to the order Lycoperdales; includes puffballs [syn: {family Lycoperdaceae}]

Lycoperdales
n : small order of basidiomycetous fungi having fleshy often globose fruiting bodies; includes puffballs and earthstars [syn: {order Lycoperdales}]

Lycoperdon
n : genus of fungi whose fruiting body tapers toward a base consisting of spongy mycelium [syn: {genus Lycoperdon}]

Lycopersicon
n : tomatoes [syn: {genus Lycopersicon}, {Lycopersicum}, {genus Lycopersicum}]

Lycopersicon esculentum
n : native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties [syn: {tomato}, {love apple}, {tomato plant}]

Lycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme
n : plant bearing small red to yellow fruit [syn: {cherry tomato}]

Lycopersicum
n : tomatoes [syn: {Lycopersicon}, {genus Lycopersicon}, {genus Lycopersicum}]

Lycophyta
n : used in some classifications for the class Lycopsida: club mosses

lycopod
n : primitive evergreen mosslike plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles [syn: {club moss}, {club-moss}]

Lycopodiaceae
n : a family of ferns belonging to the order Lycopodiales [syn: {family Lycopodiaceae}, {clubmoss family}]

Lycopodiales
n : lower vascular plants coextensive with the family Lycopodiaceae; in some classifications includes the Selaginellaceae and Isoetaceae [syn: {order Lycopodiales}]

Lycopodiate
n : club mosses and related forms: includes Lycopodiales; Isoetales; Selaginellales; and extinct Lepidodendrales; sometimes considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta [syn: {Lycopsida}, {class Lycopsida}, {class Lycopodiate}]

Lycopodineae
n : alternative designation for the class Lycopsida [syn: {class Lycopodineae}]

Lycopodium
n : type and sole genus of the Lycopodiaceae; erect or creeping evergreen plants often used for Christmas decorations [syn: {genus Lycopodium}]

Lycopodium alopecuroides
n : ground pine thickly covered with bristly leaves; widely distributed in barren sandy or peaty moist coastal regions of eastern and southeastern United States [syn: {foxtail grass}]

Lycopodium alpinum
n : a variety of clubmoss [syn: {alpine clubmoss}]

Lycopodium clavitum
n : a variety of clubmoss [syn: {running pine}]

Lycopodium complanatum
n : a variety of clubmoss [syn: {ground cedar}, {staghorn moss}]

Lycopodium lucidulum
n : a variety of clubmoss [syn: {shining clubmoss}]

Lycopodium obscurum
n : a variety of clubmoss [syn: {ground fir}, {princess pine}, {tree clubmoss}]

Lycopodium selago
n : of northern Europe and America; resembling a miniature fir [syn: {fir clubmoss}, {mountain clubmoss}, {little clubmoss}]

Lycopsida
n : club mosses and related forms: includes Lycopodiales; Isoetales; Selaginellales; and extinct Lepidodendrales; sometimes considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta [syn: {class Lycopsida}, {Lycopodiate}, {class Lycopodiate}]

Lycopus
n : small genus of herbs of the mint family [syn: {genus Lycopus}]

Lycopus americanus
n : aromatic perennial herb of United States [syn: {water horehound}]

Lycopus europaeus
n : hairy Eurasian herb with two-lipped white flowers [syn: {gipsywort}, {gypsywort}]

Lycopus virginicus
n : a mildly narcotic and astringent aromatic herb having small whitish flowers; eastern United States [syn: {bugleweed}]

Lycosa
n : type genus of the family Lycosidae [syn: {genus Lycosa}]

Lycosa tarentula
n : large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement) [syn: {European wolf spider}, {tarantula}]

Lycosidae
n : wolf spiders [syn: {family Lycosidae}]

Lydia
n : an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC

Lydia Kamekeha Paki Liliuokalani
n : queen of the Hawaiian islands (1838-1917) [syn: {Liliuokalani}]

Lydian
n : an Anatolian language

lye
n : a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide

lye hominy
n : hominy prepared by bleaching in lye

lygaeid
n : a true bug: usually bright-colored; pest of cultivated crops and some fruit trees [syn: {lygaeid bug}]

lygaeid bug
n : a true bug: usually bright-colored; pest of cultivated crops and some fruit trees [syn: {lygaeid}]

Lygaeidae
n : lygaeid bugs [syn: {family Lygaeidae}]

Lyginopteridales
n : fossil gymnospermous trees or climbing plants from the Devonian: seed ferns [syn: {Cycadofilicales}, {order Cycadofilicales}, {order Lyginopteridales}]

Lyginopteris
n : genus of fossil seed ferns of the Carboniferous [syn: {genus Lyginopteris}]

Lygodium
n : chiefly tropical climbing ferns [syn: {genus Lygodium}]

Lygodium microphyllum
n : tropical fern widespread in Old World; naturalized in Jamaica and Florida [syn: {climbing maidenhair}, {climbing maidenhair fern}, {snake fern}]

Lygodium palmatum
n : delicate fern of the eastern United States having a twining stem and palmately-lobed sterile fronds and forked fertile fronds [syn: {creeping fern}, {Hartford fern}]

Lygus
n : plant-sucking bugs [syn: {genus Lygus}]

lygus bug
n : vector of viral plant diseases

Lygus lineolaris
n : widespread plant and fruit pest [syn: {tarnished plant bug}]

lying
lie
n 1: a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth [syn: {prevarication}]
2: Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968) [syn: {Trygve Lie}, {Trygve Halvden Lie}]
3: position or manner in which something is situated
v 1: be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
2: be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf" [ant: {stand}, {sit}]
3: originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country" [syn: {dwell}, {consist}, {belong}, {lie in}]
4: be and remain in a particular state or condition; "lie dormant"
5: tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"
6: have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies" [syn: {rest}]
7: assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better" [syn: {lie down}] [ant: {arise}] [also: {lying}, {lay}, {lain}]

lying
adj : given to lying; "a lying witness"; "a mendacious child" [syn: {lying(a)}, {mendacious}]
n : the deliberate act of deviating from the truth [syn: {prevarication}, {fabrication}]

lying
See {lie}

lying in wait
adj : waiting in concealment; in ambush; "an army lying in wait in the forest"
n : the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise [syn: {ambush}, {ambuscade}, {trap}]

lying under oath
n : criminal offense of making false statements under oath [syn: {perjury}, {bearing false witness}]

lying-in
n : concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours" [syn: {parturiency}, {labor}, {labour}, {confinement}, {travail}, {childbed}] [also: {lyings-in} (pl)]

lyings-in
lying-in
n : concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours" [syn: {parturiency}, {labor}, {labour}, {confinement}, {travail}, {childbed}] [also: {lyings-in} (pl)]

lyings-in
See {lying-in}

Lyly
n : English writer noted for his elaborate style (1554-1606) [syn: {John Lyly}]

Lyman Frank Brown
n : United States writer of children's books (1856-1919) [syn: {Baum}, {Frank Baum}]

Lymantria
n : type genus of the Lymantriidae; a pest (Lymantria means `destroyer') [syn: {genus Lymantria}]

Lymantria dispar
n : European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees [syn: {gypsy moth}, {gipsy moth}]

lymantriid
n : dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees [syn: {tussock moth}]

Lymantriidae
n : tussock moths [syn: {family Lymantriidae}]

Lyme arthritis
n : an acute inflammatory disease characterized by a rash with joint swelling and fever; caused by bacteria carried by the bite of a deer tick [syn: {Lyme disease}]

Lyme disease
n : an acute inflammatory disease characterized by a rash with joint swelling and fever; caused by bacteria carried by the bite of a deer tick [syn: {Lyme arthritis}]

lyme grass
n : a grass of the genus Elymus

lymph
n : a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels

lymph cell
n : an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection [syn: {lymphocyte}]

lymph gland
n : the source of lymph and lymphocytes [syn: {lymph node}, {node}]

lymph node
n : the source of lymph and lymphocytes [syn: {lymph gland}, {node}]

lymph vessel
n : a vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation [syn: {lymphatic vessel}]

lymphadenitis
n : inflammation of lymph nodes

lymphadenoma
n : an abnormally enlarged lymph node

lymphadenopathy
n : chronic abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes (usually associated with disease)

lymphangiectasia
n : dilatation of a lymph vessel [syn: {lymphangiectasis}]

lymphangiectasis
n : dilatation of a lymph vessel [syn: {lymphangiectasia}]

lymphangiogram
n : an angiogram of the lymph nodes and lymph vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance

lymphangiography
n : roentgenographic examination of lymph nodes and lymph vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces a lymphangiogram [syn: {lymphography}]

lymphangioma
n : benign angioma consisting of a mass of lymphatic vessels

lymphangitides
lymphangitis
n : inflammation of a lymph vessel [also: {lymphangitides} (pl)]

lymphangitides
See {lymphangitis}

lymphangitis
n : inflammation of a lymph vessel [also: {lymphangitides} (pl)]

lymphatic
adj : of or relating to or produced by lymph

lymphatic system
n : the interconnected system of spaces and vessels between body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates throughout the body [syn: {systema lymphaticum}]

lymphatic tissue
n : tissue making up the lymphatic system [syn: {lymphoid tissue}]

lymphatic vessel
n : a vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation [syn: {lymph vessel}]

lymphedema
n : swelling (usually in the legs) caused by lymph accumulating in the tissues

lymphoblast
n : an immature lymphocyte

lymphoblastic leukemia
n : a form of lymphocytic leukemia in which the abnormal cells in the circulating blood are almost totally lymphoblasts

lymphocyte
n : an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection [syn: {lymph cell}]

lymphocytic
adj : of or relating to lymphocytes; "lymphocytic leukemia"

lymphocytic choriomeningitis
n : a form of viral meningitis caused by a virus carried by the common house mouse

lymphocytic leukemia
n : leukemia characterized by enlargement of lymphoid tissues and lymphocytic cells in the circulating blood

lymphocytopenia
n : an abnormally small number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood [syn: {lymphopenia}]

lymphocytosis
n : an abnormal increase in the number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood

lymphogranuloma venereum
n : infectious disease caused by a species of chlamydia bacterium; transmitted by sexual contact; characterized by genital lesions and swelling of lymph nodes in the groin [syn: {LGV}, {lymphopathia venereum}]

lymphography
n : roentgenographic examination of lymph nodes and lymph vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces a lymphangiogram [syn: {lymphangiography}]

lymphoid
adj : resembling lymph or lymphatic tissues

lymphoid tissue
n : tissue making up the lymphatic system [syn: {lymphatic tissue}]

lymphokine
n : a cytokine secreted by helper T cells in response to stimulation by antigens and that play a role in cell-mediated immunity

lymphoma
n : a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer [also: {lymphomata} (pl)]

lymphomata
lymphoma
n : a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer [also: {lymphomata} (pl)]

lymphomata
See {lymphoma}

lymphopathia venereum
n : infectious disease caused by a species of chlamydia bacterium; transmitted by sexual contact; characterized by genital lesions and swelling of lymph nodes in the groin [syn: {lymphogranuloma venereum}, {LGV}]

lymphopenia
n : an abnormally small number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood [syn: {lymphocytopenia}]

lymphopoieses
lymphopoiesis
n : the formation of lymphocytes in the bone marrow and lymph nodes and thymus and spleen [also: {lymphopoieses} (pl)]

lymphopoieses
See {lymphopoiesis}

lymphopoiesis
n : the formation of lymphocytes in the bone marrow and lymph nodes and thymus and spleen [also: {lymphopoieses} (pl)]

lymphuria
n : the presence of lymph in the urine

lympphocytic choriomeningitis virus
n : the RNA virus that causes lymphocytic choriomeningitis; infects mice and monkeys and dogs and guinea pigs and human beings

lynch
v : kill without legal sanction; "The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child"

lynch law
n : the practice of punishing people by hanging without due process of law

lynch mob
n : a mob that kills a person for some presumed offense without legal authority

Lynchburg
n : a city in central Virginia

lynching
n : putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law

lynchpin
n 1: a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm" [syn: {anchor}, {mainstay}, {keystone}, {backbone}, {linchpin}]
2: pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on [syn: {linchpin}]

Lyndon Baines Johnson
n : 36th President of the United States; was elected Vice President and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973) [syn: {Johnson}, {Lyndon Johnson}, {LBJ}, {President Johnson}, {President Lyndon Johnson}]

Lyndon Johnson
n : 36th President of the United States; was elected Vice President and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973) [syn: {Johnson}, {Lyndon Baines Johnson}, {LBJ}, {President Johnson}, {President Lyndon Johnson}]

Lynn Fontanne
n : United States actress (born in England) who married Alfred Lunt and performed with him in many plays (1887-1983) [syn: {Fontanne}]

lynx
n : short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur [syn: {catamount}]

Lynx canadensis
n : of northern North America [syn: {Canada lynx}]

Lynx caracal
n : of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia [syn: {caracal}, {desert lynx}]

Lynx lynx
n : of northern Eurasia [syn: {common lynx}]

Lynx pardina
n : of southern Europe [syn: {spotted lynx}]

Lynx rufus
n : small lynx of North America [syn: {bobcat}, {bay lynx}]

lynx-eyed
adj : having very keen vision; "quick-sighted as a cat" [syn: {argus-eyed}, {hawk-eyed}, {keen-sighted}, {quick-sighted}, {sharp-eyed}, {sharp-sighted}]

Lyon
n : a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon [syn: {Lyons}]

Lyonia
n : evergreen or deciduous shrubs or small trees of United States to Antilles and eastern Asia to the Himalaya [syn: {genus Lyonia}]

Lyonia ligustrina
n : deciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers [syn: {maleberry}, {male berry}, {privet andromeda}, {he-huckleberry}]

Lyonia lucida
n : showy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to reddish flowers that resemble an umbel [syn: {fetterbush}, {fetter bush}, {shiny lyonia}]

Lyonia mariana
n : deciduous shrub of coastal plain of the eastern United States having nodding pinkish-white flowers; poisonous to stock [syn: {staggerbush}, {stagger bush}]

Lyonnais
n : a former province of east central France; now administered by Rhone-Alpes

lyonnaise
adj : cooked with onions

Lyonnaise sauce
n : brown sauce with sauteed chopped onions and parsley and dry white wine or vinegar [syn: {brown onion sauce}]

Lyons
n : a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon [syn: {Lyon}]

lyophilisation
n : a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes [syn: {freeze-drying}, {lyophilization}]

lyophilise
v : to dry (blood, serum, tissue, etc.) by freezing in a high vacuum [syn: {lyophilize}]

lyophilised
adj : used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum [syn: {lyophilized}, {freeze-dried}]

lyophilization
n : a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes [syn: {freeze-drying}, {lyophilisation}]

lyophilize
v : to dry (blood, serum, tissue, etc.) by freezing in a high vacuum [syn: {lyophilise}]

lyophilized
adj : used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum [syn: {lyophilised}, {freeze-dried}]

lypressin
n : an antidiuretic and vasoconstrictor used to treat diabetes insipidus

Lyra
n : a small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco; contains the star Vega

lyrate
adj : of a leaf shape; having curvature suggestive of a lyre

lyrate leaf
n : having curvature suggestive of a lyre

lyre
n : a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment

lyre snake
n : mildly venomous snake with a lyre-shaped mark on the head; found in rocky areas from southwestern United States to Central America

lyrebird
n : Australian bird that resembles a pheasant; the courting male displays long tail feathers in a lyre shape

lyreflower
n : garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers [syn: {bleeding heart}, {lyre-flower}, {Dicentra spectabilis}]

lyre-flower
n : garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers [syn: {bleeding heart}, {lyreflower}, {Dicentra spectabilis}]

lyric
adj 1: expressing deep personal emotion; "the dancer's lyrical performance" [syn: {lyrical}]
2: used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range; "a lyric soprano" [ant: {dramatic}]
3: relating to or being musical drama; "the lyric stage"
4: of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way); "lyric poetry"
n 1: the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language" [syn: {words}, {language}]
2: a short poem of songlike quality [syn: {lyric poem}]
v : write lyrics for (a song)

lyric poem
n : a short poem of songlike quality [syn: {lyric}]

lyrical
adj 1: suitable for or suggestive of singing
2: expressing deep personal emotion; "the dancer's lyrical performance" [syn: {lyric}]

lyricality
n : the property of being suitable for singing [syn: {lyricism}, {songfulness}]

lyrically
adv : in a lyrical manner; "she danced the part of the Black Swan very lyrically"

lyricism
n 1: the property of being suitable for singing [syn: {lyricality}, {songfulness}]
2: unrestrained and exaggerated enthusiasm

lyricist
n : a person who writes the words for songs

Lyrurus
n : black grouse [syn: {genus Lyrurus}]

Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi
n : a black grouse of western Asia [syn: {Asian black grouse}]

Lyrurus tetrix
n : large northern European black grouse with a lyre-shaped tail [syn: {European black grouse}, {heathfowl}]

Lysander
n : Spartan general who defeated the Athenians in the final battle of the Peloponnesian War (died in 395 BC)

Lysenko
n : Soviet geneticist whose adherence to Lamarck's theory of evolution was favored by Stalin (1898-1976) [syn: {Trofim Denisovich Lysenko}]

lysergic acid
n : a crystalline acid often used in medical research; obtained from ergotic alkaloids

lysergic acid diethylamide
n : a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid [syn: {LSD}]

lyses
lysis
n 1: recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside
2: (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria [also: {lyses} (pl)]

lyses
See {lysis}

Lysichiton
n : skunk cabbage [syn: {genus Lysichiton}, {Lysichitum}, {genus Lysichitum}]

Lysichiton americanum
n : clump-forming deciduous perennial swamp plant of western North America similar to Symplocarpus foetidus but having a yellow spathe [syn: {skunk cabbage}]

Lysichitum
n : skunk cabbage [syn: {Lysichiton}, {genus Lysichiton}, {genus Lysichitum}]

Lysiloma
n : small genus of tropical American trees and shrubs with pinnate leaves and flat straight pods [syn: {genus Lysiloma}]

Lysiloma bahamensis
n : a tree of the West Indies and Florida and Mexico; resembles tamarind and has long flat pods [syn: {wild tamarind}, {Lysiloma latisiliqua}]

Lysiloma latisiliqua
n : a tree of the West Indies and Florida and Mexico; resembles tamarind and has long flat pods [syn: {wild tamarind}, {Lysiloma bahamensis}]

Lysiloma sabicu
n : West Indian tree yielding la hard dark born wood resembling mahogany in texture and value [syn: {sabicu}]

Lysimachia
n : loosestrife: a cosmopolitan genus found in damp or swampy terrain having usually yellow flowers; inclined to be invasive [syn: {genus Lysimachia}]

Lysimachia ciliatum
n : of North America [syn: {fringed loosestrife}]

Lysimachia clethroides Duby
n : a variety of the loosestrife herb [syn: {gooseneck loosestrife}]

Lysimachia nemorum
n : trailing European evergreen with yellow flowers [syn: {yellow pimpernel}]

Lysimachia nummularia
n : a loosestrife vine [syn: {moneywort}, {creeping Jenny}, {creeping Charlie}]

Lysimachia quadrifolia
n : common North American yellow-flowered plant [syn: {whorled loosestrife}]

Lysimachia terrestris
n : North American plant with spikes of yellow flowers, found in wet places [syn: {swamp candles}]

Lysimachia vulgaris
n : frequently considered a weed; Europe and Asia [syn: {yellow loosestrife}, {garden loosestrife}]

Lysimachus
n : Macedonian general under Alexander the Great; with Seleucus he defeated Antigonus and Demetrius at the battle of Ipsus (circa 355-281 BC)

lysin
n : any substance (such as an antibody) or agent that can cause lysis

lysine
n : an essential amino acid found in proteins; occurs especially in gelatin and casein

lysine intolerance
n : a disorder in which a lack of certain enzymes makes it impossible to digest the amino acid lysine

lysinemia
n : an inborn error of metabolism in which the lack of certain enzymes leads to an inability to metabolize the amino acid lysine; characterized by muscular weakness and mental retardation

Lysippus
n : Greek sculptor (4th century BC)

lysis
n 1: recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside
2: (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria [also: {lyses} (pl)]

lysogenic
adj 1: of or relating to lysogeny
2: capable of producing or undergoing lysis

lysogenicity
n : the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material; "when a phage infects a bacterium it can either destroy its host or be incorporated in the host genome in a state of lysogeny" [syn: {lysogeny}]

lysogenisation
n : the process by which a bacterium acquires a phage that becomes integrated into its genome [syn: {lysogenization}]

lysogenization
n : the process by which a bacterium acquires a phage that becomes integrated into its genome [syn: {lysogenisation}]

lysogenize
v : become integrated into the genome of (a bacterium)

lysogeny
n : the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material; "when a phage infects a bacterium it can either destroy its host or be incorporated in the host genome in a state of lysogeny" [syn: {lysogenicity}]

Lysol
n : a clear oily brown solution of cresols in soap; used as an antiseptic and disinfectant

lysosome
n : an organelle found in the cytoplasm of most cells (especially in leukocytes and liver and kidney cells)

lysozyme
n : an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria [syn: {muramidase}]

lyssa
n : an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain [syn: {rabies}, {hydrophobia}, {madness}]

lyssavirus
n : a neurotropic nonarbovirus of the family Rhabdoviridae that causes rabies

Lythraceae
n : herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers [syn: {family Lythraceae}, {loosestrife family}]

Lythrum
n : loosestrife [syn: {genus Lythrum}]

Lythrum hyssopifolia
n : annual with small solitary pink flowers; originally of Europe but widely naturalized in moist areas [syn: {grass poly}, {hyssop loosestrife}]

Lythrum salicaria
n : marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States [syn: {purple loosestrife}, {spiked loosestrife}]

lyttae
See {lytta}

Lytton
n : English writer of historical romances (1803-1873) [syn: {First Baron Lytton}, {Bulwer-Lytton}, {Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton}]

Lytton Strachey
n : English biographer and leading member of the Bloomsbury Group (1880-1932) [syn: {Strachey}, {Giles Lytton Strachey}]

m
adj : denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units [syn: {thousand}, {a thousand}, {one thousand}, {1000}, {k}]
n 1: the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) [syn: {meter}, {metre}]
2: concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per liter of solvent [syn: {molarity}, {molar concentration}]
3: the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 [syn: {thousand}, {one thousand}, {1000}, {K}, {chiliad}, {G}, {grand}, {thou}, {yard}]
4: the 13th letter of the Roman alphabet

M. J. Schleiden
n : German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 formulated the cell theory (1804-1881) [syn: {Schleiden}, {Matthias Schleiden}]

M-1
n : a semiautomatic rifle [syn: {Garand rifle}, {Garand}, {M-1 rifle}]

M1
n : a measure of the money supply; includes currency in circulation plus demand deposits or checking account balances

M-1 rifle
n : a semiautomatic rifle [syn: {Garand rifle}, {Garand}, {M-1}]

M2
n : a measure of the money supply; M1 plus net time deposits (other than large certificates of deposit)

M3
n : a measure of the money supply; M2 plus deposits at institutions that are not banks (such as savings and loan associations)

ma
n 1: informal terms for a mother [syn: {mama}, {mamma}, {mom}, {momma}, {mommy}, {mammy}, {mum}, {mummy}, {mater}]
2: a master's degree in arts and sciences [syn: {Master of Arts}, {Artium Magister}, {AM}]
3: one thousandth of an ampere [syn: {milliampere}]
4: a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {Massachusetts}, {Bay State}, {Old Colony}]

Maalox
n : an antacid

ma'am
n : a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady" [syn: {dame}, {madam}, {lady}, {gentlewoman}]

maar
n : a flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion; often filled with water [also: {maare} (pl)]

maare
maar
n : a flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion; often filled with water [also: {maare} (pl)]

maare
See {maar}

Maarianhamina
n : a town that is the chief port of the Aland islands [syn: {Mariehamn}]

mac
n : a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric [syn: {macintosh}, {mackintosh}, {mack}]

macabre
adj : shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen" [syn: {ghastly}, {grim}, {grisly}, {gruesome}]

Macaca
n : macaques; rhesus monkeys [syn: {genus Macaca}]

Macaca irus
n : monkey of southeast Asia, Borneo and the Philippines [syn: {crab-eating macaque}, {croo monkey}]

Macaca mulatta
n : of southern Asia; used in medical research [syn: {rhesus}, {rhesus monkey}]

Macaca radiata
n : Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair [syn: {bonnet macaque}, {bonnet monkey}, {capped macaque}, {crown monkey}]

Macaca sylvana
n : tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of northwestern Africa and Gibraltar [syn: {Barbary ape}]

macadam
n 1: broken stone used in macadamized roadways
2: a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar [syn: {tarmacadam}, {tarmac}]

macadamia
n : any tree of the genus Macadamia [syn: {macadamia tree}]

Macadamia integrifolia
n : medium-sized tree of eastern Australia having creamy-white flowers

macadamia nut
n 1: small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers; widely cultivated (especially in Hawaii) for its sweet edible nuts [syn: {macadamia nut tree}, {Macadamia ternifolia}]
2: nutlike seed with sweet and crisp white meat

macadamia nut tree
n : small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers; widely cultivated (especially in Hawaii) for its sweet edible nuts [syn: {macadamia nut}, {Macadamia ternifolia}]

Macadamia ternifolia
n : small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers; widely cultivated (especially in Hawaii) for its sweet edible nuts [syn: {macadamia nut}, {macadamia nut tree}]

Macadamia tetraphylla
n : bushy tree with pink to purple flowers [syn: {Queensland nut}]

macadamia tree
n : any tree of the genus Macadamia [syn: {macadamia}]

macadamise
v : surface with macadam; "macadam the road" [syn: {macadamize}, {tarmac}]

macadamize
v : surface with macadam; "macadam the road" [syn: {macadamise}, {tarmac}]

macamba
n : tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts [syn: {grugru}, {gri-gri}, {grugru palm}, {Acrocomia aculeata}]

Macao
n : a Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea; reverts to China in 1999 [syn: {Macau}]

Macao monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Macao

macaque
n : short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa

macaroni
n 1: a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms; "Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni"
2: pasta in the form of slender tubes [also: {macaronies} (pl)]

macaroni and cheese
n : macaroni in a cheese sauce

macaroni salad
n : having macaroni as the base

macaroni wheat
n : wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America [syn: {durum}, {durum wheat}, {hard wheat}, {Triticum durum}, {Triticum turgidum}]

macaronic
adj : of or containing a mixture of Latin words and vernacular words jumbled together; "macaronic verse"

macaronies
macaroni
n 1: a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms; "Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni"
2: pasta in the form of slender tubes [also: {macaronies} (pl)]

macaronies
See {macaroni}

macaroon
n : chewy drop cookie usually containing almond paste

MacArthur
n : United States general who served as chief of staff and commanded Allied forces in the South Pacific during World War II; he accepted the surrender of Japan (1880-1964) [syn: {Douglas MacArthur}]

Macau
n : a Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea; reverts to China in 1999 [syn: {Macao}]

Macaulay
n : English historian noted for his history of England (1800-1859) [syn: {Thomas Babington Macaulay}, {First Baron Macaulay}, {Lord Macaulay}]

macaw
n : long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central America and South America; among the largest and showiest of parrots

Macbeth
n : king of Scotland (died in 1057)

maccaronies
See {maccaroni}

MacDowell
n : United States composer best remembered as a composer of works for the piano (1860-1908) [syn: {Edward MacDowell}]

Mace
n 1: (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization [syn: {Chemical Mace}]
2: an official who carries a mace of office [syn: {macebearer}, {macer}]
3: spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed
4: a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority

macebearer
n : an official who carries a mace of office [syn: {mace}, {macer}]

macedoine
n : mixed diced fruits or vegetables; hot or cold

Macedon
n : the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria [syn: {Macedonia}, {Makedonija}]

Macedonia
n 1: landlocked republic on the Balkan Peninsula; achieved independence from Yugoslavia in 1991
2: the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria [syn: {Macedon}, {Makedonija}]

Macedonian
adj : of or relating to Macedonia or its inhabitants; "Macedonian hills"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Macedon
2: the Slavic language of modern Macedonia

Macedonian War
n : one the four wars between Macedonia and Rome in thye 3rd and 2nd centuries BC, which ended in the defeat of Macedonia and its annexation as a Roman province

macer
n : an official who carries a mace of office [syn: {macebearer}, {mace}]

macerate
v 1: separate into constituents by soaking
2: become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking; "the tissue macerated in the water"
3: soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result; "macerate peaches"; "the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system"
4: cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him" [syn: {waste}, {emaciate}]

maceration
n 1: softening due to soaking or steeping
2: extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) [syn: {bonyness}, {emaciation}, {gauntness}]

macerative
adj : accompanied by or characterized by maceration; "macerative degeneration of the liver"

MacGregor
n : Scottish clan leader and outlaw who was the subject of a 1817 novel by Sir Walter Scott (1671-1734) [syn: {Robert MacGregor}, {Rob Roy}]

Mach
n : Austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916) [syn: {Ernst Mach}]

Mach number
n : the ratio of the speed of a moving body to the speed of sound

Machaeranthera
n : wildflowers of western North America [syn: {genus Machaeranthera}]

Machaeranthera bigelovii
n : wild aster having leafy stems and flower heads with narrow bright reddish-lavender or purple rays; western Colorado to Arizona [syn: {sticky aster}]

Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
n : wild aster with fernlike leaves and flower heads with very narrow bright purple rays; Alberta to Texas and Mexico [syn: {tahoka daisy}, {tansy leaf aster}]

Machaeranthera tortifoloia
n : wild aster having grayish leafy stems and flower heads with narrow pale lavender or violet rayes; of rocky desert slopes California to Arizona and Utah [syn: {Mojave aster}]

machete
n : a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation [syn: {matchet}, {panga}]

Machiavelli
n : a statesman of Florence who advocated a strong central government (1469-1527) [syn: {Niccolo Machiavelli}]

Machiavellian
adj : of or relating to Machiavelli or the principles of conduct he recommended; "Machiavellian thinking"

Machiavellianism
n : the political doctrine of Machiavelli: any means (however unscrupulous) can be used by a ruler in order to create and maintain his autocratic government

machicolate
v : supply with projecting galleries; "machicolate the castle walls"

machicolation
n : a projecting parapet supported by corbels on a medieval castle; has openings through which stones or boiling water could be dropped on an enemy

machilid
n : wingless insect living in dark moist places as under dead tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed [syn: {jumping bristletail}]

Machilidae
n : jumping bristletails [syn: {family Machilidae}]

machinate
v 1: arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office" [syn: {organize}, {organise}, {prepare}, {devise}, {get up}]
2: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government" [syn: {conspire}, {cabal}, {complot}, {conjure}]

machination
n : a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends [syn: {intrigue}]

machinator
n : a member of a conspiracy [syn: {conspirator}, {coconspirator}, {plotter}]

machine
n 1: any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
2: an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently; "the war machine"
3: an efficient person; "the boxer was a magnificent fighting machine"
4: 4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" [syn: {car}, {auto}, {automobile}, {motorcar}]
5: a group that controls the activities of a political party; "he was endorsed by the Democratic machine" [syn: {political machine}]
6: a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point [syn: {simple machine}]
v 1: turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery
2: make by machinery; "The Americans were machining while others still hand-made cars"

machine bolt
n : a bolt with a square or hexagonal head on one end and a threaded shaft on the other end; tightened with a wrench; used to connect metal parts

machine code
n : a set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it directly without further translation [syn: {machine language}]

machine gun
n : a rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted)
v : shoot with a machine gun

machine gunner
n : a serviceman in the artillery [syn: {artilleryman}, {cannoneer}, {gunner}]

machine language
n 1: a programming language designed for use on a specific class of computers [syn: {computer language}, {computer-oriented language}, {machine-oriented language}]
2: a set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it directly without further translation [syn: {machine code}]

machine operation
n : an elementary operation that a computer is designed and built to perform [syn: {computer operation}]

machine pistol
n : a fully automatic pistol; a small submachine gun [syn: {burp gun}]

machine politician
n : a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends [syn: {ward-heeler}, {political hack}, {hack}]

machine readable
adj : suitable for feeding directly into a computer [syn: {computer readable}]

machine readable dictionary
n : a machine-readable version of a standard dictionary; organized alphabetically [syn: {MRD}, {electronic dictionary}]

machine rifle
n : light machine gun [syn: {automatic rifle}, {automatic}]

machine screw
n : a screw used either with a nut or with a tapped hole; slotted head can be driven by a screwdriver

machine shop
n : workshop where metal is cut and shaped etc., by machine tools

machine stitch
n : made by a sewing machine using two threads [syn: {sewing-machine stitch}]

machine tool
n : a powered machine for cutting or shaping or finishing metals or other materials

machine translation
n : the use of computers to translate from one language to another [syn: {MT}]

machine wash
v : wash by machine; "Can these shirts be machine-washed?" [syn: {machine-wash}] [ant: {handwash}]

machine-accessible
adj : stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer [syn: {connected}]

machine-controlled
adj : operated by automation; "an automated stoker" [syn: {automated}, {machine-driven}]

machine-displayable text
n : electronic text that is stored and used in the form of a digital image

machine-driven
adj : operated by automation; "an automated stoker" [syn: {automated}, {machine-controlled}]

machine-gunned
See {machine-gun}

machine-gunning
See {machine-gun}

machinelike
adj : like the unthinking functioning of a machine; "an automatic `thank you'"; "machinelike efficiency" [syn: {automatic}, {automatonlike}, {robotlike}]

machine-made
adj : made by machine [ant: {handmade}]

machine-oriented language
n : a programming language designed for use on a specific class of computers [syn: {computer language}, {computer-oriented language}, {machine language}]

machine-readable text
n : electronic text that is stored as strings of characters and that can be displayed in a variety of formats

machinery
n 1: machines or machine systems collectively
2: a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions; "the complex machinery of negotiation"; "the machinery of command labored and brought forth an order"

machine-wash
v : wash by machine; "Can these shirts be machine-washed?" [syn: {machine wash}] [ant: {handwash}]

machinist
n : a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools [syn: {mechanic}, {shop mechanic}]

machinist's vise
n : a vise with two parallel iron jaws and a wide opening below [syn: {metalworking vise}]

machismo
n : exaggerated masculinity

machmeter
n : speedometer for measuring the speed of an aircraft relative to the speed of sound

macho
adj : used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner [syn: {butch}]

macho-man
n : a man who is virile and sexually active [syn: {stud}, {he-man}]

Machupo virus
n : the RNA virus that causes Bolivian hemorrhagic fever; carried by rats and mice

machzorim
See {machzor}

macintosh
n 1: a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric [syn: {mackintosh}]
2: a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric [syn: {mackintosh}, {mac}, {mack}]

mack
n : a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric [syn: {macintosh}, {mackintosh}, {mac}]

Mack Sennett
n : United States filmmaker (born in Canada) noted for slapstick movies (1880-1960) [syn: {Sennett}]

Mackenzie
n 1: Canadian explorer (born in England) who explored the Mackenzie River and who was first to cross North American by land north of Mexico (1764-1820) [syn: {Sir Alexander Mackenzie}]
2: a Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea [syn: {Mackenzie River}]

Mackenzie River
n : a Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea [syn: {Mackenzie}]

mackerel
n 1: flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish
2: any of various fishes of the family Scombridae

mackerel scad
n : small silvery fish; Nova Scotia to Brazil [syn: {mackerel shad}, {Decapterus macarellus}]

mackerel shad
n : small silvery fish; Nova Scotia to Brazil [syn: {mackerel scad}, {Decapterus macarellus}]

mackerel shark
n : fierce pelagic and oceanic sharks

mackerel sky
n : a sky filled with rows of cirrocumulus or small altocumulus clouds

Mackinac Bridge
n : a suspension bridge across the channel between the lower and upper peninsulas of Michigan

mackinaw
n 1: a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material [syn: {Mackinaw coat}]
2: a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States [syn: {Mackinaw blanket}]
3: a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes [syn: {Mackinaw boat}]
4: a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design

Mackinaw blanket
n : a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States [syn: {mackinaw}]

Mackinaw boat
n : a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes [syn: {mackinaw}]

Mackinaw coat
n : a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material [syn: {mackinaw}]

mackintosh
n 1: a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric [syn: {macintosh}]
2: a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric [syn: {macintosh}, {mac}, {mack}]

mackle
n : a printed impression that is blurred or doubled

Macleaya
n : a perennial herb of eastern Asia: plume poppy [syn: {genus Macleaya}]

Macleaya cordata
n : herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers [syn: {plume poppy}, {bocconia}]

MacLeish
n : United States poet (1892-1982) [syn: {Archibald MacLeish}]

Macleod
n : Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935) [syn: {John Macleod}, {John James Rickard Macleod}]

Maclura
n : yellowwood trees or shrubs [syn: {genus Maclura}]

Maclura pomifera
n : small shrubby deciduous yellowwood tree of south central United States having spines, glossy dark green leaves and an inedible fruit that resembles an orange; its hard orange-colored wood used for bows by native Americans; frequently planted as boundary hedge [syn: {osage orange}, {bow wood}, {mock orange}]

Macon
n 1: a city in central Georgia southeast of Atlanta
2: fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry [syn: {maconnais}]

maconnais
n : fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry [syn: {macon}]

Macoun
n : similar to McIntosh; juicy and late-ripening

Macowanites
n : a stout-stemmed genus of fungus belonging to the family Secotiaceae having fruiting bodies that never expand completely [syn: {genus Macowanites}]

Macowanites americanus
n : a small fungus with a fragile cap that cracks to expose the white context and a white stalk that is practically enclosed by the cap

macrame
n : a coarse lace; made by weaving and knotting cords
v : make knotted patterns; "macrame a plant holder"

macrencephalic
adj : having a large brain case [syn: {macrencephalous}]

macrencephalous
adj : having a large brain case [syn: {macrencephalic}]

macrencephaly
n : an abnormally large braincase

macro
adj : very large in scale or scope or capability; "`macro' in the word `macroscopic' is a combining form"
n : a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language [syn: {macro instruction}]

macro instruction
n : a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language [syn: {macro}]

macrobiotic
adj : of or relating to the theory or practice of macrobiotics; "macrobiotic diet"

macrobiotic diet
n : a diet consisting chiefly of beans and whole grains

macrobiotics
n : the theory of promoting health and longevity by means of diet (especially whole beans and grains)

macrocephalic
adj : having an exceptionally large head and brain [syn: {macrocephalous}]

Macrocephalon
n : maleos [syn: {genus Macrocephalon}]

Macrocephalon maleo
n : Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches [syn: {maleo}]

macrocephalous
adj : having an exceptionally large head and brain [syn: {macrocephalic}]

macrocephaly
n : an abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical [syn: {megacephaly}, {megalocephaly}]

Macrocheira
n : giant crabs of Japan [syn: {genus Macrocheira}]

Macrocheira kaempferi
n : very large deep-water Japanese crab [syn: {giant crab}]

Macroclemys
n : alligator snapping turtles [syn: {genus Macroclemys}]

Macroclemys temmincki
n : large species having three ridges on its back; found in southeastern United States [syn: {alligator snapping turtle}, {alligator snapper}]

macrocosm
n : everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" [syn: {universe}, {existence}, {creation}, {world}, {cosmos}]

macrocosmic
adj : relating to or constituting a macrocosm

macrocyte
n : abnormally large red blood cell (associated with pernicious anemia) [syn: {megalocyte}]

macrocytic anaemia
n : anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is larger than normal [syn: {macrocytic anemia}]

macrocytic anemia
n : anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is larger than normal [syn: {macrocytic anaemia}]

macrocytosis
n : the presence of macrocytes in the blood

Macrodactylus
n : a genus of Melolonthidae [syn: {genus Macrodactylus}]

Macrodactylus subspinosus
n : common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines [syn: {rose chafer}, {rose bug}]

Macrodantin
n : derivative of nitrofuran used as an antibacterial medicine (trade name Macrodantin) effective against a broad range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria; used to treat infections of the urinary tract [syn: {nitrofurantoin}]

macroeconomic
adj : of or relating to macroeconomics

macroeconomic expert
n : an economist who specializes in macroeconomics [syn: {macroeconomist}]

macroeconomics
n : the branch of economics that studies the overall working of a national economy

macroeconomist
n : an economist who specializes in macroeconomics [syn: {macroeconomic expert}]

macroevolution
n : evolution on a large scale extending over geologic era and resulting in the formation of new taxonomic groups

macroglia
n : tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells [syn: {astroglia}]

macroglossia
n : a congenital disorder characterized by an abnormally large tongue; often seen in cases of Down's syndrome

macromolecular
adj : relating to or consisting of or characterized by macromolecules; "macromolecular compounds"

macromolecule
n : any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals [syn: {supermolecule}]

macron
n : a diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound

Macronectes
n : giant petrels [syn: {genus Macronectes}]

Macronectes giganteus
n : large brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seas [syn: {giant petrel}, {giant fulmar}]

macronuclei
See {macronucleus}

macrophage
n : a large phagocyte; some are fixed and other circulate in the blood stream

Macropodidae
n : kangaroos; wallabies [syn: {family Macropodidae}]

Macropus
n : type genus of the family Macropodidae: typical kangaroos and wallabies [syn: {genus Macropus}]

Macropus agiles
n : height 30 inches [syn: {common wallaby}]

Macropus giganteus
n : very large grayish-brown Australian kangaroo formerly abundant in open wooded areas [syn: {giant kangaroo}, {great gray kangaroo}]

Macrorhamphosidae
n : bellows fishes [syn: {family Macrorhamphosidae}]

macroscopic
adj : large enough to be visible to the naked eye [syn: {macroscopical}, {large}] [ant: {microscopic}]

macroscopic anatomy
n : the study of the structure of the body and its parts without the use of a microscope [syn: {gross anatomy}]

macroscopical
adj : large enough to be visible to the naked eye [syn: {macroscopic}, {large}] [ant: {microscopic}]

macroscopically
adv : without using a microscope; "The tubes were examined macroscopically"

macrosporangia
macrosporangium
n : a plant structure that produces megaspores [syn: {megasporangium}] [also: {macrosporangia} (pl)]

macrosporangia
See {macrosporangium}

macrosporangium
n : a plant structure that produces megaspores [syn: {megasporangium}] [also: {macrosporangia} (pl)]

macrospore
n : larger of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in ovule into a female gametophyte [syn: {megaspore}]

Macrothelypteris
n : medium to large terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia to Polynesia and Australia; naturalized in Americas [syn: {genus Macrothelypteris}]

Macrotis
n : a genus of Peramelidae [syn: {genus Macrotis}]

Macrotis lagotis
n : bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit [syn: {rabbit-eared bandicoot}, {rabbit bandicoot}, {bilby}]

macrotus
n : large-eared grayish bat of southern California and northwestern Mexico [syn: {Macrotus californicus}]

Macrotus californicus
n : large-eared grayish bat of southern California and northwestern Mexico [syn: {macrotus}]

Macrotyloma
n : annual or perennial vines of Africa and India and Australia; plants often placed in genus Dolichos [syn: {genus Macrotyloma}]

Macrotyloma uniflorum
n : twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos [syn: {horse gram}, {horse grain}, {poor man's pulse}, {Dolichos biflorus}]

Macrouridae
n : grenadiers [syn: {family Macrouridae}, {Macruridae}, {family Macruridae}]

macrozamia
n : any treelike cycad of the genus Macrozamia having erect trunks and pinnate leaves and large cones with sometimes edible nuts; Australia

Macrozamia communis
n : large attractive palmlike evergreen cycad of New South Wales [syn: {burrawong}]

Macrozamia spiralis
n : large attractive palmlike evergreen cycad of New South Wales [syn: {burrawong}]

Macrozoarces
n : a genus of Zoarcidae [syn: {genus Macrozoarces}]

Macrozoarces americanus
n : common along northeastern coast of North America [syn: {ocean pout}]

Macruridae
n : grenadiers [syn: {Macrouridae}, {family Macrouridae}, {family Macruridae}]

macula
n 1: a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field [syn: {sunspot}]
2: a yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision [syn: {macula lutea}, {macular area}, {yellow spot}]
3: a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases [syn: {macule}] [also: {maculae} (pl)]

macula lutea
n : a yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision [syn: {macula}, {macular area}, {yellow spot}]

maculae
macula
n 1: a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field [syn: {sunspot}]
2: a yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision [syn: {macula lutea}, {macular area}, {yellow spot}]
3: a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases [syn: {macule}] [also: {maculae} (pl)]

maculae
See {macula}

macular area
n : a yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision [syn: {macula}, {macula lutea}, {yellow spot}]

macular degeneration
n : degeneration of the cells of the macula lutea which results in blurred vision and can cause blindness; usually age-related

maculate
adj 1: morally blemished; stained or impure [syn: {defiled}]
2: spotted or blotched
v 1: make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man" [syn: {tarnish}, {stain}, {sully}, {defile}]
2: spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it" [syn: {foul}, {befoul}, {defile}]

maculation
n 1: a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red" [syn: {spot}, {speckle}, {dapple}, {patch}, {fleck}]
2: the act of spotting or staining something [syn: {staining}, {spotting}]

macule
n : a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases [syn: {macula}]

macumba
n 1: popular dance music of Brazil; derived from the practices of the macumba religious cult
2: a Brazilian religious cult of African origin; combines voodoo elements with singing a chanting and dancing

macushla
n : (an Irish term of address expressing affection) darling

mad
adj 1: roused to anger; "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark" [syn: {huffy}, {sore}]
2: affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad" [syn: {brainsick}, {crazy}, {demented}, {distracted}, {disturbed}, {sick}, {unbalanced}, {unhinged}]
3: marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure" [syn: {delirious}, {excited}, {frantic}, {unrestrained}]
4: very foolish; "harebrained ideas"; "took insane risks behind the wheel"; "a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains" [syn: {harebrained}, {insane}] [also: {madding}, {madded}, {maddest}, {madder}]

Mad Anthony Wayne
n : American general during the American Revolution (1745-1796) [syn: {Wayne}, {Anthony Wayne}]

mad apple
n 1: hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable [syn: {eggplant}, {aubergine}, {brinjal}, {eggplant bush}, {garden egg}, {Solanum melongena}]
2: egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow [syn: {eggplant}, {aubergine}]

mad cow disease
n : a fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and agitation [syn: {bovine spongiform encephalitis}, {BSE}]

Madagascan
adj : of or relating to Madagascar or its people; "Madagascan pepper"
n : a native or inhabitant of Madagascar

Madagascar
n 1: a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960 [syn: {Republic of Madagascar}, {Malagasy Republic}]
2: an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa; the 4th largest island in the world

Madagascar cat
n : small lemur having its tail barred with black [syn: {ring-tailed lemur}, {Lemur catta}]

Madagascar franc
n : the basic unit of money in Madagascar

Madagascar jasmine
n : twining woody vine of Madagascar having thick dark waxy evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white flowers along the stems; widely cultivated in warm regions [syn: {waxflower}, {Stephanotis floribunda}]

Madagascar pepper
n : climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam [syn: {pepper}, {common pepper}, {black pepper}, {white pepper}, {Piper nigrum}]

Madagascar periwinkle
n : commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers [syn: {periwinkle}, {rose periwinkle}, {old maid}, {Cape periwinkle}, {red periwinkle}, {cayenne jasmine}, {Catharanthus roseus}, {Vinca rosea}]

Madagascar plum
n : small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums [syn: {governor's plum}, {governor plum}, {ramontchi}, {batoko palm}, {Flacourtia indica}]

madake
n : large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and perhaps Japan; widely brown elsewhere [syn: {giant timber bamboo}, {ku-chiku}, {Phyllostachys bambusoides}]

madam
n 1: a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady" [syn: {dame}, {ma'am}, {lady}, {gentlewoman}]
2: a woman who runs a house of prostitution [syn: {brothel keeper}]

madame
n : title used for a married Frenchwoman [also: {mesdames} (pl)]

Madame Curie
n : French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel Prizes; one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium (1867-1934) [syn: {Curie}, {Marie Curie}, {Marya Sklodowska}]

Madame de Maintenon
n : French consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king after the death of his first wife (1635-1719) [syn: {Maintenon}, {Marquise de Maintenon}, {Francoise d'Aubigne}]

Madame de Stael
n : French romantic writer (1766-1817) [syn: {Stael}, {Baronne Anne Louise Germaine Necker de Steal-Holstein}]

Madame Tussaud
n : French modeler (resident in England after 1802) who made wax death masks of prominent victims of the French Revolution and toured Britain with her wax models; in 1835 she opened a permanent waxworks exhibition in London (1761-1850) [syn: {Tussaud}, {Marie Tussaud}, {Marie Grosholtz}]

madcap
adj : characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic) [syn: {hotheaded}, {impulsive}, {impetuous}, {tearaway(a)}, {brainish}]
n : a reckless impetuous irresponsible person [syn: {daredevil}, {hothead}, {swashbuckler}, {lunatic}, {harum-scarum}]

madded
mad
adj 1: roused to anger; "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark" [syn: {huffy}, {sore}]
2: affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad" [syn: {brainsick}, {crazy}, {demented}, {distracted}, {disturbed}, {sick}, {unbalanced}, {unhinged}]
3: marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure" [syn: {delirious}, {excited}, {frantic}, {unrestrained}]
4: very foolish; "harebrained ideas"; "took insane risks behind the wheel"; "a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains" [syn: {harebrained}, {insane}] [also: {madding}, {madded}, {maddest}, {madder}]

madded
See {mad}

madden
v 1: cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind [syn: {craze}]
2: drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves
3: make mad; "His behavior is maddening"

maddened
adj : marked by extreme anger; "the enraged bull attached"; "furious about the accident"; "a furious scowl"; "infuriated onlookers charged the police who were beating the boy"; "could not control the maddened crowd" [syn: {angered}, {enraged}, {furious}, {infuriated}]

maddening
adj : extremely annoying or displeasing; "his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating"; "I've had an exasperating day"; "her infuriating indifference"; "the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening" [syn: {exasperating}, {infuriating}, {vexing}]

madder
mad
adj 1: roused to anger; "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark" [syn: {huffy}, {sore}]
2: affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad" [syn: {brainsick}, {crazy}, {demented}, {distracted}, {disturbed}, {sick}, {unbalanced}, {unhinged}]
3: marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure" [syn: {delirious}, {excited}, {frantic}, {unrestrained}]
4: very foolish; "harebrained ideas"; "took insane risks behind the wheel"; "a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains" [syn: {harebrained}, {insane}] [also: {madding}, {madded}, {maddest}, {madder}]

madder
n : Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin [syn: {Rubia tinctorum}]
v : color a moderate to strong red

madder
See {mad}

madder family
n : widely distributed family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs; includes coffee and chinchona and gardenia and madder and bedstraws and partridgeberry [syn: {Rubiaceae}, {family Rubiaceae}]

madderwort
n : any of numerous trees or shrubs or vines of the family Rubiaceae [syn: {rubiaceous plant}]

maddest
mad
adj 1: roused to anger; "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark" [syn: {huffy}, {sore}]
2: affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad" [syn: {brainsick}, {crazy}, {demented}, {distracted}, {disturbed}, {sick}, {unbalanced}, {unhinged}]
3: marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure" [syn: {delirious}, {excited}, {frantic}, {unrestrained}]
4: very foolish; "harebrained ideas"; "took insane risks behind the wheel"; "a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains" [syn: {harebrained}, {insane}] [also: {madding}, {madded}, {maddest}, {madder}]

maddest
See {mad}

madding
mad
adj 1: roused to anger; "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark" [syn: {huffy}, {sore}]
2: affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad" [syn: {brainsick}, {crazy}, {demented}, {distracted}, {disturbed}, {sick}, {unbalanced}, {unhinged}]
3: marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure" [syn: {delirious}, {excited}, {frantic}, {unrestrained}]
4: very foolish; "harebrained ideas"; "took insane risks behind the wheel"; "a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains" [syn: {harebrained}, {insane}] [also: {madding}, {madded}, {maddest}, {madder}]

madding
See {mad}

mad-dog skullcap
n : an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic [syn: {blue pimpernel}, {blue skullcap}, {mad-dog weed}, {Scutellaria lateriflora}]

mad-dog weed
n : an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic [syn: {blue pimpernel}, {blue skullcap}, {mad-dog skullcap}, {Scutellaria lateriflora}]

made
make
n 1: a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?" [syn: {brand}]
2: the act of mixing cards haphazardly [syn: {shuffle}, {shuffling}]
v 1: engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution" [syn: {do}]
2: give certain properties to something; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear" [syn: {get}]
3: make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" [syn: {create}]
4: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" [syn: {induce}, {stimulate}, {cause}, {have}, {get}]
5: give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" [syn: {cause}, {do}]
6: create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" [syn: {produce}, {create}]
7: make, formulate, or derive in the mind; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?" [syn: {draw}]
8: compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way; "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat"
9: create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses" [syn: {create}] 10: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" [syn: {gain}, {take in}, {clear}, {earn}, {realize}, {realise}, {pull in}, {bring in}] 11: create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest" [syn: {do}] [ant: {unmake}] 12: to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction" [syn: {form}, {constitute}] 13: reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade" [syn: {reach}, {get to}, {progress to}] 14: be or be capable of being changed or made into; "He makes a great host"; "He will make a fine father" 15: make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones" 16: perform or carry out; "make a decision"; "make a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call" 17: make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" [syn: {construct}, {build}] 18: change from one form into another; "make water into wine"; "make lead into gold"; "make clay into bricks" 19: act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies" 20: charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club" [syn: {name}, {nominate}] 21: achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day" [syn: {have}, {get}] 22: reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts" [syn: {reach}, {attain}, {hit}, {arrive at}, {gain}] 23: institute, enact, or establish; "make laws" [syn: {lay down}, {establish}] 24: carry out or commit; "make a mistake"; "commit a faux-pas" 25: add up to; "four and four make eight" 26: form by assembling individuals or constituents; "Make a quorum"; "The branches made a roof" 27: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course" [syn: {hold}, {throw}, {have}, {give}] 28: prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" [syn: {cook}, {fix}, {ready}, {prepare}] 29: put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room" [syn: {make up}] 30: head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains" [syn: {take}] 31: have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds" [syn: {stool}, {defecate}, {shit}, {take a shit}, {take a crap}, {ca-ca}, {crap}] 32: undergo fabrication or creation; "This wool makes into a nice sweater" 33: be suitable for; "Wood makes good furniture" 34: amount to; "This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living" 35: constitute the essence of; "Clothes make the man" 36: appear to begin an activity; "He made to speak but said nothing i the end"; "She made a if to say hello to us" 37: proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest" [syn: {work}] 38: reach in time; "We barely made the plane" 39: gather and light the materials for; "make a fire" 40: induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally" [syn: {seduce}, {score}] 41: assure the success of; "A good review by this critic will make your play!" [ant: {break}] 42: represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress" [syn: {pretend}, {make believe}] 43: consider as being; "It wasn't the problem some people made it" 44: calculate as being; "I make the height about 100 feet" 45: cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable; "make my day" 46: favor the development of; "Practice makes the winner" 47: develop into; "He will make a splendid father!" 48: behave in a certain way; "make merry" 49: eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" [syn: {urinate}, {piddle}, {puddle}, {micturate}, {piss}, {pee}, {pee-pee}, {make water}, {relieve oneself}, {take a leak}, {spend a penny}, {wee}, {wee-wee}, {pass water}] [also: {made}]

made
adj 1: produced by a manufacturing process; "bought some made goods at the local store; rope and nails"
2: (of a bed) having the sheets and blankets set in order; "a neatly made bed" [ant: {unmade}]
3: successful or assured of success; "now I am a made man forever"- Christopher Marlowe

made
See {make}

made use of
adj : put to use [syn: {employed}, {made use of(p)}]

Madeira
n 1: a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River [syn: {Madeira River}]
2: amber-colored dessert wine from Madeira

Madeira cake
n : a rich sponge cake with close texture; intended to be eaten with a glass of Madeira wine [syn: {Madeira sponge}]

Madeira Islands
n : a group of volcanic island in the Atlantic Ocean west of Morocco

Madeira River
n : a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River [syn: {Madeira}]

Madeira sponge
n : a rich sponge cake with close texture; intended to be eaten with a glass of Madeira wine [syn: {Madeira cake}]

Madeira winter cherry
n : small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-sized fruit [syn: {Jerusalem cherry}, {winter cherry}, {Solanum pseudocapsicum}]

mademoiselle
n : small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico [syn: {silver perch}, {Bairdiella chrysoura}] [also: {mesdemoiselles} (pl)]

made-to-order
adj 1: built for a particular individual [syn: {custom-built}]
2: of clothing [syn: {bespoke}, {bespoken}, {tailored}, {tailor-made}]

made-up
adj 1: formed or conceived by the imagination; "a fabricated excuse for his absence"; "a fancied wrong"; "a fictional character"; "used fictitious names"; "a made-up story" [syn: {fabricated}, {fancied}, {fictional}, {fictitious}, {invented}]
2: having been paved
3: marked by the use of makeup; "heavily made-up eyes"
4: formed by fitting or joining components together [syn: {assembled}, {built(a)}]

madhouse
n : pejorative terms for an insane asylum [syn: {Bedlam}, {booby hatch}, {crazy house}, {cuckoo's nest}, {funny farm}, {funny house}, {loony bin}, {nut house}, {nuthouse}, {sanatorium}, {snake pit}]

Madia
n : genus of sticky herbs with yellow flowers open in morning or evening but closed in bright light [syn: {genus Madia}]

Madia elegans
n : California annual having red-brown spots near the base of its yellow flower rays [syn: {common madia}, {common tarweed}]

madia oil
n : used as a substitute for olive oil

madia oil plant
n : South American herb with sticky glandular foliage; source of madia oil [syn: {melosa}, {Chile tarweed}, {Madia sativa}]

Madia sativa
n : South American herb with sticky glandular foliage; source of madia oil [syn: {melosa}, {Chile tarweed}, {madia oil plant}]

Madison
n 1: 4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836) [syn: {James Madison}, {President Madison}]
2: capital of the state of Wisconsin; located in the southern part of state; site of the main branch of the University of Wisconsin [syn: {capital of Wisconsin}]

madly
adv 1: in a desperate manner; "she fought back madly"
2: in an insane manner; "she behaved insanely"; "he behaves crazily when he is off his medication"; "the witch cackled madly"; "screaming dementedly" [syn: {insanely}, {crazily}, {dementedly}] [ant: {sanely}]
3: (used as intensives) extremely; "she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely jealous" [syn: {insanely}, {deadly}, {deucedly}, {devilishly}]

madman
n : an insane person [syn: {lunatic}, {maniac}]

madnep
n : biennial weed in Europe and America having large pinnate leaves and yellow flowers and a bitter and somewhat poisonous root; the ancestor of cultivated parsnip [syn: {wild parsnip}]

madness
n 1: obsolete terms for legal insanity [syn: {lunacy}, {insaneness}]
2: an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain [syn: {rabies}, {hydrophobia}, {lyssa}]
3: a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage" [syn: {fury}, {rage}]

Madonna
n 1: the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics [syn: {Mary}, {Virgin Mary}, {The Virgin}, {Blessed Virgin}]
2: United States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s (born in 1958) [syn: {Madonna Louise Ciccone}]

Madonna lily
n : lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers [syn: {white lily}, {Annunciation lily}, {Lent lily}, {Lilium candidum}]

Madonna Louise Ciccone
n : United States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s (born in 1958) [syn: {Madonna}]

Madoqua
n : genus comprising some small antelopes of eastern and northeastern Africa [syn: {genus Madoqua}]

madornos
madrono
n : evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning [syn: {madrona}, {manzanita}, {Arbutus menziesii}] [also: {madornos} (pl)]

madornos
See {madrono}

Madras
n 1: a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras [syn: {Tamil Nadu}]
2: a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras [syn: {Chennai}]
3: a light patterned cotton cloth

madrasa
n : Muslim schools in Bangladesh and Pakistan; "the Pakistan government decided to close down madrasas that provided military training for their students"; "many madrasas in Bangladesh are supported with money from Saudi Arabia" [syn: {madrasah}]

madrasah
n : Muslim schools in Bangladesh and Pakistan; "the Pakistan government decided to close down madrasas that provided military training for their students"; "many madrasas in Bangladesh are supported with money from Saudi Arabia" [syn: {madrasa}]

Madreporaria
n : stony corals [syn: {order Madreporaria}]

madrepore
n : corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands [syn: {stony coral}, {madriporian coral}]

Madrid
n : the capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain; home of an outstanding art museum [syn: {capital of Spain}, {Spanish capital}]

madrigal
n : an unaccompanied partsong for 2 or 3 voices; follows a strict poetic form
v : sing madrigals; "The group was madrigaling beautifully"

madrigalist
n : a singer of madrigals

madrilene
n : a tomato-flavored consomme; often served chilled

madriporian coral
n : corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands [syn: {stony coral}, {madrepore}]

madrona
n : evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning [syn: {madrono}, {manzanita}, {Arbutus menziesii}]

madrono
n : evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning [syn: {madrona}, {manzanita}, {Arbutus menziesii}] [also: {madornos} (pl)]

madwoman
n : a woman lunatic

madwort
n : any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers [syn: {alyssum}]

Mae West
n 1: United States film actress (1892-1980) [syn: {West}]
2: an inflatable life jacket [syn: {air jacket}]

Maeandra
n : brain corals [syn: {genus Maeandra}]

maelstrom
n : a powerful circular current of water (usually the resulting of conflicting tides) [syn: {whirlpool}, {vortex}]

maenad
n 1: an unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman
2: (Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus

maestri
maestro
n : an artist of consummate skill; "a master of the violin"; "one of the old masters" [syn: {master}] [also: {maestri} (pl)]

maestri
See {maestro}

maestro
n : an artist of consummate skill; "a master of the violin"; "one of the old masters" [syn: {master}] [also: {maestri} (pl)]

Maeterlinck
n : Belgian playwright (1862-1949) [syn: {Count Maurice Maeterlinck}]

Mafa
n : a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad [syn: {Matakam}]

Maffia
n 1: a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia [syn: {Mafia}, {Cosa Nostra}]
2: a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century [syn: {Mafia}, {Sicilian Mafia}]
3: any tightly knit group of trusted associates [syn: {mafia}]

Mafia
n 1: a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia [syn: {Maffia}, {Cosa Nostra}]
2: a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century [syn: {Maffia}, {Sicilian Mafia}]
3: any tightly knit group of trusted associates [syn: {maffia}]

mafiosi
mafioso
n 1: a member of the Sicilian Mafia
2: a member of the Mafia crime syndicate in the United States [also: {mafiosi} (pl)]

mafiosi
See {mafioso}

mafioso
n 1: a member of the Sicilian Mafia
2: a member of the Mafia crime syndicate in the United States [also: {mafiosi} (pl)]

mag
n : a periodic paperback publication; "it takes several years before a magazine starts to break even or make money" [syn: {magazine}]

mag tape
n : memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information; "he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview" [syn: {magnetic tape}, {tape}]

Magadhan
n : a subfamily of Indic languages

magazine
n 1: a periodic paperback publication; "it takes several years before a magazine starts to break even or make money" [syn: {mag}]
2: product consisting of a paperback periodic publication as a physical object; "tripped over a pile of magazines"
3: a business firm that publishes magazines; "he works for a magazine" [syn: {magazine publisher}]
4: a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required [syn: {cartridge}]
5: a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored [syn: {powder store}, {powder magazine}]
6: a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun [syn: {cartridge holder}, {cartridge clip}, {clip}]

magazine article
n : an article published in a magazine

magazine publisher
n : a business firm that publishes magazines; "he works for a magazine" [syn: {magazine}]

magazine rack
n : a rack for displaying magazines

magdalen
n : a reformed prostitute

Magdalena
n : a river that rises in the Andes mountains in southwestern Colombia and flows generally northward to empty into the Caribbean Sea at Barranquilla [syn: {Magdalena River}]

Magdalena River
n : a river that rises in the Andes mountains in southwestern Colombia and flows generally northward to empty into the Caribbean Sea at Barranquilla [syn: {Magdalena}]

Magellan
n : Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world (1480-1521) [syn: {Ferdinand Magellan}, {Fernao Magalhaes}]

Magellanic Cloud
n : either of two small galaxies orbiting the Milky Way; visible near the south celestial pole

Magen David
n : a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles triangles; an emblem symbolizing Judaism [syn: {Star of David}, {Shield of David}, {Mogen David}, {Solomon's seal}]

magenta
adj : deep purplish red
n 1: a dark purple-red; the dye was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta [syn: {fuchsia}]
2: a battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I [syn: {Battle of Magenta}]

maggot
n : the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter

maggoty
adj : spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies; "flyblown meat"; "a sack of maggoty apricots" [syn: {flyblown}]

Magh
n : the eleventh month of the Hindu calendar; corresponds to January in the Gregorian calendar [syn: {Magha}]

Magha
n : the eleventh month of the Hindu calendar; corresponds to January in the Gregorian calendar [syn: {Magh}]

Maghreb
n : the region of northwest Africa comprising the Atlas Mountains and the coastlands of Morocco and Algeria and Tunisia [syn: {Mahgrib}]

magi
magus
n 1: a magician or sorcerer of ancient times
2: a member of the Zoroastrian priesthood of the ancient Persians [also: {magi} (pl)]

Magi
n : (New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born; the Gospel According to Matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them [syn: {Wise Men}]

magi
See {magus}

magic
adj : possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers; "charming incantations"; "magic signs that protect against adverse influence"; "a magical spell"; "'tis now the very witching time of night"- Shakespeare; "wizard wands"; "wizardly powers" [syn: {charming}, {magical}, {sorcerous}, {witching(a)}, {wizard(a)}, {wizardly}]
n 1: any art that invokes supernatural powers
2: an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers [syn: {magic trick}, {conjuring trick}, {trick}, {legerdemain}, {conjuration}, {illusion}, {deception}]

magic bullet
n : a remedy (drug or therapy or preventive) that cures or prevents a disease; "there is no magic bullet against cancer"

magic eye
n : a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations [syn: {photoelectric cell}, {photoconductive cell}, {photocell}, {electric eye}]

magic lantern
n : an early form of slide projector

Magic Marker
n : a pen with a writing tip made of felt (trade name Magic Marker) [syn: {felt-tip pen}, {felt-tipped pen}, {felt tip}]

magic mushroom
n : the button-shaped top of the mescal cactus; a source of psilocybin [syn: {mescal button}, {sacred mushroom}]

magic number
n : the atomic number of an extra stable strongly bound atomic nucleus: 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82 or 126

magic realism
n : genre of meticulously realistic painting of imaginary scenes and fantastic images

magic spell
n : a verbal formula believed to have magical force; "he whispered a spell as he moved his hands"; "inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese" [syn: {spell}, {charm}]

magic square
n : a square matrix of n rows and columns; the first n-squared integers are arranged in the cells of the matrix is such a way that the sum of any row or column or diagonal is the same

magic trick
n : an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers [syn: {conjuring trick}, {trick}, {magic}, {legerdemain}, {conjuration}, {illusion}, {deception}]

magical
adj : possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers; "charming incantations"; "magic signs that protect against adverse influence"; "a magical spell"; "'tis now the very witching time of night"- Shakespeare; "wizard wands"; "wizardly powers" [syn: {charming}, {magic}, {sorcerous}, {witching(a)}, {wizard(a)}, {wizardly}]

magical ability
n : an ability to perform magic [syn: {magical power}]

magical power
n : an ability to perform magic [syn: {magical ability}]

magically
adv : in a magical manner; "it disappeared magically" [syn: {as if by magic}]

magician
n 1: someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience [syn: {prestidigitator}, {conjurer}, {conjuror}, {illusionist}]
2: one who practices magic or sorcery [syn: {sorcerer}, {wizard}, {necromancer}]

Magicicada
n : seventeen-year locust [syn: {genus Magicicada}]

Magicicada septendecim
n : North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature [syn: {seventeen-year locust}, {periodical cicada}]

Maginot
n : French politician who proposed the Maginot Line (1877-1932) [syn: {Andre Maginot}]

Maginot Line
n : a fortification built before World War II to protect France's eastern border; initially considered to be impregnable it was easily overrun by the Germans in 1940

magisterial
adj 1: of or relating to a magistrate; "official magisterial functions"
2: offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner" [syn: {autocratic}, {bossy}, {dominating}, {high-and-mighty}, {peremptory}]
3: used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person; "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty" [syn: {distinguished}, {imposing}]

magisterially
adv 1: in an overbearingly domineering manner; as a dictator; "this manager acts dictatorially toward his colleagues" [syn: {dictatorially}, {autocratically}]
2: in an authoritative manner; "she spoke authoritatively" [syn: {authoritatively}, {with authority}]

magistracy
n : the position of magistrate [syn: {magistrature}]

magistrate
n : a public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice [syn: {judge}, {justice}, {jurist}]

magistrature
n : the position of magistrate [syn: {magistracy}]

maglev
n : high-speed rail technology; train is suspended on a magnetic cushion above a magnetized track and so travels free of friction [syn: {magnetic levitation}]

magma
n : molten rock in the earth's crust [also: {magmata} (pl)]

magmata
magma
n : molten rock in the earth's crust [also: {magmata} (pl)]

magmata
See {magma}

Magna Carta
n : the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215 [syn: {Magna Charta}, {The Great Charter}]

Magna Charta
n : the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215 [syn: {Magna Carta}, {The Great Charter}]

magna cum laude
adj : with high honor; with high academic distinction; "a magna cum laude graduate"
adv : with high honor; "he graduated magna cum laude"

Magna Mater
n : great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Roman Ops [syn: {Cybele}, {Dindymene}, {Great Mother}, {Mater Turrita}]

magnanimity
n : liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit [syn: {munificence}, {largess}, {largesse}, {openhandedness}]

magnanimous
adj 1: noble and generous in spirit; "a greathearted general"; "a magnanimous conqueror" [syn: {greathearted}]
2: generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies" [syn: {big}, {large}]

magnanimously
adv : in a magnanimous manner; "magnanimously, he forgave all those who had harmed him"

magnanimousness
n : the quality of being exalted in character or ideals or conduct [syn: {nobility}, {grandeur}]

magnate
n : a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" [syn: {baron}, {big businessman}, {business leader}, {king}, {mogul}, {power}, {top executive}, {tycoon}]

magnesia
n : a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium [syn: {periclase}, {magnesium oxide}]

magnesite
n : a black magnetic mineral consisting of magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium

magnesium
n : a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element; in pure form it burns with brilliant white flame; occurs naturally only in combination (as in magnesite and dolomite and carnallite and spinel and olivine) [syn: {Mg}, {atomic number 12}]

magnesium bicarbonate
n : a bicarbonate that is a major cause of hard water

magnesium hydroxide
n : purgative consisting of a milky white liquid suspension of magnesium hydroxide; used as a laxative and (in smaller doses) as an antacid [syn: {milk of magnesia}]

magnesium nitride
n : a nitride containing nitrogen and magnesium

magnesium oxide
n : a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium [syn: {periclase}, {magnesia}]

magnesium sulfate
n : a salt of magnesium

magnet
n 1: (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field
2: a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees" [syn: {attraction}, {attractor}, {attracter}, {attractive feature}]

magnetic
adj 1: of or relating to or caused by magnetism; "magnetic forces"
2: having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel; "the hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material" [syn: {magnetized}, {magnetised}] [ant: {antimagnetic}]
3: capable of being magnetized [ant: {nonmagnetic}]
4: determined by earth's magnetic fields; "magnetic north"; "the needle of a magnetic compass points to the magnetic north pole" [ant: {geographic}]
5: having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or pull; "an attractive force"; "the knife hung on a magnetic board" [syn: {attractive(a)}] [ant: {repulsive(a)}]
6: possessing an extraordinary ability to attract; "a charismatic leader"; "a magnetic personality" [syn: {charismatic}]

magnetic attraction
n : attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force [syn: {magnetism}, {magnetic force}]

magnetic bottle
n : container consisting of any configuration of magnetic fields used to contain a plasma during controlled thermonuclear reactions

magnetic bubble memory
n : a nonvolatile storage device that holds information in the form of bubbles on a thin film of magnetic silicate; no longer used in most computers

magnetic compass
n : compass based on an indicator (as a magnetic needle) that points to the magnetic north

magnetic core
n : (computer science) a doughnut-shaped magnet formerly used to store one bit of information in the main memory of a computer; now superseded by semiconductor memories

magnetic declination
n : the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north [syn: {magnetic variation}, {variation}]

magnetic dip
n : (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon [syn: {dip}, {angle of dip}, {magnetic inclination}, {inclination}]

magnetic dipole
n : a dipole with opposing magnetic poles

magnetic dipole moment
n : (physics) a current loop gives rise to a magnetic field characteristic of a magnetic dipole; "An orbiting electron in an atom will have a magnetic dipole moment"

magnetic disc
n : (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored [syn: {magnetic disk}, {disk}, {disc}]

magnetic disk
n : (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored [syn: {magnetic disc}, {disk}, {disc}]

magnetic equator
n : an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip [syn: {aclinic line}]

magnetic field
n : the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle [syn: {magnetic flux}, {flux}]

magnetic field strength
n : the amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow [syn: {magnetic intensity}, {magnetic induction}, {magnetic flux density}]

magnetic flux
n 1: a measure of the strength of a magnetic field over a given area
2: the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle [syn: {magnetic field}, {flux}]

magnetic flux density
n : the amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow [syn: {magnetic field strength}, {magnetic intensity}, {magnetic induction}]

magnetic flux unit
n : a measure of the strength of a magnetic field per unit area [syn: {flux unit}]

magnetic force
n : attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force [syn: {magnetism}, {magnetic attraction}]

magnetic head
n : an electromagnet (as on a tape recorder) that converts electrical variations into magnetic variations that can be stored on a surface a later retrieved

magnetic inclination
n : (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon [syn: {dip}, {angle of dip}, {magnetic dip}, {inclination}]

magnetic induction
n 1: the process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently) [syn: {magnetization}, {magnetisation}]
2: the amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow [syn: {magnetic field strength}, {magnetic intensity}, {magnetic flux density}]

magnetic ink
n : an ink that contains particles of a magnetic substance whose presence can be detected by magnetic sensors

magnetic intensity
n : the amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow [syn: {magnetic field strength}, {magnetic induction}, {magnetic flux density}]

magnetic iron-ore
n : an oxide of iron that is strongly attracted by magnets [syn: {magnetite}]

magnetic levitation
n : high-speed rail technology; train is suspended on a magnetic cushion above a magnetized track and so travels free of friction [syn: {maglev}]

magnetic line of force
n : a line of force in a magnetic field

magnetic medium
n : any storage medium in which different patterns of magnetization are used to represent stored bits or bytes of information; "the hard disk in you computer is magnetic storage" [syn: {magnetic storage medium}, {magnetic storage}]

magnetic meridian
n : an imaginary line passing through both magnetic poles of the Earth

magnetic mine
n : (nautical) a marine mine that is detonated by a mechanism that responds to magnetic material (as the steel hull of a ship)

magnetic moment
n : the torque exerted on a magnet or dipole when it is placed in a magnetic field [syn: {moment of a magnet}]

magnetic monopole
n : a hypothetical particle with a single magnetic pole instead of the usual two

magnetic needle
n : a slender magnet suspended in a magnetic compass on a mounting with little friction; used to indicate the direction of the earth's magnetic pole

magnetic north
n : the direction in which a compass needle points [syn: {north}, {compass north}]

magnetic pole
n 1: either of two points where the lines of force of the Earth's magnetic field are vertical
2: one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated [syn: {pole}]

magnetic pyrites
n : a brownish iron sulfide mineral FeS having weak magnetic properties [syn: {pyrrhotite}, {pyrrhotine}]

magnetic recorder
n : recorder consisting of equipment for making records on magnetic media

magnetic resonance
n : resonance of electrons or atoms or molecules or nuclei to radiation frequencies as a result of space quantization in a magnetic field

magnetic resonance imaging
n : the use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images [syn: {MRI}]

magnetic storage
n : any storage medium in which different patterns of magnetization are used to represent stored bits or bytes of information; "the hard disk in you computer is magnetic storage" [syn: {magnetic storage medium}, {magnetic medium}]

magnetic storage medium
n : any storage medium in which different patterns of magnetization are used to represent stored bits or bytes of information; "the hard disk in you computer is magnetic storage" [syn: {magnetic medium}, {magnetic storage}]

magnetic storm
n : a sudden disturbance of the earth's magnetic field; caused by emission of particles from the sun

magnetic stripe
n : a short strip of magnetic tape attached to a credit card or debit card; the magnetic stripe contains data that will tell a reading device who you are and what your account number is, etc.

magnetic tape
n : memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information; "he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview" [syn: {mag tape}, {tape}]

magnetic variation
n : the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north [syn: {magnetic declination}, {variation}]

magnetically
adv 1: by the use of magnetism; "magnetically contaminated material"
2: as if by magnetism; "he was magnetically attracted to her"

magnetics
n : the branch of science that studies magnetism [syn: {magnetism}]

magnetisation
n 1: the extent or degree to which something is magnetized [syn: {magnetization}]
2: the process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently) [syn: {magnetization}, {magnetic induction}]
3: the physical property of being magnetic [syn: {magnetization}]

magnetise
v 1: attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks" [syn: {magnetize}, {mesmerize}, {mesmerise}, {bewitch}, {spellbind}]
2: make magnetic; "The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings" [syn: {magnetize}] [ant: {demagnetize}, {demagnetize}]

magnetised
adj : having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel; "the hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material" [syn: {magnetic}, {magnetized}] [ant: {antimagnetic}]

magnetism
n 1: attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force [syn: {magnetic attraction}, {magnetic force}]
2: the branch of science that studies magnetism [syn: {magnetics}]

magnetite
n : an oxide of iron that is strongly attracted by magnets [syn: {magnetic iron-ore}]

magnetization
n 1: the extent or degree to which something is magnetized [syn: {magnetisation}]
2: the process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently) [syn: {magnetisation}, {magnetic induction}]
3: the physical property of being magnetic [syn: {magnetisation}]

magnetize
v 1: make magnetic; "The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings" [syn: {magnetise}] [ant: {demagnetize}, {demagnetize}]
2: attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks" [syn: {mesmerize}, {mesmerise}, {magnetise}, {bewitch}, {spellbind}]

magnetized
adj : having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel; "the hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material" [syn: {magnetic}, {magnetised}] [ant: {antimagnetic}]

magneto
n : a small dynamo with a secondary winding that produces a high voltage enabling a spark to jump between the poles of a spark plug in a gasoline engine [syn: {magnetoelectric machine}]

magnetoelectric machine
n : a small dynamo with a secondary winding that produces a high voltage enabling a spark to jump between the poles of a spark plug in a gasoline engine [syn: {magneto}]

magnetohydrodynamics
n : the study of the interaction of magnetic fields and electrically conducting fluids (as plasma or molten metal)

magnetometer
n : a meter to compare strengths of magnetic fields [syn: {gaussmeter}]

magnetomotive force
n : the force that produces magnetic flux

magnetomotive force unit
n : a unit of measurement of magnetomotive force

magneton
n : a unit of magnetic moment of a molecular or atomic or subatomic particle

magnetosphere
n : the magnetic field of a planet; the volume around the planet in which charged particles are subject more to the planet's magnetic field than to the solar magnetic field

magnetron
n : a diode vacuum tube in which the flow of electrons from a central cathode to a cylindrical anode is controlled by crossed magnetic and electric fields; used mainly in microwave oscillators

Magnificat
n : (Luke) the canticle of the Virgin Mary (from Luke 1:46 beginning `Magnificat anima mea Dominum')

magnification
n 1: the act of expanding something in apparent size
2: the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object
3: making to seem more important than it really is [syn: {exaggeration}, {overstatement}] [ant: {understatement}]
4: a photographic print that has been enlarged [syn: {enlargement}, {blowup}]

magnificence
n 1: splendid or imposing in size or appearance; "the grandness of the architecture" [syn: {impressiveness}, {grandness}]
2: the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand [syn: {brilliance}, {splendor}, {splendour}, {grandeur}, {grandness}]

magnificent
adj : characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony" [syn: {brilliant}, {glorious}, {splendid}]

magnificently
adv 1: in a splendid manner; "he did splendidly in the exam"; "we got along famously" [syn: {splendidly}, {famously}]
2: in an impressively beautiful manner; "the Princess was gorgeously dressed" [syn: {gorgeously}, {splendidly}, {resplendently}]

magnificio
n : a person of distinguished rank or appearance

magnificoes
See {magnifico}

magnified
adj : enlarged to an abnormal degree; "thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes" [syn: {exaggerated}, {enlarged}]

magnified
magnify
v 1: increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind" [syn: {amplify}]
2: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" [syn: {overstate}, {exaggerate}, {overdraw}, {hyperbolize}, {hyerbolise}, {amplify}] [ant: {understate}]
3: make large; "blow up an image" [syn: {blow up}, {enlarge}] [ant: {reduce}] [also: {magnified}]

magnified
See {magnify}

magnifier
n : a scientific instrument that magnifies an image

magnify
v 1: increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind" [syn: {amplify}]
2: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" [syn: {overstate}, {exaggerate}, {overdraw}, {hyperbolize}, {hyerbolise}, {amplify}] [ant: {understate}]
3: make large; "blow up an image" [syn: {blow up}, {enlarge}] [ant: {reduce}] [also: {magnified}]

magnifying glass
n : light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image; "the magnifying glass was invented by Roger Bacon in 1250" [syn: {hand glass}, {simple microscope}]

magniloquence
n : high flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation [syn: {grandiosity}, {grandiloquence}, {rhetoric}]

magniloquent
adj : lofty in style; "he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying" [syn: {grandiloquent}, {tall}]

magniloquently
adv : in a rhetorically grandiloquent manner; "the orator spoke magniloquently" [syn: {grandiloquently}]

magnitude
n 1: the property of relative size or extent; "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"
2: a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10 [syn: {order of magnitude}]
3: relative importance; "a problem of the first magnitude"

magnitude relation
n : a relation between magnitudes [syn: {quantitative relation}]

magnolia
n 1: dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine
2: any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia; valued for their longevity and exquisite fragrant blooms

Magnolia acuminata
n : American deciduous magnolia having large leaves and fruit like a small cucumber [syn: {cucumber tree}]

magnolia family
n : subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron; Magnolia; Manglietia [syn: {Magnoliaceae}, {family Magnoliaceae}]

Magnolia fraseri
n : small erect deciduous tree with large leaves in coiled formations at branch tips [syn: {earleaved umbrella tree}]

Magnolia grandiflora
n : evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers [syn: {southern magnolia}, {evergreen magnolia}, {large-flowering magnolia}, {bull bay}]

Magnolia macrophylla
n : large deciduous shrub or tree of southeastern United States having huge leaves in dense false whorls and large creamy flowers tinged purple toward the base [syn: {large-leaved magnolia}, {large-leaved cucumber tree}, {great-leaved macrophylla}]

Magnolia soulangiana
n : large deciduous shrub or small tree having large open rosy to purplish flowers; native to Asia; prized as an ornamental in eastern North America [syn: {saucer magnolia}, {Chinese magnolia}]

Magnolia State
n : a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War [syn: {Mississippi}, {MS}]

Magnolia stellata
n : deciduous shrubby magnolia from Japan having fragrant white starlike flowers blooming before leaves unfold; grown as an ornamental in United States [syn: {star magnolia}]

Magnolia tripetala
n : small deciduous open-crowned tree of eastern North America having creamy white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches [syn: {umbrella tree}, {umbrella magnolia}, {elkwood}, {elk-wood}]

Magnolia virginiana
n : shrub or small tree having rather small fragrant white flowers; abundant in southeastern United States [syn: {sweet bay}, {swamp bay}, {swamp laurel}]

Magnoliaceae
n : subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron; Magnolia; Manglietia [syn: {family Magnoliaceae}, {magnolia family}]

magnoliid dicot family
n : family of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms

magnoliid dicot genus
n : genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms

Magnoliidae
n : a group of families or trees and shrubs and herbs having well-developed perianths and apocarpous ovaries and generally regarded as the most primitive extant flowering plants; contains 36 families including Magnoliaceae and Ranunculaceae; sometimes classified as a superorder [syn: {subclass Magnoliidae}, {ranalian complex}]

Magnoliophyta
n : comprising flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae) and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta) [syn: {Angiospermae}, {class Angiospermae}, {division Magnoliophyta}, {Anthophyta}, {division Anthophyta}]

magnoliopsid
n : flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside [syn: {dicot}, {dicotyledon}, {exogen}]

magnoliopsid family
n : family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination [syn: {dicot family}]

magnoliopsid genus
n : genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination [syn: {dicot genus}]

Magnoliopsida
n : comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders): Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive); Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot); and three more or less advanced groups: Dilleniidae; Rosidae; Asteridae [syn: {Dicotyledones}, {class Dicotyledones}, {Dicotyledonae}, {class Dicotyledonae}, {class Magnoliopsida}]

magnum
n : a large wine bottle for liquor or wine

magnum opus
n : a great work of art or literature

magnus hitch
n : a rolling hitch similar to a clove hitch

magpie
n 1: long-tailed black-and-white bird that utters a chattering call
2: someone who collects things that have been discarded by others [syn: {scavenger}, {pack rat}]
3: an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker [syn: {chatterer}, {babbler}, {prater}, {chatterbox}, {spouter}]

Magritte
n : Belgian surrealist painter (1898-1967) [syn: {Rene Magritte}]

maguey
n 1: Mexican plant used especially for making pulque the source of the colorless Mexican liquor mescal [syn: {Agave atrovirens}]
2: Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine [syn: {cantala}, {Agave cantala}]

magus
n 1: a magician or sorcerer of ancient times
2: a member of the Zoroastrian priesthood of the ancient Persians [also: {magi} (pl)]

Magyar
adj : relating to or characteristic of Hungary; "Hungarian folk music" [syn: {Hungarian}]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Hungary [syn: {Hungarian}]
2: the official language of Hungary (also spoken in Rumania); belongs to the Ugric family of languages [syn: {Hungarian}]

Magyarorszag
n : a republic in central Europe [syn: {Hungary}, {Republic of Hungary}]

Maha
n : a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska [syn: {Omaha}]

Mahabharata
n : (Hinduism) a sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in many episodes with the struggle between two rival families [syn: {Mahabharatam}, {Mahabharatum}]

Mahabharatam
n : (Hinduism) a sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in many episodes with the struggle between two rival families [syn: {Mahabharata}, {Mahabharatum}]

Mahabharatum
n : (Hinduism) a sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in many episodes with the struggle between two rival families [syn: {Mahabharata}, {Mahabharatam}]

mahagua
n 1: shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament [syn: {mahoe}, {majagua}, {balibago}, {purau}, {Hibiscus tiliaceus}]
2: erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks [syn: {Cuban bast}, {blue mahoe}, {mahoe}, {majagua}, {Hibiscus elatus}]

Mahalia Jackson
n : United States singer who did much to popularize gospel music (1911-1972) [syn: {Jackson}]

Mahan
n : United States naval officer and historian (1840-1914) [syn: {Alfred Thayer Mahan}]

maharaja
n : a great raja; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja [syn: {maharajah}]

maharajah
n : a great raja; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja [syn: {maharaja}]

maharanee
n : a great rani; a princess in India or the wife of a maharaja [syn: {maharani}]

maharani
n : a great rani; a princess in India or the wife of a maharaja [syn: {maharanee}]

Maharashtra
n : a historical area in west-central India

mahatma
n : (Hinduism) term of respect for a Brahmin sage

Mahatma Gandhi
n : political and spiritual leader during India's struggle with Great Britain for home rule; an advocate of passive resistance (1869-1948) [syn: {Gandhi}, {Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi}]

Mahayana
n 1: a major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and universal salvation; China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal; Korea; Mongolia
2: one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing a common search for universal salvation especially through faith alone; the dominant religion of China and Tibet and Japan [syn: {Mahayana Buddhism}]

Mahayana Buddhism
n : one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing a common search for universal salvation especially through faith alone; the dominant religion of China and Tibet and Japan [syn: {Mahayana}]

Mahayanist
n : an adherent of Mahayana Buddhism

Mahernia verticillata
n : African shrub having decumbent stems and slender yellow honey-scented flowers either solitary or in pairs [syn: {honey bell}, {honeybells}, {Hermannia verticillata}]

Mahgrib
n : the region of northwest Africa comprising the Atlas Mountains and the coastlands of Morocco and Algeria and Tunisia [syn: {Maghreb}]

Mahican
n 1: a member of the Algonquian people formerly living the Hudson valley and eastward to the Housatonic [syn: {Mohican}]
2: the Algonquian language spoken by the Mohican people [syn: {Mohican}]

mahimahi
n 1: the lean flesh of a saltwater fish found it warm waters (especially Hawaii) [syn: {dolphinfish}]
2: large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii) [syn: {dolphinfish}, {dolphin}]

mahjong
n : Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles [syn: {Mah-Jongg}]

Mah-Jongg
n : Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles [syn: {mahjong}]

Mahler
n : Austrian composer and conductor (1860-1911) [syn: {Gustav Mahler}]

mahlstick
n : a long stick that a painter uses to support the hand holding the brush [syn: {maulstick}]

mahoe
n 1: shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament [syn: {majagua}, {mahagua}, {balibago}, {purau}, {Hibiscus tiliaceus}]
2: erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks [syn: {Cuban bast}, {blue mahoe}, {majagua}, {mahagua}, {Hibiscus elatus}]

mahogany
n 1: wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture
2: any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish [syn: {mahogany tree}]

mahogany family
n : tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees [syn: {Meliaceae}, {family Meliaceae}]

mahogany tree
n : any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish [syn: {mahogany}]

Mahomet
n : the Arab prophet who founded Islam (570-632) [syn: {Mohammed}, {Mohammad}, {Muhammad}, {Mahound}]

Mahonia
n : evergreen shrubs and small trees of North and Central America and Asia [syn: {genus Mahonia}]

Mahonia aquifolium
n : ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries [syn: {Oregon grape}, {Oregon holly grape}, {hollygrape}, {mountain grape}, {holly-leaves barberry}]

Mahonia nervosa
n : small shrub with gray-green leaves and yellow flowers followed by glaucous blue berries [syn: {Oregon grape}]

Mahound
n : the Arab prophet who founded Islam (570-632) [syn: {Mohammed}, {Mohammad}, {Muhammad}, {Mahomet}]

mahout
n : the driver and keeper of an elephant

Mahratta
n : a member of a people of India living in Maharashtra [syn: {Maratha}]

Mahratti
n : an Indic language; the state language of Maharashtra in west central India; written in the Devanagari script [syn: {Marathi}]

mahuang
n : Chinese ephedra yielding ephedrine [syn: {Ephedra sinica}]

mahzorim
See {mahzor}

Maia
n : type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {Maja}, {genus Maja}, {genus Maia}]

Maianthemum
n : sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: false lily of the valley [syn: {genus Maianthemum}]

Maianthemum bifolium
n : small white-flowered plant of western Europe to Japan [syn: {false lily of the valley}]

Maianthemum canadense
n : small two-leaved herb of the northern United States and parts of Canada having racemes of small fragrant white flowers [syn: {false lily of the valley}]

maid
n 1: a female domestic [syn: {maidservant}, {housemaid}, {amah}]
2: an unmarried girl (especially a virgin) [syn: {maiden}]

maid of honor
n : an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding [syn: {bridesmaid}]

maiden
adj : serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage" [syn: {inaugural}, {initiative}, {initiatory}, {first}]
n 1: an unmarried girl (especially a virgin) [syn: {maid}]
2: (cricket) an over in which no runs are scored [syn: {maiden over}]

maiden aunt
n : an unmarried aunt

maiden blue-eyed Mary
n : small widely branching Western plant with tiny blue-and-white flowers; British Columbia to Ontario and south to California and Colorado [syn: {Collinsia parviflora}]

maiden name
n : a woman's surname before marriage

maiden over
n : (cricket) an over in which no runs are scored [syn: {maiden}]

maiden pink
n : low-growing loosely mat-forming Eurasian pink with single crimson-eyed pale pink flowers [syn: {Dianthus deltoides}]

maidenhair
n : any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds [syn: {maidenhair fern}]

maidenhair berry
n : slow-growing procumbent evergreen shrublet of northern North America and Japan having white flowers and numerous white fleshy rough-hairy seeds [syn: {creeping snowberry}, {moxie plum}, {Gaultheria hispidula}]

maidenhair fern
n : any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds [syn: {maidenhair}]

maidenhair spleenwort
n : small rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate zone and Hawaii with pinnate fronds [syn: {Asplenium trichomanes}]

maidenhair tree
n : deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree [syn: {ginkgo}, {gingko}, {Ginkgo biloba}]

maidenhead
n : a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin [syn: {hymen}, {virginal membrane}]

maidenhood
n : the childhood of a girl [syn: {girlhood}, {maidhood}]

maidenlike
adj : befitting or characteristic of a maiden; "a maidenly blush" [syn: {maidenly}]

maidenliness
n : behavior befitting a young maiden

maidenly
adj : befitting or characteristic of a maiden; "a maidenly blush" [syn: {maidenlike}]

maidhood
n : the childhood of a girl [syn: {girlhood}, {maidenhood}]

maidism
n : a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments [syn: {pellagra}, {Alpine scurvy}, {mal de la rosa}, {mal rosso}, {mayidism}, {Saint Ignatius' itch}]

maidservant
n : a female domestic [syn: {maid}, {housemaid}, {amah}]

Maidu
n 1: a member of a North American Indian people living east of the Sacramento river in California
2: a Penutian language spoken by the Maidu people [syn: {Pujunan}]

Maiduguri
n : a city in northeastern Nigeria; an agricultural trading center [syn: {Yerwa-Maiduguri}]

maieutic method
n : a method of teaching by question and answer; used by Socrates to elicit truths from his students [syn: {Socratic method}]

maiger
n : large European marine food fish [syn: {maigre}, {Sciaena aquila}]

maigre
n : large European marine food fish [syn: {maiger}, {Sciaena aquila}]

maikoa
n : South American plant cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers [syn: {angel's trumpet}, {Brugmansia arborea}, {Datura arborea}]

mail
n 1: the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
2: the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office; "the mail handles billions of items every day"; "he works for the United States mail service"; "in England they call mail `the post'" [syn: {mail service}, {postal service}, {post}]
3: a conveyance that transports mail
4: any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered; "your mail is on the table"; "is there any post for me?"; "she was opening her post" [syn: {post}]
5: (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings [syn: {chain mail}, {ring mail}, {chain armor}, {chain armour}, {ring armor}, {ring armour}]
v 1: send via the postal service; "I'll mail you the check tomorrow" [syn: {get off}]
2: cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written" [syn: {post}, {send}]

mail boat
n : a boat for carrying mail [syn: {mailboat}, {packet}, {packet boat}]

mail call
n : a call of names of those receiving mail

mail car
n : a railway car in which mail is transported and sorted

mail carrier
n : a man who delivers the mail [syn: {mailman}, {postman}, {letter carrier}, {carrier}]

mail clerk
n : a clerk in a post office [syn: {postal clerk}]

mail fraud
n : use of the mails to defraud someone

mail order
n : a purchase negotiated by mail

mail out
v : transmit by mail; "The company mailed out the catalog to all potential customers"

mail pouch
n : pouch used in the shipment of mail [syn: {mailbag}]

mail service
n : the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office; "the mail handles billions of items every day"; "he works for the United States mail service"; "in England they call mail `the post'" [syn: {mail}, {postal service}, {post}]

mail slot
n : a slot (usually in a door) through which mail can be delivered

mail train
n : a train that carries mail

mailbag
n 1: pouch used in the shipment of mail [syn: {mail pouch}]
2: letter carrier's shoulder bag; "in England they call a mailbag a postbag" [syn: {postbag}]

mailboat
n : a boat for carrying mail [syn: {mail boat}, {packet}, {packet boat}]

mailbox
n 1: a private box for delivery of mail [syn: {letter box}]
2: public box for deposit of mail [syn: {postbox}, {letter box}]

mail-clad
adj : wearing protective mail [syn: {mailed}]

maildrop
n : a drop where mail can be deposited

mailed
adj : wearing protective mail [syn: {mail-clad}]

Mailer
n 1: United States writer (born in 1923) [syn: {Norman Mailer}]
2: a person who mails something
3: an advertisement that is sent by mail
4: a container for something to be mailed

mailing
n 1: mail sent by a sender at one time; "the candidate sent out three large mailings"
2: the transmission of a letter; "the postmark indicates the time of mailing" [syn: {posting}]

mailing address
n : the address where a person or organization can be communicated with

mailing list
n : a list of names and addresses to which advertising material is mailed

mailing-card
n : a card for sending messages by post without an envelope [syn: {postcard}, {post card}, {postal card}]

Maillol
n : French sculptor of monumental female nudes (1861-1944) [syn: {Aristide Maillol}]

maillot
n 1: a woman's one-piece bathing suit [syn: {tank suit}]
2: tights for dancers or gymnasts

mailman
n : a man who delivers the mail [syn: {postman}, {mail carrier}, {letter carrier}, {carrier}]

mail-order buying
n : buying goods to be shipped through the mail [syn: {catalog buying}]

mailsorter
n : a sorter for sorting mail according to the address

maim
v : injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation; "people were maimed by the explosion"

maimed
adj 1: badly injured, perhaps with amputation; "the maimed right hand twisted and clutched"- P.B.Kyne; "mutilated victims of the rocket attack" [syn: {mutilated}]
2: having a part of the body crippled or disabled [syn: {mutilated}]
n : people who are wounded; "they had to leave the wounded where they fell" [syn: {wounded}]

maimer
n : a person who mutilates or destroys or disfigures or cripples [syn: {mutilator}, {mangler}]

Maimonides
n : Spanish philosopher considered the greatest Jewish scholar of the Middle Ages who codified Jewish law in the Talmud (1135-1204) [syn: {Moses Maimonides}, {Rabbi Moses Ben Maimon}]

main
adj 1: most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets" [syn: {chief(a)}, {main(a)}, {primary(a)}, {principal(a)}]
2: of a clause; able to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb" [syn: {independent}, {main(a)}] [ant: {dependent}]
3: of force; of the greatest possible intensity; "by main strength" [syn: {main(a)}]
n 1: any very large body of (salt) water [syn: {briny}]
2: a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage

main clause
n : a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence [syn: {independent clause}]

main course
n 1: the principal dish of a meal [syn: {entree}]
2: a square mainsail

main deck
n : the uppermost sheltered deck that runs the entire length of a large vessel [syn: {second deck}]

main diagonal
n : the diagonal of a square matrix running from the upper left entry to the lower right entry [syn: {principal diagonal}]

main drag
n : the main street of a town or city

main entry word
n : the form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary [syn: {citation form}, {entry word}]

main file
n : (computer science) a computer file that is used as the authority in a given job and that is relatively permanent [syn: {master file}]

main line
n : the principal route of a transportation system

main office
n : (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise; "many companies have their headquarters in New York" [syn: {headquarters}, {central office}, {home office}, {home base}]

main road
n : a major road for any form of motor transport [syn: {highway}]

main rotor
n : rotor consisting of large rotating airfoils on a single-rotor helicopter that produce the lift to support the helicopter in the air

main street
n 1: street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town [syn: {high street}]
2: any small town (or the people who inhabit it); generally used to represent parochialism and materialism (after a novel by Sinclair Lewis); "Main Street will never vote for a liberal politician"

main yard
n : yard for a square mainsail

Maine
n : a state in New England [syn: {Pine Tree State}, {ME}]

Maine lobster
n 1: flesh of cold-water lobsters having large tender claws; caught from Maine to the Carolinas [syn: {American lobster}, {Northern lobster}]
2: lobster of Atlantic coast of America [syn: {American lobster}, {Northern lobster}, {Homarus americanus}]

Mainer
n : a resident of Maine [syn: {Down Easter}]

mainframe
n 1: a large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room [syn: {mainframe computer}]
2: (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached [syn: {central processing unit}, {CPU}, {C.P.U.}, {central processor}, {processor}]

mainframe computer
n : a large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room [syn: {mainframe}]

mainland
n : the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula

mainland China
n : a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world [syn: {China}, {People's Republic of China}, {Communist China}, {Red China}, {PRC}]

mainline
v : inject into the vein; "She is mainlining heroin"

mainly
adv : for the most part; "he is mainly interested in butterflies" [syn: {chiefly}, {principally}, {primarily}, {in the main}]

mainmast
n : the chief mast of a sailing vessel with two or more masts

mainsail
n : the lowermost sail on the mainmast

mainsheet
n : (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind [syn: {sheet}, {tack}, {weather sheet}, {shroud}]

mainspring
n : the most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch); as it uncoils it drives the mechanism

mainstay
n 1: a prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community" [syn: {pillar}]
2: a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm" [syn: {anchor}, {keystone}, {backbone}, {linchpin}, {lynchpin}]
3: the forestay that braces the mainmast

mainstream
n : the prevailing current of thought; "his thinking was in the American mainstream"

mainstreamed
adj : (of the handicapped) placed in regular school classes

maintain
v 1: keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes" [syn: {keep}, {hold}]
2: keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts" [syn: {conserve}, {preserve}, {keep up}]
3: supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep" [syn: {sustain}, {keep}]
4: state categorically [syn: {assert}, {asseverate}]
5: of power or authority [syn: {wield}, {exert}]
6: maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips" [syn: {keep}]
7: maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes" [syn: {keep}]
8: state or assert; "He maintained his innocence" [syn: {defend}]
9: support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict" [syn: {uphold}] 10: observe correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees" [syn: {observe}, {keep}]

maintainable
adj : capable of being maintained

maintained
adj 1: kept in good condition [syn: {kept up(p)}, {well-kept}]
2: made ready for service [syn: {repaired}, {serviced}]
3: continued in your keeping or use or memory; "in...the retained pattern of dancers and guests remembered" [syn: {retained}]

maintainer
n : someone who upholds or maintains; "firm upholders of tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of democracy" [syn: {upholder}, {sustainer}]

maintenance
n 1: activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care" [syn: {care}, {upkeep}]
2: means of maintenance of a family or group
3: court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated [syn: {alimony}]
4: the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment" [syn: {sustenance}, {sustentation}, {sustainment}, {upkeep}]

maintenance man
n : a skilled worker whose job is to repair things [syn: {repairman}, {repairer}, {service man}, {fixer}]

maintenance staff
n : those in a business responsible for maintaining the physical plant [syn: {service staff}]

Maintenon
n : French consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king after the death of his first wife (1635-1719) [syn: {Marquise de Maintenon}, {Francoise d'Aubigne}, {Madame de Maintenon}]

main-topmast
n : the topmast next above the mainmast

main-topsail
n : a topsail set on the mainmast

maiolica
n : highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide [syn: {majolica}]

maisonette
n 1: a self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outside [syn: {maisonnette}]
2: a small house [syn: {maisonnette}]

maisonnette
n 1: a self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outside [syn: {maisonette}]
2: a small house [syn: {maisonette}]

Maitland
n : English historian noted for his works on the history of English law (1850-1906) [syn: {Frederic William Maitland}]

maitre d'
n : a diningroom attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers [syn: {captain}, {headwaiter}, {maitre d'hotel}]

maitre d'hotel
n : a diningroom attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers [syn: {captain}, {headwaiter}, {maitre d'}]

Maitreya
n : the Bodhisattva who is to appear as a Buddha 5000 years after the death of Gautama

maize
n 1: tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times [syn: {corn}, {Indian corn}, {Zea mays}]
2: a strong yellow color [syn: {gamboge}, {lemon}, {lemon yellow}]

Maja
n : type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {genus Maja}, {Maia}, {genus Maia}]

Maja squinado
n : large European spider crab [syn: {European spider crab}, {king crab}]

majagua
n 1: shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament [syn: {mahoe}, {mahagua}, {balibago}, {purau}, {Hibiscus tiliaceus}]
2: erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks [syn: {Cuban bast}, {blue mahoe}, {mahoe}, {mahagua}, {Hibiscus elatus}]

majestic
adj 1: majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters; "his majestic presence"; "olympian detachment"; "olympian beauty and serene composure" [syn: {olympian}]
2: having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks" [syn: {gallant}, {lofty}, {proud}]
3: belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head" [syn: {imperial}, {purple}, {regal}, {royal}]

majestically
adv : in a majestic manner; "flamingoes walk majestically through the marshes"

majesty
n : impressiveness in scale or proportion [syn: {stateliness}, {loftiness}]

Majidae
n : spider crabs [syn: {family Majidae}]

majolica
n : highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide [syn: {maiolica}]

major
adj 1: of greater importance or stature or rank; "a major artist"; "a major role"; "major highways" [ant: {minor}]
2: greater in scope or effect; "a major contribution"; "a major improvement"; "a major break with tradition"; "a major misunderstanding" [ant: {minor}]
3: greater in number or size or amount; "a major portion (a majority) of the population"; "Ursa Major"; "a major portion of the winnings" [ant: {minor}]
4: of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes; "his major field was mathematics" [ant: {minor}]
5: of a scale or mode; "major scales"; "the key of D major" [ant: {minor}]
6: of greater seriousness or danger; "a major earthquake"; "a major hurricane"; "a major illness" [ant: {minor}]
7: of full legal age; "major children" [ant: {minor}]
8: of the elder of two boys with the same family name; "Jones major" [syn: {major(ip)}]
n 1: a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
2: British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943) [syn: {John Major}, {John R. Major}, {John Roy Major}]
3: a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject; "she is a linguistics major"
4: the principal field of study of a student at a university; "her major is linguistics"
v : have as one's principal field of study; "She is majoring in linguistics"

major affective disorder
n : any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant [syn: {affective disorder}, {emotional disorder}, {emotional disturbance}]

major axes
See {major axis}

major axis
n : the longest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid; passes through the two foci

major depressive episode
n : (psychiatry) a state of depression with all the classic symptoms (anhedonia and lethargy and sleep disturbance and despondency and morbid thoughts and feelings of worthlessness and sometimes attempted suicide) but with no known organic dysfunction

major diatonic scale
n : a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th [syn: {major scale}]

major form class
n : any of the parts of speech of traditional grammar

major key
n : a key whose harmony is based on the major scale [syn: {major mode}]

major league
n : the most important league in any sport (especially baseball) [syn: {big league}, {majors}]

major leaguer
n : a member of a major-league baseball team [syn: {big leaguer}]

major lobe
n : the maximum lobe in the radiation pattern which is intended to be along the forward axis and which gives the effect of a beam

major mode
n : a key whose harmony is based on the major scale [syn: {major key}]

major power
n : a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world [syn: {world power}, {great power}, {power}, {superpower}]

major premise
n : the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion) [syn: {major premiss}]

major premiss
n : the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion) [syn: {major premise}]

major scale
n : a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th [syn: {major diatonic scale}]

major suit
n : (bridge) a suit of superior scoring value, either spades or hearts

major surgery
n : any surgical procedure that involves anesthesia or respiratory assistance [ant: {minor surgery}]

major term
n : the term in a syllogism that is the predicate of the conclusion

major tranquilizer
n : tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired [syn: {major tranquillizer}, {major tranquilliser}, {antipsychotic drug}, {antipsychotic agent}, {antipsychotic}, {neuroleptic drug}, {neuroleptic agent}, {neuroleptic}]

major tranquilliser
n : tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired [syn: {major tranquilizer}, {major tranquillizer}, {antipsychotic drug}, {antipsychotic agent}, {antipsychotic}, {neuroleptic drug}, {neuroleptic agent}, {neuroleptic}]

major tranquillizer
n : tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired [syn: {major tranquilizer}, {major tranquilliser}, {antipsychotic drug}, {antipsychotic agent}, {antipsychotic}, {neuroleptic drug}, {neuroleptic agent}, {neuroleptic}]

Majorana
n : small genus of herbs usually included in the genus Origanum [syn: {genus Majorana}]

Majorana hortensis
n : aromatic European plant native to Mediterranean and Turkey; not widespread in Europe [syn: {sweet marjoram}, {knotted marjoram}, {Origanum majorana}]

major-axes
See {major axis}

Majorca
n : the largest of the Balearic Islands

major-domo
n : the chief steward or butler of a great household [syn: {seneschal}]

major-general
n : a general officer ranking above a brigadier general and below a lieutenant general

majority
n 1: the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished" [syn: {bulk}] [ant: {minority}]
2: (elections) more than half of the votes [syn: {absolute majority}]
3: the age at which a person is considered competent to manage their own affairs [syn: {legal age}] [ant: {minority}]

majority leader
n : leader of the majority party in a legislature

majority operation
n : a threshold operation in which each operand is 0 or 1; output is 1 if and only if more than half the operands have the value 1

majority opinion
n : the opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally known simply as `the opinion')

majority rule
n : the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group [syn: {democracy}]

major-league club
n : a team that plays in a major league [syn: {major-league team}]

major-league team
n : a team that plays in a major league [syn: {major-league club}]

majors
n : the most important league in any sport (especially baseball) [syn: {major league}, {big league}]

majuscule
adj 1: of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries [ant: {minuscule}]
2: uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script" [syn: {capital}, {great}]
n : one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; "printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters" [syn: {capital}, {capital letter}, {upper case}, {upper-case letter}] [ant: {small letter}]

MAK
n : a terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in the 1980s to provide money and recruit fighters around the world; enlisted and transported thousands of men to Afghanistan to fights the Russians; a split in the group led bin Laden and the extremist faction of MAK to form al-Qaeda [syn: {Maktab al-Khidmat}]

Makaira
n : marlins [syn: {genus Makaira}]

Makaira albida
n : small marlin (to 180 pounds) of western Atlantic [syn: {white marlin}]

Makaira marlina
n : Pacific marlin [syn: {black marlin}]

Makaira mazara
n : Pacific marlin [syn: {black marlin}]

Makaira mitsukurii
n : Pacific food and game fish marked with dark blue vertical stripes [syn: {striped marlin}]

Makaira nigricans
n : largest marlin; may reach 2000 pounds; found worldwide in warm seas [syn: {blue marlin}]

Makalu
n : a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (27,790 feet high)

Makataimeshekiakiak
n : Sauk leader who in 1832 led Fox and Sauk warriors against the United States (1767-1838) [syn: {Black Hawk}]

make
n 1: a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?" [syn: {brand}]
2: the act of mixing cards haphazardly [syn: {shuffle}, {shuffling}]
v 1: engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution" [syn: {do}]
2: give certain properties to something; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear" [syn: {get}]
3: make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" [syn: {create}]
4: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" [syn: {induce}, {stimulate}, {cause}, {have}, {get}]
5: give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" [syn: {cause}, {do}]
6: create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" [syn: {produce}, {create}]
7: make, formulate, or derive in the mind; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?" [syn: {draw}]
8: compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way; "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat"
9: create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses" [syn: {create}] 10: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" [syn: {gain}, {take in}, {clear}, {earn}, {realize}, {realise}, {pull in}, {bring in}] 11: create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest" [syn: {do}] [ant: {unmake}] 12: to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction" [syn: {form}, {constitute}] 13: reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade" [syn: {reach}, {get to}, {progress to}] 14: be or be capable of being changed or made into; "He makes a great host"; "He will make a fine father" 15: make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones" 16: perform or carry out; "make a decision"; "make a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call" 17: make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" [syn: {construct}, {build}] 18: change from one form into another; "make water into wine"; "make lead into gold"; "make clay into bricks" 19: act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies" 20: charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club" [syn: {name}, {nominate}] 21: achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day" [syn: {have}, {get}] 22: reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts" [syn: {reach}, {attain}, {hit}, {arrive at}, {gain}] 23: institute, enact, or establish; "make laws" [syn: {lay down}, {establish}] 24: carry out or commit; "make a mistake"; "commit a faux-pas" 25: add up to; "four and four make eight" 26: form by assembling individuals or constituents; "Make a quorum"; "The branches made a roof" 27: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course" [syn: {hold}, {throw}, {have}, {give}] 28: prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" [syn: {cook}, {fix}, {ready}, {prepare}] 29: put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room" [syn: {make up}] 30: head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains" [syn: {take}] 31: have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds" [syn: {stool}, {defecate}, {shit}, {take a shit}, {take a crap}, {ca-ca}, {crap}] 32: undergo fabrication or creation; "This wool makes into a nice sweater" 33: be suitable for; "Wood makes good furniture" 34: amount to; "This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living" 35: constitute the essence of; "Clothes make the man" 36: appear to begin an activity; "He made to speak but said nothing i the end"; "She made a if to say hello to us" 37: proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest" [syn: {work}] 38: reach in time; "We barely made the plane" 39: gather and light the materials for; "make a fire" 40: induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally" [syn: {seduce}, {score}] 41: assure the success of; "A good review by this critic will make your play!" [ant: {break}] 42: represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress" [syn: {pretend}, {make believe}] 43: consider as being; "It wasn't the problem some people made it" 44: calculate as being; "I make the height about 100 feet" 45: cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable; "make my day" 46: favor the development of; "Practice makes the winner" 47: develop into; "He will make a splendid father!" 48: behave in a certain way; "make merry" 49: eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" [syn: {urinate}, {piddle}, {puddle}, {micturate}, {piss}, {pee}, {pee-pee}, {make water}, {relieve oneself}, {take a leak}, {spend a penny}, {wee}, {wee-wee}, {pass water}] [also: {made}]

make a face
v : contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do" [syn: {grimace}, {pull a face}]

make a motion
v : propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting [syn: {move}]

make a point
v : make a point of doing something; act purposefully and intentionally [syn: {make sure}]

make as if
v : begin or appear to begin an action; "He made as if to shake my hand"

make believe
v : represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress" [syn: {make}, {pretend}]

make bold
v : take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission; "How dare you call my lawyer?" [syn: {dare}, {presume}]

make clean
v : make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth" [syn: {clean}] [ant: {dirty}]

make do
v : come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" [syn: {cope}, {get by}, {make out}, {contend}, {grapple}, {deal}, {manage}]

make for
v : cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area" [syn: {bring}, {work}, {play}, {wreak}]

make full
v : make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" [syn: {fill}, {fill up}] [ant: {empty}]

make fun
v : subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" [syn: {ridicule}, {roast}, {guy}, {blackguard}, {laugh at}, {jest at}, {rib}, {poke fun}]

make good
v : act as promised; "make good on promises"

make grow
v : cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple" [syn: {develop}]

make happy
v : celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!" [syn: {revel}, {racket}, {make whoopie}, {make merry}, {whoop it up}, {jollify}, {wassail}]

make hay
v : turn to one's advantage; "The environmentalist lobby made hay of the nuclear plant accident"

make headway
v : obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference" [syn: {gain}, {advance}, {win}, {pull ahead}, {get ahead}, {gain ground}] [ant: {fall back}]

make it
v 1: continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds" [syn: {survive}, {pull through}, {pull round}, {come through}] [ant: {succumb}]
2: succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!" [syn: {arrive}, {get in}, {go far}]
3: go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now" [syn: {pass}] [ant: {fail}]

make love
v : have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: {roll in the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {sleep with}, {get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate}, {have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw}, {fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]

make merry
v : celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!" [syn: {revel}, {racket}, {make whoopie}, {make happy}, {whoop it up}, {jollify}, {wassail}]

make noise
v : emit a noise [syn: {resound}, {noise}]

make out
v 1: detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph" [syn: {recognize}, {recognise}, {distinguish}, {discern}, {pick out}, {tell apart}]
2: make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me" [syn: {write out}, {issue}, {cut}]
3: comprehend; "I cannot make out what this politician is saying"
4: proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way" [syn: {do}, {fare}, {come}, {get along}]
5: come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" [syn: {cope}, {get by}, {make do}, {contend}, {grapple}, {deal}, {manage}]
6: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: {roll in the hay}, {love}, {make love}, {sleep with}, {get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate}, {have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw}, {fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]
7: kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion; "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car" [syn: {neck}]
8: write all the required information onto a form; "fill out this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form" [syn: {complete}, {fill out}, {fill in}]
9: imply or suggest; "Your remarks make me out to be stupid" 10: try to establish; "She made out that she know nothing about the crime"

make over
v 1: use again in altered form; "retread an old plot" [syn: {rework}, {retread}]
2: make new; "She is remaking her image" [syn: {remake}, {refashion}, {redo}]

make pass
v : cause to pass; "She passed around the plates" [syn: {pass}]

make peace
v : end hostilities; "The brothers who had been fighting over their inheritance finally made peace" [ant: {war}]

make possible
v : make accessible; "This answer opens the door to new objections"

make pure
v : remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water" [syn: {purify}, {sublimate}, {distill}]

make relaxed
v : cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me" [syn: {relax}, {unstrain}, {unlax}, {loosen up}, {unwind}] [ant: {tense}, {tense}]

make sense
v : be reasonable or logical or comprehensible [syn: {add up}]

make sure
v : make a point of doing something; act purposefully and intentionally [syn: {make a point}]

make unnecessary
v : make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time" [syn: {save}]

make up
v 1: form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" [syn: {constitute}, {represent}, {comprise}, {be}]
2: devise or compose; "This designer makes up our Spring collections"; "He designed women's shoes"
3: do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?" [syn: {pay}, {pay off}, {compensate}]
4: make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point; "I have to make up a French exam"; "Can I catch up with the material or is it too late?" [syn: {catch up with}]
5: make up something artificial or untrue [syn: {fabricate}, {manufacture}, {cook up}, {invent}]
6: put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room" [syn: {make}]
7: come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up" [syn: {reconcile}, {patch up}, {conciliate}, {settle}]
8: apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier; "She makes herself up every morning"

make up one's mind
v : reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" [syn: {decide}, {determine}]

make vibrant sounds
v : indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats [syn: {purr}]

make water
v : eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" [syn: {make}, {urinate}, {piddle}, {puddle}, {micturate}, {piss}, {pee}, {pee-pee}, {relieve oneself}, {take a leak}, {spend a penny}, {wee}, {wee-wee}, {pass water}]

make way
v : get out of the way; "make way for the President's motorcade"

make whoopie
v : celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!" [syn: {revel}, {racket}, {make merry}, {make happy}, {whoop it up}, {jollify}, {wassail}]

make-believe
adj : imagined as in a play; "the make-believe world of theater"; "play money"; "dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish" [syn: {pretend}]
n 1: imaginative intellectual play [syn: {pretense}, {pretence}]
2: the enactment of a pretense; "it was just pretend" [syn: {pretend}]

Makedonija
n : the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria [syn: {Macedon}, {Macedonia}]

makeover
n 1: an overall beauty treatment (involving a person's hair style and cosmetics and clothing) intended to change or improve a person's appearance
2: a complete reconstruction and renovation of something; "the blighted neighborhood underwent a total makeover"

make-peace
n : someone who tries to bring peace [syn: {conciliator}, {pacifier}, {peacemaker}, {reconciler}]

maker
n 1: a person who makes things [syn: {shaper}]
2: terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God [syn: {Godhead}, {Lord}, {Creator}, {Divine}, {God Almighty}, {Almighty}, {Jehovah}]
3: a business engaged in manufacturing some product [syn: {manufacturer}, {manufacturing business}]

makeready
n : final preparation and adjustments

makeshift
adj : done or made using whatever is available; "crossed the river on improvised bridges"; "the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear"; "the rock served as a makeshift hammer" [syn: {improvised}, {jury-rigged}]
n : something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency [syn: {stopgap}]

make-up
n : cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance [syn: {makeup}, {war paint}]

makeup
n 1: the way in which someone or something is composed [syn: {constitution}, {composition}]
2: cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance [syn: {make-up}, {war paint}]
3: an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event; "he missed the test and had to take a makeup"; "the two teams played a makeup one week later"

makeweight
n 1: anything added to fill out a whole; "some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights" [syn: {filler}]
2: a weight added to the scale to reach a required weight

make-work
n : active work of little value; "while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork" [syn: {busywork}]

Makin
n : battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting [syn: {Tarawa}, {Tarawa-Makin}]

making
n : the act that results in something coming to be; "the devising of plans"; "the fashioning of pots and pans"; "the making of measurements"; "it was already in the making" [syn: {devising}, {fashioning}]

making known
n : a speech act that conveys information [syn: {informing}]

making love
n : sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people; "his lovemaking disgusted her"; "he hadn't had any love in months"; "he has a very complicated love life" [syn: {sexual love}, {lovemaking}, {love}, {love life}]

making water
n : a euphemism for urination; "he had to take a leak" [syn: {leak}, {wetting}, {passing water}]

makings
n 1: an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something; "her qualifications for the job are excellent"; "one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree"; "she has the makings of fine musician" [syn: {qualification}]
2: the components needed for making or doing something; "the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake"

mako
n : powerful mackerel shark of the Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {mako shark}]

mako shark
n : powerful mackerel shark of the Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {mako}]

makomako
n : graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine [syn: {New Zealand wine berry}, {wineberry}, {Aristotelia serrata}, {Aristotelia racemosa}]

Maksim Gorky
n : Russian writer of plays and novels and short stories; noted for his depiction of social outcasts [syn: {Gorky}, {Gorki}, {Maxim Gorki}, {Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov}, {Aleksey Maximovich Peshkov}]

Maksutov telescope
n : reflecting telescope in which the aberration of the concave mirror is reduced by a meniscus lens

Maktab al-Khidmat
n : a terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in the 1980s to provide money and recruit fighters around the world; enlisted and transported thousands of men to Afghanistan to fights the Russians; a split in the group led bin Laden and the extremist faction of MAK to form al-Qaeda [syn: {MAK}]

makuta
likuta
n : 100 likuta equal 1 zaire [also: {makuta} (pl)]

makuta
See {likuta}

mal de la rosa
n : a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments [syn: {pellagra}, {Alpine scurvy}, {mal rosso}, {maidism}, {mayidism}, {Saint Ignatius' itch}]

mal de mer
n : motion sickness experienced while traveling on water [syn: {seasickness}, {naupathia}]

mal rosso
n : a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments [syn: {pellagra}, {Alpine scurvy}, {mal de la rosa}, {maidism}, {mayidism}, {Saint Ignatius' itch}]

mala
n : the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek [syn: {cheekbone}, {zygomatic bone}, {malar bone}, {jugal bone}, {os zygomaticum}]

Malabar kino
n : reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus Pterocarpus and used in medicine and tanning etc [syn: {East India kino}, {kino gum}]

Malabo
n : the capital and largest city of Equatorial Guinea on the island of Bioko in the Gulf of Guinea

malabsorption
n : abnormal absorption of nutrients from the digestive tract

malabsorption syndrome
n : a pattern of symptoms including loss of appetite and bloating and weight loss and muscle pain and steatorrhea; associated with celiac disease and sprue and cystic fibrosis

Malacanthidae
n : short-headed marine fishes; often brightly colored [syn: {family Malacanthidae}]

malacca
n 1: stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles
2: a cane made from the stem of a rattan palm [syn: {malacca cane}]

malacca cane
n : a cane made from the stem of a rattan palm [syn: {malacca}]

Malachi
n 1: a Hebrew minor prophet of the 5th century BC [syn: {Malachias}]
2: an Old Testament book containing the prophecies of Malachi [syn: {Malachias}, {Book of Malachi}]

Malachias
n 1: a Hebrew minor prophet of the 5th century BC [syn: {Malachi}]
2: an Old Testament book containing the prophecies of Malachi [syn: {Malachi}, {Book of Malachi}]

malachite
n : a green mineral used as an ore of copper and for making ornamental objects

malacia
n : a state of abnormal softening of tissue

Malaclemys
n : American terrapins [syn: {genus Malaclemys}]

Malaclemys centrata
n : of marshes along Atlantic and Gulf coasts of United States [syn: {diamondback terrapin}]

Malaconotinae
n : African bush shrikes [syn: {subfamily Malaconotinae}]

malacopterygian
n : any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii [syn: {soft-finned fish}] [ant: {spiny-finned fish}]

Malacopterygii
n : an extensive group of teleost fishes having fins supported by flexible cartilaginous rays [syn: {superorder Malacopterygii}]

Malacosoma
n : tent caterpillars [syn: {genus Malacosoma}]

Malacosoma americana
n : moth whose larvae are tent caterpillars [syn: {tent-caterpillar moth}]

Malacosoma disstria
n 1: larvae of a gregarious North American moth that spins a carpet rather than a tent; serious defoliator of deciduous trees [syn: {forest tent caterpillar}]
2: moth whose gregarious larvae spin carpets [syn: {tent-caterpillar moth}]

Malacostraca
n : largest subclass of Crustacea including most of the well-known marine, freshwater, and terrestrial crustaceans: crabs; lobsters; shrimps; sow bugs; beach flies [syn: {subclass Malacostraca}]

malacostracan crustacean
n : a major subclass of crustaceans

Malacothamnus
n : genus of shrubs or small trees: chaparral mallow [syn: {genus Malacothamnus}]

Malacothamnus fasciculatus
n : shrub of coastal ranges of California and Baja California having hairy branches and spikes of numerous mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea [syn: {chaparral mallow}, {Sphaeralcea fasciculata}]

maladaptive
adj : showing faulty adaptation [ant: {adaptive}]

maladjusted
adj 1: poorly adjusted to demands and stresses of daily living; "a maladjusted child" [ant: {adjusted}]
2: emotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationships [syn: {disturbed}]
3: not well adjusted; "a maladjusted carburetor"

maladjustive
adj : poorly adjusted

maladjustment
n : the condition of being unable to adapt properly to your environment with resulting emotional instability

maladroit
adj : not adroit; "a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve"; "a maladroit translation"; "maladroit propaganda" [ant: {adroit}]

maladroitly
adv : in a maladroit manner; "he dealt with the situation maladroitly" [ant: {adroitly}]

maladroitness
n : unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training [syn: {awkwardness}, {clumsiness}, {ineptness}, {ineptitude}, {slowness}]

malady
n 1: any unwholesome or desperate condition; "what maladies afflict our nation?"
2: impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism [syn: {illness}, {unwellness}, {sickness}] [ant: {health}, {health}]

Malaga
n : a port city and resort in Andalusia in southern Spain on the Mediterranean

Malagasy Republic
n : a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960 [syn: {Madagascar}, {Republic of Madagascar}]

malahini
n : a newcomer to Hawaii

malaise
n : physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression) [syn: {unease}, {uneasiness}]

Malamud
n : United States writer (1914-1986) [syn: {Bernard Malamud}]

malamute
n : breed of sled dog developed in Alaska [syn: {malemute}, {Alaskan malamute}]

malanga
n : tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes [syn: {yautia}, {tannia}, {spoonflower}, {Xanthosoma sagittifolium}, {Xanthosoma atrovirens}]

malaprop
n : the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar [syn: {malapropism}]

malapropism
n : the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar [syn: {malaprop}]

malapropos
adj : of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature [ant: {apropos}]
adv : at an inconvenient time; "he arrived inopportunely just as we sat down for dinner"; "she answered malapropos" [syn: {inopportunely}] [ant: {opportunely}]

malar bone
n : the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek [syn: {cheekbone}, {zygomatic bone}, {mala}, {jugal bone}, {os zygomaticum}]

malaria
n : an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever

malaria mosquito
n : transmits the malaria parasite [syn: {malarial mosquito}]

malaria parasite
n : parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans [syn: {plasmodium}, {Plasmodium vivax}]

malarial
adj : of or infected by or resembling malaria; "malarial fever"

malarial mosquito
n : transmits the malaria parasite [syn: {malaria mosquito}]

Malathion
n : a yellow insecticide used as a dust or spray to control garden pests and house flies and mites

malathion poisoning
n : a toxic condition caused by inhaling or ingesting the insecticide Malathion

Malawi
n : a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 [syn: {Republic of Malawi}, {Nyasaland}]

Malawi kwacha
n : the basic unit of money in Malawi [syn: {kwacha}]

Malawian
adj : relating to or characteristic of Malawi or its people or culture; "Malawian hills"; "Malawian soldiers"
n : a native or inhabitant of Malawi

Malawian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Malawi

Malaxis
n : large genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a few plicate leaves and slender spikes or tiny mostly green flowers; cosmopolitan [syn: {genus Malaxis}]

Malaxis ophioglossoides
n : North American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers with threadlike petals [syn: {green adder's mouth}, {Malaxis-unifolia}]

Malaxis-unifolia
n : North American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers with threadlike petals [syn: {green adder's mouth}, {Malaxis ophioglossoides}]

Malay
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the people or language of Malaysia and the northern Malay Peninsula and parts of the western Malay Archipelago; "Malay peoples"; "Malayan syllable structure" [syn: {Malayan}]
n 1: a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago [syn: {Malayan}]
2: a western subfamily of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages

Malay Archipelago
n : a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia [syn: {East Indies}, {East India}]

Malay Peninsula
n : a peninsula in southeastern Asia occupied by parts of Malaysia and Thailand and Myanmar

Malaya
n : a constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957 [syn: {Malaysia}]

Malayalam
n : a Dravidian language (closely related to Tamil) that is spoken in southwestern India

Malayan
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Malaysia; "Malaysian police crack down hard on drug smugglers"; "Malayan crocodiles" [syn: {Malaysian}]
2: of or relating to or characteristic of the people or language of Malaysia and the northern Malay Peninsula and parts of the western Malay Archipelago; "Malay peoples"; "Malayan syllable structure" [syn: {Malay}]
n : a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago [syn: {Malay}]

Malayan tapir
n : a tapir found in Malaya and Sumatra [syn: {Indian tapir}, {Tapirus indicus}]

Malayo-Polynesian
adj : of or relating to the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian languages
n : the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific

Malaysia
n : a constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957 [syn: {Malaya}]

Malaysia Militant Group
n : a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia [syn: {Jemaah Islamiyah}, {JI}, {Islamic Group}, {Islamic Community}, {Malaysian Mujahidin Group}]

Malaysian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Malaysia; "Malaysian police crack down hard on drug smugglers"; "Malayan crocodiles" [syn: {Malayan}]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Malaysia
2: the Malay language spoken in Malaysia [syn: {Bahasa Malaysia}, {Bahasa Melayu}, {Bahasa Kebangsaan}]

Malaysian capital
n : the capital and largest city of Malaysia [syn: {Kuala Lumpur}, {capital of Malaysia}]

Malaysian monetary unit
n : monetary unit is Malaysia

Malaysian Mujahidin Group
n : a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia [syn: {Jemaah Islamiyah}, {JI}, {Islamic Group}, {Islamic Community}, {Malaysia Militant Group}]

Malcolm Little
n : militant civil rights leader (1925-1965) [syn: {Malcolm X}]

Malcolm Lowry
n : English novelist (1909-1957) [syn: {Lowry}, {Clarence Malcolm Lowry}]

Malcolm stock
n : any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia [syn: {stock}]

Malcolm X
n : militant civil rights leader (1925-1965) [syn: {Malcolm Little}]

Malcolmia
n : genus of plants usually found in coastal habitats; Mediterranean to Afghanistan [syn: {genus Malcolmia}]

Malcolmia maritima
n : erect branching herb cultivated for its loose racemes of fragrant white or pink or red or lilac flowers; native to sands and sea cliffs of southwestern Greece and southern Albania [syn: {Virginian stock}, {Virginia stock}]

malcontent
adj : discontented as toward authority [syn: {disaffected}, {ill-affected}, {rebellious}]
n : a person who is discontented or disgusted

Maldivan
n : a native or inhabitant of Maldives [syn: {Maldivian}]

Maldive Islands
n : a group of about 1,200 small coral islands (about 220 inhabited) in the Indian ocean [syn: {Maldives}]

Maldives
n 1: a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965 [syn: {Republic of Maldives}]
2: a group of about 1,200 small coral islands (about 220 inhabited) in the Indian ocean [syn: {Maldive Islands}]

Maldivian
n : a native or inhabitant of Maldives [syn: {Maldivan}]

Maldon
n : a battle in which the Danes defeated the Saxons in 991; celebrated in an old English poem [syn: {Battle of Maldon}]

male
adj 1: being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation; "a male infant"; "a male holly tree" [ant: {female}, {androgynous}]
2: for or composed of men or boys; "the male lead"; "masculine attire"
3: characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports" [syn: {manful}, {manlike}, {manly}, {virile}]
n 1: an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova) [ant: {female}]
2: a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies [syn: {male person}] [ant: {female}]
3: the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands

male aristocrat
n : a man who is an aristocrat [ant: {female aristocrat}]

male berry
n : deciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers [syn: {maleberry}, {privet andromeda}, {he-huckleberry}, {Lyonia ligustrina}]

male body
n : the body of a male human being

male bonding
n : the formation of a close personal relationship between men; "the rituals known as male bonding do not necessarily involve drinking beer together"

male chauvinism
n : activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women [syn: {chauvinism}, {antifeminism}]

male chauvinist
n : a man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women [syn: {sexist}]

male chest
n : the chest of a man

male child
n : a youthful male person; "the baby was a boy"; "she made the boy brush his teeth every night"; "most soldiers are only boys in uniform" [syn: {boy}] [ant: {female child}, {female child}]

male erecticle dysfunction
n : impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis [syn: {erectile dysfunction}, {ED}]

male fern
n : fern of North America and Europe whose rhizomes and stalks yield an oleoresin used to expel tapeworms [syn: {Dryopteris filix-mas}]

male genital organ
n : external male sex organs [syn: {male genitalia}, {male genitals}, {family jewels}]

male genitalia
n : external male sex organs [syn: {male genitals}, {male genital organ}, {family jewels}]

male genitals
n : external male sex organs [syn: {male genitalia}, {male genital organ}, {family jewels}]

male horse
n : the male of species Equus caballus

male hypogonadism
n : the state of being a eunuch (either because of lacking testicles or because they failed to develop) [syn: {eunuchoidism}]

male internal reproductive organ
n : the reproductive organs of a man

male monarch
n : a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom [syn: {king}] [ant: {queen}, {queen}]

male offspring
n : a child who is male [syn: {man-child}] [ant: {female offspring}]

male orchis
n : Eurasian orchid with showy pink or purple flowers in a loose spike [syn: {early purple orchid}, {Orchis mascula}]

male orgasm
n : an orgasm accompanied by the sensation of ejaculation of semen

male parent
n : a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta" [syn: {father}, {begetter}] [ant: {mother}, {mother}]

male person
n : a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies [syn: {male}] [ant: {female}]

male plug
n : an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection [syn: {plug}]

male reproductive gland
n : the reproductive organs of a man

male reproductive system
n : the reproductive system of males

male sibling
n : a sibling who is male [ant: {female sibling}]

maleate
n : a salt or ester of maleic acid; used as a nontricyclic antidepressant drug for psychomotor activation

maleberry
n : deciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers [syn: {male berry}, {privet andromeda}, {he-huckleberry}, {Lyonia ligustrina}]

Malebranche
n : French philosopher (1638-1715) [syn: {Nicolas de Malebranche}]

Malecite
n 1: a member of the Algonquian people of northeastern Maine and New Brunswick
2: the Algonquian language of the Malecite and Passamaquody peoples [syn: {Maleseet}]

maledict
adj : under a curse [syn: {accursed}, {accurst}]
v : wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" [syn: {curse}, {beshrew}, {damn}, {bedamn}, {anathemize}, {anathemise}, {imprecate}] [ant: {bless}]

malediction
n : the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); "he suffered the imprecations of the mob" [syn: {imprecation}]

malefactor
n : someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime [syn: {criminal}, {felon}, {crook}, {outlaw}]

malefic
adj : having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force" [syn: {malevolent}, {malign}, {evil}]

maleficence
n 1: doing or causing evil [ant: {beneficence}]
2: the quality or nature of being harmful or evil [syn: {mischief}, {balefulness}] [ant: {beneficence}]

maleficent
adj : harmful or evil in intent or effect [ant: {beneficent}]

maleic acid
n : a colorless crystalline compound found in unripe fruit (such as apples or tomatoes or cherries) and used mainly to make polyester resins

malemute
n : breed of sled dog developed in Alaska [syn: {malamute}, {Alaskan malamute}]

maleness
n : the properties characteristic of the male sex [syn: {masculinity}] [ant: {femaleness}]

maleo
n : Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches [syn: {Macrocephalon maleo}]

male-patterned baldness
n : loss of hair on the crown of the head

Maleseet
n : the Algonquian language of the Malecite and Passamaquody peoples [syn: {Malecite}]

Malevich
n : Russian abstract painter (1878-1935) [syn: {Kazimir Malevich}, {Kazimir Severinovich Malevich}]

malevolence
n 1: wishing evil to others [syn: {malignity}] [ant: {benevolence}]
2: the quality of threatening evil [syn: {malevolency}, {malice}]

malevolency
n : the quality of threatening evil [syn: {malevolence}, {malice}]

malevolent
adj 1: wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred; "a gossipy malevolent old woman"; "failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful" [syn: {malicious}] [ant: {benevolent}]
2: extremely malevolent or malicious; "the malignant tongues of gossipers" [syn: {malignant}]
3: having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force" [syn: {malefic}, {malign}, {evil}]

malevolent program
n : a computer program designed to have undesirable or harmful effects

malevolently
adv : in a malevolent manner; "she gossips malevolently" [ant: {benevolently}]

malfeasance
n : wrongful conduct by a public official

malfeasant
n : one guilty of malfeasance

malformation
n 1: an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed [syn: {deformity}, {misshapenness}]
2: something abnormal or anomalous [syn: {miscreation}]

malformed
adj : so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly; "deformed thalidomide babies"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "an ill-shapen vase"; "a limp caused by a malformed foot"; "misshapen old fingers" [syn: {deformed}, {distorted}, {ill-shapen}, {misshapen}]

malfunction
n : a failure to function normally
v : fail to function or function improperly; "the coffee maker malfunctioned" [syn: {misfunction}] [ant: {function}]

malfunctioning
adj : not performing or able to perform its regular function; "a malfunctioning valve" [syn: {nonfunctional}] [ant: {functioning}]

malheur wire lettuce
n : a small plant of Oregon resembling mustard; a threatened species [syn: {Stephanomeria malheurensis}]

Mali
n : a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years [syn: {Republic of Mali}, {French Sudan}]

Mali franc
n : the basic unit of money in Mali

Malian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Mali or its people; "Malian deserts"
n : a native or inhabitant of Mali

malice
n 1: feeling a need to see others suffer [syn: {maliciousness}, {spite}, {spitefulness}, {venom}]
2: the quality of threatening evil [syn: {malevolence}, {malevolency}]

malice aforethought
n : (law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials [syn: {mens rea}]

malicious
adj 1: having the nature of or resulting from malice; "malicious gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling [ant: {unmalicious}]
2: wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred; "a gossipy malevolent old woman"; "failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful" [syn: {malevolent}] [ant: {benevolent}]

malicious gossip
n : disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people [syn: {scandal}, {dirt}]

malicious mischief
n : willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others [syn: {vandalism}, {hooliganism}]

maliciously
adv : with malice; in a malicious manner; "she answered maliciously"

maliciousness
n : feeling a need to see others suffer [syn: {malice}, {spite}, {spitefulness}, {venom}]

malign
adj 1: evil or harmful in nature or influence; "prompted by malign motives"; "believed in witches and malign spirits"; "gave him a malign look"; "a malign lesion" [ant: {benign}]
2: having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force" [syn: {malefic}, {malevolent}, {evil}]
v : speak unfavorably about; "She badmouthes her husband everywhere" [syn: {badmouth}, {traduce}, {drag through the mud}]

malignance
n 1: (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death [syn: {malignancy}]
2: quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will [syn: {malignity}, {malignancy}] [ant: {benignity}, {benignity}]

malignancy
n 1: (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death [syn: {malignance}]
2: quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will [syn: {malignity}, {malignance}] [ant: {benignity}, {benignity}]

malignant
adj 1: dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor) [ant: {benign}]
2: extremely malevolent or malicious; "the malignant tongues of gossipers" [syn: {malevolent}]

malignant anaemia
n : a chronic progressive anemia of older adults; thought to result from a lack of intrinsic factor (a substance secreted by the stomach that is responsible for the absorption of vitamin B12) [syn: {pernicious anemia}, {pernicious anaemia}, {malignant anemia}]

malignant anemia
n : a chronic progressive anemia of older adults; thought to result from a lack of intrinsic factor (a substance secreted by the stomach that is responsible for the absorption of vitamin B12) [syn: {pernicious anemia}, {pernicious anaemia}, {malignant anaemia}]

malignant hepatoma
n : carcinoma of the liver [syn: {hepatoma}, {hepatocarcinoma}, {hepatocellular carcinoma}]

malignant hypertension
n : severe hypertension that runs a rapid course and damages the inner linings of the blood vessels and the heart and spleen and kidneys and brain; "malignant hypertension is the most lethal form of hypertension"

malignant hyperthermia
n : hereditary condition in which certain anesthetics (e.g., halothane) cause high body temperatures and muscle rigidity

malignant melanoma
n : any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin) consisting of melanocytes [syn: {melanoma}]

malignant neoplasm
n : a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body [syn: {malignant tumor}, {metastatic tumor}]

malignant neoplastic disease
n : any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream [syn: {cancer}]

malignant neuroma
n : a malignant neoplasm of nerve tissue and fibrous tissue and connective tissue [syn: {neurosarcoma}]

malignant pustule
n : a form of anthrax infection that begins as papule that becomes a vesicle and breaks with a discharge of toxins; symptoms of septicemia are severe with vomiting and high fever and profuse sweating; the infection is often fatal [syn: {cutaneous anthrax}]

malignant tumor
n : a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body [syn: {malignant neoplasm}, {metastatic tumor}]

malignantly
adv : in a malignant manner, as of a tumor that spreads

maligned
adj : assailed with contemptuous language [syn: {reviled}]

maligner
n : one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel [syn: {defamer}, {slanderer}, {vilifier}, {libeler}, {backbiter}, {traducer}]

malignity
n 1: wishing evil to others [syn: {malevolence}] [ant: {benevolence}]
2: quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will [syn: {malignancy}, {malignance}] [ant: {benignity}, {benignity}]

malignment
n : slanderous defamation [syn: {smear}, {vilification}]

malik
n : the leader of a town or community in some parts of Asia Minor and the Indian subcontinent; "maliks rule the hinterland of Afghanistan under the protection of warlords"

malinger
v : avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill [syn: {skulk}]

malingerer
n : someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity [syn: {skulker}, {shammer}]

malingering
n : evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated; "they developed a test to detect malingering" [syn: {skulking}]

malinois
n : fawn-colored short-haired sheepdog

Malinowski
n : British anthropologist (born in Poland) who introduced the technique of the participant observer (1884-1942) [syn: {Bronislaw Malinowski}, {Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski}]

mall
n 1: a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk [syn: {promenade}]
2: mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace; "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls" [syn: {plaza}, {center}, {shopping mall}, {shopping center}, {shopping centre}]

mallard
n : wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed [syn: {Anas platyrhynchos}]

Mallarme
n : French symbolist poet noted for his free verse (1842-1898) [syn: {Stephane Mallarme}]

malleability
n : the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped under pressure without breaking [syn: {plasticity}] [ant: {unmalleability}]

malleable
adj 1: easily influenced [syn: {ductile}]
2: capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy" [syn: {ductile}, {pliable}, {pliant}, {tensile}, {tractile}]

mallee
n : any of several low-growing Australian eucalypts

mallee fowl
n : Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds [syn: {leipoa}, {lowan}, {Leipoa ocellata}]

mallee hen
n : adult female mallee fowl

mallei
malleus
n : the ossicle attached to the eardrum [syn: {hammer}] [also: {mallei} (pl)]

mallei
See {malleus}

malleoli
See {malleolus}

mallet
n 1: a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball
2: a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike percussion instruments
3: a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing [syn: {beetle}]

malleus
n : the ossicle attached to the eardrum [syn: {hammer}] [also: {mallei} (pl)]

Mallon
n : United States cook who was an immune carrier of typhoid fever and who infected dozens of people (1870-1938) [syn: {Mary Mallon}, {Typhoid Mary}]

Mallophaga
n : biting lice [syn: {order Mallophaga}]

Mallotus
n : capelins [syn: {genus Mallotus}]

mallow
n : any of various plants of the family Malvaceae

mallow family
n : herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra [syn: {Malvaceae}, {family Malvaceae}]

Malmo
n : a port in southern Sweden

malmsey
n : sweet Madeira wine

malnourish
v : provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment; "The stunted growth of these children shows that they are undernourished" [syn: {undernourish}]

malnourished
adj : not being provided with adequate nourishment [ant: {nourished}]

malnourishment
n : not having enough food to develop or function formally [syn: {undernourishment}]

malnutrition
n : a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods

malocclusion
n : (dentistry) a condition in which the opposing teeth do not mesh normally

malodor
n : a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn: {malodour}, {stench}, {stink}, {reek}, {fetor}, {foetor}, {mephitis}]

malodorous
adj : unpleasant-smelling [syn: {malodourous}] [ant: {fragrant}]

malodorousness
n : the attribute of having a strong offensive smell [syn: {stinkiness}, {foulness}, {rankness}]

malodour
n : a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn: {malodor}, {stench}, {stink}, {reek}, {fetor}, {foetor}, {mephitis}]

malodourous
adj : unpleasant-smelling [syn: {malodorous}] [ant: {fragrant}]

Malone
n : English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812) [syn: {Edmund Malone}, {Edmond Malone}]

malonylurea
n : a white crystalline acid derived from pyrimidine; used in preparing barbiturate drugs [syn: {barbituric acid}]

malope
n : western Mediterranean annual having deep purple-red flowers subtended by 3 large cordate bracts [syn: {Malope trifida}]

Malope trifida
n : western Mediterranean annual having deep purple-red flowers subtended by 3 large cordate bracts [syn: {malope}]

Malopterurus
n : electric catfish [syn: {genus Malopterurus}]

Malopterurus electricus
n : freshwater catfish of the Nile and tropical central Africa having an electric organ [syn: {electric catfish}]

Malory
n : English writer who published a translation of romances about King Arthur taken from French and other sources (died in 1471) [syn: {Thomas Malory}, {Sir Thomas Malory}]

Malosma
n : one species; often included in the genus Rhus [syn: {genus Malosma}]

Malosma laurina
n : small aromatic evergreen shrub of California having paniculate leaves and whitish berries; in some classifications included in genus Rhus [syn: {laurel sumac}, {Rhus laurina}]

maloti
loti
n : the basic unit of money in Lesotho [also: {maloti} (pl)]

maloti
See {loti}

Malpighi
n : Italian anatomist who was the first to use a microscope to study anatomy and was among the first to recognize cells in animals (1628-1694) [syn: {Marcello Malpighi}]

Malpighia
n : type genus of the Malpighiaceae [syn: {genus Malpighia}]

Malpighia glabra
n : tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries [syn: {barbados cherry}, {acerola}, {Surinam cherry}, {West Indian cherry}]

Malpighia obovata
n : cuban timber tree with hard wood very resistant to moisture [syn: {jiqui}]

Malpighiaceae
n : tropical shrubs or trees [syn: {family Malpighiaceae}]

malpighian body
n : the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron [syn: {malpighian corpuscle}, {renal corpuscle}]

malpighian corpuscle
n : the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron [syn: {malpighian body}, {renal corpuscle}]

malpighian layer
n : the innermost layer of the epidermis [syn: {stratum germinativum}, {stratum basale}, {rete Malpighii}]

malposed
adj : characterized by malposition; "crooked malposed teeth"

malposed tooth
n : a tooth that has grown in a faulty position

malposition
n : faulty position [syn: {misplacement}]

malpractice
n 1: professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage; "the widow sued his surgeon for malpractice"
2: a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct; "he charged them with electoral malpractices"

malpractice insurance
n : insurance purchased by physicians and hospitals to cover the cost of being sued for malpractice; "obstetricians have to pay high rates for malpractice insurance"

Malraux
n : French novelist (1901-1976) [syn: {Andre Malraux}]

MALS
n : a master's degree in library science [syn: {Master of Arts in Library Science}]

malt
n 1: a milkshake made with malt powder [syn: {malted}, {malted milk}]
2: a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer [syn: {malt liquor}]
3: a cereal grain that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling
v 1: treat with malt or malt extract; "malt beer"
2: turn into malt, become malt
3: convert grain into malt
4: convert into malt

malt liquor
n : a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer [syn: {malt}]

malt sugar
n : a white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of starches [syn: {maltose}]

malt whiskey
n : whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still [syn: {Scotch}, {Scotch whiskey}, {Scotch whisky}, {malt whisky}]

malt whisky
n : whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still [syn: {Scotch}, {Scotch whiskey}, {Scotch whisky}, {malt whiskey}]

Malta
n 1: a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 [syn: {Republic of Malta}]
2: a strategically located island south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea

Malta fever
n : infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache [syn: {brucellosis}, {undulant fever}, {Gibraltar fever}, {Rock fever}, {Mediterranean fever}]

malted
n : a milkshake made with malt powder [syn: {malt}, {malted milk}]

malted milk
n 1: a milkshake made with malt powder [syn: {malted}, {malt}]
2: powder made of dried milk and malted cereals

Maltese
adj : of or relating to the island or republic of Malta or its inhabitants; "Maltese customs officers"
n : breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat [syn: {Maltese dog}]

Maltese cat
n : a short-haired bluish-gray cat breed

maltese cross
n 1: Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads [syn: {scarlet lychnis}, {Lychins chalcedonica}]
2: a cross with triangular or arrow-shaped arms and the points toward the center

Maltese dog
n : breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat [syn: {Maltese}]

Maltese lira
n : the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents [syn: {lira}]

Maltese monetary unit
n : monetary unit on Malta

maltha
n : a thick black tar intermediate between petroleum and asphalt [syn: {mineral tar}]

Malthus
n : an English economist who argued that increases in population would outgrow increases in the means of subsistence (1766-1834) [syn: {Thomas Malthus}, {Thomas Robert Malthus}]

Malthusian
adj : of or relating to Thomas Malthus or to Malthusianism; "Malthusian theories"
n : a believer in Malthusian theory

Malthusian theory
n : Malthus' theory that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence [syn: {Malthusianism}]

Malthusianism
n : Malthus' theory that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence [syn: {Malthusian theory}]

maltier
See {malty}

maltiest
See {malty}

maltman
n : a maker of malt [syn: {maltster}]

Malto
n 1: a member of the Dravidian people living in northern Bengal in eastern India
2: the Dravidian language spoken by the Malto people

maltose
n : a white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of starches [syn: {malt sugar}]

maltreat
v : treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead" [syn: {mistreat}, {abuse}, {ill-use}, {step}, {ill-treat}]

maltreated
adj : physically abused; "an abused wife" [syn: {abused}, {ill-treated}, {mistreated}] [ant: {unabused}]

maltreater
n : someone who abuses [syn: {abuser}]

maltreatment
n : cruel or inhumane treatment [syn: {ill-treatment}, {ill-usage}, {abuse}]

maltster
n : a maker of malt [syn: {maltman}]

Malus
n : apple trees; found throughout temperate zones of the northern hemisphere [syn: {genus Malus}]

Malus angustifolia
n : small tree or shrub of southeastern United States; cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-colored blossoms [syn: {Southern crab apple}, {flowering crab}]

Malus baccata
n : Asian wild crab apple cultivated in many varieties for it small acid usually red fruit used for preserving [syn: {Siberian crab}, {Siberian crab apple}, {cherry apple}, {cherry crab}]

Malus coronaria
n : medium-sized tree of the eastern United States having pink blossoms and small yellow fruit [syn: {American crab apple}, {garland crab}]

Malus fusca
n : small tree or shrub of western United States having white blossoms and tiny yellow or red fruit [syn: {Oregon crab apple}]

Malus ioensis
n : wild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink flowers [syn: {Iowa crab}, {Iowa crab apple}, {prairie crab}, {western crab apple}]

Malus pumila
n : native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits [syn: {apple}, {orchard apple tree}]

Malus sylvestris
n : wild crab apple native to Europe; a chief ancestor of cultivated apples [syn: {wild crab}]

Malva
n : herbs and subshrubs: mallows [syn: {genus Malva}]

Malva moschata
n : erect Old World perennial with faintly musk-scented foliage and white or pink flowers; adventive in United States [syn: {musk mallow}, {mus rose}]

Malva neglecta
n : annual Old World plant with clusters of pink or white flowers; naturalized in United States [syn: {common mallow}]

Malva sylvestris
n : erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States [syn: {tall mallow}, {high mallow}, {cheese}, {cheeseflower}]

Malvaceae
n : herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra [syn: {family Malvaceae}, {mallow family}]

Malvales
n : Malvaceae; Bombacaceae; Elaeocarpaceae; Sterculiaceae; Tiliaceae [syn: {order Malvales}]

malvasia
n : used to make malmsey wine

Malvastrum
n : genus of mallows characterized by red and yellow flowers often placed in other genera [syn: {genus Malvastrum}]

Malvastrum coccineum
n : false mallow of western United States having racemose red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Malvastrum [syn: {prairie mallow}, {red false mallow}, {Sphaeralcea coccinea}]

Malvaviscus
n : small genus of shrubs of Central and South America: wax mallows [syn: {genus Malvaviscus}]

malversate
v : appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family" [syn: {embezzle}, {defalcate}, {peculate}, {misappropriate}]

malversation
n : misconduct in public office

Malvina Hoffman
n : United States sculptor (1887-1966) [syn: {Hoffman}]

Mam
n 1: a member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala
2: a Mayan language spoken by the Mam people

mama
n 1: informal terms for a mother [syn: {ma}, {mamma}, {mom}, {momma}, {mommy}, {mammy}, {mum}, {mummy}, {mater}]
2: a name under which Ninkhursag was worshipped

mama's boy
n : a boy excessively attached to his mother; lacking normal masculine interests [syn: {mother's boy}, {mamma's boy}]

mamba
n : arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal

Mamet
n : United States playwright (born in 1947) [syn: {David Mamet}]

mamey
n 1: tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind [syn: {mammee apple}, {mammee}, {mammee tree}, {Mammea americana}]
2: globular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh [syn: {mammee}, {mammee apple}]

mamilla
n : the small projection of a mammary gland [syn: {nipple}, {mammilla}, {pap}, {teat}, {tit}] [also: {mamillae} (pl)]

mamillae
mamilla
n : the small projection of a mammary gland [syn: {nipple}, {mammilla}, {pap}, {teat}, {tit}] [also: {mamillae} (pl)]

mamillae
See {mamilla}

mamillary body
n : one of two small round structures on the undersurface of the brain that form the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix [syn: {mammillary body}, {corpus mamillare}]

mamma
n 1: informal terms for a mother [syn: {ma}, {mama}, {mom}, {momma}, {mommy}, {mammy}, {mum}, {mummy}, {mater}]
2: milk-secreting organ of female mammals [syn: {mammary gland}] [also: {mammae} (pl)]

mammae
mamma
n 1: informal terms for a mother [syn: {ma}, {mama}, {mom}, {momma}, {mommy}, {mammy}, {mum}, {mummy}, {mater}]
2: milk-secreting organ of female mammals [syn: {mammary gland}] [also: {mammae} (pl)]

mammae
See {mamma}

mammal
n : any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk

mammal family
n : a family of mammals

mammal genus
n : a genus of mammals

mammal Semnopithecus
n : langurs [syn: {Presbytes}, {genus Presbytes}]

Mammalia
n : warm-blooded vertebrates characterized by mammary glands in the female [syn: {class Mammalia}]

mammalian
adj : of or relating to the class Mammalia

mammalogy
n : the branch of zoology that studies mammals

mammary
adj : of or relating to the milk-giving gland of the female

mammary gland
n : milk-secreting organ of female mammals [syn: {mamma}]

mamma's boy
n : a boy excessively attached to his mother; lacking normal masculine interests [syn: {mother's boy}, {mama's boy}]

Mammea
n : American and Asiatic trees having edible one-seeded fruit [syn: {genus Mammea}]

Mammea americana
n : tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind [syn: {mammee apple}, {mammee}, {mamey}, {mammee tree}]

mammee
n 1: tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in the genus Calocarpum [syn: {marmalade tree}, {sapote}, {Pouteria zapota}, {Calocarpum zapota}]
2: tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind [syn: {mammee apple}, {mamey}, {mammee tree}, {Mammea americana}]
3: globular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh [syn: {mamey}, {mammee apple}]
4: brown oval fruit flesh makes excellent sherbet [syn: {sapote}, {marmalade plum}]

mammee apple
n 1: tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind [syn: {mammee}, {mamey}, {mammee tree}, {Mammea americana}]
2: globular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh [syn: {mamey}, {mammee}]

mammee tree
n : tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind [syn: {mammee apple}, {mammee}, {mamey}, {Mammea americana}]

mammilla
n : the small projection of a mammary gland [syn: {nipple}, {mamilla}, {pap}, {teat}, {tit}] [also: {mammillae} (pl)]

mammillae
mammilla
n : the small projection of a mammary gland [syn: {nipple}, {mamilla}, {pap}, {teat}, {tit}] [also: {mammillae} (pl)]

mammillae
See {mammilla}

mammillaria
n : any cactus of the genus Mammillaria

Mammillaria plumosa
n : a low tuberculate cactus with white feathery spines; northeastern Mexico [syn: {feather ball}]

mammillary body
n : one of two small round structures on the undersurface of the brain that form the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix [syn: {mamillary body}, {corpus mamillare}]

mammogram
n : X-ray film of the soft tissue of the breast

mammography
n : a diagnostic procedure to detect breast tumors by the use of X rays

mammon
n 1: wealth regarded as an evil influence
2: (New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit; "ye cannot serve God and Mammon"

mammoth
adj : so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth; "a gigantic redwood"; "gigantic disappointment"; "a mammoth ship"; "a mammoth multinational corporation" [syn: {gigantic}]
n : any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks

Mammoth Cave National Park
n : a national park in Kentucky having a large cavern and an underground river

mammothermography
n : the use of thermography to detect breast tumors (which appear as hot spots)

Mammut
n : extinct type genus of the Mammutidae: mastodons [syn: {genus Mammut}, {genus Mastodon}]

Mammut americanum
n : North American mastodon; in some classifications considered a mammoth rather than a mastodon [syn: {American mastodon}, {American mastodont}]

Mammuthus
n : extinct genus: mammoths [syn: {genus Mammuthus}]

Mammuthus columbi
n : a variety of mammoth [syn: {columbian mammoth}]

Mammuthus primigenius
n : very hairy mammoth common in colder portions of the northern hemisphere [syn: {woolly mammoth}, {northern mammoth}]

Mammutidae
n : extinct family: mastodons [syn: {family Mammutidae}, {family Mastodontidae}]

mammy
n 1: an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.
2: informal terms for a mother [syn: {ma}, {mama}, {mamma}, {mom}, {momma}, {mommy}, {mum}, {mummy}, {mater}]

mamo
n : black honeycreepers with yellow feathers around the tail; now extinct

mamoncillo
n : tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp [syn: {Spanish lime}, {Spanish lime tree}, {honey berry}, {genip}, {ginep}, {Melicocca bijuga}, {Melicocca bijugatus}]

man
n 1: an adult male person (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" [syn: {adult male}] [ant: {woman}]
2: someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty" [syn: {serviceman}, {military man}, {military personnel}] [ant: {civilian}]
3: the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; "it was every man for himself"
4: all of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women" [syn: {world}, {human race}, {humanity}, {humankind}, {human beings}, {humans}, {mankind}]
5: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae [syn: {homo}, {human being}, {human}]
6: a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana"
7: an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you"
8: a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman; "she takes good care of her man" [ant: {woman}]
9: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" [syn: {valet}, {valet de chambre}, {gentleman}, {gentleman's gentleman}] 10: one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea [syn: {Isle of Man}] 11: game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage" [syn: {piece}]
v 1: take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place; "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"
2: provide with men; "We cannot man all the desks" [also: {manning}, {manned}, {men} (pl)]

man and wife
n : two people who are married to each other; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love" [syn: {marriage}, {married couple}]

man Friday
n : the most helpful assistant [syn: {right-hand man}, {chief assistant}]

man hour
n : a time unit used in industry for measuring work [syn: {person hour}]

man in the street
n : a hypothetical average man [syn: {John Doe}, {Joe Blow}, {Joe Bloggs}]

man jack
n : a single individual; "every man jack"

man of action
n : someone inclined to act first and think later [syn: {man of deeds}]

man of affairs
n : a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive) [syn: {businessman}]

man of deeds
n : someone inclined to act first and think later [syn: {man of action}]

man of letters
n : a man devoted to literary or scholarly activities

man of means
n : a man who is wealthy [syn: {rich man}, {wealthy man}]

man of science
n : a person with advanced knowledge of one of more sciences [syn: {scientist}]

man of the cloth
n : a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church [syn: {clergyman}, {reverend}] [ant: {layman}]

man of the world
n : a worldly-wise person [syn: {sophisticate}]

man-about-town
n : a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure [syn: {playboy}, {Corinthian}]

manacle
n : shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs [syn: {handcuffs}, {handcuff}, {cuffs}, {cuff}, {handlock}]
v : confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime" [syn: {cuff}, {handcuff}]

manage
v 1: be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs" [syn: {pull off}, {negociate}, {bring off}, {carry off}] [ant: {fail}]
2: be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" [syn: {deal}, {care}, {handle}]
3: come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" [syn: {cope}, {get by}, {make out}, {make do}, {contend}, {grapple}, {deal}]
4: watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?" [syn: {oversee}, {supervise}, {superintend}]
5: achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods [syn: {wangle}, {finagle}]
6: carry on or manage; "We could do with a little more help around here" [syn: {do}]

manageability
n : capable of being managed or controlled [syn: {manageableness}]

manageable
adj 1: easy to handle or use or manage; "a large but wieldy book" [syn: {wieldy}] [ant: {unwieldy}]
2: capable of being managed or controlled [ant: {unmanageable}]
3: easily dealt with; "manageable problems"

manageableness
n : capable of being managed or controlled [syn: {manageability}]

manageably
adv : so as to be manageable; "this house is manageably small" [ant: {unmanageably}]

managed economy
n : a non-market economy in which government intervention is important in allocating goods and resources and determining prices

management
n 1: the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?" [syn: {direction}]
2: those in charge of running a business

management consultant
n : adviser to business about efficient management practices

management consulting
n : a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business

management control
n : an internal control performed by one or more managers

management personnel
n : personnel having overall planning and direction responsibilities

manager
n 1: someone who controls resources and expenditures [syn: {director}, {managing director}]
2: (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team [syn: {coach}, {handler}]

manageress
n : a woman manager

managerial
adj : of or relating to the function or responsibility or activity of management

managership
n : the position of manager

managing director
n : someone who controls resources and expenditures [syn: {director}, {manager}]

managing editor
n : the editor in charge of all editorial activities of a newspaper or magazine

Managua
n : the capital and largest city of Managua [syn: {capital of Nicaragua}, {Nicaraguan capital}]

manakin
n 1: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin" [syn: {mannequin}, {manikin}, {mannikin}, {fashion model}, {model}]
2: a life-size dummy used to display clothes [syn: {mannequin}, {manikin}, {mannikin}, {form}]
3: any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior

Manama
n : the capital of Bahrain; located at the northern end of Bahrain Island [syn: {capital of Bahrain}]

Manannan
n : Celtic god of the sea; son of Ler

manat
n 1: the basic unit of money in Turkmenistan
2: the basic unit of money in Azerbaijan

man-at-arms
n : a heavily armed and mounted soldier in medieval times [also: {men-at-arms} (pl)]

manatee
n : sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded [syn: {Trichechus manatus}]

Manawydan
n : Celtic sea god; son of LLyr [syn: {Manawyddan}]

Manawyddan
n : Celtic sea god; son of LLyr [syn: {Manawydan}]

Manchester
n 1: largest city in New Hampshire; located in southeastern New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
2: a city in northwestern England (30 miles east of Liverpool); heart of the most densely populated area of England

Manchester terrier
n : breed of short-haired black-and-tan terrier developed in Manchester, England [syn: {black-and-tan terrier}]

man-child
n : a child who is male [syn: {male offspring}] [ant: {female offspring}]

Manchu
n 1: a member of the Manchu speaking people of Mongolian race of Manchuria; related to the Tungus; conquered China in the 17th century
2: the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu [syn: {Qing}, {Qing dynasty}, {Ch'ing}, {Ch'ing dynasty}, {Manchu dynasty}]
3: the Tungusic language spoken by the Manchu people

Manchu dynasty
n : the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu [syn: {Qing}, {Qing dynasty}, {Ch'ing}, {Ch'ing dynasty}, {Manchu}]

Manchuria
n : a region in northeastern China

Manchurian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Manchuria or its people or their culture; "the Manchurian invasion"

Mancunian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the English city of Manchester or its residents; "Mancunian merchants"
n : a resident of Manchester

Manda
n : a Dravidian language spoken in south central India

Mandaean
adj : of or relating to the Mandaean people or their language or culture [syn: {Mandean}]
n 1: a member of a small Gnostic sect that originated in Jordan and survives in Iraq and who believes that John the Baptist was the Messiah [syn: {Mandean}]
2: the form of Aramaic used by the Mandeans [syn: {Mandean}]

Mandaeanism
n : a Gnostic religion originating the 2nd and 3rd centuries that believes John the Baptist was the Messiah and that incorporates Jewish and Christian elements into a framework of dualistic beliefs [syn: {Mandeanism}]

mandala
n : any of various geometric designs (usually circular) symbolizing the universe; used chiefly in Hinduism and Buddhism as an aid to meditation

Mandalay
n : a city in central Myanmar north of Rangoon

mandamus
n : an extraordinary writ commanding an official to perform a ministerial act that the law recognizes as an absolute duty and not a matter for the official's discretion; used only when all other judicial remedies fail [syn: {writ of mandamus}]

Mandara
n : a Chadic language spoken in the Mandara mountains in Cameroon; has only two vowels [syn: {Wandala}]

mandarin
n 1: shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia [syn: {mandarin orange}, {mandarin orange tree}, {Citrus reticulata}]
2: a member of an elite intellectual or cultural group
3: any high government official or bureaucrat
4: a high public official of imperial China
5: a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose-skinned citrus of China [syn: {mandarin orange}]
6: the dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China [syn: {Mandarin Chinese}, {Mandarin dialect}, {Beijing dialect}]

Mandarin Chinese
n : the dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China [syn: {Mandarin}, {Mandarin dialect}, {Beijing dialect}]

Mandarin dialect
n : the dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China [syn: {Mandarin}, {Mandarin Chinese}, {Beijing dialect}]

mandarin duck
n : showy crested Asiatic duck; often domesticated [syn: {Aix galericulata}]

mandarin orange
n 1: shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia [syn: {mandarin}, {mandarin orange tree}, {Citrus reticulata}]
2: a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose-skinned citrus of China [syn: {mandarin}]

mandarin orange tree
n : shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia [syn: {mandarin}, {mandarin orange}, {Citrus reticulata}]

mandatary
n : the recipient of a mandate [syn: {mandatory}]

mandate
n 1: a document giving an official instruction or command [syn: {authorization}, {authorisation}]
2: a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they ar able to stand by themselves [syn: {mandatory}]
3: the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory
v 1: assign under a mandate; "mandate a colony"
2: make mandatory; "the new director of the schoolbaord mandated regular tests"
3: assign authority to

mandator
n : an authority who issues a mandate

mandatorily
adv : in a manner that cannot be evaded; "the ministry considers that contributions to such a fund should be met from voluntary donations rather than from rates compulsorily levied." [syn: {compulsorily}, {obligatorily}]

mandatory
adj : required by rule; "in most schools physical education are compulsory"; "attendance is mandatory"; "required reading" [syn: {compulsory}, {required}]
n 1: the recipient of a mandate [syn: {mandatary}]
2: a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they ar able to stand by themselves [syn: {mandate}]

mandatory injunction
n : injunction requiring the performance of some specific act

Mande
n : a group of African languages in the Niger-Congo group spoken from Senegal east as far as the Ivory Coast

Mandean
adj : of or relating to the Mandaean people or their language or culture [syn: {Mandaean}]
n 1: a member of a small Gnostic sect that originated in Jordan and survives in Iraq and who believes that John the Baptist was the Messiah [syn: {Mandaean}]
2: the form of Aramaic used by the Mandeans [syn: {Mandaean}]

Mandeanism
n : a Gnostic religion originating the 2nd and 3rd centuries that believes John the Baptist was the Messiah and that incorporates Jewish and Christian elements into a framework of dualistic beliefs [syn: {Mandaeanism}]

Mandela
n : South African statesman who was released from prison to become the nation's first democratically elected president in 1994 (born in 1918) [syn: {Nelson Mandela}, {Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela}]

Mandelamine
n : antibacterial agent (trade names Mandelamine and Urex) that is contained in many products that are used to treat urinary infections [syn: {methenamine}, {Urex}]

Mandelbrot
n : French mathematician (born in Poland) noted for inventing fractals (born in 1924) [syn: {Benoit Mandelbrot}]

Mandelbrot set
n : a set of complex numbers that has a highly convoluted fractal boundary when plotted; the set of all points in the complex plane that are bounded under a certain mathematical iteration

Mandelshtam
n : Russian poet who died in a prison camp (1891-1938) [syn: {Mandelstam}, {Osip Mandelstam}, {Osip Emilevich Mandelstam}]

Mandelstam
n : Russian poet who died in a prison camp (1891-1938) [syn: {Osip Mandelstam}, {Osip Emilevich Mandelstam}, {Mandelshtam}]

Mandevilla
n : genus of tropical South American tuberous perennial woody vines with large racemose flowers and milky sap [syn: {genus Mandevilla}, {Dipladenia}, {genus Dipladenia}]

Mandevilla boliviensis
n : shrubby climber having glossy leaves and white funnel-shaped flowers with yellow throats [syn: {white dipladenia}, {Dipladenia boliviensis}]

Mandevilla laxa
n : woody vine of Argentina grown as an ornamental for its glossy leaves and racemes of large fragrant funnel-shaped creamy-white flowers [syn: {Chilean jasmine}]

mandible
n : the lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the mouth [syn: {lower jaw}, {mandibula}, {mandibular bone}, {submaxilla}, {lower jawbone}, {jawbone}, {jowl}]

mandibula
n : the lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the mouth [syn: {lower jaw}, {mandible}, {mandibular bone}, {submaxilla}, {lower jawbone}, {jawbone}, {jowl}]

mandibular
adj : relating to the lower jaw [syn: {inframaxillary}]

mandibular bone
n : the lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the mouth [syn: {lower jaw}, {mandible}, {mandibula}, {submaxilla}, {lower jawbone}, {jawbone}, {jowl}]

mandibular condyle
n : the condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull [syn: {condylar process}, {condyloid process}]

mandibular fossa
n : a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible [syn: {glenoid fossa}]

mandibular gland
n : a salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal saliva; discharges saliva into the mouth under the tongue [syn: {submaxillary gland}, {submaxillary salivary gland}, {submandibular gland}, {submandibular salivary gland}]

mandibular joint
n : the joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone [syn: {temporomandibular joint}, {articulatio temporomandibularis}]

mandibular notch
n : small indentation in the middle of the lower jawbone

mandibulate
adj : having mandibles

mandibulofacial
adj : of or relating to the lower jaw and face

mandingoes
See {mandingo}

mandioc
n : cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca [syn: {bitter cassava}, {manioc}, {mandioca}, {tapioca plant}, {gari}, {Manihot esculenta}, {Manihot utilissima}]

mandioca
n : cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca [syn: {bitter cassava}, {manioc}, {mandioc}, {tapioca plant}, {gari}, {Manihot esculenta}, {Manihot utilissima}]

mandola
n : an early type of mandolin

mandolin
n : a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum

Mandragora
n : a genus of stemless herbs of the family Solanaceae [syn: {genus Mandragora}]

Mandragora officinarum
n : a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers [syn: {mandrake}, {devil's apples}]

mandrake
n 1: the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic [syn: {mandrake root}]
2: a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers [syn: {devil's apples}, {Mandragora officinarum}]

mandrake root
n : the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic [syn: {mandrake}]

mandrel
n : any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts [syn: {spindle}, {mandril}, {arbor}]

mandril
n : any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts [syn: {spindle}, {mandrel}, {arbor}]

mandrill
n : baboon of west Africa with red and blue muzzle and hindquarters [syn: {Mandrillus sphinx}]

Mandrillus
n : baboons [syn: {genus Mandrillus}]

Mandrillus leucophaeus
n : similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored [syn: {drill}]

Mandrillus sphinx
n : baboon of west Africa with red and blue muzzle and hindquarters [syn: {mandrill}]

Manduca
n : moths whose larvae are tobacco hornworms or tomato hornworms [syn: {genus Manduca}]

Manduca quinquemaculata
n 1: large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tomato and potato plants; similar to tobacco hornworm [syn: {tomato hornworm}, {potato worm}]
2: moth whose larvae are tomato hornworms

Manduca sexta
n 1: large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm [syn: {tobacco hornworm}, {tomato worm}]
2: moth whose larvae are tobacco hornworms

manducate
v : chew (food); "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass" [syn: {chew}, {masticate}, {jaw}]

manduction
n 1: the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist; "the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation" [syn: {Communion}, {Holy Communion}, {sacramental manduction}]
2: biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow [syn: {chew}, {chewing}, {mastication}]

mane
n 1: long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
2: growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being [syn: {head of hair}]

man-eater
n 1: a person who eats human flesh [syn: {cannibal}, {anthropophagus}, {anthropophagite}]
2: large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans [syn: {great white shark}, {white shark}, {man-eating shark}, {Carcharodon carcharias}]

man-eating shark
n : large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans [syn: {great white shark}, {white shark}, {man-eater}, {Carcharodon carcharias}]

maned sheep
n : wild sheep of northern Africa [syn: {aoudad}, {arui}, {audad}, {Barbary sheep}, {Ammotragus lervia}]

maned wolf
n : reddish-gray wolf of southwestern North America [syn: {red wolf}, {Canis rufus}, {Canis niger}]

Manes
n : a Persian prophet who founded Manichaeism (216-276)

Manet
n : French painter whose work influenced the impressionists (1832-1883) [syn: {Edouard Manet}]

maneuver
n 1: a military training exercise [syn: {manoeuvre}, {simulated military operation}]
2: a plan for attaining a particular goal [syn: {tactic}, {manoeuvre}]
3: a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop" [syn: {manoeuvre}, {play}]
4: a move made to gain a tactical end [syn: {manoeuvre}, {tactical maneuver}, {tactical manoeuvre}]
5: an action aimed at evading an opponent [syn: {manoeuvre}, {evasive action}]
v 1: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling [syn: {steer}, {manoeuver}, {manoeuvre}, {direct}, {point}, {head}, {guide}, {channelize}, {channelise}]
2: act in order to achieve a certain goal; "He maneuvered to get the chairmanship"; "She maneuvered herself into the directorship" [syn: {manoeuver}, {manoeuvre}]
3: perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense [syn: {manoeuver}, {manoeuvre}, {operate}]

maneuverability
n : the quality of being maneuverable [syn: {manoeuvrability}]

maneuverable
adj : capable of maneuvering or changing position; "a highly maneuverable ship" [syn: {manoeuvrable}]

maneuverer
n : a person skilled in maneuvering [syn: {manoeuvrer}]

Manfred Eigen
n : German chemist who did research on high-speed chemical reactions (born in 1927) [syn: {Eigen}]

manful
adj 1: possessing qualities befitting a man [syn: {manly}, {manlike}] [ant: {unmanly}]
2: characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports" [syn: {male}, {manlike}, {manly}, {virile}]

manfully
adv : in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man; "having said her say Peggy manfully shouldered her burden and prepared to break up yet another home" [syn: {manly}] [ant: {unmanfully}]

manfulness
n : the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male [syn: {manliness}, {virility}]

mangabey
n : large agile arboreal monkey with long limbs and tail and white upper eyelids

manganate
n : a salt of manganic acid containing manganese as its anion

manganese
n : a hard brittle gray polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic; used in making steel; occurs in many minerals [syn: {Mn}, {atomic number 25}]

manganese bronze
n : a brass with from 1-4% manganese to harden it [syn: {high-strength brass}]

manganese steel
n : a steel with a relatively large component (10-14%) of manganese; highly resistant to wear and shock [syn: {austenitic manganese steel}]

manganese tetroxide
n : an oxide of manganese found naturally as hausmannite

manganic acid
n : a dibasic acid (H2MnO4) found only in solution and in manganate salts

manganite
n : a black mineral consisting of basic manganese oxide; a source of manganese

mange
n : a persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing inflammation and itching and loss of hair; affects domestic animals (and sometimes people)

mangel-wurzel
n 1: beet with a large yellowish root; grown chiefly as cattle feed [syn: {mangold-wurzel}, {mangold}, {Beta vulgaris vulgaris}]
2: cultivated as feed for livestock

manger
n : a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed [syn: {trough}]

mangey
adj : having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap; "a mangy carpet"; "a mangy old fur coat" [syn: {mangy}]

mangier
mangy
adj : having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap; "a mangy carpet"; "a mangy old fur coat" [syn: {mangey}] [also: {mangiest}, {mangier}]

mangier
See {mangy}

mangiest
mangy
adj : having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap; "a mangy carpet"; "a mangy old fur coat" [syn: {mangey}] [also: {mangiest}, {mangier}]

mangiest
See {mangy}

Mangifera
n : tropical tree native to Asia bearing fleshy fruit [syn: {genus Mangifera}]

Mangifera indica
n : large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval smooth-skinned fruit [syn: {mango}, {mango tree}]

mangily
adv : in a mangy manner

manginess
n : a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing [syn: {shabbiness}, {seediness}]

mangle
n : clothes dryer for drying and ironing laundry by passing it between two heavy heated rollers
v 1: press with a mangle; "mangle the sheets"
2: injure badly by beating [syn: {maul}]
3: alter so as to make unrecognizable; "The tourists murdered the French language" [syn: {mutilate}, {murder}]
4: destroy or injure severely; "The madman mutilates art work" [syn: {mutilate}, {cut up}]

mangled
adj 1: having edges that are jagged from injury [syn: {lacerate}, {lacerated}, {torn}]
2: (of compositions e.g.) damaged; "a mutilated text" [syn: {mutilated}]

mangler
n : a person who mutilates or destroys or disfigures or cripples [syn: {mutilator}, {maimer}]

manglietia
n : a genus of flowering tree of the family Magnoliaceae found from Malay to southern China [syn: {genus manglietia}]

mango
n 1: large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval smooth-skinned fruit [syn: {mango tree}, {Mangifera indica}]
2: large oval smooth-skinned tropical fruit with juicy aromatic pulp and a large hairy seed [also: {mangoes} (pl)]

mango tree
n : large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval smooth-skinned fruit [syn: {mango}, {Mangifera indica}]

mangoes
mango
n 1: large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval smooth-skinned fruit [syn: {mango tree}, {Mangifera indica}]
2: large oval smooth-skinned tropical fruit with juicy aromatic pulp and a large hairy seed [also: {mangoes} (pl)]

mangoes
See {mango}

mangold
n : beet with a large yellowish root; grown chiefly as cattle feed [syn: {mangel-wurzel}, {mangold-wurzel}, {Beta vulgaris vulgaris}]

mangold-wurzel
n : beet with a large yellowish root; grown chiefly as cattle feed [syn: {mangel-wurzel}, {mangold}, {Beta vulgaris vulgaris}]

mangonel
n : medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles [syn: {catapult}, {arbalest}, {arbalist}, {ballista}, {bricole}, {onager}, {trebuchet}, {trebucket}]

mangosteen
n 1: East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit [syn: {mangosteen tree}, {Garcinia mangostana}]
2: two- to three-inch tropical fruit with juicy flesh suggestive of both peaches and pineapples

mangosteen tree
n : East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit [syn: {mangosteen}, {Garcinia mangostana}]

mangrove
n : a tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in land building [syn: {Rhizophora mangle}]

mangrove family
n : trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts [syn: {Rhizophoraceae}, {family Rhizophoraceae}]

mangrove snapper
n : found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida [syn: {gray snapper}, {Lutjanus griseus}]

mangy
adj : having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap; "a mangy carpet"; "a mangy old fur coat" [syn: {mangey}] [also: {mangiest}, {mangier}]

manhandle
v : handle roughly; "I was manhandled by the police"

Manhattan
n 1: one of the five boroughs of New York City
2: a cocktail made with whiskey and sweet vermouth with a dash of bitters

Manhattan clam chowder
n : a chowder made with clams and tomatoes and other vegetables and seasonings

Manhattan Island
n : an island at the north end of New York Bay where the borough of Manhattan is located

Manhattan Project
n 1: a former United States executive agency that was responsible for developing atomic bombs during World War II
2: code name for the secret United States project set up in 1942 to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II

manhole
n : a hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain access to an underground structure

manhole cover
n : a flush iron cover for a manhole (as in a street)

manhood
n 1: the state of being a man; manly qualities
2: the quality of being human; "he feared the speedy decline of all manhood" [syn: {humanness}, {humanity}]
3: the status of being a man

manhunt
n : an organized search (by police) for a person (charged with a crime)

mania
n 1: an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action [syn: {passion}, {cacoethes}]
2: a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently [syn: {manic disorder}]

maniac
adj : wildly disordered; "a maniacal frenzy" [syn: {maniacal}, {maniac(p)}]
n : an insane person [syn: {lunatic}, {madman}]

maniacal
adj : wildly disordered; "a maniacal frenzy" [syn: {maniac(p)}]

maniacally
adv : in a maniacal manner or to a maniacal degree; "he was maniacally obsessed with jealousy"

manic
adj : affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason; "a frenzied attack"; "a frenzied mob"; "the prosecutor's frenzied denunciation of the accused"- H.W.Carter; "outbursts of drunken violence and manic activity and creativity" [syn: {frenzied}]

manic depression
n : a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression [syn: {bipolar disorder}, {manic depressive illness}, {manic-depressive psychosis}]

manic depressive illness
n : a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression [syn: {bipolar disorder}, {manic depression}, {manic-depressive psychosis}]

manic disorder
n : a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently [syn: {mania}]

manic-depressive
adj : suffering from a disorder characterized by alternating mania and depression
n : a person afflicted with manic-depressive illness

manic-depressive psychosis
n : a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression [syn: {bipolar disorder}, {manic depression}, {manic depressive illness}]

Manichaean
adj 1: of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of dualism; "a Manichaean conflict between good and evil" [syn: {dualistic}]
2: of or relating to Manichaeism [syn: {Manichean}, {Manichee}]
n : an adherent of Manichaeism [syn: {Manichean}, {Manichee}]

Manichaeanism
n : a religion founded by Manes the third century; a synthesis of Zoroastrian dualism between light and dark and Babylonian folklore and Buddhist ethics and superficial elements of Christianity; spread widely in the Roman Empire but had largely died out by 1000 [syn: {Manichaeism}]

Manichaeism
n : a religion founded by Manes the third century; a synthesis of Zoroastrian dualism between light and dark and Babylonian folklore and Buddhist ethics and superficial elements of Christianity; spread widely in the Roman Empire but had largely died out by 1000 [syn: {Manichaeanism}]

Manichean
adj : of or relating to Manichaeism [syn: {Manichaean}, {Manichee}]
n : an adherent of Manichaeism [syn: {Manichaean}, {Manichee}]

Manichee
adj : of or relating to Manichaeism [syn: {Manichaean}, {Manichean}]
n : an adherent of Manichaeism [syn: {Manichaean}, {Manichean}]

maniclike
adj : resembling the mania of manic-depressive illness

manicotti
n : large pasta tubes stuffed with chopped meat or mild cheese and baked in tomato sauce

manicure
n : professional care for the hands and fingernails
v 1: trim carefully and neatly; "manicure fingernails"
2: care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.

manicure set
n : a set of implements used to manicure

manicurist
n : a beautician who cleans and trims and polishes the fingernails

Manidae
n : coextensive with the order Pholidota [syn: {family Manidae}]

manifest
adj : clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view" [syn: {apparent}, {evident}, {patent}, {plain}]
n : a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane
v 1: provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness" [syn: {attest}, {certify}, {demonstrate}, {evidence}]
2: record in a ship's manifest; "each passenger must be manifested"
3: reveal its presence or make an appearance; "the ghost manifests each year on the same day"

manifest destiny
n : a policy of imperialism rationalized as inevitable (as if granted by God)

manifestation
n 1: a clear appearance; "a manifestation of great emotion"
2: a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing; "a manifestation of disease"
3: an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit) [syn: {materialization}, {materialisation}]
4: expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition" [syn: {expression}, {reflection}, {reflexion}]
5: a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature); "there were violent demonstrations against the war" [syn: {demonstration}]

manifestly
adv : unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn" [syn: {obviously}, {evidently}, {patently}, {apparently}, {plainly}, {plain}]

manifesto
n : a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government) [syn: {pronunciamento}] [also: {manifestoes} (pl)]

manifestoes
manifesto
n : a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government) [syn: {pronunciamento}] [also: {manifestoes} (pl)]

manifestoes
See {manifesto}

manifold
adj : many and varied; having many features or forms; "manifold reasons"; "our manifold failings"; "manifold intelligence"; "the multiplex opportunities in high technology" [syn: {multiplex}]
n 1: a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes
2: a lightweight paper used with carbon paper to make multiple copies; "an original and two manifolds" [syn: {manifold paper}]
3: a set of points such as those of a closed surface or and analogue in three or more dimensions
v 1: make multiple copies of; "multiply a letter"
2: combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to multiply his profits" [syn: {multiply}]

manifold paper
n : a lightweight paper used with carbon paper to make multiple copies; "an original and two manifolds" [syn: {manifold}]

Manihot
n : genus of economically important tropical plants: cassava [syn: {genus Manihot}]

Manihot dulcis
n : South American plant with roots used as a vegetable and herbage used for stock feed [syn: {sweet cassava}]

Manihot esculenta
n : cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca [syn: {bitter cassava}, {manioc}, {mandioc}, {mandioca}, {tapioca plant}, {gari}, {Manihot utilissima}]

Manihot utilissima
n : cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca [syn: {bitter cassava}, {manioc}, {mandioc}, {mandioca}, {tapioca plant}, {gari}, {Manihot esculenta}]

manikin
n 1: a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal [syn: {mannikin}, {homunculus}]
2: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin" [syn: {mannequin}, {mannikin}, {manakin}, {fashion model}, {model}]
3: a life-size dummy used to display clothes [syn: {mannequin}, {mannikin}, {manakin}, {form}]

manila
n 1: a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp [syn: {manila paper}, {manilla}, {manilla paper}]
2: the capital and largest city of the Philippines; located on southern Luzon [syn: {capital of the Philippines}]

Manila Bay
n : a naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the American fleet under Admiral Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet

Manila bean
n : tuberous-rooted twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics [syn: {winged bean}, {winged pea}, {goa bean}, {goa bean vine}, {Psophocarpus tetragonolobus}]

Manila grass
n : lawn grass common in the Philippines; grown also in United States [syn: {Japanese carpet grass}, {Zoysia matrella}]

Manila hemp
n 1: a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines [syn: {Manilla hemp}, {abaca}]
2: Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc [syn: {abaca}, {Musa textilis}]

manila maguey
n : hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants [syn: {cantala}, {Cebu maguey}]

manila paper
n : a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp [syn: {manila}, {manilla}, {manilla paper}]

manila tamarind
n : common thorny tropical American tree having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum [syn: {camachile}, {huamachil}, {wild tamarind}, {Pithecellobium dulce}]

Manilkara
n : genus of large evergreen trees with milky latex; pantropical [syn: {genus Manilkara}]

Manilkara bidentata
n : a hard-wooded tropical tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber [syn: {balata}, {balata tree}, {beefwood}, {bully tree}]

Manilkara zapota
n : large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras [syn: {sapodilla}, {sapodilla tree}, {Achras zapota}]

manilla
n : a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp [syn: {manila}, {manila paper}, {manilla paper}]

Manilla hemp
n : a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines [syn: {Manila hemp}, {abaca}]

manilla paper
n : a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp [syn: {manila}, {manila paper}, {manilla}]

manioc
n 1: a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics [syn: {cassava}, {cassava starch}, {manioca}]
2: cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca [syn: {cassava}]
3: cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca [syn: {bitter cassava}, {mandioc}, {mandioca}, {tapioca plant}, {gari}, {Manihot esculenta}, {Manihot utilissima}]

manioca
n : a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics [syn: {cassava}, {cassava starch}, {manioc}]

manipulability
n : the quality of being controllable by skilled movements of the hands

manipulable
adj : easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); "tractable young minds"; "gold is tractable"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler [syn: {tractable}] [ant: {intractable}]

manipulate
v 1: influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor" [syn: {pull strings}, {pull wires}]
2: hold something in one's hands and move it
3: fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" [syn: {fudge}, {fake}, {falsify}, {cook}, {wangle}, {misrepresent}]
4: manipulate in a fraudulent manner; "rig prices" [syn: {rig}]
5: control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line" [syn: {keep in line}, {control}]
6: treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed

manipulation
n 1: exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage; "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous" [syn: {use}]
2: the action of touching with the hands or the skillful use of the hands [syn: {handling}]

manipulative
adj : skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage; "the early manipulative techniques of a three-year-old"

manipulative electronic deception
n : actions to eliminate revealing telltale indicators that could be used by the enemy (or to convey misleading indicators) [syn: {electronic manipulative deception}]

manipulator
n 1: an agent that operates some apparatus or machine; "the operator of the switchboard" [syn: {operator}]
2: a person who handles things manually

Manipur
n : state in northeastern India

maniraptor
n : advanced carnivorous theropod

Maniraptora
n : advanced theropods including oviraptorids and dromaeosaurs and possibly even modern birds [syn: {suborder Maniraptora}]

Manis
n : type genus of the Manidae [syn: {genus Manis}]

Manitoba
n : one of the three prairie provinces in central Canada

Mankato
n : a town in southern Minnesota

mankier
manky
adj : inferior and worthless [also: {mankiest}, {mankier}]

mankier
See {manky}

mankiest
manky
adj : inferior and worthless [also: {mankiest}, {mankier}]

mankiest
See {manky}

mankind
n : all of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women" [syn: {world}, {human race}, {humanity}, {humankind}, {human beings}, {humans}, {man}]

manky
adj : inferior and worthless [also: {mankiest}, {mankier}]

manlier
manly
adj 1: possessing qualities befitting a man [syn: {manful}, {manlike}] [ant: {unmanly}]
2: characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports" [syn: {male}, {manful}, {manlike}, {virile}]
adv : in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man; "having said her say Peggy manfully shouldered her burden and prepared to break up yet another home" [syn: {manfully}] [ant: {unmanfully}] [also: {manliest}, {manlier}]

manlier
See {manly}

manliest
manly
adj 1: possessing qualities befitting a man [syn: {manful}, {manlike}] [ant: {unmanly}]
2: characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports" [syn: {male}, {manful}, {manlike}, {virile}]
adv : in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man; "having said her say Peggy manfully shouldered her burden and prepared to break up yet another home" [syn: {manfully}] [ant: {unmanfully}] [also: {manliest}, {manlier}]

manliest
See {manly}

manlike
adj 1: possessing qualities befitting a man [syn: {manly}, {manful}] [ant: {unmanly}]
2: characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports" [syn: {male}, {manful}, {manly}, {virile}]
3: resembling human beings [syn: {anthropoid}]

manliness
n : the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male [syn: {manfulness}, {virility}]

manly
adj 1: possessing qualities befitting a man [syn: {manful}, {manlike}] [ant: {unmanly}]
2: characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports" [syn: {male}, {manful}, {manlike}, {virile}]
adv : in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man; "having said her say Peggy manfully shouldered her burden and prepared to break up yet another home" [syn: {manfully}] [ant: {unmanfully}] [also: {manliest}, {manlier}]

man-made
adj : not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially; "man-made fibers"; "synthetic leather" [syn: {semisynthetic}, {synthetic}]

man-made fiber
n : created from natural materials or by chemical processes [syn: {synthetic fiber}]

Mann
n 1: United States educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859) [syn: {Horace Mann}]
2: German writer concerned about the role of the artist in bourgeois society (1875-1955) [syn: {Thomas Mann}]

manna
n 1: hardened sugary exudation of various trees
2: (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus [syn: {miraculous food}, {manna from heaven}]

manna ash
n : southern Mediterranean ash having fragrant white flowers in dense panicles and yielding manna [syn: {flowering ash}, {Fraxinus ornus}]

manna from heaven
n 1: (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus [syn: {miraculous food}, {manna}]
2: a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed lik an assembly line" [syn: {boom}, {bonanza}, {gold rush}, {gravy}, {godsend}, {windfall}, {bunce}]

manna grass
n : any of several moisture-loving grasses of the genus Glyceria having sweet flavor or odor [syn: {sweet grass}]

manna gum
n : tall tree yielding a false manna [syn: {Eucalyptus viminalis}]

manna lichen
n : any of several Old World semi-crustaceous or shrubby lecanoras that roll up and are blown about over African and Arabian deserts and used as food by people and animals

manned
adj : having a crew; "a manned earth satellite was considered a necessary research step" [ant: {unmanned}]

manned
man
n 1: an adult male person (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" [syn: {adult male}] [ant: {woman}]
2: someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty" [syn: {serviceman}, {military man}, {military personnel}] [ant: {civilian}]
3: the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; "it was every man for himself"
4: all of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women" [syn: {world}, {human race}, {humanity}, {humankind}, {human beings}, {humans}, {mankind}]
5: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae [syn: {homo}, {human being}, {human}]
6: a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana"
7: an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you"
8: a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman; "she takes good care of her man" [ant: {woman}]
9: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" [syn: {valet}, {valet de chambre}, {gentleman}, {gentleman's gentleman}] 10: one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea [syn: {Isle of Man}] 11: game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage" [syn: {piece}]
v 1: take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place; "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"
2: provide with men; "We cannot man all the desks" [also: {manning}, {manned}, {men} (pl)]

manned
See {man}

mannequin
n 1: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin" [syn: {manikin}, {mannikin}, {manakin}, {fashion model}, {model}]
2: a life-size dummy used to display clothes [syn: {manikin}, {mannikin}, {manakin}, {form}]

manner
n 1: how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion" [syn: {mode}, {style}, {way}, {fashion}]
2: a way of acting or behaving [syn: {personal manner}]
3: a kind; "what manner of man are you?"

manner name
n : a word that denotes a manner of doing something; "`march' is a troponym of `walk'" [syn: {troponym}]

manner of speaking
n : your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech" [syn: {speech}, {delivery}]

manner of walking
n : manner of walking; "he had a funny walk" [syn: {walk}]

mannered
adj : having unnatural mannerisms; "brief, mannered and unlifelike idiom"

mannerism
n 1: a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual [syn: {idiosyncrasy}, {foible}]
2: a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display [syn: {affectation}, {pose}, {affectedness}]

mannerly
adj : socially correct in behavior [syn: {well-mannered}]

manners
n : social deportment; "he has the manners of a pig"

Mannheim
n : a city in southwestern Germany at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar rivers

mannikin
n 1: a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal [syn: {manikin}, {homunculus}]
2: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin" [syn: {mannequin}, {manikin}, {manakin}, {fashion model}, {model}]
3: a life-size dummy used to display clothes [syn: {mannequin}, {manikin}, {manakin}, {form}]

manning
man
n 1: an adult male person (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" [syn: {adult male}] [ant: {woman}]
2: someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty" [syn: {serviceman}, {military man}, {military personnel}] [ant: {civilian}]
3: the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; "it was every man for himself"
4: all of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women" [syn: {world}, {human race}, {humanity}, {humankind}, {human beings}, {humans}, {mankind}]
5: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae [syn: {homo}, {human being}, {human}]
6: a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana"
7: an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you"
8: a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman; "she takes good care of her man" [ant: {woman}]
9: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" [syn: {valet}, {valet de chambre}, {gentleman}, {gentleman's gentleman}] 10: one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea [syn: {Isle of Man}] 11: game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage" [syn: {piece}]
v 1: take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place; "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"
2: provide with men; "We cannot man all the desks" [also: {manning}, {manned}, {men} (pl)]

manning
See {man}

mannish
adj 1: resembling or imitative of or suggestive of a man rather than a woman; "a mannish stride"
2: characteristic of a man as distinguished from a woman; "true mannish arrogance"

mannitol
n : a diuretic (trade name Osmitrol) used to promote the excretion of urine [syn: {Osmitrol}]

manoeuver
v 1: act in order to achieve a certain goal; "He maneuvered to get the chairmanship"; "She maneuvered herself into the directorship" [syn: {maneuver}, {manoeuvre}]
2: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling [syn: {steer}, {maneuver}, {manoeuvre}, {direct}, {point}, {head}, {guide}, {channelize}, {channelise}]
3: perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense [syn: {maneuver}, {manoeuvre}, {operate}]

manoeuvrability
n : the quality of being maneuverable [syn: {maneuverability}]

manoeuvrable
adj : capable of maneuvering or changing position; "a highly maneuverable ship" [syn: {maneuverable}]

manoeuvre
n 1: a plan for attaining a particular goal [syn: {tactic}, {maneuver}]
2: a military training exercise [syn: {maneuver}, {simulated military operation}]
3: a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop" [syn: {maneuver}, {play}]
4: a move made to gain a tactical end [syn: {maneuver}, {tactical maneuver}, {tactical manoeuvre}]
5: an action aimed at evading an opponent [syn: {maneuver}, {evasive action}]
v 1: act in order to achieve a certain goal; "He maneuvered to get the chairmanship"; "She maneuvered herself into the directorship" [syn: {maneuver}, {manoeuver}]
2: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling [syn: {steer}, {maneuver}, {manoeuver}, {direct}, {point}, {head}, {guide}, {channelize}, {channelise}]
3: perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense [syn: {manoeuver}, {maneuver}, {operate}]

manoeuvrer
n : a person skilled in maneuvering [syn: {maneuverer}]

man-of-the-earth
n 1: long-rooted morning glory of western United States [syn: {Ipomoea leptophylla}]
2: tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato [syn: {wild potato vine}, {wild sweet potato vine}, {manroot}, {scammonyroot}, {Ipomoea panurata}, {Ipomoea fastigiata}]

man-of-war
n 1: a warship intended for combat [syn: {ship of the line}]
2: large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles [syn: {Portuguese man-of-war}, {jellyfish}] [also: {men-of-war} (pl), {men-o'-war} (pl)]

man-of-war bird
n : long-billed warm-water seabird with wide wingspan and forked tail [syn: {frigate bird}]

manometer
n : a pressure gauge for comparing pressures of a gas

man-on-a-horse
n : an edible agaric with yellow gills and a viscid yellow cap that has a brownish center [syn: {Tricholoma flavovirens}]

manor
n 1: the mansion of the lord of the manor [syn: {manor house}]
2: the landed estate of a lord (including the house on it)

manor hall
n : the large room of a manor or castle [syn: {hall}]

manor house
n : the mansion of the lord of the manor [syn: {manor}]

manorial
adj : of or relating to or based on the manor; "manorial accounts"

MANPAD
n : a man-portable surface-to-air missile

man-portable
adj : portable by one man

manpower
n : the force of workers available [syn: {work force}, {workforce}, {hands}, {men}]

manque
adj : unfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition [syn: {would-be(a)}]

manroot
n : tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato [syn: {wild potato vine}, {wild sweet potato vine}, {man-of-the-earth}, {scammonyroot}, {Ipomoea panurata}, {Ipomoea fastigiata}]

man's body
n : the body of an adult man [syn: {adult male body}]

mansard
adj : (of a roof) having two slopes on all sides with the lower slope steeper than the upper; "the story formed by a mansard roof is usually called the garret"
n : a hip roof having two slopes on each side [syn: {mansard roof}]

mansard roof
n : a hip roof having two slopes on each side [syn: {mansard}]

Mansart
n : French architect who introduced the mansard roof (1598-1666) [syn: {Francois Mansart}]

manse
n 1: a large and imposing house [syn: {mansion}, {mansion house}, {hall}, {residence}]
2: the residence of a clergyman (especially a Presbyterian clergyman)

manservant
n : a man servant [also: {menservants} (pl)]

Mansfield
n 1: New Zealand writer of short stories (1888-1923) [syn: {Katherine Mansfield}, {Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp}]
2: a town in north central Ohio

Mansi
n 1: a member of a nomadic people of the northern Ural mountains [syn: {Vogul}]
2: the Ugric language (related to Hungarian) spoken by the Vogul people [syn: {Vogul}]

mansion
n 1: (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided [syn: {sign of the zodiac}, {star sign}, {sign}, {house}, {planetary house}]
2: a large and imposing house [syn: {mansion house}, {manse}, {hall}, {residence}]

mansion house
n : a large and imposing house [syn: {mansion}, {manse}, {hall}, {residence}]

man-sized
adj 1: calling for manly attributes; "a man-sized job"
2: appropriate to the size of a man; "a man-sized piece of cake"

manslaughter
n : homicide without malice aforethought

manslayer
n : a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being) [syn: {murderer}, {liquidator}]

Manson
n : Scottish physician who discovered that elephantiasis is spread by mosquitos and suggested that mosquitos also spread malaria (1844-1922) [syn: {Sir Patrick Manson}]

manta
n 1: a blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl
2: extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned [syn: {manta ray}, {devilfish}]

Manta birostris
n : largest manta (to 22 feet across wings); found worldwide but common in Gulf of Mexico and along southern coasts of United States; primarily oceanic [syn: {Atlantic manta}]

manta ray
n : extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned [syn: {manta}, {devilfish}]

manteaux
See {manteau}

Mantegna
n : Italian painter and engraver noted for his frescoes (1431-1506) [syn: {Andrea Mantegna}]

Manteidae
n : mantises [syn: {Mantidae}, {family Mantidae}, {family Manteidae}]

mantel
n : shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in England they call a mantel a chimneypiece" [syn: {mantelpiece}, {mantle}, {mantlepiece}, {chimneypiece}]

mantelet
n 1: portable bulletproof shelter [syn: {mantlet}]
2: short cape worn by women [syn: {mantilla}]

Mantell
n : English geologist remembered as the first person to recognize that dinosaurs were reptiles (1790-1852) [syn: {Gideon Algernon Mantell}]

mantelpiece
n : shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in England they call a mantel a chimneypiece" [syn: {mantel}, {mantle}, {mantlepiece}, {chimneypiece}]

Manteodea
n : mantises; in former classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera [syn: {suborder Manteodea}]

mantes
mantis
n : predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer [syn: {mantid}] [also: {mantes} (pl)]

mantes
See {mantis}

mantic
adj : resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy; "the high priest's divinatory pronouncement"; "mantic powers"; "a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions" [syn: {divinatory}, {sibylline}, {sibyllic}, {vatic}, {vatical}]

mantichora
n : a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion [syn: {manticore}, {manticora}, {mantiger}]

manticora
n : a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion [syn: {manticore}, {mantichora}, {mantiger}]

manticore
n : a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion [syn: {mantichora}, {manticora}, {mantiger}]

mantid
n : predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer [syn: {mantis}]

Mantidae
n : mantises [syn: {family Mantidae}, {Manteidae}, {family Manteidae}]

mantiger
n : a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion [syn: {manticore}, {mantichora}, {manticora}]

mantilla
n 1: a woman's silk or lace scarf
2: short cape worn by women [syn: {mantelet}]

Mantinea
n : the site of three famous battles among Greek city-states: in 418 BC and 362 BC and 207 BC [syn: {Mantineia}]

Mantineia
n : the site of three famous battles among Greek city-states: in 418 BC and 362 BC and 207 BC [syn: {Mantinea}]

mantis
n : predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer [syn: {mantid}] [also: {mantes} (pl)]

mantis crab
n : tropical marine burrowing crustaceans with large grasping appendages [syn: {mantis shrimp}]

mantis prawn
n : a kind of mantis shrimp [syn: {squilla}]

Mantis religioso
n : the common mantis [syn: {praying mantis}, {praying mantid}]

mantis shrimp
n : tropical marine burrowing crustaceans with large grasping appendages [syn: {mantis crab}]

mantispid
n : insect that resembles a mantis; larvae are parasites in the nests of spiders and wasps

Mantispidae
n : mantispids [syn: {family Mantispidae}]

mantissa
n : the positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the mantissa is .808 [syn: {fixed-point part}]

mantle
n 1: the cloak as a symbol of authority; "place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders"
2: United States baseball player (1931-1997) [syn: {Mickey Mantle}, {Mickey Charles Mantle}]
3: the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
4: anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow" [syn: {blanket}]
5: (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell [syn: {pallium}]
6: shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in England they call a mantel a chimneypiece" [syn: {mantel}, {mantelpiece}, {mantlepiece}, {chimneypiece}]
7: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) [syn: {curtain}, {drape}, {drapery}, {pall}]
8: a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter [syn: {cape}]
v 1: spread over a surface, like a mantle
2: cover like a mantle; "The ivy mantles the building"

mantled
adj : covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak; "leaf-clothed trees"; "fog-cloaked meadows"; "a beam draped with cobwebs"; "cloud-wrapped peaks" [syn: {cloaked}, {clothed}, {draped}, {wrapped}]

mantled ground squirrel
n : common black-striped reddish-brown ground squirrel of western North America; resembles a large chipmunk [syn: {Citellus lateralis}]

mantlepiece
n : shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in England they call a mantel a chimneypiece" [syn: {mantel}, {mantelpiece}, {mantle}, {chimneypiece}]

mantlet
n : portable bulletproof shelter [syn: {mantelet}]

man-to-man
adj 1: forthright and honest; "had a man-to-man talk about the facts of life"
2: being a system of play in which an individual defensive player guards an individual offensive player; "one-on-one defense" [syn: {one-on-one}]
adv : directly; "we must talk man-to-man"

Mantophasmatodea
n : an order of insect identified in 2002 in a 45 million year old piece of amber from the Baltic region [syn: {order mantophasmatodea}]

Mantoux test
n : tuberculin (a derivative of tubercle bacillus) is injected intradermally; a red area appearing 1-3 days later signifies an exposure (past or present) to tubercle bacilli and the need for further testing

mantra
n 1: a commonly repeated word or phrase; "she repeated `So pleased with how its going' at intervals like a mantra"
2: (Sanskrit) literally a `sacred utterance' in Vedism; one of a collection of orally transmitted poetic hymns

mantrap
n 1: a very attractive or seductive looking woman [syn: {smasher}, {stunner}, {knockout}, {beauty}, {ravisher}, {sweetheart}, {peach}, {lulu}, {looker}, {dish}]
2: a trap for catching trespassers

mantua
n : loose gown of the 17th and 18th centuries

manual
adj 1: of or relating to the hands; "manual dexterity"
2: requiring human effort; "a manual transmission" [ant: {automatic}]
3: doing or requiring physical work; "manual labor"; "manual laborer" [syn: {manual(a)}]
n 1: a small handbook
2: (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle [syn: {manual of arms}]

manual alphabet
n : an alphabet used by the deaf; letters are represented by finger positions [syn: {finger alphabet}]

manual dexterity
n : adroitness in using the hands [syn: {dexterity}, {sleight}]

manual labor
n : labor done with the hands [syn: {manual labour}]

manual laborer
n : someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor [syn: {laborer}, {labourer}, {jack}]

manual labour
n : labor done with the hands [syn: {manual labor}]

manual of arms
n : (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle [syn: {manual}]

manually
adv : by hand; "this car shifts manually"

manubria
manubrium
n : the upper part of the breastbone [also: {manubria} (pl)]

manubria
See {manubrium}

manubrium
n : the upper part of the breastbone [also: {manubria} (pl)]

Manuel de Falla
n : Spanish composer and pianist (1876-1946) [syn: {Falla}]

Manuel Rodriquez Patriotic Front
n : a terrorist group formed in 1983 as the armed wing of the Chilean Communist Party

manufactory
n : a plant consisting of buildings with facilities for manufacturing [syn: {factory}, {mill}, {manufacturing plant}]

manufacture
n 1: the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production" [syn: {industry}]
2: the act of making something (a product) from raw materials; "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an improvement in the manufacture of explosives"; "manufacturing is vital to Great Britain" [syn: {fabrication}]
v 1: put together out of components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys" [syn: {fabricate}, {construct}]
2: make up something artificial or untrue [syn: {fabricate}, {cook up}, {make up}, {invent}]

manufactured
adj : produced in a large-scale industrial operation

manufactured home
n : a large house trailer that that can be connected to utilities and can be parked in one place and used as permanent housing [syn: {mobile home}]

manufacturer
n 1: a business engaged in manufacturing some product [syn: {maker}, {manufacturing business}]
2: someone who manufactures something [syn: {producer}]

manufacturing business
n : a business engaged in manufacturing some product [syn: {manufacturer}, {maker}]

manufacturing plant
n : a plant consisting of buildings with facilities for manufacturing [syn: {factory}, {mill}, {manufactory}]

manul
n : small wildcat of the mountains of Siberia and Tibet and Mongolia [syn: {Pallas's cat}, {Felis manul}]

manumission
n : the formal act of freeing from slavery; "he believed in the manumission of the slaves"

manumit
v : free from slavery or servitude [syn: {emancipate}] [also: {manumitting}, {manumitted}]

manumitted
manumit
v : free from slavery or servitude [syn: {emancipate}] [also: {manumitting}, {manumitted}]

manumitted
See {manumit}

manumitter
n : someone who frees others from bondage; "Lincoln is known as the Great Emancipator" [syn: {emancipator}]

manumitting
manumit
v : free from slavery or servitude [syn: {emancipate}] [also: {manumitting}, {manumitted}]

manumitting
See {manumit}

manure
n : any animal or plant material used to fertilize land especially animal excreta usually with litter material
v : spread manure, as for fertilization [syn: {muck}]

manus
n : the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" [syn: {hand}, {mitt}, {paw}]

manuscript
n 1: the form of a literary work submitted for publication [syn: {ms}]
2: handwritten book or document [syn: {holograph}]

Manx
adj : of or relating to the Isle of Man or its inhabitants or their language; "the Manx fishing industry"; "there are few Manx speakers alive today"
n : the Gaelic language formerly spoken on the Isle of Man

Manx cat
n : a short-haired tailless breed of cat believed to originate on the Isle of Man

Manx shearwater
n : small black-and-white shearwater common in the northeastern Atlantic [syn: {Puffinus puffinus}]

many
adj : a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number; "many temptations"; "the temptations are many"; "a good many"; "a great many"; "many directions"; "take as many apples as you like"; "too many clouds to see"; "never saw so many people" [ant: {few}]

many a
adj : each of a large indefinite number; "many a man"; "many another day will come" [syn: {many a(a)}, {many an(a)}, {many another(a)}]

many an
adj : each of a large indefinite number; "many a man"; "many another day will come" [syn: {many a(a)}, {many an(a)}, {many another(a)}]

many another
adj : each of a large indefinite number; "many a man"; "many another day will come" [syn: {many a(a)}, {many an(a)}, {many another(a)}]

many more
adj : much greater in number; "there were many more people than chairs" [syn: {many more(a)}]

many-sided
adj 1: having many parts or sides [syn: {multilateral}] [ant: {bilateral}, {unilateral}]
2: having many aspects; "a many-sided subject"; "a multifaceted undertaking"; "multifarious interests"; "the multifarious noise of a great city" [syn: {multifaceted}, {multifarious}]
3: full of variety or interest; "a many-sided personality"

Manzanilla
n : very dry pale sherry from Spain

manzanita
n 1: chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America
2: evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning [syn: {madrona}, {madrono}, {Arbutus menziesii}]

Manzoni
n : Italian novelist and poet (1785-1873) [syn: {Alessandro Manzoni}]

MAO
n 1: an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin) [syn: {monoamine oxidase}]
2: Chinese communist leader (1893-1976) [syn: {Mao Zedong}, {Mao Tsetung}]

Mao jacket
n : a light weight jacket with a high collar; worn by Mao Zedong and the Chinese people during his regime

Mao Tsetung
n : Chinese communist leader (1893-1976) [syn: {Mao}, {Mao Zedong}]

Mao Zedong
n : Chinese communist leader (1893-1976) [syn: {Mao}, {Mao Tsetung}]

MAOI
n : any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate [syn: {monoamine oxidase inhibitor}]

Maoism
n : a form of communism developed in China by Mao Zedong

Maoist
adj : of or relating to Maoism
n : an advocate of Maoism

Maori
n 1: an ethnic minority speaking Maori and living in New Zealand
2: the Oceanic language spoken by the Maori people in New Zealand

maori hen
n : flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting [syn: {weka}, {wood hen}]

map
n 1: a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
2: a function such that for every element of one set there is a unique element of another set [syn: {mapping}, {correspondence}]
v 1: make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; "map the surface of Venus"
2: explore or survey for the purpose of making a map; "We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know exist"
3: locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences; "map the genes"
4: plan, delineate, or arrange in detail; "map one's future" [syn: {map out}]
5: depict as if on a map; "sorrow was mapped on the mother's face"
6: to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets) [syn: {represent}] [also: {mapping}, {mapped}]

map collection
n : a collection of maps in book form [syn: {atlas}, {book of maps}]

map maker
n : a person who makes maps [syn: {cartographer}]

map out
v : plan, delineate, or arrange in detail; "map one's future" [syn: {map}]

map projection
n : a projection of the globe onto a flat map using a grid of lines of latitude and longitude

mapinguari
n : supposed human-sized sloth-like creature reported sighted by Indians in the Amazon rain forest

maple
n 1: wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
2: any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone

maple family
n : a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples [syn: {Aceraceae}, {family Aceraceae}]

maple sugar
n : sugar made from the sap of the sugar maple tree

maple syrup
n : made by concentrating sap from sugar maples

maple syrup urine disease
n : an inherited disorder of metabolism in which the urine has a odor characteristic of maple syrup; if untreated it can lead to mental retardation and death in early childhood [syn: {branched chain ketoaciduria}]

maple-leaf
n : the emblem of Canada

maple-leaf begonia
n : tuberous or semi-tuberous South African begonia having shallowly lobed ovate leaves and small white flowers [syn: {grape-leaf begonia}, {Begonia dregei}]

maple-leaved bayur
n : Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree [syn: {mayeng}, {Pterospermum acerifolium}]

maplelike
adj : resembling maple; "maplelike leaves" [syn: {maple-like}]

maple-like
adj : resembling maple; "maplelike leaves" [syn: {maplelike}]

mapmaking
n : the making of maps and charts [syn: {cartography}]

mapped
map
n 1: a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
2: a function such that for every element of one set there is a unique element of another set [syn: {mapping}, {correspondence}]
v 1: make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; "map the surface of Venus"
2: explore or survey for the purpose of making a map; "We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know exist"
3: locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences; "map the genes"
4: plan, delineate, or arrange in detail; "map one's future" [syn: {map out}]
5: depict as if on a map; "sorrow was mapped on the mother's face"
6: to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets) [syn: {represent}] [also: {mapping}, {mapped}]

mapped
See {map}

mapper
n : a clerk who marks data on a chart [syn: {plotter}]

mapping
map
n 1: a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
2: a function such that for every element of one set there is a unique element of another set [syn: {mapping}, {correspondence}]
v 1: make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; "map the surface of Venus"
2: explore or survey for the purpose of making a map; "We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know exist"
3: locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences; "map the genes"
4: plan, delineate, or arrange in detail; "map one's future" [syn: {map out}]
5: depict as if on a map; "sorrow was mapped on the mother's face"
6: to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets) [syn: {represent}] [also: {mapping}, {mapped}]

mapping
n 1: a function such that for every element of one set there is a unique element of another set [syn: {map}, {correspondence}]
2: (genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome [syn: {chromosome mapping}]

mapping
See {map}

map-reader
n : a person who can read maps; "he is a good map-reader"

Maputo
n : the capital and largest city of Mozambique [syn: {capital of Mozambique}]

maquiladora
n : an assembly plant in Mexico (near the United States border); parts are shipped into Mexico and the finished product is shipped back across the border

Maquis
n 1: a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II [syn: {Maquisard}]
2: the French underground that fought against the German occupation in World War II

Maquisard
n : a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II [syn: {Maquis}]

Mar
n 1: the month following February and preceding April [syn: {March}]
2: a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish" [syn: {blemish}, {defect}]
v 1: make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty" [syn: {impair}, {spoil}, {deflower}, {vitiate}]
2: destroy or injure severely; "mutilated bodies" [syn: {mutilate}]

Mara
n 1: god of death; opposite of Kama
2: hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina [syn: {Dolichotis patagonum}]

marabou
n 1: large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; downy under-wing feathers are used to trim garments [syn: {marabout}, {marabou stork}, {Leptoptilus crumeniferus}]
2: downy feathers of marabou storks used for trimming garments

marabou stork
n : large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; downy under-wing feathers are used to trim garments [syn: {marabou}, {marabout}, {Leptoptilus crumeniferus}]

marabout
n : large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; downy under-wing feathers are used to trim garments [syn: {marabou}, {marabou stork}, {Leptoptilus crumeniferus}]

maraca
n : a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance [syn: {bones}, {castanets}, {clappers}, {finger cymbals}]

Maracaibo
n : a port city in northwestern Venezuela; a major oil center

Maracan language
n : the language spoken by the Maraco people [syn: {Maraco}]

Maracay
n : a city in north central Venezuela; cattle center

Maraco
n 1: a member of the South American people living in Argentina and Bolivia and Paraguay
2: the language spoken by the Maraco people [syn: {Maracan language}]

marang
n 1: Philippine tree similar to the breadfruit tree bearing edible fruit [syn: {marang tree}, {Artocarpus odoratissima}]
2: tropical fruit from the Philippines having a mass of small seeds embedded in sweetish white pulp

marang tree
n : Philippine tree similar to the breadfruit tree bearing edible fruit [syn: {marang}, {Artocarpus odoratissima}]

maranta
n : any of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leaves

Maranta arundinaceae
n : white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch [syn: {arrowroot}, {American arrowroot}, {obedience plant}]

Marantaceae
n : tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes [syn: {family Marantaceae}, {arrowroot family}]

marasca
n 1: small bitter fruit of the marasca cherry tree from whose juice maraschino liqueur is made
2: Dalmatian bitter wild cherry tree bearing fruit whose juice is made into maraschino liqueur [syn: {marasca cherry}, {maraschino cherry}, {Prunus cerasus marasca}]

marasca cherry
n : Dalmatian bitter wild cherry tree bearing fruit whose juice is made into maraschino liqueur [syn: {marasca}, {maraschino cherry}, {Prunus cerasus marasca}]

maraschino
n 1: distilled from fermented juice of bitter wild marasca cherries
2: cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur [syn: {maraschino cherry}]

maraschino cherry
n 1: Dalmatian bitter wild cherry tree bearing fruit whose juice is made into maraschino liqueur [syn: {marasca}, {marasca cherry}, {Prunus cerasus marasca}]
2: cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur [syn: {maraschino}]

Marasmius
n : chiefly small mushrooms with white spores [syn: {genus Marasmius}]

Marasmius oreades
n : mushroom that grows in a fairy ring [syn: {fairy-ring mushroom}]

marasmus
n : extreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children); can result from inadequate intake of food or from malabsorption or metabolic disorders

Marat
n : French revolutionary leader (born in Switzerland) who was a leader in overthrowing the Girondists and was stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday (1743-1793) [syn: {Jean Paul Marat}]

Maratha
n : a member of a people of India living in Maharashtra [syn: {Mahratta}]

Marathi
n : an Indic language; the state language of Maharashtra in west central India; written in the Devanagari script [syn: {Mahratti}]

marathon
n 1: any long and arduous undertaking [syn: {endurance contest}]
2: a footrace of 26 miles 385 yards
3: a battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the Persians [syn: {battle of Marathon}]

marathon runner
n : someone who participates in long-distance races (especially in marathons) [syn: {marathoner}, {road runner}, {long-distance runner}]

marathoner
n : someone who participates in long-distance races (especially in marathons) [syn: {marathon runner}, {road runner}, {long-distance runner}]

Marattia
n : type genus of the Marattiaceae: ferns having the sporangia fused together in two rows [syn: {genus Marattia}]

Marattia salicina
n : large Australasian evergreen fern with an edible rhizome sometimes used as a vegetable by indigenous people [syn: {potato fern}]

Marattiaceae
n : constituting the order Marattiales: chiefly tropical eusporangiate ferns with gigantic fronds [syn: {family Marattiaceae}]

Marattiales
n : lower ferns coextensive with the family Marattiaceae [syn: {order Marattiales}]

maraud
n : a sudden short attack [syn: {foray}, {raid}]
v : raid and rove in search of booty; "marauding rebels overran the countryside"

marauder
n : someone who attacks in search of booty [syn: {predator}, {vulture}, {piranha}]

marauding
adj : characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding; "bands of marauding Indians"; "predatory warfare"; "a raiding party" [syn: {predatory}, {raiding}]

maravilla
n 1: wildflower having vibrant deep pink tubular evening-blooming flowers; found in sandy and desert areas from southern California to southern Colorado and into Mexico [syn: {desert four o'clock}, {Colorado four o'clock}, {Mirabilis multiflora}]
2: leafy wildflower having fragrant slender white or pale pink trumpet-shaped flowers; southwestern United States and northern Mexico [syn: {sweet four o'clock}, {Mirabilis longiflora}]

marble
n 1: a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
2: a small ball of glass that is used in various games
3: a sculpture carved from marble
v : paint or stain like marble; "marble paper"

marble bones disease
n : an inherited disorder characterized by an increase in bone density; in severe forms the bone marrow cavity may be obliterated [syn: {osteopetrosis}, {Albers-Schonberg disease}]

marble cake
n : made of light and dark batter very lightly blended

marbled
adj : patterned with veins or streaks or color resembling marble; "marbleized pink skin" [syn: {marbleized}, {marbleised}]

marbleisation
n : a texture like that of marble [syn: {marbleization}, {marbleizing}, {marbleising}]

marbleise
v : make something look like marble; "marbleize the fireplace" [syn: {marbleize}]

marbleised
adj : patterned with veins or streaks or color resembling marble; "marbleized pink skin" [syn: {marbled}, {marbleized}]

marbleising
n : a texture like that of marble [syn: {marbleization}, {marbleisation}, {marbleizing}]

marbleization
n : a texture like that of marble [syn: {marbleisation}, {marbleizing}, {marbleising}]

marbleize
v : make something look like marble; "marbleize the fireplace" [syn: {marbleise}]

marbleized
adj : patterned with veins or streaks or color resembling marble; "marbleized pink skin" [syn: {marbled}, {marbleised}]

marbleizing
n : a texture like that of marble [syn: {marbleization}, {marbleisation}, {marbleising}]

marbles
n 1: a children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass)
2: the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception; "he used his wits to get ahead"; "I was scared out of my wits"; "he still had all his marbles and was in full possession of a lively mind" [syn: {wits}]

marble-wood
n 1: hard marbled wood [syn: {marblewood}]
2: large Asiatic tree having hard marbled zebrawood [syn: {marblewood}, {Andaman marble}, {Diospyros kurzii}]

marblewood
n 1: hard marbled wood [syn: {marble-wood}]
2: large Asiatic tree having hard marbled zebrawood [syn: {marble-wood}, {Andaman marble}, {Diospyros kurzii}]

marbling
n : the intermixture of fat and lean in a cut of meat

Marburg disease
n : a viral disease of green monkeys caused by the Marburg virus; when transmitted to humans it causes serious or fatal illness [syn: {Marburg hemorrhagic fever}, {green monkey disease}]

Marburg hemorrhagic fever
n : a viral disease of green monkeys caused by the Marburg virus; when transmitted to humans it causes serious or fatal illness [syn: {Marburg disease}, {green monkey disease}]

Marburg virus
n : a filovirus that causes Marburg disease; carried by animals; can be used as a bioweapon

marc
n : made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing

Marc Blitzstein
n : United States pianist and composer of operas and musical plays (1905-1964) [syn: {Blitzstein}]

Marc Chagall
n : French painter (born in Russia) noted for his imagery and brilliant colors (1887-1985) [syn: {Chagall}]

Marceau
n : French mime famous for his sad-faced clown (born in 1923) [syn: {Marcel Marceau}]

marcel
n : a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron
v : make a marcel in a woman's hair [also: {marcelling}, {marcelled}]

Marcel Duchamp
n : French artist who immigrated to the United States; a leader in the Dada movement in New York City; was first to exhibit commonplace objects as art (1887-1968) [syn: {Duchamp}]

Marcel Lajos Breuer
n : United States architect (born in Hungary) who was associated with the Bauhaus in the 1920's (1902-1981) [syn: {Breuer}]

Marcel Marceau
n : French mime famous for his sad-faced clown (born in 1923) [syn: {Marceau}]

Marcel Proust
n : French novelist (1871-1922) [syn: {Proust}]

marcelled
marcel
n : a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron
v : make a marcel in a woman's hair [also: {marcelling}, {marcelled}]

marcelled
See {marcel}

marcelling
marcel
n : a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron
v : make a marcel in a woman's hair [also: {marcelling}, {marcelled}]

marcelling
See {marcel}

Marcello Malpighi
n : Italian anatomist who was the first to use a microscope to study anatomy and was among the first to recognize cells in animals (1628-1694) [syn: {Malpighi}]

March
n 1: the month following February and preceding April [syn: {Mar}]
2: the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind); "it was a long march"; "we heard the sound of marching" [syn: {marching}]
3: a steady advance; "the march of science"; "the march of time"
4: a procession of people walking together; "the march went up Fifth Avenue"
5: district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area; "the Welsh marches between England and Wales" [syn: {borderland}, {border district}, {marchland}]
6: genre of music written for marching; "Sousa wrote the best marches" [syn: {marching music}]
7: a degree granted for the successful completion of advanced study of architecture [syn: {Master of Architecture}]
v 1: march in a procession; "They processed into the dining room" [syn: {process}]
2: force to march; "The Japanese marched their prisoners through Manchuria"
3: walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride; "He marched into the classroom and announced the exam"; "The soldiers marched across the border"
4: march in protest; take part in a demonstration; "Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle" [syn: {demonstrate}]
5: walk ostentatiously; "She parades her new husband around town" [syn: {parade}, {exhibit}]
6: cause to march or go at a marching pace; "They marched the mules into the desert"
7: lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" [syn: {border}, {adjoin}, {edge}, {abut}, {butt}, {butt against}, {butt on}]

March 17
n : a day observed by the Irish to commemorate the patron saint of Ireland [syn: {St Patrick's Day}, {Saint Patrick's Day}]

March 19
n : a Christian holy day [syn: {Saint Joseph}, {St Joseph}]

March 2
n : Texans celebrate the anniversary of Texas' declaration of independence from Mexico in 1836 [syn: {Texas Independence Day}]

March 25
n : a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn: {Annunciation}, {Lady Day}, {Annunciation Day}]

March equinox
n : March 21 [syn: {vernal equinox}, {spring equinox}] [ant: {autumnal equinox}]

march on
v : move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on" [syn: {advance}, {progress}, {pass on}, {move on}, {go on}] [ant: {recede}]

march out
v : march out (as from a defile) into open ground; "The regiments debouched from the valley" [syn: {debouch}]

marchand de vin
n : brown sauce with mushrooms and red wine or madeira [syn: {mushroom wine sauce}]

Marchantia
n : type genus of Marchantiaceae; liverworts that reproduce asexually by gemmae and have stalked antheridiophores [syn: {genus Marchantia}]

Marchantia polymorpha
n : a common liverwort [syn: {hepatica}]

Marchantiaceae
n : liverworts with prostrate and usually dichotomously branched thalli [syn: {family Marchantiaceae}]

Marchantiales
n : liverworts with gametophyte differentiated internally [syn: {order Marchantiales}]

Marche
n : a region in central Italy [syn: {Marches}]

marched upon
adj : being or having been trodden or marched on

marcher
n 1: an inhabitant of a border district
2: walks with regular or stately step [syn: {parader}]
3: fights on foot with small arms [syn: {infantryman}, {foot soldier}, {footslogger}]

Marches
n : a region in central Italy [syn: {Marche}]

marchese
See {marchesa} [also: {marchesi} (pl)]

marchesi
See {marchese}

marchesi
marchese See {marchesa} [also: {marchesi} (pl)]

marching
n : the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind); "it was a long march"; "we heard the sound of marching" [syn: {march}]

marching music
n : genre of music written for marching; "Sousa wrote the best marches" [syn: {march}]

marching order
n : equipage for marching; "the company was dressed in full marching order"

marching orders
n 1: (informal) a notice of dismissal or discharge [syn: {walking papers}]
2: an order from a superior officer for troops to depart

marchioness
n 1: the wife or widow of a marquis
2: a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess [syn: {marquise}]

marchland
n : district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area; "the Welsh marches between England and Wales" [syn: {borderland}, {border district}, {march}]

marchpane
n : almond paste and egg whites [syn: {marzipan}]

Marciano
n : United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship in 1952 (1924-1969) [syn: {Rocco Marciano}, {Rocky Marciano}]

Marcionism
n : the Christian heresy of the 2nd and 3rd centuries that rejected the Old Testament and denied the incornation of God in Jesusas a human

Marco Polo
n : Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324) [syn: {Polo}]

Marco Polo sheep
n : Asiatic wild sheep with exceptionally large horns; sometimes considered a variety of the argali (or Ovis ammon) [syn: {Marco Polo's sheep}, {Ovis poli}]

Marco Polo's sheep
n : Asiatic wild sheep with exceptionally large horns; sometimes considered a variety of the argali (or Ovis ammon) [syn: {Marco Polo sheep}, {Ovis poli}]

Marconi
n : Italian electrical engineer known as the father of radio (1874-1937) [syn: {Guglielmo Marconi}]

Marconi rig
n : a rig of triangular sails for a yacht [syn: {Bermuda rig}, {Bermudan rig}, {Bermudian rig}]

Marcus Annius Verus
n : Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180) [syn: {Antoninus}, {Aurelius}, {Marcus Aurelius}, {Marcus Aurelius Antoninus}]

Marcus Antonius
n : Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC) [syn: {Antony}, {Anthony}, {Mark Antony}, {Mark Anthony}, {Antonius}]

Marcus Aurelius
n : Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180) [syn: {Antoninus}, {Aurelius}, {Marcus Aurelius Antoninus}, {Marcus Annius Verus}]

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
n : Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180) [syn: {Antoninus}, {Aurelius}, {Marcus Aurelius}, {Marcus Annius Verus}]

Marcus Cocceius Nerva
n : Emperor of Rome who introduced a degree of freedom after the repressive reign of Domitian; adopted Trajan as his successor (30-98) [syn: {Nerva}]

Marcus Junius Brutus
n : statesman of ancient Rome who (with Cassius) led a conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar (85-42 BC) [syn: {Brutus}]

Marcus Terentius Varro
n : Roman scholar (116-27 BC) [syn: {Varro}]

Marcus Tullius Cicero
n : a Roman statesman and orator remembered for his mastery of Latin prose (106-43 BC) [syn: {Cicero}, {Tully}]

Marcus Ulpius Traianus
n : Roman emperor and adoptive son of Nerva; extended the empire to the east and conducted an extensive program of building (53-117) [syn: {Trajan}]

Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
n : Roman general who commanded the fleet that defeated the forces of Antony and Cleopatra at Actium (63-12 BC) [syn: {Agrippa}]

Marcus Whitman
n : United States frontier missionary who established a post in Oregon where Christianity and schooling and medicine were available to Native Americans (1802=1847) [syn: {Whitman}]

Marcuse
n : United States political philosopher (born in Germany) concerned about the dehumanizing effects of capitalism and modern technology (1898-1979) [syn: {Herbert Marcuse}]

Mardi Gras
n 1: the last day before Lent [syn: {Shrove Tuesday}, {pancake day}]
2: the pre-Lenten festival of Shrove Tuesday [syn: {Fat Tuesday}]

Marduk
n : the chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu [syn: {Merodach}, {Baal Merodach}, {Bel-Merodach}]

mare
n 1: female equine animal [syn: {female horse}]
2: a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon [syn: {maria}]

mare clausum
n : (closed sea) a navigable body of water under the jurisdiction of a single nation

mare liberum
n : (free sea) a navigable body of water to which all nations have equal access

mare nostrum
n : (our sea) the Mediterranean to the ancient Romans

maremme
See {maremma}

Marengo
n : a battle in 1800 in which the French under Napoleon Bonaparte won a great victory over the Austrians

mare's nest
n : a confused multitude of things [syn: {clutter}, {jumble}, {muddle}, {welter}, {smother}]

mare's tail
n : a long narrow flowing cirrus cloud

Marfan's syndrome
n : an autosomal dominant disease characterized by elongated bones (especially of limbs and digits) and abnormalities of the eyes and circulatory system

Margaret Court
n : Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947) [syn: {Court}]

Margaret Higgins Sanger
n : United States nurse who campaigned for birth control and planned parenthood; she challenged Gregory Pincus to develop a birth control pill (1883-1966) [syn: {Sanger}, {Margaret Sanger}]

Margaret Hilda Thatcher
n : British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925) [syn: {Thatcher}, {Margaret Thatcher}, {Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven}, {Iron Lady}]

Margaret Mead
n : United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978) [syn: {Mead}]

Margaret Mitchell
n : United States writer noted for her novel about the South during the Civil War (1900-1949) [syn: {Mitchell}, {Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell}]

Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell
n : United States writer noted for her novel about the South during the Civil War (1900-1949) [syn: {Mitchell}, {Margaret Mitchell}]

Margaret Sanger
n : United States nurse who campaigned for birth control and planned parenthood; she challenged Gregory Pincus to develop a birth control pill (1883-1966) [syn: {Sanger}, {Margaret Higgins Sanger}]

Margaret Thatcher
n : British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925) [syn: {Thatcher}, {Margaret Hilda Thatcher}, {Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven}, {Iron Lady}]

Margarete Gertrud Zelle
n : Dutch dancer who was executed by the French as a German spy in World War I (1876-1917) [syn: {Mata Hari}]

margaric acid
n : a colorless crystalline synthetic fatty acid [syn: {heptadecanoic acid}]

margarin
n 1: a glyceryl ester of margaric acid [syn: {glycerol trimargarate}]
2: a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter [syn: {margarine}, {oleo}, {oleomargarine}, {marge}]

margarine
n : a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter [syn: {margarin}, {oleo}, {oleomargarine}, {marge}]

margarita
n : a cocktail made of tequila and triple sec with lime and lemon juice

Margasivsa
n : the ninth month of the Hindu calendar [syn: {Aghan}]

margate
n : red-mouthed grunt found from Florida to Brazil [syn: {Haemulon album}]

margay
n : small spotted wildcat found from Texas to Brazil [syn: {margay cat}, {Felis wiedi}]

margay cat
n : small spotted wildcat found from Texas to Brazil [syn: {margay}, {Felis wiedi}]

marge
n : a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter [syn: {margarine}, {margarin}, {oleo}, {oleomargarine}]

margin
n 1: the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary [syn: {border}, {perimeter}]
2: a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits [syn: {allowance}, {leeway}, {tolerance}]
3: the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities [syn: {security deposit}]
4: (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold [syn: {gross profit}, {gross profit margin}]
5: the blank space that surrounds the text on a page
6: a strip near the boundary of an object; "he jotted a note on the margin of the page" [syn: {edge}]

margin account
n : an account with a securities brokerage in which the broker extends credit [ant: {cash account}]

margin call
n : a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement [syn: {call}]

margin of error
n : an index indicating the amount beyond the minimum necessary; "in engineering the margin of safety is the strength of the material minus the anticipated stress" [syn: {margin of safety}, {safety margin}]

margin of profit
n : the ratio gross profits divided by net sales [syn: {profit margin}, {gross margin}]

margin of safety
n : an index indicating the amount beyond the minimum necessary; "in engineering the margin of safety is the strength of the material minus the anticipated stress" [syn: {safety margin}, {margin of error}]

marginal
adj 1: at or constituting a border or edge; "the marginal strip of beach" [syn: {fringy}]
2: of questionable or minimal quality; "borderline grades"; "marginal writing ability" [syn: {borderline}]
3: of a bare living gained by great labor; "the sharecropper's hardscrabble life"; "a marginal existence" [syn: {hardscrabble}]
4: just barely adequate or within a lower limit; "a bare majority"; "a marginal victory" [syn: {bare(a)}]
5: producing at a rate that barely covers production costs; "marginal industries"; "marginal land"
6: of something or someone close to a lower limit or lower class; "marginal abilities"

marginal cost
n : the increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of output [syn: {incremental cost}, {differential cost}]

marginal placentation
n : with ovules borne on the wall along the ventral suture of a simple ovary [syn: {ventral placentation}]

marginal utility
n : (economics) the amount that utility increases with an increase of one unit of an economic good or service

marginal wood fern
n : North American fern with evergreen fronds [syn: {evergreen wood fern}, {leatherleaf wood fern}, {Dryopteris marginalis}]

marginalisation
n : the social process of becoming or being made marginal (especially as a group within the larger society); "the marginalization of the underclass"; "the marginalization of literature" [syn: {marginalization}]

marginalise
v : relegate to a lower or outer edge, as of specific groups of people; "We must not marginalize the poor in our society" [syn: {marginalize}]

marginality
n : the property of being marginal or on the fringes [ant: {centrality}]

marginalization
n : the social process of becoming or being made marginal (especially as a group within the larger society); "the marginalization of the underclass"; "the marginalization of literature" [syn: {marginalisation}]

marginalize
v : relegate to a lower or outer edge, as of specific groups of people; "We must not marginalize the poor in our society" [syn: {marginalise}]

marginally
adv : in a marginal manner; "marginally interesting"

Marginocephalia
n : includes bone-headed (pachycephalosaurs) and horned (ceratopsian) dinosaurs [syn: {suborder Marginocephalia}, {marginocephalian}]

marginocephalian
n : includes bone-headed (pachycephalosaurs) and horned (ceratopsian) dinosaurs [syn: {Marginocephalia}, {suborder Marginocephalia}]

margosa
n : large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia [syn: {neem}, {neem tree}, {nim tree}, {arishth}, {Azadirachta indica}, {Melia Azadirachta}]

margrave
n 1: the military governor of a frontier province in medieval Germany
2: a German nobleman ranking above a count (corresponding in rank to a British marquess)

marguerite
n 1: tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {oxeye daisy}, {ox-eyed daisy}, {moon daisy}, {white daisy}, {Leucanthemum vulgare}, {Chrysanthemum leucanthemum}]
2: perennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {marguerite daisy}, {Paris daisy}, {Chrysanthemum frutescens}, {Argyranthemum frutescens}]

marguerite daisy
n : perennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {marguerite}, {Paris daisy}, {Chrysanthemum frutescens}, {Argyranthemum frutescens}]

Marguerite Radclyffe Hall
n : English writer whose novel about a lesbian relationship was banned in Britain for many years (1883-1943) [syn: {Hall}, {Radclyffe Hall}]

Mari
n 1: a member of a rural Finnish people living in eastern Russia [syn: {Cheremis}, {Cheremiss}]
2: the Finnic language spoken by the Cheremis people [syn: {Cheremis}, {Cheremiss}]

maria
n 1: a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon [syn: {mare}]
2: valuable timber tree of Panama [syn: {Calophyllum longifolium}]

Maria Callas
n : Greek coloratura soprano (born in the United States) known for her dramatic intensity in operatic roles (1923-1977) [syn: {Callas}, {Maria Meneghini Callas}]

Maria Luigi Carlo Zenobio Cherubini
n : Italian composer of church music and operas (1760-1842) [syn: {Cherubini}, {Luigi Cherubini}]

Maria Magdalene von Losch
n : United States film actress (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992) [syn: {Dietrich}, {Marlene Dietrich}]

Maria Meneghini Callas
n : Greek coloratura soprano (born in the United States) known for her dramatic intensity in operatic roles (1923-1977) [syn: {Callas}, {Maria Callas}]

Maria Mitchell
n : United States astronomer who studied sunspots and nebulae (1818-1889) [syn: {Mitchell}]

Maria Montesorri
n : Italian educator who developed a method of teaching mentally handicapped children and advocated a child-centered approach (1870-1952) [syn: {Montessori}]

Maria Tallchief
n : United States ballerina who promoted American ballet through tours and television appearances (born in 1925) [syn: {Tallchief}]

mariachi
n : a group of street musicians in Mexico

Marian
adj : of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary

Marian Anderson
n : United States contralto noted for her performance of spirituals (1902-1993) [syn: {Anderson}]

Mariana Islands
n : a chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia (including Guam and the Northern Marianas) halfway between New Guinea and Japan; discovered by Magellan in 1521 [syn: {Marianas}, {Ladrone Islands}]

Marianas
n : a chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia (including Guam and the Northern Marianas) halfway between New Guinea and Japan; discovered by Magellan in 1521 [syn: {Mariana Islands}, {Ladrone Islands}]

Marianne Craig Moore
n : United States poet noted for irony and wit (1887-1872) [syn: {Moore}, {Marianne Moore}]

Marianne Moore
n : United States poet noted for irony and wit (1887-1872) [syn: {Moore}, {Marianne Craig Moore}]

Maricopa
n 1: a member of a North American Indian people of the Gila river valley in Arizona
2: the Yuman language spoken by the Maricopa and the Halchidhoma peoples

Marie Anne Charlotte Corday d'Armont
n : French revolutionary heroine (a Girondist) who assassinated Marat (1768-1793) [syn: {Corday}, {Charlotte Corday}]

Marie Antoinette
n : queen of France (as wife of Louis XVI) who was unpopular; her extravagance and opposition to reform contributed to the overthrow of the monarchy; she was guillotined along with her husband (1755-1793)

Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes
n : birth-control campaigner who in 1921 opened the first birth control clinic in London (1880-1958) [syn: {Stopes}, {Marie Stopes}]

Marie Curie
n : French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel Prizes; one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium (1867-1934) [syn: {Curie}, {Madame Curie}, {Marya Sklodowska}]

Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert
n : Irish dancer (1818-1861) [syn: {Montez}, {Lola Montez}]

Marie Goeppert Mayer
n : United States physicist (born in Germany) noted for her research on the structure of the atom (1906-1972) [syn: {Mayer}]

Marie Grosholtz
n : French modeler (resident in England after 1802) who made wax death masks of prominent victims of the French Revolution and toured Britain with her wax models; in 1835 she opened a permanent waxworks exhibition in London (1761-1850) [syn: {Tussaud}, {Marie Tussaud}, {Madame Tussaud}]

Marie Henri Beyle
n : French writer whose novels were the first to feature psychological analysis of the character (1783-1842) [syn: {Stendhal}]

Marie Jeanne Becu
n : courtier and influential mistress of Louis XV who was guillotined during the French Revolution (1743-1793) [syn: {Du Barry}, {Comtesse Du Barry}]

Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier
n : French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834) [syn: {Lafayette}, {La Fayette}, {Marquis de Lafayette}]

Marie Louise Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun
n : French painter noted for her portraits (1755-1842) [syn: {Vigee-Lebrun}, {Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun}]

Marie Stopes
n : birth-control campaigner who in 1921 opened the first birth control clinic in London (1880-1958) [syn: {Stopes}, {Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes}]

Marie Tussaud
n : French modeler (resident in England after 1802) who made wax death masks of prominent victims of the French Revolution and toured Britain with her wax models; in 1835 she opened a permanent waxworks exhibition in London (1761-1850) [syn: {Tussaud}, {Madame Tussaud}, {Marie Grosholtz}]

Mariehamn
n : a town that is the chief port of the Aland islands [syn: {Maarianhamina}]

Marie-Strumpell disease
n : a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis [syn: {ankylosing spondylitis}, {rheumatoid spondylitis}]

marigold
n : any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers

marihuana
n 1: a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared [syn: {marijuana}, {ganja}, {Cannabis sativa}]
2: the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect [syn: {cannabis}, {marijuana}, {ganja}]

marijuana
n 1: a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared [syn: {marihuana}, {ganja}, {Cannabis sativa}]
2: the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect [syn: {cannabis}, {marihuana}, {ganja}]

marijuana cigarette
n : marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking [syn: {joint}, {reefer}, {stick}, {spliff}]

Marilyn Monroe
n : United States film actress noted for sex appeal (1926-1962) [syn: {Monroe}, {Norma Jean Baker}]

marimba
n : a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets [syn: {xylophone}]

marina
n : a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers

marinade
n : mixtures of vinegar or wine and oil with various spices and seasonings; used for soaking foods before cooking
v : soak in marinade; "marinade herring" [syn: {marinate}]

marinara
n : sauce for pasta; contains tomatoes and garlic and herbs

marinate
v : soak in marinade; "marinade herring" [syn: {marinade}]

marine
adj 1: of or relating to the sea; "marine explorations"
2: relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen; "nautical charts"; "maritime law"; "marine insurance" [syn: {nautical}, {maritime}]
3: of or relating to military personnel who serve both on land and at sea (specifically the U.S. Marine Corps); "marine barracks"
4: native to or inhabiting the sea; "marine plants and animals such as seaweed and whales"
n : a member of the United States Marine Corps [syn: {devil dog}, {leatherneck}, {shipboard soldier}]

marine animal
n : any of numerous animals inhabiting the sea including e.g. fishes and molluscs and many mammals [syn: {marine creature}, {sea animal}, {sea creature}]

marine archaeology
n : the archeology of underwater sites [syn: {marine archeology}, {underwater archeology}, {underwater archaeology}]

marine archeology
n : the archeology of underwater sites [syn: {marine archaeology}, {underwater archeology}, {underwater archaeology}]

Marine Corps
n : an amphibious division of the United States Navy [syn: {United States Marine Corps}, {United States Marines}, {US Marine Corps}, {USMC}]

Marine Corps Intelligence Activity
n : an agency of the United States Marine Corps that provides responsive and broad intelligence support for the worldwide Marine Corps organization [syn: {MCIA}]

marine creature
n : any of numerous animals inhabiting the sea including e.g. fishes and molluscs and many mammals [syn: {marine animal}, {sea animal}, {sea creature}]

marine engineer
n : a naval officer responsible for the operation and maintenance of the ship's engines [syn: {naval engineer}]

marine glue
n : glue that is not water soluble

marine iguana
n : shore-dwelling seaweed-eating lizard of the Galapagos Islands [syn: {Amblyrhynchus cristatus}]

marine mine
n : an explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into it [syn: {floating mine}]

marine museum
n : a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals [syn: {aquarium}, {fish tank}]

marine mussel
n : marine bivalve mollusk having a dark elongated shell; live attached to solid objects especially in intertidal zones [syn: {mytilid}]

marine turtle
n : any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers; widely distributed in warm seas [syn: {sea turtle}]

Marineland
n : a commercial aquarium featuring trained dolphins

mariner
n : a man who serves as a sailor [syn: {seaman}, {tar}, {Jack-tar}, {Jack}, {old salt}, {seafarer}, {gob}, {sea dog}]

mariner's compass
n : compass in the form of a card that rotates so that 0 degrees or North points to magnetic north [syn: {compass card}]

Marini
n : Italian poet (1569-1625) [syn: {Giambattista Marini}, {Marino}, {Giambattista Marino}]

Marino
n : Italian poet (1569-1625) [syn: {Marini}, {Giambattista Marini}, {Giambattista Marino}]

Mario Vargas Llosa
n : Peruvian writer (born in 1936) [syn: {Vargas Llosa}, {Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa}]

marionette
n : a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer [syn: {puppet}]

Mariotte's law
n : the pressure of an ideal gas at constant temperature varies inversely with the volume [syn: {Boyle's law}]

mariposa
n : any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {mariposa tulip}, {mariposa lily}]

mariposa lily
n : any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {mariposa}, {mariposa tulip}]

mariposa tulip
n : any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {mariposa}, {mariposa lily}]

Mariposan
n : a Penutian language spoken by the Yokuts people in the San Joaquin Valley [syn: {Yokuts}]

marital
adj : of or relating to the state of marriage; "marital status"; "marital fidelity"; "married bliss" [syn: {matrimonial}, {married}]

marital bed
n : the relationship between wife and husband [syn: {marital relationship}]

marital communications privilege
n : neither spouse can divulge confidential communications from the other while they were married [syn: {husband-wife privilege}]

marital relationship
n : the relationship between wife and husband [syn: {marital bed}]

marital status
n : the condition of being married or unmarried

maritime
adj 1: relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen; "nautical charts"; "maritime law"; "marine insurance" [syn: {nautical}, {marine}]
2: bordering on or living or characteristic of those near the sea; "a maritime province"; "maritime farmers"; "maritime cultures"

maritime law
n : the traditional body of rules and practices relating to commerce and navigation or to business transacted at sea or to general maritime affairs [syn: {admiralty law}]

Maritime Provinces
n : the collective name for the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island [syn: {Maritimes}, {Canadian Maritime Provinces}]

Maritimes
n : the collective name for the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island [syn: {Maritime Provinces}, {Canadian Maritime Provinces}]

marjoram
n 1: aromatic Eurasian perennial [syn: {oregano}, {pot marjoram}, {wild marjoram}, {winter sweet}, {Origanum vulgare}]
2: pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in stews and soups and omelets [syn: {oregano}]

mark
n 1: a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?" [syn: {grade}, {score}]
2: a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep" [syn: {marker}, {marking}]
3: a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark" [syn: {target}]
4: a visible indication made on a surface; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere" [syn: {print}]
5: the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember; "it was in London that he made his mark"; "he left an indelible mark on the American theater"
6: a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis [syn: {stigma}, {brand}, {stain}]
7: formerly the basic unit of money in Germany [syn: {German mark}, {Deutsche Mark}, {Deutschmark}]
8: Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel [syn: {Saint Mark}, {St. Mark}]
9: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of [syn: {chump}, {fool}, {gull}, {patsy}, {fall guy}, {sucker}, {soft touch}, {mug}] 10: a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation); "his answer was just a punctuation mark" 11: a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened); "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring" [syn: {sign}] 12: the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament [syn: {Gospel According to Mark}] 13: an indication of damage [syn: {scratch}, {scrape}, {scar}] 14: marking consisting of crossing lines [syn: {crisscross}, {cross}] 15: something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal; "the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer"; "scored a bull's eye"; "hit the mark"; "the president's speech was a home run" [syn: {bell ringer}, {bull's eye}, {home run}]
v 1: attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles" [syn: {tag}, {label}]
2: designate as if by a mark; "This sign marks the border"; "He indicated where the border ended"
3: be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him form his peers" [syn: {distinguish}, {differentiate}]
4: mark by some ceremony or observation; "We marked the anniversary of his death" [syn: {commemorate}]
5: make or leave a mark on; "mark the trail so that we can find our way back"
6: to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock" [syn: {stigmatize}, {stigmatise}, {brand}, {denounce}]
7: notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words" [syn: {notice}, {note}] [ant: {ignore}]
8: mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently" [syn: {scar}, {pock}, {pit}]
9: make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it" [syn: {score}, {nock}] 10: establish as the highest level or best performance; "set a record" [syn: {set}] 11: make underscoring marks [syn: {score}] 12: remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off the list" [syn: {cross off}, {cross out}, {strike out}, {strike off}] 13: put a check mark on or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items" [syn: {check}, {check off}, {mark off}, {tick off}, {tick}] 14: assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework" [syn: {grade}, {score}] 15: insert punctuation marks into [syn: {punctuate}]

Mark Anthony
n : Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC) [syn: {Antony}, {Anthony}, {Mark Antony}, {Antonius}, {Marcus Antonius}]

Mark Antony
n : Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC) [syn: {Antony}, {Anthony}, {Mark Anthony}, {Antonius}, {Marcus Antonius}]

Mark Clark
n : United States general who was Allied commander in Africa and Italy in World War II and was commander of the United Nations forces in Korea (1896-1984) [syn: {Clark}, {Mark Wayne Clark}]

mark down
v : reduce the price of [ant: {mark up}]

Mark Hopkins
n : United States educator and theologian (1802-1887) [syn: {Hopkins}]

mark of Cain
n : the mark that God set upon Cain now refers to a person's sinful nature

mark off
v 1: set boundaries to; "mark out the territory" [syn: {mark out}]
2: put a check mark on or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items" [syn: {check}, {check off}, {mark}, {tick off}, {tick}]

mark out
v : set boundaries to; "mark out the territory" [syn: {mark off}]

Mark Rothko
n : United States abstract painter (born in Russia) whose paintings are characterized by horizontal bands of color with indistinct boundaries (1903-1970) [syn: {Rothko}]

Mark Tobey
n : United States abstract painter influenced by oriental calligraphy (1890-1976) [syn: {Tobey}]

Mark Twain
n : United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910) [syn: {Clemens}, {Samuel Langhorne Clemens}]

mark up
v : increase the price of [ant: {mark down}]

Mark Wayne Clark
n : United States general who was Allied commander in Africa and Italy in World War II and was commander of the United Nations forces in Korea (1896-1984) [syn: {Clark}, {Mark Clark}]

Markaz-ud-Dawa-wal-Irshad
n : a Sunni organization formed in 1989 and based in Pakistan; opposes missionary groups from the United States; has Lashkar-e-Tayyiba as its armed wing [syn: {MDI}]

marked
adj 1: strongly marked; easily noticeable; "walked with a marked limp"; "a pronounced flavor of cinnamon" [syn: {pronounced}]
2: singled out for notice or especially for a dire fate; "a marked man"
3: having or as if having an identifying mark or a mark as specified; often used in combination; "played with marked cards"; "a scar-marked face"; "well-marked roads" [ant: {unmarked}]

markedly
adv : in a clearly noticeable manner; "sales of luxury cars dropped markedly"

marked-up
adj : (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy" [syn: {dirty}, {foul}]

marker
n 1: some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something; "the buoys were markers for the channel"
2: a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep" [syn: {marking}, {mark}]
3: a writing implement for making a mark

market
n 1: the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold; "without competition there would be no market"; "they were driven from the marketplace" [syn: {marketplace}]
2: the securities markets in the aggregate; "the market always frustrates the small investor" [syn: {securities industry}]
3: the customers for a particular product or service; "before they publish any book they try to determine the size of the market for it"
4: a marketplace where groceries are sold; "the grocery store included a meat market" [syn: {grocery store}, {grocery}, {food market}]
v 1: engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of; "The company is marketing its new line of beauty products"
2: buy household supplies; "We go marketing every Saturday"
3: deal in a market
4: make commercial; "Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life" [syn: {commercialize}, {commercialise}]

market analysis
n : marketing research that yields information about the marketplace

market analyst
n : an analyst of conditions affecting a market (especially the stock market)

market capitalisation
n : an estimation of the value of a business that is obtained by multiplying the number of shares outstanding by the current price of a share [syn: {market capitalization}]

market capitalization
n : an estimation of the value of a business that is obtained by multiplying the number of shares outstanding by the current price of a share [syn: {market capitalisation}]

market cross
n : a cross-shaped monument set up in the marketplace of a town where public business is often conducted

market day
n : a fixed day for holding a public market

market economy
n : an economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine prices [syn: {free enterprise}, {laissez-faire economy}] [ant: {non-market economy}]

market forces
n : the interaction of supply and demand that shapes a market economy

market garden
n : a garden where fruit and vegetables are grown for marketing

market gardening
n : the growing of vegetables or flowers for market

market keeper
n : a merchant who owns or manages a shop [syn: {shopkeeper}, {tradesman}, {storekeeper}]

market letter
n : a newsletter written by an analyst of the stock market and sold to subscribers

market order
n : an order to a broker to sell or buy stocks or commodities at the prevailing market price

market penetration
n : the extent to which a product is recognized and bought by customers in a particular market

market price
n : the price at which buyers and sellers trade the item in an open marketplace [syn: {market value}]

market research
n : research that gathers and analyzes information about the moving of good or services from producer to consumer [syn: {marketing research}]

market square
n : a public marketplace where food and merchandise is sold [syn: {open-air market}, {open-air marketplace}]

market strategist
n : someone skilled in planning marketing campaigns

market town
n : a (usually small) town where a public market is held at stated times

market value
n : the price at which buyers and sellers trade the item in an open marketplace [syn: {market price}]

marketable
adj 1: in demand by especially employers; "marketable skills" [syn: {in demand(p)}]
2: fit to be offered for sale; "marketable produce" [syn: {merchantable}, {sellable}, {vendable}, {vendible}]
3: capable of being marketed; "the marketable surplus"

marketer
n : someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money [syn: {seller}, {vender}, {vendor}, {trafficker}]

marketing
n 1: the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money [syn: {selling}, {merchandising}]
2: the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service; "most companies have a manager in charge of marketing"
3: shopping at a market; "does the weekly marketing at the supermarket"

marketing cost
n : the cost of marketing (e.g., the cost of transferring title and moving goods to the customer)

marketing research
n : research that gathers and analyzes information about the moving of good or services from producer to consumer [syn: {market research}]

marketplace
n 1: the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold; "without competition there would be no market"; "they were driven from the marketplace" [syn: {market}]
2: an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up [syn: {mart}]

markhoor
n : large Himalayan goat with large spiraled horns [syn: {markhor}, {Capra falconeri}]

markhor
n : large Himalayan goat with large spiraled horns [syn: {markhoor}, {Capra falconeri}]

marking
n 1: a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep" [syn: {marker}, {mark}]
2: a pattern of marks
3: evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do" [syn: {grading}, {scoring}]
4: the act of making a visible mark on a surface

marking ink
n : an indelible ink for marking clothes or linens etc.

markka
n : formerly the basic unit of money in Finland [syn: {Pinnish mark}] [also: {markkaa} (pl)]

markkaa
markka
n : formerly the basic unit of money in Finland [syn: {Pinnish mark}] [also: {markkaa} (pl)]

markkaa
See {markka}

Markoff
n : Russian mathematician (1856-1922) [syn: {Markov}, {Andrei Markov}, {Andre Markoff}]

Markoff chain
n : a Markov process for which the parameter is discrete time values [syn: {Markov chain}]

Markoff process
n : a simple stochastic process in which the distribution of future states depends only on the present state and not on how it arrived in the present state [syn: {Markov process}]

Markov
n : Russian mathematician (1856-1922) [syn: {Andrei Markov}, {Markoff}, {Andre Markoff}]

Markov chain
n : a Markov process for which the parameter is discrete time values [syn: {Markoff chain}]

Markov process
n : a simple stochastic process in which the distribution of future states depends only on the present state and not on how it arrived in the present state [syn: {Markoff process}]

Markova
n : English ballet dancer (born in 1910) [syn: {Dame Alicia Markova}, {Lilian Alicia Marks}]

Markovian
adj : relating to or generated by a Markov process

Marks
n : English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964) [syn: {Simon Marks}, {First Baron Marks of Broughton}]

marksman
n : someone skilled in shooting [syn: {sharpshooter}, {crack shot}]

marksmanship
n : skill in shooting

markup
n 1: the amount added to the cost to determine the asking price
2: detailed stylistic instructions for typesetting something that is to be printed; manual markup is usually written on the copy (e.g. underlining words that are to be set in italics)

markup language
n : a set of symbols and rules for their use when doing a markup of a document

markweed
n : climbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact [syn: {poison ivy}, {poison mercury}, {poison oak}, {Toxicodendron radicans}, {Rhus radicans}]

marl
n : a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime

marlberry
n : tropical American shrub or small tree with brown wood and dark berries [syn: {Ardisia escallonoides}, {Ardisia paniculata}]

Marlene Dietrich
n : United States film actress (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992) [syn: {Dietrich}, {Maria Magdalene von Losch}]

Marley
n : Jamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981) [syn: {Robert Nesta Marley}, {Bob Marley}]

marlin
n : large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes [syn: {spearfish}]

marline
n : a small usually tarred line of 2 strands

marlinespike
n : a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing) [syn: {marlinspike}, {marlingspike}]

marlingspike
n : a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing) [syn: {marlinespike}, {marlinspike}]

marlinspike
n : a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing) [syn: {marlinespike}, {marlingspike}]

marlite
n : metamorphic rock with approximately the same composition as marl [syn: {marlstone}]

Marlowe
n 1: English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl (1564-1593) [syn: {Christopher Marlowe}]
2: tough cynical detective (one of the early detective heroes in American fiction) created by Raymond Chandler [syn: {Philip Marlowe}]

marlstone
n : metamorphic rock with approximately the same composition as marl [syn: {marlite}]

marly
adj : of or relating to or resembling or abounding in marl

marmalade
n : a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits

marmalade box
n : tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruit [syn: {genipap fruit}, {jagua}, {Genipa Americana}]

marmalade bush
n : evergreen South American shrub having showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers; grown as an ornamental or houseplant [syn: {fire bush}, {fire-bush}, {Streptosolen jamesonii}]

marmalade orange
n : any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock [syn: {sour orange}, {Seville orange}, {bitter orange}, {bitter orange tree}, {bigarade}, {Citrus aurantium}]

marmalade plum
n : brown oval fruit flesh makes excellent sherbet [syn: {sapote}, {mammee}]

marmalade tree
n : tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in the genus Calocarpum [syn: {mammee}, {sapote}, {Pouteria zapota}, {Calocarpum zapota}]

Marmara
n : an inland sea in northwestern Turkey; linked to the Black Sea by the Bosporus and linked to the Aegean by the Dardanelles [syn: {Sea of Marmara}, {Marmora}, {Sea of Marmora}]

marmite
n 1: soup cooked in a large pot
2: a large pot especially one with legs used e.g. for cooking soup

Marmora
n : an inland sea in northwestern Turkey; linked to the Black Sea by the Bosporus and linked to the Aegean by the Dardanelles [syn: {Marmara}, {Sea of Marmara}, {Sea of Marmora}]

marmoreal
adj 1: resembling marble in smoothness; "skin of marmoreal smoothness" [syn: {marmorean}]
2: like marble in hardness [syn: {marmorean}]

marmorean
adj 1: resembling marble in smoothness; "skin of marmoreal smoothness" [syn: {marmoreal}]
2: like marble in hardness [syn: {marmoreal}]

marmoset
n : small soft-furred South American and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails

marmot
n : stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter

Marmota
n : marmots [syn: {genus Marmota}]

Marmota caligata
n : large North American mountain marmot [syn: {hoary marmot}, {whistler}, {whistling marmot}]

Marmota flaviventris
n : heavy-bodied yellowish-brown marmot of rocky areas of western North America [syn: {yellowbelly marmot}, {rockchuck}]

Marmota monax
n : reddish brown North American marmot [syn: {groundhog}, {woodchuck}]

Marne River
n : a World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918 [syn: {Battle of the Marne}, {Belleau Wood}, {Chateau-Thierry}]

Maroc
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Morocco or its people; "Moroccan mosques cannot be entered by infidels" [syn: {Moroccan}]
n : a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956 [syn: {Morocco}, {Kingdom of Morocco}, {Marruecos}, {Al-Magrib}]

marocain
n : a dress crepe; similar to Canton crepe [syn: {crepe marocain}]

maroon
adj : dark brownish to purplish red [syn: {brownish-red}]
n 1: a person who is stranded (as on an island); "when the tide came in I was a maroon out there"
2: a dark purplish red to dark brownish red
3: an exploding firework used as a warning signal
v 1: leave stranded or isolated withe little hope og rescue; "the travellers were marooned" [syn: {strand}]
2: leave stranded on a desert island without resources; "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island"

marooned
adj 1: cut off or left behind; "an isolated pawn"; "several stranded fish in a tide pool"; "travelers marooned by the blizzard" [syn: {isolated}, {stranded}]
2: put ashore and abandoned on a desolate island or coast; "the marooned pirate in `Treasure Island'"

Marplan
n : a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (trade name Marplan) that is used to treat clinical depression [syn: {isocarboxazid}]

Marquand
n : United States writer who created the Japanese detective Mr. Moto and wrote other novels as well (1893-1960) [syn: {John Marquand}, {John Philip Marquand}]

marque
n : a name given to a product or service [syn: {trade name}, {brand name}, {brand}]

marquee
n 1: large and often sumptuous tent [syn: {pavilion}]
2: permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc. [syn: {marquise}]

Marquesas Islands
n : a group of volcanic islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia [syn: {Iles Marquises}]

marquess
n 1: nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count [syn: {marquis}]
2: a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl

marqueterie
n : inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture [syn: {marquetry}]

marquetry
n : inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture [syn: {marqueterie}]

Marquette
n 1: French missionary who accompanied Louis Joliet in exploring the upper Mississippi River valley (1637-1675) [syn: {Jacques Marquette}, {Pere Jacques Marquette}]
2: a town on Lake Superior on the Upper Peninsula in northwest Michigan

Marquis
n 1: humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937) [syn: {Don Marquis}, {Donald Robert Perry Marquis}]
2: nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count [syn: {marquess}]

Marquis de Lafayette
n : French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834) [syn: {Lafayette}, {La Fayette}, {Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier}]

Marquis de Laplace
n : French mathematician and astronomer who formulated the nebular hypothesis concerning the origins of the solar system and who developed the theory of probability (1749-1827) [syn: {Laplace}, {Pierre Simon de Laplace}]

Marquis de Sade
n : French soldier and writer whose descriptions of sexual perversion gave rise to the term `sadism' (1740-1814) [syn: {Sade}, {de Sade}, {Comte Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade}]

marquise
n 1: a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess [syn: {marchioness}]
2: permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc. [syn: {marquee}]

Marquise de Maintenon
n : French consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king after the death of his first wife (1635-1719) [syn: {Maintenon}, {Francoise d'Aubigne}, {Madame de Maintenon}]

Marquise de Montespan
n : French noblewoman who was mistress to Louis XIV until he became attracted to Madame de Maintenon (1641-1707) [syn: {Montespan}, {Francoise-Athenais de Rochechouart}]

Marquise de Pompdour
n : French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose policies she influenced (1721-1764) [syn: {Pompadour}, {Jeanne Antoinette Poisson}]

Marrakech
n : a city in western Morocco; tourist center [syn: {Marrakesh}]

Marrakesh
n : a city in western Morocco; tourist center [syn: {Marrakech}]

Marrano
n : (medieval Spain) a Jew or Moor who converted to Christianity (especially those who professed conversion in order to avoid persecution but continued to practice their religion secretly) [syn: {Converso}]

marred
adj 1: having the surface damaged or disfigured [syn: {defaced}]
2: blemished by injury or rough wear; "the scarred piano bench"; "walls marred by graffiti" [syn: {scarred}]

marred
See {mar}

marri
n : very large red gum tree [syn: {red gum}, {Eucalyptus calophylla}]

marriage
n 1: the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union" [syn: {matrimony}, {union}, {spousal relationship}, {wedlock}]
2: two people who are married to each other; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love" [syn: {married couple}, {man and wife}]
3: the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel" [syn: {wedding}, {marriage ceremony}]
4: a close and intimate union; "the marriage of music and dance"; "a marriage of ideas"

marriage bed
n : the bed shared by a newly wed couple

marriage broker
n : someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others [syn: {matchmaker}, {matcher}]

marriage brokerage
n : a business that arranges marriage contracts [syn: {marriage mart}]

marriage ceremony
n : the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel" [syn: {marriage}, {wedding}]

marriage contract
n : a prenuptial agreement or contract [syn: {marriage settlement}]

marriage counseling
n : counseling on marital problems and disagreements

marriage licence
n : a license authorizing a man and a woman to marry [syn: {marriage license}, {wedding license}, {wedding licence}]

marriage license
n : a license authorizing a man and a woman to marry [syn: {marriage licence}, {wedding license}, {wedding licence}]

marriage mart
n : a business that arranges marriage contracts [syn: {marriage brokerage}]

marriage of convenience
n : a marriage for expediency rather than love

marriage offer
n : an offer of marriage [syn: {marriage proposal}, {proposal of marriage}, {proposal}]

marriage proposal
n : an offer of marriage [syn: {proposal of marriage}, {marriage offer}, {proposal}]

marriage settlement
n : a prenuptial agreement or contract [syn: {marriage contract}]

marriageability
n : eligibility for marriage

marriageable
adj : of girls or women [syn: {nubile}]

married
marry
v 1: take in marriage [syn: {get married}, {wed}, {conjoin}, {hook up with}, {get hitched with}, {espouse}]
2: perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii" [syn: {wed}, {tie}, {splice}] [also: {married}]

married
adj 1: joined in matrimony; "a married man"; "a married couple" [ant: {unmarried}]
2: of or relating to the state of marriage; "marital status"; "marital fidelity"; "married bliss" [syn: {marital}, {matrimonial}]

married
See {marry}

married couple
n : two people who are married to each other; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love" [syn: {marriage}, {man and wife}]

married man
n : a married man; a woman's partner in marriage [syn: {husband}, {hubby}] [ant: {wife}]

married person
n : a person's partner in marriage [syn: {spouse}, {partner}, {mate}, {better half}]

married woman
n : a married woman; a man's partner in marriage [syn: {wife}] [ant: {husband}]

marring
See {mar}

marrow
n 1: the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones [syn: {bone marrow}]
2: any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh [syn: {marrow squash}, {vegetable marrow}]
3: very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones [syn: {bone marrow}]
4: large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins [syn: {vegetable marrow}]
5: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: {kernel}, {substance}, {core}, {center}, {essence}, {gist}, {heart}, {heart and soul}, {inwardness}, {meat}, {nub}, {pith}, {sum}, {nitty-gritty}]

marrow squash
n : any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh [syn: {marrow}, {vegetable marrow}]

marrowbone
n : a bone containing edible marrow; used especially in flavoring soup

marrowfat pea
n : a variety of large pea that is commonly processed and sold in cans

Marrubium
n : Old World aromatic herbs: horehound [syn: {genus Marrubium}]

Marrubium vulgare
n : European aromatic herb with hairy leaves and numerous white flowers in axillary cymes; leaves yield a bitter extract use medicinally and as flavoring [syn: {common horehound}, {white horehound}]

Marruecos
n : a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956 [syn: {Morocco}, {Kingdom of Morocco}, {Maroc}, {Al-Magrib}]

marry
v 1: take in marriage [syn: {get married}, {wed}, {conjoin}, {hook up with}, {get hitched with}, {espouse}]
2: perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii" [syn: {wed}, {tie}, {splice}] [also: {married}]

Mars
n 1: the 4th planet from the sun [syn: {Red Planet}]
2: (Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares

Marsala
n : dark sweet or semisweet dessert wine from Sicily

Marseillaise
n : the French national anthem

Marseille
n 1: a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean [syn: {Marseilles}]
2: strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedspreads

Marseilles
n : a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean [syn: {Marseille}]

Marseilles fever
n : a disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean area) caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans by a reddish brown tick (ixodid) that lives on dogs and other mammals [syn: {Kenya fever}, {Indian tick fever}, {boutonneuse fever}]

marsh
n 1: low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "the fens of eastern England" [syn: {marshland}, {fen}, {fenland}]
2: United States painter (1898-1954) [syn: {Reginald Marsh}]
3: New Zealand writer of detective stories (1899-1982) [syn: {Ngaio Marsh}]

marsh andromeda
n : erect to procumbent evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of sphagnum peat bogs and other wet acidic areas in northern Europe [syn: {common bog rosemary}, {Andromeda polifolia}]

marsh bellflower
n : bellflower common in marshes of eastern North America having lanceolate linear leaves and small whitish flowers [syn: {Campanula aparinoides}]

marsh buggy
n : an amphibious vehicle typically having four-wheel drive and a raised body [syn: {swamp buggy}]

marsh clematis
n : climber of southern United States having bluish-purple flowers [syn: {blue jasmine}, {blue jessamine}, {curly clematis}, {Clematis crispa}]

marsh cress
n : annual or biennial cress growing in damp places sometimes used in salads or as a potherb; troublesome weed in some localities [syn: {yellow watercress}, {Rorippa islandica}]

marsh elder
n : any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers; common in moist areas (as coastal salt marshes) of eastern and central North America [syn: {iva}]

marsh felwort
n : perennial of damp places in mountains of Eurasia and North America having dull-colored blue or violet flowers [syn: {Swertia perennia}]

marsh fern
n : fern having pinnatifid fronds and growing in wet places; cosmopolitan in north temperate regions [syn: {Thelypteris palustris}, {Dryopteris thelypteris}]

marsh gas
n : methane gas produced when vegetation decomposes in water

marsh gentian
n : perennial Eurasian gentian with sky-blue funnel-shaped flowers of damp open heaths [syn: {calathian violet}, {Gentiana pneumonanthe}]

marsh hare
n : of marshy coastal areas from North Carolina to Florida [syn: {swamp rabbit}, {Sylvilagus palustris}]

marsh harrier
n : Old World harrier frequenting marshy regions [syn: {Circus Aeruginosus}]

marsh hawk
n : common harrier of North America and Europe; nests in marshes and open land [syn: {northern harrier}, {hen harrier}, {Circus cyaneus}]

marsh hen
n 1: North American coot [syn: {American coot}, {mud hen}, {water hen}, {Fulica americana}]
2: any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens [syn: {gallinule}, {water hen}, {swamphen}]

marsh horsetail
n : scouring-rush horsetail widely distributed in wet or boggy areas of northern hemisphere [syn: {Equisetum palustre}]

marsh mallow
n : European perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers [syn: {white mallow}, {Althea officinalis}]

marsh marigold
n : swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups [syn: {kingcup}, {meadow bright}, {May blob}, {cowslip}, {water dragon}, {Caltha palustris}]

marsh milkweed
n : North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple [syn: {Joe-Pye weed}, {purple boneset}, {trumpet weed}, {Eupatorium purpureum}]

marsh orchid
n : any of several orchids of the genus Dactylorhiza having fingerlike tuberous roots; Europe and Mediterranean region

marsh pea
n : scrambling perennial of damp or marshy areas of Eurasia and North America with purplish flowers [syn: {Lathyrus palustris}]

marsh pink
n : pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States [syn: {American centaury}, {Sabbatia stellaris}]

marsh plant
n : a semi-aquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath [syn: {bog plant}, {swamp plant}]

marsh rosemary
n : any of various plants of the genus Limonium of temperate salt marshes having spikes of whit or mauve flowers [syn: {sea lavender}, {statice}]

marsh St-John's wort
n : perennial marsh herb with pink to mauve flowers; southeastern United States [syn: {Hypericum virginianum}]

marsh tea
n : bog shrub of northern and central Europe and eastern Siberia to Korea and Japan [syn: {wild rosemary}, {Ledum palustre}]

marsh trefoil
n : perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across the surface [syn: {water shamrock}, {buckbean}, {bogbean}, {bog myrtle}, {Menyanthes trifoliata}]

marsh wren
n : a wren of the genus Cistothorus that frequents marshes

marshal
n 1: a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law [syn: {marshall}]
2: (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank [syn: {marshall}]
v 1: place in proper rank; "marshal the troops"
2: arrange in logical order; "marshal facts or arguments"
3: make ready for action or use; "marshal resources" [syn: {mobilize}, {mobilise}, {summon}]
4: lead ceremoniously, as in a procession [also: {marshalling}, {marshalled}]

Marshal Saxe
n : a French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1696-1750) [syn: {Saxe}, {Hermann Maurice Saxe}, {comte de Saxe}]

Marshal Tito
n : Yugoslav statesman who led the resistance to German occupation during World War II and established a communist state after the war (1892-1980) [syn: {Tito}, {Josip Broz}]

Marshall
n 1: United States actor (1914-1998) [syn: {E. G. Marshall}]
2: United States general and statesman who as Secretary of State organized the European Recovery Program (1880-1959) [syn: {George Marshall}, {George Catlett Marshall}]
3: United States jurist; as chief justice of the Supreme Court he established the principles of United States constitutional law (1755-1835) [syn: {John Marshall}]
4: (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank [syn: {marshal}]
5: a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law [syn: {marshal}]

Marshall Islands
n 1: a republic (under United States protection) on the Marshall Islands [syn: {Republic of the Marshall Islands}]
2: a group of coral islands in eastern Micronesia

Marshall McLuhan
n : Canadian writer noted for his analyses of the mass media (1911-1980) [syn: {McLuhan}, {Herbert Marshall McLuhan}]

Marshall Plan
n : a United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952); named after George Marshall [syn: {European Recovery Program}]

marshalled
marshal
n 1: a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law [syn: {marshall}]
2: (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank [syn: {marshall}]
v 1: place in proper rank; "marshal the troops"
2: arrange in logical order; "marshal facts or arguments"
3: make ready for action or use; "marshal resources" [syn: {mobilize}, {mobilise}, {summon}]
4: lead ceremoniously, as in a procession [also: {marshalling}, {marshalled}]

marshalled
See {marshal}

marshalling
marshal
n 1: a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law [syn: {marshall}]
2: (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank [syn: {marshall}]
v 1: place in proper rank; "marshal the troops"
2: arrange in logical order; "marshal facts or arguments"
3: make ready for action or use; "marshal resources" [syn: {mobilize}, {mobilise}, {summon}]
4: lead ceremoniously, as in a procession [also: {marshalling}, {marshalled}]

marshalling
See {marshal}

marshalling yard
n : a railway yard in which trains are assembled and goods are loaded

Marshals
n : the United States' oldest federal law enforcement agency is responsible today for protecting the Federal Judiciary and transporting federal prisoners and protecting federal witnesses and managing assets seized from criminals and generally ensuring the effective operation of the federal judicial system [syn: {United States Marshals Service}, {US Marshals Service}]

marshalship
n : the post of marshall

marshier
marshy
adj : (of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous" [syn: {boggy}, {miry}, {mucky}, {muddy}, {quaggy}, {sloughy}, {swampy}] [also: {marshiest}, {marshier}]

marshier
See {marshy}

marshiest
marshy
adj : (of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous" [syn: {boggy}, {miry}, {mucky}, {muddy}, {quaggy}, {sloughy}, {swampy}] [also: {marshiest}, {marshier}]

marshiest
See {marshy}

marshland
n : low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "the fens of eastern England" [syn: {marsh}, {fen}, {fenland}]

marshmallow
n : spongy confection made of gelatin and sugar and corn syrup and dusted with powdered sugar

marshmallow fluff
n : a very sweet white spread resembling marshmallow candy

marshy
adj : (of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous" [syn: {boggy}, {miry}, {mucky}, {muddy}, {quaggy}, {sloughy}, {swampy}] [also: {marshiest}, {marshier}]

Marsilea
n : clover ferns [syn: {genus Marsilea}]

Marsilea drummondii
n : Australian clover fern [syn: {nardoo}, {nardo}, {common nardoo}]

Marsilea quadrifolia
n : water fern of Europe and Asia and the eastern United States distinguished by four leaflets resembling clover leaves [syn: {water clover}]

Marsileaceae
n : clover ferns [syn: {family Marsileaceae}]

Marstan
n : English playwright (1575-1634) [syn: {John Marstan}]

Marston Moor
n : a battle in 1644 in which the Parliamentarians under the earl of Manchester defeated the Royalists under Prince Rupert [syn: {battle of Marston Moor}]

marsupia
marsupium
n : an external abdominal pouch in most marsupials where newborn offspring are suckled [also: {marsupia} (pl)]

marsupia
See {marsupium}

marsupial
adj : of or relating to the marsupials; "marsupial animals"
n : mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried [syn: {pouched mammal}]

marsupial mole
n : small burrowing Australian marsupial that resembles a mole [syn: {pouched mole}, {Notoryctus typhlops}]

marsupial mouse
n : any of numerous small sharp-nosed insectivorous marsupials superficially resembling mice or rats [syn: {pouched mouse}, {marsupial rat}]

marsupial rat
n : any of numerous small sharp-nosed insectivorous marsupials superficially resembling mice or rats [syn: {pouched mouse}, {marsupial mouse}]

Marsupialia
n : coextensive with the subclass Metatheria [syn: {order Marsupialia}]

marsupium
n : an external abdominal pouch in most marsupials where newborn offspring are suckled [also: {marsupia} (pl)]

mart
n : an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up [syn: {marketplace}]

Marta Brigit Nilsson
n : Swedish operatic soprano who played Wagnerian roles (born in 1918) [syn: {Nilsson}, {Brigit Nilsson}]

martagon
n : lily with small dull purple flowers of northwestern Europe and northwestern Asia [syn: {Turk's-cap}, {Lilium martagon}]

martello tower
n : a circular masonry fort for coastal defence

marten
n : agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels [syn: {marten cat}]

marten cat
n : agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels [syn: {marten}]

martensite
n : a solid solution of carbon in alpha-iron that is formed when steel is cooled so rapidly that the change from austenite to pearlite is suppressed; responsible for the hardness of quenched steel

Martes
n : martens [syn: {genus Martes}]

Martes americana
n : valued for its fur [syn: {American marten}, {American sable}]

Martes foina
n : Eurasian marten having a brown coat with pale breast and throat [syn: {stone marten}, {beech marten}]

Martes martes
n : dark brown marten of northern Eurasian coniferous forests [syn: {pine marten}]

Martes pennanti
n : large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal [syn: {fisher}, {pekan}, {fisher cat}, {black cat}]

Martes zibellina
n : marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur [syn: {sable}]

Martha Beatrice Potter Webb
n : English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943) [syn: {Webb}, {Beatrice Webb}]

Martha Graham
n : United States dancer and choreographer whose work was noted for its austerity and technical rigor (1893-1991) [syn: {Graham}]

Martha Jane Burk
n : United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903) [syn: {Burk}, {Burke}, {Martha Jane Burke}, {Calamity Jane}]

Martha Jane Burke
n : United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903) [syn: {Burk}, {Martha Jane Burk}, {Burke}, {Calamity Jane}]

Martha's Vineyard
n : an island summer resort off of Cape Cod

Marti
n : Cuban poet and revolutionary who fought for Cuban independence from Spain (1853-1895) [syn: {Jose Julian Marti}]

martial
adj 1: (of persons) befitting a warrior; "a military bearing" [syn: {soldierly}, {soldierlike}, {warriorlike}]
2: suggesting war or military life [syn: {warlike}]
3: of or relating to the armed forces; "martial law" [syn: {martial(a)}]
n : Roman poet noted for epigrams (first century BC)

martial art
n : any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense; usually practiced as a sport; "he had a black belt in the martial arts"

martial law
n : the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law

martial music
n : brisk marching music suitable for troops marching in a military parade [syn: {military march}, {military music}]

martially
adv : in a martial manner

Martian
adj : of or relating to the planet Mars (or its fictional inhabitants)
n : imaginary people who live on the planet Mars

Martin
n 1: French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397) [syn: {St. Martin}]
2: United States actor and comedian (born in 1945) [syn: {Steve Martin}]
3: United States actress (1913-1990) [syn: {Mary Martin}]
4: United States singer (1917-1995) [syn: {Dean Martin}, {Dino Paul Crocetti}]
5: any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas

Martin Buber
n : Israeli religious philosopher (born in Austria); as a Zionist he promoted understanding between jews and Arabs; his writings affected Christian thinkers as well as Jews (1878-1965) [syn: {Buber}]

Martin Cline
n : Americn geneticist who succeeded in transferring a functioning gene from one mouse to another (born in 1934) [syn: {Cline}]

Martin Heidegger
n : German philosopher whose views on human existence in a world of objects and on Angst influenced the existential philosophers (1889-1976) [syn: {Heidegger}]

Martin Heinrich Klaproth
n : German chemist who pioneered analytical chemistry and discovered three new elements (1743-1817) [syn: {Klaproth}]

Martin Luther
n : German theologian who led the Reformation; believed that salvation is granted on the basis of faith rather than deeds (1483-1546) [syn: {Luther}]

Martin Luther King
n : United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968) [syn: {King}, {Martin Luther King Jr.}]

Martin Luther King Day
n : observed on the Monday closest to January 15 [syn: {Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday}]

Martin Luther King Jr.
n : United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968) [syn: {King}, {Martin Luther King}]

Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday
n : observed on the Monday closest to January 15 [syn: {Martin Luther King Day}]

Martin Scorsese
n : United States filmmaker (born in 1942) [syn: {Scorsese}]

Martin Van Buren
n : 8th President of the United States (1782-1862) [syn: {Van Buren}, {President Van Buren}]

Martina Navratilova
n : United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won nine Wimbledon women's singles championships (born in 1856) [syn: {Navratilova}]

martinet
n : someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms [syn: {disciplinarian}, {moralist}]

martingale
n 1: a harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head
2: spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat [syn: {dolphin striker}]

martini
n : a cocktail made of gin (or vodka) with dry vermouth

Martinique
n : an island in the eastern Caribbean in the Windward Islands; administered as an overseas region of France

Martinmas
n : the feast of Saint Martin; a quarter day in Scotland [syn: {St Martin's Day}, {11 November}]

martynia
n : sprawling annual or perennial herb of Central America and West Indies having creamy-white to red-purple bell-shaped flowers followed by unusual horned fruit [syn: {Martynia annua}]

Martynia annua
n : sprawling annual or perennial herb of Central America and West Indies having creamy-white to red-purple bell-shaped flowers followed by unusual horned fruit [syn: {martynia}]

Martynia arenaria
n : alternatively placed in genus Martynia [syn: {sand devil's claw}, {Proboscidea arenaria}]

Martynia fragrans
n : a herbaceous plant of the genus Proboscidea [syn: {sweet unicorn plant}, {Proboscidea fragrans}]

Martyniaceae
n : in most classifications not considered a separate family but included in the Pedaliaceae [syn: {family Martyniaceae}]

martyr
n 1: one who suffers for the sake of principle [syn: {sufferer}]
2: one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion
v 1: kill as a martyr; "Saint Sebastian was martyred"
2: torture and torment like a martyr [syn: {martyrize}, {martyrise}]

martyr operation
n : killing or injuring others while annihilating yourself; usually accomplished with a bomb [syn: {suicide mission}, {sacrifice operation}]

martyrdom
n 1: death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause
2: any experience that causes intense suffering [syn: {calvary}]

martyrise
v : torture and torment like a martyr [syn: {martyr}, {martyrize}]

martyrize
v : torture and torment like a martyr [syn: {martyr}, {martyrise}]

Martyrs of al-Aqsa
n : a militant offshoot of al-Fatah that is the newest and strongest and best equipped faction active in the West Bank; responsible for many deadly attacks in Israel in 2002 [syn: {Aksa Martyrs Brigades}, {al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades}]

marum
n : Mediterranean germander having small hairy leaves and reddish purple flowers; attractive to cats [syn: {cat thyme}, {Teucrium marum}]

marumi
n : shrub bearing round-fruited kumquats [syn: {marumi kumquat}, {round kumquat}, {Fortunella japonica}]

marumi kumquat
n : shrub bearing round-fruited kumquats [syn: {marumi}, {round kumquat}, {Fortunella japonica}]

marupa
n : tree of the Amazon valley yielding a light brittle timber locally regarded as resistant to insect attack [syn: {Simarouba amara}]

Marut
n : any of a group of storm gods; offspring of Rudra

marvel
n : something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science" [syn: {wonder}]
v 1: be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities" [syn: {wonder}]
2: express astonishment or surprise about something [also: {marvelling}, {marvelled}]

Marvell
n : English poet (1621-1678) [syn: {Andrew Marvell}]

marvelled
marvel
n : something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science" [syn: {wonder}]
v 1: be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities" [syn: {wonder}]
2: express astonishment or surprise about something [also: {marvelling}, {marvelled}]

marvelled
See {marvel}

marveller
n : someone filled with admiration and awe; someone who wonders at something [syn: {wonderer}]

marvelling
marvel
n : something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science" [syn: {wonder}]
v 1: be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities" [syn: {wonder}]
2: express astonishment or surprise about something [also: {marvelling}, {marvelled}]

marvelling
See {marvel}

marvellous
adj 1: extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement" [syn: {fantastic}, {howling(a)}, {marvelous}, {rattling(a)}, {terrific}, {tremendous}, {wonderful}, {wondrous}]
2: being or having the character of a miracle [syn: {marvelous}, {miraculous}]
3: too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story" [syn: {improbable}, {marvelous}, {tall(a)}]

marvellously
adv : (used as an intensifier) extremely well; "her voice is superbly disciplined"; "the colors changed wondrously slowly" [syn: {wonderfully}, {wondrous}, {wondrously}, {superbly}, {toppingly}, {terrifically}, {marvelously}]

marvel-of-Peru
n : common garden plant of North America having fragrant red or purple or yellow or white flowers that open in late afternoon [syn: {common four-o'clock}, {Mirabilis jalapa}, {Mirabilis uniflora}]

marvelous
adj 1: extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement" [syn: {fantastic}, {howling(a)}, {marvellous}, {rattling(a)}, {terrific}, {tremendous}, {wonderful}, {wondrous}]
2: too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story" [syn: {improbable}, {marvellous}, {tall(a)}]
3: being or having the character of a miracle [syn: {marvellous}, {miraculous}]

marvelously
adv : (used as an intensifier) extremely well; "her voice is superbly disciplined"; "the colors changed wondrously slowly" [syn: {wonderfully}, {wondrous}, {wondrously}, {superbly}, {toppingly}, {marvellously}, {terrifically}]

marvels-of-peru
See {marvel-of-peru}

Marvin Neil Simon
n : United States playwright noted for light comedies (born in 1927) [syn: {Simon}, {Neil Simon}]

Marx
n 1: United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1901-1979) [syn: {Herbert Marx}, {Zeppo}]
2: United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1893-1964) [syn: {Arthur Marx}, {Harpo}]
3: United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1891-1961) [syn: {Leonard Marx}, {Chico}]
4: United States comedian; oldest of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1890-1977) [syn: {Julius Marx}, {Groucho}]
5: founder of modern communism; wrote the Communist Manifesto with Engels in 1848; wrote Das Kapital in 1867 (1818-1883) [syn: {Karl Marx}]

Marx Brothers
n : a family of United States comedians consisting of four brothers with an anarchic sense of humor

Marxism
n : the economic and political theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that hold that human actions and institutions are economically determined and that class struggle is needed to create historical change and that capitalism will untimately be superseded by communism

Marxism-Leninism
n : the political and economic theories of Lenin which provided the guiding doctrine of the Soviet Union; the modification of Marxism by Lenin stressed that imperialism is the highest form of capitalism (which shifts the struggle from developed to underdeveloped countries) [syn: {Leninism}]

Marxist
adj : following the ideas of Marx and Engels
n 1: an advocate of Marxism
2: emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries [syn: {Bolshevik}, {pinko}, {red}, {bolshie}]

Marxist-Leninist
adj : following the ideas of Marx expanded to include those of Lenin

Mary
n : the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics [syn: {Virgin Mary}, {The Virgin}, {Blessed Virgin}, {Madonna}]

Mary Ann Evans
n : British writer of novels characterized by realistic analysis of provincial Victorian society (1819-1880) [syn: {Eliot}, {George Eliot}]

Mary Ashton Rice Livermore
n : United States suffragist (1820-1905) [syn: {Livermore}]

Mary Augusta Arnold Ward
n : English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920) [syn: {Ward}, {Mrs. Humphrey Ward}]

Mary Baker Eddy
n : founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910) [syn: {Eddy}, {Mary Morse Baker Eddy}]

Mary Douglas Leakey
n : English paleontologist (the wife of Louis Leakey) who discovered the Zinjanthropus skull that was 1,750,000 years old (1913-1996) [syn: {Leakey}, {Mary Leakey}]

Mary Flannery O'Connor
n : United States writer (1925-1964) [syn: {O'Connor}, {Flannery O'Connor}]

Mary Godwin Wollstonecraft Shelley
n : English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851) [syn: {Shelley}, {Mary Shelley}, {Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley}]

Mary Harris Jones
n : United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930) [syn: {Jones}, {Mother Jones}]

Mary I
n : daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon who was Queen of England from 1553 to 1558; she was the wife of Philip II of Spain and when she restored Roman Catholicism to England many Protestants were burned at the stake as heretics (1516-1558) [syn: {Mary Tudor}, {Bloody Mary}]

Mary II
n : Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; she was the eldest daughter of James II and ruled jointly with her husband William III (1662-1694)

Mary Jane
n : street names for marijuana [syn: {pot}, {grass}, {green goddess}, {dope}, {weed}, {gage}, {sess}, {sens}, {smoke}, {skunk}, {locoweed}]

Mary Leakey
n : English paleontologist (the wife of Louis Leakey) who discovered the Zinjanthropus skull that was 1,750,000 years old (1913-1996) [syn: {Leakey}, {Mary Douglas Leakey}]

Mary Leontyne Price
n : United States operatic soprano (born 1927) [syn: {Price}, {Leontyne Price}]

Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley
n : heroine of the American Revolution who carried water to soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth Court House and took over her husband's gun when he was overcome by heat (1754-1932) [syn: {McCauley}, {Mary McCauley}, {Molly Pitcher}]

Mary Magdalen
n : sinful woman Jesus healed of evil spirits; she became a follower of Jesus [syn: {Mary Magdalene}, {St. Mary Magdalene}, {St. Mary Magdalen}]

Mary Magdalene
n : sinful woman Jesus healed of evil spirits; she became a follower of Jesus [syn: {St. Mary Magdalene}, {Mary Magdalen}, {St. Mary Magdalen}]

Mary Mallon
n : United States cook who was an immune carrier of typhoid fever and who infected dozens of people (1870-1938) [syn: {Mallon}, {Typhoid Mary}]

Mary Martin
n : United States actress (1913-1990) [syn: {Martin}]

Mary McCarthy
n : United States satirical novelist and literary critic (1912-1989) [syn: {McCarthy}, {Mary Therese McCarthy}]

Mary McCauley
n : heroine of the American Revolution who carried water to soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth Court House and took over her husband's gun when he was overcome by heat (1754-1932) [syn: {McCauley}, {Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley}, {Molly Pitcher}]

Mary McLeod Bethune
n : United States educator who worked to improve race relations and educational opportunities for Black Americans (1875-1955) [syn: {Bethune}]

Mary Morse Baker Eddy
n : founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910) [syn: {Eddy}, {Mary Baker Eddy}]

Mary Pickford
n : United States film actress (born in Canada) who starred in silent films (1893-1979) [syn: {Pickford}, {Gladys Smith}]

Mary Queen of Scots
n : queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567; as a Catholic she was forced to abdicate in favor of her son and fled to England where she was imprisoned by Elizabeth I; when Catholic supporters plotted to put her on the English throne she was tried and executed for sedition (1542-1587) [syn: {Mary Stuart}]

Mary Shelley
n : English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851) [syn: {Shelley}, {Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley}, {Mary Godwin Wollstonecraft Shelley}]

Mary Stuart
n : queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567; as a Catholic she was forced to abdicate in favor of her son and fled to England where she was imprisoned by Elizabeth I; when Catholic supporters plotted to put her on the English throne she was tried and executed for sedition (1542-1587) [syn: {Mary Queen of Scots}]

Mary Therese McCarthy
n : United States satirical novelist and literary critic (1912-1989) [syn: {McCarthy}, {Mary McCarthy}]

Mary Tudor
n : daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon who was Queen of England from 1553 to 1558; she was the wife of Philip II of Spain and when she restored Roman Catholicism to England many Protestants were burned at the stake as heretics (1516-1558) [syn: {Mary I}, {Bloody Mary}]

Mary Wollstonecraft
n : English writer and early feminist who denied male supremacy and advocated equal education for women; mother of Mary Shelley (1759-1797) [syn: {Wollstonecraft}, {Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin}]

Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin
n : English writer and early feminist who denied male supremacy and advocated equal education for women; mother of Mary Shelley (1759-1797) [syn: {Wollstonecraft}, {Mary Wollstonecraft}]

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
n : English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851) [syn: {Shelley}, {Mary Shelley}, {Mary Godwin Wollstonecraft Shelley}]

Marya Sklodowska
n : French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel Prizes; one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium (1867-1934) [syn: {Curie}, {Marie Curie}, {Madame Curie}]

Maryland
n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {Old Line State}, {Free State}, {MD}]
2: one of the British colonies that formed the United States

Maryland chicken
n : chicken fried than oven-baked and served with milk gravy

Maryland golden aster
n : perennial golden aster of southeastern United States [syn: {Chrysopsis mariana}]

Maryland yellowthroat
n : an American warbler [syn: {common yellowthroat}, {Geothlypis trichas}]

marzipan
n : almond paste and egg whites [syn: {marchpane}]

Masa
n : an independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages

Masai
n : a Nilotic language

mascara
n : makeup that is used to darken and thicken the eye lashes

mascarene grass
n : Asiatic creeping perennial grass; introduced in southern United States as a drought-resistant lawn grass [syn: {Korean velvet grass}, {Zoysia tenuifolia}]

mascarpone
n : soft mild Italian cream cheese

mascot
n : a person or animal that is adopted by a team or other group as a symbolic figure

masculine
adj 1: of grammatical gender [ant: {feminine}, {neuter}]
2: associated with men and not with women [ant: {feminine}]
3: (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable; "a masculine cadence"; "the masculine rhyme of `annoy, enjoy'"
n : a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male

masculinisation
n : the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction) [syn: {masculinization}, {virilization}, {virilisation}]

masculinise
v : produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy; "the drugs masculinized the teenage girl" [syn: {masculinize}, {virilize}, {virilise}]

masculinity
n 1: the properties characteristic of the male sex [syn: {maleness}] [ant: {femaleness}]
2: the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men [ant: {femininity}]

masculinization
n : the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction) [syn: {masculinisation}, {virilization}, {virilisation}]

masculinize
v 1: give a masculine appearance or character to; "Fashion designers have masculinized women's looks in the 1990s"
2: produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy; "the drugs masculinized the teenage girl" [syn: {masculinise}, {virilize}, {virilise}]

masdevallia
n : any of numerous orchids of the genus Masdevallia; tufted evergreen often diminutive plants whose flowers in a remarkable range of colors usually resemble a tricorn with sepals fused at the base to form a tube

Masefield
n : English poet (1878-1967) [syn: {John Masefield}, {John Edward Masefield}]

maser
n : an acronym for microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an amplifier that works on the same principle as a laser and emits coherent microwave radiation

Maseru
n : the capital of Lesotho; located in northwestern Lesotho [syn: {capital of Lesotho}]

mash
n 1: a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing
2: mixture of ground animal feeds
v 1: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" [syn: {squash}, {crush}, {squelch}, {squeeze}]
2: talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women" [syn: {chat up}, {flirt}, {dally}, {butterfly}, {coquet}, {coquette}, {romance}, {philander}]
3: reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic" [syn: {grind}, {crunch}, {bray}, {comminute}]

mashed potato
n : potato that has been peeled and boiled and then mashed

masher
n 1: a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women [syn: {wolf}, {woman chaser}, {skirt chaser}]
2: a kitchen utensil used for mashing (e.g. potatoes)

Mashhad
n : the holy city of Shiite Muslims; located in northeastern Iran [syn: {Meshed}]

Mashi
n : a Bantu language

mashie
n : middle-distance iron [syn: {five iron}]

mashie niblick
n : iron with a lofted face for hitting high shots to the green [syn: {seven iron}]

Mashriq
n : Arabic name for the Middle East

masjid
n : (Islam) a Muslim place of worship [syn: {mosque}, {musjid}]

mask
n 1: a covering to disguise or conceal the face
2: activity that tries to conceal something; "no mask could conceal his ignorance"; "they moved in under a mask of friendship"
3: a party of guests wearing costumes and masks [syn: {masquerade}, {masque}]
4: a protective covering worn over the face
v 1: hide under a false appearance; "He masked his disappointment" [syn: {dissemble}, {cloak}]
2: put a mask on or cover with a mask; "Mask the children for Halloween" [ant: {unmask}]
3: cover with a sauce; "mask the meat"
4: shield from light [syn: {block out}]

mask of pregnancy
n : a tan discoloration of a woman's face that is associated with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptives [syn: {chloasma}, {melasma}]

masked
adj : having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading; "hidden agenda"; "masked threat" [syn: {cloaked}, {disguised}]

masked ball
n : a ball at which guests wear costumes and masks [syn: {masquerade ball}, {fancy-dress ball}]

masked shrew
n : commonest shrew of moist habitats in North America [syn: {Sorex cinereus}]

masker
n : a participant in a masquerade [syn: {masquerader}, {masquer}]

masking
n 1: the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft" [syn: {cover}, {covering}, {screening}]
2: the blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of another sensation; "he studied auditory masking by pure tones"
3: scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen [syn: {masking piece}]

masking paper
n : adhesive tape used to cover the part of a surface that should not be painted [syn: {masking tape}]

masking piece
n : scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen [syn: {masking}]

masking tape
n : adhesive tape used to cover the part of a surface that should not be painted [syn: {masking paper}]

masochism
n : sexual pleasure obtained from receiving punishment (physical or psychological)

masochist
n : someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment [ant: {sadist}]

masochistic
adj : deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from being abused or dominated [ant: {sadistic}]

masochistically
adv : in a masochistic manner; "masochistically he insisted on an even greater workload"

Mason
n 1: American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792) [syn: {George Mason}]
2: English film actor (1909-1984) [syn: {James Mason}, {James Neville Mason}]
3: English writer (1865-1948) [syn: {A. E. W. Mason}, {Alfred Edward Woodley Mason}]
4: a craftsman who works with stone or brick [syn: {stonemason}]
5: a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love [syn: {Freemason}]

Mason and Dixon Line
n : the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania; symbolic dividing line between North and South before the Civil War [syn: {Mason-Dixon Line}, {Mason and Dixon's Line}]

Mason and Dixon's Line
n : the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania; symbolic dividing line between North and South before the Civil War [syn: {Mason-Dixon Line}, {Mason and Dixon Line}]

mason bee
n : any of numerous solitary bees that build nests of hardened mud and sand

Mason City
n : a town in north central Iowa

Mason jar
n : a glass jar with an air-tight screw top; used in home canning

mason wasp
n 1: solitary wasp that constructs nests of hardened mud or clay for the young
2: any of various solitary wasps that construct nests of hardened mud for their young

Mason-Dixon Line
n : the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania; symbolic dividing line between North and South before the Civil War [syn: {Mason and Dixon Line}, {Mason and Dixon's Line}]

masonic
adj 1: of or relating to stonemasons or masonry; "masonic tools"
2: of or relating to Freemasons or Freemasonry; "Masonic lodge"

Masonite
n : a type of fiberboard

masonry
n 1: structure built of stone or brick by a mason
2: Freemasons collectively [syn: {Freemasonry}]
3: the craft of a mason

mason's level
n : a level longer than a carpenter's level

mason's trowel
n : a trowel used in masonry [syn: {brick trowel}]

Masora
n : a vast body of textual criticism of the Hebrew Scriptures including notes on features of writing and on the occurrence of certain words and on variant sources and instructions for pronunciation and other comments that were written between AD 600 and 900 by Jewish scribes in the margins or at the end of texts [syn: {Masorah}]

Masorah
n : a vast body of textual criticism of the Hebrew Scriptures including notes on features of writing and on the occurrence of certain words and on variant sources and instructions for pronunciation and other comments that were written between AD 600 and 900 by Jewish scribes in the margins or at the end of texts [syn: {Masora}]

Masorete
n : a scholar who is expert on the Masorah (especially one of the Jewish scribes who contributed to the Masorah) [syn: {Massorete}, {Masorite}]

Masoretic
adj : of or relating to the Masorah

Masorite
n : a scholar who is expert on the Masorah (especially one of the Jewish scribes who contributed to the Masorah) [syn: {Masorete}, {Massorete}]

Masoud
n : Afghan leader of forces opposed to the Taliban; won fame by successfully resisting the Soviets in the 1980s; was assassinated by men posing as journalists (1953-2001) [syn: {Ahmad Shah Masoud}]

Masqat
n : a port on the Gulf of Oman and capital of the sultanate of Oman [syn: {Muscat}, {capital of Oman}]

masque
n : a party of guests wearing costumes and masks [syn: {masquerade}, {mask}]

masquer
n : a participant in a masquerade [syn: {masquerader}, {masker}]

masquerade
n 1: a party of guests wearing costumes and masks [syn: {masque}, {mask}]
2: a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party [syn: {fancy dress}, {masquerade costume}]
3: making a false outward show; "a beggar's masquerade of wealth"
v 1: take part in a masquerade
2: pretend to be someone or something that you are not; "he is masquerading as the expert on the Internet"; "This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty"

masquerade ball
n : a ball at which guests wear costumes and masks [syn: {masked ball}, {fancy-dress ball}]

masquerade costume
n : a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party [syn: {fancy dress}, {masquerade}]

masquerader
n : a participant in a masquerade [syn: {masker}, {masquer}]

mass
adj 1: occurring widely (as to many people); "mass destruction" [syn: {large-scale}]
2: gathered or tending to gather into a mass or whole; "aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year"; "the aggregated amount of indebtedness" [syn: {aggregate}, {aggregated}, {aggregative}]
n 1: the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
2: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]
3: an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people)
4: (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist
5: a body of matter without definite shape; "a huge ice mass"
6: the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people" [syn: {multitude}, {masses}, {hoi polloi}, {people}]
7: the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports" [syn: {bulk}, {volume}]
8: a musical setting for a Mass; "they played a Mass composed by Beethoven"
9: a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian eucharistic rite; "the priest said Mass"
v : join together into a mass or collect or form a mass; "Crowds were massing outside the palace" [also: {masses} (pl)]

mass action
n : (neruology) the principle that the cortex of the brain operates as a coordinated system with large masses of neural tissue involved in all complex functioning [syn: {mass-action principle}]

Mass card
n : (Roman Catholic Church) a card sent to a bereaved family that says the sender has arranged for a Mass to be said in memory of the deceased

mass culture
n : the culture that is widely disseminated via the mass media

mass defect
n : the amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles [syn: {mass deficiency}]

mass deficiency
n : the amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles [syn: {mass defect}]

mass energy
n : (physics) the mass of a body regarded relativistically as energy

mass hysteria
n : a condition in which a large group of people exhibit the same state of violent mental agitation [syn: {epidemic hysertia}]

mass media
See {mass medium}

mass medium
n : transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public [syn: {medium}]

mass meeting
n : a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm [syn: {rally}]

mass murder
n : the savage and excessive killing of many people [syn: {slaughter}, {massacre}, {carnage}, {butchery}]

mass murderer
n : a person who is responsible for the deaths of many victims in a single incident

mass noun
n : a noun that does not form plurals

mass number
n : the sum of the number of neutrons and protons in an atomic nucleus [syn: {nucleon number}]

mass production
n : the production of large quantities of a standardized article (often using assembly line techniques)

mass rapid transit
n : an urban public transit system using underground or elevated trains [syn: {rapid transit}]

mass spectrograph
n : a mass spectrometer that produces a graphical representation of the mass spectrum

mass spectrometer
n : spectroscope for obtaining a mass spectrum by deflecting ions into a thin slit and measuring the ion current with an electrometer [syn: {spectrometer}]

mass spectroscopic
adj : relating to or involving mass spectroscopy

mass spectroscopy
n : the use of spectroscopy to determine the masses of small electrically charged particles

mass spectrum
n : a distribution of ions as shown by a mass spectrograph or a mass spectrometer

mass unit
n : a unit of measurement for mass

Massachuset
n 1: the Algonquian language of the Massachuset people [syn: {Massachusetts}]
2: a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived around Massachusetts Bay [syn: {Massachusetts}]

Massachusetts
n 1: a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {Bay State}, {Old Colony}, {MA}]
2: a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived around Massachusetts Bay [syn: {Massachuset}]
3: one of the British colonies that formed the United States [syn: {Massachusetts Bay Colony}]
4: the Algonquian language of the Massachuset people [syn: {Massachuset}]

Massachusetts Bay
n : an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean off of eastern Massachusetts extending from Cape Ann on the north to Cape Cod on the south

Massachusetts Bay Colony
n : one of the British colonies that formed the United States [syn: {Massachusetts}]

Massachusetts fern
n : delicate feathery shield fern of the eastern United States; sometimes placed in genus Thelypteris [syn: {Parathelypteris simulata}, {Thelypteris simulata}]

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
n : an engineering university in Cambridge [syn: {MIT}]

massacre
n : the savage and excessive killing of many people [syn: {slaughter}, {mass murder}, {carnage}, {butchery}]
v : kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda" [syn: {slaughter}, {mow down}]

mass-action principle
n : (neruology) the principle that the cortex of the brain operates as a coordinated system with large masses of neural tissue involved in all complex functioning [syn: {mass action}]

massage
n : kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation
v 1: manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes; "She rubbed down her child with a sponge" [syn: {rub down}, {knead}]
2: give a massage to; "She massaged his sore back"

massage parlor
n 1: a place where illicit sex is available under the guise of therapeutic massage
2: a business establishment that offers therapeutic massage

massager
n : someone who rubs or kneads parts of the body to stimulate circulation and promote relaxation

massasauga
n 1: small pygmy rattlesnake [syn: {ground rattler}, {Sistrurus miliaris}]
2: pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians [syn: {massasauga rattler}, {Sistrurus catenatus}]

massasauga rattler
n : pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians [syn: {massasauga}, {Sistrurus catenatus}]

Massasoit
n : Wampanoag leader who who aided the Pilgrims (1580-1661)

Massawa
n : a port town in Eritrea on an inlet of the Red Sea

masse
n : a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball [syn: {masse shot}]

masse shot
n : a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball [syn: {masse}]

massed
adj : brought together into a group or crowd; "the accumulated letters in my office" [syn: {accumulated}, {amassed}, {assembled}, {collected}, {congregate}]

massed fire
n : fire from two or more weapons directed at a single target or area (as fire by batteries of two or more warships) [syn: {concentrated fire}]

mass-energy equivalence
n : (physics) the principle that a measured quantity of mass is equivalent (according to relativity theory) to a measured quantity of energy

Massenet
n : French composer best remembered for his pop operas (1842-1912) [syn: {Jules Emile Frederic Massenet}]

masses
mass
adj 1: occurring widely (as to many people); "mass destruction" [syn: {large-scale}]
2: gathered or tending to gather into a mass or whole; "aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year"; "the aggregated amount of indebtedness" [syn: {aggregate}, {aggregated}, {aggregative}]
n 1: the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
2: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]
3: an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people)
4: (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist
5: a body of matter without definite shape; "a huge ice mass"
6: the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people" [syn: {multitude}, {masses}, {hoi polloi}, {people}]
7: the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports" [syn: {bulk}, {volume}]
8: a musical setting for a Mass; "they played a Mass composed by Beethoven"
9: a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian eucharistic rite; "the priest said Mass"
v : join together into a mass or collect or form a mass; "Crowds were massing outside the palace" [also: {masses} (pl)]

masses
n : the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people" [syn: {multitude}, {mass}, {hoi polloi}, {people}]

masses
See {mass}

masseter
n : a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and is used in chewing

masseur
n : a male massager

masseuse
n : a female massager

massicot
n : the mineral form of lead monoxide; in the form of yellow powder it is used as a pigment [syn: {massicotite}]

massicotite
n : the mineral form of lead monoxide; in the form of yellow powder it is used as a pigment [syn: {massicot}]

massier
See {massy}

massiest
See {massy}

massif
n : a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range

Massine
n : French choreographer and ballet dancer (born in Russia) (1895-1979) [syn: {Leonide Fedorovitch Massine}, {Leonid Fyodorovich Myasin}]

massive
adj 1: imposing in size or bulk or solidity; "massive oak doors"; "Moore's massive sculptures"; "the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture"; "a monumental scale" [syn: {monolithic}, {monumental}]
2: being the same substance throughout; "massive silver"
3: imposing in scale or scope or degree or power; "massive retaliatory power"; "a massive increase in oil prices"; "massive changes"
4: consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter; "Earth is the most massive of the terrestrial planets"

massively
adv : to a massive degree or in a massive manner; "tonight the haddock were shoaling massively in three hundred fathoms"

massiveness
n 1: an unwieldy largeness [syn: {bulkiness}]
2: the property of being large in mass [syn: {heft}, {heftiness}, {ponderousness}, {ponderosity}]

Massorete
n : a scholar who is expert on the Masorah (especially one of the Jewish scribes who contributed to the Masorah) [syn: {Masorete}, {Masorite}]

mass-produce
v : produce on a large scale

mass-produced
adj : produced in quantity often by assembly-line techniques

mass-spectrometric
adj : relating to or involving a mass spectrometer

mast
n 1: a vertical spar for supporting sails
2: nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground; used especially as food for swine
3: nuts of forest trees used as feed for swine
4: any sturdy upright pole

mast cell
n : a large connective tissue cell that contains histamine and heparin and serotonin which are released in allergic reactions or in response to injury or inflammation [syn: {mastocyte}, {labrocyte}]

mastaba
n : an ancient Egyptian mudbrick tomb with a rectangular base and sloping sides and flat roof; "the Egyptian pyramids developed from the mastaba" [syn: {mastabah}]

mastabah
n : an ancient Egyptian mudbrick tomb with a rectangular base and sloping sides and flat roof; "the Egyptian pyramids developed from the mastaba" [syn: {mastaba}]

mastalgia
n : pain in the breast

mastectomy
n : surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor

masted
adj : having or furnished with a mast; often used in combination; "probably was so masted when she set forth"- S.E.Morrison; "a three-masted bark"

master
n 1: an artist of consummate skill; "a master of the violin"; "one of the old masters" [syn: {maestro}]
2: a person who has general authority over others [syn: {overlord}, {lord}]
3: a combatant who is able to defeat rivals [syn: {victor}, {superior}]
4: directs the work of other
5: presiding officer of a school [syn: {headmaster}, {schoolmaster}]
6: an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made [syn: {master copy}, {original}]
7: an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship [syn: {captain}, {sea captain}, {skipper}]
8: someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
9: an authority qualified to teach apprentices [syn: {professional}] 10: key that secures entrance everywhere [syn: {passkey}, {passe-partout}, {master key}]
v 1: be or become completely proficient or skilled in; "She mastered Japanese in less than two years" [syn: {get the hang}]
2: get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness" [syn: {overcome}, {get over}, {subdue}, {surmount}]
3: have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems" [syn: {dominate}]
4: have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?" [syn: {control}]

master bedroom
n : the principal bedroom in a house; usually occupied by the head of the household

master class
n : a class (especially in music) given to talented students by an expert

master copy
n : an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made [syn: {master}, {original}]

master cylinder
n : a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston [syn: {brake cylinder}, {hydraulic brake cylinder}]

master file
n : (computer science) a computer file that is used as the authority in a given job and that is relatively permanent [syn: {main file}]

Master in Business
n : a master's degree in business [syn: {Master in Business Administration}, {MBA}]

Master in Business Administration
n : a master's degree in business [syn: {Master in Business}, {MBA}]

Master in Public Affairs
n : a master's degree in questions of public concern

master key
n : key that secures entrance everywhere [syn: {passkey}, {passe-partout}, {master}]

Master of Architecture
n : a degree granted for the successful completion of advanced study of architecture [syn: {MArch}]

Master of Arts
n : a master's degree in arts and sciences [syn: {MA}, {Artium Magister}, {AM}]

Master of Arts in Library Science
n : a master's degree in library science [syn: {MALS}]

Master of Arts in Teaching
n : a master's degree in teaching [syn: {MAT}]

master of ceremonies
n : a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers) [syn: {emcee}, {host}]

Master of Divinity
n : a master's degree in religion [syn: {MDiv}]

Master of Education
n : a master's degree in education [syn: {MEd}]

Master of Fine Arts
n : a master's degree in fine arts [syn: {MFA}]

Master of Laws
n : an advanced law degree [syn: {LLM}]

Master of Library Science
n : a master's degree in library science [syn: {MLS}]

Master of Literature
n : a master's degree in literature [syn: {MLitt}]

Master of Science
n : a master's degree in science [syn: {MS}, {SM}, {MSc}]

Master of Science in Engineering
n : a master's degree in engineering

Master of Theology
n : a master's degree in theology [syn: {ThM}]

master plan
n : a long-term outline of a project or government function; "the zoning board adopted a master plan for the new development"

master race
n : a race that considers itself superior to all others and fitted to rule the others [syn: {Herrenvolk}]

master sergeant
n : a senior noncommissioned officer in the army or air force or marines

master-at-arms
n : the senior petty officer; responsible for discipline aboard ship [also: {masters-at-arms} (pl)]

mastered
adj : understood perfectly; "had his algebra problems down" [syn: {down}, {down pat(p)}]

masterful
adj 1: having or revealing supreme mastery or skill; "a consummate artist"; "consummate skill"; "a masterful speaker"; "masterful technique"; "a masterly performance of the sonata"; "a virtuoso performance" [syn: {consummate}, {masterly}, {virtuoso(a)}]
2: able to deal authoritatively with affairs; "dismissed the matter with an imperious wave of her hand" [syn: {imperious}]

masterfully
adv 1: in a skillfully masterful manner; with the skill of a master; "the young boy played the violin sonata masterfully"
2: in a domineering and masterful manner; "his gaze held hers masterfully"

mastering
n 1: becoming proficient in the use of something; having mastery of; "his mastering the art of cooking took a long time"
2: the act of making a master recording from which copies can be made; "he received a bill for mastering the concert and making 100 copies"

masterless
adj : having no lord or master; "harsh punishments for sturdy vagabonds and masterless men" [syn: {lordless}]

masterly
adj : having or revealing supreme mastery or skill; "a consummate artist"; "consummate skill"; "a masterful speaker"; "masterful technique"; "a masterly performance of the sonata"; "a virtuoso performance" [syn: {consummate}, {masterful}, {virtuoso(a)}]

mastermind
n 1: someone who creates new things [syn: {originator}, {conceiver}]
2: someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein" [syn: {genius}, {brain}, {Einstein}]
v : plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery" [syn: {engineer}, {direct}, {organize}, {organise}, {orchestrate}]

masterpiece
n 1: the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman [syn: {chef-d'oeuvre}]
2: an outstanding achievement

Masters
n : United States poet (1869-1950) [syn: {Edgar Lee Masters}]

master's degree
n : an academic degree higher than a bachelor's but lower than a doctor's

masters-at-arms
master-at-arms
n : the senior petty officer; responsible for discipline aboard ship [also: {masters-at-arms} (pl)]

masters-at-arms
See {master-at-arms}

mastership
n : the position of master

masterstroke
n : an achievement demonstrating great skill or mastery

masterwort
n : any plant of the genus Astrantia [syn: {astrantia}]

mastery
n 1: great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French" [syn: {command}, {control}]
2: power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas" [syn: {domination}, {supremacy}]
3: the act of mastering or subordinating someone [syn: {subordination}]

masthead
n 1: a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc. [syn: {flag}]
2: the title of a newspaper or magazine; usually printed on the front page and on the editorial page
3: the head or top of a mast

mastic
n 1: an aromatic exudate from the mastic tree; used chiefly in varnishes
2: a pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler

masticate
v 1: grind and knead; "masticate rubber"
2: chew (food); "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass" [syn: {chew}, {manducate}, {jaw}]

mastication
n : biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow [syn: {chew}, {chewing}, {manduction}]

Masticophis
n : whip snakes [syn: {genus Masticophis}]

Masticophis bilineatus
n : both terrestrial and arboreal snake of United States southwest [syn: {Sonoran whipsnake}]

Masticophis flagellum
n : a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail resembles a braided whip [syn: {coachwhip}, {coachwhip snake}]

Masticophis lateralis
n : a whipsnake of scrublands and rocky hillsides [syn: {California whipsnake}, {striped racer}]

mastiff
n : an old breed of powerful deep-chested smooth-coated dog used chiefly as a watchdog and guard dog

mastiff bat
n : a soft-furred chocolate-brown bat with folded ears and small wings; often runs along the ground

Mastigomycota
n : fungi in which the spores and gametes are motile; in some systems placed in the Phycomycetes group with the Zygomycota [syn: {subdivision Mastigomycota}, {Mastigomycotina}, {subdivision Mastigomycotina}]

Mastigomycotina
n : fungi in which the spores and gametes are motile; in some systems placed in the Phycomycetes group with the Zygomycota [syn: {Mastigomycota}, {subdivision Mastigomycota}, {subdivision Mastigomycotina}]

Mastigophora
n : protozoa having flagella [syn: {class Mastigophora}, {Flagellata}, {class Flagellata}]

mastigophoran
n : usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some pathogens of humans and other animals [syn: {flagellate}, {flagellate protozoan}, {flagellated protozoan}, {mastigophore}]

mastigophore
n : usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some pathogens of humans and other animals [syn: {flagellate}, {flagellate protozoan}, {flagellated protozoan}, {mastigophoran}]

Mastigoproctus
n : giant whip scorpions [syn: {genus Mastigoproctus}]

Mastigoproctus giganteus
n : large whip-scorpion of Mexico and southern United States that emits a vinegary odor when alarmed [syn: {vinegarroon}]

mastitis
n : inflammation of a breast (or udder)

mastocyte
n : a large connective tissue cell that contains histamine and heparin and serotonin which are released in allergic reactions or in response to injury or inflammation [syn: {mast cell}, {labrocyte}]

mastodon
n : extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth [syn: {mastodont}]

mastodont
n : extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth [syn: {mastodon}]

mastoid
adj : relating to or resembling a nipple [syn: {mastoidal}]
n : process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull [syn: {mastoid process}, {mastoid bone}, {mastoidal}]

mastoid bone
n : process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull [syn: {mastoid}, {mastoid process}, {mastoidal}]

mastoid process
n : process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull [syn: {mastoid}, {mastoid bone}, {mastoidal}]

mastoidal
adj 1: of or relating to or in the region of the mastoid process
2: relating to or resembling a nipple [syn: {mastoid}]
n : process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull [syn: {mastoid}, {mastoid process}, {mastoid bone}]

mastoidale
n : the craniometric point at the lowest point of the mastoid process

mastoidectomy
n : surgical removal of some or all of the mastoid process

mastoiditis
n : inflammation of the mastoid

mastopathy
n : any pathology of the breast [syn: {mazopathy}]

mastopexy
n : plastic surgery to lift or reshape the breasts

Mastotermes
n : primitive genus of termites; mostly extinct; sometimes considered the most primitive Isoptera [syn: {genus Mastotermes}]

Mastotermes darwiniensis
n : Australian termite; sole living species of Mastotermes; called a living fossil; apparent missing link between cockroaches and termites

Mastotermes electrodominicus
n : extinct termite found in amber in the Dominican Republic

Mastotermes electromexicus
n : an extinct termite found in amber in southern Mexico

Mastotermitidae
n : primitive termites [syn: {family Mastotermitidae}]

masturbate
v 1: stimulate sexually; "The old man wanted to be masturbated by the prostitute"
2: get sexual gratification through self-stimulation [syn: {wank}, {fuck off}, {she-bop}, {jack off}, {jerk off}]

masturbation
n : manual stimulation of the genital organs (of yourself or another) for sexual pleasure [syn: {onanism}, {self-abuse}]

masturbator
n : a person who practices masturbation [syn: {onanist}]

mat
adj : not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish" [syn: {flat}, {matt}, {matte}, {matted}]
n 1: a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
2: mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture [syn: {matting}]
3: sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports [syn: {gym mat}]
4: a master's degree in teaching [syn: {Master of Arts in Teaching}]
5: the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss [syn: {flatness}, {lusterlessness}, {lustrelessness}, {matt}, {matte}]
6: a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it
v 1: twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord" [syn: {entangle}, {tangle}, {snarl}] [ant: {disentangle}, {disentangle}]
2: change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The fabric felted up after several washes" [syn: {felt}, {felt up}, {mat up}, {matt-up}, {matte up}, {matte}] [also: {matting}, {matted}]

mat up
v : change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The fabric felted up after several washes" [syn: {felt}, {felt up}, {matt-up}, {matte up}, {matte}, {mat}]

Mata Hari
n : Dutch dancer who was executed by the French as a German spy in World War I (1876-1917) [syn: {Margarete Gertrud Zelle}]

Matabele
n : a Bantu language sometimes considered a dialect of Zulu [syn: {Ndebele}]

matador
n : the principal bullfighter who is appointed to make the final passes and kill the bull

matai
n : New Zealand conifer [syn: {black pine}, {Prumnopitys taxifolia}, {Podocarpus spicata}]

Matakam
n : a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad [syn: {Mafa}]

Matamoros
n : a city in northeastern Mexico opposite Brownsville near the mouth of the Rio Grande

match
n 1: lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction; "he always carries matches to light his pipe" [syn: {lucifer}, {friction match}]
2: a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
3: a burning piece of wood or cardboard; "if you drop a match in there the whole place will explode"
4: an exact duplicate; "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook" [syn: {mate}]
5: the score needed to win a match
6: a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect [syn: {catch}]
7: a person who is of equal standing with another in a group [syn: {peer}, {equal}, {compeer}]
8: a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from Chicago" [syn: {couple}, {mates}]
9: something that resembles or harmonizes with; "that tie makes a good match with your jacket"
v 1: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" [syn: {fit}, {correspond}, {check}, {jibe}, {gibe}, {tally}, {agree}] [ant: {disagree}]
2: provide funds complementary to; "The company matched the employees' contributions"
3: bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project" [syn: {mate}, {couple}, {pair}, {twin}]
4: be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents" [syn: {equal}, {touch}, {rival}]
5: make correspond or harmonize; "Match my sweater" [syn: {fit}]
6: satisfy or fulfill; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams" [syn: {meet}, {cope with}]
7: give or join in marriage
8: set into opposition or rivalry; "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other" [syn: {pit}, {oppose}, {play off}]
9: be equal or harmonize; "The two pieces match" 10: make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors" [syn: {equal}, {equalize}, {equalise}, {equate}]

match game
n : an international championship match [syn: {test match}, {matched game}]

match plane
n : a plane having cutters designed to make the tongues and grooves on the edges of matchboards [syn: {tonguing and grooving plane}]

match play
n : golf scoring by holes won

match point
n : the final point needed to win a match (especially in tennis)

matchboard
n : a board that has a groove cut into one edge and a tongue cut into the other so they fit tightly together (as in a floor)

matchbook
n : a small folder of paper safety matches

matchbox
n : a box for holding matches

matchbush
n : any of several plants of the genus Gutierrezia having tiny flower heads that resemble the heads of matches [syn: {matchweed}]

matched
adj 1: provided with a worthy adversary or competitor; "matched teams"
2: going well together; possessing harmonizing qualities [ant: {mismatched}]

matched game
n : an international championship match [syn: {test match}, {match game}]

matcher
n : someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others [syn: {matchmaker}, {marriage broker}]

matchet
n : a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation [syn: {machete}, {panga}]

matching
adj 1: being two identical [syn: {duplicate}, {twin(a)}, {twinned}]
2: intentionally matched; "curtains and walls were color coordinated" [syn: {coordinated}]

matching funds
n : funds that will be supplied in an amount matching the funds available from other sources

matchless
adj : eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity"; "unrivaled mastery of her art" [syn: {nonpareil}, {one(a)}, {one and only(a)}, {peerless}, {unmatched}, {unmatchable}, {unrivaled}, {unrivalled}]

matchlock
n : an early style of musket; had a slow burning wick that could be lowered into a hole in the breech to ignite the charge

matchmaker
n : someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others [syn: {matcher}, {marriage broker}]

matchstick
n : a short thin stick of wood used in making matches

matchup
n : the pairing of people or things as for comparison or competition; "it was a good match-up but the home team won"; "we need a matchup of the best teachers with the neediest schools" [syn: {match-up}]

match-up
n : the pairing of people or things as for comparison or competition; "it was a good match-up but the home team won"; "we need a matchup of the best teachers with the neediest schools" [syn: {matchup}]

matchweed
n : any of several plants of the genus Gutierrezia having tiny flower heads that resemble the heads of matches [syn: {matchbush}]

matchwood
n 1: wood in small pieces or splinters; "the vessel was beaten to matchwood on the rocks" [syn: {splinters}]
2: wood suitable for making matchsticks
3: fragments of wood; "it was smashed into matchwood"

mate
n 1: the officer below the master on a commercial ship [syn: {first mate}]
2: a fellow member of a team; "it was his first start against his former teammates" [syn: {teammate}]
3: the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner); "he loved the mare and all her mates"; "camels hate leaving their mates"
4: a person's partner in marriage [syn: {spouse}, {partner}, {married person}, {better half}]
5: an exact duplicate; "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook" [syn: {match}]
6: South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea [syn: {Paraguay tea}, {Ilex paraguariensis}]
7: informal term for a friend of the same sex
8: South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
9: a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king [syn: {checkmate}]
v 1: make love; "Birds mate in the Spring" [syn: {copulate}, {pair}, {couple}]
2: bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project" [syn: {match}, {couple}, {pair}, {twin}]
3: place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves" [syn: {checkmate}]

mated
adj 1: mated sexually [ant: {unmated}]
2: used of gloves, socks, etc. [syn: {paired}]
3: of or relating to a marriage partner

mateless
adj 1: not mated sexually
2: of someone who has no marriage partner

matelote
n : highly seasoned soup or stew made of freshwater fishes (eel, carp, perch) with wine and stock

mater
n : informal terms for a mother [syn: {ma}, {mama}, {mamma}, {mom}, {momma}, {mommy}, {mammy}, {mum}, {mummy}]

Mater Turrita
n : great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Roman Ops [syn: {Cybele}, {Dindymene}, {Great Mother}, {Magna Mater}]

materfamilias
n : a female head of a family or tribe [syn: {matriarch}]

materia medica
n : the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects [syn: {pharmacology}, {pharmacological medicine}]

material
adj 1: concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests; "material possessions"; "material wealth"; "material comforts"
2: derived from or composed of matter; "the material universe" [ant: {immaterial}]
3: directly relevant to a matter especially a law case; "his support made a material difference"; "evidence material to the issue at hand"; "facts likely to influence the judgment are called material facts"; "a material witness" [ant: {immaterial}]
4: concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being; "material needs"; "the moral and material welfare of all good citizens"- T.Roosevelt
5: having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowett [syn: {corporeal}] [ant: {incorporeal}]
6: having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare [syn: {substantial}, {real}] [ant: {insubstantial}]
n 1: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread" [syn: {stuff}]
2: information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form; "the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography"
3: things needed for doing or making something; "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials"
4: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitraqnsparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" [syn: {fabric}, {cloth}, {textile}]
5: a person judged suitable for admission or employment; "he was university material"; "she was vice-presidential material"

material body
n : alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: {human body}, {physical body}, {soma}, {build}, {figure}, {physique}, {anatomy}, {shape}, {bod}, {chassis}, {frame}, {form}, {flesh}]

material breach
n : a breach serious enough to destroy the value of the contract and to give a basis for an action for breach of contract

material possession
n : something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property"; [syn: {property}, {belongings}, {holding}]

material resource
n : assets in the form of material possessions

material witness
n : a witness whose testimony is both relevant to the matter at issue and required in order to resolve the matter

materialisation
n 1: the process of coming into being; becoming reality; "the materialization of her dream" [syn: {materialization}]
2: an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit) [syn: {materialization}, {manifestation}]
3: something that comes into existence as a result; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts" [syn: {offspring}, {materialization}]

materialise
v : come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized" [syn: {happen}, {materialize}] [ant: {dematerialize}, {dematerialize}]

materialism
n 1: a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters [syn: {philistinism}]
2: (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality [syn: {physicalism}]

materialist
n 1: someone with great regard for worldly possessions
2: someone who thinks that nothing exists but physical matter [syn: {irreligionist}]

materialistic
adj 1: marked by materialism [syn: {mercenary}, {worldly-minded}]
2: conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; "a bourgeois mentality" [syn: {bourgeois}, {conservative}]

materialistically
adv : in a materialistic manner; "one should not approach life materialistically"

materiality
n 1: relevance requiring careful consideration [ant: {immateriality}]
2: the quality of being physical; consisting of matter [syn: {physicalness}, {corporeality}] [ant: {immateriality}, {immateriality}]

materialization
n 1: the process of coming into being; becoming reality; "the materialization of her dream" [syn: {materialisation}]
2: an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit) [syn: {materialisation}, {manifestation}]
3: something that comes into existence as a result; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts" [syn: {offspring}, {materialisation}]

materialize
v : come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized" [syn: {happen}, {materialise}] [ant: {dematerialize}, {dematerialize}]

materially
adv 1: with respect to material aspects; "psychologically similar but materially different"
2: to a significant degree; "it aided him materially in winning the argument"

materials handling
n : act of loading and unloading and moving goods within e.g. a factory especially using mechanical devices

materiel
n : equipment and supplies of a military force [syn: {equipage}]

maternal
adj 1: characteristic of a mother; "warm maternal affection for her guest"- Dorothy Sayers [ant: {paternal}]
2: relating to or derived from one's mother; "maternal genes"
3: relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance" [syn: {parental}, {paternal}] [ant: {filial}]
4: related on the mother's side; "my maternal grandmother" [syn: {enate}, {enatic}, {maternal(p)}]

maternal language
n : one's native language; the language learned by children and passed from one generation to the next [syn: {mother tongue}, {first language}]

maternal quality
n : the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother; "the girl's motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children" [syn: {motherliness}, {maternalism}, {maternity}]

maternal-infant bonding
n : the attachment that forms between an infant and its mother beginning at birth; "maternal-infant bonding influences the child's psychological and physical development"

maternalism
n 1: the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother; "the girl's motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children" [syn: {motherliness}, {maternal quality}, {maternity}]
2: motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children

maternalistic
adj : showing maternal instincts

maternally
adv : in a maternal manner; as a mother; "she loved her students almost maternally" [syn: {motherly}]

maternity
n 1: the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus [syn: {pregnancy}, {gestation}]
2: the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother [syn: {motherhood}]
3: the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother; "the girl's motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children" [syn: {motherliness}, {maternalism}, {maternal quality}]

maternity hospital
n : a hospital that provides care for women during pregnancy and childbirth and for newborn infants

maternity ward
n : a hospital ward that provides care for women during pregnancy and childbirth and for newborn infants

mates
n : a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from Chicago" [syn: {couple}, {match}]

matey
adj : (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals [syn: {chummy}, {pally}, {palsy-walsy}]

math
n : a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement [syn: {mathematics}, {maths}]

math teacher
n : someone who teaches mathematics [syn: {mathematics teacher}]

mathematical
adj 1: of or pertaining to or of the nature of mathematics; "a mathematical textbook"; "slide rules and other mathematical instruments"; "a mathematical solution to a problem"; "mathematical proof"
2: relating to or having ability to think in or work with numbers; "tests for rating numerical aptitude"; "a mathematical whiz" [syn: {numerical}] [ant: {verbal}]
3: beyond question; "a mathematical certainty"
4: statistically possible though highly improbable; "have a mathematical chance of making the playoffs"
5: characterized by the exactness or precision of mathematics; "mathematical precision"

mathematical function
n : a mathematical relation such that each element of one set is associated with at least one element of another set [syn: {function}]

mathematical group
n : a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse [syn: {group}]

mathematical logic
n : any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity [syn: {symbolic logic}, {formal logic}]

mathematical notation
n : a notation used by mathematicians

mathematical operation
n : (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods; "the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation"; "they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic" [syn: {mathematical process}, {operation}]

mathematical process
n : (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods; "the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation"; "they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic" [syn: {mathematical operation}, {operation}]

mathematical product
n : a quantity obtained by multiplication; "the product of 2 and 3 is 6" [syn: {product}]

mathematical proof
n : proof of a mathematical theorem

mathematical relation
n : a relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality)

mathematical space
n : (mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind; "assume that the topological space is finite dimensional" [syn: {topological space}]

mathematical statement
n : a statement of a mathematical relation

mathematical statistician
n : a mathematician who specializes in statistics [syn: {statistician}]

mathematical symbol
n : a character that is used to indicates a mathematical relation or operation

mathematically
adv : with respect to mathematics; "mathematically impossible"

mathematician
n : a person skilled in mathematics

mathematics
n : a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement [syn: {math}, {maths}]

mathematics department
n : the academic department responsible for teaching and research in mathematics [syn: {department of mathematics}]

mathematics teacher
n : someone who teaches mathematics [syn: {math teacher}]

Mathew B. Brady
n : United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the Civil War (1823-1896) [syn: {Brady}]

Mathias
n : United States athlete who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon (born in 1930) [syn: {Bob Mathias}, {Robert Bruce Mathias}]

maths
n : a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement [syn: {mathematics}, {math}]

matilija poppy
n : tall branching subshrub of California and Mexico often cultivated for its silvery-blue foliage and large fragrant white flowers [syn: {California tree poppy}, {Romneya coulteri}]

matinee
n : a theatrical performance held during the daytime (especially in the afternoon)

matinee idol
n : someone who is adored blindly and excessively [syn: {idol}]

mating
n : the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring" [syn: {coupling}, {pairing}, {conjugation}, {union}, {sexual union}]

matins
n : the first canonical hour; at daybreak [syn: {morning prayer}]

Matisse
n : French painter and sculptor; leading figure of Fauvism (1869-1954) [syn: {Henri Matisse}, {Henri Emile Benoit Matisse}]

matman
n : combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground [syn: {wrestler}, {grappler}]

Matoaka
n : a Powhatan woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617) [syn: {Pocahontas}, {Rebecca Rolfe}]

matriarch
n 1: a female head of a family or tribe [syn: {materfamilias}]
2: a feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons)

matriarchal
adj : characteristic of a matriarchy [ant: {patriarchal}]

matriarchate
n : a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line [syn: {matriarchy}]

matriarchic
adj : of societies or families; being female dominated or having descent traced through the female line

matriarchy
n : a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line [syn: {matriarchate}]

matric
n : admission to a group (especially a college or university) [syn: {matriculation}]

Matricaria
n : chiefly Old World strong-smelling weedy herbs; comprises plants sometimes included in other genera: e.g. Tanacetum; Tripleurospermum [syn: {genus Matricaria}]

Matricaria chamomilla
n : annual Eurasian herb similar in fragrance and medicinal uses to chamomile though taste is more bitter and effect is considered inferior [syn: {sweet false chamomile}, {wild chamomile}, {German chamomile}, {Matricaria recutita}]

Matricaria inodorum
n : ubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated in eastern North America; sometimes included in genus Matricaria [syn: {scentless camomile}, {scentless false camomile}, {scentless mayweed}, {scentless hayweed}, {corn mayweed}, {Tripleurospermum inodorum}]

Matricaria matricarioides
n : annual aromatic weed of Pacific coastal areas (United States and northeastern Asia) having bristle-pointed leaves and rayless yellow flowers [syn: {pineapple weed}, {rayless chamomile}]

Matricaria oreades
n : mat-forming perennial herb of Asia Minor; sometimes included in genus Matricaria [syn: {turfing daisy}, {Tripleurospermum oreades tchihatchewii}]

Matricaria recutita
n : annual Eurasian herb similar in fragrance and medicinal uses to chamomile though taste is more bitter and effect is considered inferior [syn: {sweet false chamomile}, {wild chamomile}, {German chamomile}, {Matricaria chamomilla}]

Matricaria tchihatchewii
n : low densely tufted perennial herb of Turkey having small white flowers; used as a ground cover in dry places; sometimes included in genus Matricaria [syn: {turfing daisy}, {Tripleurospermum tchihatchewii}]

matricentric
adj : centered upon the mother

matrices
matrix
n 1: a rectangular array of elements (or entries) set out by rows and columns
2: an enclosure within which something originates or develops (from the Latin for womb)
3: the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded [syn: {intercellular substance}, {ground substance}]
4: the formative tissue at the base of a nail
5: mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface [also: {matrices} (pl)]

matrices
See {matrix}

matricide
n 1: a person who murders their mother
2: murder of your mother

matriculate
n : someone who has been admitted to a college or university
v : enroll as a student

matriculation
n : admission to a group (especially a college or university) [syn: {matric}]

matrikin
n : one related on the mother's side [syn: {enate}, {matrilineal kin}, {matrisib}, {matrilineal sib}]

matrilineage
n : line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family [syn: {enation}, {cognation}]

matrilineal
adj : based on or tracing descent through the female line; "matrilineal inheritance" [syn: {matrilinear}]

matrilineal kin
n : one related on the mother's side [syn: {enate}, {matrikin}, {matrisib}, {matrilineal sib}]

matrilineal sib
n : one related on the mother's side [syn: {enate}, {matrikin}, {matrilineal kin}, {matrisib}]

matrilineally
adv : by descent through the female line

matrilinear
adj : based on or tracing descent through the female line; "matrilineal inheritance" [syn: {matrilineal}]

matrimonial
adj : of or relating to the state of marriage; "marital status"; "marital fidelity"; "married bliss" [syn: {marital}, {married}]

matrimonial law
n : that branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing matrimony

matrimony
n 1: the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union" [syn: {marriage}, {union}, {spousal relationship}, {wedlock}]
2: the ceremony or sacrament of marriage

matrimony vine
n : any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries [syn: {boxthorn}]

matrisib
n : one related on the mother's side [syn: {enate}, {matrikin}, {matrilineal kin}, {matrilineal sib}]

matrix
n 1: a rectangular array of elements (or entries) set out by rows and columns
2: an enclosure within which something originates or develops (from the Latin for womb)
3: the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded [syn: {intercellular substance}, {ground substance}]
4: the formative tissue at the base of a nail
5: mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface [also: {matrices} (pl)]

matrix addition
n : the addition of matrices

matrix algebra
n : the part of algebra that deals with the theory of matrices

matrix inversion
n : determination of a matrix that when multiplied by the given matrix will yield a unit matrix

matrix multiplication
n : the multiplication of matrices

matrix operation
n : a mathematical operation involving matrices

matrix printer
n : a printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrix [syn: {dot matrix printer}, {dot printer}]

matrix transposition
n : the interchange of each row of a square matrix with the corresponding column

matron
n 1: a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
2: a wardress in a prison
3: a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution [syn: {head nurse}]

matron of honor
n : a married woman serving as the attendant to the bride at a wedding

matronly
adj : befitting or characteristic of a fully mature woman; "her matronly figure"

matronymic
n : a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor [syn: {metronymic}]

matsyendra
n : (Hinduism) a religious posture

matt
adj : not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish" [syn: {flat}, {mat}, {matte}, {matted}]
n : the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss [syn: {flatness}, {lusterlessness}, {lustrelessness}, {mat}, {matte}]

matte
adj : not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish" [syn: {flat}, {mat}, {matt}, {matted}]
n 1: a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted
2: the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss [syn: {flatness}, {lusterlessness}, {lustrelessness}, {mat}, {matt}]
v : change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The fabric felted up after several washes" [syn: {felt}, {felt up}, {mat up}, {matt-up}, {matte up}, {mat}]

matte up
v : change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The fabric felted up after several washes" [syn: {felt}, {felt up}, {mat up}, {matt-up}, {matte}, {mat}]

matted
mat
adj : not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish" [syn: {flat}, {matt}, {matte}, {matted}]
n 1: a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
2: mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture [syn: {matting}]
3: sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports [syn: {gym mat}]
4: a master's degree in teaching [syn: {Master of Arts in Teaching}]
5: the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss [syn: {flatness}, {lusterlessness}, {lustrelessness}, {matt}, {matte}]
6: a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it
v 1: twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord" [syn: {entangle}, {tangle}, {snarl}] [ant: {disentangle}, {disentangle}]
2: change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The fabric felted up after several washes" [syn: {felt}, {felt up}, {mat up}, {matt-up}, {matte up}, {matte}] [also: {matting}, {matted}]

matted
adj 1: tangled in a dense mass; "tried to push through the matted undergowth"
2: not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish" [syn: {flat}, {mat}, {matt}, {matte}]

matted
See {mat}

matter
n 1: that which has mass and occupies space; "an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter" [syn: {substance}]
2: a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well" [syn: {affair}, {thing}]
3: some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police" [syn: {topic}, {subject}, {issue}]
4: a problem; "is anything the matter?"
5: (used with negation) having consequence; "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games"
6: written works (especially in books or magazines); "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"
v : have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much" [syn: {count}, {weigh}]

matter of course
n : an inevitable ending [syn: {foregone conclusion}]

matter of fact
n 1: a disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decide [syn: {question of fact}]
2: a matter that is an actual fact or is demonstrable as a fact

matter of law
n : a disputed legal contention that is generally left for a judge to decide [syn: {question of law}]

matter to
v : be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!" [syn: {interest}]

Matterhorn
n : a mountain in the Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy (14,780 feet high); noted for its distinctive shape

matter-of-course
adj : expected or depended upon as a natural or logical outcome

matter-of-fact
adj 1: not fanciful or imaginative; "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay" [syn: {prosaic}]
2: concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip" [syn: {pragmatic}, {pragmatical}]

Matteuccia
n : small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea; in some classifications both genera are placed in Polypodiaceae [syn: {genus Matteuccia}, {Pteretis}, {genus Pteretis}]

Matteuccia struthiopteris
n : tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes [syn: {ostrich fern}, {shuttlecock fern}, {fiddlehead}, {Pteretis struthiopteris}, {Onoclea struthiopteris}]

Matthew
n 1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel [syn: {Saint Matthew}, {St. Matthew}, {Saint Matthew the Apostle}, {St. Matthew the Apostle}, {Levi}]
2: one of the Gospels in the New Testament; includes the Sermon on the Mount [syn: {Gospel According to Matthew}]

Matthew Arnold
n : English poet and literary critic (1822-1888) [syn: {Arnold}]

Matthew Calbraith Perry
n : United States admiral who led a naval expedition to Japan and signed a treaty in 1854 opening up trade relations between United States and Japan; brother of Oliver Hazard Perry (1794-1858) [syn: {Perry}]

Matthew Flinders
n : British explorer who mapped the Australian coast (1774-1814) [syn: {Flinders}, {Sir Matthew Flinders}]

Matthew Walker
n : a kind of stopper knot [syn: {Matthew Walker knot}]

Matthew Walker knot
n : a kind of stopper knot [syn: {Matthew Walker}]

Matthias Schleiden
n : German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 formulated the cell theory (1804-1881) [syn: {Schleiden}, {M. J. Schleiden}]

Matthiola
n : genus of Old World plants grown as ornamentals [syn: {genus Matthiola}]

Matthiola incana
n : European plant with racemes of sweet-scented flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {brompton stock}]

matting
mat
adj : not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish" [syn: {flat}, {matt}, {matte}, {matted}]
n 1: a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
2: mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture [syn: {matting}]
3: sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports [syn: {gym mat}]
4: a master's degree in teaching [syn: {Master of Arts in Teaching}]
5: the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss [syn: {flatness}, {lusterlessness}, {lustrelessness}, {matt}, {matte}]
6: a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it
v 1: twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord" [syn: {entangle}, {tangle}, {snarl}] [ant: {disentangle}, {disentangle}]
2: change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The fabric felted up after several washes" [syn: {felt}, {felt up}, {mat up}, {matt-up}, {matte up}, {matte}] [also: {matting}, {matted}]

matting
n 1: floor covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp)
2: mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture [syn: {mat}]

matting
See {mat}

mattock
n : a kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat baled set at right angles to the handle

Mattole
n 1: a member of the Athapaskan people living in northwestern California
2: the Athapaskan language spoken by the Mattole people

mattress
n : a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed

mattress cover
n : bedclothes that provide a cover for a mattress

mattress pad
n : a protective pad over a mattress to protect it

matt-up
v : change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The fabric felted up after several washes" [syn: {felt}, {felt up}, {mat up}, {matte up}, {matte}, {mat}]

maturate
v 1: develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast" [syn: {mature}, {grow}]
2: grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce" [syn: {senesce}, {age}, {get on}, {mature}]
3: ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering" [syn: {fester}, {suppurate}]

maturation
n 1: coming to full development; becoming mature [syn: {ripening}, {maturement}]
2: (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children" [syn: {growth}, {growing}, {development}, {ontogeny}, {ontogenesis}] [ant: {nondevelopment}]
3: (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus [syn: {festering}, {suppuration}]

maturational
adj : relating to or involved in maturation; "maturational process"

mature
adj 1: characteristic of maturity; "mature for her age" [ant: {immature}]
2: fully considered and perfected; "mature plans" [syn: {matured}]
3: having reached full natural growth or development; "a mature cell" [ant: {immature}]
4: fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used; "ripe peaches"; "full-bodies mature wines" [syn: {ripe}] [ant: {green}]
5: (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination [syn: {fledged}] [ant: {unfledged}]
v 1: develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast" [syn: {maturate}, {grow}]
2: develop and work out fully in one's mind; "I need to mature my thoughts"
3: become due for repayment; "These bonds mature in 2005"
4: cause to ripen or develop fully; "The sun ripens the fruit"; "Age matures a good wine" [syn: {ripen}]
5: grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce" [syn: {senesce}, {age}, {get on}, {maturate}]
6: cause to ripen and discharge pus; "The oil suppurates the pustules" [syn: {suppurate}]

matured
adj 1: fully ripe; at the height of bloom; "a full-blown rose" [syn: {full-blown}]
2: fully considered and perfected; "mature plans" [syn: {mature}]

maturely
adv : in a mature manner; "she acts very maturely for her age" [ant: {immaturely}]

maturement
n : coming to full development; becoming mature [syn: {maturation}, {ripening}]

matureness
n : state of being mature; full development [syn: {maturity}] [ant: {immaturity}]

mature-onset diabetes
n : mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin [syn: {type II diabetes}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus}, {NIDDM}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes}, {ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketosis-resistant diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes}, {adult-onset diabetes mellitus}, {adult-onset diabetes}, {maturity-onset diabetes mellitus}, {maturity-onset diabetes}]

maturity
n 1: the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed [syn: {adulthood}]
2: state of being mature; full development [syn: {matureness}] [ant: {immaturity}]
3: the date on which a financial obligation must be repaid [syn: {maturity date}, {due date}]

maturity date
n : the date on which a financial obligation must be repaid [syn: {maturity}, {due date}]

maturity-onset diabetes
n : mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin [syn: {type II diabetes}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus}, {NIDDM}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes}, {ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketosis-resistant diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes}, {adult-onset diabetes mellitus}, {adult-onset diabetes}, {maturity-onset diabetes mellitus}, {mature-onset diabetes}]

maturity-onset diabetes mellitus
n : mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin [syn: {type II diabetes}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus}, {NIDDM}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes}, {ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketosis-resistant diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes}, {adult-onset diabetes mellitus}, {adult-onset diabetes}, {maturity-onset diabetes}, {mature-onset diabetes}]

matutinal
adj : pertaining to or occurring in the morning; "took his matutinal walk"

matzah
n : brittle flat bread eaten at Passover [syn: {matzo}, {matzoh}, {unleavened bread}]

matzah ball
n : a Jewish dumpling made of matzo meal; usually served in soup [syn: {matzo ball}, {matzoh ball}]

matzah meal
n : meal made from ground matzos [syn: {matzo meal}, {matzoh meal}]

matzo
n : brittle flat bread eaten at Passover [syn: {matzoh}, {matzah}, {unleavened bread}] [also: {matzoth} (pl)]

matzo ball
n : a Jewish dumpling made of matzo meal; usually served in soup [syn: {matzoh ball}, {matzah ball}]

matzo meal
n : meal made from ground matzos [syn: {matzoh meal}, {matzah meal}]

matzoh
n : brittle flat bread eaten at Passover [syn: {matzo}, {matzah}, {unleavened bread}]

matzoh ball
n : a Jewish dumpling made of matzo meal; usually served in soup [syn: {matzo ball}, {matzah ball}]

matzoh meal
n : meal made from ground matzos [syn: {matzo meal}, {matzah meal}]

matzoth
matzo
n : brittle flat bread eaten at Passover [syn: {matzoh}, {matzah}, {unleavened bread}] [also: {matzoth} (pl)]

matzoth
See {matzo}

Maud Gonne
n : Irish patriot and a founder of the Sinn Fein (1865-1953) [syn: {Gonne}]

maudlin
adj : effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressons of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry" [syn: {bathetic}, {drippy}, {hokey}, {mawkish}, {mushy}, {schmaltzy}, {schmalzy}, {sentimental}, {slushy}]

Maugham
n : English writer (born in France) of novels and short stories (1874-1965) [syn: {Somerset Maugham}, {W. Somerset Maugham}, {William Somerset Maugham}]

Maui
n : the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands [syn: {Maui Island}]

Maui Island
n : the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands [syn: {Maui}]

maul
n : a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges [syn: {sledge}, {sledgehammer}]
v 1: split (wood) with a maul and wedges
2: injure badly by beating [syn: {mangle}]

maul oak
n : medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves [syn: {canyon oak}, {canyon live oak}, {iron oak}, {Quercus chrysolepis}]

Mauldin
n : United States cartoonist noted for his drawings of soldiers in battle (born in 1921) [syn: {Bill Mauldin}, {William Henry Mauldin}]

mauler
n : a fighter who batters the opponent; "Jack Dempsey was called a mauler"

maulers
n : large strong hand (as of a fighter); "wait till I get my hooks on him" [syn: {hooks}, {meat hooks}]

maule's quince
n : deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms [syn: {japonica}, {Chaenomeles japonica}]

maulstick
n : a long stick that a painter uses to support the hand holding the brush [syn: {mahlstick}]

Mauna Kea
n : an active volcano on north central Hawaii Island; highest peak in the Hawaiian Islands

Mauna Loa
n : an active volcano on south central Hawaii Island

maund
n : a unit of weight used in Asia; has different values in different countries; "the official maund in India is 82.6 pounds avoirdupois"

maunder
v 1: wander aimlessly
2: talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice [syn: {mumble}, {mutter}, {mussitate}]
3: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly [syn: {chatter}, {piffle}, {palaver}, {prate}, {tittle-tattle}, {twaddle}, {clack}, {prattle}, {blab}, {gibber}, {tattle}, {blabber}, {gabble}]

Maundy
n : a public ceremony on Maundy Thursday when the monarch distributes Maundy money

Maundy money
n : specially minted silver coins that are distributed by the British sovereign on Maundy Thursday

Maundy Thursday
n : the Thursday before Easter; commemorates the Last Supper [syn: {Holy Thursday}]

maungier
See {maungy}

maungiest
See {maungy}

Maupassant
n : French writer noted especially for his short stories (1850-1893) [syn: {Guy de Maupassant}, {Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant}]

Maureen Catherine Connolly
n : United States tennis player who was the first woman to win the United States, British, French, and Australian championships in the same year (1953) (1934-1969) [syn: {Connolly}, {Little Mo Connolly}]

Mauriac
n : French novelist who wrote about the conflict between desire and religious belief (1885-1970) [syn: {Francois Mauriac}, {Francois Charles Mauriac}]

Maurice Barrymore
n : United States actor; husband of Georgiana Emma Barrymore and father of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1847-1905) [syn: {Barrymore}, {Herbert Blythe}]

Maurice Chevalier
n : French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972) [syn: {Chevalier}]

Maurice de Vlaminck
n : French painter and exponent of Fauvism (1876-1958) [syn: {Vlaminck}]

Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins
n : English biochemist who helped discover the structure of DNA (born in 1916) [syn: {Wilkins}, {Maurice Wilkins}]

Maurice Ravel
n : French composer and exponent of Impressionsim (1875-1937) [syn: {Ravel}]

Maurice Utrillo
n : French painter noted for his paintings of Parisian street scenes (1883-1955) [syn: {Utrillo}]

Maurice Wilkins
n : English biochemist who helped discover the structure of DNA (born in 1916) [syn: {Wilkins}, {Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins}]

Mauritania
n : a country in northwestern Africa with a provisional military government; achieved independence from France in 1960; largely western Sahara Desert [syn: {Islamic Republic of Mauritania}, {Mauritanie}, {Muritaniya}]

Mauritanian
adj : of or related to the island or country of Mauritius or its inhabitants; "Mauritanian tropical fish" [syn: {Mauritian}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Mauritania

Mauritanian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Mauritania

Mauritanie
n : a country in northwestern Africa with a provisional military government; achieved independence from France in 1960; largely western Sahara Desert [syn: {Mauritania}, {Islamic Republic of Mauritania}, {Muritaniya}]

Mauritian
adj : of or related to the island or country of Mauritius or its inhabitants; "Mauritanian tropical fish" [syn: {Mauritanian}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Mauritius

Mauritian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Mauritius

Mauritian rupee
n : the basic unit of money in Mauritius; equal to 100 cents [syn: {rupee}]

Mauritius
n 1: a parliamentary state on the island of Mauritius [syn: {Republic of Mauritius}]
2: an island in the southwestern Indian Ocean

Maurois
n : French writer best known for his biographies (1885-1967) [syn: {Andre Maurois}, {Emile Herzog}]

Mauser
n 1: German arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle and pistol (1838-1914) [syn: {von Mauser}, {P. P. von Mauser}, {Peter Paul Mauser}]
2: trademark for a repeating rifle or pistol

mausolea
mausoleum
n : a large burial chamber, usually above ground [also: {mausolea} (pl)]

mausolea
See {mausoleum}

mausoleum
n : a large burial chamber, usually above ground [also: {mausolea} (pl)]

mauve
adj : of a pale to moderate grayish violet color
n : a moderate purple

maven
n : someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: {ace}, {adept}, {champion}, {sensation}, {mavin}, {virtuoso}, {genius}, {hotshot}, {star}, {superstar}, {whiz}, {whizz}, {wizard}, {wiz}]

maverick
adj : independent in behavior or thought; "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians" [syn: {irregular}, {unorthodox}]
n 1: someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action [syn: {rebel}]
2: an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it

mavin
n : someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: {ace}, {adept}, {champion}, {sensation}, {maven}, {virtuoso}, {genius}, {hotshot}, {star}, {superstar}, {whiz}, {whizz}, {wizard}, {wiz}]

mavis
n : common Old World thrush noted for its song [syn: {song thrush}, {throstle}, {Turdus philomelos}]

maw
n : informal terms for the mouth [syn: {trap}, {cakehole}, {hole}, {yap}, {gob}]

mawkish
adj : effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressons of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry" [syn: {bathetic}, {drippy}, {hokey}, {maudlin}, {mushy}, {schmaltzy}, {schmalzy}, {sentimental}, {slushy}]

mawkishly
adv : in a mawkish and emotional manner; "the violinist played that piece mawkishly" [syn: {drippily}]

mawkishness
n 1: insincere pathos [syn: {bathos}]
2: falsely emotional in a maudlin way [syn: {sentimentality}, {drippiness}]

max
n : street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate [syn: {soap}, {scoop}, {liquid ecstasy}, {grievous bodily harm}, {goop}, {Georgia home boy}, {easy lay}]

Max Beerbohm
n : English writer and caricaturist (1872-1956) [syn: {Beerbohm}, {Sir Henry Maxmilian Beerbohm}]

Max Born
n : British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970) [syn: {Born}]

Max Bruch
n : German composer (1838-1920) [syn: {Bruch}]

Max Delbruck
n : United States biologist (born in Germany) who studied how viruses infect living cells (1906-1981) [syn: {Delbruck}]

Max Ernst
n : painter (born in Germany, resident of France and the United States) who was a cofounder of Dadaism; developed the technique of collage (1891-1976) [syn: {Ernst}]

Max Ferdinand Perutz
n : English biochemist (born in Austria); studied the molecular structure of blood (1914-2002) [syn: {Perutz}, {Max Perutz}]

Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck
n : German physicist whose explanation of blackbody radiation in the context of quantized energy emissions initiated quantum theory (1858-1947) [syn: {Planck}, {Max Planck}]

Max Muller
n : British philologist (born in Germany) who specialized in Sanskrit (1823-1900) [syn: {Muller}, {Friedrich Max Muller}]

max out
v : reach a maximum; "I maxed out on all my credit cards"

Max Perutz
n : English biochemist (born in Austria); studied the molecular structure of blood (1914-2002) [syn: {Perutz}, {Max Ferdinand Perutz}]

Max Planck
n : German physicist whose explanation of blackbody radiation in the context of quantized energy emissions initiated quantum theory (1858-1947) [syn: {Planck}, {Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck}]

Max Weber
n 1: United States abstract painter (born in Russia) (1881-1961) [syn: {Weber}]
2: German sociologist and pioneer of the analytic method in sociology (1864-1920) [syn: {Weber}]

Maxfield Frederick Parrish
n : United States painter (1870-1966) [syn: {Parrish}, {Maxfield Parrish}]

Maxfield Parrish
n : United States painter (1870-1966) [syn: {Parrish}, {Maxfield Frederick Parrish}]

maxi
adj : used of women's clothing having a hemline at the ankle; "wanted a maxi-length coat"; "a maxidress" [ant: {mini}, {midi}]

maxilla
n : the upper jawbone in vertebrates; it is fused to the cranium [syn: {upper jaw}, {upper jawbone}] [also: {maxillae} (pl)]

maxillae
maxilla
n : the upper jawbone in vertebrates; it is fused to the cranium [syn: {upper jaw}, {upper jawbone}] [also: {maxillae} (pl)]

maxillae
See {maxilla}

maxillaria
n : any of numerous orchids of the genus Maxillaria often cultivated for their large brilliantly colored solitary flowers

maxillary
adj : of or relating to the upper jaw

maxillary artery
n : either of two arteries branching from the external carotid artery and supplying structure of the face [syn: {arteria maxillaris}]

maxillary sinus
n : one of a pair of sinuses forming a cavity in the maxilla

maxillary vein
n : posterior continuation of the pterygoid plexus; joins the superficial temporal vein to form the retromandibular vein [syn: {vena maxillaris}]

maxillodental
adj : of or relating to the upper jaw and its associated teeth

maxillofacial
adj : of or relating to the upper jaw and face (particularly with reference to specialized surgery of the maxilla); "maxillofacial surgery"

maxillomandibular
adj : relating to the upper and lower jaws

maxim
n 1: a saying that widely accepted on its own merits [syn: {axiom}]
2: English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916) [syn: {Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim}]

Maxim Gorki
n : Russian writer of plays and novels and short stories; noted for his depiction of social outcasts [syn: {Gorky}, {Maksim Gorky}, {Gorki}, {Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov}, {Aleksey Maximovich Peshkov}]

Maxim gun
n : an obsolete water-cooled machine gun having a single barrel

maxima
maximum
adj : the greatest or most complete or best possible; "maximal expansion"; "maximum pressure" [syn: {maximal}] [ant: {minimal}, {minimal}]
n 1: the largest possible quantity [syn: {upper limit}] [ant: {minimum}]
2: the greatest possible degree; "he tried his utmost" [syn: {utmost}, {uttermost}, {level best}]
3: the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right [ant: {minimum}] [also: {maxima} (pl)]

maxima
See {maximum}

maximal
adj : the greatest or most complete or best possible; "maximal expansion"; "maximum pressure" [syn: {maximum}] [ant: {minimal}, {minimal}]

maximally
adv : to a maximal degree; "the cells maximally responsive to lines in this orientation will fire" [ant: {minimally}]

maximation
n : the act of raising to the highest possible point or condition or position [syn: {maximization}, {maximisation}] [ant: {minimization}]

Maximilian's sunflower
n : tall perennial of central United States to Canada having golden-yellow flowers [syn: {Helianthus maximilianii}]

Maximilien Paul Emile Littre
n : French lexicographer (1801-1881) [syn: {Littre}]

maximisation
n : the act of raising to the highest possible point or condition or position [syn: {maximization}, {maximation}] [ant: {minimization}]

maximise
v 1: make the most of; "He maximized his role" [syn: {maximize}]
2: make as big or large as possible; "Maximize your profits!" [syn: {maximize}] [ant: {minimize}, {minimize}]

maximising
adj : making as great as possible [syn: {maximizing}]

maximization
n 1: the mathematical process of finding the maximum value of a function
2: the act of raising to the highest possible point or condition or position [syn: {maximisation}, {maximation}] [ant: {minimization}]

maximize
v 1: make as big or large as possible; "Maximize your profits!" [syn: {maximise}] [ant: {minimize}, {minimize}]
2: make the most of; "He maximized his role" [syn: {maximise}]

maximizing
adj : making as great as possible [syn: {maximising}]

maximum
adj : the greatest or most complete or best possible; "maximal expansion"; "maximum pressure" [syn: {maximal}] [ant: {minimal}, {minimal}]
n 1: the largest possible quantity [syn: {upper limit}] [ant: {minimum}]
2: the greatest possible degree; "he tried his utmost" [syn: {utmost}, {uttermost}, {level best}]
3: the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right [ant: {minimum}] [also: {maxima} (pl)]

maximum and minimum thermometer
n : thermometer that records the highest and lowest temperatures reached during a period of time

Maxmilien de Bethune
n : French statesman (1560-1641) [syn: {Sully}, {Duc de Sully}]

Maxmillien Marie Isidore de Robespierre
n : French revolutionary; leader of the Jacobins and architect of the Reign of Terror; was himself executed in a coup d'etat (1758-1794) [syn: {Robespierre}]

Maxostoma
n : a genus of fish in the family Catostomidae [syn: {genus Maxostoma}]

maxwell
n 1: a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss [syn: {Mx}]
2: Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of light (1831-1879) [syn: {J. C. Maxwell}, {James Clerk Maxwell}]

Maxwell Anderson
n : United States dramatist (1888-1959) [syn: {Anderson}]

Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution law
n : (physics) a law expressing the distribution of energy among the molecules of a gas in thermal equilibrium [syn: {Boltzmann distribution law}]

Maxwell's demon
n : an imaginary creature that controls a small hole in a partition that divides a chamber filled with gas into two parts and allows fast molecules to move in one direction and slow molecules to move in the other direction through the hole; this would result in one part of the container becoming warmer and the other cooler, thus decreasing entropy and violating the second law of thermodynamics

Maxwell's equations
n : four differential equations that summarize classical properties of electromagnetic fields

Maxzide
n : trade name for an antihypertensive drug containing hydrochlorothiazide and another diuretic

May
n 1: the month following April and preceding June
2: thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America [syn: {whitethorn}, {English hawthorn}, {Crataegus laevigata}, {Crataegus oxycantha}]

May 1
n : observed in the United States to celebrate the coming of spring; observed in Russia in honor of labor [syn: {May Day}, {First of May}]

May 24
n : British, anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth [syn: {Commonwealth Day}, {Empire day}]

May apple
n 1: edible but insipid fruit of the May apple plant
2: North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit [syn: {mayapple}, {wild mandrake}, {Podophyllum peltatum}]

May beetle
n 1: any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult [syn: {cockchafer}, {May bug}, {Melolontha melolontha}]
2: any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc. [syn: {June beetle}, {June bug}, {May bug}]

May blob
n : swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups [syn: {marsh marigold}, {kingcup}, {meadow bright}, {cowslip}, {water dragon}, {Caltha palustris}]

May bug
n 1: any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult [syn: {cockchafer}, {May beetle}, {Melolontha melolontha}]
2: any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc. [syn: {June beetle}, {June bug}, {May beetle}]

May Day
n : observed in the United States to celebrate the coming of spring; observed in Russia in honor of labor [syn: {First of May}, {May 1}]

may fish
n : black-barred fish of bays and coastal marshes of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States [syn: {striped killifish}, {mayfish}, {Fundulus majalis}]

May lily
n : low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries [syn: {lily of the valley}, {lilies of the valley}, {Convallaria majalis}]

May queen
n : the girl chosen queen of a May Day festival [syn: {queen of the May}]

May wine
n : a punch made of moselle and sugar and sparkling water or champagne flavored with sweet woodruff

Maya
n 1: a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy; "Mayans had a system of writing and an accurate calendar" [syn: {Mayan}]
2: an ethnic minority speaking Mayan languages and living in Yucatan and adjacent areas
3: a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayan peoples [syn: {Mayan}, {Mayan language}]

Maya Lin
n : United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959) [syn: {Lin}]

Mayaca
n : small genus of delicate mossy bog plants having white or violet flowers [syn: {genus Mayaca}]

Mayacaceae
n : a monocotyledonous family of bog plants of order Xyridales [syn: {family Mayacaceae}]

Mayakovski
n : Soviet poet; leader of Russian futurism (1893-1930) [syn: {Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovski}]

Mayan
n 1: a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy; "Mayans had a system of writing and an accurate calendar" [syn: {Maya}]
2: a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayan peoples [syn: {Maya}, {Mayan language}]

Mayan language
n : a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayan peoples [syn: {Maya}, {Mayan}]

mayapple
n : North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit [syn: {May apple}, {wild mandrake}, {Podophyllum peltatum}]

maybe
adv : by chance; "perhaps she will call tomorrow"; "we may possibly run into them at the concert"; "it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time" [syn: {possibly}, {perchance}, {perhaps}, {mayhap}, {peradventure}]

Mayday
n : an internationally recognized distress signal via radiotelephone (from the French m'aider)

mayeng
n : Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree [syn: {maple-leaved bayur}, {Pterospermum acerifolium}]

Mayenne
n : a department of northwestern France in the Pays de la Loire region

Mayer
n 1: United States physicist (born in Germany) noted for her research on the structure of the atom (1906-1972) [syn: {Marie Goeppert Mayer}]
2: United States filmmaker (born in Russia) who founded his own film company and later merged with Samuel Goldwyn (1885-1957) [syn: {Louis B. Mayer}, {Louis Burt Mayer}]

Mayetiola
n : a genus of Cecidomyidae [syn: {genus Mayetiola}]

Mayetiola destructor
n : small fly whose larvae damage wheat and other grains [syn: {Hessian fly}]

mayfish
n : black-barred fish of bays and coastal marshes of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States [syn: {striped killifish}, {may fish}, {Fundulus majalis}]

Mayflower
n 1: the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620
2: low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers [syn: {trailing arbutus}, {Epigaea repens}]

mayfly
n : slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days [syn: {dayfly}, {shadfly}]

mayhap
adv : by chance; "perhaps she will call tomorrow"; "we may possibly run into them at the concert"; "it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time" [syn: {possibly}, {perchance}, {perhaps}, {maybe}, {peradventure}]

mayhaw
n : hawthorn of southern United States bearing juicy acid scarlet fruit often used in jellies or preserves [syn: {summer haw}, {Crataegus aestivalis}]

mayhem
n 1: the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person
2: violent and needless disturbance [syn: {havoc}]

mayidism
n : a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments [syn: {pellagra}, {Alpine scurvy}, {mal de la rosa}, {mal rosso}, {maidism}, {Saint Ignatius' itch}]

mayo
n : egg yolks and oil and vinegar [syn: {mayonnaise}]

mayonnaise
n : egg yolks and oil and vinegar [syn: {mayo}]

mayor
n : the head of a city government [syn: {city manager}]

mayoral
adj : of or relating to a mayor or the office of mayor; "mayoral elections"

mayoralty
n : the position of mayor

mayoress
n 1: the wife of a mayor
2: a woman mayor

maypole
n : a vertical pole or post decorated with streamers that can be held by dancers celebrating May Day

maypop
n : of southern United States; having an insipid berry the size of a hen egg [syn: {Passiflora incarnata}]

Mays
n : United States baseball player (born in 1931) [syn: {Willie Mays}, {Willie Howard Mays Jr.}, {the Say Hey Kid}]

mayweed
n : widespread rank-smelling weed having white-rayed flower heads with yellow discs [syn: {dog fennel}, {stinking mayweed}, {stinking chamomile}, {Anthemis cotula}]

Mazama
n : brockets [syn: {genus Mazama}]

Mazar-i-Sharif
n : a city in northern Afghanistan

Mazatlan
n : a port city in western Mexico on the Pacific Ocean; tourist center

Mazdaism
n : system of religion founded in Persia in the 6th century BC by Zoroaster; set forth in the Zend-Avesta; based on concept of struggle between light (good) and dark (evil) [syn: {Zoroastrianism}]

maze
n 1: complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost [syn: {labyrinth}]
2: something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations" [syn: {tangle}, {snarl}]

mazed
adj : perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school" [syn: {baffled}, {befuddled}, {bemused}, {bewildered}, {confounded}, {confused}, {lost}, {mixed-up}, {at sea}]

mazer
n : a large hardwood drinking bowl

mazier
mazy
adj : resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity; "a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths" [syn: {labyrinthine}, {labyrinthian}] [also: {maziest}, {mazier}]

mazier
See {mazy}

maziest
mazy
adj : resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity; "a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths" [syn: {labyrinthine}, {labyrinthian}] [also: {maziest}, {mazier}]

maziest
See {mazy}

mazopathy
n : any pathology of the breast [syn: {mastopathy}]

mazurka
n 1: music composed for dancing the mazurka
2: a Polish national dance in triple time

mazy
adj : resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity; "a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths" [syn: {labyrinthine}, {labyrinthian}] [also: {maziest}, {mazier}]

mazzard
n : wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting [syn: {gean}, {mazzard cherry}]

mazzard cherry
n : wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting [syn: {gean}, {mazzard}]

Mazzini
n : Italian nationalist whose writings spurred the movement for a unified and independent Italy (1805-1872) [syn: {Giuseppe Mazzini}]

MB
n 1: a unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes [syn: {megabyte}]
2: (a British degree) a bachelor's degree in medicine [syn: {Bachelor of Medicine}]

MBA
n : a master's degree in business [syn: {Master in Business}, {Master in Business Administration}]

Mbabane
n : capital of Swaziland; located in northwestern Swaziland [syn: {capital of Swaziland}]

MBD
n : a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders [syn: {attention deficit disorder}, {ADD}, {attention deficit hyperactivity disorder}, {ADHD}, {hyperkinetic syndrome}, {minimal brain dysfunction}, {minimal brain damage}]

Mbundu
n : an ethnic group speaking Umbundu and living in western Angola [syn: {Ovimbundu}]

Mc
n : one million periods per second [syn: {megahertz}, {MHz}, {megacycle per second}, {megacycle}]

McAlester
n : a town in southeastern Oklahoma

McAllen
n : a town in southern Texas on the Rio Grande

McArdle's disease
n : an inherited disease in which abnormal amounts of glycogen accumulate in skeletal muscle; results in weakness and cramping

McBurney's point
n : a point one third of the way along a line drawn from the hip to the umbilicus; the point of maximum sensitivity in acute appendicitis

McCarthy
n 1: United States satirical novelist and literary critic (1912-1989) [syn: {Mary McCarthy}, {Mary Therese McCarthy}]
2: United States politician who unscrupulously accused many citizens of being Communists (1908-1957) [syn: {Joseph McCarthy}, {Joseph Raymond McCarthy}]

McCarthyism
n : unscrupulously accusing people of disloyalty (as by saying they were Communists)

McCartney
n : English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942) [syn: {Paul McCartney}, {Sir James Paul McCartney}]

McCauley
n : heroine of the American Revolution who carried water to soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth Court House and took over her husband's gun when he was overcome by heat (1754-1932) [syn: {Mary McCauley}, {Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley}, {Molly Pitcher}]

McCormick
n 1: United States inventor and manufacturer of a mechanical harvester (1809-1884) [syn: {Cyrus McCormick}, {Cyrus Hall McCormick}]
2: United States operatic tenor (born in Ireland) (1884-1945) [syn: {John McCormick}]

McCullers
n : United States novelist (1917-1967) [syn: {Carson McCullers}, {Carson Smith McCullers}]

mcg
n : one millionth (1/1,000,000) gram [syn: {microgram}]

McGraw
n : United States baseball player and manager (1873-1934) [syn: {John McGraw}, {John Joseph McGraw}]

McGuffey
n : United States educator who compiled the McGuffey Eclectic Readers (1800-1873) [syn: {William Holmes McGuffey}]

McGuffey Eclectic Readers
n : readers that combined lessons in reading with moralistic messages

MCIA
n : an agency of the United States Marine Corps that provides responsive and broad intelligence support for the worldwide Marine Corps organization [syn: {Marine Corps Intelligence Activity}]

McIntosh
n : early-ripening apple popular in the northeastern United States; primarily eaten raw but suitable for applesauce

McKim
n : United States neoclassical architect (1847-1909) [syn: {Charles Follen McKim}]

McKinley
n 1: 25th President of the United States; was assassinated by an anarchist (1843-1901) [syn: {William McKinley}, {President McKinley}]
2: a mountain in south central Alaska; the highest peak in North America (20,300 feet high) [syn: {Mount McKinley}, {Mt. McKinley}, {Denali}]

McLuhan
n : Canadian writer noted for his analyses of the mass media (1911-1980) [syn: {Marshall McLuhan}, {Herbert Marshall McLuhan}]

McMaster
n : United States historian who wrote a nine volume history of the people of the United States (1852-1932) [syn: {John Bach McMaster}]

McPherson
n : United States evangelist (born in Canada) noted for her extravagant religious services (1890-1944) [syn: {Aimee Semple McPherson}]

Md
n 1: a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (Md is the current symbol for mendelevium but Mv was formerly the symbol) [syn: {mendelevium}, {Mv}, {atomic number 101}]
2: a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor" [syn: {doctor}, {doc}, {physician}, {Dr.}, {medico}]
3: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {Maryland}, {Old Line State}, {Free State}]
4: a doctor's degree in medicine [syn: {Doctor of Medicine}]

MDI
n : a Sunni organization formed in 1989 and based in Pakistan; opposes missionary groups from the United States; has Lashkar-e-Tayyiba as its armed wing [syn: {Markaz-ud-Dawa-wal-Irshad}]

MDiv
n : a master's degree in religion [syn: {Master of Divinity}]

MDMA
n : a stimulant drug that is chemically related to mescaline and amphetamine and is used illicitly for its euphoric and hallucinogenic effects; it was formerly used in psychotherapy but in 1985 it was declared illegal in the United States; "MDMA is often used at parties because it enables party-goers to remain active for long periods of time" [syn: {methylenedioxymethamphetamine}]

ME
n : a state in New England [syn: {Maine}, {Pine Tree State}]

mea culpa
n : an acknowledgment of your error or guilt

Mead
n 1: United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978) [syn: {Margaret Mead}]
2: United States philosopher of pragmatism (1863-1931) [syn: {George Herbert Mead}]
3: made of fermented honey and water

Meade
n 1: English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907) [syn: {James Edward Meade}]
2: United States general in charge of the Union troops at the battle of Gettysburg (1815-1872) [syn: {George Gordon Meade}]

meadow
n : a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay [syn: {hayfield}]

meadow beauty
n : any of several plants of the genus Rhexia usually having pink-purple to magenta flowers; eastern North America [syn: {deer grass}]

meadow bright
n : swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups [syn: {marsh marigold}, {kingcup}, {May blob}, {cowslip}, {water dragon}, {Caltha palustris}]

meadow buttercup
n : perennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers widely naturalized especially in eastern North America [syn: {tall buttercup}, {tall crowfoot}, {tall field buttercup}, {Ranunculus acris}]

meadow clary
n : tall perennial Old World salvia with violet-blue flowers; found in open grasslands [syn: {Salvia pratensis}]

meadow cranesbill
n : tall perennial cranesbill with paired violet-blue axillary flowers; native to northern parts of Old World and naturalized in North America [syn: {Geranium pratense}]

meadow cress
n : a bitter cress of Europe and America [syn: {lady's smock}, {cuckooflower}, {cuckoo flower}, {Cardamine pratensis}]

meadow fern
n : fern of northeastern North America [syn: {snuffbox fern}, {Thelypteris palustris pubescens}, {Dryopteris thelypteris pubescens}]

meadow fescue
n : grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns [syn: {fescue}, {fescue grass}, {Festuca elatior}]

meadow foxtail
n : stout erect perennial grass of northern parts of Old World having silky flowering spikes; widely cultivated for pasture and hay; naturalized in North America [syn: {Alopecurus pratensis}]

meadow goldenrod
n : large North American goldenrod having showy clusters of yellow flowers on arching branches; often a weed [syn: {Canadian goldenrod}, {Solidago canadensis}]

meadow grass
n : any of various grasses that thrive in the presence of abundant moisture [syn: {meadowgrass}]

meadow jumping mouse
n : widely distributed in northeastern and central United States and Canada [syn: {Zapus hudsonius}]

meadow leek
n : North American bulbous plant [syn: {Canada garlic}, {rose leek}, {Allium canadense}]

meadow lily
n : common lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown [syn: {Canada lily}, {wild yellow lily}, {wild meadow lily}, {Lilium canadense}]

meadow mouse
n : widely distributed in grasslands of northern United States and Canada [syn: {meadow vole}, {Microtus pennsylvaticus}]

meadow mushroom
n : common edible mushroom found naturally in moist open soil; the cultivated mushroom of commerce [syn: {field mushroom}, {Agaricus campestris}]

meadow pea
n : scrambling perennial Eurasian wild pea having yellowish flowers and compressed seed pods; cultivated for forage [syn: {common vetchling}, {yellow vetchling}, {Lathyrus pratensis}]

meadow pipit
n : a common pipit that is brown above and white below; widely distributed in northern and central Europe and in Asia [syn: {Anthus pratensis}]

meadow rue
n : any of various herbs of the genus Thalictrum; sometimes rhizomatous or tuberous perennials found in damp shady places and meadows or stream banks; have lacy foliage and clouds of small purple or yellow flowers

meadow saffron
n : bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central Europe [syn: {autumn crocus}, {naked lady}, {Colchicum autumnale}]

meadow salsify
n : weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in United States [syn: {goatsbeard}, {shepherd's clock}, {Tragopogon pratensis}]

meadow saxifrage
n : rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white flowers; Europe [syn: {fair-maids-of-France}, {Saxifraga granulata}]

meadow spikemoss
n : spikemoss forming dense mats; eastern North America [syn: {basket spikemoss}, {Selaginella apoda}]

meadow spittlebug
n : North American insect that severely damages grasses [syn: {Philaenus spumarius}]

meadow vole
n : widely distributed in grasslands of northern United States and Canada [syn: {meadow mouse}, {Microtus pennsylvaticus}]

meadow-beauty family
n : a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals [syn: {Melastomataceae}, {family Melastomataceae}, {Melastomaceae}, {family Melastomaceae}]

meadowgrass
n : any of various grasses that thrive in the presence of abundant moisture [syn: {meadow grass}]

meadowlark
n : North American yellow-breasted songbirds [syn: {lark}]

Mead's milkweed
n : milkweed of central North America; a threatened species [syn: {Asclepias meadii}, {Asclepia meadii}]

meager
adj 1: deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare" [syn: {meagre}, {meagerly}] [ant: {ample}]
2: barely adequate; "a meager allowance" [syn: {scrimpy}]

meagerly
adj : deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare" [syn: {meager}, {meagre}] [ant: {ample}]
adv : to a meager degree or in a meager manner; "these voices are meagerly represented at the conference"; "the area is slenderly endowed with natural resources" [syn: {sparingly}, {slenderly}, {meagrely}] [ant: {amply}, {amply}]

meagerness
n : the quality of being meager; "an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot [syn: {meagreness}, {poorness}, {scantiness}, {scantness}, {exiguity}]

meagre
adj : deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare" [syn: {meager}, {meagerly}] [ant: {ample}]

meagrely
adv : to a meager degree or in a meager manner; "these voices are meagerly represented at the conference"; "the area is slenderly endowed with natural resources" [syn: {meagerly}, {sparingly}, {slenderly}] [ant: {amply}, {amply}]

meagreness
n : the quality of being meager; "an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot [syn: {meagerness}, {poorness}, {scantiness}, {scantness}, {exiguity}]

meal
n 1: the food served and eaten at one time [syn: {repast}]
2: any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times
3: coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse

meal plan
n : a plan and a room rate for providing meals to guests at a hotel [syn: {hotel plan}]

meal ticket
n 1: a source of income or livelihood
2: coupon redeemable at a restaurant and entitling the holder to a meal [syn: {luncheon voucher}]

mealberry
n : evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn [syn: {common bearberry}, {red bearberry}, {wild cranberry}, {hog cranberry}, {sand berry}, {sandberry}, {mountain box}, {bear's grape}, {creashak}, {Arctostaphylos uva-ursi}]

mealie
n : an ear of corn

mealier
mealy
adj : composed of or covered with relatively large particles; "granular sugar"; "gritty sand" [syn: {farinaceous}, {coarse-grained}, {grainy}, {granular}, {granulose}, {gritty}, {sandy}] [also: {mealiest}, {mealier}]

mealier
See {mealy}

mealiest
mealy
adj : composed of or covered with relatively large particles; "granular sugar"; "gritty sand" [syn: {farinaceous}, {coarse-grained}, {grainy}, {granular}, {granulose}, {gritty}, {sandy}] [also: {mealiest}, {mealier}]

mealiest
See {mealy}

mealtime
n : the hour at which a meal is habitually or customarily eaten

mealworm
n : the larva of beetles of the family Tenebrionidae

mealy
adj : composed of or covered with relatively large particles; "granular sugar"; "gritty sand" [syn: {farinaceous}, {coarse-grained}, {grainy}, {granular}, {granulose}, {gritty}, {sandy}] [also: {mealiest}, {mealier}]

mealy bug
n : scale-like plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees [syn: {mealybug}]

mealy sage
n : Texas sage having intensely blue flowers [syn: {blue sage}, {Salvia farinacea}]

mealybug
n : scale-like plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees [syn: {mealy bug}]

mealy-mouthed
adj : hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy; "a mealymouthed politician" [syn: {mealymouthed}]

mealymouthed
adj : hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy; "a mealymouthed politician" [syn: {mealy-mouthed}]

mean
adj 1: approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value; "the average income in New England is below that of the nation"; "of average height for his age"; "the mean annual rainfall" [syn: {average}, {mean(a)}]
2: characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood" [syn: {hateful}]
3: having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics" [syn: {base}, {meanspirited}]
4: excellent; "famous for a mean backhand"
5: marked by poverty befitting a beggar; "a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut" [syn: {beggarly}]
6: used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip" [syn: {mingy}, {miserly}, {tight}]
7: used of sums of money; so small in amount as to deserve contempt [syn: {beggarly}]
n : an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n [syn: {mean value}]
v 1: mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?" [syn: {intend}]
2: have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers" [syn: {entail}, {imply}]
3: denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means" [syn: {intend}, {signify}, {stand for}]
4: have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night" [syn: {intend}, {think}]
5: have a specified degree of importance; "My ex-husband means nothing to me"; "Happiness means everything"
6: intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!" [syn: {think of}, {have in mind}]
7: destine or designate for a certain purpose; "These flowers were meant for you" [also: {meant}]

mean deviation
n : the arithmetic mean of the absolute values of deviations from the mean of a distribution [syn: {mean deviation from the mean}]

mean deviation from the mean
n : the arithmetic mean of the absolute values of deviations from the mean of a distribution [syn: {mean deviation}]

mean distance
n : the arithmetic mean of the maximum and minimum distances of a celestial body (satellite or secondary star) from its primary

mean solar day
n : time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day" [syn: {day}, {twenty-four hours}, {solar day}]

mean solar time
n : (astronomy) time based on the motion of the mean sun (an imaginary sun moving uniformly along the celestial equator) [syn: {mean time}]

mean sun
n : a theoretical sun that moves along the celestial equator at a constant speed and completes its annual course in the same amount of time the real sun takes at variable speeds

mean time
n : (astronomy) time based on the motion of the mean sun (an imaginary sun moving uniformly along the celestial equator) [syn: {mean solar time}]

mean value
n : an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n [syn: {mean}]

meander
n : a curve in a stream
v : to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body" [syn: {weave}, {wind}, {thread}, {wander}]

meandering
adj : of a path e.g.; "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road" [syn: {meandering(a)}, {rambling}, {wandering(a)}, {winding}]

meanderingly
adv : in a meandering manner; "the river ran meanderingly through the valley"

meanie
n : a person of mean disposition [syn: {meany}, {unkind person}]

meaning
adj : rich in significance or implication; "a meaning look"; "pregnant with meaning" [syn: {meaning(a)}, {pregnant}, {significant}]
n 1: the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambigtuous" [syn: {significance}, {signification}, {import}]
2: the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?" [syn: {substance}]

meaningful
adj : having a meaning or purpose; "a meaningful explanation"; "a meaningful discussion"; "a meaningful pause" [ant: {meaningless}]

meaningfully
adv : in a meaningful manner; so as to be meaningful; "He glanced at her meaningfully"

meaningfulness
n : the quality of having great value or significance [ant: {meaninglessness}]

meaningless
adj : having no meaning or direction or purpose; "a meaningless endeavor"; "a meaningless life"; "a verbose but meaningless explanation" [syn: {nonmeaningful}] [ant: {meaningful}]

meaninglessness
n 1: a message that seems to convey no meaning [syn: {nonsense}, {bunk}, {nonsensicality}, {hokum}]
2: the quality of having great value or significance; "he resented the meaninglessness of the tasks they assigned him" [ant: {meaningfulness}]

meanly
adv 1: in a nasty ill-tempered manner; "`Don't expect me to help you,' he added nastily" [syn: {nastily}]
2: in a despicable, ignoble manner; "this new leader meanly threatens the deepest values of our society" [syn: {scurvily}, {basely}]
3: poorly or in an inferior manner; "troops meanly equipped"
4: in a miserly manner; "they lived meanly and without ostentation" [syn: {humbly}]

meanness
n 1: the quality of being deliberately mean [syn: {beastliness}]
2: extreme stinginess [syn: {minginess}, {niggardliness}, {niggardness}, {parsimony}, {parsimoniousness}, {tightness}, {tightfistedness}, {closeness}]

means
n 1: how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success" [syn: {agency}, {way}]
2: instrumentality used to achieve an end
3: considerable capital (wealth or income); "he is a man of means" [syn: {substance}]

means grass
n : tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States where it is a serious pest on cultivated land [syn: {Johnson grass}, {Aleppa grass}, {evergreen millet}, {Sorghum halepense}, {Sorghum halapense}]

means test
n : an inquiry into the financial position of someone applying for financial aid

meanspirited
adj 1: lacking in magnanimity; "it seems ungenerous to end this review of a splendid work of scholarship on a critical note"- Times Litt. Sup.; "a meanspirited man unwilling to forgive" [syn: {ungenerous}] [ant: {generous}]
2: having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics" [syn: {base}, {mean}]

meanspiritedly
adv : in a meanspirited manner

meant
mean
adj 1: approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value; "the average income in New England is below that of the nation"; "of average height for his age"; "the mean annual rainfall" [syn: {average}, {mean(a)}]
2: characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood" [syn: {hateful}]
3: having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics" [syn: {base}, {meanspirited}]
4: excellent; "famous for a mean backhand"
5: marked by poverty befitting a beggar; "a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut" [syn: {beggarly}]
6: used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip" [syn: {mingy}, {miserly}, {tight}]
7: used of sums of money; so small in amount as to deserve contempt [syn: {beggarly}]
n : an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n [syn: {mean value}]
v 1: mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?" [syn: {intend}]
2: have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers" [syn: {entail}, {imply}]
3: denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means" [syn: {intend}, {signify}, {stand for}]
4: have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night" [syn: {intend}, {think}]
5: have a specified degree of importance; "My ex-husband means nothing to me"; "Happiness means everything"
6: intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!" [syn: {think of}, {have in mind}]
7: destine or designate for a certain purpose; "These flowers were meant for you" [also: {meant}]

meant
See {mean}

meantime
adv : during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" [syn: {meanwhile}, {in the meantime}]

meanwhile
adv 1: at the same time but in another place; "meanwhile, back at the ranch..."
2: during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" [syn: {meantime}, {in the meantime}]

Meany
n 1: United States labor leader who was the first president of the AFL-CIO (1894-1980) [syn: {George Meany}]
2: a person of mean disposition [syn: {meanie}, {unkind person}]

mearstone
n : an old term for a landmark that consisted of a pile of stones surmounted by an upright slab [syn: {merestone}, {meerestone}]

measles
n : an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children [syn: {rubeola}, {morbilli}]

measlier
measly
adj : contemptibly small in amount; "a measly tip"; "the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"; "a paltry wage"; "almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans" [syn: {miserable}, {paltry}] [also: {measliest}, {measlier}]

measlier
See {measly}

measliest
measly
adj : contemptibly small in amount; "a measly tip"; "the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"; "a paltry wage"; "almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans" [syn: {miserable}, {paltry}] [also: {measliest}, {measlier}]

measliest
See {measly}

measly
adj : contemptibly small in amount; "a measly tip"; "the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"; "a paltry wage"; "almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans" [syn: {miserable}, {paltry}] [also: {measliest}, {measlier}]

measurability
n : the quality of being measurable [syn: {quantifiability}]

measurable
adj 1: possible to be measured; "measurable depths" [syn: {mensurable}] [ant: {immeasurable}]
2: of distinguished importance; "a measurable figure in literature"

measurably
adv : to a measurable degree; "the difference is measurably large" [ant: {immeasurably}]

measure
n 1: the act or process of measuring; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate" [syn: {measurement}, {measuring}, {mensuration}]
2: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "they set the measure for all subsequent work" [syn: {standard}, {criterion}, {touchstone}]
3: how much there is of something that you can quantify [syn: {quantity}, {amount}]
4: any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime" [syn: {step}]
5: a statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a public hearing on the bill" [syn: {bill}]
6: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse [syn: {meter}, {metre}, {beat}, {cadence}]
7: musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song" [syn: {bar}]
8: measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements [syn: {measuring stick}, {measuring rod}]
v 1: determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of; "Measure the length of the wall" [syn: {mensurate}, {measure out}]
2: express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?" [syn: {quantify}]
3: have certain dimensions; "This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches"
4: place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional" [syn: {evaluate}, {valuate}, {assess}, {appraise}, {value}]

measure out
v : determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of; "Measure the length of the wall" [syn: {measure}, {mensurate}]

measure up
v : prove capable or fit; meet requirements [syn: {qualify}]

measured
adj 1: determined by measurement; "the measured distance was less than a mile" [ant: {unmeasured}]
2: the rhythmic arrangement of syllables [syn: {metrical}, {metric}]
3: carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult"; "with measured irony" [syn: {calculated}, {deliberate}]
4: with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed" [syn: {careful}, {deliberate}]

measuredly
adv : in a deliberate unhurried manner; "she was working deliberately" [syn: {deliberately}]

measureless
adj : without limits in extent or size or quantity; "immeasurable vastness of our solar system" [syn: {illimitable}, {limitless}, {unmeasured}]

measurement
n : the act or process of measuring; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate" [syn: {measuring}, {measure}, {mensuration}]

measurer
n : a person who makes measurements

measuring
n : the act or process of measuring; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate" [syn: {measurement}, {measure}, {mensuration}]

measuring block
n : a unit of measurement [syn: {measuring unit}]

measuring cup
n : graduated cup used for measuring ingredients

measuring device
n : instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something [syn: {measuring instrument}, {measuring system}]

measuring instrument
n : instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something [syn: {measuring system}, {measuring device}]

measuring rod
n : measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements [syn: {measuring stick}, {measure}]

measuring stick
n : measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements [syn: {measure}, {measuring rod}]

measuring system
n : instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something [syn: {measuring instrument}, {measuring device}]

measuring unit
n : a unit of measurement [syn: {measuring block}]

measuring worm
n : small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae [syn: {inchworm}, {looper}]

meat
n 1: the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
2: the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone; "black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell" [syn: {kernel}]
3: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: {kernel}, {substance}, {core}, {center}, {essence}, {gist}, {heart}, {heart and soul}, {inwardness}, {marrow}, {nub}, {pith}, {sum}, {nitty-gritty}]

meat and potatoes
n : the fundamental part; "successful negotiation is the meat and potatoes of arbitration"

meat cleaver
n : a butcher's knife having a large square blade [syn: {cleaver}, {chopper}]

meat counter
n : counter where meats are displayed for sale

meat grinder
n 1: a mill for grinding meat
2: any action resulting in injury or destruction; "the meat grinder of politics destroyed his reputation"; "allied forces crumbled before the Wehrmacht meat grinder"

meat hook
n : a strong pointed hook from which the carcasses of animals are hung

meat hooks
n : large strong hand (as of a fighter); "wait till I get my hooks on him" [syn: {hooks}, {maulers}]

meat house
n 1: a small house where smoke is used to cure meat or fish [syn: {smokehouse}]
2: a small house (on a farm) where meat is stored

meat loaf
n : a baked loaf of ground meat [syn: {meatloaf}]

meat market
n : a shop in which meat and poultry (and sometimes fish) are sold [syn: {butcher shop}]

meat packer
n : a wholesaler in the meat-packing business [syn: {packer}]

meat packing
n : wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers) [syn: {meatpacking}, {meat-packing business}]

meat pie
n : pie made with meat or fowl enclosed in pastry or covered with pastry or biscuit dough

meat safe
n : a safe for storing meat

meat thermometer
n : a thermometer that is inserted into the center of a roast (with the top away from the heat source); used to measure how well done the meat is

meatball
n : ground meat formed into a ball and fried or simmered in broth

meat-eating
adj : (of animals) carnivorous [syn: {flesh-eating(a)}, {meat-eating(a)}, {zoophagous}]

meatier
meaty
adj 1: like or containing meat; "enough of vegetarianism; let's have a meaty meal" [ant: {meatless}]
2: having substance and prompting thought; "a meaty discussion" [syn: {substantive}] [also: {meatiest}, {meatier}]

meatier
See {meaty}

meatiest
meaty
adj 1: like or containing meat; "enough of vegetarianism; let's have a meaty meal" [ant: {meatless}]
2: having substance and prompting thought; "a meaty discussion" [syn: {substantive}] [also: {meatiest}, {meatier}]

meatiest
See {meaty}

meatless
adj : lacking meat; "meatless days" [ant: {meaty}]

meatloaf
n : a baked loaf of ground meat [syn: {meat loaf}]

meatman
n : a retailer of meat [syn: {butcher}]

meatpacking
n : wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers) [syn: {meat packing}, {meat-packing business}]

meat-packing business
n : wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers) [syn: {meatpacking}, {meat packing}]

meatus
n : a natural body passageway

meaty
adj 1: like or containing meat; "enough of vegetarianism; let's have a meaty meal" [ant: {meatless}]
2: having substance and prompting thought; "a meaty discussion" [syn: {substantive}] [also: {meatiest}, {meatier}]

Mebaral
n : a long-acting crystalline barbiturate (trade name Mebaral) used as a sedative and as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy [syn: {mephobarbital}]

mebendazole
n : an anthelmintic used to treat hookworm and pinworm and roundworm infestations

Mecca
n 1: joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia; located in western Saudi Arabia; as the birthplace of Muhammad it is the holiest city of Islam
2: a place that attracts many visitors; "New York is a mecca for young artists"

Meccano
n : a child's construction set for making mechanical models [syn: {Meccano set}]

Meccano set
n : a child's construction set for making mechanical models [syn: {Meccano}]

mechanic
adj : resembling the action of a machine; "from blank to blank a threadless way I pushed mechanic feet"- Emily Dickenson
n 1: a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools [syn: {machinist}, {shop mechanic}]
2: someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles [syn: {automobile mechanic}, {auto-mechanic}, {car-mechanic}, {grease monkey}]

mechanical
adj 1: using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices; "a mechanical process"; "his smile was very mechanical"; "a mechanical toy" [ant: {nonmechanical}]
2: relating to or concerned with machinery or tools; "mechanical arts"; "mechanical design"; "mechanical skills" [syn: {mechanically skillful}]
3: relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics; "a belief that the universe is a mechanical contrivance"; "the mechanical pressure of a strong wind"
4: lacking thought or feeling [syn: {mechanistic}]

mechanical advantage
n : the ratio of the force exerted by a machine to the force applied to it

mechanical device
n : mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles

mechanical drawing
n 1: scale drawing of a machine or architectural plan etc,
2: the craft of drawing blueprints [syn: {drafting}]

mechanical energy
n : energy in a mechanical form

mechanical engineer
n : a person trained to design and construct machines

mechanical engineering
n : the branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of machinery

mechanical man
n : an automaton that resembles a human being [syn: {android}, {humanoid}]

mechanical mixture
n : a mixture whose components can be separated by mechanical means

mechanical phenomenon
n : a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objects

mechanical piano
n : a mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys [syn: {Pianola}, {player piano}]

mechanical press
n : any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids [syn: {press}]

mechanical system
n : a system of elements that interact on mechanical principles

mechanically
adv 1: in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism; "this door opens mechanically" [syn: {automatically}]
2: in a machine-like manner; without feeling; "he smiled mechanically"

mechanically skillful
adj : relating to or concerned with machinery or tools; "mechanical arts"; "mechanical design"; "mechanical skills" [syn: {mechanical}]

mechanics
n 1: the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference
2: the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style" [syn: {mechanism}]

mechanic's lien
n : lien to secure payment for work and materials in erecting or repairing a building or other structure

mechanisation
n 1: the condition of having a highly technical implementation [syn: {mechanization}]
2: the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware; "automation replaces human workers by machines" [syn: {automation}, {mechanization}]

mechanise
v 1: equip with armed and armored motor vehicles; "mechanize armies" [syn: {mechanize}, {motorize}, {motorise}]
2: make monotonous; make automatic or routine; "If your work becomes too mechanized, change jobs!" [syn: {mechanize}]
3: make mechanical; "mechanize the procedure" [syn: {mechanize}]

mechanised
adj 1: using vehicles; "motorized warfare" [syn: {mechanized}, {motorized}]
2: equipped with machinery; "a mechanized factory" [syn: {mechanized}]

mechanism
n 1: the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction; "he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions" [syn: {chemical mechanism}]
2: the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style" [syn: {mechanics}]
3: a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function; "the mechanism of the ear"; "the mechanism of infection"
4: (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes
5: device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function

mechanist
n : a philosopher who subscribes to the doctrine of mechanism

mechanistic
adj 1: explained in terms of physical forces; "a mechanistic universe"
2: of or relating to the philosophical theory of mechanism
3: lacking thought or feeling [syn: {mechanical}]

mechanistically
adv : in a mechanistic manner; "Handel achieves a huge breadth of musical thought when composing almost mechanistically in the least weighty of styles"

mechanization
n 1: the condition of having a highly technical implementation [syn: {mechanisation}]
2: the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware; "automation replaces human workers by machines" [syn: {automation}, {mechanisation}]

mechanize
v 1: equip with armed and armored motor vehicles; "mechanize armies" [syn: {mechanise}, {motorize}, {motorise}]
2: make monotonous; make automatic or routine; "If your work becomes too mechanized, change jobs!" [syn: {mechanise}]
3: make mechanical; "mechanize the procedure" [syn: {mechanise}]

mechanized
adj 1: equipped with machinery; "a mechanized factory" [syn: {mechanised}]
2: using vehicles; "motorized warfare" [syn: {mechanised}, {motorized}]

mechanized cavalry
n : an armored unit of a modern army equipped with motor vehicles

Mecholyl
n : parasympathomimetic drug (trademark Mecholyl) that stimulates secretions and smooth muscle activity [syn: {methacholine}]

Meckel's diverticulum
n : a congenital diverticulum in the ileum resulting from incomplete closure of the yolk sac

meclizine
n : an antihistamine (trade name Antivert) used to treat or prevent motion sickness [syn: {meclizine hydrochloride}, {Antivert}]

meclizine hydrochloride
n : an antihistamine (trade name Antivert) used to treat or prevent motion sickness [syn: {meclizine}, {Antivert}]

meclofenamate
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Meclomen) used to treat arthritis [syn: {meclofenamate sodium}, {Meclomen}]

meclofenamate sodium
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Meclomen) used to treat arthritis [syn: {meclofenamate}, {Meclomen}]

Meclomen
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Meclomen) used to treat arthritis [syn: {meclofenamate}, {meclofenamate sodium}]

meconium
n : thick dark green mucoid material that is the first feces of a newborn child

Meconopsis
n : herbs almost entirely of mountains of China and Tibet; often monocarpic [syn: {genus Meconopsis}]

Meconopsis betonicifolia
n : Chinese perennial having mauve-pink to bright sky blue flowers in drooping cymes [syn: {blue poppy}]

Meconopsis cambrica
n : widely cultivated west European plant with showy pale yellow flowers [syn: {Welsh poppy}]

Mecoptera
n : an order of carnivorous insects usually having long membranous wings and long beaklike heads with chewing mouths at the tip [syn: {order Mecoptera}]

mecopteran
n : any of various carnivorous insects of the order Mecoptera

mecopterous
adj : of or relating to mecopterans

MEd
n : a master's degree in education [syn: {Master of Education}]

medai guru
n : someone who advises about the use of communication media [syn: {media consultant}]

Medaille Militaire
n : a French military decoration

medal
n : an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event [syn: {decoration}, {laurel wreath}, {medallion}, {palm}, {ribbon}] [also: {medalling}, {medalled}]

Medal of Honor
n : the highest U.S. military decoration awarded for bravery and valor in action `above and beyond the call of duty' [syn: {Congressional Medal of Honor}]

medal play
n : golf scoring by total strokes taken [syn: {stroke play}]

medal winner
n : (golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament [syn: {medalist}, {medallist}]

medalist
n 1: someone who has won a medal [syn: {medallist}]
2: (golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament [syn: {medallist}, {medal winner}]

medalled
medal
n : an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event [syn: {decoration}, {laurel wreath}, {medallion}, {palm}, {ribbon}] [also: {medalling}, {medalled}]

medalled
See {medal}

medalling
medal
n : an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event [syn: {decoration}, {laurel wreath}, {medallion}, {palm}, {ribbon}] [also: {medalling}, {medalled}]

medalling
See {medal}

medallion
n 1: any of various large ancient Greek coins
2: a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat); "medallions of veal"
3: an emblem indicating that a taxicab is registered
4: an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event [syn: {decoration}, {laurel wreath}, {medal}, {palm}, {ribbon}]

medallist
n 1: someone who has won a medal [syn: {medalist}]
2: (golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament [syn: {medalist}, {medal winner}]

Medan
n : a city in Indonesia; located in northeastern Sumatra

Medawar
n : British immunologist (born in Brazil) who studied tissue transplants and discovered that the rejection of grafts was an immune response (1915-1987) [syn: {Peter Medawar}, {Sir Peter Brian Medawar}]

meddle
v : intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly; "Don't meddle in my affairs!" [syn: {tamper}]

meddle with
v : poke one's nose into [syn: {poke into}, {intrude into}, {horn in}]

meddler
n : an officious annoying person who interferes with others

meddlesome
adj : intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people's business" [syn: {interfering}, {meddling}, {officious}, {busy}, {busybodied}]

meddlesomeness
n : aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing yourself or your ideas without invitation [syn: {intrusiveness}, {officiousness}]

meddling
adj : intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people's business" [syn: {interfering}, {meddlesome}, {officious}, {busy}, {busybodied}]
n : the act of altering something secretly or improperly [syn: {tampering}]

Medea
n : (Greek mythology) a princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father

Medellin
n : city in western Colombia; important coffee center

Medellin cartel
n : a drug cartel in Colombia; controlled the production of cocaine from the 1970s until 1993 when the leader was killed

medevac
n : the evacuation of persons (usually be air transportation) to a place where they can recieve medical care [syn: {medical evacuation}, {medivac}]

medfly
n : small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit [syn: {Mediterranean fruit fly}, {Ceratitis capitata}]

Medford
n 1: a town in southwestern Oregon; a summer resort
2: town in northeastern Massachusetts; residential suburb of Boston

Medgar Evers
n : United States civil rights worker in Mississippi; was killed by a sniper (1925-1963) [syn: {Evers}, {Medgar Wiley Evers}]

Medgar Wiley Evers
n : United States civil rights worker in Mississippi; was killed by a sniper (1925-1963) [syn: {Evers}, {Medgar Evers}]

media
medium
adj 1: around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "a plane with intermediate range"; "medium bombers" [syn: {average}, {intermediate}]
2: (of meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside
n 1: a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
2: the surrounding environment; "fish require an aqueous medium"
3: an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
4: (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms [syn: {culture medium}]
5: an intervening substance through which something is achieved; "the dissolving medium is called a solvent"
6: a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter
7: (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed
8: a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position; "a happy medium"
9: someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; "he consulted several mediums" [syn: {spiritualist}] 10: transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public [syn: {mass medium}] 11: an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier" [syn: {metier}] [also: {media} (pl)]

media
See {medium} [also: {mediae} (pl)]

media consultant
n : someone who advises about the use of communication media [syn: {medai guru}]

mediacy
n : the quality of being mediate [syn: {mediateness}] [ant: {immediacy}]

mediae
media See {medium} [also: {mediae} (pl)]

mediae
See {media}

mediaeval
adj 1: relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages; "Medieval scholars"; "Medieval times" [syn: {medieval}]
2: as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened; "a medieval attitude toward dating" [syn: {medieval}, {gothic}]

medial
adj 1: dividing an animal into right and left halves [syn: {median}]
2: relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle [syn: {median}]

medial condyle
n : a condyle on the inner side of the lower extremity of the femur

medial geniculate body
n : a neural structure that serves as the last of a series of processing centers along the auditory pathway from the cochlea to the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex [syn: {corpus geniculatum mediale}]

medial rectus
n : the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball medially [syn: {medial rectus muscle}, {rectus medialis}]

medial rectus muscle
n : the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball medially [syn: {medial rectus}, {rectus medialis}]

medially
adv : in a medial position; "this consonant always occurs medially"

median
adj 1: relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in an even-numbered set); "the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20"; "the median income for the year was $15,000" [syn: {median(a)}, {average}]
2: dividing an animal into right and left halves [syn: {medial}]
3: relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle [syn: {medial}]
n : the value below which 50% of the cases fall [syn: {median value}]

median value
n : the value below which 50% of the cases fall [syn: {median}]

mediant
n : (music) the third note of a diatonic scale; midway between the tonic and the dominant

mediastina
mediastinum
n : the part of the thoracic cavity between the lungs that contains the heart and aorta and esophagus and trachea and thymus [also: {mediastina} (pl)]

mediastina
See {mediastinum}

mediastinum
n : the part of the thoracic cavity between the lungs that contains the heart and aorta and esophagus and trachea and thymus [also: {mediastina} (pl)]

mediate
adj 1: acting through or dependent on an intervening agency; "the disease spread by mediate as well as direct contact" [ant: {immediate}]
2: being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series; "adolescence is an awkward in-between age"; "in a mediate position"; "the middle point on a line" [syn: {in-between}, {middle}]
v 1: act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; "He interceded in the family dispute"; "He mediated a settlement" [syn: {intercede}, {intermediate}, {liaise}, {arbitrate}]
2: occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others; "mediate between the old and the new"

mediated
adj : acting or brought about through an intervening agency; "the mediated settlement brought satisfaction to both sides"

mediateness
n : the quality of being mediate [syn: {mediacy}] [ant: {immediacy}]

mediation
n 1: negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
2: the act of mediating [syn: {intermediation}]

mediator
n : a negotiator who acts as a link between parties [syn: {go-between}, {intermediator}, {intermediary}, {intercessor}]

mediatorial
adj : of or relating to a mediator or the duties of a mediator

mediatory
adj : of or related to or directed toward mediation

mediatrix
n : a woman who is a mediator

medic
n 1: any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves [syn: {medick}, {trefoil}]
2: a medical practitioner in the armed forces [syn: {medical officer}]

Medicago
n : a genus of herbs that resemble clover [syn: {genus Medicago}]

Medicago arborea
n : evergreen shrub of southern European highlands having downy foliage and a succession of yellow flowers throughout the summer followed by curious snail-shaped pods [syn: {moon trefoil}]

Medicago echinus
n : an annual of the Mediterranean area having spiny seed pods and leaves with dark spots [syn: {Calvary clover}, {Medicago intertexta}]

Medicago falcata
n : European medic naturalized in North America having yellow flowers and sickle-shaped pods [syn: {sickle alfalfa}, {sickle lucerne}, {sickle medick}]

Medicago intertexta
n : an annual of the Mediterranean area having spiny seed pods and leaves with dark spots [syn: {Calvary clover}, {Medicago echinus}]

Medicago lupulina
n : prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America [syn: {black medick}, {hop clover}, {yellow trefoil}, {nonesuch clover}]

Medicago sativa
n : important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop [syn: {alfalfa}, {lucerne}]

Medicaid
n : health care for the needy; a federally and state-funded program

medicaid funds
n : public funds used to pay for medicaid

medical
adj 1: relating to the study or practice of medicine; "the medical profession"; "a medical student"; "medical school"
2: requiring or amenable to treatment by medicine especially as opposed to surgery; "medical treatment"; "pheumonia is a medical disease" [ant: {surgical}]
3: of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art [syn: {aesculapian}]
n : a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person [syn: {checkup}, {medical checkup}, {medical examination}, {medical exam}, {health check}]

medical aid
n : professional treatment for illness or injury [syn: {medical care}]

medical assistant
n : a person trained to assist medical professionals

medical bill
n : statement of charges for medical services [syn: {doctor's bill}]

medical building
n : building where medicine is practiced [syn: {health facility}, {healthcare facility}]

medical care
n : professional treatment for illness or injury [syn: {medical aid}]

medical center
n : the part of a city where medical facilities are centered

medical checkup
n : a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person [syn: {checkup}, {medical examination}, {medical exam}, {medical}, {health check}]

medical community
n : the body of individuals who are qualified to practice medicine [syn: {medical profession}]

medical diagnosis
n : identification a disease from its symptoms

medical dressing
n : a cloth covering for a wound or sore [syn: {dressing}]

medical evacuation
n : the evacuation of persons (usually be air transportation) to a place where they can recieve medical care [syn: {medevac}, {medivac}]

medical exam
n : a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person [syn: {checkup}, {medical checkup}, {medical examination}, {medical}, {health check}]

medical examination
n : a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person [syn: {checkup}, {medical checkup}, {medical exam}, {medical}, {health check}]

medical examiner
n : a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes [syn: {coroner}]

medical expense
n : amount spent for diagnosis or treatment or prevention of medical problems

medical extern
n : a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there [syn: {extern}]

medical history
n : the case history of a medical patient [syn: {medical record}, {anamnesis}]

medical institution
n : an institution created for the practice of medicine

medical instrument
n : instrument used in the practice of medicine

medical intern
n : an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term) [syn: {intern}, {interne}, {houseman}]

Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System
n : relational database of the United States National Library of Medicine for the storage and retrieval of bibliographical information concerning the biomedical literature [syn: {MEDLARS}]

medical man
n : someone who practices medicine [syn: {medical practitioner}]

medical officer
n : a medical practitioner in the armed forces [syn: {medic}]

medical practice
n : the practice of medicine

medical practitioner
n : someone who practices medicine [syn: {medical man}]

medical procedure
n : a procedure employed by medical or dental practitioners

medical profession
n : the body of individuals who are qualified to practice medicine [syn: {medical community}]

medical prognosis
n : a prediction of the course of a disease [syn: {prognosis}, {prospect}]

medical record
n : the case history of a medical patient [syn: {medical history}, {anamnesis}]

medical relation
n : the professional relation between a health care professional and a patient

medical report
n : a report of the results of a medical examination of a patient

medical school
n : a graduate school offering study leading to a medical degree [syn: {school of medicine}]

medical science
n : the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease

medical scientist
n : a scientist who studies disease processes

medical social worker
n : an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients [syn: {almoner}]

medical specialist
n : practices one branch of medicine [syn: {specialist}]

medical specialty
n : the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques [syn: {medicine}]

medical student
n : a student in medical school [syn: {medico}]

medically
adv : involving medical practice; "medically trained nurses"; "medically correct treatment"

medicament
n : (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease [syn: {medicine}, {medication}, {medicinal drug}]

Medicare
n : health care for the aged; a federally administered system of health insurance available to persons aged 65 and over

medicare check
n : a check reimbursing an aged person for the expenses of health care [syn: {medicare payment}]

medicare payment
n : a check reimbursing an aged person for the expenses of health care [syn: {medicare check}]

medicate
v 1: impregnate with a medicinal substance
2: treat medicinally, treat with medicine [syn: {medicine}]

medication
n 1: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease [syn: {medicine}, {medicament}, {medicinal drug}]
2: the act of treating with medicines or remedies

medicative
adj : having the properties of medicine; "medicative drugs"; "medicinal herbs"; "medicinal properties" [syn: {medicinal}]

Medici
n : aristocratic Italian family of powerful merchants and bankers who ruled Florence in the 15th century

medicinal
adj : having the properties of medicine; "medicative drugs"; "medicinal herbs"; "medicinal properties" [syn: {medicative}]

medicinal drug
n : (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease [syn: {medicine}, {medication}, {medicament}]

medicinal leech
n : large European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting [syn: {Hirudo medicinalis}]

medicinally
adv : in a medicinal manner

medicine
n 1: the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques [syn: {medical specialty}]
2: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease [syn: {medication}, {medicament}, {medicinal drug}]
3: the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" [syn: {practice of medicine}]
4: punishment for one's actions; "you have to face the music"; "take your medicine" [syn: {music}]
v : treat medicinally, treat with medicine [syn: {medicate}]

medicine ball
n : heavy ball used in physical training

medicine cabinet
n : cabinet that holds medicines and toiletries [syn: {medicine chest}]

medicine chest
n : cabinet that holds medicines and toiletries [syn: {medicine cabinet}]

medicine man
n : a Native American shaman

medick
n : any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves [syn: {medic}, {trefoil}]

medico
n 1: a student in medical school [syn: {medical student}]
2: a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor" [syn: {doctor}, {doc}, {physician}, {MD}, {Dr.}]

medicolegal
adj : pertaining to legal aspects of the practice of medicine (as malpractice or patient consent for operations or patient information)

mediety
n : one of two (approximately) equal parts [syn: {moiety}]

medieval
adj 1: relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages; "Medieval scholars"; "Medieval times" [syn: {mediaeval}]
2: as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened; "a medieval attitude toward dating" [syn: {mediaeval}, {gothic}]
3: characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages; "chivalric rites"; "the knightly years" [syn: {chivalric}, {knightly}]

Medieval Greek
n : the Greek language from about 600 to 1200 AD [syn: {Middle Greek}, {Byzantine Greek}]

Medieval Latin
n : Latin used for liturgical purposes during the Middle Ages

medieval mode
n : any of a system of modes used in Gregorian chants up until 1600; derived historically from the Greek mode [syn: {ecclesiastical mode}, {Gregorian mode}, {church mode}]

medieval Schoolman
n : a scholar in one of the universities of the Middle Ages; versed in scholasticism [syn: {Schoolman}]

Medina
n 1: a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam [syn: {Al Madinah}]
2: the ancient quarter of many cities in northern Africa

Medinilla
n : tropical Old World ornamental evergreen shrubs having fleshy leaves and large panicles of white pink flowers [syn: {genus Medinilla}]

Medinilla magnifica
n : a beautiful tropical evergreen epiphytic shrub grown for its lush foliage and huge panicles of pink flowers; Philippines

mediocre
adj 1: moderate to inferior in quality; "they improved the quality from mediocre to above average"; "he would make a poor spy" [syn: {poor}, {second-rate}]
2: of no exceptional quality or ability; "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best" [syn: {average}, {fair}, {middling}]
3: poor to middling in quality; "there have been good and mediocre and bad artists"

mediocrity
n 1: ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding [syn: {averageness}]
2: a person of second-rate ability or value; "a team of aging second-raters"; "shone among the mediocrities who surrounded him" [syn: {second-rater}]

meditate
v 1: reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" [syn: {chew over}, {think over}, {ponder}, {excogitate}, {contemplate}, {muse}, {reflect}, {mull}, {mull over}, {ruminate}, {speculate}]
2: think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study" [syn: {study}, {contemplate}]

meditation
n 1: continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature; "the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge" [syn: {speculation}]
2: (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects)

meditative
adj : persistently or morbidly thoughtful [syn: {brooding}, {broody}, {contemplative}, {musing}, {pensive}, {pondering}, {reflective}, {ruminative}]

meditatively
adv : in a meditative manner; "round and round, while meditatively, as a cow chewing the cud, he let his eyes rest on the flat water ahead of him"

meditativeness
n : deep serious thoughtfulness [syn: {pensiveness}, {contemplativeness}]

Mediterranean
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of or located near the Mediterranean Sea; "Mediterranean countries"
n : the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia [syn: {Mediterranean Sea}]

Mediterranean anaemia
n : an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin [syn: {thalassemia}, {thalassaemia}, {Mediterranean anemia}]

mediterranean anchovy
n : esteemed for its flavor; usually preserved or used for sauces and relishes [syn: {Engraulis encrasicholus}]

Mediterranean anemia
n : an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin [syn: {thalassemia}, {thalassaemia}, {Mediterranean anaemia}]

Mediterranean cypress
n : tall Eurasian cypress with thin gray bark and ascending branches [syn: {Italian cypress}, {Cupressus sempervirens}]

Mediterranean fever
n : infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache [syn: {brucellosis}, {undulant fever}, {Malta fever}, {Gibraltar fever}, {Rock fever}]

Mediterranean flour moth
n : small moth whose larvae damage stored grain and flour [syn: {Anagasta kuehniella}]

Mediterranean fruit fly
n : small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit [syn: {medfly}, {Ceratitis capitata}]

Mediterranean hackberry
n : bright green deciduous shade tree of southern Europe [syn: {European hackberry}, {Celtis australis}]

Mediterranean Sea
n : the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia [syn: {Mediterranean}]

Mediterranean snapdragon
n : perennial native to the Mediterranean but widely cultivated for its purple or pink flowers [syn: {Antirrhinum majus}]

Mediterranean water shrew
n : a type of water shrew [syn: {Neomys anomalus}]

medium
adj 1: around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "a plane with intermediate range"; "medium bombers" [syn: {average}, {intermediate}]
2: (of meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside
n 1: a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
2: the surrounding environment; "fish require an aqueous medium"
3: an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
4: (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms [syn: {culture medium}]
5: an intervening substance through which something is achieved; "the dissolving medium is called a solvent"
6: a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter
7: (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed
8: a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position; "a happy medium"
9: someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; "he consulted several mediums" [syn: {spiritualist}] 10: transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public [syn: {mass medium}] 11: an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier" [syn: {metier}] [also: {media} (pl)]

medium frequency
n : 300 to 3000 kilohertz [syn: {MF}]

medium of exchange
n : anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region [syn: {monetary system}]

medium steel
n : steel with 0.15-0.3% carbon

medium wave
n : a radio wave with a wavelength between 100 and 1000 meters (a frequency between 300 kiloHertz and 3000 kiloHertz)

medivac
n : the evacuation of persons (usually be air transportation) to a place where they can recieve medical care [syn: {medical evacuation}, {medevac}]

medlar
n 1: small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit [syn: {wild medlar}, {wild medlar tree}, {Vangueria infausta}]
2: small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples [syn: {medlar tree}, {Mespilus germanica}]
3: South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and sweet-acid pithy flesh
4: crabapple-like fruit used for preserves

medlar tree
n : small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples [syn: {medlar}, {Mespilus germanica}]

MEDLARS
n : relational database of the United States National Library of Medicine for the storage and retrieval of bibliographical information concerning the biomedical literature [syn: {Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System}]

medley
n : a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources [syn: {potpourri}, {pastiche}]

MEDLINE
n : the computer-based telephone system of the United States National Library of Medicine that provides rapid linkage to MEDLARS

Medoc
n : red Bordeaux wine from the Medoc district of southwestern France

medroxyprogesterone
n : a progestin compound (trade name Provera) used to treat menstrual disorders [syn: {Provera}]

medulla
n 1: a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers [syn: {myelin}, {myeline}]
2: lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata); "the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning" [syn: {medulla oblongata}, {bulb}]
3: the inner part of an organ or structure in plant or animal [ant: {cortex}] [also: {medullae} (pl)]

medulla oblongata
n : lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata); "the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning" [syn: {medulla}, {bulb}]

medulla spinalis
n : a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tube-like structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region [syn: {spinal cord}]

medullae
medulla
n 1: a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers [syn: {myelin}, {myeline}]
2: lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata); "the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning" [syn: {medulla oblongata}, {bulb}]
3: the inner part of an organ or structure in plant or animal [ant: {cortex}] [also: {medullae} (pl)]

medullae
See {medulla}

medullae oblongatae
See {medulla oblongata}

medullary
adj 1: containing or consisting of or resembling bone marrow
2: of or relating to the medulla oblongata
3: of or relating to the medulla of any body part

medullary ray
n : a sheet of vascular tissue separating the vascular bundles [syn: {vascular ray}]

medullary sheath
n : a layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers [syn: {myelin sheath}]

medullated
adj : (of neurons) covered with a layer of myelin [syn: {myelinated}] [ant: {unmyelinated}]

medullated nerve fiber
n : a nerve fiber encased in a sheath of myelin [syn: {myelinated nerve fiber}]

Medusa
n 1: (Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena; she was slain by Perseus
2: any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans [syn: {jellyfish}, {medusan}]
3: one of two forms that coelenterates take: is the free-swimming sexual stage in the life cycle of a coelenterate and has a gelatinous umbrella-shaped body and tentacles

medusae
See {medusa}

medusan
n : any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans [syn: {jellyfish}, {medusa}]

medusa's head
n 1: African dwarf succulent perennial shrub with numerous slender drooping branches [syn: {Euphorbia medusae}, {Euphorbia caput-medusae}]
2: weedy rye grass having long bristling awns [syn: {Elymus caput-medusae}]

medusoid
adj : relating to or resembling a medusa

meed
n : a fitting reward

meek
adj 1: humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing" [syn: {mild}, {modest}]
2: very docile; "tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes [syn: {tame}]
3: evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant; "compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others"; "a fine fiery blast against meek conformity"- Orville Prescott; "she looked meek but had the heart of a lion"; "was submissive and subservient" [syn: {compliant}, {spiritless}]

meekly
adv 1: in a submissive or spiritless manner; "meekly bowed to his wishes"
2: in a humble manner; "he humbly lowered his head" [syn: {humbly}]

meekness
n 1: the feeling of patient submissive humbleness [syn: {submission}]
2: a disposition to be patient and long suffering

meerestone
n : an old term for a landmark that consisted of a pile of stones surmounted by an upright slab [syn: {merestone}, {mearstone}]

meerkat
n : a mongoose-like viverrine of South Africa having a face like a lemur and only four toes [syn: {mierkat}]

meerschaum
n 1: a white clayey mineral [syn: {sepiolite}]
2: a pipe having a bowl made of meerschaum

meet
adj : being precisely fitting and right; "it is only meet that she should be seated first" [syn: {fitting}]
n : a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held [syn: {sports meeting}]
v 1: come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!" [syn: {ran into}, {encounter}, {run across}, {come across}, {see}]
2: get together socially or for a specific purpose [syn: {get together}]
3: be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this point" [syn: {converge}] [ant: {diverge}, {diverge}]
4: fill or meet a want or need [syn: {satisfy}, {fill}, {fulfill}, {fulfil}]
5: satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" [syn: {fit}, {conform to}]
6: satisfy or fulfill; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams" [syn: {match}, {cope with}]
7: get to know; get acquainted with; "I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!"; "we met in Singapore"
8: collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" [syn: {gather}, {assemble}, {forgather}, {foregather}]
9: meet by design; be present at the arrival of; "Can you meet me at the train station?" 10: contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary" [syn: {encounter}, {play}, {take on}] 11: experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition" [syn: {encounter}, {receive}] 12: undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate" [syn: {suffer}] 13: be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" [syn: {touch}, {adjoin}, {contact}] [also: {met}]

meet up with
v : meet with by appointment; "She met up with her former lover"

meeter
n : a person who participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees" [syn: {attendant}, {attender}, {attendee}]

meeting
n 1: a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson"
2: the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day" [syn: {coming together}]
3: a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal meeting in my livingroom" [syn: {get together}]
4: a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway" [syn: {encounter}]
5: the act of joining together as one; "the merging of the two groups occurred quickly"; "there was no meeting of minds" [syn: {merging}, {coming together}]
6: a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers); "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers" [syn: {confluence}]

meeting house
n : columbine of eastern North America having long-spurred red flowers [syn: {honeysuckle}, {Aquilegia canadensis}]

meeting of minds
n : a state of cooperation [syn: {concurrence}]

meeting place
n : a public facility to meet for open discussion [syn: {forum}, {assembly}]

meetinghouse
n : a building for religious assembly (especially Nonconformists, e.g., Quakers) [syn: {conventicle}]

mefenamic acid
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic drug (trade name Ponstel) used to treat mild pain (especially menstrual cramps) [syn: {Ponstel}]

mefloquine
n : an antimalarial drug (trade name Larium and Maphaquine) that is effective in cases that do not respond to chloroquine; said to produce harmful neuropsychiatric effects on some people [syn: {mefloquine hydrochloride}, {Larium}, {Mephaquine}]

mefloquine hydrochloride
n : an antimalarial drug (trade name Larium and Maphaquine) that is effective in cases that do not respond to chloroquine; said to produce harmful neuropsychiatric effects on some people [syn: {mefloquine}, {Larium}, {Mephaquine}]

Mefoxin
n : one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity [syn: {cephalosporin}]

meg
n : the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros [syn: {million}, {1000000}, {one thousand thousand}]

megabat
n : large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit [syn: {fruit bat}]

megabit
n : one million bits

megabucks
n : a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house" [syn: {pile}, {bundle}, {big bucks}, {big money}]

megabyte
n : a unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes [syn: {MB}]

megacardia
n : an abnormal enlargement of the heart; "mild cardiomegaly is common in athletes" [syn: {cardiomegaly}, {megalocardia}, {enlarged heart}]

megacephaly
n : an abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical [syn: {macrocephaly}, {megalocephaly}]

Megachile
n : type genus of the Megachilidae: leaf-cutting bees [syn: {genus Megachile}]

Megachilidae
n : leaf-cutting and mason bees [syn: {family Megachilidae}]

Megachiroptera
n : fruit bats [syn: {suborder Megachiroptera}]

megacolon
n : an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung's disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)

megacycle
n : one million periods per second [syn: {megahertz}, {MHz}, {megacycle per second}, {Mc}]

megacycle per second
n : one million periods per second [syn: {megahertz}, {MHz}, {megacycle}, {Mc}]

megadeath
n : the death of a million people; "they calibrate the effects of atom bombs in megadeaths"

Megaderma
n : type genus of the Megadermatidae [syn: {genus Megaderma}]

Megaderma lyra
n : large carnivorous Old World bat with very large ears [syn: {big-eared bat}]

Megadermatidae
n : Old World false vampire bats [syn: {family Megadermatidae}]

Megaera
n : one of the three Furies

megaflop
n : (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system [syn: {MFLOP}, {million floating point operations per second}]

megagametophyte
n : the female gametophyte produced by the megaspore of a plant that produces both microspore and megaspores

megahertz
n : one million periods per second [syn: {MHz}, {megacycle per second}, {megacycle}, {Mc}]

megahit
n : an unsually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel) [syn: {blockbuster}, {smash hit}]

megakaryocyte
n : a large bone marrow cell; regarded as the source of blood platelets

megakaryocytic
adj : of or pertaining to large bone marrow cells

megalith
n : memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe) [syn: {megalithic structure}]

megalithic
adj : of or relating to megaliths or the people who erected megaliths; "megalithic monuments like Stonehenge"

megalithic structure
n : memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe) [syn: {megalith}]

Megalobatrachus
n : giant salamanders; in some classifications included in the genus Cryptobranchus [syn: {genus Megalobatrachus}]

Megalobatrachus maximus
n : large (up to more than three feet) edible salamander of Asia [syn: {giant salamander}]

megaloblast
n : abnormally large red blood cell present in pernicious anemia and folic acid deficiency

megaloblastic
adj : of or relating to megaloblasts

megaloblastic anaemia
n : anemia characterized by many large immature and dysfunctional red blood cells (megaloblasts) in the bone marrow; associated with pernicious anemia [syn: {megaloblastic anemia}]

megaloblastic anemia
n : anemia characterized by many large immature and dysfunctional red blood cells (megaloblasts) in the bone marrow; associated with pernicious anemia [syn: {megaloblastic anaemia}]

megalocardia
n : an abnormal enlargement of the heart; "mild cardiomegaly is common in athletes" [syn: {cardiomegaly}, {megacardia}, {enlarged heart}]

megalocephaly
n : an abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical [syn: {macrocephaly}, {megacephaly}]

megalocyte
n : abnormally large red blood cell (associated with pernicious anemia) [syn: {macrocyte}]

megalohepatia
n : abnormal enlargement of the liver [syn: {hepatomegaly}]

megalomania
n : a psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur

megalomaniac
n : a pathological egotist

megalomaniacal
adj : suffering from megalomania [syn: {megalomanic}]

megalomanic
adj : suffering from megalomania [syn: {megalomaniacal}]

Megalonychidae
n : two-toed sloths [syn: {family Megalonychidae}]

megalopolis
n : a very large urban complex (usually involving several cities and towns)

Megaloptera
n : in some classifications considered a separate order: alderflies; dobsonflies; snake flies [syn: {suborder Megaloptera}]

megalosaur
n : gigantic carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous in Europe [syn: {megalosaurus}]

Megalosauridae
n : megalosaurs [syn: {family Megalosauridae}]

megalosaurus
n : gigantic carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous in Europe [syn: {megalosaur}]

megalp
n : a medium for oil-paints; linseed oil mixed with mastic varnish or turpentine [syn: {megilp}]

megaphone
n : a cone-shaped acoustic device held to the mouth to intensify and direct the human voice

megapode
n : large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs [syn: {mound bird}, {mound-bird}, {mound builder}, {scrub fowl}]

Megapodiidae
n : megapodes [syn: {family Megapodiidae}]

Megapodius
n : type genus of the Megapodiidae [syn: {genus-Megapodius}]

Megaptera
n : humpback whales [syn: {genus Megaptera}]

Megaptera novaeangliae
n : large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives [syn: {humpback}, {humpback whale}]

megara
See {megaron}

megascopic
adj : visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features) [syn: {gross}]

megasporangia
megasporangium
n : a plant structure that produces megaspores [syn: {macrosporangium}] [also: {megasporangia} (pl)]

megasporangia
See {megasporangium}

megasporangium
n : a plant structure that produces megaspores [syn: {macrosporangium}] [also: {megasporangia} (pl)]

megaspore
n : larger of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in ovule into a female gametophyte [syn: {macrospore}]

megasporophyll
n : in non-flowering plants, a sporophyll that bears only megasporangia

megathere
n : gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America [syn: {ground sloth}]

megatherian
n : a large extinct ground sloth [syn: {megatheriid}, {megatherian mammal}]

megatherian mammal
n : a large extinct ground sloth [syn: {megatherian}, {megatheriid}]

megatheriid
n : a large extinct ground sloth [syn: {megatherian}, {megatherian mammal}]

Megatheriidae
n : extinct ground sloths [syn: {family Megatheriidae}]

Megatherium
n : type genus of the Megatheriidae [syn: {genus Megatherium}]

megaton
n 1: a measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of one million tons of TNT
2: one million tons

megaton bomb
n : a nuclear weapon with an explosive power equivalent to one million tons of TNT

megavitamin therapy
n : therapy based on a theory that taking very large doses of vitamins will prevent or cure physical or psychological disorders

megawatt
n : a unit of power equal to one million watts

megesterol
n : a synthetic progestational compound used to treat endometrial carcinoma [syn: {megestrol acetate}]

megestrol acetate
n : a synthetic progestational compound used to treat endometrial carcinoma [syn: {megesterol}]

megillah
n 1: (Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed account; "he insisted on giving us the whole megillah"
2: (Judaism) the scroll of parchment that contains the biblical story of Esther; traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate Purim [also: {megilloth} (pl)]

megilloth
megillah
n 1: (Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed account; "he insisted on giving us the whole megillah"
2: (Judaism) the scroll of parchment that contains the biblical story of Esther; traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate Purim [also: {megilloth} (pl)]

megilloth
See {megillah}

megilp
n : a medium for oil-paints; linseed oil mixed with mastic varnish or turpentine [syn: {megalp}]

megohm
n : a unit of resistance equal to one million ohms

megrim
n : a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men [syn: {migraine}, {sick headache}, {hemicrania}]

megrims
n : a state of depression; "he had a bad case of the blues" [syn: {blues}, {blue devils}, {vapors}, {vapours}]

Mehemet Ali
n : Albanian soldier in the service of Turkey who was made viceroy of Egypt and took control away from the Ottoman Empire and established Egypt as a modern state (1769-1849) [syn: {Mohammed Ali}, {Muhammad Ali}]

mei
n : Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits [syn: {Japanese apricot}, {Prunus mume}]

Meibomian cyst
n : a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked [syn: {chalazion}]

Meibomian gland
n : a long sebaceous gland that lubricates the eyelids; "bacterial infection of a Meibomian gland produces a stye" [syn: {tarsal gland}]

Meiji Tenno
n : emperor of Japan who encouraged the modernization of Japan (1852-1912) [syn: {Mutsuhito}]

meioses
meiosis
n 1: (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants) [syn: {miosis}, {reduction division}]
2: understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary); "saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes" [syn: {litotes}] [also: {meioses} (pl)]

meioses
See {meiosis}

meiosis
n 1: (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants) [syn: {miosis}, {reduction division}]
2: understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary); "saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes" [syn: {litotes}] [also: {meioses} (pl)]

meiotic
adj : of or relating to meiosis

Meir
n : Israeli statesman (born in Russia) (1898-1978) [syn: {Golda Meir}]

Meissner
n 1: German anatomist (1829-1905) [syn: {Georg Meissner}]
2: German physicist (1882-1974) [syn: {Fritz W. Meissner}]

Meister Eckhart
n : German theologian and mystic (1260-1327) [syn: {Eckhart}, {Johannes Eckhart}]

Meitner
n : Swedish physicist (born in Austria) who worked in the field of radiochemistry with Otto Hahn and formulated the concept of nuclear fission with Otto Frisch (1878-1968) [syn: {Lise Meitner}]

MEK
n : a terrorist organization formed in the 1960s by children of Iranian merchants; sought to counter the Shah of Iran's pro-Western policies of modernization and anti-communism; following a philosophy that mixes Marxism and Islam it now attacks the Islamic fundamentalists who deposed the Shah [syn: {Mujahidin-e Khalq Organization}, {MKO}, {People's Mujahidin of Iran}]

Mekong
n : an Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China Sea [syn: {Mekong River}]

Mekong River
n : an Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China Sea [syn: {Mekong}]

Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson
n : Australian actor (born in the United States in 1956) [syn: {Gibson}, {Mel Gibson}]

Mel Gibson
n : Australian actor (born in the United States in 1956) [syn: {Gibson}, {Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson}]

melaena
n : abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from gastrointestinal bleeding) [syn: {melena}]

melagra
n : rheumatic or myalgic pains in the arms or legs

melagueta pepper
n : West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds [syn: {grains of paradise}, {Guinea grains}, {Guinea pepper}, {Aframomum melegueta}]

melamine
n : a white crystalline organic base; used mainly in making melamine resins [syn: {cyanuramide}]

melamine resin
n : a thermosetting resin formed from melamine and an aldehyde; used in molded products, adhesives, and coatings

Melampodium
n : herbs and subshrubs of warm North America [syn: {genus Melampodium}]

Melampodium leucanthum
n : bushy subshrub having flower heads that resemble asters with broad white rays; found in desert areas of Arizona east to Kansas and south to Mexico [syn: {blackfoot daisy}]

Melampsora
n : rusts having sessile one-celled teliospores in a single layer [syn: {genus Melampsora}]

Melampsora lini
n : fungus causing flax rust [syn: {flax rust}, {flax rust fungus}]

Melampsoraceae
n : rust fungi [syn: {family Melampsoraceae}]

melancholia
n : extreme depression characterized by tearful sadness and irrational fears

melancholiac
n : someone subject to melancholia [syn: {melancholic}]

melancholic
adj : characterized by or causing or expressing sadness; "growing more melancholy every hour"; "her melancholic smile"; "we acquainted him with the melancholy truth" [syn: {melancholy}]
n : someone subject to melancholia [syn: {melancholiac}]

melancholy
adj : characterized by or causing or expressing sadness; "growing more melancholy every hour"; "her melancholic smile"; "we acquainted him with the melancholy truth" [syn: {melancholic}]
n 1: a feeling of thoughtful sadness
2: a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
3: a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy [syn: {black bile}]

melancholy thistle
n : perennial stoloniferous thistle of northern Europe with lanceolate basal leaves and usually solitary heads of reddish-purple flowers [syn: {Cirsium heterophylum}, {Cirsium helenioides}]

Melanchthon
n : German theologian and Luther's successor as leader of the Reformation in Germany (1497-1560) [syn: {Philipp Melanchthon}, {Philipp Schwarzerd}]

Melanerpes
n : a genus of Picidae [syn: {genus Melanerpes}]

Melanerpes erythrocephalus
n : black-and-white North American woodpecker having a red head and neck [syn: {redheaded woodpecker}, {redhead}]

Melanesia
n : the islands in the southwestern part of Oceania

melange
n : a motley assortment of things [syn: {odds and ends}, {oddments}, {farrago}, {ragbag}, {hodgepodge}, {mishmash}, {mingle-mangle}, {hotchpotch}, {omnium-gatherum}]

Melanie Klein
n : United States psychoanalyst (born in Austria) who was the first to specialize in the psychoanalysis of small children (1882-1960) [syn: {Klein}]

melanin
n : insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers

melanise
v 1: convert into, or infiltrate with melanin [syn: {melanize}]
2: make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened" [syn: {blacken}, {melanize}, {nigrify}, {black}] [ant: {whiten}]

melanism
n : a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin) [syn: {melanosis}]

Melanitta
n : scoters [syn: {genus Melanitta}]

Melanitta nigra
n : a variety of scoter [syn: {common scoter}]

melanize
v 1: convert into, or infiltrate with melanin [syn: {melanise}]
2: make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened" [syn: {blacken}, {melanise}, {nigrify}, {black}] [ant: {whiten}]

melanoblast
n : an epidermal cell that is a precursor of a melanocyte

melanocyte
n : a cell in the basal layer of the epidermis that produces melanin under the control of the melanocyte-stimulating hormone

melanocyte-stimulating hormone
n : a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes [syn: {MSH}]

melanoderma
n : abnormally dark skin caused by increased deposits of melatonin

Melanogrammus
n : haddock [syn: {genus Melanogrammus}]

Melanogrammus aeglefinus
n : important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller [syn: {haddock}]

melanoma
n : any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin) consisting of melanocytes [syn: {malignant melanoma}] [also: {melanomata} (pl)]

melanomata
melanoma
n : any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin) consisting of melanocytes [syn: {malignant melanoma}] [also: {melanomata} (pl)]

melanomata
See {melanoma}

Melanoplus
n : New World migratory locusts and common American grasshoppers [syn: {genus Melanoplus}]

melanosis
n : a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin) [syn: {melanism}]

Melanotis
n : a genus of Mimidae [syn: {genus Melanotis}]

Melanotis caerulescens
n : mockingbird of Mexico [syn: {blue mockingbird}]

Melanthiaceae
n : one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: includes Aletris; Narthecium; Veratrum [syn: {family Melanthiaceae}]

melasma
n : a tan discoloration of a woman's face that is associated with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptives [syn: {chloasma}, {mask of pregnancy}]

Melastoma
n : type genus of Melastomataceae; Asiatic shrubs with leathery leaves and large purple flowers followed by edible fleshy black berries [syn: {genus Melastoma}]

Melastoma malabathricum
n : evergreen spreading shrub of India and southeastern Asia having large purple flowers [syn: {Indian rhododendron}]

Melastomaceae
n : a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals [syn: {Melastomataceae}, {family Melastomataceae}, {family Melastomaceae}, {meadow-beauty family}]

Melastomataceae
n : a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals [syn: {family Melastomataceae}, {Melastomaceae}, {family Melastomaceae}, {meadow-beauty family}]

melatonin
n : hormone secreted by the pineal gland

Melba
n : Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931) [syn: {Dame Nellie Melba}, {Helen Porter Mitchell}]

Melba toast
n : very thin crisp brown toast

Melbourne
n 1: a resort town in east central Florida
2: the capital of Victoria state and 2nd largest Australian city; a financial and commercial center

Melchior
n 1: United States operatic tenor (born in Denmark) noted for his Wagnerian roles (1890-1973) [syn: {Lauritz Melchior}, {Lauritz Lebrecht Hommel Melchior}]
2: (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus; usually represented as a king of Nubia

Melchite
n 1: an eastern Christian in Egypt or Syria who adheres to the Orthodox faith as defined by the council of Chalcedon in 451 and as accepted by the Byzantine emperor [syn: {Melkite}]
2: an Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the patriachate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem [syn: {Melkite}]

meld
n : a form of rummy using two decks and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to meld groups of seven of the same rank [syn: {canasta}, {basket rummy}]
v 1: announce for a score; of cards in a card game
2: lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene" [syn: {melt}]
3: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" [syn: {blend}, {flux}, {mix}, {conflate}, {commingle}, {immix}, {fuse}, {coalesce}, {combine}, {merge}]

Meleagrididae
n : turkeys and some extinct forms [syn: {family Meleagrididae}]

Meleagris
n : type genus of the Meleagrididae: wild and domestic turkeys [syn: {genus Meleagris}]

Meleagris gallopavo
n : large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food [syn: {turkey}]

melee
n : a noisy riotous fight [syn: {scrimmage}, {battle royal}]

melena
n : abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from gastrointestinal bleeding) [syn: {melaena}]

Meles
n : in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Melinae [syn: {genus Meles}]

Meles meles
n : a variety of badger native to Europe and Asia [syn: {Eurasian badger}]

Melia
n : type genus of the Meliaceae: East Indian and Australian deciduous trees with leaves resembling those of the ash [syn: {genus Melia}]

Melia Azadirachta
n : large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia [syn: {neem}, {neem tree}, {nim tree}, {margosa}, {arishth}, {Azadirachta indica}]

Melia azedarach
n : tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree [syn: {chinaberry}, {chinaberry tree}, {China tree}, {Persian lilac}, {pride-of-India}, {azederach}, {azedarach}, {Melia azederach}]

Melia azederach
n : tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree [syn: {chinaberry}, {chinaberry tree}, {China tree}, {Persian lilac}, {pride-of-India}, {azederach}, {azedarach}, {Melia azedarach}]

Meliaceae
n : tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees [syn: {family Meliaceae}, {mahogany family}]

Melicocca
n : tropical American trees and shrubs bearing berries [syn: {Melicoccus}, {genus Melicoccus}, {genus Melicocca}]

Melicocca bijuga
n : tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp [syn: {Spanish lime}, {Spanish lime tree}, {honey berry}, {mamoncillo}, {genip}, {ginep}, {Melicocca bijugatus}]

Melicocca bijugatus
n : tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp [syn: {Spanish lime}, {Spanish lime tree}, {honey berry}, {mamoncillo}, {genip}, {ginep}, {Melicocca bijuga}]

Melicoccus
n : tropical American trees and shrubs bearing berries [syn: {genus Melicoccus}, {Melicocca}, {genus Melicocca}]

Melicytus
n : a genus of deciduous shrubs or trees; fruit is a berry; grow in New Zealand and Fiji and Solomon Islands [syn: {genus Melicytus}]

melilot
n : erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvement [syn: {melilotus}, {sweet clover}]

melilotus
n : erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvement [syn: {melilot}, {sweet clover}]

Melilotus alba
n : biennial plant; valuable honey plant [syn: {white sweet clover}, {white melilot}]

Melilotus officinalis
n : biennial yellow-flowered Eurasian plant having aromatic leaves used as carminative or flavoring agent; widely cultivated especially as green manure or cover crop [syn: {yellow sweet clover}]

Melina Mercouri
n : Greek film actress (1925-1994) [syn: {Mercouri}, {Anna Amalia Mercouri}]

Melinae
n : subdivision not used in some classifications: badgers [syn: {subfamily Melinae}]

meliorate
v 1: to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" [syn: {better}, {improve}, {amend}, {ameliorate}] [ant: {worsen}]
2: get better; "The weather improved toward evening" [syn: {better}, {improve}, {ameliorate}] [ant: {worsen}]

melioration
n 1: the act of relieving ills and changing for the better [syn: {amelioration}, {betterment}]
2: a condition superior to an earlier condition; "the new school represents a great improvement" [syn: {improvement}] [ant: {decline}]
3: the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning

meliorative
adj : tending to ameliorate [syn: {ameliorating(a)}, {ameliorative}, {amelioratory}]

meliorism
n : the belief that the world can be made better by human effort

meliorist
n : a disputant who advocates reform [syn: {reformer}, {reformist}, {crusader}]

Meliphagidae
n : honey eaters [syn: {family Meliphagidae}]

melismata
See {melisma}

Melissa
n : a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae [syn: {genus Melissa}]

Melissa officinalis
n : bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America [syn: {lemon balm}, {garden balm}, {sweet balm}, {bee balm}, {beebalm}]

Melkite
n 1: an eastern Christian in Egypt or Syria who adheres to the Orthodox faith as defined by the council of Chalcedon in 451 and as accepted by the Byzantine emperor [syn: {Melchite}]
2: an Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the patriachate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem [syn: {Melchite}]

Mellaril
n : a tranquilizer (trade name Mellaril) used to treat schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders [syn: {thioridazine}]

mellifluous
adj : pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello" [syn: {dulcet}, {honeyed}, {mellisonant}, {sweet}]

mellisonant
adj : pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello" [syn: {dulcet}, {honeyed}, {mellifluous}, {sweet}]

Mellivora
n : ratels [syn: {genus Mellivora}]

Mellivora capensis
n : nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia [syn: {ratel}, {honey badger}]

Mellon
n : United States financier and philanthropist (1855-1937) [syn: {Andrew Mellon}, {Andrew W. Mellon}, {Andrew William Mellon}]

mellow
adj 1: unhurried and relaxed; "an easygoing pace"; "a mellow conversation" [syn: {easygoing}, {laid-back}]
2: having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging; "a mellow port"; "mellowed fruit" [syn: {mellowed}]
3: having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age" [syn: {mellowed}]
4: having or suggesting softness and richness in quality; "a mellow sound"; "the mellow air brought in the feel of imminent autumn"- Thomas Hardy; "a mellowing sun" [syn: {mellowing}]
5: slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana) [syn: {high}]
adv : (obsolete) in a mellow manner [syn: {mellowly}]
v 1: soften, make mellow; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years"
2: become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed" [syn: {melt}, {mellow out}]
3: make or grow (more) mellow; "These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit"

mellow out
v : become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed" [syn: {mellow}, {melt}]

mellowed
adj 1: having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging; "a mellow port"; "mellowed fruit" [syn: {mellow}]
2: having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age" [syn: {mellow}]

mellowing
adj : having or suggesting softness and richness in quality; "a mellow sound"; "the mellow air brought in the feel of imminent autumn"- Thomas Hardy; "a mellowing sun" [syn: {mellow}]
n : the process of becoming mellow

mellowingly
adv : so as to mellow; "the rays of the sun struck the earth mellowingly"

mellowly
adv : (obsolete) in a mellow manner [syn: {mellow}]

mellowness
n : the property of a sound that has a rich and pleasing timbre [syn: {fullness}, {richness}]

Melocactus
n : genus of strongly ribbed globose or spheroid cacti of tropical South and Central America and the Caribbean [syn: {genus Melocactus}]

melodic
adj 1: containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody; "the melodious song of a meadowlark" [syn: {melodious}, {musical}] [ant: {unmelodious}]
2: of or relating to melody; "melodic harmony"

melodic line
n : a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" [syn: {tune}, {melody}, {air}, {strain}, {line}, {melodic phrase}]

melodic phrase
n : a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" [syn: {tune}, {melody}, {air}, {strain}, {melodic line}, {line}]

melodic theme
n : (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it" [syn: {theme}, {musical theme}, {idea}]

melodically
adv : with respect to melody; "melodically interesting themes"

melodious
adj 1: having a musical sound; especially a pleasing tune [syn: {tuneful}] [ant: {tuneless}]
2: containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody; "the melodious song of a meadowlark" [syn: {melodic}, {musical}] [ant: {unmelodious}]

melodiously
adv : in a melodious manner; "she sang melodiously" [syn: {tunefully}] [ant: {unmelodiously}]

melodiousness
n : the property of having a melody [syn: {tunefulness}]

melodise
v : supply a melody for [syn: {melodize}]

melodize
v : supply a melody for [syn: {melodise}]

melodrama
n : an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization

melodramatic
adj 1: having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama; "a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea"
2: characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected; "histrionic gestures"; "an attitude of melodramatic despair"; "a theatrical pose" [syn: {histrionic}]

melodramatically
adv 1: as in a melodrama; "here, the hero is melodramatically reunited with the heroine"
2: in an overly emotional manner; "she acted melodramatically when she called for help"

melody
n 1: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" [syn: {tune}, {air}, {strain}, {melodic line}, {line}, {melodic phrase}]
2: the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes [syn: {tonal pattern}]

melody pipe
n : reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played [syn: {chanter}]

Melogale
n : a genus of Mustelidae [syn: {genus Melogale}]

meloid
n : beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin [syn: {blister beetle}]

Meloidae
n : blister beetles [syn: {family Meloidae}]

Melolontha
n : a genus of Melolonthidae [syn: {genus Melolontha}]

Melolontha melolontha
n : any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult [syn: {cockchafer}, {May bug}, {May beetle}]

melolonthid beetle
n : any of various beetles of the family (or subfamily) Melolonthidae

Melolonthidae
n : considered a separate family in some classification systems [syn: {subfamily Melolonthidae}]

melon
n 1: any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh
2: any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers [syn: {melon vine}]

melon ball
n : a bite of melon cut as a sphere

melon tree
n : tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit [syn: {papaya}, {papaia}, {pawpaw}, {papaya tree}, {Carica papaya}]

melon vine
n : any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers [syn: {melon}]

Melophagus
n : an arthropod genus of wingless flies including the sheep ked [syn: {genus Melophagus}]

Melophagus Ovinus
n : wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle [syn: {sheep ked}, {sheep-tick}, {sheep tick}]

Melopsittacus
n : a genus of Psittacidae [syn: {genus Melopsittacus}]

Melopsittacus undulatus
n : small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors [syn: {budgerigar}, {budgereegah}, {budgerygah}, {budgie}, {grass parakeet}, {lovebird}, {shell parakeet}]

melosa
n : South American herb with sticky glandular foliage; source of madia oil [syn: {Chile tarweed}, {madia oil plant}, {Madia sativa}]

Melospiza
n : American song sparrow and swamp sparrow [syn: {genus Melospiza}]

Melospiza georgiana
n : North American finch of marshy area [syn: {swamp sparrow}]

Melospiza melodia
n : small songbird common in North America [syn: {song sparrow}]

melphalan
n : antineoplastic drug (trade name Alkeran) used to treat multiple myeloma and some other malignancies [syn: {Alkeran}]

Melpomene
n : (Greek mythology) the Muse of tragedy

melt
n : the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours" [syn: {thaw}, {thawing}, {melting}]
v 1: reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun" [syn: {run}, {melt down}]
2: become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat" [syn: {dissolve}, {thaw}, {unfreeze}, {unthaw}, {dethaw}]
3: become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed" [syn: {mellow}, {mellow out}]
4: lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene" [syn: {meld}]
5: become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk" [syn: {fade}]
6: become less intense and fade away gradually; "her resistance melted under his charm" [syn: {disappear}] [also: {molten}]

melt down
v : reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun" [syn: {melt}, {run}]

melt off
v : take off weight [syn: {reduce}, {lose weight}, {slim}, {slenderize}, {thin}, {slim down}] [ant: {gain}]

meltable
adj : capable of melting [syn: {disintegrable}]

meltdown
n 1: severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping [syn: {nuclear meltdown}]
2: a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown; "there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933"

melted
adj : changed from a solid to a liquid state; "rivers filled to overflowing by melted snow" [syn: {liquid}, {liquified}] [ant: {unmelted}]

melter
n : a worker who melts substances (metal or wax etc.)

melting
adj : becoming liquid [syn: {liquescent}]
n : the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours" [syn: {thaw}, {melt}, {thawing}]

melting point
n : the temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid [syn: {freezing point}]

melting pot
n 1: an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated
2: a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions [syn: {crucible}]

meltwater
n : melted snow or ice

Melursus
n : sloth bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus [syn: {genus Melursus}]

Melursus ursinus
n : common coarse-haired long-snouted bear of south-central Asia [syn: {sloth bear}, {Ursus ursinus}]

Melvil Dewey
n : United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931) [syn: {Dewey}, {Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey}]

Melville
n : United States writer of novels and short stories (1819-1891) [syn: {Herman Melville}]

Melville Bell
n : a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905) [syn: {Bell}, {Alexander Melville Bell}]

Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey
n : United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931) [syn: {Dewey}, {Melvil Dewey}]

Melvin Calvin
n : United States chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-) [syn: {Calvin}]

mem
n : the 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

member
n 1: one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participates in a group organization); "only members will be admitted"; "a member of the faculty"; "she was introduced to all the members of his family" [ant: {nonmember}]
2: an organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations); "the library was a member of the interlibrary loan association"; "Canada is a member of the United Nations"
3: an external body part that projects from the body; "it is important to keep the extremities warm" [syn: {extremity}, {appendage}]
4: anything that belongs to a set or class; "snakes are members of the class Reptilia"; "members of the opposite sex"
5: the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism) [syn: {penis}, {phallus}]

member bank
n : a bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System

Member of Parliament
n : an elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commons [syn: {Parliamentarian}]

membered
adj : having members; normally used in chemistry in combination with a number [ant: {memberless}]

memberless
adj : of a group or set having no members [ant: {membered}]

membership
n 1: the body of members of an organization or group; "they polled their membership"; "they found dissension in their own ranks"; "he joined the ranks of the unemployed" [syn: {rank}]
2: the state of being a member

membership card
n : a card certifying membership in an organization

Membracidae
n : plant hoppers: treehoppers [syn: {family Membracidae}]

membrane
n 1: a thin pliable sheet of material
2: a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects organs or cells of animals [syn: {tissue layer}]

membrane bone
n : any bone that develops within membranous tissue without previous cartilage formation; e.g. the clavicle and bones of the skull

membrane-forming
adj : characterized by formation of a membrane (or something resembling a membrane); "membranous gastritis" [syn: {membranous}]

membranophone
n : a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretch across each end [syn: {drum}, {tympan}]

membranous
adj 1: relating to or made of or similar to a membrane; "membranous lining"
2: characterized by formation of a membrane (or something resembling a membrane); "membranous gastritis" [syn: {membrane-forming}]

membranous labyrinth
n : the sensory structures of the inner ear including the labyrinthine receptors and the cochlea; contained within the bony labyrinth

meme
n : a cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one generation to another by nongenetic means (as by imitation); "memes are the cultrual counterpart of genes"

Memel
n : a city in western Lithuania on the Baltic Sea; formerly an important trading town of the Hanseatic League [syn: {Klaipeda}]

memento
n : a reminder of past events [syn: {souvenir}] [also: {mementoes} (pl)]

memento mori
n : a reminder (as a death's head) of your mortality

mementoes
memento
n : a reminder of past events [syn: {souvenir}] [also: {mementoes} (pl)]

mementoes
See {memento}

memo
n : a written proposal or reminder [syn: {memorandum}, {memoranda}]

memoir
n 1: an account of the author's personal experiences
2: an essay on a scientific or scholarly topic

memorabilia
n : a record of things worth remembering

memorable
adj : worth remembering

memorably
adv : in a memorable manner; "Horowitz could play Chopin memorably" [syn: {unforgettably}] [ant: {unmemorably}]

memoranda
n : a written proposal or reminder [syn: {memo}, {memorandum}]

memoranda
memorandum
n : a written proposal or reminder [syn: {memo}, {memoranda}] [also: {memoranda} (pl)]

memoranda
See {memorandum}

memorandum
n : a written proposal or reminder [syn: {memo}, {memoranda}] [also: {memoranda} (pl)]

memorial
n 1: a recognition of meritorious service [syn: {commemoration}, {remembrance}]
2: a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority
3: a structure erected to commemorate persons or events [syn: {monument}]

Memorial Day
n : U.S., last Monday in May; commemorates the members of the United States armed forces who were killed in war [syn: {Decoration Day}]

memorial park
n : a tract of land used for burials [syn: {cemetery}, {graveyard}, {burial site}, {burial ground}, {burying ground}, {necropolis}]

memorial tablet
n : a memorial made of brass [syn: {brass}, {plaque}]

memorialisation
n : a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something [syn: {commemoration}, {memorialization}]

memorialise
v 1: address in a memorial; "The President memorialized the heroes of the battle" [syn: {memorialize}]
2: be or provide a memorial to a person or an event; "This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps"; "We memorialized the Dead" [syn: {commemorate}, {memorialize}, {immortalize}, {immortalise}, {record}]

memorialization
n : a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something [syn: {commemoration}, {memorialisation}]

memorialize
v 1: address in a memorial; "The President memorialized the heroes of the battle" [syn: {memorialise}]
2: be or provide a memorial to a person or an event; "This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps"; "We memorialized the Dead" [syn: {commemorate}, {memorialise}, {immortalize}, {immortalise}, {record}]

memorisation
n : learning so as to be able to remember verbatim; "the actor's memorization of his lines" [syn: {memorization}, {committal to memory}]

memorise
v : commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?" [syn: {memorize}, {con}, {learn}]

memoriser
n : a person who learns by rote [syn: {memorizer}]

memorization
n : learning so as to be able to remember verbatim; "the actor's memorization of his lines" [syn: {memorisation}, {committal to memory}]

memorize
v : commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?" [syn: {memorise}, {con}, {learn}]

memorizer
n : a person who learns by rote [syn: {memoriser}]

memory
n 1: something that is remembered; "search as he would, the memory was lost"
2: the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered; "he can do it from memory"; "he enjoyed remembering his father" [syn: {remembering}]
3: the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger" [syn: {retention}, {retentiveness}]
4: an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached" [syn: {computer memory}, {storage}, {computer storage}, {store}, {memory board}]
5: the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes; "he taught a graduate course on learning and memory"

memory access
n : (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information [syn: {access}]

memory board
n : an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached" [syn: {memory}, {computer memory}, {storage}, {computer storage}, {store}]

memory cache
n : (computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated; used to optimize data transfers between system elements with different characteristics [syn: {cache}]

memory chip
n : a RAM microchip that can be plugged into a computer to provide additional memory

memory device
n : a device that preserves information for retrieval [syn: {storage device}]

memory image
n : a mental image of something previously experienced

memory loss
n : partial or total loss of memory; "he has a total blackout for events of the evening" [syn: {amnesia}, {blackout}]

memory picture
n : a memory image that is similar to a visual perception

memory trace
n : a postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memory [syn: {engram}]

Memphis
n 1: largest city of Tennessee; located in southwestern Tennessee on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River
2: an ancient city of Egypt on the Nile (south of Cairo)

memsahib
n : a woman sahib

men
man
n 1: an adult male person (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" [syn: {adult male}] [ant: {woman}]
2: someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty" [syn: {serviceman}, {military man}, {military personnel}] [ant: {civilian}]
3: the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; "it was every man for himself"
4: all of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women" [syn: {world}, {human race}, {humanity}, {humankind}, {human beings}, {humans}, {mankind}]
5: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae [syn: {homo}, {human being}, {human}]
6: a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana"
7: an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you"
8: a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman; "she takes good care of her man" [ant: {woman}]
9: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" [syn: {valet}, {valet de chambre}, {gentleman}, {gentleman's gentleman}] 10: one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea [syn: {Isle of Man}] 11: game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage" [syn: {piece}]
v 1: take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place; "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"
2: provide with men; "We cannot man all the desks" [also: {manning}, {manned}, {men} (pl)]

men
n : the force of workers available [syn: {work force}, {workforce}, {manpower}, {hands}]

men
See {man}

men of letters
See {man of letters}

menace
n 1: something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan" [syn: {threat}]
2: a threat or the act of threatening; "he spoke with desperate menace"
v 1: pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops" [syn: {endanger}, {jeopardize}, {jeopardise}, {threaten}, {imperil}, {peril}]
2: express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture; "he menaced the bank manager with a stick"
3: act in a threatening manner; "A menacing person"

Menachem Begin
n : Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992) [syn: {Begin}]

menacing
adj : threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly" [syn: {baleful}, {forbidding}, {minacious}, {minatory}, {ominous}, {sinister}, {threatening}, {ugly}]

menacingly
adv : in a menacing manner; "the voice at the other end of the line dropped menacingly" [syn: {threateningly}]

menadione
n : a form of vitamin K [syn: {vitamin K3}]

menage
n : a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home" [syn: {family}, {household}, {house}, {home}]

menage a trois
n : household for three; an arrangement where a married couple and a lover of one of them live together while sharing sexual relations

menagerie
n 1: a collection of live animals for study or display
2: the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition [syn: {zoo}, {zoological garden}]

Menai Strait
n : a strait in northern Wales between Anglesey Island and the mainland

Menander
n : comic dramatist of ancient Greece (342-292 BC)

menarche
n : the first occurrence of menstruation in a woman

men-at-arms
man-at-arms
n : a heavily armed and mounted soldier in medieval times [also: {men-at-arms} (pl)]

men-at-arms
See {man-at-arms}

Mencken
n : United States journalist and literary critic (1880-1956) [syn: {H. L. Mencken}, {Henry Louis Mencken}]

mend
n 1: sewing or darning that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends" [syn: {patch}, {darn}]
2: the act of putting something in working order again [syn: {repair}, {fix}, {fixing}, {fixture}, {mending}, {reparation}]
v 1: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" [syn: {repair}, {fix}, {bushel}, {doctor}, {furbish up}, {restore}, {touch on}] [ant: {break}]
2: heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending" [syn: {heal}]

mendacious
adj 1: given to lying; "a lying witness"; "a mendacious child" [syn: {lying(a)}]
2: intentionally untrue; "a mendacious statement"

mendaciously
adv : in a mendacious and untruthful manner; "I told him, quite untruthfully, that I had just returned from leave" [syn: {untruthfully}] [ant: {truthfully}]

mendacity
n : the tendency to be untruthful [ant: {veracity}]

Mendel
n : Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884) [syn: {Gregor Mendel}, {Johann Mendel}]

Mendeleev
n : Russian chemist who developed a periodic table of the chemical elements and predicted the discovery of several new elements (1834-1907) [syn: {Mendeleyev}, {Dmitri Mendeleyev}, {Dmitri Mendeleev}, {Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleyev}, {Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev}]

Mendeleev's law
n : (chemistry) the principle that chemical properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers [syn: {periodic law}]

mendelevium
n : a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (Md is the current symbol for mendelevium but Mv was formerly the symbol) [syn: {Md}, {Mv}, {atomic number 101}]

Mendeleyev
n : Russian chemist who developed a periodic table of the chemical elements and predicted the discovery of several new elements (1834-1907) [syn: {Mendeleev}, {Dmitri Mendeleyev}, {Dmitri Mendeleev}, {Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleyev}, {Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev}]

Mendelian
adj : of or relating to Gregor Mendel or in accord with Mendel's laws; "Mendelian inheritance"

Mendelianism
n : the theory of inheritance based on Mendel's laws [syn: {Mendelism}]

Mendelism
n : the theory of inheritance based on Mendel's laws [syn: {Mendelianism}]

Mendel's law
n : (genetics) one of two principles of heredity formulated by Gregor Mendel on the basis of his experiments with plants; the principles were limited and modified by subsequent genetic research

Mendelsohn
n : German architect who migrated to Palestine in 1937 (1887-1953) [syn: {Erich Mendelsohn}]

Mendelssohn
n : German musician and Romantic composer of orchestral and choral works (1809-1847) [syn: {Felix Mendelssohn}, {Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy}]

Mendenhall Glacier
n : a glacier of the Piedmont type near Juneau in Alaska [syn: {Great Mendenhall Glacier}]

mender
n : a traveling repairman who mends broken things (such as metal household utensils) [syn: {tinker}, {tinkerer}]

mendicancy
n : a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) [syn: {beggary}, {begging}]

mendicant
adj : practicing beggary; "mendicant friars"
n 1: a male member of a religious order that originally relied soley on alms [syn: {friar}]
2: a pauper who lives by begging [syn: {beggar}]

mending
n 1: garments that must be repaired
2: the act of putting something in working order again [syn: {repair}, {fix}, {fixing}, {fixture}, {mend}, {reparation}]

Menelaus
n : (Greek mythology) the king of Sparta at the time of the Trojan War; brother of Agamemnon; husband of Helen

menhaden
n : shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer [syn: {Brevoortia tyrannis}]

menhaden oil
n : a fatty oil obtained from the menhaden fish and used in paint and ink and in treating leather

menhir
n : a tall upright megalith; found primarily in England and northern France [syn: {standing stone}]

menial
adj : used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) [syn: {humble}, {lowly}]
n : a domestic servant [syn: {dogsbody}]

menially
adv : in a menial manner

Meniere
n : French otologist who first described a form of vertigo now known as Meniere's disease and identified the semicircular canals as the site of the lesion (1799-1862) [syn: {Prosper Meniere}]

Meniere's disease
n : a disease of the inner ear characterized by episodes of dizziness and tinnitus and progressive hearing loss (usually unilateral)

meningeal
adj : relating to the meninges

meningeal artery
n : any of three arteries supplying the meninges of the brain and neighboring structures [syn: {arteria meningea}]

meningeal veins
n : veins at accompany the meningeal arteries [syn: {venae meningeae}]

meninges
n : a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord [syn: {meninx}]

meningioma
n : a tumor arising in the meninges which surround the brain and spinal cord; usually slow growing and sometimes malignant

meningism
n : symptoms that mimic those of meningitis but without inflammation of the meninges

meningitis
n : infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea

meningocele
n : a congenital anomaly of the central nervous system in which a sac protruding from the brain or the spinal meninges contains cerebrospinal fluid (but no nerve tissue)

meningoencephalitis
n : inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and their meninges [syn: {cerebromeningitis}, {encephalomeningitis}]

meninx
n : a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord [syn: {meninges}]

Menippe
n : stone crabs [syn: {genus Menippe}]

Menippe mercenaria
n : large edible crab of S coat of United States especially Florida [syn: {stone crab}]

meniscectomy
n : surgical removal of the meniscus of the knee

menisci
meniscus
n : a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a point [also: {menisci} (pl)]

menisci
See {meniscus}

Meniscium
n : terrestrial ferns of tropical Americas [syn: {genus Meniscium}]

meniscus
n : a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a point [also: {menisci} (pl)]

Menispermaceae
n : herbaceous or woody climbers [syn: {family Menispermaceae}, {moonseed family}]

Menispermum
n : climbing herbs [syn: {genus Menispermum}]

Menispermum canadense
n : a woody vine of eastern North America having large oval leaves and small white flowers and purple to blue-black fruits [syn: {common moonseed}, {Canada moonseed}, {yellow parilla}]

Menninger
n 1: United States psychiatrist and son of Charles Menninger (1899-1966) [syn: {William Menninger}, {William Claire Menninger}]
2: United States psychiatrist and son of Charles Menninger (1893-1990) [syn: {Karl Menninger}, {Karl Augustus Menninger}]
3: United States psychiatrist who with his sons founded a famous psychiatric clinic in Topeka (1862-1953) [syn: {Charles Menninger}, {Charles Frederick Menninger}]

Mennonite
n : a member of an Anabaptist movement in Holland noted for its simplicity of life

Mennonite Church
n : formed from the Anabaptist movement in the 16th century; noted for its simplicity of life

Mennonitism
n : system of beliefs and practices including belief in Scriptural authority; plain dress; adult baptism; foot washing; restriction of marriage to members of the group

meno mosso
n : played at reduced speed; less rapid

men-of-war
man-of-war
n 1: a warship intended for combat [syn: {ship of the line}]
2: large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles [syn: {Portuguese man-of-war}, {jellyfish}] [also: {men-of-war} (pl), {men-o'-war} (pl)]

men-of-war
See {man-of-war}

Menominee
n : a member of the extinct Algonquian people formerly living between Lake Michigan and Lake Superior [syn: {Menomini}]

Menominee whitefish
n : bronze-backed whitefish of northern North America and Siberia [syn: {round whitefish}, {Prosopium cylindraceum}]

Menomini
n 1: a member of the extinct Algonquian people formerly living between Lake Michigan and Lake Superior [syn: {Menominee}]
2: the Algonquian language spoken by the Menomini people

menopausal
adj : of or relating to the menopause

menopause
n : the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends [syn: {climacteric}, {change of life}]

Menopon
n : chicken lice [syn: {genus Menopon}]

Menopon gallinae
n : parasitic on poultry [syn: {chicken louse}, {shaft louse}, {Menopon palladum}]

Menopon palladum
n : parasitic on poultry [syn: {chicken louse}, {shaft louse}, {Menopon gallinae}]

Menorah
n 1: (Judaism) a candelabrum with seven branches used in ceremonies to symbolize the seven days of creation
2: (Judaism) a candelabrum with nine branches; used during the Hanukkah festival

menorrhagia
n : abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation; can be a symptom of uterine tumors and can lead to anemia if prolonged [syn: {hypermenorrhea}]

menorrhea
n : flow of blood from the uterus; occurs at roughly monthly intervals during a woman's reproductive years [syn: {menstrual blood}, {menstrual flow}]

Menotti
n : United States composer (born in Italy) of operas (born in 1911) [syn: {Gian Carlo Menotti}]

Menotyphla
n : elephant shrews; tree shrews [syn: {suborder Menotyphla}]

men-o'-war
man-of-war
n 1: a warship intended for combat [syn: {ship of the line}]
2: large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles [syn: {Portuguese man-of-war}, {jellyfish}] [also: {men-of-war} (pl), {men-o'-war} (pl)]

men-o'-war
See {man-of-war}

men's
n : a public toilet for men [syn: {men's room}]

men's furnishings
n : the drygoods sold by a haberdasher [syn: {haberdashery}]

mens rea
n : (law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials [syn: {malice aforethought}]

men's room
n : a public toilet for men [syn: {men's}]

mens store
n : a store where men's clothes are sold [syn: {clothing store}, {haberdashery}, {haberdashery store}]

Mensa
n : a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere and containing part of the Large Magellanic Cloud

mensal
adj : used at the dining table

mensal line
n : a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your emotional nature [syn: {line of heart}, {heart line}, {love line}]

mensch
n : a decent responsible person with admirable characteristics [syn: {mensh}]

menservants
manservant
n : a man servant [also: {menservants} (pl)]

menservants
See {manservant}

menses
n : the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; "the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"; "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates; "the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"--Aristotle [syn: {menstruation}, {menstruum}, {catamenia}, {period}, {flow}]

mensh
n : a decent responsible person with admirable characteristics [syn: {mensch}]

Menshevik
n : a Russian member of the liberal minority group that advocated gradual reform and opposed the Bolsheviks before and during the Russian Revolution

menstrua
menstruum
n 1: (archaic) a solvent
2: the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; "the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"; "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates; "the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"--Aristotle [syn: {menstruation}, {menses}, {catamenia}, {period}, {flow}] [also: {menstrua} (pl)]

menstrua
See {menstruum}

menstrual
adj : of or relating to menstruation or the menses; "menstrual period" [syn: {catamenial}]

menstrual blood
n : flow of blood from the uterus; occurs at roughly monthly intervals during a woman's reproductive years [syn: {menorrhea}, {menstrual flow}]

menstrual cycle
n : a recurring cycle (beginning at menarche and ending at menopause) in which the endometrial lining of the uterus prepares for pregnancy; if pregnancy does not occur the lining is shed at menstruation; "the average menstrual cycle is 28 days"

menstrual flow
n : flow of blood from the uterus; occurs at roughly monthly intervals during a woman's reproductive years [syn: {menorrhea}, {menstrual blood}]

menstrual phase
n : the phase of the menstrual cycle during which the lining of the uterus is shed (the first day of menstrual flow is considered day 1 of the menstrual cycle)

menstruate
v : undergo menstruation; "She started menstruating at the age of 11" [syn: {flow}]

menstruating
adj : undergoing menstruation [syn: {unwell}]

menstruation
n : the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; "the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"; "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates; "the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"--Aristotle [syn: {menses}, {menstruum}, {catamenia}, {period}, {flow}]

menstruum
n 1: (archaic) a solvent
2: the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; "the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"; "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates; "the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"--Aristotle [syn: {menstruation}, {menses}, {catamenia}, {period}, {flow}] [also: {menstrua} (pl)]

mensurable
adj : possible to be measured; "measurable depths" [syn: {measurable}] [ant: {immeasurable}]

mensural
adj 1: of or relating to measure
2: having notes of fixed rhythmic value

mensurate
v : determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of; "Measure the length of the wall" [syn: {measure}, {measure out}]

mensuration
n : the act or process of measuring; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate" [syn: {measurement}, {measuring}, {measure}]

mental
adj 1: involving the mind or an intellectual process; "mental images of happy times"; "mental calculations"; "in a terrible mental state"; "mental suffering"; "free from mental defects" [ant: {physical}]
2: of or relating to the mind; "mental powers"; "mental development"; "mental hygiene"
3: of or relating to the chin- or lip-like structure in insects and certain mollusks
4: of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw [syn: {genial}]
5: affected by a disorder of the mind; "a mental patient"; "mental illness"

mental ability
n : the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior [syn: {capacity}] [ant: {incapacity}]

mental abnormality
n : any abnormality of mental function

mental age
n : the level of intellectual development as measured by an intelligence test

mental anguish
n : sustained dull painful emotion

mental attitude
n : a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun" [syn: {attitude}]

mental balance
n : the healthy psychological state of someone with good judgment [syn: {mental soundness}]

mental block
n : an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension; "I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block" [syn: {block}]

mental capacity
n : mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense" [syn: {brain}, {brainpower}, {learning ability}, {mentality}, {wit}]

mental case
n : a person suffering from neurosis [syn: {neurotic}, {psychoneurotic}]

mental confusion
n : a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions" [syn: {confusion}, {confusedness}, {disarray}]

mental defectiveness
n : retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence [syn: {abnormality}]

mental deficiency
n : mild mental retardation [syn: {moronity}]

mental disease
n : any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention [syn: {mental illness}, {psychopathy}] [ant: {mental health}]

mental disorder
n : (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness [syn: {mental disturbance}, {disturbance}, {psychological disorder}, {folie}]

mental disturbance
n : (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness [syn: {mental disorder}, {disturbance}, {psychological disorder}, {folie}]

mental energy
n : an actuating force or factor [syn: {psychic energy}]

mental exhaustion
n : exhaustion that affects mental keenness [syn: {brain-fag}]

mental faculty
n : one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind [syn: {faculty}, {module}]

mental health
n : the psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment [ant: {mental illness}]

mental home
n : a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person [syn: {mental hospital}, {psychiatric hospital}, {mental institution}, {institution}, {insane asylum}, {asylum}]

mental hospital
n : a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person [syn: {psychiatric hospital}, {mental institution}, {institution}, {mental home}, {insane asylum}, {asylum}]

mental hygiene
n : the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods [syn: {psychotherapy}, {psychotherapeutics}]

mental illness
n : any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention [syn: {mental disease}, {psychopathy}] [ant: {mental health}]

mental image
n : an iconic mental representation; "her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate" [syn: {image}]

mental imagery
n : the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination" [syn: {imagination}, {imaging}, {imagery}]

mental institution
n : a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person [syn: {mental hospital}, {psychiatric hospital}, {institution}, {mental home}, {insane asylum}, {asylum}]

mental lexicon
n : a language user's knowledge of words [syn: {vocabulary}, {lexicon}]

mental measurement
n : a generic term used to cover any application of measurement techniques to the quantification of mental functions

mental note
n : speical attention with intent to remember; "he made a mental note to send her flowers"

mental object
n : the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned [syn: {content}, {cognitive content}]

mental picture
n : a clear and telling mental image; "he described his mental picture of his assailant"; "he had no clear picture of himself or his world"; "the events left a permanent impression in his mind" [syn: {picture}, {impression}]

mental process
n : (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering" [syn: {process}, {cognitive process}, {operation}, {cognitive operation}]

mental quickness
n : intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay [syn: {quickness}, {quick-wittedness}]

mental rejection
n : doubt about the truth of something [syn: {incredulity}, {disbelief}, {skepticism}]

mental representation
n : a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image [syn: {representation}, {internal representation}]

mental reservation
n : an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly [syn: {reservation}, {arriere pensee}]

mental retardation
n : lack of normal development of intellectual capacities [syn: {retardation}, {backwardness}, {slowness}, {subnormality}]

mental soundness
n : the healthy psychological state of someone with good judgment [syn: {mental balance}]

mental state
n : (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic; "a manic state" [syn: {psychological state}]

mental strain
n : (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; "his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him" [syn: {strain}, {nervous strain}]

mental synthesis
n : the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought [syn: {construction}]

mental telepathist
n : someone with the power of communicating thoughts directly [syn: {telepathist}, {thought-reader}, {mind reader}]

mental test
n : any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc; "the test was standardized on a large sample of students" [syn: {test}, {mental testing}, {psychometric test}]

mental testing
n : any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc; "the test was standardized on a large sample of students" [syn: {test}, {mental test}, {psychometric test}]

mental unsoundness
n : a state of mental disturbance and disorientation [syn: {derangement}, {unbalance}]

mentalism
n : (philosophy) a doctrine that mind is the true reality and that objects exist only as aspects of the mind's awareness

mentality
n 1: a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations [syn: {outlook}, {mindset}, {mind-set}]
2: mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense" [syn: {brain}, {brainpower}, {learning ability}, {mental capacity}, {wit}]

mentally
adv : in your mind; "he suffered mentally"

mentally ill
adj : suffering from severe mental illness; "of unsound mind" [syn: {unsound}, {unstable}]

mentally retarded
n : people who are mentally retarded; "he started a school for the mentally retarded"

mentation
n : the process of thinking (especially thinking carefully); "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought" [syn: {thinking}, {thought}, {cerebration}, {intellection}]

Mentha
n : mint plants [syn: {genus Mentha}]

Mentha aquatica
n : a European mint that thrives in wet places; has a perfume like that of the bergamot orange; naturalized in eastern North America [syn: {water-mint}, {water mint}]

Mentha arvensis
n : European mint naturalized in United States [syn: {corn mint}, {field mint}]

Mentha citrata
n : mint with leaves having perfume like that of the bergamot orange [syn: {bergamot mint}, {lemon mint}, {eau de cologne mint}]

Mentha longifolia
n : a coarse Old World wild water mint having long leaves and spikelike clusters of flowers; naturalized in the eastern United States [syn: {horsemint}]

Mentha piperita
n : herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring [syn: {peppermint}]

Mentha pulegium
n : Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil [syn: {pennyroyal}]

Mentha rotundifolia
n : mint with apple-scented stems of southern and western Europe; naturalized in United States [syn: {apple mint}, {applemint}, {Mentha suaveolens}]

Mentha spicata
n : common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring [syn: {spearmint}]

Mentha suaveolens
n : mint with apple-scented stems of southern and western Europe; naturalized in United States [syn: {apple mint}, {applemint}, {Mentha rotundifolia}]

menthol
n : a lotion containing menthol which gives it a mint flavoring

mentholated
adj : containing, or impregnated with, menthol; "mentholated cough syrup"

mentholated salve
n : a salve containing menthol

Menticirrhus
n : kingfishes; whiting [syn: {genus Menticirrhus}]

Menticirrhus americanus
n : whiting of the southeastern coast of North America [syn: {king whiting}]

Menticirrhus littoralis
n : a dull silvery whiting of southern Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States [syn: {silver whiting}]

Menticirrhus saxatilis
n : whiting of the east coast of United States; closely resembles king whiting [syn: {northern whiting}]

Menticirrhus undulatus
n : bluish-gray whiting of California coast [syn: {corbina}]

mention
n 1: a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife" [syn: {reference}]
2: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases" [syn: {citation}, {acknowledgment}, {credit}, {reference}, {quotation}]
3: an official recognition of merit; "although he didn't win the prize he did get special mention" [syn: {honorable mention}]
v 1: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" [syn: {advert}, {bring up}, {cite}, {name}, {refer}]
2: make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing" [syn: {note}, {observe}, {remark}]
3: commend; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements" [syn: {cite}]

mentioner
n : a speaker who refers to something briefly or incidentally

mentor
n : a wise and trusted guide and advisor [syn: {wise man}]
v : serve as a teacher or trusted counselor; "The famous professor mentored him during his years in graduate school"; "She is a fine lecturer but she doesn't like mentoring"

mentum
n 1: a projection like a chin formed by the sepals and base of the column in some orchids
2: the protruding part of the lower jaw [syn: {chin}]
3: a projection below the mouth of certain mollusks that resembles a chin

Mentzelia
n : genus of bristly herbs or subshrubs of western America lacking stinging hairs [syn: {genus Mentzelia}]

Mentzelia laevicaulis
n : biennial of southwestern United States having lustrous-white stems and toothed leaves grown for its large pale yellow flowers that open in early morning [syn: {blazing star}, {Mentzelia livicaulis}]

Mentzelia lindleyi
n : annual grown especially for its fragrant golden nocturnal flowers [syn: {bartonia}]

Mentzelia livicaulis
n : biennial of southwestern United States having lustrous-white stems and toothed leaves grown for its large pale yellow flowers that open in early morning [syn: {blazing star}, {Mentzelia laevicaulis}]

menu
n 1: a list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in French" [syn: {bill of fare}, {card}, {carte du jour}, {carte}]
2: the dishes making up a meal
3: (computer science) a list of options available to a computer user [syn: {computer menu}]
4: an agenda of things to do; "they worked rapidly down the menu of reports" [syn: {fare}]

Menuhin
n : British violinist (born in the United States) who began his career as a child prodigy in the 1920s (1916-1999) [syn: {Yehudi Menuhin}, {Sir Yehudi Menuhin}]

Menura
n : type and sole genus of the family Menuridae [syn: {genus Menura}]

Menurae
n : lyrebirds and scrubbirds [syn: {suborder Menurae}]

Menuridae
n : lyrebirds [syn: {family Menuridae}]

Menyanthaceae
n : a dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order Gentianales [syn: {family Menyanthaceae}, {buckbean family}]

Menyanthes
n : the type genus of the Menyanthaceae; one species: bogbeans [syn: {genus Menyanthes}]

Menyanthes trifoliata
n : perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across the surface [syn: {water shamrock}, {buckbean}, {bogbean}, {bog myrtle}, {marsh trefoil}]

Menziesia
n : deciduous shrubs of North America and eastern Asia [syn: {genus Menziesia}]

Menziesia ferruginea
n : straggling shrub of northwestern North America having foliage with a bluish tinge and umbels of small bell-shaped flowers [syn: {false azalea}, {fool's huckleberry}]

Menziesia pilosa
n : low shrub of the eastern United States with downy twigs [syn: {minniebush}, {minnie bush}]

meow
n : the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this) [syn: {mew}, {miaou}, {miaow}]
v : cry like a cat; "the cat meowed" [syn: {mew}]

mepacrine
n : a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria [syn: {quinacrine}, {quinacrine hydrochloride}, {Atabrine}]

meperidine
n : a synthetic narcotic drug (trade name Demerol) used to treat pain [syn: {meperidine hydrochloride}, {Demerol}]

meperidine hydrochloride
n : a synthetic narcotic drug (trade name Demerol) used to treat pain [syn: {meperidine}, {Demerol}]

Mephaquine
n : an antimalarial drug (trade name Larium and Maphaquine) that is effective in cases that do not respond to chloroquine; said to produce harmful neuropsychiatric effects on some people [syn: {mefloquine}, {mefloquine hydrochloride}, {Larium}]

mephenytoin
n : a toxic anticonvulsant drug (trade name Mesantoin) used in the treatment of epilepsy when less toxic anticonvulsants have been ineffective [syn: {Mesantoin}]

mephistophelean
adj : showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil; "devilish schemes"; "the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen"; "the diabolical expression on his face"; "a mephistophelian glint in his eye" [syn: {devilish}, {diabolic}, {diabolical}, {mephistophelian}]

Mephistopheles
n : evil spirit to whom Faust sold his soul

mephistophelian
adj : showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil; "devilish schemes"; "the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen"; "the diabolical expression on his face"; "a mephistophelian glint in his eye" [syn: {devilish}, {diabolic}, {diabolical}, {mephistophelean}]

mephitic
adj : of noxious stench from atmospheric pollution [syn: {miasmic}]

Mephitinae
n : subdivision not used in some classifications: skunks [syn: {subfamily Mephitinae}]

mephitis
n 1: a poisonous or foul smelling gas emitted from the earth
2: a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn: {malodor}, {malodour}, {stench}, {stink}, {reek}, {fetor}, {foetor}]
3: in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Mephitinae [syn: {genus Mephitis}]

Mephitis macroura
n : of Mexico and southernmost parts of southwestern United States [syn: {hooded skunk}]

Mephitis mephitis
n : most common and widespread North American skunk [syn: {striped skunk}]

mephobarbital
n : a long-acting crystalline barbiturate (trade name Mebaral) used as a sedative and as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy [syn: {Mebaral}]

Meprin
n : a sedative and tranquilizer (trade name Miltown and Equanil and Meprin) used to treat muscle tension and anxiety [syn: {meprobamate}, {Miltown}, {Equanil}]

meprobamate
n : a sedative and tranquilizer (trade name Miltown and Equanil and Meprin) used to treat muscle tension and anxiety [syn: {Miltown}, {Equanil}, {Meprin}]

meq
n : one-thousandth of an equivalent [syn: {milliequivalent}]

meralgia
n : pain in the thigh

merbromine
n : a mercurial compound applied topically as an antiseptic; Mercurochrome is the trademark [syn: {Mercurochrome}]

Mercalli scale
n : a scale of earthquake intensity; an earthquake detected only by seismographs is a I and an earthquake that destroys all buildings is a XII

mercantile
adj 1: of or relating to the economic system of mercantilism; "mercantile theories"; "mercantile system"
2: profit oriented; "a commercial book"; "preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"- John Buchan; "a mercenary enterprise"; "a moneymaking business" [syn: {mercenary}, {moneymaking(a)}]
3: of or relating to or characteristic of trade or traders; "the mercantile North was forging ahead"- Van Wyck Brooks

mercantile agency
n : an organization that provides businesses with credit ratings of other firms; "Dun & Bradstreet is the largest mercantile agency in the United States" [syn: {commercial agency}]

mercantile establishment
n : a place of business for retailing goods [syn: {retail store}, {sales outlet}, {outlet}]

mercantile law
n : the body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence [syn: {commercial law}, {law merchant}]

mercantile system
n : an economic system (Europe in 18th C) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests [syn: {mercantilism}]

mercantilism
n 1: an economic system (Europe in 18th C) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests [syn: {mercantile system}]
2: transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) [syn: {commerce}, {commercialism}]

mercaptopurine
n : a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia [syn: {Purinethol}]

Mercator
n : Flemish geographer who lived in Germany; he invented the Mercator projection of maps of the globe (1512-1594) [syn: {Gerardus Mercator}, {Gerhard Kremer}]

Mercator projection
n : a map projection of the earth onto a cylinder; areas appear greater the farther they are from the equator [syn: {Mercator's projection}]

Mercator's projection
n : a map projection of the earth onto a cylinder; areas appear greater the farther they are from the equator [syn: {Mercator projection}]

Merce Cunningham
n : United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922) [syn: {Cunningham}]

Mercedario
n : a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,210 feet high)

Mercenaria
n : a genus of Veneridae [syn: {genus Mercenaria}]

Mercenaria mercenaria
n : an edible American clam [syn: {quahog}, {quahaug}, {hard-shell clam}, {round clam}, {Venus mercenaria}]

mercenary
adj 1: marked by materialism [syn: {materialistic}, {worldly-minded}]
2: used of soldiers hired by a foreign army [syn: {mercenary(a)}, {freelance(a)}]
3: profit oriented; "a commercial book"; "preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"- John Buchan; "a mercenary enterprise"; "a moneymaking business" [syn: {mercantile}, {moneymaking(a)}]
n : a person hired to fight for another country than their own [syn: {soldier of fortune}]

mercer
n 1: a dealer in textiles (especially silks)
2: British maker of printed calico cloth who invented mercerizing (1791-1866) [syn: {John Mercer}]

mercerise
v : treat to strengthen and improve the luster; "mercerize cotton" [syn: {mercerize}]

mercerised
adj : of cotton thread that has been treated with sodium hydroxide to shrink it and increase its luster and affinity for dye; "mercerized cotton" [syn: {mercerized}]

mercerize
v : treat to strengthen and improve the luster; "mercerize cotton" [syn: {mercerise}]

mercerized
adj : of cotton thread that has been treated with sodium hydroxide to shrink it and increase its luster and affinity for dye; "mercerized cotton" [syn: {mercerised}]

merchandise
n : commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products" [syn: {wares}, {product}]
v : engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone sets" [syn: {trade}]

merchandiser
n : a businessperson engaged in retail trade [syn: {merchant}]

merchandising
n : the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money [syn: {selling}, {marketing}]

merchant
n : a businessperson engaged in retail trade [syn: {merchandiser}]

merchant bank
n : a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee [syn: {acquirer}]

merchant marine
n 1: the crew of a merchant vessel
2: conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry [syn: {shipping}, {cargo ships}, {merchant vessels}]

merchant ship
n : a cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms" [syn: {bottom}, {freighter}, {merchantman}]

merchant vessels
n : conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry [syn: {shipping}, {cargo ships}, {merchant marine}]

merchantability
n : the state of being fit for market; ready to be bought or sold

merchantable
adj : fit to be offered for sale; "marketable produce" [syn: {marketable}, {sellable}, {vendable}, {vendible}]

merchantman
n : a cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms" [syn: {bottom}, {freighter}, {merchant ship}]

merchant-venturer
n : a merchant who undertakes a trading venture (especially a venture that sends goods overseas) [syn: {venturer}]

merciful
adj 1: showing or giving mercy; "sought merciful treatment for the captives"; "a merciful god" [ant: {merciless}]
2: characterized by mercy, and compassion; "compassionate toward disadvantaged people"; "kind to animals"; "a humane judge" [syn: {kind}]
3: used conventionally of royalty and high nobility; "our merciful king"

mercifully
adv 1: in a manner that may be cruel but avoids suffering; "we more mercifully had our bouncing betties go off at the head"
2: in a compassionate manner; "he dealt with the thief mercifully" [syn: {with mercy}, {showing mercy}]

mercifulness
n 1: the feeling that motivates compassion [syn: {mercy}]
2: a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband" [syn: {mercy}] [ant: {mercilessness}]
3: leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" [syn: {clemency}, {mercy}]

merciless
adj : having or showing no mercy; "the merciless enemy"; "a merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating" [syn: {unmerciful}] [ant: {merciful}]

mercilessly
adv : without pity; in a merciless manner; "he was mercilessly trounced by his opponent in the House" [syn: {pitilessly}, {unmercifully}, {remorselessly}]

mercilessness
n 1: feelings of extreme heartlessness [syn: {cruelty}, {pitilessness}, {ruthlessness}]
2: inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving [syn: {unmercifulness}] [ant: {mercifulness}]

Merckx
n : Belgian racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1945) [syn: {Eddy Merckx}]

Mercouri
n : Greek film actress (1925-1994) [syn: {Melina Mercouri}, {Anna Amalia Mercouri}]

mercurial
adj 1: liable to sudden unpredictable change; "erratic behavior"; "fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament"; "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next" [syn: {erratic}, {fickle}, {quicksilver(a)}]
2: relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury; "the Mercurial canals"
3: relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury; "more than Mercurial thievishness"
4: relating to or containing or caused by mercury; "mercurial preparations"; "mercurial sore mouth"

mercurial ointment
n : an ointment containing mercury

Mercurialis
n : a genus of slender herbs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae [syn: {genus Mercurialis}]

Mercurialis annua
n : Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic [syn: {herb mercury}, {herbs mercury}, {boys-and-girls}]

Mercurialis perennis
n : European perennial weedy plant with greenish flowers [syn: {dog's mercury}, {dog mercury}]

mercuric
adj : of or containing mercury [syn: {mercurous}]

mercuric chloride
n : a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative [syn: {mercury chloride}, {bichloride of mercury}, {corrosive sublimate}]

Mercurochrome
n : a mercurial compound applied topically as an antiseptic; Mercurochrome is the trademark [syn: {merbromine}]

mercurous
adj : of or containing mercury [syn: {mercuric}]

mercurous chloride
n : a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic [syn: {calomel}]

mercury
n 1: a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures [syn: {quicksilver}, {hydrargyrum}, {Hg}, {atomic number 80}]
2: (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes
3: the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun
4: temperature measured by a mercury thermometer; "the mercury was falling rapidly"

mercury barometer
n : barometer that shows pressure by the height of a column of mercury

mercury cell
n : a primary cell consisting of a zinc anode and a cathode of mercury oxide and an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide

mercury chloride
n : a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative [syn: {mercuric chloride}, {bichloride of mercury}, {corrosive sublimate}]

mercury fulminate
n : a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps [syn: {fulminate of mercury}, {fulminating mercury}]

mercury poisoning
n : a toxic condition caused by ingesting or inhaling mercury; acute mercury poisoning causes a metallic taste and vomiting and diarrhea and kidney problems that may lead to death

Mercury program
n : a program of rocket-powered flights undertaken by US between 1961 and 1963 with the goal of putting a man in orbit around the earth; "under the Mercury program each flight had one astronaut"

mercury thermometer
n : thermometer consisting of mercury contained in a bulb at the bottom of a graduated sealed glass capillary tube marked in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit; mercury expands with a rise in temperature causing a thin thread of mercury to rise in the tube [syn: {mercury-in-glass thermometer}]

mercury-in-glass clinical thermometer
n : a mercury thermometer designed to measure the temperature of the human body; graduated to cover a range a few degrees on either side of the normal body temperature [syn: {clinical thermometer}]

mercury-in-glass thermometer
n : thermometer consisting of mercury contained in a bulb at the bottom of a graduated sealed glass capillary tube marked in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit; mercury expands with a rise in temperature causing a thin thread of mercury to rise in the tube [syn: {mercury thermometer}]

mercury-vapor lamp
n : ultraviolet lamp that emits a strong bluish light (rich in ultraviolet radiation) as electric current passes through mercury vapor

mercy
n 1: leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" [syn: {clemency}, {mercifulness}]
2: a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband" [syn: {mercifulness}] [ant: {mercilessness}]
3: the feeling that motivates compassion [syn: {mercifulness}]
4: something for which to be thankful; "it was a mercy we got out alive"
5: alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy"

mercy killing
n : the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness) [syn: {euthanasia}]

mercy seat
n 1: the throne of God
2: the golden covering of the ark of the covenant

mere
adj 1: being nothing more than specified; "a mere child" [syn: {mere(a)}]
2: apart from anything else; without additions or modifications; "only the bare facts"; "shocked by the mere idea"; "the simple passage of time was enough"; "the simple truth" [syn: {bare(a)}, {mere(a)}, {simple(a)}]
n : a small pond of standing water

Meredith
n 1: United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933) [syn: {James Meredith}, {James Howard Meredith}]
2: English novelist and poet (1828-1909) [syn: {George Meredith}]

merely
adv : and nothing more; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment" [syn: {simply}, {just}, {only}, {but}]

merestone
n : an old term for a landmark that consisted of a pile of stones surmounted by an upright slab [syn: {meerestone}, {mearstone}]

meretricious
adj 1: like or relating to a prostitute; "meretricious relationships"
2: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: {brassy}, {cheap}, {flash}, {flashy}, {garish}, {gaudy}, {gimcrack}, {loud}, {tacky}, {tatty}, {tawdry}, {trashy}]
3: based on pretense; deceptively pleasing; "the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility"; "meretricious praise"; "a meretricious argument" [syn: {gilded}, {specious}]

meretriciously
adv : in a meretricious manner; "the boat is meretriciously decorated" [syn: {flashily}]

meretriciousness
n 1: an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility; "the speciousness of his argument" [syn: {speciousness}]
2: tasteless showiness [syn: {flashiness}, {garishness}, {gaudiness}, {loudness}, {brashness}, {tawdriness}, {glitz}]

merganser
n : large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges [syn: {fish duck}, {sawbill}, {sheldrake}]

merge
v 1: become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "Will the two Koreas unify?" [syn: {unify}, {unite}] [ant: {disunify}]
2: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" [syn: {blend}, {flux}, {mix}, {conflate}, {commingle}, {immix}, {fuse}, {coalesce}, {meld}, {combine}]
3: join or combine; "We merged our resources" [syn: {unite}, {unify}]

merged
adj : formed or united into a whole [syn: {incorporate}, {incorporated}, {integrated}, {unified}]

Mergenthaler
n : United States inventor (born in Germany) of the Linotype machine (1854-1899) [syn: {Ottmar Mergenthaler}]

merger
n 1: the combination of two or more commercial companies [syn: {amalgamation}, {uniting}]
2: an occurrence that involves the production of a union [syn: {fusion}, {unification}]

merger agreement
n : contract governing the merger of two or more companies [syn: {acquisition agreement}]

Merginae
n : mergansers and closely related diving birds [syn: {subfamily Merginae}]

merging
adj 1: combining or mixing [syn: {blending}, {mingling}]
2: flowing together [syn: {confluent}, {merging(a)}]
n 1: the act of joining together as one; "the merging of the two groups occurred quickly"; "there was no meeting of minds" [syn: {meeting}, {coming together}]
2: a flowing together [syn: {confluence}, {conflux}]

Mergus
n : mergansers [syn: {genus Mergus}]

Mergus albellus
n : smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern Eurasia [syn: {smew}]

Mergus merganser
n : common merganser of Europe and North America [syn: {goosander}]

Mergus merganser americanus
n : common North American diving duck considered a variety of the European goosander [syn: {American merganser}]

Mergus serrator
n : widely distributed merganser of America and Europe [syn: {red-breasted merganser}]

mericarp
n : a carpel with one seed; one of a pair split apart at maturity

Merida
n : the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatan

meridian
adj : of or happening at noon; "meridian hour"
n 1: a town in eastern Mississippi
2: an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; "all points on the same meridian have the same longitude" [syn: {longitude}, {line of longitude}]

meridional
adj 1: of or relating to a meridian
2: located in the south or characteristic of southern people or places

meringue
n : sweet topping especially for pies made of beaten egg whites and sugar

meringue kiss
n : made of sugar and egg white and baked slowly

merino
n : white sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional quality [syn: {merino sheep}]

merino sheep
n : white sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional quality [syn: {merino}]

Meriones
n : a genus of Cricetidae [syn: {genus Meriones}]

Meriones longifrons
n : southern European gerbil [syn: {sand rat}]

Meriones unguiculatus
n : a gerbil that is popular as a pet [syn: {tamarisk gerbil}]

meristem
n : undifferentiated tissue from which new cells are formed, as at the tip of a stem or root

merit
n 1: any admirable quality or attribute; "work of great merit" [syn: {virtue}] [ant: {demerit}]
2: the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance); "there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded" [syn: {deservingness}, {meritoriousness}]
v : be worthy or deserving; "You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done" [syn: {deserve}]

merit badge
n : a badge award to Boy Scouts in recognition of special projects

merit pay
n : extra pay awarded to an employee on the basis of merit (especially to school teachers)

merit system
n : the system of employing and promoting civil servants on the basis of ability [ant: {spoils system}]

meritable
adj : deserving reward or praise; "a lifetime of meritorious service"; "meritorious conduct" [syn: {meritorious}]

merited
adj : properly deserved; "a merited success" [ant: {unmerited}]

meriting
adj : having sufficient worth; "an idea worth considering"; "a cause deserving or meriting support"; "the deserving poor" (often used ironically) [syn: {deserving(p)}, {meriting(p)}, {worth(p)}]

meritless
adj : without merit; "a sorry horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk" [syn: {good-for-nothing}, {good-for-naught}, {no-account}, {no-count}, {no-good}, {sorry}]

meritocracy
n 1: a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects
2: the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth

meritocratic
adj : relating to or characteristic of a meritocracy; "meritocratic society"

meritorious
adj : deserving reward or praise; "a lifetime of meritorious service"; "meritorious conduct" [syn: {meritable}]

meritoriously
adv : in a meritorious manner; "he served his country meritoriously"

meritoriousness
n : the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance); "there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded" [syn: {deservingness}, {merit}]

Meriwether Lewis
n : United States explorer and soldier who lead led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River (1774-1809) [syn: {Lewis}]

merl
n : common black European thrush [syn: {blackbird}, {merle}, {ouzel}, {ousel}, {European blackbird}, {Turdus merula}]

Merlangus
n : whitings [syn: {genus Merlangus}]

Merlangus merlangus
n : a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus [syn: {whiting}, {Gadus merlangus}]

merle
n : common black European thrush [syn: {blackbird}, {merl}, {ouzel}, {ousel}, {European blackbird}, {Turdus merula}]

Merlin
n 1: (Arthurian legend) the magician who acted as King Arthur's advisor
2: small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry [syn: {pigeon hawk}, {Falco columbarius}]

merlon
n : a solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battlement

Merlot
n 1: black wine grape originally from the region of Bordeaux
2: dry red wine made from a grape grown widely in Bordeaux and California

Merluccius
n : hakes [syn: {genus Merluccius}]

Merluccius bilinearis
n : found off Atlantic coast of North America [syn: {silver hake}, {whiting}]

mermaid
n : half woman and half fish; lives in the sea

Merman
n 1: United States singer who appeared in several musical comedies (1909-1984) [syn: {Ethel Merman}]
2: half man and half fish; lives in the sea

Merodach
n : the chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu [syn: {Marduk}, {Baal Merodach}, {Bel-Merodach}]

meromelia
n : congenital absence of part of an arm or leg

meronym
n : a word that names a part of a larger whole; "`brim' and `crown' are meronyms of `hat'" [syn: {part name}]

meronymy
n : the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole [syn: {part to whole relation}]

Meropidae
n : bee-eaters [syn: {family Meropidae}]

Merops
n : type genus of the Meropidae [syn: {genus Merops}]

Merostomata
n : used in some classifications; includes the orders Xiphosura and Eurypterida [syn: {class Merostomata}]

Merovingian
adj : of or relating to the Merovingian dynasty or its members
n 1: a member of the Merovingian dynasty
2: a Frankish dynasty founded by Clovis I that reigned in Gaul and Germany from about 500 to 750 [syn: {Merovingian dynasty}]

Merovingian dynasty
n : a Frankish dynasty founded by Clovis I that reigned in Gaul and Germany from about 500 to 750 [syn: {Merovingian}]

merozoite
n : a cell that arises from the asexual division of a parent sporozoan during its life cycle

merrier
merry
adj 1: full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh" [syn: {gay}, {jocund}, {jolly}, {jovial}, {mirthful}]
2: offering fun and gaiety; "a gala ball after the inauguration"; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening" [syn: {gala(a)}, {gay}, {festal}, {festive}]
3: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" [syn: {brisk}, {lively}, {rattling}, {snappy}, {spanking}, {zippy}] [also: {merriest}, {merrier}]

merrier
See {merry}

merriest
merry
adj 1: full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh" [syn: {gay}, {jocund}, {jolly}, {jovial}, {mirthful}]
2: offering fun and gaiety; "a gala ball after the inauguration"; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening" [syn: {gala(a)}, {gay}, {festal}, {festive}]
3: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" [syn: {brisk}, {lively}, {rattling}, {snappy}, {spanking}, {zippy}] [also: {merriest}, {merrier}]

merriest
See {merry}

merrily
adv : in a joyous manner; "they shouted happily" [syn: {happily}, {mirthfully}, {gayly}, {blithely}, {jubilantly}, {with happiness}] [ant: {unhappily}]

Merrimac
n : an iron-clad vessel built by the Confederate forces in the hope of breaking the blockade imposed by the North

Merrimack
n : a river that rises in south central New Hampshire and flows through Concord and Manchester into Massachusetts and empties into the Atlantic Ocean [syn: {Merrimack River}]

Merrimack River
n : a river that rises in south central New Hampshire and flows through Concord and Manchester into Massachusetts and empties into the Atlantic Ocean [syn: {Merrimack}]

merriment
n 1: a gay feeling [syn: {gaiety}]
2: activities that are enjoyable or amusing; "I do it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around" [syn: {fun}, {playfulness}]

merriness
n : the trait of merry joking [syn: {jocoseness}, {jocosity}, {humorousness}]

merry
adj 1: full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh" [syn: {gay}, {jocund}, {jolly}, {jovial}, {mirthful}]
2: offering fun and gaiety; "a gala ball after the inauguration"; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening" [syn: {gala(a)}, {gay}, {festal}, {festive}]
3: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" [syn: {brisk}, {lively}, {rattling}, {snappy}, {spanking}, {zippy}] [also: {merriest}, {merrier}]

merry andrew
n : a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior [syn: {clown}, {buffoon}]

merry bells
n : any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers [syn: {bellwort}, {wild oats}]

merry-go-round
n 1: a never-ending cycle of activities and events (especially when they seem to have little purpose); "if we lose the election the whole legislative merry-go-round will have to start over"
2: large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on [syn: {carousel}, {carrousel}, {roundabout}, {whirligig}]

merrymaker
n : a celebrant who shares in a noisy party; "the clubs attract revelers as young as thirteen" [syn: {reveler}, {reveller}]

merrymaking
n : a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity [syn: {conviviality}, {jollification}]

Mertensia
n : a genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnels [syn: {genus Mertensia}]

Mertensia virginica
n : smooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in bud [syn: {Virginia bluebell}, {Virginia cowslip}]

Merthiolate
n : a light-colored crystalline powder (trade name Merthiolate) used as a surgical antiseptic [syn: {thimerosal}, {sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate}]

Merton
n 1: United States religious and writer (1915-1968) [syn: {Thomas Merton}]
2: United States sociologist (1910-2003) [syn: {Robert Merton}, {Robert King Merton}]

Meryl Streep
n : United States film actress (born in 1949) [syn: {Streep}]

Meryta
n : small to medium evergreen dioecious trees of oceanic climates: puka [syn: {genus Meryta}]

Meryta sinclairii
n : small round-headed New Zealand tree having large resinous leaves and panicles of green-white flowers [syn: {puka}]

mesa
n 1: flat tableland with steep edges; "the tribe was relatively safe on the mesa but they had to descend into the valley for water" [syn: {table}]
2: a city just east of Phoenix; originally a suburb of Phoenix

Mesa Verde National Park
n : a national park in Colorado containing prehistoric cliff dwellings; semiarid landscape

Mesabi Range
n : a range of hills in northeastern Minnesota where rich iron ore deposits were discovered in 1887

mesalliance
n : a marriage with a person of inferior social status

Mesantoin
n : a toxic anticonvulsant drug (trade name Mesantoin) used in the treatment of epilepsy when less toxic anticonvulsants have been ineffective [syn: {mephenytoin}]

Mesasamkranti
n : Hindu solar holiday at the beginning of the new astrological year when the sun enters the constellation Aries

mescal
n 1: a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons [syn: {mezcal}, {peyote}, {Lophophora williamsii}]
2: a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant)

mescal bean
n : shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans [syn: {coral bean}, {frijolito}, {frijolillo}, {Sophora secundiflora}]

mescal button
n : the button-shaped top of the mescal cactus; a source of psilocybin [syn: {sacred mushroom}, {magic mushroom}]

mescaline
n : the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons [syn: {peyote}]

mesdames
madame
n : title used for a married Frenchwoman [also: {mesdames} (pl)]

mesdames
See {madame}

mesdemoiselles
mademoiselle
n : small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico [syn: {silver perch}, {Bairdiella chrysoura}] [also: {mesdemoiselles} (pl)]

mesdemoiselles
See {mademoiselle}

Mesembryanthemum
n : South African annual or biennial plants having flowers that open only in bright sunlight [syn: {genus Mesembryanthemum}]

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
n : Old World annual widely naturalized in warm regions having white flowers and fleshy foliage covered with hairs that resemble ice [syn: {ice plant}, {icicle plant}]

Mesembryanthemum edule
n : low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp [syn: {Hottentot fig}, {Hottentot's fig}, {sour fig}, {Carpobrotus edulis}]

mesencephalon
n : the middle portion of the brain [syn: {midbrain}]

mesenchyme
n : mesodermal tissue that forms connective tissue and blood and smooth muscles

mesentera
See {mesenteron}

mesenteric
adj : of or relating to or located in a mesentery

mesenteric artery
n : one of two branches of the aorta that pass between the two layers of the mesentery to the intestines [syn: {arteria mesenterica}]

mesenteric plexus
n : a plexus of autonomic nerves [syn: {plexus mesentericus}]

mesenteric vein
n : a tributary of the portal vein passing from the intestine between the two layers of mesentery [syn: {vena mesenterica}]

mesentery
n : a double layer of peritoneum that attaches to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports the small intestines

mesh
n 1: the number of opening per inch of a screen; measures size of particles; "a 100 mesh screen"; "100 mesh powdered cellulose"
2: contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears" [syn: {engagement}, {meshing}, {interlocking}]
3: the topology of a network whose components are all connected directly to every other component [syn: {mesh topology}]
4: an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals [syn: {net}, {network}, {meshing}, {meshwork}]
5: the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check" [syn: {meshing}, {interlock}, {interlocking}]
v 1: keep engaged; "engaged the gears" [syn: {engage}, {lock}, {operate}] [ant: {disengage}]
2: coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively [syn: {interlock}]
3: work together in harmony
4: entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh [syn: {enmesh}, {ensnarl}]

mesh topology
n : the topology of a network whose components are all connected directly to every other component [syn: {mesh}]

meshed
adj 1: resembling a network; "a meshed road system"
2: (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting; "the gears are engaged"; "meshed gears"; "intermeshed twin rotors" [syn: {engaged}, {intermeshed}]
n : the holy city of Shiite Muslims; located in northeastern Iran [syn: {Mashhad}]

meshing
n 1: contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears" [syn: {engagement}, {mesh}, {interlocking}]
2: an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals [syn: {net}, {network}, {mesh}, {meshwork}]
3: the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check" [syn: {mesh}, {interlock}, {interlocking}]

meshuga
adj : senseless; crazy [syn: {meshugge}, {meshugga}, {meshuggeneh}, {meshuggener}]

meshugaas
n : (Yiddish) craziness; senseless behavior or activity [syn: {mishegaas}, {mishegoss}]

meshugga
adj : senseless; crazy [syn: {meshugge}, {meshuga}, {meshuggeneh}, {meshuggener}]

meshugge
adj : senseless; crazy [syn: {meshugga}, {meshuga}, {meshuggeneh}, {meshuggener}]

meshuggeneh
adj : senseless; crazy [syn: {meshugge}, {meshugga}, {meshuga}, {meshuggener}]
n : (Yiddish) a crazy fool [syn: {meshuggener}]

meshuggener
adj : senseless; crazy [syn: {meshugge}, {meshugga}, {meshuga}, {meshuggeneh}]
n : (Yiddish) a crazy fool [syn: {meshuggeneh}]

meshwork
n : an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals [syn: {net}, {network}, {mesh}, {meshing}]

mesial
adj : being in or directed toward the midline or mesial plane of the body [ant: {distal}]

mesic
adj 1: of or pertaining to a meson; "the radii of the mesic orbits"- Lawrence Wilets [syn: {mesonic}]
2: having or characterized by moderate or a well-balanced supply of moisture; "mesic habitats" [ant: {xeric}, {hydric}]

Mesmer
n : Austrian physician who tried to treat diseases with a form of hypnotism (1734-1815) [syn: {Franz Anton Mesmer}, {Friedrich Anton Mesmer}]

mesmeric
adj : attracting and holding interest as if by a spell; "read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice"; "she had a warm mesmeric charm"; "the sheer force of his presence was mesmerizing"; "a spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome" [syn: {hypnotic}, {mesmerizing}, {spellbinding}]

mesmerise
v 1: attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks" [syn: {magnetize}, {mesmerize}, {magnetise}, {bewitch}, {spellbind}]
2: induce hypnosis in [syn: {hypnotize}, {hypnotise}, {mesmerize}]

mesmerised
adj : having your attention fixated as though by a spell [syn: {fascinated}, {hypnotized}, {hypnotised}, {mesmerized}, {spellbound}, {transfixed}]

mesmerism
n : the act of inducing hypnosis [syn: {hypnotism}, {suggestion}]

mesmerist
n : a person who induces hypnosis [syn: {hypnotist}, {hypnotizer}, {hypnotiser}]

mesmerize
v 1: attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks" [syn: {magnetize}, {mesmerise}, {magnetise}, {bewitch}, {spellbind}]
2: induce hypnosis in [syn: {hypnotize}, {hypnotise}, {mesmerise}]

mesmerized
adj : having your attention fixated as though by a spell [syn: {fascinated}, {hypnotized}, {hypnotised}, {mesmerised}, {spellbound}, {transfixed}]

mesmerizing
adj : attracting and holding interest as if by a spell; "read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice"; "she had a warm mesmeric charm"; "the sheer force of his presence was mesmerizing"; "a spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome" [syn: {hypnotic}, {mesmeric}, {spellbinding}]

mesne lord
n : a feudal lord who was lord to his own tenants on land held from a superior lord

Mesoamerica
n : Mexico and Central America

Mesoamerican
adj : of or relating to the people of Mesoamerica or their languages or cultures
n : a member of one of the varioous peoples inhabiting Mesoamerica

mesoblast
n : the middle germ layer that develops into muscle and bone and cartilage and blood and connective tissue [syn: {mesoderm}]

mesoblastic
adj : relating to or derived from the mesoderm [syn: {mesodermal}]

mesocarp
n : the middle layer of a pericarp

mesocolon
n : mesentery that holds the lower colon the back abdominal wall

Mesocricetus
n : golden hamsters [syn: {genus Mesocricetus}]

Mesocricetus auratus
n : small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet [syn: {golden hamster}, {Syrian hamster}]

mesoderm
n : the middle germ layer that develops into muscle and bone and cartilage and blood and connective tissue [syn: {mesoblast}]

mesodermal
adj : relating to or derived from the mesoderm [syn: {mesoblastic}]

mesohippus
n : North American 3-toed Oligocene animal; probably not directly ancestral to modern horses

mesolithic
adj : of or relating to a middle period of the Stone Age (following the paleolithic)
n : middle part of the Stone Age beginning about 15,000 years ago [syn: {Mesolithic Age}, {Epipaleolithic}]

Mesolithic Age
n : middle part of the Stone Age beginning about 15,000 years ago [syn: {Mesolithic}, {Epipaleolithic}]

mesomorph
n : a person with a well-developed muscular body

mesomorphic
adj : having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer [syn: {muscular}] [ant: {ectomorphic}, {endomorphic}]

mesomorphy
n : muscular and big-boned [syn: {athletic type}]

meson
n : an elementary particle responsible for the forces in the atomic nucleus; a hadron with a baryon number of 0 [syn: {mesotron}]

mesonic
adj : of or pertaining to a meson; "the radii of the mesic orbits"- Lawrence Wilets [syn: {mesic}]

mesophyron
n : a smooth prominence of the frontal bone between and above the eyebrows; the most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline at the level of the supraorbital ridges [syn: {glabella}]

mesophyte
n : land plant growing in surroundings having an average supply of water; compare xerophyte and hydrophyte [syn: {mesophytic plant}]

mesophytic
adj : being or growing in or adapted to a moderately moist environment; "mesophytic habitats"; "mesophytic plants"

mesophytic plant
n : land plant growing in surroundings having an average supply of water; compare xerophyte and hydrophyte [syn: {mesophyte}]

Mesopotamia
n : the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq

mesosphere
n : the atmospheric layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere

mesothelioma
n : a rare form of carcinoma of the mesothelium lining lungs or abdomen or heart; usually associated with exposure to asbestos dust

mesothelium
n : epithelium originating in the embryonic mesoderm; lines the primordial body cavity

mesothoraces
See {mesothorax}

mesotron
n : an elementary particle responsible for the forces in the atomic nucleus; a hadron with a baryon number of 0 [syn: {meson}]

Mesozoic
n : from 230 million to 63 million years ago [syn: {Mesozoic era}, {Age of Reptiles}]

Mesozoic era
n : from 230 million to 63 million years ago [syn: {Mesozoic}, {Age of Reptiles}]

Mespilus
n : medlars [syn: {genus Mespilus}]

Mespilus germanica
n : small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples [syn: {medlar}, {medlar tree}]

mesquit
n : any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large sugar-rich pods [syn: {mesquite}]

mesquite
n : any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large sugar-rich pods [syn: {mesquit}]

mesquite gum
n : obtained from mesquite pods; resembles gum arabic

mess
n 1: a state of confusion and disorderliness; "the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed" [syn: {messiness}, {muss}, {mussiness}]
2: informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" [syn: {fix}, {hole}, {jam}, {muddle}, {pickle}, {kettle of fish}]
3: soft semiliquid food; "a mess of porridge"
4: a meal eaten by service personnel
5: a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax [syn: {mess hall}]
6: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]
v 1: eat in a mess hall
2: make a mess of or create disorder in; "He messed up his room" [syn: {mess up}]

mess about
v : be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" [syn: {loiter}, {lounge}, {footle}, {lollygag}, {loaf}, {lallygag}, {hang around}, {tarry}, {linger}, {lurk}, {mill about}, {mill around}]

mess around
v : do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house" [syn: {putter}, {potter}, {tinker}, {monkey}, {monkey around}, {muck about}, {muck around}]

mess hall
n : a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax [syn: {mess}]

mess jacket
n : waist-length jacket tapering to a point at the back; worn by officers in the mess for formal dinners [syn: {monkey jacket}, {shell jacket}]

mess kit
n : kit containing a metal dish and eating utensils; used by soldiers and campers

mess of pottage
n : anything of trivial value; "Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for a mess of pottage"

mess up
v 1: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub}, {screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle}, {fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up}, {bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {fuck up}]
2: disturb the smoothness of; "ruffle the surface of the water" [syn: {ruffle}, {ruffle up}, {rumple}]
3: make a mess of or create disorder in; "He messed up his room" [syn: {mess}]

message
n 1: a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled; "he sent a three-word message"
2: what a communication that is about something is about [syn: {content}, {subject matter}, {substance}]
v 1: send a message to; "She messaged the committee"
2: send as a message; "She messaged the final report by fax"
3: send a message; "There is no messaging service at this company"

message pad
n : a pad of paper on which messages can be written [syn: {writing pad}]

messaging
n : the sending and processing of e-mail by computer [syn: {electronic messaging}]

messeigneurs
See {monseigneur}

messenger
n : a person who carries a message [syn: {courier}]

messenger boy
n : a boy who earns money by running errands [syn: {errand boy}]

messenger RNA
n : the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein synthesis in the cell [syn: {mRNA}, {template RNA}, {informational RNA}]

messiah
n 1: any expected deliverer [syn: {christ}]
2: Jesus Christ; considered by Christians to be the promised deliverer
3: the awaited king of the Jews; the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people

messiahship
n : the position of messiah

messianic
adj : of or relating to a messiah promising deliverance; "messianic cult"

Messidor
n : tenth month of the Revolutionary calendar (June and July); the month of harvest

messier
messy
adj : dirty and disorderly; "a mussy fussy bedroom"; "a child's messy eating habits" [syn: {mussy}] [also: {messiest}, {messier}]

messier
See {messy}

messiest
messy
adj : dirty and disorderly; "a mussy fussy bedroom"; "a child's messy eating habits" [syn: {mussy}] [also: {messiest}, {messier}]

messiest
See {messy}

messieurs
See {monsieur}

messily
adv : in a messy, untidy manner; "Rossi spat very deliberately, and very messily, upon Durieux's party card" [syn: {untidily}]

Messina
n : a port city in northeastern Sicily on the Strait of Messina

messiness
n 1: a state of confusion and disorderliness; "the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed" [syn: {mess}, {muss}, {mussiness}]
2: the trait of being untidy and messy [syn: {untidiness}] [ant: {tidiness}]

messmate
n : (nautical) an associate with whom you share meals in the same mess (as on a ship)

messuage
n : (law) a dwelling house and its adjacent buildings and the adjacent land used by the household

mess-up
n : something badly botched or muddled [syn: {ballup}, {balls-up}, {cockup}]

messy
adj : dirty and disorderly; "a mussy fussy bedroom"; "a child's messy eating habits" [syn: {mussy}] [also: {messiest}, {messier}]

mestiza
n : a woman of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)

mestizo
n : a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry) [syn: {ladino}] [also: {mestizoes} (pl)]

mestizoes
mestizo
n : a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry) [syn: {ladino}] [also: {mestizoes} (pl)]

mestizoes
See {mestizo}

mestranol
n : a synthetic form of estrogen used in combination with a progestin in oral contraceptives

Mesua
n : genus of tropical Asiatic trees having large solitary flowers [syn: {genus Mesua}]

Mesua ferrea
n : handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad ties [syn: {rose chestnut}, {ironwood}, {ironwood tree}]

met
meet
adj : being precisely fitting and right; "it is only meet that she should be seated first" [syn: {fitting}]
n : a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held [syn: {sports meeting}]
v 1: come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!" [syn: {ran into}, {encounter}, {run across}, {come across}, {see}]
2: get together socially or for a specific purpose [syn: {get together}]
3: be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this point" [syn: {converge}] [ant: {diverge}, {diverge}]
4: fill or meet a want or need [syn: {satisfy}, {fill}, {fulfill}, {fulfil}]
5: satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" [syn: {fit}, {conform to}]
6: satisfy or fulfill; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams" [syn: {match}, {cope with}]
7: get to know; get acquainted with; "I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!"; "we met in Singapore"
8: collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" [syn: {gather}, {assemble}, {forgather}, {foregather}]
9: meet by design; be present at the arrival of; "Can you meet me at the train station?" 10: contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary" [syn: {encounter}, {play}, {take on}] 11: experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition" [syn: {encounter}, {receive}] 12: undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate" [syn: {suffer}] 13: be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" [syn: {touch}, {adjoin}, {contact}] [also: {met}]

met
See {meet}

metabola
n : insects that undergo complete metamorphosis [syn: {holometabola}]

metabolic
adj 1: of or relating to metabolism; "metabolic rate"
2: undergoing metamorphosis [syn: {metabolous}] [ant: {ametabolic}]

metabolic acidosis
n : acidosis and bicarbonate concentration in the body fluids resulting either from the accumulation of acids or the abnormal loss of bases from the body (as in diarrhea or renal disease)

metabolic alkalosis
n : alkalosis resulting from hydrogen-ion loss or excessive intake of alkaline substances

metabolic disorder
n : a disorder or defect of metabolism

metabolic process
n : the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life [syn: {metabolism}, {metastasis}]

metabolic rate
n : rate of metabolism; the amount of energy expended in a give period

metabolically
adv : involving metabolism; "metabolically important substances"

metabolise
v : produce by metabolism [syn: {metabolize}]

metabolism
n 1: the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals [syn: {metamorphosis}]
2: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life [syn: {metabolic process}, {metastasis}]

metabolite
n : any substance involved in metabolism (either as a product of metabolism or as necessary for metabolism)

metabolize
v : produce by metabolism [syn: {metabolise}]

metabolous
adj : undergoing metamorphosis [syn: {metabolic}] [ant: {ametabolic}]

metacarpal
adj : of or relating to the metacarpus; "metacarpal bones"
n : any bone of the hand between the wrist and fingers [syn: {metacarpal bone}]

metacarpal artery
n : dorsal and palmar arteries of the hand [syn: {arteria metacarpea}]

metacarpal bone
n : any bone of the hand between the wrist and fingers [syn: {metacarpal}]

metacarpal vein
n : dorsal and palmar veins of the hand [syn: {vena metacarpus}]

metacarpi
metacarpus
n : the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges [also: {metacarpi} (pl)]

metacarpi
See {metacarpus}

metacarpophalangeal joint
n : a joint of a finger when the fist is closed [syn: {knuckle}, {knuckle joint}]

metacarpus
n : the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges [also: {metacarpi} (pl)]

metacenter
n : (shipbuilding) the point of intersection between two vertical lines, one line through the center of buoyancy of the hull of a ship in equilibrium and the other line through the center of buoyancy of the hull when the ship is inclined to one side; the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the stability of the ship [syn: {metacentre}]

metacentre
n : (shipbuilding) the point of intersection between two vertical lines, one line through the center of buoyancy of the hull of a ship in equilibrium and the other line through the center of buoyancy of the hull when the ship is inclined to one side; the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the stability of the ship [syn: {metacenter}]

metacentric
adj 1: of or relating to the metacenter
2: having two equal arms because of the median position of the centromere; "a metacentric chromosome"

metacentric chromosome
n : a chromosome having two equal arms because the centromere is in median position

metacyesis
n : pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus [syn: {ectopic pregnancy}, {extrauterine pregnancy}, {ectopic gestation}, {extrauterine gestation}, {eccyesis}]

metadata
n : data about data; "a library catalog is metadata because it describes publications"

metagenesis
n : alternation of sexual and asexual generations [syn: {digenesis}]

metagrabolised
adj : totally perplexed and mixed up; "all this duncical nonsense has my brains metagrobolized"- Wall Street Journal [syn: {metagrobolized}, {metagrobolised}, {metagrabolized}, {mystified}]

metagrabolized
adj : totally perplexed and mixed up; "all this duncical nonsense has my brains metagrobolized"- Wall Street Journal [syn: {metagrobolized}, {metagrobolised}, {metagrabolised}, {mystified}]

metagrobolised
adj : totally perplexed and mixed up; "all this duncical nonsense has my brains metagrobolized"- Wall Street Journal [syn: {metagrobolized}, {metagrabolized}, {metagrabolised}, {mystified}]

metagrobolized
adj : totally perplexed and mixed up; "all this duncical nonsense has my brains metagrobolized"- Wall Street Journal [syn: {metagrobolised}, {metagrabolized}, {metagrabolised}, {mystified}]

metaknowledge
n : knowledge about knowledge

metal
adj : containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "a metallic compound"; "metallic luster"; "the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades"- Ambrose Bierce [syn: {metallic}, {metal(a)}] [ant: {nonmetallic}]
n 1: any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. [syn: {metallic element}]
2: a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper" [syn: {alloy}]
v : cover with metal [also: {metalling}, {metalled}]

metal bar
n : a block of metal that is cast in a particular shape for convenient handling [syn: {ingot}, {block of metal}]

metal detector
n : detector that gives a signal when it detects the presence of metal; used to detect the presence of stray bits of metal in food products or to find buried metal

metal drum
n : a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids [syn: {drum}]

metal filing
n : a fragment of metal rubbed off by the use of a file

metal glove
n : a glove of armored leather; protects the hand [syn: {gauntlet}, {gantlet}]

metal money
n : coins collectively [syn: {coinage}, {mintage}, {specie}]

metal plating
n : a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface [syn: {plating}]

metal saw
n : saw used with one hand for cutting metal [syn: {hacksaw}]

metal screw
n : screw made of metal

metal wood
n : golf wood with a metal head instead of the traditional wooden head

metalanguage
n : a language that can be used to describe languages

metalepsis
n : substituting metonymy of one figurative sense for another

metalled
metal
adj : containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "a metallic compound"; "metallic luster"; "the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades"- Ambrose Bierce [syn: {metallic}, {metal(a)}] [ant: {nonmetallic}]
n 1: any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. [syn: {metallic element}]
2: a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper" [syn: {alloy}]
v : cover with metal [also: {metalling}, {metalled}]

metalled
See {metal}

metallic
adj : containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "a metallic compound"; "metallic luster"; "the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades"- Ambrose Bierce [syn: {metal(a)}] [ant: {nonmetallic}]

metallic bond
n : a chemical bond in which electrons are shared over many nuclei and electronic conduction occurs

metallic element
n : any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. [syn: {metal}]

metallike
adj : resembling metal

metalling
metal
adj : containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "a metallic compound"; "metallic luster"; "the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades"- Ambrose Bierce [syn: {metallic}, {metal(a)}] [ant: {nonmetallic}]
n 1: any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. [syn: {metallic element}]
2: a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper" [syn: {alloy}]
v : cover with metal [also: {metalling}, {metalled}]

metalling
See {metal}

metallized dye
n : acid dye in which the negative ion contains a chelated metal atom

metalloid
adj : of or being a nonmetallic element that has some of the properties of metal; "arsenic is a metalloid element"

metallurgic
adj : of or relating to metallurgy; "metallurgical engineer" [syn: {metallurgical}]

metallurgical
adj : of or relating to metallurgy; "metallurgical engineer" [syn: {metallurgic}]

metallurgical engineer
n : an engineer trained in the extraction and refining and alloying and fabrication of metals [syn: {metallurgist}]

metallurgist
n : an engineer trained in the extraction and refining and alloying and fabrication of metals [syn: {metallurgical engineer}]

metallurgy
n : the science and technology of metals

metalware
n : household articles made of metal (especially for use at table)

metalwork
n 1: the metal parts of something; "there were bullet holes in the metalwork"
2: the activity of making things out of metal in a skillful manner [syn: {metalworking}]

metalworker
n : someone who works metal (especially by hammering it when it is hot and malleable) [syn: {smith}]

metalworking
n : the activity of making things out of metal in a skillful manner [syn: {metalwork}]

metalworking vise
n : a vise with two parallel iron jaws and a wide opening below [syn: {machinist's vise}]

metalworks
n : factory where metal castings are produced [syn: {foundry}]

metamathematics
n : the logical analysis of mathematical reasoning

metamere
n : one of a series of similar body segments into which some animals are divided longitudinally [syn: {somite}]

metameric
adj : having the body divided into successive metameres or segments, as in earthworms or lobsters [syn: {segmental}, {segmented}]

metamorphic
adj 1: of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks); "metamorphic stage"; "marble is a metamorphic rock that takes a high polish" [syn: {metamorphous}]
2: characterized by metamorphosis or change in physical form or substance [ant: {nonmetamorphic}]

metamorphic rock
n : rock altered by pressure and heat

metamorphism
n : change in the structure of rock by natural agencies such as pressure or heat of introduction of new chemical substances

metamorphopsia
n : a defect of vision in which objects appear to be distorted; usually due to a defect in the retina

metamorphose
v 1: change completely the nature or appearance of; "In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug"; "The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman"; "Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection" [syn: {transfigure}, {transmogrify}]
2: change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle" [syn: {transform}, {transmute}]

metamorphoses
metamorphosis
n 1: the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals [syn: {metabolism}]
2: a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances; "the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting" [syn: {transfiguration}]
3: a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft [also: {metamorphoses} (pl)]

metamorphoses
See {metamorphosis}

metamorphosis
n 1: the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals [syn: {metabolism}]
2: a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances; "the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting" [syn: {transfiguration}]
3: a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft [also: {metamorphoses} (pl)]

metamorphous
adj 1: of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks); "metamorphic stage"; "marble is a metamorphic rock that takes a high polish" [syn: {metamorphic}]
2: produced by metamorphosis; "most insects are metamorphic as witness the stages as a butterfly develops from a caterpillar"

metanephroi
See {metanephros}

metaphase
n 1: the second stage of meiosis
2: the second stage of mitosis

metaphor
n : a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity

metaphoric
adj : expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another; "a metaphorical expression"; "metaphoric language" [syn: {metaphorical}]

metaphorical
adj : expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another; "a metaphorical expression"; "metaphoric language" [syn: {metaphoric}]

metaphorically
adv : in a metaphorical manner; "she expressed herself metaphorically"

metaphosphoric acid
n : a glassy solid acid ([HPO3]n) often used as a dehydrating agent

metaphysical
adj 1: pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics; "metaphysical philosophy"
2: without material form or substance; "metaphysical forces"
3: highly abstract and over-theoretical; "metaphysical reasoning"

metaphysically
adv : in a metaphysical manner; "he thinks metaphysically"

metaphysics
n : the philosophical study of being and knowing

metaphysis
n : the growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis

metaplastic anaemia
n : pernicious anemia in which the various formed elements in the blood are changed [syn: {metaplastic anemia}]

metaplastic anemia
n : pernicious anemia in which the various formed elements in the blood are changed [syn: {metaplastic anaemia}]

metaproterenol
n : a bronchodilator (trade name Alupent) used to treat asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects include tachycardia and shakiness [syn: {Alupent}]

metarule
n : a rule that describes how other rules should be used (as in AI)

metasequoia
n : large fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular cones; commonly cultivated in United States as an ornamental; known as a fossil before being discovered in China [syn: {dawn redwood}, {Metasequoia glyptostrodoides}]

Metasequoia glyptostrodoides
n : large fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular cones; commonly cultivated in United States as an ornamental; known as a fossil before being discovered in China [syn: {metasequoia}, {dawn redwood}]

metastability
n : the quality of a physical system that persists in its existing equilibrium when undisturbed (or only slightly disturbed) but able to pass to a more stable equilibrium when sufficiently disturbed

metastable
adj : (of physical systems) continuing in its present state of equilibrium unless sufficiently disturbed to pass to a more stable state of equilibrium

metastases
metastasis
n 1: the spreading of a disease to another part of the body
2: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life [syn: {metabolism}, {metabolic process}] [also: {metastases} (pl)]

metastases
See {metastasis}

metastasis
n 1: the spreading of a disease to another part of the body
2: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life [syn: {metabolism}, {metabolic process}] [also: {metastases} (pl)]

metastasise
v : spread throughout the body; "the cancer had metastasized and the patient could not be saved" [syn: {metastasize}]

metastasize
v : spread throughout the body; "the cancer had metastasized and the patient could not be saved" [syn: {metastasise}]

metastatic
adj : relating to or affected by metastasis; "metastatic growth"

metastatic tumor
n : a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body [syn: {malignant tumor}, {malignant neoplasm}]

metatarsal
adj : of or relating to the metatarsus; "metatarsal bones"
n : any bone of the foot between the ankle and the toes

metatarsal arch
n : the short lateral arch formed by the heads of the metatarsals

metatarsal artery
n : dorsal and plantar arteries to the metatarsal region of the foot [syn: {arteria metatarsea}]

metatarsal vein
n : dorsal and plantar branches of veins serving the metatarsal region of the foot [syn: {vena metatarsus}]

metatarsi
metatarsus
n : the skeleton of the human foot between the toes and the tarsus; the corresponding part of the foot in birds or of the hind foot in quadrupeds [also: {metatarsi} (pl)]

metatarsi
See {metatarsus}

metatarsus
n : the skeleton of the human foot between the toes and the tarsus; the corresponding part of the foot in birds or of the hind foot in quadrupeds [also: {metatarsi} (pl)]

Metatheria
n : pouched animals [syn: {subclass Metatheria}]

metatherian
n : primitive pouched mammals found mainly in Australia and the Americas

metatheses
metathesis
n 1: a linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence
2: a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB) [syn: {double decomposition}, {double decomposition reaction}] [also: {metatheses} (pl)]

metatheses
See {metathesis}

metathesis
n 1: a linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence
2: a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB) [syn: {double decomposition}, {double decomposition reaction}] [also: {metatheses} (pl)]

metathoraces
See {metathorax}

Metaurus River
n : a battle during the second of the Punic Wars (207 BC); Hannibal's brother Hasdrubal was defeated by the Romans which ended Hannibal's hopes for success in Italy

metazoa
n
n : any animal of the subkingdom Metazoa; all animals except protozoans and sponges [also: {metazoa} (pl)]

Metazoa
n : multicellular animals having cells differentiated into tissues and organs and usually a digestive cavity and nervous system [syn: {subkingdom Metazoa}]

metazoa
See {metazoan}

metazoan
n : any animal of the subkingdom Metazoa; all animals except protozoans and sponges [also: {metazoa} (pl)]

Metchnikoff
n : Russian bacteriologist in France who formulated the theory of phagocytosis (1845-1916) [syn: {Elie Metchnikoff}, {Metchnikov}, {Elie Metchnikov}, {Ilya Ilich Metchnikov}]

Metchnikov
n : Russian bacteriologist in France who formulated the theory of phagocytosis (1845-1916) [syn: {Metchnikoff}, {Elie Metchnikoff}, {Elie Metchnikov}, {Ilya Ilich Metchnikov}]

mete
n : a line that indicates a boundary [syn: {boundary line}, {border}, {borderline}, {delimitation}]

mete out
v : administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone" [syn: {distribute}, {administer}, {deal}, {parcel out}, {lot}, {dispense}, {shell out}, {deal out}, {dish out}, {allot}, {dole out}]

meted out
adj : given out in portions [syn: {apportioned}, {dealt out}, {doled out}, {parceled out}]

metempsychoses
metempsychosis
n : after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body [syn: {rebirth}] [also: {metempsychoses} (pl)]

metempsychoses
See {metempsychosis}

metempsychosis
n : after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body [syn: {rebirth}] [also: {metempsychoses} (pl)]

metencephala
metencephalon
n : the part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellum [also: {metencephala} (pl)]

metencephala
See {metencephalon}

metencephalon
n : the part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellum [also: {metencephala} (pl)]

meteor
n 1: a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode [syn: {shooting star}]
2: (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere [syn: {meteoroid}]

meteor shower
n : a transient shower of meteors when a meteor swarm enters the earth's atmosphere [syn: {meteor stream}]

meteor stream
n : a transient shower of meteors when a meteor swarm enters the earth's atmosphere [syn: {meteor shower}]

meteor swarm
n : a group of meteoroids with similar paths

meteoric
adj 1: of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially weather and weather conditions; "meteorological factors"; "meteorological chart"; "meteoric (or meteorological) phenomena" [syn: {meteorologic}, {meteorological}]
2: pertaining to or consisting of meteors or meteoroids; "meteoric shower"; "meteoric impacts"
3: like a meteor in speed or brilliance or transience; "a meteoric rise to fame"

meteorite
n : stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface

meteoritic
adj : of or relating to or caused by meteorites [syn: {meteoritical}]

meteoritical
adj : of or relating to or caused by meteorites [syn: {meteoritic}]

meteoroid
n : (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere [syn: {meteor}]

meteorologic
adj : of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially weather and weather conditions; "meteorological factors"; "meteorological chart"; "meteoric (or meteorological) phenomena" [syn: {meteorological}, {meteoric}]

meteorological
adj : of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially weather and weather conditions; "meteorological factors"; "meteorological chart"; "meteoric (or meteorological) phenomena" [syn: {meteorologic}, {meteoric}]

meteorological balloon
n : a small unmanned balloon set aloft to observe atmospheric conditions

meteorological conditions
n : the prevailing environmental conditions as they influence the prediction of weather

meteorological observation post
n : one of a networks of observation posts where meteorological data is recorded [syn: {weather station}]

meteorological satellite
n : a satellite that transmits frequent picture of the earth below [syn: {weather satellite}]

meteorologically
adv : with respect to the weather; "meteorologically bad conditions"

meteorologist
n : a specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions

meteorology
n 1: predicting what the weather will be [syn: {weather forecasting}]
2: the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather)

meteortropism
n : an effect of climate on biological processes (as the effect on joint pains etc.)

meter
n 1: the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) [syn: {metre}, {m}]
2: any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity
3: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse [syn: {metre}, {measure}, {beat}, {cadence}]
4: rhythm as given by division into parts of equal time [syn: {metre}, {time}]
v 1: measure with a meter; "meter the flow of water"
2: stamp with a meter indicating the postage; "meter the mail"

meter maid
n : policewoman who is assigned to write parking tickets

meter reading
n 1: a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument; "he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm" [syn: {reading}, {indication}]
2: the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; "he has a job meter reading for the gas company" [syn: {reading}]

meterstick
n : a rule one meter long (usually marked off in centimeters and millimeters) [syn: {metrestick}]

metformin
n : an antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucophage) prescribed to treat type II diabetes [syn: {Glucophage}]

meth
n : amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant [syn: {methamphetamine}, {methamphetamine hydrochloride}, {Methedrine}, {deoxyephedrine}, {chalk}, {chicken feed}, {crank}, {glass}, {ice}, {shabu}, {trash}]

methacholine
n : parasympathomimetic drug (trademark Mecholyl) that stimulates secretions and smooth muscle activity [syn: {Mecholyl}]

methacrylic acid
n : an unsaturated acid (C4H6O2) used to make resins and plastics [syn: {2-methylpropenoic acid}]

methadon
n : synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction [syn: {methadone}, {methadone hydrochloride}, {dolophine hydrochloride}, {fixer}, {synthetic heroin}]

methadone
n : synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction [syn: {methadone hydrochloride}, {methadon}, {dolophine hydrochloride}, {fixer}, {synthetic heroin}]

methadone hydrochloride
n : synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction [syn: {methadone}, {methadon}, {dolophine hydrochloride}, {fixer}, {synthetic heroin}]

methamphetamine
n : amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant [syn: {methamphetamine hydrochloride}, {Methedrine}, {meth}, {deoxyephedrine}, {chalk}, {chicken feed}, {crank}, {glass}, {ice}, {shabu}, {trash}]

methamphetamine hydrochloride
n : amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant [syn: {methamphetamine}, {Methedrine}, {meth}, {deoxyephedrine}, {chalk}, {chicken feed}, {crank}, {glass}, {ice}, {shabu}, {trash}]

methanal
n : a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol [syn: {formaldehyde}]

methane
n : a colorless odorless gas used as a fuel

methane series
n : a non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbon with the general formula CnH(2n+2) [syn: {alkane series}, {alkane}, {paraffin}]

methanogen
n : archaebacteria found in anaerobic environments such as animal intestinal tracts or sediments or sewage and capable of producing methane; a source of natural gas

methanol
n : a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol [syn: {methyl alcohol}, {wood alcohol}, {wood spirit}]

methapyrilene
n : antihistamine used to treat allergic responses (as rhinitis or dermatitis or pruritus)

methaqualone
n : sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Quaalude) that is a drug of abuse [syn: {Quaalude}]

metharbital
n : anticonvulsant drug (trade name Gemonil) used in the treatment of epilepsy [syn: {Gemonil}]

Methedrine
n : amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant [syn: {methamphetamine}, {methamphetamine hydrochloride}, {meth}, {deoxyephedrine}, {chalk}, {chicken feed}, {crank}, {glass}, {ice}, {shabu}, {trash}]

metheglin
n : spiced or medicated mead

methenamine
n : antibacterial agent (trade names Mandelamine and Urex) that is contained in many products that are used to treat urinary infections [syn: {Mandelamine}, {Urex}]

methicillin
n : antibiotic drug of the penicillin family used in the treatment of certain staphylococcal infections

methionine
n : a crystalline amino acid containing sulfur; found in most proteins and essential for nutrition

methocarbamol
n : muscle relaxant for skeletal muscles (trade name Robaxin) used to treat spasms [syn: {Robaxin}]

method
n : a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

method of accounting
n : a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts [syn: {accounting}, {accounting system}]

method of choice
n : the best method to achieve a desired result

method of fluxions
n : the part of calculus that deals with the variation of a function with respect to changes in the independent variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of derivative and differential [syn: {differential calculus}]

method of least squares
n : a method of fitting a curve to data points so as to minimize the sum of the squares of the distances of the points from the curve [syn: {least squares}]

methodical
adj : characterized by method and orderliness; "a methodical scholar"

methodically
adv : in a methodical manner; "she worked methodically"

methodicalness
n : the quality of appreciating method and system [syn: {orderliness}]

Methodism
n : the religious beliefs and practices of Methodists characterized by concern with social welfare and public morals

Methodist
adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley; "Methodist theology" [syn: {Wesleyan}]
n : a follower of Wesleyanism as practiced by the Methodist Church

Methodist Church
n : a Protestant denomination founded on the principles of John Wesley and Charles Wesley [syn: {Methodists}]

Methodist denomination
n : group of Methodist congregations

Methodists
n : a Protestant denomination founded on the principles of John Wesley and Charles Wesley [syn: {Methodist Church}]

methodological
adj : relating to the methodology of some discipline; "methodological errors"

methodological analysis
n : the branch of philosophy that analyzes the principles and procedures of inquiry in a particular discipline [syn: {methodology}]

methodologically
adv : in a methodical manner; "let us proceed methodologically"

methodology
n 1: the branch of philosophy that analyzes the principles and procedures of inquiry in a particular discipline [syn: {methodological analysis}]
2: the system of methods followed in a particular discipline

methotrexate
n : toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis [syn: {methotrexate sodium}, {amethopterin}]

methotrexate sodium
n : toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis [syn: {methotrexate}, {amethopterin}]

Methuselah
n 1: (Old Testament) a patriarch (grandfather of Noah) who is said to have lived 969 years
2: a man who is very old [syn: {old man}, {greybeard}, {graybeard}]

methyl
n : the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane [syn: {methyl group}, {methyl radical}]

methyl alcohol
n : a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol [syn: {methanol}, {wood alcohol}, {wood spirit}]

methyl bromide
n : a poisonous gas or liquid (CH3Br) used to fumigate rodents, worms, etc.

methyl ethyl ketone
n : colorless soluble flammable liquid ketone used as a solvent for resins and as a paint remover and in lacquers and cements and adhesives and cleaning fluids and celluloid [syn: {butanone}]

methyl group
n : the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane [syn: {methyl}, {methyl radical}]

methyl orange
n : an azo dye used as an acid-base indicator; used for titrations involving weak bases

methyl phenol
n : any of three poisonous colorless isomeric phenols; derived from coal or wood tar; used as a disinfectant [syn: {cresol}]

methyl radical
n : the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane [syn: {methyl}, {methyl group}]

methyl salicylate
n : a liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen; applied externally for minor muscle and joint pain [syn: {birch oil}, {sweet-birch oil}]

methylated
adj : having received a methyl group; "methylated alcohol"

methylated spirit
n : ethyl alcohol denatured with methyl alcohol to prevent its use as an alcoholic beverage

methylbenzene
n : a colorless flammable liquid obtained from petroleum or coal tar; used as a solvent for gums and lacquers and in high-octane fuels [syn: {toluene}]

methyldopa
n : antihypertensive drug (trade name Aldomet) used in the treatment of high blood pressure [syn: {alpha methyl dopa}, {Aldomet}]

methylene
n : the bivalent radical CH2 derived from methane [syn: {methylene group}, {methylene radical}]

methylene blue
n : a dark green dye used as a stain, an antiseptic, a chemical indicator, and an antidote in cyanide poisoning [syn: {methylthionine chloride}]

methylene chloride
n : a nonflammable liquid used as a solvent and paint remover and refrigerant [syn: {dichloromethane}]

methylene group
n : the bivalent radical CH2 derived from methane [syn: {methylene radical}, {methylene}]

methylene radical
n : the bivalent radical CH2 derived from methane [syn: {methylene group}, {methylene}]

methylenedioxymethamphetamine
n : a stimulant drug that is chemically related to mescaline and amphetamine and is used illicitly for its euphoric and hallucinogenic effects; it was formerly used in psychotherapy but in 1985 it was declared illegal in the United States; "MDMA is often used at parties because it enables party-goers to remain active for long periods of time" [syn: {MDMA}]

methylphenidate
n : central nervous system stimulant (trade name Ritalin) used in the treatment of narcolepsy in adults and attention deficit disorder in children [syn: {Ritalin}]

methyltestosterone
n : an androgenic compound contained in drugs that are used to treat testosterone deficiency and female breast cancer and to stimulate growth and weight gain

methylthionine chloride
n : a dark green dye used as a stain, an antiseptic, a chemical indicator, and an antidote in cyanide poisoning [syn: {methylene blue}]

metic
n : an alien who paid a fee to reside in an ancient Greek city

metical
n : the basic unit of money in Mozambique; equal to 100 centavos

Meticorten
n : a dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Liquid Pred or Meticorten); used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as an immunosuppressant [syn: {prednisone}, {Orasone}, {Deltasone}, {Liquid Pred}]

meticulosity
n : strict attention to minute details [syn: {meticulousness}, {punctiliousness}, {scrupulousness}]

meticulous
adj 1: marked by precise accordance with details; "was worryingly meticulous about trivial details"; "punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette" [syn: {punctilious}]
2: marked by extreme care in treatment of details; "a meticulous craftsman"; "almost worryingly meticulous in his business formalities" [syn: {picky}]

meticulously
adv : in a meticulous manner; "the set was meticulously authentic"

meticulousness
n : strict attention to minute details [syn: {meticulosity}, {punctiliousness}, {scrupulousness}]

metier
n 1: an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte" [syn: {forte}, {strong suit}, {long suit}, {specialty}, {speciality}, {strong point}, {strength}] [ant: {weak point}]
2: an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier" [syn: {medium}]

metis
n : a half-breed of white and Indian parentage

metonym
n : a word that is used metonymically; a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing

metonymic
adj : using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated; "to say `he spent the evening reading Shakespeare' is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author's works" [syn: {metonymical}]

metonymical
adj : using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated; "to say `he spent the evening reading Shakespeare' is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author's works" [syn: {metonymic}]

metonymically
adv : in a metonymic manner

metonymy
n : substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')

metopion
n : the craniometric point midway between the frontal eminences of the skull

metoprolol
n : beta blocker (trade name Lopressor) used in treating hypertension and angina and arrhythmia and acute myocardial infarction; has adverse side effects (depression and exacerbation of congestive heart failure etc.) [syn: {Lopressor}]

metralgia
n : pain in the uterus

Metrazol
n : a drug used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant; larger doses cause convulsions in shock therapy; Metrazol is a trademark [syn: {pentylenetetrazol}, {pentamethylenetetrazol}]

metrazol shock
n : the administration of sufficient Metrazol to induce convulsions and coma [syn: {metrazol shock therapy}, {metrazol shock treatment}]

metrazol shock therapy
n : the administration of sufficient Metrazol to induce convulsions and coma [syn: {metrazol shock}, {metrazol shock treatment}]

metrazol shock treatment
n : the administration of sufficient Metrazol to induce convulsions and coma [syn: {metrazol shock}, {metrazol shock therapy}]

metre
n 1: the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) [syn: {meter}, {m}]
2: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse [syn: {meter}, {measure}, {beat}, {cadence}]
3: rhythm as given by division into parts of equal time [syn: {meter}, {time}]

metrestick
n : a rule one meter long (usually marked off in centimeters and millimeters) [syn: {meterstick}]

metric
adj 1: based on the meter as a standard of measurement; "the metric system"; "metrical equivalents" [syn: {metrical}]
2: the rhythmic arrangement of syllables [syn: {measured}, {metrical}]
n 1: a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them [syn: {metric function}]
2: a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds); "convert all the measurements to metric units"; "it is easier to work in metric" [syn: {metric unit}]
3: a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic [syn: {system of measurement}]

metric capacity unit
n : a capacity unit defined in metric terms

metric function
n : a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them [syn: {metric}]

metric grain
n : used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat [syn: {grain}]

metric hundredweight
n : a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms [syn: {hundredweight}, {doppelzentner}, {centner}]

metric linear unit
n : a linear unit of distance in metric terms

metric space
n : a set of points such that for every pair of points there is a nonnegative real number called their distance that is symmetric and satisfies the triangle inequality

metric system
n : a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second

metric ton
n : a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms [syn: {MT}, {tonne}, {t}]

metric unit
n : a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds); "convert all the measurements to metric units"; "it is easier to work in metric" [syn: {metric}]

metric weight unit
n : a decimal unit of weight based on the gram [syn: {weight unit}]

metrical
adj 1: based on the meter as a standard of measurement; "the metric system"; "metrical equivalents" [syn: {metric}]
2: the rhythmic arrangement of syllables [syn: {measured}, {metric}]

metrical foot
n : a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm [syn: {foot}, {metrical unit}]

metrical unit
n : a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm [syn: {metrical foot}, {foot}]

metrically
adv : with regard to meter; "metrically, these poems are matched"

metricate
v : convert from a non-metric to the metric system [syn: {metricize}, {metricise}, {metrify}]

metrication
n : the act of changing from imperial units of measurement to metric units: meters, grams, seconds [syn: {metrification}]

metricise
v 1: express in the metric system [syn: {metricize}]
2: convert from a non-metric to the metric system [syn: {metricize}, {metrify}, {metricate}]

metricize
v 1: express in the metric system [syn: {metricise}]
2: convert from a non-metric to the metric system [syn: {metricise}, {metrify}, {metricate}]

metrics
n : the study of poetic meter and the art of versification [syn: {prosody}]

metrification
n 1: writing a metrical composition (or the metrical strucutre of a composition)
2: the act of changing from imperial units of measurement to metric units: meters, grams, seconds [syn: {metrication}]

metrified
metrify
v 1: compose in poetic meter; "The bard metrified his poems very precisely"
2: convert from a non-metric to the metric system [syn: {metricize}, {metricise}, {metricate}] [also: {metrified}]

metrified
See {metrify}

metrify
v 1: compose in poetic meter; "The bard metrified his poems very precisely"
2: convert from a non-metric to the metric system [syn: {metricize}, {metricise}, {metricate}] [also: {metrified}]

metritis
n : inflammation of the lining of the uterus (of the endometrium) [syn: {endometritis}]

metro
n : electric underground railway [syn: {subway}, {tube}, {underground}]

metrological
adj : of or relating to metrology

metrology
n : the scientific study of measurement

metronidazole
n : antiprotozoal medication (trade name Flagyl) used to treat trichomoniasis and giardiasis [syn: {Flagyl}]

metronome
n : clicking pendulum indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music

metronome marking
n : the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds [syn: {beats per minute}, {bpm}, {M.M.}]

metronymic
n : a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor [syn: {matronymic}]

metropolis
n 1: a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city" [syn: {city}, {urban center}]
2: people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994" [syn: {city}]

metropolitan
adj : relating to or characteristic of a metropolis; "metropolitan area"
n 1: in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity
2: a person who lives in a metropolis

metroptosis
n : prolapse of the uterus [syn: {descensus uteri}]

metrorrhagia
n : bleeding from the uterus that is not due to menstruation; usually indicative of disease (as cervical cancer)

Metroxylon
n : a genus of Malayan pinnate-leaved palm trees that flower and fruit once and then die [syn: {genus Metroxylon}]

Metroxylon sagu
n : Malaysian palm whose pithy trunk yields sago--a starch used as a food thickener and fabric stiffener; Malaya to Fiji [syn: {true sago palm}]

Metternich
n : Austrian statesman (1773-1859) [syn: {Klemens Metternich}, {Prince Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar von Metternich}]

mettle
n : the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball" [syn: {heart}, {nerve}, {spunk}]

mettlesome
adj 1: having a proud and unbroken spirit
2: willing to face danger [syn: {game}, {gamy}, {gamey}, {gritty}, {spirited}, {spunky}]

mettlesomeness
n : courageous high-spiritedness

Metycaine
n : a compound used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local or spinal anesthetic [syn: {piperocaine}, {piperocaine hydrochloride}]

Meuniere butter
n : clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with lemon juice and parsley [syn: {lemon butter}]

Meuse
n 1: a European river; flows into the North Sea [syn: {Meuse River}]
2: an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the Armistice on November 11 [syn: {Meuse River}, {Argonne}, {Argonne Forest}, {Meuse-Argonne}, {Meuse-Argonne operation}]

Meuse River
n 1: a European river; flows into the North Sea [syn: {Meuse}]
2: an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the Armistice on November 11 [syn: {Meuse}, {Argonne}, {Argonne Forest}, {Meuse-Argonne}, {Meuse-Argonne operation}]

Meuse-Argonne
n : an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the Armistice on November 11 [syn: {Meuse}, {Meuse River}, {Argonne}, {Argonne Forest}, {Meuse-Argonne operation}]

Meuse-Argonne operation
n : an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the Armistice on November 11 [syn: {Meuse}, {Meuse River}, {Argonne}, {Argonne Forest}, {Meuse-Argonne}]

Mevacor
n : an oral drug (trade name Mevacor) to reduce blood cholesterol levels; used when dietary changes have proved inadequate [syn: {lovastatin}]

mew
n 1: the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this) [syn: {meow}, {miaou}, {miaow}]
2: the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America [syn: {mew gull}, {sea mew}, {Larus canus}]
v 1: cry like a cat; "the cat meowed" [syn: {meow}]
2: utter a high-pitched cry, as of seagulls

mew gull
n : the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America [syn: {mew}, {sea mew}, {Larus canus}]

mewl
v : cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain" [syn: {wail}, {whimper}, {pule}]

mews
n : street lined with building that were originally private stables but have been remodeled as dwellings; "she lives in a Chelsea mews"

Mexicali
n : a city in northwestern Mexico near the California border

Mexican
adj : of or relating to Mexico or its inhabitants; "Mexican food is hot"
n : a native of inhabitant of Mexico

Mexican beaded lizard
n : lizard with black and yellowish beadlike scales; of western Mexico [syn: {beaded lizard}, {Heloderma horridum}]

Mexican bean beetle
n : introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant [syn: {bean beetle}, {Epilachna varivestis}]

Mexican black cherry
n : Mexican black cherry [syn: {capulin}]

Mexican capital
n : the capital and largest city of Mexico is a political and cultural and commercial and industrial center; one of the world's largest cities [syn: {Mexico City}, {Ciudad de Mexico}, {capital of Mexico}]

Mexican cypress
n : tall spreading evergreen found in Mexico having drooping branches; believed to have been introduced into Portugal from Goa [syn: {cedar of Goa}, {Portuguese cypress}, {Cupressus lusitanica}]

Mexican fire plant
n : poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophylla [syn: {fire-on-the-mountain}, {painted leaf}, {Euphorbia cyathophora}]

Mexican flameleaf
n : tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers [syn: {poinsettia}, {Christmas star}, {Christmas flower}, {lobster plant}, {painted leaf}, {Euphorbia pulcherrima}]

Mexican freetail bat
n : the common freetail bat of southern United States having short velvety fur; migrates southward for winter [syn: {guano bat}, {Tadarida brasiliensis}]

Mexican green
n : a particularly potent variety of marijuana [syn: {Acapulco gold}]

Mexican hairless
n : any of an old breed of small nearly hairless dogs of Mexico

Mexican hat
n : coneflower with flower heads resembling a Mexican hat with a tall red-brown disk and drooping yellow or yellow and red-brown rays; great plains along base of Rocky Mountains [syn: {Ratibida columnaris}]

Mexican husk tomato
n 1: annual of Mexico and southern United States having edible purplish viscid fruit resembling small tomatoes [syn: {tomatillo}, {jamberry}, {Physalis ixocarpa}]
2: small edible yellow to purple tomato-like fruit enclosed in a bladderlike husk [syn: {tomatillo}, {husk tomato}]

Mexican hyssop
n : erect perennial of Mexico having rose to crimson flowers [syn: {Agastache mexicana}]

Mexican jumping bean
n : seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk or tumble [syn: {jumping bean}, {jumping seed}]

Mexican juniper
n : small tree of western Texas and mountains of Mexico having spreading branches with drooping branchlets [syn: {drooping juniper}, {Juniperus flaccida}]

Mexican mint
n : an herb from Oaxaca that has a powerful hallucinogenic effect; the active ingredient is salvinorin [syn: {Salvia divinorum}]

Mexican monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Mexico

Mexican nut pine
n : small 2- or 3-needled pinon of Mexico and southern Texas [syn: {pinon pine}, {Pinus cembroides}]

Mexican onyx
n : a hard compact kind of calcite [syn: {alabaster}, {oriental alabaster}, {onyx marble}]

Mexican peso
n : the basic unit of money in Mexico; equal to 100 centavos [syn: {peso}]

Mexican pocket mouse
n : large pocket mouse of Mexico [syn: {Liomys irroratus}]

Mexican poppy
n : annual herb with prickly stems and large yellow flowers; southern United States to West Indies and Mexico [syn: {Argemone mexicana}]

Mexican Revolution
n : 1910-1911

Mexican Spanish
n : the dialect of Spanish spoken in Mexico

Mexican standoff
n : a situation in which no one can emerge as a clear winner

Mexican sunflower
n : any plant of the genus Tithonia; tall coarse herbs or shrubs of Mexico to Panama having large flower heads resembling sunflowers with yellow disc florets and golden-yellow to orange-scarlet rays [syn: {tithonia}]

Mexican swamp cypress
n : cypress of river valleys of Mexican highlands [syn: {Montezuma cypress}, {Taxodium mucronatum}]

Mexican tea
n 1: Eurasian aromatic oak-leaved goosefoot with many yellow-green flowers; naturalized North America [syn: {Jerusalem oak}, {feather geranium}, {Chenopodium botrys}, {Atriplex mexicana}]
2: rank-smelling tropical American pigweed [syn: {American wormseed}, {Spanish tea}, {wormseed}, {Chenopodium ambrosioides}]

Mexican tulip poppy
n : native of Mexican highlands grown for its glossy clear yellow flowers and blue-gray finely dissected foliage [syn: {golden cup}, {Hunnemania fumariifolia}]

Mexican valium
n : street names for flunitrazepan [syn: {R-2}, {rophy}, {rope}, {roofy}, {roach}, {forget me drug}, {circle}]

Mexican War
n : after disputes over Texas lands that were settled by Mexicans the United States declared war on Mexico in 1846 and by treaty in 1848 took Texas and California and Arizona and New Mexico and Nevada and Utah and part of Colorado and paid Mexico $15,000,000

Mexican-American
n : a Mexican (or person of Mexican descent) living in the United States [syn: {Mexicano}]

Mexicano
n : a Mexican (or person of Mexican descent) living in the United States [syn: {Mexican-American}]

Mexico
n : a Republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810 [syn: {United Mexican States}]

Mexico City
n : the capital and largest city of Mexico is a political and cultural and commercial and industrial center; one of the world's largest cities [syn: {Ciudad de Mexico}, {Mexican capital}, {capital of Mexico}]

mexiletine
n : antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Mexitil) used to treat ventricular arrhythmias [syn: {Mexitil}]

Mexitil
n : antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Mexitil) used to treat ventricular arrhythmias [syn: {mexiletine}]

Meyer Guggenheim
n : United States industrialist (born in Switzerland) who with his sons established vast mining and metal processing companies (1828-1905) [syn: {Guggenheim}]

Meyerbeer
n : German composer of operas in a style that influenced Richard Wagner (1791-1864) [syn: {Giacomo Meyerbeer}, {Jakob Liebmann Beer}]

Meyerhof
n : United States biochemist (born in Germany) who studied the metabolism of muscles (1884-1951) [syn: {Otto Meyerhof}, {Otto Fritz Meyerhof}]

mezcal
n : a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons [syn: {mescal}, {peyote}, {Lophophora williamsii}]

mezereon
n : small European deciduous shrub with fragrant lilac-colored flowers followed by red berries on highly toxic twigs [syn: {February daphne}, {Daphne mezereum}]

mezereum
n : the dried bark of the shrub mezereon

mezuza
n : religious texts from Deuteronomy inscribed on parchment and rolled up in a case that is attached to the doorframe of many Jewish households in accordance with Jewish law [syn: {mezuzah}]

mezuzah
n : religious texts from Deuteronomy inscribed on parchment and rolled up in a case that is attached to the doorframe of many Jewish households in accordance with Jewish law [syn: {mezuza}] [also: {mezuzoth} (pl)]

mezuzoth
mezuzah
n : religious texts from Deuteronomy inscribed on parchment and rolled up in a case that is attached to the doorframe of many Jewish households in accordance with Jewish law [syn: {mezuza}] [also: {mezuzoth} (pl)]

mezuzoth
See {mezuzah}

mezzanine
n 1: first or lowest balcony [syn: {first balcony}]
2: intermediate floor just above the ground floor [syn: {mezzanine floor}]

mezzanine floor
n : intermediate floor just above the ground floor [syn: {mezzanine}]

mezzo
n 1: a soprano with a voice between soprano and contralto [syn: {mezzo-soprano}]
2: the female singing voice between contralto and soprano [syn: {mezzo-soprano}]

mezzo-relievo
n : a sculptural relief between low relief and high relief [syn: {mezzo-rilievo}, {half-relief}]

mezzo-rilievo
n : a sculptural relief between low relief and high relief [syn: {mezzo-relievo}, {half-relief}]

mezzo-soprano
n 1: a soprano with a voice between soprano and contralto [syn: {mezzo}]
2: the female singing voice between contralto and soprano [syn: {mezzo}]

mezzotint
n : print produced by an engraving that has been scraped to represent light or shade

MF
n : 300 to 3000 kilohertz [syn: {medium frequency}]

MFA
n : a master's degree in fine arts [syn: {Master of Fine Arts}]

MFLOP
n : (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system [syn: {megaflop}, {million floating point operations per second}]

mg
n 1: one thousandth (1/1,000) gram [syn: {milligram}]
2: a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element; in pure form it burns with brilliant white flame; occurs naturally only in combination (as in magnesite and dolomite and carnallite and spinel and olivine) [syn: {magnesium}, {atomic number 12}]

mho
n : a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm [syn: {siemens}, {reciprocal ohm}, {S}]

MHz
n : one million periods per second [syn: {megahertz}, {megacycle per second}, {megacycle}, {Mc}]

MI
n 1: destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle [syn: {myocardial infarction}, {myocardial infarct}]
2: a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet) [syn: {nautical mile}, {naut mi}, {mile}, {geographical mile}, {Admiralty mile}]
3: a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters [syn: {nautical mile}, {mile}, {naut mi}, {knot}, {international nautical mile}, {air mile}]
4: a unit of length equal to 1760 yards [syn: {mile}, {statute mile}, {stat mi}, {land mile}]
5: a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region [syn: {Michigan}, {Wolverine State}, {Great Lakes State}]
6: the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on British territory [syn: {Security Service}, {Military Intelligence Section 5}]
7: the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence overseas [syn: {Secret Intelligence Service}, {Military Intelligence Section 6}]
8: the syllable naming the third (mediant) note of any major scale in solmization

Miami
n 1: a member of the extinct Algonquian people formerly living in northern Indiana and southern Michigan
2: a city and resort in southeastern Florida on Biscayne Bay; the best known city in Florida; a haven for retirees and a refuge for Cubans fleeing Castro

Miami Beach
n : a city in southeastern Florida on an island between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean; known for fashionable resort hotels

miaou
n : the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this) [syn: {meow}, {mew}, {miaow}]
v : make a cat-like sound [syn: {miaow}]

miaow
n : the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this) [syn: {meow}, {mew}, {miaou}]
v : make a cat-like sound [syn: {miaou}]

miasma
n 1: an unwholesome atmosphere; "the novel spun a miasma of death and decay"
2: unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources; "the miasma of the marshes"; "a miasma of cigar smoke" [also: {miasmata} (pl)]

miasmal
adj : filled with vapor; "miasmic jungles"; "a vaporous bog" [syn: {miasmic}, {vaporous}]

miasmata
miasma
n 1: an unwholesome atmosphere; "the novel spun a miasma of death and decay"
2: unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources; "the miasma of the marshes"; "a miasma of cigar smoke" [also: {miasmata} (pl)]

miasmata
See {miasma}

miasmic
adj 1: of noxious stench from atmospheric pollution [syn: {mephitic}]
2: filled with vapor; "miasmic jungles"; "a vaporous bog" [syn: {miasmal}, {vaporous}]

mica
n : any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity [syn: {isinglass}]

Micah
n 1: a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC) [syn: {Micheas}]
2: an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Micah foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem [syn: {Micheas}, {Book of Micah}]

Micawber
n : fictional character created by Charles Dickens; an eternal optimist [syn: {Wilkins Micawber}]

mice
mouse
n 1: any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
2: a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the mouse is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad; "a mouse takes much more room than a trackball" [syn: {computer mouse}]
v 1: to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house" [syn: {sneak}, {creep}, {steal}, {pussyfoot}]
2: manipulate the mouse of a computer [also: {mice} (pl)]

mice
See {mouse}

micelle
n : an electrically charged particle built up from polymeric molecules or ions and occurring in certain colloidal electrolytic solutions like soaps and detergents

Michael
n : (Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews

Michael Assat
n : Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949) [syn: {Sanchez}, {Ilich Sanchez}, {Ilich Ramirez Sanchez}, {Carlos}, {Carlos the Jackal}, {Salim}, {Andres Martinez}, {Taurus}, {Glen Gebhard}, {Hector Hevodidbon}]

Michael Ellis De Bakey
n : United States heart surgeon who in 1966 implanted the first artificial heart in a human patient (born in 1908) [syn: {De Bakey}]

Michael Faraday
n : the English physicist nd chemist who discovered electromagnetic induction (1791-1867) [syn: {Faraday}]

Michael Gerald Tyson
n : United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (born in 1966) [syn: {Tyson}, {Mike Tyson}]

Michael Jackson
n : United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958) [syn: {Jackson}, {Michael Joe Jackson}]

Michael Joe Jackson
n : United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958) [syn: {Jackson}, {Michael Jackson}]

Michael Ondaatje
n : Canadian writer (born in Sri Lanka in 1943) [syn: {Ondaatje}, {Philip Michael Ondaatje}]

Michael Philip Jagger
n : English rock star (born in 1943) [syn: {Jagger}, {Mick Jagger}]

Michaelmas
n : honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn: {Michaelmas Day}, {September 29}]

Michaelmas daisy
n : North American perennial herb having small autumn-blooming purple or pink or white flowers; widely naturalized in Europe [syn: {New York aster}, {Aster novi-belgii}]

Michaelmas Day
n : honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn: {Michaelmas}, {September 29}]

Michaelmastide
n : the season of Michaelmas

Micheas
n 1: a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC) [syn: {Micah}]
2: an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Micah foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem [syn: {Micah}, {Book of Micah}]

Michel de Notredame
n : French astrologer who wrote cryptic predictions whose interpretations are still being debated (1503-1566) [syn: {Nostradamus}]

Michel Eyquem Montaigne
n : French writer regarded as the originator of the modern essay (1533-1592) [syn: {Montaigne}, {Michel Montaigne}]

Michel Montaigne
n : French writer regarded as the originator of the modern essay (1533-1592) [syn: {Montaigne}, {Michel Eyquem Montaigne}]

Michel Ney
n : French marshal in the Napoleonic Wars (1769-1815) [syn: {Ney}, {Duc d'Elchingen}]

Michelangelesque
adj : in the manner of Michelangelo

Michelangelo
n : Florentine sculptor and painter and architect; one of the outstanding figures of the Renaissance (1475-1564) [syn: {Michelangelo Buonarroti}]

Michelangelo Buonarroti
n : Florentine sculptor and painter and architect; one of the outstanding figures of the Renaissance (1475-1564) [syn: {Michelangelo}]

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
n : Italian painter noted for his realistic depiction of religious subjects and his novel use of light (1573-1610) [syn: {Caravaggio}]

Michelson
n : United States physicist (born in Germany) who collaborated with Morley in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1852-1931) [syn: {A. A. Michelson}, {Albert Michelson}, {Albert Abraham Michelson}]

Michelson-Morley experiment
n : a celebrated experiment conducted by Albert Michelson and Edward Morley; their failure to detect any influence of the earth's motion on the velocity of light was the starting point for Einstein's theory of relativity

Michener
n : United States writer of historical novels (1907-1997) [syn: {James Michener}, {James Albert Michener}]

Michigan
n 1: a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region [syn: {Wolverine State}, {Great Lakes State}, {MI}]
2: the 3rd largest of the Great Lakes; the largest fresh-water lake entirely within the United States borders [syn: {Lake Michigan}]
3: a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card [syn: {Chicago}, {Newmarket}, {boodle}, {stops}]

Michigan lily
n : lily of central North America having recurved orange-red flowers with deep crimson spots [syn: {Lilium michiganense}]

Michigander
n : a resident of Michigan [syn: {Wolverine}]

Michinomiya Hirohito
n : emperor of Japan who renounced his divinity and became a constitutional monarch after Japan surrendered at the end of World War II (1901-1989) [syn: {Hirohito}]

Mick
n : (slur) a person of Irish descent [syn: {Paddy}, {Mickey}]

Mick Jagger
n : English rock star (born in 1943) [syn: {Jagger}, {Michael Philip Jagger}]

Mickey
n : (slur) a person of Irish descent [syn: {Paddy}, {Mick}]

Mickey Charles Mantle
n : United States baseball player (1931-1997) [syn: {Mantle}, {Mickey Mantle}]

Mickey Finn
n : chloral hydrate in combination with alcohol; usually administered surreptitiously to make the drinker unconscious [syn: {knockout drops}]

Mickey Mantle
n : United States baseball player (1931-1997) [syn: {Mantle}, {Mickey Charles Mantle}]

Mickey Mouse
adj : (informal terms) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction" [syn: {fiddling}, {footling}, {lilliputian}, {little}, {niggling}, {piddling}, {piffling}, {petty}, {picayune}, {trivial}]
n : a fictional mouse created in animated film strips by Walt Disney

Mickey Spillane
n : United States writer of popular detective novels (born in 1918) [syn: {Spillane}, {Frank Morrison Spillane}]

mickle
n : (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]

Micmac
n 1: a member of the Algonquian people formerly inhabiting the Maritime Provinces of Canada
2: the Algonquian language of the Micmac people

miconazole
n : an antifungal agent usually administered in the form of a nitrate (trade name Monistat) [syn: {Monistat}]

micro
adj : extremely small in scale or scope or capability

micro chip
n : electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit [syn: {chip}, {microchip}, {silicon chip}]

microanalyses
See {microanalysis}

microbalance
n : balance for weighing very small objects

microbar
n : the absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter [syn: {barye}, {bar absolute}]

microbat
n : typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution [syn: {carnivorous bat}]

microbe
n : a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use [syn: {bug}, {germ}]

microbial
adj : of or involving or caused by or being microbes; "microbial warfare" [syn: {microbic}]

microbic
adj : of or involving or caused by or being microbes; "microbial warfare" [syn: {microbial}]

microbiologist
n : a specialist in microbiology

microbiology
n : the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans

microbrachia
n : abnormally small arms

microbrewery
n : a small brewery; consumption of the product is mainly elsewhere

Microcentrum
n : katydids [syn: {genus Microcentrum}]

microcephalic
adj : having an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain; "a nanocephalic dwarf" [syn: {microcephalous}, {nanocephalic}]

microcephalous
adj : having an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain; "a nanocephalic dwarf" [syn: {microcephalic}, {nanocephalic}]

microcephalus
n : an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain [syn: {microcephaly}, {nanocephaly}]

microcephaly
n : an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain [syn: {microcephalus}, {nanocephaly}]

microchip
n : electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit [syn: {chip}, {micro chip}, {silicon chip}]

Microchiroptera
n : most of the bats in the world; all bats except fruit bats insectivorous bats [syn: {suborder Microchiroptera}]

microcircuit
n : a microelectronic computer circuit incorporated into a chip or semiconductor; a whole system rather than a single component [syn: {integrated circuit}]

Micrococcaceae
n : spherical or elliptical usually aerobic eubacteria that produce yellow or orange or red pigment; includes toxin-producing forms as well as harmless commensals and saprophytes [syn: {family Micrococcaceae}]

micrococci
See {micrococcus}

Micrococcus
n : type genus of the family Micrococcaceae [syn: {genus Micrococcus}]

microcode
n : (computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory [syn: {firmware}]

microcomputer
n : a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time [syn: {personal computer}, {PC}]

micro-cook
v : cook or heat in a microwave oven; "You can microwave the left-overs" [syn: {microwave}, {zap}, {nuke}]

microcopy
v : photocopy printed or other graphic matter so that it is reduced in size

microcosm
n : a miniature model of something

microcosmic
adj : relating to or characteristic of a microcosm; "the microcosmic world of business"

microcosmic salt
n : a white salt present in urine and used to test for metal oxides

microcrystalline
adj : containing crystals that are visible only under a microscope

microcyte
n : an abnormally small red blood cell (less than 5 microns in diameter)

microcytic anaemia
n : anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is smaller than normal [syn: {microcytic anemia}]

microcytic anemia
n : anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is smaller than normal [syn: {microcytic anaemia}]

microcytosis
n : a blood disorder characterized by the presence of microcytes (abnormally small red blood cells) in the blood; often associated with anemia

Microdesmidae
n : wormfishes [syn: {family Microdesmidae}]

Microdipodops
n : kangaroo mice [syn: {genus Microdipodops}]

microdot
n : photograph reduced to the size of a dot (usually for purposes of security)

microeconomic
adj : of or relating to microeconomics

microeconomic expert
n : an economist who specializes in microeconomics [syn: {microeconomist}]

microeconomics
n : the branch of economics that studies the economy of consumers or households or individual firms

microeconomist
n : an economist who specializes in microeconomics [syn: {microeconomic expert}]

microelectronic
adj : of or relating to or consisting of miniature electronic components

microelectronics
n : the branch of electronics that deals with miniature components

microevolution
n : evolution resulting from small specific genetic changes that can lead to a new subspecies

microfiche
n : small sheet of microfilm on which many pages of material have been photographed; a magnification system is used to read the material

microfilm
n : film on which materials are photographed at greatly reduced size; useful for storage; a magnification system is used to read the material
v : record on microfilm

microfossil
n : a fossil that must be studied microscopically

microgametophyte
n : the male gametophyte produced by a microspore

microgauss
n : a unit of magnetic flux density equal to one millionth of a gauss

microglia
n : neuroglial tissue of mesodermal origin that can become phagocytic

microgliacyte
n : a cell of the microglia that may become phagocytic and collect waste products of nerve tissue

microgram
n : one millionth (1/1,000,000) gram [syn: {mcg}]

Microgramma
n : epiphytic ferns of tropical America and Africa [syn: {genus Microgramma}]

Microgramma-piloselloides
n : epiphytic ferns with long rhizomes; tropical America [syn: {snake polypody}]

Microhylidae
n : narrow-mouthed toads and sheep frogs; some burrow and some are arboreal; found worldwide [syn: {family Microhylidae}, {Brevicipitidae}, {family Brevicipitidae}]

Micromeria
n : large genus of fragrant chiefly Old World herbs [syn: {genus Micromeria}]

Micromeria chamissonis
n : trailing perennial evergreen herb of northwestern United States with small white flowers; used medicinally [syn: {yerba buena}, {Micromeria douglasii}, {Satureja douglasii}]

Micromeria douglasii
n : trailing perennial evergreen herb of northwestern United States with small white flowers; used medicinally [syn: {yerba buena}, {Micromeria chamissonis}, {Satureja douglasii}]

Micromeria juliana
n : dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions [syn: {savory}]

micrometeor
n : a meteorite or meteoroid so small that it drifts down to earth without becoming intensely heated in the atmosphere [syn: {micrometeorite}, {micrometeoroid}]

micrometeoric
adj : of or relating to micrometeorites

micrometeorite
n : a meteorite or meteoroid so small that it drifts down to earth without becoming intensely heated in the atmosphere [syn: {micrometeoroid}, {micrometeor}]

micrometeoritic
adj : of or relating to micrometeorites

micrometeoroid
n : a meteorite or meteoroid so small that it drifts down to earth without becoming intensely heated in the atmosphere [syn: {micrometeorite}, {micrometeor}]

micrometer
n 1: caliper for measuring small distances [syn: {micrometer gauge}, {micrometer caliper}]
2: a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter [syn: {micron}]

micrometer caliper
n : caliper for measuring small distances [syn: {micrometer}, {micrometer gauge}]

micrometer gauge
n : caliper for measuring small distances [syn: {micrometer}, {micrometer caliper}]

micromicron
n : a metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter [syn: {picometer}, {picometre}]

micromillimeter
n : a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter [syn: {nanometer}, {nanometre}, {nm}, {millimicron}, {micromillimetre}]

micromillimetre
n : a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter [syn: {nanometer}, {nanometre}, {nm}, {millimicron}, {micromillimeter}]

Micromyx
n : Old World harvest mice [syn: {genus Micromyx}]

Micromyx minutus
n : small reddish-brown Eurasian mouse inhabiting e.g. cornfields [syn: {harvest mouse}]

micron
n : a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter [syn: {micrometer}]

Micronase
n : an oral antidiabetic drug (trade names DiaBeta and Micronase) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas [syn: {glyburide}, {DiaBeta}]

Micronesia
n 1: a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986 [syn: {Federated States of Micronesia}, {TT}]
2: the islands in the northwestern part of Oceania

Micronor
n : trade name for and oral contraceptive containing the progestin compound norethindrone

micronuclei
See {micronucleus}

micronutrient
n : a substance needed only in small amounts for normal body function (e.g., vitamins or minerals)

microorganism
n : any organism of microscopic size

micropaleontology
n : the paleontology of microfossils

micropenis
n : an abnormally small penis [syn: {microphallus}]

microphage
n : a neutrophil that ingests small things (as bacteria)

microphallus
n : an abnormally small penis [syn: {micropenis}]

microphone
n : device for converting sound waves into electrical energy [syn: {mike}]

microphone boom
n : a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set [syn: {boom}]

microphoning
n : the transduction of sound waves into electrical waves (by a microphone)

microphotometer
n : special kind of densitometer that measures density variations over a very small area

Micropogonias
n : croakers [syn: {genus Micropogonias}]

Micropogonias undulatus
n : silvery-bodied with dark markings and tiny barbels [syn: {Atlantic croaker}]

microprocessor
n : integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system; "a microprocessor functions as the central processing unit of a microcomputer"; "a disk drive contains a microprocessor to handle the internal functions of the drive"

Micropterus
n : American freshwater black basses [syn: {genus Micropterus}]

Micropterus dolomieu
n : a variety of black bass; the angle of the jaw falls below the eye [syn: {smallmouth}, {smallmouth bass}, {smallmouthed bass}, {smallmouth black bass}, {smallmouthed black bass}]

Micropterus pseudoplites
n : a variety of black bass [syn: {Kentucky black bass}, {spotted black bass}]

Micropterus salmoides
n : a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye [syn: {largemouth}, {largemouth bass}, {largemouthed bass}, {largemouth black bass}, {largemouthed black bass}]

micropylar
adj : of or relating to a micropyle

micropyle
n : minute opening in the wall of an ovule through which the pollen tube enters

microradian
n : a unit of angular distance equal to one thousandth of a milliradian

microscope
n : magnifier of the image of small objects; "the invention of the microscope led to the discovery of the cell"

microscope slide
n : a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study [syn: {slide}]

microscope stage
n : a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination [syn: {stage}]

microscopic
adj 1: of or relating to or used in microscopy; "microscopic analysis"; "microscopical examination" [syn: {microscopical}]
2: too small to be seen except under a microscope [syn: {microscopical}, {small}] [ant: {macroscopic}]
3: extremely precise with great attention to details; "examined it with microscopic care"
4: infinitely or immeasurably small; "two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"; "reduced to a microscopic scale" [syn: {infinitesimal}, {minute}]

microscopic anatomy
n : the study of microscopic structures of tissues and organs

microscopic field
n : the areas that is visible through a microscope

microscopical
adj 1: of or relating to or used in microscopy; "microscopic analysis"; "microscopical examination" [syn: {microscopic}]
2: too small to be seen except under a microscope [syn: {microscopic}, {small}] [ant: {macroscopic}]

microscopically
adv 1: by using a microscope; "the blood was examined microscopically"
2: in a microscopic manner; with extreme precision and attention to detail; "every manuscript was edited microscopically"

microscopist
n : a scientist who specializes in research with the use of microscopes

Microscopium
n : a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Sagittarius and Capricornus

microscopy
n : research with the use of microscopes

microsecond
n : one millionth of a second; one thousandth of a millisecond

microseism
n : a small earthquake [syn: {tremor}, {earth tremor}]

Microsoft disk operating system
n : an operating system developed by Bill Gates for personal computers [syn: {MS-DOS}]

microsomal
adj : of or relating to microsomes

microsome
n : a tiny granule in the cytoplasm that is where protein synthesis takes place under the direction of mRNA

Microsorium
n : tropical usually epiphytic ferns; Africa to Asia and Polynesia to Australia [syn: {genus Microsorium}]

Microsorium punctatum
n : tropical Africa to Australasia and Polynesia [syn: {climbing bird's nest fern}]

microsporangia
microsporangium
n : a plant structure that produces microspores [also: {microsporangia} (pl)]

microsporangia
See {microsporangium}

microsporangium
n : a plant structure that produces microspores [also: {microsporangia} (pl)]

microspore
n : smaller of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in the pollen sac into a male gametophyte

microsporidian
n : parasite of arthropods and fishes that invade and destroy host cells

microsporophyll
n : in non-flowering plants, a sporophyll that bears only microsporangia

Microsporum
n : a genus of fungus of the family Moniliaceae; causes ringworm [syn: {genus Microsporum}]

Microstomus
n : a genus of Pleuronectidae [syn: {genus Microstomus}]

Microstomus kitt
n : European flatfish highly valued as food [syn: {lemon sole}]

Microstrobos
n : 2 species of small evergreen shrubs of Australia and Tasmania [syn: {genus Microstrobos}]

Microstrobos niphophilus
n : small shrub or Tasmania having short stiff branches [syn: {Tasman dwarf pine}]

microsurgery
n : surgery using operating microscopes and miniaturized precision instruments to perform intricate procedures on very small structures

microtome
n : scientific instrument that cuts thin slices of something for microscopic examination

microtubule
n : a microscopically small tubule

Microtus
n : voles of the northern hemisphere [syn: {genus Microtus}]

Microtus ochrogaster
n : typical vole of the extended prairie region of central United States and southern Canada [syn: {prairie vole}]

Microtus pennsylvaticus
n : widely distributed in grasslands of northern United States and Canada [syn: {meadow vole}, {meadow mouse}]

Microtus richardsoni
n : of western North America [syn: {water vole}, {Richardson vole}]

microvolt
n : a unit of potential equal to one millionth of a volt

microwave
n 1: a short electromagnetic wave (longer than infrared but shorter than radio waves); used for radar and microwave ovens and for transmitting telephone, facsimile, video and data
2: kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an electromagnetic wave through it; heat is produced by the absorption of microwave energy by the water molecules in the food [syn: {microwave oven}]
v : cook or heat in a microwave oven; "You can microwave the left-overs" [syn: {micro-cook}, {zap}, {nuke}]

microwave bomb
n : a bomb that explodes in midair and releases a massive burst of electromagnetic energy sufficient to disable computers and telecommunications without killing people or damaging buildings [syn: {E-bomb}]

microwave diathermy machine
n : diathermy machine that uses microwave radiation as the source of heat

microwave linear accelerator
n : linear accelerator that uses microwaves

microwave oven
n : kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an electromagnetic wave through it; heat is produced by the absorption of microwave energy by the water molecules in the food [syn: {microwave}]

microwave radar
n : measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects [syn: {radar}, {radio detection and ranging}, {radiolocation}]

microwave spectroscopy
n : the use of spectroscopy to study atomic or molecular resonances in the microwave spectrum

microwave spectrum
n : the part of the electromagnetic spectrum corresponding to microwaves

Micruroides
n : coral snakes [syn: {genus Micruroides}]

Micruroides euryxanthus
n : ranges from Central America to southwestern United States [syn: {western coral snake}]

Micrurus
n : coral snakes [syn: {genus Micrurus}]

Micrurus fulvius
n : ranges from Central America to southeastern United States [syn: {eastern coral snake}]

micturate
v : eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" [syn: {make}, {urinate}, {piddle}, {puddle}, {piss}, {pee}, {pee-pee}, {make water}, {relieve oneself}, {take a leak}, {spend a penny}, {wee}, {wee-wee}, {pass water}]

micturition
n : the discharge of urine [syn: {urination}]

micturition reflex
n : relaxation of the urethral sphincter in response to increased pressure in the bladder

mid
adj : used in combination to denote the middle; "midmorning"; "midsummer"; "in mid-1958"; "a mid-June wedding" [syn: {mid(a)}]

midafternoon
n : the middle part of the afternoon

midair
n : some point in the air; above ground level; "the planes collided in midair"

mid-April
n : the middle part of April

Midas
n : (Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold

Midas touch
n : an ability to make and manage large amounts of money

mid-Atlantic
adj : of a region of the United States generally including Delaware; Maryland; Virginia; and usually New York; Pennsylvania; New Jersey; "mid-Atlantic states" [syn: {middle Atlantic}]

Mid-Atlantic states
n : a region of the eastern United States comprising New York and New Jersey and Pennsylvania and Delaware and Maryland

mid-August
n : the middle part of August

midazolam
n : an injectable form of benzodiazepine (trade name Versed) useful for sedation and for reducing pain during uncomfortable medical procedures [syn: {Versed}]

midbrain
n : the middle portion of the brain [syn: {mesencephalon}]

midday
n : the middle of the day [syn: {noon}, {twelve noon}, {high noon}, {noonday}, {noontide}]

mid-December
n : the middle part of December

midden
n 1: (archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement [syn: {eitchen midden}, {kitchen midden}]
2: a heap of dung or refuse [syn: {dunghill}, {muckheap}, {muckhill}]

middle
adj 1: being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series; "adolescence is an awkward in-between age"; "in a mediate position"; "the middle point on a line" [syn: {in-between}, {mediate}]
2: equally distant from the extremes [syn: {center(a)}, {halfway}, {middle(a)}, {midway}]
3: of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages; "Middle English is the English language from about 1100 to 1500"; "Middle Gaelic" [ant: {late}, {early}]
4: between an earlier and a later period of time; "in the middle years"; "in his middle thirties" [ant: {late}, {early}]
n 1: an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm" [syn: {center}, {centre}, {heart}, {eye}]
2: an intermediate part or section; "A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end"- Aristotle [ant: {end}, {beginning}]
3: the middle area of the human torso (usually in front); "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable" [syn: {midriff}, {midsection}]
4: time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period; "the middle of the war"; "rain during the middle of April" [ant: {end}, {beginning}]
v : put in the middle

middle age
n : the time of life between youth and old age (e.g., between 40 and 60 years of age)

Middle Ages
n : the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance [syn: {Dark Ages}]

middle Atlantic
adj : of a region of the United States generally including Delaware; Maryland; Virginia; and usually New York; Pennsylvania; New Jersey; "mid-Atlantic states" [syn: {mid-Atlantic}]

middle buster
n : moldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrow [syn: {lister}, {lister plow}, {lister plough}, {middlebreaker}]

middle C
n : the note designated by the first ledger line below the treble staff; 261.63 Hertz

middle cerebral artery
n : one of two branches of the internal carotid artery; divides into three branches

middle cerebral vein
n : either of two cerebral veins [syn: {vena cerebri media}]

middle class
n : the social class between the lower and upper classes [syn: {bourgeoisie}]

middle distance
n : the part of a scene between the foreground and the background

middle ear
n : the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear [syn: {tympanic cavity}, {tympanum}]

Middle East
n : the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization" [syn: {Mideast}, {Near East}]

Middle Eastern
adj : of or relating to or located in the Middle East

Middle English
n : English from about 1100 to 1450

middle finger
n : the second finger; between the index finger and the ring finger

Middle Greek
n : the Greek language from about 600 to 1200 AD [syn: {Medieval Greek}, {Byzantine Greek}]

Middle High German
n : High German from 1100 to 1500

Middle Irish
n : Irish Gaelic from 1100 to 1500

Middle Low German
n : Low German from 1100 to 1500

middle meningeal artery
n : branch of the maxillary artery; its branches supply meninges

middle name
n : a name between your first name and your surname

middle of the roader
n : a person who takes a position in the political center [syn: {centrist}, {moderate}, {moderationist}]

Middle Paleolithic
n : the time period of Neanderthal man; ended about 35,000 years BC

middle school
n : a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12 [syn: {secondary school}, {lyceum}, {lycee}, {Gymnasium}]

middle temporal vein
n : arises near the eye; joins the superficial temporal veins to form the retromandibular vein

middle term
n : the term in a syllogism that is common to both premises and excluded from the conclusion

middle thyroid vein
n : a vein on each side that drains the lateral part of the thyroid and empties into the internal jugular vein

middle watch
n : a watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.) [syn: {graveyard watch}, {midwatch}, {night watch}]

Middle West
n : the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America) [syn: {Midwest}]

middle-aged
adj : being roughly between 45 and 65 years old

middle-aged man
n : a man who is roughly between 45 and 65 years old

middlebreaker
n : moldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrow [syn: {lister}, {lister plow}, {lister plough}, {middle buster}]

middlebrow
n : someone who is neither a highbrow nor a lowbrow

middle-class
adj : occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of the lower classes and the wealthy [ant: {upper-class}, {lower-class}]

middle-ear deafness
n : hearing loss due to problems with the bones of the middle ear [syn: {conductive hearing loss}, {conduction deafness}]

middle-level
adj : intermediate in rank or position; "middle-level management"

middleman
n 1: someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers [syn: {jobber}, {wholesaler}]
2: the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk [syn: {interlocutor}]
3: a person who is in a position to give you special assistance; "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor" [syn: {contact}]

middlemost
adj : being in the exact middle [syn: {midmost}]

middle-of-the-road
adj 1: supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative [syn: {centrist}]
2: not extreme, especially in political views

Middleton
n : English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627) [syn: {Thomas Middleton}]

middleweight
adj : of middle weight or of a middleweight category (155-160 lbs for prizefighters); "a middleweight boxer"
n 1: an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 165 pounds
2: a wrestler who weighs 172-192 pounds
3: a professional boxer who weighs between 155 and 160 pounds

middling
adj : of no exceptional quality or ability; "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best" [syn: {average}, {fair}, {mediocre}]
n : any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran)
adv : to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"; "they lived comfortably within reason" [syn: {reasonably}, {moderately}, {within reason}, {somewhat}, {fairly}, {passably}] [ant: {unreasonably}, {unreasonably}]

middy
n : blouse with a sailor collar [syn: {middy blouse}]

middy blouse
n : blouse with a sailor collar [syn: {middy}]

Mideast
n : the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization" [syn: {Middle East}, {Near East}]

mid-eighties
n : the time of life between 80 and 90 [syn: {eighties}]

mid-February
n : the middle part of February

midfield
n : (sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse)

mid-fifties
n : the time of life between 50 and 60 [syn: {fifties}]

mid-forties
n : the time of life between 40 and 50 [syn: {forties}]

Midgard
n : (Norse mythology) the abode of humans in Norse mythology

midge
n : minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water

midget
adj : very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy" [syn: {bantam}, {diminutive}, {lilliputian}, {petite}, {tiny}, {flyspeck}]
n : a person who is abnormally small [syn: {dwarf}, {nanus}]

midgrass
n : any of various grasses of moderate height which covered the undisturbed prairie in the United States; includes most of the forage grasses of the temperate zone

midi
adj : used of women's clothing having a hemline at mid-calf; "midiskirts"; "wore her dresses midi length" [ant: {maxi}, {mini}]
n 1: the south of France
2: a standard protocol for communication between electronic musical instruments and computers [syn: {musical instrument digital interface}]

midinette
n : a Parisian salesgirl

Midi-Pyrenees
n : a region in southwestern FRance

midiron
n : long iron with a nearly vertical face [syn: {two iron}]

mid-January
n : the middle part of January

mid-July
n : the middle part of July

mid-June
n : the middle part of June

midland
adj : of or coming from the middle of a region or country; "upcountry districts" [syn: {interior}, {upcountry}]
n 1: a town in west central Texas
2: the interior part of a country

midline
n : the median plane of the body (or some part of the body) [syn: {midplane}]

mid-March
n : the middle part of March

mid-May
n : the middle part of May

midmost
adj : being in the exact middle [syn: {middlemost}]
adv : the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" [syn: {in the midst}, {in the middle}]

midnight
n : 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night; "young children should not be allowed to stay up until midnight"

midnight sun
n : the sun visible at midnight (inside the arctic or antarctic circles)

mid-nineties
n : the time of life between 90 and 100 [syn: {nineties}]

mid-November
n : the middle part of November

mid-October
n : the middle part of October

mid-off
n : the fielding position in cricket closest to the bowler on the off side

mid-on
n : the fielding position in cricket closest to the bowler on the on side

midplane
n : the median plane of the body (or some part of the body) [syn: {midline}]

midpoint
n : a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure [syn: {center}, {centre}]

midrashim
See {midrash}

midrib
n : the vein in the center of a leaf [syn: {midvein}]

midriff
n 1: the middle area of the human torso (usually in front); "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable" [syn: {middle}, {midsection}]
2: (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration [syn: {diaphragm}]

midsection
n : the middle area of the human torso (usually in front); "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable" [syn: {middle}, {midriff}]

mid-September
n : the middle part of September

mid-seventies
n : the time of life between 70 and 80 [syn: {seventies}]

midshipman
n : a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training

midships
adv : at or near or toward the center of a ship; "in the late 19th century, engines were placed in front, amidships, and at the rear" [syn: {amidships}, {amidship}]

mid-sixties
n : the time of life between 60 and 70 [syn: {sixties}]

midst
n : the location of something surrounded by other things; "in the midst of the crowd" [syn: {thick}]

midstream
n : the middle of a stream

midsummer
n : June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point [syn: {summer solstice}, {June 21}] [ant: {winter solstice}]

Midsummer Day
n : a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn: {Midsummer's Day}, {St John's Day}, {June 24}]

Midsummer Eve
n : the night before Midsummer Day [syn: {Midsummer Night}, {St John's Eve}, {St John's Night}, {June 23}]

Midsummer Night
n : the night before Midsummer Day [syn: {Midsummer Eve}, {St John's Eve}, {St John's Night}, {June 23}]

midsummer-men
n : Eurasian mountain plant with fleshy pink-tipped leaves and a cluster of yellow flowers [syn: {rose-root}, {Sedum rosea}]

Midsummer's Day
n : a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn: {Midsummer Day}, {St John's Day}, {June 24}]

midterm
n 1: the middle of the gestation period
2: middle of an academic term or a political term in office
3: an examination administered in the middle of an academic term [syn: {midterm examination}, {midterm exam}]

midterm exam
n : an examination administered in the middle of an academic term [syn: {midterm examination}, {midterm}]

midterm examination
n : an examination administered in the middle of an academic term [syn: {midterm exam}, {midterm}]

mid-thirties
n : the time of life between 30 and 40 [syn: {thirties}, {thirty-something}]

mid-twenties
n : the time of life between 20 and 30 [syn: {twenties}]

midvein
n : the vein in the center of a leaf [syn: {midrib}]

midwatch
n : a watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.) [syn: {graveyard watch}, {middle watch}, {night watch}]

mid-water
n : the water that is well below the surface but also well above the bottom; "many marine fishes inhabit the mid-waters"

midway
adj : equally distant from the extremes [syn: {center(a)}, {halfway}, {middle(a)}]
n 1: the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located
2: naval battle of World War II (June 1942); land and carrier-based American planes decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands [syn: {Battle of Midway}]
adv : at half the distance; at the middle; "he was halfway down the ladder when he fell" [syn: {halfway}]

Midway Islands
n : an atoll in the Hawaiian Islands some 1300 mile northwest of Honolulu; site of an important United States naval base

midweek
adj : occurring during the middle of the week; "midweek travel"; "midweekly prayer meetings" [syn: {midweekly}]
adv : in the middle of the week

midweekly
adj : occurring during the middle of the week; "midweek travel"; "midweekly prayer meetings" [syn: {midweek}]

Midwest
n : the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America) [syn: {Middle West}]

midwestern
adj : of a region of the United States generally including Ohio; Indiana; Illinois; Iowa; Missouri; Kansas; Nebraska; and sometimes Michigan; Wisconsin; Minnesota; "a midwestern city"; "midwestern accent"

midwife
n : a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies [syn: {accoucheuse}] [also: {midwives} (pl)]

midwife toad
n 1: similar in habit to Alytes obstetricians [syn: {Alytes cisternasi}]
2: European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatch [syn: {obstetrical toad}, {Alytes obstetricans}]

midwifery
n 1: the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother [syn: {obstetrics}, {OB}, {tocology}]
2: assisting women at childbirth

midwinter
n : the middle of winter

midwives
midwife
n : a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies [syn: {accoucheuse}] [also: {midwives} (pl)]

midwives
See {midwife}

mien
n : dignified manner or conduct [syn: {bearing}, {comportment}, {presence}]

mierkat
n : a mongoose-like viverrine of South Africa having a face like a lemur and only four toes [syn: {meerkat}]

Mies Van Der Rohe
n : United States architect (born in Germany) who built unornamented steel frame and glass skyscrapers (1886-1969) [syn: {Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe}]

Mifepristone
n : an abortion-inducing drug (trade name Mifepristone) developed in France; when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus sloughs off the embryo [syn: {abortion pill}, {RU 486}]

miff
n : a state of irritation or annoyance [syn: {huff}, {seeing red}]
v : cause to be annoyed; "His behavior really miffed me"

miffed
adj : aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay" [syn: {annoyed}, {irritated}, {nettled}, {peeved}, {pissed}, {pissed off}, {riled}, {roiled}, {steamed}, {stunng}]

miffier
See {miffy}

miffiest
See {miffy}

might
n : physical strength [syn: {mightiness}, {power}]

might
See {may}

might-have-been
n : an event that could have occurred but never did

mightier
mighty
adj : having or showing great strength or force or intensity; "struck a mighty blow"; "the mighty logger Paul Bunyan"; "the pen is mightier than the sword"- Bulwer-Lytton
adv : (Southern regional intensive) very; "the baby is mighty cute"; "he's mighty tired"; "it is powerful humid"; "that boy is powerful big now"; "they have a right nice place" [syn: {powerful}, {right}] [also: {mightiest}, {mightier}]

mightier
See {mighty}

mightiest
mighty
adj : having or showing great strength or force or intensity; "struck a mighty blow"; "the mighty logger Paul Bunyan"; "the pen is mightier than the sword"- Bulwer-Lytton
adv : (Southern regional intensive) very; "the baby is mighty cute"; "he's mighty tired"; "it is powerful humid"; "that boy is powerful big now"; "they have a right nice place" [syn: {powerful}, {right}] [also: {mightiest}, {mightier}]

mightiest
See {mighty}

mightily
adv 1: powerfully or vigorously; "he strove mightily to achieve a better position in life"
2: to a great degree; "rejoiced mightily at the news"

mightiness
n : physical strength [syn: {might}, {power}]

mighty
adj : having or showing great strength or force or intensity; "struck a mighty blow"; "the mighty logger Paul Bunyan"; "the pen is mightier than the sword"- Bulwer-Lytton
adv : (Southern regional intensive) very; "the baby is mighty cute"; "he's mighty tired"; "it is powerful humid"; "that boy is powerful big now"; "they have a right nice place" [syn: {powerful}, {right}] [also: {mightiest}, {mightier}]

Mighty Mouse
n : a fictional mouse endowed with great strength and courage

mignonette
n : Mediterranean woody annual widely cultivated for its dense terminal spikelike clusters greenish or yellowish white flowers having an intense spicy fragrance [syn: {sweet reseda}, {Reseda odorata}]

mignonette family
n : mainly Mediterranean herbs: mignonette [syn: {Resedaceae}, {family Resedaceae}]

migraine
n : a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men [syn: {megrim}, {sick headache}, {hemicrania}]

migrant
adj : habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work; "appalled by the social conditions of migrant life"; "migratory workers" [syn: {migratory}]
n : traveler who moves from one region or country to another [syn: {migrator}]

migrant shrike
n : of central North America; winters in Texas and the southern Mississippi valley [syn: {Lanius ludovicianus migrans}]

migrate
v 1: move from one country or region to another and settle there; "Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century"; "This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries" [syn: {transmigrate}]
2: move periodically or seasonally; "birds migrate in the Winter"; "The worker migrate to where the crops need harvesting"

migration
n 1: the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
2: a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period)
3: (chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule
4: the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding

migration route
n : the geographic route along which birds customarily migrate [syn: {flyway}]

migrational
adj : of or related to migration

migrator
n 1: traveler who moves from one region or country to another [syn: {migrant}]
2: an animal (especially birds and fish) that travels between different habitats at particular times of the year

migratory
adj 1: used of animals that move seasonally; "migratory birds" [ant: {nonmigratory}]
2: habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work; "appalled by the social conditions of migrant life"; "migratory workers" [syn: {migrant}]

migratory grasshopper
n : serious pest of grain-growing and range areas of central and western United States

migratory locust
n : Old World locust that travels in vast swarms stripping large areas of vegetation [syn: {Locusta migratoria}]

migratory quail
n : the typical Old World quail [syn: {Coturnix coturnix}, {Coturnix communis}]

Miguel de Cervantes
n : Spanish writer best remembered for `Don Quixote' which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616) [syn: {Cervantes}, {Cervantes Saavedra}, {Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra}]

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
n : Spanish writer best remembered for `Don Quixote' which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616) [syn: {Cervantes}, {Miguel de Cervantes}, {Cervantes Saavedra}]

Miguel Jose Serra
n : Spanish missionary who founded Franciscan missions in California (1713-1784) [syn: {Serra}, {Junipero Serra}]

mihrab
n 1: (Islam) a design in the shape of niche in a Muslim prayer rug; during worship the niche must be pointed toward Mecca
2: (Islam) a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca

mikado
n : the emperor of Japan; when regarded as a religious leader the emperor is called tenno [syn: {tenno}]

Mikania
n : large genus of evergreen lianas of tropical America [syn: {genus Mikania}]

Mikania scandens
n : herb of tropical America having vanilla-scented flowers; climbs up trees [syn: {climbing hempweed}, {climbing boneset}, {wild climbing hempweed}, {climbing hemp-vine}]

mike
n : device for converting sound waves into electrical energy [syn: {microphone}]

Mike Tyson
n : United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (born in 1966) [syn: {Tyson}, {Michael Gerald Tyson}]

Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bakunin
n : Russian anarchist; ally and later opponent of Karl Marx (1814-1876) [syn: {Bakunin}, {Mikhail Bakunin}]

Mikhail Bakunin
n : Russian anarchist; ally and later opponent of Karl Marx (1814-1876) [syn: {Bakunin}, {Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bakunin}]

Mikhail Baryshnikov
n : Russian dancer and choreographer who migrated to the United States (born in 1948) [syn: {Baryshnikov}]

Mikhail Glinka
n : Russian composer (1804-1857) [syn: {Glinka}, {Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka}]

Mikhail Gorbachev
n : Soviet statesman whose foreign policy brought an end to the Cold War and whose domestic policy introduced major reforms (born in 1931) [syn: {Gorbachev}, {Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev}]

Mikhail Ilarionovich Kutuzov
n : Russian field marshal who commanded the Russian opposition to Napoleon (1745-1813) [syn: {Kutuzov}, {Prince of Smolensk}]

Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
n : Russian composer (1804-1857) [syn: {Glinka}, {Mikhail Glinka}]

Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin
n : soviet statesman and head of state of the USSR (1875-1946) [syn: {Kalinin}, {Mikhail Kalinin}]

Mikhail Kalinin
n : soviet statesman and head of state of the USSR (1875-1946) [syn: {Kalinin}, {Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin}]

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
n : Soviet statesman whose foreign policy brought an end to the Cold War and whose domestic policy introduced major reforms (born in 1931) [syn: {Gorbachev}, {Mikhail Gorbachev}]

Mikhail Yurievich Lermontov
n : Russian writer (1814-1841) [syn: {Lermontov}]

Mikir-Meithei
n : Kamarupan languages spoken in the states of Manipur and Assam in northeastern India

Mikolaj Kopernik
n : Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543) [syn: {Copernicus}, {Nicolaus Copernicus}]

mikvah
n : (Hebrew) a ritual purification and cleansing bath that Orthodox Jews take on certain occasions (as before Sabbath or after menstruation)

mil
n 1: a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch; used to specify thickness (e.g., of sheets or wire)
2: a Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound
3: a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter [syn: {milliliter}, {millilitre}, {ml}, {cubic centimeter}, {cubic centimetre}, {cc}]
4: an angular unit used in artillery; equal to 1/6400 of a complete revolution

Milady
n : an English noblewoman

milage
n : distance measured in miles [syn: {mileage}]

Milan
n : the capital of Lombardy in northern Italy; has been an international center of trade and industry since the Middle Ages [syn: {Milano}]

Milanese
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Milan or its people

Milano
n : the capital of Lombardy in northern Italy; has been an international center of trade and industry since the Middle Ages [syn: {Milan}]

milch
adj : giving milk; bred or suitable primarily for milk production; "milch goats, milch camels"

milch cow
n : cattle that are reared for their milk [syn: {dairy cattle}, {dairy cow}, {milk cow}, {milcher}, {milker}]

milcher
n : cattle that are reared for their milk [syn: {dairy cattle}, {dairy cow}, {milch cow}, {milk cow}, {milker}]

mild
adj 1: moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism" [ant: {intense}]
2: humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing" [syn: {meek}, {modest}]
3: mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth" [syn: {balmy}]

mild silver protein
n : antiseptic consisting of a compound of protein and silver (trade name Argyrol) [syn: {Argyrol}]

mild steel
n : steel with less than 0.15% carbon [syn: {low-carbon steel}, {soft-cast steel}]

mildew
n 1: the process of becoming mildewed [syn: {mold}]
2: a fungus that produces a superficial (usually white) growth on organic matter
v : become moldy; spoil due to humidity; "The furniture molded in the old house" [syn: {mold}]

mildly
adv 1: to a moderate degree; "he was mildly interested"
2: in a gentle manner; "he talked gently to the injured animal" [syn: {gently}]

mild-mannered
adj : behaving in or having a mild or gentle manner

mildness
n 1: good weather with comfortable temperatures [syn: {clemency}]
2: mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant [syn: {lenience}, {leniency}, {lenity}]

Mildred Ella Didrikson
n : outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956) [syn: {Zaharias}, {Babe Zaharias}, {Didrikson}, {Babe Didrikson}, {Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias}]

Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias
n : outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956) [syn: {Zaharias}, {Babe Zaharias}, {Didrikson}, {Babe Didrikson}, {Mildred Ella Didrikson}]

mile
n 1: a unit of length equal to 1760 yards [syn: {statute mile}, {stat mi}, {land mile}, {mi}]
2: a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters [syn: {nautical mile}, {mi}, {naut mi}, {knot}, {international nautical mile}, {air mile}]
3: a large distance; "he missed by a mile"
4: a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 1828.8 meters (6000 feet) [syn: {sea mile}]
5: a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet) [syn: {nautical mile}, {naut mi}, {mi}, {geographical mile}, {Admiralty mile}]
6: an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards [syn: {Roman mile}]
7: a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km [syn: {Swedish mile}]
8: a footrace extending one mile; "he holds the record in the mile"

mileage
n 1: distance measured in miles [syn: {milage}]
2: the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned [syn: {fuel consumption rate}, {gasoline mileage}, {gas mileage}]
3: a travel allowance at a given rate per mile traveled

Mile-High City
n : the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river [syn: {Denver}, {capital of Colorado}]

mileometer
n : a meter that shows mileage traversed [syn: {odometer}, {hodometer}, {milometer}]

milepost
n : stone post at side of a road to show distances [syn: {milestone}]

miler
n 1: (used only in combinations) the length of something in miles; "the race was a 30-miler"
2: a runner in a one-mile race

Miles Davis
n : United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991) [syn: {Davis}, {Miles Dewey Davis Jr.}]

Miles Dewey Davis Jr.
n : United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991) [syn: {Davis}, {Miles Davis}]

miles gloriosus
n : a braggart soldier (a stock figure in comedy)

miles per gallon
n : the distance traveled in a vehicle powered by one gallon of gasoline or diesel fuel

miles per hour
n 1: the ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours) [syn: {mph}]
2: a speedometer reading for the momentary rate of travel [syn: {mph}]

Miles Standish
n : English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth colony (1584-1656) [syn: {Standish}, {Myles Standish}]

milestone
n 1: stone post at side of a road to show distances [syn: {milepost}]
2: a significant event in your life (or in a project)

milfoil
n : ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white florets; widely naturalized in North America [syn: {yarrow}, {Achillea millefolium}]

Milhaud
n : French composer of works that combine jazz and polytonality and Brazilian music (1892-1974) [syn: {Darius Milhaud}]

milia
milium
n : a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland [syn: {whitehead}] [also: {milia} (pl)]

milia
See {milium}

miliaria
n : obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity [syn: {prickly heat}, {heat rash}]

miliary fever
n : epidemic in the 15th and 16th centuries and characterized by profuse sweating and high mortality [syn: {sweating sickness}]

miliary tuberculosis
n : acute tuberculosis characterized by the appearance of tiny tubercles on one or more organs of the body (presumably resulting from tubercle bacilli being spread in the bloodstream)

milieu
n : the environmental condition [syn: {surroundings}] [also: {milieux} (pl)]

milieux
milieu
n : the environmental condition [syn: {surroundings}] [also: {milieux} (pl)]

milieux
See {milieu}

militainment
n : entertainment with military themes in which the Department of Defense is celebrated

militance
n : a militant aggressiveness [syn: {combativeness}, {militancy}]

militancy
n : a militant aggressiveness [syn: {combativeness}, {militance}]

militant
adj 1: engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"; "a fighting war" [syn: {belligerent}, {fighting}, {war-ridden}, {warring}]
2: showing a fighting disposition without self-seeking; "highly competitive sales representative"; "militant in fighting for better wages for workers"; "his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy" [syn: {competitive}]
n : a militant reformer [syn: {activist}]

Militant Tendency
n : a Trotskyist political organization in Great Britain set up in 1964 inside the Labour Party

militarily
adv : with respect to the military; "on a militarily significant scale"

militarisation
n : act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops" [syn: {mobilization}, {mobilisation}, {militarization}] [ant: {demobilization}]

militarise
v 1: lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force; "militarize Germany again after the war" [syn: {militarize}] [ant: {demilitarize}, {demilitarize}]
2: adopt for military use; "militarize the Civil Service" [syn: {militarize}]

militarised
adj : issued military arms [syn: {militarized}]

militarism
n : a political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggresively to defend or promote national interests

militarist
n : a person who advocates war or warlike policies [syn: {warmonger}]

militaristic
adj : imbued with militarism

militarization
n : act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops" [syn: {mobilization}, {mobilisation}, {militarisation}] [ant: {demobilization}]

militarize
v 1: lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force; "militarize Germany again after the war" [syn: {militarise}] [ant: {demilitarize}, {demilitarize}]
2: adopt for military use; "militarize the Civil Service" [syn: {militarise}]

militarized
adj : issued military arms [syn: {militarised}]

military
adj 1: of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare; "military law"
2: characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military; "military uniforms" [ant: {unmilitary}]
3: associated with or performed by armed services as contrasted with civilians; "military police" [ant: {civilian}]
n : the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" [syn: {armed forces}, {armed services}, {military machine}, {war machine}]

military academy
n : an academy for training military officers

military action
n : a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea" [syn: {action}]

military adviser
n : a military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops of an allied nation [syn: {military advisor}]

military advisor
n : a military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops of an allied nation [syn: {military adviser}]

military attache
n : an attache who is a specialist in military matters

military band
n : a group of musicians playing brass and woodwind and percussion instruments [syn: {concert band}]

military blockade
n : the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack [syn: {siege}, {besieging}, {beleaguering}]

military campaign
n : several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints) [syn: {campaign}]

military capability
n : capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture" [syn: {military strength}, {strength}, {military posture}, {posture}]

military censorship
n : all types of censorship conducted by personnel of the armed forces

military ceremony
n 1: a formal ceremony performed by military personnel
2: a military custom performed in observance of some event or anniversary

military chaplain
n : a chaplain in one of the military services [syn: {padre}, {Holy Joe}, {sky pilot}]

military commission
n : an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces [syn: {commission}]

military control
n : the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power [syn: {occupation}]

military court
n : a court of commissioned officers for the discipline and punishment of military personnel

military drill
n : training in marching and the use of weapons

military engineer
n : a member of the military who is trained in engineering and construction work [syn: {army engineer}]

military expedition
n : a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country [syn: {expedition}, {hostile expedition}]

military force
n : a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men" [syn: {military unit}, {military group}, {force}]

military formation
n : a formation of troops

military governor
n : the head of a government established by the military (as in a defeated country)

military greeting
n : a formal military gesture of respect [syn: {salute}]

military group
n : a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men" [syn: {military unit}, {military force}, {force}]

military headquarters
n : (usually plural) the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command; "the general's headquarters were a couple of large tents" [syn: {headquarters}, {HQ}]

military hospital
n : hospital for soldiers and other military personnel

military installation
n : any facility servicing military forces

military intelligence
n 1: an agency of the armed forces that obtains and analyzes and uses information of strategic or tactical military value
2: information about the armed forces of another country that is useful in planning and conducting military policy or military operations

Military Intelligence Section 5
n : the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on British territory [syn: {Security Service}, {MI}]

Military Intelligence Section 6
n : the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence overseas [syn: {Secret Intelligence Service}, {MI}]

military issue
n : supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government [syn: {issue}, {government issue}]

military junta
n : a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power [syn: {junta}]

military law
n : the body of laws and rules of conduct administered by military courts for the discipline, trial, and punishment of military personnel

military leader
n : a leader of military forces

military machine
n : the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" [syn: {military}, {armed forces}, {armed services}, {war machine}]

military man
n : someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty" [syn: {serviceman}, {man}, {military personnel}] [ant: {civilian}]

military march
n : brisk marching music suitable for troops marching in a military parade [syn: {military music}, {martial music}]

military mission
n : an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters; "the planes were on a bombing mission" [syn: {mission}]

military music
n : brisk marching music suitable for troops marching in a military parade [syn: {military march}, {martial music}]

military officer
n : any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men" [syn: {officer}]

military operation
n : activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force" [syn: {operation}]

military pace
n : the length of a single step in marching (taken to be 30 inches for quick time or 36 inches for double time)

military personnel
n 1: soldiers collectively [syn: {soldiery}, {troops}]
2: someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty" [syn: {serviceman}, {military man}, {man}] [ant: {civilian}]

military plane
n : an aircraft designed and used for combat [syn: {warplane}]

military police
n : a military corps that enforces discipline and guards prisoners [syn: {MP}]

military policeman
n : a member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners [syn: {MP}]

military position
n : a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons [syn: {position}]

military post
n : military installation at which a body of troops is stationed; "this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby"; "there is an officer's club on the post" [syn: {post}]

military posture
n : capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture" [syn: {military capability}, {military strength}, {strength}, {posture}]

military press
n : a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead [syn: {press}]

military quarters
n : living quarters for personnel on a military post

military rank
n : rank in a military organization [syn: {military rating}, {paygrade}, {rating}]

military rating
n : rank in a military organization [syn: {military rank}, {paygrade}, {rating}]

military reserve
n : armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency [syn: {reserve}]

military science
n : the discipline dealing with the principles of warfare

military service
n 1: a force that is a branch of the armed forces [syn: {armed service}, {service}]
2: land tenure by service in the lord's army

military strength
n : capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture" [syn: {military capability}, {strength}, {military posture}, {posture}]

military training
n : training soldiers in military procedures

military uniform
n : prescribed identifying uniform for soldiers

military unit
n : a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men" [syn: {military force}, {military group}, {force}]

military vehicle
n : vehicle used by the armed forces

military volunteer
n : (military) a person who freely enlists for service [syn: {volunteer}, {voluntary}] [ant: {draftee}]

military-industrial complex
n : a country's military establishment and the industries that produce arms and other military equipment; "we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex"--Dwight David Eisenhower

militate
v : have force or influence; bring about an effect or change; "Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed"

militated against
See {militate against}

militated against
See {militate against}

militates against
See {militate against}

militating against
See {militate against}

militia
n 1: civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army [syn: {reserves}]
2: the entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service; "their troops were untrained militia"; "Congress shall have power to provide for calling forth the militia"--United States Constitution

militiaman
n : a member of the militia; serves only during emergencies

milium
n : a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland [syn: {whitehead}] [also: {milia} (pl)]

milk
n 1: a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
2: produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young
3: a river that rises in the Rockies in northwestern Montana and flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River [syn: {Milk River}]
4: any of several nutritive milklike liquids
v 1: take milk from female mammals; "Cows need to be milked every morning"
2: exploit as much as possible; "I am milking this for all it's worth"
3: add milk to; "milk the tea"

milk adder
n : nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like coral snakes [syn: {milk snake}, {house snake}, {checkered adder}, {Lampropeltis triangulum}]

milk bar
n : snack bar that sells milk drinks and light refreshments (such as ice cream)

milk can
n : large can for transporting milk

milk chocolate
n : chocolate made from chocolate liquor with sugar and cocoa butter and powdered milk solids and vanilla and (usually) lecithin; the most common form of chocolate for eating; used in chocolate candy and baking and coatings

milk cow
n : cattle that are reared for their milk [syn: {dairy cattle}, {dairy cow}, {milch cow}, {milcher}, {milker}]

milk float
n : a van (typically powered by electricty) with an open side that is used to deliver milk to houses

milk glass
n : a milky white translucent or opaque glass [syn: {opal glass}]

milk intolerance
n : congenital disorder consisting of an inability to digest milk and milk products; absence or deficiency of lactase results in an inability to hydrolyze lactose [syn: {lactose intolerance}, {lactase deficiency}]

milk leg
n : painful thrombosis of the femoral vein in the leg following childbirth [syn: {white leg}, {phlegmasia alba dolens}]

milk of magnesia
n : purgative consisting of a milky white liquid suspension of magnesium hydroxide; used as a laxative and (in smaller doses) as an antacid [syn: {magnesium hydroxide}]

milk powder
n : dehydrated milk [syn: {powdered milk}, {dry milk}, {dried milk}]

milk pox
n : a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus [syn: {alastrim}, {variola minor}, {pseudosmallpox}, {pseudovariola}, {white pox}, {West Indian smallpox}, {Cuban itch}, {Kaffir pox}]

milk punch
n : a punch made of spirits and milk and sugar and spices

Milk River
n : a river that rises in the Rockies in northwestern Montana and flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River [syn: {Milk}]

milk shake
n : frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream [syn: {milkshake}, {shake}]

milk sickness
n 1: disease of livestock and especially cattle poisoned by eating certain kinds of snakeroot [syn: {trembles}]
2: caused by consuming milk from cattle suffering from trembles

milk snake
n : nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like coral snakes [syn: {house snake}, {milk adder}, {checkered adder}, {Lampropeltis triangulum}]

milk sugar
n : a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk; "cow's milk contains about 4.7% lactose" [syn: {lactose}]

milk thistle
n 1: any of several Old World coarse prickly-leaved shrubs and subshrubs having milky juice and yellow flowers; widely naturalized; often noxious weeds in cultivated soil [syn: {sow thistle}]
2: tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America [syn: {lady's thistle}, {Our Lady's mild thistle}, {holy thistle}, {blessed thistle}, {Silybum marianum}]

milk tooth
n : one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children) [syn: {primary tooth}, {deciduous tooth}, {baby tooth}]

milk vetch
n : any of various plants of the genus Astragalus [syn: {milk-vetch}]

milk wagon
n : wagon for delivering milk [syn: {milkwagon}]

milk whey
n : the serum or watery part of milk that is separated from the curd in making cheese [syn: {whey}]

milkcap
n : edible mushroom [syn: {Lactarius delicioso}]

milker
n : cattle that are reared for their milk [syn: {dairy cattle}, {dairy cow}, {milch cow}, {milk cow}, {milcher}]

milkfishes
See {milkfish}

milkier
milky
adj : resembling milk in color or cloudiness; not clear; "milky glass" [syn: {milklike}, {whitish}] [also: {milkiest}, {milkier}]

milkier
See {milky}

milkiest
milky
adj : resembling milk in color or cloudiness; not clear; "milky glass" [syn: {milklike}, {whitish}] [also: {milkiest}, {milkier}]

milkiest
See {milky}

milking machine
n : machine consisting of a suction apparatus for milking cows mechanically

milking shorthorn
n : breed evolved from shorthorn beef cattle

milking stool
n : low three-legged stool with a half round seat; used to sit on while milking a cow

milkless
adj : having no milk; "milkless breasts"

milklike
adj : resembling milk in color or cloudiness; not clear; "milky glass" [syn: {milky}, {whitish}]

milkmaid
n : a woman who works in a dairy [syn: {dairymaid}]

milkman
n : someone who delivers milk

milkshake
n : frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream [syn: {milk shake}, {shake}]

milksop
n : a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive [syn: {sissy}, {pantywaist}, {pansy}, {Milquetoast}]

milk-vetch
n : any of various plants of the genus Astragalus [syn: {milk vetch}]

milkwagon
n : wagon for delivering milk [syn: {milk wagon}]

milkweed
n 1: any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts [syn: {silkweed}]
2: annual Eurasian sow thistle with soft spiny leaves and rayed yellow flower heads [syn: {Sonchus oleraceus}]

milkweed butterfly
n : large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed [syn: {monarch}, {monarch butterfly}, {Danaus plexippus}]

milkweed family
n : widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice [syn: {Asclepiadaceae}, {family Asclepiadaceae}]

milk-white
adj : a white the color of fresh milk

milkwort
n : any of various plants of the genus Polygala

milkwort family
n : trees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both hemispheres [syn: {Polygalaceae}, {family Polygalaceae}]

milky
adj : resembling milk in color or cloudiness; not clear; "milky glass" [syn: {milklike}, {whitish}] [also: {milkiest}, {milkier}]

Milky Way
n : the galaxy containing the solar system; consists of millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of light stretching across the night sky [syn: {Milky Way Galaxy}, {Milky Way System}]

Milky Way Galaxy
n : the galaxy containing the solar system; consists of millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of light stretching across the night sky [syn: {Milky Way}, {Milky Way System}]

Milky Way System
n : the galaxy containing the solar system; consists of millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of light stretching across the night sky [syn: {Milky Way}, {Milky Way Galaxy}]

mill
n 1: a plant consisting of buildings with facilities for manufacturing [syn: {factory}, {manufacturing plant}, {manufactory}]
2: Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836) [syn: {James Mill}]
3: English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873) [syn: {John Mill}, {John Stuart Mill}]
4: machine that processes materials by grinding or crushing [syn: {grinder}]
5: the act of grinding to a powder or dust [syn: {grind}, {pulverization}, {pulverisation}]
v 1: move about in a confused manner [syn: {mill about}, {mill around}]
2: grind with a mill; "mill grain"
3: produce a ridge around the edge of; "mill a coin"
4: roll out (metal) with a rolling machine

mill about
v 1: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" [syn: {loiter}, {lounge}, {footle}, {lollygag}, {loaf}, {lallygag}, {hang around}, {mess about}, {tarry}, {linger}, {lurk}, {mill around}]
2: move about in a confused manner [syn: {mill}, {mill around}]

mill agent
n : the responsible official at a mill that is under absentee ownership

mill around
v 1: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" [syn: {loiter}, {lounge}, {footle}, {lollygag}, {loaf}, {lallygag}, {hang around}, {mess about}, {tarry}, {linger}, {lurk}, {mill about}]
2: move about in a confused manner [syn: {mill}, {mill about}]

Millais
n : Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1829-1896) [syn: {Sir John Everett Millais}]

Millard Fillmore
n : elected Vice President and became the 13th President of the United States when Zachary Taylor died in office (1800-1874) [syn: {Fillmore}, {President Fillmore}]

Millay
n : United States poet (1892-1950) [syn: {Edna Millay}, {Edna Saint Vincent Millay}]

millboard
n : stout pasteboard used to bind books

milldam
n : dam to make a millpond to provide power for a water mill

milled
adj : (of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed; "polished rice" [syn: {polished}]

millenarian
adj : relating to or believing in the millennium of peace and happiness [syn: {chiliastic}]
n : a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity) [syn: {millenarist}, {chiliast}]

millenarianism
n : belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelations [syn: {millenniumism}, {chiliasm}]

millenarist
n : a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity) [syn: {millenarian}, {chiliast}]

millenary
adj 1: of or relating to the doctrine of the millennium
2: relating to or consisting of 1000

millennia
millennium
n 1: a span of 1000 years
2: (New Testament) in Revelations it is foretold that those faithful to Jesus will reign with Jesus over the earth for a thousand years; the meaning of these words have been much debated; some denominations (e.g. Jehovah's Witnesses) expect it to be a thousand years of justice and peace and happiness
3: the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [also: {millennia} (pl)]

millennia
See {millennium}

millennial
adj : relating to a millennium or span of a thousand years [syn: {millennian}]

millennian
adj : relating to a millennium or span of a thousand years [syn: {millennial}]

millennium
n 1: a span of 1000 years
2: (New Testament) in Revelations it is foretold that those faithful to Jesus will reign with Jesus over the earth for a thousand years; the meaning of these words have been much debated; some denominations (e.g. Jehovah's Witnesses) expect it to be a thousand years of justice and peace and happiness
3: the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [also: {millennia} (pl)]

millenniumism
n : belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelations [syn: {millenarianism}, {chiliasm}]

millepede
n : any of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a cylindrical body of 20 to 100 or more segments most with two pairs of legs [syn: {millipede}, {milliped}]

Miller
n 1: United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944) [syn: {Glenn Miller}, {Alton Glenn Miller}]
2: United States novelist whose novels were originally banned as pornographic (1891-1980) [syn: {Henry Miller}, {Henry Valentine Miller}]
3: United States playwright (born 1915) [syn: {Arthur Miller}]
4: someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill)
5: machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it [syn: {milling machine}]
6: any of various moths that have powdery wings [syn: {moth miller}]

millerite
n : a yellow mineral consisting of nickel sulfide; a minor source of nickel

miller's-thumb
n : small freshwater sculpin of Europe and North America

millet
n 1: any of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera Panicum, Echinochloa, Setaria, Sorghum, and Eleusine
2: French painter of rural scenes (1814-1875) [syn: {Jean Francois Millet}]
3: small seed of any of various annual cereal grasses especially Setaria italica

millettia
n : any of several tropical trees or shrubs yielding showy streaked dark reddish or chocolate-colored wood

mill-girl
n : a girl who works in a mill

mill-hand
n : a workman in a mill or factory [syn: {factory worker}]

milliammeter
n : a sensitive ammeter graduated in milliamperes

milliampere
n : one thousandth of an ampere [syn: {mA}]

milliard
n : a billion; "in England they call one thousand million a milliard"

millibar
n : a unit of atmospheric pressure equal to one thousandth of a bar; "atmospheric pressure at sea level is 1013 millibars"

millicurie
n : a unit of radioactivity equal to one thousandth of a curie

millidegree
n : a unit of temperature equal to one-thousandth of a degree

milliequivalent
n : one-thousandth of an equivalent [syn: {meq}]

millifarad
n : a unit of capacitance equal to one thousandth of a farad

milligram
n : one thousandth (1/1,000) gram [syn: {mg}]

millihenry
n : a unit of inductance equal to one thousandth of a henry

Millikan
n : United States physicist who isolated the electron and measured its charge (1868-1953) [syn: {Robert Andrews Millikan}]

milliliter
n : a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter [syn: {millilitre}, {mil}, {ml}, {cubic centimeter}, {cubic centimetre}, {cc}]

millilitre
n : a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter [syn: {milliliter}, {mil}, {ml}, {cubic centimeter}, {cubic centimetre}, {cc}]

millime
n : 1,000 millimes equal 1 dinar

millimeter
n : a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter [syn: {millimetre}, {mm}]

millimeter of mercury
n : a unit of pressure equal to 0.001316 atmosphere; named after Torricelli [syn: {torr}, {mm Hg}]

millimetre
n : a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter [syn: {millimeter}, {mm}]

millimicron
n : a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter [syn: {nanometer}, {nanometre}, {nm}, {micromillimeter}, {micromillimetre}]

milline
n : an advertising measure; one agate line appearing in one million copies of a publication

milliner
n 1: a merchant who designs and sells hats
2: someone who makes and sells hats [syn: {hatmaker}, {hatter}, {modiste}]

millinery
n 1: shop selling women's hats [syn: {hat shop}]
2: hats for women; the wares sold by a milliner [syn: {woman's hat}]

milling
n : corrugated edge of a coin

milling machine
n : machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it [syn: {miller}]

million
adj : (in Roman numerals, M written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000,000 items or units [syn: {a million}]
n : the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros [syn: {1000000}, {one thousand thousand}, {meg}]

million floating point operations per second
n : (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system [syn: {megaflop}, {MFLOP}]

million instructions per second
n : (computer science) a unit for measuring the execution speed of a computer's CPU (but not the whole system); "4 MIPS is 4,000,000 instructions per second" [syn: {MIPS}]

millionaire
n : a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars

millionairess
n : a woman millionaire

millionfold
adv : by a factor of a million; "it increased a millionfold" [syn: {a million times}]

millions
n : a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) [syn: {billions}, {trillions}, {zillions}, {jillions}]

millionth
adj : the ordinal number of one million in counting order
n 1: position 1,000,000 in a countable series of things
2: one part in a million [syn: {one-millionth}]

milliped
n : any of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a cylindrical body of 20 to 100 or more segments most with two pairs of legs [syn: {millipede}, {millepede}]

millipede
n : any of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a cylindrical body of 20 to 100 or more segments most with two pairs of legs [syn: {millepede}, {milliped}]

milliradian
n : a unit of angular distance equal to one thousandth of a radian

millisecond
n : one thousandth of a second [syn: {msec}]

millivolt
n : a unit of potential equal to one thousandth of a volt [syn: {mV}]

millivoltmeter
n : sensitive voltmeter that can measure voltage in millivolts

milliwatt
n : a unit of power equal to one thousandth of a watt

millpond
n : a pond formed by damming a stream to provide a head of water to turn a mill wheel

millrace
n : a channel for the water current that turns a millwheel [syn: {millrun}]

millrun
n : a channel for the water current that turns a millwheel [syn: {millrace}]

Mills
n : United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855) [syn: {Robert Mills}]

millstone
n 1: (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps; "she was an albatross around his neck" [syn: {albatross}]
2: any load that is difficult to carry
3: one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain

millwheel
n : water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill

millwork
n : woodwork that has been machined at a mill

millwright
n : a workman who designs or erects mills and milling machinery

Milne
n : English writer of stories for children (1882-1956) [syn: {A. A. Milne}, {Alan Alexander Milne}]

milo
n : small drought-resistant sorghums having large yellow or whitish grains [syn: {milo maize}]

milo maize
n : small drought-resistant sorghums having large yellow or whitish grains [syn: {milo}]

milometer
n : a meter that shows mileage traversed [syn: {odometer}, {hodometer}, {mileometer}]

Milontin
n : anticonvulsant (trade name Milontin) used to treat petit mal [syn: {phensuximide}]

milord
n : a term of address for an English lord

Milquetoast
n : a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive [syn: {sissy}, {pantywaist}, {pansy}, {milksop}]

milt
n 1: fish sperm or sperm-filled reproductive gland; having a creamy texture [syn: {soft roe}]
2: seminal fluid produced by male fish

Miltiades
n : Athenian general who defeated the Persians at Marathon (540-489)

miltomate
n : Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes [syn: {tomatillo}, {purple ground cherry}, {jamberry}, {Physalis philadelphica}]

Milton
n : English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674) [syn: {John Milton}]

Milton Friedman
n : United States economist noted as a proponent of monetarism and for his opposition to government intervention in the economy (born 1912) [syn: {Friedman}]

Milton Snavely Hershey
n : United States confectioner and philanthropist who created the model industrial town of Hershey, Pennsylvania; founded an industrial school for orphan boys (1857-1945) [syn: {Hershey}]

Miltonia
n : genus of tropical American orchids [syn: {genus Miltonia}]

Miltown
n : a sedative and tranquilizer (trade name Miltown and Equanil and Meprin) used to treat muscle tension and anxiety [syn: {meprobamate}, {Equanil}, {Meprin}]

Milvus
n : a genus including the common European kits [syn: {genus-Milvus}]

Milvus migrans
n : dark Old World kite feeding chiefly on carrion [syn: {black kite}]

Milwaukee
n : largest city of Wisconsin; located in southeastern Wisconsin on the western shore of Lake Michigan; a flourishing agricultural center known for its breweries

Mimamsa
n : (from the Sanskrit word for `reflection' or `interpretation') one of six orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints on ritual traditions rooted in the Vedas and the Brahmanas as opposed to Vedanta which relies mostly on the Upanishads

mime
n 1: an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression [syn: {mimer}, {mummer}, {pantomimer}, {pantomimist}]
2: a performance using gestures and body movements without words [syn: {pantomime}, {dumb show}]
v 1: imitate (a person, a manner, etc.), especially for satirical effect; "The actor mimicked the President very accurately" [syn: {mimic}]
2: act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; "The acting students mimed eating an apple" [syn: {pantomime}]

mimeo
n : a rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark Roneo) [syn: {mimeograph}, {mimeograph machine}, {Roneo}, {Roneograph}]
v : print copies from (a prepared stencil) using a mimeograph; "She mimeographed the syllabus" [syn: {mimeograph}]

mimeograph
n : a rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark Roneo) [syn: {mimeo}, {mimeograph machine}, {Roneo}, {Roneograph}]
v : print copies from (a prepared stencil) using a mimeograph; "She mimeographed the syllabus" [syn: {mimeo}]

mimeograph machine
n : a rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark Roneo) [syn: {mimeograph}, {mimeo}, {Roneo}, {Roneograph}]

mimer
n : an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression [syn: {mime}, {mummer}, {pantomimer}, {pantomimist}]

mimesis
n 1: the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature
2: any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease
3: the representation of another person's words in a speech

mimetic
adj 1: characterized by or of the nature of or using mimesis; "a mimetic dance"; "the mimetic presentation of images"
2: exhibiting mimicry; "mimetic coloring of a butterfly"; "the mimetic tendency of infancy"- R.W.Hamilton

mimic
adj : constituting an imitation; "the mimic warfare of the opera stage"- Archibald Alison
n : someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress) [syn: {mimicker}]
v : imitate (a person, a manner, etc.), especially for satirical effect; "The actor mimicked the President very accurately" [syn: {mime}] [also: {mimicking}, {mimicked}]

mimicked
mimic
adj : constituting an imitation; "the mimic warfare of the opera stage"- Archibald Alison
n : someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress) [syn: {mimicker}]
v : imitate (a person, a manner, etc.), especially for satirical effect; "The actor mimicked the President very accurately" [syn: {mime}] [also: {mimicking}, {mimicked}]

mimicked
See {mimic}

mimicker
n : someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress) [syn: {mimic}]

mimicking
mimic
adj : constituting an imitation; "the mimic warfare of the opera stage"- Archibald Alison
n : someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress) [syn: {mimicker}]
v : imitate (a person, a manner, etc.), especially for satirical effect; "The actor mimicked the President very accurately" [syn: {mime}] [also: {mimicking}, {mimicked}]

mimicking
See {mimic}

mimicry
n 1: the act of mimicking; imitative behavior [syn: {apery}]
2: the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects; provides concealment and protection from predators

Mimidae
n : sometimes considered a subfamily of Troglodytidae: mockingbirds; catbirds; thrashers [syn: {family Mimidae}]

Mimir
n : (Norse mythology) giant who lives in the roots of Yggdrasil and guards the well of wisdom

mimosa
n 1: evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers [syn: {silver wattle}, {Acacia dealbata}]
2: any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves
3: a mixed drink containing champagne and orange juice

mimosa bush
n : tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery [syn: {huisache}, {cassie}, {sweet wattle}, {sweet acacia}, {scented wattle}, {flame tree}, {Acacia farnesiana}]

Mimosa pudica
n : prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft gray-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled [syn: {sensitive plant}, {touch-me-not}, {shame plant}, {live-and-die}, {humble plant}, {action plant}]

Mimosa sensitiva
n : semi-climbing prickly evergreen shrub of tropical America having compound leaves sensitive to light and touch [syn: {sensitive plant}]

Mimosaceae
n : family of spiny woody plants (usually shrubs or small trees) whose leaves mimic animals in sensitivity to touch; commonly included in the family Leguminosae [syn: {family Mimosaceae}]

Mimosoideae
n : alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Mimosaceae [syn: {subfamily Mimosoideae}]

Mimus
n : type genus of the family Mimidae: mockingbirds [syn: {genus Mimus}]

Mimus polyglotktos
n : long-tailed gray-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds [syn: {mockingbird}, {mocker}]

min
n 1: a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour; "he ran a 4 minute mile" [syn: {minute}]
2: any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province [syn: {Min dialect}, {Fukien}, {Fukkianese}, {Hokkianese}, {Amoy}, {Taiwanese}]
3: an Egyptian god of procreation

Min dialect
n : any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province [syn: {Min}, {Fukien}, {Fukkianese}, {Hokkianese}, {Amoy}, {Taiwanese}]

mina
n : tropical Asian starlings [syn: {myna}, {mynah}, {minah}, {myna bird}, {mynah bird}] [also: {minae} (pl)]

minacious
adj : threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly" [syn: {baleful}, {forbidding}, {menacing}, {minatory}, {ominous}, {sinister}, {threatening}, {ugly}]

minae
mina
n : tropical Asian starlings [syn: {myna}, {mynah}, {minah}, {myna bird}, {mynah bird}] [also: {minae} (pl)]

minae
See {mina}

minah
n : tropical Asian starlings [syn: {myna}, {mynah}, {mina}, {myna bird}, {mynah bird}]

Minamata Bay
n : a bay on the west coast of Kyushu; in the 1950s industrial wastes caused mercury poisoning among the Japanese people who ate fish from the Bay

Minamata disease
n : a form of mercury poisoning among people who ate fish from mercury-contaminated waters of Minamata Bay off Japan in the 1950s; characterized by severe neurological degeneration

minaret
n : slender tower with balconies

Minato Ohashi Bridge
n : cantilever bridge at Osaka, Japan

minatory
adj : threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly" [syn: {baleful}, {forbidding}, {menacing}, {minacious}, {ominous}, {sinister}, {threatening}, {ugly}]

mince
n : food chopped into small bits; "a mince of mushrooms"
v 1: make less severe or harsh; "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears" [syn: {soften}, {moderate}]
2: walk daintily; "She minced down the street"
3: cut into small pieces; "mince the garlic"

mince pie
n : pie containing mincemeat

mincemeat
n : spiced mixture of chopped raisins and apples and other ingredients with or without meat

mincer
n : a kitchen utensil that cuts or chops food (especially meat) into small pieces [syn: {mincing machine}]

mincing
adj : affectedly dainty or refined [syn: {dainty}, {niminy-piminy}, {prim}, {twee}]

mincing machine
n : a kitchen utensil that cuts or chops food (especially meat) into small pieces [syn: {mincer}]

mincingly
adv : in a mincing manner; "she stepped mincingly over the puddles"

mind
n 1: that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head" [syn: {head}, {brain}, {psyche}, {nous}]
2: recall or remembrance; "it came to mind"
3: an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind" [syn: {judgment}, {judgement}]
4: an important intellectual; "the great minds of the 17th century" [syn: {thinker}, {creative thinker}]
5: attention; "don't pay him any mind"
6: your intention; what you intend to do; "he had in mind to see his old teacher"; "the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces" [syn: {idea}]
7: knowledge and intellectual ability; "he reads to improve his mind"; "he has a keen intellect" [syn: {intellect}]
v 1: be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by; "I don't mind your behavior"
2: be concerned with or about something or somebody
3: be in charge of or deal with; "She takes care of all the necessary arrangements" [syn: {take care}]
4: pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men" [syn: {heed}, {listen}]
5: be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to; "Beware of telephone salesmen" [syn: {beware}]
6: keep in mind [syn: {bear in mind}] [ant: {forget}]

mind game
n 1: any game designed to exercise the intellect
2: deliberate actions of calculated psychological manipulation intended to intimidate or confuse (usually for competitive advantage); "football players try to play mind games with the opposition"; "the jeweler's mind game is to convince lovers that the size of a gemstone reflects the depth of their feelings"

mind reader
n 1: someone with the power of communicating thoughts directly [syn: {telepathist}, {thought-reader}, {mental telepathist}]
2: a magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice) [syn: {telepathist}, {thought-reader}]

mind-altering
adj : producing mood changes or distorted perception; "hallucinogenic drugs are mind-altering substances"

mind-altering drug
n : a drug that can produce mood changes and distorted perceptions [syn: {psychoactive drug}, {consciousness-altering drug}, {psychoactive substance}]

Mindanao
n : the second largest island of the Philippines at the southern end of the archipelago; mountainous and volcanic

mind-bending
adj : intensely affecting the mind especially in producing hallucinations [syn: {mind-blowing}]

mind-blowing
adj 1: intensely affecting the mind especially in producing hallucinations [syn: {mind-bending}]
2: intensely affecting the mind or emotions; "spending a week in the jungle was a mind-blowing experience"; "a mind-blowing horror story"

mind-boggling
adj : intellectually or emotionally overwhelming; "a mind-boggling display"; "a mind-boggling puzzle"

minded
adj 1: (used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified; "civic-minded"; "career-minded"
2: (used in combination) being of a specified kind of inclination or disposition; "serious-minded"; "fair-minded"
3: (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward; "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions" [syn: {apt(p)}, {disposed(p)}, {given(p)}, {minded(p)}, {tending(p)}]

Minden
n : a battle in the Seven Years' War (1759) in which the English forces and their allies defeated the French [syn: {battle of Minden}]

minder
n : a woman who looks after babies in her own home while their parents are working [syn: {babyminder}, {baby minder}]

mind-expanding
adj : (of hallucinogenic drugs) giving a sense of heightened or broader awareness

mindful
adj : bearing in mind; attentive to; "ever mindful of her health"; "mindful of his responsibilities"; "mindful of these criticisms, I shall attempt to justify my action" [syn: {aware}] [ant: {unmindful}]

mindfully
adv : in a careful deliberate manner [syn: {heedfully}, {advertently}] [ant: {unwittingly}, {unmindfully}]

mindfulness
n : the trait of staying aware of (paying close attention to) your responsibilities [syn: {heedfulness}] [ant: {unmindfulness}, {unmindfulness}]

mindless
adj 1: lacking the thinking capacity characteristic of a conscious being; "the shrieking of the mindless wind"
2: requiring little mental effort; "mindless tasks"
3: not mindful or attentive; "while thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled"- G.B.Shaw [syn: {unmindful}, {forgetful}] [ant: {mindful}]
4: complacently or inanely foolish [syn: {asinine}, {fatuous}, {inane}, {vacuous}]
5: not marked by the use of reason; "mindless violence"; "reasonless hostility"; "a senseless act" [syn: {reasonless}, {senseless}]

mindlessly
adv 1: without intellectual involvement; "all day long, he mindlessly filled out forms"
2: in an unreasonably senseless manner; "these temples were mindlessly destroyed by the Red Guards" [syn: {senselessly}]

mindlessness
n 1: total lack of meaning or ideas [syn: {inanity}, {senselessness}, {vacuity}, {pointlessness}]
2: the trait of acting rashly and without prudence [syn: {heedlessness}, {rashness}]

Mindoro
n : a mountainous island in the central Philippines

mind's eye
n : the imaging of remembered or invented scenes; "I could see her clearly in my mind's eye"

mindset
n : a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations [syn: {mentality}, {outlook}, {mind-set}]

mind-set
n : a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations [syn: {mentality}, {outlook}, {mindset}]

mine
n 1: excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
2: explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel
v 1: get from the earth by excavation; "mine ores and metals"
2: lay mines; "The Vietnamese mined Cambodia"

mine detector
n : detector consisting of an electromagnetic device; used to locate explosive mines

mine disposal
n : the disposal of explosive mines

mine field
n : a tract of land containing explosive mines

mine pig
n : pig iron made entirely from ore

mine run
adj : not special in any way; "run-of-the-mill boxing"; "your run-of-the-mine college graduate"; "a unexceptional an incident as can be found in a lawyer's career" [syn: {run-of-the-mill}, {run-of-the-mine}, {unexceptional}]

mined
adj : extracted from a source of supply as of minerals from the earth [ant: {unmined}]

minefield
n : a region in which explosives mines have been placed

minelayer
n : ship equipped for laying marine mines

minelaying
n : laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment [syn: {mining}]

miner
n : laborer who works in a mine [syn: {mineworker}]

mineral
adj 1: relating to minerals; "mineral elements"; "mineral deposits"
2: of or containing or derived from minerals; "a mineral deposit"; "mineral water" [ant: {animal}, {vegetable}]
3: composed of matter other than plant or animal; "the inorganic mineral world"
n : solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition

mineral deficiency
n : lack of a mineral micronutrient that is essential for normal nutrition or metabolism

mineral dressing
n : crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques [syn: {mineral extraction}, {mineral processing}, {ore processing}, {ore dressing}, {beneficiation}]

mineral extraction
n : crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques [syn: {mineral processing}, {mineral dressing}, {ore processing}, {ore dressing}, {beneficiation}]

mineral jelly
n : a semi-solid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication [syn: {petrolatum}, {petroleum jelly}]

mineral kingdom
n : all inorganic objects; contrasts with animal and plant kingdoms

mineral oil
n : a distillate of petroleum (especially one used medicinally as a laxative or stool softener)

mineral pitch
n : a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons [syn: {asphalt}]

mineral processing
n : crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques [syn: {mineral extraction}, {mineral dressing}, {ore processing}, {ore dressing}, {beneficiation}]

mineral resources
n : natural resources in the form of minerals

mineral tar
n : a thick black tar intermediate between petroleum and asphalt [syn: {maltha}]

mineral vein
n : a layer of ore between layers of rock [syn: {vein}]

mineral water
n : water naturally or artificially impregnated with mineral salts or gasses; often effervescent; often used therapeutically

mineral wax
n : a waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs in association with petroleum; some varieties are used in making ceresin and candles [syn: {ader wax}, {earth wax}, {ozokerite}, {ozocerite}]

mineral wool
n : a light fibrous material used as an insulator [syn: {rock wool}]

mineralized
adj 1: containing or impregnated with minerals; "mineralized water"; "red stains that signify mineralized land"
2: converted into a mineral; "petrified wood" [syn: {petrified}]

mineralocorticoid
n : hormone that is one of the steroids of the adrenal cortex that influences the metabolism of sodium and potassium

mineralogist
n : a scientist trained in mineralogy

mineralogy
n : the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them

miner's cat
n : raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings [syn: {bassarisk}, {cacomistle}, {cacomixle}, {coon cat}, {raccoon fox}, {ringtail}, {ring-tailed cat}, {civet cat}, {Bassariscus astutus}]

miner's lettuce
n : succulent herb sometimes grown as a salad or pot herb; grows on dunes and waste ground of Pacific coast of North America [syn: {winter purslane}, {Cuban spinach}, {Montia perfoliata}]

Minerva
n : (Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena

mineshaft
n : excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine

minestrone
n : soup made with a variety of vegetables [syn: {petite marmite}, {vegetable soup}]

minesweeper
n : ship equipped to detect and then destroy or neutralize or remove marine mines

minesweeping
n : the activity of detecting and disposing of marine mines

mineworker
n : laborer who works in a mine [syn: {miner}]

Ming
n : the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 [syn: {Ming dynasty}]

Ming dynasty
n : the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 [syn: {Ming}]

ming tree
n 1: an artificial plant resembling a bonsai
2: a dwarfed evergreen conifer or shrub shaped to have flat-topped asymmetrical branches and grown in a container

minge
n : vulgar term for a woman's pubic hair or genitals

mingier
mingy
adj : used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip" [syn: {mean}, {miserly}, {tight}] [also: {mingiest}, {mingier}]

mingier
See {mingy}

mingiest
mingy
adj : used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip" [syn: {mean}, {miserly}, {tight}] [also: {mingiest}, {mingier}]

mingiest
See {mingy}

minginess
n : extreme stinginess [syn: {meanness}, {niggardliness}, {niggardness}, {parsimony}, {parsimoniousness}, {tightness}, {tightfistedness}, {closeness}]

mingle
v 1: to bring or combine together or with something else; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance" [syn: {mix}, {commix}, {unify}, {amalgamate}]
2: get involved or mixed-up with; "He was about to mingle in an unpleasant affair"
3: be all mixed up or jumbled together; "His words jumbled" [syn: {jumble}]

mingle-mangle
n : a motley assortment of things [syn: {odds and ends}, {oddments}, {melange}, {farrago}, {ragbag}, {hodgepodge}, {mishmash}, {hotchpotch}, {omnium-gatherum}]

mingling
adj : combining or mixing [syn: {blending}, {merging}]
n : the action of people mingling and coming into contact; "all the random mingling and idle talk made him hate literary parties"

mingy
adj : used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip" [syn: {mean}, {miserly}, {tight}] [also: {mingiest}, {mingier}]

mini
adj : used of women's clothing; very short with hemline above the knee; "a mini dress"; "miniskirts" [ant: {midi}, {maxi}]

miniate
v 1: paint with red lead or vermilion
2: decorate (manuscipts) with letters painted red; "In this beautiful book, all the place names are rubricated" [syn: {rubricate}]

miniature
adj : being on a very small scale; "a miniature camera"
n 1: painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts) [syn: {illumination}]
2: copy that reproduces something in greatly reduced size [syn: {toy}]

miniature fan palm
n : small graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases clothed with loose coarse fibers [syn: {bamboo palm}, {fern rhapis}, {Rhapis excelsa}]

miniature golf
n : a novelty version of golf played with golf balls and putters on a miniature course featuring many obstacles

miniature pinscher
n : small German version of a Doberman pinscher

miniature poodle
n : a small poodle

miniature schnauzer
n : a small schnauzer

miniaturisation
n : act of making on a greatly reduced scale [syn: {miniaturization}]

miniaturise
v : design or construct on a smaller scale [syn: {miniaturize}]

miniaturist
n : someone who paints tiny pictures in great detail

miniaturization
n : act of making on a greatly reduced scale [syn: {miniaturisation}]

miniaturize
v : design or construct on a smaller scale [syn: {miniaturise}]

minibar
n : sideboard with compartments for holding bottles [syn: {cellaret}]

minibike
n : small motorcycle with a low frame and small wheels and elevated handlebars [syn: {motorbike}]

minicab
n : a minicar used as a taxicab

minicar
n : a car that is even smaller than a subcompact car

minicomputer
n : a digital computer of medium size

minified
minify
v : make smaller; "He decreased his staff" [syn: {decrease}, {lessen}] [ant: {increase}] [also: {minified}]

minified
See {minify}

minify
v : make smaller; "He decreased his staff" [syn: {decrease}, {lessen}] [ant: {increase}] [also: {minified}]

minim
n 1: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.059194 cubic centimeters
2: a United States liquid unit equal to 1/60 fluidram
3: a musical note having the time value of half a whole note [syn: {half note}]

minima
minimum
adj : the least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the service" [syn: {minimal}] [ant: {maximal}, {maximal}]
n 1: the smallest possible quantity [syn: {lower limit}] [ant: {maximum}]
2: the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right [ant: {maximum}] [also: {minima} (pl)]

minima
See {minimum}

minimal
adj : the least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the service" [syn: {minimum}] [ant: {maximal}, {maximal}]

minimal art
n : an art movement in sculpture and painting that began in the 1950s and emphasized extreme simplification of form and color [syn: {minimalism}, {reductivism}]

minimal brain damage
n : a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders [syn: {attention deficit disorder}, {ADD}, {attention deficit hyperactivity disorder}, {ADHD}, {hyperkinetic syndrome}, {minimal brain dysfunction}, {MBD}]

minimal brain dysfunction
n : a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders [syn: {attention deficit disorder}, {ADD}, {attention deficit hyperactivity disorder}, {ADHD}, {hyperkinetic syndrome}, {minimal brain damage}, {MBD}]

minimalism
n : an art movement in sculpture and painting that began in the 1950s and emphasized extreme simplification of form and color [syn: {minimal art}, {reductivism}]

minimalist
adj 1: of or relating to artistic minimalism
2: advocating minimal reforms (as in government or politics)
n 1: a conservative who advocates only minor reforms in government or politics
2: a practitioner or advocate of artistic minimalism

minimally
adv : to a minimal degree; "the cells minimally responsive to lines in this orientation will not fire" [ant: {maximally}]

minimally invasive coronary bypass surgery
n : heart surgery in which a coronary bypass is performed on the beating heart by the use of small instruments and cameras threaded through small incisions

minimisation
n : the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position [syn: {minimization}] [ant: {maximization}]

minimise
v 1: represent as less significant or important [syn: {understate}, {minimize}, {downplay}] [ant: {overstate}]
2: make small or insignificant; "Let's minimize the risk" [syn: {minimize}] [ant: {maximize}, {maximize}]

minimization
n : the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position [syn: {minimisation}] [ant: {maximization}]

minimize
v 1: make small or insignificant; "Let's minimize the risk" [syn: {minimise}] [ant: {maximize}, {maximize}]
2: represent as less significant or important [syn: {understate}, {minimise}, {downplay}] [ant: {overstate}]
3: belittle; "Don't belittle his influence" [syn: {belittle}, {denigrate}, {derogate}]

minimized
adj : reduced to the smallest possible size or amount or degree

minimum
adj : the least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the service" [syn: {minimal}] [ant: {maximal}, {maximal}]
n 1: the smallest possible quantity [syn: {lower limit}] [ant: {maximum}]
2: the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right [ant: {maximum}] [also: {minima} (pl)]

minimum wage
n : the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay; determined by contract or by law

mining
n 1: the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth [syn: {excavation}]
2: laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment [syn: {minelaying}]

mining bee
n : a bee that is a member of the genus Andrena [syn: {andrena}, {andrenid}]

mining company
n : a company that owns and manages mines

mining engineer
n : an engineer concerned with the construction and operation of mines

mining geology
n : the branch of economic geology that deals with the applications of geology to mining

minion
n : a servile or fawning dependant

Minipress
n : antihypertensive drug (trade name Minipress) [syn: {prazosin}]

miniscule
adj : very small; "a minuscule kitchen"; "a minuscule amount of rain fell" [syn: {minuscule}]

miniskirt
n : a very short skirt

minister
n 1: a person authorized to conduct religious worship [syn: {curate}, {parson}, {pastor}, {rector}]
2: a person appointed to a high office in the government; "Minister of Finance" [syn: {government minister}]
3: a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador [syn: {diplomatic minister}]
4: the job of a head of a government department
v 1: attend to the wants and needs of others; "I have to minister to my mother all the time"
2: work as a minister; "She is ministering in an old parish"

minister of finance
n : the minister responsible for state finances [syn: {finance minister}]

minister plenipotentiary
n : a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador [syn: {envoy}, {envoy extraordinary}]

ministeria
See {ministerium}

ministerial
adj 1: of or relating to a minister of religion or the minister's office; "ministerial duties"
2: of or relating to a government minister or ministry; "ministerial decree"

ministerially
adv : in the manner of a clergyman; "he was called on to visit ministerially on the dying man"

ministering
adj : serving attendance on someone; "a ministering angel"; "the angels ministrant sang"; "the attending physician" [syn: {ministrant}, {attending}]

ministrant
adj : serving attendance on someone; "a ministering angel"; "the angels ministrant sang"; "the attending physician" [syn: {ministering}, {attending}]
n : someone who serves as a minister

ministration
n : assistance in time of difficulty; "the contributions provided some relief for the victims" [syn: {relief}, {succor}, {succour}]

ministry
n 1: religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)
2: building where the business of a government ministry is transacted
3: a government department under the direction of a minister

Ministry of Transportation test
n : a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes [syn: {MOT}, {MOT test}]

minisub
n : submersible vessel for one or two persons; for naval operations or underwater exploration [syn: {minisubmarine}]

minisubmarine
n : submersible vessel for one or two persons; for naval operations or underwater exploration [syn: {minisub}]

minium
n : a reddish oxide of lead (Pb3O4) used as a pigment in paints and in glass and ceramics [syn: {red lead}]

minivan
n : a small box-shaped passenger van; usually has removable seats; used as a family car

miniver
n : trimming on ceremonial robes consisting of white or light gray fur

mink
n 1: the expensive fur of a mink
2: fur coat made from the soft lustrous fur of minks [syn: {mink coat}]
3: slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed feet; valued for its fur

mink coat
n : fur coat made from the soft lustrous fur of minks [syn: {mink}]

minke whale
n : small finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {lesser rorqual}, {piked whale}, {Balaenoptera acutorostrata}]

Minkowski
n : German mathematician (born in Russia) who suggested the concept of four-dimensional space-time (1864-1909) [syn: {Hermann Minkowski}]

Minneapolis
n : largest city in Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river; noted for flour mills; one of the Twin Cities

Minnesota
n : a midwestern state [syn: {Gopher State}, {North Star State}, {MN}]

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
n : a self-report personality inventory consisting of 550 items that describe feelings or actions which the person is asked to agree with or disagree with; many scales estimating traits and qualities of personality have been developed using MMPI items [syn: {MMPI}]

Minnesotan
n : a resident of Minnesota

Minnewit
n : Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638) [syn: {Minuit}, {Peter Minuit}, {Peter Minnewit}]

minnie bush
n : low shrub of the eastern United States with downy twigs [syn: {minniebush}, {Menziesia pilosa}]

Minnie Mouse
n : the partner of Mickey Mouse

minniebush
n : low shrub of the eastern United States with downy twigs [syn: {minnie bush}, {Menziesia pilosa}]

minnow
n : very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams [syn: {Phoxinus phoxinus}]

Minoan
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the Bronze Age culture of Crete; "the Minoan palace at Knossos"
n : a Cretan who lived in the bronze-age culture of Crete about 3000-1100 BC

Minoan civilisation
n : the bronze-age culture of Crete 3000-1100 BC [syn: {Minoan civilization}, {Minoan culture}]

Minoan civilization
n : the bronze-age culture of Crete 3000-1100 BC [syn: {Minoan civilisation}, {Minoan culture}]

Minoan culture
n : the bronze-age culture of Crete 3000-1100 BC [syn: {Minoan civilization}, {Minoan civilisation}]

Minocin
n : tetracycline antibiotic (trade name Minocin) used to treat a variety of bacterial and rickettsial infections [syn: {minocycline}]

minocycline
n : tetracycline antibiotic (trade name Minocin) used to treat a variety of bacterial and rickettsial infections [syn: {Minocin}]

minor
adj 1: of lesser importance or stature or rank; "a minor poet"; "had a minor part in the play"; "a minor official"; "many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen"; "minor back roads" [ant: {major}]
2: lesser in scope or effect; "had minor differences"; "a minor disturbance" [ant: {major}]
3: inferior in number or size or amount; "a minor share of the profits"; "Ursa Minor" [ant: {major}]
4: of a scale or mode; "the minor keys"; "in B flat minor" [ant: {major}]
5: not of legal age; "minor children" [syn: {nonaged}, {underage}] [ant: {major}]
6: of lesser seriousness or danger; "suffered only minor injuries"; "some minor flooding"; "a minor tropical disturbance" [ant: {major}]
7: of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization [ant: {major}]
8: of the younger of two boys with the same family name; "Jones minor" [syn: {minor(ip)}]
9: warranting only temporal punishment; "venial sin" [syn: {venial}] 10: limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country" [syn: {modest}, {small}, {small-scale}, {pocket-size}, {pocket-sized}]
n : a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters" [syn: {child}, {kid}, {youngster}, {shaver}, {nipper}, {small fry}, {tiddler}, {tike}, {tyke}, {fry}, {nestling}]

minor axis
n : the shorter or shortest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid

minor diatonic scale
n : a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 2nd and 3rd and 5th and 6th [syn: {minor scale}]

minor expense
n : (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified; "he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses" [syn: {incidental expense}, {incidental}]

minor key
n : a key based on the minor scale [syn: {minor mode}]

minor league
n : a league of teams that do not belong to a major league (especially baseball) [syn: {minors}, {bush league}]

minor leaguer
n : a player on a minor-league baseball team [syn: {bush leaguer}]

minor mode
n : a key based on the minor scale [syn: {minor key}]

minor planet
n : any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter) [syn: {asteroid}, {planetoid}]

minor premise
n : the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) [syn: {minor premiss}, {subsumption}]

minor premiss
n : the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) [syn: {minor premise}, {subsumption}]

minor role
n : a small role [syn: {bit part}]

minor scale
n : a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 2nd and 3rd and 5th and 6th [syn: {minor diatonic scale}]

minor suit
n : ( bridge) a suit of inferior scoring value, either diamonds or clubs

minor surgery
n : any surgical procedure that does not involve anesthesia or respiratory assistance [ant: {major surgery}]

minor term
n : the term in a syllogism that is the subject of the conclusion

minor tranquilizer
n : a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability [syn: {minor tranquillizer}, {minor tranquilliser}, {antianxiety drug}, {anxiolytic}, {anxiolytic drug}]

minor tranquilliser
n : a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability [syn: {minor tranquilizer}, {minor tranquillizer}, {antianxiety drug}, {anxiolytic}, {anxiolytic drug}]

minor tranquillizer
n : a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability [syn: {minor tranquilizer}, {minor tranquilliser}, {antianxiety drug}, {anxiolytic}, {anxiolytic drug}]

minority
n 1: a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part
2: being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts; "when the vote was taken they were in the minority"; "he held a minority position" [ant: {majority}]
3: any age prior to the legal age [syn: {nonage}] [ant: {majority}]

minority leader
n : leader of the minority party in a legislature

minor-league club
n : a team that plays in a minor league [syn: {minor-league team}]

minor-league team
n : a team that plays in a minor league [syn: {minor-league club}]

minors
n : a league of teams that do not belong to a major league (especially baseball) [syn: {minor league}, {bush league}]

Minos
n : son of Zeus and Europa; king of ancient Crete; ordered Daedalus to build the labyrinth; after death Minos became a judge in the underworld

Minotaur
n : (Greek mythology) a mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man; slain by Theseus

minoxidil
n : a vasodilator (trade name Loniten) used to treat severe hypertension; one side effect is hirsutism so it is also sold (trade name Rogaine) as a treatment for male-patterned baldness [syn: {Loniten}, {Rogaine}]

Minsk
n : the capital of Belarus and of the Commonwealth of Independent States [syn: {capital of Belarus}]

minster
n : any of certain cathedrals and large churches; originally connected to a monastery

minstrel
n 1: a singer of folk songs [syn: {folk singer}, {jongleur}, {poet-singer}, {troubadour}]
2: a performer in a minstrel show
v : celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels

minstrel show
n : a troupe of performers in blackface typically giving a comic program of negro songs and jokes

minstrelsy
n 1: a troupe of minstrels
2: ballads sung by minstrels
3: the art of a minstrel

mint
adj : as if new; "in mint condition" [syn: {mint(a)}]
n 1: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]
2: any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers
3: the leaves of a mint plant used fresh or candied
4: a candy that is flavored with a mint oil [syn: {mint candy}]
5: a plant where money is coined by authority of the government
v : form by stamping, punching, or printing; "strike coins"; "strike a medal" [syn: {coin}, {strike}]

mint candy
n : a candy that is flavored with a mint oil [syn: {mint}]

mint family
n : the mints: aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including thyme; sage; rosemary [syn: {Labiatae}, {family Labiatae}, {Lamiaceae}, {family Lamiaceae}]

mint geranium
n : tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {costmary}, {alecost}, {bible leaf}, {balsam herb}, {Tanacetum balsamita}, {Chrysanthemum balsamita}]

mint julep
n : bourbon and sugar and mint over crushed ice [syn: {julep}]

mint sauce
n : sweetened diluted vinegar with chopped mint leaves

mintage
n 1: coins collectively [syn: {coinage}, {specie}, {metal money}]
2: fee paid to a mint by the government for minting a coin
3: act or process of minting coins

minter
n : a skilled worker who coins or stamps money [syn: {coiner}, {moneyer}]

mintmark
n : a mark on a coin that identifies the mint where it was produced

Minuartia
n : mostly perennial herbs of northern hemisphere often with mat-forming habit; most often placed in genus Arenaria: sandworts [syn: {genus Minuartia}]

minuend
n : the number from which the subtrahend is subtracted

minuet
n 1: a stately court dance in the 17th century
2: a stately piece of music composed for dancing the minuet; often incorporated into a sonata or suite

Minuit
n : Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638) [syn: {Peter Minuit}, {Minnewit}, {Peter Minnewit}]

minus
adj 1: on the negative side or lower end of a scale; "minus 5 degrees"; "a grade of B minus" [ant: {plus}]
2: involving disadvantage or harm; "minus (or negative) factors" [syn: {negative}]
n : an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated; "the subtraction of three from four leaves one"; "four minus three equals one" [syn: {subtraction}]

minus sign
n : a sign indicating the operation of subtraction

minuscular
adj : of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries [syn: {minuscule}] [ant: {majuscule}]

minuscule
adj 1: of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries [syn: {minuscular}] [ant: {majuscule}]
2: lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters" [syn: {little}, {small}]
3: very small; "a minuscule kitchen"; "a minuscule amount of rain fell" [syn: {miniscule}]
n 1: the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case [syn: {small letter}, {lower case}, {lower-case letter}] [ant: {capital}]
2: a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts

minute
adj 1: infinitely or immeasurably small; "two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"; "reduced to a microscopic scale" [syn: {infinitesimal}, {microscopic}]
2: immeasurably small [syn: {atomic}, {atomlike}]
3: characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report" [syn: {narrow}]
n 1: a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour; "he ran a 4 minute mile" [syn: {min}]
2: an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" [syn: {moment}, {second}, {bit}]
3: a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began" [syn: {moment}, {second}, {instant}]
4: a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree [syn: {arcminute}, {minute of arc}]
5: a short note; "the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting"
6: distance measured by the time taken to cover it; "we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away" [syn: {hour}]

minute book
n : a book in which minutes have been written

minute gun
n : (military) gun that is discharged once every minute (usually as part of a military funeral)

minute hand
n : points to the minutes [syn: {big hand}]

minute of arc
n : a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree [syn: {minute}, {arcminute}]

minute steak
n : a thin steak that can be cooked quickly

minutely
adv : in minute detail; "our inability to see everything minutely and clearly is due merely to the infirmity of our senses" [syn: {circumstantially}]

Minuteman
n 1: an American militiaman prior to and during the American Revolution
2: a strategic weapon system using a guided missile of intercontinental range; missiles are equipped with nuclear warheads and dispersed in hardened silos

minuteness
n : the property of being very small in size [syn: {diminutiveness}, {petiteness}, {tininess}, {weeness}]

minutes
n : a written account of what transpired at a meeting [syn: {proceedings}, {transactions}]

minutia
n : a small or minor detail; "he had memorized the many minutiae of the legal code" [also: {minutiae} (pl)]

minutiae
minutia
n : a small or minor detail; "he had memorized the many minutiae of the legal code" [also: {minutiae} (pl)]

minutiae
See {minutia}

minx
n : a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men [syn: {coquette}, {flirt}, {vamp}, {vamper}, {tease}, {prickteaser}]

minyan
n : the quorum required by Jewish law to be present for public worship (at least ten males over thirteen years of age) [also: {minyanim} (pl)]

minyanim
minyan
n : the quorum required by Jewish law to be present for public worship (at least ten males over thirteen years of age) [also: {minyanim} (pl)]

minyanim
See {minyan}

Miocene
n : from 25 million to 13 million years ago; appearance of grazing mammals [syn: {Miocene epoch}]

Miocene epoch
n : from 25 million to 13 million years ago; appearance of grazing mammals [syn: {Miocene}]

mioses
miosis
n 1: (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants) [syn: {meiosis}, {reduction division}]
2: reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller [syn: {light reflex}, {pupillary reflex}, {myosis}] [also: {mioses} (pl)]

mioses
See {miosis}

miosis
n 1: (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants) [syn: {meiosis}, {reduction division}]
2: reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller [syn: {light reflex}, {pupillary reflex}, {myosis}] [also: {mioses} (pl)]

miotic
adj : of or relating to or causing constriction of the pupil of the eye; "a miotic drug" [syn: {myotic}]

MIPS
n : (computer science) a unit for measuring the execution speed of a computer's CPU (but not the whole system); "4 MIPS is 4,000,000 instructions per second" [syn: {million instructions per second}]

Mirabeau
n : French revolutionary who was prominent in the early days of the French Revolution (1749-1791) [syn: {Comte de Mirabeau}, {Honore-Gabriel Victor Riqueti}]

Mirabilis
n : four o'clocks [syn: {genus Mirabilis}]

Mirabilis californica
n : California four o'clock with purple-red flowers [syn: {California four o'clock}, {Mirabilis laevis}]

Mirabilis jalapa
n : common garden plant of North America having fragrant red or purple or yellow or white flowers that open in late afternoon [syn: {common four-o'clock}, {marvel-of-Peru}, {Mirabilis uniflora}]

Mirabilis laevis
n : California four o'clock with purple-red flowers [syn: {California four o'clock}, {Mirabilis californica}]

Mirabilis longiflora
n : leafy wildflower having fragrant slender white or pale pink trumpet-shaped flowers; southwestern United States and northern Mexico [syn: {sweet four o'clock}, {maravilla}]

Mirabilis multiflora
n : wildflower having vibrant deep pink tubular evening-blooming flowers; found in sandy and desert areas from southern California to southern Colorado and into Mexico [syn: {desert four o'clock}, {Colorado four o'clock}, {maravilla}]

Mirabilis oblongifolia
n : leafy wildflower with lavender-pink flowers that open in the evening and remain through cool part of the next day; found in open woods or brush in mountains of southern Colorado to Arizona and into Mexico [syn: {mountain four o'clock}]

Mirabilis uniflora
n : common garden plant of North America having fragrant red or purple or yellow or white flowers that open in late afternoon [syn: {common four-o'clock}, {marvel-of-Peru}, {Mirabilis jalapa}]

miracidia
See {miracidium}

miracle
n 1: any amazing or wonderful occurrence
2: a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of God

miracle man
n : a person who claims or is alleged to perform miracles [syn: {miracle worker}]

miracle play
n : a medieval play representing episodes from the life of a saint or martyr

miracle worker
n : a person who claims or is alleged to perform miracles [syn: {miracle man}]

miracle-worship
n : worship of miracles [syn: {thaumatolatry}]

miraculous
adj 1: being or having the character of a miracle [syn: {marvelous}, {marvellous}]
2: peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention; "a heaven-sent rain saved the crops"; "a providential recovery" [syn: {heaven-sent}, {providential}]

miraculous food
n : (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus [syn: {manna}, {manna from heaven}]

miraculously
adv : in a miraculous manner; "my hand grasped the gun that was, miraculously, lying on the ground beside my finger tips"

mirage
n 1: an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects
2: something illusory and unattainable

Miranda rule
n : the rule that police (when interrogating you after an arrest) are obliged to warn you that anything you say may be used as evidence and to read you your constitutional rights (the right to a lawyer and the right to remain silent until advised by a lawyer)

mirasol
n : annual sunflower grown for silage and for its seeds which are a source of oil; common throughout United States and much of North America [syn: {common sunflower}, {Helianthus annuus}]

mire
n : a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot [syn: {quagmire}, {quag}, {morass}]
v 1: entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past" [syn: {entangle}]
2: cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart" [syn: {bog down}]
3: be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand" [syn: {grind to a halt}, {get stuck}, {bog down}]
4: soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden" [syn: {muck}, {mud}, {muck up}]

mired
adj : entangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire; "the difficulties in which the question is involved"; "brilliant leadership mired in details and confusion" [syn: {involved}]

Miri
n : little known Kamarupan languages [syn: {Mirish}, {Abor}, {Dafla}]

miri
See {mir}

mirid
n : a variety of leaf bug [syn: {mirid bug}, {capsid}]

mirid bug
n : a variety of leaf bug [syn: {mirid}, {capsid}]

Miridae
n : leaf bugs [syn: {family Miridae}, {Capsidae}, {family Capsidae}]

Mirish
n : little known Kamarupan languages [syn: {Miri}, {Abor}, {Dafla}]

mirkier
mirky
adj 1: (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters" [syn: {cloudy}, {muddy}, {murky}, {turbid}]
2: so shaded as to be dark or gloomy; "a murky dungeon"; "murky rooms lit by smoke-blackened lamps" [syn: {murky}] [also: {mirkiest}, {mirkier}]

mirkier
See {mirky}

mirkiest
mirky
adj 1: (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters" [syn: {cloudy}, {muddy}, {murky}, {turbid}]
2: so shaded as to be dark or gloomy; "a murky dungeon"; "murky rooms lit by smoke-blackened lamps" [syn: {murky}] [also: {mirkiest}, {mirkier}]

mirkiest
See {mirky}

mirky
adj 1: (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters" [syn: {cloudy}, {muddy}, {murky}, {turbid}]
2: so shaded as to be dark or gloomy; "a murky dungeon"; "murky rooms lit by smoke-blackened lamps" [syn: {murky}] [also: {mirkiest}, {mirkier}]

miro
n 1: New Zealand conifer [syn: {black pine}, {Prumnopitys ferruginea}, {Podocarpus ferruginea}]
2: Spanish surrealist painter (1893-1983) [syn: {Joan Miro}]

Mirounga
n : elephant seals [syn: {genus Mirounga}]

mirror
n 1: polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
2: a faithful depiction or reflection; "the best mirror is an old friend"
v 1: reflect as if in a mirror; "The smallest pond at night mirrors the firmament above"
2: reflect or resemble; "The plane crash in Milan mirrored the attack in the World Trade Center"

mirror carp
n : domestic carp with some large large shining scales

mirror image
n : a likeness in which left and right are reversed [syn: {reflection}, {reflexion}]

mirror symmetry
n : (physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system [syn: {parity}, {conservation of parity}, {space-reflection symmetry}]

mirrored
adj : like or characteristic of a mirrored image

mirror-image relation
n : the relation of opposition between crystals or molecules that are reflections of one another [syn: {enantiomorphism}]

mirrorlike
adj : capable of reflecting light like a mirror; "mirrorlike surface of the lake"; "a specular metal" [syn: {specular}]

mirth
n : great merriment [syn: {hilarity}, {mirthfulness}, {glee}, {gleefulness}]

mirthful
adj 1: full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh" [syn: {gay}, {jocund}, {jolly}, {jovial}, {merry}]
2: arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics" [syn: {amusing}, {comic}, {comical}, {funny}, {laughable}, {risible}]

mirthfully
adv : in a joyous manner; "they shouted happily" [syn: {happily}, {merrily}, {gayly}, {blithely}, {jubilantly}, {with happiness}] [ant: {unhappily}]

mirthfulness
n : great merriment [syn: {hilarity}, {mirth}, {glee}, {gleefulness}]

mirthless
adj : lacking mirth [syn: {unamused}]

miry
adj : (of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous" [syn: {boggy}, {marshy}, {mucky}, {muddy}, {quaggy}, {sloughy}, {swampy}]

misaddress
v : put a wrong address on; "misdirect the letter" [syn: {misdirect}]

misadventure
n : an instance of misfortune [syn: {mishap}, {mischance}]

misadvise
v : give bad advice to [syn: {misguide}]

misalign
v : align imperfectly or badly; "the elements of the turbine were misaligned"

misalignment
n : the spatial property of things that are not properly aligned

misalliance
n : an unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage)

misally
v : make a bad alliance; ally inappropriately; "The two countries are misallied"

misanthrope
n : someone who dislikes people in general [syn: {misanthropist}]

misanthropic
adj 1: believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others [syn: {cynical}, {misanthropical}]
2: hating mankind in general [syn: {misanthropical}]

misanthropical
adj 1: believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others [syn: {cynical}, {misanthropic}]
2: hating mankind in general [syn: {misanthropic}]

misanthropist
n : someone who dislikes people in general [syn: {misanthrope}]

misanthropy
n 1: hatred of mankind
2: a disposition to dislike and mistrust other people

misapplication
n 1: wrong use or application
2: the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else [syn: {embezzlement}, {peculation}, {defalcation}, {misappropriation}]

misapplied
misapply
v : apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group" [syn: {misuse}] [also: {misapplied}]

misapplied
See {misapply}

misapply
v : apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group" [syn: {misuse}] [also: {misapplied}]

misapprehend
v : interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" [syn: {misconstrue}, {misinterpret}, {misconceive}, {misunderstand}, {be amiss}]

misapprehension
n : an understanding of something that is not correct; "he wasn't going to admit his mistake"; "make no mistake about his intentions"; "there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister" [syn: {mistake}, {misunderstanding}]

misappropriate
v : appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family" [syn: {embezzle}, {defalcate}, {peculate}, {malversate}]

misappropriated
adj : taken for your own use in violation of a trust; "the banker absconded with embezzled funds" [syn: {embezzled}]

misappropriation
n 1: the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else [syn: {embezzlement}, {peculation}, {defalcation}, {misapplication}]
2: wrongful borrowing; "his explanation was a misappropriation of sociological theory"

misbecame
See {misbecome}

misbegot
adj : born out of wedlock; "the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman [syn: {bastard}, {bastardly}, {misbegotten}, {spurious}]

misbegotten
adj : born out of wedlock; "the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman [syn: {bastard}, {bastardly}, {misbegot}, {spurious}]

misbehave
v : behave badly; "The children misbehaved all morning" [syn: {misconduct}, {misdemean}] [ant: {behave}]

misbehavior
n : improper or wicked or immoral behavior [syn: {misbehaviour}, {misdeed}]

misbehaviour
n : improper or wicked or immoral behavior [syn: {misbehavior}, {misdeed}]

misbelieve
v : hold a false or unorthodox belief

misbeliever
n : a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {heretic}, {religious outcast}]

misbranded
adj : branded or labeled falsely and in violation of statutory requirements; "confiscated the misbranded drugs" [syn: {mislabeled}]

miscalculate
v 1: judge incorrectly; "I had misestimated his determination" [syn: {misestimate}]
2: calculate incorrectly; "I miscalculated the number of guests at the wedding" [syn: {misestimate}]

miscalculation
n : a mistake in calculating [syn: {misreckoning}, {misestimation}]

miscall
v : assign in incorrect name to; "These misnamed philanthropists" [syn: {misname}]

miscarriage
n 1: failure of a plan [syn: {abortion}]
2: a natural loss of the products of conception [syn: {spontaneous abortion}, {stillbirth}] [ant: {live birth}]

miscarried
miscarry
v 1: be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably" [syn: {fail}, {go wrong}] [ant: {succeed}]
2: suffer a miscarriage [ant: {carry to term}] [also: {miscarried}]

miscarried
See {miscarry}

miscarry
v 1: be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably" [syn: {fail}, {go wrong}] [ant: {succeed}]
2: suffer a miscarriage [ant: {carry to term}] [also: {miscarried}]

miscast
v : cast an actor, singer, or dancer in an unsuitable role

miscegenate
v : marry or cohabit with a person of another race

miscegenation
n : reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons) [syn: {crossbreeding}, {interbreeding}]

miscellanea
n : a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" [syn: {assortment}, {mixture}, {mixed bag}, {miscellany}, {variety}, {salmagundi}, {smorgasbord}, {potpourri}, {motley}]

miscellaneous
adj 1: constituting a grab-bag category; "the usual collection of miscellaneous expenses"
2: consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity); "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards [syn: {assorted}, {mixed}, {motley}, {sundry(a)}]

miscellany
n 1: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" [syn: {assortment}, {mixture}, {mixed bag}, {miscellanea}, {variety}, {salmagundi}, {smorgasbord}, {potpourri}, {motley}]
2: an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc. [syn: {florilegium}, {garland}]

misch metal
n : a pyrophoric alloy made from a mixture of rare-earth metals

mischance
n 1: an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate; "if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all" [syn: {bad luck}, {mishap}]
2: an instance of misfortune [syn: {mishap}, {misadventure}]

mischief
n 1: reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others [syn: {mischief-making}, {mischievousness}, {deviltry}, {devilry}, {devilment}, {rascality}, {roguery}, {roguishness}, {shenanigan}]
2: the quality or nature of being harmful or evil [syn: {maleficence}, {balefulness}] [ant: {beneficence}]

mischief-maker
n : someone who deliberately stirs up trouble [syn: {troublemaker}, {trouble maker}, {troubler}, {bad hat}]

mischief-making
n : reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others [syn: {mischief}, {mischievousness}, {deviltry}, {devilry}, {devilment}, {rascality}, {roguery}, {roguishness}, {shenanigan}]

mischievous
adj 1: naughtily or annoyingly playful; "teasing and worrying with impish laughter" [syn: {impish}, {implike}, {pixilated}, {prankish}, {puckish}]
2: badly behaved; "he was saucy and mischievous in school"; "a naughty boy" [syn: {naughty}]
3: deliberately causing harm or damage; "mischievous rumors and falsehoods"

mischievously
adv : in a disobedient or naughty way; "he behaved badly in school"; "he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister"; "behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room" [syn: {badly}, {naughtily}]

mischievousness
n 1: an attribute of mischievous children [syn: {naughtiness}, {badness}]
2: the trait of behaving like an imp [syn: {impishness}, {puckishness}, {whimsicality}]
3: reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others [syn: {mischief}, {mischief-making}, {deviltry}, {devilry}, {devilment}, {rascality}, {roguery}, {roguishness}, {shenanigan}]

miscible
adj : (chemistry, physics) capable of mixing [syn: {mixable}] [ant: {immiscible}]

misconceive
v : interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" [syn: {misconstrue}, {misinterpret}, {misunderstand}, {misapprehend}, {be amiss}]

misconception
n : an incorrect conception [ant: {concept}]

misconduct
n 1: bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf
2: activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing" [syn: {wrongdoing}, {wrongful conduct}, {actus reus}]
v 1: behave badly; "The children misbehaved all morning" [syn: {misbehave}, {misdemean}] [ant: {behave}]
2: manage badly or incompetently; "The funds were mismanaged" [syn: {mismanage}, {mishandle}]

misconstrual
n : a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately) [syn: {misconstruction}]

misconstruction
n 1: a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately) [syn: {misconstrual}]
2: an ungrammatical constituent [ant: {construction}]

misconstrue
v : interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" [syn: {misinterpret}, {misconceive}, {misunderstand}, {misapprehend}, {be amiss}]

miscount
n : an inaccurate count
v : count wrongly

miscreant
n : a person without moral scruples [syn: {reprobate}]

miscreate
v : shape or form or make badly; "Our miscreated fantasies"

miscreation
n : something abnormal or anomalous [syn: {malformation}]

miscue
n 1: a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball
2: a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. [syn: {slip}, {slip-up}, {parapraxis}]

misdate
v : assign the wrong date to

misdating
n : something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred [syn: {anachronism}, {mistiming}]

misdeal
n : an incorrect deal
v : deal cards wrongly [also: {misdealt}]

misdealt
misdeal
n : an incorrect deal
v : deal cards wrongly [also: {misdealt}]

misdealt
See {misdeal}

misdeed
n : improper or wicked or immoral behavior [syn: {misbehavior}, {misbehaviour}]

misdeliver
v : deliver to the wrong address

misdemean
v : behave badly; "The children misbehaved all morning" [syn: {misbehave}, {misconduct}] [ant: {behave}]

misdemeanor
n : a crime less serious than a felony [syn: {misdemeanour}, {infraction}, {offence}, {offense}, {violation}, {infringement}]

misdemeanour
n : a crime less serious than a felony [syn: {misdemeanor}, {infraction}, {offence}, {offense}, {violation}, {infringement}]

misdirect
v 1: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" [syn: {corrupt}, {pervert}, {subvert}, {demoralize}, {demoralise}, {debauch}, {debase}, {profane}, {vitiate}, {deprave}]
2: lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver" [syn: {mislead}, {misguide}, {lead astray}]
3: put a wrong address on; "misdirect the letter" [syn: {misaddress}]

misdirection
n 1: an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge
2: incorrect directions or instructions
3: management that is careless or inefficient; "he accomplished little due to the mismanagement of his energies" [syn: {mismanagement}]
4: the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something; "conjurers are experts at misdirection" [syn: {distraction}]

misdo
v : do wrongly or improperly; "misdo one's job"

mise en scene
n : arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted [syn: {stage setting}, {setting}]

miser
n : a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)

miserable
adj 1: very unhappy; full of misery; "he felt depressed and miserable"; "a message of hope for suffering humanity"; "wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages" [syn: {suffering}, {wretched}]
2: deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life" [syn: {hapless}, {misfortunate}, {pathetic}, {piteous}, {pitiable}, {pitiful}, {poor}, {wretched}]
3: of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick" [syn: {abject}, {low}, {low-down}, {scummy}, {scurvy}]
4: of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment" [syn: {deplorable}, {execrable}, {woeful}, {wretched}]
5: characterized by physical misery; "a wet miserable weekend"; "spent a wretched night on the floor" [syn: {wretched}]
6: contemptibly small in amount; "a measly tip"; "the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"; "a paltry wage"; "almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans" [syn: {measly}, {paltry}]

miserably
adv : in a miserable manner; "I bit my lip miserably and nodded"

miserliness
n : total lack of generosity with money

miserly
adj : used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip" [syn: {mean}, {mingy}, {tight}]

misery
n 1: a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune; "the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable" [syn: {wretchedness}]
2: a feeling of intense unhappiness; "she was exhausted by her misery and grief"

misestimate
v 1: judge incorrectly; "I had misestimated his determination" [syn: {miscalculate}]
2: calculate incorrectly; "I miscalculated the number of guests at the wedding" [syn: {miscalculate}]

misestimation
n : a mistake in calculating [syn: {miscalculation}, {misreckoning}]

misfeasance
n : doing a proper act in a wrongful or injurious manner

misfire
n 1: an explosion that fails to occur [syn: {dud}]
2: a failure to hit (or meet or find etc) [syn: {miss}]
v : fail to fire or detonate; "The guns misfired"

misfit
n : someone unable to adapt to their circumstances [also: {misfitting}, {misfitted}]

misfitted
misfit
n : someone unable to adapt to their circumstances [also: {misfitting}, {misfitted}]

misfitted
See {misfit}

misfitting
misfit
n : someone unable to adapt to their circumstances [also: {misfitting}, {misfitted}]

misfitting
See {misfit}

misfortunate
adj : deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life" [syn: {hapless}, {miserable}, {pathetic}, {piteous}, {pitiable}, {pitiful}, {poor}, {wretched}]

misfortune
n 1: unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event [syn: {bad luck}]
2: an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes [syn: {bad luck}, {tough luck}, {ill luck}] [ant: {good fortune}, {good fortune}]

misfunction
v : fail to function or function improperly; "the coffee maker malfunctioned" [syn: {malfunction}] [ant: {function}]

misgauge
v : gauge something incorrectly or improperly

misgave
misgive
v : suggest fear or doubt; "Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably" [also: {misgiven}, {misgave}]

misgave
See {misgive}

misgive
v : suggest fear or doubt; "Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably" [also: {misgiven}, {misgave}]

misgiven
misgive
v : suggest fear or doubt; "Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably" [also: {misgiven}, {misgave}]

misgiven
See {misgive}

misgiving
n 1: uneasiness about the fitness of an action [syn: {scruple}, {qualm}]
2: painful expectation [syn: {apprehension}]
3: doubt about someone's honesty [syn: {mistrust}, {distrust}, {suspicion}]

misgovern
v : govern badly

misgovernment
n : government that is inefficient or dishonest [syn: {misrule}]

misguide
v 1: lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver" [syn: {mislead}, {misdirect}, {lead astray}]
2: give bad advice to [syn: {misadvise}]

misguided
adj 1: poorly conceived or thought out; "an ill-conceived plan to take over the company" [syn: {ill-conceived}]
2: wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment; "well-meaning but misguided teachers"; "a mistaken belief"; "mistaken identity" [syn: {mistaken}]

mishandle
v 1: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub}, {screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle}, {fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up}, {bobble}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up}, {fuck up}]
2: manage badly or incompetently; "The funds were mismanaged" [syn: {mismanage}, {misconduct}]

mishap
n 1: an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate; "if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all" [syn: {bad luck}, {mischance}]
2: an instance of misfortune [syn: {misadventure}, {mischance}]

mishegaas
n : (Yiddish) craziness; senseless behavior or activity [syn: {meshugaas}, {mishegoss}]

mishegoss
n : (Yiddish) craziness; senseless behavior or activity [syn: {meshugaas}, {mishegaas}]

mishitting
See {mishit}

mishmash
n : a motley assortment of things [syn: {odds and ends}, {oddments}, {melange}, {farrago}, {ragbag}, {hodgepodge}, {mingle-mangle}, {hotchpotch}, {omnium-gatherum}]

Mishna
n : the first part of the Talmud; a collection of early oral interpretations of the scriptures that was compiled about AD 200 [syn: {Mishnah}]

Mishnah
n : the first part of the Talmud; a collection of early oral interpretations of the scriptures that was compiled about AD 200 [syn: {Mishna}]

Mishnaic
adj : of or relating to the Mishna (the first part of the Talmud)

mishnayoth
See {mishna}

mishpachah
n : (Yiddish) the entire family network of relatives by blood or marriage (and sometimes close friends); "she invited the whole mishpocha" [syn: {mishpocha}]

mishpocha
n : (Yiddish) the entire family network of relatives by blood or marriage (and sometimes close friends); "she invited the whole mishpocha" [syn: {mishpachah}]

misidentify
v : identify incorrectly; "Don't mistake her for her twin sister" [syn: {mistake}]

misinform
v : give false or misleading information to [syn: {mislead}]

misinformation
n : information that is incorrect

misinterpret
v 1: interpret falsely
2: interpret wrongly; "I misread Hamlet all my life!" [syn: {misread}]
3: interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" [syn: {misconstrue}, {misconceive}, {misunderstand}, {misapprehend}, {be amiss}]

misinterpretation
n : putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning" [syn: {misunderstanding}, {mistaking}]

misjudge
v : judge incorrectly

mislabeled
adj : branded or labeled falsely and in violation of statutory requirements; "confiscated the misbranded drugs" [syn: {misbranded}]

mislaid
adj : lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place; "the mislaid hat turned up eventually"; "misplaced tickets" [syn: {misplaced}]

mislaid
mislay
v : place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses" [syn: {misplace}, {lose}] [also: {mislaid}]

mislaid
See {mislay}

mislay
v : place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses" [syn: {misplace}, {lose}] [also: {mislaid}]

mislead
v 1: lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver" [syn: {misdirect}, {misguide}, {lead astray}]
2: give false or misleading information to [syn: {misinform}] [also: {misled}]

misleader
n : someone who leads astray (often deliberately)

misleading
adj : tending to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently; "the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm"; "deliberately deceptive packaging"; "a misleading similarity"; "statistics can be presented in ways that are misleading" [syn: {deceptive}]

misleadingly
adv : in a misleading way; "the exam looked deceptively easy" [syn: {deceptively}, {deceivingly}]

misled
mislead
v 1: lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver" [syn: {misdirect}, {misguide}, {lead astray}]
2: give false or misleading information to [syn: {misinform}] [also: {misled}]

misled
See {mislead}

mismanage
v : manage badly or incompetently; "The funds were mismanaged" [syn: {mishandle}, {misconduct}]

mismanagement
n : management that is careless or inefficient; "he accomplished little due to the mismanagement of his energies" [syn: {misdirection}]

mismarry
v : marry an unsuitable partner

mismatch
v : match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together

mismatched
adj 1: either not matched or unsuitably matched [ant: {matched}]
2: (of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents; "vaudeville...waged an uneven battle against the church" [syn: {uneven}]

mismate
v : provide with an unsuitable mate

mismated
adj : not easy to combine harmoniously [syn: {ill-sorted}, {incompatible}, {unsuited}]

misname
v : assign in incorrect name to; "These misnamed philanthropists" [syn: {miscall}]

misnomer
n : an incorrect or unsuitable name

misocainea
n : hatred of new ideas

misogamist
n : a person who hates marriage

misogamy
n : hatred of marriage

misogynic
adj : (used of men) having deep-seated distrust of women

misogynism
n : hatred of women [syn: {misogyny}]

misogynist
n : a misanthrope who dislikes women in particular [syn: {woman hater}]

misogynous
adj : hating women in particular

misogyny
n : hatred of women [syn: {misogynism}]

misology
n : hatred of reasoning

misoneism
n : hatred of change or innovation

misopedia
n : hatred of children

misperceive
v : perceive incorrectly

mispickel
n : a silver-white or gray ore of arsenic [syn: {arsenopyrite}]

misplace
v 1: place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses" [syn: {mislay}, {lose}]
2: place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position; "misplaced modifiers"

misplaced
adj 1: put in the wrong place or position; "She was penalized for a spelling mistake or a misplaced accent"
2: lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place; "the mislaid hat turned up eventually"; "misplaced tickets" [syn: {mislaid}]

misplaced modifier
n : a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us' [syn: {dangling modifier}]

misplacement
n : faulty position [syn: {malposition}]

misplay
n : (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed [syn: {error}]
v 1: play incorrectly, e.g., play a wrong note
2: play wrong or in an unskillful manner

mispled
See {misplead}

misprint
n : a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind [syn: {erratum}, {typographical error}, {typo}, {literal error}, {literal}]
v : print incorrectly

mispronounce
v : pronounce a word incorrectly

mispronunciation
n : incorrect pronunciation

misquotation
n : an incorrect quotation

misquote
v : quote incorrectly; "He had misquoted the politician"

misread
v 1: read or interpret wrongly; "He misread the data"
2: interpret wrongly; "I misread Hamlet all my life!" [syn: {misinterpret}]

misreading
n : misinterpretation caused by inaccurate reading

misreckoning
n : a mistake in calculating [syn: {miscalculation}, {misestimation}]

misrelated
adj : mistakenly related

misremember
v : remember incorrectly; "I misremembered the date"

misrepresent
v 1: represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions" [syn: {belie}]
2: fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" [syn: {fudge}, {manipulate}, {fake}, {falsify}, {cook}, {wangle}]

misrepresentaation
n : a willful perversion of facts [syn: {falsification}]

misrepresentation
n : a misleading falsehood [syn: {deceit}, {deception}]

misrepresented
adj : having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented; "many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality"; "a perverted translation of the poem" [syn: {distorted}, {perverted}, {twisted}]

misrule
n : government that is inefficient or dishonest [syn: {misgovernment}]

miss
n 1: a young woman; "a young lady of 18" [syn: {girl}, {missy}, {young lady}, {young woman}, {fille}]
2: a failure to hit (or meet or find etc) [syn: {misfire}]
v 1: fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind; "I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost part of what he said" [syn: {lose}]
2: feel or suffer from the lack of; "He misses his mother"
3: fail to attend an event or activity; "I missed the concert"; "He missed school for a week" [ant: {attend}]
4: leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" [syn: {neglect}, {pretermit}, {omit}, {drop}, {leave out}, {overlook}, {overleap}] [ant: {attend to}]
5: fail to reach or get to; "She missed her train"
6: be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewellery box!" [syn: {lack}] [ant: {have}]
7: fail to reach; "The arrow missed the target" [ant: {hit}]
8: be absent; "The child had been missing for a week"
9: fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane" [syn: {escape}]

missal
n : (Roman Catholic Church) a book containing all the prayers and responses needed to celebrate Mass throughout the year

missed
adj : not caught with the senses or the mind; "words lost in the din" [syn: {lost}]

missel thrush
n : large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries [syn: {mistle thrush}, {mistletoe thrush}, {Turdus viscivorus}]

misshapen
adj : so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly; "deformed thalidomide babies"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "an ill-shapen vase"; "a limp caused by a malformed foot"; "misshapen old fingers" [syn: {deformed}, {distorted}, {ill-shapen}, {malformed}]

misshapenness
n : an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed [syn: {deformity}, {malformation}]

missile
n 1: rocket carrying passengers or instruments or a warhead
2: a weapon that is thrown or projected [syn: {projectile}]

missile defence system
n : naval weaponry providing a defense system [syn: {missile defense system}]

missile defense system
n : naval weaponry providing a defense system [syn: {missile defence system}]

missing
adj 1: not existing; "innovation has been sadly lacking"; "character development is missing from the book" [syn: {lacking(p)}, {nonexistent}, {wanting(a)}]
2: not able to be found; "missing in action"; "a missing person"

missing link
n : hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate between apes and human beings [syn: {ape-man}]

mission
n 1: an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work [syn: {missionary post}, {missionary station}, {foreign mission}]
2: an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters; "the planes were on a bombing mission" [syn: {military mission}]
3: a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message" [syn: {charge}, {commission}]
4: the organized work of a religious missionary [syn: {missionary work}]
5: a group of representatives or delegates [syn: {deputation}, {commission}, {delegation}, {delegacy}]

mission bells
n 1: herb of southwestern United States having dark purple bell-shaped flowers mottled with green [syn: {black fritillary}, {Fritillaria biflora}]
2: herb of northwestern America having green-and-purple bell-shaped flowers [syn: {rice-grain fritillary}, {Fritillaria affinis}, {Fritillaria lanceolata}, {Fritillaria mutica}]

mission impossible
n : an extremely dangerous or difficult mission

missionary
n 1: someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
2: someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country [syn: {missioner}]

missionary position
n : a position for sexual intercourse; a man and woman lie facing each other with the man on top; so-called because missionaries thought it the proper position for primitive peoples

missionary post
n : an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work [syn: {mission}, {missionary station}, {foreign mission}]

missionary station
n : an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work [syn: {mission}, {missionary post}, {foreign mission}]

missionary work
n : the organized work of a religious missionary [syn: {mission}]

missioner
n : someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country [syn: {missionary}]

Missippian period
n : from 345 million to 310 million years ago; increase of land areas; primitive ammonites; winged insects [syn: {Mississippian}, {Lower Carboniferous}, {Lower Carboniferous period}]

missis
n : informal term of address for someone's wife [syn: {missus}]

Mississippi
n 1: a major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico [syn: {Mississippi River}]
2: a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War [syn: {Magnolia State}, {MS}]

Mississippi River
n : a major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico [syn: {Mississippi}]

Mississippian
n 1: from 345 million to 310 million years ago; increase of land areas; primitive ammonites; winged insects [syn: {Missippian period}, {Lower Carboniferous}, {Lower Carboniferous period}]
2: a resident of Mississippi

missive
n : a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor" [syn: {letter}]

Missoula
n : a university town in western Montana

Missouri
n 1: a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union [syn: {Show Me State}, {MO}]
2: the longest river in the United States; arises in Montana and flows southeastward to become a tributary of the Mississippi at Saint Louis [syn: {Missouri River}]
3: a member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the valley of the Missouri river in Missouri
4: a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Missouri people

Missouri Compromise
n : an agreement in 1820 between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States concerning the extension of slavery into new territories

Missouri goldenrod
n : similar to meadow goldenrod but usually smaller [syn: {Solidago missouriensis}]

Missouri gourd
n : perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit [syn: {prairie gourd}, {prairie gourd vine}, {wild pumpkin}, {buffalo gourd}, {calabazilla}, {Cucurbita foetidissima}]

Missouri primrose
n : evening-opening primrose of south central United States [syn: {Ozark sundrops}, {Oenothera macrocarpa}]

Missouri River
n : the longest river in the United States; arises in Montana and flows southeastward to become a tributary of the Mississippi at Saint Louis [syn: {Missouri}]

Missourian
n : a resident of Missouri

misspell
v : spell incorrectly [also: {misspelt}]

misspelling
n : a spelling that is incorrect

misspelt
misspell
v : spell incorrectly [also: {misspelt}]

misspelt
See {misspell}

misspend
v 1: spend time badly or unwisely; "He misspent his youth"
2: spend (money or other resources) unwisely [also: {misspent}]

misspent
misspend
v 1: spend time badly or unwisely; "He misspent his youth"
2: spend (money or other resources) unwisely [also: {misspent}]

misspent
See {misspend}

misstate
v : state something incorrectly; "You misstated my position"

misstatement
n : a statement that contains a mistake

misstep
n : an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep" [syn: {trip}, {trip-up}, {stumble}]

missus
n : informal term of address for someone's wife [syn: {missis}]

missy
n : a young woman; "a young lady of 18" [syn: {girl}, {miss}, {young lady}, {young woman}, {fille}]

mist
n : a thin fog with condensation near the ground
v 1: become covered with mist; "The windshield misted over" [syn: {mist over}]
2: make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds" [syn: {obscure}, {befog}, {becloud}, {obnubilate}, {haze over}, {fog}, {cloud}]
3: spray finely or cover with mist

mist over
v : become covered with mist; "The windshield misted over" [syn: {mist}]

mistake
n 1: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults" [syn: {error}, {fault}]
2: an understanding of something that is not correct; "he wasn't going to admit his mistake"; "make no mistake about his intentions"; "there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister" [syn: {misunderstanding}, {misapprehension}]
3: part of a statement that is not correct; "the book was full of errors" [syn: {error}]
v 1: identify incorrectly; "Don't mistake her for her twin sister" [syn: {misidentify}]
2: to make a mistake or be incorrect [syn: {err}, {slip}] [also: {mistook}, {mistaken}]

mistaken
adj 1: wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment; "well-meaning but misguided teachers"; "a mistaken belief"; "mistaken identity" [syn: {misguided}]
2: arising from error; "a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation" [syn: {false}]

mistaken
mistake
n 1: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults" [syn: {error}, {fault}]
2: an understanding of something that is not correct; "he wasn't going to admit his mistake"; "make no mistake about his intentions"; "there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister" [syn: {misunderstanding}, {misapprehension}]
3: part of a statement that is not correct; "the book was full of errors" [syn: {error}]
v 1: identify incorrectly; "Don't mistake her for her twin sister" [syn: {misidentify}]
2: to make a mistake or be incorrect [syn: {err}, {slip}] [also: {mistook}, {mistaken}]

mistaken
See {mistake}

mistakenly
adv : in a mistaken manner; "he mistakenly believed it" [syn: {erroneously}]

mistaking
n : putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning" [syn: {misinterpretation}, {misunderstanding}]

mister
n : a form of address for a man [syn: {Mr}]

mist-flower
n : rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium [syn: {mistflower}, {ageratum}, {Conoclinium coelestinum}, {Eupatorium coelestinum}]

mistflower
n : rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium [syn: {mist-flower}, {ageratum}, {Conoclinium coelestinum}, {Eupatorium coelestinum}]

mistier
misty
adj 1: filled or abounding with fog or mist; "a brumous October morning" [syn: {brumous}, {foggy}, {hazy}]
2: wet with mist; "the misty evening" [also: {mistiest}, {mistier}]

mistier
See {misty}

mistiest
misty
adj 1: filled or abounding with fog or mist; "a brumous October morning" [syn: {brumous}, {foggy}, {hazy}]
2: wet with mist; "the misty evening" [also: {mistiest}, {mistier}]

mistiest
See {misty}

mistily
adv 1: in a misty manner; "the summits of the mountains were mistily purple"
2: in a vague way; "he looked vaguely familiar"; "he explained it somewhat mistily" [syn: {vaguely}]

mistime
v : time incorrectly; "She mistimed the marathon runner"

mistiming
n : something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred [syn: {anachronism}, {misdating}]

mistiness
n : cloudiness resulting from haze or mist [syn: {haziness}]

mistle thrush
n : large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries [syn: {missel thrush}, {mistletoe thrush}, {Turdus viscivorus}]

mistletoe
n 1: American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe [syn: {false mistletoe}]
2: Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas [syn: {Viscum album}, {Old World mistletoe}]
3: shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks [syn: {Loranthus europaeus}]

mistletoe cactus
n : a plant of the genus Rhipsalis

mistletoe family
n 1: in some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae [syn: {Viscaceae}, {family Viscaceae}]
2: in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria [syn: {Loranthaceae}, {family Loranthaceae}]

mistletoe fig
n : shrub or small tree often grown as a houseplant having foliage like mistletoe [syn: {mistletoe rubber plant}, {Ficus diversifolia}, {Ficus deltoidea}]

mistletoe rubber plant
n : shrub or small tree often grown as a houseplant having foliage like mistletoe [syn: {mistletoe fig}, {Ficus diversifolia}, {Ficus deltoidea}]

mistletoe thrush
n : large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries [syn: {missel thrush}, {mistle thrush}, {Turdus viscivorus}]

mistook
mistake
n 1: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults" [syn: {error}, {fault}]
2: an understanding of something that is not correct; "he wasn't going to admit his mistake"; "make no mistake about his intentions"; "there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister" [syn: {misunderstanding}, {misapprehension}]
3: part of a statement that is not correct; "the book was full of errors" [syn: {error}]
v 1: identify incorrectly; "Don't mistake her for her twin sister" [syn: {misidentify}]
2: to make a mistake or be incorrect [syn: {err}, {slip}] [also: {mistook}, {mistaken}]

mistook
See {mistake}

mistral
n : a strong north wind that blows in France during the winter

mistranslate
v : translate incorrectly

mistranslation
n : an incorrect translation

mistreat
v : treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead" [syn: {maltreat}, {abuse}, {ill-use}, {step}, {ill-treat}]

mistreated
adj : physically abused; "an abused wife" [syn: {abused}, {ill-treated}, {maltreated}] [ant: {unabused}]

mistreatment
n : the practice of treating (someone or something) badly; "he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother"

mistress
n 1: an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man [syn: {kept woman}, {fancy woman}]
2: a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict) [syn: {schoolmarm}, {schoolma'am}, {schoolmistress}]
3: a woman master who directs the work of others

mistrial
n : a trial that is invalid or inconclusive

mistrust
n 1: doubt about someone's honesty [syn: {misgiving}, {distrust}, {suspicion}]
2: the trait of not trusting others [syn: {distrust}, {distrustfulness}] [ant: {trust}]
v : regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in [syn: {distrust}, {suspect}] [ant: {trust}, {trust}]

mistrustful
adj : openly distrustful and unwilling to confide [syn: {leery}, {suspicious}, {untrusting}, {wary}]

mistrustfully
adv : with distrust; "she looked at him distrustfully" [syn: {distrustfully}] [ant: {trustfully}]

misty
adj 1: filled or abounding with fog or mist; "a brumous October morning" [syn: {brumous}, {foggy}, {hazy}]
2: wet with mist; "the misty evening" [also: {mistiest}, {mistier}]

misty-eyed
adj : having eyes blurred as with tears; "sad and misty-eyed"

misunderstand
v : interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" [syn: {misconstrue}, {misinterpret}, {misconceive}, {misapprehend}, {be amiss}] [also: {misunderstood}]

misunderstanding
n 1: putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning" [syn: {misinterpretation}, {mistaking}]
2: an understanding of something that is not correct; "he wasn't going to admit his mistake"; "make no mistake about his intentions"; "there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister" [syn: {mistake}, {misapprehension}]

misunderstood
adj 1: wrongly understood; "a misunderstood criticism"; "a misunderstood question"
2: not given sympathetic understanding; "a sorely misunderstood child"

misunderstood
misunderstand
v : interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" [syn: {misconstrue}, {misinterpret}, {misconceive}, {misapprehend}, {be amiss}] [also: {misunderstood}]

misunderstood
See {misunderstand}

misuse
n : improper or excessive use [syn: {abuse}]
v 1: apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group" [syn: {misapply}]
2: change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers" [syn: {pervert}, {abuse}]

misused
adj : used incorrectly or carelessly or for an improper purpose; "misused words are often laughable but one weeps for misused talents" [ant: {used}]

MIT
n : an engineering university in Cambridge [syn: {Massachusetts Institute of Technology}]

Mitchell
n 1: English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937) [syn: {R. J. Mitchell}, {Reginald Joseph Mitchell}]
2: United States aviator and general who was an early advocate of military air power (1879-1936) [syn: {William Mitchell}, {Billy Mitchell}]
3: United States astronomer who studied sunspots and nebulae (1818-1889) [syn: {Maria Mitchell}]
4: United States writer noted for her novel about the South during the Civil War (1900-1949) [syn: {Margaret Mitchell}, {Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell}]
5: United States labor leader; president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1898 to 1908 (1870-1919) [syn: {John Mitchell}]
6: United States dancer who formed the first Black classical ballet company (born in 1934) [syn: {Arthur Mitchell}]

Mitchella
n : creeping evergreen herbs of North America [syn: {genus Mitchella}]

Mitchella repens
n : creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries [syn: {partridgeberry}, {boxberry}, {twinberry}]

Mitchum
n : United States film actor (1917-1997) [syn: {Robert Mitchum}]

mite
n 1: a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic" [syn: {touch}, {hint}, {tinge}, {pinch}, {jot}, {speck}, {soupcon}]
2: any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods

mite box
n : box for collecting alms, especially one in a church [syn: {poor box}, {alms box}]

Mitella
n : genus of low slender herbs of North America and northeastern Asia having flowers with trifid or pinnatifid petals [syn: {genus Mitella}]

Mitella diphylla
n : miterwort of northeastern North America usually with two opposite leaves on erect flowering stems that terminate in erect racemes of white flowers [syn: {fairy cup}]

Mitella pentandra
n : small plant with leaves in a basal cluster and tiny greenish flowers in slender racemes; northwestern North America to California and Colorado [syn: {five-point bishop's cap}]

miter
n 1: joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner [syn: {miter joint}, {mitre joint}, {mitre}]
2: the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made; "he covered the miter with glue before making the joint" [syn: {mitre}]
3: a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions [syn: {mitre}]
v 1: bevel the edges of, to make a miter joint
2: confer a miter on (a bishop)
3: fit together in a miter joint

miter box
n : hand tool for guiding handsaws in making crosscuts or miter joints [syn: {mitre box}]

miter joint
n : joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner [syn: {mitre joint}, {miter}, {mitre}]

miter mushroom
n : a helvella with a saddle-shaped fertile part and creamy color; the stalk is fluted and pitted [syn: {Helvella crispa}]

miterwort
n : any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter [syn: {mitrewort}, {bishop's cap}]

Mitford
n 1: United States writer (born in England) who wrote on American culture (1917-1996) [syn: {Jessica Mitford}, {Jessica Lucy Mitford}]
2: English writer of comic novels (1904-1973) [syn: {Nancy Mitford}, {Nancy Freeman Mitford}]

mithan
n : ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaur [syn: {gayal}, {Bibos frontalis}]

Mithra
n : ancient Persian god of light and truth; sun god [syn: {Mithras}]

Mithracin
n : an antineoplastic drug (trade name Mithracin) used to treat cancer of the testes [syn: {mithramycin}]

mithraic
adj : of or relating to Mithraism or its god [syn: {mithraistic}]

Mithraicism
n : ancient Persian religion; popular among Romans during first three centuries a.d. [syn: {Mithraism}]

Mithraism
n : ancient Persian religion; popular among Romans during first three centuries a.d. [syn: {Mithraicism}]

Mithraist
n : adherent of Mithraism

mithraistic
adj : of or relating to Mithraism or its god [syn: {mithraic}]

mithramycin
n : an antineoplastic drug (trade name Mithracin) used to treat cancer of the testes [syn: {Mithracin}]

Mithras
n : ancient Persian god of light and truth; sun god [syn: {Mithra}]

mithridate mustard
n : foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized throughout North America [syn: {field pennycress}, {French weed}, {fanweed}, {penny grass}, {stinkweed}, {Thlaspi arvense}]

Mithridates
n : ancient king of Pontus who expanded his kingdom by defeating the Romans but was later driven out by Pompey (132-63 BC) [syn: {Mithridates VI}, {Mithridates the Great}]

Mithridates the Great
n : ancient king of Pontus who expanded his kingdom by defeating the Romans but was later driven out by Pompey (132-63 BC) [syn: {Mithridates}, {Mithridates VI}]

Mithridates VI
n : ancient king of Pontus who expanded his kingdom by defeating the Romans but was later driven out by Pompey (132-63 BC) [syn: {Mithridates}, {Mithridates the Great}]

mitigable
adj : can be alleviated

mitigate
v 1: lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime" [syn: {extenuate}, {palliate}]
2: make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances"

mitigated
adj : made less severe or intense; "he gladly accepted the mitigated penalty" [ant: {unmitigated}]

mitigating circumstance
n : (law) a circumstance that does not exonerate a person but which reduces the penalty associated with the offense

mitigation
n 1: to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious [syn: {extenuation}, {palliation}]
2: a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances [syn: {extenuation}]

mitigative
adj : moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear [syn: {alleviative}, {alleviatory}, {lenitive}, {mitigatory}, {palliative}]

mitigatory
adj : moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear [syn: {alleviative}, {alleviatory}, {lenitive}, {mitigative}, {palliative}]

mitochondria
mitochondrion
n : an organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy [syn: {chondriosome}] [also: {mitochondria} (pl)]

mitochondria
See {mitochondrion}

mitochondrion
n : an organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy [syn: {chondriosome}] [also: {mitochondria} (pl)]

mitogen
n : an agent that triggers mitosis

mitomycin
n : a complex of antibiotic substances obtained from a Streptomyces bacterium; one form (trade name Mutamycin) shows promise as an anticancer drug [syn: {Mutamycin}]

mitosis
n : cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes

Mitra
n : Hindu god of friendship and alliances; usually invoked together with Varuna as a supporter of heaven and earth

mitral
adj 1: of or relating to or located in or near the mitral valve; "mitral insufficiency"
2: relating to or resembling the miter worn by some clerics

mitral stenosis
n : obstruction or narrowing of the mitral valve (as by scarring from rheumatic fever) [syn: {mitral valve stenosis}]

mitral valve
n : valve with two cusps; situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle [syn: {bicuspid valve}, {left atrioventricular valve}]

mitral valve prolapse
n : cardiopathy resulting from the mitral valve not regulating the flow of blood between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart

mitral valve stenosis
n : obstruction or narrowing of the mitral valve (as by scarring from rheumatic fever) [syn: {mitral stenosis}]

mitre
n 1: joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner [syn: {miter joint}, {mitre joint}, {miter}]
2: the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made; "he covered the miter with glue before making the joint" [syn: {miter}]
3: a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions [syn: {miter}]

mitre box
n : hand tool for guiding handsaws in making crosscuts or miter joints [syn: {miter box}]

mitre joint
n : joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner [syn: {miter joint}, {miter}, {mitre}]

mitrewort
n : any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter [syn: {miterwort}, {bishop's cap}]

Mitrula elegans
n : a discomycete that is 3-8 cm high with an orange to yellow fertile portion and white or pinkish stalks often half in and half out of the water

mitsvah
n 1: (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law [syn: {mitzvah}]
2: (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty [syn: {mitzvah}]

mitt
n 1: the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" [syn: {hand}, {manus}, {paw}]
2: gloves worn by fielders in baseball [syn: {baseball glove}, {glove}, {baseball mitt}]

mittelschmerz
n : pain in the area of the ovary that is felt at the time of ovulation (usually midway through the menstrual cycle)

mitten
n : glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together [syn: {mittens}]

mittens
n : glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together [syn: {mitten}]

Mitterand
n : French statesman and president of France from 1981 to 1985 (1916-1996) [syn: {Francois Mitterand}, {Francois Maurice Marie Mitterand}]

mitzvah
n 1: (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law [syn: {mitsvah}]
2: (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty [syn: {mitsvah}] [also: {mitzvoth} (pl)]

mitzvoth
mitzvah
n 1: (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law [syn: {mitsvah}]
2: (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty [syn: {mitsvah}] [also: {mitzvoth} (pl)]

mitzvoth
See {mitzvah}

Miwok
n 1: a member of the North American Indian people living in the central Sierra Nevada in California
2: a Penutian language spoken by the Miwok people [syn: {Moquelumnan}]

mix
n 1: a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients [syn: {premix}]
2: an event that combines things in a mixture; "a gradual mixture of cultures" [syn: {mixture}]
3: the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio" [syn: {commixture}, {admixture}, {mixture}, {intermixture}, {mixing}]
v 1: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" [syn: {blend}, {flux}, {conflate}, {commingle}, {immix}, {fuse}, {coalesce}, {meld}, {combine}, {merge}]
2: open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups; "This school is completely desegregated" [syn: {desegregate}, {integrate}] [ant: {segregate}]
3: to bring or combine together or with something else; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance" [syn: {mingle}, {commix}, {unify}, {amalgamate}]
4: as of electronic signals; "mixing sounds"
5: add as an additional element or part; "mix water into the drink" [syn: {mix in}]
6: mix so as to make a random order or arrangement; "shuffle the cards" [syn: {shuffle}, {ruffle}]

mix in
v 1: cause (something) to be mixed with (something else); "At this stage of making the cake, blend in the nuts" [syn: {blend in}]
2: add as an additional element or part; "mix water into the drink" [syn: {mix}]

mix up
v 1: assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence" [syn: {jumble}, {confuse}]
2: cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her" [syn: {stump}]

mixable
adj : (chemistry, physics) capable of mixing [syn: {miscible}] [ant: {immiscible}]

mixed
adj 1: caused to combine or unite [syn: {amalgamated}, {intermingled}, {integrated}]
2: consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity); "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards [syn: {assorted}, {miscellaneous}, {motley}, {sundry(a)}]
3: involving or composed of different races; "interracial schools"; "a mixed neighborhood" [syn: {interracial}]

mixed bag
n : a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" [syn: {assortment}, {mixture}, {miscellany}, {miscellanea}, {variety}, {salmagundi}, {smorgasbord}, {potpourri}, {motley}]

mixed bud
n : a bud yielding both leaves and flowers

mixed drink
n : made of two or more ingredients

mixed economy
n : an economic system that combines private and state enterprises

mixed farming
n : growing crops and feed and livestock all on the same farm

mixed marriage
n : marriage of two people from different races or different religions or different cultures; "the families of both partners in a mixed marriage often disapprove"

mixed metaphor
n : a combination of two or more metaphors that together produce a ridiculous effect

mixed nuisance
n : a nuisance that is both a public nuisance and a private nuisance at the same time

mixed-blood
n : a person whose ancestors belonged to two or more races [ant: {thoroughbred}]

mixed-up
adj : perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school" [syn: {baffled}, {befuddled}, {bemused}, {bewildered}, {confounded}, {confused}, {lost}, {mazed}, {at sea}]

mixer
n 1: a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity [syn: {sociable}, {social}]
2: club soda or fruit juice used to mix with alcohol
3: electronic equipment that mixes two or more input signals to give a single output signal
4: a kitchen utensil that is used for mixing foods

mixing
n : the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio" [syn: {mix}, {commixture}, {admixture}, {mixture}, {intermixture}]

mixing bowl
n : bowl used with an electric mixer

mixing faucet
n : single faucet for separate hot and cold water pipes

mixologist
n : an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar [syn: {bartender}, {barman}, {barkeep}, {barkeeper}]

mixture
n 1: (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
2: any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade" [syn: {concoction}, {intermixture}]
3: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" [syn: {assortment}, {mixed bag}, {miscellany}, {miscellanea}, {variety}, {salmagundi}, {smorgasbord}, {potpourri}, {motley}]
4: an event that combines things in a mixture; "a gradual mixture of cultures" [syn: {mix}]
5: the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio" [syn: {mix}, {commixture}, {admixture}, {intermixture}, {mixing}]

mix-up
n : a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw" [syn: {confusion}]

mizen
n 1: third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy [syn: {mizzenmast}, {mizenmast}, {mizzen}]
2: fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast [syn: {mizzen}]

mizenmast
n : third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy [syn: {mizzenmast}, {mizzen}, {mizen}]

mizzen
n 1: third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy [syn: {mizzenmast}, {mizenmast}, {mizen}]
2: fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast [syn: {mizen}]

mizzen course
n : the lowermost sail on a mizzenmast [syn: {crossjack}]

mizzenmast
n : third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy [syn: {mizenmast}, {mizzen}, {mizen}]

mizzle
n : very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower [syn: {drizzle}]
v : rain lightly; "When it drizzles in summer, hiking can be pleasant" [syn: {drizzle}]

MKO
n : a terrorist organization formed in the 1960s by children of Iranian merchants; sought to counter the Shah of Iran's pro-Western policies of modernization and anti-communism; following a philosophy that mixes Marxism and Islam it now attacks the Islamic fundamentalists who deposed the Shah [syn: {Mujahidin-e Khalq Organization}, {MEK}, {People's Mujahidin of Iran}]

ml
n : a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter [syn: {milliliter}, {millilitre}, {mil}, {cubic centimeter}, {cubic centimetre}, {cc}]

MLitt
n : a master's degree in literature [syn: {Master of Literature}]

MLS
n : a master's degree in library science [syn: {Master of Library Science}]

M.M.
n : the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds [syn: {beats per minute}, {bpm}, {metronome marking}]

mm
n : a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter [syn: {millimeter}, {millimetre}]

mm Hg
n : a unit of pressure equal to 0.001316 atmosphere; named after Torricelli [syn: {torr}, {millimeter of mercury}]

MMPI
n : a self-report personality inventory consisting of 550 items that describe feelings or actions which the person is asked to agree with or disagree with; many scales estimating traits and qualities of personality have been developed using MMPI items [syn: {Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory}]

Mn
n 1: a hard brittle gray polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic; used in making steel; occurs in many minerals [syn: {manganese}, {atomic number 25}]
2: a midwestern state [syn: {Minnesota}, {Gopher State}, {North Star State}]

mnemonic
adj : of or relating to or involved the practice of aiding the memory; "mnemonic device" [syn: {mnemotechnic}, {mnemotechnical}]

mnemonics
n : a method or system for improving the memory

mnemonist
n : an expert in the use of mnemonics; someone able to perform unusual feats of memory

Mnemosyne
n : (Greek mythology) the Titaness who was goddess of memory; mother of the Muses

mnemotechnic
adj : of or relating to or involved the practice of aiding the memory; "mnemonic device" [syn: {mnemonic}, {mnemotechnical}]

mnemotechnical
adj : of or relating to or involved the practice of aiding the memory; "mnemonic device" [syn: {mnemonic}, {mnemotechnic}]

Mniaceae
n : family of erect mosses with club-shaped paraphyses and the hexagonal cells of the upper leaf surface; sometimes treated as a subfamily of Bryaceae [syn: {family Mniaceae}]

Mnium
n : mosses similar to those of genus Bryum but larger [syn: {genus Mnium}]

Mo
n 1: a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden steel [syn: {molybdenum}, {atomic number 42}]
2: a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union [syn: {Missouri}, {Show Me State}]

moa
n : extinct flightless bird of New Zealand

moan
n : an utterance expressing pain or disapproval [syn: {groan}]
v : indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure; "The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"; "The ancient door soughed when opened" [syn: {groan}, {sough}]

moaner
n : a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining [syn: {whiner}, {complainer}, {sniveller}, {crybaby}, {bellyacher}, {grumbler}, {squawker}]

moaning
adj : making low inarticulate sound as e.g. of pain or sorrow; "the groaning wounded"; "moaning sounds in her sleep" [syn: {groaning}]

moat
n : ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water [syn: {fosse}]

moated
adj : protected by a deep wide ditch usually filled with water

mob
n 1: a disorderly crowd of people [syn: {rabble}, {rout}]
2: a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities [syn: {syndicate}, {crime syndicate}, {family}]
3: an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves" [syn: {gang}, {pack}, {ring}]
v : press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium" [syn: {throng}, {pack}, {pile}, {jam}] [also: {mobbing}, {mobbed}]

Moban
n : antipsychotic drug (trade name Moban) used in the treatment of schizophrenia [syn: {molindone}]

mobbed
mob
n 1: a disorderly crowd of people [syn: {rabble}, {rout}]
2: a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities [syn: {syndicate}, {crime syndicate}, {family}]
3: an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves" [syn: {gang}, {pack}, {ring}]
v : press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium" [syn: {throng}, {pack}, {pile}, {jam}] [also: {mobbing}, {mobbed}]

mobbed
See {mob}

mobbing
mob
n 1: a disorderly crowd of people [syn: {rabble}, {rout}]
2: a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities [syn: {syndicate}, {crime syndicate}, {family}]
3: an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves" [syn: {gang}, {pack}, {ring}]
v : press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium" [syn: {throng}, {pack}, {pile}, {jam}] [also: {mobbing}, {mobbed}]

mobbing
See {mob}

mobbish
adj : characteristic of a mob; disorderly or lawless; "fanned mounting tension into mobbish terrorizing"; "moblike mentality" [syn: {moblike}]

mobcap
n : large high frilly cap with a full crown; formerly worn indoors by women

mobile
adj 1: moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place); "a mobile missile system"; "the tongue is...the most mobile articulator" [ant: {immobile}]
2: (of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently; "a restless mobile society"; "the nomadic habits of the Bedouins"; "believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future"; "wandering tribes" [syn: {nomadic}, {peregrine}, {roving}, {wandering}]
3: having transportation available
4: capable of changing quickly from one state or condition to another; "a highly mobile face"
5: affording change (especially in social status); "Britain is not a truly fluid society"; "upwardly mobile" [syn: {fluid}]
n 1: a river in southwestern Alabama; flows into Mobile Bay [syn: {Mobile River}]
2: a port in southwestern Alabama on Mobile Bay
3: sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents [ant: {stabile}]

Mobile Bay
n : a bay of the Gulf of Mexico; fed by the Mobile River

mobile canteen
n : a restaurant outside; often for soldiers or policemen [syn: {canteen}]

mobile home
n : a large house trailer that that can be connected to utilities and can be parked in one place and used as permanent housing [syn: {manufactured home}]

mobile phone
n : a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections (cells), each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver [syn: {cellular telephone}, {cellular phone}, {cellphone}, {cell}]

Mobile River
n : a river in southwestern Alabama; flows into Mobile Bay [syn: {Mobile}]

mobilisation
n 1: act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action; "mobilization of the country's economic resources" [syn: {mobilization}]
2: act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops" [syn: {mobilization}, {militarization}, {militarisation}] [ant: {demobilization}]

mobilise
v 1: call to arms; of military personnel [syn: {call up}, {mobilize}, {rally}] [ant: {demobilize}]
2: get ready for war [syn: {mobilize}] [ant: {demobilize}, {demobilize}]
3: make ready for action or use; "marshal resources" [syn: {mobilize}, {marshal}, {summon}]
4: cause to move around; "circulate a rumor" [syn: {mobilize}, {circulate}]

mobility
n : the quality of moving freely [ant: {immobility}]

mobilization
n 1: act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops" [syn: {mobilisation}, {militarization}, {militarisation}] [ant: {demobilization}]
2: act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action; "mobilization of the country's economic resources" [syn: {mobilisation}]

mobilize
v 1: make ready for action or use; "marshal resources" [syn: {mobilise}, {marshal}, {summon}]
2: call to arms; of military personnel [syn: {call up}, {mobilise}, {rally}] [ant: {demobilize}]
3: get ready for war [syn: {mobilise}] [ant: {demobilize}, {demobilize}]
4: cause to move around; "circulate a rumor" [syn: {mobilise}, {circulate}]

Mobius
n : German mathematician responsible for the Mobius strip (1790-1868) [syn: {August F. Mobius}, {August Ferdinand Mobius}]

Mobius strip
n : a continuous closed surface with only one side; formed from a rectangular strip by rotating one end 180 degrees and joining it with the other end

moblike
adj : characteristic of a mob; disorderly or lawless; "fanned mounting tension into mobbish terrorizing"; "moblike mentality" [syn: {mobbish}]

mobster
n : a criminal who is a member of gang [syn: {gangster}]

Mobula
n : type genus of the Mobulidae [syn: {genus Mobula}]

Mobula hypostoma
n : small manta (to 4 feet) that travels in schools [syn: {devil ray}]

Mobulidae
n : large rays lacking venomous spines: mantas [syn: {family Mobulidae}]

Mocambique
n : a republic on the eastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975 [syn: {Mozambique}, {Republic of Mozambique}]

mocassin
n : soft leather shoe; originally worn by native Americans [syn: {moccasin}, {moccasins}]

moccasin
n : soft leather shoe; originally worn by native Americans [syn: {mocassin}, {moccasins}]

moccasin flower
n : once common rose pink woodland orchid of eastern North America [syn: {nerveroot}, {Cypripedium acaule}]

moccasins
n : soft leather shoe; originally worn by native Americans [syn: {mocassin}, {moccasin}]

mocha
n 1: soft suede glove leather from goatskin
2: flavoring made from mixed coffee and chocolate
3: superior dark coffee made from beans from Arabia

mock
adj : constituting a copy or imitation of something; "boys in mock battle"
n : the act of mocking or ridiculing; "they made a mock of him"
v 1: treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles" [syn: {bemock}]
2: imitate with mockery and derision; "The children mocked their handicapped classmate"

mock azalia
n : South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall; popular as an ornamental in tropics [syn: {impala lily}, {desert rose}, {kudu lily}, {Adenium obesum}, {Adenium multiflorum}]

mock orange
n 1: large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes [syn: {syringa}, {Philadelphus coronarius}]
2: shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit [syn: {southern buckthorn}, {shittimwood}, {shittim}, {Bumelia lycioides}]
3: small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States [syn: {cherry laurel}, {laurel cherry}, {wild orange}, {Prunus caroliniana}]
4: small shrubby deciduous yellowwood tree of south central United States having spines, glossy dark green leaves and an inedible fruit that resembles an orange; its hard orange-colored wood used for bows by native Americans; frequently planted as boundary hedge [syn: {osage orange}, {bow wood}, {Maclura pomifera}]

mock privet
n : evergreen shrub with white flowers and olivelike fruits

mock sun
n : a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals; "two or more parhelia are usually seen at once" [syn: {parhelion}, {sundog}]

mock turtle soup
n : soup made from a calf's head or other meat in imitation of green turtle soup

mock up
v : construct a model of; "model an airplane" [syn: {model}]

mocker
n 1: someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision [syn: {scoffer}, {flouter}, {jeerer}]
2: long-tailed gray-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds [syn: {mockingbird}, {Mimus polyglotktos}]

mockernut
n : smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nut [syn: {mockernut hickory}, {black hickory}, {white-heart hickory}, {big-bud hickory}, {Carya tomentosa}]

mockernut hickory
n : smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nut [syn: {mockernut}, {black hickory}, {white-heart hickory}, {big-bud hickory}, {Carya tomentosa}]

mockery
n 1: showing your contempt by derision [syn: {jeer}, {jeering}, {scoff}, {scoffing}]
2: a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way [syn: {parody}, {lampoon}, {spoof}, {sendup}, {takeoff}, {burlesque}, {travesty}, {charade}, {pasquinade}, {put-on}]
3: humorous or satirical mimicry [syn: {parody}, {takeoff}]

mock-heroic
n : a satirical imitation of heroic verse

mocking
adj 1: abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'" [syn: {derisive}, {gibelike}, {jeering}, {taunting}]
2: playfully vexing (especially by ridicule); "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell [syn: {teasing}, {quizzical}]

mocking thrush
n : thrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs [syn: {thrasher}]

mockingbird
n : long-tailed gray-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds [syn: {mocker}, {Mimus polyglotktos}]

mockingly
adv 1: in a disrespectful jeering manner [syn: {jeeringly}, {gibingly}]
2: in a disrespectful and mocking manner; "`Sorry,' she repeated derisively" [syn: {derisively}, {scoffingly}, {derisorily}]

mock-up
n : full-scale working model of something built for study or testing or display

mod
adj : relating to a recently developed fashion or style; "their offices are in a modern skyscraper"; "tables in modernistic designs"; [syn: {modern}, {modernistic}]
n : a British teenager or young adult in the 1960s; noted for their clothes consciousness and opposition to the rockers

mod con
n : modern convenience; the appliances and conveniences characteristic of a modern house

modal
adj 1: relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution; "the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30" [syn: {modal(a)}, {average}]
2: of or relating to a musical mode; especially written in an ecclesiastical mode
3: relating to or expressing the mood of a verb; "modal auxiliary"

modal logic
n 1: the logical study of necessity and possibility
2: a system of logic whose formal properties resemble certain moral and epistemological concepts

modal value
n : the most frequent value of a random variable [syn: {mode}]

modality
n 1: a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility [syn: {mode}]
2: verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker [syn: {mood}, {mode}]
3: a particular sense [syn: {sense modality}, {sensory system}]
4: a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment

mode
n 1: how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion" [syn: {manner}, {style}, {way}, {fashion}]
2: a particular functioning condition or arrangement; "switched from keyboard to voice mode"
3: a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility [syn: {modality}]
4: verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker [syn: {mood}, {modality}]
5: any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave [syn: {musical mode}]
6: the most frequent value of a random variable [syn: {modal value}]

model
adj : worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens" [syn: {exemplary}, {model(a)}]
n 1: a simplified description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems" [syn: {theoretical account}, {framework}]
2: a type of product; "his car was an old model"
3: a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor; "the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos" [syn: {poser}]
4: representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale) [syn: {simulation}]
5: something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general" [syn: {exemplar}, {example}, {good example}]
6: someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role model" [syn: {role model}]
7: a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example" [syn: {example}]
8: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin" [syn: {mannequin}, {manikin}, {mannikin}, {manakin}, {fashion model}]
9: the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale) [syn: {modelling}, {modeling}]
v 1: plan or create according to a model or models [syn: {pattern}]
2: form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay" [syn: {mold}, {mould}]
3: assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often" [syn: {pose}, {sit}, {posture}]
4: display (clothes) as a mannequin; "model the latest fashion"
5: create a representation or model of; "The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights" [syn: {simulate}]
6: construct a model of; "model an airplane" [syn: {mock up}] [also: {modelling}, {modelled}]

Model T
n : the first widely available automobile powered by a gasoline engine; mass-produced by Henry Ford from 1908 to 1927

modeled
adj : resembling sculpture; "her finely modeled features"; "rendered with...vivid sculptural effect"; "the sculpturesque beauty of the athletes' bodies" [syn: {sculptural}, {sculptured}, {sculpturesque}]

modeler
n : a person who creates models [syn: {modeller}]

modeling
n 1: sculpture produced by molding [syn: {mold}, {mould}, {molding}, {moulding}, {clay sculpture}]
2: a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied [syn: {modelling}, {molding}, {moulding}]
3: the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale) [syn: {model}, {modelling}]

modelled
model
adj : worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens" [syn: {exemplary}, {model(a)}]
n 1: a simplified description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems" [syn: {theoretical account}, {framework}]
2: a type of product; "his car was an old model"
3: a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor; "the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos" [syn: {poser}]
4: representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale) [syn: {simulation}]
5: something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general" [syn: {exemplar}, {example}, {good example}]
6: someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role model" [syn: {role model}]
7: a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example" [syn: {example}]
8: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin" [syn: {mannequin}, {manikin}, {mannikin}, {manakin}, {fashion model}]
9: the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale) [syn: {modelling}, {modeling}]
v 1: plan or create according to a model or models [syn: {pattern}]
2: form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay" [syn: {mold}, {mould}]
3: assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often" [syn: {pose}, {sit}, {posture}]
4: display (clothes) as a mannequin; "model the latest fashion"
5: create a representation or model of; "The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights" [syn: {simulate}]
6: construct a model of; "model an airplane" [syn: {mock up}] [also: {modelling}, {modelled}]

modelled
See {model}

modeller
n : a person who creates models [syn: {modeler}]

modelling
model
adj : worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens" [syn: {exemplary}, {model(a)}]
n 1: a simplified description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems" [syn: {theoretical account}, {framework}]
2: a type of product; "his car was an old model"
3: a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor; "the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos" [syn: {poser}]
4: representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale) [syn: {simulation}]
5: something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general" [syn: {exemplar}, {example}, {good example}]
6: someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role model" [syn: {role model}]
7: a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example" [syn: {example}]
8: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin" [syn: {mannequin}, {manikin}, {mannikin}, {manakin}, {fashion model}]
9: the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale) [syn: {modelling}, {modeling}]
v 1: plan or create according to a model or models [syn: {pattern}]
2: form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay" [syn: {mold}, {mould}]
3: assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often" [syn: {pose}, {sit}, {posture}]
4: display (clothes) as a mannequin; "model the latest fashion"
5: create a representation or model of; "The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights" [syn: {simulate}]
6: construct a model of; "model an airplane" [syn: {mock up}] [also: {modelling}, {modelled}]

modelling
n 1: a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied [syn: {modeling}, {molding}, {moulding}]
2: the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale) [syn: {model}, {modeling}]

modelling
See {model}

modem
n : (from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line

moderate
adj 1: being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart" [ant: {immoderate}]
2: not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism" [syn: {temperate}]
3: marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes; "moderate in his demands"; "restrained in his response" [syn: {restrained}]
n : a person who takes a position in the political center [syn: {centrist}, {middle of the roader}, {moderationist}]
v 1: preside over; "John moderated the discussion" [syn: {chair}, {lead}]
2: make less fast or intense; "moderate your speed"
3: lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" [syn: {control}, {hold in}, {hold}, {contain}, {check}, {curb}]
4: make less severe or harsh; "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears" [syn: {mince}, {soften}]
5: make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements" [syn: {tone down}, {tame}]
6: restrain or temper [syn: {chasten}, {temper}]

moderate breeze
n : wind moving 13-18 knots; 4 on the Beaufort scale

moderate gale
n : wind moving 32-38 knots; 7 on the Beaufort scale [syn: {near gale}]

moderated
adj : having elements or qualities mixed in proper or suitable proportions; especially made less severe; "justice moderated with mercy" [syn: {qualified}]

moderately
adv 1: to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"; "they lived comfortably within reason" [syn: {reasonably}, {within reason}, {somewhat}, {fairly}, {middling}, {passably}] [ant: {unreasonably}, {unreasonably}]
2: in a moderate manner; "he drinks moderately" [syn: {with moderation}] [ant: {immoderately}]

moderateness
n 1: the property of being moderate in price; "the store is famous for the reasonableness of its prices" [syn: {reasonableness}, {modestness}]
2: quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes [syn: {moderation}] [ant: {immoderation}]

moderating
adj : lessening in intensity or strength [ant: {intensifying}]

moderation
n 1: quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes [syn: {moderateness}] [ant: {immoderation}]
2: a change for the better [syn: {easing}, {relief}]
3: the trait of avoiding excesses [syn: {temperance}] [ant: {intemperance}]
4: the action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions"

moderationist
n 1: a moderate drinker (as opposed to a total abstainer)
2: a person who takes a position in the political center [syn: {centrist}, {middle of the roader}, {moderate}]

moderatism
n : a political philosophy of avoiding the extremes of left and right by taking a moderate position or course of action [syn: {centrism}]

moderato
adj : (of tempo) moderate

moderator
n 1: any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors
2: in the Presdyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly
3: someone who presides over a forum or debate
4: someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence

moderatorship
n : the position of moderator

modern
adj 1: belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages; "modern art"; "modern furniture"; "modern history"; "totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric" [ant: {nonmodern}]
2: relating to a recently developed fashion or style; "their offices are in a modern skyscraper"; "tables in modernistic designs"; [syn: {mod}, {modernistic}]
3: characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture
4: ahead of the times; "the advanced teaching methods"; "had advanced views on the subject"; "a forward-looking corporation"; "is British industry innovative enough?" [syn: {advanced}, {forward-looking}, {innovative}]
5: used of a living language; being the current stage in its development; "Modern English"; "New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew" [syn: {New}]
n 1: a contemporary person
2: a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes [syn: {modern font}, {Bodoni}, {Bodoni font}] [ant: {old style}]

modern ballet
n : a style of ballet that admits a wider variety of movements

modern dance
n : a style of theatrical dancing that is not as restricted as classical ballet; movements are expressive of feelings

Modern English
n : English since about 1450

modern era
n : the present or recent times

modern font
n : a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes [syn: {modern}, {Bodoni}, {Bodoni font}] [ant: {old style}]

Modern Greek
n : the Greek language as spoken and written today

Modern Hebrew
n : Hebrew used in Israel today; revived from ancient Hebrew

modern jazz
n : any of various styles of jazz that appeared after 1940 [syn: {new jazz}, {neo jazz}]

modern man
n : subspecies of Homo sapiens; includes all modern races [syn: {Homo sapiens sapiens}]

modern times
n : the circumstances and ideas of the present age; "behind the times"; "in times like these" [syn: {times}, {present time}, {modern world}, {contemporary world}]

modern world
n : the circumstances and ideas of the present age; "behind the times"; "in times like these" [syn: {times}, {modern times}, {present time}, {contemporary world}]

modern-day
adj : characteristic of the present; "contemporary trends in design"; "the role of computers in modern-day medicine" [syn: {contemporary}]

Moderne
adj : relating to a style of design popular in the Europe and the United States between 1920 and 1940 (sometimes known as Art Deco)

modernisation
n : making modern in appearance or behavior; "the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process" [syn: {modernization}]

modernise
v 1: become technologically advanced; "Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"; "Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly" [syn: {modernize}, {develop}]
2: make repairs or adjustments to; "You should overhaul your car engine" [syn: {overhaul}, {modernize}]

modernised
adj : brought up to date; "modernized methods" [syn: {modernized}]

modernism
n 1: genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres
2: the quality of being current or of the present; "a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village" [syn: {modernity}, {modernness}, {contemporaneity}, {contemporaneousness}]
3: practices typical of contemporary life or thought

modernist
adj : of or relating to modernism; "modernist paintings"
n : an artist who makes a deliberate break with previous styles

modernistic
adj : relating to a recently developed fashion or style; "their offices are in a modern skyscraper"; "tables in modernistic designs"; [syn: {mod}, {modern}]

modernity
n : the quality of being current or of the present; "a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village" [syn: {modernness}, {modernism}, {contemporaneity}, {contemporaneousness}]

modernization
n 1: making modern in appearance or behavior; "the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process" [syn: {modernisation}]
2: a modernized version (as of a play)

modernize
v 1: make repairs or adjustments to; "You should overhaul your car engine" [syn: {overhaul}, {modernise}]
2: become technologically advanced; "Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"; "Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly" [syn: {modernise}, {develop}]

modernized
adj : brought up to date; "modernized methods" [syn: {modernised}]

modernness
n : the quality of being current or of the present; "a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village" [syn: {modernity}, {modernism}, {contemporaneity}, {contemporaneousness}]

modest
adj 1: marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; "a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals" [ant: {immodest}]
2: not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way" [syn: {small}]
3: free from pomp or affectation; "comfortable but modest cottages"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes"
4: not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance [ant: {immodest}]
5: low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings" [syn: {humble}, {low}, {lowly}, {small}]
6: humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing" [syn: {meek}, {mild}]
7: limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country" [syn: {minor}, {small}, {small-scale}, {pocket-size}, {pocket-sized}]
8: free from ostentation or pretension; "the restrained elegance of the room" [syn: {restrained}, {unostentatious}]

Modest Moussorgsky
n : Russian composer of operas and orchestral works (1839-1881) [syn: {Mussorgsky}, {Moussorgsky}, {Modest Mussorgsky}, {Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky}, {Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky}]

Modest Mussorgsky
n : Russian composer of operas and orchestral works (1839-1881) [syn: {Mussorgsky}, {Moussorgsky}, {Modest Moussorgsky}, {Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky}, {Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky}]

Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky
n : Russian composer of operas and orchestral works (1839-1881) [syn: {Mussorgsky}, {Moussorgsky}, {Modest Mussorgsky}, {Modest Moussorgsky}, {Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky}]

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
n : Russian composer of operas and orchestral works (1839-1881) [syn: {Mussorgsky}, {Moussorgsky}, {Modest Mussorgsky}, {Modest Moussorgsky}, {Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky}]

modestly
adv : in a modest manner; "the dissertation was entitled, modestly, `Remarks about a play by Shakespeare'" [syn: {with modesty}] [ant: {immodestly}]

modestness
n : the property of being moderate in price; "the store is famous for the reasonableness of its prices" [syn: {reasonableness}, {moderateness}]

modesty
n 1: freedom from vanity or conceit [ant: {immodesty}]
2: formality and propriety of manner [syn: {reserve}]

Modicon
n : trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone

modicum
n : a small or moderate or token amount; "England still expects a modicum of eccentricity in its artists"- Ian Jack

modifiable
adj : capable of being modified in form or character or strength (especially by making less extreme); "the rhythm of physiological time is not modifiable except by interference with certain fundamental processes" - Alexis Carrel [ant: {unmodifiable}]

modification
n 1: the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) [syn: {alteration}, {adjustment}]
2: slightly modified copy; not an exact copy; "a modification of last year's model"
3: the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase [syn: {qualifying}, {limiting}]
4: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" [syn: {change}, {alteration}]

modified
modify
v 1: make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
2: add a modifier to a constituent [syn: {qualify}]
3: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" [syn: {change}, {alter}] [also: {modified}]

modified
adj 1: changed in form or character; "their modified stand made the issue more acceptable"; "the performance of the modified aircraft was much improved" [ant: {unmodified}]
2: mediocre [syn: {limited}]

modified
See {modify}

modified American plan
n : a hotel plan that includes breakfast and dinner (but not lunch)

modified radical mastectomy
n : removal of a breast and the pectoralis minor and some lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit

modifier
n 1: a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb [syn: {qualifier}]
2: a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising
3: a person who changes something; "an inveterate changer of the menu" [syn: {changer}]
4: a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene [syn: {modifier gene}]

modifier gene
n : a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene [syn: {modifier}]

modify
v 1: make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
2: add a modifier to a constituent [syn: {qualify}]
3: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" [syn: {change}, {alter}] [also: {modified}]

Modigliani
n : Italian painter and sculptor (1884-1920) [syn: {Amedeo Modigliano}]

modillion
n : (architecture) one of a set of ornamental brackets under a cornice

modioli
modiolus
n : the central conical bony pillar of the cochlea [also: {modioli} (pl)]

modioli
See {modiolus}

modiolus
n : the central conical bony pillar of the cochlea [also: {modioli} (pl)]

modish
adj : in the current fashion or style [syn: {a la mode(p)}, {in style(p)}, {in vogue(p)}]

modishly
adv : in a stylish manner; "He was smartly dressed" [syn: {smartly}, {sprucely}]

modishness
n : elegance by virtue of being fashionable [syn: {chic}, {chicness}, {smartness}, {stylishness}, {swank}, {last word}]

modiste
n 1: someone who makes and sells hats [syn: {hatmaker}, {hatter}, {milliner}]
2: someone who makes or mends dresses [syn: {dressmaker}, {needlewoman}, {seamstress}, {sempstress}]

mods
n : a youth subculture that began in London in the early 1960s; a working-class movement with highly stylized dress and short hair; listened to rhythm and blues music and travelled on motor scooters

modular
adj : constructed with standardized units or dimensions allowing flexibility and variety in use; "modular furniture"; "modular homes"

modulate
v 1: change the key of, in music; "modulate the melody"
2: of one's speech, varying the pitch [syn: {tone}, {inflect}]
3: fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; "regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch" [syn: {regulate}]
4: adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of
5: vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves)

modulated
adj 1: changed or adjusted to be suitable [ant: {unmodulated}]
2: altered in volume as well as tone or pitch

modulation
n 1: a musical passage moving from one key to another [syn: {transition}]
2: (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase
3: rise and fall of the voice pitch [syn: {intonation}, {pitch contour}]
4: a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified [syn: {inflection}]
5: the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect)

module
n 1: one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind [syn: {faculty}, {mental faculty}]
2: detachable compartment of a spacecraft
3: computer circuit consisting of an assembly of electronic components (as of computer hardware)
4: a self-contained component (unit or item) that is used in combination with other components

moduli
modulus
n 1: an integer that can be divided without remainder into the difference between two other integers; "2 is a modulus of 5 and 9"
2: the absolute value of a complex number
3: (physics) a coefficient that expresses how much of a specified property is possessed by a specified substance [also: {moduli} (pl)]

moduli
See {modulus}

modulus
n 1: an integer that can be divided without remainder into the difference between two other integers; "2 is a modulus of 5 and 9"
2: the absolute value of a complex number
3: (physics) a coefficient that expresses how much of a specified property is possessed by a specified substance [also: {moduli} (pl)]

modulus of elasticity
n : (physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body [syn: {coefficient of elasticity}, {elastic modulus}]

modulus of rigidity
n : the coefficient of elasticity for a shearing force

modus operandi
n : an unvarying or habitual method of procedure [syn: {routine}]

modus vivendi
n 1: a temporary accommodation of a disagreement between parties pending a permanent settlement
2: a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes [syn: {life style}, {life-style}, {lifestyle}]

Moehringia
n : low-growing herbs widely distributed in temperate and arctic northern hemisphere: sandworts; distinguished from members of the genus Arenaria mainly by having 4- rather than 5-petaled flowers [syn: {genus Moehringia}]

Moehringia lateriflora
n : low-growing herb having clusters of small white-flowers 4-petaled flowers [syn: {sandwort}]

Moehringia mucosa
n : loosely matted plant with mosslike foliage studded with tiny starry 4-petaled white blossoms; mountains of central and southern Europe [syn: {sandwort}]

Moeller's glossitis
n : a superficial form of glossitis marked by irregular red patches on the tongue and sensitivity to hot or spicy food [syn: {glossodynia exfoliativa}]

Mogadiscio
n : the capital and largest city of Somalia; a port on the Indian Ocean [syn: {Mogadishu}, {capital of Somalia}]

Mogadishu
n : the capital and largest city of Somalia; a port on the Indian Ocean [syn: {Mogadiscio}, {capital of Somalia}]

mogdad coffee
n : very leafy malodorous tropical weedy shrub whose seeds have been used as an adulterant for coffee; sometimes classified in genus Cassia [syn: {coffee senna}, {styptic weed}, {stinking weed}, {Senna occidentalis}, {Cassia occidentalis}]

Mogen David
n : a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles triangles; an emblem symbolizing Judaism [syn: {Star of David}, {Shield of David}, {Magen David}, {Solomon's seal}]

Moghul
n : a member of the Muslim dynasty that ruled India until 1857 [syn: {Mogul}]

mogul
n 1: a bump on a ski slope
2: a member of the Muslim dynasty that ruled India until 1857 [syn: {Moghul}]
3: a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" [syn: {baron}, {big businessman}, {business leader}, {king}, {magnate}, {power}, {top executive}, {tycoon}]

Mogul empire
n : an empire established by the Mogul conquerors of India that reigned from 1526 to 1857

mohair
n : fabric made with yarn made from the silky hair of the Angora goat

Mohammad
n : the Arab prophet who founded Islam (570-632) [syn: {Mohammed}, {Muhammad}, {Mahomet}, {Mahound}]

Mohammadanism
n : the religion of Muslims collectively which governs their civilization and way of life; the predominant religion of northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan and Indonesia [syn: {Islam}, {Islamism}, {Muslimism}, {Muhammadanism}, {Mohammedanism}]

Mohammed
n : the Arab prophet who founded Islam (570-632) [syn: {Mohammad}, {Muhammad}, {Mahomet}, {Mahound}]

Mohammed Ali
n : Albanian soldier in the service of Turkey who was made viceroy of Egypt and took control away from the Ottoman Empire and established Egypt as a modern state (1769-1849) [syn: {Mehemet Ali}, {Muhammad Ali}]

Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
n : Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic fundamentalists (1919-1980) [syn: {Pahlavi}, {Shah Palavi}, {Pahlevi}, {Mohammed Reza Pahlevi}]

Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
n : Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic fundamentalists (1919-1980) [syn: {Pahlavi}, {Mohammed Reza Pahlavi}, {Shah Palavi}, {Pahlevi}]

Mohammedan
adj : of or relating to the Arabian prophet Muhammad or to the religion he founded [syn: {Muhammadan}]
n : a believer or follower of Islam [syn: {Muslim}, {Moslem}, {Muhammedan}, {Muhammadan}, {Islamist}]

Mohammedan calendar
n : the lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle every 32 years [syn: {Islamic calendar}, {Muhammadan calendar}, {Moslem calendar}, {Muslim calendar}]

Mohammedanism
n 1: the religion of Muslims collectively which governs their civilization and way of life; the predominant religion of northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan and Indonesia [syn: {Islam}, {Islamism}, {Muslimism}, {Muhammadanism}, {Mohammadanism}]
2: the monotheistic religion of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran; "the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion" [syn: {Islam}, {Islamism}, {Muhammadanism}, {Muslimism}]

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
n : political and spiritual leader during India's struggle with Great Britain for home rule; an advocate of passive resistance (1869-1948) [syn: {Gandhi}, {Mahatma Gandhi}]

Moharram
n : the first month of the Islamic calendar [syn: {Muharram}, {Muharrum}]

Mohave
n 1: a member of the North American Indian people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona and Nevada and California [syn: {Mojave}]
2: a desert area in southern California [syn: {Mojave}, {Mojave Desert}, {Mohave Desert}]
3: the Yuman language spoken by the Mohave people [syn: {Mojave}]

Mohave Desert
n : a desert area in southern California [syn: {Mojave}, {Mojave Desert}, {Mohave}]

Mohawk
n 1: a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living along the Mohawk River in New York state
2: the Iroquoian language spoken by the Mohawk people

Mohawk River
n : a river of central New York that flows southeastward to the Hudson River

Mohican
n 1: a member of the Algonquian people formerly living the Hudson valley and eastward to the Housatonic [syn: {Mahican}]
2: the Algonquian language spoken by the Mohican people [syn: {Mahican}]
3: haircut in which the head is shaved except for a band of hair down the middle of the scalp [syn: {Mohican haircut}]

Mohican haircut
n : haircut in which the head is shaved except for a band of hair down the middle of the scalp [syn: {Mohican}]

Mohria
n : African terrestrial ferns [syn: {genus Mohria}]

Mohria caffrorum
n : sweetly scented African fern with narrow bipinnate fronds [syn: {scented fern}]

Mohs scale
n : a scale of hardness of solids; talc is 0 and diamond is 10; ordering is determined by which substance can scratch another substance

moiety
n 1: one of two (approximately) equal parts [syn: {mediety}]
2: one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe

moil
v 1: work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" [syn: {labor}, {labour}, {toil}, {fag}, {travail}, {grind}, {drudge}, {dig}]
2: be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm" [syn: {churn}, {boil}, {roil}]
3: moisten or soil; "Her tears moiled the letter"

Moira Shearer
n : Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926) [syn: {Shearer}]

Moirae
n : the 3 goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Roman Parcae and similar to the Norse Norns [syn: {Moirai}]

Moirai
n : the 3 goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Roman Parcae and similar to the Norse Norns [syn: {Moirae}]

moire
adj : of silk fabric; having a wavelike pattern [syn: {watered}]
n : silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern [syn: {watered-silk}]

moist
adj : slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears" [syn: {damp}, {dampish}]

moisten
v 1: make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows" [syn: {wash}, {dampen}]
2: moisten with fine drops; "drizzle the meat with melted butter" [syn: {drizzle}]

moistener
n : a device that dampens or moistens something; "he used a dampener to moisten the shirts before he ironed them" [syn: {dampener}]

moistening
n : the act of making something slightly wet [syn: {dampening}]

moistly
adv : in a damp manner; "a scarf was tied round her head but the rebellious curl had escaped and hung damply over her left eye" [syn: {damply}]

moistness
n : a slight wetness [syn: {damp}, {dampness}]

moisture
n : wetness caused by water; "drops of wet gleamed on the window" [syn: {wet}]

moisturise
v : make (more) humid; "We have a machine that humidifies the air in the house" [syn: {humidify}, {moisturize}] [ant: {dehumidify}]

moisturize
v : make (more) humid; "We have a machine that humidifies the air in the house" [syn: {humidify}, {moisturise}] [ant: {dehumidify}]

mojarra
n : small silvery schooling fishes with protrusible mouths found in warm coastal waters

Mojave
n 1: a member of the North American Indian people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona and Nevada and California [syn: {Mohave}]
2: a desert area in southern California [syn: {Mojave Desert}, {Mohave}, {Mohave Desert}]
3: the Yuman language spoken by the Mohave people [syn: {Mohave}]

Mojave aster
n : wild aster having grayish leafy stems and flower heads with narrow pale lavender or violet rayes; of rocky desert slopes California to Arizona and Utah [syn: {Machaeranthera tortifoloia}]

Mojave Desert
n : a desert area in southern California [syn: {Mojave}, {Mohave}, {Mohave Desert}]

Mojave rattlesnake
n : extremely dangerous; most common in areas of scattered scrubby growth; from Mojave Desert to western Texas and into Mexico [syn: {Crotalus scutulatus}]

mojo
n : a magic power or magic spell

moke
n : British informal

moksa
n : (Hinduism) release from the cycle of rebirth

Mokulu
n : a Chadic language spoken in Chad

mol
n : the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites [syn: {gram molecule}, {mole}]

mola
n : among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters [syn: {ocean sunfish}, {sunfish}, {headfish}]

Mola lanceolata
n : caudal fin has a central projection [syn: {sharptail mola}]

molal
adj : designating a solution containing 1 mole of solute per 1000 grams of solvent [syn: {molar}]

molality
n : molal concentration

molar
adj 1: designating a solution containing 1 mole of solute per 1000 grams of solvent [syn: {molal}]
2: of or pertaining to molar teeth; "molar weight"
3: containing one mole of a substance; "molar weight"
4: pertaining to large units of behavior; "such molar problems of personality as the ego functions"--R.R. Hunt [syn: {molar(a)}] [ant: {molecular(a)}]
n : grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars [syn: {grinder}]

molar concentration
n : concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per liter of solvent [syn: {molarity}, {M}]

molar pregnancy
n : an abnormality during pregnancy; chorionic villi around an aborting embryo degenerate and form clusters of fluid-filled sacs [syn: {hydatid mole}, {hydatidiform mole}]

molarity
n : concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per liter of solvent [syn: {molar concentration}, {M}]

molasses
n : thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining

molasses cookie
n : very spicy drop cookies sweetened partially with molasses

molasses kiss
n : a toffee-like candy kiss [syn: {candy kiss}]

molasses taffy
n : taffy made of molasses

mold
n 1: the distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region" [syn: {cast}, {stamp}]
2: container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens [syn: {mould}, {cast}]
3: loose soil rich in organic matter [syn: {mould}]
4: the process of becoming mildewed [syn: {mildew}]
5: a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter [syn: {mould}]
6: sculpture produced by molding [syn: {mould}, {molding}, {moulding}, {modeling}, {clay sculpture}]
v 1: form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay" [syn: {model}, {mould}]
2: become moldy; spoil due to humidity; "The furniture molded in the old house" [syn: {mildew}]
3: form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; "cast a bronze sculpture" [syn: {cast}, {mould}]
4: make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" [syn: {shape}, {form}, {work}, {mould}, {forge}]
5: fit tightly, follow the contours of; "The dress molds her beautiful figure"
6: shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion" [syn: {determine}, {shape}, {influence}, {regulate}]

moldable
adj : capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material); "plastic substances such as wax or clay" [syn: {fictile}, {plastic}]

Moldavia
n : a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet but achieved independence in 1991 [syn: {Moldova}, {Republic of Moldova}]

moldboard
n : wedge formed by the curved part of a steel plow blade that turns the furrow [syn: {mouldboard}]

moldboard plow
n : plow that has a moldboard [syn: {mouldboard plough}]

molded
adj : shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort); "a shaped handgrip"; "the molded steel plates"; "the wrought silver bracelet" [syn: {shaped}, {wrought}]

molded salad
n : salad of meats or vegetables in gelatin

molder
v : break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat" [syn: {decompose}, {rot}, {moulder}]

moldered
adj : slowly broken down or crumbled into dust; "layers of moldered leaves" [syn: {mouldered}]

moldering
adj : becoming rotten; "a field covered with thousands of decomposing bodies"; "John Brown's body lies a-moldering in the grave" [syn: {decomposing}, {mouldering}]

moldier
moldy
adj : covered with or smelling of mold; "moldy bread"; "a moldy (or musty) odor" [syn: {mouldy}, {musty}] [also: {moldiest}, {moldier}]

moldier
See {moldy}

moldiest
moldy
adj : covered with or smelling of mold; "moldy bread"; "a moldy (or musty) odor" [syn: {mouldy}, {musty}] [also: {moldiest}, {moldier}]

moldiest
See {moldy}

moldiness
n : the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy [syn: {mustiness}, {must}]

molding
n 1: the act of creating something by casting it in a mold [syn: {casting}]
2: a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing [syn: {moulding}]
3: a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge [syn: {moulding}, {border}]
4: sculpture produced by molding [syn: {mold}, {mould}, {moulding}, {modeling}, {clay sculpture}]
5: a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied [syn: {modeling}, {modelling}, {moulding}]

Moldova
n : a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet but achieved independence in 1991 [syn: {Republic of Moldova}, {Moldavia}]

Moldovan
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Moldova or its people or culture

Moldovan monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Moldova

moldy
adj : covered with or smelling of mold; "moldy bread"; "a moldy (or musty) odor" [syn: {mouldy}, {musty}] [also: {moldiest}, {moldier}]

mole
n 1: the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites [syn: {gram molecule}, {mol}]
2: a spy who works against enemy espionage [syn: {counterspy}]
3: spicy sauce often containing chocolate
4: a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin
5: a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away [syn: {breakwater}, {groin}, {groyne}, {bulwark}, {seawall}, {jetty}]
6: small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet

mole cricket
n : digs in moist soil and feeds on plant roots

mole plant
n 1: showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to Peru [syn: {Japanese poinsettia}, {paint leaf}, {Euphorbia heterophylla}]
2: poisonous Old World spurge; adventive in America; seeds yield a purgative oil [syn: {caper spurge}, {myrtle spurge}, {Euphorbia lathyris}]

mole rat
n 1: African rodent resembling a mole in habits and appearance
2: furry short-limbed tailless rodent resembling a true mole in habits and appearance; of eastern Europe and Middle East
3: burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon [syn: {bandicoot rat}]

mole salamander
n : brownish-black burrowing salamander of southeastern United States [syn: {Ambystoma talpoideum}]

Molech
n : god of the Ammonites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children [syn: {Moloch}]

molecular
adj 1: relating to or produced by or consisting of molecules; "molecular structure"; "molecular oxygen"; "molecular weight is the sum of all the atoms in a molecul"
2: relating to simple or elementary organization; "proceed by more and more detailed analysis to the molecular facts of perception"--G.A. Miller [syn: {molecular(a)}] [ant: {molar(a)}]

molecular biologist
n : a biologist who studies the structure and activity of macromolecules essential to life

molecular biology
n : the branch of biology that studies the structure and activity of macromolecules essential to life (and especially with their genetic role)

molecular formula
n : a chemical formula based on analysis and molecular weight

molecular genetics
n : the branch of genetics concerned with the structure and activity of genetic material at the molecular level

molecular weight
n : (chemistry) the sum of the relative atomic masses of the constituent atoms of a molecule [syn: {relative molecular mass}]

molecule
n 1: (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
2: (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything [syn: {atom}, {particle}, {corpuscle}, {mote}, {speck}]

molehill
n : a mound of earth made by moles while burrowing

moleskin
n : a durable cotton fabric with a velvety nap

molest
v 1: harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to
2: annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" [syn: {harass}, {hassle}, {harry}, {chivy}, {chivvy}, {chevy}, {chevvy}, {beset}, {plague}, {provoke}]

molestation
n 1: the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children)
2: the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism [syn: {harassment}]

molested
adj : sexually abused [syn: {assaulted}, {raped}]

molester
n : someone who subjects others to unwanted or improper sexual activities

Molidae
n : ocean sunfishes [syn: {family Molidae}]

Moliere
n : French author of sophisticated comedies (1622-1673) [syn: {Jean-Baptiste Poquelin}]

molindone
n : antipsychotic drug (trade name Moban) used in the treatment of schizophrenia [syn: {Moban}]

Moline
n : a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River

Molisch reaction
n : biochemical indicator of the presence of carbohydrates in a solution; if carbohydrates are present a violet ring is formed by reaction with alpha-naphthol in the presence of sulfuric acid [syn: {alpha-naphthol test}, {Molisch's test}, {Molisch test}]

Molisch test
n : biochemical indicator of the presence of carbohydrates in a solution; if carbohydrates are present a violet ring is formed by reaction with alpha-naphthol in the presence of sulfuric acid [syn: {alpha-naphthol test}, {Molisch's test}, {Molisch reaction}]

Molisch's test
n : biochemical indicator of the presence of carbohydrates in a solution; if carbohydrates are present a violet ring is formed by reaction with alpha-naphthol in the presence of sulfuric acid [syn: {alpha-naphthol test}, {Molisch test}, {Molisch reaction}]

Molise
n : a region of south central Italy

moll
n : the girl friend of a gangster [syn: {gun moll}, {gangster's moll}]

Mollah
n : a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque [syn: {Mullah}, {Mulla}]

molle
n : small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits [syn: {pepper tree}, {Peruvian mastic tree}, {Schinus molle}]

mollie
n : popular aquarium fish [syn: {molly}]

Mollienesia
n : mollies [syn: {genus Mollienesia}]

mollification
n 1: a state of being appeased or ameliorated or tempered
2: the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined; "a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants"; "his unsuccessful mollification of the mob" [syn: {pacification}]

mollified
mollify
v 1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: {pacify}, {lenify}, {conciliate}, {assuage}, {appease}, {placate}, {gentle}, {gruntle}]
2: make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism" [syn: {temper}, {season}]
3: make less rigid or softer [also: {mollified}]

mollified
See {mollify}

mollify
v 1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: {pacify}, {lenify}, {conciliate}, {assuage}, {appease}, {placate}, {gentle}, {gruntle}]
2: make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism" [syn: {temper}, {season}]
3: make less rigid or softer [also: {mollified}]

Molluga
n : carpetweeds [syn: {genus Molluga}]

Molluga verticillata
n : annual prostrate mat-forming weed having whorled leaves and small greenish-white flowers; widespread throughout North America [syn: {carpetweed}, {Indian chickweed}]

mollusc
n : invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell [syn: {mollusk}, {shellfish}]

Mollusca
n : gastropods; bivalves; cephalopods; chitons [syn: {phylum Mollusca}]

molluscum
n : any skin disease characterized by soft pulpy nodules

molluscum contagiosum
n : a virus disease of the skin marked by round white swellings; transmitted from person to person (most often in children or in adults with impaired immune function)

mollusk
n : invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell [syn: {mollusc}, {shellfish}]

mollusk family
n : a family of mollusks

mollusk genus
n : a genus of mollusks

molly
n : popular aquarium fish [syn: {mollie}]

Molly Miller
n : inhabits both coasts of tropical Atlantic [syn: {Scartella cristata}]

Molly Pitcher
n : heroine of the American Revolution who carried water to soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth Court House and took over her husband's gun when he was overcome by heat (1754-1932) [syn: {McCauley}, {Mary McCauley}, {Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley}]

mollycoddle
n : a pampered darling; an effeminate man
v : treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" [syn: {pamper}, {featherbed}, {cosset}, {cocker}, {baby}, {coddle}, {spoil}, {indulge}]

mollycoddler
n : someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence [syn: {pamperer}, {spoiler}, {coddler}]

mollymawk
n : large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight [syn: {albatross}]

Molnar
n : Hungarian playwright (1878-1952) [syn: {Ferenc Molnar}]

Moloch
n 1: a tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience or sacrifice; "the great Moloch of war"; "duty has become the Moloch of modern life"- Norman Douglas
2: god of the Ammonites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children [syn: {Molech}]
3: any lizard of the genus Moloch

Moloch horridus
n : desert lizard that feeds on ants [syn: {mountain devil}, {spiny lizard}]

Molokai
n : an island of central Hawaii (between Maui and Oahu) [syn: {Molokai Island}]

Molokai Island
n : an island of central Hawaii (between Maui and Oahu) [syn: {Molokai}]

Molossidae
n : mastiff bats; freetail bats [syn: {family Molossidae}]

Molothrus
n : cowbirds [syn: {genus Molothrus}]

Molotov
n 1: Soviet statesman (1890-1986) [syn: {Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov}]
2: a city in the European part of Russia [syn: {Perm}]

Molotov cocktail
n : a crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick [syn: {petrol bomb}, {gasoline bomb}]

molt
n : periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles [syn: {molting}, {moult}, {moulting}, {ecdysis}]
v : cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "out dog sheds every Spring" [syn: {shed}, {exuviate}, {moult}, {slough}]

molten
melt
n : the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours" [syn: {thaw}, {thawing}, {melting}]
v 1: reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun" [syn: {run}, {melt down}]
2: become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat" [syn: {dissolve}, {thaw}, {unfreeze}, {unthaw}, {dethaw}]
3: become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed" [syn: {mellow}, {mellow out}]
4: lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene" [syn: {meld}]
5: become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk" [syn: {fade}]
6: become less intense and fade away gradually; "her resistance melted under his charm" [syn: {disappear}] [also: {molten}]

molten
adj : reduced to liquid form by heating; "a mass of molten rock" [syn: {liquefied}, {liquified}]

molten
See {melt}

molter
n : an animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair) [syn: {moulter}]

molting
n : periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles [syn: {molt}, {moult}, {moulting}, {ecdysis}]

molto
adv : much; "allegro molto"

molucca balm
n : aromatic annual with a tall stems of small whitish flowers enclosed in a greatly enlarged saucer- or bell-shaped calyx [syn: {bells of Ireland}, {Molucella laevis}]

Moluccas
n : a group of island in eastern Indonesia between Celebes and New Guinea; settled by the Portuguese but taken by the Dutch who made them the center for a spice monopoly, at which time they were known as Spice Islands [syn: {Spice Islands}]

Molucella
n : small genus of aromatic herbs of Mediterranean regions; widely cultivated [syn: {genus Molucella}]

Molucella laevis
n : aromatic annual with a tall stems of small whitish flowers enclosed in a greatly enlarged saucer- or bell-shaped calyx [syn: {molucca balm}, {bells of Ireland}]

Molva
n : ling [syn: {genus Molva}]

Molva molva
n : elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried [syn: {ling}]

molybdenite
n : a mineral resembling graphite that is valued as the chief source of molybdenum and its compounds

molybdenum
n : a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden steel [syn: {Mo}, {atomic number 42}]

molybdenum steel
n : steel containing 10-15% molybdenum; properties are similar to tungsten steel

mom
n : informal terms for a mother [syn: {ma}, {mama}, {mamma}, {momma}, {mommy}, {mammy}, {mum}, {mummy}, {mater}]

Mombasa
n : a port city in southern Kenya on a coral island in a bay of the Indian Ocean

mombin
n 1: common tropical American shrub or small tree with purplish fruit [syn: {mombin tree}, {jocote}, {Spondias purpurea}]
2: purplish tropical fruit

mombin tree
n : common tropical American shrub or small tree with purplish fruit [syn: {mombin}, {jocote}, {Spondias purpurea}]

moment
n 1: a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began" [syn: {minute}, {second}, {instant}]
2: an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" [syn: {minute}, {second}, {bit}]
3: at this time; "the disappointments of the here and now"; "she is studying at the moment" [syn: {here and now}, {present moment}]
4: having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment that security" [syn: {consequence}, {import}] [ant: {inconsequence}]
5: the moment of a couple is the product of its force and the distance between its opposing forces
6: the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value

moment of a magnet
n : the torque exerted on a magnet or dipole when it is placed in a magnetic field [syn: {magnetic moment}]

moment of inertia
n : the tendency of a body to resist angular acceleration

moment of truth
n 1: the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull
2: a crucial moment on which much depends

momenta
momentum
n 1: an impelling force or strength; "the car's momentum carried it off the road" [syn: {impulse}]
2: the product of a body's mass and its velocity; "the momentum of the particles was deduced from meteoritic velocities" [also: {momenta} (pl)]

momenta
See {momentum}

momentaneous
adj : lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse" [syn: {fleeting}, {fugitive}, {momentary}]

momentarily
adv 1: for an instant or moment; "we paused momentarily before proceeding"; "a cardinal perched momently on the dogwood branch" [syn: {momently}]
2: at any moment; "she will be with you momently" [syn: {in a moment}, {momently}]

momentary
adj : lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse" [syn: {fleeting}, {fugitive}, {momentaneous}]

momently
adv 1: for an instant or moment; "we paused momentarily before proceeding"; "a cardinal perched momently on the dogwood branch" [syn: {momentarily}]
2: at any moment; "she will be with you momently" [syn: {momentarily}, {in a moment}]

momentous
adj : of very great significance; "deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision"; "a momentous event" [syn: {big}]

momentously
adv : in a momentous way

momentousness
n : utmost importance

moments of truth
See {moment of truth}

momentum
n 1: an impelling force or strength; "the car's momentum carried it off the road" [syn: {impulse}]
2: the product of a body's mass and its velocity; "the momentum of the particles was deduced from meteoritic velocities" [also: {momenta} (pl)]

momi
See {momus}

momism
n : excessive protection [syn: {overprotection}, {overshielding}]

momma
n : informal terms for a mother [syn: {ma}, {mama}, {mamma}, {mom}, {mommy}, {mammy}, {mum}, {mummy}, {mater}]

Mommsen
n : German historian noted for his history of Rome (1817-1903) [syn: {Theodor Mommsen}]

mommy
n : informal terms for a mother [syn: {ma}, {mama}, {mamma}, {mom}, {momma}, {mammy}, {mum}, {mummy}, {mater}]

Momordica
n : Old World tropical vine [syn: {genus Momordica}]

Momordica balsamina
n : a tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit [syn: {balsam apple}]

Momordica charantia
n : tropical Old World vine with yellow-orange fruit [syn: {balsam pear}]

Momos
n : god of blame and mockery [syn: {Momus}]

momot
n : tropical American bird resembling a blue jay and having greenish and bluish plumage [syn: {motmot}]

Momotidae
n : a family of birds of the order Coraciiformes [syn: {family Momotidae}]

Momotus
n : type genus of the Momotidae [syn: {genus Momotus}]

Momus
n : god of blame and mockery [syn: {Momos}]

Mon
n 1: the second day of the week; the first working day [syn: {Monday}]
2: a member of a Buddhist people living in Myanmar and adjacent parts of Thailand
3: the Mon-Khmer language spoken by the Mon people

Mona
n : an island northwest of Wales [syn: {Anglesey}, {Anglesey Island}, {Anglesea}, {Anglesea Island}]

Monacan
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Monaco or its people [syn: {Monegasque}]

Monaco
n : a constitutional monarchy in a tiny enclave on the French Riviera [syn: {Principality of Monaco}]

Monaco-Ville
n : the capital of Monaco

monad
n 1: an atom having a valence of one
2: a singular metaphysical entity from which material properties are said to derive [syn: {monas}] [also: {monades} (pl)]

monades
monad
n 1: an atom having a valence of one
2: a singular metaphysical entity from which material properties are said to derive [syn: {monas}] [also: {monades} (pl)]

monades
See {monad}

monadic operation
n : an operation with exactly one operand [syn: {unary operation}]

monal
n : brilliantly colored pheasant of southern Asia [syn: {monaul}]

monandrous
adj : having only one husband at a time

monandry
n : having only one husband at a time

monarch
n 1: a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right [syn: {sovereign}, {crowned head}]
2: large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed [syn: {monarch butterfly}, {milkweed butterfly}, {Danaus plexippus}]

monarch butterfly
n : large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed [syn: {monarch}, {milkweed butterfly}, {Danaus plexippus}]

monarchal
adj 1: of or relating to or befitting a monarch or monarchy; "monarchal (or monarchical) government"; "a country that was monarchial in tradition"; "reconciled to monarchic rule"; "monarchical systems" [syn: {monarchial}, {monarchic}, {monarchical}]
2: having the characteristics of or befitting or worthy of a monarch; "monarchical gestures"; "monarchal pomp" [syn: {monarchical}]
3: ruled by or having the supreme power resting with a monarch; "monarchal government"; "monarchical systems" [syn: {monarchical}, {monarchic}]

monarchial
adj : of or relating to or befitting a monarch or monarchy; "monarchal (or monarchical) government"; "a country that was monarchial in tradition"; "reconciled to monarchic rule"; "monarchical systems" [syn: {monarchal}, {monarchic}, {monarchical}]

monarchic
adj 1: of or relating to or befitting a monarch or monarchy; "monarchal (or monarchical) government"; "a country that was monarchial in tradition"; "reconciled to monarchic rule"; "monarchical systems" [syn: {monarchal}, {monarchial}, {monarchical}]
2: ruled by or having the supreme power resting with a monarch; "monarchal government"; "monarchical systems" [syn: {monarchal}, {monarchical}]

monarchical
adj 1: of or relating to or befitting a monarch or monarchy; "monarchal (or monarchical) government"; "a country that was monarchial in tradition"; "reconciled to monarchic rule"; "monarchical systems" [syn: {monarchal}, {monarchial}, {monarchic}]
2: having the characteristics of or befitting or worthy of a monarch; "monarchical gestures"; "monarchal pomp" [syn: {monarchal}]
3: ruled by or having the supreme power resting with a monarch; "monarchal government"; "monarchical systems" [syn: {monarchal}, {monarchic}]

monarchism
n : a belief in and advocacy of monarchy as a political system

monarchist
n : an advocate of the principles of monarchy [syn: {royalist}]

monarchy
n : an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority

monarda
n : any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda [syn: {wild bergamot}]

Monarda citriodora
n : an annual horsemint of central and western United States and northern Mexico [syn: {lemon mint}, {horsemint}]

Monarda clinopodia
n : perennial herb of North America (New York to Illinois and mountains of Alaska) having aromatic leaves and clusters of yellowish-pink balls [syn: {basil balm}]

Monarda didyma
n : perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads [syn: {bee balm}, {beebalm}, {bergamot mint}, {oswego tea}]

Monarda fistulosa
n : perennial herb of North America [syn: {bee balm}, {beebalm}]

Monarda pectinata
n : annual of southern United States [syn: {plains lemon monarda}]

Monarda punctata
n : tall erect perennial or annual having lanceolate leaves and heads of purple-spotted creamy flowers; many subspecies grown from eastern to southwestern United States and in Mexico [syn: {horsemint}]

Monardella
n : a genus of fragrant herbs of the family Labiatae in the western United States [syn: {genus Monardella}]

Monardella lanceolata
n : fragrant California annual herb having lanceolate leaves and clusters of rose-purple flowers [syn: {mustang mint}]

Monario
n : an artificial language

monas
n : a singular metaphysical entity from which material properties are said to derive [syn: {monad}]

monastery
n : the residence of a religious community

monastic
adj : of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows [syn: {cloistered}, {cloistral}, {conventual}, {monastical}]
n : a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work [syn: {monk}]

monastic habit
n : habit worn by monks in a monastery

monastic order
n : a group of person living under a religious rule; "the order of Saint Benedict" [syn: {order}]

monastical
adj : of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows [syn: {cloistered}, {cloistral}, {conventual}, {monastic}]

monasticism
n : asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience

monatomic
adj : of or relating to an element consisting of a single atom; "helium and argon are monatomic gases" [syn: {monoatomic}]

monaul
n : brilliantly colored pheasant of southern Asia [syn: {monal}]

monaural
adj : relating to or having or hearing with only one ear; "monaural deafness" [ant: {binaural}]

monaurally
adv : in a monaural manner; "the stimuli were presented monaurally" [syn: {to one ear}, {in one ear}] [ant: {binaurally}]

monazite
n : a reddish-brown mineral containing rare earth metals; an important source of thorium and cerium

Monday
n : the second day of the week; the first working day [syn: {Mon}]

Mondrian
n : Dutch painter whose work (intersecting lines at right angles and planes in primary colors) influenced the development of abstract art (1872-1944) [syn: {Piet Mondrian}]

monecious
adj : having male and female reproductive organs in the same plant or animal [syn: {monoecious}, {monoicous}] [ant: {dioecious}]

Monegasque
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Monaco or its people [syn: {Monacan}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Monaco

Monel metal
n : an alloy of nickel and copper and other metals (such as iron and/or manganese and/or aluminum) [syn: {Monell metal}]

Monell metal
n : an alloy of nickel and copper and other metals (such as iron and/or manganese and/or aluminum) [syn: {Monel metal}]

Monera
n : prokaryotic bacteria and blue-green algae and various primitive pathogens; because of lack of consensus on how to divide the organisms into phyla informal names are used for the major divisions [syn: {kingdom Monera}]

moneran
adj : of or relating to the Monera
n : organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and whose nutritional mode is absorption or photosynthesis or chemosynthesis [syn: {moneron}]

moneron
n : organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and whose nutritional mode is absorption or photosynthesis or chemosynthesis [syn: {moneran}]

Moneses
n : 1 species: one-flowered wintergreen; sometimes included in genus Pyrola [syn: {genus Moneses}]

Moneses uniflora
n : delicate evergreen dwarf herb of north temperate regions having a solitary white terminal flower; sometimes placed in genus Pyrola [syn: {one-flowered wintergreen}, {one-flowered pyrola}, {Pyrola uniflora}]

monestrous
adj : having one estrous cycle per year [syn: {monoestrous}]

Monet
n : French impressionist painter (1840-1926) [syn: {Claude Monet}]

monetarism
n : an economic theory holding that variations in unemployment and the rate of inflation are usually caused by changes in the supply of money

monetarist
n : an advocate of the theory that economic fluctuations are caused by increases or decreases in the supply of money

monetary
adj : relating to or involving money; "monetary rewards"; "he received thanks but no pecuniary compensation for his services" [syn: {pecuniary}]

monetary fund
n : a reserve of money set aside for some purpose [syn: {fund}]

monetary resource
n : assets in the form of money [syn: {funds}, {finances}, {cash in hand}, {pecuniary resource}]

monetary standard
n : the value behind the money in a monetary system [syn: {standard}]

monetary system
n : anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region [syn: {medium of exchange}]

monetary unit
n : a monetary unit

monetary value
n : the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold); "the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver"; "he puts a high price on his services"; "he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection" [syn: {price}, {cost}]

monetisation
n : establishing something (e.g. gold or silver) as the legal tender of a country [syn: {monetization}] [ant: {demonetization}]

monetise
v : give legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a country; "They monetized the lira" [syn: {monetize}]

monetization
n : establishing something (e.g. gold or silver) as the legal tender of a country [syn: {monetisation}] [ant: {demonetization}]

monetize
v : give legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a country; "They monetized the lira" [syn: {monetise}]

money
n 1: the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender; "we tried to collect the money he owed us"
2: wealth reckoned in terms of money; "all his money is in real estate"
3: the official currency issued by a government or national bank; "he changed his money into francs"

money belt
n : belt with a concealed section for holding money

money box
n 1: a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home; "the coin bank was empty" [syn: {savings bank}, {coin bank}, {bank}]
2: a strongbox for holding cash [syn: {cashbox}, {till}]

money changer
n : one whose business is to exchange the money of one country for that of another country [syn: {exchanger}]

money cowrie
n : cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of Africa [syn: {Cypraea moneta}]

money dealer
n : a person who receives or invests or pays out money [syn: {money handler}]

money handler
n : a person who receives or invests or pays out money [syn: {money dealer}]

money laundering
n : concealing the source of illegally gotten money

money market
n : a market for short-term debt instruments

money order
n : a written order for the payment of a sum to a named individual; obtainable and payable at a post office [syn: {postal order}]

money plant
n : southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration [syn: {honesty}, {silver dollar}, {satin flower}, {satinpod}, {Lunaria annua}]

money supply
n : the total stock of money in the economy; currency held by the public plus money in accounts in banks

moneybag
n : a drawstring bag for holding money

moneyed
adj 1: based on or arising from the possession of money or wealth; "moneyed interests" [syn: {monied}] [ant: {moneyless}]
2: having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value; "an affluent banker"; "a speculator flush with cash"; "not merely rich but loaded"; "moneyed aristocrats"; "wealthy corporations" [syn: {affluent}, {flush}, {loaded}, {wealthy}]

moneyer
n : a skilled worker who coins or stamps money [syn: {coiner}, {minter}]

moneygrubber
n : someone whose main interest in life is moneymaking

moneylender
n : someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest [syn: {usurer}, {loan shark}, {shylock}]

moneyless
adj 1: not based on the possession of money; "a moneyless economy" [ant: {moneyed}]
2: having no money; "virtually moneyless rural regions"

moneymaker
n 1: someone who is successful in accumulating wealth
2: a project that generates a continuous flow of money [syn: {money-spinner}, {cash cow}]

moneymaking
adj 1: producing a good profit; "a remunerative business" [syn: {lucrative}, {remunerative}]
2: profit oriented; "a commercial book"; "preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"- John Buchan; "a mercenary enterprise"; "a moneymaking business" [syn: {mercantile}, {mercenary}, {moneymaking(a)}]
n : the act of making money (and accumulating wealth)

moneyman
n : a person skilled in large scale financial transactions [syn: {financier}]

money-spinner
n : a project that generates a continuous flow of money [syn: {moneymaker}, {cash cow}]

moneywort
n : a loosestrife vine [syn: {creeping Jenny}, {creeping Charlie}, {Lysimachia nummularia}]

monger
n : someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold [syn: {trader}, {bargainer}, {dealer}]
v : sell or offer for sale from place to place [syn: {peddle}, {huckster}, {hawk}, {vend}, {pitch}]

mongo
n : 100 mongo equal 1 tugrik

Mongol
adj : of or relating to the region of Mongolia or its people or their languages or cultures; "the Mongol invaders"; "a Mongolian pony"; "Mongolian syntax strongly resembles Korean syntax" [syn: {Mongolian}]
n : a member of the nomadic peoples of Mongolia [syn: {Mongolian}]

Mongol dynasty
n : the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368 [syn: {Yuan}, {Yuan dynasty}]

Mongol Tatar
n : a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century [syn: {Tatar}, {Tartar}]

Mongolia
n 1: a landlocked socialist republic in central Asia [syn: {Mongolian People's Republic}, {Outer Mongolia}]
2: a vast region in Asia including the Mongolian People's Republic and China's Inner Mongolia

Mongolian
adj 1: of or relating to the modern Mongolian People's Republic; "the Mongolian embassy"
2: of or relating to the region of Mongolia or its people or their languages or cultures; "the Mongol invaders"; "a Mongolian pony"; "Mongolian syntax strongly resembles Korean syntax" [syn: {Mongol}]
n 1: a member of the nomadic peoples of Mongolia [syn: {Mongol}]
2: a family of Altaic language spoken in Mongolia [syn: {Mongolic}, {Mongolic language}]

Mongolian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Mongolia

Mongolian People's Republic
n : a landlocked socialist republic in central Asia [syn: {Mongolia}, {Outer Mongolia}]

Mongolian race
n : an Asian race [syn: {Yellow race}, {Mongoloid race}]

mongolianism
n : a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation [syn: {mongolism}, {Down's syndrome}, {Down syndrome}, {trisomy 21}]

Mongolic
n : a family of Altaic language spoken in Mongolia [syn: {Mongolian}, {Mongolic language}]

Mongolic language
n : a family of Altaic language spoken in Mongolia [syn: {Mongolian}, {Mongolic}]

mongolism
n : a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation [syn: {mongolianism}, {Down's syndrome}, {Down syndrome}, {trisomy 21}]

mongoloid
adj 1: characteristic of or resembling a Mongol; "the mongoloid epicanthic fold"
2: of or pertaining to or characteristic of one of the traditional racial division of humankind including especially peoples of central and eastern Asia
3: of or relating to or suffering from Down Syndrome; "a mongoloid child"

Mongoloid race
n : an Asian race [syn: {Yellow race}, {Mongolian race}]

mongoose
n : agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents

mongrel
n 1: derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin; "the architecture was a kind of bastard suggesting Gothic but not true Gothic" [syn: {bastard}]
2: an inferior dog or one of mixed breed [syn: {cur}, {mutt}]

mongrelise
v : cause to become a mongrel; "mongrelized dogs" [syn: {mongrelize}]

mongrelize
v : cause to become a mongrel; "mongrelized dogs" [syn: {mongrelise}]

monic polynomial
n : a polynomial in one variable

Monica Seles
n : United States tennis player (born in Yugoslavia in 1973) [syn: {Seles}]

monied
adj : based on or arising from the possession of money or wealth; "moneyed interests" [syn: {moneyed}] [ant: {moneyless}]

moniker
n : a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim" [syn: {nickname}, {cognomen}, {sobriquet}, {soubriquet}]

monilia
n : any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Monilia

Monilia albicans
n : a parasitic fungus that can infect the mouth or the skin or the intestines or the vagina [syn: {Candida albicans}]

monilia disease
n : an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans) [syn: {candidiasis}, {moniliasis}]

Moniliaceae
n : family of imperfect fungi having white or brightly colored hyphae and spores that are produced directly on the mycelium and not aggregated in fruiting bodies [syn: {family Moniliaceae}]

Moniliales
n : order of imperfect fungi lacking conidiophores of having conidiophores that are superficial and not enclosed in a pycnidium [syn: {order Moniliales}]

moniliasis
n : an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans) [syn: {candidiasis}, {monilia disease}]

monish
v 1: warn strongly; put on guard [syn: {caution}, {admonish}]
2: admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet" [syn: {warn}, {discourage}, {admonish}]

monism
n : the doctrine that reality consists of a single basic substance or element

Monistat
n : an antifungal agent usually administered in the form of a nitrate (trade name Monistat) [syn: {miconazole}]

monistic
adj : of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of monism; "the monistic school would regard national law and international law as an integrated whole"- J.S.Roucek

monition
n 1: a firm rebuke [syn: {admonition}, {admonishment}]
2: cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger) [syn: {admonition}, {warning}, {word of advice}]
3: a summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be granted [syn: {process of monition}]

monitor
n 1: display consisting of a device that takes signals from a computer and displays them on a CRT screen [syn: {monitoring device}]
2: someone who supervises (an examination) [syn: {proctor}]
3: someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided [syn: {admonisher}, {reminder}]
4: an iron-clad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac
5: electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions
6: a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble
7: any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles [syn: {monitor lizard}, {varan}]
v : keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance [syn: {supervise}, {ride herd on}]

monitor lizard
n : any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles [syn: {monitor}, {varan}]

monitor program
n : a program that observes and regulates and controls or verifies the operations of a data-processing system [syn: {monitoring program}]

monitoring
n : the act of observing something (and sometimes keeping a record of it); "the monitoring of enemy communications plays an important role in war times"

monitoring device
n : display consisting of a device that takes signals from a computer and displays them on a CRT screen [syn: {monitor}]

monitoring program
n : a program that observes and regulates and controls or verifies the operations of a data-processing system [syn: {monitor program}]

monitory
adj : serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence" [syn: {admonitory}, {cautionary}, {exemplary}, {warning(a)}]

monitrice
n : assistant (often the father) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classes [syn: {labor coach}]

monk
n 1: a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work [syn: {monastic}]
2: United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982) [syn: {Thelonious Monk}, {Thelonious Sphere Monk}]

monkey
n 1: any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
2: one who is playfully mischievous [syn: {imp}, {scamp}, {rascal}, {rapscallion}, {scalawag}, {scallywag}]
v 1: play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly; "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"; "The reporter fiddle with the facts" [syn: {tamper}, {fiddle}]
2: do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house" [syn: {putter}, {mess around}, {potter}, {tinker}, {monkey around}, {muck about}, {muck around}]

monkey around
v : do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house" [syn: {putter}, {mess around}, {potter}, {tinker}, {monkey}, {muck about}, {muck around}]

monkey bread
n : African gourd-like fruit with edible pulp [syn: {sour gourd}]

monkey bridge
n 1: a high narrow platform above a deck or in an engine room or boiler room
2: the highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small (often open) deck above the pilot house [syn: {flying bridge}, {flybridge}, {fly bridge}]

monkey business
n : mischievous or deceitful behavior

monkey dog
n : European breed of small dog resembling a terrier with dark wiry hair and a tufted muzzle [syn: {affenpinscher}, {monkey pinscher}]

monkey jacket
n : waist-length jacket tapering to a point at the back; worn by officers in the mess for formal dinners [syn: {mess jacket}, {shell jacket}]

monkey ladder
n : a light ladder to the monkey bridge on a ship

monkey nut
n : pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms [syn: {peanut}, {earthnut}, {goober}, {goober pea}, {groundnut}]

monkey pinscher
n : European breed of small dog resembling a terrier with dark wiry hair and a tufted muzzle [syn: {affenpinscher}, {monkey dog}]

monkey pod
n : large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and sweet-pulp seed pods eaten by cattle [syn: {rain tree}, {saman}, {monkeypod}, {zaman}, {zamang}, {Albizia saman}]

monkey puzzle
n : large Chilean evergreen conifer having intertwined branches and bearing edible nuts [syn: {chile pine}, {Araucaria araucana}]

monkey wrench
n : adjustable wrench that has one fixed and one adjustable jaw [syn: {monkey-wrench}]

monkey-bread tree
n : African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread [syn: {baobab}, {Adansonia digitata}]

monkeypod
n : large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and sweet-pulp seed pods eaten by cattle [syn: {rain tree}, {saman}, {monkey pod}, {zaman}, {zamang}, {Albizia saman}]

monkey-wrench
n : adjustable wrench that has one fixed and one adjustable jaw [syn: {monkey wrench}]

monkfish
n 1: flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America
2: fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey [syn: {goosefish}, {angler}, {anglerfish}, {angler fish}, {lotte}, {allmouth}, {Lophius Americanus}]
3: sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do [syn: {angel shark}, {angelfish}, {Squatina squatina}] [also: {monkfishes} (pl)]

monkfishes
monkfish
n 1: flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America
2: fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey [syn: {goosefish}, {angler}, {anglerfish}, {angler fish}, {lotte}, {allmouth}, {Lophius Americanus}]
3: sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do [syn: {angel shark}, {angelfish}, {Squatina squatina}] [also: {monkfishes} (pl)]

monkfishes
See {monkfish}

Mon-Khmer
n : a branch of the Austro-Asiatic languages

monkish
adj : befitting a monk; inclined to self-denial

monk's cloth
n : a heavy cloth in basket weave

monkshood
n : a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite [syn: {helmetflower}, {helmet flower}, {Aconitum napellus}]

Monmouth Court House
n : a pitched battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution (1778) that ended with the withdrawal of British forces [syn: {Battle of Monmouth Court House}, {Battle of Monmouth}]

Monnet
n : French economist who advocated a Common Market in Europe (1888-1979) [syn: {Jean Monnet}]

mono
adj : designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel [syn: {monophonic}, {single-channel}]
n : an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing [syn: {infectious mononucleosis}, {mononucleosis}, {glandular fever}, {kissing disease}]

monoamine
n : a molecule containing one amine group (especially one that is a neurotransmitter)

monoamine neurotransmitter
n : a monoamine that is functionally important in neural transmission

monoamine oxidase
n : an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin) [syn: {MAO}]

monoamine oxidase inhibitor
n : any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate [syn: {MAOI}]

monoatomic
adj : of or relating to an element consisting of a single atom; "helium and argon are monatomic gases" [syn: {monatomic}]

monobasic acid
n : an acid containing only one replaceable hydrogen atom per molecule

monoblast
n : a large immature monocyte normally found in bone marrow

monoblastic leukemia
n : leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the blood [syn: {monocytic leukemia}, {monocytic leukaemia}, {monoblstic leukaemia}, {histiocytic leukemia}, {histiocytic leukaemia}]

monoblstic leukaemia
n : leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the blood [syn: {monocytic leukemia}, {monocytic leukaemia}, {monoblastic leukemia}, {histiocytic leukemia}, {histiocytic leukaemia}]

Monocanthidae
n : filefishes [syn: {family Monocanthidae}]

Monocanthus
n : type genus of the Monocanthidae [syn: {genus Monocanthus}]

monocarboxylic
adj : containing one carboxyl group

monocarp
n : a plant that bears fruit once and dies [syn: {monocarpic plant}, {monocarpous plant}]

monocarpic
adj : dying after bearing fruit only once

monocarpic plant
n : a plant that bears fruit once and dies [syn: {monocarp}, {monocarpous plant}]

monocarpous plant
n : a plant that bears fruit once and dies [syn: {monocarp}, {monocarpic plant}]

Monochamus
n : sawyer beetles [syn: {genus Monochamus}]

monochasia
See {monochasium}

monochromacy
n : complete color blindness; colors can be differentiated only on the basis of brightness [syn: {monochromatism}, {monochromatic vision}, {monochromia}, {monochromasy}]

monochromasy
n : complete color blindness; colors can be differentiated only on the basis of brightness [syn: {monochromacy}, {monochromatism}, {monochromatic vision}, {monochromia}]

monochromat
n : a person who is completely color-blind

monochromatic
adj 1: of or relating to monochromatism
2: (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only one wavelength; "monochromatic light" [syn: {homochromatic}] [ant: {polychromatic}]
3: having or appearing to have only one color [syn: {monochrome}, {monochromic}, {monochromous}]

monochromatic vision
n : complete color blindness; colors can be differentiated only on the basis of brightness [syn: {monochromacy}, {monochromatism}, {monochromia}, {monochromasy}]

monochromatism
n : complete color blindness; colors can be differentiated only on the basis of brightness [syn: {monochromacy}, {monochromatic vision}, {monochromia}, {monochromasy}]

monochrome
adj : having or appearing to have only one color [syn: {monochromatic}, {monochromic}, {monochromous}]
n 1: painting done in a range of tones of a single color
2: a black-and-white photograph or slide [syn: {black and white}]

monochromia
n : complete color blindness; colors can be differentiated only on the basis of brightness [syn: {monochromacy}, {monochromatism}, {monochromatic vision}, {monochromasy}]

monochromic
adj : having or appearing to have only one color [syn: {monochromatic}, {monochrome}, {monochromous}]

monochromous
adj : having or appearing to have only one color [syn: {monochromatic}, {monochrome}, {monochromic}]

monocle
n : lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles [syn: {eyeglass}]

monocled
adj : wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass; "a bespectacled grandmother"; "the monocled gentleman" [syn: {bespectacled}, {spectacled}]

monoclinal
adj : of a geological structure in which all strata are inclined in the same direction

monocline
n : a geological formation in which all strata are inclined in the same direction

monoclinic
adj : having three unequal crystal axes with one oblique intersection; "monoclinic system" [ant: {triclinic}]

monoclinous
adj : having pistils and stamens in the same flower [ant: {diclinous}]

monoclonal
adj : forming or derived from a single clone

monoclonal antibody
n : any of a class of antibodies produced in the laboratory by identical offspring of a hybridoma; very specific for a particular location in the body

monocot
n : a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside [syn: {monocotyledon}, {liliopsid}, {endogen}]

monocot family
n : family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed [syn: {liliopsid family}]

monocot genus
n : genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed [syn: {liliopsid genus}]

monocotyledon
n : a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside [syn: {monocot}, {liliopsid}, {endogen}]

Monocotyledonae
n : comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: includes grasses and lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and Liliidae [syn: {Monocotyledones}, {class Monocotyledones}, {class Monocotyledonae}, {Liliopsida}, {class Liliopsida}]

Monocotyledones
n : comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: includes grasses and lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and Liliidae [syn: {class Monocotyledones}, {Monocotyledonae}, {class Monocotyledonae}, {Liliopsida}, {class Liliopsida}]

monocotyledonous
adj : (of a flowering plant) having a single cotyledon in the seed as in grasses and lilies [ant: {dicotyledonous}]

monocracy
n : a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) [syn: {dictatorship}, {absolutism}, {authoritarianism}, {Caesarism}, {despotism}, {one-man rule}, {shogunate}, {Stalinism}, {totalitarianism}, {tyranny}]

monocular vision
n : vision with only one eye

monocycle
n : a vehicle with a single wheel that is driven by pedals [syn: {unicycle}]

monocyte
n : a type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria

monocytic leukaemia
n : leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the blood [syn: {monocytic leukemia}, {monoblastic leukemia}, {monoblstic leukaemia}, {histiocytic leukemia}, {histiocytic leukaemia}]

monocytic leukemia
n : leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the blood [syn: {monocytic leukaemia}, {monoblastic leukemia}, {monoblstic leukaemia}, {histiocytic leukemia}, {histiocytic leukaemia}]

monocytosis
n : increase in the number of monocytes in the blood; symptom of monocytic leukemia

Monod
n : French biochemist who (with Francois Jacob) explained how genes are activated and suggested the existence of messenger RNA (1910-1976) [syn: {Jacques Monod}, {Jacques Lucien Monod}]

monodic
adj : having a single vocal part [syn: {monodical}]

monodical
adj : having a single vocal part [syn: {monodic}]

Monodon
n : type genus of the Monodontidae [syn: {genus Monodon}]

Monodon monoceros
n : small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk [syn: {narwhal}, {narwal}, {narwhale}]

Monodontidae
n : narwhals [syn: {family Monodontidae}]

monody
n : music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment) [syn: {monophony}, {monophonic music}] [ant: {polyphony}, {polyphony}]

monoecious
adj : having male and female reproductive organs in the same plant or animal [syn: {monecious}, {monoicous}] [ant: {dioecious}]

monoestrous
adj : having one estrous cycle per year [syn: {monestrous}]

monogamist
n : someone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time) [syn: {monogynist}]

monogamous
adj : (used of relationships and of individuals) having one mate; "monogamous marriage"; "monogamous for life" [ant: {polygamous}]

monogamousness
n : having only one spouse at a time [syn: {monogamy}]

monogamy
n : having only one spouse at a time [syn: {monogamousness}]

monogenesis
n : asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores [syn: {sporulation}]

monogenic
adj : of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by a single pair of genes

monogenic disease
n : an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes [syn: {monogenic disorder}]

monogenic disorder
n : an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes [syn: {monogenic disease}]

monogram
n : a graphic symbol consisting of 2 or more letters combined (usually your initials); printed on stationery or embroidered on clothing

monograph
n : a detailed and documented treatise on a particular subject

monogynic
adj : having one head or chief wife at a time (along with concubines) [syn: {monogynous}]

monogynist
n : someone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time) [syn: {monogamist}]

monogynous
adj : having one head or chief wife at a time (along with concubines) [syn: {monogynic}]

monogyny
n : having only one wife at a time

monohybrid
n : a hybrid produced by crossing parents that are homozygous except for a single gene locus that has two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas)

monohybrid cross
n : hybridization using a single trait with two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas)

monohydrate
n : a hydrate that contains one molecule of water per molecule of the compound

monoicous
adj : having male and female reproductive organs in the same plant or animal [syn: {monoecious}, {monecious}] [ant: {dioecious}]

mono-iodotyrosine
n : tyrosine with one iodine atom added

monolatry
n : the worship of a single god but without claiming that it is the only god

monolingual
adj : using or knowing only one language; "monolingual speakers"; "a monolingual dictionary" [ant: {multilingual}]

monolingually
adv : in a monolingual manner; "she had been reared monolingually"

monolith
n : a single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk)

monolithic
adj 1: imposing in size or bulk or solidity; "massive oak doors"; "Moore's massive sculptures"; "the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture"; "a monumental scale" [syn: {massive}, {monumental}]
2: characterized by massiveness and rigidity and total uniformity; "a monolithic society"; "a monolithic worldwide movement"

monologist
n : an entertainer who performs along

monologue
n 1: speech you make to yourself [syn: {soliloquy}]
2: a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation)
3: a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor

monologuise
v : talk to oneself [syn: {monologuize}, {soliloquize}, {soliloquise}]

monologuize
v : talk to oneself [syn: {monologuise}, {soliloquize}, {soliloquise}]

monomania
n : a mania restricted to one thing or idea [syn: {possession}]

monomaniac
n : a person suffering from monomania

monomaniacal
adj : obsessed with a single subject or idea

monomer
n : a simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers

monometallic
adj : containing one atom of metal in the molecule; "monometallic carbonyls"

Monomorium
n : a genus of Formicidae [syn: {genus Monomorium}]

Monomorium minimum
n : tiny glossy black ant; nests outdoors but invades houses for food [syn: {little black ant}]

Monomorium pharaonis
n : small red ant of warm regions; a common household pest [syn: {pharaoh ant}, {pharaoh's ant}]

monomorphemic
adj : consisting of only one morpheme; "`raise' is monomorphemic but `rays' is not"

mononeuropathy
n : any neuropathy of a single nerve trunk

Monongahela
n : a river that rises in northern West Virginia and flows north into Pennsylvania where it joins the Allegheny River at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio River [syn: {Monongahela River}]

Monongahela River
n : a river that rises in northern West Virginia and flows north into Pennsylvania where it joins the Allegheny River at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio River [syn: {Monongahela}]

mononuclear
adj : having only one nucleus [syn: {mononucleate}] [ant: {binucleate}, {trinucleate}]

mononuclear phagocyte system
n : a widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow [syn: {MPS}, {system of macrophages}]

mononucleate
adj : having only one nucleus [syn: {mononuclear}] [ant: {binucleate}, {trinucleate}]

mononucleosis
n : an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing [syn: {infectious mononucleosis}, {mono}, {glandular fever}, {kissing disease}]

Mononychus olecranus
n : 75-million-year-old turkey-sized long-legged fossil found in the Gobi Desert having birdlike fused wrist bones and keeled breastbone and a long tail resembling a dinosaur's; short 3-inch-long forelimbs end in a single claw instead of wings; classification as bird or dinosaur is in dispute

monophonic
adj 1: designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel [syn: {mono}, {single-channel}]
2: consisting of a single melodic line [ant: {polyphonic}]

monophonic music
n : music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment) [syn: {monophony}, {monody}] [ant: {polyphony}, {polyphony}]

monophony
n : music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment) [syn: {monophonic music}, {monody}] [ant: {polyphony}, {polyphony}]

Monophthalmos
n : a general of Alexander the Great and king of Macedonia; lost one eye; killed in a battle at Ipsus (382-301 BC) [syn: {Antigonus}, {Antigonus Cyclops}]

Monophysite
adj : of or relating to Monophysitism [syn: {Monophysitic}]
n : an adherent of Monophysitism

Monophysitic
adj : of or relating to Monophysitism [syn: {Monophysite}]

Monophysitism
n : a Christian heresy of the 5th and 6th centuries that challenged the orthodox definition of the two natures (human and divine) in Jesus and instead believed there was a single divine nature

monoplane
n : an airplane with a single wing

monoplane flying fish
n : having only pectoral fins enlarged [syn: {two-wing flying fish}]

monoplegia
n : paralysis of a single limb

monoploid
adj : of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes [syn: {haploid}, {haploidic}] [ant: {diploid}, {polyploid}]

monopodia
See {monopodium}

monopolisation
n : domination (of a market or commodity) to the exclusion of others [syn: {monopolization}]

monopolise
v 1: have and control fully and exclusively; "He monopolizes the laser printer" [syn: {monopolize}]
2: have or exploit a monopoly of; "OPEC wants to monopolize oil" [syn: {monopolize}]

monopoliser
n : someone who monopolizes the means of producing or selling something [syn: {monopolist}, {monopolizer}]

monopolist
n : someone who monopolizes the means of producing or selling something [syn: {monopolizer}, {monopoliser}]

monopolistic
adj : having exclusive control over a commercial activity by possession or legal grant

monopolization
n : domination (of a market or commodity) to the exclusion of others [syn: {monopolisation}]

monopolize
v 1: have and control fully and exclusively; "He monopolizes the laser printer" [syn: {monopolise}]
2: have or exploit a monopoly of; "OPEC wants to monopolize oil" [syn: {monopolise}]

monopolizer
n : someone who monopolizes the means of producing or selling something [syn: {monopolist}, {monopoliser}]

monopoly
n 1: (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller; "a monopoly on silver"; "when you have a monopoly you can ask any price you like"
2: exclusive control or possession of something; "They have no monopoly on intelligence"
3: a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate as pieces advance around the board according to the throw of a die

monopoly board
n : a board used for playing monopoly

monopsony
n : (economics) a market in which goods or services are offered by several sellers but there is only one buyer

monoptera
See {monopteron}

monopteral
adj : having circular columniation

monopteroi
See {monopteros}

monorail
n : a railway having a single track

monorchidism
n : failure of one testes to descend into the scrotum [syn: {monorchism}]

monorchism
n : failure of one testes to descend into the scrotum [syn: {monorchidism}]

monosaccharide
n : a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates [syn: {monosaccharose}, {simple sugar}]

monosaccharose
n : a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates [syn: {monosaccharide}, {simple sugar}]

monosemous
adj : having only one meaning

monosemy
n : having a single meaning (absence of ambiguity) usually of individual words or phrases [ant: {polysemy}]

monosodium glutamate
n : white crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor; often used in Chinese cooking [syn: {MSG}]

monosomy
n : chromosomal abnormality consisting of the absence of one chromosome from the normal diploid number

monospaced font
n : a typeface is which each character is given the same width (as by a typewriter) [syn: {typewriter font}, {constant-width font}, {fixed-width font}] [ant: {proportional font}]

monostotic fibrous dysplasia
n : fibrous dysplasia of bone confined to a single bone

monosyllabic
adj : having or characterized by or consisting of one syllable

monosyllabic word
n : a word or utterance of one syllable [syn: {monosyllable}]

monosyllabically
adv : in a monosyllabic manner

monosyllable
n : a word or utterance of one syllable [syn: {monosyllabic word}]

monotheism
n : belief in a single God [ant: {polytheism}]

monotheist
n : a believer in one god

monotheistic
adj : believing that there is only one god [ant: {polytheistic}]

monotone
adj 1: of a sequence or function; consistently increasing and never decreasing or consistently decreasing and never increasing in value [syn: {monotonic}] [ant: {nonmonotonic}]
2: sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch; "the owl's faint monotonous hooting" [syn: {monotonic}, {monotonous}]
n 1: an unchanging intonation [syn: {drone}, {droning}]
2: a single tone repeated with different words or different rhythms (especially in rendering liturgical texts)

monotonic
adj 1: of a sequence or function; consistently increasing and never decreasing or consistently decreasing and never increasing in value [syn: {monotone}] [ant: {nonmonotonic}]
2: sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch; "the owl's faint monotonous hooting" [syn: {monotone}, {monotonous}]

monotonous
adj 1: sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch; "the owl's faint monotonous hooting" [syn: {monotone}, {monotonic}]
2: tediously repetitious or lacking in variety; "a humdrum existence; all work and no play"; "nothing is so monotonous as the sea" [syn: {humdrum}]

monotonously
adv : in a monotonous manner; "the history of the play throughout the latter part of the eighteenth century is monotonously uneventful"

monotony
n 1: the quality of wearisome constancy and lack of variety; "he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work"; "he hated the sameness of the food the college served" [syn: {sameness}]
2: constancy of tone or pitch or inflection

Monotremata
n : coextensive with the subclass Prototheria [syn: {order Monotremata}]

monotreme
n : the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheria [syn: {egg-laying mammal}]

Monotropa
n : leafless fleshy saprophytic plants; in some classifications placed in the family Pyrolaceae [syn: {genus Monotropa}]

Monotropa hypopithys
n : fleshy tawny or reddish saprophytic herb resembling the Indian pipe and growing in woodland humus of eastern North America; in some classifications placed in a separate genus Hypopitys [syn: {pinesap}, {false beachdrops}]

Monotropa uniflora
n : small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age [syn: {Indian pipe}, {waxflower}]

Monotropaceae
n : used in some classification for saprophytic herbs sometimes included in the family Pyrolaceae: genera Monotropa and Sarcodes [syn: {family Monotropaceae}]

monotype
n 1: (biology) a taxonomic group with a single member (a single species or genus)
2: a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that sets separate characters

monotypic
adj : consisting of only one type

monounsaturated fatty acid
n : an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in olive oil and chicken and almonds

monovalent
adj 1: containing only one kind of antibody [ant: {polyvalent}]
2: having a valence of 1 [syn: {univalent}] [ant: {polyvalent}]

monovular
adj : (of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum; "identical twins are monovular" [syn: {identical}] [ant: {fraternal}]

monoxide
n : an oxide containing just one atom of oxygen in the molecule

monozygotic
adj : derived from a single fertilized egg; "monozygotic twins"

monozygotic twin
n : either of two twins developed from the same fertilized ovum (having the same genetic material) [syn: {identical twin}, {monozygous twin}]

monozygous twin
n : either of two twins developed from the same fertilized ovum (having the same genetic material) [syn: {identical twin}, {monozygotic twin}]

Monroe
n 1: United States film actress noted for sex appeal (1926-1962) [syn: {Marilyn Monroe}, {Norma Jean Baker}]
2: 5th President of the United States; author of the Monroe Doctrine (1758-1831) [syn: {James Monroe}, {President Monroe}]
3: a town of southeast Michigan on Lake Erie
4: a town in north central Louisiana

Monroe Doctrine
n : an American foreign policy opposing interference in the Western hemisphere from outside powers

Monro's foramen
n : the small opening (on both the right and left sides) that connects the third ventricle in the diencephalon with the lateral ventricle in the cerebral hemisphere [syn: {interventricular foramen}, {foramen of Monro}]

Monrovia
n : the capital and chief port and largest city of Liberia [syn: {Liberian capital}, {capital of Liberia}]

mons
n : a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women [syn: {mons veneris}, {mons pubis}]

mons pubis
n : a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women [syn: {mons}, {mons veneris}]

mons veneris
n : a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women [syn: {mons}, {mons pubis}]

Monsieur
n : used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr'

Monsignor
n : (Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests

monsignori
See {monsignor}

monsoon
n 1: a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter
2: rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains
3: any wind that changes direction with the seasons

monster
n 1: an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
2: someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful [syn: {giant}, {goliath}, {behemoth}, {colossus}]
3: a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed [syn: {freak}, {monstrosity}, {lusus naturae}]
4: a cruel wicked and inhuman person [syn: {fiend}, {devil}, {demon}, {ogre}]
5: (medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus [syn: {teras}]

monstera
n 1: any plant of the genus Monstera; often grown as houseplants
2: tropical cylindrical fruit resembling a pinecone with pineapple-banana flavor [syn: {ceriman}]

Monstera deliciosa
n : tropical American vine having roots that hang like cords and cylindrical fruit with a pineapple and banana flavor [syn: {ceriman}]

monstrance
n 1: proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion [syn: {demonstration}]
2: (Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration

monstrosity
n 1: a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed [syn: {freak}, {monster}, {lusus naturae}]
2: something hideous or frightful; "they regarded the atom bomb as a monstrosity"

monstrous
adj 1: abnormally large
2: shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit" [syn: {atrocious}, {flagitious}, {grievous}, {heinous}]
3: distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous; "tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas"; "twisted into monstrous shapes" [syn: {grotesque}, {unnatural}]

monstrously
adv 1: in a hideous manner; "her face was hideously disfigured after the accident" [syn: {hideously}, {horridly}]
2: in a terribly evil manner; "the child was heinously murdered" [syn: {heinously}]
3: in a grotesque manner; "behind the house lay two nude figures grotesquely bald, with deliberate knife-slashes marking their bodies" [syn: {grotesquely}]

Mont Blanc
n : the highest mountain peak in the Alps; on the border between France and Italy south of Geneva (15,781 feet high) [syn: {Monte Bianco}]

montage
n : a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image; "he used his computer to make a collage of pictures superimposed on a map" [syn: {collage}]

Montagu
n : United States anthropologist (born in England) who popularized anthropology (1905-) [syn: {Ashley Montagu}]

Montagu's harrier
n : brownish European harrier [syn: {Circus pygargus}]

Montaigne
n : French writer regarded as the originator of the modern essay (1533-1592) [syn: {Michel Montaigne}, {Michel Eyquem Montaigne}]

montan wax
n : a hard wax obtained from lignite

Montana
n : a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border [syn: {Treasure State}, {MT}]

Montanan
n : a resident of Montana

montane
adj : of or inhabiting mountainous regions; "montane flowers"

monte
n : a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of the will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time [syn: {four-card monte}, {three-card monte}]

Monte Bianco
n : the highest mountain peak in the Alps; on the border between France and Italy south of Geneva (15,781 feet high) [syn: {Mont Blanc}]

Monte Carlo
n : a town and popular resort in the principality of Monaco; world-famous for its gambling casino

Montego Bay
n : port and resort city in northwestern Jamaica

Montenegro
n : a former country bordering on the Adriatic Sea; now part of Yugoslavia [syn: {Crna Gora}]

Monterey
n : a town in western California south of San Francisco on a peninsula at the southern end of Monterey Bay

Monterey Bay
n : an inlet of the Pacific Ocean in western California

Monterey cypress
n : tall California cypress endemic on Monterey Bay; widely used for ornament as well as reforestation and shelterbelt planting [syn: {Cupressus macrocarpa}]

Monterey pine
n : tall California pine with long needles in bunches of 3, a dense crown, and dark brown deeply fissured bark [syn: {Pinus radiata}]

Monterrey
n : an industrial city in northeastern Mexico

Montespan
n : French noblewoman who was mistress to Louis XIV until he became attracted to Madame de Maintenon (1641-1707) [syn: {Marquise de Montespan}, {Francoise-Athenais de Rochechouart}]

Montesquieu
n : French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers (1689-1755) [syn: {Baron de la Brede et de Montesquieu}, {Charles Louis de Secondat}]

Montessori
n : Italian educator who developed a method of teaching mentally handicapped children and advocated a child-centered approach (1870-1952) [syn: {Maria Montesorri}]

Monteverdi
n : Italian composer (1567-1643) [syn: {Claudio Monteverdi}]

Montevideo
n : the capital and largest city of Uruguay; a cosmopolitan city and one of the busiest ports in South America [syn: {capital of Uruguay}]

Montez
n : Irish dancer (1818-1861) [syn: {Lola Montez}, {Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert}]

Montezuma
n : evergreen tree with large leathery leaves and large pink to orange flowers; considered a link plant between families Bombacaceae and Sterculiaceae

Montezuma cypress
n : cypress of river valleys of Mexican highlands [syn: {Mexican swamp cypress}, {Taxodium mucronatum}]

Montezuma II
n : the last Aztec emperor in Mexico who was overthrown and killed by Hernando Cortes (1466-1520)

Montezuma's revenge
n : diarrhea contracted in Mexico or Central America

Montfort
n : an English nobleman who led the baronial rebellion against Henry III (1208-1265) [syn: {Simon de Montfort}, {Earl of Leicester}]

Montgolfier
n 1: French inventor who (with his brother Josef Michel Montgolfier) pioneered hot-air ballooning (1745-1799) [syn: {Jacques Etienne Montgolfier}]
2: French inventor who (with his brother Jacques Etienne Montgolfier) pioneered hot-air ballooning (1740-1810) [syn: {Josef Michel Montgolfier}]

Montgomery
n 1: Canadian novelist (1874-1942) [syn: {L. M. Montgomery}, {Lucy Maud Montgomery}]
2: English general during World War II; won victories over Rommel in North Africa and led British ground forces in the invasion of Normandy (1887-1976) [syn: {Bernard Law Montgomery}, {Sir Bernard Law Montgomery}, {1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein}]
3: the state capital of Alabama on the Mobile River [syn: {capital of Alabama}]

Montgomery Ward
n : United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913) [syn: {Ward}, {Asron Montgomery Ward}]

Montgomery's tubercle
n : one of the sebaceous glands on the areolae of the breast that lubricate the breast during breast-feeding

month
n 1: one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year; "he paid the bill last month" [syn: {calendar month}]
2: a time unit of 30 days; "he was given a month to pay the bill"

month by month
adv : monthly; "month by month, the betrayal gnawed at his heart"

month of Sundays
n : a time perceived as long; "I hadn't seen him in a month of Sundays"

monthlong
adj : last through a month; "a monthlong stay in the hospital"

monthly
adj : occurring or payable every month; "monthly payments"; "the monthly newsletter"
n : a periodical that is published every month
adv : without missing a month; "we get paid monthly" [syn: {every month}, {each month}]

Montia
n : small genus of densely tufted annual herbs; north temperate regions and South America and tropical Africa and Asia [syn: {genus Montia}]

Montia chamissoi
n : a floating or creeping Indian lettuce having terminal racemes of pale rose flowers; wet areas at high elevations of western North America [syn: {toad lily}]

Montia cordifolia
n : succulent plant with mostly basal leaves; stem bears 1 pair of broadly ovate or heart-shaped leaves and a loose raceme of 3-10 white flowers; western North America [syn: {broad-leaved montia}]

Montia lamprosperma
n : small Indian lettuce of northern regions [syn: {blinks}, {blinking chickweed}, {water chickweed}]

Montia perfoliata
n : succulent herb sometimes grown as a salad or pot herb; grows on dunes and waste ground of Pacific coast of North America [syn: {winter purslane}, {miner's lettuce}, {Cuban spinach}]

Montmartre
n : the highest point in Paris; famous for its associations with many artists

Montpelier
n : capital of the state of Vermont; located in north central Vermont [syn: {capital of Vermont}]

Montrachet
n : a white Burgundy wine

Montreal
n : a city in southern Quebec province on the Saint Lawrence River; the largest city in Quebec and 2nd largest in Canada; the 2nd largest French-speaking city in the world

monts-de-piete
See {mont-de-piete}

Montserrat
n : a volcanic island in the Caribbean; in the West Indies

Montserratian
adj 1: in or part of Montserrat; "Montserratian volcanoes"
2: of or relating to the inhabitants of Montserrat; "Montserratian natives"
n : a native or inhabitant of Montserrat

monument
n 1: a structure erected to commemorate persons or events [syn: {memorial}]
2: an important site that is marked and preserved as public property
3: a burial vault (usually for some famous person) [syn: {repository}]

monumental
adj 1: relating or belonging to or serving as a monument; "the use of the arch in monumental architecture"; "monumental sculptures"
2: of outstanding significance; "Einstein's monumental contributions to physics"
3: imposing in size or bulk or solidity; "massive oak doors"; "Moore's massive sculptures"; "the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture"; "a monumental scale" [syn: {massive}, {monolithic}]

monumentalise
v : record or memorialize lastingly with a monument [syn: {monumentalize}]

monumentalize
v : record or memorialize lastingly with a monument [syn: {monumentalise}]

moo
n : the sound made by a cow or bull
v : make a low noise, characteristic of bovines [syn: {low}]

moo goo gai pan
n : a Cantonese dish of chicken and sauted vegetables

mooch
v : ask for and get free; be a parasite [syn: {bum}, {cadge}, {grub}, {sponge}]

moocher
n : someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free) [syn: {cadger}, {scrounger}]

moo-cow
n : female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term" [syn: {cow}]

mood
n 1: a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor" [syn: {temper}, {humor}, {humour}]
2: the prevailing psychological state; "the climate of opinion"; "the national mood had changed radically since the last election" [syn: {climate}]
3: verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker [syn: {mode}, {modality}]

moodier
moody
adj 1: showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd" [syn: {dark}, {dour}, {glowering}, {glum}, {morose}, {saturnine}, {sour}, {sullen}]
2: subject to sharply varying moods; "a temperamental opera singer" [syn: {temperamental}]
n 1: United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (born in 1906) [syn: {Helen Wills Moody}, {Helen Wills}, {Helen Newington Wills}]
2: United States evangelist (1837-1899) [syn: {Dwight Lyman Moody}] [also: {moodiest}, {moodier}]

moodier
See {moody}

moodiest
moody
adj 1: showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd" [syn: {dark}, {dour}, {glowering}, {glum}, {morose}, {saturnine}, {sour}, {sullen}]
2: subject to sharply varying moods; "a temperamental opera singer" [syn: {temperamental}]
n 1: United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (born in 1906) [syn: {Helen Wills Moody}, {Helen Wills}, {Helen Newington Wills}]
2: United States evangelist (1837-1899) [syn: {Dwight Lyman Moody}] [also: {moodiest}, {moodier}]

moodiest
See {moody}

moodily
adv : in a moody manner; "in the bar, a youngish, sharp-eyed man was staring moodily into a gin and tonic"

moodiness
n 1: a sullen gloomy feeling
2: having temperamental and changeable moods

moody
adj 1: showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd" [syn: {dark}, {dour}, {glowering}, {glum}, {morose}, {saturnine}, {sour}, {sullen}]
2: subject to sharply varying moods; "a temperamental opera singer" [syn: {temperamental}]
n 1: United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (born in 1906) [syn: {Helen Wills Moody}, {Helen Wills}, {Helen Newington Wills}]
2: United States evangelist (1837-1899) [syn: {Dwight Lyman Moody}] [also: {moodiest}, {moodier}]

moolah
n : informal terms for money [syn: {boodle}, {bread}, {cabbage}, {clams}, {dinero}, {dough}, {gelt}, {kale}, {lettuce}, {lolly}, {lucre}, {loot}, {pelf}, {scratch}, {shekels}, {simoleons}, {sugar}, {wampum}]

moon
n 1: the natural satellite of the Earth; "the average distance to the moon is 384,400 kilometers"; "men first stepped on the moon in 1969"
2: any object resembling a moon; "he made a moon lamp that he used as a night light"; "the clock had a moon that showed various phases"
3: the period between successive new moons (29.531 days) [syn: {lunar month}, {lunation}, {synodic month}]
4: the light of the moon; "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"; "the moon was bright enough to read by" [syn: {moonlight}, {moonshine}]
5: United States religious leader (born in Korea) who founded the Unification Church in 1954; was found guilty of conspiracy to evade taxes (born in 1920) [syn: {Sun Myung Moon}]
6: any natural satellite of a planet; "Jupiter has sixteen moons"
v 1: have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake; "She looked out the window, daydreaming" [syn: {daydream}]
2: be idle in a listless or dreamy way [syn: {moon around}, {moon on}]
3: expose one's buttocks to; "moon the audience"

moon about
v : be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed [syn: {mope}, {moon around}]

moon around
v 1: be idle in a listless or dreamy way [syn: {moon}, {moon on}]
2: be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed [syn: {mope}, {moon about}]

moon blindness
n 1: inability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder [syn: {nyctalopia}, {night blindness}]
2: recurrent eye inflammation in horses; sometimes resulting in blindness [syn: {mooneye}]

moon carrot
n : any plant of the genus Seseli having dense umbels of small white or pink flowers and finely divided foliage [syn: {stone parsley}]

moon curser
n : someone who imports or exports without paying duties [syn: {smuggler}, {runner}, {contrabandist}, {moon-curser}]

moon daisy
n : tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {oxeye daisy}, {ox-eyed daisy}, {marguerite}, {white daisy}, {Leucanthemum vulgare}, {Chrysanthemum leucanthemum}]

moon on
v : be idle in a listless or dreamy way [syn: {moon}, {moon around}]

moon ray
n : a ray of moonlight [syn: {moonbeam}, {moon-ray}]

moon shell
n : marine gastropods having smooth rounded shells that form short spires [syn: {moonshell}]

moon shot
n : the launching of a spacecraft to the moon

moon trefoil
n : evergreen shrub of southern European highlands having downy foliage and a succession of yellow flowers throughout the summer followed by curious snail-shaped pods [syn: {Medicago arborea}]

moonbeam
n : a ray of moonlight [syn: {moon ray}, {moon-ray}]

mooncalves
See {mooncalf}

moon-curser
n : someone who imports or exports without paying duties [syn: {smuggler}, {runner}, {contrabandist}, {moon curser}]

mooneye
n : recurrent eye inflammation in horses; sometimes resulting in blindness [syn: {moon blindness}]

moon-faced
adj : having a round face [syn: {round-faced}]

moonfish
n 1: any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies [syn: {Atlantic moonfish}, {horsefish}, {horsehead}, {horse-head}, {dollarfish}, {Selene setapinnis}]
2: large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean [syn: {opah}, {Lampris regius}] [also: {moonfishes} (pl)]

moonfishes
moonfish
n 1: any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies [syn: {Atlantic moonfish}, {horsefish}, {horsehead}, {horse-head}, {dollarfish}, {Selene setapinnis}]
2: large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean [syn: {opah}, {Lampris regius}] [also: {moonfishes} (pl)]

moonfishes
See {moonfish}

moonflower
n : pantropical climber having white fragrant nocturnal flowers [syn: {belle de nuit}, {Ipomoea alba}]

Moonie
n : (offensive) a member of the Unification Church

moonier
moony
adj 1: lighted by moonlight; "the moonlit landscape" [syn: {moonlit}] [ant: {moonless}]
2: dreamy in mood or nature; "a woolgathering moment" [syn: {dreamy}, {woolgathering}] [also: {mooniest}, {moonier}]

moonier
See {moony}

mooniest
moony
adj 1: lighted by moonlight; "the moonlit landscape" [syn: {moonlit}] [ant: {moonless}]
2: dreamy in mood or nature; "a woolgathering moment" [syn: {dreamy}, {woolgathering}] [also: {mooniest}, {moonier}]

mooniest
See {moony}

moonily
adv : in a dreamy manner; "`She would look beautiful in the new dress,' Tommy said dreamily" [syn: {dreamily}, {dreamfully}]

moonless
adj : without a moon or a visible moon; "the dark moonless night"; "a moonless planet" [ant: {moonlit}]

moonlight
n : the light of the moon; "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"; "the moon was bright enough to read by" [syn: {moonshine}, {moon}]
v : work a second job, usually after hours; "The law student is moonlighting as a taxi driver"

moonlike
adj : resembling the moon in shape [syn: {moon-round}]

moonlit
adj : lighted by moonlight; "the moonlit landscape" [syn: {moony}] [ant: {moonless}]

moon-ray
n : a ray of moonlight [syn: {moonbeam}, {moon ray}]

moon-round
adj : resembling the moon in shape [syn: {moonlike}]

moonseed
n : plant of the family Menispermaceae having red or black fruit with crescent- or ring-shaped seeds

moonseed family
n : herbaceous or woody climbers [syn: {Menispermaceae}, {family Menispermaceae}]

moonshell
n : marine gastropods having smooth rounded shells that form short spires [syn: {moon shell}]

moonshine
n 1: the light of the moon; "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"; "the moon was bright enough to read by" [syn: {moonlight}, {moon}]
2: whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash [syn: {bootleg}, {corn liquor}]
v : distill (alcohol) illegally; produce moonshine

moonshiner
n : someone who makes or sells illegal liquor [syn: {bootlegger}]

moon-splashed
adj : splashed or covered patchily with moonlight; "the moon-splashed world"

moonstone
n : a transparent or translucent gemstone with a pearly luster; some specimens are orthoclase feldspar and others are plagioclase feldspar

moonstruck
adj : insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon [syn: {lunatic}]

moonwalk
n 1: a kind of dance step in which the dancer seems to be sliding on the spot; "Michael Jackson perfected the moonwalk in the 1980s"
2: an exploratory walk by an astronaut on the surface of the moon

moon-worship
n : worship of the moon [syn: {selenolatry}]

moonwort
n : of America and Eurasia and Australia [syn: {common moonwort}, {Botrychium lunaria}]

moony
adj 1: lighted by moonlight; "the moonlit landscape" [syn: {moonlit}] [ant: {moonless}]
2: dreamy in mood or nature; "a woolgathering moment" [syn: {dreamy}, {woolgathering}] [also: {mooniest}, {moonier}]

Moor
n 1: one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century
2: open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss [syn: {moorland}]
v 1: secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat" [syn: {berth}, {tie up}]
2: come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the evening" [syn: {berth}, {wharf}]
3: secure with cables or ropes; "moor the boat"

moor berry
n : an evergreen shrub with leathery leaves [syn: {bog bilberry}, {bog whortleberry}, {Vaccinium uliginosum alpinum}]

moorage
n 1: a fee for mooring
2: a place where a craft can be made fast [syn: {mooring}, {berth}, {slip}]
3: the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes [syn: {docking}, {tying up}]

moorbird
n : reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain [syn: {red grouse}, {moorfowl}, {moor-bird}, {moorgame}, {Lagopus scoticus}]

moor-bird
n : reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain [syn: {red grouse}, {moorfowl}, {moorbird}, {moorgame}, {Lagopus scoticus}]

moorcock
n : male red grouse

Moore
n 1: United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969) [syn: {Douglas Moore}]
2: English actor and comedian who appeared on television and in films (born in 1935) [syn: {Dudley Moore}, {Dudley Stuart John Moore}]
3: English philosopher (1873-1958) [syn: {G. E. Moore}, {George Edward Moore}]
4: Irish poet who wrote nostalgic and patriotic verse (1779-1852) [syn: {Thomas Moore}]
5: United States poet noted for irony and wit (1887-1872) [syn: {Marianne Moore}, {Marianne Craig Moore}]
6: British sculptor whose works are monumental organic forms (1898-1986) [syn: {Henry Moore}, {Henry Spencer Moore}]

moorfowl
n : reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain [syn: {red grouse}, {moorbird}, {moor-bird}, {moorgame}, {Lagopus scoticus}]

moorgame
n : reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain [syn: {red grouse}, {moorfowl}, {moorbird}, {moor-bird}, {Lagopus scoticus}]

moorhen
n 1: black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes [syn: {Gallinula chloropus}]
2: female red grouse

mooring
n 1: a place where a craft can be made fast [syn: {moorage}, {berth}, {slip}]
2: (nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place [syn: {mooring line}]

mooring anchor
n : an anchor used to hold a mooring buoy or a channel marker in place

mooring line
n : (nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place [syn: {mooring}]

mooring mast
n : a tower for mooring airships [syn: {mooring tower}]

mooring tower
n : a tower for mooring airships [syn: {mooring mast}]

Moorish
adj : relating to or characteristic of the Moors; "Moorish architecture" [syn: {Moresque}]
n : a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries; characterized by the horseshoe (Moorish) arch [syn: {Moorish architecture}]

Moorish arch
n : a round arch that widens before rounding off [syn: {horseshoe arch}]

Moorish architecture
n : a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries; characterized by the horseshoe (Moorish) arch [syn: {Moorish}]

moorland
n : open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss [syn: {moor}]

moorwort
n : wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to northeastern United States [syn: {bog rosemary}, {Andromeda glaucophylla}]

moose
n : large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called elk in Europe and moose in North America [syn: {elk}, {European elk}, {Alces alces}]

moose-wood
n 1: maple of eastern North America with striped bard and large 2-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn [syn: {moosewood}, {striped maple}, {striped dogwood}, {goosefoot maple}, {Acer pennsylvanicum}]
2: deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers [syn: {leatherwood}, {moosewood}, {wicopy}, {ropebark}, {Dirca palustris}]

moosewood
n 1: maple of eastern North America with striped bard and large 2-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn [syn: {moose-wood}, {striped maple}, {striped dogwood}, {goosefoot maple}, {Acer pennsylvanicum}]
2: deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers [syn: {leatherwood}, {moose-wood}, {wicopy}, {ropebark}, {Dirca palustris}]

moot
adj 1: of no legal significance (as having been previously decided)
2: open to argument or debate; "that is a moot question" [syn: {arguable}, {debatable}, {disputable}]
n : a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise; "he organized the weekly moot"
v : think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind" [syn: {consider}, {debate}, {turn over}, {deliberate}]

moot court
n : a mock court where law students argue hypothetical cases

mop
n : cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors [syn: {swab}, {swob}]
v 1: to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel" [syn: {wipe up}, {mop up}]
2: make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted" [syn: {pout}, {mow}] [also: {mopping}, {mopped}]

mop handle
n : the handle of a mop

mop up
n : a concluding action [syn: {completion}, {culmination}, {closing}, {windup}]
v 1: to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel" [syn: {wipe up}, {mop}]
2: defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents" [syn: {worst}, {pip}, {whip}, {rack up}]
3: finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment" [syn: {get through}, {wrap up}, {finish off}, {polish off}, {clear up}, {finish up}]

mopboard
n : a molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor [syn: {baseboard}, {skirting board}]

mope
n : someone who wastes time [syn: {dallier}, {dillydallier}, {dilly-dallier}, {lounger}]
v 1: move around slowly and aimlessly [syn: {mope around}]
2: be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed [syn: {moon around}, {moon about}]

mope around
v : move around slowly and aimlessly [syn: {mope}]

moped
n : a motorbike that can be pedaled or driven by a low-powered gasoline engine

mopes
n : an informal expression for a mildly depressed state; "in the dumps"; "have the mopes" [syn: {dumps}]

mop-headed
adj : (of trees) having a bushy top without a leader; "mop-headed cabbage palms"

mopped
mop
n : cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors [syn: {swab}, {swob}]
v 1: to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel" [syn: {wipe up}, {mop up}]
2: make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted" [syn: {pout}, {mow}] [also: {mopping}, {mopped}]

mopped
See {mop}

mopper
n : a worker who uses a mop to clean a surface

mopping
n : cleaning with a mop; "he gave it a good mopping" [syn: {swabbing}]

mopping
mop
n : cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors [syn: {swab}, {swob}]
v 1: to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel" [syn: {wipe up}, {mop up}]
2: make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted" [syn: {pout}, {mow}] [also: {mopping}, {mopped}]

mopping
See {mop}

Moquelumnan
n : a Penutian language spoken by the Miwok people [syn: {Miwok}]

moquette
n : a thick velvety synthetic fabric used for carpets and soft upholstery

Moraceae
n : trees or shrubs having a milky juice; in some classifications includes genus Cannabis [syn: {family Moraceae}, {mulberry family}]

moraceous
adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Moraceae

morae
See {mora}

moraine
n : accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier

moral
adj 1: relating to principles of right and wrong; i.e. to morals or ethics; "moral philosophy"
2: concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles; "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life" [ant: {immoral}, {amoral}]
3: adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"; "had the moral courage to stand alone" [syn: {ethical}, {honorable}, {honourable}]
4: arising from the sense of right and wrong; "a moral obligation"
5: psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect; "a moral victory"; "moral support"
6: based on strong likelihood or firm conviction rather than actual evidence; "a moral certainty" [syn: {moral(a)}]
n : the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor" [syn: {lesson}]

moral excellence
n : the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong [syn: {virtue}, {virtuousness}]

moral force
n : an efficient incentive; "they hoped it would act as a spiritual dynamic on all churches" [syn: {dynamic}]

moral hazard
n : the loss to an insurance company resulting from possible lack of prudence or honesty on the part of policyholders

moral obligation
n : an obligation arising out of considerations of right and wrong; "he did it out of a feeling of moral obligation"

moral philosophy
n : the philosophical study of moral values and rules [syn: {ethics}]

moral principle
n 1: the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group; "the Puritan ethic"; "a person with old-fashioned values" [syn: {ethic}, {value-system}, {value orientation}]
2: the principle that conduct should be moral

moral sense
n : motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions [syn: {conscience}, {scruples}, {sense of right and wrong}]

morale
n 1: a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose
2: the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed [syn: {esprit de corps}, {team spirit}]

morale booster
n : anything that serves to increase morale; "the sight of flowers every morning was my morale builder" [syn: {morale building}]

morale builder
n : something or someone who influences by building or strengthening morale

morale building
n : anything that serves to increase morale; "the sight of flowers every morning was my morale builder" [syn: {morale booster}]

moralisation
n 1: indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code; "his constant moralizing drove me mad" [syn: {moralizing}, {moralization}]
2: the act of making moral (or more moral); "for years she worked toward the moralization of English literature" [syn: {moralization}]

moralise
v 1: interpret the moral meaning of; "moralize a story" [syn: {moralize}]
2: speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements; "This man always sermonizes" [syn: {sermonize}, {sermonise}, {preachify}, {moralize}]
3: improve the morals of [syn: {moralize}]

moralism
n 1: a moral maxim
2: judgments about another person's morality; "he could not stand her hectoring moralism"

moralist
n 1: a philosopher who specializes in morals and moral problems
2: someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms [syn: {martinet}, {disciplinarian}]

moralistic
adj : narrowly and conventionally moral

morality
n 1: concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct [ant: {immorality}]
2: motivation based on ideas of right and wrong [syn: {ethical motive}, {ethics}, {morals}]

morality play
n : an allegorical play popular in the 15th and 16th centuries; characters personified virtues and vices

moralization
n 1: indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code; "his constant moralizing drove me mad" [syn: {moralizing}, {moralisation}]
2: the act of making moral (or more moral); "for years she worked toward the moralization of English literature" [syn: {moralisation}]

moralize
v 1: interpret the moral meaning of; "moralize a story" [syn: {moralise}]
2: speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements; "This man always sermonizes" [syn: {sermonize}, {sermonise}, {preachify}, {moralise}]
3: improve the morals of [syn: {moralise}]

moralizing
n : indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code; "his constant moralizing drove me mad" [syn: {moralization}, {moralisation}]

morally
adv 1: with respect to moral principles; "morally unjustified"
2: in a moral manner; "he acted morally under the circumstances" [syn: {virtuously}] [ant: {immorally}]

morals
n : motivation based on ideas of right and wrong [syn: {ethical motive}, {ethics}, {morality}]

Moranzanist Patriotic Front
n : a terrorist group of radical leftists fromed in the late 1980s; seeks to prevent the United States from intervening in Honduran economic and political affairs

morass
n : a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot [syn: {mire}, {quagmire}, {quag}]

moratoria
moratorium
n 1: a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged
2: suspension of an ongoing activity [also: {moratoria} (pl)]

moratoria
See {moratorium}

moratorium
n 1: a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged
2: suspension of an ongoing activity [also: {moratoria} (pl)]

Moravia
n : a region in the central and eastern part of the Czech Republic; it lies east of Bohemia and west of the Carpathians

moray
n : family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal waters; generally nonaggressive to humans but larger species are dangerous if provoked [syn: {moray eel}]

moray eel
n : family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal waters; generally nonaggressive to humans but larger species are dangerous if provoked [syn: {moray}]

Moray Firth
n : an inlet of the North Sea on the northeast coast of Scotland

morbid
adj 1: suggesting an unhealthy mental state; "morbid interest in death"; "morbid curiosity"
2: suggesting the horror of death and decay; "morbid details" [syn: {ghoulish}]
3: caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology; "diseased tonsils"; "a morbid growth"; "pathologic tissue"; "pathological bodily processes" [syn: {diseased}, {pathologic}, {pathological}]

morbidity
n 1: the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year [syn: {deathrate}, {death rate}, {mortality}, {mortality rate}, {fatality rate}]
2: the relative incidence of a particular disease
3: the quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you [syn: {unwholesomeness}, {morbidness}] [ant: {wholesomeness}]

morbidly
adv : in a morbid manner or to a morbid degree; "he was morbidly fascinated by dead bodies"

morbidness
n : the quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you [syn: {unwholesomeness}, {morbidity}] [ant: {wholesomeness}]

morbific
adj : able to cause disease; "infective agents"; "pathogenic bacteria" [syn: {infective}, {pathogenic}]

morbilli
n : an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children [syn: {measles}, {rubeola}]

morbilliform
adj : of a rash that resembles that of measles

morceau
n : a short literary or musical composition [also: {morceaux} (pl)]

morceaux
morceau
n : a short literary or musical composition [also: {morceaux} (pl)]

morceaux
See {morceau}

Morchella
n : genus of edible fungi: morel [syn: {genus Morchella}]

Morchella angusticeps
n : a morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk with little free skirt around it; the fertile body is gray when young and black in old age [syn: {black morel}, {Morchella conica}, {conic morel}, {narrowhead morel}]

Morchella conica
n : a morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk with little free skirt around it; the fertile body is gray when young and black in old age [syn: {black morel}, {conic morel}, {Morchella angusticeps}, {narrowhead morel}]

Morchella crassipes
n : a delicious morel with a conic fertile portion having deep and irregular pits [syn: {thick-footed morel}]

Morchella esculenta
n : an edible and choice morel with a globular to elongate head with an irregular pattern of pits and ridges [syn: {common morel}, {sponge mushroom}, {sponge morel}]

Morchella semilibera
n : a morel with the ridged and pitted fertile portion attached to the stipe for about half its length [syn: {half-free morel}, {cow's head}]

Morchellaceae
n : a family of edible fungi including the true morels [syn: {family Morchellaceae}]

mordacious
adj 1: capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire" [syn: {barbed}, {biting}, {nipping}, {pungent}]
2: biting or given to biting; "they deliberately gave me a skittish and mordacious mount"

mordaciously
adv : in a mordacious manner; "she taunted him mordaciously"

mordacity
n : a disposition to biting

mordant
adj : harshly ironic or sinister; "black humor"; "a grim joke"; "grim laughter"; "fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit" [syn: {black}, {grim}]
n : a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process

Mordecai Richler
n : Canadian novelist (born in 1931) [syn: {Richler}]

Mordva
n 1: a member of the agricultural people living in the central Volga provinces of European Russia [syn: {Mordvin}, {Mordvinian}]
2: the Finnic language spoken by the Mordvin people [syn: {Mordvin}, {Mordvinian}]

Mordvin
n 1: a member of the agricultural people living in the central Volga provinces of European Russia [syn: {Mordva}, {Mordvinian}]
2: the Finnic language spoken by the Mordvin people [syn: {Mordva}, {Mordvinian}]

Mordvinian
n 1: a member of the agricultural people living in the central Volga provinces of European Russia [syn: {Mordva}, {Mordvin}]
2: the Finnic language spoken by the Mordvin people [syn: {Mordva}, {Mordvin}]

more
adj 1: (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree; "more land"; "more support"; "more rain fell"; "more than a gallon" [syn: {more(a)}, {more than}] [ant: {less(a)}]
2: (comparative of `many' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number; "a hall with more seats"; "we have no more bananas"; "more than one" [syn: {more(a)}] [ant: {fewer}]
3: existing or coming by way of addition; "an additional problem"; "further information"; "there will be further delays"; "took more time" [syn: {additional}, {further(a)}, {more(a)}]
n : English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state [syn: {Thomas More}, {Sir Thomas More}]
adv 1: used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; "more interesting"; "more beautiful"; "more quickly" [syn: {to a greater extent}] [ant: {less}]
2: comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent; "he works more now"; "they eat more than they should" [ant: {less}]

more and more
adv : advancing in amount or intensity; "she became increasingly depressed" [syn: {increasingly}, {progressively}]

more often than not
adv : usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn't rain much here" [syn: {by and large}, {generally}, {mostly}]

more or less
adv : (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party" [syn: {approximately}, {about}, {close to}, {just about}, {some}, {roughly}, {around}, {or so}]

more than
adj 1: (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree; "more land"; "more support"; "more rain fell"; "more than a gallon" [syn: {more(a)}] [ant: {less(a)}]
2: greater in number relative to something else; "more than one person stood up"
adv : comparing quantity or quality; "by the time she was 4 she was more than half her father's height" [syn: {to a higher degree}] [ant: {less than}]

moreen
adj : of or related to or made of moreen; "moreen upholstery"
n : a heavy fabric of wool (or wool and cotton) used especially in upholstery

morel
n : any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a brownish spongelike cap

Morelia spilotes variegatus
n : Australian python with a variegated pattern on its back [syn: {carpet snake}, {Python variegatus}]

morello
n 1: any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing fruit with dark skin and juice [syn: {Prunus cerasus austera}]
2: cultivated sour cherry with dark-colored skin and juice

moreover
adv : in addition; "computer chess games are getting cheaper all the time; furthermore, their quality is improving"; "the cellar was dark; moreover, mice nested there"; "what is more, there's no sign of a change" [syn: {furthermore}, {what is more}]

mores
n : (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group

morescoes
See {moresco}

Moresque
adj : relating to or characteristic of the Moors; "Moorish architecture" [syn: {Moorish}]

Moreton Bay
n : an arm of the Tasman Sea forming a bay east of Brisbane

Moreton Bay chestnut
n : Australian tree having pinnate leaves and orange-yellow flowers followed by large woody pods containing 3 or 4 seeds that resemble chestnuts; yields dark strong wood [syn: {Australian chestnut}]

Moreton Bay pine
n : pine of Australia and New Guinea; yields a valuable light even-textured wood [syn: {hoop pine}, {Araucaria cunninghamii}]

Moreton Bay tulipwood
n : Australian tree yielding a variegated tulipwood [syn: {Harpullia pendula}]

Morgan
n 1: United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881) [syn: {Lewis Henry Morgan}]
2: United States biologist who formulated the chromosome theory of heredity (1866-1945) [syn: {Thomas Hunt Morgan}]
3: a Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688) [syn: {Henry Morgan}, {Sir Henry Morgan}]
4: soldier in the American Revolution who defeated the British in the Battle of Cowpens, South Carolina (1736-1802) [syn: {Daniel Morgan}]
5: United States financier and philanthropist (1837-1913) [syn: {J. P. Morgan}, {John Pierpont Morgan}]
6: an American breed of small compact saddle horses

Morgan City
n : a town in southeast Louisiana south of Baton Rouge

Morgan le Fay
n : a wicked fairy who was the half sister of King Arthur

morganatic
adj : (of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior [syn: {left-handed}]

morganite
n : a kind of pink beryl used as a gemstone

Morgantown
n : a city in northern West Virginia on the Monongahela river near the Pennsylvania border; site of the University of West Virginia

morgen
n : a South African unit of measure equal to about 2 acres

morgue
n : a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation [syn: {mortuary}, {dead room}]

moribund
adj 1: not growing or changing; without force or vitality [syn: {stagnant}]
2: on the point of death; breathing your last; "a moribund patient"; "the expiring man was carried home by his two friends"

morion
n : a metal helmet worn by common soldiers in the 16th century [syn: {cabasset}]

moriscoes
See {morisco}

Morlett's crocodile
n : a variety of crocodile

Morley
n : United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923) [syn: {E. W. Morley}, {Edward Morley}, {Edward Williams Morley}]

Mormon
adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Mormon church; "Mormon leaders"; "the former Mormon practice of polygamy"
n 1: the ancient prophet whose writings were revealed to Joseph Smith who founded the Mormon Church
2: a member of the Mormon Church [syn: {Latter-day Saint}]

Mormon Church
n : church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 with headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah [syn: {Mormons}, {Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints}]

mormon cricket
n : large dark wingless cricket-like katydid of arid parts of western United States [syn: {Anabrus simplex}]

Mormon State
n : a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young [syn: {Utah}, {Beehive State}, {UT}]

Mormon Tabernacle
n : the Mormon temple [syn: {Tabernacle}]

Mormonism
n : the doctrines and practices of the Mormon Church based on the Book of Mormon

Mormons
n : church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 with headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah [syn: {Mormon Church}, {Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints}]

morn
n : the time period between dawn and noon; "I spent the morning running errands" [syn: {morning}, {morning time}, {forenoon}]

Mornay sauce
n : onion-flavored creamy cheese sauce with egg yolk and grated cheese

morning
adj : in the morning; "the morning hours" [syn: {morning(a)}]
n 1: the time period between dawn and noon; "I spent the morning running errands" [syn: {morn}, {morning time}, {forenoon}]
2: a conventional expression of greeting or farewell [syn: {good morning}]
3: the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning" [syn: {dawn}, {dawning}, {aurora}, {first light}, {daybreak}, {break of day}, {break of the day}, {dayspring}, {sunrise}, {sunup}, {cockcrow}] [ant: {sunset}]
4: the earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world" [syn: {dawn}]

morning coat
n : a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back [syn: {swallow-tailed coat}, {swallowtail}]

morning dress
n 1: formal attire for men during the daytime
2: a woman's informal dress for housework

morning glory
n : any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day

morning prayer
n : the first canonical hour; at daybreak [syn: {matins}]

morning room
n : a sitting room used during the daylight hours

morning sickness
n : nausea early in the day; a characteristic symptom in the early months of pregnancy

morning star
n : a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky [syn: {daystar}, {Phosphorus}]

morning time
n : the time period between dawn and noon; "I spent the morning running errands" [syn: {morning}, {morn}, {forenoon}]

morning-after pill
n : a large dose of estrogen taken orally within 24 to 72 hours after intercourse; prevents implantation of a fertilized ovum and so acts as a contraceptive; commonly used after rape or incest

morning-glory family
n : morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit [syn: {Convolvulaceae}, {family Convolvulaceae}]

Moro
n : a member of the predominantly Muslim people in the southern Philippines

Moro Islamic Liberation Front
n : a terrorist group in the southern Philippines formed in 1977 to establish an independent Islamic state for the Moros; have clashed with troops at United States bases

Moro reflex
n : a normal reflex of young infants; a sudden loud noise causes the child to stretch out the arms and flex the legs [syn: {startle reflex}]

Moroccan
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Morocco or its people; "Moroccan mosques cannot be entered by infidels" [syn: {Maroc}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Morocco

Moroccan dirham
n : the basic unit of money in Morocco; equal to 100 centimes [syn: {dirham}]

Moroccan monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Morocco

Morocco
n 1: a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956 [syn: {Kingdom of Morocco}, {Maroc}, {Marruecos}, {Al-Magrib}]
2: a soft pebble-grained leather made from goatskin; used for shoes and book bindings etc.

moron
n : a person of subnormal intelligence [syn: {idiot}, {imbecile}, {cretin}, {changeling}, {half-wit}, {retard}]

Morone
n : carnivorous fresh and salt water fishes [syn: {genus Morone}]

Morone americana
n : small silvery food and game fish of eastern United States streams [syn: {white perch}, {silver perch}]

Morone interrupta
n : North American freshwater bass resembling the larger marine striped bass [syn: {yellow bass}]

moronic
adj : having a mental age of between eight and twelve years

moronity
n : mild mental retardation [syn: {mental deficiency}]

morose
adj : showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd" [syn: {dark}, {dour}, {glowering}, {glum}, {moody}, {saturnine}, {sour}, {sullen}]

morosely
adv : in a morose manner; "he fell morosely on the bed"

moroseness
n 1: a gloomy ill-tempered feeling [syn: {glumness}, {sullenness}]
2: a sullen moody resentful disposition [syn: {sulkiness}, {sullenness}, {sourness}]

morosoph
n : a learned fool

morph
v 1: cause to change shape in a computer animation; "The computer programmer morphed the image"
2: change shape as via computer animation; "In the video, Michael Jackson morphed into a panther"

morphallaxes
morphallaxis
n : regeneration on a reduced scale of a body part; observed especially in invertebrates such as certain lobsters [also: {morphallaxes} (pl)]

morphallaxes
See {morphallaxis}

morphallaxis
n : regeneration on a reduced scale of a body part; observed especially in invertebrates such as certain lobsters [also: {morphallaxes} (pl)]

morphea
n : localized scleroderma

morpheme
n : minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units

morphemic
adj : of or relating to morphemes

Morpheus
n : the Roman god of sleep and dreams

morphia
n : an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain [syn: {morphine}]

morphine
n : an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain [syn: {morphia}]

morphogenesis
n : differentiation and growth of the structure of an organism (or a part of an organism)

morphologic
adj 1: relating to or concerned with the morphology of plants and animals; "morphological differences" [syn: {morphological}, {structural}]
2: relating to or concerned with the formation of admissible words in a language [syn: {morphological}]
3: pertaining to geological structure; "geomorphological features of the Black Hills"; "morphological features of granite"; "structural effects of folding and faulting of the earth's surface" [syn: {geomorphologic}, {geomorphological}, {morphological}, {structural}]

morphological
adj 1: relating to or concerned with the formation of admissible words in a language [syn: {morphologic}]
2: pertaining to geological structure; "geomorphological features of the Black Hills"; "morphological features of granite"; "structural effects of folding and faulting of the earth's surface" [syn: {geomorphologic}, {geomorphological}, {morphologic}, {structural}]
3: relating to or concerned with the morphology of plants and animals; "morphological differences" [syn: {morphologic}, {structural}]

morphological rule
n : a linguistic rule for the formation of words [syn: {rule of morphology}]

morphologically
adv : in a morphological manner; with regard to morphology; "these two words are morphologically related"

morphology
n 1: the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
2: studies of the rules for forming admissible words
3: the admissible arrangement of sounds in words [syn: {sound structure}, {syllable structure}, {word structure}]
4: the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms [syn: {geomorphology}]

morphophoneme
n : (linguistics) the phonemes (or strings of phonemes) that constitute the various allomorphs of a morpheme

morphophonemic
adj : of or relating to morphophonemics

morphophonemic system
n : the morphophonemics of a particular language

morphophonemics
n : the study of the phonological realization of the allomorphs of the morphemes of a language

morphophysiology
n : the study of anatomy in its relation to function [syn: {functional anatomy}, {physiological anatomy}]

morphoses
See {morphosis}

Morrigan
n : Celtic war goddess [syn: {Morrigu}]

Morrigu
n : Celtic war goddess [syn: {Morrigan}]

Morris
n 1: United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902) [syn: {Esther Morris}, {Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack Morris}]
2: English poet and craftsman (1834-1896) [syn: {William Morris}]
3: leader of the American Revolution who signed the Declaration of Independence and raised money for the Continental Army (1734-1806) [syn: {Robert Morris}]
4: United States statesman who led the committee that produced the final draft of the United States Constitution (1752-1816) [syn: {Gouverneur Morris}]

Morris chair
n : an armchair with an adjustable back

morris dance
n : any of various English folk dances performed by men in costume [syn: {morris dancing}]

morris dancer
n : someone who does a morris dance

morris dancing
n : any of various English folk dances performed by men in costume [syn: {morris dance}]

Morrison
n 1: United States rock singer (1943-1971) [syn: {Jim Morrison}, {James Douglas Morrison}]
2: United States writer whose novels describe the lives of African-Americans (born in 1931) [syn: {Toni Morrison}, {Chloe Anthony Wofford}]

Morristown
n : a town in northern New Jersey where the Continental Army spent two winters

morrow
n : the next day; "whenever he arrives she leaves on the morrow"

Morrow's honeysuckle
n : a gray deciduous honeysuckle shrub paired white flowers turning yellow; Japan [syn: {Lonicera morrowii}]

Mors
n : (Roman mythology) Roman god of death; counterpart of Thanatos

Morse
n 1: a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals) [syn: {Morse code}, {international Morse code}]
2: United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph and developed the Morse code (1791-1872) [syn: {Samuel Morse}, {Samuel F. B. Morse}, {Samuel Finley Breese Morse}]

Morse code
n : a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals) [syn: {Morse}, {international Morse code}]

morsel
n 1: a small quantity of anything; "a morsel of paper was all he needed"
2: a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread" [syn: {bit}, {bite}]

Morta
n : the Fate who cuts the thread of life; counterpart of Greek Atropos

mortal
adj 1: subject to death; "mortal beings" [ant: {immortal}]
2: involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death; "the seven deadly sins" [syn: {deadly}, {mortal(a)}]
3: unrelenting and deadly; "mortal enemy" [syn: {mortal(a)}]
4: causing or capable of causing death; "a fatal accident"; "a deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness" [syn: {deadly}, {deathly}]
n : a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" [syn: {person}, {individual}, {someone}, {somebody}, {human}, {soul}]

mortal enemy
n : an enemy who wants to kill you

mortal sin
n : an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; theologians list 7 mortal sins [syn: {deadly sin}] [ant: {venial sin}]

mortality
n 1: the quality or state of being mortal [ant: {immortality}]
2: the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year [syn: {deathrate}, {death rate}, {morbidity}, {mortality rate}, {fatality rate}]

mortality rate
n : the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year [syn: {deathrate}, {death rate}, {morbidity}, {mortality}, {fatality rate}]

mortality table
n : an actuarial table indicating life expectancy and probability of death as a function or age and sex and occupation etc

mortally
adv : in such a manner that death ensues (also in reference to hatred, jealousy, fear, etc.); "a being of whom the forest Indians are said to be mortally afraid, with a hoof shaped like the heel of a bottle"

mortar
n 1: a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range [syn: {howitzer}, {trench mortar}]
2: used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall
3: a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle
v : plaster with mortar; "mortar the wall"

mortar fire
n : artillery fire delivered by a mortar

mortarboard
n 1: a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar [syn: {hawk}]
2: an academic cap with a flat square with a tassel on top

mortgage
n : a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan
v : put up as security or collateral

mortgage application
n : an application for a mortgage loan

mortgage deed
n : deed embodying a mortgage

mortgage holder
n : the person who accepts a mortgage; "the bank became our mortgagee when it accepted our mortgage on our new home" [syn: {mortgagee}]

mortgage loan
n : a loan on real estate that is usually secured by a mortgage [syn: {real estate loan}]

mortgage-backed security
n : a security created when a group of mortgages are gathered together and bonds are sold to other institutions or the public; investors receive a portion of the interest payments on the mortgages as well as the principal payments; usually guaranteed by the government

mortgaged
adj : burdened with legal or financial obligations; "his house, his business, indeed, his whole life was heavily mortgaged"

mortgagee
n : the person who accepts a mortgage; "the bank became our mortgagee when it accepted our mortgage on our new home" [syn: {mortgage holder}]

mortgager
n : the person who gives a mortgage in return for money to be repaid; "we became mortgagors when the bank accepted our mortgage and loaned us the money to buy our new home" [syn: {mortgagor}]

mortgagor
n : the person who gives a mortgage in return for money to be repaid; "we became mortgagors when the bank accepted our mortgage and loaned us the money to buy our new home" [syn: {mortgager}]

mortice
n : a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint [syn: {mortise}]
v 1: cut a hole for a tenon in [syn: {mortise}]
2: join by a tenon and mortise [syn: {mortise}]

mortician
n : one whose business is the management of funerals [syn: {undertaker}, {funeral undertaker}, {funeral director}]

mortification
n 1: strong feelings of embarrassment [syn: {chagrin}, {humiliation}]
2: the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply) [syn: {necrosis}, {gangrene}, {sphacelus}]
3: an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect; "he had to undergo one humiliation after another" [syn: {humiliation}]
4: (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)

mortified
adj 1: suffering from tissue death [syn: {gangrenous}]
2: made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride; "too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street"; "humiliated that his wife had to go out to work"; "felt mortified by the comparison with her sister" [syn: {embarrassed}, {humiliated}]

mortified
mortify
v 1: practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
2: hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh" [syn: {subdue}, {cricify}]
3: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" [syn: {humiliate}, {chagrin}, {humble}, {abase}]
4: undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed" [syn: {necrose}, {gangrene}, {sphacelate}] [also: {mortified}]

mortified
See {mortify}

mortify
v 1: practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
2: hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh" [syn: {subdue}, {cricify}]
3: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" [syn: {humiliate}, {chagrin}, {humble}, {abase}]
4: undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed" [syn: {necrose}, {gangrene}, {sphacelate}] [also: {mortified}]

mortifying
adj 1: causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation; "the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles"; "it was mortifying to know he had heard every word" [syn: {embarrassing}]
2: causing awareness of your shortcomings; "golf is a humbling game" [syn: {demeaning}, {humbling}, {humiliating}]

Mortimer
n : English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330) [syn: {Roger de Mortimer}]

mortise
n : a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint [syn: {mortice}]
v 1: cut a hole for a tenon in [syn: {mortice}]
2: join by a tenon and mortise [syn: {mortice}]

mortise joint
n 1: a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus [syn: {ankle}, {ankle joint}, {articulatio talocruralis}]
2: a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other [syn: {mortise-and-tenon joint}]

mortise-and-tenon joint
n : a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other [syn: {mortise joint}]

mortmain
n 1: real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation) [syn: {dead hand}]
2: the oppressive influence of past events of decisions [syn: {dead hand}, {dead hand of the past}]

Morton
n : United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941) [syn: {Jelly Roll Morton}, {Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton}]

mortuary
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of death
2: of or relating to a funeral
n : a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation [syn: {morgue}, {dead room}]

morula
n : a solid mass of blastomeres that forms when the zygote splits; develops into the blastula [also: {morulae} (pl)]

morulae
morula
n : a solid mass of blastomeres that forms when the zygote splits; develops into the blastula [also: {morulae} (pl)]

morulae
See {morula}

Morus
n : type genus of the Moraceae: mulberries [syn: {genus Morus}]

Morus alba
n : Asiatic mulberry with white to pale red fruit; leaves used to feed silkworms [syn: {white mulberry}]

Morus nigra
n : European mulberry having dark foliage and fruit [syn: {black mulberry}]

Morus rubra
n : North American mulberry having dark purple edible fruit [syn: {red mulberry}]

Mosaic
adj 1: of or relating to Moses or the laws and writings attributed to him; "Mosaic Law"
2: decorated with small pieces of colored glass or stone fitted together; "a mosaic floor"; "a tessellated pavement" [syn: {tessellated}]
n 1: art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass
2: viral disease in solanaceous plants (tomatoes, potatoes, tobacco) resulting in mottling and often shriveling of the leaves
3: a freeware browser
4: a pattern resembling a mosaic
5: transducer formed by the light-sensitive surface on a television camera tube
6: assembly of aerial photographs forming a composite picture

mosaic culture
n : a highly diverse culture; "the city's mosaic culture results in great diversity in the arts"

mosaic gold
n : a yellow pigment sometimes suspended in lacquer [syn: {stannic sulfide}]

Mosaic law
n : the laws (beginning with the Ten Commandments) that God gave to the Israelites through Moses; it includes many rules of religious observance given in the first five books of the Old Testament (in Judaism these books are called the Torah) [syn: {Law of Moses}]

mosaicism
n : the condition in which an organism has two or more cell populations that differ in genetic makeup

Mosan
n : a family of Amerindian languages spoken in Washington and British Columbia

Mosander
n : Swedish chemist who discovered rare earth elements (1797-1858) [syn: {Carl Gustaf Mossander}]

mosasauri
See {mosasaurus}

Moschus
n : musk deer [syn: {genus Moschus}]

Moschus moschiferus
n : small heavy-limbed upland deer of central Asia; male secretes valued musk [syn: {musk deer}]

Moscow
n : a city of central European Russia; formerly capital of both the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia; since 1991 the capital of the Russian Federation [syn: {capital of the Russian Federation}, {Russian capital}]

Moselle
n : German white wine from the Moselle valley or a similar wine made elsewhere

Moses
n 1: (Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai
2: United States painter of colorful and primitive rural scenes (1860-1961) [syn: {Grandma Moses}, {Anne Mary Robertson Moses}]

Moses Maimonides
n : Spanish philosopher considered the greatest Jewish scholar of the Middle Ages who codified Jewish law in the Talmud (1135-1204) [syn: {Maimonides}, {Rabbi Moses Ben Maimon}]

mosey
v : walk leisurely [syn: {amble}]

mosh
v : dance the slam dance [syn: {slam dance}, {slam}, {thrash}]

moshav
n : a cooperative Israeli village or settlement comprised of small farms [also: {moshavim} (pl)]

moshavim
moshav
n : a cooperative Israeli village or settlement comprised of small farms [also: {moshavim} (pl)]

moshavim
See {moshav}

Moshe Dayan
n : Israeli general and statesman (1915-1981) [syn: {Dayan}]

Moslem
adj : of or relating to or supporting Islamism; "Islamic art" [syn: {Muslim}, {Islamic}]
n : a believer or follower of Islam [syn: {Muslim}, {Mohammedan}, {Muhammedan}, {Muhammadan}, {Islamist}]

Moslem calendar
n : the lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle every 32 years [syn: {Islamic calendar}, {Muhammadan calendar}, {Mohammedan calendar}, {Muslim calendar}]

moslim
See {moslem}

moslims
See {moslem}

mosque
n : (Islam) a Muslim place of worship [syn: {masjid}, {musjid}]

mosquito
n : two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals [also: {mosquitoes} (pl)]

mosquito bite
n : a sting inflicted by a mosquito

mosquito boat
n : a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(ropeller) T(orpedo) boat [syn: {PT boat}, {mosquito craft}, {motor torpedo boat}]

mosquito craft
n : a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(ropeller) T(orpedo) boat [syn: {PT boat}, {mosquito boat}, {motor torpedo boat}]

mosquito fern
n : small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe [syn: {floating fern}, {Carolina pond fern}, {Azolla caroliniana}]

mosquito hawk
n 1: slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. [syn: {dragonfly}, {darning needle}, {devil's darning needle}, {sewing needle}, {snake feeder}, {snake doctor}, {skeeter hawk}]
2: mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker [syn: {nighthawk}, {bullbat}]

mosquito net
n : a fine net or screen (especially around beds) to protect against mosquitos

mosquitoes
mosquito
n : two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals [also: {mosquitoes} (pl)]

mosquitoes
See {mosquito}

mosquitofish
n : silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control [syn: {Gambusia affinis}]

moss
n : tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants

moss agate
n : an agate with brown, black, or green moss-like markings

moss animal
n : sessile aquatic animal forming mosslike colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding [syn: {bryozoan}, {polyzoan}, {sea mat}, {sea moss}]

moss campion
n : tuft- or mat-forming dwarf perennial of arctic regions of western and central Europe and North America [syn: {Silene acaulis}]

moss family
n : a family of mosses

moss genus
n : a genus of mosses

moss green
adj : of a moderate somewhat dull yellow-green color [syn: {mosstone}]

Moss Hart
n : United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961) [syn: {Hart}]

moss locust
n : large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers [syn: {bristly locust}, {rose acacia}, {Robinia hispida}]

moss phlox
n : low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves and pink or white flowers; native to United States and widely cultivated as a ground cover [syn: {moss pink}, {mountain phlox}, {dwarf phlox}, {Phlox subulata}]

moss pink
n 1: low wiry-stemmed branching herb or southern California having fringed pink flowers [syn: {ground pink}, {fringed pink}, {Linanthus dianthiflorus}]
2: low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves and pink or white flowers; native to United States and widely cultivated as a ground cover [syn: {mountain phlox}, {moss phlox}, {dwarf phlox}, {Phlox subulata}]

Mossad
n : the Israeli foreign intelligence agency; "the primary focus of the Mossad is on Arab nations"

mossback
n : an extremely old-fashioned conservative

Mossbauer
n : German physicist (born in 1929) [syn: {Rudolf Ludwig Mossbauer}]

moss-grown
adj 1: overgrown with moss [syn: {mossy}]
2: (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned; "moss-grown ideas about family life" [syn: {fogyish}, {mossy}, {stick-in-the-mud(p)}, {stodgy}]

mosstone
adj : of a moderate somewhat dull yellow-green color [syn: {moss green}]

moss-trooper
n : a marauder and plunderer (originally operating in the bogs between England and Scotland)

mossy
adj 1: overgrown with moss [syn: {moss-grown}]
2: (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned; "moss-grown ideas about family life" [syn: {fogyish}, {moss-grown}, {stick-in-the-mud(p)}, {stodgy}]

mossy saxifrage
n : tufted or mat-forming perennial of mountains of Europe; cultivated for its white flowers [syn: {Saxifraga hypnoides}]

mossy-cup oak
n : medium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed cups; yields tough close-grained wood [syn: {bur oak}, {burr oak}, {mossycup oak}, {Quercus macrocarpa}]

mossycup oak
n : medium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed cups; yields tough close-grained wood [syn: {bur oak}, {burr oak}, {mossy-cup oak}, {Quercus macrocarpa}]

most
adj 1: (superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number; "who has the most apples?"; "most people like eggs"; "most fishes have fins" [syn: {most(a)}] [ant: {fewest(a)}]
2: the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree; "made the most money he could"; "what attracts the most attention?"; "made the most of a bad deal" [syn: {most(a)}] [ant: {least(a)}]
adv 1: used to form the superlative; "the king cobra is the most dangerous snake" [syn: {to the highest degree}] [ant: {least}]
2: very; "a most welcome relief"
3: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost'; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees" [syn: {about}, {just about}, {almost}, {all but}, {nearly}, {near}, {nigh}, {virtually}, {well-nigh}]

most especially
adv : above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" [syn: {above all}, {most importantly}]

most evil
adj : superlatively evil and wicked [syn: {most wicked}]

most importantly
adv 1: of greatest importance; "first and foremost, we must feed the refugees" [syn: {first and foremost}]
2: above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" [syn: {above all}, {most especially}]

most recently
adv : more recently than any other time; "I saw him last in London" [syn: {last}]

most unattractive
adj : superlatively unsuitable and unattractive [syn: {most unsuitable}]

most undesirable
adj : superlatively undesirable and unpleasant [syn: {most unpleasant}]

most unpleasant
adj : superlatively undesirable and unpleasant [syn: {most undesirable}]

most unsuitable
adj : superlatively unsuitable and unattractive [syn: {most unattractive}]

most valuable player
n : the player judged to be the most important to the sport [syn: {MVP}]

most wicked
adj : superlatively evil and wicked [syn: {most evil}]

mostaccioli
n : pasta somewhat resembling little moustaches

most-favored-nation
adj : of or relating to a commercial treaty where two nations agree to accord each other the same favorable terms that would be offered in treaties with any other nation

mostly
adv 1: in large part; mainly or chiefly; "These accounts are largely inactive" [syn: {largely}, {for the most part}]
2: usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn't rain much here" [syn: {by and large}, {generally}, {more often than not}]

most-valuable
adj : designating the player judged to be the most important to the sport; "the most-valuable player award"

Mosul
n : a city in northern Iraq on the Tigris across from the ruins of Nineveh

mot
n 1: a clever remark [syn: {bon mot}]
2: a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes [syn: {MOT test}, {Ministry of Transportation test}]

mot juste
n : the appropriate word or expression

MOT test
n : a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes [syn: {MOT}, {Ministry of Transportation test}]

Motacilla
n : type genus of the Motacillidae: wagtails [syn: {genus Motacilla}]

Motacillidae
n : pipits and wagtails [syn: {family Motacillidae}]

mote
n : (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything [syn: {atom}, {molecule}, {particle}, {corpuscle}, {speck}]

motel
n : a motor hotel

motel room
n : a sleeping room in a motel

motet
n : an unaccompanied choral composition with sacred lyrics; intended to be sung as part of a church service; originated in the 13th century

moth
n : typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae

moth bean
n : East Indian legume having hairy foliage and small yellow flowers followed by cylindrical pods; used especially in India for food and forage and soil-conditioning; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus [syn: {Vigna aconitifolia}, {Phaseolus aconitifolius}]

moth miller
n : any of various moths that have powdery wings [syn: {miller}]

moth mullein
n : European mullein with smooth leaves and large yellow or purplish flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America [syn: {Verbascum blattaria}]

moth orchid
n : any of various orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis having often drooping glossy broad obovate or oval leaves usually dark green flushed purple or mottled gray and silver [syn: {moth plant}]

moth plant
n : any of various orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis having often drooping glossy broad obovate or oval leaves usually dark green flushed purple or mottled gray and silver [syn: {moth orchid}]

mothball
n : a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing [syn: {camphor ball}]
v : put into long-term storage

moth-eaten
adj 1: showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains" [syn: {ratty}, {shabby}, {tatty}]
2: worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths; "moth-eaten blankets" [syn: {mothy}]
3: lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new; "moth-eaten theories about race" [syn: {old}, {stale}]

mother
n 1: a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother); "the mother of three children" [syn: {female parent}] [ant: {father}, {father}]
2: a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar
3: a term of address for an elderly woman
4: a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation; "necessity is the mother of invention"
v 1: care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband" [syn: {fuss}, {overprotect}]
2: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" [syn: {beget}, {get}, {engender}, {father}, {sire}, {generate}, {bring forth}]

mother board
n : the main circuit board for a computer [syn: {CPU board}]

Mother Carey's chicken
n : medium-sized storm petrel [syn: {Mother Carey's hen}, {Oceanites oceanicus}]

Mother Carey's hen
n : medium-sized storm petrel [syn: {Mother Carey's chicken}, {Oceanites oceanicus}]

mother cell
n : cell from which another cell of an organism (usually of a different sort) develops; "a sperm cell develops from a sperm mother cell"

mother country
n : the country where you were born [syn: {fatherland}, {homeland}, {motherland}, {country of origin}, {native land}]

mother figure
n : a woman who evokes the feelings usually reserved for a mother

mother fucker
n : insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous [syn: {asshole}, {bastard}, {cocksucker}, {dickhead}, {shit}, {motherfucker}, {prick}, {whoreson}, {son of a bitch}, {SOB}]

Mother Goose
n : the imaginary author of a collection of nursery rhymes

mother hen
n 1: a person who cares for the needs of others (especially in an overprotective or interfering way)
2: a hen with chicks

Mother Hubbard
n : a woman's loose unbelted dress [syn: {muumuu}]

Mother Jones
n : United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930) [syn: {Jones}, {Mary Harris Jones}]

mother lode
n : the main vein of ore in a deposit [syn: {champion lode}]

mother of thyme
n : fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America [syn: {basil thyme}, {basil balm}, {Acinos arvensis}, {Satureja acinos}]

Mother Seton
n : United States religious leader who was the first person born in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821) [syn: {Seton}, {Elizabeth Seton}, {Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton}]

mother superior
n : the superior of a group of nuns [syn: {abbess}, {prioress}]

Mother Teresa
n : Indian nun and missionary (born in Albania) dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997) [syn: {Teresa}, {Theresa}, {Mother Theresa}, {Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu}]

Mother Theresa
n : Indian nun and missionary (born in Albania) dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997) [syn: {Teresa}, {Mother Teresa}, {Theresa}, {Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu}]

mother tongue
n : one's native language; the language learned by children and passed from one generation to the next [syn: {maternal language}, {first language}]

mother wit
n : sound practical judgment; "I can't see the sense in doing it now"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away" [syn: {common sense}, {good sense}, {gumption}, {horse sense}, {sense}]

motherese
n : an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child [syn: {baby talk}, {babytalk}]

motherfucker
n : insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous [syn: {asshole}, {bastard}, {cocksucker}, {dickhead}, {shit}, {mother fucker}, {prick}, {whoreson}, {son of a bitch}, {SOB}]

motherhood
n : the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother [syn: {maternity}]

mother-in-law
n : the mother of your spouse [also: {mothers-in-law} (pl)]

mother-in-law plant
n : a evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name [syn: {dumb cane}, {mother-in-law's tongue}, {Dieffenbachia sequine}]

mother-in-law's tongue
n 1: stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplant [syn: {snake plant}, {Sansevieria trifasciata}]
2: a evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name [syn: {dumb cane}, {mother-in-law plant}, {Dieffenbachia sequine}]

motherland
n : the country where you were born [syn: {fatherland}, {homeland}, {mother country}, {country of origin}, {native land}]

motherless
adj : having no living or known mother

motherlike
adj : suggestive of or acting like a mother

motherliness
n : the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother; "the girl's motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children" [syn: {maternalism}, {maternal quality}, {maternity}]

motherly
adj : befitting a mother; warm and nurturing
adv : in a maternal manner; as a mother; "she loved her students almost maternally" [syn: {maternally}]

mother-naked
adj : as naked as at birth [syn: {naked as the day one was born}, {naked as the day you were born}, {in one's birthday suit}, {in your birthday suit}]

mother-of-pearl
n : the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell [syn: {nacre}]

mother-of-pearl cloud
n : a luminous iridescent cloud at a high altitude that may be seen when the sun is a few degrees below the horizon [syn: {nacreous cloud}]

mother-of-thousands
n : eastern Asiatic saxifrage with racemes of small red-and-white flowers; spreads by numerous creeping stolons [syn: {strawberry geranium}, {strawberry saxifrage}, {Saxifraga stolonifera}, {Saxifraga sarmentosam}]

mother's boy
n : a boy excessively attached to his mother; lacking normal masculine interests [syn: {mamma's boy}, {mama's boy}]

mother's daughter
n : a daughter who is favored by and similar to her mother

Mother's Day
n : second Sunday in May

mother's milk
n : milk secreted by a woman who has recently given birth

mother's son
n : a male person; "every mother's son who could walk was there"

mothers superior
See {mother superior}

mothers-in-law
mother-in-law
n : the mother of your spouse [also: {mothers-in-law} (pl)]

mothers-in-law
See {mother-in-law}

Motherwell
n : United States abstract expressionist painter (1915-1991) [syn: {Robert Motherwell}]

motherwort
n : bitter Old World herb of hedgerows and woodland margins having toothed leaves and white or pale pink flowers [syn: {Leonurus cardiaca}]

mothier
mothy
adj 1: worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths; "moth-eaten blankets" [syn: {moth-eaten}]
2: infested with moths [also: {mothiest}, {mothier}]

mothier
See {mothy}

mothiest
mothy
adj 1: worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths; "moth-eaten blankets" [syn: {moth-eaten}]
2: infested with moths [also: {mothiest}, {mothier}]

mothiest
See {mothy}

mothproof
adj : resistant to damage by moths [syn: {moth-resistant}]
v : protect from moths; "mothproof woollen clothes during the summer"

moth-resistant
adj : resistant to damage by moths [syn: {mothproof}]

mothy
adj 1: worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths; "moth-eaten blankets" [syn: {moth-eaten}]
2: infested with moths [also: {mothiest}, {mothier}]

motif
n 1: a design that consists of recurring shapes or colors
2: a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music [syn: {motive}]
3: a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme" [syn: {theme}]

motile
adj : (of spores or microorganisms) capable of movement
n : one whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action

motility
n 1: ability to move spontaneously and independently [ant: {immotility}]
2: a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" [syn: {motion}, {movement}, {move}]

motion
n 1: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something [syn: {movement}]
2: the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals [syn: {gesture}]
3: a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" [syn: {movement}, {move}, {motility}]
4: a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion" [ant: {motionlessness}]
5: a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question" [syn: {question}]
6: the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" [syn: {movement}, {move}]
7: an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object; "the cinema relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement" [syn: {apparent motion}, {apparent movement}, {movement}]
v : show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave" [syn: {gesticulate}, {gesture}]

motion picture
n : a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" [syn: {movie}, {film}, {picture}, {moving picture}, {moving-picture show}, {motion-picture show}, {picture show}, {pic}, {flick}]

motion sickness
n : the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle [syn: {kinetosis}]

motion study
n : an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort [syn: {time and motion study}, {time-and-motion study}, {time-motion study}, {time study}, {work study}]

motional
adj : of or relating to or characterized by motion

motionless
adj : not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest" [syn: {inactive}, {static}, {still}]

motionlessly
adv : without moving; in a motionless manner; "he saw the black-haired man waiting motionlessly behind the opposite side of the platform"

motionlessness
n : a state of no motion or movement [syn: {stillness}] [ant: {motion}]

motion-picture camera
n : a camera that takes a sequence of photographs that can give the illusion of motion when viewed in rapid succession [syn: {movie camera}, {cine-camera}]

motion-picture fan
n : someone who goes to see movies [syn: {moviegoer}]

motion-picture film
n : photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a spool; to be used in a movie camera [syn: {movie film}, {cine-film}]

motion-picture photography
n : the act of making a film [syn: {filming}, {cinematography}]

motion-picture show
n : a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" [syn: {movie}, {film}, {picture}, {moving picture}, {moving-picture show}, {motion picture}, {picture show}, {pic}, {flick}]

motivate
v : give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" [syn: {actuate}, {propel}, {move}, {prompt}, {incite}]

motivated
adj : provided with a motive or given incentive for action; "a highly motivated child can learn almost anything"; "a group of politically motivated men" [ant: {unmotivated}]

motivating
adj : impelling to action; "it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function"- Arthur Pap; "motive pleas"; "motivating arguments" [syn: {motivative(a)}, {motive(a)}]
n : the act of motivating; providing incentive [syn: {motivation}]

motivation
n 1: the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives" [syn: {motive}, {need}]
2: the condition of being motivated; "his motivation was at a high level"
3: the act of motivating; providing incentive [syn: {motivating}]

motivational
adj : of or relating to motivation

motivative
adj : impelling to action; "it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function"- Arthur Pap; "motive pleas"; "motivating arguments" [syn: {motivative(a)}, {motive(a)}, {motivating}]

motivator
n : a positive motivational influence [syn: {incentive}, {inducement}] [ant: {disincentive}]

motive
adj 1: causing or able to cause motion; "a motive force"; "motive power"; "motor energy" [syn: {motive(a)}, {motor}]
2: impelling to action; "it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function"- Arthur Pap; "motive pleas"; "motivating arguments" [syn: {motivative(a)}, {motive(a)}, {motivating}]
n 1: the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives" [syn: {motivation}, {need}]
2: a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music [syn: {motif}]

motive power
n : the power or ability to move [syn: {locomotion}, {motivity}]

motiveless
adj : occurring without motivation or provocation; "motiveless malignity"; "unprovoked and dastardly attack"- F.D.Roosevelt [syn: {unprovoked}, {wanton}]

motivity
n : the power or ability to move [syn: {locomotion}, {motive power}]

motley
adj 1: consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity); "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards [syn: {assorted}, {miscellaneous}, {mixed}, {sundry(a)}]
2: having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies" [syn: {calico}, {multicolor}, {multicolour}, {multicolored}, {multicoloured}, {painted}, {particolored}, {particoloured}, {piebald}, {pied}, {varicolored}, {varicoloured}]
n 1: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" [syn: {assortment}, {mixture}, {mixed bag}, {miscellany}, {miscellanea}, {variety}, {salmagundi}, {smorgasbord}, {potpourri}]
2: a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
3: a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
v 1: make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu" [syn: {vary}, {variegate}]
2: make motley; color with different colors [syn: {parti-color}]

motley fool
n : a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the middle ages [syn: {jester}, {fool}]

motmot
n : tropical American bird resembling a blue jay and having greenish and bluish plumage [syn: {momot}]

motoneuron
n : a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord [syn: {motor neuron}, {efferent neuron}, {motor nerve fiber}]

motor
adj 1: conveying information to the muscles from the CNS; "motor nerves" [syn: {centrifugal}, {motor(a)}]
2: causing or able to cause motion; "a motive force"; "motive power"; "motor energy" [syn: {motive(a)}]
n 1: machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
2: a nonspecific agent that imparts motion; "happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action"
v : travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater" [syn: {drive}]

motor aphasia
n : aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired [syn: {Broca's aphasia}, {ataxic aphasia}, {expressive aphasia}, {nonfluent aphasia}]

motor area
n : the cortical area that influences motor movements [syn: {motor region}, {motor cortex}, {Rolando's area}, {excitable area}]

motor ataxia
n : inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait [syn: {ataxia}, {ataxy}, {dyssynergia}]

Motor City
n : the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor [syn: {Detroit}, {Motown}]

motor control
n : control of muscles

motor cortex
n : the cortical area that influences motor movements [syn: {motor area}, {motor region}, {Rolando's area}, {excitable area}]

motor end plate
n : the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle [syn: {end-plate}, {endplate}]

motor home
n : a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling [syn: {camper}, {camping bus}]

motor horn
n : a device on an automobile for making a warning noise [syn: {automobile horn}, {car horn}, {horn}, {hooter}]

motor hotel
n : a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area [syn: {motor inn}, {motor lodge}, {tourist court}, {court}]

motor inn
n : a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area [syn: {motor hotel}, {motor lodge}, {tourist court}, {court}]

motor lodge
n : a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area [syn: {motor hotel}, {motor inn}, {tourist court}, {court}]

motor memory
n : your memory for motor skills [syn: {muscle memory}]

motor mower
n : a lawn mower powered by a gasoline motor [syn: {power mower}] [ant: {hand mower}]

motor nerve
n : a nerve that passes toward or to muscles or glands

motor nerve fiber
n : a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord [syn: {motor neuron}, {efferent neuron}, {motoneuron}]

motor neuron
n : a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord [syn: {efferent neuron}, {motor nerve fiber}, {motoneuron}]

motor oil
n : oil used to lubricate the moving parts of a motor

motor pool
n : a fleet of military vehicles controlled by a single agency and available for use as needed

motor region
n : the cortical area that influences motor movements [syn: {motor area}, {motor cortex}, {Rolando's area}, {excitable area}]

motor scooter
n : a wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel [syn: {scooter}]

motor torpedo boat
n : a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(ropeller) T(orpedo) boat [syn: {PT boat}, {mosquito boat}, {mosquito craft}]

motor vehicle
n : a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails [syn: {automotive vehicle}]

motor-assisted
adj : relying on an engine for propulsion in addition to muscle power; "a motor-assisted bicycle"

motorbike
n : small motorcycle with a low frame and small wheels and elevated handlebars [syn: {minibike}]

motorboat
n : a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine [syn: {powerboat}]

motorbus
n : a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: {bus}, {autobus}, {coach}, {charabanc}, {double-decker}, {jitney}, {motorcoach}, {omnibus}]

motorcade
n : a procession of people traveling in motor cars

motorcar
n : 4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" [syn: {car}, {auto}, {automobile}, {machine}]

motorcoach
n : a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: {bus}, {autobus}, {coach}, {charabanc}, {double-decker}, {jitney}, {motorbus}, {omnibus}]

motorcycle
n : a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame [syn: {bike}]
v : ride a motorcycle [syn: {cycle}]

motorcycle cop
n : a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists) [syn: {motorcycle policeman}, {speed cop}]

motorcycle policeman
n : a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists) [syn: {motorcycle cop}, {speed cop}]

motorcycling
n : riding a motorcycle; "motorcycling is a dangerous sport"

motorcyclist
n : a traveler who rides a motorcycle

motored
adj : equipped with a motor or motors; "a motorized wheelchair" [syn: {motorized}, {motorised}] [ant: {unmotorized}]

motorial
adj : of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS; "efferent nerves and impulses" [syn: {efferent}] [ant: {afferent}]

motoring
n : the act of driving an automobile

motorisation
n : the act of motorizing (equiping with motors or with motor vehicles) [syn: {motorization}]

motorise
v : equip with armed and armored motor vehicles; "mechanize armies" [syn: {mechanize}, {mechanise}, {motorize}]

motorised
adj : equipped with a motor or motors; "a motorized wheelchair" [syn: {motorized}, {motored}] [ant: {unmotorized}]

motorist
n : someone who drives (or travels in) an automobile [syn: {automobilist}]

motorization
n : the act of motorizing (equiping with motors or with motor vehicles) [syn: {motorisation}]

motorize
v 1: equip with a motor vehicle; "The police around here are not motorized and patrol the streets on horseback"
2: equip with a motor; "motorized scooters are now the rage"
3: equip with armed and armored motor vehicles; "mechanize armies" [syn: {mechanize}, {mechanise}, {motorise}]

motorized
adj 1: equipped with a motor or motors; "a motorized wheelchair" [syn: {motorised}, {motored}] [ant: {unmotorized}]
2: using vehicles; "motorized warfare" [syn: {mechanized}, {mechanised}]

motorized wheelchair
n : a wheelchair propelled by a motor

motorless
adj : having no motor [syn: {unmotorized}, {unmotorised}] [ant: {motorized}]

motorman
n : the operator of streetcar

motormouth
n : someone who talks incessantly; "I wish that motormouth would shut up"

motortruck
n : an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling [syn: {truck}]

motorway
n : a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic [syn: {expressway}, {freeway}, {pike}, {state highway}, {superhighway}, {throughway}, {thruway}]

Motown
n : the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor [syn: {Detroit}, {Motor City}]

Motrin
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an analgesic and antipyretic [syn: {ibuprofen}, {isobutylphenyl propionic acid}, {Advil}, {Nuprin}]

Mott
n : United States feminist and suffragist (1793-1880) [syn: {Lucretia Coffin Mott}]

mottle
v 1: mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained [syn: {streak}, {blotch}]
2: colour with streaks or blotches of different shades [syn: {dapple}, {cloud}]

mottled
adj : having spots or patches of color [syn: {dappled}]

mottling
n : the act of coloring with areas of different shades

motto
n : a favorite saying of a sect or political group [syn: {slogan}, {catchword}, {shibboleth}] [also: {mottoes} (pl)]

mottoes
motto
n : a favorite saying of a sect or political group [syn: {slogan}, {catchword}, {shibboleth}] [also: {mottoes} (pl)]

mottoes
See {motto}

moue
n : a disdainful pouting grimace [syn: {pout}, {wry face}]

moufflon
n : wild short-fleeced mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia [syn: {mouflon}, {Ovis musimon}]

mouflon
n : wild short-fleeced mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia [syn: {moufflon}, {Ovis musimon}]

moujik
n : a Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917) [syn: {muzhik}, {mujik}, {muzjik}]

Moukden
n : a city in northeastern China [syn: {Shenyang}, {Mukden}, {Fengtien}]

mould
n 1: loose soil rich in organic matter [syn: {mold}]
2: a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter [syn: {mold}]
3: sculpture produced by molding [syn: {mold}, {molding}, {moulding}, {modeling}, {clay sculpture}]
4: container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens [syn: {mold}, {cast}]
v 1: form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay" [syn: {model}, {mold}]
2: form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; "cast a bronze sculpture" [syn: {cast}, {mold}]
3: make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" [syn: {shape}, {form}, {work}, {mold}, {forge}]

mouldboard
n : wedge formed by the curved part of a steel plow blade that turns the furrow [syn: {moldboard}]

mouldboard plough
n : plow that has a moldboard [syn: {moldboard plow}]

moulder
v : break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat" [syn: {decompose}, {rot}, {molder}]

mouldered
adj : slowly broken down or crumbled into dust; "layers of moldered leaves" [syn: {moldered}]

mouldering
adj : becoming rotten; "a field covered with thousands of decomposing bodies"; "John Brown's body lies a-moldering in the grave" [syn: {decomposing}, {moldering}]

mouldier
mouldy
adj : covered with or smelling of mold; "moldy bread"; "a moldy (or musty) odor" [syn: {moldy}, {musty}] [also: {mouldiest}, {mouldier}]

mouldier
See {mouldy}

mouldiest
mouldy
adj : covered with or smelling of mold; "moldy bread"; "a moldy (or musty) odor" [syn: {moldy}, {musty}] [also: {mouldiest}, {mouldier}]

mouldiest
See {mouldy}

moulding
n 1: a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing [syn: {molding}]
2: a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge [syn: {molding}, {border}]
3: sculpture produced by molding [syn: {mold}, {mould}, {molding}, {modeling}, {clay sculpture}]
4: a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied [syn: {modeling}, {modelling}, {molding}]

mouldy
adj : covered with or smelling of mold; "moldy bread"; "a moldy (or musty) odor" [syn: {moldy}, {musty}] [also: {mouldiest}, {mouldier}]

moult
n : periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles [syn: {molt}, {molting}, {moulting}, {ecdysis}]
v : cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "out dog sheds every Spring" [syn: {shed}, {molt}, {exuviate}, {slough}]

moulter
n : an animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair) [syn: {molter}]

moulting
n : periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles [syn: {molt}, {molting}, {moult}, {ecdysis}]

mound
n 1: (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands [syn: {hill}, {pitcher's mound}]
2: a small natural hill [syn: {knoll}, {hillock}, {hummock}, {hammock}]
3: a collection of objects laid on top of each other [syn: {pile}, {heap}, {cumulus}]
4: structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind" [syn: {hill}]
5: the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit; "he has played every position except pitcher"; "they have a southpaw on the mound" [syn: {pitcher}]
v : form into a rounded elevation; "mound earth"

mound bird
n : large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs [syn: {megapode}, {mound-bird}, {mound builder}, {scrub fowl}]

Mound Builder
n 1: prehistoric Amerindians who built altar mounds
2: large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs [syn: {megapode}, {mound bird}, {mound-bird}, {scrub fowl}]

mound over
v 1: form mounds over; "The huts can be mounded over to form shelters"
2: form a mound over

mound-bird
n : large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs [syn: {megapode}, {mound bird}, {mound builder}, {scrub fowl}]

mounded over
adj : having a wound formed over it

mount
n 1: a lightweight horse kept for riding only [syn: {saddle horse}, {riding horse}]
2: the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top" [syn: {climb}]
3: a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill [syn: {mountain}]
4: mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place; "the diamond was in a plain gold mount" [syn: {setting}]
5: something forming a back that is added for strengthening [syn: {backing}]
v 1: attach to a support; "They mounted the aerator on a floating"
2: go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered" [syn: {wax}, {climb}, {rise}] [ant: {wane}]
3: fix onto a backing, setting, or support; "mount slides for macroscopic analysis"
4: put up or launch; "mount a campaign against pronography"
5: get on the back of; "mount a horse" [syn: {hop on}, {mount up}, {get on}, {jump on}, {climb on}, {bestride}] [ant: {hop out}]
6: go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?" [syn: {climb}, {climb up}, {go up}]
7: prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance; "mount a theater production"; "mount an attack"; "mount a play" [syn: {put on}]
8: copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow" [syn: {ride}]

Mount Adams
n : a mountain peak in southwestern Washington in the Cascade Range (12,307 feet high) [syn: {Adams}]

Mount Ararat
n : the mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded [syn: {Ararat}, {Mt. Ararat}]

Mount Asama
n : a volcano in central Honshu near Nagano; one of the largest volcanoes in Japan (8,340 feet) [syn: {Asama}]

Mount Athos
n : an autonomous area in northeastern Greece that is the site of several Greek Orthodox monasteries founded in the tenth century [syn: {Athos}]

Mount Bartle Frere
n : the highest mountain peak in Queensland, Australia

Mount Carmel
n : a mountain range in northwestern Israel near the Mediterranean coast; "according to the Old Testament, Elijah defeated the priests of Baal at Mount Carmel"

Mount Cook lily
n : showy white-flowered perennial of New Zealand [syn: {mountain lily}, {Ranunculus lyalii}]

Mount Elbert
n : the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado (14,431 feet high)

Mount Etna
n : an inactive volcano in Sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in Europe (10,500 feet) [syn: {Etna}, {Mt Etna}]

Mount Everest
n : a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high) [syn: {Everest}, {Mt. Everest}]

Mount Fuji
n : an extinct volcano in south central Honshu that is the highest peak in Japan; last erupted in 1707; famous for its symmetrical snow-capped peak; a sacred mountain and site for pilgrimages [syn: {Fuji}, {Fujiyama}, {Fujinoyama}, {Fuji-san}]

Mount Godwin Austen
n : a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir; the 2nd highest peak in the world (28,250 feet high) [syn: {K2}, {Godwin Austen}, {Dapsang}]

Mount Hubbard
n : a mountain peak in southeastern Alaska that is part of the Coast Range (14,950 feet high) [syn: {Hubbard}]

Mount Kilimanjaro
n : the highest peak in Africa; located in northeastern Tanzania; 19,340 feet high [syn: {Kilimanjaro}]

Mount Logan
n : a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high) [syn: {Logan}]

Mount McKinley
n : a mountain in south central Alaska; the highest peak in North America (20,300 feet high) [syn: {McKinley}, {Mt. McKinley}, {Denali}]

Mount Olympus
n : a mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast; believed by ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the gods (9,570 feet high) [syn: {Olympus}, {Mt. Olympus}, {Olimbos}]

Mount Orizaba
n : an extinct volcano in southern Mexico between Mexico City and Veracruz; the highest peak in Mexico (18,695 feet) [syn: {Citlaltepetl}, {Mt Orizaba}, {Pico de Orizaba}]

Mount Parnassus
n : (Greek mythology) a mountain in central Greece where (according to Greek mythology) the Muses lived; known as the mythological home of music and poetry; "Liakoura is the modern name of Mount Parnassus" [syn: {Parnassus}, {Liakoura}]

Mount Pinatubo
n : a volcano on Luzon northwest of Manila; erupted in 1991 after 600 years of dormancy [syn: {Pinatubo}]

Mount Ranier
n : a mountain peak in central Washington; highest peak in the Cascade Range; (14,410 feet high) [syn: {Ranier}, {Mt. Ranier}, {Mount Tacoma}]

Mount Ranier National Park
n : a national park in Washington having mountain terrain featuring glaciers and alpine lakes and streams and swamps

Mount Rushmore
n : a mountain in the Black Hills of South Dakota; the likenesses of Washington and Jefferson and Lincoln and Roosevelt are carved on it [syn: {Rushmore}, {Mt. Rushmore}]

Mount Rushmore State
n : a state in north central United States [syn: {South Dakota}, {Coyote State}, {SD}]

Mount Saint Helens
n : an active volcano in the Cascade Range in southwestern Washington; erupted violently in 1980 after 123 years of inactivity [syn: {Mount St. Helens}, {Mt. St. Helens}]

Mount Shasta
n : a volcanic mountain peak in the Cascade Range in northern California (14,162 feet high) [syn: {Shasta}]

Mount Sherman
n : a peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado (14,036 feet high) [syn: {Sherman}]

Mount Sinai
n : a mountain peak in the southern Sinai Peninsula (7,500 feet high); it is believed to be the peak on which Moses received the Ten Commandments [syn: {Sinai}]

Mount St. Helens
n : an active volcano in the Cascade Range in southwestern Washington; erupted violently in 1980 after 123 years of inactivity [syn: {Mount Saint Helens}, {Mt. St. Helens}]

Mount Tacoma
n : a mountain peak in central Washington; highest peak in the Cascade Range; (14,410 feet high) [syn: {Ranier}, {Mount Ranier}, {Mt. Ranier}]

mount up
v : get on the back of; "mount a horse" [syn: {hop on}, {mount}, {get on}, {jump on}, {climb on}, {bestride}] [ant: {hop out}]

Mount Vernon
n : the former residence of George Washington; in northeastern Virginia overlooking the Potomac river

Mount Vesuvius
n : a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast; a Plinian eruption in 79 AD buried Pompeii and killed Pliny the Elder; last erupted in 1944 [syn: {Vesuvius}, {Mt. Vesuvius}]

Mount Whitney
n : the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada range in California (14,494 feet high) [syn: {Whitney}]

Mount Wilson
n : a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet high) [syn: {Wilson}]

mountain
adj : relating to or located in mountains; "mountain people" [syn: {mountain(a)}]
n 1: a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill [syn: {mount}]
2: a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed a mountain of newspapers" [syn: {tons}, {dozens}, {heaps}, {lots}, {piles}, {scores}, {stacks}, {loads}, {rafts}, {slews}, {wads}, {oodles}, {gobs}, {scads}, {lashings}]

mountain alder
n 1: small shrubby maple of eastern North America; scarlet in autumn [syn: {mountain maple}, {Acer spicatum}]
2: tree of western United States [syn: {white alder}, {Alnus rhombifolia}]

mountain andromeda
n : ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small white bell-shaped flowers [syn: {fetterbush}, {mountain fetterbush}, {Pieris floribunda}]

mountain anemone
n : silky-foliaged herb of the Rocky Mountains with bluish-white flowers [syn: {Alpine anemone}, {Anemone tetonensis}]

mountain ash
n 1: any of various trees of the genus Sorbus
2: tree having wood similar to the alpine ash; tallest tree in Australia and tallest hardwood in the world [syn: {Eucalyptus regnans}]
3: low-growing ash of Texas [syn: {Fraxinus texensis}]

mountain avens
n : creeping evergreen shrub with large white flowers; widely distributed in northern portions of Eurasia and North America [syn: {Dryas octopetala}]

mountain azalea
n : creeping mat-forming evergreen shrub of high mountain regions of northern hemisphere grown for its rose-pink flowers [syn: {alpine azalea}, {Loiseleuria procumbens}]

mountain beaver
n : bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent [syn: {sewellel}, {Aplodontia rufa}]

mountain bike
n : a bicycle with a sturdy frame and fat tires; originally designed for riding in mountainous country [syn: {all-terrain bike}, {off-roader}]

mountain birch
n : birch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish bark [syn: {swamp birch}, {water birch}, {Western paper birch}, {Western birch}, {Betula fontinalis}]

mountain blacksnake
n : large harmless shiny black North American snake [syn: {black rat snake}, {blacksnake}, {pilot blacksnake}, {Elaphe obsoleta}]

mountain bladder fern
n : fern of rocky mountainous areas of hemisphere [syn: {Cystopteris montana}]

mountain blue berry
n : erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries [syn: {bilberry}, {thin-leaved bilberry}, {Viccinium membranaceum}]

mountain box
n : evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn [syn: {common bearberry}, {red bearberry}, {wild cranberry}, {mealberry}, {hog cranberry}, {sand berry}, {sandberry}, {bear's grape}, {creashak}, {Arctostaphylos uva-ursi}]

mountain chain
n : a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range" [syn: {range}, {mountain range}, {range of mountains}, {chain}, {chain of mountains}]

mountain chinchilla
n : a rodent native to the mountains of Chile and Peru and now bred in captivity [syn: {mountain viscacha}]

mountain clematis
n : climber of northeastern North America having waxy purplish-blue flowers [syn: {purple clematis}, {purple virgin's bower}, {Clematis verticillaris}]

mountain climber
n : someone who climbs mountains [syn: {mountaineer}]

mountain climbing
n : the activity of climbing a mountain [syn: {mountaineering}]

mountain clubmoss
n : of northern Europe and America; resembling a miniature fir [syn: {fir clubmoss}, {little clubmoss}, {Lycopodium selago}]

mountain cranberry
n 1: low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries [syn: {cowberry}, {lingonberry}, {lingenberry}, {lingberry}, {foxberry}, {Vaccinium vitis-idaea}]
2: tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller [syn: {lingonberry}, {cowberry}, {lowbush cranberry}]

mountain daisy
n : boreal or alpine sandwort [syn: {mountain sandwort}, {mountain starwort}, {Arenaria groenlandica}]

mountain devil
n 1: erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar [syn: {honeyflower}, {honey-flower}, {Lambertia formosa}]
2: desert lizard that feeds on ants [syn: {spiny lizard}, {Moloch horridus}]

mountain ebony
n : small East Indian tree having orchidlike flowers and hard dark wood [syn: {orchid tree}, {Bauhinia variegata}]

mountain everlasting
n : a variety of cat's foot

mountain fern
n : common European mountain fern having fragrant lemon or balsam scented fronds [syn: {Oreopteris limbosperma}, {Dryopteris oreopteris}]

mountain fetterbush
n : ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small white bell-shaped flowers [syn: {fetterbush}, {mountain andromeda}, {Pieris floribunda}]

mountain fever
n : caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks [syn: {Rocky Mountain spotted fever}, {tick fever}]

mountain four o'clock
n : leafy wildflower with lavender-pink flowers that open in the evening and remain through cool part of the next day; found in open woods or brush in mountains of southern Colorado to Arizona and into Mexico [syn: {Mirabilis oblongifolia}]

mountain goat
n : sure-footed mammal of mountainous northwestern North America [syn: {Rocky Mountain goat}, {Oreamnos americanus}]

mountain gorilla
n : gorilla of Kivu highlands [syn: {Gorilla gorilla beringei}]

mountain grape
n : ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries [syn: {Oregon grape}, {Oregon holly grape}, {hollygrape}, {holly-leaves barberry}, {Mahonia aquifolium}]

mountain heath
n : small shrub with tiny evergreen leaves and pink or purple flowers; Alpine summits and high ground in Asia and Europe and United States [syn: {Phyllodoce caerulea}, {Bryanthus taxifolius}]

mountain hemlock
n : large evergreen of western United States; wood much harder than Canadian hemlock [syn: {black hemlock}, {Tsuga mertensiana}]

mountain hollyhock
n : perennial of northwestern United States and western Canada resembling a hollyhock and having white or pink flowers [syn: {Iliamna ruvularis}, {Iliamna acerifolia}]

mountain lady's slipper
n : leafy plant having a few stems in a clump with 1 white and dull purple flower in each upper leaf axil; Alaska to northern California and Wyoming [syn: {Cypripedium montanum}]

mountain laurel
n 1: a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers [syn: {wood laurel}, {American laurel}, {calico bush}, {Kalmia latifolia}]
2: Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood [syn: {California laurel}, {California bay tree}, {Oregon myrtle}, {pepperwood}, {spice tree}, {sassafras laurel}, {California olive}, {Umbellularia californica}]

mountain lily
n 1: golden-rayed lily of Japan [syn: {Lilium auratum}]
2: showy white-flowered perennial of New Zealand [syn: {Mount Cook lily}, {Ranunculus lyalii}]

mountain lion
n : large American feline resembling a lion [syn: {cougar}, {puma}, {catamount}, {painter}, {panther}, {Felis concolor}]

mountain male fern
n : a fern of the genus Dryopteris [syn: {Dryopteris oreades}]

mountain man
n : a man who lives on the frontier [syn: {frontiersman}, {backwoodsman}]

mountain maple
n : small shrubby maple of eastern North America; scarlet in autumn [syn: {mountain alder}, {Acer spicatum}]

mountain mint
n : any of a number of perennial herbs of the genus Pycnanthemum; eastern North America and California

mountain nyala
n : shaggy antelope of mountains of Ethiopia [syn: {Tragelaphus buxtoni}]

mountain oak
n : tall timber tree with hard heavy pinkish or light brown wood [syn: {alpine ash}, {Eucalyptus delegatensis}]

mountain paca
n : rodent of mountains of western South America

mountain parsley fern
n : fern of Europe and Asia Minor having short slender rhizome and densely tufted bright green fronds resembling parsley [syn: {European parsley fern}, {Cryptogramma crispa}]

mountain partridge
n : California partridge; slightly larger than the California quail [syn: {mountain quail}, {Oreortyx picta palmeri}]

mountain pass
n : the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; "we got through the pass before it started to snow" [syn: {pass}, {notch}]

mountain peak
n : the summit of a mountain

mountain phlox
n : low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves and pink or white flowers; native to United States and widely cultivated as a ground cover [syn: {moss pink}, {moss phlox}, {dwarf phlox}, {Phlox subulata}]

mountain pine
n 1: evergreen tree of New Zealand resembling the kawaka [syn: {pahautea}, {Libocedrus bidwillii}]
2: tall pine of western North America with stout blue-green needles; bark is gray-brown with rectangular plates when mature [syn: {western white pine}, {silver pine}, {Pinus monticola}]
3: low shrubby pine of central Europe with short bright green needles in bunches of two [syn: {Swiss mountain pine}, {dwarf mountain pine}, {mugho pine}, {mugo pine}, {Pinus mugo}]

mountain pride
n : mat-forming plant with deep pink flowers on short erect leafy stems; rocky places at high elevations from Oregon to California [syn: {Penstemon newberryi}]

mountain quail
n : California partridge; slightly larger than the California quail [syn: {mountain partridge}, {Oreortyx picta palmeri}]

mountain range
n : a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range" [syn: {range}, {range of mountains}, {chain}, {mountain chain}, {chain of mountains}]

mountain rice
n : valuable forage grass of dry upland areas and plains of western North America to northern Mexico [syn: {silkgrass}, {silk grass}, {Indian millet}, {Oryzopsis hymenoides}]

mountain rimu
n : low-growing to prostrate shrub with slender trailing branches; New Zealand [syn: {Lepidothamnus laxifolius}, {Dacridium laxifolius}]

mountain rose
n : European alpine rose with crimson flowers [syn: {Rosa pendulina}]

mountain sandwort
n : boreal or alpine sandwort [syn: {mountain starwort}, {mountain daisy}, {Arenaria groenlandica}]

mountain sheep
n : any wild sheep inhabiting mountainous regions

mountain sickness
n : nausea and shortness of breath experienced by mountain climbers above ten thousand feet

mountain skink
n : frequents oak and pine habitats in rocky mountainous areas of United States southwest and Mexico [syn: {Eumeces callicephalus}]

mountain spinach
n : Asiatic plant resembling spinach often used as a potherb; naturalized in Europe and North America [syn: {garden orache}, {Atriplex hortensis}]

mountain spleenwort
n : a spleenwort of eastern North America [syn: {Asplenium montanum}]

Mountain Standard Time
n : standard time in the 7th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 105th meridian west; used in the mountain states of the United States [syn: {Mountain Time}, {MST}]

mountain starwort
n : boreal or alpine sandwort [syn: {mountain sandwort}, {mountain daisy}, {Arenaria groenlandica}]

Mountain State
n : a state in east central United States [syn: {West Virginia}, {WV}]

mountain sumac
n : common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries [syn: {dwarf sumac}, {black sumac}, {shining sumac}, {Rhus copallina}]

mountain swamp gum
n : medium-sized swamp gum of New South Wales and Victoria [syn: {Eucalyptus camphora}]

mountain tea
n : creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil [syn: {teaberry}, {wintergreen}, {checkerberry}, {groundberry}, {ground-berry}, {creeping wintergreen}, {Gaultheria procumbens}]

mountain tent
n : a lightweight tent with a floor; flaps close with a zipper

Mountain Time
n : standard time in the 7th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 105th meridian west; used in the mountain states of the United States [syn: {Mountain Standard Time}, {MST}]

mountain trail
n : a trail through mountainous country

mountain viscacha
n : a rodent native to the mountains of Chile and Peru and now bred in captivity [syn: {mountain chinchilla}]

mountain watercress
n : mat-forming perennial found in cold springs of the eastern United States [syn: {American watercress}, {Cardamine rotundifolia}]

mountain zebra
n : narrow-striped nearly extinct zebra of southern Africa [syn: {Equus zebra zebra}]

mountaineer
n : someone who climbs mountains [syn: {mountain climber}]
v : climb mountains for pleasure as a sport

mountaineering
n : the activity of climbing a mountain [syn: {mountain climbing}]

mountainous
adj 1: having hills and crags; "hilly terrain" [syn: {cragged}, {craggy}, {hilly}]
2: like a mountain in size and impressiveness; "mountainous waves"; "a mountainous dark man"
3: containing many mountains

mountainside
n : the side or slope of a mountain; "conifer forests cover the eastern versant" [syn: {versant}]

mountebank
n : a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes [syn: {charlatan}]

mounted
adj 1: assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
2: decorated with applied ornamentation; often used in combination; "the trim brass-mounted carbine of the ranger"- F.V.W.Mason

mounter
n 1: a skilled worker who mounts pictures or jewels etc.
2: someone who ascends on foot; "a solitary mounter of the staircase" [syn: {climber}]

Mountie
n : colloquial term for a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Mounties
n : the federal police force of Canada [syn: {Royal Canadian Mounted Police}, {RCMP}]

mounting
n 1: an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) [syn: {climb}, {climbing}]
2: framework used for support or display

mourn
v 1: feel sadness; "She is mourning her dead child"
2: observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one

mourner
n : a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died) [syn: {griever}, {sorrower}, {lamenter}]

mournful
adj 1: expressing sorrow [syn: {plaintive}]
2: filled with or evoking sadness; "the child's doleful expression"; "stared with mournful eyes"; "mournful news" [syn: {doleful}]

mournful widow
n : Old World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson flower heads; naturalized in United States [syn: {sweet scabious}, {pincushion flower}, {Scabiosa atropurpurea}]

mournfully
adv : in a mournful manner; "the young man stared into his glass mournfully"

mournfulness
n : a state of gloomy sorrow [syn: {sorrowfulness}, {ruthfulness}]

mourning
adj : sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope" [syn: {bereaved}, {bereft}, {grief-stricken}, {grieving}, {mourning(a)}, {sorrowing(a)}]
n 1: state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one [syn: {bereavement}]
2: the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief [syn: {lamentation}]

mourning band
n : a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning [syn: {weeds}]

mourning cloak
n : of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borders [syn: {mourning cloak butterfly}, {Camberwell beauty}, {Nymphalis antiopa}]

mourning cloak butterfly
n : of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borders [syn: {mourning cloak}, {Camberwell beauty}, {Nymphalis antiopa}]

mourning dove
n : wild dove of the United States having a mournful call [syn: {Zenaidura macroura}]

mourning ring
n : a ring worn as a memorial to a dead person

mouse
n 1: any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
2: a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the mouse is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad; "a mouse takes much more room than a trackball" [syn: {computer mouse}]
v 1: to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house" [syn: {sneak}, {creep}, {steal}, {pussyfoot}]
2: manipulate the mouse of a computer [also: {mice} (pl)]

mouse button
n : a push button on the mouse

mouse click
n : depression of a button on a computer mouse; "a click on the right button for example" [syn: {click}]

mouse deer
n : very small hornless deer-like ruminant of tropical Asia and west Africa [syn: {chevrotain}]

mouse ear
n 1: small perennial herb having bright blue or white flowers [syn: {forget-me-not}, {Myosotis scorpiodes}]
2: any of various plants related to the common chickweed [syn: {mouse-ear chickweed}, {mouse eared chickweed}, {clammy chickweed}, {chickweed}]

mouse eared chickweed
n : any of various plants related to the common chickweed [syn: {mouse-ear chickweed}, {mouse ear}, {clammy chickweed}, {chickweed}]

mouse hare
n : small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America [syn: {pika}, {rock rabbit}, {coney}, {cony}]

mouse mat
n : a small portable pad that provides traction for the ball of a computer mouse [syn: {mousepad}]

mouse nest
n : where mice bear and raise their young [syn: {mouse's nest}]

mouse-colored
adj : having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse; "a mousy grownish-gray color"; "mouse-colored hair"; "a mouselike rodent" [syn: {mousy}, {mouselike}]

mouse-ear chickweed
n : any of various plants related to the common chickweed [syn: {mouse eared chickweed}, {mouse ear}, {clammy chickweed}, {chickweed}]

mouse-ear cress
n : a small invasive self-pollinating weed with small white flowers; much studied by plant geneticists; the first higher plant whose complete genome sequence was described [syn: {Arabidopsis thaliana}]

mouse-ear hawkweed
n : European hawkweed having soft hairy leaves; sometimes placed in genus Hieracium [syn: {Pilosella officinarum}, {Hieracium pilocella}]

mouse-eared bat
n : a carnivorous bat with ears like a mouse

mouselike
adj : having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse; "a mousy grownish-gray color"; "mouse-colored hair"; "a mouselike rodent" [syn: {mousy}, {mouse-colored}]

mousepad
n : a small portable pad that provides traction for the ball of a computer mouse [syn: {mouse mat}]

mouser
n : a cat proficient at mousing

mouse's nest
n : where mice bear and raise their young [syn: {mouse nest}]

mouse-tooth forceps
n : a type of forceps

mousetrap
n 1: a trap for catching mice
2: (American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated [syn: {trap play}]

mousey
adj : timid and ineffectual [syn: {mousy}]

mousier
See {mousy}

mousier
mousy
adj 1: timid and ineffectual [syn: {mousey}]
2: having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse; "a mousy grownish-gray color"; "mouse-colored hair"; "a mouselike rodent" [syn: {mouse-colored}, {mouselike}] [also: {mousiest}, {mousier}]

mousiest
See {mousy}

mousiest
mousy
adj 1: timid and ineffectual [syn: {mousey}]
2: having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse; "a mousy grownish-gray color"; "mouse-colored hair"; "a mouselike rodent" [syn: {mouse-colored}, {mouselike}] [also: {mousiest}, {mousier}]

moussaka
n : casserole of eggplant and ground lamb with onion and tomatoes bound with white sauce and beaten eggs

mousse
n 1: a light creamy dessert set with gelatin
2: a light creamy dish made from fish or meat and set with gelatin
3: toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling [syn: {hair mousse}, {hair gel}]
v : apply a styling gel to; "she mousses her hair" [syn: {gel}]

mousseline de sole
n : a gauze-like fabric of silk or rayon

Moussorgsky
n : Russian composer of operas and orchestral works (1839-1881) [syn: {Mussorgsky}, {Modest Mussorgsky}, {Modest Moussorgsky}, {Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky}, {Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky}]

moustache
n : an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip; "he looked younger after he shaved off his mustache" [syn: {mustache}]

moustache cup
n : a drinking cup with a bar inside the rim to keep a man's mustache out of the drink [syn: {mustache cup}]

moustachio
n : a large bushy moustache (with hair growing sometimes down the sides of the mouth) [syn: {mustachio}, {handle-bars}]

mousy
adj 1: timid and ineffectual [syn: {mousey}]
2: having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse; "a mousy grownish-gray color"; "mouse-colored hair"; "a mouselike rodent" [syn: {mouse-colored}, {mouselike}] [also: {mousiest}, {mousier}]

mouth
n 1: the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy" [syn: {oral cavity}, {oral fissure}, {rima oris}]
2: the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening; "she wiped lipstick from her mouth"
3: an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge); "he rode into the mouth of the canyon"; "they built a fire at the mouth of the cave"
4: the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water; "New York is at the mouth of the Hudson"
5: a person conceived as a consumer of food; "he has four mouths to feed"
6: a spokesperson (as a lawyer) [syn: {mouthpiece}]
7: an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass" [syn: {sass}, {sassing}, {backtalk}, {back talk}, {lip}]
8: the opening of a jar or bottle; "the jar had a wide mouth"
v 1: express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" [syn: {talk}, {speak}, {utter}, {verbalize}, {verbalise}]
2: articulate silently; form words with the lips only; "She mouthed a swear word"
3: touch with the mouth

mouth bow
n : a small lyre-shaped musical instrument that is placed between the teeth and played by twanging a wire tongue while changing the shape of the mouth cavity [syn: {jew's harp}, {jews' harp}]

mouth harp
n : a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole [syn: {harmonica}, {mouth organ}, {harp}]

mouth hole
n : a hole (as in a ski mask) for the mouth

mouth off
v : talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner [syn: {rant}, {jabber}, {spout}, {rabbit on}, {rave}]

mouth organ
n : a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole [syn: {harmonica}, {harp}, {mouth harp}]

mouthbreeder
n : any of various fishes that carry their eggs and their young in their mouths

mouthful
n 1: the quantity that can be held in the mouth
2: a small amount eaten or drunk; "take a taste--you'll like it" [syn: {taste}]

mouthier
See {mouthy}

mouthiest
See {mouthy}

mouthless
adj : having no mouth or mouthlike opening [syn: {astomatous}] [ant: {stomatous}]

mouthlike
adj : of an opening that resembles a mouth

mouthpart
n : any part of the mouth of an insect or other arthropod especially one adapted to a specific way of feeding

mouthpiece
n 1: a part that goes over or into the mouth of a person; "the mouthpiece of a respirator"
2: an acoustic device; the part of a telephone into which a person speaks
3: a spokesperson (as a lawyer) [syn: {mouth}]
4: (especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete's mouth [syn: {gumshield}]
5: the tube of a pipe or cigarette holder that a smoker holds in the mouth
6: the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly [syn: {embouchure}]

mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
n : an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen [syn: {cardiopulmonary resuscitation}, {CPR}, {cardiac resuscitation}, {kiss of life}]

mouthwash
n : a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth [syn: {gargle}]

mouth-watering
adj : pleasing to the sense of taste [syn: {savory}, {savoury}, {tasty}]

mouton
n : meat from a mature domestic sheep [syn: {mutton}]

movability
n : the quality of being movable; capable of being moved or rearranged [syn: {movableness}] [ant: {immovability}, {immovability}]

movable
adj 1: (of personal property as opposed to real estate) can be moved from place to place (especially carried by hand)
2: capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another [syn: {moveable}, {transferable}, {transferrable}, {transportable}]

movable barrier
n : a barrier that can be moved to allow passage

movable feast
n : a religious holiday that falls on different dates in different years [syn: {moveable feast}]

movableness
n : the quality of being movable; capable of being moved or rearranged [syn: {movability}] [ant: {immovability}, {immovability}]

move
n 1: the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"
2: the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire" [syn: {relocation}]
3: a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" [syn: {motion}, {movement}, {motility}]
4: the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" [syn: {motion}, {movement}]
5: (game) a player's turn to move a piece or take some other permitted action
v 1: change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell" [syn: {travel}, {go}, {locomote}] [ant: {stay in place}]
2: cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" [syn: {displace}]
3: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" [ant: {stand still}]
4: change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another" [ant: {stay}]
5: follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels" [syn: {go}, {proceed}]
6: be in a state of action; "she is always moving" [syn: {be active}] [ant: {rest}]
7: go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
8: perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" [syn: {act}] [ant: {refrain}]
9: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" [syn: {affect}, {impress}, {strike}] 10: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" [syn: {motivate}, {actuate}, {propel}, {prompt}, {incite}] 11: arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all" 12: dispose of by selling; "The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers" 13: progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting" [syn: {go}, {run}] 14: live one's life in a specified environment; "she moves in certain circles only" 15: have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?" [syn: {go}] 16: propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting [syn: {make a motion}]

move around
v 1: pass to the other side of; "turn the corner"; "move around the obstacle" [syn: {turn}]
2: travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge [syn: {travel}]

move back
v : pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn: {withdraw}, {retreat}, {pull away}, {draw back}, {recede}, {pull back}, {retire}]

move back and forth
v : move in one direction and then into the opposite direction

move in
v 1: occupy a place; "The crowds are moving in"
2: move into (a station) of trains; "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station" [syn: {pull in}, {get in}, {draw in}] [ant: {pull out}]
3: move into a new house or office [ant: {move out}]

move in on
v 1: make intrusive advances towards
2: seize control of

move into
v : to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes" [syn: {enter}, {come in}, {get into}, {get in}, {go into}, {go in}] [ant: {exit}]

move involuntarily
v : move in an uncontrolled manner [syn: {move reflexively}]

move on
v : move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on" [syn: {advance}, {progress}, {pass on}, {march on}, {go on}] [ant: {recede}]

move out
v 1: cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom" [syn: {take out}, {remove}]
2: move out of one's old house or office [ant: {move in}]

move over
v : move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd" [syn: {give way}, {give}, {ease up}, {yield}]

move reflexively
v : move in an uncontrolled manner [syn: {move involuntarily}]

move up
v 1: move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" [syn: {rise}, {lift}, {arise}, {go up}, {come up}, {uprise}] [ant: {descend}]
2: be promoted, move to a better position [syn: {rise}]

moveable
adj : capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another [syn: {movable}, {transferable}, {transferrable}, {transportable}]

moveable feast
n : a religious holiday that falls on different dates in different years [syn: {movable feast}]

moved
adj : emotionally moved; "too moved to speak" [syn: {moved(p)}] [ant: {unmoved(p)}]

movement
n 1: a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" [syn: {motion}, {move}, {motility}]
2: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something [syn: {motion}]
3: the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" [syn: {motion}, {move}]
4: a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals; "he was a charter member of the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass movement"; "he led the national liberation front" [syn: {social movement}, {front}]
5: a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata; "the second movement is slow and melodic"
6: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort" [syn: {campaign}, {cause}, {crusade}, {drive}, {effort}]
7: an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object; "the cinema relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement" [syn: {apparent motion}, {motion}, {apparent movement}]
8: a euphemism for defecation; "he had a bowel movement" [syn: {bowel movement}, {bm}]
9: a general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right" [syn: {drift}, {trend}] 10: the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock); "it was an expensive watch with a diamond movement" 11: the act of changing the location of something; "the movement of cargo onto the vessel"

Movement for Revenge
n : an organization of Muslims in India who killed Hindus in September 2002; believed to have ties with Muslim terrorists in Pakistan [syn: {Tareekh e Kasas}]

Movement of Holy Warriors
n : an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan [syn: {Harkat-ul-Mujahidin}, {HUM}, {Harkat ul-Ansar}, {HUA}, {Harkat ul-Mujahedeen}, {Al Faran}]

mover
n 1: workman employed by a moving company; "the movers were very careful with the grand piano"
2: (parliamentary procedure) someone who makes a formal motion [syn: {proposer}]
3: someone who moves
4: a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another [syn: {public mover}, {moving company}, {removal firm}, {removal company}]

mover and shaker
n : a person who wields power and influence; "a shaker of traditional beliefs"; "movers and shakers in the business world" [syn: {shaker}]

movers and shakers
See {mover and shaker}

movie
n : a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" [syn: {film}, {picture}, {moving picture}, {moving-picture show}, {motion picture}, {motion-picture show}, {picture show}, {pic}, {flick}]

movie actor
n : an actor who plays a role in a film [syn: {screen actor}]

movie camera
n : a camera that takes a sequence of photographs that can give the illusion of motion when viewed in rapid succession [syn: {motion-picture camera}, {cine-camera}]

movie film
n : photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a spool; to be used in a movie camera [syn: {motion-picture film}, {cine-film}]

movie house
n : a theater where films are shown [syn: {cinema}, {movie theater}, {movie theatre}, {picture palace}]

movie industry
n : those involved in producing and distributing movies [syn: {film industry}, {screenland}]

movie maker
n : a producer of motion pictures [syn: {film maker}, {filmmaker}, {film producer}]

movie projector
n : projects successive frames from a reel of film to create moving pictures [syn: {cine projector}, {film projector}]

movie star
n : a star who plays leading roles in the cinema [syn: {film star}]

movie theater
n : a theater where films are shown [syn: {cinema}, {movie theatre}, {movie house}, {picture palace}]

movie theatre
n : a theater where films are shown [syn: {cinema}, {movie theater}, {movie house}, {picture palace}]

moviegoer
n : someone who goes to see movies [syn: {motion-picture fan}]

Movimiento Revolucionario Tupac Anaru
n : a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization in Peru; was formed in 1983 to overthrow the Peruvian government and replace it with a Marxist regime; has connections with the ELN in Bolivia [syn: {Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement}, {MRTA}]

moving
adj 1: in motion; "a constantly moving crowd"; "the moving parts of the machine" [ant: {nonmoving}]
2: arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion; "she laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter"- N. Hawthorne [ant: {unmoving}]
3: used of a series of photographs presented so as to create the illusion of motion; "Her ambition was to be in moving pictures or `the movies'" [ant: {still}]

moving company
n : a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another [syn: {mover}, {public mover}, {removal firm}, {removal company}]

moving expense
n : the cost of moving your residence from one location to another

moving in
n : the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal" [syn: {occupation}, {occupancy}, {taking possession}]

moving picture
n : a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" [syn: {movie}, {film}, {picture}, {moving-picture show}, {motion picture}, {motion-picture show}, {picture show}, {pic}, {flick}]

moving ridge
n : one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) [syn: {wave}]

moving staircase
n : a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt [syn: {escalator}, {moving stairway}]

moving stairway
n : a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt [syn: {escalator}, {moving staircase}]

moving van
n : a van used for moving home or office furniture

moving-coil galvanometer
n : a galvanometer that is operated by the force exerted by an electric current flowing in a movable coil suspended in a magnetic field

movingly
adv : in a moving manner; "she sang movingly"

moving-picture show
n : a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" [syn: {movie}, {film}, {picture}, {moving picture}, {motion picture}, {motion-picture show}, {picture show}, {pic}, {flick}]

mow
n : a loft for storing hay [syn: {hayloft}]
v 1: cut with a blade or mower; "mow the grass" [syn: {cut down}]
2: make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted" [syn: {pout}, {mop}] [also: {mown}]

mow down
v : kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda" [syn: {massacre}, {slaughter}]

mower
n : garden tool for mowing grass on lawns [syn: {lawn mower}]

mown
See {mow}

mown
mow
n : a loft for storing hay [syn: {hayloft}]
v 1: cut with a blade or mower; "mow the grass" [syn: {cut down}]
2: make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted" [syn: {pout}, {mop}] [also: {mown}]

mown
adj : (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine; "the smell of new-mown hay" [syn: {cut}] [ant: {unmown}]

moxie
n : fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it" [syn: {backbone}, {grit}, {guts}, {sand}, {gumption}]

moxie plum
n : slow-growing procumbent evergreen shrublet of northern North America and Japan having white flowers and numerous white fleshy rough-hairy seeds [syn: {creeping snowberry}, {maidenhair berry}, {Gaultheria hispidula}]

Mozambican
adj 1: of or relating to or located in Mozambique; "Mozambican towns"
2: of or relating to the people of Mozambique; "Mozambican troops are at the border"
n : a native or inhabitant of Mozambique

Mozambique
n : a republic on the eastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975 [syn: {Republic of Mozambique}, {Mocambique}]

Mozambique Channel
n : an arm of the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and southeastern Africa

Mozambique monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Mozambique

Mozart
n 1: prolific Austrian composer and child prodigy; master of the classical style in all its forms of his time (1756-1791) [syn: {Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart}]
2: the music of Mozart; "the concert was mostly Mozart"

Mozartean
adj : of or relating to or in the manner of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [syn: {Mozartian}]

Mozartian
adj : of or relating to or in the manner of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [syn: {Mozartean}]

mozzarella
n : mild white Italian cheese

MP
n 1: a member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners [syn: {military policeman}]
2: a military corps that enforces discipline and guards prisoners [syn: {military police}]

mph
n 1: the ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours) [syn: {miles per hour}]
2: a speedometer reading for the momentary rate of travel [syn: {miles per hour}]

MPS
n : a widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow [syn: {mononuclear phagocyte system}, {system of macrophages}]

Mr
n : a form of address for a man [syn: {mister}]

Mr. Moto
n : Japanese sleuth created by John Marquand

MRD
n : a machine-readable version of a standard dictionary; organized alphabetically [syn: {machine readable dictionary}, {electronic dictionary}]

MRI
n : the use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images [syn: {magnetic resonance imaging}]

mRNA
n : the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein synthesis in the cell [syn: {messenger RNA}, {template RNA}, {informational RNA}]

Mrs
n : a form of address for a married woman

Mrs. Gandhi
n : daughter of Nehru who served as prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 (1917-1984) [syn: {Gandhi}, {Indira Gandhi}, {Indira Nehru Gandhi}]

Mrs. Henry Wood
n : English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (1814-1887) [syn: {Wood}, {Ellen Price Wood}]

Mrs. Humphrey Ward
n : English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920) [syn: {Ward}, {Mary Augusta Arnold Ward}]

Mrs. Simpson
n : United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication [syn: {Simpson}, {Wallis Warfield Simpson}, {Wallis Warfield Windsor}, {Duchess of Windsor}]

MRTA
n : a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization in Peru; was formed in 1983 to overthrow the Peruvian government and replace it with a Marxist regime; has connections with the ELN in Bolivia [syn: {Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement}, {Movimiento Revolucionario Tupac Anaru}]

Ms.
n : a form of address for a woman that does not depend on her marital status

MS
n 1: a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers [syn: {multiple sclerosis}, {disseminated sclerosis}, {disseminated multiple sclerosis}]
2: a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War [syn: {Mississippi}, {Magnolia State}]
3: a master's degree in science [syn: {Master of Science}, {SM}, {MSc}]
4: the form of a literary work submitted for publication [syn: {manuscript}]

msasa
n : small shrubby African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers [syn: {Brachystegia speciformis}]

MSB
n : a state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees [syn: {mutual savings bank}]

MSc
n : a master's degree in science [syn: {Master of Science}, {MS}, {SM}]

MS-DOS
n : an operating system developed by Bill Gates for personal computers [syn: {Microsoft disk operating system}]

msec
n : one thousandth of a second [syn: {millisecond}]

MSG
n : white crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor; often used in Chinese cooking [syn: {monosodium glutamate}]

MSH
n : a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes [syn: {melanocyte-stimulating hormone}]

MST
n : standard time in the 7th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 105th meridian west; used in the mountain states of the United States [syn: {Mountain Time}, {Mountain Standard Time}]

MT
n 1: a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms [syn: {metric ton}, {tonne}, {t}]
2: a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border [syn: {Montana}, {Treasure State}]
3: the use of computers to translate from one language to another [syn: {machine translation}]

Mt. Ararat
n : the mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded [syn: {Ararat}, {Mount Ararat}]

Mt Etna
n : an inactive volcano in Sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in Europe (10,500 feet) [syn: {Etna}, {Mount Etna}]

Mt. Everest
n : a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high) [syn: {Everest}, {Mount Everest}]

Mt. McKinley
n : a mountain in south central Alaska; the highest peak in North America (20,300 feet high) [syn: {McKinley}, {Mount McKinley}, {Denali}]

Mt. Olympus
n : a mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast; believed by ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the gods (9,570 feet high) [syn: {Olympus}, {Mount Olympus}, {Olimbos}]

Mt Orizaba
n : an extinct volcano in southern Mexico between Mexico City and Veracruz; the highest peak in Mexico (18,695 feet) [syn: {Citlaltepetl}, {Mount Orizaba}, {Pico de Orizaba}]

Mt. Ranier
n : a mountain peak in central Washington; highest peak in the Cascade Range; (14,410 feet high) [syn: {Ranier}, {Mount Ranier}, {Mount Tacoma}]

Mt. Rushmore
n : a mountain in the Black Hills of South Dakota; the likenesses of Washington and Jefferson and Lincoln and Roosevelt are carved on it [syn: {Rushmore}, {Mount Rushmore}]

Mt. St. Helens
n : an active volcano in the Cascade Range in southwestern Washington; erupted violently in 1980 after 123 years of inactivity [syn: {Mount Saint Helens}, {Mount St. Helens}]

Mt. Vesuvius
n : a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast; a Plinian eruption in 79 AD buried Pompeii and killed Pliny the Elder; last erupted in 1944 [syn: {Vesuvius}, {Mount Vesuvius}]

mu
n : the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet

muadhdhin
n : the Muslim official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day [syn: {muezzin}, {muazzin}]

Muammar al-Qaddafi
n : Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942) [syn: {Qaddafi}, {Qadhafi}, {Khadafy}, {Gaddafi}, {Muammar el-Qaddafi}]

Muammar el-Qaddafi
n : Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942) [syn: {Qaddafi}, {Qadhafi}, {Khadafy}, {Gaddafi}, {Muammar al-Qaddafi}]

muazzin
n : the Muslim official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day [syn: {muezzin}, {muadhdhin}]

Mubarak
n : Egyptian statesman who became president in 1981 after Sadat was assassinated (born in 1929) [syn: {Hosni Mubarak}]

much
adj : (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent; "not much rain"; "much affection"; "much grain is in storage" [syn: {much(a)}] [ant: {little(a)}]
n : a great amount or extent; "they did much for humanity"
adv 1: to a great degree or extent; "she's much better now"
2: very; "he was much annoyed"
3: to a very great degree or extent; "we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much interested"; "this would help a great deal" [syn: {a lot}, {a good deal}, {a great deal}, {very much}]
4: (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely; "much the same thing happened every time" [syn: {practically}]
5: frequently or in great quantities; "I don't drink much"; "I don't travel much" [syn: {a great deal}, {often}]

much as
adv : in a similar way [syn: {very much like}]

muchness
n : greatness of quantity or measure or extent

mucic acid
n : a solid acid (C6H10O8) found in milk or sugar

muciferous
adj : containing or secreting mucus

mucilage
n 1: a gelatinous substance secreted by plants
2: cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive [syn: {glue}, {gum}]

mucilaginous
adj : having the properties of glue [syn: {gluey}, {glutinous}, {gummy}, {pasty}, {sticky}, {viscid}, {viscous}]

mucin
n : a nitrogenous substance found in mucous secretions; a lubricant that protects body surfaces

mucinoid
adj : resembling mucin

mucinous
adj : relating to or containing mucin

muck
n 1: any thick messy substance [syn: {sludge}, {slime}, {goo}, {gook}, {guck}, {gunk}, {ooze}]
2: fecal matter of animals [syn: {droppings}, {dung}]
v 1: remove muck, clear away muck, as in a mine
2: spread manure, as for fertilization [syn: {manure}]
3: soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden" [syn: {mire}, {mud}, {muck up}]

muck about
v : do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house" [syn: {putter}, {mess around}, {potter}, {tinker}, {monkey}, {monkey around}, {muck around}]

muck around
v : do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house" [syn: {putter}, {mess around}, {potter}, {tinker}, {monkey}, {monkey around}, {muck about}]

muck up
v 1: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub}, {screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {bungle}, {fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up}, {bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up}, {fuck up}]
2: soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden" [syn: {mire}, {muck}, {mud}]

muckheap
n : a heap of dung or refuse [syn: {dunghill}, {midden}, {muckhill}]

muckhill
n : a heap of dung or refuse [syn: {dunghill}, {midden}, {muckheap}]

muckier
See {mucky}

muckier
mucky
adj 1: (of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous" [syn: {boggy}, {marshy}, {miry}, {muddy}, {quaggy}, {sloughy}, {swampy}]
2: dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck; "muddy boots"; "a mucky stable" [syn: {muddy}] [also: {muckiest}, {muckier}]

muckiest
See {mucky}

muckiest
mucky
adj 1: (of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous" [syn: {boggy}, {marshy}, {miry}, {muddy}, {quaggy}, {sloughy}, {swampy}]
2: dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck; "muddy boots"; "a mucky stable" [syn: {muddy}] [also: {muckiest}, {muckier}]

muckle
n : (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]

muckrake
v : explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures; "This reporter was well-known for his muckraking"

muckraker
n : one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage) [syn: {mudslinger}]

muckraking
n : the exposure of scandal (especially about public figures)

mucky
adj 1: (of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous" [syn: {boggy}, {marshy}, {miry}, {muddy}, {quaggy}, {sloughy}, {swampy}]
2: dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck; "muddy boots"; "a mucky stable" [syn: {muddy}] [also: {muckiest}, {muckier}]

mucocutaneous
adj : of or relating to the mucous membranes and skin

mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
n : a form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America; sores are limited to the skin and mucosa [syn: {New World leishmaniasis}, {American leishmaniasis}, {leishmaniasis americana}, {nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis}]

mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
n : an acute disease of young children characterized by a rash and swollen lymph nodes and fever; of unknown cause [syn: {Kawasaki disease}]

mucoid
adj : relating to or resembling mucus; "a mucoid substance" [syn: {mucoidal}]
n : any of several glycoproteins similar to mucin

mucoidal
adj : relating to or resembling mucus; "a mucoid substance" [syn: {mucoid}]

mucopolysaccharide
n : complex polysaccharides containing an amino group; occur chiefly as components of connective tissue

mucopolysaccharidosis
n : any of a group of genetic disorders involving a defect in the metabolism of mucopolysaccharides resulting in greater than normal levels of mucopolysaccharides in tissues

mucopurulent
adj : containing or composed of mucus and pus

mucor
n : any mold of the genus Mucor

Mucoraceae
n : large family of chiefly saprophytic fungi that includes many common molds destructive to food products [syn: {family Mucoraceae}]

Mucorales
n : an order of mostly saprophytic fungi [syn: {order Mucorales}]

mucosa
n : mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior [syn: {mucous membrane}] [also: {mucosae} (pl)]

mucosae
See {mucosa}

mucosae
mucosa
n : mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior [syn: {mucous membrane}] [also: {mucosae} (pl)]

mucosal
adj : of or relating to mucous membranes

mucose
adj : of or secreting or covered with or resembling mucus; "mucous tissue"; "mucous glands of the intestine" [syn: {mucous}]

mucous
adj : of or secreting or covered with or resembling mucus; "mucous tissue"; "mucous glands of the intestine" [syn: {mucose}]

mucous colitis
n : recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating with periods of constipation); often associated with emotional stress [syn: {irritable bowel syndrome}, {spastic colon}]

mucous membrane
n : mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior [syn: {mucosa}]

mucous secretion
n : protective secretion of the mucous membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium [syn: {mucus}]

mucoviscidosis
n : the most common congenital disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; there is no cure [syn: {cystic fibrosis}, {CF}, {fibrocystic disease of the pancreas}, {pancreatic fibrosis}]

mucrones
See {mucro}

mucuna
n : any of several erect or climbing woody plants of the genus Mucuna; widespread in tropics of both hemispheres

Mucuna aterrima
n : annual semi-woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing [syn: {cowage}, {velvet bean}, {Bengal bean}, {Benghal bean}, {Florida bean}, {Mucuna pruriens utilis}, {Mucuna deeringiana}, {Stizolobium deeringiana}]

Mucuna deeringiana
n : annual semi-woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing [syn: {cowage}, {velvet bean}, {Bengal bean}, {Benghal bean}, {Florida bean}, {Mucuna pruriens utilis}, {Mucuna aterrima}, {Stizolobium deeringiana}]

Mucuna pruriens utilis
n : annual semi-woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing [syn: {cowage}, {velvet bean}, {Bengal bean}, {Benghal bean}, {Florida bean}, {Mucuna deeringiana}, {Mucuna aterrima}, {Stizolobium deeringiana}]

mucus
n : protective secretion of the mucous membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium [syn: {mucous secretion}]

mud
n 1: water soaked soil; soft wet earth [syn: {clay}]
2: slanderous remarks or charges
v 1: soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden" [syn: {mire}, {muck}, {muck up}]
2: plaster with mud [also: {mudding}, {mudded}]

mud bath
n : a bath in warm mud (as for treating rheumatism)

mud dauber
n : wasp that constructs mud cells on a solid base in which females place eggs laid in paralyzed insect larvae

mud digger
n : a laborer who digs ditches [syn: {ditch digger}]

mud flat
n : a tract of low muddy land near an estuary; covered at high tide and exposed at low tide

mud hen
n : North American coot [syn: {American coot}, {marsh hen}, {water hen}, {Fulica americana}]

mud midget
n : having narrow flat sickle-shaped submerged fronds; North America [syn: {bogmat}, {Wolffiella gladiata}]

mud pie
n : a mass of mud that a child has molded into the shape of pie

mud plantain
n : grassy-leaved North American aquatic plant with yellow star-shaped blossoms [syn: {water star grass}, {Heteranthera dubia}]

mud puddle
n : a puddle of mud; "the children loved a mud puddle"

mud puppy
n 1: aquatic North American salamander with red feathery external gills [syn: {Necturus maculosus}]
2: large salamander of North American rivers and streams [syn: {hellbender}, {Cryptobranchus alleganiensis}]
3: larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing [syn: {axolotl}, {Ambystoma mexicanum}]

mud stain
n : a stain produced by mud

mud turtle
n : bottom-dwelling freshwater turtle inhabiting muddy rivers of North America and Central America

mud-beplastered
adj : covered with or as if with mud; "mud-beplastered arguments"

mudcat
n 1: flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed [syn: {catfish}]
2: large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw [syn: {flathead catfish}, {goujon}, {shovelnose catfish}, {spoonbill catfish}, {Pylodictus olivaris}]

mudded
See {mud}

mudded
mud
n 1: water soaked soil; soft wet earth [syn: {clay}]
2: slanderous remarks or charges
v 1: soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden" [syn: {mire}, {muck}, {muck up}]
2: plaster with mud [also: {mudding}, {mudded}]

mudder
n : a racehorse that runs well on a muddy racetrack

muddied
adj : (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; "dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy) white"; "the muddied gray of the sea"; "muddy colors"; "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair" [syn: {dirty}, {dingy}, {muddy}]

muddied
muddy
adj 1: (of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous" [syn: {boggy}, {marshy}, {miry}, {mucky}, {quaggy}, {sloughy}, {swampy}]
2: dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck; "muddy boots"; "a mucky stable" [syn: {mucky}]
3: (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; "dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy) white"; "the muddied gray of the sea"; "muddy colors"; "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair" [syn: {dirty}, {dingy}, {muddied}]
4: (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters" [syn: {cloudy}, {mirky}, {murky}, {turbid}]
v 1: dirty with mud [syn: {muddy up}]
2: cause to become muddy; "These data would have muddied the prediction"
3: make turbid; "muddy the water" [also: {muddied}, {muddiest}, {muddier}]

muddied
See {muddy}

muddier
muddy
adj 1: (of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous" [syn: {boggy}, {marshy}, {miry}, {mucky}, {quaggy}, {sloughy}, {swampy}]
2: dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck; "muddy boots"; "a mucky stable" [syn: {mucky}]
3: (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; "dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy) white"; "the muddied gray of the sea"; "muddy colors"; "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair" [syn: {dirty}, {dingy}, {muddied}]
4: (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters" [syn: {cloudy}, {mirky}, {murky}, {turbid}]
v 1: dirty with mud [syn: {muddy up}]
2: cause to become muddy; "These data would have muddied the prediction"
3: make turbid; "muddy the water" [also: {muddied}, {muddiest}, {muddier}]

muddier
See {muddy}

muddiest
muddy
adj 1: (of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous" [syn: {boggy}, {marshy}, {miry}, {mucky}, {quaggy}, {sloughy}, {swampy}]
2: dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck; "muddy boots"; "a mucky stable" [syn: {mucky}]
3: (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; "dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy) white"; "the muddied gray of the sea"; "muddy colors"; "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair" [syn: {dirty}, {dingy}, {muddied}]
4: (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters" [syn: {cloudy}, {mirky}, {murky}, {turbid}]
v 1: dirty with mud [syn: {muddy up}]
2: cause to become muddy; "These data would have muddied the prediction"
3: make turbid; "muddy the water" [also: {muddied}, {muddiest}, {muddier}]

muddiest
See {muddy}

muddiness
n : the quality of being cloudy [syn: {cloudiness}, {murkiness}]

mudding
See {mud}

mudding
mud
n 1: water soaked soil; soft wet earth [syn: {clay}]
2: slanderous remarks or charges
v 1: soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden" [syn: {mire}, {muck}, {muck up}]
2: plaster with mud [also: {mudding}, {mudded}]

muddle
n 1: a confused multitude of things [syn: {clutter}, {jumble}, {mare's nest}, {welter}, {smother}]
2: informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" [syn: {fix}, {hole}, {jam}, {mess}, {pickle}, {kettle of fish}]
v 1: make into a puddle; "puddled mire" [syn: {puddle}]
2: mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues" [syn: {addle}, {puddle}]

muddled
adj : confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas" [syn: {addled}, {befuddled}, {muzzy}, {woolly}, {wooly}, {woolly-headed}, {wooly-minded}]

muddleheaded
adj : stupid and confused; used especially of persons; "blathering like the addlepated nincompoop that you are"; "a confused puddingheaded, muddleheaded fellow"- Isaac Sterne [syn: {addlebrained}, {addlepated}, {potty}, {puddingheaded}]

muddy
adj 1: (of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous" [syn: {boggy}, {marshy}, {miry}, {mucky}, {quaggy}, {sloughy}, {swampy}]
2: dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck; "muddy boots"; "a mucky stable" [syn: {mucky}]
3: (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; "dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy) white"; "the muddied gray of the sea"; "muddy colors"; "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair" [syn: {dirty}, {dingy}, {muddied}]
4: (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters" [syn: {cloudy}, {mirky}, {murky}, {turbid}]
v 1: dirty with mud [syn: {muddy up}]
2: cause to become muddy; "These data would have muddied the prediction"
3: make turbid; "muddy the water" [also: {muddied}, {muddiest}, {muddier}]

muddy up
v : dirty with mud [syn: {muddy}]

mudejares
See {mudejar}

mudfishes
See {mudfish}

mudguard
n : a curved piece above the wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle to protect the rider from water or mud thrown up by the wheels [syn: {splash guard}, {splash-guard}]

mudhif
n : a reed hut in the marshlands of Iraq; rare since the marshes were drained

mudra
n : ritual hand movement in Hindu religious dancing

mudskipper
n : found in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia; able to move on land on strong pectoral fins [syn: {mudspringer}]

mudslide
n : a landslide of mud

mudslinger
n : one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage) [syn: {muckraker}]

mudspringer
n : found in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia; able to move on land on strong pectoral fins [syn: {mudskipper}]

mudwrestle
v : wrestle in mud; "some people enjoy watching people who mudwrestle" [syn: {mud-wrestle}]

mud-wrestle
v : wrestle in mud; "some people enjoy watching people who mudwrestle" [syn: {mudwrestle}]

Muenchen
n : the capital and largest city of Bavaria in southeastern Germany [syn: {Munich}]

Muenster
n : semisoft pale-yellow cheese

muesli
n : mixture of untoasted dry cereals and fruits

muezzin
n : the Muslim official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day [syn: {muazzin}, {muadhdhin}]

muff
n 1: a warm tubular covering for the hands
2: (sports) dropping the ball [syn: {fumble}]
v 1: fail to catch, as of a ball
2: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {blow}, {flub}, {screw up}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle}, {fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up}, {bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up}, {fuck up}]

muffin
n : a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan [syn: {gem}]

muffin man
n : formerly an itinerant peddler of muffins

muffle
n : a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature
v 1: conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn" [syn: {smother}, {stifle}, {strangle}, {repress}]
2: deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping [syn: {mute}, {dull}, {damp}, {dampen}, {tone down}]

muffled
adj 1: being or made softer or less loud or clear; "the dull boom of distant breaking waves"; "muffled drums"; "the muffled noises of the street"; "muted trumpets" [syn: {dull}, {muted}, {softened}]
2: wrapped up especially for protection or secrecy; "children muffled almost to the eyebrows"

muffler
n 1: a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise [syn: {silencer}]
2: a scarf worn around the neck
3: a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations [syn: {damper}]

mufti
n 1: a jurist who interprets Muslim religious law
2: civilian dress worn by a person who is entitled to wear a military uniform

mug
n 1: the quantity that can be held in a mug [syn: {mugful}]
2: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of [syn: {chump}, {fool}, {gull}, {mark}, {patsy}, {fall guy}, {sucker}, {soft touch}]
3: the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) [syn: {countenance}, {physiognomy}, {phiz}, {visage}, {kisser}, {smiler}]
4: with handle and usually cylindrical
v : rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence; "I was mugged in the streets of New York last night" [also: {mugging}, {mugged}]

mug book
n : a file of mug shots (pictures of criminals that are kept on file by the police) [syn: {mug file}]

mug file
n : a file of mug shots (pictures of criminals that are kept on file by the police) [syn: {mug book}]

mug shot
n : a photograph of someone's face (especially one made for police records) [syn: {mugshot}]

mug up
v : study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam" [syn: {cram}, {grind away}, {drum}, {bone up}, {swot}, {get up}, {swot up}, {bone}]

mugful
n : the quantity that can be held in a mug [syn: {mug}]

mugged
mug
n 1: the quantity that can be held in a mug [syn: {mugful}]
2: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of [syn: {chump}, {fool}, {gull}, {mark}, {patsy}, {fall guy}, {sucker}, {soft touch}]
3: the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) [syn: {countenance}, {physiognomy}, {phiz}, {visage}, {kisser}, {smiler}]
4: with handle and usually cylindrical
v : rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence; "I was mugged in the streets of New York last night" [also: {mugging}, {mugged}]

mugged
See {mug}

muggee
n : a victim of a mugging; "the law seems to give more protection to the mugger than to the muggee"

mugger
n : a robber who takes property by threatening or performing violence on the person who is robbed (usually on the street)

muggier
muggy
adj : hot or warm and humid; "muggy weather"; "the steamy tropics"; "sticky weather" [syn: {steamy}, {sticky}] [also: {muggiest}, {muggier}]

muggier
See {muggy}

muggiest
muggy
adj : hot or warm and humid; "muggy weather"; "the steamy tropics"; "sticky weather" [syn: {steamy}, {sticky}] [also: {muggiest}, {muggier}]

muggiest
See {muggy}

mugginess
n : a state of warm humidity

mugging
n : assault with intent to rob

mugging
mug
n 1: the quantity that can be held in a mug [syn: {mugful}]
2: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of [syn: {chump}, {fool}, {gull}, {mark}, {patsy}, {fall guy}, {sucker}, {soft touch}]
3: the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) [syn: {countenance}, {physiognomy}, {phiz}, {visage}, {kisser}, {smiler}]
4: with handle and usually cylindrical
v : rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence; "I was mugged in the streets of New York last night" [also: {mugging}, {mugged}]

mugging
See {mug}

muggins
n : a person who lacks good judgment [syn: {fool}, {sap}, {saphead}, {tomfool}]

muggy
adj : hot or warm and humid; "muggy weather"; "the steamy tropics"; "sticky weather" [syn: {steamy}, {sticky}] [also: {muggiest}, {muggier}]

mugho pine
n : low shrubby pine of central Europe with short bright green needles in bunches of two [syn: {Swiss mountain pine}, {mountain pine}, {dwarf mountain pine}, {mugo pine}, {Pinus mugo}]

Mugil
n : type genus of the Mugilidae: mullets [syn: {genus Mugil}]

Mugil cephalus
n : most important commercial mullet in eastern United States [syn: {striped mullet}]

Mugil curema
n : silvery mullet of Atlantic and Pacific coasts [syn: {white mullet}]

Mugil liza
n : similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region [syn: {liza}]

Mugilidae
n : gray mullets [syn: {family Mugilidae}]

Mugiloidea
n : fishes distinguished by abdominal pelvic fins: families Mugilidae; Atherinidae; Sphyraenidae [syn: {suborder Mugiloidea}]

mugo pine
n : low shrubby pine of central Europe with short bright green needles in bunches of two [syn: {Swiss mountain pine}, {mountain pine}, {dwarf mountain pine}, {mugho pine}, {Pinus mugo}]

mug's game
n : a futile or unprofitable endeavor

mugshot
n : a photograph of someone's face (especially one made for police records) [syn: {mug shot}]

mugwort
n : any of several weedy composite plants of the genus Artemisia

Mugwump
n 1: someone who bolted from the Republican Party during the U.S. presidential election of 1884
2: a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics) [syn: {independent}, {fencesitter}]

Muhammad
n 1: leader of Black Muslims who campaigned for independence for Black Americans (1897-1975) [syn: {Elijah Muhammad}]
2: the Arab prophet who founded Islam (570-632) [syn: {Mohammed}, {Mohammad}, {Mahomet}, {Mahound}]

Muhammad Ali
n 1: Albanian soldier in the service of Turkey who was made viceroy of Egypt and took control away from the Ottoman Empire and established Egypt as a modern state (1769-1849) [syn: {Mohammed Ali}, {Mehemet Ali}]
2: United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942) [syn: {Ali}, {Cassius Clay}, {Cassius Marcellus Clay}]

Muhammad Ali Jinnah
n : Indian statesman who was the founder of Pakistan as a Muslim state (1876-1948) [syn: {Jinnah}]

Muhammadan
adj : of or relating to the Arabian prophet Muhammad or to the religion he founded [syn: {Mohammedan}]
n : a believer or follower of Islam [syn: {Muslim}, {Moslem}, {Mohammedan}, {Muhammedan}, {Islamist}]

Muhammadan calendar
n : the lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle every 32 years [syn: {Islamic calendar}, {Mohammedan calendar}, {Moslem calendar}, {Muslim calendar}]

Muhammadanism
n 1: the religion of Muslims collectively which governs their civilization and way of life; the predominant religion of northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan and Indonesia [syn: {Islam}, {Islamism}, {Muslimism}, {Mohammedanism}, {Mohammadanism}]
2: the monotheistic religion of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran; "the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion" [syn: {Islam}, {Islamism}, {Mohammedanism}, {Muslimism}]

Muhammedan
n : a believer or follower of Islam [syn: {Muslim}, {Moslem}, {Mohammedan}, {Muhammadan}, {Islamist}]

Muharram
n : the first month of the Islamic calendar [syn: {Moharram}, {Muharrum}]

Muharrum
n : the first month of the Islamic calendar [syn: {Muharram}, {Moharram}]

Muhlenbergia
n : a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae grown in America and Asia [syn: {genus Muhlenbergia}]

Muhlenbergia schreberi
n : slender branching American grass of some value for grazing in central United States [syn: {nimblewill}, {nimble Will}]

Muir
n : United States naturalist (born in England) who advocated the creation of national parks (1838-1914) [syn: {John Muir}]

muishond
n : southern African weasel

mujahadeen
n : a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad; "some call the mujahidin international warriors but others just call them terrorists" [syn: {mujahidin}, {mujahedin}, {mujahedeen}, {mujahadin}, {mujahideen}, {mujahadein}]

mujahadein
n : a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad; "some call the mujahidin international warriors but others just call them terrorists" [syn: {mujahidin}, {mujahedin}, {mujahedeen}, {mujahadeen}, {mujahadin}, {mujahideen}]

mujahadin
n : a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad; "some call the mujahidin international warriors but others just call them terrorists" [syn: {mujahidin}, {mujahedin}, {mujahedeen}, {mujahadeen}, {mujahideen}, {mujahadein}]

mujahedeen
n : a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad; "some call the mujahidin international warriors but others just call them terrorists" [syn: {mujahidin}, {mujahedin}, {mujahadeen}, {mujahadin}, {mujahideen}, {mujahadein}]

Mujahedeen Khalq
n : Iranian guerillas based in Iraq

mujahedin
n : a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad; "some call the mujahidin international warriors but others just call them terrorists" [syn: {mujahidin}, {mujahedeen}, {mujahadeen}, {mujahadin}, {mujahideen}, {mujahadein}]

mujahid
n : a Muslim engaged in what he considers to be a jihad

mujahideen
n : a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad; "some call the mujahidin international warriors but others just call them terrorists" [syn: {mujahidin}, {mujahedin}, {mujahedeen}, {mujahadeen}, {mujahadin}, {mujahadein}]

mujahidin
n : a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad; "some call the mujahidin international warriors but others just call them terrorists" [syn: {mujahedin}, {mujahedeen}, {mujahadeen}, {mujahadin}, {mujahideen}, {mujahadein}]

Mujahidin-e Khalq Organization
n : a terrorist organization formed in the 1960s by children of Iranian merchants; sought to counter the Shah of Iran's pro-Western policies of modernization and anti-communism; following a philosophy that mixes Marxism and Islam it now attacks the Islamic fundamentalists who deposed the Shah [syn: {MKO}, {MEK}, {People's Mujahidin of Iran}]

mujik
n : a Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917) [syn: {muzhik}, {moujik}, {muzjik}]

mujtihad
n : an Islamic scholar who engages in ijtihad, the effort to derive rules of divine law from Muslim sacred texts

Mukalla
n : a port in southern Yemen on the Gulf of Aden east of Aden [syn: {Al-Mukalla}]

mukataa
n : an Arabic word for headquarters or administrative center; "Arafat was holed up in the mukataa of his West Bank compound"

Mukden
n : a city in northeastern China [syn: {Shenyang}, {Moukden}, {Fengtien}]

Mulatto
n : an offspring of a Black and a White parent

mulattoes
See {mulatto}

mulberry
n 1: any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry [syn: {mulberry tree}]
2: sweet usually dark purple blackberry-like fruit of any of several mulberry trees of the genus Morus

mulberry family
n : trees or shrubs having a milky juice; in some classifications includes genus Cannabis [syn: {Moraceae}, {family Moraceae}]

mulberry fig
n : thick-branched wide-spreading tree of Africa and adjacent southwestern Asia often buttressed with branches rising from near the ground; produces cluster of edible but inferior figs on short leafless twigs; the Biblical sycamore [syn: {sycamore}, {sycamore fig}, {Ficus sycomorus}]

mulberry tree
n : any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry [syn: {mulberry}]

mulch
n : a protective covering of rotting vegetable matter spread to reduce evaporation and soil erosion
v : cover with mulch; "mulch the flowerbeds"

mulct
n : money extracted as a penalty [syn: {fine}, {amercement}]
v 1: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" [syn: {victimize}, {swindle}, {rook}, {goldbrick}, {nobble}, {diddle}, {bunco}, {defraud}, {scam}, {gyp}, {con}]
2: impose a fine on; "he was fined for littering"

mule
n 1: sterile offspring of a male donkey and a female horse
2: a slipper that has no fitting around the heel [syn: {mules}, {scuff}, {scuffs}]

mule deer
n : long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged antlers [syn: {burro deer}, {Odocoileus hemionus}]

mule driver
n : a worker who drives mules [syn: {muleteer}, {mule skinner}, {skinner}]

mule fat
n : California shrub with slender leafy shoots that are important browse for mule deer [syn: {Baccharis viminea}]

mule skinner
n : a worker who drives mules [syn: {muleteer}, {mule driver}, {skinner}]

mules
n : a slipper that has no fitting around the heel [syn: {mule}, {scuff}, {scuffs}]

mule's ears
n : balsamic-resinous herb with clumps of lanceolate leaves and stout leafy stems ending in large deep yellow flowers on long stalks; northwestern United States [syn: {Wyethia amplexicaulis}]

muleteer
n : a worker who drives mules [syn: {mule skinner}, {mule driver}, {skinner}]

muliebrity
n 1: the state of being an adult woman [syn: {womanhood}]
2: the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women [syn: {femininity}] [ant: {masculinity}]

mulish
adj : unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack [syn: {hardheaded}]

mulishly
adv : in a stubborn unregenerate manner; "she remained stubbornly in the same position" [syn: {stubbornly}, {pig-headedly}, {obdurately}, {obstinately}, {cussedly}]

mulishness
n : the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome [syn: {stubbornness}, {obstinacy}, {obstinance}]

mull
n 1: a term used in Scottish names of promontories; "the Mull of Kintyre"
2: an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides
v 1: reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" [syn: {chew over}, {think over}, {meditate}, {ponder}, {excogitate}, {contemplate}, {muse}, {reflect}, {mull over}, {ruminate}, {speculate}]
2: heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink; "mulled cider"

mull over
v : reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" [syn: {chew over}, {think over}, {meditate}, {ponder}, {excogitate}, {contemplate}, {muse}, {reflect}, {mull}, {ruminate}, {speculate}]

Mulla
n : a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque [syn: {Mullah}, {Mollah}]

Mullah
n : a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque [syn: {Mollah}, {Mulla}]

Mullah Mohammed Omar
n : reclusive Afghanistani politician and leader of the Taliban who imposed a strict interpretation of Shariah on Afghanistan (born in 1960) [syn: {Mullah Omar}]

Mullah Omar
n : reclusive Afghanistani politician and leader of the Taliban who imposed a strict interpretation of Shariah on Afghanistan (born in 1960) [syn: {Mullah Mohammed Omar}]

mulled cider
n : sweet cider heated with spices and citrus fruit

mulled wine
n : wine heated with sugar and spices and often citrus fruit

mullein
n : any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers [syn: {flannel leaf}, {velvet plant}]

mullein pink
n : an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers [syn: {rose campion}, {gardener's delight}, {dusty miller}, {Lychnis coronaria}]

Muller
n 1: Swiss chemist who synthesized DDT and discovered its use as an insecticide (1899-1965) [syn: {Paul Hermann Muller}]
2: Swiss physicist who studied superconductivity (born in 1927) [syn: {Karl Alex Muller}]
3: German physiologist and anatomist (1801-1858) [syn: {Johannes Peter Muller}]
4: German mathematician and astronomer (1436-1476) [syn: {Johann Muller}, {Regiomontanus}]
5: British philologist (born in Germany) who specialized in Sanskrit (1823-1900) [syn: {Max Muller}, {Friedrich Max Muller}]
6: United States geneticist who studied the effects of X-rays on genes (1890-1967) [syn: {Hermann Joseph Muller}]
7: a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation [syn: {muser}, {ponderer}, {ruminator}]
8: a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone [syn: {pestle}, {pounder}]
9: a vessel in which wine is mulled

mullet
n 1: highly valued lean flesh of marine or freshwater mullet [syn: {gray mullet}]
2: freshwater or coastal food fishes a spindle-shaped body; found worldwide [syn: {gray mullet}]
3: bottom dwelling marine warm water fishes with two barbels on the chin

Mullidae
n : goatfishes or red mullets [syn: {family Mullidae}]

mulligan
n : Irish version of burgoo [syn: {mulligan stew}, {Irish burgoo}]

mulligan stew
n : Irish version of burgoo [syn: {mulligan}, {Irish burgoo}]

mulligatawny
n : a curry-flavored soup of eastern India, prepared with a meat or chicken base

mullion
n : a nonstructural vertical strip between the casements or panes of a window (or the panels of a screen)

mullioned
adj : of windows; divided by vertical bars or piers usually of stone; "mullioned windows"

Mulloidichthys
n : a genus of Mullidae [syn: {genus Mulloidichthys}]

Mulloidichthys martinicus
n : schooling goatfish; grayish with yellow stripe [syn: {yellow goatfish}]

mulloway
n : large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre [syn: {jewfish}, {Sciaena antarctica}]

Mullus
n : type genus of the Mullidae: goatfishes [syn: {genus Mullus}]

Mullus auratus
n : body bright scarlet with 2 yellow to reddish strips on side [syn: {red goatfish}]

Mullus surmuletus
n : brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels [syn: {goatfish}, {red mullet}, {surmullet}]

multibank holding company
n : a bank holding company owning several banks

multicellular
adj : consisting of many cells; "multicellular organisms"

multichannel recorder
n : a recorder with two or more channels; makes continuous records of two or more signals simultaneously

multicollinearity
n : a case of multiple regression in which the predictor variables are themselves highly correlated

multicolor
adj : having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies" [syn: {motley}, {calico}, {multicolour}, {multicolored}, {multicoloured}, {painted}, {particolored}, {particoloured}, {piebald}, {pied}, {varicolored}, {varicoloured}]

multicolored
adj : having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies" [syn: {motley}, {calico}, {multicolor}, {multicolour}, {multicoloured}, {painted}, {particolored}, {particoloured}, {piebald}, {pied}, {varicolored}, {varicoloured}]

multicolour
adj : having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies" [syn: {motley}, {calico}, {multicolor}, {multicolored}, {multicoloured}, {painted}, {particolored}, {particoloured}, {piebald}, {pied}, {varicolored}, {varicoloured}]

multicoloured
adj : having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies" [syn: {motley}, {calico}, {multicolor}, {multicolour}, {multicolored}, {painted}, {particolored}, {particoloured}, {piebald}, {pied}, {varicolored}, {varicoloured}]

multicultural
adj : of or relating to or including several cultures; "a multicultural event"

multiculturalism
n : the doctrine that several different cultures (rather than one national culture) can co-exist peacefully and equitably in a single country [ant: {nationalism}]

multidimensional
adj : having or involving or marked by several dimensions or aspects; "multidimensional problems"; "a multidimensional proposition"; "a multidimensional personality" [ant: {unidimensional}]

multidimensional language
n : a programming language whose expressions are assembled in more than one dimension [ant: {one-dimensional language}]

multiengine airplane
n : a plane with two or more engines [syn: {multiengine plane}]

multiengine plane
n : a plane with two or more engines [syn: {multiengine airplane}]

multi-ethnic
adj : involving several ethnic groups [syn: {multiethnic}]

multiethnic
adj : involving several ethnic groups [syn: {multi-ethnic}]

multifaceted
adj : having many aspects; "a many-sided subject"; "a multifaceted undertaking"; "multifarious interests"; "the multifarious noise of a great city" [syn: {many-sided}, {multifarious}]

multifactorial
adj : involving or depending on several factors or causes (especially pertaining to a condition or disease resulting from the interaction of many genes)

multifarious
adj : having many aspects; "a many-sided subject"; "a multifaceted undertaking"; "multifarious interests"; "the multifarious noise of a great city" [syn: {many-sided}, {multifaceted}]

multifariously
adv : in diverse ways; "the alternatives that are variously represented by the participants"; "the speakers treated the subject most diversely" [syn: {variously}, {diversely}]

multifariousness
n : noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing" [syn: {diverseness}, {diversity}, {variety}]

multiflora
n : vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock [syn: {multiflora rose}, {Japanese rose}, {baby rose}, {Rosa multiflora}]

multiflora rose
n : vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock [syn: {multiflora}, {Japanese rose}, {baby rose}, {Rosa multiflora}]

multiform
adj : occurring in or having many forms or shapes or appearances; "the multiform universe of nature and man"- John Dewey [ant: {uniform}]

multigraph
v : print on a Multigraph machine

multilane
adj : (of roads and highways) having two or more lanes for traffic [ant: {single-lane}]

multilateral
adj : having many parts or sides [syn: {many-sided}] [ant: {bilateral}, {unilateral}]

multilevel
adj : of a building having more than one level

multilingual
adj : using or knowing more than one language; "a multilingual translator"; "a multilingual nation" [ant: {monolingual}]

multimedia
n : transmission that combine media of communication (text and graphics and sound etc.) [syn: {multimedia system}]

multimedia system
n : transmission that combine media of communication (text and graphics and sound etc.) [syn: {multimedia}]

multinational
adj : involving or operating in several nations or nationalities; "multinational corporations"; "transnational terrorist networks" [syn: {transnational}]

multinomial
adj : having the character of a polynomial; "a polynomial expression" [syn: {polynomial}]
n : a mathematical expression that is the sum of a number of terms [syn: {polynomial}]

multinucleate
adj : having two or more nuclei [ant: {uninucleate}]

multiparae
See {multipara}

multiparous
adj : producing more than one offspring at a time [ant: {uniparous}]

multipartite
adj : involving more than two parties

multiphase
adj : of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle [syn: {polyphase}]

multiple
adj : having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit" [ant: {single(a)}]
n : the product of a quantity by an integer; "36 is a multiple of 9"

multiple correlation
n : a statistical technique that predicts values of one variable on the basis of two or more other variables [syn: {multiple regression}]

multiple correlation coefficient
n : an estimate of the combined influence of two or more variables on the observed (dependent) variable

multiple fruit
n : fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberry; raspberry; pineapple [syn: {aggregate fruit}, {syncarp}]

multiple mononeuropathy
n : pathology of several individual nerve trunks

multiple myeloma
n : myeloma that develops in several places at the same time

multiple neuritis
n : inflammation of many or all of the peripheral nerves (as in leprosy) [syn: {polyneuritis}]

multiple personality
n : a relatively rare dissociative disorder in which the usual integrity of the personality breaks down and two or more independent personalities emerge [syn: {split personality}]

multiple regression
n : a statistical technique that predicts values of one variable on the basis of two or more other variables [syn: {multiple correlation}]

multiple sclerosis
n : a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers [syn: {MS}, {disseminated sclerosis}, {disseminated multiple sclerosis}]

multiple star
n : a system of three or more stars associated by gravity

multiple voting
n : voting in more than one place by the same person at the same election (illegal in U.S.)

multiple-choice
adj : offering several alternative answers from which the correct one is to be chosen; or consisting of such questions; "multiple-choice questions"; "a multiple-choice test" [ant: {true-false}]

multiplex
adj 1: many and varied; having many features or forms; "manifold reasons"; "our manifold failings"; "manifold intelligence"; "the multiplex opportunities in high technology" [syn: {manifold}]
2: having many parts or aspects; "the multiplex problem of drug abuse"
n : communicates two or more signals over a common channel

multiplex operation
n : an operation in which two or more activities are interleaved

multiplexer
n : a device that can interleave two or more activities

multiplicand
n : the number that is multiplied by the multiplier

multiplication
n 1: an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed; "the multiplication of four by three gives twelve"; "four times three equals twelve" [syn: {times}]
2: the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production [syn: {generation}, {propagation}]
3: a multiplicative increase; "repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors"; "this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth"

multiplicative
adj : tending or having the power to multiply or increase in number or quantity or degree; "the multiplicative tendency of proportional representation"

multiplicative inverse
n : (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7 [syn: {reciprocal}]

multiplicatively
adv : in a multiplicative manner; "the errors increased multiplicatively"

multiplicity
n 1: the property of being multiple
2: a large number [syn: {numerousness}, {numerosity}]

multiplied
multiply
adv : in several ways; in a multiple manner; "they were multiply checked for errors" [ant: {singly}]
v 1: combine by multiplication; "multiply 10 by 15" [ant: {divide}]
2: combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to multiply his profits" [syn: {manifold}]
3: have young (animals); "pandas rarely breed in captivity" [syn: {breed}]
4: have offspring or young; "The deer in our neighborhood reproduce madly"; "The Catholic Church tells people to procreate, no matter what their economic situation may be" [syn: {reproduce}, {procreate}] [also: {multiplied}]

multiplied
See {multiply}

multiplied
adj : greatly increased as by multiplication

multiplier
n : the number by which a multiplicand is multiplied [syn: {multiplier factor}]

multiplier factor
n : the number by which a multiplicand is multiplied [syn: {multiplier}]

multiplier onion
n : type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning [syn: {shallot}, {eschalot}, {Allium cepa aggregatum}, {Allium ascalonicum}]

multiply
adv : in several ways; in a multiple manner; "they were multiply checked for errors" [ant: {singly}]
v 1: combine by multiplication; "multiply 10 by 15" [ant: {divide}]
2: combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to multiply his profits" [syn: {manifold}]
3: have young (animals); "pandas rarely breed in captivity" [syn: {breed}]
4: have offspring or young; "The deer in our neighborhood reproduce madly"; "The Catholic Church tells people to procreate, no matter what their economic situation may be" [syn: {reproduce}, {procreate}] [also: {multiplied}]

multipotent
adj : able to many things; "multipotent drugs"

multiprocessing
n : simultaneous processing by two or more processing units [syn: {parallel processing}]

multiprocessor
n : a computer that uses two or more processing units under integrated control

multiprogramming
n : the execution of two or more computer programs by a single computer [syn: {concurrent execution}]

multipurpose
adj : having multiple uses; "a multipurpose tool"

multiracial
adj : made up of or involving or acting on behalf of various races; "a multiracial society"; "multiracial government"

multistage
n : occurring in more than one stage

multistage rocket
n : the first stage of a multistage rocket [syn: {booster}, {booster rocket}, {booster unit}, {takeoff booster}, {takeoff rocket}]

multistorey
adj : having more than one story [syn: {multistory}, {multistoried}]

multistoried
adj : having more than one story [syn: {multistory}, {multistorey}]

multistory
adj : having more than one story [syn: {multistorey}, {multistoried}]

multitude
n 1: a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions" [syn: {battalion}, {large number}, {plurality}, {pack}]
2: a large gathering of people [syn: {throng}, {concourse}]
3: the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people" [syn: {masses}, {mass}, {hoi polloi}, {people}]

multitudinous
adj : too numerous to be counted; "incalculable riches"; "countless hours"; "an infinite number of reasons"; "innumerable difficulties"; "the multitudinous seas"; "myriad stars"; "untold thousands" [syn: {countless}, {infinite}, {innumerable}, {innumerous}, {myriad(a)}, {numberless}, {uncounted}, {unnumberable}, {unnumbered}, {unnumerable}]

multitudinousness
n : a very large number (especially of people)

multivalence
n : the state of being polyvalent [syn: {polyvalence}, {polyvalency}, {multivalency}]

multivalency
n : the state of being polyvalent [syn: {polyvalence}, {polyvalency}, {multivalence}]

multivalent
adj 1: used of the association of three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis [ant: {univalent}, {bivalent}]
2: having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher [syn: {polyvalent}] [ant: {monovalent}]
3: having many values, meanings, or appeals; "subtle, multivalent allegory" [syn: {multi-valued}]

multi-valued
adj : having many values, meanings, or appeals; "subtle, multivalent allegory" [syn: {multivalent}]

multivariate
adj : pertaining to any procedure involving two or more variables

multivariate analysis
n : a generic term for any statistical technique used to analyze data from more than one variable

multiversity
n : a university system having several separate campuses and colleges and research centers

multivitamin
n : a pill or tablet containing several vitamins [syn: {multivitamin pill}]

multivitamin pill
n : a pill or tablet containing several vitamins [syn: {multivitamin}]

Mulwi
n : a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad [syn: {Musgu}, {Munjuk}]

mum
adj : failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent" [syn: {silent}]
n 1: of China [syn: {florist's chrysanthemum}, {florists' chrysanthemum}, {Dendranthema grandifloruom}, {Chrysanthemum morifolium}]
2: informal terms for a mother [syn: {ma}, {mama}, {mamma}, {mom}, {momma}, {mommy}, {mammy}, {mummy}, {mater}]
3: secrecy; "mum's the word" [also: {mumming}, {mummed}]

Mumbai
n : a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India [syn: {Bombay}]

mumble
v 1: talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice [syn: {mutter}, {maunder}, {mussitate}]
2: grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty; "the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food" [syn: {gum}]

mumbler
n : a person who speaks indistinctly [syn: {mutterer}]

mumble-the-peg
n : a game in which players throw or flip a jackknife in various ways so that the knife sticks in the ground [syn: {mumblety-peg}]

mumblety-peg
n : a game in which players throw or flip a jackknife in various ways so that the knife sticks in the ground [syn: {mumble-the-peg}]

mumbling
adj : speaking low and indistinctly; "a mumbling parson stood beside the dying man"; "muttering crowds of onlookers" [syn: {muttering}]
n 1: indistinct enunciation
2: ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth) [syn: {gumming}]

mumbo jumbo
n 1: language that is unnecessarily difficult to understand
2: a state of confusion; ritual accompanied by complicated and purposeless activity that obscures and confuses; "he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance" [syn: {hugger-mugger}]

mu-meson
n : an elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrino [syn: {muon}, {negative muon}]

mumification necrosis
n : (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color [syn: {dry gangrene}, {cold gangrene}, {mummification}]

mummed
See {mum}

mummed
mum
adj : failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent" [syn: {silent}]
n 1: of China [syn: {florist's chrysanthemum}, {florists' chrysanthemum}, {Dendranthema grandifloruom}, {Chrysanthemum morifolium}]
2: informal terms for a mother [syn: {ma}, {mama}, {mamma}, {mom}, {momma}, {mommy}, {mammy}, {mummy}, {mater}]
3: secrecy; "mum's the word" [also: {mumming}, {mummed}]

mummer
n : an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression [syn: {mime}, {mimer}, {pantomimer}, {pantomimist}]

mummery
n : meaningless ceremonies and flattery [syn: {flummery}]

mummichog
n : silver-and-black killifish of saltwater marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United States [syn: {Fundulus heteroclitus}]

mummification
n 1: a condition resembling that of a mummy; "bureaucratic mummification in red tape"
2: (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color [syn: {dry gangrene}, {cold gangrene}, {mumification necrosis}]
3: embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy

mummified
See {mummify}

mummified
mummify
v 1: preserve while making lifeless; "mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of"
2: remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it; "Th Egyptians mummified their pharaos"
3: dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; "a mummified body was found" [syn: {dry up}] [also: {mummified}]

mummify
v 1: preserve while making lifeless; "mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of"
2: remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it; "Th Egyptians mummified their pharaos"
3: dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; "a mummified body was found" [syn: {dry up}] [also: {mummified}]

mumming
See {mum}

mumming
mum
adj : failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent" [syn: {silent}]
n 1: of China [syn: {florist's chrysanthemum}, {florists' chrysanthemum}, {Dendranthema grandifloruom}, {Chrysanthemum morifolium}]
2: informal terms for a mother [syn: {ma}, {mama}, {mamma}, {mom}, {momma}, {mommy}, {mammy}, {mummy}, {mater}]
3: secrecy; "mum's the word" [also: {mumming}, {mummed}]

mummy
n 1: informal terms for a mother [syn: {ma}, {mama}, {mamma}, {mom}, {momma}, {mommy}, {mammy}, {mum}, {mater}]
2: a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt)

mummy-brown
adj : snuff colored; grayish to yellowish brown [syn: {snuff}, {snuff-brown}, {chukker-brown}]

mumps
n : an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands [syn: {epidemic parotitis}]

mumpsimus
n : a traditional notion that is obstinately held although it is unreasonable; "he still holds to the old mumpsimous that a woman's place is in the kitchen"

Munch
n 1: Norwegian painter (1863-1944) [syn: {Edvard Munch}]
2: a large bite; "he tried to talk between munches on the sandwich"
v : chew noisily; "The children crunched the celery sticks" [syn: {crunch}]

Munchausen
n : German raconteur who told preposterous stories about his adventures as a soldier and hunter; his name is now associated with any telling of exaggerated stories or winning lies (1720-1797) [syn: {Munchhausen}, {Karl Friedrich Hieronymus von Munchhausen}, {Baron Munchausen}]

Munchausen syndrome
n : syndrome consisting of feigning acute and dramatic illness for which no clinical evidence is ever found [syn: {Munchausen's syndrome}]

Munchausen's syndrome
n : syndrome consisting of feigning acute and dramatic illness for which no clinical evidence is ever found [syn: {Munchausen syndrome}]

Munchener
n : a dark lager produced in Munich since the 10th century; has a distinctive taste of malt [syn: {Munich beer}]

muncher
n : a chewer who makes a munching noise

Munchhausen
n : German raconteur who told preposterous stories about his adventures as a soldier and hunter; his name is now associated with any telling of exaggerated stories or winning lies (1720-1797) [syn: {Karl Friedrich Hieronymus von Munchhausen}, {Munchausen}, {Baron Munchausen}]

Muncie
n : a town in east central Indiana

Munda
n : a family of languages spoken by people scattered throughout central India

Munda-Mon-Khmer
n : a family of languages spoken in southn and southeastern Asia [syn: {Austro-Asiatic}]

mundane
adj 1: found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant [syn: {everyday}, {quotidian}, {routine}, {unremarkable}, {workaday}]
2: concerned with the world or worldly matters; "mundane affairs"; "he developed an immense terrestrial practicality" [syn: {terrestrial}]
3: belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; "not a fairy palace; yet a mundane wonder of unimagined kind"; "so terrene a being as himself" [syn: {terrene}]

mundanely
adv 1: in a worldly manner; "terrestrially changeable" [syn: {terrestrially}]
2: in a mundane manner; "the young man spoke so mundanely of university life"

mung
n : erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus [syn: {mung bean}, {green gram}, {golden gram}, {Vigna radiata}, {Phaseolus aureus}]

mung bean
n : erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus [syn: {mung}, {green gram}, {golden gram}, {Vigna radiata}, {Phaseolus aureus}]

Mungo Park
n : Scottish explorer in Africa (1771-1806) [syn: {Park}]

Munich
n : the capital and largest city of Bavaria in southeastern Germany [syn: {Muenchen}]

Munich beer
n : a dark lager produced in Munich since the 10th century; has a distinctive taste of malt [syn: {Munchener}]

municipal
adj 1: relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality; "municipal government"; "municipal bonds"; "a municipal park"; "municipal transportation"
2: of or relating to the government of a municipality; "international law...only authorizes a belligerant to punish a spy under its municipal law"- J.L.kuntz

municipal bond
n : a bond issued by a state or local government

municipal center
n : the center of a city [syn: {civic center}, {down town}]

municipal government
n : the government of a municipality

municipal note
n : a municipal debt instrument with a maturity of less than 2 years

municipality
n 1: an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government
2: people living in a town or city having local self-government

municipally
adv : by municipality; "municipally funded"

munificence
n : liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit [syn: {largess}, {largesse}, {magnanimity}, {openhandedness}]

munificent
adj : very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain" [syn: {lavish}, {overgenerous}, {prodigal}, {too-generous}, {unsparing}, {unstinted}, {unstinting}]

munificently
adv : in a generous manner; "he gave liberally to several charities" [syn: {liberally}, {generously}]

muniments
n : deeds and other documentary evidence of title to land

munition
n 1: weapons considered collectively [syn: {weaponry}, {arms}, {implements of war}, {weapons system}]
2: defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it [syn: {fortification}]
v : supply with weapons

munitions
n : military supplies [syn: {ordnance}, {ordnance stores}]

munitions industry
n : an industry that manufacturers weapons of war [syn: {arms industry}]

munj
n : tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets [syn: {munja}, {Saccharum bengalense}, {Saccharum munja}]

munja
n : tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets [syn: {munj}, {Saccharum bengalense}, {Saccharum munja}]

munjeet
n : perennial East Indian creeping or climbing herb used for dye in the orient [syn: {Indian madder}, {Rubia cordifolia}]

Munjuk
n : a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad [syn: {Musgu}, {Mulwi}]

Munro
n : British writer of short stories (1870-1916) [syn: {H. H. Munro}, {Hector Hugh Munro}, {Saki}]

Muntiacus
n : muntjacs [syn: {genus Muntiacus}]

Muntingia
n : 1 species: Jamaican cherry; sometimes placed in family Flacourtiaceae [syn: {genus Muntingia}]

Muntingia calabura
n : a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves [syn: {Jamaican cherry}, {calabur tree}, {calabura}, {silk wood}, {silkwood}]

muntjac
n : small Asian deer with small antlers and a cry like a bark [syn: {barking deer}]

Muntz metal
n : a brass that has more zinc and is stronger than alpha brass; used in making castings and hot-worked products [syn: {alpha-beta brass}, {yellow metal}]

muon
n : an elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrino [syn: {negative muon}, {mu-meson}]

Muraenidae
n : marine eels [syn: {family Muraenidae}]

mural
adj : of or relating to walls; "mural painting"
n : a painting that is applied to a wall surface [syn: {wall painting}]

muralist
n : a painter of murals

muramidase
n : an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria [syn: {lysozyme}]

murder
n : unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being [syn: {slaying}, {execution}]
v 1: kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" [syn: {slay}, {hit}, {dispatch}, {bump off}, {polish off}, {remove}]
2: alter so as to make unrecognizable; "The tourists murdered the French language" [syn: {mangle}, {mutilate}]

murder charge
n : an indictment charging someone with murder [syn: {murder indictment}]

murder conviction
n : conviction for murder

murder indictment
n : an indictment charging someone with murder [syn: {murder charge}]

murder mystery
n : a narrative about a murder and how the murderer is discovered

murder suspect
n : someone suspected of committing murder

murdered
adj : killed unlawfully; "the murdered woman"; "lay a wreath on murdered Lincoln's bier"

murderee
n : a victim who is murdered

murderer
n : a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being) [syn: {liquidator}, {manslayer}]

murderess
n : a woman murderer

murderous
adj : capable of or conducive to bloodshed; "a cutthroat rogue"; "a homicidal rage"; "murderous thugs" [syn: {cutthroat}, {homicidal}]

murderously
adv 1: as if bent on murder; "the huge dog bore down on them with bared fangs and barking murderously"
2: in a murderous frenzy; "rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones" [syn: {amok}, {amuck}]

murderousness
n 1: a bloodthirsty hatred arousing murderous impulses
2: cruelty evidence by a capability to commit murder [syn: {bloodthirstiness}]

Murdoch
n 1: United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931) [syn: {Rupert Murdoch}, {Keith Rupert Murdoch}]
2: British writer (born in Ireland) known primarily for her novels (1919-1999) [syn: {Iris Murdoch}, {Dame Jean Iris Murdoch}]

muriatic acid
n : a former name for hydrochloric acid

murices
See {murex}

Muridae
n : originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches [syn: {family Muridae}]

Muriel Sarah Spark
n : Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918) [syn: {Spark}, {Muriel Spark}, {Dame Muriel Spark}]

Muriel Spark
n : Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918) [syn: {Spark}, {Dame Muriel Spark}, {Muriel Sarah Spark}]

Murillo
n : Spanish painter (1617-1682) [syn: {Bartolome Esteban Murillo}]

murine
adj : of or relating to or transmitted by a member of the family Muridae (rats and mice); "a murine plague"
n : a rodent that is a member of the family Muridae

murine typhus
n : acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected flea; characterized by fever and chills and muscle aches and a rash [syn: {rat typhus}, {urban typhus}, {endemic typhus}]

Muritaniya
n : a country in northwestern Africa with a provisional military government; achieved independence from France in 1960; largely western Sahara Desert [syn: {Mauritania}, {Islamic Republic of Mauritania}, {Mauritanie}]

murk
n : an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance [syn: {fog}, {fogginess}, {murkiness}]
v : make dark, dim, or gloomy

murkier
See {murky}

murkier
murky
adj 1: (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters" [syn: {cloudy}, {muddy}, {mirky}, {turbid}]
2: so shaded as to be dark or gloomy; "a murky dungeon"; "murky rooms lit by smoke-blackened lamps" [syn: {mirky}] [also: {murkiest}, {murkier}]

murkiest
See {murky}

murkiest
murky
adj 1: (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters" [syn: {cloudy}, {muddy}, {mirky}, {turbid}]
2: so shaded as to be dark or gloomy; "a murky dungeon"; "murky rooms lit by smoke-blackened lamps" [syn: {mirky}] [also: {murkiest}, {murkier}]

murkily
adv : in a murky manner; "I could see that murkily passionate gesture"

murkiness
n 1: an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance [syn: {fog}, {fogginess}, {murk}]
2: the quality of being cloudy [syn: {cloudiness}, {muddiness}]

murky
adj 1: (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters" [syn: {cloudy}, {muddy}, {mirky}, {turbid}]
2: so shaded as to be dark or gloomy; "a murky dungeon"; "murky rooms lit by smoke-blackened lamps" [syn: {mirky}] [also: {murkiest}, {murkier}]

Murmansk
n : a port city in northwestern Russia on the Kola Peninsula; the largest city north of the Arctic Circle; an important supply line to Russia in World War I and World War II

murmur
n 1: a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech [syn: {mutter}, {muttering}, {murmuring}, {murmuration}, {mussitation}]
2: a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant [syn: {murmur vowel}]
3: an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves [syn: {heart murmur}, {cardiac murmur}]
4: a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone [syn: {grumble}, {grumbling}, {murmuring}, {mutter}, {muttering}]
v 1: speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms"
2: make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked" [syn: {mutter}, {grumble}, {croak}, {gnarl}]

murmur vowel
n : a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant [syn: {murmur}]

murmuration
n : a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech [syn: {mutter}, {muttering}, {murmur}, {murmuring}, {mussitation}]

murmuring
adj : making a low continuous indistinct sound; "like murmuring waves"; "susurrant voices" [syn: {susurrant}, {whispering}]
n 1: a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech [syn: {mutter}, {muttering}, {murmur}, {murmuration}, {mussitation}]
2: a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone [syn: {grumble}, {grumbling}, {murmur}, {mutter}, {muttering}]

murmurous
adj : characterized by soft sounds; "a murmurous brook"; "a soughing wind in the pines"; "a slow sad susurrous rustle like the wind fingering the pines"- R.P.Warren [syn: {rustling}, {soughing}, {susurrous}]

Muroidea
n : essential equal to suborder Myomorpha with the Dipodidae excluded [syn: {superfamily Muroidea}]

murphy
n : an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland [syn: {potato}, {white potato}, {Irish potato}, {spud}, {tater}]

Murphy bed
n : a bed that can be folded or swung into a cabinet when not being used

Murphy's Law
n : humorous axiom stating that anything that can go wrong will go wrong [syn: {Sod's Law}]

murrain
n : any plaguelike disease of domestic animals

Murray
n 1: British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957) [syn: {Gilbert Murray}, {George Gilbert Aime Murphy}]
2: Scottish philologist and first lexicographer of the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915) [syn: {James Murray}, {James Augustus Murray}, {James Augustus Henry Murray}, {Sir James Murray}, {Sir James Augustus Murray}, {Sir James Augustus Henry Murray}]
3: an southeast Australian river; flows westward and then south into the Indian Ocean at Adelaide [syn: {Murray River}]

Murray Gell-Mann
n : United States physicist noted for his studies of subatomic particles (born in 1929) [syn: {Gell-Mann}]

Murray River
n : an southeast Australian river; flows westward and then south into the Indian Ocean at Adelaide [syn: {Murray}]

murre
n : black-and-white diving bird of northern seas

Murrow
n : United States broadcast journalist remembered for his reports from London during World War II (1908-1965) [syn: {Edward R. Murrow}, {Edward Roscoe Murrow}]

Murrumbidgee
n : a river of southeastern Australia; flows westward into the Murray River [syn: {Murrumbidgee River}]

Murrumbidgee River
n : a river of southeastern Australia; flows westward into the Murray River [syn: {Murrumbidgee}]

Mus
n : type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; upper incisors have a square-notched tip [syn: {genus Mus}]

Mus musculus
n : brownish-gray Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide [syn: {house mouse}]

mus rose
n : erect Old World perennial with faintly musk-scented foliage and white or pink flowers; adventive in United States [syn: {musk mallow}, {Malva moschata}]

Musa
n : type genus of the Musaceae: bananas [syn: {genus Musa}]

Musa acuminata
n : low-growing Asian banana tree cultivated especially in the West Indies for its clusters of edible yellow fruit [syn: {dwarf banana}]

Musa basjoo
n : Asiatic banana plant cultivated especially as a foliage plant in Japan [syn: {Japanese banana}]

Musa ensete
n : large evergreen arborescent herb having huge paddle-shaped leaves and bearing inedible fruit that resemble bananas but edible young flower shoots; sometimes placed in genus Musa [syn: {Abyssinian banana}, {Ethiopian banana}, {Ensete ventricosum}]

Musa paradisiaca
n : a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics [syn: {plantain}, {plantain tree}]

Musa paradisiaca sapientum
n : widely cultivated species of banana trees bearing compact hanging clusters of commercially important edible yellow fruit [syn: {edible banana}]

Musa textilis
n : Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc [syn: {abaca}, {Manila hemp}]

Musaceae
n : treelike tropical Asian herbs [syn: {family Musaceae}, {banana family}]

Musales
n : tropical plants [syn: {order Musales}]

Musca
n 1: a small constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross and Chamaeleon
2: type genus of the Muscidae: houseflies [syn: {genus Musca}]

Musca domestica
n : common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases [syn: {housefly}]

musca volitans
n : spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens [syn: {muscae volitantes}, {floater}, {spots}]

muscadel
n : wine from muscat grapes [syn: {muscat}, {muscatel}, {muscadelle}]

muscadelle
n : wine from muscat grapes [syn: {muscat}, {muscatel}, {muscadel}]

Muscadet
n 1: white grape grown especially in the valley the Loire in France
2: dry white wine from the Loire Valley in France

muscadine
n 1: native grape of southeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties [syn: {Vitis rotundifolia}]
2: dull-purple grape of southern United States [syn: {bullace grape}]

muscae volitantes
n : spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens [syn: {musca volitans}, {floater}, {spots}]

Muscardinus
n : a genus of Gliridae [syn: {genus Muscardinus}]

Muscardinus avellanarius
n : a variety of dormouse [syn: {hazel mouse}]

Muscari
n : sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae [syn: {genus Muscari}]

Muscari comosum
n : large beautiful Mediterranean species having sterile bluish-violet flowers with fringed corollas forming a tuft above the fertile flowers [syn: {tassel hyacinth}]

Muscari neglectum
n : prolific species having particularly beautiful dark blue flowers [syn: {common grape hyacinth}]

muscat
n 1: any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes [syn: {muskat}]
2: a port on the Gulf of Oman and capital of the sultanate of Oman [syn: {Masqat}, {capital of Oman}]
3: wine from muscat grapes [syn: {muscatel}, {muscadel}, {muscadelle}]
4: sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine [syn: {muscatel}, {muscat grape}]

Muscat and Oman
n : a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil [syn: {Oman}, {Sultanate of Oman}]

muscat grape
n : sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine [syn: {muscat}, {muscatel}]

muscatel
n 1: wine from muscat grapes [syn: {muscat}, {muscadel}, {muscadelle}]
2: sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine [syn: {muscat}, {muscat grape}]

Musci
n : true mosses: bryophytes having leafy rather than thalloid gametophytes: comprises orders Andreaeales; Bryales; Dicranales; Eubryales; Sphagnales [syn: {Bryopsida}, {class Bryopsida}, {class Musci}]

Muscicapa
n : type genus of the Muscicapidae [syn: {genus Muscicapa}]

Muscicapa grisola
n : common European woodland flycatcher with grayish-brown plumage [syn: {spotted flycatcher}, {Muscicapa striata}]

Muscicapa striata
n : common European woodland flycatcher with grayish-brown plumage [syn: {spotted flycatcher}, {Muscicapa grisola}]

Muscicapidae
n : Old World (true) flycatchers [syn: {family Muscicapidae}]

Muscidae
n : two-winged flies especially the housefly [syn: {family Muscidae}]

Muscivora
n : a genus of Tyrannidae [syn: {genus Muscivora}]

Muscivora-forficata
n : gray flycatcher of the southwestern United States and Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and white breast and salmon and scarlet markings [syn: {scissortail}, {scissortailed flycatcher}]

muscle
n 1: one of the contractile organs of the body [syn: {musculus}]
2: animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells [syn: {muscular tissue}]
3: a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard; "the druglord had his muscleman to protect him" [syn: {muscleman}]
4: authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way); "the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign"
5: muscular strength [syn: {brawn}, {sinew}]
v : make one's way by force; "He muscled his way into the office"

muscle builder
n : someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature [syn: {bodybuilder}, {muscle-builder}, {musclebuilder}, {muscleman}]

muscle building
n : exercise that builds muscles through tension [syn: {bodybuilding}, {anaerobic exercise}, {musclebuilding}]

muscle cell
n : an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body [syn: {muscle fiber}, {muscle fibre}]

muscle contraction
n : (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) [syn: {contraction}, {muscular contraction}]

muscle fiber
n : an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body [syn: {muscle cell}, {muscle fibre}]

muscle fibre
n : an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body [syn: {muscle cell}, {muscle fiber}]

muscle into
v : force one's way; "He muscled into the union"

muscle memory
n : your memory for motor skills [syn: {motor memory}]

muscle relaxant
n : a drug that reduces muscle contractility by blocking the transmission of nerve impulses or by decreasing the excitability of the motor end plate or by other actions

muscle sense
n : the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body [syn: {kinesthesis}, {kinaesthesis}, {kinesthesia}, {kinaesthesia}, {kinesthetics}, {sense of movement}] [ant: {kinanesthesia}]

muscle spasm
n : a painful and involuntary muscular contraction [syn: {spasm}, {cramp}]

muscle system
n : the muscular system of an organism [syn: {muscular structure}, {musculature}]

muscle tone
n : normal tonicity of the muscles; "exercise improves muscle tone" [syn: {muscular tonus}]

muscle-bound
adj : having stiff muscles as the result of excessive exercise; "he arrived accompanied by two muscle-bound body guards"

muscle-builder
n : someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature [syn: {bodybuilder}, {muscle builder}, {musclebuilder}, {muscleman}]

musclebuilder
n : someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature [syn: {bodybuilder}, {muscle builder}, {muscle-builder}, {muscleman}]

musclebuilding
n : exercise that builds muscles through tension [syn: {bodybuilding}, {anaerobic exercise}, {muscle building}]

muscleman
n 1: a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard; "the druglord had his muscleman to protect him" [syn: {muscle}]
2: someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature [syn: {bodybuilder}, {muscle builder}, {muscle-builder}, {musclebuilder}]

Muscoidea
n : two-winged flies especially the families: Muscidae; Gasterophilidae; Calliphoridae; Tachinidae [syn: {superfamily Muscoidea}]

Muscovite
adj : of or relating to the residents of Moscow; "Muscovite street dealers"
n 1: a colorless or pale brown mica with potassium
2: a resident of Moscow

Muscovy
n : a Russian principality in the 13th to 16th centuries; Moscow was the capital

muscovy duck
n : large crested wild duck of Central America and South America; widely domesticated [syn: {musk duck}, {Cairina moschata}]

muscular
adj 1: of or relating to or consisting of muscle; "muscular contraction"
2: having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer [syn: {mesomorphic}] [ant: {ectomorphic}, {endomorphic}]
3: having or suggesting great physical power or force; "the muscular and passionate Fifth Symphony"
4: (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms" [syn: {brawny}, {hefty}, {powerful}, {sinewy}]

muscular contraction
n : (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) [syn: {contraction}, {muscle contraction}]

muscular dystrophy
n : any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles [syn: {dystrophy}]

muscular structure
n : the muscular system of an organism [syn: {musculature}, {muscle system}]

muscular tissue
n : animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells [syn: {muscle}]

muscular tonus
n : normal tonicity of the muscles; "exercise improves muscle tone" [syn: {muscle tone}]

musculature
n : the muscular system of an organism [syn: {muscular structure}, {muscle system}]

musculophrenic artery
n : an artery that supplies the abdomen and intercostal muscles [syn: {arteria musculophrenica}]

musculophrenic vein
n : veins that drain the upper abdominal wall and the lower intercostal spaces and the abdomen [syn: {vena musculophrenica}]

musculoskeletal
adj : relating to muscles and skeleton

musculoskeletal system
n : the system of muscles and tendons and ligaments and bones and joints and associated tissues that move the body and maintain its form

musculospiral nerve
n : largest branch of the brachial plexus; extends down the humerus to the lateral epicondyle where it divides into one branch that goes to the skin on the back of the hand and another that goes to the underlying extensor muscles [syn: {radial nerve}, {nervus radialis}]

musculus
n : one of the contractile organs of the body [syn: {muscle}]

musculus abductor digiti minimi manus
n : the abductor muscle of the little finger

musculus abductor digiti minimi pedis
n : the abductor muscles of the little toe

musculus abductor hallucis
n : the abductor muscle of the great toe

musculus abductor pollicis
n : the abductor muscle of the thumb

musculus adductor brevis
n : the short adductor muscle of the thigh

musculus adductor hallucis
n : the adductor muscle of the great toe

musculus adductor longus
n : the long adductor muscle of the thigh

musculus adductor magnus
n : the muscle that adducts and extends the thing [syn: {great adductor muscle}]

musculus anconeus
n : the muscle that extends the forearm and abducts the ulna in pronation of the wrist [syn: {anconeous muscle}]

musculus articularis cubiti
n : a small branch of the triceps that inserts into the capsule of the elbow joint

musculus articularis genus
n : the articular muscle of the knee

musculus biceps brachii
n : a muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm [syn: {biceps brachii}, {biceps humeri}]

musculus biceps femoris
n : the biceps muscle of the thigh; it flexes the knee and rotates the leg laterally [syn: {femoral biceps}]

musculus buccinator
n : a muscle that flatten the cheek and retracts the angle of the mouth [syn: {cheek muscle}, {buccinator muscle}]

musculus deltoideus
n : a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm [syn: {deltoid}, {deltoid muscle}]

musculus intercostalis
n : muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration [syn: {intercostal}, {intercostal muscle}]

musculus obliquus externus abdominis
n : a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso [syn: {external oblique muscle}, {abdominal external oblique muscle}, {oblique}]

musculus pectoralis
n : either of two large muscles of the chest [syn: {pectoral}, {pectoral muscle}, {pectoralis}, {pecs}]

musculus pectoralis major
n : a skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm [syn: {pectoralis major}, {greater pectoral muscle}]

musculus pectoralis minor
n : a skeletal muscle that draws down the scapula or raises the ribs [syn: {pectoralis minor}, {smaller pectoral muscle}]

musculus quadriceps femoris
n : a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg [syn: {quadriceps}, {quadriceps femoris}, {quad}]

musculus rhomboideus major
n : rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the spinal column [syn: {rhomboideus major muscle}, {greater rhomboid muscle}]

musculus rhomboideus minor
n : rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the vertebral column and slightly upward [syn: {rhomboid minor muscle}, {lesser rhomboid muscle}]

musculus sartorius
n : a muscle in the thigh that helps to rotate the leg into the sitting position assumed by a tailor; the longest muscle in the human body [syn: {sartorius}, {sartorius muscle}]

musculus scalenus
n : any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing [syn: {scalenus}, {scalene muscle}]

musculus serratus anterior
n : muscles that rotate the scapula and elevate the rib cage [syn: {anterior serratus muscle}, {serratus anterior}, {serratus magnus}]

musculus serratus posterior
n : skeletal muscle that draws the rib cage backward and downward [syn: {posterior serratus muscle}, {serratus posterior}]

musculus sphincter ani
n : the sphincter muscle of the anus [syn: {anal sphincter}, {sphincter ani}]

musculus sphincter ani externus
n : an external ring of striated muscle surrounding the anus

musculus sphincter ani internus
n : an internal ring of smooth muscle formed by circular fibers of the rectum

musculus sphincter ductus choledochi
n : the smooth muscle sphincter of the common bile duct

musculus sphincter ductus pancreatici
n : the smooth muscle sphincter of the main pancreatic duct

musculus sphincter pupillae
n : a ring of smooth muscle surrounding the iris [syn: {pupillary sphincter}]

musculus sphincter pylori
n : the sphincter muscle of the pylorus that separates the stomach from the duodenum [syn: {pyloric sphincter}, {pyloric valve}]

musculus sphincter urethrae
n : a striated sphincter muscle that constricts the urethra [syn: {urethral sphincter}]

musculus sphincter vesicae
n : the sphincter muscle of the urinary bladder; made up of a thickened muscular layer of bladder around the urethral opening [syn: {bladder sphincter}]

musculus sternocleidomastoideus
n : one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone; turns head obliquely to the opposite side; when acting together they flex the neck and extend the head [syn: {sternocleidomastoid}, {sternocleidomastoid muscle}, {sternocleido mastoideus}]

musculus temporalis
n : muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws [syn: {temporalis muscle}, {temporal muscle}, {temporalis}]

musculus teres major
n : teres muscle that moves the arm and rotates it medially [syn: {teres major}, {teres major muscle}]

musculus teres minor
n : teres muscle that adducts the arm and rotates it laterally [syn: {teres minor}, {teres minor muscle}]

musculus tibialis
n : a skeletal muscle arising from the tibia; provides plantar flexion and inversion of the foot [syn: {tibialis}, {tibialis muscle}]

musculus transversalis abdominis
n : a flat muscle with transverse fibers that forms the anterior and lateral walls of the abdominal cavity [syn: {transversus abdominis muscle}, {transverse muscle of abdomen}, {transversus abdominis}]

musculus trapezius
n : either of two flat triangular muscles of the shoulder and upper back that are involved in moving the shoulders and arms [syn: {trapezius}, {trapezius muscle}, {cowl muscle}]

musculus triceps brachii
n : the skeletal muscle having three origins that extends the forearm when it contracts [syn: {triceps brachii}]

MusD
n : a doctor's degree in music [syn: {Doctor of Music}, {DMus}]

Muse
n 1: in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
2: the source of an artist's inspiration; "Euterpe was his muse"
v : reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" [syn: {chew over}, {think over}, {meditate}, {ponder}, {excogitate}, {contemplate}, {reflect}, {mull}, {mull over}, {ruminate}, {speculate}]

muser
n : a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation [syn: {muller}, {ponderer}, {ruminator}]

musette
n : a small bagpipe formerly popular in France [syn: {shepherd's pipe}]

musette pipe
n : a small simple oboe

museum
n : a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value

Musgoi
n : a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad [syn: {Daba}, {Kola}]

Musgu
n : a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad [syn: {Munjuk}, {Mulwi}]

mush
n 1: any soft or soggy mass; "he pounded it to a pulp" [syn: {pulp}]
2: cornmeal boiled in water [syn: {cornmeal mush}]
3: an expression that is excessively sweet and sentimental [syn: {treacle}]
4: a journey by dogsled
v 1: drive (a team of dogs or a dogsled)
2: travel with a dogsled

musher
n : a traveler who drives (or travels with) a dog team

mushier
See {mushy}

mushier
mushy
adj 1: having the consistency of mush
2: effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressons of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry" [syn: {bathetic}, {drippy}, {hokey}, {maudlin}, {mawkish}, {schmaltzy}, {schmalzy}, {sentimental}, {slushy}] [also: {mushiest}, {mushier}]

mushiest
See {mushy}

mushiest
mushy
adj 1: having the consistency of mush
2: effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressons of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry" [syn: {bathetic}, {drippy}, {hokey}, {maudlin}, {mawkish}, {schmaltzy}, {schmalzy}, {sentimental}, {slushy}] [also: {mushiest}, {mushier}]

mushiness
n 1: a mushy pulpy softness
2: (Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music [syn: {schmaltz}, {shmaltz}, {schmalz}]

mushroom
n 1: common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool) [ant: {toadstool}]
2: any of various fleshy fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota consisting of a cap at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium
3: a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb) [syn: {mushroom cloud}, {mushroom-shaped cloud}]
4: fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungi
v 1: pick or gather mushrooms; "We went mushrooming in the Fall"
2: grow and spread fast; "The problem mushroomed"

mushroom anchor
n : an anchor used for semipermanent moorings; has a bowl-shaped head that will dig in however it falls

mushroom cloud
n : a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb) [syn: {mushroom}, {mushroom-shaped cloud}]

mushroom coral
n : flattened disk-shaped stony coral usually solitary

mushroom pimple
n : any of various mushrooms of the family Hypocreaceae

mushroom poisoning
n : toxic condition caused by eating certain species of mushrooms (especially Amanita species)

mushroom sauce
n : brown sauce and sauteed mushrooms

mushroom wine sauce
n : brown sauce with mushrooms and red wine or madeira [syn: {marchand de vin}]

mushroom-shaped cloud
n : a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb) [syn: {mushroom}, {mushroom cloud}]

mushy
adj 1: having the consistency of mush
2: effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressons of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry" [syn: {bathetic}, {drippy}, {hokey}, {maudlin}, {mawkish}, {schmaltzy}, {schmalzy}, {sentimental}, {slushy}] [also: {mushiest}, {mushier}]

mushy peas
n : marrowfat peas that have been soaked overnight and then boiled; served with fish and chips

Musial
n : United States baseball player (born in 1920) [syn: {Stan Musial}, {Stanley Frank Musial}, {Stan the Man}]

music
n 1: an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
2: any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds; "he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes" [syn: {euphony}]
3: musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
4: (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds)
5: punishment for one's actions; "you have to face the music"; "take your medicine" [syn: {medicine}]

music box
n : produces music by means of pins on a revolving cylinder that strike the tuned teeth of a comb-like metal plate [syn: {musical box}]

music critic
n : a critic of musical performances

music department
n : the academic department responsible for teaching music and music appreciation [syn: {department of music}]

music director
n : the person who leads a musical group [syn: {conductor}, {director}]

music genre
n : an expressive style of music [syn: {musical genre}, {genre}, {musical style}]

music hall
n 1: a theater in which vaudeville is staged [syn: {vaudeville theater}, {vaudeville theatre}]
2: a variety show with songs and comic acts etc. [syn: {vaudeville}]

music lesson
n : a lesson in performing music

music lover
n : someone who attends concerts [syn: {concert-goer}]

music of the spheres
n : an inaudible music that Pythagoras thought was produced by the celestial

music paper
n : paper with lines appropriate for writing music [syn: {score paper}]

music rack
n : a light stand for holding sheets of printed music [syn: {music stand}]

music school
n 1: a school for the study of music [syn: {school of music}]
2: a school specializing in music

music stand
n : a light stand for holding sheets of printed music [syn: {music rack}]

music stool
n : a stool for piano players; usually adjustable in height [syn: {piano stool}]

music teacher
n : someone who teaches music

musical
adj 1: characterized by or capable of producing music; "a musical evening"; "musical instruments"
2: talented in or devoted to music; "comes from a very musical family" [ant: {unmusical}]
3: characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music; "a musical speaking voice"; "a musical comedy" [ant: {unmusical}]
4: containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody; "the melodious song of a meadowlark" [syn: {melodious}, {melodic}] [ant: {unmelodious}]
n : a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing [syn: {musical comedy}, {musical theater}]

musical accompaniment
n : a subordinate musical part; provides background for more important parts [syn: {accompaniment}, {backup}, {support}]

musical arrangement
n : a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments [syn: {arrangement}]

musical box
n : produces music by means of pins on a revolving cylinder that strike the tuned teeth of a comb-like metal plate [syn: {music box}]

musical chairs
n 1: a child's game in which N players march to music around N-1 chairs; when the music abruptly stops the players scramble to sit and the player who does not find a chair is eliminated; then a chair is removed and the march resumes until only the winner is seated [syn: {going to Jerusalem}]
2: a rearrangement that has no practical effect or significance; "the company is looking for stability after years of musical chairs with directors"; "shareholders don't want the company playing musical chairs with their investment"

musical comedy
n : a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing [syn: {musical}, {musical theater}]

musical composition
n : a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements" [syn: {opus}, {composition}, {piece}, {piece of music}]

musical drama
n : opera in which the musical and dramatic elements are equally important; the music is appropriate to the action

musical genre
n : an expressive style of music [syn: {music genre}, {genre}, {musical style}]

musical group
n : an organization of musicians who perform together [syn: {musical organization}, {musical organisation}]

musical harmony
n : the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords [syn: {harmony}]

musical instrument
n : any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds [syn: {instrument}]

musical instrument digital interface
n : a standard protocol for communication between electronic musical instruments and computers [syn: {MIDI}]

musical interval
n : the difference in pitch between two notes [syn: {interval}]

musical mode
n : any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave [syn: {mode}]

musical notation
n : a notation used by musicians

musical note
n : a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long" [syn: {note}, {tone}]

musical octave
n : a musical interval of eight tones [syn: {octave}]

musical organisation
n : an organization of musicians who perform together [syn: {musical organization}, {musical group}]

musical organization
n : an organization of musicians who perform together [syn: {musical organisation}, {musical group}]

musical passage
n : a short section of a musical composition [syn: {passage}]

musical perception
n : the auditory perception of musical sounds

musical performance
n : the act of performing music

musical phrase
n : a short musical passage [syn: {phrase}]

musical rhythm
n : the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; "the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat" [syn: {rhythm}, {beat}]

musical scale
n : (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave) [syn: {scale}]

musical score
n : a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages; "he studied the score of the sonata" [syn: {score}]

musical soiree
n : a soiree assembled for the purpose of listening to music [syn: {soiree musicale}]

musical style
n : an expressive style of music [syn: {music genre}, {musical genre}, {genre}]

musical theater
n : a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing [syn: {musical}, {musical comedy}]

musical theme
n : (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it" [syn: {theme}, {melodic theme}, {idea}]

musical time
n : the beat of musical rhythm

musical time signature
n : a musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat [syn: {time signature}]

musicality
n : the property of sounding like music [syn: {musicalness}]

musically
adv 1: in a musical manner; "She sang very musically" [ant: {unmusically}]
2: in a musical manner; "musically gifted"

musicalness
n : the property of sounding like music [syn: {musicality}]

musician
n 1: someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession) [syn: {instrumentalist}, {player}]
2: artist who composes or conducts music as a profession

musicianship
n : artistry in performing music

musicogenic epilepsy
n : reflex epilepsy induced by music

musicological
adj : of or relating to musicology

musicologically
adv : with respect to musicology

musicologist
n : a student of musicology

musicology
n : the scholarly and scientific study of music

musing
adj : persistently or morbidly thoughtful [syn: {brooding}, {broody}, {contemplative}, {meditative}, {pensive}, {pondering}, {reflective}, {ruminative}]
n : a calm lengthy intent consideration [syn: {contemplation}, {reflection}, {reflexion}, {rumination}, {thoughtfulness}]

musingly
adv : in a reflective manner; "`It's funny about that bar,' he said musingly"

musjid
n : (Islam) a Muslim place of worship [syn: {mosque}, {masjid}]

musk
n 1: an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer; used as a perfume fixative
2: the scent of musk

musk clover
n : low annual European herb naturalized in America; similar to alfilaria [syn: {muskus grass}, {white-stemmed filaree}, {Erodium moschatum}]

musk deer
n : small heavy-limbed upland deer of central Asia; male secretes valued musk [syn: {Moschus moschiferus}]

musk duck
n : large crested wild duck of Central America and South America; widely domesticated [syn: {muscovy duck}, {Cairina moschata}]

musk hog
n : nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America [syn: {peccary}]

musk kangaroo
n : small kangaroo of northeastern Australia [syn: {Hypsiprymnodon moschatus}]

musk mallow
n 1: bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus [syn: {abelmosk}, {Abelmoschus moschatus}, {Hibiscus moschatus}]
2: erect Old World perennial with faintly musk-scented foliage and white or pink flowers; adventive in United States [syn: {mus rose}, {Malva moschata}]

musk ox
n : large shaggy-coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland; intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheep [syn: {musk sheep}, {Ovibos moschatus}]

musk rose
n : rose native to Mediterranean region having curved or climbing branches and loose clusters of musky-scented flowers [syn: {Rosa moschata}]

musk sheep
n : large shaggy-coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland; intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheep [syn: {musk ox}, {Ovibos moschatus}]

musk thistle
n : Eurasian perennial naturalized in eastern North America having very spiny white cottony foliage and nodding musky crimson flower heads; valuable source of nectar [syn: {nodding thistle}, {Carduus nutans}]

musk turtle
n : small freshwater turtle having a strong musky odor [syn: {stinkpot}]

muskallunge
See {muskellunge}

muskallunge
muskellunge
n 1: flesh of very large North American pike; a game fish
2: large (60 to 80 pounds) sport fish of North America [syn: {Esox masquinongy}] [also: {muskallunge} (pl)]

muskat
n : any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes [syn: {muscat}]

muskellunge
n 1: flesh of very large North American pike; a game fish
2: large (60 to 80 pounds) sport fish of North America [syn: {Esox masquinongy}] [also: {muskallunge} (pl)]

musket
n : a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen

musket ball
n : a solid ball shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball" [syn: {ball}]

musketeer
n : a foot soldier armed with a musket

musketry
n 1: musketeers and their muskets collectively
2: the technique of using small arms (especially in battle)

Muskhogean
n 1: a member of any of the peoples formerly living in southeastern United States and speaking Muskhogean languages [syn: {Muskogean}]
2: a family of North American Indian languages spoken in the southeastern United States [syn: {Muskhogean language}, {Muskogean}, {Muskogean language}]

Muskhogean language
n : a family of North American Indian languages spoken in the southeastern United States [syn: {Muskhogean}, {Muskogean}, {Muskogean language}]

muskier
See {musky}

muskier
musky
adj : resembling the smell of musk [also: {muskiest}, {muskier}]

muskiest
See {musky}

muskiest
musky
adj : resembling the smell of musk [also: {muskiest}, {muskier}]

muskmelon
n 1: any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell [syn: {sweet melon}, {sweet melon vine}, {Cucumis melo}]
2: the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons related to cucumbers [syn: {sweet melon}]

Muskogean
n 1: a member of any of the peoples formerly living in southeastern United States and speaking Muskhogean languages [syn: {Muskhogean}]
2: a family of North American Indian languages spoken in the southeastern United States [syn: {Muskhogean}, {Muskhogean language}, {Muskogean language}]

Muskogean language
n : a family of North American Indian languages spoken in the southeastern United States [syn: {Muskhogean}, {Muskhogean language}, {Muskogean}]

Muskogee
n 1: a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Georgia and eastern Alabama and constituting the core of the Creek Confederacy
2: a town in eastern Oklahoma on the Arkansas River
3: the Muskhogean language spoken by the Muskogee people

muskrat
n 1: the brown fur of a muskrat
2: beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur [syn: {musquash}, {Ondatra zibethica}]

muskus grass
n : low annual European herb naturalized in America; similar to alfilaria [syn: {musk clover}, {white-stemmed filaree}, {Erodium moschatum}]

muskwood
n : musk-scented shrub or tree of southern and southeastern Australia having creamy-yellow flower heads [syn: {Olearia argophylla}]

musky
adj : resembling the smell of musk [also: {muskiest}, {muskier}]

Muslim
adj : of or relating to or supporting Islamism; "Islamic art" [syn: {Moslem}, {Islamic}]
n : a believer or follower of Islam [syn: {Moslem}, {Mohammedan}, {Muhammedan}, {Muhammadan}, {Islamist}]

Muslim calendar
n : the lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle every 32 years [syn: {Islamic calendar}, {Muhammadan calendar}, {Mohammedan calendar}, {Moslem calendar}]

Muslim Ummah
n : the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan; "moderate Muslims urge the Ummah to reject the terrorism of radical Muslims" [syn: {Ummah}, {Umma}, {Islamic Ummah}, {Islam Nation}]

Muslimah
n : a Muslim woman

Muslimism
n 1: the religion of Muslims collectively which governs their civilization and way of life; the predominant religion of northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan and Indonesia [syn: {Islam}, {Islamism}, {Muhammadanism}, {Mohammedanism}, {Mohammadanism}]
2: the monotheistic religion of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran; "the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion" [syn: {Islam}, {Islamism}, {Mohammedanism}, {Muhammadanism}]

muslin
n : plain-woven cotton fabric

musnud
n : a seat with a cushion that is used as a throne by Indian princes

Musophaga
n : type genus of the Musophagidae [syn: {genus Musophaga}]

Musophagidae
n : touracos [syn: {family Musophagidae}]

musophobia
n : a morbid fear of mice

musquash
n : beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur [syn: {muskrat}, {Ondatra zibethica}]

muss
n : a state of confusion and disorderliness; "the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed" [syn: {mess}, {messiness}, {mussiness}]
v : make messy or untidy; "the child mussed up my hair" [syn: {tussle}]

mussel
n 1: black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine
2: marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.

mussel shrimp
n : tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell [syn: {seed shrimp}, {ostracod}]

Musset
n : French poet and writer (1810-1857) [syn: {Alfred de Musset}, {Louis Charles Alfred de Musset}]

mussiness
n : a state of confusion and disorderliness; "the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed" [syn: {mess}, {messiness}, {muss}]

mussitate
v : talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice [syn: {mumble}, {mutter}, {maunder}]

mussitation
n : a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech [syn: {mutter}, {muttering}, {murmur}, {murmuring}, {murmuration}]

Mussolini
n : Italian fascist dictator (1883-1945) [syn: {Benito Mussolini}, {Il Duce}]

Mussorgsky
n : Russian composer of operas and orchestral works (1839-1881) [syn: {Moussorgsky}, {Modest Mussorgsky}, {Modest Moussorgsky}, {Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky}, {Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky}]

mussy
adj : dirty and disorderly; "a mussy fussy bedroom"; "a child's messy eating habits" [syn: {messy}]

must
adj : highly recommended; "a book that is must reading" [syn: {must(a)}]
n 1: a necessary or essential thing; "seat belts are an absolute must"
2: grape juice before or during fermentation
3: the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy [syn: {mustiness}, {moldiness}]

mustache
n : an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip; "he looked younger after he shaved off his mustache" [syn: {moustache}]

mustache cup
n : a drinking cup with a bar inside the rim to keep a man's mustache out of the drink [syn: {moustache cup}]

mustached
adj : having a moustache [syn: {mustachioed}]

mustachio
n : a large bushy moustache (with hair growing sometimes down the sides of the mouth) [syn: {moustachio}, {handle-bars}]

mustachioed
adj : having a moustache [syn: {mustached}]

Mustafa Kemal
n : Turkish statesman who abolished the caliphate and founded Turkey as a modern secular state (1881-1938) [syn: {Ataturk}, {Kemal Ataturk}, {Kemal Pasha}]

Mustagh
n : a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak [syn: {Karakoram}, {Karakoram Range}, {Karakorum Range}, {Mustagh Range}]

Mustagh Range
n : a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak [syn: {Karakoram}, {Karakoram Range}, {Karakorum Range}, {Mustagh}]

mustang
n : small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish

mustang mint
n : fragrant California annual herb having lanceolate leaves and clusters of rose-purple flowers [syn: {Monardella lanceolata}]

mustard
n 1: any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica
2: pungent powder or paste prepared from ground mustard seeds [syn: {table mustard}]
3: leaves eaten as cooked greens [syn: {mustard greens}, {leaf mustard}, {Indian mustard}]

mustard agent
n : a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote [syn: {mustard gas}, {blistering agent}, {dichloroethyl sulfide}, {sulfur mustard}]

mustard family
n : plants with four-petaled flowers [syn: {Cruciferae}, {family Cruciferae}, {Brassicaceae}, {family Brassicaceae}]

mustard gas
n : a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote [syn: {mustard agent}, {blistering agent}, {dichloroethyl sulfide}, {sulfur mustard}]

mustard greens
n : leaves eaten as cooked greens [syn: {mustard}, {leaf mustard}, {Indian mustard}]

mustard plaster
n : a plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient [syn: {sinapism}]

mustard sauce
n : prepared mustard thinned with vinegar and getable oil with sugar and seasonings

mustard seed
n : black or white seeds ground to make mustard pastes or powders

mustard tree
n 1: evergreen South American shrub naturalized in United States; occasionally responsible for poisoning livestock [syn: {tree tobacco}, {Nicotiana glauca}]
2: glabrous or pubescent evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Salvadora; twigs are fibrous and in some parts of the world are bound together in clusters and used as a toothbrush; shoots are used as camel fodder; plant ash provides salt [syn: {toothbrush tree}, {Salvadora persica}]

Mustela
n : type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels [syn: {genus Mustela}]

Mustela erminea
n : mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat [syn: {ermine}, {shorttail weasel}]

Mustela frenata
n : the common American weasel distinguished by large size and black-tipped tail [syn: {longtail weasel}, {long-tailed weasel}]

Mustela nigripes
n : ferret of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct [syn: {black-footed ferret}, {ferret}]

Mustela nivalis
n : of Europe [syn: {Old World least weasel}]

Mustela putorius
n : dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened [syn: {polecat}, {fitch}, {foulmart}, {foumart}]

Mustela rixosa
n : of Canada and northeastern United States [syn: {New World least weasel}]

Mustela vison
n : usually rich dark brown [syn: {American mink}]

mustelid
n : fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals [syn: {musteline mammal}, {musteline}]

Mustelidae
n : weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martens [syn: {family Mustelidae}]

musteline
n : fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals [syn: {musteline mammal}, {mustelid}]

musteline mammal
n : fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals [syn: {mustelid}, {musteline}]

Mustelus
n : smooth dogfishes [syn: {genus Mustelus}]

Mustelus canis
n : found along the Atlantic coast of the Americas [syn: {American smooth dogfish}]

Mustelus mustelus
n : smooth dogfish of European coastal waters [syn: {smoothhound}, {smoothhound shark}]

Mustelus norrisi
n : found from the northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil [syn: {Florida smoothhound}]

muster
n 1: a gathering of military personnel for duty; "he was thrown in the brig for missing muster"
2: compulsory military service [syn: {conscription}, {draft}, {selective service}]
v 1: gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage" [syn: {rally}, {summon}, {come up}, {muster up}]
2: call to duty, military service, jury duty, etc.

muster call
n : a call of the names of personnel at a military assembly

muster in
v : engage somebody to enter the army [syn: {enlist}, {draft}] [ant: {discharge}]

muster out
v : release from military service [syn: {discharge}] [ant: {enlist}]

muster roll
n : a list of names of officers and men in a military unit or ship's company

muster up
v : gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage" [syn: {muster}, {rally}, {summon}, {come up}]

musth
n : an annual phase of heightened sexual excitement in the males of certain large mammals (especially elephants); is associated with discharge from a gland between the eye and ear; "the frenzied elephant was in musth"

mustier
musty
adj 1: covered with or smelling of mold; "moldy bread"; "a moldy (or musty) odor" [syn: {moldy}, {mouldy}]
2: stale and unclean smelling [syn: {fusty}, {frowsty}] [also: {mustiest}, {mustier}]

mustier
See {musty}

mustiest
musty
adj 1: covered with or smelling of mold; "moldy bread"; "a moldy (or musty) odor" [syn: {moldy}, {mouldy}]
2: stale and unclean smelling [syn: {fusty}, {frowsty}] [also: {mustiest}, {mustier}]

mustiest
See {musty}

mustiness
n : the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy [syn: {must}, {moldiness}]

musty
adj 1: covered with or smelling of mold; "moldy bread"; "a moldy (or musty) odor" [syn: {moldy}, {mouldy}]
2: stale and unclean smelling [syn: {fusty}, {frowsty}] [also: {mustiest}, {mustier}]

mut
n : the square of a body of any size of type [syn: {em}, {mutton}]

mutability
n : the quality of being capable of mutation [syn: {mutableness}] [ant: {immutability}, {immutability}]

mutable
adj : capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature; "a mutable substance"; "the mutable ways of fortune"; "mutable weather patterns"; "a mutable foreign policy" [syn: {changeable}] [ant: {immutable}]

mutableness
n : the quality of being capable of mutation [syn: {mutability}] [ant: {immutability}, {immutability}]

mutafacient
adj : capable of inducing mutation (used mainly of intracellular agents)

mutagen
n : any agent (physical or environmental) that can induce a genetic mutation or can increase the rate of mutation

mutagenesis
n : an event capable of causing a mutation

mutagenic
adj : capable of inducing mutation (used mainly of extracellular factors such as X-rays or chemical pollution)

Mutamycin
n : a complex of antibiotic substances obtained from a Streptomyces bacterium; one form (trade name Mutamycin) shows promise as an anticancer drug [syn: {mitomycin}]

mutant
adj : tending to undergo or resulting from mutation; "a mutant gene"
n 1: (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration [syn: {mutation}, {variation}, {sport}]
2: an animal that has undergone mutation

mutant gene
n : a gene that has changed so that the normal transmission and expression of a trait is affected

mutate
v : undergo mutation; "cells mutate"

mutation
n 1: (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration [syn: {mutant}, {variation}, {sport}]
2: (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism [syn: {genetic mutation}, {chromosomal mutation}]
3: a change or alteration in form or qualities

mutational
adj : of or relating to or resulting from mutation

mutatis mutandis
adv : with the necessary changes having been carried out

mutative
adj : of or pertaining to or marked by genetic mutation

Mutawa
n : religious police in Saudi Arabia whose duty is to ensure strict adherence to established codes of conduct; offenders may be detained indefinitely; foreigners are not excluded [syn: {Mutawa'een}]

Mutawa'een
n : religious police in Saudi Arabia whose duty is to ensure strict adherence to established codes of conduct; offenders may be detained indefinitely; foreigners are not excluded [syn: {Mutawa}]

mutchkin
n : a Scottish unit of liquid measure equal to 0.9 United States pint

mute
adj 1: expressed without speech; especially because words would be inappropriate or inadequate; "a mute appeal"; "a silent curse"; "best grief is tongueless"- Emily Dickinson; "the words stopped at her lips unsounded"; "unspoken grief"; "choking exasperation and wordless shame"- Thomas Wolfe [syn: {tongueless}, {unspoken}, {wordless}]
2: lacking power of speech [syn: {tongueless}]
3: unable to speak because of hereditary deafness [syn: {dumb}, {silent}]
n 1: a deaf person who is unable to speak [syn: {deaf-mute}, {deaf-and-dumb person}]
2: a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
v : deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping [syn: {muffle}, {dull}, {damp}, {dampen}, {tone down}]

mute swan
n : soundless Eurasian swan; commonly domesticated [syn: {Cygnus olor}]

muted
adj 1: in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand" [syn: {hushed}, {subdued}, {quiet}]
2: being or made softer or less loud or clear; "the dull boom of distant breaking waves"; "muffled drums"; "the muffled noises of the street"; "muted trumpets" [syn: {dull}, {muffled}, {softened}]

mutely
adv : without speaking; "he sat mutely next to her" [syn: {wordlessly}, {silently}, {taciturnly}]

muteness
n : a refusal to speak when expected; "his silence about my contribution was surprising" [syn: {silence}]

mutilate
v 1: destroy or injure severely; "The madman mutilates art work" [syn: {mangle}, {cut up}]
2: alter so as to make unrecognizable; "The tourists murdered the French language" [syn: {mangle}, {murder}]
3: destroy or injure severely; "mutilated bodies" [syn: {mar}]

mutilated
adj 1: badly injured, perhaps with amputation; "the maimed right hand twisted and clutched"- P.B.Kyne; "mutilated victims of the rocket attack" [syn: {maimed}]
2: having a part of the body crippled or disabled [syn: {maimed}]
3: (of compositions e.g.) damaged; "a mutilated text" [syn: {mangled}]

mutilation
n : an injury that deprives you of a limb or other important body part

mutilator
n : a person who mutilates or destroys or disfigures or cripples [syn: {maimer}, {mangler}]

Mutillidae
n : a family of wasps [syn: {family Mutillidae}]

mutineer
n : open rebellion and refusal to obey authorities (especially by seamen or soldiers)

mutinied
mutiny
n : open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
v : engage in a mutiny against an authority [also: {mutinied}]

mutinied
See {mutiny}

mutinous
adj 1: disposed to or in a state of mutiny; "the men became mutinous and insubordinate"
2: consisting of or characterized by or inciting to mutiny; "mutinous acts"; "mutinous thoughts"; "a mutinous speech"

Mutinus
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Phallaceae [syn: {genus Mutinus}]

Mutinus caninus
n : a stinkhorn having a stalk without a cap; the slimy gleba is simply plastered on its surface near the apex where winged insects can find it [syn: {dog stinkhorn}]

mutiny
n : open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
v : engage in a mutiny against an authority [also: {mutinied}]

mutisia
n : any of various plants of the genus Mutisia

mutism
n : the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak

muton
n : the smallest unit of DNA where a mutation can occur

Mutsuhito
n : emperor of Japan who encouraged the modernization of Japan (1852-1912) [syn: {Meiji Tenno}]

mutt
n : an inferior dog or one of mixed breed [syn: {cur}, {mongrel}]

mutter
n 1: a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech [syn: {muttering}, {murmur}, {murmuring}, {murmuration}, {mussitation}]
2: a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone [syn: {grumble}, {grumbling}, {murmur}, {murmuring}, {muttering}]
v 1: talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice [syn: {mumble}, {maunder}, {mussitate}]
2: make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked" [syn: {murmur}, {grumble}, {croak}, {gnarl}]

mutterer
n : a person who speaks indistinctly [syn: {mumbler}]

muttering
adj : speaking low and indistinctly; "a mumbling parson stood beside the dying man"; "muttering crowds of onlookers" [syn: {mumbling}]
n 1: a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech [syn: {mutter}, {murmur}, {murmuring}, {murmuration}, {mussitation}]
2: a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone [syn: {grumble}, {grumbling}, {murmur}, {murmuring}, {mutter}]

mutton
n 1: meat from a mature domestic sheep [syn: {mouton}]
2: the square of a body of any size of type [syn: {em}, {mut}]

mutton chop
n 1: chop cut from a mature sheep
2: beard grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off) [syn: {sideburn}, {burnside}, {side-whiskers}]

mutton snapper
n : similar to and often marketed as `red snapper'; [syn: {muttonfish}, {Lutjanus analis}]

mutton tallow
n : tallow from the body of a mature sheep

muttonfish
n : similar to and often marketed as `red snapper'; [syn: {mutton snapper}, {Lutjanus analis}]

muttonhead
n : these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence [syn: {dunce}, {dunderhead}, {numskull}, {blockhead}, {bonehead}, {lunkhead}, {hammerhead}, {knucklehead}, {loggerhead}, {shithead}, {fuckhead}]

mutual
adj 1: common to or shared by two or more parties; "a common friend"; "the mutual interests of management and labor" [syn: {common}]
2: concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return; "reciprocal aid"; "reciprocal trade"; "mutual respect"; "reciprocal privileges at other clubs" [syn: {reciprocal}] [ant: {nonreciprocal}]

mutual affection
n : sympathy of each person for the other [syn: {mutual understanding}]

mutual aid
n : arrangements made between nations to assist each other [syn: {international logistic support}]

mutual exclusiveness
n : the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time [syn: {incompatibility}, {inconsistency}, {repugnance}]

mutual fund
n : a regulated investment company with a pool of assets that regularly sells and redeems its shares [syn: {open-end fund}, {open-end investment company}]

mutual inductance
n : a measure of the induction between two circuits; the ratio of the electromotive force in a circuit to the corresponding change of current in a neighboring circuit; usually measured in henries [syn: {coefficient of mutual induction}]

mutual induction
n 1: induction in a second circuit caused by changes in a first circuit
2: generation of electromotive forces in each other by two adjacent circuits
3: property whereby an electromotive force is induced in a circuit by variation of current in a neighboring circuit

mutual opposition
n : a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies; "he viewed it as a balanced polarity between good and evil" [syn: {polarity}]

mutual resemblance
n : symmetrical resemblance

mutual savings bank
n : a state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees [syn: {MSB}]

mutual understanding
n : sympathy of each person for the other [syn: {mutual affection}]

mutualism
n : the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other [syn: {symbiosis}]

mutualist
adj : mutually dependent [syn: {interdependent}, {mutually beneficial}]

mutuality
n 1: a reciprocality of sentiments; "the mutuality of their affection was obvious" [syn: {mutualness}]
2: a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups) [syn: {interdependence}, {interdependency}]

mutually
adv : in a mutual or shared manner; "the agreement was mutually satisfactory"; "the goals of the negotiators were not reciprocally exclusive" [syn: {reciprocally}]

mutually beneficial
adj : mutually dependent [syn: {interdependent}, {mutualist}]

mutually exclusive
adj 1: unable to be both true at the same time [syn: {contradictory}]
2: necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities; "`either' and `or' in `either this or that'" [syn: {alternative}]

mutually ruinous
adj : characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides; "internecine war" [syn: {internecine}]

mutualness
n : a reciprocality of sentiments; "the mutuality of their affection was obvious" [syn: {mutuality}]

muumuu
n : a woman's loose unbelted dress [syn: {Mother Hubbard}]

Muybridge
n : United States motion-picture pioneer remembered for his pictures of running horses taken with a series of still cameras (1830-1904) [syn: {Eadweard Muybridge}, {Edward James Muggeridge}]

Muz Tagh Ata
n : a mountain peak in the Kunlun range in China (24,760 feet high) [syn: {Muztagh Ata}]

muzhik
n : a Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917) [syn: {moujik}, {mujik}, {muzjik}]

muzjik
n : a Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917) [syn: {muzhik}, {moujik}, {mujik}]

Muztagh Ata
n : a mountain peak in the Kunlun range in China (24,760 feet high) [syn: {Muz Tagh Ata}]

muzzier
muzzy
adj 1: indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" [syn: {bleary}, {blurred}, {blurry}, {foggy}, {fuzzy}, {hazy}]
2: confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas" [syn: {addled}, {befuddled}, {muddled}, {woolly}, {wooly}, {woolly-headed}, {wooly-minded}] [also: {muzziest}, {muzzier}]

muzzier
See {muzzy}

muzziest
muzzy
adj 1: indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" [syn: {bleary}, {blurred}, {blurry}, {foggy}, {fuzzy}, {hazy}]
2: confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas" [syn: {addled}, {befuddled}, {muddled}, {woolly}, {wooly}, {woolly-headed}, {wooly-minded}] [also: {muzziest}, {muzzier}]

muzziest
See {muzzy}

muzzle
n 1: the open circular discharging end of a gun [syn: {gun muzzle}]
2: forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose
3: a leather or wire restraint that fits over an animal's snout (especially a dog's nose and jaws) and prevents it from eating or biting
4: restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting [syn: {gag}]
v 1: fit with a muzzle; "muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting strangers"
2: prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged" [syn: {gag}]
3: tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them; "The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair" [syn: {gag}]

muzzle loader
n : a firearm that is load through the muzzle

muzzle velocity
n : the velocity of a projectile as it leaves the muzzle of a gun

muzzle-loading
adj : (of firearms) taking the projectile or cartridge through the muzzle

muzzler
n : someone who muzzles animals

muzzy
adj 1: indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" [syn: {bleary}, {blurred}, {blurry}, {foggy}, {fuzzy}, {hazy}]
2: confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas" [syn: {addled}, {befuddled}, {muddled}, {woolly}, {wooly}, {woolly-headed}, {wooly-minded}] [also: {muzziest}, {muzzier}]

mV
n 1: a unit of potential equal to one thousandth of a volt [syn: {millivolt}]
2: a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (Md is the current symbol for mendelevium but Mv was formerly the symbol) [syn: {mendelevium}, {Md}, {atomic number 101}]

MVP
n : the player judged to be the most important to the sport [syn: {most valuable player}]

Mwera
n : a Bantu language spoken in southern coastal Tanzania

Mx
n : a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss [syn: {maxwell}]

Mya
n : type genus of the family Myacidae [syn: {genus Mya}]

Mya arenaria
n : an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe [syn: {soft-shell clam}, {steamer}, {steamer clam}, {long-neck clam}]

Myaceae
n : clams [syn: {order Myaceae}]

Myacidae
n : soft-shell clams [syn: {family Myacidae}]

Myadestes
n : solitaires [syn: {genus Myadestes}]

myalgia
n : pain in a muscle or group of muscles [syn: {myodynia}]

myalgic
adj : of or relating to myalgia

Myanmar
n : a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal; "much opium is grown in Myanmar" [syn: {Union of Burma}, {Burma}]

Myanmar monetary unit
n : monetary unit in the Union of Burma

myasthenia
n 1: a chronic progressive disease characterized by chronic fatigue and muscular weakness (especially in the face and neck); caused by a deficiency of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junctions [syn: {myasthenia gravis}]
2: any muscular weakness

myasthenia gravis
n : a chronic progressive disease characterized by chronic fatigue and muscular weakness (especially in the face and neck); caused by a deficiency of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junctions [syn: {myasthenia}]

myasthenic syndrome
n : a disease seen in patients with lung cancer and characterized by weakness and fatigue of hip and thigh muscles and an aching back; caused by antibodies directed against the neuromuscular junctions [syn: {Lambert-Eaton syndrome}, {Eaton-Lambert syndrome}, {carcinomatous myopathy}]

mycelia
mycelium
n : the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae [also: {mycelia} (pl)]

mycelia
See {mycelium}

Mycelia Sterilia
n : order of imperfect fungi having no known spore stage [syn: {order Mycelia Sterilia}]

mycelium
n : the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae [also: {mycelia} (pl)]

Mycenae
n : an ancient city is southern Greece; center of the Mycenaean civilization

Mycenaean
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Mycenae or its inhabitants; "Mycenaean bronzes"

Mycenaean civilisation
n : the bronze-age culture of Mycenae 1400-1100 BC [syn: {Mycenaean civilization}, {Mycenaean culture}]

Mycenaean civilization
n : the bronze-age culture of Mycenae 1400-1100 BC [syn: {Mycenaean civilisation}, {Mycenaean culture}]

Mycenaean culture
n : the bronze-age culture of Mycenae 1400-1100 BC [syn: {Mycenaean civilization}, {Mycenaean civilisation}]

mycetomata
See {mycetoma}

Mycetophilidae
n : fungus gnats [syn: {family Mycetophylidae}]

mycobacteria
n : rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases [syn: {mycobacterium}]

mycobacteria
mycobacterium
n : rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases [syn: {mycobacteria}] [also: {mycobacteria} (pl)]

mycobacteria
See {mycobacterium}

Mycobacteriaceae
n : a family of bacteria [syn: {family Mycobacteriaceae}]

mycobacterium
n : rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases [syn: {mycobacteria}] [also: {mycobacteria} (pl)]

Mycobacterium leprae
n : cause of leprosy [syn: {leprosy bacillus}]

Mycobacterium tuberculosis
n : cause of tuberculosis [syn: {tubercle bacillus}]

mycologist
n : a botanist who specializes in the study of fungi

mycology
n : the branch of botany that studies fungi and fungus-caused diseases

mycomycin
n : a highly unsaturated antibiotic acid obtained from an actinomycete

mycophagist
n : a person who eats fungi (especially mushrooms)

mycoplasma
n : the smallest self-reproducing prokaryote; lacks a cell wall and can survive without oxygen; can cause pneumonia and urinary tract infection

mycoplasmal pneumonia
n : an acute respiratory disease marked by high fever and coughing; caused by mycoplasma; primarily affecting children and young adults [syn: {atypical pneumonia}, {primary atypical pneumonia}]

Mycoplasmataceae
n : pleomorphic gram-negative nonmotile microorganism similar to both viruses and bacteria; parasitic in mammals [syn: {family Mycoplasmataceae}]

Mycoplasmatales
n : coextensive with the family Mycoplasmataceae [syn: {order Mycoplasmatales}]

mycorrhizae
See {mycorrhiza}

mycosis
n : an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus [syn: {fungal infection}]

Mycostatin
n : an antifungal and antibiotic (trade names Mycostatin and Nystan) discovered in New York State; derived from soil fungi actinomycetes [syn: {nystatin}, {Nystan}]

mycotoxin
n : a toxin produced by a fungus

Mycrosporidia
n : an order in the subclass Cnidosporidia [syn: {order Mycrosporidia}]

Mycteria
n : a genus of storks of the family Ciconiidae now including only the American wood ibis [syn: {genus Mycteria}]

Mycteria americana
n : American stork resembling the true ibises in having a downward-curved bill; inhabits wooded swamps of New World tropics [syn: {wood ibis}, {wood stork}]

Mycteroperca
n : groupers [syn: {genus Mycteroperca}]

Mycteroperca bonaci
n : large dark grouper with a thick head and rough scales [syn: {jewfish}]

Myctophidae
n : deep-sea fishes comprising the lantern fishes [syn: {family Myctophidae}]

mydriasis
n : reflex pupillary dilation as a muscle pulls the iris outward; occurs in response to a decrease in light or certain drugs

mydriatic
n : a drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate; used to aid eye examinations [syn: {mydriatic drug}]

mydriatic drug
n : a drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate; used to aid eye examinations [syn: {mydriatic}]

myelatelia
n : any developmental defect of the spinal cord

myelencephala
myelencephalon
n : the posterior part of the hindbrain in developing vertebrates; forms the medulla oblongata in adults [also: {myelencephala} (pl)]

myelencephala
See {myelencephalon}

myelencephalon
n : the posterior part of the hindbrain in developing vertebrates; forms the medulla oblongata in adults [also: {myelencephala} (pl)]

myelic
adj : of or relating to the spinal cord

myelin
n : a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers [syn: {myeline}, {medulla}]

myelin sheath
n : a layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers [syn: {medullary sheath}]

myelinated
adj : (of neurons) covered with a layer of myelin [syn: {medullated}] [ant: {unmyelinated}]

myelinated nerve fiber
n : a nerve fiber encased in a sheath of myelin [syn: {medullated nerve fiber}]

myeline
n : a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers [syn: {myelin}, {medulla}]

myelinic
adj : of or relating to the substance that forms a sheath around the axon of some nerve fibers

myelinisation
n : the development of a myelin sheath around a nerve fiber [syn: {myelinization}]

myelinization
n : the development of a myelin sheath around a nerve fiber [syn: {myelinisation}]

myelitis
n : inflammation of the spinal cord

myeloblast
n : a precursor of leukocytes that normally occurs only in bone marrow

myeloblastic leukemia
n : a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by numerous myeloblasts in the blood stream

myelocyte
n : an immature leukocyte normally found in bone marrow

myelocytic leukemia
n : a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; marked by proliferation of myelocytes and their presence in the blood [syn: {granulocytic leukemia}]

myelofibrosis
n : fibrosis of the bone marrow

myelogram
n : X-ray film of the spinal cord and spinal nerve roots and subarachnoid space

myelography
n : roentgenography of the spinal cord to detect possible lesions (usually after injection of a contrast medium into the subarachnoid space)

myeloid
adj 1: of or relating to bone marrow
2: of or relating to the spinal cord

myeloid leukemia
n : chronic leukemia characterized by granular leukocytes; more common in older people [syn: {chronic myelocytic leukemia}]

myeloma
n : a tumor of the bone marrow (usually malignant) composed of cells normally found in bone marrow

myelomeningocele
n : a congenital defect of the central nervous system in which a sac containing part of the spinal cord and its meninges protrude through a gap in the vertebral column; frequently accompanied by hydrocephalus and mental retardation

myenteric plexus
n : a plexus of unmyelinated fibers and postganglionic autonomic cell bodies in the muscular coat of the esophagus and stomach and intestines [syn: {plexus myentericus}]

myg
n : one ten thousandth of a centner [syn: {myriagram}]

myiases
myiasis
n : infestation of the body by the larvae of flies (usually through a wound or other opening) or any disease resulting from such infestation [also: {myiases} (pl)]

myiases
See {myiasis}

myiasis
n : infestation of the body by the larvae of flies (usually through a wound or other opening) or any disease resulting from such infestation [also: {myiases} (pl)]

Mylanta
n : an antacid

Mylar
n : a thin polyester film

Myles Standish
n : English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth colony (1584-1656) [syn: {Standish}, {Miles Standish}]

Myliobatidae
n : eagle rays [syn: {family Myliobatidae}]

Mylitta
n : goddess of love and fertility and war; counterpart of Ashtoreth and Astarte [syn: {Ishtar}]

mylodon
n : large (bear-sized) extinct edentate mammal of the Pleistocene in South America

mylodontid
n : a variety of extinct edentate

Mylodontidae
n : extinct South American edentates [syn: {family Mylodontidae}]

mym
n : a metric unit of length equal to 10,000 meters [syn: {myriameter}, {myriametre}]

myna
n : tropical Asian starlings [syn: {mynah}, {mina}, {minah}, {myna bird}, {mynah bird}]

myna bird
n : tropical Asian starlings [syn: {myna}, {mynah}, {mina}, {minah}, {mynah bird}]

mynah
n : tropical Asian starlings [syn: {myna}, {mina}, {minah}, {myna bird}, {mynah bird}]

mynah bird
n : tropical Asian starlings [syn: {myna}, {mynah}, {mina}, {minah}, {myna bird}]

myocardia
myocardium
n : the middle muscular layer of the heart wall [also: {myocardia} (pl)]

myocardia
See {myocardium}

myocardial
adj : of or relating to the myocardium

myocardial infarct
n : destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle [syn: {myocardial infarction}, {MI}]

myocardial infarction
n : destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle [syn: {myocardial infarct}, {MI}]

myocardial inflammation
n : inflammation of the myocardium (the muscular tissue of the heart) [syn: {myocarditis}]

myocardiopathy
n : a disorder (usually of unknown origin) of the heart muscle (myocardium) [syn: {cardiomyopathy}]

myocarditis
n : inflammation of the myocardium (the muscular tissue of the heart) [syn: {myocardial inflammation}]

myocardium
n : the middle muscular layer of the heart wall [also: {myocardia} (pl)]

Myocastor
n : a genus of Capromyidae [syn: {genus Myocastor}]

Myocastor coypus
n : aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur [syn: {coypu}, {nutria}]

myoclonus
n : a clonic spasm of a muscle or muscle group

myoclonus epilepsy
n : epilepsy characterized by clonus of muscle groups and progressive mental deterioration and genetic origin [syn: {Lafora's disease}]

myodynia
n : pain in a muscle or group of muscles [syn: {myalgia}]

myofibril
n : one of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber [syn: {myofibrilla}, {sarcostyle}]

myofibrilla
n : one of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber [syn: {myofibril}, {sarcostyle}] [also: {myofibrillae} (pl)]

myofibrillae
myofibrilla
n : one of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber [syn: {myofibril}, {sarcostyle}] [also: {myofibrillae} (pl)]

myofibrillae
See {myofibrilla}

myoglobin
n : a hemoprotein that receives oxygen from hemoglobin and stores it in the tissues until needed

myoglobinuria
n : the presence of myoglobin in the urine

myogram
n : a graphical recording of muscle activity

myoid
adj : resembling muscle

myology
n : the branch of physiology that studies muscles

myoma
n : a benign tumor composed of muscle tissue [also: {myomata} (pl)]

myomata
myoma
n : a benign tumor composed of muscle tissue [also: {myomata} (pl)]

myomata
See {myoma}

myometritis
n : inflammation of the myometrium

myometrium
n : the smooth muscle forming the wall of the uterus

Myomorpha
n : true rats and mice and related rodents [syn: {suborder Myomorpha}]

myonecrosis
n : localized death of muscle cell fibers

myoneural junction
n : the junction between a nerve fiber and the muscle it supplies [syn: {neuromuscular junction}]

myopathic
adj : of or relating to any disease of the muscles that is not caused by nerve dysfunction

myopathy
n : any pathology of the muscles that is not attributable to nerve dysfunction

myope
n : a person with myopia; a nearsighted person

myopia
n : (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred [syn: {nearsightedness}, {shortsightedness}] [ant: {hyperopia}]

myopic
adj 1: unable to see distant objects clearly [syn: {nearsighted}] [ant: {farsighted}]
2: lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan"; "myopic thinking" [syn: {short}, {shortsighted}, {unforesightful}]

Myopus
n : a genus of Cricetidae [syn: {genus Myopus}]

myosarcoma
n : sarcoma of muscle tissue

myoses
myosis
n 1: an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest) [syn: {epidemic pleurodynia}, {epidemic myalgia}, {diaphragmatic pleurisy}, {Bornholm disease}]
2: reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller [syn: {light reflex}, {pupillary reflex}, {miosis}] [also: {myoses} (pl)]

myoses
See {myosis}

myosin
n : the commonest protein in muscle; a globulin that combines with actin to form actomyosin

myosis
n 1: an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest) [syn: {epidemic pleurodynia}, {epidemic myalgia}, {diaphragmatic pleurisy}, {Bornholm disease}]
2: reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller [syn: {light reflex}, {pupillary reflex}, {miosis}] [also: {myoses} (pl)]

myositis
n : inflammation of muscle tissue

myositis trichinosa
n : infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where they become encysted [syn: {trichinosis}, {trichiniasis}]

Myosotis
n : forget-me-nots; scorpion grass [syn: {genus Myosotis}]

Myosotis scorpiodes
n : small perennial herb having bright blue or white flowers [syn: {forget-me-not}, {mouse ear}]

Myosotis sylvatica
n : small biennial to perennial herb of Europe, northern Africa and western Asia having blue, purple or white flowers [syn: {garden forget-me-not}]

myotactic reflex
n : reflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is pulled; important in maintaining erect posture [syn: {stretch reflex}]

myotic
adj : of or relating to or causing constriction of the pupil of the eye; "a miotic drug" [syn: {miotic}]

Myotis
n : largest and most widely distributed genus of bats [syn: {genus Myotis}]

Myotis leucifugus
n : the small common North American bat; widely distributed [syn: {little brown bat}, {little brown myotis}]

Myotis velifer
n : small bat of southwest United States that lives in caves etc. [syn: {cave myotis}]

myotomy
n : surgical incision or division of a muscle

myotonia
n : abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction

myotonia atrophica
n : a severe form of muscular dystrophy marked by generalized weakness and muscular wasting that affects the face and feet and hands and neck; difficult speech and difficulty with the hands that spreads to the arms and shoulders and legs and hips; the onset can be any time from birth to middle age and the progression is slow; inheritance is autosomal dominant [syn: {myotonic muscular dystrophy}, {myotonic dystrophy}, {Steinert's disease}]

myotonia congenita
n : a mild, rare, congenital form of myotonia characterized by muscle stiffness [syn: {Thomsen's disease}]

myotonic
adj : of or relating to or caused by myotonia

myotonic dystrophy
n : a severe form of muscular dystrophy marked by generalized weakness and muscular wasting that affects the face and feet and hands and neck; difficult speech and difficulty with the hands that spreads to the arms and shoulders and legs and hips; the onset can be any time from birth to middle age and the progression is slow; inheritance is autosomal dominant [syn: {myotonic muscular dystrophy}, {myotonia atrophica}, {Steinert's disease}]

myotonic muscular dystrophy
n : a severe form of muscular dystrophy marked by generalized weakness and muscular wasting that affects the face and feet and hands and neck; difficult speech and difficulty with the hands that spreads to the arms and shoulders and legs and hips; the onset can be any time from birth to middle age and the progression is slow; inheritance is autosomal dominant [syn: {myotonic dystrophy}, {myotonia atrophica}, {Steinert's disease}]

Myrcia
n : a genus of tropical American trees and shrubs of the myrtle family [syn: {Myrciaria}, {genus Myrciaria}]

Myrciaria
n : a genus of tropical American trees and shrubs of the myrtle family [syn: {genus Myrciaria}, {Myrcia}]

Myrciaria cauliflora
n : small evergreen tropical tree native to Brazil and West Indies but introduced into southern United States; grown in Brazil for its edible tough-skinned purple grapelike fruit that grows all along the branches [syn: {jaboticaba}, {jaboticaba tree}]

Myrdal
n : Swedish economist (1898-1987) [syn: {Gunnar Myrdal}, {Karl Gunnar Myrdal}]

myriad
adj : too numerous to be counted; "incalculable riches"; "countless hours"; "an infinite number of reasons"; "innumerable difficulties"; "the multitudinous seas"; "myriad stars"; "untold thousands" [syn: {countless}, {infinite}, {innumerable}, {innumerous}, {myriad(a)}, {multitudinous}, {numberless}, {uncounted}, {unnumberable}, {unnumbered}, {unnumerable}]
n 1: a large indefinite number; "he faced a myriad of details"
2: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand [syn: {ten thousand}, {10000}]

myriagram
n : one ten thousandth of a centner [syn: {myg}]

myriameter
n : a metric unit of length equal to 10,000 meters [syn: {myriametre}, {mym}]

myriametre
n : a metric unit of length equal to 10,000 meters [syn: {myriameter}, {mym}]

myriapod
n : general term for any terrestrial arthropod having an elongated body composed of many similar segments: e.g. centipedes and millipedes

Myriapoda
n : arthropods having the body composed of numerous double somites each with two pairs of legs: millipedes [syn: {Diplopoda}, {class Diplopoda}, {class Myriapoda}]

Myrica
n : deciduous aromatic shrubs or small trees [syn: {genus Myrica}]

Myrica cerifera
n : evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candles [syn: {bay myrtle}, {puckerbush}]

Myrica gale
n : bog shrub of north temperate zone having bitter-tasting fragrant leaves [syn: {sweet gale}, {Scotch gale}]

Myrica pensylvanica
n : deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with gray-green wax-coated berries [syn: {bayberry}, {candleberry}, {swamp candleberry}, {waxberry}]

Myricaceae
n : constituting the order Myricales [syn: {family Myricaceae}, {wax-myrtle family}]

Myricales
n : coextensive with the family Myricaceae [syn: {order Myricales}]

Myricaria
n : small genus of deciduous shrubs or subshrubs of southern Europe to Siberia and China; tolerant of chalky soil [syn: {genus Myricaria}]

Myricaria germanica
n : Eurasian shrub resembling the tamarisk [syn: {false tamarisk}, {German tamarisk}]

myringa
n : the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound [syn: {eardrum}, {tympanum}, {tympanic membrane}]

myringectomy
n : surgical removal of the eardrum

myringoplasty
n : surgical repair of a perforated eardrum with a tissue graft

myringotomy
n : surgical incision into the eardrum (to relieve pressure or release pus from the middle ear)

Myriophyllum
n : chiefly monoecious and usually aquatic herbs (as the milfoils) [syn: {genus Myriophyllum}]

myristic acid
n : a saturated fatty acid occurring naturally in animal and vegetable fats [syn: {tetradecanoic acid}]

Myristica
n : type genus of Myristicaceae; tropical Asian evergreen trees with small white or yellow flowers followed by fleshy fruits [syn: {genus Myristica}]

Myristica fragrans
n : East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace [syn: {nutmeg}, {nutmeg tree}]

Myristicaceae
n : family of aromatic tropical trees with arillate seeds [syn: {family Myristicaceae}, {nutmeg family}]

Myrmecia
n : bulldog ants [syn: {genus Myrmecia}]

Myrmecobius
n : banded anteater [syn: {genus Myrmecobius}]

Myrmecobius fasciatus
n : small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct [syn: {numbat}, {banded anteater}, {anteater}]

Myrmecophaga
n : type genus of the Myrmecophagidae; South American ant bear [syn: {genus Myrmecophaga}]

Myrmecophaga jubata
n : large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America [syn: {ant bear}, {giant anteater}, {great anteater}, {tamanoir}]

Myrmecophagidae
n : New World anteaters [syn: {family Myrmecophagidae}]

myrmecophagous
adj : feeding on ants; "myrmecophagous squirrel"

myrmecophile
n : an organism such as an insect that habitually shares the nest of a species of ant

myrmecophilous
adj : living symbiotically with ants

myrmecophyte
n : plant that affords shelter or food to ants that live in symbiotic relations with it

myrmecophytic
adj : of or relating to myrmecophytes

Myrmeleon
n : type genus of the Myrmeleontidae: antlions [syn: {genus Myrmeleon}]

Myrmeleontidae
n : antlions [syn: {family Myrmeleontidae}]

myrmidon
n 1: a follower who carries out orders without question
2: (Greek mythology) a member of the warriors who followed Achilles on the expedition against Troy [also: {myrmidones} (pl)]

myrmidones
myrmidon
n 1: a follower who carries out orders without question
2: (Greek mythology) a member of the warriors who followed Achilles on the expedition against Troy [also: {myrmidones} (pl)]

myrmidones
See {myrmidon}

myrobalan
n : small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit; used in Europe as budding stock [syn: {cherry plum}, {myrobalan plum}, {Prunus cerasifera}]

myrobalan plum
n : small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit; used in Europe as budding stock [syn: {cherry plum}, {myrobalan}, {Prunus cerasifera}]

Myroxylon
n : a genus of tropical American trees having pinnate leaves and white flowers [syn: {genus Myroxylon}]

Myroxylon balsamum
n : medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and cabinetwork [syn: {tolu tree}, {tolu balsam tree}, {Myroxylon toluiferum}]

Myroxylon balsamum pereirae
n : tree of South and Central America yielding an aromatic balsam [syn: {Peruvian balsam}, {Myroxylon pereirae}]

Myroxylon pereirae
n : tree of South and Central America yielding an aromatic balsam [syn: {Peruvian balsam}, {Myroxylon balsamum pereirae}]

Myroxylon toluiferum
n : medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and cabinetwork [syn: {tolu tree}, {tolu balsam tree}, {Myroxylon balsamum}]

myrrh
n 1: aromatic resin used in perfume and incense [syn: {gum myrrh}, {sweet cicely}]
2: aromatic resin burned as incense and used in perfume [syn: {gum myrrh}]

myrrh tree
n : tree of eastern Africa and Asia yielding myrrh [syn: {Commiphora myrrha}]

Myrrhis
n : European perennial herbs having pinnate leaves and umbels of white flowers [syn: {genus Myrrhis}]

Myrrhis odorata
n : European herb with soft ferny leaves and white flowers [syn: {sweet cicely}]

Myrsinaceae
n : family of Old World tropical trees and shrubs; some in Florida [syn: {family Myrsinaceae}, {myrsine family}]

Myrsine
n : evergreen trees and shrubs having aromatic foliage; Africa; Asia: New Zealand [syn: {genus Myrsine}]

myrsine family
n : family of Old World tropical trees and shrubs; some in Florida [syn: {Myrsinaceae}, {family Myrsinaceae}]

Myrtaceae
n : trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil [syn: {family Myrtaceae}, {myrtle family}]

myrtaceous tree
n : trees and shrubs

Myrtales
n : Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae; Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae; Rhizophoraceae; Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; Punicaceae [syn: {order Myrtales}, {Thymelaeales}, {order Thymelaeales}]

Myrtillocactus
n : small genus of arborescent cacti of Mexico and Central America [syn: {genus Myrtillocactus}]

Myrtillocactus geometrizans
n : arborescent cactus of western Mexico bearing a small oblong edible berrylike fruit [syn: {garambulla}, {garambulla cactus}]

myrtle
n 1: widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers [syn: {Vinca minor}]
2: any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Myrtus

myrtle beech
n : large evergreen tree of Tasmania [syn: {Nothofagus cuninghamii}]

myrtle bird
n : similar to Audubon's warbler [syn: {myrtle warbler}, {Dendroica coronata}]

myrtle family
n : trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil [syn: {Myrtaceae}, {family Myrtaceae}]

myrtle flag
n : perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots [syn: {sweet flag}, {calamus}, {sweet calamus}, {flagroot}, {Acorus calamus}]

myrtle oak
n : small evergreen shrub or tree of southeastern United States; often forms almost impenetrable thickets in sandy coastal areas [syn: {seaside scrub oak}, {Quercus myrtifolia}]

myrtle spurge
n : poisonous Old World spurge; adventive in America; seeds yield a purgative oil [syn: {caper spurge}, {mole plant}, {Euphorbia lathyris}]

myrtle warbler
n : similar to Audubon's warbler [syn: {myrtle bird}, {Dendroica coronata}]

Myrtus
n : type genus of the Myrtaceae [syn: {genus Myrtus}]

Myrtus communis
n : European shrub with white or rosy flowers followed by black berries [syn: {common myrtle}]

Mysidacea
n : opossum shrimp [syn: {order Mysidacea}]

Mysidae
n : small shrimp-like crustaceans [syn: {family Mysidae}]

Mysis
n : type genus of the family Mysidae [syn: {genus Mysis}]

Mysoline
n : an anticonvulsant (trade name Mysoline) used to treat grand mal seizures and essential tremor [syn: {primidone}]

mysophilia
n : abnormal attraction to filth

mysophobia
n : a morbid fear of dirt or contamination

mysophobic
adj : suffering from mysophobia; abnormally afraid of dirt or contamination

Mysore
n 1: a city in southern India southwest of Bangalore
2: state in southern India; formerly Mysore [syn: {Karnataka}]

Mysore thorn
n : spreading thorny shrub of tropical Asia bearing large erect racemes of red-marked yellow flowers [syn: {Caesalpinia decapetala}, {Caesalpinia sepiaria}]

mysterious
adj 1: of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutible workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands" [syn: {cryptic}, {cryptical}, {deep}, {inscrutable}, {mystifying}]
2: having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients" [syn: {mystic}, {mystical}, {occult}, {secret}, {orphic}]

mysteriously
adv 1: in a mysterious way; "the book had been mysteriously moved from its customary place"
2: in a cryptic manner; "we will meet again," he said cryptically [syn: {cryptically}, {enigmatically}]

mystery
n 1: something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets" [syn: {enigma}, {secret}, {closed book}]
2: a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie [syn: {mystery story}, {whodunit}]

mystery novel
n : novel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle before the detective explains it at the end [syn: {detective novel}]

mystery play
n : a medieval play representing episodes from the life of Christ

mystery story
n : a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie [syn: {mystery}, {whodunit}]

mystic
adj 1: having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients" [syn: {mysterious}, {mystical}, {occult}, {secret}, {orphic}]
2: relating to or resembling mysticism; "mystical intuition"; "mystical theories about the securities market" [syn: {mystical}]
3: relating to or characteristic of mysticism; "mystical religion" [syn: {mystical}]
n : someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension [syn: {religious mystic}]

Mystic Jewel
n : a member of the Taoist Trinity [syn: {Ling-pao}]

mystical
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of mysticism; "mystical religion" [syn: {mystic}]
2: relating to or resembling mysticism; "mystical intuition"; "mystical theories about the securities market" [syn: {mystic}]
3: having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients" [syn: {mysterious}, {mystic}, {occult}, {secret}, {orphic}]

mystically
adv : in a mystical manner; "chant mystically"

Mysticeti
n : baleen whales: right whales; rorquals; blue whales; humpbacks [syn: {suborder Mysticeti}]

mysticism
n 1: a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality [syn: {religious mysticism}]
2: obscure or irrational thought

mystification
n 1: confusion resulting from failure to understand [syn: {bewilderment}, {obfuscation}, {puzzlement}, {befuddlement}, {bafflement}, {bemusement}]
2: something designed to mystify or bewilder
3: the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered [syn: {obfuscation}]

mystified
mystify
v 1: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick}, {get}, {puzzle}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder}, {flummox}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}]
2: make mysterious; "mystify the story" [ant: {demystify}] [also: {mystified}]

mystified
See {mystify}

mystified
adj : totally perplexed and mixed up; "all this duncical nonsense has my brains metagrobolized"- Wall Street Journal [syn: {metagrobolized}, {metagrobolised}, {metagrabolized}, {metagrabolised}]

mystifier
n : a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler" [syn: {puzzle}, {puzzler}, {teaser}]

mystify
v 1: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick}, {get}, {puzzle}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder}, {flummox}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}]
2: make mysterious; "mystify the story" [ant: {demystify}] [also: {mystified}]

mystifying
adj : of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutible workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands" [syn: {cryptic}, {cryptical}, {deep}, {inscrutable}, {mysterious}]

mystique
n : an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing

myth
n : a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people

mythic
adj 1: relating to or having the nature of myth; "a novel of almost mythic consequence"
2: based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity; "mythical centaurs"; "the fabulous unicorn" [syn: {fabulous}, {mythical}, {mythologic}, {mythological}]

mythical
adj : based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity; "mythical centaurs"; "the fabulous unicorn" [syn: {fabulous}, {mythic}, {mythologic}, {mythological}]

mythical being
n : an imaginary being of myth or fable

mythical creature
n : a monster renowned in folklore and myth [syn: {mythical monster}]

mythical monster
n : a monster renowned in folklore and myth [syn: {mythical creature}]

mythical place
n : a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings [syn: {imaginary place}]

mythicise
v 1: interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology; "mythicize the ancient stories" [syn: {mythicize}]
2: make into a myth; "The Europeans have mythicized Rte. 66" [syn: {mythologize}, {mythologise}, {mythicize}] [ant: {demythologize}]

mythicize
v 1: interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology; "mythicize the ancient stories" [syn: {mythicise}]
2: make into a myth; "The Europeans have mythicized Rte. 66" [syn: {mythologize}, {mythologise}, {mythicise}] [ant: {demythologize}]

mythoi
See {mythos}

mythologic
adj : based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity; "mythical centaurs"; "the fabulous unicorn" [syn: {fabulous}, {mythic}, {mythical}, {mythological}]

mythological
adj 1: based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity; "mythical centaurs"; "the fabulous unicorn" [syn: {fabulous}, {mythic}, {mythical}, {mythologic}]
2: of or relating to mythology; dealt with in myths; "mythological stories"

mythologisation
n : the restatement of a message as a myth [syn: {mythologization}]

mythologise
v 1: construct a myth; "The poet mythologized that the King had three sons" [syn: {mythologize}]
2: make into a myth; "The Europeans have mythicized Rte. 66" [syn: {mythologize}, {mythicize}, {mythicise}] [ant: {demythologize}]

mythologist
n : an expert on mythology

mythologization
n : the restatement of a message as a myth [syn: {mythologisation}]

mythologize
v 1: construct a myth; "The poet mythologized that the King had three sons" [syn: {mythologise}]
2: make into a myth; "The Europeans have mythicized Rte. 66" [syn: {mythologise}, {mythicize}, {mythicise}] [ant: {demythologize}]

mythology
n 1: myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person
2: the study of myths

Mytilene
n : an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry [syn: {Lesbos}, {Lesvos}]

mytilid
n : marine bivalve mollusk having a dark elongated shell; live attached to solid objects especially in intertidal zones [syn: {marine mussel}]

Mytilidae
n : marine mussels [syn: {family Mytilidae}]

Mytilus
n : type genus of the family Mytilidae: smooth-shelled marine mussels [syn: {genus Mytilus}]

Mytilus edulis
n : dark-shelled edible mussel that lives attached to rocks [syn: {edible mussel}]

myxedema
n : hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deterioration [syn: {myxoedema}]

Myxine
n : type genus of the Myxinidae (typical hagfishes) [syn: {genus Myxine}]

Myxine glutinosa
n : typical hagfish

Myxinidae
n : slime-producing marine animals: hagfishes [syn: {family Myxinidae}]

Myxiniformes
n : hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys [syn: {suborder Myxiniformes}, {Hyperotreta}, {suborder Hyperotreta}, {Myxinoidei}, {Myxinoidea}, {suborder Myxinoidei}]

Myxinikela
n : fossil hagfishes [syn: {genus Myxinikela}]

Myxinikela siroka
n : fossil hagfish of the Pennsylvanian period (c. 300 million years ago) that resembled modern hagfishes

Myxinoidea
n : hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys [syn: {Myxiniformes}, {suborder Myxiniformes}, {Hyperotreta}, {suborder Hyperotreta}, {Myxinoidei}, {suborder Myxinoidei}]

Myxinoidei
n : hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys [syn: {Myxiniformes}, {suborder Myxiniformes}, {Hyperotreta}, {suborder Hyperotreta}, {Myxinoidea}, {suborder Myxinoidei}]

myxobacter
n : bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste [syn: {myxobacteria}, {myxobacterium}, {gliding bacteria}, {slime bacteria}]

Myxobacterales
n : an order of higher bacteria [syn: {order Myxobacteria}, {order Myxobacterales}, {Myxobacteriales}, {order Myxobacteriales}]

myxobacteria
n : bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste [syn: {myxobacterium}, {myxobacter}, {gliding bacteria}, {slime bacteria}]

Myxobacteriaceae
n : bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung [syn: {Polyangiaceae}, {family Polyangiaceae}, {family Myxobacteriaceae}]

Myxobacteriales
n : an order of higher bacteria [syn: {order Myxobacteria}, {Myxobacterales}, {order Myxobacterales}, {order Myxobacteriales}]

myxobacterium
n : bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste [syn: {myxobacteria}, {myxobacter}, {gliding bacteria}, {slime bacteria}]

Myxocephalus
n : grubby [syn: {genus Myxocephalus}]

Myxocephalus aenaeus
n : small sculpin of the coast of New England [syn: {grubby}]

myxoedema
n : hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deterioration [syn: {myxedema}]

myxoma
n : a benign tumor of connective tissue containing jellylike material [also: {myxomata} (pl)]

myxoma virus
n : a poxvirus closely related to smallpox virus; causes benign gelatinous tumors in humans

myxomata
myxoma
n : a benign tumor of connective tissue containing jellylike material [also: {myxomata} (pl)]

myxomata
See {myxoma}

myxomatosis
n : a viral disease (usually fatal) of rabbits

myxomycete
n : a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes [syn: {true slime mold}, {acellular slime mold}, {plasmodial slime mold}]

Myxomycetes
n : the class of true slime molds; essentially equivalent to the division Myxomycota [syn: {class Myxomycetes}]

Myxomycota
n : slime molds; organisms having a noncellular and multinucleate creeping vegetative phase and a propagative spore-producing stage: comprises Myxomycetes and Acrasiomycetes; in some classifications placed in the kingdom Protoctista [syn: {division Myxomycota}, {Gymnomycota}, {division Gymnomycota}]

Myxophyceae
n : former terms for Cyanophyceae [syn: {family Myxophyceae}, {Schizophyceae}, {family Schizophyceae}]

Myxosporidia
n : an order in the subclass Cnidosporidia [syn: {order Myxosporidia}]

myxosporidian
n : mostly parasitic in fishes and including various serious pathogens

myxovirus
n : any of a group of RNA viruses including those that cause influenza and mumps

N
n 1: (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter [syn: {normality}]
2: a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues [syn: {nitrogen}, {atomic number 7}]
3: the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees [syn: {north}, {due north}]
4: a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100,000 dynes [syn: {newton}]
5: the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet

N. Y. Stock Exchange
n : a stock exchange in New York [syn: {New York Stock Exchange}, {NYSE}, {big board}]

Na
n : a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt) [syn: {sodium}, {atomic number 11}]

nab
v 1: tag the base runner to get him out
2: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" [syn: {collar}, {nail}, {apprehend}, {arrest}, {pick up}, {cop}]
3: seize suddenly [also: {nabbing}, {nabbed}]

Nabalus
n : genus of North American and east Asian perennial herbs; sometimes included in genus Prenanthes [syn: {genus Nabalus}]

Nabalus alba
n : herb of northeastern North America having drooping clusters of yellowish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes [syn: {white lettuce}, {cankerweed}, {Prenanthes alba}]

Nabalus serpentarius
n : common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern and eastern United States having drooping clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion's foot in shape; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes [syn: {lion's foot}, {gall of the earth}, {Prenanthes serpentaria}]

nabbed
nab
v 1: tag the base runner to get him out
2: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" [syn: {collar}, {nail}, {apprehend}, {arrest}, {pick up}, {cop}]
3: seize suddenly [also: {nabbing}, {nabbed}]

nabbed
See {nab}

nabbing
nab
v 1: tag the base runner to get him out
2: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" [syn: {collar}, {nail}, {apprehend}, {arrest}, {pick up}, {cop}]
3: seize suddenly [also: {nabbing}, {nabbed}]

nabbing
See {nab}

nabob
n 1: a governor in India during the Mogual empire [syn: {nawab}]
2: a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient)

Nabokov
n : United States writer (born in Russia) (1899-1977) [syn: {Vladimir Nabokov}, {Vladimir vladimirovich Nabokov}]

naboom
n : small tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having erect angled branches suggesting candelabra [syn: {cactus euphorbia}, {Euphorbia ingens}]

nabothian cyst
n : a cyst that forms in the nabothian glands of the uterine cervix [syn: {nabothian follicle}]

nabothian follicle
n : a cyst that forms in the nabothian glands of the uterine cervix [syn: {nabothian cyst}]

nabothian gland
n : one of many small glands of the uterine cervix that secrete mucus

Nabu
n : Babylonian god of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools [syn: {Nebo}]

nabumetone
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Relafen) [syn: {Relafen}]

NAC
n : a council consisting of permanent representatives of all the member countries of NATO; has political authority and powers of decision [syn: {North Atlantic Council}]

nacelle
n : a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine

nacho
n : a tortilla chip topped with cheese and chili-pepper and broiled

Nacimiento
n : a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (21,302 feet high)

nacre
n : the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell [syn: {mother-of-pearl}]

nacreous
adj 1: consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl
2: having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster" [syn: {iridescent}, {opalescent}, {opaline}, {pearlescent}]

nacreous cloud
n : a luminous iridescent cloud at a high altitude that may be seen when the sun is a few degrees below the horizon [syn: {mother-of-pearl cloud}]

NAD
n : a coenzyme present in most living cells and derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid; serves as a reductant in various metabolic processes [syn: {nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide}]

nada
n : a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: {nothing}, {nil}, {nix}, {null}, {aught}, {cipher}, {cypher}, {goose egg}, {naught}, {zero}, {zilch}, {zip}]

NADA daiquiri
n : a daiquiri made without alcohol

Na-Dene
n : a family of North American Indian languages

Nadine Gordimer
n : South African novelist and short-story writer whose work describes the effects of apartheid (born in 1923) [syn: {Gordimer}]

nadir
n 1: an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything [syn: {low-water mark}]
2: the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected [ant: {zenith}]

nadolol
n : a beta-adrenergic blocking agent (trade name Corgard) that is used to treat hypertension and angina [syn: {Corgard}]

NADP
n : a coenzyme similar to NAD and present in most living cells but serves as a reductant in different metabolic processes [syn: {nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate}]

Naegele's rule
n : rule for calculating an expected delivery date; subtract three months from the first day of the last menstrual period and add seven days to that date

Naemorhedus
n : gorals [syn: {genus Naemorhedus}]

Naemorhedus goral
n : small goat antelope with small conical horns; of southern Asian mountains [syn: {goral}]

naevi
See {naevus}

Nafcil
n : a penicillinase-resistant form of penicillin (trade name Nafcil) used (usually in the form of its sodium salt) to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant strains of staphylococci [syn: {nafcillin}]

nafcillin
n : a penicillinase-resistant form of penicillin (trade name Nafcil) used (usually in the form of its sodium salt) to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant strains of staphylococci [syn: {Nafcil}]

nag
n 1: someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault [syn: {scold}, {scolder}, {nagger}, {common scold}]
2: an old or over-worked horse [syn: {hack}, {jade}, {plug}]
v 1: bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her husband all day long" [syn: {peck}, {hen-peck}]
2: worry persistently; "nagging concerns and doubts"
3: remind or urge constantly; "she nagged to take a vacation" [also: {nagging}, {nagged}]

Nag Hammadi
n 1: a town in Upper Egypt
2: a collection of 13 ancient papyrus codices translated from Greek into Coptic that were discovered by farmers near the town of Nag Hammadi in 1945; the codices contain 45 distinct works including the chief sources of first-hand knowledge of Gnosticism [syn: {Nag Hammadi Library}]

Nag Hammadi Library
n : a collection of 13 ancient papyrus codices translated from Greek into Coptic that were discovered by farmers near the town of Nag Hammadi in 1945; the codices contain 45 distinct works including the chief sources of first-hand knowledge of Gnosticism [syn: {Nag Hammadi}]

Naga
n : Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma

nagami
n : shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats [syn: {nagami kumquat}, {oval kumquat}, {Fortunella margarita}]

nagami kumquat
n : shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats [syn: {nagami}, {oval kumquat}, {Fortunella margarita}]

Nagano
n : a city in central Honshu northwest of Tokyo; site of a Buddhist shrine

Nagari
n : a syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi [syn: {Devanagari}, {Devanagari script}, {Nagari script}]

Nagari script
n : a syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi [syn: {Devanagari}, {Devanagari script}, {Nagari}]

Nagasaki
n : a city in southern Japan on Kyushu; a leading port and shipbuilding center; on August 9, 1945 Nagasaki became the second populated area to receive an atomic bomb

Nageia
n : small genus of Asian evergreen trees having columnar crowns and distinguished by leaves lacking a midrib; eastern Asia including India and Philippines and New Guinea [syn: {genus Nageia}]

Nageia nagi
n : medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves; southern China to Taiwan and southern Japan [syn: {nagi}]

nagged
nag
n 1: someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault [syn: {scold}, {scolder}, {nagger}, {common scold}]
2: an old or over-worked horse [syn: {hack}, {jade}, {plug}]
v 1: bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her husband all day long" [syn: {peck}, {hen-peck}]
2: worry persistently; "nagging concerns and doubts"
3: remind or urge constantly; "she nagged to take a vacation" [also: {nagging}, {nagged}]

nagged
See {nag}

nagger
n : someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault [syn: {scold}, {scolder}, {nag}, {common scold}]

nagging
nag
n 1: someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault [syn: {scold}, {scolder}, {nagger}, {common scold}]
2: an old or over-worked horse [syn: {hack}, {jade}, {plug}]
v 1: bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her husband all day long" [syn: {peck}, {hen-peck}]
2: worry persistently; "nagging concerns and doubts"
3: remind or urge constantly; "she nagged to take a vacation" [also: {nagging}, {nagged}]

nagging
adj : continually complaining or faultfinding; "a shrewish wife"; "nagging parents" [syn: {shrewish}]

nagging
See {nag}

nagi
n : medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves; southern China to Taiwan and southern Japan [syn: {Nageia nagi}]

Nagoya
n : an industrial city in southern Honshu

Naha City
n : the chief city in the Ryukyu Islands

Nahuatl
n 1: a member of any of various Indian peoples of central Mexico
2: the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Nahuatl people

Nahum
n 1: a Hebrew minor prophet of the 7th century BC
2: an Old Testament book telling Nahum's prophecy of the fall of Nineveh [syn: {Book of Nahum}]

naiad
n 1: submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water [syn: {water nymph}]
2: (Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains [also: {naiades} (pl)]

naiad family
n : monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers [syn: {Naiadaceae}, {family Naiadaceae}, {Najadaceae}, {family Najadaceae}]

Naiadaceae
n : monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers [syn: {family Naiadaceae}, {Najadaceae}, {family Najadaceae}, {naiad family}]

Naiadales
n : an order of aquatic monocotyledonous herbaceous plants [syn: {order Naiadales}, {Alismales}, {order Alismales}]

naiades
naiad
n 1: submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water [syn: {water nymph}]
2: (Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains [also: {naiades} (pl)]

naiades
See {naiad}

naiant
adj : applied to a fish depicted horizontally [syn: {swimming}]

Naias
n : sole genus of the family Naiadaceae [syn: {genus Naias}, {Najas}, {genus Najas}]

naif
adj : marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; "a teenager's naive ignorance of life"; "the naive assumption that things can only get better"; "this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances" [syn: {naive}] [ant: {sophisticated}]

Naiki
n : a Dravidian language spoken in south central India

nail
n 1: horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
2: a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
3: a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
v 1: attach something somewhere by means of nails; "nail the board onto the wall"
2: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" [syn: {collar}, {apprehend}, {arrest}, {pick up}, {nab}, {cop}]
3: hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer" [syn: {smash}, {boom}, {blast}]
4: succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard" [syn: {nail down}, {peg}]
5: succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course" [syn: {breeze through}, {ace}, {pass with flying colors}, {sweep through}, {sail through}]
6: locate exactly; "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome" [syn: {pinpoint}]
7: complete a pass [syn: {complete}]

nail down
v 1: succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard" [syn: {nail}, {peg}]
2: define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game" [syn: {pin down}, {peg down}, {narrow down}, {narrow}, {specify}]
3: make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; "let's finalize the proposal" [syn: {finalize}, {finalise}, {settle}]

nail enamel
n : a cosmetic lacquer that dries quickly and that is applied to the nails to color them or make them shiny [syn: {nail polish}, {nail varnish}]

nail hole
n : a hole left after a nail is removed

nail polish
n : a cosmetic lacquer that dries quickly and that is applied to the nails to color them or make them shiny [syn: {nail enamel}, {nail varnish}]

nail varnish
n : a cosmetic lacquer that dries quickly and that is applied to the nails to color them or make them shiny [syn: {nail polish}, {nail enamel}]

nail-biting
adj : (of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense [syn: {cliff-hanging}, {suspenseful}, {suspensive}]

nailbrush
n : a brush used to clean a person's fingernails

nailer
n : a worker who attaches something by nailing it

nailfile
n : a small flat file for shaping the nails

nailhead
n 1: something resembling the head of a nail that is used as an ornamental device
2: flattened boss on the end of nail opposite to the point

nailrod
n : tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa [syn: {cat's-tail}, {bullrush}, {bulrush}, {reed mace}, {reedmace}, {Typha latifolia}]

nail-tailed kangaroo
n : small wallabies with a horny nail on the tip of the tail [syn: {nail-tailed wallaby}]

nail-tailed wallaby
n : small wallabies with a horny nail on the tip of the tail [syn: {nail-tailed kangaroo}]

nainsook
n : a soft lightweight muslin used especially for babies

naira
n : the basic unit of money in Nigeria

Nairobi
n : the capital and largest city of Kenya; a center for tourist safaris [syn: {capital of Kenya}]

Naismith
n : United States educator (born in Canada) who invented the game of basketball (1861-1939) [syn: {James Naismith}]

naive
adj 1: marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; "a teenager's naive ignorance of life"; "the naive assumption that things can only get better"; "this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances" [syn: {naif}] [ant: {sophisticated}]
2: lacking experience of life; "a callow youth of seventeen" [syn: {callow}, {inexperienced}, {unsophisticated}]
3: lacking sophistication [syn: {unsophisticated}]

naive art
n : a genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained artists who do not recognize themselves as artists [syn: {outsider art}, {self-taught art}, {vernacular art}, {primitive art}]

naive realism
n : (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical object continue to exist when not perceived [syn: {realism}]

naively
adv : in a naive manner; "he believed, naively, that she would leave him her money"

naiveness
n : lack of sophistication or worldliness [syn: {naivete}, {naivety}] [ant: {sophistication}]

naivete
n : lack of sophistication or worldliness [syn: {naivety}, {naiveness}] [ant: {sophistication}]

naivety
n : lack of sophistication or worldliness [syn: {naivete}, {naiveness}] [ant: {sophistication}]

Naja
n : cobras [syn: {genus Naja}]

Naja haje
n : cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death [syn: {asp}, {Egyptian cobra}]

Naja hannah
n : large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja [syn: {hamadryad}, {king cobra}, {Ophiophagus hannan}]

Naja naja
n : of tropical Africa and Asia [syn: {Indian cobra}]

Naja nigricollis
n : aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa; rarely bites but spits venom that may cause blindness [syn: {black-necked cobra}, {spitting cobra}]

Najadaceae
n : monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers [syn: {Naiadaceae}, {family Naiadaceae}, {family Najadaceae}, {naiad family}]

Najas
n : sole genus of the family Naiadaceae [syn: {Naias}, {genus Naias}, {genus Najas}]

Najd
n : a central plateau region of the Arabian Peninsula; formely an independent sultanate until 1932 when it united with Hejaz to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [syn: {Nejd}]

naked
adj 1: completely unclothed; "bare bodies"; "naked from the waist up"; "a nude model" [syn: {bare}, {au naturel(p)}, {nude}]
2: having no protecting or concealing cover; "naked to mine enemies"- Shakespeare [syn: {defenseless}]
3: (of the eye or ear e.g.) without the aid of an optical or acoustical device or instrument; "visible to the naked eye"; "clearly audible to the unaided ear" [syn: {unaided}]
4: devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure; "naked ambition"; "raw fury"; "you may kill someone someday with your raw power" [syn: {raw}]

naked as a jaybird
adj : (used informally) completely unclothed [syn: {bare-assed}, {bare-ass}, {in the altogether}, {in the buff}, {in the raw}, {raw}, {peeled}, {stark naked}]

naked as the day one was born
adj : as naked as at birth [syn: {mother-naked}, {naked as the day you were born}, {in one's birthday suit}, {in your birthday suit}]

naked as the day you were born
adj : as naked as at birth [syn: {mother-naked}, {naked as the day one was born}, {in one's birthday suit}, {in your birthday suit}]

naked eye
n : the eye unaided by any optical instrument that alters the power of vision or alters the apparent size or distance of objects; "it is not safe to look directly at the sun with the naked eye"

naked lady
n 1: bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central Europe [syn: {autumn crocus}, {meadow saffron}, {Colchicum autumnale}]
2: amaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant white or rose flowers [syn: {belladonna lily}, {Amaryllis belladonna}]

naked mole rat
n : fetal-looking colonial rodent of east Africa; neither mole nor rat; they feed on tubers and have a social structure similar to that of honeybees and termites

naked option
n : a put or call option for which the seller or buyer has no underlying security position

nakedly
adv 1: in an exposed manner; without protection or defense; "they were attacked as they huddled nakedly on the bare hill"
2: without clothing; "Henriette saw the weaving figure of an Apache warrior reel nakedly on a pony and rush by with a rifle raised"

nakedness
n : the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind [syn: {nudity}, {nudeness}]

nakedwood
n 1: any of several small to medium-sized trees of Florida and West Indies with thin scaly bark and heavy dark heartwood
2: tree of extreme southern Florida and West Indies having thin scaly bark and aromatic fruits and seeds and yielding hard heavy close-grained zebrawood [syn: {Eugenia dicrana}]

Nakuru
n : a city in western Kenya; commercial center of an agricultural region

Nalchik
n : a city in southwestern Russia in a valley of the Caucasus Mountains; an industrial center and health resort

Nalfon
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Nalfon) used in the treatment of arthritis and other painful inflammatory disorders [syn: {fenoprofen}, {fenoprofen calcium}]

nalidixic acid
n : antibacterial agent used especially to treat genitourinary infections [syn: {NegGram}]

Nalline
n : a narcotic antagonist (trade name Nalline) that counteracts the effects of narcotics (especially the effects of poisoning by morphine) [syn: {nalorphine}]

nalorphine
n : a narcotic antagonist (trade name Nalline) that counteracts the effects of narcotics (especially the effects of poisoning by morphine) [syn: {Nalline}]

naloxone
n : a potent narcotic antagonist (trade name Narcan) especially effective with morphine [syn: {Narcan}]

naltrexone
n : an oral antagonist against the action of opiates

namby-pamby
adj : weak in willpower [syn: {spineless}, {wishy-washy}]
n : an insipid weakling who is foolishly sentimental

name
n 1: a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing"
2: by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law"
3: a person's reputation; "he wanted to protect his good name"
4: a well-known or notable person; "they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music" [syn: {figure}, {public figure}]
5: family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name" [syn: {gens}]
6: a defamatory or abusive word or phrase; "sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me" [syn: {epithet}]
v 1: assign a specified, proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader" [syn: {call}]
2: give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months" [syn: {identify}]
3: charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club" [syn: {nominate}, {make}]
4: create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee" [syn: {appoint}, {nominate}, {constitute}]
5: mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!"
6: identify as in botany or biology, for example [syn: {identify}, {discover}, {key}, {key out}, {distinguish}, {describe}]
7: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" [syn: {mention}, {advert}, {bring up}, {cite}, {refer}]
8: give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi" [syn: {list}]
9: determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis [syn: {diagnose}]

name and address
n : written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location [syn: {address}, {destination}]

name calling
n : verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument [syn: {names}]

name day
n : the feast day of a saint whose name one bears

name dropper
n : someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends

name part
n : the role of the character after whom the play is named [syn: {title role}]

name tag
n : a tag showing the name of the person who wears it

named
adj 1: given or having a specified name; "they called his name Jesus"; "forces...which Empedocles called `love' and `hate'"; "an actor named Harold Lloyd"; "a building in Cardiff named the Temple of Peace" [syn: {called}]
2: bearing the author's name; "a named source"

namedrop
v : refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them

name-dropping
n : the practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress your listener; "the hard thing about name-dropping is to avoid being too obvious about it"

nameko
n : one of the most important fungi cultivated in Japan [syn: {viscid mushroom}, {Pholiota nameko}]

nameless
adj : being or having an unknown or unnamed source; "a poem by an unknown author"; "corporations responsible to nameless owners"; "an unnamed donor" [syn: {unidentified}, {unknown}, {unnamed}]

namelessness
n : the state of being anonymous [syn: {anonymity}]

namely
adv : as follows [syn: {viz.}, {that is to say}, {videlicet}]

nameplate
n : a plate bearing a name

namer
n : a person who gives a name or names; "the owner is usually the namer of a boat"

names
n : verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument [syn: {name calling}]

namesake
n : a person with the same name as another

Namib Desert
n : a desert in Namibia extending along the coast between the high plateau and the Atlantic Ocean

Namibia
n : a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa); achieved independence from South Africa in 1990; the greater part of Namibia form part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa [syn: {Republic of Namibia}, {South West Africa}]

Namibian
adj : of or relating to Namibia or its people
n : a native or inhabitant of Namibia

naming
adj : inclined to or serving for the giving of names; "the appellative faculty of children"; "the appellative function of some primitive rites" [syn: {appellative}, {naming(a)}]
n 1: the verbal act of naming; "the part he failed was the naming of state capitals"
2: the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee" [syn: {appointment}, {assignment}, {designation}]

nammad
n : an embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt [syn: {numdah}, {numdah rug}]

Nammu
n : goddess personifying the primeval sea; mother of the gods and of heaven and earth

Namoi
n : a river in southeastern Australia that flows generally northwest to join the Darling River [syn: {Namoi River}]

Namoi River
n : a river in southeastern Australia that flows generally northwest to join the Darling River [syn: {Namoi}]

Nampa
n : a town in southwestern Idaho

Namtar
n : a demon personifying death; messenger of the underworld goddess Ereshkigal bringing death to mankind [syn: {Namtaru}]

Namtaru
n : a demon personifying death; messenger of the underworld goddess Ereshkigal bringing death to mankind [syn: {Namtar}]

Namur
n : a city in south central Belgium situated on a promontory between the Meuse River and the Sambre River; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II

nan
n 1: your grandmother
2: a river of western Thailand flowing southward to join the Ping River to form the Chao Phraya [syn: {Nan River}]
3: leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop

Nan Ling
n : a mountain range in southeastern China running generally east to west

Nan River
n : a river of western Thailand flowing southward to join the Ping River to form the Chao Phraya [syn: {Nan}]

Nanaimo
n : a town in southwestern British Columbia on Vancouver Island west of Vancouver

Nanak
n : Indian religious leader who founded Sikhism in dissent from the caste system of Hinduism; he taught that all men had a right to search for knowledge of God and that spiritual liberation could be attained by meditating on the name of God (1469-1538) [syn: {Guru Nanak}]

nance
n : offensive terms for an openly homosexual man [syn: {fagot}, {faggot}, {fag}, {fairy}, {pansy}, {queen}, {queer}, {poof}, {poove}, {pouf}]

Nancere
n : a Chadic language spoken in Chad

Nan-chang
n : a walled city in southeastern China on the Gan Jiang [syn: {Nanchang}]

Nanchang
n : a walled city in southeastern China on the Gan Jiang [syn: {Nan-chang}]

Nancy
n : a city in northeastern France in Lorraine

Nancy Freeman Mitford
n : English writer of comic novels (1904-1973) [syn: {Mitford}, {Nancy Mitford}]

Nancy Mitford
n : English writer of comic novels (1904-1973) [syn: {Mitford}, {Nancy Freeman Mitford}]

Nancy Witcher Astor
n : British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964) [syn: {Astor}, {Viscountess Astor}]

NAND circuit
n : a logic gate that produces an output that is the inverse of the output of an AND gate [syn: {NAND gate}]

NAND gate
n : a logic gate that produces an output that is the inverse of the output of an AND gate [syn: {NAND circuit}]

Nanda Devi
n : a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,660 feet high)

nandrolone
n : an androgen (trade names Durabolin or Kabolin) that is used to treat testosterone deficiency or breast cancer or osteoporosis [syn: {Durabolin}, {Kabolin}]

nandu
n : smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan [syn: {rhea}, {Pterocnemia pennata}]

Nanga Parbat
n : a mountain in the Himalayas in Kashmir (26,660 feet high)

nanism
n : a genetic abnormality resulting in short stature [syn: {dwarfism}]

Nanjing
n : a city in eastern China on the Yangtze River; a former capital of China; the scene of a Japanese massacre in the 1930s [syn: {Nanking}]

nankeen
n : a durable fabric formerly loomed by hand in China from natural cotton having a yellowish color

Nanking
n : a city in eastern China on the Yangtze River; a former capital of China; the scene of a Japanese massacre in the 1930s [syn: {Nanjing}]

Nanna
n 1: (Norse mythology) wife of Balder
2: god of the moon; counterpart of the Akkadian Sin

Nanning
n : an industrial city in southern China [syn: {Nan-ning}]

Nan-ning
n : an industrial city in southern China [syn: {Nanning}]

nanny
n 1: a woman who is the custodian of children [syn: {nursemaid}, {nurse}]
2: female goat [syn: {nanny-goat}, {she-goat}]

nanny-goat
n : female goat [syn: {nanny}, {she-goat}]

nanocephalic
adj : having an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain; "a nanocephalic dwarf" [syn: {microcephalic}, {microcephalous}]

nanocephaly
n : an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain [syn: {microcephaly}, {microcephalus}]

nanogram
n : one billionth (1/1,000,000,000) gram [syn: {ng}]

nanometer
n : a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter [syn: {nanometre}, {nm}, {millimicron}, {micromillimeter}, {micromillimetre}]

nanometre
n : a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter [syn: {nanometer}, {nm}, {millimicron}, {micromillimeter}, {micromillimetre}]

nanomia
n : small creatures resembling pieces of fuzzy rope; each with a cluster of swimming bells serving as the head and long elastic tentacles for drawing in prey

nanophthalmos
n : condition in which both eyes are abnormally small but otherwise normal

nanosecond
n : one billionth of a second; one thousandth of a microsecond

nanotechnology
n : the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules)

nanotube
n : a fullerene molecule having a cylindirical or toroidal shape [syn: {carbon nanotube}]

nanovolt
n : a unit of potential equal to one billionth of a volt

Nansen
n : Norwegian explorer of the Arctic and director of the League of Nations relief program for refugees of World War I (1861-1930) [syn: {Fridtjof Nansen}]

Nantes
n : a port city in western France on the Loire estuary

Nanticoke
n 1: a member of the Algonquian people formerly of Maryland and eastern Delaware
2: the Algonquian language spoken by the Nanticoke and Conoy people

Nantua
n : white sauce with whipping cream and shrimp butter [syn: {shrimp sauce}]

Nantucket
n : an island resort off Cape Cod; formerly a center of the whaling industry

nanus
n : a person who is abnormally small [syn: {dwarf}, {midget}]

naoi
See {naos}

Naomi
n : the mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament [syn: {Noemi}]

nap
n 1: a period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap" [syn: {sleep}]
2: a soft or fuzzy surface texture
3: the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave; "for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction" [syn: {pile}]
4: a short sleep (usually not in bed) [syn: {catnap}, {cat sleep}, {forty winks}, {short sleep}, {snooze}]
5: a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes [syn: {Napoleon}]
v : take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour" [syn: {catnap}, {catch a wink}] [also: {napping}, {napped}]

napa
n : plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia [syn: {Chinese cabbage}, {celery cabbage}, {pe-tsai}, {Brassica rapa pekinensis}]

Napaea
n 1: 1 species: glade mallow [syn: {genus Napaea}]
2: Greek mythology [syn: {Napea}]

Napaea dioica
n : tall coarse American herb having palmate leaves and numerous small white dioecious flowers; found wild in most alluvial soils of eastern and central United States [syn: {glade mallow}]

napalm
n : gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flame throwers

nape
n : the back side of the neck [syn: {scruff}, {nucha}]

Napea
n : Greek mythology [syn: {Napaea}]

napery
n : linens for the dining table [syn: {table linen}]

naphazoline
n : vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms of nasal congestion and in eyedrops to treat eye irritation [syn: {Privine}, {Sudafed}]

naphtha
n : any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents

naphthalene
n : a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs

naphthalene poisoning
n : toxic condition resulting from inhaling or ingesting naphthalene

naphthol
n : either of two phenols derived from naphthalene

naphthoquinone
n : a fat-soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood [syn: {vitamin K}, {antihemorrhagic factor}]

Napier
n : Scottish mathematician who invented logarithms; introduced the use of the decimal point in writing numbers (1550-1617) [syn: {John Napier}]

Napierian logarithm
n : a logarithm to the base e [syn: {natural logarithm}]

Napier's bones
n : a set of graduated rods formerly used to do multiplication and division by a method invented by John Napier [syn: {Napier's rods}]

Napier's rods
n : a set of graduated rods formerly used to do multiplication and division by a method invented by John Napier [syn: {Napier's bones}]

napkin
n 1: to protect clothing; wipe mouth [syn: {table napkin}, {serviette}]
2: garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement [syn: {diaper}, {nappy}]

napkin ring
n : a circular band used to hold a particular person's napkin

Naples
n : a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region [syn: {Napoli}]

Naples garlic
n : European onion with white flowers [syn: {daffodil garlic}, {flowering onion}, {Allium neopolitanum}]

Napoleon
n 1: French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821) [syn: {Napoleon I}, {Napoleon Bonaparte}, {Bonaparte}, {the Little Corporal}]
2: a rectangular piece of pastry with thin flaky layers and filled with custard cream
3: a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes [syn: {nap}]

Napoleon Bonaparte
n : French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821) [syn: {Napoleon}, {Napoleon I}, {Bonaparte}, {the Little Corporal}]

Napoleon I
n : French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821) [syn: {Napoleon}, {Napoleon Bonaparte}, {Bonaparte}, {the Little Corporal}]

Napoleon III
n : nephew of Napoleon I and emperor of the French from 1852 to 1871 (1808-1873) [syn: {Emperor Napoleon III}, {Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte}]

Napoleonic
adj : of or relating to or like Napoleon Bonaparte; "Napoleonic Wars"

Napoleonic Wars
n : a series of wars fought between France (led by Napoleon Bonaparte) and alliances involving England and Prussia and Russia and Austria at different times; 1799-1815

Napoli
n : a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region [syn: {Naples}]

napped
See {nap}

napped
nap
n 1: a period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap" [syn: {sleep}]
2: a soft or fuzzy surface texture
3: the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave; "for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction" [syn: {pile}]
4: a short sleep (usually not in bed) [syn: {catnap}, {cat sleep}, {forty winks}, {short sleep}, {snooze}]
5: a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes [syn: {Napoleon}]
v : take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour" [syn: {catnap}, {catch a wink}] [also: {napping}, {napped}]

napped
adj : (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing; "a dress of brushed cotton"; "a fleecy lining"; "napped fabrics" [syn: {brushed}, {fleecy}]

nappier
See {nappy}

nappier
nappy
adj : in small tight curls [syn: {crisp}, {frizzly}, {frizzy}, {kinky}]
n : garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement [syn: {diaper}, {napkin}] [also: {nappiest}, {nappier}]

nappiest
See {nappy}

nappiest
nappy
adj : in small tight curls [syn: {crisp}, {frizzly}, {frizzy}, {kinky}]
n : garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement [syn: {diaper}, {napkin}] [also: {nappiest}, {nappier}]

napping
See {nap}

napping
nap
n 1: a period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap" [syn: {sleep}]
2: a soft or fuzzy surface texture
3: the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave; "for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction" [syn: {pile}]
4: a short sleep (usually not in bed) [syn: {catnap}, {cat sleep}, {forty winks}, {short sleep}, {snooze}]
5: a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes [syn: {Napoleon}]
v : take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour" [syn: {catnap}, {catch a wink}] [also: {napping}, {napped}]

napping
adj : not prepared or vigilant; "the blow caught him napping"; "caught in an off-guard moment"; "found him off his guard" [syn: {off-guard(a)}, {off guard(p)}, {off one's guard(p)}, {off his guard}, {off her guard}, {off your guard}]

nappy
adj : in small tight curls [syn: {crisp}, {frizzly}, {frizzy}, {kinky}]
n : garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement [syn: {diaper}, {napkin}] [also: {nappiest}, {nappier}]

naprapath
n : a therapist who practices naprapathy

naprapathy
n : a drugless method of treatment based on the belief that disease symptoms arise from problems with ligaments and connective tissues

Naprosyn
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Naprosyn) used in the treatment of arthritis and musculoskeletal inflammation and moderate pain [syn: {naproxen}]

naproxen
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Naprosyn) used in the treatment of arthritis and musculoskeletal inflammation and moderate pain [syn: {Naprosyn}]

naproxen sodium
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen) [syn: {Aleve}, {Anaprox}, {Aflaxen}]

napu
n : chevrotain somewhat larger than the kanchil; found in India and Malaya [syn: {Tragulus Javanicus}]

Naqua
n : diuretic drug (trade name Naqua) used to treat hypertension [syn: {trichlormethiazide}]

NARA
n : the independent agency that oversees management of federal government records including presidential libraries and historic collections [syn: {National Archives and Records Administration}]

naranjilla
n : small perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling tomatoes or oranges [syn: {Solanum quitoense}]

narc
n : a lawman concerned with narcotics violations [syn: {nark}, {narcotics agent}]

Narcan
n : a potent narcotic antagonist (trade name Narcan) especially effective with morphine [syn: {naloxone}]

narcism
n : an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself [syn: {self-love}, {narcissism}]

narcissi
narcissus
n 1: bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters
2: (Greek mythology) a beautiful young man who fell in love with his own reflection [also: {narcissi} (pl)]

narcissi
See {narcissus}

narcissism
n : an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself [syn: {self-love}, {narcism}]

narcissist
n : someone in love with themselves [syn: {narcist}]

narcissistic
adj : characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance [syn: {egotistic}, {egotistical}, {self-loving}]

narcissistic personality
n : personality marked by self-love and self-absorption; unrealistic views about your own qualities and little regard for others

narcissus
n 1: bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters
2: (Greek mythology) a beautiful young man who fell in love with his own reflection [also: {narcissi} (pl)]

Narcissus jonquilla
n : widely cultivated ornamental plant native to southern Europe but naturalized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or white clustered flowers [syn: {jonquil}]

Narcissus papyraceus
n : a daffodil having star-shaped white blossoms; often grown indoors to bloom in the winter [syn: {paper white}]

Narcissus pseudonarcissus
n : any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown [syn: {daffodil}]

narcist
n : someone in love with themselves [syn: {narcissist}]

narcolepsy
n : a sleep disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep; "he believes that narcolepsy is attributable to an inability to suppress REM sleep during waking"

narcoleptic
adj : of or relating to narcolepsy
n 1: a person who has narcolepsy
2: a soporific drug that produces an uncontrollable desire to sleep

narcosis
n : unconsciousness induced by narcotics or anesthesia

narco-state
n : an area that has been taken over and is controlled and corrupted by drug cartels and where law enforcement is effectively nonexistent; "this Mexican town has become a narco-state that ships 100 pounds of cocaine to the United States every day"

narcoterrorism
n : the financing of terrorist activities by participation in the drug trade

narcotic
adj 1: of or relating to or designating narcotics; "narcotic addicts"; "narcotic stupor"
2: inducing stupor or narcosis; "narcotic drugs" [syn: {narcotizing}, {narcotising}]
3: inducing mental lethargy; "a narcotic speech" [syn: {soporiferous}, {soporific}]
n : a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction

narcotic antagonist
n : an antagonist used to counteract the effects of narcotics (especially to counteract the depression of respiration)

narcotics agent
n : a lawman concerned with narcotics violations [syn: {narc}, {nark}]

narcotise
v : administer narcotics to [syn: {narcotize}]

narcotised
adj : under the influence of narcotics; "knocked out by doped wine"; "a drugged sleep"; "were under the effect of the drugged sweets"; "in a narcotized state; stuperous" [syn: {doped}, {drugged}, {narcotized}]

narcotising
adj : inducing stupor or narcosis; "narcotic drugs" [syn: {narcotic}, {narcotizing}]

narcotize
v : administer narcotics to [syn: {narcotise}]

narcotized
adj : under the influence of narcotics; "knocked out by doped wine"; "a drugged sleep"; "were under the effect of the drugged sweets"; "in a narcotized state; stuperous" [syn: {doped}, {drugged}, {narcotised}]

narcotizing
adj : inducing stupor or narcosis; "narcotic drugs" [syn: {narcotic}, {narcotising}]

narcotraffic
n : traffic in illegal drugs [syn: {drug traffic}, {drug trafficking}]

nard
n : an aromatic ointment used in antiquity [syn: {spikenard}]

Nardil
n : monoamine oxidase inhibitor (trade name Nardil) used to treat clinical depression [syn: {phenelzine}]

nardo
n : Australian clover fern [syn: {nardoo}, {common nardoo}, {Marsilea drummondii}]

nardoo
n : Australian clover fern [syn: {nardo}, {common nardoo}, {Marsilea drummondii}]

nares
naris
n : any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx [also: {nares} (pl)]

nares
See {naris}

Nares Deep
n : a depression in the floor of the Atlantic Ocean north of Haiti and Puerto Rico

narghile
n : an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water; "a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola" [syn: {hookah}, {nargileh}, {sheesha}, {shisha}, {chicha}, {calean}, {kalian}, {water pipe}, {hubble-bubble}, {hubbly-bubbly}]

nargileh
n : an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water; "a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola" [syn: {hookah}, {narghile}, {sheesha}, {shisha}, {chicha}, {calean}, {kalian}, {water pipe}, {hubble-bubble}, {hubbly-bubbly}]

narial
adj : of or relating to or near the nares

naris
n : any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx [also: {nares} (pl)]

nark
n 1: an informer or spy working for the police [syn: {copper's nark}]
2: a lawman concerned with narcotics violations [syn: {narc}, {narcotics agent}]
v 1: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" [syn: {annoy}, {rag}, {get to}, {bother}, {get at}, {irritate}, {rile}, {nettle}, {gravel}, {vex}, {chafe}, {devil}]
2: inform or spy (for the police)

Narragansett Bay
n : a deep inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in Rhode Island

narrate
v 1: provide commentary for a film, for example
2: narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child" [syn: {tell}, {recount}, {recite}]

narration
n 1: a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children" [syn: {narrative}, {story}, {tale}]
2: the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant" [syn: {recital}, {yarn}]
3: (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth

narrative
adj : consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story; "narrative poetry"
n : a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children" [syn: {narration}, {story}, {tale}]

narrator
n : someone who tells a story [syn: {storyteller}, {teller}]

narrow
adj 1: not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page" [ant: {wide}]
2: limited in size or scope; "the narrow sense of a word"
3: lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions" [syn: {narrow-minded}] [ant: {broad-minded}]
4: very limited in degree; "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape" [ant: {wide}]
5: characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report" [syn: {minute}]
n : a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
v 1: make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed" [syn: {contract}] [ant: {widen}]
2: define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game" [syn: {pin down}, {peg down}, {nail down}, {narrow down}, {specify}]
3: become more special; "We specialize in dried flowers" [syn: {specialize}, {specialise}, {narrow down}] [ant: {diversify}, {diversify}]
4: become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted" [syn: {constrict}, {constringe}]

narrow beech fern
n : beech fern of North America and Eurasia [syn: {long beech fern}, {northern beech fern}, {Phegopteris connectilis}, {Dryopteris phegopteris}, {Thelypteris phegopteris}]

narrow boat
n : a long narrow boat used on canals to carry freight [syn: {canal boat}, {narrowboat}]

narrow down
v 1: define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game" [syn: {pin down}, {peg down}, {nail down}, {narrow}, {specify}]
2: define clearly; "Can you pin down the difficulties" [syn: {pin down}]
3: become more special; "We specialize in dried flowers" [syn: {specialize}, {specialise}, {narrow}] [ant: {diversify}, {diversify}]

narrow escape
n : something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin [syn: {close call}, {close shave}, {squeak}, {squeaker}]

narrow gauge
n : a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard 56.5 inches

narrow goldenrod
n : western American goldenrod with long narrow clusters of small yellow flowers [syn: {Solidago spathulata}]

narrow wale
n : corduroy with narrow ribs

narrowboat
n : a long narrow boat used on canals to carry freight [syn: {canal boat}, {narrow boat}]

narrow-body
n : a commercial airliner with a single aisle [syn: {narrowbody aircraft}, {narrow-body aircraft}]

narrow-body aircraft
n : a commercial airliner with a single aisle [syn: {narrowbody aircraft}, {narrow-body}]

narrowbody aircraft
n : a commercial airliner with a single aisle [syn: {narrow-body aircraft}, {narrow-body}]

narrowed
adj 1: reduced in size as by squeezing together; "his narrowed eyes"
2: made narrow; limited in breadth; "narrowed arteries impair blood circulation"; "a narrowed view of the world"
3: having the opening reduced squeezed

narrowhead morel
n : a morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk with little free skirt around it; the fertile body is gray when young and black in old age [syn: {black morel}, {Morchella conica}, {conic morel}, {Morchella angusticeps}]

narrowing
adj 1: becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs" [syn: {tapered}, {tapering}]
2: (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom [syn: {constricting}, {constrictive}]
n 1: an instance of becoming narrow
2: a decrease in width [ant: {widening}]
3: the act of making something narrower [ant: {widening}]

narrow-leaf cattail
n : reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia [syn: {lesser bullrush}, {narrow-leaved reedmace}, {soft flag}, {Typha angustifolia}]

narrow-leaf penstemon
n : plant having small narrow leaves and blue-violet flowers in long open clusters; Utah and Colorado to New Mexico and Arizona [syn: {Penstemon linarioides}]

narrow-leaved bottletree
n : large tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers blotched with red inside; sometimes placed in genus Sterculia [syn: {Queensland bottletree}, {Brachychiton rupestris}, {Sterculia rupestris}]

narrow-leaved everlasting pea
n : European perennial with mottled purple-pink flowers; sometimes cultivated for fodder or as green manure [syn: {flat pea}, {Lathyrus sylvestris}]

narrow-leaved flame flower
n : similar to Talinum aurantiacum but with narrower leaves and yellow-orange flowers; southwestern United States [syn: {Talinum augustissimum}]

narrow-leaved plantain
n : an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions [syn: {English plantain}, {ribgrass}, {ribwort}, {ripple-grass}, {buckthorn}, {Plantago lanceolata}]

narrow-leaved reedmace
n : reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia [syn: {lesser bullrush}, {narrow-leaf cattail}, {soft flag}, {Typha angustifolia}]

narrow-leaved spleenwort
n : North American fern with narrow fronds on yellowish leafstalks [syn: {silvery spleenwort}, {glade fern}, {Athyrium pycnocarpon}, {Diplazium pycnocarpon}]

narrow-leaved strap fern
n : fern with shorter and narrower leaves than Florida strap fern; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Argentina [syn: {Central American strap fern}, {Campyloneurum augustifolium}]

narrow-leaved water plantain
n : a variety of water plantain

narrow-leaved white-topped aster
n : a variety of white-topped aster

narrowly
adv : in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions; "he interprets the law narrowly" [ant: {broadly}]

narrow-minded
adj 1: capable of being shocked [syn: {shockable}] [ant: {unshockable}]
2: lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions" [syn: {narrow}] [ant: {broad-minded}]
3: rigidly adhering to a particular sect or its doctrines

narrow-mindedly
adv : in a narrow-minded manner; "narrow-mindedly, the authorities closed down the cafe where teenagers used to hang out" [syn: {small-mindedly}] [ant: {broad-mindedly}]

narrow-mindedness
n : an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior [syn: {narrowness}] [ant: {broad-mindedness}]

narrowness
n 1: the property of being narrow; having little width [ant: {wideness}]
2: an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior [syn: {narrow-mindedness}] [ant: {broad-mindedness}]

Narthecium
n : bog asphodels; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae [syn: {genus Narthecium}]

Narthecium americanum
n : of the eastern United States: New Jersey to South Carolina [syn: {American bog asphodel}]

Narthecium ossifragum
n : of western Europe: Scandinavia to northern Spain and Portugal [syn: {European bog asphodel}]

narthex
n 1: portico at the west end of an early Christian basilica or church
2: a vestibule leading to the nave of a church

narwal
n : small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk [syn: {narwhal}, {narwhale}, {Monodon monoceros}]

narwhal
n : small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk [syn: {narwal}, {narwhale}, {Monodon monoceros}]

narwhale
n : small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk [syn: {narwhal}, {narwal}, {Monodon monoceros}]

nary
adj : (used with singular count nouns) colloquial for `not a' or `not one' or `never a'; "heard nary a sound" [syn: {nary(a)}]

NASA
n : an independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight [syn: {National Aeronautics and Space Administration}]

nasal
adj 1: of or in or relating to the nose; "nasal passages" [syn: {rhinal}]
2: sounding as if the nose were pinched; "a whining nasal voice" [syn: {adenoidal}, {pinched}]
n 1: a continuant consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed [syn: {nasal consonant}]
2: an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose [syn: {nasal bone}, {os nasale}]

nasal bone
n : an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose [syn: {nasal}, {os nasale}]

nasal canthus
n : the inner corner of the eye

nasal cavity
n : either of the two cavities lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the mouth and extending from the face to the pharynx

nasal concha
n : one of several turbinate bones in the nasal cavity

nasal consonant
n : a continuant consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed [syn: {nasal}]

nasal decongestant
n : a decongestant that provides temporary relief of nasal symptoms of the common cold and rhinitis and upper respiratory infections

nasal meatus
n : the passages in the nasal cavity formed by the projections of the nasal conchae

nasal septum
n : a partition of bone and cartilage between the nasal cavities

nasal sinus
n : any of the paired sinuses in the bones of the face adjacent to the nasal cavity that are lined with mucous membrane that is continuous with lining of the nasal cavities [syn: {paranasal sinus}, {sinus paranasales}]

nasal twang
n : exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects) [syn: {twang}]

nasale
v : speak in a nasal voice; "`Come here,' he nasaled"

Nasalis
n : proboscis monkeys [syn: {genus Nasalis}]

Nasalis larvatus
n : Borneo monkey having a long bulbous nose [syn: {proboscis monkey}]

nasalisation
n : the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators [syn: {nasalization}]

nasalise
v 1: speak nasally or through the noze; "In this part of the country, people tend to nasalize" [syn: {nasalize}]
2: pronounce with a lowered velum; "She nasalizes all her vowels" [syn: {nasalize}]

nasality
n : a quality of the voice that is produced by nasal resonators

nasalization
n : the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators [syn: {nasalisation}]

nasalize
v 1: speak nasally or through the noze; "In this part of the country, people tend to nasalize" [syn: {nasalise}]
2: pronounce with a lowered velum; "She nasalizes all her vowels" [syn: {nasalise}]

nasally
adv : in a nasal manner; "inhaled nasally"

nascence
n : the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child" [syn: {birth}, {nativity}, {nascency}] [ant: {death}]

nascency
n : the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child" [syn: {birth}, {nativity}, {nascence}] [ant: {death}]

nascent
adj : coming into existence; "a nascent republic" [syn: {emergent}, {emerging}]

NASDAQ
n : a computerized data system to provide brokers with price quotations for securities traded over the counter [syn: {National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations}]

Naseby
n : a battle in 1645 that settled the outcome of the first English Civil War as the Parliamentarians won a major victory over the Royalists [syn: {Battle of Naseby}]

Nash
n : United States writer noted for his droll epigrams (1902-1971) [syn: {Ogden Nash}]

Nash equilibrium
n : (game theory) a stable state of a system that involves several interacting participants in which no participant can gain by a change of strategy as long as all the other participants remain unchanged

Nashville
n : capital of the state of Tennessee; located in the north central part of the state on the Cumberland River; known for country music [syn: {capital of Tennessee}]

nasion
n : the craniometric point at the bridge of the nose where the frontal and nasal bones of the skull meet

nasofrontal vein
n : a vein located in the anterior medial part of the orbit; connects the superior ophthalmic with the angular vein [syn: {vena nasofrontalis}]

nasogastric feeding
n : feeding consisting of delivering liquid nutrients through a tube passing through the nose and into the stomach

nasolacrimal duct
n : a duct that carries tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity

nasopharyngeal
adj : of or relating to or located near the nasopharynx

nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis
n : a form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America; sores are limited to the skin and mucosa [syn: {mucocutaneous leishmaniasis}, {New World leishmaniasis}, {American leishmaniasis}, {leishmaniasis americana}]

nasopharynges
nasopharynx
n : cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx [also: {nasopharynges} (pl)]

nasopharynges
See {nasopharynx}

nasopharynx
n : cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx [also: {nasopharynges} (pl)]

nasotracheal tube
n : a tube inserted into the trachea through the nose and pharynx; used to deliver oxygen

Nassau
n : the capital of the Bahamas [syn: {capital of the Bahamas}]

Nasser
n 1: Egyptian statesman who nationalized the Suez Canal (1918-1870) [syn: {Gamal Abdel Nasser}]
2: lake in Egypt formed by dams built on the Nile River at Aswan [syn: {Lake Nasser}]

Nast
n : United States political cartoonist (1840-1902) [syn: {Thomas Nast}]

nastier
See {nasty}

nastier
nasty
adj 1: offensive or even (of persons) malicious; "in a nasty mood"; "a nasty accident"; "a nasty shock"; "a nasty smell"; "a nasty trick to pull"; "Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Pound [syn: {awful}] [ant: {nice}]
2: exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; "a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation" [syn: {tight}]
3: thoroughly unpleasant; "filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we're having" [syn: {filthy}, {foul}, {vile}]
4: characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes" [syn: {filthy}, {foul}, {smutty}]
5: disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room" [syn: {filthy}, {foul}] [also: {nastiest}, {nastier}]

nastiest
See {nasty}

nastiest
nasty
adj 1: offensive or even (of persons) malicious; "in a nasty mood"; "a nasty accident"; "a nasty shock"; "a nasty smell"; "a nasty trick to pull"; "Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Pound [syn: {awful}] [ant: {nice}]
2: exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; "a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation" [syn: {tight}]
3: thoroughly unpleasant; "filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we're having" [syn: {filthy}, {foul}, {vile}]
4: characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes" [syn: {filthy}, {foul}, {smutty}]
5: disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room" [syn: {filthy}, {foul}] [also: {nastiest}, {nastier}]

nastily
adv : in a nasty ill-tempered manner; "`Don't expect me to help you,' he added nastily" [syn: {meanly}]

nastiness
n 1: a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse [syn: {filth}, {filthiness}, {foulness}]
2: malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty [syn: {cattiness}, {bitchiness}, {spite}, {spitefulness}]
3: the quality of being unpleasant; "I flinched at the nastiness of his wound" [ant: {niceness}]

nasturtium
n 1: any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers
2: aquatic herbs [syn: {genus Nasturtium}]
3: flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings

Nasturtium amphibium
n : perennial herb found on streams and riversides throughout Europe except extreme north and Mediterranean; sometimes placed in genus Nasturtium [syn: {great yellowcress}, {Rorippa amphibia}]

nasturtium family
n : coextensive with the genus Tropaeolum [syn: {Tropaeolaceae}, {family Tropaeolaceae}]

Nasturtium officinale
n : perennial Eurasian cress growing chiefly in springs or running water having fleshy pungent leaves used in salads or as a potherb or garnish; introduced in North America and elsewhere [syn: {common watercress}, {Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum}]

nasty
adj 1: offensive or even (of persons) malicious; "in a nasty mood"; "a nasty accident"; "a nasty shock"; "a nasty smell"; "a nasty trick to pull"; "Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Pound [syn: {awful}] [ant: {nice}]
2: exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; "a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation" [syn: {tight}]
3: thoroughly unpleasant; "filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we're having" [syn: {filthy}, {foul}, {vile}]
4: characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes" [syn: {filthy}, {foul}, {smutty}]
5: disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room" [syn: {filthy}, {foul}] [also: {nastiest}, {nastier}]

Nasua
n : coatis [syn: {genus Nasua}]

Nasua narica
n : omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America [syn: {coati}, {coati-mondi}, {coati-mundi}, {coon cat}]

Nat Turner
n : United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831) [syn: {Turner}]

natal
adj 1: relating to or accompanying birth; "natal injuries"; "natal day"; "natal influences"
2: of or relating to the buttocks
n 1: a region of eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean
2: a port city in northeastern Brazil

natal day
n : the date on which a person was born [syn: {birthday}]

natal plum
n 1: very large closely branched South African shrub having forked bright green spines and shiny leaves [syn: {amatungulu}, {Carissa macrocarpa}, {Carissa grandiflora}]
2: South African shrub having forked spines and plumlike fruit; frequently used as hedging [syn: {hedge thorn}, {Carissa bispinosa}]
3: edible scarlet plum-like fruit of a South African plant [syn: {carissa plum}]

Natalie Wood
n : United States film actress (1938-1981) [syn: {Wood}]

natality
n : the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year [syn: {birthrate}, {birth rate}, {fertility}, {fertility rate}]

Natantia
n : shrimp; prawns; etc. [syn: {suborder Natantia}]

natator
n : a person who travels through the water by swimming; "he is not a good swimmer" [syn: {swimmer}, {bather}]

natatoria
natatorium
n : pool that provides a facility for swimming; "`swimming bath' is a British term" [syn: {swimming pool}, {swimming bath}] [also: {natatoria} (pl)]

natatoria
See {natatorium}

natatorium
n : pool that provides a facility for swimming; "`swimming bath' is a British term" [syn: {swimming pool}, {swimming bath}] [also: {natatoria} (pl)]

Natchez
n : a town in southwest Mississippi on the Mississippi River

nates
n : the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]

Nathan Bailey
n : English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742) [syn: {Bailey}, {Nathaniel Bailey}]

Nathan Birnbaum
n : United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996) [syn: {Burns}, {George Burns}]

Nathan Hale
n : a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776) [syn: {Hale}]

Nathaniel Bailey
n : English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742) [syn: {Bailey}, {Nathan Bailey}]

Nathaniel Bowditch
n : United States mathematician and astronomer noted for his works on navigation (1773-1838) [syn: {Bowditch}]

Nathaniel Currier
n : United States lithographer who (with his partner James Ives) produced thousands of prints signed `Currier & Ives' (1813-1888) [syn: {Currier}]

Nathaniel Hawthorne
n : United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864) [syn: {Hawthorne}]

Naticidae
n : moonshells [syn: {family Naticidae}]

nation
n 1: a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land" [syn: {state}, {country}, {land}, {commonwealth}, {res publica}, {body politic}]
2: the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him" [syn: {land}, {country}, {a people}]
3: a federation of tribes (especially native American tribes); "the Shawnee nation"
4: United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911) [syn: {Carry Nation}, {Carry Amelia Moore Nation}]

Nation of Islam
n : a group of militant Black Americans who profess Islamic religious beliefs and advocate independence for Black Americans

national
adj 1: of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country; "national hero"; "national anthem"; "a national landmark"
2: limited to or in the interests of a particular nation; "national interests"; "isolationism is a strictly national policy" [ant: {international}]
3: concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country; "the national government"; "national elections"; "of national concern"; "the national highway system"; "national forests" [ant: {local}]
4: owned or maintained for the public by the national government; "national parks"
5: inside the country; "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"; "the nation's internal politics" [syn: {home(a)}, {interior(a)}, {internal}]
6: characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation; "a national trait"
7: of or relating to nationality; "national origin"
n : a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects" [syn: {subject}]

National Academy of Sciences
n : an honorary American society of scientists created by President Lincoln during the American Civil War

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
n : an independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight [syn: {NASA}]

national anthem
n : a song formally adopted as the anthem for a nation

National Archives and Records Administration
n : the independent agency that oversees management of federal government records including presidential libraries and historic collections [syn: {NARA}]

national assistance
n : benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by law [syn: {supplementary benefit}, {social assistance}]

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
n : a computerized data system to provide brokers with price quotations for securities traded over the counter [syn: {NASDAQ}]

national bank
n : a commercial bank chartered by the federal government

National Baseball Hall of Fame
n : a Hall of Fame and museum in Cooperstown, New York, honoring great baseball players

national capital
n : the capital city of a nation

national censorship
n : censorship under civil authority of communications entering or leaving of crossing the borders of the United States or its territories or possessions

National Climatic Data Center
n : the part of NOAA that maintains the world's largest active archive of weather data [syn: {NCDC}]

national debt
n : the debt of the national government (as distinguished from the debts of individuals and businesses and political subdivisions)

national debt ceiling
n : a limit set by Congress beyond which the national debt cannot rise; periodically raised by Congress

national flag
n : an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality [syn: {ensign}]

National Guard
n : United States military reserves recruited by the states and equipped by the federal government; subject to call by either [syn: {home reserve}]

National Guard Bureau
n : the agency that administers the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard; provides liaison between the Army and the Air Force and various National Guard units [syn: {NGB}]

national holiday
n : authorized by law and limiting work or official business [syn: {legal holiday}]

National Imagery and Mapping Agency
n : a combat support agency that provides geospatial intelligence in support of national security [syn: {NIMA}]

national income
n : the total value of all income in a nation (wages and profits and interest and rents and pension payments) during a given period (usually 1 yr)

National Institute of Justice
n : the law enforcement agency that is the research and development branch of the Department of Justice [syn: {NIJ}]

National Institute of Standards and Technology
n : an agency in the Technology Administration that makes measurements and sets standards as needed by industry or government programs [syn: {NIST}]

National Institutes of Health
n : an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services whose mission is to employ science in the pursuit of knowledge to improve human health; is the principal biomedical research agency of the federal government [syn: {NIH}]

national insurance
n : social insurance program in Britain; based on contributions from employers and employees; provides payments to unemployed and sick and retired people as well as medical services

National Intelligence Community
n : a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States Government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence [syn: {Intelligence Community}, {United States Intelligence Community}, {IC}]

National Labor Relations Board
n : an independent agency of the United States government charged with mediating disputes between management and labor unions [syn: {NRLB}]

national leader
n : a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs [syn: {statesman}, {solon}]

National Liberation Army
n 1: a Marxist terrorist group formed in 1963 by Colombian intellectuals who were inspired by the Cuban Revolution; responsible for a campaign of mass kidnappings and resistance to the government's efforts to stop the drug trade; "ELN kidnappers target foreign employees of laarge corporations" [syn: {ELN}]
2: a terrorist organization in Bolivia that acts as an umbrella for numerous small indigenous subversive groups; a revival of a group with Marxist-Leninist ideologies originally established by Che Guevara in the 1960s [syn: {ELN}, {Nestor Paz Zamora Commission}, {CNPZ}]

National Liberation Front of Corsica
n : a terrorist group formed in 1976 to work for Corsican independence; attacks on Corsica are aimed at sabotaging public infrastructure and symbols of colonialism [syn: {FLNC}]

National Library of Medicine
n : the world's largest medical library [syn: {United States National Library of Medicine}, {U.S. National Library of Medicine}]

national monument
n : memorial consisting of a structure or natural landmark of historic interest; set aside by national government for preservation and public enjoyment

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
n : an agency in the Department of Commerce that maps the oceans and conserves their living resources; predicts changes to the earth's environment; provides weather reports and forecasts floods and hurricanes and other natural disasters related to weather [syn: {NOAA}]

national park
n : a tract of land declared by the national government to be public property

National Park Service
n : an agency of the Interior Department responsible for the National Parks

National Reconnaissance Office
n : an intelligence agency in the United States Department of Defense that designs and builds and operates space reconnaissance systems to detect trouble spots worldwide and to monitor arms control agreements and environmental issues and to help plan military operations [syn: {NRO}]

National Rifle Association
n : a powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government [syn: {NRA}]

National Security Agency
n : the United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information [syn: {NSA}]

National Security Council
n : a committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security; supervises the Central Intelligence Agency [syn: {NSC}]

national service
n : (United Kingdom) compulsory service in the military during peacetime

national socialism
n : a form of socialism featuring racism and expansionism [syn: {Nazism}, {Naziism}]

national socialist
adj : relating to a form of socialism; "the national socialist party came to power in 1933" [syn: {Nazi}]

National Socialist German Workers' Party
n : the political party founded in Germany in 1919 and brought to power by Hitler in 1933 [syn: {Nazi Party}]

National Technical Information Service
n : an agency in the Technology Administration that is a primary resource for government-funded scientific and technical and engineering and business related information [syn: {NTIS}]

national trading policy
n : a government's policy controlling foreign trade [syn: {trade policy}]

National Trust
n : an organization concerned to preserve historic monuments and buildings and places of historical interest or natural beauty; founded in 1895 and supported by endowment and private subscription [syn: {NT}]

National Volunteers Association
n : a secret all-male organization begun in 1925 to foster nationalism in India's Hindus [syn: {Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh}]

National Weather Service
n : the federal agency in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that is responsible for weather forecast and preparation of weather maps

nationalisation
n 1: the action of forming or becoming a nation [syn: {nationalization}]
2: the action of rendering national in character [syn: {nationalization}]
3: changing something from private to state ownership or control [syn: {nationalization}, {communization}, {communisation}] [ant: {denationalization}]

nationalise
v 1: make national in character or scope; "His heroic deeds were nationalized by the press" [syn: {nationalize}]
2: put under state control or ownership; "Mitterand nationalized the banks" [syn: {nationalize}] [ant: {denationalize}, {denationalize}]

nationalism
n 1: love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it [syn: {patriotism}]
2: the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other [ant: {multiculturalism}, {internationalism}]
3: the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination
4: the doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals [ant: {internationalism}]

nationalist
adj : devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others; "nationalist aspirations"; "minor nationalistic differences" [syn: {nationalistic}]
n 1: one who loves and defends his or her country [syn: {patriot}]
2: an advocate of national independence of or a strong national government

Nationalist China
n : a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the communists led by Mao Zedong [syn: {Taiwan}, {China}, {Republic of China}]

nationalist leader
n : the leader of a nationalist movement

nationalistic
adj 1: fanatically patriotic [syn: {chauvinistic}, {flag-waving(a)}, {jingoistic}, {ultranationalistic}, {superpatriotic}]
2: devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others; "nationalist aspirations"; "minor nationalistic differences" [syn: {nationalist}]

nationality
n : the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization

nationalization
n 1: the action of forming or becoming a nation [syn: {nationalisation}]
2: the action of rendering national in character [syn: {nationalisation}]
3: changing something from private to state ownership or control [syn: {nationalisation}, {communization}, {communisation}] [ant: {denationalization}]

nationalize
v 1: put under state control or ownership; "Mitterand nationalized the banks" [syn: {nationalise}] [ant: {denationalize}, {denationalize}]
2: make national in character or scope; "His heroic deeds were nationalized by the press" [syn: {nationalise}]

nationally
adv 1: with regard to a nation taken as a whole; "a nationally uniform culture"
2: extending throughout an entire nation; "nationally advertised"; "it was broadcast nationwide" [syn: {nationwide}, {across the nation}, {across the country}]

Nationaol Science Foundation
n : an independent agency of the federal government responsible for the promotion of progress in science and engineering by supporting programs in research and education [syn: {NSF}]

nationwide
adj : occurring or extending throughout a country or nation; "the event aroused nationwide interest"; "a countrywide fund-raising campaign" [syn: {countrywide}]
adv : extending throughout an entire nation; "nationally advertised"; "it was broadcast nationwide" [syn: {nationally}, {across the nation}, {across the country}]

native
adj 1: being such by origin; "the native North American sugar maple"; "many native artists studied abroad" [ant: {foreign}]
2: belonging to one by birth; "my native land"; "one's native language" [ant: {adopted}]
3: being or composed of people inhabiting a region from the beginning; "native Americans"; "the aboriginal peoples of Australia" [syn: {aboriginal}] [ant: {nonnative}]
4: as found in nature in the elemental form; "native copper"
5: normally existing at birth; "mankind's connatural sense of the good" [syn: {connatural}, {inborn}, {inbred}]
n : a person who was born in a particular place; an indigenous person [syn: {indigen}, {indigene}]

Native Alaskan
n : a member or descendant of any of the aboriginal peoples of Alaska [syn: {Alaska Native}, {Alaskan Native}]

native American
adj : of or pertaining to American Indians or their culture or languages; "Native American religions"; "Indian arrowheads" [syn: {Indian}, {Amerind}, {Amerindic}]
n : any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived [syn: {Amerindian}]

native Australian
n : a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived [syn: {Aborigine}, {Abo}, {Aboriginal}, {Australian Aborigine}]

native bear
n : sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark [syn: {koala}, {koala bear}, {kangaroo bear}, {Phascolarctos cinereus}]

native beech
n : tall Australian timber tree yielding tough hard wood used for staves etc [syn: {flindosa}, {flindosy}, {Flindersia australis}]

native cat
n : carnivorous arboreal catlike marsupials of Australia and Tasmania [syn: {Dasyurus viverrinus}]

native cranberry
n : small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes place in genus Styphelia [syn: {groundberry}, {ground-berry}, {cranberry heath}, {Astroloma humifusum}, {Styphelia humifusum}]

native fuchsia
n : erect deciduous shrub or tree to 10 feet with maroon-flushed flowers; New Zealand [syn: {konini}, {tree fuchsia}, {Fuchsia excorticata}]

Native Hawaiian
n : a member or descendant of the indigenous Polynesian people who lived in the Hawaiian Islands

native holly
n : low spreading evergreen shrub of southern Australia having triangular to somewhat heart-shaped foliage and orange-yellow flowers followed by flat winged pods [syn: {common flat pea}, {Playlobium obtusangulum}]

native land
n : the country where you were born [syn: {fatherland}, {homeland}, {motherland}, {mother country}, {country of origin}]

native language
n : the language that a person has spoken from earliest childhood

native orange
n : small Australian tree bearing edible dark purple fruit [syn: {Capparis mitchellii}]

native peach
n : red Australian fruit; used for dessert or in jam [syn: {quandong}, {quandang}, {quantong}]

native pear
n : tree bearing pear-shaped fruit with a thick woody epicarp [syn: {woody pear}, {Xylomelum pyriforme}]

native pomegranate
n : small Australian tree bearing edible fruit resembling the pomegranate [syn: {Capparis arborea}]

native speaker
n : a speaker of a particular language who has spoken that language since earliest childhood; "native speakers of French"

native sulfur
n : an old name for sulfur [syn: {brimstone}, {native sulphur}]

native sulphur
n : an old name for sulfur [syn: {brimstone}, {native sulfur}]

native-born
adj : belonging to a place by birth; "a native-born Scot"; "a native Scot"

nativeness
n : the quality of belonging to or being connected with a certain place or region by virtue of birth or origin [ant: {foreignness}]

nativism
n 1: the policy of perpetuating native cultures (in opposition to acculturation)
2: (philosophy) the philosophical theory that some ideas are innate

nativist
adj 1: advocating the perpetuation of native societies; "the old nativist prejudice against the foreign businessman"; "the nativistic faith preaches the old values"- C.K.Kluckhohn [syn: {nativistic}]
2: of or relating to or advocating nativism; "nativist theories"; "the traditional controversy between the nativistic and empiristic theories" [syn: {nativistic}]
n : a philosopher who subscribes to nativism

nativistic
adj 1: advocating the perpetuation of native societies; "the old nativist prejudice against the foreign businessman"; "the nativistic faith preaches the old values"- C.K.Kluckhohn [syn: {nativist}]
2: of or relating to or advocating nativism; "nativist theories"; "the traditional controversy between the nativistic and empiristic theories" [syn: {nativist}]

nativity
n 1: the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child" [syn: {birth}, {nascency}, {nascence}] [ant: {death}]
2: the theological doctrine that Jesus Christ had no human father; Christians believe that Jesus's birth fulfilled Old Testament prophecies and was attended by miracles; the Nativity is celebrated at Christmas [syn: {Virgin Birth}]

NATO
n : an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security [syn: {North Atlantic Treaty Organization}]

natriuresis
n : the presence of abnormally large amounts of sodium in the urine

natriuretic
adj : of or relating to natriuresis

Natrix
n : water snakes; a cosmopolitan genus [syn: {genus Natrix}]

Natrix maura
n : a small harmless grass snake [syn: {viperine grass snake}]

Natrix natrix
n : harmless European snake with a bright yellow collar; common in England [syn: {grass snake}, {ring snake}, {ringed snake}]

Natrix sipedon
n : in some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia; western United States snake that seldom ventures far from water [syn: {common water snake}, {banded water snake}, {Nerodia sipedon}]

natrolite
n : a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum

Natta
n : Italian chemist noted for work on polymers (1903-1979) [syn: {Giulio Natta}]

natter
v : talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn: {chew the fat}, {shoot the breeze}, {chat}, {confabulate}, {confab}, {chitchat}, {chatter}, {chaffer}, {gossip}, {jaw}, {claver}, {visit}]

natterjack
n : common brownish-yellow short-legged toad of western Europe; runs rather than hops [syn: {Bufo calamita}]

nattier
See {natty}

nattier
natty
adj : marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: {dapper}, {dashing}, {jaunty}, {raffish}, {rakish}, {smart}, {spiffy}, {snappy}, {spruce}] [also: {nattiest}, {nattier}]

nattiest
See {natty}

nattiest
natty
adj : marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: {dapper}, {dashing}, {jaunty}, {raffish}, {rakish}, {smart}, {spiffy}, {snappy}, {spruce}] [also: {nattiest}, {nattier}]

nattily
adv : in a natty manner; with smartness; "it was arranged carefully and nattily"

nattiness
n : stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance [syn: {jauntiness}, {dapperness}, {rakishness}]

natty
adj : marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: {dapper}, {dashing}, {jaunty}, {raffish}, {rakish}, {smart}, {spiffy}, {snappy}, {spruce}] [also: {nattiest}, {nattier}]

natural
adj 1: in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature; "a very natural development"; "our natural environment"; "natural science"; "natural resources"; "natural cliffs"; "natural phenomena" [ant: {unnatural}]
2: existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation; "a natural pearl"; "natural gas"; "natural silk"; "natural blonde hair"; "a natural sweetener"; "natural fertilizers" [ant: {artificial}]
3: existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical; "a perfectly natural explanation" [ant: {supernatural}]
4: functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies; "it's the natural thing to happen"; "natural immunity"; "a grandparent's natural affection for a grandchild"
5: of a key containing no sharps or flats; "B natural" [ant: {sharp}, {flat}]
6: unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct; "a cat's natural aversion to water"; "offering to help was as instinctive as breathing" [syn: {instinctive}]
7: (used especially of commodities) in the natural unprocessed condition; "natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales of rude cotton" [syn: {raw(a)}, {rude(a)}]
8: related by blood; not adopted; "natural parent"
9: being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent" [syn: {born(p)}, {innate(p)}] 10: unaffected and natural looking; "a lifelike pose"; "a natural reaction" [syn: {lifelike}]
n 1: someone regarded as certain to succeed; "he's a natural for the job"
2: a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat [syn: {cancel}]
3: (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake

natural ability
n : ability that is inherited

natural action
n : a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" [syn: {natural process}, {action}, {activity}]

natural childbirth
n : labor and childbirth without medical intervention; no drugs are given to relieve pain or aid the birth process; "natural childbirth is considered the safest for the baby"

natural covering
n : a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover" [syn: {covering}, {cover}]

natural depression
n : a sunken or depressed geological formation [syn: {depression}] [ant: {natural elevation}]

natural elevation
n : a raised or elevated geological formation [syn: {elevation}] [ant: {natural depression}]

natural enclosure
n : a naturally enclosed space [syn: {enclosure}]

natural endowment
n : natural qualities or talents [syn: {endowment}, {gift}, {talent}]

natural event
n : an event that happens [syn: {happening}, {occurrence}]

natural family planning
n : any of several methods of family planning that do not involve sterilization or contraceptive devices or drugs; coitus is avoided during the fertile time of a woman's menstrual cycle

natural fiber
n : derived from plants or animals [syn: {natural fibre}]

natural fibre
n : derived from plants or animals [syn: {natural fiber}]

natural gas
n : a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes [syn: {gas}]

natural glass
n : magma of any composition that cooled very rapidly

natural history
n : the systematic account of natural phenomena

natural immunity
n : immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual's natural biologic makeup [syn: {innate immunity}]

natural language
n : a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language [syn: {tongue}] [ant: {artificial language}]

natural language processing
n : the branch of information science that deals with natural language information [syn: {NLP}, {human language technology}]

natural language processing application
n : an application program that deals with natural language text [syn: {natural language processor}]

natural language processor
n : an application program that deals with natural language text [syn: {natural language processing application}]

natural law
n : a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society [syn: {law}]

natural logarithm
n : a logarithm to the base e [syn: {Napierian logarithm}]

natural number
n : the number 1 and any other number obtained by adding 1 to it repeatedly

natural object
n : an object occurring naturally; not made by man [ant: {artifact}]

natural order
n : the physical universe considered as an orderly system subject to natural (not human or supernatural) laws

natural phenomenon
n : all non-artificial phenomena

natural philosophy
n : the science of matter and energy and their interactions [syn: {physics}, {physical science}]

natural process
n : a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" [syn: {natural action}, {action}, {activity}]

natural resin
n : a plant exudate

natural resource
n : resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature [syn: {natural resources}]

natural resources
n : resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature [syn: {natural resource}]

natural science
n : the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena

natural scientist
n : a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology) [syn: {naturalist}]

natural selection
n : a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment [syn: {survival}, {survival of the fittest}, {selection}]

natural shape
n : a shape created by natural forces; not man-made

natural spring
n : a natural flow of ground water [syn: {spring}, {fountain}, {outflow}, {outpouring}]

natural state
n : a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild" [syn: {wild}, {state of nature}]

natural theology
n : a theology that holds that knowledge of God can be acquired by human reason without the aid of divine revelation

natural virtue
n : (scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence and justice and fortitude and temperance) derived from nature

naturalisation
n 1: the quality of being brought into conformity with nature [syn: {naturalization}]
2: the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship [syn: {naturalization}]
3: the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous [syn: {naturalization}]
4: changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology; "the naturalization in English of many Italian words" [syn: {naturalization}]

naturalise
v 1: adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting" [syn: {naturalize}]
2: make more natural or lifelike [syn: {naturalize}] [ant: {denaturalize}]
3: make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized last year" [syn: {naturalize}] [ant: {denaturalize}]
4: adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil" [syn: {domesticate}, {cultivate}, {naturalize}, {tame}]

naturalised
adj : planted so as to give an effect of wild growth; "drifts of naturalized daffodils" [syn: {naturalized}]

naturalism
n 1: (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations
2: an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description [syn: {realism}]

naturalist
n 1: an advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms
2: a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology) [syn: {natural scientist}]

naturalistic
adj : representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; "realistic portraiture"; "a realistic novel"; "in naturalistic colors"; "the school of naturalistic writers" [syn: {realistic}]

naturalization
n 1: the quality of being brought into conformity with nature [syn: {naturalisation}]
2: the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship [syn: {naturalisation}]
3: the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous [syn: {naturalisation}]
4: changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology; "the naturalization in English of many Italian words" [syn: {naturalisation}]

naturalize
v 1: make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized last year" [syn: {naturalise}] [ant: {denaturalize}]
2: explain with reference to nature
3: adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting" [syn: {naturalise}]
4: make more natural or lifelike [syn: {naturalise}] [ant: {denaturalize}]
5: adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil" [syn: {domesticate}, {cultivate}, {naturalise}, {tame}]

naturalized
adj 1: introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation [syn: {established}]
2: planted so as to give an effect of wild growth; "drifts of naturalized daffodils" [syn: {naturalised}]

naturally
adv 1: as might be expected; "naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill" [syn: {of course}, {course}] [ant: {unnaturally}]
2: through inherent nature; "he was naturally lazy" [syn: {by nature}]
3: according to nature; by natural means; without artificial help; "naturally grown flowers" [ant: {artificially}]
4: in a natural or normal manner; "speak naturally and easily" [ant: {unnaturally}]

naturally occurring
adj : existing by nature and without artificial aid; "one of the 93 naturally occuring chemical elements"

naturalness
n 1: the quality of being natural or based on natural principles; "he accepted the naturalness of death"; "the spontaneous naturalness of his manner" [ant: {unnaturalness}]
2: the quality of innocent naivete [syn: {artlessness}, {innocence}, {ingenuousness}]

nature
n 1: the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized; "it is the nature of fire to burn"; "the true nature of jealousy"
2: a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe; "the laws of nature"; "nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women"
3: the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.; "they tried to preserve nature as they found it"
4: the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"
5: a particular type of thing; "problems of this type are very difficult to solve"; "he's interested in trains and things of that nature"; "matters of a personal nature"

nature study
n : the study of animals and plants in the natural world (usually at an elementary level)

nature worship
n : a system of religion that deifies and worships natural forces and phenomena

naturism
n : going without clothes as a social practice [syn: {nudism}]

naturist
n : a person who practices nudity for reasons of health or religion [syn: {nudist}]

naturistic
adj : in accord with naturism

naturopath
n : a therapist who practices naturopathy

naturopathy
n : a method of treating disease using food and exercise and heat to assist the natural healing process

nauch
n : an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls [syn: {nautch}, {nautch dance}]

Nauclea
n : small genus of evergreen tropical shrubs or trees with smooth leathery leaves [syn: {genus Nauclea}]

Nauclea diderrichii
n : large African forest tree yielding a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber; sometimes placed in genus Sarcocephalus [syn: {opepe}, {Sarcocephalus diderrichii}]

Naucrates
n : a genus of Carangidae [syn: {genus Naucrates}]

Naucrates ductor
n : small pelagic fish often accompanying sharks or mantas [syn: {pilotfish}]

naught
n 1: a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: {nothing}, {nil}, {nix}, {nada}, {null}, {aught}, {cipher}, {cypher}, {goose egg}, {zero}, {zilch}, {zip}]
2: complete failure; "all my efforts led to naught"

naughtier
naughty
adj 1: suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip" [syn: {blue}, {gamy}, {gamey}, {juicy}, {racy}, {risque}, {spicy}]
2: badly behaved; "he was saucy and mischievous in school"; "a naughty boy" [syn: {mischievous}] [also: {naughtiest}, {naughtier}]

naughtier
See {naughty}

naughtiest
naughty
adj 1: suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip" [syn: {blue}, {gamy}, {gamey}, {juicy}, {racy}, {risque}, {spicy}]
2: badly behaved; "he was saucy and mischievous in school"; "a naughty boy" [syn: {mischievous}] [also: {naughtiest}, {naughtier}]

naughtiest
See {naughty}

naughtily
adv : in a disobedient or naughty way; "he behaved badly in school"; "he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister"; "behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room" [syn: {badly}, {mischievously}]

naughtiness
n : an attribute of mischievous children [syn: {mischievousness}, {badness}]

naughty
adj 1: suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip" [syn: {blue}, {gamy}, {gamey}, {juicy}, {racy}, {risque}, {spicy}]
2: badly behaved; "he was saucy and mischievous in school"; "a naughty boy" [syn: {mischievous}] [also: {naughtiest}, {naughtier}]

naumachia
n : a naval spectacle; a mock sea battle put on by the ancient Romans [syn: {naumachy}] [also: {naumachiae} (pl)]

naumachiae
naumachia
n : a naval spectacle; a mock sea battle put on by the ancient Romans [syn: {naumachy}] [also: {naumachiae} (pl)]

naumachiae
See {naumachia}

naumachy
n : a naval spectacle; a mock sea battle put on by the ancient Romans [syn: {naumachia}]

naupathia
n : motion sickness experienced while traveling on water [syn: {seasickness}, {mal de mer}]

nauplii
See {nauplius}

Nauru
n 1: an island republic on Nauru Island; phosphate exports support the economy [syn: {Republic of Nauru}]
2: a small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles southwest of Hawaii; in Micronesia west of the Gilbert Islands [syn: {Nauru Island}, {Pleasant Island}]

Nauru Island
n : a small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles southwest of Hawaii; in Micronesia west of the Gilbert Islands [syn: {Nauru}, {Pleasant Island}]

Nauruan
adj : of or relating to the island republic of Nauru or its residents
n : a native or inhabitant of Nauru

nausea
n 1: the state that precedes vomiting [syn: {sickness}]
2: disgust so strong it makes you feel sick

nauseant
n : a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting [syn: {emetic}, {vomit}, {vomitive}]

nauseate
v 1: upset and make nauseated; "The smell of the foood turned the pregnant woman's stomach"; "The mold ont he food sickened the diners" [syn: {sicken}, {turn one's stomach}]
2: cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The pornographic pictures sickened us" [syn: {disgust}, {revolt}, {sicken}, {churn up}]

nauseated
adj : feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit [syn: {queasy}, {sick}, {sickish}]

nauseating
adj : causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench" [syn: {nauseous}, {noisome}, {loathsome}, {offensive}, {sickening}, {vile}]

nauseatingness
n : extreme unpalatability [syn: {disgustingness}, {distastefulness}, {sickeningness}, {unsavoriness}]

nauseous
adj : causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench" [syn: {nauseating}, {noisome}, {loathsome}, {offensive}, {sickening}, {vile}]

naut mi
n 1: a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet) [syn: {nautical mile}, {mile}, {mi}, {geographical mile}, {Admiralty mile}]
2: a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters [syn: {nautical mile}, {mile}, {mi}, {knot}, {international nautical mile}, {air mile}]

nautch
n : an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls [syn: {nauch}, {nautch dance}]

nautch dance
n : an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls [syn: {nautch}, {nauch}]

nautch girl
n : a professional dancing girl in India

nautical
adj : relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen; "nautical charts"; "maritime law"; "marine insurance" [syn: {maritime}, {marine}]

nautical chain
n : a nautical unit of length (15 ft)

nautical linear unit
n : a linear unit of distance used in navigation

nautical mile
n 1: a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet) [syn: {naut mi}, {mile}, {mi}, {geographical mile}, {Admiralty mile}]
2: a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters [syn: {mile}, {mi}, {naut mi}, {knot}, {international nautical mile}, {air mile}]

nautical signal flag
n : one of an international code of flag signals used between ships [syn: {code flag}]

nautili
nautilus
n 1: a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power [syn: {nuclear submarine}, {nuclear-powered submarine}]
2: cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells [syn: {paper nautilus}, {Argonaut}, {Argonauta argo}]
3: cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions [syn: {chambered nautilus}, {pearly nautilus}] [also: {nautili} (pl)]

nautili
See {nautilus}

Nautilidae
n : spiral-shelled cephalopods [syn: {family Nautilidae}]

nautilus
n 1: a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power [syn: {nuclear submarine}, {nuclear-powered submarine}]
2: cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells [syn: {paper nautilus}, {Argonaut}, {Argonauta argo}]
3: cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions [syn: {chambered nautilus}, {pearly nautilus}] [also: {nautili} (pl)]

Navaho
n 1: a member of an Athapaskan people that migrated to Arizona and New Mexico and Utah [syn: {Navajo}]
2: the Athapaskan language spoken by the Navaho people [syn: {Navajo}]

navahoes
See {navaho}

Navajo
n 1: a member of an Athapaskan people that migrated to Arizona and New Mexico and Utah [syn: {Navaho}]
2: the Athapaskan language spoken by the Navaho people [syn: {Navaho}]

navajoes
See {navajo}

naval
adj : connected with or belonging to or used in a navy; "naval history"; "naval commander"; "naval vessels"

naval academy
n : an academy for training naval officers

Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division
n : the principal Navy agency for research and development for air warfare and missile weapon systems [syn: {NAWCWPNS}]

naval attache
n : a military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in a navy

naval battle
n : a pitched battle between naval fleets

naval blockade
n : the interdiction of a nation's lines of communication at sea by the use of naval power

naval brass
n : alpha-beta brass containing tin; resistant to sea water; Admiralty Metal is a trademark [syn: {Admiralty brass}, {Admiralty Metal}, {Tobin bronze}]

naval campaign
n : an operation conducted primarily by naval forces in order to gain or extend or maintain control of the sea

naval chart
n : a chart for a navigator showing the prevailing meteorological and hydrographic and navigational conditions [syn: {navigational chart}, {pilot chart}]

naval commander
n : naval officer in command of a fleet of warships

naval division
n : a group of ships of similar type [syn: {division}]

naval engineer
n : a naval officer responsible for the operation and maintenance of the ship's engines [syn: {marine engineer}]

naval engineering
n : the branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of ships

naval equipment
n : equipment for a navy

naval forces
n : an organization of military naval forces [syn: {navy}]

naval gun
n : naval weaponry consisting of a large gun carried on a warship

naval installation
n : military installation servicing naval forces [syn: {shore station}]

naval missile
n : naval weaponry consisting of a missile carried on a warship

naval officer
n : an officer in the navy

naval radar
n : naval equipment consisting of a shipboard radar

Naval Research Laboratory
n : the United States Navy's defense laboratory that conducts basic and applied research for the Navy in a variety of scientific and technical disciplines [syn: {NRL}]

naval shipyard
n : a military shipyard [syn: {navy yard}]

Naval Special Warfare
n : the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare [syn: {NSW}]

Naval Surface Warfare Center
n : the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for all aspects of surface warfare [syn: {NSWC}]

naval tactical data system
n : a shipboard system for collecting and displaying tactical data

Naval Underwater Warfare Center
n : the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for submarine and undersea warfare systems [syn: {NUWC}]

naval unit
n : a military unit that is part of a navy

naval weaponry
n : weaponry for warships

Navane
n : a tranquilizer (trade name Navane) used to treat schizophrenia [syn: {thiothixene}]

Navarino
n : a decisive naval battle in the War of Greek Independence (1827); the Turkish and Egyptian fleet was defeated by an allied fleet of British and French and Russian warships [syn: {battle of Navarino}]

nave
n : the central area of a church

navel
n 1: scar where the umbilical cord was attached [syn: {umbilicus}, {bellybutton}, {omphalos}, {omphalus}]
2: the center point or middle of something [syn: {navel point}]

navel orange
n : seedless orange enclosing a small secondary fruit at the apex

navel point
n : the center point or middle of something [syn: {navel}]

navicular
adj : shaped like a boat [syn: {scaphoid}]
n : the largest wrist bone on the thumb side [syn: {scaphoid bone}, {os scaphoideum}]

navigability
n : suitability for the passage of a ship or aircraft

navigable
adj : able to be sailed on or through safely; "navigable waters"; "a navigable channel"

navigate
v 1: travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow" [syn: {voyage}, {sail}]
2: act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?" [syn: {pilot}]
3: direct carefully and safely; "He navigated his way to the altar"

navigation
n 1: the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place [syn: {pilotage}, {piloting}]
2: ship traffic; "the channel will be open to navigation as soon as the ice melts"
3: the work of a sailor [syn: {seafaring}, {sailing}]

navigation light
n : light on an airplane that indicates the plane's position and orientation; red light on the left (port) wing tip and green light on the right (starboard) wing tip

navigational
adj : of or relating to navigation; "navigational aids"

navigational chart
n : a chart for a navigator showing the prevailing meteorological and hydrographic and navigational conditions [syn: {naval chart}, {pilot chart}]

navigational instrument
n : an instrument used for navigating

navigational system
n : a system ithat provides information useful in determining the position and course of a ship or aircraft

navigator
n 1: the ship's officer in charge of navigation [syn: {sailing master}]
2: the member of an aircrew who is responsible for the aircraft's course
3: in earlier times, a person who explored by ship

Navratilova
n : United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won nine Wimbledon women's singles championships (born in 1856) [syn: {Martina Navratilova}]

navvy
n : a laborer who is obliged to do menial work [syn: {drudge}, {peon}, {galley slave}]

navy
n 1: an organization of military naval forces [syn: {naval forces}]
2: a dark shade of blue [syn: {dark blue}, {navy blue}]

navy base
n : base of operations for a naval fleet

navy bean
n : white-seeded bean; usually dried [syn: {pea bean}, {white bean}]

navy blue
n : a dark shade of blue [syn: {dark blue}, {navy}]

Navy Cross
n : a United States Navy decoration for extraordinary heroism against an armed enemy

Navy Department
n : a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1798 and combined with the War Department in 1947

navy man
n : a serviceman in the navy [syn: {bluejacket}, {sailor}, {sailor boy}]

Navy SEAL
n : a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare; "SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land" [syn: {SEAL}]

Navy Secretary
n : head of a former executive department; combined with the War Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947 [syn: {Secretary of the Navy}]

navy yard
n : a military shipyard [syn: {naval shipyard}]

nawab
n : a governor in India during the Mogual empire [syn: {nabob}]

NAWCWPNS
n : the principal Navy agency for research and development for air warfare and missile weapon systems [syn: {Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division}]

nay
n : a negative; "the nays have it" [ant: {yea}]
adv : not this merely but also; not only so but; "each of us is peculiar, nay, in a sense unique"

naysayer
n : someone with an aggressively negative attitude

naysaying
n : the act of saying no to a request

Nazarene
adj 1: of or relating to the Nazarenes or their religion
2: of or relating to the town of Nazareth or its inhabitants
n 1: a member of a group of Jews who (during the early history of the Christian Church) accepted Jesus as the Messiah; they accepted the Gospel According to Matthew but rejected St. Paul and continued to follow Jewish law and celebrate Jewish holidays; they were later declared heretic by the Church of Rome [syn: {Ebionite}]
2: an early name for any Christian
3: an inhabitant of Nazareth

Nazareth
n : a historic town in northern Israel that is mentioned in the Gospels as the home of Joseph and Mary

Naze
n : a cape at the southern tip of Norway [syn: {Lindesnes}]

Nazi
adj 1: relating to or consistent with or typical of the ideology and practice of Nazism or the Nazis; "the total Nazi crime"; "the Nazi interpretation of history"
2: relating to a form of socialism; "the national socialist party came to power in 1933" [syn: {national socialist}]
n : a German member of Adolf Hitler's political party [syn: {German Nazi}]

Nazi Germany
n : the Nazi dictatorship under Hitler (1933-1945) [syn: {Third Reich}]

Nazi Party
n : the political party founded in Germany in 1919 and brought to power by Hitler in 1933 [syn: {National Socialist German Workers' Party}]

Nazification
n : social process of adopting (or being forced to adopt) Nazism; "as the process of Nazification spread they paid less attention to public opinion"

Nazify
v : cause or force to adopt Nazism or a Nazi character; "Hitler nazified Germany in the 1930's"; "The arts were nazified everywhere in Germany" [ant: {denazify}]

Naziism
n : a form of socialism featuring racism and expansionism [syn: {Nazism}, {national socialism}]

Nazimova
n : United States actress (born in Russia) (1879-1945) [syn: {Alla Nazimova}]

Nazism
n : a form of socialism featuring racism and expansionism [syn: {Naziism}, {national socialism}]

N.B.
n : a Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that special attention should be paid to something; "the margins of his book were generously supplied with pencilled NBs" [syn: {nota bene}, {NB}]

Nb
n 1: a soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys; occurs in niobite; formerly called columbium [syn: {niobium}, {atomic number 41}]
2: a Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that special attention should be paid to something; "the margins of his book were generously supplied with pencilled NBs" [syn: {nota bene}, {N.B.}]

NbE
n : the compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north [syn: {north by east}]

NbW
n : the compass point that is one point west of due north [syn: {north by west}]

NC
n : a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {North Carolina}, {Old North State}, {Tar Heel State}]

NCDC
n : the part of NOAA that maintains the world's largest active archive of weather data [syn: {National Climatic Data Center}]

Nd
n 1: a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium [syn: {neodymium}, {atomic number 60}]
2: a state of north central United States bordering on Canada [syn: {North Dakota}, {Peace Garden State}]

Ndebele
n : a Bantu language sometimes considered a dialect of Zulu [syn: {Matabele}]

N'Djamena
n : the capital and largest city of Chad; located in the southwestern on the Shari river [syn: {Ndjamena}, {Fort-Lamy}, {capital of Chad}]

Ndjamena
n : the capital and largest city of Chad; located in the southwestern on the Shari river [syn: {N'Djamena}, {Fort-Lamy}, {capital of Chad}]

Ne
n 1: a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts [syn: {neon}, {atomic number 10}]
2: the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees [syn: {northeast}, {nor'-east}]
3: a midwestern state on the Great Plains [syn: {Nebraska}, {Cornhusker State}]

ne plus ultra
n : the state of being without a flaw or defect [syn: {perfection}, {flawlessness}] [ant: {imperfection}]

Neandertal
adj 1: relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man; "Neanderthal skull" [syn: {Neanderthal}, {Neanderthalian}]
2: ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; "was boorish and insensitive"; "the loutish manners of a bully"; "her stupid oafish husband"; "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude" [syn: {boorish}, {loutish}, {neanderthal}, {oafish}, {swinish}]
n : extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia [syn: {Neandertal man}, {Neanderthal man}, {Neanderthal}, {Homo sapiens neanderthalensis}]

Neandertal man
n : extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia [syn: {Neanderthal man}, {Neandertal}, {Neanderthal}, {Homo sapiens neanderthalensis}]

neanderthal
adj 1: ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; "was boorish and insensitive"; "the loutish manners of a bully"; "her stupid oafish husband"; "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude" [syn: {boorish}, {loutish}, {neandertal}, {oafish}, {swinish}]
2: relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man; "Neanderthal skull" [syn: {Neanderthalian}, {Neandertal}]
n : extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia [syn: {Neandertal man}, {Neanderthal man}, {Neandertal}, {Homo sapiens neanderthalensis}]

Neanderthal man
n : extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia [syn: {Neandertal man}, {Neandertal}, {Neanderthal}, {Homo sapiens neanderthalensis}]

Neanderthalian
adj : relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man; "Neanderthal skull" [syn: {Neanderthal}, {Neandertal}]

neap
n : a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon [syn: {neap tide}] [ant: {springtide}]

neap tide
n : a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon [syn: {neap}] [ant: {springtide}]

Neapolitan
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Naples or its people

Neapolitan ice cream
n : a block of ice cream with 3 or 4 layers of different colors and flavors

near
adj 1: not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call" [syn: {close}] [ant: {far}]
2: being on the left side; "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side" [syn: {near(a)}, {nigh(a)}]
3: closely resembling the genuine article; "near beer"; "a dress of near satin"
4: giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man" [syn: {cheeseparing}, {close}, {penny-pinching}]
5: with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" [syn: {dear}, {good}]
6: very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness" [syn: {approximate}]
adv 1: near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire" [syn: {nigh}, {close}]
2: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost'; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees" [syn: {about}, {just about}, {almost}, {most}, {all but}, {nearly}, {nigh}, {virtually}, {well-nigh}]
v : move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer" [syn: {approach}, {come on}, {go up}, {draw near}, {draw close}, {come near}]

near beer
n : drink that resembles beer but with less than 1/2 percent alcohol

Near East
n : the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization" [syn: {Middle East}, {Mideast}]

near gale
n : wind moving 32-38 knots; 7 on the Beaufort scale [syn: {moderate gale}]

near miss
n : an accidental collision that is narrowly avoided

near thing
n : something that barely avoids failure or disaster

near vision
n : vision for objects 2 feet or closer to the viewer

near-blind
adj : having greatly reduced vision [syn: {dim-sighted}, {purblind}, {sand-blind}, {visually impaired}, {visually challenged}]

nearby
adj : close at hand; "the nearby towns"; "concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus"
adv : not far away in relative terms; "she works nearby"; "the planets orbiting nearby are Venus and Mars"

near-death experience
n : the experience of being close to death but surviving

nearer
adj : (comparative of `near') being the one of two that is less distant in space; "we walked to the nearer house"
adv : (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance; "come closer, my dear!"; "they drew nearer"; "getting nearer to the true explanation" [syn: {nigher}, {closer}]

nearest
adj : (superlative of `near' or `nigh') most near [syn: {nighest}]
adv : (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance; "that was the time he came nearest to death" [syn: {nighest}, {closest}]

nearly
adv 1: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost'; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees" [syn: {about}, {just about}, {almost}, {most}, {all but}, {near}, {nigh}, {virtually}, {well-nigh}]
2: in a close manner; "the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned" [syn: {closely}, {intimately}]

nearness
n : the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance; "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action" [syn: {closeness}] [ant: {farness}]

nearside
n : the side of a vehicle nearest the kerb

nearsighted
adj : unable to see distant objects clearly [syn: {myopic}] [ant: {farsighted}]

nearsightedness
n : (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred [syn: {myopia}, {shortsightedness}] [ant: {hyperopia}]

neat
adj 1: clean or orderly; "her neat dress"; "a neat room"
2: showing care in execution; "neat homework"; "neat handwriting"
3: free from what is tawdry or unbecoming; "a neat style"; "a neat set of rules"; "she hated to have her neat plans upset" [syn: {refined}, {tasteful}]
4: free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; "he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek"; "a clean throw"; "the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife" [syn: {clean}]
5: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {bully}, {corking}, {cracking}, {dandy}, {great}, {groovy}, {keen}, {nifty}, {not bad(p)}, {peachy}, {slap-up}, {swell}, {smashing}]
6: without water; "took his whiskey neat" [syn: {straight}, {full-strength}]

neaten
v 1: put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" [syn: {tidy}, {tidy up}, {clean up}, {straighten}, {straighten out}, {square away}]
2: care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed" [syn: {groom}]

neatly
adv : with neatness; "she put the slippers under the bed neatly" [syn: {showing neatness}]

neatness
n 1: the state of being neat and smart and trim [syn: {spruceness}]
2: the trait of being neat and orderly [syn: {tidiness}] [ant: {untidiness}]

neat's-foot oil
n : a pale yellow oil made from the feet and legs of cattle; used as a dressing for leather

neb
n 1: a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose [syn: {snout}]
2: horny projecting mouth of a bird [syn: {beak}, {bill}, {nib}, {pecker}]

nebbech
n : (Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton [syn: {nebbish}]

nebbish
n : (Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton [syn: {nebbech}]

Nebcin
n : an antibiotic (trade name Nebcin) that is especially effective against gram-negative bacteria [syn: {tobramycin}]

NEbE
n : the compass point that is one point east of northeast [syn: {northeast by east}]

Nebiim
n : the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures [syn: {Prophets}]

NEbN
n : the compass point that is one point north of northeast [syn: {northeast by north}]

Nebo
n : Babylonian god of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools [syn: {Nabu}]

Nebraska
n : a midwestern state on the Great Plains [syn: {Cornhusker State}, {NE}]

Nebraska fern
n : large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous [syn: {hemlock}, {poison hemlock}, {poison parsley}, {California fern}, {winter fern}, {Conium maculatum}]

Nebraskan
n : a resident of Nebraska [syn: {Cornhusker}]

Nebuchadnezzar
n 1: (Old Testament) king of Chaldea who captured and destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Israelites to Babylonia (630?-562 BC) [syn: {Nebuchadnezzar II}, {Nebuchadrezzar}, {Nebuchadrezzar II}]
2: a very large wine bottle holding the equivalent of 20 normal bottles of wine; used especially for display

Nebuchadnezzar II
n : (Old Testament) king of Chaldea who captured and destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Israelites to Babylonia (630?-562 BC) [syn: {Nebuchadnezzar}, {Nebuchadrezzar}, {Nebuchadrezzar II}]

Nebuchadrezzar
n : (Old Testament) king of Chaldea who captured and destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Israelites to Babylonia (630?-562 BC) [syn: {Nebuchadnezzar}, {Nebuchadnezzar II}, {Nebuchadrezzar II}]

Nebuchadrezzar II
n : (Old Testament) king of Chaldea who captured and destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Israelites to Babylonia (630?-562 BC) [syn: {Nebuchadnezzar}, {Nebuchadnezzar II}, {Nebuchadrezzar}]

nebula
n 1: a medicinal liquid preparation intended for use in an atomizer
2: cloudiness of the urine
3: an immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space
4: (pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea [also: {nebulae} (pl)]

nebulae
nebula
n 1: a medicinal liquid preparation intended for use in an atomizer
2: cloudiness of the urine
3: an immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space
4: (pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea [also: {nebulae} (pl)]

nebulae
See {nebula}

nebular
adj 1: of or relating to or resembling a nebula; "the nebular hypothesis of the origin of the solar system"
2: resembling a cloud [syn: {cloudlike}]

nebular hypothesis
n : (cosmology) the theory that the solar system evolved from a hot gaseous nebula

nebulose
adj : lacking definite form or limits; "gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion"- H.T.Moore; "nebulous distinction between pride and conceit" [syn: {cloudy}, {nebulous}]

nebulous
adj 1: lacking definite form or limits; "gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion"- H.T.Moore; "nebulous distinction between pride and conceit" [syn: {cloudy}, {nebulose}]
2: lacking definition or definite content; "nebulous reasons"; "unfixed as were her general notions of what men ought to be"- Jane Austen [syn: {unfixed}]

nebulously
adv : in a nebulous and indefinite manner

NEC
n : an acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants; necrosis of intestinal tissue may follow [syn: {necrotizing enterocolitis}]

necessarily
adv 1: in an essential manner; "such expenses are necessarily incurred" [syn: {needfully}] [ant: {unnecessarily}]
2: in such a manner as could not be otherwise; "it is necessarily so"; "we must needs by objective" [syn: {inevitably}, {of necessity}, {needs}]
3: as a highly likely consequence; "we are necessarily bound for federalism in Europe"

necessary
adj 1: absolutely essential [ant: {unnecessary}]
2: unavoidably determined by prior circumstances; "the necessary consequences of one's actions"
n : anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained" [syn: {necessity}, {essential}, {requirement}, {requisite}] [ant: {inessential}]

necessitarian
n : someone who does not believe the doctrine of free will [ant: {libertarian}]

necessitate
v 1: require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulates a patient's consent" [syn: {ask}, {postulate}, {need}, {require}, {take}, {involve}, {call for}, {demand}] [ant: {obviate}]
2: cause to be a concomitant

necessitous
adj : poor enough to need help from others [syn: {destitute}, {impoverished}, {indigent}, {needy}, {poverty-stricken}]

necessity
n 1: the condition of being essential or indispensable
2: anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained" [syn: {essential}, {requirement}, {requisite}, {necessary}] [ant: {inessential}]

neck
n 1: the part of an organism that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck" [syn: {cervix}]
2: a narrow elongated projecting strip of land
3: a cut of meat from the neck of an animal
4: opening for the neck; the part of a garment near the neck opening
v : kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion; "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car" [syn: {make out}]

neck and neck
adj : inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition; "as they approached the finish line they were neck and neck"; "the election was a nip and tuck affair" [syn: {head-to-head}, {nip and tuck}]
adv : even or close in a race or competition or comparison; "the horses ran neck and neck"; "he won nip and tuck" [syn: {head-to-head}, {nip and tuck}]

neck bone
n : one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region [syn: {cervical vertebra}]

neck brace
n : a brace worn to steady the neck

neck exercise
n : exercise designed to strengthen the neck muscles

neck of the woods
n : a surrounding or nearby region; "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood"; "I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods" [syn: {vicinity}, {locality}, {neighborhood}, {neighbourhood}]

neck ruff
n : a high tight collar [syn: {choker}, {ruff}, {ruffle}]

neck sweetbread
n : edible thymus gland of an animal [syn: {throat sweetbread}]

Neckar
n : a river in Germany; rises in the Black Forest and flows north into the Rhine [syn: {Neckar River}]

Neckar River
n : a river in Germany; rises in the Black Forest and flows north into the Rhine [syn: {Neckar}]

neckband
n 1: a band around the collar of a garment
2: a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over [syn: {collar}]
3: necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck [syn: {choker}, {collar}, {dog collar}]

neckcloth
n : an ornamental white cravat [syn: {stock}]

neck-deep
adj : deeply involved; "neck-deep in work"; "up to their necks in debt" [syn: {up to my neck}, {up to your neck}, {up to her neck}, {up to his neck}, {up to our necks}, {up to their necks}]

necked
adj : having a neck or having a neck especially as specified (often used in combination) [ant: {neckless}]

necker
n : a lover who necks

neckerchief
n : a kerchief worn around the neck

necking
n 1: the molding at the top of a column [syn: {gorgerin}]
2: affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) [syn: {caressing}, {cuddling}, {fondling}, {hugging}, {kissing}, {petting}, {smooching}, {snuggling}]

necklace
n : jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)

necklace poplar
n : a common poplar of eastern and central United States; cultivated in United States for its rapid growth and luxuriant foliage and in Europe for timber [syn: {Eastern cottonwood}, {Populus deltoides}]

necklace tree
n : a tree of the genus Ormosia having seeds used as beads

neckless
adj : lacking or apparently lacking a neck [ant: {necked}]

necklet
n : decoration worn about the neck (fur piece or tight necklace) as an ornament

necklike
adj : resembling a neck

neckline
n : the line formed by the edge of a garment around the neck

neckpiece
n : an article of apparel worn about the neck

necktie
n : neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front; "he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie"; "he wore a vest and tie" [syn: {tie}]

neckwear
n : articles of clothing worn about the neck

necrobiosis
n : (physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells) [syn: {cell death}]

necrobiosis lipoidica
n : skin disease marked by thin shiny patches (especially on the legs); often associated with diabetes mellitus [syn: {necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum}]

necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum
n : skin disease marked by thin shiny patches (especially on the legs); often associated with diabetes mellitus [syn: {necrobiosis lipoidica}]

necrology
n 1: a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography [syn: {obituary}, {obit}]
2: a list of people who died recently

necrolysis
n : disintegration and dissolution of dead tissue

necromancer
n 1: one who practices magic or sorcery [syn: {sorcerer}, {magician}, {wizard}]
2: one who practices divination by conjuring up the dead

necromancy
n 1: the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world [syn: {sorcery}, {black magic}, {black art}]
2: conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying

necromania
n : an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies [syn: {necrophilia}, {necrophilism}]

necromantic
adj 1: relating to or associated with necromancy; "mysterious necromantic rites" [syn: {necromantical}]
2: given to or produced by or used in the art of conjuring up the dead; "a necromantic sorcerer"; "necromantic delusions"; "necromantic powders and other weird objects"

necromantical
adj : relating to or associated with necromancy; "mysterious necromantic rites" [syn: {necromantic}]

necrophagia
n : feeding on corpses or carrion [syn: {necrophagy}]

necrophagy
n : feeding on corpses or carrion [syn: {necrophagia}]

necrophilia
n : an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies [syn: {necrophilism}, {necromania}]

necrophilism
n : an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies [syn: {necrophilia}, {necromania}]

necropoleis
necropolis
n : a tract of land used for burials [syn: {cemetery}, {graveyard}, {burial site}, {burial ground}, {burying ground}, {memorial park}] [also: {necropoleis} (pl)]

necropoleis
See {necropolis}

necropolis
n : a tract of land used for burials [syn: {cemetery}, {graveyard}, {burial site}, {burial ground}, {burying ground}, {memorial park}] [also: {necropoleis} (pl)]

necropsy
n : an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease [syn: {autopsy}, {postmortem}, {PM}, {postmortem examination}]

necrose
v : undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed" [syn: {gangrene}, {mortify}, {sphacelate}]

necrosis
n : the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply) [syn: {mortification}, {gangrene}, {sphacelus}]

necrotic
adj : relating to or affected by necrosis; "necrotic tissue"

necrotizing enteritis
n : enteritis characterized by bloody diarrhea and severe abdominal pain

necrotizing enterocolitis
n : an acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants; necrosis of intestinal tissue may follow [syn: {NEC}]

nectar
n 1: a sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators
2: fruit juice especially when undiluted
3: (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal [syn: {ambrosia}]

nectariferous
adj : possessing nectaries

nectarine
n 1: variety or mutation of the peach bearing smooth-skinned fruit with usually yellow flesh [syn: {nectarine tree}, {Prunus persica nectarina}]
2: smooth-skinned variety or mutation of the peach

nectarine tree
n : variety or mutation of the peach bearing smooth-skinned fruit with usually yellow flesh [syn: {nectarine}, {Prunus persica nectarina}]

nectarous
adj : extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant; "a nectarous drink"; "ambrosial food" [syn: {ambrosial}, {ambrosian}]

nectary
n : a gland (often a protuberance or depression) that secretes nectar [syn: {honey gland}]

Necturus
n : a genus of Proteidae [syn: {genus Necturus}]

Necturus maculosus
n : aquatic North American salamander with red feathery external gills [syn: {mud puppy}]

nee
adj : (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman; "Hillary Clinton nee Rodham"

need
n 1: a condition requiring relief; "she satisfied his need for affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"; "there is a demand for jobs" [syn: {demand}]
2: anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants" [syn: {want}]
3: the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives" [syn: {motivation}, {motive}]
4: a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless" [syn: {indigence}, {penury}, {beggary}, {pauperism}, {pauperization}]
v 1: require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulates a patient's consent" [syn: {necessitate}, {ask}, {postulate}, {require}, {take}, {involve}, {call for}, {demand}] [ant: {obviate}]
2: have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner" [syn: {want}, {require}]
3: have or feel a need for; "always needing friends and money"

needed
adj : necessary for relief or supply; "provided them with all things needful" [syn: {needful}, {required}, {requisite}]

needer
n : a person who wants or needs something; "an owner of many things and needer of none" [syn: {wanter}]

needful
adj : necessary for relief or supply; "provided them with all things needful" [syn: {needed}, {required}, {requisite}]

needfully
adv : in an essential manner; "such expenses are necessarily incurred" [syn: {necessarily}] [ant: {unnecessarily}]

needier
See {needy}

needier
needy
adj : poor enough to need help from others [syn: {destitute}, {impoverished}, {indigent}, {necessitous}, {poverty-stricken}] [also: {neediest}, {needier}]

neediest
See {needy}

neediest
needy
adj : poor enough to need help from others [syn: {destitute}, {impoverished}, {indigent}, {necessitous}, {poverty-stricken}] [also: {neediest}, {needier}]

needle
n 1: as of a conifer [syn: {acerate leaf}]
2: a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument
3: a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)
4: a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record [syn: {phonograph needle}]
v 1: goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks" [syn: {goad}]
2: prick with a needle

needle bearing
n : bearings containing small metal balls [syn: {ball bearing}, {roller bearing}]

needle biopsy
n : biopsy of deep tissue that is obtained through a hollow needle

needle blight
n : a disease of conifers causing the needles to fall [syn: {needle cast}, {leaf cast}]

needle bush
n : shrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers; eastern Australia [syn: {needlebush}, {needle-bush}, {Hakea lissosperma}]

needle cast
n : a disease of conifers causing the needles to fall [syn: {needle blight}, {leaf cast}]

needle furze
n : prickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England and Europe [syn: {broom tree}, {petty whin}, {Genista anglica}]

needle palm
n : yucca with long stiff leaves having filamentlike appendages [syn: {Adam's needle}, {Adam's needle-and-thread}, {spoonleaf yucca}, {Yucca filamentosa}]

needle rush
n : fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for aquariums [syn: {needle spike rush}, {slender spike rush}, {hair grass}, {Eleocharis acicularis}]

needle spike rush
n : fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for aquariums [syn: {needle rush}, {slender spike rush}, {hair grass}, {Eleocharis acicularis}]

needle wood
n : large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers; central and eastern Australia [syn: {needlewood}, {needle-wood}, {Hakea leucoptera}]

needle-bush
n : shrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers; eastern Australia [syn: {needlebush}, {needle bush}, {Hakea lissosperma}]

needlebush
n : shrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers; eastern Australia [syn: {needle-bush}, {needle bush}, {Hakea lissosperma}]

needlecraft
n 1: a creation created or assembled by needle and thread [syn: {needlework}]
2: work (such as sewing or embroidery) that is done with a needle [syn: {needlework}]

needlefish
n 1: elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters [syn: {gar}, {billfish}]
2: fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates [syn: {pipefish}] [also: {needlefishes} (pl)]

needlefishes
needlefish
n 1: elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters [syn: {gar}, {billfish}]
2: fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates [syn: {pipefish}] [also: {needlefishes} (pl)]

needlefishes
See {needlefish}

needlelike
adj : ending in a sharp point [syn: {acuate}, {acute}, {sharp}]

needlenose pliers
n : small pliers with long thin jaws for fine work

needlepoint
n 1: lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern [syn: {point lace}]
2: embroidery consisting of allover embroidered canvas resembling tapestry

needle-shaped
adj : narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves [syn: {acerate}, {acerose}, {acicular}]

needless
adj : unnecessary and unwarranted; "a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life" [syn: {gratuitous}, {uncalled-for}]

needlessly
adv : without need; "it would needlessly bring badness into the world"

needlewoman
n : someone who makes or mends dresses [syn: {dressmaker}, {modiste}, {seamstress}, {sempstress}]

needlewood
n : large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers; central and eastern Australia [syn: {needle-wood}, {needle wood}, {Hakea leucoptera}]

needle-wood
n : large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers; central and eastern Australia [syn: {needlewood}, {needle wood}, {Hakea leucoptera}]

needlework
n 1: a creation created or assembled by needle and thread [syn: {needlecraft}]
2: work (such as sewing or embroidery) that is done with a needle [syn: {needlecraft}]

needleworker
n : someone who does work (as sewing or embroidery) with a needle

needs
adv : in such a manner as could not be otherwise; "it is necessarily so"; "we must needs by objective" [syn: {inevitably}, {necessarily}, {of necessity}]

needy
adj : poor enough to need help from others [syn: {destitute}, {impoverished}, {indigent}, {necessitous}, {poverty-stricken}] [also: {neediest}, {needier}]

Neel
n : French physicist noted for research on magnetism (born in 1904) [syn: {Louis Eugene Felix Neel}]

neem
n : large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia [syn: {neem tree}, {nim tree}, {margosa}, {arishth}, {Azadirachta indica}, {Melia Azadirachta}]

neem cake
n : residue after oil is pressed from neem seeds

neem seed
n : seed of neem trees; source of pesticides and fertilizer and medicinal products

neem tree
n : large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia [syn: {neem}, {nim tree}, {margosa}, {arishth}, {Azadirachta indica}, {Melia Azadirachta}]

neencephalon
n : the part of the brain having the most recent phylogenetic origin; the cerebral cortex and related parts [syn: {neoencephalon}]

ne'er
adv : not ever; at no time in the past or future; "I have never been to China"; "I shall never forget this day"; "had never seen a circus"; "never on Sunday"; "I will never marry you!" [syn: {never}] [ant: {always}]

ne'er-do-well
n : an idle worthless person [syn: {goldbrick}, {goof-off}, {good-for-nothing}, {good-for-naught}]

nefarious
adj : extremely wicked; "nefarious schemes"; "a villainous plot"; "a villainous band of thieves" [syn: {villainous}]

nefariously
adv : in a nefarious manner or to a nefarious degree; "nefariously involved in a conspiracy"

nefariousness
n : the quality of being wicked [syn: {wickedness}, {vileness}]

nefazodone
n : an antidepressant drug (trade name Serzone) [syn: {Serzone}]

Nefertiti
n : queen of Egypt and wife of Akhenaton (14th century BC)

Neftali Ricardo Reyes
n : Chilean poet (1904-1973) [syn: {Neruda}, {Pablo Neruda}, {Reyes}]

Negaprion
n : lemon sharks [syn: {genus Negaprion}]

Negaprion brevirostris
n : common shallow-water schooling shark of the Atlantic from North Carolina to Brazil and off west Africa; dangerous [syn: {lemon shark}]

Negara Brunei Darussalam
n : a sultanate in northwestern Borneo; became independent of Great Britain in 1984 [syn: {Brunei}]

negate
v 1: be in contradiction with [syn: {contradict}, {belie}]
2: deny the truth of [syn: {contradict}, {contravene}]
3: prove negative; show to be false [syn: {contradict}] [ant: {confirm}]
4: make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts" [syn: {neutralize}, {neutralise}, {nullify}]

negation
n 1: a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement
2: the speech act of negating
3: (logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false

negative
adj 1: characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features; "a negative outlook on life"; "a colorless negative personality"; "a negative evaluation"; "a negative reaction to an advertising campaign" [ant: {neutral}, {positive}]
2: reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive
3: having a negative electric charge; "electrons are negative" [syn: {electronegative}] [ant: {neutral}, {positive}]
4: expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial [ant: {affirmative}]
5: having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant; "ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life"
6: not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition; "the HIV test was negative" [syn: {disconfirming}] [ant: {positive}]
7: less than zero; "a negative number"
8: designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions; "negative criticism" [syn: {damaging}]
9: involving disadvantage or harm; "minus (or negative) factors" [syn: {minus}]
n 1: a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative" [ant: {affirmative}]
2: a piece of photographic film showing an image with black and white tones reversed
v : vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill" [syn: {veto}, {blackball}]

negative charge
n : having a surplus of electrons; having a lower electric potential [ant: {positive charge}]

negative chemotaxis
n : movement away from a chemical stimulus

negative correlation
n : a correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with small values of the other; the correlation coefficient is between 0 and -1 [syn: {indirect correlation}]

negative feedback
n : feedback in opposite phase with (decreasing) the input

negative feedback circuit
n : a feedback circuit that subtracts from the input [syn: {control circuit}]

negative identification
n : evidence proving that you are not who you say you are not; evidence establishing that you are not among a group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to rejection; "a system for negative identification can prevent the use of multiple identities by a single person"

negative magnetic pole
n : the pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freely [syn: {negative pole}, {south-seeking pole}]

negative muon
n : an elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrino [syn: {muon}, {mu-meson}]

negative pole
n 1: the terminal of a battery that is connected to the negative plate
2: the pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freely [syn: {negative magnetic pole}, {south-seeking pole}]

negative reinforcer
n : a reinforcing stimulus whose removal serves to decrease the likelihood of the response that produced it [syn: {negative reinforcing stimulus}]

negative reinforcing stimulus
n : a reinforcing stimulus whose removal serves to decrease the likelihood of the response that produced it [syn: {negative reinforcer}]

negative stimulation
n : something causing antagonism or loss of interest [syn: {turnoff}]

negative stimulus
n : a stimulus with undesirable consequences

negatively
adv 1: in a harmful manner; "he was negatively affected"
2: in a negative way; "he was negatively inclined"

negatively charged
adj : having a negative charge

negativeness
n : the disagreeable quality of one who dissents [syn: {negativity}] [ant: {positiveness}]

negativism
n : characterized by habitual skepticism and a tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands [syn: {negativity}] [ant: {positivism}]

negativist
n : someone who is resigned to defeat [syn: {defeatist}]

negativity
n 1: the disagreeable quality of one who dissents [syn: {negativeness}] [ant: {positiveness}]
2: characterized by habitual skepticism and a tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands [syn: {negativism}] [ant: {positivism}]
3: (chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond [syn: {electronegativity}]

negatron
n : an elementary particle with negative charge [syn: {electron}]

Negev
n : a desert in southern Israel [syn: {Negev Desert}]

Negev Desert
n : a desert in southern Israel [syn: {Negev}]

NegGram
n : antibacterial agent used especially to treat genitourinary infections [syn: {nalidixic acid}]

neglect
n 1: lack of attention and due care [syn: {disregard}]
2: the state of something that has been unused and neglected; "the house was in a terrible state of neglect" [syn: {disuse}]
3: willful lack of care and attention [syn: {disregard}]
4: the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern [syn: {negligence}, {neglectfulness}]
5: failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances [syn: {negligence}, {carelessness}, {nonperformance}]
v 1: leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" [syn: {pretermit}, {omit}, {drop}, {miss}, {leave out}, {overlook}, {overleap}] [ant: {attend to}]
2: fail to do something; leave something undone; "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"; "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account" [syn: {fail}]
3: fail to attend to; "he neglects his children"
4: give little or no attention to; "Disregard the errors" [syn: {ignore}, {disregard}]

neglect of duty
n : (law) breach of a duty

neglected
adj 1: disregarded; "his cries were unheeded"; "Shaw's neglected one-act comedy, `A Village Wooing'"; "her ignored advice" [syn: {ignored}, {unheeded}]
2: lacking a caretaker; "a neglected child"; "many casualties were lying unattended" [syn: {unattended}]

neglecter
n : a person who is neglectful and gives little attention or respect to people or responsibilities; "he tried vainly to impress his neglecters"

neglectful
adj 1: leaving vulnerable; "neglectful of her own financial security" [syn: {neglectful of(p)}]
2: not showing due care or attention; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter"; "neglectful parents" [syn: {inattentive}]
3: failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills" [syn: {derelict}, {delinquent}, {remiss}]

neglectful of
adj : leaving vulnerable; "neglectful of her own financial security" [syn: {neglectful}, {neglectful of(p)}]

neglectfully
adv : in a neglectful manner

neglectfulness
n : the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern [syn: {negligence}, {neglect}]

neglige
n : a loose dressing gown for women [syn: {negligee}, {peignoir}, {wrapper}, {housecoat}]

negligee
n : a loose dressing gown for women [syn: {neglige}, {peignoir}, {wrapper}, {housecoat}]

negligence
n 1: failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances [syn: {carelessness}, {neglect}, {nonperformance}]
2: the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern [syn: {neglect}, {neglectfulness}]

negligent
adj 1: characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern; "negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent in his correspondence" [ant: {diligent}]
2: marked by insufficient care or attention; "a negligent housekeeper"; "negligent about personal cleanliness"

negligently
adv : in a negligent manner; "he did his work negligently"

negligible
adj 1: so small as to be meaningless; insignificant; "the effect was negligible"
2: not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter" [syn: {paltry}, {trifling}]

negociate
v 1: be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs" [syn: {pull off}, {bring off}, {carry off}, {manage}] [ant: {fail}]
2: sell or discount; "negociate securities"
3: transfer by endorsement to another in return for value received; "negociate a bond"
4: succeed in passing through, around, or over; "The hiker negociated the high mountain pass"
5: confer with another in order to come to terms or reach an agreement; "The parties negociated all night"
6: discuss the terms of an arrangement; "They negotiated the sale of the house" [syn: {negotiate}, {talk terms}]

negotiable
adj 1: capable of being passed or negotiated; "a negotiable road"
2: able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise; "negotiable demands"; "the proposal is still on the table" [syn: {on the table}]
3: legally transferable to the ownership of another; "negotiable bonds" [syn: {assignable}, {conveyable}, {transferable}, {transferrable}]

negotiable instrument
n : an unconditional order or promise to pay an amount of money

negotiant
n : someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement) [syn: {negotiator}, {treater}]

negotiate
v : discuss the terms of an arrangement; "They negotiated the sale of the house" [syn: {negociate}, {talk terms}]

negotiation
n 1: a discussion intended to produce an agreement; "the buyout negotiation lasted several days"; "they disagreed but kept an open dialogue"; "talks between Israelis and Palestinians" [syn: {dialogue}, {talks}]
2: the activity or business of negotiating an agreement; coming to terms

negotiator
n : someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement) [syn: {negotiant}, {treater}]

negotiatress
n : a woman negotiator [syn: {negotiatrix}]

negotiatrix
n : a woman negotiator [syn: {negotiatress}]

Negress
n : a Black woman or girl

negrilloes
See {negrillo}

negritoes
See {negrito}

Negritude
n : an ideological position that holds Black culture to be independent and valid on its own terms; an affirmation of the African cultural heritage

negro
adj : relating to or characteristic of or being a member of the traditional racial division of mankind having brown to black pigmentation and tightly curled hair
n : a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa) [syn: {Black}, {Black person}, {blackamoor}, {Negroid}] [also: {negroes} (pl)]

negro peach
n : stout spreading or semi-climbing tropical shrub with round brownish-red warty fruit; Africa [syn: {Sarcocephalus latifolius}, {Sarcocephalus esculentus}]

negro pepper
n : tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine [syn: {Guinea pepper}, {Xylopia aethiopica}]

Negro race
n : a dark-skinned race [syn: {Black race}, {Negroid race}]

Negro spiritual
n : a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States [syn: {spiritual}]

negro vine
n : twining vine with hairy foliage and dark purplish-brown flowers [syn: {Vincetoxicum hirsutum}, {Vincetoxicum negrum}]

negroes
negro
adj : relating to or characteristic of or being a member of the traditional racial division of mankind having brown to black pigmentation and tightly curled hair
n : a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa) [syn: {Black}, {Black person}, {blackamoor}, {Negroid}] [also: {negroes} (pl)]

negroes
See {negro}

negroid
adj : characteristic of people traditionally classified as the Negro race; "negroid features"
n : a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa) [syn: {Black}, {Black person}, {blackamoor}, {Negro}]

Negroid race
n : a dark-skinned race [syn: {Black race}, {Negro race}]

negus
n : wine and hot water with sugar and lemon juice and nutmeg

Nehemiah
n : an Old Testament book telling how a Jewish official at the court of Artaxerxes I in 444 BC became a leader in rebuilding Jeruslaem after the Babylonian Captivity [syn: {Book of Nehemiah}]

Nehru
n : Indian statesman and leader with Gandhi in the struggle for home rule; was the first prime minister of the Republic of India from 1947 to 1964 (1889-1964) [syn: {Jawaharlal Nehru}]

Nei Monggol
n : an autonomous region of northeastern China that was annexed by the Manchu rulers in 1635 and became an integral part of China in 1911 [syn: {Inner Mongolia}]

neigh
n : the characteristic sounds made by a horse [syn: {nicker}, {whicker}, {whinny}]
v : characteristic of horses [syn: {nicker}, {whicker}, {whinny}]

neighbor
adj : situated near one another; "neighbor states" [syn: {neighbour}, {neighboring(a)}, {neighbouring(a)}]
n 1: a person who lives (or is located) near another [syn: {neighbour}]
2: a nearby object of the same kind; "Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas"; "what is the closest neighbor to the Earth?" [syn: {neighbour}]
v 1: live or be located as a neighbor; "the neighboring house" [syn: {neighbour}]
2: be located near or adjacent to; "Pakistan neighbors India" [syn: {neighbour}]

neighborhood
n 1: a surrounding or nearby region; "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood"; "I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods" [syn: {vicinity}, {locality}, {neighbourhood}, {neck of the woods}]
2: people living near one another; "it is a friendly neighborhood"; "my neighborhood voted for Bush" [syn: {neighbourhood}]
3: the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of'); "it was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job"; "the price is in the neighborhood of $100" [syn: {region}]

neighboring
adj 1: situated near one another; "neighbor states" [syn: {neighbor}, {neighbour}, {neighboring(a)}, {neighbouring(a)}]
2: having a common boundary or edge; touching; "abutting lots"; "adjoining rooms"; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities" [syn: {abutting}, {adjacent}, {adjoining}, {conterminous}, {contiguous}, {neighboring(a)}]

neighborliness
n : a disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors [syn: {neighbourliness}, {good-neighborliness}, {good-neighbourliness}] [ant: {unneighborliness}]

neighborly
adj : exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor [syn: {neighbourly}]

neighbour
adj : situated near one another; "neighbor states" [syn: {neighbor}, {neighboring(a)}, {neighbouring(a)}]
n 1: a person who lives (or is located) near another [syn: {neighbor}]
2: a nearby object of the same kind; "Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas"; "what is the closest neighbor to the Earth?" [syn: {neighbor}]
v 1: live or be located as a neighbor; "the neighboring house" [syn: {neighbor}]
2: be located near or adjacent to; "Pakistan neighbors India" [syn: {neighbor}]

neighbourhood
n 1: a surrounding or nearby region; "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood"; "I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods" [syn: {vicinity}, {locality}, {neighborhood}, {neck of the woods}]
2: people living near one another; "it is a friendly neighborhood"; "my neighborhood voted for Bush" [syn: {neighborhood}]

neighbouring
adj : situated near one another; "neighbor states" [syn: {neighbor}, {neighbour}, {neighboring(a)}, {neighbouring(a)}]

neighbourliness
n : a disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors [syn: {neighborliness}, {good-neighborliness}, {good-neighbourliness}] [ant: {unneighborliness}]

neighbourly
adj : exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor [syn: {neighborly}]

Neil Armstrong
n : United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-) [syn: {Armstrong}]

Neil Simon
n : United States playwright noted for light comedies (born in 1927) [syn: {Simon}, {Marvin Neil Simon}]

Neisseria gonorrhoeae
n : the pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea [syn: {gonococcus}]

neither
adv : after a negative statement used to indicate that the next statement is similarly negative; "I was not happy and neither were they"; "just as you would not complain, neither should he"

Nejd
n : a central plateau region of the Arabian Peninsula; formely an independent sultanate until 1932 when it united with Hejaz to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [syn: {Najd}]

nekton
n : the aggregate of actively swimming animals in a body of water ranging from microscopic organisms to whales

nelfinavir
n : a protease inhibitor (trade name Viracept) used in treating HIV usually in combination with other drugs [syn: {Viracept}]

Nell Gwynn
n : English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687) [syn: {Gwynn}, {Gywn}, {Gynne}, {Nell Gywn}, {Nell Gwynne}, {Eleanor Gwynn}, {Eleanor Gwyn}, {Eleanor Gwynne}]

Nell Gwynne
n : English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687) [syn: {Gwynn}, {Gywn}, {Gynne}, {Nell Gwynn}, {Nell Gywn}, {Eleanor Gwynn}, {Eleanor Gwyn}, {Eleanor Gwynne}]

Nell Gywn
n : English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687) [syn: {Gwynn}, {Gywn}, {Gynne}, {Nell Gwynn}, {Nell Gwynne}, {Eleanor Gwynn}, {Eleanor Gwyn}, {Eleanor Gwynne}]

Nellie Bly
n : muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922) [syn: {Seaman}, {Elizabeth Seaman}, {Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman}]

Nellie Ross
n : a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977) [syn: {Ross}, {Nellie Tayloe Ross}]

Nellie Tayloe Ross
n : a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977) [syn: {Ross}, {Nellie Ross}]

Nelson
n : English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805) [syn: {Horatio Nelson}, {Viscount Nelson}, {Admiral Nelson}, {Lord Nelson}]

Nelson Algren
n : United States writer (1909-1981) [syn: {Algren}]

Nelson Mandela
n : South African statesman who was released from prison to become the nation's first democratically elected president in 1994 (born in 1918) [syn: {Mandela}, {Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela}]

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
n : South African statesman who was released from prison to become the nation's first democratically elected president in 1994 (born in 1918) [syn: {Mandela}, {Nelson Mandela}]

Nelumbo
n : sometimes placed in the family Nymphaeaceae: lotuses [syn: {genus Nelumbo}]

Nelumbo lutea
n : water lily of eastern North America having pale yellow blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds [syn: {water chinquapin}, {American lotus}, {yanquapin}]

Nelumbo nucifera
n : native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers [syn: {lotus}, {Indian lotus}, {sacred lotus}]

Nelumbonaceae
n : in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the single genus Nelumbo [syn: {subfamily Nelumbonaceae}]

nem con
adv : of one mind; without dissent; "the Senate unanimously approved the bill"; "we voted unanimously" [syn: {unanimously}, {nemine contradicente}]

Nematocera
n : mosquitoes; fungus gnats; crane flies; gnats; sand flies [syn: {suborder Nematocera}]

Nematoda
n : unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms [syn: {phylum Nematoda}, {Aschelminthes}, {phylum Aschelminthes}]

nematode
n : unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic [syn: {nematode worm}, {roundworm}]

nematode worm
n : unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic [syn: {nematode}, {roundworm}]

Nembutal
n : a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and anti-spasmodic [syn: {pentobarbital sodium}, {pentobarbital}, {yellow jacket}]

Nemea
n : a valley in southeastern Greece where the Nemean Games were held

Nemean Games
n : the ancient Panhellenic games held biennially at Nemea in the second and fourth years of each Olympiad

Nemean lion
n : (Greek mythology) an enormous lion strangled by Hercules as the first of his 12 labors

Nemertea
n : proboscis worms [syn: {phylum Nemertea}, {Nemertina}, {phylum Nemertina}]

nemertean
n : soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract [syn: {ribbon worm}, {nemertine}, {proboscis worm}]

Nemertina
n : proboscis worms [syn: {Nemertea}, {phylum Nemertea}, {phylum Nemertina}]

nemertine
n : soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract [syn: {ribbon worm}, {nemertean}, {proboscis worm}]

nemeses
See {nemesis}

Nemesis
n 1: (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance
2: something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life" [syn: {bane}, {curse}, {scourge}]

nemine contradicente
adv : of one mind; without dissent; "the Senate unanimously approved the bill"; "we voted unanimously" [syn: {unanimously}, {nem con}]

nemophila
n : any plant of the genus Nemophila

Nemophila aurita
n : straggling California annual herb with deep purple or violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Nemophila [syn: {fiesta flower}, {Pholistoma auritum}]

Nemophila maculata
n : California annual having white flowers with a deep purple blotch on each petal [syn: {five-spot}]

Nemophila menziesii
n : delicate California annual having blue flowers marked with dark spots [syn: {baby blue-eyes}]

Nenets
n : a Uralic language spoken by a Samoyed people of northern Siberia [syn: {Nentsi}, {Nentsy}, {Yurak-Samoyed}]

Nentsi
n : a Uralic language spoken by a Samoyed people of northern Siberia [syn: {Nenets}, {Nentsy}, {Yurak-Samoyed}]

Nentsy
n : a Uralic language spoken by a Samoyed people of northern Siberia [syn: {Nenets}, {Nentsi}, {Yurak-Samoyed}]

neo
adj : (used as a combining form) recent or new; "`neo' is a combining form in words like `neocolonialism'"

neo jazz
n : any of various styles of jazz that appeared after 1940 [syn: {modern jazz}, {new jazz}]

Neobiotic
n : an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery [syn: {neomycin}, {fradicin}]

Neoceratodus
n : extant Australian lungfishes [syn: {genus Neoceratodus}]

Neoceratodus forsteri
n : large edible Australian lungfish having paddle-shaped fins [syn: {barramunda}, {barramundi}]

neoclassic
adj : characteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style [syn: {neoclassical}]

neoclassical
adj : characteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style [syn: {neoclassic}]

neoclassicism
n : revival of a classical style (in art or literature or architecture or music) but from a new perspective or with a new motivation

neoclassicist
adj : relating to or advocating neoclassicism [syn: {neoclassicistic}]
n : an advocate of neoclassicism

neoclassicistic
adj : relating to or advocating neoclassicism [syn: {neoclassicist}]

neocolonialism
n : control by a powerful country of its former colonies (or other less developed countries) by economic pressures

neocon
n : a conservative who subscribes to neoconservativism [syn: {neoconservative}]

neoconservative
n : a conservative who subscribes to neoconservativism [syn: {neocon}]

neoconservativism
n : an approach to politics or theology that represents a return to a traditional point of view (in contrast to more liberal or radical schools of thought of the 1960s)

neocortex
n : the cortical part of the neencephalon [syn: {neopallium}]

neocortical
adj : of or relating to the neocortex of the cerebrum

neo-Darwinian
adj : of or relating to Darwin's theories as modified by modern genetic findings; "Neo-Darwinian theories"

Neo-Darwinism
n : a modern Darwinian theory that explains new species in terms of genetic mutations

neodymium
n : a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium [syn: {Nd}, {atomic number 60}]

neoencephalon
n : the part of the brain having the most recent phylogenetic origin; the cerebral cortex and related parts [syn: {neencephalon}]

neoexpressionism
n : an art movement based on expressionism; developed in 1980s in Europe and United States; crudely drawn garish paintings

Neofiber
n : round-tailed muskrat [syn: {genus Neofiber}]

Neofiber alleni
n : of Florida wetlands [syn: {round-tailed muskrat}, {Florida water rat}]

Neohygrophorus
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae [syn: {genus Neohygrophorus}]

Neohygrophorus angelesianus
n : a fungus with a small brown convex cap with a depressed disc; waxy wine-colored gills and a brown stalk; fruits in or near melting snow banks in the western mountains of North America

neo-Lamarckian
adj : of or relating to a modern version of Lamarckism; "Neo-Lamarckian theories"

Neo-Lamarckism
n : a modern Lamarckian theory emphasizing the importance of environmental factors in genetic changes and retaining the notion of the inheritance of acquired characters

Neo-Latin
n : Latin since the Renaissance; used for scientific nomenclature [syn: {New Latin}]

Neolentinus
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae [syn: {genus Neolentinus}]

Neolentinus ponderosus
n : a gilled polypore with a large cap (up to 15 inches in diameter) and a broad stalk; edible when young and tender

neoliberal
adj : having or showing belief in the need for economic growth in addition to traditional liberalistic values
n : a liberal who subscribes to neoliberalism

neoliberalism
n : a political orientation originating in the 1960s; blends liberal political views with an emphasis on economic growth

neolith
n : a stone tool from the Neolithic Age

neolithic
adj : of or relating to the most recent period of the Stone Age (following the mesolithic); "evidence of neolithic settlements"
n : latest part of the Stone Age beginning about 10,000 BC in the middle east (but later elsewhere) [syn: {Neolithic Age}, {New Stone Age}]

Neolithic Age
n : latest part of the Stone Age beginning about 10,000 BC in the middle east (but later elsewhere) [syn: {Neolithic}, {New Stone Age}]

neologism
n 1: a newly invented word or phrase [syn: {neology}, {coinage}]
2: the act of inventing a word or phrase [syn: {neology}, {coinage}]

neologist
n : a lexicographer of new words and expressions

neology
n 1: a newly invented word or phrase [syn: {neologism}, {coinage}]
2: the act of inventing a word or phrase [syn: {neologism}, {coinage}]

neomycin
n : an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery [syn: {fradicin}, {Neobiotic}]

Neomys
n : a genus of Soricidae [syn: {genus Neomys}]

Neomys anomalus
n : a type of water shrew [syn: {Mediterranean water shrew}]

Neomys fodiens
n : widely distributed Old World water shrew [syn: {European water shrew}]

neon
n : a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts [syn: {Ne}, {atomic number 10}]

neon induction lamp
n : a lamp consisting of a small gas-discharge tube containing neon at low pressure; luminescence is produced by the action of currents at high frequencies that are wrapped a few turns around the tube [syn: {neon lamp}, {neon tube}]

neon lamp
n : a lamp consisting of a small gas-discharge tube containing neon at low pressure; luminescence is produced by the action of currents at high frequencies that are wrapped a few turns around the tube [syn: {neon induction lamp}, {neon tube}]

neon tube
n : a lamp consisting of a small gas-discharge tube containing neon at low pressure; luminescence is produced by the action of currents at high frequencies that are wrapped a few turns around the tube [syn: {neon lamp}, {neon induction lamp}]

neonatal
adj : relating to or affecting the infant during the first month after birth; "neonatal care"; "the neonatal period"

neonatal death
n : death of a live-born infant within the first 28 days of life

neonatal hyperbilirubinemia
n : a common disorder that is usually due to immaturity of the liver; usually subsides spontaneously [syn: {hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn}]

neonatal intensive care unit
n : an intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or low-birth-weight or seriously ill newborn [syn: {NICU}]

neonatal mortality
n : the death rate during the first 28 days of life [syn: {neonatal mortality rate}]

neonatal mortality rate
n : the death rate during the first 28 days of life [syn: {neonatal mortality}]

neonatal period
n : the first 28 days of life

neonate
n : a baby from birth to four weeks [syn: {newborn}, {newborn infant}, {newborn baby}]

neonatology
n : that branch of pediatric medicine concerned with the newborn; the diagnosis and treatment of neonates

neopallium
n : the cortical part of the neencephalon [syn: {neocortex}]

neophobia
n : a morbid fear of novelty

Neophron
n : a genus of Accipitridae [syn: {genus Neophron}]

Neophron percnopterus
n : small mostly white vulture of Africa and southern Eurasia [syn: {Egyptian vulture}, {Pharaoh's chicken}]

neophyte
n 1: a plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously
2: any new participant in some activity [syn: {newcomer}, {fledgling}, {fledgeling}, {starter}, {freshman}, {newbie}, {entrant}]
3: a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist [syn: {catechumen}]

neoplasia
n : the pathological process that results in the formation and growth of a tumor

neoplasm
n : an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose [syn: {tumor}, {tumour}]

neoplastic
adj : of or related to or having the properties of a neoplasm; "neoplastic cells"

neoplastic cell
n : a cell that is part of tumor

Neoplatonism
n : a system of philosophical and religious doctrines composed of elements of Platonism and Aristotelianism and oriental mysticism; its most distinctive doctrine holds that the First Principle and source of reality transcends being and thought and is naturally unknowable; "Neoplatonism was predominant in pagan Europe until the 6th century"; "Neoplatonism was a major influence on early Christian writers and on later medieval and Renaissance thought and on Islamic philosophy"

Neoplatonist
n : an adherent of Neoplatonism

Neopolitan
n : a resident of Naples

neoprene
n : a synthetic rubber that is resistant to oils and aging; used in waterproof products

neoromanticism
n : an art movement based on a revival of romanticism in art and literature

Neosho
n : a river that rises in eastern Kansas and flows eastward into Oklahoma to become a tributary of the Arkansas River [syn: {Neosho River}]

Neosho River
n : a river that rises in eastern Kansas and flows eastward into Oklahoma to become a tributary of the Arkansas River [syn: {Neosho}]

Neosporin
n : trade name for a topical drug containing several antibacterials; used as an ointment for skin irritations and in the form of eyedrops for minor eye infections

neostigmine
n : a cholinergic drug (trade name Prostigmin) used to treat some ophthalmic conditions and to treat myasthenia gravis [syn: {Prostigmin}]

neotenic
adj : of or relating to or characterized by neoteny; "neotenic development" [syn: {neotenous}]

neotenous
adj : of or relating to or characterized by neoteny; "neotenic development" [syn: {neotenic}]

neoteny
n : an evolutionary trend to be born earlier so that development is cut off at an earlier stage and juvenile characteristics are retained in adults of the species

Neotoma
n : packrats [syn: {genus Neotoma}]

Neotoma cinerea
n : any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects [syn: {packrat}, {pack rat}, {trade rat}, {bushytail woodrat}]

Neotoma floridana
n : large grayish-brown wood rat of the southeastern United States [syn: {eastern woodrat}]

Neotoma fuscipes
n : host to Lyme disease tick (Ixodes pacificus) in northern California [syn: {dusky-footed woodrat}]

Nepa
n : type genus of the Nepidae: typical elongate-oval water scorpions [syn: {genus Nepa}]

Nepal
n : a small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China [syn: {Kingdom of Nepal}]

Nepal trumpet flower
n : evergreen woody twiner with large glossy leaves and showy corymbs of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers [syn: {Easter lily vine}, {Beaumontia grandiflora}]

Nepalese
adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of Nepal or its people or language or culture; "Nepalese troops massed at the border"; "Nepali mountains are among the highest in the world"; "the different Nepali words for `rice'" [syn: {Nepali}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Nepal [syn: {Nepali}]

Nepalese monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Nepal

Nepalese rupee
n : the basic unit of money in Nepal; equal to 100 paisas [syn: {rupee}]

Nepali
adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of Nepal or its people or language or culture; "Nepalese troops massed at the border"; "Nepali mountains are among the highest in the world"; "the different Nepali words for `rice'" [syn: {Nepalese}]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Nepal [syn: {Nepalese}]
2: the official state language of Nepal

Nepenthaceae
n : coextensive with the genus Nepenthes [syn: {family Nepenthaceae}]

Nepenthes
n : pitcher plants [syn: {genus Nepenthes}]

Nepeta
n : catmint [syn: {genus Nepeta}]

Nepeta cataria
n : hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats [syn: {catmint}, {catnip}]

Nepeta hederaceae
n : trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes placed in genus Nepeta [syn: {ground ivy}, {alehoof}, {field balm}, {gill-over-the-ground}, {runaway robin}, {Glechoma hederaceae}]

nepheline
n : a whitish mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate or potassium aluminum silicate in crystalline form; used in the manufacture of ceramics and enamels [syn: {nephelite}]

nephelinite
n : an igneous rock consisting of nepheline and pyroxene

nephelite
n : a whitish mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate or potassium aluminum silicate in crystalline form; used in the manufacture of ceramics and enamels [syn: {nepheline}]

Nephelium
n : a genus of dicotyledonous trees of the family Sapindaceae that are native to Asia and Australia [syn: {genus Nephelium}]

Nephelium lappaceum
n : Malayan tree bearing spiny red fruit [syn: {rambutan}, {rambotan}, {rambutan tree}]

Nephelium litchi
n : Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium [syn: {litchi}, {lichee}, {litchi tree}, {Litchi chinensis}]

Nephelium longana
n : tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphoria or Nephelium [syn: {longan}, {lungen}, {longanberry}, {Dimocarpus longan}, {Euphoria litchi}]

Nephelium mutabile
n : East Indian fruit tree bearing fruit similar to but sweeter than that of the rambutan [syn: {pulasan}, {pulassan}, {pulasan tree}]

nephew
n : a son of your brother or sister [ant: {niece}]

nephology
n : the branch of meteorology that studies clouds and cloud formation

nephoscope
n : a grid-like measuring instrument for measuring the altitude, direction, and velocity of movement of clouds

nephralgia
n : pain in the kidney (usually felt in the loins)

nephrectomy
n : surgical removal of a kidney

nephridia
See {nephridium}

nephrite
n : an amphibole mineral consisting of calcium magnesium silicate in monoclinic crystalline form; a source of jade that is less valuable than from jadeite; once believed to cure kidney disorders

nephritic
adj 1: affected by nephritis
2: of or relating to the kidneys [syn: {renal}]

nephritis
n : an inflammation of the kidney [syn: {Bright's disease}]

nephroangiosclerosis
n : kidney disease that is usually associated with hypertension; sclerosis of the renal arterioles reduces blood flow that can lead to kidney failure and heart failure [syn: {nephrosclerosis}]

nephroblastoma
n : malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass [syn: {Wilms' tumor}, {Wilms tumour}, {adenomyosarcoma}, {embryoma of the kidney}]

nephrocalcinosis
n : renal lithiasis in which calcium deposits form in the renal parenchyma and result in reduced kidney function and blood in the urine

nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
n : diabetes insipidus caused by a failure of the kidney to respond to normal levels of vasopressin

Nephrolepis
n : small genus of tropical ferns; sometimes placed in Polypodiaceae [syn: {genus Nephrolepis}]

Nephrolepis exaltata
n : a sword fern with arching or drooping pinnate fronds; a popular houseplant [syn: {Boston fern}, {Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis}]

Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis
n : a sword fern with arching or drooping pinnate fronds; a popular houseplant [syn: {Boston fern}, {Nephrolepis exaltata}]

Nephrolepis pectinata
n : tropical American fern cultivated for its finely divided grayish-green foliage; West Indies and southern Mexico to Peru and Brazil [syn: {basket fern}, {toothed sword fern}]

nephrolith
n : a calculus formed in the kidney [syn: {kidney stone}, {urinary calculus}, {renal calculus}]

nephrolithiasis
n : the presence of kidney stones (calculi) in the kidney [syn: {renal lithiasis}]

nephrology
n : the branch of medicine concerned with the kidney - its development and anatomy and physiology and disorders

nephron
n : any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney [syn: {uriniferous tubule}]

nephropathy
n : a disease affecting the kidneys [syn: {kidney disease}, {renal disorder}, {nephrosis}]

Nephrops
n : a genus of Nephropsidae [syn: {genus Nephrops}]

Nephrops norvegicus
n : edible European lobster resembling the American lobster but slenderer [syn: {Norway lobster}]

Nephropsidae
n : in some classifications coextensive with the Homaridae [syn: {family Nephropsidae}]

nephroptosia
n : prolapse of the kidney [syn: {nephroptosis}]

nephroptosis
n : prolapse of the kidney [syn: {nephroptosia}]

nephrosclerosis
n : kidney disease that is usually associated with hypertension; sclerosis of the renal arterioles reduces blood flow that can lead to kidney failure and heart failure [syn: {nephroangiosclerosis}]

nephrosis
n 1: a syndrome characterized by edema and large amounts of protein in the urine and usually increased blood cholesterol; usually associated with glomerulonephritis or with a complication of various systemic diseases [syn: {nephrotic syndrome}]
2: a disease affecting the kidneys [syn: {kidney disease}, {renal disorder}, {nephropathy}]

nephrotic syndrome
n : a syndrome characterized by edema and large amounts of protein in the urine and usually increased blood cholesterol; usually associated with glomerulonephritis or with a complication of various systemic diseases [syn: {nephrosis}]

nephrotomy
n : incision into a kidney (usually to remove a kidney stone)

nephrotoxic
adj : toxic to the kidney

nephrotoxin
n : any toxin that affects the kidneys

Nephthys
n : Egyptian goddess associated with ritual of the dead; sister of Geb and Nut; wife of Set

nephthytis
n : any plant of the genus Nephthytis

Nephthytis afzelii
n : tropical rhizomatous plant cultivated as an ornamental for its large sagittate leaves

Nepidae
n : water scorpions [syn: {family Nepidae}]

nepotism
n : favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)

Neptune
n 1: (Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon
2: a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun

neptunium
n : a radioactive transuranic metallic element; found in trace amounts in uranium ores; a by-product of the production of plutonium [syn: {Np}, {atomic number 93}]

nerd
n : an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or studying excessively [syn: {swot}, {grind}, {wonk}, {dweeb}]

Nereid
n : (Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus

nereides
See {nereid}

Nereus
n : (Greek mythology) a sea god son of Pontus and Gaea; lived in the depths of the sea with his wife Doris and their daughters the Nereids

Nergal
n : (Akkadian) god ruling with his consort Ereshkigal the world of the dead

nerita
n : having short a smooth or spirally ridged shell with thick usually toothed outer lip and toothed operculum

Nerita peloronta
n : gastropod having reddish toothlike projections around the shell opening; of the Caribbean area [syn: {bleeding tooth}]

neritic
adj 1: of or relating to the region of the sea over the continental shelf which is less than 200 meters deep; "neritic fauna"; "neritic oil"
2: relating to the region of shallow water adjoining the seacost; "neritic fauna"

neritic zone
n : the ocean waters from the low tide mark to a depth of about 100 fathoms

neritid
n : operculate seasnail of coastal waters with a short spiral shell [syn: {neritid gastropod}]

neritid gastropod
n : operculate seasnail of coastal waters with a short spiral shell [syn: {neritid}]

Neritidae
n : neritids [syn: {family Neritidae}]

neritina
n : ornately marked and brightly colored snails of brackish waters

Nerium
n : 1 species: oleander [syn: {genus Nerium}]

Nerium oleander
n : an ornamental but poisonous flowering shrub having narrow evergreen leaves and clusters of fragrant white to pink or red flowers: native to East Indies but widely cultivated in warm regions [syn: {oleander}, {rose bay}]

Nernst
n : German physicist and chemist who formulated the third law of thermodynamics (1864-1941) [syn: {Walther Hermann Nernst}]

Nero
n : Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68) [syn: {Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus}, {Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus}]

Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus
n : Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68) [syn: {Nero}, {Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus}]

Nerodia
n : North American water snakes [syn: {genus Nerodia}]

Nerodia sipedon
n : in some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia; western United States snake that seldom ventures far from water [syn: {common water snake}, {banded water snake}, {Natrix sipedon}]

neroli oil
n : an odoriferous yellow oil found in orange flowers and used in perfumery and as a flavoring

Nero's crown
n : tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand [syn: {crape jasmine}, {crepe jasmine}, {crepe gardenia}, {pinwheel flower}, {East Indian rosebay}, {Adam's apple}, {coffee rose}, {Tabernaemontana divaricate}]

Nerthus
n : the Teutonic goddess of fertility; later identified with Norse Njord [syn: {Hertha}]

Neruda
n : Chilean poet (1904-1973) [syn: {Pablo Neruda}, {Reyes}, {Neftali Ricardo Reyes}]

Nerva
n : Emperor of Rome who introduced a degree of freedom after the repressive reign of Domitian; adopted Trajan as his successor (30-98) [syn: {Marcus Cocceius Nerva}]

nerve
n 1: any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body [syn: {nervus}]
2: the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball" [syn: {heart}, {mettle}, {spunk}]
3: impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty" [syn: {boldness}, {brass}, {face}, {cheek}]
v : get ready for something difficult or unpleasant [syn: {steel}]

nerve agent
n : a toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory system [syn: {nerve gas}]

nerve block anaesthesia
n : anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve [syn: {conduction anesthesia}, {conduction anaesthesia}, {nerve block anesthesia}, {block anesthesia}, {block anaesthesia}]

nerve block anesthesia
n : anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve [syn: {conduction anesthesia}, {conduction anaesthesia}, {nerve block anaesthesia}, {block anesthesia}, {block anaesthesia}]

nerve cell
n : a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses [syn: {neuron}]

nerve center
n 1: a center that provides information and control; "the nerve center of the diamond industry is in Amsterdam" [syn: {nerve centre}]
2: a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere" [syn: {center}, {centre}, {nerve centre}]

nerve centre
n 1: a center that provides information and control; "the nerve center of the diamond industry is in Amsterdam" [syn: {nerve center}]
2: a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere" [syn: {center}, {centre}, {nerve center}]

nerve compression
n : harmful pressure on a nerve (especially in nerves that pass over rigid prominences); causes nerve damage and muscle weakness

nerve deafness
n : hearing loss due to failure of the auditory nerve [syn: {sensorineural hearing loss}]

nerve end
n : the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse [syn: {nerve ending}]

nerve ending
n : the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse [syn: {nerve end}]

nerve entrapment
n : repeated and long-term nerve compression (usually in nerves near joints that are subject to inflammation or swelling)

nerve fiber
n : a threadlike extension of a nerve cell [syn: {nerve fibre}]

nerve fibre
n : a threadlike extension of a nerve cell [syn: {nerve fiber}]

nerve gas
n : a toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory system [syn: {nerve agent}]

nerve growth factor
n : a protein that is involved in the growth of peripheral nerve cells [syn: {NGF}]

nerve impulse
n : the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber; "they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus" [syn: {impulse}]

nerve pathway
n : a bundle of mylenated nerve fibers following a path through the brain [syn: {tract}, {nerve tract}, {pathway}]

nerve plexus
n : a network of intersecting nerves

nerve tissue
n : tissue composed of neurons [syn: {nervous tissue}]

nerve tract
n : a bundle of mylenated nerve fibers following a path through the brain [syn: {nerve pathway}, {tract}, {pathway}]

nerveless
adj 1: marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional; "play it cool"; "keep cool"; "stayed coolheaded in the crisis"; "the most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament" [syn: {cool}, {coolheaded}]
2: lacking strength; "a weak, nerveless fool, devoid of energy and promptitude"- Nathaniel Hawthorne [syn: {feeble}]

nervelessly
adv : in a composed and unconcerned manner; "without more ado Barker borrowed a knife from his brigade Major and honed it on a carborundum stone as coolly as a butcher" [syn: {coolly}, {nonchalantly}]

nervelessness
n : fearless self-possession in the face of danger [syn: {coolness}]

nerve-racking
adj : extremely irritating to the nerves; "nerve-racking noise"; "the stressful days before a war"; "a trying day at the office" [syn: {nerve-wracking}, {stressful}, {trying}]

nerveroot
n : once common rose pink woodland orchid of eastern North America [syn: {moccasin flower}, {Cypripedium acaule}]

nerves
n 1: an uneasy psychological state; "he suffered an attack of nerves" [syn: {nervousness}]
2: control of your emotions; "this kind of tension is not good for my nerves"

nerve-wracking
adj : extremely irritating to the nerves; "nerve-racking noise"; "the stressful days before a war"; "a trying day at the office" [syn: {nerve-racking}, {stressful}, {trying}]

Nervi
n : Italian architect who pioneered in the use of reinforced concrete (1891-1979) [syn: {Pier Luigi Nervi}]

nervier
nervy
adj 1: being in a tense state [syn: {edgy}, {high-strung}, {highly strung}, {in suspense(p)}, {jittery}, {jumpy}, {overstrung}, {restive}, {uptight}]
2: showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger; "the nervy feats of mountaineers"
3: offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say" [syn: {brash}, {cheeky}] [also: {nerviest}, {nervier}]

nervier
See {nervy}

nerviest
nervy
adj 1: being in a tense state [syn: {edgy}, {high-strung}, {highly strung}, {in suspense(p)}, {jittery}, {jumpy}, {overstrung}, {restive}, {uptight}]
2: showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger; "the nervy feats of mountaineers"
3: offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say" [syn: {brash}, {cheeky}] [also: {nerviest}, {nervier}]

nerviest
See {nervy}

nervii olfactorii
n : a collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the nasal mucosa [syn: {olfactory nerve}, {first cranial nerve}]

nervily
adv : in a brash cheeky manner; "brashly, she asked for a rebate" [syn: {cheekily}, {brashly}]

nervous
adj 1: easily agitated; "quick nervous movements"
2: causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind" [syn: {anxious}, {uneasy}, {unquiet}]
3: of or relating to the nervous system; "nervous disease"; "neural disorder" [syn: {neural}]
4: excited in anticipation [syn: {aflutter}]
5: unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) [syn: {skittish}, {spooky}]

nervous breakdown
n : a severe or incapacitating emotional disorder

nervous disorder
n : a disorder of the nervous system [syn: {neurological disorder}, {neurological disease}]

nervous exhaustion
n : an emotional disorder that leaves you exhausted and unable to work [syn: {nervous prostration}]

nervous prostration
n : an emotional disorder that leaves you exhausted and unable to work [syn: {nervous exhaustion}]

nervous strain
n : (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; "his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him" [syn: {strain}, {mental strain}]

nervous system
n : the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells [syn: {systema nervosum}]

nervous tissue
n : tissue composed of neurons [syn: {nerve tissue}]

nervously
adv 1: in an anxiously nervous manner; "we watched the stock market nervously"
2: with nervous excitement; "our bodies jumped nervously away at the slightest touch"

nervousness
n 1: the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters [syn: {jitteriness}, {jumpiness}, {restiveness}]
2: an uneasy psychological state; "he suffered an attack of nerves" [syn: {nerves}]
3: a sensitive or highly strung temperament

nervure
n 1: any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ [syn: {vein}]
2: one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect [syn: {vein}]

nervus
n : any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body [syn: {nerve}]

nervus abducens
n : a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye [syn: {abducent}, {abducent nerve}, {abducens}, {abducens nerve}, {sixth cranial nerve}]

nervus accessorius
n : arises from two sets of roots (cranial and spinal) that unite to form the accessory nerve trunk [syn: {accessory nerve}, {spinal accessory}, {eleventh cranial nerve}]

nervus coccygeus
n : the lowest pair of spinal nerves [syn: {coccygeal nerve}]

nervus facialis
n : cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles [syn: {facial}, {facial nerve}, {seventh cranial nerve}]

nervus femoralis
n : one of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thigh [syn: {femoral nerve}, {anterior crural nerve}]

nervus glossopharyngeus
n : sensory nerve to the pharynx and back of the tongue; motor fibers innervate muscles that elevate the pharynx and larynx; includes parasympathetic fibers to the otic ganglion [syn: {glossopharyngeal nerve}, {ninth cranial nerve}]

nervus hypoglosus
n : supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue muscles [syn: {hypoglossal}, {hypoglossal nerve}, {twelfth cranial nerve}]

nervus ischiadicus
n : arises from the sacral plexus and passes about halfway down the thigh where it divides into the common peroneal and tibial nerves [syn: {sciatic nerve}]

nervus oculomotorius
n : supplies extrinsic muscles of the eye [syn: {oculomotor}, {oculomotor nerve}, {third cranial nerve}]

nervus opticus
n : the cranial nerve that serves the retina [syn: {optic nerve}, {second cranial nerve}, {optic tract}]

nervus phrenicus
n : one of a pair of nerves that arises from cervical spinal roots and passes down the thorax to innervate the diaphragm and control breathing [syn: {phrenic nerve}]

nervus radialis
n : largest branch of the brachial plexus; extends down the humerus to the lateral epicondyle where it divides into one branch that goes to the skin on the back of the hand and another that goes to the underlying extensor muscles [syn: {radial nerve}, {musculospiral nerve}]

nervus saphenus
n : a branch of the femoral nerve that supplies cutaneous branches to the inner aspect of the leg and foot [syn: {saphenous nerve}]

nervus spinalis
n : any of the 31 pairs of nerves emerging from each side of the spinal cord (each attached to the cord by two roots: ventral and dorsal) [syn: {spinal nerve}]

nervus trigeminus
n : the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication [syn: {trigeminal}, {trigeminal nerve}, {trigeminus}, {fifth cranial nerve}]

nervus ulnaris
n : a nerve running along the inner side of the arm and passing near the elbow; supplies intrinsic muscles of the hand and the skin of the medial side of the hand [syn: {ulnar nerve}, {cubital nerve}]

nervus vagus
n : a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera [syn: {vagus}, {vagus nerve}, {pneumogastric}, {pneumogastric nerve}, {tenth cranial nerve}, {wandering nerve}]

nervus vestibulocochlearis
n : a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea [syn: {acoustic nerve}, {auditory nerve}, {vestibulocochlear nerve}, {eighth cranial nerve}]

nervy
adj 1: being in a tense state [syn: {edgy}, {high-strung}, {highly strung}, {in suspense(p)}, {jittery}, {jumpy}, {overstrung}, {restive}, {uptight}]
2: showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger; "the nervy feats of mountaineers"
3: offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say" [syn: {brash}, {cheeky}] [also: {nerviest}, {nervier}]

nescience
n : ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs) [syn: {ignorantness}, {unknowing}, {unknowingness}]

nescient
adj 1: holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible [syn: {unbelieving}]
2: lacking general education or knowledge; "an ignorant man"; "nescient of contemporary literature"; "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"; "exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions" [syn: {ignorant}, {unenlightened}, {unlearned}, {unlettered}]

Nesokia
n : bandicoot rats [syn: {genus Nesokia}]

ness
n : a strip of land projecting into a body of water [syn: {cape}]

Nesselrode
n : a rich frozen pudding made of chopped chestnuts and maraschino cherries and candied fruits and liqueur or rum [syn: {Nesselrode pudding}]

Nesselrode pudding
n : a rich frozen pudding made of chopped chestnuts and maraschino cherries and candied fruits and liqueur or rum [syn: {Nesselrode}]

Nessie
n : large aquatic animal supposed to resemble a serpent or plesiosaur of Loch Ness in Scotland [syn: {Loch Ness monster}]

nest
n 1: a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
2: a kind of gun emplacement; "a machine-gun nest"; "a nest of snipers"
3: a cosy or secluded retreat
4: a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality; "a nest of thieves"
5: furniture pieces made to fit close together
v 1: inhabit a nest, usually after building; "birds are nesting outside my window every Spring"
2: fit together or fit inside; "nested bowls"
3: move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags" [syn: {cuddle}, {snuggle}, {nestle}, {nuzzle}, {draw close}]
4: gather nests

nest egg
n 1: a fund of money put by as a reserve [syn: {savings}]
2: device consisting of an artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it

nester
n 1: someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it [syn: {squatter}, {homesteader}]
2: a bird that has built (or is building) a nest

nesting place
n : a place suitable for nesting

nestle
n : a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace [syn: {cuddle}, {snuggle}]
v 1: move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags" [syn: {cuddle}, {snuggle}, {nest}, {nuzzle}, {draw close}]
2: lie in a sheltered position; "The little cottage nestles in the forest"
3: position comfortably; "The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow" [syn: {snuggle}]

nestled
adj : drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection; "saw a number of small houses nestled against the hillside"; "like a baby snuggled in its mother's arms" [syn: {snuggled}]

nestling
n 1: young bird not yet fledged [syn: {baby bird}]
2: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters" [syn: {child}, {kid}, {youngster}, {minor}, {shaver}, {nipper}, {small fry}, {tiddler}, {tike}, {tyke}, {fry}]

Nestor
n 1: (Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy
2: a genus of Psittacidae [syn: {genus Nestor}]

Nestor notabilis
n : large brownish-green New Zealand parrot [syn: {kea}]

Nestor Paz Zamora Commission
n : a terrorist organization in Bolivia that acts as an umbrella for numerous small indigenous subversive groups; a revival of a group with Marxist-Leninist ideologies originally established by Che Guevara in the 1960s [syn: {National Liberation Army}, {ELN}, {CNPZ}]

Nestorian
adj : relating to Nestorius or Nestorianism

Nestorian Church
n : a Christian Church in the Middle East that followed Nestorianism; there is still a small Nestorian Church in Iraq headed by a catholico

Nestorianism
n : the theological doctrine (named after Nestorius) that Christ is both the son of God and the man Jesus (which is opposed to Roman Catholic doctrine that Christ is fully God)

Nestorius
n : Syrian who was a Christian bishop and Patriarch of Constantinople in the early fifth century; one of the major heresies concerning the doctrine of Christ was named after him (died in 451)

net
adj 1: remaining after all deductions; "net profit" [syn: {nett}] [ant: {gross}]
2: conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result" [syn: {final}, {last}]
n 1: a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange [syn: {Internet}, {cyberspace}]
2: a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
3: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) [syn: {net income}, {net profit}, {lucre}, {profit}, {profits}, {earnings}]
4: a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
5: game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
6: an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals [syn: {network}, {mesh}, {meshing}, {meshwork}]
v 1: make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million" [syn: {sack}, {sack up}, {clear}]
2: yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million" [syn: {clear}]
3: construct or form a web, as if by weaving [syn: {web}]
4: catch with a net; "net a fish" [syn: {nett}] [also: {netting}, {netted}]

net ball
n : a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again [syn: {let}]

net estate
n : the estate remaining after debts and funeral expenses and administrative expenses have been deducted from the gross estate; the estate then left to be distributed (and subject to federal and state inheritance taxes)

net fish
v : fish with nets

net income
n : the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) [syn: {net}, {net profit}, {lucre}, {profit}, {profits}, {earnings}]

net melon
n 1: a muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated rind and sweet green flesh [syn: {netted melon}, {nutmeg melon}, {Cucumis melo reticulatus}]
2: the fruit of a variety of muskmelon vine; a melon with netlike markings and deep green flesh [syn: {netted melon}, {nutmeg melon}]

net profit
n : the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) [syn: {net income}, {net}, {lucre}, {profit}, {profits}, {earnings}]

net sales
n : gross sales reduced by customer discounts, returns, freight out, and allowances

net ton
n : a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds [syn: {short ton}, {ton}]

netball
n : a team game that resembles basketball; a soccer ball is to be thrown so that it passes through a ring on the top of a post

nether
adj 1: lower; "gnawed his nether lip"
2: of the underworld; "nether regions" [syn: {chthonian}, {chthonic}, {lower}]
3: located below or beneath something else; "nether garments"; "the under parts of a machine" [syn: {under}]

nether region
n : (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit" [syn: {Hell}, {perdition}, {Inferno}, {infernal region}, {the pit}] [ant: {Heaven}]

Netherlander
n : a native or inhabitant of Holland [syn: {Dutchman}, {Hollander}]

Netherlands
n : a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1579; half the country lies below sea level [syn: {The Netherlands}, {Kingdom of The Netherlands}, {Holland}]

Netherlands Antilles
n : a group of islands in the Lesser Antilles just north of Venezuela that are administered by The Netherlands

Netherlands Guiana
n : a republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975 [syn: {Suriname}, {Republic of Suriname}, {Surinam}, {Dutch Guiana}]

nethermost
adj : farthest down; "bottommost shelf" [syn: {bottommost}, {lowermost}]

netherworld
n : (religion) the world of the dead; "he didn't want to go to hell when he died" [syn: {Hel}, {Hell}, {Hades}, {infernal region}, {Scheol}, {underworld}]

netkeeper
n 1: the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal [syn: {goalkeeper}, {goalie}, {goaltender}, {netminder}]
2: the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring [syn: {goalkeeper}, {goalie}, {goaltender}]

netlike
adj : having open interstices or resembling a web [syn: {lacy}, {netted}, {webbed}, {weblike}, {webby}]

netmail
v : communicate electronically on the computer; "she e-mailed me the good news" [syn: {e-mail}, {email}]

netminder
n : the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal [syn: {goalkeeper}, {goalie}, {goaltender}, {netkeeper}]

Netscape
n : a commercial browser

nett
adj : remaining after all deductions; "net profit" [syn: {net}] [ant: {gross}]
v : catch with a net; "net a fish" [syn: {net}]

netted
net
adj 1: remaining after all deductions; "net profit" [syn: {nett}] [ant: {gross}]
2: conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result" [syn: {final}, {last}]
n 1: a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange [syn: {Internet}, {cyberspace}]
2: a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
3: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) [syn: {net income}, {net profit}, {lucre}, {profit}, {profits}, {earnings}]
4: a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
5: game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
6: an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals [syn: {network}, {mesh}, {meshing}, {meshwork}]
v 1: make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million" [syn: {sack}, {sack up}, {clear}]
2: yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million" [syn: {clear}]
3: construct or form a web, as if by weaving [syn: {web}]
4: catch with a net; "net a fish" [syn: {nett}] [also: {netting}, {netted}]

netted
adj : having open interstices or resembling a web [syn: {lacy}, {netlike}, {webbed}, {weblike}, {webby}]

netted
See {net}

netted melon
n 1: a muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated rind and sweet green flesh [syn: {net melon}, {nutmeg melon}, {Cucumis melo reticulatus}]
2: the fruit of a variety of muskmelon vine; a melon with netlike markings and deep green flesh [syn: {net melon}, {nutmeg melon}]

netting
net
adj 1: remaining after all deductions; "net profit" [syn: {nett}] [ant: {gross}]
2: conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result" [syn: {final}, {last}]
n 1: a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange [syn: {Internet}, {cyberspace}]
2: a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
3: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) [syn: {net income}, {net profit}, {lucre}, {profit}, {profits}, {earnings}]
4: a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
5: game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
6: an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals [syn: {network}, {mesh}, {meshing}, {meshwork}]
v 1: make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million" [syn: {sack}, {sack up}, {clear}]
2: yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million" [syn: {clear}]
3: construct or form a web, as if by weaving [syn: {web}]
4: catch with a net; "net a fish" [syn: {nett}] [also: {netting}, {netted}]

netting
n 1: a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave [syn: {gauze}, {veiling}]
2: creating netting

netting
See {net}

nettle
n : any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
v 1: sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation [syn: {urticate}]
2: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" [syn: {annoy}, {rag}, {get to}, {bother}, {get at}, {irritate}, {rile}, {nark}, {gravel}, {vex}, {chafe}, {devil}]

nettle family
n : a family of plants of order Urticales including many nettles with stinging hairs [syn: {Urticaceae}, {family Urticaceae}]

nettle rash
n : an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs [syn: {urtication}, {urticaria}, {hives}]

nettle tree
n : any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits [syn: {hackberry}]

nettled
adj : aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay" [syn: {annoyed}, {irritated}, {miffed}, {peeved}, {pissed}, {pissed off}, {riled}, {roiled}, {steamed}, {stunng}]

nettleleaf goosefoot
n : European annual with coarsely dentate leaves; widespread in United States and southern Canada [syn: {nettle-leaved goosefoot}, {Chenopodium murale}]

nettle-leaved bellflower
n : European bellflower with blue-purple to lilac flowers formerly used to treat sore throat [syn: {throatwort}, {Campanula trachelium}]

nettle-leaved goosefoot
n : European annual with coarsely dentate leaves; widespread in United States and southern Canada [syn: {nettleleaf goosefoot}, {Chenopodium murale}]

nettlesome
adj 1: causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong" [syn: {annoying}, {bothersome}, {galling}, {irritating}, {pesky}, {pestering}, {pestiferous}, {plaguy}, {plaguey}, {teasing}, {vexatious}, {vexing}]
2: easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" [syn: {cranky}, {fractious}, {irritable}, {peevish}, {peckish}, {pettish}, {petulant}, {testy}, {tetchy}, {techy}]

network
n 1: an interconnected system of things or people; "he owned a network of shops"; "retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life"; "tangled in a web of cloth" [syn: {web}]
2: (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs; "the networks compete to broadcast important sports events"
3: an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals [syn: {net}, {mesh}, {meshing}, {meshwork}]
4: a system of intersecting lines or channels; "a railroad network"; "a network of canals"
5: (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits [syn: {electronic network}]
v : communicate with and within a group; "You have to network if you want to get a good job"

network architecture
n : specification of design principles (including data formats and procedures) for creating a network configuration of data processors

network army
n : a group of like-minded people united by the internet; a new kind of social or political of business group that may exert broad influence on a shared concern; "a network army of software programmers contribute free software to those who want it"

network programming
n : the schedule of programs to be broadcast on a network

network topology
n : the configuration of a communication network [syn: {topology}]

networklike
adj : having a network of veins or ribs

Neumann
n : United States mathematician who contributed to the development of atom bombs and of stored-program digital computers (1903-1957) [syn: {von Neumann}, {John von Neumann}]

neural
adj 1: of or relating to the nervous system; "nervous disease"; "neural disorder" [syn: {nervous}]
2: of or relating to neurons; "neural network" [syn: {neuronal}, {neuronic}]

neural arch
n : a structure arising dorsally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the spinal cord [syn: {vertebral arch}]

neural net
n 1: computer architecture in which processors are connected in a manner suggestive of connections between neurons; can learn by trial and error [syn: {neural network}]
2: any network of neurons or nuclei that function together to perform some function in the body [syn: {neural network}]

neural network
n 1: computer architecture in which processors are connected in a manner suggestive of connections between neurons; can learn by trial and error [syn: {neural net}]
2: any network of neurons or nuclei that function together to perform some function in the body [syn: {neural net}]

neural structure
n : a structure that is part of the nervous system

neural tube
n : a tube of ectodermal tissue in the embryo from which the brain and spinal cord develop

neuralgia
n : acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves [syn: {neuralgy}]

neuralgic
adj : of or relating to or suffering from neuralgia; "neuralgic pains"

neuralgy
n : acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves [syn: {neuralgia}]

neurasthenia
n : nervous breakdown (not in technical use)

neurasthenic
adj : of or relating to or suffering from neurasthenia; "neurasthenic tendencies"
n : a person suffering a nervous breakdown

neurectomy
n : surgical removal of all or part of a nerve

neurilemma
n : thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber [syn: {neurolemma}]

neurilemoma
n : tumor of the fibrous covering of a peripheral nerve [syn: {neurofibroma}]

neurinoma
n : tumor (usually benign) of the sheath surrounding a nerve

neuritis
n : inflammation of a nerve accompanied by pain and sometimes loss of function

neuroanatomic
adj : of or relating to neural tissue or the nervous system [syn: {neuroanatomical}]

neuroanatomical
adj : of or relating to neural tissue or the nervous system [syn: {neuroanatomic}]

neuroanatomy
n : the anatomy of the nervous system

neurobiological
adj : of or relating to the biological study of the nervous system
adv : with respect to neurobiology; "explain the phenomenon neurobiologically"

neurobiologist
n : a specialist in neurobiology

neurobiology
n : the branch of biology that deals with the anatomy and physiology and pathology of the nervous system

neuroblast
n : a cell from which a nerve cell develops

neuroblastoma
n : malignant tumor containing embryonic nerve cells; usually metastasizes quickly

neurochemical
n : any organic substance that occurs in neural activity

neurodermatitis
n : dermatitis in which localized areas (especially the forearms or back of the neck or outer part of the ankle) itch persistently; cause is unknown

neuroendocrine
adj : of or relating to the nervous and endocrine systems (especially as they function together)

neuroepithelioma
n : malignant tumor of the neuroepithelium

neuroepithelium
n : epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings

neuroethics
n : the study of ethical implications of treatments for neurological diseases

neurofibroma
n : tumor of the fibrous covering of a peripheral nerve [syn: {neurilemoma}]

neurofibromatosis
n : autosomal dominant disease characterized by numerous neurofibromas and by spots on the skin and often by developmental abnormalities [syn: {von Recklinghausen's disease}]

neurogenesis
n : the development of nerve tissues

neurogenic
adj : arising in or stimulated by nerve tissues

neurogenic bladder
n : a urinary bladder disorder caused by a lesion in the nervous system

neuroglia
n : sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells together compose the tissue of the central nervous system [syn: {glia}]

neurogliacyte
n : a cell of the neuroglia [syn: {neuroglial cell}, {glial cell}]

neuroglial
adj : relating to or consisting of neuroglia; "neuroglial tissue"

neuroglial cell
n : a cell of the neuroglia [syn: {neurogliacyte}, {glial cell}]

neurohormone
n : a hormone that is released by nerve impulses (e.g., norepinephrine or vasopressin)

neurohypophyses
neurohypophysis
n : the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature [syn: {posterior pituitary}, {posterior pituitary gland}, {pars nervosa}] [also: {neurohypophyses} (pl)]

neurohypophyses
See {neurohypophysis}

neurohypophysis
n : the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature [syn: {posterior pituitary}, {posterior pituitary gland}, {pars nervosa}] [also: {neurohypophyses} (pl)]

neurolemma
n : thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber [syn: {neurilemma}]

neuroleptic
n : tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired [syn: {major tranquilizer}, {major tranquillizer}, {major tranquilliser}, {antipsychotic drug}, {antipsychotic agent}, {antipsychotic}, {neuroleptic drug}, {neuroleptic agent}]

neuroleptic agent
n : tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired [syn: {major tranquilizer}, {major tranquillizer}, {major tranquilliser}, {antipsychotic drug}, {antipsychotic agent}, {antipsychotic}, {neuroleptic drug}, {neuroleptic}]

neuroleptic drug
n : tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired [syn: {major tranquilizer}, {major tranquillizer}, {major tranquilliser}, {antipsychotic drug}, {antipsychotic agent}, {antipsychotic}, {neuroleptic agent}, {neuroleptic}]

neurolinguist
n : someone trained in neuroscience and linguistics who studies brain processes during language production and reception

neurolinguistics
n : the branch of linguistics that studies the relation between language and the structure and function of the nervous system

neurologic
adj : of or relating to or used in or practicing neurology; "neurological evidence" [syn: {neurological}]

neurological
adj : of or relating to or used in or practicing neurology; "neurological evidence" [syn: {neurologic}]

neurological disease
n : a disorder of the nervous system [syn: {nervous disorder}, {neurological disorder}]

neurological disorder
n : a disorder of the nervous system [syn: {nervous disorder}, {neurological disease}]

neurologist
n : a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it [syn: {brain doctor}]

neurology
n 1: the branch of medical science that deals with the nervous system and its disorders
2: (neurology) the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders [syn: {clinical neurology}]

neurolysin
n : any toxin that affects neural tissues [syn: {neurotoxin}]

neuroma
n : any tumor derived from cells of the nervous system [also: {neuromata} (pl)]

neuromata
neuroma
n : any tumor derived from cells of the nervous system [also: {neuromata} (pl)]

neuromata
See {neuroma}

neuromatous
adj : of or relating to or caused by neuromas

neuromotor
adj : relating to a nerve fiber or impulse passing toward motor effectors; "neuromotor impulses"

neuromuscular
adj : affecting or characteristic of both neural and muscular tissue

neuromuscular blocking agent
n : a substance that interferes with the neural transmission between motor neurons and skeletal muscles

neuromuscular junction
n : the junction between a nerve fiber and the muscle it supplies [syn: {myoneural junction}]

neuron
n : a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses [syn: {nerve cell}]

neuronal
adj : of or relating to neurons; "neural network" [syn: {neural}, {neuronic}]

neuronic
adj : of or relating to neurons; "neural network" [syn: {neural}, {neuronal}]

neuropathy
n : any pathology of the peripheral nerves

neurophysiological
adj : of or concerned with neurophysiology

neurophysiology
n : the branch of neuroscience that studies the physiology of the nervous system

neuroplasty
n : plastic surgery of the nerves

neuropsychiatric
adj : of or relating to neuropsychiatry

neuropsychiatry
n : the branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders attributable to diseases of the nervous system

neuropsychological
adj : of or concerned with neuropsychology

neuropsychology
n : the branch of psychology that is concerned with the physiological bases of psychological processes [syn: {physiological psychology}, {psychophysiology}]

Neuroptera
n : an order of insects including: lacewings; antlions; dobsonflies; alderflies; fishflies; mantispids; spongeflies [syn: {order Neuroptera}]

neuroptera
neuropteron
n : insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins [syn: {neuropteran}, {neuropterous insect}] [also: {neuroptera} (pl)]

neuroptera
See {neuropteron}

neuropteran
n : insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins [syn: {neuropteron}, {neuropterous insect}]

neuropteron
n : insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins [syn: {neuropteran}, {neuropterous insect}] [also: {neuroptera} (pl)]

neuropterous insect
n : insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins [syn: {neuropteron}, {neuropteran}]

neurosarcoma
n : a malignant neoplasm of nerve tissue and fibrous tissue and connective tissue [syn: {malignant neuroma}]

neuroscience
n : the scientific study of the nervous system

neuroscientist
n : a neurobiologist who specializes in the study of the brain

neuroses
neurosis
n : a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction [syn: {neuroticism}, {psychoneurosis}] [also: {neuroses} (pl)]

neuroses
See {neurosis}

neurosis
n : a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction [syn: {neuroticism}, {psychoneurosis}] [also: {neuroses} (pl)]

Neurospora
n : genus of fungi with black perithecia used extensively in genetic research; includes some forms with orange spore masses that cause severe damage in bakeries [syn: {genus Neurospora}]

neurosurgeon
n : someone who does surgery on the nervous system (especially the brain) [syn: {brain surgeon}]

neurosurgery
n : any surgery that involves the nervous system (brain or spinal cord or peripheral nerves)

neurosyphilis
n : syphilis of the central nervous system

neurotic
adj 1: characteristic of or affected by neurosis; "neurotic disorder"; "neurotic symptoms"
2: affected with emotional disorder [syn: {psychoneurotic}] [ant: {unneurotic}]
n : a person suffering from neurosis [syn: {psychoneurotic}, {mental case}]

neurotic depression
n : a term used for any state of depression that is not psychotic [ant: {psychotic depression}]

neurotically
adv : in a neurotic manner; "they are finely, not to say neurotically adjusted"

neuroticism
n : a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction [syn: {neurosis}, {psychoneurosis}]

neurotoxic
adj : poisonous to nerves or nerve cells

neurotoxin
n : any toxin that affects neural tissues [syn: {neurolysin}]

neurotransmitter
n : transmits nerve impulses across a synapse

Neurotrichus
n : shrew moles [syn: {genus Neurotrichus}]

Neurotrichus gibbsii
n : grayish-black shrew mole of the United States and Canada [syn: {American shrew mole}]

neurotropic
adj : (of a virus, toxin, or chemical) tending to attack or affect the nervous system preferentially

neurotropism
n : an affinity for neural tissues

neuter
adj 1: of grammatical gender; "`it' is the third-person singular neuter pronoun" [ant: {masculine}, {feminine}]
2: having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs [syn: {sexless}]
n : a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine)
v : remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?" [syn: {alter}, {spay}, {castrate}]

neutered
adj : having testicles or ovaries removed [syn: {altered}]

neutering
n : the sterilization of an animal; "they took him to the vet for neutering" [syn: {fixing}, {altering}]

neutral
adj 1: neither moral nor immoral; neither good nor evil, right nor wrong
2: having no personal preference; "impersonal criticism"; "a neutral observer" [syn: {impersonal}]
3: having only a limited ability to react chemically; not active; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction" [syn: {inert}, {indifferent}]
4: not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest
5: having no net electric charge; not electrified [syn: {electroneutral}] [ant: {positive}, {negative}]
6: lacking hue; "neutral colors like back or white"
7: of no distinctive quality or characteristics or type [ant: {positive}, {negative}]
8: lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics; "a neutral personality that made no impression whatever"
n : one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute

neutral spirits
n : nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurs [syn: {ethyl alcohol}]

neutralisation
n 1: a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt; with strong acids and bases the essential reaction is the combination of hydrogen ions with hydroxyl ions to form water [syn: {neutralization}, {neutralization reaction}, {neutralisation reaction}]
2: (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation) [syn: {neutralization}]
3: action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war; "the neutralization of Belgium" [syn: {neutralization}]
4: action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action [syn: {neutralization}, {counteraction}]

neutralisation reaction
n : a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt; with strong acids and bases the essential reaction is the combination of hydrogen ions with hydroxyl ions to form water [syn: {neutralization}, {neutralisation}, {neutralization reaction}]

neutralise
v 1: get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized" [syn: {neutralize}, {liquidate}, {waste}, {knock off}, {do in}]
2: make incapable of military action [syn: {neutralize}]
3: make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts" [syn: {neutralize}, {nullify}, {negate}]
4: make chemically neutral; "She neutralized the solution" [syn: {neutralize}]

neutralised
adj : made neutral in some respect; deprived of distinctive characteristics [syn: {neutralized}]

neutralism
n : a policy of neutrality or nonalignment in international affairs

neutralist
n : an advocate of neutrality in international affairs

neutrality
n 1: nonparticipation in a dispute or war
2: tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement [syn: {disinterest}]
3: pH value of 7

neutralization
n 1: a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt; with strong acids and bases the essential reaction is the combination of hydrogen ions with hydroxyl ions to form water [syn: {neutralisation}, {neutralization reaction}, {neutralisation reaction}]
2: action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war; "the neutralization of Belgium" [syn: {neutralisation}]
3: (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation) [syn: {neutralisation}]
4: action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action [syn: {neutralisation}, {counteraction}]

neutralization fire
n : fire that is delivered in order to render the target ineffective or unusable

neutralization reaction
n : a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt; with strong acids and bases the essential reaction is the combination of hydrogen ions with hydroxyl ions to form water [syn: {neutralization}, {neutralisation}, {neutralisation reaction}]

neutralize
v 1: make politically neutral and thus inoffensive; "The treaty neutralized the small republic"
2: make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts" [syn: {neutralise}, {nullify}, {negate}]
3: oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues" [syn: {counteract}, {countervail}, {counterbalance}]
4: get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized" [syn: {neutralise}, {liquidate}, {waste}, {knock off}, {do in}]
5: make incapable of military action [syn: {neutralise}]
6: make chemically neutral; "She neutralized the solution" [syn: {neutralise}]

neutralized
adj : made neutral in some respect; deprived of distinctive characteristics [syn: {neutralised}]

neutrino
n : an elementary particle with zero charge and zero mass

neutron
n : an elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton; enters into the structure of the atomic nucleus

neutron bomb
n : atom bomb that produces lethal neutrons with less blast

neutron flux
n : the rate of flow of neutrons; the number of neutrons passing through a unit area in unit time

neutron radiation
n : radiation of neutrons (as by a neutron bomb)

neutron star
n : a star that has collapsed under its own gravity; it is composed of neutrons

neutropenia
n : leukopenia in which the decrease is primarily in number of neutrophils (the chief phagocytic leukocyte)

neutrophil
n : the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes [syn: {neutrophile}]

neutrophile
n : the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes [syn: {neutrophil}]

Neva
n : a river in northwestern Russia flowing generally west into the Gulf of Finland [syn: {Neva River}]

Neva River
n : a river in northwestern Russia flowing generally west into the Gulf of Finland [syn: {Neva}]

Nevada
n : a state in the western United States [syn: {Silver State}, {Battle Born State}, {Sagebrush State}, {NV}]

Nevadan
n : a resident of Nevada

Nevado de Colima
n : an active volcano in southwestern Mexico [syn: {Colima}, {Volcan de Colima}]

Nevelson
n : United States sculptor (born in Russia) known for massive shapes of painted wood (1899-1988) [syn: {Louise Nevelson}]

never
adv 1: not ever; at no time in the past or future; "I have never been to China"; "I shall never forget this day"; "had never seen a circus"; "never on Sunday"; "I will never marry you!" [syn: {ne'er}] [ant: {always}]
2: not at all; certainly not; not in any circumstances; "never fear"; "bringing up children is never easy"; "that will never do"; "what is morally wrong can never be politically right"

never again
adv : at no time hereafter; "Quoth the raven, nevermore!" -E.A.Poe [syn: {nevermore}]

never-ending
adj : uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing; "the ceaseless thunder of surf"; "in constant pain"; "night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city"; "the never-ending search for happiness"; "the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy"; "man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation"; "unremitting demands of hunger" [syn: {ceaseless}, {constant}, {incessant}, {perpetual}, {unceasing}, {unremitting}]

nevermore
adv : at no time hereafter; "Quoth the raven, nevermore!" -E.A.Poe [syn: {never again}]

never-never
n 1: installment plan; "we bought a car on the never-never" [syn: {hire-purchase}]
2: the remote outback of Australia; unpopulated desert country

never-never land
n : a pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination [syn: {dreamland}, {dreamworld}]

never-say-die
adj : impossible to subdue [syn: {indomitable}, {unsubduable}]

nevertheless
adv : despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go" [syn: {however}, {withal}, {still}, {yet}, {all the same}, {even so}, {nonetheless}, {notwithstanding}]

nevi
nevus
n : a blemish on the skin formed before birth [syn: {birthmark}] [also: {nevi} (pl)]

nevi
See {nevus}

Nevil Shute
n : English writer who settled in Norway after World War II (1899-1960) [syn: {Shute}, {Nevil Shute Norway}]

Nevil Shute Norway
n : English writer who settled in Norway after World War II (1899-1960) [syn: {Shute}, {Nevil Shute}]

Neville Chamberlain
n : British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940) [syn: {Chamberlain}, {Arthur Neville Chamberlain}]

nevirapine
n : a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Viramune) used to treat AIDS and HIV [syn: {Viramune}]

Nevis
n : one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis

nevoid elephantiasis
n : thickening of the skin (usually unilateral on an extremity) caused by congenital enlargement of lymph vessel and lymph vessel obstruction [syn: {pachyderma}]

nevus
n : a blemish on the skin formed before birth [syn: {birthmark}] [also: {nevi} (pl)]

nevus flammeus
n : a flat birthmark varying from pink to purple [syn: {port-wine stain}]

new
adj 1: not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World" [ant: {old}]
2: other than the former one(s); different; "they now have a new leaders"; "my new car is four years old but has only 15,000 miles on it"; "ready to take a new direction" [syn: {new(a)}]
3: having no previous example or precedent or parallel; "a time of unexampled prosperity" [syn: {unexampled}]
4: of a kind not seen before; "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem" [syn: {fresh}, {novel}]
5: lacking training or experience; "the new men were eager to fight"; "raw recruits"; "he was still wet behind the ears when he shipped as a hand on a merchant vessel" [syn: {raw}, {wet behind the ears(p)}]
6: of a new (often outrageous) kind or fashion [syn: {newfangled}]
7: (often followed by `to') unfamiliar; "new experiences"; "experiences new to him"; "errors of someone new to the job" [syn: {new to(p)}]
8: (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity; "new potatoes"; "young corn" [syn: {young}]
9: unaffected by use or exposure; "it looks like new" 10: in use after Medieval times; "New Eqyptian was the language of the 18th to 21st dynasties" 11: used of a living language; being the current stage in its development; "Modern English"; "New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew" [syn: {Modern}]
adv : very recently; "they are newly married"; "newly raised objections"; "a newly arranged hairdo"; "grass new washed by the rain"; "a freshly cleaned floor"; "we are fresh out of tomatoes" [syn: {recently}, {newly}, {freshly}, {fresh}]

New Amsterdam
n : a settlement established by the Dutch near the mouth of Hudson River and the southern end of Manhattan Island; annexed by the English in 1664 and renamed New York

new ballgame
n : a particular situation that is radically different from the the preceding situation; "HDTV looks the same but it's really a whole new ballgame" [syn: {ballgame}]

New Britain
n : the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago; part of Papua New Guinea

New Brunswick
n 1: a university town in central New Jersey
2: a province in southeastern Canada

New Caledonia
n : an island east of Australia and north of New Zealand

New Caledonian
adj : of or relating to New Caledonia

new caledonian pine
n : very tall evergreen of New Caledonia and the New Hebrides similar to norfolk island pine [syn: {Araucaria columnaris}]

New Caledonian yew
n : large yew native to New Caledonia; cultivated in eastern Australia and New Zealand and Hawaii [syn: {Austrotaxus spicata}]

new criticism
n : literary criticism based on close analysis of the text

New Deal
n 1: the economic policy of F. D. Roosevelt
2: the historic period (1933-1940) in the U.S. during which President Franklin Roosevelt's economic policies were implemented
3: a reapportioning of something

New Dealer
n : a supporter of the economic policies in the United States known as the New Deal

New Delhi
n : the capital of India is a division of the old city of Delhi [syn: {Indian capital}, {capital of India}]

new edition
n : a publication (such as a book) that has been modified or updated and offered again for sale

New England
n : a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut

New England aster
n : common perennial of eastern North America having showy purplish flowers; a parent of the Michaelmas daisy [syn: {Aster novae-angliae}]

New England boiled dinner
n : corned beef simmered with onions and cabbage and usually other vegetables [syn: {boiled dinner}]

New England clam chowder
n : a thick chowder made with clams and potatoes and onions and salt pork and milk

New Englander
n : an American who lives in New England [syn: {Yankee}, {Yank}]

New English Bible
n : a modern English version of the Bible and Apocrypha

New Flower
n : the capital of Ethiopia and the country's largest city; located in central Ethiopia [syn: {Addis Ababa}, {capital of Ethiopia}]

New Guinea
n : a Pacific island north of Australia; the 2nd largest island in the world; governed by Australia and Indonesia [syn: {Papua}]

New Hampshire
n 1: a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {Granite State}, {NH}]
2: one of the British colonies that formed the United States

New Hampshirite
n : a resident of New Hampshire

New Haven
n : a city in southwestern Connecticut; site of Yale University

New Hebrides
n : a volcanic island republic in Melanesia; independent since 1980 [syn: {Vanuatu}, {Republic of Vanuatu}]

New Ireland
n : an island in the Bismarck Archipelago; part of Papua New Guinea

new jazz
n : any of various styles of jazz that appeared after 1940 [syn: {modern jazz}, {neo jazz}]

New Jersey
n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {Garden State}, {NJ}]
2: one of the British colonies that formed the United States

New Jerseyan
n : a resident of New Jersey [syn: {New Jerseyite}]

New Jerseyite
n : a resident of New Jersey [syn: {New Jerseyan}]

New Latin
n : Latin since the Renaissance; used for scientific nomenclature [syn: {Neo-Latin}]

new line
n : the operation that prepares for the next character to be printed or displayed as the first character on the next line

New London
n : a town in southeastern Connecticut near Long Island Sound; an important whaling center in the 19th century

New Look
n : a style of women's clothing created by Christian Dior in 1947; involved a tight bodice and narrow waist and a flowing pleated skirt

New Mexico
n : a state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border [syn: {Land of Enchantment}, {NM}]

new moon
n : the time at which the moon appears as a narrow waxing crescent [syn: {new phase of the moon}]

New Netherland
n : a Dutch colony in North America along the Hudson and lower Delaware rivers although the colony centered in New Amsterdam; annexed by the English in 1664

New Norwegian
n : one of two official languages of Norway; based on rural dialects [syn: {Landsmal}, {Nynorsk}]

New Orleans
n : a port and largest city in Louisiana; located in southeastern Louisiana near the mouth of the Mississippi river; a major center for offshore drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico; jazz originated here among black musicians in the late 19th century; Mardi Gras is celebrated here each year

new penny
n : a coin used in Great Britain since 1971 worth one hundredth of a pound

New People's Army
n : a terrorist organization that is the militant wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines; a Maoist organization formed to overthrow the government; uses hit squads called Sparrow Units; opposes United States military presence in the Philippines [syn: {NPA}]

new phase of the moon
n : the time at which the moon appears as a narrow waxing crescent [syn: {new moon}]

New River
n : a river in the southeastern United States that flows northward from North Carolina to West Virginia where it empties into the Kanawha River

New River Gorge Bridge
n : a steel arch bridge across New River at Fayetteville, West Virginia

New Scotland Yard
n : the detective department of the metropolitan police force of London [syn: {Scotland Yard}]

New Siberian Islands
n : a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean north of Siberia and east of the Laptev Sea

New South Wales
n : an Australian state in southeastern Australia

New Stone Age
n : latest part of the Stone Age beginning about 10,000 BC in the middle east (but later elsewhere) [syn: {Neolithic Age}, {Neolithic}]

New Style calendar
n : the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752 [syn: {Gregorian calendar}]

New Testament
n : the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other Epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible

new to
adj : (often followed by `to') unfamiliar; "new experiences"; "experiences new to him"; "errors of someone new to the job" [syn: {new}, {new to(p)}]

new town
n : a planned urban community created in a rural or undeveloped area and designed to be self-sufficient with its own housing and education and commerce and recreation

New Wave
n 1: an art movement in French cinema in the 1960s [syn: {Nouvelle Vague}]
2: any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts) [syn: {avant-garde}, {vanguard}, {van}]

New Waver
n : a film maker who follows New Wave ideas

New World
adj : of or relating to the New World; "New World monkeys"
n : the hemisphere that includes North and South America [syn: {western hemisphere}, {occident}]

New World anteater
n : any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites [syn: {anteater}]

New World beaver
n : a variety of beaver found in almost all areas of North America except Florida [syn: {Castor canadensis}]

New World blackbird
n : any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black [syn: {blackbird}]

New World chat
n : birds having a chattering call [syn: {chat}]

New World coral snake
n : any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded in red and black and either yellow or white; widely distributed in South America and Central America [syn: {coral snake}, {harlequin-snake}]

New World flycatcher
n : large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing [syn: {flycatcher}, {tyrant flycatcher}, {tyrant bird}]

New world goldfinch
n : American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer [syn: {goldfinch}, {yellowbird}, {Spinus tristis}]

New World jay
n : a North American jay

New World least weasel
n : of Canada and northeastern United States [syn: {Mustela rixosa}]

New World leishmaniasis
n : a form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America; sores are limited to the skin and mucosa [syn: {mucocutaneous leishmaniasis}, {American leishmaniasis}, {leishmaniasis americana}, {nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis}]

New World monkey
n : hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails [syn: {platyrrhine}]

New World mouse
n : a variety of rodent

New World opah
n : from Nova Scotia to West Indies and Gulf of Mexico [syn: {Lampris guttatus}]

New World oriole
n : American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow [syn: {American oriole}, {oriole}]

New World porcupine
n : arboreal porcupine

New World sparrow
n : sparrow-like North American finches

New World tapir
n : a tapir found in South America and Central America [syn: {Tapirus terrestris}]

New World vulture
n : large birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vultures [syn: {cathartid}]

New World warbler
n : small bright-colored American songbird with a weak unmusical song [syn: {wood warbler}]

New Year
n : the calendar year just begun

New Year's
n : the first day of the year [syn: {New Year's Day}, {January 1}]

New Year's Day
n : the first day of the year [syn: {New Year's}, {January 1}]

New Year's Eve
n : the last day of the year [syn: {December 31}]

New York
n 1: the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center [syn: {New York City}, {Greater New York}]
2: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {New York State}, {Empire State}, {NY}]
3: one of the British colonies that formed the United States

New York aster
n : North American perennial herb having small autumn-blooming purple or pink or white flowers; widely naturalized in Europe [syn: {Michaelmas daisy}, {Aster novi-belgii}]

New York Bay
n : a bay of the North Atlantic; fed by the Hudson River

New York City
n : the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center [syn: {New York}, {Greater New York}]

New York fern
n : slender shield fern of moist woods of eastern North America; sometimes placed in genus Dryopteris [syn: {Parathelypteris novae-boracensis}, {Dryopteris noveboracensis}]

New York minute
n : a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash" [syn: {blink of an eye}, {flash}, {heartbeat}, {instant}, {jiffy}, {split second}, {trice}, {twinkling}, {wink}]

New York State
n : a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {New York}, {Empire State}, {NY}]

New York State Barge Canal
n : a system of canals crossing New York State and connecting the Great Lakes with the Hudson River and Lake Champlain

New York Stock Exchange
n : a stock exchange in New York [syn: {N. Y. Stock Exchange}, {NYSE}, {big board}]

New York strip
n : steak from upper part of the short loin [syn: {strip steak}]

New Yorker
n : a resident of New York (especially a resident of New York City)

New Zealand
n 1: an independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery
2: North Island and South Island and adjacent small islands in the South Pacific

New Zealand beech
n : any of several tall New Zealand trees of the genus Nothofagus; some yield useful timber

New Zealand cotton
n : a fiber from the bast of New Zealand ribbon trees that resembles cotton fiber

New Zealand Dacryberry
n : New Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked wood [syn: {kahikatea}, {New Zealand white pine}, {Dacrycarpus dacrydioides}, {Podocarpus dacrydioides}]

New Zealand daisybush
n : bushy New Zealand shrub cultivated for its fragrant white flower heads [syn: {Olearia haastii}]

New Zealand dollar
n : the basic unit of money in New Zealand

New Zealand honeysuckle
n : slender elegant tree of New Zealand having racemes of red flowers and yielding valuable mottled red timber [syn: {rewa-rewa}]

New Zealand mountain pine
n : New Zealand shrub [syn: {tarwood}, {tar-wood}, {Halocarpus bidwilli}, {Dacrydium bidwilli}]

New Zealand spinach
n : coarse sprawling Australasian plant with red or yellow flowers; cultivated for its edible young shoots and succulent leaves [syn: {Tetragonia tetragonioides}, {Tetragonia expansa}]

New Zealand white pine
n : New Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked wood [syn: {kahikatea}, {New Zealand Dacryberry}, {Dacrycarpus dacrydioides}, {Podocarpus dacrydioides}]

New Zealand wine berry
n : graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine [syn: {makomako}, {wineberry}, {Aristotelia serrata}, {Aristotelia racemosa}]

New Zealand wren
n : birds of New Zealand that resemble wrens

New Zealander
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of New Zealand or its people; "New Zealander sheep farms"
n : a native or inhabitant of New Zealand [syn: {Kiwi}]

Newari
n : Himalayish language spoken in the Kathmandu valley of Nepal

Newark
n : the largest city in New Jersey; located in northeastern New Jersey

newbie
n : any new participant in some activity [syn: {newcomer}, {fledgling}, {fledgeling}, {starter}, {neophyte}, {freshman}, {entrant}]

newborn
adj 1: recently borne; "a newborn infant"
2: having just or recently arisen or come into existence; "new nations"; "with newborn fears" [syn: {newly arisen}, {new-sprung(a)}]
n : a baby from birth to four weeks [syn: {neonate}, {newborn infant}, {newborn baby}]

newborn baby
n : a baby from birth to four weeks [syn: {neonate}, {newborn}, {newborn infant}]

newborn infant
n : a baby from birth to four weeks [syn: {neonate}, {newborn}, {newborn baby}]

Newburg sauce
n : lobster butter and cream and egg yolks seasoned with onions and sherry or madeira

Newburgh
n : a town on the Hudson River in New York; in 1782 and 1783 it was George Washington's headquarters

Newcastle
n : a port city in northeastern England on the River Tyne; a center for coal exports (giving rise to the expression `carry coals to Newcastle' meaning to do something unnecessary) [syn: {Newcastle-upon-Tyne}]

Newcastle disease
n : disease of domestic fowl and other birds

Newcastle-upon-Tyne
n : a port city in northeastern England on the River Tyne; a center for coal exports (giving rise to the expression `carry coals to Newcastle' meaning to do something unnecessary) [syn: {Newcastle}]

Newcomb
n : United States astronomer (1835-1909) [syn: {Simon Newcomb}]

newcomer
n 1: any new participant in some activity [syn: {fledgling}, {fledgeling}, {starter}, {neophyte}, {freshman}, {newbie}, {entrant}]
2: a recent arrival; "he's a newcomer to Boston"

newel
n 1: the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail [syn: {newel post}]
2: the central pillar of a circular staircase

newel post
n : the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail [syn: {newel}]

newest
adj : in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style; "wears only the latest style"; "the last thing in swimwear"; "knows the newest dances"; "cutting-edge technology"; "a with-it boutique" [syn: {latest}, {last}, {up-to-date}, {cutting-edge}, {with-it}]

newfangled
adj : of a new (often outrageous) kind or fashion [syn: {new}]

newfound
adj : newly discovered; "his newfound aggressiveness"; "Hudson pointed his ship down the coast of the newfound sea"

Newfoundland
n 1: breed of very large heavy usually black dogs developed in Newfoundland; highly intelligent and vigorous swimmers
2: an island in the north Atlantic

Newfoundland and Labrador
n : a Canadian province on the island of Newfoundland and on the mainland along the coast of the Labrador Sea; became Canada's 10th province in 1949

Newfoundland dwarf birch
n : small shrub of colder parts of North America and Greenland [syn: {American dwarf birch}, {Betula glandulosa}]

newly
adv : very recently; "they are newly married"; "newly raised objections"; "a newly arranged hairdo"; "grass new washed by the rain"; "a freshly cleaned floor"; "we are fresh out of tomatoes" [syn: {recently}, {freshly}, {fresh}, {new}]

newly arisen
adj : having just or recently arisen or come into existence; "new nations"; "with newborn fears" [syn: {newborn}, {new-sprung(a)}]

newlywed
n : someone recently married [syn: {honeymooner}]

new-made
adj : newly made; "the aroma of new-made bread"

Newman
n 1: United States film actor (born in 1925) [syn: {Paul Newman}]
2: English prelate and theologian who (with John Keble and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford Movement; Newman later turned to Roman Catholicism and became a cardinal (1801-1890) [syn: {John Henry Newman}, {Cardinal Newman}]

newmarket
n 1: a long close-fitting coat worn for riding in the 19th century
2: a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card [syn: {Michigan}, {Chicago}, {boodle}, {stops}]

newness
n : the opposite of oldness [ant: {oldness}]

Newport
n 1: a port city in southeastern Wales
2: a resort city in southeastern Rhode Island; known for the summer homes of millionaires; important yachting center

Newport News
n : a port city in southeastern Virginia at the mouth of the James River off Hampton Roads; large shipyards

news
n 1: new information about specific and timely events; "they awaited news of the outcome" [syn: {intelligence}, {tidings}, {word}]
2: new information of any kind; "it was news to me"
3: a program devoted to news; "we watch the 7 o'clock news every night" [syn: {news program}, {news show}]
4: information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated"
5: the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins; "the judge conceded the newsworthiness of the trial"; "he is no longer news in the fashion world" [syn: {newsworthiness}]

news agency
n : an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically [syn: {press agency}, {wire service}, {press association}, {news organization}, {news organisation}]

news article
n : an article reporting news [syn: {news story}, {newspaper article}]

news bulletin
n : a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story [syn: {newsflash}, {flash}, {newsbreak}]

news conference
n : a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity [syn: {press conference}]

news event
n : a newsworthy event

news item
n : an item in a newspaper

news leak
n : unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information [syn: {leak}]

news media
n : newspapers and magazines collectively [syn: {journalism}, {fourth estate}]

news organisation
n : an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically [syn: {news agency}, {press agency}, {wire service}, {press association}, {news organization}]

news organization
n : an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically [syn: {news agency}, {press agency}, {wire service}, {press association}, {news organisation}]

news photography
n : photography of newsworthy events

news program
n : a program devoted to news; "we watch the 7 o'clock news every night" [syn: {news show}, {news}]

news reader
n : someone who reads out broadcast news bulletin [syn: {newsreader}]

news report
n : a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious" [syn: {report}, {story}, {account}, {write up}]

news show
n : a program devoted to news; "we watch the 7 o'clock news every night" [syn: {news program}, {news}]

news story
n : an article reporting news [syn: {news article}, {newspaper article}]

newsagent
n : someone who sells newspapers [syn: {newsdealer}, {newsvendor}, {newsstand operator}]

newsboy
n : a boy who delivers newspapers [syn: {carrier}]

newsbreak
n : a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story [syn: {news bulletin}, {newsflash}, {flash}]

newscast
n : a broadcast of news

newscaster
n : someone who broadcasts the news

newsdealer
n : someone who sells newspapers [syn: {newsagent}, {newsvendor}, {newsstand operator}]

newsflash
n : a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story [syn: {news bulletin}, {flash}, {newsbreak}]

newsier
newsy
adj 1: full of news; "a newsy letter"
2: prone to friendly informal communication [syn: {chatty}, {gossipy}] [also: {newsiest}, {newsier}]

newsier
See {newsy}

newsiest
newsy
adj 1: full of news; "a newsy letter"
2: prone to friendly informal communication [syn: {chatty}, {gossipy}] [also: {newsiest}, {newsier}]

newsiest
See {newsy}

newsless
adj 1: not having or receiving news or information
2: not providing news or information

newsletter
n : report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group [syn: {newssheet}]

newsman
n : a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories [syn: {reporter}, {newsperson}]

newsmonger
n : a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others [syn: {gossip}, {gossiper}, {gossipmonger}, {rumormonger}, {rumourmonger}]

newspaper
n 1: a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements; "he read his newspaper at breakfast" [syn: {paper}]
2: a business firm that publishes newspapers; "Murdoch owns many newspapers" [syn: {paper}, {newspaper publisher}]
3: a newspaper as a physical object; "when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper" [syn: {paper}]
4: cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers; "they used bales of newspaper every day" [syn: {newsprint}]

newspaper ad
n : a printed advertisement that is published in a newspaper [syn: {newspaper advertisement}]

newspaper advertisement
n : a printed advertisement that is published in a newspaper [syn: {newspaper ad}]

newspaper article
n : an article reporting news [syn: {news article}, {news story}]

newspaper clipping
n : an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings" [syn: {clipping}, {press clipping}, {cutting}, {press cutting}]

newspaper column
n : an article giving opinions or perspectives [syn: {column}, {editorial}]

newspaper columnist
n : a columnist who writes for newspapers

newspaper critic
n : a critic who writes a column for the newspapers

newspaper editor
n : the editor of a newspaper

newspaper headline
n : the heading or caption of a newspaper article [syn: {headline}]

newspaper publisher
n 1: the proprietor of a newspaper [syn: {publisher}]
2: a business firm that publishes newspapers; "Murdoch owns many newspapers" [syn: {newspaper}, {paper}]

newspapering
n : journalism practiced for the newspapers

newspaperman
n : a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media [syn: {correspondent}, {newspaperwoman}, {newswriter}, {pressman}]

newspaperwoman
n : a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media [syn: {correspondent}, {newspaperman}, {newswriter}, {pressman}]

newspeak
n : deliberately ambiguous and contradictiory language use to mislead and manipulate the public; "the welfare state brought its own newspeak"

newsperson
n : a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories [syn: {reporter}, {newsman}]

newsprint
n : cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers; "they used bales of newspaper every day" [syn: {newspaper}]

new-sprung
adj : having just or recently arisen or come into existence; "new nations"; "with newborn fears" [syn: {newborn}, {newly arisen}, {new-sprung(a)}]

newsreader
n : someone who reads out broadcast news bulletin [syn: {news reader}]

newsreel
n : a short film and commentary about current events

newsroom
n 1: the staff of a newspaper or the news department of a periodical; "every newspaper editor is criticized by the newsroom"
2: an office in which news is processed by a newspaper or news agency or television or radio station
3: a reading room (in a library or club) where newspapers and other periodicals can be read

newssheet
n : report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group [syn: {newsletter}]

newsstand
n : a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold

newsstand operator
n : someone who sells newspapers [syn: {newsagent}, {newsdealer}, {newsvendor}]

newsvendor
n : someone who sells newspapers [syn: {newsagent}, {newsdealer}, {newsstand operator}]

newswoman
n : a female newsperson

newsworthiness
n : the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins; "the judge conceded the newsworthiness of the trial"; "he is no longer news in the fashion world" [syn: {news}]

newsworthy
adj : sufficiently interesting to be reported in a newspaper

newswriter
n : a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media [syn: {correspondent}, {newspaperman}, {newspaperwoman}, {pressman}]

newsy
adj 1: full of news; "a newsy letter"
2: prone to friendly informal communication [syn: {chatty}, {gossipy}] [also: {newsiest}, {newsier}]

newt
n : small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia [syn: {triton}]

Newton
n 1: English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727) [syn: {Isaac Newton}, {Sir Isaac Newton}]
2: a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100,000 dynes [syn: {N}]

Newtonian
adj : of or relating to or inspired by Sir Isaac Newton or his science; "Newtonian physics"
n : a follower of Isaac Newton

Newtonian mechanics
n : the branch of mechanics based on Newton's laws of motion [syn: {classical mechanics}]

Newtonian reflector
n : reflecting telescope in which the image is viewed through an eyepiece perpendicular to main axis [syn: {Newtonian telescope}]

Newtonian telescope
n : reflecting telescope in which the image is viewed through an eyepiece perpendicular to main axis [syn: {Newtonian reflector}]

Newton's first law
n : a body remains at rest or in motion with a constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force [syn: {first law of motion}, {Newton's first law of motion}]

Newton's first law of motion
n : a body remains at rest or in motion with a constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force [syn: {first law of motion}, {Newton's first law}]

Newton's law
n : one of three basic laws of classical mechanics [syn: {Newton's law of motion}, {law of motion}]

Newton's law of gravitation
n : (physics) the law that states any two bodies attract each other with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them [syn: {law of gravitation}]

Newton's law of motion
n : one of three basic laws of classical mechanics [syn: {Newton's law}, {law of motion}]

Newton's second law
n : the rate of change of momentum is proportional to the imposed force and goes in the direction of the force [syn: {second law of motion}, {Newton's second law of motion}]

Newton's second law of motion
n : the rate of change of momentum is proportional to the imposed force and goes in the direction of the force [syn: {second law of motion}, {Newton's second law}]

Newton's theory of gravitation
n : (physics) the theory that any two particles of matter attract one another with a force directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them [syn: {theory of gravitation}, {theory of gravity}, {gravitational theory}]

Newton's third law
n : action and reaction are equal and opposite [syn: {third law of motion}, {Newton's third law of motion}, {law of action and reaction}]

Newton's third law of motion
n : action and reaction are equal and opposite [syn: {third law of motion}, {Newton's third law}, {law of action and reaction}]

Newtown Wonder
n : apple used primarily in cooking

next
adj 1: nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side" [syn: {adjacent}, {side by side(p)}]
2: (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president" [syn: {future(a)}, {succeeding(a)}]
3: immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list" [syn: {following}]
adv : at the time or occasion immediately following; "next the doctor examined his back"

next door
adv : at or in or to the adjacent residence; "the criminal had been living next door all this time" [syn: {in the adjacent house}, {in the adjacent apartment}]

next friend
n : (law) a person who acts on behalf of an infant or disabled person

next of kin
n : the person who is (or persons who are) most closely related to a given person

next-to-last
adj 1: next to the last; "the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter"; "the figures in the next-to-last column" [syn: {penultimate}]
2: used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college; "the junior class"; "a third-year student" [syn: {junior(a)}, {third-year}]

nexus
n 1: the means of connection between things linked in series [syn: {link}]
2: a connected series or group

Ney
n : French marshal in the Napoleonic Wars (1769-1815) [syn: {Michel Ney}, {Duc d'Elchingen}]

Nez Perce
n 1: a member of a tribe of the Shahaptian people living on the pacific coast
2: the Shahaptian language spoken by the Nez Perce people

ng
n : one billionth (1/1,000,000,000) gram [syn: {nanogram}]

Ngaio Marsh
n : New Zealand writer of detective stories (1899-1982) [syn: {Marsh}]

Nganasan
n 1: a member of the Samoyedic people living on the Taimyr peninsula in Siberia
2: the Uralic language spoken by the Nganasan people

NGB
n : the agency that administers the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard; provides liaison between the Army and the Air Force and various National Guard units [syn: {National Guard Bureau}]

NGF
n : a protein that is involved in the growth of peripheral nerve cells [syn: {nerve growth factor}]

NGO
n : an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government [syn: {nongovernmental organization}]

NGU
n : sexually transmitted urethritis (usually caused by chlamydia) [syn: {nongonococcal urethritis}]

ngultrum
n : the basic unit of money in Bhutan

Nguni
n : a group of southern Bantu languages

Nguyen Tat Thanh
n : Vietnamese communist statesman who fought the Japanese in World War II and the French until 1954 and South vietnam until 1975 (1890-1969) [syn: {Ho Chi Minh}]

ngwee
n : 100 ngwee equal 1 kwacha

NH
n : a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {New Hampshire}, {Granite State}]

Ni
n : a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite [syn: {nickel}, {atomic number 28}]

niacin
n : a B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract [syn: {nicotinic acid}]

Niagara
n 1: waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls [syn: {Niagara Falls}]
2: a river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms boundary between Ontario and New York [syn: {Niagara River}]

Niagara Falls
n 1: waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls [syn: {Niagara}]
2: a city in western New York State at the falls of the Niagara river; tourist attraction and honeymoon resort

Niagara River
n : a river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms boundary between Ontario and New York [syn: {Niagara}]

Niamey
n : the capital and largest city of Niger [syn: {capital of Niger}]

nib
n 1: the writing point of a pen [syn: {pen nib}]
2: horny projecting mouth of a bird [syn: {beak}, {bill}, {neb}, {pecker}] [also: {nibbing}, {nibbed}]

nibbed
nib
n 1: the writing point of a pen [syn: {pen nib}]
2: horny projecting mouth of a bird [syn: {beak}, {bill}, {neb}, {pecker}] [also: {nibbing}, {nibbed}]

nibbed
adj : used of pens; having a writing point or nib especially of a certain kind; "a broad-nibbed pen"

nibbed
See {nib}

nibbing
nib
n 1: the writing point of a pen [syn: {pen nib}]
2: horny projecting mouth of a bird [syn: {beak}, {bill}, {neb}, {pecker}] [also: {nibbing}, {nibbed}]

nibbing
See {nib}

nibble
n 1: a small byte [syn: {nybble}]
2: gentle biting
v 1: bite off very small pieces; "She nibbled on her cracker"
2: bite gently; "The woman tenderly nibbled at her baby's ear"
3: eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles" [syn: {pick}, {piece}]

nibbler
n : a biter who takes dainty repeated bites

Nibelung
n 1: (German mythology) a companion or follower of Siegfried
2: (German mythology) any of the race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure hoard that was stolen by Siegfried

nibelungen
See {nibelung}

Nibelungenlied
n : an epic poem written in Middle High German and based on the legends of Siegfried and Teutonic kings

niblick
n : an iron with considerable loft [syn: {nine iron}]

nicad
n : a rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode; often used in emergency systems because of its low discharge rate when not in use [syn: {nickel-cadmium accumulator}]

Nicaea
n : an ancient city in Bithynia; founded in the 4th century BC and flourished under the Romans; the Nicene Creed was adopted there in 325

Nicaean
adj : of or relating to the ancient city of Nicaea in Asia Minor [syn: {Nicene}]

Nicandra
n : sturdy annual of Peru [syn: {genus Nicandra}]

Nicandra physaloides
n : coarse South American herb grown for its blue-and-white flowers followed by a bladderlike fruit enclosing a dry berry [syn: {apple of Peru}, {shoo fly}]

Nicaragua
n : a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 [syn: {Republic of Nicaragua}]

Nicaraguan
adj : of or relating to Nicaragua or is people; "Nicaraguan earthquakes"
n : a native or inhabitant of Nicaragua

Nicaraguan capital
n : the capital and largest city of Managua [syn: {Managua}, {capital of Nicaragua}]

Nicaraguan monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Nicaragua

Niccolo Machiavelli
n : a statesman of Florence who advocated a strong central government (1469-1527) [syn: {Machiavelli}]

Niccolo Paganini
n : Italian violinist and composer of musice for the violin (1782-1840) [syn: {Paganini}]

nice
adj 1: pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance; "what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty"- George Meredith; "nice manners"; "a nice dress"; "a nice face"; "a nice day"; "had a nice time at the party"; "the corn and tomatoes are nice today" [ant: {nasty}]
2: socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl" [syn: {decent}]
3: done with delicacy and skill; "a nice bit of craft"; "a job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer"; "a nice shot" [syn: {skillful}]
4: excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow" [syn: {dainty}, {overnice}, {prissy}, {squeamish}]
5: noting distinctions with nicety; "a discriminating interior designer"; "a nice sense of color"; "a nice point in the argument" [syn: {discriminate}]
6: exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture" [syn: {courteous}, {gracious}]
n : a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera

nicely
adv : in a nice way; "a nicely painted house"

Nicene
adj : of or relating to the ancient city of Nicaea in Asia Minor [syn: {Nicaean}]

Nicene Creed
n : (Christianity) a formal creed summarizing Christian beliefs; first adopted in 325 and later expanded

niceness
n 1: a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage [syn: {politeness}] [ant: {impoliteness}]
2: the quality of nice [ant: {nastiness}]
3: the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze; "you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew" [syn: {subtlety}]

nicety
n 1: conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety; "it was performed with justness and beauty" [syn: {justness}, {rightness}]
2: a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning" [syn: {nuance}, {shade}, {subtlety}, {refinement}]

niche
n 1: a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it; "he found his niche in the academic world"
2: a small concavity [syn: {recess}, {recession}, {corner}]
3: an enclosure that is set back or indented [syn: {recess}]
4: (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species) [syn: {ecological niche}]

Nicholas
n : a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century) [syn: {Saint Nicholas}, {St. Nicholas}]

Nicholas I
n : czar of Russia from 1825 to 1855 who led Russia into the Crimean War (1796-1855) [syn: {Czar Nicholas I}]

Nicholas II
n : the last czar of Russia who was forced to abdicate in 1917 by the Russian Revolution; he and his family were executed by the Bolsheviks (1868-1918)

Nicholas Vachel Lindsay
n : United States poet who traveled the country trading his poems for room and board (1879-1931) [syn: {Lindsay}, {Vachel Lindsay}]

Nichrome
n : a nickel-chromium alloy with high electrical resistance and an ability to withstand high temperatures; used for resistance heating elements

nick
n 1: an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) [syn: {dent}, {gouge}]
2: a small cut [syn: {notch}, {snick}]
v 1: cut slightly, with a razor; "The barber's knife nicked his cheek" [syn: {snick}]
2: cut a nick into [syn: {chip}]
3: divide or reset the tail muscles of; "nick horses"
4: mate successfully; of livestock

nickel
n 1: a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite [syn: {Ni}, {atomic number 28}]
2: a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar
3: five dollars worth of a drug; "a nickel bag of drugs"; "a nickel deck of heroin" [syn: {nickel note}]
v : plate with nickel; "nickel the plate" [also: {nickelling}, {nickelled}]

nickel alloy
n : an alloy whose main constituent is nickel [syn: {nickel-base alloy}]

nickel bronze
n : a bronze containing up to 30% nickel

nickel note
n : five dollars worth of a drug; "a nickel bag of drugs"; "a nickel deck of heroin" [syn: {nickel}]

nickel silver
n : a silver-white alloy containing copper and zinc and nickel [syn: {German silver}]

nickel steel
n : an alloy steel containing nickel

nickel-and-dime
adj 1: of minor importance; "a nickel-and-dime operation run out of a single rented room"; "a small-time actor" [syn: {small-time}]
2: low-paying; "a nickel-and-dime job" [syn: {nickel-and-dime(a)}]
v 1: spend money frugally; spend as little as possible [syn: {penny-pinch}]
2: accumulate gradually; "she nickeled-and-dimed together a small house for her family"

nickel-base alloy
n : an alloy whose main constituent is nickel [syn: {nickel alloy}]

nickel-cadmium accumulator
n : a rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode; often used in emergency systems because of its low discharge rate when not in use [syn: {nicad}]

nickel-iron accumulator
n : a storage battery having a nickel oxide cathode and an iron anode with an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide; each cell gives about 1.2 volts [syn: {nickel-iron battery}]

nickel-iron battery
n : a storage battery having a nickel oxide cathode and an iron anode with an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide; each cell gives about 1.2 volts [syn: {nickel-iron accumulator}]

nickelled
nickel
n 1: a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite [syn: {Ni}, {atomic number 28}]
2: a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar
3: five dollars worth of a drug; "a nickel bag of drugs"; "a nickel deck of heroin" [syn: {nickel note}]
v : plate with nickel; "nickel the plate" [also: {nickelling}, {nickelled}]

nickelled
See {nickel}

nickelling
nickel
n 1: a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite [syn: {Ni}, {atomic number 28}]
2: a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar
3: five dollars worth of a drug; "a nickel bag of drugs"; "a nickel deck of heroin" [syn: {nickel note}]
v : plate with nickel; "nickel the plate" [also: {nickelling}, {nickelled}]

nickelling
See {nickel}

nickelodeon
n : a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin [syn: {jukebox}]

nicker
n : the characteristic sounds made by a horse [syn: {neigh}, {whicker}, {whinny}]
v : characteristic of horses [syn: {neigh}, {whicker}, {whinny}]

nicker nut
n : hard shiny gray seed of a bonduc tree; used for making e.g. jewelry [syn: {bonduc nut}, {nicker seed}]

nicker seed
n : hard shiny gray seed of a bonduc tree; used for making e.g. jewelry [syn: {bonduc nut}, {nicker nut}]

Nicklaus
n : United States golfer considered by many to be the greatest golfer of all time (born in 1940) [syn: {Jack Nicklaus}, {Jack William Nicklaus}]

nicknack
n : miscellaneous curios [syn: {bric-a-brac}, {knickknack}, {knickknackery}, {whatnot}]

nickname
n 1: a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim" [syn: {moniker}, {cognomen}, {sobriquet}, {soubriquet}]
2: a descriptive name for a place or thing; "the nickname for the U.S. Constitution is `Old Ironsides'"
v : give a nickname to [syn: {dub}]

Nicol prism
n : optical device that produces plane-polarized light

Nicola Amati
n : Italian violin maker in Cremona; taught the craft to Guarneri and Stradivari (1596-1684) [syn: {Amati}, {Nicolo Amati}]

Nicola Sacco
n : United States anarchist (born in Italy) who with Bartolomeo Vanzetti was convicted of murder and in spite of world-wide protest was executed (1891-1927) [syn: {Sacco}]

Nicolas de Malebranche
n : French philosopher (1638-1715) [syn: {Malebranche}]

Nicolas Leonard Sadi Carnot
n : French physicist who founded thermodynamics (1796-1832) [syn: {Carnot}, {Sadi Carnot}]

Nicolas Poussin
n : French painter in the classical style (1594-1665) [syn: {Poussin}]

Nicolaus Copernicus
n : Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543) [syn: {Copernicus}, {Mikolaj Kopernik}]

Nicolo Amati
n : Italian violin maker in Cremona; taught the craft to Guarneri and Stradivari (1596-1684) [syn: {Amati}, {Nicola Amati}]

Nicolson
n : English diplomat and author (1886-1968) [syn: {Harold Nicolson}, {Sir Harold George Nicolson}]

Nicosia
n : the capital and largest city of Cyprus [syn: {capital of Cyprus}]

Nicotiana
n : American and Asiatic aromatic herbs and shrubs with viscid foliage [syn: {genus Nicotiana}]

Nicotiana alata
n : South American ornamental perennial having nocturnally fragrant greenish-white flowers [syn: {flowering tobacco}, {Jasmine tobacco}]

Nicotiana glauca
n : evergreen South American shrub naturalized in United States; occasionally responsible for poisoning livestock [syn: {tree tobacco}, {mustard tree}]

Nicotiana rustica
n : tobacco plant of South America and Mexico [syn: {wild tobacco}, {Indian tobacco}]

Nicotiana tabacum
n : tall erect South American herb with large ovate leaves and terminal clusters of tubular white or pink flowers; cultivated for its leaves [syn: {common tobacco}]

nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
n : a coenzyme present in most living cells and derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid; serves as a reductant in various metabolic processes [syn: {NAD}]

nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
n : a coenzyme similar to NAD and present in most living cells but serves as a reductant in different metabolic processes [syn: {NADP}]

nicotine
n : an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco; used in medicine and as an insecticide

nicotine addiction
n : an addiction to nicotine

nicotine poisoning
n : toxic condition caused by the ingestion or inhalation of large amounts of nicotine

nicotinic acid
n : a B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract [syn: {niacin}]

nictate
v : briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink" [syn: {blink}, {wink}, {nictitate}]

nictation
n : a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly [syn: {blink}, {eye blink}, {blinking}, {wink}, {winking}, {nictitation}]

nictitate
v : briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink" [syn: {blink}, {wink}, {nictate}]

nictitating membrane
n : a protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammals [syn: {third eyelid}]

nictitation
n : a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly [syn: {blink}, {eye blink}, {blinking}, {wink}, {winking}, {nictation}]

NICU
n : an intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or low-birth-weight or seriously ill newborn [syn: {neonatal intensive care unit}]

Nidaros
n : a port in central Norway on Trondheim Fjord [syn: {Trondheim}]

nidation
n : (embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals [syn: {implantation}]

NIDDM
n : mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin [syn: {type II diabetes}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes}, {ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketosis-resistant diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes}, {adult-onset diabetes mellitus}, {adult-onset diabetes}, {maturity-onset diabetes mellitus}, {maturity-onset diabetes}, {mature-onset diabetes}]

nidi
nidus
n 1: a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the focus of infection" [syn: {focus}, {focal point}]
2: a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs [also: {nidi} (pl)]

nidi
See {nidus}

nidicolous
adj : (of birds) remaining in the nest for a time after hatching [ant: {nidifugous}]

nidified
See {nidify}

nidifugous
adj : (of birds) leaving the nest shortly after hatching [ant: {nidicolous}]

nid-nodded
See {nid-nod}

nid-nodding
See {nid-nod}

Nidularia
n : type genus of the Nidulariaceae [syn: {genus Nidularia}]

Nidulariaceae
n : bird's-nest fungi [syn: {family Nidulariaceae}]

Nidulariales
n : small order of basidiomycetous fungi comprising families Nidulariaceae and Sphaerobolaceae [syn: {order Nidulariales}]

nidus
n 1: a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the focus of infection" [syn: {focus}, {focal point}]
2: a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs [also: {nidi} (pl)]

Niebuhr
n 1: United States Protestant theologian (1892-1971) [syn: {Reinhold Niebuhr}]
2: German historian noted for his critical approach to sources and for his history of Rome (1776-1831) [syn: {Barthold George Niebuhr}]

niece
n : a daughter of your brother or sister [ant: {nephew}]

nielli
See {niello}

Niels Abel
n : Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829) [syn: {Abel}, {Niels Henrik Abel}]

Niels Bohr
n : Danish physicist who studied atomic structure and radiations; the Bohr theory of the atom accounted for the spectrum of hydrogen (1885-1962) [syn: {Bohr}, {Niels Henrik David Bohr}]

Niels Henrik Abel
n : Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829) [syn: {Abel}, {Niels Abel}]

Niels Henrik David Bohr
n : Danish physicist who studied atomic structure and radiations; the Bohr theory of the atom accounted for the spectrum of hydrogen (1885-1962) [syn: {Bohr}, {Niels Bohr}]

Nielson
n : Danish composer (1865-1931) [syn: {Carl Nielson}, {Carl August Nielson}]

Niemann-Pick disease
n : a disorder of lipid metabolism that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait

nierembergia
n : any of various plants of the genus Nierembergia having upturned bell-shaped flowers [syn: {cupflower}]

Nierembergia frutescens
n : shrubby Chilean herb having bluish-white tubular flowers used as an ornamental [syn: {tall cupflower}]

Nierembergia repens
n : prostrate woody South American herb with white tubular flowers often tinged with blue or rose [syn: {whitecup}, {Nierembergia rivularis}]

Nierembergia rivularis
n : prostrate woody South American herb with white tubular flowers often tinged with blue or rose [syn: {whitecup}, {Nierembergia repens}]

Nietzsche
n : influential German philosopher remembered for his concept of the superman and for his rejection of Christian values (1844-1900) [syn: {Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche}]

nifedipine
n : calcium blocker (trade name Procardia); appears to increase the risk of recurrent heart attacks [syn: {Procardia}]

niff
n : an unpleasant smell [syn: {pong}]

niffy
adj : (British informal) malodorous

niftier
nifty
adj : very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {bully}, {corking}, {cracking}, {dandy}, {great}, {groovy}, {keen}, {neat}, {not bad(p)}, {peachy}, {slap-up}, {swell}, {smashing}] [also: {niftiest}, {niftier}]

niftier
See {nifty}

niftiest
nifty
adj : very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {bully}, {corking}, {cracking}, {dandy}, {great}, {groovy}, {keen}, {neat}, {not bad(p)}, {peachy}, {slap-up}, {swell}, {smashing}] [also: {niftiest}, {niftier}]

niftiest
See {nifty}

nifty
adj : very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {bully}, {corking}, {cracking}, {dandy}, {great}, {groovy}, {keen}, {neat}, {not bad(p)}, {peachy}, {slap-up}, {swell}, {smashing}] [also: {niftiest}, {niftier}]

nigella
n : any plant of the genus Nigella

Nigella damascena
n : European garden plant having finely cut leaves and white or pale blue flowers [syn: {love-in-a-mist}]

Nigella hispanica
n : nigella of Spain and southern France [syn: {fennel flower}]

Nigella sativa
n : herb of the Mediterranean region having pungent seeds used like those of caraway [syn: {black caraway}, {nutmeg flower}, {Roman coriander}]

Niger
n 1: an African river; flows into the South Atlantic [syn: {Niger River}]
2: a landlocked republic in West Africa; gained independence from France in 1960; most of the country is dominated by the Sahara Desert [syn: {Republic of Niger}]

Niger franc
n : the basic unit of money in Niger

Niger River
n : an African river; flows into the South Atlantic [syn: {Niger}]

Niger-Congo
n : a family of African language spoken in west Africa

Nigeria
n : a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African country [syn: {Federal Republic of Nigeria}]

Nigerian
adj 1: of or relating to Nigeria; "the Nigerian capital used to be Lagos"
2: of or relating to the people of Nigeria; "a Nigerian novelist won the Noble Prize for literature this year" [syn: {Nigerien}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Nigeria

Nigerian capital
n : capital of Nigeria in the center of the country [syn: {Abuja}, {capital of Nigeria}]

Nigerian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Nigeria

Nigerien
adj : of or relating to the people of Nigeria; "a Nigerian novelist won the Noble Prize for literature this year" [syn: {Nigerian}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Niger

Niger-Kordofanian
n : the family of languages that includes most of the languages spoken in Africa south of the Sahara; the majority of them are tonal languages but there are important exceptions (e.g., Swahili or Fula) [syn: {Niger-Kordofanian language}]

Niger-Kordofanian language
n : the family of languages that includes most of the languages spoken in Africa south of the Sahara; the majority of them are tonal languages but there are important exceptions (e.g., Swahili or Fula) [syn: {Niger-Kordofanian}]

nigga
n : (ethnic slur) offensive name for a Black person; "only a Black can call another Black a nigga" [syn: {nigger}, {spade}, {coon}, {jigaboo}, {nigra}]

niggard
n : a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend [syn: {skinflint}, {scrooge}, {churl}]

niggardliness
n : extreme stinginess [syn: {meanness}, {minginess}, {niggardness}, {parsimony}, {parsimoniousness}, {tightness}, {tightfistedness}, {closeness}]

niggardly
adj : petty in giving or spending; "a niggardly tip" [syn: {grudging}, {scrimy}]

niggardness
n : extreme stinginess [syn: {meanness}, {minginess}, {niggardliness}, {parsimony}, {parsimoniousness}, {tightness}, {tightfistedness}, {closeness}]

nigger
n : (ethnic slur) offensive name for a Black person; "only a Black can call another Black a nigga" [syn: {nigga}, {spade}, {coon}, {jigaboo}, {nigra}]

niggle
v 1: worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now" [syn: {fuss}, {fret}]
2: argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies" [syn: {quibble}, {pettifog}, {bicker}, {squabble}, {brabble}]

niggler
n : someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way [syn: {carper}]

niggling
adj : (informal terms) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction" [syn: {fiddling}, {footling}, {lilliputian}, {little}, {Mickey Mouse}, {piddling}, {piffling}, {petty}, {picayune}, {trivial}]

nigh
adj 1: being on the left side; "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side" [syn: {near(a)}, {nigh(a)}]
2: near in space or time
adv 1: near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire" [syn: {near}, {close}]
2: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost'; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees" [syn: {about}, {just about}, {almost}, {most}, {all but}, {nearly}, {near}, {virtually}, {well-nigh}]

nigher
adv : (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance; "come closer, my dear!"; "they drew nearer"; "getting nearer to the true explanation" [syn: {nearer}, {closer}]

nighest
adj : (superlative of `near' or `nigh') most near [syn: {nearest}]
adv : (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance; "that was the time he came nearest to death" [syn: {nearest}, {closest}]

night
n 1: the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside [syn: {nighttime}, {dark}] [ant: {day}]
2: the time between sunset and midnight; "he watched television every night"
3: the period spent sleeping; "I had a restless night"
4: the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit; "three nights later he collapsed"
5: darkness; "it vanished into the night"
6: a shortening of nightfall; "they worked from morning to night"
7: a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom
8: Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx [syn: {Nox}]

night bell
n : a doorbell to be used at night

night bird
n : any bird associated with night: owl; nightingale; nighthawk; etc

night blindness
n : inability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder [syn: {nyctalopia}, {moon blindness}]

night court
n : a criminal court (in large cities) that sits at night

night game
n : a game played under artificial illumination at night [ant: {day game}]

night heron
n : nocturnal or crepuscular herons [syn: {night raven}]

night jasmine
n : West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped yellow-white flowers that are fragrant by night [syn: {night jessamine}, {Cestrum nocturnum}]

night jessamine
n : West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped yellow-white flowers that are fragrant by night [syn: {night jasmine}, {Cestrum nocturnum}]

night latch
n : doorlock operated by a knob on the inside and a key on the outside

night letter
n : a cheaper form of telegram sent for delivery the next day

night lizard
n : small secretive nocturnal lizard of southwestern North America and Cuba; bear live young

night owl
n : a person who likes to be active late at night [syn: {nighthawk}, {nightbird}]

night porter
n : a porter on duty during the night

night raven
n 1: nocturnal or crepuscular herons [syn: {night heron}]
2: any bird that cries at night

night rider
n : member of a secret mounted band in United States south after the Civil War; committed acts of intimidation and revenge [syn: {nightrider}]

night school
n : a school that holds classes in the evenings for students who cannot attend during the day [ant: {day school}]

night shift
n 1: the work shift during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.) [syn: {graveyard shift}]
2: workers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.) [syn: {graveyard shift}]

night snake
n : nocturnal prowler of western United States and Mexico [syn: {Hypsiglena torquata}]

night soil
n : human excreta used as fertilizer

night terror
n : an emotional episode (usually in young children) in which the person awakens in terror with feelings of anxiety and fear but is unable to remember any incident that might have provoked those feelings

night vision
n : the ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight) [syn: {night-sight}, {scotopic vision}, {twilight vision}]

night watch
n : a watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.) [syn: {graveyard watch}, {middle watch}, {midwatch}]

night watchman
n : a watchman who works during the night

nightbird
n : a person who likes to be active late at night [syn: {night owl}, {nighthawk}]

night-blooming cereus
n 1: any of several night-blooming cacti of the genus Selenicereus
2: any of several cacti of the genus Hylocereus
3: any of several cacti of the genus Cereus

nightcap
n 1: an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic
2: a cloth cap worn in bed
3: the final game of a double header

nightclothes
n : garments designed to be worn in bed [syn: {nightwear}]

nightclub
n : a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink; "don't expect a good meal at a cabaret"; "the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night"; "he played the drums at a jazz club" [syn: {cabaret}, {club}, {nightspot}]

nightcrawler
n : terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers [syn: {earthworm}, {angleworm}, {fishworm}, {fishing worm}, {wiggler}, {nightwalker}, {crawler}, {dew worm}, {red worm}]

nightdress
n : lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women [syn: {nightgown}, {nightie}, {night-robe}]

nighted
adj : overtaken by night or darkness; "benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home" [syn: {benighted}]

nightfall
n : the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night" [syn: {twilight}, {dusk}, {gloaming}, {evenfall}, {fall}, {crepuscule}, {crepuscle}]

nightgown
n : lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women [syn: {nightie}, {night-robe}, {nightdress}]

nighthawk
n 1: a person who likes to be active late at night [syn: {night owl}, {nightbird}]
2: mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker [syn: {bullbat}, {mosquito hawk}]

nightie
n : lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women [syn: {nightgown}, {night-robe}, {nightdress}]

nightingale
n 1: European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song [syn: {Luscinia megarhynchos}]
2: English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910) [syn: {Florence Nightingale}, {the Lady with the Lamp}]

nightjar
n : mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled grayish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects [syn: {goatsucker}, {caprimulgid}]

night-light
n : light (as a candle or small bulb) that burns in a bedroom at night (as for children or invalids)

night-line
n : a fishing line with baited hooks left in the water to catch fish over night

nightlong
adj : lasting through or extending over the whole night; "a nightlong vigil"; "an overnight trip" [syn: {overnight}]

nightly
adj : happening every night; "nightly television now goes on until
3:00 or 4:00 a.m."
adv : at the end of each day; "she checks on her roses nightly" [syn: {every night}]

nightmare
n 1: a situation resembling a terrifying dream [syn: {incubus}]
2: a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream

nightmarish
adj : extremely alarming [syn: {bloodcurdling}, {hair-raising}]

nightrider
n : member of a secret mounted band in United States south after the Civil War; committed acts of intimidation and revenge [syn: {night rider}]

night-robe
n : lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women [syn: {nightgown}, {nightie}, {nightdress}]

nightshade
n : any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit

nightshirt
n : nightclothes worn by men

night-sight
n : the ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight) [syn: {night vision}, {scotopic vision}, {twilight vision}]

nightspot
n : a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink; "don't expect a good meal at a cabaret"; "the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night"; "he played the drums at a jazz club" [syn: {cabaret}, {nightclub}, {club}]

nightstick
n : a short stout club used primarily by policemen [syn: {truncheon}, {billy}, {billystick}, {billy club}]

night-stop
n : a break in a journey for the night

nighttime
adj : happening during or appropriate to the night; "nighttime attire"; "the cat's nighttime prowls" [ant: {daytime}]
n : the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside [syn: {night}, {dark}] [ant: {day}]

nightwalker
n : terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers [syn: {earthworm}, {angleworm}, {fishworm}, {fishing worm}, {wiggler}, {nightcrawler}, {crawler}, {dew worm}, {red worm}]

nightwear
n : garments designed to be worn in bed [syn: {nightclothes}]

nightwork
n : work to be done at night

nigra
n : (ethnic slur) offensive name for a Black person; "only a Black can call another Black a nigga" [syn: {nigger}, {nigga}, {spade}, {coon}, {jigaboo}]

nigrified
nigrify
v : make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened" [syn: {blacken}, {melanize}, {melanise}, {black}] [ant: {whiten}] [also: {nigrified}]

nigrified
See {nigrify}

nigrify
v : make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened" [syn: {blacken}, {melanize}, {melanise}, {black}] [ant: {whiten}] [also: {nigrified}]

Nigroporus
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae [syn: {genus Nigroporus}]

Nigroporus vinosus
n : a woody pore fungus with a dark brown to red brown cap and spore surface and small pores

NIH
n : an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services whose mission is to employ science in the pursuit of knowledge to improve human health; is the principal biomedical research agency of the federal government [syn: {National Institutes of Health}]

Ni-hard
n : cast iron to which nickel has been added to make it resist abrasion [syn: {Ni-hard iron}]

Ni-hard iron
n : cast iron to which nickel has been added to make it resist abrasion [syn: {Ni-hard}]

Nihau
n : the most northwestern Hawaiian island (beyond Kauai) [syn: {Nihau Island}]

Nihau Island
n : the most northwestern Hawaiian island (beyond Kauai) [syn: {Nihau}]

nihil
n : (Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ); "nihil habet"

nihil obstat
n 1: the phrase used by the official censor of the Roman Catholic Church to say that a publication has been examined and contains nothing offensive to the Church
2: authoritative approval

nihilism
n 1: a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake
2: the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal [syn: {nihilistic delusion}]
3: complete denial of all established authority and institutions

nihilist
n 1: someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief
2: an advocate of anarchism [syn: {anarchist}, {syndicalist}]

nihilistic
adj : of or relating to nihilism

nihilistic delusion
n : the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal [syn: {nihilism}]

Nihon
n : a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building [syn: {Japan}, {Nippon}]

NIJ
n : the law enforcement agency that is the research and development branch of the Department of Justice [syn: {National Institute of Justice}]

Nijinsky
n : Russian dancer considered by many to be the greatest dancer of the 20th century (1890-1950) [syn: {Vaslav Nijinsky}, {Waslaw Nijinsky}]

Nijmegen
n : an industrial city in the eastern Netherlands

Nike
n : (Greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with Roman Victoria

Nikita Khrushchev
n : Soviet statesman and premier who denounced stalin (1894-1971) [syn: {Khrushchev}, {Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev}]

Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev
n : Soviet statesman and premier who denounced stalin (1894-1971) [syn: {Khrushchev}, {Nikita Khrushchev}]

Nikola Tesla
n : United States electrical engineer and inventor (born in Croatia but of Serbian descent) who discovered the principles of alternating currents and developed the first alternating-current induction motor and the Tesla coil and several forms of oscillators (1856-1943) [syn: {Tesla}]

Nikolaas Tinbergen
n : Dutch zoologist who showed that much animal behavior is innate and stereotyped (1907-1988) [syn: {Tinbergen}]

Nikolai Andreyevich Rimski-Korsakov
n : Russian composer of operas and orchestral works; often used themes from folk music (1844-1908) [syn: {Rimsky-Korsakov}, {Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov}, {Rimski-Korsakov}]

Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
n : Russian composer of operas and orchestral works; often used themes from folk music (1844-1908) [syn: {Rimsky-Korsakov}, {Rimski-Korsakov}, {Nikolai Andreyevich Rimski-Korsakov}]

Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin
n : Bolshevik leader in Russia who advocated gradual collectivism of the farms; was executed in a purge by Stalin (1888-1938) [syn: {Bukharin}]

Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky
n : Russian mathematician who independently discovered non-Euclidean geometry (1792-1856) [syn: {Lobachevsky}]

Nikolai Lenin
n : Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924) [syn: {Lenin}, {Vladimir Lenin}, {Vladimir Ilyich Lenin}, {Vladimir Ilich Lenin}, {Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov}, {Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov}]

Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
n : Russian writer who introduced realism to Russian literature (1809-1852) [syn: {Gogol}]

nil
n : a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: {nothing}, {nix}, {nada}, {null}, {aught}, {cipher}, {cypher}, {goose egg}, {naught}, {zero}, {zilch}, {zip}]

Nile
n : the world's longest river (4180 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization [syn: {Nile River}]

Nile crocodile
n : a dangerous crocodile widely distributed in Africa [syn: {African crocodile}, {Crocodylus niloticus}]

Nile River
n : the world's longest river (4180 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization [syn: {Nile}]

nilgai
n : large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns [syn: {nylghai}, {nylghau}, {blue bull}, {Boselaphus tragocamelus}]

Nilgiri Hills
n : hills in southern India

Nilo-Saharan
n : a family of East African languages spoken by Nilotic peoples from the Sahara south to Kenya and Tanzania [syn: {Nilo-Saharan language}]

Nilo-Saharan language
n : a family of East African languages spoken by Nilotic peoples from the Sahara south to Kenya and Tanzania [syn: {Nilo-Saharan}]

Nilotic
adj 1: of or relating to the Nile River or the people living near it
2: of or relating to or constituting the Nilotic group of languages; "Nilotic syntax"
n : a group of languages of East Africa belonging to the Chari-Nile group [syn: {Nilotic language}]

Nilotic language
n : a group of languages of East Africa belonging to the Chari-Nile group [syn: {Nilotic}]

nilpotent
adj : equal to zero when raised to a certain power

Nilsson
n : Swedish operatic soprano who played Wagnerian roles (born in 1918) [syn: {Brigit Nilsson}, {Marta Brigit Nilsson}]

nim
n : game in which matchsticks are arranged in rows and players alternately remove one or more of them; in some versions the object is to take the last remaining matchstick on the table and in other versions the object is to avoid taking the last remaining matchstick on the table

nim tree
n : large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia [syn: {neem}, {neem tree}, {margosa}, {arishth}, {Azadirachta indica}, {Melia Azadirachta}]

NIMA
n : a combat support agency that provides geospatial intelligence in support of national security [syn: {National Imagery and Mapping Agency}]

nimbi
nimbus
n 1: a dark gray cloud bearing rain [syn: {nimbus cloud}, {rain cloud}]
2: an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint [syn: {aura}, {aureole}, {halo}, {glory}, {gloriole}] [also: {nimbi} (pl)]

nimbi
See {nimbus}

nimble
adj 1: moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it" [syn: {agile}, {quick}, {spry}]
2: mentally quick; "an agile mind"; "nimble wits" [syn: {agile}]

nimble Will
n : slender branching American grass of some value for grazing in central United States [syn: {nimblewill}, {Muhlenbergia schreberi}]

nimble-fingered
adj : having nimble fingers literally or figuratively; especially for stealing or picking pockets; "a light-fingered burglar who can crack the combination of a bank vault"- Harry Hansen; "the light-fingered thoughtfulness...of the most civilized playwright of the era"- Time [syn: {light-fingered}]

nimbleness
n : the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble [syn: {agility}, {legerity}, {lightness}, {lightsomeness}]

nimblewill
n : slender branching American grass of some value for grazing in central United States [syn: {nimble Will}, {Muhlenbergia schreberi}]

nimbly
adv : in a nimble or agile manner; with quickness and lightness and ease; "nimbly scaling an iron gate"- Charles Dickens; "leaped agilely from roof to roof" [syn: {agilely}]

nimbostrati
See {nimbostratus}

nimbus
n 1: a dark gray cloud bearing rain [syn: {nimbus cloud}, {rain cloud}]
2: an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint [syn: {aura}, {aureole}, {halo}, {glory}, {gloriole}] [also: {nimbi} (pl)]

nimbus cloud
n : a dark gray cloud bearing rain [syn: {nimbus}, {rain cloud}]

NIMBY
n : someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere; an acronym for not in my backyard

nimiety
n : a quantity much larger than is needed [syn: {excess}, {surplus}, {surplusage}]

niminy-piminy
adj : affectedly dainty or refined [syn: {dainty}, {mincing}, {prim}, {twee}]

Nimitz
n : United States admiral of the Pacific fleet during World War II who used aircraft carriers to destroy the Japanese navy (1885-1966) [syn: {Chester Nimitz}, {Chester William Nimitz}, {Admiral Nimitz}]

Nimravus
n : false sabertoothed tigers [syn: {genus Nimravus}]

Nimrod
n : (Old Testament) a famous hunter

Nina
n : the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea

Nina from Carolina
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one [syn: {nine}, {9}, {IX}, {niner}, {ennead}]

nincompoop
n : a stupid foolish person [syn: {poop}, {ninny}]

nine
adj : denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten [syn: {9}, {ix}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one [syn: {9}, {IX}, {niner}, {Nina from Carolina}, {ennead}]
2: a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together; "each club played six home games with teams in its own division" [syn: {baseball club}, {ball club}, {club}]

nine iron
n : an iron with considerable loft [syn: {niblick}]

nine times
adv : by a factor of nine; "my investment has increased ninefold" [syn: {ninefold}]

nine-banded armadillo
n : having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas to Paraguay [syn: {peba}, {Texas armadillo}, {Dasypus novemcinctus}]

ninefold
adj : having nine units or components [syn: {nonuple}]
adv : by a factor of nine; "my investment has increased ninefold" [syn: {nine times}]

nine-membered
adj : of a chemical compound having a ring with nine members [syn: {9-membered}]

ninepence
n : a coin worth nine pennies

ninepenny
adj : used of nail size; 2 3/4 in or 7 cm long

ninepin
n : a bowling pin of the type used in ninepins or (in England) skittles [syn: {skittle}, {skittle pin}]

ninepin ball
n : ball used to knock down ninepins [syn: {skittle ball}]

ninepins
n : bowling down an alley at a target of nine wooden pins [syn: {skittles}]

niner
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one [syn: {nine}, {9}, {IX}, {Nina from Carolina}, {ennead}]

nine-spot
n : a playing card with nine pips on the face

nineteen
adj : being one more than eighteen [syn: {19}, {xix}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one [syn: {19}, {XIX}]

nineteenth
adj : coming next after the eighteenth in position [syn: {19th}]
n : position 19 in a countable series of things

nineties
n 1: the decade from 1890 to 1899 [syn: {1890s}]
2: the decade from 1990 to 1999 [syn: {1990s}]
3: the time of life between 90 and 100 [syn: {mid-nineties}]

ninetieth
adj : the ordinal number of ninety in counting order [syn: {90th}]
n : position 90 in a countable series of things

ninety
adj : being ten more than eighty [syn: {90}, {xc}]
n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine [syn: {90}, {XC}]

ninety-eight
adj : being eight more than ninety [syn: {98}, {xcviii}]

ninety-fifth
adj : the ordinal number of ninety-five in counting order [syn: {95th}]

ninety-five
adj : being five more than ninety [syn: {95}, {xcv}]

ninety-four
adj : being four more than ninety [syn: {94}, {xciv}]

ninety-nine
adj : being nine more than ninety [syn: {99}, {ic}]

ninety-one
adj : being one more than ninety [syn: {91}, {xci}]

ninety-seven
adj : being seven more than ninety [syn: {97}, {xcvii}]

ninety-six
adj : being six more than ninety [syn: {96}, {xcvi}]

ninety-three
adj : being three more than ninety [syn: {93}, {xciii}]

ninety-two
adj : being two more than ninety [syn: {92}, {xcii}]

Nineveh
n : an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part of what is now known as Iraq

Ningal
n : (Akkadian) a goddess; wife of the moon god Sin

Ningirsu
n : Babylonian god in older pantheon: god of war and agriculture

Ningishzida
n : an underworld Babylonian deity; patron of medicine

Ninhursag
n : the great mother goddess; worshipped also as Aruru and Mama and Nintu [syn: {Ninkhursag}, {Ninkharsag}]

Ninib
n : a solar deity; first-born of Bel and consort was Gula; god of war and the chase and agriculture; sometimes identified with Biblical Nimrod [syn: {Ninurta}]

Ninigi
n : grandson of Amaterasu and first ruler of Japan [syn: {Ninigino-Mikoto}]

Ninigino-Mikoto
n : grandson of Amaterasu and first ruler of Japan [syn: {Ninigi}]

ninja
n 1: a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu
2: a class of 14th century Japanese who were trained in martial arts and were hired for espionage and assassinations

ninjitsu
n : the traditional Japanese method of espionage; involves stealthy movements and the use of camouflage [syn: {ninjutsu}]

ninjutsu
n : the traditional Japanese method of espionage; involves stealthy movements and the use of camouflage [syn: {ninjitsu}]

Ninkharsag
n : the great mother goddess; worshipped also as Aruru and Mama and Nintu [syn: {Ninkhursag}, {Ninhursag}]

Ninkhursag
n : the great mother goddess; worshipped also as Aruru and Mama and Nintu [syn: {Ninhursag}, {Ninkharsag}]

ninny
n : a stupid foolish person [syn: {nincompoop}, {poop}]

ninon
n : a fine strong sheer silky fabric made of silk or rayon or nylon

nin-sin
n : Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers [syn: {ginseng}, {Panax ginseng}, {Panax schinseng}, {Panax pseudoginseng}]

ninth
adj : coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position [syn: {9th}]
n 1: position nine in a countable series of things; "going into the ninth they were a run ahead"
2: a ninth part [syn: {one-ninth}]

ninth cranial nerve
n : sensory nerve to the pharynx and back of the tongue; motor fibers innervate muscles that elevate the pharynx and larynx; includes parasympathetic fibers to the otic ganglion [syn: {glossopharyngeal nerve}, {nervus glossopharyngeus}]

Ninth of Ab
n : (Judaism) a Jewish fast day commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem [syn: {Tishah b'Av}, {Tishah b'Ab}, {Tisha b'Av}, {Tisha b'Ab}, {Ninth of Av}, {Fast of Av}, {Fast of Ab}]

Ninth of Av
n : (Judaism) a Jewish fast day commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem [syn: {Tishah b'Av}, {Tishah b'Ab}, {Tisha b'Av}, {Tisha b'Ab}, {Ninth of Ab}, {Fast of Av}, {Fast of Ab}]

Nintoo
n : a name under which Ninkhursag was worshipped [syn: {Nintu}]

Nintu
n : a name under which Ninkhursag was worshipped [syn: {Nintoo}]

Ninurta
n : a solar deity; first-born of Bel and consort was Gula; god of war and the chase and agriculture; sometimes identified with Biblical Nimrod [syn: {Ninib}]

niobite
n : a black mineral that is an ore of niobium and tantalum [syn: {columbite}]

niobium
n : a soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys; occurs in niobite; formerly called columbium [syn: {Nb}, {atomic number 41}]

Niobrara
n : a tributary of the Missouri River [syn: {Niobrara River}]

Niobrara River
n : a tributary of the Missouri River [syn: {Niobrara}]

nip
n 1: a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey" [syn: {shot}]
2: a person of Japanese descent [syn: {Jap}]
3: a tart spiciness [syn: {piquance}, {piquancy}, {tang}, {tanginess}, {zest}]
4: a small drink [syn: {sip}]
5: small sharp biting [syn: {pinch}]
v 1: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" [syn: {pinch}, {squeeze}, {twinge}, {tweet}, {twitch}]
2: give a small sharp bite to; "The Queen's corgies always nip at her staff's ankles"
3: sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers" [syn: {nip off}, {clip}, {snip}, {snip off}] [also: {nipping}, {nipped}]

nip and tuck
adj : inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition; "as they approached the finish line they were neck and neck"; "the election was a nip and tuck affair" [syn: {neck and neck}, {head-to-head}]
n : plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised; "some actresses have more than one face lift" [syn: {face lift}, {facelift}, {lift}, {face lifting}, {cosmetic surgery}, {rhytidectomy}, {rhytidoplasty}]
adv : even or close in a race or competition or comparison; "the horses ran neck and neck"; "he won nip and tuck" [syn: {neck and neck}, {head-to-head}]

nip off
v : sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers" [syn: {nip}, {clip}, {snip}, {snip off}]

Nipa
n 1: monotypic genus of palms of Australasia [syn: {genus Nipa}, {Nypa}, {genus Nypa}]
2: made from sap of the Australasian nipa palm

Nipa fruticans
n : any creeping semiaquatic feather palm of the genus Nipa found in mangrove swamps and tidal estuaries; its sap is used for a liquor; leaves are used for thatch; fruit has edible seeds [syn: {nipa palm}]

nipa palm
n : any creeping semiaquatic feather palm of the genus Nipa found in mangrove swamps and tidal estuaries; its sap is used for a liquor; leaves are used for thatch; fruit has edible seeds [syn: {Nipa fruticans}]

nipped
nip
n 1: a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey" [syn: {shot}]
2: a person of Japanese descent [syn: {Jap}]
3: a tart spiciness [syn: {piquance}, {piquancy}, {tang}, {tanginess}, {zest}]
4: a small drink [syn: {sip}]
5: small sharp biting [syn: {pinch}]
v 1: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" [syn: {pinch}, {squeeze}, {twinge}, {tweet}, {twitch}]
2: give a small sharp bite to; "The Queen's corgies always nip at her staff's ankles"
3: sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers" [syn: {nip off}, {clip}, {snip}, {snip off}] [also: {nipping}, {nipped}]

nipped
See {nip}

nipper
n 1: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters" [syn: {child}, {kid}, {youngster}, {minor}, {shaver}, {small fry}, {tiddler}, {tike}, {tyke}, {fry}, {nestling}]
2: a structure like a pincer on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods [syn: {claw}, {chela}, {pincer}]

nippier
nippy
adj : pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term) [syn: {crisp}, {frosty}, {nipping}, {snappy}, {parky}] [also: {nippiest}, {nippier}]

nippier
See {nippy}

nippiest
nippy
adj : pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term) [syn: {crisp}, {frosty}, {nipping}, {snappy}, {parky}] [also: {nippiest}, {nippier}]

nippiest
See {nippy}

nipping
nip
n 1: a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey" [syn: {shot}]
2: a person of Japanese descent [syn: {Jap}]
3: a tart spiciness [syn: {piquance}, {piquancy}, {tang}, {tanginess}, {zest}]
4: a small drink [syn: {sip}]
5: small sharp biting [syn: {pinch}]
v 1: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" [syn: {pinch}, {squeeze}, {twinge}, {tweet}, {twitch}]
2: give a small sharp bite to; "The Queen's corgies always nip at her staff's ankles"
3: sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers" [syn: {nip off}, {clip}, {snip}, {snip off}] [also: {nipping}, {nipped}]

nipping
adj 1: capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire" [syn: {barbed}, {biting}, {pungent}, {mordacious}]
2: pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term) [syn: {crisp}, {frosty}, {nippy}, {snappy}, {parky}]

nipping
See {nip}

nipple
n : the small projection of a mammary gland [syn: {mammilla}, {mamilla}, {pap}, {teat}, {tit}]

nipple shield
n : a rubber or plastic shield to protect the nipples of nursing women

Nippon
n : a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building [syn: {Japan}, {Nihon}]

Nipponese
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language; "the Japanese Emperoro"; "Japanese cars" [syn: {Japanese}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Japan [syn: {Japanese}]

nippy
adj : pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term) [syn: {crisp}, {frosty}, {nipping}, {snappy}, {parky}] [also: {nippiest}, {nippier}]

NIPR
n : a clandestine group of leftist extremists who oppose Italy's labor policies and foreign policy; responsible for bombing building in the historic center of Rome from 2000 to 2002 [syn: {Revolutionary Proletarian Nucleus}, {Revolutionary Proletarian Initiative Nuclei}]

niqaabi
n : an observant Muslim woman who covers her face and hands when in public or in the presence of any man outside her immediate family

niqab
n : a face veil covering the lower part of the face (up to the eyes) worn by observant Muslim women

Ni-resist
n : cast iron consisting of graphite in a matrix of austenite [syn: {Ni-resist iron}]

Ni-resist iron
n : cast iron consisting of graphite in a matrix of austenite [syn: {Ni-resist}]

Nirvana
n 1: (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness [syn: {enlightenment}]
2: any place of complete bliss and delight and peace [syn: {eden}, {paradise}, {heaven}, {promised land}, {Shangri-la}]

Nisan
n : the seventh month of the civil year; the first month of the ecclesiastic year (in March and April) [syn: {Nissan}]

nisi
adj : not final or absolute; "the decree is nisi and not absolute"

Nissan
n : the seventh month of the civil year; the first month of the ecclesiastic year (in March and April) [syn: {Nisan}]

Nissen hut
n : a prefabricated hut of corrugated iron having a semicircular cross section [syn: {Quonset hut}]

NIST
n : an agency in the Technology Administration that makes measurements and sets standards as needed by industry or government programs [syn: {National Institute of Standards and Technology}]

nisus
n : an effortful attempt to attain a goal [syn: {striving}, {pains}, {strain}]

nit
n 1: a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source
2: egg or young of an insect parasitic on mammals especially a sucking louse; often attached to a hair or item of clothing

Nitella
n : fragile branching stoneworts [syn: {genus Nitella}]

niter
n : (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive [syn: {potassium nitrate}, {saltpeter}, {saltpetre}, {nitre}]

nitid
adj : bright with a steady but subdued shining; "from the plane we saw the city below agleam with lights"; "the gleaming brass on the altar"; "Nereids beneath the nitid moon" [syn: {agleam}, {gleaming}]

nitpick
v : be overly critical; criticize minor details

nitpicker
n : someone who makes small and unjustified criticisms

nitpicking
adj : quibbling over insignificant details; "caviling pettifoggers and quiggling pleaders"-Edmund Burke; "her nagging and carping attack"; "thought her editor unnecessarily nitpicking"; "a pettifogging lawyer's mind"; "had no patience with quibbling critics" [syn: {caviling}, {carping}, {pettifogging}, {quibbling}]

nitrate
n : any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
v : treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate; "nitroglycerin is obtained by nitrating glycerol"

nitrate bacterium
n : any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize nitrites into nitrates [syn: {nitric bacterium}]

nitrazepam
n : a hypnotic and sedative drug of the benzodiazepine type

nitre
n : (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive [syn: {potassium nitrate}, {saltpeter}, {saltpetre}, {niter}]

nitric
adj : of or containing nitrogen; "nitric acid" [syn: {azotic}, {nitrous}]

nitric acid
n : acid used especially in the production of fertilizers and explosives and rocket fuels [syn: {aqua fortis}]

nitric bacteria
n : soil bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates [syn: {nitrobacteria}]

nitric bacterium
n : any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize nitrites into nitrates [syn: {nitrate bacterium}]

nitric oxide
n : a poisonous red-brown gas (NO)

nitride
n : a compound containing nitrogen and a more electropositive element (such as phosphorus or a metal)

nitrification
n 1: the chemical process in which a nitro group is added to an organic compound (or substituted for another group in an organic compound)
2: the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants)

nitrified
nitrify
v 1: convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria
2: treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound [syn: {nitrogenize}, {nitrogenise}]
3: treat (soil) with nitrates [ant: {denitrify}] [also: {nitrified}]

nitrified
See {nitrify}

nitrify
v 1: convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria
2: treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound [syn: {nitrogenize}, {nitrogenise}]
3: treat (soil) with nitrates [ant: {denitrify}] [also: {nitrified}]

nitril
n : any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN [syn: {nitrile}, {cyanide}]

nitrile
n : any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN [syn: {nitril}, {cyanide}]

nitrite
n : the radical -NO2 or any compound containing it (such as a salt or ester of nitrous acid)

nitrite bacterium
n : any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize ammonia into nitrites [syn: {nitrous bacterium}]

nitro group
n : the group -NO3

Nitrobacter
n : rod-shaped soil bacteria [syn: {genus Nitrobacter}]

nitrobacteria
n : soil bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates [syn: {nitric bacteria}]

Nitrobacteriaceae
n : usually rod-shaped bacteria that oxidize ammonia or nitrites: nitrobacteria [syn: {family Nitrobacteriaceae}]

nitrobacterium
n : any of the bacteria in the soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle; they oxidize ammonium compounds into nitrites or oxidize nitrites into nitrates

nitrobenzene
n : a poisonous oily water-soluble liquid used as a solvent and in the manufacture of aniline

nitrocalcite
n : the mineral form of calcium nitrate

nitrocellulose
n : nitric acid esters; used in lacquers and explosives [syn: {cellulose nitrate}, {guncotton}, {nitrocotton}]

nitrochloroform
n : a heavy colorless insoluble liquid compound that causes tears and vomiting; used as a pesticide and as tear gas [syn: {chloropicrin}]

nitrochloromethane
n : gaseous form or chloropicrin used as tear gas

nitrocotton
n : nitric acid esters; used in lacquers and explosives [syn: {cellulose nitrate}, {nitrocellulose}, {guncotton}]

nitrofuran
n : derivative of furan used to inhibit bacterial growth

nitrofurantoin
n : derivative of nitrofuran used as an antibacterial medicine (trade name Macrodantin) effective against a broad range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria; used to treat infections of the urinary tract [syn: {Macrodantin}]

nitrogen
n : a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues [syn: {N}, {atomic number 7}]

nitrogen balance
n : the balance between the amount of nitrogen taken in (to the soil or the body) and the amount given off (lost or excreted)

nitrogen cycle
n : the circulation of nitrogen; nitrates from the soil are absorbed by plants which are eaten by animals that die and decay returning the nitrogen back to the soil

nitrogen dioxide
n : a highly poisonous brown gas (NO2)

nitrogen fixation
n : the assimilation of atmospheric nitrogen by soil bacteria and its release for plant use on the death of the bacteria

nitrogen mustard
n : a toxic compound resembling mustard gas in structure; important in cancer treatment

nitrogen narcosis
n : confused or stuporous state caused by high levels of dissolved nitrogen in the blood; "deep-sea divers can suffer nitrogen narcosis from breathing air under high pressure"

nitrogen oxide
n : any of several oxides of nitrogen formed by the action of nitric acid on oxidizable materials; present in car exhausts

nitrogen trichloride
n : a yellow pungent volatile oil (trade name Agene) formerly used for bleaching and aging flour [syn: {Agene}]

nitrogenase
n : an enzyme of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms that catalyzes the conversion of nitrogen to ammonia

nitrogenise
v : treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound [syn: {nitrify}, {nitrogenize}]

nitrogenize
v : treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound [syn: {nitrify}, {nitrogenise}]

nitrogenous
adj : of or relating to or containing nitrogen

nitroglycerin
n : a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat) [syn: {nitroglycerine}, {trinitroglycerin}, {glyceryl trinitrate}, {Nitrospan}, {Nitrostat}]

nitroglycerine
n : a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat) [syn: {nitroglycerin}, {trinitroglycerin}, {glyceryl trinitrate}, {Nitrospan}, {Nitrostat}]

nitrohydrochloric acid
n : a yellow fuming corrosive mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acid that dissolves metals (including gold) [syn: {aqua regia}]

nitrosobacteria
n : soil bacteria that oxidize ammonia to nitrites [syn: {nitrous bacteria}]

Nitrosomonas
n : ellipsoidal soil bacteria [syn: {genus Nitrosomonas}]

Nitrospan
n 1: a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat) [syn: {nitroglycerin}, {nitroglycerine}, {trinitroglycerin}, {glyceryl trinitrate}, {Nitrostat}]
2: trade names for nitroglycerin used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris [syn: {Nitrostat}]

Nitrostat
n 1: a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat) [syn: {nitroglycerin}, {nitroglycerine}, {trinitroglycerin}, {glyceryl trinitrate}, {Nitrospan}]
2: trade names for nitroglycerin used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris [syn: {Nitrospan}]

nitrous
adj : of or containing nitrogen; "nitric acid" [syn: {azotic}, {nitric}]

nitrous acid
n : an unstable inorganic acid known only in solution and as nitrite salts

nitrous bacteria
n : soil bacteria that oxidize ammonia to nitrites [syn: {nitrosobacteria}]

nitrous bacterium
n : any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize ammonia into nitrites [syn: {nitrite bacterium}]

nitrous oxide
n : inhalation anesthetic used as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgery [syn: {laughing gas}]

nitta tree
n : any of several Old World tropical trees of the genus Parkia having heads of red or yellow flowers followed by pods usually containing edible seeds and pulp

nittier
See {nitty}

nittiest
See {nitty}

nitty-gritty
n : the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: {kernel}, {substance}, {core}, {center}, {essence}, {gist}, {heart}, {heart and soul}, {inwardness}, {marrow}, {meat}, {nub}, {pith}, {sum}]

nitweed
n : annual wiry-stemmed North American weed with minute scalelike leaves and small yellow flowers [syn: {orange grass}, {pineweed}, {pine-weed}, {Hypericum gentianoides}]

nitwit
n : a stupid incompetent person [syn: {dimwit}, {half-wit}, {doofus}]

nitwitted
adj : (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment [syn: {senseless}, {soft-witted}, {witless}]

Nivose
n : fourth month of the Revolutionary calendar (December and January); the snowy month

nix
n : a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: {nothing}, {nil}, {nada}, {null}, {aught}, {cipher}, {cypher}, {goose egg}, {naught}, {zero}, {zilch}, {zip}]

Nixon
n : Vice President under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994) [syn: {Richard Nixon}, {Richard M. Nixon}, {Richard Milhous Nixon}, {President Nixon}]

Nizhni Novgorod
n : an industrial city in the European part of Russia; birthplace of Maksim Gorky [syn: {Nizhnyi Novgorod}, {Gorki}, {Gorky}, {Gorkiy}]

Nizhnyi Novgorod
n : an industrial city in the European part of Russia; birthplace of Maksim Gorky [syn: {Nizhni Novgorod}, {Gorki}, {Gorky}, {Gorkiy}]

NJ
n : a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {New Jersey}, {Garden State}]

Njord
n : (Norse mythology) chief of the Vanir; god of the sea and winds and prosperity; father of Frey and Freya; sometimes subsumes Teutonic Nerthus [syn: {Njorth}]

Njorth
n : (Norse mythology) chief of the Vanir; god of the sea and winds and prosperity; father of Frey and Freya; sometimes subsumes Teutonic Nerthus [syn: {Njord}]

NLP
n : the branch of information science that deals with natural language information [syn: {natural language processing}, {human language technology}]

nm
n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter [syn: {nanometer}, {nanometre}, {millimicron}, {micromillimeter}, {micromillimetre}]
2: a state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border [syn: {New Mexico}, {Land of Enchantment}]

NMR
n : resonance of protons to radiation in a magnetic field [syn: {nuclear magnetic resonance}, {proton magnetic resonance}]

NNE
n : the compass point that is midway between north and northeast [syn: {north northeast}, {nor'-nor'-east}]

NNRTI
n : an antiviral drug used against HIV; binds directly to reverse transcriptase and prevents RNA conversion to DNA; often used in combination with other drugs [syn: {non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor}]

NNW
n : the compass point that is midway between north and northwest [syn: {north northwest}, {nor'-nor'-west}]

no
adj : quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of; "we have no bananas"; "no eggs left and no money to buy any"; "have you no decency?"; "did it with no help"; "I'll get you there in no time" [syn: {no(a)}] [ant: {all(a)}, {some(a)}]
n 1: a negative; "his no was loud and clear" [ant: {yes}]
2: a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known [syn: {nobelium}, {atomic number 102}]
adv 1: referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present; "he was no heavier than a child" [syn: {no more}]
2: not in any degree or manner; not at all; "he is no better today"
3: used to express refusal or denial or disagreement etc or especially to emphasize a negative statement; "no, you are wrong" [also: {noes} (pl)]

no.
n : the number designating place in an ordered sequence [syn: {ordinal number}, {ordinal}]

no ball
n : unlawfully delivered ball in cricket; "the umpire called it a no ball"

no doubt
adv : admittedly; "to be sure, he is no Einstein" [syn: {to be sure}, {without doubt}]

no end
adv : on and on for a long time; "the child cried no end" [syn: {without stopping}]

no fault automobile insurance
n : a system of automobile insurance where a party who is injured in an automobile accident recovers damages up to a specific amount against his own insurance company regardless of who was responsible for the accident; "the amount of litigation resulting from minor accidents is reduced by no fault insurance" [syn: {no fault insurance}]

no fault insurance
n : a system of automobile insurance where a party who is injured in an automobile accident recovers damages up to a specific amount against his own insurance company regardless of who was responsible for the accident; "the amount of litigation resulting from minor accidents is reduced by no fault insurance" [syn: {no fault automobile insurance}]

no longer
adv : not now; "she is no more" [syn: {no more}] [ant: {still}]

no man's land
n 1: an unoccupied area between the front lines of opposing armies
2: land that is unowned and uninhabited (and usually undesirable)
3: the ambiguous region between two categories or states or conditions (usually containing some features of both); "but there is still a twilight zone, the tantalizing occurrences that are probably noise noise but might possibly be a signal"; "in the twilight zone between humor and vulgarity"; "in that no man's land between negotiation and aggression" [syn: {twilight zone}]

no matter
adv : in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks; "he carried on regardless of the difficulties" [syn: {regardless}, {irrespective}, {disregardless}, {disregarding}]

no matter what happens
adv : in spite of all obstacles; "we'll go to Tibet come hell or high water" [syn: {come hell or high water}, {whatever may come}]

no more
adv 1: not now; "she is no more" [syn: {no longer}] [ant: {still}]
2: referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present; "he was no heavier than a child" [syn: {no}]

NOAA
n : an agency in the Department of Commerce that maps the oceans and conserves their living resources; predicts changes to the earth's environment; provides weather reports and forecasts floods and hurricanes and other natural disasters related to weather [syn: {National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration}]

no-account
adj : without merit; "a sorry horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk" [syn: {good-for-nothing}, {good-for-naught}, {meritless}, {no-count}, {no-good}, {sorry}]

Noah
n : the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis

Noah Webster
n : United States lexicographer (1758-1843) [syn: {Webster}]

Noam Chomsky
n : United States linguist whose theory of generative grammar redefined the field of linguistics (born 1928) [syn: {Chomsky}, {A. Noam Chomsky}]

nob
n : an elegantly dressed man (often with affected manners) [syn: {toff}]

Nob Hill
n : a fashionable neighborhood in San Francisco

nobble
v 1: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" [syn: {victimize}, {swindle}, {rook}, {goldbrick}, {diddle}, {bunco}, {defraud}, {scam}, {mulct}, {gyp}, {con}]
2: make off with belongings of others [syn: {pilfer}, {cabbage}, {purloin}, {pinch}, {abstract}, {snarf}, {swipe}, {hook}, {sneak}, {filch}, {lift}]
3: take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped" [syn: {kidnap}, {abduct}, {snatch}]
4: disable by drugging; "nobble the race horses"

Nobel
n : Swedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite and for the bequest that created the Nobel prizes (1833-1896) [syn: {Alfred Nobel}, {Alfred Bernhard Nobel}]

Nobel Laureate
n : winner of a Nobel Prize [syn: {Nobelist}]

Nobel prize
n : an annual award for outstanding contributions to chemistry or physics or physiology and medicine or literature or economics or peace

Nobelist
n : winner of a Nobel Prize [syn: {Nobel Laureate}]

nobelium
n : a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known [syn: {No}, {atomic number 102}]

nobility
n 1: a privileged class holding hereditary titles [syn: {aristocracy}]
2: the quality of being exalted in character or ideals or conduct [syn: {magnanimousness}, {grandeur}]
3: the state of being of noble birth [syn: {noblesse}]

noble
adj 1: having high moral qualities; "a noble spirit"; "a solid citizen"; "an upstanding man"; "a worthy successor" [syn: {solid}, {upstanding}, {worthy}]
2: impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns" [syn: {baronial}, {imposing}, {stately}]
3: of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times; "of noble birth" [ant: {lowborn}]
4: having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character; "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds" [ant: {ignoble}]
5: inert especially toward oxygen; "a noble gas such as helium or neon"; "noble metals include gold and silver and platinum"
n : a titled peer of the realm [syn: {Lord}, {nobleman}] [ant: {Lady}, {Lady}]

noble cane
n : sugarcanes representing the highest development of the species; characterized by large juicy stalks with soft rinds and high sugar content

noble gas
n : any of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium group in the periodic table [syn: {inert gas}, {argonon}]

noble metal
n : any metal that is resistant to corrosion or oxidation

nobleman
n : a titled peer of the realm [syn: {Lord}, {noble}] [ant: {Lady}, {Lady}]

noble-minded
adj : of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept" [syn: {exalted}, {high-flown}, {high-minded}, {lofty}, {rarefied}, {rarified}, {idealistic}]

noble-mindedness
n : elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued [syn: {high-mindedness}, {idealism}]

noblesse
n 1: the state of being of noble birth [syn: {nobility}]
2: members of the nobility (especially of the French nobility)

noblesse oblige
n : the obligation of those of high rank to be honorable and generous (often used ironically)

noblewoman
n : a woman of the peerage in Britain [syn: {Lady}, {peeress}] [ant: {Lord}, {Lord}]

nobly
adv : in a noble manner; "she has behaved nobly"

nobody
n : a person of no influence [syn: {cipher}, {cypher}, {nonentity}]

no-brainer
n : anything that requires little thought

NOC
n : an undercover agent who is given no official cover

nocent
adj : having a tendency to cause harm

nociceptive
adj : caused by or in response to pain; "a nociceptive spinal reflex"

nock
v : make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it" [syn: {score}, {mark}]

no-count
adj : without merit; "a sorry horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk" [syn: {good-for-nothing}, {good-for-naught}, {meritless}, {no-account}, {no-good}, {sorry}]

noctambulation
n : walking by a person who is asleep [syn: {sleepwalking}, {somnambulism}, {somnambulation}, {noctambulism}]

noctambulism
n : walking by a person who is asleep [syn: {sleepwalking}, {somnambulism}, {somnambulation}, {noctambulation}]

noctambulist
n : someone who walks about in their sleep [syn: {sleepwalker}, {somnambulist}]

noctiluca
n : large bioluminescent marine protozoan [syn: {Noctiluca miliaris}] [also: {noctilucae} (pl)]

Noctiluca miliaris
n : large bioluminescent marine protozoan [syn: {noctiluca}]

noctilucae
noctiluca
n : large bioluminescent marine protozoan [syn: {Noctiluca miliaris}] [also: {noctilucae} (pl)]

noctilucae
See {noctiluca}

noctilucent
adj : shining or glowing by night; "the noctilucent eyes of a cat"

Noctua
n : type genus of the Noctuidae: moths whose larvae are cutworms [syn: {genus Noctua}]

noctuid
n : usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests [syn: {noctuid moth}, {owlet moth}]

noctuid moth
n : usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests [syn: {noctuid}, {owlet moth}]

Noctuidae
n : cutworms; armyworms [syn: {family Noctuidae}]

nocturia
n : excessive urination at night; especially common in older men [syn: {nycturia}]

nocturnal
adj 1: belonging to or active during the night; "nocturnal animals are active at night"; "nocturnal plants have flowers that open at night and close by day" [ant: {diurnal}]
2: of or relating to or occurring in the night; "nocturnal darkness"
3: of or during or relating to the night; "a nocturnal journey"; "nocturnal stillness"; "nocturnal predators"

nocturnal emission
n : ejaculation during sleep (usually during a dream)

nocturnally
adv : at night; "nocturnally active bird"

nocturne
n : a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)

nod
n 1: a sign of assent or salutation or command
2: the act of nodding the head
v 1: express or signify by nodding; "He nodded his approval"
2: lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation; "The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer"
3: let the head fall forward through drowsiness; "The old man was nodding in his chair"
4: sway gently back and forth, as is in a nodding motion; "the flowers were nodding in the breeze"
5: be almost asleep; "The old man sat nodding by the fireplace" [also: {nodding}, {nodded}]

nod off
v : change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures" [syn: {fall asleep}, {dope off}, {flake out}, {drift off}, {drop off}, {doze off}, {drowse off}] [ant: {wake up}]

nodal rhythm
n : the normal cardiac rhythm when the heart is controlled by the atrioventricular node [syn: {atrioventricular nodal rhythm}]

nodded
nod
n 1: a sign of assent or salutation or command
2: the act of nodding the head
v 1: express or signify by nodding; "He nodded his approval"
2: lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation; "The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer"
3: let the head fall forward through drowsiness; "The old man was nodding in his chair"
4: sway gently back and forth, as is in a nodding motion; "the flowers were nodding in the breeze"
5: be almost asleep; "The old man sat nodding by the fireplace" [also: {nodding}, {nodded}]

nodded
See {nod}

nodding
adj : having branches or flower heads that bend downward; "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers" [syn: {cernuous}, {drooping}, {pendulous}]

nodding
nod
n 1: a sign of assent or salutation or command
2: the act of nodding the head
v 1: express or signify by nodding; "He nodded his approval"
2: lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation; "The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer"
3: let the head fall forward through drowsiness; "The old man was nodding in his chair"
4: sway gently back and forth, as is in a nodding motion; "the flowers were nodding in the breeze"
5: be almost asleep; "The old man sat nodding by the fireplace" [also: {nodding}, {nodded}]

nodding
See {nod}

nodding groundsel
n : plant with erect leafy stems bearing clusters of rayless yellow flower heads on bent individual stalks; moist regions of southwestern United States [syn: {Senecio bigelovii}]

nodding onion
n : widely distributed North American wild onion with white to rose flowers [syn: {nodding wild onion}, {lady's leek}, {Allium cernuum}]

nodding thistle
n : Eurasian perennial naturalized in eastern North America having very spiny white cottony foliage and nodding musky crimson flower heads; valuable source of nectar [syn: {musk thistle}, {Carduus nutans}]

nodding wild onion
n : widely distributed North American wild onion with white to rose flowers [syn: {nodding onion}, {lady's leek}, {Allium cernuum}]

noddle
n : an informal British expression for head or mind; "use your noddle"

node
n 1: a connecting point at which several lines come together
2: any thickened enlargement [syn: {knob}, {thickening}]
3: (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system [ant: {antinode}]
4: (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane
5: the source of lymph and lymphocytes [syn: {lymph node}, {lymph gland}]
6: any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part
7: (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network [syn: {client}, {guest}]

nodes of Ranvier
n : small gaps in the myelin sheath of medullated axons [syn: {Ranvier's nodes}]

nodi
See {nodus}

nodular
adj 1: relating to or characterized by or having nodules; "Nodular vaginitis"
2: having nodules or occurring in the form of nodules; "nodular ores" [syn: {nodulated}, {noduled}]

nodulated
adj : having nodules or occurring in the form of nodules; "nodular ores" [syn: {nodular}, {noduled}]

nodule
n 1: a small node
2: small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant [syn: {tubercle}]
3: (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment)

noduled
adj : having nodules or occurring in the form of nodules; "nodular ores" [syn: {nodular}, {nodulated}]

nodulose
adj : having minute nodules

Noel
n : period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 [syn: {Christmas}, {Christmastide}, {Christmastime}, {Yule}, {Yuletide}]

Noel Coward
n : English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973) [syn: {Coward}, {Sir Noel Pierce Coward}]

Noemi
n : the mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament [syn: {Naomi}]

noes
no
adj : quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of; "we have no bananas"; "no eggs left and no money to buy any"; "have you no decency?"; "did it with no help"; "I'll get you there in no time" [syn: {no(a)}] [ant: {all(a)}, {some(a)}]
n 1: a negative; "his no was loud and clear" [ant: {yes}]
2: a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known [syn: {nobelium}, {atomic number 102}]
adv 1: referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present; "he was no heavier than a child" [syn: {no more}]
2: not in any degree or manner; not at all; "he is no better today"
3: used to express refusal or denial or disagreement etc or especially to emphasize a negative statement; "no, you are wrong" [also: {noes} (pl)]

noes
See {no}

noesis
n : the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning [syn: {cognition}, {knowledge}]

Noether
n : German mathematician (1882-1935) [syn: {Emmy Noether}]

noetic
adj : of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind; "intellectual problems"; "the triumph of the rational over the animal side of man" [syn: {intellectual}, {rational}]

no-frills
adj : characterized by the absence of inessential features; "he got a no-frills introduction to the job" [syn: {no-frills(a)}]

nog
n 1: a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface [syn: {peg}]
2: a wooden block built into a masonry wall so that joinery structure can be nailed to it

Nogales
n 1: a town in Arizona on the Mexican border opposite Nogales, Mexico
2: a town in northern Mexico on the border of Arizona

noggin
n : informal terms for a human head [syn: {attic}, {bean}, {bonce}, {noodle}, {dome}]

nogging
n : rough brick masonry used to fill in the gaps in a wooden frame

no-go
adj : not functioning properly or in suitable condition for proceeding; "the space launch was no-go" [ant: {go}]

no-go area
n : an area that is dangerous or impossible to enter or to which entry is forbidden

no-goal
n : a nonexistent goal; "he lived without a reason progressing toward no-goal"

no-good
adj 1: without merit; "a sorry horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk" [syn: {good-for-nothing}, {good-for-naught}, {meritless}, {no-account}, {no-count}, {sorry}]
2: returned for lack of funds; "a rubber check"; "a no-good check" [syn: {rubber}]

Noguchi
n 1: United States sculptor (born in 1904) [syn: {Isamu Noguchi}]
2: United States bacteriologist (born in Japan) who discovered the cause of yellow fever and syphilis (1876-1928) [syn: {Hideyo Noguchi}]

no-hit
adj : of a game (or the pitching) in which a pitcher allows the opponent no hits; "a no-hit pitcher"; "a no-hit game"

no-hit game
n : a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team no hits [syn: {no-hitter}]

no-hitter
n : a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team no hits [syn: {no-hit game}]

nohow
adv : in no manner; "We could nohow make out his handwriting" [syn: {in no way}]

noise
n 1: sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
2: the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me" [syn: {dissonance}, {racket}]
3: electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication [syn: {interference}, {disturbance}]
4: a loud outcry of protest or complaint; "the announcement of the election recount caused a lot of noise"; "whatever it was he didn't like it and he was going to let them know by making as loud a noise as he could"
5: incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say"
6: the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan [syn: {randomness}, {haphazardness}, {stochasticity}]
v : emit a noise [syn: {make noise}, {resound}]

noise conditions
n : the condition of being noisy (as in a communication channel)

noise level
n : the amplitude level of the undesired background noise [syn: {background level}]

noise pollution
n : annoying and potentially harmful environmental noise [syn: {sound pollution}]

noiseless
adj : making no sound; "th' inaudible and noiseless foot of time"- Shakespeare

noiselessly
adv : without a sound; "he stood up soundlessly and speechlessly and glided across the hallway and through a door" [syn: {soundlessly}]

noiselessness
n : the property of making no noise

noisemaker
n : a device (such as a clapper or bell or horn) used to make a loud noise at a celebration

noisier
noisy
adj : full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds; "a noisy cafeteria"; "a small noisy dog" [ant: {quiet}] [also: {noisiest}, {noisier}]

noisier
See {noisy}

noisiest
noisy
adj : full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds; "a noisy cafeteria"; "a small noisy dog" [ant: {quiet}] [also: {noisiest}, {noisier}]

noisiest
See {noisy}

noisily
adv : with much noise or loud and unpleasant sound; "he blew his nose noisily" [ant: {quietly}]

noisiness
n : characterized by loud and constant noise [syn: {racketiness}]

noisome
adj 1: causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench" [syn: {nauseating}, {nauseous}, {loathsome}, {offensive}, {sickening}, {vile}]
2: offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell" [syn: {fetid}, {foetid}, {foul}, {foul-smelling}, {funky}, {smelly}, {putrid}, {stinking}]

noisomeness
n : the quality of being noxious [syn: {harmfulness}, {noxiousness}]

noisy
adj : full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds; "a noisy cafeteria"; "a small noisy dog" [ant: {quiet}] [also: {noisiest}, {noisier}]

nol. pros.
v : declare that a legal case will not be prosecuted [syn: {nolle prosequi}, {nolle pros}]

nol pros
n : an entry in the court record to the effect that the plaintiff or prosecutor will not proceed [syn: {nolle prosequi}]

noli-me-tangere
n : a cancerous ulcer of soft tissue and bone

Nolina
n : perennial plants resembling yucca; found in southern United States and Mexico [syn: {genus Nolina}]

Nolina microcarpa
n : stemless plant with tufts of grasslike leaves and erect panicle of minute creamy white flowers; southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {bear grass}]

nolle pros
v 1: declare that a legal case will not be prosecuted [syn: {nolle prosequi}, {nol. pros.}]
2: drop persecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the court records; "They nolle prossed the charge"

nolle prosequi
n : an entry in the court record to the effect that the plaintiff or prosecutor will not proceed [syn: {nol pros}]
v : declare that a legal case will not be prosecuted [syn: {nolle pros}, {nol. pros.}]

nolo contendere
n : (law) an answer of `no contest' by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that subjects him to conviction [syn: {non vult}]

nom de guerre
n : a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role [syn: {pseudonym}, {anonym}]

nom de plume
n : an author's pseudonym [syn: {pen name}]

noma
n : acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals; often seen in undernourished children

nomad
n : a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons

nomadic
adj : (of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently; "a restless mobile society"; "the nomadic habits of the Bedouins"; "believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future"; "wandering tribes" [syn: {mobile}, {peregrine}, {roving}, {wandering}]

nombril
n : the center point on a shield

Nome
n : a town in western Alaska on the southern coast of the Seward Peninsula; an important center of an Alaskan gold rush at the beginning of the 20th century

nomenclature
n : a system of words used in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "the language of sociology" [syn: {terminology}, {language}]

nomenklatura
n : the system of patronage in Communist countries; controlled by committees in the Communist Party

nomia
n : a genus of bee; some are important pollinators of legumes [syn: {genus Nomia}]

Nomia melanderi
n : a common solitary bee important for pollinating alfalfa in the western United States [syn: {alkali bee}]

nomina
See {nomen}

nominal
adj 1: relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name; "the Russian system of nominal brevity"; "a nominal lists of priests"; "taxable males as revealed by the nominal rolls"
2: insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal); "the fee was nominal"; "a token gesture of resistance"; "a tokenish gesture" [syn: {token(a)}, {tokenish}]
3: pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun; "nominal phrase"; "noun phrase"
4: being value in terms of specification on currency or stock certificates rather than purchasing power; "nominal or face value" [ant: {real}]
5: named; bearing the name of a specific person; "nominative shares of stock" [syn: {nominative}]
6: being such in name only; "the nominal (or titular) head of his party" [syn: {titular}]

nominal aphasia
n : inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects [syn: {anomic aphasia}, {anomia}, {amnesic aphasia}, {amnestic aphasia}]

nominal damages
n : (law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract)

nominal head
n : a person used as a cover for some questionable activity [syn: {front man}, {front}, {figurehead}, {straw man}, {strawman}]

nominal value
n : the value of a security that is set by the company issuing it; unrelated to market value [syn: {par value}, {face value}]

nominalism
n : (philosophy) the doctrine that the various objects labeled by the same term have nothing in common but their name

nominalistic
adj : of or relating to nominalism

nominally
adv : in name only; "nominally he is the boss"

nominate
v 1: propose as a candidate for some honor [syn: {put up}, {put forward}]
2: put forward; nominate for appointment to an office; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission" [syn: {propose}]
3: charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club" [syn: {name}, {make}]
4: create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee" [syn: {appoint}, {name}, {constitute}]

nominated
adj : appointed by nomination [syn: {nominative}]

nominating address
n : an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election; "the nomination was brief and to the point" [syn: {nominating speech}, {nomination}]

nominating speech
n : an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election; "the nomination was brief and to the point" [syn: {nominating address}, {nomination}]

nomination
n 1: the act of officially naming a candidate; "the Republican nomination for Governor"
2: the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election; "there was keen competition for the nomination"; "his nomination was hotly protested"
3: an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election; "the nomination was brief and to the point" [syn: {nominating speech}, {nominating address}]

nominative
adj 1: serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb; "nominative noun endings"; "predicate nominative"
2: named; bearing the name of a specific person; "nominative shares of stock" [syn: {nominal}]
3: appointed by nomination [syn: {nominated}]
n : the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb [syn: {nominative case}, {subject case}] [ant: {oblique}]

nominative case
n : the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb [syn: {nominative}, {subject case}] [ant: {oblique}]

nominator
n : someone who proposes a candidate for appointment or election

nominee
n : a politician who is running for public office [syn: {campaigner}, {candidate}]

nomogram
n : a graphic representation of numerical relations [syn: {nomograph}]

nomograph
n : a graphic representation of numerical relations [syn: {nomogram}]

nomothetic
adj : relating to or involving the search for abstract universal principles [ant: {idiographic}]

non compos mentis
adj : not of sound mind, memory, or understanding; in law, not competent to go to trial [syn: {non compos mentis(p)}, {of unsound mind(p)}]

non pros
n : a judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the plaintiff has not continued his action (e.g., has not appeared in court) [syn: {non prosequitur}]

non prosequitur
n : a judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the plaintiff has not continued his action (e.g., has not appeared in court) [syn: {non pros}]

non sequitur
n 1: a reply that has no relevance to what preceded it
2: (logic) a conclusion that does not follow from the premises

non vult
n : (law) an answer of `no contest' by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that subjects him to conviction [syn: {nolo contendere}]

Nona
n : the Fate who spins the thread of life; counterpart of Greek Clotho

nonabsorbency
n : the property of not being absorbent [ant: {absorbency}]

nonabsorbent
adj : not capable of absorbing or soaking up (liquids) [syn: {nonabsorptive}] [ant: {absorbent}]

nonabsorptive
adj : not capable of absorbing or soaking up (liquids) [syn: {nonabsorbent}] [ant: {absorbent}]

nonacceptance
n : the act of refusing an offer; "the turndown was polite but very firm" [syn: {turndown}]

nonaccomplishment
n : an act that does not achieve its intended goal [syn: {nonachievement}]

nonachievement
n : an act that does not achieve its intended goal [syn: {nonaccomplishment}]

nonachiever
n : a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates [syn: {underachiever}, {underperformer}]

nonadaptive
adj : (of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose; "dysfunctional behavior" [syn: {dysfunctional}]

nonaddictive
adj : not causing or characterized by addiction; "for years tobacco companies have contended that tobacco is nonaddictive" [ant: {addictive}]

nonadhesive
adj : not tending to adhere [ant: {adhesive}]

nonadjacent
adj : not adjacent; not next

nonadsorbent
adj : lacking a capacity to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface [syn: {nonadsorptive}] [ant: {adsorbent}]

nonadsorptive
adj : lacking a capacity to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface [syn: {nonadsorbent}] [ant: {adsorbent}]

nonage
n : any age prior to the legal age [syn: {minority}] [ant: {majority}]

nonaged
adj : not of legal age; "minor children" [syn: {minor}, {underage}] [ant: {major}]

nonagenarian
adj : being from 90 to 99 years old; "the nonagenarian inhabitants of the nursing home"
n : someone whose age is in the nineties

nonaggression
n : a policy of not initiating hostilities; "they signed a nonaggression pact"

nonaggressive
adj : not aggressive; not given to fighting or assertiveness [syn: {unaggressive}] [ant: {aggressive}]

nonagon
n : a nine-sided polygon

nonalcoholic
adj : used of beverages; not containing alcohol; "nonalcoholic beverages"; "soft drinks" [syn: {soft}] [ant: {alcoholic}]

nonaligned
adj : not affiliated with any faction, party, or cause [ant: {aligned}]

nonalignment
n : people (or countries) who are not aligned with other people (or countries) in a pact or treaty [syn: {nonalinement}] [ant: {alliance}]

nonalinement
n : people (or countries) who are not aligned with other people (or countries) in a pact or treaty [syn: {nonalignment}] [ant: {alliance}]

nonallele
n : genes that are not competitors at the same locus

nonappearance
n : failure to appear (especially as at court)

nonappointive
adj : filled by popular election rather than by appointment

nonarbitrable
adj : not appropriate for or subject to arbitration [ant: {arbitrable}]

nonarbitrary
adj : not subject to individual determination [syn: {unarbitrary}] [ant: {arbitrary}]

nonarboreal
adj : not inhabiting or frequenting trees [ant: {arboreal}]

nonassertive
adj : not aggressively self-assured, though not necessarily lacking in confidence; "she was quiet and nonassertive as she took control"

nonassociative
adj : not associative [ant: {associative}]

nonastringent
adj : not astringent [ant: {astringent}]

nonattendance
n : the failure to attend [ant: {attendance}]

nonattender
n : someone who shirks duty [syn: {no-show}, {truant}]

non-automatic
adj : operated by hand [syn: {hand-operated}]

nonautonomous
adj : of peoples and political bodies [syn: {nonsovereign}]

nonbearing
adj : (of a structural member) supporting no vertical weight other than its own; "they took out a nonbearing wall" [ant: {bearing(a)}]

nonbeing
n : the state of not being [ant: {being}]

nonbeliever
n : someone who refuses to believe (as in a divinity) [syn: {disbeliever}, {unbeliever}]

nonbelligerent
adj : not directly at war; "nonbelligerent nations"

nonbiodegradable pollution
n : pollution that accumulates in the environment and may appear in the food chain [ant: {biodegradable pollution}]

noncallable bond
n : a bond containing a provision that the holder cannot redeem the security before a specific date (usually at maturity)

noncaloric
adj : of food have no (or few) calories; "a noncaloric drink"

noncandidate
n : someone who has announced they are not a candidate; especially a politician who has announced that he or she is not a candidate for some political office

noncarbonated
adj : not having carbonation [syn: {uncarbonated}]

non-Catholic
n : a religious person who is not a Catholic

noncausal
adj : not causative [syn: {noncausative}] [ant: {causative}]

noncausative
adj : not causative [syn: {noncausal}] [ant: {causative}]

nonce
n : the present occasion; "for the nonce" [syn: {time being}]

nonce word
n : a word with a special meaning used for a special occasion [syn: {hapax legomenon}]

noncellular
adj : not made up of or divided into cells [syn: {acellular}] [ant: {cellular}]

nonchalance
n : the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern [syn: {unconcern}, {indifference}]

nonchalant
adj : marked by blithe unconcern; "an ability to interest casual students"; "showed a casual disregard for cold weather"; "an utterly insouciant financial policy"; "an elegantly insouciant manner"; "drove his car with nonchalant abandon"; "was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner" [syn: {casual}, {insouciant}]

nonchalantly
adv 1: in a composed and unconcerned manner; "without more ado Barker borrowed a knife from his brigade Major and honed it on a carborundum stone as coolly as a butcher" [syn: {coolly}, {nervelessly}]
2: in an unconcerned manner; "glanced casually at the headlines" [syn: {casually}]

nonchristian
adj : not believing in Christ [syn: {christless}]

non-Christian priest
n : a spiritual leader in a non-Christian religion [syn: {priest}]

nonchurchgoing
adj : no longer active or practicing; "a lapsed Catholic" [syn: {lapsed}]

non-circular
adj : in the form of an ellipse [syn: {ellipsoid}, {ellipsoidal}, {spheroidal}]

noncitizen
n : a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country [syn: {foreigner}, {alien}, {outlander}] [ant: {citizen}]

noncivilised
adj : not having a high state of culture and social development [syn: {noncivilized}] [ant: {civilized}]

noncivilized
adj : not having a high state of culture and social development [syn: {noncivilised}] [ant: {civilized}]

nonclassical
adj : not classical [ant: {classical}]

noncollapsable
adj : not capable of collapsing [syn: {noncollapsible}] [ant: {collapsible}]

noncollapsible
adj : not capable of collapsing [syn: {noncollapsable}] [ant: {collapsible}]

noncolumned
adj : not having columns [syn: {uncolumned}] [ant: {columned}]

noncom
n : a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel [syn: {noncommissioned officer}]

noncombatant
adj 1: used of civilians in time of war
2: member of armed forces whose duties do not include fighting as e.g. a chaplain or surgeon
n : a member of the armed forces who does not participate in combat (e.g. a chaplain or surgeon)

noncombinative
adj : not involving combination [ant: {combinative}]

noncombining
adj : not able to combine

noncombustible
adj : not capable of igniting and burning [syn: {incombustible}] [ant: {combustible}]

noncommercial
adj : not connected with or engaged in commercial enterprises [ant: {commercial}]

noncommissioned
adj : of military officers; appointed from enlisted personnel [ant: {commissioned}]

noncommissioned officer
n : a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel [syn: {noncom}]

noncommital
adj : characterized by tolerance; "although favoring European unity he was noncommital about the form it should take" [syn: {undogmatic}, {undogmatical}]

noncommittal
adj : very reluctant to give out information [syn: {guarded}, {unrevealing}]

noncommunicable
adj : (of disease) not capable of being passed on [syn: {noncontagious}, {nontransmissible}]

noncompetitive
adj : not involving competition or competitiveness; "noncompetitive positions"; "noncompetitive interest in games" [ant: {competitive}]

noncompetitively
adv : in a noncompetitive manner; "the scholarships will be awarded noncompetitively" [ant: {competitively}]

noncompliance
n : the failure to obey [syn: {disobedience}] [ant: {conformity}, {obedience}]

noncompliant
adj : boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude" [syn: {defiant}] [ant: {compliant}]
n : a person who refuses to comply [syn: {balker}, {baulker}]

noncomprehensive
adj : not comprehensive [syn: {incomprehensive}] [ant: {comprehensive}]

noncomprehensively
adv : in a limited way [ant: {comprehensively}]

nonconcentric
adj : not having a common center; not concentric; "eccentric circles" [syn: {eccentric}] [ant: {concentric}]

nonconducting
adj : not able to conduct heat or electricity or sound [syn: {nonconductive}] [ant: {conductive}]

nonconductive
adj : not able to conduct heat or electricity or sound [syn: {nonconducting}] [ant: {conductive}]

nonconductor
n : a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity [syn: {insulator}, {dielectric}] [ant: {conductor}]

nonconformance
n : a lack of conformity [syn: {nonconformity}] [ant: {conformity}]

nonconforming
adj : not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion [syn: {nonconformist}]

nonconformist
adj 1: not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought; "their rabidly nonformist deportment has made them legendary"; "the old stubborn nonconformist spirit of the early settlers" [syn: {unconformist}] [ant: {conformist}]
2: not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion [syn: {nonconforming}]
n 1: a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England [syn: {chapelgoer}] [ant: {Anglican}]
2: someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct [syn: {recusant}] [ant: {conformist}]

nonconformity
n 1: lack of harmony or correspondence
2: a lack of conformity [syn: {nonconformance}] [ant: {conformity}]
3: unorthodoxy as a consequence of not conforming to expected standards or values
4: failure to conform [ant: {conformity}]

nonconscious
adj 1: concerning mental functioning that is not represented in consciousness; "nonconscious psychic processes"
2: relating to the lack of consciousness of inanimate things

noncontagious
adj : (of disease) not capable of being passed on [syn: {noncommunicable}, {nontransmissible}]

noncontentious
adj : of persons; not given to controversy

noncontinuous
adj : not continuing without interruption in time or space; "discontinuous applause"; "the landscape was a discontinuous mosaic of fields and forest areas"; "he received a somewhat haphazard and discontinuous schooling" [syn: {discontinuous}] [ant: {continuous}]

noncontroversial
adj : not likely to arouse controversy [syn: {uncontroversial}] [ant: {controversial}]

nonconvergent
adj : of lines, planes, or surfaces; never meeting or crossing [syn: {nonintersecting}]

noncritical
adj 1: not critical; not at a point of abrupt change [ant: {critical}]
2: not in a state of crisis or emergency [syn: {noncrucial}] [ant: {critical}]
3: marked by disregard for critical standards or procedures; "news sources reflected uncritical estimates of the number of juvenile addicts" [syn: {uncritical}] [ant: {critical}]

noncrucial
adj 1: of little importance; not decisive [ant: {crucial}]
2: not in a state of crisis or emergency [syn: {noncritical}] [ant: {critical}]

noncrystalline
adj : not crystalline [ant: {crystalline}]

noncurrent
adj : not current or belonging to the present time [ant: {current}]

noncyclic
adj 1: not cyclic [syn: {noncyclical}] [ant: {cyclic}]
2: not having repeated cycles

noncyclical
adj : not cyclic [syn: {noncyclic}] [ant: {cyclic}]

non-dedicated file server
n : (computer science) a file server that can be used simultaneously as a workstation [ant: {dedicated file server}]

nondeductible
adj : not allowable as a deduction [ant: {deductible}]

nondenominational
adj : not restricted to a particular religious denomination; "a nondenominational church"

nondepository financial institution
n : a financial institution that funds their investment activities from the sale of securities or insurance

nondescript
adj : lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting; "women dressed in nondescript clothes"; "a nondescript novel" [syn: {characterless}]
n : a person is not easily classified and not very interesting

nondevelopment
n : failure of normal development to occur [ant: {growth}]

nondigestible
adj : not digestible

nondirectional antenna
n : an antenna that sends or receives signals equally in all directions [syn: {omnidirectional antenna}]

nondiscretionary trust
n : an investment trust that can buy only those securities listed when the trust was organized [syn: {fixed investment trust}]

non-discrimination
n : fairness in treating people without prejudice

nondisjunction
n : meiosis in which there is a failure of paired homologous chromosomes to separate; results in an abnormal number of chromosomes in the daughter cells

nondisposable
adj 1: of assets [ant: {disposable}]
2: not designed to be thrown away after use [syn: {reusable}] [ant: {disposable}]

nondrinker
n : a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages [syn: {abstainer}, {abstinent}] [ant: {drinker}]

nondriver
n : a person who is not a driver [ant: {driver}]

nondurable
adj : not durable

none
adj : not any; "thou shalt have none other gods before me"
n 1: a canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise
2: a service in the Roman Catholic Church formerly read or chanted at 3 PM (the ninth hour counting from sunrise) but now somewhat earlier
adv : not at all or in no way; "seemed none too pleased with his dinner"; "shirt looked none the worse for having been slept in"; "none too prosperous"; "the passage is none too clear"

nonechoic
adj : not echoic or imitative of sound [ant: {echoic}]

noneffervescent
adj 1: not sparkling; "a still wine"; "still mineral water" [syn: {still}] [ant: {sparkling}]
2: not effervescent [ant: {effervescent}]

nonelective
adj : filled by appointment rather than by election; "a nonappointive office"

non-engagement
n : withdrawing from the activities of a group [syn: {nonparticipation}, {non-involvement}] [ant: {engagement}, {engagement}, {engagement}]

nonenterprising
adj : lacking in enterprise; not bold or venturesome [syn: {unenterprising}] [ant: {enterprising}]

nonentity
n 1: the state of not existing [syn: {nonexistence}] [ant: {being}]
2: a person of no influence [syn: {cipher}, {cypher}, {nobody}]
3: a nonexistent thing [syn: {nothing}]

nonenzymatic
adj : not relating to or produced by enzymes; "nonenzymatic systems"

nonequivalence
n : not interchangeable [ant: {equivalence}]

nonequivalent
adj : not equal or interchangeable in value, quantity, or significance

nones
n : the fifth of the seven canonical hours; about 3 p.m.

nonessential
adj : not of prime or central importance; "nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry"- Pubs.MLA [syn: {incidental}]
n : anything that is not essential; "they discarded all their inessentials" [syn: {inessential}] [ant: {necessity}]

nonesuch
n : model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal [syn: {ideal}, {paragon}, {nonpareil}, {saint}, {apotheosis}, {nonsuch}]

nonesuch clover
n : prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America [syn: {black medick}, {hop clover}, {yellow trefoil}, {Medicago lupulina}]

nonetheless
adv : despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go" [syn: {however}, {nevertheless}, {withal}, {still}, {yet}, {all the same}, {even so}, {notwithstanding}]

non-Euclidean geometry
n : geometry based on axioms different from Euclid's

nonevent
n : an anticipated event that turns out to be far less significant than was expected

nonexempt
adj 1: (of goods or funds) subject to taxation; "taxable income"; "nonexempt property" [syn: {taxable}] [ant: {nontaxable}]
2: (of persons) not exempt from an obligation or liability [ant: {exempt}]

nonexistence
n : the state of not existing [syn: {nonentity}] [ant: {being}]

nonexistent
adj 1: not having existence or being or actuality; "chimeras are nonexistent" [ant: {existent}]
2: not existing; "innovation has been sadly lacking"; "character development is missing from the book" [syn: {lacking(p)}, {missing}, {wanting(a)}]

nonexplorative
adj : not exploratory [syn: {nonexploratory}, {unexploratory}, {unexplorative}] [ant: {exploratory}]

nonexploratory
adj : not exploratory [syn: {nonexplorative}, {unexploratory}, {unexplorative}] [ant: {exploratory}]

nonexplosive
adj : not explosive; "nonexplosive gases"; "a nonexplosive fuel" [ant: {explosive}]

nonextant
adj 1: no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives; "an extinct species of fish"; "an extinct royal family"; "extinct laws and customs" [syn: {extinct}] [ant: {extant}]
2: no longer existing or inaccessible through loss or destruction; "its nonextant original was written on vellum"- G.B.Saul

nonextensile
adj : not extensile [syn: {inextensible}, {nonprotractile}] [ant: {extensile}]

nonfat
adj : without fat or fat solids; "nonfat or fat-free milk" [syn: {fat-free}, {fatless}] [ant: {fatty}]

nonfat dry milk
n : dehydrated skimmed milk

nonfatal
adj : not bringing death; "nonfatal heart attack" [ant: {fatal}]

nonfeasance
n : a failure to act when under an obligation to do so; a refusal (without sufficient excuse) to do that which it is your legal duty to do

nonfiction
n : prose writing that is not fictional [syn: {nonfictional prose}]

nonfictional
adj : not fictional [ant: {fictional}]

nonfictional prose
n : prose writing that is not fictional [syn: {nonfiction}]

nonfigurative
adj : not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature; "a large abstract painting" [syn: {abstract}, {abstractionist}, {nonobjective}]

nonfinancial
adj : not involving financial matters [ant: {fiscal}]

non-finite
adj : of verbs; having neither person nor number nor mood (as a participle or gerund or infinitive); "infinite verb form" [syn: {infinite}] [ant: {finite}]

nonfissile
adj : not fissile [ant: {fissile}]

nonfissionable
adj : not capable of undergoing fission [ant: {fissionable}]

nonflammable
adj : impossible to ignite

nonflavored
adj : without flavoring added [syn: {unflavored}, {unflavoured}, {nonflavoured}]

nonflavoured
adj : without flavoring added [syn: {unflavored}, {unflavoured}, {nonflavored}]

nonflowering plant
n : plants having vascular tissue and reproducing by spores [syn: {pteridophyte}]

nonfluent aphasia
n : aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired [syn: {motor aphasia}, {Broca's aphasia}, {ataxic aphasia}, {expressive aphasia}]

nonfunctional
adj 1: not having or performing a function [ant: {functional}]
2: not performing or able to perform its regular function; "a malfunctioning valve" [syn: {malfunctioning}] [ant: {functioning}]

nonglutinous
adj : not resembling glue in texture [syn: {nonviscid}]

nongonococcal urethritis
n : sexually transmitted urethritis (usually caused by chlamydia) [syn: {NGU}]

nongovernmental organization
n : an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government [syn: {NGO}]

nongranular
adj : not having granules; "clear nongranular cytoplasm"

nongregarious
adj : of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies; "solitary bees" [syn: {nonsocial}, {solitary}]

nonhairy
adj : without hair; "tinea corporis is a fungal infection of the nonhairy parts of the skin"

nonharmonic
adj : not harmonic; "a nonharmonic note" [ant: {harmonic}]

nonhereditary
adj : not acquirable by inheritance [syn: {nontransmissible}]

nonheritable
adj : not inheritable [syn: {noninheritable}] [ant: {inheritable}]

nonhierarchic
adj : not classified hierarchically [syn: {nonhierarchical}] [ant: {hierarchical}]

nonhierarchical
adj : not classified hierarchically [syn: {nonhierarchic}] [ant: {hierarchical}]

nonhuman
adj : not human; not belonging to or produced by or appropriate to human beings; "nonhuman primates such as chimpanzees" [ant: {human}]

nonimitative
adj : not marked by or given to imitation [ant: {imitative}]

nonimmune
adj : (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with; "liable to diabetes" [syn: {liable(p)}, {nonresistant}, {unresistant}]

nonindulgence
n : the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) [syn: {austerity}, {asceticism}]

nonindulgent
adj 1: not indulgent [ant: {indulgent}]
2: not indulgent; "strict parents" [syn: {strict}]

nonindustrial
adj : not having highly developed manufacturing enterprises; "a nonindustrial society" [ant: {industrial}]

noninfectious
adj : not infectious [ant: {infectious}]

noninflammatory
adj : not inflammatory

noninheritable
adj : not inheritable [syn: {nonheritable}] [ant: {inheritable}]

noninstitutional
adj : not institutional [ant: {institutional}]

noninstitutionalised
adj : not committed to an institution [syn: {noninstitutionalized}] [ant: {institutionalized}]

noninstitutionalized
adj : not committed to an institution [syn: {noninstitutionalised}] [ant: {institutionalized}]

non-insulin-dependent diabetes
n : mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin [syn: {type II diabetes}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus}, {NIDDM}, {ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketosis-resistant diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes}, {adult-onset diabetes mellitus}, {adult-onset diabetes}, {maturity-onset diabetes mellitus}, {maturity-onset diabetes}, {mature-onset diabetes}]

non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
n : mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin [syn: {type II diabetes}, {NIDDM}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes}, {ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketosis-resistant diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes}, {adult-onset diabetes mellitus}, {adult-onset diabetes}, {maturity-onset diabetes mellitus}, {maturity-onset diabetes}, {mature-onset diabetes}]

nonintegrated
adj : not integrated; not taken into or made a part of a whole [syn: {unintegrated}] [ant: {integrated}]

nonintellectual
adj : not intellectual [ant: {intellectual}]

noninterchangeable
adj : such that the terms of an expression cannot be interchanged without changing the meaning; "the arguments of the symmetric relation, `is the father of', are noninterchangeable"

noninterference
n : a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes [syn: {nonintervention}] [ant: {intervention}, {intervention}]

nonintersecting
adj : of lines, planes, or surfaces; never meeting or crossing [syn: {nonconvergent}]

nonintervention
n : a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes [syn: {noninterference}] [ant: {intervention}, {intervention}]

noninvasive
adj : relating to a technique that does not involve puncturing the skin or entering a body cavity [ant: {invasive}]

non-invertible
adj : not admitting an additive or multiplicative inverse [ant: {invertible}]

non-involvement
n : withdrawing from the activities of a group [syn: {non-engagement}, {nonparticipation}] [ant: {engagement}, {engagement}, {engagement}]

nonionic
adj 1: not converted into ions [syn: {nonionized}, {nonionised}, {unionized}, {unionised}] [ant: {ionized}]
2: not ionic; "a nonionic substance" [syn: {nonpolar}] [ant: {ionic}]

non-ionic detergent
n : a class of synthetic detergents in which the molecules do not ionize in aqueous solutions [syn: {anionic detergent}, {anionic}]

nonionised
adj : not converted into ions [syn: {nonionized}, {unionized}, {unionised}, {nonionic}] [ant: {ionized}]

nonionized
adj : not converted into ions [syn: {nonionised}, {unionized}, {unionised}, {nonionic}] [ant: {ionized}]

non-issue
n : the state of something that has outlived its relevance [syn: {dead letter}]

non-Jew
n : in this sense `Gentile' denotes a Christian as contrasted with a Jew; `goy' is a derogatory word for Christians used by Jews [syn: {Gentile}, {goy}]

nonjudgmental
adj : refraining from making judgments especially ones based on personal opinions or standards; "sympathetic and nonjudgmental" [ant: {judgmental}]

nonkosher
adj : not conforming to dietary laws [syn: {tref}, {terefah}]

nonleaded
adj : (of gasoline) not containing tetraethyl lead; "lead-free gasoline" [syn: {lead-free}]

nonlegal
adj : not regulated or sanctioned by law; "there were only extralegal recourses for their grievances" [syn: {extralegal}]

nonlethal
adj : not capable of causing death

nonlexical
adj : not relating to words; "nonlexical morphemes"

nonlexically
adv : without the use of words; "expressed nonlexically"

nonlinear
adj : designating or involving an equation whose terms are not of the first degree [ant: {linear}]

nonlinear correlation
n : any correlation in which the rates of change of the variables is not constant [syn: {curvilinear correlation}, {skew correlation}]

nonlinear distortion
n : distortion that occurs when the output signal does not have a linear relation to the input signal [syn: {amplitude distortion}]

nonlinear system
n : a system whose performance cannot be described by equations of the first degree

nonlinguistic
adj : not consisting of or related to language; "depended on his nonlinguistic skills" [ant: {linguistic}]

nonliteral
adj : (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech; "figurative language" [syn: {figurative}] [ant: {literal}]

nonliterary
adj : marked by lack of affectation or pedantry; "her talk was very unliterary"- W.D.Howells [syn: {unliterary}]

nonliterate
adj : used of a society that has not developed writing [syn: {preliterate}]

nonliving
adj : not endowed with life; "the inorganic world is inanimate"; "inanimate objects"; "dead stones" [syn: {inanimate}, {dead}] [ant: {animate}]

nonmagnetic
adj : not capable of being magnetized [ant: {magnetic}]

nonmalignant
adj : not threatening to life or health; not malignant; "a benign tumor is usually harmless" [syn: {harmless}]

nonmalignant neoplasm
n : a tumor that is not cancerous [syn: {benign tumor}, {benign tumour}, {nonmalignant tumor}, {nonmalignant tumour}]

nonmalignant tumor
n : a tumor that is not cancerous [syn: {benign tumor}, {benign tumour}, {nonmalignant tumour}, {nonmalignant neoplasm}]

nonmalignant tumour
n : a tumor that is not cancerous [syn: {benign tumor}, {benign tumour}, {nonmalignant tumor}, {nonmalignant neoplasm}]

nonmandatory
adj : not required by rule or law [syn: {nonobligatory}]

non-market economy
n : an economy that is not a market economy [ant: {market economy}]

nonmaterial
adj : not consisting of matter; "immaterial apparitions"; "ghosts and other immaterial entities" [syn: {immaterial}] [ant: {material}]

nonmeaningful
adj : having no meaning or direction or purpose; "a meaningless endeavor"; "a meaningless life"; "a verbose but meaningless explanation" [syn: {meaningless}] [ant: {meaningful}]

nonmechanical
adj 1: not mechanical [ant: {mechanical}]
2: of persons without mechanical skills [syn: {unmechanical}]

nonmechanistic
adj : not mechanistic

nonmedicinal
adj : not having a medicinal effect or not medically prescribed; "he took mind-altering drugs for nonmedicinal reasons" [syn: {unmedicinal}, {unmedicative}, {unmedical}]

nonmember
n : a person who is not a member [ant: {member}]

nonmetal
adj : not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "nonmetallic elements" [syn: {nonmetallic}] [ant: {metallic}]
n : a chemical element lacking typical metallic properties

nonmetallic
adj : not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "nonmetallic elements" [syn: {nonmetal}] [ant: {metallic}]

nonmetamorphic
adj : not metamorphic [ant: {metamorphic}]

nonmigratory
adj : used of animals that do not migrate [syn: {resident}] [ant: {migratory}]

nonmilitary
adj : not associated with soldiers or the military; "unmilitary circles of government"; "fatigue duty involves nonmilitary labor" [syn: {unmilitary}] [ant: {military}]

nonmodern
adj : not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time [ant: {modern}]

nonmonotonic
adj : not monotonic [ant: {monotonic}]

nonmoral
adj : lying outside the bounds of morals or ethics; "imagination is of its nature nonmoral"; "infants are nonmoral"

nonmotile
adj : (of spores or microorganisms) not capable of movement [syn: {immotile}]

nonmoving
adj : not in motion [syn: {unmoving}] [ant: {moving}]

nonmusical
adj 1: lacking interest in or talent for music; "too unmusical to care for concerts"; "it is unfortunate that her children were all nonmusical" [syn: {unmusical}] [ant: {musical}]
2: not musical in nature; "the unmusical cry of the bluejay" [syn: {unmusical}, {dissonant}] [ant: {musical}]

nonnative
adj 1: not being or composed of aborigines; "the nonnative population of South Africa" [ant: {native}]
2: of persons born in another area or country than that lived in; "our large nonnative population" [syn: {foreign-born}]
3: of plants or animals originating in a part of the world other than where they are growing

nonnatural
adj : existing outside of or not in accordance with nature; "find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley [syn: {otherworldly}, {preternatural}, {transcendental}]

nonnegative
adj : either positive or zero

nonnomadic
adj : not nomadic or wandering; "nonnomadic people"

nonnormative
adj : not based on a norm

non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
n : an antiviral drug used against HIV; binds directly to reverse transcriptase and prevents RNA conversion to DNA; often used in combination with other drugs [syn: {NNRTI}]

nonobjective
adj : not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature; "a large abstract painting" [syn: {abstract}, {abstractionist}, {nonfigurative}]

nonobligatory
adj : not required by rule or law [syn: {nonmandatory}]

nonobservance
n : a lack of conformity with law or custom or practice etc. [ant: {honoring}]

nonobservant
adj : failing or refusing to observe religious customs

nonoccurrence
n : absence by virtue of not occurring

no-nonsense
adj : not tolerating irrelevancies; "the no-nonsense tones of a stern parent"

nonopening
adj : not open; not opening

nonoperational
adj : not involved in military operations [ant: {operational}]

nonoscillatory
adj : not having periodic vibrations

nonparallel
adj 1: of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations; "serial processing" [syn: {serial}, {in series(p)}]
2: (of e.g. lines or paths) not parallel; converging

nonparametric
adj : not involving an estimation of the parameters of a statistic

nonparametric statistic
n : a statistic computed without knowledge of the form or the parameters of the distribution from which observations are drawn [syn: {distribution free statistic}]

nonparametric statistics
n : the branch of statistics dealing with variables without making assumptions about the form or the parameters of their distribution

nonparasitic
adj : not parasitic on another organism [syn: {free-living}, {nonsymbiotic}]

nonpareil
adj : eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity"; "unrivaled mastery of her art" [syn: {matchless}, {one(a)}, {one and only(a)}, {peerless}, {unmatched}, {unmatchable}, {unrivaled}, {unrivalled}]
n 1: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal [syn: {ideal}, {paragon}, {saint}, {apotheosis}, {nonesuch}, {nonsuch}]
2: colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies
3: a flat disk of chocolate covered with beads of colored sugar

nonparticipant
n : a person who does not participate

nonparticipation
n : withdrawing from the activities of a group [syn: {non-engagement}, {non-involvement}] [ant: {engagement}, {engagement}, {engagement}]

nonparticulate
adj : not composed of distinct particles [ant: {particulate}]

nonparticulate radiation
n : radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge [syn: {electromagnetic radiation}, {electromagnetic wave}]

nonpartisan
adj : free from party affiliation or bias [syn: {nonpartizan}] [ant: {partisan}]

nonpartisanship
n : an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally [syn: {impartiality}] [ant: {partiality}]

nonpartizan
adj : free from party affiliation or bias [syn: {nonpartisan}] [ant: {partisan}]

nonpasserine
adj : relating to or characteristic of birds that are not perching birds [ant: {passerine}]

nonpasserine bird
n : chiefly arboreal birds especially of the order Coraciiformes

nonpayment
n 1: act of failing to meet a financial obligation [syn: {default}, {nonremittal}]
2: loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid [syn: {default}, {nonremittal}] [ant: {payment}]
3: the deliberate act of failing to pay money; "his evasion of all his creditors"; "he was indicted for nonpayment" [syn: {evasion}] [ant: {payment}]

nonperformance
n : failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances [syn: {negligence}, {carelessness}, {neglect}]

nonperiodic
adj : not recurring at regular intervals [syn: {aperiodic}] [ant: {periodic}]

nonperson
n : a person regarded as nonexistent and having no rights; a person whose existence is systematically ignored (especially for ideological or political reasons); "the former senator is treated as a nonperson by this administration"; "George Orwell predicted that political dissidents would be treated as unpersons" [syn: {unperson}]

nonpersonal
adj : lacking personality; "nonpersonal forces"

nonphilosophic
adj : not philosophical [syn: {nonphilosophical}] [ant: {philosophical}]

nonphilosophical
adj : not philosophical [syn: {nonphilosophic}] [ant: {philosophical}]

nonphotosynthetic
adj : not photosynthetic [ant: {photosynthetic}]

nonphysical
adj : lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen; "that intangible thing--the soul" [syn: {intangible}]

nonplus
v : be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick}, {get}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder}, {flummox}, {stupefy}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}] [also: {nonplussing}, {nonplusses}, {nonplussed}]

nonplused
adj : filled with bewilderment; "at a loss to understand those remarks"; "puzzled that she left without saying goodbye" [syn: {at a loss(p)}, {nonplussed}, {puzzled}]

nonplussed
nonplus
v : be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick}, {get}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder}, {flummox}, {stupefy}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}] [also: {nonplussing}, {nonplusses}, {nonplussed}]

nonplussed
adj : filled with bewilderment; "at a loss to understand those remarks"; "puzzled that she left without saying goodbye" [syn: {at a loss(p)}, {nonplused}, {puzzled}]

nonplussed
See {nonplus}

nonplusses
nonplus
v : be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick}, {get}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder}, {flummox}, {stupefy}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}] [also: {nonplussing}, {nonplusses}, {nonplussed}]

nonplusses
See {nonplus}

nonplussing
nonplus
v : be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick}, {get}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder}, {flummox}, {stupefy}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}] [also: {nonplussing}, {nonplusses}, {nonplussed}]

nonplussing
See {nonplus}

nonpoisonous
adj 1: not producing poison
2: safe to eat [syn: {nontoxic}]

nonpolar
adj : not ionic; "a nonionic substance" [syn: {nonionic}] [ant: {ionic}]

nonpolitical
adj : not political [ant: {political}]

nonporous
adj : not porous; especially not having vessels that appear as pores; "nonporous wood" [ant: {porous}]

nonpregnant
adj : not pregnant [ant: {pregnant}]

nonprehensile
adj : not prehensile [ant: {prehensile}]

nonprescription
adj : purchasable without a doctor's prescription; "nonprescription drugs"; "an over-the-counter cold remedy" [syn: {nonprescription(a)}, {over-the-counter(a)}] [ant: {prescription(a)}]

nonproductive
adj : not directly productive; "nonproductive labor"

nonprofessional
adj : not professional; not engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or for gain; "the nonprofessional wives of his male colleagues"; "nonprofessional actors" [ant: {professional}]

nonprofit
adj : not commercially motivated [syn: {non-profit-making}]

non-profit-making
adj : not commercially motivated [syn: {nonprofit}]

nonprognosticative
adj : not offering prognostications

nonprogressive
adj : old-fashioned and out of date [syn: {fusty}, {standpat(a)}, {unprogressive}]

non-proliferation
n : the prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons); "they protested that the nonproliferation treaty was just a plot to maintain the hegemony of those who already had nuclear weapons"; "nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation are closely related goals" [syn: {nonproliferation}] [ant: {proliferation}, {proliferation}]

nonproliferation
n : the prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons); "they protested that the nonproliferation treaty was just a plot to maintain the hegemony of those who already had nuclear weapons"; "nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation are closely related goals" [syn: {non-proliferation}] [ant: {proliferation}, {proliferation}]

Nonproliferation Center
n : an agency that serves as the focal point for all Intelligence Community activities related to nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their missile delivery systems [syn: {NPC}]

nonproprietary
adj : not protected by trademark or patent or copyright; "nonproprietary products are in the public domain and anyone can produce or distribute them" [ant: {proprietary}]

non-prossed
See {non-pros}

non-prosses
See {non-pros}

non-prossing
See {non-pros}

nonprotractile
adj : not extensile [syn: {nonextensile}, {inextensible}] [ant: {extensile}]

nonpsychoactive
adj : not affecting the mind or mental processes; "a nonpsychoactive pain reliever" [ant: {psychoactive}]

nonpublic
adj : not invested with or related to prominent position or status etc.

nonpurulent
adj : not containing pus

nonracial
adj : not racial; having nothing to do with race or races; "his remarks were intended to be completely nonracial"; "a nonracial reason for the peremptory challenge of the juror" [ant: {racial}]

nonracist
adj : unprejudiced about race [syn: {color-blind}, {colour-blind}]

nonradioactive
adj : not radioactive [ant: {radioactive}]

nonrandom
adj : not random [ant: {random}]

nonrapid eye movement
n : a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time [syn: {orthodox sleep}, {nonrapid eye movement sleep}, {NREM sleep}, {NREM}]

nonrapid eye movement sleep
n : a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time [syn: {orthodox sleep}, {NREM sleep}, {nonrapid eye movement}, {NREM}]

nonrational
adj 1: not based on reason; "there is a great deal that is nonrational in modern culture"
2: obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation [syn: {intuitive}, {visceral}]

nonreader
n 1: a student who is very slow in learning to read
2: a person unable to read [syn: {illiterate}, {illiterate person}]

nonreciprocal
adj : not reciprocal [ant: {reciprocal}]

nonreciprocating
adj : not moving alternately forward and backward

nonrecreational
adj : involving gainful employment in something often done as a hobby [syn: {paid}]

nonreflecting
adj : not capable of physical reflection [syn: {nonreflective}] [ant: {reflective}]

nonreflective
adj : not capable of physical reflection [syn: {nonreflecting}] [ant: {reflective}]

nonreligious person
n : a person who does not manifest devotion to a deity [ant: {religionist}]

nonremittal
n 1: act of failing to meet a financial obligation [syn: {default}, {nonpayment}]
2: loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid [syn: {nonpayment}, {default}] [ant: {payment}]

nonrenewable
adj : that can not be renewed; "books on that shelf are unrenewable"; "gas and oil are nonrenewable resources" [syn: {unrenewable}] [ant: {renewable}]

nonrepresentational
adj : art [ant: {representational}]

nonrepresentative
adj : not standing for something else [syn: {unsymbolic}] [ant: {representative}]

nonresident
adj : not living in a particular place or owned by permanent residents; "nonresident students who commute to classes"; "nonresident real estate" [ant: {resident}]

nonresidential
adj : not residential; "the commercial or nonresidential areas of a town"; "community colleges are typically nonresidential" [ant: {residential}]

nonresilient
adj : not resilient

non-resinous
adj : not having resin [syn: {nonresinous}, {nonresiny}, {non-resiny}]

nonresinous
adj : not having resin [syn: {non-resinous}, {nonresiny}, {non-resiny}]

non-resiny
adj : not having resin [syn: {nonresinous}, {non-resinous}, {nonresiny}]

nonresiny
adj : not having resin [syn: {nonresinous}, {non-resinous}, {non-resiny}]

nonresistance
n : group refusal to resort to violence even in defense against violence

non-resistant
n : a reformer who believes in passive resistance [syn: {passive resister}]

nonresistant
adj 1: (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with; "liable to diabetes" [syn: {liable(p)}, {nonimmune}, {unresistant}]
2: offering no resistance

nonresonant
adj : not reverberant; lacking a tendency to reverberate [syn: {unreverberant}] [ant: {reverberant}]

nonrestrictive
adj : not limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase; "the nonrestrictive clause in `I always buy his books, which have influenced me greatly,' refers to his books generally and adds an additional fact about them"

nonrestrictive clause
n : a subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies [syn: {descriptive clause}]

nonreticulate
adj : not resembling or forming a network [ant: {reticulate}]

nonretractable
adj : not capable of being retracted [syn: {nonretractile}] [ant: {retractile}]

nonretractile
adj : not capable of being retracted [syn: {nonretractable}] [ant: {retractile}]

nonreturnable
adj : that may not be returned; "nonreturnable bottles cannot be exchanged for a deposit"; "sale merchandise is nonreturnable" [ant: {returnable}]

nonreversible
adj : not reversible or capable of having either side out [syn: {one-sided}] [ant: {reversible}]

nonrhythmic
adj : deliberately not rhythmic

nonrigid
adj : designating an airship having a shape maintained only by internal gas pressure and without a supporting structure [ant: {rigid}]

nonruminant
adj : not ruminant [ant: {ruminant}]

nonsectarian
adj : not restricted to one sect or school or party; "religious training in a nonsectarian atmosphere"; "nonsectarian colleges"; "a wide and unsectarian interest in religion"- Bertrand Russell [syn: {unsectarian}] [ant: {sectarian}]

nonsegmental
adj : having a body that is not divided into segments; "unsegmented worms" [syn: {unsegmented}]

nonsegregated
adj : rid of segregation; having had segregation ended [syn: {desegrated}, {unsegregated}]

nonsense
adj : having no intelligible meaning; "nonsense syllables"; "a nonsensical jumble of words" [syn: {nonsense(a)}, {nonsensical}]
n 1: a message that seems to convey no meaning [syn: {bunk}, {nonsensicality}, {meaninglessness}, {hokum}]
2: ornamental objects of no great value [syn: {falderal}, {folderol}, {frills}, {gimcrackery}, {gimcracks}, {trumpery}]

nonsense verse
n : nonsensical writing (usually verse) [syn: {amphigory}]

nonsensical
adj 1: completely devoid of wisdom or good sense; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous" [syn: {absurd}, {cockeyed}, {derisory}, {idiotic}, {laughable}, {ludicrous}, {preposterous}, {ridiculous}]
2: having no intelligible meaning; "nonsense syllables"; "a nonsensical jumble of words" [syn: {nonsense(a)}]

nonsensicality
n : a message that seems to convey no meaning [syn: {nonsense}, {bunk}, {meaninglessness}, {hokum}]

nonsensitive
adj : never having had security classification [syn: {unrestricted}]

nonsexual
adj : not havning or involving sex; "an asexual spore"; "asexual reproduction" [syn: {asexual}] [ant: {sexual}]

nonsignificant
adj : attributable to chance [ant: {significant}]

nonsingular matrix
n : a square matrix whose determinant is not zero [ant: {singular matrix}]

nonskid
adj : designed to reduce or prevent skidding; "nonskid tires"

nonslip
adj : designed to reduce or prevent slipping; "a nonslip surface"

nonslippery
adj : not slippery; not likely to slip or skid [ant: {slippery}]

nonsmoker
n 1: a person who does not smoke tobacco [ant: {smoker}]
2: a passenger car for passengers who want to avoid tobacco smoke [syn: {nonsmoking car}]

nonsmoking car
n : a passenger car for passengers who want to avoid tobacco smoke [syn: {nonsmoker}]

nonsocial
adj : of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies; "solitary bees" [syn: {nongregarious}, {solitary}]

nonsocial infection
n : an infection that is acquired at a hospital or other healthcare facility [syn: {cross infection}]

nonsolid color
n : a color produced by a pattern of differently colored dots that together simulate the desired color [syn: {nonsolid colour}, {dithered color}, {dithered colour}]

nonsolid colour
n : a color produced by a pattern of differently colored dots that together simulate the desired color [syn: {nonsolid color}, {dithered color}, {dithered colour}]

nonsovereign
adj : of peoples and political bodies [syn: {nonautonomous}]

nonspatial
adj : not spatial; "a nonspatial continuum" [ant: {spatial}]

nonspeaking
adj : not capable of or especially not involving speech or spoken lines; "had a nonspeaking role in the play" [syn: {walk-on}] [ant: {speaking(a)}]

nonspecific
adj : not caused by a specific agent; used also of staining in making microscope slides; "nonspecific enteritis" [ant: {specific}, {specific}]

nonspecific urethritis
n : inflammation of the urethra of unknown cause [syn: {NSU}]

nonspecifically
adv : without specificity; "nonspecifically staining substances"

nonspherical
adj : not spherical [ant: {spherical}]

nonstandard
adj 1: not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community; "a nonstandard dialect is one used by uneducated speakers or socially disfavored groups"; "the common core of nonstandard words and phrases in folk speech"- A.R.Dunlap [ant: {standard}]
2: varying from or not adhering to a standard; "nonstandard windows"; "envelopes of nonstandard sizes"; "nonstandard lengths of board" [ant: {standard}]
3: not standard; not accepted as a model of excellence; "a nonstandard text" [ant: {standard}]

non-standard speech
n : speech that differs from the usual accepted easily-recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community

nonstarter
n 1: a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently [syn: {failure}, {loser}, {unsuccessful person}] [ant: {achiever}]
2: a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered

nonsteroid
n : an organic compound that does no contain a steroid [syn: {nonsteroidal}]

nonsteroidal
adj : not steroidal or not having the effects of steroid hormones [ant: {steroidal}]
n : an organic compound that does no contain a steroid [syn: {nonsteroid}]

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
n : an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids; "NSAIDs inhibit the activity of both Cox-1 and Cox-2 enzymes" [syn: {nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug}, {NSAID}]

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
n : an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids; "NSAIDs inhibit the activity of both Cox-1 and Cox-2 enzymes" [syn: {nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory}, {NSAID}]

nonstick
adj : (of surfaces especially of cooking utensils) permitting easy removal of adherent food particles; "a frying pan with a nonstick surface"

nonstop
adj 1: of a journey especially a flight; "a nonstop flight to Atlanta"
2: at all times; "around-the-clock nursing care" [syn: {around-the-clock}, {day-and-night}, {round-the-clock}]
n : a flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination; "how many nonstops are there to Dallas?" [syn: {nonstop flight}]
adv : without stopping; "we are flying nonstop form New York to Tokyo"

nonstop flight
n : a flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination; "how many nonstops are there to Dallas?" [syn: {nonstop}]

nonstructural
adj : not structural

nonsubjective
adj : undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena; "an objective appraisal"; "objective evidence" [syn: {objective}] [ant: {subjective}]

nonsubmergible
adj : not submersible or submergible [syn: {nonsubmersible}] [ant: {submersible}]

nonsubmersible
adj : not submersible or submergible [syn: {nonsubmergible}] [ant: {submersible}]

nonsuch
n : model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal [syn: {ideal}, {paragon}, {nonpareil}, {saint}, {apotheosis}, {nonesuch}]

nonsuppurative
adj : not suppurative [ant: {suppurative}]

nonsurgical
adj : not surgical; "nonsurgical techniques" [ant: {surgical}]

nonsweet
adj : not containing sugar [syn: {sugarless}] [ant: {sugary}]

nonsyllabic
adj 1: not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; consisting of a consonant sound accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound or consisting of a vowel sound dominated by other vowel sounds in a syllable (as the second vowel in a falling diphthong); "the nonsyllabic `n' in `botany' when it is pronounced `botny'"; "the nonsyllabic `i' in `oi'" [syn: {unsyllabic}] [ant: {syllabic}]
2: of liquids and nasals [syn: {consonantal}, {nonvocalic}] [ant: {vocalic}]

nonsymbiotic
adj : not parasitic on another organism [syn: {free-living}, {nonparasitic}]

nonsynchronous
adj : not occurring together [syn: {unsynchronized}, {unsynchronised}, {unsynchronous}]

nonsynthetic
adj : involving or derived from living organisms; free from chemical treatments or additives; "organic gardening is more natural"; "nonsynthetic fertilizer"

nontaxable
adj : (of goods or funds) not subject to taxation; "the funds of nonprofit organizations are nontaxable"; "income exempt from taxation" [syn: {exempt}] [ant: {taxable}]

nontechnical
adj : not characteristic of or skilled in applied arts and sciences; "nontechnical aspects of the job"; "nontechnical training"; "an untechnical reader"; "in clear effective nontechnical language" [syn: {untechnical}] [ant: {technical}]

nontelescopic
adj : not telescopic [syn: {nontelescoping}]

nontelescoping
adj : not telescopic [syn: {nontelescopic}]

nonterritorial
adj : not displaying territoriality; "a nonterritorial species" [ant: {territorial}]

nontextual matter
n : photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book" [syn: {artwork}, {art}, {graphics}]

nonthermal
adj : not involving heat; "nonthermal luminescence" [ant: {thermal}]

nonthrombocytopenic purpura
n : purpura resulting from a defect in the capillaries caused by bacteria or drugs

nontoxic
adj 1: not producing or resulting from poison [syn: {atoxic}] [ant: {toxic}]
2: safe to eat [syn: {nonpoisonous}]

nontraditional
adj : not conforming to or in accord with tradition; "nontraditional designs"; "nontraditional practices" [syn: {untraditional}] [ant: {traditional}]

nontransferable
adj : incapable of being transferred [syn: {unassignable}, {untransferable}]

nontranslational
adj : of or relating to movement that is not uniform or not without rotation [ant: {translational}]

nontransmissible
adj 1: not acquirable by inheritance [syn: {nonhereditary}]
2: (of disease) not capable of being passed on [syn: {noncommunicable}, {noncontagious}]

nontricyclic
n : a class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAO [syn: {nontricyclic drug}, {nontricyclic antidepressant}, {nontricyclic antidepressant drug}]

nontricyclic antidepressant
n : a class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAO [syn: {nontricyclic}, {nontricyclic drug}, {nontricyclic antidepressant drug}]

nontricyclic antidepressant drug
n : a class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAO [syn: {nontricyclic}, {nontricyclic drug}, {nontricyclic antidepressant}]

nontricyclic drug
n : a class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAO [syn: {nontricyclic}, {nontricyclic antidepressant}, {nontricyclic antidepressant drug}]

nonturbulent
adj : (of a liquid) not turbulent; "nonturbulent flow"

non-U
adj : not characteristic of the upper classes especially in language use

Non-Ugric
n : one of two branches of the Finno-Ugric languages; a family of languages including Finnish and Estonian (but not Hungarian) [syn: {Fennic}, {Finnic}]

nonuniform
adj : not homogeneous [syn: {inhomogeneous}]

nonuniformity
n : the quality of being diverse and interesting [ant: {uniformity}]

nonunion
adj : not belonging to or not allowing affiliation with a trade union; "nonunion carpenters"; "a nonunion contractor" [ant: {union}]

nonunionised
adj : not affiliated in a trade union; "the workers in the plant were unorganized" [syn: {unorganized}, {unorganised}, {nonunionized}]

nonunionized
adj : not affiliated in a trade union; "the workers in the plant were unorganized" [syn: {unorganized}, {unorganised}, {nonunionised}]

nonuple
adj : having nine units or components [syn: {ninefold}]

nonvascular organism
n : organisms without vascular tissue: e.g. algae, lichens, fungi, mosses

nonvascular plant
n : any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta [syn: {bryophyte}]

nonvenomous
adj : not producing venom; "nonvenomous snakes"

nonverbal
adj 1: being other than verbal communication; "the study of gestural communication"; "art like gesture is a form of nonverbal expression" [syn: {gestural}]
2: concerned with numbers rather than words; "the numerical part of the test"; "the nonverbal factor"
3: lacking verbal skill; "rural students often come from nonverbal backgrounds"
4: involving little use of language; "a nonverbal intelligence test"

nonverbal intelligence
n : intelligence that is manifested in the performance of tasks requiring little or no use of language

nonverbally
adv : without words; "they communicated nonverbally"

nonviable
adj : not capable of living or developing successfully

nonviolence
n : peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate [syn: {passive resistance}, {nonviolent resistance}]

nonviolent
adj 1: abstaining (on principle) from the use of violence [ant: {violent}]
2: achieved without bloodshed; "an unbloody transfer of power" [syn: {unbloody}]

nonviolent resistance
n : peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate [syn: {passive resistance}, {nonviolence}]

nonviolently
adv : without violence; "the government was overthrown nonviolently, but the dictator was killed" [ant: {violently}]

nonviscid
adj : not resembling glue in texture [syn: {nonglutinous}]

nonvisual
adj : not resulting in vision; "nonvisual stimuli"

nonvocalic
adj : of liquids and nasals [syn: {consonantal}, {nonsyllabic}] [ant: {vocalic}]

nonvolatile
adj : not volatilizing readily; "a nonvolatile acid" [syn: {nonvolatilizable}, {nonvolatilisable}] [ant: {volatile}]

non-volatile storage
n : computer storage that is not lost when the power is turned off [syn: {nonvolatile storage}] [ant: {volatile storage}, {volatile storage}]

nonvolatile storage
n : computer storage that is not lost when the power is turned off [syn: {non-volatile storage}] [ant: {volatile storage}, {volatile storage}]

nonvolatilisable
adj : not volatilizing readily; "a nonvolatile acid" [syn: {nonvolatile}, {nonvolatilizable}] [ant: {volatile}]

nonvolatilizable
adj : not volatilizing readily; "a nonvolatile acid" [syn: {nonvolatile}, {nonvolatilisable}] [ant: {volatile}]

nonvoluntary
adj : not subject to the control of the will; "involuntary manslaughter"; "involuntary servitude"; "an involuntary shudder"; "It (becoming a hero) was involuntary. They sank my boat"- John F.Kennedy [syn: {involuntary}, {unvoluntary}] [ant: {voluntary}]

nonwashable
adj : not washable [ant: {washable}]

nonwoody
adj : not woody; not consisting of or resembling wood [ant: {woody}]

nonworker
n : a person who does nothing [ant: {worker}]

noodle
n 1: a ribbonlike strip of pasta
2: informal terms for a human head [syn: {attic}, {bean}, {bonce}, {noggin}, {dome}]

nook
n 1: a sheltered and secluded place
2: an interior angle formed be two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room" [syn: {corner}]

nook and cranny
n : something remote; "he explored every nook and cranny of science" [syn: {nooks and crannies}]

nookie
n : slang terms for sexual intercourse [syn: {fuck}, {fucking}, {screw}, {screwing}, {ass}, {nooky}, {piece of ass}, {piece of tail}, {roll in the hay}, {shag}, {shtup}]

nooks and crannies
n : something remote; "he explored every nook and cranny of science" [syn: {nook and cranny}]

nooky
n : slang terms for sexual intercourse [syn: {fuck}, {fucking}, {screw}, {screwing}, {ass}, {nookie}, {piece of ass}, {piece of tail}, {roll in the hay}, {shag}, {shtup}]

noon
n : the middle of the day [syn: {twelve noon}, {high noon}, {midday}, {noonday}, {noontide}]

Noonan's syndrome
n : syndrome seen only in males; marked by short stature and lowset ears and subnormal fertility

noonday
n : the middle of the day [syn: {noon}, {twelve noon}, {high noon}, {midday}, {noontide}]

noontide
n : the middle of the day [syn: {noon}, {twelve noon}, {high noon}, {midday}, {noonday}]

noose
n 1: a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a noose [syn: {snare}, {gin}]
2: a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled [syn: {running noose}, {slip noose}]
v 1: make a noose in or of
2: secure with a noose

Nootka
n 1: a member of the Wakashan people living on Vancouver Island and in the Cape Flattery region of northwestern Washington
2: a Wakashan language spoken by the Nootka people

Nootka cypress
n : tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often cultivated for ornament [syn: {yellow cypress}, {yellow cedar}, {Alaska cedar}, {Chamaecyparis nootkatensis}]

nopal
n 1: cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits [syn: {Opuntia lindheimeri}]
2: any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea resembling prickly pears

Nopalea
n : a genus of the cactus family with scarlet flowers [syn: {genus Nopalea}]

no-par stock
n : stock with no par value specified in the corporate charter or on the stock certificate [syn: {no-par-value stock}]

no-parking zone
n : a space where automobiles are not allowed to park

no-par-value stock
n : stock with no par value specified in the corporate charter or on the stock certificate [syn: {no-par stock}]

noradrenaline
n : a catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses [syn: {norepinephrine}]

Norbert Wiener
n : United States mathematician and founder of cybernetics (1894-1964) [syn: {Wiener}]

Nordic
adj 1: of or relating to or constituting the Scandinavian group of languages; "Nordic languages have a gender system"
2: relating to Germany and Scandinavia; "Hitler wanted Nordic people to rule Europe"
3: resembling peoples of Scandinavia
n : the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland [syn: {Scandinavian}, {Scandinavian language}, {Norse}, {North Germanic}, {North Germanic language}]

Nord-Pas-de-Calais
n : a region in northeastern France

nor'-east
n : the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees [syn: {northeast}, {NE}]
adv : to, toward, or in the northeast [syn: {northeast}, {north-east}]

noreaster
n : a storm blowing from the northeast [syn: {northeaster}]

Noreg
n : a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905 [syn: {Norway}, {Kingdom of Norway}, {Norge}]

norepinephrine
n : a catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses [syn: {noradrenaline}]

norethandrolone
n : a synthetic progestational hormone (trade name Norlutin) used in oral contraceptives and to treat endometriosis [syn: {norethindrone}, {norethindrone acetate}, {Norlutin}]

norethindrone
n : a synthetic progestational hormone (trade name Norlutin) used in oral contraceptives and to treat endometriosis [syn: {norethindrone acetate}, {norethandrolone}, {Norlutin}]

norethindrone acetate
n : a synthetic progestational hormone (trade name Norlutin) used in oral contraceptives and to treat endometriosis [syn: {norethindrone}, {norethandrolone}, {Norlutin}]

norethynodrel
n : a progesterone derivative used in oral contraceptives and in the control of menstruation and the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding

Norflex
n : a skeletal muscle relaxant (trade name Norflex) used to treat severe muscle strain and Parkinsonism [syn: {orphenadrine}]

Norfolk
n : port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay; headquarters of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy

Norfolk Island
n : an island territory of Australia in the Pacific Ocean off the eastern coast of Australia; formerly a British penal colony

norfolk island pine
n : evergreen of Australia and Norfolk Island in the South Pacific [syn: {Araucaria heterophylla}, {Araucaria excelsa}]

Norfolk jacket
n : loose-fitting single-breasted jacket

Norfolk terrier
n : English breed of small terrier with a straight wiry red-and-black-and-tan or grizzled coat and dropped ears

Norfolk wherry
n : sailing barge used especially in East Anglia [syn: {wherry}]

Norge
n : a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905 [syn: {Norway}, {Kingdom of Norway}, {Noreg}]

norgestrel
n : synthetic progestin used in oral contraceptives

noria
n : a water wheel with buckets attached to the rim; used to raise water for transfer to an irrigation channel

Norinyl
n : trade name for an oral contraceptive containing norethindrone and mestranol

Norlestrin
n : trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone

Norlutin
n : a synthetic progestational hormone (trade name Norlutin) used in oral contraceptives and to treat endometriosis [syn: {norethindrone}, {norethindrone acetate}, {norethandrolone}]

norm
n 1: a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical; "the current middle-class norm of two children per family"
2: a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes" [syn: {average}]

Norma
n : a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Lupus and Ara in the Milky Way

Norma Jean Baker
n : United States film actress noted for sex appeal (1926-1962) [syn: {Monroe}, {Marilyn Monroe}]

normal
adj 1: conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events" [ant: {abnormal}]
2: in accordance with scientific laws [ant: {paranormal}]
3: being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development; "a perfectly normal child"; "of normal intelligence"; "the most normal person I've ever met" [ant: {abnormal}]
4: forming a right angle
n : something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors" [syn: {convention}, {pattern}, {rule}, {formula}]

normal curve
n : a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution [syn: {bell-shaped curve}, {Gaussian curve}, {Gaussian shape}]

normal distribution
n : a theoretical distribution with finite mean and variance [syn: {Gaussian distribution}]

normal dwarf
n : a dwarf whose small size is the result of a genetic defect in response to growth hormone; body parts and mental and sexual development are normal [syn: {primordial dwarf}, {hypoplastic dwarf}, {true dwarf}]

normal fault
n : an inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have slipped downward relative to the footwall [syn: {gravity fault}, {common fault}]

normal school
n : a two-year school for training elementary teachers [syn: {teachers college}]

normalcy
n 1: being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning [syn: {normality}] [ant: {abnormality}]
2: expectedness as a consequence of being usual or regular or common [syn: {normality}]

normalisation
n : the imposition of standards or regulations; "a committee was appointed to recommend terminological standardization" [syn: {standardization}, {standardisation}, {normalization}]

normalise
v 1: become normal or return to its normal state; "Let us hope that relations with this country will normalize soon" [syn: {normalize}]
2: make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard; "normalize relations with China"; "normalize the temperature"; "normalize the spelling" [syn: {normalize}, {renormalize}, {renormalise}]

normaliser
n : a person who normalizes [syn: {normalizer}]

normality
n 1: (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter [syn: {N}]
2: being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning [syn: {normalcy}] [ant: {abnormality}]
3: expectedness as a consequence of being usual or regular or common [syn: {normalcy}]
4: conformity with the norm

normalization
n : the imposition of standards or regulations; "a committee was appointed to recommend terminological standardization" [syn: {standardization}, {standardisation}, {normalisation}]

normalize
v 1: become normal or return to its normal state; "Let us hope that relations with this country will normalize soon" [syn: {normalise}]
2: make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard; "normalize relations with China"; "normalize the temperature"; "normalize the spelling" [syn: {normalise}, {renormalize}, {renormalise}]
3: toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass" [syn: {anneal}, {temper}]

normalizer
n : a person who normalizes [syn: {normaliser}]

normally
adv : under normal conditions; "usually she was late" [syn: {usually}, {unremarkably}, {commonly}, {ordinarily}] [ant: {unusually}]

Norman
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Normandy; "Norman beaches"
2: of or relating to or characteristic of the Normans; "the Norman Invasion in 1066"
n 1: United States operatic soprano (born in 1945) [syn: {Jessye Norman}]
2: Australian golfer (born in 1955) [syn: {Greg Norman}, {Gregory John Norman}]
3: an inhabitant of Normandy

Norman architecture
n : a Romanesque style first appearing in Normandy around 950 AD and used in Britain from the Norman Conquest until the 12th century

Norman Conquest
n : the invasion and settlement of England by the Normans following the Battle of Hastings (1066)

Norman Jewison
n : Canadian filmmaker (born in 1926) [syn: {Jewison}]

Norman Mailer
n : United States writer (born in 1923) [syn: {Mailer}]

Norman Mattoon Thomas
n : United States socialist who was a candidate for president six times (1884-1968) [syn: {Thomas}, {Norman Thomas}]

Norman Rockwell
n : United States illustrator whose works present a sentimental idealized view of everyday life (1894-1978) [syn: {Rockwell}]

Norman Thomas
n : United States socialist who was a candidate for president six times (1884-1968) [syn: {Thomas}, {Norman Mattoon Thomas}]

Normandie
n : a former province of northwestern France on the English channel; divided into Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie [syn: {Normandy}]

Normandy
n : a former province of northwestern France on the English channel; divided into Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie [syn: {Normandie}]

Norman-French
n : the medieval Norman dialect of Old French [syn: {Old North French}]

normative
adj 1: relating to or dealing with norms; "normative discipline"; "normative samples"
2: giving directives or rules; "prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage" [syn: {prescriptive}] [ant: {descriptive}]
3: based on or prescribing a norm or standard; "normative grammar" [syn: {prescriptive}]
4: dealing with or based on norms; "a normative judgment"

Normodyne
n : antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure) [syn: {labetalol}, {labetalol hydrochloride}, {Trandate}]

normotensive
adj : having normal blood pressure [ant: {hypertensive}, {hypotensive}]

normothermia
n : normal body temperature

Norn
n : (Norse mythology) any of the three Fates or goddesses of destiny; identified with Anglo-Saxon Wyrd; similar to Greek Moirae and Roman Parcae

nor'-nor'-east
n : the compass point that is midway between north and northeast [syn: {north northeast}, {NNE}]
adv : to, toward, or in the north-northeast [syn: {north-northeast}]

nor'-nor'-west
n : the compass point that is midway between north and northwest [syn: {north northwest}, {NNW}]
adv : to, toward, or in the north-northwest [syn: {north-northwest}]

Nor-Q-D
n : trade name for an oral contraceptive containing norethindrone

Norris
n : United States writer (1870-1902) [syn: {Frank Norris}, {Benjamin Franklin Norris Jr.}]

Norrish
n : English chemist (1897-1978) [syn: {Ronald George Wreyford Norrish}]

Norse
adj 1: of or relating to Scandinavia or its peoples or cultures; "Norse sagas"; "Norse nomads" [syn: {Scandinavian}]
2: of or relating to Norway or its people or culture or language; "Norwegian herring" [syn: {Norwegian}]
n 1: an inhabitant of Scandinavia [syn: {Scandinavian}, {Northman}]
2: a native or inhabitant of Norway [syn: {Norwegian}, {Norseman}]
3: the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland [syn: {Scandinavian}, {Scandinavian language}, {Nordic}, {North Germanic}, {North Germanic language}]

Norse deity
n : a deity worshipped by the ancient Norsemen

Norse mythology
n : the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity

Norseman
n : a native or inhabitant of Norway [syn: {Norwegian}, {Norse}]

north
adj : situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico" [ant: {south}]
n 1: the region of the United States lying north of the Mason-Dixon Line
2: the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War); "he has visited every state in the Union"; "Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union"; "the North's superior resources turned the scale" [syn: {Union}]
3: the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees [syn: {due north}, {N}]
4: any region lying in or toward the north [syn: {northland}, {septentrion}]
5: the direction in which a compass needle points [syn: {magnetic north}, {compass north}]
6: British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792) [syn: {Frederick North}, {Second Earl of Guilford}]
adv : in a northern direction; "they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!" [syn: {to the north}, {in the north}, {northerly}, {northwards}, {northward}]

North Africa
n : an area of northern Africa between the Sahara and the Mediterranean Sea

North African
adj : of or relating to northern Africa

North America
n 1: a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama
2: the nations of the North American continent collectively

North American
adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of the continent or countries of North America or their peoples
n : a native or inhabitant of North America

North American country
n : a country on the North American continent [syn: {North American nation}]

North American Indian
n : a member of the race of people living in North America when Europeans arrived [syn: {Indian}, {American Indian}, {Red Indian}]

North American nation
n : a country on the North American continent [syn: {North American country}]

North Atlantic
n : that part of the Atlantic Ocean north of the equator

North Atlantic Council
n : a council consisting of permanent representatives of all the member countries of NATO; has political authority and powers of decision [syn: {NAC}]

North Atlantic Treaty
n : the treaty signed in 1949 by 12 countries that established NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization
n : an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security [syn: {NATO}]

North Borneo
n : a region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo [syn: {Sabah}]

north by east
n : the compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north [syn: {NbE}]

north by west
n : the compass point that is one point west of due north [syn: {NbW}]

North Carolina
n 1: a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {Old North State}, {Tar Heel State}, {NC}]
2: one of the British colonies that formed the United States

North Carolinian
n : a resident of North Carolina

North Cascades National Park
n : a national park in Washington that is an alpine wilderness area featuring gold rush and logging campsites

north celestial pole
n : the celestial pole above the northern hemisphere; near Polaris

North Channel
n : a strait between Northern Ireland and Scotland that connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea

North Dakota
n : a state of north central United States bordering on Canada [syn: {Peace Garden State}, {ND}]

North Dakotan
n : a resident of North Dakota

North Dravidian
n : a Dravidian language spoken primarily in eastern India

North Equatorial Current
n : an equatorial current that flows west across the Pacific just north of the equator

North Frigid Zone
n : the regions north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole [syn: {Arctic}, {Arctic Zone}]

North Germanic
n : the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland [syn: {Scandinavian}, {Scandinavian language}, {Nordic}, {Norse}, {North Germanic language}]

North Germanic language
n : the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland [syn: {Scandinavian}, {Scandinavian language}, {Nordic}, {Norse}, {North Germanic}]

North Island
n : the smaller but more populous of two main islands of New Zealand; separated from South Island by Cook Strait

north island edelweiss
n : perennial herb closely resembling European edelweiss; New Zealand [syn: {Leucogenes leontopodium}]

North Korea
n : a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948; involved in state-sponsored terrorism [syn: {Democratic People's Republic of Korea}, {D.P.R.K.}, {DPRK}]

North Korean
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of North Korea or its people or their culture
n : a Korean from North Korea

North Korean monetary unit
n : monetary unit in North Korea

North Korean won
n : the basic unit of money in North Korea [syn: {won}]

north northeast
n : the compass point that is midway between north and northeast [syn: {nor'-nor'-east}, {NNE}]

north northwest
n : the compass point that is midway between north and northwest [syn: {nor'-nor'-west}, {NNW}]

North Pacific
n : that part of the Pacific Ocean north of the equator

North Peak
n : 19,370 feet high

North Platte
n 1: a river that rises in northern Colorado and flows northward into Wyoming and then eastward and southeastward through Nebraska where it joins the South Platte to form the Platte River [syn: {North Platte River}]
2: a town in west central Nebraska on the Platte River

North Platte River
n : a river that rises in northern Colorado and flows northward into Wyoming and then eastward and southeastward through Nebraska where it joins the South Platte to form the Platte River [syn: {North Platte}]

North Pole
n : the northernmost point of the Earth's axis

North Sea
n : an arm of the North Atlantic between the British Isles and Scandinavia; oil was discovered under the North Sea in 1970

north side
n : the side that is on the north

North Star
n : the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the little dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it [syn: {Polaris}, {pole star}, {polar star}, {polestar}]

North Star State
n : a midwestern state [syn: {Minnesota}, {Gopher State}, {MN}]

North Temperate Zone
n : between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer

North Vietnam
n : a former country in southeastern Asia that existed from 1954 (after the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu) until 1975 when South Vietnam collapsed at the end of the Vietnam War

North Vietnamese
adj : of or relating to North Vietnam or its people or culture

north wind
n : a wind from the north [syn: {norther}, {boreas}]

North Yorkshire
n : a county in northern England

northbound
adj : moving toward the north; "the northbound lane"; "we took the north train"; "the northward flow of traffic" [syn: {northward}]

north-central
adj 1: being in or of a region of the United States generally including states of the upper Mississippi valley and Great Lakes region lying north of the Ohio River and the southern boundaries of Kansas and Missouri and between the western boundary of Pennsylvania and the eastern boundaries of Montana and Wyoming and Colorado
2: situated in the northern part of a centrally located area in some geographical region; "the north-central part of Russia"

north-east
adv : to, toward, or in the northeast [syn: {northeast}, {nor'-east}]

northeast
adj 1: situated in or oriented toward the northeast; "the northeasterly part of the island" [syn: {northeastern}, {northeasterly}]
2: coming from the northeast; "northeasterly winds" [syn: {northeasterly}]
n 1: the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees [syn: {nor'-east}, {NE}]
2: the northeastern region of the United States [syn: {northeastern United States}]
adv : to, toward, or in the northeast [syn: {north-east}, {nor'-east}]

northeast by east
n : the compass point that is one point east of northeast [syn: {NEbE}]

northeast by north
n : the compass point that is one point north of northeast [syn: {NEbN}]

northeaster
n : a storm blowing from the northeast [syn: {noreaster}]

northeasterly
adj 1: coming from the northeast; "northeasterly winds" [syn: {northeast}]
2: situated in or oriented toward the northeast; "the northeasterly part of the island" [syn: {northeastern}, {northeast}]

northeastern
adj 1: situated in or oriented toward the northeast; "the northeasterly part of the island" [syn: {northeasterly}, {northeast}]
2: of a region of the United States generally including the New England states; New York; and sometimes New Jersey and Pennsylvania

northeastern United States
n : the northeastern region of the United States [syn: {Northeast}]

northeastward
adj : toward the northeast
adv : in a northeastward direction; "the river flows northeastward to the gulf" [syn: {northeastwardly}]

northeastwardly
adv : in a northeastward direction; "the river flows northeastward to the gulf" [syn: {northeastward}]

norther
n : a wind from the north [syn: {north wind}, {boreas}]

northerly
adj 1: situated in or oriented toward the north; "the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction" [syn: {northern}]
2: coming from the north; used especially of wind; "the north wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are northerly" [syn: {northern}]
adv : in a northern direction; "they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!" [syn: {north}, {to the north}, {in the north}, {northwards}, {northward}]

northern
adj 1: in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line; "Northern liberals"; "northern industry"; "northern cities" [ant: {southern}]
2: situated in or oriented toward the north; "the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction" [syn: {northerly}]
3: coming from the north; used especially of wind; "the north wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are northerly" [syn: {northerly}]
4: situated in or coming from regions of the north; "the northern hemisphere"; "northern autumn colors" [ant: {southern}]
n : a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans

Northern Alliance
n : a multiethnic alliance in Afghanistan who practice a moderate form of Islam and are united in their opposition to the Taliban [syn: {United Front}]

Northern Baptist
n : a member of the American Baptist Convention

Northern Baptist Convention
n : an association of Northern Baptists [syn: {American Baptist Convention}]

Northern bedstraw
n : North American stoloniferous perennial having white flowers; sometimes used as an ornamental [syn: {Northern snow bedstraw}, {Galium boreale}]

northern beech fern
n : beech fern of North America and Eurasia [syn: {long beech fern}, {narrow beech fern}, {Phegopteris connectilis}, {Dryopteris phegopteris}, {Thelypteris phegopteris}]

northern bobwhite
n : a favorite game bird of eastern and central United States [syn: {Colinus virginianus}]

northern bog lemming
n : of wet alpine and subalpine meadows of Canada and Alaska [syn: {Synaptomys borealis}]

northern casque-headed frog
n : terrestrial burrowing nocturnal frog of grassy terrain and scrub forests having very hard upper surface of head; of the United States southwest [syn: {lowland burrowing treefrog}, {Pternohyla fodiens}]

northern cricket frog
n : of eastern and central United States [syn: {Acris crepitans}]

Northern Cross
n : a cluster of 5 bright stars forming a cross in the constellation Cygnus

Northern dewberry
n : of eastern North America [syn: {American dewberry}, {Rubus flagellaris}]

northern dune tansy
n : lightly hairy rhizomatous perennial having aromatic feathery leaves and stems bearing open clusters of small buttonlike yellow flowers; sand dunes of Pacific coast of North America [syn: {Tanacetum douglasii}]

northern Europe
n : the northernmost countries of Europe

northern flying squirrel
n : large flying squirrel; chiefly of Canada [syn: {Glaucomys sabrinus}]

northern harrier
n : common harrier of North America and Europe; nests in marshes and open land [syn: {marsh hawk}, {hen harrier}, {Circus cyaneus}]

northern hemisphere
n : the hemisphere north of the equator

northern holly fern
n : evergreen European fern widely cultivated [syn: {Polystichum lonchitis}]

Northern Ireland
n : a division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland

northern Jacob's ladder
n : perennial erect herb with white flowers; circumboreal [syn: {Polemonium boreale}]

northern lights
n : the aurora of the northern hemisphere [syn: {aurora borealis}]

Northern lobster
n 1: flesh of cold-water lobsters having large tender claws; caught from Maine to the Carolinas [syn: {American lobster}, {Maine lobster}]
2: lobster of Atlantic coast of America [syn: {American lobster}, {Maine lobster}, {Homarus americanus}]

northern mammoth
n : very hairy mammoth common in colder portions of the northern hemisphere [syn: {woolly mammoth}, {Mammuthus primigenius}]

Northern Mariana Islands
n : a self-governing territory comprising all of the Mariana Islands except Guam [syn: {Northern Marianas}]

Northern Marianas
n : a self-governing territory comprising all of the Mariana Islands except Guam [syn: {Northern Mariana Islands}]

northern oak fern
n : yellow-green fern of rocky areas of northern hemisphere [syn: {limestone fern}, {Gymnocarpium robertianum}]

northern oriole
n : a kind of New World oriole [syn: {Icterus galbula}]

northern parula
n : small gray-blue wood warbler with yellow throat and breast; of eastern North America [syn: {parula warbler}, {Parula americana}]

northern phalarope
n : breeds in arctic regions of Old and New worlds; large flocks often seen far out at sea [syn: {Lobipes lobatus}]

northern pike
n : voracious piscivorous pike of waters of northern hemisphere [syn: {Esox lucius}]

northern pin oak
n : small to medium deciduous oak of east central North America; leaves have sharply pointed lobes [syn: {jack oak}, {Quercus ellipsoidalis}]

northern pitch pine
n : large 3-needled pine of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada; closely related to the pond pine [syn: {pitch pine}, {Pinus rigida}]

northern pocket gopher
n : grayish to brown gopher of western and central United States [syn: {Thomomys talpoides}]

northern porgy
n : found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish [syn: {scup}, {northern scup}, {Stenotomus chrysops}]

northern red oak
n : large symmetrical deciduous tree with rounded crown widely distributed in eastern North America; has large leaves with triangular spiny tipped lobes and coarse-grained wood less durable than that of white oaks [syn: {Quercus rubra}, {Quercus borealis}]

Northern Rhodesia
n : a republic in central Africa; formerly controlled by Great Britain and called Northern Rhodesia until it gained independence within the Commonwealth in 1964 [syn: {Zambia}, {Republic of Zambia}]

northern scup
n : found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish [syn: {scup}, {northern porgy}, {Stenotomus chrysops}]

northern sea robin
n : large searobin; found from Nova Scotia to Florida [syn: {Prionotus carolinus}]

northern shrike
n : butcherbird of northern North American [syn: {Lanius borealis}]

northern snakehead
n : a voracious freshwater fish that is native to northeastern China; can use fin to walk and can survive out of water for three days; a threat to American populations of fish

Northern snow bedstraw
n : North American stoloniferous perennial having white flowers; sometimes used as an ornamental [syn: {Northern bedstraw}, {Galium boreale}]

Northern Spy
n : large late-ripening apple with skin striped with yellow and red

northern storm petrel
n : sooty black petrel with white markings; of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean [syn: {stormy petrel}, {Hydrobates pelagicus}]

Northern Territory
n : a territory in north central Australia

northern white cedar
n : small evergreen of eastern North America having tiny scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets [syn: {American arborvitae}, {white cedar}, {Thuja occidentalis}]

northern whiting
n : whiting of the east coast of United States; closely resembles king whiting [syn: {Menticirrhus saxatilis}]

northern woodsia
n : slender fern of northern North America with shining chestnut-colored stipes and bipinnate fronds with usually distinct marginal sori [syn: {Alpine woodsia}, {flower-cup fern}, {Woodsia alpina}]

Northerner
n 1: an inhabitant of the North
2: an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War) [syn: {Yankee}, {Yank}]

northernmost
adj : situated farthest north; "Alaska is our northernmost state" [syn: {northmost}]

northernness
n : the property of being to the north [ant: {southernness}]

northland
n : any region lying in or toward the north [syn: {North}, {septentrion}]

Northman
n : an inhabitant of Scandinavia [syn: {Scandinavian}, {Norse}]

northmost
adj : situated farthest north; "Alaska is our northernmost state" [syn: {northernmost}]

north-northeast
adv : to, toward, or in the north-northeast [syn: {nor'-nor'-east}]

north-northwest
adv : to, toward, or in the north-northwest [syn: {nor'-nor'-west}]

north-polar
adj : at or near the north pole [syn: {Arctic}]

Northrop
n : United States biochemist (1891-1987) [syn: {John Howard Northrop}]

Northrop Frye
n : Canadian literary critic interested in the use of myth and symbolism (1912-1991) [syn: {Frye}, {Herman Northrop Frye}]

north-seeking pole
n : the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely [syn: {positive pole}, {positive magnetic pole}]

Northumberland
n : the northernmost county of England; has many Roman remains (including Hadrian's Wall)

Northumbria
n : an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northern England until 876

northward
adj : moving toward the north; "the northbound lane"; "we took the north train"; "the northward flow of traffic" [syn: {northbound}]
adv : in a northern direction; "they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!" [syn: {north}, {to the north}, {in the north}, {northerly}, {northwards}]

northwards
adv : in a northern direction; "they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!" [syn: {north}, {to the north}, {in the north}, {northerly}, {northward}]

north-west
adv : to, toward, or in the northwest [syn: {northwest}, {nor'-west}]

northwest
adj 1: situated in or oriented toward the northwest [syn: {northwestern}, {northwesterly}]
2: coming from the northwest; "northwesterly winds" [syn: {northwesterly}]
n 1: the northwestern region of the United States [syn: {northwestern United States}]
2: the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees [syn: {nor'-west}, {NW}]
adv : to, toward, or in the northwest [syn: {north-west}, {nor'-west}]

northwest by north
n : the compass point that is one point north of northwest [syn: {NWbN}]

northwest by west
n : the compass point that is one point west of northwest [syn: {NWbW}]

Northwest Passage
n : a water route between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans along the northern coast of North America; Europeans since the 16th century had searched for a short route to the Far East before it was successfully traversed by Roald Amundsen (1903-1906)

Northwest Territories
n : a territory in northwestern Canada

northwest wind
n : a wind from the northwest [syn: {northwester}]

northwester
n : a wind from the northwest [syn: {northwest wind}]

northwesterly
adj 1: coming from the northwest; "northwesterly winds" [syn: {northwest}]
2: situated in or oriented toward the northwest [syn: {northwestern}, {northwest}]

northwestern
adj 1: situated in or oriented toward the northwest [syn: {northwesterly}, {northwest}]
2: of a region of the United States generally including Washington; Oregon; Idaho; and sometimes Montana; Wyoming

northwestern United States
n : the northwestern region of the United States [syn: {Northwest}]

northwestward
adj : toward the northwest
adv : in a northwestward direction [syn: {northwestwardly}]

northwestwardly
adv : in a northwestward direction [syn: {northwestward}]

nortriptyline
n : a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Pamelor) used along with psychotherapy to treat dysthymic depression; may interact dangerously if taken with other drugs [syn: {Pamelor}]

Noruz
n : (Persian) the new year holiday in Iran and Azebaijan and Afghanistan and Pakistan and parts of India and among the Kurds; comes at the vernal equinox [syn: {Nowruz}, {Nowrooz}]

Norvasc
n : a vasodilator (trade name Norvasc) taken in tablet form; prescribed for hypertension and angina pectoris [syn: {amlodipine besylate}]

Norvir
n : a protease inhibitor (trade name Norvir) used in treating HIV [syn: {ritonavir}]

Norway
n : a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905 [syn: {Kingdom of Norway}, {Norge}, {Noreg}]

Norway lobster
n : edible European lobster resembling the American lobster but slenderer [syn: {Nephrops norvegicus}]

Norway maple
n : a large Eurasian maple tree naturalized in North America; 5-lobed leaves yellow in autumn; cultivated in many varieties [syn: {Acer platanoides}]

Norway rat
n : common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide [syn: {brown rat}, {Rattus norvegicus}]

Norway spruce
n : tall pyramidal spruce native to northern Europe having dark green foliage on spreading branches with pendulous branchlets and long pendulous cones [syn: {Picea abies}]

Norwegian
adj : of or relating to Norway or its people or culture or language; "Norwegian herring" [syn: {Norse}]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Norway [syn: {Norseman}, {Norse}]
2: a Scandinavian language that is spoken in Norway

Norwegian elkhound
n : breed of compact medium-sized dog with a heavy gray coat developed in Norway for hunting elk [syn: {elkhound}]

Norwegian krone
n : the basic unit of money in Norway [syn: {krone}]

Norwegian lobster
n : caught in European waters; slenderer than American lobster [syn: {langoustine}, {scampo}]

Norwegian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Norway

Norwegian Sea
n : the part of the Atlantic that lies off the Norwegian coast north of the North Sea

nor'-west
n : the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees [syn: {northwest}, {NW}]
adv : to, toward, or in the northwest [syn: {northwest}, {north-west}]

Norwich terrier
n : English breed of small short-legged terrier with a straight wiry red or gray or black-and-tan coat and erect ears

nose
n 1: the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; "he has a cold in the nose" [syn: {olfactory organ}]
2: a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft); "the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry"
3: the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon; "he ducked under the nose of the gun"
4: a small distance; "my horse lost the race by a nose"
5: the sense of smell (especially in animals); "the hound has a good nose"
6: a natural skill; "he has a nose for good deals"
7: a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged [syn: {nozzle}]
v 1: search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office" [syn: {pry}, {poke}]
2: advance the forward part of with caution; "She nosed the car into the left lane"
3: catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs" [syn: {scent}, {wind}]
4: push or move with the nose
5: rub noses [syn: {nuzzle}]
6: defeat by a narrow margin

nose candy
n : street names for cocaine [syn: {coke}, {blow}, {snow}, {C}]

nose cone
n : front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere [syn: {ogive}]

nose count
n : a period count of the population [syn: {census}, {nosecount}]

nose dive
n : a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft [syn: {dive}]

nose drops
n : street names for heroin [syn: {big H}, {hell dust}, {smack}, {thunder}]

nose flute
n : a flute that is played by blowing through the nostrils (used in some Asian countries)

nose job
n : cosmetic surgery to improve the appearance of your nose [syn: {rhinoplasty}]

nose out
v : recognize or detect by or as if by smelling; "H can smell out trouble" [syn: {sniff out}, {scent out}, {smell out}]

nose ring
n : a ring worn on the nose as an ornament or on the nose of an animal to control it

nosebag
n : a canvas bag that is used to feed an animal (such as a horse); covers the muzzle and fastens at the top of the head [syn: {feedbag}]

nosebleed
n : bleeding from the nose [syn: {epistaxis}]

nosecount
n : a period count of the population [syn: {census}, {nose count}]

nosed
adj : having a nose (either literal or metaphoric) especially of a specified kind [ant: {noseless}]

nosedive
v : plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft

no-see-um
n : minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects [syn: {punkie}, {punky}, {punkey}, {biting midge}]

nosegay
n : an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present [syn: {bouquet}, {corsage}, {posy}]

noseless
adj : having no nose [ant: {nosed}]

nosepiece
n 1: armor plate that protects the nose
2: the link between two lenses; rests on nose [syn: {bridge}]

nosewheel
n : a wheel located under the nose of an airplane that is part of the plan's landing gear

nosey
adj : offensively curious or inquisitive; "curious about the neighbor's doings"; "he flipped through my letters in his nosy way"; "prying eyes"; "the snoopy neighbor watched us all day" [syn: {nosy}, {prying}, {snoopy}]

nosey-parker
n : a person who meddles in the affairs of others [syn: {busybody}, {nosy-parker}]

nosh
n : (Yiddish) a snack or light meal
v : eat a snack; eat lightly; "She never loses weight because she snacks between meals" [syn: {snack}]

nosher
n : someone who eats lightly or eats snacks between meals [syn: {snacker}]

no-show
n 1: a guest who fails to notify a hotel or restaurant when canceling a reservation
2: someone who shirks duty [syn: {nonattender}, {truant}]

nosh-up
n : a large satisfying meal

nosier
nosy
adj : offensively curious or inquisitive; "curious about the neighbor's doings"; "he flipped through my letters in his nosy way"; "prying eyes"; "the snoopy neighbor watched us all day" [syn: {nosey}, {prying}, {snoopy}] [also: {nosiest}, {nosier}]

nosier
See {nosy}

nosiest
nosy
adj : offensively curious or inquisitive; "curious about the neighbor's doings"; "he flipped through my letters in his nosy way"; "prying eyes"; "the snoopy neighbor watched us all day" [syn: {nosey}, {prying}, {snoopy}] [also: {nosiest}, {nosier}]

nosiest
See {nosy}

nosiness
n : offensive inquisitiveness [syn: {prying}, {snoopiness}]

nosocomial
adj : taking place or originating in a hospital; "nosocomial infection"

nosology
n : the branch of medical science dealing with the classification of disease [syn: {diagnostics}]

nostalgia
n : longing for something past

nostalgic
adj : unhappy at being away and longing for familiar things or persons [syn: {homesick}]

nostalgically
adv : in a nostalgic manner; "they spent an hour together, talking nostalgically as they wandered slowly down the coast road" [syn: {with nostalgia}]

nostoc
n : found in moist places as rounded jellylike colonies

Nostocaceae
n : blue-green algae [syn: {family Nostocaceae}]

Nostradamus
n : French astrologer who wrote cryptic predictions whose interpretations are still being debated (1503-1566) [syn: {Michel de Notredame}]

nostril
n : either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose [syn: {anterior naris}]

nostrum
n 1: hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists [syn: {panacea}, {cure-all}]
2: patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable

nosy
adj : offensively curious or inquisitive; "curious about the neighbor's doings"; "he flipped through my letters in his nosy way"; "prying eyes"; "the snoopy neighbor watched us all day" [syn: {nosey}, {prying}, {snoopy}] [also: {nosiest}, {nosier}]

nosy-parker
n : a person who meddles in the affairs of others [syn: {busybody}, {nosey-parker}]

not
adv : negation of a word or group of words; "he does not speak French"; "she is not going"; "they are not friends"; "not many"; "not much"; "not at all"

not able
adj : (usually followed by `to') not having the necessary means or skill or know-how; "unable to get to town without a car"; "unable to obtain funds" [syn: {unable}] [ant: {able}]

not absolutely
adv : subject to a condition; "he accepted the offer conditionally" [syn: {conditionally}] [ant: {unconditionally}]

not bad
adj : very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {bully}, {corking}, {cracking}, {dandy}, {great}, {groovy}, {keen}, {neat}, {nifty}, {not bad(p)}, {peachy}, {slap-up}, {swell}, {smashing}]

not by a blame sight
adv : definitely not; "the prize is by no means certain"; "and that isn't all, not by a long sight" [syn: {by no means}, {not by a long sight}] [ant: {by all means}]

not by a long sight
adv : definitely not; "the prize is by no means certain"; "and that isn't all, not by a long sight" [syn: {by no means}, {not by a blame sight}] [ant: {by all means}]

not delayed
adv : at the expected time; "she always arrives on time" [syn: {on time}, {not late}]

not due
adj : not yet payable; "an undue loan" [syn: {undue}] [ant: {due}]

not far
adv : at a short distance; "the hem fell shortly below her knees" [syn: {shortly}]

not fluently
adv : in a halting manner; "he spoke haltingly" [syn: {haltingly}]

not guilty
adj : declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless; "he stands acquitted on all charges"; "the jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity" [syn: {acquitted}]

not intrusive
adj : not interfering or meddling [syn: {unintrusive}] [ant: {intrusive}]

not kin
adj : not connected by birth or family [syn: {unconnected}, {not kin(p)}]

not late
adv : at the expected time; "she always arrives on time" [syn: {on time}, {not delayed}]

not listed
adj : (of telephone numbers) not in the telephone directory; "an ex-directory number" (British usage) [syn: {ex-directory}]

not long
adv : for a short time; "he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive" [syn: {shortly}]

not only
adv : not merely (used to introduce the first phrase of a correlative construction and usually followed by `but' or `but also'); "not only was he poor, but..."

not suitably
adv : in an inappropriate manner; "he was inappropriately dressed" [syn: {inappropriately}, {unsuitably}] [ant: {appropriately}, {appropriately}]

not surprised
adj : not surprised or expressing surprise; "that unsuprised obstinate look on his face" [syn: {unsurprised}] [ant: {surprised}]

not to mention
adv : much less; "she can't boil potatoes, let alone cook a meal" [syn: {let alone}]

not traded
adj : (of securities) not admitted to trading privileges in an exchange

not very likely
adv : very unlikely [syn: {in a pig's eye}]

not yet
adv : subsequent to a specified or implied time; "he hasn't arrived yet" [ant: {already}]

nota
See {notum}

nota bene
n : a Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that special attention should be paid to something; "the margins of his book were generously supplied with pencilled NBs" [syn: {NB}, {N.B.}]

notability
n : a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries" [syn: {luminary}, {leading light}, {guiding light}, {notable}]

notable
adj 1: worthy of notice; "a noteworthy advance in cancer research" [syn: {noteworthy}]
2: widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter" [syn: {celebrated}, {famed}, {far-famed}, {famous}, {illustrious}, {noted}, {renowned}]
n : a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries" [syn: {luminary}, {leading light}, {guiding light}, {notability}]

notably
adv : to a notable extent; "notably in the social sciences, the professors teach too much"

notarise
v : authenticate as a notary; "We had to have the signature notarized" [syn: {notarize}]

notarize
v : authenticate as a notary; "We had to have the signature notarized" [syn: {notarise}]

notary
n : someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions [syn: {notary public}]

notary public
n : someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions [syn: {notary}]

notate
v : put into notation, as of music or choreography; "Nowadays, you can notate an entire ballet; in the old days, the steps had to be memorized"

notation
n 1: a technical system of symbols used to represent special things [syn: {notational system}]
2: a comment or instruction (usually added); "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope" [syn: {note}, {annotation}]
3: the activity of representing something by a special system of marks or characters

notational system
n : a technical system of symbols used to represent special things [syn: {notation}]

notch
n 1: a V-shaped indentation; "mandibular notch"
2: the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; "we got through the pass before it started to snow" [syn: {pass}, {mountain pass}]
3: a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface; "there were four notches in the handle of his revolver"
4: a small cut [syn: {nick}, {snick}]
v 1: cut or make a notch into; "notch the rope"
2: notch a surface to record something

notched
adj 1: notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex [syn: {serrate}, {serrated}, {saw-toothed}, {toothed}]
2: having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed [syn: {erose}, {jagged}, {jaggy}, {toothed}]

note
n 1: a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there" [syn: {short letter}, {line}, {billet}]
2: a brief written record; "he made a note of the appointment"
3: a characteristic emotional quality; "it ended on a sour note"; "there was a note of gaiety in her manner"; "he detected a note of sarcasm"
4: a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" [syn: {bill}, {government note}, {bank bill}, {banker's bill}, {bank note}, {banknote}, {Federal Reserve note}, {greenback}]
5: a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long" [syn: {musical note}, {tone}]
6: a comment or instruction (usually added); "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope" [syn: {annotation}, {notation}]
7: high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence" [syn: {eminence}, {distinction}, {preeminence}]
8: a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling; "there was a note of uncertainty in his voice"
9: a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time; "I had to co-sign his note at the bank" [syn: {promissory note}, {note of hand}]
v 1: make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing" [syn: {observe}, {mention}, {remark}]
2: notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words" [syn: {notice}, {mark}] [ant: {ignore}]
3: observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of this chemical reaction" [syn: {take note}, {observe}]
4: make a written note of; "she noted everything the teacher said that morning" [syn: {take down}]

note of hand
n : a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time; "I had to co-sign his note at the bank" [syn: {note}, {promissory note}]

note payable
n : a note promising to pay a certain amount of money at a certain time

note receivable
n : your right in a promissory note in which the maker promises to pay a certain amount of money at a certain time

note value
n : (music) the relative duration of a musical note [syn: {value}, {time value}]

notebook
n 1: a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda
2: a small compact portable computer [syn: {notebook computer}]

notebook computer
n : a small compact portable computer [syn: {notebook}]

notebook entry
n : an entry in a notebook

notecase
n : a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money [syn: {wallet}, {billfold}, {pocketbook}]

Notechis
n : tiger snakes [syn: {genus Notechis}]

Notechis scutatus
n : highly venomous brown-and-yellow snake of Australia and Tasmania [syn: {tiger snake}]

noted
adj 1: widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter" [syn: {celebrated}, {famed}, {far-famed}, {famous}, {illustrious}, {notable}, {renowned}]
2: worthy of notice or attention; "a noted increase in the crime rate"

Notemigonus
n : golden shiners [syn: {genus Notemigonus}]

Notemigonus crysoleucas
n : shiner of eastern North America having golden glints; sometimes also called `bream' [syn: {golden shiner}]

notepad
n : a pad of paper for keeping notes

notepaper
n : writing paper intended for writing short notes or letters

noteworthy
adj 1: worthy of notice; "a noteworthy advance in cancer research" [syn: {notable}]
2: worthy of notice; "a noteworthy fact is that her students rarely complain"; "a remarkable achievement" [syn: {remarkable}]

nothing
n 1: a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: {nil}, {nix}, {nada}, {null}, {aught}, {cipher}, {cypher}, {goose egg}, {naught}, {zero}, {zilch}, {zip}]
2: a nonexistent thing [syn: {nonentity}]
adv : in no way; to no degree; "he looks nothing like his father"

nothingness
n 1: the state of nonexistence [syn: {void}, {nullity}]
2: empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz" [syn: {wind}, {idle words}, {jazz}]

nothings
n : inconsequential conversation; "they traded a few nothings as they parted"

Nothofagus
n : beeches of temperate southern hemisphere except Africa: southern beech [syn: {genus Nothofagus}]

Nothofagus cuninghamii
n : large evergreen tree of Tasmania [syn: {myrtle beech}]

Nothofagus dombeyi
n : Chilean evergreen whose leafy boughs are used for thatching [syn: {Coigue}]

Nothofagus menziesii
n : New Zealand beech with usually pale silvery bark [syn: {silver beech}]

Nothofagus obliqua
n : tall deciduous South American tree [syn: {roble beech}]

Nothofagus procera
n : large Chilean timber tree yielding coarse lumber [syn: {rauli beech}]

Nothofagus solanderi
n : New Zealand forest tree [syn: {black beech}]

Nothofagus truncata
n : tall New Zealand tree yielding very hard wood [syn: {hard beech}]

nothosaur
n : extinct marine reptile with longer more slender limbs than plesiosaurs and less completely modified for swimming

Nothosauria
n : a suborder of Sauropterygia [syn: {suborder Nothosauria}]

notice
n 1: an announcement containing information about a future event; "you didn't give me enough notice"
2: the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police" [syn: {observation}, {observance}]
3: a request for payment; "the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting" [syn: {notification}]
4: advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement or contract; "we received a notice to vacate the premises"; "he gave notice two months before he moved"
5: a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions" [syn: {poster}, {posting}, {placard}, {bill}, {card}]
6: polite or favorable attention; "his hard work soon attracted the teacher's notice"
7: a short critical review; "the play received good notices"
v 1: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint" [syn: {detect}, {observe}, {find}, {discover}]
2: notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words" [syn: {mark}, {note}] [ant: {ignore}]
3: make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague" [syn: {comment}, {remark}, {point out}]
4: express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with; "He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway"; "She acknowledged his complement with a smile"; "it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing" [syn: {acknowledge}]

notice board
n : a board that hangs on a wall; displays announcements [syn: {bulletin board}]

noticeability
n : the property of being easy to see and understand [syn: {obviousness}, {noticeableness}, {patency}]

noticeable
adj 1: capable or worthy of drawing attention; "noticeable shadows under her eyes"; "noticeable for its vivid historical background"; "a noticeable lack of friendliness" [ant: {unnoticeable}]
2: capable of being detected; "after a noticeable pause the lecturer continued" [syn: {detectable}]
3: undesirably noticeable; "the obtrusive behavior of a spoiled child"; "equally obtrusive was the graffiti" [syn: {obtrusive}] [ant: {unobtrusive}]
4: readily noticed; "a noticeable resemblance"

noticeableness
n : the property of being easy to see and understand [syn: {obviousness}, {noticeability}, {patency}]

noticeably
adv : in a noticeable manner; "he changed noticeably over the years" [syn: {perceptibly}] [ant: {imperceptibly}]

noticed
adj : being perceived or observed; "an easily noticed effect on the rate of growth" [ant: {unnoticed}]

noticer
n 1: someone who takes notice; "a careful noticer of details"
2: someone who give formal notice

notifiable
adj : requiring that official notification be given; "a notifiable disease"

notification
n 1: an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative [syn: {presentment}]
2: informing by words [syn: {telling}, {apprisal}]
3: a request for payment; "the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting" [syn: {notice}]

notified
notify
v : give information or notice to; "I advised him that the rent was due" [syn: {advise}, {give notice}, {send word}, {apprise}, {apprize}] [also: {notified}]

notified
See {notify}

notify
v : give information or notice to; "I advised him that the rent was due" [syn: {advise}, {give notice}, {send word}, {apprise}, {apprize}] [also: {notified}]

notion
n 1: a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" [syn: {impression}, {feeling}, {belief}, {opinion}]
2: a general inclusive concept
3: an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it" [syn: {whim}, {whimsy}, {whimsey}]
4: (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items; "buttons and needles are notions"

notional
adj 1: having descriptive value as distinguished from syntactic category; "sex is a notional category; gender is a syntactic one"
2: not based on fact; dubious; "the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt; "a small child's imaginary friends"; "her imagined fame"; "to create a notional world for oneself" [syn: {fanciful}, {imaginary}, {imagined}]
3: not based on fact or investigation; "a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs"; "speculative knowledge" [syn: {speculative}]
4: indulging in or influenced by fancy; "a fanciful mind"; "all the notional vagaries of childhood" [syn: {fanciful}]
5: being (or being of the nature of) a notion or concept; "a plan abstract and conceptional"; "to improve notional comprehension"; "a notional response to the question" [syn: {conceptional}, {ideational}]

notions counter
n : counter where notions are sold

notochord
n : a flexible rodlike structure that forms the supporting axis of the body in the lowest chordates and lowest vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates

Notomys
n : jerboa rats [syn: {genus Notomys}]

Notonecta
n : type genus of the Notonectidae: backswimmers [syn: {genus Notonecta}]

Notonecta undulata
n : predaceous aquatic insect that swims on its back and may inflict painful bites [syn: {backswimmer}]

Notonectidae
n : aquatic carnivorous insects [syn: {family Notonectidae}]

Notophthalmus
n : newts [syn: {genus Notophthalmus}]

Notophthalmus viridescens
n : red terrestrial form of a common North American newt [syn: {red eft}]

notoriety
n : the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality [syn: {ill fame}]

notorious
adj : having an exceedingly bad reputation; "a notorious gangster"; "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice" [syn: {ill-famed}, {infamous}]

notoriously
adv : to a notorious degree; "European emigres, who notoriously used to repair to the British Museum to write seditious pamphlets"

notornis
n : flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules [syn: {takahe}, {Notornis mantelli}]

Notornis mantelli
n : flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules [syn: {notornis}, {takahe}]

Notoryctidae
n : pouched moles [syn: {family Notoryctidae}]

Notoryctus
n : type genus of the family Notoryctidae: comprising solely the marsupial mole [syn: {genus Notoryctus}]

Notoryctus typhlops
n : small burrowing Australian marsupial that resembles a mole [syn: {pouched mole}, {marsupial mole}]

Notostraca
n : small freshwater crustaceans with a shield-shaped carapace [syn: {order Notostraca}]

Notropis
n : shiners [syn: {genus Notropis}]

Notropis atherinoides
n : small blunt-nosed fish of Great Lakes and Mississippi valley with a greenish luster [syn: {emerald shiner}]

Notropis cornutus
n : the common North American shiner [syn: {common shiner}, {silversides}]

notwithstanding
adv : despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go" [syn: {however}, {nevertheless}, {withal}, {still}, {yet}, {all the same}, {even so}, {nonetheless}]

Nouakchott
n : capital of Mauritania; located in western Mauritania near the Atlantic coast

nougat
n : nuts or fruit pieces in a sugar paste

nougat bar
n : a bar of nougat candy often dipped in chocolate

nought
n : a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number [syn: {zero}, {0}, {cipher}, {cypher}]

noughts and crosses
n : a game in which two players alternately put crosses and circles in one of the compartments of a 3-by-3 board; the object is to get a row of three crosses or three circles before the opponent does [syn: {ticktacktoe}, {ticktacktoo}, {tick-tack-toe}, {tic-tac-toe}, {tit-tat-toe}]

noumena
noumenon
n : the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception [syn: {thing-in-itself}] [also: {noumena} (pl)]

noumena
See {noumenon}

noumenon
n : the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception [syn: {thing-in-itself}] [also: {noumena} (pl)]

noun
n 1: a word that can be used to refer to a person or place or thing
2: a word that can serve as the subject or object of a verb

noun phrase
n : a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb

nourish
v 1: provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children" [syn: {nurture}, {sustain}]
2: give nourishment to [syn: {nutrify}, {aliment}]

nourished
adj 1: being provided with adequate nourishment [ant: {malnourished}]
2: encouraged or promoted in growth or development; "dreams of liberty nourished by the blood of patriots cannot easily be given up" [syn: {fostered}]

nourishing
adj : of or providing nourishment; "good nourishing stew" [syn: {alimentary}, {alimental}, {nutrient}, {nutritious}, {nutritive}]

nourishment
n 1: a source of materials to nourish the body [syn: {nutriment}, {nutrition}, {sustenance}, {aliment}, {alimentation}, {victuals}]
2: the act of nourishing; "her nourishment of the orphans saved many lives"

nous
n 1: common sense; "she has great social nous"
2: that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head" [syn: {mind}, {head}, {brain}, {psyche}]

nouveau-riche
adj : characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position [syn: {parvenu}, {parvenue}, {upstart(a)}]
n : a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class [syn: {upstart}, {parvenu}, {arriviste}]

nouvelle cuisine
n : a school of French cooking that uses light sauces and tries to bring out the natural flavors of foods instead of making heavy use of butter and cream

Nouvelle Vague
n : an art movement in French cinema in the 1960s [syn: {New Wave}]

Nov
n : the month following October and preceding December [syn: {November}]

nova
n : a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process [also: {novae} (pl)]

Nova Scotia
n 1: a peninsula in eastern Canada between the Bay of Fundy and the Saint Lawrence River
2: the Canadian province in the Maritimes consisting of the Nova Scotia peninsula and Cape Breton Island; French settlers who called the area Acadia were exiled to Louisiana by the British in the 1750s and their descendants are know as Cajuns

Nova scotia lox
n : sugar-cure lox

Nova Zembla
n : two islands in the Arctic Ocean belonging to Russia; site of a test center for nuclear warheads [syn: {Novaya Zemlya}]

novae
nova
n : a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process [also: {novae} (pl)]

novae
See {nova}

novate
v : replace with something new, especially an old obligation by a new one

novation
n : (law) the replacement of one obligation by another by mutual agreement of both parties; usually the replacement of one of the original parties to a contract with the consent of the remaining party

Novaya Zemlya
n : two islands in the Arctic Ocean belonging to Russia; site of a test center for nuclear warheads [syn: {Nova Zembla}]

novel
adj 1: of a kind not seen before; "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem" [syn: {fresh}, {new}]
2: pleasantly novel or different; "common sense of a most refreshing sort" [syn: {refreshing}]
n 1: a extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
2: a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction; "his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels"; "he burned all the novels"

novelette
n : a short novel [syn: {novella}]

novelisation
n : converting something into the form of a novel [syn: {novelization}]

novelise
v : convert into the form or the style of a novel; "The author novelized the historical event" [syn: {novelize}, {fictionalize}, {fictionalise}]

novelist
n : someone who writes novels

novelization
n : converting something into the form of a novel [syn: {novelisation}]

novelize
v : convert into the form or the style of a novel; "The author novelized the historical event" [syn: {novelise}, {fictionalize}, {fictionalise}]

novella
n : a short novel [syn: {novelette}] [also: {novelle} (pl)]

novelle
novella
n : a short novel [syn: {novelette}] [also: {novelle} (pl)]

novelle
See {novella}

novelty
n 1: originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel [syn: {freshness}]
2: originality by virtue of being new and surprising [syn: {freshness}]
3: a small inexpensive mass-produced article [syn: {knickknack}]
4: cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing [syn: {bangle}, {bauble}, {gaud}, {gewgaw}, {fallal}, {trinket}]

novelty shop
n : a shop that sells miscellaneous articles appropriate as gifts [syn: {gift shop}]

November
n : the month following October and preceding December [syn: {Nov}]

November 1
n : a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835 [syn: {All Saints' Day}, {Allhallows}, {Hallowmas}, {Hallowmass}]

November 11
n : a legal holiday in the United States; formerly Armistice Day but called Veterans' Day since 1954 [syn: {Veterans' Day}, {Armistice Day}]

November 2
n : a day of supplication for all the souls in purgatory [syn: {All Souls' Day}]

November 5
n : anniversary of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot

novena
n : a Roman Catholic devotion consisting of prayers on nine consecutive days [also: {novenae} (pl)]

novenae
novena
n : a Roman Catholic devotion consisting of prayers on nine consecutive days [also: {novenae} (pl)]

novenae
See {novena}

Nov-Esperanto
n : an artificial language based on Esperanto

Novgorod
n : a city in northwestern Russia on the Volkhov River; Russia's oldest city and an important trading center in the Middle Ages

Novial
n : an artificial language

novice
n 1: someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows [syn: {novitiate}]
2: someone new to a field or activity [syn: {beginner}, {tyro}, {tiro}, {initiate}]

noviciate
n : the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order) [syn: {novitiate}]

novillada
n : a bullfight in which the bulls are less than four years old

novillero
n : a bullfighter who is required to fight bulls less than four years of age

novitiate
n 1: the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order) [syn: {noviciate}]
2: someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows [syn: {novice}]

Nov-Latin
n : an artificial language based on Latin

novobiocin
n : an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used to treat infections by gram-positive bacteria

Novocain
n : procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain) [syn: {procaine hydrochloride}, {novocaine}]

novocaine
n : procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain) [syn: {procaine hydrochloride}, {Novocain}]

Novosibirsk
n : a city in the Asian part of Russia on the Ob river; largest city in Siberia

now
n : the momentary present; "Now is a good time to do it"; "it worked up to right now"
adv 1: at the present moment; "goods now on sale"; "the now-aging dictator"; "they are now abroad"; "he is busy at present writing a new novel"; "it could happen any time now" [syn: {at present}]
2: in these times; "it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished"- Nancy Mitford; "we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets"; "today almost every home has television" [syn: {nowadays}, {today}]
3: in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events; "President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard"; "Washington now decides to cross the Delaware"; "the ship is now listing to port"
4: (prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity; "Now the next problem is..."
5: used to preface a command or reproof or request; "now hear this!"; "now pay attention"
6: without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" [syn: {immediately}, {instantly}, {straightaway}, {straight off}, {directly}, {right away}, {at once}, {forthwith}, {in real time}, {like a shot}]
7: in the immediate past; "told me just now"

now and again
adv : now and then or here and there; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us"; "as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention" [syn: {occasionally}, {on occasion}, {once in a while}, {now and then}, {at times}, {from time to time}]

now and then
adv : now and then or here and there; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us"; "as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention" [syn: {occasionally}, {on occasion}, {once in a while}, {now and again}, {at times}, {from time to time}]

now now
adv : interjection of rebuke

nowadays
n : the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow" [syn: {present}]
adv : in these times; "it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished"- Nancy Mitford; "we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets"; "today almost every home has television" [syn: {now}, {today}]

nowhere
n : an insignificant place; "he came out of nowhere"
adv : not anywhere; in or at or to no place; "I am going nowhere"

no-win
adj : certain to end in failure and disappointment; "a no-win situation"

no-win situation
n : a situation in which a favorable outcome is impossible; you are bound to lose whatever you do

nowise
adv : in no manner; "they are nowise different" [syn: {to no degree}]

nowness
n : the quality of being the present; "a study of the pastness of the present and...of the presentness of the past"- R.E.Spiller [syn: {presentness}] [ant: {futurity}, {pastness}]

Nowrooz
n : (Persian) the new year holiday in Iran and Azebaijan and Afghanistan and Pakistan and parts of India and among the Kurds; comes at the vernal equinox [syn: {Noruz}, {Nowruz}]

Nowruz
n : (Persian) the new year holiday in Iran and Azebaijan and Afghanistan and Pakistan and parts of India and among the Kurds; comes at the vernal equinox [syn: {Noruz}, {Nowrooz}]

Nox
n : Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx [syn: {Night}]

noxious
adj : injurious to physical or mental health; "noxious chemical wastes"; "noxious ideas" [syn: {harmful}] [ant: {innocuous}]

noxiously
adv : in a detrimental manner [syn: {detrimentally}, {harmfully}] [ant: {harmlessly}]

noxiousness
n : the quality of being noxious [syn: {harmfulness}, {noisomeness}]

noxiptiline
n : a tricyclic antidepressant drug

Noyes
n : English poet (1880-1958) [syn: {Alfred Noyes}]

nozzle
n 1: a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged [syn: {nose}]
2: informal terms for the nose [syn: {beak}, {honker}, {hooter}, {snoot}, {snout}, {schnozzle}, {schnoz}]

Np
n 1: a radioactive transuranic metallic element; found in trace amounts in uranium ores; a by-product of the production of plutonium [syn: {neptunium}, {atomic number 93}]
2: a registered nurse who has received special training and can perform many of the duties of a physician [syn: {nurse practitioner}, {nurse clinician}]

NPA
n : a terrorist organization that is the militant wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines; a Maoist organization formed to overthrow the government; uses hit squads called Sparrow Units; opposes United States military presence in the Philippines [syn: {New People's Army}]

NPC
n : an agency that serves as the focal point for all Intelligence Community activities related to nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their missile delivery systems [syn: {Nonproliferation Center}]

NRA
n : a powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government [syn: {National Rifle Association}]

NRC
n : an independent federal agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants [syn: {Nuclear Regulatory Commission}]

NREM
n : a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time [syn: {orthodox sleep}, {nonrapid eye movement sleep}, {NREM sleep}, {nonrapid eye movement}]

NREM sleep
n : a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time [syn: {orthodox sleep}, {nonrapid eye movement sleep}, {nonrapid eye movement}, {NREM}]

NRL
n : the United States Navy's defense laboratory that conducts basic and applied research for the Navy in a variety of scientific and technical disciplines [syn: {Naval Research Laboratory}]

NRLB
n : an independent agency of the United States government charged with mediating disputes between management and labor unions [syn: {National Labor Relations Board}]

nRNA
n : ribonucleic acid found in the nucleolus of the cell [syn: {nuclear RNA}]

NRO
n : an intelligence agency in the United States Department of Defense that designs and builds and operates space reconnaissance systems to detect trouble spots worldwide and to monitor arms control agreements and environmental issues and to help plan military operations [syn: {National Reconnaissance Office}]

NRTI
n : an antiviral drug used against HIV; is incorporated into the DNA of the virus and stops the building process; results in incomplete DNA that cannot create a new virus; often used in combination with other drugs [syn: {nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor}]

NSA
n : the United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information [syn: {National Security Agency}]

NSAID
n : an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids; "NSAIDs inhibit the activity of both Cox-1 and Cox-2 enzymes" [syn: {nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory}, {nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug}]

NSC
n : a committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security; supervises the Central Intelligence Agency [syn: {National Security Council}]

NSF
n : an independent agency of the federal government responsible for the promotion of progress in science and engineering by supporting programs in research and education [syn: {Nationaol Science Foundation}]

NSU
n : inflammation of the urethra of unknown cause [syn: {nonspecific urethritis}]

NSW
n : the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare [syn: {Naval Special Warfare}]

NSWC
n : the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for all aspects of surface warfare [syn: {Naval Surface Warfare Center}]

NT
n : an organization concerned to preserve historic monuments and buildings and places of historical interest or natural beauty; founded in 1895 and supported by endowment and private subscription [syn: {National Trust}]

nth
adj : last or greatest in an indefinitely large series; "to the nth degree"

NTIS
n : an agency in the Technology Administration that is a primary resource for government-funded scientific and technical and engineering and business related information [syn: {National Technical Information Service}]

n-type semiconductor
n : a semiconductor in which electrical conduction is due chiefly to the movement of electrons

nu
n : the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet

nuance
n : a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning" [syn: {nicety}, {shade}, {subtlety}, {refinement}]

nub
n 1: a small lump or protuberance [syn: {nubble}]
2: a small piece; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil" [syn: {stub}]
3: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: {kernel}, {substance}, {core}, {center}, {essence}, {gist}, {heart}, {heart and soul}, {inwardness}, {marrow}, {meat}, {pith}, {sum}, {nitty-gritty}]

nubbin
n : a small nub (especially an undeveloped fruit or ear of corn)

nubbiness
n : looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth) [syn: {coarseness}, {tweediness}]

nubble
n : a small lump or protuberance [syn: {nub}]

nubbly
adj : of textiles; having a rough surface; "a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns" [syn: {homespun(p)}, {nubby}, {slubbed}, {tweedy}]

nubby
adj : of textiles; having a rough surface; "a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns" [syn: {homespun(p)}, {nubbly}, {slubbed}, {tweedy}]

nubeculae
See {nubecula}

Nubia
n : an ancient region of northeastern Africa (southern Egypt and northern Sudan) on the Nile; much of Nubia is now under Lake Nasser

Nubian
n : a native or inhabitant of Nubia; "Nubians now form an ethnic minority in Egypt"

Nubian Desert
n : an arid sandstone plateau between the Nile and the Red Sea

nubile
adj : of girls or women [syn: {marriageable}]

nucelli
nucellus
n : central part of a plant ovule; contains the embryo sac [also: {nucelli} (pl)]

nucelli
See {nucellus}

nucellus
n : central part of a plant ovule; contains the embryo sac [also: {nucelli} (pl)]

nucha
n : the back side of the neck [syn: {nape}, {scruff}] [also: {nuchae} (pl)]

nuchae
nucha
n : the back side of the neck [syn: {nape}, {scruff}] [also: {nuchae} (pl)]

nuchae
See {nucha}

Nucifraga
n : nutcrackers [syn: {genus Nucifraga}]

Nucifraga caryocatactes
n : Old World nutcracker [syn: {common nutcracker}]

Nucifraga columbiana
n : nutcracker of the western United States [syn: {Clark's nutcracker}]

nuclear
adj 1: (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy; "nuclear war"; "nuclear weapons"; "atomic bombs" [syn: {atomic}] [ant: {conventional}]
2: of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom; "nuclear physics"; "nuclear fission"; "nuclear forces"
3: of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of a cell; "nuclear membrane"; "nuclear division"
4: constituting or like a nucleus; "annexation of the suburban fringe by the nuclear metropolis"; "the nuclear core of the congregation"

nuclear chemist
n : a chemist who specializes in nuclear chemistry [syn: {radiochemist}]

nuclear chemistry
n : the chemistry of radioactive substances [syn: {radiochemistry}]

nuclear club
n : the nations possessing nuclear weapons

nuclear deterrence
n : the military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence; "when two nations both resort to nuclear deterrence the consequence could be mutual destruction"

nuclear energy
n : the energy released by a nuclear reaction [syn: {atomic energy}]

nuclear engineering
n : the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction and operation of nuclear reactors

nuclear explosion
n : the explosion of an atomic bomb [syn: {atomic explosion}]

nuclear family
n : a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner [syn: {conjugal family}]

nuclear fission
n : a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy [syn: {fission}]

nuclear fuel
n : fuel (such as uranium) that can be used in nuclear reactors as a source of electricity

nuclear fusion
n : a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy [syn: {fusion}, {nuclear fusion reaction}]

nuclear fusion reaction
n : a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy [syn: {fusion}, {nuclear fusion}]

nuclear magnetic resonance
n : resonance of protons to radiation in a magnetic field [syn: {NMR}, {proton magnetic resonance}]

nuclear medicine
n : the branch of medicine that uses radioactive materials either to image a patient's body or to destroy diseased cells

nuclear meltdown
n : severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping [syn: {meltdown}]

nuclear physicist
n : a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics

nuclear physics
n : the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei [syn: {atomic physics}, {nucleonics}]

nuclear power
n : nuclear energy regarded as a source of electricity for the power grid (for civilian use) [syn: {atomic power}]

nuclear propulsion
n : the use of a nuclear reactor either to produce electricity to power an engine (as in a nuclear submarine) or to directly heat a propellant (as in nuclear rockets)

nuclear reaction
n : (physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei

nuclear reactor
n : (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements [syn: {reactor}]

Nuclear Regulatory Commission
n : an independent federal agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants [syn: {NRC}]

nuclear resonance
n : the resonance absorption of a gamma ray by a nucleus identical to the nucleus that emitted the gamma ray

nuclear RNA
n : ribonucleic acid found in the nucleolus of the cell [syn: {nRNA}]

nuclear rocket
n : a rocket engine in which a nuclear reactor is used to heat a propellant

nuclear submarine
n : a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power [syn: {nautilus}, {nuclear-powered submarine}]

nuclear terrorism
n : the use of a nuclear device by a terrorist organization to cause massive devastation or the use (or threat of use) of fissionable radioactive materials; "assaults on nuclear power plants is one form of nuclear terrorism"

nuclear transplantation
n : moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another [syn: {somatic cell nuclear transplantation}, {somatic cell nuclear transfer}, {SCNT}]

nuclear warhead
n : the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb [syn: {atomic warhead}, {thermonuclear warhead}, {nuke}]

nuclear weapon
n : a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction

nuclear winter
n : a long period of darkness and extreme cold that scientists predict would follow a full-scale nuclear war; a layer of dust and smoke in the atmosphere would cover the earth and block the rays of the sun; most living organisms would perish

nuclear-powered ship
n : ship whose motive power comes from the energy of a nuclear reactor

nuclear-powered submarine
n : a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power [syn: {nautilus}, {nuclear submarine}]

nuclease
n : general term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleic acid by cleaving chains of nucleotides into smaller units

nucleate
adj : having a nucleus or occurring in the nucleus; "nucleated cells" [syn: {nucleated}]
v : form into a nucleus; "Some cells had nucleated"

nucleated
adj : having a nucleus or occurring in the nucleus; "nucleated cells" [syn: {nucleate}]

nuclei
nucleus
n 1: a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction [syn: {cell nucleus}, {karyon}]
2: the positively charged dense center of an atom
3: a small group of indispensable persons or things; "five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program" [syn: {core}, {core group}]
4: (astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail
5: any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord [also: {nuclei} (pl)]

nuclei
See {nucleus}

nucleic acid
n : (biochemistry) any of various macromolecules composed of nucleotid chains that are vital constituents of all living cells

nucleolar organiser
n : the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division [syn: {nucleolus organizer}, {nucleolus organiser}, {nucleolar organizer}]

nucleolar organizer
n : the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division [syn: {nucleolus organizer}, {nucleolus organiser}, {nucleolar organiser}]

nucleole
n : a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; nucleoli contain RNA and are involved in protein synthesis [syn: {nucleolus}]

nucleoli
nucleolus
n : a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; nucleoli contain RNA and are involved in protein synthesis [syn: {nucleole}] [also: {nucleoli} (pl)]

nucleoli
See {nucleolus}

nucleolus
n : a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; nucleoli contain RNA and are involved in protein synthesis [syn: {nucleole}] [also: {nucleoli} (pl)]

nucleolus organiser
n : the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division [syn: {nucleolus organizer}, {nucleolar organizer}, {nucleolar organiser}]

nucleolus organizer
n : the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division [syn: {nucleolus organiser}, {nucleolar organizer}, {nucleolar organiser}]

nucleon
n : a constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus

nucleon number
n : the sum of the number of neutrons and protons in an atomic nucleus [syn: {mass number}]

nucleonics
n : the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei [syn: {nuclear physics}, {atomic physics}]

nucleoplasm
n : the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell [syn: {karyoplasm}]

nucleoprotein
n : any of several substances found in the nuclei of all living cells; consists of a protein bound to a nucleic acid

nucleoside
n : a glycoside formed by partial hydrolysis of a nucleic acid

nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
n : an antiviral drug used against HIV; is incorporated into the DNA of the virus and stops the building process; results in incomplete DNA that cannot create a new virus; often used in combination with other drugs [syn: {NRTI}]

nucleosynthesis
n : (astronomy) the cosmic synthesis of atoms more complex than the hydrogen atom

nucleotide
n : a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)

nucleus
n 1: a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction [syn: {cell nucleus}, {karyon}]
2: the positively charged dense center of an atom
3: a small group of indispensable persons or things; "five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program" [syn: {core}, {core group}]
4: (astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail
5: any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord [also: {nuclei} (pl)]

nucleus niger
n : a layer of deeply pigmented gray matter in the midbrain; associated with the striate body; is involved in metabolic disturbances associated with Parkinson's disease and with Huntington's disease [syn: {substantia nigra}, {locus niger}]

Nuda
n : ctenophores lacking tentacles; comprises one genus: Beroe [syn: {class Nuda}]

nude
adj : completely unclothed; "bare bodies"; "naked from the waist up"; "a nude model" [syn: {bare}, {au naturel(p)}, {naked}]
n 1: a painting of a naked figure [syn: {nude painting}]
2: without clothing (especially in the phrase `in the nude'); "they swam in the nude"
3: a naked person [syn: {nude person}]

nude dancing
n : erotic dancing with little or no clothing

nude mouse
n : a mouse with a genetic defect that prevents them from growing hair and also prevents them from immunologically rejecting human cells and tissues; widely used in preclinical trials

nude painting
n : a painting of a naked figure [syn: {nude}]

nude person
n : a naked person [syn: {nude}]

nudeness
n : the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind [syn: {nakedness}, {nudity}]

nudge
n : a slight push or shake [syn: {jog}]
v 1: to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant" [syn: {poke at}, {prod}]
2: push into action by pestering or annoying gently

nudger
n : someone who nudges; someone who gives a gentle push; "he needs a regular nudger to keep him awake"

nudibranch
n : any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored body [syn: {sea slug}]

Nudibranchia
n : comprising numerous marine gastropod mollusks lacking a shell in the adult state and usually having a body like a slug [syn: {order Nudibranchia}]

nudism
n : going without clothes as a social practice [syn: {naturism}]

nudist
n : a person who practices nudity for reasons of health or religion [syn: {naturist}]

nudity
n : the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind [syn: {nakedness}, {nudeness}]

nudnick
n : (Yiddish) someone who is a boring pest [syn: {nudnik}]

nudnik
n : (Yiddish) someone who is a boring pest [syn: {nudnick}]

Nuffield
n : British industrialist who manufactured automobiles and created a philanthropic foundation (1877-1963) [syn: {William Richard Morris}, {First Viscount Nuffield}]

nugatory
adj : of no real value; "a nugatory law"

nugget
n : a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth

nuisance
n 1: (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
2: a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain" [syn: {pain}, {pain in the neck}]

nuisance abatement
n : (law) the removal or termination or destruction of something that has been found to be a nuisance [syn: {abatement of a nuisance}]

nuisance tax
n : a tax based on the cost of the item purchased and collected directly from the buyer [syn: {sales tax}]

nuisance value
n : the quality of an embarrassing situation; "he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal" [syn: {awkwardness}]

nuke
n : the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb [syn: {atomic warhead}, {nuclear warhead}, {thermonuclear warhead}]
v 1: strike at with firepower or bombs; "zap the enemy" [syn: {atomize}, {atomise}, {zap}]
2: bomb with atomic weapons [syn: {atom-bomb}]
3: cook or heat in a microwave oven; "You can microwave the left-overs" [syn: {microwave}, {micro-cook}, {zap}]

null
adj : lacking any legal or binding force; "null and void" [syn: {void}]
n : a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: {nothing}, {nil}, {nix}, {nada}, {aught}, {cipher}, {cypher}, {goose egg}, {naught}, {zero}, {zilch}, {zip}]

null set
n : a set that is empty; a set with no members

null space
n : a space that contains no points; and empty space

nullah
n : a ravine or gully in southern Asia

Nullarbor Plain
n : a vast arid plain of southern Australia stretching inland from the Great Australian Bight; has sparse vegetation and no surface water and is almost uninhabited; the site of a major rocket research center

nullification
n 1: the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress
2: the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something [syn: {override}]

nullified
nullify
v 1: declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea" [syn: {invalidate}, {annul}, {quash}, {void}, {avoid}] [ant: {validate}]
2: show to be invalid [syn: {invalidate}] [ant: {validate}]
3: make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts" [syn: {neutralize}, {neutralise}, {negate}] [also: {nullified}]

nullified
adj : deprived of legal force [syn: {invalidated}]

nullified
See {nullify}

nullifier
n 1: an advocate of nullification; someone who believes that a state can resist federal laws
2: an official who can invalidate or nullify; "my bank check was voided and I wanted to know who the invalidator was" [syn: {invalidator}, {voider}]

nullify
v 1: declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea" [syn: {invalidate}, {annul}, {quash}, {void}, {avoid}] [ant: {validate}]
2: show to be invalid [syn: {invalidate}] [ant: {validate}]
3: make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts" [syn: {neutralize}, {neutralise}, {negate}] [also: {nullified}]

nullipara
n : (obstetrics) a woman who has never give birth to a child [also: {nulliparae} (pl)]

nulliparae
nullipara
n : (obstetrics) a woman who has never give birth to a child [also: {nulliparae} (pl)]

nulliparae
See {nullipara}

nullity
n : the state of nonexistence [syn: {nothingness}, {void}]

numb
adj 1: lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold" [syn: {asleep(p)}, {benumbed}]
2: (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive; "passersby were dead to our plea for help"; "numb to the cries for mercy" [syn: {dead(p)}, {numb(p)}]
3: so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; "petrified with fear"; "she was petrified by the eerie sound"; "too numb with fear to move" [syn: {petrified}]
v : make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses" [syn: {benumb}, {blunt}, {dull}]

numbat
n : small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct [syn: {banded anteater}, {anteater}, {Myrmecobius fasciatus}]

number
n 1: the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals; "he had a number of chores to do"; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand" [syn: {figure}]
2: a concept of quantity derived from zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence"
3: a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did" [syn: {act}, {routine}, {turn}, {bit}]
4: a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification; "she refused to give them her Social Security number" [syn: {identification number}]
5: the number is used in calling a particular telephone; "he has an unlisted number" [syn: {phone number}, {telephone number}]
6: a symbol used to represent a number; "he learned to write the numerals before he went to school" [syn: {numeral}]
7: one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waitingroom" [syn: {issue}]
8: a select company of people; "I hope to become one of their number before I die"
9: the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural); "in English the subject and the verb must agree in number" 10: an item of merchandise offered for sale; "she preferred the black nylon number"; "this sweater is an all-wool number" 11: a clothing measurement; "a number 13 shoe"
v 1: add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000" [syn: {total}, {add up}, {come}, {amount}]
2: give numbers to; "You should number the pages of the thesis"
3: enumerate; "We must number the names of the great mathematicians" [syn: {list}]
4: put into a group; "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members" [syn: {count}]
5: determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change" [syn: {count}, {enumerate}, {numerate}]
6: place a limit on the number of [syn: {keep down}]

number 1
n : the first element in a countable series; "the first of the month" [syn: {first}, {number one}]

number agreement
n : agreement in number between words in the same grammatical construction (e.g., between adjectives and the nouns they modify)

number cruncher
n 1: someone able to perform complex and lengthy calculations
2: a computer capable of performing a large number of mathematical operations per second

number crunching
n : performing complex and lengthy numerical calculations

number one
n 1: a reference to yourself or myself etc.; `take care of number one' means to put your own interests first
2: the first or highest in an ordering or series; "He wanted to be the first" [syn: {first}]
3: the first element in a countable series; "the first of the month" [syn: {first}, {number 1}]

number one wood
n : a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the tee [syn: {driver}]

number representation system
n : any notation for the representation of numbers [syn: {numeration system}, {number system}, {system of numeration}]

number system
n : any notation for the representation of numbers [syn: {numeration system}, {number representation system}, {system of numeration}]

number theorist
n : a mathematician specializing in number theory

numbering
n : a numbered list [syn: {enumeration}]

numberless
adj : too numerous to be counted; "incalculable riches"; "countless hours"; "an infinite number of reasons"; "innumerable difficulties"; "the multitudinous seas"; "myriad stars"; "untold thousands" [syn: {countless}, {infinite}, {innumerable}, {innumerous}, {myriad(a)}, {multitudinous}, {uncounted}, {unnumberable}, {unnumbered}, {unnumerable}]

numberplate
n : a plate mounted on the front and back of car and bearing the car's registration number [syn: {license plate}]

Numbers
n 1: the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt [syn: {Book of Numbers}]
2: an illegal daily lottery [syn: {numbers pool}, {numbers game}, {numbers racket}]

numbers game
n : an illegal daily lottery [syn: {numbers pool}, {numbers racket}, {numbers}]

numbers pool
n : an illegal daily lottery [syn: {numbers game}, {numbers racket}, {numbers}]

numbers racket
n : an illegal daily lottery [syn: {numbers pool}, {numbers game}, {numbers}]

numbfish
n : any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges [syn: {electric ray}, {crampfish}, {torpedo}] [also: {numbfishes} (pl)]

numbfishes
numbfish
n : any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges [syn: {electric ray}, {crampfish}, {torpedo}] [also: {numbfishes} (pl)]

numbfishes
See {numbfish}

numbing
adj : causing numbness or insensitivity; "the numbing effect of grief"

numbly
adv : in a numb manner; without feeling; "I stared at him numbly" [syn: {insensibly}]

numbness
n : partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction

numdah
n : an embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt [syn: {numdah rug}, {nammad}]

numdah rug
n : an embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt [syn: {numdah}, {nammad}]

numen
n : a spirit believed to inhabit an object or preside over a place (especially in ancient Roman religion) [also: {numina} (pl)]

Numenius
n : curlews [syn: {genus Numenius}]

Numenius arquata
n : common Eurasian curlew [syn: {European curlew}]

Numenius borealis
n : New World curlew that breeds in northern North America [syn: {Eskimo curlew}]

numerable
adj : that can be counted; "countable sins"; "numerable assets" [syn: {countable}, {denumerable}, {enumerable}]

numeracy
n : skill with numbers and mathematics

numeral
adj : of or relating to or denoting numbers; "a numeral adjective"; "numerical analysis" [syn: {numerical}, {numeric}]
n : a symbol used to represent a number; "he learned to write the numerals before he went to school" [syn: {number}]

numerate
adj : able to understand and use numbers [ant: {innumerate}]
v 1: determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change" [syn: {count}, {number}, {enumerate}]
2: read out loud as words written numbers

numeration
n 1: naming numbers
2: the act of counting; "the counting continued for several hours" [syn: {count}, {counting}, {enumeration}, {reckoning}, {tally}]

numeration system
n : any notation for the representation of numbers [syn: {number system}, {number representation system}, {system of numeration}]

numerator
n : the dividend of a fraction

numeric
adj 1: of or relating to or denoting numbers; "a numeral adjective"; "numerical analysis" [syn: {numeral}, {numerical}]
2: measured or expressed in numbers; "numerical value"; "the numerical superiority of the enemy" [syn: {numerical}]
3: designated by or expressed in numbers; "numerical symbols"; "a very simple numeric code"; "numerical equations" [syn: {numerical}]

numerical
adj 1: measured or expressed in numbers; "numerical value"; "the numerical superiority of the enemy" [syn: {numeric}]
2: of or relating to or denoting numbers; "a numeral adjective"; "numerical analysis" [syn: {numeral}, {numeric}]
3: designated by or expressed in numbers; "numerical symbols"; "a very simple numeric code"; "numerical equations" [syn: {numeric}]
4: relating to or having ability to think in or work with numbers; "tests for rating numerical aptitude"; "a mathematical whiz" [syn: {mathematical}] [ant: {verbal}]

numerical quantity
n : a quantity expressed as a number

numerically
adv : in number; with regard to numbers; "in ten years' time the Oxbridge mathematicians, scientists, and engineers will not be much more significant numerically than the Oxbridge medical schools are now"

numerological
adj : of or relating to numerology

numerologist
n : a believer in numerology

numerology
n : the study of the supposed occult influence of numbers on human affairs

numerosity
n : a large number [syn: {numerousness}, {multiplicity}]

numerous
adj : amounting to a large indefinite number; "numerous times"; "the family was numerous"

numerousness
n : a large number [syn: {numerosity}, {multiplicity}]

Numida
n : guinea fowl [syn: {genus Numida}]

Numida meleagris
n : a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world [syn: {guinea fowl}, {guinea}]

Numidia
n : an ancient kingdom (later a Roman province) North Africa in an area corresponding roughly to present-day Algeria

Numidian
adj : of or relating to ancient Numidia or its people or culture
n : an inhabitant of ancient Numidia

Numididae
n : guinea fowl and related birds of Africa and Madagascar [syn: {subfamily Numididae}, {Numidinae}, {subfamily Numidinae}]

Numidinae
n : guinea fowl and related birds of Africa and Madagascar [syn: {Numididae}, {subfamily Numididae}, {subfamily Numidinae}]

numina
numen
n : a spirit believed to inhabit an object or preside over a place (especially in ancient Roman religion) [also: {numina} (pl)]

numina
See {numen}

numinous
adj 1: evincing the presence of a deity; "a numinous wood"; "the most numinous moment in the Mass"
2: of or relating to or characteristic of a numen

numismatics
n : the collection and study of money (and coins in particular) [syn: {numismatology}, {coin collecting}, {coin collection}]

numismatist
n : a collector and student of money (and coins in particular) [syn: {numismatologist}, {coin collector}]

numismatologist
n : a collector and student of money (and coins in particular) [syn: {numismatist}, {coin collector}]

numismatology
n : the collection and study of money (and coins in particular) [syn: {numismatics}, {coin collecting}, {coin collection}]

nummulite
n : large fossil protozoan of the Tertiary period

Nummulitidae
n : a family of fossil protoctists [syn: {family Nummulitidae}]

numskull
n : these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence [syn: {dunce}, {dunderhead}, {blockhead}, {bonehead}, {lunkhead}, {hammerhead}, {knucklehead}, {loggerhead}, {muttonhead}, {shithead}, {fuckhead}]

nun
n 1: a woman religious
2: a buoy resembling a cone [syn: {conical buoy}, {nun buoy}]
3: the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

nun buoy
n : a buoy resembling a cone [syn: {conical buoy}, {nun}]

Nunavut
n : an Arctic territory in northern Canada created in 1999 and governed solely by the Inuit; includes the eastern part of what was the Northwest Territories and most of the islands of the Arctic Archipelago

Nunc dimittis
n : the prayer of Simeon (Luke 2:29-32) [syn: {Canticle of Simeon}]

nuncio
n : (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status [syn: {papal nuncio}]

Nung
n : a branch of the Tai languages

nunnery
n : the convent of a community of nuns

Nuphar
n : spatterdocks [syn: {genus Nuphar}]

Nuphar advena
n : common water lily of eastern and central North America, having broad leaves and globe-shaped yellow flowers; in sluggish fresh or slightly brackish water [syn: {spatterdock}, {cow lily}, {yellow pond lily}]

Nuphar lutea
n : a water lily with yellow flowers [syn: {yellow water lily}]

Nuphar sagittifolium
n : of flowing waters of the southeastern United States; may form obstructive mats in streams [syn: {southern spatterdock}]

Nuprin
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an analgesic and antipyretic [syn: {ibuprofen}, {isobutylphenyl propionic acid}, {Advil}, {Motrin}]

nuptial
adj : of or relating to a wedding; "bridal procession"; "nuptial day"; "spousal rites"; "wedding cake"; "marriage vows" [syn: {bridal}, {spousal}]

nuptials
n : the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed [syn: {wedding}, {wedding ceremony}, {hymeneals}]

Nuptse
n : a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (25,726 feet high)

Nuremberg
n : a city in southeastern Germany; site of Allied trials of Nazi war criminals (1945-46) [syn: {Nurnberg}]

Nureyev
n : Russian dancer who was often the partner of Dame Margot Fonteyn and who defected to the United States in 1961 (born in 1938) [syn: {Rudolf Nureyev}]

Nurnberg
n : a city in southeastern Germany; site of Allied trials of Nazi war criminals (1945-46) [syn: {Nuremberg}]

nurse
n 1: one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
2: a woman who is the custodian of children [syn: {nanny}, {nursemaid}]
v 1: try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"
2: maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment" [syn: {harbor}, {harbour}, {hold}, {entertain}]
3: serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
4: treat carefully; "He nursed his injured back by liyng in bed several hours every afternoon"; "He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly"
5: give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" [syn: {breastfeed}, {bottle-feed}, {suckle}, {suck}, {wet-nurse}, {lactate}, {give suck}] [ant: {bottlefeed}]

nurse clinician
n : a registered nurse who has received special training and can perform many of the duties of a physician [syn: {nurse practitioner}, {NP}]

nurse log
n : a large decomposing tree trunk that has fallen, usually in a forest; the decaying wood provides moisture and nutrients for a variety of insects and plants

nurse practitioner
n : a registered nurse who has received special training and can perform many of the duties of a physician [syn: {NP}, {nurse clinician}]

nurse shark
n : small bottom-dwelling shark of warm shallow waters on both coasts of North America and South America and from southeast Asia to Australia [syn: {Ginglymostoma cirratum}]

nursed
adj : (of an infant) breast-fed [syn: {suckled}]

nurseling
n : an infant considered in relation to its nurse [syn: {nursling}, {suckling}]

nursemaid
n : a woman who is the custodian of children [syn: {nanny}, {nurse}]

nurse-midwife
n : a registered nurse who has received special training as a midwife

nurse-patient relation
n : the responsibility of a nurse to act in the best interests of the patient

nurser
n : a person who treats something carefully; "a great nurser of pennies"

nursery
n 1: a child's room for a baby [syn: {baby's room}]
2: a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions [syn: {greenhouse}, {glasshouse}]

nursery rhyme
n : a tale in rhymed verse for children

nursery school
n : a small preschool for small children

nurseryman
n : someone who takes care of a garden [syn: {gardener}]

nurse's aide
n : someone who assists a nurse in tasks that require little formal training [syn: {nursing aide}]

nursing
n 1: the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
2: the profession of a nurse
3: nourishing at the breast [syn: {breast feeding}]

nursing aide
n : someone who assists a nurse in tasks that require little formal training [syn: {nurse's aide}]

nursing bottle
n : a bottle that holds a baby's milk; has a rubber teat [syn: {feeding bottle}]

nursing care
n : care by a skilled nurse

nursing home
n : an institution where people are cared for; "a home for the elderly" [syn: {home}, {rest home}]

nursing school
n : a school for training nurses [syn: {school of nursing}]

nursling
n : an infant considered in relation to its nurse [syn: {nurseling}, {suckling}]

nurtural
adj : resulting from nurture

nurturance
n : physical and emotional care and nourishment

nurturant
adj : providing physical and emotional care and nourishment

nurture
n 1: the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child [syn: {raising}, {rearing}]
2: raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" [syn: {breeding}, {bringing up}, {fostering}, {fosterage}, {raising}, {rearing}, {upbringing}]
v 1: help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents" [syn: {foster}]
2: bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" [syn: {rear}, {raise}, {bring up}, {parent}]
3: provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children" [syn: {nourish}, {sustain}]

Nusa Tenggara
n : a chain of islands forming a province of Indonesia east of Java; includes Bali and Timor [syn: {Lesser Sunda Islands}]

Nusku
n : god of fire and light; corresponds to Babylonian Girru

nut
n 1: usually large hard-shelled seed
2: Egyptian goddess of the sky
3: a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt
4: half the width of an em [syn: {en}]
5: a whimsically eccentric person [syn: {crackpot}, {crank}, {nut case}, {nutcase}, {fruitcake}, {screwball}]
6: someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a news junkie" [syn: {addict}, {freak}, {junkie}, {junky}]
7: one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away" [syn: {testis}, {testicle}, {orchis}, {ball}, {ballock}, {bollock}, {egg}]
v : gather nuts [also: {nutting}, {nutted}]

nut and bolt
n : a fastener made by screwing a nut onto a threaded bolt

nut bar
n : paste of nuts and sugar on a pastry base cut into bars

nut bread
n : bread containing chopped nuts

nut butter
n : ground nuts blended with a little butter

nut case
n : a whimsically eccentric person [syn: {crackpot}, {crank}, {nut}, {nutcase}, {fruitcake}, {screwball}]

nut grass
n : a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers [syn: {nutgrass}, {nutsedge}, {nut sedge}, {Cyperus rotundus}]

nut house
n : pejorative terms for an insane asylum [syn: {Bedlam}, {booby hatch}, {crazy house}, {cuckoo's nest}, {funny farm}, {funny house}, {loony bin}, {madhouse}, {nuthouse}, {sanatorium}, {snake pit}]

nut pine
n : any of several pinons bearing edible nutlike seeds

nut sedge
n : a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers [syn: {nutgrass}, {nut grass}, {nutsedge}, {Cyperus rotundus}]

nut tree
n : tree bearing edible nuts

nutate
v : rock, sway, or nod; usually involuntarily

nutation
n : uncontrolled nodding

nutbrown
adj : of the color of nuts; "nutbrown hair"

nutcase
n : a whimsically eccentric person [syn: {crackpot}, {crank}, {nut}, {nut case}, {fruitcake}, {screwball}]

nutcracker
n 1: a compound lever used to crack nuts open [syn: {nutcrackers}]
2: any of various small short-tailed sharp-beaked birds that creep on trees and feed on small nuts and insects [syn: {nuthatch}]
3: speckled birds that feed on nuts

nutcrackers
n : a compound lever used to crack nuts open [syn: {nutcracker}]

nutgrass
n : a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers [syn: {nut grass}, {nutsedge}, {nut sedge}, {Cyperus rotundus}]

nuthatch
n : any of various small short-tailed sharp-beaked birds that creep on trees and feed on small nuts and insects [syn: {nutcracker}]

nuthouse
n : pejorative terms for an insane asylum [syn: {Bedlam}, {booby hatch}, {crazy house}, {cuckoo's nest}, {funny farm}, {funny house}, {loony bin}, {madhouse}, {nut house}, {sanatorium}, {snake pit}]

nut-leaved screw tree
n : East Indian shrub often cultivated for its hairy leaves and orange-red flowers [syn: {Helicteres isora}]

nutlet
n : a small nut

nutlike
adj 1: having the flavor of nuts; "a nutty sherry" [syn: {nutty}]
2: resembling a nut in shape and size

nutmeg
n 1: East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace [syn: {nutmeg tree}, {Myristica fragrans}]
2: hard aromatic seed of the nutmeg tree used as spice when grated or ground

nutmeg family
n : family of aromatic tropical trees with arillate seeds [syn: {Myristicaceae}, {family Myristicaceae}]

nutmeg flower
n : herb of the Mediterranean region having pungent seeds used like those of caraway [syn: {black caraway}, {Roman coriander}, {Nigella sativa}]

nutmeg geranium
n : geranium with round fragrant leaves and small white flowers [syn: {apple geranium}, {Pelargonium odoratissimum}]

nutmeg hickory
n : hickory of southern United States and Mexico having hard nutmeg-shaped nuts [syn: {Carya myristicaeformis}, {Carya myristiciformis}]

nutmeg melon
n 1: a muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated rind and sweet green flesh [syn: {net melon}, {netted melon}, {Cucumis melo reticulatus}]
2: the fruit of a variety of muskmelon vine; a melon with netlike markings and deep green flesh [syn: {net melon}, {netted melon}]

Nutmeg State
n : a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {Connecticut}, {Constitution State}, {CT}]

nutmeg tree
n : East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace [syn: {nutmeg}, {Myristica fragrans}]

nutmeg-yew
n : California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but with a strong turpentine flavor [syn: {California nutmeg}, {Torreya californica}]

nutria
n : aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur [syn: {coypu}, {Myocastor coypus}]

nutrient
adj : of or providing nourishment; "good nourishing stew" [syn: {alimentary}, {alimental}, {nourishing}, {nutritious}, {nutritive}]
n : any substance that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue [syn: {food}]

nutrient agar
n : any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent [syn: {agar}]

nutrient artery
n : an artery that supplies the medullary cavity of the long bone [syn: {arteria nutricia}]

nutrify
v : give nourishment to [syn: {aliment}, {nourish}]

nutriment
n : a source of materials to nourish the body [syn: {nourishment}, {nutrition}, {sustenance}, {aliment}, {alimentation}, {victuals}]

nutrition
n 1: (physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance
2: a source of materials to nourish the body [syn: {nutriment}, {nourishment}, {sustenance}, {aliment}, {alimentation}, {victuals}]
3: the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans)

nutritional
adj : of or relating to or providing nutrition; "nutritional information" [syn: {nutritionary}]

nutritionally
adv : with regard to nutrition; "nutritionally, her new diet is suicide"

nutritionary
adj : of or relating to or providing nutrition; "nutritional information" [syn: {nutritional}]

nutritionist
n : a specialist in the study of nutrition [syn: {dietician}, {dietitian}]

nutritionist's calorie
n : a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food [syn: {Calorie}, {kilogram calorie}, {kilocalorie}, {large calorie}]

nutritious
adj : of or providing nourishment; "good nourishing stew" [syn: {alimentary}, {alimental}, {nourishing}, {nutrient}, {nutritive}]

nutritiousness
n : the quality of being nourishing and promoting healthy growth [syn: {nutritiveness}]

nutritive
adj : of or providing nourishment; "good nourishing stew" [syn: {alimentary}, {alimental}, {nourishing}, {nutrient}, {nutritious}]

nutritiveness
n : the quality of being nourishing and promoting healthy growth [syn: {nutritiousness}]

nuts
adj : informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}]

nuts and bolts
n : detailed practical information about how something works or how something can be accomplished

nutsedge
n : a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers [syn: {nutgrass}, {nut grass}, {nut sedge}, {Cyperus rotundus}]

nutshell
n : the shell around the kernel of a nut

Nuttall oak
n : similar to the pin oak; grows in damp sites in Mississippi River basin [syn: {Nuttall's oak}, {Quercus nuttalli}]

Nuttall's oak
n : similar to the pin oak; grows in damp sites in Mississippi River basin [syn: {Nuttall oak}, {Quercus nuttalli}]

nutted
nut
n 1: usually large hard-shelled seed
2: Egyptian goddess of the sky
3: a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt
4: half the width of an em [syn: {en}]
5: a whimsically eccentric person [syn: {crackpot}, {crank}, {nut case}, {nutcase}, {fruitcake}, {screwball}]
6: someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a news junkie" [syn: {addict}, {freak}, {junkie}, {junky}]
7: one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away" [syn: {testis}, {testicle}, {orchis}, {ball}, {ballock}, {bollock}, {egg}]
v : gather nuts [also: {nutting}, {nutted}]

nutted
See {nut}

nutter
n : a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad [syn: {wacko}, {whacko}]

nuttier
nutty
adj 1: having the flavor of nuts; "a nutty sherry" [syn: {nutlike}]
2: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}] [also: {nuttiest}, {nuttier}]

nuttier
See {nutty}

nuttiest
nutty
adj 1: having the flavor of nuts; "a nutty sherry" [syn: {nutlike}]
2: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}] [also: {nuttiest}, {nuttier}]

nuttiest
See {nutty}

nuttily
adv : in a mildly insane manner; "the old lady is beginning to behave quite dottily" [syn: {daftly}, {dottily}, {balmily}, {wackily}]

nutting
nut
n 1: usually large hard-shelled seed
2: Egyptian goddess of the sky
3: a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt
4: half the width of an em [syn: {en}]
5: a whimsically eccentric person [syn: {crackpot}, {crank}, {nut case}, {nutcase}, {fruitcake}, {screwball}]
6: someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a news junkie" [syn: {addict}, {freak}, {junkie}, {junky}]
7: one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away" [syn: {testis}, {testicle}, {orchis}, {ball}, {ballock}, {bollock}, {egg}]
v : gather nuts [also: {nutting}, {nutted}]

nutting
See {nut}

nutty
adj 1: having the flavor of nuts; "a nutty sherry" [syn: {nutlike}]
2: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}] [also: {nuttiest}, {nuttier}]

NUWC
n : the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for submarine and undersea warfare systems [syn: {Naval Underwater Warfare Center}]

nux vomica
n : a medicine made from the seeds of an Asiatic tree; contains strychnine and brucine; formerly used as a stimulant

Nuytsia
n : one species [syn: {genus Nuytsia}]

Nuytsia floribunda
n : a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses [syn: {flame tree}, {fire tree}, {Christmas tree}]

nuzzle
v 1: move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags" [syn: {cuddle}, {snuggle}, {nestle}, {nest}, {draw close}]
2: rub noses [syn: {nose}]
3: dig out with the snout; "the pig nuzzled the truffle"

NV
n : a state in the western United States [syn: {Nevada}, {Silver State}, {Battle Born State}, {Sagebrush State}]

NW
n : the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees [syn: {northwest}, {nor'-west}]

n-ways
adv : n is between 2 and infinity; "They split the loot four ways" [syn: {ways}]

NWbN
n : the compass point that is one point north of northwest [syn: {northwest by north}]

NWbW
n : the compass point that is one point west of northwest [syn: {northwest by west}]

NY
n : a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {New York}, {New York State}, {Empire State}]

Nyala
n 1: city in Sudan
2: spiral-horned South African antelope with a fringe of white hairs along back and neck [syn: {Tragelaphus angasi}]

Nyamuragira
n : an active volcano in eastern Congo

Nyamwezi
n : a Bantu language spoken in central Tanzania

Nyasaland
n : a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 [syn: {Malawi}, {Republic of Malawi}]

nybble
n : a small byte [syn: {nibble}]

Nyctaginaceae
n : a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales [syn: {family Nyctaginaceae}, {Allioniaceae}, {family Allioniaceae}, {four-o'clock family}]

Nyctaginia
n : a caryophyllaceous genus of the family Nyctaginaceae having only one species [syn: {genus Nyctaginia}]

Nyctaginia capitata
n : viscid branched perennial of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having tuberous roots and deep red flowers [syn: {scarlet musk flower}]

nyctalopia
n : inability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder [syn: {night blindness}, {moon blindness}]

Nyctanassa
n : American night herons [syn: {genus Nyctanassa}]

Nyctanassa violacea
n : North American night heron [syn: {yellow-crowned night heron}]

Nyctereutes
n : raccoon dogs [syn: {genus Nyctereutes}]

Nyctereutes procyonides
n : small wild dog of eastern Asia having facial markings like those of a raccoon [syn: {raccoon dog}]

Nycticebus
n : a genus of Lorisidae [syn: {genus Nycticebus}]

Nycticebus pygmaeus
n : stocky lemur of southeastern Asia [syn: {slow loris}, {Nycticebus tardigradua}]

Nycticebus tardigradua
n : stocky lemur of southeastern Asia [syn: {slow loris}, {Nycticebus pygmaeus}]

Nycticorax
n : Old World night herons [syn: {genus Nycticorax}]

Nycticorax nycticorax
n : night heron of both Old and New Worlds [syn: {black-crowned night heron}]

Nyctimene
n : East Indian fruit bats [syn: {genus Nyctimene}]

nyctophobia
n : a morbid fear of night or darkness

nycturia
n : excessive urination at night; especially common in older men [syn: {nocturia}]

Nydrazid
n : antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis [syn: {isoniazid}, {INH}]

Nyiragongo
n : an active volcano in eastern Congo

nylghai
n : large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns [syn: {nilgai}, {nylghau}, {blue bull}, {Boselaphus tragocamelus}]

nylghau
n : large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns [syn: {nilgai}, {nylghai}, {blue bull}, {Boselaphus tragocamelus}]

nylon
n 1: a thermoplastic polyamide; a family of high-strength resilient synthetic materials
2: a synthetic fabric

nylon stocking
n : women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk) [syn: {nylons}, {rayons}, {rayon stocking}, {silk stocking}]

nylons
n : women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk) [syn: {nylon stocking}, {rayons}, {rayon stocking}, {silk stocking}]

nymph
n 1: (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water"
2: a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)
3: a voluptuously beautiful young woman [syn: {houri}]

nymphae
See {nympha}

Nymphaea
n : the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies [syn: {genus Nymphaea}]

Nymphaea alba
n : a water lily with white flowers [syn: {European white lily}]

Nymphaea caerulea
n : blue Egyptian lotus: held sacred by the Egyptians [syn: {blue lotus}]

Nymphaea lotus
n : white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians [syn: {lotus}, {white lotus}, {Egyptian water lily}, {white lily}]

Nymphaea odorata
n : a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions [syn: {water nymph}, {fragrant water lily}, {pond lily}]

Nymphaea stellata
n : blue lotus of India and southeastern Asia [syn: {blue lotus}]

Nymphaeaceae
n : dicot aquatic plants [syn: {family Nymphaeaceae}, {water-lily family}]

nymphalid
n : medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast [syn: {nymphalid butterfly}, {brush-footed butterfly}, {four-footed butterfly}]

nymphalid butterfly
n : medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast [syn: {nymphalid}, {brush-footed butterfly}, {four-footed butterfly}]

Nymphalidae
n : large beautifully colored butterflies [syn: {family Nymphalidae}]

Nymphalis
n : type genus of the Nymphalidae: mourning cloak butterflies [syn: {genus Nymphalis}]

Nymphalis antiopa
n : of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borders [syn: {mourning cloak}, {mourning cloak butterfly}, {Camberwell beauty}]

nymphet
n : a sexually attractive young woman

Nymphicus
n : a genus of Psittacidae [syn: {genus Nymphicus}]

Nymphicus hollandicus
n : small gray Australian parrot with a yellow crested head [syn: {cockateel}, {cockatiel}, {cockatoo parrot}]

nympho
n : a woman with abnormal sexual desires [syn: {nymphomaniac}]

nympholepsy
n : a frenzy of emotion; as for something unattainable

nympholept
n : a person seized by nympholepsy

nymphomania
n : abnormally intense sexual desire in women

nymphomaniac
adj : (used of women) affected with excessive sexual desire [syn: {nymphomaniacal}]
n : a woman with abnormal sexual desires [syn: {nympho}]

nymphomaniacal
adj : (used of women) affected with excessive sexual desire [syn: {nymphomaniac}]

Nynorsk
n : one of two official languages of Norway; based on rural dialects [syn: {New Norwegian}, {Landsmal}]

Nypa
n : monotypic genus of palms of Australasia [syn: {Nipa}, {genus Nipa}, {genus Nypa}]

Nyquist frequency
n : (telecommunication) twice the maximum frequency occurring in the transmitted signal

Nyquist rate
n : (telecommunicaton) the lowest sampling rate that will permit accurate reconstruction of a sampled analog signal

NYSE
n : a stock exchange in New York [syn: {New York Stock Exchange}, {N. Y. Stock Exchange}, {big board}]

Nyssa
n : tupelos: deciduous trees of moist habitats especially swamps and beside ponds [syn: {genus Nyssa}]

Nyssa aquatica
n : columnar swamp tree of southeastern to midwestern North America yielding pale soft easily worked wood [syn: {water gum}]

Nyssa sylvatica
n : columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall [syn: {sour gum}, {black gum}, {pepperidge}]

Nyssaceae
n : a family of dicotyledonous trees of order Myrtales that includes the sour gum trees [syn: {family Nyssaceae}, {sour-gum family}, {tupelo family}]

nystagmus
n : involuntary movements of the eyeballs; the presence or absence of nystagmus is used to diagnose a variety of neurological and visual disorders

Nystan
n : an antifungal and antibiotic (trade names Mycostatin and Nystan) discovered in New York State; derived from soil fungi actinomycetes [syn: {nystatin}, {Mycostatin}]

nystatin
n : an antifungal and antibiotic (trade names Mycostatin and Nystan) discovered in New York State; derived from soil fungi actinomycetes [syn: {Mycostatin}, {Nystan}]

Nyx
n : (Greek mythology) Greek goddess of the night; daughter of Chaos; counterpart of Roman Nox

O
n 1: the blood group whose red cells carry neither the A nor B antigens; "people with type O blood are universal donors" [syn: {type O}, {group O}]
2: a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust [syn: {oxygen}, {atomic number 8}]
3: the 15th letter of the Roman alphabet

O. Henry
n : United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910) [syn: {Porter}, {William Sydney Porter}]

O level
n : the basic level of a subject taken in school

O ring
n : a gasket consisting of a flat ring of rubber or plastic; used to seal a joint against high pressure

oaf
n : an awkward stupid person [syn: {lout}, {clod}, {stumblebum}, {goon}, {lubber}, {lummox}, {lump}, {gawk}]

oafish
adj : ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; "was boorish and insensitive"; "the loutish manners of a bully"; "her stupid oafish husband"; "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude" [syn: {boorish}, {loutish}, {neanderthal}, {neandertal}, {swinish}]

Oahu
n : an island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai); the chief island of the state [syn: {Oahu Island}]

Oahu Island
n : an island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai); the chief island of the state [syn: {Oahu}]

oak
n 1: the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
2: a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; "great oaks grow from little acorns" [syn: {oak tree}]

oak apple
n : oak gall caused by larvae of a cynipid wasp

oak blight
n : a black plant louse that lives on oaks and dogwoods

oak chestnut
n : a tree of the genus Castanopsis

oak fern
n : bright blue-green fern widely distributed especially in damp acid woodlands of temperate northern hemisphere [syn: {Gymnocarpium dryopteris}, {Thelypteris dryopteris}]

Oak Leaf Cluster
n : a United States military decoration consisting of bronze or silver oak leaves and acorns awarded to anyone who has won a given medal before

oak tree
n : a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; "great oaks grow from little acorns" [syn: {oak}]

oaken
adj : consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree; "a solid oak table"; "the old oaken bucket"

Oakland
n : a city in western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco; primarily and industrial urban center

oakleaf goosefoot
n : annual European plant with spikes of greenish flowers and leaves that are white-hairy beneath; common as a weed in North America [syn: {oak-leaved goosefoot}, {Chenopodium glaucum}]

oak-leaved goosefoot
n : annual European plant with spikes of greenish flowers and leaves that are white-hairy beneath; common as a weed in North America [syn: {oakleaf goosefoot}, {Chenopodium glaucum}]

Oakley
n : United States sharpshooter who was featured in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (1860-1926) [syn: {Annie Oakley}]

oakum
n : loose hemp or jute fiber obtained by unravelling old ropes; when impregnated with tar it was used to caulk seams and pack joints in wooden ships

oar
n : an implement used to propel or steer a boat

oarfish
n : thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin [syn: {king of the herring}, {ribbonfish}, {Regalecus glesne}] [also: {oarfishes} (pl)]

oarfishes
oarfish
n : thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin [syn: {king of the herring}, {ribbonfish}, {Regalecus glesne}] [also: {oarfishes} (pl)]

oarfishes
See {oarfish}

oarlock
n : a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: {peg}, {pin}, {thole}, {tholepin}, {rowlock}]

oarsman
n : someone who rows a boat [syn: {rower}]

oarsmanship
n : skill as an oarsman

oarswoman
n : a woman oarsman

OAS
n : an association of countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation [syn: {Organization of American States}]

oases
oasis
n 1: a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
2: a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary [syn: {haven}] [also: {oases} (pl)]

oases
See {oasis}

oasis
n 1: a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
2: a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary [syn: {haven}] [also: {oases} (pl)]

oast
n : a kiln for drying hops

oast house
n : a building containing an oast (a kiln for drying hops); usually has a conical or pyramidal roof

oat
n 1: annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
2: seed of the annual grass Avena sativa (spoken of primarily in the plural as `oats')

oat cell carcinoma
n : highly malignant carcinoma composed of small round or egg-shaped cells with little cytoplasm; lung cancers are frequently oat cell carcinomas [syn: {small cell carcinoma}]

oatcake
n : thin flat unleavened cake of baked oatmeal

oaten
adj : of or related to or derived from oats; "oaten bread"

Oates
n 1: English conspirator who claimed that there was a Jesuit plot to assassinate Charles II (1649-1705) [syn: {Titus Oates}]
2: United States writer (born in 1938) [syn: {Joyce Carol Oates}]

oath
n 1: profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted" [syn: {curse}, {curse word}, {expletive}, {swearing}, {swearword}, {cuss}]
2: a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury [syn: {swearing}]
3: a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior; "they took an oath of allegience"

oatmeal
n 1: porridge made of rolled oats [syn: {burgoo}]
2: meal made from rolled or ground oats [syn: {rolled oats}]

oatmeal cookie
n : cookies containing rolled oats

Oaxaca
n : a city of southeastern Mexico [syn: {Oaxaca de Juarez}]

Oaxaca de Juarez
n : a city of southeastern Mexico [syn: {Oaxaca}]

Ob
n 1: a major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea [syn: {Ob River}]
2: the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother [syn: {obstetrics}, {tocology}, {midwifery}]

Ob River
n : a major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea [syn: {Ob}]

Obadiah
n 1: a Hebrew minor prophet [syn: {Abdias}]
2: an Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies; the shortest book in the Christian Bible [syn: {Abdias}, {Book of Obadiah}]

obbligato
n 1: a persistent but subordinate motif [syn: {obligato}]
2: a part of the score that must be performed without change or omission [syn: {obligato}]

obduracy
n : resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible [syn: {adamance}, {unyieldingness}]

obdurate
adj 1: stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing [syn: {cussed}, {obstinate}, {unrepentant}]
2: showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart" [syn: {flinty}, {stony}]

obdurately
adv : in a stubborn unregenerate manner; "she remained stubbornly in the same position" [syn: {stubbornly}, {pig-headedly}, {mulishly}, {obstinately}, {cussedly}]

obeah
n : a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas [syn: {obi}]

obeche
n 1: the wood of an African obeche tree; used especially for veneering
2: large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood [syn: {obechi}, {arere}, {samba}, {Triplochiton scleroxcylon}]

obechi
n : large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood [syn: {obeche}, {arere}, {samba}, {Triplochiton scleroxcylon}]

obedience
n 1: the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person [syn: {obeisance}] [ant: {disobedience}]
2: the trait of being willing to obey [ant: {disobedience}]
3: behavior intended to please your parents; "their children were never very strong on obedience"; "he went to law school out of respect for his father's wishes" [syn: {respect}]

obedience plant
n : white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch [syn: {arrowroot}, {American arrowroot}, {Maranta arundinaceae}]

obedient
adj : dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke [ant: {disobedient}]

obedient plant
n : North American plant having a spike of two-lipped pink or white flowers [syn: {false dragonhead}, {false dragon head}, {Physostegia virginiana}]

obediently
adv : in an obedient manner; "obediently she slipped off her right shoe and stocking" [syn: {yieldingly}] [ant: {disobediently}]

obeisance
n 1: bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame [syn: {bow}, {bowing}]
2: the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person [syn: {obedience}] [ant: {disobedience}]

obeli
See {obelus}

obelion
n : the craniometric point on the sagittal suture near the lamboid suture

obelisk
n 1: a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
2: a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote [syn: {dagger}]

obese
adj : excessively fat; "a weighty man" [syn: {corpulent}, {weighty}, {rotund}]

obesity
n : more than average fatness [syn: {fleshiness}]

obesity diet
n : a diet designed to help you lose weight (especially fat) [syn: {reducing diet}]

obey
v : be obedient to [ant: {disobey}]

obfuscate
v : make obscure or unclear [ant: {clarify}]

obfuscation
n 1: confusion resulting from failure to understand [syn: {bewilderment}, {puzzlement}, {befuddlement}, {mystification}, {bafflement}, {bemusement}]
2: the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered [syn: {mystification}]
3: darkening or obscuring the sight of something

obi
n : a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas [syn: {obeah}]

obidoxime chloride
n : a chloride used as an antidote for nerve gases such as sarin or VX

obiism
n : belief in a kind of sorcery that originated in Africa and is practiced in the West Indies

obit
n : a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography [syn: {obituary}, {necrology}]

obiter dictum
n 1: an incidental remark [syn: {passing comment}]
2: an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding [syn: {dictum}]

obituary
n : a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography [syn: {obit}, {necrology}]

object
n 1: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" [syn: {physical object}]
2: the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children" [syn: {aim}, {objective}, {target}]
3: (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon; "the object of the verb"
4: the focus of cognitions or feelings; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection"
v 1: express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license"
2: be averse to or express disapproval of; "My wife objects to modern furniture"

object ball
n : the billiard ball first struck by the cue ball

object code
n : the machine-language output of a compiler that is ready for execution on a particular computer

object glass
n : the lens or system of lenses nearest the object being viewed [syn: {objective}]

object language
n 1: a computer language into which something written in another computer language is to be translated [syn: {target language}]
2: the language into which a text written in another language is to be translated [syn: {target language}]

object lesson
n : punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him" [syn: {example}, {deterrent example}, {lesson}]

object of a preposition
n : the object governed by a preposition [syn: {prepositional object}]

object of the verb
n : the object that receives the direct action of the verb [syn: {direct object}]

object program
n : a fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer [syn: {target program}] [ant: {source program}]

object recognition
n : the visual perception of familiar objects

objectification
n 1: the act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing
2: a concrete representation of an abstract idea or principle

objectified
objectify
v 1: make external or objective, or give reality to; "language externalizes our thoughts" [syn: {exteriorize}, {exteriorise}, {externalize}, {externalise}]
2: make impersonal or present as an object; "Will computers depersonalize human interactions?"; "Pornography objectifies women" [syn: {depersonalize}, {depersonalise}] [ant: {personalize}, {personalize}] [also: {objectified}]

objectified
See {objectify}

objectify
v 1: make external or objective, or give reality to; "language externalizes our thoughts" [syn: {exteriorize}, {exteriorise}, {externalize}, {externalise}]
2: make impersonal or present as an object; "Will computers depersonalize human interactions?"; "Pornography objectifies women" [syn: {depersonalize}, {depersonalise}] [ant: {personalize}, {personalize}] [also: {objectified}]

objection
n 1: the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest [syn: {expostulation}, {remonstrance}]
2: the speech act of objecting
3: the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent [syn: {protest}, {dissent}]
4: (law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality

objectionable
adj 1: causing disapproval or protest; "a vulgar and objectionable person" [syn: {obnoxious}, {unpleasant}]
2: liable to objection or debate; used of something one might take exception to; "a thoroughly unpleasant highly exceptionable piece of writing"; "found the politician's views objectionable" [syn: {exceptionable}]

objectionableness
n : the quality of being hateful [syn: {hatefulness}, {obnoxiousness}]

objectionably
adv : in an obnoxious manner; "he said so in one of his more offensively intellectually arrogant sentences" [syn: {offensively}, {obnoxiously}]

objective
adj 1: undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena; "an objective appraisal"; "objective evidence" [syn: {nonsubjective}] [ant: {subjective}]
2: serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes; "objective case"; "accusative endings" [syn: {accusative}]
3: emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings or interpretation; "objective art"
4: belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events; "concrete benefits"; "a concrete example"; "there is no objective evidence of anything of the kind"
n 1: the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children" [syn: {aim}, {object}, {target}]
2: the lens or system of lenses nearest the object being viewed [syn: {object glass}]

objective case
n : the category of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb [syn: {accusative}, {accusative case}]

objectively
adv : with objectivity; "we must look at the facts objectively" [ant: {subjectively}]

objectiveness
n : judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices [syn: {objectivity}]

objectivity
n : judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices [syn: {objectiveness}]

objector
n : a person who dissents from some established policy [syn: {dissenter}, {dissident}, {protester}, {contestant}]

object-oriented database
n : a database in which the operations carried out on information items (data objects) are considered part of their definition

object-oriented database management system
n : a database management system designed to manage an object-oriented database

object-oriented programing language
n : (computer science) a programming language that enables the programmer to associate a set of procedures with each type of data structure; "C++ is an object-oriented programming language that is an extension of C" [syn: {object-oriented programming language}]

object-oriented programming language
n : (computer science) a programming language that enables the programmer to associate a set of procedures with each type of data structure; "C++ is an object-oriented programming language that is an extension of C" [syn: {object-oriented programing language}]

objet d'art
n : a work of art of some artistic value; "this store sells only objets d'art"; "it is not known who created this piece" [syn: {art object}, {piece}]

objets d'art
See {objet d'art}

objurgate
v 1: express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated" [syn: {condemn}, {reprobate}, {decry}, {excoriate}]
2: censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" [syn: {chastise}, {castigate}, {chasten}, {correct}]

objurgation
n : rebuking a person harshly [syn: {chiding}, {scolding}, {tongue-lashing}]

oblanceolate
adj : of a leaf shape; having a broad rounded apex and a tapering base

oblanceolate leaf
n : having a rounded apex and tapering base

oblate
adj : having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles [syn: {pumpkin-shaped}] [ant: {prolate}]
n : a lay person dedicated to religious work or the religious life

oblateness
n : the property possessed by a rounded shape that is flattened at the poles; "the oblateness of the planet" [syn: {ellipticity}]

oblation
n 1: the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity; "oblations for aid to the poor" [syn: {offering}]
2: the act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist [syn: {religious offering}]

obligate
adj : restricted to a particular condition of life; "an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of OXYGen" [ant: {facultative}]
v 1: force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form" [syn: {compel}, {oblige}]
2: commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money"
3: bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise" [syn: {oblige}, {bind}, {hold}]

obligate anaerobe
n : an organism that cannot grow in the presence of oxygen

obligated
adj : caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course; "felt obligated to repay the kindness"; "was obligated to pay off the student loan" [syn: {obligated(p)}] [ant: {unobligated}]

obligati
obligato
n 1: a persistent but subordinate motif [syn: {obbligato}]
2: a part of the score that must be performed without change or omission [syn: {obbligato}] [also: {obligati} (pl)]

obligati
See {obligato}

obligation
n 1: the social force that binds you to your obligations and the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr [syn: {duty}, {responsibility}]
2: the state of being obligated to do or pay something; "he is under an obligation to finish the job"
3: a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor
4: a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply

obligational
adj : relating or constituting or qualified to create a legal or financial obligation; "obligational authority"

obligato
n 1: a persistent but subordinate motif [syn: {obbligato}]
2: a part of the score that must be performed without change or omission [syn: {obbligato}] [also: {obligati} (pl)]

obligatorily
adv 1: in an obligatory manner; "this rule applies obligatorily" [ant: {optionally}]
2: in a manner that cannot be evaded; "the ministry considers that contributions to such a fund should be met from voluntary donations rather than from rates compulsorily levied." [syn: {compulsorily}, {mandatorily}]

obligatory
adj 1: morally or legally constraining or binding; "attendance is obligatory"; "an obligatory contribution" [ant: {optional}]
2: required by obligation or compulsion or convention; "he made all the obligatory apologies"

oblige
v 1: force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form" [syn: {compel}, {obligate}]
2: bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise" [syn: {bind}, {hold}, {obligate}]
3: provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him" [syn: {accommodate}] [ant: {disoblige}]

obliged
adj : under a moral obligation to do something [syn: {duty-bound(p)}, {obliged(p)}]

obliger
n : someone who performs a service or does a favor [syn: {accommodator}]

obliging
adj 1: happy to comply [syn: {complying}, {yielding}]
2: showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others; "to close one's eyes like a complaisant husband whose wife has taken a lover"; "the obliging waiter was in no hurry for us to leave" [syn: {complaisant}]

obligingly
adv : in accommodation; "obligingly, he lowered his voice" [syn: {accommodatingly}]

obligingness
n : a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others [syn: {complaisance}, {compliance}, {compliancy}, {deference}]

oblique
adj 1: slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angular; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base" [ant: {parallel}, {perpendicular}]
2: indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading; "used devious means to achieve success"; "gave oblique answers to direct questions"; "oblique political maneuvers" [syn: {devious}]
n 1: any grammatical case other than the nominative [syn: {oblique case}] [ant: {nominative}]
2: a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso [syn: {external oblique muscle}, {musculus obliquus externus abdominis}, {abdominal external oblique muscle}]

oblique angle
n : an angle that is not a right angle or a multiple of a right angle [ant: {right angle}]

oblique bandage
n : a bandage in which successive turns proceed obliquely up or down a limb

oblique case
n : any grammatical case other than the nominative [syn: {oblique}] [ant: {nominative}]

oblique triangle
n : a triangle that contains no right angle [ant: {right triangle}]

oblique vein of the left atrium
n : a tributary of the coronary sinus; on the posterior wall of the left atrium [syn: {vena obliqua atrii sinistri}]

obliquely
adv 1: to, toward or at one side; "darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face" [syn: {sidelong}, {sideways}]
2: at an oblique angle; "the sun shone aslant into his face" [syn: {aslant}, {athwart}]

obliqueness
n 1: the property of being neither parallel nor perpendicular, but at a slanting angle
2: the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly [syn: {deviousness}]

obliquity
n 1: the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle [syn: {asynclitism}]
2: the quality of being deceptive [syn: {deceptiveness}]

obliterable
adj : able to be obliterated completely [syn: {removable}]

obliterate
adj : reduced to nothingness [syn: {blotted out}, {obliterated}]
v 1: mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech" [syn: {kill}, {wipe out}]
2: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" [syn: {obscure}, {blot out}, {veil}, {hide}]
3: remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps" [syn: {efface}]
4: do away with completely, without leaving a trace

obliterated
adj : reduced to nothingness [syn: {blotted out}, {obliterate}]

obliterating
adj : making undecipherable or imperceptible; "obliterating mists"; "an obscurant bank of clouds" [syn: {obscurant}]

obliteration
n 1: destruction by annihilating something [syn: {annihilation}]
2: the complete destruction of every trace of something [syn: {eradication}]

obliterator
n : an eliminator that does away with all traces

oblivion
n 1: the state of being disregarded or forgotten [syn: {limbo}]
2: total forgetfulness; "he sought the great oblivion of sleep" [syn: {obliviousness}]

oblivious
adj 1: (followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of; "oblivious of the mounting pressures for political reform"; "oblivious to the risks she ran"; "not unmindful of the heavy responsibility" [syn: {oblivious(p)}, {unmindful(p)}]
2: failing to keep in mind; "forgetful of her responsibilities"; "oblivious old age" [syn: {forgetful}]

obliviousness
n : total forgetfulness; "he sought the great oblivion of sleep" [syn: {oblivion}]

oblong
adj 1: of a leaf shape; having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides
2: deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction
n : a plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation

oblong leaf
n : rounded at each end with parallel sides

oblong woodsia
n : a common rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate regions having rusty-brown stipes and lanceolate pinnate fronds [syn: {rusty woodsia}, {fragrant woodsia}, {Woodsia ilvensis}]

oblongness
n : the property of being shaped like a rectangle [syn: {rectangularity}]

obloquy
n 1: state of disgrace resulting from public abuse [syn: {opprobrium}]
2: a malicious attack [syn: {defamation}, {calumny}, {traducement}, {hatchet job}]

obnoxious
adj : causing disapproval or protest; "a vulgar and objectionable person" [syn: {objectionable}, {unpleasant}]

obnoxiously
adv : in an obnoxious manner; "he said so in one of his more offensively intellectually arrogant sentences" [syn: {offensively}, {objectionably}]

obnoxiousness
n : the quality of being hateful [syn: {hatefulness}, {objectionableness}]

obnubilate
v 1: make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds" [syn: {obscure}, {befog}, {becloud}, {haze over}, {fog}, {cloud}, {mist}]
2: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" [syn: {confuse}, {blur}, {obscure}]

oboe
n : a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece [syn: {hautboy}, {hautbois}]

oboe da caccia
n : an alto oboe; precursor of the English horn

oboe d'amore
n : a oboe pitched a minor third lower than the ordinary oboe; used to perform baroque music

oboist
n : a musician who plays the oboe

oboli
obolus
n : a Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram [also: {oboli} (pl)]

oboli
See {obolus}

obolus
n : a Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram [also: {oboli} (pl)]

obovate
adj : of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base

obovate leaf
n : egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base

O'Brien
n : Irish writer (born in 1932) [syn: {Edna O'Brien}]

obscene
adj 1: designed to incite to indecency or lust; "the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene"- Margaret Mead
2: offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels" [syn: {abhorrent}, {detestable}, {repugnant}, {repulsive}]
3: suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks" [syn: {lewd}, {raunchy}, {salacious}]

obscenely
adv 1: to an obscene degree; "this man is obscenely rich"
2: in a lewd and obscene manner; "he had seen how in their dances the white men and women held one another obscenely" [syn: {lewdly}]

obscenity
n 1: the trait of behaving in an obscene manner [syn: {lewdness}, {bawdiness}, {salaciousness}, {salacity}]
2: an offensive or indecent word or phrase [syn: {vulgarism}, {dirty word}]
3: an obscene act

obscurant
adj : making undecipherable or imperceptible; "obliterating mists"; "an obscurant bank of clouds" [syn: {obliterating}]

obscurantism
n 1: a policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge
2: a deliberate act intended to make something obscure

obscurantist
n : a person who is deliberately vague

obscure
adj 1: not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke [syn: {vague}]
2: marked by difficulty of style or expression; "much that was dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure" [syn: {dark}]
3: difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat" [syn: {hidden}]
4: not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war" [syn: {unknown}, {unsung}]
5: not drawing attention; "an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet"; "an obscure flaw" [syn: {unnoticeable}]
6: remote and separate physically or socially; "existed over the centuries as a world apart"; "preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson; "tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"; "an obscure village" [syn: {apart(p)}, {isolated}]
v 1: make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds" [syn: {befog}, {becloud}, {obnubilate}, {haze over}, {fog}, {cloud}, {mist}]
2: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" [syn: {confuse}, {blur}, {obnubilate}]
3: make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured" [syn: {bedim}, {overcloud}]
4: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" [syn: {blot out}, {obliterate}, {veil}, {hide}]
5: make difficult to perceive by sight; "The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake" [syn: {benight}, {bedim}]

obscurely
adv : in an obscure manner; "this work is obscurely written"

obscureness
n 1: the state of being humble and unimportant [syn: {humbleness}, {unimportance}]
2: the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination [syn: {obscurity}]
3: the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand [syn: {obscurity}, {abstruseness}, {reconditeness}] [ant: {clarity}]

obscurity
n 1: the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand [syn: {obscureness}, {abstruseness}, {reconditeness}] [ant: {clarity}]
2: an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known; "he worked in obscurity for many years" [ant: {prominence}]
3: the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination [syn: {obscureness}]

obsequious
adj 1: attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery [syn: {bootlicking}, {fawning}, {sycophantic}, {toadyish}]
2: attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner; "obsequious shop assistants"

obsequiously
adv : in an obsequious manner; "she acts obsequiously toward her boss" [syn: {subserviently}, {servilely}]

obsequiousness
n : abject or cringing submissiveness [syn: {servility}, {subservience}]

observable
adj : capable of being seen or noticed; "a discernible change in attitude"; "a clearly evident erasure in the manuscript"; "an observable change in behavior" [syn: {discernible}, {evident}]

observably
adv : in an imperceptible manner or to an imperceptible degree; "the power of the Secretary of State in London increased gradually but imperceptibly" [syn: {imperceptibly}, {unnoticeably}] [ant: {perceptibly}]

observance
n 1: the act of observing; taking a patient look [syn: {observation}, {watching}]
2: a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor" [syn: {ceremony}, {ceremonial}, {ceremonial occasion}]
3: the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police" [syn: {notice}, {observation}]
4: conformity with law or custom or practice etc. [syn: {honoring}] [ant: {nonobservance}]

observant
adj 1: paying close attention especially to details
2: quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception [syn: {observing}]
3: (of individuals) adhering strictly to laws and rules and customs; "law-abiding citizens"; "observant of the speed limit" [syn: {law-abiding}]

observantly
adv : in an observant manner [syn: {observingly}]

observation
n 1: the act of making and recording a measurement
2: the act of observing; taking a patient look [syn: {observance}, {watching}]
3: facts learned by observing; "he reported his observations to the mayor"
4: the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police" [syn: {notice}, {observance}]
5: a remark expressing careful consideration [syn: {reflection}, {reflexion}]

observation dome
n : lookout consisting of a dome-shaped observatory

observation post
n : an elevated post affording a wide view [syn: {lookout}]

observation station
n : a station set up for making observations of something

observation tower
n : a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings [syn: {lookout}, {lookout station}, {observatory}]

observational
adj : relying on observation or experiment; "experimental results that supported the hypothesis" [syn: {experimental}, {data-based}]

observatory
n 1: a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena
2: a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings [syn: {lookout}, {observation tower}, {lookout station}]

observe
v 1: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint" [syn: {detect}, {find}, {discover}, {notice}]
2: make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing" [syn: {note}, {mention}, {remark}]
3: observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of this chemical reaction" [syn: {note}, {take note}]
4: watch attentively; "Please observe the reaction of these two chemicals"
5: show respect towards; "honor your parents!" [syn: {respect}, {honor}, {honour}, {abide by}] [ant: {disrespect}]
6: celebrate, as of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur" [syn: {celebrate}, {keep}]
7: follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars" [syn: {watch}, {follow}, {watch over}, {keep an eye on}]
8: observe correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees" [syn: {keep}, {maintain}]
9: conform one's action or practice to; "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract" [syn: {keep}]

observed
adj : discovered or determined by scientific observation; "variation in the ascertained flux depends on a number of factors"; "the discovered behavior norms"; "discovered differences in achievement"; "no explanation for the observed phenomena" [syn: {ascertained}, {discovered}]

observed fire
n : fire for which the point of impact (the burst) can be seen by an observer; fire can be adjusted on the basis of the observations

observer
n 1: a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses [syn: {perceiver}, {beholder}]
2: an expert who observes and comments on something [syn: {commentator}]

observer's meridian
n : a meridian that passes through the observer's zenith

observing
adj : quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception [syn: {observant}]

observingly
adv : in an observant manner [syn: {observantly}]

obsess
v 1: haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her" [syn: {haunt}, {ghost}]
2: be preoccupied with something; "She is obsessing over her weight"

obsessed
adj 1: having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman" [syn: {haunted}, {preoccupied}, {taken up(p)}]
2: influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion; "by love possessed" [syn: {possessed(p)}]

obsession
n 1: an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions against your will [syn: {compulsion}]
2: an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone [syn: {fixation}]

obsessional
adj : characterized by or constituting an obsession; "the obsessional character of his response"; "obsessive gambling" [syn: {obsessive}]

obsessionally
adv : in a compulsive manner; "he cleaned his shoes compulsively after every walk" [syn: {compulsively}, {obsessively}]

obsessive
adj : characterized by or constituting an obsession; "the obsessional character of his response"; "obsessive gambling" [syn: {obsessional}]

obsessive-compulsive
adj : characterized by obsessions and compulsions; "obsessive-compulsive neurosis"

obsessive-compulsive personality
n : personality characterized by a strong need to repeat certain acts or rituals

obsessively
adv : in a compulsive manner; "he cleaned his shoes compulsively after every walk" [syn: {compulsively}, {obsessionally}]

obsessiveness
n : extreme compulsiveness [syn: {obsessivity}]

obsessivity
n : extreme compulsiveness [syn: {obsessiveness}]

obsidian
n : acid or granitic glass; usually dark, but transparent in thin pieces

obsolesce
v : become obsolete, fall into disuse; "This word has not obsolesced, although it is rarely used"

obsolescence
n : the process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date; "a policy of planned obsolescence"

obsolescent
adj : becoming obsolete

obsolete
adj 1: old; no longer in use or valid or fashionable; "obsolete words"; "an obsolete locomotive"; "outdated equipment"; "superannuated laws"; "out-of-date ideas" [syn: {outdated}, {out-of-date}, {superannuated}]
2: no longer in use; "obsolete words" [syn: {disused}]

obsoleteness
n : the property of being out of date and not current [syn: {superannuation}]

obstacle
n 1: something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of immagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan" [syn: {obstruction}]
2: an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented)

obstacle race
n : a race in which competitors must negotiate obstacles

obstetric
adj : of or relating to or used in or practicing obstetrics; "obstetric hospital" [syn: {obstetrical}]

obstetrical
adj : of or relating to or used in or practicing obstetrics; "obstetric hospital" [syn: {obstetric}]

obstetrical delivery
n : the act of delivering a child [syn: {delivery}]

obstetrical toad
n : European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatch [syn: {midwife toad}, {Alytes obstetricans}]

obstetrician
n : a physician specializing in obstetrics [syn: {accoucheur}]

obstetrics
n : the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother [syn: {OB}, {tocology}, {midwifery}]

obstinacy
n 1: the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome [syn: {stubbornness}, {obstinance}, {mulishness}]
2: resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires [syn: {stubbornness}, {bullheadedness}, {obstinance}, {pigheadedness}, {self-will}]

obstinance
n 1: the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome [syn: {stubbornness}, {obstinacy}, {mulishness}]
2: resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires [syn: {stubbornness}, {bullheadedness}, {obstinacy}, {pigheadedness}, {self-will}]

obstinate
adj 1: stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing [syn: {cussed}, {obdurate}, {unrepentant}]
2: resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior" [syn: {contrary}, {perverse}, {wayward}]
3: persisting in a reactionary stand [syn: {stubborn}, {unregenerate}]
v : persist stubbornly; "he obstinates himself against all rational arguments"

obstinately
adv : in a stubborn unregenerate manner; "she remained stubbornly in the same position" [syn: {stubbornly}, {pig-headedly}, {obdurately}, {mulishly}, {cussedly}]

obstipate
v : constipate severely

obstipation
n : severe constipation resulting from an obstruction in the intestines

obstreperous
adj 1: noisily and stubbornly defiant; "obstreperous boys"
2: boisterously and noisily aggressive; "kept up an obstreperous clamor"

obstreperously
adv : in manner that attracts attention; "obstreperously, he demanded to get service" [syn: {loudly}, {clamorously}]

obstreperousness
n : noisy defiance

obstruct
v 1: hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" [syn: {blockade}, {block}, {hinder}, {stymie}, {stymy}, {embarrass}]
2: block passage through; "obstruct the path" [syn: {obturate}, {impede}, {occlude}, {jam}, {block}, {close up}] [ant: {free}]
3: shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains" [syn: {block}]

obstructed
adj : shut off to passage or view or hindered from action; "a partially obstructed passageway"; "an obstructed view"; "justice obstructed is not justice" [ant: {unobstructed}]

obstructer
n 1: someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take [syn: {obstructionist}, {obstructor}, {resister}, {thwarter}]
2: any structure that makes progress difficult [syn: {obstruction}, {obstructor}, {impediment}, {impedimenta}]

obstruction
n 1: any structure that makes progress difficult [syn: {obstructor}, {obstructer}, {impediment}, {impedimenta}]
2: the state or condition of being obstructed [syn: {blockage}]
3: something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of immagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan" [syn: {obstacle}]
4: the act of obstructing; "obstruction of justice"
5: getting in someone's way

obstruction of justice
n : impeding those who seek justice in a court (as by trying to influence or intimidate any juror or witness or officer of the court); can result in a finding of contempt of court

obstructionism
n : deliberate interference

obstructionist
n : someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take [syn: {obstructor}, {obstructer}, {resister}, {thwarter}]

obstructive
adj : preventing movement; "the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street" [syn: {clogging}, {hindering}, {impeding}]

obstructive shock
n : shock caused by obstruction of blood flow

obstructively
adv : in an obstructive manner; "he acted very obstructively when we tried to carry out our project" [syn: {hinderingly}]

obstructor
n 1: someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take [syn: {obstructionist}, {obstructer}, {resister}, {thwarter}]
2: any structure that makes progress difficult [syn: {obstruction}, {obstructer}, {impediment}, {impedimenta}]

obtain
v 1: come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"
2: receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions" [syn: {receive}, {get}, {find}, {incur}]
3: be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds" [syn: {prevail}, {hold}]

obtainable
adj : capable of being obtained; "savings of up to 50 percent are obtainable" [syn: {gettable}, {getable}, {procurable}]

obtainment
n : the act of obtaining [syn: {obtention}]

obtention
n : the act of obtaining [syn: {obtainment}]

obtrude
v 1: push to thrust outward [syn: {push out}, {thrust out}]
2: thrust oneself in as if by force; "The colors don't intrude on the viewer" [syn: {intrude}]

obtrude upon
v : to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy" [syn: {intrude on}, {invade}, {encroach upon}]

obtrusive
adj 1: undesirably noticeable; "the obtrusive behavior of a spoiled child"; "equally obtrusive was the graffiti" [syn: {noticeable}] [ant: {unobtrusive}]
2: sticking out; protruding

obtrusively
adv : in an obtrusive manner [ant: {unobtrusively}]

obtrusiveness
n : an unwelcome conspicuousness [ant: {unobtrusiveness}]

obtund
v : reduce the edge or violence of; "obtunded reflexes"

obturate
v : block passage through; "obstruct the path" [syn: {obstruct}, {impede}, {occlude}, {jam}, {block}, {close up}] [ant: {free}]

obturator
n : a prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate)

obturator vein
n : a vein formed by the union of tributaries that drain the hip joints and thigh muscles; empties into the internal iliac vein [syn: {vena obturatoria}]

obtuse
adj 1: of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees [ant: {acute}]
2: of a leaf shape; rounded at the apex
3: lacking in insight or discernment; "too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior"; "a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin"- Jasper Griffin [syn: {purblind}]
4: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students" [syn: {dense}, {dim}, {dull}, {dumb}, {slow}]

obtuse angle
n : an angle between 90 and 180 degrees

obtuse leaf
n : having a rounded or blunt tip

obtuse triangle
n : a triangle that contains an obtuse interior angle [syn: {obtuse-angled triangle}]

obtuse-angled triangle
n : a triangle that contains an obtuse interior angle [syn: {obtuse triangle}]

obtusely
adv : in a stupid manner; "he had so rapaciously desired and so obtusely expected to find her alone" [syn: {dumbly}, {densely}]

obtuseness
n 1: the quality of being slow to understand [syn: {dullness}, {dulness}]
2: the quality of lacking a sharp edge or point [ant: {acuteness}]

obverse
n 1: the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides; "the obverse of this issue"
2: the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design [ant: {reverse}]

obviate
v 1: do away with [syn: {rid of}, {eliminate}] [ant: {necessitate}]
2: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" [syn: {debar}, {deflect}, {avert}, {head off}, {stave off}, {fend off}, {avoid}, {ward off}]

obviating
adj : made impossible [syn: {preclusive}, {obviating(a)}]

obviation
n : the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively [syn: {forestalling}, {preclusion}]

obvious
adj 1: easily perceived or understood; "obvious errors" [ant: {unobvious}]
2: easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "a perceptible sense of expectation in the court"; "an obvious (or palpable) lie" [syn: {perceptible}]
3: obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening" [syn: {conspicuous}] [ant: {inconspicuous}]
4: obvious to the eye; "a visible change of expression" [syn: {visible}]

obviously
adv : unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn" [syn: {evidently}, {manifestly}, {patently}, {apparently}, {plainly}, {plain}]

obviousness
n : the property of being easy to see and understand [syn: {noticeability}, {noticeableness}, {patency}]

oca
n : South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers [syn: {oka}, {Oxalis tuberosa}, {Oxalis crenata}]

ocarina
n : egg-shaped terra-cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes [syn: {sweet potato}]

O'Casey
n : Irish playwright (1880-1964) [syn: {Sean O'Casey}]

Occam
n : English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349) [syn: {William of Occam}, {Ockham}, {William of Ockham}]

Occam's Razor
n : the principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred [syn: {Ockham's Razor}, {principle of parsimony}, {law of parsimony}]

occasion
n 1: an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions" [syn: {juncture}]
2: a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions" [syn: {affair}, {social occasion}, {function}, {social function}]
3: reason; "there was no occasion for complaint"
4: the time of a particular event; "on the occasion of his 60th birthday"
5: an opportunity to do something; "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill"
v : give occasion to

occasional
adj 1: occurring from time to time; "took an occasional glass of wine" [syn: {occasional(a)}]
2: occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals; "episodic in his affections"; "occasional headaches" [syn: {episodic}]
3: employed in a specified capacity from time to time; "casual employment"; "a casual correspondence with a former teacher"; "an occasional worker" [syn: {casual}]

occasionally
adv : now and then or here and there; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us"; "as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention" [syn: {on occasion}, {once in a while}, {now and then}, {now and again}, {at times}, {from time to time}]

occasions
n : something you have to do; "he minded his own specialized occasions"

Occident
n 1: the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North and South America [syn: {West}]
2: the hemisphere that includes North and South America [syn: {western hemisphere}, {New World}]

occidental
adj : denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the Western Hemisphere; "occidental civilization"; "Hesperian culture" [syn: {Hesperian}]
n 1: a native inhabitant of the Occident
2: an artificial language

occidentalise
v : make western in character; "The country was Westernized after it opened up" [syn: {occidentalize}, {westernize}, {westernise}] [ant: {orientalize}, {orientalize}]

Occidentalism
n 1: the scholarly knowledge of Western cultures and languages and people
2: the quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Western civilizations

occidentalize
v : make western in character; "The country was Westernized after it opened up" [syn: {occidentalise}, {westernize}, {westernise}] [ant: {orientalize}, {orientalize}]

occipita
occiput
n : back part of the head or skull [also: {occipita} (pl)]

occipita
See {occiput}

occipital
adj : of or relating to the occiput; "occipital bone"

occipital bone
n : a saucer-shaped membrane bone that forms the back of the skull

occipital gyrus
n : any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum

occipital lobe
n : that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head

occipital protuberance
n : prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone

occipital vein
n : a vein that drains the occipital region [syn: {vena occipitalis}]

occipitomastoid suture
n : the suture between the occipital and the temporal bones; a continuation of the lamboid suture

occiput
n : back part of the head or skull [also: {occipita} (pl)]

Occitan
n : the medieval dialects of Langue d'oc (southern France) [syn: {Provencal}]

occlude
v : block passage through; "obstruct the path" [syn: {obstruct}, {obturate}, {impede}, {jam}, {block}, {close up}] [ant: {free}]

occluded
adj 1: closed off; "an occluded artery"
2: (of a substance) taken into and retained in another substance; "the sorbed oil mass"; "large volumes of occluded hydrogen in palladium" [syn: {sorbed}]

occluded front
n : (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft [syn: {occlusion}]

occlusion
n 1: closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)
2: (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft [syn: {occluded front}]
3: (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed
4: an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" [syn: {blockage}, {block}, {closure}, {stop}, {stoppage}]
5: the act of blocking [syn: {blockage}, {closure}]

occlusive
adj : tending to occlude
n : a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated" [syn: {stop consonant}, {stop}, {plosive consonant}, {plosive speech sound}, {plosive}] [ant: {continuant consonant}]

occult
adj 1: hidden and difficult to see; "an occult fracture"; "occult blood in the stool"
2: having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients" [syn: {mysterious}, {mystic}, {mystical}, {secret}, {orphic}]
n 1: supernatural forces and events and beings collectively; "She doesn't believe in the supernatural" [syn: {supernatural}]
2: occult practices and techniques; "he is a student of the occult" [syn: {occult arts}]
v 1: cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention; "The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies" [syn: {eclipse}]
2: become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished; "The beam of light occults every so often"
3: hide from view; "The lids were occulting her eyes"

occult arts
n : occult practices and techniques; "he is a student of the occult" [syn: {occult}]

occultation
n : one celestial body obscures another [syn: {eclipse}]

occultism
n 1: the study of the supernatural
2: a belief in supernatural powers and the possibility of bringing them under human control

occultist
n : a believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts

occupancy
n 1: an act of being a tenant or occupant [syn: {tenancy}]
2: the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal" [syn: {occupation}, {taking possession}, {moving in}]

occupancy rate
n : the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) are occupied or rented at a given time

occupant
n : someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there [syn: {resident}, {occupier}]

occupation
n 1: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business" [syn: {business}, {job}, {line of work}, {line}]
2: the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power [syn: {military control}]
3: any activity that occupies a person's attention; "he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game"
4: the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal" [syn: {occupancy}, {taking possession}, {moving in}]
5: the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied; "during the German occupation of Paris"

occupation licence
n : a license to pursue a particular occupation [syn: {occupation license}]

occupation license
n : a license to pursue a particular occupation [syn: {occupation licence}]

occupational
adj : of or relating to the activity or business for which you are trained; "occupational hazard"

occupational disease
n : disease or disability resulting from conditions of employment (usually from long exposure to a noxious substance or from continuous repetition of certain acts) [syn: {industrial disease}]

occupational group
n : a body of people doing the same kind of work [syn: {vocation}]

occupational hazard
n : any condition of a job that can result in illness or injury

occupational safety and health act
n : a law passed by the United States Congress that created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment [syn: {federal job safety law}]

Occupational Safety and Health Administration
n : a government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment [syn: {OSHA}]

occupational therapy
n : physical therapy involving the therapeutic use of crafts and hobbies for the rehabilitation of handicapped or convalescing patients (especially for emotionally disturbed patients)

occupied
adj 1: held or filled or in use; "she keeps her time well occupied"; "the wc is occupied" [ant: {unoccupied}]
2: seized and controlled as by military invasion; "the occupied countries of Europe" [ant: {unoccupied}]
3: resided in; having tenants; "not all the occupied (or tenanted) apartments were well kept up" [syn: {tenanted}]
4: having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"; "deeply engaged in conversation" [syn: {engaged}]

occupied
occupy
v 1: be present in; be inside of [syn: {inhabit}]
2: keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection" [syn: {busy}]
3: live (in a certain place) [syn: {reside}, {lodge in}]
4: occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container" [syn: {fill}]
5: be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant" [syn: {concern}, {interest}, {worry}]
6: as of time or space; "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time" [syn: {take}, {use up}]
7: march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939" [syn: {invade}]
8: engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely" [syn: {absorb}, {engross}, {engage}] [also: {occupied}]

occupied
See {occupy}

occupier
n 1: someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there [syn: {resident}, {occupant}]
2: a member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country

occupy
v 1: be present in; be inside of [syn: {inhabit}]
2: keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection" [syn: {busy}]
3: live (in a certain place) [syn: {reside}, {lodge in}]
4: occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container" [syn: {fill}]
5: be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant" [syn: {concern}, {interest}, {worry}]
6: as of time or space; "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time" [syn: {take}, {use up}]
7: march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939" [syn: {invade}]
8: engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely" [syn: {absorb}, {engross}, {engage}] [also: {occupied}]

occur
v 1: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" [syn: {happen}, {hap}, {go on}, {pass off}, {pass}, {fall out}, {come about}, {take place}]
2: come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her" [syn: {come}]
3: to be found to exist; "sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil" [also: {occurring}, {occurred}]

occurred
occur
v 1: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" [syn: {happen}, {hap}, {go on}, {pass off}, {pass}, {fall out}, {come about}, {take place}]
2: come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her" [syn: {come}]
3: to be found to exist; "sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil" [also: {occurring}, {occurred}]

occurred
See {occur}

occurrence
n 1: an event that happens [syn: {happening}, {natural event}]
2: an instance of something occurring; "a disease of frequent occurrence"; "the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets"

occurring
occur
v 1: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" [syn: {happen}, {hap}, {go on}, {pass off}, {pass}, {fall out}, {come about}, {take place}]
2: come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her" [syn: {come}]
3: to be found to exist; "sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil" [also: {occurring}, {occurred}]

occurring
See {occur}

ocean
n 1: a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
2: anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume [syn: {sea}]

ocean bottom
n : the bottom of a sea or ocean [syn: {ocean floor}, {seabed}, {sea bottom}, {Davy Jones's locker}, {Davy Jones}]

ocean current
n : the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction

ocean floor
n : the bottom of a sea or ocean [syn: {ocean bottom}, {seabed}, {sea bottom}, {Davy Jones's locker}, {Davy Jones}]

ocean liner
n : a large commercial ship (especially one that carries passengers on a regular schedule) [syn: {liner}]

ocean perch
n 1: North Atlantic rockfish [syn: {redfish}, {rosefish}]
2: large fish of northern Atlantic coasts of America and Europe [syn: {rosefish}, {Sebastodes marinus}]

ocean pout
n : common along northeastern coast of North America [syn: {Macrozoarces americanus}]

Ocean State
n : a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state [syn: {Rhode Island}, {Little Rhody}, {RI}]

ocean sunfish
n : among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters [syn: {sunfish}, {mola}, {headfish}]

ocean trip
n : an act of traveling by water [syn: {voyage}]

oceanaria
See {oceanarium}

oceanaut
n : a skilled worker who can live in underwater installations and participate in scientific research [syn: {aquanaut}]

oceanfront
n : land bordering an ocean

oceangoing
adj : used on the high seas; "seafaring vessels" [syn: {seafaring}, {seagoing}]

Oceania
n : a large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago) [syn: {Oceanica}]

oceanic
adj 1: relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean; "oceanic islands like Bermuda"; "oceanic currents"; "oceanic birds"; "pelagic organisms"; "pelagic whaling" [syn: {pelagic}]
2: resembling the ocean in apparent limitlessness in extent or degree; "the oceanic violence of his rage"
3: constituting or living in the open sea; "oceanic waters"; "oceanic life"
n : an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages [syn: {Eastern Malayo-Polynesian}]

oceanic abyss
n : a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor [syn: {trench}, {deep}]

oceanic bird
n : bird of the open seas [syn: {pelagic bird}]

oceanic bonito
n : fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna [syn: {bonito}, {Katsuwonus pelamis}]

oceanic whitetip shark
n : large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark [syn: {whitetip shark}, {white-tipped shark}, {Carcharinus longimanus}]

Oceanica
n : a large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago) [syn: {Oceania}]

Oceanid
n : (Greek mythology) sea nymph who was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys

oceanides
See {oceanid}

Oceanites
n : a genus of Hydrobatidae [syn: {genus Oceanites}]

Oceanites oceanicus
n : medium-sized storm petrel [syn: {Mother Carey's chicken}, {Mother Carey's hen}]

oceanographer
n : a scientist who studies physical and biological aspects of the seas

oceanography
n : the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans

Oceanus
n : (Greek mythology) god of the stream that flowed around the earth in ancient mythology

ocellated
adj : having ocelli

ocellated turkey
n : wild turkey of Central America and northern South America [syn: {Agriocharis ocellata}, {turkey}]

ocelli
ocellus
n 1: an eye having a single lens [syn: {simple eye}, {stemma}]
2: an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color [syn: {eyespot}] [also: {ocelli} (pl)]

ocelli
See {ocellus}

ocellus
n 1: an eye having a single lens [syn: {simple eye}, {stemma}]
2: an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color [syn: {eyespot}] [also: {ocelli} (pl)]

ocelot
n : nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat [syn: {panther cat}, {Felis pardalis}]

ocher
adj : of a moderate orange-yellow color [syn: {ochre}]
n 1: a moderate yellow-orange to orange color [syn: {ochre}]
2: any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment [syn: {ochre}]

Ochna
n : type genus of Ochnaceae; evergreen trees and shrubs of Old World tropics [syn: {genus Ochna}]

ochna family
n : family of tropical evergreen trees and shrubs with thick shining parallel-veined leaves [syn: {Ochnaceae}, {family Ochnaceae}]

Ochna serrulata
n : shrub with narrow-elliptic glossy evergreen leaves and yellow flowers with leathery petaloid sepals [syn: {bird's-eye bush}]

Ochnaceae
n : family of tropical evergreen trees and shrubs with thick shining parallel-veined leaves [syn: {family Ochnaceae}, {ochna family}]

Ochoa
n : United States biochemist (born in Spain) who studied the biological synthesis of nucleic acids (born in 1905) [syn: {Severo Ochoa}]

Ochotona
n : type genus of the Ochotonidae [syn: {genus Ochotona}]

Ochotona collaris
n : similar to little chief hare and may be same species [syn: {collared pika}]

Ochotona princeps
n : North American pika [syn: {little chief hare}]

Ochotonidae
n : pikas and extinct forms [syn: {family Ochotonidae}]

ochre
adj : of a moderate orange-yellow color [syn: {ocher}]
n 1: any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment [syn: {ocher}]
2: a moderate yellow-orange to orange color [syn: {ocher}]

ochreae
See {ochrea}

Ochroma
n : 1 species: balsa [syn: {genus Ochroma}]

Ochroma lagopus
n : forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts [syn: {balsa}]

ochronosis
n : an accumulation of dark pigment in cartilage and other connective tissue; usually a symptom of alkaptonuria or phenol poisoning

Ochs
n : United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935) [syn: {Adolph Simon Ochs}]

Ocimum
n : basil [syn: {genus Ocimum}]

Ocimum basilicum
n : annual or perennial of tropical Asia having spikes of small white flowers and aromatic leave; one of the most important culinary herbs; used in salads, casseroles, sauces and some liqueurs [syn: {common basil}, {sweet basil}]

Ockham
n : English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349) [syn: {Occam}, {William of Occam}, {William of Ockham}]

Ockham's Razor
n : the principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred [syn: {Occam's Razor}, {principle of parsimony}, {law of parsimony}]

o'clock
adv : according to the clock; "it's three o'clock in Tokyo now"

oconee bells
n : plant of southeastern United States having solitary white funnel-shaped flowers flushed with pink and large glossy green leaves that turn bronze-red in fall [syn: {Shortia galacifolia}]

O'Connor
n : United States writer (1925-1964) [syn: {Flannery O'Connor}, {Mary Flannery O'Connor}]

ocotillo
n : desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers [syn: {coachwhip}, {Jacob's staff}, {vine cactus}, {Fouquieria splendens}]

ocreae
See {ochrea}

Oct
n : the month following September and preceding November [syn: {October}]

octad
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one [syn: {eight}, {8}, {VIII}, {eighter}, {eighter from Decatur}, {ogdoad}, {octonary}, {octet}]

octadecanoic acid
n : a waxy saturated fatty acid; occurs widely as a glyceride in animal and vegetable fats [syn: {stearic acid}]

octagon
n : an eight-sided polygon

octagonal
adj : of or relating to or shaped like an octagon [syn: {octangular}]

octahedra
octahedron
n : any polyhedron having eight plane faces [also: {octahedra} (pl)]

octahedra
See {octahedron}

octahedron
n : any polyhedron having eight plane faces [also: {octahedra} (pl)]

octal
adj : of or pertaining to a number system having 8 as its base; "an octal digit"

octal digit
n : a digit from 0 to 7 in octal notation

octal notation
n : any mathematical notation that uses 8 different characters (usually the digits 0 to 7)

octal number system
n : a positional system of numeration that uses octal digits and a radix of 8 [syn: {octal numeration system}]

octal numeration system
n : a positional system of numeration that uses octal digits and a radix of 8 [syn: {octal number system}]

octameter
n : a verse line having eight metrical feet

octane
n : any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent

octane number
n : a measure of the antiknock properties of gasoline [syn: {octane rating}]

octane rating
n : a measure of the antiknock properties of gasoline [syn: {octane number}]

octanedioic acid
n : a dicarboxylic acid found in cork [syn: {suberic acid}]

octangular
adj : of or relating to or shaped like an octagon [syn: {octagonal}]

Octans
n : the constellation that includes the southern celestial pole

octant
n : a measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body; similar to a sextant but with 45 degree calibration

octave
n 1: a feast day and the seven days following it
2: a musical interval of eight tones [syn: {musical octave}]
3: a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse

Octavian
n : Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14) [syn: {Augustus}, {Gaius Octavianus}, {Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus}]

octavo
n : the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves [syn: {eightvo}, {8vo}]

octet
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one [syn: {eight}, {8}, {VIII}, {eighter}, {eighter from Decatur}, {octad}, {ogdoad}, {octonary}]
2: eight performers or singers who perform together [syn: {octette}]
3: a set of eight similar things considered as a unit [syn: {octette}]
4: eight people considered as a unit [syn: {octette}, {eightsome}]
5: a musical composition written for eight performers [syn: {octette}]

octette
n 1: eight performers or singers who perform together [syn: {octet}]
2: a set of eight similar things considered as a unit [syn: {octet}]
3: eight people considered as a unit [syn: {octet}, {eightsome}]
4: a musical composition written for eight performers [syn: {octet}]

October
n : the month following September and preceding November [syn: {Oct}]

October 12
n : a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus [syn: {Columbus Day}, {Discovery Day}]

October 24
n : a day for celebrating the founding of the United Nations [syn: {United Nations Day}]

October Revolution
n : the coup d'etat by the Bolsheviks under Lenin in November 1917 that led to a period of civil war which ended in victory for the Bolsheviks in 1922 [syn: {Russian Revolution}]

Octoberfest
n : a strong lager made originally in Germany for the Oktoberfest celebration; sweet and copper-colored [syn: {Oktoberfest}]

octogenarian
adj : being from 80 to 89 years old
n : someone whose age is in the eighties

octonary
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one [syn: {eight}, {8}, {VIII}, {eighter}, {eighter from Decatur}, {octad}, {ogdoad}, {octet}]

octopi
octopus
n 1: tentacles of octopus prepared as food
2: bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles [syn: {devilfish}] [also: {octopi} (pl)]

octopi
See {octopus}

octopod
n : eight-armed cephalopod lacking an internal shell

Octopoda
n : octopuses and paper nautilus [syn: {order Octopoda}]

Octopodidae
n : a family of Octopoda [syn: {family Octopodidae}]

octopus
n 1: tentacles of octopus prepared as food
2: bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles [syn: {devilfish}] [also: {octopi} (pl)]

Octoroon
n : an offspring of a Quadroon and a White parent; a person who is one-eighth Black

octosyllabic
adj 1: having or consisting of line of eight syllables; "octosyllabic verse"
2: having or characterized by or consisting of eight syllables

octosyllable
n : a verse line having eight syllables or a poem of octosyllabic lines

octroi
n : a tax on various goods brought into a town

octuple
adj : having eight units or components [syn: {eightfold}]

ocular
adj 1: of or relating to or resembling the eye; "ocular muscles"; "an ocular organ"; "ocular diseases"; "the optic (or optical) axis of the eye"; "an ocular spot is a pigmented organ or part believed to be sensitive to light" [syn: {optic}, {optical}, {opthalmic}]
2: relating to or using sight; "ocular inspection"; "an optical illusion"; "visual powers"; "visual navigation" [syn: {optic}, {optical}, {visual}]
3: able to be seen; "be sure of it; give me the ocular proof"- Shakespeare; "a visual presentation"; "a visual image" [syn: {visual}]
n : combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments [syn: {eyepiece}]

ocular muscle
n : one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball [syn: {eye muscle}]

oculi
oculus
n : the organ of sight [syn: {eye}, {optic}] [also: {oculi} (pl)]

oculi
See {oculus}

oculist
n 1: a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses [syn: {optometrist}]
2: a medical doctor specializing in the treatment of diseases of the eye [syn: {ophthalmologist}, {eye doctor}]

oculomotor
n : supplies extrinsic muscles of the eye [syn: {oculomotor nerve}, {nervus oculomotorius}, {third cranial nerve}]

oculomotor nerve
n : supplies extrinsic muscles of the eye [syn: {oculomotor}, {nervus oculomotorius}, {third cranial nerve}]

oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy
n : a form of muscular dystrophy that usually begins between early adulthood and middle age and first affects muscles of the eyelid and throat; progresses slowly with swallowing problems common as the disease progresses; inheritance is autosomal dominant

oculus
n : the organ of sight [syn: {eye}, {optic}] [also: {oculi} (pl)]

oculus dexter
n : the right eye [syn: {OD}]

oculus sinister
n : the left eye [syn: {OS}]

Ocyurus
n : snappers [syn: {genus Ocyurus}]

Ocyurus chrysurus
n : superior food fish of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean with broad yellow stripe along the sides and on the tail [syn: {yellowtail}, {yellowtail snapper}]

OD
n 1: a doctor's degree in optometry [syn: {Doctor of Optometry}]
2: the right eye [syn: {oculus dexter}]

o.d.
v : dose too heavily; "The rock star overdosed and was found dead in his hotel room" [syn: {overdose}]

odalisque
n : a woman who cohabits with an important man [syn: {concubine}, {courtesan}, {doxy}, {paramour}]

odd
adj 1: not divisible by two [ant: {even}]
2: not easily explained; "it is odd that his name is never mentioned"
3: an indefinite quantity more than that specified; "invited 30-odd guests"
4: beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior" [syn: {curious}, {funny}, {peculiar}, {queer}, {rum}, {rummy}, {singular}]
5: of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g. [syn: {unmatched}, {unmated}, {unpaired}]
6: not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions" [syn: {leftover}, {left over(p)}, {left(p)}, {remaining}, {unexpended}]

odd fellow
n : someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group [syn: {kook}, {odd fish}, {queer bird}, {queer duck}, {odd man out}]

odd fish
n : someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group [syn: {kook}, {odd fellow}, {queer bird}, {queer duck}, {odd man out}]

Odd Hassel
n : Norwegian chemist noted for his research on organic molecules (1897-1981) [syn: {Hassel}]

odd man out
n : someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group [syn: {kook}, {odd fellow}, {odd fish}, {queer bird}, {queer duck}]

oddball
n : a person with an unusual or odd personality [syn: {eccentric}, {eccentric person}, {flake}, {geek}]

odd-even check
n : a system of checking for errors in computer functioning [syn: {parity check}, {redundant check}]

oddish
adj : somewhat strange

oddity
n 1: eccentricity that is not easily explained [syn: {oddness}]
2: a strange attitude or habit [syn: {queerness}, {quirk}, {quirkiness}, {crotchet}]
3: something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting [syn: {curio}, {curiosity}, {oddment}, {peculiarity}, {rarity}]

odd-job
adj : not regular or skilled; "found only odd-job employment" [syn: {odd-job(a)}]

odd-job man
n : a man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks [syn: {handyman}, {jack of all trades}]

odd-leg caliper
n : caliper having the points on its legs both curve in the same direction

oddly
adv 1: in a manner differing from the usual or expected; "had a curiously husky voice"; "he's behaving rather peculiarly" [syn: {curiously}, {peculiarly}]
2: in a strange manner; "a queerly inscribed sheet of paper"; "he acted kind of funny" [syn: {queerly}, {strangely}, {funnily}, {funny}]

oddly enough
adv : curious (or funny or interesting or odd or strange) though it may seem; "curiously enough, he didn't recognize his old friend"; "interestingly enough, America is now dependent on Africa for a large part of its oil"; "funnily enough, the ones I thought so ugly were the ones that sold out first"; "oddly enough, he hasn't mentioned it" [syn: {curiously enough}, {funnily enough}, {interestingly enough}, {strangely enough}]

oddment
n 1: a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold [syn: {end}, {remainder}, {remnant}]
2: something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting [syn: {curio}, {curiosity}, {oddity}, {peculiarity}, {rarity}]

oddments
n : a motley assortment of things [syn: {odds and ends}, {melange}, {farrago}, {ragbag}, {hodgepodge}, {mishmash}, {mingle-mangle}, {hotchpotch}, {omnium-gatherum}]

oddness
n : eccentricity that is not easily explained [syn: {oddity}]

odd-pinnate
adj : a leaf shape; pinnate with a single leaflet at the apex [syn: {imparipinnate}]

odd-pinnate leaf
n : pinnate with a single leaflet at the apex

odds
n 1: the probability of a specified outcome [syn: {likelihood}, {likeliness}] [ant: {unlikelihood}, {unlikelihood}]
2: the ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that of another; "he offered odds of two to one" [syn: {betting odds}]

odds and ends
n : a motley assortment of things [syn: {oddments}, {melange}, {farrago}, {ragbag}, {hodgepodge}, {mishmash}, {mingle-mangle}, {hotchpotch}, {omnium-gatherum}]

odds-maker
n : someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race) [syn: {handicapper}]

odds-on
adj : having a better than even chance of success; "the odds-on favorite"

odd-toed ungulate
n : placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot [syn: {perissodactyl}, {perissodactyl mammal}] [ant: {even-toed ungulate}]

ode
n : a lyric poem with complex stanza forms

odea
See {odeum}

Oder
n : a European river; flows into the Baltic Sea [syn: {Oder River}]

Oder River
n : a European river; flows into the Baltic Sea [syn: {Oder}]

Odesa
n : a port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea [syn: {Odessa}]

Odessa
n 1: a port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea [syn: {Odesa}]
2: a city in western Texas

Odets
n : United States playwright (1906-1963) [syn: {Clifford Odets}]

Odin
n : (Norse mythology) ruler of the Aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of Frigg; identified with the Teutonic Wotan

odious
adj : unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke [syn: {abominable}, {detestable}, {execrable}]

odiously
adv : in an offensive and hateful manner; "I don't know anyone who could have behaved so abominably" [syn: {detestably}, {repulsively}, {abominably}]

odiousness
n : the quality of being offensive [syn: {offensiveness}, {distastefulness}]

odium
n 1: state of disgrace resulting from detestable behavior
2: hate coupled with disgust [syn: {abhorrence}, {abomination}, {detestation}, {execration}, {loathing}]

Odo of Lagery
n : pope who called for the First Crusade (1042-1099) [syn: {Urban II}]

Odoacer
n : Germanic barbarian leader who ended the western Roman Empire in 476 and became the first barbarian ruler of Italy (434-493) [syn: {Odovacar}, {Odovakar}]

Odobenidae
n : walruses and extinct forms [syn: {family Odobenidae}]

Odobenus
n : type genus of the Odobenidae: walruses [syn: {genus Odobenus}]

Odobenus divergens
n : a walrus of the Bering Sea and northern Pacific [syn: {Pacific walrus}]

Odobenus rosmarus
n : a walrus of northern Atlantic and Arctic waters [syn: {Atlantic walrus}]

Odocoileus
n : North American deer [syn: {genus Odocoileus}]

Odocoileus hemionus
n : long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged antlers [syn: {mule deer}, {burro deer}]

Odocoileus hemionus columbianus
n : mule deer of western Rocky Mountains [syn: {black-tailed deer}, {blacktail deer}, {blacktail}]

Odocoileus Virginianus
n : common North American deer; tail has a white underside [syn: {Virginia deer}, {white tail}, {whitetail}, {white-tailed deer}, {whitetail deer}]

odometer
n : a meter that shows mileage traversed [syn: {hodometer}, {mileometer}, {milometer}]

Odonata
n : dragonflies and damselflies [syn: {order Odonata}]

odonate
n : large primitive predatory aquatic insect having two pairs of membranous wings

odontalgia
n : an ache localized in or around a tooth [syn: {toothache}]

Odontaspididae
n : sand sharks; in some classifications coextensive with family Carcharhinidae [syn: {Carchariidae}, {family Carchariidae}, {family Odontaspididae}]

Odontaspis
n : type and sole genus of Carchariidae: sand sharks [syn: {Carcharias}, {genus Carcharias}, {genus Odontaspis}]

Odontaspis taurus
n : shallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both sides of Atlantic; sometimes dangerous to swimmers [syn: {sand tiger}, {sand shark}, {Carcharias taurus}]

odontiasis
n : the eruption through the gums of baby teeth [syn: {teething}, {dentition}]

Odontoceti
n : toothed whales: dolphins; porpoises; sperm whales; beaked whales [syn: {suborder Odontoceti}]

odontoglossum
n : any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors

odontoid process
n : a toothlike process at the back of 2nd vertebra of the neck

odontology
n : the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth [syn: {dentistry}, {dental medicine}]

Odontophorus
n : genus of Central and South American crested partridges resembling quails; sometimes placed in a distinct subfamily or isolated in a distinct family [syn: {genus Odontophorus}]

odor
n 1: any property detected by the olfactory system [syn: {olfactory property}, {smell}, {aroma}, {odour}, {scent}]
2: the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses" [syn: {smell}, {odour}, {olfactory sensation}, {olfactory perception}]

odoriferous
adj 1: morally offensive; "odoriferous legislation"
2: giving off an odor; "the odoriferous elements in perfume"
3: emitting an odor; "odoriferous blossoms"; "odorous salt pork and weevily hardtack" [syn: {odorous}]
4: having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers" [syn: {odorous}, {perfumed}, {scented}, {sweet}, {sweet-scented}, {sweet-smelling}]

odorize
v : cause to smell or be smelly [syn: {odourise}, {scent}] [ant: {deodorize}, {deodorize}]

odorless
adj : having no odor; "odorless gas"; "odorless flowers" [syn: {odourless}, {inodorous}] [ant: {odorous}]

odorous
adj 1: having odor or a characteristic odor; "odorous jasmine flowers"; "odorous garbage"; "fresh odorous bread" [ant: {odorless}]
2: emitting an odor; "odoriferous blossoms"; "odorous salt pork and weevily hardtack" [syn: {odoriferous}]
3: having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers" [syn: {odoriferous}, {perfumed}, {scented}, {sweet}, {sweet-scented}, {sweet-smelling}]

odour
n 1: the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses" [syn: {smell}, {odor}, {olfactory sensation}, {olfactory perception}]
2: any property detected by the olfactory system [syn: {olfactory property}, {smell}, {aroma}, {odor}, {scent}]

odourise
v : cause to smell or be smelly [syn: {odorize}, {scent}] [ant: {deodorize}, {deodorize}]

odourless
adj : having no odor; "odorless gas"; "odorless flowers" [syn: {odorless}, {inodorous}] [ant: {odorous}]

Odovacar
n : Germanic barbarian leader who ended the western Roman Empire in 476 and became the first barbarian ruler of Italy (434-493) [syn: {Odoacer}, {Odovakar}]

Odovakar
n : Germanic barbarian leader who ended the western Roman Empire in 476 and became the first barbarian ruler of Italy (434-493) [syn: {Odoacer}, {Odovacar}]

odynophagia
n : severe pain on swallowing due to a disorder of the esophagus

Odysseus
n : (Greek mythology) a famous mythical Greek hero; his return to Ithaca after the siege of Troy was described in the Odyssey

odyssey
n 1: a long wandering and eventful journey
2: a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy

Oecanthus
n : tree crickets [syn: {genus Oecanthus}]

Oecanthus fultoni
n : pale yellowish tree cricket widely distributed in North America [syn: {snowy tree cricket}]

oecumenic
adj : concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions; "ecumenical thinking"; "ecumenical activities"; "the ecumenical movement" [syn: {ecumenic}, {ecumenical}, {oecumenical}]

oecumenical
adj 1: concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions; "ecumenical thinking"; "ecumenical activities"; "the ecumenical movement" [syn: {ecumenic}, {oecumenic}, {ecumenical}]
2: of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience" [syn: {cosmopolitan}, {ecumenical}, {general}, {universal}, {worldwide}]

OED
n : an unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles [syn: {Oxford English Dictionary}, {O.E.D.}]

O.E.D.
n : an unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles [syn: {Oxford English Dictionary}, {OED}]

oedema
n : swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue [syn: {edema}, {hydrops}, {dropsy}]

oedemata
edema
n : swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue [syn: {oedema}, {hydrops}, {dropsy}] [also: {oedemata} (pl), {edemata} (pl)]

oedemata
See {edema}

Oedipal complex
n : a complex of males; desire to possess the mother sexually and to exclude the father; said to be a source of personality disorders if unresolved [syn: {Oedipus complex}]

Oedipus
n : (Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta; the subject of the drama `Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles [syn: {King Oedipus}, {Oedipus Rex}]

Oedipus complex
n : a complex of males; desire to possess the mother sexually and to exclude the father; said to be a source of personality disorders if unresolved [syn: {Oedipal complex}]

Oedipus Rex
n : (Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta; the subject of the drama `Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles [syn: {Oedipus}, {King Oedipus}]

Oedogoniaceae
n : filamentous green algae [syn: {family Oedogoniaceae}]

Oedogoniales
n : simple or branched filamentous freshwater green algae [syn: {order oedogoniales}]

Oedogonium
n : type genus of Oedogoniaceae; freshwater green algae having long unbranched filaments; usually free-floating when mature [syn: {genus Oedogonium}]

oeil de boeuf
n : a circular or oval window; 17th or 18th century French architecture

Oenanthe
n 1: poisonous herbs: water dropworts [syn: {genus Oenanthe}]
2: wheatears [syn: {genus Oenanthe}]

Oenanthe aquatica
n : European poisonous herb with fibrous roots [syn: {water fennel}]

Oenanthe crocata
n : European poisonous herb having tuberous roots, yellow juice that stains the skin, yellow flowers and foliage resembling celery; all parts extremely poisonous [syn: {water dropwort}, {hemlock water dropwort}]

Oengus
n : Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women [syn: {Angus Og}, {Aengus}, {Angus}]

oenologist
n : a specialist in wine making [syn: {enologist}, {fermentologist}]

oenology
n : the art of wine making [syn: {enology}]

oenophile
n : a connoisseur of fine wines; a grape nut [syn: {oenophilist}, {wine lover}]

oenophilist
n : a connoisseur of fine wines; a grape nut [syn: {oenophile}, {wine lover}]

Oenothera
n : chiefly North American herbs with usually nocturnal flowers [syn: {genus Oenothera}]

Oenothera biennis
n : a coarse biennial of eastern North America with yellow flowers that open in the evening; naturalized in Europe [syn: {common evening primrose}, {German rampion}]

Oenothera fruticosa
n : a day-flowering biennial or perennial of the genus Oenothera [syn: {sundrops}]

Oenothera macrocarpa
n : evening-opening primrose of south central United States [syn: {Missouri primrose}, {Ozark sundrops}]

o'er
adv : throughout a period of time; "stay over the weekend" [syn: {over}]

oersted
n 1: the magnetic field strength 1 cm from a unit magnetic pole
2: Danish physicist (1777-1851) [syn: {Hans Christian Oersted}]

oesophageal reflux
n : reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus [syn: {gastroesophageal reflux}, {esophageal reflux}]

oesophageal veins
n : small veins from the esophagus emptying into the brachiocephalic vein or the azygos veins [syn: {esophageal veins}, {venae esophageae}]

oesophagi
esophagus
n : the passage between the pharynx and the stomach [syn: {oesophagus}, {gorge}, {gullet}] [also: {oesophagi} (pl), {esophagi} (pl)]

oesophagi
See {esophagus}

oesophagitis
n : inflammation of the esophagus; often caused by gastroesophageal reflux [syn: {esophagitis}]

oesophagogastric junction
n : the junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium [syn: {esophagogastric junction}]

oesophagoscope
n : an optical instrument for examining the inside of the esophagus [syn: {esophagoscope}]

oesophagus
n : the passage between the pharynx and the stomach [syn: {esophagus}, {gorge}, {gullet}]

Oesterreich
n : a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century [syn: {Austria}, {Republic of Austria}]

oestradiol
n : the most powerful female hormone that occurs naturally; synthesized and used to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer [syn: {estradiol}]

Oestridae
n : warble flies [syn: {family Oestridae}, {Hypodermatidae}, {family Hypodermatidae}]

oestriol
n : a naturally occurring estrogenic hormone; a synthetic form is used to treat estrogen deficiency [syn: {estriol}]

oestrogen
n : a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics [syn: {estrogen}]

oestrone
n : a naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary; synthesized (trade name Estronol) and used to treat estrogen deficiency [syn: {estrone}, {theelin}, {Estronol}]

oestrus
n 1: applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity [syn: {estrus}, {heat}, {rut}] [ant: {anestrus}]
2: type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies [syn: {genus Oestrus}]

Oestrus ovis
n : larvae are parasitic on sheep [syn: {sheep botfly}, {sheep gadfly}]

oeuvre
n : the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it); "he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre"; "Picasso's work can be divided into periods" [syn: {work}, {body of work}]

of a sudden
adv : happening unexpectedly; "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side" [syn: {suddenly}, {all of a sudden}]

of age
adj : having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable); "aged ten"; "ten years of age" [syn: {aged(a)}, {of age(p)}]

of all time
adv : at any time; "did you ever smoke?"; "the best con man of all time" [syn: {ever}]

of course
adv : as might be expected; "naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill" [syn: {naturally}, {course}] [ant: {unnaturally}]

of each person
adv : per person; "we are spending $5,000 per capita annually for education in this district" [syn: {per capita}, {for each person}]

of her own
adj : belonging completely to yourself; "a room of one's own" [syn: {of one's own}, {of his own}, {of my own}, {of our own}, {of your own}, {of their own}]

of his own
adj : belonging completely to yourself; "a room of one's own" [syn: {of one's own}, {of her own}, {of my own}, {of our own}, {of your own}, {of their own}]

of import
adj : of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day" [syn: {important}] [ant: {unimportant}]

of late
adv : in the recent past; "he was in Paris recently"; "lately the rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she was fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also" [syn: {recently}, {late}, {lately}, {latterly}]

of my own
adj : belonging completely to yourself; "a room of one's own" [syn: {of one's own}, {of her own}, {of his own}, {of our own}, {of your own}, {of their own}]

of necessity
adv : in such a manner as could not be otherwise; "it is necessarily so"; "we must needs by objective" [syn: {inevitably}, {necessarily}, {needs}]

of one's own
adj : belonging completely to yourself; "a room of one's own" [syn: {of her own}, {of his own}, {of my own}, {of our own}, {of your own}, {of their own}]

of our own
adj : belonging completely to yourself; "a room of one's own" [syn: {of one's own}, {of her own}, {of his own}, {of my own}, {of your own}, {of their own}]

of sound mind
adj : of sound mind, memory, and understanding; in law, competent to got to trial [syn: {compos mentis(p)}, {of sound mind(p)}]

of the essence
adj : of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence" [syn: {all-important(a)}, {all important(p)}, {crucial}, {essential}, {of the essence(p)}]

of their own
adj : belonging completely to yourself; "a room of one's own" [syn: {of one's own}, {of her own}, {of his own}, {of my own}, {of our own}, {of your own}]

of unsound mind
adj : not of sound mind, memory, or understanding; in law, not competent to go to trial [syn: {non compos mentis(p)}, {of unsound mind(p)}]

of value
adj : of great importance or use or service; "useful information"; "valuable advice" [syn: {useful}, {valuable}]

of your own
adj : belonging completely to yourself; "a room of one's own" [syn: {of one's own}, {of her own}, {of his own}, {of my own}, {of our own}, {of their own}]

ofactory impairment
n : a disorder in the sense of smell [syn: {dysosmia}, {parosamia}]

off
adj 1: not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off" [ant: {on}]
2: below a satisfactory level; "an off year for tennis"; "his performance was off"
3: (of events) no longer planned or scheduled; "the wedding is definitely off" [syn: {cancelled}] [ant: {on}]
4: in an unpalatable state; "sour milk" [syn: {sour}, {turned}]
5: not performing or scheduled for duties; "He's off every Tuesday"; "he was off duty when it happened"; "an off-duty policeman" [syn: {off(p)}, {off duty(p)}, {off-duty(a)}]
adv 1: from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete); "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off to school"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach" [syn: {away}, {forth}]
2: at a distance in space or time; "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"; "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"; "away back in the 18th century" [syn: {away}]
3: no longer on or in contact or attached; "clean off the dirt"; "he shaved off his mustache" [also: {offer}]

off and on
adv : not regularly; "they phone each other off and on" [syn: {on and off}]

off duty
adj : not performing or scheduled for duties; "He's off every Tuesday"; "he was off duty when it happened"; "an off-duty policeman" [syn: {off(p)}, {off duty(p)}, {off-duty(a)}]

off guard
adj : not prepared or vigilant; "the blow caught him napping"; "caught in an off-guard moment"; "found him off his guard" [syn: {napping}, {off-guard(a)}, {off guard(p)}, {off one's guard(p)}, {off his guard}, {off her guard}, {off your guard}]

off her guard
adj : not prepared or vigilant; "the blow caught him napping"; "caught in an off-guard moment"; "found him off his guard" [syn: {napping}, {off-guard(a)}, {off guard(p)}, {off one's guard(p)}, {off his guard}, {off your guard}]

off his guard
adj : not prepared or vigilant; "the blow caught him napping"; "caught in an off-guard moment"; "found him off his guard" [syn: {napping}, {off-guard(a)}, {off guard(p)}, {off one's guard(p)}, {off her guard}, {off your guard}]

off one's guard
adj : not prepared or vigilant; "the blow caught him napping"; "caught in an off-guard moment"; "found him off his guard" [syn: {napping}, {off-guard(a)}, {off guard(p)}, {off one's guard(p)}, {off his guard}, {off her guard}, {off your guard}]

off the beaten track
adj : remote from populous or much-traveled regions; "found a quiet out-of-the-way resort" [syn: {off the beaten track(p)}, {out-of-the-way(a)}]

off the cuff
adv : without preparation; "the presidential candidate made a remark off the cuff"

off the hook
adj : freed from danger or blame or obligation; "I let him off the hook with a mild reprimand" [syn: {off the hook(p)}]

off the record
adv : not for quotation; "he spoke to the reporter off the record"

off year
n 1: a year in which productivity is low or inferior
2: a year in which no major political elections are held

off your guard
adj : not prepared or vigilant; "the blow caught him napping"; "caught in an off-guard moment"; "found him off his guard" [syn: {napping}, {off-guard(a)}, {off guard(p)}, {off one's guard(p)}, {off his guard}, {off her guard}]

offal
n : viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans

off-and-on
adj : intermittently stopping and starting; "fitful (or interrupted) sleep"; "off-and-on static" [syn: {fitful}, {interrupted}, {off-and-on(a)}]

off-axis reflector
n : a reflecting telescope with the mirror slightly tilted to throw the image to the side where it can be viewed [syn: {Herschelian telescope}]

off-base
adj : located outside a military base; "off-base housing"

offbeat
adj : informal terms; strikingly unconventional [syn: {far-out}, {kinky}, {quirky}, {way-out}]

off-Broadway
n : low-budget theaters located outside the Broadway area in Manhattan

off-center
adj : situated away from the center or axis [syn: {off-centered}]

off-centered
adj : situated away from the center or axis [syn: {off-center}]

off-color
adj 1: in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent; "an indelicate remark"; "an off-color joke" [syn: {indelicate}, {off-colour}]
2: humorously vulgar; "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language" [syn: {bawdy}, {ribald}]

off-colour
adj : in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent; "an indelicate remark"; "an off-color joke" [syn: {indelicate}, {off-color}]

off-day
n : a day when things go poorly; "I guess this is one of my off-days"

off-duty
adj : not performing or scheduled for duties; "He's off every Tuesday"; "he was off duty when it happened"; "an off-duty policeman" [syn: {off(p)}, {off duty(p)}, {off-duty(a)}]

Offenbach
n : French composer of many operettas and an opera (1819-1880) [syn: {Jacques Offenbach}]

offence
n 1: the action of attacking an enemy [syn: {offense}, {offensive}]
2: the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score [syn: {offense}] [ant: {defense}, {defense}]
3: a feeling of anger caused by being offended; "he took offence at my question" [syn: {umbrage}, {offense}]
4: a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others [syn: {discourtesy}, {offense}, {offensive activity}]
5: a crime less serious than a felony [syn: {misdemeanor}, {misdemeanour}, {infraction}, {offense}, {violation}, {infringement}]

offenceless
adj : incapable of offending or attacking [syn: {offenseless}]

offend
v 1: cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me" [syn: {pique}]
2: act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law" [syn: {transgress}, {infract}, {violate}, {go against}, {breach}, {break}]
3: strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" [syn: {shock}, {scandalize}, {scandalise}, {appal}, {appall}, {outrage}]
4: hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised me ego" [syn: {hurt}, {wound}, {injure}, {bruise}, {spite}]

offended
adj : hurt or upset; "she looked offended"; "face had a pained and puzzled expression" [syn: {pained}]

offender
n : a person who transgresses moral or civil law [syn: {wrongdoer}]

offending
adj : offending against or breaking a law or rule; "contracts offending against the statute were canceled" [ant: {unoffending}]

offense
n 1: a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others [syn: {discourtesy}, {offence}, {offensive activity}]
2: a feeling of anger caused by being offended; "he took offence at my question" [syn: {umbrage}, {offence}]
3: a crime less serious than a felony [syn: {misdemeanor}, {misdemeanour}, {infraction}, {offence}, {violation}, {infringement}]
4: the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score [syn: {offence}] [ant: {defense}, {defense}]
5: the action of attacking an enemy [syn: {offence}, {offensive}]

offenseless
adj : incapable of offending or attacking [syn: {offenceless}]

offensive
adj 1: violating or tending to violate or offend against; "violative of the principles of liberty"; "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity" [syn: {violative}]
2: for the purpose of attack rather than defense; "offensive weapons" [ant: {defensive}]
3: causing anger or annoyance; "offensive remarks" [ant: {inoffensive}]
4: morally offensive; "an unsavory reputation"; "an unsavory scandal" [syn: {unsavory}, {unsavoury}] [ant: {savory}]
5: unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors" [ant: {inoffensive}]
6: of an offensive substitute for inoffensive terminology; "`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'" [syn: {dysphemistic}] [ant: {euphemistic}]
7: causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench" [syn: {nauseating}, {nauseous}, {noisome}, {loathsome}, {sickening}, {vile}]
n : the action of attacking an enemy [syn: {offense}, {offence}]

offensive activity
n : a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others [syn: {discourtesy}, {offense}, {offence}]

offensively
adv 1: in an unpleasantly offensive manner; "he smelled offensively unwashed" [ant: {inoffensively}]
2: in an obnoxious manner; "he said so in one of his more offensively intellectually arrogant sentences" [syn: {objectionably}, {obnoxiously}]
3: in an aggressive manner; "`In this crisis, we must act offensively,' the President said"; "the admiral intends to act offensively in the Mediterranean" [ant: {defensively}]

offensiveness
n : the quality of being offensive [syn: {odiousness}, {distastefulness}]

offer
n 1: the verbal act of offering; "a generous offer of assistance" [syn: {offering}]
2: something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds" [syn: {offering}]
3: a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" [syn: {crack}, {fling}, {go}, {pass}, {whirl}]
v 1: make available or accessible, provide or furnish; "The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers private meeting rooms"
2: present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink" [syn: {proffer}]
3: agree freely; "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it" [syn: {volunteer}]
4: put forward for consideration; "He offered his opinion"
5: offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy" [syn: {extend}]
6: make available for sale; "The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week"
7: propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting" [syn: {bid}, {tender}]
8: produce or introduce on the stage; "The Shakespeare Company is offering `King Lear' this month"
9: present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods" [syn: {offer up}] 10: mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance" [syn: {put up}, {provide}] 11: make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages" [syn: {extend}] 12: ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman" [syn: {propose}, {declare oneself}, {pop the question}] 13: threaten to do something; "I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal"

offer
off
adj 1: not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off" [ant: {on}]
2: below a satisfactory level; "an off year for tennis"; "his performance was off"
3: (of events) no longer planned or scheduled; "the wedding is definitely off" [syn: {cancelled}] [ant: {on}]
4: in an unpalatable state; "sour milk" [syn: {sour}, {turned}]
5: not performing or scheduled for duties; "He's off every Tuesday"; "he was off duty when it happened"; "an off-duty policeman" [syn: {off(p)}, {off duty(p)}, {off-duty(a)}]
adv 1: from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete); "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off to school"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach" [syn: {away}, {forth}]
2: at a distance in space or time; "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"; "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"; "away back in the 18th century" [syn: {away}]
3: no longer on or in contact or attached; "clean off the dirt"; "he shaved off his mustache" [also: {offer}]

offer
See {off}

offer price
n : (stock market) the price at which a broker is willing to sell a certain security

offer up
v : present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods" [syn: {offer}]

offerer
n : someone who presents something to another for acceptance or rejection [syn: {offeror}]

offering
n 1: something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds" [syn: {offer}]
2: money contributed to a religious organization
3: the verbal act of offering; "a generous offer of assistance" [syn: {offer}]
4: the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity; "oblations for aid to the poor" [syn: {oblation}]

offering protection
adv : in a protective manner; "he bent protectively over the woman" [syn: {protectively}, {giving protection}]

offeror
n : someone who presents something to another for acceptance or rejection [syn: {offerer}]

offertory
n 1: the offerings of the congregation at a religious service
2: the part of the Eucharist when bread and wine are offered to God

off-guard
adj : not prepared or vigilant; "the blow caught him napping"; "caught in an off-guard moment"; "found him off his guard" [syn: {napping}, {off-guard(a)}, {off guard(p)}, {off one's guard(p)}, {off his guard}, {off her guard}, {off your guard}]

offhand
adj 1: with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments" [syn: {ad-lib}, {extemporaneous}, {extemporary}, {extempore}, {impromptu}, {offhanded}, {off-the-cuff}, {unrehearsed}]
2: casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; "an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt" [syn: {offhanded}]
adv 1: without previous thought or preparation; "couldn't give the figures offhand"; "we decided offhand to go to Canada"; "she had made these remarks offhandedly" [syn: {offhanded}, {offhandedly}]
2: in a casually inconsiderate manner; "replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"; "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter" [syn: {offhanded}, {offhandedly}]

off-hand
adv : without preparation; "I don't know the figures off-hand" [syn: {ex tempore}]

offhanded
adj 1: with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments" [syn: {ad-lib}, {extemporaneous}, {extemporary}, {extempore}, {impromptu}, {offhand}, {off-the-cuff}, {unrehearsed}]
2: casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; "an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt" [syn: {offhand}]
adv 1: without previous thought or preparation; "couldn't give the figures offhand"; "we decided offhand to go to Canada"; "she had made these remarks offhandedly" [syn: {offhand}, {offhandedly}]
2: in a casually inconsiderate manner; "replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"; "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter" [syn: {offhand}, {offhandedly}]

offhandedly
adv 1: without previous thought or preparation; "couldn't give the figures offhand"; "we decided offhand to go to Canada"; "she had made these remarks offhandedly" [syn: {offhand}, {offhanded}]
2: in a casually inconsiderate manner; "replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"; "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter" [syn: {offhand}, {offhanded}]

office
n 1: place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; "he rented an office in the new building" [syn: {business office}]
2: an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" [syn: {agency}, {federal agency}, {government agency}, {bureau}, {authority}]
3: the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role" [syn: {function}, {part}, {role}]
4: (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power; "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president" [syn: {power}]
5: professional or clerical workers in an office; "the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard" [syn: {office staff}]
6: a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities; "the offices of the mass"
7: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" [syn: {position}, {post}, {berth}, {spot}, {billet}, {place}, {situation}]

office block
n : a building containing offices where work is done [syn: {office building}]

office boy
n : a young man who is employed to do odd jobs in a business office

office building
n : a building containing offices where work is done [syn: {office block}]

office furniture
n : furniture intended for use in an office

Office of Homeland Security
n : an independent agency established by and accountable to the President in 2001; develops and implements a national strategy to make the United States safe from terrorist threats or attacks [syn: {Homeland Security}]

Office of Inspector General
n : the investigative arm of the Federal Trade Commission [syn: {OIG}]

Office of Intelligence Support
n : agency that oversees the intelligence relationships of the Treasury's offices and bureaus and provides a link between the Intelligence Community and officials responsible for international economic policy [syn: {OIS}]

Office of Management and Budget
n : the executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget [syn: {OMB}]

Office of Naval Intelligence
n : the military intelligence agency that provides for the intelligence and counterintelligence and investigative and security requirements of the United States Navy [syn: {ONI}]

office staff
n : professional or clerical workers in an office; "the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard" [syn: {office}]

office-bearer
n : the person who holds an office

officeholder
n 1: someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming year" [syn: {officer}]
2: the official who holds an office [syn: {incumbent}]

officer
n 1: any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men" [syn: {military officer}]
2: someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming year" [syn: {officeholder}]
3: a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer" [syn: {policeman}, {police officer}]
4: a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines" [syn: {ship's officer}]
v : direct or command as an officer

officer's mess
n : a mess for the exclusive use of officers

official
adj 1: having official authority or sanction; "official permission"; "an official representative" [ant: {unofficial}]
2: of or relating to an office; "official privileges"
3: verified officially; "the election returns are now official"
4: conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline; "in prescribed order" [syn: {prescribed}]
5: (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution
n 1: a worker who holds or is invested with an office [syn: {functionary}]
2: someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling"

official document
n : (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right [syn: {legal document}, {legal instrument}, {instrument}]

official emissary
n : a member of a legation [syn: {legate}]

official immunity
n : personal immunity accorded to a public official from liability to anyone injured by actions that are the consequence of exercing official authority

officialdom
n : people elected or appointed to administer a government [syn: {government officials}]

officialese
n : the style of writing characteristic of some government officials: formal and obscure

officialise
v : make official; "We officialized our relationship" [syn: {officialize}]

officialize
v : make official; "We officialized our relationship" [syn: {officialise}]

officially
adv 1: in an official role; "officially, he is in charge"; "officially responsible" [ant: {unofficially}]
2: with official authorization; "the club will be formally recognized" [syn: {formally}]

officiant
n : a clergyman who officiates at a religious ceremony or service

officiate
v 1: act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding; "Who officiated at your wedding?"
2: perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function; "His wife officiated as his private secretary" [syn: {function}]

officiating
n : the act of umpiring; "the officiating was excellent" [syn: {umpirage}, {officiation}, {refereeing}]

officiation
n 1: the act of umpiring; "the officiating was excellent" [syn: {umpirage}, {officiating}, {refereeing}]
2: the performance of a religious or ceremonial or public duty

officious
adj : intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people's business" [syn: {interfering}, {meddlesome}, {meddling}, {busy}, {busybodied}]

officiously
adv : in an officious manner; "nothing so fatal as to strive too officiously for an abstract quality like beauty"

officiousness
n : aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing yourself or your ideas without invitation [syn: {intrusiveness}, {meddlesomeness}]

offing
n 1: the near or foreseeable future; "there was a wedding in the offing"
2: the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area; "there was a ship in the offing"

offish
adj : lacking cordiality; unfriendly; "a standoffish manner" [syn: {standoffish}]

off-key
adj : inaccurate in pitch; "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key" [syn: {false}, {sour}]

off-licence
n : a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere [syn: {package store}, {liquor store}]

off-limits
adj : barred to a designated group; "that area is off-limits" [syn: {out-of-bounds(p)}]

off-line
adj 1: not on a regular route of a transportation system; "an off-line ticket office" [ant: {on-line}]
2: not connected to a computer network; "off-line resources" [ant: {on-line}]

off-line equipment
n : electronic equipment not in direct communication (or under the control of) the central processing unit [syn: {auxiliary equipment}]

off-line operation
n : a operation performed by off-line equipment not under the control of the central processing unit [syn: {auxiliary operation}]

offload
v 1: transfer to a peripheral device, of computer data
2: take the load off (a container or vehicle); "unload the truck"; "offload the van" [syn: {unload}]

off-peak
adj : of a period of less than maximal use or demand or activity; "off-peak telepone rates"; "off-peak fares" [ant: {peak}]

offprint
n : a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication [syn: {reprint}, {separate}]

off-putting
adj 1: causing annoyance or repugnance; "an off-putting remark"
2: tending to repel; "The trappings of upper-class life are off-putting and sterile"- Elizabeth Hess

off-road
adj : designed for or used for or taking place on trails and beaches etc instead of public roads; "off-road vehicles such as dune buggies"; "off-road sports such as snowmobiling"

off-roader
n : a bicycle with a sturdy frame and fat tires; originally designed for riding in mountainous country [syn: {mountain bike}, {all-terrain bike}]

offsaddle
v : remove the saddle from; "They unsaddled their mounts" [syn: {unsaddle}] [ant: {saddle}]

off-season
adj : not in the most active period; "off-season hotel rates are lower"
n : the season when travel is least active and rates are lowest [ant: {high season}]

offset
n 1: the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" [syn: {beginning}, {commencement}, {first}, {outset}, {get-go}, {start}, {kickoff}, {starting time}, {showtime}] [ant: {middle}, {end}]
2: a compensating equivalent [syn: {counterbalance}]
3: a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips [syn: {stolon}, {runner}]
4: a natural consequence of development [syn: {outgrowth}, {branch}, {offshoot}]
5: a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper [syn: {offset printing}]
6: structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly [syn: {set-back}, {setoff}]
v 1: compensate for or counterbalance; "offset deposits and withdrawals" [syn: {countervail}]
2: make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength" [syn: {cancel}, {set off}]
3: cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface
4: create an offset in; "offset a wall"
5: produce by offset printing; "offset the conference proceedings" [also: {offsetting}]

offset lithography
n : offset printing by lithography

offset printing
n : a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper [syn: {offset}]

offsetting
adj : compensating for [syn: {countervailing}, {compensatory}, {compensative}]

offsetting
offset
n 1: the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" [syn: {beginning}, {commencement}, {first}, {outset}, {get-go}, {start}, {kickoff}, {starting time}, {showtime}] [ant: {middle}, {end}]
2: a compensating equivalent [syn: {counterbalance}]
3: a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips [syn: {stolon}, {runner}]
4: a natural consequence of development [syn: {outgrowth}, {branch}, {offshoot}]
5: a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper [syn: {offset printing}]
6: structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly [syn: {set-back}, {setoff}]
v 1: compensate for or counterbalance; "offset deposits and withdrawals" [syn: {countervail}]
2: make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength" [syn: {cancel}, {set off}]
3: cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface
4: create an offset in; "offset a wall"
5: produce by offset printing; "offset the conference proceedings" [also: {offsetting}]

offsetting
See {offset}

offsetting balance
n : a minimum credit balance that a bank may require a borrower to keep on deposit as a condition for granting a loan; a common requirement for establishing a line of credit at a bank; "the compensating balance increases the effective interest rate to the bank since the net amount loaned is reduced but the interest paid is unchanged" [syn: {compensating balance}]

offshoot
n : a natural consequence of development [syn: {outgrowth}, {branch}, {offset}]

offshore
adj 1: (of winds) coming from the land; "offshore winds" [ant: {inshore}]
2: at some distance from the shore; "offshore oil reserves"; "an offshore island"
adv : away from shore; away from land; "cruising three miles offshore" [ant: {onshore}]

offshore rig
n : drilling rig consisting of an offshore platform (floating or fixed to the sea bed) from which many oil wells can be bored radially [syn: {drilling platform}]

offside
adj : illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck; "the touchdown was nullified because the left tackle was offside" [syn: {offsides}] [ant: {onside}]
adv : illegally in advance of the ball or puck

offsides
adj : illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck; "the touchdown was nullified because the left tackle was offside" [syn: {offside}] [ant: {onside}]

off-site
adj : taking place or located away from the site; "an off-site waste treatment operation" [ant: {on-site}]

off-speed pitch
n : a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball [syn: {change-up}, {change-of-pace}, {change-of-pace ball}]

offspring
n 1: the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue" [syn: {progeny}, {issue}]
2: something that comes into existence as a result; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts" [syn: {materialization}, {materialisation}]
3: any immature animal [syn: {young}]

offstage
adj 1: situated or taking place in the area of a stage not visible to the audience; "offstage noises" [ant: {onstage}]
2: withheld from public view or attention; "offstage political meetings"
n : a stage area out of sight of the audience [syn: {wing}, {backstage}]
adv 1: behind the scenes; not on stage; "the actors were waiting offstage" [ant: {onstage}]
2: not in public; "the deal was done offstage"

off-street
adj : not on the streets; "off-street parking"; "off-street unloading of vehicles" [ant: {on-street}]

off-the-clock
adv : overtime without extra compensation; "she often has to work off-the-clock"

off-the-cuff
adj : with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments" [syn: {ad-lib}, {extemporaneous}, {extemporary}, {extempore}, {impromptu}, {offhand}, {offhanded}, {unrehearsed}]

off-the-peg
adj : (especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock; "a ready-made jacket"; "ready-to-wear clothes" [syn: {off-the-rack}, {off-the-shelf}, {ready-to-wear}]

off-the-rack
adj : (especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock; "a ready-made jacket"; "ready-to-wear clothes" [syn: {off-the-shelf}, {off-the-peg}, {ready-to-wear}]

off-the-shelf
adj : (especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock; "a ready-made jacket"; "ready-to-wear clothes" [syn: {off-the-rack}, {off-the-peg}, {ready-to-wear}]

off-the-shoulder
adj : not covering the shoulders (especially inthe case of a blouse or dress)

off-the-wall
adj : conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics" [syn: {bizarre}, {eccentric}, {freakish}, {freaky}, {flaky}, {outlandish}, {outre}]

off-white
adj : tending toward white [syn: {whitish}]
n : a shade of white the color of bleached bones [syn: {bone}, {ivory}, {pearl}]

O'Flaherty
n : Irish writer of short stories (1896-1984) [syn: {Liam O'Flaherty}]

Ofo
n 1: a member of the Siouan people living in the Yazoo river valley in Mississippi
2: a Siouan language spoken by the Ofo people

oft
adv : many times at short intervals; "we often met over a cup of coffee" [syn: {frequently}, {often}, {oftentimes}, {ofttimes}] [ant: {rarely}, {infrequently}]

often
adv 1: many times at short intervals; "we often met over a cup of coffee" [syn: {frequently}, {oftentimes}, {oft}, {ofttimes}] [ant: {rarely}, {infrequently}]
2: frequently or in great quantities; "I don't drink much"; "I don't travel much" [syn: {much}, {a great deal}]

oftener
adv : more often or more frequently

oftenness
n : the number of occurrences within a given time period (usually 1 second); "the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second" [syn: {frequency}, {frequence}]

oftentimes
adv : many times at short intervals; "we often met over a cup of coffee" [syn: {frequently}, {often}, {oft}, {ofttimes}] [ant: {rarely}, {infrequently}]

ofttimes
adv : many times at short intervals; "we often met over a cup of coffee" [syn: {frequently}, {often}, {oftentimes}, {oft}] [ant: {rarely}, {infrequently}]

Ogalala
n 1: a member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the Black Hills of western South Dakota [syn: {Oglala}]
2: a Siouan language spoken by the Oglala people [syn: {Oglala}]

Ogcocephalidae
n : batfishes: sluggish bottom-dwelling spiny fishes [syn: {family Ogcocephalidae}]

Ogden
n 1: English psychologist who collaborated with I. A. Richards in designing Basic English (1889-1957) [syn: {C. K. Ogden}, {Charles Kay Ogden}]
2: a town in northern Utah settled by Mormons

Ogden Nash
n : United States writer noted for his droll epigrams (1902-1971) [syn: {Nash}]

ogdoad
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one [syn: {eight}, {8}, {VIII}, {eighter}, {eighter from Decatur}, {octad}, {octonary}, {octet}]

ogee arch
n : a pointed arch having an S-shape on both sides [syn: {keel arch}]

ogive
n : front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere [syn: {nose cone}]

Oglala
n 1: a member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the Black Hills of western South Dakota [syn: {Ogalala}]
2: a Siouan language spoken by the Oglala people [syn: {Ogalala}]

ogle
v : look at with amorous intentions

ogler
n : a viewer who gives a flirtatious or lewd look at another person

ogre
n 1: a cruel wicked and inhuman person [syn: {monster}, {fiend}, {devil}, {demon}]
2: (folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings

ogress
n : (folklore) a female ogre

OH
n : a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region [syn: {Ohio}, {Buckeye State}]

O'Hara
n : United States writer (1905-1970) [syn: {John Henry O'Hara}]

Ohio
n 1: a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region [syn: {Buckeye State}, {OH}]
2: a river that is formed in western Pennsylvania and flows westward to become a tributary of the Mississippi River [syn: {Ohio River}]

Ohio buckeye
n : a buckeye with scaly gray bark that is found in the central United States

Ohio goldenrod
n : a variety of goldenrod

Ohio River
n : a river that is formed in western Pennsylvania and flows westward to become a tributary of the Mississippi River [syn: {Ohio}]

Ohio State University
n : a university in Columbus, Ohio

Ohioan
n : a resident of Ohio [syn: {Buckeye}]

ohm
n 1: a unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere
2: German physicist who formulated Ohm's Law (1787-1854) [syn: {Georg Simon Ohm}]

ohmage
n : the ohmic resistance of a conductor

ohmic
adj : of or relating to or measured in ohms

ohmic resistance
n : a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms [syn: {electric resistance}, {electrical resistance}, {impedance}, {resistance}, {resistivity}]

ohmmeter
n : a meter for measuring electrical resistance in ohms

Ohm's law
n : electric current is directly proportional to voltage and inversely proportional to resistance; I = E/R

OIG
n : the investigative arm of the Federal Trade Commission [syn: {Office of Inspector General}]

oil
n 1: a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
2: oil paint used by an artist [syn: {oil color}]
3: any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants [syn: {vegetable oil}]
v 1: cover with oil, as if by rubbing; "oil the wooden surface"
2: administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing [syn: {anoint}, {inunct}, {anele}, {embrocate}]

oil beetle
n : any of various beetles that exude an oily substance from the leg joints that deters enemies

oil burner
n : a furnace that burns oil [syn: {oil furnace}]

oil business
n : an industry that produces and delivers oil and oil products [syn: {oil industry}, {refining industry}]

oil cake
n : mass of e.g. linseed or cottonseed or soybean from which the oil has been pressed; used as food for livestock

oil cartel
n : a cartel of companies or nations formed to control the production and distribution of oil

oil change
n : replacing dirty oil with clean

oil color
n : oil paint used by an artist [syn: {oil}]

oil company
n : a company that sells oil

oil conservation
n : the conservation of petroleum resources

oil filter
n : a filter that removes impurities from the oil used to lubricate an internal-combustion engine

oil furnace
n : a furnace that burns oil [syn: {oil burner}]

oil future
n : petroleum bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date [syn: {petroleum future}]

oil geologist
n : a specialist in petroleum geology [syn: {petroleum geologist}]

oil gland
n : a gland that secretes oil

oil heater
n : heater that burns oil (as kerosine) for heating or cooking [syn: {oilstove}, {kerosene heater}, {kerosine heater}]

oil industry
n : an industry that produces and delivers oil and oil products [syn: {refining industry}, {oil business}]

oil lamp
n : a lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light [syn: {kerosene lamp}, {kerosine lamp}]

oil meal
n : ground oil cake

oil nut
n : oily drupaceous fruit of rabbitwood [syn: {buffalo nut}, {elk nut}]

oil of cloves
n : essential oil obtained from cloves and used to flavor medicines [syn: {clove oil}]

oil of turpentine
n : volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally [syn: {turpentine}, {spirit of turpentine}, {turps}]

oil of vitriol
n : (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry [syn: {vitriol}, {sulfuric acid}, {sulphuric acid}]

oil of wintergreen
n : oil or flavoring obtained from the creeping wintergreen or teaberry plant [syn: {wintergreen oil}]

oil paint
n : paint in which a drying oil is the vehicle

oil painter
n : a painter who uses oil paints

oil painting
n 1: a picture painted with oil paints
2: the act of painting with oil paints

oil palm
n : pinnate-leaved palms of the genus Elaeis having dense clusters of crowded flowers and bright red fruit and yielding high quality palm oils

oil pipeline
n : a pipeline used to transport oil

oil pressure
n : pressure that keeps oil on the moving parts of an internal-combustion engine

oil production
n : the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum [syn: {boring}, {drilling}]

oil pump
n : a pump that keeps a supply of oil on moving parts

oil refinery
n : a refinery for petroleum [syn: {petroleum refinery}]

oil rig
n : rig used in drilling for oil or gas [syn: {drill rig}, {drilling rig}, {oilrig}]

oil rigger
n : someone who works on an oil rig [syn: {rigger}]

oil shale
n : shale from which oil can be obtained by heating

oil slick
n : a thin film of oil floating on top of water (especially crude oil spilled from a ship)

oil stain
n : a stain produced by oil

oil tanker
n : a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk [syn: {oiler}, {tanker}, {tank ship}]

oil tycoon
n : a powerful person in the oil business

oil well
n : a well that yields or has yielded oil [syn: {oiler}]

oil-bearing
adj : containing oils; "oil-bearing shale"

oilbird
n : nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter [syn: {guacharo}, {Steatornis caripensis}]

oilcan
n : a can with a long nozzle to apply oil to machinery

oilcloth
n : cloth treated on one side with a drying oil or synthetic resin

oiled
adj : treated with oil; "oiled country roads"; "an oiled walnut table" [ant: {unoiled}]

oiler
n 1: a worker who oils engines or machinery
2: a well that yields or has yielded oil [syn: {oil well}]
3: a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk [syn: {oil tanker}, {tanker}, {tank ship}]

oilfield
n : a region rich in petroleum deposits (especially one with producing oil wells)

oil-fired
adj : fueled with oil; "an oil-fired furnace"

oilfish
n : very large deep-water snake mackerel [syn: {Ruvettus pretiosus}]

oil-hardened steel
n : steel that is quenched in oil

oilier
oily
adj 1: containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds" [syn: {greasy}, {sebaceous}, {oleaginous}]
2: unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep" [syn: {buttery}, {fulsome}, {oleaginous}, {smarmy}, {unctuous}]
3: coated or covered with oil; "oily puddles in the streets"
4: smeared or soiled with grease or oil; "greasy coveralls"; "get rid of rubbish and oily rags" [syn: {greasy}] [also: {oiliest}, {oilier}]

oilier
See {oily}

oiliest
oily
adj 1: containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds" [syn: {greasy}, {sebaceous}, {oleaginous}]
2: unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep" [syn: {buttery}, {fulsome}, {oleaginous}, {smarmy}, {unctuous}]
3: coated or covered with oil; "oily puddles in the streets"
4: smeared or soiled with grease or oil; "greasy coveralls"; "get rid of rubbish and oily rags" [syn: {greasy}] [also: {oiliest}, {oilier}]

oiliest
See {oily}

oil-industry analyst
n : an analyst of the oil industry

oiliness
n 1: consisting of or covered with oil [syn: {greasiness}, {oleaginousness}]
2: smug self-serving earnestness [syn: {fulsomeness}, {oleaginousness}, {smarminess}, {unctuousness}, {unction}]

oilman
n 1: a person who owns or operates oil wells
2: a worker who produces or sells petroleum

oilpaper
n : paper that has been made translucent and waterproof by soaking in oil

oilrig
n : rig used in drilling for oil or gas [syn: {drill rig}, {drilling rig}, {oil rig}]

oilseed
n : any of several seeds that yield oil

oilskin
n : a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof [syn: {slicker}]

oilstone
n : a whetstone for use with oil

oilstove
n : heater that burns oil (as kerosine) for heating or cooking [syn: {oil heater}, {kerosene heater}, {kerosine heater}]

oil-water interface
n : an interface forming the boundary between the non-miscible liquids oil and water

oily
adj 1: containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds" [syn: {greasy}, {sebaceous}, {oleaginous}]
2: unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep" [syn: {buttery}, {fulsome}, {oleaginous}, {smarmy}, {unctuous}]
3: coated or covered with oil; "oily puddles in the streets"
4: smeared or soiled with grease or oil; "greasy coveralls"; "get rid of rubbish and oily rags" [syn: {greasy}] [also: {oiliest}, {oilier}]

oink
v : utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs [syn: {squeal}]

ointment
n 1: semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation [syn: {unction}, {unguent}, {balm}, {salve}]
2: toiletry consisting of any of various substances resembling cream that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin [syn: {cream}, {emollient}]

Oireachtas
n : the parliament of the Irish Free State

OIS
n : agency that oversees the intelligence relationships of the Treasury's offices and bureaus and provides a link between the Intelligence Community and officials responsible for international economic policy [syn: {Office of Intelligence Support}]

Ojibwa
n 1: a member of an Algonquian people who lived west of Lake Superior [syn: {Ojibway}, {Chippewa}]
2: the Algonquian language spoken by the Ojibwa people [syn: {Ojibway}, {Chippewa}]

Ojibway
n 1: a member of an Algonquian people who lived west of Lake Superior [syn: {Ojibwa}, {Chippewa}]
2: the Algonquian language spoken by the Ojibwa people [syn: {Ojibwa}, {Chippewa}]

Ojos del Salado
n : a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,572 feet high)

ok
adj : being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine" [syn: {all right}, {fine}, {o.k.}, {okay}, {hunky-dory}]
n 1: a state in south central United States [syn: {Oklahoma}, {Sooner State}]
2: an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead" [syn: {O.K.}, {okay}, {okey}, {okeh}]
adv : sentence-initial expression of agreement [syn: {very well}, {fine}, {alright}, {all right}]

o.k.
adj : being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine" [syn: {all right}, {fine}, {ok}, {okay}, {hunky-dory}]
n : an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead" [syn: {OK}, {okay}, {okey}, {okeh}]
adv : in a satisfactory or adequate manner; "she'll do okay on her own"; "held up all right under pressure"; (`alright' is a nonstandard variant of `all right') [syn: {okay}, {all right}, {alright}]
v : give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies" [syn: {approve}, {okay}, {sanction}] [ant: {disapprove}]

oka
n 1: a Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds
2: a Turkish liquid unit equal to 1.3 pints
3: South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers [syn: {oca}, {Oxalis tuberosa}, {Oxalis crenata}]

okapi
n : similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs [syn: {Okapia johnstoni}]

Okapia
n : okapis [syn: {genus Okapia}]

Okapia johnstoni
n : similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs [syn: {okapi}]

okay
adj : being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine" [syn: {all right}, {fine}, {ok}, {o.k.}, {hunky-dory}]
n : an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead" [syn: {O.K.}, {OK}, {okey}, {okeh}]
adv : in a satisfactory or adequate manner; "she'll do okay on her own"; "held up all right under pressure"; (`alright' is a nonstandard variant of `all right') [syn: {O.K.}, {all right}, {alright}]
v : give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies" [syn: {approve}, {O.K.}, {sanction}] [ant: {disapprove}]

Okeechobee
n : a lake in southeast Florida north of the Everglades [syn: {Lake Okeechobee}]

O'Keeffe
n : United States painter (1887-1986) [syn: {Georgia Okeeffe}]

Okefenokee Swamp
n : a large swampy area of northeast Florida and southeast Georgia

okeh
n : an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead" [syn: {O.K.}, {OK}, {okay}, {okey}]

Oken
n : German naturalist whose speculations that plants and animals are made up of tiny living `infusoria' led to the cell theory (1779-1851) [syn: {Lorenz Oken}, {Okenfuss}, {Lorenz Okenfuss}]

Okenfuss
n : German naturalist whose speculations that plants and animals are made up of tiny living `infusoria' led to the cell theory (1779-1851) [syn: {Oken}, {Lorenz Oken}, {Lorenz Okenfuss}]

okey
n : an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead" [syn: {O.K.}, {OK}, {okay}, {okeh}]

Okinawa
n 1: the largest island of the central Ryukyu Islands
2: a campaign in the closing days of World War II in the Pacific (April to June 1945); in savage close-quarter fighting United States marines and regular army troops took the island from the Japanese; considered the greatest victory of the Pacific campaign for the Americans [syn: {Okinawa campaign}]

Okinawa campaign
n : a campaign in the closing days of World War II in the Pacific (April to June 1945); in savage close-quarter fighting United States marines and regular army troops took the island from the Japanese; considered the greatest victory of the Pacific campaign for the Americans [syn: {Okinawa}]

Oklahoma
n : a state in south central United States [syn: {Sooner State}, {OK}]

Oklahoma City
n : capital and largest city of Oklahoma; the economy is based on oil and livestock [syn: {capital of Oklahoma}]

okra
n 1: long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
2: tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus [syn: {gumbo}, {okra plant}, {lady's-finger}, {Abelmoschus esculentus}, {Hibiscus esculentus}]
3: long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews [syn: {gumbo}]

okra plant
n : tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus [syn: {okra}, {gumbo}, {lady's-finger}, {Abelmoschus esculentus}, {Hibiscus esculentus}]

Oktoberfest
n 1: a strong lager made originally in Germany for the Oktoberfest celebration; sweet and copper-colored [syn: {Octoberfest}]
2: an autumn festival that involves merrymaking and drinking beer

ola
n : leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper [syn: {olla}]

Olaf II
n : King and patron saint of Norway (995-1030) [syn: {Olav II}, {Saint Olaf}, {Saint Olav}, {St. Olaf}, {St. Olav}]

Olav II
n : King and patron saint of Norway (995-1030) [syn: {Olaf II}, {Saint Olaf}, {Saint Olav}, {St. Olaf}, {St. Olav}]

old
adj 1: (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; especially not young; often used as a combining form to indicate an age as specified as in `a week-old baby'; "an old man's eagle mind"--William Butler Yeats; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?" [ant: {young}]
2: of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money" [ant: {new}]
3: of an earlier time; "his old classmates"
4: (used for emphasis) very familiar; "good old boy"; "same old story" [syn: {old(a)}]
5: lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new; "moth-eaten theories about race" [syn: {stale}, {moth-eaten}]
6: just preceding something else in time or order; "the previous owner"; "my old house was larger" [syn: {previous(a)}]
7: of a very early stage in development; "Old English is also called Anglo Saxon"; "Old High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century"
8: old in experience; "an old offender"; "the older soldiers" [syn: {older}]
9: used informally especially for emphasis; "a real honest-to-god live cowboy"; "had us a high old time"; "went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel" [syn: {honest-to-god}, {honest-to-goodness}, {old(a)}, {sure-enough(a)}]
n : past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')

old age
n : a late time of life; "old age is not for sissies"; "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood" [syn: {years}, {age}, {eld}, {geezerhood}]

old bag
n : an ugly or ill-tempered woman; "he was romancing the old bag for her money" [syn: {bag}]

Old Bailey
n : the central Criminal Court in London

old boy
n 1: a familiar term of address for a man [syn: {old man}]
2: a vivacious elderly man
3: a male ex-pupil of a school

old boy network
n : an exclusive informal network linking members of a social class or profession or organization in order to provide connections and information and favors (especially in business or politics); "professional women have developed an old boy network of their own"

Old Bulgarian
n : the Slavic language into which the Bible was translated in the 9th Century [syn: {Old Church Slavonic}, {Old Church Slavic}, {Church Slavic}]

Old Bullion
n : United States legislator who opposed the use of paper currency (1782-1858) [syn: {Benton}, {Thomas Hart Benton}]

Old Catholic
n : a member of the church formed in the 19th century by German Catholics who refused to accept the infallibility of the Pope

Old Catholic Church
n : Catholic churches that broke away from the Roman Catholic Church in the 18th century

Old Church Slavic
n : the Slavic language into which the Bible was translated in the 9th Century [syn: {Old Church Slavonic}, {Church Slavic}, {Old Bulgarian}]

Old Church Slavonic
n : the Slavic language into which the Bible was translated in the 9th Century [syn: {Old Church Slavic}, {Church Slavic}, {Old Bulgarian}]

old codger
n : used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man [syn: {codger}]

Old Colony
n : a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {Massachusetts}, {Bay State}, {MA}]

old country
n : the country of origin of an immigrant

Old Delhi
n : a city in north central India [syn: {Delhi}]

Old Dominion
n : a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War [syn: {Virginia}, {Old Dominion State}, {VA}]

Old Dominion State
n : a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War [syn: {Virginia}, {Old Dominion}, {VA}]

Old English
n : English prior to about 1100 [syn: {Anglo-Saxon}]

Old English sheepdog
n : large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy blue-gray-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to Roman occupation of Britain [syn: {bobtail}]

Old Faithful
n : a geyser in Yellowstone National Park that erupts for about 4 minutes about every 65 minutes

old fashioned
n : a cocktail made of whiskey and bitters and sugar with fruit slices

Old French
n : the earliest form of the French language; 9th to 15th century

Old Frisian
n : the Frisian language until the 16th century; the Germanic language of ancient Frisia

old geezer
n : an elderly man [syn: {old-timer}, {oldtimer}, {gaffer}, {antique}]

Old Glory
n : the national flage of the United States of America [syn: {American flag}, {Stars and Stripes}, {Star-Spangled Banner}]

old gold
n : a dark yellow

old growth
n : forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity [syn: {virgin forest}]

old guard
n : a faction that is unwilling to accept new ideas

old hand
n : an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service [syn: {veteran}, {old-timer}, {oldtimer}, {warhorse}, {old stager}, {stager}]

Old Hickory
n : 7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845) [syn: {Jackson}, {Andrew Jackson}]

Old High German
n : High German prior to 1200

Old Icelandic
n : the extinct dialect of Old Norse that was spoken in Iceland up until about 1600

Old Irish
n : Irish Gaelic up to about 1100

Old Ironsides
n : United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston [syn: {Constitution}]

Old Italian
n : the Italian language up to the middle of the 16th century

old lady
n : your own wife; "meet my old lady"

Old Latin
n : the oldest recorded Latin (dating back at early as the 6th century B.C.)

Old Line State
n : a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {Maryland}, {Free State}, {MD}]

old maid
n 1: an elderly unmarried woman [syn: {spinster}]
2: any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads [syn: {zinnia}, {old maid flower}]
3: commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers [syn: {periwinkle}, {rose periwinkle}, {Madagascar periwinkle}, {Cape periwinkle}, {red periwinkle}, {cayenne jasmine}, {Catharanthus roseus}, {Vinca rosea}]
4: a person who is primly fastidious
5: a card game using a pack of cards from which one queen has been removed; players match cards and the player holding the unmatched queen at the end of the game is the loser (or `old maid')

old maid flower
n : any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads [syn: {zinnia}, {old maid}]

old man
n 1: a man who is very old [syn: {greybeard}, {graybeard}, {Methuselah}]
2: a familiar term of address for a man [syn: {old boy}]
3: an informal term for your father
4: aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe [syn: {common wormwood}, {absinthe}, {lad's love}, {Artemisia absinthium}]
5: boss

old man of the mountain
n : whitish hairy plant with featherlike leaves and a few stout stems each bearing an especially handsome solitary large yellow flower head; mountainous regions north central United States [syn: {alpine sunflower}, {Tetraneuris grandiflora}, {Hymenoxys grandiflora}]

old man's beard
n 1: dense festoons of greenish-gray hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America [syn: {Spanish moss}, {black moss}, {long moss}, {Tillandsia usneoides}]
2: vigorous deciduous climber of Europe to Afghanistan and Lebanon having panicles of fragrant green-white flowers in summer and autumn [syn: {traveler's joy}, {traveller's joy}, {Clematis vitalba}]
3: common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers [syn: {virgin's bower}, {devil's darning needle}, {Clematis virginiana}]

old master
n : a great European painter prior to 19th century

old money
n : the inherited wealth of established upper-class families; "he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth"; "she is the daughter of old money from Massachusetts" [syn: {silver spoon}]

Old Nick
n : (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell [syn: {Satan}, {Devil}, {the Devil}, {Lucifer}, {Beelzebub}, {the Tempter}, {Prince of Darkness}]

Old Norse
n : the extinct Germanic language of medieval Scandinavia and Iceland from about to 700 to 1350

Old North French
n : the medieval Norman dialect of Old French [syn: {Norman-French}]

Old North State
n : a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {North Carolina}, {Tar Heel State}, {NC}]

old person
n : an elderly person [syn: {oldster}, {senior citizen}, {golden ager}]

Old Prussian
n : a dead language of the (non-German) Prussians (extinct after 1700); thought to belong to the Baltic branch of Indo-European

old rose
n : a greyish-pink color

old salt
n : a man who serves as a sailor [syn: {mariner}, {seaman}, {tar}, {Jack-tar}, {Jack}, {seafarer}, {gob}, {sea dog}]

Old Saxon
n : Low German prior to 1200

old school
n : a class of people favoring traditional ideas

old school tie
n : necktie indicating the school the wearer attended

old sledge
n : a form of all fours in which a total of seven points is game [syn: {seven-up}]

Old South
n : the South before the Civil War

old squaw
n : a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States [syn: {oldwife}, {Clangula hyemalis}]

old stager
n : an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service [syn: {veteran}, {old-timer}, {oldtimer}, {old hand}, {warhorse}, {stager}]

old style
n : a typeface (based on an 18th century design) distinguished by irregularity and slanted ascender serifs and little contrast between light and heavy strokes [syn: {old style font}] [ant: {modern}]

Old Style calendar
n : the solar calendar introduced in Rome in 46 b.c. by Julius Caesar and slightly modified by Augustus, establishing the 12-month year of 365 days with each 4th year having 366 days and the months having 31 or 30 days except for February [syn: {Julian calendar}]

old style font
n : a typeface (based on an 18th century design) distinguished by irregularity and slanted ascender serifs and little contrast between light and heavy strokes [syn: {old style}] [ant: {modern}]

Old Testament
n : the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible

old times
n : past times remembered with nostalgia [syn: {auld langsyne}, {langsyne}, {the good old days}]

old witch grass
n : North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land [syn: {witchgrass}, {witch grass}, {old witchgrass}, {tumble grass}, {Panicum capillare}]

old witchgrass
n : North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land [syn: {witchgrass}, {witch grass}, {old witch grass}, {tumble grass}, {Panicum capillare}]

old wives' tale
n : a bit of lore passed on by word of mouth

old woman
n 1: a woman who is old
2: herb with grayish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant [syn: {dusty miller}, {beach wormwood}, {Artemisia stelleriana}]

Old World
adj : of or relating to the Old World (especially Europe); "Old World hawks"; "Old World monkeys"
n : the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas

Old World beaver
n : a European variety of beaver [syn: {Castor fiber}]

Old World buffalo
n : any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo [syn: {buffalo}]

Old World chat
n : songbirds having a chattering call [syn: {chat}]

Old World coot
n : Eurasian coot [syn: {Fulica atra}]

Old World coral snake
n : any of various venomous elapid snakes of Asia and Africa and Australia [syn: {coral snake}]

Old World crayfish
n : small crayfish of Europe and Asia and western North America [syn: {ecrevisse}]

Old World flycatcher
n : any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing [syn: {true flycatcher}, {flycatcher}]

Old World hop hornbeam
n : medium-sized hop hornbeam of southern Europe and Asia Minor [syn: {Ostrya carpinifolia}]

Old World jay
n : a European jay

Old World least weasel
n : of Europe [syn: {Mustela nivalis}]

Old World leishmaniasis
n : leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions [syn: {cutaneous leishmaniasis}, {oriental sore}, {tropical sore}, {Delhi boil}, {Aleppo boil}]

Old World mistletoe
n : Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas [syn: {mistletoe}, {Viscum album}]

Old World monkey
n : of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together [syn: {catarrhine}]

Old World oriole
n : mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black [syn: {oriole}]

Old World porcupine
n : terrestrial porcupine

Old World quail
n : small game bird with a rounded body and small tail

Old World rabbit
n : common grayish-brown burrowing animal native to southern Europe and northern Africa but introduced elsewhere; widely domesticated and developed in various colors and for various needs; young born naked and helpless [syn: {European rabbit}, {Oryctolagus cuniculus}]

Old World robin
n : small Old World songbird with a reddish breast [syn: {robin}, {redbreast}, {robin redbreast}, {Erithacus rubecola}]

Old World scops owl
n : European scops owl [syn: {Otus scops}]

Old World vulture
n : any of several large vultures of Africa and Eurasia

Old World warbler
n : small active brownish or grayish Old World birds [syn: {true warbler}]

Old world white pelican
n : similar to American white pelican [syn: {Pelecanus onocrotalus}]

Old World yew
n : predominant yew in Europe; extraordinarily long-lived and slow growing; one of the oldest species in the world [syn: {English yew}, {Taxus baccata}]

old-age insurance
n : insurance paid to the elderly

old-age pension
n : a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work [syn: {retirement pension}, {retirement check}, {retirement benefit}, {retirement fund}, {superannuation}]

old-age pensioner
n : an old person who receives an old-age pension

olde worlde
adj : attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic); "houses with quaint thatched roofs"; "a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots" [syn: {old-time}, {quaint}]

olden
adj : of time long past; "olden days"

Oldenberg
n : United States sculptor (born in Sweden); a leader of the pop art movement who was noted for giant sculptures of common objects (born in 1929) [syn: {Claes Oldenberg}]

older
adj 1: advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen" [syn: {aged}, {elderly}, {senior}]
2: older brother or sister; "big sister" [syn: {big(a)}, {elder}] [ant: {little(a)}]
3: used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son; "Bill Adams, Sr." [syn: {elder}, {sr.}]
4: old in experience; "an old offender"; "the older soldiers" [syn: {old}]

oldest
adj : first in time; "the oldest rocks on the planet"

old-fashioned
adj : out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas" [syn: {antique}, {demode}, {ex}, {old-hat(p)}, {outmoded}, {passe}, {passee}]

old-fashionedness
n : the property of being no longer fashionable

Oldfield
n : United States race driver who was the first to drive faster than a mile a minute (1878-1946) [syn: {Barney Oldfield}, {Berna Eli Oldfield}]

old-field toadflax
n : North American plant having racemes of blue-violet flowers [syn: {blue toadflax}, {Linaria canadensis}]

old-hat
adj 1: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" [syn: {banal}, {commonplace}, {hackneyed}, {shopworn}, {stock(a)}, {threadbare}, {timeworn}, {tired}, {trite}, {well-worn}]
2: out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas" [syn: {antique}, {demode}, {ex}, {old-fashioned}, {old-hat(p)}, {outmoded}, {passe}, {passee}]

oldie
n : a song that was formerly popular [syn: {golden oldie}]

oldish
adj : somewhat elderly

old-maidish
adj : primly fastidious [syn: {old-womanish}]

old-maid's bonnet
n : stout perennial of eastern and central North America having palmate leaves and showy racemose blue flowers [syn: {wild lupine}, {sundial lupine}, {Indian beet}, {Lupinus perennis}]

old-man-of-the-woods
n : edible mild-tasting mushroom found in coniferous woodlands of eastern North America [syn: {Strobilomyces floccopus}]

oldness
n 1: the opposite of youngness [ant: {youngness}]
2: the opposite of newness [ant: {newness}]

oldster
n : an elderly person [syn: {old person}, {senior citizen}, {golden ager}]

old-time
adj : attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic); "houses with quaint thatched roofs"; "a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots" [syn: {quaint}, {olde worlde}]

old-timer
n 1: an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service [syn: {veteran}, {oldtimer}, {old hand}, {warhorse}, {old stager}, {stager}]
2: an elderly man [syn: {oldtimer}, {gaffer}, {old geezer}, {antique}]

oldtimer
n 1: an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service [syn: {veteran}, {old-timer}, {old hand}, {warhorse}, {old stager}, {stager}]
2: an elderly man [syn: {old-timer}, {gaffer}, {old geezer}, {antique}]

Olduvai Gorge
n : a gorge in northeastern Tanzania where anthropologists have found some of the earliest human remains

oldwench
n : tropical Atlantic fish [syn: {queen triggerfish}, {Bessy cerca}, {oldwife}, {Balistes vetula}]

oldwife
n 1: tropical Atlantic fish [syn: {queen triggerfish}, {Bessy cerca}, {oldwench}, {Balistes vetula}]
2: a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States [syn: {old squaw}, {Clangula hyemalis}] [also: {oldwives} (pl)]

oldwives
oldwife
n 1: tropical Atlantic fish [syn: {queen triggerfish}, {Bessy cerca}, {oldwench}, {Balistes vetula}]
2: a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States [syn: {old squaw}, {Clangula hyemalis}] [also: {oldwives} (pl)]

oldwives
See {oldwife}

old-womanish
adj : primly fastidious [syn: {old-maidish}]

old-world
adj : characteristic of former times especially in Europe; "an old-world cottage"

Olea
n : evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits [syn: {genus Olea}]

olea
See {oleum}

Olea cunninghamii
n : northern Zealand tree having dense hard light-brown wood [syn: {black maire}]

Olea europaea
n : evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits [syn: {olive}, {European olive tree}]

Olea lanceolata
n : small New Zealand tree having red pulpy one-seeded fruit [syn: {white maire}]

Oleaceae
n : trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac [syn: {family Oleaceae}, {olive family}]

oleaceous
adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of trees or shrubs of the olive family

oleaginous
adj 1: unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep" [syn: {buttery}, {fulsome}, {oily}, {smarmy}, {unctuous}]
2: containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds" [syn: {greasy}, {oily}, {sebaceous}]

oleaginousness
n 1: consisting of or covered with oil [syn: {greasiness}, {oiliness}]
2: smug self-serving earnestness [syn: {fulsomeness}, {oiliness}, {smarminess}, {unctuousness}, {unction}]

Oleales
n : coextensive with the family Oleaceae; in some classifications included in the order Gentianales [syn: {order Oleales}]

oleander
n : an ornamental but poisonous flowering shrub having narrow evergreen leaves and clusters of fragrant white to pink or red flowers: native to East Indies but widely cultivated in warm regions [syn: {rose bay}, {Nerium oleander}]

oleander fern
n : tropical fern having leathery fronds resembling oleander; found from Asia to Polynesia [syn: {Oleandra neriiformis}, {Oleandra mollis}]

Oleandra
n : or family Polypodiaceae: tropical epiphytic or terrestrial ferns [syn: {genus Oleandra}]

Oleandra mollis
n : tropical fern having leathery fronds resembling oleander; found from Asia to Polynesia [syn: {oleander fern}, {Oleandra neriiformis}]

Oleandra neriiformis
n : tropical fern having leathery fronds resembling oleander; found from Asia to Polynesia [syn: {oleander fern}, {Oleandra mollis}]

Oleandraceae
n : one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems [syn: {family Oleandraceae}]

Olearia
n : large genus of Australian evergreen shrubs or small trees with large daisylike flowers [syn: {genus Olearia}]

Olearia argophylla
n : musk-scented shrub or tree of southern and southeastern Australia having creamy-yellow flower heads [syn: {muskwood}]

Olearia haastii
n : bushy New Zealand shrub cultivated for its fragrant white flower heads [syn: {New Zealand daisybush}]

oleaster
n : any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits

oleaster family
n : shrubs or small trees often armed [syn: {Elaeagnaceae}, {family Elaeagnaceae}]

olecranon
n : process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended [syn: {olecranon process}]

olecranon process
n : process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended [syn: {olecranon}]

olefin
n : any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon [syn: {alkene}, {olefine}]

olefine
n : any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon [syn: {alkene}, {olefin}]

oleic acid
n : a colorless oily liquid occurring as a glyceride; it is the major fatty acid in olive oil and canola oil; used in making soap and cosmetics and ointments and lubricating oils

olein
n : a naturally occuring glyceride of oleic acid that is found in fats and oils [syn: {triolein}]

oleo
n : a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter [syn: {margarine}, {margarin}, {oleomargarine}, {marge}]

oleo oil
n : obtained from beef fat; used in making margarine and soap and in lubrication

oleomargarine
n : a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter [syn: {margarine}, {margarin}, {oleo}, {marge}]

oleophilic
adj : having a strong affinity for oils rather than water [ant: {oleophobic}]

oleophobic
adj : lacking affinity for oils [ant: {oleophilic}]

oleoresin
n : a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil; obtained from certain plants

oleoresin capiscum
n : an oleoresin extracted from the capiscum pepper plant

olfaction
n : the faculty of smell [syn: {smell}, {sense of smell}, {olfactory modality}]

olfactive
adj : of or relating to olfaction [syn: {olfactory}]

olfactory
adj : of or relating to olfaction [syn: {olfactive}]

olfactory brain
n : a center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate complex emotional behavior [syn: {rhinencephalon}]

olfactory bulb
n : one of two enlargements at the terminus of the olfactory nerve at the base of the brain just above the nasal cavities

olfactory modality
n : the faculty of smell [syn: {smell}, {sense of smell}, {olfaction}]

olfactory nerve
n : a collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the nasal mucosa [syn: {nervii olfactorii}, {first cranial nerve}]

olfactory organ
n : the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; "he has a cold in the nose" [syn: {nose}]

olfactory perception
n : the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses" [syn: {smell}, {odor}, {odour}, {olfactory sensation}]

olfactory property
n : any property detected by the olfactory system [syn: {smell}, {aroma}, {odor}, {odour}, {scent}]

olfactory sensation
n : the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses" [syn: {smell}, {odor}, {odour}, {olfactory perception}]

Olfersia
n : genus of fern having only one species [syn: {genus Olfersia}]

Olfersia cervina
n : tropical American terrestrial fern with leathery lanceolate fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polybotrya [syn: {hart's-tongue}, {hart's-tongue fern}, {Polybotrya cervina}, {Polybotria cervina}]

Olga Korbut
n : Soviet gymnast (born in 1955) [syn: {Korbut}]

olibanum
n : an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation [syn: {frankincense}, {gum olibanum}, {thus}]

oligarch
n : one of the rulers in an oligarchy

oligarchic
adj : of or relating to or supporting or characteristic of an oligarchy [syn: {oligarchical}]

oligarchical
adj : of or relating to or supporting or characteristic of an oligarchy [syn: {oligarchic}]

oligarchy
n : a political system governed by a few people

Oligocene
n : from 40 million to 25 million years ago; appearance of sabertoothed cats [syn: {Oligocene epoch}]

Oligocene epoch
n : from 40 million to 25 million years ago; appearance of sabertoothed cats [syn: {Oligocene}]

Oligochaeta
n : earthworms [syn: {class Oligochaeta}]

oligochaete
n : hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body [syn: {oligochaete worm}]

oligochaete worm
n : hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body [syn: {oligochaete}]

oligoclase
n : any of a rock-forming series of triclinic feldspars [syn: {plagioclase}]

oligodactyly
n : congenital condition in which some fingers or toes are missing

oligodendria
n : tissue consisting of glial cells with sheet-like processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers [syn: {oligodendroglia}]

oligodendrocyte
n : a cell of the oligodendroglia

oligodendroglia
n : tissue consisting of glial cells with sheet-like processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers [syn: {oligodendria}]

oligodontia
n : congenital condition in which some of the teeth are missing

oligomenorrhea
n : abnormally light or infrequent menstruation

Oligoplites
n : leatherjackets [syn: {genus Oligoplites}]

oligopoly
n : (economics) a market in which control over the supply of a commodity is in the hands of a small number of producers and each one can influence prices and affect competitors

Oligoporus
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae [syn: {genus Oligoporus}]

Oligoporus leucospongia
n : a pore fungus with a whitish cottony soft cap found on conifer logs in forests at high elevation in the western United States and adjacent Canada

oligosaccharide
n : any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis

oligospermia
n : insufficient spermatozoa in the semen

oliguria
n 1: abnormally small production of urine; can be a symptom of kidney disease or obstruction of the urinary tract or edema or an imbalance of fluids and electrolytes in the body
2: production of an abnormally small amount of urine

Olimbos
n : a mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast; believed by ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the gods (9,570 feet high) [syn: {Olympus}, {Mount Olympus}, {Mt. Olympus}]

olive
adj : of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
n 1: small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
2: evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits [syn: {European olive tree}, {Olea europaea}]
3: hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork
4: one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish
5: a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation

olive branch
n : something offered to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace [syn: {peace offering}]

olive brown
n : a shade of brown tinged with green

olive drab
n 1: a grayish olive or dark olive gray
2: military uniform of the United States army; made from cloth of a dull olive color [syn: {olive-drab uniform}]
3: a cloth of an olive-brown color used for military uniforms

olive family
n : trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac [syn: {Oleaceae}, {family Oleaceae}]

olive green
n : a color that is lighter and greener than olive

olive oil
n : oil from olives

olive ridley
n : olive-colored sea turtle of tropical Pacific and Indian and the southern Atlantic oceans [syn: {Pacific ridley}, {Lepidochelys olivacea}]

olive tree
n : a tree of the genus Olea cultivated for its fruit

olive-brown
adj : of a brown color with a greenish tinge

olive-drab
adj : of a brownish green color

olive-drab uniform
n : military uniform of the United States army; made from cloth of a dull olive color [syn: {olive drab}]

olivelike
adj : resembling an olive [syn: {olive-like}]

olive-like
adj : resembling an olive [syn: {olivelike}]

olivenite
n : rare green to black mineral consisting of hydrated copper arsenate that is found in copper deposits

Oliver
n : United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938) [syn: {Joseph Oliver}, {King Oliver}]

Oliver Cromwell
n : English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658) [syn: {Cromwell}, {Ironsides}]

Oliver Goldsmith
n : Irish writer of novels and poetry and plays and essays (1728-1774) [syn: {Goldsmith}]

Oliver Hardy
n : United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957) [syn: {Hardy}]

Oliver Hazard Perry
n : United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819) [syn: {Perry}, {Commodore Perry}]

Oliver Heaviside
n : English physicist and electrical engineer who helped develop telegraphic and telephonic communications; in 1902 (independent of A. E. Kennelly) he suggested the existence of an atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves back to earth (1850-1925) [syn: {Heaviside}]

Oliver Stone
n : United States filmmaker (born in 1946) [syn: {Stone}]

Oliver Wendell Holmes
n : United States writer of humorous essays (1809-1894) [syn: {Holmes}]

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
n : United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions (1841-1935) [syn: {Holmes}]

olive-tree agaric
n : red luminescent mushroom of Europe [syn: {Pleurotus phosphoreus}]

Olivier
n : English actor best know for his Shakespearean roles (1907-1989) [syn: {Laurence Olivier}, {Sir Laurence Kerr Olivier}, {Baron Olivier of Birghton}]

olivine
n : a mineral consisting of magnesium iron silicate; a source of magnesium

olla
n : leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper [syn: {ola}]

olla podrida
n : Spanish version of burgoo [syn: {Spanish burgoo}]

Ollari
n : a Dravidian language spoken in south central India

olm
n : European cave-dwelling aquatic salamander with permanent external gills [syn: {Proteus anguinus}]

Olmec
adj : of or relating to the Olmec of Mexico
n : a member of an early Mesoamerican civilization contered around Veracruz that flourished between 1300 and 400 BC

Olmsted
n : United States landscape architect primarily responsible for the design of Central Park in New York City (1822-1903) [syn: {Frederick Law Olmsted}]

ology
n : an informal word (abstracted from words with this ending) for some unidentified branch of knowledge

Olympia
n 1: capital of the state of Washington; located in western Washington on Puget Sound [syn: {capital of Washington}]
2: a plain in Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese; site of the original Olympian Games

Olympiad
n 1: one of the 4-year intervals between Olympic Games; used to reckon time in ancient Greece for twelve centuries beginning in 776 BC
2: the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country [syn: {Olympic Games}, {Olympics}]

Olympian
adj 1: of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants; "Olympian plain" [syn: {Olympic}]
2: of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus; "Olympian deities"
3: majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters; "his majestic presence"; "olympian detachment"; "olympian beauty and serene composure" [syn: {majestic}]
4: far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents" [syn: {exceeding}, {exceptional}, {prodigious}, {surpassing}]
n 1: an athlete who participates in the Olympic games
2: a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans [syn: {Olympic god}]

Olympian Games
n : the ancient Panhellenic celebration at Olympia in honor of Zeus; held every 4 years beginning in 776 BC [syn: {Olympic Games}]

Olympic
adj 1: of or relating to the Olympic Games; "Olympic winners"
2: of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants; "Olympian plain" [syn: {Olympian}]

Olympic Games
n 1: the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country [syn: {Olympics}, {Olympiad}]
2: the ancient Panhellenic celebration at Olympia in honor of Zeus; held every 4 years beginning in 776 BC [syn: {Olympian Games}]

Olympic god
n : a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans [syn: {Olympian}]

Olympic National Park
n : a national park in Washington having rain forests of giant evergreens

olympic salamander
n : small large-eyed semiaquatic salamander of the United States northwest [syn: {Rhyacotriton olympicus}]

Olympics
n : the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country [syn: {Olympic Games}, {Olympiad}]

Olympus
n : a mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast; believed by ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the gods (9,570 feet high) [syn: {Mount Olympus}, {Mt. Olympus}, {Olimbos}]

Omaha
n 1: a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska [syn: {Maha}]
2: largest city in Nebraska; located in eastern Nebraska on the Missouri river; a major transportation center of the Midwest
3: the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Omaha people
4: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1935

Oman
n : a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil [syn: {Sultanate of Oman}, {Muscat and Oman}]

Omani
adj : of or relating to Oman or its people; "Omani oil producers"; "Omani ports"
n : a native or inhabitant of Oman

Omani monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Oman

Omani rial
n : the basic unit of money in Oman [syn: {riyal-omani}, {rial}]

Omar Bradley
n : United States general who played an important role in the Allied victory in World War II (1893-1981) [syn: {Bradley}, {Omar Nelson Bradley}]

Omar Khayyam
n : Persian poet and mathematician and astronomer whose poetry was popularized by Edward Fitzgerald's translation (1050-1123)

Omar Nelson Bradley
n : United States general who played an important role in the Allied victory in World War II (1893-1981) [syn: {Bradley}, {Omar Bradley}]

omasa
omasum
n : the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant [syn: {psalterium}, {third stomach}] [also: {omasa} (pl)]

omasa
See {omasum}

omasum
n : the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant [syn: {psalterium}, {third stomach}] [also: {omasa} (pl)]

Omayyad
n : the first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was Damascus [syn: {Umayyad}, {Ommiad}]

omayyades
See {omayyad}

OMB
n : the executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget [syn: {Office of Management and Budget}]

ombu
n : fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leaves [syn: {bella sombra}, {Phytolacca dioica}]

ombudsman
n : a government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the government

Omdurman
n 1: a city of Sudan; located in the central Sudan on the White Nile opposite Khartoum
2: a battle (1898) in which an English and Egyptian army under Kitchener defeated the Sudanese [syn: {battle of Omdurman}]

omega
n 1: the ending of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelation [syn: {Z}]
2: the last (24th) letter of the Greek alphabet

Omega Centauri
n : a global cluster in the constellation Centaurus

omega-3
n : a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond three carbons from the beginning [syn: {omega-3 fatty acid}]

omega-3 fatty acid
n : a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond three carbons from the beginning [syn: {omega-3}]

omega-6
n : a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond six carbons from the beginning [syn: {omega-6 fatty acid}]

omega-6 fatty acid
n : a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond six carbons from the beginning [syn: {omega-6}]

omelet
n : beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set; may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly [syn: {omelette}]

omelet pan
n : pan for cooking omelets [syn: {omelette pan}]

omelette
n : beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set; may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly [syn: {omelet}]

omelette pan
n : pan for cooking omelets [syn: {omelet pan}]

omen
n : a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle" [syn: {portent}, {presage}, {prognostic}, {prognostication}, {prodigy}]
v : indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: {bode}, {portend}, {auspicate}, {prognosticate}, {presage}, {betoken}, {foreshadow}, {augur}, {foretell}, {prefigure}, {forecast}, {predict}]

omenta
omentum
n : a fold of peritoneum supporting the viscera [also: {omenta} (pl)]

omenta
See {omentum}

omental bursa
n : an isolated part of the peritoneal cavity that is dorsal to the stomach [syn: {bursa omentalis}, {lesser peritoneal cavity}]

omentum
n : a fold of peritoneum supporting the viscera [also: {omenta} (pl)]

omeprazole
n : antacid (trade name Prilosec) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach [syn: {Prilosec}]

omerta
n : a code of silence practiced by the Mafia; a refusal to give evidence to the police about criminal activities

omicron
n : the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet

ominous
adj 1: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly" [syn: {baleful}, {forbidding}, {menacing}, {minacious}, {minatory}, {sinister}, {threatening}, {ugly}]
2: presaging ill-fortune; "ill omens"; "ill predictions"; "my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"- P.B.Shelley; "a dead and ominous silence prevailed"; "a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government" [syn: {ill}, {inauspicious}]

ominously
adv : in an ominous manner; "the sun darkened ominously"

omissible
adj : possible to omit

omission
n 1: a mistake resulting from neglect [syn: {skip}]
2: something that has been omitted; "she searched the table for omissions"
3: any process whereby sounds are left out of spoken words or phrases [syn: {deletion}]
4: neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something

omissive
adj : characterized by omissions; "omissive crimes"

omit
v 1: prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece" [syn: {exclude}, {except}, {leave out}, {leave off}, {take out}] [ant: {include}]
2: leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" [syn: {neglect}, {pretermit}, {drop}, {miss}, {leave out}, {overlook}, {overleap}] [ant: {attend to}] [also: {omitting}, {omitted}]

omitted
omit
v 1: prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece" [syn: {exclude}, {except}, {leave out}, {leave off}, {take out}] [ant: {include}]
2: leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" [syn: {neglect}, {pretermit}, {drop}, {miss}, {leave out}, {overlook}, {overleap}] [ant: {attend to}] [also: {omitting}, {omitted}]

omitted
See {omit}

omitting
omit
v 1: prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece" [syn: {exclude}, {except}, {leave out}, {leave off}, {take out}] [ant: {include}]
2: leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" [syn: {neglect}, {pretermit}, {drop}, {miss}, {leave out}, {overlook}, {overleap}] [ant: {attend to}] [also: {omitting}, {omitted}]

omitting
See {omit}

Omiya
n : a city of east central Honshu; a suburb of Tokyo

ommastrephes
n : extremely active cylindrical squid with short strong arms and large rhombic terminal fins

ommatidia
ommatidium
n : any of the numerous small cone-shaped eyes that make up the compound eyes of some arthropods [also: {ommatidia} (pl)]

ommatidia
See {ommatidium}

ommatidium
n : any of the numerous small cone-shaped eyes that make up the compound eyes of some arthropods [also: {ommatidia} (pl)]

Ommiad
n : the first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was Damascus [syn: {Umayyad}, {Omayyad}]

ommiades
See {ommiad}

omnibus
adj : providing for many things at once; "an omnibus law" [syn: {omnibus(a)}]
n 1: an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author
2: a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: {bus}, {autobus}, {coach}, {charabanc}, {double-decker}, {jitney}, {motorbus}, {motorcoach}]

omnidirectional
adj : not directional; "omnidirectional antenna" [ant: {directional}]

omnidirectional antenna
n : an antenna that sends or receives signals equally in all directions [syn: {nondirectional antenna}]

omnidirectional radio range
n : a navigational system consisting of a network of radio beacons that provide aircraft with information about exact position and bearing [syn: {omnirange}, {omnidirectional range}]

omnidirectional range
n : a navigational system consisting of a network of radio beacons that provide aircraft with information about exact position and bearing [syn: {omnirange}, {omnidirectional radio range}]

omnifarious
adj : of all varieties or forms or kinds; "omnifarious reading"

omnipotence
n : the state of being omnipotent; having unlimited power

omnipotent
adj : having unlimited power [syn: {almighty}, {all-powerful}]

omnipresence
n : the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once) [syn: {ubiquity}, {ubiquitousness}]

omnipresent
adj : being present everywhere at once [syn: {ubiquitous}]

omnirange
n : a navigational system consisting of a network of radio beacons that provide aircraft with information about exact position and bearing [syn: {omnidirectional range}, {omnidirectional radio range}]

omniscience
n : the state of being omniscient; having infinite knowledge

omniscient
adj : infinitely wise [syn: {all-knowing}]

omnium-gatherum
n : a motley assortment of things [syn: {odds and ends}, {oddments}, {melange}, {farrago}, {ragbag}, {hodgepodge}, {mishmash}, {mingle-mangle}, {hotchpotch}]

omnivore
n 1: a person who eats all kinds of foods
2: an animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances

omnivorous
adj : feeding on both plants and animals [ant: {insectivorous}, {carnivorous}, {herbivorous}]

Omomyid
n : extinct tiny nocturnal lower primates that fed on fruit and insects; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; probably gave rise to the tarsiers; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins [syn: {Omomyid group}]

Omomyid group
n : extinct tiny nocturnal lower primates that fed on fruit and insects; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; probably gave rise to the tarsiers; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins [syn: {Omomyid}]

omophagia
n : the eating of raw food

Omotic
n : a group of related languages spoken in a valley of southern Ethiopia; closely related to Cushitic languages

omphalocele
n : protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navel; usually self correcting after birth [syn: {umbilical hernia}]

omphalos
n : scar where the umbilical cord was attached [syn: {navel}, {umbilicus}, {bellybutton}, {omphalus}]

omphaloskepsis
n : contemplation of one's navel

Omphalotus
n : a genus of mushrooms with a depressed disc in the cap [syn: {genus Omphalotus}]

Omphalotus illudens
n : a large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent [syn: {jack-o-lantern fungus}, {jack-o-lantern}, {jack-a-lantern}]

omphalus
n : scar where the umbilical cord was attached [syn: {navel}, {umbilicus}, {bellybutton}, {omphalos}]

Omsk
n : a city in the Asian part of Russia

on
adj 1: in operation or operational; "left the oven on"; "the switch is in the on position" [ant: {off}]
2: (of events) planned or scheduled; "the picnic is on, rain or shine"; "we have nothing on for Friday night" [ant: {off}]
3: performing or scheduled for duties; "I'm on from five to midnight"; "Naval personnel on duty in Alaska"; "her on-duty hours were 11p.m. to 7 a.m." [syn: {on(p)}, {on duty(p)}, {on-duty(a)}]
adv 1: with a forward motion; "we drove along admiring the view"; "the horse trotted along at a steady pace"; "the circus traveled on to the next city"; "move along"; "march on" [syn: {along}]
2: indicates continuity or persistence or concentration; "his spirit lives on"; "shall I read on?"
3: in a state required for something to function or be effective; "turn the lights on"; "get a load on"

on a higher floor
adv : on a floor above; "they lived upstairs" [syn: {upstairs}, {up the stairs}] [ant: {downstairs}]

on a lower floor
adv : on a floor below; "the tenants live downstairs" [syn: {downstairs}, {down the stairs}, {below}] [ant: {upstairs}]

on a regular basis
adv : in a regular manner; "letters arrived regularly from his children" [syn: {regularly}] [ant: {irregularly}]

on air
adv : very happily; "we were floating on air at the news"

on all fours
adv : on hands and knees; "he got down on all fours to play with his grandson"

on an individual basis
adv : apart from others; "taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square"; "the fine points are treated singly" [syn: {individually}, {separately}, {singly}, {severally}, {one by one}]

on an irregular basis
adv : in an irregular manner; "her letters arrived irregularly" [syn: {irregularly}] [ant: {regularly}]

on and off
adv : not regularly; "they phone each other off and on" [syn: {off and on}]

on approval
adv : for examination (with an option to buy); "they took the VCR on approval"

on average
adv : typically; "on average he watches three movies a week" [syn: {on the average}]

on base
adv : on first or second or third base; "Their second homer with Bob Allison aboard" [syn: {aboard}]

on camera
adv : within range of a movie or television camera; "the senator didn't realize that he was speaking on camera"

on duty
adj : performing or scheduled for duties; "I'm on from five to midnight"; "Naval personnel on duty in Alaska"; "her on-duty hours were 11p.m. to 7 a.m." [syn: {on(p)}, {on duty(p)}, {on-duty(a)}]

on earth
adv : used with question words to convey surprise; "what on earth are you doing?"

on faith
adv : with trust and confidence; "we accepted him on faith" [syn: {without checking}]

on fire
adj : lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming crackling fire"; "houses on fire" [syn: {ablaze(p)}, {afire(p)}, {aflame(p)}, {aflare(p)}, {alight(p)}, {blazing}, {burning}, {flaming}, {on fire(p)}]

on guard
adj : vigilant; "on guard against con artists"; "must remain on your guard in such a situation" [syn: {on one's guard(p)}, {upon one's guard(p)}, {on your guard}]

on hand
adj : present and easily available; "the cash on hand is adequate for current needs"; "emergency police were on hand in case of trouble"; "a visible supply"; "visible resources" [syn: {on hand(p)}, {visible(a)}]

on her own
adj : responsible for yourself; "now out of college and on their own" [syn: {on one's own(p)}, {on his own(p)}, {on her own(p)}, {on your own(p)}, {on their own(p)}]

on his own
adj : responsible for yourself; "now out of college and on their own" [syn: {on one's own(p)}, {on his own(p)}, {on her own(p)}, {on your own(p)}, {on their own(p)}]

on it
adv : on that; "text and commentary thereon" [syn: {thereon}, {on that}]

on land
adv : towards the shore from the water; "we invited them ashore" [syn: {ashore}, {toward land}, {onto land}]

on leave
adj : absent with permission from work or duty

on occasion
adv : now and then or here and there; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us"; "as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention" [syn: {occasionally}, {once in a while}, {now and then}, {now and again}, {at times}, {from time to time}]

on one hand
adv : from one point of view; "on the one hand, she is a gifted chemist" [syn: {on the one hand}] [ant: {on the other hand}]

on one's guard
adj : vigilant; "on guard against con artists"; "must remain on your guard in such a situation" [syn: {on guard}, {on one's guard(p)}, {upon one's guard(p)}, {on your guard}]

on one's own
adj : responsible for yourself; "now out of college and on their own" [syn: {on one's own(p)}, {on his own(p)}, {on her own(p)}, {on your own(p)}, {on their own(p)}]

on paper
adv 1: as written or printed; "this is exactly what the composer had set down on paper" [syn: {in writing}]
2: as described in contrast to as practiced; "on paper, this looks like a good idea" [syn: {in theory}]
3: according to the assumed facts; "on paper the candidate seems promising" [syn: {theoretically}, {in theory}]

on purpose
adv : with intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice" [syn: {intentionally}, {deliberately}, {designedly}, {purposely}, {advisedly}, {by choice}, {by design}] [ant: {by chance}, {unintentionally}, {unintentionally}]

on request
adv : on the occasion of a request; "advice was free for the asking" [syn: {for the asking}]

on tap
adj 1: (of liquids) available by turning a tap; "ale on tap"; "hot and cold running water on tap" [syn: {on tap(p)}]
2: available for immediate use; "extra personnel on tap"; "other sports and entertainment facilities are on tap"; "there are numerous projects on tap" [syn: {on tap(p)}]

on that
adv : on that; "text and commentary thereon" [syn: {thereon}, {on it}]

on that point
adv : in that matter; "I agree with you there" [syn: {there}, {in that respect}]

on the alert
adj : watchful and prepared for action; "bird watchers on the alert for a rare species"; "cops were on the job and caught them red-handed" [syn: {on the alert(p)}, {on the job(p)}]

on the average
adv : typically; "on average he watches three movies a week" [syn: {on average}]

on the books
adj : entered in a record; "he claims to have graduated from Harvard but his name is not on the books"

on the button
adj : being precisely to a prescribed or specified criterion; "his guess was on the nose"; "the prediction for snow was right on the button" [syn: {on the nose}]
adv : just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said" [syn: {precisely}, {exactly}, {on the nose}, {on the dot}]

on the coattails
adv : immediately following or undeservedly benefiting from; "the CEO resigned on the coattails of the scandal"; "he was elected on his predecessor's coattails" [syn: {one one's coattails}]

on the contrary
adv : contrary to expectations; "he didn't stay home; on the contrary, he went out with his friends" [syn: {contrarily}, {to the contrary}, {contrariwise}]

on the dot
adv : just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said" [syn: {precisely}, {exactly}, {on the nose}, {on the button}]

on the face of it
adv : from appearances alone; "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the problem seems minor" [syn: {apparently}, {seemingly}, {ostensibly}]

on the far side
adv : on the farther side from the observer; "a pond with a hayfield beyond" [syn: {beyond}]

on the fence
adj : characterized by indecision; "some who had been on the fence came out in favor of the plan"; "too many voters still declare they are undecided" [syn: {on the fence(p)}, {undecided}]

on the fly
adv : on the run or in a hurry; "she wrote those letters on the fly"

on the go
adj : (of a person) very busy and active; "is always on the go" [syn: {on the go(p)}]

on the hook
adj : caught in a difficult or dangerous situation; "there I was back on the hook" [syn: {on the hook(p)}]

on the job
adj 1: actively engaged in paid work; "the working population"; "the ratio of working men to unemployed"; "a working mother"; "robots can be on the job day and night" [syn: {working(a)}, {on the job(p)}]
2: watchful and prepared for action; "bird watchers on the alert for a rare species"; "cops were on the job and caught them red-handed" [syn: {on the alert(p)}, {on the job(p)}]

on the loose
adj : having escaped, especially from confinement; "a convict still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners"; "dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood" [syn: {at large(p)}, {at liberty(p)}, {escaped}, {loose}, {on the loose(p)}]

on the nose
adj : being precisely to a prescribed or specified criterion; "his guess was on the nose"; "the prediction for snow was right on the button" [syn: {on the button}]
adv : just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said" [syn: {precisely}, {exactly}, {on the dot}, {on the button}]

on the offensive
adj : actively attacking [syn: {on the offensive(p)}]

on the one hand
adv : from one point of view; "on the one hand, she is a gifted chemist" [syn: {on one hand}] [ant: {on the other hand}]

on the other hand
adv : (contrastive) from another point of view; "on the other hand, she is too ambitious for her own good"; "then again, she might not go" [syn: {then again}, {but then}] [ant: {on the one hand}]

on the Q.T.
adv : in secrecy; not openly; "met secretly to discuss the invasion plans"; "the children secretly went to the movies when they were supposed to be at the library"; "they arranged to meet in secret" [syn: {secretly}, {in secret}, {on the QT}]

on the QT
adv : in secrecy; not openly; "met secretly to discuss the invasion plans"; "the children secretly went to the movies when they were supposed to be at the library"; "they arranged to meet in secret" [syn: {secretly}, {in secret}, {on the Q.T.}]

on the qui vive
n : lively attentiveness [syn: {alertness}]

on the quiet
adj : conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance" [syn: {clandestine}, {cloak-and-dagger}, {hole-and-corner(a)}, {hugger-mugger}, {hush-hush}, {on the quiet(p)}, {secret}, {surreptitious}, {undercover}, {underground}]

on the road
n : travelling about; "they took the show on the road"; "they lost all their games on the road" [syn: {on tour}]

on the side
adv : without official authorization; "he had made some money on the side" [syn: {unofficially}]

on the sly
adv : in a furtive manner; "the soldiers were furtively crawling through the night" [syn: {furtively}]

on the spot
adv 1: without delay or immediately; "we hired her on the spot"; "thought they were going to shoot us down on the spot"
2: in a difficult situation; "that question really put him on the spot"
3: at the place in question; there; "they were on the spot when it happened"; "it had to be decided by the man on the spot"

on the spur of the moment
adv : on impulse; without premeditation; "he decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment"; "he made up his mind suddenly" [syn: {suddenly}]

on the table
adj : able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise; "negotiable demands"; "the proposal is still on the table" [syn: {negotiable}]

on the way
adv : on a route to some place; "help is on the way"; "we saw him on the way to California" [syn: {en route}]

on the whole
adv : with everything considered (and neglecting details); "altogether, I'm sorry it happened"; "all in all, it's not so bad" [syn: {all in all}, {altogether}, {tout ensemble}]

on the wing
adv : flying through the air; "we saw the ducks in flight" [syn: {in flight}]

on their own
adj : responsible for yourself; "now out of college and on their own" [syn: {on one's own(p)}, {on his own(p)}, {on her own(p)}, {on your own(p)}, {on their own(p)}]

on time
adj : according to schedule or without delay; "they were always on time"; "a prompt reply" [syn: {prompt}]
adv : at the expected time; "she always arrives on time" [syn: {not late}, {not delayed}]

on tour
n : travelling about; "they took the show on the road"; "they lost all their games on the road" [syn: {on the road}]

on trial
adj : in the process of being tested or tried

on your guard
adj : vigilant; "on guard against con artists"; "must remain on your guard in such a situation" [syn: {on guard}, {on one's guard(p)}, {upon one's guard(p)}]

on your own
adj : responsible for yourself; "now out of college and on their own" [syn: {on one's own(p)}, {on his own(p)}, {on her own(p)}, {on your own(p)}, {on their own(p)}]

onager
n 1: medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles [syn: {catapult}, {arbalest}, {arbalist}, {ballista}, {bricole}, {mangonel}, {trebuchet}, {trebucket}]
2: Asiatic wild ass [syn: {Equus hemionus}] [also: {onagri} (pl)]

Onagraceae
n : a large and widely distributed family of plants of the order Myrtales [syn: {family Onagraceae}, {evening-primrose family}]

onagri
onager
n 1: medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles [syn: {catapult}, {arbalest}, {arbalist}, {ballista}, {bricole}, {mangonel}, {trebuchet}, {trebucket}]
2: Asiatic wild ass [syn: {Equus hemionus}] [also: {onagri} (pl)]

onagri
See {onager}

onanism
n 1: manual stimulation of the genital organs (of yourself or another) for sexual pleasure [syn: {masturbation}, {self-abuse}]
2: a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation [syn: {coitus interruptus}, {withdrawal method}, {pulling out}]

onanist
n : a person who practices masturbation [syn: {masturbator}]

onboard
adv : on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle [syn: {aboard}]

once
adj : belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover" [syn: {erstwhile(a)}, {former(a)}, {once(a)}, {onetime(a)}, {quondam(a)}, {sometime(a)}]
adv 1: on one occasion; "once I ran into her" [syn: {one time}, {in one case}]
2: as soon as; "once we are home, we can rest" [syn: {when}]
3: at a previous time; "once he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing" [syn: {formerly}, {at one time}, {erstwhile}, {erst}]

once again
adv : anew; "she tried again"; "they rehearsed the scene again" [syn: {again}, {once more}, {over again}]

once and for all
adv : in a conclusive way; "we settled the problem conclusively" [syn: {conclusively}] [ant: {inconclusively}]

once in a while
adv : now and then or here and there; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us"; "as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention" [syn: {occasionally}, {on occasion}, {now and then}, {now and again}, {at times}, {from time to time}]

once more
adv : anew; "she tried again"; "they rehearsed the scene again" [syn: {again}, {once again}, {over again}]

once-over
n : a swift cursory examination or inspection; "I gave him the once-over" [syn: {look-over}]

onchocerciasis
n : infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America [syn: {river blindness}]

Onchorynchus
n : sockeye salmon; chinook salmon; coho salmon [syn: {genus Onchorynchus}]

Onchorynchus kisutch
n : small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes [syn: {coho}, {cohoe}, {coho salmon}, {blue jack}, {silver salmon}]

Onchorynchus nerka
n : small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning [syn: {sockeye}, {sockeye salmon}, {red salmon}, {blueback salmon}]

Onchorynchus tshawtscha
n : large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning [syn: {chinook}, {chinook salmon}, {king salmon}, {quinnat salmon}]

oncidium
n : any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants [syn: {dancing lady orchid}, {butterfly plant}, {butterfly orchid}]

Oncidium papilio
n : orchid of South America and Trinidad having large yellow and reddish-brown flowers; sometimes placed in genus Oncidium [syn: {Psychopsis papilio}]

Oncidium papilio kramerianum
n : orchid of South and Central America having flowers similar to but smaller than Psychopsis papilio; sometimes placed in genus Oncidium [syn: {Psychopsis krameriana}]

oncogene
n : a gene that causes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells [syn: {transforming gene}]

oncologic
adj : of or relating to or practicing oncology; "oncological nurse" [syn: {oncological}]

oncological
adj : of or relating to or practicing oncology; "oncological nurse" [syn: {oncologic}]

oncologist
n : a specialist in oncology

oncology
n : the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of tumors

oncoming
adj : moving toward one
n : the beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia" [syn: {onset}]

Oncovin
n : periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Oncovin); used to treat cancer of the lymphatic system [syn: {vincristine}]

Ondaatje
n : Canadian writer (born in Sri Lanka in 1943) [syn: {Michael Ondaatje}, {Philip Michael Ondaatje}]

Ondatra
n : muskrats [syn: {genus Ondatra}]

Ondatra zibethica
n : beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur [syn: {muskrat}, {musquash}]

on-duty
adj : performing or scheduled for duties; "I'm on from five to midnight"; "Naval personnel on duty in Alaska"; "her on-duty hours were 11p.m. to 7 a.m." [syn: {on(p)}, {on duty(p)}, {on-duty(a)}]

one
adj 1: used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; "`ane' is Scottish" [syn: {1}, {i}, {ane}]
2: particular but unspecified; "early one evening" [syn: {one(a)}]
3: having the indivisible character of a unit; "a unitary action"; "spoke with one voice" [syn: {one(a)}, {unitary}]
4: of the same kind or quality; "two animals of one species" [syn: {one(a)}]
5: used informally as an intensifier; "that is one fine dog" [syn: {one(a)}]
6: indefinite in time or position; "he will come one day"; "one place or another" [syn: {one(a)}]
7: being the single appropriate individual of a kind; only; "the one horse that could win this race"; "the one person I could marry" [syn: {one(a)}]
8: being one in number--a single unit or thing; "one person is going"; "her one thought was to win"; "I'm just one player on the team"; "one day is just like the next"; "seen one horse and you've seen them all" [syn: {one(a)}]
9: being a single entity made by combining separate components; "three chemicals combining into one solution" 10: eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity"; "unrivaled mastery of her art" [syn: {matchless}, {nonpareil}, {one(a)}, {one and only(a)}, {peerless}, {unmatched}, {unmatchable}, {unrivaled}, {unrivalled}]
n 1: the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one" [syn: {1}, {I}, {ace}, {single}, {unity}]
2: a single person or thing; "he is the best one"; "this is the one I ordered"

one after another
adv : in single file; "the prisoners came out one by one" [syn: {one by one}, {one at a time}]

one and only
adj : eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity"; "unrivaled mastery of her art" [syn: {matchless}, {nonpareil}, {one(a)}, {one and only(a)}, {peerless}, {unmatched}, {unmatchable}, {unrivaled}, {unrivalled}]

one and the same
adj : being the exact same one; not any other:; "this is the identical room we stayed in before"; "the themes of his stories are one and the same"; "saw the selfsame quotation in two newspapers"; "on this very spot"; "the very thing he said yesterday"; "the very man I want to see" [syn: {identical}, {one and the same(p)}, {selfsame(a)}, {very(a)}]

one at a time
adv : in single file; "the prisoners came out one by one" [syn: {one by one}, {one after another}]

one by one
adv 1: in single file; "the prisoners came out one by one" [syn: {one after another}, {one at a time}]
2: one piece at a time; "she sold the plates by the piece" [syn: {by the piece}]
3: apart from others; "taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square"; "the fine points are treated singly" [syn: {individually}, {separately}, {singly}, {severally}, {on an individual basis}]

one C
n : ten 10s [syn: {hundred}, {100}, {C}, {century}, {centred}]

one dollar bill
n : a piece of paper money worth one dollar [syn: {dollar}, {dollar bill}, {buck}, {clam}]

one hundred
adj : being ten more than ninety [syn: {hundred}, {a hundred}, {100}, {c}]

one hundred eighty
adj : being ten more than one hundred seventy [syn: {180}, {clxxx}]

one hundred fifteen
adj : being five more than one hundred ten [syn: {115}, {cxv}]

one hundred fifty
adj : being ten more than one hundred forty [syn: {150}, {cl}]

one hundred fifty-five
adj : being five more than one hundred fifty [syn: {155}, {clv}]

one hundred five
adj : being five more than one hundred [syn: {105}, {cv}]

one hundred forty
adj : being ten more than one hundred thirty [syn: {140}, {cxl}]

one hundred forty-five
adj : being five more than one hundred forty [syn: {145}, {cxlv}]

one hundred ninety
adj : being ten more than one hundred eighty [syn: {190}, {xcl}]

one hundred one
adj : being one more than one hundred [syn: {hundred and one}, {a hundred and one}, {101}, {ci}]

one hundred seventy
adj : being ten more than one hundred sixty [syn: {170}, {clxx}]

one hundred seventy-five
adj : being five more than one hundred seventy [syn: {175}, {clxxv}]

one hundred sixty
adj : being ten more than one hundred fifty [syn: {160}, {clx}]

one hundred sixty-five
adj : being five more than one hundred sixty [syn: {165}, {clxv}]

one hundred ten
adj : being ten more than one hundred [syn: {110}, {cx}]

one hundred thirty
adj : being ten more than one hundred twenty [syn: {130}, {cxxx}]

one hundred thirty-five
adj : being five more than one hundred thirty [syn: {135}, {cxxxv}]

one hundred twenty
adj : being ten more than one hundred ten [syn: {120}, {cxx}]

one hundred twenty-five
adj : being five more that one hundred twenty [syn: {125}, {cxxv}]

one iron
n : (golf) the long iron with the most nearly vertical face [syn: {driving iron}]

one million million
n 1: the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; "in England they call a trillion a billion" [syn: {trillion}, {1000000000000}]
2: the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen [syn: {billion}, {1000000000000}]

one million million million
n : the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros; "in England they call a quintillion a trillion" [syn: {trillion}]

one of the boys
n : a man who has been socially accepted into a group of other men; "he quickly became one of the boys"

one of these days
adv : within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time; "he will understand eventually"; "he longed for the flowers that were yet to show themselves"; "sooner or later you will have to face the facts"; "in time they came to accept the harsh reality" [syn: {eventually}, {yet}, {sooner or later}, {in time}]

one one's coattails
adv : immediately following or undeservedly benefiting from; "the CEO resigned on the coattails of the scandal"; "he was elected on his predecessor's coattails" [syn: {on the coattails}]

one percent
n : one part in a hundred [syn: {one-hundredth}, {hundredth}]

one shot
n : a charge of ammunition for a single shot [syn: {round}, {unit of ammunition}]

one thousand
adj : denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units [syn: {thousand}, {a thousand}, {1000}, {m}, {k}]
n : the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 [syn: {thousand}, {1000}, {M}, {K}, {chiliad}, {G}, {grand}, {thou}, {yard}]

one thousand million
n : the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros [syn: {billion}, {1000000000}]

one thousand thousand
n : the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros [syn: {million}, {1000000}, {meg}]

one time
adv : on one occasion; "once I ran into her" [syn: {once}, {in one case}]

one-and-one
n : a foul shot that must be made in order to earn the right to a second foul shot

one-armed
adj : having one arm; "a one-armed veteran"

one-armed bandit
n : a slot machine that is used for gambling; "they spend hours and hours just playing the slots" [syn: {slot}]

one-billionth
n : one part in a billion [syn: {billionth}]

one-celled
adj : having a single cell (and thus not divided into cells) [syn: {single-celled}]

one-dimensional
adj 1: relating to a single dimension or aspect; having no depth or scope; "a prose statement of fact is unidimensional, its value being measured wholly in terms of its truth"- Mary Sheehan; "a novel with one-dimensional characters" [syn: {unidimensional}] [ant: {multidimensional}]
2: of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension; "a linear foot" [syn: {linear}] [ant: {planar}, {cubic}]

one-dimensional language
n : a programming language whose expressions are represented by strings of characters [ant: {multidimensional language}]

one-dimensionality
n : the property of having one dimension [syn: {linearity}]

one-eared
adj : having a single ear

one-eighth
n : an eighth part [syn: {eighth}]

one-eyed
adj : having or showing only one eye; "one-eyed Jacks are wild"; "the three one-eyed Cyclopes of Greek myth"

one-fifth
n : a fifth part [syn: {fifth}, {fifth part}, {twenty percent}]

one-flowered pyrola
n : delicate evergreen dwarf herb of north temperate regions having a solitary white terminal flower; sometimes placed in genus Pyrola [syn: {one-flowered wintergreen}, {Moneses uniflora}, {Pyrola uniflora}]

one-flowered wintergreen
n : delicate evergreen dwarf herb of north temperate regions having a solitary white terminal flower; sometimes placed in genus Pyrola [syn: {one-flowered pyrola}, {Moneses uniflora}, {Pyrola uniflora}]

one-fourth
n : one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" [syn: {fourth}, {quarter}, {fourth part}, {twenty-five percent}, {quartern}]

Onega
n : lake in northwestern Russia near the border with Finland; second largest lake in Europe [syn: {Lake Onega}]

one-half
n : one of two equal parts of a divisible whole; "half a loaf"; "half an hour"; "a century and one half" [syn: {half}]

one-hitter
n : a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only one hit [syn: {1-hitter}]

one-horse
adj : small and remote and insignificant; "a jerkwater college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns" [syn: {jerkwater}, {pokey}, {poky}]

one-hundredth
n : one part in a hundred [syn: {hundredth}, {one percent}]

Oneida
n 1: a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario
2: the Iroquoian language spoken by the Oneida people

O'Neill
n : United States playwright (1888-1953) [syn: {Eugene O'Neill}, {Eugene Gladstone O'Neill}]

oneiric
adj : of or relating to or suggestive of dreams

oneirism
n : absent-minded dreaming while awake [syn: {reverie}, {revery}, {daydream}, {daydreaming}, {air castle}, {castle in the air}, {castle in Spain}]

oneiromancer
n : someone who divines through the interpretation of dreams

oneiromancy
n : divination through the interpretation of dreams

one-liner
n : a one-line joke

one-man
adj : designed for or restricted to a single person; "a one-man show"; "a one-person tent" [syn: {one-man(a)}, {one-person(a)}, {one-woman(a)}]

one-man rule
n : a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) [syn: {dictatorship}, {absolutism}, {authoritarianism}, {Caesarism}, {despotism}, {monocracy}, {shogunate}, {Stalinism}, {totalitarianism}, {tyranny}]

one-member
adj : based on the system of having only one member from each district (as of a legislature); "a uninominal electoral system" [syn: {uninominal}]

one-millionth
n : one part in a million [syn: {millionth}]

oneness
n : the quality of being united into one [syn: {unity}]

one-night stand
n 1: a brief sexual encounter lasting only for a single night; "he ran through a series of loveless one-night stands"
2: a performance in one place on one night only

one-ninth
n : a ninth part [syn: {ninth}]

one-off
n : a happening that occurs only once and is not repeated

one-on-one
adj 1: directly between two individuals; "one-on-one instruction"
2: being a system of play in which an individual defensive player guards an individual offensive player; "one-on-one defense" [syn: {man-to-man}]
adv : (of two persons) in direct encounter; "preferred to settle the matter one-on-one"; "interviewed her person-to-person" [syn: {person-to-person}]

one-party
adj : determined by a single party

one-person
adj : designed for or restricted to a single person; "a one-man show"; "a one-person tent" [syn: {one-man(a)}, {one-person(a)}, {one-woman(a)}]

one-piece
adj : (of clothing) consisting of or fashioned in a single whole piece; "a one-piece garment" [ant: {two-piece}, {three-piece}]

one-quadrillionth
n : one part in a quadrillion [syn: {quadrillionth}]

one-quintillionth
n : one part in a quintillion [syn: {quintillionth}]

onerous
adj : not easily borne; wearing; "the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return"; "my duties weren't onerous; I only had to greet the guests"; "a taxing schedule" [syn: {burdensome}, {taxing}]

onerously
adv : in an onerous manner

onerousness
n : unwelcome burdensome difficulty [syn: {burdensomeness}, {oppressiveness}]

one-seventh
n : a seventh part [syn: {seventh}]

one-sided
adj 1: not reversible or capable of having either side out [syn: {nonreversible}] [ant: {reversible}]
2: involving only one part or side; "unilateral paralysis"; "a unilateral decision" [syn: {unilateral}] [ant: {multilateral}, {bilateral}]
3: out of proportion in shape [syn: {ill-proportioned}, {lopsided}]
4: favoring one person or side over another; "a biased account of the trial"; "a decision that was partial to the defendant" [syn: {biased}, {colored}, {coloured}, {slanted}]
5: excessively devoted to one faction [syn: {biased}]

one-sixth
n : a sixth part [syn: {sixth}]

one-sixtieth
n : one part in sixty [syn: {sixtieth}]

one-step
n : an early ballroom dance; precursor to the fox-trot

one-tenth
n : a tenth part; one part in ten [syn: {tenth}, {tenth part}, {ten percent}]

one-third
n : one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement" [syn: {third}, {tierce}]

one-thousandth
n : one part in a thousand [syn: {thousandth}]

onetime
adj : belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover" [syn: {erstwhile(a)}, {former(a)}, {once(a)}, {onetime(a)}, {quondam(a)}, {sometime(a)}]

one-to-one
adj : used of relations such that each member of one set is associated with one member of a second set

one-trillionth
n : one part in a trillion [syn: {trillionth}]

one-upmanship
n : the practice of keeping one jump ahead of a friend or competitor

one-way
adj : moving or permitting movement in one direction only; "one-way streets"; "a one-way ticket"

one-way light time
n : the elapsed time it takes for light (or radio signals) to travel between the Earth and a celestial object [syn: {OWLT}]

one-way street
n 1: unilateral interaction; "cooperation cannot be a one-way street"
2: a street on which vehicular traffic is allowed to move in only one direction

one-woman
adj : designed for or restricted to a single person; "a one-man show"; "a one-person tent" [syn: {one-man(a)}, {one-person(a)}, {one-woman(a)}]

one-year
adj : completing its life cycle within a year; "a border of annual flowering plants" [syn: {annual}] [ant: {biennial}, {perennial}]

ongoing
adj : currently happening; "an ongoing economic crisis"; "negotiations are in progress" [syn: {in progress(p)}]

ONI
n : the military intelligence agency that provides for the intelligence and counterintelligence and investigative and security requirements of the United States Navy [syn: {Office of Naval Intelligence}]

onion
n 1: edible bulb of an onion plant
2: bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb [syn: {onion plant}, {Allium cepa}]
3: an aromatic flavorful bulb

onion bagel
n : bagel flavored with onion

onion bread
n : bread containing finely minced onions

onion butter
n : butter blended with minced onion

onion dome
n : a dome that is shaped like a bulb; characteristic of Russian and Byzantine church architecture

onion louse
n : injurious to onion plants and sometimes tobacco [syn: {onion thrips}, {Thrips tobaci}]

onion mildew
n : fungus causing a downy mildew on onions [syn: {Peronospora destructor}]

onion plant
n : bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb [syn: {onion}, {Allium cepa}]

onion roll
n : yeast-raised roll flavored with onion

onion salt
n : ground dried onion and salt

onion smut
n : smut fungus causing blackish blisters on scales and leaves of onions; especially destructive to seedlings [syn: {Urocystis cepulae}]

onion stem
n : a white agaric that tends to cluster and has a club-shaped base [syn: {Lepiota cepaestipes}]

onion thrips
n : injurious to onion plants and sometimes tobacco [syn: {onion louse}, {Thrips tobaci}]

onion yellow dwarf
n : the yellow dwarf disease of onion plants

onion yellow-dwarf virus
n : the virus that produces stunting and yellowing of the leaves of onion plants

onionskin
n : a thin strong light-weight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies [syn: {flimsy}]

Oniscidae
n : a family of Isopoda [syn: {family Oniscidae}]

Oniscus
n : type genus of the Oniscidae; woodlice that cannot roll into a ball [syn: {genus Oniscus}]

on-key
adj : in tune; accurate in pitch; "a true note" [syn: {true}]

on-license
n : a license to sell liquor for consumption on the premises

on-line
adj 1: on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system; "on-line industries" [ant: {off-line}]
2: connected to a computer network or accessible by computer; "an on-line database" [ant: {off-line}]
3: being in progress now; "on-line editorial projects" [syn: {on-line(a)}]

on-line database
n : (computer science) a database that can be accessed by computers [syn: {electronic database}, {computer database}, {electronic information service}]

onlooker
n : someone who looks on [syn: {looker-on}]

only
adj 1: being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky" [syn: {lone(a)}, {lonesome(a)}, {only(a)}, {sole(a)}, {solitary(a)}]
2: exclusive of anyone or anything else; "she alone believed him"; "cannot live by bread alone"; "I'll have this car and this car only" [syn: {alone(p)}]
adv 1: and nothing more; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment" [syn: {merely}, {simply}, {just}, {but}]
2: without any others being included or involved; "was entirely to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"; "did it solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"; "a privilege granted only to him" [syn: {entirely}, {exclusively}, {solely}, {alone}]
3: with nevertheless the final result; "He arrived only to find his wife dead"; "We won only to lose again in the next round"
4: in the final outcome; "These news will only make you more upset"
5: except that; "It was the same story; only this time she came out better"
6: never except when; "call me only if your cold gets worse" [syn: {only if}, {only when}]
7: as recently as; "I spoke to him only an hour ago"

only if
adv : never except when; "call me only if your cold gets worse" [syn: {only}, {only when}]

only too
adv : to a high degree; "she is all too ready to accept the job" [syn: {all too}]

only when
adv : never except when; "call me only if your cold gets worse" [syn: {only}, {only if}]

Ono
n : United States musician (born in Japan) who married John Lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933) [syn: {Yoko Ono}]

Onobrychis
n : genus of Old World herbs having pinnate leaves and pink or whites racemose flowers followed by flat unjointed pods [syn: {genus Onobrychis}]

Onobrychis viciaefolia
n : Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain [syn: {sainfoin}, {sanfoin}, {holy clover}, {esparcet}, {Onobrychis viciifolia}]

Onobrychis viciifolia
n : Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain [syn: {sainfoin}, {sanfoin}, {holy clover}, {esparcet}, {Onobrychis viciaefolia}]

Onoclea
n : 1 species: sensitive fern; in some classifications included in Polypodiaceae [syn: {genus Onoclea}]

Onoclea sensibilis
n : beautiful spreading fern of eastern North America and eastern Asia naturalized in western Europe; pinnately divided fronds show a slight tendency to fold when touched; pinnules enclose groups of sori in beadlike lobes [syn: {sensitive fern}, {bead fern}]

Onoclea struthiopteris
n : tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes [syn: {ostrich fern}, {shuttlecock fern}, {fiddlehead}, {Matteuccia struthiopteris}, {Pteretis struthiopteris}]

on-off switch
n : a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions [syn: {toggle switch}, {toggle}, {on/off switch}]

on/off switch
n : a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions [syn: {toggle switch}, {toggle}, {on-off switch}]

onomancer
n : one who practices onomancy

onomancy
n : divination by the letters of a name

onomastic
adj : of or related to onomastics; "he published a collection of his onomastic essays"

onomasticon
n : a list of proper nouns naming persons or places

onomastics
n : the branch of lexicology that studies the forms and origins of proper names

onomatomania
n : obsession with a particular word which the person uses repeatedly or which intrudes into consciousness

onomatopoeia
n : using words that imitate the sound they denote

onomatopoeic
adj 1: of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia [syn: {onomatopoetic}]
2: (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer [syn: {echoic}, {imitative}, {onomatopoeical}, {onomatopoetic}] [ant: {nonechoic}]

onomatopoeical
adj : (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer [syn: {echoic}, {imitative}, {onomatopoeic}, {onomatopoetic}] [ant: {nonechoic}]

onomatopoetic
adj 1: of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia [syn: {onomatopoeic}]
2: (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer [syn: {echoic}, {imitative}, {onomatopoeic}, {onomatopoeical}] [ant: {nonechoic}]

Onondaga
n 1: a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living between Lake Champlain and the Saint Lawrence River
2: the Iroquoian language spoken by the Onondaga people

Ononis
n : genus of European subshrubs or herbs having pink or purple or yellow solitary or clustered flowers: restharrow [syn: {genus Ononis}]

Ononis repens
n : European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate leaves and long tough roots; spreads by underground runners [syn: {restharrow}, {rest-harrow}]

Ononis spinosa
n : Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple flowers and spiny stems and tough roots [syn: {restharrow}, {rest-harrow}]

Onopordon
n : a genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Compositae with prickly foliage and large purplish flowers [syn: {Onopordum}, {genus Onopordum}, {genus Onopordon}]

Onopordon acanthium
n : biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {cotton thistle}, {woolly thistle}, {Scotch thistle}, {Onopordum acanthium}]

Onopordum
n : a genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Compositae with prickly foliage and large purplish flowers [syn: {genus Onopordum}, {Onopordon}, {genus Onopordon}]

Onopordum acanthium
n : biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {cotton thistle}, {woolly thistle}, {Scotch thistle}, {Onopordon acanthium}]

Onosmodium
n : a genus of North American perennial herbs of the family Boraginaceae [syn: {genus Onosmodium}]

onrush
n 1: (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn" [syn: {attack}, {onslaught}, {onset}]
2: a forceful forward rush or flow; "from the bow she stared at the mesmerising onrush of the sea where it split and foamed"; "the explosion interrupted the wild onsrush of her thoughts"

Onsager
n : United States chemist (born in Norway) noted for his work in thermodynamics (1903-1976) [syn: {Lars Onsager}]

onset
n 1: the beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia" [syn: {oncoming}]
2: (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn" [syn: {attack}, {onslaught}, {onrush}]

onshore
adj 1: (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land; "an inshore breeze"; "an onshore gale"; "seaward winds" [syn: {inshore}, {seaward}] [ant: {offshore}]
2: on the edge of the land; "an onshore lighthouse"
adv : on or toward the land; "they were living onshore" [ant: {offshore}]

onside
adj : not offside; being within the prescribed area of play [ant: {offside}]

on-site
adj : taking place or located at the site; "on-site inspection" [ant: {off-site}]

onslaught
n 1: a sudden and severe onset of trouble
2: (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn" [syn: {attack}, {onset}, {onrush}]
3: the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) [syn: {barrage}, {outpouring}]

onstage
adj : situated or taking place on the area of a stage visible to the audience [ant: {offstage}]
adv : on the stage; "it was time for her to go onstage" [ant: {offstage}]

on-street
adj : at the sides of streets; "on-street parking is prohibited at rush hour" [ant: {off-street}]

Ontario
n 1: the smallest of the Great Lakes [syn: {Lake Ontario}]
2: a prosperous and industrialized province in central Canada

on-the-job
adj : relating to or associated with a job or employment; "on-the-job training"; "on-the-job requirements"

on-the-scene
adj : at the scene of action; "an on-the-spot reporter"; "on-the-spot inspections"; "an on-the scene newscast" [syn: {on-the-spot(a)}, {on-the-scene(a)}]

on-the-spot
adj : at the scene of action; "an on-the-spot reporter"; "on-the-spot inspections"; "an on-the scene newscast" [syn: {on-the-spot(a)}, {on-the-scene(a)}]

onto land
adv : towards the shore from the water; "we invited them ashore" [syn: {ashore}, {on land}, {toward land}]

ontogenesis
n : (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children" [syn: {growth}, {growing}, {maturation}, {development}, {ontogeny}] [ant: {nondevelopment}]

ontogenetic
adj : of or relating to the origin and development of individual organisms; "ontogenetic development"

ontogeny
n : (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children" [syn: {growth}, {growing}, {maturation}, {development}, {ontogenesis}] [ant: {nondevelopment}]

ontological
adj : of or relating to ontology; "ontological speculations"

ontology
n : the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence

onus
n : an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind" [syn: {burden}, {load}, {encumbrance}, {incumbrance}]

onward
adj : moving toward a position ahead; "forward motion"; "the onward course of events" [syn: {forward}]
adv 1: forward in time or order or degree; "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward" [syn: {forth}, {forward}]
2: in a forward direction; "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud" [syn: {ahead}, {onwards}, {forward}, {forwards}, {forrader}]

onward motion
n : the act of moving forward toward a goal [syn: {progress}, {progression}, {procession}, {advance}, {advancement}, {forward motion}]

onwards
adv : in a forward direction; "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud" [syn: {ahead}, {onward}, {forward}, {forwards}, {forrader}]

Onychium
n : small terrestrial ferns of Old World tropics and subtropics: claw ferns; sometimes placed in family Cryptogrammataceae [syn: {genus Onychium}]

Onychogalea
n : a genus of Macropodidae [syn: {genus Onychogalea}]

onycholysis
n : separation of a nail from its normal attachment to the nail bed

Onychomys
n : grasshopper mice [syn: {genus Onychomys}]

Onychophora
n : enigmatic small elongated wormlike terrestrial invertebrates of damp dark habitats in warm regions; distinct from the phylum Annelida; resemble slugs with legs and are sometimes described as the missing link between arthropods and annelids [syn: {class Onychophora}]

onychophoran
n : any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms [syn: {velvet worm}, {peripatus}]

onychosis
n : any disease or disorder of the nails

onymous
adj : bearing a name; "articles in magazines are usually onymous" [ant: {anonymous}]

onyx
n : a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos

onyx marble
n : a hard compact kind of calcite [syn: {alabaster}, {oriental alabaster}, {Mexican onyx}]

onyxis
n : toenail having its free tip or edges embedded in the surrounding flesh [syn: {ingrown toenail}]

oocyte
n : a female gametocyte that develops into an ovum after two meiotic divisions

oodles
n : a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed a mountain of newspapers" [syn: {tons}, {dozens}, {heaps}, {lots}, {mountain}, {piles}, {scores}, {stacks}, {loads}, {rafts}, {slews}, {wads}, {gobs}, {scads}, {lashings}]

oogenesis
n : development of ova

oogonia
See {oogonium}

oolong
n : Chinese tea leaves that have been semi-fermented before being dried

Oom Paul Kruger
n : Boer statesman (1825-1904) [syn: {Kruger}, {Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger}]

oomph
n 1: attractiveness to the opposite sex [syn: {sex appeal}, {desirability}, {desirableness}]
2: the activeness of an energetic personality [syn: {dynamism}, {pizzazz}, {pizzaz}, {zing}]

Oomycetes
n : nonphotosynthetic fungi that resemble algae and that reproduce by forming oospores; sometimes classified as protoctists [syn: {class Oomycetes}]

oophorectomy
n : surgical removal of one of both ovaries [syn: {ovariectomy}]

oophoritis
n : inflammation of one or both ovaries

oophorosalpingectomy
n : surgical removal of one or both ovaries and the corresponding Fallopian tubes

Oort
n : Dutch astronomer who proved that the galaxy is rotating and proposed the existence of the Oort cloud (1900-1992) [syn: {Jan Hendrix Oort}]

Oort cloud
n : (astronomy) a hypothetical huge collection of comets orbiting the sun far beyond the orbit of Pluto; perturbations (as by other stars) can upset a comet's orbit and may send it tumbling toward the sun

oosphere
n : used especially of lower plants

oospore
n : a thick-walled sexual spore that develops from a fertilized oosphere in some algae and fungi

oothecae
See {ootheca}

ootid
n : mature ovum after penetration by sperm but before the formation of a zygote

ooze
n 1: any thick messy substance [syn: {sludge}, {slime}, {goo}, {gook}, {guck}, {gunk}, {muck}]
2: the process of seeping [syn: {seepage}, {oozing}]
v 1: pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings [syn: {seep}]
2: release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude sweat through the pores" [syn: {exude}, {exudate}, {transude}, {ooze out}]

ooze leather
n : a very soft leather made from the skins of calves and having a suede finish on the flesh side

ooze out
v : release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude sweat through the pores" [syn: {exude}, {exudate}, {transude}, {ooze}]

ooze through
v : of liquids; "Blood oozed through the bandage"

oozier
oozy
adj : leaking out slowly [syn: {oozing}, {seeping}] [also: {ooziest}, {oozier}]

oozier
See {oozy}

ooziest
oozy
adj : leaking out slowly [syn: {oozing}, {seeping}] [also: {ooziest}, {oozier}]

ooziest
See {oozy}

oozing
adj : leaking out slowly [syn: {oozy}, {seeping}]
n : the process of seeping [syn: {seepage}, {ooze}]

oozy
adj : leaking out slowly [syn: {oozing}, {seeping}] [also: {ooziest}, {oozier}]

op art
n : a style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s; produces dramatic visual effects with colors and contrasts that are difficult for the eye to resolve

opacification
n : the process of becoming cloudy or opaque

opacify
v 1: make opaque; "The glass was opacified more greater privacy"
2: become opaque; "the tissue in the eye's cornea may opacify and the patient may go blind"

opacity
n 1: the phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation [ant: {transparency}]
2: incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning [syn: {opaqueness}]
3: the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light [syn: {opaqueness}] [ant: {clearness}]

opah
n : large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean [syn: {moonfish}, {Lampris regius}]

opal
n : a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones

opal glass
n : a milky white translucent or opaque glass [syn: {milk glass}]

opalesce
v 1: reflect light or colors like an opal; "Distant clouds opalesce like pale brocade"; "raindrops caught in a sunbeam seem to opalesce"
2: exhibit a play of colors like that of an opal; "This nitrate opalesces under certain conditions"

opalescence
n : the visual property of something having a milky brightness [syn: {iridescence}]

opalescent
adj : having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster" [syn: {iridescent}, {nacreous}, {opaline}, {pearlescent}]

opaline
adj : having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster" [syn: {iridescent}, {nacreous}, {opalescent}, {pearlescent}]

opalise
v 1: make opalescent [syn: {opalize}]
2: replace or convert into opal; "opalized tree trunks" [syn: {opalize}]

opalize
v 1: make opalescent [syn: {opalise}]
2: replace or convert into opal; "opalized tree trunks" [syn: {opalise}]

opaque
adj 1: not clear; not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; "opaque windows of the jail"; "opaque to X-rays" [ant: {clear}]
2: not clearly understood or expressed [syn: {unintelligible}]

opaque gem
n : a gemstone that is opaque

opaquely
adv : in an opaque manner; "he referred opaquely to her recent past"

opaqueness
n 1: incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning [syn: {opacity}]
2: the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light [syn: {opacity}] [ant: {clearness}]

OPcw
n : international organization for chemical disarmament; administers the Chemical Weapons Convention [syn: {Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons}]

OPEC
n : an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum [syn: {Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries}]

Opel
n : German industrialist who was the first in Germany to use an assembly line in manufacturing automobiles (1871-1948) [syn: {Wilhelm von Opel}]

open
adj 1: affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed; "an open door"; "they left the door open" [syn: {unfastened}] [ant: {shut}]
2: affording free passage or access; "open drains"; "the road is open to traffic"; "open ranks" [ant: {closed}]
3: with no protection or shield; "the exposed northeast frontier"; "open to the weather"; "an open wound" [syn: {exposed}]
4: open to or in view of all; "an open protest"; "an open letter to the editor"
5: used of mouth or eyes; "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth slightly opened" [syn: {opened}] [ant: {closed}]
6: not having been filled; "the job is still open"
7: accessible to all; "open season"; "an open economy"
8: not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city"; "open to attack" [syn: {assailable}, {undefendable}, {undefended}]
9: (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave" [syn: {loose}] 10: having no protecting cover or enclosure; "an open boat"; "an open fire"; "open sports cars" 11: opened out; "an open newspaper" 12: of a set; containing points whose neighborhood consists of other points of the same set, or being the complement of an open set; of an interval; containing neither of its end points [ant: {closed}] 13: not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought; "an open question"; "our position on this bill is still undecided"; "our lawsuit is still undetermined" [syn: {undecided}, {undetermined}, {unresolved}] 14: not sealed or having been unsealed; "the letter was already open"; "the opened package lay on the table" [syn: {opened}] 15: without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition; "the clarity and resonance of an open tone"; "her natural and open response" 16: relatively empty of and unobstructed by fences or hedges or headlands or shoals; "in open country"; "the open countryside"; "open waters"; "on the open seas" 17: open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering" [syn: {overt}] [ant: {covert}] 18: used of string or hole or pipe of instruments [syn: {unstopped}] [ant: {stopped}] 19: not requiring union membership; "an open shop employs nonunion workers" [syn: {open(a)}] 20: possibly accepting or permitting; "a passage capable of misinterpretation"; "open to interpretation"; "an issue open to question"; "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation" [syn: {capable}, {subject}] 21: not secret; "open plans"; "an open ballot" 22: without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "open disregard of the law"; "open family strife"; "open hostility"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion" [syn: {blatant}, {blazing}, {conspicuous}] 23: affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory" [syn: {clear}] 24: lax in enforcing laws; "an open town" [syn: {wide-open}, {lawless}] 25: openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk" [syn: {candid}, {heart-to-heart}] 26: sincere and free of reserve in expression; "Please be open with me" 27: receptive to new ideas; "an open mind"; "open to new ideas" 28: ready for business; "the stores are open"
n 1: a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open" [syn: {clear}]
2: where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping in the open" [syn: {outdoors}, {out-of-doors}, {open air}]
3: a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
4: information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface" [syn: {surface}]
v 1: cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door" [syn: {open up}] [ant: {close}]
2: start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; "open a business" [syn: {open up}] [ant: {close}]
3: become open; "The door opened" [syn: {open up}] [ant: {close}]
4: begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.; "He opened the meeting with a long speech" [ant: {close}]
5: spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms" [syn: {unfold}, {spread}, {spread out}] [ant: {fold}]
6: make available; "This opens up new possibilities" [syn: {open up}]
7: become available; "an opportunity opened up" [syn: {open up}]
8: have an opening or passage or outlet; "The bedrooms open into the hall"
9: make the opening move; "Kasparov opened with a standard opening" 10: afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace" [syn: {afford}, {give}] 11: display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer [ant: {close}]

open account
n 1: credit extended by a business to a customer [syn: {credit account}, {charge account}]
2: an unpaid credit order

open air
n : where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping in the open" [syn: {outdoors}, {out-of-doors}, {open}]

open chain
n : a chain of atoms in a molecule whose ends are not joined to form a ring [ant: {closed chain}]

open circuit
n : an incomplete electrical circuit in which no current flows [ant: {closed circuit}]

open door
n 1: the policy of granting equal trade opportunities to all countries [syn: {open-door policy}]
2: freedom of access; "he maintained an open door for all employees"

open fire
v : start firing a weapon [syn: {fire}]

open fireplace
n : an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built; "the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it"; "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"; "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires" [syn: {fireplace}, {hearth}]

open fracture
n : bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an open wound [syn: {compound fracture}]

open frame
n : any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare; "the break in the eighth frame cost him the match" [syn: {break}]

open house
n : an informal party of people with hospitality for all comers

open interval
n : an interval that does not include its endpoints [syn: {unbounded interval}] [ant: {closed interval}]

open letter
n : a letter of protest; addressed to one person but intended for the general public

open marriage
n : a marriage in which each partner is free to enter into extraneous sexual relationships without guilt or jealousy from the other

open order
n : a military formation leaving enough space between ranks to allow an inspecting officer to pass

open primary
n : a primary in which any registered voter can vote (but must vote for candidates of only one party)

open sandwich
n : sandwich without a covering slice of bread [syn: {open-face sandwich}]

open secret
n : something that is supposed to be secret but is generally known; "their love affair was an open secret"

open sesame
n 1: any very successful means of achieving a result
2: a magical command; used by Ali Baba

open shop
n : a company whose workers are hired without regard to their membership in a labor union

open sight
n : rear gunsight having an open notch instead of a peephole or telescope

open society
n : a society that allows its members considerable freedom (as in a democracy); "America's open society has made it an easy target for terrorists"

open to
adj : (`hospitable' is usually followed by `to') having an open mind; "hospitable to new ideas"; "open to suggestions" [syn: {hospitable}, {open to(p)}]

Open University
n : a British university that is open to people without formal academic qualifications and where teaching is by correspondence or broadcasting or summer school

open up
v 1: cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door" [syn: {open}] [ant: {close}]
2: become available; "an opportunity opened up" [syn: {open}]
3: make available; "This opens up new possibilities" [syn: {open}]
4: open up an area or prepare a way; "She pioneered a graduate program for women students" [syn: {pioneer}]
5: start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; "open a business" [syn: {open}] [ant: {close}]
6: become open; "The door opened" [syn: {open}] [ant: {close}]
7: talk freely and without inhibition [ant: {close up}]

open weave
n : a weave in which warp threads never come together, leaving interstices in the fabric

open-air
adj : in the open air; "an alfresco lunch"; "an open-air theater" [syn: {alfresco}, {open-air(a)}]

open-air market
n : a public marketplace where food and merchandise is sold [syn: {open-air marketplace}, {market square}]

open-air marketplace
n : a public marketplace where food and merchandise is sold [syn: {open-air market}, {market square}]

open-and-shut
adj : so obvious as to be easily solved or decided; "an open-and-shut case"

open-angle glaucoma
n : glaucoma caused by blockage of the canal of Schlemm; produces gradual loss of peripheral vision [syn: {chronic glaucoma}]

openbill
n : stork with a grooved bill whose upper and lower parts touch only at the base and tip

opencast
adj : (of mines and mining) worked from the exposed surface; "opencast mining"; "an opencut iron mine" [syn: {opencut}]

opencast mining
n : the mining of ore or coal from an open mine [syn: {strip mining}]

open-chain
adj : chemistry; not cyclic; having an open chain structure [syn: {acyclic}] [ant: {cyclic}]

open-class word
n : a word to which an independent meaning can be assigned [syn: {content word}]

open-collared
adj : of a shirt; not buttoned at the neck; "dressed casually in shorts and an open-collared shirt"

opencut
adj : (of mines and mining) worked from the exposed surface; "opencast mining"; "an opencut iron mine" [syn: {opencast}]

open-door policy
n : the policy of granting equal trade opportunities to all countries [syn: {open door}]

opened
adj 1: used of mouth or eyes; "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth slightly opened" [syn: {open}] [ant: {closed}]
2: made open or clear; "the newly opened road"
3: not sealed or having been unsealed; "the letter was already open"; "the opened package lay on the table" [syn: {open}]

open-end credit
n : a consumer credit line that can be used up to a certain limit or paid down at any time [syn: {revolving credit}, {charge account credit}]

open-end fund
n : a regulated investment company with a pool of assets that regularly sells and redeems its shares [syn: {mutual fund}, {open-end investment company}]

open-end investment company
n : a regulated investment company with a pool of assets that regularly sells and redeems its shares [syn: {mutual fund}, {open-end fund}]

open-end wrench
n : a wrench having parallel jaws at fixed separation (often on both ends of the handle) [syn: {tappet wrench}]

open-ended
adj 1: without fixed limits or restrictions; "an open-ended discussion"
2: allowing for a spontaneous response; "an open-ended question"
3: allowing for future changes or revisions; "open-ended agreements"

opener
n 1: the first event in a series; "she played Chopin for her opener"; "the season's opener was a game agains the Yankees"
2: a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens; "children are talented undoers of their shoelaces" [syn: {undoer}, {unfastener}, {untier}]
3: a hand tool used for opening sealed containers (bottles or cans)

open-eyed
adj : carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow" [syn: {argus-eyed}, {vigilant}, {wakeful}, {watchful}]

open-face sandwich
n : sandwich without a covering slice of bread [syn: {open sandwich}]

openhanded
adj : given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather" [syn: {big}, {bighearted}, {bounteous}, {bountiful}, {freehanded}, {handsome}, {giving}, {liberal}]

openhandedness
n : liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit [syn: {munificence}, {largess}, {largesse}, {magnanimity}]

open-heart surgery
n : heart surgery in which the rib cage is spread open and surgery to fix a heart valve or repair a coronary artery is performed while the heart is stopped and blood is detoured through a heart-lung machine

openhearted
adj 1: freely communicative; candidly straightforward; "openhearted advice"
2: generously responsive; "good-hearted but inept efforts to help"; "take a kindly interest"; "a kindly gentleman"; "an openhearted gift to charity" [syn: {good-hearted}, {kind}, {kindly}]

open-hearth process
n : a process for making steel using an open-hearth furnace

opening
adj : first or beginning; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene" [ant: {closing}]
n 1: an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall" [syn: {gap}]
2: a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
3: becoming open or being made open; "the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for"
4: the first performance (as of a theatrical production); "the opening received good critical reviews" [syn: {opening night}, {curtain raising}]
5: the act of opening something; "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door" [ant: {shutting}]
6: opportunity especially for employment or promotion; "there is an opening in the sales department"
7: the initial part of the introduction; "the opening established the basic theme"
8: a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility" [syn: {possibility}, {possible action}]
9: an aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart" [syn: {orifice}, {porta}] 10: a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door" 11: an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship [syn: {hatchway}, {scuttle}] 12: the first of a series of actions; "he memorized all the important chess openings" [syn: {first step}, {initiative}, {opening move}]

opening line
n : the first line of a piece of writing (as a newspaper story)

opening move
n : the first of a series of actions; "he memorized all the important chess openings" [syn: {first step}, {initiative}, {opening}]

opening night
n : the first performance (as of a theatrical production); "the opening received good critical reviews" [syn: {opening}, {curtain raising}]

openly
adv : in an open way; "he openly flaunted his affection for his sister"

open-minded
adj : ready to entertain new ideas; "an open-minded curiosity"; "open-minded impartiality"

openmouthed
adj : with eyes or mouth open in surprise [syn: {goggle-eyed}, {popeyed}]

openness
n 1: without obstructions to passage or view; "the openness of the prairies"
2: characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); not secretive [ant: {closeness}]
3: willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas); "he was testing the government's receptiveness to reform"; "this receptiveness is the key feature is oestral behavior, enabling natural mating to occur"; "their receptivity to the proposal" [syn: {receptiveness}, {receptivity}]

open-plan
adj : (of rooms or buildings) having large rooms with few dividing partitions

openside plane
n : a woodworking plane designed to cut rabbets [syn: {rabbet plane}]

open-source
adj : of or relating to or being computer software for which the source code is freely available

openwork
n : ornamental work (such a embroidery or latticework) having a pattern of openings

opepe
n : large African forest tree yielding a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber; sometimes placed in genus Sarcocephalus [syn: {Nauclea diderrichii}, {Sarcocephalus diderrichii}]

opera
n 1: a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
2: theater where opera is performed [syn: {opera house}]

opera bouffe
n : opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is spoken [syn: {comic opera}, {bouffe}, {opera comique}]

opera cloak
n : a large cloak worn over evening clothes [syn: {opera hood}]

opera comique
n : opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is spoken [syn: {comic opera}, {opera bouffe}, {bouffe}]

opera company
n : a company that produces operas

opera glasses
n : an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes [syn: {binocular}, {binoculars}, {field glasses}]

opera hat
n : a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with beaver or silk [syn: {dress hat}, {high hat}, {silk hat}, {stovepipe}, {top hat}, {topper}, {beaver}]

opera hood
n : a large cloak worn over evening clothes [syn: {opera cloak}]

opera house
n : theater where opera is performed [syn: {opera}]

opera star
n : singer of lead role in an opera [syn: {operatic star}]

operable
adj 1: capable of being treated by surgical operation; "an operable cancer" [ant: {inoperable}]
2: fit or ready for use or service; "the toaster was still functional even after being dropped"; "the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable"; "an operational aircraft"; "the dishwasher is now in working order" [syn: {functional}, {usable}, {useable}, {in working order(p)}, {operational}]
3: usable for a specific purpose; "an operable plan"; "a practicable solution" [syn: {practicable}]

operagoer
n : a patron of the opera

operand
n : a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed

operant
adj : having influence or producing an effect; "many emotional determinants at work"; "an operant conscience" [syn: {at work(p)}]

operant conditioning
n : conditioning in which an operant response is brought under stimulus control by virtue of presenting reinforcement contingent upon the occurrence of the operant response

operas seria
See {opera seria}

operate
v 1: direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan" [syn: {run}]
2: perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" [syn: {function}, {work}, {go}, {run}] [ant: {malfunction}]
3: handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" [syn: {control}]
4: perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense [syn: {manoeuver}, {maneuver}, {manoeuvre}]
5: happen; "What is going on in the minds of the people?"
6: keep engaged; "engaged the gears" [syn: {engage}, {mesh}, {lock}] [ant: {disengage}]
7: perform surgery on; "The doctors operated ont he patient but failed to save his life" [syn: {operate on}]

operate on
v : perform surgery on; "The doctors operated ont he patient but failed to save his life" [syn: {operate}]

operatic
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of opera

operatic star
n : singer of lead role in an opera [syn: {opera star}]

operating
adj 1: involved in a kind of operation; "the operating conditions of the oxidation pond"
2: being in effect or operation; "de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations"- Leslie Marmon Silko; "bus service is in operation during the emergency"; "the company had several operating divisions" [syn: {operational}, {in operation(p)}, {operating(a)}]

operating budget
n : a budget for current expenses as distinct from financial transactions or permanent improvements

operating capability
n : the capability of a technological system to perform as intended [syn: {performance capability}]

operating capital
n : capital available for the operations of a firm (e.g. manufacturing or transportation) as distinct from financial transactions and long-term improvements

operating cost
n : the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes [syn: {operating expense}, {overhead}, {budget items}]

operating expense
n : the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes [syn: {operating cost}, {overhead}, {budget items}]

operating instructions
n : a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it [syn: {instruction manual}, {instructions}, {book of instructions}]

operating microscope
n : binocular microscope used in surgery to provide a clear view of small and inaccessible parts of the body (as in microsurgery)

operating procedure
n : a procedure for operating something or for dealing with a given situation

operating room
n : a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations; "great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic" [syn: {OR}, {operating theater}, {operating theatre}, {surgery}]

operating statement
n : a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period [syn: {income statement}, {earnings report}, {profit-and-loss statement}]

operating surgeon
n : a physician who specializes in surgery [syn: {surgeon}, {sawbones}]

operating system
n : (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services [syn: {OS}]

operating table
n : table on which the patient lies during a surgical operation

operating theater
n : a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations; "great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic" [syn: {operating room}, {OR}, {operating theatre}, {surgery}]

operating theatre
n : a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations; "great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic" [syn: {operating room}, {OR}, {operating theater}, {surgery}]

operation
n 1: a business especially one run on a large scale; "a large-scale farming operation"; "a multinational operation"; "they paid taxes on every stage of the operation"; "they had to consolidate their operations"
2: a planned activity involving many people performing various actions; "they organized a rescue operation"; "the biggest police operation in French history"; "running a restaurant is quite an operation"; "consolidate the companies various operations"
3: a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work; "the operations in building a house"; "certain machine tool operations" [syn: {procedure}]
4: the state of being in effect or being operative; "that rule is no longer in operation"
5: a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" [syn: {surgery}, {surgical operation}, {surgical procedure}, {surgical process}]
6: activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force" [syn: {military operation}]
7: (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction); "it can perform millions of operations per second"
8: process or manner of functioning or operating; "the power of its engine determine its operation"; "the plane's operation in high winds"; "they compared the cooking performance of each oven"; "the jet's performance conformed to high standards" [syn: {functioning}, {performance}]
9: (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods; "the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation"; "they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic" [syn: {mathematical process}, {mathematical operation}] 10: (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering" [syn: {process}, {cognitive process}, {mental process}, {cognitive operation}] 11: the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.); "her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride"

operation code
n : the portion of a set of operation descriptions that specifies the operation to be performed; the set of operations in a computer [syn: {order code}]

Operation Desert Storm
n : the United States and its allies defeated Iraq in a ground war that lasted 100 hours (1991)

operational
adj 1: pertaining to a process or series of actions for achieving a result; "operational difficulties"; "they assumed their operational positions"
2: fit or ready for use or service; "the toaster was still functional even after being dropped"; "the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable"; "an operational aircraft"; "the dishwasher is now in working order" [syn: {functional}, {usable}, {useable}, {in working order(p)}, {operable}]
3: of or intended for or involved in military operations [ant: {nonoperational}]
4: being in effect or operation; "de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations"- Leslie Marmon Silko; "bus service is in operation during the emergency"; "the company had several operating divisions" [syn: {in operation(p)}, {operating(a)}]

operational casualty
n : loss of military equipment in field operations [syn: {operational damage}]

operational cell
n : a terrorist cell that performs clandestine activities

operational damage
n : loss of military equipment in field operations [syn: {operational casualty}]

operationalism
n : (philosophy) the doctrine that the meaning of a proposition consists of the operations involved in proving or applying it

operationalist
adj : of or relating to or espousing operationalism; "operationalist doctrine"

operationally
adv : in respect to operation; "reported the machine operationally satisfactory"; "a well-trained staff that is operationally adequate"

operations
n : financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records [syn: {trading operations}]

operations research
n : research designed to determine most efficient way to do something

operative
adj 1: being in force or having or exerting force; "operative regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the American political system" [ant: {inoperative}]
2: of or relating to a surgical operation; "operative surgery"
3: relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine; "a surgical appendix"; "a surgical procedure"; "operative dentistry" [syn: {surgical}] [ant: {medical}]
4: effective; producing a desired effect; "the operative word" [syn: {key}]
5: (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes" [syn: {running(a)}, {functional}, {working(a)}]
n 1: a person secretly employed in espionage for a government [syn: {secret agent}, {intelligence officer}, {intelligence agent}]
2: someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information [syn: {private detective}, {PI}, {private eye}, {private investigator}, {shamus}, {sherlock}]

operative field
n : the area that is open during surgery

operatively
adv : by means of an operative

operator
n 1: (mathematics) a symbol that represents a function from functions to functions; "the integral operator"
2: an agent that operates some apparatus or machine; "the operator of the switchboard" [syn: {manipulator}]
3: someone who owns or operates a business; "who is the operator of this franchise?"
4: a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties [syn: {hustler}, {wheeler dealer}]
5: a speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity markets

operator gene
n : a gene that activates the production of messenger RNA by adjacent structural genes

opercula
operculum
n : a hard flap serving as a cover for (a) the gill slits in fishes or (b) the opening of the shell in certain gastropods when the body is retracted [also: {opercula} (pl)]

opercula
See {operculum}

operculate
adj : having an operculum [syn: {operculated}]

operculated
adj : having an operculum [syn: {operculate}]

operculum
n : a hard flap serving as a cover for (a) the gill slits in fishes or (b) the opening of the shell in certain gastropods when the body is retracted [also: {opercula} (pl)]

operetta
n : a short amusing opera [syn: {light opera}]

operon
n : a segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene

operoseness
n : the quality of requiring extended effort [syn: {laboriousness}, {toilsomeness}]

Opheodrys
n : North American green snakes [syn: {genus Opheodrys}]

Opheodrys aestivus
n : of southern and eastern United States [syn: {rough green snake}]

Opheodrys vernalis
n : of western and central United States [syn: {smooth green snake}]

Ophidia
n : snakes [syn: {Serpentes}, {suborder Serpentes}, {suborder Ophidia}]

ophidian
n : limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous [syn: {snake}, {serpent}]

Ophidiidae
n : eel-like marine fishes [syn: {family Ophidiidae}]

ophidism
n : poisoning by snake venom

Ophiodon
n : a genus of Ophiodontidae [syn: {genus Ophiodon}]

Ophiodon elongatus
n : food fish of the northern Pacific related to greenlings [syn: {lingcod}]

Ophiodontidae
n : fishes closely related to greenlings [syn: {family Ophiodontidae}]

Ophioglossaceae
n : a family of succulent ferns of order Ophioglossales; cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {family Ophioglossaceae}]

Ophioglossales
n : coextensive with the family Ophioglossaceae [syn: {order Ophioglossales}]

Ophioglossum
n : the type genus of the fern family Ophioglossaceae [syn: {genus Ophioglossum}]

Ophioglossum pendulum
n : epiphytic fern with straplike usually twisted fronds of tropical Asia and Polynesia and America [syn: {ribbon fern}]

ophiolatry
n : worship of snakes [syn: {serpent-worship}]

Ophiophagus
n : king cobra [syn: {genus Ophiophagus}]

Ophiophagus hannan
n : large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja [syn: {hamadryad}, {king cobra}, {Naja hannah}]

Ophisaurus
n : glass lizards [syn: {genus Ophisaurus}]

Ophiuchus
n : a large constellation in the equatorial region between Hercules and Scorpius

Ophiurida
n : brittle stars [syn: {subclass Ophiurida}]

Ophiuroidea
n : brittle stars and basket stars [syn: {class Ophiuroidea}]

ophryon
n : the craniometric point in the midline of the forehead immediately above the orbits

Ophrys
n : a hardy genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and northern Africa and western Asia [syn: {genus Ophrys}]

Ophrys apifera
n : European orchid whose flowers resemble bumble bees in shape and color [syn: {bee orchid}]

Ophrys insectifera
n : European orchid whose flowers resemble flies [syn: {fly orchid}, {Ophrys muscifera}]

Ophrys muscifera
n : European orchid whose flowers resemble flies [syn: {fly orchid}, {Ophrys insectifera}]

Ophrys sphegodes
n : spring-blooming spider orchid having a flower with yellow or green or pink sepals and a broad brown velvety lip [syn: {early spider orchid}]

ophthalmectomy
n : surgical removal of an eye

ophthalmia
n : severe conjunctivitis [syn: {ophthalmitis}]

ophthalmia neonatorum
n : ophthalmia in newborns; contracted while passing through the birth canal; usually prevented with silver nitrate drops

ophthalmic
adj 1: of or relating to the eye; "ophthalmic defect"
2: of or relating to ophthalmology; "ophthalmic surgery"

ophthalmic artery
n : a branch of the internal carotid artery that supplies the eye and neighboring structures [syn: {arteria ophthalmica}]

ophthalmic vein
n : either of two veins that serve the eye; empties into the cavernous sinus [syn: {vena ophthalmica}]

ophthalmitis
n : severe conjunctivitis [syn: {ophthalmia}]

ophthalmologist
n : a medical doctor specializing in the treatment of diseases of the eye [syn: {eye doctor}, {oculist}]

ophthalmology
n : the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases

ophthalmoplegia
n : paralysis of the motor nerves of the eye

ophthalmoscope
n : medical instrument for examining the retina of the eye

opiate
n : a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative

Opiliones
n : harvestmen [syn: {Phalangida}, {order Phalangida}, {order Opiliones}]

opine
v 1: speak one's opinion without fear or hesitation; "John spoke up at the meeting" [syn: {speak up}, {animadvert}, {sound off}]
2: expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up" [syn: {think}, {suppose}, {imagine}, {reckon}, {guess}]

opinion
n 1: a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" [syn: {sentiment}, {persuasion}, {view}, {thought}]
2: a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion" [syn: {public opinion}, {popular opinion}, {vox populi}]
3: a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page" [syn: {view}]
4: the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge" [syn: {legal opinion}, {judgment}, {judgement}]
5: the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) [syn: {ruling}]
6: a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" [syn: {impression}, {feeling}, {belief}, {notion}]

opinion poll
n : an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people [syn: {poll}, {public opinion poll}, {canvass}]

opinionated
adj : obstinate in your opinions [syn: {opinionative}, {self-opinionated}]

opinionative
adj : obstinate in your opinions [syn: {opinionated}, {self-opinionated}]

Opisthobranchia
n : gastropods having the gills when present posterior to the heart and having no operculum: includes sea slugs; sea butterflies; sea hares [syn: {subclass Opisthobranchia}]

Opisthocomidae
n : comprising the hoatzins [syn: {family Opisthocomidae}]

Opisthocomus
n : type genus of the Opisthocomidae: hoatzins [syn: {genus Opisthocomus}]

Opisthocomus hoazin
n : crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings [syn: {hoatzin}, {hoactzin}, {stinkbird}]

Opisthognathidae
n : jawfishes [syn: {family Opisthognathidae}]

opisthognathous
adj : having receding jaws [ant: {prognathous}]

opisthorchiasis
n : infestation with flukes obtained from eating raw fish; common in eastern Asia

opisthotonos
n : severe spasm in which the back arches and the head bends back and heels flex toward the back

opium
n : an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy

opium addict
n : someone addicted to opium [syn: {opium taker}]

opium den
n : a building where opium is sold and used

opium poppy
n : southwestern Asian herb with grayish leaves and white or reddish flowers; source of opium [syn: {Papaver somniferum}]

opium taker
n : someone addicted to opium [syn: {opium addict}]

opopanax
n : an odorous gum resin formerly used in medicines

Oporto
n : port city in northwest Portugal; noted for port wine [syn: {Porto}]

opossum
n 1: small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails [syn: {phalanger}, {possum}]
2: nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America [syn: {possum}]

opossum rat
n : terrestrial marsupials of southern South America that resemble shrews

opossum shrimp
n : shrimp-like crustaceans whose females carry eggs and young in a pouch between the legs

opossum wood
n : medium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas [syn: {silver-bell tree}, {silverbell tree}, {snowdrop tree}, {Halesia carolina}, {Halesia tetraptera}]

Oppenheimer
n : United States physicist who directed the project at Los Alamos that developed the first atomic bomb (1904-1967) [syn: {Robert Oppenheimer}]

opponent
adj : characterized by active hostility; "opponent (or opposing) armies" [syn: {opposing}]
n 1: a contestant that you are matched against [syn: {opposition}, {opposite}]
2: someone who offers opposition [syn: {adversary}, {antagonist}, {opposer}, {resister}] [ant: {agonist}]

opportune
adj 1: suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose; "an opportune place to make camp"; "an opportune arrival" [ant: {inopportune}]
2: at a convenient or suitable time; "an opportune time to receive guests" [syn: {favorable}, {favourable}]

opportunely
adv : at an opportune time; "he arrived rather opportunely just when we needed a new butler" [ant: {inopportunely}]

opportuneness
n : timely convenience [syn: {patness}, {timeliness}] [ant: {inopportuneness}]

opportunism
n : taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others [syn: {self-interest}, {self-seeking}, {expedience}]

opportunist
adj : taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit [syn: {opportunistic}, {timeserving}]
n : a person who places expediency above principle [syn: {self-seeker}]

opportunistic
adj : taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit [syn: {opportunist}, {timeserving}]

opportunistic infection
n : any infection caused by a microorganism that does not normally cause disease in humans; occurs in persons with abnormally functioning immune systems (as AIDS patients or transplant patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs)

opportunity
n : a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance" [syn: {chance}]

opportunity cost
n : cost in terms of foregone alternatives

opposable
adj : capable of being placed opposite to something; "the thumb is opposable to the forefinger" [syn: {apposable}] [ant: {unopposable}]

oppose
v 1: be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"
2: fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" [syn: {fight}, {fight back}, {fight down}, {defend}]
3: oppose with equal weight or force [syn: {counterbalance}]
4: set into opposition or rivalry; "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other" [syn: {pit}, {match}, {play off}]
5: act against or in opposition to; "She reacts negatively to everything I say" [syn: {react}]
6: be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion" [syn: {controvert}, {contradict}]

opposed
adj 1: in opposition to (a policy or attitude etc.); "an opposing vote" [syn: {opposing}]
2: being in opposition or having an opponent; "two bitterly opposed schools of thought" [ant: {unopposed}]

opposer
n : someone who offers opposition [syn: {adversary}, {antagonist}, {opponent}, {resister}] [ant: {agonist}]

opposing
adj 1: characterized by active hostility; "opponent (or opposing) armies" [syn: {opponent}]
2: acting in opposition to; "the opposing sector of the same muscle group"
3: in opposition to (a policy or attitude etc.); "an opposing vote" [syn: {opposed}]

opposite
adj 1: being directly across from each other; facing; "And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm"- Longfellow; "we lived on opposite sides of the street"; "at opposite poles"
2: of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves" [syn: {paired}] [ant: {alternate}]
3: moving or facing away from each other; "looking in opposite directions"; "they went in opposite directions"
4: the other one of a complementary pair; "the opposite sex"; "the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors"
5: altogether different in nature or quality or significance; "the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended"; "it is said that opposite characters make a union happiest"- Charles Reade
6: characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed; "in diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme and indefensible polar positions" [syn: {diametric}, {diametrical}, {polar}]
n 1: two words that express opposing concepts; "to him the opposite of gay was depressed" [syn: {antonym}, {opposite word}]
2: a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true" [syn: {reverse}, {contrary}]
3: a contestant that you are matched against [syn: {opposition}, {opponent}]
4: something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse" [syn: {inverse}]
adv : directly facing each other; "the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table"; "lived all their lives in houses face-to-face across the street"; "they sat opposite at the table" [syn: {face-to-face}]

opposite number
n : a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another [syn: {counterpart}, {vis-a-vis}]

opposite word
n : two words that express opposing concepts; "to him the opposite of gay was depressed" [syn: {antonym}, {opposite}]

oppositely
adv : in an opposite position

oppositeness
n : the relation between opposed entities [syn: {opposition}]

opposition
n 1: the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead" [syn: {resistance}]
2: the relation between opposed entities [syn: {oppositeness}]
3: the act of opposing groups confronting each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition" [syn: {confrontation}]
4: a contestant that you are matched against [syn: {opponent}, {opposite}]
5: a body of people united in opposing something
6: a direction opposite to another
7: an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies" [syn: {enemy}, {foe}, {foeman}]
8: a political party opposed to the party in power and prepared to replace it if elected; "Her Majesty's loyal opposition"

oppositive
adj : expressing antithesis or opposition; "the adversative conjunction `but' in `poor but happy'" [syn: {adversative}]

oppress
v 1: come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists" [syn: {suppress}, {crush}]
2: cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union" [syn: {persecute}]

oppressed
adj : burdened psychologically or mentally; "laden with grief"; "oppressed by a sense of failure" [syn: {laden}]

oppression
n 1: the act of subjugating by cruelty; "the tyrant's oppression of the people" [syn: {subjugation}]
2: the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted"
3: a feeling of being oppressed [syn: {oppressiveness}]

oppressive
adj 1: weighing heavily on the senses or spirit; "the atmosphere was oppressive"; "oppressive sorrows"
2: marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; "the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights" [syn: {tyrannical}, {tyrannous}]

oppressively
adv : in a heavy and oppressive way; "it was oppressively hot in the office"

oppressiveness
n 1: a feeling of being oppressed [syn: {oppression}]
2: unwelcome burdensome difficulty [syn: {burdensomeness}, {onerousness}]

oppressor
n : a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures

opprobrious
adj 1: expressing offensive reproach [syn: {abusive}, {insulting}, {scornful}, {scurrilous}]
2: (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice" [syn: {black}, {disgraceful}, {ignominious}, {inglorious}, {shameful}]

opprobrium
n 1: state of disgrace resulting from public abuse [syn: {obloquy}]
2: a state of extreme dishonor; "a date which will live in infamy"- F.D.Roosevelt; "the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city" [syn: {infamy}] [ant: {fame}]

oppugn
v : challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; "We must question your judgment in this matter" [syn: {question}, {call into question}]

Ops
n : (Roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of Saturn; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor

Opsanus tau
n : bottom-dwelling fish having scaleless slimy skin and a broad thick head with a wide mouth [syn: {toadfish}]

opsin
n : retinal protein formed by the action of light on rhodopsin

opsonin
n : an antibody in blood serum that attaches to invading microorganisms and other antigens to make them more susceptible to the action of phagocytes

opsonisation
n : process whereby opsonins make an invading microorganism more susceptible to phagocytosis [syn: {opsonization}]

opsonization
n : process whereby opsonins make an invading microorganism more susceptible to phagocytosis [syn: {opsonisation}]

opsonize
v : make (cells) more susceptible to the action of phagocytes

opt
v : select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast" [syn: {choose}, {prefer}]

opt out
v : choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing; "She copped out when she was supposed to get into the hang glider" [syn: {cop out}]

optative
adj 1: indicating an option or wish
2: relating to a mood of verbs in some languages; "optative verb endings"
n : a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs [syn: {optative mood}]

optative mood
n : a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs [syn: {optative}]

Optez
n : an artificial language

opthalmic
adj : of or relating to or resembling the eye; "ocular muscles"; "an ocular organ"; "ocular diseases"; "the optic (or optical) axis of the eye"; "an ocular spot is a pigmented organ or part believed to be sensitive to light" [syn: {ocular}, {optic}, {optical}]

optic
adj 1: of or relating to or resembling the eye; "ocular muscles"; "an ocular organ"; "ocular diseases"; "the optic (or optical) axis of the eye"; "an ocular spot is a pigmented organ or part believed to be sensitive to light" [syn: {ocular}, {optical}, {opthalmic}]
2: relating to or using sight; "ocular inspection"; "an optical illusion"; "visual powers"; "visual navigation" [syn: {ocular}, {optical}, {visual}]
n : the organ of sight [syn: {eye}, {oculus}]

optic axis
n : a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted [syn: {principal axis}]

optic chiasm
n : the crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain [syn: {optic chiasma}, {chiasma opticum}]

optic chiasma
n : the crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain [syn: {optic chiasm}, {chiasma opticum}]

optic cup
n : (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina [syn: {eyecup}]

optic disc
n : the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light [syn: {blind spot}, {optic disk}]

optic disk
n : the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light [syn: {blind spot}, {optic disc}]

optic nerve
n : the cranial nerve that serves the retina [syn: {nervus opticus}, {second cranial nerve}, {optic tract}]

optic tract
n : the cranial nerve that serves the retina [syn: {optic nerve}, {nervus opticus}, {second cranial nerve}]

optical
adj 1: relating to or using sight; "ocular inspection"; "an optical illusion"; "visual powers"; "visual navigation" [syn: {ocular}, {optic}, {visual}]
2: of or relating to or involving light or optics; "optical supplies"
3: of or relating to or resembling the eye; "ocular muscles"; "an ocular organ"; "ocular diseases"; "the optic (or optical) axis of the eye"; "an ocular spot is a pigmented organ or part believed to be sensitive to light" [syn: {ocular}, {optic}, {opthalmic}]

optical aberration
n : an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image [syn: {aberration}, {distortion}]

optical bench
n : apparatus for observation and measurement of optical phenomena

optical condenser
n : lens used to concentrate light on an object [syn: {condenser}]

optical crown
n : optical glass of low dispersion and low refractive index [syn: {crown glass}]

optical device
n : a device for producing or controlling light

optical disc
n : a disk coated with plastic that can store digital data astiny pits etched in the surface; is read with a laser that scans the surface [syn: {optical disk}]

optical disk
n : a disk coated with plastic that can store digital data astiny pits etched in the surface; is read with a laser that scans the surface [syn: {optical disc}]

optical fiber
n : a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images [syn: {glass fiber}, {optical fibre}, {glass fibre}]

optical fibre
n : a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images [syn: {optical fiber}, {glass fiber}, {glass fibre}]

optical flint
n : optical glass of high dispersion and high refractive index [syn: {flint glass}]

optical fusion
n : the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept [syn: {fusion}]

optical glass
n : clear homogeneous glass of known refractive index; used to make lenses

optical illusion
n : an optical phenomenon that results in a false or deceptive visual impression

optical instrument
n : an instrument designed to aid vision

optical lens
n : a lens that focuses the image in a camera [syn: {camera lens}]

optical maser
n : an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light [syn: {laser}]

optical opacity
n : opacity to light

optical phenomenon
n : a physical phenomenon related to or involving light

optical prism
n : optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image [syn: {prism}]

optical pyrometer
n : a pyrometer that uses the color of the light emitted by a hot object [syn: {pyroscope}]

optical telescope
n : an astronomical telescope designed to collect and record light from cosmic sources

optically
adv : in an optical manner; "optically distorted"

optician
n : a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision [syn: {lens maker}]

optics
n : the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light

optima
optimum
adj : most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied; "an optimum return on capital"; "optimal concentration of a drug" [syn: {optimal}]
n : most favorable condition or greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances [also: {optima} (pl)]

optima
See {optimum}

optimal
adj : most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied; "an optimum return on capital"; "optimal concentration of a drug" [syn: {optimum}]

optimally
adv : in an optimal and most desirable way

optimisation
n : the act of rendering optimal; "the simultaneous optimization of growth and profitability"; "in an optimization problem we seek values of the variables that lead to an optimal value of the function that is to be optimized"; "to promote the optimization and diversification of agricultural products" [syn: {optimization}]

optimise
v 1: make optimal; get the most out of; use best; "optimize your resources" [syn: {optimize}]
2: modify to achieve maximum efficiency in storage capacity or time or cost; "optimize a computer program" [syn: {optimize}]
3: act as an optimist and take a sunny view of the world [syn: {optimize}]

optimism
n 1: the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well [ant: {pessimism}]
2: a general disposition to expect the best in all things [ant: {pessimism}]

optimist
n : a person disposed to take a favorable view of things [ant: {pessimist}]

optimistic
adj 1: expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view" [ant: {pessimistic}]
2: expecting the best; "an affirmative outlook" [syn: {affirmative}]

optimistically
adv : with optimism; in an optimistic manner; "`We have a good chance of winning,' he exclaimed optimistically" [ant: {pessimistically}]

optimization
n : the act of rendering optimal; "the simultaneous optimization of growth and profitability"; "in an optimization problem we seek values of the variables that lead to an optimal value of the function that is to be optimized"; "to promote the optimization and diversification of agricultural products" [syn: {optimisation}]

optimize
v 1: make optimal; get the most out of; use best; "optimize your resources" [syn: {optimise}]
2: modify to achieve maximum efficiency in storage capacity or time or cost; "optimize a computer program" [syn: {optimise}]
3: act as an optimist and take a sunny view of the world [syn: {optimise}]

optimum
adj : most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied; "an optimum return on capital"; "optimal concentration of a drug" [syn: {optimal}]
n : most favorable condition or greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances [also: {optima} (pl)]

option
n 1: the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited
2: one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse" [syn: {alternative}, {choice}]
3: the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" [syn: {choice}, {selection}, {pick}]

optional
adj : possible but not necessary; left to personal choice [ant: {obligatory}]

optionally
adv : in an optional manner; "this rule is applied optionally" [ant: {obligatorily}]

optometrist
n : a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses [syn: {oculist}]

optometry
n : the practice of an optometrist

opulence
n : wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living [syn: {luxury}, {luxuriousness}, {sumptuousness}]

opulent
adj : rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms" [syn: {deluxe}, {gilded}, {luxurious}, {princely}, {sumptuous}]

opulently
adv : in a sumptuous and opulent manner; "this government building is sumptuously appointed" [syn: {sumptuously}]

Opuntia
n : large genus of cactuses native to America: prickly pears [syn: {genus Opuntia}]

Opuntia cholla
n : arborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments; southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {cholla}]

Opuntia lindheimeri
n : cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits [syn: {nopal}]

Opuntia tuna
n : tropical American flat-jointed prickly pear; Jamaica [syn: {tuna}]

Opuntiales
n : coextensive with the family Cactaceae: cactuses [syn: {order Opuntiales}]

opus
n : a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements" [syn: {musical composition}, {composition}, {piece}, {piece of music}]

OPV
n : an oral poliovirus vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis [syn: {Sabin vaccine}, {oral poliovirus vaccine}, {trivalent live oral poliomyelitis vaccine}, {TOPV}]

OR
n 1: a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific [syn: {Oregon}, {Beaver State}]
2: a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations; "great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic" [syn: {operating room}, {operating theater}, {operating theatre}, {surgery}]

OR circuit
n : a gate circuit in a computer that fires when any of its inputs fire [syn: {OR gate}]

or else
adv : in place of, or as an alternative to; "Felix became a herpetologist instead"; "alternatively we could buy a used car" [syn: {alternatively}, {as an alternative}, {instead}]

OR gate
n : a gate circuit in a computer that fires when any of its inputs fire [syn: {OR circuit}]

or so
adv : (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party" [syn: {approximately}, {about}, {close to}, {just about}, {some}, {roughly}, {more or less}, {around}]

ora
os
n 1: a mouth or mouthlike opening
2: a hard brittle blue-gray or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known [syn: {osmium}, {atomic number 76}]
3: (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services [syn: {operating system}]
4: the left eye [syn: {oculus sinister}]
5: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates [syn: {bone}] [also: {ossa} (pl), {osar} (pl), {ora} (pl)]

ora
See {os}

orach
n : any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes [syn: {orache}]

orache
n : any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes [syn: {orach}]

oracle
n 1: an authoritative person who divines the future [syn: {prophet}, {seer}, {vaticinator}]
2: a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallible
3: a shrine where an oracular god is consulted

Oracle of Apollo
n : (Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or ambiguous [syn: {Temple of Apollo}, {Delphic oracle}, {oracle of Delphi}]

oracle of Delphi
n : (Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or ambiguous [syn: {Temple of Apollo}, {Oracle of Apollo}, {Delphic oracle}]

oracular
adj 1: of or relating to an oracle; "able by oracular means to expose a witch"
2: obscurely prophetic; "Delphic pronouncements"; "an oracular message" [syn: {Delphic}]
3: resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought; "the oracular sayings of Victorian poets"; "so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it"; "an enigmatic smile" [syn: {enigmatic}]

orad
adv : toward the mouth or oral region [ant: {aborad}]

Oradexon
n : a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation [syn: {dexamethasone}, {Decadron}, {Dexamethasone Intensol}, {Dexone}, {Hexadrol}]

oral
adj 1: using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement" [syn: {unwritten}]
2: of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth; "oral hygiene"; "an oral thermometer"; "an oral vaccine"
3: of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located; "the oral cavity"; "the oral mucous membrane"; "the oral surface of a starfish" [ant: {aboral}]
4: a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression [ant: {anal}]
n : an examination conducted by word of mouth [syn: {oral exam}, {oral examination}, {viva voce}, {viva}]

oral cancer
n : malignant neoplasm of the lips of mouth; most common in men over the age of 60

oral cavity
n : the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy" [syn: {mouth}, {oral fissure}, {rima oris}]

oral communication
n : (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets" [syn: {speech}, {speech communication}, {spoken communication}, {spoken language}, {language}, {voice communication}]

oral contraception
n : contraception achieved by taking oral contraceptive pills

oral contraceptive
n : a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception [syn: {pill}, {birth control pill}, {contraceptive pill}, {oral contraceptive pill}, {anovulatory drug}, {anovulant}]

oral contraceptive pill
n : a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception [syn: {pill}, {birth control pill}, {contraceptive pill}, {oral contraceptive}, {anovulatory drug}, {anovulant}]

oral contract
n : an agreement that is not in writing and is not signed by the parties but is a real existing contract that lacks only the formal requirement of a memorandum to render it enforceable in litigation

oral exam
n : an examination conducted by word of mouth [syn: {oral}, {oral examination}, {viva voce}, {viva}]

oral examination
n : an examination conducted by word of mouth [syn: {oral}, {oral exam}, {viva voce}, {viva}]

oral fissure
n : the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy" [syn: {mouth}, {oral cavity}, {rima oris}]

oral herpes
n : caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) [syn: {herpes labialis}, {cold sore}, {fever blister}]

oral personality
n : (psychoanalysis) a personality characterized either by generous optimism or aggressive and ambitious selfishness; formed in early childhood by fixation during the oral stage of development

oral phase
n : (psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an infant's development; the mouth is the focus of the libido and satisfaction comes from suckling and chewing and biting [syn: {oral stage}]

oral poliovirus vaccine
n : an oral poliovirus vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis [syn: {Sabin vaccine}, {OPV}, {trivalent live oral poliomyelitis vaccine}, {TOPV}]

oral presentation
n : delivering an address to a public audience; "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking" [syn: {public speaking}, {speechmaking}, {speaking}]

Oral Roberts
n : United States evangelist (born 1918) [syn: {Roberts}]

oral sex
n : oral-genital stimulation; "they say he gives good head" [syn: {head}]

oral smear
n : alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the mouth

oral stage
n : (psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an infant's development; the mouth is the focus of the libido and satisfaction comes from suckling and chewing and biting [syn: {oral phase}]

orally
adv 1: (of drugs) through the mouth rather than through injection; "he was administered the drug orally" [syn: {by mouth}]
2: by spoken rather than written means; "these stories were transmitted by word of mouth" [syn: {by word of mouth}]

Oran
n : a port city in northwestern Algeria and the country's 2nd largest city

orang
n : large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits [syn: {orangutan}, {orangutang}, {Pongo pygmaeus}]

orange
adj : similar to the color of a ripe orange [syn: {orangish}]
n 1: round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
2: any of a range of colors between red and yellow [syn: {orangeness}]
3: any citrus tree bearing oranges [syn: {orange tree}]
4: any pigment producing the orange color
5: a river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean [syn: {Orange River}]

orange balsam
n : North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil [syn: {jewelweed}, {lady's earrings}, {celandine}, {touch-me-not}, {Impatiens capensis}]

orange bat
n : a common bat of northwestern Australia having orange or yellow fur [syn: {orange horseshoe bat}, {Rhinonicteris aurantius}]

orange daisy
n : mat-forming herb of Turkestan with nearly double orange-yellow flowers [syn: {orange fleabane}, {Erigeron aurantiacus}]

orange fleabane
n : mat-forming herb of Turkestan with nearly double orange-yellow flowers [syn: {orange daisy}, {Erigeron aurantiacus}]

Orange Free State
n : a province in central South Africa that was colonized by the Boers; named Free State in 1997 [syn: {Free State}]

orange grass
n : annual wiry-stemmed North American weed with minute scalelike leaves and small yellow flowers [syn: {nitweed}, {pineweed}, {pine-weed}, {Hypericum gentianoides}]

Orange Group
n : a terrorist group of Protestants who oppose any political settlement with Irish nationalists; a paramilitary group that attacks Catholic interests in Northern Ireland [syn: {OV}]

orange grove
n : grove of orange trees

orange hawkweed
n : European hawkweed having flower heads with bright orange-red rays; a troublesome weed especially as naturalized in northeastern North America; sometimes placed in genus Hieracium [syn: {Pilosella aurantiaca}, {Hieracium aurantiacum}]

orange horseshoe bat
n : a common bat of northwestern Australia having orange or yellow fur [syn: {orange bat}, {Rhinonicteris aurantius}]

orange juice
n : bottled or fresh-squeezed juice of oranges

orange liqueur
n : liqueur flavored with orange

orange marmalade
n : marmalade made from oranges

orange milkweed
n : erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers [syn: {butterfly weed}, {chigger flower}, {chiggerflower}, {pleurisy root}, {tuber root}, {Indian paintbrush}, {Asclepias tuberosa}]

orange milkwort
n : bog plant of pine barrens of southeastern United States having spikes of irregular yellow-orange flowers [syn: {yellow milkwort}, {candyweed}, {yellow bachelor's button}, {Polygala lutea}]

orange mushroom pimple
n : a variety of mushroom pimple

Orange Order
n : a Protestant political organization in Northern Ireland [syn: {Association of Orangemen}]

orange peel
n : the rind of an orange [syn: {orange rind}]

orange peel fungus
n : a discomycete with bright orange cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting bodies and pale orange exteriors [syn: {Aleuria aurantia}]

orange pekoe
n : a superior grade of black tea; grown in India and Sri Lanka and Java [syn: {pekoe}]

orange red
n : a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge [syn: {scarlet}, {vermilion}]

orange rind
n : the rind of an orange [syn: {orange peel}]

Orange River
n : a river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean [syn: {Orange}]

orange sneezeweed
n : stout perennial herb of western United States having flower heads with drooping orange-yellow rays; causes spewing sickness in sheep [syn: {owlclaws}, {Helenium hoopesii}]

orange soda
n : orange-flavored carbonated drink

orange toast
n : buttered toast with sugar and grated orange rind and a little orange juice

orange tortrix
n : California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges [syn: {tortrix}, {Argyrotaenia citrana}]

orange tree
n : any citrus tree bearing oranges [syn: {orange}]

orange yellow
n : a shade of yellow tinged with orange [syn: {saffron}]

orange zest
n : tiny bits of orange peel

orangeade
n : sweetened beverage of diluted orange juice

orange-blossom orchid
n : diminutive Australian orchid with loose racemes of fragrant white flowers with purple and orange markings on the lip [syn: {Sarcochilus falcatus}]

orange-juice concentrate
n : orange juice that has been concentrated and frozen [syn: {frozen orange juice}]

Orangeman
n : a member of a society founded in Ireland in 1795 to uphold Protestantism and the British sovereign

orangeness
n : any of a range of colors between red and yellow [syn: {orange}]

orangewood
n : fine-grained wood of an orange tree; used in fine woodwork

orangish
adj : similar to the color of a ripe orange [syn: {orange}]

orangutan
n : large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits [syn: {orang}, {orangutang}, {Pongo pygmaeus}]

orangutang
n : large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits [syn: {orangutan}, {orang}, {Pongo pygmaeus}]

Orasone
n : a dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Liquid Pred or Meticorten); used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as an immunosuppressant [syn: {prednisone}, {Deltasone}, {Liquid Pred}, {Meticorten}]

orate
v : talk pompously

oration
n : an instance of oratory; "he delivered an oration on the decline of family values"

orator
n : a person who delivers a speech or oration [syn: {speechmaker}, {rhetorician}, {public speaker}, {speechifier}]

oratorical
adj : characteristic of an orator or oratory; "oratorical prose"; "harangued his men in an oratorical way"- Robert Graves

oratorio
n : a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text [syn: {cantata}]

oratory
n : addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous); "he loved the sound of his own oratory"

orb
n 1: the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye [syn: {eyeball}]
2: an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire" [syn: {ball}, {globe}]

orb web
n : a round spider web

orbicular
adj 1: circular or nearly circular [syn: {orbiculate}]
2: having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey [syn: {ball-shaped}, {global}, {globose}, {globular}, {spheric}, {spherical}]

orbiculate
adj : circular or nearly circular [syn: {orbicular}]

orbiculate leaf
n : circular or nearly circular

Orbignya
n : palms of southern Mexico to northern South America: babassu palm [syn: {genus Orbignya}]

Orbignya cohune
n : tropical American feather palm whose large nuts yield valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory [syn: {cohune palm}, {cohune}]

Orbignya martiana
n : tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory [syn: {babassu}, {babassu palm}, {coco de macao}, {Orbignya phalerata}, {Orbignya spesiosa}]

Orbignya phalerata
n : tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory [syn: {babassu}, {babassu palm}, {coco de macao}, {Orbignya spesiosa}, {Orbignya martiana}]

Orbignya spesiosa
n : tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory [syn: {babassu}, {babassu palm}, {coco de macao}, {Orbignya phalerata}, {Orbignya martiana}]

Orbison
n : United States composer and rockabilly tenor popular in the 1950s (1936-1988) [syn: {Roy Orbison}]

orbit
n 1: the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another; "he plotted the orbit of the moon" [syn: {celestial orbit}]
2: a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" [syn: {sphere}, {domain}, {area}, {field}, {arena}]
3: an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power" [syn: {scope}, {range}, {reach}, {compass}, {ambit}]
4: the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom [syn: {electron orbit}]
5: the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball [syn: {eye socket}, {cranial orbit}, {orbital cavity}]
v : move in an orbit; "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus" [syn: {revolve}]

orbit period
n : the time it takes to complete one full orbit around a celestial body; "the orbit period depends on the altitude of the satellite"

orbital
adj 1: of or relating to an orbit; "orbital revolution"; "orbital velocity"
2: of or relating to the eye socket; "orbital scale"; "orbital arch"

orbital cavity
n : the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball [syn: {eye socket}, {orbit}, {cranial orbit}]

orbital motion
n : motion of an object in an orbit around a fixed point; "satellites in orbital rotation" [syn: {orbital rotation}]

orbital plane
n : (astronomy) the plane on which a body is orbiting

orbital point
n : the craniometric point at the lowest point on the lower edge of the orbit [syn: {orbitale}]

orbital rotation
n : motion of an object in an orbit around a fixed point; "satellites in orbital rotation" [syn: {orbital motion}]

orbitale
n : the craniometric point at the lowest point on the lower edge of the orbit [syn: {orbital point}]

orbiter
n : man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon [syn: {satellite}, {artificial satellite}]

orca
n : predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas [syn: {killer whale}, {killer}, {grampus}, {sea wolf}, {Orcinus orca}]

orchard
n : garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth [syn: {grove}, {woodlet}, {plantation}]

orchard apple tree
n : native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits [syn: {apple}, {Malus pumila}]

orchard grass
n : widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass [syn: {cocksfoot}, {cockspur}, {Dactylis glomerata}]

orchard oriole
n : the male is chestnut-and-black [syn: {Icterus spurius}]

Orchestia
n : type genus of the family Orchestiidae [syn: {genus Orchestia}]

Orchestiidae
n : beach fleas [syn: {family Orchestiidae}]

orchestra
n 1: a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players
2: seating on the main floor in a theater

orchestra pit
n : lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers [syn: {pit}]

orchestral
adj : relating to or composed for an orchestra; "orchestral score"

orchestral bells
n : a percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers [syn: {glockenspiel}]

orchestrate
v 1: write an orchestra score for
2: plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery" [syn: {mastermind}, {engineer}, {direct}, {organize}, {organise}]

orchestrated
adj : arranged for performance by an orchestra

orchestration
n 1: an arrangement of a piece of music for performance by an orchestra or band
2: the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments [syn: {instrumentation}]
3: an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect; "the skillful orchestration of his political campaign"

orchestrator
n : an arranger who writes for orchestras

orchid
n : any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors [syn: {orchidaceous plant}]

orchid cactus
n : any cactus of the genus Epiphyllum having flattened jointed irregularly branching stems and showy tubular flowers [syn: {epiphyllum}]

orchid family
n : enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers [syn: {Orchidaceae}, {family Orchidaceae}]

orchid tree
n : small East Indian tree having orchidlike flowers and hard dark wood [syn: {mountain ebony}, {Bauhinia variegata}]

Orchidaceae
n : enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers [syn: {family Orchidaceae}, {orchid family}]

orchidaceous plant
n : any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors [syn: {orchid}]

Orchidales
n : order of plants with irregular flowers having minute seeds: Orchidaceae; Burmanniaceae [syn: {order Orchidales}]

orchidalgia
n : pain in the testes

orchidectomy
n : surgical removal of one or both testicles [syn: {orchiectomy}]

orchiectomy
n : surgical removal of one or both testicles [syn: {orchidectomy}]

orchil
n 1: a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens [syn: {archil}, {cudbear}]
2: any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil [syn: {archil}]

orchiopexy
n : operation to bring an undescended testicle into the scrotum

orchis
n 1: any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes
2: one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away" [syn: {testis}, {testicle}, {ball}, {ballock}, {bollock}, {nut}, {egg}]

Orchis mascula
n : Eurasian orchid with showy pink or purple flowers in a loose spike [syn: {male orchis}, {early purple orchid}]

Orchis papilionaceae
n : Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip [syn: {butterfly orchid}, {butterfly orchis}]

Orchis spectabilis
n : North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood [syn: {showy orchis}, {purple orchis}, {purple-hooded orchis}]

orchitis
n : inflammation of one or both testes; characterized by pain and swelling

orchotomy
n : surgical incision into the testis to obtain material for analysis (as in cases of abnormally low sperm count)

Orcinus
n : killer whales [syn: {genus Orcinus}]

Orcinus orca
n : predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas [syn: {killer whale}, {killer}, {orca}, {grampus}, {sea wolf}]

Orcus
n : god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto [syn: {Dis}]

Orczy
n : British writer (born in Hungary) (1865-1947) [syn: {Baroness Emmusca Orczy}]

Ord kangaroo rat
n : most widely distributed kangaroo rat: plains and mountain areas of central and western United States [syn: {Dipodomys ordi}]

ordain
v 1: order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985" [syn: {enact}]
2: appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church" [syn: {consecrate}, {ordinate}, {order}]
3: invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister was ordained only last month"
4: issue an order

ordained
adj 1: fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the time appointed (or the appointed time") [syn: {appointed}, {decreed}, {prescribed}]
2: invested with ministerial or priestly functions; "an ordained priest"

ordainer
n : a cleric who ordains; a cleric who admits someone to holy orders

ordeal
n 1: a severe or trying experience
2: a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence [syn: {trial by ordeal}]

ordeal bean
n : dark brown highly poisonous seed of the calabar-bean vine; source of physostigmine and used in native witchcraft [syn: {calabar bean}]

ordeal tree
n : evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa [syn: {bushman's poison}, {Acocanthera oppositifolia}, {Acocanthera venenata}]

order
n 1: (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London"
2: a degree in a continuum of size or quantity; "it was on the order of a mile"; "an explosion of a low order of magnitude" [syn: {order of magnitude}]
3: established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order" [ant: {disorder}]
4: logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation" [syn: {ordering}, {ordination}]
5: a condition of regular or proper arrangement; "he put his desk in order"; "the machine is now in working order" [syn: {orderliness}] [ant: {disorderliness}, {disorderliness}]
6: a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there" [syn: {decree}, {edict}, {fiat}, {rescript}]
7: a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities; "IBM received an order for a hundred computers" [syn: {purchase order}]
8: a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today" [syn: {club}, {society}, {guild}, {gild}, {lodge}]
9: a body of rules followed by an assembly [syn: {rules of order}, {parliamentary law}, {parliamentary procedure}] 10: (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy; "theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate order" [syn: {holy order}] 11: a group of person living under a religious rule; "the order of Saint Benedict" [syn: {monastic order}] 12: (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families 13: a request for food or refreshment (as served in a restaurant or bar etc.); "I gave the waiter my order" 14: (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans 15: putting in order; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list" [syn: {ordering}]
v 1: give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed" [syn: {tell}, {enjoin}, {say}]
2: make a request for something; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage"
3: issue commands or orders for [syn: {prescribe}, {dictate}]
4: bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate" [syn: {regulate}, {regularize}, {regularise}, {govern}] [ant: {deregulate}]
5: bring order to or into; "Order these files" [ant: {disorder}]
6: place in a certain order; "order these files"
7: appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church" [syn: {ordain}, {consecrate}, {ordinate}]
8: arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events, etc.; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times" [syn: {arrange}, {set up}, {put}]
9: assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" [syn: {rate}, {rank}, {range}, {grade}, {place}]

order Acarina
n : mites and ticks [syn: {Acarina}]

order Accipitriformes
n : in some classifications an alternative name for the Falconiformes [syn: {Accipitriformes}]

order Actinaria
n : sea anemones [syn: {Actiniaria}, {order Actiniaria}, {Actinaria}]

order Actiniaria
n : sea anemones [syn: {Actiniaria}, {Actinaria}, {order Actinaria}]

order Actinomycetales
n : filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria [syn: {Actinomycetales}]

order Actinomyxidia
n : parasites of worms [syn: {Actinomyxidia}]

order Aepyorniformes
n : huge extinct flightless birds: elephant birds [syn: {Aepyorniformes}]

order Agaricales
n : typical gilled mushrooms belonging to the subdivision Basidiomycota [syn: {Agaricales}]

order Alcyonaria
n : corals and sea anemones having eight branches [syn: {Alcyonaria}]

order Alismales
n : an order of aquatic monocotyledonous herbaceous plants [syn: {Naiadales}, {order Naiadales}, {Alismales}]

order Amoebida
n : the animal order including amoebas [syn: {Amoebida}, {Amoebina}, {order Amoebina}]

order Amoebina
n : the animal order including amoebas [syn: {Amoebida}, {order Amoebida}, {Amoebina}]

order Amphipoda
n : small flat-bodied semi-terrestrial crustaceans: whale lice; sand-hoppers; skeleton shrimp [syn: {Amphipoda}]

order Anacanthini
n : at least partially equivalent to the order Gadiformes in some classifications [syn: {Anacanthini}]

order Anaspida
n : extinct order of jawless vertebrates [syn: {Anaspida}]

order Andreaeales
n : comprises a single genus: Andreaea [syn: {Andreaeales}]

order Anguilliformes
n : elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced [syn: {Anguilliformes}, {order Apodes}]

order Anoplura
n : sucking lice [syn: {Anoplura}]

order Anostraca
n : small aquatic crustaceans lacking a carapace: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps [syn: {Anostraca}]

order Anseriformes
n : ducks; geese; swans; screamers [syn: {Anseriformes}]

order Anthocerotales
n : hornworts; liverworts having a thalloid gametophyte; in some classification systems included in the class Hepaticopsida [syn: {Anthocerotales}]

order Anura
n : frogs, toads, tree toads [syn: {Salientia}, {order Salientia}, {Anura}, {Batrachia}, {order Batrachia}]

order Aphyllophorales
n : includes chiefly saprophytic fungi typically with shelflike bodies; sometimes placed in class Hymenomycetes or included in Agaricales [syn: {Aphyllophorales}]

order Aplacophora
n : an order of Amphineura [syn: {Solenogastres}, {order Solenogastres}, {Aplacophora}]

order Apodes
n : elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced [syn: {Anguilliformes}, {order Anguilliformes}]

order Apodiformes
n : swifts; hummingbirds [syn: {Apodiformes}]

order Apterygiformes
n : a ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwis [syn: {Apterygiformes}]

order Arales
n : Araceae; Lemnaceae [syn: {Arales}]

order Araneae
n : spiders [syn: {Araneae}, {Araneida}, {order Araneida}]

order Araneida
n : spiders [syn: {Araneae}, {order Araneae}, {Araneida}]

order Aristolochiales
n : order of plants distinguished by tubular petaloid perianth and inferior ovary [syn: {Aristolochiales}]

order arms
n : a position in the manual of arms; the rifle is held vertically on the right side with the butt on the ground; often used as a command

order Artiodactyla
n : an order of hooved mammals of the subclass Eutheria (including pigs and peccaries and hippopotami and members of the suborder Ruminantia) having an even number of functional toes [syn: {Artiodactyla}]

order Aspergillales
n : order of fungi having a closed ascocarp (cleistothecium) with the asci scattered rather than gathered in a hymenium [syn: {Eurotiales}, {order Eurotiales}, {Aspergillales}]

order Auriculariales
n : coextensive with the family Auriculariaceae; sometimes included in the order Tremellales [syn: {Auriculariales}]

order Batoidei
n : fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes [syn: {Rajiformes}, {order Rajiformes}, {Batoidei}]

order Batrachia
n : frogs, toads, tree toads [syn: {Salientia}, {order Salientia}, {Anura}, {order Anura}, {Batrachia}]

order Belemnoidea
n : order of extinct dibranchiate cephalopods related to the surviving spirulas [syn: {Belemnoidea}]

order Bennettitales
n : fossil gymnospermous plants of the Carboniferous [syn: {Bennettitales}]

order Berycomorphi
n : an order of spiny-finned fish in the superorder Acanthopterygii [syn: {Berycomorphi}]

order Blastocladiales
n : fungi that carry out asexual reproduction by thick-walled resting spores that produce zoospores upon germination; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes [syn: {Blastocladiales}]

order book
n 1: a printed copy of the order of the day [syn: {order paper}]
2: a book in which customers' orders are entered; usually makes multiple copies of the order

order Branchiura
n : copepods with suctorial mouthparts; parasitic on fishes [syn: {Branchiura}]

order Bryales
n : category used in some classification systems for mosses having the spore case separated from the capsule wall by a hollow intercellular space [syn: {Bryales}]

order Campanulales
n : an order or plants of the subclass Asteridae including: Campanulaceae; Lobeliaceae; Cucurbitaceae; Goodeniaceae; Compositae [syn: {Campanulales}]

order Caprimulgiformes
n : goatsuckers; frogmouths; oilbirds [syn: {Caprimulgiformes}]

order Carnivora
n : cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia [syn: {Carnivora}]

order Caryophyllales
n : corresponds approximately to the older group Centrospermae [syn: {Caryophyllales}, {Chenopodiales}, {order-Chenopodiales}]

order Casuariiformes
n : a ratite bird order: cassowaries and emus [syn: {Casuariiformes}]

order Casuarinales
n : order of chiefly Australian trees and shrubs comprising the casuarinas; 1 family: Casuarinaceae [syn: {Casuarinales}]

order Caudata
n : salamanders; newts; congo snakes [syn: {Urodella}, {order Urodella}, {Caudata}]

order Cestida
n : ctenophore having short tentacles; one family [syn: {Cestida}]

order Cetacea
n : an order of Eutheria [syn: {Cetacea}]

order Charadriiformes
n : large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima life [syn: {Charadriiformes}]

order Charales
n : small order of macroscopic fresh and brackish water algae with a distinct axis: stoneworts [syn: {Charales}]

order Chelonethida
n : false scorpions [syn: {Chelonethida}, {Pseudoscorpionida}, {order Pseudoscorpionida}, {Pseudoscorpiones}, {order Pseudoscorpiones}]

order Chelonia
n : tortoises and turtles [syn: {Chelonia}, {Testudinata}, {order Testudinata}, {Testudines}, {order Testudines}]

order Chiroptera
n : an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats) [syn: {Chiroptera}]

order Chlorococcales
n : unicellular green algae that reproduce by spores [syn: {Chlorococcales}]

order Chytridiales
n : simple aquatic fungi mostly saprophytic but some parasitic on higher plants or animals or fresh water fungi; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes [syn: {Chytridiales}]

order Ciconiiformes
n : order of chiefly tropical marsh-dwelling fish-eating wading birds with long legs and bills and (except for flamingos) unwebbed feet: herons; storks; spoonbills; flamingos; ibises [syn: {Ciconiiformes}]

order Cilioflagellata
n : in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; in others included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta [syn: {Dinoflagellata}, {order Dinoflagellata}, {Cilioflagellata}]

order Coccidia
n : an order in the subclass Telosporidia [syn: {Coccidia}]

order code
n : the portion of a set of operation descriptions that specifies the operation to be performed; the set of operations in a computer [syn: {operation code}]

order Coleoptera
n : beetles [syn: {Coleoptera}]

order Collembola
n : minute wingless arthropods: springtails [syn: {Collembola}]

order Columbiformes
n : sand grouse; pigeons; doves; extinct dodos and solitaires [syn: {Columbiformes}]

order Colymbiformes
n : grebes [syn: {Podicipitiformes}, {order Podicipitiformes}, {Podicipediformes}, {order Podicipediformes}, {Colymbiformes}]

order Commelinales
n : an order of monocotyledonous herbs [syn: {Xyridales}, {order Xyridales}, {Commelinales}]

order Coniferales
n : profusely branching and chiefly evergreen trees and some shrubs having narrow or needlelike leaves [syn: {Coniferales}]

order Conodonta
n : extinct order of primitive vertebrates; the precise taxonomy is not clear; in some classifications considered a separate phylum [syn: {Conodonta}, {Conodontophorida}, {order Conodontophorida}]

order Conodontophorida
n : extinct order of primitive vertebrates; the precise taxonomy is not clear; in some classifications considered a separate phylum [syn: {Conodonta}, {order Conodonta}, {Conodontophorida}]

order Coraciiformes
n : rollers; kingfishers; hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee eaters; todies [syn: {Coraciiformes}]

order Cordaitales
n : extinct plants having tall arborescent trunks comparable to or more advanced than cycads; known from the Pennsylvanian; probably extinct since the Mesozoic [syn: {Cordaitales}]

order Corrodentia
n : an order of insects: includes booklice and barklice [syn: {Psocoptera}, {order Psocoptera}, {Corrodentia}]

order Crocodilia
n : crocodiles; alligators; caimans; gavials [syn: {Crocodylia}, {order Crocodylia}, {Crocodilia}]

order Crocodylia
n : crocodiles; alligators; caimans; gavials [syn: {Crocodylia}, {Crocodilia}, {order Crocodilia}]

order Cuculiformes
n : cuckoos; touracos; etc. [syn: {Cuculiformes}]

order Cycadales
n : primitive tropical gymnosperms abundant in the Mesozoic, now reduced to a few scattered tropical forms [syn: {Cycadales}]

order Cycadofilicales
n : fossil gymnospermous trees or climbing plants from the Devonian: seed ferns [syn: {Cycadofilicales}, {Lyginopteridales}, {order Lyginopteridales}]

order Cyclostomata
n : primitive jawless aquatic vertebrate: lampreys; hagfishes [syn: {Cyclostomata}]

order Cydippea
n : ctenophores having two long pinnate tentacles [syn: {Cydippida}, {order Cydippida}, {Cydippidea}, {order Cydippidea}, {Cydippea}]

order Cydippida
n : ctenophores having two long pinnate tentacles [syn: {Cydippida}, {Cydippidea}, {order Cydippidea}, {Cydippea}, {order Cydippea}]

order Cydippidea
n : ctenophores having two long pinnate tentacles [syn: {Cydippida}, {order Cydippida}, {Cydippidea}, {Cydippea}, {order Cydippea}]

order Cypriniformes
n : an order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as a suborder of Ostariophysi [syn: {Cypriniformes}]

order Decapoda
n 1: lobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns [syn: {Decapoda}]
2: squids and cuttlefishes [syn: {Decapoda}]

order Dermaptera
n : earwigs and a few related forms [syn: {Dermaptera}]

order Dermoptera
n : flying lemurs [syn: {Dermoptera}]

order Diapensiales
n : used in some classifications: coextensive with family Diapensiaceae [syn: {Diapensiales}]

order Dicranales
n : widely distributed order of mosses with erect gametophores and sporophytes at the tips of stems [syn: {Dicranales}]

order Dictyoptera
n : in some classifications replaced by the orders (here suborders) Blattodea (cockroaches) and Manteodea (mantids); in former classifications often subsumed under a much broader order Orthoptera [syn: {Dictyoptera}]

order Dinocerata
n : small order of primitive ungulates of the Paleocene and Eocene [syn: {Dinocerata}]

order Dinoflagellata
n : in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; in others included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta [syn: {Dinoflagellata}, {Cilioflagellata}, {order Cilioflagellata}]

order Dinornithiformes
n : a ratite bird order: recently extinct flightless birds of New Zealand [syn: {Dinornithiformes}]

order Diptera
n : a large order of insects having a single pair of wings and sucking or piercing mouths; includes true flies and mosquitoes and gnats and crane flies [syn: {Diptera}]

order Discocephali
n : small order of fishes comprising the remoras [syn: {Discocephali}]

order Ebenales
n : trees or shrubs of the families Ebenaceae or Sapotaceae or Styracaceae or Symplocaceae [syn: {Ebenales}]

order Edentata
n : order of mammals having few or no teeth including: New World anteaters; sloths; armadillos [syn: {Edentata}]

order Embiodea
n : web spinners [syn: {Embioptera}, {order Embioptera}, {Embiodea}]

order Embioptera
n : web spinners [syn: {Embioptera}, {Embiodea}, {order Embiodea}]

order Endomycetales
n : fungi having a zygote or a single cell developing directly into an ascus [syn: {Endomycetales}]

order Entomophthorales
n : coextensive with the family Entomophthoraceae [syn: {Entomophthorales}]

order Ephemerida
n : mayflies [syn: {Ephemeroptera}, {order Ephemeroptera}, {Ephemerida}]

order Ephemeroptera
n : mayflies [syn: {Ephemeroptera}, {Ephemerida}, {order Ephemerida}]

order Equisetales
n : lower tracheophytes in existence since the Devonian [syn: {Equisetales}]

order Ericales
n : Ericaceae; Clethraceae; Diapensiaceae; Epacridaceae; Lennoaceae; Pyrolaceae; Monotropaceae [syn: {Ericales}]

order Erysiphales
n : saprophytic and parasitic fungi that live on plants [syn: {Erysiphales}]

order Eubacteriales
n : one of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; gram-positive spherical or rod-shaped forms; some are motile; in some classifications considered an order of Schizomycetes [syn: {Eubacteriales}]

order Eubryales
n : mosses with perennial erect gametophores and stems with rows of leaves and drooping capsules [syn: {Eubryales}]

order Euphausiacea
n : small commonly luminescent crustaceans; important element of marine plankton: krill [syn: {Euphausiacea}]

order Eurotiales
n : order of fungi having a closed ascocarp (cleistothecium) with the asci scattered rather than gathered in a hymenium [syn: {Eurotiales}, {Aspergillales}, {order Aspergillales}]

order Eurypterida
n : extinct aquatic arthropods of the Paleozoic [syn: {Eurypterida}]

order Exocycloida
n : flat sea urchins [syn: {Exocycloida}]

order Fagales
n : an order of dicotyledonous trees of the subclass Hamamelidae [syn: {Fagales}]

order Falconiformes
n : chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures [syn: {Falconiformes}]

order Filicales
n : true (leptosporangiate) ferns [syn: {Filicales}, {Polypodiales}, {order Polypodiales}]

order Foraminifera
n : foraminifers [syn: {Foraminifera}]

order form
n : a form to use when placing an order

order Fucales
n : coextensive with the family Fucaceae [syn: {Fucales}]

order Gadiformes
n : cods, haddocks, grenadiers; in some classifications considered equivalent to the order Anacanthini [syn: {Gadiformes}]

order Galliformes
n : pheasants; turkeys; grouse; partridges; quails; chickens; brush turkeys; curassows; hoatzins [syn: {Galliformes}]

order Ganoidei
n : a group of mostly extinct primitive bony fishes characterized by armor-like bony scales [syn: {Ganoidei}]

order Gaviiformes
n : large aquatic birds: loons and some extinct forms [syn: {Gaviiformes}]

order Gentianales
n : an order of dicotyledonous plants having gamopetalous flowers; Gentianaceae; Apocynaceae; Asclepiadaceae; Loganiaceae; Oleaceae; Salvadoraceae [syn: {Gentianales}]

order Geophilomorpha
n : small elongate centipedes living in soil and under stones and having more than 30 pairs of legs [syn: {Geophilomorpha}]

order Geraniales
n : an order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants; see Euphorbiaceae; Geraniaceae; Rutaceae; Malpighiaceae; Simaroubaceae; Meliaceae; Zygophyllaceae; Tropaeolaceae [syn: {Geraniales}]

order Ginkgoales
n : coextensive with the family Ginkgoaceae: plants that first appeared in the Permian and now represented by a single surviving species; often included in Coniferales [syn: {Ginkgoales}]

order Gnetales
n : chiefly tropical or xerophytic woody plants; practically unknown as fossils but considered close to the ancestral line of angiosperms [syn: {Gnetales}]

order Graminales
n : grasses; sedges; rushes [syn: {Graminales}]

order Gregarinida
n : an order in the subclass Telosporidia [syn: {Gregarinida}]

order Gruiformes
n : inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food: cranes; rails; bustards [syn: {Gruiformes}]

order Guttiferales
n : used in some classifications; coextensive with Parietales [syn: {Guttiferales}]

order Gymnophiona
n : an order of amphibians including caecilians [syn: {Gymnophiona}]

order Haemosporidia
n : an order in the subclass Telosporidia [syn: {Haemosporidia}]

order Haplosporidia
n : an order in the subclass Acnidosporidia [syn: {Haplosporidia}]

order Heliozoa
n : mostly freshwater protozoa [syn: {Heliozoa}]

order Helotiales
n : order of fungi having asci in a disk- to goblet-shaped apothecium [syn: {Helotiales}]

order Hemiptera
n : plant bugs; bedbugs; some true bugs; also includes suborders Heteroptera (true bugs) and Homoptera (e.g., aphids, plant lice and cicadas) [syn: {Hemiptera}]

order Heterosomata
n : flatfishes: halibut; sole; flounder; plaice; turbot; tonguefishes [syn: {Heterosomata}, {order Pleuronectiformes}]

order Heterotrichales
n : yellow-green algae with simple or branching filaments; comprising the single family Tribonemaceae [syn: {Heterotrichales}]

order Hymenogastrales
n : an order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes; has a distinct basidiocarp with a fleshy or waxy gleba (sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes) [syn: {Hymenogastrales}]

order Hymenoptera
n : an order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants; ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc. [syn: {Hymenoptera}]

order Hypericales
n : a large order of dicotyledonous plants of subclass Dilleniidae [syn: {Parietales}, {order Parietales}, {Hypericales}]

order Hypermastigina
n : cellulose-producing flagellates [syn: {Hypermastigina}]

order Hypocreales
n : used in some classifications for the family Hypocreaceae [syn: {Hypocreales}]

order Hyracoidea
n : hyraxes and some extinct animals [syn: {Hyracoidea}]

order Ichthyosauria
n : extinct marine reptiles: ichthyosaurs [syn: {Ichthyosauria}]

order Ictodosauria
n : extinct reptiles of the later Triassic period [syn: {Ictodosauria}]

order Insectivora
n : shrews; moles; hedgehogs; tenrecs [syn: {Insectivora}]

order Insessores
n : a bird with feet adapted for perching (as on tree branches); this order is now generally abandoned by taxonomists [syn: {Insessores}, {perching bird}, {percher}]

order Isoetales
n : aquatic or marsh-growing fern allies; known to have existed since the Cenozoic; sometimes included in Lycopodiales [syn: {Isoetales}]

order Isopoda
n : woodlice [syn: {Isopoda}]

order Isoptera
n : order of social insects that live in colonies, including: termites; often placed in subclass Exopterygota [syn: {Isoptera}]

order Isospondyli
n : most primitive teleost fishes; all are soft-finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies; whitefish; smelts; tarpon [syn: {Isospondyli}]

order Juglandales
n : coextensive with the family Juglandaceae [syn: {Juglandales}]

order Jungermanniales
n : large order of chiefly tropical liverworts [syn: {Jungermanniales}]

order Lagomorpha
n : rabbits; hares; pikas; formerly considered the suborder Duplicidentata of the order Rodentia [syn: {Lagomorpha}]

order Laminariales
n : in some classifications coextensive with family Laminariaceae: marine brown algae of cold or polar seas [syn: {Laminariales}]

order Lechanorales
n : category used in some classification systems for all lichens that produce apothecia [syn: {Lechanorales}]

order Lepidodendrales
n : fossil arborescent plants arising during the early Devonian and conspicuous throughout the Carboniferous [syn: {Lepidodendrales}]

order Lepidoptera
n : moths and butterflies [syn: {Lepidoptera}]

order Lichenales
n : category used especially in former classifications for organisms now constituting the division Lichenes [syn: {Lichenales}]

order Liliales
n : an order of monocotyledonous plants including Amaryllidaceae and Liliaceae and Iridaceae [syn: {Liliales}]

order Lobata
n : ctenophore having tentacles only in the immature stage; body compressed vertically having two large oral lobes and four pointed processes [syn: {Lobata}]

order Loricata
n : former name for the order Crocodylia [syn: {Loricata}]

order Lycoperdales
n : small order of basidiomycetous fungi having fleshy often globose fruiting bodies; includes puffballs and earthstars [syn: {Lycoperdales}]

order Lycopodiales
n : lower vascular plants coextensive with the family Lycopodiaceae; in some classifications includes the Selaginellaceae and Isoetaceae [syn: {Lycopodiales}]

order Lyginopteridales
n : fossil gymnospermous trees or climbing plants from the Devonian: seed ferns [syn: {Cycadofilicales}, {order Cycadofilicales}, {Lyginopteridales}]

order Madreporaria
n : stony corals [syn: {Madreporaria}]

order Mallophaga
n : biting lice [syn: {Mallophaga}]

order Malvales
n : Malvaceae; Bombacaceae; Elaeocarpaceae; Sterculiaceae; Tiliaceae [syn: {Malvales}]

order mantophasmatodea
n : an order of insect identified in 2002 in a 45 million year old piece of amber from the Baltic region [syn: {Mantophasmatodea}]

order Marattiales
n : lower ferns coextensive with the family Marattiaceae [syn: {Marattiales}]

order Marchantiales
n : liverworts with gametophyte differentiated internally [syn: {Marchantiales}]

order Marsupialia
n : coextensive with the subclass Metatheria [syn: {Marsupialia}]

order Mecoptera
n : an order of carnivorous insects usually having long membranous wings and long beaklike heads with chewing mouths at the tip [syn: {Mecoptera}]

order Moniliales
n : order of imperfect fungi lacking conidiophores of having conidiophores that are superficial and not enclosed in a pycnidium [syn: {Moniliales}]

order Monotremata
n : coextensive with the subclass Prototheria [syn: {Monotremata}]

order Mucorales
n : an order of mostly saprophytic fungi [syn: {Mucorales}]

order Musales
n : tropical plants [syn: {Musales}]

order Myaceae
n : clams [syn: {Myaceae}]

order Mycelia Sterilia
n : order of imperfect fungi having no known spore stage [syn: {Mycelia Sterilia}]

order Mycoplasmatales
n : coextensive with the family Mycoplasmataceae [syn: {Mycoplasmatales}]

order Mycrosporidia
n : an order in the subclass Cnidosporidia [syn: {Mycrosporidia}]

order Myricales
n : coextensive with the family Myricaceae [syn: {Myricales}]

order Myrtales
n : Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae; Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae; Rhizophoraceae; Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; Punicaceae [syn: {Myrtales}, {Thymelaeales}, {order Thymelaeales}]

order Mysidacea
n : opossum shrimp [syn: {Mysidacea}]

order Myxobacterales
n : an order of higher bacteria [syn: {order Myxobacteria}, {Myxobacterales}, {Myxobacteriales}, {order Myxobacteriales}]

order Myxobacteria
n : an order of higher bacteria [syn: {Myxobacterales}, {order Myxobacterales}, {Myxobacteriales}, {order Myxobacteriales}]

order Myxobacteriales
n : an order of higher bacteria [syn: {order Myxobacteria}, {Myxobacterales}, {order Myxobacterales}, {Myxobacteriales}]

order Myxosporidia
n : an order in the subclass Cnidosporidia [syn: {Myxosporidia}]

order Naiadales
n : an order of aquatic monocotyledonous herbaceous plants [syn: {Naiadales}, {Alismales}, {order Alismales}]

order Neuroptera
n : an order of insects including: lacewings; antlions; dobsonflies; alderflies; fishflies; mantispids; spongeflies [syn: {Neuroptera}]

order Nidulariales
n : small order of basidiomycetous fungi comprising families Nidulariaceae and Sphaerobolaceae [syn: {Nidulariales}]

order Notostraca
n : small freshwater crustaceans with a shield-shaped carapace [syn: {Notostraca}]

order Nudibranchia
n : comprising numerous marine gastropod mollusks lacking a shell in the adult state and usually having a body like a slug [syn: {Nudibranchia}]

order Octopoda
n : octopuses and paper nautilus [syn: {Octopoda}]

order Odonata
n : dragonflies and damselflies [syn: {Odonata}]

order oedogoniales
n : simple or branched filamentous freshwater green algae [syn: {Oedogoniales}]

order of business
n : a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting) [syn: {agenda}, {agendum}]

order of magnitude
n 1: a degree in a continuum of size or quantity; "it was on the order of a mile"; "an explosion of a low order of magnitude" [syn: {order}]
2: a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10 [syn: {magnitude}]

Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
n : a Roman Catholic mendicant order founded in the 12th century [syn: {Carmelite order}]

order of payment
n : a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another [syn: {draft}, {bill of exchange}]

order of Saint Benedict
n : a Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century; noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities [syn: {Benedictine order}]

order of the day
n : the order of business for an assembly on a given day

Order of the Purple Heart
n : a United States military decoration awarded to any member of the armed forces who is wounded in action [syn: {Purple Heart}]

order Oleales
n : coextensive with the family Oleaceae; in some classifications included in the order Gentianales [syn: {Oleales}]

order Ophioglossales
n : coextensive with the family Ophioglossaceae [syn: {Ophioglossales}]

order Opiliones
n : harvestmen [syn: {Phalangida}, {order Phalangida}, {Opiliones}]

order Opuntiales
n : coextensive with the family Cactaceae: cactuses [syn: {Opuntiales}]

order Orchidales
n : order of plants with irregular flowers having minute seeds: Orchidaceae; Burmanniaceae [syn: {Orchidales}]

order Ornithischia
n : extinct terrestrial reptiles having birdlike pelvises: armored dinosaurs (thyreophorans); bone-headed and horned dinosaurs (marginocephalians); duck-billed dinosaurs (euronithopods) [syn: {Ornithischia}]

order Orthoptera
n : grasshoppers and locusts; crickets [syn: {Orthoptera}]

order Ostariophysi
n : in some classifications considered a superorder comprising the Cypriniformes and the Siluriformes [syn: {Ostariophysi}]

order Ostracodermi
n : extinct group of armored jawless vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear [syn: {Ostracodermi}]

order Palmales
n : coextensive with the family Palmae: palms [syn: {Palmales}]

order Pandanales
n : families Typhaceae; Sparganiaceae; Pandanaceae [syn: {Pandanales}]

order Papaverales
n : an order of dicotyledonous plants [syn: {Rhoeadales}, {order Rhoeadales}, {Papaverales}]

order paper
n : a printed copy of the order of the day [syn: {order book}]

order Parietales
n : a large order of dicotyledonous plants of subclass Dilleniidae [syn: {Parietales}, {Hypericales}, {order Hypericales}]

order Passeriformes
n : largest order of birds comprising about half the known species; rooks; finches; sparrows; tits; warblers; robins; wrens; swallows; etc.; the four suborders are Eurylaimi and Tyranni and Menurae and Oscines or Passeres [syn: {Passeriformes}]

order Pectinibranchia
n : large order of gastropods comprising univalve mollusks that have a single gill resembling a comb [syn: {Pectinibranchia}]

order Pediculati
n : anglers and batfishes; spiny-finned marine fishes having pectoral fins at the ends of armlike processes and a long movable spine on the dorsal fin to lure prey to the large mouth [syn: {Pediculati}]

order Pedipalpi
n : whip scorpions [syn: {Pedipalpi}, {Uropygi}, {order Uropygi}]

order Pelecaniformes
n : pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants [syn: {Pelecaniformes}]

order Pelycosauria
n : edaphosaurus; dimetrodon [syn: {Pelycosauria}]

order Perciformes
n : one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna [syn: {Perciformes}, {Percomorphi}, {order Percomorphi}]

order Percomorphi
n : one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna [syn: {Perciformes}, {order Perciformes}, {Percomorphi}]

order Perissodactyla
n : nonruminant ungulates: horses; tapirs; rhinoceros; extinct forms [syn: {Perissodactyla}]

order Peronosporales
n : order of chiefly parasitic lower fungi: Albuginaceae and Peronosporaceae and Pythiaceae [syn: {Peronosporales}]

order Pezizales
n : order of mostly saprophytic fungi having cup-shaped ascocarps [syn: {Pezizales}]

order Phalangida
n : harvestmen [syn: {Phalangida}, {Opiliones}, {order Opiliones}]

order Phallales
n : order of fungi comprising the stinkhorns and related forms whose mature hymenium is slimy and fetid; sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes [syn: {Phallales}]

order Phasmatodea
n : in some classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera: stick insects; leaf insects [syn: {Phasmida}, {order Phasmida}, {Phasmatodea}]

order Phasmida
n : in some classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera: stick insects; leaf insects [syn: {Phasmida}, {Phasmatodea}, {order Phasmatodea}]

order Pholidota
n : pangolins; in some former classifications included in the order Edentata [syn: {Pholidota}]

order Picariae
n : term used in some classifications as nearly equivalent to the order Coraciiformes [syn: {Picariae}]

order Piciformes
n : woodpeckers; jacamars; puffbirds; barbets; honey guides; toucans [syn: {Piciformes}]

order Piperales
n : Piperaceae; Saururaceae; Chloranthaceae [syn: {Piperales}]

order Plantaginales
n : coextensive with the family Plantaginaceae [syn: {Plantaginales}]

order Platyctenea
n : an order of Tentaculata [syn: {Platyctenea}]

order Plecoptera
n : stoneflies [syn: {Plecoptera}]

order Plectognathi
n : boxfishes; filefishes; globefishes; ocean sunfishes; triggerfishes; puffers [syn: {Plectognathi}, {order Tetraodontiformes}]

order Pleuronectiformes
n : flatfishes: halibut; sole; flounder; plaice; turbot; tonguefishes [syn: {Heterosomata}, {order Heterosomata}]

order Plumbaginales
n : coextensive with the family Plumbaginaceae; usually included in order Primulales [syn: {Plumbaginales}]

order Podicipediformes
n : grebes [syn: {Podicipitiformes}, {order Podicipitiformes}, {Podicipediformes}, {Colymbiformes}, {order Colymbiformes}]

order Podicipitiformes
n : grebes [syn: {Podicipitiformes}, {Podicipediformes}, {order Podicipediformes}, {Colymbiformes}, {order Colymbiformes}]

order Polemoniales
n : Polemoniaceae; Solanaceae; Boraginaceae; Labiatae; Lentibulariaceae; Pedaliaceae; in some classifications includes the order Scrophulariales [syn: {Polemoniales}]

order Polygonales
n : coextensive with the family Polygonaceae, [syn: {Polygonales}]

order Polymastigina
n : small usually parasitic flagellates [syn: {Polymastigina}]

order Polypodiales
n : true (leptosporangiate) ferns [syn: {Filicales}, {order Filicales}, {Polypodiales}]

order Primates
n : an animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings [syn: {Primates}]

order Primulales
n : Primulaceae; Theophrastaceae; Myrsinaceae; and (in some classifications) Plumbaginaceae [syn: {Primulales}]

order Proboscidea
n : an order of animals including elephants and mammoths [syn: {Proboscidea}]

order Procellariiformes
n : petrels; albatrosses; shearwaters; diving petrels [syn: {Procellariiformes}]

order Proteales
n : coextensive with the family Proteaceae [syn: {Proteales}]

order Protura
n : minute wingless arthropods: telsontails [syn: {Protura}]

order Pseudomonadales
n : one of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; gram-negative spiral or spherical or rod-shaped bacteria usually motile by polar flagella; some contain photosynthetic pigments [syn: {Pseudomonadales}]

order Pseudoscorpiones
n : false scorpions [syn: {Chelonethida}, {order Chelonethida}, {Pseudoscorpionida}, {order Pseudoscorpionida}, {Pseudoscorpiones}]

order Pseudoscorpionida
n : false scorpions [syn: {Chelonethida}, {order Chelonethida}, {Pseudoscorpionida}, {Pseudoscorpiones}, {order Pseudoscorpiones}]

order Psilophytales
n : Paleozoic simple dichotomously branched plants of Europe and eastern Canada including the oldest known vascular land plants [syn: {Psilophytales}]

order Psilotales
n : lower vascular plants having dichotomously branched sporophyte divided into aerial shoot and rhizome and lacking true roots [syn: {Psilotales}]

order Psittaciformes
n : an order of birds including parrots and amazons and cockatoos and lorikeets and lories and macaws and parakeets [syn: {Psittaciformes}]

order Psocoptera
n : an order of insects: includes booklice and barklice [syn: {Psocoptera}, {Corrodentia}, {order Corrodentia}]

order Pterosauria
n : extinct flying reptiles: pterosaurs [syn: {Pterosauria}]

order Pulmonata
n : large order of gastropods usually breathing by means of a lung-like sac comprising most land snails and slugs and many freshwater snails [syn: {Pulmonata}]

order Pycnogonida
n : sea spiders [syn: {Pycnogonida}]

order Radiolaria
n : marine protozoa [syn: {Radiolaria}]

order Rajiformes
n : fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes [syn: {Rajiformes}, {Batoidei}, {order Batoidei}]

order Ranales
n : herbs, shrubs and trees: includes families Ranunculaceae; Annonaceae; Berberidaceae; Magnoliaceae; Menispermaceae; Myristicaceae; Nymphaeaceae; Lardizabalaceae; Lauraceae; Calycanthaceae; Ceratophyllaceae; Cercidiphyllaceae [syn: {Ranales}, {Ranunculales}, {order Ranunculales}]

order Ranunculales
n : herbs, shrubs and trees: includes families Ranunculaceae; Annonaceae; Berberidaceae; Magnoliaceae; Menispermaceae; Myristicaceae; Nymphaeaceae; Lardizabalaceae; Lauraceae; Calycanthaceae; Ceratophyllaceae; Cercidiphyllaceae [syn: {Ranales}, {order Ranales}, {Ranunculales}]

order Raptores
n : term used in former classifications; erroneously grouped together birds of the orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes [syn: {Raptores}]

order Rhamnales
n : an order of dicotyledonous plants [syn: {Rhamnales}]

order Rheiformes
n : a ratite bird order: birds intermediate in characteristics between ostriches and emus: recent and extinct rheas [syn: {Rheiformes}]

order Rhoeadales
n : an order of dicotyledonous plants [syn: {Rhoeadales}, {Papaverales}, {order Papaverales}]

order Rhynchocephalia
n : tuataras; extinct forms from middle Triassic [syn: {Rhynchocephalia}]

order Rickettsiales
n : pleomorphic gram-negative microorganisms [syn: {Rickettsiales}]

order Rodentia
n : small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs; agoutis [syn: {Rodentia}]

order Rosales
n : in some classifications this category does not include Leguminosae [syn: {Rosales}]

order Rubiales
n : an order of dicotyledonous plants of the subclass Asteridae; have opposite leaves and an inferior compound ovary [syn: {Rubiales}]

order Salicales
n : coextensive with the family Salicaceae [syn: {Salicales}]

order Salientia
n : frogs, toads, tree toads [syn: {Salientia}, {Anura}, {order Anura}, {Batrachia}, {order Batrachia}]

order Santalales
n : order of plants distinguished by having a one-celled inferior ovary; many are parasitic or partly parasitic usually on roots [syn: {Santalales}]

order Sapindales
n : an order od dicotyledonous plants [syn: {Sapindales}]

order Saprolegniales
n : order of chiefly aquatic fungi [syn: {Saprolegniales}]

order Sarcosporidia
n : imperfectly known parasites of the muscles of vertebrates [syn: {Sarcosporidia}]

order Sarraceniales
n : plants that are variously modified to serve as insect traps: families Sarraceniaceae; Nepenthaceae; Droseraceae [syn: {Sarraceniales}]

order Saurischia
n : extinct terrestrial reptiles: theropods (carnivorous); sauropods (herbivorous) [syn: {Saurischia}]

order Sauropterygia
n : extinct marine reptiles: plesiosaurs; nothosaurs [syn: {Sauropterygia}]

order Scandentia
n : a small order comprising only the tree shrews: in some classifications tree shrews are considered either primates (and included in the suborder Prosimii) or true insectivores (and included in the order Insectivora) [syn: {Scandentia}]

order Sclerodermatales
n : an order of fungi having a peridium surrounding a gleba (sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes) [syn: {Sclerodermatales}]

order Scleroparei
n : scorpionfishes; sculpins; gurnards; greenlings; flying gurnards [syn: {Scleroparei}]

order Scorpionida
n : true scorpions [syn: {Scorpionida}]

order Scrophulariales
n : used in some classification systems; often included in the order Polemoniales [syn: {Scrophulariales}]

order Secotiales
n : an order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes [syn: {Secotiales}]

order Selaginellales
n : in some classifications included in Lycopodiales [syn: {Selaginellales}]

order Siluriformes
n : an order of fish belonging to the superorder Malacopterygii including catfishes [syn: {Siluriformes}]

order Siphonaptera
n : fleas [syn: {Siphonaptera}]

order Siphonophora
n : marine colonial hydrozoans [syn: {Siphonophora}]

order Sirenia
n : manatees; dugongs; Stellar's sea cow [syn: {Sirenia}]

order Solenichthyes
n : bellows fishes; shrimpfishes; cornetfishes; pipefishes; small order of chiefly tropical marine fishes of varied and bizarre form all having a small mouth at the end of a drawn-out tubular snout [syn: {Solenichthyes}]

order Solenogastres
n : an order of Amphineura [syn: {Solenogastres}, {Aplacophora}, {order Aplacophora}]

order Spatangoida
n : heart-shaped sea urchins [syn: {Spatangoida}]

order Sphaeriales
n : large order of ascomycetous fungi usually having a dark hard perithecia with definite ostioles; in more recent classifications often divided among several orders [syn: {Sphaeriales}]

order Sphaerocarpales
n : small order sometimes included in the order Jungermanniales [syn: {Sphaerocarpales}]

order Sphagnales
n : coextensive with the genus Sphagnum; in some classifications isolated in a separate subclass [syn: {Sphagnales}]

order Sphenisciformes
n : penguins [syn: {Sphenisciformes}]

order Spirochaetales
n : higher bacteria; slender spiral rodlike forms [syn: {Spirochaetales}]

order Squamata
n : diapsid reptiles: snakes and lizards [syn: {Squamata}]

order Stegocephalia
n : in former classifications a division of Amphibia comprising all pre-Jurassic and some later extinct large salamandriform amphibia [syn: {Stegocephalia}]

order Stereospondyli
n : formerly a suborder of Stegocephalia; amphibia having vertebrae whose component elements are fused into a single piece; "most vertebrates are stereospondylous" [syn: {Stereospondyli}]

order Stomatopoda
n : mantis shrimps [syn: {Stomatopoda}]

order Strigiformes
n : owls [syn: {Strigiformes}]

order Struthioniformes
n : a ratite bird order: ostriches and related extinct birds; known from the Pleistocene onward [syn: {Struthioniformes}]

order Synentognathi
n : order of fishes having spineless fins; needlefishes; sauries; flying fishes; halfbeaks [syn: {Synentognathi}]

order Taxales
n : coextensive with the family Taxaceae: yews [syn: {Taxales}]

order Temnospondyli
n : formerly a suborder of Stegocephalia; large Carboniferous and Permian amphibians having vertebrae in which some elements remain separate [syn: {Temnospondyli}]

order Testacea
n : testacean rhizopods [syn: {Testacea}]

order Testudinata
n : tortoises and turtles [syn: {Chelonia}, {order Chelonia}, {Testudinata}, {Testudines}, {order Testudines}]

order Testudines
n : tortoises and turtles [syn: {Chelonia}, {order Chelonia}, {Testudinata}, {order Testudinata}, {Testudines}]

order Tetraodontiformes
n : boxfishes; filefishes; globefishes; ocean sunfishes; triggerfishes; puffers [syn: {Plectognathi}, {order Plectognathi}]

order Thecodontia
n : extinct terrestrial reptiles having teeth set in sockets; of the late Permian to Triassic [syn: {Thecodontia}]

order Therapsida
n : extinct mammal-like reptiles found inhabiting all continents from the mid Permian to late Triassic [syn: {Therapsida}]

order Thymelaeales
n : Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae; Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae; Rhizophoraceae; Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; Punicaceae [syn: {Myrtales}, {order Myrtales}, {Thymelaeales}]

order Thysanoptera
n : thrips [syn: {Thysanoptera}]

order Thysanura
n : firebrats; silverfish; machilids [syn: {Thysanura}]

order Tinamiformes
n : coextensive with the family Tinamidae [syn: {Tinamiformes}]

order Torpediniformes
n : rays with torpedo-shaped bodies [syn: {Torpediniformes}]

order Tremellales
n : fungi varying from gelatinous to waxy or even horny in texture; most are saprophytic [syn: {Tremellales}]

order Trichoptera
n : an order of insects consisting of caddis flies [syn: {Trichoptera}]

order Trogoniformes
n : trogons [syn: {Trogoniformes}]

order Tuberales
n : small order of fungi belonging to the subdivision Ascomycota having closed underground ascocarps [syn: {Tuberales}]

order Tubulidentata
n : an order of Eutheria [syn: {Tubulidentata}]

order Tulostomatales
n : an order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes [syn: {Tulostomatales}]

order Ulvales
n : an order of protoctista [syn: {Ulvales}]

order Umbellales
n : plants having umbels or corymbs of uniovulate flowers; includes the Umbelliferae (chiefly herbs) and Cornaceae (chiefly trees or shrubs) [syn: {Umbellales}]

order Uredinales
n : rust fungi: parasitic fungi causing rust in plants; sometimes placed in [syn: {Uredinales}]

order Urodella
n : salamanders; newts; congo snakes [syn: {Urodella}, {Caudata}, {order Caudata}]

order Uropygi
n : whip scorpions [syn: {Pedipalpi}, {order Pedipalpi}, {Uropygi}]

order Urticales
n : an order of dicotyledonous plants including Moraceae and Urticaceae and Ulmaceae [syn: {Urticales}]

order Ustilaginales
n : parasitic fungi causing smuts; sometimes placed in class Tiliomycetes [syn: {Ustilaginales}]

order Volvocales
n : chiefly freshwater green algae; solitary or colonial [syn: {Volvocales}]

order Xiphosura
n : horseshoe crabs and extinct forms [syn: {Xiphosura}]

order Xyridales
n : an order of monocotyledonous herbs [syn: {Xyridales}, {Commelinales}, {order Commelinales}]

order Zeomorphi
n : dories [syn: {Zeomorphi}]

order Zygnemales
n : pond scums; desmids [syn: {Zygnematales}, {order Zygnematales}, {Zygnemales}]

order Zygnematales
n : pond scums; desmids [syn: {Zygnematales}, {Zygnemales}, {order Zygnemales}]

order-Chenopodiales
n : corresponds approximately to the older group Centrospermae [syn: {Caryophyllales}, {order Caryophyllales}, {Chenopodiales}]

ordered
adj 1: having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule; "an ordered sequence" [ant: {disordered}]
2: marked by system or regularity or discipline; "a quiet ordered house"; "an orderly universe"; "a well regulated life" [syn: {orderly}, {regulated}]
3: disposed or placed in a particular kind of order; "the carefully arranged chessmen"; "haphazardly arranged interlobular septa"; "comfortable chairs arranged around the fireplace" [syn: {arranged}] [ant: {disarranged}]
4: marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a logical argument"; "the orderly presentation" [syn: {consistent}, {logical}, {orderly}]

ordered series
n : an ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale of 1 to 10" [syn: {scale}, {scale of measurement}, {graduated table}]

orderer
n 1: someone who places an order to buy
2: an organizer who puts things in order; "Aristotle was a great orderer of ideas" [syn: {systematizer}, {systematiser}, {systemizer}, {systemiser}, {systematist}]

ordering
n 1: logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation" [syn: {order}, {ordination}]
2: putting in order; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list" [syn: {order}]

orderliness
n 1: the quality of appreciating method and system [syn: {methodicalness}]
2: a condition of regular or proper arrangement; "he put his desk in order"; "the machine is now in working order" [syn: {order}] [ant: {disorderliness}, {disorderliness}]

orderly
adj 1: devoid of violence or disruption; "an orderly crowd confronted the president" [ant: {disorderly}]
2: according to custom or rule or natural law [syn: {lawful}, {rule-governed}]
3: not haphazard; "a series of orderly actions at regular hours" [syn: {systematic}]
4: marked by or adhering to method or system; "a clean orderly man"; "an orderly mind"; "an orderly desk"
5: marked by system or regularity or discipline; "a quiet ordered house"; "an orderly universe"; "a well regulated life" [syn: {ordered}, {regulated}]
6: marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a logical argument"; "the orderly presentation" [syn: {consistent}, {logical}, {ordered}]
n 1: a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer; "the orderly laid out the general's uniform"
2: a male hospital attendant who has general non-medical duties [syn: {hospital attendant}]

orderly sergeant
n : the first sergeant of a company; duties formerly included the conveyance of orders

ordinal
adj 1: of or relating to a taxonomic order; "family and ordinal names of animals and plants"
2: being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh" [ant: {cardinal}]
n : the number designating place in an ordered sequence [syn: {ordinal number}, {no.}]

ordinal number
n : the number designating place in an ordered sequence [syn: {ordinal}, {no.}]

ordinance
n 1: an authoritative rule [syn: {regulation}]
2: a statute enacted by a city government
3: the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders; "the rabbi's family was present for his ordination" [syn: {ordination}]

ordinand
n : a person being ordained

ordinarily
adv : under normal conditions; "usually she was late" [syn: {normally}, {usually}, {unremarkably}, {commonly}] [ant: {unusually}]

ordinariness
n : the quality of being ordinary [ant: {extraordinariness}]

ordinary
adj 1: not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine" [ant: {extraordinary}]
2: lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered; "average people"; "the ordinary (or common) man in the street" [syn: {average}]
n 1: a judge of a probate court
2: the expected or commonplace condition or situation; "not out of the ordinary"
3: a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death
4: an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel [syn: {ordinary bicycle}]
5: (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields

ordinary annuity
n : an annuity paid in a series of more or less equal payments at the end of equally spaced periods

ordinary bicycle
n : an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel [syn: {ordinary}]

ordinary care
n : the care that a reasonable man would exercise under the circumstances; the standard for determining legal duty [syn: {due care}, {reasonable care}]

ordinary life insurance
n : insurance on the life of the insured for a fixed amount at a definite premium that is paid each year in the same amount during the entire lifetime of the insured [syn: {whole life insurance}, {straight life insurance}]

ordinary shares
n : stock other than preferred stock; entitles the owner to a share of the corporation's profits and a share of the voting power in shareholder elections; "over 40 million Americans invest in common stocks" [syn: {common stock}, {common shares}]

ordinate
n : the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis
v 1: appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church" [syn: {ordain}, {consecrate}, {order}]
2: bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation; "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts" [syn: {align}, {coordinate}]

ordination
n 1: the status of being ordained to a sacred office
2: logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation" [syn: {ordering}, {order}]
3: the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders; "the rabbi's family was present for his ordination" [syn: {ordinance}]

ordnance
n 1: military supplies [syn: {munitions}, {ordnance stores}]
2: large but transportable armament [syn: {artillery}, {heavy weapon}, {gun}]

ordnance stores
n : military supplies [syn: {munitions}, {ordnance}]

Ordnance Survey
n : the official cartography agency of the British government

Ordovician
n : from 500 million to 425 million years ago; conodonts and ostracods and algae and seaweeds [syn: {Ordovician period}]

Ordovician period
n : from 500 million to 425 million years ago; conodonts and ostracods and algae and seaweeds [syn: {Ordovician}]

ordure
n : solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels [syn: {fecal matter}, {faecal matter}, {feces}, {faeces}, {BM}, {stool}, {dejection}]

ore
n 1: a metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined
2: a monetary subunit in Denmark and Norway and Sweden; 100 ore equal 1 krona

ore bed
n : a stratum of ore

ore dressing
n : crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques [syn: {mineral extraction}, {mineral processing}, {mineral dressing}, {ore processing}, {beneficiation}]

ore processing
n : crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques [syn: {mineral extraction}, {mineral processing}, {mineral dressing}, {ore dressing}, {beneficiation}]

Oread
n : (Greek mythology) one of the mountain nymphs

Oreamnos
n : mountain goats [syn: {genus Oreamnos}]

Oreamnos americanus
n : sure-footed mammal of mountainous northwestern North America [syn: {mountain goat}, {Rocky Mountain goat}]

Orectolobidae
n : nurse sharks and carpet sharks [syn: {family Orectolobidae}]

Orectolobus
n : carpet sharks [syn: {genus Orectolobus}]

Orectolobus barbatus
n : shark of the western Pacific with flattened body and mottled skin [syn: {carpet shark}]

oregano
n 1: aromatic Eurasian perennial [syn: {marjoram}, {pot marjoram}, {wild marjoram}, {winter sweet}, {Origanum vulgare}]
2: pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in stews and soups and omelets [syn: {marjoram}]

Oregon
n : a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific [syn: {Beaver State}, {OR}]

Oregon alder
n : large tree of Pacific coast of North America having hard red wood much used for furniture [syn: {red alder}, {Alnus rubra}]

Oregon ash
n : timber tree of western North America yielding hard light wood; closely related to the red ash [syn: {Fraxinus latifolia}, {Fraxinus oregona}]

Oregon cedar
n : large timber tree of western North America with trunk diameter to 12 feet and height to 200 feet [syn: {Port Orford cedar}, {Lawson's cypress}, {Lawson's cedar}, {Chamaecyparis lawsoniana}]

Oregon crab apple
n : small tree or shrub of western United States having white blossoms and tiny yellow or red fruit [syn: {Malus fusca}]

Oregon fir
n : lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped cones [syn: {green douglas fir}, {douglas spruce}, {douglas pine}, {douglas hemlock}, {Oregon pine}, {Pseudotsuga menziesii}]

Oregon grape
n 1: small shrub with gray-green leaves and yellow flowers followed by glaucous blue berries [syn: {Mahonia nervosa}]
2: ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries [syn: {Oregon holly grape}, {hollygrape}, {mountain grape}, {holly-leaves barberry}, {Mahonia aquifolium}]

Oregon holly grape
n : ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries [syn: {Oregon grape}, {hollygrape}, {mountain grape}, {holly-leaves barberry}, {Mahonia aquifolium}]

Oregon Jargon
n : a pidgin incorporating Chinook and French and English words; formerly used as a lingua franca in northwestern North America [syn: {Chinook Jargon}]

Oregon larch
n : tall larch of western North America have pale green sharply pointed leaves and oblong cones; an important timber tree [syn: {western larch}, {western tamarack}, {Larix occidentalis}]

Oregon lily
n : lily of western North America with showy orange-red purple-spotted flowers [syn: {Columbia tiger lily}, {Lilium columbianum}]

Oregon maple
n : maple of western North America having large 5-lobed leaves orange in autumn [syn: {big-leaf maple}, {Acer macrophyllum}]

Oregon myrtle
n : Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood [syn: {California laurel}, {California bay tree}, {pepperwood}, {spice tree}, {sassafras laurel}, {California olive}, {mountain laurel}, {Umbellularia californica}]

Oregon oak
n : small deciduous tree of western North America with crooked branches and pale gray bark [syn: {Oregon white oak}, {Garry oak}, {Quercus garryana}]

Oregon pine
n : lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped cones [syn: {green douglas fir}, {douglas spruce}, {douglas pine}, {douglas hemlock}, {Oregon fir}, {Pseudotsuga menziesii}]

Oregon white oak
n : small deciduous tree of western North America with crooked branches and pale gray bark [syn: {Oregon oak}, {Garry oak}, {Quercus garryana}]

Oregonian
n : a resident of Oregon

oreide
n : alloy of copper and tin and zinc; used in imitation gold jewelry [syn: {oroide}]

Orelanism
n : the political philosophy of the Orleanists

oreo
n : chocolate cookie with white cream filling [syn: {oreo cookie}]

oreo cookie
n : chocolate cookie with white cream filling [syn: {oreo}]

Oreopteris
n : 3 species of ferns formerly included in genus Dryopteris or Thelypteris [syn: {genus Oreopteris}]

Oreopteris limbosperma
n : common European mountain fern having fragrant lemon or balsam scented fronds [syn: {mountain fern}, {Dryopteris oreopteris}]

Oreortyx
n : mountain quail of western United States [syn: {genus Oreortyx}]

Oreortyx picta palmeri
n : California partridge; slightly larger than the California quail [syn: {mountain quail}, {mountain partridge}]

Orestes
n : (Greek mythology) the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; his sister Electra persuaded him to avenge Agamemnon's death by killing Clytemnestra and Aegisthus

Orff
n : German musician who developed a widely used system for teaching music to children (1895-1982) [syn: {Carl Orff}]

organ
n 1: a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
2: a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function; "The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce Department"
3: (music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ [syn: {electric organ}, {electronic organ}, {Hammond organ}]
4: a periodical that is published by a special interest group; "the organ of the communist party"
5: wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard [syn: {pipe organ}]
6: a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows [syn: {harmonium}, {reed organ}]

organ donor
n : someone from whom an organ is taken for transplantation

organ loft
n : a gallery occupied by a church organ

organ of Corti
n : the hearing organ of the inner ear; contains receptors that respond to sound waves

organ of hearing
n : the part of the ear that is responsible for sensations of sound

organ pipe
n : the flues and stops on a pipe organ [syn: {pipe}, {pipework}]

organ stop
n : a graduated set of organ pipes of like tone quality

organ transplant
n : an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient); "he had a kidney transplant" [syn: {transplant}, {transplantation}]

organa
organon
n : a system of principles for philosophic or scientific investigations; an instrument for acquiring knowledge [also: {organa} (pl)]

organa
See {organon} [also: {organums} (pl)]

organdie
n : a sheer stiff muslin [syn: {organdy}]

organdy
n : a sheer stiff muslin [syn: {organdie}]

organelle
n : a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ; "the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus" [syn: {cell organ}]

organ-grinder
n : a street musician who plays a hand organ or hurdy-gurdy

organic
adj 1: relating or belonging to the class of chemical compounds having a carbon basis; "hydrocarbons are organic compounds" [ant: {inorganic}]
2: of or relating to or derived from living organisms; "organic soil"
3: being or relating to or derived from or having properties characteristic of living organisms; "organic life"; "organic growth"; "organic remains found in rock" [ant: {inorganic}]
4: involving or affecting physiology or bodily organs; "an organic disease" [ant: {functional}]
5: of or relating to foodstuff grown or raised without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides or hormones; "organic eggs"; "organic vegetables"; "organic chicken"
6: simple and healthful and close to nature; "an organic lifestyle"
7: constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup) [syn: {constituent(a)}, {constitutional}, {constitutive(a)}]
n : a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter [syn: {organic fertilizer}, {organic fertiliser}]

organic brain syndrome
n : mental abnormality resulting from disturbance of the structure or function of the brain

organic chemistry
n : the chemistry of compounds containing carbon (originally defined as the chemistry of substances produced by living organisms but now extended to substances synthesized artificially)

organic compound
n : any compound of carbon and another element or a radical

organic disorder
n : disorder caused by a detectable physiological or structural change in an organ [ant: {functional disorder}]

organic fertiliser
n : a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter [syn: {organic}, {organic fertilizer}]

organic fertilizer
n : a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter [syn: {organic}, {organic fertiliser}]

organic law
n : law determining the fundamental political principles of a government [syn: {fundamental law}, {constitution}]

organic phenomenon
n : (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals

organic process
n : a process occurring in living organisms [syn: {biological process}]

organic structure
n : the entire physical structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire" [syn: {body}, {physical structure}]

organically
adv 1: as an important constituent; "the drapery served organically to cover the Madonna"
2: involving carbon compounds; "organically bound iodone" [ant: {inorganically}]
3: in an organic manner; "this food is grown organically"

organicism
n : theory that the total organization of an organism rather than the functioning of individual organs is the determinant of life processes

organicistic
adj : relating to or tending toward organicism

organification
n : the process of organ formation

organisation
n 1: an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification" [syn: {arrangement}, {organization}, {system}]
2: the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment" [syn: {administration}, {governance}, {governing body}, {establishment}, {brass}, {organization}]
3: a group of people who work together [syn: {organization}]
4: an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized; "his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality"; "we can't do it unless we establish some system around here" [syn: {organization}, {system}]
5: the act of organizing a business or business-related activity; "he was brought in to supervise the organization of a new department" [syn: {organization}]
6: the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient" [syn: {organization}]
7: the act of forming something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club" [syn: {constitution}, {establishment}, {formation}, {organization}]

organise
v 1: bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?" [syn: {organize}, {coordinate}]
2: create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company" [syn: {form}, {organize}]
3: form or join a union; "The autoworkers decided to unionize" [syn: {unionize}, {unionise}, {organize}]
4: cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea [syn: {organize}] [ant: {disorganize}, {disorganize}]
5: arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office" [syn: {organize}, {prepare}, {devise}, {get up}, {machinate}]
6: plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery" [syn: {mastermind}, {engineer}, {direct}, {organize}, {orchestrate}]

organised
adj : being a member of or formed into a labor union; "organized labor"; "unionized workers"; "a unionized shop" [syn: {organized}, {unionized}, {unionised}]

organiser
n 1: someone who enlists workers to join a union [syn: {organizer}, {labor organizer}]
2: a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise [syn: {organizer}, {arranger}]
3: a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc. [syn: {personal digital assistant}, {PDA}, {personal organizer}, {personal organiser}, {organizer}]

organism
n 1: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently [syn: {being}]
2: a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body; "the social organism"

organismal
adj : of or relating to or belonging to an organism (considered as a whole); "the organismic theory of the state" [syn: {organismic}]

organismic
adj : of or relating to or belonging to an organism (considered as a whole); "the organismic theory of the state" [syn: {organismal}]

organist
n : a person who plays an organ

organization
n 1: a group of people who work together [syn: {organisation}]
2: an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification" [syn: {arrangement}, {organisation}, {system}]
3: the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment" [syn: {administration}, {governance}, {governing body}, {establishment}, {brass}, {organisation}]
4: the act of forming something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club" [syn: {constitution}, {establishment}, {formation}, {organisation}]
5: the act of organizing a business or business-related activity; "he was brought in to supervise the organization of a new department" [syn: {organisation}]
6: the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient" [syn: {organisation}]
7: an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized; "his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality"; "we can't do it unless we establish some system around here" [syn: {organisation}, {system}]

organization chart
n : a chart showing the lines of responsibility between departments of a large organization

organization expense
n : the cost (over a period of five years) of organizing a new corporation or partnership

Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
n : international organization for chemical disarmament; administers the Chemical Weapons Convention [syn: {OPcw}]

organization man
n : an employee who sacrifices his own individuality for the good of an organization

Organization of American States
n : an association of countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation [syn: {OAS}]

Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries
n : an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum [syn: {OPEC}]

Organization of the Oppressed on Earth
n : a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon [syn: {Hizballah}, {Hezbollah}, {Hizbollah}, {Hizbullah}, {Lebanese Hizballah}, {Party of God}, {Islamic Jihad}, {Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine}, {Revolutionary Justice Organization}]

organizational
adj : of or relating to an organization; "organizational structure"

organizationally
adv : with regard to organization; "organizationally, the conference was a disaster!"

organize
v 1: create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company" [syn: {form}, {organise}]
2: cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea [syn: {organise}] [ant: {disorganize}, {disorganize}]
3: plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery" [syn: {mastermind}, {engineer}, {direct}, {organise}, {orchestrate}]
4: bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?" [syn: {organise}, {coordinate}]
5: arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office" [syn: {organise}, {prepare}, {devise}, {get up}, {machinate}]
6: form or join a union; "The autoworkers decided to unionize" [syn: {unionize}, {unionise}, {organise}]

organized
adj 1: formed into a structured or coherent whole; "organized religion"; "organized crime"; "an organized tour" [ant: {unorganized}]
2: methodical and efficient in arrangement or function; "how well organized she is"; "his life was almost too organized" [ant: {disorganized}]
3: being a member of or formed into a labor union; "organized labor"; "unionized workers"; "a unionized shop" [syn: {organised}, {unionized}, {unionised}]

organized crime
n : underworld organizations [syn: {gangland}, {gangdom}]

organizer
n 1: a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise [syn: {organiser}, {arranger}]
2: someone who enlists workers to join a union [syn: {organiser}, {labor organizer}]
3: a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc. [syn: {personal digital assistant}, {PDA}, {personal organizer}, {personal organiser}, {organiser}]

organon
n : a system of principles for philosophic or scientific investigations; an instrument for acquiring knowledge [also: {organa} (pl)]

organophosphate
n : an insecticide that interferes with an insect's nervous system

organophosphate nerve agent
n : any of a series of nerve agents containing organophosphate compounds first synthesized by German chemists in 1936; in World War II the Germans tested them in concentration camps but not on the battlefield; Iraq is alleged to have used them against Iran and against the Kurds

organs
n : edible viscera of a butchered animal [syn: {variety meat}]

organums
See {organa}

organums
organa See {organon} [also: {organums} (pl)]

organza
n : a fabric made of silk or a silklike fabric that resembles organdy

orgasm
n : the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse [syn: {climax}, {sexual climax}, {coming}]

orgiastic
adj 1: used of frenzied sexual activity
2: used of riotously drunken merrymaking; "a night of bacchanalian revelry"; "carousing bands of drunken soldiers"; "orgiastic festivity" [syn: {bacchanalian}, {bacchanal}, {bacchic}, {carousing}]

orgy
n 1: any act of immoderate indulgence; "an orgy of shopping"; "an emotional binge"; "a splurge of spending" [syn: {binge}, {splurge}]
2: secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity
3: a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity [syn: {debauch}, {debauchery}, {saturnalia}, {riot}, {bacchanal}, {bacchanalia}, {drunken revelry}]

oriel
n : a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall [syn: {oriel window}]

oriel window
n : a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall [syn: {oriel}]

orient
adj : (poetic) eastern; "the orient sun"
n 1: the countries of Asia [syn: {East}]
2: the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia [syn: {eastern hemisphere}]
v 1: be oriented; "The weather vane points North" [syn: {point}]
2: determine one's position with reference to another point [syn: {orientate}] [ant: {disorient}]
3: cause to point; "Orient the house towards the West"

oriental
adj : denoting or characteristic of the biogeographic region including southern Asia and the Malay Archipelago as far as the Philippines and Borneo and Java; "Oriental politeness"; "for people of South and East Asian ancestry the term `Asian' is preferred to `Oriental'"; "Asian ancestry" [syn: {Asian}]
n : a member of an Oriental race [syn: {oriental person}]

oriental alabaster
n : a hard compact kind of calcite [syn: {alabaster}, {onyx marble}, {Mexican onyx}]

Oriental arborvitae
n : Asiatic shrub or small tree widely planted in United States and Europe; in some classifications assigned to its own genus [syn: {Thuja orientalis}, {Platycladus orientalis}]

Oriental beetle
n : introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses [syn: {Asiatic beetle}, {Anomala orientalis}]

oriental bittersweet
n : ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America [syn: {Japanese bittersweet}, {Japan bittersweet}, {Celastrus orbiculatus}, {Celastric articulatus}]

Oriental black mushroom
n : edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe [syn: {shiitake}, {shiitake mushroom}, {Chinese black mushroom}, {golden oak mushroom}, {Lentinus edodes}]

oriental bush cherry
n : woody oriental plant with smooth unfurrowed red fruit grown especially for its white or pale pink blossoms [syn: {flowering almond}, {Prunus japonica}]

oriental cherry
n : ornamental tree with inedible fruits widely cultivated in many varieties for its white blossoms [syn: {Japanese cherry}, {Japanese flowering cherry}, {Prunus serrulata}]

oriental cockroach
n : dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {oriental roach}, {Asiatic cockroach}, {blackbeetle}, {Blatta orientalis}]

Oriental garlic
n : a plant of eastern Asia; larger than Allium schoenoprasum [syn: {garlic chive}, {Chinese chive}, {Allium tuberosum}]

oriental person
n : a member of an Oriental race [syn: {Oriental}]

oriental plane
n : large tree of southeastern Europe to Asia Minor [syn: {Platanus orientalis}]

oriental poppy
n : commonly cultivated Asiatic perennial poppy having stiff heavily haired leaves and bright scarlet or pink to orange flowers [syn: {Papaver orientale}]

oriental roach
n : dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {oriental cockroach}, {Asiatic cockroach}, {blackbeetle}, {Blatta orientalis}]

Oriental scops owl
n : Asian scops owl [syn: {Otus sunia}]

oriental sore
n : leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions [syn: {cutaneous leishmaniasis}, {Old World leishmaniasis}, {tropical sore}, {Delhi boil}, {Aleppo boil}]

oriental spruce
n : evergreen tree of the Caucasus and Asia Minor used as an ornamental having pendulous branchlets [syn: {Picea orientalis}]

Oriental Studies
n : the scholarly knowledge of Asian cultures and languages and people [syn: {Orientalism}]

orientalise
v : make oriental in character; "orientalize your garden" [syn: {orientalize}] [ant: {occidentalize}, {occidentalize}]

Orientalism
n 1: the scholarly knowledge of Asian cultures and languages and people [syn: {Oriental Studies}]
2: the quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Asian civilizations; "orientalisms can be found in Mozart's operas"

orientalist
n : a specialist in oriental subjects

orientalize
v : make oriental in character; "orientalize your garden" [syn: {orientalise}] [ant: {occidentalize}, {occidentalize}]

orientate
v : determine one's position with reference to another point [syn: {orient}] [ant: {disorient}]

orientated
adj : adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination; "the house had its large windows oriented toward the ocean view"; "helping freshmen become oriented to college life"; "the book is value-oriented throughout" [syn: {oriented}] [ant: {unoriented}]

orientating
adj : positioning with respect to a reference system or determining your bearings physically or intellectually; "noticed the bee's momentary orienting pause before heading back to the hive"; "an orienting program for new employees" [syn: {orienting}] [ant: {disorienting}]

orientation
n 1: the act of orienting
2: an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
3: position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions
4: a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation" [syn: {predilection}, {preference}]
5: a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships
6: a course introducing a new situation or environment [syn: {orientation course}]

orientation course
n : a course introducing a new situation or environment [syn: {orientation}]

oriented
adj : adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination; "the house had its large windows oriented toward the ocean view"; "helping freshmen become oriented to college life"; "the book is value-oriented throughout" [syn: {orientated}] [ant: {unoriented}]

orienting
adj : positioning with respect to a reference system or determining your bearings physically or intellectually; "noticed the bee's momentary orienting pause before heading back to the hive"; "an orienting program for new employees" [syn: {orientating}] [ant: {disorienting}]

orifice
n : an aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart" [syn: {opening}, {porta}]

oriflamme
n 1: an inspiring symbol or ideal that serves as a rallying point in a struggle
2: a red or orange-red flag used as a standard by early French kings

origami
n : the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds)

origanum
n : any of various fragrant aromatic herbs of the genus Origanum used as seasonings

Origanum dictamnus
n : dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete [syn: {dittany of crete}, {cretan dittany}, {crete dittany}, {hop marjoram}, {winter sweet}]

Origanum majorana
n : aromatic European plant native to Mediterranean and Turkey; not widespread in Europe [syn: {sweet marjoram}, {knotted marjoram}, {Majorana hortensis}]

Origanum vulgare
n : aromatic Eurasian perennial [syn: {oregano}, {marjoram}, {pot marjoram}, {wild marjoram}, {winter sweet}]

Origen
n : Greek philosopher and theologian who reinterpreted Christian doctrine through the philosophy of Neoplatonism; his work was later condemned as unorthodox

origin
n 1: the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root" [syn: {beginning}, {root}, {rootage}, {source}]
2: properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins" [syn: {descent}, {extraction}]
3: an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events [syn: {origination}, {inception}]
4: the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero
5: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" [syn: {lineage}, {line}, {line of descent}, {descent}, {bloodline}, {blood line}, {blood}, {pedigree}, {ancestry}, {parentage}, {stemma}, {stock}]

original
adj 1: preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed; "the original inhabitants of the Americas"; "the book still has its original binding"; "restored the house to its original condition"; "the original performance of the opera"; "the original cast"; "retracted his original statement"
2: (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary; "his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources"
3: being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of; "a truly original approach"; "with original music"; "an original mind" [ant: {unoriginal}]
4: not derived or copied or translated from something else; "the play is original; not an adaptation"; "he kept the original copy and gave her only a xerox"; "the translation misses much of the subtlety of the original French"
n 1: an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made [syn: {master}, {master copy}]
2: an original model on which something is patterned [syn: {archetype}, {pilot}]

original sin
n : a sin inherited by all descendants of Adam; "Adam and Even committed the original sin when they ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden" [ant: {actual sin}]

originalism
n : the belief that the United States Constitution should be interpreted in the way the authors originally intended it

originality
n 1: the ability to think and act independently
2: the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else) [ant: {unoriginality}]

originally
adv 1: in an original manner
2: with reference to the origin or beginning [syn: {primitively}, {in the beginning}]
3: before now; "why didn't you tell me in the first place?" [syn: {in the first place}, {earlier}, {in the beginning}, {to begin with}]

originate
v 1: come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" [syn: {arise}, {rise}, {develop}, {uprise}, {spring up}, {grow}]
2: bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation" [syn: {initiate}, {start}]
3: begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.; "The flight originates in Calcutta"

originate in
v : come from

origination
n 1: an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events [syn: {origin}, {inception}]
2: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction" [syn: {initiation}, {founding}, {foundation}, {institution}, {creation}, {innovation}, {introduction}, {instauration}]

origination fee
n : a fee charged to a borrower (especially for a mortgage loan) to cover the costs of initiating the loan

originative
adj 1: having the ability or power to create; "a creative imagination" [syn: {creative}] [ant: {uncreative}]
2: having the power to bring into being [syn: {creative}]
3: containing seeds of later development; "seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another" [syn: {germinal}, {seminal}]

originator
n : someone who creates new things [syn: {conceiver}, {mastermind}]

orinasal
n : a speech sound produced with both the oral and nasal passages open (as French nasal vowels) [syn: {orinasal phone}]

orinasal phone
n : a speech sound produced with both the oral and nasal passages open (as French nasal vowels) [syn: {orinasal}]

Orinase
n : sulfonylurea; an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Orinase) used in the treatment of adult-onset diabetes mellitus [syn: {tolbutamide}]

Orinoco
n : a South American river 1,500 miles long; flows into the South Atlantic [syn: {Orinoco River}]

Orinoco River
n : a South American river 1,500 miles long; flows into the South Atlantic [syn: {Orinoco}]

oriole
n 1: mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black [syn: {Old World oriole}]
2: American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow [syn: {New World oriole}, {American oriole}]

Oriolidae
n : Old World orioles [syn: {family Oriolidae}]

Oriolus
n : type genus of the Oriolidae [syn: {genus Oriolus}]

Oriolus oriolus
n : bright yellow songbird with black wings [syn: {golden oriole}]

Orion
n 1: (Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
2: a constellation on the equator east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel [syn: {The Hunter}]

orison
n : reverent petition to a deity [syn: {prayer}, {petition}]

Orissa
n : state in eastern India on the Bay of Bengal

Orites
n : small genus of Australian shrubs or trees [syn: {genus Orites}]

Orites excelsa
n : Australian tree having alternate simple leaves (when young they are pinnate with prickly toothed margins) and slender axillary spikes of white flowers [syn: {prickly ash}]

Oriya
n 1: a member of a people in India living in Orissa and neighboring areas
2: a Magadhan language that is spoken by the Oriya people and is the official language of the Indian state of Orissa

Orizaba
n : a city of east central Mexico (west of Veracruz); a popular resort

Orkney Islands
n : an archipelago of about 70 islands in the North Atlantic and North Sea off the northeastern coast of Scotland

Orlando
n : a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World

Orlando di Lasso
n : Belgian composer (1532-1594) [syn: {Lasso}, {Roland de Lassus}]

Orleanais
n : a former province of north central France; centered around Orleans

Orleanist
n : a supporter of the Orleans branch of the Bourbons that was descended from a younger brother of Louis XIV

Orleans
n 1: a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
2: a long siege by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429 [syn: {siege of Orleans}]

Orlon
n : an acrylic fiber or the lightweight crease-resistant fabric made with Orlon yarns

orlop
n : the fourth or lowest deck [syn: {orlop deck}, {fourth deck}]

orlop deck
n : the fourth or lowest deck [syn: {orlop}, {fourth deck}]

Orly
n : a southeastern suburb of Paris; site of an international airport serving Paris

Orly Group
n : a militant Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization formed in 1975 to force Turkey to acknowledge killing more than a million Armenians and forcibly removing them from border areas in 1915; wants Turkey to pay reparations and cede territory to Armenia; "ASALA bombing at Orly Airport in Paris in 1983 killed 8 and wounded 55 people" [syn: {Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia}, {ASALA}, {3rd October Organization}]

Ormandy
n : United States conductor (born in Hungary) (1899-1985) [syn: {Eugene Ormandy}]

Ormazd
n : chief deity of Zoroastrianism; source of light and embodiment of good [syn: {Ormuzd}, {Ahura Mazda}]

ormer
n : an abalone found near the Channel Islands [syn: {sea-ear}, {Haliotis tuberculata}]

ormolu
n : brass that looks like gold; used to decorate furniture

Ormosia
n : genus of tropical shrubs and trees having usually odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and pink to reddish wood [syn: {genus Ormosia}]

Ormosia coarctata
n : West Indian tree similar to Ormosia monosperma but larger and having smaller leaflets and smaller seeds [syn: {jumby bead}, {jumbie bead}]

Ormosia monosperma
n : small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong slender-pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots [syn: {bead tree}, {jumby bean}, {jumby tree}]

Ormuzd
n : chief deity of Zoroastrianism; source of light and embodiment of good [syn: {Ormazd}, {Ahura Mazda}]

ornament
n : something used to beautify [syn: {decoration}, {ornamentation}]
v 1: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" [syn: {decorate}, {adorn}, {grace}, {embellish}, {beautify}]
2: be an ornament to; "stars ornamented the Christmas tree"

ornamental
adj : serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose; "cosmetic fenders on cars"; "the buildings were utilitarian rather than decorative" [syn: {cosmetic}, {decorative}]
n : any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value

ornamentalist
n : someone who decorates [syn: {decorator}]

ornamentation
n 1: the state of being ornamented
2: something used to beautify [syn: {decoration}, {ornament}]
3: the act of adding extraneous decorations to something [syn: {embellishment}]

ornamented
adj : rich in decorative detail [syn: {embellished}, {ornate}]

ornate
adj 1: rich in decorative detail [syn: {embellished}, {ornamented}]
2: marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details; "a flowery speech"; "ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato"-John Milton [syn: {flowery}]

ornately
adv : in an ornate manner; "the cradle was ornately carved"

ornateness
n : an ornate appearance; being elaborately decorated [syn: {elaborateness}]

orneriness
n : mean-spirited disagreeable contrariness [syn: {cussedness}]

ornery
adj : having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers [syn: {cantankerous}, {crotchety}]

ornithine
n : an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is important in the formation of urea

Ornithischia
n : extinct terrestrial reptiles having birdlike pelvises: armored dinosaurs (thyreophorans); bone-headed and horned dinosaurs (marginocephalians); duck-billed dinosaurs (euronithopods) [syn: {order Ornithischia}]

ornithischian
n : herbivorous dinosaur with a pelvis like that of a bird [syn: {ornithischian dinosaur}]

ornithischian dinosaur
n : herbivorous dinosaur with a pelvis like that of a bird [syn: {ornithischian}]

Ornithogalum
n : sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae [syn: {genus Ornithogalum}]

Ornithogalum pyrenaicum
n : Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots [syn: {bath asparagus}, {Prussian asparagus}]

Ornithogalum thyrsoides
n : South African perennial with long-lasting spikes of white blossoms that are shipped in to Europe and America for use as winter cut flowers [syn: {chincherinchee}, {wonder flower}]

Ornithogalum umbellatum
n : common Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters of star-shaped white flowers with green stripes; naturalized in the eastern United States [syn: {starflower}, {sleepy dick}, {summer snowflake}]

ornithological
adj : of or relating to ornithology; "her ornithological interests"

ornithologist
n : a zoologist who studies birds [syn: {bird watcher}]

ornithology
n : the branch of zoology that studies birds

ornithomimid
n : lightly built medium-sized dinosaur having extremely long limbs and necks with small heads and big brains and large eyes

Ornithomimida
n : lightly built medium-size theropods [syn: {suborder Ornithomimida}]

ornithopod
n : bipedal herbivorous dinosaur [syn: {ornithopod dinosaur}]

ornithopod dinosaur
n : bipedal herbivorous dinosaur [syn: {ornithopod}]

Ornithopoda
n : widespread group including duck-billed dinosaurs and their early relatives (hadrosaurs, trachodon and iguanodon) [syn: {Euronithopoda}, {suborder Euronithopoda}, {euronithopod}, {suborder Ornithopoda}]

ornithopter
n : heavier-than-air craft that is propelled by the flapping of wings [syn: {orthopter}]

Ornithorhynchidae
n : platypus [syn: {family Ornithorhynchidae}]

Ornithorhynchus
n : type genus of the family Ornithorhynchidae [syn: {genus Ornithorhynchus}]

Ornithorhynchus anatinus
n : small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae [syn: {platypus}, {duckbill}, {duckbilled platypus}, {duck-billed platypus}]

ornithosis
n : an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds [syn: {psittacosis}, {parrot fever}]

Orobanchaceae
n : brown or yellow leafless herbs; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales [syn: {family Orobanchaceae}, {broomrape family}]

orogeny
n : the process of mountain formation (especially by the upward displacement of the earth's crust)

orography
n : the science of mountains [syn: {orology}]

oroide
n : alloy of copper and tin and zinc; used in imitation gold jewelry [syn: {oreide}]

orology
n : the science of mountains [syn: {orography}]

Orono
n : a university town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River north of Bangor

Orontium
n : 1 species of aquatic plant: golden club [syn: {genus Orontium}]

Orontium aquaticum
n : aquatic plant of the southeastern United States having blue-green leaves and a spadix resembling a club covered with tiny yellow flowers [syn: {golden club}]

oropharyngeal
adj : of or relating to or located near the oropharynx

oropharynx
n : cavity formed by the pharynx at the back of the mouth

orotund
adj 1: ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose" [syn: {bombastic}, {declamatory}, {large}, {tumid}, {turgid}]
2: (of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels" [syn: {rotund}, {round}, {pear-shaped}]

Orozco
n : Mexican painter noted for his monumental murals (1883-1949) [syn: {Jose Orozco}, {Jose Clemente Orozco}]

orphan
adj : deprived of parents by death or desertion [syn: {orphaned}]
n 1: a child who has lost both parents
2: someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision
3: the first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column
4: a young animal without a mother
v : deprive of parents

orphan site
n : a toxic waste area where the polluter could not be identified or the polluter refused to take action or pay for the cleanup

orphanage
n 1: the condition of being a child without living parents; "his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult" [syn: {orphanhood}]
2: a public institution for the care of orphans [syn: {orphans' asylum}]

orphaned
adj : deprived of parents by death or desertion [syn: {orphan}]

orphanhood
n : the condition of being a child without living parents; "his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult" [syn: {orphanage}]

orphans' asylum
n : a public institution for the care of orphans [syn: {orphanage}]

orphenadrine
n : a skeletal muscle relaxant (trade name Norflex) used to treat severe muscle strain and Parkinsonism [syn: {Norflex}]

Orpheus
n : (Greek mythology) a great musician; when his wife Eurydice died he went to Hades to get her back but failed

Orphic
adj 1: ascribed to Orpheus or characteristic of ideas in works ascribed to Orpheus
2: having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients" [syn: {mysterious}, {mystic}, {mystical}, {occult}, {secret}]

orphrey
n : a richly embroidered edging on an ecclesiastical vestment

orpiment
n : a yellow mineral occuring in conjunction with realgar; an ore of arsenic

orpin
n : perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers [syn: {orpine}, {livelong}, {live-forever}, {Sedum telephium}]

orpine
n : perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers [syn: {orpin}, {livelong}, {live-forever}, {Sedum telephium}]

Orpington
n : English breed of large white-skinned chickens

Orr
n : Canadian hockey player (born 1948) [syn: {Bobby Orr}, {Robert Orr}]

orrery
n : planetarium consisting of an apparatus that illustrates the relative positions and motions of bodies in the solar system by rotation and revolution of balls moved by wheelwork; sometimes incorporated in a clock

orris
n 1: German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome [syn: {Florentine iris}, {Iris germanica florentina}, {Iris florentina}]
2: fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris; used in perfumes and medicines [syn: {orrisroot}]

orrisroot
n : fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris; used in perfumes and medicines [syn: {orris}]

Orson Welles
n : United States actor and filmmaker (1915-1985) [syn: {Welles}, {George Orson Welles}]

Ortalis
n : chachalacas [syn: {genus Ortalis}]

Ortega
n : Nicaraguan statesman (born in 1945) [syn: {Daniel Ortega}, {Daniel Ortega Saavedra}]

Ortega y Gasset
n : Spanish philosopher who advocated leadership by an intellectual elite (1883-1955) [syn: {Jose Ortega y Gasset}]

orthicon
n : a now obsolete picture pickup tube in a television camera; electrons emitted from a photoemissive surface in proportion to the intensity of the incident light are focused onto the target causing secondary emission of electrons [syn: {image orthicon}]

Orthilia
n : a shrubby perennial rhizomatous evergreen herb; grows in damp coniferous woodlands in northern temperate regions [syn: {genus Orthilia}]

orthoboric acid
n : a white or colorless slightly acid solid that is soluble in water and ethanol; used in the manufacture of glass and paper and adhesives and in detergents and as a flux in welding; also used as an antiseptic and food preservative [syn: {boric acid}]

orthochorea
n : a form of chorea in which spasms occur mainly when the patient is erect

orthochromatic film
n : a photographic film sensitive to green and blue and violet light

orthoclase
n : a white or colored monoclinic feldspar

orthodontia
n : the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth [syn: {orthodontics}, {orthodonture}, {dental orthopedics}, {dental orthopaedics}]

orthodontic
adj : of or relating to or involving or practicing orthodontics; "orthodontic braces"

orthodontic treatment
n : dental treatment that corrects irregularities of the teeth or of the relation of the teeth to surrounding anatomy; treatment is usually by braces or mechanical aids; "orthodontic treatment of facial abnormalities"

orthodontics
n : the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth [syn: {orthodontia}, {orthodonture}, {dental orthopedics}, {dental orthopaedics}]

orthodontist
n : a dentist specializing in the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth

orthodonture
n : the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth [syn: {orthodontics}, {orthodontia}, {dental orthopedics}, {dental orthopaedics}]

Orthodox
adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism; "Orthodox Judaism" [syn: {Jewish-Orthodox}]
2: adhering to what is commonly accepted; "an orthodox view of the world" [ant: {unorthodox}]
3: of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church [syn: {Eastern Orthodox}, {Russian Orthodox}, {Greek Orthodox}]

Orthodox Catholic Church
n : derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites [syn: {Orthodox Church}, {Eastern Orthodox Church}, {Eastern Church}, {Eastern Orthodox}]

Orthodox Church
n : derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites [syn: {Orthodox Catholic Church}, {Eastern Orthodox Church}, {Eastern Church}, {Eastern Orthodox}]

Orthodox Jew
n : Jew who practices strict observance of Mosaic Law

Orthodox Judaism
n 1: Jews who strictly observe the Mosaic Law as interpreted in the Talmud [syn: {Jewish Orthodoxy}]
2: beliefs and practices of a Judaic sect that strictly observes Mosaic Law

orthodox sleep
n : a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time [syn: {nonrapid eye movement sleep}, {NREM sleep}, {nonrapid eye movement}, {NREM}]

orthodoxy
n 1: the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion) [ant: {unorthodoxy}]
2: a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards [ant: {unorthodoxy}]

orthoepist
n : a practitioner of orthoepy (especially one of the 17th or 18th century scholars who proposed to reform English spelling so it would reflect pronunciation more closely)

orthoepy
n 1: the way a word or a language is customarily spoken; "the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners"; "that is the correct pronunciation" [syn: {pronunciation}]
2: a term formerly used for the part of phonology that dealt with the `correct' pronunciation of words and its relation to `correct' orthography

orthogonal
adj 1: not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "an issue extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial"; "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point" [syn: {extraneous}, {immaterial}, {impertinent}]
2: statistically unrelated
3: having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles; "wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes"; "a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system" [syn: {rectangular}]

orthogonal opposition
n : the relation of opposition between things at right angles [syn: {orthogonality}, {perpendicularity}]

orthogonality
n 1: the relation of opposition between things at right angles [syn: {perpendicularity}, {orthogonal opposition}]
2: the quality of lying or intersecting at right angles

orthographic
adj : of or relating to or expressed in orthography

orthography
n : a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols [syn: {writing system}]

orthomorphic projection
n : a map projection in which a small area is rendered in its true shape [syn: {conformal projection}]

orthomyxovirus
n : a group of viruses including those causing influenza

orthopaedic
adj : of or relating to or employed in orthopedics; "orthopedic shoes" [syn: {orthopedic}, {orthopedical}]

orthopaedics
n : the branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints [syn: {orthopedics}]

orthopaedist
n : a specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children) [syn: {orthopedist}]

orthopedic
adj : of or relating to or employed in orthopedics; "orthopedic shoes" [syn: {orthopaedic}, {orthopedical}]

orthopedical
adj : of or relating to or employed in orthopedics; "orthopedic shoes" [syn: {orthopedic}, {orthopaedic}]

orthopedics
n : the branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints [syn: {orthopaedics}]

orthopedist
n : a specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children) [syn: {orthopaedist}]

orthophosphate
n : a salt of phosphoric acid [syn: {phosphate}, {inorganic phosphate}]

orthophosphoric acid
n : an acid used in fertilizers and soaps: H3PO4 [syn: {phosphoric acid}]

orthophosphorous acid
n : a clear or yellow-colored monobasic acid (H3PO2) [syn: {hypophosphorous acid}, {phosphorous acid}]

orthopnea
n : form of dyspnea in which the person can breathe comfortably only when standing or sitting erect; associated with asthma and emphysema and angina pectoris

Orthopristis
n : a genus of Haemulidae [syn: {genus Orthopristis}]

Orthopristis chrysopterus
n : found from Long Island southward [syn: {pigfish}, {hogfish}]

orthopter
n : heavier-than-air craft that is propelled by the flapping of wings [syn: {ornithopter}]

Orthoptera
n : grasshoppers and locusts; crickets [syn: {order Orthoptera}]

orthoptera
orthopteron
n : any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts [syn: {orthopterous insect}, {orthopteran}] [also: {orthoptera} (pl)]

orthoptera
See {orthopteron}

orthopteran
n : any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts [syn: {orthopterous insect}, {orthopteron}]

orthopteron
n : any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts [syn: {orthopterous insect}, {orthopteran}] [also: {orthoptera} (pl)]

orthopterous insect
n : any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts [syn: {orthopteron}, {orthopteran}]

orthoptic
adj : of or relating to normal binocular vision

orthoptics
n : treatment of defects of binocular vision (such as strabismus and amblyopia) by nonsurgical measures (especially by exercises to strengthen the eye muscles)

orthoptist
n : a specialist in orthoptics

orthoscope
n : an ophthalmoscope with a layer of water to neutralize the refraction of the cornea

orthostatic
adj : pertaining to an upright standing posture; "orthostatic hypotension"

orthostatic hypotension
n : low blood pressure occurring in some people when they stand up [syn: {postural hypotension}]

Orthotomus
n : tailorbirds [syn: {genus Orthotomus}]

Orthotomus sutorius
n : tropical Asian warbler that stitches leaves together to form and conceal its nest [syn: {tailorbird}]

orthotropous
adj : (of a plant ovule) completely straight with the micropyle at the apex [ant: {campylotropous}]

orthotropous ovule
n : a completely straight ovule with the micropyle at the apex

Ortilis vetula macalli
n : of Mexico and Texas [syn: {Texas chachalaca}]

ortolan
n : brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy [syn: {ortolan bunting}, {Emberiza hortulana}]

ortolan bunting
n : brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy [syn: {ortolan}, {Emberiza hortulana}]

ortygan
n : any of several East Indian birds

Orudis
n : nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Orudis or Orudis KT or Oruvail) [syn: {ketoprofen}, {Orudis KT}, {Oruvail}]

Orudis KT
n : nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Orudis or Orudis KT or Oruvail) [syn: {ketoprofen}, {Orudis}, {Oruvail}]

Oruvail
n : nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Orudis or Orudis KT or Oruvail) [syn: {ketoprofen}, {Orudis}, {Orudis KT}]

Orville Wright
n : United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948) [syn: {Wright}]

Orwell
n : imaginative British writer concerned with social justice (1903-1950) [syn: {George Orwell}, {Eric Blair}, {Eric Arthur Blair}]

Orwellian
adj : of or relating to the works of George Orwell (especially his picture of a future totalitarian state)

Orycteropodidae
n : aardvarks [syn: {family Orycteropodidae}]

Orycteropus
n : coextensive with the family Orycteropodidae [syn: {genus Orycteropus}]

Orycteropus afer
n : nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata [syn: {aardvark}, {ant bear}, {anteater}]

Oryctolagus
n : Old World rabbits [syn: {genus Oryctolagus}]

Oryctolagus cuniculus
n : common grayish-brown burrowing animal native to southern Europe and northern Africa but introduced elsewhere; widely domesticated and developed in various colors and for various needs; young born naked and helpless [syn: {European rabbit}, {Old World rabbit}]

oryx
n : large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns [syn: {pasang}]

Oryx gazella
n : large South African oryx with a broad black band along its flanks [syn: {gemsbok}, {gemsbuck}]

Oryza
n : rice [syn: {genus Oryza}]

Oryza sativa
n : yields the staple food of 50 percent of world's population [syn: {cultivated rice}]

Oryzomys
n : rice rats [syn: {genus Oryzomys}]

Oryzomys palustris
n : hardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United States [syn: {rice rat}]

Oryzopsis
n : rice grass [syn: {genus Oryzopsis}]

Oryzopsis hymenoides
n : valuable forage grass of dry upland areas and plains of western North America to northern Mexico [syn: {mountain rice}, {silkgrass}, {silk grass}, {Indian millet}]

Oryzopsis miliacea
n : perennial mountain rice native to Mediterranean region and introduced into North America [syn: {smilo}, {smilo grass}]

orzo
n : pasta shaped like pearls of barley; frequently prepared with lamb in Greek cuisine

os
n 1: a mouth or mouthlike opening
2: a hard brittle blue-gray or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known [syn: {osmium}, {atomic number 76}]
3: (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services [syn: {operating system}]
4: the left eye [syn: {oculus sinister}]
5: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates [syn: {bone}] [also: {ossa} (pl), {osar} (pl), {ora} (pl)]

os breve
n : a bone that is of approximately equal dimension in all directions [syn: {short bone}]

os capitatum
n : the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metatarsal [syn: {capitate}, {capitate bone}]

os frontale
n : the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: the forehead and the upper part of the orbits [syn: {frontal bone}, {forehead}]

os hamatum
n : the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers [syn: {hamate}, {hamate bone}, {unciform bone}]

os hyoideum
n : a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles [syn: {hyoid}, {hyoid bone}]

os ischii
n : one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium [syn: {ischium}, {ischial bone}]

os longum
n : in vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical marrow-containing bone of a limb [syn: {long bone}]

os lunatum
n : one of the eight small wrist bones [syn: {lunate bone}, {semilunar bone}]

os nasale
n : an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose [syn: {nasal}, {nasal bone}]

os palatinum
n : either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits [syn: {palatine}, {palatine bone}]

os pisiforme
n : a small wrist bone that articulates only with the triquetral [syn: {pisiform}, {pisiform bone}]

os pubis
n : one of the three sections of the hipbone; together the two pubic bones form the front of the pelvis [syn: {pubis}, {pubic bone}]

os scaphoideum
n : the largest wrist bone on the thumb side [syn: {scaphoid bone}, {navicular}]

os sesamoideum
n : any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint [syn: {sesamoid bone}]

os sphenoidale
n : butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull [syn: {sphenoid bone}, {sphenoid}]

os tarsi fibulare
n : the largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel [syn: {heelbone}, {calcaneus}]

os temporale
n : a thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear [syn: {temporal bone}]

os trapezium
n : the wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that articulates with the 1st and 2nd metacarpals [syn: {trapezium}, {trapezium bone}]

os trapezoideum
n : the wrist bone between the trapezium and the capitate bones [syn: {trapezoid}, {trapezoid bone}]

os triquetrum
n : a wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform and hamate and lunate bones [syn: {triquetral}, {triquetral bone}, {cuneiform bone}, {pyramidal bone}]

os zygomaticum
n : the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek [syn: {cheekbone}, {zygomatic bone}, {mala}, {malar bone}, {jugal bone}]

Osage
n 1: a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Missouri in the valleys of the Missouri and Osage rivers; oil was found on Osage lands early in the 20th century
2: a river in Missouri that is a tributary of the Missouri River [syn: {Osage River}]
3: the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Osage people

osage orange
n : small shrubby deciduous yellowwood tree of south central United States having spines, glossy dark green leaves and an inedible fruit that resembles an orange; its hard orange-colored wood used for bows by native Americans; frequently planted as boundary hedge [syn: {bow wood}, {mock orange}, {Maclura pomifera}]

Osage River
n : a river in Missouri that is a tributary of the Missouri River [syn: {Osage}]

Osaka
n : port city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay; a commercial and industrial center of Japan

Osaka Bay
n : a bay of the western Pacific in southern Honshu

Osama bin Laden
n : Arab terrorist who established al-Qaeda (born in 1957) [syn: {bin Laden}, {Usama bin Laden}]

osar
os
n 1: a mouth or mouthlike opening
2: a hard brittle blue-gray or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known [syn: {osmium}, {atomic number 76}]
3: (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services [syn: {operating system}]
4: the left eye [syn: {oculus sinister}]
5: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates [syn: {bone}] [also: {ossa} (pl), {osar} (pl), {ora} (pl)]

osar
See {os}

Osasco
n : a city in southeastern Brazil; suburb of Sao Paulo

Osborne
n : English playwright (1929-1994) [syn: {John Osborne}, {John James Osborne}]

Oscan
n 1: an Oscan-speaking member of an ancient people of Campania
2: an extinct Italic language of ancient southern Italy

Oscan-speaking
adj : able to communicate in Oscan

Oscar
n : an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance [syn: {Academy Award}]

Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde
n : Irish writer and wit (1854-1900) [syn: {Wilde}, {Oscar Wilde}]

Oscar Hammerstein
n : United States lyricist who collaborated on many musical comedies (most successfully with Richard Rodgers) (1895-1960) [syn: {Hammerstein}, {Oscar Hammerstein II}]

Oscar Hammerstein II
n : United States lyricist who collaborated on many musical comedies (most successfully with Richard Rodgers) (1895-1960) [syn: {Hammerstein}, {Oscar Hammerstein}]

Oscar Palmer Robertson
n : United States basketball guard (born in 1938) [syn: {Robertson}, {Oscar Robertson}]

Oscar Robertson
n : United States basketball guard (born in 1938) [syn: {Robertson}, {Oscar Palmer Robertson}]

Oscar Wilde
n : Irish writer and wit (1854-1900) [syn: {Wilde}, {Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde}]

oscheocele
n : swelling of the scrotum [syn: {oscheocoele}]

oscheocoele
n : swelling of the scrotum [syn: {oscheocele}]

oscillate
v 1: be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement" [syn: {hover}, {vibrate}, {vacillate}]
2: move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating" [syn: {vibrate}]

oscillating
adj : having periodic vibrations [syn: {oscillatory}]

oscillation
n 1: the process of oscillating between states
2: (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean [syn: {vibration}]
3: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon; "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons" [syn: {cycle}]

oscillator
n : generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current

Oscillatoriaceae
n : blue green algae [syn: {family Oscillatoriaceae}]

oscillatory
adj : having periodic vibrations [syn: {oscillating}]

oscillogram
n : the recording produced by an oscillograph

oscillograph
n : a device for making a record of the wave forms of fluctuating voltages or currents

oscilloscope
n : electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities [syn: {scope}, {cathode-ray oscilloscope}, {CRO}]

oscine
adj : of or relating to the songbirds
n : passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus [syn: {oscine bird}]

oscine bird
n : passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus [syn: {oscine}]

Oscines
n : two names for the suborder of typical songbirds [syn: {suborder Oscines}, {Passeres}, {suborder Passeres}]

oscitance
n 1: drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning [syn: {oscitancy}]
2: an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom; "he could not suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"; "he apologized for his ostinancy" [syn: {yawn}, {yawning}, {oscitancy}]

oscitancy
n 1: drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning [syn: {oscitance}]
2: an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom; "he could not suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"; "he apologized for his ostinancy" [syn: {yawn}, {yawning}, {oscitance}]

oscitant
adj : showing lack of attention or boredom; "the yawning congregation" [syn: {drowsy}, {yawning(a)}]

Osco-Umbrian
n : a group of dead languages of ancient Italy; they were displace by Latin

oscula
See {osculum}

osculate
v 1: be intermediate between two taxonomic groups; "These species osculate"
2: have at least three points in common with; "one curve osculates the other"; "these two surfaces osculate"
3: touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.; "The newly married couple kissed"; "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room" [syn: {kiss}, {buss}]

osculating circle
n : the circle that touches a curve (on the concave side) and whose radius is the radius of curvature [syn: {circle of curvature}]

osculation
n 1: (mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent
2: the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) [syn: {kiss}, {buss}]

osculator
n : someone who kisses [syn: {kisser}]

OSHA
n : a government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment [syn: {Occupational Safety and Health Administration}]

osier
n 1: flexible twig of a willow tree
2: any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture

Osip Emilevich Mandelstam
n : Russian poet who died in a prison camp (1891-1938) [syn: {Mandelstam}, {Osip Mandelstam}, {Mandelshtam}]

Osip Mandelstam
n : Russian poet who died in a prison camp (1891-1938) [syn: {Mandelstam}, {Osip Emilevich Mandelstam}, {Mandelshtam}]

Osiris
n : Egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead; husband and sister of Isis; father or brother of Horus

Oslo
n : the capital and largest city of Norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on Norway's southern coast [syn: {Christiania}, {capital of Norway}]

Osman I
n : the conqueror of Turkey who founded the Ottoman Empire and the Ottoman dynasty that ruled Turkey after the 13th century; conquered most of Asia Minor and assumed the title of emir in 1299 (1259-1326) [syn: {Othman I}]

Osmanli
n : a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I) [syn: {Ottoman}, {Ottoman Turk}]

Osmanthus
n : widely distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or trees of southern United States and Middle East and China and Japan [syn: {genus Osmanthus}]

Osmanthus americanus
n : small tree of southern United States having panicles of dull white flowers followed by dark purple fruits [syn: {devilwood}, {American olive}]

Osmeridae
n : smelts [syn: {family Osmeridae}]

Osmerus
n : type genus of the Osmeridae [syn: {genus Osmerus}]

Osmerus eperlanus
n : the common smelt of Europe [syn: {sparling}, {European smelt}]

Osmerus mordax
n : important marine and landlocked food fish of eastern North America and Alaska [syn: {rainbow smelt}]

osmiridium
n : a hard and corrosion resistant mineral that is a natural alloy of osmium and iridium (usually containing small amounts of rhodium and platinum); used in needles and pen nibs etc. [syn: {iridosmine}]

Osmitrol
n : a diuretic (trade name Osmitrol) used to promote the excretion of urine [syn: {mannitol}]

osmium
n : a hard brittle blue-gray or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known [syn: {Os}, {atomic number 76}]

osmoreceptor
n : sensory end organ that responds to changes in osmotic pressure

osmosis
n : diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal

osmotic
adj : of or relating to osmosis; "osmotic pressure"

osmotic pressure
n : (physical chemistry) the pressure exerted by a solution necessary to prevent osmosis into that solution when it is separated from the pure solvent by a semipermeable membrane

osmotically
adv : by means of osmosis

osmund
n : any fern of the genus Osmunda: large ferns with creeping rhizomes; naked sporangia are on modified fronds that resemble flower clusters [syn: {flowering fern}]

Osmunda cinnamonea
n : New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible [syn: {cinnamon fern}, {fiddlehead}, {fiddlehead fern}]

Osmunda clatonia
n : North American fern having tall erect pinnate fronds and a few sporogenous pinnae at or near the center of the fertile fronds [syn: {interrupted fern}]

Osmunda regalis
n : large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds [syn: {royal fern}, {royal osmund}, {king fern}, {ditch fern}, {French bracken}]

Osmundaceae
n : large family of ferns widely distributed in temperate and tropical areas [syn: {family Osmundaceae}]

osprey
n : large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years [syn: {fish hawk}, {fish eagle}, {sea eagle}, {Pandion haliaetus}]

ossa
os
n 1: a mouth or mouthlike opening
2: a hard brittle blue-gray or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known [syn: {osmium}, {atomic number 76}]
3: (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services [syn: {operating system}]
4: the left eye [syn: {oculus sinister}]
5: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates [syn: {bone}] [also: {ossa} (pl), {osar} (pl), {ora} (pl)]

ossa
See {os}

osseous
adj : composed of or containing bone; "osseous tissue" [syn: {osteal}, {bony}]

osseous labyrinth
n : cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth [syn: {bony labyrinth}]

osseous tissue
n : the porous calcified substance from which bones are made [syn: {bone}]

Ossete
n : a northeastern Iranian language spoken in Russia

ossicle
n : a small bone; especially one in the middle ear [syn: {bonelet}, {ossiculum}]

ossicular
adj : pertaining to the ossicles in the middle ear [syn: {ossiculate}]

ossiculate
adj : pertaining to the ossicles in the middle ear [syn: {ossicular}]

ossiculum
n : a small bone; especially one in the middle ear [syn: {ossicle}, {bonelet}]

ossiferous
adj : containing bones (especially fossil bones); "ossiferous caves"

ossification
n 1: the developmental process of bone formation
2: the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material
3: the process of becoming rigidly fixed in a conventional pattern of thught or behavior
4: hardened conventionality [syn: {conformity}]

ossified
adj 1: changed into bone; hardened by deposits of mineral matter; "cartilages ossified with age"
2: set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs; "obsolete fossilized ways"; "an ossified bureaucratic system" [syn: {fossilized}, {fossilised}]

ossified
ossify
v 1: become bony; "The tissue ossified"
2: make rigid and set into a conventional pattern; "rigidify the training schedule"; "ossified teaching methods"; "slogans petrify our thinking" [syn: {rigidify}, {petrify}]
3: cause to become hard and bony; "The disease ossified the tissue" [also: {ossified}]

ossified
See {ossify}

ossify
v 1: become bony; "The tissue ossified"
2: make rigid and set into a conventional pattern; "rigidify the training schedule"; "ossified teaching methods"; "slogans petrify our thinking" [syn: {rigidify}, {petrify}]
3: cause to become hard and bony; "The disease ossified the tissue" [also: {ossified}]

osso buco
n : sliced veal knuckle or shin bone cooked with olive oil and wine and tomatoes and served with rice or vegetables

ossuary
n : any receptacle for the burial of human bones

Ostariophysi
n : in some classifications considered a superorder comprising the Cypriniformes and the Siluriformes [syn: {order Ostariophysi}]

osteal
adj 1: relating to bone or to the skeleton
2: composed of or containing bone; "osseous tissue" [syn: {osseous}, {bony}]

Osteichthyes
n : a class of fish having a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage [syn: {class Osteichthyes}]

osteitis
n : inflammation of a bone as a consequence of infection or trauma or degeneration

osteitis deformans
n : a disease of bone occurring in the middle aged and elderly; excessive bone destruction sometimes leading to bone pain and fractures and skeletal deformities [syn: {Paget's disease}]

ostensible
adj 1: appearing as such but not necessarily so; "for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent"; "the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies"; "the ostensible truth of their theories"; "his seeming honesty" [syn: {apparent(a)}, {seeming(a)}]
2: represented or appearing as such; pretended; "His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity" [syn: {ostensive}]

ostensibly
adv : from appearances alone; "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the problem seems minor" [syn: {apparently}, {seemingly}, {on the face of it}]

ostensive
adj 1: manifestly demonstrative
2: represented or appearing as such; pretended; "His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity" [syn: {ostensible}]

ostensive definition
n : a definition that points out or exhibits instances of the term defined

ostentate
v : display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car" [syn: {flaunt}, {flash}, {show off}, {swank}]

ostentation
n 1: a showy outward display [syn: {fanfare}]
2: lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity [syn: {ostentatiousness}, {pomposity}, {pompousness}, {pretentiousness}, {splashiness}, {inflation}]
3: pretentious or showy or vulgar display

ostentatious
adj 1: intended to attract notice and impress others; "an ostentatious sable coat" [syn: {pretentious}] [ant: {unostentatious}]
2: of a display that is tawdry or vulgar [syn: {pretentious}, {kitsch}]

ostentatiously
adv : in an ostentatious manner; "Mr Khrushchev ostentatiously wooed and embraced Castro at the U.N. general assembly" [syn: {showily}, {with ostentation}]

ostentatiousness
n : lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity [syn: {ostentation}, {pomposity}, {pompousness}, {pretentiousness}, {splashiness}, {inflation}]

osteoarthritis
n : chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age [syn: {degenerative arthritis}, {degenerative joint disease}]

osteoblast
n : a cell from which bone develops [syn: {bone-forming cell}]

osteoblastoma
n : benign tumor of bone and fibrous tissue; occurs in the vertebrae or femur or tibia or arm bones (especially in young adults)

osteochondroma
n : benign tumor containing both bone and cartilage; usually occurs near the end of a long bone

osteoclasis
n : treatment of a skeletal deformity by intentionally fracturing a bone

osteoclast
n : cell that functions in the breakdown and resorption of bone tissue

osteocyte
n : mature bone cell

osteodystrophy
n : defective bone development; usually attributable to renal disease or to disturbances in calcium and phosphorus metabolism

osteogenesis imperfecta
n : autosomal dominant disorder of connective tissue characterized by brittle bones that fracture easily

osteogenic sarcoma
n : malignant bone tumor; most common in children and young adults where it tends to affect the femur [syn: {osteosarcoma}]

osteolysis
n : lysis of bone caused by disease or infection or inadequate blood supply

osteoma
n : a slow growing benign tumor of consisting of bone tissue; usually on the skull or mandible [also: {osteomata} (pl)]

osteomalacia
n : abnormal softening of bones caused by deficiencies of phosphorus or calcium or vitamin D

osteomata
osteoma
n : a slow growing benign tumor of consisting of bone tissue; usually on the skull or mandible [also: {osteomata} (pl)]

osteomata
See {osteoma}

osteomyelitis
n : an inflammation of bone and bone marrow (usually caused by bacterial infection)

osteopath
n : a therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles [syn: {osteopathist}]

osteopathist
n : a therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles [syn: {osteopath}]

osteopathy
n : therapy based on the assumption that restoring health is best accomplished by manipulating the skeleton and muscles

osteopetrosis
n : an inherited disorder characterized by an increase in bone density; in severe forms the bone marrow cavity may be obliterated [syn: {Albers-Schonberg disease}, {marble bones disease}]

osteophyte
n : small abnormal bony outgrowth

osteoporosis
n : abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women

osteosarcoma
n : malignant bone tumor; most common in children and young adults where it tends to affect the femur [syn: {osteogenic sarcoma}]

osteosclerosis
n : abnormal hardening or eburnation of bone

osteosclerosis congenita
n : an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism [syn: {achondroplasia}, {achondroplasty}, {chondrodystrophy}]

osteostracan
n : extinct jawless fish of the Devonian with armored head [syn: {cephalaspid}]

Osteostraci
n : extinct group of armored fishlike vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear [syn: {suborder Osteostraci}, {Cephalaspida}, {suborder Cephalaspida}]

osteotomy
n : surgical sectioning of bone

ostia
See {ostium}

ostiarius
n : the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {doorkeeper}, {ostiary}]

ostiary
n 1: the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {doorkeeper}, {ostiarius}]
2: someone who guards an entrance [syn: {doorkeeper}, {doorman}, {door guard}, {hall porter}, {porter}, {gatekeeper}]

ostinato
n : a musical phrase repeated over and over during a composition

ostiole
n : a small pore especially one in the reproductive bodies of certain algae and fungi through which spores pass

ostler
n : someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses [syn: {stableman}, {stableboy}, {groom}, {hostler}]

ostomy
n : surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes

Ostraciidae
n : boxfishes [syn: {family Ostraciidae}, {family Ostraciontidae}]

ostracise
v 1: expel from a community or group [syn: {banish}, {ban}, {ostracize}, {shun}, {cast out}, {blackball}]
2: avoid speaking to or dealing with; "Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me" [syn: {ostracize}]

ostracism
n 1: the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent); "the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry" [syn: {banishment}, {Coventry}]
2: the act of excluding someone from society by general consent

ostracize
v 1: expel from a community or group [syn: {banish}, {ban}, {ostracise}, {shun}, {cast out}, {blackball}]
2: avoid speaking to or dealing with; "Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me" [syn: {ostracise}]

ostracod
n : tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell [syn: {seed shrimp}, {mussel shrimp}]

Ostracoda
n : seed shrimps [syn: {subclass Ostracoda}]

ostracoderm
n : extinct fishlike jawless vertebrate having a heavily armored body; of the Paleozoic

Ostracodermi
n : extinct group of armored jawless vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear [syn: {order Ostracodermi}]

Ostrava
n : an industrial city in northwestern Czech Republic in the Moravian lowlands; located in the coal mining area of Silesia

Ostrea
n : type genus of the family Ostreidae [syn: {genus Ostrea}]

Ostrea gigas
n : a large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay [syn: {Japanese oyster}]

Ostreidae
n : oysters [syn: {family Ostreidae}]

ostrich
n 1: a person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth (a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides from danger by burying its head in the sand)
2: fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird [syn: {Struthio camelus}]

ostrich fern
n : tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes [syn: {shuttlecock fern}, {fiddlehead}, {Matteuccia struthiopteris}, {Pteretis struthiopteris}, {Onoclea struthiopteris}]

Ostrogoth
n : a member of the eastern group of Goths who created a kingdom in northern Italy around 500 AD

Ostrya
n : deciduous monoecious trees of Europe and Asia and America; sometimes placed in subfamily or family Carpinaceae [syn: {genus Ostrya}]

Ostrya carpinifolia
n : medium-sized hop hornbeam of southern Europe and Asia Minor [syn: {Old World hop hornbeam}]

Ostrya virginiana
n : medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America [syn: {Eastern hop hornbeam}, {ironwood}, {ironwood tree}]

Ostryopsis
n : deciduous monoecious shrubs of China and Mongolia resembling trees of the genus Ostrya; sometimes placed in subfamily or family Carpinaceae [syn: {genus Ostryopsis}]

Ostwald
n : German chemist (1853-1932) [syn: {Wilhelm Ostwald}]

Ostwald's theory of indicators
n : (chemistry) the theory that all indicators are either weak acids or weak bases in which the color of the ionized form is different from the color before dissociation [syn: {theory of indicators}]

Ostyak
n 1: a member of the nomadic Ugrian people living in northwestern Siberia (east of the Ural mountains) [syn: {Khanty}]
2: a Ugric language (related to Hungarian) spoken by the Ostyak people [syn: {Khanty}]

Ostyak-Samoyed
n 1: one of the people of mixed Ostyak and Samoyed origin in Siberia [syn: {Selkup}]
2: the Uralic language spoken by the Ostyak-Samoyed people [syn: {Selkup}]

Oswald
n : United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963) [syn: {Lee Harvey Oswald}]

Oswald Spengler
n : German philosopher who argued that cultures grow and decay in cycles (1880-1936) [syn: {Spengler}]

Oswald Veblen
n : United States mathematician (1880-1960) [syn: {Veblen}]

oswego tea
n : perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads [syn: {bee balm}, {beebalm}, {bergamot mint}, {Monarda didyma}]

Otaheite arrowroot
n : a starch obtained from the root of the pia [syn: {Otaheite arrowroot starch}]

Otaheite arrowroot starch
n : a starch obtained from the root of the pia [syn: {Otaheite arrowroot}]

otalgia
n : an ache localized in the middle or inner ear [syn: {earache}]

Otaria
n : type genus of the Otariidae [syn: {genus Otaria}]

Otaria Byronia
n : of the southern coast of South America [syn: {South American sea lion}]

Otariidae
n : eared seals: sea lions and fur seals [syn: {family Otariidae}]

otc
adj : (of securities) not quoted on a stock exchange; "over-the-counter stocks" [syn: {over-the-counter}]

OTC market
n : a stock exchange where securities transactions are made via telephone and computer rather than on the floor of an exchange [syn: {over-the-counter market}]

OTC security
n : a security traded in the over-the-counter market [syn: {unlisted security}, {over the counter security}] [ant: {listed security}]

OTC stock
n : stock that is not listed and traded on an organized exchange [syn: {over the counter stock}, {unlisted stock}]

Othello
n : the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who would not trust his wife

other
adj 1: not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; "today isn't any other day"- the White Queen; "the construction of highways and other public works"; "he asked for other employment"; "any other person would tell the truth"; "his other books are still in storage"; "then we looked at the other house"; "hearing was good in his other ear"; "the other sex"; "she lived on the other side of the street from me"; "went in the other direction" [ant: {same}]
2: further or added; "called for additional troops"; "need extra help"; "an extra pair of shoes"; "I have no other shoes"; "there are other possibilities" [syn: {extra}, {other(a)}, {additional}]
3: recently past; "the other evening" [syn: {other(a)}]
4: of the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times" [syn: {early(a)}, {former(a)}, {other(a)}]
5: very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected; "a strange, other dimension...where his powers seemed to fail"- Lance Morrow

other than
adj : being distinct from that or those first considered; "all parts of the house other than the windows were in good condition"; "apparently took no clothes other than those he was wearing"

otherness
n : the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known [syn: {distinctness}, {separateness}]

otherwise
adj : other than as supposed or expected; "the outcome was otherwise"
adv 1: in other respects or ways; "he is otherwise normal"; "the funds are not otherwise available"; "an otherwise hopeless situation"
2: in another and different manner; "very soon you will know differently"; "she thought otherwise" [syn: {differently}]

otherworldliness
n : concern with things of the spirit [syn: {spirituality}, {spiritualism}]

otherworldly
adj : existing outside of or not in accordance with nature; "find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley [syn: {nonnatural}, {preternatural}, {transcendental}]

Othman I
n : the conqueror of Turkey who founded the Ottoman Empire and the Ottoman dynasty that ruled Turkey after the 13th century; conquered most of Asia Minor and assumed the title of emir in 1299 (1259-1326) [syn: {Osman I}]

Otho I
n : king of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor (912-973) [syn: {Otto I}, {Otto the Great}]

othonna
n : a South African plant of the genus Othonna having smooth often fleshy leaves and heads of yellow flowers

otic
adj : of or relating to near the ear [syn: {auricular}]

otic ganglion
n : an autonomic ganglion whose postganglionic fibers are distributed to the parotid gland [syn: {otoganglion}]

Otides
n : terrestrial game birds of the Old World and Australia: bustards [syn: {suborder Otides}]

Otididae
n : bustards [syn: {family Otididae}]

otiose
adj 1: serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words" [syn: {pointless}, {superfluous}, {wasted}]
2: producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt" [syn: {futile}, {ineffectual}, {unavailing}]
3: disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy" [syn: {faineant}, {indolent}, {lazy}, {slothful}, {work-shy}]

Otis
n 1: United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861) [syn: {Elisha Graves Otis}]
2: type genus of the Otididae: European bustard [syn: {genus Otis}]

Otis Skinner
n : United States actor (1858-1942) [syn: {Skinner}]

Otis tarda
n : largest European land bird [syn: {great bustard}]

otitis
n : inflammation of the ear

otitis externa
n : inflammation of the external ear (including auricle and ear canal)

otitis interna
n : inflammation of the inner ear; can cause vertigo and vomiting [syn: {labyrinthitis}]

otitis media
n : inflammation of the middle ear; common in children

Oto
n 1: a member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska [syn: {Otoe}]
2: a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Oto people [syn: {Otoe}]

Otoe
n 1: a member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska [syn: {Oto}]
2: a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Oto people [syn: {Oto}]

otoganglion
n : an autonomic ganglion whose postganglionic fibers are distributed to the parotid gland [syn: {otic ganglion}]

otolaryngologist
n : a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat [syn: {ENT man}, {ear-nose-and-throat doctor}, {otorhinolaryngologist}, {rhinolaryngologist}]

otolaryngology
n : the branch of medicine concerned with the ear [syn: {otology}]

otologist
n : a physician who specializes in the ear and its diseases [syn: {ear doctor}, {ear specialist}]

otology
n : the branch of medicine concerned with the ear [syn: {otolaryngology}]

O'Toole
n : British actor (born in Ireland in 1932) [syn: {Peter O'Toole}, {Peter Seamus O'Toole}]

otoplasty
n : reconstructive surgery of the auricle of the external ear

otorhinolaryngologist
n : a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat [syn: {ENT man}, {ear-nose-and-throat doctor}, {otolaryngologist}, {rhinolaryngologist}]

otorrhea
n : discharge from the external ear

otosclerosis
n : hereditary disorder in which ossification of the labyrinth of the inner ear causes tinnitus and eventual deafness

otoscope
n : medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane)

ototoxic
adj : toxic to the organs of hearing or balance or to the auditory nerve; "some drugs are ototoxic"

ottar
n : essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers [syn: {attar}, {atar}, {athar}]

ottava rima
n : a stanza of eight lines of heroic verse with the rhyme scheme abababcc

Ottawa
n 1: a member of the Algonquian people of southern Ontario
2: the capital of Canada (located in southeastern Ontario across the Ottawa river from Quebec) [syn: {Canadian capital}, {capital of Canada}]

otter
n 1: the fur of an otter
2: freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur

otter hound
n : hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred for hunting otters [syn: {otterhound}]

otter shrew
n : amphibious African insectivorous mammal that resembles an otter [syn: {potamogale}, {Potamogale velox}]

otterhound
n : hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred for hunting otters [syn: {otter hound}]

Ottmar Mergenthaler
n : United States inventor (born in Germany) of the Linotype machine (1854-1899) [syn: {Mergenthaler}]

Otto Frisch
n : British physicist (born in Austria) who with Lise Meitner recognized that Otto Hahn had produced a new kind of nuclear reaction which they named nuclear fission; Frisch described the explosive potential of a chain nuclear reaction (1904-1979) [syn: {Frisch}, {Otto Robert Frisch}]

Otto Fritz Meyerhof
n : United States biochemist (born in Germany) who studied the metabolism of muscles (1884-1951) [syn: {Meyerhof}, {Otto Meyerhof}]

Otto Hahn
n : German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968) [syn: {Hahn}]

Otto Heinrich Warburg
n : German biochemist who pioneered the use of chemical techniques in biological investigations; noted for studies of cellular respiration (1883-1970) [syn: {Warburg}]

Otto I
n : king of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor (912-973) [syn: {Otho I}, {Otto the Great}]

Otto Jespersen
n : Danish linguist (1860-1943) [syn: {Jespersen}, {Jens Otto Harry Jespersen}]

Otto Loewi
n : United States pharmacologist (born in Germany) who was the first to show that acetylcholine is produced at the junction between a parasympathetic nerve and a muscle (1873-1961) [syn: {Loewi}]

Otto Meyerhof
n : United States biochemist (born in Germany) who studied the metabolism of muscles (1884-1951) [syn: {Meyerhof}, {Otto Fritz Meyerhof}]

Otto Neumann Sverdrup
n : Norwegian explorer who led expeditions into the Arctic (1855-1930) [syn: {Sverdrup}]

Otto Robert Frisch
n : British physicist (born in Austria) who with Lise Meitner recognized that Otto Hahn had produced a new kind of nuclear reaction which they named nuclear fission; Frisch described the explosive potential of a chain nuclear reaction (1904-1979) [syn: {Frisch}, {Otto Frisch}]

Otto the Great
n : king of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor (912-973) [syn: {Otto I}, {Otho I}]

Otto von Bismarck
n : German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898) [syn: {Bismarck}, {von Bismarck}, {Prince Otto von Bismarck}, {Prince Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck}, {Iron Chancellor}]

Otto Wagner
n : Austrian architect and pioneer of modern architecture (1841-1918) [syn: {Wagner}]

Ottoman
adj : of or relating to the Ottoman Empire or its people or its culture
n 1: a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I) [syn: {Ottoman Turk}, {Osmanli}]
2: the Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century to its dissolution after World War I [syn: {Ottoman dynasty}]
3: thick cushion used as a seat [syn: {pouf}, {pouffe}, {puff}, {hassock}]
4: a low stool to rest the feet of a seated person [syn: {footstool}, {footrest}]

Ottoman dynasty
n : the Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century to its dissolution after World War I [syn: {Ottoman}]

Ottoman Empire
n : a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire [syn: {Turkish Empire}]

Ottoman Turk
n : a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I) [syn: {Ottoman}, {Osmanli}]

ottomans
See {othman}

Ottorino Respighi
n : Italian composer remembered for his symphonic poems (1879-1936) [syn: {Respighi}]

Ottumwa
n : a town in southeast Iowa

Otus
n : a genus of Strigidae [syn: {genus Otus}]

Otus asio
n : small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle [syn: {screech owl}]

Otus scops
n : European scops owl [syn: {Old World scops owl}]

Otus sunia
n : Asian scops owl [syn: {Oriental scops owl}]

Ouachita
n : a river that rises in western Arkansas and flows southeast into eastern Louisiana to become a tributary of the Red River [syn: {Ouachita River}]

Ouachita River
n : a river that rises in western Arkansas and flows southeast into eastern Louisiana to become a tributary of the Red River [syn: {Ouachita}]

oubliette
n : a dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door in the ceiling

ouguiya
n : the basic unit of money in Mauritania

Ouija
n : a board with the alphabet on it; used with a planchette to spell out supernatural messages [syn: {Ouija board}]

Ouija board
n : a board with the alphabet on it; used with a planchette to spell out supernatural messages [syn: {Ouija}]

Oujda
n : a city in northeastern Morocco near the Algerian border

ounce
n 1: a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound [syn: {troy ounce}, {apothecaries' ounce}]
2: a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams [syn: {oz.}]
3: large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur [syn: {snow leopard}, {Panthera uncia}]

Our Lady's bedstraw
n : common yellow-flowered perennial bedstraw; North America and Europe and Asia [syn: {yellow bedstraw}, {yellow cleavers}, {Galium verum}]

Our Lady's mild thistle
n : tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America [syn: {milk thistle}, {lady's thistle}, {holy thistle}, {blessed thistle}, {Silybum marianum}]

Our Lord's candle
n : yucca of southwestern United States and Mexico with a tall spike of creamy white flowers [syn: {Yucca whipplei}]

Ouranopithecus
n : a genus of Hominidae [syn: {genus Ouranopithecus}]

Ouranos
n : (Greek mythology) god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology [syn: {Uranus}]

Ouse
n : a river in northeastern England that flows generally southeastward to join the Trent River and form the Humber [syn: {Ouse River}]

Ouse River
n : a river in northeastern England that flows generally southeastward to join the Trent River and form the Humber [syn: {Ouse}]

ousel
n : common black European thrush [syn: {blackbird}, {merl}, {merle}, {ouzel}, {European blackbird}, {Turdus merula}]

oust
v 1: remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds" [syn: {throw out}, {drum out}, {boot out}, {kick out}, {expel}]
2: remove and replace; "The word processor has ousted the typewriter"

ouster
n 1: a person who ousts or supplants someone else [syn: {ejector}]
2: a wrongful dispossession
3: the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out [syn: {ousting}]

ousting
n : the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out [syn: {ouster}]

out
adj 1: not allowed to continue to bat or run; "he was tagged out at second on a close play"; "he fanned out" [syn: {out(p)}, {retired}] [ant: {safe(p)}]
2: of a fire; being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out" [syn: {extinct}, {out(p)}]
3: not worth considering as a possibility; "a picnic is out because of the weather" [syn: {out(p)}]
4: out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election; "now the Democrats are out" [syn: {out(a)}]
5: excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject" [syn: {forbidden}, {out(p)}, {prohibited}, {proscribed}, {taboo}, {tabu}, {verboten}]
6: directed outward or serving to direct something outward; "the out doorway"; "the out basket" [syn: {out(a)}]
7: no longer fashionable; "that style is out these days"
8: outside or external; "the out surface of a ship's hull" [syn: {out(a)}]
9: outer or outlying; "the out islands" 10: knocked unconscious by a heavy blow [syn: {knocked out(p)}, {kayoed}, {KO'd}, {out(p)}, {stunned}]
n : (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball; "you only get 3 outs per inning"
adv 1: outside of an enclosed space; "she is out" [ant: {in}]
2: outward from a reference point; "he kicked his legs out"
3: away from home; "they went out last night"
4: from one's possession; "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets" [syn: {away}]
v 1: to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality; "This actor outed last year" [syn: {come out of the closet}, {come out}]
2: reveal somebody else's homosexuality; "This actor was outed last week"
3: be made known; be disclosed or revealed; "The truth will out" [syn: {come out}]

out and away
adv : by a considerable margin; "she was by far the smartest student"; "it was far and away the best meal he had ever eaten" [syn: {by far}, {far and away}]

out front
adv : leading or ahead in a competition; "the horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch"; "ahead by two pawns"; "our candidate is in the lead in the polls"; "way out front in the race"; "the advertising campaign put them out front in sales" [syn: {ahead}, {in the lead}]

out in
v : enter a harbor; "the ship called in Athens" [syn: {call at}]

out loud
adv : using the voice; not silently; "please read the passage aloud"; "he laughed out loud" [syn: {aloud}]

out of action
adj : so badly injured as to be unable to continue; "disabled veterans" [syn: {disabled}, {hors de combat}]

out of bounds
n : a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field [syn: {sideline}]

out of breath
adj : breathing laboriously or convulsively [syn: {blown}, {gasping}, {out of breath(p)}, {panting}, {pursy}, {short-winded}, {winded}]

out of commission
adj : not available for service [ant: {in commission}]

out of condition
adj : not in good condition

out of doors
adv : outside a building; "in summer we play outside" [syn: {outside}, {outdoors}, {alfresco}] [ant: {inside}, {inside}]

out of focus
adj : (of an image) not in or brought into focus; "at their edges things were pretty much out of focus" [syn: {unfocused}, {unfocussed}] [ant: {focused}]

out of gear
adj : not having gears engaged; "threw the machine's pinion out of gear" [syn: {out of gear(p)}]

out of hand
adv : out of control; "the riots got out of hand" [syn: {beyond control}] [ant: {in hand}]

out of nothing
adv : without warning; "your cousin arrived out of thin air" [syn: {out of thin air}, {from nowhere}]

out of place
adj 1: of an inappropriate or misapplied nature [syn: {inapposite}]
2: not in a proper arrangement; "not a hair was out of place" [syn: {out of place(p)}]

out of play
adj : of a ball; "a ball that is out of play is dead" [syn: {out of play(p)}]

out of practice
adj : impaired in skill by neglect [syn: {out of practice(p)}, {rusty}]

out of print
adj : (of books) no longer offered for sale by a publisher; "that edition is out of print"

out of reach
adj : inaccessibly located or situated; "an unapproachable chalet high in the mountains"; "an unreachable canyon"; "the unreachable stars" [syn: {unapproachable}, {unreachable}, {unreached}, {out of reach(p)}]

out of service
adj : (of a ship) withdrawn from active service; "the ship was placed out of service after the war" [syn: {retired}]

out of sight
adj : not accessible to view; "concealed (or hidden) damage"; "in stormy weather the stars are out of sight" [syn: {concealed}, {hidden}]
adv 1: no longer visible; "the ship disappeared behind the horizon and passed out of sight" [syn: {out of view}]
2: quietly in concealment; "he lay doggo" [syn: {doggo}, {in hiding}]

out of stock
adj : not available for sale or use; "too many items are out of stock" [syn: {out of stock(p)}]

out of the blue
adj : not anticipated; "unanticipated and disconcerting lines of development"- H.W.Glidden; "unforeseen circumstances"; "a virtue unlooked-for in people so full of energy"; "like a bolt out of the blue" [syn: {unanticipated}, {unforeseen}, {unlooked-for}, {out of the blue(p)}]
adv : in a way that was not expected; "her brother showed up at the wedding out of the blue" [syn: {unexpectedly}]

out of the question
adj : totally unlikely [syn: {impossible}, {inconceivable}, {unimaginable}]

out of thin air
adv : without warning; "your cousin arrived out of thin air" [syn: {out of nothing}, {from nowhere}]

out of true
adj : not accurately fitted; not level; "the frame was out of true"; "off-level floors and untrue doors and windows" [syn: {untrue}]

out of use
adj : closed to traffic; "the repaving results in many blocked streets" [syn: {blocked}, {out of use(p)}]

out of view
adv : no longer visible; "the ship disappeared behind the horizon and passed out of sight" [syn: {out of sight}]

out of wedlock
adv 1: of biological parents not married to each other; "this child was born illegitimately" [syn: {illegitimately}] [ant: {legitimately}]
2: of unwed parents; "he was born out of wedlock" [syn: {outside marriage}]

out of whack
adj : out of balance or out of adjustment; "the front wheel of my bicycle is out of whack"

out of work
adj : not having a job; "idle carpenters"; "jobless transients"; "many people in the area were out of work" [syn: {idle}, {jobless}]

out or keeping
adj : not in keeping with what is correct or proper; "completely inappropriate behavior" [syn: {inappropriate}, {incompatible}, {out or keeping(p)}, {unfitting}]

out to
adj : fixed in your purpose; "bent on going to the theater"; "dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event" [syn: {bent}, {bent on(p)}, {dead set(p)}, {intent on(p)}, {out to(p)}]

outage
n 1: the amount of something (as whiskey or oil) lost in storage or transportation
2: a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers); "there will be a network outage from 8 to 10 a.m."

out-and-out
adj : complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity" [syn: {absolute}, {downright}, {out-and-out(a)}, {rank(a)}, {right-down}, {sheer(a)}]

out-and-outer
n : someone who is excellent at something

outback
adj : inaccessible and sparsely populated [syn: {backwoods(a)}, {outback(a)}, {remote}]
n : the bush country of the interior of Australia

outbalance
v : weigh more heavily [syn: {preponderate}, {outweigh}, {overbalance}]

out-basket
n : a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your outgoing material [syn: {out-tray}] [ant: {in-basket}]

outbid
v 1: bid over an opponent's bid when one's partner has not bid or doubled
2: bid higher than others [ant: {underbid}] [also: {outbidding}, {outbidden}]

outbidden
outbid
v 1: bid over an opponent's bid when one's partner has not bid or doubled
2: bid higher than others [ant: {underbid}] [also: {outbidding}, {outbidden}]

outbidden
See {outbid}

outbidding
outbid
v 1: bid over an opponent's bid when one's partner has not bid or doubled
2: bid higher than others [ant: {underbid}] [also: {outbidding}, {outbidden}]

outbidding
See {outbid}

outboard
adj : located away from the midline of a vessel or aircraft; "the outboard section of a wing"; "outboard rigging" [ant: {inboard}]
n 1: a motorboat with an outboard motor [syn: {outboard motorboat}]
2: internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat [syn: {outboard motor}]

outboard motor
n : internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat [syn: {outboard}]

outboard motorboat
n : a motorboat with an outboard motor [syn: {outboard}]

outbound
adj : that is going out or leaving; "the departing train"; "an outward journey"; "outward-bound ships" [syn: {departing(a)}, {outward}, {outward-bound}]

outbrave
v 1: resist bravely; "He outbraved the enemy"
2: be braver than

outbreak
n : a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities" [syn: {eruption}, {irruption}]

outbred
adj : bred of parents not closely related; having parents of different classes or tribes [ant: {inbred}]

outbred
See {outbreed}

outbuilding
n : a building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building

outburst
n 1: an unrestrained expression of emotion [syn: {effusion}, {gush}, {blowup}, {ebullition}]
2: a sudden violent happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning" [syn: {burst}, {flare-up}]
3: a sudden violent disturbance [syn: {tumultuous disturbance}]

outcall
v : make a higher bid than (the previous bid or player); in a card game

outcast
adj : excluded from a society [syn: {friendless}]
n : a person who is rejected (from society or home) [syn: {castaway}, {pariah}, {Ishmael}]

outcaste
adj : not belonging to or having been expelled from a caste and thus having no place or status in society; "the foreigner was a casteless person" [syn: {casteless}]
n : a person belonging to no caste

outclass
v : cause to appear in a lower class; "The Yankees outclassed Cincinnati"

outclassed
adj : decisively surpassed by something else so as to appear to be of a lower class

outcome
n 1: something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio" [syn: {result}, {resultant}, {final result}, {termination}]
2: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" [syn: {consequence}, {effect}, {result}, {event}, {issue}, {upshot}]

outcried
outcry
n : a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" [syn: {cry}, {call}, {yell}, {shout}, {vociferation}]
v 1: shout louder than [syn: {outshout}]
2: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" [syn: {exclaim}, {cry}, {cry out}, {call out}, {shout}] [also: {outcried}]

outcried
See {outcry}

outcrop
n : the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land [syn: {outcropping}, {rock outcrop}]
v : appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground; "Big boulders outcropped" [also: {outcropping}, {outcropped}]

outcropped
outcrop
n : the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land [syn: {outcropping}, {rock outcrop}]
v : appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground; "Big boulders outcropped" [also: {outcropping}, {outcropped}]

outcropped
See {outcrop}

outcropping
outcrop
n : the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land [syn: {outcropping}, {rock outcrop}]
v : appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground; "Big boulders outcropped" [also: {outcropping}, {outcropped}]

outcropping
n : the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land [syn: {outcrop}, {rock outcrop}]

outcropping
See {outcrop}

outcry
n : a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" [syn: {cry}, {call}, {yell}, {shout}, {vociferation}]
v 1: shout louder than [syn: {outshout}]
2: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" [syn: {exclaim}, {cry}, {cry out}, {call out}, {shout}] [also: {outcried}]

outdated
adj : old; no longer in use or valid or fashionable; "obsolete words"; "an obsolete locomotive"; "outdated equipment"; "superannuated laws"; "out-of-date ideas" [syn: {obsolete}, {out-of-date}, {superannuated}]

outdid
outdo
v 1: be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" [syn: {surpass}, {outstrip}, {outmatch}, {outgo}, {exceed}, {surmount}, {outperform}]
2: get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition" [syn: {outflank}, {trump}, {best}, {scoop}] [also: {outdone}, {outdid}]

outdid
See {outdo}

outdistance
v : go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners" [syn: {outstrip}, {distance}]

outdo
v 1: be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" [syn: {surpass}, {outstrip}, {outmatch}, {outgo}, {exceed}, {surmount}, {outperform}]
2: get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition" [syn: {outflank}, {trump}, {best}, {scoop}] [also: {outdone}, {outdid}]

outdone
outdo
v 1: be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" [syn: {surpass}, {outstrip}, {outmatch}, {outgo}, {exceed}, {surmount}, {outperform}]
2: get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition" [syn: {outflank}, {trump}, {best}, {scoop}] [also: {outdone}, {outdid}]

outdone
See {outdo}

outdoor
adj 1: located, suited for, or taking place in the open air; "outdoor clothes"; "badminton and other outdoor games"; "a beautiful outdoor setting for the wedding" [syn: {outdoor(a)}, {out-of-door}, {outside}] [ant: {indoor(a)}]
2: pertaining to or concerning the outdoors or outdoor activities; "outdoor education is the area of teacher training concerned with training for outdoor activities"

outdoor game
n : an athletic game that is played outdoors

outdoor man
n : someone who enjoys outdoor activities [syn: {sporting man}]

outdoor sport
n : a sport that is played outdoors [syn: {field sport}]

outdoor stage
n : a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air [syn: {bandstand}, {stand}]

outdoors
n : where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping in the open" [syn: {out-of-doors}, {open air}, {open}]
adv : outside a building; "in summer we play outside" [syn: {outside}, {out of doors}, {alfresco}] [ant: {inside}, {inside}]

outdoorsman
n : a person who spends time outdoors (e.g., hunting or fishing)

outdoorswoman
n : a woman who spends time outdoors (e.g., hunting and fishing)

outdoorsy
adj : characteristic of or suitable to outdoor life; "a rugged outdoorsy life"

outdraw
v : draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight [also: {outdrew}, {outdrawn}]

outdrawn
outdraw
v : draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight [also: {outdrew}, {outdrawn}]

outdrawn
See {outdraw}

outdrew
outdraw
v : draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight [also: {outdrew}, {outdrawn}]

outdrew
See {outdraw}

outer
adj 1: being on the outside or further from a center; "spent hours adorning the outer man"; "the outer suburbs" [syn: {outer(a)}] [ant: {inner(a)}]
2: located outside; "outer reality"
3: being on or toward the outside of the body; "the outer ear"

outer boundary
n : the outside boundary or surface of something [syn: {periphery}, {fringe}]

outer ear
n : the part of the ear visible externally [syn: {external ear}]

outer garment
n : a garment worn over other garments [syn: {overgarment}] [ant: {undergarment}]

Outer Hebrides
n : a 130-mile long archipelago northwest of Scotland

Outer Mongolia
n : a landlocked socialist republic in central Asia [syn: {Mongolia}, {Mongolian People's Republic}]

outer space
n : any location outside the Earth's atmosphere; "the astronauts walked in outer space without a tether"

outercourse
n : mutual sexual gratification without the exchange of bodily fluids

outermost
adj : situated at the farthest possible point from a center [syn: {outmost}]

outerwear
n : clothing for use outdoors [syn: {overclothes}]

outface
v : overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring; "He simply stared down his opponent" [syn: {stare down}, {outstare}]

outfall
n : the outlet of a river or drain or other source of water

outfield
n : the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases [ant: {baseball diamond}]

outfielder
n 1: (baseball) a person who plays in the outfield
2: a fielder in cricket who is stationed in the outfield

outfight
v : to fight better than; get the better of; "the Rangers outfought the Maple Leafs"; "The French forces outfought the Germans" [also: {outfought}]

outfit
n 1: any cohesive unit such as a military company
2: a set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was exceedingly elegant" [syn: {getup}, {rig}, {turnout}]
3: gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose [syn: {kit}]
v : provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" [syn: {equip}, {fit}, {fit out}] [also: {outfitting}, {outfitted}]

outfitted
outfit
n 1: any cohesive unit such as a military company
2: a set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was exceedingly elegant" [syn: {getup}, {rig}, {turnout}]
3: gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose [syn: {kit}]
v : provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" [syn: {equip}, {fit}, {fit out}] [also: {outfitting}, {outfitted}]

outfitted
adj 1: furnished with essential equipment for a particular occupation or undertaking occupation; "well-outfitted expedition to the South Pole" [syn: {fitted out}]
2: equipped with appropriate wearing apparel and accessories; "children properly outfitted for school"; "equipt in the...national dress of the Scottish people"- Sir Walter Scott

outfitted
See {outfit}

outfitter
n 1: someone who sells men's clothes
2: a shop that provides equipment for some specific purpose; "an outfitter provided everything needed for the safari"

outfitting
outfit
n 1: any cohesive unit such as a military company
2: a set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was exceedingly elegant" [syn: {getup}, {rig}, {turnout}]
3: gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose [syn: {kit}]
v : provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" [syn: {equip}, {fit}, {fit out}] [also: {outfitting}, {outfitted}]

outfitting
n : the act of renovating and fitting out a ship

outfitting
See {outfit}

outflank
v 1: go around the flank of (an opposing army) [syn: {go around}]
2: get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition" [syn: {outdo}, {trump}, {best}, {scoop}]

outflow
n 1: the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak" [syn: {escape}, {leak}, {leakage}]
2: the process of flowing out [syn: {effluence}, {efflux}] [ant: {inflow}, {inflow}]
3: a natural flow of ground water [syn: {spring}, {fountain}, {outpouring}, {natural spring}]

outflowing
adj : that is flowing outward [syn: {effluent}]

outfought
outfight
v : to fight better than; get the better of; "the Rangers outfought the Maple Leafs"; "The French forces outfought the Germans" [also: {outfought}]

outfought
See {outfight}

outfox
v 1: outdo someone in trickery
2: beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" [syn: {outwit}, {overreach}, {outsmart}, {beat}, {circumvent}]

outgassed
See {outgas}

outgasses
See {outgas}

outgassing
See {outgas}

outgeneral
v : surpass in generalship [also: {outgeneralling}, {outgeneralled}]

outgeneralled
outgeneral
v : surpass in generalship [also: {outgeneralling}, {outgeneralled}]

outgeneralled
See {outgeneral}

outgeneralling
outgeneral
v : surpass in generalship [also: {outgeneralling}, {outgeneralled}]

outgeneralling
See {outgeneral}

outgo
n : money paid out [syn: {expenditure}, {outlay}] [ant: {income}]
v : be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" [syn: {surpass}, {outstrip}, {outmatch}, {exceed}, {outdo}, {surmount}, {outperform}] [also: {outwent}, {outgone}]

outgoer
n : someone who leaves one country to settle in another [syn: {emigrant}, {emigre}, {emigree}]

outgoing
adj 1: going out or away or of the past; "an outgoing steamship"; "the outgoing president" [ant: {incoming}]
2: at ease in talking to others [syn: {extroverted}, {forthcoming}]
3: somewhat extroverted [syn: {extrovertish}]

outgone
outgo
n : money paid out [syn: {expenditure}, {outlay}] [ant: {income}]
v : be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" [syn: {surpass}, {outstrip}, {outmatch}, {exceed}, {outdo}, {surmount}, {outperform}] [also: {outwent}, {outgone}]

outgone
See {outgo}

outgrew
outgrow
v 1: grow too large or too mature for; "I have outgrown these clothes"
2: grow too large for [syn: {overgrow}]
3: grow faster than [also: {outgrown}, {outgrew}]

outgrew
See {outgrow}

outgrow
v 1: grow too large or too mature for; "I have outgrown these clothes"
2: grow too large for [syn: {overgrow}]
3: grow faster than [also: {outgrown}, {outgrew}]

outgrown
outgrow
v 1: grow too large or too mature for; "I have outgrown these clothes"
2: grow too large for [syn: {overgrow}]
3: grow faster than [also: {outgrown}, {outgrew}]

outgrown
See {outgrow}

outgrowth
n 1: a natural consequence of development [syn: {branch}, {offshoot}, {offset}]
2: the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece" [syn: {emergence}, {growth}]
3: a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process" [syn: {process}, {appendage}]

outguess
v : attempt to anticipate or predict [syn: {second-guess}]

out-herod
v : surpass someone in cruelty or evil

outhouse
n : a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate [syn: {privy}, {earth-closet}, {jakes}]

outing
n 1: a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field" [syn: {excursion}, {jaunt}, {junket}, {pleasure trip}, {expedition}, {sashay}]
2: a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering [syn: {field day}, {picnic}]

outlaid
outlay
n 1: the act of spending or disbursing money [syn: {spending}, {disbursement}, {disbursal}]
2: money paid out [syn: {outgo}, {expenditure}] [ant: {income}] [also: {outlaid}]

outlaid
See {outlay}

outlander
n : a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country [syn: {foreigner}, {alien}, {noncitizen}] [ant: {citizen}]

outlandish
adj : conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics" [syn: {bizarre}, {eccentric}, {freakish}, {freaky}, {flaky}, {off-the-wall}, {outre}]

outlandishly
adv : in an outlandish manner; "the Bavarian was outlandishly dressed in lederhosen"

outlandishness
n : strikingly out of the ordinary [syn: {bizarreness}, {weirdness}]

outlast
v : live longer than; "She outlived her husband by many years" [syn: {outlive}, {survive}]

outlaw
adj 1: contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures" [syn: {illegitimate}, {illicit}, {outlaw(a)}, {outlawed}, {unlawful}]
2: disobedient to or defiant of law; "lawless bands roaming the plains" [syn: {lawless}, {outlaw(a)}]
n : someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime [syn: {criminal}, {felon}, {crook}, {malefactor}]
v : declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S." [syn: {criminalize}, {criminalise}, {illegalize}, {illegalise}] [ant: {legalize}, {legalize}, {legalize}]

outlawed
adj : contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures" [syn: {illegitimate}, {illicit}, {outlaw(a)}, {unlawful}]

outlawry
n : illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law [syn: {lawlessness}]

outlay
n 1: the act of spending or disbursing money [syn: {spending}, {disbursement}, {disbursal}]
2: money paid out [syn: {outgo}, {expenditure}] [ant: {income}] [also: {outlaid}]

outlet
n 1: a place of business for retailing goods [syn: {mercantile establishment}, {retail store}, {sales outlet}]
2: receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices [syn: {wall socket}, {wall plug}, {electric outlet}, {electrical outlet}, {electric receptacle}]
3: an opening that permits escape or release; "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one issue" [syn: {exit}, {issue}, {way out}]
4: activity that releases or expresses creative energy or emotion; "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger" [syn: {release}, {vent}]

outlet box
n : (electricity) receptacle consisting of the metal box designed for connections to a wiring system

outlier
n 1: a person who lives away from his place of work
2: an extreme deviation from the mean

outline
n 1: the line that appears to bound an object [syn: {lineation}]
2: a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory [syn: {synopsis}, {abstract}, {precis}]
3: a schematic or preliminary plan [syn: {schema}, {scheme}]
v 1: describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas" [syn: {sketch}, {adumbrate}]
2: draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech" [syn: {draft}]
3: trace the shape of [syn: {delineate}, {limn}]

outlined
adj : showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary; "hills defined against the evening sky"; "the setting sun showed the outlined figure of a man standing on the hill" [syn: {defined}]

outlive
v : live longer than; "She outlived her husband by many years" [syn: {outlast}, {survive}]

outlook
n 1: a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations [syn: {mentality}, {mindset}, {mind-set}]
2: belief about (or mental picture of) the future [syn: {expectation}, {prospect}]
3: the act of looking out [syn: {lookout}]

outlying
adj : relatively far from a center or middle; "outlying settlements" [syn: {outlying(a)}]

outmaneuver
v : defeat by more skillful maneuvering; "The English troops putmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new superviser knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations" [syn: {outmanoeuvre}, {outsmart}]

outmanned
See {outman}

outmanning
See {outman}

outmanoeuvre
v : defeat by more skillful maneuvering; "The English troops putmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new superviser knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations" [syn: {outmaneuver}, {outsmart}]

outmarch
v : march longer distances and for a longer time than; "This guy can outmarch anyone!"

outmatch
v : be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" [syn: {surpass}, {outstrip}, {outgo}, {exceed}, {outdo}, {surmount}, {outperform}]

out-migration
n : migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another) [syn: {emigration}, {expatriation}]

outmode
v : make unfashionable, outdated, or obsolete; "Modern ways of cooking have outmoded the hearth"

outmoded
adj : out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas" [syn: {antique}, {demode}, {ex}, {old-fashioned}, {old-hat(p)}, {passe}, {passee}]

outmost
adj : situated at the farthest possible point from a center [syn: {outermost}]

outnumber
v : be larger in number

out-of-body experience
n : the dissociative experience of observing yourself from an external perspective as though your mind or soul had left and was observing your body

out-of-bounds
adj 1: outside the foul lines
2: barred to a designated group; "that area is off-limits" [syn: {off-limits}, {out-of-bounds(p)}]

out-of-court settlement
n : resolution of a dispute prior to the rendering of a final decision by the trial court

out-of-date
adj : old; no longer in use or valid or fashionable; "obsolete words"; "an obsolete locomotive"; "outdated equipment"; "superannuated laws"; "out-of-date ideas" [syn: {obsolete}, {outdated}, {superannuated}]

out-of-door
adj : located, suited for, or taking place in the open air; "outdoor clothes"; "badminton and other outdoor games"; "a beautiful outdoor setting for the wedding" [syn: {outdoor(a)}, {outside}] [ant: {indoor(a)}]

out-of-doors
n : where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping in the open" [syn: {outdoors}, {open air}, {open}]

out-of-pocket
adj : calling for the spending of cash; "his out-of-pocket costs were $10"

out-of-school
adj : not attenhding school and therefore free to work; "opportunities for out-of-school youth"

out-of-the-box thinking
n : thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions; associated with creativity [syn: {divergent thinking}] [ant: {convergent thinking}]

out-of-the-way
adj 1: out of the ordinary; "out-of-the-way information"
2: improper or even offensive; "out-of-the-way remarks"; "did you notice anything out-of-the-way?"
3: remote from populous or much-traveled regions; "found a quiet out-of-the-way resort" [syn: {off the beaten track(p)}, {out-of-the-way(a)}]

out-of-town
adj : happening in or being of another town or city; "an out-of-town tryout"; "an out-of-town school"

outpace
v : surpass in speed; "Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence"

outpatient
n : a patient who does not reside in the hospital where he is being treated [ant: {inpatient}]

outperform
v : be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" [syn: {surpass}, {outstrip}, {outmatch}, {outgo}, {exceed}, {outdo}, {surmount}]

outplay
v : excel or defeat in a game; "The Knicks outplayed the Mets"

outpoint
v 1: sail closer to the wind than
2: score more points than one's opponents [syn: {outscore}]

outport
n : a subsidiary port built in deeper water than the original port (but usually farther from the center of trade)

outpost
n 1: a station in a remote or sparsely populated location [syn: {outstation}]
2: a settlement on the frontier of civilization [syn: {frontier settlement}]
3: a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops

outpouring
n 1: a natural flow of ground water [syn: {spring}, {fountain}, {outflow}, {natural spring}]
2: a sudden rapid flow (as of water); "he heard the flush of a toilet"; "there was a little gush of blood"; "she attacked him with an outpouring of words" [syn: {flush}, {gush}]
3: the pouring forth of a fluid [syn: {discharge}, {run}]
4: the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) [syn: {barrage}, {onslaught}]
5: a large flow [syn: {flood}, {overflow}]

output
n 1: final product; the things produced [syn: {end product}]
2: production of a certain amount [syn: {yield}]
3: signal that comes out of an electronic system [syn: {output signal}]
4: the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); "production was up in the second quarter" [syn: {yield}, {production}]
5: what is produced in a given time period [syn: {outturn}, {turnout}]
v : to create or manufacture a specific amount; "the computer is outputting the data from the job I'm running" [also: {outputting}, {outputted}]

output contract
n : a contract in which you promise to deliver your entire output to the other party who promises to accept it

output file
n : (computer science) a computer file that contains data that are the output of a device or program

output program
n : a utility program that organizes the output of a computer

output routine
n : a routine that controls an output device

output signal
n : signal that comes out of an electronic system [syn: {output}]

outputted
output
n 1: final product; the things produced [syn: {end product}]
2: production of a certain amount [syn: {yield}]
3: signal that comes out of an electronic system [syn: {output signal}]
4: the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); "production was up in the second quarter" [syn: {yield}, {production}]
5: what is produced in a given time period [syn: {outturn}, {turnout}]
v : to create or manufacture a specific amount; "the computer is outputting the data from the job I'm running" [also: {outputting}, {outputted}]

outputted
See {output}

outputting
output
n 1: final product; the things produced [syn: {end product}]
2: production of a certain amount [syn: {yield}]
3: signal that comes out of an electronic system [syn: {output signal}]
4: the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); "production was up in the second quarter" [syn: {yield}, {production}]
5: what is produced in a given time period [syn: {outturn}, {turnout}]
v : to create or manufacture a specific amount; "the computer is outputting the data from the job I'm running" [also: {outputting}, {outputted}]

outputting
See {output}

output-to-input ratio
n : the output power of a transducer divided by the input power

outrage
n 1: a feeling of righteous anger [syn: {indignation}]
2: a wantonly cruel act
3: a disgraceful event [syn: {scandal}]
4: the act of scandalizing [syn: {scandalization}, {scandalisation}]
v 1: strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" [syn: {shock}, {offend}, {scandalize}, {scandalise}, {appal}, {appall}]
2: violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God" [syn: {desecrate}, {profane}, {violate}]
3: force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" [syn: {rape}, {ravish}, {violate}, {assault}, {dishonor}, {dishonour}]

outraged
adj : angered at something unjust or wrong; "an indignant denial"; "incensed at the judges' unfairness"; "a look of outraged disbelief"; "umbrageous at the loss of their territory" [syn: {indignant}, {incensed}, {umbrageous}]

outrageous
adj 1: grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry" [syn: {hideous}, {horrid}, {horrific}]
2: greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usorious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending" [syn: {exorbitant}, {extortionate}, {steep}, {unconscionable}, {usurious}]

outrageously
adv 1: in a very offensive manner; "he behaved outrageously"
2: to an extravagant or immoderate degree; "atrociously expensive" [syn: {atrociously}]

outrageousness
n 1: excessive excess [syn: {exorbitance}]
2: the quality of being outrageous [syn: {enormity}]

outran
outrun
v : run faster than; "in this race, I managed to outran everybody else" [also: {outrunning}, {outran}]

outran
See {outrun}

outrange
v : have a greater range than (another gun)

outrank
v : take precedence or surpass others in rank [syn: {rank}]

outre
adj : conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics" [syn: {bizarre}, {eccentric}, {freakish}, {freaky}, {flaky}, {off-the-wall}, {outlandish}]

outreach
n : the act of reaching out; "the outreach toward truth of the human spirit"

outridden
outride
v 1: a trial of endurance; "ride out the storm" [syn: {last out}, {stay}, {ride out}]
2: ride better, faster, or further than; "The champion bicyclist outrode all his competitors" [also: {outrode}, {outridden}]

outridden
See {outride}

outride
v 1: a trial of endurance; "ride out the storm" [syn: {last out}, {stay}, {ride out}]
2: ride better, faster, or further than; "The champion bicyclist outrode all his competitors" [also: {outrode}, {outridden}]

outrider
n : an escort who rides ahead (as a member of the vanguard)

outrigged
adj : rigged with a structure projecting from or over the side of a boat for various purposes; to prevent capsizing or to support an oarlock or to help secure a mast etc

outrigger
n : a stabilizer for a canoe; spars attach to a shaped log or pontoon parallel to the hull

outrigger canoe
n : a seagoing canoe (as in South Pacific) with an outrigger to prevent it from upsetting

outright
adj : without reservation or exception [syn: {straight-out}, {unlimited}]
adv 1: without restrictions or stipulations or further payments; "buy outright"
2: without reservation or concealment; "she asked him outright for a divorce"
3: without any delay; "he was killed outright" [syn: {instantaneously}, {instantly}, {in a flash}]

outrival
v : be more of a rival than [syn: {outvie}]

outroar
v : roar louder than

outrode
outride
v 1: a trial of endurance; "ride out the storm" [syn: {last out}, {stay}, {ride out}]
2: ride better, faster, or further than; "The champion bicyclist outrode all his competitors" [also: {outrode}, {outridden}]

outrode
See {outride}

outrun
v : run faster than; "in this race, I managed to outran everybody else" [also: {outrunning}, {outran}]

outrunning
outrun
v : run faster than; "in this race, I managed to outran everybody else" [also: {outrunning}, {outran}]

outrunning
See {outrun}

outsail
v : sail faster or better than; "They outsailed the Roman fleet"

outscore
v : score more points than one's opponents [syn: {outpoint}]

outsell
v 1: be sold more often than other, similar products; "The new Toyota outsells the Honda by a wide margin"
2: sell more than others; "This salesman outsells his colleagues" [also: {outsold}]

outset
n : the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" [syn: {beginning}, {commencement}, {first}, {get-go}, {start}, {kickoff}, {starting time}, {showtime}, {offset}] [ant: {middle}, {end}]

outshine
v 1: shine brighter than; "What star outshines the sun?"
2: attract more attention and praise than others; "This film outshone all the others in quality" [also: {outshone}]

outshone
outshine
v 1: shine brighter than; "What star outshines the sun?"
2: attract more attention and praise than others; "This film outshone all the others in quality" [also: {outshone}]

outshone
See {outshine}

outshot
See {outshoot}

outshout
v : shout louder than [syn: {outcry}]

outside
adj 1: relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit; "an outside margin" [ant: {inside}]
2: coming from the outside; "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups" [syn: {external}, {extraneous}]
3: originating or belonging beyond some bounds:"the outside world"; "outside interests"; "an outside job"
4: located, suited for, or taking place in the open air; "outdoor clothes"; "badminton and other outdoor games"; "a beautiful outdoor setting for the wedding" [syn: {outdoor(a)}, {out-of-door}] [ant: {indoor(a)}]
5: functioning outside the boundaries or precincts of an organized unit; "extramural hospital care and treatment"; "extramural studies"
6: leading to or from the outside; "an outside door" [syn: {outside(a)}]
7: from or between other countries; "external commerce"; "international trade"; "developing nations need outside help" [syn: {external}, {international}, {outside(a)}]
8: maximal in amount; "a maximal amount"; "an outside estimate" [syn: {largest}]
9: very unlikely; "an outside chance"; "a remote possibility"; "a remote contingency" [syn: {remote}] 10: on or toward an outer edge; "an outer lane"; "the outside lane" 11: (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch" [syn: {away}]
n 1: the region that is outside of something [syn: {exterior}] [ant: {inside}]
2: the outer side or surface of something [syn: {exterior}] [ant: {inside}]
adv 1: outside a building; "in summer we play outside" [syn: {outdoors}, {out of doors}, {alfresco}] [ant: {inside}, {inside}]
2: on the outside; "outside, the box is black" [ant: {inside}]

outside caliper
n : caliper for measuring outside dimensions; points on its legs curve inward

outside clinch
n : a clinch with the end of the line outside the loop

outside door
n : a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building [syn: {exterior door}]

outside loop
n : a loop consisting of a dive followed by inverted flight followed by a climb that returns to horizontal flight

outside marriage
adv : of unwed parents; "he was born out of wedlock" [syn: {out of wedlock}]

outside mirror
n : car mirror that reflects the view at side and behind car

outsider
n 1: someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group [syn: {foreigner}]
2: a constestant (human or animal) not considered to have a good chance to win

outsider art
n : a genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained artists who do not recognize themselves as artists [syn: {self-taught art}, {vernacular art}, {naive art}, {primitive art}]

outsize
adj : larger than normal for its kind [syn: {outsized}, {oversize}, {oversized}]
n : an unusual garment size (especially one that is very large)

outsized
adj : larger than normal for its kind [syn: {outsize}, {oversize}, {oversized}]

outskirt
n : a part of the city far removed from the center; "they built a factory on the outskirts of the city" [syn: {fringe}]

outskirts
n : outlying areas (as of a city or town); "they lived on the outskirts of Houston"; "they mingled in the outskirts of the crowd"

outsmart
v 1: beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" [syn: {outwit}, {overreach}, {outfox}, {beat}, {circumvent}]
2: defeat by more skillful maneuvering; "The English troops putmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new superviser knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations" [syn: {outmaneuver}, {outmanoeuvre}]

outsold
outsell
v 1: be sold more often than other, similar products; "The new Toyota outsells the Honda by a wide margin"
2: sell more than others; "This salesman outsells his colleagues" [also: {outsold}]

outsold
See {outsell}

outsole
n : the outer sole of a shoe or boot

outsource
v : obtain goods or services from an outside supplier; to contract work out; "Many companies outsource and hire consultants rather in order to maintain a flexible workforce"

outspan
v : remove the yoke or harness from; "unspan the draft animals" [ant: {inspan}] [also: {outspanning}, {outspanned}]

outspanned
outspan
v : remove the yoke or harness from; "unspan the draft animals" [ant: {inspan}] [also: {outspanning}, {outspanned}]

outspanned
See {outspan}

outspanning
outspan
v : remove the yoke or harness from; "unspan the draft animals" [ant: {inspan}] [also: {outspanning}, {outspanned}]

outspanning
See {outspan}

outspoken
adj 1: given to expressing yourself freely or insistently; "outspoken in their opposition to segregation"; "a vocal assembly" [syn: {vocal}]
2: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation" [syn: {blunt}, {candid}, {forthright}, {frank}, {free-spoken}, {plainspoken}, {point-blank}, {straight-from-the-shoulder}]

outspokenly
adv : in an outspoken manner; "he was outspokenly critical of the Government's new social policy"

outspokenness
n : the trait of being blunt and outspoken [syn: {frankness}]

outspread
adj : fully extended in width; "outspread wings"; "with arms spread wide" [syn: {spread}]

outstanding
adj 1: distinguished from others in excellence; "did outstanding work in human relations"; "an outstanding war record"
2: having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child" [syn: {prominent}, {salient}, {spectacular}, {striking}]
3: of major significance or importance; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th century" [syn: {great}]
4: owed as a debt; "outstanding bills"; "the amount still owed"; "undischarged debts" [syn: {owed}, {owing(p)}, {undischarged}]

outstandingly
adv 1: in an outstanding manner or to an outstanding degree; "she was outstandingly successful in her profession"
2: to a remarkably degree or extent; "she was unusually tall" [syn: {unusually}, {remarkably}, {unco}] [ant: {normally}]

outstare
v : overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring; "He simply stared down his opponent" [syn: {stare down}, {outface}]

outstation
n : a station in a remote or sparsely populated location [syn: {outpost}]

outstay
v 1: stay too long; "overstay or outstay one's welcome" [syn: {overstay}]
2: surpass in staying power; "They outstayed their competitors"

outstood
See {outstand}

outstretched
adj : fully extended especially in length; "a kitten with one paw outstretched"

outstrip
v 1: be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" [syn: {surpass}, {outmatch}, {outgo}, {exceed}, {outdo}, {surmount}, {outperform}]
2: go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners" [syn: {outdistance}, {distance}] [also: {outstripping}, {outstripped}]

outstripped
outstrip
v 1: be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" [syn: {surpass}, {outmatch}, {outgo}, {exceed}, {outdo}, {surmount}, {outperform}]
2: go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners" [syn: {outdistance}, {distance}] [also: {outstripping}, {outstripped}]

outstripped
See {outstrip}

outstripping
outstrip
v 1: be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" [syn: {surpass}, {outmatch}, {outgo}, {exceed}, {outdo}, {surmount}, {outperform}]
2: go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners" [syn: {outdistance}, {distance}] [also: {outstripping}, {outstripped}]

outstripping
See {outstrip}

outstroke
n : the stroke of an engine piston moving toward the crankshaft

outtake
n : a scene that is filmed but is not used in the final editing of the film

outthought
See {outthink}

outthrust
n : an outcropping of rock that extends outward

out-tray
n : a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your outgoing material [syn: {out-basket}] [ant: {in-basket}]

outturn
n : what is produced in a given time period [syn: {output}, {turnout}]

outvie
v : be more of a rival than [syn: {outrival}]

outvote
v : defeat by a majority of votes; "The Democrats outvoted the Republicans"

outward
adj 1: relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind; "a concern with outward beauty rather than with inward reflections" [ant: {inward}]
2: that is going out or leaving; "the departing train"; "an outward journey"; "outward-bound ships" [syn: {departing(a)}, {outbound}, {outward-bound}]
adv : toward the outside; "move the needle further outward!" [syn: {outwards}] [ant: {inward}]

outward-bound
adj : that is going out or leaving; "the departing train"; "an outward journey"; "outward-bound ships" [syn: {departing(a)}, {outbound}, {outward}]

outward-developing
adj : away from an axis, as in a flower cluster in which the oldest flowers are in the center, the youngest near the edge

outwardly
adv 1: with respect to the outside; "outwardly, the figure is smooth" [syn: {externally}]
2: in outward appearance; "outwardly, she appeared composed" [ant: {inwardly}]

outward-moving
adj : moving or directed away from center, especially when spinning or traveling in a curve

outwardness
n 1: concern with outward things or material objects (especially the body and its appearance) as opposed to the mind and spirit; "hearty showmanship and all-around outwardness" [ant: {inwardness}]
2: the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior; "the outwardness of the world" [syn: {externality}] [ant: {inwardness}]
3: concern with or responsiveness to outward things (especially material objects as opposed to ideal concepts); "hearty showmanship and all-round outwardness" [ant: {inwardness}]

outwards
adv : toward the outside; "move the needle further outward!" [syn: {outward}] [ant: {inward}]

outwear
v 1: last longer than others; "This material outwears all others"
2: exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {wear upon}, {tire out}, {wear}, {weary}, {jade}, {wear out}, {wear down}, {fag out}, {fag}, {fatigue}] [ant: {refresh}] [also: {outworn}, {outwore}]

outweigh
v 1: be heavier than
2: weigh more heavily [syn: {preponderate}, {overbalance}, {outbalance}]

outwent
outgo
n : money paid out [syn: {expenditure}, {outlay}] [ant: {income}]
v : be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" [syn: {surpass}, {outstrip}, {outmatch}, {exceed}, {outdo}, {surmount}, {outperform}] [also: {outwent}, {outgone}]

outwent
See {outgo}

outwit
v : beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" [syn: {overreach}, {outsmart}, {outfox}, {beat}, {circumvent}] [also: {outwitting}, {outwitted}]

outwitted
outwit
v : beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" [syn: {overreach}, {outsmart}, {outfox}, {beat}, {circumvent}] [also: {outwitting}, {outwitted}]

outwitted
See {outwit}

outwitting
outwit
v : beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" [syn: {overreach}, {outsmart}, {outfox}, {beat}, {circumvent}] [also: {outwitting}, {outwitted}]

outwitting
See {outwit}

outwore
outwear
v 1: last longer than others; "This material outwears all others"
2: exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {wear upon}, {tire out}, {wear}, {weary}, {jade}, {wear out}, {wear down}, {fag out}, {fag}, {fatigue}] [ant: {refresh}] [also: {outworn}, {outwore}]

outwore
See {outwear}

outwork
n : subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area; "the outworks of the castle"

outworn
outwear
v 1: last longer than others; "This material outwears all others"
2: exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {wear upon}, {tire out}, {wear}, {weary}, {jade}, {wear out}, {wear down}, {fag out}, {fag}, {fatigue}] [ant: {refresh}] [also: {outworn}, {outwore}]

outworn
See {outwear}

ouzel
n : common black European thrush [syn: {blackbird}, {merl}, {merle}, {ousel}, {European blackbird}, {Turdus merula}]

ouzo
n : anise-flavored Greek liquor

OV
n : a terrorist group of Protestants who oppose any political settlement with Irish nationalists; a paramilitary group that attacks Catholic interests in Northern Ireland [syn: {Orange Group}]

ova
ovum
n : the female reproductive cell; the female gamete [syn: {egg cell}] [also: {ova} (pl)]

ova
See {ovum}

oval
adj : rounded like an egg [syn: {egg-shaped}, {elliptic}, {elliptical}, {ovate}, {oviform}, {ovoid}, {prolate}]
n : a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it; "the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant" [syn: {ellipse}]

oval kumquat
n : shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats [syn: {nagami}, {nagami kumquat}, {Fortunella margarita}]

Oval Office
n : the office of the President of the United States in the White House

oval window
n : fenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to it [syn: {fenestra ovalis}, {fenestra vestibuli}, {fenestra of the vestibule}]

ovalbumin
n : the white of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water [syn: {egg white}, {albumen}]

Ovalipes
n : a genus of Portunidae [syn: {genus Ovalipes}]

Ovalipes ocellatus
n : brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States [syn: {American lady crab}, {lady crab}, {calico crab}]

ovarian
adj : of or involving the ovaries; "ovarian cancer"

ovarian artery
n : the artery that branches from the aorta and supplies blood to the ovaries [syn: {arteria ovarica}]

ovarian cyst
n : a cystic tumor (usually benign) of the ovary

ovarian pregnancy
n : ectopic pregnancy in the ovary

ovarian vein
n : one of the veins that drain the ovaries; the right opens into the inferior vena cava; the left opens into the left renal vein [syn: {vena ovarica}]

ovariectomy
n : surgical removal of one of both ovaries [syn: {oophorectomy}]

ovary
n 1: the organ that bears the ovules of a flower
2: (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone

ovate
adj 1: of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base
2: rounded like an egg [syn: {egg-shaped}, {elliptic}, {elliptical}, {oval}, {oviform}, {ovoid}, {prolate}]

ovate leaf
n : egg-shaped with the broader end at the base

ovation
n : enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause) [syn: {standing ovation}]

oven
n : kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting

oven broil
v : cook under a broiler; "broil fish" [syn: {broil}]

oven stuffer
n : a brand name for a roasting chicken [syn: {oven stuffer roaster}]

oven stuffer roaster
n : a brand name for a roasting chicken [syn: {oven stuffer}]

oven thermometer
n : a thermometer that registers the temperature inside an oven

ovenbake
v : bake in an oven; "ovenbake this chicken"

ovenbird
n 1: American warbler; builds a dome-shaped nest on the ground [syn: {Seiurus aurocapillus}]
2: small brownish South American birds that build oven-shaped clay nests

oven-ready
adj : prepared before sale and ready to be cooked

ovenware
n : heat-resistant dishware in which food can be cooked as well as served

over
adj : having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview" [syn: {complete}, {concluded}, {ended}, {over(p)}, {all over}, {terminated}]
n : (cricket) the period during which a given number of balls (6 in England but 8 in Australia) are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
adv 1: at or to a point across intervening space etc.; "come over and see us some time"; "over there"
2: throughout an area; "he is known the world over"
3: in such a manner as to be understood and accepted; "she cannot get her ideas across" [syn: {across}]
4: throughout a period of time; "stay over the weekend" [syn: {o'er}]

over again
adv : anew; "she tried again"; "they rehearsed the scene again" [syn: {again}, {once again}, {once more}]

over and over
adv : repeatedly; "the unknown word turned up over and over again in the text" [syn: {again and again}, {over and over again}, {time and again}, {time and time again}]

over and over again
adv : repeatedly; "the unknown word turned up over and over again in the text" [syn: {over and over}, {again and again}, {time and again}, {time and time again}]

over here
adv : in a specified area or place; "you shouldn't be up here" [syn: {up here}]

over the counter security
n : a security traded in the over-the-counter market [syn: {unlisted security}, {OTC security}] [ant: {listed security}]

over the counter stock
n : stock that is not listed and traded on an organized exchange [syn: {OTC stock}, {unlisted stock}]

over the sea
adv : in a place across an ocean [syn: {overseas}, {beyond the sea}, {abroad}]

overabundance
n 1: the state of being more than full [syn: {surfeit}, {excess}]
2: a quantity that is more than what is appropriate; "four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy"; "we received an inundation of email" [syn: {overmuch}, {overmuchness}, {superabundance}]

overabundant
adj : excessively abundant [syn: {plethoric}, {rife}]

overachieve
v : perform better or achieve a greater degree of success than expected; "His daughter always overachieves"

overachievement
n : better than expected performance (better than might have been predicted from intelligence tests) [ant: {underachievement}]

overachiever
n : a student who attains higher standards than the IQ indicated

overact
v : exaggerate one's acting [syn: {ham it up}, {ham}, {overplay}] [ant: {underact}]

overacting
n : poor acting by a ham actor [syn: {hamming}]

overactive
adj : more active than normal; "a hyperactive child" [syn: {hyperactive}]

overactivity
n : excessive activity; "overactivity of the sebaceous glands causes the skin to become oily"

overage
adj : too old to be useful; "He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders"- Anthony Trollope [syn: {overaged}, {superannuated}, {over-the-hill}]

overaged
adj : too old to be useful; "He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders"- Anthony Trollope [syn: {overage}, {superannuated}, {over-the-hill}]

overall
adj 1: involving only main features; "the overall pattern of his life"
2: including everything; "the overall cost"; "the total amount owed" [syn: {total}]
n 1: work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps)
2: a loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work [syn: {boilersuit}, {boilers suit}]

overambitious
adj : excessively ambitious

overanxiety
n : excessive anxiety

overanxious
adj : anxious or nervous to an excessive degree

overappraisal
n : an appraisal that is too high [syn: {overestimate}, {overestimation}, {overvaluation}]

overarch
v 1: be central or dominant; "This scene overarches the entire first act"
2: form an arch over; "Big rocks overarch the stream" [syn: {arch over}]

overarm
adj : with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level; "an overhand pitch"; "an overhand stroke" [syn: {overhand}, {overhanded}] [ant: {underhand}]

overawe
v : subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats) [syn: {cow}]

overawed
adj : overcome by a feeling of awe

overbalance
v 1: weigh more heavily [syn: {preponderate}, {outweigh}, {outbalance}]
2: out out of; "It is not desirable to overbalance the budget"

overbear
v 1: overcome; "overbear criticism, protest, or arguments"
2: bear too much
3: contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery [syn: {bear down}] [also: {overborne}, {overbore}]

overbearing
adj : expecting unquestioning obedience; "he was imperious and dictatorial"; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter" [syn: {authoritarian}, {dictatorial}]

overbearingly
adv : in an overbearing manner

overbearingness
n : the trait of being imperious and overbearing [syn: {imperiousness}, {domineeringness}]

overbid
n 1: a bid that is higher than preceding bids
2: (bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent's bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand) [syn: {overcall}]
v 1: to bid for more tricks than one can expect to win,
2: bid more than the object is worth [ant: {underbid}] [also: {overbidding}, {overbidden}]

overbidden
overbid
n 1: a bid that is higher than preceding bids
2: (bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent's bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand) [syn: {overcall}]
v 1: to bid for more tricks than one can expect to win,
2: bid more than the object is worth [ant: {underbid}] [also: {overbidding}, {overbidden}]

overbidden
See {overbid}

overbidding
overbid
n 1: a bid that is higher than preceding bids
2: (bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent's bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand) [syn: {overcall}]
v 1: to bid for more tricks than one can expect to win,
2: bid more than the object is worth [ant: {underbid}] [also: {overbidding}, {overbidden}]

overbidding
See {overbid}

overbite
n : (dentistry) malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend abnormally far over the lower teeth

overblew
See {overblow}

overblown
adj 1: puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek [syn: {grandiloquent}, {pompous}, {pontifical}, {portentous}]
2: past the stage of full bloom; "overblown roses"

overblown
See {overblow}

overboard
adv 1: to extremes; "he went overboard to please his in-laws"
2: from on board a vessel into the water; "they dropped their garbage overboard"

overboil
v 1: overflow or cause to overflow while boiling; "The milk is boiling over" [syn: {boil over}]
2: boil excessively; "The peas are overboiled"

overbold
adj : improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers" [syn: {fresh}, {impertinent}, {impudent}, {smart}, {saucy}, {sassy}]

overbore
overbear
v 1: overcome; "overbear criticism, protest, or arguments"
2: bear too much
3: contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery [syn: {bear down}] [also: {overborne}, {overbore}]

overbore
See {overbear}

overborne
overbear
v 1: overcome; "overbear criticism, protest, or arguments"
2: bear too much
3: contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery [syn: {bear down}] [also: {overborne}, {overbore}]

overborne
See {overbear}

overbuilt
See {overbuild}

overburden
n 1: the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits
2: an excessive burden [syn: {overload}]
v 1: burden with too much work or responsibility
2: load with excessive weight

overburdened
adj : heavily burdened with work or cares; "bowed down with troubles"; "found himself loaded down with responsibilities"; "overburdened social workers"; "weighed down with cares" [syn: {bowed down(p)}, {loaded down(p)}, {weighed down(p)}]

overbusy
adj : too busy

overcall
n : (bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent's bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand) [syn: {overbid}]

overcame
overcome
adj : rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something; "a desk flooded with applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear"; "swamped by work" [syn: {flooded}, {inundated}, {overpowered}, {overwhelmed}, {swamped}, {engulfed}]
v 1: win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up" [syn: {get the better of}, {defeat}]
2: get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness" [syn: {get over}, {subdue}, {surmount}, {master}]
3: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli [syn: {overwhelm}, {overpower}, {sweep over}, {whelm}, {overtake}]
4: overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome; "Heart disease can get the best of us" [syn: {get the best}, {have the best}] [also: {overcame}]

overcame
See {overcome}

overcapitalisation
n : (business) too much capitalization (the sale of more stock than the business warrants) [syn: {overcapitalization}]

overcapitalise
v 1: estimate the capital value of (a company) at an unreasonably or unlawfully high level [syn: {overcapitalize}]
2: overestimate the market value of; "overcapitalize a property" [syn: {overcapitalize}]
3: capitalize beyond what the business or the profit-making prospects warrant [syn: {overcapitalize}]

overcapitalization
n : (business) too much capitalization (the sale of more stock than the business warrants) [syn: {overcapitalisation}]

overcapitalize
v 1: estimate the capital value of (a company) at an unreasonably or unlawfully high level [syn: {overcapitalise}]
2: overestimate the market value of; "overcapitalize a property" [syn: {overcapitalise}]
3: capitalize beyond what the business or the profit-making prospects warrant [syn: {overcapitalise}]

overcareful
adj : excessively or unduly careful [syn: {too-careful}]

overcast
adj : filled or abounding with clouds [syn: {cloud-covered}, {clouded}, {sunless}]
n 1: the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds [syn: {cloudiness}, {cloud cover}]
2: gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover [syn: {cloudiness}]
3: a long whip stitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling [syn: {overcasting}]
4: a cast that falls beyond the intended spot
v 1: make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches" [syn: {cloud}] [ant: {clear up}]
2: sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches
3: sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next; "overcast books"

overcasting
n : a long whip stitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling [syn: {overcast}]

overcautious
adj : unnecessarily cautious; "sometimes it doesn't pay to be overcautious in business"

overcharge
n : a price that is too high
v 1: rip off; ask an unreasonable price [syn: {soak}, {surcharge}, {gazump}, {fleece}, {plume}, {pluck}, {rob}, {hook}] [ant: {undercharge}]
2: place too much a load on; "don't overload the car" [syn: {overload}, {surcharge}]

overclothe
v : dress excessively; "You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot" [syn: {overdress}]

overclothes
n : clothing for use outdoors [syn: {outerwear}]

overcloud
v 1: become covered with clouds; "The sky clouded over" [syn: {cloud over}, {cloud up}]
2: make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured" [syn: {obscure}, {bedim}]

overcoat
n 1: a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter [syn: {greatcoat}, {topcoat}]
2: an additional protective coating (as of paint or varnish) [syn: {overcoating}]

overcoating
n : an additional protective coating (as of paint or varnish) [syn: {overcoat}]

overcome
adj : rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something; "a desk flooded with applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear"; "swamped by work" [syn: {flooded}, {inundated}, {overpowered}, {overwhelmed}, {swamped}, {engulfed}]
v 1: win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up" [syn: {get the better of}, {defeat}]
2: get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness" [syn: {get over}, {subdue}, {surmount}, {master}]
3: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli [syn: {overwhelm}, {overpower}, {sweep over}, {whelm}, {overtake}]
4: overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome; "Heart disease can get the best of us" [syn: {get the best}, {have the best}] [also: {overcame}]

overcomer
n : someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion [syn: {subduer}, {surmounter}]

overcompensate
v 1: make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father" [syn: {cover}, {compensate}]
2: make excessive corrections for fear of making an error [syn: {over-correct}]

overcompensation
n 1: (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite
2: excessive compensation

overconfidence
n : total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant [syn: {certitude}, {cocksureness}]

overconfident
adj : marked by excessive confidence; "an arrogant and cocksure materialist"; "so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen"; "the less he knows the more positive he gets" [syn: {cocksure}, {positive}]

overcook
v : cook too long; "The vegetables were completely overcooked"

over-correct
v : make excessive corrections for fear of making an error [syn: {overcompensate}]

overcredulity
n : too much credulity

overcredulous
adj : too credulous for your own good

overcritical
adj : inclined to judge too severely; "hypercritical of colloquial speech"; "the overcritical teacher can discourage originality" [syn: {hypercritical}]

overcrop
v : to exhaust by excessive cultivation; "the farmers overcropped the land" [syn: {overcultivate}] [also: {overcropping}, {overcropped}]

overcropped
overcrop
v : to exhaust by excessive cultivation; "the farmers overcropped the land" [syn: {overcultivate}] [also: {overcropping}, {overcropped}]

overcropped
See {overcrop}

overcropping
overcrop
v : to exhaust by excessive cultivation; "the farmers overcropped the land" [syn: {overcultivate}] [also: {overcropping}, {overcropped}]

overcropping
See {overcrop}

overcrossing
n : a bridge designed for pedestrians [syn: {footbridge}, {pedestrian bridge}]

overcrowd
v 1: cause to crowd together too much; "The students overcrowded the cafeteria"
2: crowd together too much

over-crowding
n : excessive crowding; "traffic congestion" [syn: {congestion}]

overcultivate
v : to exhaust by excessive cultivation; "the farmers overcropped the land" [syn: {overcrop}]

overcup oak
n : medium-large deciduous timber tree of central and southern United States; acorns deeply immersed in the cup and mature in first year [syn: {Quercus lyrata}]

overcurious
adj : showing excessive curiosity

overdelicate
adj : extremely delicate; "an overdelicate digestive system"

overdid
overdo
v : do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 push-ups" [syn: {exaggerate}] [also: {overdone}, {overdid}]

overdid
See {overdo}

overdo
v : do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 push-ups" [syn: {exaggerate}] [also: {overdone}, {overdid}]

overdone
overdo
v : do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 push-ups" [syn: {exaggerate}] [also: {overdone}, {overdid}]

overdone
adj 1: represented as greater than is true or reasonable; "an exaggerated opinion of oneself" [syn: {exaggerated}, {overstated}]
2: cooked too long but still edible

overdone
See {overdo}

overdose
v : dose too heavily; "The rock star overdosed and was found dead in his hotel room" [syn: {o.d.}]

overdraft
n : a draft in excess of the credit balance

overdraft credit
n : credit provided by a bank in honoring a customer's overdrafts [syn: {check overdraft credit}]

overdramatise
v : present in an overly dramatic manner; "She is overdramatizing her child's failure in the physics class" [syn: {overdramatize}]

overdramatize
v : present in an overly dramatic manner; "She is overdramatizing her child's failure in the physics class" [syn: {overdramatise}]

overdraw
v 1: draw more money from than is available; "She overdrew her account"
2: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" [syn: {overstate}, {exaggerate}, {hyperbolize}, {hyerbolise}, {magnify}, {amplify}] [ant: {understate}] [also: {overdrew}, {overdrawn}]

overdrawn
overdraw
v 1: draw more money from than is available; "She overdrew her account"
2: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" [syn: {overstate}, {exaggerate}, {hyperbolize}, {hyerbolise}, {magnify}, {amplify}] [ant: {understate}] [also: {overdrew}, {overdrawn}]

overdrawn
See {overdraw}

overdress
v 1: dress excessively; "You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot" [syn: {overclothe}]
2: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" [syn: {dress up}, {fig out}, {fig up}, {deck up}, {gussy up}, {fancy up}, {trick up}, {deck out}, {trick out}, {prink}, {attire}, {get up}, {rig out}, {tog up}, {tog out}] [ant: {dress down}]

overdressed
adj : dressed too elaborately

overdrew
overdraw
v 1: draw more money from than is available; "She overdrew her account"
2: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" [syn: {overstate}, {exaggerate}, {hyperbolize}, {hyerbolise}, {magnify}, {amplify}] [ant: {understate}] [also: {overdrew}, {overdrawn}]

overdrew
See {overdraw}

overdrive
n 1: the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration; "Troops are ready to go into overdrive as soon as the signal is given"; "Melissa's brain was in overdrive"
2: a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power
v 1: drive or work too hard; "The teacher is overworking his students"; "Overdriving people often suffer stress"
2: make use of too often or too extensively [syn: {overuse}] [also: {overdrove}, {overdriven}]

overdriven
overdrive
n 1: the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration; "Troops are ready to go into overdrive as soon as the signal is given"; "Melissa's brain was in overdrive"
2: a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power
v 1: drive or work too hard; "The teacher is overworking his students"; "Overdriving people often suffer stress"
2: make use of too often or too extensively [syn: {overuse}] [also: {overdrove}, {overdriven}]

overdriven
See {overdrive}

overdrove
overdrive
n 1: the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration; "Troops are ready to go into overdrive as soon as the signal is given"; "Melissa's brain was in overdrive"
2: a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power
v 1: drive or work too hard; "The teacher is overworking his students"; "Overdriving people often suffer stress"
2: make use of too often or too extensively [syn: {overuse}] [also: {overdrove}, {overdriven}]

overdrove
See {overdrive}

overdue
adj : past due; not paid at the scheduled time; "an overdue installment"; "a delinquent account" [syn: {delinquent}]

overeager
adj : excessively eager; "overeager in his pursuit of the girl"

overeat
v : overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream" [syn: {gorge}, {ingurgitate}, {overindulge}, {glut}, {englut}, {stuff}, {engorge}, {overgorge}, {gormandize}, {gormandise}, {gourmandize}, {binge}, {pig out}, {satiate}, {scarf out}]

overeating
n : eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: {gluttony}, {gula}]

over-embellished
adj : excessively elaborate or showily expressed; "a writer of empurpled literature"; "many purple passages"; "speech embellished with classical quotations"; "an over-embellished story of the fish that got away" [syn: {embellished}, {empurpled}, {purple}]

overemotional
adj : excessively or abnormally emotional

overemphasis
n : too much emphasis

overemphasise
v : place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book" [syn: {overemphasize}, {overstress}]

overemphasize
v : place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book" [syn: {overemphasise}, {overstress}]

overenthusiastic
adj : unduly enthusiastic

overestimate
n 1: an appraisal that is too high [syn: {overestimation}, {overvaluation}, {overappraisal}]
2: a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high [syn: {overestimation}, {overrating}, {overreckoning}]
v 1: make too high an estimate of; "He overestimated his own powers" [syn: {overrate}] [ant: {underestimate}]
2: assign too high a value to; "You are overestimating the value of your old car" [syn: {overvalue}] [ant: {undervalue}, {undervalue}]

overestimation
n 1: an appraisal that is too high [syn: {overestimate}, {overvaluation}, {overappraisal}]
2: a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high [syn: {overestimate}, {overrating}, {overreckoning}]

overexcited
adj : unduly excited

overexert
v : exert (oneself) excessively and go beyond one's strength; "don't overexert yourself when exercising!"

overexert oneself
v : strain oneself more than is healthy [syn: {kill oneself}]

overexertion
n : excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results

overexploit
v : exploit excessively; "We should not overexploit our natural resources"

overexploitation
n : exploitation to the point of diminishing returns [syn: {overuse}, {overutilization}, {overutilisation}]

overexpose
v 1: expose to too much light; "the photographic film was overexposed and there is no image" [ant: {underexpose}]
2: expose excessively; "As a child, I was overexposed to French movies" [ant: {underexpose}]

overexposure
n 1: the act of exposing film to too much light or for too long a time
2: the act of exposing someone excessively to an influencing experience; "an overexposure to violence on televsion"

overextend
v : strain excessively; "He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment" [syn: {overstrain}]

overfamiliar
adj : taking undue liberties; "young women disliked the overfamiliar tone he took with them"

overfatigue
v : tire excessively [syn: {overtire}, {overweary}]

overfed
adj : too well nourished

overfeed
v : feed excessively

overfeeding
n : excessive feeding

overfill
v : fill beyond capacity; "overfill the baskets"

overflew
overfly
v : fly over; "The plane passed over Damascus" [syn: {pass over}] [also: {overflew}]

overflew
See {overfly}

overflight
n : a flight by an aircraft over a particular area (especially over an area in foreigh territory)

overflow
n 1: a large flow [syn: {flood}, {outpouring}]
2: the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity [syn: {runoff}, {overspill}]
v 1: flow or run over (a limit or brim) [syn: {overrun}, {well over}, {run over}, {brim over}]
2: overflow with a certain feeling; "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger" [syn: {bubble over}, {spill over}] [also: {overflown}]

overflow incontinence
n : urinary incontinence that occurs when the bladder is so full that it continually leaks urine; often attributable to a blocked urethra (e.g., due to prostate enlargement) or weak bladder muscles or nerve damage

overflowing
adj 1: overfull with water; "swollen rivers and creeks" [syn: {flooding}, {in flood(p)}, {swollen}]
2: covered with water; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub" [syn: {afloat(p)}, {awash(p)}, {flooded}, {inundated}]

overflown
overflow
n 1: a large flow [syn: {flood}, {outpouring}]
2: the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity [syn: {runoff}, {overspill}]
v 1: flow or run over (a limit or brim) [syn: {overrun}, {well over}, {run over}, {brim over}]
2: overflow with a certain feeling; "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger" [syn: {bubble over}, {spill over}] [also: {overflown}]

overflown
See {overflow}

overfly
v : fly over; "The plane passed over Damascus" [syn: {pass over}] [also: {overflew}]

overfond
adj : excessively fond

overfull
adj : exceeding demand; "a glutted market" [syn: {glutted}]

overgarment
n : a garment worn over other garments [syn: {outer garment}] [ant: {undergarment}]

overgeneralise
v : draw too general a conclusion; "It is dangerous to overgeneralize" [syn: {overgeneralize}]

overgeneralize
v : draw too general a conclusion; "It is dangerous to overgeneralize" [syn: {overgeneralise}]

overgenerous
adj : very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain" [syn: {lavish}, {munificent}, {prodigal}, {too-generous}, {unsparing}, {unstinted}, {unstinting}]

overgorge
v : overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream" [syn: {gorge}, {ingurgitate}, {overindulge}, {glut}, {englut}, {stuff}, {engorge}, {overeat}, {gormandize}, {gormandise}, {gourmandize}, {binge}, {pig out}, {satiate}, {scarf out}]

overgreedy
adj : excessively gluttonous [syn: {too-greedy}]

overgrew
overgrow
v 1: become overgrown; "The patio overgrew with ivy"
2: grow beyond or across; "The ivy overgrew the patio" [syn: {grow over}]
3: grow too large for [syn: {outgrow}] [also: {overgrown}, {overgrew}]

overgrew
See {overgrow}

overgrow
v 1: become overgrown; "The patio overgrew with ivy"
2: grow beyond or across; "The ivy overgrew the patio" [syn: {grow over}]
3: grow too large for [syn: {outgrow}] [also: {overgrown}, {overgrew}]

overgrown
overgrow
v 1: become overgrown; "The patio overgrew with ivy"
2: grow beyond or across; "The ivy overgrew the patio" [syn: {grow over}]
3: grow too large for [syn: {outgrow}] [also: {overgrown}, {overgrew}]

overgrown
adj 1: covered with growing plants
2: abounding in usually unwanted vegetation

overgrown
See {overgrow}

overgrowth
n 1: excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland [syn: {giantism}, {gigantism}]
2: a profusion of growth on or over something else

overhand
adj 1: with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level; "an overhand pitch"; "an overhand stroke" [syn: {overhanded}, {overarm}] [ant: {underhand}]
2: sewn together with overhand stitches (close vertical stitches that pass over and draw the two edges together) [syn: {oversewn}]

overhand knot
n : a simple small knot (often used as part of other knots)

overhand stitch
n : a stitch passing over an edge vertically

overhanded
adj : with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level; "an overhand pitch"; "an overhand stroke" [syn: {overhand}, {overarm}] [ant: {underhand}]

overhang
n : projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else
v 1: project over
2: be suspended over or hang over; "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town" [syn: {beetle}] [also: {overhung}]

overhasty
adj : done with very great haste and without due deliberation; "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare; "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes; "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"; "wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king" [syn: {hasty}, {precipitate}, {precipitant}, {precipitous}]

overhaul
n : periodic maintenance on a car or machine; "it was time for an overhaul on the tractor" [syn: {inspection and repair}, {service}]
v 1: travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks" [syn: {pass}, {overtake}]
2: make repairs or adjustments to; "You should overhaul your car engine" [syn: {modernize}, {modernise}]

overhead
adj : located or originating from above; "an overhead crossing" [ant: {surface}, {subsurface}]
n 1: the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes [syn: {operating expense}, {operating cost}, {budget items}]
2: (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command [syn: {command processing overhead time}, {command processing overhead}, {command overhead}]
3: (computer science) the disk space required for non-data information (used for location and timing) [syn: {disk overhead}]
4: a transparency for use with an overhead projector [syn: {viewgraph}]
5: (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship
6: a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head [syn: {smash}]
adv 1: above your head; in the sky; "planes were flying overhead"
2: above the head; over the head; "bring the legs together overhead"

overhead projector
n : a projector operated by a speaker; projects the image over the speaker's head

overhead railway
n : an electric elevated railway [syn: {elevated railway}, {elevated railroad}, {el}]

overhear
v : hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table" [syn: {catch}, {take in}] [also: {overheard}]

overheard
overhear
v : hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table" [syn: {catch}, {take in}] [also: {overheard}]

overheard
See {overhear}

overheat
v 1: get excessively and undesirably hot; "The car engines overheated"
2: make excessively or undesirably hot; "The room was overheated"

overheated
adj : heated beyond a safe or desirable point; "the child became overheated"; "overheated metal"

overheating
n : excessive heating

overhung
overhang
n : projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else
v 1: project over
2: be suspended over or hang over; "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town" [syn: {beetle}] [also: {overhung}]

overhung
See {overhang}

overindulge
v : overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream" [syn: {gorge}, {ingurgitate}, {glut}, {englut}, {stuff}, {engorge}, {overgorge}, {overeat}, {gormandize}, {gormandise}, {gourmandize}, {binge}, {pig out}, {satiate}, {scarf out}]

overindulgence
n : excessive indulgence; "the child was spoiled by overindulgence" [syn: {excess}]

overjealous
adj : suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival; "a jealous lover" [syn: {jealous}, {green-eyed}]

overjoyed
adj : extremely joyful

overkill
n 1: the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required
2: any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal

overladen
adj : loaded past capacity [syn: {overloaded}]

overlaid
overlay
n : protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior [syn: {sheathing}, {overlayer}]
v 1: put something on top of something else; "cover the meat with a lot of gravy" [syn: {cover}]
2: kill by lying on; "The sow overlay her piglets" [syn: {overlie}] [also: {overlaid}]

overlaid
overlay See {overlie} [also: {overlaid}]

overlaid
See {overlay}

overlain
overlie
v 1: lie upon; lie on top of; "the granite overlies the older rocks"
2: kill by lying on; "The sow overlay her piglets" [syn: {overlay}] [also: {overlying}, {overlay}, {overlain}]

overlain
See {overlie}

overland
adj : traveling or passing over land; "an overland journey"; "the overland route used by Marco Polo"

overlap
n 1: a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals" [syn: {convergence}, {intersection}]
2: the property of partial coincidence in time
3: a flap that lies over another part; "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches" [syn: {lap}]
v 1: coincide partially or wholly; "Our vacations overlap"
2: extend over and cover a part of; "The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city" [also: {overlapping}, {overlapped}]

overlapped
overlap
n 1: a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals" [syn: {convergence}, {intersection}]
2: the property of partial coincidence in time
3: a flap that lies over another part; "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches" [syn: {lap}]
v 1: coincide partially or wholly; "Our vacations overlap"
2: extend over and cover a part of; "The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city" [also: {overlapping}, {overlapped}]

overlapped
See {overlap}

overlapping
adj 1: related by having something in common with or coinciding with; "having overlapping duties"; "found unexpected overlapping areas of interest"
2: laid overlapping (not flush) [syn: {lap-jointed}, {lap-strake}, {lap-straked}, {lap-streak}, {lap-streaked}]
n : covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles) [syn: {imbrication}, {lapping}]

overlapping
overlap
n 1: a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals" [syn: {convergence}, {intersection}]
2: the property of partial coincidence in time
3: a flap that lies over another part; "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches" [syn: {lap}]
v 1: coincide partially or wholly; "Our vacations overlap"
2: extend over and cover a part of; "The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city" [also: {overlapping}, {overlapped}]

overlapping
See {overlap}

overlarge
adj : excessively large [syn: {too large}]

overlay
overlie
v 1: lie upon; lie on top of; "the granite overlies the older rocks"
2: kill by lying on; "The sow overlay her piglets" [syn: {overlay}] [also: {overlying}, {overlay}, {overlain}]

overlay
n : protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior [syn: {sheathing}, {overlayer}]
v 1: put something on top of something else; "cover the meat with a lot of gravy" [syn: {cover}]
2: kill by lying on; "The sow overlay her piglets" [syn: {overlie}] [also: {overlaid}]

overlay
See {overlie} [also: {overlaid}]

overlayer
n : protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior [syn: {sheathing}, {overlay}]

overleaf
adv : on or to the other side of a page; "data tabulated overleaf"

overleap
v 1: defeat (oneself) by going too far
2: jump across or leap over (an obstacle) [syn: {vault}]
3: leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" [syn: {neglect}, {pretermit}, {omit}, {drop}, {miss}, {leave out}, {overlook}] [ant: {attend to}]

overlie
v 1: lie upon; lie on top of; "the granite overlies the older rocks"
2: kill by lying on; "The sow overlay her piglets" [syn: {overlay}] [also: {overlying}, {overlay}, {overlain}]

overload
n 1: an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power
2: an excessive burden [syn: {overburden}]
v 1: become overloaded; "The aerator overloaded"
2: fill to excess so that function is impaired; "Fear clogged her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details" [syn: {clog}]
3: place too much a load on; "don't overload the car" [syn: {surcharge}, {overcharge}]

overloaded
adj : loaded past capacity [syn: {overladen}]

overlook
n : a high place affording a good view
v 1: look past, fail to notice
2: be oriented in a certain direction; "The house looks out on a tennis court"; "The apartment overlooks the Hudson" [syn: {look out on}, {look out over}, {look across}]
3: leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" [syn: {neglect}, {pretermit}, {omit}, {drop}, {miss}, {leave out}, {overleap}] [ant: {attend to}]
4: look down on; "The villa dominates the town" [syn: {dominate}, {command}, {overtop}]
5: watch over; "I am overlooking her work"

overlooked
adj : not taken into account; "his retirement was not allowed to go unmarked" [syn: {unmarked}, {unnoted}]

overlooking
adj : used of a height or viewpoint; "a commanding view of the ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside"; "the balcony overlooking the ballroom" [syn: {commanding}, {dominating}]

overlord
n : a person who has general authority over others [syn: {master}, {lord}]

overlordship
n : the position of overlord

overly
adv : to an excessive degree; "too big" [syn: {excessively}, {to a fault}, {too}]

overlying
overlie
v 1: lie upon; lie on top of; "the granite overlies the older rocks"
2: kill by lying on; "The sow overlay her piglets" [syn: {overlay}] [also: {overlying}, {overlay}, {overlain}]

overlying
adj : placed on or over something else; "an overlying image" [syn: {superimposed}]

overlying
See {overlie}

overmanned
See {overman}

overmanning
See {overman}

overmantel
n : a shelf over a mantelpiece

overmaster
v : overcome by superior force [syn: {overpower}, {overwhelm}]

overmodest
adj : affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way [syn: {coy}, {demure}]

overmuch
adj : very great in quantity; overabundant; "showed overmuch affection"
n : a quantity that is more than what is appropriate; "four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy"; "we received an inundation of email" [syn: {overabundance}, {overmuchness}, {superabundance}]
adv : more than necessary; "she eats too much"; "let's not blame them overmuch" [syn: {too much}]

overmuchness
n : a quantity that is more than what is appropriate; "four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy"; "we received an inundation of email" [syn: {overabundance}, {overmuch}, {superabundance}]

overnice
adj : excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow" [syn: {dainty}, {nice}, {prissy}, {squeamish}]

overnight
adj : lasting through or extending over the whole night; "a nightlong vigil"; "an overnight trip" [syn: {nightlong}]
adv : happening in a short time or with great speed; "these solutions cannot be found overnight!"

overnight bag
n : a small traveling bag to carry clothing and accessories for staying overnight [syn: {overnighter}, {overnight case}]

overnight case
n : a small traveling bag to carry clothing and accessories for staying overnight [syn: {overnighter}, {overnight bag}]

overnighter
n 1: a guest who stays overnight
2: a small traveling bag to carry clothing and accessories for staying overnight [syn: {overnight bag}, {overnight case}]

overpaid
overpay
v : pay too much [ant: {underpay}] [also: {overpaid}]

overpaid
See {overpay}

overpass
n : bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels; "an overpass is called a flyover or a flypast in England" [syn: {flyover}, {flypast}] [also: {overpast}]

overpast
overpass
n : bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels; "an overpass is called a flyover or a flypast in England" [syn: {flyover}, {flypast}] [also: {overpast}]

overpast
See {overpass}

overpay
v : pay too much [ant: {underpay}] [also: {overpaid}]

overpayment
n 1: a payment larger than needed or expected
2: the act of paying too much

overplay
v : exaggerate one's acting [syn: {overact}, {ham it up}, {ham}] [ant: {underact}]

overplus
n : extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches" [syn: {plethora}, {superfluity}, {embarrassment}]

overpopulate
v : cause to have too great a population; "Some towns in New Jersey are becoming overpopulated"

overpopulation
n : too much population [syn: {overspill}]

overpower
v 1: overcome by superior force [syn: {overmaster}, {overwhelm}]
2: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli [syn: {overwhelm}, {sweep over}, {whelm}, {overcome}, {overtake}]

overpowered
adj : rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something; "a desk flooded with applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear"; "swamped by work" [syn: {flooded}, {inundated}, {overcome}, {overwhelmed}, {swamped}, {engulfed}]

overpowering
adj : so strong as to be irresistible; "an overpowering need for solitude"; "the temptation to despair may become overwhelming"; "an overwhelming majority" [syn: {overwhelming}]

overpoweringly
adv : incapable of being resisted; "the candy looked overwhelmingly desirable to the dieting man" [syn: {overwhelmingly}, {irresistibly}]

overpraise
v : praise excessively

overpressure
n : a transient air pressure greater than the surrounding atmospheric pressure; "the overpressure of the blast kills by lethal concussion"

overprice
v : price excessively high

overpriced
adj : too costly for the value; "overpriced items at resort shops"

overprint
n : something added by overprinting [syn: {surprint}]
v : print (additional text or colors) onto an already imprinted paper [syn: {print over}]

overproduce
v 1: produce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted
2: produce in excess; "The country overproduces cars"

overproduction
n : too much production or more than expected [syn: {overrun}]

overprotect
v 1: care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband" [syn: {mother}, {fuss}]
2: protect excessively; "Don't overprotect your son--he is an adult now!"

overprotection
n : excessive protection [syn: {momism}, {overshielding}]

overprotective
adj : overly protective; "overprotective parents"

overproud
adj : excessively proud

overran
overrun
adj : (often followed by `with' or used in combination) troubled by or encroached upon in large numbers; "waters infested with sharks"; "shark-infested waters"; "the locust-overrun countryside"; "drug-plagued streets" [syn: {infested}, {plagued}]
n : too much production or more than expected [syn: {overproduction}]
v 1: invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen" [syn: {infest}]
2: occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North" [syn: {invade}, {infest}]
3: flow or run over (a limit or brim) [syn: {overflow}, {well over}, {run over}, {brim over}]
4: seize the position of and defeat; "the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land"
5: run beyond or past; "The plane overran the runway" [also: {overrunning}, {overran}]

overran
See {overrun}

overrate
v : make too high an estimate of; "He overestimated his own powers" [syn: {overestimate}] [ant: {underestimate}]

overrating
n : a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high [syn: {overestimate}, {overestimation}, {overreckoning}]

overreach
v 1: fail by aiming too high or trying too hard
2: beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" [syn: {outwit}, {outsmart}, {outfox}, {beat}, {circumvent}]

overreaching
adj : revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights; "vaulting ambition" [syn: {vaulting}]

overreact
v : show an exaggerated response to something; "Don't overreact to the bad news--take it easy"

overreaction
n : an excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior

overreckoning
n : a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high [syn: {overestimate}, {overestimation}, {overrating}]

over-refine
v : refine too much or with excess of subtlety; "He is overrefining this matter" [syn: {overrefine}]

overrefine
v : refine too much or with excess of subtlety; "He is overrefining this matter" [syn: {over-refine}]

overrefined
adj : excessively delicate or refined [syn: {superfine}]

overrefinement
n : the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean [syn: {distortion}, {straining}, {torture}, {twisting}]

overridden
override
n 1: a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device
2: the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something [syn: {nullification}]
v 1: rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" [syn: {overrule}, {overturn}, {overthrow}, {reverse}]
2: prevail over; "health considerations override financial concerns"
3: counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle)
4: ride (a horse) too hard [also: {overrode}, {overridden}]

overridden
See {override}

override
n 1: a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device
2: the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something [syn: {nullification}]
v 1: rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" [syn: {overrule}, {overturn}, {overthrow}, {reverse}]
2: prevail over; "health considerations override financial concerns"
3: counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle)
4: ride (a horse) too hard [also: {overrode}, {overridden}]

overriding
adj : having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism" [syn: {paramount}, {predominant}, {predominate}, {preponderant}, {preponderating}]

overripe
adj : too ripe

overrode
override
n 1: a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device
2: the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something [syn: {nullification}]
v 1: rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" [syn: {overrule}, {overturn}, {overthrow}, {reverse}]
2: prevail over; "health considerations override financial concerns"
3: counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle)
4: ride (a horse) too hard [also: {overrode}, {overridden}]

overrode
See {override}

overrule
v : rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" [syn: {overturn}, {override}, {overthrow}, {reverse}]

overrun
adj : (often followed by `with' or used in combination) troubled by or encroached upon in large numbers; "waters infested with sharks"; "shark-infested waters"; "the locust-overrun countryside"; "drug-plagued streets" [syn: {infested}, {plagued}]
n : too much production or more than expected [syn: {overproduction}]
v 1: invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen" [syn: {infest}]
2: occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North" [syn: {invade}, {infest}]
3: flow or run over (a limit or brim) [syn: {overflow}, {well over}, {run over}, {brim over}]
4: seize the position of and defeat; "the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land"
5: run beyond or past; "The plane overran the runway" [also: {overrunning}, {overran}]

overrunning
overrun
adj : (often followed by `with' or used in combination) troubled by or encroached upon in large numbers; "waters infested with sharks"; "shark-infested waters"; "the locust-overrun countryside"; "drug-plagued streets" [syn: {infested}, {plagued}]
n : too much production or more than expected [syn: {overproduction}]
v 1: invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen" [syn: {infest}]
2: occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North" [syn: {invade}, {infest}]
3: flow or run over (a limit or brim) [syn: {overflow}, {well over}, {run over}, {brim over}]
4: seize the position of and defeat; "the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land"
5: run beyond or past; "The plane overran the runway" [also: {overrunning}, {overran}]

overrunning
See {overrun}

oversaw
oversee
v : watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?" [syn: {supervise}, {superintend}, {manage}] [also: {overseen}, {oversaw}]

oversaw
See {oversee}

oversea
adj : being or passing over or across the sea; "some overseas trade in grain arose" [syn: {overseas}]
adv : beyond or across the sea; "He lived overseas for many years" [syn: {overseas}]

overseas
adj 1: in a foreign country; "markets abroad"; "overseas markets" [syn: {abroad}]
2: being or passing over or across the sea; "some overseas trade in grain arose" [syn: {oversea}]
adv 1: beyond or across the sea; "He lived overseas for many years" [syn: {oversea}]
2: in a place across an ocean [syn: {beyond the sea}, {over the sea}, {abroad}]

overseas cap
n : a wedge-shaped wool or cotton cap; worn as part of a uniform [syn: {garrison cap}]

overseas telegram
n : a telegram sent abroad [syn: {cable}, {cablegram}]

oversee
v : watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?" [syn: {supervise}, {superintend}, {manage}] [also: {overseen}, {oversaw}]

overseen
oversee
v : watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?" [syn: {supervise}, {superintend}, {manage}] [also: {overseen}, {oversaw}]

overseen
See {oversee}

overseer
n : a person who directs and manages an organization [syn: {superintendent}]

oversensitive
adj : unduly sensitive or thin-skinned

oversensitiveness
n : sensitivity leading to easy irritation or upset

overserious
adj : excessively serious

oversetting
See {overset}

oversew
v : sew (two edges) with close stitches that pass over them both [also: {oversewn}]

oversewn
adj : sewn together with overhand stitches (close vertical stitches that pass over and draw the two edges together) [syn: {overhand}]

oversewn
oversew
v : sew (two edges) with close stitches that pass over them both [also: {oversewn}]

oversewn
See {oversew}

oversexed
adj : having excessive sexual desire or appeal [syn: {highly-sexed}]

overshadow
v 1: exceed in importance; outweigh; "This problem overshadows our lives right now" [syn: {eclipse}]
2: make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarves that of last year" [syn: {shadow}, {dwarf}]
3: cast a shadow upon; "The tall tree overshadowed the house"; "The tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"

overshielding
n : excessive protection [syn: {momism}, {overprotection}]

overshoe
n : footwear that protects your shoes from water or snow or cold

overshoot
n : an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt [syn: {wave-off}, {go-around}]
v 1: shoot beyond or over (a target) [ant: {undershoot}]
2: aim too high; "The plan overshoots its aim" [also: {overshot}]

overshot
overshoot
n : an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt [syn: {wave-off}, {go-around}]
v 1: shoot beyond or over (a target) [ant: {undershoot}]
2: aim too high; "The plan overshoots its aim" [also: {overshot}]

overshot
adj : having an upper part projecting beyond the lower; "an overshot jaw"

overshot
See {overshoot}

overside
adv : over the side of a boat; "Willie eased himself overside into the sea"

oversight
n 1: an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something [syn: {inadvertence}]
2: management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group [syn: {supervision}, {supervising}, {superintendence}]
3: a mistake resulting from inattention [syn: {lapse}]

oversimplification
n 1: excessive simplification; the act of making something too simple (to the point of misrepresentation)
2: a simplification that goes too far (to the point of misrepresentation)

oversimplified
adj : unrealistically simple [syn: {simplistic}]

oversimplified
oversimplify
v 1: simplify to an excessive degree; "Don't oversimplify the problem"
2: make too simple; "Don't oversimplify the instructions" [also: {oversimplified}]

oversimplified
See {oversimplify}

oversimplify
v 1: simplify to an excessive degree; "Don't oversimplify the problem"
2: make too simple; "Don't oversimplify the instructions" [also: {oversimplified}]

oversize
adj : larger than normal for its kind [syn: {outsize}, {outsized}, {oversized}]

oversized
adj : larger than normal for its kind [syn: {outsize}, {outsized}, {oversize}]

overskirt
n : an outer skirt worn over another skirt

oversleep
v : sleep longer than intended [also: {overslept}]

overslept
oversleep
v : sleep longer than intended [also: {overslept}]

overslept
See {oversleep}

oversold
See {oversell}

oversolicitous
adj : excessively solicitous

overspecialise
v : become overly specialized; "She overspecialized when she concentrated on verbs in Fijian" [syn: {overspecialize}]

overspecialize
v : become overly specialized; "She overspecialized when she concentrated on verbs in Fijian" [syn: {overspecialise}]

overspend
v 1: spend more than available of (a budget, for example) [ant: {underspend}]
2: spend at a high rate [ant: {underspend}] [also: {overspent}]

overspent
overspend
v 1: spend more than available of (a budget, for example) [ant: {underspend}]
2: spend at a high rate [ant: {underspend}] [also: {overspent}]

overspent
See {overspend}

overspill
n 1: too much population [syn: {overpopulation}]
2: the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity [syn: {overflow}, {runoff}] [also: {overspilt}]

overspilt
overspill
n 1: too much population [syn: {overpopulation}]
2: the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity [syn: {overflow}, {runoff}] [also: {overspilt}]

overspilt
See {overspill}

overspread
v : spread across or over; "A big oil spot spread across the water" [syn: {spread}]

overstate
v : to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" [syn: {exaggerate}, {overdraw}, {hyperbolize}, {hyerbolise}, {magnify}, {amplify}] [ant: {understate}]

overstated
adj : represented as greater than is true or reasonable; "an exaggerated opinion of oneself" [syn: {exaggerated}, {overdone}]

overstatement
n : making to seem more important than it really is [syn: {exaggeration}, {magnification}] [ant: {understatement}]

overstay
v : stay too long; "overstay or outstay one's welcome" [syn: {outstay}]

overstep
v 1: pass beyond (limits or boundaries) [syn: {transgress}, {trespass}]
2: go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" [syn: {exceed}, {transcend}, {pass}, {go past}, {top}] [also: {overstepping}, {overstepped}]

overstepped
overstep
v 1: pass beyond (limits or boundaries) [syn: {transgress}, {trespass}]
2: go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" [syn: {exceed}, {transcend}, {pass}, {go past}, {top}] [also: {overstepping}, {overstepped}]

overstepped
See {overstep}

overstepping
overstep
v 1: pass beyond (limits or boundaries) [syn: {transgress}, {trespass}]
2: go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" [syn: {exceed}, {transcend}, {pass}, {go past}, {top}] [also: {overstepping}, {overstepped}]

overstepping
See {overstep}

overstock
v : stock excessively [ant: {understock}]

overstrain
n : too much strain
v : strain excessively; "He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment" [syn: {overextend}]

overstress
v : place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book" [syn: {overemphasize}, {overemphasise}]

overstretch
v : strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition" [syn: {pull}]

overstrung
adj 1: being in a tense state [syn: {edgy}, {high-strung}, {highly strung}, {in suspense(p)}, {jittery}, {jumpy}, {nervy}, {restive}, {uptight}]
2: too tightly strung; "an overstrung archery bow"

overstuff
v : stuff too much; "The pillow was overstuffed"

overstuffed
adj : upholstered thickly and deeply; "an overstuffed sofa"

overstuffed chair
n : a comfortable upholstered armchair [syn: {easy chair}, {lounge chair}]

oversubscribed
adj : sold in excess of available supply especially season tickets; "the opera season was oversubscribed"

oversupply
n : the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall [syn: {glut}, {surfeit}]
v : supply with an excess of; "flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient" [syn: {flood}, {glut}]

oversuspicious
adj : unduly suspicious

overt
adj : open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering" [syn: {open}] [ant: {covert}]

overt operation
n : the collection of intelligence openly without concealment

overtake
v 1: catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp" [syn: {catch}, {catch up with}]
2: travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks" [syn: {pass}, {overhaul}]
3: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli [syn: {overwhelm}, {overpower}, {sweep over}, {whelm}, {overcome}] [also: {overtook}, {overtaken}]

overtaken
overtake
v 1: catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp" [syn: {catch}, {catch up with}]
2: travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks" [syn: {pass}, {overhaul}]
3: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli [syn: {overwhelm}, {overpower}, {sweep over}, {whelm}, {overcome}] [also: {overtook}, {overtaken}]

overtaken
See {overtake}

overtaking
n : going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it; "she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me" [syn: {passing}]

overtax
v : tax excessively; "Don't overtax my constituents!"

over-the-counter
adj 1: purchasable without a doctor's prescription; "nonprescription drugs"; "an over-the-counter cold remedy" [syn: {nonprescription(a)}, {over-the-counter(a)}] [ant: {prescription(a)}]
2: (of securities) not quoted on a stock exchange; "over-the-counter stocks" [syn: {otc}]

over-the-counter drug
n : a drug that is sold without a prescription [syn: {over-the-counter medicine}] [ant: {prescription drug}, {prescription drug}]

over-the-counter market
n : a stock exchange where securities transactions are made via telephone and computer rather than on the floor of an exchange [syn: {OTC market}]

over-the-counter medicine
n : a drug that is sold without a prescription [syn: {over-the-counter drug}] [ant: {prescription drug}, {prescription drug}]

over-the-hill
adj : too old to be useful; "He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders"- Anthony Trollope [syn: {overage}, {overaged}, {superannuated}]

over-the-shoulder bombing
n : a special case of loft bombing in which the bomb is released past the vertical so it is tossed back to the target

over-the-top
adj : far more than usual or expected; "an extraordinary desire for approval"; "it was an over-the-top experience" [syn: {extraordinary}]

overthrew
overthrow
n 1: the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
2: the act of disturbing the mind or body; "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living" [syn: {upset}, {derangement}]
v 1: cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class" [syn: {subvert}, {overturn}, {bring down}]
2: rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" [syn: {overrule}, {overturn}, {override}, {reverse}] [also: {overthrown}, {overthrew}]

overthrew
See {overthrow}

overthrow
n 1: the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
2: the act of disturbing the mind or body; "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living" [syn: {upset}, {derangement}]
v 1: cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class" [syn: {subvert}, {overturn}, {bring down}]
2: rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" [syn: {overrule}, {overturn}, {override}, {reverse}] [also: {overthrown}, {overthrew}]

overthrown
overthrow
n 1: the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
2: the act of disturbing the mind or body; "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living" [syn: {upset}, {derangement}]
v 1: cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class" [syn: {subvert}, {overturn}, {bring down}]
2: rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" [syn: {overrule}, {overturn}, {override}, {reverse}] [also: {overthrown}, {overthrew}]

overthrown
See {overthrow}

overthrust fault
n : a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression [syn: {thrust fault}, {reverse fault}]

overtime
n 1: work done in addition to regular working hours
2: playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie [syn: {extra time}] [ant: {regulation time}]
adv : beyond the regular time; "she often has to work overtime"

overtime period
n : a period of overtime play to resolve a tie; e.g. basketball

overtire
v : tire excessively [syn: {overweary}, {overfatigue}]

overtly
adv : in an overt manner; "he did it overtly" [ant: {covertly}]

overtolerance
n : too much permissiveness

overtone
n 1: (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality; "overtones of despair"
2: a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency [syn: {partial}, {partial tone}]

overtook
overtake
v 1: catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp" [syn: {catch}, {catch up with}]
2: travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks" [syn: {pass}, {overhaul}]
3: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli [syn: {overwhelm}, {overpower}, {sweep over}, {whelm}, {overcome}] [also: {overtook}, {overtaken}]

overtook
See {overtake}

overtop
v : look down on; "The villa dominates the town" [syn: {dominate}, {command}, {overlook}] [also: {overtopping}, {overtopped}]

overtopped
overtop
v : look down on; "The villa dominates the town" [syn: {dominate}, {command}, {overlook}] [also: {overtopping}, {overtopped}]

overtopped
See {overtop}

overtopping
overtop
v : look down on; "The villa dominates the town" [syn: {dominate}, {command}, {overlook}] [also: {overtopping}, {overtopped}]

overtopping
See {overtop}

overtrump
v : play a trump higher than (one previously played) to the trick

overture
n 1: orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
2: something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner" [syn: {preliminary}, {prelude}]
3: a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances" [syn: {advance}, {approach}, {feeler}]

overturn
n 1: the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed" [syn: {upset}, {turnover}]
2: an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath" [syn: {upset}]
v 1: turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over" [syn: {turn over}, {tip over}, {tump over}]
2: cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer" [syn: {tip over}, {turn over}, {upset}, {knock over}, {bowl over}, {tump over}]
3: rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" [syn: {overrule}, {override}, {overthrow}, {reverse}]
4: cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class" [syn: {overthrow}, {subvert}, {bring down}]
5: annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [syn: {revoke}, {annul}, {lift}, {countermand}, {reverse}, {repeal}, {rescind}, {vacate}]
6: change radically; "E-mail revolutionized communication in academe" [syn: {revolutionize}, {revolutionise}]

overturned
adj : having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom; "an overturned car"; "the upset pitcher of milk"; "sat on an upturned bucket" [syn: {upset}, {upturned}]

overuse
n : exploitation to the point of diminishing returns [syn: {overexploitation}, {overutilization}, {overutilisation}]
v : make use of too often or too extensively [syn: {overdrive}]

overutilisation
n : exploitation to the point of diminishing returns [syn: {overexploitation}, {overuse}, {overutilization}]

overutilization
n : exploitation to the point of diminishing returns [syn: {overexploitation}, {overuse}, {overutilisation}]

overvaliant
adj : having or showing undue valor or boldness; "a foolish overvaliant act"

overvaluation
n 1: an appraisal that is too high [syn: {overestimate}, {overestimation}, {overappraisal}]
2: too high a value or price assigned to something

overvalue
v : assign too high a value to; "You are overestimating the value of your old car" [syn: {overestimate}] [ant: {undervalue}, {undervalue}]

overview
n : a general summary of a subject; "the treasurer gave a brief overview of the financial consequences"

overweary
v : tire excessively [syn: {overtire}, {overfatigue}]

overweening
adj 1: unrestrained in especially feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed" [syn: {excessive}, {extravagant}, {exuberant}]
2: presumptuously arrogant; "had a witty but overweening manner"; "no idea how overweening he would be"- S.V.Benet; "getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down"- NY Times [syn: {uppity}]

overweight
adj : usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it [syn: {fleshy}, {heavy}]
n : the property of excessive fatness [syn: {corpulence}, {stoutness}, {adiposis}]

overwhelm
v 1: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli [syn: {overpower}, {sweep over}, {whelm}, {overcome}, {overtake}]
2: charge someone with too many tasks [syn: {deluge}, {flood out}]
3: cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech" [syn: {submerge}, {drown}]
4: overcome by superior force [syn: {overpower}, {overmaster}]

overwhelmed
adj : rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something; "a desk flooded with applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear"; "swamped by work" [syn: {flooded}, {inundated}, {overcome}, {overpowered}, {swamped}, {engulfed}]

overwhelming
adj 1: so strong as to be irresistible; "an overpowering need for solitude"; "the temptation to despair may become overwhelming"; "an overwhelming majority" [syn: {overpowering}]
2: very intense; "politics is his consuming passion"; "overwhelming joy" [syn: {consuming}]

overwhelmingly
adv : incapable of being resisted; "the candy looked overwhelmingly desirable to the dieting man" [syn: {overpoweringly}, {irresistibly}]

overwork
n : the act working too much or too long; "he became ill from overwork" [syn: {overworking}]
v 1: use too much; "This play has been overworked"
2: work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students" [syn: {exploit}]

overworking
n : the act working too much or too long; "he became ill from overwork" [syn: {overwork}]

overwound
See {overwind}

overwrite
v : write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the previously existing data; "overwrite that file" [also: {overwrote}, {overwritten}]

overwritten
overwrite
v : write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the previously existing data; "overwrite that file" [also: {overwrote}, {overwritten}]

overwritten
See {overwrite}

overwrote
overwrite
v : write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the previously existing data; "overwrite that file" [also: {overwrote}, {overwritten}]

overwrote
See {overwrite}

overwrought
adj : deeply agitated especially from emotion; "distraught with grief" [syn: {distraught}]

overzealous
adj : marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea; "rabid isolationist" [syn: {fanatic}, {fanatical}, {rabid}]

Ovibos
n : consisting of the musk-ox [syn: {genus Ovibos}]

Ovibos moschatus
n : large shaggy-coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland; intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheep [syn: {musk ox}, {musk sheep}]

Ovid
n : Roman poet remembered for his elegiac verses on love (43 BC - AD 17) [syn: {Publius Ovidius Naso}]

oviduct
n : either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus [syn: {Fallopian tube}, {uterine tube}]

Oviedo
n : a city in northwestern Spain near the Cantabrian Mountains

oviform
adj : rounded like an egg [syn: {egg-shaped}, {elliptic}, {elliptical}, {oval}, {ovate}, {ovoid}, {prolate}]

Ovimbundu
n : an ethnic group speaking Umbundu and living in western Angola [syn: {Mbundu}]

ovine
adj : of or pertaining to or of the nature of or characteristic of a sheep or sheep

oviparous
adj : egg-laying [ant: {ovoviviparous}, {viviparous}]

ovipositor
n : egg-laying tubular structure at the end of the abdomen in many female insects and some fishes

oviraptorid
n : advanced carnivorous theropod

Ovis
n : sheep [syn: {genus Ovis}]

Ovis ammon
n : wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia [syn: {argali}, {argal}]

Ovis aries
n : any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin [syn: {domestic sheep}]

Ovis canadensis
n : wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns [syn: {bighorn}, {bighorn sheep}, {cimarron}, {Rocky Mountain bighorn}, {Rocky Mountain sheep}]

Ovis montana dalli
n : large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska [syn: {Dall sheep}, {Dall's sheep}, {white sheep}]

Ovis musimon
n : wild short-fleeced mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia [syn: {mouflon}, {moufflon}]

Ovis poli
n : Asiatic wild sheep with exceptionally large horns; sometimes considered a variety of the argali (or Ovis ammon) [syn: {Marco Polo sheep}, {Marco Polo's sheep}]

Ovis vignei
n : bearded reddish sheep of southern Asia [syn: {urial}]

Ovocon
n : trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone

ovoflavin
n : a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss [syn: {vitamin B2}, {vitamin G}, {riboflavin}, {lactoflavin}, {hepatoflavin}]

ovoid
adj : rounded like an egg [syn: {egg-shaped}, {elliptic}, {elliptical}, {oval}, {ovate}, {oviform}, {prolate}]
n : an egg-shaped object

ovoli
ovolo
n : a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse [syn: {thumb}, {quarter round}] [also: {ovoli} (pl)]

ovoli
See {ovolo}

ovolo
n : a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse [syn: {thumb}, {quarter round}] [also: {ovoli} (pl)]

ovotestes
ovotestis
n : hermaphroditic gonad that contains both testicular and ovarian tissue [also: {ovotestes} (pl)]

ovotestes
See {ovotestis}

ovotestis
n : hermaphroditic gonad that contains both testicular and ovarian tissue [also: {ovotestes} (pl)]

ovoviviparous
adj : producing living young from eggs that hatch within the body [ant: {viviparous}, {oviparous}]

Ovral
n : trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel

Ovrette
n : trade name for an oral contraceptive containing norgestrel

ovular
adj 1: being or of the nature of an ovule
2: of or relating to an ovum

ovulate
v : produce and discharge eggs; "women ovulate about once every month"

ovulation
n : the expulsion of an ovum from the ovary (usually midway in the menstrual cycle) [ant: {anovulation}]

ovulation method
n : natural family planning in which the fertile period is inferred from changes in the character and quantity of cervical mucus; ovulation is marked by an increase in mucus that becomes sticky and then clearer and slippery [syn: {ovulation method of family planning}]

ovulation method of family planning
n : natural family planning in which the fertile period is inferred from changes in the character and quantity of cervical mucus; ovulation is marked by an increase in mucus that becomes sticky and then clearer and slippery [syn: {ovulation method}]

ovule
n 1: a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization
2: a small or immature ovum

Ovulen
n : trade name for an oral contraceptive containing mestranol and a progestin compound

ovum
n : the female reproductive cell; the female gamete [syn: {egg cell}] [also: {ova} (pl)]

owe
v 1: be obliged to pay or repay
2: be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense; "This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory"
3: be in debt; "She owes me $200"; "The thesis owes much to his adviser"

owed
adj 1: owed and payable immediately or on demand; "payment is due" [syn: {due}] [ant: {undue}]
2: owed as a debt; "outstanding bills"; "the amount still owed"; "undischarged debts" [syn: {outstanding}, {owing(p)}, {undischarged}]

Owen
n 1: Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858) [syn: {Robert Owen}]
2: English comparative anatomist and paleontologist who was an opponent of Darwinism (1804-1892) [syn: {Sir Richard Owen}]

Owen Glendower
n : Welsh chieftain who led a revolt against Henry IV's rule in Wales (1359-1416) [syn: {Glendower}]

Owen Wister
n : United States writer (1860-1938) [syn: {Wister}]

Owens
n : United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980) [syn: {Jesse Owens}, {James Cleveland Owens}]

Owensboro
n : a town in northwestern Kentucky on the Ohio River; a tobacco market

owing
adj 1: owed as a debt; "outstanding bills"; "the amount still owed"; "undischarged debts" [syn: {outstanding}, {owed}, {owing(p)}, {undischarged}]
2: owed as a debt; "must pay what is owing"; "sleep owing to you because of a long vigil" [syn: {owing(p)}]

owl
n : nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes [syn: {bird of Minerva}, {bird of night}, {hooter}]

owlclaws
n : stout perennial herb of western United States having flower heads with drooping orange-yellow rays; causes spewing sickness in sheep [syn: {orange sneezeweed}, {Helenium hoopesii}]

owlet
n : young owl

owlet moth
n : usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests [syn: {noctuid moth}, {noctuid}]

owlish
adj : resembling an owl; solemn and wise in appearance

owlishly
adv : in an owlish manner; "the gentle-looking barrister peered owlishly around him"

OWLT
n : the elapsed time it takes for light (or radio signals) to travel between the Earth and a celestial object [syn: {one-way light time}]

own
adj : belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive; "for your own use"; "do your own thing"; "she makes her own clothes"; "`ain' is Scottish" [syn: {own(a)}, {ain}]
v : have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?" [syn: {have}, {possess}]

own goal
n : (soccer) a goal that results when a player inadvertently knocks the ball into the goal he is defending; "the own goal cost them the game"

own right
n : by title vested in yourself or by virtue of qualifications that you have achieved; "a peer in his own right"; "a leading sports figure in his own right"; "a fine opera in its own right"

owned
adj : having an owner; often used in combination; "state-owned railways" [ant: {unowned}]

owner
n 1: (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants" [syn: {proprietor}]
2: a person who owns something; "they are searching for the owner of the car"; "who is the owner of that friendly smile?" [syn: {possessor}]

owner-driver
n : a motorist who owns the car that he/she drives

ownerless
adj : having no owner [syn: {unowned}] [ant: {owned}]

owner-occupied
adj : lived in by the owner; "one owner-occupied and three rental apartments"

owner-occupier
n : a occupant who owns the home that he/she lives in

ownership
n 1: the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others
2: the act of having and controlling property [syn: {possession}]
3: the state or fact of being an owner

ox
n 1: an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus
2: any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos [syn: {wild ox}] [also: {oxen} (pl)]

oxacillin
n : a form of penicillin resistant to penicillinase and effective against penicillin-resistant staphylococci

oxalacetate
n : a salt or ester of oxalacetic acid [syn: {oxaloacetate}]

oxalacetic acid
n : an acid formed by oxidation of maleic acid (as in metabolism of fats and carbohydrates) [syn: {oxaloacetic acid}]

oxalate
n : a salt or ester of oxalic acid

oxalic acid
n : a toxic colorless crystalline organic acid found in oxalis and other plants; used as a bleach and rust remover and in chemical analysis [syn: {ethanedioic acid}]

Oxalidaceae
n : a family of widely distributed herbs of the order Geraniales; have compound leaves and pentamerous flowers [syn: {family Oxalidaceae}, {wood-sorrel family}]

oxalis
n : any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis [syn: {sorrel}, {wood sorrel}]

Oxalis acetosella
n : Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white pink- or purple-veined flowers [syn: {common wood sorrel}, {cuckoo bread}, {shamrock}]

Oxalis caprina
n : short-stemmed South African plant with bluish flowers [syn: {goatsfoot}, {goat's foot}]

Oxalis cernua
n : South African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers [syn: {Bermuda buttercup}, {English-weed}, {Oxalis pes-caprae}]

Oxalis corniculata
n : creeping much-branched mat-forming weed; cosmopolitan [syn: {creeping oxalis}, {creeping wood sorrel}]

Oxalis crenata
n : South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers [syn: {oca}, {oka}, {Oxalis tuberosa}]

Oxalis pes-caprae
n : South African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers [syn: {Bermuda buttercup}, {English-weed}, {Oxalis cernua}]

Oxalis tuberosa
n : South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers [syn: {oca}, {oka}, {Oxalis crenata}]

Oxalis violacea
n : perennial herb of eastern North America with palmately compound leaves and usually rose-purple flowers [syn: {violet wood sorrel}]

oxaloacetate
n : a salt or ester of oxalacetic acid [syn: {oxalacetate}]

oxaloacetic acid
n : an acid formed by oxidation of maleic acid (as in metabolism of fats and carbohydrates) [syn: {oxalacetic acid}]

Oxandra
n : genus of tropical trees [syn: {genus Oxandra}]

Oxandra lanceolata
n : source of most of the lancewood of commerce [syn: {lancewood}, {lancewood tree}]

oxaprozin
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Daypro) [syn: {Daypro}]

oxazepam
n : a tranquilizing drug (trade name Serax) used to treat anxiety and insomnia and alcohol withdrawal [syn: {Serax}]

oxblood red
n : a dark brownish red

oxbow
n 1: the land inside an oxbow bend in a river
2: a U-shaped curve in a stream
3: a wooden framework bent in the shape of a U; its upper ends are attached to the horizontal yoke and the loop goes around the neck of an ox

oxbow lake
n : a crescent-shaped lake (often temporary) that is formed when a meander of a river is cut off from the main channel

Oxbridge
n : general term for an ancient and prestigious and privileged university (especially Oxford University or Cambridge University)

oxcart
n : a cart that is drawn by an ox

oxen
ox
n 1: an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus
2: any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos [syn: {wild ox}] [also: {oxen} (pl)]

oxen
n : domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen" [syn: {cattle}, {cows}, {kine}, {Bos taurus}]

oxen
See {ox}

oxeye
n 1: any North American shrubby perennial herb of the genus Heliopsis having large yellow daisylike flowers [syn: {heliopsis}]
2: Eurasian perennial herbs having daisylike flowers with yellow rays and dark centers
3: an oval or round dormer window

oxeye daisy
n 1: similar to oxeye daisy [syn: {Leucanthemum maximum}, {Chrysanthemum maximum}]
2: tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {ox-eyed daisy}, {marguerite}, {moon daisy}, {white daisy}, {Leucanthemum vulgare}, {Chrysanthemum leucanthemum}]

ox-eyed
adj : having large round eyes like those of an ox; "ox-eyed Juno"

ox-eyed daisy
n : tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {oxeye daisy}, {marguerite}, {moon daisy}, {white daisy}, {Leucanthemum vulgare}, {Chrysanthemum leucanthemum}]

Oxford
n 1: a city in southern England northwest of London; site of Oxford University
2: a university town in northern Mississippi; home of William Faulkner
3: a university in England [syn: {Oxford University}]
4: a low shoe laced over the instep

Oxford English
n : the dialect of English spoken at Oxford University and regarded by many as affected and pretentious

Oxford English Dictionary
n : an unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles [syn: {O.E.D.}, {OED}]

oxford gray
n : a very dark gray color [syn: {charcoal}, {charcoal gray}, {charcoal grey}, {oxford grey}]

oxford grey
n : a very dark gray color [syn: {charcoal}, {charcoal gray}, {charcoal grey}, {oxford gray}]

Oxford movement
n : 19th-century movement in the Church of England opposing liberal tendencies

Oxford University
n : a university in England [syn: {Oxford}]

oxford-gray
adj : dark gray [syn: {oxford-grey}]

oxford-grey
adj : dark gray [syn: {oxford-gray}]

oxheart
n 1: any of several cultivated sweet cherries having sweet juicy heart-shaped fruits [syn: {heart cherry}, {oxheart cherry}]
2: large heart-shaped sweet cherry with soft flesh [syn: {heart cherry}, {oxheart cherry}]

oxheart cherry
n 1: any of several cultivated sweet cherries having sweet juicy heart-shaped fruits [syn: {heart cherry}, {oxheart}]
2: large heart-shaped sweet cherry with soft flesh [syn: {heart cherry}, {oxheart}]

oxidant
n : a substance that oxidizes another substance [syn: {oxidizer}, {oxidiser}, {oxidizing agent}]

oxidase
n : any of the enzymes that catalyze biological oxidation

oxidate
v 1: enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide; "This metal oxidizes easily" [syn: {oxidise}, {oxidize}]
2: add oxygen to or combine with oxygen [syn: {oxidize}, {oxidise}] [ant: {deoxidize}, {deoxidize}]

oxidation
n : the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction [syn: {oxidization}, {oxidisation}]

oxidation number
n : the degree of oxidation of an atom or ion or molecule; for simple atoms or ions the oxidation number is equal to the ionic charge; "the oxidation number of hydrogen is +1 and of oxygen is -2" [syn: {oxidation state}]

oxidation state
n : the degree of oxidation of an atom or ion or molecule; for simple atoms or ions the oxidation number is equal to the ionic charge; "the oxidation number of hydrogen is +1 and of oxygen is -2" [syn: {oxidation number}]

oxidation-reduction
n : a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction [syn: {oxidoreduction}, {redox}]

oxidation-reduction indicator
n : an indicator that shows a reversible color change between oxidized and reduced forms

oxidative
adj : taking place in the presence of oxygen; "oxidative glycolysis"; "oxidative rancidity"

oxidative phosphorylation
n : an enzymatic process in cell metabolism that synthesizes ATP from ADP

oxide
n : any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical

oxidisation
n : the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction [syn: {oxidation}, {oxidization}]

oxidise
v 1: add oxygen to or combine with oxygen [syn: {oxidize}, {oxidate}] [ant: {deoxidize}, {deoxidize}]
2: enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide; "This metal oxidizes easily" [syn: {oxidize}, {oxidate}]

oxidised
adj : combined with or having undergone a chemical reaction with oxygen; "the oxidized form of iodine" [syn: {oxidized}]

oxidiser
n : a substance that oxidizes another substance [syn: {oxidant}, {oxidizer}, {oxidizing agent}]

oxidizable
adj : capable of undergoing a chemical reaction with oxygen

oxidization
n : the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction [syn: {oxidation}, {oxidisation}]

oxidize
v 1: enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide; "This metal oxidizes easily" [syn: {oxidise}, {oxidate}]
2: add oxygen to or combine with oxygen [syn: {oxidise}, {oxidate}] [ant: {deoxidize}, {deoxidize}]

oxidized
adj : combined with or having undergone a chemical reaction with oxygen; "the oxidized form of iodine" [syn: {oxidised}]

oxidized LDL cholesterol
n : LDL cholesterol that has been bombarded by free radicals; it is thought to cause atherosclerosis

oxidizer
n : a substance that oxidizes another substance [syn: {oxidant}, {oxidiser}, {oxidizing agent}]

oxidizing agent
n : a substance that oxidizes another substance [syn: {oxidant}, {oxidizer}, {oxidiser}]

oxidoreductase
n : an enzyme that catalyzes oxidation-reduction

oxidoreduction
n : a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction [syn: {oxidation-reduction}, {redox}]

oxime
n : any compound containing the group -C=NOH

oximeter
n : a measuring instrument that measures the oxygen in arterial blood

oxlip
n : Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel [syn: {paigle}, {Primula elatior}]

Oxonian
adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of Oxford University; "Oxonian education"
2: of or pertaining to or characteristic of the city of Oxford, England, or its inhabitants; "his Oxonian neighbors"; "Oxonian bookstores"
n : a resident of Oxford

oxtail
n : the skinned tail of cattle; used especially for soups

oxtail soup
n : a soup made from the skinned tail of an ox

oxtant
n : a unit of angular distance equal to half a quadrant

oxtongue
n : widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States [syn: {bristly oxtongue}, {bitterweed}, {bugloss}, {Picris echioides}]

oxyacetylene
adj : of or using a mixture of acetylene and oxygen; "an oxyacetylene torch"; "oxyacetelyne welding"
n : a mixture of oxygen and acetylene; used to create high temperatures for cutting or welding metals

oxyacetylene torch
n : a blowtorch that burns oxyacetylene

oxyacid
n : any acid that contains oxygen [syn: {oxygen acid}]

Oxybelis
n : vine snakes [syn: {genus Oxybelis}]

oxybenzene
n : a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally [syn: {carbolic acid}, {phenol}, {hydroxybenzene}, {phenylic acid}]

oxybutyric acid
n : hydroxy derivative of butyric acid [syn: {hydroxybutyric acid}]

oxycephaly
n : a congenital abnormality of the skull; the top of the skull assumes a cone shape [syn: {acrocephaly}]

Oxydendrum
n : sourwood [syn: {genus Oxydendrum}]

Oxydendrum arboreum
n : deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves [syn: {sorrel tree}, {sourwood}, {titi}]

oxygen
n : a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust [syn: {O}, {atomic number 8}]

oxygen acid
n : any acid that contains oxygen [syn: {oxyacid}]

oxygen debt
n : a cumulative deficit of oxygen resulting from intense exercise; the deficit must be made up when the body returns to rest

oxygen deficit
n : temporary oxygen shortage in cells resulting from strenuous exercise

oxygen mask
n : a breathing device that is placed over the mouth and nose; supplies oxygen from an attached storage tank

oxygenase
n : an oxidoreductase that catalyzes the incorporation of molecular oxygen

oxygenate
v : impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood" [syn: {oxygenize}, {oxygenise}, {aerate}]

oxygenated
adj : used of tissues or especially blood; supplied with oxygen by respiration [syn: {aerated}]

oxygenation
n : the process of providing or combining or treating with oxygen; "the oxygenation of the blood"

oxygenise
v 1: change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the electronegative part; or change (an element or ion) from a lower to a higher positive valence: remove one or more electrons from (an atom, ion, or molecule) [syn: {oxygenize}]
2: dehydrogenate with oxygen [syn: {oxygenize}]
3: impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood" [syn: {oxygenate}, {oxygenize}, {aerate}]

oxygenize
v 1: change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the electronegative part; or change (an element or ion) from a lower to a higher positive valence: remove one or more electrons from (an atom, ion, or molecule) [syn: {oxygenise}]
2: dehydrogenate with oxygen [syn: {oxygenise}]
3: impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood" [syn: {oxygenate}, {oxygenise}, {aerate}]

oxyhaemoglobin
n : the bright red hemoglobin that is a combination of hemoglobin and oxygen from the lungs; "oxyhemoglobin transports oxygen to the cells of the body" [syn: {oxyhemoglobin}]

oxyhemoglobin
n : the bright red hemoglobin that is a combination of hemoglobin and oxygen from the lungs; "oxyhemoglobin transports oxygen to the cells of the body" [syn: {oxyhaemoglobin}]

Oxylebius
n : a genus of Hexagrammidae [syn: {genus Oxylebius}]

Oxylebius pictus
n : greenling with whitish body marked with black bands [syn: {painted greenling}, {convict fish}, {convictfish}]

oxymora
oxymoron
n : conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence') [also: {oxymora} (pl)]

oxymora
See {oxymoron}

oxymoron
n : conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence') [also: {oxymora} (pl)]

oxyopia
n : unusually acute vision

oxyphenbutazone
n : an anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Tandearil) used to treat arthritis and bursitis [syn: {Tandearil}]

oxyphencyclimine
n : an anticholinergic drug (trade name Daricon) used in treating peptic ulcers [syn: {Daricon}]

oxytetracycline
n : a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections [syn: {hydroxytetracycline}, {oxytetracycline hydrochloride}, {Terramycin}]

oxytetracycline hydrochloride
n : a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections [syn: {oxytetracycline}, {hydroxytetracycline}, {Terramycin}]

oxytocic
n : a drug that induces labor by stimulating contractions of the muscles of the uterus [syn: {oxytocic drug}]

oxytocic drug
n : a drug that induces labor by stimulating contractions of the muscles of the uterus [syn: {oxytocic}]

oxytocin
n : hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk [syn: {Pitocin}]

oxytone
n : word having stress or an acute accent on the last syllable

Oxytropis
n : large widely-distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or subshrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and racemose or spicate flowers each having a pealike corolla with a clawed petal [syn: {genus Oxytropis}]

Oxytropis lambertii
n : tufted locoweed of southwestern United States having purple or pink to white flowers [syn: {purple locoweed}, {purple loco}]

Oxyura
n : ruddy duck [syn: {genus Oxyura}]

Oxyura jamaicensis
n : reddish-brown stiff-tailed duck of North America and northern South America [syn: {ruddy duck}]

Oxyuranus
n : taipans [syn: {genus Oxyuranus}]

Oxyuranus scutellatus
n : large highly venomous snake of northeastern Australia [syn: {taipan}]

Oxyuridae
n : pinworms [syn: {family Oxyuridae}]

oyabun
n : a Japanese supervisor

oyster
n 1: marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
2: edible body of any of numerous oysters [syn: {huitre}]
3: a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl
v : gather oysters, dig oysters

oyster agaric
n : edible agaric with a soft grayish cap growing in shelving masses on dead wood [syn: {oyster mushroom}, {oyster fungus}, {Pleurotus ostreatus}]

oyster bank
n : a workplace where oysters are bred and grown [syn: {oyster bed}, {oyster park}]

oyster bar
n : a bar (as in a restaurant) that specializes in oysters prepared in different ways

oyster bed
n : a workplace where oysters are bred and grown [syn: {oyster bank}, {oyster park}]

oyster catcher
n : black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc. [syn: {oystercatcher}]

oyster crab
n : tiny soft-bodied crab living within the mantle cavity of oysters [syn: {Pinnotheres ostreum}]

oyster cracker
n : a small dry usually round cracker

oyster dressing
n : stuffing made with oysters [syn: {oyster stuffing}]

oyster fish
n : a variety of toadfish [syn: {oyster-fish}, {oysterfish}]

oyster fungus
n : edible agaric with a soft grayish cap growing in shelving masses on dead wood [syn: {oyster mushroom}, {oyster agaric}, {Pleurotus ostreatus}]

oyster mushroom
n : edible agaric with a soft grayish cap growing in shelving masses on dead wood [syn: {oyster fungus}, {oyster agaric}, {Pleurotus ostreatus}]

oyster park
n : a workplace where oysters are bred and grown [syn: {oyster bed}, {oyster bank}]

oyster plant
n 1: edible root of the salsify plant [syn: {salsify}]
2: Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States [syn: {salsify}, {vegetable oyster}, {Tragopogon porrifolius}]
3: long white-skinned salsify [syn: {vegetable oyster}]

oyster shell
n : a shell of an oyster

oyster stew
n : oysters in cream

oyster stuffing
n : stuffing made with oysters [syn: {oyster dressing}]

oystercatcher
n : black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc. [syn: {oyster catcher}]

oyster-fish
n : a variety of toadfish [syn: {oyster fish}, {oysterfish}]

oysterfish
n : a variety of toadfish [syn: {oyster fish}, {oyster-fish}]

oysters Rockefeller
n : oysters spread with butter and spinach and seasonings and baked on the half shell

oz.
n : a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams [syn: {ounce}]

ozaena
n : a chronic disease of the nose characterized by a foul-smelling nasal discharge and atrophy of nasal structures [syn: {ozena}]

Ozark chinkapin
n : shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwest United States [syn: {Ozark chinquapin}, {chinquapin}, {Castanea ozarkensis}]

Ozark chinquapin
n : shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwest United States [syn: {Ozark chinkapin}, {chinquapin}, {Castanea ozarkensis}]

Ozark Mountains
n : an area of low mountains in northwestern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri and northeastern Oklahoma [syn: {Ozarks}, {Ozark Plateau}]

Ozark Plateau
n : an area of low mountains in northwestern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri and northeastern Oklahoma [syn: {Ozarks}, {Ozark Mountains}]

Ozark sundrops
n : evening-opening primrose of south central United States [syn: {Missouri primrose}, {Oenothera macrocarpa}]

Ozarks
n : an area of low mountains in northwestern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri and northeastern Oklahoma [syn: {Ozark Mountains}, {Ozark Plateau}]

Ozawa
n : United States conductor (born in Japan in 1935) [syn: {Seiji Ozawa}]

ozena
n : a chronic disease of the nose characterized by a foul-smelling nasal discharge and atrophy of nasal structures [syn: {ozaena}]

ozocerite
n : a waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs in association with petroleum; some varieties are used in making ceresin and candles [syn: {ader wax}, {earth wax}, {mineral wax}, {ozokerite}]

ozokerite
n : a waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs in association with petroleum; some varieties are used in making ceresin and candles [syn: {ader wax}, {earth wax}, {mineral wax}, {ozocerite}]

ozone
n : a colorless gas (O3) soluble in alkalis and cold water; a strong oxidizing agent; can be produced by electric discharge in oxygen or by the action of ultraviolet radiation on oxygen in the stratosphere (where it acts as a screen for ultraviolet radiation)

ozone hole
n : an area of the ozone layer (near the poles) that is seasonally depleted of ozone

ozone layer
n : a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun [syn: {ozonosphere}]

ozone sickness
n : illness that can occur to persons exposed to ozone in high-altitude aircraft; characterized by sleepiness and headache and chest pains and itchiness

ozonide
n : any of a class of unstable chemical compounds resulting from the addition of ozone to a double bond in an unsaturated compound

Ozonium
n : form genus of imperfect fungi [syn: {genus Ozonium}]

ozonosphere
n : a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun [syn: {ozone layer}]

Ozothamnus
n : genus of Australian shrubs and perennial herbs; sometimes included in genus Helichrysum [syn: {genus Ozothamnus}]

Ozothamnus secundiflorus
n : shrub with white woolly branches and woolly leaves having fragrant flowers forming long sprays; flowers suitable for drying; sometimes placed in genus Helichrysum [syn: {cascade everlasting}, {Helichrysum secundiflorum}]

P
n 1: a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms [syn: {phosphorus}, {atomic number 15}]
2: the 16th letter of the Roman alphabet

P. G. Wodehouse
n : English writer known for his humorous novels and stories (1881-1975) [syn: {Wodehouse}, {Pelham Grenville Wodehouse}]

P. P. von Mauser
n : German arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle and pistol (1838-1914) [syn: {Mauser}, {von Mauser}, {Peter Paul Mauser}]

P. T. Barnum
n : United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891) [syn: {Barnum}, {Phineas Taylor Barnum}]

P.A.
n : an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas [syn: {public address system}, {P.A. system}, {PA system}, {PA}]
adv : by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received); "he earned $100,000 per annum"; "we issue six volumes per annum" [syn: {per annum}, {per year}, {each year}, {annually}]

pa
n 1: an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk [syn: {dad}, {dada}, {daddy}, {papa}, {pappa}, {pater}, {pop}]
2: a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead [syn: {protactinium}, {protoactinium}, {atomic number 91}]
3: a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter [syn: {pascal}]
4: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {Pennsylvania}, {Keystone State}]
5: an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas [syn: {public address system}, {P.A. system}, {PA system}, {P.A.}]

P.A. system
n : an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas [syn: {public address system}, {PA system}, {P.A.}, {PA}]

PA system
n : an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas [syn: {public address system}, {P.A. system}, {P.A.}, {PA}]

pa'anga
n : the basic unit of money in Tonga

PABA
n : a metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells; used to make dyes and drugs and sunblockers [syn: {para aminobenzoic acid}]

Pabir
n : a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad [syn: {Bura}]

Pablo Casals
n : an outstanding Spanish cellist noted for his interpretation of Bach's cello suites (1876-1973) [syn: {Casals}]

Pablo Neruda
n : Chilean poet (1904-1973) [syn: {Neruda}, {Reyes}, {Neftali Ricardo Reyes}]

Pablo Picasso
n : prolific and influential Spanish artist who lived in France (1881-1973) [syn: {Picasso}]

Pablum
n 1: a soft form of cereal for infants
2: worthless or oversimplified ideas [syn: {pap}]

pabulum
n 1: any substance that can be used as food [syn: {comestible}, {edible}, {eatable}, {victual}, {victuals}]
2: insipid intellectual nourishment

PAC
n : committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates [syn: {political action committee}]

paca
n : large burrowing rodent of South America and Central America; highly esteemed as food [syn: {Cuniculus paca}]

pace
n 1: the rate of moving (especially walking or running) [syn: {gait}]
2: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: {footstep}, {step}, {stride}]
3: the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated" [syn: {rate}]
4: a step in walking or running [syn: {stride}, {tread}]
5: the rate of some repeating event [syn: {tempo}]
6: a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride [syn: {yard}]
v 1: walk with slow or fast paces; "He paced up and down the hall"
2: go at a pace; "The horse paced"
3: measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards" [syn: {step}]
4: regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts"

pace car
n : a high-performance car that leads a parade of competing cars through the pace lap and then pulls off the course

pace lap
n : the first lap of a car race that prepares the cars for a fast start

pacemaker
n 1: a leading instance in its field; "the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations" [syn: {pacesetter}]
2: a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat [syn: {cardiac pacemaker}, {sinoatrial node}, {SA node}]
3: an implanted electronic device that takes over the function of the natural cardiac pacemaker [syn: {artificial pacemaker}]
4: a horse used to set the pace in racing [syn: {pacer}, {pacesetter}]

pacer
n 1: a horse used to set the pace in racing [syn: {pacemaker}, {pacesetter}]
2: a horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together

pacesetter
n 1: a leading instance in its field; "the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations" [syn: {pacemaker}]
2: a horse used to set the pace in racing [syn: {pacer}, {pacemaker}]

pacha
n : a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt [syn: {pasha}]

pachinko
n : a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical board

pachisi
n : an ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board

pachouli
n 1: small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes [syn: {patchouli}, {patchouly}, {Pogostemon cablin}]
2: a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant [syn: {patchouli}, {patchouly}]

pachuco
n : a Mexican-American teenager who belongs to a neighborhood gang and who dresses in showy clothes

Pachycephala
n : arboreal insectivorous birds [syn: {genus Pachycephala}]

pachycephalosaur
n : bipedal herbivore having 10 inches of bone atop its head; largest bone-headed dinosaur ever found [syn: {pachycephalosaurus}]

pachycephalosaurus
n : bipedal herbivore having 10 inches of bone atop its head; largest bone-headed dinosaur ever found [syn: {pachycephalosaur}]

pachycheilia
n : an abnormal thickness of the lips

pachyderm
n : any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin: elephant; rhinoceros; hippopotamus

pachyderma
n : thickening of the skin (usually unilateral on an extremity) caused by congenital enlargement of lymph vessel and lymph vessel obstruction [syn: {nevoid elephantiasis}]

pachydermal
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms [syn: {pachydermatous}, {pachydermic}, {pachydermous}]

pachydermatous
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms [syn: {pachydermal}, {pachydermic}, {pachydermous}]
2: emotionally hardened; "a callous indifference to suffering"; "cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion" [syn: {callous}, {thick-skinned}, {indurate}]

pachydermic
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms [syn: {pachydermatous}, {pachydermal}, {pachydermous}]

pachydermous
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms [syn: {pachydermatous}, {pachydermal}, {pachydermic}]

Pachyrhizus
n : small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots [syn: {genus Pachyrhizus}]

Pachyrhizus erosus
n : Central American twining plant with edible roots and pods; large tubers are eaten raw or cooked especially when young and young pods must be thoroughly cooked; pods and seeds also yield rotenone and oils [syn: {yam bean}]

Pachyrhizus tuberosus
n : twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots [syn: {yam bean}, {potato bean}]

pachysandra
n : any plant of the genus Pachysandra; low-growing evergreen herbs or subshrubs having dentate leaves and used as ground cover

Pachysandra procumbens
n : low semi-evergreen perennial herb having small spikes of white or pinkish flowers; native to southern United States but grown elsewhere [syn: {Allegheny spurge}, {Allegheny mountain spurge}]

Pachysandra terminalis
n : slow-growing Japanese evergreen subshrub having terminal spikes of white flowers; grown as a ground cover [syn: {Japanese spurge}]

pachytene
n : the third stage of the prophase of meiosis

pacific
adj 1: promoting peace; "the result of this pacific policy was that no troops were called up"
2: relating to or bordering the Pacific Ocean; "Pacific islands"
3: disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature; "the pacific temper seeks to settle disputes on grounds of justice rather than by force"; "a quiet and peaceable person"; "in a peaceable and orderly manner" [syn: {peaceable}]
n : the largest ocean in the world [syn: {Pacific Ocean}]

Pacific bonito
n : probably a northern strain of Chile bonito [syn: {Sarda lineolata}]

Pacific bottlenose dolphin
n : a bottlenose dolphin found in the Pacific Ocean [syn: {Tursiops gilli}]

Pacific Coast
n : a coast of the Pacific Ocean

Pacific cod
n : closely related to Atlantic cod [syn: {Alaska cod}, {Gadus macrocephalus}]

Pacific giant salamander
n : large (to 7 inches) salamander of western North America [syn: {Dicamptodon ensatus}]

Pacific halibut
n : a righteye flounder found in the Pacific [syn: {Hippoglossus stenolepsis}]

Pacific hemlock
n : tall evergreen of western North America; commercially important timber tree [syn: {western hemlock}, {west coast hemlock}, {Tsuga heterophylla}]

Pacific herring
n : important food fish of the northern Pacific [syn: {Clupea harengus pallasii}]

Pacific newt
n : any of several rough-skinned newts found in western North America

Pacific Northwest
n : a region of the northwestern United States usually including Wshington and Oregon and sometimes southwestern British Columbia

Pacific Ocean
n : the largest ocean in the world [syn: {Pacific}]

Pacific plum
n : shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States bearing small red insipid fruit [syn: {Sierra plum}, {Prunus subcordata}]

Pacific ridley
n : olive-colored sea turtle of tropical Pacific and Indian and the southern Atlantic oceans [syn: {olive ridley}, {Lepidochelys olivacea}]

Pacific sardine
n : small pilchards common off the pacific coast of North America [syn: {Sardinops caerulea}]

Pacific silver fir
n : medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when crushed [syn: {amabilis fir}, {white fir}, {red silver fir}, {Christmas tree}, {Abies amabilis}]

Pacific spiny dogfish
n : dogfish of Pacific coast of North America [syn: {Squalus suckleyi}]

Pacific Standard Time
n : standard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west; used in far western states of the United States [syn: {Pacific Time}, {PST}]

Pacific sturgeon
n : food and game fish of marine and fresh waters of northwestern coast of North America [syn: {white sturgeon}, {Sacramento sturgeon}, {Acipenser transmontanus}]

Pacific Time
n : standard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west; used in far western states of the United States [syn: {Pacific Standard Time}, {PST}]

Pacific tree toad
n : most commonly heard frog on the Pacific coast of America [syn: {Hyla regilla}]

Pacific tripletail
n : tripletail found in the Pacific [syn: {Lobotes pacificus}]

Pacific walrus
n : a walrus of the Bering Sea and northern Pacific [syn: {Odobenus divergens}]

Pacific yew
n : small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood [syn: {California yew}, {western yew}, {Taxus brevifolia}]

pacifically
adv : in a peaceable manner; "the tenant paying the rent hereby reserved and performing the several covenants herein on his part contained shall peaceably hold and enjoy the demised premises" [syn: {peaceably}]

pacification
n 1: the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined; "a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants"; "his unsuccessful mollification of the mob" [syn: {mollification}]
2: a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th" [syn: {peace}, {peace treaty}]
3: actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency [syn: {counterinsurgency}]

pacificist
n : someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes [syn: {pacifist}, {disarmer}]

pacified
pacify
v 1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: {lenify}, {conciliate}, {assuage}, {appease}, {mollify}, {placate}, {gentle}, {gruntle}]
2: fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location); "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia" [also: {pacified}]

pacified
See {pacify}

pacifier
n 1: someone who tries to bring peace [syn: {conciliator}, {make-peace}, {peacemaker}, {reconciler}]
2: device used for an infant to suck or bite on [syn: {comforter}, {baby's dummy}, {teething ring}]

pacifism
n 1: the doctrine that all violence in unjustifiable [syn: {passivism}]
2: the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration

pacifist
adj : opposed to war [syn: {pacifist(a)}, {pacifistic}, {dovish}]
n : someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes [syn: {pacificist}, {disarmer}]

pacifistic
adj : opposed to war [syn: {pacifist(a)}, {dovish}]

pacifistically
adv : in a pacifistic manner; "the pacifistically inclined liberals"

pacify
v 1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: {lenify}, {conciliate}, {assuage}, {appease}, {mollify}, {placate}, {gentle}, {gruntle}]
2: fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location); "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia" [also: {pacified}]

pacifying
adj : freeing from fear and anxiety [syn: {assuasive}, {calming}, {soothing}]

pacing
n 1: (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played [syn: {tempo}]
2: walking with slow regular strides

Pacinian corpuscle
n : a specialized bulblike nerve ending located in the subcutaneous tissue of the skin; occurs abundantly in the skin of palms and soles and joints and genitals

pack
n 1: a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions" [syn: {battalion}, {large number}, {multitude}, {plurality}]
2: a complete collection of similar things
3: a small parcel (as of cigarettes or film)
4: an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves" [syn: {gang}, {ring}, {mob}]
5: an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose [syn: {clique}, {coterie}, {ingroup}, {inner circle}, {camp}]
6: a group of hunting animals
7: a cream that cleanses and tones the skin [syn: {face pack}]
8: a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect
9: a bundle (especially one carried on the back)
v 1: arrange in a container; "pack the books into the boxes" [ant: {unpack}]
2: fill to capacity; "This singer always packs the concert halls"; "They murder trial packed the court house"
3: compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box" [syn: {bundle}, {wad}, {compact}]
4: carry, as on one's back; "Pack your tents to the top of the mountain"
5: set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome; "pack a jury"
6: have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains" [syn: {carry}, {take}]
7: press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium" [syn: {throng}, {mob}, {pile}, {jam}]
8: hike with a backpack; "Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies" [syn: {backpack}]
9: press down tightly; "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso" [syn: {tamp down}, {tamp}] 10: seal with packing; "pack the faucet" 11: have the property of being packable or compactable or of compacting easily; "This powder compacts easily"; "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well" [syn: {compact}] 12: load with a pack [syn: {load down}] 13: treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood; "The nurse packed gauze in the wound"; "You had better pack your swollen ankle with ice"

pack animal
n : an animal such as a mule or burro or horse used to carry loads [syn: {sumpter}]

pack ice
n : a large expanse of floating ice [syn: {Ice pack}]

pack of cards
n : a pack of 52 playing cards [syn: {deck of cards}, {deck}]

pack on
v : gain (weight); "He packed on two pounds over the summer"

pack rat
n 1: someone who collects things that have been discarded by others [syn: {magpie}, {scavenger}]
2: any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects [syn: {packrat}, {trade rat}, {bushytail woodrat}, {Neotoma cinerea}]

pack riding
n : riding with a pack

pack tent
n : a tent that can be carried in a backpack [syn: {backpacking tent}]

pack together
v : make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data" [syn: {compress}, {compact}] [ant: {decompress}]

package
n 1: a collection of things wrapped or boxed together [syn: {bundle}, {packet}, {parcel}]
2: a wrapped container [syn: {parcel}]
3: (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory; "the market for software is expected to expand" [syn: {software}, {software system}, {software package}] [ant: {hardware}]
v : put into a box; "box the gift, please" [syn: {box}] [ant: {unbox}]

package bomb
n : a thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened [syn: {letter bomb}, {parcel bomb}]

package holiday
n : a tour arranged by a travel agent; transportation and food and lodging are all provided at an inclusive price [syn: {package tour}]

package store
n : a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere [syn: {liquor store}, {off-licence}]

package tour
n : a tour arranged by a travel agent; transportation and food and lodging are all provided at an inclusive price [syn: {package holiday}]

packaged
adj : enclosed in a package or protective covering; "packaged cereals" [ant: {unpackaged}]

packaged goods
n : groceries that are packaged for sale

packaging
n 1: the business of packaging; "the packaging of new ideas"; "packaging for transport"
2: a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution [syn: {promotion}, {publicity}, {promotional material}]
3: material used to make packages

packaging company
n : a company that packages goods for sale or shipment or storage [syn: {packaging concern}]

packaging concern
n : a company that packages goods for sale or shipment or storage [syn: {packaging company}]

packed
adj 1: filled to capacity; "a suitcase jammed with dirty clothes"; "stands jam-packed with fans"; "a packed theater" [syn: {jammed}, {jam-pawncked}]
2: pressed together or compressed; "packed snow"

packed cell volume
n : the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit [syn: {hematocrit}, {haematocrit}]

packed cells
n : a preparation of blood cells separated from the liquid plasma; "packed cells are given to severely anemic patients in order to avoid overloading the circulatory system with too much fluid"

packer
n 1: a workman employed to pack things into containers [syn: {bagger}, {boxer}]
2: a wholesaler in the meat-packing business [syn: {meat packer}]
3: a hiker who wears a backpack [syn: {backpacker}]

Packera
n : genus of American of east Asian perennial herbs with yellow to orange or red flower rays; sometimes included in genus Senecio [syn: {genus Packera}]

Packera aurea
n : weedy herb of the eastern United States to Texas having golden-yellow flowers; sometimes becomes invasive; sometimes placed in genus Senecio [syn: {golden groundsel}, {golden ragwort}, {Senecio aureus}]

packet
n 1: a collection of things wrapped or boxed together [syn: {package}, {bundle}, {parcel}]
2: (computer science) a message or message fragment
3: a small package or bundle
4: a boat for carrying mail [syn: {mailboat}, {mail boat}, {packet boat}]

packet boat
n : a boat for carrying mail [syn: {mailboat}, {mail boat}, {packet}]

packhorse
n : a workhorse used as a pack animal

packing
n 1: any material used especially to protect something [syn: {packing material}, {wadding}]
2: the enclosure of something in a package or box [syn: {boxing}]
3: carrying something in a pack on the back; "the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts" [syn: {backpacking}]

packing box
n 1: a small chamber in which packing is compressed around a reciprocating shaft or piston to form a seal [syn: {stuffing box}]
2: a large crate in which goods are packed for shipment or storage [syn: {packing case}]

packing case
n : a large crate in which goods are packed for shipment or storage [syn: {packing box}]

packing material
n : any material used especially to protect something [syn: {packing}, {wadding}]

packing needle
n : a large needle used to sew up canvas packages

packing nut
n : a nut used to tighten a stuffing box [syn: {stuffing nut}]

packing plant
n : a plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products [syn: {packinghouse}]

packinghouse
n 1: a building where foodstuffs are processed and packed; "they came from an apple packinghouse"
2: a plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products [syn: {packing plant}]

packman
n : someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) [syn: {peddler}, {pedlar}, {hawker}, {pitchman}]

packrat
n 1: a collector of miscellaneous useless objects
2: any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects [syn: {pack rat}, {trade rat}, {bushytail woodrat}, {Neotoma cinerea}]

packsack
n : a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder [syn: {backpack}, {back pack}, {knapsack}, {rucksack}, {haversack}]

packsaddle
n : a saddle for pack animals to which loads can be attached

packthread
n : a strong three-ply twine used to sew or tie packages

pac-man strategy
n : the target company defends itself by threatening to take over its acquirer

pact
n : a written agreement between two states or sovereigns [syn: {treaty}, {accord}]

pad
n 1: a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge [syn: {pad of paper}, {tablet}]
2: the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)
3: a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp [syn: {inkpad}, {inking pad}, {stamp pad}]
4: a usually thin flat mass of padding
5: a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched [syn: {launching pad}, {launchpad}, {launch pad}, {launch area}]
6: temporary living quarters [syn: {diggings}, {digs}, {domiciliation}, {lodgings}]
7: the foot or fleshy cushion-like underside of the toes of an animal
v 1: add details to [syn: {embroider}, {lard}, {embellish}, {aggrandize}, {aggrandise}, {blow up}, {dramatize}, {dramatise}]
2: walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" [syn: {slog}, {footslog}, {plod}, {trudge}, {tramp}]
3: line or stuff with soft material; "pad a bra" [syn: {fill out}]
4: add padding to; "pad the seat of the chair" [syn: {bolster}] [also: {padding}, {padded}]

pad of paper
n : a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge [syn: {pad}, {tablet}]

padauk
n : tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain [syn: {padouk}, {amboyna}, {Pterocarpus indicus}]

Padda
n : a genus of Ploceidae [syn: {genus Padda}]

Padda oryzivora
n : small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields [syn: {Java sparrow}, {Java finch}, {ricebird}]

padded
pad
n 1: a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge [syn: {pad of paper}, {tablet}]
2: the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)
3: a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp [syn: {inkpad}, {inking pad}, {stamp pad}]
4: a usually thin flat mass of padding
5: a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched [syn: {launching pad}, {launchpad}, {launch pad}, {launch area}]
6: temporary living quarters [syn: {diggings}, {digs}, {domiciliation}, {lodgings}]
7: the foot or fleshy cushion-like underside of the toes of an animal
v 1: add details to [syn: {embroider}, {lard}, {embellish}, {aggrandize}, {aggrandise}, {blow up}, {dramatize}, {dramatise}]
2: walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" [syn: {slog}, {footslog}, {plod}, {trudge}, {tramp}]
3: line or stuff with soft material; "pad a bra" [syn: {fill out}]
4: add padding to; "pad the seat of the chair" [syn: {bolster}] [also: {padding}, {padded}]

padded
adj : softened by the addition of cushions or padding [syn: {cushioned}, {cushiony}]

padded
See {pad}

padder
n : a highwayman who robs on foot [syn: {footpad}]

padding
pad
n 1: a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge [syn: {pad of paper}, {tablet}]
2: the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)
3: a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp [syn: {inkpad}, {inking pad}, {stamp pad}]
4: a usually thin flat mass of padding
5: a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched [syn: {launching pad}, {launchpad}, {launch pad}, {launch area}]
6: temporary living quarters [syn: {diggings}, {digs}, {domiciliation}, {lodgings}]
7: the foot or fleshy cushion-like underside of the toes of an animal
v 1: add details to [syn: {embroider}, {lard}, {embellish}, {aggrandize}, {aggrandise}, {blow up}, {dramatize}, {dramatise}]
2: walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" [syn: {slog}, {footslog}, {plod}, {trudge}, {tramp}]
3: line or stuff with soft material; "pad a bra" [syn: {fill out}]
4: add padding to; "pad the seat of the chair" [syn: {bolster}] [also: {padding}, {padded}]

padding
n : artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort [syn: {cushioning}]

padding
See {pad}

paddle
n 1: small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games
2: a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel
3: an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board
4: a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat [syn: {boat paddle}]
v 1: propel with a paddle; "paddle your own canoe"
2: play in or as if in water, as of small children [syn: {dabble}, {splash around}]
3: swim like a dog in shallow water
4: walk unsteadily; "small children toddle" [syn: {toddle}, {coggle}, {totter}, {dodder}, {waddle}]
5: give a spanking to; subject to a spanking [syn: {spank}, {larrup}]
6: stir with a paddle

paddle box
n : a wooden covering for the upper part of a paddlewheel [syn: {paddle-box}]

paddle steamer
n : a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels [syn: {paddle-wheeler}]

paddle wheel
n : a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat [syn: {paddlewheel}]

paddle-box
n : a wooden covering for the upper part of a paddlewheel [syn: {paddle box}]

paddlefish
n : primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout [syn: {duckbill}, {Polyodon spathula}] [also: {paddlefishes} (pl)]

paddlefishes
paddlefish
n : primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout [syn: {duckbill}, {Polyodon spathula}] [also: {paddlefishes} (pl)]

paddlefishes
See {paddlefish}

paddler
n : someone paddling a canoe [syn: {canoeist}]

paddlewheel
n : a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat [syn: {paddle wheel}]

paddle-wheeler
n : a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels [syn: {paddle steamer}]

paddock
n : pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race

Paddy
n 1: (slur) a person of Irish descent [syn: {Mick}, {Mickey}]
2: an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown [syn: {paddy field}, {rice paddy}]
3: rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field

paddy field
n : an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown [syn: {paddy}, {rice paddy}]

paddy wagon
n : van used by police to transport prisoners [syn: {police van}, {police wagon}, {patrol wagon}, {wagon}, {black Maria}]

paddymelon
n : small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea [syn: {pademelon}]

pademelon
n : small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea [syn: {paddymelon}]

Paderewski
n : Polish pianist who in 1919 served as the first Prime Minister of independent Poland (1860-1941) [syn: {Ignace Paderewski}, {Ignace Jan Paderewski}]

padlock
n : a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut
v : fasten with a padlock

padouk
n : tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain [syn: {padauk}, {amboyna}, {Pterocarpus indicus}]

Padova
n : a city in Veneto [syn: {Padua}, {Patavium}]

padre
n 1: a chaplain in one of the military services [syn: {military chaplain}, {Holy Joe}, {sky pilot}]
2: `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military [syn: {Father}]

padrone
n 1: an owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy
2: an employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S.

Padua
n : a city in Veneto [syn: {Padova}, {Patavium}]

Paducah
n : a town in western Kentucky on the Ohio River

paean
n 1: a formal expression of praise [syn: {encomium}, {eulogy}, {panegyric}, {pean}]
2: (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) [syn: {pean}]

paederast
n : a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner [syn: {pederast}, {child molester}]

paederastic
adj : of homosexuality between a man and a boy [syn: {pederastic}]

paederasty
n : sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner) [syn: {pederasty}]

paediatric
adj : of or relating to the medical care of children; "pediatric dentist" [syn: {pediatric}]

paediatrician
n : a specialist in the care of babies [syn: {baby doctor}, {pediatrician}, {pediatrist}]

paediatrics
n : the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children [syn: {pediatrics}, {pediatric medicine}]

paedophile
n : an adult who is sexually attracted to children [syn: {pedophile}]

paedophilia
n : sexual activity of an adult with a child [syn: {pedophilia}]

paella
n : saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken

Paeonia
n : peonies: herbaceous or shrubby plants having showy flowers [syn: {genus Paeonia}]

Paeoniaceae
n : perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs; of temperate Europe and North America [syn: {family Paeoniaceae}, {peony family}]

paeony
n : any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers [syn: {peony}]

PAGAD
n : a terrorist organization in South Africa formed in 1996 to fight drug lords; evolved into a vigilante group with anti Western views closely allied with Qibla; is believed to have ties to Islamic extremists in the Middle East; is suspected of conducting bouts of urban terrorism [syn: {People against Gangsterism and Drugs}]

pagan
adj : not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam [syn: {heathen}, {heathenish}, {ethnic}]
n : a person who does not acknowledge your God [syn: {heathen}, {gentile}, {infidel}]

pagan religion
n : any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism [syn: {paganism}, {heathenism}]

Paganini
n : Italian violinist and composer of musice for the violin (1782-1840) [syn: {Niccolo Paganini}]

paganise
v : make pagan in character; "The Church paganized Christianity" [syn: {paganize}]

paganism
n : any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism [syn: {pagan religion}, {heathenism}]

paganize
v : make pagan in character; "The Church paganized Christianity" [syn: {paganise}]

page
n 1: one side of one leaf (of a book or magasine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
2: English industrialist who pioneered in the design and manufacture of aircraft (1885-1962) [syn: {Sri Frederick Handley Page}]
3: United States diplomat and writer about the Old South (1853-1922) [syn: {Thomas Nelson Page}]
4: a boy who is employed to run errands [syn: {pageboy}]
5: a youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings
6: in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood [syn: {varlet}]
v 1: call out somebody's name over a P.A. system
2: work as a page; "He is paging in Congress this summer"
3: number the pages of a book or manuscript [syn: {foliate}, {paginate}]

page number
n : the system of numbering pages [syn: {pagination}, {folio}, {paging}]

page printer
n : a printer that prints one page at a time [syn: {page-at-a-time printer}]

pageant
n 1: an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes [syn: {pageantry}]
2: a rich and spectacular ceremony [syn: {pageantry}]

pageantry
n 1: a rich and spectacular ceremony [syn: {pageant}]
2: an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes [syn: {pageant}]

page-at-a-time printer
n : a printer that prints one page at a time [syn: {page printer}]

pageboy
n 1: a boy who is employed to run errands [syn: {page}]
2: a smooth hair style with the ends of the hair curled inward

Pagellus
n : sea breams [syn: {genus Pagellus}]

Pagellus centrodontus
n : food fish of European coastal waters [syn: {European sea bream}]

pager
n : an electronic device that generates a series of beeps when the person carrying it is being paged [syn: {beeper}]

Paget
n : English pathologist who discovered the cause of trichinosis (1814-1899) [syn: {Sir James Paget}]

Paget's disease
n : a disease of bone occurring in the middle aged and elderly; excessive bone destruction sometimes leading to bone pain and fractures and skeletal deformities [syn: {osteitis deformans}]

paginate
v : number the pages of a book or manuscript [syn: {foliate}, {page}]

pagination
n : the system of numbering pages [syn: {folio}, {page number}, {paging}]

paging
n 1: calling out the name of a person (especially by a loudspeaker system); "the public address system in the hospital was used for paging"
2: the system of numbering pages [syn: {pagination}, {folio}, {page number}]

Pago Pago
n : a port in American Samoa [syn: {Pango Pango}]

pagoda
n : an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof

pagoda tree
n 1: tall sparingly branched conical tree having large fragrant yellow flowers with white centers [syn: {West Indian jasmine}, {Plumeria alba}]
2: frangipani of India having an erect habit and conical form; grown in temple gardens [syn: {temple tree}, {Plumeria acutifolia}]

Pagophila
n : a genus of Laridae [syn: {genus Pagophila}]

Pagophila eburnea
n : white arctic gull; migrates as far south as England and New Brunswick [syn: {ivory gull}]

Pagophilus
n : harp seals [syn: {genus Pagophilus}]

Pagophilus groenlandicus
n : common arctic seal; the young are all white [syn: {harp seal}]

Pagrus
n : a genus of Sparidae [syn: {genus Pagrus}]

Pagrus pagrus
n : food fish of the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of Europe and America [syn: {red porgy}]

Paguridae
n : hermit crabs [syn: {family Paguridae}]

Pagurus
n : type genus of the family Paguridae [syn: {genus Pagurus}]

pahautea
n : evergreen tree of New Zealand resembling the kawaka [syn: {Libocedrus bidwillii}, {mountain pine}]

Pahlavi
n 1: Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic fundamentalists (1919-1980) [syn: {Mohammed Reza Pahlavi}, {Shah Palavi}, {Pahlevi}, {Mohammed Reza Pahlevi}]
2: the Iranian language of the Zoroastrian literature of the 3rd to 10th centuries
3: the script (derived from the Aramaic alphabet) used to write the Pahlavi language

Pahlevi
n : Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic fundamentalists (1919-1980) [syn: {Pahlavi}, {Mohammed Reza Pahlavi}, {Shah Palavi}, {Mohammed Reza Pahlevi}]

pahoehoe
n : freely flowing lava

paid
adj 1: marked by the reception of pay; "paid work"; "a paid official"; "a paid announcement"; "a paid check" [ant: {unpaid}]
2: involving gainful employment in something often done as a hobby [syn: {nonrecreational}]
3: yielding a fair profit [syn: {gainful}, {paying}]

paid
pay
n : something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings" [syn: {wage}, {earnings}, {remuneration}, {salary}]
v 1: give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"
2: convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention" [syn: {give}]
3: do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?" [syn: {pay off}, {make up}, {compensate}]
4: bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later"
5: cancel or discharge a debt; "pay up, please!" [syn: {pay up}, {ante up}] [ant: {default}]
6: bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?" [syn: {yield}, {bear}]
7: render; "pay a visit"; "pay a call"
8: be worth it; "It pays to go through the trouble"
9: dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to" [syn: {give}, {devote}] 10: discharge or settle; "pay a debt"; "pay an obligation" 11: make a compensation for; "a favor that cannot be paid back" [also: {paid}]

paid
See {pay}

paid vacation
n : a vacation from work by an employee with pay granted

paid-up
adj : paid in advance; "paid-up insurance"; "paid-up members"

Paige
n : United States baseball player; a Black pitcher noted for his longevity (1906-1982) [syn: {Satchel Paige}, {Leroy Robert Paige}]

paigle
n 1: Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel [syn: {oxlip}, {Primula elatior}]
2: early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers [syn: {cowslip}, {Primula veris}]

pail
n 1: a roughly cylindrical that is vessel open at the top [syn: {bucket}]
2: the quantity contained in a pail [syn: {pailful}]

pailful
n : the quantity contained in a pail [syn: {pail}]

paillasse
n : mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust [syn: {palliasse}]

pain
n 1: a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension" [syn: {hurting}]
2: emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness" [syn: {painfulness}] [ant: {pleasure}]
3: a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain" [syn: {painful sensation}]
4: a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain" [syn: {pain in the neck}, {nuisance}]
5: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction" [syn: {annoyance}, {bother}, {botheration}, {infliction}, {pain in the neck}, {pain in the ass}]
v 1: cause bodily suffering to [syn: {afflict}, {trouble}, {ail}]
2: cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school" [syn: {anguish}, {hurt}]

pain in the ass
n : something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction" [syn: {annoyance}, {bother}, {botheration}, {pain}, {infliction}, {pain in the neck}]

pain in the neck
n 1: a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain" [syn: {pain}, {nuisance}]
2: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction" [syn: {annoyance}, {bother}, {botheration}, {pain}, {infliction}, {pain in the ass}]

pain pill
n : a medicine used to relieve pain [syn: {analgesic}, {anodyne}, {painkiller}]

pain threshold
n : the lowest intensity of stimulation at which pain is experienced; "some people have much higher pain thresholds than do other people"

pain unit
n : a unit measuring the intensity of pain

Paine
n 1: American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1731-1814) [syn: {Robert Treat Paine}]
2: American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist's fight for independence and supported the French Revolution (1737-1809) [syn: {Tom Paine}, {Thomas Paine}]

pained
adj : hurt or upset; "she looked offended"; "face had a pained and puzzled expression" [syn: {offended}]

pain-free
adj : not accompanied by pain sensations; "pain-free surgery" [syn: {unpainful}]

painful
adj 1: causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness" [ant: {painless}]
2: causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up" [syn: {afflictive}, {sore}]
3: exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room" [syn: {atrocious}, {abominable}, {awful}, {dreadful}, {terrible}, {unspeakable}]
4: causing physical discomfort; "bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful" [syn: {irritating}]

painful sensation
n : a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain" [syn: {pain}]

painfully
adv 1: unpleasantly; "his ignorance was painfully obvious" [syn: {distressingly}]
2: in or as if in pain; "she moved painfully forward"; "sorely wounded" [syn: {sorely}] [ant: {painlessly}]

painfulness
n : emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness" [syn: {pain}] [ant: {pleasure}]

painkiller
n : a medicine used to relieve pain [syn: {analgesic}, {anodyne}, {pain pill}]

painless
adj 1: requiring little hard work or exertion; "a painless solution to the problem"
2: not causing physical or psychological pain; "painless dentistry" [ant: {painful}]
3: with as little pain as possible; "a humanely painless killing"

painlessly
adv : without pain; "after the surgery, she could move her arms painlessly" [ant: {painfully}]

pains
n : an effortful attempt to attain a goal [syn: {striving}, {nisus}, {strain}]

painstaking
adj : characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details" [syn: {conscientious}, {scrupulous}]

painstakingly
adv : in a fastidious and painstaking manner; "it is almost a waste of time painstakingly to learn the routines of selling" [syn: {fastidiously}]

painstakingness
n : the trait of being painstaking and careful [syn: {conscientiousness}] [ant: {unconscientiousness}]

paint
n 1: a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
2: (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court; "he hit a jump shot from the top of the key"; "he dominates play in the paint" [syn: {key}]
3: makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks [syn: {rouge}, {blusher}]
v 1: make a painting; "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden"
2: apply paint to; coat with paint; "We painted the rooms yellow"
3: make a painting of; "He painted his mistress many times"
4: apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil

paint a picture
v : call to mind or evoke [syn: {suggest}, {evoke}]

paint leaf
n : showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to Peru [syn: {Japanese poinsettia}, {mole plant}, {Euphorbia heterophylla}]

paint roller
n : a roller that has an absorbent surface used for spreading paint

paint the lily
v 1: adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful) [syn: {gild the lily}]
2: make unnecessary additions to what is already complete [syn: {gild the lily}]

paintable
adj : lending itself to being painted; "a highly paintable landscape"; "made of sturdy eminently paintable wood" [ant: {unpaintable}]

paintball
n 1: a capsule filed with water-soluble dye used as a projectile in the game of paintball
2: a game that simulates military combat; players on one team try to eliminate players on the opposing team by shooting capsules of paint at them

paintball gun
n : an air gun used in the game of paintball; designed to simulate a semiautomatic

paintbox
n : a box containing a collection of cubes or tubes of artists' paint

paintbrush
n : a brush used as an applicator (to apply paint)

painted
adj 1: represented in a painting; "as idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean"
2: coated with paint; "freshly painted lawn furniture" [ant: {unpainted}]
3: lacking substance or vitality as if produced by painting; "in public he wore a painted smile"
4: having makeup applied; "brazen painted faces" [ant: {unpainted}]
5: having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies" [syn: {motley}, {calico}, {multicolor}, {multicolour}, {multicolored}, {multicoloured}, {particolored}, {particoloured}, {piebald}, {pied}, {varicolored}, {varicoloured}]

painted beauty
n : American butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spots [syn: {Vanessa virginiensis}]

painted cup
n : any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts [syn: {Indian paintbrush}]

painted daisy
n : spring-flowering garden perennial of Asiatic origin having finely divided aromatic leaves and white to pink-purple flowers; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {pyrethrum}, {Tanacetum coccineum}, {Chrysanthemum coccineum}]

Painted Desert
n : a desert on a high plateau in northeastern Arizona

painted greenling
n : greenling with whitish body marked with black bands [syn: {convict fish}, {convictfish}, {Oxylebius pictus}]

painted leaf
n 1: poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophylla [syn: {fire-on-the-mountain}, {Mexican fire plant}, {Euphorbia cyathophora}]
2: tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers [syn: {poinsettia}, {Christmas star}, {Christmas flower}, {lobster plant}, {Mexican flameleaf}, {Euphorbia pulcherrima}]

painted nettle
n : perennial aromatic herb of southeastern Asia having large usually bright-colored or blotched leaves and spikes of blue-violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Solenostemon [syn: {Joseph's coat}, {Coleus blumei}, {Solenostemon blumei}, {Solenostemon scutellarioides}]

painted sandgrouse
n : sandgrouse of India [syn: {Pterocles indicus}]

painted terrapin
n : freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States [syn: {painted turtle}, {painted tortoise}, {Chrysemys picta}]

painted tongue
n : Chilean herb having velvety funnel-shaped yellowish or violet flowers with long tonguelike styles at the corolla throat [syn: {Salpiglossis sinuata}]

painted tortoise
n : freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States [syn: {painted turtle}, {painted terrapin}, {Chrysemys picta}]

painted turtle
n : freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States [syn: {painted terrapin}, {painted tortoise}, {Chrysemys picta}]

painted-leaf begonia
n : any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown with inconspicuous flowers [syn: {rex begonia}, {king begonia}, {beefsteak geranium}, {Begonia rex}]

painter
n 1: an artist who paints
2: a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint
3: a line that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for tying up (as when docking or towing)
4: large American feline resembling a lion [syn: {cougar}, {puma}, {catamount}, {mountain lion}, {panther}, {Felis concolor}]

painterly
adj : having qualities unique to the art of painting

painter's colic
n : symptom of chronic lead poisoning and associated with obstinate constipation [syn: {lead colic}]

painting
n 1: graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre" [syn: {picture}]
2: creating a picture with paints; "he studied painting and sculpture for many years"
3: the act of applying paint to a surface; "you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush"
4: the occupation of a house painter; "house painting was the only craft he knew" [syn: {house painting}]

pair
n 1: a set of two similar things considered as a unit [syn: {brace}]
2: two items of the same kind [syn: {couple}, {twosome}, {twain}, {brace}, {span}, {yoke}, {couplet}, {distich}, {duo}, {duet}, {dyad}, {duad}]
3: two people considered as a unit
4: a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value
v 1: form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off" [syn: {pair off}, {partner off}, {couple}]
2: bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project" [syn: {match}, {mate}, {couple}, {twin}]
3: occur in pairs [syn: {geminate}]
4: arrange in pairs; "Pair these numbers" [syn: {geminate}]
5: make love; "Birds mate in the Spring" [syn: {copulate}, {mate}, {couple}]

pair creation
n : the transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus [syn: {pair production}, {pair formation}]

pair formation
n : the transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus [syn: {pair production}, {pair creation}]

pair of pincers
n : a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever [syn: {pincer}, {tweezer}, {pair of tweezers}]

pair of pliers
n : a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws [syn: {pliers}, {plyers}]

pair of scissors
n : and edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades [syn: {scissors}]

pair of tongs
n : any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below [syn: {tongs}]

pair of tweezers
n : a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever [syn: {pincer}, {pair of pincers}, {tweezer}]

pair of virginals
n : a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries [syn: {virginal}]

pair off
v : form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off" [syn: {pair}, {partner off}, {couple}]

pair production
n : the transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus [syn: {pair creation}, {pair formation}]

paired
adj 1: used of gloves, socks, etc. [syn: {mated}]
2: of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves" [syn: {opposite}] [ant: {alternate}]
3: mated sexually

pairing
n 1: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring" [syn: {coupling}, {mating}, {conjugation}, {union}, {sexual union}]
2: the act of grouping things or people in pairs

paisa
n : a fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan [also: {paise} (pl)]

paise
paisa
n : a fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan [also: {paise} (pl)]

paise
See {paisa}

paisley
n : a soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes

Paiute
n 1: a member of either of two Shoshonean peoples (northern Paiute and southern Paiute) related to the Aztecs and living in the southwestern United States [syn: {Piute}]
2: the Shoshonean language spoken by the Paiute people

Paiwanic
n : a Formosan language

pajamas
n 1: loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers [syn: {pyjamas}, {pj's}, {jammies}]
2: lightweight trousers worn in various Eastern countries [syn: {pyjamas}]

pakchoi
n : Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves [syn: {bok choy}, {bok choi}, {Chinese white cabbage}, {Brassica rapa chinensis}]

Pakistan
n : a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 [syn: {Islamic Republic of Pakistan}, {West Pakistan}]

Pakistani
adj : of or relating to Pakistan or its people or language; "Pakistani mountain passes"; "Pakistani soldiers"
n : a native or inhabitant of Pakistan

Pakistani monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Pakistan

Pakistani rupee
n : the basic unit of money in Pakistan; equal to 100 paisas [syn: {rupee}]

pal
n : a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities [syn: {buddy}, {brother}, {chum}, {crony}, {sidekick}]
v : become friends; act friendly towards [syn: {pal up}, {chum up}] [also: {palling}, {palled}]

pal up
v : become friends; act friendly towards [syn: {pal}, {chum up}]

palace
n 1: a large and stately mansion [syn: {castle}]
2: the governing group of a kingdom; "the palace issued an order binding on all subjects"
3: a large ornate exhibition hall
4: official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign)

palace car
n : a passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for individual chairs [syn: {parlor car}, {parlour car}, {drawing-room car}, {chair car}]

Palace of Versailles
n : a palace built in the 17th century for Louis XIV southwest of Paris near the city of Versailles [syn: {Versailles}]

paladin
n : someone who fights for a cause [syn: {champion}, {fighter}, {hero}]

palaeencephalon
n : the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex [syn: {paleencephalon}, {paleoencephalon}]

Palaemon
n : type genus of the family Palaemonidae; widely distributed genus [syn: {genus Palaemon}]

Palaemon australis
n : large (a foot or more) edible freshwater prawn common in Australian rivers [syn: {long-clawed prawn}, {river prawn}]

Palaemonidae
n : prawns [syn: {family Palaemonidae}]

palaeoanthropology
n : the scientific study of human fossils [syn: {paleoanthropology}, {human paleontology}, {human palaeontology}]

palaeobiology
n : a branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms [syn: {paleobiology}]

palaeobotany
n : the study of fossil plants [syn: {paleobotany}]

palaeoclimatology
n : the study of the climate of past ages [syn: {paleoclimatology}]

palaeodendrology
n : the branch of paleobotany that studies fossil trees [syn: {paleodendrology}]

palaeoecology
n : the branch of ecology that studies ancient ecology [syn: {paleoecology}]

palaeoethnography
n : the ethnography of paleolithic humans [syn: {paleoethnography}]

palaeogeography
n : the study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epochs [syn: {paleogeography}]

palaeogeology
n : the study of geologic features once at the surface of the earth but now buried beneath rocks [syn: {paleogeology}]

palaeolithic
adj : of or relating to the second period of the Stone Age (following the eolithic); "paleolithic artifacts" [syn: {paleolithic}]
n : second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC [syn: {Paleolithic Age}, {Paleolithic}]

palaeology
n : the study of (especially prehistoric) antiquities [syn: {paleology}]

palaeontological
adj : of or relating to paleontology [syn: {paleontological}]

palaeontologist
n : a specialist in paleontology [syn: {paleontologist}, {fossilist}]

palaeontology
n : the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains [syn: {paleontology}, {fossilology}]

palaeopathology
n : the study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence) [syn: {paleopathology}]

palaeornithology
n : the paleobiology of birds [syn: {paleornithology}]

palaeozoology
n : the study of fossil animals [syn: {paleozoology}]

palaestra
n : a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes [syn: {palestra}]

palaetiology
n : the explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes (as geological causes) [syn: {paletiology}]

Palaic
n : an Anatolian language

palankeen
n : a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers [syn: {palanquin}]

palanquin
n : a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers [syn: {palankeen}]

Palaquium
n : large genus of Malaysian trees with milky juice and leathery leaves [syn: {genus Palaquium}]

Palaquium gutta
n : East Indian tree yielding gutta-percha [syn: {gutta-percha tree}]

palas
n : East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye [syn: {dhak}, {dak}, {Butea frondosa}, {Butea monosperma}]

palatability
n : the property of being acceptable to the mouth [syn: {palatableness}] [ant: {unpalatability}]

palatable
adj : acceptable to the taste or mind; "palatable food"; "a palatable solution to the problem" [ant: {unpalatable}]

palatableness
n : the property of being acceptable to the mouth [syn: {palatability}] [ant: {unpalatability}]

palatably
adv : in a palatable way [ant: {unpalatably}]

palatal
adj 1: relating to or lying near the palate; "palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils" [syn: {palatine}]
2: produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin') [syn: {palatalized}, {palatalised}]
n : a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')

palatalise
v : pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate [syn: {palatalize}]

palatalised
adj : produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin') [syn: {palatal}, {palatalized}]

palatalize
v : pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate [syn: {palatalise}]

palatalized
adj : produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin') [syn: {palatal}, {palatalised}]

palate
n : the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities [syn: {roof of the mouth}]

palatial
adj 1: relating to or being a palace; "the palatial residence"
2: suitable for or like a palace; "palatial furnishings"; "a palatial yacht"

Palatinate
n : a territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine [syn: {Pfalz}]

palatine
adj 1: relating to or lying near the palate; "palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils" [syn: {palatal}]
2: of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives
3: of or relating to a palace
n 1: any of various important officials in ancient Rome
2: (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands [syn: {palsgrave}]
3: the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces
4: either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits [syn: {palatine bone}, {os palatinum}]

palatine artery
n : one of several arteries supplying the face [syn: {arteria palatina}]

palatine bone
n : either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits [syn: {palatine}, {os palatinum}]

palatine raphe
n : the seam at the middle of the hard palate

palatine tonsil
n : either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx [syn: {tonsil}, {faucial tonsil}, {tonsilla}]

palatine vein
n : a vein that drains the region of the palate and empties into the facial vein [syn: {vena palatina}]

palatoglossal
adj : relating to the palate and tongue

palatopharyngoplasty
n : surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea) [syn: {PPP}, {uvulopalatopharyngoplasty}, {UPPP}]

Palau
n 1: a republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States [syn: {Republic of Palau}, {TT}]
2: a chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean [syn: {Palau Islands}, {Belau}, {Pelew}]

Palau Islands
n : a chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean [syn: {Palau}, {Belau}, {Pelew}]

palaver
n 1: flattery intended to persuade [syn: {blandishment}, {cajolery}]
2: loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric" [syn: {hot air}, {empty words}, {empty talk}, {rhetoric}]
v 1: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly [syn: {chatter}, {piffle}, {prate}, {tittle-tattle}, {twaddle}, {clack}, {maunder}, {prattle}, {blab}, {gibber}, {tattle}, {blabber}, {gabble}]
2: influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along" [syn: {wheedle}, {cajole}, {blarney}, {coax}, {sweet-talk}, {inveigle}]
3: have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds

pale
adj 1: very light colored; highly diluted with white; "pale seagreen"; "pale blue eyes"
2: (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn" [syn: {pallid}, {wan}]
3: lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; "a pale rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance" [syn: {pallid}]
4: abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed" [syn: {pallid}, {wan}]
5: not full or rich; "high, pale, pure and lovely song"
n : a wooden strip forming part of a fence [syn: {picket}]
v : turn pale, as if in fear [syn: {blanch}, {blench}]

pale ale
n : an amber colored ale brewed with pale malts; similar to bitter but drier and lighter

pale chrysanthemum aphid
n : important pest of chrysanthemums

pale coral root
n : plant having clumps of nearly leafless pale yellowish to greenish stems bearing similarly colored flowers with white lower lips; northern New Mexico north through South Dakota and Washington to Alaska [syn: {early coral root}, {Corallorhiza trifida}]

pale violet
n : leafy-stemmed violet of eastern North America having large white or creamy flowers faintly marked with purple [syn: {striped violet}, {cream violet}, {Viola striata}]

pale yellow
n : a yellow tint; yellow diluted with white [syn: {straw}]

Paleacrita
n : geometrid moths [syn: {genus Paleacrita}]

Paleacrita vernata
n : moth whose larvae are spring cankerworms

paleae
See {palea}

paleencephalon
n : the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex [syn: {paleoencephalon}, {palaeencephalon}]

paleface
n : a derogatory term for a white person (said to have been used by North American Indians)

palely
adv 1: in a manner lacking interest or vitality; "a palely entertaining show" [syn: {pallidly}, {dimly}]
2: in a pale manner; without physical or emotional color; "his wife, always palely appealing"

paleness
n 1: unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) [syn: {lividness}, {lividity}, {luridness}, {pallidness}, {pallor}, {wanness}, {achromasia}]
2: the property of having a naturally light complexion [syn: {blondness}, {fairness}]

Paleo-American
n : a member of the Paleo-American peoples who were the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America during the late Pleistocene epoch [syn: {Paleo-Amerind}, {Paleo-Indian}]

Paleo-American culture
n : the prehistoric culture of the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America [syn: {Paleo-Amerind culture}, {Paleo-Indian culture}]

Paleo-Amerind
n : a member of the Paleo-American peoples who were the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America during the late Pleistocene epoch [syn: {Paleo-American}, {Paleo-Indian}]

Paleo-Amerind culture
n : the prehistoric culture of the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America [syn: {Paleo-American culture}, {Paleo-Indian culture}]

paleoanthropological
adj : of or concerned with the scientific study of human fossils

paleoanthropology
n : the scientific study of human fossils [syn: {palaeoanthropology}, {human paleontology}, {human palaeontology}]

paleobiology
n : a branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms [syn: {palaeobiology}]

paleobotany
n : the study of fossil plants [syn: {palaeobotany}]

Paleocene
n : from 63 million to 58 million years ago; appearance of birds and earliest mammals [syn: {Paleocene epoch}]

Paleocene epoch
n : from 63 million to 58 million years ago; appearance of birds and earliest mammals [syn: {Paleocene}]

paleocerebellum
n : the anterior lobe of the cerebellum which was one of the earliest parts of the hindbrain to develop in mammals

paleoclimatology
n : the study of the climate of past ages [syn: {palaeoclimatology}]

paleocortex
n : the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum [syn: {archipallium}]

paleocortical
adj : of or relating to the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum

paleodendrology
n : the branch of paleobotany that studies fossil trees [syn: {palaeodendrology}]

paleoecology
n : the branch of ecology that studies ancient ecology [syn: {palaeoecology}]

paleoencephalon
n : the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex [syn: {paleencephalon}, {palaeencephalon}]

paleoethnography
n : the ethnography of paleolithic humans [syn: {palaeoethnography}]

paleogeography
n : the study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epochs [syn: {palaeogeography}]

paleogeology
n : the study of geologic features once at the surface of the earth but now buried beneath rocks [syn: {palaeogeology}]

paleography
n : the study of ancient forms of writing (and the deciphering of them)

Paleo-Indian
n : a member of the Paleo-American peoples who were the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America during the late Pleistocene epoch [syn: {Paleo-American}, {Paleo-Amerind}]

Paleo-Indian culture
n : the prehistoric culture of the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America [syn: {Paleo-American culture}, {Paleo-Amerind culture}]

paleolith
n : a stone tool from the Paleolithic age

paleolithic
adj : of or relating to the second period of the Stone Age (following the eolithic); "paleolithic artifacts" [syn: {palaeolithic}]
n : second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC [syn: {Paleolithic Age}, {Palaeolithic}]

Paleolithic Age
n : second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC [syn: {Paleolithic}, {Palaeolithic}]

paleology
n : the study of (especially prehistoric) antiquities [syn: {palaeology}]

paleomammalogy
n : the paleobiology of ancient mammals

paleontological
adj : of or relating to paleontology [syn: {palaeontological}]

paleontologist
n : a specialist in paleontology [syn: {palaeontologist}, {fossilist}]

paleontology
n : the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains [syn: {palaeontology}, {fossilology}]

paleopathology
n : the study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence) [syn: {palaeopathology}]

paleornithology
n : the paleobiology of birds [syn: {palaeornithology}]

paleostriatum
n : the inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus [syn: {pallidum}, {globus pallidus}]

Paleozoic
n : from 544 million to about 230 million years ago [syn: {Paleozoic era}]

Paleozoic era
n : from 544 million to about 230 million years ago [syn: {Paleozoic}]

paleozoology
n : the study of fossil animals [syn: {palaeozoology}]

Palermo
n : the capital of Sicily; located in northwestern Sicily; an important port for 3000 years

Palestine
n 1: a British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948
2: an ancient country is southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism [syn: {Canaan}, {Holy Land}, {Promised Land}]

Palestine Authority
n : combines the Gaza Strip and the West Bank under a political unit with limited autonomy and a police force; created in 1993 by an agreement between Israel and the PLO [syn: {Palestine National Authority}, {Palestinian National Authority}]

Palestine Islamic Jihad
n : a militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestime and to the destruction of Israel; smaller and more exclusively militant that Hamas [syn: {Palestinian Islamic Jihad}, {PIJ}, {Harakat al-Jihad al-Islami al-Filastini}]

Palestine Liberation Front
n : a terrorist group formed in 1977 as the result of a split with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine; became a satellite of al-Fatah; made terrorist attacks on Israel across the Lebanese border [syn: {PLF}, {Jabat al-Tahrir al-Filistiniyyah}]

Palestine Liberation Organization
n : a political movement uniting Palestinian Arabs in an effort to create an independent state of Palestine; when formed in 1964 it was a terrorist organization dominated by Yasser Arafat's al-Fatah; in 1968 Arafat became chairman; received recognition by the United Nations and by Arab states in 1974 as a government in exile; has played a largely political role since the creation of the Palestine National Authority [syn: {PLO}]

Palestine National Authority
n : combines the Gaza Strip and the West Bank under a political unit with limited autonomy and a police force; created in 1993 by an agreement between Israel and the PLO [syn: {Palestinian National Authority}, {Palestine Authority}]

Palestinian
adj : of or relating to the area of Palestine and its inhabitants; "Palestinian guerrillas"
n 1: a descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine [syn: {Palestinian Arab}]
2: an ethnic group of Arabs formerly living in Palestine

Palestinian Arab
n : a descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine [syn: {Palestinian}]

Palestinian Hizballah
n : a little known Palestinian group comprised of members of Hamas and Tanzim with suspected ties to the Lebanese Hizballah; responsible for suicide bombings in Israel

Palestinian Islamic Jihad
n : a militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestime and to the destruction of Israel; smaller and more exclusively militant that Hamas [syn: {Palestine Islamic Jihad}, {PIJ}, {Harakat al-Jihad al-Islami al-Filastini}]

Palestinian National Authority
n : combines the Gaza Strip and the West Bank under a political unit with limited autonomy and a police force; created in 1993 by an agreement between Israel and the PLO [syn: {Palestine National Authority}, {Palestine Authority}]

palestra
n : a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes [syn: {palaestra}] [also: {palestrae} (pl)]

palestrae
palestra
n : a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes [syn: {palaestra}] [also: {palestrae} (pl)]

palestrae
See {palestra}

Palestrina
n : Italian composer (1526-1594) [syn: {Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina}]

paletiology
n : the explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes (as geological causes) [syn: {palaetiology}]

palette
n 1: the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art [syn: {pallet}]
2: board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used [syn: {pallet}]
3: one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor [syn: {pallette}]

palette knife
n : a spatula used by artists for mixing or applying or scraping off oil paints

palfrey
n : especially a light saddle horse for a woman

Palgrave
n : English poet (1824-1897) [syn: {Francis Turner Palgrave}]

Pali
n : an ancient Prakrit language (derived from Sanskrit) that is the scriptural and liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism

palilalia
n : a pathological condition in which a word is rapidly and involuntarily repeated

palimony
n : support paid by one half of an unmarried partnership after the relationship ends

palimpsest
n : a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible

palindrome
n : a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward

paling
n : a fence made of upright pickets [syn: {picket fence}]

palingeneses
palingenesis
n : emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species [syn: {recapitulation}] [ant: {cenogenesis}] [also: {palingeneses} (pl)]

palingeneses
See {palingenesis}

palingenesis
n : emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species [syn: {recapitulation}] [ant: {cenogenesis}] [also: {palingeneses} (pl)]

palingenetic
adj : of or relating to palingenesis [ant: {cenogenetic}]

Palinuridae
n : spiny lobsters [syn: {family Palinuridae}]

Palinurus
n : type genus of the family Palinuridae [syn: {genus Palinurus}]

palisade
n : fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
v : surround with a wall in order to fortify [syn: {wall}, {fence}, {fence in}, {surround}]

palish
adj : slightly pale

Paliurus
n : thorny Eurasian shrubs [syn: {genus Paliurus}]

Paliurus spina-christi
n : thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit [syn: {Christ's-thorn}, {Jerusalem thorn}]

pall
n 1: a sudden numbing dread [syn: {chill}]
2: burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped [syn: {shroud}, {cerement}, {winding-sheet}, {winding-clothes}]
3: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) [syn: {curtain}, {drape}, {drapery}, {mantle}]
v 1: become less interesting or attractive [syn: {dull}]
2: cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" [syn: {daunt}, {dash}, {scare off}, {frighten off}, {scare away}, {frighten away}, {scare}]
3: cover with a pall
4: cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing; "Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite" [syn: {cloy}]
5: cause to become flat; "pall the beer"
6: lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall" [syn: {die}, {become flat}]
7: lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to); "the course palled on her"
8: get tired of something or somebody [syn: {tire}, {weary}, {fatigue}, {jade}]

Pall Mall
n : a fashionable street in London noted for its many private clubs

Palladian
adj : referring to or relating to or having the style of architecture created by Andrea Palladio; "the much imitated arch and column compositions known as the Palladian motif"

Palladio
n : highly original and much imitated Italian architect (1508-1580) [syn: {Andrea Palladio}]

palladium
n : a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry [syn: {Pd}, {atomic number 46}]

Pallas
n 1: (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva [syn: {Athena}, {Athene}, {Pallas Athena}, {Pallas Athene}]
2: a large asteroid; the second asteroid to be discovered

Pallas Athena
n : (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva [syn: {Athena}, {Athene}, {Pallas}, {Pallas Athene}]

Pallas Athene
n : (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva [syn: {Athena}, {Athene}, {Pallas}, {Pallas Athena}]

pallasite
n : a meteorite composed principally of olivine and metallic iron

Pallas's cat
n : small wildcat of the mountains of Siberia and Tibet and Mongolia [syn: {manul}, {Felis manul}]

pallas's sandgrouse
n : Eurasiatic sandgrouse with a black patch on the belly [syn: {Syrrhaptes paradoxus}]

pallbearer
n : one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral [syn: {bearer}]

palled
pal
n : a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities [syn: {buddy}, {brother}, {chum}, {crony}, {sidekick}]
v : become friends; act friendly towards [syn: {pal up}, {chum up}] [also: {palling}, {palled}]

palled
See {pal}

pallet
n 1: the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art [syn: {palette}]
2: a portable platform for storing or moving goods that are stacked on it
3: a hand tool with a flat blade used by potters for mixing and shaping clay
4: a mattress filled with straw or a pad made of quilts; used as a bed
5: board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used [syn: {palette}]

pallette
n : one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor [syn: {palette}]

pallia
pallium
n 1: the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the gray matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum [syn: {cerebral cortex}, {cerebral mantle}, {cortex}]
2: (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell [syn: {mantle}]
3: (Roman Catholic Church) vestment consisting of a band encircling the shoulders with two lappets hanging in front and back
4: cloak or mantle worn by men in ancient Rome [also: {pallia} (pl)]

pallia
See {pallium}

palliasse
n : mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust [syn: {paillasse}]

palliate
v 1: lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime" [syn: {extenuate}, {mitigate}]
2: provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches" [syn: {relieve}, {alleviate}, {assuage}]

palliation
n 1: easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause
2: to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious [syn: {extenuation}, {mitigation}]

palliative
adj : moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear [syn: {alleviative}, {alleviatory}, {lenitive}, {mitigative}, {mitigatory}]
n : remedy that alleviates pain without curing [syn: {alleviant}, {alleviator}]

pallid
adj 1: abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed" [syn: {pale}, {wan}]
2: (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn" [syn: {pale}, {wan}]
3: lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; "a pale rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance" [syn: {pale}]

pallid bat
n : drab yellowish big-eared cave-dwelling bat [syn: {cave bat}, {Antrozous pallidus}]

pallidly
adv : in a manner lacking interest or vitality; "a palely entertaining show" [syn: {palely}, {dimly}]

pallidness
n : unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) [syn: {lividness}, {lividity}, {luridness}, {paleness}, {pallor}, {wanness}, {achromasia}]

pallidum
n : the inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus [syn: {globus pallidus}, {paleostriatum}]

pallier
pally
adj : (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals [syn: {chummy}, {matey}, {palsy-walsy}] [also: {palliest}, {pallier}]

pallier
See {pally}

palliest
pally
adj : (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals [syn: {chummy}, {matey}, {palsy-walsy}] [also: {palliest}, {pallier}]

palliest
See {pally}

palling
pal
n : a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities [syn: {buddy}, {brother}, {chum}, {crony}, {sidekick}]
v : become friends; act friendly towards [syn: {pal up}, {chum up}] [also: {palling}, {palled}]

palling
See {pal}

pallium
n 1: the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the gray matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum [syn: {cerebral cortex}, {cerebral mantle}, {cortex}]
2: (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell [syn: {mantle}]
3: (Roman Catholic Church) vestment consisting of a band encircling the shoulders with two lappets hanging in front and back
4: cloak or mantle worn by men in ancient Rome [also: {pallia} (pl)]

pall-mall
n : a 17th century game; a wooden ball was driven along an alley with a mallet

pallone
n : an Italian game similar to tennis

pallor
n : unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) [syn: {lividness}, {lividity}, {luridness}, {paleness}, {pallidness}, {wanness}, {achromasia}]

pally
adj : (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals [syn: {chummy}, {matey}, {palsy-walsy}] [also: {palliest}, {pallier}]

palm
n 1: the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers [syn: {thenar}]
2: a linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand
3: any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves [syn: {palm tree}]
4: an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event [syn: {decoration}, {laurel wreath}, {medal}, {medallion}, {ribbon}]
v : touch, lift, or hold with the hands; "Don't handle the merchandise" [syn: {handle}]

Palm Beach
n : a resort town in southeast Florida on an island on the Atlantic coast

palm cat
n : spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies [syn: {palm civet}]

palm civet
n : spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies [syn: {palm cat}]

palm family
n : chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales [syn: {Palmae}, {family Palmae}, {Palmaceae}, {family Palmaceae}, {Arecaceae}, {family Arecaceae}]

palm kernel
n : see o any oil palm [syn: {palm nut}]

palm nut
n : see o any oil palm [syn: {palm kernel}]

palm off
v : sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive [syn: {foist off}, {fob off}]

palm oil
n : oil from nuts of oil palms especially the African oil palm

palm reading
n : telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand [syn: {palmistry}, {chiromancy}, {chirology}]

Palm Sunday
n : Sunday before Easter

palm tree
n : any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves [syn: {palm}]

palma christ
n : large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized throughout the tropics [syn: {castor-oil plant}, {castor bean plant}, {palma christi}, {Ricinus communis}]

palma christi
n : large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized throughout the tropics [syn: {castor-oil plant}, {castor bean plant}, {palma christ}, {Ricinus communis}]

Palmaceae
n : chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales [syn: {Palmae}, {family Palmae}, {family Palmaceae}, {Arecaceae}, {family Arecaceae}, {palm family}]

Palmae
n : chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales [syn: {family Palmae}, {Palmaceae}, {family Palmaceae}, {Arecaceae}, {family Arecaceae}, {palm family}]

Palmales
n : coextensive with the family Palmae: palms [syn: {order Palmales}]

palmar
adj : relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot; "the volar surface"; "the palmar muscle" [syn: {volar}]

palmate
adj 1: (of the feet of water birds) having three toes connected by a thin fold of skin
2: of a leaf shape; having leaflets or lobes radiating from a common point [syn: {palm-shaped}]

palmate leaf
n : a leaf resembling an open hand; having lobes radiating from a common point

palmately
adv : in a palmate manner; "palmately cleft"

palmatifid
adj : of a leaf shape; palmately cleft rather than lobed

palmature
n : an abnormality in which the fingers are webbed

Palmer
n : United States golfer (born in 1929) [syn: {Arnold Palmer}, {Arnold Daniel Palmer}]

Palmer Peninsula
n : a large peninsula of Antarctica that extends some 1200 miles north toward South America; separates the Weddell Sea from the South Pacific [syn: {Antarctic Peninsula}]

palmetto
n : any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves [also: {palmettoes} (pl)]

Palmetto State
n : a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {South Carolina}, {SC}]

palmettoes
palmetto
n : any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves [also: {palmettoes} (pl)]

palmettoes
See {palmetto}

palmier
palmy
adj : very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids" [syn: {booming}, {flourishing}, {prospering}, {prosperous}, {roaring}, {thriving}] [also: {palmiest}, {palmier}]

palmier
See {palmy}

palmiest
palmy
adj : very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids" [syn: {booming}, {flourishing}, {prospering}, {prosperous}, {roaring}, {thriving}] [also: {palmiest}, {palmier}]

palmiest
See {palmy}

palmist
n : fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms [syn: {palmister}, {chiromancer}]

palmister
n : fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms [syn: {palmist}, {chiromancer}]

palmistry
n : telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand [syn: {palm reading}, {chiromancy}, {chirology}]

palmitic acid
n : a saturated fatty acid that is the major fat in meat and dairy products [syn: {hexadecanoic acid}]

palmitin
n : an ester of glycerol and palmitic acid

palmlike
adj : resembling a palm tree

palm-shaped
adj : of a leaf shape; having leaflets or lobes radiating from a common point [syn: {palmate}]

palmy
adj : very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids" [syn: {booming}, {flourishing}, {prospering}, {prosperous}, {roaring}, {thriving}] [also: {palmiest}, {palmier}]

palmyra
n : tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving [syn: {palmyra palm}, {toddy palm}, {wine palm}, {lontar}, {longar palm}, {Borassus flabellifer}]

palmyra palm
n : tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving [syn: {palmyra}, {toddy palm}, {wine palm}, {lontar}, {longar palm}, {Borassus flabellifer}]

Palo Alto
n : a university town in California

palo santo
n : South American tree of dry interior regions of Argentina and Paraguay having resinous heartwood used for incense [syn: {Bulnesia sarmienti}]

palo verde
n : densely branched spiny tree of southwestern United States having showy yellow flowers and blue-green bark; sometimes placed in genus Cercidium [syn: {Parkinsonia florida}, {Cercidium floridum}]

palometa
n : smaller than Florida pompano; common in West Indies [syn: {California pompano}, {Palometa simillima}]

Palometa simillima
n : smaller than Florida pompano; common in West Indies [syn: {palometa}, {California pompano}]

palomino
n : a horse of light tan or golden color with cream or white mane and tail

palooka
n : a second-rate prize fighter [syn: {stumblebum}]

paloverde
n : a thorny shrub of the genus Cercidium that grows in dry parts of the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico; has smooth light green bark and racemes of yellow flowers and small leaves

palpability
n : the quality of being perceivable by touch [syn: {tangibility}, {tangibleness}] [ant: {intangibility}, {intangibility}]

palpable
adj 1: capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt; "a barely palpable dust"; "felt sudden anger in a palpable wave"; "the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton" [syn: {tangible}] [ant: {impalpable}]
2: can be felt by palpation; "a palpable tumor"

palpably
adv : so as to be palpable; "she was palpably nervous"

palpate
v : examine (a body part) by palpation; "The nurse palpated the patient's stomach"; "The runner felt her pulse" [syn: {feel}]

palpation
n : a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional) [syn: {tactual exploration}]

palpatory
adj : relating to or involving palpation

palpebra
n : either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye; "his lids would stay open no longer" [syn: {eyelid}, {lid}]

palpebra conjunctiva
n : the part of the conjunctiva lining the posterior surface of the eyelids; continuous with the bulbar conjunctiva [syn: {conjunctival layer of eyelids}, {tunica conjunctiva palpebrarum}]

palpebrate
adj : having eyelids
v : wink or blink, especially repeatedly

palpebration
n : repeated blinking or winking (especially if uncontrolled and persistent)

palpi
See {palpus}

palpitant
adj : having a slight and rapid trembling motion; "palpitant movements rather than violent eruptions"; "my palpitating heart" [syn: {palpitating}]

palpitate
v 1: cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart"
2: shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated" [syn: {quiver}, {quake}]
3: beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated" [syn: {flutter}]

palpitating
adj : having a slight and rapid trembling motion; "palpitant movements rather than violent eruptions"; "my palpitating heart" [syn: {palpitant}]

palpitation
n 1: a rapid and irregular heart beat
2: a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe" [syn: {shaking}, {shakiness}, {trembling}, {quiver}, {quivering}, {vibration}]

palsgrave
n : (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands [syn: {palatine}]

palsied
adj : affected with palsy or uncontrollable tremor; "hands weak and palsied"

palsied
palsy
n 1: loss of the ability to move a body part [syn: {paralysis}]
2: a condition marked by uncontrollable tremor
v : affect with palsy [also: {palsied}]

palsied
See {palsy}

palsy
n 1: loss of the ability to move a body part [syn: {paralysis}]
2: a condition marked by uncontrollable tremor
v : affect with palsy [also: {palsied}]

palsy-walsy
adj : (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals [syn: {chummy}, {matey}, {pally}]

palter
v : be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information [syn: {beat around the bush}, {equivocate}, {tergiversate}, {prevaricate}]

paltering
n : a trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear [syn: {fibbing}]

paltrier
paltry
adj 1: not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter" [syn: {negligible}, {trifling}]
2: contemptibly small in amount; "a measly tip"; "the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"; "a paltry wage"; "almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans" [syn: {measly}, {miserable}] [also: {paltriest}, {paltrier}]

paltrier
See {paltry}

paltriest
paltry
adj 1: not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter" [syn: {negligible}, {trifling}]
2: contemptibly small in amount; "a measly tip"; "the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"; "a paltry wage"; "almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans" [syn: {measly}, {miserable}] [also: {paltriest}, {paltrier}]

paltriest
See {paltry}

paltriness
n : worthlessness due to insignificance [syn: {sorriness}]

paltry
adj 1: not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter" [syn: {negligible}, {trifling}]
2: contemptibly small in amount; "a measly tip"; "the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"; "a paltry wage"; "almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans" [syn: {measly}, {miserable}] [also: {paltriest}, {paltrier}]

Pamelor
n : a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Pamelor) used along with psychotherapy to treat dysthymic depression; may interact dangerously if taken with other drugs [syn: {nortriptyline}]

Pamlico
n 1: a member of the Algonquian people formerly of the Pamlico river valley in North Carolina
2: the Algonquian language of the Pamlico people

pampas
n : the vast grassy plains of northern Argentina

pampas grass
n : tall perennial grass of pampas of South America having silvery plumes and growing in large dense clumps [syn: {Cortaderia selloana}]

pamper
v : treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" [syn: {featherbed}, {cosset}, {cocker}, {baby}, {coddle}, {mollycoddle}, {spoil}, {indulge}]

pampered
adj : treated with excessive indulgence; "pampered from earliest childhood, he believed the world had been invented for his entertainment" [syn: {coddled}, {spoiled}]

pamperer
n : someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence [syn: {spoiler}, {coddler}, {mollycoddler}]

pampering
adj : overly indulgent; "pampering parents often have spoilt children" [syn: {pampering(a)}]
n : the act of indulging or gratifying a desire [syn: {indulgence}, {indulging}, {humoring}]

pamphlet
n 1: a small book usually having a paper cover [syn: {booklet}, {brochure}, {folder}, {leaflet}]
2: a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet [syn: {tract}]

pamphleteer
n : a writer of pamphlets (usually taking a partisan stand on public issues)

pan
n 1: cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel [syn: {cooking pan}]
2: (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus [syn: {the goat god}]
3: shallow container made of metal
4: chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids [syn: {genus Pan}]
v 1: make a sweeping movement; "The camera panned across the room"
2: wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals [syn: {pan out}, {pan off}]
3: express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance" [syn: {tear apart}, {trash}] [also: {panning}, {panned}]

Pan American Day
n : a day celebrating political and economic unity among American countries [syn: {April 14}]

Pan American Union
n : the administrative agency of the Organization of American States

pan gravy
n : pan juices thickened and seasoned

pan off
v : wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals [syn: {pan}, {pan out}]

pan out
v 1: be a success; "The idea panned out"
2: wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals [syn: {pan}, {pan off}]

Pan paniscus
n : small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species [syn: {pygmy chimpanzee}, {bonobo}]

pan roast
v : roast in a pan; "pan-roast that meat"

Pan troglodytes
n : intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests [syn: {chimpanzee}, {chimp}]

Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii
n : long-haired chimpanzees of east-central Africa; closely related to the central chimpanzees [syn: {eastern chimpanzee}]

Pan troglodytes troglodytes
n : black-faced chimpanzees of central Africa; closely related to eastern chimpanzees [syn: {central chimpanzee}]

Pan troglodytes verus
n : masked or pale-faced chimpanzees of western Africa; distantly related to the eastern and central chimpanzees; possibly a distinct species [syn: {western chimpanzee}]

panacea
n : hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists [syn: {nostrum}, {cure-all}]

panache
n 1: distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer" [syn: {dash}, {elan}, {flair}, {style}]
2: a feathered plume on a helmet

Panadol
n : an analgesic for mild pain; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril and Tylenol and Panadol and Phenaphen and Tempra and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets) [syn: {acetaminophen}, {Datril}, {Tylenol}, {Phenaphen}, {Tempra}, {Anacin III}]

Panama
n 1: a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903 [syn: {Republic of Panama}]
2: a stiff straw hat with a flat crown [syn: {boater}, {leghorn}, {Panama hat}, {sailor}, {skimmer}, {straw hat}]

Panama Canal
n : a ship canal 40 miles long across the Isthmus of Panama built by the United States (1904-1914)

Panama Canal Zone
n : a zone consisting of a strip of land across the Isthmus of Panama that contains the Panama Canal [syn: {Canal Zone}]

Panama City
n 1: a resort and fishing town on the Gulf of Mexico in northwest Florida
2: the capital and largest city of Panama [syn: {capital of Panama}, {Panamanian capital}]

Panama hat
n : a stiff straw hat with a flat crown [syn: {boater}, {leghorn}, {Panama}, {sailor}, {skimmer}, {straw hat}]

Panama redwood
n 1: hard heavy red wood of a quira tree [syn: {quira}]
2: large erect shrub of Columbia having large odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and axillary racemes of fragrant yellow flowers [syn: {Panama redwood tree}, {Platymiscium pinnatum}]

Panama redwood tree
n : large erect shrub of Columbia having large odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and axillary racemes of fragrant yellow flowers [syn: {Panama redwood}, {Platymiscium pinnatum}]

Panama tree
n : large deciduous tree native to Panama and from which the country takes its name; having densely leafy crown and naked trunk [syn: {Sterculia apetala}]

Panamanian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Panama or its people; "Panamanian economy"
n : a native or inhabitant of Panama

Panamanian capital
n : the capital and largest city of Panama [syn: {Panama City}, {capital of Panama}]

Panamanian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Panama

panamica
n : low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers [syn: {friendship plant}, {panamiga}, {Pilea involucrata}]

panamiga
n : low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers [syn: {friendship plant}, {panamica}, {Pilea involucrata}]

panatela
n : a long slender cigar [syn: {panetela}, {panetella}]

Panax
n : perennial herbs of eastern North America and Asia having aromatic tuberous roots: ginseng [syn: {genus Panax}]

Panax ginseng
n : Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers [syn: {ginseng}, {nin-sin}, {Panax schinseng}, {Panax pseudoginseng}]

Panax pseudoginseng
n : Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers [syn: {ginseng}, {nin-sin}, {Panax ginseng}, {Panax schinseng}]

Panax quinquefolius
n : North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng [syn: {American ginseng}, {sang}]

Panax schinseng
n : Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers [syn: {ginseng}, {nin-sin}, {Panax ginseng}, {Panax pseudoginseng}]

pan-broil
v : broil in a pan

pancake
n : a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle [syn: {battercake}, {flannel cake}, {flannel-cake}, {flapcake}, {flapjack}, {griddlecake}, {hotcake}, {hot cake}]

pancake batter
n : batter for making pancakes

pancake day
n : the last day before Lent [syn: {Mardi Gras}, {Shrove Tuesday}]

pancake turner
n : turner for serving or turning pancakes

pancake turtle
n : voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin; can inflict painful bites [syn: {soft-shelled turtle}]

pancarditis
n : inflammation of the entire heart (the epicardium and the myocardium and the endocardium)

panchayat
n : a village council in India or southern Pakistan [syn: {panchayet}, {punchayet}]

panchayet
n : a village council in India or southern Pakistan [syn: {panchayat}, {punchayet}]

Panchen Lama
n : the lama next in rank to the Dalai Lama

Pancho Villa
n : Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923) [syn: {Villa}, {Francisco Villa}, {Doroteo Arango}]

panchromatic film
n : photographic film sensitive to light of all colors (including red)

pancratia
See {pancratium}

pancreas
n : a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin

pancreatectomy
n : surgical removal of part or all of the pancreas

pancreatic
adj : of or involving the pancreas; "pancreatic cancer"

pancreatic artery
n : a branch of the splenic artery that supplies the pancreas [syn: {arteria pancreatica}]

pancreatic cancer
n : cancer of the pancreas

pancreatic duct
n : a duct connecting the pancreas with the intestine

pancreatic fibrosis
n : the most common congenital disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; there is no cure [syn: {cystic fibrosis}, {CF}, {fibrocystic disease of the pancreas}, {mucoviscidosis}]

pancreatic juice
n : a fluid secreted into the duodenum by the pancreas; important for breaking down starches and proteins and fats

pancreatic vein
n : veins draining the pancreas and emptying into the superior mesenteric and splenic veins [syn: {venae pancreatica}]

pancreatin
n : extract from the pancreas of animals that contains pancreatic enzymes; used to treat pancreatitis and other conditions involving insufficient pancreatic secretions

pancreatitis
n : inflammation of the pancreas; usually marked by abdominal pain

pancytopenia
n : an abnormal deficiency in all blood cells (red blood cells and white blood cells and platelets); usually associated with bone marrow tumor or with aplastic anemia

panda
n 1: large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae [syn: {giant panda}, {panda bear}, {coon bear}, {Ailuropoda melanoleuca}]
2: reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas [syn: {lesser panda}, {red panda}, {bear cat}, {cat bear}, {Ailurus fulgens}]

panda bear
n : large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae [syn: {giant panda}, {panda}, {coon bear}, {Ailuropoda melanoleuca}]

panda car
n : a police cruiser

Pandanaceae
n : family of woody plants of the order Pandanales including pandanus [syn: {family Pandanaceae}, {screw-pine family}]

Pandanales
n : families Typhaceae; Sparganiaceae; Pandanaceae [syn: {order Pandanales}]

pandanus
n 1: fiber from leaves of the pandanus tree; used for woven articles (such as mats)
2: any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leaves [syn: {screw pine}]

Pandanus tectorius
n : Polynesian screw pine [syn: {textile screw pine}, {lauhala}]

pandar
n : someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce) [syn: {pimp}, {procurer}, {panderer}, {pander}, {fancy man}, {ponce}]

pandean pipe
n : a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together [syn: {panpipe}, {syrinx}]

pandemic
adj 1: epidemic over a wide geographical area; "a pandemic outbreak of malaria"
2: existing everywhere; "pandemic fear of nuclear war"
n : an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world

pandemonium
n : a state of extreme confusion and disorder [syn: {chaos}, {bedlam}, {topsy-turvydom}, {topsy-turvyness}]

pander
n : someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce) [syn: {pimp}, {procurer}, {panderer}, {pandar}, {fancy man}, {ponce}]
v 1: yield (to); give satisfaction to [syn: {gratify}, {indulge}]
2: arrange for sexual partners for others [syn: {pimp}, {procure}]

panderer
n 1: someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce) [syn: {pimp}, {procurer}, {pander}, {pandar}, {fancy man}, {ponce}]
2: a person who serves or caters to the vulgar passions or plans of others (especially in order to make money)

pandiculation
n : yawning and stretching (as when first waking up)

pandied
See {pandy}

Pandion
n : type genus of the Pandionidae [syn: {genus Pandion}]

Pandion haliaetus
n : large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years [syn: {osprey}, {fish hawk}, {fish eagle}, {sea eagle}]

Pandionidae
n : ospreys [syn: {family Pandionidae}]

Pandora
n : (Greek mythology) the first woman; created by Hephaestus on orders from Zeus who presented her to Epimetheus along with a box filled with evils

Pandora's box
n : (Greek mythology) a box that Zeus gave to Pandora with instructions that she not open it; she gave in to her curiosity and opened it; all the miseries and evils flew out to afflict mankind

pandowdy
n : deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust [syn: {dowdy}]

pandurate
adj : of a leaf shape [syn: {panduriform}, {fiddle-shaped}]

pandurate leaf
n : fiddle-shaped [syn: {panduriform leaf}]

panduriform
adj : of a leaf shape [syn: {pandurate}, {fiddle-shaped}]

panduriform leaf
n : fiddle-shaped [syn: {pandurate leaf}]

pane
n 1: sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors [syn: {pane of glass}, {window glass}]
2: a panel or section of panels in a wall or door [syn: {paneling}, {panelling}]
3: street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: {acid}, {back breaker}, {battery-acid}, {dose}, {dot}, {Elvis}, {loony toons}, {Lucy in the sky with diamonds}, {superman}, {window pane}, {Zen}]

pane of glass
n : sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors [syn: {pane}, {window glass}]

panegyric
adj : formally expressing praise [syn: {encomiastic}, {eulogistic}, {panegyrical}]
n : a formal expression of praise [syn: {encomium}, {eulogy}, {paean}, {pean}]

panegyrical
adj : formally expressing praise [syn: {encomiastic}, {eulogistic}, {panegyric}]

panegyrist
n : an orator who delivers eulogies or panegyrics [syn: {eulogist}]

panel
n 1: sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat) section or component of something
2: a committee appointed to judge a competition [syn: {jury}]
3: (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen) [syn: {venire}]
4: a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc
5: a pad placed under a saddle
6: (computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with `okay' or `cancel' [syn: {dialog box}]
7: electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree" [syn: {control panel}, {instrument panel}, {control board}, {board}]
v 1: decorate with panels; "panel the walls with wood"
2: select from a list; "empanel prospective jurors" [syn: {empanel}, {impanel}] [also: {panelling}, {panelled}]

panel discussion
n : discussion of a subject of public interest by a group of persons forming a panel usually before an audience

panel heating
n : heating system consisting of wall or floor or baseboard or ceiling panels containing electric conductors or heating pipes

panel light
n : a light to illuminate an instrument panel

panel truck
n : a van suitable for delivering goods or services to customers [syn: {delivery truck}, {delivery van}]

paneled
adj : used of walls; decorated with panels or wainscoting [syn: {wainscoted}]

paneling
n : a panel or section of panels in a wall or door [syn: {panelling}, {pane}]

panelist
n : a member of a panel [syn: {panellist}]

panelled
panel
n 1: sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat) section or component of something
2: a committee appointed to judge a competition [syn: {jury}]
3: (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen) [syn: {venire}]
4: a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc
5: a pad placed under a saddle
6: (computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with `okay' or `cancel' [syn: {dialog box}]
7: electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree" [syn: {control panel}, {instrument panel}, {control board}, {board}]
v 1: decorate with panels; "panel the walls with wood"
2: select from a list; "empanel prospective jurors" [syn: {empanel}, {impanel}] [also: {panelling}, {panelled}]

panelled
See {panel}

panelling
panel
n 1: sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat) section or component of something
2: a committee appointed to judge a competition [syn: {jury}]
3: (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen) [syn: {venire}]
4: a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc
5: a pad placed under a saddle
6: (computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with `okay' or `cancel' [syn: {dialog box}]
7: electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree" [syn: {control panel}, {instrument panel}, {control board}, {board}]
v 1: decorate with panels; "panel the walls with wood"
2: select from a list; "empanel prospective jurors" [syn: {empanel}, {impanel}] [also: {panelling}, {panelled}]

panelling
n : a panel or section of panels in a wall or door [syn: {paneling}, {pane}]

panelling
See {panel}

panellist
n : a member of a panel [syn: {panelist}]

panencephalitis
n : diffuse inflammation of the entire brain

panetela
n : a long slender cigar [syn: {panatela}, {panetella}]

panetella
n : a long slender cigar [syn: {panatela}, {panetela}]

panettoni
See {panettone}

panfish
n : any of numerous small food fishes; especially those caught with hook and line and not available on the market

pan-fry
v : fry in a pan; "pan-fry the dumplings"

pang
n 1: a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience" [syn: {stab}, {twinge}]
2: a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience" [syn: {sting}]
3: a sharp spasm of pain

panga
n : a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation [syn: {machete}, {matchet}]

Pangaea
n : (plate tectonics) a hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland [syn: {Pangea}]

Pangea
n : (plate tectonics) a hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland [syn: {Pangaea}]

Pangloss
n : an incurable optimist in Candide (a satire by Voltaire)

Pango Pango
n : a port in American Samoa [syn: {Pago Pago}]

pangolin
n : toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites [syn: {scaly anteater}, {anteater}]

panhandle
n 1: a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area; "Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia"
2: the handle of a pan
v : beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money

panhandler
n : a beggar who approaches strangers asking for money

Pan-Hellenic
adj : of or relating to all the Greeks; "the Olympic Games were a Panhellenic celebration" [syn: {Panhellenic}]

Panhellenic
adj : of or relating to all the Greeks; "the Olympic Games were a Panhellenic celebration" [syn: {Pan-Hellenic}]

panhysterectomy
n : surgical removal of the uterus and the ovaries and oviducts and cervix and related lymph nodes [syn: {radical hysterectomy}]

panic
n 1: an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety [syn: {terror}]
2: sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events; "panic in the stock market"; "a war scare"; "a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building" [syn: {scare}]
v 1: be overcome by a sudden fear; "The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away"
2: cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic; "The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners" [also: {panicking}, {panicked}]

panic attack
n : a sudden attack of fear [syn: {scare}]

panic button
n : a button to push in order to summon help in case of an emergency; "the circuit is operated by a panic button"; "when he saw that I was angry he hit the panic button"

panic disorder
n : an anxiety disorder characterized by unpredictable panic attacks; the attacks are usually severe but brief

panic grass
n : any grass of the genus Panicum; grown for grain and fodder

panicked
panic
n 1: an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety [syn: {terror}]
2: sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events; "panic in the stock market"; "a war scare"; "a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building" [syn: {scare}]
v 1: be overcome by a sudden fear; "The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away"
2: cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic; "The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners" [also: {panicking}, {panicked}]

panicked
adj : thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted" [syn: {panicky}, {panic-stricken}, {panic-struck}, {terrified}, {frightened}]

panicked
See {panic}

panicking
panic
n 1: an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety [syn: {terror}]
2: sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events; "panic in the stock market"; "a war scare"; "a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building" [syn: {scare}]
v 1: be overcome by a sudden fear; "The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away"
2: cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic; "The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners" [also: {panicking}, {panicked}]

panicking
See {panic}

panicky
adj : thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted" [syn: {panicked}, {panic-stricken}, {panic-struck}, {terrified}, {frightened}]

panicle
n : compound raceme or branched cluster of flowers

panicled
adj : having panicles; occurring in panicles; "a panicled inflorescence"

panicled aster
n : a variety of aster

panic-stricken
adj : thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted" [syn: {panicky}, {panicked}, {panic-struck}, {terrified}, {frightened}]

panic-struck
adj : thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted" [syn: {panicky}, {panicked}, {panic-stricken}, {terrified}, {frightened}]

paniculate
adj : having a panicle

Panicum
n : panic grass [syn: {genus Panicum}]

Panicum capillare
n : North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land [syn: {witchgrass}, {witch grass}, {old witchgrass}, {old witch grass}, {tumble grass}]

Panicum miliaceum
n : extensively cultivated in Europe and Asia for its grain and in United States sometimes for forage [syn: {broomcorn millet}, {hog millet}]

Panicum Texanum
n : annual weedy grass used for hay [syn: {goose grass}, {Texas millet}]

Panicum virgatum
n : grass of western America used for hay [syn: {switch grass}]

Panini
n : Indian grammarian whose grammatical rules for Sanskrit are the first known example of descriptive linguistics (circa 400 BC)

Panipat
n : battle in which the ruler of Afghanistan defeated the Mahrattas in 1761 [syn: {battle of Panipat}]

Panjabi
n 1: a member of the majority people of Punjab in northwestern India [syn: {Punjabi}]
2: the Indic language spoken by most people in Punjab in northwestern India [syn: {Punjabi}]

panjandrum
n : an important or influential (and often overbearing) person [syn: {very important person}, {VIP}, {high-up}, {dignitary}, {high muckamuck}]

panned
pan
n 1: cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel [syn: {cooking pan}]
2: (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus [syn: {the goat god}]
3: shallow container made of metal
4: chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids [syn: {genus Pan}]
v 1: make a sweeping movement; "The camera panned across the room"
2: wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals [syn: {pan out}, {pan off}]
3: express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance" [syn: {tear apart}, {trash}] [also: {panning}, {panned}]

panned
See {pan}

pannier
n 1: a large wicker basket (usually one of a pair)
2: set of small hoops used to add fullness over the hips

pannikin
n : a small pan or cup (usually of tin)

panning
pan
n 1: cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel [syn: {cooking pan}]
2: (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus [syn: {the goat god}]
3: shallow container made of metal
4: chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids [syn: {genus Pan}]
v 1: make a sweeping movement; "The camera panned across the room"
2: wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals [syn: {pan out}, {pan off}]
3: express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance" [syn: {tear apart}, {trash}] [also: {panning}, {panned}]

panning
See {pan}

panocha
n : fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts [syn: {penuche}, {penoche}, {panoche}]

panoche
n : fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts [syn: {penuche}, {penoche}, {panocha}]

Panofsky
n : art historian (1892-1968) [syn: {Erwin Panofsky}]

Panonychus
n : a genus of Tetranychidae [syn: {genus Panonychus}]

Panonychus ulmi
n : small web-spinning mite; a serious orchard pest [syn: {red spider}, {red spider mite}]

panoplied
adj 1: equipped with the complete arms and armor of a warrior [syn: {armored}]
2: in ceremonial attire and paraphernalia; "professors arrayed in robes" [syn: {arrayed}]

panoply
n : a complete and impressive array

panoptic
adj 1: including everything visible in one view; "a panoptic aerial photograph of the missile base"; "a panoptic stain used in microscopy" [syn: {panoptical}]
2: broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" [syn: {across-the-board}, {all-embracing}, {all-encompassing}, {all-inclusive}, {blanket(a)}, {broad}, {encompassing}, {wide}]

panoptical
adj : including everything visible in one view; "a panoptic aerial photograph of the missile base"; "a panoptic stain used in microscopy" [syn: {panoptic}]

panopticon
n 1: an area where everything is visible
2: a circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance station; proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791

panorama
n 1: the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views" [syn: {view}, {aspect}, {prospect}, {scene}, {vista}]
2: a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene [syn: {cyclorama}, {diorama}]

panoramic
adj : as from an altitude or distance; "a bird's-eye survey"; "a panoramic view" [syn: {bird's-eye}]

panoramic sight
n : gunsight (a telescopic device for an artillery piece) that can be rotated horizontally in a full circle

panoramic view
n : a situation or topic as if viewed from an altitude or distance [syn: {bird's eye view}]

Panorpidae
n : a family of insects of the order Mecoptera [syn: {family Panorpidae}]

panpipe
n : a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together [syn: {pandean pipe}, {syrinx}]

Pansa
n : the tenth month of the Hindu calendar [syn: {Pus}]

pansexual
n : a person who participates in (or is open to) sexual activities of many kinds

pansinusitis
n : inflammation of all of the paranasal sinuses

pansy
n 1: large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors [syn: {Viola tricolor hortensis}]
2: a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive [syn: {sissy}, {pantywaist}, {milksop}, {Milquetoast}]
3: offensive terms for an openly homosexual man [syn: {fagot}, {faggot}, {fag}, {fairy}, {nance}, {queen}, {queer}, {poof}, {poove}, {pouf}]

pansy orchid
n : any of various orchids of the genus Miltonia having solitary or loosely racemose showy broadly spreading flowers

pansy violet
n : common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies [syn: {bird's-foot violet}, {Johnny-jump-up}, {wood violet}, {Viola pedata}]

pant
n 1: the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)
2: a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open; "she gave a gasp and fainted" [syn: {gasp}]
v 1: breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily" [syn: {puff}, {gasp}, {heave}]
2: utter while panting, as if out of breath

pant leg
n : the leg of a pair of trousers [syn: {trouser leg}]

Pantaloon
n 1: a buffoon in modern pantomimes; the butt of jokes
2: a character in the commedia dell'arte; portrayed as a foolish old man
3: trousers worn in former times

pantalooned
adj : dressed in trousers [syn: {breeched}, {trousered}]

pantechnicon
n : a large moving van (especially one used for moving furniture)

pantheism
n 1: (rare) worship that admits or tolerates all gods
2: the doctrine or belief that God is the universe and its phenomena (taken or conceived of as a whole) or the doctrine that regards the universe as a manifestation of God

pantheist
adj : of or relating to pantheism [syn: {pantheistic}]
n : someone who believes that God and the universe are the same

pantheistic
adj : of or relating to pantheism [syn: {pantheist}]

pantheon
n 1: all the gods of a religion
2: a monument commemorating a nation's dead heroes
3: (antiquity) a temple to all the gods

panther
n 1: a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis [syn: {jaguar}, {Panthera onca}, {Felis onca}]
2: a leopard in the black color phase
3: large American feline resembling a lion [syn: {cougar}, {puma}, {catamount}, {mountain lion}, {painter}, {Felis concolor}]

panther cat
n : nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat [syn: {ocelot}, {Felis pardalis}]

panther lily
n : lily of western United States having orange-red to crimson maroon-spotted flowers [syn: {leopard lily}, {Lilium pardalinum}]

Panthera
n : lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers [syn: {genus Panthera}]

Panthera leo
n : large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male [syn: {lion}, {king of beasts}]

Panthera onca
n : a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis [syn: {jaguar}, {panther}, {Felis onca}]

Panthera pardus
n : large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots [syn: {leopard}]

Panthera tigris
n : large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered [syn: {tiger}]

Panthera uncia
n : large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur [syn: {snow leopard}, {ounce}]

pant-hoot
v : communicate by hooting and panting, as of primates

pantie
n : short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural) [syn: {panty}, {scanty}, {step-in}]

pantile
n : a roofing tile with a S-shape; laid so that curves overlap

panting
adj : breathing laboriously or convulsively [syn: {blown}, {gasping}, {out of breath(p)}, {pursy}, {short-winded}, {winded}]
n 1: breathing heavily (as after exertion) [syn: {heaving}]
2: any fabric used to make trousers [syn: {trousering}]

pantingly
adv : as someone winded and out of breath; "he came running after us pantingly" [syn: {gaspingly}]

panto
n : an abbreviation of pantomime

pantograph
n : mechanical device used to copy a figure or plan on a different scale

pantomime
n : a performance using gestures and body movements without words [syn: {mime}, {dumb show}]
v : act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; "The acting students mimed eating an apple" [syn: {mime}]

pantomimer
n : an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression [syn: {mime}, {mimer}, {mummer}, {pantomimist}]

pantomimist
n : an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression [syn: {mime}, {mimer}, {mummer}, {pantomimer}]

pantothen
n : a vitamin of the vitamin B complex that performs an important role in the oxidation of fats and carbohydrates and certain amino acids; occurs in many foods [syn: {pantothenic acid}]

pantothenic acid
n : a vitamin of the vitamin B complex that performs an important role in the oxidation of fats and carbohydrates and certain amino acids; occurs in many foods [syn: {pantothen}]

Pantotheria
n : generalized extinct mammals widespread during the Jurassic; commonly conceded to be ancestral to marsupial and placental mammals [syn: {subclass Pantotheria}]

pantropic
adj : distributed throughout the tropics [syn: {pantropical}]

pantropical
adj : distributed throughout the tropics [syn: {pantropic}]

pantry
n : a small storeroom for storing foods or wines [syn: {larder}, {buttery}]

pantryman
n : a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table [syn: {butler}]

pants
n 1: (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers" [syn: {trousers}]
2: (usually in the plural) underpants worn by women; "she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing" [syn: {bloomers}, {drawers}, {knickers}]

pants presser
n : a home appliance in which trousers can be hung and the wrinkles pressed out [syn: {trouser press}]

pants suit
n : a slack suit for women

panty
n : short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural) [syn: {pantie}, {scanty}, {step-in}]

panty girdle
n : a woman's undergarment that combines a girdle and panties

pantyhose
n : a woman's tights consisting of underpants and stockings

pantywaist
n : a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive [syn: {sissy}, {pansy}, {milksop}, {Milquetoast}]

panzer
adj : equipped with armored vehicles; "a panzer division"
n : an armored vehicle or tank

Paola Caliari
n : Italian painter of the venetian school (1528-1588) [syn: {Veronese}, {Paolo Veronese}]

Paolo Veronese
n : Italian painter of the venetian school (1528-1588) [syn: {Veronese}, {Paola Caliari}]

pap
n 1: worthless or oversimplified ideas [syn: {pablum}]
2: a diet that does not require chewing; advised for those with intestinal disorders [syn: {soft diet}, {spoon food}]
3: the small projection of a mammary gland [syn: {nipple}, {mammilla}, {mamilla}, {teat}, {tit}]

Pap smear
n : a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells [syn: {cervical smear}, {Papanicolaou smear}]

Pap test
n : a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer [syn: {Papanicolaou test}, {smear test}]

papa
n : an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk [syn: {dad}, {dada}, {daddy}, {pa}, {pappa}, {pater}, {pop}]

Papa Doc
n : oppressive Haitian dictator (1907-1971) [syn: {Duvalier}, {Francois Duvalier}]

papacy
n : the government of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {pontificate}]

papaia
n : tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit [syn: {papaya}, {pawpaw}, {papaya tree}, {melon tree}, {Carica papaya}]

papain
n : a proteolytic enzyme obtained from the unripe papaya; used as a meat tenderizer

papal
adj : proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles; "papal dispensation" [syn: {apostolic}, {apostolical}, {pontifical}]

papal bull
n : a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla) [syn: {bull}]

papal cross
n : a cross with three crossbars

Papal infallibility
n : belief of the Roman Catholic Church that God protects the Pope from error when he speaks about faith or morality

papal nuncio
n : (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status [syn: {nuncio}]

Papanicolaou smear
n : a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells [syn: {cervical smear}, {Pap smear}]

Papanicolaou test
n : a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer [syn: {Pap test}, {smear test}]

paparazzi
paparazzo
n : a freelance photographer who pursues celebrities trying to take candid photographs of them to sell to newspapers or magazines [also: {paparazzi} (pl)]

paparazzi
See {paparazzo}

paparazzo
n : a freelance photographer who pursues celebrities trying to take candid photographs of them to sell to newspapers or magazines [also: {paparazzi} (pl)]

Papaver
n : type genus of the Papaveraceae; chiefly bristly hairy herbs with usually showy flowers [syn: {genus Papaver}]

Papaver alpinum
n : Old World alpine poppy with white or yellow to orange flowers [syn: {Iceland poppy}]

Papaver argemone
n : annual Old World poppy with orange-red flowers and bristly fruit [syn: {prickly poppy}]

Papaver californicum
n : showy annual of California with red flowers [syn: {western poppy}]

Papaver heterophyllum
n : California wild poppy with bright red flowers [syn: {wind poppy}, {flaming poppy}, {Stylomecon heterophyllum}]

Papaver nudicaule
n : subarctic perennial poppy of both hemispheres having fragrant white or yellow to orange or peach flowers [syn: {Iceland poppy}, {arctic poppy}]

Papaver orientale
n : commonly cultivated Asiatic perennial poppy having stiff heavily haired leaves and bright scarlet or pink to orange flowers [syn: {oriental poppy}]

Papaver rhoeas
n : annual European poppy common in grain fields and often cultivated [syn: {corn poppy}, {field poppy}, {Flanders poppy}]

Papaver somniferum
n : southwestern Asian herb with grayish leaves and white or reddish flowers; source of opium [syn: {opium poppy}]

Papaveraceae
n : herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits [syn: {family Papaveraceae}, {poppy family}]

Papaverales
n : an order of dicotyledonous plants [syn: {Rhoeadales}, {order Rhoeadales}, {order Papaverales}]

papaverine
n : an alkaloid medicine (trade name Kavrin) obtained from opium; used to relax smooth muscles; it is nonaddictive [syn: {Kavrin}]

papaw
n 1: small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit [syn: {pawpaw}, {papaw tree}, {Asimina triloba}]
2: fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples [syn: {pawpaw}]

papaw tree
n : small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit [syn: {pawpaw}, {papaw}, {Asimina triloba}]

papaya
n 1: tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit [syn: {papaia}, {pawpaw}, {papaya tree}, {melon tree}, {Carica papaya}]
2: large oval melon-like tropical fruit with yellowish flesh

papaya family
n : trees native to tropical America and Africa with milky juice and large palmately lobed leaves [syn: {Caricaceae}, {family Caricaceae}]

papaya juice
n : juice from papayas

papaya tree
n : tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit [syn: {papaya}, {papaia}, {pawpaw}, {melon tree}, {Carica papaya}]

Papeete
n : the capital of French Polynesia on the northwestern coast of Tahiti

paper
adj : made of paper; "they wore paper hats at the party"
n 1: a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
2: an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition" [syn: {composition}, {report}, {theme}]
3: a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements; "he read his newspaper at breakfast" [syn: {newspaper}]
4: a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses; "he has written many scientific papers"
5: medium for written communication; "the notion of an office running without paper is absurd"
6: a business firm that publishes newspapers; "Murdoch owns many newspapers" [syn: {newspaper}, {newspaper publisher}]
7: a newspaper as a physical object; "when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper" [syn: {newspaper}]
v 1: cover with paper; "paper the box"
2: cover with wallpaper [syn: {wallpaper}]

paper bag
n : a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases [syn: {sack}, {poke}, {carrier bag}]

paper birch
n : small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes [syn: {American white birch}, {paperbark birch}, {canoe birch}, {Betula cordifolia}, {Betula papyrifera}]

paper chain
n : a chain made of loops of colored paper; used to decorate a room

paper chase
n : an outdoor game; the hares start off on a long run scattering bits of paper (the scent) and the hounds try to catch them before they reach a designated spot [syn: {hare and hounds}]

paper chromatography
n : chromatography that uses selective adsorption on a strip of paper

paper clip
n : a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together; "the paper clip was invented in 1900" [syn: {paperclip}, {gem clip}]

paper cup
n : a disposable paper cup for holding drinks [syn: {Dixie cup}, {drinking cup}]

paper currency
n : currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie [syn: {paper money}, {folding money}]

paper cutter
n : a cutting implement for cutting sheets of paper to the desired size

paper doll
n : a piece of paper cut or folded into the shape of a human being

paper electrophoresis
n : electrophoresis carried out on filter paper [syn: {carrier electrophoresis}]

paper fastener
n : a fastener for holding a sheet of paper in place

paper feed
n : a device for inserting sheets of paper into a printer or typewriter; "the job was delayed because the paper feed was clogged"

paper flower
n : Brazilian vine that tends to flower continuously [syn: {Bougainvillea glabra}]

paper gold
n : reserve assets in the International Monetary Fund; designed to supplement reserves of gold and convertible currencies used to maintain stability in the foreign exchange market [syn: {special drawing rights}]

paper knife
n : dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books [syn: {letter opener}, {paperknife}]

paper loss
n : an unrealized loss on an investment calculated by subtracting the current market price from from the investor's cost [ant: {paper profit}]

paper mill
n : a mill where paper is manufactured

paper money
n : currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie [syn: {folding money}, {paper currency}]

paper mulberry
n : shrubby Asiatic tree having bark (tapa) that resembles cloth; grown as a shade tree in Europe and America; male flowers are pendulous catkins and female are urn-shaped followed by small orange-red aggregate berries [syn: {Broussonetia papyrifera}]

paper nautilus
n : cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells [syn: {nautilus}, {Argonaut}, {Argonauta argo}]

paper plant
n : tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times [syn: {papyrus}, {Egyptian paper reed}, {Egyptian paper rush}, {paper rush}, {Cyperus papyrus}]

paper plate
n : a disposable plate made of cardboard

paper profit
n : an unrealized gain on an investment calculated by subtracting the investor's cost from the current market price [ant: {paper loss}]

paper round
n : the route taken when delivering newspapers every day [syn: {paper route}]

paper route
n 1: the route taken when delivering newspapers every day [syn: {paper round}]
2: the job of delivering newspapers regularly

paper rush
n : tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times [syn: {papyrus}, {Egyptian paper reed}, {Egyptian paper rush}, {paper plant}, {Cyperus papyrus}]

paper tape
n : a long narrow strip of paper

paper thin
adj : thin as paper; "her blouse was paper thin"

paper tiger
n : the nature of a person or organization that appears powerful but is actually powerless and ineffectual; "he reminded Mao that the paper tiger had nuclear teeth"

paper towel
n : a disposable towel made of absorbent paper

paper toweling
n : absorbent paper used as toweling

paper trail
n : the written evidence of someone's activities; "this paper trail consisted mainly of electronically stored information"

paper wasp
n : any of several social wasps that construct nests of a substance like paper

paper white
n : a daffodil having star-shaped white blossoms; often grown indoors to bloom in the winter [syn: {Narcissus papyraceus}]

paperback
adj : (of books) having a flexible binding [syn: {paperbacked}]
n : a book with paper covers [syn: {paperback book}, {paper-back book}, {softback book}, {softback}, {soft-cover book}, {soft-cover}]

paper-back book
n : a book with paper covers [syn: {paperback book}, {paperback}, {softback book}, {softback}, {soft-cover book}, {soft-cover}]

paperback book
n : a book with paper covers [syn: {paper-back book}, {paperback}, {softback book}, {softback}, {soft-cover book}, {soft-cover}]

paperbacked
adj : (of books) having a flexible binding [syn: {paperback}]

paperbark birch
n : small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes [syn: {American white birch}, {paper birch}, {canoe birch}, {Betula cordifolia}, {Betula papyrifera}]

paperboard
n : a cardboard suitable for making posters [syn: {poster board}, {posterboard}]

paperboy
n : a boy who sells or delivers newspapers

paperclip
n : a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together; "the paper clip was invented in 1900" [syn: {paper clip}, {gem clip}]

paperer
n : one whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper [syn: {paperhanger}]

paperhanger
n 1: someone who passes bad checks or counterfeit paper money
2: one whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper [syn: {paperer}]

paperhanging
n : the application of wallpaper [syn: {papering}]

papering
n : the application of wallpaper [syn: {paperhanging}]

paperknife
n : dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books [syn: {letter opener}, {paper knife}] [also: {paperknives} (pl)]

paperknives
paperknife
n : dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books [syn: {letter opener}, {paper knife}] [also: {paperknives} (pl)]

paperknives
See {paperknife}

paperlike
adj : of or like paper [syn: {chartaceous}, {papery}]

papermaking
n : the craft of making paper

paper-pusher
n : a clerk or bureaucrat who does paperwork

papers
n : writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) [syn: {document}, {written document}]

paperweight
n : a weight used to hold down a stack of papers

paperwork
n : work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc.

papery
adj 1: thin and paperlike; "papery leaves"; "wasps that make nests of papery material"
2: of or like paper [syn: {chartaceous}, {paperlike}]

Paphiopedilum
n : horticulturally important genus of mainly terrestrial orchids including many hybrids; southeastern Asia and Indonesia to Philippines and Solomon Islands; Paphiopedilum species sometimes included in genus Cypripedium [syn: {genus Paphiopedilum}]

papier-mache
n : a substance made from paper pulp that can be molded when went and painted when dry

Papilionaceae
n : leguminous plants whose flowers have butterfly-shaped corollas; commonly included in the family Leguminosae [syn: {family Papilionacea}]

Papilionoideae
n : alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae [syn: {subfamily Papilionoideae}]

papilla
n 1: a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell; "the papillae of the tongue"
2: a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather [also: {papillae} (pl)]

papillae
papilla
n 1: a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell; "the papillae of the tongue"
2: a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather [also: {papillae} (pl)]

papillae
See {papilla}

papillary
adj : of or relating to or resembling papilla [syn: {papillose}]

papillary muscle
n : any of several muscles associated with the atrioventricular valves; "the papillary muscles contract during systole to prevent regurgitation of blood into the atria"

papillary tumor
n : a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass [syn: {papilloma}, {villoma}, {papillary tumour}]

papillary tumour
n : a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass [syn: {papilloma}, {villoma}, {papillary tumor}]

papillate
adj : resembling or covered with papillae

papilledema
n : swelling of the optic disc (where the optic nerve enters the eyeball); usually associated with an increase in intraocular pressure

papilliform
adj : shaped like a papilla

papilloma
n : a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass [syn: {villoma}, {papillary tumor}, {papillary tumour}] [also: {papillomata} (pl)]

papillomata
papilloma
n : a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass [syn: {villoma}, {papillary tumor}, {papillary tumour}] [also: {papillomata} (pl)]

papillomata
See {papilloma}

papillon
n : small slender toy spaniel with erect ears and a black-spotted brown to white coat

papillose
adj : of or relating to or resembling papilla [syn: {papillary}]

Papio
n : baboons [syn: {genus Papio}]

Papio ursinus
n : grayish baboon of southern and eastern Africa [syn: {chacma}, {chacma baboon}]

papist
adj : of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic Church" [syn: {Roman}, {r.c.}, {Romanist}, {romish}, {Roman Catholic}, {popish}, {papistic}, {papistical}]
n : a Roman Catholic who is a strong advocate of the papacy

papistic
adj : of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic Church" [syn: {Roman}, {r.c.}, {Romanist}, {romish}, {Roman Catholic}, {popish}, {papist}, {papistical}]

papistical
adj : of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic Church" [syn: {Roman}, {r.c.}, {Romanist}, {romish}, {Roman Catholic}, {popish}, {papist}, {papistic}]

papoose
n : an American Indian infant [syn: {pappoose}]

papoose root
n : tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally [syn: {blue cohosh}, {blueberry root}, {papooseroot}, {squawroot}, {squaw root}, {Caulophyllum thalictrioides}, {Caulophyllum thalictroides}]

papooseroot
n : tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally [syn: {blue cohosh}, {blueberry root}, {papoose root}, {squawroot}, {squaw root}, {Caulophyllum thalictrioides}, {Caulophyllum thalictroides}]

papovavirus
n : any of a group of animal viruses associated with or causing papillomas or polyomas

pappa
n : an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk [syn: {dad}, {dada}, {daddy}, {pa}, {papa}, {pater}, {pop}]

pappataci fever
n : a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii [syn: {sandfly fever}, {phlebotomus}]

pappi
pappus
n : calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions [also: {pappi} (pl)]

pappi
See {pappus}

pappier
See {pappy}

pappiest
See {pappy}

pappoose
n : an American Indian infant [syn: {papoose}]

pappose
adj : (of plants such as dandelions and thistles) having pappi or tufts of featherlike hairs or delicate bristles

pappus
n : calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions [also: {pappi} (pl)]

paprika
n 1: plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers [syn: {sweet pepper}, {bell pepper}, {pimento}, {pimiento}, {sweet pepper plant}, {Capsicum annuum grossum}]
2: a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos

paprika sauce
n : veloute sauce with sauteed chopped onion and paprika and cream [syn: {Hungarian sauce}]

Paprilus
n : a genus of Stromateidae [syn: {genus Paprilus}]

Paprilus alepidotus
n : butterfish up to a foot long of Atlantic waters from Chesapeake Bay to Argentina [syn: {harvestfish}]

Papua
n : a Pacific island north of Australia; the 2nd largest island in the world; governed by Australia and Indonesia [syn: {New Guinea}]

Papua New Guinea
n : a parliamentary democracy on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea [syn: {Independent State of Papua New Guinea}]

Papuan
adj : of or relating to Papua or its people or language; "Papuan native crafts"; "Papuan vowels"
n : any of the indigenous languages spoken in Papua New Guinea or New Britain or the Solomon Islands that are not Malayo-Polynesian languages [syn: {Papuan language}]

Papuan language
n : any of the indigenous languages spoken in Papua New Guinea or New Britain or the Solomon Islands that are not Malayo-Polynesian languages [syn: {Papuan}]

Papuan monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Papua New Guinea

papulae
See {papula}

papule
n : a small inflamed elevation of skin that is nonsuppurative (as in chicken pox)

papulovesicle
n : a papule that changes into a blister [syn: {vesicopapule}]

papyri
papyrus
n 1: paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans
2: tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times [syn: {Egyptian paper reed}, {Egyptian paper rush}, {paper rush}, {paper plant}, {Cyperus papyrus}]
3: a document written on papyrus [also: {papyri} (pl)]

papyri
See {papyrus}

papyrus
n 1: paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans
2: tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times [syn: {Egyptian paper reed}, {Egyptian paper rush}, {paper rush}, {paper plant}, {Cyperus papyrus}]
3: a document written on papyrus [also: {papyri} (pl)]

par
n 1: (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course; "a par-5 hole"; "par for this course is 72"
2: a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best" [syn: {equality}, {equivalence}, {equation}]
v : make a score (on a hole) equal to par

par excellence
adv : to a degree of excellence; "he is the honest politician par excellence"

par value
n : the value of a security that is set by the company issuing it; unrelated to market value [syn: {face value}, {nominal value}]

para
n 1: (obstetrics) the number of live-born children a woman has delivered; "the parity of the mother must be considered"; "a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children" [syn: {parity}]
2: 100 para equal 1 dinar
3: a soldier in the paratroops [syn: {paratrooper}]
4: an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows [syn: {Para River}]
5: port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin [syn: {Belem}, {Feliz Lusitania}, {Santa Maria de Belem}, {St. Mary of Bethlehem}]

para aminobenzoic acid
n : a metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells; used to make dyes and drugs and sunblockers [syn: {PABA}]

para I
n : (obstetrics) woman who has been delivered of a child for the first time [syn: {primipara}]

Para River
n : an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows [syn: {Para}]

para rubber
n : a type of South American rubber

para rubber tree
n : deciduous tree of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers having leathery leaves and fragrant yellow-white flowers; the rubber tree usually cultivated in plantations; chief source of Para rubber [syn: {caoutchouc tree}, {Hevea brasiliensis}]

parabases
See {parabasis}

parable
n 1: a short moral story (often with animal characters) [syn: {fable}, {allegory}, {apologue}]
2: (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message; "the parable of the prodigal son"

parabola
n : a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve

parabolic
adj 1: resembling or expressed by parables [syn: {parabolical}]
2: having the form of a parabola [syn: {parabolical}]

parabolic geometry
n : geometry based on Euclid's axioms: e.g., only one line can be drawn through a point parallel to another line [syn: {elementary geometry}, {Euclidean geometry}]

parabolic mirror
n : a parabolic reflector for light radiation

parabolic reflector
n : a concave reflector used to produce a parallel beam when the source is placed at its focus or to focus an incoming parallel beam [syn: {paraboloid reflector}]

parabolical
adj 1: resembling or expressed by parables [syn: {parabolic}]
2: having the form of a parabola [syn: {parabolic}]

paraboloid
n : a surface having parabolic sections parallel to a single coordinate axis and elliptic sections perpendicular to that axis

paraboloid reflector
n : a concave reflector used to produce a parallel beam when the source is placed at its focus or to focus an incoming parallel beam [syn: {parabolic reflector}]

paraboloidal
adj : having the shape of a paraboloid

Paracelsus
n : Swiss physician who introduced treatments of particular illnesses based on his observation and experience; he saw illness as having an external cause (rather than an imbalance of humors) and replaced traditional remedies with chemical remedies (1493-1541) [syn: {Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus}, {Theophrastus Philippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim}]

paracentesis
n : centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis [syn: {abdominocentesis}]

paracentral scotoma
n : a scotoma that is adjacent to the fixation point

paracervical block
n : regional anesthesia resulting from the injection of a local anesthetic on each side of the cervix; used during labor and childbirth

Paracheirodon
n : a genus of Characidae [syn: {genus Paracheirodon}]

Paracheirodon axelrodi
n : small bright red and blue aquarium fish from streams in Brazil and Columbia [syn: {cardinal tetra}]

parachute
n : rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall [syn: {chute}]
v : jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute [syn: {jump}]

parachute jumper
n : a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute [syn: {parachutist}, {parachuter}]

parachuter
n : a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute [syn: {parachutist}, {parachute jumper}]

parachuting
n : descent with a parachute; "he had done a lot of parachuting in the army" [syn: {jump}]

parachutist
n : a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute [syn: {parachuter}, {parachute jumper}]

paracosm
n : a prolonged fantasy world invented by children; can have a definite geography and language and history

parade
n 1: a ceremonial procession including people marching
2: an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things; "a parade of strollers on the mall"; "a parade of witnesses"
3: a visible display; "she made a parade of her sorrows"
v 1: walk ostentatiously; "She parades her new husband around town" [syn: {exhibit}, {march}]
2: march in a procession; "the veterans paraded down the street" [syn: {troop}, {promenade}]

parade ground
n : an area for holding parades

parader
n : walks with regular or stately step [syn: {marcher}]

paradiddle
n : the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously [syn: {roll}, {drum roll}]

paradigm
n 1: systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word
2: a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father" [syn: {prototype}, {epitome}, {image}]
3: the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another) [syn: {substitution class}]
4: the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time; "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm"

paradigmatic
adj 1: of or relating to a grammatical paradigm; "paradigmatic inflection"
2: of or relating to a typical example; "paradigmatic learning"
3: related as members of a substitution class; "paradigmatic word associations" [ant: {syntagmatic}]

Paradisaeidae
n : birds of paradise [syn: {family Paradisaeidae}]

paradisaic
adj 1: relating to or befitting paradise; "together in that paradisal place"; "paradisiacal innocense" [syn: {paradisiacal}, {paradisiac}, {paradisaical}, {paradisal}]
2: resembling paradise; causing happiness; "elysian peace"; "a paradisal place without work or struggle"; "paradisial isles"; "an age of paradisiacal happiness" [syn: {elysian}, {paradisiacal}, {paradisiac}, {paradisaical}, {paradisal}, {paradisial}]

paradisaical
adj 1: relating to or befitting paradise; "together in that paradisal place"; "paradisiacal innocense" [syn: {paradisiacal}, {paradisiac}, {paradisaic}, {paradisal}]
2: resembling paradise; causing happiness; "elysian peace"; "a paradisal place without work or struggle"; "paradisial isles"; "an age of paradisiacal happiness" [syn: {elysian}, {paradisiacal}, {paradisiac}, {paradisaic}, {paradisal}, {paradisial}]

paradisal
adj 1: relating to or befitting paradise; "together in that paradisal place"; "paradisiacal innocense" [syn: {paradisiacal}, {paradisiac}, {paradisaical}, {paradisaic}]
2: resembling paradise; causing happiness; "elysian peace"; "a paradisal place without work or struggle"; "paradisial isles"; "an age of paradisiacal happiness" [syn: {elysian}, {paradisiacal}, {paradisiac}, {paradisaical}, {paradisaic}, {paradisial}]

paradise
n 1: any place of complete bliss and delight and peace [syn: {eden}, {nirvana}, {heaven}, {promised land}, {Shangri-la}]
2: (Christianity) the abode of righteous souls after death

paradise flower
n : tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana [syn: {pride of barbados}, {flamboyant tree}, {Caesalpinia pulcherrima}, {Poinciana pulcherrima}]

paradise tree
n : medium to large tree of tropical North and South America having odd-pinnate leaves and long panicles of small pale yellow flowers followed by scarlet fruits [syn: {bitterwood}, {Simarouba glauca}]

Paradisea liliastrum
n : a variety of spiderwort [syn: {St.-Bruno's-lily}]

paradisiac
adj 1: relating to or befitting paradise; "together in that paradisal place"; "paradisiacal innocense" [syn: {paradisiacal}, {paradisaical}, {paradisaic}, {paradisal}]
2: resembling paradise; causing happiness; "elysian peace"; "a paradisal place without work or struggle"; "paradisial isles"; "an age of paradisiacal happiness" [syn: {elysian}, {paradisiacal}, {paradisaical}, {paradisaic}, {paradisal}, {paradisial}]

paradisiacal
adj 1: relating to or befitting paradise; "together in that paradisal place"; "paradisiacal innocense" [syn: {paradisiac}, {paradisaical}, {paradisaic}, {paradisal}]
2: resembling paradise; causing happiness; "elysian peace"; "a paradisal place without work or struggle"; "paradisial isles"; "an age of paradisiacal happiness" [syn: {elysian}, {paradisiac}, {paradisaical}, {paradisaic}, {paradisal}, {paradisial}]

paradisial
adj : resembling paradise; causing happiness; "elysian peace"; "a paradisal place without work or struggle"; "paradisial isles"; "an age of paradisiacal happiness" [syn: {elysian}, {paradisiacal}, {paradisiac}, {paradisaical}, {paradisaic}, {paradisal}]

paradox
n : (logic) a self-contradiction; "`I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false"

paradoxical
adj : seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true; "it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking" [syn: {self-contradictory}]

paradoxical sleep
n : a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of Rapid Eye Movements during sleep [syn: {rapid eye movement sleep}, {REM sleep}, {rapid eye movement}, {REM}]

paradoxically
adv : in a paradoxical manner; "paradoxically, ice ages seem to occur when the sun gets hotter"

Paradoxurus
n : palm civets [syn: {genus Paradoxurus}]

paraduodenal smear
n : alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the duodenum [syn: {duodenal smear}]

paraesthesia
n : abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage [syn: {paresthesia}]

paraffin
n 1: from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings [syn: {paraffin wax}]
2: a non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbon with the general formula CnH(2n+2) [syn: {methane series}, {alkane series}, {alkane}]
3: British usage [syn: {paraffin oil}]

paraffin oil
n : British usage [syn: {paraffin}]

paraffin scale
n : partly refined paraffin wax [syn: {scale wax}]

paraffin wax
n : from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings [syn: {paraffin}]

parafovea
n : area of the retina immediately surrounding the fovea

paragon
n 1: an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept [syn: {idol}, {perfection}, {beau ideal}]
2: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal [syn: {ideal}, {nonpareil}, {saint}, {apotheosis}, {nonesuch}, {nonsuch}]

paragonite
n : a colorless or pale brown mica with sodium

paragraph
n : one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
v 1: divide into paragraphs, as of text; "This story is well paragraphed"
2: write about in a paragraph; "All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday's paper"
3: write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher

paragrapher
n : a writer of paragraphs (as for publication on the editorial page of a newspaper)

Paraguay
n : a landlocked republic in south central South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1811 [syn: {Republic of Paraguay}]

Paraguay tea
n : South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea [syn: {mate}, {Ilex paraguariensis}]

Paraguayan
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Paraguay or its people
n : a native or inhabitant of Paraguay

Paraguayan monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Paraguay

parainfluenza virus
n : a virus that causes upper respiratory infection (including the common cold and bronchiolitis); most often in children

parakeet
n : any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots [syn: {parrakeet}, {parroket}, {paraquet}, {paroquet}, {parroquet}]

paralanguage
n : the use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings [syn: {paralinguistic communication}]

paraldehyde
n : a colorless liquid (a cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde) that is used as a sedative and a solvent [syn: {ethanal trimer}]

paralegal
n : a person with specialized training who assists lawyers [syn: {legal assistant}]

paraleipses
paraleipsis
n : suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted [syn: {paralepsis}, {paralipsis}, {preterition}] [also: {paraleipses} (pl)]

paraleipses
See {paraleipsis}

paraleipsis
n : suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted [syn: {paralepsis}, {paralipsis}, {preterition}] [also: {paraleipses} (pl)]

paralepsis
n : suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted [syn: {paraleipsis}, {paralipsis}, {preterition}]

Paralichthys
n : a genus of Bothidae [syn: {genus Paralichthys}]

Paralichthys dentatus
n : flounder of eastern coast of North America [syn: {summer flounder}]

Paralichthys lethostigmus
n : flounder of southern United States [syn: {southern flounder}]

paralinguistic communication
n : the use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings [syn: {paralanguage}]

Paralipomenon
n : (Old Testament) an obsolete name for the Old Testament books of Chronicles which were regarded as supplementary to Kings

paralipsis
n : suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted [syn: {paralepsis}, {paraleipsis}, {preterition}]

Paralithodes
n : a genus of Lithodidae [syn: {genus Paralithodes}]

Paralithodes camtschatica
n : large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan [syn: {king crab}, {Alaska crab}, {Alaskan king crab}, {Alaska king crab}]

parallax
n : the apparent displacement of an object as seen from two different points that are not on a line with the object

parallel
adj 1: being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows" [ant: {perpendicular}, {oblique}]
2: of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations; "parallel processing"
n 1: something having the property of being analogous to something else [syn: {analogue}, {analog}]
2: an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator [syn: {latitude}, {line of latitude}, {parallel of latitude}]
v 1: be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours"
2: make or place parallel to something; "They paralleled the ditch to the highway" [syn: {collimate}]
3: duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse" [syn: {twin}, {duplicate}] [also: {parallelling}, {parallelled}]

parallel bars
n : gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden bars supported on uprights [syn: {bars}]

parallel circuit
n : a closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit [syn: {shunt circuit}]

parallel interface
n : an interface between a computer and a printer where the computer sends multiple bits of information to the printer simultaneously [syn: {parallel port}]

Parallel Lives
n : a collection of biographies of famous Greeks and Romans written by Plutarch; used by Shakespeare in writing some of his plays

parallel of latitude
n : an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator [syn: {latitude}, {line of latitude}, {parallel}]

parallel operation
n : the simultaneous execution of two or more operations [syn: {simultaneous operation}] [ant: {serial operation}]

parallel port
n : an interface between a computer and a printer where the computer sends multiple bits of information to the printer simultaneously [syn: {parallel interface}]

parallel processing
n : simultaneous processing by two or more processing units [syn: {multiprocessing}]

parallelepiped
n : a prism whose bases are parallelograms [syn: {parallelopiped}, {parallelepipedon}, {parallelopipedon}]

parallelepipedon
n : a prism whose bases are parallelograms [syn: {parallelepiped}, {parallelopiped}, {parallelopipedon}]

parallelism
n : similarity by virtue of correspondence [syn: {correspondence}]

parallelize
v : place parallel to one another

parallelled
parallel
adj 1: being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows" [ant: {perpendicular}, {oblique}]
2: of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations; "parallel processing"
n 1: something having the property of being analogous to something else [syn: {analogue}, {analog}]
2: an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator [syn: {latitude}, {line of latitude}, {parallel of latitude}]
v 1: be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours"
2: make or place parallel to something; "They paralleled the ditch to the highway" [syn: {collimate}]
3: duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse" [syn: {twin}, {duplicate}] [also: {parallelling}, {parallelled}]

parallelled
See {parallel}

parallelling
parallel
adj 1: being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows" [ant: {perpendicular}, {oblique}]
2: of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations; "parallel processing"
n 1: something having the property of being analogous to something else [syn: {analogue}, {analog}]
2: an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator [syn: {latitude}, {line of latitude}, {parallel of latitude}]
v 1: be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours"
2: make or place parallel to something; "They paralleled the ditch to the highway" [syn: {collimate}]
3: duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse" [syn: {twin}, {duplicate}] [also: {parallelling}, {parallelled}]

parallelling
See {parallel}

parallelogram
n : a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length [ant: {trapezium}]

parallelopiped
n : a prism whose bases are parallelograms [syn: {parallelepiped}, {parallelepipedon}, {parallelopipedon}]

parallelopipedon
n : a prism whose bases are parallelograms [syn: {parallelepiped}, {parallelopiped}, {parallelepipedon}]

parallel-park
v : park directly behind another vehicle

paralogism
n : an unintentionally invalid argument

paralyse
v 1: make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation" [syn: {paralyze}]
2: cause to be paralyzed and immobile; "The poison paralyzed him"; "Fear paralyzed her" [syn: {paralyze}]

paralyses
paralysis
n : loss of the ability to move a body part [syn: {palsy}] [also: {paralyses} (pl)]

paralyses
See {paralysis}

paralysis
n : loss of the ability to move a body part [syn: {palsy}] [also: {paralyses} (pl)]

paralysis agitans
n : a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination [syn: {Parkinsonism}, {Parkinson's disease}, {Parkinson's syndrome}, {Parkinson's}, {shaking palsy}]

paralytic
adj 1: relating to or of the nature of paralysis; "paralytic symptoms" [syn: {paralytical}]
2: affected or subject to with paralysis [syn: {paralyzed}]
n : a person suffering from paralysis

paralytic abasia
n : abasia related to paralysis of the leg muscles

paralytical
adj : relating to or of the nature of paralysis; "paralytic symptoms" [syn: {paralytic}]

paralyze
v 1: make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation" [syn: {paralyse}]
2: cause to be paralyzed and immobile; "The poison paralyzed him"; "Fear paralyzed her" [syn: {paralyse}]

paralyzed
adj : affected or subject to with paralysis [syn: {paralytic}]

paramagnet
n : magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it

paramagnetic
adj : of or relating to a paramagnet

paramagnetism
n : materials like aluminum or platinum become magnetized in a magnetic field but it disappears when the field is removed

Paramaribo
n : the capital and largest city and major port of Surinam [syn: {capital of Suriname}]

paramecia
n : any member of the genus Paramecium [syn: {paramecium}]

paramecia
paramecium
n : any member of the genus Paramecium [syn: {paramecia}] [also: {paramecia} (pl)]

paramecia
See {paramecium}

paramecium
n : any member of the genus Paramecium [syn: {paramecia}] [also: {paramecia} (pl)]

paramedic
n : a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment [syn: {paramedical}]

paramedical
adj : of or denoting a person who supplements physicians and nurses in their activities; "ambulance drivers are paramedical personnel"
n : a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment [syn: {paramedic}]

paramenta
See {parament}

parameter
n 1: a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves [syn: {parametric quantity}]
2: any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance
3: a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data

parametric
adj : of or relating to or in terms of a parameter; "parametric equation"

parametric quantity
n : a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves [syn: {parameter}]

parametric statistic
n : any statistic computed by procedures that assume the data were drawn from a particular distribution

parametritis
n : inflammation of connective tissue adjacent to the uterus

paramilitary
adj : of or relating to a group of civilians organized to function like (or in aid of) a military unit
n : a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops) [syn: {paramilitary force}, {paramilitary unit}, {paramilitary organization}, {paramilitary organisation}]

paramilitary force
n : a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops) [syn: {paramilitary}, {paramilitary unit}, {paramilitary organization}, {paramilitary organisation}]

paramilitary organisation
n : a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops) [syn: {paramilitary}, {paramilitary force}, {paramilitary unit}, {paramilitary organization}]

paramilitary organization
n : a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops) [syn: {paramilitary}, {paramilitary force}, {paramilitary unit}, {paramilitary organisation}]

paramilitary unit
n : a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops) [syn: {paramilitary}, {paramilitary force}, {paramilitary organization}, {paramilitary organisation}]

paramnesia
n : (psychiatry) a disorder of memory in which dreams or fantasies are confused with reality

paramount
adj : having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism" [syn: {overriding}, {predominant}, {predominate}, {preponderant}, {preponderating}]

paramountcy
n : the state of being paramount; the highest rank or authority

paramour
n 1: a woman's lover [syn: {fancy man}]
2: a woman who cohabits with an important man [syn: {concubine}, {courtesan}, {doxy}, {odalisque}]

paramyxovirus
n : a group of viruses including those causing mumps and measles

Parana
n : a South American river; tributary of Rio de la Plata [syn: {Parana River}]

Parana River
n : a South American river; tributary of Rio de la Plata [syn: {Parana}]

paranasal
adj : adjacent to the nasal cavities; "paranasal sinus"

paranasal sinus
n : any of the paired sinuses in the bones of the face adjacent to the nasal cavity that are lined with mucous membrane that is continuous with lining of the nasal cavities [syn: {sinus paranasales}, {nasal sinus}]

parang
n : a stout straight knife used in Malaysia and Indonesia

paranoia
n : a psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur

paranoiac
n : a person afflicted with paranoia [syn: {paranoid}]

paranoic type schizophrenia
n : a form of schizophrenia characterized by delusions (of persecution or grandeur or jealousy); symptoms may include anger and anxiety and aloofness and doubts about gender identity; unlike other types of schizophrenia the patients are usually presentable and (if delusions are not acted on) may function in an apparently normal manner [syn: {paranoid schizophrenia}, {paraphrenic schizophrenia}, {paraphrenia}]

paranoid
adj : suffering from paranoia
n : a person afflicted with paranoia [syn: {paranoiac}]

paranoid schizophrenia
n : a form of schizophrenia characterized by delusions (of persecution or grandeur or jealousy); symptoms may include anger and anxiety and aloofness and doubts about gender identity; unlike other types of schizophrenia the patients are usually presentable and (if delusions are not acted on) may function in an apparently normal manner [syn: {paranoic type schizophrenia}, {paraphrenic schizophrenia}, {paraphrenia}]

paranormal
adj 1: seemingly outside normal sensory channels [syn: {extrasensory}] [ant: {sensory}]
2: not in accordance with scientific laws; "what seemed to be paranormal manifestations" [ant: {normal}]

Paranthias
n : a genus of Serranidae [syn: {genus Paranthias}]

Paranthias furcifer
n : deep-sea fish of tropical Atlantic [syn: {creole-fish}]

Paranthropus
n : former classification for Australopithecus robustus [syn: {genus Paranthropus}]

paraparesis
n : a slight paralysis or weakness of both legs

parapet
n 1: a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony
2: fortification consisting of a low wall [syn: {breastwork}]

paraph
n : a flourish added after or under your signature (originally to protect against forgery)

paraphernalia
n : equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. [syn: {gear}, {appurtenances}]

paraphilia
n : abnormal sexual activity

paraphrase
n : rewording for the purpose of clarification [syn: {paraphrasis}]
v : express the same message in different words [syn: {rephrase}, {reword}]

paraphrasis
n : rewording for the purpose of clarification [syn: {paraphrase}]

paraphrastic
adj : altered by paraphrasing

paraphrenia
n : a form of schizophrenia characterized by delusions (of persecution or grandeur or jealousy); symptoms may include anger and anxiety and aloofness and doubts about gender identity; unlike other types of schizophrenia the patients are usually presentable and (if delusions are not acted on) may function in an apparently normal manner [syn: {paranoid schizophrenia}, {paranoic type schizophrenia}, {paraphrenic schizophrenia}]

paraphrenic schizophrenia
n : a form of schizophrenia characterized by delusions (of persecution or grandeur or jealousy); symptoms may include anger and anxiety and aloofness and doubts about gender identity; unlike other types of schizophrenia the patients are usually presentable and (if delusions are not acted on) may function in an apparently normal manner [syn: {paranoid schizophrenia}, {paranoic type schizophrenia}, {paraphrenia}]

paraphyses
paraphysis
n : a sterile simple or branched filament or hair borne among sporangia; may be pointed or clubbed [also: {paraphyses} (pl)]

paraphyses
See {paraphysis}

paraphysis
n : a sterile simple or branched filament or hair borne among sporangia; may be pointed or clubbed [also: {paraphyses} (pl)]

paraplegia
n : paralysis of the lower half of the body (most often as a result of trauma)

paraplegic
adj : suffering complete paralysis of the lower half of the body usually resulting from damage to the spinal cord
n : a person who has paraplegia (is paralyzed from the waist down)

parapodia
parapodium
n : one of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid that functions in locomotion and breathing [also: {parapodia} (pl)]

parapodia
See {parapodium}

parapodium
n : one of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid that functions in locomotion and breathing [also: {parapodia} (pl)]

parapraxes
parapraxis
n : a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. [syn: {slip}, {slip-up}, {miscue}] [also: {parapraxes} (pl)]

parapraxes
See {parapraxis}

parapraxis
n : a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. [syn: {slip}, {slip-up}, {miscue}] [also: {parapraxes} (pl)]

paraprofessional
n : a trained worker who is not a member of a profession but who assists a professional

parapsychological
adj : beyond normal physical explanation

parapsychologist
n : someone who studies the evidence for such psychological phenomena as psychokinesis and telepathy and clairvoyance

parapsychology
n : phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes [syn: {psychic phenomena}, {psychic phenomenon}]

paraquat
n : a poisonous yellow solid used in solution as a herbicide

paraquat poisoning
n : poisoning caused by ingestion of paraquat; characterized by progressive damage to the esophagus and liver and kidneys

paraquet
n : any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots [syn: {parakeet}, {parrakeet}, {parroket}, {paroquet}, {parroquet}]

parasail
n : parachute that will lift a person up into the air when it is towed by a motorboat or a car

parasailing
n : gliding in a parasail

Parascalops
n : brewer's moles [syn: {genus Parascalops}]

Parascalops breweri
n : mole of eastern North America [syn: {brewer's mole}, {hair-tailed mole}]

paraselenae
See {paraselene}

parashoth
See {parashah}

Parashurama
n : an incarnation of Vishnu who rid the earth of Kshatriyas

parasitaemia
n : a condition in which parasites are present in the blood [syn: {parasitemia}]

Parasitaxus
n : 1 species: parasite yew [syn: {genus Parasitaxus}]

Parasitaxus ustus
n : rare and endangered monoecious parasitic conifer of New Caledonia; parasitic on Falcatifolium taxoides [syn: {parasite yew}]

parasite
n 1: an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); the parasite obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host [ant: {host}]
2: a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage [syn: {leech}, {sponge}, {sponger}]

parasite yew
n : rare and endangered monoecious parasitic conifer of New Caledonia; parasitic on Falcatifolium taxoides [syn: {Parasitaxus ustus}]

parasitemia
n : a condition in which parasites are present in the blood [syn: {parasitaemia}]

parasitic
adj 1: relating to or caused by parasites; "parasitic infection" [syn: {parasitical}]
2: of or pertaining to epenthesis [syn: {epenthetic}]
3: of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another; "a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses"; "parasitic vines that strangle the trees"; "bloodsucking blackmailer"; "his indolent leechlike existence" [syn: {parasitical}, {leechlike}, {bloodsucking}]

parasitic jaeger
n : a variety of jaeger [syn: {arctic skua}, {Stercorarius parasiticus}]

parasitic plant
n : plant living on another plant and obtaining from it organic nutriment

parasitic worm
n : worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes [syn: {helminth}]

parasitical
adj 1: relating to or caused by parasites; "parasitic infection" [syn: {parasitic}]
2: of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another; "a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses"; "parasitic vines that strangle the trees"; "bloodsucking blackmailer"; "his indolent leechlike existence" [syn: {parasitic}, {leechlike}, {bloodsucking}]

parasitically
adv : in a parasitic manner

parasiticidal
adj : capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms [syn: {anthelmintic}, {anthelminthic}, {helminthic}]

parasitism
n : the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)

parasol
n : a handheld collapsible source of shade [syn: {sunshade}]

parasol mushroom
n : edible long-stalked mushroom with white flesh and gills and spores; found in open woodlands in autumn [syn: {Lepiota procera}]

parasympathetic
adj : of or relating to the parasympathetic nervous system
n : originates in the brain stem and lower part of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the sympathetic nervous system: stimulates digestive secretions; slows the heart; constricts the pupils; dilates blood vessels [syn: {parasympathetic nervous system}]

parasympathetic nervous system
n : originates in the brain stem and lower part of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the sympathetic nervous system: stimulates digestive secretions; slows the heart; constricts the pupils; dilates blood vessels [syn: {parasympathetic}]

parasympathomimetic
adj : having an effect similar to that resulting from stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system; "parasympathetomimetic drugs slow the heart rate"

parasyntheta
See {parasyntheton}

Parathelypteris
n : terrestrial ferns of warm and tropical Asia and North America [syn: {genus Parathelypteris}]

Parathelypteris novae-boracensis
n : slender shield fern of moist woods of eastern North America; sometimes placed in genus Dryopteris [syn: {New York fern}, {Dryopteris noveboracensis}]

Parathelypteris simulata
n : delicate feathery shield fern of the eastern United States; sometimes placed in genus Thelypteris [syn: {Massachusetts fern}, {Thelypteris simulata}]

parathion
n : a colorless and odorless toxic oil used as an insecticide

parathion poisoning
n : a toxic condition resulting from inhalation or ingestion of the insecticide parathion; characterized by nausea and abdominal pains and headache and convulsions and sweating

parathormone
n : hormone synthesized and released into the blood stream by the parathyroid glands; regulates phosphorus and calcium in the body and functions in neuromuscular excitation and blood clotting [syn: {parathyroid hormone}]

parathyroid
n : any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland [syn: {parathyroid gland}]

parathyroid gland
n : any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland [syn: {parathyroid}]

parathyroid hormone
n : hormone synthesized and released into the blood stream by the parathyroid glands; regulates phosphorus and calcium in the body and functions in neuromuscular excitation and blood clotting [syn: {parathormone}]

paratrooper
n : a soldier in the paratroops [syn: {para}]

paratroops
n : infantry trained and equipped to parachute

paratyphoid
n : any of a variety of infectious intestinal diseases resembling typhoid fever [syn: {paratyphoid fever}]

paratyphoid fever
n : any of a variety of infectious intestinal diseases resembling typhoid fever [syn: {paratyphoid}]

paraumbilical vein
n : small veins arising in skin around the navel; terminate as accessory portal veins [syn: {vena paraumbilicalis}]

Parazoa
n : multicellular organisms having less-specialized cells than in the Metazoa; comprises the single phylum Porifera [syn: {subkingdom Parazoa}]

parazoa
n
n : primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies [syn: {sponge}, {poriferan}] [also: {parazoa} (pl)]

parazoa
See {parazoan}

parazoan
n : primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies [syn: {sponge}, {poriferan}] [also: {parazoa} (pl)]

parboil
v : cook (vegetables) briefly; "Parboil the beans before freezing them" [syn: {blanch}]

Parcae
n : the 3 goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Greek Moirai and similar to the Norse Norns

parcel
n 1: a wrapped container [syn: {package}]
2: the result of parcelling out or sharing; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologicans" [syn: {portion}, {share}]
3: an extended area of land [syn: {tract}, {piece of land}, {piece of ground}, {parcel of land}]
4: a collection of things wrapped or boxed together [syn: {package}, {bundle}, {packet}]
v 1: divide into parts; "The developers parceled the land"
2: cover with strips of canvas; "parcel rope"
3: make into a wrapped container [also: {parcelling}, {parcelled}]

parcel bomb
n : a thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened [syn: {letter bomb}, {package bomb}]

parcel of land
n : an extended area of land [syn: {tract}, {piece of land}, {piece of ground}, {parcel}]

parcel out
v : administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone" [syn: {distribute}, {administer}, {mete out}, {deal}, {lot}, {dispense}, {shell out}, {deal out}, {dish out}, {allot}, {dole out}]

parcel post
n : postal service that handles packages

parceled out
adj : given out in portions [syn: {apportioned}, {dealt out}, {doled out}, {meted out}]

parceling
n : the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state" [syn: {allotment}, {apportionment}, {apportioning}, {allocation}, {parcelling}, {assignation}]

parcellation
n : the division into parcels; "the increasing parcellation of land with every generation"

parcelled
parcel
n 1: a wrapped container [syn: {package}]
2: the result of parcelling out or sharing; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologicans" [syn: {portion}, {share}]
3: an extended area of land [syn: {tract}, {piece of land}, {piece of ground}, {parcel of land}]
4: a collection of things wrapped or boxed together [syn: {package}, {bundle}, {packet}]
v 1: divide into parts; "The developers parceled the land"
2: cover with strips of canvas; "parcel rope"
3: make into a wrapped container [also: {parcelling}, {parcelled}]

parcelled
See {parcel}

parcelling
parcel
n 1: a wrapped container [syn: {package}]
2: the result of parcelling out or sharing; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologicans" [syn: {portion}, {share}]
3: an extended area of land [syn: {tract}, {piece of land}, {piece of ground}, {parcel of land}]
4: a collection of things wrapped or boxed together [syn: {package}, {bundle}, {packet}]
v 1: divide into parts; "The developers parceled the land"
2: cover with strips of canvas; "parcel rope"
3: make into a wrapped container [also: {parcelling}, {parcelled}]

parcelling
n : the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state" [syn: {allotment}, {apportionment}, {apportioning}, {allocation}, {parceling}, {assignation}]

parcelling
See {parcel}

parch
v : cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth" [syn: {sear}]

parched
adj 1: dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; "a vast desert all adust"; "land lying baked in the heat"; "parched soil"; "the earth was scorched and bare"; "sunbaked salt flats" [syn: {adust}, {baked}, {scorched}, {sunbaked}]
2: toasted or roasted slightly; "parched corn was a staple of the Indian diet"

Parcheesi
n : a modern board game based on pachisi

parchment
n 1: a superior paper resembling sheepskin
2: skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on [syn: {sheepskin}, {lambskin}]

pardner
n : an associate who works with others toward a common goal; "partners in crime" [syn: {collaborator}, {cooperator}, {partner}]

pardon
n 1: the act of excusing a mistake or offense [syn: {forgiveness}]
2: a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense [syn: {amnesty}]
3: the formal act of liberating someone [syn: {amnesty}, {free pardon}]
v 1: accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands" [syn: {excuse}]
2: grant a pardon to; "Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President"

pardonable
adj : admitting of being pardoned [ant: {unpardonable}]

pardonably
adv : in an excusable manner or to an excusable degree; "he was excusably late" [syn: {excusably}, {forgivably}] [ant: {inexcusably}, {inexcusably}, {inexcusably}]

pardoner
n 1: a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense [syn: {forgiver}, {excuser}]
2: a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences

pare
v 1: decrease gradually or bit by bit [syn: {pare down}]
2: cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of wood" [syn: {whittle}]
3: strip the skin off; "pare apples" [syn: {skin}, {peel}]
4: remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber" [syn: {trim}]

pare down
v : decrease gradually or bit by bit [syn: {pare}]

paregmenon
n : juxtaposing words having a common derivation (as in `sense and sensibility')

paregoric
n : medicine used to treat diarrhea [syn: {camphorated tincture of opium}]

parenchyma
n 1: animal tissue that constitutes the essential part of an organ as contrasted with e.g. connective tissue and blood vessels
2: the primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that remain capable of cell division even when mature; constitutes the greater part of leaves, roots, the pulp of fruits, and the pith of stems

parent
n : a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian [ant: {child}]
v : bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" [syn: {rear}, {raise}, {bring up}, {nurture}]

parentage
n 1: the state of being a parent; "to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man" [syn: {parenthood}]
2: the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents [syn: {birth}]
3: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" [syn: {lineage}, {line}, {line of descent}, {descent}, {bloodline}, {blood line}, {blood}, {pedigree}, {ancestry}, {origin}, {stemma}, {stock}]

parental
adj 1: designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced [ant: {filial}]
2: relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance" [syn: {maternal}, {paternal}] [ant: {filial}]

parental quality
n : a quality appropriate to a parent

parentally
adv : in a parental manner

parented
adj : having a parent or parents or cared for by parent surrogates [ant: {unparented}]

parenteral
adj 1: administered by means other than through the alimentary tract (as by intramuscular or intravenous injection)
2: located outside the alimentary tract

parenterally
adv : by parenteral means; "the drug is intended to be administered parenterally"

parentheses
parenthesis
n 1: either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material
2: a message that departs from the main subject [syn: {digression}, {aside}, {excursus}, {divagation}] [also: {parentheses} (pl)]

parentheses
See {parenthesis}

parenthesis
n 1: either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material
2: a message that departs from the main subject [syn: {digression}, {aside}, {excursus}, {divagation}] [also: {parentheses} (pl)]

parenthesis-free notation
n : a notation for forming mathematical expressions that does not use parentheses to delimit components

parenthetic
adj 1: as if using parentheses; "a parenthetical style" [syn: {parenthetical}]
2: qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses; "parenthetical remarks" [syn: {parenthetical}]

parenthetical
adj 1: as if using parentheses; "a parenthetical style" [syn: {parenthetic}]
2: qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses; "parenthetical remarks" [syn: {parenthetic}]
n : an expression in parentheses; "his writing was full of parentheticals" [syn: {parenthetical expression}]

parenthetical expression
n : an expression in parentheses; "his writing was full of parentheticals" [syn: {parenthetical}]

parenthetically
adv : in a parenthetical manner; "he added parenthetically that he would not attend the wedding ceremony"

parenthood
n : the state of being a parent; "to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man" [syn: {parentage}]

parentless
adj : having no parent or parents or not cared for by parent surrogates [syn: {unparented}] [ant: {parented}]

parer
n 1: a manicurist who trims the fingernails
2: a small sharp knife used in paring fruits or vegetables [syn: {paring knife}]

parerga
See {parergon}

paresis
n : a slight or partial paralysis

paresthesia
n : abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage [syn: {paraesthesia}]

paretic
n : a person afflicted with paresis (partial paralysis)

Pareto
n : Italian sociologist and economist whose theories influenced the development of fascism in Italy (1848-1923) [syn: {Vilfredo Pareto}]

pareve
adj : containing no meat or milk (or their derivatives) and thus eatable with both meat and dairy dishes according to the dietary laws of Judaism; "pareve margarine"; "parvebread" [syn: {parve}]

parfait
n : layers of ice cream and syrup and whipped cream

parfait glass
n : a tall slender glass with a short stem in which parfait is served

parget
n : plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys [syn: {pargeting}, {pargetting}]
v : apply ornamental plaster to

pargeting
n 1: plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys [syn: {parget}, {pargetting}]
2: ornamental plasterwork [syn: {pargetting}, {pargetry}]
3: ornamental plastering [syn: {pargetting}]

pargetry
n : ornamental plasterwork [syn: {pargeting}, {pargetting}]

pargetting
n 1: plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys [syn: {parget}, {pargeting}]
2: ornamental plasterwork [syn: {pargeting}, {pargetry}]
3: ornamental plastering [syn: {pargeting}]

parhelia
parhelion
n : a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals; "two or more parhelia are usually seen at once" [syn: {mock sun}, {sundog}] [also: {parhelia} (pl)]

parhelia
See {parhelion}

parheliacal
adj : relating to or resembling a parhelion [syn: {parhelic}]

parhelic
adj : relating to or resembling a parhelion [syn: {parheliacal}]

parhelic circle
n : a luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere [syn: {solar halo}, {parhelic ring}]

parhelic ring
n : a luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere [syn: {solar halo}, {parhelic circle}]

parhelion
n : a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals; "two or more parhelia are usually seen at once" [syn: {mock sun}, {sundog}] [also: {parhelia} (pl)]

pari passu
adv : used in legal language [syn: {at an equal rate}]

pariah
n : a person who is rejected (from society or home) [syn: {outcast}, {castaway}, {Ishmael}]

pariah dog
n : ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India [syn: {pye-dog}, {pie-dog}]

Paridae
n : titmice and chickadees [syn: {family Paridae}]

paries
n : (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure; "stomach walls" [syn: {wall}] [also: {parietes} (pl)]

parietal
adj : of or relating to or associated with the parietal bones in the cranium; "parietal lobe"

parietal bone
n : either of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital bones and forming the top and sides of the cranium

parietal gyrus
n : any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the parietal lobe of the cerebrum

parietal lobe
n : that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the head

parietal pericardium
n : the tough outermost layer of the pericardium that is attached to the diaphragm and the sternum

parietal placentation
n : where ovules develop on the wall or slight outgrowths of the wall forming broken partitions within a compound ovary

parietal pleura
n : pleura that lines the inner chest walls and covers the diaphragm

Parietales
n : a large order of dicotyledonous plants of subclass Dilleniidae [syn: {order Parietales}, {Hypericales}, {order Hypericales}]

Parietaria
n : small genus of stingless herbs [syn: {genus Parietaria}]

Parietaria difussa
n : herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers [syn: {pellitory-of-the-wall}, {wall pellitory}, {pellitory}]

parietes
paries
n : (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure; "stomach walls" [syn: {wall}] [also: {parietes} (pl)]

parietes
See {paries}

parietomastoid suture
n : the suture between the parietal and the temporal bones

parieto-occipital fissure
n : a sulcus near the posterior end of each hemisphere that separates the parietal lobes and the occipital lobes in both hemispheres [syn: {parieto-occipital sulcus}]

parieto-occipital sulcus
n : a sulcus near the posterior end of each hemisphere that separates the parietal lobes and the occipital lobes in both hemispheres [syn: {parieto-occipital fissure}]

parimutuel
n : betting where winners share the total amount wagered

pari-mutuel machine
n : computer that registers bets and divides the total amount bet among those who won [syn: {totalizer}, {totaliser}, {totalizator}, {totalisator}]

paring
n 1: a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something [syn: {sliver}, {shaving}]
2: (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel; "she could peel an apple with a single long paring"

paring knife
n : a small sharp knife used in paring fruits or vegetables [syn: {parer}]

paripinnate
adj : of a leaf shape; pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex [syn: {even-pinnate}, {abruptly-pinnate}]

Paris
n 1: the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce [syn: {City of Light}, {French capital}, {capital of France}]
2: sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae [syn: {genus Paris}]
3: a town in northeast Texas

Paris daisy
n : perennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {marguerite}, {marguerite daisy}, {Chrysanthemum frutescens}, {Argyranthemum frutescens}]

Paris green
n 1: a toxic double salt of copper arsenate and copper acetate
2: a shade of green tinged with yellow [syn: {yellow green}, {yellowish green}, {chartreuse}, {pea green}]

Paris quadrifolia
n : European herb with yellow-green flowers resembling and closely related to the trilliums; reputed to be poisonous [syn: {herb Paris}]

Paris University
n : a university in Paris; intellectual center of France [syn: {University of Paris}, {Sorbonne}]

parish
n 1: a local church community
2: the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor

parishioner
n : a member of a parish

Parisian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants; "Parisian restaurants can be expensive"
n : a resident of Paris

paris-mutuels
See {pari-mutuel}

parisology
n : the use of ambiguous words

parity
n 1: (obstetrics) the number of live-born children a woman has delivered; "the parity of the mother must be considered"; "a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children" [syn: {para}]
2: (mathematics) a relation between a pair of integers: if both integers are odd or both are even they have the same parity; if one is odd and the other is even they have different parity
3: (computer science) abit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1's or an even number of 1's; e.g., if the parity is odd then any group of bits that arrives with an even number of 1's must contain an error [syn: {parity bit}, {check bit}]
4: (physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system [syn: {conservation of parity}, {space-reflection symmetry}, {mirror symmetry}]
5: functional equality

parity bit
n : (computer science) abit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1's or an even number of 1's; e.g., if the parity is odd then any group of bits that arrives with an even number of 1's must contain an error [syn: {parity}, {check bit}]

parity check
n : a system of checking for errors in computer functioning [syn: {redundant check}, {odd-even check}]

Parjanya
n : god of rain; sometimes identified with Indra

Parji
n : a Dravidian language spoken in south central India

park
n 1: a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property; "there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park" [syn: {parkland}]
2: a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park" [syn: {commons}, {common}, {green}]
3: a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games); "take me out to the ballpark" [syn: {ballpark}]
4: Scottish explorer in Africa (1771-1806) [syn: {Mungo Park}]
5: a lot where cars are parked [syn: {parking lot}, {car park}, {parking area}]
6: a gear position that acts as a parking brake; "the put the car in park and got out"
v 1: place temporarily; "park the car in the yard"; "park the children with the in-laws"; "park your bag in this locker"
2: maneuver a vehicle into a parking space; "Park the car in front of the library"; "Can you park right here?"

Park Ave.
n : a fashionable residential street in New York City [syn: {Park Avenue}]

Park Avenue
n : a fashionable residential street in New York City [syn: {Park Ave.}]

park bench
n : a bench in a public park

park commissioner
n : a commissioner in charge of public parks

parka
n : a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term) [syn: {windbreaker}, {windcheater}, {anorak}]

parka squirrel
n : large ground squirrel of the North American far north [syn: {Arctic ground squirrel}, {Citellus parryi}]

parked
adj : that have been left; "there were four parked cars across the street"

Parker
n 1: United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955) [syn: {Charlie Parker}, {Yardbird Parker}, {Bird Parker}, {Charles Christopher Parker}]
2: United States writer noted for her sharp wit (1893-1967) [syn: {Dorothy Parker}, {Dorothy Rothschild Parker}]

Parker House roll
n : yeast-raised dinner roll made by folding a disk of dough before baking

Parkeriaceae
n : coextensive with the genus Ceratopteris; sometimes included in family Polypodiaceae [syn: {family Parkeriaceae}]

Parkersburg
n : a city in northwestern West Virginia on the Ohio river

Parkia
n : genus of tropical Old World trees: nitta trees [syn: {genus Parkia}]

Parkia javanica
n : tall evergreen rain forest tree with wide-spreading crown having yellow-white flowers; grown as an ornamental in parks and large gardens

parkier
parky
adj : pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term) [syn: {crisp}, {frosty}, {nipping}, {nippy}, {snappy}] [also: {parkiest}, {parkier}]

parkier
See {parky}

parkiest
parky
adj : pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term) [syn: {crisp}, {frosty}, {nipping}, {nippy}, {snappy}] [also: {parkiest}, {parkier}]

parkiest
See {parky}

parking
n 1: space in which vehicles can be parked; "there is plenty of parking behind the store"
2: the act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarily

parking area
n : a lot where cars are parked [syn: {parking lot}, {car park}, {park}]

parking brake
n : a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage [syn: {hand brake}, {emergency}, {emergency brake}]

parking lot
n : a lot where cars are parked [syn: {car park}, {park}, {parking area}]

parking meter
n : a coin-operated timer located next to a parking space; depositing money into it entitles you to park your car there for a specified length of time

parking space
n : a space where an automobile can be parked [syn: {parking zone}]

parking ticket
n : a ticket issued for parking in a restricted place

parking zone
n : a space where an automobile can be parked [syn: {parking space}]

Parkinson
n 1: English surgeon (1755-1824) [syn: {James Parkinson}]
2: British historian noted for ridicule of bureaucracies (1909-1993) [syn: {C. Northcote Parkinson}, {Cyril Northcote Parkinson}]

Parkinsonia
n : small genus of spiny shrubs or small trees [syn: {genus Parkinsonia}]

Parkinsonia aculeata
n : large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but naturalized in southern United States [syn: {Jerusalem thorn}, {horsebean}]

Parkinsonia florida
n : densely branched spiny tree of southwestern United States having showy yellow flowers and blue-green bark; sometimes placed in genus Cercidium [syn: {palo verde}, {Cercidium floridum}]

Parkinsonism
n : a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination [syn: {paralysis agitans}, {Parkinson's disease}, {Parkinson's syndrome}, {Parkinson's}, {shaking palsy}]

Parkinson's
n : a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination [syn: {paralysis agitans}, {Parkinsonism}, {Parkinson's disease}, {Parkinson's syndrome}, {shaking palsy}]

Parkinson's disease
n : a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination [syn: {paralysis agitans}, {Parkinsonism}, {Parkinson's syndrome}, {Parkinson's}, {shaking palsy}]

Parkinson's law
n 1: C. Northcote Parkinson's cynical observation that work will expand so as to fill the time available for its completion
2: C. Northcote Parkinson's cynical observation that the number of subordinates in an organization will increase linearly regardless of the amount of work to be done

Parkinson's syndrome
n : a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination [syn: {paralysis agitans}, {Parkinsonism}, {Parkinson's disease}, {Parkinson's}, {shaking palsy}]

parkland
n : a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property; "there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park" [syn: {park}]

Parks
n : United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national civil rights movement (born in 1913) [syn: {Rosa Parks}]

parkway
n : a wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views" [syn: {drive}]

parky
adj : pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term) [syn: {crisp}, {frosty}, {nipping}, {nippy}, {snappy}] [also: {parkiest}, {parkier}]

parlance
n : a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language [syn: {idiom}]

parlay
v : stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager [syn: {double up}]

parley
n : a negotiation between enemies
v : discuss, as between enemies

parliament
n 1: a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Great Britain)
2: a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as their sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards [syn: {fantan}, {sevens}]

Parliamentarian
n 1: an elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commons [syn: {Member of Parliament}]
2: an expert in parliamentary rules and procedures

parliamentary
adj 1: relating to or having the nature of a parliament; "parliamentary reform"; "a parliamentary body"
2: having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament; "parliamentary government"
3: in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly; "parliamentary law"

parliamentary agent
n : a person who is employed to look after the affairs of businesses that are affected by legislation of the British Parliament

parliamentary democracy
n : a democracy having a parliament

parliamentary law
n : a body of rules followed by an assembly [syn: {order}, {rules of order}, {parliamentary procedure}]

parliamentary monarchy
n : a monarchy having a parliament

parliamentary procedure
n : a body of rules followed by an assembly [syn: {order}, {rules of order}, {parliamentary law}]

parlor
n 1: reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received [syn: {parlour}]
2: a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax [syn: {living room}, {living-room}, {sitting room}, {front room}, {parlour}]

parlor car
n : a passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for individual chairs [syn: {parlour car}, {drawing-room car}, {palace car}, {chair car}]

parlor game
n : a game suitable for playing in a parlor [syn: {parlour game}]

parlor grand
n : a small grand piano [syn: {baby grand}, {baby grand piano}, {parlor grand piano}, {parlour grand}, {parlour grand piano}]

parlor grand piano
n : a small grand piano [syn: {baby grand}, {baby grand piano}, {parlor grand}, {parlour grand}, {parlour grand piano}]

parlormaid
n : a maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door [syn: {parlourmaid}]

parlour
n 1: reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received [syn: {parlor}]
2: a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax [syn: {living room}, {living-room}, {sitting room}, {front room}, {parlor}]

parlour car
n : a passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for individual chairs [syn: {parlor car}, {drawing-room car}, {palace car}, {chair car}]

parlour game
n : a game suitable for playing in a parlor [syn: {parlor game}]

parlour grand
n : a small grand piano [syn: {baby grand}, {baby grand piano}, {parlor grand}, {parlor grand piano}, {parlour grand piano}]

parlour grand piano
n : a small grand piano [syn: {baby grand}, {baby grand piano}, {parlor grand}, {parlor grand piano}, {parlour grand}]

parlourmaid
n : a maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door [syn: {parlormaid}]

parlous
adj : fraught with danger; "dangerous waters"; "a parlous journey on stormy seas"; "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"; "the precarious life of an undersea diver"; "dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery" [syn: {perilous}, {precarious}, {touch-and-go}]

Parmelia
n : type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens [syn: {genus Parmelia}]

Parmeliaceae
n : a family of lichens [syn: {family Parmeliaceae}]

Parmenides
n : a presocratic Greek philosopher born in Italy; held the metaphysical view that being is the basic substance and ultimate reality of which all things are composed; said that motion and change are sensory illusions (5th century BC)

Parmesan
n : hard dry sharp-flavored Italian cheese; often grated

Parnahiba
n : a river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean [syn: {Parnaiba}]

Parnaiba
n : a river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean [syn: {Parnahiba}]

parnassia
n : any of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus Parnassia having broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale flower resembling a buttercup [syn: {grass-of-Parnassus}]

Parnassia fimbriata
n : bog plant with broadly heart-shaped basal leaves and cream or white saucer-shaped flowers with fringed petals; west of Rocky Mountains from Alaska to New Mexico [syn: {fringed grass of Parnassus}]

Parnassia palustris
n : plant having ovate leaves in a basal rosette and white starlike flowers netted with green [syn: {bog star}]

Parnassus
n : (Greek mythology) a mountain in central Greece where (according to Greek mythology) the Muses lived; known as the mythological home of music and poetry; "Liakoura is the modern name of Mount Parnassus" [syn: {Mount Parnassus}, {Liakoura}]

Parnell
n : Irish nationalist leader (1846-1891) [syn: {Charles Stewart Parnell}]

Parochetus
n : 1 species: shamrock pea [syn: {genus Parochetus}]

Parochetus communis
n : trailing trifoliate Asiatic and African herb having cobalt blue flowers [syn: {shamrock pea}]

parochial
adj 1: relating to or supported by or located in a parish; "parochial schools"
2: narrowly restricted in outlook or scope; "little sympathy with parocial mentality"; "insular attitudes toward foreigners" [syn: {insular}]

parochial school
n : a private religious school run by a church or parish [syn: {church school}]

parochialism
n : a limitation of views or interests like that defined by a local parish

parochially
adv : in a parochial manner; "parochially narrow in his outlook"

parodied
parody
n 1: a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way [syn: {lampoon}, {spoof}, {sendup}, {mockery}, {takeoff}, {burlesque}, {travesty}, {charade}, {pasquinade}, {put-on}]
2: humorous or satirical mimicry [syn: {mockery}, {takeoff}]
v 1: make a spoof of or make fun of
2: make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers" [syn: {spoof}, {burlesque}] [also: {parodied}]

parodied
See {parody}

parodist
n : mimics literary or musical style for comic effect [syn: {lampooner}]

parody
n 1: a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way [syn: {lampoon}, {spoof}, {sendup}, {mockery}, {takeoff}, {burlesque}, {travesty}, {charade}, {pasquinade}, {put-on}]
2: humorous or satirical mimicry [syn: {mockery}, {takeoff}]
v 1: make a spoof of or make fun of
2: make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers" [syn: {spoof}, {burlesque}] [also: {parodied}]

paroicous
adj : having male and female reproductive organs separate in a single gametoecium

parol evidence rule
n : a rule that oral evidence cannot be used to contradict the terms of a written contract

parole
n 1: a promise; "he gave his word" [syn: {word}, {word of honor}]
2: a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password" [syn: {password}, {watchword}, {word}, {countersign}]
3: (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitiles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with
v : release a criminal from detention and place him on parole; "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison"

parolee
n : someone released on probation or on parole [syn: {probationer}]

paronomasia
n : a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her" [syn: {pun}, {punning}, {wordplay}]

paronychia
n 1: infection in the tissues adjacent to a nail on a finger or toe
2: low-growing annual or perennial herbs or woody plants; whitlowworts [syn: {genus Paronychia}]

Parophrys
n : a genus of Soleidae [syn: {genus Parophrys}]

Parophrys vitulus
n : popular pale brown food flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: {English sole}, {lemon sole}]

paroquet
n : any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots [syn: {parakeet}, {parrakeet}, {parroket}, {paraquet}, {parroquet}]

parosamia
n : a disorder in the sense of smell [syn: {dysosmia}, {ofactory impairment}]

parotid
adj : relating to or located near the parotid gland

parotid gland
n : a large salivary gland that produces 50% of daytime saliva; in human beings it is located in front of and below each ear

parotid vein
n : parotid branches of the facial vein; drain part of the parotid gland and empty into the retromandibular vein

parotitis
n : inflammation of one or both parotid glands

parous
adj : having given birth to one or more viable children

Parousia
n : (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment [syn: {Second Coming}, {Second Coming of Christ}, {Second Advent}, {Advent}]

paroxetime
n : a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Paxil) [syn: {Paxil}]

paroxysm
n : a sudden uncontrollable attack; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter" [syn: {fit}, {convulsion}]

paroxysmal
adj : accompanied by or of the nature of paroxysms

paroxysmal trepidant abasia
n : abasia related to spasticity of the legs

paroxytone
n : word having stress or acute accent on the next to last syllable

parquet
n 1: a floor made of parquetry [syn: {parquet floor}]
2: seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle

parquet circle
n : seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies) [syn: {parterre}]

parquet floor
n : a floor made of parquetry [syn: {parquet}]

parqueterie
n : a patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor [syn: {parquetry}]

parquetry
n : a patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor [syn: {parqueterie}]

Parr
n 1: Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII (1512-1548) [syn: {Catherine Parr}]
2: a young salmon up to 2 years old
3: the young of various fishes

parrakeet
n : any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots [syn: {parakeet}, {parroket}, {paraquet}, {paroquet}, {parroquet}]

parricide
n 1: someone who kills his or her parent
2: murder of your own parents

parried
parry
n : a return punch (especially by a boxer) [syn: {counterpunch}, {counter}]
v 1: impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack" [syn: {block}, {deflect}]
2: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn: {hedge}, {fudge}, {evade}, {put off}, {circumvent}, {elude}, {skirt}, {dodge}, {duck}, {sidestep}] [also: {parried}]

parried
See {parry}

Parrish
n : United States painter (1870-1966) [syn: {Maxfield Parrish}, {Maxfield Frederick Parrish}]

parroket
n : any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots [syn: {parakeet}, {parrakeet}, {paraquet}, {paroquet}, {parroquet}]

parroquet
n : any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots [syn: {parakeet}, {parrakeet}, {parroket}, {paraquet}, {paroquet}]

parrot
n 1: usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
2: a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated
v : repeat mindlessly; "The students parroted the teacher's words"

parrot disease
n : infectious disease of birds [syn: {psittacosis}]

parrot fever
n : an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds [syn: {psittacosis}, {ornithosis}]

parrotfish
n : gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth [syn: {polly fish}, {pollyfish}] [also: {parrotfishes} (pl)]

parrotfishes
parrotfish
n : gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth [syn: {polly fish}, {pollyfish}] [also: {parrotfishes} (pl)]

parrotfishes
See {parrotfish}

Parrotia
n : one species: iron tree [syn: {genus Parrotia}]

Parrotiopsis
n : one species: deciduous tree of the Himalaya Mountains [syn: {genus Parrotiopsis}]

parrotlike
adj : mechanically imitated or repeated without thought or understanding; "a mere parrotlike word-calling process"; "a voice quality sounding parrotlike"

parrot's beak
n : evergreen shrub with scarlet to white clawlike or beaklike flowers; New Zealand [syn: {parrot's bill}, {Clianthus puniceus}]

parrot's bill
n : evergreen shrub with scarlet to white clawlike or beaklike flowers; New Zealand [syn: {parrot's beak}, {Clianthus puniceus}]

parry
n : a return punch (especially by a boxer) [syn: {counterpunch}, {counter}]
v 1: impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack" [syn: {block}, {deflect}]
2: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn: {hedge}, {fudge}, {evade}, {put off}, {circumvent}, {elude}, {skirt}, {dodge}, {duck}, {sidestep}] [also: {parried}]

Parry manzanita
n : erect treelike shrub forming dense thickets and having drooping panicles of white or pink flowers and red berrylike drupes; California [syn: {Arctostaphylos manzanita}]

Parry's penstemon
n : erect stems with pinkish-lavender flowers in long interrupted clusters; Arizona [syn: {Penstemon parryi}]

Parry's pinyon
n : 5-needled pinon of southern California and northern Baja California having (sometimes 3- or 4-needled showing hybridization from Pinus californiarum) [syn: {Pinus quadrifolia}, {Pinus parryana}]

pars anterior
n : the anterior part of the anterior pituitary [syn: {pars distilis}]

pars distilis
n : the anterior part of the anterior pituitary [syn: {pars anterior}]

pars intermedia
n : a thin piece of tissue that has become part of the posterior pituitary

pars nervosa
n : the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature [syn: {posterior pituitary}, {posterior pituitary gland}, {neurohypophysis}]

parse
v : analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence)

parsec
n : a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years [syn: {secpar}]

Parsee
n : a member of a monotheistic sect of Zoroastrian origin; descended from the Persians; now found in western India [syn: {Parsi}]

Parseeism
n : the faith of a Zoroastrian sect in India [syn: {Parsiism}]

parser
n : a computer program that divides code up into functional components; "compilers must parse source code in order to translate it into object code"

Parsi
n : a member of a monotheistic sect of Zoroastrian origin; descended from the Persians; now found in western India [syn: {Parsee}]

Parsiism
n : the faith of a Zoroastrian sect in India [syn: {Parseeism}]

parsimonious
adj : excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence" [syn: {penurious}]

parsimoniousness
n 1: extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily [syn: {parsimony}, {thrift}, {penny-pinching}]
2: extreme stinginess [syn: {meanness}, {minginess}, {niggardliness}, {niggardness}, {parsimony}, {tightness}, {tightfistedness}, {closeness}]

parsimony
n 1: extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily [syn: {parsimoniousness}, {thrift}, {penny-pinching}]
2: extreme stinginess [syn: {meanness}, {minginess}, {niggardliness}, {niggardness}, {parsimoniousness}, {tightness}, {tightfistedness}, {closeness}]

parsley
n 1: annual or perennial herb with aromatic finely-cut leaves [syn: {Petroselinum crispum}]
2: aromatic herb with flat or curly leaves

parsley haw
n : southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves [syn: {parsley-leaved thorn}, {Crataegus apiifolia}, {Crataegus marshallii}]

parsley-leaved thorn
n : southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves [syn: {parsley haw}, {Crataegus apiifolia}, {Crataegus marshallii}]

parsnip
n 1: the whitish root of cultivated parsnip
2: a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root [syn: {Pastinaca sativa}]
3: whitish edible root; eaten cooked

parson
n : a person authorized to conduct religious worship [syn: {curate}, {minister}, {pastor}, {rector}]

parsonage
n : an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector [syn: {vicarage}, {rectory}]

Parsons
n : United States sociologist (1902-1979) [syn: {Talcott Parsons}]

parson's nose
n : the tail of a dressed fowl [syn: {pope's nose}]

Parsons table
n : a sturdy rectangular table with block legs at the four corners; the top and the legs are the same width

part
n 1: something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach" [syn: {portion}, {component part}, {component}]
2: the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space" [syn: {region}]
3: so far as concerns the actor specified; "it requires vigilance on our part" or "they resisted every effort on his part";
4: something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" [syn: {portion}]
5: one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division" [syn: {section}, {division}]
6: the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role" [syn: {function}, {office}, {role}]
7: a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite" [syn: {piece}]
8: an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona" [syn: {character}, {role}, {theatrical role}, {persona}]
9: assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" [syn: {share}, {portion}, {percentage}] 10: any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor; "I am proud of my contribution to the team's success"; "they all did their share of the work" [syn: {contribution}, {share}] 11: the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; "he tried to sing the tenor part" [syn: {voice}] 12: a line where the hair is parted; "his part was right in the middle"
adv : in part; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed" [syn: {partially}, {partly}] [ant: {wholly}]
v 1: go one's own away; move apart; "The friends separated after the party" [syn: {separate}, {split}]
2: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up" [syn: {separate}, {split up}, {split}, {break}, {break up}]
3: leave; "The family took off for Florida" [syn: {depart}, {start}, {start out}, {set forth}, {set off}, {set out}, {take off}]
4: come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated" [syn: {separate}, {divide}]
5: force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" [syn: {separate}, {disunite}, {divide}]

part music
n : vocal music for several voices in independent parts (usually performed without accompaniment)

part name
n : a word that names a part of a larger whole; "`brim' and `crown' are meronyms of `hat'" [syn: {meronym}]

part of speech
n : one of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical context [syn: {form class}, {word class}]

part to whole relation
n : the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole [syn: {meronymy}]

part with
v : give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey" [syn: {spare}, {give up}, {dispense with}]

partake
v 1: have some of the qualities or attributes of something
2: have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake" [syn: {share}, {partake in}]
3: consume; "She didn't touch her food all night" [syn: {touch}] [also: {partook}, {partaken}]

partake in
v 1: be active in
2: have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake" [syn: {partake}, {share}]

partaken
partake
v 1: have some of the qualities or attributes of something
2: have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake" [syn: {share}, {partake in}]
3: consume; "She didn't touch her food all night" [syn: {touch}] [also: {partook}, {partaken}]

partaken
See {partake}

partaker
n : someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share [syn: {sharer}]

parted
adj : having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

parted leaf
n : a leaf having margins incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

parterre
n 1: an ornamental flower garden; beds and paths are arranged to form a pattern
2: seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies) [syn: {parquet circle}]

Parthenium
n : small genus of North American herbs and shrubs with terminal panicles of small ray flowers [syn: {genus Parthenium}]

Parthenium argentatum
n : much-branched subshrub with silvery leaves and small white flowers of Texas and northern Mexico; cultivated as a source of rubber [syn: {guayule}]

Parthenium hysterophorus
n : tropical American annual weed with small radiate heads of white flowers; adventive in southern United States [syn: {bastard feverfew}]

Parthenium integrifolium
n : stout perennial herb of the eastern United States with whitish flowers; leaves traditionally used by Catawba indians to treat burns [syn: {American feverfew}, {wild quinine}, {prairie dock}]

parthenocarpy
n : (botany) the development of a fruit without fertilization or seeds

Parthenocissus
n : woody vines having disklike tips on the tendrils [syn: {genus Parthenocissus}]

Parthenocissus quinquefolia
n : common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit [syn: {Virginia creeper}, {American ivy}, {woodbine}]

Parthenocissus tricuspidata
n : Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries [syn: {Boston ivy}, {Japanese ivy}]

parthenogenesis
n 1: human conception without fertilization by a man [syn: {parthenogeny}, {virgin birth}]
2: process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods [syn: {parthenogeny}]

parthenogenetic
adj : (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction [syn: {agamic}, {agamous}, {agamogenetic}, {apomictic}]

parthenogeny
n 1: human conception without fertilization by a man [syn: {parthenogenesis}, {virgin birth}]
2: process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods [syn: {parthenogenesis}]

Parthenon
n : the main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of Doric architecture

parthenote
n : a cell resulting from parthenogenesis

Parthia
n : an ancient country in Asia on the Caspian Sea; dominated southwestern Asia from about 100 BC to 200 AD

Parthian
adj 1: pertaining to Parthia or its people or language or culture; "Parthian archeology"
2: delivered at the moment of parting as if in flight or retreat; "paused to deliver a parting shot at the door"; "a Parthian volley of expletives from Uncle Billy"- Bret Harte [syn: {parting}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Parthia

parti pris
n : an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" [syn: {preconception}, {prepossession}, {preconceived opinion}, {preconceived idea}, {preconceived notion}]

partial
adj 1: being or affecting only a part; not total; "a partial description of the suspect"; "partial collapse"; "a partial eclipse"; "a partial monopoly"; "partial immunity"
2: showing favoritism [syn: {unfair}] [ant: {impartial}]
3: (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for; "fond of chocolate"; "partial to horror movies" [syn: {fond(p)}, {partial(p)}]
n 1: the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant [syn: {partial derivative}]
2: a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency [syn: {overtone}, {partial tone}]

partial abortion
n : termination of pregnancy without expulsion of all of the products of conception [syn: {incomplete abortion}]

partial breach
n : a breach that does not destroy the value of the contract but can give rise to a claim for damages

partial correlation
n : a correlation between two variables when the effects of one or more related variables are removed

partial denture
n : a denture replacing one or more teeth in a dental arch

partial derivative
n : the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant [syn: {partial}]

partial differential equation
n : a differential equation involving a functions of more than one variable

partial eclipse
n : an eclipse in which the eclipsed body is only partially obscured

partial tone
n : a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency [syn: {overtone}, {partial}]

partial veil
n : membrane of the young sporophore of various mushrooms extending from the margin of the cap to the stem and is ruptured by growth; represented in mature mushroom by an annulus around the stem and sometimes a cortina on the margin of the cap [syn: {velum}]

partial verdict
n : (criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others

partiality
n 1: a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey" [syn: {fondness}, {fancy}]
2: an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives [syn: {partisanship}] [ant: {impartiality}]

partially
adv : in part; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed" [syn: {partly}, {part}] [ant: {wholly}]

partialness
n : the state of being only a part; not total; incomplete

partible
adj : (of e.g. property) can be parted or divided; "a partible estate"

participant
n 1: someone who takes part in an activity
2: a person who participates in or is skilled at some game [syn: {player}]

participant role
n : an entity realized by a noun or noun phrase in a clause or sentence [syn: {semantic role}]

participate
v 1: share in something [syn: {take part}]
2: become a participant; be involved in; "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter negotiations" [syn: {enter}] [ant: {drop out}]

participating
adj : taking part in an activity; "an active member of the club"; "he was politically active"; "the participating organizations" [syn: {active}]

participation
n 1: the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities" [syn: {engagement}, {involvement}, {involution}] [ant: {non-engagement}, {non-engagement}, {non-engagement}]
2: the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.) [syn: {involvement}]

participation financing
n : a loan that is shared by a group of banks that join to make a loan too big for any one of them alone [syn: {participation loan}, {loan participation}]

participation loan
n : a loan that is shared by a group of banks that join to make a loan too big for any one of them alone [syn: {loan participation}, {participation financing}]

participatory
adj : affording the opportunity for individual participation; "participatory democracy"

participial
adj : of or relating to or consisting of participles; "participial inflections"
n : a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses [syn: {participle}]

participle
n : a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses [syn: {participial}]

particle
n 1: (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything [syn: {atom}, {molecule}, {corpuscle}, {mote}, {speck}]
2: a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions
3: a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs

particle accelerator
n : a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles [syn: {accelerator}, {atom smasher}]

particle beam
n : a collimated flow of particles (atoms or electrons or molecules)

particle board
n : wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets [syn: {fiberboard}, {fibreboard}]

particle physics
n : the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions [syn: {high-energy physics}, {high energy physics}]

parti-color
v : make motley; color with different colors [syn: {motley}]

particolored
adj : having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies" [syn: {motley}, {calico}, {multicolor}, {multicolour}, {multicolored}, {multicoloured}, {painted}, {particoloured}, {piebald}, {pied}, {varicolored}, {varicoloured}]

particolored buckeye
n : a buckeye marked by different colors or tints

particoloured
adj : having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies" [syn: {motley}, {calico}, {multicolor}, {multicolour}, {multicolored}, {multicoloured}, {painted}, {particolored}, {piebald}, {pied}, {varicolored}, {varicoloured}]

particular
adj 1: unique or specific to a person or thing or category; "the particular demands of the job"; "has a paraticular preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "the special features of a computer"; "my own special chair" [syn: {particular(a)}, {peculiar(a)}, {special(a)}]
2: separate and distinct from others; "an exception in this particular case" [syn: {particular(a)}]
3: separate and distinct from others of the same group or category; "interested in one particular artist"; "a man who wishes to make a particular woman fall in love with him" [syn: {particular(a)}]
4: surpassing what is common or usual or expected; "he paid especial attention to her"; "exceptional kindness"; "a matter of particular and unusual importance"; "a special occasion"; "a special reason to confide in her"; "what's so special about the year 2000?" [syn: {especial(a)}, {exceptional}, {particular(a)}, {special}]
5: first and most important; "his special interest is music"; "she gets special (or particular) satisfaction from her volunteer work" [syn: {special}]
6: exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared" [syn: {finical}, {finicky}, {fussy}]
7: providing specific details or circumstances; "a particular description of the room" [syn: {particular(a)}]
n 1: a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general" [syn: {specific}] [ant: {general}, {general}]
2: a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details" [syn: {detail}, {item}]

Particular Baptist
n : group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the French theologian John Calvin who believed in strict predetermination [syn: {Calvinistic Baptist}]

particularisation
n : an individualized description of a particular instance [syn: {particularization}, {detailing}]

particularise
v : be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?" [syn: {specify}, {particularize}, {specialize}, {specialise}] [ant: {generalize}]

particularised
adj : directed toward a specific object; "particularized thinking as distinct from stereotyped sloganeering" [syn: {particularized}]

particularism
n : a focus on something particular

particularistic
adj : relating to particularism (exclusive interest in one group or class or sect etc.); "a particularistic-seeming statement"

particularity
n : the quality of being particular and pertaining to a specific case or instance; "the particularity of human situations" [ant: {generality}]

particularization
n : an individualized description of a particular instance [syn: {particularisation}, {detailing}]

particularize
v : be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?" [syn: {specify}, {particularise}, {specialize}, {specialise}] [ant: {generalize}]

particularized
adj : directed toward a specific object; "particularized thinking as distinct from stereotyped sloganeering" [syn: {particularised}]

particularly
adv 1: to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common; "he was particularly fussy about spelling"; "a particularly gruesome attack"; "under peculiarly tragic circumstances"; "an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger" [syn: {peculiarly}, {especially}, {specially}]
2: specifically or especially distinguished from others; "loves Bach, particularly his partitas"; "recommended one book in particular"; "trace major population movements for the Pueblo groups in particular" [syn: {in particular}]
3: uniquely or characteristically; "these peculiarly cinematic elements"; "a peculiarly French phenomenon"; "everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him"- John Knowles [syn: {peculiarly}]

particulate
adj : composed of distinct particles [ant: {nonparticulate}]
n : a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant) [syn: {particulate matter}]

particulate matter
n : a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant) [syn: {particulate}]

particulate radiation
n : a stream of atomic or subatomic particles that may be charged positively (e.g. alpha particles) or negatively (e.g. beta particles) or not at all (e.g. neutrons) [syn: {corpuscular radiation}]

parting
adj : delivered at the moment of parting as if in flight or retreat; "paused to deliver a parting shot at the door"; "a Parthian volley of expletives from Uncle Billy"- Bret Harte [syn: {parthian}]
n : the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow" [syn: {farewell}, {leave}, {leave-taking}]

partisan
adj 1: devoted to a cause or party [syn: {partizan}] [ant: {nonpartisan}]
2: adhering or confined to a particular sect or denomination or party; "denominational prejudice" [syn: {denominational}]
n 1: a fervent and even militant proponent of something [syn: {zealot}, {drumbeater}]
2: an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity [syn: {enthusiast}, {partizan}]
3: a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries [syn: {partizan}]

partisanship
n : an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives [syn: {partiality}] [ant: {impartiality}]

partition
n 1: a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) [syn: {divider}]
2: the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart [syn: {division}, {partitioning}, {segmentation}, {sectionalization}, {sectionalisation}]
3: (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit
v 1: divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British" [syn: {partition off}]
2: separate or apportion into sections; "partition a room off" [syn: {zone}]

partition off
v : divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British" [syn: {partition}]

partitioned
adj : divided by partitions [syn: {partitioned off}]

partitioned off
adj : divided by partitions [syn: {partitioned}]

partitioning
n 1: an analysis into mutually exclusive categories [syn: {breakdown}]
2: the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart [syn: {division}, {partition}, {segmentation}, {sectionalization}, {sectionalisation}]

partitionist
n : an advocate of partitioning a country

partitive
adj 1: (Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole; "a partitive construction"
2: indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts; "partitive tendencies in education"
3: serving to separate or divide into parts; "partitive tendencies in education"; "the uniting influence was stronger than the separative" [syn: {separative}]
n : word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole

Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan
n : a Marxist-Leninist terrorist group of Kurds trying to establish an independent Kurdish state in eastern Turkey [syn: {Kurdistan Workers Party}, {Kurdistan Labor Pary}, {PPK}]

partizan
adj : devoted to a cause or party [syn: {partisan}] [ant: {nonpartisan}]
n 1: an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity [syn: {enthusiast}, {partisan}]
2: a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries [syn: {partisan}]

partly
adv : in part; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed" [syn: {partially}, {part}] [ant: {wholly}]

partner
n 1: a person's partner in marriage [syn: {spouse}, {married person}, {mate}, {better half}]
2: an associate who works with others toward a common goal; "partners in crime" [syn: {collaborator}, {cooperator}, {pardner}]
3: a person who is a member of a partnership
v 1: provide with a partner
2: act as a partner; "Astaire partnered Rogers"

partner in crime
n : someone who assists in a plot [syn: {confederate}, {collaborator}, {henchman}]

partner off
v : form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off" [syn: {pair}, {pair off}, {couple}]

partner relation
n : the responsibility of partners to act in one another's best interests

partnership
n 1: the members of a business venture created by contract
2: a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses

partnership certificate
n : a certificate showing the interests of all parties in a business partnership

partook
partake
v 1: have some of the qualities or attributes of something
2: have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake" [syn: {share}, {partake in}]
3: consume; "She didn't touch her food all night" [syn: {touch}] [also: {partook}, {partaken}]

partook
See {partake}

part-owner
n : a person who owns something in common with others

partridge
n 1: flesh of either quail or grouse
2: heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds [syn: {tinamou}]
3: small Old World gallinaceous game birds
4: a popular North American game bird; named for its call [syn: {bobwhite}, {bobwhite quail}]
5: valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada [syn: {ruffed grouse}, {Bonasa umbellus}]

partridge pea
n : tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {sensitive pea}, {wild sensitive plant}, {Chamaecrista fasciculata}, {Cassia fasciculata}]

partridgeberry
n : creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries [syn: {boxberry}, {twinberry}, {Mitchella repens}]

parts
n : the local environment; "he hasn't been seen around these parts in years"

parts bin
n : a bin for holding spare parts

parts catalog
n : a list advertising parts for machinery along with prices [syn: {parts catalogue}]

parts catalogue
n : a list advertising parts for machinery along with prices [syn: {parts catalog}]

parts department
n : the division of a business (e.g. a service garage) the sells replacement parts

parts inventory
n : an inventory of replacement parts

part-singing
n : singing with three or more voice parts

partsong
n : a song with two or more voice parts

part-time
adj : involving less than the standard or customary time for an activity; "part-time employees"; "a part-time job" [ant: {full-time}]
adv : for less than the standard number of hours; "he works part-time" [syn: {half-time}] [ant: {full-time}]

part-timer
n : someone who works less than the customary or standard time

parturiency
n : concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours" [syn: {labor}, {labour}, {confinement}, {lying-in}, {travail}, {childbed}]

parturient
adj 1: of or relating to or giving birth; "parturient pangs"; "the parturient uterus"
2: giving birth; "a parturient heifer" [syn: {in labor(p)}]

parturition
n : the process of giving birth [syn: {birth}, {giving birth}, {birthing}]

party
n 1: an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level" [syn: {political party}]
2: an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day"
3: a band of people associated temporarily in some activity; "they organized a party to search for food"; "the company of cooks walked into the kitchen" [syn: {company}]
4: a group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she joined the party after dinner"
5: a person involved in legal proceedings; "the party of the first part"
v : have or participate in a party; "The students were partying all night before the exam"

party boss
n : a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments; "party bosses have a reputation for corruption" [syn: {political boss}, {boss}]

party favor
n : souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party [syn: {party favour}, {favor}, {favour}]

party favour
n : souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party [syn: {party favor}, {favor}, {favour}]

party game
n : a game to amuse guests at a party

party girl
n : an attractive young woman hired to attend parties and entertain men

party line
n 1: the policy of a political group; "He won in a vote along party lines"
2: a telephone line serving two or more subscribers

party liner
n : a member of a political party who follows strictly the party line [syn: {party man}]

party man
n : a member of a political party who follows strictly the party line [syn: {party liner}]

Party of Democratic Kampuchea
n : a communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people; was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active until 1999 [syn: {Khmer Rouge}, {KR}, {Communist Party of Kampuchea}]

Party of God
n : a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon [syn: {Hizballah}, {Hezbollah}, {Hizbollah}, {Hizbullah}, {Lebanese Hizballah}, {Islamic Jihad}, {Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine}, {Revolutionary Justice Organization}, {Organization of the Oppressed on Earth}]

party pooper
n : someone who spoils the pleasure of others [syn: {spoilsport}, {killjoy}, {wet blanket}]

party spirit
n : devotion to a political party

party to the action
n : a party of people taking a role in legal proceedings [syn: {party to the transaction}]

party to the transaction
n : a party of people taking a role in legal proceedings [syn: {party to the action}]

party wall
n : a wall erected on the line between two properties and shared by both owners

party whip
n : a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline [syn: {whip}]

partygoer
n : someone who is attending a party; "the hall was crowded with an overflow of partygoers"

party-spirited
adj : devoted to a political party

Parula
n : type genus of the Parulidae: wood warblers [syn: {genus Parula}]

Parula americana
n : small gray-blue wood warbler with yellow throat and breast; of eastern North America [syn: {parula warbler}, {northern parula}]

parula warbler
n : small gray-blue wood warbler with yellow throat and breast; of eastern North America [syn: {northern parula}, {Parula americana}]

Parulidae
n : New World warblers [syn: {family Parulidae}]

parulides
See {parulis}

Parus
n : type genus of the family Paridae [syn: {genus Parus}]

Parus atricapillus
n : Chickadee having a dark crown [syn: {black-capped chickadee}, {blackcap}]

Parus bicolor
n : crested titmouse of eastern and midwestern United States [syn: {tufted titmouse}]

Parus caeruleus
n : widely distributed European titmouse with bright cobalt blue wings and tail and crown of the head [syn: {blue tit}, {tomtit}]

Parus carolinensis
n : southern United States chickadee similar to the blackcap but smaller [syn: {Carolina chickadee}]

Parvati
n : wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi: goddess of plenty [syn: {Anapurna}, {Annapurna}]

parve
adj : containing no meat or milk (or their derivatives) and thus eatable with both meat and dairy dishes according to the dietary laws of Judaism; "pareve margarine"; "parvebread" [syn: {pareve}]

parvenu
adj 1: characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position [syn: {nouveau-riche}, {parvenue}, {upstart(a)}]
2: of or characteristic of a parvenu [syn: {parvenue}]
n : a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class [syn: {upstart}, {nouveau-riche}, {arriviste}]

parvenue
adj 1: characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position [syn: {nouveau-riche}, {parvenu}, {upstart(a)}]
2: of or characteristic of a parvenu [syn: {parvenu}]

parvis
n : a courtyard or portico in front of a building (especially a cathedral)

parvo
n : any of a group of viruses containing DNA in an icosahedral protein shell and causing disease in dogs and cattle; not known to be associated with any human disease [syn: {parvovirus}]

parvovirus
n : any of a group of viruses containing DNA in an icosahedral protein shell and causing disease in dogs and cattle; not known to be associated with any human disease [syn: {parvo}]

pas
n : (ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)

Pas de Calais
n : the strait between the English Channel and the North Sea; shortest distance between England and the European continent [syn: {Strait of Dover}, {Strait of Calais}]

pas de deux
n : (ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble) [syn: {duet}]

pas de quatre
n : (ballet) a dance for four people

pas de trois
n : (ballet) a dance for three people

pas seul
n : (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure [syn: {variation}]

Pasadena
n : a city in southwestern California east of Los Angeles

pasang
n 1: large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns [syn: {oryx}]
2: wild goat of Iran and adjacent regions [syn: {bezoar goat}, {Capra aegagrus}]

pascal
n 1: a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter [syn: {Pa}]
2: French mathematician and philosopher and Jansenist; invented an adding machine; contributed (with Fermat) to the theory of probability (1623-1662) [syn: {Blaise Pascal}]
3: a programing language designed to teach programming through a top-down modular approach

pascal celery
n : any of several types of commercially grown celery having green stalks [syn: {Paschal celery}]

Pascal compiler
n : a compiler for programs written in Pascal

Pascal's law
n : pressure applied anywhere to a body of fluid causes a force to be transmitted equally in all directions; the force acts at right angles to any surface in contact with the fluid; "the hydraulic press is an application of Pascal's law" [syn: {Pascal's law of fluid pressures}]

Pascal's law of fluid pressures
n : pressure applied anywhere to a body of fluid causes a force to be transmitted equally in all directions; the force acts at right angles to any surface in contact with the fluid; "the hydraulic press is an application of Pascal's law" [syn: {Pascal's law}]

Pasch
n 1: the Jewish feast of the Passover [syn: {Pascha}]
2: the Christian festival of Easter [syn: {Pascha}]

Pascha
n 1: the Jewish feast of the Passover [syn: {Pasch}]
2: the Christian festival of Easter [syn: {Pasch}]

paschal
adj : of or relating to Passover or Easter; "paschal lamb"

Paschal celery
n : any of several types of commercially grown celery having green stalks [syn: {pascal celery}]

Paschal Lamb
n : figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ [syn: {Agnus Dei}]

paseo
n : a path set aside for walking; "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk" [syn: {walk}, {walkway}]

pasha
n : a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt [syn: {pacha}]

Pashto
n : an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan [syn: {Pashtu}, {Paxto}, {Afghani}, {Afghan}]

Pashtoon
n : a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan; "Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan" [syn: {Pathan}, {Pashtun}, {Pushtun}]

Pashtu
n : an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan [syn: {Pashto}, {Paxto}, {Afghani}, {Afghan}]

Pashtun
n 1: a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan; "Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan" [syn: {Pathan}, {Pushtun}, {Pashtoon}]
2: an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan [syn: {Pathan}]

Pasigraphy
n : an artificial international language using characters (as mathematical symbols) instead of words to express ideas

Pasiphae
n : (Greek mythology) daughter of Helios and mother of Ariadne

paso doble
n 1: a ballroom dance in fast duple time
2: music in march time composed for dancing the paso doble; often played a bull fights

pasos dobles
See {paso doble}

paspalum
n : tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States [syn: {dallisgrass}, {dallis grass}, {Paspalum dilatatum}]

Paspalum dilatatum
n : tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States [syn: {dallisgrass}, {dallis grass}, {paspalum}]

Paspalum distichum
n : low-growing weedy grass with spikelets along the leaf stems [syn: {knotgrass}]

Paspalum notatum
n : perennial tropical American grass used as pasture grass in arid areas of Gulf states [syn: {Bahia grass}]

pasque flower
n : any plant of the genus Pulsatilla; sometimes included in genus Anemone [syn: {pasqueflower}]

pasqueflower
n : any plant of the genus Pulsatilla; sometimes included in genus Anemone [syn: {pasque flower}]

pasquil
pasquinade
n : a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way [syn: {parody}, {lampoon}, {spoof}, {sendup}, {mockery}, {takeoff}, {burlesque}, {travesty}, {charade}, {put-on}] [also: {pasquils}, {pasquilling}, {pasquilled}, {pasquil}]

pasquil
See {pasquinade}

pasquilled
pasquinade
n : a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way [syn: {parody}, {lampoon}, {spoof}, {sendup}, {mockery}, {takeoff}, {burlesque}, {travesty}, {charade}, {put-on}] [also: {pasquils}, {pasquilling}, {pasquilled}, {pasquil}]

pasquilled
See {pasquinade}

pasquilling
pasquinade
n : a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way [syn: {parody}, {lampoon}, {spoof}, {sendup}, {mockery}, {takeoff}, {burlesque}, {travesty}, {charade}, {put-on}] [also: {pasquils}, {pasquilling}, {pasquilled}, {pasquil}]

pasquilling
See {pasquinade}

pasquils
pasquinade
n : a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way [syn: {parody}, {lampoon}, {spoof}, {sendup}, {mockery}, {takeoff}, {burlesque}, {travesty}, {charade}, {put-on}] [also: {pasquils}, {pasquilling}, {pasquilled}, {pasquil}]

pasquils
See {pasquinade}

pasquinade
n : a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way [syn: {parody}, {lampoon}, {spoof}, {sendup}, {mockery}, {takeoff}, {burlesque}, {travesty}, {charade}, {put-on}] [also: {pasquils}, {pasquilling}, {pasquilled}, {pasquil}]

pass
adj : of advancing the ball by throwing it; "a team with a good passing attack"; "a pass play" [syn: {passing(a)}, {pass(a)}] [ant: {running(a)}]
n 1: (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls" [syn: {base on balls}, {walk}]
2: (military) a written leave of absence; "he had a pass for three days"
3: (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate; "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long" [syn: {passing play}, {passing game}, {passing}]
4: the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; "we got through the pass before it started to snow" [syn: {mountain pass}, {notch}]
5: any authorization to pass or go somewhere; "the pass to visit had a strict time limit" [syn: {passport}]
6: a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions; "the media representatives had special passes" [syn: {laissez passer}]
7: a flight or run by an aircraft over a target; "the plane turned to make a second pass"
8: a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs [syn: {strait}, {straits}]
9: a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday" [syn: {head}, {straits}] 10: one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer); "it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass" 11: you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; "he had a bye in the first round" [syn: {bye}] 12: a permit to enter or leave a military installation; "he had to show his pass in order to get out" [syn: {liberty chit}] 13: a complementary (free) ticket; "the start got passes for his family" 14: a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" [syn: {crack}, {fling}, {go}, {whirl}, {offer}] 15: (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled" [syn: {toss}, {flip}] 16: success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry" [syn: {passing}, {qualifying}] [ant: {failing}]
v 1: go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind" [syn: {go through}, {go across}]
2: pass by; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other" [syn: {travel by}, {pass by}, {surpass}, {go past}, {go by}]
3: make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people's spend their free time" [syn: {legislate}]
4: pass by; "three years elapsed" [syn: {elapse}, {lapse}, {slip by}, {glide by}, {slip away}, {go by}, {slide by}, {go along}]
5: place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" [syn: {hand}, {reach}, {pass on}, {turn over}, {give}]
6: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" [syn: {run}, {go}, {lead}, {extend}]
7: travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks" [syn: {overtake}, {overhaul}]
8: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" [syn: {happen}, {hap}, {go on}, {pass off}, {occur}, {fall out}, {come about}, {take place}]
9: go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House" [syn: {clear}] 10: pass (time) in a specific way; "How are you spending your summer vacation?" [syn: {spend}] 11: guide or pass over something; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers" [syn: {guide}, {run}, {draw}] 12: transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees" [syn: {communicate}, {pass on}, {put across}] 13: disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" [syn: {evanesce}, {fade}, {blow over}, {pass off}, {fleet}] 14: go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now" [syn: {make it}] [ant: {fail}] 15: go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" [syn: {exceed}, {transcend}, {overstep}, {go past}, {top}] 16: accept or judge as acceptable; "The teacher passed the student although he was weak" [ant: {fail}] 17: allow to go without comment or censure; "the insult passed as if unnoticed" 18: transfer to another; of rights or property; "Our house passed under his official control" 19: pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into Nirvana" [syn: {sink}, {lapse}] 20: be identified, regarded, accepted, or mistaken for someone or something else; as by denying one's own ancestry or background; "He could pass as his twin brother"; "She passed as a White woman even though her grandfather was Black" 21: throw (a ball) to another player; "Smith passed" 22: be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead" [syn: {fall}, {return}, {devolve}] 23: cause to pass; "She passed around the plates" [syn: {make pass}] 24: grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" [syn: {authorize}, {authorise}, {clear}] 25: pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully" [syn: {die}, {decease}, {perish}, {go}, {exit}, {pass away}, {expire}] [ant: {be born}] 26: eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone" [syn: {excrete}, {egest}, {eliminate}]

pass across
v : make a passage or journey from one place to another [syn: {transit}, {pass through}, {pass over}]

pass around
v 1: cause to be distributed; "This letter is circulating among the faculty" [syn: {circulate}, {pass on}, {distribute}]
2: cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [syn: {circulate}, {circularize}, {circularise}, {distribute}, {disseminate}, {propagate}, {broadcast}, {spread}, {diffuse}, {disperse}]

pass away
v 1: pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully" [syn: {die}, {decease}, {perish}, {go}, {exit}, {expire}, {pass}] [ant: {be born}]
2: go out of existence; "She hoped that the problem would eventually pass away"

pass by
v : pass by; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other" [syn: {travel by}, {surpass}, {go past}, {go by}, {pass}]

pass catcher
n : a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass [syn: {receiver}, {pass receiver}]

pass completion
n : (American football) a successful forward pass in football [syn: {completion}]

pass off
v 1: be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity; "She passed off as a Russian agent"
2: disregard; "She passed off the insult"
3: cause to be circulated and accepted in a false character or identity; "She passed the glass off as diamonds"; "He passed himself off as a secret agent"
4: disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" [syn: {evanesce}, {fade}, {blow over}, {fleet}, {pass}]
5: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" [syn: {happen}, {hap}, {go on}, {occur}, {pass}, {fall out}, {come about}, {take place}]
6: expel (gases or odors) [syn: {emit}, {breathe}]

pass on
v 1: place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" [syn: {pass}, {hand}, {reach}, {turn over}, {give}]
2: tell or deposit (information) knowledge; "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here" [syn: {impart}, {leave}, {give}]
3: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on" [syn: {advance}, {progress}, {move on}, {march on}, {go on}] [ant: {recede}]
4: give to or transfer possession of; "I am passing on my genes to my children"
5: refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues" [syn: {relegate}, {submit}]
6: cause to be distributed; "This letter is circulating among the faculty" [syn: {circulate}, {pass around}, {distribute}]
7: transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees" [syn: {communicate}, {pass}, {put across}]

pass out
v 1: pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain [syn: {faint}, {conk}, {swoon}]
2: lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example [syn: {zonk out}, {black out}]

pass over
v 1: make a passage or journey from one place to another [syn: {transit}, {pass through}, {pass across}]
2: bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible" [syn: {jump}, {skip}, {skip over}]
3: travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" [syn: {traverse}, {track}, {cover}, {cross}, {get over}, {get across}, {cut through}, {cut across}]
4: fly over; "The plane passed over Damascus" [syn: {overfly}]
5: rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard" [syn: {wipe}]

pass receiver
n : a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass [syn: {receiver}, {pass catcher}]

pass through
v 1: make a passage or journey from one place to another [syn: {transit}, {pass across}, {pass over}]
2: cause to move through; "Pass a chemical through a solution"
3: pass through an enemy-line; in a military conflict [syn: {infiltrate}]

pass up
v 1: refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality" [syn: {refuse}, {reject}, {turn down}, {decline}] [ant: {accept}]
2: fail to acknowledge; "he passed me up in the street"

pass water
v : eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" [syn: {make}, {urinate}, {piddle}, {puddle}, {micturate}, {piss}, {pee}, {pee-pee}, {make water}, {relieve oneself}, {take a leak}, {spend a penny}, {wee}, {wee-wee}]

pass with flying colors
v : succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course" [syn: {breeze through}, {ace}, {sweep through}, {sail through}, {nail}]

passable
adj 1: able to be passed or traversed or crossed; "the road is passable" [ant: {impassable}]
2: about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary" [syn: {adequate}, {fair to middling}]
3: neither good nor bad; "an indifferent performance"; "a gifted painter but an indifferent actor"; "her work at the office is passable"; "a so-so golfer"; "feeling only so-so"; "prepared a tolerable dinner"; "a tolerable working knowledge of French" [syn: {indifferent}, {so-so(p)}, {tolerable}]

passably
adv : to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"; "they lived comfortably within reason" [syn: {reasonably}, {moderately}, {within reason}, {somewhat}, {fairly}, {middling}] [ant: {unreasonably}, {unreasonably}]

passage
n 1: the act of passing from one state or place to the next [syn: {transition}]
2: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
3: a way through or along which someone or something may pass
4: the passing of a law by a legislative body [syn: {enactment}]
5: a journey usually by ship; "the outward passage took 10 days" [syn: {transit}]
6: a short section of a musical composition [syn: {musical passage}]
7: a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passages" [syn: {passageway}]
8: a bodily process of passing from one place or stage to another; "the passage of air from the lungs"; "the passing of flatus" [syn: {passing}]
9: the motion of one object relative to another; "stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets" [syn: {passing}] 10: the act of passing something to another person [syn: {handing over}]

passageway
n 1: a passage between rooms or between buildings
2: a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passages" [syn: {passage}]

Passamaquody
n : a member of the Algonquian people related to the Malecite and living in northeastern Maine and New Brunswick

passant
adj : in walking position with right foreleg raised [syn: {passant(ip)}]

passbook
n : a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks [syn: {bankbook}]

passbook savings account
n : a savings account in which deposits and withdrawals are recorded in the depositor's passbook

passe
adj : out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas" [syn: {antique}, {demode}, {ex}, {old-fashioned}, {old-hat(p)}, {outmoded}, {passee}]

passed ball
n : a pitch that the catcher should have caught but did not; allows a base runner to advance a base

passee
adj : out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas" [syn: {antique}, {demode}, {ex}, {old-fashioned}, {old-hat(p)}, {outmoded}, {passe}]

passementerie
n : a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt" [syn: {trimming}, {trim}]

passenger
n : a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it [syn: {rider}]

passenger car
n : a railcar where passengers ride [syn: {coach}, {carriage}]

passenger pigeon
n : gregarious North American migratory pigeon now extinct [syn: {Ectopistes migratorius}]

passenger ship
n : a ship built to carry passengers

passenger train
n : a train that carries passengers

passenger van
n : a van that carries passengers

passe-partout
n 1: key that secures entrance everywhere [syn: {passkey}, {master key}, {master}]
2: a mounting for a picture using gummed tape

passer
n 1: a person who passes by casually or by chance [syn: {passerby}, {passer-by}]
2: a person who passes as a member of a different ethnic or racial group
3: a student who passes and examination
4: (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass [syn: {forward passer}]
5: type genus of the Passeridae [syn: {genus Passer}]

Passer domesticus
n : small hardy brown-and-gray bird native to Europe [syn: {English sparrow}, {house sparrow}]

Passer montanus
n : Eurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrow [syn: {tree sparrow}]

passer-by
n : a person who passes by casually or by chance [syn: {passerby}, {passer}] [also: {passers-by} (pl)]

passerby
n : a person who passes by casually or by chance [syn: {passer-by}, {passer}]

Passeres
n : two names for the suborder of typical songbirds [syn: {Oscines}, {suborder Oscines}, {suborder Passeres}]

Passeridae
n : true sparrows: Old world birds formerly considered weaverbirds [syn: {family Passeridae}]

passeriform bird
n : perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless [syn: {passerine}]

Passeriformes
n : largest order of birds comprising about half the known species; rooks; finches; sparrows; tits; warblers; robins; wrens; swallows; etc.; the four suborders are Eurylaimi and Tyranni and Menurae and Oscines or Passeres [syn: {order Passeriformes}]

Passerina
n : small North American bush-loving finches: New World buntings [syn: {genus Passerina}]

Passerina cyanea
n : small deep blue North American bunting [syn: {indigo bunting}, {indigo finch}, {indigo bird}]

passerine
adj : relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds [ant: {nonpasserine}]
n : perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless [syn: {passeriform bird}]

Passero
n : the Spanish navy was destroyed by France and England while attempting to recover Sicily and Sardinia from Italy (1719) [syn: {Cape Passero}, {Passero Cape}]

Passero Cape
n : the Spanish navy was destroyed by France and England while attempting to recover Sicily and Sardinia from Italy (1719) [syn: {Passero}, {Cape Passero}]

passers-by
passer-by
n : a person who passes by casually or by chance [syn: {passerby}, {passer}] [also: {passers-by} (pl)]

passers-by
See {passer-by}

Passiflora
n : type genus of the Passifloraceae [syn: {genus Passiflora}]

Passiflora edulis
n : Brazilian passionflower cultivated for its deep purple fruit [syn: {granadilla}, {purple granadillo}]

Passiflora foetida
n : tropical American passion flower with finely dissected bracts; stems malodorous when crushed [syn: {love-in-a-mist}, {running pop}, {wild water lemon}]

Passiflora incarnata
n : of southern United States; having an insipid berry the size of a hen egg [syn: {maypop}]

Passiflora laurifolia
n : West Indian passionflower; cultivated for its yellow edible fruit [syn: {Jamaica honeysuckle}, {yellow granadilla}]

Passiflora ligularis
n : considered best for fruit [syn: {granadilla}, {sweet granadilla}]

Passiflora maliformis
n : West Indian passionflower with edible apple-sized fruit [syn: {sweet calabash}]

Passiflora mollissima
n : cultivated for fruit [syn: {banana passion fruit}]

Passiflora quadrangularis
n : tropical American passionflower yielding the large granadilla fruit [syn: {granadilla}, {giant granadilla}]

Passifloraceae
n : tropical woody tendril-climbing vines [syn: {family Passifloraceae}, {passionflower family}]

passim
adv : used to refer to cited works [syn: {throughout}]

passing
adj 1: enduring a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but at is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms" [syn: {ephemeral}, {short-lived}, {transient}, {transitory}, {fugacious}]
2: of advancing the ball by throwing it; "a team with a good passing attack"; "a pass play" [syn: {passing(a)}, {pass(a)}] [ant: {running(a)}]
3: allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily; "a passing grade" [syn: {passing(a)}]
4: hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy" [syn: {casual}, {cursory}, {passing(a)}, {perfunctory}]
n 1: (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate; "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long" [syn: {pass}, {passing play}, {passing game}]
2: euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing" [syn: {loss}, {departure}, {exit}, {expiration}, {going}, {release}]
3: the motion of one object relative to another; "stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets" [syn: {passage}]
4: the end of something; "the passing of winter"
5: a bodily process of passing from one place or stage to another; "the passage of air from the lungs"; "the passing of flatus" [syn: {passage}]
6: going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it; "she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me" [syn: {overtaking}]
7: success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry" [syn: {pass}, {qualifying}] [ant: {failing}]
adv : to an extreme degree or extent; "his eyesight was exceedingly defective" [syn: {exceedingly}, {extremely}]

passing comment
n : an incidental remark [syn: {obiter dictum}]

passing game
n : (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate; "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long" [syn: {pass}, {passing play}, {passing}]

passing note
n : a nonharmonic note inserted for transition between harmonic notes [syn: {passing tone}]

passing play
n : (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate; "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long" [syn: {pass}, {passing game}, {passing}]

passing shot
n : a tennis return that passes an opponent who has approached the net

passing tone
n : a nonharmonic note inserted for transition between harmonic notes [syn: {passing note}]

passing water
n : a euphemism for urination; "he had to take a leak" [syn: {leak}, {wetting}, {making water}]

passion
n 1: strong feeling or emotion [syn: {passionateness}]
2: intense passion or emotion [syn: {heat}, {warmth}]
3: something that is desired intensely; "his rage for fame destroyed him" [syn: {rage}]
4: an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action [syn: {mania}, {cacoethes}]
5: a feeling of strong sexual desire
6: any object of warm affection or devotion; "the theater was her first love" or "he has a passion for cock fighting"; [syn: {love}]
7: the suffering of Jesus at the crucifixion [syn: {Passion of Christ}]

passion fruit
n : egg-shaped tropical fruit of certain passionflower vines; used for sherbets and confectionery and drinks

Passion of Christ
n : the suffering of Jesus at the crucifixion [syn: {Passion}]

Passion play
n : a play representing the Passion of Christ

Passion Sunday
n : second Sunday before Easter

Passion Week
n : the week before Easter [syn: {Holy Week}]

passionate
adj : having or expressing strong emotions [ant: {passionless}]

passionately
adv 1: with passion; "she kissed him passionately"
2: in a stormy or violent manner [syn: {stormily}, {turbulently}]

passionateness
n : strong feeling or emotion [syn: {passion}]

passionflower
n : any of various chiefly tropical American vines some bearing edible fruit [syn: {passionflower vine}]

passionflower family
n : tropical woody tendril-climbing vines [syn: {Passifloraceae}, {family Passifloraceae}]

passionflower vine
n : any of various chiefly tropical American vines some bearing edible fruit [syn: {passionflower}]

passionless
adj 1: not passionate; "passionless observation of human nature" [ant: {passionate}]
2: unmoved by feeling; "he kept his emotionless objectivity and faith in the cause he served"; "this passionless girl was like an icicle in the sunshine"-Margaret Deland [syn: {emotionless}]

passive
adj 1: lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith [syn: {inactive}] [ant: {active}]
2: peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive resistance" [syn: {peaceful}]
3: expressing thatthe subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb; "academics seem to favor passive sentences" [ant: {active}]
n : the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb; "`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice"; "`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive" [syn: {passive voice}] [ant: {active voice}]

passive air defense
n : air defense by the use of deception or dispersion or protective construction

passive immunity
n : an impermanent form of acquired immunity in which antibodies against a disease are acquired naturally (as through the placenta to an unborn child) or artificially (as by injection of antiserum)

passive matrix display
n : a type of LCD screen used for some portable computers; parallel wires run both vertically and horizontally and pixels are turned on when the wires intersecting at that pixel are both energized; "passive matrix displays are generally inferior to active matrix displays"

passive resistance
n : peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate [syn: {nonviolent resistance}, {nonviolence}]

passive resister
n : a reformer who believes in passive resistance [syn: {non-resistant}]

passive source
n : an informant who is not assigned to obtain specific intelligence but who routinely passes on whatever information he or she has

passive transport
n : transport of a substance across a cell membrane by diffusion; expenditure of energy is not required

passive trust
n : a trust in which the trustee performs no active duties [ant: {active trust}]

passive voice
n : the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb; "`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice"; "`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive" [syn: {passive}] [ant: {active voice}]

passively
adv : in a passive manner; "he listened passively" [ant: {actively}]

passiveness
n 1: submission to others or to outside influences [syn: {passivity}]
2: the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative [syn: {passivity}]

passivism
n : the doctrine that all violence in unjustifiable [syn: {pacifism}]

passivity
n 1: the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative [syn: {passiveness}]
2: submission to others or to outside influences [syn: {passiveness}]

passkey
n : key that secures entrance everywhere [syn: {passe-partout}, {master key}, {master}]

Passover
n : (Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt [syn: {Pesach}, {Pesah}, {Feast of the Unleavened Bread}]

Passover supper
n : (Judaism) the ceremonial dinner on the first night (or both nights) of Passover [syn: {Seder}]

passport
n 1: any authorization to pass or go somewhere; "the pass to visit had a strict time limit" [syn: {pass}]
2: a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country
3: any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission; "her pleasant personality is already a recommendation"; "his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society" [syn: {recommendation}]

password
n : a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password" [syn: {watchword}, {word}, {parole}, {countersign}]

past
adj 1: earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year" [ant: {present(a)}, {future}]
2: of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board" [syn: {past(a)}, {preceding(a)}, {retiring(a)}]
3: a verb tense or other construction referring to events or states that existed at some previous time; "past participle"
n 1: the time that has elapsed; "forget the past" [syn: {past times}, {yesteryear}, {yore}] [ant: {future}]
2: a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret); "reporters dug into the candidate's past"
3: a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past [syn: {past tense}]
adv : so as to pass a given point; "every hour a train goes past" [syn: {by}]

past master
n 1: someone who was formerly a master
2: someone who has long and thorough experience in a given activity

past participle
n : a participle that expresses completed action [syn: {perfect participle}]

past perfect
n : a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past; "`I had finished' is an example of the past perfect" [syn: {past perfect tense}, {pluperfect}, {pluferfect tense}]

past perfect tense
n : a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past; "`I had finished' is an example of the past perfect" [syn: {past perfect}, {pluperfect}, {pluferfect tense}]

past progressive
n : a progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the past; "`I had been running' is an example of the past progressive" [syn: {past progressive tense}]

past progressive tense
n : a progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the past; "`I had been running' is an example of the past progressive" [syn: {past progressive}]

past tense
n : a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past [syn: {past}]

past times
n : the time that has elapsed; "forget the past" [syn: {past}, {yesteryear}, {yore}] [ant: {future}]

pasta
n : shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg [syn: {alimentary paste}]

pasta salad
n : a salad having any of various pastas as the base

pasta sauce
n : any of numerous sauces for spaghetti or other kinds of pasta [syn: {spaghetti sauce}]

paste
n 1: any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency
2: an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard [syn: {library paste}]
3: a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers [syn: {spread}]
v 1: join or attach with or as if with glue; "paste the sign ont the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text" [syn: {glue}]
2: hit with the fists; "He pasted his opponent"
3: cover the surface of; "paste the wall with burlap"

pasteboard
n : stiff cardboard made by pasting together layers of paper

pasted
adj : affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste; "he stayed glued to one spot"; "pieces of pasted paper" [syn: {glued}]

pastel
adj 1: lacking in body or vigor; "faded pastel charms of the naive music"
2: delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink"
n : any of various pale or light colors

pastelike
adj : resembling paste in color; pallid; "the looked pasty and red-eyed"; "a complexion that had been pastelike was now chalky white" [syn: {pasty}]

paster
n 1: a workman who pastes
2: an adhesive label [syn: {gummed label}, {sticker}]

pastern
n : the part between the fetlock and the hoof [syn: {fetter bone}]

Pasternak
n : Russian writer whose best known novel was banned by Soviet authorities but translated and published abroad (1890-1960) [syn: {Boris Pasternak}, {Boris Leonidovich Pasternak}]

paste-up
n : a composition of flat objects pasted on a board or other backing; "they showed him a paste-up of the book jacket"

Pasteur
n : French chemist and biologist whose discovery that fermentation is caused by microorganisms resulted in the process of pasteurization (1822-1895) [syn: {Louis Pasteur}]

pasteurellosis
n : an acute infectious disease characterized by pneumonia and blood infection [syn: {hemorrhagic septicemia}]

Pasteurian
adj : of or relating to Louis Pasteur or his experiments

pasteurisation
n : partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food [syn: {pasteurization}]

pasteurise
v : heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms; "pasteurize milk" [syn: {pasteurize}]

pasteurised
adj : having been subjected to pasteurization in order to halt fermentation [syn: {pasteurized}]

pasteurization
n : partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food [syn: {pasteurisation}]

pasteurize
v : heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms; "pasteurize milk" [syn: {pasteurise}]

pasteurized
adj : having been subjected to pasteurization in order to halt fermentation [syn: {pasteurised}]

pasteurized milk
n : milk that has been exposed briefly to high temperatures to destroy microorganisms and prevent fermentation

pastiche
n 1: a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources [syn: {medley}, {potpourri}]
2: a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work

pastier
pasty
adj 1: resembling paste in color; pallid; "the looked pasty and red-eyed"; "a complexion that had been pastelike was now chalky white" [syn: {pastelike}]
2: having the properties of glue [syn: {gluey}, {glutinous}, {gummy}, {mucilaginous}, {sticky}, {viscid}, {viscous}]
n : small meat pie or turnover [also: {pastiest}, {pastier}]

pastier
See {pasty}

pasties
n : a pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers

pastiest
pasty
adj 1: resembling paste in color; pallid; "the looked pasty and red-eyed"; "a complexion that had been pastelike was now chalky white" [syn: {pastelike}]
2: having the properties of glue [syn: {gluey}, {glutinous}, {gummy}, {mucilaginous}, {sticky}, {viscid}, {viscous}]
n : small meat pie or turnover [also: {pastiest}, {pastier}]

pastiest
See {pasty}

pastil
n : a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat [syn: {cough drop}, {troche}, {pastille}]

pastille
n : a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat [syn: {cough drop}, {troche}, {pastil}]

pastime
n : a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly); "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits" [syn: {interest}, {pursuit}]

Pastinaca
n : a rosid dicot genus of the family Umbelliferae; includes parsnips [syn: {genus Pastinaca}]

Pastinaca sativa
n : a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root [syn: {parsnip}]

pastis
n : similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood

pastness
n : the quality of being past [ant: {presentness}, {futurity}]

Pasto
n : an active volcano in southeastern Colombia in the Andes [syn: {Galeras}]

pastor
n 1: a person authorized to conduct religious worship [syn: {curate}, {minister}, {parson}, {rector}]
2: only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus [syn: {subgenus Pastor}]

Pastor roseus
n : glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian [syn: {rose-colored starling}, {rose-colored pastor}, {Pastor sturnus}]

Pastor sturnus
n : glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian [syn: {rose-colored starling}, {rose-colored pastor}, {Pastor roseus}]

pastoral
adj 1: of or relating to a pastor; "pastoral work"; "a pastoral letter"
2: relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle; "pastoral seminomadic people"; "pastoral land"; "a pastoral economy" [syn: {bucolic}]
3: used of idealized country life; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility" [syn: {arcadian}, {bucolic}, {rustic}]
4: suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple and serene; "his idyllic life in Tahiti"; "the pastoral legends of America's Golden Age" [syn: {idyllic}]
n 1: a musical composition that evokes rural life [syn: {pastorale}, {idyll}]
2: a letter from a pastor to the congregation
3: a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)

pastorale
n : a musical composition that evokes rural life [syn: {pastoral}, {idyll}] [also: {pastorali} (pl)]

pastorali
pastorale
n : a musical composition that evokes rural life [syn: {pastoral}, {idyll}] [also: {pastorali} (pl)]

pastorali
See {pastorale}

pastorate
n 1: pastors collectively
2: the position of pastor [syn: {pastorship}]

pastorship
n : the position of pastor [syn: {pastorate}]

pastrami
n : highly seasoned cut of smoked beef

pastry
n 1: a dough of flour and water and shortening [syn: {pastry dough}]
2: any of various baked foods made of dough or batter

pastry cart
n : a serving cart for displaying pastry deserts to restaurant patrons

pastry cook
n : a chef who specializes in pastry

pastry dough
n : a dough of flour and water and shortening [syn: {pastry}]

pasturage
n 1: succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land [syn: {herbage}]
2: animal food for browsing or grazing [syn: {eatage}, {forage}, {pasture}, {grass}]

pasture
n 1: a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock [syn: {pastureland}, {grazing land}, {lea}, {ley}]
2: animal food for browsing or grazing [syn: {eatage}, {forage}, {pasturage}, {grass}]
v 1: let feed in a field or pasture or meadow [syn: {crop}, {graze}]
2: feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing" [syn: {crop}, {browse}, {graze}, {range}]

pasture brake
n : large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan [syn: {bracken}, {brake}, {Pteridium aquilinum}]

pastureland
n : a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock [syn: {pasture}, {grazing land}, {lea}, {ley}]

pasturized milk
n : subjected to carefully controlled heating to destroy undesirable microorganisms

pasty
adj 1: resembling paste in color; pallid; "the looked pasty and red-eyed"; "a complexion that had been pastelike was now chalky white" [syn: {pastelike}]
2: having the properties of glue [syn: {gluey}, {glutinous}, {gummy}, {mucilaginous}, {sticky}, {viscid}, {viscous}]
n : small meat pie or turnover [also: {pastiest}, {pastier}]

pat
adj 1: having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial" [syn: {glib}, {slick}]
2: exactly suited to the occasion; "a pat reply"
n 1: the sound made by a gentle blow [syn: {rap}, {tap}]
2: a light touch or stroke [syn: {tap}, {dab}]
adv : completely or perfectly; "he has the lesson pat"; "had the system down pat"
v 1: pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin [syn: {chuck}]
2: hit lightly; "pat him on the shoulder" [syn: {dab}] [also: {patting}, {patted}]

pataca
n : the basic unit of money in Macao

patagia
See {patagium}

Patagonia
n : region in southern South America between the Andes and the South Atlantic

Patagonian Desert
n : a semi-arid region in southern South America

patas
n : reddish long-tailed monkey of west Africa [syn: {hussar monkey}, {Erythrocebus patas}]

Patavium
n : a city in Veneto [syn: {Padua}, {Padova}]

patch
n 1: a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red" [syn: {spot}, {speckle}, {dapple}, {fleck}, {maculation}]
2: a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch" [syn: {plot}, {plot of ground}]
3: a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole
4: a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather" [syn: {while}, {piece}, {spell}]
5: a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program
6: a connection intended to be used for a limited time [syn: {temporary hookup}]
7: sewing or darning that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends" [syn: {mend}, {darn}]
8: a protective cloth covering for an injured eye [syn: {eyepatch}]
9: a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body [syn: {bandage}]
v 1: to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt" [syn: {piece}]
2: provide with a patch; also used metaphorically; "The field was patched with snow"
3: mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole" [syn: {patch up}]
4: repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup" [syn: {piece}]

patch pocket
n : a flat pocket sewn to the outside of a garment

patch test
n : a test to determine allergic sensitivity by applying small pads soaked with allergen to the unbroken skin

patch up
v 1: mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole" [syn: {patch}]
2: come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up" [syn: {reconcile}, {make up}, {conciliate}, {settle}]

patchboard
n : telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords [syn: {switchboard}, {plugboard}]

patchcord
n : a length of wire that has a plug at each end; used to make connections at a patchboard

patched
adj 1: mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch; "patched jeans"
2: having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture); "a field patched with ice and snow"; "a black-and-white spotted cow" [syn: {spotted}]

patchier
patchy
adj : irregular or uneven in quality, texture, etc.; "a patchy essay"; "patchy fog" [also: {patchiest}, {patchier}]

patchier
See {patchy}

patchiest
patchy
adj : irregular or uneven in quality, texture, etc.; "a patchy essay"; "patchy fog" [also: {patchiest}, {patchier}]

patchiest
See {patchy}

patchily
adv : in spots

patchiness
n : unevenness in quality or performance

patching
n : the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it

patchouli
n 1: small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes [syn: {patchouly}, {pachouli}, {Pogostemon cablin}]
2: a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant [syn: {patchouly}, {pachouli}]

patchouly
n 1: small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes [syn: {patchouli}, {pachouli}, {Pogostemon cablin}]
2: a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant [syn: {patchouli}, {pachouli}]

patchwork
n 1: a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas [syn: {hodgepodge}, {jumble}]
2: a quilt made by sew patches of different materials together [syn: {patchwork quilt}]
3: sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern

patchwork quilt
n : a quilt made by sew patches of different materials together [syn: {patchwork}]

patchy
adj : irregular or uneven in quality, texture, etc.; "a patchy essay"; "patchy fog" [also: {patchiest}, {patchier}]

pate
n 1: liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned
2: the top of the head [syn: {poll}, {crown}]

pate a choux
n : batter for making light hollow cases to hold various fillings [syn: {puff batter}, {pouf paste}]

pate de foie gras
n : a pate made from goose liver (marinated in cognac) and truffles [syn: {foie gras}]

pate feuillete
n : dough used for very light flaky rich pastries [syn: {puff paste}]

patella
n 1: a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint [syn: {kneecap}, {kneepan}]
2: type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets [syn: {genus Patella}] [also: {patellae} (pl)]

Patella vulgata
n : marine limpet [syn: {common limpet}]

patellae
patella
n 1: a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint [syn: {kneecap}, {kneepan}]
2: type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets [syn: {genus Patella}] [also: {patellae} (pl)]

patellae
See {patella}

patellar
adj : near or relating to the patella or kneecap; "patellar tendon"

patellar reflex
n : a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon [syn: {knee jerk}, {knee-jerk reflex}]

Patellidae
n : marine limpets [syn: {family Patellidae}]

patency
n 1: the openness (lack of obstruction) of a bodily passage or duct
2: the property of being easy to see and understand [syn: {obviousness}, {noticeability}, {noticeableness}]

patent
adj 1: (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage; "patent ductus arteriosus"
2: clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view" [syn: {apparent}, {evident}, {manifest}, {plain}]
n 1: a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention [syn: {patent of invention}]
2: an official document granting a right or privilege [syn: {letters patent}]
v 1: obtain a patent for; "Should I patent this invention?"
2: grant rights to; grant a patent for
3: make open to sight or notice; "His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him"

Patent and Trademark Office Database
n : the government bureau in the Department of Commerce that keeps a record of patents and trademarks and grants new ones [syn: {Patent Office}]

patent application
n : an application for sole rights to an invention

patent ductus arteriosus
n : a ductus arteriosus that failed to close at birth; may require surgical correction

patent infringement
n : violation of the rights secured by a patent

patent law
n : that branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing patents

patent leather
n : leather with a hard glossy surface

patent log
n : a torpedo-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship's speed [syn: {screw log}, {taffrail log}]

patent medicine
n : medicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescription

patent of invention
n : a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention [syn: {patent}]

Patent Office
n : the government bureau in the Department of Commerce that keeps a record of patents and trademarks and grants new ones [syn: {Patent and Trademark Office Database}]

patent right
n : the right granted by a patent; especially the exclusive right to an invention

patent system
n : a legal system for protecting the rights of inventors

patented
adj : (of devices and processes) protected by patent; "they are patented inventions"

patentee
n : the inventor to whom a patent is issued

patently
adv : unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn" [syn: {obviously}, {evidently}, {manifestly}, {apparently}, {plainly}, {plain}]

pater
n : an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk [syn: {dad}, {dada}, {daddy}, {pa}, {papa}, {pappa}, {pop}]

paterfamilias
n : the male head of family or tribe [syn: {patriarch}] [also: {patresfamilias} (pl)]

paternal
adj 1: belonging to or inherited from one's father; "spent his childhood on the paternal farm"; "paternal traits"
2: characteristic of a father [ant: {maternal}]
3: relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance" [syn: {parental}, {maternal}] [ant: {filial}]
4: related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt" [syn: {agnate}, {agnatic}]

paternal quality
n : the benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father; "the gentleness and fatherliness of the strange old man eased her fears" [syn: {fatherliness}]

paternalism
n : the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good

paternalistic
adj : benevolent but sometimes intrusive

paternally
adv : in a paternal manner; "he behaves very paternally toward his young bride"

paternity
n 1: the state of being a father; "tests were conducted to determine paternity"
2: the kinship relation between an offspring and the father [syn: {fatherhood}]
3: the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the authorship of the theory is disputed" [syn: {authorship}]

paternity suit
n : a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined) [syn: {bastardy proceeding}]

paternity test
n : a test based on blood groups to determine whether a particular man could be the biological father of a particular child; negative results prove he was not the father but positive results show only that he could be

Paternoster
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as `our father'
2: a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in a loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor

Paterson
n 1: American Revolutionary leader (born in Ireland) who was a member of the Constitutional Convention (1745-1806) [syn: {William Patterson}]
2: a city of northeastern New Jersey

path
n 1: a course of conduct; "the path of virtue"; "we went our separate ways"; "our paths in life led us apart"; "genius usually follows a revolutionary path" [syn: {way}, {way of life}]
2: a way especially designed for a particular use
3: an established line of travel or access [syn: {route}, {itinerary}]
4: a line or route along which something travels or moves; "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river" [syn: {track}, {course}]

path of least resistance
n : the easiest way; "In marrying him she simply took the path of least resistance" [syn: {line of least resistance}]

Pathan
n 1: a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan; "Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan" [syn: {Pashtun}, {Pushtun}, {Pashtoon}]
2: an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan [syn: {Pashtun}]

pathetic
adj 1: deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life" [syn: {hapless}, {miserable}, {misfortunate}, {piteous}, {pitiable}, {pitiful}, {poor}, {wretched}]
2: inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice" [syn: {pitiable}, {pitiful}]
3: inspiring scornful pity; "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett [syn: {ridiculous}, {silly}]

pathetic fallacy
n : the fallacy of attributing human feelings to inanimate objects; `the friendly sun' is an example of the pathetic fallacy

pathetically
adv 1: in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion; "the sick child cried pathetically" [syn: {pitiably}]
2: arousing scornful pity; "they had pathetically little money"; "it was pathetically bad"

pathfinder
n : someone who can find paths through unexplored territory [syn: {scout}, {guide}]

pathless
adj : lacking pathways; "trackless wilderness"; "roadless areas" [syn: {roadless}, {trackless}, {untracked}, {untrod}, {untrodden}]

pathogen
n : any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism)

pathogenesis
n : the origination and development of a disease

pathogenic
adj : able to cause disease; "infective agents"; "pathogenic bacteria" [syn: {infective}, {morbific}]

pathogenically
adv : in a pathogenic manner

pathologic
adj 1: caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology; "diseased tonsils"; "a morbid growth"; "pathologic tissue"; "pathological bodily processes" [syn: {diseased}, {morbid}, {pathological}]
2: of or relating to the practice of pathology; "pathological laboratory" [syn: {pathological}]

pathologic process
n : an organic process occurring as a consequence of disease [syn: {pathological process}]

pathological
adj 1: of or relating to the practice of pathology; "pathological laboratory" [syn: {pathologic}]
2: caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition; "a pathological liar"; "a pathological urge to succeed"
3: caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology; "diseased tonsils"; "a morbid growth"; "pathologic tissue"; "pathological bodily processes" [syn: {diseased}, {morbid}, {pathologic}]

pathological process
n : an organic process occurring as a consequence of disease [syn: {pathologic process}]

pathological state
n : a condition that is not normal

pathologically
adv : with respect to pathology; "pathologically interesting results"

pathologist
n : a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis [syn: {diagnostician}]

pathology
n 1: the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
2: any deviation from a healthy or normal condition

pathos
n 1: a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); "the film captured all the pathos of their situation" [syn: {poignancy}]
2: a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity" [syn: {commiseration}, {pity}, {ruth}]
3: a style that has the power to evoke feelings

pathway
n 1: a bundle of mylenated nerve fibers following a path through the brain [syn: {nerve pathway}, {tract}, {nerve tract}]
2: a trodden path [syn: {footpath}]

patience
n 1: good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence [syn: {forbearance}, {longanimity}] [ant: {impatience}]
2: a card game played by one person [syn: {solitaire}]

patient
adj 1: enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance; "a patient smile"; "was patient with the children"; "an exact and patient scientist"; "please be patient" [ant: {impatient}]
2: enduring without protest or complaint
n 1: a person who requires medical care; "the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly"
2: the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause [syn: {affected role}, {patient role}]

patient of
adj : showing the capacity for endurance; "injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving"; "a man patient of distractions" [syn: {tolerant}]

patient role
n : the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause [syn: {affected role}, {patient}]

patiently
adv : in a patient manner; "he patiently played with the child" [syn: {with patience}] [ant: {impatiently}]

patina
n : a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal [also: {patinae} (pl)]

patinae
patina
n : a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal [also: {patinae} (pl)]

patinae
See {patina}

patinate
v : coat with a patina [syn: {patinize}, {patinise}]

patinise
v : coat with a patina [syn: {patinate}, {patinize}]

patinize
v : coat with a patina [syn: {patinate}, {patinise}]

patio
n : usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence [syn: {terrace}]

patisserie
n : a bakery specializing in French pastry

patka
n : a scarf worn by Sikh men

patness
n : timely convenience [syn: {opportuneness}, {timeliness}] [ant: {inopportuneness}]

patois
n 1: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" [syn: {cant}, {jargon}, {slang}, {lingo}, {argot}, {vernacular}]
2: a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard

Paton
n : South African writer (1903-1988) [syn: {Alan Paton}, {Alan Stewart Paton}]

Patrai
n : a port city in western Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese on an inlet of the Ionian Sea; was a major trade center from the 5th century BC to the 3rd century BC; commercial importance revived during the Middle Ages [syn: {Patras}]

Patras
n : a port city in western Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese on an inlet of the Ionian Sea; was a major trade center from the 5th century BC to the 3rd century BC; commercial importance revived during the Middle Ages [syn: {Patrai}]

patresfamilias
paterfamilias
n : the male head of family or tribe [syn: {patriarch}] [also: {patresfamilias} (pl)]

patresfamilias
See {paterfamilias}

patrial
n : a person who has the right to be considered legally a British citizen (by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent)

Patriarch
n 1: title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)
2: the male head of family or tribe [syn: {paterfamilias}]
3: any of the early Biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
4: a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself

patriarchal
adj : characteristic of a patriarchy [ant: {matriarchal}]

patriarchal cross
n : a cross with two crossbars

patriarchate
n 1: the jurisdiction of a patriarch
2: a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line [syn: {patriarchy}]

patriarchic
adj : (of societies) being ruled by or having descent traced through the male line

patriarchy
n : a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line [syn: {patriarchate}]

patricentric
adj : centered upon the father

patrician
adj 1: of the hereditary aristocracy or ruling class of ancient Rome or medieval Europe; of honorary nobility in the Byzantine empire [ant: {plebeian}, {proletarian}]
2: belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes" [syn: {aristocratic}, {aristocratical}, {blue}, {blue-blooded}, {gentle}]
n 1: a person of refined upbringing and manners
2: a member of the aristocracy [syn: {aristocrat}, {blue blood}]

patricide
n 1: a person who murders their father
2: murder of your father

Patrick
n : Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century [syn: {Saint Patrick}, {St. Patrick}]

Patrick Henry
n : a leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies (1736-1799) [syn: {Henry}]

Patrick Victor Martindale White
n : Australian writer (1912-1990) [syn: {White}, {Patrick White}]

Patrick White
n : Australian writer (1912-1990) [syn: {White}, {Patrick Victor Martindale White}]

patrikin
n : one related on the father's side [syn: {agnate}, {patrilineal kin}, {patrisib}, {patrilineal sib}]

patrilineage
n : line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family [syn: {agnation}]

patrilineal
adj : based on or tracing descent through the male line; "a patrilineal society" [syn: {patrilinear}]

patrilineal kin
n : one related on the father's side [syn: {agnate}, {patrikin}, {patrisib}, {patrilineal sib}]

patrilineal sib
n : one related on the father's side [syn: {agnate}, {patrikin}, {patrilineal kin}, {patrisib}]

patrilineally
adv : by descent through the male line

patrilinear
adj : based on or tracing descent through the male line; "a patrilineal society" [syn: {patrilineal}]

patrimonial
adj : inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent; "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition" [syn: {ancestral}, {hereditary}, {transmissible}]

patrimony
n 1: a church endowment
2: an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) [syn: {birthright}]

patriot
n : one who loves and defends his or her country [syn: {nationalist}]

patrioteer
n : an extreme bellicose nationalist [syn: {chauvinist}, {jingoist}, {jingo}, {flag-waver}, {hundred-percenter}]

patriotic
adj : inspired by love for your country [syn: {loyal}] [ant: {unpatriotic}]

patriotically
adv : in a patriotic manner; "patriotically, he buys only U.S.-made products" [ant: {unpatriotically}]

patriotism
n : love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it [syn: {nationalism}]

Patriot's Day
n : the 3rd Monday in April; Massachusetts and Maine celebrate the battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775

patrisib
n : one related on the father's side [syn: {agnate}, {patrikin}, {patrilineal kin}, {patrilineal sib}]

patristic
adj : of or relating to the writings of the early church fathers [syn: {patristical}]

patristical
adj : of or relating to the writings of the early church fathers [syn: {patristic}]

patristics
n 1: the writings of the early Church Fathers [syn: {patrology}]
2: the study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church Fathers [syn: {patrology}]

Patroclus
n : (Greek mythology) a friend of Achilles who was killed in the Trojan War; his death led Achilles to return to the fight after his quarrel with Agamemnon

patrol
n 1: a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
2: the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes
3: a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security
v : maintain the security of by carrying out a control [syn: {police}] [also: {patrolling}, {patrolled}]

patrol boat
n : a vessel assigned to patrol an area [syn: {patrol ship}]

patrol car
n : a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters [syn: {cruiser}, {police cruiser}, {police car}, {prowl car}, {squad car}]

patrol ship
n : a vessel assigned to patrol an area [syn: {patrol boat}]

patrol wagon
n : van used by police to transport prisoners [syn: {police van}, {police wagon}, {paddy wagon}, {wagon}, {black Maria}]

patrolled
patrol
n 1: a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
2: the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes
3: a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security
v : maintain the security of by carrying out a control [syn: {police}] [also: {patrolling}, {patrolled}]

patrolled
See {patrol}

patroller
n : someone on patrol duty; an individual or a member of a group that patrols an area

patrolling
patrol
n 1: a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
2: the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes
3: a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security
v : maintain the security of by carrying out a control [syn: {police}] [also: {patrolling}, {patrolled}]

patrolling
See {patrol}

patrolman
n : a policeman who patrols a given region [syn: {flatfoot}]

patrology
n 1: the writings of the early Church Fathers [syn: {patristics}]
2: the study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church Fathers [syn: {patristics}]

patron
n 1: a regular customer [syn: {frequenter}]
2: the proprietor of an inn
3: someone who supports or champions something [syn: {sponsor}, {supporter}]

patron saint
n : a saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation

patronage
n 1: the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives" [syn: {backing}, {backup}, {championship}]
2: customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele" [syn: {clientele}, {business}]
3: a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient [syn: {condescension}, {disdain}]
4: (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
5: the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers; "even before noon there was a considerable patronage" [syn: {trade}]
v 1: support by being a patron of
2: be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could" [syn: {patronize}, {patronise}, {support}, {keep going}]

patroness
n : a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron [syn: {patronne}]

patronise
v 1: do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of [syn: {patronize}, {shop}, {shop at}, {buy at}, {frequent}, {sponsor}] [ant: {boycott}, {boycott}]
2: assume sponsorship of [syn: {sponsor}, {patronize}]
3: treat condescendingly [syn: {patronize}, {condescend}]
4: be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could" [syn: {patronize}, {patronage}, {support}, {keep going}]

patronised
adj : having patronage or clients; "street full of flourishing well-patronized shops" [syn: {patronized}] [ant: {unpatronized}]

patronising
adj : (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension [syn: {arch}, {condescending}, {patronizing}]

patronisingly
adv : with condescension; in a patronizing manner; "he treats his secretary condescendingly" [syn: {condescendingly}, {patronizingly}]

patronize
v 1: assume sponsorship of [syn: {sponsor}, {patronise}]
2: do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of [syn: {patronise}, {shop}, {shop at}, {buy at}, {frequent}, {sponsor}] [ant: {boycott}, {boycott}]
3: treat condescendingly [syn: {patronise}, {condescend}]
4: be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could" [syn: {patronise}, {patronage}, {support}, {keep going}]

patronized
adj : having patronage or clients; "street full of flourishing well-patronized shops" [syn: {patronised}] [ant: {unpatronized}]

patronizing
adj : (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension [syn: {arch}, {condescending}, {patronising}]

patronizingly
adv : with condescension; in a patronizing manner; "he treats his secretary condescendingly" [syn: {condescendingly}, {patronisingly}]

patronless
adj : having little patronage or few clients; "a restaurant unpatronized by the elite" [syn: {unpatronized}, {unpatronised}] [ant: {patronized}]

patronne
n : a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron [syn: {patroness}]

patronymic
adj : of a patronymic name
n : a name derived with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) from the name of your father or a paternal ancestor

patsy
n : a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of [syn: {chump}, {fool}, {gull}, {mark}, {fall guy}, {sucker}, {soft touch}, {mug}]

patted
pat
adj 1: having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial" [syn: {glib}, {slick}]
2: exactly suited to the occasion; "a pat reply"
n 1: the sound made by a gentle blow [syn: {rap}, {tap}]
2: a light touch or stroke [syn: {tap}, {dab}]
adv : completely or perfectly; "he has the lesson pat"; "had the system down pat"
v 1: pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin [syn: {chuck}]
2: hit lightly; "pat him on the shoulder" [syn: {dab}] [also: {patting}, {patted}]

patted
See {pat}

patten
n : footwear usually with wooden soles [syn: {clog}, {geta}, {sabot}]

patter
n 1: plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson) [syn: {spiel}, {line of gab}]
2: a quick succession of light rapid sounds; "the patter of mice"; "the patter of tiny feet"
v 1: rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" [syn: {sprinkle}, {spit}, {spatter}, {pitter-patter}]
2: make light, rapid and repeated sounds; "gently pattering rain" [syn: {pitter-patter}]

pattern
n 1: a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them" [syn: {form}, {shape}]
2: a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern" [syn: {practice}]
3: a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors" [syn: {design}, {figure}]
4: something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors" [syn: {convention}, {normal}, {rule}, {formula}]
5: a model considered worthy of imitation; "the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics"
6: something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt" [syn: {blueprint}, {design}]
7: the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport; "the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded"; "they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted" [syn: {traffic pattern}, {approach pattern}]
8: graphical representation (in polar or cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle [syn: {radiation pattern}, {radiation diagram}]
v 1: plan or create according to a model or models [syn: {model}]
2: form a pattern; "These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before"

pattern-bomb
v : bomb in certain patterns

patterned
adj : having patterns (especially colorful patterns) [ant: {plain}]

patterned advance
n : a series with a definite pattern of advance [syn: {progression}]

patternmaker
n : someone who makes patterns (as for sewing or carpentry or metalworking)

patting
pat
adj 1: having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial" [syn: {glib}, {slick}]
2: exactly suited to the occasion; "a pat reply"
n 1: the sound made by a gentle blow [syn: {rap}, {tap}]
2: a light touch or stroke [syn: {tap}, {dab}]
adv : completely or perfectly; "he has the lesson pat"; "had the system down pat"
v 1: pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin [syn: {chuck}]
2: hit lightly; "pat him on the shoulder" [syn: {dab}] [also: {patting}, {patted}]

patting
See {pat}

patty
n 1: small flat mass of chopped food [syn: {cake}]
2: small pie or pasty
3: round flat candy

patty shell
n : shell of puff paste [syn: {bouchee}]

patty-pan
n : a pan for cooking patties or pasties

pattypan squash
n 1: squash plant having flattened round fruit with a scalloped edge; usually greenish white [syn: {cymling}]
2: round greenish-white squash having one face flattened with a scalloped edge

Patwin
n 1: a member of the North American Indian people living in the Sacramento valley in California
2: a Copehan language spoken by the Patwin people

patzer
n : a poor chess player

paucity
n : an insufficient quantity or number [syn: {dearth}]

Paul
n 1: United States feminist (1885-1977) [syn: {Alice Paul}]
2: (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity" [syn: {Saint Paul}, {St. Paul}, {Apostle Paul}, {Paul the Apostle}, {Apostle of the Gentiles}, {Saul}, {Saul of Tarsus}]

Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac
n : English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984) [syn: {Dirac}]

Paul Bunyan
n : a legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods of the United States and Canada; had a blue ox named Babe; "the lakes of Minnesota began when Paul Bunyan and Babe's footprints filled with water" [syn: {Bunyan}]

Paul Bustill Robeson
n : United States bass singer and an outspoken critic of racism and proponent of socialism (1898-1976) [syn: {Robeson}, {Paul Robeson}]

Paul Cezanne
n : French postimpressionist painter who influenced modern art (especially cubism) by stressing the structural components latent in nature (1839-1906) [syn: {Cezanne}]

Paul Dukas
n : French composer (1865-1935) [syn: {Dukas}]

Paul Ehrlich
n : German bacteriologist who found a `magic bullet' to cure syphilis and was a pioneer in the study of immunology (1854-1915) [syn: {Ehrlich}]

Paul Gauguin
n : French post-impressionist painter who worked in the South Pacific (1848-1903) [syn: {Gauguin}]

Paul Hermann Muller
n : Swiss chemist who synthesized DDT and discovered its use as an insecticide (1899-1965) [syn: {Muller}]

Paul Heyse
n : German writer (1830-1914) [syn: {Heyse}, {Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse}]

Paul Hindemith
n : German neoclassical composer and conductor who believed that music should have a social purpose (1895-1963) [syn: {Hindemith}]

Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse
n : German writer (1830-1914) [syn: {Heyse}, {Paul Heyse}]

Paul Johannes Tillich
n : United States theologian (born in Germany) (1886-1965) [syn: {Tillich}, {Paul Tillich}]

Paul John Flory
n : United States chemist who developed methods for studying long-chain molecules (1910-1985) [syn: {Flory}]

Paul Joseph Goebbels
n : German propaganda minister in Nazi Germany who persecuted the Jews (1897-1945) [syn: {Goebbels}, {Joseph Goebbels}]

Paul Klee
n : Swiss painter influenced by Kandinsky (1879-1940) [syn: {Klee}]

Paul Ludwig von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg
n : German field marshal and statesman; as president of the Weimar Republic he reluctantly appointed Hitler as Chancellor in 1933 (1847-1934) [syn: {Hindenburg}, {Paul von Hindenburg}]

Paul McCartney
n : English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942) [syn: {McCartney}, {Sir James Paul McCartney}]

Paul Newman
n : United States film actor (born in 1925) [syn: {Newman}]

Paul Revere
n : American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride (celebrated in a poem by Longfellow) to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming (1735-1818) [syn: {Revere}]

Paul Robeson
n : United States bass singer and an outspoken critic of racism and proponent of socialism (1898-1976) [syn: {Robeson}, {Paul Bustill Robeson}]

Paul Simon
n : United States singer and songwriter (born in 1942) [syn: {Simon}]

Paul the Apostle
n : (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity" [syn: {Paul}, {Saint Paul}, {St. Paul}, {Apostle Paul}, {Apostle of the Gentiles}, {Saul}, {Saul of Tarsus}]

Paul Tillich
n : United States theologian (born in Germany) (1886-1965) [syn: {Tillich}, {Paul Johannes Tillich}]

Paul Verlaine
n : French symbolist poet (1844-1896) [syn: {Verlaine}]

Paul Vernier
n : French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637) [syn: {Vernier}]

Paul von Hindenburg
n : German field marshal and statesman; as president of the Weimar Republic he reluctantly appointed Hitler as Chancellor in 1933 (1847-1934) [syn: {Hindenburg}, {Paul Ludwig von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg}]

Pauli
n : United States physicist (born in Austria) who proposed the exclusion principle (thus providing a theoretical basis for the periodic table) (1900-1958) [syn: {Wolfgang Pauli}]

Pauli exclusion principle
n : no two electrons or protons or neutrons in a given system can be in states characterized by the same set of quantum numbers [syn: {exclusion principle}]

Pauline
adj : relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines

Pauling
n : United States chemist who studied the nature of chemical bonding (1901-1994) [syn: {Linus Pauling}, {Linus Carl Pauling}]

Paulo Afonso
n : a major waterfall in northeastern Brazil [syn: {Paulo Afonso Falls}]

Paulo Afonso Falls
n : a major waterfall in northeastern Brazil [syn: {Paulo Afonso}]

Paumotu Archipelago
n : a group of about 80 coral islands in French Polynesia [syn: {Tuamotu Archipelago}, {Low Archipelago}]

paunch
n : a protruding abdomen [syn: {belly}]

paunchiness
n : the bodily property of a protruding belly [syn: {abdominousness}]

paunchy
adj : having a large belly [syn: {abdominous}, {potbellied}]

pauper
n : a person who is very poor [syn: {poor man}]

pauperisation
n : the act of making someone poor [syn: {pauperization}, {impoverishment}]

pauperise
v : reduce to beggary [syn: {beggar}, {pauperize}]

pauperism
n : a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless" [syn: {indigence}, {need}, {penury}, {beggary}, {pauperization}]

pauperization
n 1: a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless" [syn: {indigence}, {need}, {penury}, {beggary}, {pauperism}]
2: the act of making someone poor [syn: {pauperisation}, {impoverishment}]

pauperize
v : reduce to beggary [syn: {beggar}, {pauperise}]

Pauropoda
n : an obscure class of minute arthropods with branched antennae and 8 to 10 pairs of legs [syn: {class Pauropoda}]

pause
n 1: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something [syn: {intermission}, {break}, {interruption}, {suspension}]
2: temporary inactivity
v 1: interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused" [syn: {hesitate}]
2: cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch" [syn: {intermit}, {break}]

pavage
n 1: a tax toward paving streets
2: the act of applying paving materials to an area [syn: {paving}]

pavan
n 1: music composed for dancing the pavane [syn: {pavane}]
2: a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries [syn: {pavane}]

pavane
n 1: music composed for dancing the pavane [syn: {pavan}]
2: a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries [syn: {pavan}]

Pavarotti
n : Italian tenor (born in 1935) [syn: {Luciano Pavarotti}]

pave
n : a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows
v : cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic; "pave the roads in the village"

paved
adj : covered with a firm surface [ant: {unpaved}]

paved surface
n : a horizontal surface covered with paving material

pavement
n 1: the paved surface of a thoroughfare [syn: {paving}]
2: material used to pave an area [syn: {paving}]
3: walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway [syn: {sidewalk}]

pavement artist
n : someone who draws on the pavement with colored chalks (hoping that passers-by will give them money)

pavilion
n : large and often sumptuous tent [syn: {marquee}]

paving
n 1: material used to pave an area [syn: {pavement}]
2: the paved surface of a thoroughfare [syn: {pavement}]
3: the act of applying paving materials to an area [syn: {pavage}]

paving machine
n : a machine for laying pavement [syn: {pavior}, {paviour}]

paving material
n : material used for pavement

paving stone
n : a stone used for paving

pavior
n : a machine for laying pavement [syn: {paviour}, {paving machine}]

paviour
n : a machine for laying pavement [syn: {pavior}, {paving machine}]

pavis
n : (Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position [syn: {pavise}]

pavise
n : (Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position [syn: {pavis}]

Pavlov
n : Russian physiologist who observed conditioned salivary responses in dogs (1849-1936) [syn: {Ivan Pavlov}, {Ivan Petrovich Pavlov}]

Pavlova
n : Russian ballerina (1882-1931) [syn: {Anna Pavlova}]

Pavlovian
adj : of or relating to Ivan Pavlov or his experiments; "Pavlovian conditioning"

Pavo
n 1: a small constellation near the South Pole between Tucana and Ara
2: peafowl [syn: {genus Pavo}]

Pavo cristatus
n : peafowl of India and Ceylon [syn: {blue peafowl}]

Pavo muticus
n : peafowl of southeast Asia [syn: {green peafowl}]

pavonia
n : any of various evergreen plants of the genus Pavonia having white or yellow or purple flowers

pavor nocturnus
n : a disorder of sleep characterized by a dream of terrifying dimensions far worse than a typical nightmare; they occur during NREM sleep [syn: {sleep terror disorder}]

paw
n 1: a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
2: the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" [syn: {hand}, {manus}, {mitt}]
v 1: scrape with the paws; "The bear pawed the door"
2: touch clumsily; "The man tried to paw her"

pawer
n : a person who handles or caresses in a clumsy or over-familiar manner

pawkier
pawky
adj : cunning and sly; "the pawky rich old lady who incessantly scores off her parasitical descendants"- Punch [also: {pawkiest}, {pawkier}]

pawkier
See {pawky}

pawkiest
pawky
adj : cunning and sly; "the pawky rich old lady who incessantly scores off her parasitical descendants"- Punch [also: {pawkiest}, {pawkier}]

pawkiest
See {pawky}

pawky
adj : cunning and sly; "the pawky rich old lady who incessantly scores off her parasitical descendants"- Punch [also: {pawkiest}, {pawkier}]

pawl
n : a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward [syn: {detent}, {click}, {dog}]

pawn
n 1: an article deposited as security
2: a person used by another to gain an end [syn: {instrument}, {cat's-paw}]
3: (chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank
4: borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
v : leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch" [syn: {soak}, {hock}]

pawn ticket
n : a pawnbroker's receipt for articles taken as security

pawnbroker
n : a person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as security

pawnbroker's shop
n : a shop where loans are made with personal property as security [syn: {pawnshop}, {loan office}]

Pawnee
n 1: a member of the Pawnee nation formerly living in Nebraska and Kansas but now largely in Oklahoma
2: the Caddoan language spoken by the Pawnee people

pawnshop
n : a shop where loans are made with personal property as security [syn: {pawnbroker's shop}, {loan office}]

pawpaw
n 1: tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit [syn: {papaya}, {papaia}, {papaya tree}, {melon tree}, {Carica papaya}]
2: small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit [syn: {papaw}, {papaw tree}, {Asimina triloba}]
3: fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples [syn: {papaw}]

pax
n : (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist [syn: {kiss of peace}]

Pax Romana
n : the Roman peace; the long period of peace enforced on states in the Roman Empire

Paxil
n : a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Paxil) [syn: {paroxetime}]

Paxto
n : an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan [syn: {Pashto}, {Pashtu}, {Afghani}, {Afghan}]

Paxton
n : English architect (1801-1865) [syn: {Joseph Paxton}, {Sir Joseph Paxton}]

pay
n : something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings" [syn: {wage}, {earnings}, {remuneration}, {salary}]
v 1: give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"
2: convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention" [syn: {give}]
3: do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?" [syn: {pay off}, {make up}, {compensate}]
4: bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later"
5: cancel or discharge a debt; "pay up, please!" [syn: {pay up}, {ante up}] [ant: {default}]
6: bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?" [syn: {yield}, {bear}]
7: render; "pay a visit"; "pay a call"
8: be worth it; "It pays to go through the trouble"
9: dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to" [syn: {give}, {devote}] 10: discharge or settle; "pay a debt"; "pay an obligation" 11: make a compensation for; "a favor that cannot be paid back" [also: {paid}]

pay as you earn
n : the British system of withholding tax [syn: {PAYE}]

pay back
v 1: act or give recompensation in recognition of someone's behavior or actions [syn: {reward}, {repay}]
2: take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him" [syn: {pay off}, {get}, {fix}]

pay cash
v : pay (for something) with cash [ant: {charge}]

pay claim
n : the wage demanded from management for workers by their union representatives [syn: {wage claim}]

pay cut
n : the act of reducing a salary [syn: {salary cut}]

pay dirt
n 1: ore that yields a substantial profit to the miner
2: a profitable success; "the inventor worked for years before hitting pay dirt"

pay envelope
n : wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner [syn: {pay packet}]

pay for
v : have as a guest; "I invited them to a restaurant" [syn: {invite}]

pay heed
v : give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said" [syn: {attend}, {hang}, {advert}, {give ear}]

pay off
v 1: yield a profit or result; "His efforts finally paid off"
2: eliminate by paying off (debts) [syn: {liquidate}]
3: pay off (loans or promissory notes) [syn: {redeem}]
4: do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?" [syn: {pay}, {make up}, {compensate}]
5: pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor [syn: {buy off}]
6: take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him" [syn: {pay back}, {get}, {fix}]

pay out
v : pay out [syn: {disburse}]

pay packet
n : wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner [syn: {pay envelope}]

pay rate
n : amount of money received per unit time; "women's pay rate is lower than men's" [syn: {rate of pay}]

pay up
v : cancel or discharge a debt; "pay up, please!" [syn: {ante up}, {pay}] [ant: {default}]

payable
adj : subject to or requiring payment especially as specified; "a collectible bill"; "a note payable on demand"; "a check payable to John Doe" [syn: {collectible}, {collectable}]

payables
n : money that you currently expect to pay on notes and accounts

payback
n 1: financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)
2: the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19; "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield; "he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him"; "the swiftness of divine retribution" [syn: {vengeance}, {retribution}]

paycheck
n : a check issued in payment of wages or salary [syn: {payroll check}]

payday
n : the day on which you receive pay for your work

PAYE
n : the British system of withholding tax [syn: {pay as you earn}]

payee
n : a person to whom money is paid

Payena
n : genus of medium to large Malaysian trees yielding gutta-percha [syn: {genus Payena}]

payer
n : a person who pays money for something [syn: {remunerator}]

paygrade
n : rank in a military organization [syn: {military rank}, {military rating}, {rating}]

paying
adj 1: yielding a fair profit [syn: {gainful}, {paid}]
2: for which money is paid; "a paying job"; "remunerative work"; "salaried employment"; "stipendiary services" [syn: {compensable}, {paying(a)}, {remunerative}, {salaried}, {stipendiary}]

paying attention
n : paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences" [syn: {attentiveness}, {heed}, {regard}] [ant: {inattentiveness}]
adv : in an attentive manner; "he listened attentively" [syn: {attentively}, {with attention}]

paying back
n : a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good as we got" [syn: {return}, {getting even}]

payload
n 1: the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents [syn: {warhead}, {load}]
2: goods carried by a large vehicle [syn: {cargo}, {lading}, {freight}, {load}, {loading}, {shipment}, {consignment}]

paymaster
n : a person in charge of paying wages

payment
n 1: a sum of money paid [ant: {nonpayment}]
2: the act of paying money [syn: {defrayal}, {defrayment}] [ant: {evasion}]

payment rate
n : the amount of money paid out per unit time [syn: {rate of payment}, {repayment rate}, {installment rate}]

Payne's gray
n : any pigment that produces a grayish to dark grayish blue

paynim
n : a heathen; a person who is not a Christian (especially a Muslim)

payoff
n 1: the final payment of a debt [syn: {final payment}]
2: payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment [syn: {bribe}]
3: the income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" [syn: {return}, {issue}, {proceeds}, {take}, {takings}, {yield}]
4: a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward" [syn: {wages}, {reward}]

payola
n : a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record

pay-phone
n : a coin-operated telephone [syn: {pay-station}]

payroll
n 1: a list of employees and their salaries; "the company had a long payroll" [syn: {paysheet}]
2: the total amount of money paid in wages; "the company had a large payroll" [syn: {paysheet}]
3: the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee [syn: {payroll department}]

payroll check
n : a check issued in payment of wages or salary [syn: {paycheck}]

payroll department
n : the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee [syn: {payroll}]

Pays de la Loire
n : an agricultural region of western France on the Bay of Biscay

paysheet
n 1: the total amount of money paid in wages; "the company had a large payroll" [syn: {payroll}]
2: a list of employees and their salaries; "the company had a long payroll" [syn: {payroll}]

payslip
n : a slip of paper included with your pay that records how much money you have earned and how much tax or insurance etc. has been taken out

pay-station
n : a coin-operated telephone [syn: {pay-phone}]

Pb
n : a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull gray; "the children were playing with lead soldiers" [syn: {lead}, {atomic number 82}]

PBS
n : a solution containing a phosphate buffer [syn: {phosphate buffer solution}]

PC
n : a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time [syn: {personal computer}, {microcomputer}]

PC board
n : a removable circuit board for a personal computer; fits into a slot in the mother board

PCP
n : a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen [syn: {phencyclidine}, {phencyclidine hydrochloride}, {angel dust}]

pct
n : a proportion multiplied by 100 [syn: {percentage}, {percent}, {per centum}]

Pd
n : a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry [syn: {palladium}, {atomic number 46}]

PDA
n : a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc. [syn: {personal digital assistant}, {personal organizer}, {personal organiser}, {organizer}, {organiser}]

PDFLP
n : a Marxist-Leninist group that believes Palestinian goals can only be achieved by revolutionary change; "in 1974 the DFLP took over a schoolhouse and massacred Israeli schoolchildren" [syn: {Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine}, {DFLP}, {Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine}]

pdl
n : a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound; equal to 0.1382 newtons [syn: {poundal}]

P.E.
n : the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its position; stored energy [syn: {potential energy}]

pe
n : the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

P/E ratio
n : (stock market) the price of a stock divided by its earnings [syn: {price-to-earnings ratio}]

pea
n 1: seed of a pea plant
2: the fruit or seed of a pea plant
3: a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds [syn: {pea plant}] [also: {pease} (pl)]

pea bean
n : white-seeded bean; usually dried [syn: {navy bean}, {white bean}]

pea crab
n : tiny soft-bodied crab living commensally in the mantles of certain bivalve mollusks

pea family
n : a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae [syn: {Leguminosae}, {family Leguminosae}, {Fabaceae}, {family Fabaceae}, {legume family}]

pea flour
n : meal made from dried peas

pea green
n : a shade of green tinged with yellow [syn: {yellow green}, {yellowish green}, {chartreuse}, {Paris green}]

pea jacket
n : a sailor's heavy woolen double-breasted jacket [syn: {peacoat}]

pea plant
n : a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds [syn: {pea}]

pea pod
n : husk of a pea; edible in some garden peas [syn: {peasecod}]

pea shooter
n : a straight narrow tube through which pellets (as dried peas) can be blown at a target

pea soup
n 1: a thick soup made of dried peas (usually made into a puree)
2: a heavy thick yellow fog [syn: {pea-souper}]

pea tree
n : any plant of the genus Caragana having even-pinnate leaves and mostly yellow flowers followed by seeds in a linear pod [syn: {caragana}]

pea weevil
n : larvae live in and feed on seeds of the pea plant [syn: {Bruchus pisorum}]

Peabody
n : educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894) [syn: {Elizabeth Peabody}, {Elizabeth Palmer Peabody}]

peace
n 1: the state prevailing during the absence of war [ant: {war}]
2: harmonious relations; freedom from disputes; "the roommates lived in peace together"
3: the absence of mental stress or anxiety [syn: {peacefulness}, {peace of mind}, {repose}, {serenity}, {heartsease}, {ataraxis}]
4: the general security of public places; "he was arrested for disturbing the peace" [syn: {public security}]
5: a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th" [syn: {peace treaty}, {pacification}]

peace advocacy
n : any policy that advocates maintaining peaceful international relations

Peace Corps
n : a civilian organization sponsored by the United States government; helps people in developing countries

Peace Garden State
n : a state of north central United States bordering on Canada [syn: {North Dakota}, {ND}]

peace initiative
n : opening move in negotiating a peace treaty

peace lily
n : any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a white or green spathe and a spite of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {spathiphyllum}, {spathe flower}]

peace march
n : a protest march against (a particular) war and in favor of peace

peace of mind
n : the absence of mental stress or anxiety [syn: {peace}, {peacefulness}, {repose}, {serenity}, {heartsease}, {ataraxis}]

Peace of Westphalia
n : the peace treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648

peace offering
n : something offered to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace [syn: {olive branch}]

peace officer
n : an officer of the law [syn: {lawman}, {law officer}]

peace pipe
n : a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace) [syn: {calumet}, {pipe of peace}]

peace process
n : any social process undertaken by governments who want their citizens to believe they are trying to avoid armed hostilities

peace treaty
n : a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th" [syn: {peace}, {pacification}]

peaceable
adj 1: inclined or disposed to peace; "they met in a peaceable spirit"; "peace-loving citizens" [syn: {peace-loving}]
2: disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature; "the pacific temper seeks to settle disputes on grounds of justice rather than by force"; "a quiet and peaceable person"; "in a peaceable and orderly manner" [syn: {pacific}]

peaceableness
n : a state that is calm and tranquil [syn: {peacefulness}]

peaceably
adv : in a peaceable manner; "the tenant paying the rent hereby reserved and performing the several covenants herein on his part contained shall peaceably hold and enjoy the demised premises" [syn: {pacifically}]

peaceful
adj 1: not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war; "a peaceful nation"; "peaceful times"; "a far from peaceful Christmas"; "peaceful sleep" [ant: {unpeaceful}]
2: peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive resistance" [syn: {passive}]
3: (of groups) not violent or disorderly; "the right of peaceful assembly" [syn: {law-abiding}]

peacefully
adv : in a peaceful manner; "the hen settled herself on the nest most peacefully"

peacefulness
n 1: a state that is calm and tranquil [syn: {peaceableness}]
2: the absence of mental stress or anxiety [syn: {peace}, {peace of mind}, {repose}, {serenity}, {heartsease}, {ataraxis}]

peacekeeper
n 1: a member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area
2: someone who keeps peace; "she's the peacekeeper in that family"
3: the pistol of a law officer in the old West

peacekeeping
adj : of or relating to the preservation of peace between hostile groups by international military forces; "a peacekeeping force"
n : the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations) [syn: {peacekeeping mission}, {peacekeeping operation}]

peacekeeping mission
n : the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations) [syn: {peacekeeping}, {peacekeeping operation}]

peacekeeping operation
n : the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations) [syn: {peacekeeping}, {peacekeeping mission}]

peace-loving
adj : inclined or disposed to peace; "they met in a peaceable spirit"; "peace-loving citizens" [syn: {peaceable}]

peacemaker
n 1: someone who tries to bring peace [syn: {conciliator}, {make-peace}, {pacifier}, {reconciler}]
2: a belt-fed machine gun capable of firing more than 500 rounds per minute; used by United States troops in World War II and the Korean War [syn: {Browning machine gun}]

peacenik
n : someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations [syn: {dove}] [ant: {hawk}]

peacetime
n : a period of time during which there is no war

peach
n 1: cultivated in temperate regions [syn: {peach tree}, {Prunus persica}]
2: a very attractive or seductive looking woman [syn: {smasher}, {stunner}, {knockout}, {beauty}, {ravisher}, {sweetheart}, {lulu}, {looker}, {mantrap}, {dish}]
3: downy juicy fruit with sweet yellowish or whitish flesh
4: a shade of pink tinged with yellow [syn: {yellowish pink}, {apricot}, {salmon pink}]
v : divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" [syn: {spill the beans}, {let the cat out of the bag}, {talk}, {tattle}, {blab}, {babble}, {sing}, {babble out}, {blab out}] [ant: {keep quiet}]

peach bell
n : perennial European bellflower with racemose white or blue flowers [syn: {peach bells}, {willow bell}, {Campanula persicifolia}]

peach bells
n : perennial European bellflower with racemose white or blue flowers [syn: {peach bell}, {willow bell}, {Campanula persicifolia}]

peach blight
n : a disease of trees bearing drupes

peach ice cream
n : ice cream flavored with fresh peaches

peach melba
n : ice cream and peaches with a liqueur

peach orchard
n : a grove of peach trees

peach pit
n : the stone seed of a peach

peach sauce
n : for Chinese dishes: peach preserves and chutney

Peach State
n : a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn: {Georgia}, {Empire State of the South}, {GA}]

peach tree
n : cultivated in temperate regions [syn: {peach}, {Prunus persica}]

pea-chick
n : a young peafowl [syn: {peachick}]

peachick
n : a young peafowl [syn: {pea-chick}]

peachier
peachy
adj : very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {bully}, {corking}, {cracking}, {dandy}, {great}, {groovy}, {keen}, {neat}, {nifty}, {not bad(p)}, {slap-up}, {swell}, {smashing}] [also: {peachiest}, {peachier}]

peachier
See {peachy}

peachiest
peachy
adj : very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {bully}, {corking}, {cracking}, {dandy}, {great}, {groovy}, {keen}, {neat}, {nifty}, {not bad(p)}, {slap-up}, {swell}, {smashing}] [also: {peachiest}, {peachier}]

peachiest
See {peachy}

peachleaf willow
n : willow of the western United States with leaves like those of peach or almond trees [syn: {peach-leaved willow}, {almond-leaves willow}, {Salix amygdaloides}]

peach-leaved willow
n : willow of the western United States with leaves like those of peach or almond trees [syn: {peachleaf willow}, {almond-leaves willow}, {Salix amygdaloides}]

peach-wood
n : tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry [syn: {brazilwood}, {peachwood}, {pernambuco wood}, {Caesalpinia echinata}]

peachwood
n : tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry [syn: {brazilwood}, {peach-wood}, {pernambuco wood}, {Caesalpinia echinata}]

peachy
adj : very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {bully}, {corking}, {cracking}, {dandy}, {great}, {groovy}, {keen}, {neat}, {nifty}, {not bad(p)}, {slap-up}, {swell}, {smashing}] [also: {peachiest}, {peachier}]

peacoat
n : a sailor's heavy woolen double-breasted jacket [syn: {pea jacket}]

peacock
n 1: European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot [syn: {peacock butterfly}, {Inachis io}]
2: male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots

peacock blue
n : a shade of blue tinged with green [syn: {greenish blue}, {aqua}, {aquamarine}, {turquoise}, {cobalt blue}]

peacock butterfly
n : European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot [syn: {peacock}, {Inachis io}]

peacock flower
n : showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana [syn: {royal poinciana}, {flamboyant}, {flame tree}, {Delonix regia}, {Poinciana regia}]

peacock flower fence
n : East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {coralwood}, {coral-wood}, {red sandalwood}, {Barbados pride}, {Adenanthera pavonina}]

peacock ore
n : a mineral consisting of sulfides of copper and iron that is found in copper deposits [syn: {bornite}]

peacock-blue
adj : bright greenish blue

peacock-throne
n : the golden throne of former kings of Delhi; stolen by the Persians in 1739 and subsequently lost; symbol of the former Shah of Iran

peafowl
n : very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird [syn: {bird of Juno}]

peag
n : small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency [syn: {wampum}, {wampumpeag}]

pea-green
adj : of a moderate slightly yellowish-green color

peahen
n : female peafowl

peak
adj 1: of a period of maximal use or demand or activity; "at peak hours the streets traffic is unbelievable" [ant: {off-peak}]
2: approaching or constituting a maximum; "maximal temperature"; "maximum speed"; "working at peak efficiency" [syn: {highest}, {peak(a)}]
n 1: the most extreme possible amount or value; "voltage peak" [syn: {extremum}]
2: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity [syn: {flower}, {prime}, {heyday}, {bloom}, {blossom}, {efflorescence}, {flush}]
3: the highest level or degree attainable; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" [syn: {acme}, {height}, {elevation}, {pinnacle}, {summit}, {superlative}, {top}]
4: the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock" [syn: {crown}, {crest}, {top}, {tip}, {summit}]
5: a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points" [syn: {point}, {tip}]
6: the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid" [syn: {vertex}, {apex}, {acme}]
7: a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead" [syn: {bill}, {eyeshade}, {visor}, {vizor}]
v : to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity; "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929"

peak season
n : the season when travel is most active and rates are highest; "they traveled to Europe in high season" [syn: {high season}] [ant: {off-season}]

peaked
adj 1: somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work" [syn: {ailing}, {indisposed}, {peaked(p)}, {poorly(p)}, {sickly}, {unwell}, {under the weather}]
2: having or rising to a peak; "the peaked ceiling"; "the island's peaked hills"

peaked cap
n : a cap with a flat circular top and a visor [syn: {kepi}, {service cap}, {yachting cap}]

peak-seaason
adj : the most active period; "high season is most expensive" [syn: {high-season}]

peaky
adj : having or as if having especially high-pitched spots; "absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass" [syn: {spiky}]

peal
n : a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) [syn: {pealing}, {roll}, {rolling}]
v 1: ring recurrently; "bells were pealing"
2: sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang" [syn: {ring}]

pealing
n : a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) [syn: {peal}, {roll}, {rolling}]

pean
n 1: (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) [syn: {paean}]
2: a formal expression of praise [syn: {encomium}, {eulogy}, {panegyric}, {paean}]

peanut
adj : of little importance or influence or power; of minor status; "a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "peanut politicians" [syn: {insignificant}]
n 1: underground pod of the peanut vine
2: widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground [syn: {peanut vine}, {Arachis hypogaea}]
3: a young child who is small for his age
4: pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms [syn: {earthnut}, {goober}, {goober pea}, {groundnut}, {monkey nut}]

peanut bar
n : bar of peanuts in taffy

peanut brittle
n : brittle containing peanuts

peanut butter
n : a spread made from ground peanuts

peanut gallery
n 1: (figurative) people whose criticisms are regarded as irrelevant or insignificant (resembling uneducated people who throw peanuts on the stage to express displeasure with a performance); "he ignored complaints from the peanut gallery"
2: rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats [syn: {second balcony}, {family circle}, {upper balcony}]

peanut oil
n : a oil from peanuts; used in cooking and making soap; "groundnut oil" is British usage [syn: {groundnut oil}]

peanut vine
n : widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground [syn: {peanut}, {Arachis hypogaea}]

peanut worm
n : small unsegmented marine worm that when disturbed retracts its anterior portion into the body giving the appearance of a peanut [syn: {sipunculid}]

peanuts
n : an insignificant sum of money; a trifling amount; "her salary is peanuts compared to his"

pear
n 1: sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
2: Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties [syn: {pear tree}, {Pyrus communis}]

pear blight
n : a disease blackening the leaves of pear and apple trees [syn: {fire blight}]

pear haw
n : erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries [syn: {blackthorn}, {pear hawthorn}, {Crataegus calpodendron}, {Crataegus tomentosa}]

pear hawthorn
n : erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries [syn: {blackthorn}, {pear haw}, {Crataegus calpodendron}, {Crataegus tomentosa}]

pear tree
n : Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties [syn: {pear}, {Pyrus communis}]

pearl
n 1: a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
2: a shade of white the color of bleached bones [syn: {bone}, {ivory}, {off-white}]
3: a shape that is small and round; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead" [syn: {drop}, {bead}]
v : gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean

pearl ash
n : an impure form of potassium carbonate

Pearl Bailey
n : United States singer (1918-1990) [syn: {Bailey}, {Pearl Mae Bailey}]

pearl barley
n : barley ground into small round pellets

Pearl Buck
n : United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973) [syn: {Buck}, {Pearl Sydenstricker Buck}]

pearl diver
n : a diver who searches for molluscs containing pearls [syn: {pearler}]

pearl fishery
n : a fishery where they fish for pearl oysters

Pearl Harbor
n : a harbor on Oahu west of Honolulu; location of a United States naval base that was attacked by the Japanese on 7 Dec 1941

pearl hominy
n : hominy prepared by milling to pellets of medium size

Pearl Mae Bailey
n : United States singer (1918-1990) [syn: {Bailey}, {Pearl Bailey}]

pearl millet
n : tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer [syn: {bulrush millet}, {cattail millet}, {Pennisetum glaucum}, {Pennisetum Americanum}]

pearl oyster
n : tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls [syn: {Pinctada margaritifera}]

pearl sago
n : sago ground into small pearl-like grains

Pearl Sydenstricker Buck
n : United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973) [syn: {Buck}, {Pearl Buck}]

pearler
n : a diver who searches for molluscs containing pearls [syn: {pearl diver}]

pearlescent
adj : having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster" [syn: {iridescent}, {nacreous}, {opalescent}, {opaline}]

pearl-fish
n : found living within the alimentary canals of e.g. sea cucumbers or between the shells of pearl oysters in or near shallow seagrass beds [syn: {pearlfish}]

pearlfish
n : found living within the alimentary canals of e.g. sea cucumbers or between the shells of pearl oysters in or near shallow seagrass beds [syn: {pearl-fish}]

pearlier
pearly
adj : a white the color of pearls [syn: {pearly-white}]
n : informal terms for a human `tooth' [syn: {chopper}] [also: {pearliest}, {pearlier}]

pearlier
See {pearly}

pearliest
pearly
adj : a white the color of pearls [syn: {pearly-white}]
n : informal terms for a human `tooth' [syn: {chopper}] [also: {pearliest}, {pearlier}]

pearliest
See {pearly}

pearlite
n : a lamellar mixture of cementite and ferrite formed during the cooling of austenite; a micro-constituent of steel and cast iron

pearl-weed
n : any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearls [syn: {pearlwort}, {pearlweed}]

pearlweed
n : any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearls [syn: {pearlwort}, {pearl-weed}]

pearlwort
n : any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearls [syn: {pearlweed}, {pearl-weed}]

pearly
adj : a white the color of pearls [syn: {pearly-white}]
n : informal terms for a human `tooth' [syn: {chopper}] [also: {pearliest}, {pearlier}]

pearly everlasting
n : American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bracts [syn: {cottonweed}, {Anaphalis margaritacea}]

pearly nautilus
n : cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions [syn: {chambered nautilus}, {nautilus}]

pearly razorfish
n : a kind of razorfish [syn: {Hemipteronatus novacula}]

pearly-shelled mussel
n : the pearly lining of the dark shells is a source of mother-of-pearl

pearly-white
adj : a white the color of pearls [syn: {pearly}]

Pearmain
n : any of several varieties of red-skinned apple

pear-shaped
adj 1: having a round shape tapered at one end
2: (of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels" [syn: {orotund}, {rotund}, {round}]

Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient
n : the most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between variables that are linearly related [syn: {product-moment correlation coefficient}]

Peary
n : United States arctic explorer and United States naval officer who has been regarded as the first man to reach the North Pole (1856-1920) [syn: {Robert Peary}, {Robert E. Peary}, {Robert Edwin Peary}]

peasant
n 1: a country person [syn: {provincial}, {bucolic}]
2: one of a (chiefly European) class of agricultural laborers
3: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement [syn: {barbarian}, {boor}, {churl}, {Goth}, {tyke}, {tike}]

peasanthood
n 1: an uncleanliness characteristic of peasants
2: the state of being a peasant

peasantry
n : the class of peasants

Peasant's Revolt
n : a widespread rebellion in 1381 against poll taxes and other inequities that oppressed the poorer people of England; suppressed by Richard II [syn: {Great Revolt}]

pease
pea
n 1: seed of a pea plant
2: the fruit or seed of a pea plant
3: a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds [syn: {pea plant}] [also: {pease} (pl)]

pease
See {pea}

pease pudding
n : a pudding made with strained split peas mixed with egg

peasecod
n : husk of a pea; edible in some garden peas [syn: {pea pod}]

pea-souper
n : a heavy thick yellow fog [syn: {pea soup}]

peat
n : partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried

peat bog
n : wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel [syn: {bog}]

peat moss
n : any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat [syn: {sphagnum}, {sphagnum moss}, {bog moss}]

peaty
adj : of or pertaining to or of the nature of peat

peavey
n : a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs [syn: {peavy}, {cant dog}]

peavy
n : a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs [syn: {peavey}, {cant dog}]

peba
n : having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas to Paraguay [syn: {nine-banded armadillo}, {Texas armadillo}, {Dasypus novemcinctus}]

pebble
n : a small smooth rounded rock

pebble plant
n : any of several South African plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum cultivated for showy pink or white flowers [syn: {fig marigold}]

pebbly
adj : abounding in small stones; "landed at a shingly little beach" [syn: {gravelly}, {shingly}]

pecan
n 1: wood of a pecan tree
2: tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts [syn: {pecan tree}, {Carya illinoensis}, {Carya illinoinsis}]
3: smooth brown oval nut of south central United States

pecan pie
n : pie made of pecans and sugar and corn syrup and butter and eggs

pecan tree
n : tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts [syn: {pecan}, {Carya illinoensis}, {Carya illinoinsis}]

peccable
adj : liable to sin; "a frail and peccable mortal"- Sir Walter Scott [syn: {peccant}]

peccadillo
n : a petty misdeed [syn: {indiscretion}] [also: {peccadilloes} (pl)]

peccadilloes
peccadillo
n : a petty misdeed [syn: {indiscretion}] [also: {peccadilloes} (pl)]

peccadilloes
See {peccadillo}

peccant
adj : liable to sin; "a frail and peccable mortal"- Sir Walter Scott [syn: {peccable}]

Peccari angulatus
n : dark gray peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States [syn: {collared peccary}, {javelina}, {Tayassu angulatus}, {Tayassu tajacu}]

peccary
n : nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America [syn: {musk hog}]

peck
n 1: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]
2: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons
3: a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches
v 1: hit lightly with a picking motion [syn: {pick}, {beak}]
2: eat by pecking at, like a bird [syn: {pick up}]
3: kiss lightly [syn: {smack}]
4: eat like a bird; "The anorexic girl just picks at her food" [syn: {pick at}, {peck at}]
5: bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her husband all day long" [syn: {nag}, {hen-peck}]

peck at
v : eat like a bird; "The anorexic girl just picks at her food" [syn: {pick at}, {peck}]

pecker
n 1: obscene terms for penis [syn: {cock}, {prick}, {dick}, {shaft}, {peter}, {tool}, {putz}]
2: bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects [syn: {woodpecker}, {peckerwood}]
3: horny projecting mouth of a bird [syn: {beak}, {bill}, {neb}, {nib}]

peckerwood
n : bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects [syn: {woodpecker}, {pecker}]

pecking order
n : the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body [syn: {hierarchy}, {power structure}]

peckish
adj 1: somewhat hungry
2: easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" [syn: {cranky}, {fractious}, {irritable}, {nettlesome}, {peevish}, {pettish}, {petulant}, {testy}, {tetchy}, {techy}]

pecopteris
n : Carboniferous fossil fern characterized by a regular arrangement of the leaflets resembling a comb

Pecos
n : a tributary of the Rio Grande that flows southeastward from New Mexico through western Texas [syn: {Pecos River}]

Pecos River
n : a tributary of the Rio Grande that flows southeastward from New Mexico through western Texas [syn: {Pecos}]

pecs
n : either of two large muscles of the chest [syn: {pectoral}, {pectoral muscle}, {pectoralis}, {musculus pectoralis}]

Pecten irradians
n : a small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of the Atlantic coast of North America [syn: {bay scallop}]

Pecten magellanicus
n : a large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America [syn: {sea scallop}, {giant scallop}]

pectic
adj : of or relating to or derived from pectin; "pectic acid"

pectic acid
n : a complex acid that occurs in ripe fruit and some vegetables

pectin
n : any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables; used in making fruit jellies and jams

pectinate
adj : like a comb

pectineal
adj : of or relating to the pubis

pectines
See {pecten}

Pectinibranchia
n : large order of gastropods comprising univalve mollusks that have a single gill resembling a comb [syn: {order Pectinibranchia}]

Pectinidae
n : scallops [syn: {family Pectinidae}]

pectoral
adj : of or relating to the chest or thorax; "pectoral organ" [syn: {thoracic}]
n 1: either of two large muscles of the chest [syn: {pectoral muscle}, {pectoralis}, {musculus pectoralis}, {pecs}]
2: an adornment worn on the chest or breast [syn: {pectoral medallion}]

pectoral arch
n : the bony arch formed by the collarbones and shoulder blades in humans [syn: {shoulder girdle}]

pectoral fin
n : either of a pair of fins situated just behind the head in fishes that help control the direction of movement

pectoral girdle
n : a skeletal support to which the forelimbs of vertebrates are attached

pectoral medallion
n : an adornment worn on the chest or breast [syn: {pectoral}]

pectoral muscle
n : either of two large muscles of the chest [syn: {pectoral}, {pectoralis}, {musculus pectoralis}, {pecs}]

pectoral sandpiper
n : American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting [syn: {jacksnipe}, {Calidris melanotos}]

pectoral vein
n : veins that drain the pectoral muscles and empty into the subclavian vein [syn: {vena pectoralis}]

pectoralis
n : either of two large muscles of the chest [syn: {pectoral}, {pectoral muscle}, {musculus pectoralis}, {pecs}]

pectoralis major
n : a skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm [syn: {musculus pectoralis major}, {greater pectoral muscle}]

pectoralis minor
n : a skeletal muscle that draws down the scapula or raises the ribs [syn: {musculus pectoralis minor}, {smaller pectoral muscle}]

pectus
n : the part of the human body between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates [syn: {thorax}, {chest}]

peculate
v : appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family" [syn: {embezzle}, {defalcate}, {misappropriate}, {malversate}]

peculation
n : the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else [syn: {embezzlement}, {defalcation}, {misapplication}, {misappropriation}]

peculator
n : someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for their own use [syn: {embezzler}, {defalcator}]

peculiar
adj 1: beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior" [syn: {curious}, {funny}, {odd}, {queer}, {rum}, {rummy}, {singular}]
2: unique or specific to a person or thing or category; "the particular demands of the job"; "has a paraticular preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "the special features of a computer"; "my own special chair" [syn: {particular(a)}, {peculiar(a)}, {special(a)}]
3: markedly different from the usual; "a peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats"; "a man...feels it a peculiar insult to be taunted with cowardice by a woman"-Virginia Woolf
4: characteristic of one only; distinctive or special; "the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S."- R.B.Taney [syn: {peculiar(a)}]

peculiar velocity
n : velocity with respect to the local standard of rest

peculiarity
n 1: an odd or unusual characteristic [syn: {distinctive feature}, {distinguishing characteristic}]
2: a distinguishing trait [syn: {specialness}, {specialty}, {speciality}, {distinctiveness}]
3: something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting [syn: {curio}, {curiosity}, {oddity}, {oddment}, {rarity}]

peculiarly
adv 1: uniquely or characteristically; "these peculiarly cinematic elements"; "a peculiarly French phenomenon"; "everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him"- John Knowles [syn: {particularly}]
2: in a manner differing from the usual or expected; "had a curiously husky voice"; "he's behaving rather peculiarly" [syn: {curiously}, {oddly}]
3: to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common; "he was particularly fussy about spelling"; "a particularly gruesome attack"; "under peculiarly tragic circumstances"; "an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger" [syn: {particularly}, {especially}, {specially}]

pecuniary
adj : relating to or involving money; "monetary rewards"; "he received thanks but no pecuniary compensation for his services" [syn: {monetary}]

pecuniary resource
n : assets in the form of money [syn: {funds}, {finances}, {monetary resource}, {cash in hand}]

pedagogic
adj : of or relating to pedagogy; "pedagogical significance" [syn: {pedagogical}]

pedagogical
adj : of or relating to pedagogy; "pedagogical significance" [syn: {pedagogic}]

pedagogically
adv : in a didactic manner; "this is a didactically sound method" [syn: {didactically}]

pedagogics
n : the principles and methods of instruction [syn: {teaching method}, {pedagogy}]

pedagogue
n : someone who educates young people [syn: {educator}]

pedagogy
n 1: the principles and methods of instruction [syn: {teaching method}, {pedagogics}]
2: the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession" [syn: {teaching}, {instruction}]
3: the activities of educating or instructing or teaching; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good teaching is seldom rewarded" [syn: {education}, {instruction}, {teaching}, {educational activity}]

pedal
adj : of or relating to the feet; "the word for a pedal extremity is `foot'"
n 1: a sustained bass note [syn: {pedal point}]
2: a lever that is operated with the foot [syn: {treadle}, {foot pedal}, {foot lever}]
v 1: ride a bicycle [syn: {bicycle}, {cycle}, {bike}, {wheel}]
2: operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument [also: {pedalling}, {pedalled}]

pedal extremity
n : the extremity of the limb in vertebrates [syn: {vertebrate foot}]

pedal point
n : a sustained bass note [syn: {pedal}]

pedal pusher
n : snug trousers ending at the calves; worn by women and girls [syn: {toreador pant}]

pedaler
n : a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle) [syn: {pedaller}]

Pedaliaceae
n : the family of plants of order Polemoniales [syn: {family Pedaliaceae}, {sesame family}]

pedalled
pedal
adj : of or relating to the feet; "the word for a pedal extremity is `foot'"
n 1: a sustained bass note [syn: {pedal point}]
2: a lever that is operated with the foot [syn: {treadle}, {foot pedal}, {foot lever}]
v 1: ride a bicycle [syn: {bicycle}, {cycle}, {bike}, {wheel}]
2: operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument [also: {pedalling}, {pedalled}]

pedalled
See {pedal}

pedaller
n : a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle) [syn: {pedaler}]

pedalling
pedal
adj : of or relating to the feet; "the word for a pedal extremity is `foot'"
n 1: a sustained bass note [syn: {pedal point}]
2: a lever that is operated with the foot [syn: {treadle}, {foot pedal}, {foot lever}]
v 1: ride a bicycle [syn: {bicycle}, {cycle}, {bike}, {wheel}]
2: operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument [also: {pedalling}, {pedalled}]

pedalling
See {pedal}

pedaloes
See {pedalo}

pedant
n : a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit [syn: {bookworm}, {scholastic}]

pedantic
adj : marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects [syn: {academic}, {donnish}]

pedantically
adv : in a pedantic manner; "these interpretations are called `schemas' or, more pedantically, `schemata'"

pedantry
n : a ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning

pedate
adj 1: of a leaf shape; having radiating lobes, each deeply cleft or divided
2: having or resembling a foot

pedate leaf
n : having the radiating lobes each deeply cleft or divided

peddle
v : sell or offer for sale from place to place [syn: {monger}, {huckster}, {hawk}, {vend}, {pitch}]

peddler
n 1: someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) [syn: {pedlar}, {packman}, {hawker}, {pitchman}]
2: an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs [syn: {pusher}, {drug peddler}, {drug dealer}, {drug trafficker}]

peddling
n : the act of selling goods for a living [syn: {vending}, {hawking}, {vendition}]

pederast
n : a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner [syn: {paederast}, {child molester}]

pederastic
adj : of homosexuality between a man and a boy [syn: {paederastic}]

pederasty
n : sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner) [syn: {paederasty}]

pedes
pes
n : the foot of a human being; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot" [syn: {foot}, {human foot}] [also: {pedes} (pl)]

pedes
See {pes}

pedesis
n : the random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid [syn: {Brownian movement}, {Brownian motion}]

pedestal
n 1: a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp" [syn: {base}, {stand}]
2: a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority); "they put him on a pedestal"
3: an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue) [syn: {plinth}, {footstall}]

pedestal table
n : a table supported by a single central column

pedestrian
adj : lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot" [syn: {prosaic}, {prosy}, {earthbound}]
n : a person who travels by foot [syn: {walker}, {footer}]

pedestrian bridge
n : a bridge designed for pedestrians [syn: {footbridge}, {overcrossing}]

pedestrian crossing
n : street crossing where pedestrians have right of way; often marked in some way especially with diagonal stripes [syn: {zebra crossing}]

pedestrian traffic
n : people coming and going on foot [syn: {foot traffic}]

Pediamycin
n : an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative [syn: {erythromycin}, {Erythrocin}, {E-Mycin}, {Ethril}, {Ilosone}]

Pediapred
n : a glucocorticoid (trade names Pediapred or Prelone) used to treat inflammatory conditions [syn: {prednisolone}, {Prelone}]

pediatric
adj : of or relating to the medical care of children; "pediatric dentist" [syn: {paediatric}]

pediatric medicine
n : the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children [syn: {pediatrics}, {paediatrics}]

pediatrician
n : a specialist in the care of babies [syn: {baby doctor}, {pediatrist}, {paediatrician}]

pediatrics
n : the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children [syn: {paediatrics}, {pediatric medicine}]

pediatrist
n : a specialist in the care of babies [syn: {baby doctor}, {pediatrician}, {paediatrician}]

pedicab
n : a tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling); used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire; "boys who once pulled rickshaws now pedal pedicabs" [syn: {cycle rickshaw}]

pedicel
n : a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle [syn: {pedicle}]

pedicle
n : a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle [syn: {pedicel}]

Pediculati
n : anglers and batfishes; spiny-finned marine fishes having pectoral fins at the ends of armlike processes and a long movable spine on the dorsal fin to lure prey to the large mouth [syn: {order Pediculati}]

pediculicide
n : a chemical agent that kills lice

Pediculidae
n : true lice: human lice and related forms [syn: {family Pediculidae}]

pediculosis
n : infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching [syn: {lousiness}]

pediculosis capitis
n : infestation of the scalp with lice [syn: {head lice}]

pediculosis corporis
n : infestation of body skin with lice

pediculosis pubis
n : infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice [syn: {crabs}]

Pediculus
n : type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans [syn: {genus Pediculus}]

Pediculus capitis
n : infests the head and body of humans [syn: {head louse}]

Pediculus corporis
n : a parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings [syn: {body louse}, {cootie}]

Pediculus humanus
n : head or body louse [syn: {common louse}]

pedicure
n : professional care for the feet and toenails
v : care for one's feet by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.

pedigree
adj : having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal [syn: {pedigree(a)}, {pedigreed}, {pureblood}, {pureblooded}, {thoroughbred}]
n 1: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" [syn: {lineage}, {line}, {line of descent}, {descent}, {bloodline}, {blood line}, {blood}, {ancestry}, {origin}, {parentage}, {stemma}, {stock}]
2: line of descent of a pure-bred animal
3: ancestry of a purebred animal [syn: {bloodline}]

pedigreed
adj : having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal [syn: {pedigree(a)}, {pureblood}, {pureblooded}, {thoroughbred}]

Pedilanthus
n : tropical American succulent shrubs [syn: {genus Pedilanthus}]

Pedilanthus bracteatus
n : wax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia antisyphilitica [syn: {candelilla}, {Pedilanthus pavonis}]

Pedilanthus pavonis
n : wax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia antisyphilitica [syn: {candelilla}, {Pedilanthus bracteatus}]

Pedilanthus tithymaloides
n : low tropical American shrub having powerful emetic properties [syn: {Jewbush}, {Jew-bush}, {Jew bush}, {redbird cactus}, {redbird flower}]

pediment
n : a triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof

Pediocactus
n : low-growing cacti of the Great Plains of North America [syn: {genus Pediocactus}]

Pediocactus knowltonii
n : small clustering cactus of southwestern United States; a threatened species [syn: {Knowlton's cactus}]

Pedioecetes
n : sharp-tailed grouse [syn: {genus Pedioecetes}]

Pedioecetes phasianellus
n : large grouse of prairies and open forests of western North America [syn: {sharp-tailed grouse}, {sprigtail}, {sprig tail}]

Pedionomus
n : plain wanderer [syn: {genus Pedionomus}]

Pedionomus torquatus
n : small Australian bird related to the button quail; classified as wading bird but inhabits plains [syn: {plain wanderer}]

Pedipalpi
n : whip scorpions [syn: {order Pedipalpi}, {Uropygi}, {order Uropygi}]

pedlar
n : someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) [syn: {peddler}, {packman}, {hawker}, {pitchman}]

pedodontist
n : a dentist who specializes in the care of children's teeth

pedometer
n : measuring instrument for recording the number of steps taken in walking

pedophile
n : an adult who is sexually attracted to children [syn: {paedophile}]

pedophilia
n : sexual activity of an adult with a child [syn: {paedophilia}]

Pedro Calderon de la Barca
n : Spanish poet and dramatist considered one of the great Spanish writers (1600-1681) [syn: {Calderon}, {Calderon de la Barca}]

peduncle
n 1: the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body
2: stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower
3: a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain [syn: {cerebral peduncle}]

pedunculate
adj : having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk; "a pedunculate flower"; "a pedunculate barnacle is attached to the substrate by a fleshy foot or stalk" [syn: {stalked}] [ant: {sessile}]

pedunculate oak
n : medium to large deciduous European oak having smooth leaves with rounded lobes; yields hard strong light-colored wood [syn: {common oak}, {English oak}, {Quercus robur}]

pedunculated polyp
n : a polyp with a stalk or peduncle

pedwood
n : European deciduous shrub turning red in autumn having dull white flowers [syn: {common European dogwood}, {red dogwood}, {blood-twig}, {Cornus sanguinea}]

pee
n 1: liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water" [syn: {urine}, {piss}, {piddle}, {weewee}, {water}]
2: informal terms for urination; "he took a pee" [syn: {peeing}, {pissing}, {piss}]
v : eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" [syn: {make}, {urinate}, {piddle}, {puddle}, {micturate}, {piss}, {pee-pee}, {make water}, {relieve oneself}, {take a leak}, {spend a penny}, {wee}, {wee-wee}, {pass water}]

Pee Dee
n : a river that flows through central North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina to the Atlantic Ocean [syn: {Pee Dee River}]

Pee Dee River
n : a river that flows through central North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina to the Atlantic Ocean [syn: {Pee Dee}]

peeing
n : informal terms for urination; "he took a pee" [syn: {pee}, {pissing}, {piss}]

peek
n : a secret look [syn: {peep}]
v : throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting" [syn: {glance}, {glint}]

peekaboo
n : a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say Boo! [syn: {bopeep}]

peel
n 1: the tissue forming the hard outer layer (of e.g. a fruit) [syn: {skin}, {rind}]
2: British politician (1788-1850) [syn: {Robert Peel}, {Sir Robert Peel}]
3: the rind of a fruit or vegetable [syn: {skin}]
v 1: strip the skin off; "pare apples" [syn: {skin}, {pare}]
2: come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my house is peeling off" [syn: {peel off}, {flake off}, {flake}]
3: get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living" [syn: {undress}, {discase}, {uncase}, {unclothe}, {strip}, {strip down}, {disrobe}] [ant: {dress}, {dress}]

peel of
v : informal:leave

peel off
v 1: peel off the outer layer of something
2: take off, as with some difficulty; "He peeled off his blood-soaked shirt"
3: leave a formation
4: come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my house is peeling off" [syn: {peel}, {flake off}, {flake}]
5: peel off in scales; "dry skin desquamates" [syn: {desquamate}]

peeled
adj : (used informally) completely unclothed [syn: {bare-assed}, {bare-ass}, {in the altogether}, {in the buff}, {in the raw}, {raw}, {naked as a jaybird}, {stark naked}]

peeler
n 1: a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music [syn: {stripper}, {striptease artist}, {striptease}, {stripteaser}, {exotic dancer}, {ecdysiast}]
2: a worker who peels the skins from fruits and vegetables
3: a device for peeling vegetables or fruits; "she invented a potato peeler"

peeling
adj : having the paint loose and peeling away; "a dilapidated house with peeling paint"; "peeling row houses"
n : loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales [syn: {desquamation}, {shedding}]

peen
n : the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes)

peep
n 1: the short weak cry of a young bird [syn: {cheep}]
2: a secret look [syn: {peek}]
v 1: look furtively; "He peeped at the woman through the window"
2: cause to appear; "he peeped his head through the window"
3: make high-pitched sounds; of birds [syn: {twirp}, {cheep}, {chirp}, {chirrup}]
4: speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice
5: appear as though from hiding; "the new moon peeped through the tree tops"

peep sight
n : rear gunsight having an adjustable eyepiece with a small aperture through which the front sight and the target are aligned

pee-pee
v : eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" [syn: {make}, {urinate}, {piddle}, {puddle}, {micturate}, {piss}, {pee}, {make water}, {relieve oneself}, {take a leak}, {spend a penny}, {wee}, {wee-wee}, {pass water}]

peeper
n 1: a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others [syn: {voyeur}, {Peeping Tom}]
2: an informal term refering to the eye
3: an animal that makes short high-pitched sounds

peephole
n : a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep [syn: {spyhole}]

Peeping Tom
n : a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others [syn: {voyeur}, {peeper}]

peepshow
n 1: an exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass [syn: {raree-show}]
2: a short pornographic film shown in a small coin-operated booth

peepul
n : fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists [syn: {pipal}, {pipal tree}, {pipul}, {sacred fig}, {bo tree}, {Ficus religiosa}]

peer
n 1: a person who is of equal standing with another in a group [syn: {equal}, {match}, {compeer}]
2: a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage
v : look searchingly; "We peered into the back of the shop to see whether a salesman was around"

peer group
n : contemporaries of the same status

peer of the realm
n : a peer who is entitled to sit in the House of Lords

peer review
v : evaluate professionally a colleague's work [syn: {referee}]

peerage
n : the peers of a kingdom considered as a group [syn: {baronage}]

peeress
n : a woman of the peerage in Britain [syn: {Lady}, {noblewoman}] [ant: {Lord}, {Lord}]

peerless
adj : eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity"; "unrivaled mastery of her art" [syn: {matchless}, {nonpareil}, {one(a)}, {one and only(a)}, {unmatched}, {unmatchable}, {unrivaled}, {unrivalled}]

peeve
v : cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful

peeved
adj : aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay" [syn: {annoyed}, {irritated}, {miffed}, {nettled}, {pissed}, {pissed off}, {riled}, {roiled}, {steamed}, {stunng}]

peevish
adj : easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" [syn: {cranky}, {fractious}, {irritable}, {nettlesome}, {peckish}, {pettish}, {petulant}, {testy}, {tetchy}, {techy}]

peevishly
adv : in a peevish manner [syn: {querulously}, {fractiously}]

peevishness
n 1: an irritable petulant feeling [syn: {irritability}, {crossness}, {fretfulness}, {fussiness}, {petulance}, {choler}]
2: a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees" [syn: {temper}, {biliousness}, {irritability}, {pettishness}, {snappishness}, {surliness}]

peewee
n 1: disparaging terms for small people [syn: {runt}, {shrimp}, {half-pint}]
2: small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America [syn: {pewee}, {peewit}, {pewit}, {wood pewee}, {Contopus virens}]

peewit
n 1: large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs [syn: {lapwing}, {green plover}, {pewit}]
2: small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America [syn: {pewee}, {peewee}, {pewit}, {wood pewee}, {Contopus virens}]

peg
n 1: a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface [syn: {nog}]
2: small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. [syn: {pin}]
3: informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks" [syn: {pin}, {stick}]
4: a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg [syn: {wooden leg}, {leg}, {pegleg}]
5: regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
6: a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: {pin}, {thole}, {tholepin}, {rowlock}, {oarlock}]
v 1: succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard" [syn: {nail down}, {nail}]
2: pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into into
3: fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent" [syn: {peg down}]
4: stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations; "The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar" [also: {pegging}, {pegged}]

peg away
v : work doggedly or persistently; "She keeps plugging away at her dissertation" [syn: {plug away}, {slog}, {keep one's nose to the grindstone}, {keep one's shoulder to the wheel}]

peg down
v 1: fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent" [syn: {peg}]
2: define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game" [syn: {pin down}, {nail down}, {narrow down}, {narrow}, {specify}]

peg top
n : a pear-shaped top made of wood with a metal center pin

Pegasus
n 1: (Greek mythology) immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa; was tamed by Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given him by Athena; as the flying horse of the Muses it is a symbol of high-flying imagination [syn: {flying horse}]
2: a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Andromeda and Pisces

pegboard
n : a board perforated with regularly spaced holes into which pegs can be fitted

pegged
peg
n 1: a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface [syn: {nog}]
2: small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. [syn: {pin}]
3: informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks" [syn: {pin}, {stick}]
4: a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg [syn: {wooden leg}, {leg}, {pegleg}]
5: regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
6: a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: {pin}, {thole}, {tholepin}, {rowlock}, {oarlock}]
v 1: succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard" [syn: {nail down}, {nail}]
2: pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into into
3: fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent" [syn: {peg down}]
4: stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations; "The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar" [also: {pegging}, {pegged}]

pegged
See {peg}

pegged-down
adj : fastened by pegs; "the pegged-down branches of the plant will take root"

pegging
peg
n 1: a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface [syn: {nog}]
2: small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. [syn: {pin}]
3: informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks" [syn: {pin}, {stick}]
4: a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg [syn: {wooden leg}, {leg}, {pegleg}]
5: regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
6: a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: {pin}, {thole}, {tholepin}, {rowlock}, {oarlock}]
v 1: succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard" [syn: {nail down}, {nail}]
2: pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into into
3: fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent" [syn: {peg down}]
4: stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations; "The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar" [also: {pegging}, {pegged}]

pegging
See {peg}

pegleg
n : a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg [syn: {peg}, {wooden leg}, {leg}]

pegmatite
n : a form of igneous rock consisting of extremely coarse granite resulting from the crystallization of magma rich in rare elements

Pei
n : United States architect (born in China in 1917) [syn: {I. M. Pei}, {Ieoh Ming Pei}]

peignoir
n : a loose dressing gown for women [syn: {negligee}, {neglige}, {wrapper}, {housecoat}]

Peiping
n : capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city [syn: {Beijing}, {Peking}, {capital of Red China}]

Peirce
n 1: United States mathematician and astronomer remembered for his studies of Uranus and Saturn and Neptune (1809-1880) [syn: {Benjamin Peirce}]
2: United States philosopher and logician; pioneer of pragmatism (1839-1914) [syn: {Charles Peirce}, {Charles Franklin Peirce}]

Peireskia
n : genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large panicles of flowers [syn: {Pereskia}, {genus Pereskia}, {genus Peireskia}]

pejorative
adj : expressing disapproval; "dyslogistic terms like `nitwit' and `scalawag'" [syn: {dyslogistic}, {dislogistic}]

pejoratively
adv : in a pejorative manner; "I am not using the word pejoratively"

pekan
n : large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal [syn: {fisher}, {fisher cat}, {black cat}, {Martes pennanti}]

Peke
n : a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle [syn: {Pekinese}, {Pekingese}]

Pekinese
n : a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle [syn: {Pekingese}, {Peke}]

Peking
n : capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city [syn: {Beijing}, {Peiping}, {capital of Red China}]

Peking man
n 1: a primitive man found near Beijing; resembles Java man
2: fossils found near Beijing, China; they were lost during World War II

Pekingese
n : a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle [syn: {Pekinese}, {Peke}]

pekingese
See {pekinese}

pekoe
n : a superior grade of black tea; grown in India and Sri Lanka and Java [syn: {orange pekoe}]

pel
n : (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot); "the greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the resolution" [syn: {pixel}, {picture element}]

pelage
n : growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal [syn: {coat}]

pelagic
adj : relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean; "oceanic islands like Bermuda"; "oceanic currents"; "oceanic birds"; "pelagic organisms"; "pelagic whaling" [syn: {oceanic}]

pelagic bird
n : bird of the open seas [syn: {oceanic bird}]

Pelargonium
n : geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated [syn: {genus Pelargonium}]

Pelargonium graveolens
n : any of several southern African geraniums having fragrant 3- to 5-lobed leaves and pink flowers [syn: {rose geranium}, {sweet-scented geranium}]

Pelargonium hortorum
n : an upright geranium having scalloped leaves with a broad color zone inside the margin and white or pink or red flowers [syn: {fish geranium}, {bedding geranium}, {zonal pelargonium}]

Pelargonium limoneum
n : a common garden geranium with lemon-scented foliage [syn: {lemon geranium}]

Pelargonium odoratissimum
n : geranium with round fragrant leaves and small white flowers [syn: {apple geranium}, {nutmeg geranium}]

Pelargonium peltatum
n : a commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with peltate leaves and rosy flowers [syn: {ivy geranium}, {ivy-leaved geranium}, {hanging geranium}]

Pelecanidae
n : pelicans [syn: {family Pelecanidae}]

pelecaniform seabird
n : large fish-eating seabird with four-toed webbed feet

Pelecaniformes
n : pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants [syn: {order Pelecaniformes}]

Pelecanoididae
n : diving petrels [syn: {family Pelecanoididae}]

Pelecanus
n : type genus of the Pelecanidae [syn: {genus Pelecanus}]

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
n : large American pelican; white with black wing feathers [syn: {white pelican}]

Pelecanus onocrotalus
n : similar to American white pelican [syn: {Old world white pelican}]

pelecypod
adj : bivalve [syn: {lamellibranch}, {pelecypodous}]
n : marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together [syn: {bivalve}, {lamellibranch}]

pelecypodous
adj : bivalve [syn: {lamellibranch}, {pelecypod}]

Peleus
n : a king of the Myrmidons and father of Achilles

Pelew
n : a chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean [syn: {Palau}, {Palau Islands}, {Belau}]

pelf
n : informal terms for money [syn: {boodle}, {bread}, {cabbage}, {clams}, {dinero}, {dough}, {gelt}, {kale}, {lettuce}, {lolly}, {lucre}, {loot}, {moolah}, {scratch}, {shekels}, {simoleons}, {sugar}, {wampum}]

Pelham
n : a bit with a bar mouthpiece that is designed to combine a curb and snaffle

Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
n : English writer known for his humorous novels and stories (1881-1975) [syn: {Wodehouse}, {P. G. Wodehouse}]

pelican
n : large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish

pelican crossing
n : an acronym for pedestrian light control; a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights that are controlled by pedestrians

Pelican State
n : a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn: {Louisiana}, {LA}]

peliosis
n : any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding [syn: {purpura}]

pelisse
n : a sleeveless cape that is lined or trimmed with fur

Pellaea
n : genus of chiefly small rock-loving ferns; in some classification systems it is placed in the family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae [syn: {genus Pellaea}]

Pellaea andromedifolia
n : evergreen fern of California and Baja California [syn: {coffee fern}]

Pellaea atropurpurea
n : very short shallowly creeping North American fern usually growing on cliffs or walls and having dark glossy leaf axes [syn: {purple rock brake}]

Pellaea mucronata
n : cliff brake of California and Baja California having purple-brown leafstalks [syn: {bird's-foot fern}, {Pellaea ornithopus}]

Pellaea ornithopus
n : cliff brake of California and Baja California having purple-brown leafstalks [syn: {bird's-foot fern}, {Pellaea mucronata}]

Pellaea rotundifolia
n : fern of New Zealand and Australia having trailing fronds with dark green buttonlike leaflets [syn: {button fern}]

pellagra
n : a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments [syn: {Alpine scurvy}, {mal de la rosa}, {mal rosso}, {maidism}, {mayidism}, {Saint Ignatius' itch}]

pellet
n 1: a small sphere
2: a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear" [syn: {shot}]

pellicle
n : thin protective membrane in some protozoa

Pellicularia
n : genus of fungi having the hymenium in the form of a crust; some species formerly placed in the form genus Rhizoctinia [syn: {genus Pellicularia}]

Pellicularia filamentosa
n : fungus causing a disease in potatoes characterized by black scurfy spots on the tubers [syn: {potato fungus}, {Rhizoctinia solani}]

Pellicularia koleroga
n : fungus causing a disease in coffee and some other tropical plants [syn: {coffee fungus}]

pellitory
n 1: herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers [syn: {pellitory-of-the-wall}, {wall pellitory}, {Parietaria difussa}]
2: small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache [syn: {pellitory-of-Spain}, {Anacyclus pyrethrum}]

pellitory-of-Spain
n : small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache [syn: {pellitory}, {Anacyclus pyrethrum}]

pellitory-of-the-wall
n : herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers [syn: {wall pellitory}, {pellitory}, {Parietaria difussa}]

pell-mell
adj : with undue hurry and confusion; "a helter-skelter kind of existence with never a pause"; "a pell-mell dash for the train" [syn: {helter-skelter}]
adv : in a wild or reckless manner; "dashing harum-scarum all over the place"; "running pell-mell up the stairs" [syn: {harum-scarum}]

pellucid
adj 1: transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; "the cold crystalline water of melted snow"; "crystal clear skies"; "could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool"; "lucid air"; "a pellucid brook"; "transparent cristal" [syn: {crystalline}, {crystal clear}, {limpid}, {lucid}, {transparent}]
2: (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument" [syn: {limpid}, {lucid}, {luculent}, {crystal clear}, {perspicuous}]

pellucidity
n 1: free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression [syn: {clarity}, {lucidity}, {clearness}, {limpidity}] [ant: {unclearness}, {obscureness}]
2: passing light without diffusion or distortion [syn: {pellucidness}, {limpidity}]

pellucidly
adv : in a clear and lucid manner; "this is a lucidly written book" [syn: {lucidly}, {limpidly}, {perspicuously}]

pellucidness
n : passing light without diffusion or distortion [syn: {pellucidity}, {limpidity}]

pelmet
n : a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing [syn: {cornice}, {valance}, {valance board}]

Pelobatidae
n : spadefoot toads [syn: {family Pelobatidae}]

Peloponnese
n : the southern peninsula of Greece; dominated by Sparta until the 4th century BC [syn: {Peloponnesus}, {Peloponnesian Peninsula}]

Peloponnesian
adj : of or relating to Peloponnesus; "Peloponnesian War"

Peloponnesian Peninsula
n : the southern peninsula of Greece; dominated by Sparta until the 4th century BC [syn: {Peloponnese}, {Peloponnesus}]

Peloponnesian War
n : a war in which Athens and its allies were defeated by the league centered on Sparta; 431-404 BC

Peloponnesus
n : the southern peninsula of Greece; dominated by Sparta until the 4th century BC [syn: {Peloponnese}, {Peloponnesian Peninsula}]

pelota
n : a Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and a wickerwork racket [syn: {jai alai}]

pelt
n 1: the dressed hairy coat of a mammal [syn: {fur}]
2: body covering of a living animal [syn: {hide}, {skin}]
v 1: cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; "They pelted each other with snowballs" [syn: {bombard}]
2: attack and bombard with or as if with missiles; "pelt the speaker with questions" [syn: {pepper}]
3: rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!" [syn: {pour}, {stream}, {rain cats and dogs}, {rain buckets}]

pelt along
v : step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" [syn: {rush}, {hotfoot}, {hasten}, {hie}, {speed}, {race}, {rush along}, {cannonball along}, {bucket along}, {belt along}] [ant: {linger}]

Peltandra
n : small genus of North American marsh or aquatic herbs [syn: {genus Peltandra}]

Peltandra virginica
n : perennial herb of the eastern United States having arrowhead-shaped leaves and an elongate pointed spathe and green berries [syn: {green arrow arum}, {tuckahoe}]

peltate
adj : of a leaf shape; round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a nasturtium leaf for example) [syn: {shield-shaped}]

peltate leaf
n : shield-shaped; as a nasturtium leaf

pelter
n 1: a heavy rain [syn: {downpour}, {cloudburst}, {deluge}, {waterspout}, {torrent}, {soaker}]
2: a thrower of missiles; "the police were too busy to chase the pelters"

pelting
n : anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; "a rain of bullets"; "a pelting of insults" [syn: {rain}]

Peltiphyllum
n : 1 species [syn: {Darmera}, {genus Darmera}, {genus Peltiphyllum}]

Peltiphyllum peltatum
n : rhizomatous perennial herb with large dramatic peltate leaves and white to bright pink flowers in round heads on leafless stems; colonizes stream banks in the Sierra Nevada in California [syn: {umbrella plant}, {Indian rhubarb}, {Darmera peltata}]

peludo
n : Argentine armadillo with six movable bands and hairy underparts [syn: {poyou}, {Euphractus sexcinctus}]

pelves
pelvis
n 1: the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates [syn: {pelvic girdle}, {pelvic arch}, {hip}]
2: a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter [syn: {renal pelvis}] [also: {pelves} (pl)]

pelves
See {pelvis}

pelvic
adj : of or relating to the pelvis; "pelvic exam"; "pelvic inflammation"

pelvic arch
n : the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates [syn: {pelvis}, {pelvic girdle}, {hip}]

pelvic cavity
n : the space bounded by the bones of the pelvis and containing the pelvic viscera

pelvic fin
n : either of a pair of fins attached to the pelvic girdle in fishes that help control the direction of movement; correspond to hind limbs of a land vertebrate [syn: {ventral fin}]

pelvic girdle
n : the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates [syn: {pelvis}, {pelvic arch}, {hip}]

pelvic inflammatory disease
n : inflammation of the female pelvic organs (especially the Fallopian tubes) caused by infection by any of several microorganisms (chiefly gonococci and chlamydia); symptoms are abdominal pain and fever and foul-smelling vaginal discharge [syn: {PID}]

pelvimeter
n : measuring instrument for performing pelvimetry

pelvimetry
n : measurement of the dimensions of the bony birth canal (to determine whether vaginal birth is possible)

pelvis
n 1: the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates [syn: {pelvic girdle}, {pelvic arch}, {hip}]
2: a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter [syn: {renal pelvis}] [also: {pelves} (pl)]

pelycosaur
n : large primitive reptile having a tall spinal sail; of the Permian or late Paleozoic in Europe and North America

Pelycosauria
n : edaphosaurus; dimetrodon [syn: {order Pelycosauria}]

Pembroke
n : the smaller and straight-legged variety of corgi having pointed ears and a short tail [syn: {Pembroke Welsh corgi}]

Pembroke Welsh corgi
n : the smaller and straight-legged variety of corgi having pointed ears and a short tail [syn: {Pembroke}]

pemican
n : lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians [syn: {pemmican}]

pemmican
n : lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians [syn: {pemican}]

Pempheridae
n : sweepers [syn: {family Pempheridae}]

pemphigous
adj : of or relating to or manifesting pemphigus

pemphigus
n : a skin disease characterized by large thin-walled blisters (bullae) arising from normal skin or mucous membrane

pen
n 1: a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
2: an enclosure for confining livestock
3: a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play [syn: {playpen}]
4: a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes [syn: {penitentiary}]
5: female swan
v : produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" [syn: {write}, {compose}, {indite}] [also: {pent}, {penning}, {penned}]

pen name
n : an author's pseudonym [syn: {nom de plume}]

pen nib
n : the writing point of a pen [syn: {nib}]

pen pal
n : a person you come to know by frequent friendly correspondence [syn: {pen-friend}]

pen up
v : confine in a fold, like sheep [syn: {fold}]

penal
adj 1: of or relating to punishment; "penal reform"; "penal code"
2: serving as or designed to impose punishment; "penal servitude"; "a penal colony"
3: subject to punishment by law; "a penal offense" [syn: {punishable}]

penal code
n : the legal code governing crimes and their punishment

penal colony
n : a penal institution where prisoners are exiled (often located on an island from which escape is difficult or impossible)

penal facility
n : an institution where persons are confined for punishment and to protect the public [syn: {penal institution}]

penal institution
n : an institution where persons are confined for punishment and to protect the public [syn: {penal facility}]

penalisation
n : the act of punishing [syn: {punishment}, {penalty}, {penalization}]

penalise
v : impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again" [syn: {punish}, {penalize}]

penalised
adj : punished by the imposition of a penalty [syn: {fined}, {penalized}]

penalization
n : the act of punishing [syn: {punishment}, {penalty}, {penalisation}]

penalize
v : impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again" [syn: {punish}, {penalise}]

penalized
adj : punished by the imposition of a penalty [syn: {fined}, {penalised}]

penally
adv : in a punishing manner [syn: {punitively}, {punitorily}]

penalty
n 1: the act of punishing [syn: {punishment}, {penalization}, {penalisation}]
2: a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
3: the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition; "neglected his health and paid the penalty" [ant: {advantage}]
4: (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game

penalty box
n : (ice hockey) an enclosed bench to the side of an ice-hockey rink for players who are serving time penalties

penalty free throw
n : an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul [syn: {foul shot}, {free throw}, {charity toss}, {charity throw}, {charity shot}]

penance
n 1: remorse for your past conduct [syn: {repentance}, {penitence}]
2: a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and satisfaction and absolution
3: voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing [syn: {self-mortification}, {self-abasement}]

pen-and-ink
n : a drawing executed with pen and ink

pence
penny
n 1: a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
2: a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit [syn: {cent}, {centime}] [also: {pence} (pl)]

pence
See {penny}

penchant
n : a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney" [syn: {preference}, {predilection}, {taste}]

pencil
n 1: a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
2: graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication; "the words were scribbled in pencil"; "this artist's favorite medium is pencil"
3: a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point
4: a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face; "an eyebrow pencil"
v : write, draw, or trace with a pencil; "he penciled a figure" [also: {pencilling}, {pencilled}]

pencil box
n : a box for holding pencils [syn: {pencil case}]

pencil case
n : a box for holding pencils [syn: {pencil box}]

pencil cedar
n 1: any of several junipers with wood suitable for making pencils [syn: {pencil cedar tree}]
2: wood of a pencil cedar tree; used for making pencils

pencil cedar tree
n : any of several junipers with wood suitable for making pencils [syn: {pencil cedar}]

pencil eraser
n : an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil [syn: {rubber eraser}, {rubber}]

pencil lead
n : mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil [syn: {lead}]

pencil pusher
n : a clerk who does boring paperwork [syn: {penpusher}]

penciled
adj : drawn or written with a pencil; "a penciled sketch"; "the penciled message" [syn: {pencilled}]

pencilled
adj : drawn or written with a pencil; "a penciled sketch"; "the penciled message" [syn: {penciled}]

pencilled
pencil
n 1: a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
2: graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication; "the words were scribbled in pencil"; "this artist's favorite medium is pencil"
3: a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point
4: a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face; "an eyebrow pencil"
v : write, draw, or trace with a pencil; "he penciled a figure" [also: {pencilling}, {pencilled}]

pencilled
See {pencil}

pencilling
pencil
n 1: a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
2: graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication; "the words were scribbled in pencil"; "this artist's favorite medium is pencil"
3: a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point
4: a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face; "an eyebrow pencil"
v : write, draw, or trace with a pencil; "he penciled a figure" [also: {pencilling}, {pencilled}]

pencilling
See {pencil}

pendant
n 1: an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)
2: branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling [syn: {chandelier}]

pendant earring
n : an earring with a pendant ornament [syn: {drop earring}, {eardrop}]

pending
adj : awaiting conclusion or confirmation; "business still pending"

pendragon
n : the supreme war chief of the ancient Britons

pendulous
adj : having branches or flower heads that bend downward; "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers" [syn: {cernuous}, {drooping}, {nodding}]

pendulum
n : an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity

pendulum clock
n : a clock regulated by a pendulum

pendulum watch
n : (18th century) a watch with a balance wheel having a fake pendulum attached to it

Peneidae
n : tropical prawns [syn: {family Peneidae}]

Penelope
n 1: (Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them
2: a genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game and food birds) [syn: {genus Penelope}]

peneplain
n : a more or less level land surface representing and advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements [syn: {peneplane}]

peneplane
n : a more or less level land surface representing and advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements [syn: {peneplain}]

penes
penis
n : the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism) [syn: {phallus}, {member}] [also: {penes} (pl)]

penes
See {penis}

penetrability
n : the permeability of something that can be penetrated by a liquid [syn: {perviousness}] [ant: {impenetrability}, {impenetrability}]

penetrable
adj 1: admitting of penetration or passage into or through; "a penetrable wall"; "penetrable defenses" [ant: {impenetrable}]
2: capable of being penetrated; "penetrable defenses"

penetralia
n : the innermost parts [also: {penetralium} (pl)]

penetralium
penetralia
n : the innermost parts [also: {penetralium} (pl)]

penetralium
See {penetralia}

penetrate
v 1: pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest" [syn: {perforate}]
2: come to understand [syn: {fathom}, {bottom}]
3: become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow" [syn: {click}, {get through}, {dawn}, {come home}, {get across}, {sink in}, {fall into place}]
4: enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members; "The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor" [syn: {infiltrate}]
5: make one's way deeper into ar through; "The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest"
6: insert the penis into the vagina or anus of; "Did the molester penetrate the child?"
7: spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building" [syn: {permeate}, {pervade}, {interpenetrate}, {diffuse}, {imbue}]

penetrating
adj 1: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations" [syn: {acute}, {discriminating}, {incisive}, {keen}, {knifelike}, {penetrative}, {piercing}, {sharp}]
2: tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing; "a toxic penetrative spray applied to the surface"; "a cold penetrating wind"; "a penetrating odor" [syn: {penetrative}]

penetrating injury
n : injury incurred when an object (as a knife or bullet or shrapnel) penetrates into the body [syn: {penetrating trauma}]

penetrating trauma
n : injury incurred when an object (as a knife or bullet or shrapnel) penetrates into the body [syn: {penetrating injury}]

penetratingly
adv : with ability to see into deeply; "the author treats his subject penetratingly" [syn: {penetratively}]

penetration
n 1: an attack that penetrates into enemy territory [syn: {incursion}]
2: clear or deep perception of a situation [syn: {insight}]
3: the act of entering into or through something; "the penetration of upper management by women"
4: the ability to make way into or through something; "the greater penetration of the new projectiles will result in greater injuries"
5: the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target)
6: the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman

penetration bomb
n : a bomb with about 30% explosive and a casing designed to penetrate hardened targets before the explosive detonates

penetrative
adj 1: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations" [syn: {acute}, {discriminating}, {incisive}, {keen}, {knifelike}, {penetrating}, {piercing}, {sharp}]
2: tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing; "a toxic penetrative spray applied to the surface"; "a cold penetrating wind"; "a penetrating odor" [syn: {penetrating}]

penetratively
adv : with ability to see into deeply; "the author treats his subject penetratingly" [syn: {penetratingly}]

penetrator
n : an intruder who passes into or through (often by overcoming resistance)

Peneus
n : type genus of the family Peneidae [syn: {genus Peneus}]

pen-friend
n : a person you come to know by frequent friendly correspondence [syn: {pen pal}]

pengo
n 1: formerly the basic unit of money in Hungary until it was replaced by the forint in 1946
2: a Dravidian language spoken in south central India

penguin
n : short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers

penial
adj : of or relating to the penis; "penile erection" [syn: {penile}]

penicillamine
n : a drug (trade name Cuprimine) used to treat heavy metal poisoning and Wilson's disease and severe arthritis [syn: {Cuprimine}]

penicillia
See {penicillium}

penicillin
n : any of various antibiotics obtained from penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases

penicillin F
n : the first form of penicillin that was isolated in Great Britain

penicillin G
n : the penicillin that constitutes the principal component of many commercial antibiotics [syn: {benzylpenicillin}]

penicillin O
n : a penicillin that is similar in antibiotic action to penicillin G but is obtained differently

penicillin V
n : a crystalline penicillin similar in action to penicillin G but more resistant to the action of gastric acids [syn: {phenoxymethyl penicillin}]

penicillin V potassium
n : a form of penicillin V (trade name Ledercillin VK) [syn: {Ledercillin VK}]

penicillinase
n : enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic [syn: {beta-lactamase}]

penicillinase-resistant antibiotic
n : a form of penicillin that is not rendered inactive by penicillinase

penicillin-resistant
adj : unaffected by penicillin; "penicillin-resistant bacteria"

penicillin-resistant bacteria
n : bacteria that are unaffected by penicillin

Penicillium
n : genus of fungi commonly growing as green or blue molds on decaying food; used in making cheese and as a source of penicillin [syn: {genus Penicillium}]

penile
adj : of or relating to the penis; "penile erection" [syn: {penial}]

penile implant
n : an implant that creates an artificial erection

peninsula
n : a large mass of land projecting into a body of water

peninsular
adj : of or forming or resembling a peninsula; "peninsular isolation"

penis
n : the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism) [syn: {phallus}, {member}] [also: {penes} (pl)]

penis envy
n : (psychoanalysis) a female's presumed envy of the male's penis; said to explain femininity

penitence
n : remorse for your past conduct [syn: {repentance}, {penance}]

penitent
adj : feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds [syn: {repentant}] [ant: {impenitent}, {impenitent}]
n : (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)

penitential
adj 1: of or relating to penitence or penance; "the Day of Atonement is the great penitential day of the Hebrew calendar"
2: showing or constituting penance; "penitential tears"; "wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words"

penitentially
adv : showing remorse [syn: {penitently}, {repentantly}] [ant: {impenitently}, {impenitently}]

penitentiary
adj : used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers; "penitentiary institutions"
n : a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes [syn: {pen}]

penitently
adv : showing remorse [syn: {penitentially}, {repentantly}] [ant: {impenitently}, {impenitently}]

penknife
n : a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens [also: {penknives} (pl)]

penknives
penknife
n : a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens [also: {penknives} (pl)]

penknives
See {penknife}

penlight
n : a small flashlight resembling a fountain pen

penman
n : informal terms for journalists [syn: {scribe}, {scribbler}]

penmanship
n : beautiful handwriting [syn: {calligraphy}]

Penn
n 1: Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718) [syn: {William Penn}]
2: a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [syn: {University of Pennsylvania}, {Pennsylvania}]

pennae
See {penna}

pennant
n 1: the award given to the champion [syn: {crown}]
2: a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering)
3: a long flag; often tapering [syn: {pennon}, {streamer}, {waft}]

pennate
adj : having feathered wings

Pennatula
n : type genus of the family Pennatulidae: sea pens [syn: {genus Pennatula}]

Pennatulidae
n : sea pens [syn: {family Pennatulidae}]

penne
n : pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends

penned
pen
n 1: a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
2: an enclosure for confining livestock
3: a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play [syn: {playpen}]
4: a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes [syn: {penitentiary}]
5: female swan
v : produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" [syn: {write}, {compose}, {indite}] [also: {pent}, {penning}, {penned}]

penned
adj : enclosed by a confining fence [syn: {confined}, {fenced in}]

penned
See {pen}

penni
n : 100 penni equal 1 markka [also: {pennia} (pl)]

pennia
penni
n : 100 penni equal 1 markka [also: {pennia} (pl)]

pennia
See {penni}

penniless
adj : not having enough money to pay for necessities [syn: {hard up}, {impecunious}, {in straitened circumstances(p)}, {penurious}, {pinched}]

pennilessness
n : a state of lacking money [syn: {impecuniousness}, {penuriousness}]

Pennine Chain
n : a system of hills in England that extend from the Scottish border in the north to the Trent River in the south; forms the watershed for English rivers [syn: {Pennines}]

Pennines
n : a system of hills in England that extend from the Scottish border in the north to the Trent River in the south; forms the watershed for English rivers [syn: {Pennine Chain}]

penning
pen
n 1: a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
2: an enclosure for confining livestock
3: a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play [syn: {playpen}]
4: a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes [syn: {penitentiary}]
5: female swan
v : produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" [syn: {write}, {compose}, {indite}] [also: {pent}, {penning}, {penned}]

penning
n : the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship" [syn: {writing}, {authorship}, {composition}]

penning
See {pen}

Pennisetum
n : a genus of Old World grasses [syn: {genus Pennisetum}]

Pennisetum Americanum
n : tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer [syn: {pearl millet}, {bulrush millet}, {cattail millet}, {Pennisetum glaucum}]

Pennisetum cenchroides
n : erect tussock-forming perennial bur grass used in especially in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forage [syn: {buffel grass}, {Cenchrus ciliaris}]

Pennisetum glaucum
n : tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer [syn: {pearl millet}, {bulrush millet}, {cattail millet}, {Pennisetum Americanum}]

Pennisetum ruppelii
n : tall perennial ornamental grass with long nodding flower plumes of tropical Africa and Asia [syn: {fountain grass}, {Pennisetum setaceum}]

Pennisetum setaceum
n : tall perennial ornamental grass with long nodding flower plumes of tropical Africa and Asia [syn: {fountain grass}, {Pennisetum ruppelii}]

Pennistum villosum
n : northeastern tropical African plant having feathery panicles [syn: {feathertop}, {feathertop grass}]

pennon
n 1: a long flag; often tapering [syn: {pennant}, {streamer}, {waft}]
2: wing of a bird [syn: {pinion}]

pennoncel
n : a small pennant borne on a lance [syn: {penoncel}, {pennoncelle}]

pennoncelle
n : a small pennant borne on a lance [syn: {pennoncel}, {penoncel}]

penn'orth
n : the amount that can be bought for a penny [syn: {pennyworth}]

Pennsylvania
n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {Keystone State}, {PA}]
2: one of the British colonies that formed the United States
3: a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [syn: {University of Pennsylvania}, {Penn}]

Pennsylvania Dutch
n : a dialect of High German spoken in parts of Pennsylvania and Maryland

Pennsylvanian
n 1: from 310 million to 280 million years ago; warm climate; swampy land [syn: {Pennsylvanian period}, {Upper Carboniferous}, {Upper Carboniferous period}]
2: a resident of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvanian period
n : from 310 million to 280 million years ago; warm climate; swampy land [syn: {Pennsylvanian}, {Upper Carboniferous}, {Upper Carboniferous period}]

penny
n 1: a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
2: a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit [syn: {cent}, {centime}] [also: {pence} (pl)]

penny ante
n 1: a business deal on a trivial scale
2: poker played for small stakes [syn: {penny ante poker}]

penny ante poker
n : poker played for small stakes [syn: {penny ante}]

penny arcade
n : an arcade with coin-operated devices for entertainment

penny bank
n : a child's coin bank (often shaped like a pig) [syn: {piggy bank}]

penny dreadful
n : a melodramatic paperback novel [syn: {dime novel}]

penny grass
n : foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized throughout North America [syn: {field pennycress}, {French weed}, {fanweed}, {stinkweed}, {mithridate mustard}, {Thlaspi arvense}]

penny pincher
n : someone who is excessively careful with money (who pinches every penny before letting go of it)

penny stock
n : a stock selling for less that $1/share

pennycress
n : any of several plants of the genus Thlaspi

penny-pinch
v : spend money frugally; spend as little as possible [syn: {nickel-and-dime}]

penny-pinching
adj : giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man" [syn: {cheeseparing}, {close}, {near}]
n : extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily [syn: {parsimony}, {parsimoniousness}, {thrift}]

pennyroyal
n 1: Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil [syn: {Mentha pulegium}]
2: erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine [syn: {American pennyroyal}, {Hedeoma pulegioides}]

pennyroyal oil
n 1: oil from European pennyroyal having a odor like mint; used chiefly in soaps
2: aromatic oil from American pennyroyal [syn: {hedeoma oil}]

pennyweight
n : a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains

pennywhistle
n : an inexpensive fipple flute [syn: {tin whistle}, {whistle}]

penny-wise
adj : thrifty in small matters only

pennyworth
n : the amount that can be bought for a penny [syn: {penn'orth}]

Penobscot
n 1: a member of the Algonquian people belonging to the Abnaki confederacy and living in the Penobscot valley in northern Maine
2: a river in central Maine flowing into Penobscot Bay [syn: {Penobscot River}]

Penobscot Bay
n : an inlet of the Atlantic in eastern Maine

Penobscot River
n : a river in central Maine flowing into Penobscot Bay [syn: {Penobscot}]

penoche
n : fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts [syn: {penuche}, {panoche}, {panocha}]

penologist
n : a person who studies the theory and practice of prison management

penology
n : the branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation [syn: {poenology}]

penoncel
n : a small pennant borne on a lance [syn: {pennoncel}, {pennoncelle}]

penpusher
n : a clerk who does boring paperwork [syn: {pencil pusher}]

Pensacola
n : a town in extreme northwest Florida

pension
n : a regular payment to a person that iis intended to allow them to subsist without working
v : grant a pension to [syn: {pension off}]

pension account
n : a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement [syn: {pension plan}, {retirement plan}, {retirement savings plan}, {retirement savings account}, {retirement account}, {retirement program}]

pension fund
n 1: a fund reserved to pay workers' pensions when they retire from service [syn: {superannuation fund}]
2: a financial institution that collects regular contributions from employers to provide retirement income for employees

pension off
v 1: let go from employment with an attractive pension; "The director was pensioned off when he got senile"
2: grant a pension to [syn: {pension}]
3: dispose of; as of old clothes; "She finally retired that old coat" [syn: {retire}]

pension plan
n : a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement [syn: {pension account}, {retirement plan}, {retirement savings plan}, {retirement savings account}, {retirement account}, {retirement program}]

pensionable
adj : entitled to receive a pension; "a pensionable employee"

pensionary
n 1: the beneficiary of a pension fund [syn: {pensioner}]
2: a person who works only for money [syn: {hireling}]

pensioner
n : the beneficiary of a pension fund [syn: {pensionary}]

pensive
adj 1: persistently or morbidly thoughtful [syn: {brooding}, {broody}, {contemplative}, {meditative}, {musing}, {pondering}, {reflective}, {ruminative}]
2: showing pensive sadness; "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty" [syn: {wistful}]

pensively
adv : in a pensive manner; "pensively he stared at the painting"

pensiveness
n 1: persistent morbid meditation on a problem [syn: {brooding}]
2: deep serious thoughtfulness [syn: {meditativeness}, {contemplativeness}]

Penstemon
n : large genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or purple or red or yellow or white flowers; mostly western North America [syn: {genus Penstemon}]

Penstemon barbatus
n : plant of southwestern United States having long open clusters of scarlet flowers with yellow hairs on lower lip [syn: {golden-beard penstemon}]

Penstemon centranthifolius
n : plant with bright red tubular flowers in long narrow clusters near tips of erect stems; coastal ranges from central California southward [syn: {scarlet bugler}]

Penstemon cyananthus
n : erect plant with blue-violet flowers in rings near tips of stems; Idaho to Utah and Wyoming [syn: {Platte River penstemon}]

Penstemon davidsonii
n : mat-forming plant with blue-lavender flowers clustered on short erect stems; British Columbia to northern California [syn: {Davidson's penstemon}]

Penstemon deustus
n : stems in clumps with cream-colored flowers; found from Washington to Wyoming and southward to California and Utah [syn: {hot-rock penstemon}]

Penstemon dolius
n : low plant with light blue and violet flowers in short clusters near tips of stems; Nevada to Utah [syn: {Jones' penstemon}]

Penstemon fruticosus
n : low bushy plant with large showy pale lavender or blue-violet flowers in narrow clusters at ends of stems [syn: {shrubby penstemon}, {lowbush penstemon}]

Penstemon linarioides
n : plant having small narrow leaves and blue-violet flowers in long open clusters; Utah and Colorado to New Mexico and Arizona [syn: {narrow-leaf penstemon}]

Penstemon newberryi
n : mat-forming plant with deep pink flowers on short erect leafy stems; rocky places at high elevations from Oregon to California [syn: {mountain pride}]

Penstemon palmeri
n : fragrant puffed-up white to reddish-pink flowers in long narrow clusters on erect stems; Arizona to New Mexico and Utah [syn: {balloon flower}, {scented penstemon}]

Penstemon parryi
n : erect stems with pinkish-lavender flowers in long interrupted clusters; Arizona [syn: {Parry's penstemon}]

Penstemon rupicola
n : one of the West's most beautiful wildflowers; large brilliant pink or rose flowers in many racemes above thick mats of stems and leaves; ledges and cliffs from Washington to California [syn: {rock penstemon}, {cliff penstemon}]

Penstemon rydbergii
n : plant with whorls of small dark blue-violet flowers; Washington to Wyoming and south to California and Colorado [syn: {Rydberg's penstemon}]

Penstemon serrulatus
n : whorls of deep blue to dark purple flowers at tips of erect leafy stems; moist places from British Columbia to Oregon [syn: {cascade penstemon}]

Penstemon whippleanus
n : wine-lavender to black-purple flowers in several clusters on the upper half of leafy stems; Montana south through the Rocky Mountains to Arizona and New Mexico [syn: {Whipple's penstemon}]

penstock
n 1: regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice [syn: {sluicegate}, {sluice valve}, {floodgate}, {head gate}, {water gate}]
2: conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate [syn: {sluice}, {sluiceway}]

pent
pen
n 1: a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
2: an enclosure for confining livestock
3: a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play [syn: {playpen}]
4: a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes [syn: {penitentiary}]
5: female swan
v : produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" [syn: {write}, {compose}, {indite}] [also: {pent}, {penning}, {penned}]

pent
adj : closely confined [syn: {shut up(p)}]

pent
See {pen}

pentacle
n : a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon [syn: {pentagram}]

pentad
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn: {five}, {5}, {V}, {cinque}, {quint}, {quintet}, {fivesome}, {quintuplet}, {fin}, {Phoebe}, {Little Phoebe}]

pentaerythritol
n : a coronary vasodilator (trade name Peritrate) used to treat angina pectoris [syn: {Peritrate}]

Pentagon
n 1: a government building with five sides that serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense
2: the United States military establishment
3: a five-sided polygon

Pentagon Gang
n : a Filipino terrorist group that broke away from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in 2001 in order to continue terrorism and kidnapping and extortion

pentagonal
adj : of or relating to or shaped like a pentagon [syn: {pentangular}]

pentagram
n : a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon [syn: {pentacle}]

pentahedra
pentahedron
n : any polyhedron having five plane faces [also: {pentahedra} (pl)]

pentahedra
See {pentahedron}

pentahedron
n : any polyhedron having five plane faces [also: {pentahedra} (pl)]

pen-tail
n : brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia [syn: {pentail}, {pen-tailed tree shrew}]

pentail
n : brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia [syn: {pen-tail}, {pen-tailed tree shrew}]

pen-tailed tree shrew
n : brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia [syn: {pentail}, {pen-tail}]

pentamerous
adj : divided into five parts; specifically, having each floral whorl consist of five (or a multiple of five) members; "pentamerous flowers"

pentameter
n : a verse line having five metrical feet

pentamethylenetetrazol
n : a drug used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant; larger doses cause convulsions in shock therapy; Metrazol is a trademark [syn: {pentylenetetrazol}, {Metrazol}]

pentangular
adj : of or relating to or shaped like a pentagon [syn: {pentagonal}]

pentanoic acid
n : a clear liquid carboxylic acid used in perfumes and drugs [syn: {valeric acid}]

pentastomid
n : wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth; parasitic in nasal sinuses of mammals [syn: {tongue worm}]

Pentastomida
n : tongue worms [syn: {subphylum Pentastomida}]

pentasyllabic
adj : having or characterized by or consisting of five syllables

Pentateuch
n : the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit [syn: {Torah}, {Laws}]

pentathlete
n : an athlete who competes in a pentathlon

pentathlon
n : an athletic contest consisting of five different events

pentatonic
adj : relating to a pentatonic scale

pentatonic scale
n : a gapped scale with five notes

pentavalent
adj : having a valence of five

pentazocine
n : analgesic drug (trade name Talwin) that is less addictive than morphine [syn: {Talwin}]

Pentecost
n 1: seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of the Holy Spirit to the apostles; a quarter day in Scotland [syn: {Whitsunday}]
2: (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments [syn: {Shavous}, {Shabuoth}, {Shavuoth}, {Shavuot}, {Feast of Weeks}]

pentecostal
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of any of various Pentecostal religious bodies or their members
2: of or relating to or occurring at Pentecost
n : any member of a Pentecostal religious body [syn: {Pentecostalist}]

Pentecostal religion
n : any fundamentalist Protestant church that uses revivalistic methods to achieve experiences comparable to the Pentecostal experiences of the first Christian disciples

pentecostalism
n : the principles and practices of Pentecostal religious groups; characterized by religious excitement and talking in tongues

Pentecostalist
n : any member of a Pentecostal religious body [syn: {Pentecostal}]

penthouse
n : an apartment located on the top floors of a building

pentimenti
pentimento
n : the reappearance in a painting of an underlying image that had been painted over (usually when the later painting becomes transparent with age) [also: {pentimenti} (pl)]

pentimenti
See {pentimento}

pentimento
n : the reappearance in a painting of an underlying image that had been painted over (usually when the later painting becomes transparent with age) [also: {pentimenti} (pl)]

pentlandite
n : a mineral (iron-nickel sulphide) that is the chief ore of nickel

pentobarbital
n : a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and anti-spasmodic [syn: {pentobarbital sodium}, {Nembutal}, {yellow jacket}]

pentobarbital sodium
n : a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and anti-spasmodic [syn: {pentobarbital}, {Nembutal}, {yellow jacket}]

pentode
n : a thermionic tube having five electrodes

pentose
n : any monosaccharide sugar containing five atoms of carbon per molecule

Pentothal
n : barbiturate that is a hygroscopic powder (trade name Pentothal) that is a strong barbiturate that acts rapidly; induces a relaxed state when injected as a general anesthetic [syn: {thiopental}, {thiopental sodium}, {thiopentobarbital sodium}]

pentoxide
n : an oxide containing five atoms of oxygen in the molecule

pentoxifylline
n : a drug (trade name Trental) used to treat claudication; believed to increase the flexibility of red blood cells so they can flow through the blood vessels to the legs and feet [syn: {Trental}]

pent-up
adj : characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions; "her severe upbringing had left her inhibited"; "a very inhibited young man, anxious and ill at ease"; "their reactions were partly the product of pent-up emotions"; "repressed rage turned his face scarlet" [syn: {repressed}]

pentylenetetrazol
n : a drug used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant; larger doses cause convulsions in shock therapy; Metrazol is a trademark [syn: {pentamethylenetetrazol}, {Metrazol}]

penuche
n : fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts [syn: {penoche}, {panoche}, {panocha}]

penuchle
n : a card game played with a 48-card pack (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist [syn: {pinochle}, {pinocle}, {bezique}]

penult
n : the next to last syllable in a word [syn: {penultima}, {penultimate}]

penultima
n : the next to last syllable in a word [syn: {penult}, {penultimate}]

penultimate
adj : next to the last; "the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter"; "the figures in the next-to-last column" [syn: {next-to-last}]
n : the next to last syllable in a word [syn: {penult}, {penultima}]

penumbra
n : a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra [also: {penumbrae} (pl)]

penumbrae
penumbra
n : a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra [also: {penumbrae} (pl)]

penumbrae
See {penumbra}

penumbral
adj : of or pertaining to the region of partial shadow around an umbra

penurious
adj 1: not having enough money to pay for necessities [syn: {hard up}, {impecunious}, {in straitened circumstances(p)}, {penniless}, {pinched}]
2: excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence" [syn: {parsimonious}]

penuriously
adv : in a penurious manner; "they lived penuriously"

penuriousness
n 1: a state of lacking money [syn: {impecuniousness}, {pennilessness}]
2: a disposition to be niggardly with money

penury
n : a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless" [syn: {indigence}, {need}, {beggary}, {pauperism}, {pauperization}]

Penutian
n 1: a family of Amerindian language spoken in the great interior valley of California
2: a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Penutian languages

peon
n : a laborer who is obliged to do menial work [syn: {drudge}, {navvy}, {galley slave}]

peonage
n 1: the condition of a peon
2: the practice of making a debtor work for his creditor until the debt is discharged

peony
n : any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers [syn: {paeony}]

peony family
n : perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs; of temperate Europe and North America [syn: {Paeoniaceae}, {family Paeoniaceae}]

people
n 1: (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
2: the body of citizens of a state or country; "the Spanish people" [syn: {citizenry}]
3: the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people" [syn: {multitude}, {masses}, {mass}, {hoi polloi}]
4: members of a family line; "his people have been farmers for generations"; "are your people still alive?"
v 1: fill with people or supply with inhabitants; "people a room"; "The government wanted to populate the remote area of the country" [syn: {populate}]
2: make one's home or live in; "She resides officially in Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted"; "The plains are sparsely populated" [syn: {dwell}, {shack}, {reside}, {live}, {inhabit}, {populate}, {domicile}, {domiciliate}]

People against Gangsterism and Drugs
n : a terrorist organization in South Africa formed in 1996 to fight drug lords; evolved into a vigilante group with anti Western views closely allied with Qibla; is believed to have ties to Islamic extremists in the Middle East; is suspected of conducting bouts of urban terrorism [syn: {PAGAD}]

people of color
n : a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks) [syn: {color}, {colour}, {people of colour}]

people of colour
n : a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks) [syn: {color}, {colour}, {people of color}]

peopled
adj : furnished with people; "sparsely peopled arctic regions"

People's Liberation Army
n : a radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of Ireland [syn: {Irish National Liberation Army}, {INLA}, {People's Republican Army}, {Catholic Reaction Force}]

People's Mujahidin of Iran
n : a terrorist organization formed in the 1960s by children of Iranian merchants; sought to counter the Shah of Iran's pro-Western policies of modernization and anti-communism; following a philosophy that mixes Marxism and Islam it now attacks the Islamic fundamentalists who deposed the Shah [syn: {Mujahidin-e Khalq Organization}, {MKO}, {MEK}]

People's Party
n : a former political party in the United States; formed in 1891 to advocate currency expansion and state control of railroads [syn: {Populist Party}]

People's Republic of Bangladesh
n : a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971 [syn: {Bangladesh}, {Bangla Desh}, {East Pakistan}]

People's Republic of China
n : a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world [syn: {China}, {mainland China}, {Communist China}, {Red China}, {PRC}]

People's Republican Army
n : a radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of Ireland [syn: {Irish National Liberation Army}, {INLA}, {People's Liberation Army}, {Catholic Reaction Force}]

Peoria
n : a city in central Illinois on the Illinois River

pep
n : liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep" [syn: {peppiness}, {ginger}] [also: {pepping}, {pepped}]

pep pill
n : a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression [syn: {amphetamine}, {upper}, {speed}]

pep rally
n : a rally (especially of students) before a game

pep talk
n : a speech of exhortation attempting to instill enthusiasm and determination in a team or staff

pep up
v 1: urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" [syn: {cheer}, {inspire}, {urge}, {barrack}, {urge on}, {exhort}]
2: e.g.,make more interesting or lively; "juice up a party"; "pep up your paper" [syn: {jazz up}, {juice up}, {ginger up}]

Pepcid
n : a histamine blocker (trade name Pepcid) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux [syn: {famotidine}]

peperomia
n : any of various plants of the genus Peperomia; grown primarily for their often succulent foliage

Peperomia argyreia
n : grown as a houseplant for its silvery striped fleshy foliage; South America [syn: {watermelon begonia}, {Peperomia sandersii}]

Peperomia sandersii
n : grown as a houseplant for its silvery striped fleshy foliage; South America [syn: {watermelon begonia}, {Peperomia argyreia}]

pepla
peplum
n 1: a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse
2: a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist [syn: {peplos}, {peplus}] [also: {pepla} (pl)]

pepla
See {peplum}

peplos
n : a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist [syn: {peplus}, {peplum}]

peplum
n 1: a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse
2: a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist [syn: {peplos}, {peplus}] [also: {pepla} (pl)]

peplus
n : a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist [syn: {peplos}, {peplum}]

pepped
pep
n : liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep" [syn: {peppiness}, {ginger}] [also: {pepping}, {pepped}]

pepped
See {pep}

pepper
n 1: climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam [syn: {common pepper}, {black pepper}, {white pepper}, {Madagascar pepper}, {Piper nigrum}]
2: any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers [syn: {capsicum}, {capsicum pepper plant}]
3: pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground [syn: {peppercorn}]
4: sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum
v 1: add pepper to; "pepper the soup"
2: attack and bombard with or as if with missiles; "pelt the speaker with questions" [syn: {pelt}]

pepper box
n : a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper [syn: {pepper shaker}, {pepper pot}]

pepper bush
n : shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers [syn: {sweet pepperbush}, {summer sweet}, {white alder}, {Clethra alnifolia}]

pepper family
n : tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic herbage and minute flowers in spikelets [syn: {Piperaceae}, {family Piperaceae}]

pepper grass
n : annual herb used as salad green and garnish [syn: {common garden cress}, {garden pepper cress}, {pepperwort}, {Lepidium sativum}]

pepper grinder
n : a mill for grinding pepper [syn: {pepper mill}]

pepper mill
n : a mill for grinding pepper [syn: {pepper grinder}]

pepper pot
n 1: a soup made with vegetables and tripe and seasoned with peppercorns; often contains dumplings [syn: {Philadelphia pepper pot}]
2: a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper [syn: {pepper shaker}, {pepper box}]

pepper root
n : North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots [syn: {crinkleroot}, {crinkle-root}, {crinkle root}, {toothwort}, {Cardamine diphylla}, {Dentaria diphylla}]

pepper sauce
n : for venison: brown sauce with sauteed vegetables and trimmings and marinade and plenty of pepper [syn: {Poivrade}]

pepper shaker
n : a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper [syn: {pepper box}, {pepper pot}]

pepper shrub
n : evergreen shrub or small tree whose foliage is conspicuously blotched with red and yellow and having small black fruits [syn: {Pseudowintera colorata}, {Wintera colorata}]

pepper spray
n : a nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleorsein capiscum; used to cause temporary blindness and incapacitate an attacker; also used as a bear deterrent

pepper steak
n 1: steak covered with crushed peppercorns pan-broiled and served with brandy-and-butter sauce [syn: {steak au poivre}, {peppered steak}]
2: strips of steak sauteed with green peppers and onions

pepper tree
n 1: small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits [syn: {molle}, {Peruvian mastic tree}, {Schinus molle}]
2: small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of creamy flowers resembling lilacs [syn: {Kirkia wilmsii}]

pepper vine
n : any of various shrubby vines of the genus Piper [syn: {true pepper}]

pepper-and-salt
n : a fabric woven with flecks of light and dark

peppercorn
n : pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground [syn: {pepper}]

peppercorn rent
n : very low or nominal rent

peppered steak
n : steak covered with crushed peppercorns pan-broiled and served with brandy-and-butter sauce [syn: {steak au poivre}, {pepper steak}]

pepperidge
n : columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall [syn: {sour gum}, {black gum}, {Nyssa sylvatica}]

pepperiness
n : a hot spiciness [syn: {hotness}]

peppermint
n 1: herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring [syn: {Mentha piperita}]
2: red gum tree of Tasmania [syn: {red gum}, {peppermint gum}, {Eucalyptus amygdalina}]
3: a candy flavored with peppermint oil [syn: {peppermint candy}]

peppermint candy
n : a candy flavored with peppermint oil [syn: {peppermint}]

peppermint gum
n : red gum tree of Tasmania [syn: {red gum}, {peppermint}, {Eucalyptus amygdalina}]

peppermint oil
n : oil from the peppermint plant used as flavoring

peppermint patty
n : a patty flavored with peppermint

pepperoni
n : a pork and beef sausage (or a thin slice of this sausage)

pepperoni pizza
n : tomato and cheese pizza with pepperoni

pepperwood
n : Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood [syn: {California laurel}, {California bay tree}, {Oregon myrtle}, {spice tree}, {sassafras laurel}, {California olive}, {mountain laurel}, {Umbellularia californica}]

pepperwort
n 1: any of several water ferns of the genus Marsilea having four leaflets [syn: {clover fern}]
2: annual herb used as salad green and garnish [syn: {common garden cress}, {garden pepper cress}, {pepper grass}, {Lepidium sativum}]

peppery
adj : having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers; "gingery Chinese food"; "hot peppers"; "hot curry"; "corn chips with peppery salsa"; "spicy tomato sauce" [syn: {gingery}, {hot}, {spicy}]

peppier
peppy
adj : marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance" [syn: {bouncing}, {bouncy}, {spirited}, {zippy}] [also: {peppiest}, {peppier}]

peppier
See {peppy}

peppiest
peppy
adj : marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance" [syn: {bouncing}, {bouncy}, {spirited}, {zippy}] [also: {peppiest}, {peppier}]

peppiest
See {peppy}

peppiness
n : liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep" [syn: {pep}, {ginger}]

pepping
pep
n : liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep" [syn: {peppiness}, {ginger}] [also: {pepping}, {pepped}]

pepping
See {pep}

peppy
adj : marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance" [syn: {bouncing}, {bouncy}, {spirited}, {zippy}] [also: {peppiest}, {peppier}]

Pepsi
n : Pepsi Cola is a trademarked cola [syn: {Pepsi Cola}]

Pepsi Cola
n : Pepsi Cola is a trademarked cola [syn: {Pepsi}]

pepsin
n : an enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones

pepsinogen
n : precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach

peptic
adj : relating to or promoting digestion; "peptic juices"

peptic ulcer
n : an ulcer of the mucous membrane lining of the alimentary tract [syn: {peptic ulceration}]

peptic ulceration
n : an ulcer of the mucous membrane lining of the alimentary tract [syn: {peptic ulcer}]

peptidase
n : any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis [syn: {protease}, {proteinase}, {proteolytic enzyme}]

peptide
n : amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein

peptide bond
n : the primary linkage of all protein structures; the chemical bond between the carboxyl groups and amino groups that unites a peptide [syn: {peptide linkage}]

peptide linkage
n : the primary linkage of all protein structures; the chemical bond between the carboxyl groups and amino groups that unites a peptide [syn: {peptide bond}]

peptisation
n : the process of converting to a sol; bringing to a colloidal solution [syn: {peptization}]

peptise
v : disperse in a medium into a colloidal state [syn: {peptize}]

peptising
adj : causing to disperse into a colloidal state; "acting...as peptizing agents" [syn: {peptizing}]

peptization
n : the process of converting to a sol; bringing to a colloidal solution [syn: {peptisation}]

peptize
v : disperse in a medium into a colloidal state [syn: {peptise}]

peptizing
adj : causing to disperse into a colloidal state; "acting...as peptizing agents" [syn: {peptising}]

Pepto-bismal
n : an antacid

peptone
n : any of various water-soluble compounds that form by hydrolysis in the digestion of proteins to amino acids

Pepys
n : English diarist whose diary contained detailed descriptions of 17th century disasters in England (1633-1703) [syn: {Samuel Pepys}]

per annum
adv : by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received); "he earned $100,000 per annum"; "we issue six volumes per annum" [syn: {p.a.}, {per year}, {each year}, {annually}]

per capita
adj : per person; "among the states Connecticut has a high per capita income"
adv : per person; "we are spending $5,000 per capita annually for education in this district" [syn: {for each person}, {of each person}]

per capita income
n : the total national income divided by the number of people in the nation

per centum
n : a proportion multiplied by 100 [syn: {percentage}, {percent}, {pct}]

per diem
adv : one every day; "we'll save 100 man-hours per diem" [syn: {by the day}]

per se
adv : with respect to its inherent nature; "this statement is interesting per se" [syn: {intrinsically}, {as such}, {in and of itself}]

per year
adv : by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received); "he earned $100,000 per annum"; "we issue six volumes per annum" [syn: {per annum}, {p.a.}, {each year}, {annually}]

peradventure
adv : by chance; "perhaps she will call tomorrow"; "we may possibly run into them at the concert"; "it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time" [syn: {possibly}, {perchance}, {perhaps}, {maybe}, {mayhap}]

perambulate
v 1: make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property); "Selectmen are required by law to perambulate the bounds every five years"
2: walk with no particular goal; "we were walking around in the garden"; "after breakfast, she walked about in the park" [syn: {walk about}, {walk around}]

perambulating
adj : strolling or walking around; "perambulating nursemaids with their charges"

perambulation
n 1: a walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forrest etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries
2: a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) [syn: {amble}, {promenade}, {ramble}, {saunter}, {stroll}]

perambulator
n : a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around [syn: {baby buggy}, {baby carriage}, {carriage}, {pram}, {stroller}, {go-cart}, {pushchair}, {pusher}]

Peramelidae
n : bandicoots [syn: {family Peramelidae}]

perboric acid
n : a form of boric acid

Perca
n : type genus of the Percidae [syn: {genus Perca}]

Perca flavescens
n : North American perch [syn: {yellow perch}]

Perca fluviatilis
n : a perch native to Europe [syn: {European perch}]

percale
n : a fine closely woven cotton fabric

perceivable
adj 1: capable of being perceived especially by sight or hearing; "perceivable through the mist"
2: capable of being apprehended or understood [syn: {apprehensible}, {intelligible}, {graspable}, {understandable}]

perceive
v 1: to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" [syn: {comprehend}]
2: become conscious of; "She finally perceived the futility of her protest"

perceived
adj 1: detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues; "the felt presence of an intruder"; "a sensed presence in the room raised goosebumps on her arms"; "a perceived threat" [syn: {sensed}]
2: detected by means of the senses; "a perceived difference in temperature"

perceiver
n : a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses [syn: {observer}, {beholder}]

percent
n : a proportion multiplied by 100 [syn: {percentage}, {per centum}, {pct}]

percent sign
n : % [syn: {percentage sign}]

percentage
n 1: a proportion multiplied by 100 [syn: {percent}, {per centum}, {pct}]
2: assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" [syn: {share}, {portion}, {part}]

percentage point
n : the dot at the left of a decimal fraction [syn: {decimal point}]

percentage sign
n : % [syn: {percent sign}]

percentile
n : (statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total [syn: {centile}]

percept
n : the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept [syn: {perception}, {perceptual experience}]

perceptibility
n : the property of being perceptible [ant: {imperceptibility}]

perceptible
adj 1: capable of being perceived by the mind or senses; "a perceptable limp"; "easily perceptible sounds"; "perceptible changes in behavior" [ant: {imperceptible}]
2: easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "a perceptible sense of expectation in the court"; "an obvious (or palpable) lie" [syn: {obvious}]
3: easily seen or detected; "a detectable note of sarcasm"; "he continued after a perceptible pause" [syn: {detectable}]

perceptibly
adv : in a noticeable manner; "he changed noticeably over the years" [syn: {noticeably}] [ant: {imperceptibly}]

perception
n 1: the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept [syn: {percept}, {perceptual experience}]
2: a way of conceiving something; "Luther had a new perception of the Bible"
3: the process of perceiving
4: knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception"
5: becoming aware of something via the senses [syn: {sensing}]

perceptive
adj 1: of or relating to perception; "perceptive faculties"
2: having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation" [ant: {unperceptive}]

perceptively
adv : in a perceptive manner

perceptiveness
n 1: a feeling of understanding [syn: {insight}, {perceptivity}]
2: delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste" [syn: {taste}, {appreciation}, {discernment}]
3: perception of that which is obscure [syn: {discernment}]
4: the quality of insight and sympathetic understanding [ant: {unperceptiveness}]

perceptivity
n : a feeling of understanding [syn: {insight}, {perceptiveness}]

perceptual
adj : of or relating to the act of perceiving; "perceptual stimulus"

perceptual experience
n : the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept [syn: {percept}, {perception}]

perceptually
adv : with regard to perception; "this task is perceptually very difficult"

perch
n 1: support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
2: a linear measure of 16.5 feet [syn: {rod}, {pole}]
3: a square rod of land [syn: {rod}, {pole}]
4: an elevated place serving as a seat
5: any of numerous fishes of America and Europe
6: spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes
7: any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes
v 1: sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the treee" [syn: {roost}, {rest}]
2: to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him" [syn: {alight}, {light}]
3: cause to perch or sit; "She perched her hat on her head"

perchance
adv 1: through chance, "To sleep, perchance to dream.." [syn: {by chance}]
2: by chance; "perhaps she will call tomorrow"; "we may possibly run into them at the concert"; "it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time" [syn: {possibly}, {perhaps}, {maybe}, {mayhap}, {peradventure}]

perched
adj : (especially of ears) quickly lifted up or out in attention; `perched' is obsolete; "a dog with perked ears" [syn: {perked}, {perked up}]

percher
n 1: a person situated on a perch
2: a bird with feet adapted for perching (as on tree branches); this order is now generally abandoned by taxonomists [syn: {Insessores}, {order Insessores}, {perching bird}]

perching bird
n : a bird with feet adapted for perching (as on tree branches); this order is now generally abandoned by taxonomists [syn: {Insessores}, {order Insessores}, {percher}]

perchlorate
n : a salt of perchloric acid

perchloric acid
n : a powerful oxidizing agent; forms perchlorates

perchloride
n : a chloride containing an unusually high proportion of chlorine

perchloromethane
n : a colorless nonflammable liquid used as a solvent for fats and oils; because of its toxicity its use as a cleaning fluid or fire extinguisher has declined [syn: {carbon tetrachloride}, {carbon tet}, {tetrachloromethane}]

Percidae
n : active freshwater fishes; true perches and pike perches [syn: {family Percidae}]

Perciformes
n : one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna [syn: {order Perciformes}, {Percomorphi}, {order Percomorphi}]

Percina
n : a genus of Percidae [syn: {genus Percina}]

Percina tanasi
n : 3-inch snail-eating perch of the Tennessee River [syn: {snail darter}]

percipient
adj : characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving; "clear mind"; "a percipient author" [syn: {clear}]

Percival Lowell
n : United States astronomer whose studies of Mars led him to conclude that Mars was inhabited (1855-1916) [syn: {Lowell}]

percoid
n : any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes [syn: {percoid fish}, {percoidean}]

percoid fish
n : any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes [syn: {percoid}, {percoidean}]

Percoidea
n : in some classifications nearly or exactly equivalent to the Perciformes which are considered a suborder [syn: {suborder Percoidea}]

percoidean
n : any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes [syn: {percoid fish}, {percoid}]

percolate
n : the product of percolation
v 1: permeate or penetrate gradually; "the fertilizer leached into the ground" [syn: {leach}]
2: spread gradually; "Light percolated into our house in the morning"
3: prepare in a percolator; "percolate coffee"
4: cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent
5: pass through; "Water permeates sand easily" [syn: {sink in}, {permeate}, {filter}]
6: gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap" [syn: {perk up}, {perk}, {pick up}, {gain vigor}]

percolation
n 1: the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium; "the percolation of rainwater through the soil"; "the infiltration of seawater through the lava" [syn: {infiltration}]
2: the act of making coffee in a percolator
3: the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification

percolator
n : a coffeepot in which boiling water ascends through a central tube and filters back down through a basket of ground coffee beans

Percomorphi
n : one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna [syn: {Perciformes}, {order Perciformes}, {order Percomorphi}]

Percophidae
n : percoid flatheads [syn: {family Percophidae}]

percuss
v : strike or tap firmly; "the doctor percussed his chest and back"

percussion
n 1: the act of playing a percussion instrument
2: the act of exploding a percussion cap
3: the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments [syn: {percussion section}, {rhythm section}]
4: tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes [syn: {pleximetry}]

percussion cap
n : a detonator that explodes when struck

percussion instrument
n : a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another [syn: {percussive instrument}]

percussion section
n : the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments [syn: {percussion}, {rhythm section}]

percussionist
n : a musician who plays percussion instruments

percussive
adj : involving percussion or featuring percussive instruments; "percussive music"

percussive instrument
n : a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another [syn: {percussion instrument}]

percussor
n : (medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes [syn: {plexor}, {plessor}]

percutaneous
adj : through the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches); "transdermal estrogen"; "percutaneous absorption" [syn: {transdermal}, {transdermic}, {transcutaneous}]

Percy
n 1: United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990) [syn: {Walker Percy}]
2: English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403) [syn: {Sir Henry Percy}, {Hotspur}, {Harry Hotspur}]

Percy Aldridge Grainger
n : United States composer (born in Australia) who lived in London and collected English folk songs (1882-1961) [syn: {Grainger}, {Percy Grainger}, {George Percy Aldridge Grainger}]

Percy Bysshe Shelley
n : Englishman and Romantic poet (1792-1822) [syn: {Shelley}]

Percy Grainger
n : United States composer (born in Australia) who lived in London and collected English folk songs (1882-1961) [syn: {Grainger}, {Percy Aldridge Grainger}, {George Percy Aldridge Grainger}]

Perdicidae
n : Old World partridges [syn: {subfamily Perdicidae}, {Perdicinae}, {subfamily Perdicinae}]

Perdicinae
n : Old World partridges [syn: {Perdicidae}, {subfamily Perdicidae}, {subfamily Perdicinae}]

perdition
n : (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit" [syn: {Hell}, {Inferno}, {infernal region}, {nether region}, {the pit}] [ant: {Heaven}]

Perdix
n : a genus of Perdicinae [syn: {genus Perdix}]

Perdix perdix
n : common European partridge [syn: {Hungarian partridge}, {gray partridge}]

perdurability
n : the property of being extremely durable

perdurable
adj : very long lasting; "less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys"; "the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent" [syn: {durable}, {indestructible}, {undestroyable}]

pere david's deer
n : large Chinese deer surviving only in domesticated herds [syn: {elaphure}, {Elaphurus davidianus}]

Pere Jacques Marquette
n : French missionary who accompanied Louis Joliet in exploring the upper Mississippi River valley (1637-1675) [syn: {Marquette}, {Jacques Marquette}]

peregrinate
v : travel around, through, or over, especially on foot; "peregrinate the bridge"

peregrination
n : travel (especially by foot)

peregrine
adj : (of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently; "a restless mobile society"; "the nomadic habits of the Bedouins"; "believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future"; "wandering tribes" [syn: {mobile}, {nomadic}, {roving}, {wandering}]
n : a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry [syn: {peregrine falcon}, {Falco peregrinus}]

peregrine falcon
n : a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry [syn: {peregrine}, {Falco peregrinus}]

Perejil
n : a small uninhabited Mediterranean islet claimed by both Morocco and Spain

peremptorily
adv : in an imperative and commanding manner [syn: {imperatively}]

peremptory
adj 1: offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner" [syn: {autocratic}, {bossy}, {dominating}, {high-and-mighty}, {magisterial}]
2: not allowing contradiction or refusal; "spoke in peremptory tones"; "peremptory commands"
3: putting an end to all debate or action; "a peremptory decree"

perennate
v : survive from season to season, of plants

perennation
n : the process of living through a number of years (as a perennial plant)

perennial
adj 1: lasting three seasons or more; "the common buttercup is a popular perennial plant" [ant: {annual}, {biennial}]
2: lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; "perennial happiness"
3: recurring again and again; "perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements" [syn: {recurrent}, {repeated}]
n : a plant lasting for three seasons or more

perennial pea
n : perennial climber of central and southern Europe having purple or pink or white flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {broad-leaved everlasting pea}, {Lathyrus latifolius}]

perennial ragweed
n : coarse perennial ragweed with creeping roots of dry barren lands of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {western ragweed}, {Ambrosia psilostachya}]

perennial ryegrass
n : European perennial grass widely cultivated for pasture and hay and as a lawn grass [syn: {English ryegrass}, {Lolium perenne}]

perennial salt marsh aster
n : a variety of aster

perennially
adv : in a perennial manner; repeatedly; "We want to know what is perennially new about the world"

Pereskia
n : genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large panicles of flowers [syn: {genus Pereskia}, {Peireskia}, {genus Peireskia}]

Pereskia aculeata
n : West Indian woody scrambler with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits [syn: {Barbados gooseberry}, {Barbados-gooseberry vine}]

perestroika
n : an economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union; intended to increase automation and labor efficiency but it led eventually to the end of central planning in the Russian economy

perfect
adj 1: being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish; "a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day" [ant: {imperfect}]
2: without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense" [syn: {arrant(a)}, {complete(a)}, {consummate(a)}, {double-dyed(a)}, {everlasting(a)}, {gross(a)}, {perfect(a)}, {pure(a)}, {sodding(a)}, {stark(a)}, {staring(a)}, {thoroughgoing(a)}, {utter(a)}]
3: precisely accurate or exact; "perfect timing"
n : a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) [syn: {perfective}, {perfective tense}, {perfect tense}]
v : make perfect or complete; "perfect your French in Paris!" [syn: {hone}]

perfect game
n : a game in which a pitcher does not allow any opposing player to reach base

perfect gas
n : a hypothetical gas with molecules of negligible size that exert no intermolecular forces [syn: {ideal gas}]

perfect participle
n : a participle that expresses completed action [syn: {past participle}]

perfect pitch
n : the ability to identify the pitch of a tone [syn: {absolute pitch}]

perfect tense
n : a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) [syn: {perfective}, {perfective tense}, {perfect}]

perfecta
n : a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order [syn: {exacta}]

perfectability
n : the capability of becoming perfect; "he believes in the ultimate perfectability of man" [syn: {perfectibility}] [ant: {imperfectibility}]

perfected
adj : (of plans, ideas, etc.) perfectly formed; "a graceful but not yet fully perfected literary style"

perfecter
n : a skilled worker who perfects somethings; "although not the inventor he must be recognized as the perfecter of this technique"

perfectibility
n : the capability of becoming perfect; "he believes in the ultimate perfectability of man" [syn: {perfectability}] [ant: {imperfectibility}]

perfectible
adj : capable of becoming or being made perfect

perfection
n 1: the state of being without a flaw or defect [syn: {flawlessness}, {ne plus ultra}] [ant: {imperfection}]
2: an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept [syn: {paragon}, {idol}, {beau ideal}]
3: the act of making something perfect

perfectionism
n : a disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable; "his perfectionism seemed excessive to his students"

perfectionist
n : a person is displeased by anything that does not meet very high standards

perfective
n 1: a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) [syn: {perfective tense}, {perfect}, {perfect tense}]
2: the aspect of a verb that expresses a completed completed action [syn: {perfective aspect}]

perfective aspect
n : the aspect of a verb that expresses a completed completed action [syn: {perfective}]

perfective tense
n : a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) [syn: {perfective}, {perfect}, {perfect tense}]

perfectly
adv 1: completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers; "an absolutely magnificent painting"; "a perfectly idiotic idea"; "you're perfectly right"; "utterly miserable"; "you can be dead sure of my innocence"; "was dead tired"; "dead right" [syn: {absolutely}, {utterly}, {dead}]
2: in a perfect or faultless way; "She performed perfectly on the balance beam"; "spoke English perfectly"; "solved the problem perfectly" [ant: {imperfectly}]

perfervid
adj : characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair" [syn: {ardent}, {burning(a)}, {fervent}, {fervid}, {fiery}, {impassioned}, {torrid}]

perfidious
adj : tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans; "Punic faith"; "the perfidious Judas"; "the fiercest and most treacherous of foes"; "treacherous intrigues" [syn: {punic}, {treacherous}]

perfidiously
adv : in a perfidious manner; "he was playing perfidiously one side against the other"

perfidiousness
n : betrayal of a trust [syn: {perfidy}, {treachery}]

perfidy
n 1: betrayal of a trust [syn: {perfidiousness}, {treachery}]
2: an act of deliberate betrayal [syn: {treachery}, {betrayal}, {treason}]

perfluorocarbon
n : a powerful greenhouse gas emitted during the production of aluminum [syn: {PFC}]

perfoliate
adj : of a leaf having the base united around (and apparently pierced by) the stem

perfoliate leaf
n : a leaf with the base united around--and apparently pierced by--the stem

perforate
adj : having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon" [syn: {pierced}, {perforated}, {punctured}]
v 1: make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation; "perforate the sheets of paper" [syn: {punch}]
2: pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest" [syn: {penetrate}]

perforated
adj 1: having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon" [syn: {pierced}, {perforate}, {punctured}]
2: having a number or series of holes; "a perforated steel plate"; "perforated cancellation"; "perforated stamp"

perforated eardrum
n : an eardrum with a hole or tear in it; can interfere with normal hearing and cause other ear problems

perforating vein
n : veins that accompany the perforating arteries; drain leg muscles; empty into the deep femoral vein [syn: {vena perforantis}]

perforation
n 1: a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place
2: a hole made in something; "a perforation of the eardrum"
3: the act of punching a hole (especially a row of holes as for ease of separation)

perforce
adv : by necessity; by force of circumstance

perform
v 1: carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" [syn: {execute}, {do}]
2: perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?"
3: give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"
4: get (something) done; "I did my job" [syn: {do}]

performance
n 1: a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity" [syn: {public presentation}]
2: the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it; "they criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience generally improves performance" [syn: {execution}, {carrying out}, {carrying into action}]
3: the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto"
4: process or manner of functioning or operating; "the power of its engine determine its operation"; "the plane's operation in high winds"; "they compared the cooking performance of each oven"; "the jet's performance conformed to high standards" [syn: {operation}, {functioning}]
5: any recognized accomplishment; "they admired his performance under stress"; "when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe"

performance bond
n : a bond given to protect the recipient against loss in case the terms of a contract are not filled; a surety company assumes liability for nonperformance [syn: {surety bond}]

performance capability
n : the capability of a technological system to perform as intended [syn: {operating capability}]

performer
n : an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience [syn: {performing artist}]

performing
n : the performance of a part or role in a drama [syn: {acting}, {playing}, {playacting}]

performing artist
n : an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience [syn: {performer}]

performing arts
n : arts or skills that require public performance

perfume
n 1: a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor [syn: {essence}]
2: a distinctive odor that is pleasant [syn: {aroma}, {fragrance}, {scent}]
v 1: fill or impregnate with an odor; "orange blossoms prerfumed the air in the garden" [syn: {aromatize}, {aromatise}]
2: apply perfume to; "She perfumes herself every day" [syn: {scent}]

perfumed
adj 1: filled or impregnated with perfume; "perfumed boudoir"; "perfumed stationery"; "scented soap" [syn: {scented}]
2: having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers" [syn: {odoriferous}, {odorous}, {scented}, {sweet}, {sweet-scented}, {sweet-smelling}]

perfumer
n : a person who makes (and sells) perfumes

perfumery
n 1: perfumes in general
2: store where perfumes are sold
3: an establishment where perfumes are made
4: the art of making perfumes

perfunctorily
adv : in a set manner without serious attention; "they answered my letter pro forma"; "he kissed her cheek perfunctorily" [syn: {as a formality}, {pro forma}]

perfunctory
adj 1: hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy" [syn: {casual}, {cursory}, {passing(a)}]
2: as a formality only; "a one-candidate pro forma election" [syn: {pro forma}]

perfuse
v 1: force a fluid through (a body part or tissue); "perfuse a liver with a salt solution"
2: cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across; "The sky was suffused with a warm pink color" [syn: {suffuse}]

perfusion
n : pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels)

Pergamum
n : an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; the technique of preparing sheepskins as parchment was developed here

pergola
n : a framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park" [syn: {arbor}, {arbour}, {bower}]

perhaps
adv : by chance; "perhaps she will call tomorrow"; "we may possibly run into them at the concert"; "it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time" [syn: {possibly}, {perchance}, {maybe}, {mayhap}, {peradventure}]

peri
n 1: a beautiful and graceful girl
2: (Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done

Periactin
n : an antihistamine (trade name Periactin) used to treat some allergic reactions [syn: {cyproheptadine}]

perianal
adj : around the anus

perianth
n : collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils [syn: {chlamys}, {floral envelope}, {perigone}, {perigonium}]

periapsis
n : (astronomy) the point in as orbit closest to the body being orbited [syn: {point of periapsis}] [ant: {apoapsis}, {apoapsis}]

periarterial plexus
n : an autonomic plexus that accompanies an artery [syn: {plexus periarterialis}]

periarteritis
n : inflammation of the outer coat of an artery

periarteritis nodosa
n : a progressive disease of connective tissue that is characterized by nodules along arteries; nodules may block the artery and result in inadequate circulation to the particular area [syn: {polyarteritis nodosa}]

Pericallis
n : cineraria [syn: {genus Pericallis}]

Pericallis cruenta
n : herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers [syn: {cineraria}, {Senecio cruentus}]

Pericallis hybrida
n : herb derived from Pericallis cruenta and widely cultivated in a variety of profusely flowering forms with florets from white to pink to red or purple or violet or blue; sometimes placed in genus Cineraria [syn: {florest's cineraria}]

pericardia
pericardium
n : a double-layered serous membrane that surrounds the heart [also: {pericardia} (pl)]

pericardia
See {pericardium}

pericardiac
adj : located around the heart or relating to or affecting the pericardium; "pericardial space" [syn: {pericardial}]

pericardial
adj : located around the heart or relating to or affecting the pericardium; "pericardial space" [syn: {pericardiac}]

pericardial cavity
n : the space between the layers of the pericardium that contains fluid that lubricates the membrane surfaces and allows easy heart movement [syn: {pericardial space}]

pericardial sac
n : the membrane surrounding the heart

pericardial space
n : the space between the layers of the pericardium that contains fluid that lubricates the membrane surfaces and allows easy heart movement [syn: {pericardial cavity}]

pericardial vein
n : several small veins from the pericardium [syn: {vena pericardiaca}]

pericarditis
n : inflammation of the pericardium

pericardium
n : a double-layered serous membrane that surrounds the heart [also: {pericardia} (pl)]

pericarp
n : the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary [syn: {seed vessel}]

pericementoclasia
n : pus pocket formation around a tooth

perichondria
See {perichondrium}

periclase
n : a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium [syn: {magnesia}, {magnesium oxide}]

Pericles
n : Athenian statesman whose leadership contributed to Athen's political and cultural supremacy in Greece; he ordered the construction of the Parthenon (died in 429 BC)

pericrania
See {pericranium}

peridia
peridium
n : outer layer of the spore-bearing organ in many fungi [also: {peridia} (pl)]

peridia
See {peridium}

peridinian
n : flagellate with a thick test composed of plates

Peridiniidae
n : marine and freshwater dinoflagellates [syn: {family Peridiniidae}]

Peridinium
n : type genus of the family Peridiniidae [syn: {genus Peridinium}]

peridium
n : outer layer of the spore-bearing organ in many fungi [also: {peridia} (pl)]

peridot
n : a pale green variety of chrysolite; used as a gemstone

peridotite
n : a dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine

perigee
n : periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth [ant: {apogee}]

perigon
n : an angle of 360 degrees [syn: {round angle}]

perigonal
adj : of or relating to a perigone

perigone
n : collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils [syn: {perianth}, {chlamys}, {floral envelope}, {perigonium}]

perigonia
perigonium
n : collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils [syn: {perianth}, {chlamys}, {floral envelope}, {perigone}] [also: {perigonia} (pl)]

perigonia
See {perigonium}

perigonium
n : collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils [syn: {perianth}, {chlamys}, {floral envelope}, {perigone}] [also: {perigonia} (pl)]

perihelia
perihelion
n : periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun [ant: {aphelion}] [also: {perihelia} (pl)]

perihelia
See {perihelion}

perihelion
n : periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun [ant: {aphelion}] [also: {perihelia} (pl)]

perijove
n : periapsis in orbit around Jupiter [ant: {apojove}]

peril
n 1: a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard" [syn: {hazard}, {jeopardy}, {risk}]
2: a state of danger involving risk [syn: {riskiness}]
3: a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing" [syn: {risk}, {danger}]
v 1: pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops" [syn: {endanger}, {jeopardize}, {jeopardise}, {menace}, {threaten}, {imperil}]
2: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position [syn: {queer}, {expose}, {scupper}, {endanger}]

Perilla
n : small genus of Asiatic herbs [syn: {genus Perilla}]

Perilla frutescens crispa
n : plant grown for its ornamental red or purple foliage [syn: {beefsteak plant}]

perilous
adj : fraught with danger; "dangerous waters"; "a parlous journey on stormy seas"; "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"; "the precarious life of an undersea diver"; "dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery" [syn: {parlous}, {precarious}, {touch-and-go}]

perilously
adv : in a dangerous manner; "he came dangerously close to falling off the ledge" [syn: {hazardously}, {dangerously}]

perilousness
n : the state of being dangerous [syn: {hazardousness}]

perilune
n : periapsis in orbit around the moon [syn: {periselene}] [ant: {aposelene}, {aposelene}]

perilymph
n : the bodily fluid that fills the space between the bony labyrinth and the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear

perimeter
n 1: the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary [syn: {margin}, {border}]
2: a line enclosing a plane areas
3: the size of something as given by the distance around it [syn: {circumference}]

perinasal
adj : near the nose [syn: {perirhinal}]

perinatal
adj : occurring during the period around birth (5 months before and 1 month after); "perinatal mortality"; "perinatal care" [ant: {postnatal}, {prenatal}]

perinatologist
n : an obstetrician specializing in perinatology

perinatology
n : the branch of obstetrics concerned with the anatomy and physiology and diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the mother and the fetus or newborn baby during late pregnancy and childbirth and the puerperium

perinea
perineum
n : the general region between the anus and the genital organs [also: {perinea} (pl)]

perinea
See {perineum}

perineal
adj : of or relating to the perineum; "perineal pains"

perineal artery
n : a branch of the internal pudendal artery that supplies superficial structures of the perineum [syn: {arteria perinealis}]

perineotomy
n : surgical incision into the perineum

perinephria
See {perinephrium}

perineum
n : the general region between the anus and the genital organs [also: {perinea} (pl)]

perineurium
n : connective tissue that covers a bundle of nerve fibers

period
n 1: an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" [syn: {time period}, {period of time}]
2: one of three periods of play in hockey games
3: a stage in the history of a culture having a definable place in space and time; "a novel from the Victorian period" [syn: {historic period}, {historical period}]
4: the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon
5: the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; "the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"; "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates; "the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"--Aristotle [syn: {menstruation}, {menses}, {menstruum}, {catamenia}, {flow}]
6: a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop" [syn: {point}, {full stop}, {stop}, {full point}]
7: a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed; "ganoid fishes swarmed during the earlier geological periods" [syn: {geological period}]
8: the end or completion of something; "death put a period to his endeavors"; "a change soon put a period to my tranquility"

period of play
n : (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning" [syn: {playing period}, {play}]

period of time
n : an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" [syn: {time period}, {period}]

period piece
n : any work of art whose special value lies in its evocation of a historical period

periodic
adj 1: happening or recurring at regular intervals [syn: {periodical}] [ant: {aperiodic}]
2: recurring at regular intervals
3: recurring or reappearing from time to time; "periodic feelings of anxiety"

periodic acid
n : any oxygen-containing acid of iodine

periodic apnea of the newborn
n : irregular breathing of newborns; periods of rapid breathing followed by apnea; believed to be associated with sudden infant death syndrome

periodic breathing
n : abnormal respiration in which periods of shallow and deep breathing alternate [syn: {Cheyne-Stokes respiration}]

periodic event
n : an event that recurs at intervals [syn: {recurrent event}]

periodic law
n : (chemistry) the principle that chemical properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers [syn: {Mendeleev's law}]

periodic motion
n : motion that recurs over and over and the period of time required for each recurrence remains the same [syn: {periodic movement}]

periodic movement
n : motion that recurs over and over and the period of time required for each recurrence remains the same [syn: {periodic motion}]

periodic sentence
n : a complex sentence in which the main clause comes last and is preceded by the subordinate clause

periodic table
n : a tabular arrangement of the chemical elements according to atomic number as based on the periodic law

periodical
adj : happening or recurring at regular intervals [syn: {periodic}] [ant: {aperiodic}]
n : a publication that appears at fixed intervals

periodical cicada
n : North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature [syn: {seventeen-year locust}, {Magicicada septendecim}]

periodically
adv : in a sporadic manner; "he only works sporadically" [syn: {sporadically}]

periodicity
n : the quality of recurring at intervals [syn: {cyclicity}]

periodontal
adj : of or relating to or involving or practicing periodontics; "periodontal disease" [syn: {periodontic}]

periodontal disease
n : a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth [syn: {periodontitis}]

periodontia
n : the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the gums and other structures around the teeth [syn: {periodontics}]

periodontic
adj : of or relating to or involving or practicing periodontics; "periodontal disease" [syn: {periodontal}]

periodontics
n : the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the gums and other structures around the teeth [syn: {periodontia}]

periodontist
n : a dentist specializing in diseases of the gums and other structure surrounding the teeth

periodontitis
n : a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth [syn: {periodontal disease}]

perionychia
See {perionychium}

Periophthalmus
n : a genus of Gobiidae [syn: {genus Periophthalmus}]

periostea
periosteum
n : a dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones (except at their extremities) and serving as an attachment for tendons and muscles; contains nerves and blood vessels that nourish the enclosed bone [also: {periostea} (pl)]

periostea
See {periosteum}

periosteum
n : a dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones (except at their extremities) and serving as an attachment for tendons and muscles; contains nerves and blood vessels that nourish the enclosed bone [also: {periostea} (pl)]

peripatetic
adj : traveling especially on foot; "peripatetic country preachers"; "a poor wayfaring stranger" [syn: {wayfaring}]
n 1: a person who walks from place to place
2: a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism [syn: {Aristotelian}, {Aristotelean}]

Peripatidae
n : a family of Onychophora [syn: {family Peripatidae}]

Peripatopsidae
n : a family of Onychophora [syn: {family Peripatopsidae}]

Peripatopsis
n : type genus of Peripatopsidae; onychophorans of chiefly Asiatic and African tropical regions [syn: {genus Peripatopsis}]

peripatus
n : any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms [syn: {onychophoran}, {velvet worm}]

peripeteia
n : a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work); "a peripeteia swiftly turns a routine sequence of events into a story worth telling" [syn: {peripetia}, {peripety}]

peripetia
n : a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work); "a peripeteia swiftly turns a routine sequence of events into a story worth telling" [syn: {peripeteia}, {peripety}]

peripety
n : a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work); "a peripeteia swiftly turns a routine sequence of events into a story worth telling" [syn: {peripeteia}, {peripetia}]

peripheral
adj 1: on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area; "Russia's peripheral provinces"; "peripheral suburbs" [ant: {central}]
2: related to the key issue but not of central importance; "a peripheral interest"; "energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy"; "peripheral issues"
n : (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer; "disk drives and printers are important peripherals" [syn: {computer peripheral}, {peripheral device}]

peripheral device
n : (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer; "disk drives and printers are important peripherals" [syn: {peripheral}, {computer peripheral}]

peripheral nervous system
n : the section of the nervous system lying outside the brain and spinal cord [syn: {systema nervosum periphericum}]

peripheral vision
n : vision using only the periphery of the retina

peripherally
adv : in or at or near a periphery or according to a peripheral role or function or relationship [ant: {centrally}]

periphery
n : the outside boundary or surface of something [syn: {fringe}, {outer boundary}]

periphrases
periphrasis
n : a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things [syn: {circumlocution}, {ambage}] [also: {periphrases} (pl)]

periphrases
See {periphrasis}

periphrasis
n : a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things [syn: {circumlocution}, {ambage}] [also: {periphrases} (pl)]

periphrastic
adj : roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; "had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression"; "A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With words and meanings."-T.S.Eliot; (`ambagious' is archaic) [syn: {circumlocutious}, {circumlocutory}, {ambagious}]

Periplaneta
n : cosmopolitan genus of large cockroaches [syn: {genus Periplaneta}]

Periplaneta americana
n : large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from southern United States but now widely distributed [syn: {American cockroach}]

Periplaneta australasiae
n : widely distributed in warm countries [syn: {Australian cockroach}]

Periploca
n : genus of woody vines of warm regions of the Old World [syn: {genus Periploca}]

Periploca graeca
n : deciduous climber for arches and fences having ill-scented but interesting flowers and poisonous yellow fruits; cultivated for its dark shining foliage; southeastern Europe to Asia Minor [syn: {silk vine}]

peripteral
adj : having columns on all sides [ant: {apteral}]

perirhinal
adj : near the nose [syn: {perinasal}]

periscope
n : an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field

periselene
n : periapsis in orbit around the moon [syn: {perilune}] [ant: {aposelene}, {aposelene}]

perish
v : pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully" [syn: {die}, {decease}, {go}, {exit}, {pass away}, {expire}, {pass}] [ant: {be born}]

perishable
adj : liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay; "this minute and perishable planet"; "perishable foods such as butter and fruit" [ant: {imperishable}]

perishables
n : foods that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated [syn: {spoilables}]

perisher
n : bounder

Perisoreus
n : Canada jays [syn: {genus Perisoreus}]

Perisoreus canadensis
n : gray jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery [syn: {Canada jay}, {gray jay}, {camp robber}, {whisker jack}]

Perisoreus canadensis capitalis
n : a Canada jay with a white head; widely distributed from Montana to Arizona [syn: {Rocky Mountain jay}]

perisperm
n : the nutritive tissue outside the sac containing the embryo in some seeds

perissodactyl
n : placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot [syn: {odd-toed ungulate}, {perissodactyl mammal}] [ant: {even-toed ungulate}]

perissodactyl mammal
n : placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot [syn: {odd-toed ungulate}, {perissodactyl}] [ant: {even-toed ungulate}]

Perissodactyla
n : nonruminant ungulates: horses; tapirs; rhinoceros; extinct forms [syn: {order Perissodactyla}]

peristalses
peristalsis
n : the process of wave-like muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along [syn: {vermiculation}] [ant: {anastalsis}] [also: {peristalses} (pl)]

peristalses
See {peristalsis}

peristalsis
n : the process of wave-like muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along [syn: {vermiculation}] [ant: {anastalsis}] [also: {peristalses} (pl)]

Peristediinae
n : in some classifications considered a subfamily of Triglidae comprising the armored searobins [syn: {subfamily Peristediinae}]

Peristedion
n : in some classifications the type genus of the subfamily Peristediinae: armored sea robins [syn: {genus Peristedion}]

Peristedion miniatum
n : sea robins having bony scutes on the body and barbels on the chin; found mostly on the continental slope [syn: {armored searobin}, {armored sea robin}]

peristome
n 1: (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule
2: region around the mouth in various invertebrates

peristylar
adj : having columniation completely circling an area of the structure [syn: {pseudoperipteral}]

peristyle
n : a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court

perithecia
perithecium
n : flask-shaped ascocarp [also: {perithecia} (pl)]

perithecia
See {perithecium}

perithecium
n : flask-shaped ascocarp [also: {perithecia} (pl)]

perithelial
adj : of or relating to the tissue layer around small blood vessels

perithelium
n : tissue layer around small blood vessels

peritonea
peritoneum
n : a transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera [also: {peritonea} (pl)]

peritonea
See {peritoneum}

peritoneal
adj : of or relating to or affecting the peritoneum; "peritoneal cancer"

peritoneal cavity
n : the interior of the peritoneum; a potential space between layers of the peritoneum [syn: {greater peritoneal sac}]

peritoneal inflammation
n : inflammation of the peritoneum [syn: {peritonitis}]

peritoneum
n : a transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera [also: {peritonea} (pl)]

peritonitis
n : inflammation of the peritoneum [syn: {peritoneal inflammation}]

peritonsillar abscess
n : a painful pus-filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis [syn: {quinsy}]

Peritrate
n : a coronary vasodilator (trade name Peritrate) used to treat angina pectoris [syn: {pentaerythritol}]

peritrichous
adj : covered all over with uniformly distributed flagella

periwig
n : wig for men fashionable in 17th-18th centuries [syn: {peruke}]

periwigged
adj : wearing a wig popular for men in the 17th and 18th centuries [syn: {peruked}]

periwinkle
n 1: chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers
2: commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers [syn: {rose periwinkle}, {Madagascar periwinkle}, {old maid}, {Cape periwinkle}, {red periwinkle}, {cayenne jasmine}, {Catharanthus roseus}, {Vinca rosea}]
3: small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked [syn: {winkle}]
4: edible marine gastropod [syn: {winkle}]

periwinkle plant derivative
n : an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer

perjure
v : knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury

perjurer
n : a person who deliberately gives false testimony [syn: {false witness}]

perjury
n : criminal offense of making false statements under oath [syn: {bearing false witness}, {lying under oath}]

perk
n : an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right); "a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job" [syn: {fringe benefit}, {perquisite}]
v : gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap" [syn: {perk up}, {percolate}, {pick up}, {gain vigor}]

perk up
v 1: gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap" [syn: {perk}, {percolate}, {pick up}, {gain vigor}]
2: cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" [syn: {stimulate}, {arouse}, {brace}, {energize}, {energise}] [ant: {de-energize}, {de-energize}, {sedate}]

perked
adj : (especially of ears) quickly lifted up or out in attention; `perched' is obsolete; "a dog with perked ears" [syn: {perched}, {perked up}]

perked up
adj 1: made or become more cheerful or lively; "his attention made her feel all perked up"
2: (especially of ears) quickly lifted up or out in attention; `perched' is obsolete; "a dog with perked ears" [syn: {perched}, {perked}]

perkier
perky
adj : characterized by liveliness and light-heartedness; "buoyant spirits"; "his quick wit and chirpy humor"; "looking bright and well and chirpy"; "a perky little widow in her 70s" [syn: {buoyant}, {chirpy}] [also: {perkiest}, {perkier}]

perkier
See {perky}

perkiest
perky
adj : characterized by liveliness and light-heartedness; "buoyant spirits"; "his quick wit and chirpy humor"; "looking bright and well and chirpy"; "a perky little widow in her 70s" [syn: {buoyant}, {chirpy}] [also: {perkiest}, {perkier}]

perkiest
See {perky}

perkily
adv : in a perky manner; "stuck perkily, like a bustle on a woman's skirt" [syn: {saucily}]

perkiness
n 1: cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface [syn: {buoyancy}]
2: inappropriate playfulness [syn: {impertinence}, {pertness}, {sauciness}, {archness}]

perky
adj : characterized by liveliness and light-heartedness; "buoyant spirits"; "his quick wit and chirpy humor"; "looking bright and well and chirpy"; "a perky little widow in her 70s" [syn: {buoyant}, {chirpy}] [also: {perkiest}, {perkier}]

perleche
n : a disorder of the lips marked by scaling and fissures at the corners of the mouth; caused by a deficiency of riboflavin [syn: {cheilosis}]

Perm
n 1: a city in the European part of Russia [syn: {Molotov}]
2: a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals [syn: {permanent wave}, {permanent}]
v : give a permanent wave to; "She perms her hair"

permafrost
n : ground that is permanently frozen

Permalloy
n : an 80/20 alloy of nickel and iron; easily magnetized and demagnetized

permanence
n : the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration [syn: {permanency}] [ant: {impermanence}]

permanency
n : the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration [syn: {permanence}] [ant: {impermanence}]

permanent
adj 1: continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value" [syn: {lasting}] [ant: {impermanent}]
2: not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition; "permanent brain damage"
n : a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals [syn: {permanent wave}, {perm}]

permanent injunction
n : injunction issued on completion of a trial [syn: {final injunction}]

permanent magnet
n : a magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed from a magnetic field [syn: {static magnet}]

permanent press
n : a fabric that has been chemically processed to resist wrinkles and hold its shape [syn: {permanent-press fabric}, {durable press}, {durable-press fabric}]

permanent tooth
n : any of the 32 teeth that replace the deciduous teeth of early childhood and (with luck) can last until old age [syn: {adult tooth}]

permanent wave
n : a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals [syn: {permanent}, {perm}]

permanently
adv : for a long time without essential change; "he is permanently disabled" [syn: {for good}] [ant: {temporarily}]

permanent-press
adj : used of fabrics that do not require ironing; "drip-dry shirts for travel" [syn: {drip-dry}]

permanent-press fabric
n : a fabric that has been chemically processed to resist wrinkles and hold its shape [syn: {permanent press}, {durable press}, {durable-press fabric}]

permanganate
n : a dark purple salt of permanganic acid; in water solution it is used as a disinfectant and antiseptic

permanganate of potash
n : a poisonous salt that forms dark purple crystals and is purple-red when dissolved in water; used as an oxidizing and bleaching agent and as a disinfectant and antiseptic [syn: {potassium permanganate}]

permanganic acid
n : an unstable purple acid (HMnO4) known only in solution or of permanganate salts

permeability
n : the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion) [syn: {permeableness}] [ant: {impermeability}]

permeable
adj : allowing (especially liquids) to pass or diffuse through; "permeable membranes"; "rock that is permeable by water" [ant: {impermeable}]

permeableness
n : the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion) [syn: {permeability}] [ant: {impermeability}]

permeant
adj : spreading throughout; "armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations"; "the pervasive odor of garlic"; "an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion" [syn: {permeating}, {permeative}, {pervasive}]

permeate
v 1: spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building" [syn: {pervade}, {penetrate}, {interpenetrate}, {diffuse}, {imbue}]
2: pass through; "Water permeates sand easily" [syn: {percolate}, {sink in}, {filter}]
3: penetrate mutually or be interlocked; "The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot" [syn: {interpenetrate}]

permeated
adj : occurring throughout; "her poems are permeated with sorrow"

permeating
adj : spreading throughout; "armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations"; "the pervasive odor of garlic"; "an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion" [syn: {permeant}, {permeative}, {pervasive}]

permeation
n 1: the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance [syn: {pervasion}, {suffusion}]
2: mutual penetration; diffusion of each through the other [syn: {interpenetration}]

permeative
adj : spreading throughout; "armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations"; "the pervasive odor of garlic"; "an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion" [syn: {permeant}, {permeating}, {pervasive}]

permed
adj : treated with chemicals to make it curly; "permed hair"

Permian
n : from 280 million to 230 million years ago; reptiles [syn: {Permian period}]

Permian period
n : from 280 million to 230 million years ago; reptiles [syn: {Permian}]

Permic
n : a group of Finnic languages spoken in the northwest Urals

permissibility
n : admissibility as a consequence of being permitted [ant: {impermissibility}]

permissible
adj 1: that may be permitted especially as according to rule; "permissible behavior in school"; "a permissible tax deduction" [ant: {impermissible}]
2: that may be accepted or conceded; "a kind of speculation that was permissible in cosmology but inadmissible in medicine"

permissibly
adv : in a permissible manner [syn: {allowably}] [ant: {impermissibly}]

permission
n 1: approval to do something; "he asked permission to leave"
2: the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization [syn: {license}, {permit}]

permissive
adj 1: not preventive [ant: {preventive}]
2: granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline; "direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive"; "permissive parents" [ant: {unpermissive}]

permissive waste
n : (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect [syn: {waste}]

permissively
adv : in a permissive manner

permissiveness
n : a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior [syn: {tolerance}] [ant: {unpermissiveness}]

permit
n 1: a legal document giving official permission to do something [syn: {license}, {licence}]
2: the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization [syn: {license}, {permission}]
3: large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies [syn: {Trachinotus falcatus}]
v 1: consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" [syn: {allow}, {let}, {countenance}] [ant: {forbid}, {forbid}]
2: make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off" [syn: {let}, {allow}] [ant: {prevent}]
3: allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting; "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital" [syn: {allow}, {tolerate}] [also: {permitting}, {permitted}]

permitted
adj : possible to allow; "a degree of freedom allowable among friends" [syn: {allowable}]

permitted
permit
n 1: a legal document giving official permission to do something [syn: {license}, {licence}]
2: the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization [syn: {license}, {permission}]
3: large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies [syn: {Trachinotus falcatus}]
v 1: consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" [syn: {allow}, {let}, {countenance}] [ant: {forbid}, {forbid}]
2: make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off" [syn: {let}, {allow}] [ant: {prevent}]
3: allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting; "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital" [syn: {allow}, {tolerate}] [also: {permitting}, {permitted}]

permitted
See {permit}

permitting
permit
n 1: a legal document giving official permission to do something [syn: {license}, {licence}]
2: the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization [syn: {license}, {permission}]
3: large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies [syn: {Trachinotus falcatus}]
v 1: consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" [syn: {allow}, {let}, {countenance}] [ant: {forbid}, {forbid}]
2: make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off" [syn: {let}, {allow}] [ant: {prevent}]
3: allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting; "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital" [syn: {allow}, {tolerate}] [also: {permitting}, {permitted}]

permitting
See {permit}

permitting of
adj : leaving room for [syn: {admitting of(p)}, {allowing of(p)}, {permitting of(p)}]

permutability
n : ability to change sequence [syn: {permutableness}, {transposability}]

permutable
adj : capable of changing sequence [syn: {transposable}]

permutableness
n : ability to change sequence [syn: {permutability}, {transposability}]

permutation
n 1: an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood" [syn: {substitution}, {transposition}, {replacement}, {switch}]
2: the act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements
3: complete change in character or condition; "the permutations...taking place in the physical world"- Henry Miller
4: act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group

permute
v : change the order or arrangement of; "Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word" [syn: {commute}, {transpose}]

Pernambuco
n : a port city of northeastern Brazil on the Atlantic [syn: {Recife}]

pernambuco wood
n : tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry [syn: {brazilwood}, {peachwood}, {peach-wood}, {Caesalpinia echinata}]

pernicious
adj 1: exceedingly harmful [syn: {baneful}, {deadly}, {pestilent}]
2: working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison" [syn: {insidious}, {subtle}]

pernicious anaemia
n : a chronic progressive anemia of older adults; thought to result from a lack of intrinsic factor (a substance secreted by the stomach that is responsible for the absorption of vitamin B12) [syn: {pernicious anemia}, {malignant anemia}, {malignant anaemia}]

pernicious anemia
n : a chronic progressive anemia of older adults; thought to result from a lack of intrinsic factor (a substance secreted by the stomach that is responsible for the absorption of vitamin B12) [syn: {pernicious anaemia}, {malignant anemia}, {malignant anaemia}]

perniciously
adv 1: in a harmfully insidious manner; "these drugs act insidiously" [syn: {insidiously}]
2: in a noxiously baneful way; "this banefully poisoned climate" [syn: {banefully}]

perniciousness
n : grave harmfulness or deadliness [syn: {toxicity}]

pernickety
adj : characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details; "a persnickety job"; "a persnickety school teacher" [syn: {persnickety}]

pernio
n : inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture [syn: {chilblain}, {chilblains}]

Pernis
n : a common European bird of prey; dull brown with white-streaked underparts [syn: {genus Pernis}]

Pernis apivorus
n : Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles [syn: {honey buzzard}]

Pernod
n : anise- and licorice-flavored liqueur

pernyi moth
n : a Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk [syn: {Antheraea pernyi}]

Perodicticus
n : a genus of Lorisidae [syn: {genus Perodicticus}]

Perodicticus potto
n : a kind of lemur [syn: {potto}, {kinkajou}]

Perognathus
n : pocket mice [syn: {genus Perognathus}]

Perognathus flavescens
n : small rodent of open areas of United States plains states [syn: {plains pocket mouse}]

Perognathus flavus
n : small pale yellowish soft-furred rodent of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {silky pocket mouse}]

Perognathus hispidus
n : large stiff-haired rodent of shortgrass prairies of United States [syn: {hispid pocket mouse}]

Peromyscus
n : New World wood mice [syn: {genus Peromyscus}]

Peromyscus eremicus
n : burrowing mouse of desert areas of southwestern United States [syn: {cactus mouse}]

Peromyscus gossypinus
n : large dark mouse of southeastern United States [syn: {cotton mouse}]

Peromyscus leucopus
n : American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts [syn: {white-footed mouse}, {vesper mouse}]

Peromyscus maniculatus
n : brownish New World mouse; most widely distributed member of the genus [syn: {deer mouse}]

Peron
n : Argentine soldier who became president of Argentina (1895-1974) [syn: {Juan Domingo Peron}]

peroneal
adj : of or relating to the fibula or the outer part of the leg below the knee

peroneal vein
n : accompany the peroneal arteries; arising in the heel and running up the back of the leg to join the posterior tibial veins of the popliteal vein [syn: {fibular vein}, {vena peroneus}]

peroneus
n : muscle of the lower leg that is involved in moving the foot

Peronospora
n : genus of destructive downy mildews [syn: {genus Peronospora}]

Peronospora destructor
n : fungus causing a downy mildew on onions [syn: {onion mildew}]

Peronospora hyoscyami
n : fungus causing a downy mildew on growing tobacco [syn: {tobacco mildew}]

Peronospora tabacina
n : fungus causing a serious disease in tobacco plants characterized by bluish-gray mildew on undersides of leaves [syn: {blue mold fungus}]

Peronosporaceae
n : parasitic fungi: downy mildews [syn: {family Peronosporaceae}]

Peronosporales
n : order of chiefly parasitic lower fungi: Albuginaceae and Peronosporaceae and Pythiaceae [syn: {order Peronosporales}]

perorate
v 1: conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation
2: deliver an oration in grandiloquent style

peroration
n 1: a flowery and highly rhetorical oration
2: (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration; "he summarized his main points in his peroration"

peroxidase
n : any of a group of enzymes (occurring especially in plant cells) that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by a peroxide

peroxide
n 1: a viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties; a powerful bleaching agent; also used as a disinfectant and (in strong concentrations) as an oxidant in rocket fuels [syn: {hydrogen peroxide}]
2: an inorganic compound containing the divalent ion -O-O-
v : bleach with peroxide; "She must peroxide her hair-it looks unnaturally blond"

peroxide blond
n : a blond whose hair is bleached with peroxide [syn: {peroxide blonde}]

peroxide blonde
n : a blond whose hair is bleached with peroxide [syn: {peroxide blond}]

perpendicular
adj 1: intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are perpendicular to each other" [ant: {oblique}, {parallel}]
2: at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line; "a vertical camera angle"; "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"; "measure the perpendicular height" [syn: {vertical}] [ant: {inclined}, {horizontal}]
3: extremely steep; "the great perpendicular face of the cliff"
n 1: a straight line at right angles to another line
2: a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting [syn: {perpendicular style}, {English-Gothic}, {English-Gothic architecture}]
3: a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point [syn: {plumb line}]
4: an extremely steep face

perpendicular style
n : a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting [syn: {perpendicular}, {English-Gothic}, {English-Gothic architecture}]

perpendicularity
n 1: the relation of opposition between things at right angles [syn: {orthogonality}, {orthogonal opposition}]
2: the quality of being at right angles to a given line or plane (especially the plane of the horizon)

perpendicularly
adv 1: straight up or down without a break [syn: {sheer}]
2: in a perpendicular manner; "this red line runs perpendicularly to the green line"

perpetrate
v : perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery" [syn: {commit}, {pull}]

perpetration
n : the act of committing a crime [syn: {commission}, {committal}]

perpetrator
n : someone who perpetrates wrongdoing [syn: {culprit}]

perpetual
adj 1: continuing forever or indefinitely; "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven" [syn: {ageless}, {eternal}, {everlasting}, {unending}, {unceasing}]
2: uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing; "the ceaseless thunder of surf"; "in constant pain"; "night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city"; "the never-ending search for happiness"; "the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy"; "man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation"; "unremitting demands of hunger" [syn: {ceaseless}, {constant}, {incessant}, {never-ending}, {unceasing}, {unremitting}]
3: occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted; "a child's incessant questions"; "your perpetual (or continual) complaints" [syn: {incessant}, {endless}]

perpetual calendar
n : a chart or mechanical device that indicates the days of the week corresponding to any given date over a long period of years

perpetual motion
n : motion that continues indefinitely without any external source of energy; impossible in practice because of friction

perpetual motion machine
n : a machine that can continue to do work indefinitely without drawing energy from some external source; impossible under the law of conservation of energy

perpetual warrant
n : a warrant with no expiration date

perpetually
adv 1: seemingly uninterrupted; "constantly bullied by his big brother"; "was perpetually answering the doorbell" [syn: {constantly}]
2: everlastingly; for all time; "rays...streaming perpetually from the sun"- Stuart Chase

perpetuate
v : cause to continue or prevail; "perpetuate a myth"

perpetuation
n : the act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks" [syn: {prolongation}, {protraction}, {lengthening}]

perpetuity
n : the property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless) [syn: {sempiternity}]

perphenazine
n : tranquilizer and antidepressant (trade name Triavil) sometimes used as an antiemetic for adults [syn: {Triavil}]

perplex
v 1: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: {vex}, {stick}, {get}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder}, {flummox}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}]
2: make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter" [syn: {complicate}] [ant: {simplify}]

perplexed
adj : full or difficulty or confusion or bewilderment; "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world" [ant: {unperplexed}]

perplexedly
adv : in a perplexed manner; "he looked at his professor perplexedly" [syn: {confoundedly}]

perplexing
adj : lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement" [syn: {confusing}, {puzzling}]

perplexity
n : trouble or confusion resulting from complexity

perquisite
n 1: an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right); "a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job" [syn: {fringe benefit}, {perk}]
2: a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males" [syn: {prerogative}, {privilege}, {exclusive right}]

Perry
n 1: United States philosopher (1876-1957) [syn: {Ralph Barton Perry}]
2: United States admiral who led a naval expedition to Japan and signed a treaty in 1854 opening up trade relations between United States and Japan; brother of Oliver Hazard Perry (1794-1858) [syn: {Matthew Calbraith Perry}]
3: United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819) [syn: {Oliver Hazard Perry}, {Commodore Perry}]
4: a fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice of pears; similar in taste to hard cider

Perry Mason
n : fictional detective in novels by Erle Stanley Gardner

Persea
n : avocado [syn: {genus Persea}]

Persea Americana
n : tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits [syn: {avocado}, {avocado tree}]

Persea borbonia
n : small tree of southern United States having dark red heartwood [syn: {laurel-tree}, {red bay}]

persecute
v : cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union" [syn: {oppress}]

persecution
n : the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)

persecutor
n : someone who torments [syn: {tormentor}, {tormenter}]

Persephone
n : (Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina [syn: {Despoina}, {Kore}, {Cora}]

Persepolis
n : an ancient city that was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire; now in ruins

Perseus
n 1: (Greek mythology) the son of Zeus who slew Medusa (with the help of Athena and Hermes) and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster
2: a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Auriga and Cassiopeia and crossed by the Milky Way

perseverance
n 1: persistent determination [syn: {doggedness}, {persistence}, {persistency}, {tenacity}, {tenaciousness}, {pertinacity}]
2: the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior; "his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate" [syn: {persistence}, {perseveration}]

perseverate
v : psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus; "The subjects in this study perseverated"

perseveration
n 1: the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it
2: the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior; "his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate" [syn: {perseverance}, {persistence}]

persevere
v : be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions" [syn: {persist}, {hang in}, {hang on}, {hold on}]

persevering
adj : quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness; "a diligent (or patient) worker"; "with persevering (or patient) industry she revived the failing business" [syn: {diligent}]

perseveringly
adv : with perseverance

Pershing
n : United States general who commanded the American forces in Europe during World War I (1860-1948) [syn: {John Joseph Pershing}, {Black Jack Pershing}]

Persia
n 1: an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC [syn: {Persian Empire}]
2: a theocratic islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil; involved in state-sponsored terrorism [syn: {Iran}, {Islamic Republic of Iran}]

Persian
adj : of or relating to Iran or its people or language or culture; "Iranian mountains"; "Iranian security police" [syn: {Iranian}]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Iran; "the majority of Irani are Persian Shiite Muslims" [syn: {Irani}, {Iranian}]
2: the language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms [syn: {Farsi}]

Persian cat
n : a long-haired breed of cat

Persian deity
n : a deity worshiped by the ancient Persians

Persian Empire
n : an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC [syn: {Persia}]

Persian Gulf
n : a shallow arm of the Arabian Sea between Iran and the Arabian peninsula; the Persian Gulf oil fields are among the most productive in the world

Persian Gulf illness
n : a medical condition of uncertain origin that affected many veterans of the 1991 Gulf War; characterized by fatigue and headache and dizziness and nausea and rashes and joint pain and respiratory disorders [syn: {Gulf War syndrome}]

Persian Gulf War
n : a war fought between a coalition led by the United States and Iraq to free Kuwait from Iraqi invaders; 1990-1991 [syn: {Gulf War}]

Persian iris
n : bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale lilac-colored flowers [syn: {Iris persica}]

Persian lamb
n 1: the fur of a karakul lamb
2: a karakul lamb

Persian lilac
n 1: tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree [syn: {chinaberry}, {chinaberry tree}, {China tree}, {pride-of-India}, {azederach}, {azedarach}, {Melia azederach}, {Melia azedarach}]
2: small densely branching Asiatic shrub having lanceolate leaves and panicles of fragrant lilac flowers [syn: {Syringa persica}]

Persian melon
n 1: any of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not have a musky smell [syn: {winter melon}, {honeydew melon}, {winter melon vine}, {Cucumis melo inodorus}]
2: the fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large green melon with orange flesh

Persian violet
n : perennial cultivated especially as a houseplant for its fragrant bluish to dark lavender flowers [syn: {Exacum affine}]

Persian walnut
n : Eurasian walnut valued for its large edible nut and its hard richly figured wood; widely cultivated [syn: {English walnut}, {English walnut tree}, {Circassian walnut}, {Juglans regia}]

persiflage
n : light teasing

persimmon
n 1: any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros [syn: {persimmon tree}]
2: orange fruit resembling a plum; edible when fully ripe

persimmon tree
n : any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros [syn: {persimmon}]

persist
v 1: continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" [syn: {prevail}, {die hard}, {run}, {endure}]
2: be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions" [syn: {persevere}, {hang in}, {hang on}, {hold on}]
3: stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up" [syn: {remain}, {stay}]

persist in
v : carry forward; "We continued our research into the cause of the illness" [syn: {continue}]

persistence
n 1: the property of a continuous and connected period of time [syn: {continuity}]
2: persistent determination [syn: {doggedness}, {perseverance}, {persistency}, {tenacity}, {tenaciousness}, {pertinacity}]
3: the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior; "his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate" [syn: {perseverance}, {perseveration}]

persistency
n : persistent determination [syn: {doggedness}, {perseverance}, {persistence}, {tenacity}, {tenaciousness}, {pertinacity}]

persistent
adj 1: never-ceasing; "the relentless beat of the drums" [syn: {relentless}, {unrelenting}]
2: continually recurring to the mind; "haunting memories"; "the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty"- Claudia Cassidy [syn: {haunting}]
3: retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes" [syn: {lasting}] [ant: {caducous}]

persistently
adv 1: in a persistent manner; "he was asking questions, unavoidable questions, persistently..."
2: with persistence

persisting
adj : relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit; "impossible to escape the dogging fears" [syn: {dogging}]

persnickety
adj 1: used colloquially of one who is overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety" [syn: {bigheaded}, {snooty}, {snot-nosed}, {snotty}, {stuck-up}, {too big for one's breeches}, {uppish}]
2: characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details; "a persnickety job"; "a persnickety school teacher" [syn: {pernickety}]

person
n 1: a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" [syn: {individual}, {someone}, {somebody}, {mortal}, {human}, {soul}]
2: a person's body (usually including their clothing); "a weapon was hidden on his person"
3: a grammatical category of pronouns and verb forms; "stop talking about yourself in the third person"

person agreement
n : agreement in person between pronouns and verbs

person hour
n : a time unit used in industry for measuring work [syn: {man hour}]

person of color
n : (formal) any non-European non-White person [syn: {person of colour}]

person of colour
n : (formal) any non-European non-White person [syn: {person of color}]

persona
n 1: an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona" [syn: {character}, {role}, {theatrical role}, {part}]
2: (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world; "a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty" [syn: {image}] [also: {personae} (pl)]

persona grata
n : a diplomat who is acceptable to the government to which he is sent

persona non grata
n 1: a diplomat who is unacceptable to the government to which he is sent
2: a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome [syn: {unwelcome person}]

personable
adj : (of persons) pleasant in appearance and personality

personableness
n : the complex of attributes that make a person socially attractive

personae
persona
n 1: an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona" [syn: {character}, {role}, {theatrical role}, {part}]
2: (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world; "a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty" [syn: {image}] [also: {personae} (pl)]

personae
See {persona}

personage
n 1: another word for person; a person not meriting identification; "a strange personage appeared at the door"
2: a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events [syn: {important person}, {influential person}]

personal
adj 1: concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality; "a personal favor"; "for your personal use"; "personal papers"; "I have something personal to tell you"; "a personal God"; "he has his personal bank account and she has hers" [ant: {impersonal}]
2: particular to a given individual
3: of or arising from personality; "personal magnetism"
4: intimately concerning a person's body or physical being; "personal hygiene"
5: indicating grammatical person; "personal verb endings"
n : a short newspaper article about a particular person or group

personal appeal
n : a personal attractiveness that enables you to influence others [syn: {charisma}, {personal magnetism}]

personal business
n : matters of personal concern; "get his affairs in order" [syn: {personal matters}, {affairs}]

personal care
n : care for someone who is disabled or is otherwise unable to care for themselves; can including bathing and cooking and managing bodily functions

personal chattel
n : personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc) [syn: {chattel}]

personal check
n : a check drawn against funds deposited in your personal checking account [syn: {personal cheque}]

personal cheque
n : a check drawn against funds deposited in your personal checking account [syn: {personal check}]

personal computer
n : a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time [syn: {PC}, {microcomputer}]

personal credit line
n : the maximum credit that a customer is allowed [syn: {credit line}, {line of credit}, {bank line}, {line}, {personal line of credit}]

personal digital assistant
n : a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc. [syn: {PDA}, {personal organizer}, {personal organiser}, {organizer}, {organiser}]

personal effects
n : property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business; "she left some of her personal effects in the house"; "I watched over their effects until they returned" [syn: {effects}]

personal equation
n : variability attributable to individual differences

personal estate
n : movable property (as distinguished from real estate) [syn: {personal property}, {personalty}, {private property}]

personal expense
n : the cost of personal or family living; "some personal expenses are tax deductible"

personal foul
n : a foul that involves unnecessarily rough contact (as in basketball or football)

personal identification number
n : a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts [syn: {PIN}, {PIN number}]

personal identity
n : the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity; "you can lose your identity when you join the army" [syn: {identity}, {individuality}]

personal income
n : the income received by a single individual

personal judgement
n : a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages [syn: {judgment in personam}, {judgement in personam}, {personal judgment}] [ant: {judgment in rem}]

personal judgment
n : a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages [syn: {judgment in personam}, {judgement in personam}, {personal judgement}] [ant: {judgment in rem}]

personal letter
n : a letter dealing with personal affairs

personal line of credit
n : the maximum credit that a customer is allowed [syn: {credit line}, {line of credit}, {bank line}, {line}, {personal credit line}]

personal loan
n : a loan that establishes consumer credit that is granted for personal use; usually unsecured and based on the borrower's integrity and ability to pay [syn: {consumer loan}]

personal magnetism
n : a personal attractiveness that enables you to influence others [syn: {charisma}, {personal appeal}]

personal manner
n : a way of acting or behaving [syn: {manner}]

personal matters
n : matters of personal concern; "get his affairs in order" [syn: {personal business}, {affairs}]

personal memory
n : memory for episodes in your own life [syn: {episodic memory}]

personal organiser
n : a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc. [syn: {personal digital assistant}, {PDA}, {personal organizer}, {organizer}, {organiser}]

personal organizer
n : a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc. [syn: {personal digital assistant}, {PDA}, {personal organiser}, {organizer}, {organiser}]

personal pronoun
n : a pronoun expressing a distinction of person

personal property
n : movable property (as distinguished from real estate) [syn: {personal estate}, {personalty}, {private property}]

personal relation
n : a relation between persons [syn: {personal relationship}]

personal relationship
n : a relation between persons [syn: {personal relation}]

personal representative
n : a person who manages the affairs of another

personalise
v : make personal or more personal; "personalized service" [syn: {personalize}, {individualize}, {individualise}] [ant: {depersonalize}, {depersonalize}]

personalised
adj : made for or directed or adjusted to a particular individual; "personalized luggage"; "personalized advice" [syn: {individualized}, {individualised}, {personalized}]

personality
n 1: the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual; "their different reactions reflected their very different personalities"; "it is his nature to help others"
2: a person of considerable prominence; "she is a Hollywood personality"

personality assessment
n : a questionnaire that is supposed to yield a description of a person's personality traits; "a personality inventory is a direct test of personality, as contrasted with a projective test" [syn: {personality inventory}]

personality disorder
n : inflexible and maladaptive patterns of behavior

personality inventory
n : a questionnaire that is supposed to yield a description of a person's personality traits; "a personality inventory is a direct test of personality, as contrasted with a projective test" [syn: {personality assessment}]

personality test
n : any test that is intended to assess personality

personalize
v : make personal or more personal; "personalized service" [syn: {personalise}, {individualize}, {individualise}] [ant: {depersonalize}, {depersonalize}]

personalized
adj 1: made for or directed or adjusted to a particular individual; "personalized luggage"; "personalized advice" [syn: {individualized}, {individualised}, {personalised}]
2: pointedly referring to or concerning a person's individual personality or intimate affairs especially offensively; "unnecessarily personalized remarks"

personally
adv 1: as yourself; "speaking personally, I would not want to go"
2: as a person; "he is personally repulsive"
3: in a personal way; "he took her comments personally" [ant: {impersonally}]
4: in the flesh; without involving anyone else; "I went there personally"; "he appeared in person" [syn: {in person}]
5: concerning the speaker; "personally, I find him stupid"

personalty
n : movable property (as distinguished from real estate) [syn: {personal property}, {personal estate}, {private property}]

personate
v 1: pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter" [syn: {pose}, {impersonate}]
2: attribute human qualities to something; "The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous" [syn: {personify}]

personation
n 1: imitating the mannerisms of another person [syn: {impersonation}]
2: acting the part of a character on stage; dramaticially representing the character by speech and action and gesture [syn: {portrayal}, {characterization}, {enactment}]

personhood
n : being a person; "finding her own personhood as a campus activist"

personification
n 1: a person who represents an abstract quality; "she is the personification of optimism"
2: representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature [syn: {prosopopoeia}]
3: the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc. [syn: {incarnation}]

personified
personify
v 1: invest with or as with a body; give body to [syn: {body}]
2: represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet" [syn: {embody}, {be}]
3: attribute human qualities to something; "The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous" [syn: {personate}] [also: {personified}]

personified
See {personify}

personify
v 1: invest with or as with a body; give body to [syn: {body}]
2: represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet" [syn: {embody}, {be}]
3: attribute human qualities to something; "The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous" [syn: {personate}] [also: {personified}]

personnel
n 1: group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens" [syn: {force}]
2: the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for seting policies for personnel management [syn: {personnel department}, {personnel office}, {staff office}]

personnel carrier
n : a military vehicle (usually armored) for transporting military personnel and their equipment

personnel casualty
n : military personnel lost by death or capture [syn: {loss}]

personnel department
n : the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for seting policies for personnel management [syn: {personnel office}, {personnel}, {staff office}]

personnel office
n : the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for seting policies for personnel management [syn: {personnel department}, {personnel}, {staff office}]

personnel pouch
n : a bag in which the body of a dead soldier is placed [syn: {body bag}, {human remains pouch}]

person-to-person
adj : involving direct communication or contact between persons or parties; "a person-to-person interview"; "person-to-person telephone calls"
adv : (of two persons) in direct encounter; "preferred to settle the matter one-on-one"; "interviewed her person-to-person" [syn: {one-on-one}]

Persoonia
n : Australian undershrubs to small trees: geebungs [syn: {genus Persoonia}]

perspective
n 1: a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view" [syn: {position}, {view}]
2: the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer [syn: {linear perspective}]

Perspex
n : a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin [syn: {Lucite}]

perspicacious
adj 1: acutely insightful and wise; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument"; "observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions"; "a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators" [syn: {sagacious}, {sapient}]
2: mentally acute or penetratingly discerning; "too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow"; "chaos could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership"; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument" [syn: {clear-eyed}, {clear-sighted}]

perspicaciousness
n : intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) [syn: {shrewdness}, {astuteness}, {perspicacity}]

perspicacity
n 1: intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) [syn: {shrewdness}, {astuteness}, {perspicaciousness}]
2: the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions [syn: {judgment}, {judgement}, {sound judgment}, {sound judgement}]

perspicuity
n : clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous [syn: {perspicuousness}, {plainness}]

perspicuous
adj : (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument" [syn: {limpid}, {lucid}, {luculent}, {pellucid}, {crystal clear}]

perspicuously
adv : in a clear and lucid manner; "this is a lucidly written book" [syn: {lucidly}, {pellucidly}, {limpidly}]

perspicuousness
n : clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous [syn: {perspicuity}, {plainness}]

perspiration
n 1: salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; "sweat poured off his brow" [syn: {sweat}, {sudor}]
2: the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process" [syn: {sweating}, {diaphoresis}, {sudation}, {hidrosis}]

perspire
v : excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; "Exercise makes one sweat" [syn: {sweat}, {sudate}]

perspirer
n : a person who perspires [syn: {sweater}]

perspiring
adj : being wet with perspiration; "the perspiring runners"; "his sweating face"; "sweaty clothes" [syn: {sweating}, {sweaty}]

persuadable
adj : being susceptible to persuasion [syn: {convincible}, {persuasible}, {suasible}]

persuade
v 1: win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters" [syn: {carry}, {sway}]
2: cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!" [ant: {dissuade}]

persuader
n : someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on [syn: {inducer}]

persuasible
adj : being susceptible to persuasion [syn: {convincible}, {persuadable}, {suasible}]

persuasion
n 1: the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action [syn: {suasion}]
2: a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" [syn: {opinion}, {sentiment}, {view}, {thought}]
3: inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty [ant: {dissuasion}]

persuasive
adj 1: tending or intended or having the power to induce action or belief; "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker" [ant: {dissuasive}]
2: capable of convincing; "a persuasive argument"; "the evidence is persuasive but not conclusive"

persuasively
adv : in a persuasive manner; "this essay argues so persuasively..."

persuasiveness
n : the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty; "the strength of his argument settled the matter" [syn: {strength}] [ant: {unpersuasiveness}]

pert
adj : characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner" [syn: {impertinent}, {irreverent}, {saucy}]

pertain
v 1: have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" [syn: {refer}, {relate}, {concern}, {come to}, {bear on}, {touch}, {touch on}]
2: be a part or attribute of [syn: {appertain}]

pertainym
n : meaning relating to or pertaining to

Perth
n : the state capital of Western Australia

pertinacious
adj : stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion" [syn: {bulldog}, {dogged}, {dour}, {tenacious}, {unyielding}]

pertinaciously
adv : in a dogged and pertinacious manner; "he struggled pertinaciously for the new resolution"

pertinacity
n : persistent determination [syn: {doggedness}, {perseverance}, {persistence}, {persistency}, {tenacity}, {tenaciousness}]

pertinence
n : relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand [syn: {applicability}, {pertinency}] [ant: {inapplicability}]

pertinency
n : relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand [syn: {applicability}, {pertinence}] [ant: {inapplicability}]

pertinent
adj 1: having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand; "a list of articles pertinent to the discussion"; "remarks that were to the point" [syn: {to the point(p)}]
2: being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply" [syn: {apposite}, {appropriate}, {apt}]

pertinently
adv : in a pertinent way; "what is singular about his use of them is that no other artist, of his time or any other, has painted them so directly, intimately and pertinently"

pertly
adv : in an impudent or impertinent manner; "a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudently" [syn: {impertinently}, {saucily}, {freshly}, {impudently}]

pertness
n : inappropriate playfulness [syn: {impertinence}, {perkiness}, {sauciness}, {archness}]

perturb
v 1: disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" [syn: {unhinge}, {disquiet}, {trouble}, {cark}, {distract}, {disorder}]
2: disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion"
3: cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull; "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet"
4: throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt" [syn: {derange}, {throw out of kilter}]

perturbation
n 1: an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me" [syn: {disturbance}, {upset}]
2: (physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly
3: activity that is an intrusion or interruption; "he looked around for the source of the disturbance"; "there was a disturbance of neural function" [syn: {disturbance}]
4: a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset [syn: {fluster}]
5: the act of causing disorder [syn: {disruption}]

perturbed
adj : thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term) [syn: {flustered}, {hot and bothered(p)}, {rattled}]

perturbing
adj : causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time" [syn: {distressing}, {distressful}, {disturbing}, {troubling}, {worrisome}, {worrying}]

Pertusaria
n : crustose lichens that are a source of the dye archil and of litmus [syn: {genus Pertusaria}]

Pertusariaceae
n : a fungus family of division Lichenes [syn: {family Pertusariaceae}]

pertussis
n : a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane [syn: {whooping cough}]

Peru
n : a republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries [syn: {Republic of Peru}]

peruke
n : wig for men fashionable in 17th-18th centuries [syn: {periwig}]

peruked
adj : wearing a wig popular for men in the 17th and 18th centuries [syn: {periwigged}]

perusal
n : reading carefully with intent to remember [syn: {perusing}, {poring over}, {studying}]

peruse
v : examine or consider with attention and in detail; "Please peruse this report at your leisure"

perusing
n : reading carefully with intent to remember [syn: {perusal}, {poring over}, {studying}]

Perutz
n : English biochemist (born in Austria); studied the molecular structure of blood (1914-2002) [syn: {Max Perutz}, {Max Ferdinand Perutz}]

Peruvian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Peru or its people; "Peruvian artifacts"
n : a native or inhabitant of Peru

Peruvian balsam
n : tree of South and Central America yielding an aromatic balsam [syn: {Myroxylon pereirae}, {Myroxylon balsamum pereirae}]

Peruvian bark
n : medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine [syn: {cinchona bark}, {Jesuit's bark}]

Peruvian cotton
n : cotton with long rough hairy fibers [syn: {Gossypium peruvianum}]

Peruvian current
n : a cold ocean current that flows north along the Pacific cost of South America before turning west [syn: {Humboldt current}]

Peruvian lily
n : an Andean herb having umbels of showy pinkish-purple lilylike flowers [syn: {lily of the Incas}, {Alstroemeria pelegrina}]

Peruvian mastic tree
n : small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits [syn: {pepper tree}, {molle}, {Schinus molle}]

Peruvian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Peru

pervade
v : spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building" [syn: {permeate}, {penetrate}, {interpenetrate}, {diffuse}, {imbue}]

pervading
adj : spread throughout; "a pervasive anxiety overshadows the triumphs of individuals" [syn: {pervasive}]

pervaporate
v 1: evaporate through a semi-permeable membrane
2: cause (a liquid) to evaporate through a semi-permeable membrane

pervaporation
n : the concentration of a colloidal solution whose colloid will not pass through a semipermeable membrane; solution is placed in a bag of the membrane and the solvent is evaporated off

pervasion
n : the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance [syn: {permeation}, {suffusion}]

pervasive
adj 1: spread throughout; "a pervasive anxiety overshadows the triumphs of individuals" [syn: {pervading}]
2: spreading throughout; "armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations"; "the pervasive odor of garlic"; "an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion" [syn: {permeant}, {permeating}, {permeative}]

pervasively
adv : in a pervasive manner

pervasiveness
n : the quality of filling or spreading throughout; "the pervasiveness of the odor of cabbage in tenement hallways"

perverse
adj 1: marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict; "took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans"
2: resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior" [syn: {contrary}, {obstinate}, {wayward}]
3: marked by immorality; deviating from what is considered right or proper or good; "depraved criminals"; "a perverted sense of loyalty"; "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat" [syn: {depraved}, {immoral}, {perverted}, {reprobate}]

perversely
adv 1: deliberately deviant; "his perversely erotic notions"
2: in a contrary disobedient manner [syn: {contrarily}, {contrariwise}]

perverseness
n : deliberate unruliness [syn: {contrariness}, {perversity}]

perversion
n 1: a curve that reverses the direction of something; "the tendrils of the plant exhibited perversion"; "perversion also shows up in kinky telephone cords"
2: an aberrant sexual practice that is preferred to normal intercourse [syn: {sexual perversion}]
3: the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use); "it was a perversion of justice"

perversity
n 1: deliberate unruliness [syn: {contrariness}, {perverseness}]
2: deliberately deviating from what is good

perversive
adj : tending to corrupt or pervert [syn: {corruptive}, {pestiferous}]

pervert
n : a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior [syn: {deviant}, {deviate}, {degenerate}]
v 1: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" [syn: {corrupt}, {subvert}, {demoralize}, {demoralise}, {debauch}, {debase}, {profane}, {vitiate}, {deprave}, {misdirect}]
2: practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive [syn: {twist}, {twist around}, {convolute}, {sophisticate}]
3: change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers" [syn: {misuse}, {abuse}]

perverted
adj 1: (used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes; "kinky sex"; "perverted practices" [syn: {kinky}]
2: having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented; "many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality"; "a perverted translation of the poem" [syn: {distorted}, {misrepresented}, {twisted}]
3: marked by immorality; deviating from what is considered right or proper or good; "depraved criminals"; "a perverted sense of loyalty"; "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat" [syn: {depraved}, {immoral}, {perverse}, {reprobate}]

pervious
adj : admitting of passage or entrance; "pervious soil"; "a metal pervious to heat" [ant: {impervious}]

perviousness
n : the permeability of something that can be penetrated by a liquid [syn: {penetrability}] [ant: {impenetrability}, {impenetrability}]

pes
n : the foot of a human being; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot" [syn: {foot}, {human foot}] [also: {pedes} (pl)]

pes cavus
n : a deformity of the foot characterized by an abnormally high arch and hyperextension of the toes which gives the foot the appearance of a claw [syn: {clawfoot}]

pes planus
n : a foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out [syn: {flatfoot}, {splayfoot}]

Pesach
n : (Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt [syn: {Passover}, {Pesah}, {Feast of the Unleavened Bread}]

Pesah
n : (Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt [syn: {Passover}, {Pesach}, {Feast of the Unleavened Bread}]

pesantran
n : a Muslim school in Indonesia operated by religious leaders; produces young militants skilled in jihad [syn: {pesantren}]

pesantren
n : a Muslim school in Indonesia operated by religious leaders; produces young militants skilled in jihad [syn: {pesantran}]

peseta
n : formerly the basic unit of money in Spain; equal to 100 centimos [syn: {Spanish peseta}]

pesewa
n : 100 pesewas equal 1 cedi

Pesh Merga
n : a Kurdish guerrilla force in Iraqi Kurdistan

Peshawar
n : city in northern Pakistan at the eastern end of the Khyber Pass

peshmerga
n : a member of a Kurdish guerilla organization that fights for a free Kudish state

peskier
pesky
adj : causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong" [syn: {annoying}, {bothersome}, {galling}, {irritating}, {nettlesome}, {pestering}, {pestiferous}, {plaguy}, {plaguey}, {teasing}, {vexatious}, {vexing}] [also: {peskiest}, {peskier}]

peskier
See {pesky}

peskiest
pesky
adj : causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong" [syn: {annoying}, {bothersome}, {galling}, {irritating}, {nettlesome}, {pestering}, {pestiferous}, {plaguy}, {plaguey}, {teasing}, {vexatious}, {vexing}] [also: {peskiest}, {peskier}]

peskiest
See {pesky}

pesky
adj : causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong" [syn: {annoying}, {bothersome}, {galling}, {irritating}, {nettlesome}, {pestering}, {pestiferous}, {plaguy}, {plaguey}, {teasing}, {vexatious}, {vexing}] [also: {peskiest}, {peskier}]

peso
n 1: the basic unit of money in Uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos [syn: {Uruguayan peso}]
2: the basic unit of money in the Philippines; equal to 100 centavos [syn: {Philippine peso}]
3: the basic unit of money in Mexico; equal to 100 centavos [syn: {Mexican peso}]
4: the basic unit of money in Guinea-Bissau; equal to 100 centavos [syn: {Guinea-Bissau peso}]
5: the basic unit of money in the Dominican Republic; equal to 100 centavos [syn: {Dominican peso}]
6: the basic unit of money in Cuba; equal to 100 centavos [syn: {Cuban peso}]
7: the basic unit of money in Colombia; equal to 100 centavos [syn: {Colombian peso}]
8: the basic unit of money in Chile; equal to 100 centesimos [syn: {Chilean peso}]

pessary
n : a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix [syn: {diaphragm}, {contraceptive diaphragm}]

pessimal
adj : of an organism's environment; least favorable for survival [syn: {pessimum(a)}]

pessimism
n 1: the feeling that things will turn out badly [ant: {optimism}]
2: a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things [ant: {optimism}]

pessimist
n : a person who expects the worst [ant: {optimist}]

pessimistic
adj : expecting the worst in this worst of all possible worlds [ant: {optimistic}]

pessimistically
adv : with pessimism; in a pessimistic manner; "he evaluated his chances for survival rather pessimistically" [ant: {optimistically}]

pessimum
adj : of an organism's environment; least favorable for survival [syn: {pessimal}, {pessimum(a)}]

pest
n : a persistently annoying person [syn: {blighter}, {cuss}, {pesterer}, {gadfly}]

pester
v : annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" [syn: {tease}, {badger}, {bug}, {beleaguer}]

pestered
adj : troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager" [syn: {annoyed}, {harassed}, {harried}, {vexed}]

pesterer
n : a persistently annoying person [syn: {pest}, {blighter}, {cuss}, {gadfly}]

pestering
adj : causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong" [syn: {annoying}, {bothersome}, {galling}, {irritating}, {nettlesome}, {pesky}, {pestiferous}, {plaguy}, {plaguey}, {teasing}, {vexatious}, {vexing}]

pesthole
n : a breeding ground for epidemic disease

pesthouse
n : hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy) [syn: {lazaretto}, {lazaret}, {lazarette}, {lazar house}]

pesticide
n : a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects)

pesticide poisoning
n : toxic condition resulting from ingesting or inhaling a pesticide

pestiferous
adj 1: contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen [syn: {contaminated}, {dirty}, {infected}]
2: likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; "a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift; "plaguey fevers" [syn: {pestilent}, {pestilential}, {plaguey}]
3: tending to corrupt or pervert [syn: {corruptive}, {perversive}]
4: causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong" [syn: {annoying}, {bothersome}, {galling}, {irritating}, {nettlesome}, {pesky}, {pestering}, {plaguy}, {plaguey}, {teasing}, {vexatious}, {vexing}]

pestilence
n 1: any epidemic disease with a high death rate [syn: {plague}]
2: a pernicious evil influence

pestilent
adj 1: exceedingly harmful [syn: {baneful}, {deadly}, {pernicious}]
2: likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; "a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift; "plaguey fevers" [syn: {pestilential}, {pestiferous}, {plaguey}]

pestilential
adj : likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; "a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift; "plaguey fevers" [syn: {pestilent}, {pestiferous}, {plaguey}]

pestle
n 1: machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores [syn: {stamp}]
2: a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone [syn: {muller}, {pounder}]
3: a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar
v : grind or pulverize in a pestle

pet
adj : preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child" [syn: {favored}, {favorite(a)}, {favourite(a)}, {preferred}]
n 1: a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
2: a special loved one [syn: {darling}, {favorite}, {favourite}, {dearie}, {deary}, {ducky}]
3: a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
4: using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain) [syn: {positron emission tomography}]
v 1: stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb"
2: stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking [also: {petting}, {petted}]

pet food
n : food prepared for animal pets [syn: {petfood}, {pet-food}]

pet name
n : a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix); "`Billy' is a hypocorism for `William'" [syn: {hypocorism}]

pet peeve
n : an opportunity for complaint that is seldom missed; "grammatical mistakes are his pet peeve"

PET scanner
n : a tomograph that produces cross-sectional X-rays of metabolic processes in the body [syn: {positron emission tomography scanner}]

pet shop
n : a shop where pet animals can be purchased

pet sitter
n : someone left in charge of pets while their owners are away from home [syn: {critter sitter}]

pet sitting
n : the work of a pet sitter; caring for pets in their own home while their owners are away from home

petabyte
n : a unit of information equal to 1,024 terabytes

petal
n : part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored [syn: {flower petal}]

petaled
adj : of flowers; having petals [syn: {petalous}, {petalled}] [ant: {apetalous}]

petalled
adj : of flowers; having petals [syn: {petalous}, {petaled}] [ant: {apetalous}]

petalless
adj : of flowers; having no petals [syn: {apetalous}] [ant: {petalous}]

petaloid
adj : resembling a flower petal

petalous
adj : of flowers; having petals [syn: {petaled}, {petalled}] [ant: {apetalous}]

petard
n : a explosive device used to break down a gate or wall

Petasites
n : genus of rhizomatous herbs of north temperate regions: butterbur; sweet coltsfoot [syn: {genus Petasites}]

Petasites fragrans
n : European herb with vanilla-scented white-pink flowers [syn: {winter heliotrope}, {sweet coltsfoot}]

Petasites hybridus
n : small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas [syn: {butterbur}, {bog rhubarb}, {Petasites vulgaris}]

Petasites sagitattus
n : American sweet-scented herb [syn: {sweet coltsfoot}]

Petasites vulgaris
n : small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas [syn: {butterbur}, {bog rhubarb}, {Petasites hybridus}]

Petaurista
n : very large Asiatic flying squirrels [syn: {genus Petaurista}]

Petaurista petaurista
n : East Indian flying squirrel [syn: {taguan}, {flying marmot}, {flying cat}]

Petauristidae
n : Old World flying squirrels [syn: {subfamily Petauristidae}]

Petaurus
n : a genus of Phalangeridae [syn: {genus Petaurus}]

petchary
n : a kingbird that breeds in the southeastern United States and winters in tropical America; similar to but larger than the eastern kingbird [syn: {gray kingbird}, {Tyrannus domenicensis domenicensis}]

petcock
n : regulator consisting of a small cock or faucet or valve for letting out air or releasing compression or draining

Pete Seeger
n : United States folk singer who was largely responsible for the interest in folk music in the 1960s (born in 1919) [syn: {Seeger}, {Peter Seeger}]

petechia
n : a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever) [also: {petechiae} (pl)]

petechiae
petechia
n : a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever) [also: {petechiae} (pl)]

petechiae
See {petechia}

Peter
n 1: disciple of Jesus and leader of the apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope [syn: {Simon Peter}, {Saint Peter}, {St. Peter}, {Saint Peter the Apostle}, {St. Peter the Apostle}]
2: obscene terms for penis [syn: {cock}, {prick}, {dick}, {shaft}, {pecker}, {tool}, {putz}]

Peter Abelard
n : French philosopher and theologian; lover of Heloise (1079-1142) [syn: {Abelard}, {Pierre Abelard}]

Peter Alexander Ustinov
n : British actor and playwright (born in 1921) [syn: {Ustinov}, {Sir Peter Ustinov}]

Peter Behrens
n : German architect known for his simple utilitarian factory buildings (1868-1940) [syn: {Behrens}]

Peter Carl Faberge
n : Russian goldsmith noted for creating a series of jeweled and enameled Easter eggs for European royalty (1846-1920) [syn: {Faberge}]

Peter Carl Goldmark
n : United States inventor (born in Hungary) who made the first TV broadcast in 1940 and invented the long-playing record in 1948 and pioneered video cassette recording (1906-1977) [syn: {Goldmark}, {Peter Goldmark}]

Peter Cooper
n : United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York city to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883) [syn: {Cooper}]

Peter Goldmark
n : United States inventor (born in Hungary) who made the first TV broadcast in 1940 and invented the long-playing record in 1948 and pioneered video cassette recording (1906-1977) [syn: {Goldmark}, {Peter Carl Goldmark}]

Peter I
n : czar of Russia who introduced ideas from western Europe to reform the government; he extended his territories in the Baltic and founded St. Petersburg (1682-1725) [syn: {Czar Peter I}, {Peter the Great}]

Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
n : important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies (1840-1893) [syn: {Tchaikovsky}, {Peter Tchaikovsky}, {Pyotr Tchaikovsky}, {Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky}]

Peter Lorre
n : United States actor (born in Hungary) noted for playing sinister roles (1904-1964) [syn: {Lorre}, {Laszlo Lowestein}]

Peter Mark Roget
n : English physician who in retirement compiled a well-known thesaurus (1779-1869) [syn: {Roget}]

Peter Medawar
n : British immunologist (born in Brazil) who studied tissue transplants and discovered that the rejection of grafts was an immune response (1915-1987) [syn: {Medawar}, {Sir Peter Brian Medawar}]

Peter Minnewit
n : Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638) [syn: {Minuit}, {Peter Minuit}, {Minnewit}]

Peter Minuit
n : Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638) [syn: {Minuit}, {Minnewit}, {Peter Minnewit}]

Peter O'Toole
n : British actor (born in Ireland in 1932) [syn: {O'Toole}, {Peter Seamus O'Toole}]

peter out
v 1: end weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending" [syn: {taper off}, {fizzle out}, {fizzle}]
2: use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At the end of the march, I pooped out" [syn: {poop out}, {run down}, {run out}, {conk out}]

Peter Pan
n 1: a boyish or immature man; after the boy in Barrie's play who never grows up
2: the main character in a play by J. M. Barrie; a boy who won't grow up

Peter Pan collar
n : a flat collar with rounded ends that meet in front

Peter Paul Mauser
n : German arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle and pistol (1838-1914) [syn: {Mauser}, {von Mauser}, {P. P. von Mauser}]

Peter Paul Rubens
n : prolific Flemish baroque painter; knighted by the English king Charles I (1577-1640) [syn: {Rubens}, {Sir Peter Paul Rubens}]

Peter Seamus O'Toole
n : British actor (born in Ireland in 1932) [syn: {O'Toole}, {Peter O'Toole}]

Peter Seeger
n : United States folk singer who was largely responsible for the interest in folk music in the 1960s (born in 1919) [syn: {Seeger}, {Pete Seeger}]

Peter Sellers
n : English comic actor (1925-1980) [syn: {Sellers}]

Peter Stuyvesant
n : the last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672) [syn: {Stuyvesant}, {Petrus Stuyvesant}]

Peter Tchaikovsky
n : important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies (1840-1893) [syn: {Tchaikovsky}, {Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky}, {Pyotr Tchaikovsky}, {Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky}]

Peter the Great
n : czar of Russia who introduced ideas from western Europe to reform the government; he extended his territories in the Baltic and founded St. Petersburg (1682-1725) [syn: {Peter I}, {Czar Peter I}]

Peterburg
n : a city in the European part of Russia; 2nd largest Russian city; located at the head of the Gulf of Finland; former capital of Russia [syn: {St. Petersburg}, {Leningrad}, {Petrograd}, {Saint Petersburg}]

Peter's gland
n : any of several lymph nodes in the walls of the intestines near the junction of the ileum and colon [syn: {Peyer's patch}]

Peter's pence
n : an annual contribution made by Roman Catholics to support the Papal see [syn: {hearth money}]

Petersburg
n : the final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee [syn: {Petersburg Campaign}]

Petersburg Campaign
n : the final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee [syn: {Petersburg}]

pet-food
n : food prepared for animal pets [syn: {petfood}, {pet food}]

petfood
n : food prepared for animal pets [syn: {pet-food}, {pet food}]

petiole
n : the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf [syn: {leafstalk}]

petiolule
n : the stalk of a leaflet

petit bourgeois
n 1: a member of the lower middle class
2: lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.) [syn: {petite bourgeoisie}, {petty bourgeoisie}]

petit dejeuner
n : breakfast usually including a roll and coffee or tea [syn: {continental breakfast}]

petit four
n : small (individual) frosted and ornamented cake

petit juror
n : a member of a petit jury [syn: {petty juror}]

petit jury
n : a jury of 12 to determine the facts and decide the issue in civil or criminal proceedings [syn: {petty jury}]

petit larceny
n : larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) [syn: {petty larceny}] [ant: {grand larceny}]

petit mal
n : a seizure (or a type of epilepsy characterized by such seizures) of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching [syn: {epilepsia minor}]

petit mal epilepsy
n : epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (a possible other abnormalities) [syn: {absence}]

petit point
n 1: a small diagonal needlepoint stitch [syn: {tent stitch}]
2: needlepoint done with small stitches

petite
adj : very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy" [syn: {bantam}, {diminutive}, {lilliputian}, {midget}, {tiny}, {flyspeck}]
n : a garment size for short or slender women

petite bourgeoisie
n : lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.) [syn: {petit bourgeois}, {petty bourgeoisie}]

petite marmite
n : soup made with a variety of vegetables [syn: {minestrone}, {vegetable soup}]

petiteness
n : the property of being very small in size [syn: {diminutiveness}, {minuteness}, {tininess}, {weeness}]

petitio
n : the logical fallacy of assuming the conclusion in the premises; begging the question [syn: {petitio principii}]

petitio principii
n : the logical fallacy of assuming the conclusion in the premises; begging the question [syn: {petitio}]

petition
n 1: a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority [syn: {request}, {postulation}]
2: reverent petition to a deity [syn: {prayer}, {orison}]
v : write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing

petitionary
adj : of the nature of or expressing a petition; "the petitionary procedure had a quality of indecisiveness"

petitioner
n 1: one praying humbly for something; "a suppliant for her favors" [syn: {suppliant}, {supplicant}]
2: someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right [syn: {suer}]

Petrarca
n : an Italian poet famous for love lyrics (1304-1374) [syn: {Petrarch}, {Francesco Petrarca}]

Petrarch
n : an Italian poet famous for love lyrics (1304-1374) [syn: {Petrarca}, {Francesco Petrarca}]

Petrarchan sonnet
n : a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd [syn: {Italian sonnet}]

petrel
n : relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land

Petri dish
n : a shallow dish used to culture bacteria

petrifaction
n 1: the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape [syn: {petrification}]
2: a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form

petrification
n : the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape [syn: {petrifaction}]

petrified
petrify
v 1: cause to become stone-like or stiff or dazed and stunned; "The horror petrified his feelings"; "Fear petrified her thinking"
2: change into stone; "the wood petrified with time" [syn: {lapidify}]
3: make rigid and set into a conventional pattern; "rigidify the training schedule"; "ossified teaching methods"; "slogans petrify our thinking" [syn: {rigidify}, {ossify}] [also: {petrified}]

petrified
adj 1: converted into stone
2: converted into a mineral; "petrified wood" [syn: {mineralized}]
3: so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; "petrified with fear"; "she was petrified by the eerie sound"; "too numb with fear to move" [syn: {numb}]

petrified
See {petrify}

Petrified Forest National Park
n : a national park in Arizona having the world's largest collection of petrified coniferous trees

petrify
v 1: cause to become stone-like or stiff or dazed and stunned; "The horror petrified his feelings"; "Fear petrified her thinking"
2: change into stone; "the wood petrified with time" [syn: {lapidify}]
3: make rigid and set into a conventional pattern; "rigidify the training schedule"; "ossified teaching methods"; "slogans petrify our thinking" [syn: {rigidify}, {ossify}] [also: {petrified}]

petrifying
adj : paralyzing with terror

petrissage
n : massage of the skin which is gently lifted and squeezed

petrochemical
n : any compound obtained from petroleum or natural gas

Petrocoptis
n : perennial tussock-forming rock plants; of Pyrenees and mountains of northern Spain; similar to and sometimes placed in genus Lychnis [syn: {genus Petrocoptis}]

Petrogale
n : rock wallabies [syn: {genus Petrogale}]

Petrograd
n : a city in the European part of Russia; 2nd largest Russian city; located at the head of the Gulf of Finland; former capital of Russia [syn: {St. Petersburg}, {Leningrad}, {Peterburg}, {Saint Petersburg}]

petrol
n : a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines [syn: {gasoline}, {gasolene}, {gas}]

petrol bomb
n : a crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick [syn: {Molotov cocktail}, {gasoline bomb}]

petrol station
n : a service station that sells gasoline [syn: {gasoline station}, {gas station}, {filling station}]

petrolatum
n : a semi-solid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication [syn: {petroleum jelly}, {mineral jelly}]

petrolatum gauze
n : gauze saturated with petrolatum

petroleum
n : a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons [syn: {crude oil}, {crude}, {rock oil}, {fossil oil}]

petroleum future
n : petroleum bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date [syn: {oil future}]

petroleum geologist
n : a specialist in petroleum geology [syn: {oil geologist}]

petroleum geology
n : the branch of economic geology that deals with the occurrence and exploitation of oil and gas fields

petroleum jelly
n : a semi-solid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication [syn: {petrolatum}, {mineral jelly}]

petroleum refinery
n : a refinery for petroleum [syn: {oil refinery}]

petrology
n : the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and composition

Petromyzon
n : typical lampreys [syn: {genus Petromyzon}]

Petromyzon marinus
n : large anadromous lamprey sometimes used as food; destructive of native fish fauna in the Great Lakes [syn: {sea lamprey}]

Petromyzoniformes
n : lampreys as distinguished from hagfishes [syn: {suborder Petromyzoniformes}, {Hyperoartia}, {suborder Hyperoartia}]

Petromyzontidae
n : lampreys [syn: {family Petromyzontidae}]

Petronius
n : Roman satirist (died in 66) [syn: {Gaius Petronius}, {Petronius Arbiter}]

Petronius Arbiter
n : Roman satirist (died in 66) [syn: {Petronius}, {Gaius Petronius}]

Petroselinum
n : parsley [syn: {genus Petroselinum}]

Petroselinum crispum
n : annual or perennial herb with aromatic finely-cut leaves [syn: {parsley}]

Petroselinum crispum neapolitanum
n : a variety of parsley having flat leaves [syn: {Italian parsley}, {flat-leaf parsley}]

Petroselinum crispum tuberosum
n : parsley with smooth leaves and enlarged edible taproot resembling a savory parsnip [syn: {Hamburg parsley}, {turnip-rooted parsley}]

petrous
adj : (of bone especially the temporal bone) resembling stone in hardness [syn: {stonelike}]

Petrus Stuyvesant
n : the last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672) [syn: {Stuyvesant}, {Peter Stuyvesant}]

pe-tsai
n : plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia [syn: {Chinese cabbage}, {celery cabbage}, {napa}, {Brassica rapa pekinensis}]

petted
pet
adj : preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child" [syn: {favored}, {favorite(a)}, {favourite(a)}, {preferred}]
n 1: a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
2: a special loved one [syn: {darling}, {favorite}, {favourite}, {dearie}, {deary}, {ducky}]
3: a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
4: using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain) [syn: {positron emission tomography}]
v 1: stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb"
2: stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking [also: {petting}, {petted}]

petted
See {pet}

petter
n : a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one; "they are heavy petters" [syn: {fondler}]

Petteria
n : 1 species: Dalmatian laburnum [syn: {genus Petteria}]

Petteria ramentacea
n : erect shrub having large trifoliate leaves and dense clusters of yellow flowers followed by poisonous seeds; Yugoslavia; sometimes placed in genus Cytisus [syn: {Dalmatian laburnum}, {Cytisus ramentaceus}]

petticoat
n : undergarment worn under a skirt [syn: {half-slip}, {underskirt}]

petticoated
adj : wearing or furnished with a petticoat; "petticoated ladies"; "a petticoated table"

pettier
petty
adj 1: inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" [syn: {junior-grade}, {inferior}, {lower}, {lower-ranking}, {lowly}, {petty(a)}, {secondary}, {subaltern}, {subordinate}]
2: (informal terms) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction" [syn: {fiddling}, {footling}, {lilliputian}, {little}, {Mickey Mouse}, {niggling}, {piddling}, {piffling}, {picayune}, {trivial}]
3: contemptibly narrow in outlook; "petty little comments"; "disgusted with their small-minded pettiness" [syn: {small-minded}] [also: {pettiest}, {pettier}]

pettier
See {petty}

pettiest
petty
adj 1: inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" [syn: {junior-grade}, {inferior}, {lower}, {lower-ranking}, {lowly}, {petty(a)}, {secondary}, {subaltern}, {subordinate}]
2: (informal terms) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction" [syn: {fiddling}, {footling}, {lilliputian}, {little}, {Mickey Mouse}, {niggling}, {piddling}, {piffling}, {picayune}, {trivial}]
3: contemptibly narrow in outlook; "petty little comments"; "disgusted with their small-minded pettiness" [syn: {small-minded}] [also: {pettiest}, {pettier}]

pettiest
See {petty}

pettifog
v : argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies" [syn: {quibble}, {niggle}, {bicker}, {squabble}, {brabble}] [also: {pettifogging}, {pettifogged}]

pettifogged
pettifog
v : argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies" [syn: {quibble}, {niggle}, {bicker}, {squabble}, {brabble}] [also: {pettifogging}, {pettifogged}]

pettifogged
See {pettifog}

pettifogger
n 1: a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods [syn: {shyster}]
2: a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections [syn: {quibbler}, {caviller}, {caviler}]

pettifoggery
n : a quarrel about petty points [syn: {bicker}, {bickering}, {spat}, {tiff}, {squabble}, {fuss}]

pettifogging
adj : quibbling over insignificant details; "caviling pettifoggers and quiggling pleaders"-Edmund Burke; "her nagging and carping attack"; "thought her editor unnecessarily nitpicking"; "a pettifogging lawyer's mind"; "had no patience with quibbling critics" [syn: {caviling}, {carping}, {nitpicking}, {quibbling}]

pettifogging
pettifog
v : argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies" [syn: {quibble}, {niggle}, {bicker}, {squabble}, {brabble}] [also: {pettifogging}, {pettifogged}]

pettifogging
See {pettifog}

pettily
adv : in a petty way

pettiness
n 1: narrowness of mind or ideas or views
2: the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous [syn: {triviality}, {slightness}]
3: lack of generosity in trifling matters

petting
pet
adj : preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child" [syn: {favored}, {favorite(a)}, {favourite(a)}, {preferred}]
n 1: a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
2: a special loved one [syn: {darling}, {favorite}, {favourite}, {dearie}, {deary}, {ducky}]
3: a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
4: using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain) [syn: {positron emission tomography}]
v 1: stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb"
2: stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking [also: {petting}, {petted}]

petting
n : affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) [syn: {caressing}, {cuddling}, {fondling}, {hugging}, {kissing}, {necking}, {smooching}, {snuggling}]

petting
See {pet}

petting zoo
n : a collection of docile animals for children to pet and feed

pettish
adj : easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" [syn: {cranky}, {fractious}, {irritable}, {nettlesome}, {peevish}, {peckish}, {petulant}, {testy}, {tetchy}, {techy}]

pettishly
adv : in a petulant manner; "he said testily; `Go away!'" [syn: {testily}, {irritably}, {petulantly}]

pettishness
n : a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees" [syn: {temper}, {biliousness}, {irritability}, {peevishness}, {snappishness}, {surliness}]

petty
adj 1: inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" [syn: {junior-grade}, {inferior}, {lower}, {lower-ranking}, {lowly}, {petty(a)}, {secondary}, {subaltern}, {subordinate}]
2: (informal terms) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction" [syn: {fiddling}, {footling}, {lilliputian}, {little}, {Mickey Mouse}, {niggling}, {piddling}, {piffling}, {picayune}, {trivial}]
3: contemptibly narrow in outlook; "petty little comments"; "disgusted with their small-minded pettiness" [syn: {small-minded}] [also: {pettiest}, {pettier}]

petty apartheid
n : racial segregation enforced primarily in public transportation and hotels and restaurants and other public places

petty bourgeoisie
n : lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.) [syn: {petit bourgeois}, {petite bourgeoisie}]

petty cash
n : a small fund of cash that a firm keeps for the payment of incidental expenses

petty criticism
n : a petty disparagement [syn: {detraction}]

petty juror
n : a member of a petit jury [syn: {petit juror}]

petty jury
n : a jury of 12 to determine the facts and decide the issue in civil or criminal proceedings [syn: {petit jury}]

petty larceny
n : larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) [syn: {petit larceny}] [ant: {grand larceny}]

petty morel
n : unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished from wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled umbels; southeastern North America to Mexico [syn: {American spikenard}, {life-of-man}, {Aralia racemosa}]

petty officer
n : a noncommissioned officer in the navy with a rank comparable to sergeant in the army [syn: {PO}, {P.O.}]

petty spurge
n : an Old World spurge introduced as a weed in the eastern United States [syn: {devil's milk}, {Euphorbia peplus}]

petty whin
n : prickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England and Europe [syn: {broom tree}, {needle furze}, {Genista anglica}]

petulance
n : an irritable petulant feeling [syn: {irritability}, {crossness}, {fretfulness}, {fussiness}, {peevishness}, {choler}]

petulant
adj : easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" [syn: {cranky}, {fractious}, {irritable}, {nettlesome}, {peevish}, {peckish}, {pettish}, {testy}, {tetchy}, {techy}]

petulantly
adv : in a petulant manner; "he said testily; `Go away!'" [syn: {testily}, {irritably}, {pettishly}]

petunia
n : any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers

Petunia axillaris
n : annual herb having large nocturnally fragrant buff-white flowers [syn: {large white petunia}]

Petunia hybrida
n : hybrids of Petunia axillaris and Petunia integrifolia: a complex group of petunias having single or double flowers in colors from white to purple [syn: {hybrid petunia}]

Petunia integrifolia
n : herb or small shrublet having solitary violet to rose-red flowers [syn: {violet-flowered petunia}]

Peul
n : a family of languages of the Fulani people of West Africa and used as a lingua franca in the sub-Saharan regions from Senegal to Chad; the best known of the West African languages [syn: {Fula}, {Ful}, {Fulani}]

pew
n : long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation [syn: {church bench}]

pewee
n : small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America [syn: {peewee}, {peewit}, {pewit}, {wood pewee}, {Contopus virens}]

pewit
n 1: small black-headed European gull [syn: {laughing gull}, {blackcap}, {pewit gull}, {Larus ridibundus}]
2: large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs [syn: {lapwing}, {green plover}, {peewit}]
3: small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America [syn: {pewee}, {peewee}, {peewit}, {wood pewee}, {Contopus virens}]

pewit gull
n : small black-headed European gull [syn: {laughing gull}, {blackcap}, {pewit}, {Larus ridibundus}]

pewter
n : any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals (especially lead)

Peyer's patch
n : any of several lymph nodes in the walls of the intestines near the junction of the ileum and colon [syn: {Peter's gland}]

peyote
n 1: a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons [syn: {mescal}, {mezcal}, {Lophophora williamsii}]
2: the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons [syn: {mescaline}]

Peyton Rous
n : United States pathologist who discovered viruses that cause tumors (1879-1970) [syn: {Rous}, {Francis Peyton Rous}]

Peziza
n : type genus of the Pezizaceae: a variety of cup fungus [syn: {genus Peziza}]

Peziza coccinea
n : a scarlet European fungus with cup-shaped ascocarp [syn: {blood cup}, {fairy cup}]

Peziza domicilina
n : a discomycetous fungus of the genus Peziza; the fragile fruiting body is a ghostly white but stains yellow when broken; favors strongly alkaline habitats

Pezizaceae
n : large family comprising many typical cup fungi [syn: {family Pezizaceae}]

Pezizales
n : order of mostly saprophytic fungi having cup-shaped ascocarps [syn: {order Pezizales}]

Pezophaps
n : constituted by the extinct solitaire [syn: {genus Pezophaps}]

Pezophaps solitaria
n : extinct flightless bird related to the dodo [syn: {solitaire}]

Pfalz
n : a territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine [syn: {Palatinate}]

pfannkuchen
n : puffy mildly sweet lemon-flavored egg mixture sprinkled with confectioners' sugar and served with jam or a wine or fruit sauce [syn: {german pancake}]

PFC
n : a powerful greenhouse gas emitted during the production of aluminum [syn: {perfluorocarbon}]

pfennig
n : 100 pfennigs equal 1 Deutsche Mark [also: {pfennige} (pl)]

pfennige
pfennig
n : 100 pfennigs equal 1 Deutsche Mark [also: {pfennige} (pl)]

pfennige
See {pfennig}

PFLP
n : a terrorist group of limited popularity formed in 1967 after the Six-Day War; combined Marxist-Leninist ideology with Palestinian nationalism; used terrorism to gain attention for their cause; hoped to eliminate the state of Israel [syn: {Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine}]

PFLP-GC
n : a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that conducted several attacks in western Europe [syn: {Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command}]

pH
n : (chemistry) p(otential of) H(ydrogen); the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter; provides a measure on a scale from 0 to 14 of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution (where 7 is neutral and greater than 7 is acidic and less than 7 is basic) [syn: {pH scale}]

pH scale
n : (chemistry) p(otential of) H(ydrogen); the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter; provides a measure on a scale from 0 to 14 of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution (where 7 is neutral and greater than 7 is acidic and less than 7 is basic) [syn: {pH}]

phacelia
n : any plant of the genus Phacelia [syn: {scorpionweed}, {scorpion weed}]

Phacelia campanularia
n : annual of southern California with intricately branched stems and lax cymes of aromatic deep blue bell-shaped flowers [syn: {California bluebell}]

Phacelia minor
n : desert plant of southern California with blue or violet tubular flowers in terminal racemes [syn: {California bluebell}, {whitlavia}, {Phacelia whitlavia}]

Phacelia tanacetifolia
n : hairy annual of California to Mexico with crowded cymes of small blue to lilac or mauve flowers [syn: {fiddleneck}]

Phacelia whitlavia
n : desert plant of southern California with blue or violet tubular flowers in terminal racemes [syn: {California bluebell}, {whitlavia}, {Phacelia minor}]

Phacochoerus
n : warthogs [syn: {genus Phacochoerus}]

phaeochromocytoma
n : a vascular tumor of the adrenal gland; hypersecretion of epinephrine results in intermittent or sustained hypertension [syn: {pheochromocytoma}]

Phaeophyceae
n : brown algae; mostly marine and littoral eukaryotic algae [syn: {class Phaeophyceae}]

Phaeophyta
n : coextensive with class Phaeophyceae; in some classifications subsumed in the division Heterokontophyta [syn: {division Phaeophyta}]

Phaethon
n 1: (Greek mythology) son of Helios; killed when trying to drive his father's chariot and came too close to earth
2: type genus of the Phaethontidae [syn: {genus Phaethon}]

Phaethontidae
n : tropicbirds [syn: {family Phaethontidae}]

phaeton
n : large open car seating four with folding top [syn: {touring car}, {tourer}]

phage
n : a virus that is parasitic in bacteria; it uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria [syn: {bacteriophage}]

phagocyte
n : a cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms [syn: {scavenger cell}]

phagocytic
adj : capable of functioning as a phagocyte

phagocytosis
n : process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection

Phagun
n : the twelfth month of the Hindu calendar [syn: {Phalguna}]

phaius
n : an orchid of the genus Phaius having large plicate leaves and racemes of showy flowers

Phalacrocoracidae
n : cormorants [syn: {family Phalacrocoracidae}]

Phalacrocorax
n : type genus: coextensive with the family Phalacrocoracidae [syn: {genus Phalacrocorax}]

Phalacrocorax carbo
n : large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish [syn: {cormorant}]

phalacrosis
n : the condition of having no hair on the top of the head [syn: {baldness}]

Phalaenopsis
n : genus of ornamental epiphytic orchids of Asia and Australia [syn: {genus Phalaenopsis}]

Phalaenopsis amabilis
n : orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red [syn: {butterfly plant}]

Phalaenoptilus
n : a genus of Caprimulgidae [syn: {genus Phalaenoptilus}]

Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
n : goatsucker of western North America [syn: {poorwill}]

phalangeal
adj : of or relating to the bones of the fingers or toes

phalanger
n : small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails [syn: {opossum}, {possum}]

Phalangeridae
n : phalangers; koalas [syn: {family Phalangeridae}]

phalanges
See {phalange}

Phalangida
n : harvestmen [syn: {order Phalangida}, {Opiliones}, {order Opiliones}]

Phalangiidae
n : a family of Phalangida [syn: {family Phalangiidae}]

phalangitis
n : inflammation of a finger or toe

Phalangium
n : type genus of the family Phalangiidae [syn: {genus Phalangium}]

Phalangium opilio
n : spider-like arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs [syn: {harvestman}, {daddy longlegs}]

phalanx
n 1: any of the bones (or phalanges) of the fingers or toes
2: any closely ranked crowd of people
3: a body of troops in close array

Phalaris
n : a genus of grasses with broad leaves and a dense spike of flowers [syn: {genus Phalaris}]

Phalaris aquatica
n : perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced in North America as forage grass [syn: {hardinggrass}, {Harding grass}, {toowomba canary grass}, {Phalaris tuberosa}]

Phalaris arundinacea
n : perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America [syn: {reed canary grass}, {gardener's garters}, {lady's laces}, {ribbon grass}]

Phalaris canariensis
n : Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds [syn: {canary grass}, {birdseed grass}]

Phalaris tuberosa
n : perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced in North America as forage grass [syn: {hardinggrass}, {Harding grass}, {toowomba canary grass}, {Phalaris aquatica}]

phalarope
n : small sandpiper-like shorebird having lobate toes and being good swimmers; breed in the arctic and winter in the tropics

Phalaropidae
n : phalaropes [syn: {family Phalaropidae}]

Phalaropus
n : type genus of the Phalaropidae: phalaropes [syn: {genus Phalaropus}]

Phalaropus fulicarius
n : phalarope of northern oceans and lakes [syn: {red phalarope}]

Phalguna
n : the twelfth month of the Hindu calendar [syn: {Phagun}]

Phallaceae
n : a family of fungi belonging to the order Phallales and comprising the true stinkhorns [syn: {family Phallaceae}]

Phallales
n : order of fungi comprising the stinkhorns and related forms whose mature hymenium is slimy and fetid; sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes [syn: {order Phallales}]

phalli
See {phallus}

phallic
adj 1: relating to a phallus especially as an embodiment of generative power; "a phallic cult"; "phallic worship"
2: resembling or being a phallus; "a phallic symbol"; "phallic eroticism"; "priapic figurines" [syn: {priapic}]

phallic phase
n : (psychoanalysis) the third stage in a child's development when awareness of and manipulation of the genitals is supposed to be a primary source of pleasure [syn: {phallic stage}]

phallic stage
n : (psychoanalysis) the third stage in a child's development when awareness of and manipulation of the genitals is supposed to be a primary source of pleasure [syn: {phallic phase}]

phalloplasty
n : reconstructive surgery on the penis to repair congenital abnormality or injury

Phallus
n 1: genus of fungi having the cap or pileus hanging free around the stem [syn: {genus Phallus}]
2: the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism) [syn: {penis}, {member}]

Phallus impudicus
n : a common fungus formerly used in preparing a salve for rheumatism [syn: {common stinkhorn}]

Phallus ravenelii
n : this stinkhorn has a cap with a granulose surface at the apex and smells like decaying flesh

phalsa
n : drought-resistant Asiatic treelike shrub bearing pleasantly acid small red edible fruits commonly used in sherbets [syn: {Grewia asiatica}]

phanerogam
n : plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores [syn: {spermatophyte}, {seed plant}]

Phanerogamae
n : in former classification systems: one of two major plant divisions, including all seed-bearing plants; superseded by the division Spermatophyta [ant: {Cryptogamia}]

phaneromania
n : an irresistible desire to pick a superficial body parts (as in obsessive nail-biting)

Phanerozoic
n : the period from about 5,400 million years ago until the present [syn: {Phanerozoic eon}, {Phanerozoic aeon}]

Phanerozoic aeon
n : the period from about 5,400 million years ago until the present [syn: {Phanerozoic}, {Phanerozoic eon}]

Phanerozoic eon
n : the period from about 5,400 million years ago until the present [syn: {Phanerozoic}, {Phanerozoic aeon}]

phantasied
phantasy
n 1: something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy" [syn: {illusion}, {fantasy}, {fancy}]
2: fiction with a large amount of fantasy in it; "she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies" [syn: {fantasy}]
3: imagination unrestricted by reality; "a schoolgirl fantasy" [syn: {fantasy}] [also: {phantasied}]

phantasied
See {phantasy}

phantasm
n 1: a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us" [syn: {apparition}, {phantom}, {phantasma}, {specter}, {spectre}]
2: something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight" [syn: {apparition}, {phantom}, {phantasma}, {shadow}]

phantasma
n 1: a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us" [syn: {apparition}, {phantom}, {phantasm}, {specter}, {spectre}]
2: something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight" [syn: {apparition}, {phantom}, {phantasm}, {shadow}]

phantasmagoria
n : a constantly changing medley or real or imagined images (as in a dream)

phantasmagoric
adj : characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions; "a great concourse of phantasmagoric shadows"--J.C.Powys; "the incongruous imagery in surreal art and literature" [syn: {phantasmagorical}, {surreal}, {surrealistic}]

phantasmagorical
adj : characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions; "a great concourse of phantasmagoric shadows"--J.C.Powys; "the incongruous imagery in surreal art and literature" [syn: {phantasmagoric}, {surreal}, {surrealistic}]

phantasmal
adj : like or being a phantom; "a ghostly face at the window"; "a phantasmal presence in the room"; "spectral emanations"; "spiritual tappings at a seance" [syn: {apparitional}, {ghostlike}, {ghostly}, {spectral}, {spiritual}]

phantasy
n 1: something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy" [syn: {illusion}, {fantasy}, {fancy}]
2: fiction with a large amount of fantasy in it; "she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies" [syn: {fantasy}]
3: imagination unrestricted by reality; "a schoolgirl fantasy" [syn: {fantasy}] [also: {phantasied}]

phantasy life
n : an imaginary life lived in a fantasy world [syn: {fantasy life}]

phantasy world
n : something existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality) [syn: {fantasy world}, {fairyland}]

phantom
adj : something apparently sensed but having no physical reality; "seemed to hear faint phantom bells"; "the amputee's illusion of a phantom limb"
n 1: a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us" [syn: {apparition}, {phantasm}, {phantasma}, {specter}, {spectre}]
2: something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight" [syn: {apparition}, {phantasm}, {phantasma}, {shadow}]

phantom limb
n : the illusion that a limb still exists after it has been amputated

phantom limb pain
n : pain felt by an amputee that seems to be located in the missing limb

phantom limb syndrome
n : syndrome consisting of discomfort or pain in a limb that has been amputated

phantom orchid
n : waxy white nearly leafless plant with stems in clusters and racemes of white flowers; northwestern United States to northern California and east to Idaho [syn: {snow orchid}, {Eburophyton austinae}]

Pharaoh
n : the title of the ancient Egyptian kings [syn: {Pharaoh of Egypt}]

pharaoh ant
n : small red ant of warm regions; a common household pest [syn: {pharaoh's ant}, {Monomorium pharaonis}]

Pharaoh of Egypt
n : the title of the ancient Egyptian kings [syn: {Pharaoh}]

pharaoh's ant
n : small red ant of warm regions; a common household pest [syn: {pharaoh ant}, {Monomorium pharaonis}]

Pharaoh's chicken
n : small mostly white vulture of Africa and southern Eurasia [syn: {Egyptian vulture}, {Neophron percnopterus}]

Pharaonic
adj : of or relating to the ancient Egyptian kings

pharisaic
adj : excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile" [syn: {holier-than-thou}, {pietistic}, {pietistical}, {pharisaical}, {sanctimonious}, {self-righteous}]

pharisaical
adj : excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile" [syn: {holier-than-thou}, {pietistic}, {pietistical}, {pharisaic}, {sanctimonious}, {self-righteous}]

pharisee
n 1: a self-righteous or sanctimonious person
2: a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions

pharma
n : a company that makes and sells pharmaceuticals [syn: {drug company}, {pharmaceutical company}]

pharmaceutic
adj : of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists; "the pharmaceutical industry" [syn: {pharmaceutical}]

pharmaceutical
adj 1: of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists; "the pharmaceutical industry" [syn: {pharmaceutic}]
2: of or relating to drugs used in medical treatment
n : drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment

pharmaceutical chemist
n : someone trained in the science of drugs (their composition and uses and effects) [syn: {pharmacologist}]

pharmaceutical company
n : a company that makes and sells pharmaceuticals [syn: {drug company}, {pharma}]

pharmaceutics
n : the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines, [syn: {pharmacy}]

pharmacist
n : a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs [syn: {druggist}, {chemist}, {apothecary}, {pill pusher}, {pill roller}]

pharmacogenetics
n : the branch of genetics that studies the genetically determined variations in responses to drugs in humans or laboratory organisms

pharmacokinetics
n : the study of the action of drugs in the body: method and rate of excretion; duration of effect; etc.

pharmacologic
adj : of or relating to pharmacology [syn: {pharmacological}]

pharmacological
adj : of or relating to pharmacology [syn: {pharmacologic}]

pharmacological medicine
n : the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects [syn: {pharmacology}, {materia medica}]

pharmacologically
adv : with regard to pharmacology; "pharmacologically, this plant could have important applications"

pharmacologist
n : someone trained in the science of drugs (their composition and uses and effects) [syn: {pharmaceutical chemist}]

pharmacology
n : the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects [syn: {pharmacological medicine}, {materia medica}]

pharmacopeia
n : (pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation [syn: {formulary}]

pharmacopoeia
n : a collection or stock of drugs

pharmacy
n 1: the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines, [syn: {pharmaceutics}]
2: a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold [syn: {drugstore}, {apothecary's shop}, {chemist's}, {chemist's shop}]

Pharomacrus
n : a genus of Trogonidae [syn: {genus Pharomacrus}]

Pharomacrus mocino
n : very rare Central American bird; the national bird of Guatemala [syn: {resplendent quetzel}, {resplendent trogon}]

pharos
n : a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships [syn: {beacon}, {lighthouse}, {beacon light}]

Pharsalus
n : Caesar defeated Pompey in 48 BC [syn: {battle of Pharsalus}]

pharyngeal
adj : of or relating to the throat; "pharyngeal fricatives"

pharyngeal recess
n : a small recess in the wall of the pharynx

pharyngeal reflex
n : normal reflex consisting of retching; may be produced by touching the soft palate in the back of the mouth [syn: {gag reflex}]

pharyngeal tonsil
n : a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx); "hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids"; "enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children" [syn: {adenoid}, {Luschka's tonsil}, {third tonsil}, {tonsilla pharyngealis}, {tonsilla adenoidea}]

pharyngeal vein
n : veins from the pharyngeal plexus that empty into the internal jugular vein [syn: {vena pharyngeus}]

pharynges
pharynx
n : the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone [syn: {throat}] [also: {pharynges} (pl)]

pharynges
See {pharynx}

pharyngitis
n : inflammation of the fauces and pharynx [syn: {sore throat}, {raw throat}]

pharynx
n : the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone [syn: {throat}] [also: {pharynges} (pl)]

Phascogale
n : pouched mice [syn: {genus Phascogale}]

Phascolarctos
n : koalas [syn: {genus Phascolarctos}]

Phascolarctos cinereus
n : sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark [syn: {koala}, {koala bear}, {kangaroo bear}, {native bear}]

phase
n 1: (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary; "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system" [syn: {form}]
2: any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected" [syn: {stage}]
3: a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle [syn: {phase angle}]
4: (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun); "the full phase of the moon"
v 1: arrange in phases or stages; "phase a withdrawal"
2: adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition; "he phased the intake with the output of the machine"

phase angle
n : a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle [syn: {phase}]

phase change
n : a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition [syn: {phase transition}, {state change}, {physical change}]

phase I
n : a clinical trial on a few persons to determine the safety of a new drug or invasive medical device; for drugs, dosage or toxicity limits should be obtained [syn: {phase I clinical trial}]

phase I clinical trial
n : a clinical trial on a few persons to determine the safety of a new drug or invasive medical device; for drugs, dosage or toxicity limits should be obtained [syn: {phase I}]

phase II
n : a clinical trial on more persons than in phase I; intended to evaluate the efficacy of a treatment for the condition it is intended to treat; possible side effects are monitored [syn: {phase II clinical trial}]

phase II clinical trial
n : a clinical trial on more persons than in phase I; intended to evaluate the efficacy of a treatment for the condition it is intended to treat; possible side effects are monitored [syn: {phase II}]

phase III
n : a large clinical trial of a treatment or drug that in phase I and phase II has been shown to be efficacious with tolerable side effects; after successful conclusion of phase III clinical trials it will receive formal approval from the FDA [syn: {phase III clinical trial}]

phase III clinical trial
n : a large clinical trial of a treatment or drug that in phase I and phase II has been shown to be efficacious with tolerable side effects; after successful conclusion of phase III clinical trials it will receive formal approval from the FDA [syn: {phase III}]

phase in
v : introduce gradually [ant: {phase out}]

phase IV
n : sometimes the FDA approves a drug for general use but requires to manufacturer to continue to monitor its effects; during phase IV the drug may be tried on slightly different patient populations than those studied in earlier trials [syn: {phase IV clinical trials}]

phase IV clinical trials
n : sometimes the FDA approves a drug for general use but requires to manufacturer to continue to monitor its effects; during phase IV the drug may be tried on slightly different patient populations than those studied in earlier trials [syn: {phase IV}]

phase modulation
n : modulation of the phase of the carrier wave [syn: {PM}]

phase of cell division
n : a stage in meiosis or mitosis

phase of the moon
n : a time when the moon presents a particular recurring appearance

phase out
v : terminate gradually [ant: {phase in}]

phase space
n : (physics) an ideal space in which the coordinate dimensions represent the variables that are required to describe a system or substance; "a multidimensional phase space"

phase transition
n : a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition [syn: {phase change}, {state change}, {physical change}]

Phaseolus
n : herbs of warm regions including most American beans [syn: {genus Phaseolus}]

Phaseolus aconitifolius
n : East Indian legume having hairy foliage and small yellow flowers followed by cylindrical pods; used especially in India for food and forage and soil-conditioning; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus [syn: {moth bean}, {Vigna aconitifolia}]

Phaseolus acutifolius latifolius
n : twining plant of southwestern United States and Mexico having roundish white or yellow or brown or black beans [syn: {tepary bean}]

Phaseolus angularis
n : bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seeds [syn: {adzuki bean}, {adsuki bean}, {Vigna angularis}]

Phaseolus aureus
n : erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus [syn: {mung}, {mung bean}, {green gram}, {golden gram}, {Vigna radiata}]

Phaseolus caracalla
n : perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus [syn: {snailflower}, {snail-flower}, {snail flower}, {snail bean}, {corkscrew flower}, {Vigna caracalla}]

Phaseolus coccineus
n : tropical American high-climbing bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain [syn: {scarlet runner}, {scarlet runner bean}, {Dutch case-knife bean}, {runner bean}, {Phaseolus multiflorus}]

Phaseolus limensis
n : bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds [syn: {lima bean}, {lima bean plant}]

Phaseolus lunatus
n : bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds [syn: {sieva bean}, {butter bean}, {butter-bean plant}, {lima bean}]

Phaseolus multiflorus
n : tropical American high-climbing bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain [syn: {scarlet runner}, {scarlet runner bean}, {Dutch case-knife bean}, {runner bean}, {Phaseolus coccineus}]

Phaseolus vulgaris
n : the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods [syn: {common bean}, {common bean plant}]

phasianid
n : a kind of game bird in the family Phasianidae

Phasianidae
n : pheasants; quails; partridges [syn: {family Phasianidae}]

Phasianus
n : type genus of the Phasianidae: the typical pheasants [syn: {genus Phasianus}]

Phasianus colchicus
n : common pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ring [syn: {ring-necked pheasant}]

Phasmatidae
n : stick insects [syn: {Phasmidae}, {family Phasmidae}, {family Phasmatidae}]

Phasmatodea
n : in some classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera: stick insects; leaf insects [syn: {Phasmida}, {order Phasmida}, {order Phasmatodea}]

phasmid
n : large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and leaf insects [syn: {phasmid insect}]

phasmid insect
n : large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and leaf insects [syn: {phasmid}]

Phasmida
n : in some classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera: stick insects; leaf insects [syn: {order Phasmida}, {Phasmatodea}, {order Phasmatodea}]

Phasmidae
n : stick insects [syn: {family Phasmidae}, {Phasmatidae}, {family Phasmatidae}]

Phasmidia
n : one of two subgroups of Nematoda used in some classification systems [syn: {class Phasmidia}]

phatic communication
n : conversational speech used to communicate sociability more than information [syn: {phatic speech}]

phatic speech
n : conversational speech used to communicate sociability more than information [syn: {phatic communication}]

Ph.D.
n : an American doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation; the highest degree awarded by a graduate school [syn: {PhD}]

PhD
n : an American doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation; the highest degree awarded by a graduate school [syn: {Ph.D.}]

pheasant
n 1: large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere
2: flesh of a pheasant; usually braised

pheasant coucal
n : Australian bird with a tail like a pheasant [syn: {pheasant cuckoo}, {Centropus phasianinus}]

pheasant cuckoo
n : Australian bird with a tail like a pheasant [syn: {pheasant coucal}, {Centropus phasianinus}]

pheasant under glass
n : a dish of roast pheasant served in a manner characteristic of expensive restaurants

pheasant's-eye
n : Eurasian herb cultivated for its dark-centered deep red flowers [syn: {Adonis annua}]

Phegopteris
n : beech ferns: genus is variously classified: considered alternative name for genus Dryopteris or included in genus Thelypteris [syn: {genus Phegopteris}]

Phegopteris connectilis
n : beech fern of North America and Eurasia [syn: {long beech fern}, {narrow beech fern}, {northern beech fern}, {Dryopteris phegopteris}, {Thelypteris phegopteris}]

Phegopteris hexagonoptera
n : beech fern of North American woodlands having straw-colored stripes [syn: {broad beech fern}, {southern beech fern}, {Dryopteris hexagonoptera}, {Thelypteris hexagonoptera}]

Pheidias
n : ancient Greek sculptor (circa 500-432 BC) [syn: {Phidias}]

phellem
n : (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells [syn: {cork}]

Phellodendron
n : small genus of aromatic deciduous trees of east Asia often having thick corky bark [syn: {genus Phellodendron}]

Phellodendron amurense
n : deciduous tree of China and Manchuria having a turpentine aroma and handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn and deeply fissured corky bark [syn: {cork tree}]

phenacetin
n : a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic [syn: {acetophenetidin}, {acetphenetidin}]

phenacomys
n : any of several vole-like terrestrial or arboreal rodents of cold forested regions of Canada and western United States

Phenaphen
n : an analgesic for mild pain; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril and Tylenol and Panadol and Phenaphen and Tempra and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets) [syn: {acetaminophen}, {Datril}, {Tylenol}, {Panadol}, {Tempra}, {Anacin III}]

phenazopyridine
n : analgesic (trade name Pyridium) used to treat urinary tract infections [syn: {Pyridium}]

phencyclidine
n : a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen [syn: {phencyclidine hydrochloride}, {PCP}, {angel dust}]

phencyclidine hydrochloride
n : a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen [syn: {phencyclidine}, {PCP}, {angel dust}]

phenelzine
n : monoamine oxidase inhibitor (trade name Nardil) used to treat clinical depression [syn: {Nardil}]

Phenergan
n : antihistamine (trade name Phenergan) used to treat allergies; also an antiemetic used to treat motion sickness [syn: {promethazine}]

Phenicia
n : an ancient maritime country (a collection of city states) at eastern end of the Mediterranean [syn: {Phoenicia}]

pheniramine
n : an antihistamine used in preparations to treat allergies and respiratory infections; used to treat rhinitis and skin rashes and pruritus

phenobarbital
n : a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative [syn: {sodium thiopental}, {phenobarbitone}, {Luminal}, {purple heart}]

phenobarbitone
n : a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative [syn: {sodium thiopental}, {phenobarbital}, {Luminal}, {purple heart}]

phenol
n 1: any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups
2: a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally [syn: {carbolic acid}, {hydroxybenzene}, {oxybenzene}, {phenylic acid}]

phenolic
n : a thermosetting resin [syn: {phenolic resin}, {phenoplast}]

phenolic plastic
n : a plastic consisting of phenolic resins [syn: {phenolic urea}]

phenolic resin
n : a thermosetting resin [syn: {phenolic}, {phenoplast}]

phenolic urea
n : a plastic consisting of phenolic resins [syn: {phenolic plastic}]

phenolphthalein
n : a laxative used in many preparations under various trade names; also used as an acid-base indicator in titrations involving weak acids and strong bases because it is brilliant red at high alkalinity and colorless below pH 8

phenomena
phenomenon
n 1: any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
2: a remarkable development [also: {phenomena} (pl)]

phenomena
See {phenomenon}

phenomenal
adj 1: of or relating to a phenomenon; "phenomenal science"
2: exceedingly or unbelievably great; "the bomb did fantastic damage"; "Samson is supposed to have had fantastic strength"; "phenomenal feats of memory" [syn: {fantastic}]

phenomenally
adv : to a phenomenal degree; "his reaction was phenomenally quick"

phenomenology
n : a philosophical doctrine proposed by Edmund Husserl based on the study of human experience in which considerations of objective reality are not taken into account

phenomenon
n 1: any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
2: a remarkable development [also: {phenomena} (pl)]

phenoplast
n : a thermosetting resin [syn: {phenolic resin}, {phenolic}]

pheno-safranine
n : a purplish red water-soluble dye used in microscopy

phenothiazine
n : a compound used primarily in veterinary medicine to rid farm animals of internal parasites [syn: {thiodiphenylamine}]

phenotype
n : what an organism looks like as a consequence of its genotype; two organisms with the same phenotype can have different genotypes

phenotypic
adj : of or relating to or constituting a phenotype; "phenotypical profile" [syn: {phenotypical}]

phenotypical
adj : of or relating to or constituting a phenotype; "phenotypical profile" [syn: {phenotypic}]

phenoxymethyl penicillin
n : a crystalline penicillin similar in action to penicillin G but more resistant to the action of gastric acids [syn: {penicillin V}]

phensuximide
n : anticonvulsant (trade name Milontin) used to treat petit mal [syn: {Milontin}]

phentolamine
n : a virility drug (trade name Vasomax) to treat erectile dysfunction in men [syn: {Vasomax}]

phenyl salicylate
n : a white powder with a pleasant taste and odor; used to absorb light in sun tan lotions or as a preservative or an antiseptic or a coating for pills in which the medicine is intended for enteric release [syn: {salol}]

phenylacetamide
n : a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic [syn: {acetanilide}, {acetanilid}]

phenylalanine
n : an essential amino acid found in proteins and needed for growth of children and for protein metabolism in children and adults; abundant in milk and eggs; it is normally converted to tyrosine in the human body

phenylamine
n : oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines [syn: {aniline}, {aniline oil}, {aminobenzine}]

phenylbutazone
n : anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Butazolidin) [syn: {Butazolidin}]

phenylephrine
n : a powerful vasoconstrictor used to dilate the pupils and relieve nasal congestion

phenylethylene
n : a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene [syn: {styrene}, {cinnamene}, {vinylbenzene}]

phenylic acid
n : a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally [syn: {carbolic acid}, {phenol}, {hydroxybenzene}, {oxybenzene}]

phenylketonuria
n : a genetic disorder of metabolism; lack of the enzyme needed to turn phenylalanine into tyrosine results in an accumulation of phenylalanine in the body fluids which causes various degrees of mental deficiency [syn: {PKU}]

phenylpropanolamine
n : an adrenergic drug used in many preparations to relieve allergic reactions or respiratory infections

phenyltoloxamine
n : antihistamine included in some preparations used to treat coughing and nasal congestion

phenytoin
n : an anticonvulsant drug (trade name Dilantin) used to treat epilepsy and that is not a sedative [syn: {diphenylhydantoin}, {Dilantin}]

pheochromocytoma
n : a vascular tumor of the adrenal gland; hypersecretion of epinephrine results in intermittent or sustained hypertension [syn: {phaeochromocytoma}]

pheresis
n : a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis; some are retained and the rest are returned to the donor by transfusion [syn: {apheresis}]

pheromone
n : a chemical substance secreted externally by some animals (especially insects) that influences the physiology or behavior of other animals of the same species

phi
n : the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet

phi coefficient
n : an index of the relation between any two sets of scores that can both be represented on ordered binary dimensions (e.g., male-female) [syn: {phi correlation}, {fourfold point correlation}]

phi correlation
n : an index of the relation between any two sets of scores that can both be represented on ordered binary dimensions (e.g., male-female) [syn: {phi coefficient}, {fourfold point correlation}]

phial
n : a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle) [syn: {vial}, {ampule}, {ampul}, {ampoule}]

Phidias
n : ancient Greek sculptor (circa 500-432 BC) [syn: {Pheidias}]

Phil Anderson
n : United States physicist who studied the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-) [syn: {Anderson}, {Philip Anderson}, {Philip Warren Anderson}]

Philadelphaceae
n : 1 genus; usually included in family Hydrangeaceae [syn: {subfamily Philadelphaceae}]

Philadelphia
n : the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania [syn: {City of Brotherly Love}]

Philadelphia fleabane
n : especially pretty plant having a delicate fringe of threadlike rays around flower heads having very slender white or pink rays; United States and Canada [syn: {Erigeron philadelphicus}]

Philadelphia pepper pot
n : a soup made with vegetables and tripe and seasoned with peppercorns; often contains dumplings [syn: {pepper pot}]

philadelphus
n : any of various chiefly deciduous ornamental shrubs of the genus Philadelphus having white sweet-scented flowers, single or in clusters; widely grown in temperate regions

Philadelphus coronarius
n : large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes [syn: {mock orange}, {syringa}]

Philaenus
n : a genus of Cercopidae [syn: {genus Philaenus}]

Philaenus spumarius
n : North American insect that severely damages grasses [syn: {meadow spittlebug}]

philander
v 1: have amorous affairs; of men; "He has been womanizing for years" [syn: {womanize}, {womanise}]
2: talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women" [syn: {chat up}, {flirt}, {dally}, {butterfly}, {coquet}, {coquette}, {romance}, {mash}]

philanderer
n : a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them [syn: {womanizer}, {womaniser}]

philanthropic
adj 1: generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions" [syn: {beneficent}, {benevolent}, {eleemosynary}]
2: of or relating to or characterized by philanthropy; "a philanthropic society"

philanthropic foundation
n : a foundation that provides funds for science or art or education or religion or relief from disease etc.

philanthropic gift
n : voluntary promotion of human welfare [syn: {philanthropy}]

philanthropically
adv : in a philanthropic manner

philanthropist
n : someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being [syn: {altruist}]

philanthropy
n : voluntary promotion of human welfare [syn: {philanthropic gift}]

philatelic
adj : of or relating to philately or of interest to philatelists [syn: {philatelical}]

philatelical
adj : of or relating to philately or of interest to philatelists [syn: {philatelic}]

philatelically
adv : in a philatelic manner; "the Post Office honors great Americans philatelically"

philatelist
n : a collector and student of postage stamps [syn: {stamp collector}]

philately
n : the collection and study of postage stamps [syn: {stamp collecting}, {stamp collection}]

Philemon
n 1: (Greek mythology) a simple countryman who offered hospitality to Zeus and Hermes when they came to earth without revealing their identities in order to test people's piety
2: (New Testament) a Christian (probably living in Colossae) whose slave escaped and went to see Saint Paul
3: a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping [syn: {Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon}, {Epistle to Philemon}]

philharmonic
adj 1: composing or characteristic of an orchestral group; "philharmonic players"
2: devoted to or appreciative of music; "the most philharmonic ear is at times deeply affected by a simple air"

philharmonic pitch
n : the pitch used to tune instruments for concert performances; usually assigns 440 Hz to the A above middle C [syn: {concert pitch}, {international pitch}]

philhellene
adj : characterized by a love of Greece and Grecian things; "the Philhellenic Society" [syn: {philhellenic}, {Graecophile}, {Graecophilic}]
n : an admirer of Greece and everything Greek [syn: {philhellenist}, {Graecophile}]

philhellenic
adj : characterized by a love of Greece and Grecian things; "the Philhellenic Society" [syn: {philhellene}, {Graecophile}, {Graecophilic}]

philhellenist
n : an admirer of Greece and everything Greek [syn: {philhellene}, {Graecophile}]

Philibert de l'Orme
n : French royal architect who built the Tuileries Palace and Gardens in Paris for Catherine de Medicis (1515-1570) [syn: {Delorme}, {Philibert Delorme}, {de l'Orme}]

Philibert Delorme
n : French royal architect who built the Tuileries Palace and Gardens in Paris for Catherine de Medicis (1515-1570) [syn: {Delorme}, {de l'Orme}, {Philibert de l'Orme}]

Philip
n : Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921) [syn: {Prince Philip}, {Duke of Edinburgh}]

Philip Anderson
n : United States physicist who studied the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-) [syn: {Anderson}, {Philip Warren Anderson}, {Phil Anderson}]

Philip Augustus
n : son of Louis VII whose reign as king of France saw wars with the English that regained control of Normandy and Anjou and most of Poitou (1165-1223) [syn: {Philip II}]

Philip Dormer Stanhope
n : suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773) [syn: {Chesterfield}, {Fourth Earl of Chesterfield}]

Philip II
n 1: son of Louis VII whose reign as king of France saw wars with the English that regained control of Normandy and Anjou and most of Poitou (1165-1223) [syn: {Philip Augustus}]
2: king of ancient Macedonia and father of Alexander the Great (382-336 BC) [syn: {Philip II of Macedon}]
3: king of Spain and Portugal and husband of Mary I; he supported the Counter Reformation and sent the Spanish Armada to invade England (1527-1598) [syn: {Philip II of Spain}]

Philip II of Macedon
n : king of ancient Macedonia and father of Alexander the Great (382-336 BC) [syn: {Philip II}]

Philip II of Spain
n : king of Spain and Portugal and husband of Mary I; he supported the Counter Reformation and sent the Spanish Armada to invade England (1527-1598) [syn: {Philip II}]

Philip Marlowe
n : tough cynical detective (one of the early detective heroes in American fiction) created by Raymond Chandler [syn: {Marlowe}]

Philip Michael Ondaatje
n : Canadian writer (born in Sri Lanka in 1943) [syn: {Ondaatje}, {Michael Ondaatje}]

Philip Milton Roth
n : United States writer whose novels portray middle-class Jewish life (born in 1933) [syn: {Roth}, {Philip Roth}]

Philip of Valois
n : king of France who founded the Valois dynasty; his dispute with Edward III over his succession led to the Hundred Years' War (1293-1350) [syn: {Philip VI}]

Philip Roth
n : United States writer whose novels portray middle-class Jewish life (born in 1933) [syn: {Roth}, {Philip Milton Roth}]

Philip V
n : king of ancient Macedonia whose confrontations with the Romans led to his defeat and his loss of control over Greece

Philip VI
n : king of France who founded the Valois dynasty; his dispute with Edward III over his succession led to the Hundred Years' War (1293-1350) [syn: {Philip of Valois}]

Philip Warren Anderson
n : United States physicist who studied the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-) [syn: {Anderson}, {Philip Anderson}, {Phil Anderson}]

Philipp Lenard
n : German physicist who studied cathode rays (1862-1947) [syn: {Lenard}]

Philipp Melanchthon
n : German theologian and Luther's successor as leader of the Reformation in Germany (1497-1560) [syn: {Melanchthon}, {Philipp Schwarzerd}]

Philipp Schwarzerd
n : German theologian and Luther's successor as leader of the Reformation in Germany (1497-1560) [syn: {Melanchthon}, {Philipp Melanchthon}]

Philippi
n 1: a city in ancient Macedonia that was important in early Christianity
2: Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC [syn: {battle of Philippi}]

Philippian
n : a native or inhabitant of Philippi in ancient Macedonia

Philippians
n : a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the church a Philippi in Macedonia [syn: {Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians}, {Epistle to the Philippians}]

philippic
n : a speech of violent denunciation [syn: {tirade}, {broadside}]

Philippine
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs; "the Philippine President"; "our Filipino cook" [syn: {Filipino}]
n : official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages [syn: {Filipino}]

Philippine cedar
n : Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood [syn: {Philippine mahogany}, {kalantas}, {Toona calantas}, {Cedrela calantas}]

Philippine Islands
n : an archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands [syn: {Philippines}]

Philippine mahogany
n 1: red or pale-red hardwood of the Philippine mahogany tree used for cigar boxes and interior finish
2: Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood [syn: {Philippine cedar}, {kalantas}, {Toona calantas}, {Cedrela calantas}]

Philippine monetary unit
n : monetary unit in the Philippines

Philippine peso
n : the basic unit of money in the Philippines; equal to 100 centavos [syn: {peso}]

Philippine Sea
n : a naval battle in World War II (1944); a decisive naval victory for the United States fleet over the Japanese who were trying to block supplies from reaching American troops on Leyte [syn: {battle of the Philippine Sea}]

Philippines
n 1: a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946 [syn: {Republic of the Philippines}]
2: an archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands [syn: {Philippine Islands}]

Philippopolis
n : an ancient city in southern Bulgaria; commercial center of an agricultural region [syn: {Plovdiv}]

Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus
n : Swiss physician who introduced treatments of particular illnesses based on his observation and experience; he saw illness as having an external cause (rather than an imbalance of humors) and replaced traditional remedies with chemical remedies (1493-1541) [syn: {Paracelsus}, {Theophrastus Philippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim}]

Philistia
n : an ancient region on the coast of southwestern Palestine that was strategically located on a trade route between Syria and Egypt; important in Biblical times

Philistine
adj 1: of or relatin to ancient Philistia or the the culture of the Philistines
2: smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values [syn: {anti-intellectual}]
n 1: a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits [syn: {lowbrow}]
2: a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient philistia around the 12th century BC

philistinism
n : a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters [syn: {materialism}]

Phillidae
n : leaf insects [syn: {Phyllidae}, {family Phyllidae}, {family Phillidae}]

Phillips screw
n : a screw with a special head having crossed slots

Phillips screwdriver
n : a screwdriver for use with Phillips screws

phillipsite
n : a group of white or reddish crystalline minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of calcium and potassium and aluminum

Phillis Wheatley
n : American poet (born in Africa) who was the first recognized Black writer in America (1753-1784) [syn: {Wheatley}]

Phillyrea
n : small genus of evergreen shrubs of the Mediterranean region [syn: {genus Phillyrea}]

philodendra
philodendron
n : often grown as a houseplant [also: {philodendra} (pl)]

philodendra
See {philodendron}

philodendron
n : often grown as a houseplant [also: {philodendra} (pl)]

Philohela
n : American woodcocks [syn: {genus Philohela}]

Philohela minor
n : small long-billed American woodcock; prized as a game bird [syn: {American woodcock}, {woodcock snipe}]

philological
adj : of or relating to or dealing with philology

philologist
n : a humanist specializing in classical scholarship [syn: {philologue}]

philologue
n : a humanist specializing in classical scholarship [syn: {philologist}]

philology
n : the humanistic study of language and literature [syn: {linguistics}]

Philomachus
n : ruffs [syn: {genus Philomachus}]

Philomachus pugnax
n : common Eurasian sandpiper; male has an erectile ruff in breeding season [syn: {ruff}]

Philophylla
n : leaf miners [syn: {genus Philophylla}]

philosopher
n 1: a specialist in philosophy
2: a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity

philosopher's stone
n : a hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold

philosopher's wool
n : oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment [syn: {zinc oxide}, {flowers of zinc}]

philosophic
adj 1: of or relating to philosophy or philosophers; "philosophical writing"; "a considerable knowledge of philosophical terminology" [syn: {philosophical}]
2: characteristic of or imbued with the attitude of a philosopher or based on philosophy; "that breadth of outlook that distinguishes the philosophic mind"; "their differences were philosophical" [syn: {philosophical}] [ant: {nonphilosophical}]
3: characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment; "philosophical resignation"; "a philosophic attitude toward life" [syn: {philosophical}]

philosophical
adj 1: of or relating to philosophy or philosophers; "philosophical writing"; "a considerable knowledge of philosophical terminology" [syn: {philosophic}]
2: characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment; "philosophical resignation"; "a philosophic attitude toward life" [syn: {philosophic}]
3: characteristic of or imbued with the attitude of a philosopher or based on philosophy; "that breadth of outlook that distinguishes the philosophic mind"; "their differences were philosophical" [syn: {philosophic}] [ant: {nonphilosophical}]

philosophical doctrine
n : a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy [syn: {philosophical theory}]

philosophical system
n : a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school [syn: {doctrine}, {philosophy}, {school of thought}, {ism}]

philosophical theory
n : a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy [syn: {philosophical doctrine}]

philosophically
adv 1: in a philosophic manner; "she took it philosophically"
2: with respect to philosophy; "the movement is philosphically indebted to Rousseau"

philosophise
v : reason philosophically [syn: {philosophize}]

philosophiser
n : someone who considers situations from a philosophical point of view [syn: {philosophizer}]

philosophize
v : reason philosophically [syn: {philosophise}]

philosophizer
n : someone who considers situations from a philosophical point of view [syn: {philosophiser}]

philosophizing
n : the exposition (often superficially) of a particular philosophy

philosophy
n 1: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school [syn: {doctrine}, {philosophical system}, {school of thought}, {ism}]
2: the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
3: any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation; "self-indulgence was his only philosophy"; "my father's philosophy of child-rearing was to let mother do it"

philosophy department
n : the academic department responsible for teaching philosophy [syn: {department of philosophy}]

philter
n : a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it [syn: {philtre}, {love-potion}, {love-philter}, {love-philtre}]

philtre
n : a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it [syn: {philter}, {love-potion}, {love-philter}, {love-philtre}]

phimosis
n : an abnormal tightness of the foreskin preventing retraction over the glans

Phineas Taylor Barnum
n : United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891) [syn: {Barnum}, {P. T. Barnum}]

Phintias
n : friend of Damon; Phintias (according to legend) was condemned to death by Dionysius the Elder and asked a respite to put his affairs in order; Damon pledged his life for the return of his friend; when Phintias returned in time the Tyrant released them both (4th century BC) [syn: {Pythias}]

phi-phenomena
See {phi-phenomenon}

Phiz
n 1: English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882) [syn: {Browne}, {Hablot Knight Browne}]
2: the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) [syn: {countenance}, {physiognomy}, {visage}, {kisser}, {smiler}, {mug}]

phlebectomy
n : surgical removal or all or part of a vein; sometimes done in cases of severe varicose veins

phlebitis
n : inflammation of a vein (usually in the legs)

Phlebodium
n : chiefly epiphytic tropical ferns with free veins bearing sori [syn: {genus Phlebodium}]

Phlebodium aureum
n : tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polypodium [syn: {golden polypody}, {serpent fern}, {rabbit's-foot fern}, {Polypodium aureum}]

phlebogram
n : an X ray of a vein injected with a radiopaque contrast medium [syn: {venogram}]

phlebothrombosis
n : thrombosis of a vein without prior inflammation of the vein; associated with sluggish blood flow (as in prolonged bedrest or pregnancy or surgery) or with rapid coagulation of the blood [syn: {venous thrombosis}]

phlebotomise
v : draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment" [syn: {bleed}, {leech}, {phlebotomize}]

phlebotomize
v : draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment" [syn: {bleed}, {leech}, {phlebotomise}]

phlebotomus
n 1: a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii [syn: {sandfly fever}, {pappataci fever}]
2: small blood-sucking sand flies that resemble moths [syn: {genus Phlebotomus}]

Phlebotomus papatasii
n : any of various small dipterous flies; blood-sucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis [syn: {sand fly}, {sandfly}]

phlebotomy
n : surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis [syn: {venesection}]

phlegm
n 1: apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions [syn: {emotionlessness}, {impassivity}, {impassiveness}, {indifference}, {stolidity}, {unemotionality}]
2: expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness [syn: {sputum}]
3: inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy [syn: {languor}, {lethargy}, {sluggishness}]

phlegmasia alba dolens
n : painful thrombosis of the femoral vein in the leg following childbirth [syn: {milk leg}, {white leg}]

phlegmatic
adj : showing little emotion; "a phlegmatic...and certainly undemonstrative man" [syn: {phlegmatical}]

phlegmatical
adj : showing little emotion; "a phlegmatic...and certainly undemonstrative man" [syn: {phlegmatic}]

phlegmatically
adv : in a phlegmatic manner; "he accepted the decision phlegmatically"

phlegmy
adj : characterized by phlegm; "a phlegmy discharge" [ant: {dry}]

Phleum
n : grasses native to temperate regions [syn: {genus Phleum}]

Phleum pratense
n : grass with long cylindrical spikes frown in northern United States and Europe for hay [syn: {timothy}, {herd's grass}]

phloem
n : (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes [syn: {bast}]

phlogiston
n : a hypothetical substance once believed to be present in all combustible materials and to be released during burning

phlogopite
n : a brown form of mica consisting of hydrous silicate of potassium and magnesium and aluminum

phlomis
n : any of various plants of the genus Phlomis; grown primarily for their dense whorls of lipped flowers and attractive foliage

Phlomis fruticosa
n : a spreading subshrub of Mediterranean regions cultivated for dense axillary whorls of purple or yellow flowers [syn: {Jerusalem sage}]

phlox
n : any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers

Phlox bifida
n : low mat-forming herb of rocky places in United States [syn: {chickweed phlox}, {sand phlox}, {Phlox stellaria}]

phlox family
n : a widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants of the order Polemoniales; often have showy flowers [syn: {Polemoniaceae}, {family Polemoniaceae}]

Phlox stellaria
n : low mat-forming herb of rocky places in United States [syn: {chickweed phlox}, {sand phlox}, {Phlox bifida}]

Phlox subulata
n : low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves and pink or white flowers; native to United States and widely cultivated as a ground cover [syn: {moss pink}, {mountain phlox}, {moss phlox}, {dwarf phlox}]

phlyctenae
See {phlyctaena}

Phnom Penh
n : the capital and largest city of Kampuchea [syn: {Pnom Penh}, {Cambodian capital}]

phobia
n : an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations; "phobic disorder is a general term for all phobias" [syn: {phobic disorder}, {phobic neurosis}]

phobic
adj : suffering from irrational fears

phobic disorder
n : an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations; "phobic disorder is a general term for all phobias" [syn: {phobia}, {phobic neurosis}]

phobic neurosis
n : an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations; "phobic disorder is a general term for all phobias" [syn: {phobia}, {phobic disorder}]

phobophobia
n : a morbid fear of developing a phobia

Phobos
n : the larger of the two satellites of Mars

Phoca
n : type genus of the Phocidae: earless seals [syn: {genus Phoca}]

Phoca vitulina
n : small spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern hemisphere [syn: {harbor seal}, {common seal}]

Phocaena
n : porpoises [syn: {genus Phocaena}]

Phocaena phocaena
n : the common porpoise of the northern Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {harbor porpoise}, {herring hog}]

Phocaena sinus
n : a short porpoise that lives in the Gulf of California; an endangered species [syn: {vaquita}]

Phocidae
n : earless seals [syn: {family Phocidae}]

phocine
adj : of or relating to seals

phocomelia
n : an abnormality of development in which the upper part of an arm or leg is missing so the hands or feet are attached to the body like stumps; rare condition that results from taking thalidomide during pregnancy [syn: {seal limbs}]

Phoebe
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn: {five}, {5}, {V}, {cinque}, {quint}, {quintet}, {fivesome}, {quintuplet}, {pentad}, {fin}, {Little Phoebe}]
2: (Greek mythology) a Titaness who became identified with Artemis as goddess of the moon
3: small dun-colored North American flycatcher [syn: {phoebe bird}, {Sayornis phoebe}]

phoebe bird
n : small dun-colored North American flycatcher [syn: {phoebe}, {Sayornis phoebe}]

Phoebus
n : Greek god of light; god of prophesy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis [syn: {Apollo}, {Phoebus Apollo}]

Phoebus Apollo
n : Greek god of light; god of prophesy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis [syn: {Apollo}, {Phoebus}]

Phoenicia
n : an ancient maritime country (a collection of city states) at eastern end of the Mediterranean [syn: {Phenicia}]

Phoenician
n 1: a member of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the first millennium B.C.
2: the extinct language of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the ancient world

Phoenicophorium
n : latanier palm [syn: {genus Phoenicophorium}]

Phoenicopteridae
n : flamingos [syn: {family Phoenicopteridae}]

Phoeniculidae
n : wood hoopoes [syn: {family Phoeniculidae}]

Phoeniculus
n : type and only genus of the family Phoeniculidae [syn: {genus Phoeniculus}]

Phoenicurus
n : Old World thrushes [syn: {genus Phoenicurus}]

Phoenix
n 1: the state capital and largest city of Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural center thanks to irrigation [syn: {capital of Arizona}]
2: a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa [syn: {genus Phoenix}]
3: a legendary Arabian bird said to periodically burn itself to death and emerge from the ashes as a new phoenix; according to most versions only one phoenix lived at a time and it renewed itself every 500 years
4: a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Tucana and Sculptor

Phoenix dactylifera
n : tall tropical feather palm tree native to Syria bearing sweet edible fruit [syn: {date palm}]

phoenix tree
n : deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods [syn: {Chinese parasol tree}, {Chinese parasol}, {Japanese varnish tree}, {Firmiana simplex}]

Pholadidae
n : a family of Bivalvia [syn: {family Pholadidae}]

Pholas
n : type genus of the family Pholadidae: piddocks [syn: {genus Pholas}]

Pholidae
n : a family of fish of suborder Blennioidea [syn: {family Pholidae}, {family Pholididae}]

Pholidota
n 1: genus of mostly epiphytic orchids of Indonesia and the western Pacific [syn: {genus Pholidota}]
2: pangolins; in some former classifications included in the order Edentata [syn: {order Pholidota}]

Pholiota
n : genus of gilled agarics of Europe and North America having brown spores and an annulus; grows on open ground or decaying wood [syn: {genus Pholiota}]

Pholiota astragalina
n : a fungus with a smooth orange cap and yellow gills and pale yellow stalk

Pholiota aurea
n : a beautiful yellow gilled fungus found from Alaska south along the coast [syn: {golden pholiota}]

Pholiota destruens
n : a large fungus with whitish scales on the cap and remnants of the veil hanging from the cap; the stalk is thick and hard

Pholiota flammans
n : a fungus with a yellow cap covered with fine scales as is the stalk

Pholiota flavida
n : a fungus that grows in clusters on the ground; cap is brownish orange with a surface that is smooth and slightly sticky; whitish gills and a cylindrical brown stalk

Pholiota nameko
n : one of the most important fungi cultivated in Japan [syn: {nameko}, {viscid mushroom}]

Pholiota squarrosa
n : a gilled fungus with a cap and stalk that are conspicuously scaly with upright scales; gills develop a greenish tinge with age [syn: {scaly pholiota}]

Pholiota squarrosa-adiposa
n : a gilled fungus having yellow slimy caps with conspicuous tawny scales on the caps and stalks

Pholiota squarrosoides
n : a pale buff fungus with tawny scales

Pholis
n : type genus of the Pholidae: gunnels [syn: {genus Pholis}]

Pholis gunnellus
n : slippery scaleless food fish of the northern Atlantic coastal waters [syn: {rock gunnel}, {butterfish}]

Pholistoma
n : straggling herbs of southwestern United States [syn: {genus Pholistoma}]

Pholistoma auritum
n : straggling California annual herb with deep purple or violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Nemophila [syn: {fiesta flower}, {Nemophila aurita}]

phon
n : a unit of subjective loudness

phonate
v : utter speech sounds [syn: {vocalize}, {vocalise}]

phonation
n : the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract; "a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations" [syn: {voice}, {vocalization}, {vocalisation}, {vox}]

phone
n 1: electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds; "I talked to him on the telephone" [syn: {telephone}, {telephone set}]
2: (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language [syn: {speech sound}, {sound}]
3: electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear; "it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked" [syn: {earphone}, {earpiece}, {headphone}]
v : get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning" [syn: {call}, {telephone}, {call up}, {ring}]

phone bill
n : statement of charges for telephone service [syn: {telephone bill}]

phone book
n : a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers [syn: {phonebook}, {telephone book}, {telephone directory}]

phone booth
n : booth for using a telephone [syn: {telephone booth}, {call box}, {telephone box}, {telephone kiosk}]

phone call
n : a telephone connection; "she reported several anonymous calls"; "he placed a phone call to London"; "he heard the phone ringing but didn't want to take the call" [syn: {call}, {telephone call}]

phone card
n : a card that is used instead of cash to make telephone calls [syn: {calling card}]

phone company
n : a public utility that provides telephone service [syn: {telephone company}, {telephone service}, {phone service}, {telco}]

phone cord
n : the telephone wire that connects to the handset [syn: {telephone cord}]

phone jack
n : a jack for plugging in a telephone [syn: {telephone jack}]

phone line
n : a telephone connection [syn: {telephone line}, {telephone circuit}, {subscriber line}, {line}]

phone message
n : a message transmitted by telephone [syn: {telephone message}]

phone number
n : the number is used in calling a particular telephone; "he has an unlisted number" [syn: {telephone number}, {number}]

phone plug
n : a plug for connecting a telephone [syn: {telephone plug}]

phone service
n : a public utility that provides telephone service [syn: {telephone company}, {telephone service}, {phone company}, {telco}]

phone system
n : a communication system that transmits sound between distant points [syn: {telephone system}]

phone tapper
n : someone who wiretaps a telephone or telegraph wire [syn: {tapper}, {wiretapper}]

phonebook
n : a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers [syn: {phone book}, {telephone book}, {telephone directory}]

phone-in
n : a program in which the audience participates by telephone

phoneme
n : (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language

phonemic
adj : of or relating to phonemes of a particular language; "phonemic analysis"
adv : by phonemics; "phonemically transcribed"

phonemic system
n : the system of phonemes recognized in a language

phonemics
n : the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes [syn: {phonology}]

phoner
n : the person initiating a telephone call; "there were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone" [syn: {caller}, {caller-up}, {telephoner}]

phonetic
adj 1: of or relating to speech sounds; "phonetic transcription" [syn: {phonic}]
2: of or relating to the scientific study of speech sounds; "phonetic analysis"

phonetic alphabet
n : an alphabet of characters intended to represent specific sounds of speech [syn: {sound alphabet}]

phonetic symbol
n : a written character used in phonetic transcription of represent a particular speech sound

phonetic transcription
n : a transcription intended to represent each distinct speech sound with a separate symbol

phonetically
adv : by phonetics; "phonetically realized"

phonetician
n : a specialist in phonetics

phonetics
n : the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis

phoney
adj : fraudulent; having a misleading appearance [syn: {bogus}, {fake}, {phony}, {bastard}]
n : a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he does not hold [syn: {hypocrite}, {dissembler}, {phony}, {pretender}]

phonic
adj 1: pertaining to the phonic method of teaching reading
2: relating to speech
3: of or relating to speech sounds; "phonetic transcription" [syn: {phonetic}]

phonics
n : teaching reading by training beginners to associate letters with their sound values

phonier
phony
adj : fraudulent; having a misleading appearance [syn: {bogus}, {fake}, {phoney}, {bastard}]
n : a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he does not hold [syn: {hypocrite}, {dissembler}, {phoney}, {pretender}] [also: {phoniest}, {phonier}]

phonier
See {phony}

phoniest
phony
adj : fraudulent; having a misleading appearance [syn: {bogus}, {fake}, {phoney}, {bastard}]
n : a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he does not hold [syn: {hypocrite}, {dissembler}, {phoney}, {pretender}] [also: {phoniest}, {phonier}]

phoniest
See {phony}

phonogram
n : any written symbol standing for a sound or syllable or morpheme or word

phonogramic
adj : of or relating to a phonogram

phonograph
n : machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically [syn: {record player}]

phonograph album
n : an album for holding phonograph records [syn: {record album}]

phonograph needle
n : a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record [syn: {needle}]

phonograph record
n : sound recording consisting of a disc with continuous grooves; formerly used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracked in the grooves [syn: {phonograph recording}, {record}, {disk}, {disc}, {platter}]

phonograph recording
n : sound recording consisting of a disc with continuous grooves; formerly used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracked in the grooves [syn: {phonograph record}, {record}, {disk}, {disc}, {platter}]

phonograph recording disk
n : a disk coated with cellulose acetate [syn: {acetate disk}]

phonologic
adj : of or relating to phonology; "the phonological component of language" [syn: {phonological}]

phonologic system
n : the system of phones used in a particular language [syn: {phonological system}]

phonological
adj : of or relating to phonology; "the phonological component of language" [syn: {phonologic}]

phonological system
n : the system of phones used in a particular language [syn: {phonologic system}]

phonologist
n : a specialist in phonology

phonology
n : the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes [syn: {phonemics}]

phonophobia
n : a morbid fear of sounds including your own voice [syn: {acousticophobia}]

phony
adj : fraudulent; having a misleading appearance [syn: {bogus}, {fake}, {phoney}, {bastard}]
n : a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he does not hold [syn: {hypocrite}, {dissembler}, {phoney}, {pretender}] [also: {phoniest}, {phonier}]

Phoradendron
n : any of various American parasitic plants similar to Old World mistletoe: false mistletoe [syn: {genus Phoradendron}]

Phoradendron flavescens
n : the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant [syn: {American mistletoe}, {Phoradendron serotinum}]

Phoradendron serotinum
n : the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant [syn: {American mistletoe}, {Phoradendron flavescens}]

phoronid
n : hermaphrodite wormlike animal living in mud of the sea bottom

Phoronida
n : small phylum of wormlike marine animals [syn: {Phoronidea}, {phylum Phoronida}]

Phoronidea
n : small phylum of wormlike marine animals [syn: {Phoronida}, {phylum Phoronida}]

phosgene
n : a colorless poisonous gas that smells like new-mown hay; used in chemical warfare

phosphatase
n : any of a group of enzymes that act as a catalyst in the hydrolysis of organic phosphates

phosphate
n 1: a salt of phosphoric acid [syn: {orthophosphate}, {inorganic phosphate}]
2: carbonated drink with fruit syrup and a little phosphoric acid

phosphate buffer solution
n : a solution containing a phosphate buffer [syn: {PBS}]

phosphine
n : a colorless gas with a strong fishy smell; used as a pesticide

phosphocreatine
n : an organic compound of creatine and phosphoric acid; found in the muscles of vertebrates where its hydrolysis releases energy for muscular contraction [syn: {creatine phosphate}, {creatine phosphoric acid}]

phospholipid
n : any of various compounds composed of fatty acids and phosphoric acid and a nitrogenous base; an important constituent of membranes

phosphoprotein
n : containing chemically bound phosphoric acid

phosphor bronze
n : a corrosion-resistant bronze containing phosphorus; used in bearings and gears

phosphoresce
v : to exhibit phosphorescence

phosphorescence
n : a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased

phosphorescent
adj : emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous; "the phosphorescent glow of decaying wood"

phosphoric
adj : containing or characteristic of phosphorus; "phosphoric acid" [syn: {phosphorous}]

phosphoric acid
n : an acid used in fertilizers and soaps: H3PO4 [syn: {orthophosphoric acid}]

phosphorous
adj : containing or characteristic of phosphorus; "phosphoric acid" [syn: {phosphoric}]

phosphorous acid
n : a clear or yellow-colored monobasic acid (H3PO2) [syn: {hypophosphorous acid}, {orthophosphorous acid}]

phosphorus
n 1: a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms [syn: {P}, {atomic number 15}]
2: a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky [syn: {morning star}, {daystar}]

phot
n : a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter; 10,000 phots equal 1 lux

photalgia
n : pain in the eye resulting from exposure to bright light (often associated with albinism) [syn: {photophobia}]

photic
adj : of or relating to or caused by light

Photinia
n : genus of deciduous and evergreen east Asian trees and shrubs widely cultivated as ornamentals for their white flowers and red fruits; in some classifications includes genus Heteromeles [syn: {genus Photinia}]

Photinia arbutifolia
n : ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia [syn: {toyon}, {tollon}, {Christmasberry}, {Christmas berry}, {Heteromeles arbutifolia}]

photo
n : a picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material [syn: {photograph}, {exposure}, {pic}]

photo credit
n : a note acknowledging the source of a published photograph

photo finish
n : in general, any very close finish; in particular, a finish of a race in which the contestants are so close together that the winner must be determined from a photograph taken at the instant of finishing

photo op
n : an occasion that lends itself to (or is deliberately arranged for) taking photographs that provide favorable publicity for those who are photographed [syn: {photo opportunity}]

photo opportunity
n : an occasion that lends itself to (or is deliberately arranged for) taking photographs that provide favorable publicity for those who are photographed [syn: {photo op}]

Photoblepharon
n : a genus of fish in the family Anomalopidae [syn: {genus Photoblepharon}]

Photoblepharon palpebratus
n : fish of deep dark waters having a light organ below each eye [syn: {flashlight fish}]

photocathode
n : a cathode that emits electrons when illuminated

photocell
n : a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations [syn: {photoelectric cell}, {photoconductive cell}, {electric eye}, {magic eye}]

photochemical
adj : of or relating to or produced by the effects of light on chemical systems

photochemical exchange
n : an exchange produced by the chemical action of radiant energy (especially light)

photochemical reaction
n : a chemical reaction produced by the action of light

photochemistry
n : branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light

photocoagulation
n : surgical procedure that uses an intense laser beam to destroy diseased retinal tissue or to make a scar that will hold the retina in cases of detached retina

photocoagulator
n : surgical instrument containing a laser for use in photocoagulation

photoconduction
n : change in the electrical conductivity of a substance as a result of absorbing electromagnetic radiation [syn: {photoconductivity}]

photoconductive
adj : of or relating to photoconductivity; "selenium is a photoconductive substance"

photoconductive cell
n : a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations [syn: {photoelectric cell}, {photocell}, {electric eye}, {magic eye}]

photoconductivity
n : change in the electrical conductivity of a substance as a result of absorbing electromagnetic radiation [syn: {photoconduction}]

photocopied
photocopy
n : a photographic copy of written or printed or graphic work
v : reproduce by xerography [syn: {run off}, {xerox}] [also: {photocopied}]

photocopied
See {photocopy}

photocopier
n : a copier that uses photographic methods of making copies

photocopy
n : a photographic copy of written or printed or graphic work
v : reproduce by xerography [syn: {run off}, {xerox}] [also: {photocopied}]

photoelectric
adj : of or pertaining to photoelectricity; "the photoelectric effect" [syn: {photoelectrical}]

photoelectric cell
n : a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations [syn: {photoconductive cell}, {photocell}, {electric eye}, {magic eye}]

photoelectric emission
n : the release or absorption of quanta above a certain energy level

photoelectrical
adj : of or pertaining to photoelectricity; "the photoelectric effect" [syn: {photoelectric}]

photoelectrically
adv : by photoelectric means; "they measured it photoelectrically"

photoelectricity
n : electricity generated by light or affected by light

photoelectron
n : an electron that is emitted from an atom or molecule by an incident photon

photoemission
n : emission of photoelectrons (especially from a metallic surface)

photoemissive
adj : of or relating to photoemission

photoengraving
n : an engraving used to reproduce an illustration [syn: {halftone}, {halftone engraving}]

photoflash
n : a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph [syn: {flash}, {flash lamp}, {flashgun}, {flashbulb}, {flash bulb}]

photoflood
n : light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography [syn: {flood}, {floodlight}, {flood lamp}]

photogelatin process
n : a photomechanical printing process that uses a glass plate with a gelatin surface that carries the image to be reproduced; can be used with one or more colors [syn: {collotype}, {collotype printing}]

photogenic
adj : looking attractive in photographs

photogenic epilepsy
n : reflex epilepsy induced by a flickering light

photograph
n : a picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material [syn: {photo}, {exposure}, {pic}]
v 1: record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President" [syn: {snap}, {shoot}]
2: undergo being photographed in a certain way; "Children photograph well"

photograph album
n : an album for photographs

photographer
n : someone who takes photographs professionally [syn: {lensman}]

photographer's model
n : a model who poses for photographers

photographic
adj 1: relating to photography or obtained by using photography; "photographic equipment"
2: representing people or nature with the exactness and fidelity of a photograph

photographic camera
n : equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other) [syn: {camera}]

photographic emulsion
n : a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin [syn: {emulsion}]

photographic equipment
n : equipment used by a photographer

photographic film
n : photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies [syn: {film}]

photographic material
n : light-sensitive paper on which photograph can be printed [syn: {photographic paper}]

photographic paper
n : light-sensitive paper on which photograph can be printed [syn: {photographic material}]

photographic plate
n : a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded [syn: {plate}]

photographic print
n : a printed picture produced from a photographic negative [syn: {print}]

photographically
adv : by photographic means; "photographically recorded scenes"

photography
n 1: the act of taking and printing photographs [syn: {picture taking}]
2: the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces
3: the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies

photogravure
n 1: printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods
2: an intaglio print produced by gravure [syn: {gravure}, {heliogravure}]
3: using photography to produce a plate for printing [syn: {rotogravure}]

photojournalism
n : journalism that presents a story primarily through the use of pictures

photojournalist
n : a journalist who presents a story primarily through the use of photographs

photolithograph
n : a lithograph produced by photographically produced plates

photolithography
n : a planographic printing process using plates made from a photographic image

photomapped
See {photomap}

photomapping
See {photomap}

photomechanical
adj : of or relating to or involving various methods of using photography to make plates for printing

photomechanics
n 1: the process whereby printing surfaces (plates or cylinders) are produced by photographic methods; "photomechanics revolutionized the practice of printing" [syn: {photoplatemaking}]
2: the technique of using photomechanical methods to make photographs into plates for printing

photometer
n 1: measuring instrument for measuring the luminous intensity of a source by comparing it (visually or photoelectrically) with a standard source
2: photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light [syn: {light meter}, {exposure meter}]

photometric
adj : of or relating to photometry [syn: {photometrical}]

photometrical
adj : of or relating to photometry [syn: {photometric}]

photometrically
adv : by photometric means; "photometrically measured"

photometrician
n : someone who practices photometry [syn: {photometrist}]

photometrist
n : someone who practices photometry [syn: {photometrician}]

photometry
n : measurement of the proterties of light (especially luminous intensity)

photomicrograph
n : a photograph taken with the help of a microscope

photomontage
n : a montage that uses photographic images

photon
n : a quantum of electromagnetic radiation; an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle

photo-offset
n : a method of offset printing using photomechanical plates [syn: {photo-offset printing}]

photo-offset printing
n : a method of offset printing using photomechanical plates [syn: {photo-offset}]

photophobia
n 1: a morbid fear of light
2: pain in the eye resulting from exposure to bright light (often associated with albinism) [syn: {photalgia}]

photopic vision
n : normal vision in daylight; vision with sufficient illumination that the cones are active and hue is perceived [syn: {daylight vision}]

photopigment
n : a special pigment found in the rods and cones of the retina

photoplatemaking
n : the process whereby printing surfaces (plates or cylinders) are produced by photographic methods; "photomechanics revolutionized the practice of printing" [syn: {photomechanics}]

photoretinitis
n : damage to the retina resulting from exposure of the eye to the sun without adequate protection

photosensitise
v : make (an organism or substance) sensitive to the influence of radiant energy and especially light [syn: {photosensitize}]

photosensitive
adj : sensitive to visible light; "photographic film is light-sensitive" [syn: {light-sensitive}]

photosensitivity
n : sensitivity to the action of radiant energy [syn: {radiosensitivity}]

photosensitize
v : make (an organism or substance) sensitive to the influence of radiant energy and especially light [syn: {photosensitise}]

photosetting
See {photoset}

photosphere
n : the intensely luminous surface of a star (especially the sun)

photostat
n 1: a photocopy made on a Photostat machine
2: a duplicating machine that makes quick positive or negative copies directly on the surface of prepared paper [syn: {Photostat machine}]
v : make a copy by means of a Photostat device

Photostat machine
n : a duplicating machine that makes quick positive or negative copies directly on the surface of prepared paper [syn: {Photostat}]

photosynthesis
n : synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants)

photosynthetic
adj : relating to or using or formed by photosynthesis [ant: {nonphotosynthetic}]

phototherapy
n : the use of strong light to treat acne or hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn

phototrophic bacteria
n : green and purple bacteria; energy for growth is derived from sunlight; carbon is derived from carbon dioxide or organic carbon [syn: {phototropic bacteria}]

phototropic bacteria
n : green and purple bacteria; energy for growth is derived from sunlight; carbon is derived from carbon dioxide or organic carbon [syn: {phototrophic bacteria}]

phototropism
n : an orienting response to light

photovoltaic
adj : producing a voltage when exposed to radiant energy (especially light)

photovoltaic cell
n : a cell that converts solar energy into electrical energy [syn: {solar cell}]

Phoxinus
n : minnows [syn: {genus Phoxinus}]

Phoxinus phoxinus
n : very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams [syn: {minnow}]

phragmacone
n : the thin conical chambered internal shell (either straight or curved) of a belemnite [syn: {phragmocone}]

Phragmipedium
n : genus of tropical American orchid species often included in genus Cypripedium or Paphiopedilum and Selenipedium: lady slippers [syn: {genus Phragmipedium}]

Phragmites
n : reeds of marshes and riversides in tropical or temperate regions [syn: {genus Phragmites}]

Phragmites communis
n : tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts [syn: {ditch reed}, {common reed}, {carrizo}]

phragmocone
n : the thin conical chambered internal shell (either straight or curved) of a belemnite [syn: {phragmacone}]

phrasal
adj : of or relating to or functioning as a phrase; "phrasal verb"

phrasal idiom
n : an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up [syn: {idiom}, {idiomatic expression}, {set phrase}, {phrase}]

phrasal verb
n : an English verb followed by one or more particles where the combination behaves as a syntactic and semantic unit; "`turn out' is a phrasal verb in the question `how many turned out to vote?'"

phrase
n 1: an expression forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence but not containing a finite verb
2: a short musical passage [syn: {musical phrase}]
3: an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up [syn: {idiom}, {idiomatic expression}, {phrasal idiom}, {set phrase}]
v : put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees" [syn: {give voice}, {formulate}, {word}, {articulate}]

phrase book
n : a book containing common expressions in a foreign language along with their translations

phrase structure
n : the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences [syn: {syntax}, {sentence structure}]

phraseology
n : the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton [syn: {wording}, {diction}, {phrasing}, {choice of words}, {verbiage}]

phrasing
n 1: the grouping of musical phrases in a melodic line
2: the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton [syn: {wording}, {diction}, {phraseology}, {choice of words}, {verbiage}]

phratry
n : people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" [syn: {family}, {family line}, {folk}, {kinfolk}, {kinsfolk}, {sept}]

phreatic
adj : of or relating to ground water

phrenetic
adj : excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion; "frantic with anger and frustration"; "frenetic screams followed the accident"; "a frenzied look in his eye" [syn: {frantic}, {frenetic}, {frenzied}]

phrenic
adj : of or relating to the diaphragm; "phrenic nerve"

phrenic nerve
n : one of a pair of nerves that arises from cervical spinal roots and passes down the thorax to innervate the diaphragm and control breathing [syn: {nervus phrenicus}]

phrenic vein
n : either of two veins that drain the diaphragm [syn: {vena phrenica}]

phrenitis
n : inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis' is no longer in scientific use) [syn: {encephalitis}, {cephalitis}]

phrenological
adj : of or relating to phrenology

phrenologist
n : someone who claims to read your character from the shape of your skull [syn: {craniologist}]

phrenology
n : a now abandoned study of the shape of skull as indicative of the strengths of different faculties

phrontistery
n : an establishment for study and learning (sometimes including modern universities)

Phrygia
n : an ancient country in western and central Asia Minor

Phrygian
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Phrygia
2: a Thraco-Phrygian language spoken by the ancient inhabitants of Phrygia and now extinct--preserved only in a few inscriptions

Phrygian deity
n : deity of the ancient Phrygians of west central Asia Minor

Phrynosoma
n : horned lizards [syn: {genus Phrynosoma}]

Phrynosoma cornutum
n : of arid and semiarid open country [syn: {Texas horned lizard}]

PHS
n : an agency that serves as the office of Surgeon General; includes agencies whose mission is to improve the public health [syn: {United States Public Health Service}]

phthalic acid
n : a colorless acid used to make dyes and perfumes

phthalic anhydride
n : a white cyclic anhydride

Phthiriidae
n : crab lice [syn: {family Phthiriidae}]

Phthirius
n : true lice: crab lice [syn: {genus Phthirius}, {Phthirus}, {genus Phthirus}]

Phthirius pubis
n : infests the pubic region of the human body [syn: {crab louse}, {pubic louse}, {crab}]

Phthirus
n : true lice: crab lice [syn: {Phthirius}, {genus Phthirius}, {genus Phthirus}]

phthisis
n : involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body [syn: {pulmonary tuberculosis}, {consumption}, {wasting disease}, {white plague}]

Phthorimaea
n : potato moths [syn: {genus Phthorimaea}]

Phthorimaea operculella
n 1: larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco [syn: {potato tuberworm}]
2: grayish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm [syn: {potato moth}, {potato tuber moth}, {splitworm}]

phycobilin
n : water-soluble proteinaceous pigments found in red algae and cyanobacteria

phycocyanin
n : blue pigment in algae

phycoerythrin
n : red pigment in red algae

Phycomycetes
n : a large and probably unnatural group of fungi and funguslike organisms comprising the Mastigomycota (including the Oomycetes) and Zygomycota subdivisions of the division Eumycota; a category not used in all systems [syn: {Phycomycetes group}]

Phycomycetes group
n : a large and probably unnatural group of fungi and funguslike organisms comprising the Mastigomycota (including the Oomycetes) and Zygomycota subdivisions of the division Eumycota; a category not used in all systems [syn: {Phycomycetes}]

phycomycosis
n : any fungal infection caused by fungi of the Phycomycetes group

phyla
phylum
n 1: (linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related
2: (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes [also: {phyla} (pl)]

phyla
See {phylum}

phylactery
n : (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer [syn: {tefillin}]

phylae
phyle
n : a tribe of ancient Athenians [also: {phylae} (pl)]

phylae
See {phyle}

phyle
n : a tribe of ancient Athenians [also: {phylae} (pl)]

phyletic
adj : of or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms; "phylogenetic development" [syn: {phylogenetic}]

Phyllidae
n : leaf insects [syn: {family Phyllidae}, {Phillidae}, {family Phillidae}]

phylliform
adj : having the shape of a leaf

Phyllitis
n : a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae (in some classification systems included in genus Asplenium) [syn: {genus Phyllitis}, {genus Scolopendrium}]

Phyllitis scolopendrium
n : Eurasian fern with simple lanceolate fronds [syn: {hart's-tongue}, {hart's-tongue fern}, {Asplenium scolopendrium}]

Phyllium
n : type genus of the Phyllidae [syn: {genus Phyllium}]

phyllo
n : tissue thin sheets of pastry used especially in Greek dishes

phylloclad
n : a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf [syn: {cladode}, {cladophyll}, {phylloclade}]

Phyllocladaceae
n : a family of Phyllocladaceae [syn: {family Phyllocladaceae}]

phylloclade
n : a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf [syn: {cladode}, {cladophyll}, {phylloclad}]

Phyllocladus
n : celery pine [syn: {genus Phyllocladus}]

Phyllocladus alpinus
n : small shrubby celery pine of New Zealand [syn: {Alpine celery pine}]

Phyllocladus asplenifolius
n : medium tall celery pine of Tasmania [syn: {celery top pine}, {celery-topped pine}]

Phyllocladus trichomanoides
n : medium tall celery pine of New Zealand [syn: {tanekaha}]

phyllode
n : an expanded petiole taking on the function of a leaf blade

phyllodial
adj : having a phyllode

Phyllodoce
n : small genus of evergreen arctic and alpine shrubs [syn: {genus Phyllodoce}]

Phyllodoce breweri
n : semi-prostrate evergreen herb of western United States [syn: {purple heather}, {Brewer's mountain heather}]

Phyllodoce caerulea
n : small shrub with tiny evergreen leaves and pink or purple flowers; Alpine summits and high ground in Asia and Europe and United States [syn: {mountain heath}, {Bryanthus taxifolius}]

Phylloporus
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae [syn: {genus Phylloporus}]

Phylloporus boletinoides
n : a fungus with a broadly convex brown cap and pores that extend part way down the stalk

phylloquinone
n : a form of vitamin K [syn: {vitamin K1}, {phytonadione}]

Phyllorhynchus
n : leaf-nosed snakes [syn: {genus Phyllorhynchus}]

Phylloscopus
n : warblers [syn: {genus Phylloscopus}]

Phylloscopus sibilatrix
n : European woodland warbler with dull yellow plumage [syn: {wood warbler}]

Phyllostachys
n : medium and large bamboos [syn: {genus Phyllostachys}]

Phyllostachys aurea
n : small bamboo of southeastern China having slender culms flexuous when young [syn: {fishpole bamboo}, {gosan-chiku}, {hotei-chiku}]

Phyllostachys bambusoides
n : large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and perhaps Japan; widely brown elsewhere [syn: {giant timber bamboo}, {madake}, {ku-chiku}]

Phyllostachys nigra
n : small bamboo having thin green culms turning shining black [syn: {black bamboo}, {kuri-chiku}]

Phyllostomatidae
n : New World leaf-nosed bats [syn: {Phyllostomidae}, {family Phyllostomidae}, {family Phyllostomatidae}]

Phyllostomidae
n : New World leaf-nosed bats [syn: {family Phyllostomidae}, {Phyllostomatidae}, {family Phyllostomatidae}]

Phyllostomus
n : type genus of the family Phyllostomatidae [syn: {genus Phyllostomus}]

Phyllostomus hastatus
n : a variety of leaf-nosed bat

phyllotaxes
See {phyllotaxis}

Phylloxera
n : type genus of the Phylloxeridae: plant lice [syn: {genus Phylloxera}]

Phylloxera vitifoleae
n : destructive to various grape plants [syn: {grape louse}, {grape phylloxera}]

phylloxerae
See {phylloxera}

Phylloxeridae
n : plant lice [syn: {family Phylloxeridae}]

phylogeneses
phylogenesis
n : (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms [syn: {evolution}, {phylogeny}] [also: {phylogeneses} (pl)]

phylogeneses
See {phylogenesis}

phylogenesis
n : (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms [syn: {evolution}, {phylogeny}] [also: {phylogeneses} (pl)]

phylogenetic
adj : of or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms; "phylogenetic development" [syn: {phyletic}]

phylogenetic relation
n : (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts; "in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans" [syn: {affinity}]

phylogenetically
adv : with regard to phylogeny; "a phylogenetically primitive part of the brain"

phylogeny
n : (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms [syn: {evolution}, {phylogenesis}]

phylum
n 1: (linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related
2: (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes [also: {phyla} (pl)]

phylum Acanthocephala
n : phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates: spiny-headed worms [syn: {Acanthocephala}]

phylum Annelida
n : segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches [syn: {Annelida}]

phylum Arthropoda
n : jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes [syn: {Arthropoda}]

phylum Aschelminthes
n : unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms [syn: {Nematoda}, {phylum Nematoda}, {Aschelminthes}]

phylum Brachiopoda
n : marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks [syn: {Brachiopoda}]

phylum Bryozoa
n : marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids [syn: {Bryozoa}, {polyzoa}]

phylum Chaetognatha
n : arrowworms: a group of small active transparent marine worms [syn: {Chaetognatha}]

phylum Chordata
n : comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord [syn: {Chordata}]

phylum Cnidaria
n : hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals [syn: {Cnidaria}, {Coelenterata}, {phylum Coelenterata}]

phylum Coelenterata
n : hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals [syn: {Cnidaria}, {phylum Cnidaria}, {Coelenterata}]

phylum Cryptophyta
n : a phylum in the kingdom Protoctista [syn: {Cryptophyta}]

phylum Ctenophora
n : comb jellies; sea acorns; a small phylum formerly considered a class of Coelenterata [syn: {Ctenophora}]

phylum Cycliophora
n : tiny marine organisms each the size of a period found in great numbers on lobsters' lips; identified tentatively in 1995 as a new phylum or as possible link between Entoprocta and Ectoprocta [syn: {Cycliophora}]

phylum Echinodermata
n : radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g. starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers [syn: {Echinodermata}]

phylum Ectoprocta
n : coextensive with or a subphylum of Bryozoa [syn: {Ectoprocta}]

phylum Entoprocta
n : sometimes considered a subphylum of Bryozoa [syn: {Entoprocta}, {Endoprocta}]

phylum Mollusca
n : gastropods; bivalves; cephalopods; chitons [syn: {Mollusca}]

phylum Nematoda
n : unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms [syn: {Nematoda}, {Aschelminthes}, {phylum Aschelminthes}]

phylum Nemertea
n : proboscis worms [syn: {Nemertea}, {Nemertina}, {phylum Nemertina}]

phylum Nemertina
n : proboscis worms [syn: {Nemertea}, {phylum Nemertea}, {Nemertina}]

phylum Phoronida
n : small phylum of wormlike marine animals [syn: {Phoronida}, {Phoronidea}]

phylum Platyhelminthes
n : flatworms [syn: {Platyhelminthes}]

phylum Pogonophora
n : beard worms [syn: {Pogonophora}]

phylum Porifera
n : coextensive with the subkingdom Parazoa: sponges [syn: {Porifera}]

phylum Protozoa
n : in some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers [syn: {Protozoa}]

phylum Pyrrophyta
n : a division of lower plants comprising unicellular and biflagellate algae that form starchy compounds [syn: {Pyrrophyta}]

phylum Rotifera
n : a phylum including: rotifers [syn: {Rotifera}]

phylum Sipuncula
n : peanut worms [syn: {Sipuncula}]

physa
n : any member of the genus Physa

Physalia
n : Portuguese man-of-war [syn: {genus Physalia}]

Physalis
n : ground cherries [syn: {genus Physalis}]

Physalis alkekengi
n : Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx [syn: {Chinese lantern plant}, {winter cherry}, {bladder cherry}]

Physalis ixocarpa
n : annual of Mexico and southern United States having edible purplish viscid fruit resembling small tomatoes [syn: {tomatillo}, {jamberry}, {Mexican husk tomato}]

Physalis peruviana
n : annual of tropical South America having edible purple fruits [syn: {cape gooseberry}, {purple ground cherry}]

Physalis philadelphica
n : Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes [syn: {tomatillo}, {miltomate}, {purple ground cherry}, {jamberry}]

Physalis pruinosa
n : stout hairy annual of eastern North America with sweet yellow fruits [syn: {strawberry tomato}, {dwarf cape gooseberry}]

Physalis pubescens
n : decorative American annual having round fleshy yellow berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk [syn: {downy ground cherry}, {strawberry tomato}]

Physalis viscosa
n : found on sea beaches from Virginia to South America having greenish-yellow flowers and orange or yellow berries [syn: {yellow henbane}]

Physaria
n : small genus of western North American herbs similar to Lesquerella: bladderpods [syn: {genus Physaria}]

Physeter
n : type genus of the Physeteridae [syn: {genus Physeter}]

Physeter catodon
n : large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris [syn: {sperm whale}, {cachalot}, {black whale}]

Physeteridae
n : sperm whales [syn: {family Physeteridae}]

physiatrics
n : therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities [syn: {physical therapy}, {physiotherapy}]

physic
n : a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels [syn: {purgative}, {cathartic}, {aperient}] [also: {physicking}, {physicked}]

physic nut
n : small tropical American tree yielding purple dye and a tanning extract and bearing physic nuts containing a purgative oil that is poisonous in large quantities [syn: {Jatropha curcus}]

physical
adj 1: involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit; "physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance" [ant: {mental}]
2: relating to the sciences dealing with matter and energy; especially physics; "physical sciences"; "physical laws"
3: having substance or material existence; perceptible to the senses; "a physical manifestation"; "surrounded by tangible objects" [syn: {tangible}, {touchable}]
4: according with material things or natural laws (other than those peculiar to living matter); "a reflex response to physical stimuli"
5: characterized by energetic bodily activity; "tennis is an active sport"; "a very physical dance performance" [syn: {active}]
6: concerned with material things; "physical properties"; "the physical characteristics of the earth"; "the physical size of a computer"
7: impelled by physical force especially against resistance; "forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical"; "strong-arm tactics" [syn: {forcible}, {strong-arm}]

physical ability
n : the ability to perform some physical act; contrasting with mental ability

physical anthropology
n : the branch of anthropology dealing with the genesis and variation of human beings

physical attraction
n : a desire for sexual intimacy [syn: {sexual desire}, {concupiscence}]

physical body
n : alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: {human body}, {material body}, {soma}, {build}, {figure}, {physique}, {anatomy}, {shape}, {bod}, {chassis}, {frame}, {form}, {flesh}]

physical change
n : a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition [syn: {phase change}, {phase transition}, {state change}]

physical chemistry
n : the branch of chemistry dealing with the physical properties of chemical substances

physical education
n : training in the development of and care for the human body; stresses athletics; includes hygiene

physical exercise
n : the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit; "the doctor recommended regular exercise"; "he did some exercising"; "the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit" [syn: {exercise}, {exercising}, {physical exertion}, {workout}]

physical exertion
n : the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit; "the doctor recommended regular exercise"; "he did some exercising"; "the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit" [syn: {exercise}, {exercising}, {physical exercise}, {workout}]

physical fitness
n : good physical condition; being in shape or in condition [syn: {fitness}, {good shape}, {good condition}] [ant: {unfitness}]

physical geography
n : the study of physical features of the earth's surface [syn: {physiography}]

physical object
n : a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" [syn: {object}]

physical pendulum
n : pendulum consisting of an actual object allowed to rotate freely around a horizontal axis [syn: {compound pendulum}]

physical phenomenon
n : a natural phenomenon involving the physics of matter and energy

physical property
n : a property used to characterize physical objects

physical rehabilitation
n : providing help for disabled persons; the removal or reduction of disabilities [syn: {physical restoration}, {therapeutic rehabilitation}]

physical restoration
n : providing help for disabled persons; the removal or reduction of disabilities [syn: {physical rehabilitation}, {therapeutic rehabilitation}]

physical science
n : the science of matter and energy and their interactions [syn: {physics}, {natural philosophy}]

physical structure
n : the entire physical structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire" [syn: {body}, {organic structure}]

physical therapist
n : therapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorder [syn: {physiotherapist}]

physical therapy
n : therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities [syn: {physiotherapy}, {physiatrics}]

physical topology
n : the appearance of the network; "the physical topologies of local area networks include the bus, the ring and the star"

physical value
n : cost of reproducing physical property minus various allowances (especially depreciation) [syn: {reproduction cost}]

physicalism
n : (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality [syn: {materialism}]

physicality
n : preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites [syn: {animalism}]

physically
adv : in accord with physical laws; "it is physically impossible"

physicalness
n : the quality of being physical; consisting of matter [syn: {materiality}, {corporeality}] [ant: {immateriality}, {immateriality}]

physician
n : a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor" [syn: {doctor}, {doc}, {MD}, {Dr.}, {medico}]

physician-assisted suicide
n : assisted suicide where the assistant is a physician

physician-patient privilege
n : the right of a physician to refuse to divulge confidential information from a patient without the consent of the patient

physicist
n : a scientist trained in physics

physicked
physic
n : a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels [syn: {purgative}, {cathartic}, {aperient}] [also: {physicking}, {physicked}]

physicked
See {physic}

physicking
physic
n : a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels [syn: {purgative}, {cathartic}, {aperient}] [also: {physicking}, {physicked}]

physicking
See {physic}

physicochemical
adj : relating to physical chemistry

physics
n : the science of matter and energy and their interactions [syn: {physical science}, {natural philosophy}]

physics class
n : students taking a course in physics together

physics department
n : the academic department responsible for teaching and research in physics [syn: {department of physics}]

physics lab
n : a laboratory for research in physics [syn: {physics laboratory}]

physics laboratory
n : a laboratory for research in physics [syn: {physics lab}]

Physidae
n : freshwater snails [syn: {family Physidae}]

physiognomy
n : the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) [syn: {countenance}, {phiz}, {visage}, {kisser}, {smiler}, {mug}]

physiography
n : the study of physical features of the earth's surface [syn: {physical geography}]

physiologic
adj : of or consistent with an organism's normal functioning; "physiologic functions"; "physiological processes" [syn: {physiological}]

physiological
adj 1: of or relating to the biological study of physiology; "physiological psychology"; "Pavlov's physiological theories"
2: of or consistent with an organism's normal functioning; "physiologic functions"; "physiological processes" [syn: {physiologic}]

physiological anatomy
n : the study of anatomy in its relation to function [syn: {functional anatomy}, {morphophysiology}]

physiological condition
n : the state of the body or bodily functions [syn: {physiological state}]

physiological jaundice of the newborn
n : yellowish appearance in newborn infants; usually subsides spontaneously [syn: {jaundice of the newborn}, {icterus neonatorum}]

physiological nystagmus
n : small involuntary tremors of the eyeballs; when physiological nystagmus is eliminated by stabilizing the image on the retina the perception fades rapidly from fatigue of the retinal receptors

physiological property
n : a property having to do with the functioning of the body

physiological psychology
n : the branch of psychology that is concerned with the physiological bases of psychological processes [syn: {neuropsychology}, {psychophysiology}]

physiological reaction
n : an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus [syn: {reflex}, {instinctive reflex}, {innate reflex}, {inborn reflex}, {unconditioned reflex}]

physiological sphincter
n : a sphincter that is not recognizable at autopsy because its resting arrangement cannot be distinguished from adjacent tissue

physiological state
n : the state of the body or bodily functions [syn: {physiological condition}]

physiologically
adv : of or relating to physiological processes; with respect to physiology; "physiologically ready"; "physiologically addicted"

physiologist
n : a biologist specializing in physiology

physiology
n 1: the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
2: processes and functions of an organism

physiotherapeutic
adj : of or relating to or used in physical therapy

physiotherapist
n : therapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorder [syn: {physical therapist}]

physiotherapy
n : therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities [syn: {physical therapy}, {physiatrics}]

physique
n 1: constitution of the human body [syn: {build}, {body-build}, {habitus}]
2: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: {human body}, {physical body}, {material body}, {soma}, {build}, {figure}, {anatomy}, {shape}, {bod}, {chassis}, {frame}, {form}, {flesh}]

physostegia
n : any of various plants of the genus Physostegia having sessile linear to oblong leaves and showy white or rose or lavender flowers

Physostegia virginiana
n : North American plant having a spike of two-lipped pink or white flowers [syn: {false dragonhead}, {false dragon head}, {obedient plant}]

Physostigma
n : African woody vines: calabar beans [syn: {genus Physostigma}]

Physostigma venenosum
n : tropical African woody vine yielding calabar beans [syn: {calabar-bean vine}]

physostigmine
n : used in treatment of Alzheimer's disease and glaucoma

Phytelephas
n : small genus of South American feather palms [syn: {genus Phytelephas}]

Phytelephas macrocarpa
n : a stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts [syn: {ivory palm}, {ivory-nut palm}, {ivory plant}]

phytohormone
n : (botany) a hormone-like plant product [syn: {plant hormone}, {growth regulator}]

Phytolacca
n : type genus of Phytolaccaceae: pokeweed [syn: {genus Phytolacca}]

Phytolacca acinosa
n : pokeweed of southeastern Asia and China [syn: {Indian poke}]

Phytolacca americana
n : tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous [syn: {poke}, {pigeon berry}, {garget}, {scoke}]

Phytolacca dioica
n : fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leaves [syn: {ombu}, {bella sombra}]

Phytolaccaceae
n : chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca; Agdestis; Ercilla; Rivina; Trichostigma [syn: {family Phytolaccaceae}, {pokeweed family}]

phytologist
n : a biologist specializing in the study of plants [syn: {botanist}, {plant scientist}]

phytology
n : the branch of biology that studies plants [syn: {botany}]

Phytomastigina
n : plantlike flagellates containing chlorophyll; often considered unicellular algae [syn: {subclass Phytomastigina}]

phytonadione
n : a form of vitamin K [syn: {vitamin K1}, {phylloquinone}]

phytophagic
adj : (of animals) feeding on plants [syn: {plant-eating(a)}, {phytophagous}, {phytophilous}]

phytophagous
adj : (of animals) feeding on plants [syn: {plant-eating(a)}, {phytophagic}, {phytophilous}]

phytophilous
adj : (of animals) feeding on plants [syn: {plant-eating(a)}, {phytophagic}, {phytophagous}]

Phytophthora
n : destructive parasitic fungi causing brown rot in plants [syn: {genus Phytophthora}]

Phytophthora citrophthora
n : causes brown rot gummosis in citrus fruits

Phytophthora infestans
n : fungus causing late blight in solanaceous plants especially tomatoes and potatoes

phytoplankton
n : photosynthetic or plant constituent of plankton; mainly unicellular algae

phytotherapy
n : the use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet) [syn: {herbal therapy}, {botanical medicine}]

phytotoxin
n : any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin [syn: {plant toxin}]

pi
n 1: the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle [syn: {3.14159265358979323846...}]
2: someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information [syn: {private detective}, {private eye}, {private investigator}, {operative}, {shamus}, {sherlock}]
3: the scientist in charge of an experiment or research project [syn: {principal investigator}]
4: the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet
5: an antiviral drug used against HIV; interrupts HIV replication by binding and blocking HIV protease; often used in combination with other drugs [syn: {protease inhibitor}]

pia
n : perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch [syn: {Indian arrowroot}, {Tacca leontopetaloides}, {Tacca pinnatifida}]

pia mater
n : the highly vascular innermost of the 3 meninges

Piaf
n : French cabaret singer (1915-1963) [syn: {Edith Piaf}, {Edith Giovanna Gassion}, {Little Sparrow}]

piaffe
n : a cadenced trot executed by the horse in one spot

Piaget
n : Swiss psychologist remembered for his studies of cognitive development in children (1896-1980) [syn: {Jean Piaget}]

Piagetian
adj : of or relating to or like or in the manner of Jean Piaget

pianism
n : performance by or technique of a pianist; "a program of pianism"

pianissimo
adj : chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft
n : (music) low loudness [syn: {piano}]
adv : a direction in music; to be played very softly [syn: {very softly}] [ant: {fortissimo}]

pianissimo assai
adj : chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft

pianist
n : a person who plays the piano [syn: {piano player}]

pianistic
adj 1: skilled at or adapted for the piano; "pianistic abilities"
2: of or relating to the piano

piano
adj : used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition" [syn: {soft}] [ant: {forte}]
n 1: a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds [syn: {pianoforte}, {forte-piano}]
2: (music) low loudness [syn: {pianissimo}]
adv : used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly [syn: {softly}] [ant: {forte}]

piano accordion
n : a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player [syn: {accordion}, {squeeze box}]

piano action
n : action consisting of a system of levers that move a felt hammer to strike the strings when a key is depressed

piano damper
n : damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibration [syn: {damper block}]

piano keyboard
n : a bank of keys on a musical instrument [syn: {fingerboard}, {clavier}]

piano lesson
n : a lesson in playing the piano

piano maker
n : a person who makes pianos

piano music
n 1: sheet music to be played on a piano
2: the sound of music produced by a piano; "he thought he heard piano music next door"

piano player
n : a person who plays the piano [syn: {pianist}]

piano sonata
n : a sonata for piano

piano stool
n : a stool for piano players; usually adjustable in height [syn: {music stool}]

piano teacher
n : someone who teaches students to play the piano

piano tuner
n : someone who tunes pianos [syn: {tuner}]

piano wire
n : thin steel wire of high tensile strength

pianoforte
n : a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds [syn: {piano}, {forte-piano}]

Pianola
n : a mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys [syn: {mechanical piano}, {player piano}]

piassava palm
n : Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes [syn: {pissaba palm}, {Bahia piassava}, {bahia coquilla}, {Attalea funifera}]

piaster
n 1: a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria [syn: {piastre}]
2: 100 kurus equal 1 lira [syn: {kuru}, {piastre}]

piastre
n 1: a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria [syn: {piaster}]
2: 100 kurus equal 1 lira [syn: {kuru}, {piaster}]

piazza
n : a public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place" [syn: {plaza}, {place}]

pibgorn
n : an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone [syn: {hornpipe}, {stockhorn}]

pibroch
n : martial music with variations; to be played by bagpipes

pic
n 1: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" [syn: {movie}, {film}, {picture}, {moving picture}, {moving-picture show}, {motion picture}, {motion-picture show}, {picture show}, {flick}]
2: a picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material [syn: {photograph}, {photo}, {exposure}]

pica
n 1: a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing [syn: {em}, {pica em}]
2: magpies [syn: {genus Pica}]
3: eating earth or clay or chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes or sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency [syn: {geophagy}, {geophagia}]

pica em
n : a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing [syn: {em}, {pica}]

Pica pica
n : common European magpie [syn: {European magpie}]

Pica pica hudsonia
n : magpie of Rocky mountain regions [syn: {American magpie}]

picador
n : the horseman who pricks the bull with a lance early in the bullfight to goad the bull and to make it keep its head low

picaninny
n : (offensive) a Black child [syn: {pickaninny}, {piccaninny}]

pica-pica
n : a stinging herb of tropical America [syn: {spurge nettle}, {tread-softly}, {devil nettle}, {Cnidoscolus urens}, {Jatropha urens}, {Jatropha stimulosus}]

Picardie
n : a region of northern France on the English Channel [syn: {Picardy}]

Picardy
n : a region of northern France on the English Channel [syn: {Picardie}]

picaresque
adj : involving clever rogues or adventurers especially as in a type of fiction; "picaresque novels"; "waifs of the picaresque tradition"; "a picaresque hero"

Picariae
n : term used in some classifications as nearly equivalent to the order Coraciiformes [syn: {order Picariae}]

Picasso
n : prolific and influential Spanish artist who lived in France (1881-1973) [syn: {Pablo Picasso}]

picayune
adj : (informal terms) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction" [syn: {fiddling}, {footling}, {lilliputian}, {little}, {Mickey Mouse}, {niggling}, {piddling}, {piffling}, {petty}, {trivial}]

piccalilli
n : relish of chopped pickled cucumbers and green peppers and onion

piccaninny
n : (offensive) a Black child [syn: {pickaninny}, {picaninny}]

piccolo
n : a small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flute

Picea
n : a genus of temperate and arctic evergreen trees (see spruce) [syn: {genus Picea}]

Picea abies
n : tall pyramidal spruce native to northern Europe having dark green foliage on spreading branches with pendulous branchlets and long pendulous cones [syn: {Norway spruce}]

Picea breweriana
n : medium-sized spruce of California and Oregon having pendulous branches [syn: {weeping spruce}, {Brewer's spruce}]

Picea engelmannii
n : tall spruce of Rocky Mountains and British Columbia with blue-green needles and acutely conic crown; wood used for rough lumber and boxes [syn: {Engelmann spruce}, {Engelmann's spruce}]

Picea glauca
n : medium-sized spruce of northeastern North America having short blue-green leaves and slender cones [syn: {white spruce}]

Picea mariana
n : small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood [syn: {black spruce}, {spruce pine}]

Picea obovata
n : tall spruce of northern Europe and Asia; resembles Norway spruce [syn: {Siberian spruce}]

Picea orientalis
n : evergreen tree of the Caucasus and Asia Minor used as an ornamental having pendulous branchlets [syn: {oriental spruce}]

Picea pungens
n : tall spruce with blue-green needles and dense conic crown; older trees become columnar with lower branches sweeping downward [syn: {Colorado spruce}, {Colorado blue spruce}, {silver spruce}]

Picea rubens
n : medium-sized spruce of eastern North America; chief lumber spruce of the area; source of pulpwood [syn: {red spruce}, {eastern spruce}, {yellow spruce}]

Picea sitchensis
n : a large spruce that grows only along the northwestern coast of the United States and Canada; has sharp stiff needles and thin bark; the wood has a high ratio of strength to weight [syn: {Sitka spruce}]

pichi
n : Peruvian shrub with small pink to lavender tubular flowers; leaves yield a tonic and diuretic [syn: {Fabiana imbricata}]

pichiciago
n : very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck [syn: {pichiciego}, {fairy armadillo}, {chlamyphore}, {Chlamyphorus truncatus}]

pichiciego
n : very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck [syn: {pichiciago}, {fairy armadillo}, {chlamyphore}, {Chlamyphorus truncatus}]

Picidae
n : woodpeckers [syn: {family Picidae}]

piciform bird
n : any of numerous nonpasserine insectivorous climbing birds usually having strong bills for boring wood

Piciformes
n : woodpeckers; jacamars; puffbirds; barbets; honey guides; toucans [syn: {order Piciformes}]

pick
n 1: the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor" [syn: {choice}, {selection}]
2: the quantity of a crop that is harvested; "he sent the first picking of berries to the market"; "it was the biggest peach pick in years" [syn: {picking}]
3: the best people or things in a group; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War" [syn: {cream}]
4: the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving [syn: {woof}, {weft}, {filling}]
5: a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument [syn: {plectrum}, {plectron}]
6: a thin sharp implement used for picking; "he used a pick to clean dirt out of the cracks"
7: a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends; "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks" [syn: {pickax}, {pickaxe}]
8: a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body; "he was called for setting an illegal pick"
9: the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" [syn: {choice}, {selection}, {option}]
v 1: select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully"
2: look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers" [syn: {pluck}, {cull}]
3: harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother" [syn: {blame}, {find fault}]
4: provoke; "pick a fight or a quarrel"
5: remove in small bits; "pick meat from a bone"
6: remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey" [syn: {clean}]
7: pilfer or rob; "pick pockets"
8: pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill" [syn: {foot}]
9: pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin" [syn: {pluck}, {plunk}] 10: attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; "Pick open the ice" [syn: {break up}] 11: hit lightly with a picking motion [syn: {peck}, {beak}] 12: eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles" [syn: {nibble}, {piece}]

pick apart
v : find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" [syn: {knock}, {criticize}, {criticise}] [ant: {praise}]

pick at
v 1: pluck or pull at with the fingers; "She picked nervously at the buttons of her blouse" [syn: {pluck at}, {pull at}]
2: eat like a bird; "The anorexic girl just picks at her food" [syn: {peck at}, {peck}]
3: express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts" [syn: {disparage}, {belittle}] [ant: {flatter}]

pick off
v 1: shoot one by one
2: pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush" [syn: {pluck}, {tweak}, {pull off}]

pick out
v 1: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" [syn: {choose}, {take}, {select}]
2: detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph" [syn: {recognize}, {recognise}, {distinguish}, {discern}, {make out}, {tell apart}]

pick over
v : separate or remove; "The customer picked over the selection" [syn: {sieve out}]

pick up
v 1: take and lift upward [syn: {lift up}, {gather up}]
2: take up by hand; "He picked up the book and started to read"
3: give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift; "We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway"
4: gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week" [syn: {collect}, {gather up}, {call for}]
5: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted" [syn: {learn}, {hear}, {get word}, {get wind}, {find out}, {get a line}, {discover}, {see}]
6: get in addition, as an increase; "The candidate picked up thousands of votes after his visit to the nursing home"
7: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" [syn: {collar}, {nail}, {apprehend}, {arrest}, {nab}, {cop}]
8: buy casually or spontaneously; "I picked up some food for a snack"
9: recieve (perceptual input); "pick up a signal" [syn: {receive}] 10: lift out or reflect from a background; "The scarf picks up the color of the skirt"; "His eyes picked up his smile" 11: meet someone for sexual purposes; "he always tries to pick up girls in bars" 12: fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits" [syn: {elate}, {lift up}, {uplift}, {intoxicate}] [ant: {depress}] 13: get better; "Her performance in school picked up" [syn: {turn around}] 14: perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily; "I caught the aroma of coffee"; "He caught the allusion in her glance"; "ears open to catch every sound"; "The dog picked up the scent"; "Catch a glimpse" [syn: {catch}] 15: eat by pecking at, like a bird [syn: {peck}] 16: gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap" [syn: {perk up}, {perk}, {percolate}, {gain vigor}]

pick up the gauntlet
v : be dared to do something and attempt it [syn: {take a dare}]

pickaback
adv 1: on a railroad flatcar; "the trailer rode piggyback across the country" [syn: {piggyback}, {pig-a-back}]
2: on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip; "she carried her child piggyback" [syn: {piggyback}, {pig-a-back}]

pickaback plant
n : vigorous perennial herb with flowers in erect racemes and having young plants develop at the junction of a leaf blade and the leafstalk [syn: {piggyback plant}, {youth-on-age}, {Tolmiea menziesii}]

pickaninny
n : (offensive) a Black child [syn: {piccaninny}, {picaninny}]

pickax
n : a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends; "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks" [syn: {pick}, {pickaxe}]

pickaxe
n : a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends; "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks" [syn: {pick}, {pickax}]

pickelhaube
n : a spiked helmet worn by German soldiers

picker
n 1: a person who chooses or selects out [syn: {chooser}, {selector}]
2: someone who gathers crops or fruits etc.

pickerel
n 1: flesh of young or small pike
2: any of several North American species of small pike

pickerel frog
n : a meadow frog of eastern North America [syn: {Rana palustris}]

pickerel weed
n : American plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in shallow water of streams and ponds [syn: {pickerelweed}, {wampee}, {Pontederia cordata}]

pickerelweed
n : American plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in shallow water of streams and ponds [syn: {pickerel weed}, {wampee}, {Pontederia cordata}]

pickerelweed family
n : aquatic or bog plants [syn: {Pontederiaceae}, {family Pontederiaceae}]

Pickeringia
n : 1 species: chaparral pea [syn: {genus Pickeringia}]

Pickeringia montana
n : spiny evergreen xerophytic shrub having showy rose-purple flowers and forming dense thickets; of dry rocky mountain slopes of California [syn: {chaparral pea}, {stingaree-bush}]

picket
n 1: a person employed to watch for something to happen [syn: {lookout}, {lookout man}, {sentinel}, {sentry}, {watch}, {spotter}, {scout}]
2: a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
3: a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work
4: a vehicle performing sentinel duty
5: a wooden strip forming part of a fence [syn: {pale}]
v 1: serve as pickets or post pickets; "picket a business to protest the lay-offs"
2: fasten with a picket; "picket the goat"

picket boat
n : a boat serving as a picket

picket fence
n : a fence made of upright pickets [syn: {paling}]

picket line
n : a line of people acting as pickets

picket ship
n : a ship serving as a picket

Pickett
n : American confederate general known for leading a disastrous charge at Gettysburg (1825-1875) [syn: {George Edward Pickett}]

Pickford
n : United States film actress (born in Canada) who starred in silent films (1893-1979) [syn: {Mary Pickford}, {Gladys Smith}]

pickier
picky
adj : marked by extreme care in treatment of details; "a meticulous craftsman"; "almost worryingly meticulous in his business formalities" [syn: {meticulous}] [also: {pickiest}, {pickier}]

pickier
See {picky}

pickiest
picky
adj : marked by extreme care in treatment of details; "a meticulous craftsman"; "almost worryingly meticulous in his business formalities" [syn: {meticulous}] [also: {pickiest}, {pickier}]

pickiest
See {picky}

picking
n 1: the quantity of a crop that is harvested; "he sent the first picking of berries to the market"; "it was the biggest peach pick in years" [syn: {pick}]
2: the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.)

pickings
n : the act of someone who picks up or takes something; "the pickings were easy"; "clothing could be had for the taking" [syn: {taking}]

pickle
n 1: vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
2: informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" [syn: {fix}, {hole}, {jam}, {mess}, {muddle}, {kettle of fish}]
v : preserve in a pickling liquid

pickle barrel
n : a barrel holding vinegar in which cucumbers are pickled

pickle relish
n : relish of chopped (usually sweet) pickles

pickled
adj : (used of foods) preserved in a pickling liquid

pickled herring
n : herring preserved in a pickling liquid (usually brine or vinegar)

picklepuss
n : someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression [syn: {sourpuss}, {gloomy Gus}, {pouter}]

pick-me-up
n 1: anything with restorative powers; "she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her" [syn: {pickup}]
2: a tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor) [syn: {bracer}]

picknicker
n : a person who is picnicking [syn: {picnicker}]

pickpocket
n : a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places [syn: {cutpurse}, {dip}]

Pick's disease
n : a progressive form of presenile dementia found most often in middle-aged and elderly women and characterized by degeneration of the frontal and temporal lobes with loss of intellectual ability and transitory aphasia

pickup
n 1: a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard [syn: {pickup truck}]
2: a warrant to take someone into custody; "put out a pickup on that man"
3: anything with restorative powers; "she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her" [syn: {pick-me-up}]
4: a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships
5: the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration; "his car has a lot of pickup" [syn: {getaway}]
6: mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge [syn: {tone arm}, {pickup arm}]
7: an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable [syn: {cartridge}]
8: the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places; "garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays"
9: the act of taking aboard passengers or freight

pickup arm
n : mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge [syn: {tone arm}, {pickup}]

pickup truck
n : a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard [syn: {pickup}]

picky
adj : marked by extreme care in treatment of details; "a meticulous craftsman"; "almost worryingly meticulous in his business formalities" [syn: {meticulous}] [also: {pickiest}, {pickier}]

picnic
n 1: a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering [syn: {field day}, {outing}]
2: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" [syn: {cinch}, {breeze}, {snap}, {duck soup}, {child's play}, {pushover}, {walkover}, {piece of cake}]
3: any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion
v : eat alfresco, in the open air; "We picnicked near the lake on this gorgeous Sunday" [also: {picnicking}, {picnicked}]

picnic area
n : a tract of land set aside for picnicking [syn: {picnic ground}]

picnic ground
n : a tract of land set aside for picnicking [syn: {picnic area}]

picnic ham
n : shoulder of a hog usually smoked [syn: {picnic shoulder}]

picnic shoulder
n : shoulder of a hog usually smoked [syn: {picnic ham}]

picnicked
picnic
n 1: a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering [syn: {field day}, {outing}]
2: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" [syn: {cinch}, {breeze}, {snap}, {duck soup}, {child's play}, {pushover}, {walkover}, {piece of cake}]
3: any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion
v : eat alfresco, in the open air; "We picnicked near the lake on this gorgeous Sunday" [also: {picnicking}, {picnicked}]

picnicked
See {picnic}

picnicker
n : a person who is picnicking [syn: {picknicker}]

picnicking
picnic
n 1: a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering [syn: {field day}, {outing}]
2: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" [syn: {cinch}, {breeze}, {snap}, {duck soup}, {child's play}, {pushover}, {walkover}, {piece of cake}]
3: any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion
v : eat alfresco, in the open air; "We picnicked near the lake on this gorgeous Sunday" [also: {picnicking}, {picnicked}]

picnicking
See {picnic}

Pico de Orizaba
n : an extinct volcano in southern Mexico between Mexico City and Veracruz; the highest peak in Mexico (18,695 feet) [syn: {Citlaltepetl}, {Mount Orizaba}, {Mt Orizaba}]

picofarad
n : a unit of capacitance equal to one trillionth of a farad

Picoides
n : a genus of Picidae [syn: {genus Picoides}]

picometer
n : a metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter [syn: {picometre}, {micromicron}]

picometre
n : a metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter [syn: {picometer}, {micromicron}]

picornavirus
n : a group of single-strand RNA viruses with a protein coat

picosecond
n : one trillionth of a second; one thousandth of a nanosecond

picot
n : an edging of small loops, as on lace or ribbon

picovolt
n : a unit of potential equal to one trillionth of a volt

Picrasma
n : small genus of deciduous trees of tropical America and Asia [syn: {genus Picrasma}]

Picrasma excelsa
n : West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia [syn: {Jamaica quassia}, {bitterwood}, {Picrasma excelsum}]

Picrasma excelsum
n : West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia [syn: {Jamaica quassia}, {bitterwood}, {Picrasma excelsa}]

picric acid
n : a yellow toxic highly explosive strong acid; used in high explosives and as a dye and in chemical reactions

Picris
n : genus of weedy Old World yellow-flowered herbs usually containing a bitter-tasting substance: bitterweed [syn: {genus Picris}]

Picris echioides
n : widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States [syn: {oxtongue}, {bristly oxtongue}, {bitterweed}, {bugloss}]

pictograph
n : a graphic character used in picture writing

pictographic
adj : consisting of or characterized by the use of pictographs; "a pictographic script"; "pictographic stage in the development of writing"

Pictor
n : a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Columba

pictorial
adj 1: pertaining to or consisting of pictures; "pictorial perspective"; "pictorial records" [syn: {pictural}]
2: evoking lifelike images within the mind; "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description" [syn: {graphic}, {lifelike}, {vivid}]
n : a periodical (magazine or newspaper) containing many pictures

pictorial matter
n : illustrations used to decorate or explain a text; "the dictionary had many pictures" [syn: {picture}]

pictorial representation
n : visual representation as by photography or painting [syn: {picturing}]

pictorially
adv : in a pictorial manner; "depth is established pictorially"

pictural
adj : pertaining to or consisting of pictures; "pictorial perspective"; "pictorial records" [syn: {pictorial}]

picture
n 1: a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them" [syn: {image}, {icon}, {ikon}]
2: graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre" [syn: {painting}]
3: a clear and telling mental image; "he described his mental picture of his assailant"; "he had no clear picture of himself or his world"; "the events left a permanent impression in his mind" [syn: {mental picture}, {impression}]
4: a situation treated as an observable object; "the political picture is favorable"; "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century" [syn: {scene}]
5: illustrations used to decorate or explain a text; "the dictionary had many pictures" [syn: {pictorial matter}]
6: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" [syn: {movie}, {film}, {moving picture}, {moving-picture show}, {motion picture}, {motion-picture show}, {picture show}, {pic}, {flick}]
7: the visible part of a television transmission; "they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone" [syn: {video}]
8: a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters" [syn: {word picture}, {word-painting}, {delineation}, {depiction}, {characterization}, {characterisation}]
9: a typical example of some state or quality; "the very picture of a modern general"; "she was the picture of despair"
v 1: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" [syn: {visualize}, {visualise}, {envision}, {project}, {fancy}, {see}, {figure}, {image}]
2: show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting" [syn: {depict}, {render}, {show}]

picture book
n : a book consisting chiefly of pictures

picture card
n : one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face [syn: {face card}, {court card}]

picture element
n : (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot); "the greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the resolution" [syn: {pixel}, {pel}]

picture frame
n : a framework in which a picture is mounted

picture gallery
n : a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited [syn: {gallery}, {art gallery}]

picture hat
n : a woman's dressy hat with a wide brim

picture palace
n : a theater where films are shown [syn: {cinema}, {movie theater}, {movie theatre}, {movie house}]

picture plane
n : the plane that is in the foreground of a drawing or painting; coextensive with but different from the objective surface of the work

picture postcard
n : a postcard with a picture on one side

picture rail
n : rail fixed to a wall for hanging pictures

picture show
n : a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" [syn: {movie}, {film}, {picture}, {moving picture}, {moving-picture show}, {motion picture}, {motion-picture show}, {pic}, {flick}]

picture taking
n : the act of taking and printing photographs [syn: {photography}]

picture tube
n : a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen [syn: {kinescope}, {television tube}]

picture window
n : a large window with a single pane (usually overlooking a view)

picture writing
n : a writing system using pictographs

pictured
adj 1: seen in the mind as a mental image; "the glory of his envisioned future"; "the snow-covered Alps pictured in her imagination"; "the visualized scene lacked the ugly details of real life" [syn: {envisioned}, {visualized}, {visualised}]
2: represented graphically by sketch or design or lines [syn: {depicted}, {portrayed}]

picturesque
adj 1: suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture; "a picturesque village"
2: strikingly expressive; "a picturesque description of the rainforest"

picturesquely
adv : in a picturesque manner; "in the building trade such a trader is picturesquely described as a `brass plate' merchant"

picturesqueness
n : visually vivid and pleasing

picturing
n 1: visual imagery [syn: {envisioning}]
2: visual representation as by photography or painting [syn: {pictorial representation}]

picul
n : a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry)

piculet
n : small woodpeckers of South America and Africa and East Indies having soft rounded tail feathers

Picumnus
n : a genus of Picidae [syn: {genus Picumnus}]

Picus
n : type genus of Picidae [syn: {genus Picus}]

Picus viridis
n : woodpecker of Europe and western Asia [syn: {green woodpecker}]

PID
n : inflammation of the female pelvic organs (especially the Fallopian tubes) caused by infection by any of several microorganisms (chiefly gonococci and chlamydia); symptoms are abdominal pain and fever and foul-smelling vaginal discharge [syn: {pelvic inflammatory disease}]

piddle
n : liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water" [syn: {urine}, {piss}, {pee}, {weewee}, {water}]
v 1: waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently [syn: {wanton}, {wanton away}, {piddle away}, {trifle}]
2: eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" [syn: {make}, {urinate}, {puddle}, {micturate}, {piss}, {pee}, {pee-pee}, {make water}, {relieve oneself}, {take a leak}, {spend a penny}, {wee}, {wee-wee}, {pass water}]

piddle away
v : waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently [syn: {piddle}, {wanton}, {wanton away}, {trifle}]

piddling
adj : (informal terms) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction" [syn: {fiddling}, {footling}, {lilliputian}, {little}, {Mickey Mouse}, {niggling}, {piffling}, {petty}, {picayune}, {trivial}]

piddock
n : marine bivalve that bores into rock or clay or wood by means of saw-like shells

pidgin
n : an artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages

Pidlimdi
n : a three-tone Chadic language [syn: {Tera}, {Yamaltu}]

pie
n 1: dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
2: a prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of all Indo-European languages [syn: {Proto-Indo European}]

pie chart
n : a circular chart divided into triangular areas proportional to the percentages of the whole

pie crust
n : pastry used to hold pie fillings [syn: {pie shell}]

pie plant
n : long-cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum; stems often cooked in pies or as sauce or preserves [syn: {garden rhubarb}, {Rheum cultorum}, {Rheum rhabarbarum}, {Rheum rhaponticum}]

pie shell
n : pastry used to hold pie fillings [syn: {pie crust}]

piebald
adj : having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies" [syn: {motley}, {calico}, {multicolor}, {multicolour}, {multicolored}, {multicoloured}, {painted}, {particolored}, {particoloured}, {pied}, {varicolored}, {varicoloured}]

piece
n 1: a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence"
2: an item that is an instance of some type; "he designed a new piece of equipment"; "she bought a lovely piece of china";
3: a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite" [syn: {part}]
4: a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements" [syn: {musical composition}, {opus}, {composition}, {piece of music}]
5: an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck" [syn: {bit}]
6: an artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests"
7: a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster" [syn: {firearm}, {small-arm}]
8: a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread" [syn: {slice}]
9: a distance; "it is down the road a piece" 10: a work of art of some artistic value; "this store sells only objets d'art"; "it is not known who created this piece" [syn: {objet d'art}, {art object}] 11: a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather" [syn: {while}, {spell}, {patch}] 12: a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue" [syn: {slice}] 13: game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage" [syn: {man}]
v 1: to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt" [syn: {patch}]
2: make by putting pieces together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses" [syn: {assemble}, {put together}, {set up}, {tack}, {tack together}] [ant: {disassemble}]
3: join during spinning; "piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings"
4: eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles" [syn: {nibble}, {pick}]
5: repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup" [syn: {patch}]

piece de resistance
n 1: the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection [syn: {collector's item}, {showpiece}]
2: the most important dish of a meal

piece goods
n : merchandise in the form of fabrics sold by the yard [syn: {yard goods}]

piece of ass
n : slang terms for sexual intercourse [syn: {fuck}, {fucking}, {screw}, {screwing}, {ass}, {nooky}, {nookie}, {piece of tail}, {roll in the hay}, {shag}, {shtup}]

piece of cake
n : any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" [syn: {cinch}, {breeze}, {picnic}, {snap}, {duck soup}, {child's play}, {pushover}, {walkover}]

piece of cloth
n : a piece of fabric [syn: {piece of material}]

piece of eight
n : an old silver Spanish coin; worth 8 reales

piece of furniture
n : furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room" [syn: {furniture}, {article of furniture}]

piece of ground
n : an extended area of land [syn: {tract}, {piece of land}, {parcel of land}, {parcel}]

piece of land
n : an extended area of land [syn: {tract}, {piece of ground}, {parcel of land}, {parcel}]

piece of leather
n : a piece of leather

piece of material
n : a piece of fabric [syn: {piece of cloth}]

piece of music
n : a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements" [syn: {musical composition}, {opus}, {composition}, {piece}]

piece of paper
n : used for writing or printing [syn: {sheet}, {sheet of paper}]

piece of tail
n : slang terms for sexual intercourse [syn: {fuck}, {fucking}, {screw}, {screwing}, {ass}, {nooky}, {nookie}, {piece of ass}, {roll in the hay}, {shag}, {shtup}]

piece of work
n : a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time" [syn: {work}]

piece of writing
n : the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing" [syn: {writing}, {written material}]

piece-dye
v : dye after weaving

piecemeal
adj : one thing at a time [syn: {bit-by-bit}, {in small stages}, {step-by-step}, {stepwise}]
adv : a little bit at a time; "the research structure has developed piecemeal" [syn: {little by little}, {bit by bit}, {in stages}]

piecework
n : work paid for according to the quantity produced

pied
adj : having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies" [syn: {motley}, {calico}, {multicolor}, {multicolour}, {multicolored}, {multicoloured}, {painted}, {particolored}, {particoloured}, {piebald}, {varicolored}, {varicoloured}]

pied lemming
n : North American lemming having a white winter coat and some claws much enlarged

pied-a-terre
n : lodging for occasional or secondary use; "they bought a pied-a-terre in London" [also: {pieds-a-terre} (pl)]

pied-billed grebe
n : American grebe having a black-banded whitish bill [syn: {Podilymbus podiceps}]

Piedmont
n 1: the plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama
2: the region of northwestern Italy; includes the Po valley [syn: {Piemonte}]

Piedmont glacier
n : a type of glaciation characteristic of Alaska; large valley glaciers meet to form an almost stagnant sheet of ice [syn: {Piedmont type of glacier}]

Piedmont type of glacier
n : a type of glaciation characteristic of Alaska; large valley glaciers meet to form an almost stagnant sheet of ice [syn: {Piedmont glacier}]

pie-dog
n : ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India [syn: {pariah dog}, {pye-dog}]

pieds-a-terre
pied-a-terre
n : lodging for occasional or secondary use; "they bought a pied-a-terre in London" [also: {pieds-a-terre} (pl)]

pieds-a-terre
See {pied-a-terre}

pie-eyed
adj : very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {tipsy}, {wet}]

Piemonte
n : the region of northwestern Italy; includes the Po valley [syn: {Piedmont}]

pieplant
n : long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened [syn: {rhubarb}]

pier
n 1: a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats [syn: {wharf}, {wharfage}, {dock}]
2: (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows)
3: a support for two adjacent bridge spans

pier arch
n : an arch supported on piers

pier glass
n : a large mirror between two windows [syn: {pier mirror}]

Pier Luigi Nervi
n : Italian architect who pioneered in the use of reinforced concrete (1891-1979) [syn: {Nervi}]

pier mirror
n : a large mirror between two windows [syn: {pier glass}]

pier table
n : a low table set below a pier glass

Pierce
n : 14th President of the United States (1804-1869) [syn: {Franklin Pierce}, {President Pierce}]
v 1: cut or make a way through; "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest"
2: move or affect (a person's emotions, bodily feelings, etc.) deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students"
3: sound sharply or shrilly; "The scream pierced the night"
4: penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument [syn: {thrust}]
5: make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"

pierced
adj : having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon" [syn: {perforated}, {perforate}, {punctured}]

piercing
adj 1: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations" [syn: {acute}, {discriminating}, {incisive}, {keen}, {knifelike}, {penetrating}, {penetrative}, {sharp}]
2: high-pitched and sharp; "piercing screams"; "a shrill whistle" [syn: {shrill}, {sharp}]
3: as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain" [syn: {cutting}, {keen}, {knifelike}, {stabbing}, {lancinate}, {lancinating}]
4: suitable for cutting or piercing; "incisive teeth"; "the piercing needle" [syn: {incisive}]
5: loud and sharp; "the piercing shriek of sirens"

piercingly
adv 1: extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold" [syn: {bitterly}, {bitingly}, {bitter}]
2: in a shrill voice; "she sang rather shrilly" [syn: {shrilly}]

pierid
n : any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs [syn: {pierid butterfly}]

pierid butterfly
n : any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs [syn: {pierid}]

Pieridae
n : cabbage butterflies; sulphur butterflies [syn: {family Pieridae}]

Pieris
n 1: decorative evergreen shrubs of woody vines [syn: {genus Pieris}]
2: type genus of the Pieridae [syn: {genus Pieris}]

Pieris brassicae
n : Old World form of cabbage butterfly [syn: {large white}]

Pieris floribunda
n : ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small white bell-shaped flowers [syn: {fetterbush}, {mountain fetterbush}, {mountain andromeda}]

Pieris japonica
n : broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers [syn: {andromeda}, {Japanese andromeda}, {lily-of-the-valley tree}]

Pieris protodice
n : common North American form of cabbage butterfly [syn: {southern cabbage butterfly}]

Pieris rapae
n 1: toxic green larva of a cabbage butterfly [syn: {cabbageworm}]
2: small widely distributed form [syn: {small white}]

Pierre
n : capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river [syn: {capital of South Dakota}]

Pierre Abelard
n : French philosopher and theologian; lover of Heloise (1079-1142) [syn: {Abelard}, {Peter Abelard}]

Pierre Athanase Larousse
n : French lexicographer (1817-1875) [syn: {Larousse}, {Pierre Larousse}]

Pierre Auguste Renoir
n : French impressionist painter (1841-1919) [syn: {Renoir}]

Pierre Boulez
n : French composer of serial music (born in 1925) [syn: {Boulez}]

Pierre Charles L'Enfant
n : United States architect (born in France) who laid out the city plan for Washington (1754-1825) [syn: {L'Enfant}, {Charles L'Enfant}]

Pierre Corneille
n : French tragic dramatist whose plays treat grand moral themes in elegant verse (1606-1684) [syn: {Corneille}]

Pierre Curie
n : French physicist; husband of Marie Curie (1859-1906) [syn: {Curie}]

Pierre de Fermat
n : French mathematician who founded number theory; contributed (with Pascal) to the theory of probability (1601-1665) [syn: {Fermat}]

Pierre de Terrail
n : French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524) [syn: {Bayard}, {Seigneur de Bayard}, {Chevalier de Bayard}, {Pierre Terrail}]

Pierre Joseph Proudhon
n : French socialist who argued that property is theft (1809-1865) [syn: {Proudhon}]

Pierre Laporte Bridge
n : a suspension bridge across the Saint Lawrence River at Quebec

Pierre Larousse
n : French lexicographer (1817-1875) [syn: {Larousse}, {Pierre Athanase Larousse}]

Pierre Simon de Laplace
n : French mathematician and astronomer who formulated the nebular hypothesis concerning the origins of the solar system and who developed the theory of probability (1749-1827) [syn: {Laplace}, {Marquis de Laplace}]

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
n : French paleontologist and philosopher (1881-1955) [syn: {Teilhard de Chardin}]

Pierre Terrail
n : French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524) [syn: {Bayard}, {Seigneur de Bayard}, {Chevalier de Bayard}, {Pierre de Terrail}]

Pierre-Paul Broca
n : French anthropologist who studied the craniums and brains of different races of people; remembered for his discovery that articulate speech depends on an area of the brain now known as Broca's area (1824-1880) [syn: {Broca}]

Pierrot
n : a male character in French pantomime; usually dressed in white with a whitened face

Piet Mondrian
n : Dutch painter whose work (intersecting lines at right angles and planes in primary colors) influenced the development of abstract art (1872-1944) [syn: {Mondrian}]

pieta
n : a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Jesus

Pieter Breughel
n : Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569) [syn: {Brueghel}, {Breughel}, {Bruegel}, {Pieter Brueghel}, {Pieter Bruegel}, {Breughel the Elder}, {Pieter Brueghel the Elder}]

Pieter Bruegel
n : Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569) [syn: {Brueghel}, {Breughel}, {Bruegel}, {Pieter Brueghel}, {Pieter Breughel}, {Breughel the Elder}, {Pieter Brueghel the Elder}]

Pieter Brueghel
n : Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569) [syn: {Brueghel}, {Breughel}, {Bruegel}, {Pieter Breughel}, {Pieter Bruegel}, {Breughel the Elder}, {Pieter Brueghel the Elder}]

Pieter Brueghel the Elder
n : Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569) [syn: {Brueghel}, {Breughel}, {Bruegel}, {Pieter Brueghel}, {Pieter Breughel}, {Pieter Bruegel}, {Breughel the Elder}]

Pieter Zeeman
n : Dutch physicist honored for his research on the influence of magnetism on radiation which showed that light is radiated by the motion of charged particles in an atom (1865-1943) [syn: {Zeeman}]

Pietism
n 1: 17th and 18th-century German movement in the Lutheran Church stressing personal piety and devotion
2: exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal [syn: {religiosity}, {religiousism}]

pietistic
adj 1: of or relating to Pietism; "the Pietistic movement" [syn: {pietistical}]
2: excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile" [syn: {holier-than-thou}, {pietistical}, {pharisaic}, {pharisaical}, {sanctimonious}, {self-righteous}]

pietistical
adj 1: of or relating to Pietism; "the Pietistic movement" [syn: {pietistic}]
2: excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile" [syn: {holier-than-thou}, {pietistic}, {pharisaic}, {pharisaical}, {sanctimonious}, {self-righteous}]

piety
n : righteousness by virtue of being pious [syn: {piousness}] [ant: {impiety}]

piezo effect
n : electricity produced by mechanical pressure on certain crystals (notably quartz or Rochelle salt); alternatively, electrostatic stress produces a change in the linear dimensions of the crystal [syn: {piezoelectricity}, {piezoelectric effect}]

piezoelectric
adj : relating to or involving piezoelectricity; "piezoelectric plates"

piezoelectric crystal
n : a crystal that can be used as a transducer

piezoelectric effect
n : electricity produced by mechanical pressure on certain crystals (notably quartz or Rochelle salt); alternatively, electrostatic stress produces a change in the linear dimensions of the crystal [syn: {piezoelectricity}, {piezo effect}]

piezoelectricity
n : electricity produced by mechanical pressure on certain crystals (notably quartz or Rochelle salt); alternatively, electrostatic stress produces a change in the linear dimensions of the crystal [syn: {piezoelectric effect}, {piezo effect}]

piezometer
n : a measuring instrument for measuring high pressures

piffle
n : trivial nonsense [syn: {balderdash}, {fiddle-faddle}]
v 1: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly [syn: {chatter}, {palaver}, {prate}, {tittle-tattle}, {twaddle}, {clack}, {maunder}, {prattle}, {blab}, {gibber}, {tattle}, {blabber}, {gabble}]
2: act in a trivial or ineffective way

piffling
adj : (informal terms) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction" [syn: {fiddling}, {footling}, {lilliputian}, {little}, {Mickey Mouse}, {niggling}, {piddling}, {petty}, {picayune}, {trivial}]

pig
n 1: domestic swine [syn: {hog}, {grunter}, {squealer}, {Sus scrofa}]
2: a coarse obnoxious person [syn: {slob}, {sloven}, {slovenly person}]
3: a person regarded as greedy and pig-like [syn: {hog}]
4: uncomplimentary terms for a policeman [syn: {bull}, {cop}, {copper}, {fuzz}]
5: mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast [syn: {pig bed}]
6: a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace
v 1: live like a pig, in squalor [syn: {pig it}]
2: eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches" [syn: {devour}, {guttle}, {raven}]
3: give birth; "sows farrow" [syn: {farrow}] [also: {pigging}, {pigged}]

pig bed
n : mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast [syn: {pig}]

pig farm
n : a farm where pigs are raised or kept [syn: {piggery}]

pig iron
n : crude iron tapped from a blast furnace

pig it
v : live like a pig, in squalor [syn: {pig}]

pig laurel
n : North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to young stock [syn: {sheep laurel}, {lambkill}, {Kalmia angustifolia}]

pig lead
n : lead that is cast in pigs

pig out
v : overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream" [syn: {gorge}, {ingurgitate}, {overindulge}, {glut}, {englut}, {stuff}, {engorge}, {overgorge}, {overeat}, {gormandize}, {gormandise}, {gourmandize}, {binge}, {satiate}, {scarf out}]

pig-a-back
adv 1: on a railroad flatcar; "the trailer rode piggyback across the country" [syn: {piggyback}, {pickaback}]
2: on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip; "she carried her child piggyback" [syn: {piggyback}, {pickaback}]

pigboat
n : a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes [syn: {submarine}, {sub}, {U-boat}]

pigeon
n : wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs

pigeon berry
n : tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous [syn: {poke}, {garget}, {scoke}, {Phytolacca americana}]

pigeon breast
n : abnormal protrusion of the breastbone caused by rickets [syn: {chicken breast}]

pigeon droppings
n : droppings of pigeons

pigeon guillemot
n : northern Pacific guillemot [syn: {Cepphus columba}]

pigeon hawk
n : small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry [syn: {merlin}, {Falco columbarius}]

pigeon loft
n : a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept [syn: {loft}]

pigeon pea
n 1: tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics [syn: {pigeon-pea plant}, {cajan pea}, {catjang pea}, {red gram}, {dhal}, {dahl}, {Cajanus cajan}]
2: small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant [syn: {cajan pea}, {dahl}]

pigeon toes
n : disability in which the toes are turned inward; often associated with knock-knee

pigeon-breasted
adj : having a chest deformity marked by a projecting breastbone caused by infantile rickets [syn: {chicken-breasted}]

pigeonhole
n 1: a specific (often simplistic) category
2: a small compartment [syn: {cubbyhole}]
v 1: place into a small compartment
2: treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European" [syn: {stereotype}, {stamp}]

pigeonholing
n : a system for classifying things into groups [syn: {grouping}]

pigeon-pea plant
n : tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics [syn: {pigeon pea}, {cajan pea}, {catjang pea}, {red gram}, {dhal}, {dahl}, {Cajanus cajan}]

pigeon-toed
adj : having feet that turn inward [ant: {splayfooted}]

pigfish
n 1: found around the Great Barrier Reef [syn: {giant pigfish}, {Achoerodus gouldii}]
2: found from Long Island southward [syn: {hogfish}, {Orthopristis chrysopterus}] [also: {pigfishes} (pl)]

pigfishes
pigfish
n 1: found around the Great Barrier Reef [syn: {giant pigfish}, {Achoerodus gouldii}]
2: found from Long Island southward [syn: {hogfish}, {Orthopristis chrysopterus}] [also: {pigfishes} (pl)]

pigfishes
See {pigfish}

pigged
pig
n 1: domestic swine [syn: {hog}, {grunter}, {squealer}, {Sus scrofa}]
2: a coarse obnoxious person [syn: {slob}, {sloven}, {slovenly person}]
3: a person regarded as greedy and pig-like [syn: {hog}]
4: uncomplimentary terms for a policeman [syn: {bull}, {cop}, {copper}, {fuzz}]
5: mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast [syn: {pig bed}]
6: a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace
v 1: live like a pig, in squalor [syn: {pig it}]
2: eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches" [syn: {devour}, {guttle}, {raven}]
3: give birth; "sows farrow" [syn: {farrow}] [also: {pigging}, {pigged}]

pigged
See {pig}

piggery
n : a farm where pigs are raised or kept [syn: {pig farm}]

piggier
piggy
adj : resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy; "piggish table manners"; "the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father"; "swinish slavering over food" [syn: {hoggish}, {piggish}, {porcine}, {swinish}]
n : a young pig [syn: {piglet}, {shoat}] [also: {piggiest}, {piggier}]

piggier
See {piggy}

piggiest
piggy
adj : resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy; "piggish table manners"; "the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father"; "swinish slavering over food" [syn: {hoggish}, {piggish}, {porcine}, {swinish}]
n : a young pig [syn: {piglet}, {shoat}] [also: {piggiest}, {piggier}]

piggiest
See {piggy}

pigging
pig
n 1: domestic swine [syn: {hog}, {grunter}, {squealer}, {Sus scrofa}]
2: a coarse obnoxious person [syn: {slob}, {sloven}, {slovenly person}]
3: a person regarded as greedy and pig-like [syn: {hog}]
4: uncomplimentary terms for a policeman [syn: {bull}, {cop}, {copper}, {fuzz}]
5: mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast [syn: {pig bed}]
6: a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace
v 1: live like a pig, in squalor [syn: {pig it}]
2: eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches" [syn: {devour}, {guttle}, {raven}]
3: give birth; "sows farrow" [syn: {farrow}] [also: {pigging}, {pigged}]

pigging
See {pig}

piggish
adj : resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy; "piggish table manners"; "the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father"; "swinish slavering over food" [syn: {hoggish}, {piggy}, {porcine}, {swinish}]

piggishly
adv : in a piggish manner; "piggishly, he took two pieces of cake"

piggishness
n : an excessive desire for food [syn: {greediness}, {hoggishness}]

piggy
adj : resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy; "piggish table manners"; "the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father"; "swinish slavering over food" [syn: {hoggish}, {piggish}, {porcine}, {swinish}]
n : a young pig [syn: {piglet}, {shoat}] [also: {piggiest}, {piggier}]

piggy bank
n : a child's coin bank (often shaped like a pig) [syn: {penny bank}]

piggyback
adv 1: on a railroad flatcar; "the trailer rode piggyback across the country" [syn: {pickaback}, {pig-a-back}]
2: on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip; "she carried her child piggyback" [syn: {pickaback}, {pig-a-back}]
v 1: ride on someone's shoulders or back
2: haul truck trailers loaded with commodities on railroad cars
3: haul by railroad car
4: carry on the back or shoulders; "She piggybacked a sick classmate to school"
5: support on the back and shoulders; "He piggybacked her child so she could see the show"

piggyback plant
n : vigorous perennial herb with flowers in erect racemes and having young plants develop at the junction of a leaf blade and the leafstalk [syn: {pickaback plant}, {youth-on-age}, {Tolmiea menziesii}]

pigheaded
adj : obstinate and stupid [syn: {bullheaded}, {bullet-headed}]

pig-headedly
adv : in a stubborn unregenerate manner; "she remained stubbornly in the same position" [syn: {stubbornly}, {obdurately}, {mulishly}, {obstinately}, {cussedly}]

pigheadedness
n : resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires [syn: {stubbornness}, {bullheadedness}, {obstinacy}, {obstinance}, {self-will}]

piglet
n : a young pig [syn: {piggy}, {shoat}]

pigman
n : a herder or swine [syn: {swineherd}]

pigment
n : dry coloring matter (especially an insoluble powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint etc)
v 1: acquire pigment; become colored or imbued
2: color or dye with a pigment; "pigment a photograph"

pigmentation
n 1: the deposition of pigment in animals or plants or human beings
2: coloration of living tissues by pigment [ant: {depigmentation}]

pigmy
n 1: an unusually small individual [syn: {pygmy}]
2: any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet [syn: {Pygmy}]

pigmy talinum
n : low plant with crowded narrow succulent leaves and fairly large deep pink axillary flowers that seem to sit on the ground; southwestern United States [syn: {Talinum brevifolium}]

pignolia
n : edible seed of any of several nut pines especially some pinons of southwestern North America [syn: {pine nut}, {pinon nut}]

pignut
n : an American hickory tree having bitter nuts [syn: {pignut hickory}, {brown hickory}, {black hickory}, {Carya glabra}]

pignut hickory
n : an American hickory tree having bitter nuts [syn: {pignut}, {brown hickory}, {black hickory}, {Carya glabra}]

pigpen
n : a pen for swine [syn: {sty}, {pigsty}]

pig's ears
n : an edible agaric with a brown fruiting body that is often compound [syn: {Cantharellus clavatus}]

pigs' feet
n : feet or knuckles of hogs used as food; pickled or stewed or jellied [syn: {pigs' knuckles}]

pigs in blankets
n : small frankfurters wrapped in biscuit dough and baked

pigs' knuckles
n : feet or knuckles of hogs used as food; pickled or stewed or jellied [syn: {pigs' feet}]

pigskin
n : leather from the skin of swine

pigsticking
n : the sport of hunting wild boar with spears

pigsty
n : a pen for swine [syn: {sty}, {pigpen}]

pigswill
n : wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk [syn: {slop}, {slops}, {swill}, {pigwash}]

pigtail
n : a braid of hair on either side of the face

pigwash
n : wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk [syn: {slop}, {slops}, {swill}, {pigswill}]

pigweed
n 1: common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb [syn: {lamb's-quarters}, {wild spinach}, {Chenopodium album}]
2: leaves sometimes used as potherbs; seeds used as cereal; southern United States to Central America; India and China [syn: {Amaranthus hypochondriacus}]
3: leaves collected from the wild [syn: {lamb's-quarter}, {wild spinach}]

PIJ
n : a militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestime and to the destruction of Israel; smaller and more exclusively militant that Hamas [syn: {Palestine Islamic Jihad}, {Palestinian Islamic Jihad}, {Harakat al-Jihad al-Islami al-Filastini}]

pika
n : small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America [syn: {mouse hare}, {rock rabbit}, {coney}, {cony}]

pike
n 1: a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic [syn: {expressway}, {freeway}, {motorway}, {state highway}, {superhighway}, {throughway}, {thruway}]
2: highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh
3: a sharp point (as on the end of a spear)
4: medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet
5: any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere

pike perch
n : any of several pike-like fishes of the perch family [syn: {pike-perch}]

pikeblenny
n : tropical American fishes; males are aggressively defensive of their territory

piked reverse hang
n : a reverse hang performed on the rings

piked whale
n : small finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {lesser rorqual}, {minke whale}, {Balaenoptera acutorostrata}]

pike-perch
n : any of several pike-like fishes of the perch family [syn: {pike perch}]

Pike's Peak
n : a mountain peak in the Rockies in central Colorado (14,109 feet high)

pikestaff
n : the staff of a pike

pilaf
n : rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes [syn: {pilaff}, {pilau}, {pilaw}]

pilaff
n : rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes [syn: {pilaf}, {pilau}, {pilaw}]

pilar
adj : of or relating to a hair

pilar cyst
n : a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked [syn: {sebaceous cyst}, {wen}, {steatocystoma}]

pilary
adj : covered with hairs especially fine soft ones [syn: {pilous}, {pilose}]

pilaster
n : a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached

pilau
n : rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes [syn: {pilaf}, {pilaff}, {pilaw}]

pilaw
n : rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes [syn: {pilaf}, {pilaff}, {pilau}]

pilchard
n 1: small fatty fish usually canned [syn: {sardine}]
2: small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring [syn: {sardine}, {Sardina pilchardus}]

pile
n 1: a collection of objects laid on top of each other [syn: {heap}, {mound}, {cumulus}]
2: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]
3: a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house" [syn: {bundle}, {big bucks}, {megabucks}, {big money}]
4: fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) [syn: {down}]
5: battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta [syn: {voltaic pile}, {galvanic pile}]
6: a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure [syn: {spile}, {piling}, {stilt}]
7: the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave; "for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction" [syn: {nap}]
8: a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy [syn: {atomic pile}, {atomic reactor}, {chain reactor}]
v 1: arrange in stacks; "heap firewood around the fireplace"; "stack your books up on the shelves" [syn: {stack}, {heap}]
2: press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium" [syn: {throng}, {mob}, {pack}, {jam}]
3: place or lay as if in a pile; "The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested"

pile driver
n : a machine that drives piling into the ground

pile dwelling
n : dwelling built on piles in or near a lake; specifically in prehistoric villages [syn: {lake dwelling}]

pile up
v 1: collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up" [syn: {accumulate}, {cumulate}, {conglomerate}, {gather}, {amass}]
2: arrange into piles or stacks; "She piled up her books in my living room" [syn: {heap up}, {stack up}]
3: get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune" [syn: {roll up}, {collect}, {accumulate}, {amass}, {compile}, {hoard}]

Pilea
n : low-growing tropical perennials grown for their stingless foliage [syn: {genus Pilea}]

pilea
See {pileum}

Pilea involucrata
n : low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers [syn: {friendship plant}, {panamica}, {panamiga}]

Pilea microphylla
n : tropical American stingless nettle that discharges its pollen explosively [syn: {artillery plant}]

Pilea pumilla
n : a plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves [syn: {richweed}, {clearweed}, {dead nettle}]

piled
adj : thrown together in a pile; "a desk heaped with books"; "heaped-up ears of corn"; "ungraded papers piled high" [syn: {heaped}, {heaped-up}, {cumulous}]

pilei
pileus
n : a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom [syn: {cap}] [also: {pilei} (pl)]

pilei
See {pileus}

piles
n 1: pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter [syn: {hemorrhoid}, {haemorrhoid}]
2: a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed a mountain of newspapers" [syn: {tons}, {dozens}, {heaps}, {lots}, {mountain}, {scores}, {stacks}, {loads}, {rafts}, {slews}, {wads}, {oodles}, {gobs}, {scads}, {lashings}]

pileup
n : multiple collisions of vehicles

pileus
n : a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom [syn: {cap}] [also: {pilei} (pl)]

pilewort
n : perennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere having heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling buttercups; its tuberous roots have been used as a poultice to relieve piles [syn: {lesser celandine}, {Ranunculus ficaria}]

pilfer
v : make off with belongings of others [syn: {cabbage}, {purloin}, {pinch}, {abstract}, {snarf}, {swipe}, {hook}, {sneak}, {filch}, {nobble}, {lift}]

pilferage
n : the act of stealing small amounts or small articles

pilferer
n : a thief who steals without using violence [syn: {sneak thief}, {snitcher}]

pilgrim
n 1: someone who journeys in foreign lands
2: one of the colonists from England who sailed to America on the Mayflower and founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620 [syn: {Pilgrim Father}]
3: some one who journeys to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion

Pilgrim Father
n : one of the colonists from England who sailed to America on the Mayflower and founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620 [syn: {Pilgrim}]

pilgrimage
n : a journey to a sacred place [syn: {pilgrim's journey}]

pilgrim's journey
n : a journey to a sacred place [syn: {pilgrimage}]

Pilgrim's Progress
n : an allegory written by John Bunyan in 1678

piling
n : a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure [syn: {pile}, {spile}, {stilt}]

pill
n 1: something that resembles a pill in shape or size
2: a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet [syn: {lozenge}, {tablet}, {tab}]
3: a unpleasant or tiresome person
4: something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured; "his competitor's success was a bitter pill to take"
5: a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception [syn: {birth control pill}, {contraceptive pill}, {oral contraceptive pill}, {oral contraceptive}, {anovulatory drug}, {anovulant}]

pill bottle
n : a small bottle for holding pills

pill bug
n : small terrestrial isopod with a convex segmented body that can roll up into a ball

pill head
n : a consumer of amphetamine pills

pill pusher
n : a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs [syn: {pharmacist}, {druggist}, {chemist}, {apothecary}, {pill roller}]

pill roller
n : a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs [syn: {pharmacist}, {druggist}, {chemist}, {apothecary}, {pill pusher}]

pillage
n 1: goods or money obtained illegally [syn: {loot}, {booty}, {plunder}, {prize}, {swag}, {dirty money}]
2: the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors" [syn: {plundering}, {pillaging}]
v : steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" [syn: {plunder}, {despoil}, {loot}, {reave}, {strip}, {rifle}, {ransack}, {foray}]

pillaged
adj 1: wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value; "the robbers left the looted train"; "people returned to the plundered village" [syn: {looted}, {plundered}, {ransacked}]
2: having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence; "the raped countryside" [syn: {despoiled}, {raped}, {ravaged}, {sacked}]

pillager
n : someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) [syn: {plunderer}, {looter}, {spoiler}, {despoiler}, {raider}, {freebooter}]

pillaging
n : the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors" [syn: {plundering}, {pillage}]

pillar
n 1: a fundamental principle or practice; "science eroded the pillars of superstition"
2: anything tall and thin approximating the shape of a column or tower; "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite" [syn: {column}, {tower}]
3: a prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community" [syn: {mainstay}]
4: a vertical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (as a monument or a column of air) [syn: {column}]
5: (architeture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure [syn: {column}]

pillar box
n : a red pillar-shaped letter box

pillar of Islam
n : (Islam) one of the five religious obligations accepted by all Muslims

pillar of strength
n : a person who can be relied on to give a great deal of support and comfort [syn: {tower of strength}]

pillared
adj : having pillars; "the pillared portico"

Pillars of Hercules
n : the two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules

pillbox
n 1: a small round woman's hat [syn: {toque}, {turban}]
2: a small case for holding pills
3: a small enclosed gun emplacement (usually of fortified concrete)

pillion
n : a seat behind the rider of a horse or motorbike etc.

pillock
n : a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!" [syn: {stupid}, {stupid person}, {dullard}, {dolt}, {pudding head}, {pudden-head}, {poor fish}]

pilloried
pillory
n : a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the neck and hands; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn [syn: {stocks}]
v 1: expose to ridicule or public scorn [syn: {gibbet}]
2: punish by putting in a pillory
3: criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage" [syn: {savage}, {crucify}] [also: {pilloried}]

pilloried
See {pillory}

pillory
n : a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the neck and hands; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn [syn: {stocks}]
v 1: expose to ridicule or public scorn [syn: {gibbet}]
2: punish by putting in a pillory
3: criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage" [syn: {savage}, {crucify}] [also: {pilloried}]

pillow
n : a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
v : rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head" [syn: {rest}]

pillow block
n : a cast-iron or steel block for supporting a journal or bearing

pillow fight
n : a child's game of fighting with pillows

pillow lace
n : lace made by winding thread around bobbins on a padded cushion [syn: {bobbin lace}]

pillow lava
n : lava that hardened in rounded shapes suggestive of pillows; believed to result from underwater eruptions

pillow sham
n : bed linen consisting of a decorative cover for a pillow

pillow slip
n : bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase" [syn: {case}, {pillowcase}, {slip}]

pillow talk
n : intimate conversation between lovers (typically occurring in bed)

pillowcase
n : bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase" [syn: {case}, {slip}, {pillow slip}]

pillwort
n : European water fern found around margins of bodies of water or in wet acid soil having small globose sporocarps [syn: {Pilularia globulifera}]

pilocarpine
n : cholinergic alkaloid used in eyedrops to treat glaucoma

pilomotor reflex
n : reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation [syn: {gooseflesh}, {goose bump}, {goose pimple}, {goose skin}, {horripilation}]

pilose
adj : covered with hairs especially fine soft ones [syn: {pilous}, {pilary}]

pilosebaceous
adj : of or relating to a hair follicle and its sebaceous gland

Pilosella
n : genus of hairy perennial herbs with horizontal rhizomes and leafy or underground stolons; Eurasia and North Africa; often considered congeneric with Hieracium [syn: {genus Pilosella}]

Pilosella aurantiaca
n : European hawkweed having flower heads with bright orange-red rays; a troublesome weed especially as naturalized in northeastern North America; sometimes placed in genus Hieracium [syn: {orange hawkweed}, {Hieracium aurantiacum}]

Pilosella officinarum
n : European hawkweed having soft hairy leaves; sometimes placed in genus Hieracium [syn: {mouse-ear hawkweed}, {Hieracium pilocella}]

pilot
n 1: someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight [syn: {airplane pilot}]
2: a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor
3: a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors [syn: {pilot program}, {pilot film}]
4: an original model on which something is patterned [syn: {original}, {archetype}]
5: small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner [syn: {pilot burner}, {pilot light}]
6: an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track [syn: {fender}, {buffer}, {cowcatcher}]
v 1: fly a plane [syn: {fly}, {aviate}]
2: act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?" [syn: {navigate}]

pilot balloon
n : meteorological balloon used to observe air currents

pilot biscuit
n : very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple [syn: {hardtack}, {pilot bread}, {sea biscuit}, {ship biscuit}]

pilot bit
n : a small bit that drills a first hole to guide a larger drill

pilot blacksnake
n : large harmless shiny black North American snake [syn: {black rat snake}, {blacksnake}, {mountain blacksnake}, {Elaphe obsoleta}]

pilot boat
n : a boat to carry pilots to and from large ships

pilot bread
n : very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple [syn: {hardtack}, {pilot biscuit}, {sea biscuit}, {ship biscuit}]

pilot burner
n : small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner [syn: {pilot light}, {pilot}]

pilot chart
n : a chart for a navigator showing the prevailing meteorological and hydrographic and navigational conditions [syn: {naval chart}, {navigational chart}]

pilot cloth
n : a thick blue cloth used to make overcoats and coats for sailors etc

pilot engine
n : a locomotive that precedes a train to check the track

pilot experiment
n : a preliminary experiment whose outcome can lead to a more extensive experiment

pilot film
n : a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors [syn: {pilot program}, {pilot}]

pilot ladder
n : (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps [syn: {Jacob's ladder}, {jack ladder}]

pilot lamp
n : indicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operation [syn: {pilot light}, {indicator lamp}]

pilot light
n 1: small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner [syn: {pilot burner}, {pilot}]
2: indicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operation [syn: {pilot lamp}, {indicator lamp}]

pilot program
n 1: activity planned as a test or trial; "they funded a pilot project in six states" [syn: {pilot project}]
2: a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors [syn: {pilot film}, {pilot}]

pilot project
n : activity planned as a test or trial; "they funded a pilot project in six states" [syn: {pilot program}]

pilot whale
n : small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school [syn: {black whale}, {common blackfish}, {blackfish}, {Globicephala melaena}]

pilotage
n 1: the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place [syn: {navigation}, {piloting}]
2: the occupation of a pilot [syn: {piloting}]

pilotfish
n : small pelagic fish often accompanying sharks or mantas [syn: {Naucrates ductor}]

pilothouse
n : an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated [syn: {wheelhouse}]

piloting
n 1: the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place [syn: {navigation}, {pilotage}]
2: the occupation of a pilot [syn: {pilotage}]

pilotless
adj : lacking a pilot; "a drone is a pilotless aircraft"

pilotless aircraft
n : an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control [syn: {drone}, {radio-controlled aircraft}]

pilous
adj : covered with hairs especially fine soft ones [syn: {pilose}, {pilary}]

Pilsen
n : a town in Czech Republic where Pilsner beer originated [syn: {Plzen}]

Pilsener
n : a pale lager with strong flavor of hops; first brewed in the Bohemian town of Pilsen [syn: {Pilsner}]

Pilsner
n : a pale lager with strong flavor of hops; first brewed in the Bohemian town of Pilsen [syn: {Pilsener}]

Piltdown hoax
n : a supposedly primitive man later proven to be a hoax [syn: {Piltdown man}]

Piltdown man
n : a supposedly primitive man later proven to be a hoax [syn: {Piltdown hoax}]

Pilularia
n : pillworts [syn: {genus Pilularia}]

Pilularia globulifera
n : European water fern found around margins of bodies of water or in wet acid soil having small globose sporocarps [syn: {pillwort}]

pilus
n 1: any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal; "there is a hair in my soup" [syn: {hair}]
2: hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism

Pima
n 1: a member of the North American Indian people living in southern Arizona and northern Mexico
2: the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Pima people

Pimenta
n : allspice tree [syn: {genus Pimenta}]

Pimenta acris
n : West Indian tree; source of bay rum [syn: {bayberry}, {bay-rum tree}, {Jamaica bayberry}, {wild cinnamon}]

Pimenta dioica
n : aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries [syn: {allspice}, {allspice tree}, {pimento tree}]

Pimenta officinalis
n : tropical American tree having small white flowers and aromatic berries [syn: {allspice tree}]

pimento
n 1: plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers [syn: {sweet pepper}, {bell pepper}, {pimiento}, {paprika}, {sweet pepper plant}, {Capsicum annuum grossum}]
2: fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked [syn: {pimiento}]

pimento butter
n : butter blended with mashed pimento

pimento tree
n : aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries [syn: {allspice}, {allspice tree}, {Pimenta dioica}]

pi-meson
n : a meson involved in holding the nucleus together; produced as the result of high-energy particle collision [syn: {pion}]

pimiento
n 1: plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers [syn: {sweet pepper}, {bell pepper}, {pimento}, {paprika}, {sweet pepper plant}, {Capsicum annuum grossum}]
2: fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked [syn: {pimento}]

Pimlico
n : a racetrack for thoroughbred racing; site of the Preakness

pimozide
n : the most commonly used diphenylbutyl piperidine

pimp
n : someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce) [syn: {procurer}, {panderer}, {pander}, {pandar}, {fancy man}, {ponce}]
v : arrange for sexual partners for others [syn: {pander}, {procure}]

pimpernel
n 1: European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads [syn: {salad burnet}, {burnet bloodwort}, {Poterium sanguisorba}]
2: any of several plants of the genus Anagallis

Pimpinella
n : anise [syn: {genus Pimpinella}]

Pimpinella anisum
n : native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery [syn: {anise}, {anise plant}]

pimple
n : a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne [syn: {hickey}]

pimpled
adj : (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin [syn: {acned}, {pimply}, {pustulate}]

pimply
adj : (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin [syn: {acned}, {pimpled}, {pustulate}]

pin
n 1: a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
2: when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat [syn: {fall}]
3: small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. [syn: {peg}]
4: a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts [syn: {personal identification number}, {PIN number}]
5: informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks" [syn: {peg}, {stick}]
6: axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns [syn: {pivot}]
7: cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown
8: flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green [syn: {flag}]
9: a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things 10: a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: {peg}, {thole}, {tholepin}, {rowlock}, {oarlock}] 11: a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in groups as a target [syn: {bowling pin}]
v 1: to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree" [syn: {trap}, {immobilize}, {immobilise}]
2: attach or fasten with pins [ant: {unpin}]
3: pierce with a pin; "pin down the butterfly"
4: immobilize a piece [also: {pinning}, {pinned}]

pin bone
n : part of the sirloin between the flat bone and the porterhouse

pin cherry
n : small shrubby North American wild cherry with small bright red acid fruit [syn: {Prunus pensylvanica}]

pin clover
n : European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage [syn: {redstem storksbill}, {alfilaria}, {alfileria}, {filaree}, {filaria}, {clocks}, {pin grass}, {Erodium cicutarium}]

pin curl
n : a curl of hair made by dampening a strand of hair and curling it and holding the curl with a clip or bobby pin

pin down
v 1: define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game" [syn: {peg down}, {nail down}, {narrow down}, {narrow}, {specify}]
2: attach with or as if with a pin; "pin up a picture" [syn: {pin up}]
3: define clearly; "Can you pin down the difficulties" [syn: {narrow down}]

pin grass
n : European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage [syn: {redstem storksbill}, {alfilaria}, {alfileria}, {filaree}, {filaria}, {clocks}, {pin clover}, {Erodium cicutarium}]

pin money
n : cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expenses [syn: {pocket money}, {spending money}]

PIN number
n : a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts [syn: {personal identification number}, {PIN}]

pin oak
n 1: fast-growing medium to large pyramidal deciduous tree of northeastern United States and southeastern Canada having deeply pinnatifid leaves that turn bright red in autumn; thrives in damp soil [syn: {swamp oak}, {Quercus palustris}]
2: large nearly semi-evergreen oak of southeastern United States; thrives in damp soil [syn: {laurel oak}, {Quercus laurifolia}]

pin table
n : game equipment on which pinball is played; "in England they call a pinball machine a pin table" [syn: {pinball machine}]

pin up
v : attach with or as if with a pin; "pin up a picture" [syn: {pin down}]

pin wrench
n : a wrench that has a projecting pin that fits into a socket on the object to be turned

pina cloth
n : a fine cloth made from pineapple fibers

pina colada
n : a mixed drink made of pineapple juice and coconut cream and rum

Pinaceae
n : a family of Pinaceae [syn: {family Pinaceae}, {pine family}]

pinafore
n : a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing [syn: {jumper}, {pinny}]

pinata
n : plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to break with sticks

Pinatubo
n : a volcano on Luzon northwest of Manila; erupted in 1991 after 600 years of dormancy [syn: {Mount Pinatubo}]

pinball
n : a game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets [syn: {pinball game}]

pinball game
n : a game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets [syn: {pinball}]

pinball machine
n : game equipment on which pinball is played; "in England they call a pinball machine a pin table" [syn: {pin table}]

pince-nez
n : spectacles clipped to the nose by a spring

pincer
n 1: a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever [syn: {pair of pincers}, {tweezer}, {pair of tweezers}]
2: a structure like a pincer on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods [syn: {claw}, {chela}, {nipper}]

pinch
n 1: a painful or straitened circumstance; "the pinch of the recession"
2: an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
3: a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic" [syn: {touch}, {hint}, {tinge}, {mite}, {jot}, {speck}, {soupcon}]
4: a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency" [syn: {emergency}, {exigency}]
5: small sharp biting [syn: {nip}]
6: a squeeze with the fingers [syn: {tweak}]
7: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" [syn: {apprehension}, {arrest}, {catch}, {collar}, {taking into custody}]
v 1: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" [syn: {squeeze}, {twinge}, {tweet}, {nip}, {twitch}]
2: make ridges into by pinching together [syn: {crimp}]
3: make off with belongings of others [syn: {pilfer}, {cabbage}, {purloin}, {abstract}, {snarf}, {swipe}, {hook}, {sneak}, {filch}, {nobble}, {lift}]
4: cut the top off; "top trees and bushes" [syn: {top}]
5: irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear; "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back" [syn: {vellicate}]

pinch bar
n : a lever with a pointed projection that serves as a fulcrum; used to roll heavy wheels

pinch hitter
n : (baseball) a substitute for the regular batter

Pinchas Zukerman
n : Israeli violinist (born in 1948) [syn: {Zukerman}]

pinchbeck
adj : serving as an imitation or substitute; "pinchbeck heroism"
n : an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold

pinche
n : South American tamarin with a tufted head [syn: {Leontocebus oedipus}]

pinched
adj 1: sounding as if the nose were pinched; "a whining nasal voice" [syn: {adenoidal}, {nasal}]
2: very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration" [syn: {bony}, {cadaverous}, {emaciated}, {gaunt}, {haggard}, {skeletal}, {wasted}]
3: not having enough money to pay for necessities [syn: {hard up}, {impecunious}, {in straitened circumstances(p)}, {penniless}, {penurious}]
4: as if squeezed uncomfortably tight; "her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her"

pinchgut
n : a niggardly person who starves himself (and others)

pinch-hitting
See {pinch-hit}

Pinckneya
n : small genus of shrubs or small trees of southeastern United States and northern South America [syn: {genus Pinckneya}]

Pinckneya pubens
n : ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever [syn: {fever tree}, {Georgia bark}, {bitter-bark}]

Pinctada
n : pearl oysters [syn: {genus Pinctada}]

Pinctada margaritifera
n : tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls [syn: {pearl oyster}]

pincurl clip
n : a variety of clip for holding pin curls

Pincus
n : United States sexual physiologist whose hunch that progesterone could block ovulation led to the development of the oral contraceptive pill (1903-1967) [syn: {Gregory Pincus}, {Gregory Goodwin Pincus}]

pincushion
n : a small stiff cushion into which pins are stuck ready for use

pincushion flower
n : Old World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson flower heads; naturalized in United States [syn: {sweet scabious}, {mournful widow}, {Scabiosa atropurpurea}]

pincushion hakea
n : tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow flowers; western Australia [syn: {cushion flower}, {Hakea laurina}]

Pindar
n : Greek lyric poet remembered for his odes (518?-438? BC)

Pindaric
n : an ode form used by Pindar; has triple groups of triple units [syn: {Pindaric ode}]

Pindaric ode
n : an ode form used by Pindar; has triple groups of triple units [syn: {Pindaric}]

pindolol
n : an oral beta blocker (trade name Visken) used in treating hypertension [syn: {Visken}]

pine
n 1: a coniferous tree [syn: {pine tree}, {true pine}]
2: straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus
v : have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" [syn: {ache}, {yearn}, {yen}, {languish}]

pine away
v : lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away" [syn: {waste}, {languish}]

Pine Bluff
n : a town in southeast central Arkansas on the Arkansas River

pine family
n : a family of Pinaceae [syn: {Pinaceae}, {family Pinaceae}]

pine fern
n : fern of Florida and West Indies and Central America with rhizome densely clad in grown hairs [syn: {Anemia adiantifolia}]

pine finch
n : small finch of North American coniferous forests [syn: {pine siskin}, {Spinus pinus}]

pine grosbeak
n : large grosbeak of coniferous forests of Old and New Worlds [syn: {Pinicola enucleator}]

pine hyacinth
n : erect clematis of Florida having pink to purple flowers [syn: {Clematis baldwinii}, {Viorna baldwinii}]

pine knot
n : a joint of pine wood used for fuel

pine leaf aphid
n : a variety of adelgid [syn: {Pineus pinifoliae}]

pine lily
n : lily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals [syn: {tiger lily}, {leopard lily}, {Lilium catesbaei}]

pine lizard
n : small active lizard of United States and north to British Columbia [syn: {eastern fence lizard}, {Sceloporus undulatus}]

pine marten
n : dark brown marten of northern Eurasian coniferous forests [syn: {Martes martes}]

pine mouse
n : short-tailed glossy-furred burrowing vole of the eastern United States [syn: {pine vole}, {Pitymys pinetorum}]

pine nut
n : edible seed of any of several nut pines especially some pinons of southwestern North America [syn: {pignolia}, {pinon nut}]

pine sawyer
n : large beetle whose larvae bore holes in pine trees

pine siskin
n : small finch of North American coniferous forests [syn: {pine finch}, {Spinus pinus}]

pine snake
n : any of several bull snakes of eastern and southeastern United States found chiefly in pine woods; now threatened

pine spittlebug
n : North American insect that attacks pines

pine tar
n : a dark viscous substance obtained from the destructive distillation of pine wood

pine tree
n : a coniferous tree [syn: {pine}, {true pine}]

Pine Tree State
n : a state in New England [syn: {Maine}, {ME}]

pine vole
n : short-tailed glossy-furred burrowing vole of the eastern United States [syn: {pine mouse}, {Pitymys pinetorum}]

pineal
adj 1: relating to the pineal body; "pineal hormone"
2: having the form of a pine cone

pineal body
n : a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin [syn: {pineal gland}, {epiphysis cerebri}, {epiphysis}]

pineal eye
n : a sensory structure capable of light reception located on the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptiles [syn: {third eye}]

pineal gland
n : a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin [syn: {pineal body}, {epiphysis cerebri}, {epiphysis}]

pinealoma
n : tumor of the pineal gland

pineapple
n 1: a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics [syn: {pineapple plant}, {Ananas comosus}]
2: large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated [syn: {ananas}]

pineapple family
n : a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance [syn: {Bromeliaceae}, {family Bromeliaceae}]

pineapple guava
n : dark-green kiwi-sized tropical fruit with white flesh; used chiefly for jellies and preserves [syn: {feijoa}]

pineapple juice
n : the juice of pineapples (usually bottled or canned)

pineapple plant
n : a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics [syn: {pineapple}, {Ananas comosus}]

pineapple weed
n : annual aromatic weed of Pacific coastal areas (United States and northeastern Asia) having bristle-pointed leaves and rayless yellow flowers [syn: {rayless chamomile}, {Matricaria matricarioides}]

pine-barren sandwort
n : deep-rooted perennial of southeastern United States [syn: {longroot}, {Arenaria caroliniana}]

pinecone
n : the seed-producing cone of a pine tree

pinesap
n : fleshy tawny or reddish saprophytic herb resembling the Indian pipe and growing in woodland humus of eastern North America; in some classifications placed in a separate genus Hypopitys [syn: {false beachdrops}, {Monotropa hypopithys}]

pineta
pinetum
n : an area planted with pine trees or related conifers [also: {pineta} (pl)]

pineta
See {pinetum}

pine-tar rag
n : baseball equipment consisting of a rag soaked with pine tar; used on the handle of a baseball bat to give a batter a firm grip

pinetum
n : an area planted with pine trees or related conifers [also: {pineta} (pl)]

Pineus
n : a genus of Adelgidae [syn: {genus Pineus}]

Pineus pinifoliae
n : a variety of adelgid [syn: {pine leaf aphid}]

pine-weed
n : annual wiry-stemmed North American weed with minute scalelike leaves and small yellow flowers [syn: {orange grass}, {nitweed}, {pineweed}, {Hypericum gentianoides}]

pineweed
n : annual wiry-stemmed North American weed with minute scalelike leaves and small yellow flowers [syn: {orange grass}, {nitweed}, {pine-weed}, {Hypericum gentianoides}]

pinfish
n : similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States [syn: {sailor's-choice}, {squirrelfish}, {Lagodon rhomboides}] [also: {pinfishes} (pl)]

pinfishes
pinfish
n : similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States [syn: {sailor's-choice}, {squirrelfish}, {Lagodon rhomboides}] [also: {pinfishes} (pl)]

pinfishes
See {pinfish}

pinfold
n : a pen where stray animals are confined

Ping
n 1: a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya [syn: {Ping River}]
2: a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)
v 1: hit with a pinging noise; "The bugs pinged the lamp shade"
2: sound like a car engine that is firing too early; "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded" [syn: {pink}, {knock}]
3: make a short high-pitched sound; "the bullet pinged when they struck the car"
4: contact, usually in order to remind of something; "I'll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearing"
5: send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active; "ping your machine in the office"

Ping River
n : a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya [syn: {Ping}]

pinger
n : a pulse generator used for echo sounding in sonar

Ping-Pong
n : a game (trade name Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball [syn: {table tennis}]

ping-pong ball
n : light hollow ball used in playing table tennis

pingpong paddle
n : paddle used to play table tennis [syn: {table-tennis racquet}, {table-tennis bat}]

ping-pong table
n : a table used for playing table tennis [syn: {table-tennis table}, {pingpong table}]

pingpong table
n : a table used for playing table tennis [syn: {table-tennis table}, {ping-pong table}]

pinguecula
n : a slightly elevated elastic tissue deposit in the conjunctiva that may extend to the cornea but does not cover it

Pinguicula
n : butterworts: a large genus of almost stemless carnivorous bog plants; Europe and America to Antarctica [syn: {genus Pinguicula}]

Pinguinus
n : great auk [syn: {genus Pinguinus}]

Pinguinus impennis
n : large large flightless auk of rocky islands off northern Atlantic coasts; extinct [syn: {great auk}]

pinhead
n 1: an ignorant or foolish person [syn: {dumbbell}, {dummy}, {dope}, {boob}, {booby}]
2: the head of a pin

pinhole
n : a small puncture that might have been made by a pin

Pinicola
n : a genus of Fringillidae [syn: {genus Pinicola}]

Pinicola enucleator
n : large grosbeak of coniferous forests of Old and New Worlds [syn: {pine grosbeak}]

pinier
See {piny}

piniest
See {piny}

pining
n : a feeling of deep longing

pinion
n 1: a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack
2: any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird [syn: {flight feather}, {quill}, {quill feather}]
3: wing of a bird [syn: {pennon}]
v 1: bind the arms of [syn: {shackle}]
2: cut the wings off (of birds)

pinion and crown wheel
n : gears that mesh at an angle [syn: {bevel gear}, {pinion and ring gear}]

pinion and ring gear
n : gears that mesh at an angle [syn: {bevel gear}, {pinion and crown wheel}]

pinioned
adj 1: (of birds) especially having the flight feathers
2: bound fast especially having the arms restrained

pinite
n : grey or green or brown mineral similar to mica and containing aluminum and potassium sulphates

pink
adj : of a light shade of red [syn: {pinkish}]
n 1: a light shade of red
2: any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers [syn: {garden pink}]
v 1: make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently" [syn: {tap}, {rap}, {knock}]
2: sound like a car engine that is firing too early; "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded" [syn: {ping}, {knock}]
3: cut in a zig-zag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing

pink bollworm
n : larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls [syn: {Gelechia gossypiella}]

pink calla
n : calla having a rose-colored spathe [syn: {Zantedeschia rehmanii}]

pink cockatoo
n : white Australian cockatoo with roseate tinged plumage [syn: {Kakatoe leadbeateri}]

pink disease
n : serious bark disease of many tropical crop trees (coffee, citrus, rubber); branches have a covering of pink hyphae

pink disease fungus
n : fungus causing pink disease in citrus and coffee and rubber trees etc [syn: {Corticium salmonicolor}]

pink elephants
n : any visual hallucination arising from heavy drinking

pink family
n : large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes) [syn: {Caryophyllaceae}, {family Caryophyllaceae}, {carnation family}]

pink fivecorner
n : heathlike shrub of southwestern Australia grown for its sharply scented foliage and pink flowers followed by pentagonal fruit [syn: {Styphelia triflora}]

pink fritillary
n : California herb with pinkish purple flowers [syn: {adobe lily}, {Fritillaria pluriflora}]

pink lady
n : a cocktail made of gin and brandy with lemon juice and grenadine shaken with an egg white and ice

pink of my John
n : a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived [syn: {wild pansy}, {Johnny-jump-up}, {heartsease}, {love-in-idleness}, {Viola tricolor}]

pink paper daisy
n : flower of southwestern Australia having bright pink daisylike papery flowers; grown for drying [syn: {pink-and-white everlasting}, {Acroclinium roseum}]

pink sand verbena
n : prostrate herb having heads of deep pink to white flowers; found in coastal dunes from British Columbia to Baja California [syn: {beach sand verbena}, {Abronia umbellata}]

pink shower
n : tropical American semi-evergreen tree having erect racemes of pink or rose-colored flowers; used as an ornamental [syn: {pink shower tree}, {horse cassia}, {Cassia grandis}]

pink shower tree
n : tropical American semi-evergreen tree having erect racemes of pink or rose-colored flowers; used as an ornamental [syn: {pink shower}, {horse cassia}, {Cassia grandis}]

pink slip
n : official notice that you have been fired from your job [syn: {dismissal}, {dismission}]

pink wine
n : pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began [syn: {blush wine}, {rose}, {rose wine}]

pink-and-white everlasting
n : flower of southwestern Australia having bright pink daisylike papery flowers; grown for drying [syn: {pink paper daisy}, {Acroclinium roseum}]

pink-collar
adj : of or relating to a class of jobs once traditionally filled by women; "a pink-collar employee"

pinkeye
n : inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye [syn: {conjunctivitis}]

pinkie
n : the finger farthest from the thumb [syn: {pinky}, {little finger}]

pinkify
v : make pink

pinkish
adj : of a light shade of red [syn: {pink}]

pinko
n : emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries [syn: {Bolshevik}, {Marxist}, {red}, {bolshie}] [also: {pinkoes} (pl)]

pinkoes
pinko
n : emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries [syn: {Bolshevik}, {Marxist}, {red}, {bolshie}] [also: {pinkoes} (pl)]

pinkoes
See {pinko}

pinkroot
n : a fungal disease of onions

pink-slipped
adj : having lost your job [syn: {discharged}, {dismissed}, {fired}, {laid-off}]

pinky
n : the finger farthest from the thumb [syn: {pinkie}, {little finger}]

pinna
n 1: division of a usually pinnately divided leaf [syn: {pinnule}]
2: the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear [syn: {auricle}, {ear}] [also: {pinnae} (pl)]

pinnace
n : a boat for communication between ship and shore [syn: {tender}, {ship's boat}, {cutter}]

pinnacle
n 1: (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
2: the highest level or degree attainable; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" [syn: {acme}, {height}, {elevation}, {peak}, {summit}, {superlative}, {top}]
3: a lofty peak
v 1: surmount with a pinnacle; "pinnacle a pediment"
2: raise on or as if on a pinnacle; "He did not want to be pinnacled"

pinnae
pinna
n 1: division of a usually pinnately divided leaf [syn: {pinnule}]
2: the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear [syn: {auricle}, {ear}] [also: {pinnae} (pl)]

pinnae
See {pinna}

pinnate
adj : of a leaf shape; featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis [syn: {pinnated}]

pinnate leaf
n : a leaf resembling a feather; having the leaflets on each side of a common axis

pinnated
adj : of a leaf shape; featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis [syn: {pinnate}]

pinnately
adv : having a pinnate shape; "a pinnately compound leaf"

pinnatifid
adj : of a leaf shape; cleft nearly to the midrib in broad divisions not separated into distinct leaflets

pinnatiped
n : aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers [syn: {pinniped mammal}, {pinniped}]

pinnatisect
adj : of a leaf shape; cleft nearly to the midrib in narrow divisions not separated into distinct leaflets

pinned
pin
n 1: a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
2: when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat [syn: {fall}]
3: small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. [syn: {peg}]
4: a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts [syn: {personal identification number}, {PIN number}]
5: informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks" [syn: {peg}, {stick}]
6: axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns [syn: {pivot}]
7: cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown
8: flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green [syn: {flag}]
9: a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things 10: a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: {peg}, {thole}, {tholepin}, {rowlock}, {oarlock}] 11: a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in groups as a target [syn: {bowling pin}]
v 1: to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree" [syn: {trap}, {immobilize}, {immobilise}]
2: attach or fasten with pins [ant: {unpin}]
3: pierce with a pin; "pin down the butterfly"
4: immobilize a piece [also: {pinning}, {pinned}]

pinned
adj : fastened with a pin or staple; "the stapled papers" [syn: {stapled}]

pinned
See {pin}

pinner
n : a woman's cap with two long flaps pinned on

pinning
pin
n 1: a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
2: when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat [syn: {fall}]
3: small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. [syn: {peg}]
4: a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts [syn: {personal identification number}, {PIN number}]
5: informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks" [syn: {peg}, {stick}]
6: axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns [syn: {pivot}]
7: cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown
8: flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green [syn: {flag}]
9: a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things 10: a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: {peg}, {thole}, {tholepin}, {rowlock}, {oarlock}] 11: a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in groups as a target [syn: {bowling pin}]
v 1: to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree" [syn: {trap}, {immobilize}, {immobilise}]
2: attach or fasten with pins [ant: {unpin}]
3: pierce with a pin; "pin down the butterfly"
4: immobilize a piece [also: {pinning}, {pinned}]

pinning
n : a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin

pinning
See {pin}

pinniped
n : aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers [syn: {pinniped mammal}, {pinnatiped}]

pinniped mammal
n : aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers [syn: {pinniped}, {pinnatiped}]

Pinnipedia
n : seals; sea lions; walruses [syn: {suborder Pinnipedia}]

Pinnish mark
n : formerly the basic unit of money in Finland [syn: {markka}]

Pinnotheres
n : type genus of the family Pinnotheridae: pea crabs [syn: {genus Pinnotheres}]

Pinnotheres ostreum
n : tiny soft-bodied crab living within the mantle cavity of oysters [syn: {oyster crab}]

Pinnotheridae
n : tiny soft-bodied crabs [syn: {family Pinnotheridae}]

pinnulae
See {pinnula}

pinnule
n : division of a usually pinnately divided leaf [syn: {pinna}]

pinny
n : a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing [syn: {jumper}, {pinafore}]

pinochle
n : a card game played with a 48-card pack (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist [syn: {pinocle}, {penuchle}, {bezique}]

pinocle
n : a card game played with a 48-card pack (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist [syn: {pinochle}, {penuchle}, {bezique}]

pinocytosis
n : process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid

pinon
n : any of several low-growing pines of western North America [syn: {pinyon}]

pinon nut
n : edible seed of any of several nut pines especially some pinons of southwestern North America [syn: {pine nut}, {pignolia}]

pinon pine
n : small 2- or 3-needled pinon of Mexico and southern Texas [syn: {Mexican nut pine}, {Pinus cembroides}]

Pinophytina
n : most conifers: in some systems classified as a class (Pinopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Pinophytina); used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta [syn: {Pinopsida}, {class Pinopsida}, {subdivision Pinophytina}]

Pinopsida
n : most conifers: in some systems classified as a class (Pinopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Pinophytina); used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta [syn: {class Pinopsida}, {Pinophytina}, {subdivision Pinophytina}]

Pinot
n : any of several purple or white wine grapes used especially for burgundies and champagnes [syn: {Pinot grape}]

Pinot blanc
n 1: white wine grape; grown especially in California for making wines resembling those from Chablis, France
2: dry white California table wine made from white Pinot grapes

Pinot Chardonnay
n : dry white table wine resembling Chablis but made from Chardonnay grapes [syn: {Chardonnay}]

Pinot grape
n : any of several purple or white wine grapes used especially for burgundies and champagnes [syn: {Pinot}]

Pinot noir
n 1: red wine grape; grown especially in California for making wines resembling those from Burgundy, France
2: dry red California table wine made from purple Pinot grapes

pinpoint
adj : meticulously precise; "pinpoint accuracy" [syn: {pinpoint(a)}]
n 1: a very brief moment; "they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together"
2: a very small spot; "the plane was just a speck in the sky" [syn: {speck}]
3: the sharp point of a pin
v : locate exactly; "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome" [syn: {nail}]

pinprick
n 1: a minor annoyance
2: small puncture (as if made by a pin)

pins and needles
n : a sharp tingling sensation from lack of circulation

pinscher
n : any of three breeds of dogs whose ears and tail are usually cropped

Pinsk
n : a city of southwestern Belarus

pinstripe
adj : having very thin stripes [syn: {pinstriped}, {pinstripe(a)}]

pinstriped
adj : having very thin stripes [syn: {pinstripe(a)}]

pint
n 1: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
2: a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches [syn: {dry pint}]
3: a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart

pintado
n : large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters [syn: {cero}, {kingfish}, {Scomberomorus regalis}]

pintail
n : long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers [syn: {pin-tailed duck}, {Anas acuta}]

pin-tailed duck
n : long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers [syn: {pintail}, {Anas acuta}]

pin-tailed grouse
n : sandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle tail feathers [syn: {pin-tailed sandgrouse}, {Pterocles alchata}]

pin-tailed sandgrouse
n : sandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle tail feathers [syn: {pin-tailed grouse}, {Pterocles alchata}]

Pinter
n : English dramatist whose plays are characterized by silences and the use of inaction (born in 1930) [syn: {Harold Pinter}]

pintle
n : a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge

pinto
n : a spotted or calico horse or pony

pinto bean
n : mottled or spotted bean of southwestern United States; usually dried

pint-size
adj : well below average height [syn: {pint-sized}, {runty}, {sawed-off}, {sawn-off}]

pint-sized
adj : well below average height [syn: {pint-size}, {runty}, {sawed-off}, {sawn-off}]

pin-up
n : a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model [syn: {cover girl}, {lovely}]

Pinus
n : type genus of the Pinaceae: large genus of true pines [syn: {genus Pinus}]

Pinus albicaulis
n : small pine of western North America; having smooth gray-white bark and soft brittle wood; similar to limber pine [syn: {whitebark pine}, {whitebarked pine}]

Pinus aristata
n : small slow-growing upland pine of western United States (Rocky Mountains) having dense branches with fissured rust-brown bark and short needles in bunches of 5 and thorn-tipped cone scales; among the oldest living things some over 4500 years old [syn: {bristlecone pine}, {Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine}]

Pinus attenuata
n : medium-sized 3-needled pine of the Pacific coast of the United States having a prominent knob on each scale of the cone [syn: {knobcone pine}]

Pinus banksiana
n : slender medium-sized 2-needled pine of eastern North America; with yellow-green needles and scaly gray to red-brown fissured bark [syn: {jack pine}]

Pinus californiarum
n : very small tree similar to Rocky mountain pinon but having a single needle per fascicle; similar to Parry's pinyon in range [syn: {California single-leaf pinyon}]

Pinus cembra
n : large 5-needled European pine; yields cembra nuts and a resinous exudate [syn: {Swiss pine}, {Swiss stone pine}, {arolla pine}, {cembra nut tree}]

Pinus cembroides
n : small 2- or 3-needled pinon of Mexico and southern Texas [syn: {pinon pine}, {Mexican nut pine}]

Pinus contorta
n : shrubby 2-needled pine of coastal northwestern United States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small squares [syn: {shore pine}, {lodgepole}, {lodgepole pine}, {spruce pine}]

Pinus contorta murrayana
n : tall subspecies of lodgepole pine [syn: {Sierra lodgepole pine}]

Pinus densiflora
n : pine native to Japan and Korea having a wide-spreading irregular crown when mature; grown as an ornamental [syn: {Japanese red pine}, {Japanese table pine}]

Pinus echinata
n : large pine of southern United States having short needles in bunches of 2-3 and red-brown bark when mature [syn: {shortleaf pine}, {short-leaf pine}, {shortleaf yellow pine}]

Pinus edulis
n : small compact 2-needled pinon of southwestern United States; important as a nut pine [syn: {Rocky mountain pinon}]

Pinus flexilis
n : western North American pine with long needles and very flexible limbs and dark-gray furrowed bark [syn: {limber pine}]

Pinus glabra
n : large 2-needled pine of southeastern United States with light soft wood [syn: {spruce pine}]

Pinus jeffreyi
n : tall symmetrical pine of western North America having long blue-green needles in bunches of 3 and elongated cones on spreading somewhat pendulous branches; sometimes classified as a variety of ponderosa pine [syn: {Jeffrey pine}, {Jeffrey's pine}, {black pine}]

Pinus longaeva
n : small slow-growing pine of western United States similar to the bristlecone pine; chocolate brown bark in plates and short needles in bunches of 5; crown conic but becoming rough and twisted; oldest plant in the world growing to 5000 years in cold semi-desert mountain tops [syn: {ancient pine}]

Pinus monophylla
n : pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles and often many stems; important as a nut pine [syn: {single-leaf}, {single-leaf pine}, {single-leaf pinyon}]

Pinus monticola
n : tall pine of western North America with stout blue-green needles; bark is gray-brown with rectangular plates when mature [syn: {western white pine}, {silver pine}, {mountain pine}]

Pinus mugo
n : low shrubby pine of central Europe with short bright green needles in bunches of two [syn: {Swiss mountain pine}, {mountain pine}, {dwarf mountain pine}, {mugho pine}, {mugo pine}]

Pinus muricata
n : 2- or 3-needled pinon mostly of northwestern California coast [syn: {bishop pine}, {bishop's pine}]

Pinus nigra
n : large 2-needled timber pine of southeastern Europe [syn: {black pine}]

Pinus palustris
n : large 3-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is red-brown deeply ridged; an important timber tree [syn: {longleaf pine}, {pitch pine}, {southern yellow pine}, {Georgia pine}]

Pinus parryana
n : 5-needled pinon of southern California and northern Baja California having (sometimes 3- or 4-needled showing hybridization from Pinus californiarum) [syn: {Parry's pinyon}, {Pinus quadrifolia}]

Pinus pinea
n : medium-sized 2-needled pine of southern Europe having a spreading crown; widely cultivated for its sweet seeds that resemble almonds [syn: {stone pine}, {umbrella pine}, {European nut pine}]

Pinus ponderosa
n : common and widely distributed tall timber pine of western North America having dark green needles in bunches of 2 to 5 and thick bark with dark brown plates when mature [syn: {ponderosa}, {ponderosa pine}, {western yellow pine}, {bull pine}]

Pinus pungens
n : small 2-needled upland pine of the eastern United States (Appalachians) having dark brown flaking bark and thorn-tipped cone scales [syn: {table-mountain pine}, {prickly pine}, {hickory pine}]

Pinus quadrifolia
n : 5-needled pinon of southern California and northern Baja California having (sometimes 3- or 4-needled showing hybridization from Pinus californiarum) [syn: {Parry's pinyon}, {Pinus parryana}]

Pinus radiata
n : tall California pine with long needles in bunches of 3, a dense crown, and dark brown deeply fissured bark [syn: {Monterey pine}]

Pinus resinosa
n : pine of eastern North America having long needles in bunches of two and reddish bark [syn: {red pine}, {Canadian red pine}]

Pinus rigida
n : large 3-needled pine of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada; closely related to the pond pine [syn: {pitch pine}, {northern pitch pine}]

Pinus serotina
n : large 3-needled pine of sandy swamps of southeastern United States; needles longer than those of the northern pitch pine [syn: {pond pine}]

Pinus strobiformis
n : medium-size pine of northwestern Mexico; bark is dark brown and furrowed when mature [syn: {southwestern white pine}]

Pinus strobus
n : tall-growing pine of eastern North America; bark is brown with longitudinal fissures when mature; valued as a timber tree [syn: {American white pine}, {eastern white pine}, {weymouth pine}]

Pinus sylvestris
n : medium large 2-needled pine of northern Europe and Asia having flaking red-brown bark [syn: {Scotch pine}, {Scots pine}, {Scotch fir}]

Pinus taeda
n : tall spreading 3-needled pine of southeastern United States having reddish-brown fissured bark and a full bushy upper head [syn: {loblolly pine}, {frankincense pine}]

Pinus thunbergii
n : large Japanese ornamental having long needles in bunches of 2; widely planted in United States because of its resistance to salt and smog [syn: {Japanese black pine}, {black pine}]

Pinus torreyana
n : medium-sized 5-needled pine of southwestern California having long cylindrical cones [syn: {Torrey pine}, {Torrey's pine}, {soledad pine}, {gray-leaf pine}, {sabine pine}]

Pinus virginiana
n : common small shrubby pine of the eastern United States having straggling often twisted or branches and short needles in bunches of 2 [syn: {scrub pine}, {Virginia pine}, {Jersey pine}]

pinwheel
n 1: perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels [syn: {Aeonium haworthii}]
2: circular-shaped firework; spins round and round [syn: {catherine wheel}]

pinwheel flower
n : tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand [syn: {crape jasmine}, {crepe jasmine}, {crepe gardenia}, {East Indian rosebay}, {Adam's apple}, {Nero's crown}, {coffee rose}, {Tabernaemontana divaricate}]

pinwheel roll
n : pinwheel-shaped rolls spread with cinnamon and sugar and filled with e.g. jam before baking

pinworm
n : small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children [syn: {threadworm}, {Enterobius vermicularis}]

pinyon
n : any of several low-growing pines of western North America [syn: {pinon}]

piolet
n : an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice [syn: {ice ax}, {ice axe}]

pion
n : a meson involved in holding the nucleus together; produced as the result of high-energy particle collision [syn: {pi-meson}]

pioneer
n 1: someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art [syn: {innovator}, {trailblazer}, {groundbreaker}]
2: one the first colonists or settler in a new territory; "they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them"
v 1: open up an area or prepare a way; "She pioneered a graduate program for women students" [syn: {open up}]
2: take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants" [syn: {initiate}]
3: open up and explore a new area; "pioneer space"

pious
adj 1: having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings" [ant: {impious}]
2: devoutly religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken [syn: {devout}, {god-fearing}]

pious platitude
n : insincere talk about religion or morals [syn: {cant}]

piously
adv 1: in a pious manner; "this received opinion is piously affirmed" [ant: {impiously}]
2: in a devout and pious manner; "she was devoutly Catholic" [syn: {devoutly}]

piousness
n : righteousness by virtue of being pious [syn: {piety}] [ant: {impiety}]

pip
n 1: a disease of poultry
2: a minor nonspecific ailment
3: a small hard seed found in some fruits
4: a mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit) [syn: {spot}]
5: a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface [syn: {blip}, {radar target}]
v 1: kill by firing a missile [syn: {shoot}]
2: hit with a missile from a weapon [syn: {shoot}, {hit}]
3: defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents" [syn: {worst}, {mop up}, {whip}, {rack up}] [also: {pipping}, {pipped}]

pip out
v : be killed or die; [syn: {buy it}]

Pipa
n : type genus of the Pipidae [syn: {genus Pipa}]

Pipa americana
n : a South American toad; incubates its young in pits in the skin of its back [syn: {Surinam toad}, {Pipa pipa}]

Pipa pipa
n : a South American toad; incubates its young in pits in the skin of its back [syn: {Surinam toad}, {Pipa americana}]

pipage
n 1: a fee charged for the use of pipes
2: a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. [syn: {pipe}, {piping}]

pipal
n : fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists [syn: {pipal tree}, {pipul}, {peepul}, {sacred fig}, {bo tree}, {Ficus religiosa}]

pipal tree
n : fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists [syn: {pipal}, {pipul}, {peepul}, {sacred fig}, {bo tree}, {Ficus religiosa}]

pipe
n 1: a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco [syn: {tobacco pipe}]
2: a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. [syn: {pipage}, {piping}]
3: a hollow cylindrical shape [syn: {tube}]
4: a tubular wind instrument [syn: {tabor pipe}]
5: the flues and stops on a pipe organ [syn: {organ pipe}, {pipework}]
v 1: utter a shrill cry [syn: {shriek}, {shrill}, {pipe up}]
2: transport by pipeline; "pipe oil, water, and gas into the desert"
3: play on a pipe; "pipe a tune"
4: trim with piping; "pipe the skirt"

pipe bomb
n : a small homemade bomb usually contained in a metal pipe

pipe bowl
n : a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco [syn: {bowl}]

pipe clamp
n : a clamp for holding pipe that is to be cut or threaded [syn: {pipe vise}]

pipe cleaner
n : cleaning implement consisting of a flexible tufted wire that is used to clean a pipe stem

pipe cutter
n : a hand tool for cutting pipe

pipe down
v : become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" [syn: {quieten}, {hush}, {quiet}, {quiesce}, {quiet down}] [ant: {louden}]

pipe dream
n : a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe); "I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe" [syn: {dream}]

pipe fitter
n : a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances [syn: {plumber}]

pipe fitting
n : fitting consisting of threaded pieces of pipe for joining pipes together [syn: {pipefitting}]

pipe in
v 1: bring in through pipes; "We have to pip in oil"
2: bring in through pipes; "Music was piped into the offices"

pipe major
n : the chief piper in a band of bagpipes

pipe of peace
n : a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace) [syn: {calumet}, {peace pipe}]

pipe organ
n : wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard [syn: {organ}]

pipe rack
n : a rack for holding a smoker's pipes

pipe smoker
n : a smoker who uses a pipe

pipe up
v 1: begin to play or sing
2: utter a shrill cry [syn: {shriek}, {shrill}, {pipe}]

pipe vine
n : hardy deciduous vine having large leaves and flowers with the calyx tube curved like the bowl of a pipe [syn: {Dutchman's-pipe}, {Aristolochia macrophylla}, {Aristolochia durior}]

pipe vise
n : a clamp for holding pipe that is to be cut or threaded [syn: {pipe clamp}]

pipe wrench
n : adjustable wrench for gripping and turning a pipe; has two serrated jaws that are adjusted to grip the pipe [syn: {tube wrench}]

pipe-clay
v : whiten or clean with pipe-clay; "pipe-clay leather"

pipeclay
n : fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and in whitening leather [syn: {terra alba}]

pipefish
n : fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates [syn: {needlefish}] [also: {pipefishes} (pl)]

pipefishes
pipefish
n : fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates [syn: {needlefish}] [also: {pipefishes} (pl)]

pipefishes
See {pipefish}

pipefitting
n : fitting consisting of threaded pieces of pipe for joining pipes together [syn: {pipe fitting}]

pipeful
n : the quantity of tobacco that can be smoked in a pipe at one time

pipeline
n 1: gossip spread by spoken communication; "the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth" [syn: {grapevine}, {word of mouth}]
2: a pipe used to transport liquids or gases; "a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport" [syn: {line}]

pipeline company
n : a company that operates oil pipelines for the oil industry

piper
n 1: someone who plays the bagpipe [syn: {bagpiper}]
2: type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing tropical shrubs [syn: {genus Piper}]

Piper betel
n : Asian pepper plant whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians [syn: {betel}, {betel pepper}]

Piper cubeba
n : tropical southeast Asian shrubby vine bearing spicy berrylike fruits [syn: {cubeb}, {cubeb vine}, {Java pepper}]

Piper longum
n : slender tropical climber of the eastern Himalayas [syn: {long pepper}]

Piper nigrum
n : climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam [syn: {pepper}, {common pepper}, {black pepper}, {white pepper}, {Madagascar pepper}]

Piperaceae
n : tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic herbage and minute flowers in spikelets [syn: {family Piperaceae}, {pepper family}]

piperacillin
n : a synthetic type of penicillin antibiotic (trade name Pipracil) used for moderate to severe infections [syn: {Pipracil}]

Piperales
n : Piperaceae; Saururaceae; Chloranthaceae [syn: {order Piperales}]

piperazine
n : vermifuge used to treat infestations by roundworms or pinworms

piperin
n : derived from pepper (especially black pepper); source of the hotness of black and white pepper [syn: {piperine}]

piperine
n : derived from pepper (especially black pepper); source of the hotness of black and white pepper [syn: {piperin}]

piperocaine
n : a compound used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local or spinal anesthetic [syn: {piperocaine hydrochloride}, {Metycaine}]

piperocaine hydrochloride
n : a compound used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local or spinal anesthetic [syn: {piperocaine}, {Metycaine}]

pipes
n : a wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through pipes [syn: {bagpipe}]

pipestem clematis
n : clematis of California [syn: {Clematis lasiantha}]

pipet
n : measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube [syn: {pipette}]

pipette
n : measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube [syn: {pipet}]

pipework
n : the flues and stops on a pipe organ [syn: {organ pipe}, {pipe}]

pipewort
n : aquatic perennial of North America and Ireland and Hebrides having translucent green leaves in a basal spiral and dense buttonlike racemes of minute white flowers [syn: {Eriocaulon aquaticum}]

pipewort family
n : chiefly tropical aquatic or bog herbs: pipeworts [syn: {Eriocaulaceae}, {family Eriocaulaceae}]

Pipidae
n : tongueless frogs [syn: {family Pipidae}]

Pipile
n : genus of large crested guans (the piping guans) [syn: {genus Pipile}]

Pipilo
n : towhees [syn: {genus Pipilo}]

Pipilo erythrophthalmus
n : common towhee of eastern North America [syn: {chewink}, {cheewink}]

piping
adj : resembling the music of a pipe; "the piping voices of children"
n 1: a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems
2: a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. [syn: {pipe}, {pipage}]
3: playing a pipe or the bagpipes
adv : (used of heat) extremely; "the casserole was piping hot" [syn: {steaming}]

piping crow
n : crow-sized black-and-white bird; a good mimic often caged [syn: {piping crow-shrike}, {Gymnorhina tibicen}]

piping crow-shrike
n : crow-sized black-and-white bird; a good mimic often caged [syn: {piping crow}, {Gymnorhina tibicen}]

piping guan
n : a kind of guan

piping plover
n : small plover of eastern North America [syn: {Charadrius melodus}]

pipistrel
n : small European brown bat [syn: {pipistrelle}, {Pipistrellus pipistrellus}]

pipistrelle
n : small European brown bat [syn: {pipistrel}, {Pipistrellus pipistrellus}]

Pipistrellus
n : nearly cosmopolitan genus of very small bats [syn: {genus Pipistrellus}]

Pipistrellus pipistrellus
n : small European brown bat [syn: {pipistrelle}, {pipistrel}]

Pipistrellus subflavus
n : one of the smallest bats of eastern North America [syn: {eastern pipistrel}]

pipit
n : small songbirds resembling larks [syn: {titlark}, {lark}]

pipped
pip
n 1: a disease of poultry
2: a minor nonspecific ailment
3: a small hard seed found in some fruits
4: a mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit) [syn: {spot}]
5: a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface [syn: {blip}, {radar target}]
v 1: kill by firing a missile [syn: {shoot}]
2: hit with a missile from a weapon [syn: {shoot}, {hit}]
3: defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents" [syn: {worst}, {mop up}, {whip}, {rack up}] [also: {pipping}, {pipped}]

pipped
See {pip}

Pippin
n : any of numerous superior eating apples with yellow or greenish yellow skin flushed with red

pipping
pip
n 1: a disease of poultry
2: a minor nonspecific ailment
3: a small hard seed found in some fruits
4: a mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit) [syn: {spot}]
5: a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface [syn: {blip}, {radar target}]
v 1: kill by firing a missile [syn: {shoot}]
2: hit with a missile from a weapon [syn: {shoot}, {hit}]
3: defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents" [syn: {worst}, {mop up}, {whip}, {rack up}] [also: {pipping}, {pipped}]

pipping
See {pip}

Pipra
n : type genus of the Pipridae containing the typical manakins [syn: {genus Pipra}]

Pipracil
n : a synthetic type of penicillin antibiotic (trade name Pipracil) used for moderate to severe infections [syn: {piperacillin}]

Pipridae
n : manakins [syn: {family Pipridae}]

pipsissewa
n : any of several plants of the genus Chimaphila [syn: {prince's pine}]

pip-squeak
n : someone who is small and insignificant [syn: {squirt}, {small fry}]

Piptadenia
n : tropical American trees and shrubs; often placed in other genera [syn: {genus Piptadenia}]

Piptadenia macrocarpa
n : Brazilian shrub having twice-pinnate leaves and small spicate flowers followed by flat or irregularly torulose pods; sometimes placed in genus Piptadenia [syn: {Anadenanthera colubrina}]

Pipturus
n : an Australian genus of woody plants of the family Urticaceae [syn: {genus Pipturus}]

Pipturus albidus
n : Hawaiian tree of genus Pipturus having a bark (tapa) from which tapa cloth is made

Pipturus argenteus
n : Australian plant of genus Pipturus whose fiber is used in making cloth [syn: {Queensland grass-cloth plant}]

pipul
n : fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists [syn: {pipal}, {pipal tree}, {peepul}, {sacred fig}, {bo tree}, {Ficus religiosa}]

piquance
n : a tart spiciness [syn: {nip}, {piquancy}, {tang}, {tanginess}, {zest}]

piquancy
n : a tart spiciness [syn: {nip}, {piquance}, {tang}, {tanginess}, {zest}]

piquant
adj 1: having an agreeably pungent taste [syn: {savory}, {savoury}, {spicy}, {zesty}]
2: engagingly stimulating or provocative; "a piquant wit"; "salty language" [syn: {salty}]
3: attracting or delighting; "an engaging frankness"; "a piquant face with large appealing eyes" [syn: {engaging}]

piquantly
adv : with strong spices; in a spicy manner; "the soup was spicily flavored" [syn: {spicily}]

pique
n 1: tightly woven fabric with raised cords
2: a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood" [syn: {temper}, {irritation}]
v : cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me" [syn: {offend}]

Piqueria
n : small genus of tropical American perennial herbs or subshrubs with white to pale yellow flowers; often included in genus Stevia [syn: {genus Piqueria}]

piquet
n : a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards

piracy
n 1: robbery on the high seas; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it [syn: {buccaneering}]
2: the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own [syn: {plagiarism}, {plagiarization}, {plagiarisation}]

pirana
n : small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals [syn: {piranha}, {caribe}]

Pirandello
n : Italian novelist and playwright (1867-1936) [syn: {Luigi Pirandello}]

Piranga
n : a genus of Thraupidae [syn: {genus Piranga}]

Piranga flava hepatica
n : common tanager of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {hepatic tanager}]

Piranga ludoviciana
n : of western North America; male is black and yellow and orange-red [syn: {western tanager}]

Piranga olivacea
n : the male is bright red with black wings and tail [syn: {scarlet tanager}, {redbird}, {firebird}]

Piranga rubra
n : of middle and southern United States; male is deep rose-red the female mostly yellow [syn: {summer tanager}, {summer redbird}]

piranha
n 1: someone who attacks in search of booty [syn: {marauder}, {predator}, {vulture}]
2: small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals [syn: {pirana}, {caribe}]

pirate
n 1: someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own [syn: {plagiarist}, {plagiarizer}, {plagiariser}, {literary pirate}]
2: someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation [syn: {buccaneer}, {sea robber}, {sea rover}]
3: a ship manned by pirates [syn: {pirate ship}]
v 1: copy illegally; of published material
2: take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami" [syn: {commandeer}, {hijack}, {highjack}]

pirate flag
n : a black flag bearing a white skull and crossbones; indicates a pirate ship [syn: {black flag}, {Jolly Roger}]

pirate ship
n : a ship manned by pirates [syn: {pirate}]

piratical
adj 1: characteristic of pirates; "piratical attackers"
2: characteristic of piracy; "piratical editions of my book"

piratically
adv : in a piratical manner; "the piratically published edition of his book"

piriform area
n : pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon [syn: {pyriform area}, {pyriform lobe}, {piriform lobe}]

piriform lobe
n : pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon [syn: {pyriform area}, {piriform area}, {pyriform lobe}]

pirogi
n : small fruit or meat turnover baked or fried [syn: {piroshki}, {pirozhki}]

pirogi
See {pirog}

pirogue
n : a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log [syn: {dugout canoe}, {dugout}]

piroplasm
n : minute parasite of red blood cells of mammals transmitted by a tick and causing diseases of domestic animals

piroshki
n : small fruit or meat turnover baked or fried [syn: {pirogi}, {pirozhki}]

pirouette
n : (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)
v : do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance

piroxicam
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Feldene) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions [syn: {Feldene}]

pirozhki
n : small fruit or meat turnover baked or fried [syn: {pirogi}, {piroshki}]

pis aller
n : French for `worst going' [syn: {last resort}]

Pisa
n : a city in Tuscany; site of the famous Leaning Tower

pisang wax
n : a wax obtained from the leaves of a plantain

pisanosaur
n : primitive dinosaur found in Argentina [syn: {pisanosaurus}]

pisanosaurus
n : primitive dinosaur found in Argentina [syn: {pisanosaur}]

piscary
n : a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold [syn: {fishery}]

piscatorial
adj : relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing; "a piscatory life" [syn: {piscatory}]

piscatory
adj : relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing; "a piscatory life" [syn: {piscatorial}]

Pisces
n 1: the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20 [syn: {Pisces the Fishes}, {Fish}]
2: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces [syn: {Fish}]
3: a large faint zodiacal constellation; between Aquarius and Aries
4: a group of vertebrates comprising both cartilaginous and bony fishes and sometimes including the jawless vertebrates; not used technically

Pisces the Fishes
n : the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20 [syn: {Pisces}, {Fish}]

Piscidia
n : genus of shrubs or small trees having indehiscent pods with black seeds; roots and bark yield fish poisons [syn: {genus Piscidia}]

Piscidia erythrina
n : small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons [syn: {Jamaica dogwood}, {fish fuddle}, {Piscidia piscipula}]

Piscidia piscipula
n : small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons [syn: {Jamaica dogwood}, {fish fuddle}, {Piscidia erythrina}]

piscinae
See {piscina}

piscine
adj : of or relating to fish

piscivorous
adj : feeding on fishes

pisha paysha
n : (Yiddish) a card game for two players one of whom is usually a child; the deck is place face down with one card face upward; players draw from the deck alternately hoing to build up or down from the open card; the player with the fewest cards when the deck is exhausted is the winner

pisiform
n : a small wrist bone that articulates only with the triquetral [syn: {pisiform bone}, {os pisiforme}]

pisiform bone
n : a small wrist bone that articulates only with the triquetral [syn: {pisiform}, {os pisiforme}]

pismire
n : social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers [syn: {ant}, {emmet}]

Pisonia
n : genus of often thorny tropical trees and shrubs and some vines; mainly America [syn: {genus Pisonia}]

Pisonia aculeata
n : small spiny West Indian tree [syn: {cockspur}]

piss
n 1: liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water" [syn: {urine}, {pee}, {piddle}, {weewee}, {water}]
2: informal terms for urination; "he took a pee" [syn: {peeing}, {pee}, {pissing}]
v : eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" [syn: {make}, {urinate}, {piddle}, {puddle}, {micturate}, {pee}, {pee-pee}, {make water}, {relieve oneself}, {take a leak}, {spend a penny}, {wee}, {wee-wee}, {pass water}]

pissaba palm
n : Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes [syn: {piassava palm}, {Bahia piassava}, {bahia coquilla}, {Attalea funifera}]

pissed
adj 1: aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay" [syn: {annoyed}, {irritated}, {miffed}, {nettled}, {peeved}, {pissed off}, {riled}, {roiled}, {steamed}, {stunng}]
2: very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {tipsy}, {wet}]

pissed off
adj : aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay" [syn: {annoyed}, {irritated}, {miffed}, {nettled}, {peeved}, {pissed}, {riled}, {roiled}, {steamed}, {stunng}]

pisser
n 1: a person who urinates [syn: {urinator}]
2: a very disagreeable difficulty

pissing
n : informal terms for urination; "he took a pee" [syn: {peeing}, {pee}, {piss}]

Pissis
n : a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,241 feet high)

piss-up
n : vulgar expression for a bout of heavy drinking

pistachio
n 1: small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts [syn: {Pistacia vera}, {pistachio tree}]
2: nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel [syn: {pistachio nut}]

pistachio nut
n : nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel [syn: {pistachio}]

pistachio tree
n : small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts [syn: {pistachio}, {Pistacia vera}]

Pistacia
n : a dicotyledonous genus of trees of the family Anacardiaceae having drupaceous fruit [syn: {genus Pistacia}]

Pistacia terebinthus
n : a Mediterranean tree yielding Chian turpentine [syn: {terebinth}]

Pistacia vera
n : small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts [syn: {pistachio}, {pistachio tree}]

piste
n : a ski run densely packed with snow

pistia
n : pantropical floating plant forming a rosette of wedge-shaped leaves; a widespread weed in rivers and lakes [syn: {water lettuce}, {water cabbage}, {Pistia stratiotes}, {Pistia stratoites}]

Pistia stratiotes
n : pantropical floating plant forming a rosette of wedge-shaped leaves; a widespread weed in rivers and lakes [syn: {pistia}, {water lettuce}, {water cabbage}, {Pistia stratoites}]

Pistia stratoites
n : pantropical floating plant forming a rosette of wedge-shaped leaves; a widespread weed in rivers and lakes [syn: {pistia}, {water lettuce}, {water cabbage}, {Pistia stratiotes}]

pistil
n : the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma

pistillate
adj 1: bearing or consisting of carpels [syn: {carpellate}] [ant: {acarpelous}]
2: having gynoecia, or pistils, the ovule-bearing organ of a seed plant

pistillode
n : a sterile vestigial pistil remaining in a staminate flower

pistol
n : a firearm that is held and fired with one hand [syn: {handgun}, {side arm}, {shooting iron}] [also: {pistolling}, {pistolled}]

pistol grip
n : a handle (as of a gun or saw) shaped like the butt of a pistol

pistol shrimp
n : small shrimp that makes a snapping noise with one of their enlarged chelae [syn: {snapping shrimp}]

pistoleer
n : someone armed with a pistol (especially a soldier so armed)

pistolled
pistol
n : a firearm that is held and fired with one hand [syn: {handgun}, {side arm}, {shooting iron}] [also: {pistolling}, {pistolled}]

pistolled
See {pistol}

pistolling
pistol
n : a firearm that is held and fired with one hand [syn: {handgun}, {side arm}, {shooting iron}] [also: {pistolling}, {pistolled}]

pistolling
See {pistol}

pistol-whip
v : beat with a pistol [also: {pistol-whipping}, {pistol-whipped}]

pistol-whipped
pistol-whip
v : beat with a pistol [also: {pistol-whipping}, {pistol-whipped}]

pistol-whipped
See {pistol-whip}

pistol-whipping
pistol-whip
v : beat with a pistol [also: {pistol-whipping}, {pistol-whipped}]

pistol-whipping
See {pistol-whip}

Piston
n 1: United States neoclassical composer (1894-1976) [syn: {Walter Piston}]
2: mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion [syn: {plunger}]

piston chamber
n : a chamber within which piston moves [syn: {cylinder}]

piston ring
n : seal consisting of a split metal ring that seals the gap between a piston and the cylinder wall

piston rod
n : connecting rod that moves or is moved by a piston

Pisum
n : small genus of variable annual Eurasian vines: peas [syn: {genus Pisum}]

Pisum arvense
n : variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and North Africa and widely grown especially for forage [syn: {field pea}, {field-pea plant}, {Austrian winter pea}, {Pisum sativum arvense}]

Pisum sativum
n : plant producing peas usually eaten fresh rather than dried [syn: {garden pea}, {garden pea plant}, {common pea}]

Pisum sativum arvense
n : variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and North Africa and widely grown especially for forage [syn: {field pea}, {field-pea plant}, {Austrian winter pea}, {Pisum arvense}]

Pisum sativum macrocarpon
n : a variety of pea plant producing peas having soft thick edible pods lacking the fibrous inner lining of the common pea [syn: {edible-pod pea}, {edible-podded pea}]

pit
n 1: a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body" [syn: {cavity}]
2: a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) [syn: {fossa}]
3: the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed; "you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking" [syn: {stone}, {endocarp}]
4: a trap in the form of a concealed hole [syn: {pitfall}]
5: a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'" [syn: {quarry}, {stone pit}]
6: lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers [syn: {orchestra pit}]
7: a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it [syn: {colliery}]
v 1: set into opposition or rivalry; "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other" [syn: {oppose}, {match}, {play off}]
2: mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently" [syn: {scar}, {mark}, {pock}]
3: remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries" [syn: {stone}] [also: {pitting}, {pitted}]

pit bull terrier
n : American breed of muscular terriers with a short close-lying stiff coat [syn: {American Staffordshire terrier}, {Staffordshire terrier}, {American pit bull terrier}]

pit of the stomach
n : a slight depression in the midline just below the sternum (where a blow can affect the solar plexus) [syn: {epigastric fossa}]

pit run
n : gravel as found in natural deposits [syn: {bank gravel}, {pit-run gravel}]

pit stop
n 1: a stop during an automobile trip for rest and refreshment
2: a brief stop at a pit during an automobile race to take on fuel or service the car

pit viper
n : New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the head

pita
n : usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling [syn: {pocket bread}]

pitahaya
n 1: cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit [syn: {pitahaya cactus}, {Acanthocereus tetragonus}, {Acanthocereus pentagonus}]
2: highly colored edible fruit of pitahaya cactus having bright red juice; often as large as a peach

pitahaya cactus
n : cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit [syn: {pitahaya}, {Acanthocereus tetragonus}, {Acanthocereus pentagonus}]

pitanga
n : Brazilian tree with spicy red fruit; often cultivated in California and Florida [syn: {Surinam cherry}, {Eugenia uniflora}]

pit-a-pat
adv 1: as of footsteps; "he came running pit-a-pat down the hall" [syn: {pitty-patty}, {pitty-pat}, {pitter-patter}]
2: describing a rhythmic beating; "his heart went pit-a-pat" [syn: {pitty-patty}, {pitty-pat}, {pitter-patter}]

pitapatted
See {pitapat}

pitapatting
See {pitapat}

pitch
n 1: the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
2: (baseball) the throwing of a baseball by a pitcher to a batter [syn: {delivery}]
3: a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk); "he was employed to see that his paper's news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors"
4: promotion by means of an argument and demonstration [syn: {sales talk}, {sales pitch}]
5: degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch" [syn: {rake}, {slant}]
6: any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue [syn: {tar}]
7: a high approach shot in golf [syn: {pitch shot}]
8: an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump [syn: {auction pitch}]
9: abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting" [syn: {lurch}, {pitching}] 10: the action or manner of throwing something; "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor"
v 1: throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper" [syn: {flip}, {toss}, {sky}]
2: move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left" [syn: {lurch}, {shift}]
3: fall or plunge forward; "She pitched over the railing of the balcony"
4: set to a certain pitch; "He pitched his voice very low"
5: sell or offer for sale from place to place [syn: {peddle}, {monger}, {huckster}, {hawk}, {vend}]
6: be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down" [syn: {slope}, {incline}]
7: heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting" [syn: {cant}, {cant over}, {tilt}, {slant}]
8: erect and fasten; "pitch a tent" [syn: {set up}]
9: throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball; "The pitcher delivered the ball" [syn: {deliver}] 10: hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin 11: lead (a card) and establish the trump suit 12: set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience" [syn: {gear}]

pitch accent
n : emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness [syn: {tonic accent}]

pitch apple
n : a common tropical American clusia having solitary white or rose flowers [syn: {strangler fig}, {Clusia rosea}, {Clusia major}]

pitch black
n : a very dark black [syn: {coal black}, {ebony}, {jet black}, {sable}, {soot black}]

pitch blackness
n : total absence of light; "they fumbled around in total darkness"; "in the black of night" [syn: {total darkness}, {lightlessness}, {blackness}, {black}]

pitch contour
n : rise and fall of the voice pitch [syn: {intonation}, {modulation}]

pitch in
v : eat heartily; "The food was placed on the table and the children pitched in" [syn: {dig in}]

pitch into
v : hit violently, as in an attack [syn: {lam into}, {tear into}, {lace into}, {lay into}]

pitch pine
n 1: large 3-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is red-brown deeply ridged; an important timber tree [syn: {longleaf pine}, {southern yellow pine}, {Georgia pine}, {Pinus palustris}]
2: large 3-needled pine of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada; closely related to the pond pine [syn: {northern pitch pine}, {Pinus rigida}]

pitch pipe
n : a small pipe sounding a tone of standard frequency; used to establish the starting pitch for unaccompanied singing

pitch shot
n : a high approach shot in golf [syn: {pitch}]

pitch-black
adj : extremely dark; "a black moonless night"; "through the pitch-black woods"; "it was pitch-dark in the celler" [syn: {black}, {pitch-dark}]

pitchblende
n : a mineral consisting of uranium oxide and trace amounts of radium and thorium and polonium and lead and helium; uraninite in massive form is called pitchblende which is the chief uranium ore [syn: {uraninite}]

pitch-dark
adj : extremely dark; "a black moonless night"; "through the pitch-black woods"; "it was pitch-dark in the celler" [syn: {black}, {pitch-black}]

pitched
adj 1: (of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form; "high-pitched"
2: set at a slant; "a pitched rather than a flat roof"

pitched battle
n : a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place

pitcher
n 1: (baseball) the person who does the pitching; "our pitcher has a sore arm" [syn: {hurler}, {twirler}]
2: an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring [syn: {ewer}]
3: the quantity contained in a pitcher [syn: {pitcherful}]
4: the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit; "he has played every position except pitcher"; "they have a southpaw on the mound" [syn: {mound}]

pitcher plant
n : any of several insectivorous herbs of the order Sarraceniales

pitcher sage
n 1: California erect and sparsely branched perennial [syn: {Salvia spathacea}]
2: California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white flowers [syn: {Lepechinia calycina}, {Sphacele calycina}]

pitcherful
n : the quantity contained in a pitcher [syn: {pitcher}]

pitcher-plant family
n : insectivorous plants [syn: {Sarraceniaceae}, {family Sarraceniaceae}]

pitcher's mound
n : (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands [syn: {mound}, {hill}]

pitchfork
n : a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
v : lift with a pitchfork; "pitchfork hay" [syn: {fork}]

pitchier
pitchy
adj 1: of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal [syn: {coal-black}, {jet}, {jet-black}, {sooty}]
2: having the characteristics of pitch or tar [syn: {resinous}, {resiny}, {tarry}] [also: {pitchiest}, {pitchier}]

pitchier
See {pitchy}

pitchiest
pitchy
adj 1: of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal [syn: {coal-black}, {jet}, {jet-black}, {sooty}]
2: having the characteristics of pitch or tar [syn: {resinous}, {resiny}, {tarry}] [also: {pitchiest}, {pitchier}]

pitchiest
See {pitchy}

pitching
n 1: (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
2: abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting" [syn: {lurch}, {pitch}]

pitching change
n : replacing a pitcher in baseball

pitching coach
n : an assistant baseball coach in charge of pitchers

pitching wedge
n : a wedge used to loft the golf ball over obstacles

pitchman
n 1: an aggressive salesman who uses a fast line of talk to sell something
2: someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) [syn: {peddler}, {pedlar}, {packman}, {hawker}]

pitchstone
n : dark acid granitic glass

pitchy
adj 1: of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal [syn: {coal-black}, {jet}, {jet-black}, {sooty}]
2: having the characteristics of pitch or tar [syn: {resinous}, {resiny}, {tarry}] [also: {pitchiest}, {pitchier}]

piteous
adj : deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life" [syn: {hapless}, {miserable}, {misfortunate}, {pathetic}, {pitiable}, {pitiful}, {poor}, {wretched}]

piteously
adv : in a piteous manner

pitfall
n 1: an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty [syn: {booby trap}]
2: a trap in the form of a concealed hole [syn: {pit}]

pith
n 1: soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants
2: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: {kernel}, {substance}, {core}, {center}, {essence}, {gist}, {heart}, {heart and soul}, {inwardness}, {marrow}, {meat}, {nub}, {sum}, {nitty-gritty}]

pith hat
n : a light-weight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun [syn: {pith helmet}, {sun helmet}, {topee}, {topi}]

pith helmet
n : a light-weight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun [syn: {pith hat}, {sun helmet}, {topee}, {topi}]

pithead
n : the entrance to a coal mine

pithecanthropi
See {pithecanthropus}

Pithecanthropus
n : former genus of primitive apelike men now Homo erectus [syn: {Pithecanthropus erectus}, {genus Pithecanthropus}]

Pithecanthropus erectus
n : former genus of primitive apelike men now Homo erectus [syn: {Pithecanthropus}, {genus Pithecanthropus}]

Pithecellobium
n : thorny shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical America and Asia [syn: {genus Pithecellobium}, {Pithecolobium}, {genus Pithecolobium}]

Pithecellobium dulce
n : common thorny tropical American tree having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum [syn: {manila tamarind}, {camachile}, {huamachil}, {wild tamarind}]

Pithecellodium unguis-cati
n : erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida [syn: {cat's-claw}, {catclaw}, {black bead}]

Pithecia
n : sakis [syn: {genus Pithecia}]

Pithecolobium
n : thorny shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical America and Asia [syn: {Pithecellobium}, {genus Pithecellobium}, {genus Pithecolobium}]

pithier
pithy
adj : concise and full of meaning; "welcomed her pithy comments"; "the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams"- Hervey Allen [syn: {sententious}]
adv : in a pithy sententious manner; "she expressed herself pithily" [syn: {sententiously}] [also: {pithiest}, {pithier}]

pithier
See {pithy}

pithiest
pithy
adj : concise and full of meaning; "welcomed her pithy comments"; "the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams"- Hervey Allen [syn: {sententious}]
adv : in a pithy sententious manner; "she expressed herself pithily" [syn: {sententiously}] [also: {pithiest}, {pithier}]

pithiest
See {pithy}

pithiness
n : terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words [syn: {conciseness}, {concision}, {succinctness}]

pithoi
See {pithos}

pithy
adj : concise and full of meaning; "welcomed her pithy comments"; "the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams"- Hervey Allen [syn: {sententious}]
adv : in a pithy sententious manner; "she expressed herself pithily" [syn: {sententiously}] [also: {pithiest}, {pithier}]

pitiable
adj 1: inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice" [syn: {pathetic}, {pitiful}]
2: deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life" [syn: {hapless}, {miserable}, {misfortunate}, {pathetic}, {piteous}, {pitiful}, {poor}, {wretched}]

pitiably
adv : in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion; "the sick child cried pathetically" [syn: {pathetically}]

pitied
pity
n 1: a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity" [syn: {commiseration}, {ruth}, {pathos}]
2: an unfortunate development; "it's a pity he couldn't do it" [syn: {shame}]
3: the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it [syn: {compassion}]
v : share the suffering of [syn: {feel for}, {compassionate}, {condole with}, {sympathize with}] [also: {pitied}]

pitied
See {pity}

pitiful
adj 1: inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice" [syn: {pathetic}, {pitiable}]
2: bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs" [syn: {deplorable}, {distressing}, {lamentable}, {sad}, {sorry}]
3: deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life" [syn: {hapless}, {miserable}, {misfortunate}, {pathetic}, {piteous}, {pitiable}, {poor}, {wretched}]

pitifully
adv : to a pitiful degree; "wages were pitifully low, particularly the wages of women"

pitiless
adj 1: without mercy or pity; "an act of ruthless ferocity"; "a monster of remorseless cruelty" [syn: {remorseless}, {ruthless}, {unpitying}]
2: deficient in humane and kindly feelings [syn: {unkind}]

pitilessly
adv : without pity; in a merciless manner; "he was mercilessly trounced by his opponent in the House" [syn: {mercilessly}, {unmercifully}, {remorselessly}]

pitilessness
n 1: feelings of extreme heartlessness [syn: {cruelty}, {mercilessness}, {ruthlessness}]
2: mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity [syn: {ruthlessness}]

Pitman
n 1: English educator who invented a system of phonetic shorthand (1813-1897) [syn: {Sir Isaac Pitman}]
2: someone who works in a coal mine [syn: {coal miner}, {collier}]

Pitocin
n : hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk [syn: {oxytocin}]

piton
n : a metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold

Pitot tube
n 1: measuring instrument used to measure the velocity of fluid flow
2: measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure; used in aircraft to measure airspeed [syn: {Pitot-static tube}]

Pitot-static tube
n : measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure; used in aircraft to measure airspeed [syn: {Pitot tube}]

pitprop
n : a wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine [syn: {sprag}]

Pitressin
n : hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules [syn: {vasopressin}, {antidiuretic hormone}, {ADH}]

pit-run gravel
n : gravel as found in natural deposits [syn: {bank gravel}, {pit run}]

pitsaw
n : a large two-handed saw formerly used to cut logs into planks; one man stood above the log and the other in a pit below

Pitt
n 1: a British playwright who created the fictional character Sweeney Todd (1799-1855) [syn: {George Pitt}, {George Dibdin Pitt}, {George Dibdin-Pitt}]
2: English statesman and son of Pitt the Elder (1759-1806) [syn: {William Pitt}, {Second Earl of Chatham}, {Pitt the Younger}]
3: English statesman who brought the Seven Years' War to an end (1708-1778) [syn: {William Pitt}, {First Earl of Chatham}, {Pitt the Elder}]

Pitt the Elder
n : English statesman who brought the Seven Years' War to an end (1708-1778) [syn: {Pitt}, {William Pitt}, {First Earl of Chatham}]

Pitt the Younger
n : English statesman and son of Pitt the Elder (1759-1806) [syn: {Pitt}, {William Pitt}, {Second Earl of Chatham}]

pitta
n : any bird of the genus Pitta; brilliantly colored chiefly terrestrial birds with short wings and tail and stout bills

pittance
n : an inadequate payment; "they work all day for a mere pittance"

pitted
pit
n 1: a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body" [syn: {cavity}]
2: a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) [syn: {fossa}]
3: the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed; "you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking" [syn: {stone}, {endocarp}]
4: a trap in the form of a concealed hole [syn: {pitfall}]
5: a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'" [syn: {quarry}, {stone pit}]
6: lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers [syn: {orchestra pit}]
7: a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it [syn: {colliery}]
v 1: set into opposition or rivalry; "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other" [syn: {oppose}, {match}, {play off}]
2: mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently" [syn: {scar}, {mark}, {pock}]
3: remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries" [syn: {stone}] [also: {pitting}, {pitted}]

pitted
adj : pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb) [syn: {alveolate}, {faveolate}, {cavitied}, {honeycombed}]

pitted
See {pit}

pitter-patter
n : a series of rapid tapping sounds; "she missed the pitter-patter of little feet around the house"
adv 1: as of footsteps; "he came running pit-a-pat down the hall" [syn: {pit-a-pat}, {pitty-patty}, {pitty-pat}]
2: describing a rhythmic beating; "his heart went pit-a-pat" [syn: {pit-a-pat}, {pitty-patty}, {pitty-pat}]
v 1: rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" [syn: {sprinkle}, {spit}, {spatter}, {patter}]
2: make light, rapid and repeated sounds; "gently pattering rain" [syn: {patter}]

Pittidae
n : pittas [syn: {family Pittidae}]

pitting
pit
n 1: a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body" [syn: {cavity}]
2: a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) [syn: {fossa}]
3: the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed; "you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking" [syn: {stone}, {endocarp}]
4: a trap in the form of a concealed hole [syn: {pitfall}]
5: a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'" [syn: {quarry}, {stone pit}]
6: lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers [syn: {orchestra pit}]
7: a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it [syn: {colliery}]
v 1: set into opposition or rivalry; "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other" [syn: {oppose}, {match}, {play off}]
2: mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently" [syn: {scar}, {mark}, {pock}]
3: remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries" [syn: {stone}] [also: {pitting}, {pitted}]

pitting
n : the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion [syn: {roughness}, {indentation}]

pitting
See {pit}

Pittsburgh
n : a city in southwestern Pennsylvania where the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River forms the Ohio River; long an important urban industrial area; site of Carnegie-Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh of the South
n : the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama [syn: {Birmingham}]

Pittsfield
n : a town in western Massachusetts

pitty-pat
adv 1: as of footsteps; "he came running pit-a-pat down the hall" [syn: {pit-a-pat}, {pitty-patty}, {pitter-patter}]
2: describing a rhythmic beating; "his heart went pit-a-pat" [syn: {pit-a-pat}, {pitty-patty}, {pitter-patter}]

pitty-patty
adv 1: as of footsteps; "he came running pit-a-pat down the hall" [syn: {pit-a-pat}, {pitty-pat}, {pitter-patter}]
2: describing a rhythmic beating; "his heart went pit-a-pat" [syn: {pit-a-pat}, {pitty-pat}, {pitter-patter}]

pituitary
adj 1: of or relating to the pituitary gland; "pituitary hormone"
2: having abnormal size with overgrown extremities resulting from abnormal pituitary secretion; "a protruding acromegalic jaw"; "a pituitary dwarf" [syn: {acromegalic}]
n : the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain [syn: {pituitary gland}, {pituitary body}, {hypophysis}]

pituitary body
n : the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain [syn: {pituitary}, {pituitary gland}, {hypophysis}]

pituitary gland
n : the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain [syn: {pituitary}, {pituitary body}, {hypophysis}]

Pituophis
n : bull snakes [syn: {genus Pituophis}]

Pituophis melanoleucus
n : bull snake of western North America that invades rodent burrows [syn: {gopher snake}]

pity
n 1: a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity" [syn: {commiseration}, {ruth}, {pathos}]
2: an unfortunate development; "it's a pity he couldn't do it" [syn: {shame}]
3: the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it [syn: {compassion}]
v : share the suffering of [syn: {feel for}, {compassionate}, {condole with}, {sympathize with}] [also: {pitied}]

pitying
adj : feeling or expressing sorrow or pity; "a pitying observer threw his coat around her shoulders"; "let him perish without a pitying thought of ours wasted upon him"- Thomas De Quincey [syn: {sorry}, {sorry for(p)}]

pityingly
adv : in a compassionate manner; "the nurse looked at him pityingly" [syn: {compassionately}, {with compassion}, {with pity}]

Pitymys
n : pine mice [syn: {genus Pitymys}]

Pitymys pinetorum
n : short-tailed glossy-furred burrowing vole of the eastern United States [syn: {pine vole}, {pine mouse}]

pityriasis
n : any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin

pityriasis alba
n : common form of pityriasis (usually in children or young adults) characterized by round patches of depigmentation

pityriasis rosea
n : pityriasis in which an itchy rash develops over the trunk and extremities

Pityrogramma
n : terrestrial tropical ferns having fronds with powdery yellowish or white undersides; sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae [syn: {genus Pityrogramma}]

Pityrogramma argentea
n : fern of southern tropical Africa having fronds with white undersides [syn: {silver fern}]

Pityrogramma calomelanos
n : tropical American fern having fronds with white undersides [syn: {silver fern}]

Pityrogramma calomelanos aureoflava
n : tropical American fern having fronds with light golden undersides [syn: {golden fern}]

Pityrogramma chrysophylla
n : fern of West Indies and South America having fronds with bright golden-yellow undersides [syn: {gold fern}]

Pius II
n : pope remembered for his unsuccessful attempt to lead a crusade against the Turks (1405-1464) [syn: {Aeneas Silvius}, {Enea Silvio Piccolomini}]

Pius V
n : pope who led the reformation of the Roman Catholic Church; he excommunicated Elizabeth I (1504-1572) [syn: {Antonio Ghislieri}]

Pius VII
n : pope who concluded a concordat with Napoleon and crowned him emperor of France (1740-1823) [syn: {Luigi Barnaba Gregorio Chiaramonti}]

Pius X
n : pope who condemned religious modernism (1835-1914) [syn: {Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto}]

Pius XI
n : pope who signed a treaty with Mussolini recognizing the Vatican City as an independent state (1857-1939) [syn: {Achille Ratti}, {Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti}]

Pius XII
n : pope who maintained neutrality during World War II and was later criticized for not aiding the Jews who were persecuted by Hitler (1876-1958) [syn: {Eugenio Pacelli}]

Piute
n : a member of either of two Shoshonean peoples (northern Paiute and southern Paiute) related to the Aztecs and living in the southwestern United States [syn: {Paiute}]

pivot
n 1: the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver [syn: {pivot man}]
2: axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns [syn: {pin}]
3: the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot; "the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot"
v : turn on a pivot [syn: {swivel}]

pivot joint
n : a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation; "the articulation of the radius and ulna in the arm is a pivot joint" [syn: {rotary joint}, {rotatory joint}, {articulatio trochoidea}]

pivot man
n : the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver [syn: {pivot}]

pivot shot
n : a one-handed basketball shot made while whirling on the pivot foot

pivotal
adj : being of crucial importance; "a pivotal event"; "Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry Kissinger; "the polar events of this study"; "a polar principal" [syn: {polar}]

pivoting window
n : a window that opens by pivoting either horizontally or vertically

pix
n 1: a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay [syn: {pyx}, {pyx chest}, {pix chest}]
2: any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept [syn: {pyx}]

pix chest
n : a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay [syn: {pyx}, {pix}, {pyx chest}]

pixel
n : (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot); "the greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the resolution" [syn: {pel}, {picture element}]

pixie
n 1: (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous [syn: {elf}, {hob}, {gremlin}, {pixy}, {brownie}, {imp}]
2: creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas [syn: {pyxie}, {pixy}, {Pyxidanthera barbulata}]

pixilated
adj 1: naughtily or annoyingly playful; "teasing and worrying with impish laughter" [syn: {impish}, {implike}, {mischievous}, {prankish}, {puckish}]
2: very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {tipsy}, {wet}]

pixy
n 1: creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas [syn: {pyxie}, {pixie}, {Pyxidanthera barbulata}]
2: (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous [syn: {elf}, {hob}, {gremlin}, {pixie}, {brownie}, {imp}]

Pizarro
n : Spanish explorer who conquered the Incas in what is now Peru and founded the city of Lima (1475-1541) [syn: {Francisco Pizarro}]

pizza
n : Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese [syn: {pizza pie}]

pizza parlor
n : a shop where pizzas are made and sold [syn: {pizzeria}, {pizza shop}]

pizza pie
n : Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese [syn: {pizza}]

pizza shop
n : a shop where pizzas are made and sold [syn: {pizzeria}, {pizza parlor}]

pizzaz
n : the activeness of an energetic personality [syn: {dynamism}, {pizzazz}, {oomph}, {zing}]

pizzazz
n : the activeness of an energetic personality [syn: {dynamism}, {pizzaz}, {oomph}, {zing}]

pizzeria
n : a shop where pizzas are made and sold [syn: {pizza shop}, {pizza parlor}]

pizzicato
adj : (of instruments in the violin family) to be plucked with the finger
adv : with a light plucking staccato sound

pj's
n : loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers [syn: {pajamas}, {pyjamas}, {jammies}]

PKD
n : kidney disease characterized by enlarged kidneys containing many cysts; often leads to kidney failure [syn: {polycystic kidney disease}]

PKU
n : a genetic disorder of metabolism; lack of the enzyme needed to turn phenylalanine into tyrosine results in an accumulation of phenylalanine in the body fluids which causes various degrees of mental deficiency [syn: {phenylketonuria}]

PKU test
n : a test of newborn infants for phenylketonuria

placable
adj : easily calmed or pacified [ant: {implacable}]

placard
n : a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions" [syn: {poster}, {posting}, {notice}, {bill}, {card}]
v 1: post in a public place
2: publicize or announce by placards [syn: {bill}]

placate
v : cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: {pacify}, {lenify}, {conciliate}, {assuage}, {appease}, {mollify}, {gentle}, {gruntle}]

placating
adj : tending or intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions; "the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich"; "placating (or placative) gestures"; "an astonishingly placatory speech" [syn: {appeasing(a)}, {placative}, {placatory}]

placatingly
adv : in a placating manner; "Jenny smiled placatingly"

placation
n : the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity [syn: {conciliation}, {propitiation}]

placative
adj : tending or intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions; "the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich"; "placating (or placative) gestures"; "an astonishingly placatory speech" [syn: {appeasing(a)}, {placating}, {placatory}]

placatory
adj : tending or intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions; "the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich"; "placating (or placative) gestures"; "an astonishingly placatory speech" [syn: {appeasing(a)}, {placating}, {placative}]

place
n 1: a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic" [syn: {topographic point}, {spot}]
2: any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House" [syn: {property}]
3: an abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups"
4: a general vicinity; "He comes from a place near Chicago"
5: the function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of" [syn: {stead}, {position}, {lieu}]
6: a particular situation; "If you were in my place what would you do?" [syn: {shoes}]
7: where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?" [syn: {home}]
8: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" [syn: {position}, {post}, {berth}, {office}, {spot}, {billet}, {situation}]
9: the particular portion of space occupied by a physical object; "he put the lamp back in its place" [syn: {position}] 10: proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station" [syn: {station}] 11: a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane); "he booked their seats in advance"; "he sat in someone else's place" [syn: {seat}] 12: the passage that is being read; "he lost his place on the page" 13: proper or appropriate position or location; "a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen" 14: a public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place" [syn: {plaza}, {piazza}] 15: an item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position" [syn: {position}] 16: a blank area; "write your name in the space provided" [syn: {space}, {blank space}]
v 1: put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" [syn: {put}, {set}, {pose}, {position}, {lay}]
2: place somebody in a particular situation or location; "he was placed on probation"
3: assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" [syn: {rate}, {rank}, {range}, {order}, {grade}]
4: assign a location to; "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles" [syn: {locate}, {site}]
5: to arrange for; "place a phone call", "place a bet"
6: take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal; "Jerry came in third in the Marathon" [syn: {come in}, {come out}]
7: intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself" [syn: {target}, {aim}, {direct}, {point}]
8: recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster" [syn: {identify}]
9: assign to (a job or a home) 10: locate; "The film is set in Africa" [syn: {set}, {localize}, {localise}] 11: estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M." [syn: {put}, {set}] 12: identify the location or place of; "We localized the source of the infection" [syn: {localize}, {localise}] 13: make an investment; "Put money into bonds" [syn: {invest}, {put}, {commit}] [ant: {divest}] 14: assign to a station [syn: {station}, {post}, {base}, {send}] 15: finish second or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to place" 16: sing a note with the correct pitch

place bet
n : a bet that a horse will finish a race no worse than second

place down
v : cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here" [syn: {set down}, {put down}]

place kick
n : (sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking [syn: {place-kicking}]

place mat
n : a mat serving as table linen for an individual place setting

place name
n : the name by which a geographical place is known [syn: {toponym}]

place of birth
n : the place where someone was born [syn: {birthplace}]

place of business
n : an establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered [syn: {business establishment}]

place of origin
n : where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization" [syn: {birthplace}, {cradle}, {provenance}]

place of worship
n : any building where congregations gather for prayer [syn: {house of prayer}, {house of God}, {house of worship}]

place setting
n : a table service for one person; "a place setting of sterling flatware" [syn: {setting}]

place upright
v : put into an upright position; "Can you stand the bookshelf up?" [syn: {stand}, {stand up}]

placeable
adj : possible to recognize [syn: {recognizable}, {recognisable}]

placebo
n 1: an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug
2: (Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead [also: {placeboes} (pl)]

placebo effect
n : any effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo; the change is usually beneficial and is assumed result from the person's faith in the treatment or preconceptions about what the experimental drug was supposed to do; pharmacologists were the first to talk about placebo effects but now the idea has been generalized to many situations having nothing to do with drugs

placeboes
placebo
n 1: an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug
2: (Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead [also: {placeboes} (pl)]

placeboes
See {placebo}

placed
adj 1: situated in a particular spot or position; "valuable centrally located urban land"; "strategically placed artillery"; "a house set on a hilltop"; "nicely situated on a quiet riverbank" [syn: {located}, {set}, {situated}]
2: put in position in relation to other things; "end tables placed conveniently"

placeholder
n 1: a person authorized to act for another [syn: {proxy}, {procurator}]
2: a symbol in a logical or mathematical expression that can be replaced by the name of any member of specified set

place-kick
v 1: kick (a ball) from a stationary position, in football
2: score (a goal) by making a place kick

place-kicker
n : (football) a kicker who makes a place kick for a goal [syn: {placekicker}]

placekicker
n : (football) a kicker who makes a place kick for a goal [syn: {place-kicker}]

place-kicking
n : (sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking [syn: {place kick}]

placeman
n : a disparaging term for an appointee [syn: {placeseeker}]

placement
n 1: the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs" [syn: {arrangement}]
2: contact established between applicants and prospective employees; "the agency provided placement services"
3: the act of putting something in a certain place or location [syn: {location}, {locating}, {position}, {positioning}, {emplacement}]

placement center
n : an office that finds suitable employment for applicants [syn: {placement office}]

placement office
n : an office that finds suitable employment for applicants [syn: {placement center}]

placenta
n 1: that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form
2: the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus [also: {placentae} (pl)]

placenta previa
n : pregnancy in which the placenta is implanted in the lower part of the uterus (instead of the upper part); can cause bleeding late in pregnancy; delivery by cesarean section may be necessary

placentae
placenta
n 1: that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form
2: the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus [also: {placentae} (pl)]

placentae
See {placenta}

placental
adj : of or having or occurring by means of a placenta; "all mammals except monotremes and marsupials are placental mammals" [ant: {aplacental}]
n : mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials [syn: {placental mammal}, {eutherian}, {eutherian mammal}]

placental mammal
n : mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials [syn: {placental}, {eutherian}, {eutherian mammal}]

placentation
n 1: the formation of the placenta in the uterus
2: arrangement of the ovules in the placenta and of the placentas in the ovary

placer
n : an alluvial deposit that contains particles of some valuable mineral

placer miner
n : a miner who extracts minerals from a placer by washing or dredging

placer mining
n : mining valuable minerals from a placer by washing or dredging

placeseeker
n : a disparaging term for an appointee [syn: {placeman}]

place-worship
n : worship of places [syn: {topolatry}]

placid
adj 1: free from disturbance; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water" [syn: {quiet}, {still}, {tranquil}, {unruffled}]
2: not easily irritated; "an equable temper"; "not everyone shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite the repeated delays" [syn: {equable}, {even-tempered}, {good-tempered}]
3: without untoward incident or disruption; "a placid existence"; "quiet times" [syn: {quiet}]
4: taking life easy; "an easygoing man rarely stirred to anger"; "an air of placid sufficiency" [syn: {easygoing}]

placidity
n 1: a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling [syn: {placidness}]
2: a disposition free from stress or emotion [syn: {repose}, {quiet}, {serenity}, {tranquillity}, {tranquility}]

placidly
adv 1: in a quiet and tranquil manner; "the sea now shimmered placidly before our eyes"
2: in a placid and good-natured manner; "I put the questions, and she answered them placidly"

placidness
n : a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling [syn: {placidity}]

Placido Domingo
n : Spanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941) [syn: {Domingo}]

Placidyl
n : a mild sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Placidyl) [syn: {ethchlorvynol}]

placket
n : a piece of cloth sewn under an opening

placoderm
n : fishlike vertebrate with bony plates on head and upper body; dominant in seas and rivers during the Devonian; considered the earliest vertebrate with jaws

Placodermi
n : extinct group of bony-plated fishes with primitive jaws [syn: {class Placodermi}]

placoid
adj : as the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks [syn: {platelike}]

Placuna
n : windowpane oysters [syn: {genus Placuna}]

Placuna placenta
n : marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell [syn: {window oyster}, {windowpane oyster}, {capiz}]

plagal cadence
n : a cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic [syn: {amen cadence}]

plage
n : the beach at a seaside resort

Plagianthus
n : small genus of shrubs and trees of Australia and New Zealand [syn: {genus Plagianthus}]

Plagianthus betulinus
n : deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton [syn: {ribbon tree}, {ribbonwood}, {Plagianthus regius}]

Plagianthus regius
n : deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton [syn: {ribbon tree}, {ribbonwood}, {Plagianthus betulinus}]

plagiarisation
n : the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own [syn: {plagiarism}, {plagiarization}, {piracy}]

plagiarise
v : take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property [syn: {plagiarize}, {lift}]

plagiarised
adj : copied and passed off as your own; "used plagiarized data in his thesis"; "a work dotted with plagiarized phrases" [syn: {plagiaristic}, {plagiarized}]

plagiariser
n : someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own [syn: {plagiarist}, {plagiarizer}, {literary pirate}, {pirate}]

plagiarism
n 1: a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work
2: the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own [syn: {plagiarization}, {plagiarisation}, {piracy}]

plagiarist
n : someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own [syn: {plagiarizer}, {plagiariser}, {literary pirate}, {pirate}]

plagiaristic
adj : copied and passed off as your own; "used plagiarized data in his thesis"; "a work dotted with plagiarized phrases" [syn: {plagiarized}, {plagiarised}]

plagiarization
n : the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own [syn: {plagiarism}, {plagiarisation}, {piracy}]

plagiarize
v : take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property [syn: {plagiarise}, {lift}]

plagiarized
adj : copied and passed off as your own; "used plagiarized data in his thesis"; "a work dotted with plagiarized phrases" [syn: {plagiaristic}, {plagiarised}]

plagiarizer
n : someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own [syn: {plagiarist}, {plagiariser}, {literary pirate}, {pirate}]

plagiocephaly
n : congenital malformation of the skull in which the main axis of the skull is oblique

plagioclase
n : any of a rock-forming series of triclinic feldspars [syn: {oligoclase}]

plagioclastic
adj : of or relating to plagioclase

plague
n 1: a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected rat flea (especially bubonic plague)
2: any epidemic disease with a high death rate [syn: {pestilence}]
3: a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers" [syn: {infestation}]
4: any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
5: an annoyance; "those children are a damn plague"
v 1: cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold" [syn: {blight}]
2: annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" [syn: {harass}, {hassle}, {harry}, {chivy}, {chivvy}, {chevy}, {chevvy}, {beset}, {molest}, {provoke}]

plague spot
n : a spot on the skin characteristic of the plague

plagued
adj : (often followed by `with' or used in combination) troubled by or encroached upon in large numbers; "waters infested with sharks"; "shark-infested waters"; "the locust-overrun countryside"; "drug-plagued streets" [syn: {infested}, {overrun}]

plaguey
adj 1: likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; "a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift; "plaguey fevers" [syn: {pestilent}, {pestilential}, {pestiferous}]
2: causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong" [syn: {annoying}, {bothersome}, {galling}, {irritating}, {nettlesome}, {pesky}, {pestering}, {pestiferous}, {plaguy}, {teasing}, {vexatious}, {vexing}]
adv : in a disagreeable manner; "it's so plaguey cold!" [syn: {plaguy}, {plaguily}]

plaguily
adv : in a disagreeable manner; "it's so plaguey cold!" [syn: {plaguey}, {plaguy}]

plaguy
adj : causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong" [syn: {annoying}, {bothersome}, {galling}, {irritating}, {nettlesome}, {pesky}, {pestering}, {pestiferous}, {plaguey}, {teasing}, {vexatious}, {vexing}]
adv : in a disagreeable manner; "it's so plaguey cold!" [syn: {plaguey}, {plaguily}]

plaice
n 1: flesh of large European flatfish
2: large European food fish [syn: {Pleuronectes platessa}]

plaid
n : a cloth having a crisscross design [syn: {tartan}]

plain
adj 1: clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view" [syn: {apparent}, {evident}, {manifest}, {patent}]
2: not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building" [ant: {fancy}]
3: lacking patterns especially in color [syn: {unpatterned}] [ant: {patterned}]
4: not mixed with extraneous elements; "plain water"; "sheer wine"; "not an unmixed blessing" [syn: {sheer}, {unmingled}, {unmixed}]
5: free from any effort to soften to disguise; "the plain and unvarnished truth"; "the unvarnished candor of old people and children" [syn: {unvarnished}]
6: lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete" [syn: {unembellished}, {unornamented}]
7: lacking stylistic embellishment; "a literal description"; "wrote good but plain prose"; "a plain unadorned account of the coronation"; "a forthright unembellished style" [syn: {literal}, {unembellished}]
8: comprehensible to the general public; "written for the popular press in plain nontechnical language" [syn: {popular}]
9: lacking in physical beauty or proportion; "a homely child"; "several of the buildings were downright homely"; "a plain girl with a freckled face" [syn: {homely}]
n 1: extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth" [syn: {field}, {champaign}]
2: a basic knitting stitch [syn: {knit}, {knit stitch}, {plain stitch}]
adv : unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn" [syn: {obviously}, {evidently}, {manifestly}, {patently}, {apparently}, {plainly}]
v : express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" [syn: {complain}, {kick}, {sound off}, {quetch}, {kvetch}] [ant: {cheer}]

plain clothes
n : ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc. [syn: {civilian clothing}, {civilian dress}, {civilian garb}]

plain flour
n : flour that does not contain a raising agent

plain sailing
n : easy unobstructed progress; "after we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing" [syn: {clear sailing}, {easy going}]

plain stitch
n : a basic knitting stitch [syn: {knit}, {knit stitch}, {plain}]

plain turkey
n : popular Australian game bird [syn: {Choriotis australis}]

plain wanderer
n : small Australian bird related to the button quail; classified as wading bird but inhabits plains [syn: {Pedionomus torquatus}]

plain weave
n : a basic style of weave in which the weft and warp threads intertwine alternately to produce a checkerboard effect [syn: {taffeta weave}]

plainchant
n : a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {plainsong}, {Gregorian chant}]

plainclothesman
n : a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty

plainly
adv 1: unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn" [syn: {obviously}, {evidently}, {manifestly}, {patently}, {apparently}, {plain}]
2: in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment; "she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply" [syn: {simply}]

plainness
n 1: the state of being unmixed with other material; "the plainness of vanilla ice cream"
2: clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous [syn: {perspicuity}, {perspicuousness}]
3: the appearance of being plain and unpretentious
4: an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful; "fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness" [syn: {homeliness}]

Plains Indian
n : a member of one of the tribes of American Indians who lived a nomadic life following the buffalo in the Great Plains of North America [syn: {Buffalo Indian}]

plains lemon monarda
n : annual of southern United States [syn: {Monarda pectinata}]

plains pocket gopher
n : gopher of chiefly grasslands of central North America [syn: {Geomys bursarius}]

plains pocket mouse
n : small rodent of open areas of United States plains states [syn: {Perognathus flavescens}]

plains spadefoot
n : of plains and hills and river bottoms in areas of low rainfall east of the Rocky Mountains [syn: {Scaphiopus bombifrons}]

plainsman
n : an inhabitant of a plains region (especially the Great Plains of North America)

plainsong
n : a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {plainchant}, {Gregorian chant}]

plainspoken
adj 1: using simple and direct language; "a plainspoken country doctor"
2: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation" [syn: {blunt}, {candid}, {forthright}, {frank}, {free-spoken}, {outspoken}, {point-blank}, {straight-from-the-shoulder}]

plaint
n 1: a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court law asking for the grievance to be redressed
2: a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward" [syn: {lament}, {lamentation}, {wail}]

plaintiff
n : a person who brings an action in a court of law [syn: {complainant}] [ant: {defendant}]

plaintiff in error
n : the party who appeals a decision of a lower court [syn: {appellant}]

plaintive
adj : expressing sorrow [syn: {mournful}]

plaintively
adv : in a plaintive manner; "the last note of the song rang out plaintively"

plaintiveness
n : expressing sorrowfulness

plain-woven
adj : (of cloth) made in plain weave

plait
n 1: a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair [syn: {braid}, {tress}, {twist}]
2: any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape [syn: {pleat}]
v 1: make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth" [syn: {braid}, {lace}]
2: weave into plaits; "plait hair"

plaiter
n : someone who plaits (hair or fabric etc.)

plan
n 1: a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue" [syn: {program}, {programme}]
2: an arrangement scheme; "the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests" [syn: {design}]
3: scale drawing of a structure; "the plans for City Hall were on file" [syn: {architectural plan}]
v 1: have the will and intention to carry out some action; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion" [syn: {be after}]
2: make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family"
3: make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack" [syn: {project}, {contrive}, {design}]
4: make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum" [syn: {design}] [also: {planning}, {planned}]

plan of action
n : a plan for actively doing something

plan of attack
n : ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided" [syn: {approach}, {attack}]

planar
adj : involving two dimensions [syn: {two-dimensional}] [ant: {cubic}, {linear}]

planaria
n : free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts [syn: {planarian}]

planarian
n : free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts [syn: {planaria}]

planate
adj : having been flattened [syn: {flattened}]

planation
n : the process of erosion whereby a level surface is produced

planchet
n : a flat metal disk ready for stamping as a coin [syn: {coin blank}]

planchette
n : a triangular board supported on casters; when lightly touched with the fingertips it is supposed to spell out supernatural (or unconscious) messages

Planck
n : German physicist whose explanation of blackbody radiation in the context of quantized energy emissions initiated quantum theory (1858-1947) [syn: {Max Planck}, {Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck}]

Planck's constant
n : the constant of proportionality relating the energy of a photon to its frequency; approximately 6.626 x 10\-34 joule-second [syn: {h}]

Planck's law
n : (physics) the basis of quantum theory; the energy of electromagnetic waves is contained in indivisible quanta that have to be radiated or absorbed as a whole; the magnitude is proportional to frequency where the constant of proportionality is give by Planck's constant

Planck's radiation law
n : (physics) an equation that expresses the distribution of energy in the radiated spectrum of an ideal black body

plane
adj : having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface" [syn: {flat}, {level}]
n 1: an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" [syn: {airplane}, {aeroplane}]
2: (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape; "we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane"; "any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane" [syn: {sheet}]
3: a level of existence or development; "he lived on a worldly plane"
4: a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood [syn: {planer}, {planing machine}]
5: a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood; "the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work" [syn: {carpenter's plane}, {woodworking plane}]
v 1: cut or remove with or as if with a plane; "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood" [syn: {shave}]
2: travel on the surface of water [syn: {skim}]
3: make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane; "plane the top of the door"

plane angle
n : an angle formed by two straight lines (in the same plane)

plane figure
n : a two-dimensional shape [syn: {two-dimensional figure}]

plane geometry
n : the geometry of 2-dimensional figures

plane seat
n : a seat on a commercial airliner

plane section
n : (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid [syn: {section}]

plane table
n : surveying instrument consisting of a drawing board and a ruler that are mounted on a tripod; used to sight and map topographical details

plane ticket
n : a ticket good for a trip on an airplane [syn: {airplane ticket}]

plane tree
n : any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits [syn: {sycamore}, {platan}]

planeness
n : the property of having two dimensions [syn: {two-dimensionality}, {flatness}]

plane-polarized
adj : (of a moving wave) vibrating in a single plane; "plane-polarized light"

planer
n : a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood [syn: {plane}, {planing machine}]

Planera
n : a deciduous tree of the family Ulmaceae that grows in the southeastern United States [syn: {genus Planera}]

planet
n 1: any of the celestial bodies (other than comets or satellites) that revolve around the sun in the solar system
2: a person who follows or serves another [syn: {satellite}]

planet gear
n : an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train [syn: {planetary gear}, {epicyclic gear}, {planet wheel}]

planet wheel
n : an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train [syn: {planetary gear}, {epicyclic gear}, {planet gear}]

planetal
adj : of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets; "planetary motion"; "planetary year" [syn: {planetary}]

planetaria
planetarium
n 1: a building housing an instrument for projecting the positions of the planets onto a domed ceiling
2: an optical device for projecting images of celestial bodies and other astronomical phenomena onto the inner surface of a hemispherical dome
3: an apparatus or model for representing the solar systems [also: {planetaria} (pl)]

planetaria
See {planetarium}

planetarium
n 1: a building housing an instrument for projecting the positions of the planets onto a domed ceiling
2: an optical device for projecting images of celestial bodies and other astronomical phenomena onto the inner surface of a hemispherical dome
3: an apparatus or model for representing the solar systems [also: {planetaria} (pl)]

planetary
adj 1: of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets; "planetary motion"; "planetary year" [syn: {planetal}]
2: of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants; "planetary rumblings and eructations"- L.C.Eiseley ; "the planetary tilt"; "this terrestrial ball" [syn: {terrestrial}]
3: having no fixed course; "an erratic comet"; "his life followed a wandering course"; "a planetary vagabond" [syn: {erratic}, {wandering}]
4: involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance" [syn: {global}, {world(a)}, {worldwide}]

planetary gear
n : an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train [syn: {epicyclic gear}, {planet wheel}, {planet gear}]

planetary house
n : (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided [syn: {sign of the zodiac}, {star sign}, {sign}, {mansion}, {house}]

planetary nebula
n : a nebula that was once thought to be a star with its planets but is now thought to be a very hot star surrounded by an expanding envelope of ionized gases that emit a fluorescent glow because of intense radiation from the star

planetesimal
n : one of many small solid celestial bodies thought to have existed at an early stage in the development of the solar system

planetesimal hypothesis
n : (cosmology) the theory that the solar system was formed by the gravitational accumulation of planetesimals

planetoid
n : any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter) [syn: {asteroid}, {minor planet}]

plane-tree family
n : coextensive with the genus Platanus: plane trees [syn: {Platanaceae}, {family Platanaceae}]

plangency
n : having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant [syn: {resonance}, {reverberance}, {ringing}, {sonorousness}, {sonority}, {vibrancy}]

plangent
adj : loud and resounding; "plangent bells"; "the plangent minority"

planimeter
n : a measuring instrument for measuring the area of an irregular plane figure [syn: {integrator}]

planing machine
n : a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood [syn: {plane}, {planer}]

plank
n 1: a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes [syn: {board}]
2: an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party
v 1: cover with planks; "The streets were planked" [syn: {plank over}]
2: set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" [syn: {flump}, {plonk}, {plop}, {plunk}, {plump down}, {plunk down}, {plump}]
3: cook and serve on a plank; "Planked vegetable"; "Planked shad"

plank down
v : drop heavily [syn: {plonk down}, {plump down}]

plank over
v : cover with planks; "The streets were planked" [syn: {plank}]

plank-bed
n : a bed of boards (without a mattress)

planking
n 1: planks collectively; a quantity of planks
2: (nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship)
3: the work of covering an area with planks

plankton
n : the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water

planktonic
adj : of or relating to plankton

planktonic algae
n : unicellular algae

planless
adj : aimlessly drifting [syn: {adrift(p)}, {afloat(p)}, {aimless}, {directionless}, {rudderless}, {undirected}]

planned
plan
n 1: a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue" [syn: {program}, {programme}]
2: an arrangement scheme; "the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests" [syn: {design}]
3: scale drawing of a structure; "the plans for City Hall were on file" [syn: {architectural plan}]
v 1: have the will and intention to carry out some action; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion" [syn: {be after}]
2: make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family"
3: make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack" [syn: {project}, {contrive}, {design}]
4: make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum" [syn: {design}] [also: {planning}, {planned}]

planned
adj 1: designed or carried out according to a plan; "the planned outlays for new equipment" [ant: {unplanned}]
2: planned in advance; "with malice aforethought" [syn: {aforethought(ip)}, {plotted}]

planned
See {plan}

planner
n 1: a person who makes plans [syn: {contriver}, {deviser}]
2: a notebook for recording appointments and things to be done, etc.

planning
plan
n 1: a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue" [syn: {program}, {programme}]
2: an arrangement scheme; "the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests" [syn: {design}]
3: scale drawing of a structure; "the plans for City Hall were on file" [syn: {architectural plan}]
v 1: have the will and intention to carry out some action; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion" [syn: {be after}]
2: make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family"
3: make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack" [syn: {project}, {contrive}, {design}]
4: make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum" [syn: {design}] [also: {planning}, {planned}]

planning
n 1: an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action; "the planning was more fun than the trip itself"
2: the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise
3: the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties" [syn: {preparation}, {provision}]

planning
See {plan}

planning board
n : a board appointed to advise the chief administrator [syn: {advisory board}]

planning commission
n : a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments

Plano
n : a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas)

Planococcus
n : a genus of Pseudococcidae [syn: {genus Planococcus}]

Planococcus citri
n : feeds on a wide variety of cultivated plants but especially destructive to citrus [syn: {citrus mealybug}]

planoconcave
adj : flat on one side and concave on the other

planoconvex
adj : flat on one side and convex on the other

planographic
adj : of or relating to or involving planography

planographic printing
n : the process of printing from a surface on which the printing areas are not raised but are ink-receptive (as opposed to ink repellent) [syn: {planography}]

planography
n : the process of printing from a surface on which the printing areas are not raised but are ink-receptive (as opposed to ink repellent) [syn: {planographic printing}]

plant
n 1: buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles" [syn: {works}, {industrial plant}]
2: a living organism lacking the power of locomotion [syn: {flora}, {plant life}]
3: something planted secretly for discovery by another; "the police used a plant to trick the thieves"; "he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant"
4: an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience
v 1: put or set (seeds or seedlings) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden" [syn: {set}]
2: fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum" [syn: {implant}, {engraft}, {embed}, {imbed}]
3: set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department" [syn: {establish}, {found}, {constitute}, {institute}]
4: place into a river; "plant fish"
5: place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive; "Plant a spy in Moscow"; "plant bugs in the dissident's apartment"
6: put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students' minds" [syn: {implant}]

plant bug
n : small bright-colored insect that feeds on plant juices [syn: {leaf bug}]

plant closing
n : act of shutting down operation of a plant

plant department
n : the division of a business responsible for building and maintaining the physical plant [syn: {building department}]

plant disease
n : a disease that affects plants

plant family
n : a family of plants

plant fiber
n : fiber derived from plants [syn: {plant fibre}]

plant fibre
n : fiber derived from plants [syn: {plant fiber}]

plant food
n : any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile [syn: {fertilizer}, {fertiliser}]

plant genus
n : a genus of plants

plant hopper
n : related to the leafhoppers and spittlebugs but rarely damages cultivated plants [syn: {planthopper}]

plant hormone
n : (botany) a hormone-like plant product [syn: {phytohormone}, {growth regulator}]

plant kingdom
n : the taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct plants [syn: {Plantae}, {kingdom Plantae}]

plant life
n : a living organism lacking the power of locomotion [syn: {plant}, {flora}]

plant louse
n : any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants [syn: {louse}]

plant material
n : material derived from plants

plant order
n : the order of plants

plant organ
n : a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus

plant part
n : any part of a plant or fungus [syn: {plant structure}]

plant process
n : a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ [syn: {enation}]

plant product
n : a product made from plant material

plant scientist
n : a biologist specializing in the study of plants [syn: {botanist}, {phytologist}]

plant structure
n : any part of a plant or fungus [syn: {plant part}]

plant tissue
n : the tissue of a plant

plant toxin
n : any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin [syn: {phytotoxin}]

plant virus
n : a plant pathogen that is a virus consisting of a single strand of RNA

Plantae
n : the taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct plants [syn: {kingdom Plantae}, {plant kingdom}]

Plantagenet
n : the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485 [syn: {Plantagenet line}]

Plantagenet line
n : the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485 [syn: {Plantagenet}]

Plantaginaceae
n : cosmopolitan family of small herbs and a few shrubs; most are troublesome weeds [syn: {family Plantaginaceae}, {plantain family}]

Plantaginales
n : coextensive with the family Plantaginaceae [syn: {order Plantaginales}]

Plantago
n : type genus of the family Plantaginaceae; large cosmopolitan genus of mostly small herbs [syn: {genus Plantago}]

Plantago lanceolata
n : an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions [syn: {English plantain}, {narrow-leaved plantain}, {ribgrass}, {ribwort}, {ripple-grass}, {buckthorn}]

Plantago major
n : common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed [syn: {broad-leaved plantain}, {common plantain}, {white-man's foot}, {whiteman's foot}, {cart-track plant}]

Plantago media
n : widely distributed Old World perennial naturalized in North America having finely hairy leaves and inconspicuous white fragrant flowers [syn: {hoary plantain}]

Plantago psyllium
n : plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative [syn: {fleawort}, {psyllium}, {Spanish psyllium}]

Plantago rugelii
n : North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad leaves [syn: {rugel's plantain}, {broad-leaved plantain}]

Plantago virginica
n : North American annual or biennial with long soft hairs on the leaves [syn: {hoary plantain}]

plantain
n 1: any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally
2: a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics [syn: {plantain tree}, {Musa paradisiaca}]
3: starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics

plantain family
n : cosmopolitan family of small herbs and a few shrubs; most are troublesome weeds [syn: {Plantaginaceae}, {family Plantaginaceae}]

plantain lily
n : any of numerous perennials having mounds of sumptuous broad ribbed leaves and clusters of white, blue, or lilac flowers; used as ground cover [syn: {day lily}]

plantain tree
n : a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics [syn: {plantain}, {Musa paradisiaca}]

plantain-leaved pussytoes
n : a variety of pussytoes

plantal
adj : of or relating to plants

plantar
adj : relating to or occurring on the undersurface of the foot; "plantar warts can be very painful"

plantar reflex
n : flexion of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front in persons over the age of 2 years; under 2 years the results should be extension of the toes (Babinski reflex)

plantar wart
n : a wart occurring on the sole of the foot; "pressure causes plantar warts to develop a painful callus around the soft center"

plantation
n 1: an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
2: a newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America); "the practice of sending convicted criminals to serve on the Plantations was common in the 17th century"
3: garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth [syn: {grove}, {woodlet}, {orchard}]

plantation owner
n : the owner or manager of a plantation [syn: {planter}]

Plantation walking horse
n : a horse marked by stamina and trained to move at a fast running walk [syn: {Tennessee walker}, {Tennessee walking horse}, {Walking horse}]

plant-eating
adj : (of animals) feeding on plants [syn: {plant-eating(a)}, {phytophagic}, {phytophagous}, {phytophilous}]

planted
adj 1: (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held; "deep-rooted prejudice"; "deep-seated differences of opinion"; "implanted convictions"; "ingrained habits of a lifetime"; "a deeply planted need" [syn: {deep-rooted}, {deep-seated}, {implanted}, {ingrained}]
2: set in the soil for growth [ant: {unplanted}]

planter
n 1: the owner or manager of a plantation [syn: {plantation owner}]
2: a worker who puts or sets seeds or seedlings into the ground
3: a decorative pot for house plants

planter's punch
n : a cocktail made of rum and lime or lemon juice with sugar and sometimes bitters

planthopper
n : related to the leafhoppers and spittlebugs but rarely damages cultivated plants [syn: {plant hopper}]

plantigrade
adj : (of mammals) walking on the whole sole of the foot [ant: {digitigrade}]

plantigrade mammal
n : an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot touching the ground as e.g. bears and human beings [ant: {digitigrade mammal}]

planting
n 1: the act of fixing firmly in place; "he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway"
2: a collection of plants (trees or shrubs or flowers) in a particular area; "the landscape architect suggested a small planting in the northwest corner"
3: putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow; "the planting of corn is hard work"

plantlet
n : a young plant or a small plant

plantlike flagellate
n : unicellular organisms having many characteristics of typical algae

plantsman
n : an expert in the science of cultivating plants (fruit or flowers or vegetables or ornamental plants) [syn: {horticulturist}]

planula
n : the flat ciliated free-swimming larva of hydrozoan coelenterates [also: {planulae} (pl)]

planulae
planula
n : the flat ciliated free-swimming larva of hydrozoan coelenterates [also: {planulae} (pl)]

planulae
See {planula}

plaque
n 1: (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body
2: a memorial made of brass [syn: {brass}, {memorial tablet}]

Plaquenil
n : anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Plaquenil) used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and malaria and lupus erythematosus [syn: {hydroxychloroquine}]

plash
n : the sound like water splashing [syn: {splash}]
v 1: interlace the shoots of; "pleach a hedge" [syn: {pleach}]
2: dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water" [syn: {spatter}, {splatter}, {splash}, {splosh}, {swash}]

plashier
See {plashy}

plashiest
See {plashy}

plasm
n 1: the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes [syn: {germ plasm}]
2: colorless watery fluid of blood and lymph containing no cells and in which erythrocytes and leukocytes and platelets are suspended [syn: {plasma}]

plasma
n 1: colorless watery fluid of blood and lymph containing no cells and in which erythrocytes and leukocytes and platelets are suspended [syn: {plasm}]
2: a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone
3: (physical chemistry) a fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors; a gas becomes a plasma when it is heated until the atoms lose all their electrons, leaving a highly electrified collection of nuclei and free electrons; "particles in space exist in the form of a plasma"

plasma cell
n : a lymphocyte-like cell that develops from a B lymphocyte in reaction to a specific antigen; found in bone marrow and sometimes in the blood [syn: {plasmacyte}]

plasma membrane
n : a thin membrane around the cytoplasm of a cell; controls passage of substances in and out of the cell [syn: {cell wall}, {cell membrane}, {cytomembrane}]

plasma physics
n : the branch of physics concerned with matter in its plasma phase

plasma protein
n : any of the proteins in blood plasma

plasma thromboplastin antecedent
n : coagulation factor whose deficiency results in a hemorrhagic tendency [syn: {factor XI}]

plasmablast
n : the precursor of a plasma cell

plasmacyte
n : a lymphocyte-like cell that develops from a B lymphocyte in reaction to a specific antigen; found in bone marrow and sometimes in the blood [syn: {plasma cell}]

plasmacytoma
n : neoplasm of plasma cells (usually in bone marrow)

plasmapheresis
n : plasma is separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor

plasmid
n : a small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replication

plasmin
n : an enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots [syn: {fibrinolysin}]

plasminogen
n : an inactive form of plasmin that occurs in plasma and is converted to plasmin by organic solvents

plasminogen activator
n : protease produced in the kidney that converts plasminogen to plasmin and so initiates fibrinolysis [syn: {urokinase}]

plasmodesmata
See {plasmodesma}

plasmodia
plasmodium
n 1: multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds
2: parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans [syn: {Plasmodium vivax}, {malaria parasite}] [also: {plasmodia} (pl)]

plasmodia
See {plasmodium}

plasmodial slime mold
n : a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes [syn: {true slime mold}, {acellular slime mold}, {myxomycete}]

Plasmodiidae
n : malaria parasites [syn: {family Plasmodiidae}]

Plasmodiophora
n : type genus of Plasmodiophoraceae comprising minute plant parasitic fungi similar to and sometimes included among the slime molds [syn: {genus Plasmodiophora}]

Plasmodiophora brassicae
n : a fungus resembling slime mold that causes swellings or distortions of the roots of cabbages and related plants [syn: {clubroot fungus}]

Plasmodiophoraceae
n : family of fungi often causing hypertrophy in seed plants [syn: {family Plasmodiophoraceae}]

plasmodium
n 1: multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds
2: parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans [syn: {Plasmodium vivax}, {malaria parasite}] [also: {plasmodia} (pl)]

Plasmodium vivax
n : parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans [syn: {plasmodium}, {malaria parasite}]

Plassey
n : the victory in 1757 by the British under Clive over Siraj-ud-daula that established British supremacy over Bengal [syn: {battle of Plassey}]

plaster
n 1: a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings
2: any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs [syn: {plaster of Paris}]
3: a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. [syn: {poultice}, {cataplasm}]
4: a hardened surface of plaster (as on a wall or ceiling); "there were cracks in the plaster" [syn: {plasterwork}]
5: adhesive tape used in dressing wounds [syn: {adhesive plaster}, {sticking plaster}]
v 1: cover conspicuously, as by pasting something on; "The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters"
2: affix conspicuously; "She plastered warnings all over the wall"
3: apply a plaster cast to; "plaster the broken arm"
4: apply a heavy coat to [syn: {plaster over}, {stick on}]
5: coat with plaster; "daub the wall" [syn: {daub}]
6: dress by covering with a therapeutic substance [syn: {poultice}]

plaster bandage
n : bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal [syn: {cast}, {plaster cast}]

plaster cast
n : bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal [syn: {cast}, {plaster bandage}]

plaster of Paris
n : any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs [syn: {plaster}]

plaster over
v : apply a heavy coat to [syn: {plaster}, {stick on}]

plaster saint
n : a person (considered to be) without human failings; "he's no plaster saint"

plasterboard
n : wallboard with a gypsum plaster core bounded to layers of paper or fiberboard; used instead of plaster or wallboard to make interior walls [syn: {gypsum board}]

plastered
adj 1: (of hair) made smooth by applying a sticky or glossy substance; "black hair plastered with pomade" [syn: {slicked}]
2: (of walls) covered with a coat of plaster [syn: {sealed}]
3: very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {tipsy}, {wet}]

plasterer
n : a worker skilled in applying plaster

plasterer's float
n : a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco [syn: {float}]

plastering
n : the application of plaster [syn: {daubing}]

plastering trowel
n : a trowel used to spread and smooth plaster

plasterwork
n : a hardened surface of plaster (as on a wall or ceiling); "there were cracks in the plaster" [syn: {plaster}]

plastic
adj 1: used of the imagination; "material...transformed by the plastic power of the imagination"--Coleridge
2: capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material); "plastic substances such as wax or clay" [syn: {fictile}, {moldable}]
3: capable of being influenced or formed; "the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature" [syn: {pliant}]
n : generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives

plastic art
n : the arts of shaping or modeling; carving and sculpture

plastic bag
n : a bag made of thin plastic material

plastic bomb
n : a bomb made of plastic explosive

plastic explosive
n : an explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy [syn: {plastique}]

plastic film
n : a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things [syn: {film}]

plastic laminate
n : a laminate made by bonding plastic laters

plastic surgeon
n : a surgeon who beautifies the body (especially the face) [syn: {cosmetic surgeon}]

plastic surgery
n : surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue [syn: {reconstructive surgery}, {anaplasty}]

plastic wrap
n : wrapping consisting of a very thin transparent sheet of plastic

plastically
adv : in a plastic manner; "he used the clay plastically"

Plasticine
n : a synthetic material resembling clay but remaining soft; used as a substitute for clay or wax in modeling (especially in schools)

plasticise
v 1: become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added [syn: {plasticize}]
2: make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer; "plasticized PVC" [syn: {plasticize}]

plasticiser
n : a substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable [syn: {plasticizer}]

plasticity
n : the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped under pressure without breaking [syn: {malleability}] [ant: {unmalleability}]

plasticize
v 1: become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added [syn: {plasticise}]
2: make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer; "plasticized PVC" [syn: {plasticise}]

plasticizer
n : a substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable [syn: {plasticiser}]

plastics industry
n : an industry that manufactures plastic articles

plastid
n : any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein

plastinate
v : preserve (tissue) with plastics, as for teaching an research purposes; "The doctor plastifies bodies to teach anatomy to his students"

plastination
n : a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened; "the plastination of specimens is valuable for research and teaching"

plastique
n : an explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy [syn: {plastic explosive}]

plastron
n 1: the ornamental front of a woman's bodice or shirt
2: the front of man's dress shirt
3: a metal breastplate that was worn under a coat of mail
4: a large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chest
5: (zoology) the part of a turtle's shell forming its underside

plat
n : a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.)
v : make a plat of; "Plat the town" [syn: {plot}] [also: {platting}, {platted}]

Plata River
n : an estuary between Argentina and Uruguay [syn: {Rio de la Plata}, {La Plata}]

Plataea
n : a defeat of the Persian army by the Greeks in 479 BC [syn: {battle of Plataea}]

Platalea
n : type genus of the Plataleidae [syn: {genus Platalea}]

Platalea leucorodia
n : pure white crested spoonbill of southern Eurasia and northeastern Africa [syn: {common spoonbill}]

Plataleidae
n : spoonbills [syn: {family Plataleidae}]

platan
n : any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits [syn: {plane tree}, {sycamore}]

Platanaceae
n : coextensive with the genus Platanus: plane trees [syn: {family Platanaceae}, {plane-tree family}]

Platanistidae
n : river dolphins [syn: {family Platanistidae}]

Platanthera
n : herbaceous terrestrial orchids of temperate northern and southern hemispheres [syn: {genus Platanthera}]

Platanthera bifolia
n : south European orchid having fragrant greenish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria [syn: {lesser butterfly orchid}, {Habenaria bifolia}]

Platanthera chlorantha
n : south European orchid with dark green flowers that are larger and less fragrant than Platanthera bifolia; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria [syn: {greater butterfly orchid}, {Habenaria chlorantha}]

Platanthera leucophea
n : of central North America; a threatened species [syn: {prairie white-fringed orchid}]

Platanus
n : genus of large monoecious mostly deciduous trees: London plane; sycamore [syn: {genus Platanus}]

Platanus acerifolia
n : very large fast-growing tree much planted as a street tree [syn: {London plane}]

Platanus occidentalis
n : very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico [syn: {American sycamore}, {American plane}, {buttonwood}]

Platanus orientalis
n : large tree of southeastern Europe to Asia Minor [syn: {oriental plane}]

Platanus racemosa
n : tall tree of Baja California having deciduous bark and large alternate palmately lobed leaves and ball-shaped clusters of flowers [syn: {California sycamore}]

Platanus wrightii
n : medium-sized tree of Arizona and adjacent regions having deeply lobed leaves and collective fruits in groups of 3 to 5 [syn: {Arizona sycamore}]

plate
n 1: a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
2: (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score; "he ruled that the runner failed to touch home" [syn: {home plate}, {home base}, {home}]
3: a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
4: dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
5: the quantity contained in a plate [syn: {plateful}]
6: a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly [syn: {crustal plate}]
7: the thin under portion of the forequarter
8: a main course served on a plate; "a vegetable plate"; "the blue plate special"
9: any flat platelike body structure or part 10: the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube 11: a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded [syn: {photographic plate}] 12: structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage 13: a shallow receptacle for collection in church [syn: {collection plate}] 14: a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) [syn: {scale}, {shell}] 15: a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth [syn: {denture}, {dental plate}] 16: the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws; "a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment"; "he plays behind the plate" [syn: {catcher}]
v : coat with a layer of metal; "plate spoons with silver"

plate armor
n : specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire [syn: {armor plate}, {armour plate}, {armor plating}, {plate armour}]

plate armour
n : specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire [syn: {armor plate}, {armour plate}, {armor plating}, {plate armor}]

plate glass
n : glass formed into large thin sheets [syn: {sheet glass}]

plate iron
n : a plate of iron

plate rack
n : a rack for holding plates to dry after they have been washed

plate rail
n : rail or narrow shelf fixed to a wall to display plates

plate tectonic theory
n : the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust [syn: {tectonics}, {plate tectonics}]

plate tectonics
n : the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust [syn: {tectonics}, {plate tectonic theory}]

plateau
n : a relatively flat highland [syn: {tableland}] [also: {plateaux} (pl)]

plateau striped whiptail
n : having distinct longitudinal stripes: of Colorado Plateau from Arizona to western Colorado [syn: {Cnemidophorus velox}]

plateaux
plateau
n : a relatively flat highland [syn: {tableland}] [also: {plateaux} (pl)]

plateaux
See {plateau}

plateful
n : the quantity contained in a plate [syn: {plate}]

platelayer
n : a workman who lays and repairs railroad tracks [syn: {tracklayer}]

platelet
n : tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting [syn: {blood platelet}, {thrombocyte}]

plateletpheresis
n : platelets are separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor

platelike
adj : as the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks [syn: {placoid}]

platen
n 1: work table of a machine tool
2: the flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper against the type
3: the roller on a typewriter against which the keys strike

plater
n : a skilled worker who coats articles with a film of metal (usually silver or gold)

platform
n 1: a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"
2: a document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the election even though they offered no positive program" [syn: {political platform}, {political program}, {program}]
3: the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system
4: any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons [syn: {weapons platform}]
5: a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole [syn: {chopine}, {chopines}, {platforms}]

platform bed
n : a bed without springs

platform rocker
n : rocking chair on a stationary base

platforms
n : a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole [syn: {chopine}, {chopines}, {platform}]

Plath
n : United States writer and poet (1932-1963) [syn: {Sylvia Plath}]

Platichthys
n : a genus of Pleuronectidae [syn: {genus Platichthys}]

Platichthys flesus
n : important food fish of Europe [syn: {European flatfish}]

platier
platy
n : small stocky Mexican fish; popular aquarium fish [syn: {Platypoecilus maculatus}] [also: {platiest}, {platier}]

platier
See {platy}

platiest
platy
n : small stocky Mexican fish; popular aquarium fish [syn: {Platypoecilus maculatus}] [also: {platiest}, {platier}]

platiest
See {platy}

plating
n 1: a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface [syn: {metal plating}]
2: the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis)

platinum
n : a heavy precious metallic element; gray-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits [syn: {Pt}, {atomic number 78}]

platinum black
n : a fine black powder of platinum; used as a catalyst in chemical reactions

platinum thermometer
n : thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the resistance of a spiral of platinum wire [syn: {resistance thermometer}]

platinum-blonde
adj : of hair color; whitish [syn: {ash-blonde}, {towheaded}]

platitude
n : a trite or obvious remark [syn: {cliche}, {banality}, {commonplace}, {bromide}]

platitudinal
adj : dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality; "bromidic sermons" [syn: {bromidic}, {corny}, {platitudinous}]

platitudinarian
n : a bore who makes excessive use of platitudes

platitudinous
adj : dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality; "bromidic sermons" [syn: {bromidic}, {corny}, {platitudinal}]

Plato
n : ancient Athenian philosopher; pupil of Socrates; teacher of Aristotle (428-347 BC)

Platonic
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Plato or his philosophy; "Platonic dialogues"
2: free from physical desire; "platonic love"

Platonic body
n : any one of five solids whose faces are congruent regular polygons and whose polyhedral angles are all congruent [syn: {regular polyhedron}, {regular convex solid}, {regular convex polyhedron}, {Platonic solid}, {ideal solid}]

Platonic solid
n : any one of five solids whose faces are congruent regular polygons and whose polyhedral angles are all congruent [syn: {regular polyhedron}, {regular convex solid}, {regular convex polyhedron}, {Platonic body}, {ideal solid}]

Platonic year
n : time required for one complete cycle of the precession of the equinoxes, about 25,800 years [syn: {great year}]

Platonism
n : (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names [syn: {realism}]

Platonist
n : an advocate of Platonism

Platonistic
adj : pertaining to or characteristic of or in accordance with Platonism

platoon
n 1: a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant
2: a team of policemen working under the military platoon system
3: a group of persons who are engaged in a common activity; "platoons of tourists poured out of the busses"; "the defensive platoon of the football team"

Plato's Academy
n : a school established by Plato in ancient Athens; "Plato's Academy continued for several hundred years after Plato died"

Platt National Park
n : a national park in Oklahoma having mineral springs

Plattdeutsch
n : a German dialect spoken in northern Germany [syn: {Low German}]

Platte
n : a river in Nebraska that flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River [syn: {Platte River}]

Platte River
n : a river in Nebraska that flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River [syn: {Platte}]

Platte River penstemon
n : erect plant with blue-violet flowers in rings near tips of stems; Idaho to Utah and Wyoming [syn: {Penstemon cyananthus}]

platted
plat
n : a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.)
v : make a plat of; "Plat the town" [syn: {plot}] [also: {platting}, {platted}]

platted
See {plat}

Plattensee
n : a large shallow lake in western Hungary [syn: {Balaton}, {Lake Balaton}]

platter
n 1: a large shallow dish used for serving food
2: sound recording consisting of a disc with continuous grooves; formerly used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracked in the grooves [syn: {phonograph record}, {phonograph recording}, {record}, {disk}, {disc}]

platting
plat
n : a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.)
v : make a plat of; "Plat the town" [syn: {plot}] [also: {platting}, {platted}]

platting
See {plat}

platy
n : small stocky Mexican fish; popular aquarium fish [syn: {Platypoecilus maculatus}] [also: {platiest}, {platier}]

Platycephalidae
n : scorpaenoid flatheads [syn: {family Platycephalidae}]

Platycerium
n : often epiphytic tropical Old World ferns [syn: {genus Platycerium}]

Platycerium alcicorne
n : commonly cultivated fern of Australia and southeastern Asia and Polynesia [syn: {common staghorn fern}, {elkhorn fern}, {Platycerium bifurcatum}]

Platycerium andinum
n : fern of Peru and Bolivia [syn: {South American staghorn}]

Platycerium bifurcatum
n : commonly cultivated fern of Australia and southeastern Asia and Polynesia [syn: {common staghorn fern}, {elkhorn fern}, {Platycerium alcicorne}]

Platycladus orientalis
n : Asiatic shrub or small tree widely planted in United States and Europe; in some classifications assigned to its own genus [syn: {Oriental arborvitae}, {Thuja orientalis}]

Platyctenea
n : an order of Tentaculata [syn: {order Platyctenea}]

platyctenean
n : ctenophore have long tentacles and flattened body

platyhelminth
n : parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body [syn: {flatworm}]

Platyhelminthes
n : flatworms [syn: {phylum Platyhelminthes}]

Platylobium
n : small genus of Australian evergreen leguminous shrubs or subshrubs [syn: {genus Platylobium}]

Platylobium formosum
n : evergreen shrub having almost heart-shaped foliage and bright yellow pealike flowers followed by flat pods with flat wings; Australia and Tasmania [syn: {flat pea}]

Platymiscium
n : genus of tropical American trees: quira [syn: {genus Platymiscium}]

Platymiscium pinnatum
n : large erect shrub of Columbia having large odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and axillary racemes of fragrant yellow flowers [syn: {Panama redwood tree}, {Panama redwood}]

Platymiscium trinitatis
n : large tree of Trinidad and Guyana having odd-pinnate leaves and violet-scented axillary racemes of yellow flowers and long smooth pods; grown as a specimen in parks and large gardens [syn: {roble}]

Platypoecilus
n : platys [syn: {genus Platypoecilus}]

Platypoecilus maculatus
n : small stocky Mexican fish; popular aquarium fish [syn: {platy}]

platypus
n : small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae [syn: {duckbill}, {duckbilled platypus}, {duck-billed platypus}, {Ornithorhynchus anatinus}]

platyrhine
adj : of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses [syn: {platyrrhine}, {platyrrhinian}, {platyrhinian}, {platyrrhinic}, {broadnosed}] [ant: {catarrhine}, {leptorrhine}]

platyrhinian
adj : of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses [syn: {platyrrhine}, {platyrrhinian}, {platyrhine}, {platyrrhinic}, {broadnosed}] [ant: {catarrhine}, {leptorrhine}]

platyrrhine
adj : of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses [syn: {platyrrhinian}, {platyrhine}, {platyrhinian}, {platyrrhinic}, {broadnosed}] [ant: {catarrhine}, {leptorrhine}]
n : hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails [syn: {New World monkey}]

Platyrrhini
n : New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarin [syn: {superfamily Platyrrhini}]

platyrrhinian
adj : of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses [syn: {platyrrhine}, {platyrhine}, {platyrhinian}, {platyrrhinic}, {broadnosed}] [ant: {catarrhine}, {leptorrhine}]

platyrrhinic
adj : of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses [syn: {platyrrhine}, {platyrrhinian}, {platyrhine}, {platyrhinian}, {broadnosed}] [ant: {catarrhine}, {leptorrhine}]

platysma
n : either of two broad muscles located on either side of the neck and innervated by the facial nerve; extends from lower jaw to clavicle and is involved in moving the mouth and jaw

Platystemon
n : 1 species: creamcups [syn: {genus Platystemon}]

Platystemon californicus
n : California plant with small pale yellow flowers [syn: {creamcups}]

plaudit
n : enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved" [syn: {acclaim}, {acclamation}, {plaudits}, {eclat}]

plaudits
n : enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved" [syn: {acclaim}, {acclamation}, {plaudit}, {eclat}]

plausibility
n : apparent validity [syn: {plausibleness}] [ant: {implausibility}]

plausible
adj 1: apparently reasonable and valid [ant: {implausible}]
2: likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss" [syn: {probable}, {likely}] [ant: {improbable}]
3: within the realm of credibility; "not a very likely excuse"; "a plausible story" [syn: {likely}]
4: appearing to merit belief or acceptance; "a credible witness"; "a plausible story" [syn: {credible}]

plausibleness
n : apparent validity [syn: {plausibility}] [ant: {implausibility}]

plausibly
adv : easy to believe on the basis of available evidence; "he talked plausibly before the committee"; "he will probably win the election" [syn: {credibly}, {believably}, {probably}] [ant: {incredibly}]

plausive
adj : expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative criticism" [syn: {approving}, {approbative}, {approbatory}]

Plautus
n 1: comic dramatist of ancient Rome (253?-184 BC) [syn: {Titus Maccius Plautus}]
2: a genus of Alcidae [syn: {genus Plautus}]

Plautus alle
n : small short-billed auk abundant in arctic regions [syn: {little auk}, {dovekie}]

Plavix
n : a blood thinner (trade name Plavix) approved for the treatment of mild heart attacks; works by preventing blood platelets from sticking together to form clots that would restrict blood flow [syn: {clopidogrel bisulfate}]

play
n 1: a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage; "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway" [syn: {drama}, {dramatic play}]
2: a theatrical performance of a drama; "the play lasted two hours"
3: a preset plan of action in team sports; "the coach drew up the plays for her team"
4: a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop" [syn: {maneuver}, {manoeuvre}]
5: a state in which action is feasible; "the ball was still in play"; "insiders said the company's stock was in play"
6: utilization or exercise; "the play of the imagination"
7: an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention" [syn: {bid}]
8: play by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules; "Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child" [syn: {child's play}]
9: (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning" [syn: {playing period}, {period of play}] 10: the removal of constraints; "he gave free rein to his impulses"; "they gave full play to the artist's talent" [syn: {free rein}] 11: a weak and tremulous light; "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"; "the play of light on the water" [syn: {shimmer}] 12: verbal wit (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun" [syn: {fun}, {sport}] 13: movement or space for movement; "there was too much play in the steering wheel" [syn: {looseness}] [ant: {tightness}] 14: gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly" [syn: {frolic}, {romp}, {gambol}, {caper}] 15: the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table" [syn: {gambling}, {gaming}] 16: the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play" [syn: {turn}] 17: the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully [syn: {swordplay}]
v 1: participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"
2: act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome; "This factor played only a minor part in his decision"; "This development played into her hands"; "I played no role in your dismissal"
3: play on an instrument; "The band played all night long"
4: play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master" [syn: {act}, {represent}]
5: be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children; "The kids were playing outside all day"; "I used to play with trucks as a little girl"
6: replay (as a melody); "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully" [syn: {spiel}]
7: perform music on (a musical instrument); "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?"
8: pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad" [syn: {act}, {act as}]
9: move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly; "The spotlights played on the politicians" 10: bet or wager (money); "He played $20 on the new horse"; "She plays the races" 11: engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion; "On weekends I play"; "The students all recreate alike" [syn: {recreate}] 12: pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity; "Let's play like I am mommy"; "Play cowboy and Indians" 13: emit recorded sound; "The tape was playing for hours"; "the stereo was playing Beethoven when I entered" 14: perform on a certain location; "The prodigy played Carnegie Hall at the age of 16"; "She has been playing on Broadway for years" 15: put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game; "He is playing his cards close to his chest"; "The Democrats still have some cards to play before they will concede the electoral victory" 16: engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stockmarket"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea" [syn: {toy}] 17: behave in a certain way; "play safe"; "play it safe"; "play fair" 18: cause to emit recorded sounds; "They ran the tapes over and over again"; "Can you play my favorite record?" [syn: {run}] 19: manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate" [syn: {toy}, {fiddle}, {diddle}] 20: use to one's advantage; "She plays on her clients' emotions" 21: consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania" [syn: {dally}, {trifle}] 22: be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way; "This speech didn't play well with the American public"; "His remarks played to the suspicions of the committee" 23: behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection" [syn: {dally}, {toy}, {flirt}] 24: cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space; "The engine has a wheel that is playing in a rack" 25: perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'" [syn: {act}, {roleplay}, {playact}] 26: be performed; "What's playing in the local movie theater?"; "`Cats' has been playing on Broadway for many years" 27: cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area" [syn: {bring}, {work}, {wreak}, {make for}] 28: discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream; "play water from a hose"; "The fountains played all day" 29: make bets; "Play the reaces"; "play the casinos in Trouville" 30: stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" [syn: {bet}, {wager}] 31: shoot or hit in a particular manner; "She played a good backhand last night" 32: use or move; "I had to play my queen" 33: employ in a game or in a specific position; "They played him on first base" 34: contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary" [syn: {meet}, {encounter}, {take on}] 35: exhaust by allowing to pull on the line; "play a hooked fish"

play a joke on
v : subject to a palyful hoax or joke [syn: {hoax}, {pull someone's leg}]

play a trick on
v : deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" [syn: {trick}, {fob}, {fox}, {pull a fast one on}]

play along
v 1: cooperate or pretend to cooperate; "He decided to play long with with the burglars for the moment" [syn: {go along}]
2: perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano" [syn: {accompany}, {follow}]

play around
v 1: commit adultery; "he plays around a lot" [syn: {fool around}]
2: work with in a non-serious manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments bu he never makes any money" [syn: {dabble}, {smatter}]

play back
v : reproduce (a recording) on a recorder; "The lawyers played back the conversation to show that their client was innocent" [syn: {replay}]

play down
v : understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry" [syn: {background}, {downplay}] [ant: {foreground}, {foreground}]

play false
v : conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" [syn: {bamboozle}, {snow}, {hoodwink}, {pull the wool over someone's eyes}, {lead by the nose}]

play group
n : a small informal nursery group meeting for half-day sessions [syn: {playschool}]

play hooky
v : play truant from work or school; "The boy often plays hooky" [syn: {bunk off}]

play it by ear
v : decide on one's actions as one goes along, depending on the situation; "She didn't know what to expect from her new job, so she played it by ear"

play list
n : a list of musical selections for performance or for broadcast by radio [syn: {playlist}]

play off
v : set into opposition or rivalry; "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other" [syn: {pit}, {oppose}, {match}]

play out
v 1: deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength" [syn: {run down}, {exhaust}, {sap}, {tire}]
2: perform or be performed to the end; "How will the election drama be played out?"
3: play to a finish; "We have got to play this game out, even thought it is clear that we have last"
4: become spent or exhausted; "The champion's strength played out fast"

play possum
v : to pretend to be dead

play reading
n : performance of a play by a group of readers

play therapy
n : form of psychotherapy for children that uses play situations for diagnosis or treatment

play up
v 1: move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics" [syn: {foreground}, {highlight}, {spotlight}] [ant: {background}, {background}]
2: ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is playing up to the chairman" [syn: {cozy up}, {cotton up}, {shine up}, {sidle up}, {suck up}]

playable
adj : capable of or suitable for being played or played on; "a playable lie in golf"; "the baseball fan reached out and caught a foul that was judged playable"; "the ball field was playable"; "harpsichord music is readily playable"- P.H.Lang [ant: {unplayable}]

playact
v : perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'" [syn: {act}, {play}, {roleplay}]

playacting
n : the performance of a part or role in a drama [syn: {acting}, {playing}, {performing}]

play-actor
n : an actor who travels around the country presenting plays [syn: {barnstormer}, {playactor}, {trouper}]

playactor
n : an actor who travels around the country presenting plays [syn: {barnstormer}, {play-actor}, {trouper}]

playback
n 1: the act of reproducing recorded sound; "he was allowed to hear the playback of his testimony"
2: electronic equipment comprising the part of a tape recorder that reproduces the recorded material

playbill
n : a theatrical program; "he couldn't find her name on the playbill"

playbook
n 1: a notebook containing descriptions and diagrams of the plays that a team has practiced (especially an American football team)
2: a book containg the scripts of one or more dramatic plays; "the 1963 playbook leaves out the whole first scene"
3: a scheme or set of strategies for conducting a business campaign or a political campaign; "they borrowed a page from the playbook of the opposition"

playbox
n : a box for a child's toys and personal things (especially at a boarding school) [syn: {play-box}]

play-box
n : a box for a child's toys and personal things (especially at a boarding school) [syn: {playbox}]

playboy
n : a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure [syn: {man-about-town}, {Corinthian}]

playday
n : time for play or diversion [syn: {playtime}]

played
adj : (of games) engaged in; "the loosely played game"

played a part
See {play a part}

played out
adj 1: drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted; "the day's shopping left her exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt completely washed-out"; "only worn-out horses and cattle"; "you look worn out" [syn: {exhausted}, {dog-tired}, {fagged}, {fatigued}, {spent}, {washed-out}, {worn-out(a)}, {worn out(p)}]
2: worn out; "a played out deck of cards"

player
n 1: a person who participates in or is skilled at some game [syn: {participant}]
2: someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession) [syn: {musician}, {instrumentalist}]
3: a theatrical performer [syn: {actor}, {histrion}, {thespian}, {role player}]
4: an important participant (as in a business deal); "he was a major player in setting up the corporation"

player piano
n : a mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys [syn: {mechanical piano}, {Pianola}]

playfellow
n : a companion at play [syn: {playmate}]

playful
adj : full of fun and high spirits; "playful children sjust let loose from school" [ant: {unplayful}]

playfully
adv : in a playful manner; "she loosened the half-hoop of diamonds on her left hand third finger and held it out to him playfully"

playfulness
n 1: a festive merry feeling [syn: {gaiety}]
2: a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement; "her playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with" [syn: {fun}]
3: activities that are enjoyable or amusing; "I do it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around" [syn: {fun}, {merriment}]

playgoer
n : someone who attends the theater [syn: {theatergoer}, {theatregoer}]

playground
n 1: an area where many people go for recreation [syn: {resort area}, {vacation spot}]
2: yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play

playground ball
n : ball used in playing softball [syn: {softball}]

playhouse
n : plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of [syn: {wendy house}]

playing
n 1: the act of playing a musical instrument
2: the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation
3: the performance of a part or role in a drama [syn: {acting}, {playacting}, {performing}]

playing a part
See {play a part}

playing area
n : a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field" [syn: {playing field}, {athletic field}, {field}]

playing card
n : one of a pack of cards used in playing card games

playing field
n 1: the circumstances under which competition occurs; "the government's objective is to insure a genuinely level playing field for American industry and commerce in Europe"
2: a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field" [syn: {athletic field}, {playing area}, {field}]

playing period
n : (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning" [syn: {period of play}, {play}]

playlet
n : a short play

playlist
n : a list of musical selections for performance or for broadcast by radio [syn: {play list}]

Playlobium obtusangulum
n : low spreading evergreen shrub of southern Australia having triangular to somewhat heart-shaped foliage and orange-yellow flowers followed by flat winged pods [syn: {common flat pea}, {native holly}]

playmate
n : a companion at play [syn: {playfellow}]

playoff
n : any final competition to determine a championship

playoff game
n : one game in the series of games constituting a playoff

playpen
n : a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play [syn: {pen}]

playroom
n : a recreation room for noisy activities (parties or children's play etc) [syn: {rumpus room}, {game room}]

plays a part
See {play a part}

playschool
n : a small informal nursery group meeting for half-day sessions [syn: {play group}]

playscript
n : a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance [syn: {script}, {book}]

playsuit
n : a sports outfit for women or children; usually consists of shorts and a blouse

plaything
n : an artifact designed to be played with [syn: {toy}]

playtime
n : time for play or diversion [syn: {playday}]

playwright
n : someone who writes plays [syn: {dramatist}]

plaza
n 1: a public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place" [syn: {place}, {piazza}]
2: mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace; "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls" [syn: {mall}, {center}, {shopping mall}, {shopping center}, {shopping centre}]

plea
n 1: a humble request for help from someone in authority [syn: {supplication}]
2: (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)
3: an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed

plea bargain
n : (criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor agrees to drop a more serious charge; "his admission was part of a plea bargain with the prosecutor"; "plea bargaining helps to stop the courts becoming congested" [syn: {plea bargaining}]

plea bargaining
n : (criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor agrees to drop a more serious charge; "his admission was part of a plea bargain with the prosecutor"; "plea bargaining helps to stop the courts becoming congested" [syn: {plea bargain}]

plea of insanity
n : (criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time [syn: {insanity plea}]

plea-bargain
v : agree to plead guilty in return for a lesser charge; "If he plea-bargains, he will be sent to a medium-security prison for 8 years"

pleach
v 1: form or weave into a braid or braids; "braid hair" [syn: {braid}] [ant: {unbraid}]
2: interlace the shoots of; "pleach a hedge" [syn: {plash}]

plead
v 1: appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop"
2: offer as an excuse or plea; "She was pleading insanity"
3: enter a plea, as in courts of law; "She pleaded not guilty"
4: make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts [also: {pled}]

pleader
n : a lawyer who pleads cases in court [syn: {advocate}, {counsel}, {counselor}, {counsellor}, {counselor-at-law}]

pleading
adj : expressing earnest entreaty; "the appealing and frightened look worn by an injured dog"; "she holds out her hand for money, importunate, insistent"; "a pleading note in her voice" [syn: {appealing}, {imploring}, {importunate}]
n : (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding

pleading in the alternative
n : a pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is difficult to determine which facts the person intends to rely on [syn: {alternative pleading}]

pleadingly
adv : in a beseeching manner; "`You must help me,' she said imploringly" [syn: {beseechingly}, {importunately}, {imploringly}, {entreatingly}]

pleasance
n 1: a pleasant and secluded part of a garden; usually attached to a mansion
2: a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; "he was tingling with pleasure" [syn: {pleasure}] [ant: {pain}]

pleasant
adj 1: affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings; "a pleasant person to be around"; "we had a pleasant evening together"; "a pleasant scene"; "pleasant sensations" [ant: {unpleasant}]
2: pleasant in manner or behavior; "I didn`t enjoy it and probably wasn't a pleasant person to be around"

Pleasant Island
n : a small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles southwest of Hawaii; in Micronesia west of the Gilbert Islands [syn: {Nauru}, {Nauru Island}]

pleasantly
adv 1: in a cheerful manner; "`I'll do the dishes,' he said pleasantly" [syn: {cheerily}, {sunnily}]
2: in an enjoyable manner; "we spent a pleasantly lazy afternoon" [syn: {agreeably}, {enjoyably}] [ant: {disagreeably}, {unpleasantly}]

pleasantness
n 1: the feeling caused by agreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling [ant: {unpleasantness}]
2: the quality of giving pleasure; "he was charmed by the sweetness of her manner"; "the pleasantness of a cool breeze on a hot summer day" [syn: {sweetness}] [ant: {unpleasantness}]

pleasantry
n : an agreeable or amusing remark; "they exchange pleasantries"

pleasant-tasting
adj : extremely pleasing to the sense of taste [syn: {delectable}, {delicious}, {luscious}, {scrumptious}, {toothsome}, {yummy}]

please
adv : used in polite request; "please pay attention"
v 1: give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation" [syn: {delight}] [ant: {displease}]
2: be the will of or have the will (to); "he could do many things if he pleased"
3: give satisfaction; "The waiters around her aim to please"

pleased
adj 1: experiencing or manifesting pleasure [ant: {displeased}]
2: feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth; "proud of their child" [syn: {proud of(p)}]
3: experiencing pleasure or joy; "happy you are here"; "pleased with the good news" [syn: {happy}]

pleaser
n : a pleasing entertainer; "he is quite the crowd pleaser"

pleasing
adj 1: giving pleasure and satisfaction; "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance" [ant: {displeasing}]
2: aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement" [syn: {aesthetic}, {esthetic}, {artistic}]
3: giving pleasure or satisfaction [syn: {appreciated}, {gratifying}, {satisfying}]
4: able to please or win approval
n : the act of one who pleases

pleasingly
adv : in a pleasing manner; "the room was pleasingly large"

pleasingness
n 1: pleasant palatability [syn: {tastiness}]
2: a likeable beauty; "the liveliness and pleasingness of dark eyes"- T.N. Carver [ant: {unpleasingness}]

pleasurable
adj : affording satisfaction or pleasure; "the company was enjoyable"; "found her praise gratifying"; "full of happiness and pleasurable excitement"; "good printing makes a book more pleasurable to read" [syn: {enjoyable}, {gratifying}]

pleasurably
adv : in a very pleasurable manner; "they were walking along the beach slowly and deliciously" [syn: {deliciously}]

pleasure
n 1: a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; "he was tingling with pleasure" [syn: {pleasance}] [ant: {pain}]
2: something or someone that provides pleasure; a source of happiness; "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight" [syn: {joy}, {delight}]
3: a formal expression; "he serves at the pleasure of the President"
4: an activity that affords enjoyment; "he puts duty before pleasure"
5: sexual gratification; "he took his pleasure of her"

pleasure boat
n : a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board [syn: {cabin cruiser}, {cruiser}, {pleasure craft}]

pleasure craft
n : a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board [syn: {cabin cruiser}, {cruiser}, {pleasure boat}]

pleasure ground
n : a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement [syn: {amusement park}, {funfair}]

pleasure principle
n : (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality [syn: {pleasure-pain principle}, {pleasure-unpleasure principle}] [ant: {reality principle}]

pleasure seeker
n : someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures [syn: {hedonist}]

pleasure trip
n : a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field" [syn: {excursion}, {jaunt}, {outing}, {junket}, {expedition}, {sashay}]

pleasure-pain principle
n : (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality [syn: {pleasure principle}, {pleasure-unpleasure principle}] [ant: {reality principle}]

pleasure-unpleasure principle
n : (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality [syn: {pleasure principle}, {pleasure-pain principle}] [ant: {reality principle}]

pleat
n : any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape [syn: {plait}]
v 1: pleat or gather into a ruffle; "ruffle the curtain fabric" [syn: {ruffle}]
2: fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth" [syn: {plicate}]

pleated
adj : folded into pleats

pleating
n : folding in parallel folds [syn: {plication}]

pleb
n : one of the common people [syn: {plebeian}]

plebe
n : a military trainee (as at a military academy) [syn: {cadet}]

plebeian
adj 1: of the common people of ancient Rome; "a plebeian magistrate" [ant: {proletarian}, {patrician}]
2: of or associated with the great masses of people; "the common people in those days suffered greatly"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "his square plebeian nose"; "a vulgar and objectionable person"; "the unwashed masses" [syn: {common}, {vulgar}, {unwashed}]
n : one of the common people [syn: {pleb}]

plebiscite
n : a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance

Plecoptera
n : stoneflies [syn: {order Plecoptera}]

plecopteran
n : primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones [syn: {stonefly}, {stone fly}]

Plecotus
n : a genus of Vespertilionidae [syn: {genus Plecotus}]

Plecotus townsendi
n : bat of western North America having extremely large ears [syn: {western big-eared bat}]

Plectania
n : genus of fungi in the family Pezizaceae closely related to and often included in genus Peziza [syn: {genus Plectania}]

plectognath
n : tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines [syn: {plectognath fish}]

plectognath fish
n : tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines [syn: {plectognath}]

Plectognathi
n : boxfishes; filefishes; globefishes; ocean sunfishes; triggerfishes; puffers [syn: {order Plectognathi}, {order Tetraodontiformes}]

Plectomycetes
n : class of fungi in which the fruiting body is a cleistothecium (it releases spores only on decay or disintegration) [syn: {class Plectomycetes}]

Plectophera
n : in some former classifications: name for the Ephemeroptera

Plectorrhiza
n : small genus of Australian orchids [syn: {genus Plectorrhiza}]

plectra
plectron
n : a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument [syn: {pick}, {plectrum}] [also: {plectra} (pl)]

plectra
See {plectron}

plectranthus
n : any of various ornamental plants of the genus Plectranthus

Plectranthus amboinicus
n : an aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South Africa; sometimes placed in genus Plectranthus [syn: {country borage}, {Coleus aromaticus}, {Coleus amboinicus}]

plectron
n : a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument [syn: {pick}, {plectrum}] [also: {plectra} (pl)]

Plectrophenax
n : snow bunting [syn: {genus Plectrophenax}]

Plectrophenax nivalis
n : white arctic bunting [syn: {snow bunting}, {snowbird}, {snowflake}]

plectrum
n : a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument [syn: {pick}, {plectron}]

pled
plead
v 1: appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop"
2: offer as an excuse or plea; "She was pleading insanity"
3: enter a plea, as in courts of law; "She pleaded not guilty"
4: make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts [also: {pled}]

pled
See {plead}

pledge
n 1: a deposit of personal property as security for a debt; "his saxophone was in pledge"
2: someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group
3: a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event [syn: {toast}]
4: a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something; "an assurance of help when needed"; "signed a pledge never to reveal the secret" [syn: {assurance}]
v 1: promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that will honor my wife" [syn: {plight}]
2: pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals; "I pledged $10 a month to my favorite radio station" [syn: {subscribe}]
3: propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year" [syn: {toast}, {drink}, {salute}, {wassail}]
4: give as a guarantee; "I pledge my honor"
5: bind or secure by a pledge; "I was pledged to silence"

pledge taker
n : a volunteer who records (usually by telephone) contributions pledged in a fund drive

pledged
adj 1: bound by or as if by an oath; "according to an early tradition became his sworn brother"; "sworn enemies" [syn: {sworn}]
2: pledged to be married; "the engaged couple" [syn: {affianced}, {bespoken}, {betrothed}, {engaged}]

pledgee
n : someone to whom a pledge is made or someone with whom something is deposited as a pledge

pledger
n : someone who makes or gives a pledge

Pleiades
n 1: (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Hyades; placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion
2: a star cluster in the constellation Taurus

Pleione
n : small genus of dwarf orchids; India to Thailand and Taiwan [syn: {genus Pleione}]

Pleiospilos
n : perennial succulents of South Africa [syn: {genus Pleiospilos}]

Pleistocene
n : from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution [syn: {Pleistocene epoch}, {Glacial epoch}]

Pleistocene epoch
n : from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution [syn: {Pleistocene}, {Glacial epoch}]

plena
plenum
n 1: a meeting of a legislative body at which all members are present; "the plenum will vote on all tax increases"
2: an enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside [also: {plena} (pl)]

plena
See {plenum}

plenarily
adv : in a plenary manner; "an empire destined to enter the Commonwealth plenarily"

plenary
adj : full in all respects; "a plenary session of the legislature"; "a diplomat with plenary powers"

plenipotentiary
n : a diplomat who is fully authorized to represent his or her government

plenitude
n : a full supply; "there was plenty of food for everyone" [syn: {plenty}, {plentifulness}, {plenteousness}, {plentitude}]

plenteous
adj : affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply" [syn: {ample}, {copious}, {plentiful}, {rich}]

plenteously
adv : in a bountiful manner [syn: {bountifully}, {bounteously}, {plentifully}]

plenteousness
n : a full supply; "there was plenty of food for everyone" [syn: {plenty}, {plentifulness}, {plenitude}, {plentitude}]

plentiful
adj 1: existing in great number or quantity; "rhinoceroses were once plentiful here"
2: affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply" [syn: {ample}, {copious}, {plenteous}, {rich}]
3: producing in abundance; "the bountiful earth"; "a plentiful year"; "fruitful soil" [syn: {bountiful}]

plentifully
adv : in a bountiful manner [syn: {bountifully}, {bounteously}, {plenteously}]

plentifulness
n : a full supply; "there was plenty of food for everyone" [syn: {plenty}, {plenteousness}, {plenitude}, {plentitude}]

plentitude
n : a full supply; "there was plenty of food for everyone" [syn: {plenty}, {plentifulness}, {plenteousness}, {plenitude}]

plenty
n 1: a full supply; "there was plenty of food for everyone" [syn: {plentifulness}, {plenteousness}, {plenitude}, {plentitude}]
2: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]
adv : as much as necessary; "Have I eaten enough?"; (`plenty' is nonstandard) "I've had plenty, thanks" [syn: {enough}]

plenum
n 1: a meeting of a legislative body at which all members are present; "the plenum will vote on all tax increases"
2: an enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside [also: {plena} (pl)]

pleochroic
adj : of or relating to or having pleochroism

pleochroism
n : the phenomenon of different colors appearing when certain crystals are viewed from different directions

pleomorphic
adj : relating to or characterized by pleomorphism

pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma
n : form of rhabdomyosarcoma that affects limb muscles of older adults [syn: {pleomorphic rhabdosarcoma}]

pleomorphic rhabdosarcoma
n : form of rhabdomyosarcoma that affects limb muscles of older adults [syn: {pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma}]

pleomorphism
n 1: (chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound [syn: {polymorphism}]
2: (biology) the appearance of two or more distinctly different forms in the life cycle of some organisms

pleonasm
n : using more words than necessary; "a tiny little child"

pleonaste
n : a dark-colored spinel containing iron [syn: {Ceylonite}]

pleonastic
adj : repetition of same sense in different words; "`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions"; "the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological"; "at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant [syn: {redundant}, {tautologic}, {tautological}]

pleopod
n : one of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming [syn: {swimmeret}]

Plesianthropus
n : former name for the genus Australopithecus [syn: {genus Plesianthropus}]

plesiosaur
n : extinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck a short tail and four paddle-shaped limbs; of the Jurassic and Cretaceous [syn: {plesiosaurus}]

Plesiosauria
n : any of the plesiosaurs [syn: {suborder Plesiosauria}]

plesiosaurus
n : extinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck a short tail and four paddle-shaped limbs; of the Jurassic and Cretaceous [syn: {plesiosaur}]

plessimeter
n : a small thin metal plate held against the body and struck with a plexor in percussive examinations [syn: {pleximeter}]

plessor
n : (medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes [syn: {plexor}, {percussor}]

Plethodon
n : type genus of the Plethodontidae [syn: {genus Plethodon}]

Plethodon cinereus
n : common salamander of eastern North America [syn: {eastern red-backed salamander}]

Plethodon vehiculum
n : salamander of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: {western red-backed salamander}]

plethodont
n : mostly terrestrial salamanders that breathe through their thin moist skin; lay eggs in moist places on land; rarely enter water [syn: {lungless salamander}]

Plethodontidae
n : small mostly terrestrial New World salamanders having neither lungs nor gills as adults [syn: {family Plethodontidae}]

plethora
n : extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches" [syn: {overplus}, {superfluity}, {embarrassment}]

plethoric
adj : excessively abundant [syn: {overabundant}, {rife}]

plethysmograph
n : a measuring instrument for measuring changes in volume of a part or organ or whole body (usually resulting from fluctuations in the amount of blood it contains)

pleura
n : the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest [also: {pleurae} (pl)]

pleura
See {pleuron} [also: {pleurae} (pl)]

pleurae
pleura
n : the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest [also: {pleurae} (pl)]

pleurae
See {pleura}

pleurae
pleura See {pleuron} [also: {pleurae} (pl)]

pleural
adj : of or relating to the pleura or the walls of the thorax; "pleural muscles"

pleural cavity
n : the cavity in the thorax that contains the lungs

pleural space
n : the small potential space between the parietal and visceral layers of the pleura

pleuralgia
n : pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs [syn: {pleurodynia}, {costalgia}]

pleurisy
n : inflammation of the pleura of the lungs (especially the parietal layer)

pleurisy root
n : erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers [syn: {butterfly weed}, {orange milkweed}, {chigger flower}, {chiggerflower}, {tuber root}, {Indian paintbrush}, {Asclepias tuberosa}]

Pleurobrachia
n : sea gooseberries [syn: {genus Pleurobrachia}]

Pleurobrachiidae
n : sea gooseberries [syn: {family Pleurobrachiidae}]

pleurocarp
n : a moss having the archegonium or antheridium on a short side branch rather than the main stalk [syn: {pleurocarpous moss}] [ant: {acrocarp}]

pleurocarpous
adj : (of mosses) having the archegonia on short lateral branches [ant: {acrocarpous}]

pleurocarpous moss
n : a moss having the archegonium or antheridium on a short side branch rather than the main stalk [syn: {pleurocarp}] [ant: {acrocarp}]

pleurodont
n : an animal having teeth consolidate with the inner surface of the alveolar ridge without sockets

pleurodynia
n : pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs [syn: {pleuralgia}, {costalgia}]

Pleuronectes
n : type genus of the Pleuronectidae [syn: {genus Pleuronectes}]

Pleuronectes platessa
n : large European food fish [syn: {plaice}]

Pleuronectidae
n : righteye flounders [syn: {family Pleuronectidae}]

pleuropneumonia
n : pleurisy and pneumonia

pleuropneumonialike organism
n : antibiotic-resistant mycoplasma causing a kind of pneumonia in humans [syn: {PPLO}]

Pleurosorus
n : small genus comprising terrestrial ferns; found in Chile and Spain and Morocco and Australia and New Zealand [syn: {genus Pleurosorus}]

pleurothallis
n : any of numerous small tufted orchids of the genus Pleurothallis having leathery to fleshy leaves and racemes of 1 to many small flowers

Pleurotus
n : agarics with white spores and caps having an eccentric stem; an important mushroom of Japan [syn: {genus Pleurotus}]

Pleurotus ostreatus
n : edible agaric with a soft grayish cap growing in shelving masses on dead wood [syn: {oyster mushroom}, {oyster fungus}, {oyster agaric}]

Pleurotus phosphoreus
n : red luminescent mushroom of Europe [syn: {olive-tree agaric}]

Pleven
n : the town was taken from the Turks by the Russians in 1877 after a siege of 143 days [syn: {Plevna}]

Plevna
n : the town was taken from the Turks by the Russians in 1877 after a siege of 143 days [syn: {Pleven}]

Plexiglas
n : a light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic [syn: {plexiglass}]

plexiglass
n : a light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic [syn: {Plexiglas}]

pleximeter
n : a small thin metal plate held against the body and struck with a plexor in percussive examinations [syn: {plessimeter}]

pleximetry
n : tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes [syn: {percussion}]

plexor
n : (medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes [syn: {plessor}, {percussor}]

plexus
n : a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels [syn: {rete}]

plexus autonomici
n : a plexus of sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve fibers [syn: {autonomic plexus}]

plexus brachialis
n : a network of nerves formed by cervical and thoracic spinal nerves and supplying the arm and parts of the shoulder [syn: {brachial plexus}]

plexus cardiacus
n : a plexus of nerves supplying the heart and nearby structures [syn: {cardiac plexus}]

plexus caroticus
n : a plexus of nerves surrounding the internal carotid artery [syn: {carotid plexus}]

plexus celiacus
n : a large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind the stomach [syn: {solar plexus}, {coeliac plexus}, {abdominal nerve plexus}]

plexus cervicalis
n : a nerve plexus lying beneath the sternocleidomastoid muscle [syn: {cervical plexus}]

plexus choroideus
n : a vascular plexus of the cerebral ventricles that regulate intraventricular pressure [syn: {choroid plexus}]

plexus coccygeus
n : a small plexus formed by the fifth sacral and coccygeal nerves [syn: {coccygeal plexus}]

plexus dentalis
n : a plexus of nerves serving the teeth

plexus hypogastricus
n : a plexus of nerves serving the pelvic viscera [syn: {hypogastric plexus}]

plexus lumbalis
n 1: a lymphatic plexus located along the lower portion of the aorta and iliac vessels [syn: {lumbar plexus}]
2: a plexus of nerves formed by the ventral branches of the first four lumbar nerves [syn: {lumbar plexus}]

plexus mesentericus
n : a plexus of autonomic nerves [syn: {mesenteric plexus}]

plexus myentericus
n : a plexus of unmyelinated fibers and postganglionic autonomic cell bodies in the muscular coat of the esophagus and stomach and intestines [syn: {myenteric plexus}]

plexus periarterialis
n : an autonomic plexus that accompanies an artery [syn: {periarterial plexus}]

plexus pulmonalis
n : one of two autonomic nerve plexuses in each lung [syn: {pulmonary plexis}]

plexus sacralis
n : a nerve plexus formed by the 4th and 5th lumbar and 1st, 2nd, 3rd sacral nerves; supplies the pelvic region and lower limbs [syn: {sacral plexus}]

PLF
n : a terrorist group formed in 1977 as the result of a split with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine; became a satellite of al-Fatah; made terrorist attacks on Israel across the Lebanese border [syn: {Palestine Liberation Front}, {Jabat al-Tahrir al-Filistiniyyah}]

pliability
n 1: the property of being easily bent without breaking [syn: {bendability}]
2: the quality of being easily adaptable [syn: {pliancy}, {pliantness}]

pliable
adj 1: susceptible to being led or directed; "fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda" [syn: {fictile}]
2: able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract" [syn: {elastic}, {flexible}, {pliant}]
3: capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree" [syn: {bendable}, {pliant}]
4: capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy" [syn: {ductile}, {malleable}, {pliant}, {tensile}, {tractile}]

pliancy
n 1: the property of being pliant [syn: {pliantness}, {suppleness}]
2: the quality of being easily adaptable [syn: {pliability}, {pliantness}]

pliant
adj 1: capable of being influenced or formed; "the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature" [syn: {plastic}]
2: able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract" [syn: {elastic}, {flexible}, {pliable}]
3: capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree" [syn: {bendable}, {pliable}]
4: capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy" [syn: {ductile}, {malleable}, {pliable}, {tensile}, {tractile}]

pliantly
adv : in a pliant manner

pliantness
n 1: the property of being pliant [syn: {pliancy}, {suppleness}]
2: the quality of being easily adaptable [syn: {pliability}, {pliancy}]

plica
n : a folded part (as a fold of skin or muscle) [syn: {fold}] [also: {plicae} (pl)]

plica vocalis
n : either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx [syn: {vocal cord}, {vocal fold}, {vocal band}]

plicae
plica
n : a folded part (as a fold of skin or muscle) [syn: {fold}] [also: {plicae} (pl)]

plicae
See {plica}

plicate
adj : arranged in parallel folds; "plicate leaves" [syn: {accordion}]
v : fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth" [syn: {pleat}]

plication
n 1: an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow" [syn: {fold}, {crease}, {flexure}, {crimp}, {bend}]
2: folding in parallel folds [syn: {pleating}]

Plicatoperipatus
n : a genus of Peripatidae [syn: {genus Plicatoperipatus}]

Plicatoperipatus jamaicensis
n : a kind of onychophoran

plied
ply
n 1: one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination; "three-ply cord"; "four-ply yarn"
2: (usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood
v 1: provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" [syn: {provide}, {supply}, {cater}]
2: apply oneself diligently; "Ply one's trade"
3: travel a route regularly; "Ships ply the waters near the coast" [syn: {run}]
4: wield vigorously; "ply an axe"
5: use diligently; "ply your wits!" [also: {plied}]

plied
See {ply}

plier
n : someone who plies a trade [syn: {plyer}]

pliers
n : a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws [syn: {pair of pliers}, {plyers}]

plight
n 1: a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people" [syn: {predicament}, {quandary}]
2: a solemn pledge of fidelity [syn: {troth}]
v 1: give to in marriage [syn: {betroth}, {engage}, {affiance}]
2: promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that will honor my wife" [syn: {pledge}]

Plimsoll
n 1: waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded [syn: {load line}, {Plimsoll line}, {Plimsoll mark}]
2: a light gym shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas top

Plimsoll line
n : waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded [syn: {load line}, {Plimsoll mark}, {Plimsoll}]

Plimsoll mark
n : waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded [syn: {load line}, {Plimsoll line}, {Plimsoll}]

Plinian eruption
n : a volcanic eruption in which a stream of gas and ash is violently ejected to a height of several miles

plinth
n : an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue) [syn: {pedestal}, {footstall}]

Pliny
n 1: Roman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books of letters that commented on affairs of the day (62-113) [syn: {Pliny the Younger}, {Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus}]
2: Roman author of an encylclopedic natural history; died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79) [syn: {Pliny the Elder}, {Gaius Plinius Secundus}]

Pliny the Elder
n : Roman author of an encylclopedic natural history; died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79) [syn: {Pliny}, {Gaius Plinius Secundus}]

Pliny the Younger
n : Roman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books of letters that commented on affairs of the day (62-113) [syn: {Pliny}, {Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus}]

Pliocene
n : from 13 million to 2 million years ago; growth of mountains; cooling of climate; more and larger mammals [syn: {Pliocene epoch}]

Pliocene epoch
n : from 13 million to 2 million years ago; growth of mountains; cooling of climate; more and larger mammals [syn: {Pliocene}]

PLO
n : a political movement uniting Palestinian Arabs in an effort to create an independent state of Palestine; when formed in 1964 it was a terrorist organization dominated by Yasser Arafat's al-Fatah; in 1968 Arafat became chairman; received recognition by the United Nations and by Arab states in 1974 as a government in exile; has played a largely political role since the creation of the Palestine National Authority [syn: {Palestine Liberation Organization}]

ploce
n : (rhetoric) repetition to gain special emphasis or extend meaning

Ploceidae
n : weaverbirds [syn: {family Ploceidae}]

Ploceus
n : type genus of the Ploceidae [syn: {genus Ploceus}]

Ploceus philippinus
n : common Indian weaverbird [syn: {baya}]

plod
v : walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" [syn: {slog}, {footslog}, {trudge}, {pad}, {tramp}] [also: {plodding}, {plodded}]

plodded
plod
v : walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" [syn: {slog}, {footslog}, {trudge}, {pad}, {tramp}] [also: {plodding}, {plodded}]

plodded
See {plod}

plodder
n 1: someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner [syn: {trudger}, {slogger}]
2: someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours [syn: {slogger}]
3: someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach" [syn: {slowpoke}, {stick-in-the-mud}, {slowcoach}]

plodding
plod
v : walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" [syn: {slog}, {footslog}, {trudge}, {pad}, {tramp}] [also: {plodding}, {plodded}]

plodding
adj : (of movement) slow and laborious; "leaden steps" [syn: {leaden}]
n 1: hard monotonous routine work [syn: {drudgery}, {grind}, {donkeywork}]
2: the act of walking with a slow heavy gait

plodding
See {plod}

ploddingly
adv : in a plodding manner; "this writer ploddingly accumulates detail after detail"

plonk
n 1: a cheap wine of inferior quality
2: the noise of something dropping (as into liquid)
v : set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" [syn: {plank}, {flump}, {plop}, {plunk}, {plump down}, {plunk down}, {plump}]

plonk down
v : drop heavily [syn: {plump down}, {plank down}]

plop
n : the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash
adv : with a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green" [syn: {plunk}]
v 1: drop something with a plopping sound
2: drop with the sound of something falling into water
3: set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" [syn: {plank}, {flump}, {plonk}, {plunk}, {plump down}, {plunk down}, {plump}] [also: {plopping}, {plopped}]

plopped
plop
n : the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash
adv : with a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green" [syn: {plunk}]
v 1: drop something with a plopping sound
2: drop with the sound of something falling into water
3: set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" [syn: {plank}, {flump}, {plonk}, {plunk}, {plump down}, {plunk down}, {plump}] [also: {plopping}, {plopped}]

plopped
See {plop}

plopping
plop
n : the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash
adv : with a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green" [syn: {plunk}]
v 1: drop something with a plopping sound
2: drop with the sound of something falling into water
3: set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" [syn: {plank}, {flump}, {plonk}, {plunk}, {plump down}, {plunk down}, {plump}] [also: {plopping}, {plopped}]

plopping
See {plop}

plosion
n : the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant [syn: {explosion}]

plosive
adj : produced by complete closure of the oral passage and subsequent release with a burst of air (as `p' and `d' in `pit' or `dog')
n : a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated" [syn: {stop consonant}, {stop}, {occlusive}, {plosive consonant}, {plosive speech sound}] [ant: {continuant consonant}]

plosive consonant
n : a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated" [syn: {stop consonant}, {stop}, {occlusive}, {plosive speech sound}, {plosive}] [ant: {continuant consonant}]

plosive speech sound
n : a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated" [syn: {stop consonant}, {stop}, {occlusive}, {plosive consonant}, {plosive}] [ant: {continuant consonant}]

plot
n 1: a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start" [syn: {secret plan}, {game}]
2: a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch" [syn: {plot of ground}, {patch}]
3: the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.; "the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal"
4: a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object
v 1: plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the overthrow fo the government"
2: make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows how things work or how they are constructed [syn: {diagram}]
3: make a plat of; "Plat the town" [syn: {plat}] [also: {plotting}, {plotted}]

plot line
n : the plot of a book or play or film [syn: {storyline}]

plot of ground
n : a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch" [syn: {plot}, {patch}]

Plotinus
n : Roman philosopher (born in Egypt) who was the leading representative of Neoplatonism (205-270)

Plott hound
n : a brindle-coated American hound used in hunting bears and wild boars

plotted
plot
n 1: a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start" [syn: {secret plan}, {game}]
2: a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch" [syn: {plot of ground}, {patch}]
3: the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.; "the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal"
4: a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object
v 1: plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the overthrow fo the government"
2: make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows how things work or how they are constructed [syn: {diagram}]
3: make a plat of; "Plat the town" [syn: {plat}] [also: {plotting}, {plotted}]

plotted
adj : planned in advance; "with malice aforethought" [syn: {aforethought(ip)}, {planned}]

plotted
See {plot}

plotter
n 1: a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action [syn: {schemer}]
2: a clerk who marks data on a chart [syn: {mapper}]
3: a member of a conspiracy [syn: {conspirator}, {coconspirator}, {machinator}]
4: an instrument (usually driven by a computer) for drawing graphs or pictures

plotting
plot
n 1: a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start" [syn: {secret plan}, {game}]
2: a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch" [syn: {plot of ground}, {patch}]
3: the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.; "the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal"
4: a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object
v 1: plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the overthrow fo the government"
2: make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows how things work or how they are constructed [syn: {diagram}]
3: make a plat of; "Plat the town" [syn: {plat}] [also: {plotting}, {plotted}]

plotting
See {plot}

Plough
n 1: a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major [syn: {Big Dipper}, {Dipper}, {Charles's Wain}, {Wain}, {Wagon}]
2: a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing [syn: {plow}]
v 1: move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil; "The ship plowed through the water" [syn: {plow}]
2: to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring" [syn: {plow}, {turn}]

plough horse
n : a horse used to pull a plow [syn: {plow horse}]

plough on
v : continue moving forward [syn: {press on}, {push on}]

ploughboy
n : a boy who leads the animals that draw a plow [syn: {plowboy}]

ploughed
adj : (of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow; "plowed fields" [syn: {plowed}] [ant: {unplowed}]

ploughing
n : tilling the land with a plow; "he hired someone to do the plowing for him" [syn: {plowing}]

ploughland
n : arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops [syn: {cultivated land}, {farmland}, {plowland}, {tilled land}, {tillage}, {tilth}]

ploughman
n : a man who plows [syn: {plowman}, {plower}] [also: {ploughmen} (pl)]

ploughman's lunch
n : a meal consisting of a sandwich of bread and cheese and a salad

ploughmen
ploughman
n : a man who plows [syn: {plowman}, {plower}] [also: {ploughmen} (pl)]

ploughmen
See {ploughman}

ploughshare
n : a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil [syn: {plowshare}, {share}]

ploughwright
n : a workman who makes and repairs plows [syn: {plowwright}]

Plovdiv
n : an ancient city in southern Bulgaria; commercial center of an agricultural region [syn: {Philippopolis}]

plover
n : any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers

plow
n : a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing [syn: {plough}]
v 1: to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring" [syn: {plough}, {turn}]
2: deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China" [syn: {cover}, {treat}, {handle}, {deal}, {address}]
3: move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil; "The ship plowed through the water" [syn: {plough}]

plow ahead
v : proceed (with a plan oc action); "He went ahead with the project" [syn: {go ahead}]

plow horse
n : a horse used to pull a plow [syn: {plough horse}]

plowboy
n : a boy who leads the animals that draw a plow [syn: {ploughboy}]

plowed
adj : (of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow; "plowed fields" [syn: {ploughed}] [ant: {unplowed}]

plower
n : a man who plows [syn: {plowman}, {ploughman}]

plowing
n : tilling the land with a plow; "he hired someone to do the plowing for him" [syn: {ploughing}]

plowland
n : arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops [syn: {cultivated land}, {farmland}, {ploughland}, {tilled land}, {tillage}, {tilth}]

plowman
n : a man who plows [syn: {ploughman}, {plower}]

plowshare
n : a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil [syn: {ploughshare}, {share}]

plowwright
n : a workman who makes and repairs plows [syn: {ploughwright}]

ploy
n 1: an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker [syn: {gambit}]
2: a maneuver in a game or conversation [syn: {gambit}, {stratagem}]

ployurethan
n : any of various polymers containing the urethane radical; a wide variety of synthetic forms are made and used as adhesives or plastics or paints or rubber [syn: {polyurethane}]

pluck
n 1: the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury [syn: {gutsiness}, {pluckiness}] [ant: {gutlessness}]
2: the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord
v 1: pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush" [syn: {tweak}, {pull off}, {pick off}]
2: sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity [syn: {hustle}, {roll}]
3: rip off; ask an unreasonable price [syn: {overcharge}, {soak}, {surcharge}, {gazump}, {fleece}, {plume}, {rob}, {hook}] [ant: {undercharge}]
4: pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin" [syn: {plunk}, {pick}]
5: strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" [syn: {pull}, {tear}, {deplume}, {deplumate}, {displume}]
6: look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers" [syn: {pick}, {cull}]

pluck at
v : pluck or pull at with the fingers; "She picked nervously at the buttons of her blouse" [syn: {pick at}, {pull at}]

plucked
adj 1: of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum [ant: {bowed}]
2: having the feathers removed, as from a pelt or a fowl; "a plucked chicken"; "an unfeathered goose"

pluckier
plucky
adj 1: showing courage; "the champion is faced with a feisty challenger" [syn: {feisty}, {spunky}]
2: showing courage in the face of danger; "a plucky lampooner of the administration" [also: {pluckiest}, {pluckier}]

pluckier
See {plucky}

pluckiest
plucky
adj 1: showing courage; "the champion is faced with a feisty challenger" [syn: {feisty}, {spunky}]
2: showing courage in the face of danger; "a plucky lampooner of the administration" [also: {pluckiest}, {pluckier}]

pluckiest
See {plucky}

pluckily
adv : in a plucky manner; "he was Brentford's defensive star in pluckily holding out the determined Reading raids for long periods"

pluckiness
n : the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury [syn: {gutsiness}, {pluck}] [ant: {gutlessness}]

plucky
adj 1: showing courage; "the champion is faced with a feisty challenger" [syn: {feisty}, {spunky}]
2: showing courage in the face of danger; "a plucky lampooner of the administration" [also: {pluckiest}, {pluckier}]

pluferfect tense
n : a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past; "`I had finished' is an example of the past perfect" [syn: {past perfect}, {past perfect tense}, {pluperfect}]

plug
n 1: blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly [syn: {stopper}, {stopple}]
2: a wad of something chewable as tobacco [syn: {chew}, {chaw}, {cud}, {quid}, {wad}]
3: blatant or sensational promotion [syn: {ballyhoo}, {hoopla}, {hype}]
4: electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark [syn: {spark plug}, {sparking plug}]
5: an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection [syn: {male plug}]
6: an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire [syn: {fireplug}, {fire hydrant}]
7: an old or over-worked horse [syn: {hack}, {jade}, {nag}]
v 1: fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak" [syn: {stop up}, {secure}]
2: persist in working hard; "Students must plug away at this problem" [syn: {plug away}]
3: deliver a quick blow to; "he punched me in the stomach" [syn: {punch}]
4: make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote [also: {plugging}, {plugged}]

plug away
v 1: work doggedly or persistently; "She keeps plugging away at her dissertation" [syn: {peg away}, {slog}, {keep one's nose to the grindstone}, {keep one's shoulder to the wheel}]
2: persist in working hard; "Students must plug away at this problem" [syn: {plug}]

plug fuse
n : a fuse with a thread that screws into a socket

plug hat
n : a hat that is round and black and hard with a narrow brim; worn by some British businessmen [syn: {bowler hat}, {bowler}, {derby}]

plug in
v : plug into an outlet; "Please plug in the toaster!"; "Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight" [syn: {connect}] [ant: {unplug}]

plugboard
n : telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords [syn: {switchboard}, {patchboard}]

plugged
plug
n 1: blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly [syn: {stopper}, {stopple}]
2: a wad of something chewable as tobacco [syn: {chew}, {chaw}, {cud}, {quid}, {wad}]
3: blatant or sensational promotion [syn: {ballyhoo}, {hoopla}, {hype}]
4: electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark [syn: {spark plug}, {sparking plug}]
5: an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection [syn: {male plug}]
6: an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire [syn: {fireplug}, {fire hydrant}]
7: an old or over-worked horse [syn: {hack}, {jade}, {nag}]
v 1: fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak" [syn: {stop up}, {secure}]
2: persist in working hard; "Students must plug away at this problem" [syn: {plug away}]
3: deliver a quick blow to; "he punched me in the stomach" [syn: {punch}]
4: make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote [also: {plugging}, {plugged}]

plugged
adj 1: (of a coin) altered by the insertion of a plug of base metal
2: completely obstructed or closed off; "the storm was responsible for many blocked roads and bridges"; "the drain was plugged" [syn: {blocked}]

plugged
See {plug}

plugger
n : someone who is an active supporter and advocate [syn: {promoter}, {booster}]

plugging
plug
n 1: blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly [syn: {stopper}, {stopple}]
2: a wad of something chewable as tobacco [syn: {chew}, {chaw}, {cud}, {quid}, {wad}]
3: blatant or sensational promotion [syn: {ballyhoo}, {hoopla}, {hype}]
4: electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark [syn: {spark plug}, {sparking plug}]
5: an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection [syn: {male plug}]
6: an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire [syn: {fireplug}, {fire hydrant}]
7: an old or over-worked horse [syn: {hack}, {jade}, {nag}]
v 1: fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak" [syn: {stop up}, {secure}]
2: persist in working hard; "Students must plug away at this problem" [syn: {plug away}]
3: deliver a quick blow to; "he punched me in the stomach" [syn: {punch}]
4: make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote [also: {plugging}, {plugged}]

plugging
See {plug}

plughole
n : a hole into which a plug fits (especially a hole where water drains away)

plug-ugly
n : someone who bullies weaker people [syn: {tough guy}]

plum
n 1: any of several trees producing edible oval smooth-skinned fruit with a single hard stone [syn: {plum tree}]
2: any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval smooth-skinned fruit with a single pit
adv 1: exactly; "fell plumb in the middle of the puddle" [syn: {plumb}]
2: completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out" [syn: {clean}, {plumb}]

plum pudding
n : a rich steamed or boiled cake-like pudding [syn: {Christmas pudding}]

plum sauce
n : for Chinese dishes: plum preserves and chutney

plum tomato
n 1: a kind of cherry tomato that has an oblong shape
2: oblong cherry tomato

plum tree
n : any of several trees producing edible oval smooth-skinned fruit with a single hard stone [syn: {plum}]

plumage
n : the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds [syn: {feather}, {plume}]

plumaged
adj : often used as combining forms; "fully plumaged young bird"; "brightly feathered birds"; "brilliantly plumaged parrots"

plumate
adj : having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft [syn: {plumed}, {plumose}]

plumb
adj : exactly vertical; "the tower of Pisa is far out of plumb"
n : the metal bob of a plumb line [syn: {plumb bob}, {plummet}]
adv 1: completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out" [syn: {clean}, {plum}]
2: conforming to the direction of a plumb line
3: exactly; "fell plumb in the middle of the puddle" [syn: {plum}]
v 1: measure the depth of something
2: weight with lead
3: examine thoroughly and in great depth
4: adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical

plumb bob
n : the metal bob of a plumb line [syn: {plumb}, {plummet}]

plumb level
n : a carpenter's level with a plumb line at right angles to it

plumb line
n : a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point [syn: {perpendicular}]

plumb rule
n : a plumb line attached to a narrow board

plumbable
adj : possible to determine the depth of [syn: {soundable}]

Plumbaginaceae
n : perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in salt-water areas [syn: {family Plumbaginaceae}, {leadwort family}, {sea-lavender family}]

plumbaginaceous
adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Plumbaginaceae

Plumbaginales
n : coextensive with the family Plumbaginaceae; usually included in order Primulales [syn: {order Plumbaginales}]

plumbago
n 1: used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors [syn: {graphite}, {black lead}]
2: any plumbaginaceous plant of the genus Plumbago

Plumbago europaea
n : plant with lead-blue flowers [syn: {leadwort}]

plumbed
adj : (of water depth) measured by a line and plumb [syn: {sounded}]

plumber
n : a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances [syn: {pipe fitter}]

plumber's helper
n : hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains [syn: {plunger}]

plumber's snake
n : a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes [syn: {auger}]

plumbery
n : the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building) [syn: {plumbing}]

plumbic
adj : relating to or consisting of lead [syn: {plumbous}]

plumbing
n 1: utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewage [syn: {plumbing system}]
2: the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building) [syn: {plumbery}]
3: measuring the depths of the oceans [syn: {bathymetry}]

plumbing fixture
n : a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building

plumbing system
n : utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewage [syn: {plumbing}]

plumbism
n : toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system [syn: {lead poisoning}, {saturnism}]

plumbous
adj : relating to or consisting of lead [syn: {plumbic}]

plumcot
n 1: hybrid produced by crossing Prunus domestica and Prunus armeniaca [syn: {plumcot tree}]
2: hybrid between plum and apricot

plumcot tree
n : hybrid produced by crossing Prunus domestica and Prunus armeniaca [syn: {plumcot}]

plume
n 1: a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
2: the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds [syn: {feather}, {plumage}]
v 1: rip off; ask an unreasonable price [syn: {overcharge}, {soak}, {surcharge}, {gazump}, {fleece}, {pluck}, {rob}, {hook}] [ant: {undercharge}]
2: be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school" [syn: {pride}, {congratulate}]
3: deck with a plume; "a plumed helmet"
4: clean with one's bill; "The birds preened" [syn: {preen}]
5: form a plume; "The chimneys were pluming the sky"; "The engine was pluming black smoke"
6: dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera" [syn: {preen}, {primp}, {dress}]

plume grass
n : a reedlike grass of the genus Erianthus having large plumes

plume poppy
n : herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers [syn: {bocconia}, {Macleaya cordata}]

plume thistle
n : any of numerous biennial to perennial herbs with handsome purple or yellow or occasionally white flower heads [syn: {plumed thistle}]

plumed
adj 1: having or covered with or abounding in plumes; "the plumed serpent"; "white-plumed egrets" [syn: {plumy}]
2: having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft [syn: {plumate}, {plumose}]
3: (of a knight's helmet) having a decorative plume [syn: {crested}]

plumed scorpionfish
n : a kind of scorpionfish [syn: {Scorpaena grandicornis}]

plumed thistle
n : any of numerous biennial to perennial herbs with handsome purple or yellow or occasionally white flower heads [syn: {plume thistle}]

plumed tussock
n : tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads [syn: {toe toe}, {toetoe}, {Cortaderia richardii}, {Arundo richardii}]

plumelike
adj : resembling a plume; "the dog's plumy tail" [syn: {plumy}]

Plumeria
n : deciduous shrubs and trees of tropical America having branches like candelabra and fragrant white or pink flowers [syn: {genus Plumeria}, {Plumiera}]

Plumeria acutifolia
n : frangipani of India having an erect habit and conical form; grown in temple gardens [syn: {pagoda tree}, {temple tree}]

Plumeria alba
n : tall sparingly branched conical tree having large fragrant yellow flowers with white centers [syn: {West Indian jasmine}, {pagoda tree}]

plum-fruited yew
n : South American evergreen tree or shrub [syn: {Prumnopitys andina}, {Prumnopitys elegans}]

plumier
plumy
adj 1: resembling a plume; "the dog's plumy tail" [syn: {plumelike}]
2: having or covered with or abounding in plumes; "the plumed serpent"; "white-plumed egrets" [syn: {plumed}]
3: adorned with feathers or plumes [syn: {feathery}, {feathered}] [also: {plumiest}, {plumier}]

plumier
See {plumy}

Plumiera
n : deciduous shrubs and trees of tropical America having branches like candelabra and fragrant white or pink flowers [syn: {Plumeria}, {genus Plumeria}]

plumiest
plumy
adj 1: resembling a plume; "the dog's plumy tail" [syn: {plumelike}]
2: having or covered with or abounding in plumes; "the plumed serpent"; "white-plumed egrets" [syn: {plumed}]
3: adorned with feathers or plumes [syn: {feathery}, {feathered}] [also: {plumiest}, {plumier}]

plumiest
See {plumy}

plumlike
adj : resembling a plum fruit

plummet
n : the metal bob of a plumb line [syn: {plumb bob}, {plumb}]
v : drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted" [syn: {plump}]

plummier
plummy
adj 1: very desirable; "a plummy leading role"
2: of a voice; affectedly mellow and rich; "the radio announcer's plummy voice" [also: {plummiest}, {plummier}]

plummier
See {plummy}

plummiest
plummy
adj 1: very desirable; "a plummy leading role"
2: of a voice; affectedly mellow and rich; "the radio announcer's plummy voice" [also: {plummiest}, {plummier}]

plummiest
See {plummy}

plummy
adj 1: very desirable; "a plummy leading role"
2: of a voice; affectedly mellow and rich; "the radio announcer's plummy voice" [also: {plummiest}, {plummier}]

plumose
adj : having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft [syn: {plumate}, {plumed}]

plump
adj : euphemisms for slightly fat; "a generation ago...buxom actresses were popular"- Robt.A.Hamilton; "chubby babies"; "pleasingly plump" [syn: {buxom}, {chubby}, {embonpoint}, {zaftig}, {zoftig}]
n : the sound of a sudden heavy fall
adv : straight down especially heavily or abruptly; "the anchor fell plump into the sea"; "we dropped the rock plump into the water"
v 1: drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted" [syn: {plummet}]
2: set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" [syn: {plank}, {flump}, {plonk}, {plop}, {plunk}, {plump down}, {plunk down}]
3: make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" [syn: {fatten}, {fat}, {flesh out}, {fill out}, {plump out}, {fatten out}, {fatten up}]
4: give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates" [syn: {go}]

plump down
v 1: drop heavily [syn: {plonk down}, {plank down}]
2: set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" [syn: {plank}, {flump}, {plonk}, {plop}, {plunk}, {plunk down}, {plump}]

plump for
v : be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960" [syn: {back}, {endorse}, {indorse}, {plunk for}, {support}]

plump in
v : arrive suddenly and unannounced; "He plumped in on a Sunday morning"

plump out
v 1: depart suddenly; "He plumped out of the house"
2: make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" [syn: {fatten}, {fat}, {flesh out}, {fill out}, {plump}, {fatten out}, {fatten up}]

plump up
v : make fuller by shaking; "fluff up the pillows" [syn: {fluff up}, {shake up}]

plumping
adj : very large; of exceptional size for its kind; "won by a plumping majority"

plumpness
n : the bodily property of being well rounded [syn: {embonpoint}]

plumule
n : down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birds

plumy
adj 1: resembling a plume; "the dog's plumy tail" [syn: {plumelike}]
2: having or covered with or abounding in plumes; "the plumed serpent"; "white-plumed egrets" [syn: {plumed}]
3: adorned with feathers or plumes [syn: {feathery}, {feathered}] [also: {plumiest}, {plumier}]

plum-yew
n : any of several evergreen trees and shrubs of eastern Asia resembling yew and having large seeds enclosed in a fleshy envelope; sometimes cultivated as ornamentals

plum-yew family
n : a family of Cephalotaxaceae [syn: {Cephalotaxaceae}, {family Cephalotaxaceae}]

plunder
n : goods or money obtained illegally [syn: {loot}, {booty}, {pillage}, {prize}, {swag}, {dirty money}]
v 1: take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer plundered from famous authors" [syn: {loot}]
2: plunder (a town) after capture; "the barbarians sacked Rome" [syn: {sack}]
3: steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" [syn: {despoil}, {loot}, {reave}, {strip}, {rifle}, {ransack}, {pillage}, {foray}]
4: destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country" [syn: {rape}, {spoil}, {despoil}, {violate}]

plunderage
n : the act of plundering (especially the embezzlement of goods on shipboard)

plundered
adj : wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value; "the robbers left the looted train"; "people returned to the plundered village" [syn: {looted}, {pillaged}, {ransacked}]

plunderer
n : someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) [syn: {pillager}, {looter}, {spoiler}, {despoiler}, {raider}, {freebooter}]

plundering
adj : given to taking by force what is desired
n : the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors" [syn: {pillage}, {pillaging}]

plunge
n 1: a brief swim in water [syn: {dip}]
2: a steep and rapid fall
v 1: thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water" [syn: {immerse}]
2: drop steeply; "the stock market plunged" [syn: {dive}, {plunk}]
3: dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly"
4: begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure" [syn: {launch}]
5: cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text" [syn: {immerse}]
6: fall abruptly; "It plunged to the bottom of the well" [syn: {dump}]
7: immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint" [syn: {dunk}, {dip}, {souse}, {douse}]
8: engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies" [syn: {steep}, {immerse}, {engulf}, {engross}, {absorb}, {soak up}]

plunger
n 1: someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains [syn: {speculator}]
2: someone who dives (into water) [syn: {diver}]
3: hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains [syn: {plumber's helper}]
4: mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion [syn: {piston}]

plunk
n 1: a hollow twanging sound
2: (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly [syn: {plunker}]
adv : with a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green" [syn: {plop}]
v 1: make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground [syn: {clop}, {clump}, {clunk}]
2: set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" [syn: {plank}, {flump}, {plonk}, {plop}, {plump down}, {plunk down}, {plump}]
3: drop steeply; "the stock market plunged" [syn: {dive}, {plunge}]
4: pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin" [syn: {pluck}, {pick}]

plunk down
v : set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" [syn: {plank}, {flump}, {plonk}, {plop}, {plunk}, {plump down}, {plump}]

plunk for
v : be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960" [syn: {back}, {endorse}, {indorse}, {plump for}, {support}]

plunker
n : (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly [syn: {plunk}]

pluperfect
adj : more than perfect; "he spoke with pluperfect precision"
n : a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past; "`I had finished' is an example of the past perfect" [syn: {past perfect}, {past perfect tense}, {pluferfect tense}]

plural
adj : grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units [ant: {singular}]
n : the form of a word that is used to denote more than one [syn: {plural form}] [ant: {singular}]

plural form
n : the form of a word that is used to denote more than one [syn: {plural}] [ant: {singular}]

pluralism
n : the doctrine that reality consists of several basic substances or elements

pluralist
n 1: a philosopher who believes that no single explanation can account for all the phenomena of nature
2: someone who believes that distinct ethnic or cultural or religious groups can exist together in society

pluralistic
adj : of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of pluralism; "a pluralistic culture"

plurality
n 1: the state of being plural; "to mark plurality, one language may add an extra syllable to the word whereas another may simply change the vowel in the existing final syllable"
2: a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions" [syn: {battalion}, {large number}, {multitude}, {pack}]
3: (in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes) [syn: {relative majority}]

plus
adj 1: on the positive side or higher end of a scale; "a plus value"; "temperature of plus 5 degrees"; "a grade of C plus" [ant: {minus}]
2: involving advantage or good; "a plus (or positive) factor" [syn: {positive}]
n 1: a useful or valuable quality [syn: {asset}] [ant: {liability}]
2: the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers; "the summation of four and three gives seven"; "four plus three equals seven" [syn: {summation}, {addition}]

plus fours
n : men's baggy knickers hanging below the knees; formerly worn for sports (especially golf)

plus sign
n : a sign indicating the operation of addition

plush
adj : characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast" [syn: {lavish}, {lucullan}, {lush}, {plushy}]
n : a fabric with a nap that is longer and softer than velvet

plushy
adj : characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast" [syn: {lavish}, {lucullan}, {lush}, {plush}]

Plutarch
n : Greek biographer who wrote Parallel Lives (46?-120 AD)

Pluteaceae
n : a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales [syn: {family Pluteaceae}]

Pluteus
n : a large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae; the shape of the cap resembles a roof; often abundant early in the summer [syn: {genus Pluteus}, {roof mushroom}]

Pluteus aurantiorugosus
n : an agaric with a brilliant scarlet cap and a slender stalk

Pluteus cervinus
n : a small edible agaric with a slender stalk; usually found on rotting hardwoods [syn: {deer mushroom}]

Pluteus magnus
n : an edible agaric found in piles of hardwood sawdust; the caps are black and coarsely wrinkled [syn: {swadust mushroom}]

Pluto
n 1: a cartoon character created by Walt Disney
2: (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone [syn: {Hades}, {Aides}, {Aidoneus}]
3: the second smallest planet and the farthest known from the sun; has the most elliptical orbit of all the planets

plutocracy
n : a political system governed by the wealthy people

plutocrat
n : someone who exercises power by virtue of wealth

plutocratic
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of a plutocrat [syn: {plutocratical}]

plutocratical
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of a plutocrat [syn: {plutocratic}]

pluton
n : large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth [syn: {batholith}, {batholite}, {plutonic rock}]

Plutonian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus [syn: {Hadean}, {Tartarean}]

plutonic
adj : of igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's surface; granite or diorite or gabbro [syn: {irruptive}, {eruptive}]

plutonic rock
n : large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth [syn: {batholith}, {batholite}, {pluton}]

plutonium
n : a solid silvery gray radioactive transuranic element whose atoms can be split when bombarded with neutrons; found in minute quantities in uranium ores but is usually synthesized in nuclear reactors; 13 isotopes are known with the most important being plutonium 239 [syn: {Pu}, {atomic number 94}]

plutonium 239
n : a highly fissionable isotope of plutonium that is used in atomic weapons and as a reactor fuel; produced by irradiating uranium 238 with slow electrons

plutonium bomb
n : a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239) [syn: {atom bomb}, {atomic bomb}, {A-bomb}, {fission bomb}]

plutonium pit
n : a steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that triggers nuclear fission when compressed by explosives [syn: {plutonium trigger}]

plutonium trigger
n : a steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that triggers nuclear fission when compressed by explosives [syn: {plutonium pit}]

pluvial
adj : marked by rain; "their vacation turned out to be a series of rainy days" [syn: {rainy}, {pluvious}]

Pluvialis
n : golden plovers [syn: {genus Pluvialis}]

Pluvianus
n : coursers [syn: {genus Pluvianus}]

Pluvianus aegyptius
n : African courser that feeds on insect parasites on crocodiles [syn: {crocodile bird}]

pluviometer
n : gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation [syn: {rain gauge}, {rain gage}, {udometer}]

Pluviose
n : fifth month of the Revolutionary calendar (January and February); the rainy month

pluvious
adj : marked by rain; "their vacation turned out to be a series of rainy days" [syn: {rainy}, {pluvial}]

ply
n 1: one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination; "three-ply cord"; "four-ply yarn"
2: (usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood
v 1: provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" [syn: {provide}, {supply}, {cater}]
2: apply oneself diligently; "Ply one's trade"
3: travel a route regularly; "Ships ply the waters near the coast" [syn: {run}]
4: wield vigorously; "ply an axe"
5: use diligently; "ply your wits!" [also: {plied}]

plyboard
n : a laminate made of thin layers of wood [syn: {plywood}]

plyer
n : someone who plies a trade [syn: {plier}]

plyers
n : a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws [syn: {pliers}, {pair of pliers}]

Plymouth
n : a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620

Plymouth Colony
n : colony formed by the Pilgrims when they arrived at Plymouth Rock in 1620; it was absorbed into the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691

Plymouth Rock
n 1: a boulder in Plymouth supposed to be where the Pilgrims disembarked from the Mayflower
2: an American breed of domestic fowl

plywood
n : a laminate made of thin layers of wood [syn: {plyboard}]

Plzen
n : a town in Czech Republic where Pilsner beer originated [syn: {Pilsen}]

p.m.
adj : after noon [syn: {post meridiem}, {pm}]
adv : between noon and midnight; "let's meet at 8 P.M." [syn: {post meridiem}, {PM}]

pm
adj : after noon [syn: {post meridiem}, {p.m.}]
n 1: an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease [syn: {autopsy}, {necropsy}, {postmortem}, {postmortem examination}]
2: a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group having no stable isotope; was discovered in radioactive form as a fission product of uranium [syn: {promethium}, {atomic number 61}]
3: the person who holds the position of head of state in England [syn: {Prime Minister}, {premier}]
4: modulation of the phase of the carrier wave [syn: {phase modulation}]
adv : between noon and midnight; "let's meet at 8 P.M." [syn: {post meridiem}, {P.M.}]

PMS
n : a syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation [syn: {premenstrual syndrome}]

p-n junction
n : the junction between a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor; "a p-n junction has marked rectifying characteristics"

pneumatic
adj : of or relating to or using air (or a similar gas); "pneumatic drill"; "pneumatic tire"

pneumatic caisson
n : large watertight chamber used for construction under water [syn: {caisson}, {cofferdam}]

pneumatic drill
n : a power drill powered by compressed air

pneumatic hammer
n : a hammer driven by compressed air [syn: {air hammer}, {jackhammer}]

pneumatic tire
n : a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air; used on motor vehicles and bicycles etc [syn: {pneumatic tyre}]

pneumatic tyre
n : a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air; used on motor vehicles and bicycles etc [syn: {pneumatic tire}]

pneumatically
adv : in a pneumatic manner; "at the present time the transmission is very often done hydraulically or pneumatically"

pneumatics
n : the branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases

pneumatophore
n : an air-filled root (submerged or exposed) that can function as a respiratory organ of a marsh or swamp plant

pneumobacilli
See {pneumobacillus}

pneumococcal
adj : of or derived from or caused by bacteria of the genus pneumococcus

pneumococcal pneumonia
n : pneumonia caused by bacteria of the genus pneumococcus

pneumococcal vaccine
n : vaccine (trade name Pneumovax) effective against the 23 most common strains of pneumococcus [syn: {Pneumovax}]

pneumococci
pneumococcus
n : bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans [syn: {Diplococcus pneumoniae}] [also: {pneumococci} (pl)]

pneumococci
See {pneumococcus}

pneumococcus
n : bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans [syn: {Diplococcus pneumoniae}] [also: {pneumococci} (pl)]

pneumoconiosis
n : chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles [syn: {pneumonoconiosis}]

pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
n : pneumonia occurring in infants or in persons with impaired immune systems (as AIDS victims) [syn: {pneumocytosis}, {pneumocystis pneumonia}, {interstitial plasma cell pneumonia}]

pneumocystis pneumonia
n : pneumonia occurring in infants or in persons with impaired immune systems (as AIDS victims) [syn: {pneumocytosis}, {pneumocystis carinii pneumonia}, {interstitial plasma cell pneumonia}]

pneumocytosis
n : pneumonia occurring in infants or in persons with impaired immune systems (as AIDS victims) [syn: {pneumocystis pneumonia}, {pneumocystis carinii pneumonia}, {interstitial plasma cell pneumonia}]

pneumoencephalogram
n : an X ray of the brain made by replacing spinal fluid with a gas (usually oxygen) to improve contrast [syn: {encephalogram}]

pneumogastric
adj 1: of or relating to the vagus nerve [syn: {vagal}]
2: of or relating to or involving the lungs and stomach
n : a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera [syn: {vagus}, {vagus nerve}, {nervus vagus}, {pneumogastric nerve}, {tenth cranial nerve}, {wandering nerve}]

pneumogastric nerve
n : a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera [syn: {vagus}, {vagus nerve}, {nervus vagus}, {pneumogastric}, {tenth cranial nerve}, {wandering nerve}]

pneumonectomy
n : surgical removal of a lung (usually to treat lung cancer)

pneumonia
n : respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants

pneumonic
adj 1: pertaining to or characterized by or affected by pneumonia; "pneumonic plague"
2: relating to or affecting the lungs; "pulmonary disease" [syn: {pulmonary}, {pulmonic}]

pneumonic plague
n : plague that can spread through the air from person to person; characterized by lung involvement

pneumonitis
n : inflammation of the lungs; caused by a virus or an allergic reaction

pneumonoconiosis
n : chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles [syn: {pneumoconiosis}]

pneumothorax
n : abnormal presence of air in the pleural cavity resulting in the collapse of the lung; may be spontaneous (due to injury to the chest) or induced (as a treatment for tuberculosis)

Pneumovax
n : vaccine (trade name Pneumovax) effective against the 23 most common strains of pneumococcus [syn: {pneumococcal vaccine}]

Pnom Penh
n : the capital and largest city of Kampuchea [syn: {Phnom Penh}, {Cambodian capital}]

p-n-p transistor
n : a junction transistor having an n-type semiconductor between a p-type semiconductor that serves as an emitter and a p-type semiconductor that serves as a collector

P.O.
n : a noncommissioned officer in the navy with a rank comparable to sergeant in the army [syn: {petty officer}, {PO}]

Po
n 1: a radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth; occurs in uranium ores but can be produced by bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor [syn: {polonium}, {atomic number 84}]
2: a noncommissioned officer in the navy with a rank comparable to sergeant in the army [syn: {petty officer}, {P.O.}]
3: a European river; flows into the Adriatic Sea [syn: {Po River}]
4: an independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States [syn: {United States Post Office}, {US Post Office}, {Post Office}]

PO Box No
n : the number of a letter box at the post office where mail is collected [syn: {post-office box number}, {PO box number}]

PO box number
n : the number of a letter box at the post office where mail is collected [syn: {post-office box number}, {PO Box No}]

Po River
n : a European river; flows into the Adriatic Sea [syn: {Po}]

Poa
n : chiefly perennial grasses of cool temperate regions [syn: {genus Poa}]

Poa nemoralis
n : slender European grass of shady places; grown also in northeastern America and temperate Asia [syn: {wood meadowgrass}, {Agrostis alba}]

Poa pratensis
n : valuable meadow and pasture grass in Europe and especially central United States having tall stalks and slender bright green leaves; a chief constituent in lawn grass mixtures [syn: {Kentucky bluegrass}, {Kentucky blue}, {Kentucy blue grass}, {June grass}]

Poaceae
n : the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane [syn: {Gramineae}, {family Gramineae}, {Graminaceae}, {family Graminaceae}, {family Poaceae}, {grass family}]

poach
v 1: hunt illegally; "people are poaching elephants for their ivory"
2: cook in a simmering liquid; "poached apricots"

poached
adj : cooked in hot water [syn: {boiled}, {stewed}]

poached egg
n : egg cooked in gently boiling water [syn: {dropped egg}]

poacher
n 1: someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another
2: a cooking vessel designed to poach food (such as fish or eggs)
3: small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters [syn: {sea poacher}, {sea poker}]

poaching
n : cooking in simmering liquid

POB
n : a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for [syn: {post-office box}, {call box}, {letter box}]

Pobeda Peak
n : a mountain peak in the Tien Shan mountains in northern India (24,406 feet high) [syn: {Pobedy Peak}]

Pobedy Peak
n : a mountain peak in the Tien Shan mountains in northern India (24,406 feet high) [syn: {Pobeda Peak}]

Pocahontas
n : a Powhatan woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617) [syn: {Matoaka}, {Rebecca Rolfe}]

Pocatello
n : a university town in southeastern Idaho

pochard
n : heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a gray-and-black body and reddish head [syn: {Aythya ferina}]

pock
n : a pustule in an eruptive disease
v : mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently" [syn: {scar}, {mark}, {pit}]

pocked
adj 1: used of paved surfaces having holes or pits [syn: {pockmarked}, {potholed}]
2: marked by or as if by smallpox or acne or other eruptive skin disease [syn: {pockmarked}]

pocket
n 1: a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
2: an enclosed space; "the trapped miners found a pocket of air" [syn: {pouch}, {sac}, {sack}]
3: a supply of money; "they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets"
4: (bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins next bnehind it on the right or left; "the ball hit the pocket and gave him a perfect strike"
5: a hollow concave shape made by removing something [syn: {scoop}]
6: a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly [syn: {air pocket}, {air hole}]
7: a small isolated group of people; "they were concentrated in pockets inside the city"; "the battle was won except for cleaning up pockets of resistance"
8: (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican) [syn: {pouch}]
9: an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck
v 1: put in one's pocket; "He pocketed the change"
2: take unlawfully [syn: {bag}]

pocket battleship
n : a small battleship built to conform with treaty limitations on tonnage and armament (from 1925 to 1930)

pocket billiards
n : any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets [syn: {pool}]

pocket book
n : pocket-sized paperback book [syn: {pocketbook}, {pocket edition}]

pocket borough
n : a sparsely populated borough in which all or most of the land is owned by a single family

pocket bread
n : usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling [syn: {pita}]

pocket calculator
n : a calculator small enough to hold in the hand or carry in a pocket [syn: {hand calculator}]

pocket comb
n : a small comb suitable for carrying in a pocket [syn: {pocketcomb}]

pocket dictionary
n : a dictionary that is small enough to carry in your pocket [syn: {little dictionary}]

pocket edition
n : pocket-sized paperback book [syn: {pocketbook}, {pocket book}]

pocket flap
n : a flap that covers the access to a pocket

pocket flask
n : a flask that holds spirits [syn: {hipflask}]

pocket gopher
n : burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America [syn: {gopher}, {pouched rat}]

pocket knife
n : a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket [syn: {pocketknife}]

pocket lighter
n : a lighter for cigars or cigarettes [syn: {cigar lighter}, {cigarette lighter}]

pocket money
n : cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expenses [syn: {pin money}, {spending money}]

pocket mouse
n : any of various small nocturnal burrowing desert rodents with cheek pouches and long hind legs and tail

pocket rat
n : any of various rodents with cheek pouches

pocket veto
n : indirect veto of legislation by refusing to sign it

pocket watch
n : a watch that is carried in a small watch pocket

pocketable
adj : small enough to be carried in a garment pocket; "pocket-size paperbacks" [syn: {pocket-size}, {pocket-sized}]

pocketbook
n 1: your personal financial means; "that car is too expensive for my pocketbook"
2: a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money [syn: {wallet}, {billfold}, {notecase}]
3: pocket-sized paperback book [syn: {pocket book}, {pocket edition}]
4: a bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb" [syn: {bag}, {handbag}, {purse}]

pocketcomb
n : a small comb suitable for carrying in a pocket [syn: {pocket comb}]

pocketed bat
n : small brown bat of California and northern Mexico [syn: {pocketed freetail bat}, {Tadirida femorosacca}]

pocketed freetail bat
n : small brown bat of California and northern Mexico [syn: {pocketed bat}, {Tadirida femorosacca}]

pocketful
n : the quantity a pocket will hold

pocket-handkerchief
n : a handkerchief that is carried in a pocket

pocketknife
n : a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket [syn: {pocket knife}] [also: {pocketknives} (pl)]

pocketknives
pocketknife
n : a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket [syn: {pocket knife}] [also: {pocketknives} (pl)]

pocketknives
See {pocketknife}

pocket-size
adj 1: limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country" [syn: {minor}, {modest}, {small}, {small-scale}, {pocket-sized}]
2: small enough to be carried in a garment pocket; "pocket-size paperbacks" [syn: {pocket-sized}, {pocketable}]

pocket-sized
adj 1: limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country" [syn: {minor}, {modest}, {small}, {small-scale}, {pocket-size}]
2: small enough to be carried in a garment pocket; "pocket-size paperbacks" [syn: {pocket-size}, {pocketable}]

pockmark
v : mark wit pockmarks; "Her face was pockmarked by the disease"

pockmarked
adj 1: used of paved surfaces having holes or pits [syn: {pocked}, {potholed}]
2: marked by or as if by smallpox or acne or other eruptive skin disease [syn: {pocked}]

pod
n 1: the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves) [syn: {cod}, {seedcase}]
2: a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant [syn: {seedpod}]
3: a group of aquatic mammals
4: a detachable container of fuel on an airplane [syn: {fuel pod}]
v 1: take something out of its shell or pod; "pod peas or beans"
2: produce pods, of plants [also: {podding}, {podded}]

podalgia
n : foot pain

Podalyria
n : genus of South African leguminous shrubs often placed in genus Sophora [syn: {genus Podalyria}]

Podargidae
n : frogmouths [syn: {family Podargidae}]

Podargus
n : type genus of the Podargidae [syn: {genus Podargus}]

Podaxaceae
n : a variety of Gastromycete

podded
pod
n 1: the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves) [syn: {cod}, {seedcase}]
2: a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant [syn: {seedpod}]
3: a group of aquatic mammals
4: a detachable container of fuel on an airplane [syn: {fuel pod}]
v 1: take something out of its shell or pod; "pod peas or beans"
2: produce pods, of plants [also: {podding}, {podded}]

podded
See {pod}

podding
pod
n 1: the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves) [syn: {cod}, {seedcase}]
2: a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant [syn: {seedpod}]
3: a group of aquatic mammals
4: a detachable container of fuel on an airplane [syn: {fuel pod}]
v 1: take something out of its shell or pod; "pod peas or beans"
2: produce pods, of plants [also: {podding}, {podded}]

podding
See {pod}

podetia
podetium
n : an organ or body resembling a stalk; especially the outgrowth of the thallus of certain lichens on which the ascocarp is borne [also: {podetia} (pl)]

podetia
See {podetium}

podetium
n : an organ or body resembling a stalk; especially the outgrowth of the thallus of certain lichens on which the ascocarp is borne [also: {podetia} (pl)]

podgier
podgy
adj : short and fat [syn: {dumpy}, {pudgy}, {tubby}] [also: {podgiest}, {podgier}]

podgier
See {podgy}

podgiest
podgy
adj : short and fat [syn: {dumpy}, {pudgy}, {tubby}] [also: {podgiest}, {podgier}]

podgiest
See {podgy}

podgy
adj : short and fat [syn: {dumpy}, {pudgy}, {tubby}] [also: {podgiest}, {podgier}]

podia
podium
n : a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it [syn: {dais}, {pulpit}, {rostrum}, {ambo}, {stump}, {soapbox}] [also: {podia} (pl)]

podia
See {podium}

podiatrist
n : a specialist in care for the feet [syn: {chiropodist}, {foot doctor}]

podiatry
n : the branch of medicine concerned with the feet [syn: {chiropody}]

Podiceps
n : type genus of the Podicipedidae: grebes [syn: {genus Podiceps}]

Podiceps cristatus
n : large Old World grebe with black ear tufts [syn: {great crested grebe}]

Podiceps grisegena
n : large stocky grebe of circumpolar regions having a dark neck [syn: {red-necked grebe}]

Podiceps nigricollis
n : small grebe with yellow ear tufts and a black neck; found in Eurasia and southern Africa as well as western United States [syn: {black-necked grebe}, {eared grebe}]

Podiceps ruficollis
n : small European grebe [syn: {dabchick}, {little grebe}]

Podicipedidae
n : coextensive with the order Podicipitiformes [syn: {family Podicipedidae}]

Podicipediformes
n : grebes [syn: {Podicipitiformes}, {order Podicipitiformes}, {order Podicipediformes}, {Colymbiformes}, {order Colymbiformes}]

podicipitiform seabird
n : aquatic birds related to the loons

Podicipitiformes
n : grebes [syn: {order Podicipitiformes}, {Podicipediformes}, {order Podicipediformes}, {Colymbiformes}, {order Colymbiformes}]

Podilymbus
n : a genus of Podicipedidae [syn: {genus Podilymbus}]

Podilymbus podiceps
n : American grebe having a black-banded whitish bill [syn: {pied-billed grebe}]

podium
n : a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it [syn: {dais}, {pulpit}, {rostrum}, {ambo}, {stump}, {soapbox}] [also: {podia} (pl)]

podlike
adj : resembling a pod

podocarp
n : any evergreen in the southern hemisphere of the genus Podocarpus having a pulpy fruit with one hard seed

Podocarpaceae
n : gymnosperms with simple persistent needlelike or scalelike leaves [syn: {family Podocarpaceae}, {podocarpus family}]

Podocarpus
n : evergreen trees or shrubs; sometimes classified as member of the family Taxaceae [syn: {genus Podocarpus}]

Podocarpus amara
n : a large fast-growing monoecious tropical evergreen tree having large glossy lanceolate leaves; of rain forests of Sumatra and Philippines to northern Queensland [syn: {Sundacarpus amara}, {Prumnopitys amara}]

Podocarpus coriaceus
n : West Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves [syn: {yacca}, {yacca podocarp}]

Podocarpus dacrydioides
n : New Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked wood [syn: {kahikatea}, {New Zealand Dacryberry}, {New Zealand white pine}, {Dacrycarpus dacrydioides}]

Podocarpus elatus
n : large Australian tree with straight-grained yellow wood that turns brown on exposure [syn: {brown pine}, {Rockingham podocarp}]

Podocarpus elongatus
n : South African tree or shrub having a rounded crown [syn: {cape yellowwood}, {African yellowwood}]

podocarpus family
n : gymnosperms with simple persistent needlelike or scalelike leaves [syn: {Podocarpaceae}, {family Podocarpaceae}]

Podocarpus ferruginea
n : New Zealand conifer [syn: {miro}, {black pine}, {Prumnopitys ferruginea}]

Podocarpus latifolius
n : erect or shrubby tree of Africa having ridged dark gray bark and rigid glossy medium to long leaves [syn: {South-African yellowwood}]

Podocarpus nivalis
n : low wide-spreading coniferous shrub of New Zealand mountains [syn: {alpine totara}]

Podocarpus spicata
n : New Zealand conifer [syn: {matai}, {black pine}, {Prumnopitys taxifolia}]

Podocarpus totara
n : valuable timber tree of New Zealand yielding hard reddish wood used for furniture and bridges and wharves [syn: {totara}]

Podophyllum
n : perennial rhizomatous herbs [syn: {genus Podophyllum}]

Podophyllum peltatum
n : North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit [syn: {mayapple}, {May apple}, {wild mandrake}]

podsol
n : a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a gray leached layer [syn: {podzol}, {podzol soil}, {podsol soil}, {podsolic soil}]

podsol soil
n : a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a gray leached layer [syn: {podzol}, {podzol soil}, {podsol}, {podsolic soil}]

podsolic soil
n : a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a gray leached layer [syn: {podzol}, {podzol soil}, {podsol}, {podsol soil}]

podzol
n : a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a gray leached layer [syn: {podzol soil}, {podsol}, {podsol soil}, {podsolic soil}]

podzol soil
n : a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a gray leached layer [syn: {podzol}, {podsol}, {podsol soil}, {podsolic soil}]

Poe
n : United States writer and poet (1809-1849) [syn: {Edgar Allen Poe}]

poeciliid
n : small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control [syn: {topminnow}, {poeciliid fish}, {live-bearer}]

poeciliid fish
n : small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control [syn: {topminnow}, {poeciliid}, {live-bearer}]

Poeciliidae
n : topminnows [syn: {family Poeciliidae}]

Poecilocapsus
n : a genus of Miridae [syn: {genus Poecilocapsus}]

Poecilocapsus lineatus
n : yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back; widespread in central and eastern North America [syn: {four-lined plant bug}, {four-lined leaf bug}]

Poecilogale
n : muishonds [syn: {genus Poecilogale}]

Poecilogale albinucha
n : small slender burrowing muishond with white top of the head [syn: {snake muishond}]

poem
n : a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines [syn: {verse form}]

poenology
n : the branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation [syn: {penology}]

Poephila
n : grassfinches [syn: {genus Poephila}]

Poephila castanotis
n : small Australian weaverbird with markings like a zebra's [syn: {zebra finch}]

poesy
n : literature in metrical form [syn: {poetry}, {verse}]

poet
n : a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

Poet Laureate
n : the poet officially appointed to the royal household in Great Britain; "the Poet Laureate is expected to provide poems for great national occasions"

poetess
n : a woman poet

poetic
adj 1: of or relating to poetry; "poetic works"; "a poetic romance" [syn: {poetical}]
2: characterized by romantic imagery; "Turner's vision of the rainbow...was poetic"
3: of or relating to poets; "poetic insight"
4: characteristic of or befitting poetry; "poetic diction" [syn: {poetical}]

poetic justice
n : an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically) [syn: {just deserts}]

poetic license
n : license used by a writer or artist to heighten the effect of their work

poetic rhythm
n : (prosody) a system of versification [syn: {rhythmic pattern}, {prosody}]

poetical
adj 1: of or relating to poetry; "poetic works"; "a poetic romance" [syn: {poetic}]
2: characteristic of or befitting poetry; "poetic diction" [syn: {poetic}]

poetically
adv : in a poetic manner; "poetically expressed"

poetics
n : study of poetic works

poetise
v : compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga" [syn: {verse}, {versify}, {poetize}]

poetiser
n : a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets) [syn: {rhymer}, {rhymester}, {versifier}, {poetizer}]

poetize
v : compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga" [syn: {verse}, {versify}, {poetise}]

poetizer
n : a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets) [syn: {rhymer}, {rhymester}, {versifier}, {poetiser}]

poetry
n 1: literature in metrical form [syn: {poesy}, {verse}]
2: any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling

poet-singer
n : a singer of folk songs [syn: {folk singer}, {jongleur}, {minstrel}, {troubadour}]

po-faced
adj : humorless and disapproving

pogey
n : money received from the state [syn: {dole}, {pogy}]

pogge
n : northern Atlantic sea poacher [syn: {armed bullhead}, {Agonus cataphractus}]

pogo stick
n : plaything consisting of a pole with foot rests and a strong spring; propelled by jumping

pogonia
n : any hardy bog orchid of the genus Pogonia: terrestrial orchids having slender rootstocks and erect stems bearing one or a few leaves and a solitary terminal flower

Pogonia divaricata
n : orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia [syn: {spreading pogonia}, {funnel-crest rosebud orchid}, {Cleistes divaricata}]

Pogonia rosea
n : orchid of central and northern South America having 1- to 3-blossomed racemes of large showy rose-colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia [syn: {rosebud orchid}, {Cleistes rosea}]

pogonion
n : the craniometric point that is the most forward-projecting point on the anterior surface of the chin

pogonip
n : a dense winter fog containing ice particles [syn: {ice fog}]

Pogonophora
n : beard worms [syn: {phylum Pogonophora}]

pogonophoran
n : slender animal with tentacles and a tubelike outer covering; lives on the deep ocean bottom [syn: {beard worm}]

Pogostemon
n : genus of Asiatic shrubs or trees whose leaves yield a fragrant oil [syn: {genus Pogostemon}]

Pogostemon cablin
n : small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes [syn: {patchouli}, {patchouly}, {pachouli}]

pogrom
n : organized persecution of an ethnic group (especially Jews)

pogy
n : money received from the state [syn: {dole}, {pogey}]

poi
n : Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment

poignance
n : a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; "a moment of extraordinary poignancy" [syn: {poignancy}]

poignancy
n 1: a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; "a moment of extraordinary poignancy" [syn: {poignance}]
2: a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); "the film captured all the pathos of their situation" [syn: {pathos}]

poignant
adj 1: arousing affect; "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching" [syn: {affecting}, {touching}]
2: keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; "poignant anxiety"

poignantly
adv : in a poignant or touching manner; "she spoke poignantly" [syn: {affectingly}, {touchingly}]

poikilotherm
n : an animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals [syn: {ectotherm}]

poikilothermic
adj : of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment [syn: {poikilothermous}, {heterothermic}, {ectothermic}]

poikilothermous
adj : of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment [syn: {poikilothermic}, {heterothermic}, {ectothermic}]

poilu
n : thick stew made of rice and chicken and small game; southern U.S. [syn: {purloo}, {chicken purloo}]

Poinciana
n 1: small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not recognized in some classifications [syn: {subgenus Poinciana}]
2: a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana [syn: {bird of paradise}, {Caesalpinia gilliesii}, {Poinciana gilliesii}]

Poinciana gilliesii
n : a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana [syn: {bird of paradise}, {poinciana}, {Caesalpinia gilliesii}]

Poinciana pulcherrima
n : tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana [syn: {pride of barbados}, {paradise flower}, {flamboyant tree}, {Caesalpinia pulcherrima}]

Poinciana regia
n : showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana [syn: {royal poinciana}, {flamboyant}, {flame tree}, {peacock flower}, {Delonix regia}]

poinsettia
n : tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers [syn: {Christmas star}, {Christmas flower}, {lobster plant}, {Mexican flameleaf}, {painted leaf}, {Euphorbia pulcherrima}]

poinsettia strain
n : a strain accidentally imported into Florida from the Middle East then spread to California where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias [syn: {superbug}, {Bemisia tabaci}]

point
n 1: a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"
2: the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
3: a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point"
4: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" [syn: {degree}, {level}, {stage}]
5: an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information" [syn: {detail}, {item}]
6: an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave" [syn: {point in time}]
7: the object of an activity; "what is the point of discussing it?"
8: a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points" [syn: {tip}, {peak}]
9: a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots" [syn: {dot}] 10: the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points" 11: a promontory extending out into a large body of water; "they sailed south around the point" 12: a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first" [syn: {item}] 13: a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect 14: an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie" [syn: {spot}] 15: sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil" 16: any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass" [syn: {compass point}] 17: a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch 18: a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop" [syn: {period}, {full stop}, {stop}, {full point}] 19: a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north" [syn: {head}] 20: the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp point [syn: {pointedness}] [ant: {unpointedness}] 21: a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows my bad points as well as my good points" 22: the gun muzzle's direction; "he held me up at the point of a gun" [syn: {gunpoint}] 23: a wall socket [syn: {power point}] 24: a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts distributor points and current flows to the spark plugs [syn: {distributor point}, {breaker point}]
v 1: indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents" [syn: {indicate}, {show}]
2: be oriented; "The weather vane points North" [syn: {orient}]
3: direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me" [syn: {charge}, {level}]
4: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling [syn: {steer}, {maneuver}, {manoeuver}, {manoeuvre}, {direct}, {head}, {guide}, {channelize}, {channelise}]
5: be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" [syn: {bespeak}, {betoken}, {indicate}, {signal}]
6: sail close to the wind [syn: {luff}]
7: mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
8: mark with diacritics; "point the letter"
9: mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes 10: be positionable in a specified manner; "The gun points with ease" 11: intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself" [syn: {target}, {aim}, {place}, {direct}] 12: give a point to; "The candles are tapered" [syn: {sharpen}, {taper}] 13: repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney" [syn: {repoint}]

point after
n : a score in American football made on a try for points after a touchdown [syn: {extra point}]

point duty
n : the control of traffic by a policeman stationed at an intersection

point in time
n : an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave" [syn: {point}]

point jam
v : jam a narrow band of frequencies; "We can counter point-jamming effectively"

point lace
n : lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern [syn: {needlepoint}]

point man
n 1: someone who is the forefront of an important enterprise; "he is the president's point man on economic issues"
2: a soldier who goes ahead of a patrol

point mutation
n : a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene [syn: {gene mutation}]

point of accumulation
n : the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity [syn: {limit}, {limit point}]

point of apoapsis
n : (astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited [syn: {apoapsis}] [ant: {periapsis}, {periapsis}]

point of departure
n 1: a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched; "one day when I was at a suitable jumping-off place I decided to see if I could find him"; "my point of departure was San Francisco" [syn: {jumping-off place}]
2: a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; "he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own"; "reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions"; "the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out" [syn: {springboard}, {jumping-off point}]

point of entry
n : a port where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise [syn: {port of entry}]

point of honor
n : a concern that seriously reflects on your honor

point of intersection
n : a point where lines intersect [syn: {intersection}, {intersection point}]

point of no return
n : a line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment [syn: {Rubicon}]

point of order
n : a question as to whether the current proceedings are allowed by parliamentary procedure

point of periapsis
n : (astronomy) the point in as orbit closest to the body being orbited [syn: {periapsis}] [ant: {apoapsis}, {apoapsis}]

point of reference
n : an indicator that orients you generally; "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved" [syn: {reference point}, {reference}]

point of view
n 1: a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events" [syn: {viewpoint}, {stand}, {standpoint}]
2: the spatial property of the position from which something is observed

point out
v 1: make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague" [syn: {comment}, {notice}, {remark}]
2: point out carefully and clearly [syn: {signalize}, {signalise}, {call attention}]
3: present and urge reasons in opposition [syn: {remonstrate}]

point source
n : a spatially constricted by concentrated source (especially of radiation or pollution)

point system
n 1: a system of evaluation based on awarding points according to rules
2: a system of graduating sizes of type in multiples of the point
3: a system of writing or printing using patterns of raised dots that can be read by touch

point the way
v : indicate the right path or direction; "The sign pointed the way to London"

point up
v : emphasize, especially by identification; "This novel points up the racial problems in England"

point woman
n : a woman who is the forefront of an important enterprise

point-and-shoot camera
n : a lightweight photographic camera with an autofocus

point-blank
adj 1: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation" [syn: {blunt}, {candid}, {forthright}, {frank}, {free-spoken}, {outspoken}, {plainspoken}, {straight-from-the-shoulder}]
2: close enough to go straight to the target; "point-blank range"; "a point-blank shot"
adv : in a direct and unequivocal manner; "I asked him point-blank whether he wanted the job"

pointed
adj 1: having a point [ant: {pointless}]
2: direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant; "a pointed critique"; "a pointed allusion to what was going on"; "another pointed look in their direction"

pointed arch
n : an arch with a pointed apex

pointed-leaf maple
n : small shrubby Japanese plant with leaves having 5 to 7 acuminate lobes; yellow in autumn [syn: {Acer argutum}]

pointedly
adv : in such a manner as to make something clearly evident; "he pointedly ignored the question"

pointedness
n : the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp point [syn: {point}] [ant: {unpointedness}]

pointed-toe
adj : having a pointed toe; "pointy-toed shoes" [syn: {pointy-toed}]

pointel
n : a tool used by an engraver [syn: {graver}, {graving tool}, {pointrel}]

pointer
n 1: a mark to indicate a direction or relation [syn: {arrow}]
2: an indicator as on a dial
3: (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving the cursor allows the user to point to commands or screen positions [syn: {cursor}]
4: a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points game [syn: {Spanish pointer}]

pointilism
n : a genre of painting characterized by the application of paint in dots and small strokes; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers in late 19th century France

pointilist
adj : of or relating to pointilism [syn: {pointillistic}]
n : a painter who uses the technique of pointilism

pointillism
n : a school of painters who used a technique of painting with tiny dots of pure colors that would blend in the viewer's eye; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers late in 19th century France

pointillistic
adj : of or relating to pointilism [syn: {pointilist}]

pointing
adj : that points

pointing out
n : indication by demonstration

pointing trowel
n : a trowel used to fill and finish masonry joints with mortar or cement

pointless
adj 1: not having a point especially a sharp point; "my pencils are all pointless" [syn: {unpointed}] [ant: {pointed}]
2: serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words" [syn: {otiose}, {superfluous}, {wasted}]
3: lacking import; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence" [syn: {purposeless}, {senseless}]

pointlessly
adv : in a pointless manner; "he spent his life in pointlessly tiresome drudgery"

pointlessness
n : total lack of meaning or ideas [syn: {inanity}, {senselessness}, {mindlessness}, {vacuity}]

point-of-sale
adj : of or relating to or being the location where something is purchased

pointrel
n : a tool used by an engraver [syn: {graver}, {graving tool}, {pointel}]

pointsman
n : a policeman stationed at an intersection to direct traffic

pointy-toed
adj : having a pointed toe; "pointy-toed shoes" [syn: {pointed-toe}]

poise
n 1: a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second
2: a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium
3: great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool" [syn: {aplomb}, {assuredness}, {cool}, {sang-froid}]
v 1: be motionless, in suspension; "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked"
2: prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult [syn: {brace}]
3: cause to be balanced or suspended
4: hold or carry in equilibrium [syn: {balance}]

poised
adj 1: marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action; "a gull in poised flight"; "George's poised hammer"
2: in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble" [syn: {collected}, {equanimous}, {self-collected}, {self-contained}, {self-possessed}]

poison
n 1: any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism [syn: {poisonous substance}]
2: anything that harms or destroys; "the poison of fascism"
v 1: spoil as if by poison; "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office"
2: kill by its poison; "This mushrooms can kill"
3: kill with poison; "She poisoned her husband"
4: add poison to; "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her" [syn: {envenom}]
5: administer poison to; "She poisoned her husband but he did not die"

poison arrow plant
n : medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits [syn: {winter sweet}, {Acocanthera oblongifolia}, {Acocanthera spectabilis}]

poison ash
n : smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an irritating oil [syn: {poison dogwood}, {poison sumac}, {Toxicodendron vernix}, {Rhus vernix}]

poison bush
n 1: any of various Australian evergreen shrubs of the genus Gastrolobium having whorled compound leaves poisonous to livestock and showy yellow to deep reddish-orange flowers followed by two-seeded pods [syn: {poison pea}, {gastrolobium}]
2: either of two Australian plants of the genus Swainsona that are poisonous to sheep [syn: {darling pea}]

poison camas
n : a common perennial death camas; Tennessee to Kansas to Texas [syn: {Zigadenus nuttalli}]

poison dogwood
n : smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an irritating oil [syn: {poison ash}, {poison sumac}, {Toxicodendron vernix}, {Rhus vernix}]

poison gas
n : a gas that is poisonous to breath or contact; used in chemical warfare

poison hemlock
n : large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous [syn: {hemlock}, {poison parsley}, {California fern}, {Nebraska fern}, {winter fern}, {Conium maculatum}]

poison ivy
n 1: dermatitis resulting from contact with the poison ivy plant; "my poison ivy is drying up"
2: climbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact [syn: {markweed}, {poison mercury}, {poison oak}, {Toxicodendron radicans}, {Rhus radicans}]

poison mercury
n : climbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact [syn: {poison ivy}, {markweed}, {poison oak}, {Toxicodendron radicans}, {Rhus radicans}]

poison milkweed
n : milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico; poisonous to livestock [syn: {horsetail milkweed}, {Asclepias subverticillata}]

poison oak
n 1: dermatitis resulting from contact with a poison oak plant
2: climbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact [syn: {poison ivy}, {markweed}, {poison mercury}, {Toxicodendron radicans}, {Rhus radicans}]

poison parsley
n : large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous [syn: {hemlock}, {poison hemlock}, {California fern}, {Nebraska fern}, {winter fern}, {Conium maculatum}]

poison pea
n : any of various Australian evergreen shrubs of the genus Gastrolobium having whorled compound leaves poisonous to livestock and showy yellow to deep reddish-orange flowers followed by two-seeded pods [syn: {poison bush}, {gastrolobium}]

poison pill
n : the target company defends itself by making its stock less attractive to an acquirer

poison sumac
n 1: dermatitis resulting from contact with a poison sumac plant
2: smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an irritating oil [syn: {poison ash}, {poison dogwood}, {Toxicodendron vernix}, {Rhus vernix}]

poison-berry
n : Eurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edible [syn: {black nightshade}, {common nightshade}, {poisonberry}, {Solanum nigrum}]

poisonberry
n : Eurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edible [syn: {black nightshade}, {common nightshade}, {poison-berry}, {Solanum nigrum}]

poisoner
n : someone who kills with poison

poisoning
n 1: the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance [syn: {toxic condition}, {intoxication}]
2: the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill

poisonous
adj 1: having the qualities or effects of a poison [syn: {toxicant}]
2: not safe to eat
3: marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful; "a malevolent lie"; "poisonous hate...in his eyes"- Ernest Hemingway; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip" [syn: {venomous}, {vicious}]

poisonous nightshade
n : poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America [syn: {bittersweet}, {bittersweet nightshade}, {climbing nightshade}, {deadly nightshade}, {woody nightshade}, {Solanum dulcamara}]

poisonous parasol
n : an agaric regarded as poisonous [syn: {Lepiota morgani}]

poisonous plant
n : a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism

poisonous substance
n : any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism [syn: {poison}]

poisonously
adv : in a very malevolent manner [syn: {venomously}]

Poisson distribution
n : a theoretical distribution that is a good approximation to the binomial distribution when the probability is small and the number of trials is large

Poitier
n : United States film actor and director (born in 1927) [syn: {Sidney Poitier}]

Poitiers
n : the battle in 1356 in which the English under the Black Prince defeated the French [syn: {battle of Poitiers}]

Poitou
n : a low-lying region of west central France on the Bay of Biscay [syn: {Poitou-Charentes}]

Poitou-Charentes
n : a low-lying region of west central France on the Bay of Biscay [syn: {Poitou}]

poitrine d'agneau
n : a cut of lamb including the breastbone and attached muscles dressed as meat [syn: {breast of lamb}]

Poivrade
n : for venison: brown sauce with sauteed vegetables and trimmings and marinade and plenty of pepper [syn: {pepper sauce}]

poke
n 1: tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous [syn: {pigeon berry}, {garget}, {scoke}, {Phytolacca americana}]
2: a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases [syn: {sack}, {paper bag}, {carrier bag}]
3: a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist" [syn: {jab}, {jabbing}, {poking}, {thrust}, {thrusting}]
4: (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose" [syn: {punch}, {clout}, {lick}, {biff}]
v 1: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" [syn: {jab}, {prod}, {stab}, {dig}]
2: search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office" [syn: {pry}, {nose}]
3: stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace"
4: hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist" [syn: {thump}, {pound}]
5: make a hole by poking

poke at
v : to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant" [syn: {nudge}, {prod}]

poke bonnet
n : a hat tied under the chin [syn: {bonnet}]

poke check
n : knocking the puck away by jabbing at it with the hockey stick

poke fun
v : subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" [syn: {ridicule}, {roast}, {guy}, {blackguard}, {laugh at}, {jest at}, {rib}, {make fun}]

poke into
v 1: enter briefly; "We poked into the bar"
2: poke one's nose into [syn: {intrude into}, {meddle with}, {horn in}]
3: examine physically with or as if with a probe; "probe an anthill" [syn: {probe}, {dig into}]

poke milkweed
n : milkweed of the eastern United States with leaves resembling those of pokeweed [syn: {Asclepias exaltata}]

poke out
v : reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk" [syn: {extend}, {reach out}]

poker
n 1: fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire [syn: {stove poker}, {fire hook}, {salamander}]
2: any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand [syn: {poker game}]

poker alumroot
n : plant with leathery heart-shaped leaf blades clustered at base of long stalks with greenish-white flowers clustered along the upper part; western North America [syn: {poker heuchera}, {Heuchera cylindrica}]

poker chip
n : a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling [syn: {chip}]

poker face
n : a face without any interpretable expression (as that of a good poker player)

poker game
n : any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand [syn: {poker}]

poker hand
n : the 5 cards held in a game of poker

poker heuchera
n : plant with leathery heart-shaped leaf blades clustered at base of long stalks with greenish-white flowers clustered along the upper part; western North America [syn: {poker alumroot}, {Heuchera cylindrica}]

poker plant
n : clump-forming plant of South Africa with spikes of scarlet flowers [syn: {Kniphofia uvaria}]

poker-faced
adj : deliberately impassive in manner; "deadpan humor"; "his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read" [syn: {deadpan}, {expressionless}, {impassive}, {unexpressive}]

pokeweed
n : perennial of the genus Phytolacca

pokeweed family
n : chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca; Agdestis; Ercilla; Rivina; Trichostigma [syn: {Phytolaccaceae}, {family Phytolaccaceae}]

pokey
adj 1: wasting time [syn: {dilatory}, {laggard}, {poky}]
2: small and remote and insignificant; "a jerkwater college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns" [syn: {jerkwater}, {one-horse}, {poky}]
n : a slang term for jail

pokier
poky
adj 1: wasting time [syn: {dilatory}, {laggard}, {pokey}]
2: small and remote and insignificant; "a jerkwater college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns" [syn: {jerkwater}, {one-horse}, {pokey}] [also: {pokiest}, {pokier}]

pokier
See {poky}

pokiest
poky
adj 1: wasting time [syn: {dilatory}, {laggard}, {pokey}]
2: small and remote and insignificant; "a jerkwater college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns" [syn: {jerkwater}, {one-horse}, {pokey}] [also: {pokiest}, {pokier}]

pokiest
See {poky}

poking
n : a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist" [syn: {jab}, {jabbing}, {poke}, {thrust}, {thrusting}]

Pokomo
n : a Bantu language spoken in the Kenyan coastal areas of East Africa

poky
adj 1: wasting time [syn: {dilatory}, {laggard}, {pokey}]
2: small and remote and insignificant; "a jerkwater college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns" [syn: {jerkwater}, {one-horse}, {pokey}] [also: {pokiest}, {pokier}]

pol
n : a person active in party politics [syn: {politician}, {politico}, {political leader}]

polack
n : a person of Polish descent

Poland
n : a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II [syn: {Republic of Poland}, {Polska}]

Polanisia
n : widely distributed herbs having palmate leaves and creamy white to or pink to magenta flowers with many stamens of unequal length [syn: {genus Polanisia}]

Polanisia dodecandra
n : strong-scented herb common in southern United States covered with intermixed gland and hairs [syn: {clammyweed}, {Polanisia graveolens}]

Polanisia graveolens
n : strong-scented herb common in southern United States covered with intermixed gland and hairs [syn: {clammyweed}, {Polanisia dodecandra}]

polar
adj 1: having a pair of equal and opposite charges
2: characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed; "in diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme and indefensible polar positions" [syn: {diametric}, {diametrical}, {opposite}]
3: located at or near or coming from the earth's poles; "polar diameter"; "polar zone"; "a polar air mass"; "Antarctica is the only polar continent"
4: of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles; "polar regions" [ant: {equatorial}]
5: extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather" [syn: {arctic}, {frigid}, {gelid}, {glacial}, {icy}]
6: being of crucial importance; "a pivotal event"; "Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry Kissinger; "the polar events of this study"; "a polar principal" [syn: {pivotal}]

polar bear
n : white bear of arctic regions [syn: {ice bear}, {Ursus Maritimus}, {Thalarctos maritimus}]

polar body
n : a small cell containing little cytoplasm that is produced along with the oocyte and later discarded

polar circle
n : a line of latitude at the north or south poles

polar coordinate
n : either of two values that locate a point on a plane by its distance from a fixed pole and its angle from a fixed line passing through the pole

polar front
n : the front of an advancing mass of colder air [syn: {cold front}]

polar glacier
n : a glacier near the Arctic or Antarctic poles

polar hare
n : a large Arctic hare of North America; almost completely white in winter [syn: {Arctic hare}, {Lepus arcticus}]

polar opposition
n : an opposition that can be graded between two extremes or poles

polar star
n : the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the little dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it [syn: {Polaris}, {North Star}, {pole star}, {polestar}]

polar zone
n : the part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole; characterized by frigid climate [syn: {Frigid Zone}]

polarimeter
n : an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light [syn: {polariscope}]

Polaris
n : the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the little dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it [syn: {North Star}, {pole star}, {polar star}, {polestar}]

polarisation
n 1: the condition of having or giving polarity [syn: {polarization}]
2: the phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration [syn: {polarization}]

polariscope
n : an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light [syn: {polarimeter}]

polarise
v 1: cause to vibrate in a definite pattern; "polarize light waves" [syn: {polarize}]
2: cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions [syn: {polarize}]
3: become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation [syn: {polarize}]

polarity
n 1: a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies; "he viewed it as a balanced polarity between good and evil" [syn: {mutual opposition}]
2: having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges); "he got the polarity of the battery reversed"; "charges of opposite sign" [syn: {sign}]

polarization
n 1: the phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration [syn: {polarisation}]
2: the condition of having or giving polarity [syn: {polarisation}]

polarize
v 1: cause to vibrate in a definite pattern; "polarize light waves" [syn: {polarise}]
2: cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions [syn: {polarise}]
3: become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation [syn: {polarise}]

polarographic
adj : of or involving polarography

polarography
n : an electrochemical method of chemical analysis

Polaroid
n : a plastic film that can polarize a beam of light; often used in sunglasses to eliminate glare

Polaroid camera
n : a camera that develops and produces a positive print within seconds [syn: {Polaroid Land camera}]

Polaroid Land camera
n : a camera that develops and produces a positive print within seconds [syn: {Polaroid camera}]

pole
n 1: a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
2: a native or inhabitant of Poland
3: one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions; "they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart"
4: a linear measure of 16.5 feet [syn: {perch}, {rod}]
5: a square rod of land [syn: {perch}, {rod}]
6: one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere [syn: {celestial pole}]
7: one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface
8: a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves [syn: {terminal}]
9: a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting 10: one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated [syn: {magnetic pole}]
v 1: propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge" [syn: {punt}]
2: support on poles; "pole climbing plants like beans"
3: deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole

pole horse
n 1: the horse having a starting position next to the inside rail in a harness race
2: a draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle [syn: {poler}]

pole jump
n : a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole [syn: {pole vault}, {pole vaulting}, {pole jumping}]

pole jumper
n : an athlete who jumps over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole [syn: {vaulter}, {pole vaulter}]

pole jumping
n : a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole [syn: {pole vault}, {pole vaulting}, {pole jump}]

pole position
n : the most favorable position at the start of a race

pole star
n : the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the little dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it [syn: {Polaris}, {North Star}, {polar star}, {polestar}]

pole vault
n : a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole [syn: {pole vaulting}, {pole jump}, {pole jumping}]

pole vaulter
n : an athlete who jumps over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole [syn: {vaulter}, {pole jumper}]

pole vaulting
n : a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole [syn: {pole vault}, {pole jump}, {pole jumping}]

poleax
n 1: an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade [syn: {poleaxe}]
2: a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick [syn: {poleaxe}]
v : fell with or as if with a poleax [syn: {poleaxe}]

poleaxe
n 1: an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade [syn: {poleax}]
2: a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick [syn: {poleax}]
v : fell with or as if with a poleax [syn: {poleax}]

polecat
n 1: American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae [syn: {skunk}, {wood pussy}]
2: dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened [syn: {fitch}, {foulmart}, {foumart}, {Mustela putorius}]

polecat weed
n : deciduous perennial low-growing fetid swamp plant of eastern North America having minute flowers enclosed in a mottled greenish or purple cowl-shaped spathe [syn: {skunk cabbage}, {foetid pothos}, {Symplocarpus foetidus}]

poleis
See {polis}

polemic
adj : of or involving dispute or controversy [syn: {polemical}]
n 1: a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology) [syn: {polemicist}, {polemist}]
2: a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)

polemical
adj : of or involving dispute or controversy [syn: {polemic}]

polemically
adv : involving controversy; "criticism too polemically stated" [syn: {controversially}] [ant: {uncontroversially}]

polemicise
v : engage in a controversy; "The two historians polemicized for years" [syn: {polemize}, {polemise}, {polemicize}]

polemicist
n : a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology) [syn: {polemist}, {polemic}]

polemicize
v : engage in a controversy; "The two historians polemicized for years" [syn: {polemize}, {polemise}, {polemicise}]

polemics
n : the branch of Christian theology devoted to the refutation of errors

polemise
v : engage in a controversy; "The two historians polemicized for years" [syn: {polemize}, {polemicize}, {polemicise}]

polemist
n : a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology) [syn: {polemicist}, {polemic}]

polemize
v : engage in a controversy; "The two historians polemicized for years" [syn: {polemise}, {polemicize}, {polemicise}]

Polemoniaceae
n : a widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants of the order Polemoniales; often have showy flowers [syn: {family Polemoniaceae}, {phlox family}]

polemoniaceous
adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Polemoniaceae

Polemoniales
n : Polemoniaceae; Solanaceae; Boraginaceae; Labiatae; Lentibulariaceae; Pedaliaceae; in some classifications includes the order Scrophulariales [syn: {order Polemoniales}]

polemonium
n : any plant of the genus Polemonium; most are low-growing often foul-smelling plants of temperate to arctic regions

Polemonium boreale
n : perennial erect herb with white flowers; circumboreal [syn: {northern Jacob's ladder}]

Polemonium caeruleum
n : pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers [syn: {Jacob's ladder}, {Greek valerian}, {charity}, {Polemonium van-bruntiae}, {Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae}]

Polemonium reptans
n : erect or spreading perennial of the eastern United States [syn: {Greek valerian}]

Polemonium van-bruntiae
n : pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers [syn: {Jacob's ladder}, {Greek valerian}, {charity}, {Polemonium caeruleum}, {Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae}]

Polemonium viscosum
n : tall sticky-leaved herb of the Rocky Mountains having an offensive smell [syn: {skunkweed}, {skunk-weed}]

polenta
n : a thick mush made of cornmeal boiled in stock or water

poler
n : a draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle [syn: {pole horse}]

polestar
n : the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the little dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it [syn: {Polaris}, {North Star}, {pole star}, {polar star}]

Polianthes
n : genus of perennial tuberous herbs having lilylike flowers; Mexico; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae [syn: {genus Polianthes}]

Polianthes tuberosa
n : a tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lilylike waxy white flowers [syn: {tuberose}]

police
n : the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him" [syn: {police force}, {constabulary}, {law}]
v : maintain the security of by carrying out a control [syn: {patrol}]

police academy
n : an academy for training police officers

police action
n : a local military action without declaration of war; against violators of international peace and order

police blotter
n : the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station [syn: {blotter}, {day book}, {rap sheet}, {charge sheet}]

police boat
n : a boat used by harbor police

police captain
n : a policeman in charge of a precinct [syn: {captain}, {police chief}]

police car
n : a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters [syn: {cruiser}, {police cruiser}, {patrol car}, {prowl car}, {squad car}]

police chief
n : a policeman in charge of a precinct [syn: {captain}, {police captain}]

police commissioner
n : a civil commissioner appointed to supervise the duties and discipline of the police

police constable
n : a police officer of the lowest rank [syn: {constable}]

police court
n : a court that has power to prosecute for minor offenses and to bind over for trial in a superior court anyone accused serious offenses

police cruiser
n : a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters [syn: {cruiser}, {patrol car}, {police car}, {prowl car}, {squad car}]

police department
n : the department of local government concerned with enforcing the law and preventing crime

police detective
n : a police officer who investigates crimes [syn: {detective}, {investigator}, {tec}]

police dog
n : any dog trained to assist police especially in tracking

police force
n : the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him" [syn: {police}, {constabulary}, {law}]

police headquarters
n : a station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought; "in England they call a police station a police office" [syn: {police station}, {station house}, {police office}]

police investigation
n : the investigation of criminal activities [syn: {police work}]

police lieutenant
n : an officer in a police force [syn: {lieutenant}]

police matron
n : a woman policeman [syn: {policewoman}]

police office
n : a station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought; "in England they call a police station a police office" [syn: {police station}, {police headquarters}, {station house}]

police officer
n : a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer" [syn: {policeman}, {officer}]

police precinct
n : a precinct in which law enforcement is the responsibility of particular police force

police sergeant
n : a lawman with the rank of sergeant [syn: {sergeant}]

police squad
n : a squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime

police state
n : a country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police)

police station
n : a station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought; "in England they call a police station a police office" [syn: {police headquarters}, {station house}, {police office}]

police van
n : van used by police to transport prisoners [syn: {police wagon}, {paddy wagon}, {patrol wagon}, {wagon}, {black Maria}]

police wagon
n : van used by police to transport prisoners [syn: {police van}, {paddy wagon}, {patrol wagon}, {wagon}, {black Maria}]

police work
n : the investigation of criminal activities [syn: {police investigation}]

policeman
n : a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer" [syn: {police officer}, {officer}]

policeman bird
n : large mostly white Australian stork [syn: {black-necked stork}, {jabiru}, {Xenorhyncus asiaticus}]

policewoman
n : a woman policeman [syn: {police matron}]

policy
n 1: a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government; "they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation"
2: a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group; "it was a policy of retribution"; "a politician keeps changing his policies"
3: written contract or certificate of insurance; "you should have read the small print on your policy" [syn: {insurance policy}, {insurance}]

policy change
n : a reversal in attitude or principle or point of view; "an about-face on foreign policy" [syn: {about-face}, {volte-face}, {reversal}]

policy maker
n : someone who sets the plan pursued by a government or business etc.; "policy makers often make the right decision for the wrong reason"

policyholder
n : an insured person; the client in whose name an insurance policy is written

policy-making
adj : concerned with policy, not administration

polio
n : an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord [syn: {poliomyelitis}, {infantile paralysis}, {acute anterior poliomyelitis}]

poliomyelitis
n : an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord [syn: {polio}, {infantile paralysis}, {acute anterior poliomyelitis}]

Polioptila
n : New World gnatcatchers [syn: {genus Polioptila}]

poliosis
n : loss of color from the hair

poliovirus
n : the virus causing poliomyelitis

poliovirus vaccine
n : vaccine prepared from poliovirus to provide immunity to poliomyelitis

Polish
adj : of or relating to Poland or its people or culture; "Polish sausage"
n 1: the property of being smooth and shiny [syn: {gloss}, {glossiness}, {burnish}]
2: a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad [syn: {refinement}, {culture}, {cultivation}, {finish}]
3: a preparation used in polishing
4: the Slavic language of Poland
v 1: (of surfaces) make shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes" [syn: {smooth}, {smoothen}, {shine}]
2: improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing" [syn: {refine}, {fine-tune}, {down}]
3: bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners" [syn: {round}, {round off}, {polish up}, {brush up}]

Polish monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Poland

Polish notation
n : a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator precedes its operands [syn: {prefix notation}, {Lukasiewicz notation}]

polish off
v 1: finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment" [syn: {get through}, {wrap up}, {finish off}, {mop up}, {clear up}, {finish up}]
2: kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" [syn: {murder}, {slay}, {hit}, {dispatch}, {bump off}, {remove}]
3: finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table; "She polished off the remaining potatoes" [syn: {eat up}, {finish}]

polish up
v : bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners" [syn: {polish}, {round}, {round off}, {brush up}]

polished
adj 1: perfected or made shiny and smooth; "his polished prose"; "in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes"; "freshly polished silver" [ant: {unpolished}]
2: showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; "his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters" [syn: {refined}, {svelte}, {urbane}]
3: (of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed; "polished rice" [syn: {milled}]
4: (of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth [syn: {dressed}]

polished rice
n : having husk or outer brown layers removed [syn: {white rice}]

polisher
n : a power tool used to buff surfaces [syn: {buffer}]

polishing
n : the work of making something shine by polishing it; "the shining of shoes provided a meager living" [syn: {shining}]

Polistes
n : a genus of Vespidae [syn: {genus Polistes}]

Polistes annularis
n : a variety of paper wasp

politburo
n : the chief executive and political committee of the Communist Party

polite
adj 1: showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc. [ant: {impolite}]
2: marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society" [syn: {civilized}, {civilised}, {cultivated}, {cultured}, {genteel}]
3: not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others; "even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"- W.S. Maugham [syn: {civil}] [ant: {uncivil}]

politely
adv : in a polite manner; "the policeman answered politely, `Now look here, lady...'" [syn: {courteously}, {with courtesy}, {in a well mannered way}, {with politeness}] [ant: {impolitely}, {impolitely}]

politeness
n 1: a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage [syn: {niceness}] [ant: {impoliteness}]
2: the act of showing regard for others [syn: {civility}]

politesse
n : courtesy towards women [syn: {chivalry}, {gallantry}]

politic
adj 1: marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness; "it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels"; "a politic decision"; "a politic manager"; "a politic old scoundrel"; "a shrewd and politic reply" [ant: {impolitic}]
2: smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the hostess averted a confrontation between two guests with a diplomatic change of subject"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"; "affable, suave, moderate men...smugly convinced of their respectability" - Ezra Pound [syn: {smooth}, {suave}]

political
adj 1: involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians; "calling a meeting is a political act in itself"- Daniel Goleman; "political pressure"; "a political machine"; "political office"; "political policy" [ant: {nonpolitical}]
2: of or relating to your views about social relationships involving authority or power; "political opinions"
3: of or relating to the profession of governing; "political career"

political action committee
n : committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates [syn: {PAC}]

political arena
n : a sphere of intense political activity [syn: {political sphere}]

political boss
n : a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments; "party bosses have a reputation for corruption" [syn: {party boss}, {boss}]

political campaign
n 1: a race between candidates for elective office; "I managed his campaign for governor"; "he is raising money for a Senate run" [syn: {campaign}, {run}]
2: the campaign of a candidate to be elected [syn: {campaigning}, {candidacy}, {candidature}, {electioneering}]

political commissar
n : an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit [syn: {commissar}]

political contribution
n : a contribution made to a politician or a political cmpaign or a political party [syn: {political donation}]

political correctitude
n : avoidance of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against [syn: {political correctness}] [ant: {political incorrectness}]

political correctness
n : avoidance of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against [syn: {political correctitude}] [ant: {political incorrectness}]

political detainee
n : some held in custody [syn: {detainee}]

political dissident
n : a dissenter from political orthodoxy

political donation
n : a contribution made to a politician or a political cmpaign or a political party [syn: {political contribution}]

political economy
n : the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management [syn: {economics}, {economic science}]

political hack
n : a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends [syn: {machine politician}, {ward-heeler}, {hack}]

political incorrectness
n : the use of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult groups who are socially disadvantaged or discriminted against [ant: {political correctness}]

political leader
n : a person active in party politics [syn: {politician}, {politico}, {pol}]

political liberty
n : one's freedom to exercise one's rights as guaranteed under the laws of the country [syn: {civil liberty}]

political machine
n : a group that controls the activities of a political party; "he was endorsed by the Democratic machine" [syn: {machine}]

political movement
n : a group of people working together to achieve a political goal

political orientation
n : an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation [syn: {ideology}, {political theory}]

political party
n : an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level" [syn: {party}]

political platform
n : a document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the election even though they offered no positive program" [syn: {platform}, {political program}, {program}]

political prisoner
n : someone who is imprisoned because of their political views

political program
n : a document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the election even though they offered no positive program" [syn: {platform}, {political platform}, {program}]

political relation
n : social relations involving authority or power [syn: {politics}]

political science
n : the study of government of states and other political units [syn: {politics}, {government}]

political scientist
n : a social scientist specializing in the study of government

political sphere
n : a sphere of intense political activity [syn: {political arena}]

political sympathies
n : the opinion you hold with respect to political questions [syn: {politics}]

political system
n : the members of a social organization who are in power [syn: {form of government}]

political theory
n : an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation [syn: {political orientation}, {ideology}]

political unit
n : a unit with political responsibilities

politically
adv 1: with regard to social relationships involving authority; "politically correct clothing"
2: with regard to government; "politically organized units"

politically correct
adj : exhibiting political correctness

politically incorrect
adj : exhibiting political incorrectness

politician
n 1: a leader engaged in civil administration
2: a person active in party politics [syn: {politico}, {pol}, {political leader}]
3: a schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways

politicise
v : give a political character to; "politicize the discussion" [syn: {politicize}]

politicize
v : give a political character to; "politicize the discussion" [syn: {politicise}]

politick
v : engage in political activities; "This colleague is always politicking"

politico
n : a person active in party politics [syn: {politician}, {pol}, {political leader}]

politics
n 1: social relations involving authority or power [syn: {political relation}]
2: the study of government of states and other political units [syn: {political science}, {government}]
3: the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs
4: the opinion you hold with respect to political questions [syn: {political sympathies}]

polity
n 1: the form of government of a social organization [syn: {civil order}]
2: a politically organized unit
3: shrewd or crafty management of public affairs; "we was innocent of stratagems and polity"

Polk
n : 11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849) [syn: {James Polk}, {James K. Polk}, {James Knox Polk}, {President Polk}]

polka
n 1: music performed for dancing the polka
2: a Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time

polka dot
n : design consisting of a pattern of regularly spaced circular spots

poll
n 1: an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people [syn: {opinion poll}, {public opinion poll}, {canvass}]
2: the top of the head [syn: {pate}, {crown}]
3: the part of the head between the ears
4: a tame parrot [syn: {poll parrot}]
5: the counting of votes (as in an election)
v 1: get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions [syn: {canvass}, {canvas}]
2: vote in an election at a polling station
3: get the votes of
4: convert into a pollard; "pollard trees" [syn: {pollard}]

poll parrot
n : a tame parrot [syn: {poll}]

poll taker
n : someone who conducts surveys of public opinion; "a pollster conducts public opinion polls"; "a headcounter counts heads" [syn: {pollster}, {headcounter}, {canvasser}]

poll tax
n : a tax of a fixed amount per person and payable as a requirement for the right to vote

Pollachius
n : pollack [syn: {genus Pollachius}]

Pollachius pollachius
n : important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod [syn: {pollack}, {pollock}]

Pollack
n 1: United States filmmaker (born in 1934) [syn: {Sydney Pollack}]
2: lean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish [syn: {pollock}]
3: important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod [syn: {pollock}, {Pollachius pollachius}]

pollard
n 1: a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage
2: a usually horned animal that as either shed its horns or had them removed
v : convert into a pollard; "pollard trees" [syn: {poll}]

pollen
n : the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant

pollen count
n : the number of pollen grains (usually ragweed) in a standard volume of air over a twenty-four hour period and a specified time and place

pollen tube
n : slender tubular outgrown from a pollen grain that penetrates the ovule and releases male gametes

pollenate
v : fertilize by transfering pollen [syn: {pollinate}, {cross-pollinate}]

pollenation
n : transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant [syn: {pollination}]

pollex
n : the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb [syn: {thumb}] [also: {pollices} (pl)]

pollices
pollex
n : the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb [syn: {thumb}] [also: {pollices} (pl)]

pollices
See {pollex}

pollinate
v : fertilize by transfering pollen [syn: {pollenate}, {cross-pollinate}]

pollination
n : transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant [syn: {pollenation}]

pollinator
n : an insect that carries pollen from one flower to another

polling booth
n : a temporary booth in a polling place which people enter to cast their votes

polling day
n : the day appointed for an election; in the United States it is the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November [syn: {election day}]

polling place
n : a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election [syn: {polling station}]

polling station
n : a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election [syn: {polling place}]

pollinia
pollinium
n : a coherent mass of pollen grains (as in orchids) [also: {pollinia} (pl)]

pollinia
See {pollinium}

pollinium
n : a coherent mass of pollen grains (as in orchids) [also: {pollinia} (pl)]

pollinosis
n : a seasonal rhinitis resulting from an allergic reaction to pollen [syn: {hay fever}]

polliwog
n : a larval frog or toad [syn: {tadpole}, {pollywog}]

Pollock
n 1: United States artist famous for painting with a drip technique; a leader of abstract expressionism in America (1912-1956) [syn: {Jackson Pollock}]
2: lean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish [syn: {pollack}]
3: important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod [syn: {pollack}, {Pollachius pollachius}]

polls
n : the place where people vote

pollster
n : someone who conducts surveys of public opinion; "a pollster conducts public opinion polls"; "a headcounter counts heads" [syn: {poll taker}, {headcounter}, {canvasser}]

pollucite
n : a rare mineral that is an important source of cesium

pollutant
n : waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil

pollute
v : make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake" [syn: {foul}, {contaminate}]

polluted
adj : rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution; "had to boil the contaminated water"; "polluted lakes and streams" [syn: {contaminated}]

polluter
n : a person or organization that causes pollution of the environment [syn: {defiler}]

pollution
n 1: undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities
2: the state of being polluted [syn: {befoulment}, {defilement}]
3: the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors [syn: {contamination}] [ant: {decontamination}]

Pollux
n : the brightest star in Gemini; close to Castor

polly fish
n : gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth [syn: {parrotfish}, {pollyfish}]

pollyannaish
adj : pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic [syn: {cheerful}, {upbeat}]

pollyfish
n : gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth [syn: {parrotfish}, {polly fish}]

pollywog
n : a larval frog or toad [syn: {tadpole}, {polliwog}]

Polo
n 1: Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324) [syn: {Marco Polo}]
2: a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball

polo ball
n : wooden ball struck with mallets in playing polo

polo mallet
n : a mallet used to strike the ball in polo [syn: {polo stick}]

polo pony
n : a small agile horse specially bred and trained for playing polo

polo shirt
n : a shirt with short sleeves designed for comfort and casual wear [syn: {sport shirt}]

polo stick
n : a mallet used to strike the ball in polo [syn: {polo mallet}]

polonaise
n : a woman's dress with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to reveal a colorful underskirt

polo-neck
adj : having a close-fitting neckband or collar
n : a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar [syn: {turtleneck}]

polo-neck collar
n : a high close-fitting turnover collar [syn: {turtleneck collar}]

polonium
n : a radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth; occurs in uranium ores but can be produced by bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor [syn: {Po}, {atomic number 84}]

polony
n : another name for Bologna sausage

Polska
n : a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II [syn: {Poland}, {Republic of Poland}]

poltergeist
n : a ghost that announces its presence with rapping and the creation of disorder

poltroon
adj : characterized by complete cowardliness
n : an abject coward [syn: {craven}, {recreant}]

poltroonery
n : abject pusillanimity

polyamide
n : a polymer containing repeated amide groups [syn: {polymeric amide}]

polyandrist
n : a woman with two or more husbands

polyandrous
adj : having more than one husband at a time

polyandry
n : having more than one husband at a time

Polyangiaceae
n : bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung [syn: {family Polyangiaceae}, {Myxobacteriaceae}, {family Myxobacteriaceae}]

Polyangium
n : type genus of the family Polyangiaceae: myxobacteria with rounded fruiting bodies enclosed in a membrane [syn: {genus Polyangium}]

polyanthus
n : florists' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose [syn: {Primula polyantha}]

polyarteritis
n : inflammation of several arteries

polyarteritis nodosa
n : a progressive disease of connective tissue that is characterized by nodules along arteries; nodules may block the artery and result in inadequate circulation to the particular area [syn: {periarteritis nodosa}]

polyatomic
adj : of or relating to a molecule made up of more than two atoms

Polyborus
n : a genus of Falconidae [syn: {genus Polyborus}]

Polyborus cheriway audubonii
n : widespread from southern United States to Central America; rusty black with black-and-white breast and tail [syn: {Audubon's caracara}]

Polyborus plancus
n : South American caracara [syn: {carancha}]

Polybotria
n : tropical American ferns; usually terrestrial when young but scandent later [syn: {Polybotrya}, {genus Polybotrya}, {genus Polybotria}]

Polybotria cervina
n : tropical American terrestrial fern with leathery lanceolate fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polybotrya [syn: {hart's-tongue}, {hart's-tongue fern}, {Olfersia cervina}, {Polybotrya cervina}]

Polybotrya
n : tropical American ferns; usually terrestrial when young but scandent later [syn: {genus Polybotrya}, {Polybotria}, {genus Polybotria}]

Polybotrya cervina
n : tropical American terrestrial fern with leathery lanceolate fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polybotrya [syn: {hart's-tongue}, {hart's-tongue fern}, {Olfersia cervina}, {Polybotria cervina}]

polybutene
n : a polymer of butylene; used in lubricants and synthetic rubber [syn: {polybutylene}]

polybutylene
n : a polymer of butylene; used in lubricants and synthetic rubber [syn: {polybutene}]

Polychaeta
n : marine annelid worms [syn: {class Polychaeta}]

polychaete
n : chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles [syn: {polychete}, {polychaete worm}, {polychete worm}]

polychaete worm
n : chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles [syn: {polychaete}, {polychete}, {polychete worm}]

polychasia
See {polychasium}

polychete
n : chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles [syn: {polychaete}, {polychaete worm}, {polychete worm}]

polychete worm
n : chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles [syn: {polychaete}, {polychete}, {polychaete worm}]

polychromatic
adj 1: (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) composed of more than one wavelength; "polychromatic light" [ant: {monochromatic}]
2: having or exhibiting many colors [syn: {polychrome}, {polychromic}]

polychrome
adj : having or exhibiting many colors [syn: {polychromatic}, {polychromic}]
v : color with many colors; make polychrome [syn: {polychromize}, {polychromise}]

polychromic
adj : having or exhibiting many colors [syn: {polychromatic}, {polychrome}]

polychromise
v : color with many colors; make polychrome [syn: {polychrome}, {polychromize}]

polychromize
v : color with many colors; make polychrome [syn: {polychrome}, {polychromise}]

Polycillin
n : semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin) [syn: {ampicillin}, {Principen}, {SK-Ampicillin}]

Polycirrus
n : genus of soft-bodied polychete marine worms [syn: {genus Polycirrus}]

polyconic projection
n : a conic projection of a map having distances between meridians equal to those distance on a globe

polycrystalline
adj : composed of aggregates of crystals; "polycrystalline metals"

polycystic kidney disease
n : kidney disease characterized by enlarged kidneys containing many cysts; often leads to kidney failure [syn: {PKD}]

polycythemia
n : a disorder characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells in the blood

polydactyl
adj : of or relating to a person (or other vertebrate) having more than the normal number of digits [syn: {polydactylous}]

polydactylous
adj : of or relating to a person (or other vertebrate) having more than the normal number of digits [syn: {polydactyl}]

Polydactylus
n : a genus of Polynemidae [syn: {genus Polydactylus}]

Polydactylus virginicus
n : found along western Atlantic coast [syn: {barbu}]

polydactyly
n : birth defect characterized by the presence of more than the normal number of fingers or toes [syn: {hyperdactyly}]

polydipsia
n : excessive thirst (as in cases of diabetes or kidney dysfunction)

polyelectrolyte
n : an electrolyte of high molecular weight

Polyergus
n : Amazon ants [syn: {genus Polyergus}]

Polyergus rufescens
n : small reddish slave-making ant species [syn: {Amazon ant}]

polyester
n 1: any of numerous synthetic resins; they are light and strong and weather resistant
2: a complex ester used for making fibers or resins or plastics or as a plasticizer
3: any of a large class of synthetic fabrics

polyester fiber
n : a quick-drying resilient synthetic fiber consisting primarily of polyester

polyestrous
adj : having more than one period of estrus per year [syn: {polyoestrous}]

polyethylene
n : a lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation [syn: {polythene}]

polyfoam
n : a foam made by adding water to polyurethane plastics [syn: {polyurethane foam}]

Polygala
n : type genus of the Polygalaceae: milkwort; seneca; snakeroot [syn: {genus Polygala}]

Polygala alba
n : perennial bushy herb of Central and southern United States having white flowers with green centers and often purple crest; similar to Seneca snakeroot [syn: {senega}]

Polygala lutea
n : bog plant of pine barrens of southeastern United States having spikes of irregular yellow-orange flowers [syn: {orange milkwort}, {yellow milkwort}, {candyweed}, {yellow bachelor's button}]

Polygala paucifolia
n : common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals [syn: {flowering wintergreen}, {gaywings}, {bird-on-the-wing}, {fringed polygala}]

Polygala senega
n : eastern North American plant having a terminal cluster of small white flowers and medicinal roots [syn: {Seneca snakeroot}, {Seneka snakeroot}, {senga root}, {senega root}, {senega snakeroot}]

Polygala vulgaris
n : small European perennial with numerous branches having racemes of blue, pink or white flowers; formerly reputed to promote human lactation [syn: {common milkwort}, {gand flower}]

Polygalaceae
n : trees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both hemispheres [syn: {family Polygalaceae}, {milkwort family}]

polygamist
n : someone who is married to two or more people at the same time

polygamous
adj 1: having more than one mate at a time; used of relationships and individuals [ant: {monogamous}]
2: having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant [syn: {heteroicous}, {polyoicous}]

polygamy
n : having more than one spouse at a time

polygene
n : a gene that by itself has little effect on the phenotype but which can act together with others to produce observable variations

polygenic
adj : of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes

polygenic disease
n : an inherited disease controlled by several genes at once [syn: {polygenic disorder}]

polygenic disorder
n : an inherited disease controlled by several genes at once [syn: {polygenic disease}]

polyglot
adj : having a command of or composed in many languages; "a polyglot traveler"; "a polyglot Bible contains versions in different languages"
n : a person who speaks more than one language [syn: {linguist}]

polygon
n : a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides [syn: {polygonal shape}]

Polygonaceae
n : a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats [syn: {family Polygonaceae}, {buckwheat family}]

polygonal
adj : having many sides or relating to a surface marked by polygons; "polygonal structure"

polygonal shape
n : a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides [syn: {polygon}]

Polygonales
n : coextensive with the family Polygonaceae, [syn: {order Polygonales}]

polygonally
adv : in a polygonal manner

Polygonatum
n : sometimes placed in subfamily Convallariaceae [syn: {genus Polygonatum}]

Polygonatum biflorum
n : North American perennial herb with smooth foliage and drooping tubular greenish flowers [syn: {great Solomon's-seal}, {Polygonatum commutatum}]

Polygonatum commutatum
n : North American perennial herb with smooth foliage and drooping tubular greenish flowers [syn: {great Solomon's-seal}, {Polygonatum biflorum}]

Polygonia
n : comma butterflies [syn: {genus Polygonia}]

Polygonia comma
n : anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing [syn: {comma}, {comma butterfly}]

Polygonum
n : diverse genus of herbs or woody subshrubs of north temperate regions [syn: {genus Polygonum}]

Polygonum aubertii
n : twining perennial vine having racemes of fragrant greenish flowers; western China to Russia [syn: {silver lace vine}, {China fleece vine}, {Russian vine}]

Polygonum fagopyrum
n : or member of genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour [syn: {buckwheat}, {Fagopyrum esculentum}]

Polygonum orientale
n : annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America [syn: {prince's-feather}, {princess feather}, {kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate}, {prince's-plume}]

polygraph
n : a medical instrument that records several physiological processes simultaneously (e.g., pulse rate and blood pressure and respiration and perspiration)

polygynist
n : a man with two or more wives

polygynous
adj : having more than one wife at a time

polygyny
n : having more than one wife at a time

polyhedra
polyhedron
n : a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces [also: {polyhedra} (pl)]

polyhedra
See {polyhedron}

polyhedral
adj : of or relating to or resembling a polyhedron

polyhedral angle
n : the space enclosed by three or more planes that intersect in a vertex

polyhedron
n : a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces [also: {polyhedra} (pl)]

polyhidrosis
n : excessive and profuse perspiration [syn: {hyperhidrosis}, {hyperidrosis}]

Polyhymnia
n : (Greek mythology) the Muse of singing and mime and sacred dance

Polymastigina
n : small usually parasitic flagellates [syn: {order Polymastigina}]

polymastigote
n : flagellates with several flagella

polymath
n : a person of great and varied learning

polymer
n : a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers

polymerase
n : an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of new DNA and RNA from an existing strand of DNA or RNA

polymeric
adj : of or relating to or consisting of a polymer; "a polymeric compound"

polymeric amide
n : a polymer containing repeated amide groups [syn: {polyamide}]

polymerisation
n : a chemical process that combines several monomers to form a polymer or polymeric compound [syn: {polymerization}]

polymerise
v 1: cause (a compound) to polymerize [syn: {polymerize}]
2: undergo polymerization [syn: {polymerize}]

polymerization
n : a chemical process that combines several monomers to form a polymer or polymeric compound [syn: {polymerisation}]

polymerize
v 1: cause (a compound) to polymerize [syn: {polymerise}]
2: undergo polymerization [syn: {polymerise}]

polymethyl methacrylate
n : a transparent plastic used as a substitute for glass

Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae
n : pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers [syn: {Jacob's ladder}, {Greek valerian}, {charity}, {Polemonium caeruleum}, {Polemonium van-bruntiae}]

polymorph
n : an organism that can assume more than one adult form as in the castes of ants or termites

polymorphemic
adj : consisting of two or more morphemes

polymorphic
adj 1: relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms; "polymorphous crystallization" [syn: {polymorphous}]
2: relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population; "a polymorphic species" [syn: {polymorphous}]
3: having or occurring in several distinct forms; "man is both polymorpphic and polytypic"; "a polymorphous god" [syn: {polymorphous}]

polymorphism
n 1: (chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound [syn: {pleomorphism}]
2: (biology) the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences)

polymorphous
adj 1: relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms; "polymorphous crystallization" [syn: {polymorphic}]
2: relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population; "a polymorphic species" [syn: {polymorphic}]
3: having or occurring in several distinct forms; "man is both polymorpphic and polytypic"; "a polymorphous god" [syn: {polymorphic}]

Polymox
n : an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections [syn: {amoxicillin}, {Amoxil}, {Larotid}, {Trimox}, {Augmentin}]

polymyositis
n : myositis characterixed by weakness of limb and neck muscles and much muscle pain and swelling; progression and severity vary among individuals

polymyxin
n : any of several toxic antibiotics obtained from a particular soil bacterium

Polynemidae
n : threadfins [syn: {family Polynemidae}]

Polynesia
n : the islands in the eastern part of Oceania

Polynesian
n : a native or inhabitant of Polynesia

Polynesian tattler
n : tattler of Pacific coastal regions [syn: {Heteroscelus incanus}]

polyneuritic psychosis
n : dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact [syn: {alcoholic dementia}, {alcohol amnestic disorder}, {Korsakoff's psychosis}, {Korsakoff's syndrome}, {Korsakov's psychosis}, {Korsakov's syndrome}]

polyneuritis
n : inflammation of many or all of the peripheral nerves (as in leprosy) [syn: {multiple neuritis}]

polynomial
adj : having the character of a polynomial; "a polynomial expression" [syn: {multinomial}]
n : a mathematical expression that is the sum of a number of terms [syn: {multinomial}]

Polyodon
n : type genus of the Polyodontidae [syn: {genus Polyodon}]

Polyodon spathula
n : primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout [syn: {paddlefish}, {duckbill}]

Polyodontidae
n : paddlefishes [syn: {family Polyodontidae}]

polyoestrous
adj : having more than one period of estrus per year [syn: {polyestrous}]

polyoicous
adj : having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant [syn: {heteroicous}, {polygamous}]

polyoma
n : a virus the can initiate various kinds of tumors in mice [syn: {polyoma virus}]

polyoma virus
n : a virus the can initiate various kinds of tumors in mice [syn: {polyoma}]

polyose
n : any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules [syn: {polysaccharide}]

polyostotic fibrous dysplasia
n : fibrous dysplasia of bone affecting multiple bones [syn: {Albright's disease}]

polyp
n 1: a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane [syn: {polypus}]
2: one of two forms that coelenterates take e.g. a hydra or coral: usually sedentary and has a hollow cylindrical body usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth

polyparia
See {polyparium}

polypectomy
n : surgical removal of a polyp

Polypedates
n : type genus of the Polypedatidae [syn: {genus Polypedates}]

Polypedatidae
n : Old World tree frogs [syn: {family Polypedatidae}]

polypeptide
n : a peptide containing 10 to more than 100 amino acids

polypetalous
adj : having a corolla composed of many separated or distinct petals

polyphase
adj : of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle [syn: {multiphase}]

polyphemus moth
n : very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and shade trees [syn: {Antheraea polyphemus}]

polyphone
n : a letter that has two or more pronunciations; "`c' is a polyphone because it is pronounced like `k' in `car' but like `s' in `cell'" [syn: {polyphonic letter}]

polyphonic
adj 1: having two or more phonetic values; "polyphonic letters such as `a'"
2: of or relating to or characterized by polyphony; "polyphonic traditions of the baroque" [syn: {polyphonous}]
3: having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together [syn: {contrapuntal}] [ant: {monophonic}]

polyphonic letter
n : a letter that has two or more pronunciations; "`c' is a polyphone because it is pronounced like `k' in `car' but like `s' in `cell'" [syn: {polyphone}]

polyphonic music
n : music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments [syn: {polyphony}, {concerted music}] [ant: {monophony}, {monophony}]

polyphonic prose
n : a rhythmical prose employing the poetic devices of alliteration and assonance

polyphonically
adv : in a polyphonic manner; "polyphonically composed"

polyphonous
adj : of or relating to or characterized by polyphony; "polyphonic traditions of the baroque" [syn: {polyphonic}]

polyphony
n : music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments [syn: {polyphonic music}, {concerted music}] [ant: {monophony}, {monophony}]

polyphosphate
n : a salt or ester of polyphosphoric acid

polyphosphoric acid
n : a series of oxyacids of phosphorus

polypi
polypus
n : a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane [syn: {polyp}] [also: {polypi} (pl)]

polypi
See {polypus}

Polyplacophora
n : small class of marine mollusks comprising the chitons; sometimes considered an order of the subclass Amphineura [syn: {class Polyplacophora}]

polyplacophore
n : primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates [syn: {chiton}, {coat-of-mail shell}, {sea cradle}]

polyploid
adj : of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes; "a polyploid cell"; "a polyploid species" [ant: {haploid}, {diploid}]
n : (genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes

polyploidy
n : the condition of being polyploid

Polypodiaceae
n : ferns: a large family that in some classification systems has been subdivided into several families (including Aspleniaceae and Blechnaceae and Davalliaceae and Dennstaedtiaceae and Dryopteridaceae and Oleandraceae and Pteridaceae) [syn: {family Polypodiaceae}]

Polypodiales
n : true (leptosporangiate) ferns [syn: {Filicales}, {order Filicales}, {order Polypodiales}]

Polypodium
n : a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae and having rounded naked sori [syn: {genus Polypodium}]

Polypodium aureum
n : tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polypodium [syn: {golden polypody}, {serpent fern}, {rabbit's-foot fern}, {Phlebodium aureum}]

Polypodium glycyrrhiza
n : fern having rootstock of a sweetish flavor [syn: {licorice fern}]

Polypodium polypodioides
n : fern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds grayish and scurfy below; Americas and South Africa [syn: {gray polypody}, {resurrection fern}]

Polypodium scouleri
n : stiff leathery-leaved fern of western North America having ovate fronds parted to the midrib [syn: {leatherleaf}, {leathery polypody}, {coast polypody}]

Polypodium virgianum
n : chiefly lithophytic or epiphytic fern of North America and east Asia [syn: {rock polypody}, {rock brake}, {American wall fern}]

Polypodium vulgare
n : mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia [syn: {common polypody}, {adder's fern}, {wall fern}, {golden maidenhair}, {golden polypody}, {sweet fern}]

polypody
n : any of numerous ferns of the genus Polypodium

Polyporaceae
n : fungi that become corky or woody with age, often forming shelflike growths on trees [syn: {family Polyporaceae}]

polypore
n : woody pore fungi; any fungus of the family Polyporaceae or family Boletaceae having the spore-bearing surface within tubes or pores; the fruiting bodies are usually woody at maturity and persistent [syn: {pore fungus}, {pore mushroom}]

Polyporus
n : type genus of the Polyporaceae; includes important pathogens of e.g. birches and conifers [syn: {genus Polyporus}]

Polyporus frondosus
n : large grayish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of trees [syn: {hen-of-the-woods}, {hen of the woods}, {Grifola frondosa}]

Polyporus squamosus
n : a fungus with a lateral stalk (when there is a stalk) and a scaly cap that becomes nearly black in maturity; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere [syn: {scaly polypore}]

Polyporus tenuiculus
n : a fungus with a whitish kidney-shaped cap and elongated pores; causes white rot in dead hardwoods

Polyprion
n : wreckfish [syn: {genus Polyprion}]

Polyprion americanus
n : brown fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean found around rocks and shipwrecks [syn: {stone bass}, {wreckfish}]

polypropene
n : a polymer of propylene used as a thermoplastic molding material [syn: {polypropylene}]

polypropenonitrile
n : acrylic resin used to make a strong soft crease-resistant fabric (trade name Acrilan) [syn: {Acrilan}]

polypropylene
n : a polymer of propylene used as a thermoplastic molding material [syn: {polypropene}]

polyptoton
n : repetition of a word in a different case or inflection in the same sentence; "My own heart's heart"

polypus
n : a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane [syn: {polyp}] [also: {polypi} (pl)]

polysaccharide
n : any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules [syn: {polyose}]

polysemant
n : a word having more than one meaning [syn: {polysemantic word}, {polysemous word}]

polysemantic
adj : of words; having many meanings [syn: {polysemous}]

polysemantic word
n : a word having more than one meaning [syn: {polysemant}, {polysemous word}]

polysemous
adj : of words; having many meanings [syn: {polysemantic}]

polysemous word
n : a word having more than one meaning [syn: {polysemant}, {polysemantic word}]

polysemy
n : the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings [syn: {lexical ambiguity}] [ant: {monosemy}]

polysomy
n : congenital defect of having one or more extra chromosomes in somatic cells

Polystichum
n : small to medium-sized terrestrial ferns especially holly ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae [syn: {genus Polystichum}]

Polystichum acrostichoides
n : North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds [syn: {Christmas fern}, {canker brake}, {dagger fern}, {evergreen wood fern}]

Polystichum aculeatum
n : tropical Old World fern having glossy fronds suggestive of holly; sometimes placed in genus Polystichum [syn: {holly fern}, {Cyrtomium aculeatum}]

Polystichum adiantiformis
n : widely distributed fern of tropical southern hemisphere having leathery pinnatifid fronds [syn: {leather fern}, {leatherleaf fern}, {ten-day fern}, {Rumohra adiantiformis}]

Polystichum braunii
n : North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scales [syn: {Braun's holly fern}, {prickly shield fern}]

Polystichum lonchitis
n : evergreen European fern widely cultivated [syn: {northern holly fern}]

Polystichum scopulinum
n : North American fern [syn: {western holly fern}]

Polystichum setiferum
n : European shield fern cultivated in many varieties [syn: {soft shield fern}]

polystyrene
n : a polymer of styrene; a rigid transparent thermoplastic; "expanded polystyrene looks like a rigid white foam and is used as packing or insulation"

polysyllabic
adj 1: having or characterized by words of more than three syllables
2: (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables; "sesquipedalian technical terms" [syn: {sesquipedalian}]

polysyllabic word
n : a word of more than three syllables [syn: {polysyllable}]

polysyllabically
adv : in a polysyllabic manner

polysyllable
n : a word of more than three syllables [syn: {polysyllabic word}]

polysyndeton
n : using several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in `he ran and jumped and laughed for joy')

polysynthetic
adj : forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning [syn: {agglutinative}]

polytechnic
n : a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences [syn: {polytechnic institute}, {engineering school}]

polytechnic institute
n : a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences [syn: {polytechnic}, {engineering school}]

polytetrafluoroethylene
n : a material used to coat cooking utensils and in industrial applications where sticking is to be avoided [syn: {Teflon}]

polytheism
n : belief in multiple Gods [ant: {monotheism}]

polytheistic
adj : worshipping or believing in more than one god [ant: {monotheistic}]

polythene
n : a lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation [syn: {polyethylene}]

polytonal
adj : using more than one key or tonality simultaneously; "exciting rhythms and polytonal harmonies"

polytonalism
n : music that uses two or more different keys at the same time [syn: {polytonality}]

polytonality
n : music that uses two or more different keys at the same time [syn: {polytonalism}]

polyunsaturated
adj : (of long-chain carbon compounds especially fats) having many unsaturated bonds

polyunsaturated fat
n : a class of fats having long carbon chains with many double bonds unsaturated with hydrogen atoms; used in some margarines; supposedly associated with low blood cholesterol

polyunsaturated fatty acid
n : an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has more than one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in fish and corn and soybean oil and safflower oil

polyurethane
n : any of various polymers containing the urethane radical; a wide variety of synthetic forms are made and used as adhesives or plastics or paints or rubber [syn: {ployurethan}]

polyurethane foam
n : a foam made by adding water to polyurethane plastics [syn: {polyfoam}]

polyuria
n : renal disorder characterized by the production of large volumes of pale dilute urine; often associated with diabetes

polyvalence
n : the state of being polyvalent [syn: {polyvalency}, {multivalence}, {multivalency}]

polyvalency
n : the state of being polyvalent [syn: {polyvalence}, {multivalence}, {multivalency}]

polyvalent
adj 1: containing several antibodies each capable of counteracting a specific antigen; "a polyvalent vaccine" [ant: {monovalent}]
2: having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher [syn: {multivalent}] [ant: {monovalent}]

polyvinyl acetate
n : a vinyl polymer used especially in paints or adhesives [syn: {PVA}]

polyvinyl chloride
n : a polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in electric cables [syn: {PVC}]

polyvinyl resin
n : a thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds containing the vinyl group [syn: {vinyl polymer}, {vinyl resin}]

polyvinyl-formaldehyde
n : a polymer of vinyl formaldehyde

polyzoa
n : marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids [syn: {Bryozoa}, {phylum Bryozoa}]

polyzoa
n
n : sessile aquatic animal forming mosslike colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding [syn: {bryozoan}, {sea mat}, {sea moss}, {moss animal}] [also: {polyzoa} (pl)]

polyzoa
See {polyzoan}

polyzoan
n : sessile aquatic animal forming mosslike colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding [syn: {bryozoan}, {sea mat}, {sea moss}, {moss animal}] [also: {polyzoa} (pl)]

polyzoaria
See {polyzoarium}

pom
n : a disparaging term for English immigrants to Australia or New Zealand [syn: {pommy}]

Pomacanthus
n : angelfishes [syn: {genus Pomacanthus}]

pomace fly
n : any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits [syn: {fruit fly}]

Pomacentridae
n : damselfishes [syn: {family Pomacentridae}]

Pomacentrus
n : type genus of the Pomacentridae: damselfishes [syn: {genus Pomacentrus}]

Pomacentrus leucostictus
n : a blue and yellow damselfish of Bermuda and Florida and the West Indies [syn: {beaugregory}]

pomade
n : hairdressing consisting of a perfumed oil or ointment [syn: {pomatum}]
v : apply pomade to (hair)

pomaded
adj : (of hair) groomed with pomade; "pomaded hair"

Pomaderris
n : a genus of Australasian shrubs and trees [syn: {genus Pomaderris}]

Pomaderris apetala
n : Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts [syn: {hazel}, {hazel tree}]

Pomatomidae
n : food and game fishes related to pompanos [syn: {family Pomatomidae}]

Pomatomus
n : type genus of the Pomatomidae [syn: {genus Pomatomus}]

Pomatomus saltatrix
n : bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters [syn: {bluefish}]

pomatum
n : hairdressing consisting of a perfumed oil or ointment [syn: {pomade}]

pome
n : a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part [syn: {false fruit}]

pomegranate
n 1: shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit [syn: {pomegranate tree}, {Punica granatum}]
2: large globular fruit having many seeds with juicy red pulp in a tough brownish-red rind

pomegranate tree
n : shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit [syn: {pomegranate}, {Punica granatum}]

pomelo
n 1: southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits [syn: {pomelo tree}, {pummelo}, {shaddock}, {Citrus maxima}, {Citrus grandis}, {Citrus decumana}]
2: large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp [syn: {shaddock}]

pomelo tree
n : southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits [syn: {pomelo}, {pummelo}, {shaddock}, {Citrus maxima}, {Citrus grandis}, {Citrus decumana}]

Pomeranian
n : breed of very small compact long-haired dogs of the spitz type

pomfret
n : deep-bodied sooty-black pelagic spiny-finned fish of the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific; valued for food [syn: {Brama raii}]

pomme blanche
n : densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots [syn: {breadroot}, {Indian breadroot}, {pomme de prairie}, {Psoralea esculenta}]

pomme de prairie
n : densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots [syn: {breadroot}, {Indian breadroot}, {pomme blanche}, {Psoralea esculenta}]

pommel
n 1: a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse
2: handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle [syn: {saddlebow}]
3: an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger [syn: {knob}]
v : strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators" [syn: {pummel}, {biff}] [also: {pommelling}, {pommelled}]

pommel horse
n : a horse with a cylindrical body covered with leather and two upright handles (pommels) near the center; held upright by two steel supports, one at each end [syn: {side horse}]

pommelled
pommel
n 1: a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse
2: handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle [syn: {saddlebow}]
3: an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger [syn: {knob}]
v : strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators" [syn: {pummel}, {biff}] [also: {pommelling}, {pommelled}]

pommelled
See {pommel}

pommelling
pommel
n 1: a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse
2: handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle [syn: {saddlebow}]
3: an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger [syn: {knob}]
v : strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators" [syn: {pummel}, {biff}] [also: {pommelling}, {pommelled}]

pommelling
See {pommel}

pommy
n : a disparaging term for English immigrants to Australia or New Zealand [syn: {pom}]

Pomo
n 1: a member of an Indian people of northern California living along the Russian River valley and adjacent Pacific coast
2: the Kulanapan language spoken by the Pomo

Pomolobus
n : genus to which the alewife is sometimes assigned [syn: {genus Pomolobus}]

Pomolobus pseudoharengus
n : shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus [syn: {alewife}, {Alosa pseudoharengus}]

pomology
n : the branch of botany that studies and cultivates fruits

Pomoxis
n : crappies [syn: {genus Pomoxis}]

Pomoxis annularis
n : a crappie that is white [syn: {white crappie}]

Pomoxis nigromaculatus
n : a crappie that is black [syn: {black crappie}]

pomp
n : ceremonial elegance and splendor; "entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses" [syn: {eclat}]

Pompadour
n 1: French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose policies she influenced (1721-1764) [syn: {Marquise de Pompdour}, {Jeanne Antoinette Poisson}]
2: a hair style in which the front hair is swept up from the forehead
v : style women's hair in a pompadour

pompano
n 1: flesh of pompano; warm-water fatty fish
2: any of several deep-bodied food fishes of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico

Pompeii
n : ancient city southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius

Pompey
n 1: Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC) [syn: {Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus}, {Pompey the Great}]
2: a port city in southern England on the English Channel; Britain's major naval base [syn: {Portsmouth}]

Pompey the Great
n : Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC) [syn: {Pompey}, {Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus}]

pom-pom
n 1: decoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk; usually worn on a hat [syn: {pompon}]
2: artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes [syn: {antiaircraft}, {antiaircraft gun}, {flak}, {flack}, {ack-ack}, {ack-ack gun}]

pompon
n 1: decoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk; usually worn on a hat [syn: {pom-pom}]
2: dusky gray food fish found from Louisiana and Florida southward [syn: {black margate}, {Anisotremus surinamensis}]

pomposity
n : lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity [syn: {ostentation}, {ostentatiousness}, {pompousness}, {pretentiousness}, {splashiness}, {inflation}]

pompous
adj : puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek [syn: {grandiloquent}, {overblown}, {pontifical}, {portentous}]

pompously
adv : in a pompous manner; "he pompously described his achievements"

pompousness
n : lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity [syn: {ostentation}, {ostentatiousness}, {pomposity}, {pretentiousness}, {splashiness}, {inflation}]

Ponca
n 1: a member of the Siouan people of the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska [syn: {Ponka}]
2: the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Ponca people [syn: {Ponka}]

ponce
n : someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce) [syn: {pimp}, {procurer}, {panderer}, {pander}, {pandar}, {fancy man}]

poncho
n : a blanket-like cloak with a hole in the center for the head

Poncirus
n : 1 species: trifoliate orange [syn: {genus Poncirus}]

Poncirus trifoliata
n : small fast-growing spiny deciduous Chinese orange tree bearing sweetly scented flowers and decorative but inedible fruit: used as a stock in grafting and for hedges [syn: {trifoliate orange}, {trifoliata}, {wild orange}]

pond
n : a small lake; "the pond was too small for sailing" [syn: {pool}]

pond apple
n 1: small evergreen tree of tropical America with edible fruit; used chiefly as grafting stock [syn: {pond-apple tree}, {Annona glabra}]
2: ovoid yellow fruit with very fragrant peach-colored flesh; related to custard apples

pond bald cypress
n : common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottoms [syn: {bald cypress}, {swamp cypress}, {southern cypress}, {Taxodium distichum}]

pond cypress
n : smaller than and often included in the closely related Taxodium distichum [syn: {bald cypress}, {Taxodium ascendens}]

pond lily
n : a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions [syn: {water nymph}, {fragrant water lily}, {Nymphaea odorata}]

pond pine
n : large 3-needled pine of sandy swamps of southeastern United States; needles longer than those of the northern pitch pine [syn: {Pinus serotina}]

pond scum
n : free-floating freshwater green algae

pond-apple tree
n : small evergreen tree of tropical America with edible fruit; used chiefly as grafting stock [syn: {pond apple}, {Annona glabra}]

ponder
v : reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" [syn: {chew over}, {think over}, {meditate}, {excogitate}, {contemplate}, {muse}, {reflect}, {mull}, {mull over}, {ruminate}, {speculate}]

ponderable
adj 1: capable of being weighed or considered; "something ponderable from the outer world--something of which we can say that its weight is so and so"- James Jeans [ant: {imponderable}]
2: possible to ponder; "space flight to other galaxies becomes more cogitable" [syn: {cogitable}]

ponderer
n : a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation [syn: {muser}, {muller}, {ruminator}]

pondering
adj : persistently or morbidly thoughtful [syn: {brooding}, {broody}, {contemplative}, {meditative}, {musing}, {pensive}, {reflective}, {ruminative}]

ponderosa
n : common and widely distributed tall timber pine of western North America having dark green needles in bunches of 2 to 5 and thick bark with dark brown plates when mature [syn: {ponderosa pine}, {western yellow pine}, {bull pine}, {Pinus ponderosa}]

ponderosa pine
n : common and widely distributed tall timber pine of western North America having dark green needles in bunches of 2 to 5 and thick bark with dark brown plates when mature [syn: {ponderosa}, {western yellow pine}, {bull pine}, {Pinus ponderosa}]

ponderosity
n : the property of being large in mass [syn: {heft}, {heftiness}, {massiveness}, {ponderousness}]

ponderous
adj 1: slow and laborious because of weight; "the heavy tread of tired troops"; "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot"; "ponderous prehistoric beasts"; "a ponderous yawn" [syn: {heavy}, {lumbering}]
2: having great mass and weight and unwieldiness; "a ponderous stone"; "a ponderous burden"; "ponderous weapons"
3: labored and dull; "a ponderous speech"

ponderously
adv 1: in an uninterestingly ponderous manner; "the play was staged with ponderously realistic sets"
2: in a heavy ponderous manner; "he moves ponderously"

ponderousness
n : the property of being large in mass [syn: {heft}, {heftiness}, {massiveness}, {ponderosity}]

pond-scum parasite
n : an aquatic fungus of genus Synchytriaceae that is parasitic on pond scum

pond-skater
n : long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water [syn: {water strider}, {water skater}]

pondweed
n 1: any of several submerged or floating freshwater perennial aquatic weeds belonging to the family Potamogetonaceae
2: submerged freshwater perennials [syn: {Elodea}, {genus Elodea}, {ditchmoss}]

pondweed family
n : plants that grow in ponds and slow streams; sometimes includes family Zosteraceae [syn: {Potamogetonaceae}, {family Potamogetonaceae}]

pone
n : cornbread often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried (Southern) [syn: {cornpone}]

pong
n : an unpleasant smell [syn: {niff}]

Pongamia
n : 1 species: Indian beech [syn: {genus Pongamia}]

Pongamia glabra
n : evergreen Asiatic tree having glossy pinnate leaves and racemose creamy-white scented flowers; used as a shade tree [syn: {Indian beech}]

pongee
n : a soft thin cloth woven from raw silk (or an imitation)

pongid
n : any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae [syn: {great ape}]

Pongidae
n : usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbons [syn: {family Pongidae}]

Pongo
n : type genus of the family Pongidae: orangutans [syn: {genus Pongo}]

Pongo pygmaeus
n : large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits [syn: {orangutan}, {orang}, {orangutang}]

poniard
n : a dagger with a slender blade [syn: {bodkin}]
v : stab with a poniard

Ponka
n 1: a member of the Siouan people of the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska [syn: {Ponca}]
2: the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Ponca people [syn: {Ponca}]

pons
n : a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain [syn: {pons Varolii}] [also: {pontes} (pl)]

pons asinorum
n : a problem that severely tests the ability of an inexperienced person

pons Varolii
n : a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain [syn: {pons}]

Ponstel
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic drug (trade name Ponstel) used to treat mild pain (especially menstrual cramps) [syn: {mefenamic acid}]

Ponte 25 de Abril
n : a suspension bridge across the Tagus River at Lisbon

Pontederia
n : pickerelweed [syn: {genus Pontederia}]

Pontederia cordata
n : American plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in shallow water of streams and ponds [syn: {pickerelweed}, {pickerel weed}, {wampee}]

Pontederiaceae
n : aquatic or bog plants [syn: {family Pontederiaceae}, {pickerelweed family}]

pontes
pons
n : a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain [syn: {pons Varolii}] [also: {pontes} (pl)]

pontes
See {pons}

Pontiac
n : famous chief of the Ottawa who led an unsuccessful rebellion against the British (1715-1769)

pontifex
n : a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome [also: {pontifices} (pl)]

Pontiff
n : the head of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {Pope}, {Catholic Pope}, {Roman Catholic Pope}, {Holy Father}, {Vicar of Christ}, {Bishop of Rome}]

pontifical
adj 1: proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles; "papal dispensation" [syn: {papal}, {apostolic}, {apostolical}]
2: denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops [syn: {episcopal}]
3: puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek [syn: {grandiloquent}, {overblown}, {pompous}, {portentous}]

pontificate
n : the government of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {papacy}]
v 1: administer a pontifical office
2: talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner; "The new professor always pontificates"

pontifices
pontifex
n : a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome [also: {pontifices} (pl)]

pontifices
See {pontifex}

pontoon
n 1: (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge
2: a float supporting a seaplane

pontoon bridge
n : a temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons [syn: {bateau bridge}, {floating bridge}]

pontoon plane
n : a seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from water [syn: {floatplane}]

Pontos
n : (Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus [syn: {Pontus}]

Pontus
n 1: (Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus [syn: {Pontos}]
2: an ancient region of northern Asia Minor on the Black Sea; it reached its height under Mithridates VI but was later incorporated into the Roman Empire

pony
n 1: a range horse of the western United States
2: an informal term for a racehorse; "he liked to bet on the ponies"
3: a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly) [syn: {trot}, {crib}]
4: a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey [syn: {shot glass}, {jigger}]
5: any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder

pony cart
n : a cart with an underslung axle and two seats [syn: {ponycart}, {donkey cart}, {tub-cart}]

pony express
n : express mail carried by relays of riders on horseback; especially between Missouri and California around 1860

pony up
v : give reluctantly; "He coughed up some money for his children's tuition" [syn: {cough up}, {spit up}]

ponycart
n : a cart with an underslung axle and two seats [syn: {pony cart}, {donkey cart}, {tub-cart}]

ponytail
n : a hair style that draws the hair back so that it hangs down in back of the head like a pony's tail

pony-trekking
n : a sport in which people ride across country on ponies

pooch
n : informal terms for dogs [syn: {doggie}, {doggy}, {barker}, {bow-wow}]
v : round one's lips as if intending to kiss [syn: {pooch out}]

pooch out
v : round one's lips as if intending to kiss [syn: {pooch}]

pood
n : a Russian unit of weight equal to approximately 36 pounds

poodle
n : an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs [syn: {poodle dog}]

poodle dog
n : an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs [syn: {poodle}]

Pooecetes
n : a genus of Fringillidae [syn: {genus Pooecetes}]

Pooecetes gramineus
n : common North American finch noted for its evening song [syn: {vesper sparrow}, {grass finch}]

poof
n : offensive terms for an openly homosexual man [syn: {fagot}, {faggot}, {fag}, {fairy}, {nance}, {pansy}, {queen}, {queer}, {poove}, {pouf}]

pooh-bah
n : an arrogant or conceited person of importance [syn: {high-muck-a-muck}]

pooh-pooh
v 1: express contempt about
2: reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" [syn: {reject}, {spurn}, {freeze off}, {scorn}, {disdain}, {turn down}]

pool
n 1: an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
2: a small lake; "the pond was too small for sailing" [syn: {pond}]
3: an organization of people or resources that can be shared; "a car pool"; "a secretarial pool"; "when he was first hired he was assigned to the pool"
4: an association of companies for some definite purpose [syn: {consortium}, {syndicate}]
5: any communal combination of funds; "everyone contributed to the pool"
6: a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid; "there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain"; "the body lay in a pool of blood" [syn: {puddle}]
7: the combined stakes of the betters [syn: {kitty}]
8: something resembling a pool of liquid; "he stood in a pool of light"; "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines" [syn: {puddle}]
9: any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets [syn: {pocket billiards}]
v 1: combine into a common fund; "We pooled resources"
2: join or form a pool of people

pool ball
n : ball used in playing pool

pool cue
n : sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards [syn: {cue}, {cue stick}, {pool stick}]

pool player
n : someone who shoots pool

pool stick
n : sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards [syn: {cue}, {cue stick}, {pool cue}]

pool table
n : game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played [syn: {billiard table}, {snooker table}]

pooler
n : someone who shares in and contributes to a general fund for use by all

pooling of interest
n : an accounting method used in the merging of companies; the balance sheets are added together item by item; this method is tax-free

poolroom
n : a room with pool tables where pool is played

poon
n 1: wood of any poon tree; used for masts and spars
2: any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood

poop
n 1: obscene terms for feces [syn: {crap}, {dirt}, {shit}, {shite}, {turd}]
2: a stupid foolish person [syn: {nincompoop}, {ninny}]
3: slang terms for inside information; "is that the straight dope?" [syn: {dope}, {the skinny}, {low-down}]
4: the rear part of a ship [syn: {stern}, {after part}, {quarter}, {tail}]

poop deck
n : an exposed partial weather deck on the stern superstructure of a ship

poop out
v : use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At the end of the march, I pooped out" [syn: {peter out}, {run down}, {run out}, {conk out}]

poor
adj 1: moderate to inferior in quality; "they improved the quality from mediocre to above average"; "he would make a poor spy" [syn: {mediocre}, {second-rate}]
2: deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life" [syn: {hapless}, {miserable}, {misfortunate}, {pathetic}, {piteous}, {pitiable}, {pitiful}, {wretched}]
3: having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret" [ant: {rich}]
4: characterized by or indicating lack of money; "the country had a poor economy" [ant: {rich}]
5: low in degree; "expectations were poor"
6: badly supplied with desirable qualities or substances; "a poor land"; "the area was poor in timber and coal"; "food poor in nutritive value" [ant: {rich}]
7: not sufficient to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience" [syn: {inadequate}, {short}]
8: unsatisfactory; "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"
9: yielding little by great labor; "a hardscrabble farm"; "poor soil" [syn: {hardscrabble}]

poor box
n : box for collecting alms, especially one in a church [syn: {alms box}, {mite box}]

poor boy
n : a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States [syn: {bomber}, {grinder}, {hero}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy}, {Cuban sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {sub}, {submarine}, {submarine sandwich}, {torpedo}, {wedge}, {zep}]

poor devil
n : someone you feel sorry for [syn: {wretch}]

poor fish
n : a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!" [syn: {stupid}, {stupid person}, {dullard}, {dolt}, {pudding head}, {pudden-head}, {pillock}]

poor law
n : a law providing support for the poor

poor man
n : a person who is very poor [syn: {pauper}]

poor man's orchid
n : any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers [syn: {butterfly flower}, {schizanthus}]

poor man's pulse
n : twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos [syn: {horse gram}, {horse grain}, {Macrotyloma uniflorum}, {Dolichos biflorus}]

poor man's weatherglass
n : herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather [syn: {scarlet pimpernel}, {red pimpernel}, {Anagallis arvensis}]

poor person
n : a person with few or no possessions [syn: {have-not}]

poor rates
n : a local tax for the relief of the poor

poor shape
n : poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition [syn: {unfitness}, {bad condition}] [ant: {fitness}]

poor speller
n : someone who spells words [syn: {speller}, {good speller}]

poor white
n : an offensive term for White people who are impoverished [syn: {white trash}, {poor white trash}]

poor white trash
n : an offensive term for White people who are impoverished [syn: {white trash}, {poor white}]

poorest
adj : the lowest rank; "bottom member of the class" [syn: {bottom}]

poorhouse
n : an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless

poorly
adj : somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work" [syn: {ailing}, {indisposed}, {peaked(p)}, {poorly(p)}, {sickly}, {unwell}, {under the weather}]
adv : (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well; "he was ill prepared"; "it ill befits a man to betray old friends"; "the car runs badly"; "he performed badly on the exam"; "the team played poorly"; "ill-fitting clothes"; "an ill-conceived plan" [syn: {ill}, {badly}] [ant: {well}]

poorness
n 1: the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions [syn: {poverty}, {impoverishment}] [ant: {wealth}]
2: less than adequate; "the relative poorness of New England farmland"
3: the quality of being meager; "an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot [syn: {meagerness}, {meagreness}, {scantiness}, {scantness}, {exiguity}]
4: the quality of being poorly made or maintained; "she was unrecognizable because of the poorness of the photography"

poor-spirited
adj : lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful [syn: {pusillanimous}, {unmanly}]

poorwill
n : goatsucker of western North America [syn: {Phalaenoptilus nuttallii}]

poove
n : offensive terms for an openly homosexual man [syn: {fagot}, {faggot}, {fag}, {fairy}, {nance}, {pansy}, {queen}, {queer}, {poof}, {pouf}]

pop
adj : (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people) [syn: {popular}]
n 1: an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk [syn: {dad}, {dada}, {daddy}, {pa}, {papa}, {pappa}, {pater}]
2: a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics" [syn: {soda}, {soda pop}, {soda water}, {tonic}]
3: a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork [syn: {popping}]
4: music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love [syn: {pop music}]
adv : like a pop or with a pop; "everything went pop"
v 1: bulge outward; "His eyes popped" [syn: {protrude}, {pop out}, {bulge}, {bulge out}, {bug out}, {come out}]
2: hit a pop-fly; "He popped out to shortstop"
3: make a sharp explosive noise; "The cork of the champagne bottle popped"
4: fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise; "The soldiers were popping"
5: cause to make a sharp explosive sound; "He popped the champagne bottle"
6: appear suddenly or unexpectedly; "The farm popped into view as we turned the corner"; "He suddenly popped up out of nowhere" [syn: {crop up}, {pop up}]
7: put or thrust suddenly and forcefully; "pop the pizza into the microwave oven"; "He popped the petit-four into his mouth"
8: release suddenly; "pop the clutch"
9: hit or strike; "He popped me on the head" 10: drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work" [syn: {toss off}, {bolt down}, {belt down}, {pour down}, {down}, {drink down}, {kill}] 11: take drugs, especially orally; "The man charged with murder popped a valium to calm his nerves" 12: cause to burst with a lound, explosive sound; "The child popped the balloon" 13: burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven" [also: {popping}, {popped}]

Pop Art
n : an American school of the 1950s that imitated the techniques of commercial art (as the soup cans of Andy Warhol) and the styles of popular culture and the mass media

pop bottle
n : a bottle for holding soft drinks [syn: {soda bottle}]

pop fly
n : a short high fly ball

pop group
n : a group that plays pop music

pop in
v : enter briefly; "He popped in for two minutes" [ant: {pop out}]

pop music
n : music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love [syn: {pop}]

pop off
v 1: leave quickly
2: die; "The old man finally kicked the bucket" [syn: {kick the bucket}, {cash in one's chips}, {buy the farm}, {conk}, {give-up the ghost}, {drop dead}, {choke}, {croak}, {snuff it}]

pop out
v 1: appear suddenly; "Spring popped up everywhere in the valley" [syn: {burst out}]
2: come forth or out; "You stick the coins in, but they come out again"; "His hair and teeth fell out" [syn: {come out}, {fall out}]
3: bulge outward; "His eyes popped" [syn: {protrude}, {pop}, {bulge}, {bulge out}, {bug out}, {come out}]
4: exit briefly; "He popped out for a quick coffee break" [ant: {pop in}]

pop quiz
n : a quiz given without prior warning

pop tent
n : a small tent that is easy to carry and quick to set up

pop the question
v : ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman" [syn: {propose}, {declare oneself}, {offer}]

pop up
v : appear suddenly or unexpectedly; "The farm popped into view as we turned the corner"; "He suddenly popped up out of nowhere" [syn: {crop up}, {pop}]

popcorn
n 1: corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat [syn: {Zea mays everta}]
2: small kernels of corn exploded by heat

popcorn ball
n : popcorn combined with a thick sugar or molasses or caramel syrup and formed into balls

Pope
n 1: the head of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {Catholic Pope}, {Roman Catholic Pope}, {Pontiff}, {Holy Father}, {Vicar of Christ}, {Bishop of Rome}]
2: English poet and satirist (1688-1744) [syn: {Alexander Pope}]

Pope Alexander VI
n : Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia (1431-1503) [syn: {Alexander VI}, {Borgia}, {Rodrigo Borgia}]

popery
n : an offensive term for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church

pope's nose
n : the tail of a dressed fowl [syn: {parson's nose}]

popeyed
adj 1: with eyes or mouth open in surprise [syn: {goggle-eyed}, {openmouthed}]
2: having bulging eyes

popgun
n : plaything consisting of a toy gun that makes a popping sound

Popillia
n : a genus of Scarabaeidae [syn: {genus Popillia}]

Popillia japonica
n : small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia; serious plant pest in North America [syn: {Japanese beetle}]

popinjay
n 1: a vain and talkative person (chatters like a parrot)
2: archaic

popish
adj : of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic Church" [syn: {Roman}, {r.c.}, {Romanist}, {romish}, {Roman Catholic}, {papist}, {papistic}, {papistical}]

popishly
adv : like the Pope; in a popish manner

poplar
n 1: soft light-colored nondurable wood of the poplar
2: any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins [syn: {poplar tree}]

Poplar Bluff
n : a town in southeast Missouri

poplar tree
n : any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins [syn: {poplar}]

poplin
n : a ribbed fabric used in clothing and upholstery

popliteal
adj : of or relating to the area behind the knee joint

popliteal artery
n : continuation of the femoral artery that branches to supply the legs and feet [syn: {arteria poplitea}]

popliteal vein
n : a vein arising in the knee and ascending to become the femoral vein [syn: {vena poplitea}]

popover
n : light hollow muffin made of a puff batter (individual Yorkshire pudding) baked in a deep muffin cup

popped
pop
adj : (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people) [syn: {popular}]
n 1: an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk [syn: {dad}, {dada}, {daddy}, {pa}, {papa}, {pappa}, {pater}]
2: a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics" [syn: {soda}, {soda pop}, {soda water}, {tonic}]
3: a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork [syn: {popping}]
4: music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love [syn: {pop music}]
adv : like a pop or with a pop; "everything went pop"
v 1: bulge outward; "His eyes popped" [syn: {protrude}, {pop out}, {bulge}, {bulge out}, {bug out}, {come out}]
2: hit a pop-fly; "He popped out to shortstop"
3: make a sharp explosive noise; "The cork of the champagne bottle popped"
4: fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise; "The soldiers were popping"
5: cause to make a sharp explosive sound; "He popped the champagne bottle"
6: appear suddenly or unexpectedly; "The farm popped into view as we turned the corner"; "He suddenly popped up out of nowhere" [syn: {crop up}, {pop up}]
7: put or thrust suddenly and forcefully; "pop the pizza into the microwave oven"; "He popped the petit-four into his mouth"
8: release suddenly; "pop the clutch"
9: hit or strike; "He popped me on the head" 10: drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work" [syn: {toss off}, {bolt down}, {belt down}, {pour down}, {down}, {drink down}, {kill}] 11: take drugs, especially orally; "The man charged with murder popped a valium to calm his nerves" 12: cause to burst with a lound, explosive sound; "The child popped the balloon" 13: burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven" [also: {popping}, {popped}]

popped
See {pop}

popper
n 1: a container of stimulant drug (amyl nitrate or butyl nitrite)
2: a container for cooking popcorn

poppet
n : a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicular from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines [syn: {poppet valve}]

poppet valve
n : a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicular from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines [syn: {poppet}]

popping
pop
adj : (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people) [syn: {popular}]
n 1: an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk [syn: {dad}, {dada}, {daddy}, {pa}, {papa}, {pappa}, {pater}]
2: a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics" [syn: {soda}, {soda pop}, {soda water}, {tonic}]
3: a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork [syn: {popping}]
4: music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love [syn: {pop music}]
adv : like a pop or with a pop; "everything went pop"
v 1: bulge outward; "His eyes popped" [syn: {protrude}, {pop out}, {bulge}, {bulge out}, {bug out}, {come out}]
2: hit a pop-fly; "He popped out to shortstop"
3: make a sharp explosive noise; "The cork of the champagne bottle popped"
4: fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise; "The soldiers were popping"
5: cause to make a sharp explosive sound; "He popped the champagne bottle"
6: appear suddenly or unexpectedly; "The farm popped into view as we turned the corner"; "He suddenly popped up out of nowhere" [syn: {crop up}, {pop up}]
7: put or thrust suddenly and forcefully; "pop the pizza into the microwave oven"; "He popped the petit-four into his mouth"
8: release suddenly; "pop the clutch"
9: hit or strike; "He popped me on the head" 10: drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work" [syn: {toss off}, {bolt down}, {belt down}, {pour down}, {down}, {drink down}, {kill}] 11: take drugs, especially orally; "The man charged with murder popped a valium to calm his nerves" 12: cause to burst with a lound, explosive sound; "The child popped the balloon" 13: burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven" [also: {popping}, {popped}]

popping
n : a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork [syn: {pop}]

popping
See {pop}

poppy
n : annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers

Poppy Day
n : the Sunday nearest to November 11 when those who died in World War I and World War II are commemorated [syn: {Remembrance Day}, {Remembrance Sunday}]

poppy family
n : herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits [syn: {Papaveraceae}, {family Papaveraceae}]

poppy mallow
n : a plant of the genus Callirhoe having palmately cleft leaves and white to red or purple flowers borne throughout the summer

poppy seed
n : small gray seed of a poppy flower; used whole or ground in baked items

poppycock
n : senseless talk; "don't give me that stuff" [syn: {stuff}, {stuff and nonsense}, {hooey}]

popsicle
n : ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick; "in England a popsicle is called an ice lolly" [syn: {ice lolly}, {lolly}, {lollipop}]

populace
n : people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public" [syn: {public}, {world}]

popular
adj 1: regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public; "a popular tourist attraction"; "a popular girl"; "cabbage patch dolls are no longer popular" [ant: {unpopular}]
2: carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large; "the popular vote"; "popular representation"; "institutions of popular government"
3: representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large; "democratic art forms"; "a democratic or popular movement"; "popular thought"; "popular science"; "popular fiction" [syn: {democratic}]
4: comprehensible to the general public; "written for the popular press in plain nontechnical language" [syn: {plain}]
5: (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people) [syn: {pop}]

Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
n : a Marxist-Leninist group that believes Palestinian goals can only be achieved by revolutionary change; "in 1974 the DFLP took over a schoolhouse and massacred Israeli schoolchildren" [syn: {Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine}, {DFLP}, {PDFLP}]

popular front
n : a leftist coalition organized against a common opponent

Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
n : a terrorist group of limited popularity formed in 1967 after the Six-Day War; combined Marxist-Leninist ideology with Palestinian nationalism; used terrorism to gain attention for their cause; hoped to eliminate the state of Israel [syn: {PFLP}]

Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command
n : a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that conducted several attacks in western Europe [syn: {PFLP-GC}]

popular music
n : any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time) [syn: {popular music genre}]

popular music genre
n : any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time) [syn: {popular music}]

popular opinion
n : a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion" [syn: {public opinion}, {opinion}, {vox populi}]

Popular Struggle Front
n : a terrorist group of radical Palestinians who split with al-Fatah in 1967 but now have close relations with al-Fatah; staged terrorist attacks against Israel across the Lebanese border [syn: {PSF}]

popular with
adj : patronized by [syn: {fashionable}, {popular with(p)}]

popularisation
n 1: an interpretation that easily understandable and acceptable [syn: {popularization}]
2: the act of making something attractive to the general public [syn: {popularization}, {vulgarization}, {vulgarisation}]

popularise
v 1: cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use; "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors" [syn: {popularize}, {vulgarize}, {vulgarise}, {generalize}, {generalise}]
2: make understandable to the general public; "Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books" [syn: {popularize}]

populariser
n : someone who makes attractive to the general public [syn: {popularizer}, {vulgarizer}, {vulgariser}]

popularism
n : music adapted to the understanding and taste of the majority

popularity
n : the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after; "his charm soon won him affection and popularity"; "the universal popularity of American movies" [ant: {unpopularity}]

popularity contest
n : competition (real or figurative) for popular support

popularization
n 1: an interpretation that easily understandable and acceptable [syn: {popularisation}]
2: the act of making something attractive to the general public [syn: {popularisation}, {vulgarization}, {vulgarisation}]

popularize
v 1: cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use; "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors" [syn: {popularise}, {vulgarize}, {vulgarise}, {generalize}, {generalise}]
2: make understandable to the general public; "Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books" [syn: {popularise}]

popularizer
n : someone who makes attractive to the general public [syn: {populariser}, {vulgarizer}, {vulgariser}]

popularly
adv : among the people; "this topic was popularly discussed"

populate
v 1: make one's home or live in; "She resides officially in Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted"; "The plains are sparsely populated" [syn: {dwell}, {shack}, {reside}, {live}, {inhabit}, {people}, {domicile}, {domiciliate}]
2: fill with people or supply with inhabitants; "people a room"; "The government wanted to populate the remote area of the country" [syn: {people}]

populated
adj : furnished with inhabitants; "the area is well populated"; "forests populated with all kinds of wild life"

populated area
n : a geographical area constituting a city or town [syn: {urban area}] [ant: {country}]

population
n 1: the people who inhabit a territory or state; "the population seemed to be well fed and clothed"
2: a group of organisms of the same species populating a given area; "they hired hunters to keep down the deer population"
3: (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn; "it is an estimate of the mean of the population" [syn: {universe}]
4: the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.); "people come and go, but the population of this town has remained approximately constant for the past decade"; "the African-American population of Salt Lake City has been increasing"
5: the act of populating (causing to live in a place); "he deplored the population of colonies with convicted criminals"

Population Commission
n : the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with population control

population control
n : control over the growth of population; a government program

population growth
n : increase in the number of people who inhabit a territory or state

population profile
n : a chart showing the number of people as a function of their ages

population scientist
n : a scientist who studies the growth and density of populations and their vital statistics [syn: {demographer}, {demographist}]

population shift
n : a change in the relative numbers of the different groups of individuals making up a population

populism
n : the political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite

populist
n : an advocate of democratic principles [syn: {democrat}]

Populist Party
n : a former political party in the United States; formed in 1891 to advocate currency expansion and state control of railroads [syn: {People's Party}]

populous
adj : densely populated [syn: {thickly settled}]

Populus
n : a genus of trees of the family Salicaceae that is found in the northern hemisphere; poplars [syn: {genus Populus}]

Populus alba
n : a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces [syn: {white poplar}, {white aspen}, {abele}, {aspen poplar}, {silver-leaved poplar}]

Populus balsamifera
n : poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves [syn: {balsam poplar}, {hackmatack}, {tacamahac}]

Populus canescens
n : large rapidly growing poplar with faintly lobed dentate leaves gray on the lower surface; native to Europe but introduced and naturalized elsewhere [syn: {gray poplar}]

Populus deltoides
n : a common poplar of eastern and central United States; cultivated in United States for its rapid growth and luxuriant foliage and in Europe for timber [syn: {Eastern cottonwood}, {necklace poplar}]

Populus grandidentata
n : aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America [syn: {Canadian aspen}, {bigtooth aspen}, {bigtoothed aspen}, {big-toothed aspen}, {large-toothed aspen}, {large tooth aspen}]

Populus heterophylla
n : North American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves and brownish bark and wood [syn: {swamp cottonwood}, {black cottonwood}, {downy poplar}, {swamp poplar}]

Populus nigra
n : large European poplar [syn: {black poplar}]

Populus nigra italica
n : distinguished by its columnar fastigiate shape and erect branches [syn: {Lombardy poplar}]

Populus tremula
n : Old World aspen with a broad much-branched crown; northwestern Europe and Siberia to North Africa [syn: {quaking aspen}, {European quaking aspen}]

Populus tremuloides
n : slender aspen native to North America [syn: {American quaking aspen}, {American aspen}]

Populus trichocarpa
n : cottonwood of western North America with dark green leaves shining above and rusty or silvery beneath [syn: {black cottonwood}, {Western balsam poplar}]

porbeagle
n : voracious pointed-nose shark of northern Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {Lamna nasus}]

porc
n : meat from a domestic hog or pig [syn: {pork}]

porcelain
n : ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic

porcelain clay
n : a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper) [syn: {china clay}, {china stone}, {kaolin}, {kaoline}, {terra alba}]

Porcellio
n : Old World genus of isopod crustaceans [syn: {genus Porcellio}]

Porcellionidae
n : sow bugs [syn: {family Porcellionidae}]

porch
n : a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance

porcine
adj 1: relating to or suggesting swine; "comparison between human and porcine pleasures"
2: repellently fat; "a bald porcine old man" [syn: {gross}]
3: resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy; "piggish table manners"; "the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father"; "swinish slavering over food" [syn: {hoggish}, {piggish}, {piggy}, {swinish}]

porcupine
n : relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur [syn: {hedgehog}]

porcupine ball
n : meat patties rolled in rice and simmered in a tomato sauce [syn: {porcupines}]

porcupine fish
n : spines become erect when the body is inflated; worldwide in warm waters [syn: {porcupinefish}, {Diodon hystrix}]

porcupine provision
n : a measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts [syn: {shark repellent}]

porcupinefish
n : spines become erect when the body is inflated; worldwide in warm waters [syn: {porcupine fish}, {Diodon hystrix}]

porcupines
n : meat patties rolled in rice and simmered in a tomato sauce [syn: {porcupine ball}]

pore
n 1: any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
2: any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal
3: a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass [syn: {stoma}, {stomate}]
v : direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" [syn: {concentrate}, {focus}, {center}, {centre}, {rivet}]

pore fungus
n : woody pore fungi; any fungus of the family Polyporaceae or family Boletaceae having the spore-bearing surface within tubes or pores; the fruiting bodies are usually woody at maturity and persistent [syn: {polypore}, {pore mushroom}]

pore mushroom
n : woody pore fungi; any fungus of the family Polyporaceae or family Boletaceae having the spore-bearing surface within tubes or pores; the fruiting bodies are usually woody at maturity and persistent [syn: {polypore}, {pore fungus}]

porgy
n 1: lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States [syn: {scup}]
2: important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal waters; found worldwide

Porifera
n : coextensive with the subkingdom Parazoa: sponges [syn: {phylum Porifera}]

poriferan
n : primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies [syn: {sponge}, {parazoan}]

poriferous
adj : full of pores or vessels or holes [syn: {porous}] [ant: {nonporous}]

poring over
n : reading carefully with intent to remember [syn: {perusal}, {perusing}, {studying}]

pork
n 1: meat from a domestic hog or pig [syn: {porc}]
2: a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents [syn: {pork barrel}]

pork and beans
n : dried beans cooked with pork and tomato sauce

pork barrel
n : a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents [syn: {pork}]

pork belly
n : side of fresh pork

pork butcher
n : a vendor of pork and products made from pork

pork loin
n : meat from a loin of pork

pork pie
n : small pie filled with minced seasoned pork

pork roast
n : cut of pork suitable for roasting [syn: {roast pork}]

pork sausage
n : sausage containing pork

pork tenderloin
n : pork loin muscle

pork-and-veal goulash
n : made with sauerkraut and caraway seeds and served with sour cream

pork-barreling
n : acquisition of government money for benefits to a specific locale; "keeps his hold on his constituents through unashamed pork-barreling"

porkchop
n : chop cut from a hog

porker
n : a pig fattened to provide meat

porkfish
n : black and gold grunt found from Bermuda to Caribbean to Brazil [syn: {pork-fish}, {Anisotremus virginicus}]

pork-fish
n : black and gold grunt found from Bermuda to Caribbean to Brazil [syn: {porkfish}, {Anisotremus virginicus}]

porkholt
n : made of lamb or pork

porkier
See {porky}

porkiest
See {porky}

porkpie
n : man's hat with a low, flat crown and a snap brim [syn: {porkpie hat}]

porkpie hat
n : man's hat with a low, flat crown and a snap brim [syn: {porkpie}]

porn
n : creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire [syn: {pornography}, {porno}, {erotica}, {smut}]

porn merchant
n : someone who presents shows or sells writing or pictures that are sexually explicit in violation of the community mores [syn: {pornographer}]

porno
n : creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire [syn: {pornography}, {porn}, {erotica}, {smut}]

pornographer
n : someone who presents shows or sells writing or pictures that are sexually explicit in violation of the community mores [syn: {porn merchant}]

pornographic
adj : designed to arouse lust; "pornographic films and magazines"

pornographically
adv : in a pornographic manner

pornography
n : creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire [syn: {porno}, {porn}, {erotica}, {smut}]

Poronotus
n : a genus of Stromateidae [syn: {genus Poronotus}]

Poronotus triacanthus
n : small food fish of Atlantic coast [syn: {dollarfish}]

poroporo
n : Australian annual sometimes cultivated for its racemes of purple flowers and edible yellow egg-shaped fruit [syn: {kangaroo apple}, {Solanum aviculare}]

porose
adj : forming a continuous series of pores; "a porose hymenium"

porosity
n : the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids [syn: {porousness}] [ant: {solidity}]

porous
adj 1: able to absorb fluids; "the partly porous walls of our digestive system"; "compacting the soil to make it less porous"
2: full of pores or vessels or holes [syn: {poriferous}] [ant: {nonporous}]
3: allowing passage in and out; "our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous" [syn: {holey}]

porousness
n : the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids [syn: {porosity}] [ant: {solidity}]

Porphyra
n : a genus of protoctista [syn: {genus Porphyra}]

porphyria
n : a genetic abnormality of metabolism causing abdominal pains and mental confusion

porphyrin
n : any of various pigments distributed widely in living tissues

Porphyrio
n : Old World purple gallinules [syn: {genus Porphyrio}]

Porphyrio porphyrio
n : purple gallinule of southern Europe [syn: {European gallinule}]

porphyritic
adj : (of rocks) consisting of porphyry or containing large crystals in a fine groundmass of minerals

porphyritic rock
n : any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals [syn: {porphyry}]

Porphyrula
n : American purple gallinules [syn: {genus Porphyrula}]

Porphyrula martinica
n : American purple gallinule [syn: {American gallinule}]

porphyry
n : any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals [syn: {porphyritic rock}]

porpoise
n : any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth

porpoise oil
n : a yellow fatty oil obtained from porpoises and used as a fine lubricant

porridge
n : soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick

porringer
n : a shallow metal bowl (usually with a handle) from which children eat

port
adj : located on the left side of a ship or aircraft [syn: {larboard}]
n 1: a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
2: sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal [syn: {port wine}]
3: an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through [syn: {embrasure}, {porthole}]
4: the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the bow or nose [syn: {larboard}] [ant: {starboard}]
5: (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals) [syn: {interface}]
v 1: transfer data from one computer to another via a cable that links connecting ports
2: put or turn on the left side, of a ship; "port the helm"
3: bring to port; "the captain ported the ship at night"
4: land at or reach a port; "The ship finally ported"
5: turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship; "The big ship was slowly porting"
6: carry, bear, convey, or bring; "The small canoe could be ported easily"
7: carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons; "port a rifle"
8: drink port; "We were porting all in the club after dinner"

Port Arthur
n 1: a major port city in northeastern China; part of the conurbation of Luda [syn: {Lushun}]
2: a battle in the Chino-Japanese war (1894); Japanese captured the port and fortifications from the Chinese

Port Jackson fig
n : Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood [syn: {rusty rig}, {little-leaf fig}, {Botany Bay fig}, {Ficus rubiginosa}]

Port Jackson heath
n : small shrub of southern and western Australia having pinkish to rosy purple tubular flowers [syn: {Epacris purpurascens}]

Port Jackson pine
n : Australian cypress pine having globular cones [syn: {Callitris cupressiformis}]

Port Louis
n : capital and chief port of Mauritius; located on the northwestern coast of the island

Port Moresby
n : the administrative capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea [syn: {capital of Papua New Guinea}]

port of call
n : any port where a ship stops except its home port

port of entry
n : a port where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise [syn: {point of entry}]

Port of Spain
n : the capital and largest city of Trinidad and Tobago on the west coast of the island of Trinidad [syn: {Port-of-Spain}, {capital of Trinidad and Tobago}]

Port Orford cedar
n 1: the wood of the Port Orford cedar tree
2: large timber tree of western North America with trunk diameter to 12 feet and height to 200 feet [syn: {Oregon cedar}, {Lawson's cypress}, {Lawson's cedar}, {Chamaecyparis lawsoniana}]

Port Sudan
n : port city in Sudan on the Red Sea

Port Vila
n : capital of Vanuatu [syn: {Vila}, {capital of Vanuatu}]

port watcher
n : a watchman on a wharf [syn: {portwatcher}]

port wine
n : sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal [syn: {port}]

porta
n : an aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart" [syn: {orifice}, {opening}]

porta hepatis
n : opening for major blood vessels to enter and leave the liver

portability
n : the quality of being light enough to be carried

portable
adj 1: easily or conveniently transported; "a portable television set" [ant: {unportable}]
2: of a motor designed to be attached to the outside of a boat's hull; "a portable outboard motor"
n : a small light typewriter; usually with a case in which it can be carried

portable computer
n : a personal computer that can easily be carried by hand

portable saw
n : a portable circular saw (with a hand grip)

portacaval shunt
n : shunt that is created surgically between the portal vein and the inferior vena cava so that blood from the abdominal organs can bypass the liver

port-access coronary bypass surgery
n : heart surgery in which a coronary bypass is performed by the use of small instruments and tiny cameras threaded through small incisions while the heart is stopped and blood is pumped through a heart-lung machine

portage
n 1: the cost of carrying or transporting
2: overland track between navigable waterways
3: carrying boats and supplies overland

portal
n 1: a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically); "the portals of the cathedral"; "the portals of heaven"; "the portals of success"
2: a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet; "a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc." [syn: {portal site}]
3: a short vein that carries blood into the liver [syn: {portal vein}, {hepatic portal vein}, {vena portae}]

portal hypertension
n : increase in blood pressure in the veins of the portal system caused by obstruction in the liver (often associated with alcoholic cirrhosis), causing enlargement of the spleen and collateral veins

portal site
n : a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet; "a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc." [syn: {portal}]

portal system
n : system of veins that carry blood from the abdominal organs to the liver

portal vein
n : a short vein that carries blood into the liver [syn: {hepatic portal vein}, {portal}, {vena portae}]

portamenti
See {portamento}

Port-au-Prince
n : the capital and largest city of Haiti [syn: {Haitian capital}]

portcullis
n : gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passage

Porte
n : the Ottoman court in Constantinople [syn: {Sublime Porte}]

porte-cochere
n 1: a carriage entrance passing through a building to an enclosed courtyard
2: canopy extending out from a building entrance to shelter those getting in and out of vehicles

portend
v : indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: {bode}, {auspicate}, {prognosticate}, {omen}, {presage}, {betoken}, {foreshadow}, {augur}, {foretell}, {prefigure}, {forecast}, {predict}]

portent
n : a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle" [syn: {omen}, {presage}, {prognostic}, {prognostication}, {prodigy}]

portentous
adj 1: of momentous or ominous significance; "such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity"- Herman Melville; "a prodigious vision" [syn: {prodigious}]
2: of ominous significance [syn: {fateful}, {foreboding(a)}]
3: puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek [syn: {grandiloquent}, {overblown}, {pompous}, {pontifical}]

portentously
adv : in a portentous manner; "portentously, the engines began to roll"

porter
n 1: a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
2: someone who guards an entrance [syn: {doorkeeper}, {doorman}, {door guard}, {hall porter}, {gatekeeper}, {ostiary}]
3: United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980) [syn: {Katherine Anne Porter}]
4: United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946) [syn: {Cole Porter}, {Cole Albert Porter}]
5: United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910) [syn: {William Sydney Porter}, {O. Henry}]
6: a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars) [syn: {Pullman porter}]
7: a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley [syn: {porter's beer}]
v : carry luggage or supplies; "They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists"

porterage
n 1: the charge for carrying burdens by porters
2: the transportation of burdens by porters

porterhouse
n : large steak from the thick end of the short loin containing a T-shaped bone and large piece of tenderloin [syn: {porterhouse steak}]

porterhouse steak
n : large steak from the thick end of the short loin containing a T-shaped bone and large piece of tenderloin [syn: {porterhouse}]

porter's beer
n : a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley [syn: {porter}]

portfolio
n 1: a case for carrying papers or drawings or maps; usually leather
2: a list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution
3: the role of the head of a government department; "he holds the portfolio for foreign affairs"

porthole
n 1: a window in a ship or airplane
2: an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through [syn: {port}, {embrasure}]

portia tree
n : pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds [syn: {bendy tree}, {seaside mahoe}, {Thespesia populnea}]

portico
n : a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area [also: {porticoes} (pl)]

porticoed
adj : marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure [syn: {amphiprostylar}, {amphiprostyle}, {amphistylar}]

porticoes
portico
n : a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area [also: {porticoes} (pl)]

porticoes
See {portico}

portiere
n : a heavy curtain hung across a doorway

portion
n 1: something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach" [syn: {part}, {component part}, {component}]
2: something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" [syn: {part}]
3: the result of parcelling out or sharing; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologicans" [syn: {parcel}, {share}]
4: assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" [syn: {share}, {part}, {percentage}]
5: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion" [syn: {fortune}, {destiny}, {fate}, {luck}, {lot}, {circumstances}]
6: an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each" [syn: {helping}, {serving}]
v : give out or allot; "We were assigned new uniforms" [syn: {assign}, {allot}]

portion out
v : give out as one's portion or share [syn: {share}, {divvy up}, {apportion}, {deal}]

Portland
n 1: freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains
2: largest city in Maine in the southwestern corner of the state

Portland cement
n : a cement that hardens under water; made by heating limestone and clay in a kiln and pulverizing the result [syn: {hydraulic cement}]

portlier
portly
adj : euphemisms for `fat'; "men are portly and women are stout" [syn: {stout}] [also: {portliest}, {portlier}]

portlier
See {portly}

portliest
portly
adj : euphemisms for `fat'; "men are portly and women are stout" [syn: {stout}] [also: {portliest}, {portlier}]

portliest
See {portly}

portly
adj : euphemisms for `fat'; "men are portly and women are stout" [syn: {stout}] [also: {portliest}, {portlier}]

portmanteau
n 1: a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'"; "`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'"; "`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau" [syn: {blend}, {portmanteau word}]
2: a large travelling bag made of stiff leather [syn: {Gladstone}, {Gladstone bag}] [also: {portmanteaux} (pl)]

portmanteau word
n : a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'"; "`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'"; "`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau" [syn: {blend}, {portmanteau}]

portmanteaux
portmanteau
n 1: a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'"; "`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'"; "`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau" [syn: {blend}, {portmanteau word}]
2: a large travelling bag made of stiff leather [syn: {Gladstone}, {Gladstone bag}] [also: {portmanteaux} (pl)]

portmanteaux
See {portmanteau}

Porto
n : port city in northwest Portugal; noted for port wine [syn: {Oporto}]

Porto Novo
n : the capital of Benin in southwestern part of country on a coastal lagoon [syn: {capital of Benin}]

Porto Rico
n 1: a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico [syn: {Puerto Rico}, {Commonwealth of Puerto Rico}, {PR}]
2: the smallest and easternmost of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean [syn: {Puerto Rico}]

Port-of-Spain
n : the capital and largest city of Trinidad and Tobago on the west coast of the island of Trinidad [syn: {Port of Spain}, {capital of Trinidad and Tobago}]

portrait
n 1: a painting of a person's face
2: a word picture of a person's appearance and character [syn: {portrayal}, {portraiture}]
3: any likeness of a person; "the photographer made excellent portraits" [syn: {portrayal}]

portrait camera
n : a camera with a portrait lens

portrait lens
n : a compound camera lens with a relatively high aperture

portrait painter
n : a painter or drawer of portraits [syn: {portraitist}, {portrayer}, {limner}]

portraitist
n : a painter or drawer of portraits [syn: {portrait painter}, {portrayer}, {limner}]

portraiture
n 1: a word picture of a person's appearance and character [syn: {portrayal}, {portrait}]
2: the activity of making portraits

portray
v 1: portray in words; "The book portrays the actor as a selfish person"
2: make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba" [syn: {depict}, {limn}]
3: assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man" [syn: {impersonate}]
4: represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting" [syn: {present}]

portrayal
n 1: a word picture of a person's appearance and character [syn: {portraiture}, {portrait}]
2: acting the part of a character on stage; dramaticially representing the character by speech and action and gesture [syn: {characterization}, {enactment}, {personation}]
3: a representation by picture or portraiture [syn: {depicting}, {depiction}, {portraying}]
4: any likeness of a person; "the photographer made excellent portraits" [syn: {portrait}]
5: representation by drawing or painting etc [syn: {depiction}, {delineation}]

portrayed
adj : represented graphically by sketch or design or lines [syn: {depicted}, {pictured}]

portrayer
n : a painter or drawer of portraits [syn: {portraitist}, {portrait painter}, {limner}]

portraying
n : a representation by picture or portraiture [syn: {depicting}, {depiction}, {portrayal}]

Portsmouth
n 1: a port city in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River opposite Norfolk; naval base; shipyards
2: a port town in southeastern New Hampshire on the Atlantic Ocean
3: a port city in southern England on the English Channel; Britain's major naval base [syn: {Pompey}]

Portugal
n : a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil) [syn: {Portuguese Republic}]

Portuguese
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Portugal or the people of Portugal; "Portuguese wines" [syn: {Lusitanian}]
n 1: the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil
2: a native or inhabitant of Portugal

Portuguese cypress
n : tall spreading evergreen found in Mexico having drooping branches; believed to have been introduced into Portugal from Goa [syn: {Mexican cypress}, {cedar of Goa}, {Cupressus lusitanica}]

Portuguese escudo
n : formerly the basic monetary unit of Portugal; equal to 100 centavo [syn: {escudo}]

Portuguese Guinea
n : a republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized as independent by Portugal in 1974 [syn: {Guinea-Bissau}, {Republic of Guinea-Bissau}, {Guine-Bissau}]

Portuguese heath
n : erect dense shrub native to western Iberian peninsula having profuse white or pink flowers; naturalized in southwestern England [syn: {Spanish heath}, {Erica lusitanica}]

Portuguese man-of-war
n : large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles [syn: {man-of-war}, {jellyfish}]

Portuguese monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Portugal

Portuguese Republic
n : a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil) [syn: {Portugal}]

portulaca
n : a plant of the genus Portulaca having pink or red or purple or white ephemeral flowers

Portulaca grandiflora
n : widely cultivated in many varieties for its fleshy mosslike foliage and profusion of brightly colored flowers [syn: {rose moss}, {sun plant}]

Portulaca oleracea
n : weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine; cosmopolitan [syn: {common purslane}, {pussley}, {pusly}, {verdolagas}]

Portulacaceae
n : family of usually succulent herbs; cosmopolitan in distribution especially in Americas [syn: {family Portulacaceae}, {purslane family}]

Portunidae
n : swimming crabs [syn: {family Portunidae}]

Portunus
n : type genus of the family Portunidae [syn: {genus Portunus}]

Portunus puber
n : crab of the English coasts [syn: {English lady crab}]

portwatcher
n : a watchman on a wharf [syn: {port watcher}]

port-wine stain
n : a flat birthmark varying from pink to purple [syn: {nevus flammeus}]

Porzana
n : spotted crakes [syn: {genus Porzana}]

Porzana porzana
n : Eurasian rail of swamps and marshes [syn: {spotted crake}]

pose
n 1: affected manners intended to impress others; "don't put on airs with me" [syn: {airs}]
2: a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes
3: a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display [syn: {affectation}, {mannerism}, {affectedness}]
v 1: introduce; "This poses an interesting question" [syn: {present}]
2: assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often" [syn: {model}, {sit}, {posture}]
3: pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter" [syn: {impersonate}, {personate}]
4: behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others; "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself" [syn: {posture}]
5: put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" [syn: {put}, {set}, {place}, {position}, {lay}]
6: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick}, {get}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {bewilder}, {flummox}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}]

posed
adj : arranged for pictorial purposes [ant: {unposed}]

Poseidon
n : (Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune

poser
n 1: a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not [syn: {poseur}]
2: a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor; "the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos" [syn: {model}]
3: a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem [syn: {stumper}, {toughie}, {sticker}]

poseur
n : a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not [syn: {poser}]

poseuse
n : a woman poseur

posh
adj : elegant and fashionable; "classy clothes"; "a classy dame"; "a posh restaurant"; "a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac"- Julia Child [syn: {classy}, {swish}]

posing
n : (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait); "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting" [syn: {sitting}]

posit
n : (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning [syn: {postulate}]
v 1: put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot" [syn: {situate}, {fix}, {deposit}]
2: put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty" [syn: {submit}, {state}, {put forward}]
3: take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature" [syn: {postulate}]

position
n 1: the particular portion of space occupied by a physical object; "he put the lamp back in its place" [syn: {place}]
2: a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons [syn: {military position}]
3: a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view" [syn: {view}, {perspective}]
4: position or arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender" [syn: {posture}, {attitude}]
5: the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" [syn: {status}]
6: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" [syn: {post}, {berth}, {office}, {spot}, {billet}, {place}, {situation}]
7: the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage" [syn: {spatial relation}]
8: the appropriate or customary location; "the cars were in position"
9: (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?" 10: the act of putting something in a certain place or location [syn: {placement}, {location}, {locating}, {positioning}, {emplacement}] 11: a condition or position in which you find yourself; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation" [syn: {situation}] 12: an item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position" [syn: {place}] 13: a rationalized mental attitude [syn: {stance}, {posture}] 14: an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question" [syn: {side}] 15: the function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of" [syn: {stead}, {place}, {lieu}] 16: the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
v 1: cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
2: put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" [syn: {put}, {set}, {place}, {pose}, {lay}]

position effect
n : (genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene produced by changing its location in a chromosome

position paper
n 1: a report that explains or justifies or recommends some particular policy
2: a memorandum summarizing the items of an agreement (used especially in diplomatic communications) [syn: {aide-memoire}]

positionable
adj : capable of being positioned

positional
adj : of or relating to or determined by position

positional notation
n : a numeration system in which a real number is represented by an ordered set of characters where the value of a character depends on its position [syn: {positional representation system}]

positional representation system
n : a numeration system in which a real number is represented by an ordered set of characters where the value of a character depends on its position [syn: {positional notation}]

positioner
n : (computer science) the actuator that moves a read/write head to the proper data track [syn: {rotary actuator}]

positioning
adj : causing to fall into line or into position [syn: {aligning}]
n : the act of putting something in a certain place or location [syn: {placement}, {location}, {locating}, {position}, {emplacement}]

positive
adj 1: characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand" [ant: {negative}, {neutral}]
2: having a positive electric charge; "protons are positive" [syn: {electropositive}] [ant: {negative}, {neutral}]
3: involving advantage or good; "a plus (or positive) factor" [syn: {plus}]
4: indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen; "a positive pregnancy test" [syn: {confirming}] [ant: {negative}]
5: formally laid down or imposed; "positive laws" [syn: {prescribed}]
6: impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument" [syn: {incontrovertible}, {irrefutable}]
7: of or relating to positivism; "positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy" [syn: {positivist}, {positivistic}]
8: greater than zero; "positive numbers"
9: marked by excessive confidence; "an arrogant and cocksure materialist"; "so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen"; "the less he knows the more positive he gets" [syn: {cocksure}, {overconfident}] 10: persuaded of; very sure; "were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join"; "I am positive he is lying"; "was confident he would win" [syn: {convinced(p)}, {positive(p)}, {confident(p)}] 11: granting what has been desired or requested; "a favorable reply"; "a positive answer" [syn: {favorable}]
n : a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject

positive charge
n : having a deficiency of electrons; having a higher electric potential [ant: {negative charge}]

positive chemotaxis
n : movement toward a chemical stimulus

positive correlation
n : a correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with large values of the other and small with small; the correlation coefficient is between 0 and +1 [syn: {direct correlation}]

positive feedback
n : feedback in phase with (augmenting) the input [syn: {regeneration}]

positive fraud
n : actual deceit; concealing something or making a false representation with an evil intent to cause injury to another [syn: {fraud in fact}]

positive identification
n : evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance; "a system for positive identification can prevent the use of a single identity by several people"

positive magnetic pole
n : the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely [syn: {positive pole}, {north-seeking pole}]

positive muon
n : the antiparticle of a muon; decays to positron and neutrino and antineutrino [syn: {antimuon}]

positive pole
n 1: the terminal of a battery that is connected to the positive plate
2: the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely [syn: {positive magnetic pole}, {north-seeking pole}]

positive reinforcer
n : a reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the likelihood of the response that produces it [syn: {positive reinforcing stimulus}]

positive reinforcing stimulus
n : a reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the likelihood of the response that produces it [syn: {positive reinforcer}]

positive stimulus
n : a stimulus with desirable consequences

positively
adv 1: extremely; "it was positively monumental"
2: so as to be positive; in a positive manner; "she intended her remarks to be interpreted positively"

positively charged
adj : having a positive charge

positiveness
n : characterized by dogmatic assertiveness [ant: {negativeness}]

positivism
n 1: the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation) [syn: {logical positivism}]
2: a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation [syn: {positivity}] [ant: {negativism}]

positivist
adj : of or relating to positivism; "positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy" [syn: {positivistic}, {positive}]
n : someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes [syn: {rationalist}]

positivistic
adj : of or relating to positivism; "positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy" [syn: {positivist}, {positive}]

positivity
n : a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation [syn: {positivism}] [ant: {negativism}]

positron
n : an elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilation [syn: {antielectron}]

positron emission tomography
n : using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain) [syn: {PET}]

positron emission tomography scanner
n : a tomograph that produces cross-sectional X-rays of metabolic processes in the body [syn: {PET scanner}]

posology
n : the pharmacological determination of appropriate doses of drugs and medicines

posse
n : a temporary police force [syn: {posse comitatus}]

posse comitatus
n : a temporary police force [syn: {posse}]

posseman
n : an able-bodied man serving as a member of a posse

possess
v 1: have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"
2: have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?" [syn: {own}, {have}]
3: enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas; "What possessed you to buy this house?"; "A terrible rage possessed her"

possessed
adj 1: influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion; "by love possessed" [syn: {obsessed}, {possessed(p)}]
2: in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows" [syn: {amuck}, {amok}, {berserk}, {demoniac}, {demoniacal}, {possessed(p)}]

possession
n 1: the act of having and controlling property [syn: {ownership}]
2: anything owned or possessed
3: being controlled by passion or the supernatural
4: a mania restricted to one thing or idea [syn: {monomania}]
5: a territory that is controllled by a ruling state
6: the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior [syn: {self-control}, {self-possession}, {willpower}, {self-command}, {self-will}]
7: (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck); "they took possession of the ball on their own goal line"

possessive
adj 1: serving to express or indicate possession; "possessive pronouns"; "the genitive endings" [syn: {genitive}]
2: desirous of owning; "small children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys"
3: having or showing a desire to control or dominate; "a possessive parent"

possessive case
n : the case expressing ownership [syn: {genitive}, {genitive case}]

possessively
adv : in a possessive manner; "he was sleeping, one arm flung possessively across his wife"

possessiveness
n : excessive desire to possess or dominate

possessor
n : a person who owns something; "they are searching for the owner of the car"; "who is the owner of that friendly smile?" [syn: {owner}]

posset
n : sweet spiced hot milk curdled with ale or beer

possibility
n 1: a future prospect or potential; "this room has great possibilities"
2: capability of existing or happening or being true; "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired" [syn: {possibleness}] [ant: {impossibility}]
3: a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices" [syn: {hypothesis}, {theory}]
4: a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility" [syn: {possible action}, {opening}]

possible
adj 1: capable of happening or existing; "a breakthrough may be possible next year"; "anything is possible"; "warned of possible consequences" [ant: {impossible}]
2: existing in possibility; "a potential problem"; "possible uses of nuclear power" [syn: {potential}] [ant: {actual}]
3: possible to conceive or imagine; "that is one possible answer" [syn: {conceivable}, {imaginable}]
n 1: something that can be done; "politics is the art of the possible"
2: an applicant who might be suitable

possible action
n : a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility" [syn: {possibility}, {opening}]

possibleness
n : capability of existing or happening or being true; "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired" [syn: {possibility}] [ant: {impossibility}]

possibly
adv 1: by chance; "perhaps she will call tomorrow"; "we may possibly run into them at the concert"; "it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time" [syn: {perchance}, {perhaps}, {maybe}, {mayhap}, {peradventure}]
2: with a possibility of becoming actual; "introducing possibly dangerous innovations"; "he is potentially dangerous"; "potentially useful" [syn: {potentially}]
3: in a manner or to a degree possible of conceiving; "is it possibly true?" [ant: {impossibly}]
4: to a degree possible of achievement or by possible means; "they can't possibly get here in time for the funeral?" [ant: {impossibly}]

possum
n 1: nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America [syn: {opossum}]
2: small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails [syn: {phalanger}, {opossum}]

possum haw
n : deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States [syn: {bearberry}, {winterberry}, {Ilex decidua}]

possum oak
n : relatively tall deciduous water oak of southeastern United States often cultivated as a shade tree; thrives in wet soil [syn: {water oak}, {Quercus nigra}]

possumwood
n : medium-sized tree of dry woodlands in the southern and eastern United States bearing yellow or orange very astringent fruit that is edible when fully ripe [syn: {American persimmon}, {Diospyros virginiana}]

post
n 1: the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station" [syn: {station}]
2: military installation at which a body of troops is stationed; "this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby"; "there is an officer's club on the post" [syn: {military post}]
3: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" [syn: {position}, {berth}, {office}, {spot}, {billet}, {place}, {situation}]
4: an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them"
5: United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935) [syn: {Wiley Post}]
6: United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960) [syn: {Emily Post}, {Emily Price Post}]
7: United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914) [syn: {C. W. Post}, {Charles William Post}]
8: any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered; "your mail is on the table"; "is there any post for me?"; "she was opening her post" [syn: {mail}]
9: a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track); "a pair of posts marked the goal"; "the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake" [syn: {stake}] 10: the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office; "the mail handles billions of items every day"; "he works for the United States mail service"; "in England they call mail `the post'" [syn: {mail}, {mail service}, {postal service}] 11: the delivery and collection of letters and packages; "it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the post"
v 1: affix in a public place or for public notice; "post a warning"
2: publicize with, or as if with, a poster; "I'll post the news on the bulletin board"
3: assign to a post; put into a post; "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu"
4: assign to a station [syn: {station}, {base}, {send}, {place}]
5: display, as of records in sports games
6: enter on a public list
7: transfer (entries) from one account book to another [syn: {carry}]
8: ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
9: mark with a stake; "stake out the path" [syn: {stake}] 10: put up; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump" [syn: {put up}] 11: cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written" [syn: {mail}, {send}] 12: mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman" [syn: {brand}]

post and lintel
n : a structure consisting of vertical beams (posts) supporting a horizontal beam (lintel)

post card
n : a card for sending messages by post without an envelope [syn: {postcard}, {postal card}, {mailing-card}]

post chaise
n : closed horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used to transport passengers and mail

post doc
n 1: a grant that funds postdoctoral study or research [syn: {postdoc}]
2: a scholar or researcher who is involved in academic study beyond the level of a doctoral degree [syn: {postdoc}]

post exchange
n : a commissary on a United States Army post [syn: {PX}]

post hoc
n : the logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relation [syn: {post hoc ergo propter hoc}]

post hoc ergo propter hoc
n : the logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relation [syn: {post hoc}]

post hole
n : a hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post [syn: {posthole}]

post horn
n : wind instrument used by postilions of the 18th and 19th centuries

post horse
n : a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers [syn: {poster}]

post meridiem
adj : after noon [syn: {p.m.}, {pm}]
adv : between noon and midnight; "let's meet at 8 P.M." [syn: {P.M.}, {PM}]

post oak
n : small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts [syn: {box white oak}, {brash oak}, {iron oak}, {Quercus stellata}]

post office
n 1: a local branch of the United States Post Office [syn: {local post office}]
2: an independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States [syn: {United States Post Office}, {US Post Office}, {PO}]
3: a children's game in which kisses are exchanged for pretended letters

post road
n : a road over which mail is carried

postage
n 1: the charge for mailing something
2: a token that postal fees have been paid [syn: {postage stamp}, {stamp}]

postage meter
n : meter for bulk mailings that imprints correct prepaid postage on pieces of mail and records the total charge

postage stamp
n : a token that postal fees have been paid [syn: {postage}, {stamp}]

postal
adj : of or relating to the system for delivering mail; "postal delivery"

postal card
n : a card for sending messages by post without an envelope [syn: {postcard}, {post card}, {mailing-card}]

postal clerk
n : a clerk in a post office [syn: {mail clerk}]

postal code
n : a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail [syn: {zip code}, {postcode}]

postal order
n : a written order for the payment of a sum to a named individual; obtainable and payable at a post office [syn: {money order}]

Postal Rate Commission
n : an independent federal agency that recommends changes in postal rates

postal service
n : the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office; "the mail handles billions of items every day"; "he works for the United States mail service"; "in England they call mail `the post'" [syn: {mail}, {mail service}, {post}]

postbag
n : letter carrier's shoulder bag; "in England they call a mailbag a postbag" [syn: {mailbag}]

postbox
n : public box for deposit of mail [syn: {mailbox}, {letter box}]

postcard
n : a card for sending messages by post without an envelope [syn: {post card}, {postal card}, {mailing-card}]

postcava
n : receives blood from lower limbs and abdominal organs and empties into the posterior part of the right atrium of the heart; formed from the union of the two iliac veins [syn: {inferior vena cava}]

postcentral gyrus
n : the convolution of parietal lobe that is bounded in front by the central sulcus

postcode
n : a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail [syn: {zip code}, {postal code}]

postdate
v 1: be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday" [syn: {follow}] [ant: {predate}]
2: establish something as being later relative to something else [ant: {predate}]

postdoc
n 1: a grant that funds postdoctoral study or research [syn: {post doc}]
2: a scholar or researcher who is involved in academic study beyond the level of a doctoral degree [syn: {post doc}]

poste restante
n 1: a part of the post office that handles mail for persons who call for it [syn: {general delivery}]
2: a notation written on mail that is to be held at the post office until called for (not in the United States or Canada)

posted
adj : publicly announced; "the posted speed limit"

poster
n 1: a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions" [syn: {posting}, {placard}, {notice}, {bill}, {card}]
2: someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards [syn: {bill poster}, {bill sticker}]
3: a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers [syn: {post horse}]

poster board
n : a cardboard suitable for making posters [syn: {paperboard}, {posterboard}]

poster boy
n : a male poster child

poster child
n : a child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters to raise money for charitable purposes; "she was the poster child for muscular dystrophy"

poster color
n : pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such as size and egg yolk [syn: {tempera}, {poster paint}, {poster colour}]

poster colour
n : pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such as size and egg yolk [syn: {tempera}, {poster paint}, {poster color}]

poster girl
n : a female poster child

poster paint
n : pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such as size and egg yolk [syn: {tempera}, {poster color}, {poster colour}]

posterboard
n : a cardboard suitable for making posters [syn: {paperboard}, {poster board}]

posterior
adj : at or near the hind end in quadrupeds or toward the spine in primates [ant: {anterior}]
n 1: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]
2: a tooth situated at the back of the mouth [syn: {back tooth}]

posterior cardinal vein
n : a major drainage channel from the caudal part of the body

posterior cerebral artery
n : arises from the basilar artery; divides into three branches

posterior facial vein
n : posterior branch of the facial vein; formed by temporal veins in front of the ear [syn: {retromandibular vein}, {vena retromandibularis}]

posterior labial veins
n : veins that pass posterior from the labia majora to the internal pudendal vein [syn: {venae labiales posteriores}]

posterior meningeal artery
n : branch of the ascending pharyngeal artery that supplies the dura mater of the posterior cranial fossa

posterior naris
n : either one of the two posterior openings at the back of the nasal cavity leading to the nasopharynx

posterior pituitary
n : the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature [syn: {posterior pituitary gland}, {neurohypophysis}, {pars nervosa}]

posterior pituitary gland
n : the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature [syn: {posterior pituitary}, {neurohypophysis}, {pars nervosa}]

posterior serratus muscle
n : skeletal muscle that draws the rib cage backward and downward [syn: {serratus posterior}, {musculus serratus posterior}]

posterior synechia
n : adhesion between the iris and the lens

posterior temporal artery
n : temporal artery that supplies the posterior part of the cortex of the temporal lobe [syn: {arteria temporalis posterior}]

posterior vein of the left ventricle
n : arises near the apex of the heart and empties into the coronary sinus [syn: {vena posterior ventriculi sinistri}]

posteriority
n 1: the quality of being toward the back or toward the rear end [ant: {anteriority}]
2: following in time [syn: {subsequentness}, {subsequence}] [ant: {priority}]

posterity
n 1: all of the offspring of a given progenitor; "we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity" [syn: {descendants}]
2: all future generations

postern
n : a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle

postexilic
adj : of or relating to the period in Jewish history after 539 BC (after the Babylonian Captivity)

postfix
n : an affix that is added at the end of the word [syn: {suffix}]

postfix notation
n : a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator follows its operands [syn: {suffix notation}, {reverse Polish notation}]

post-free
adj : postpaid
adv : having the postage paid by the sender; "I will send it post-paid" [syn: {post-paid}]

postganglionic
adj : beyond or distal to a ganglion (referring especially to the unmyelinated fibers that originate from cells in autonomic ganglia)

postgraduate
adj : of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree; "graduate courses" [syn: {graduate(a)}]
n : a student who continues studies after graduation [syn: {graduate student}, {grad student}]

post-haste
adv : as fast as possible; with all possible haste; "send it to me post-haste"

posthitis
n : inflammation of the foreskin of the penis; usually caused by bacterial infection

posthole
n : a hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post [syn: {post hole}]

post-hole digger
n : a shovel used to sink postholes [syn: {posthole digger}]

posthole digger
n : a shovel used to sink postholes [syn: {post-hole digger}]

posthumous
adj : occurring or coming into existence after a person's death; "a posthumous award"; "a posthumous book"; "a posthumous daughter"

posthumous birth
n 1: birth of a child after the father has died
2: birth of a child by Caesarean section after the death of the mother

posthumously
adv : after death; "these piano pieces were published posthumously"; "he was honored posthumously"

posthypnotic amnesia
n : selective amnesia after being in a hypnotic state of events occurring during hypnosis or of information designated by the hypnotist

posthypnotic suggestion
n : a suggestion that is made to a person who is hypnotized that specifies an action he will perform (usually in response to a cue) after he has awakened

postiche
n 1: a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment [syn: {hairpiece}, {false hair}]
2: something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be [syn: {fake}, {sham}]

postictal
adj : pertaining to the period following a seizure or convulsion; "postictal drowsiness"

postilion
n : someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide the horses pulling a carriage (especially a carriage without a coachman) [syn: {postillion}]

postillion
n : someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide the horses pulling a carriage (especially a carriage without a coachman) [syn: {postilion}]

Post-impressionist
n : an artist of the Postimpressionist school who revolted against impressionism [syn: {Postimpressionist}]

Postimpressionist
n : an artist of the Postimpressionist school who revolted against impressionism [syn: {Post-impressionist}]

postindustrial
adj : of or relating to a society or economy marked by a lessened importance of manufacturing and an increase of services, information, and research; "postindustrial countries"

posting
n 1: a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions" [syn: {poster}, {placard}, {notice}, {bill}, {card}]
2: (bookkeeping) a listing on the company's records; "the posting was made in the cash account"
3: the transmission of a letter; "the postmark indicates the time of mailing" [syn: {mailing}]

Post-It
n : brand name for a slip of notepaper that has an adhesive that allows it to stick to a surface and be removed without damaging the surface

postliminia
See {postliminium}

postman
n : a man who delivers the mail [syn: {mailman}, {mail carrier}, {letter carrier}, {carrier}]

postmark
n : a cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials; indicates the post office and date of mailing
v : stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing [syn: {frank}]

postmaster
n : the person in charge of a post office

postmaster general
n : the official in charge of the national postal service

postmature infant
n : infant born after 42 weeks of gestation; usually shows signs of placental insufficiency

postmenopausal
adj : subsequent to menopause

postmeridian
adj : after noon [ant: {antemeridian}]

postmillennial
adj : relating to or coming after the millennium

postmistress
n : a woman postmaster

postmodern
adj : of or relating to postmodernism; "postmodernist architecture" [syn: {postmodernist}]

postmodernism
n : genre of art and literature and especially architecture in reaction against principles and practices of established modernism

postmodernist
adj : of or relating to postmodernism; "postmodernist architecture" [syn: {postmodern}]

postmortal
adj : occurring or done after death; "postmortem changes"; "a postmortem examination to determine cause of death"; "postmortal wounds" [syn: {postmortem}] [ant: {antemortem}]

postmortem
adj 1: occurring or done after death; "postmortem changes"; "a postmortem examination to determine cause of death"; "postmortal wounds" [syn: {postmortal}] [ant: {antemortem}]
2: after death or after an event; "a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death"; "the postmortem discussion of the President's TV address"
n 1: discussion of an event after it has occurred
2: an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease [syn: {autopsy}, {necropsy}, {PM}, {postmortem examination}]

postmortem examination
n : an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease [syn: {autopsy}, {necropsy}, {postmortem}, {PM}]

postnasal drip
n : chronic secretion of mucus from the rear of the nasal cavity into the nasopharynx

postnatal
adj : occurring immediately after birth; "postnatal development" [syn: {postpartum}] [ant: {prenatal}, {perinatal}]

postnuptial
adj : relating to events after a marriage [ant: {prenuptial}]

post-obit bond
n : a bond made by a reversioner to secure a loan; payable out of his reversion

post-office box
n : a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for [syn: {POB}, {call box}, {letter box}]

post-office box number
n : the number of a letter box at the post office where mail is collected [syn: {PO box number}, {PO Box No}]

postoperative
adj : happening or done after a surgical operation; "postoperative complications"; "postoperative care"

postoperatively
adv : after the operation; "remove postoperatively"

post-paid
adv : having the postage paid by the sender; "I will send it post-paid" [syn: {post-free}]

postpaid
adj : used especially of mail; paid in advance [syn: {prepaid}]

postpartum
adj : occurring immediately after birth; "postnatal development" [syn: {postnatal}] [ant: {prenatal}, {perinatal}]

postpone
v : hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: {prorogue}, {hold over}, {put over}, {table}, {shelve}, {set back}, {defer}, {remit}, {put off}]

postponed
adj : put off to later; "requested a deferred payment"; "our postponed trip" [syn: {deferred}]

postponement
n 1: time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action" [syn: {delay}, {hold}, {time lag}, {wait}]
2: act of putting off to a future time [syn: {deferment}, {deferral}]

postponer
n : someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness) [syn: {procrastinator}, {cunctator}]

postpose
v : place after another constituent in the sentence; "Japanese postposes the adpositions, whereas English preposes them"

postposition
n : (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element after another (as placing a modifier after the word that it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix after the base to which it is attached)

postpositive
adj : (of a modifier) placed after another word

postprandial
adj : following a meal (especially dinner); "his postprandial cigar"; "took a postprandial walk" [ant: {preprandial}]

post-rotational nystagmus
n : nystagmus caused by suddenly stopping the rapid rotation of the body; large slow movements of the eyeballs are in the direction opposite to the direction of rotation

postscript
n 1: a note appended to a letter after the signature [syn: {PS}]
2: textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end [syn: {addendum}, {supplement}]

posttraumatic amnesia
n : loss of memory for events immediately following a trauma; sometimes in effect for events during and for a long time following the trauma [syn: {anterograde amnesia}]

posttraumatic epilepsy
n : a convulsive epileptic state caused by a head injury [syn: {traumatic epilepsy}]

posttraumatic stress disorder
n : an anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as survivor guilt, reliving the trauma in dreams, numbness and lack of involvement with reality, or recurrent thoughts and images [syn: {PTSD}]

postulant
n : one submitting a request or application especially one seeking admission into a religious order

postulate
n : (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning [syn: {posit}]
v 1: maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future" [syn: {contend}]
2: take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature" [syn: {posit}]
3: require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulates a patient's consent" [syn: {necessitate}, {ask}, {need}, {require}, {take}, {involve}, {call for}, {demand}] [ant: {obviate}]

postulation
n 1: (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument [syn: {predication}]
2: a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority [syn: {request}, {petition}]

postulational
adj : of or relating to or derived from axioms; "axiomatic physics"; "the postulational method was applied to geometry"- S.S.Stevens [syn: {axiomatic}, {axiomatical}]

postulator
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) someone who proposes or pleads for a candidate for beatification or canonization
2: someone who assumes or takes something for granted as the basis of an argument

Postum
n : trade mark for a coffee substitute invented by C. W. Post and made with chicory and roasted grains

postural
adj : of or relating to or involving posture; "postural exercises"

postural hypotension
n : low blood pressure occurring in some people when they stand up [syn: {orthostatic hypotension}]

posture
n 1: position or arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender" [syn: {position}, {attitude}]
2: characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture" [syn: {carriage}, {bearing}]
3: a rationalized mental attitude [syn: {position}, {stance}]
4: capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture" [syn: {military capability}, {military strength}, {strength}, {military posture}]
v 1: behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others; "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself" [syn: {pose}]
2: assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often" [syn: {model}, {pose}, {sit}]

posturing
n : adopting a vain conceited posture

postwar
adj : belonging to the period after a war; "postwar resettlement"; "postwar inflation" [ant: {prewar}]

posy
n : an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present [syn: {bouquet}, {corsage}, {nosegay}]

pot
n 1: metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
2: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: {toilet}, {can}, {commode}, {crapper}, {potty}, {stool}, {throne}]
3: the quantity contained in a pot [syn: {potful}]
4: a container in which plants are cultivated [syn: {flowerpot}]
5: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]
6: the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker) [syn: {jackpot}, {kitty}]
7: slang terms for a paunch [syn: {potbelly}, {bay window}, {corporation}, {tummy}]
8: a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets [syn: {potentiometer}]
9: street names for marijuana [syn: {grass}, {green goddess}, {dope}, {weed}, {gage}, {sess}, {sens}, {smoke}, {skunk}, {locoweed}, {Mary Jane}]
v : plant in a pot; "He potted the palm" [also: {potting}, {potted}]

pot cheese
n : mild white cheese made from curds of soured skim milk [syn: {cottage cheese}, {farm cheese}, {farmer's cheese}]

pot farm
n : a plot of ground where marijuana is grown and harvested (often hidden in a national forest)

pot likker
n : the liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked [syn: {liquor}, {pot liquor}]

pot liquor
n : the liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked [syn: {liquor}, {pot likker}]

pot marigold
n : the common European annual marigold [syn: {common marigold}, {ruddles}, {Scotch marigold}, {Calendula officinalis}]

pot marjoram
n : aromatic Eurasian perennial [syn: {oregano}, {marjoram}, {wild marjoram}, {winter sweet}, {Origanum vulgare}]

pot metal
n 1: cast iron used for making cooking wares
2: an alloy of copper and lead used especially for making large pots

pot plant
n : a plant suitable for growing in a flowerpot (especially indoors)

pot roast
n : cut of beef suitable for simmering in liquid in a closed pot

potable
adj : of alcoholic beverages that are suitable for drinking; "it's an impudent young wine but I think you will find it quite potable"
n : any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?" [syn: {beverage}, {drink}, {drinkable}]

potage
n : thick (often creamy) soup [syn: {pottage}]

potage St. Germain
n : made of fresh green peas and stock with shredded lettuce onion and celery [syn: {green pea soup}]

potamogale
n : amphibious African insectivorous mammal that resembles an otter [syn: {otter shrew}, {Potamogale velox}]

Potamogale velox
n : amphibious African insectivorous mammal that resembles an otter [syn: {otter shrew}, {potamogale}]

Potamogalidae
n : otter shrews [syn: {family Potamogalidae}]

Potamogeton
n : a large genus of aquatic herbs found in quiet waters in temperate regions; leaves usually float on the water [syn: {genus Potamogeton}]

Potamogeton americanus
n : pondweed with floating leaves; of northern United States and Europe [syn: {loddon pondweed}, {Potamogeton nodosus}]

Potamogeton crispus
n : European herb naturalized in the eastern United States and California [syn: {curleyleaf pondweed}, {curled pondweed}]

Potamogeton gramineous
n : of Europe (except the Mediterranean area) and the northern United States [syn: {variously-leaved pondweed}]

Potamogeton nodosus
n : pondweed with floating leaves; of northern United States and Europe [syn: {loddon pondweed}, {Potamogeton americanus}]

Potamogetonaceae
n : plants that grow in ponds and slow streams; sometimes includes family Zosteraceae [syn: {family Potamogetonaceae}, {pondweed family}]

Potamophis
n : ground snakes [syn: {genus Potamophis}]

Potamophis striatula
n : in some classifications placed in genus Haldea; small reddish-gray snake of eastern North America [syn: {eastern ground snake}, {Haldea striatula}]

potash
n : a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry [syn: {caustic potash}, {potassium hydroxide}]

potash alum
n : a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum [syn: {alum}, {potassium alum}]

potassium
n : a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite [syn: {K}, {atomic number 19}]

potassium acid carbonate
n : a crystalline salt (KHCO3) that is used in baking powder and as an antacid [syn: {potassium bicarbonate}, {potassium hydrogen carbonate}]

potassium alum
n : a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum [syn: {alum}, {potash alum}]

potassium bicarbonate
n : a crystalline salt (KHCO3) that is used in baking powder and as an antacid [syn: {potassium acid carbonate}, {potassium hydrogen carbonate}]

potassium bromide
n : a white crystalline salt (KBr) used as a sedative and in photography

potassium carbonate
n : a white salt (K2CO3) that is basic in solution; used to make glass and cleansing agents

potassium chlorate
n : a white salt (KClO3) used in matches, fireworks, and explosives; also used as a disinfectant and bleaching agent

potassium chloride
n : salt of potassium (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency [syn: {K-Dur 20}, {Kaochlor}, {K-lor}, {Klorvess}, {K-lyte}]

potassium cyanide
n : a poisonous salt (KCN) used in electroplating and in photography

potassium dichromate
n : an orange-red salt used in making dyes and in photography

potassium ferrocyanide
n : a cyanide comound that is prepared by the reaction of potassium cyanide with ferrous salts; commonly used by gardeners [syn: {yellow prussiate of potash}]

potassium hydrogen carbonate
n : a crystalline salt (KHCO3) that is used in baking powder and as an antacid [syn: {potassium bicarbonate}, {potassium acid carbonate}]

potassium hydrogen tartrate
n : a salt used especially in baking powder [syn: {cream of tartar}, {tartar}]

potassium hydroxide
n : a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry [syn: {potash}, {caustic potash}]

potassium iodide
n : a crystalline salt in organic synthesis and in making photographic emulsions and in iodized table salt

potassium nitrate
n : (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive [syn: {saltpeter}, {saltpetre}, {niter}, {nitre}]

potassium permanganate
n : a poisonous salt that forms dark purple crystals and is purple-red when dissolved in water; used as an oxidizing and bleaching agent and as a disinfectant and antiseptic [syn: {permanganate of potash}]

potassium-argon dating
n : geological dating that relies on the proportions of radioactive potassium in a rock sample and its decay product, argon

potation
n 1: a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft" [syn: {draft}, {draught}, {tipple}]
2: the act of drinking (especially an alcoholic drink)

potato
n 1: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland [syn: {white potato}, {Irish potato}, {murphy}, {spud}, {tater}]
2: annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous [syn: {white potato}, {white potato vine}, {Solanum tuberosum}] [also: {potatoes} (pl)]

potato bean
n 1: twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots [syn: {yam bean}, {Pachyrhizus tuberosus}]
2: a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans [syn: {groundnut}, {groundnut vine}, {Indian potato}, {wild bean}, {Apios americana}, {Apios tuberosa}]
3: nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans [syn: {groundnut}, {wild bean}]

potato beetle
n : black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide [syn: {Colorado potato beetle}, {Colorado beetle}, {potato bug}, {Leptinotarsa decemlineata}]

potato blight
n : a blight of potatoes [syn: {potato mold}, {potato disease}, {potato mildew}, {potato murrain}]

potato bug
n : black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide [syn: {Colorado potato beetle}, {Colorado beetle}, {potato beetle}, {Leptinotarsa decemlineata}]

potato chip
n : a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat [syn: {chip}, {crisp}, {Saratoga chip}]

potato disease
n : a blight of potatoes [syn: {potato blight}, {potato mold}, {potato mildew}, {potato murrain}]

potato family
n : large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera Solanum; Atropa; Brugmansia; Capsicum; Datura; Hyoscyamus; Lycopersicon; Nicotiana; Petunia; Physalis; Solandra [syn: {Solanaceae}, {family Solanaceae}]

potato fern
n 1: large Australasian evergreen fern with an edible rhizome sometimes used as a vegetable by indigenous people [syn: {Marattia salicina}]
2: small epiphytic fern of South America with tuberous swellings along rhizomes [syn: {Solanopteris bifrons}]

potato fungus
n : fungus causing a disease in potatoes characterized by black scurfy spots on the tubers [syn: {Pellicularia filamentosa}, {Rhizoctinia solani}]

potato mildew
n : a blight of potatoes [syn: {potato blight}, {potato mold}, {potato disease}, {potato murrain}]

potato mold
n : a blight of potatoes [syn: {potato blight}, {potato disease}, {potato mildew}, {potato murrain}]

potato mosaic
n : a disease of the leaves of potato plants

potato moth
n : grayish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm [syn: {potato tuber moth}, {splitworm}, {Phthorimaea operculella}]

potato murrain
n : a blight of potatoes [syn: {potato blight}, {potato mold}, {potato disease}, {potato mildew}]

potato nose
n : enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol [syn: {rhinophyma}, {hypertrophic rosacea}, {toper's nose}, {brandy nose}, {rum nose}, {rum-blossom}, {hammer nose}, {copper nose}]

potato pancake
n : made of grated potato and egg with a little flour [syn: {latke}]

potato peel
n : crisp fried potato peeling [syn: {potato skin}, {potato peelings}]

potato peelings
n : crisp fried potato peeling [syn: {potato skin}, {potato peel}]

potato race
n : a novelty race in which competitors move potatoes from one place to another one at a time

potato salad
n : any of various salads having chopped potatoes as the base

potato scab bacteria
n : cause of a potato disease characterized by brownish corky tissue [syn: {Streptomyces scabies}]

potato skin
n : crisp fried potato peeling [syn: {potato peel}, {potato peelings}]

potato tree
n 1: South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the tropics; not a true potato [syn: {Brazilian potato tree}, {Solanum wrightii}, {Solanum macranthum}]
2: hardy climbing shrub of Chile grown as an ornamental for its fragrant flowers; not a true potato [syn: {Solanum crispum}]

potato tuber moth
n : grayish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm [syn: {potato moth}, {splitworm}, {Phthorimaea operculella}]

potato tuberworm
n : larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco [syn: {Phthorimaea operculella}]

potato vine
n 1: vine of Costa Rica sparsely armed with hooklike spines and having large lilac-blue flowers [syn: {giant potato creeper}, {Solanum wendlandii}]
2: copiously branched vine of Brazil having deciduous leaves and white flowers tinged with blue [syn: {Solanum jasmoides}]

potato wart
n : fungous disease causing dark warty spongy excrescences in the eyes of potato tubers

potato wart fungus
n : fungus causing potato wart disease in potato tubers [syn: {Synchytrium endobioticum}]

potato worm
n : large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tomato and potato plants; similar to tobacco hornworm [syn: {tomato hornworm}, {Manduca quinquemaculata}]

potato yellow dwarf
n : the yellow dwarf disease of potato plants [syn: {yellow dwarf of potato}]

potato yellow-dwarf virus
n : the virus that produces stunting and yellowing of the leaves of potato plants

potatoes
potato
n 1: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland [syn: {white potato}, {Irish potato}, {murphy}, {spud}, {tater}]
2: annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous [syn: {white potato}, {white potato vine}, {Solanum tuberosum}] [also: {potatoes} (pl)]

potatoes
See {potato}

pot-au-feu
n : traditional French stew of vegetables and beef

Potawatomi
n 1: a member of the Algonquian people originally of Michigan and Wisconsin
2: the Algonquian language spoken by the Potawatomi people

potbellied
adj : having a large belly [syn: {abdominous}, {paunchy}]

potbelly
n 1: slang terms for a paunch [syn: {pot}, {bay window}, {corporation}, {tummy}]
2: a bulbous stove in which wood or coal is burned [syn: {potbelly stove}]

potbelly stove
n : a bulbous stove in which wood or coal is burned [syn: {potbelly}]

potboiler
n : a literary composition of poor quality that was written quickly to make money (to boil the pot)

potbound
adj : of a potted plant; grown too large for its container resulting in matting or tangling of the roots [syn: {rootbound}]

potboy
n : a worker in an inn or public house who serves customers and does various chores [syn: {potman}]

poteen
n : unlawfully distilled Irish whiskey

potency
n 1: capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks" [syn: {effectiveness}, {strength}]
2: the inherent capacity for coming into being [syn: {potential}, {potentiality}]
3: the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse

potent
adj 1: having the power to influence or convince; "a cogent analysis of the problem"; "potent arguments" [syn: {cogent}, {powerful}]
2: having or wielding force or authority; "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons" [syn: {strong}]
3: having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea" [syn: {strong}] [ant: {impotent}]
4: (of a male) able to copulate [syn: {virile}] [ant: {impotent}]

potentate
n : a ruler who is unconstrained by law [syn: {dictator}]

potential
adj 1: existing in possibility; "a potential problem"; "possible uses of nuclear power" [syn: {possible}] [ant: {actual}]
2: expected to become or be; in prospect; "potential clients"; "expected income" [syn: {expected}, {likely}]
n 1: the inherent capacity for coming into being [syn: {potentiality}, {potency}]
2: the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts [syn: {electric potential}, {potential difference}, {potential drop}, {voltage}]

potential difference
n : the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts [syn: {electric potential}, {potential}, {potential drop}, {voltage}]

potential divider
n : resistors connected in series across a voltage source; used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage [syn: {voltage divider}]

potential drop
n : the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts [syn: {electric potential}, {potential}, {potential difference}, {voltage}]

potential energy
n : the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its position; stored energy [syn: {P.E.}]

potential unit
n : a measure of the potential energy of a unit charge at a give point in a circuit relative to a reference point (ground)

potentiality
n 1: the inherent capacity for coming into being [syn: {potential}, {potency}]
2: an aptitude that may be developed [syn: {capability}, {capableness}] [ant: {incapability}]

potentially
adv : with a possibility of becoming actual; "introducing possibly dangerous innovations"; "he is potentially dangerous"; "potentially useful" [syn: {possibly}]

potentiate
v : increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon); "potentiate the drug"

potentiation
n : (medicine) the synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneously

Potentilla
n : chiefly perennial northern hemisphere herbs and shrubs: cinquefoil [syn: {genus Potentilla}]

Potentilla anserina
n : low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States; Europe; Asia [syn: {silverweed}, {goose-tansy}, {goose grass}]

potentiometer
n 1: a measuring instrument for measuring direct current electromotive forces
2: a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets [syn: {pot}]

potently
adv : in a manner having a powerful influence; "Clytemnestra's ghost crying in the night for vengeance remained most potently in the audience's mind" [syn: {powerfully}]

Poterium
n : a genus of thorny herbs or shrubs of the family Rosaceae [syn: {genus Poterium}]

Poterium sanguisorba
n : European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads [syn: {salad burnet}, {burnet bloodwort}, {pimpernel}]

potful
n : the quantity contained in a pot [syn: {pot}]

pothead
n : someone who smokes marijuana habitually

pother
n : an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft" [syn: {dither}, {fuss}, {tizzy}, {flap}]
v 1: make upset or troubled
2: make a fuss; be agitated [syn: {dither}, {flap}]

potherb
n : any of various herbaceous plants whose leaves or stems or flowers are cooked and used for food or seasoning

potholder
n : an insulated pad for holding hot pots

pothole
n : a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface) [syn: {chuckhole}]

potholed
adj : used of paved surfaces having holes or pits [syn: {pocked}, {pockmarked}]

potholer
n : a person who explores caves [syn: {spelunker}, {speleologist}, {spelaeologist}]

pothook
n : an S-shaped hook to suspend a pot over a fire

pothos
n 1: any of various tropical lianas of the genus Scindapsus
2: evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated foliage [syn: {golden pothos}, {ivy arum}, {Epipremnum aureum}, {Scindapsus aureus}]

pothouse
n : tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals [syn: {public house}, {pub}, {saloon}, {gin mill}, {taphouse}]

pothunter
n 1: a nonprofessional archeologist
2: someone who participates in contests in order to collect trophies
3: someone who hunts for food (not for sport)

potion
n : a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage

potluck
n : whatever happens to be available especially when offered to an unexpected guest or when brought by guests and shared by all; "having arrived unannounced we had to take potluck"; "a potluck supper"

potman
n : a worker in an inn or public house who serves customers and does various chores [syn: {potboy}]

Potomac
n 1: a river in the east central United States; rises in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward, forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the Chesapeake Bay [syn: {Potomac River}]
2: terms sometimes used to refer to Washington, D.C. [syn: {Foggy Bottom}]

Potomac River
n : a river in the east central United States; rises in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward, forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the Chesapeake Bay [syn: {Potomac}]

potomania
n : an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess [syn: {dipsomania}, {alcoholism}]

Potoroinae
n : rat kangaroos [syn: {subfamily Potoroinae}]

potoroo
n : Australian rat kangaroos

Potorous
n : potoroos [syn: {genus Potorous}]

Potos
n : a genus of Procyonidae [syn: {genus Potos}]

Potos caudivolvulus
n : arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail [syn: {kinkajou}, {honey bear}, {potto}, {Potos flavus}]

Potos flavus
n : arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail [syn: {kinkajou}, {honey bear}, {potto}, {Potos caudivolvulus}]

potpie
n : deep-dish meat and vegetable pie or a meat stew with dumplings

potpourri
n 1: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" [syn: {assortment}, {mixture}, {mixed bag}, {miscellany}, {miscellanea}, {variety}, {salmagundi}, {smorgasbord}, {motley}]
2: a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources [syn: {medley}, {pastiche}]
3: a jar of mixed flower petals and spices used as perfume

potsherd
n : a shard of pottery

potshot
n 1: a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter)
2: criticism aimed at an easy target and made without careful consideration; "reporters took potshots at the mayor"

pottage
n 1: a stew of vegetables and (sometimes) meat
2: thick (often creamy) soup [syn: {potage}]

potted
pot
n 1: metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
2: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: {toilet}, {can}, {commode}, {crapper}, {potty}, {stool}, {throne}]
3: the quantity contained in a pot [syn: {potful}]
4: a container in which plants are cultivated [syn: {flowerpot}]
5: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]
6: the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker) [syn: {jackpot}, {kitty}]
7: slang terms for a paunch [syn: {potbelly}, {bay window}, {corporation}, {tummy}]
8: a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets [syn: {potentiometer}]
9: street names for marijuana [syn: {grass}, {green goddess}, {dope}, {weed}, {gage}, {sess}, {sens}, {smoke}, {skunk}, {locoweed}, {Mary Jane}]
v : plant in a pot; "He potted the palm" [also: {potting}, {potted}]

potted
adj 1: of plants; planted or grown in a pot; "potted geraniums" [ant: {unpotted}]
2: preserved in a pot or can or jar; "potted meat"; "potted shrimp"
3: (British informal) summarized or abridged; "a potted version of a novel"

potted
See {pot}

potter
n : a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln [syn: {thrower}, {ceramicist}, {ceramist}]
v 1: do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house" [syn: {putter}, {mess around}, {tinker}, {monkey}, {monkey around}, {muck about}, {muck around}]
2: work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the garden" [syn: {putter}]
3: move around aimlessly [syn: {putter}, {potter around}, {putter around}]

potter around
v : move around aimlessly [syn: {putter}, {potter}, {putter around}]

potter bee
n : solitary bee that builds nests of mud or pebbles cemented together and attached to a plant

potter wasp
n : any of various solitary wasps that construct vase-shaped cells of mud for their eggs

potterer
n : a person who putters about [syn: {putterer}]

potter's clay
n : clay that does not contain any iron; used in making pottery or for modeling [syn: {potter's earth}]

potter's earth
n : clay that does not contain any iron; used in making pottery or for modeling [syn: {potter's clay}]

potter's field
n : a cemetery for unknown or indigent people

potter's wheel
n : a horizontal rotating wheel holding the clay being shaped by a potter; "the potter's wheel was invented in Asia Minor around 6500 BC"

pottery
n 1: ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln [syn: {clayware}]
2: the craft of making earthenware
3: a workshop where clayware is made

pottier
potty
adj 1: (British informal) trivial; "potty little details"
2: very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {tipsy}, {wet}]
3: stupid and confused; used especially of persons; "blathering like the addlepated nincompoop that you are"; "a confused puddingheaded, muddleheaded fellow"- Isaac Sterne [syn: {addlebrained}, {addlepated}, {puddingheaded}, {muddleheaded}]
n 1: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: {toilet}, {can}, {commode}, {crapper}, {pot}, {stool}, {throne}]
2: a receptacle for urination or defecation in the bedroom [syn: {chamberpot}, {thunder mug}] [also: {pottiest}, {pottier}]

pottier
See {potty}

pottiest
potty
adj 1: (British informal) trivial; "potty little details"
2: very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {tipsy}, {wet}]
3: stupid and confused; used especially of persons; "blathering like the addlepated nincompoop that you are"; "a confused puddingheaded, muddleheaded fellow"- Isaac Sterne [syn: {addlebrained}, {addlepated}, {puddingheaded}, {muddleheaded}]
n 1: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: {toilet}, {can}, {commode}, {crapper}, {pot}, {stool}, {throne}]
2: a receptacle for urination or defecation in the bedroom [syn: {chamberpot}, {thunder mug}] [also: {pottiest}, {pottier}]

pottiest
See {potty}

potting
pot
n 1: metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
2: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: {toilet}, {can}, {commode}, {crapper}, {potty}, {stool}, {throne}]
3: the quantity contained in a pot [syn: {potful}]
4: a container in which plants are cultivated [syn: {flowerpot}]
5: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]
6: the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker) [syn: {jackpot}, {kitty}]
7: slang terms for a paunch [syn: {potbelly}, {bay window}, {corporation}, {tummy}]
8: a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets [syn: {potentiometer}]
9: street names for marijuana [syn: {grass}, {green goddess}, {dope}, {weed}, {gage}, {sess}, {sens}, {smoke}, {skunk}, {locoweed}, {Mary Jane}]
v : plant in a pot; "He potted the palm" [also: {potting}, {potted}]

potting
See {pot}

pottle
n : a pot that holds 2 quarts

potto
n 1: arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail [syn: {kinkajou}, {honey bear}, {Potos flavus}, {Potos caudivolvulus}]
2: a kind of lemur [syn: {kinkajou}, {Perodicticus potto}]

pot-trained
adj : (of children) trained to use the toilet [syn: {potty-trained}, {toilet-trained}]

Pott's disease
n : TB of the spine with destruction of vertebrae resulting in curvature of the spine

potty
adj 1: (British informal) trivial; "potty little details"
2: very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {tipsy}, {wet}]
3: stupid and confused; used especially of persons; "blathering like the addlepated nincompoop that you are"; "a confused puddingheaded, muddleheaded fellow"- Isaac Sterne [syn: {addlebrained}, {addlepated}, {puddingheaded}, {muddleheaded}]
n 1: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: {toilet}, {can}, {commode}, {crapper}, {pot}, {stool}, {throne}]
2: a receptacle for urination or defecation in the bedroom [syn: {chamberpot}, {thunder mug}] [also: {pottiest}, {pottier}]

potty chair
n : toilet consisting of a small seat used by young children [syn: {potty seat}]

potty seat
n : toilet consisting of a small seat used by young children [syn: {potty chair}]

potty-trained
adj : (of children) trained to use the toilet [syn: {pot-trained}, {toilet-trained}]

pouch
n 1: a small or medium size bag-like container for holding or carrying things
2: an enclosed space; "the trapped miners found a pocket of air" [syn: {sac}, {sack}, {pocket}]
3: (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican) [syn: {pocket}]
v 1: put into a small bag
2: send by special mail that goes through diplomatic channels
3: swell or protrude outwards; "His eyes bulged with surprise" [syn: {bulge}, {protrude}]

pouched
adj : having a pouch

pouched mammal
n : mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried [syn: {marsupial}]

pouched mole
n : small burrowing Australian marsupial that resembles a mole [syn: {marsupial mole}, {Notoryctus typhlops}]

pouched mouse
n : any of numerous small sharp-nosed insectivorous marsupials superficially resembling mice or rats [syn: {marsupial mouse}, {marsupial rat}]

pouched rat
n : burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America [syn: {gopher}, {pocket gopher}]

pouchlike
adj : shaped like a pouch [syn: {bursiform}, {pouch-shaped}, {saclike}]

pouch-shaped
adj : shaped like a pouch [syn: {bursiform}, {pouchlike}, {saclike}]

poudrin
n : small crystals of ice [syn: {ice crystal}, {snow mist}, {diamond dust}, {ice needle}, {frost snow}, {frost mist}]

pouf
n 1: offensive terms for an openly homosexual man [syn: {fagot}, {faggot}, {fag}, {fairy}, {nance}, {pansy}, {queen}, {queer}, {poof}, {poove}]
2: thick cushion used as a seat [syn: {ottoman}, {pouffe}, {puff}, {hassock}]

pouf paste
n : batter for making light hollow cases to hold various fillings [syn: {puff batter}, {pate a choux}]

pouffe
n : thick cushion used as a seat [syn: {ottoman}, {pouf}, {puff}, {hassock}]

Poulenc
n : French composer (1899-1963) [syn: {Francis Poulenc}]

poulet
n : the flesh of a chicken used for food [syn: {chicken}, {volaille}]

poulette
n : allemande sauce with chopped parsley

poulterer
n : a dealer in poultry and poultry products [syn: {poultryman}]

poultice
n : a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. [syn: {cataplasm}, {plaster}]
v : dress by covering with a therapeutic substance [syn: {plaster}]

poultry
n 1: a domesticated gallinaceous bird though to be descended from the red jungle fowl [syn: {domestic fowl}, {fowl}]
2: flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food

poultryman
n : a dealer in poultry and poultry products [syn: {poulterer}]

pounce
n : the act of pouncing
v : move down on as if in an attack; "The raptor swooped down on its prey"; "The teacher swooped down upon the new students" [syn: {swoop}]

pound
n 1: 16 ounces; "he tried to lift 100 pounds" [syn: {lb}]
2: the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence [syn: {British pound}, {pound sterling}, {quid}]
3: the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters [syn: {Syrian pound}]
4: the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters [syn: {Sudanese pound}]
5: the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters [syn: {Lebanese pound}]
6: formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence [syn: {Irish pound}, {Irish punt}, {punt}]
7: the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters [syn: {Egyptian pound}]
8: the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents [syn: {Cypriot pound}]
9: a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec [syn: {lbf.}] 10: United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) [syn: {Ezra Pound}, {Ezra Loomis Pound}] 11: a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound" [syn: {dog pound}] 12: the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway" [syn: {hammer}, {hammering}, {pounding}]
v 1: hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist" [syn: {thump}, {poke}]
2: strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door" [syn: {ram}, {ram down}]
3: move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room" [syn: {lumber}]
4: move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast" [syn: {beat}, {thump}]
5: partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal" [syn: {pound off}]
6: shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded" [syn: {pound up}]
7: place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray" [syn: {impound}]
8: break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"

pound cake
n : rich loaf cake made of a pound each of butter and sugar and flour

pound net
n : trap consisting of an arrangement of nets directing fish into an enclosure

pound off
v : partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal" [syn: {pound}]

pound sterling
n : the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence [syn: {British pound}, {pound}, {quid}]

pound up
v : shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded" [syn: {pound}]

poundage
n 1: a charge based on weight measured in pounds
2: a fee charged for the recovery of impounded animals
3: weight expressed in pounds
4: placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law [syn: {impoundment}, {impounding}, {internment}]

poundal
n : a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound; equal to 0.1382 newtons [syn: {pdl}]

pounder
n 1: (used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds; "the fisherman caught a 10-pounder"; "their linemen are all 300-pounders"
2: a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone [syn: {pestle}, {muller}]

pound-foolish
adj : unwise in dealing with large sums

pounding
n 1: repeated heavy blows [syn: {buffeting}]
2: an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head" [syn: {throb}, {throbbing}]
3: the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway" [syn: {hammer}, {pound}, {hammering}]

pounds per square inch
n : a unit of pressure [syn: {psi}]

pour
v 1: cause to run; "pour water over the floor"
2: move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza" [syn: {swarm}, {stream}, {teem}, {pullulate}]
3: pour out; "the sommelier decanted the wines" [syn: {decant}, {pour out}]
4: flow in a spurt; "Water poured all over the floor"
5: supply in large amounts or quantities; "We poured money into the education of our children"
6: rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!" [syn: {pelt}, {stream}, {rain cats and dogs}, {rain buckets}]

pour cold water on
v : be discouraging or negative about [syn: {throw cold water on}]

pour down
v : drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work" [syn: {toss off}, {pop}, {bolt down}, {belt down}, {down}, {drink down}, {kill}]

pour forth
v : pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities; "shed tears"; "spill blood"; "God shed His grace on Thee" [syn: {spill}, {shed}]

pour out
v 1: express without restraint; "The woman poured out her frustrations as the judge listened"
2: pour out; "the sommelier decanted the wines" [syn: {decant}, {pour}]
3: be disgorged; "The crowds spilled out into the streets" [syn: {spill over}, {spill out}]
4: pour out; "effused brine" [syn: {effuse}]

pourboire
n : a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) [syn: {gratuity}, {tip}, {baksheesh}, {bakshish}, {bakshis}, {backsheesh}]

pouring
adj : flowing profusely; "a gushing hydrant"; "pouring flood waters" [syn: {gushing}]

pousse-cafe
n : small drink served after dinner (especially several liqueurs poured carefully so as to remain in separate layers)

Poussin
n : French painter in the classical style (1594-1665) [syn: {Nicolas Poussin}]

pout
n 1: a disdainful pouting grimace [syn: {moue}, {wry face}]
2: marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas [syn: {eelpout}]
3: catfish common in eastern United States [syn: {horned pout}, {hornpout}, {Ameiurus Melas}]
v 1: be in a huff and display one's displeasure; "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted" [syn: {sulk}, {brood}]
2: make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted" [syn: {mop}, {mow}]

pouter
n 1: someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression [syn: {sourpuss}, {picklepuss}, {gloomy Gus}]
2: one of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until their breast is puffed out [syn: {pouter pigeon}]

pouter pigeon
n : one of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until their breast is puffed out [syn: {pouter}]

Pouteria
n : tropical American timber tree with edible fruit (canistel) [syn: {genus Pouteria}]

Pouteria campechiana nervosa
n : tropical tree of Florida and West Indies yielding edible fruit [syn: {canistel}, {canistel tree}]

Pouteria zapota
n : tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in the genus Calocarpum [syn: {marmalade tree}, {mammee}, {sapote}, {Calocarpum zapota}]

poutingly
adv : with a pout or in a pouting manner

poverty
n : the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions [syn: {poorness}, {impoverishment}] [ant: {wealth}]

poverty grass
n : small heathlike plant covered with white down growing on beaches in northeastern North America [syn: {beach heather}, {Hudsonia tomentosa}]

poverty level
n : a level of personal income defining the state of poverty [syn: {poverty line}]

poverty line
n : a level of personal income defining the state of poverty [syn: {poverty level}]

poverty trap
n : a situation in which an increase in income results in a loss of benefits so that you are no better off

poverty-stricken
adj : poor enough to need help from others [syn: {destitute}, {impoverished}, {indigent}, {necessitous}, {needy}]

POW
n : a person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war [syn: {prisoner of war}]

POW camp
n : camp for political prisoners or prisoners of war [syn: {prison camp}, {internment camp}, {prisoner of war camp}]

powder
n 1: a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized [syn: {pulverization}, {pulverisation}]
2: a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks [syn: {gunpowder}]
3: any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a powder
v 1: apply powder to; "She powdered her nose"; "The King wears a powdered wig"
2: make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust; "pulverize the grains" [syn: {powderize}, {powderise}, {pulverize}, {pulverise}]

powder and shot
n : ammunition consisting of gunpowder and bullets for muskets

powder blue
adj : moderate to pale blue or purplish blue
n : a dusty pale blue color

powder compact
n : a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse [syn: {compact}]

powder flask
n : container for carrying gunpowder; made of the hollow horn of an animal [syn: {powder horn}]

powder horn
n : container for carrying gunpowder; made of the hollow horn of an animal [syn: {powder flask}]

powder keg
n 1: a potentially explosive state
2: keg (usually made of metal) for gunpowder or blasting powder

powder magazine
n : a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored [syn: {magazine}, {powder store}]

powder metallurgy
n : the metallurgy of powdered metals; how to produce solid metal objects from powdered metal by compaction and sintering

powder method
n : a process for identifying minerals or crystals; a small rod is coated with a powdered form of the substance and subjected to suitably modified X-rays; the pattern of diffracted rings is used for identification [syn: {powder photography}, {powder technique}]

powder monkey
n : someone who carries explosives (as from the magazine to the guns on board a warship)

powder photography
n : a process for identifying minerals or crystals; a small rod is coated with a powdered form of the substance and subjected to suitably modified X-rays; the pattern of diffracted rings is used for identification [syn: {powder method}, {powder technique}]

powder room
n : a woman's restroom in a public (or semi-public) building [syn: {ladies' room}]

powder store
n : a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored [syn: {magazine}, {powder magazine}]

powder technique
n : a process for identifying minerals or crystals; a small rod is coated with a powdered form of the substance and subjected to suitably modified X-rays; the pattern of diffracted rings is used for identification [syn: {powder photography}, {powder method}]

powdered
adj : consisting of fine particles; "powdered cellulose"; "powdery snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding" [syn: {powdery}, {pulverized}, {pulverised}, {small-grained}, {fine-grained}]

powdered ginger
n : dried ground gingerroot [syn: {ginger}]

powdered milk
n : dehydrated milk [syn: {dry milk}, {dried milk}, {milk powder}]

powdered mustard
n : one to three tablespoons of powdered mustard dissolved in a glass of warm water is a homemade emetic [syn: {dry mustard}]

powdered sugar
n : sugar granulated into a fine powder

powderer
n : someone who applies or scatters powder

powderiness
n : having a very fine texture; "the fineness of the sand on the beach" [syn: {fineness}]

powderise
v 1: become powder or dust; "When it was blown up, the building powderized" [syn: {powderize}, {pulverize}, {pulverise}]
2: make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust; "pulverize the grains" [syn: {powderize}, {powder}, {pulverize}, {pulverise}]

powderize
v 1: become powder or dust; "When it was blown up, the building powderized" [syn: {pulverize}, {pulverise}, {powderise}]
2: make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust; "pulverize the grains" [syn: {powderise}, {powder}, {pulverize}, {pulverise}]

powder-post termite
n : extremely destructive dry-wood termite of warm regions [syn: {Cryptotermes brevis}]

powderpuff
n : a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin [syn: {puff}]

powder-puff
adj : used of competitive activities in which only women take part; "powder-puff baseball"; "a powder-puff football game"

powdery
adj 1: consisting of fine particles; "powdered cellulose"; "powdery snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding" [syn: {powdered}, {pulverized}, {pulverised}, {small-grained}, {fine-grained}]
2: as if dulled in color with a sprinkling of powder; "a powdery blue"

powdery mildew
n : any of various fungi of the genus Erysiphe producing powdery conidia on the host surface

Powell
n 1: United States general who was the first Black to serve as Chief of Staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937) [syn: {Colin Powell}, {Colin luther Powell}]
2: English physicist who discovered the pion (the first known meson) which is a subatomic particle involved in holding the nucleus together (1903-1969) [syn: {Cecil Frank Powell}]

power
n 1: possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade" [syn: {powerfulness}] [ant: {powerlessness}, {powerlessness}]
2: (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)
3: possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination" [syn: {ability}] [ant: {inability}]
4: a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world [syn: {world power}, {major power}, {great power}, {superpower}]
5: (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power; "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president" [syn: {office}]
6: one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority; "the mysterious presence of an evil power"; "may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil" [syn: {force}]
7: physical strength [syn: {might}, {mightiness}]
8: a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself [syn: {exponent}, {index}]
9: a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" [syn: {baron}, {big businessman}, {business leader}, {king}, {magnate}, {mogul}, {top executive}, {tycoon}]
v : supply the force or power for the functioning of; "The gasoline powers the engines"

power breakfast
n : a meeting of influential people to conduct business while eating breakfast

power broker
n : a person who is important by virtue of the people or votes they control; "a power broker who does you a favor will expect you to return it" [syn: {powerbroker}]

power cable
n : cable used to distribute electricity [syn: {power line}]

power company
n : a public utility that provides electricity [syn: {power service}, {electric company}, {light company}]

power cord
n : a cord to conduct power to an electrical appliance

power couple
n : a couple both of whom have high-powered careers or are politically influential

power dive
n : a dive accelerated by both gravity and engine power

power drill
n : a power tool for making holes in hard materials

power failure
n : equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails; "the ice storm caused a power outage" [syn: {power outage}]

power grid
n : a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region [syn: {power system}, {grid}]

power hammer
n : a power tool for drilling rocks [syn: {hammer}]

power hunger
n : a drive to acquire power [syn: {status seeking}]

power law
n : (psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases proportional to a power of the stimulus intensity [syn: {Stevens' law}, {Stevens' power law}]

power line
n : cable used to distribute electricity [syn: {power cable}]

power loading
n : the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its engine power

power loom
n : a loom operated mechanically

power meter
n : a meter for measuring the amount of electric power used [syn: {electric meter}]

power module
n : module that provides power to operate other modules

power mower
n : a lawn mower powered by a gasoline motor [syn: {motor mower}] [ant: {hand mower}]

power of appointment
n : authority given (in a will or deed) by a donor to a donee to appoint the beneficiaries of the donor's property

power of attorney
n : a legal instrument authorizing someone to act as the grantor's agent

power outage
n : equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails; "the ice storm caused a power outage" [syn: {power failure}]

power pack
n : a device for converting a power supply to a voltage required by particular equipment

power plant
n : an electrical generating station [syn: {power station}, {powerhouse}]

power play
n : an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power [syn: {squeeze play}, {squeeze}]

power point
n : a wall socket [syn: {point}]

power politics
n : diplomacy in which the nations threaten to use force in order to obtain their objectives [syn: {gunboat diplomacy}]

power pylon
n : a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines; "power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists" [syn: {pylon}]

power saw
n : a power tool for cutting wood [syn: {saw}, {sawing machine}]

power series
n : the sum of terms containing successively higher integral powers of a variable

power service
n : a public utility that provides electricity [syn: {power company}, {electric company}, {light company}]

power shovel
n : a machine for excavating [syn: {excavator}, {digger}, {shovel}]

power station
n : an electrical generating station [syn: {power plant}, {powerhouse}]

power steering
n : automotive steering where engineer power amplifies the torque applied to the steering wheel [syn: {power-assisted steering}]

power structure
n : the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body [syn: {hierarchy}, {pecking order}]

power system
n : a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region [syn: {power grid}, {grid}]

power takeoff
n : a device that transfers power from an engine (as in a tractor or other motor vehicle) to another piece of equipment (as to a pump or jackhammer) [syn: {PTO}]

power tool
n : a tool driven by a motor

power train
n : wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed; "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain" [syn: {gearing}, {gears}, {geartrain}, {train}]

power trip
n : (slang) a self-aggrandizing action undertaken simply for the pleasure of exercising control over other people

power unit
n : a measure of electric power

power user
n : (computing) a computer user who needs the fastest and most powerful computers available

power walking
n : a form of cardiopulmonary exercise consisting of rapid walking accompanied by vigorous swinging of the arms

power worker
n : a worker at a power station [syn: {power-station worker}]

power-assisted
adj : supplementing or replacing manual effort; "power-assisted steering"

power-assisted steering
n : automotive steering where engineer power amplifies the torque applied to the steering wheel [syn: {power steering}]

powerboat
n : a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine [syn: {motorboat}]

powerbroker
n : a person who is important by virtue of the people or votes they control; "a power broker who does you a favor will expect you to return it" [syn: {power broker}]

power-dive
v : make a power dive; "The airplane power-dived"

power-driven
adj : powered by a motor; "a power-driven hand tool"

powered
adj : (often used in combination) having or using or propelled by means of power or power of a specified kind; "powered flight"; "kerosine-powered jet engines" [ant: {unpowered}]

powerful
adj 1: having great power or force or potency or effect; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument" [ant: {powerless}]
2: strong enough to knock down or overwhelm; "a knock-down blow" [syn: {knock-down(a)}]
3: having the power to influence or convince; "a cogent analysis of the problem"; "potent arguments" [syn: {cogent}, {potent}]
4: (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms" [syn: {brawny}, {hefty}, {muscular}, {sinewy}]
5: displaying superhuman strength or power; "herculean exertions" [syn: {herculean}]
adv : (Southern regional intensive) very; "the baby is mighty cute"; "he's mighty tired"; "it is powerful humid"; "that boy is powerful big now"; "they have a right nice place" [syn: {mighty}, {right}]

powerfully
adv 1: in a powerful manner; "the federal government replaced the powerfully pro-settler Sir Godfrey Huggins with the even tougher and more determined ex-trade unionist" [syn: {strongly}]
2: in a manner having a powerful influence; "Clytemnestra's ghost crying in the night for vengeance remained most potently in the audience's mind" [syn: {potently}]

powerfulness
n : possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade" [syn: {power}] [ant: {powerlessness}, {powerlessness}]

powerhouse
n 1: a highly energetic and indefatigable person [syn: {human dynamo}, {ball of fire}, {fireball}]
2: a team considered to be the best of its class
3: an electrical generating station [syn: {power station}, {power plant}]

powerless
adj : lacking power [syn: {weak}] [ant: {powerful}]

powerlessly
adv : in a powerless manner

powerlessness
n : the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble [syn: {impotence}, {impotency}] [ant: {power}, {power}]

power-station worker
n : a worker at a power station [syn: {power worker}]

powerwash
v : wash before painting to remove old paint and mildew; "pressure-wash the house" [syn: {pressure-wash}]

Powhatan
n 1: Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas (1550?-1618) [syn: {Wahunsonacock}]
2: a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived in eastern Virginia
3: the Algonquian language of the Powhatan people

powwow
n : a quick private conference [syn: {huddle}]
v : hold a powwow, talk, conference or meeting

pox
n 1: a common venereal disease caused by the Treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) [syn: {syphilis}, {syph}]
2: a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks

poxvirus
n : any of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates

poyou
n : Argentine armadillo with six movable bands and hairy underparts [syn: {peludo}, {Euphractus sexcinctus}]

Pozsony
n : capital and largest city of Slovakia [syn: {Bratislava}, {capital of Slovakia}, {Pressburg}]

PPK
n : a Marxist-Leninist terrorist group of Kurds trying to establish an independent Kurdish state in eastern Turkey [syn: {Kurdistan Workers Party}, {Kurdistan Labor Pary}, {Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan}]

PPLO
n : antibiotic-resistant mycoplasma causing a kind of pneumonia in humans [syn: {pleuropneumonialike organism}]

PPP
n : surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea) [syn: {palatopharyngoplasty}, {uvulopalatopharyngoplasty}, {UPPP}]

Pr
n 1: a soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process [syn: {praseodymium}, {atomic number 59}]
2: a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico [syn: {Puerto Rico}, {Porto Rico}, {Commonwealth of Puerto Rico}]
3: a promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or institution [syn: {public relations}]

PR man
n : someone employed to arrange publicity (for a firm or a public figure) [syn: {press agent}, {publicity man}, {public relations man}]

practicability
n : the quality of being usable [syn: {practicableness}] [ant: {impracticability}, {impracticability}]

practicable
adj 1: usable for a specific purpose; "an operable plan"; "a practicable solution" [syn: {operable}]
2: capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are [syn: {feasible}, {executable}, {viable}, {workable}]

practicableness
n : the quality of being usable [syn: {practicability}] [ant: {impracticability}, {impracticability}]

practicably
adv : in a practicable manner; so as to be feasible [syn: {feasible}]

practical
adj 1: concerned with actual use or practice; "he is a very practical person"; "the idea had no practical application"; "a practical knowledge of Japanese"; "woodworking is a practical art" [ant: {impractical}]
2: guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a hard-nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his approach to business"; "not ideology but pragmatic politics" [syn: {hardheaded}, {hard-nosed}, {pragmatic}]
3: being actually such in almost every respect; "a practical failure"; "the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin" [syn: {virtual(a)}, {practical(a)}]
4: having or put to a practical purpose or use; "practical mathematics"; "practical applications of calculus"

practical application
n : the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose; "he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"; "a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis" [syn: {application}]

practical joke
n : a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish)

practical joker
n : someone who plays practical jokes on others [syn: {prankster}, {cut-up}, {trickster}, {tricker}, {hoaxer}]

practical nurse
n : a nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick [syn: {licensed practical nurse}, {LPN}]

practical politics
n : politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations [syn: {realpolitik}]

practicality
n : concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities [ant: {impracticality}]

practically
adv 1: almost; "he was practically the only guest at the party"
2: (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely; "much the same thing happened every time" [syn: {much}]

practice
n 1: a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern" [syn: {pattern}]
2: systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect" [syn: {exercise}, {drill}, {practice session}, {recitation}]
3: translating an idea into action; "a hard theory to put into practice"; "differences between theory and praxis of communism" [syn: {praxis}]
4: the exercise of a profession; "the practice of the law"; "I took over his practice when he retired"
5: knowledge of how something is usually done; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner"
v 1: learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales" [syn: {drill}, {exercise}, {practise}]
2: avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance" [syn: {apply}, {use}]
3: carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law" [syn: {practise}, {exercise}, {do}]
4: engage in a rehearsal (of) [syn: {rehearse}, {practise}]

practice bundling
v : sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothed [syn: {bundle}]

practice game
n : a game whose outcome is not recorded in the season's standing [syn: {exhibition game}]

practice of law
n : the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system; "he studied law at Yale" [syn: {law}]

practice of medicine
n : the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" [syn: {medicine}]

practice range
n : a place for practicing golf shots

practice session
n : systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect" [syn: {exercise}, {practice}, {drill}, {recitation}]

practice teacher
n : a college student who is teaching under the supervision of a certified teacher in order to qualify for a degree in education [syn: {student teacher}]

practiced
adj 1: having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching" [syn: {adept}, {expert}, {good}, {proficient}, {skillful}, {skilful}]
2: skillful after much practice [syn: {practised}]

practician
n : someone who practices a learned profession [syn: {practitioner}]

practicing
adj : actively engaged in a career or way of life; "a practicing physician"; "a practicing Catholic"

practise
v 1: engage in a rehearsal (of) [syn: {rehearse}, {practice}]
2: carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law" [syn: {practice}, {exercise}, {do}]
3: learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales" [syn: {drill}, {exercise}, {practice}]

practised
adj : skillful after much practice [syn: {practiced}]

practitioner
n : someone who practices a learned profession [syn: {practician}]

praenomen
n : the first name of a citizen of ancient Rome [also: {praenomina} (pl)]

praenomina
praenomen
n : the first name of a citizen of ancient Rome [also: {praenomina} (pl)]

praenomina
See {praenomen}

praesidium
n : a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session [syn: {presidium}]

praetor
n : an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic [syn: {pretor}]

praetorial
adj : of or relating to a Roman praetor; "praetorial powers" [syn: {praetorian}, {pretorian}, {pretorial}]

praetorian
adj 1: of or relating to a Roman praetor; "praetorial powers" [syn: {praetorial}, {pretorian}, {pretorial}]
2: characteristic of Praetorian soldiers in respect to corruption or political venality; "a large praetorian bureaucracy filled with ambitious...and often sycophantic people makes work and makes trouble"- Arthur M.Schlesinger Jr. [syn: {pretorian}]

Praetorian Guard
n 1: a member of the Praetorian Guard
2: the elite bodyguard of a Roman Emperor

praetorium
n : the tent of an ancient Roman general [syn: {pretorium}]

praetorship
n : the office of praetor

Prag
n : the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic in the western part of the countryi; a cultural and commercial center since the 14th century [syn: {Prague}, {Praha}, {Czech capital}]

pragmatic
adj 1: concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip" [syn: {matter-of-fact}, {pragmatical}]
2: of or concerning the theory of pragmatism [syn: {pragmatical}]
3: guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a hard-nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his approach to business"; "not ideology but pragmatic politics" [syn: {hardheaded}, {hard-nosed}, {practical}]

pragmatic sanction
n : an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land

pragmatical
adj 1: of or concerning the theory of pragmatism [syn: {pragmatic}]
2: concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip" [syn: {matter-of-fact}, {pragmatic}]

pragmatically
adv : in a realistic manner; "we want to build a democratic society, but we must act pragmatically"

pragmatics
n : the study of language use

pragmatism
n 1: (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value
2: the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth [syn: {realism}]

pragmatist
n 1: an adherent of philosophical pragmatism
2: a person who takes a practical approach to problems and is concerned primarily with the success or failure of her actions

Prague
n : the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic in the western part of the countryi; a cultural and commercial center since the 14th century [syn: {Praha}, {Prag}, {Czech capital}]

Praha
n : the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic in the western part of the countryi; a cultural and commercial center since the 14th century [syn: {Prague}, {Prag}, {Czech capital}]

Praia
n : the capital of Cape Verde on Sao Tiago Island [syn: {Cidade de Praia}, {capital of Cape Verde}]

prairia Sabbatia
n : prairie herb with solitary lilac-colored flowers [syn: {Texas star}, {Sabbatia campestris}]

Prairial
n : ninth month of the Revolutionary calendar (May and June); the month of meadows

prairie
n : a treeless grassy plain

prairie anemone
n : short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia [syn: {American pasqueflower}, {Eastern pasque flower}, {wild crocus}, {lion's beard}, {blue tulip}, {American pulsatilla}, {Pulsatilla patens}, {Anemone ludoviciana}]

prairie aster
n : violet-flowered perennial aster of central United States having solitary heads [syn: {Aster turbinellis}]

prairie berry
n : weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk; central United States to South America [syn: {trompillo}, {white horse nettle}, {purple nightshade}, {silverleaf nightshade}, {silver-leaved nightshade}, {silver-leaved nettle}, {Solanum elaeagnifolium}]

prairie bird's-foot trefoil
n : North American annual with red or rose-colored flowers [syn: {compass plant}, {prairie lotus}, {prairie trefoil}, {Lotus americanus}]

prairie chicken
n : brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies [syn: {prairie grouse}, {prairie fowl}]

prairie coneflower
n 1: coneflower of central to southwestern United States [syn: {Ratibida tagetes}]
2: plant similar to the Mexican hat coneflower; from British Columbia to New Mexico [syn: {long-head coneflower}, {Ratibida columnifera}]

prairie cordgrass
n : North American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous margins and glumes with long awns [syn: {freshwater cordgrass}, {slough grass}, {Spartina pectinmata}]

prairie crab
n : wild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink flowers [syn: {Iowa crab}, {Iowa crab apple}, {western crab apple}, {Malus ioensis}]

prairie dock
n : stout perennial herb of the eastern United States with whitish flowers; leaves traditionally used by Catawba indians to treat burns [syn: {American feverfew}, {wild quinine}, {Parthenium integrifolium}]

prairie dog
n : any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry [syn: {prairie marmot}]

prairie fowl
n : brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies [syn: {prairie chicken}, {prairie grouse}]

prairie fox
n : small gray fox of the plains of western North America [syn: {kit fox}, {Vulpes velox}]

prairie gentian
n : one of the most handsome prairie wildflowers laving large erect bell-shaped bluish flowers; of moist places in prairies and fields from eastern Colorado and Nebraska south to New Mexico and Texas [syn: {tulip gentian}, {bluebell}, {Eustoma grandiflorum}]

prairie golden aster
n : hairy perennial with yellow flower heads in branched clusters; found almost everywhere in dry places from Canada to west central and western United States; sometimes placed in genus Chrysopsis [syn: {hairy golden aster}, {Heterotheca villosa}, {Chrysopsis villosa}]

prairie gourd
n 1: small hard green-and-white inedible fruit of the prairie gourd plant
2: perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit [syn: {prairie gourd vine}, {Missouri gourd}, {wild pumpkin}, {buffalo gourd}, {calabazilla}, {Cucurbita foetidissima}]

prairie gourd vine
n : perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit [syn: {prairie gourd}, {Missouri gourd}, {wild pumpkin}, {buffalo gourd}, {calabazilla}, {Cucurbita foetidissima}]

prairie grass
n : handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn [syn: {broom beard grass}, {wire grass}, {Andropogon scoparius}, {Schizachyrium scoparium}]

prairie grouse
n : brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies [syn: {prairie chicken}, {prairie fowl}]

prairie lotus
n : North American annual with red or rose-colored flowers [syn: {prairie bird's-foot trefoil}, {compass plant}, {prairie trefoil}, {Lotus americanus}]

prairie mallow
n : false mallow of western United States having racemose red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Malvastrum [syn: {red false mallow}, {Sphaeralcea coccinea}, {Malvastrum coccineum}]

prairie marmot
n : any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry [syn: {prairie dog}]

prairie mimosa
n : perennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowers [syn: {prickle-weed}, {Desmanthus ilinoensis}]

prairie orchid
n : orchid of boggy or wet lands of north central United States having racemes of very fragrant creamy or greenish white flowers [syn: {prairie white-fringed orchis}, {Habenaria leucophaea}]

prairie rattler
n : widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies [syn: {prairie rattlesnake}, {Western rattlesnake}, {Crotalus viridis}]

prairie rattlesnake
n : widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies [syn: {prairie rattler}, {Western rattlesnake}, {Crotalus viridis}]

prairie rocket
n 1: any of several North American plants of the genus Erysimum having large yellow flowers
2: any of several western American plants of the genus Cheiranthus having large yellow flowers

prairie sage
n : perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States [syn: {western mugwort}, {white sage}, {cudweed}, {Artemisia ludoviciana}, {Artemisia gnaphalodes}]

prairie sagewort
n : silky-leaved aromatic perennial of dry northern parts of the northern hemisphere; has tawny florets [syn: {wormwood sage}, {Artemisia frigida}]

prairie schooner
n : a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century [syn: {covered wagon}, {Conestoga wagon}, {Conestoga}, {prairie wagon}]

prairie smoke
n : North American perennial with hairy basal pinnate leaves and purple flowers and plume-tipped fruits [syn: {purple avens}, {Geum triflorum}]

prairie soil
n : a type of soil occurring under grasses in temperate climates

prairie star
n : plant with mostly basal leaves and slender open racemes of white or pale pink flowers; prairies and open forest of northwestern United States to British Columbia and Alberta [syn: {Lithophragma parviflorum}]

Prairie State
n : a Midwest state in north-central United States [syn: {Illinois}, {Land of Lincoln}, {IL}]

prairie sunflower
n : similar to the common sunflower with slender usually branching stems common in central United States [syn: {Helianthus petiolaris}]

prairie trefoil
n : North American annual with red or rose-colored flowers [syn: {prairie bird's-foot trefoil}, {compass plant}, {prairie lotus}, {Lotus americanus}]

prairie trillium
n : trillium of central United States having dark purple sessile flowers [syn: {prairie wake-robin}, {Trillium recurvatum}]

prairie vole
n : typical vole of the extended prairie region of central United States and southern Canada [syn: {Microtus ochrogaster}]

prairie wagon
n : a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century [syn: {covered wagon}, {Conestoga wagon}, {Conestoga}, {prairie schooner}]

prairie wake-robin
n : trillium of central United States having dark purple sessile flowers [syn: {prairie trillium}, {Trillium recurvatum}]

prairie white-fringed orchid
n : of central North America; a threatened species [syn: {Platanthera leucophea}]

prairie white-fringed orchis
n : orchid of boggy or wet lands of north central United States having racemes of very fragrant creamy or greenish white flowers [syn: {prairie orchid}, {Habenaria leucophaea}]

prairie willow
n : slender shrubby willow of dry areas of North America [syn: {Salix humilis}]

prairie wolf
n : small wolf native to western North America [syn: {coyote}, {brush wolf}, {Canis latrans}]

praise
n 1: an expression of approval and commendation; "he always appreciated praise for his work" [syn: {congratulations}, {kudos}]
2: offering words of homage as an act of worship; "they sang a hymn of praise to God"
v : express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" [ant: {knock}]

praiseful
adj : full of or giving praise; "a laudatory remark" [syn: {laudatory}, {praising}]

praiseworthily
adv : in an admirable manner; "the children's responses were admirably normal" [syn: {admirably}, {laudably}, {commendable}]

praiseworthiness
n : the quality of being worthy of praise

praiseworthy
adj : worthy of high praise; "applaudable efforts to save the environment"; "a commendable sense of purpose"; "laudable motives of improving housing conditions"; "a significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence" [syn: {applaudable}, {commendable}, {laudable}]

praising
adj : full of or giving praise; "a laudatory remark" [syn: {laudatory}, {praiseful}]

praisworthiness
n : the property of deserving praise

Prajapati
n : god personifying a creative force; equivalent to Brahma

Prakrit
n 1: any of the modern Indic languages
2: any of the vernacular Indic languages of north and central India (as distinguished from Sanskrit) recorded from the 3rd century BC to the 4th century AD

Prakritic
adj : of or relating to Prakrit

praline
n : cookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans

pram
n : a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around [syn: {baby buggy}, {baby carriage}, {carriage}, {perambulator}, {stroller}, {go-cart}, {pushchair}, {pusher}]

prance
n : a proud stiff pompous gait [syn: {strut}, {swagger}]
v 1: to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" [syn: {swagger}, {ruffle}, {strut}, {sashay}, {cock}]
2: spring foward on the hind legs; "The young horse was prancing in the meadow"
3: cause (a horse) to bound spring forward
4: ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward

prancer
n : a mettlesome or fiery horse

prandial
adj : of or relating to a meal

prang
n : a crash involving a car or plane
v : crash

prang up
v : make pregnant; "He impregnated his wife again" [syn: {impregnate}, {knock up}, {bang up}]

prank
n 1: acting like a clown or buffoon [syn: {buffoonery}, {clowning}, {frivolity}, {harlequinade}]
2: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn: {antic}, {joke}, {trick}, {caper}, {put-on}]
v 1: dress or decorate showily or gaudily; "Roses were pranking the lawn"
2: dress up showily; "He pranked himself out in his best clothes"

prankish
adj : naughtily or annoyingly playful; "teasing and worrying with impish laughter" [syn: {impish}, {implike}, {mischievous}, {pixilated}, {puckish}]

prankishness
n : the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks [syn: {rascality}, {roguishness}]

prankster
n : someone who plays practical jokes on others [syn: {cut-up}, {trickster}, {tricker}, {hoaxer}, {practical joker}]

praseodymium
n : a soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process [syn: {Pr}, {atomic number 59}]

prat
n : the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]

prate
n : idle or foolish and irrelevant talk [syn: {prattle}, {idle talk}, {blether}, {chin music}]
v : speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly [syn: {chatter}, {piffle}, {palaver}, {tittle-tattle}, {twaddle}, {clack}, {maunder}, {prattle}, {blab}, {gibber}, {tattle}, {blabber}, {gabble}]

prater
n : an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker [syn: {chatterer}, {babbler}, {chatterbox}, {magpie}, {spouter}]

pratincole
n : Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers [syn: {glareole}]

prattle
n : idle or foolish and irrelevant talk [syn: {prate}, {idle talk}, {blether}, {chin music}]
v : speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly [syn: {chatter}, {piffle}, {palaver}, {prate}, {tittle-tattle}, {twaddle}, {clack}, {maunder}, {blab}, {gibber}, {tattle}, {blabber}, {gabble}]

prattler
n : someone who speaks in a childish way

Praunus
n : a genus of Mysidae [syn: {genus Praunus}]

Pravachol
n : an oral drug (trade name Pravachol) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after nonfatal heart attacks [syn: {pravastatin}]

pravastatin
n : an oral drug (trade name Pravachol) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after nonfatal heart attacks [syn: {Pravachol}]

prawn
n 1: any of various edible decapod crustaceans [syn: {shrimp}]
2: shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers; most are edible
v : fish for prawns

praxes
praxis
n : translating an idea into action; "a hard theory to put into practice"; "differences between theory and praxis of communism" [syn: {practice}] [also: {praxes} (pl)]

praxes
See {praxis}

praxis
n : translating an idea into action; "a hard theory to put into practice"; "differences between theory and praxis of communism" [syn: {practice}] [also: {praxes} (pl)]

Praxiteles
n : ancient Greek sculptor (circa 370-330 BC)

pray
v 1: address God; say a prayer
2: call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!" [syn: {beg}, {implore}]

praya
n : colonial siphonophore of up to 130 ft long

prayer
n 1: the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving); "the priest sank to his knees in prayer" [syn: {supplication}]
2: reverent petition to a deity [syn: {petition}, {orison}]
3: earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm" [syn: {entreaty}, {appeal}]
4: a fixed text used in praying
5: someone who prays to God [syn: {supplicant}]

prayer beads
n : beads used in counting prayers (especially Catholic rosary) [syn: {rosary}]

prayer book
n : a book containing prayers [syn: {prayerbook}]

prayer mat
n : a small rug used by Muslims during their devotions [syn: {prayer rug}]

prayer meeting
n : a service at which people sing hymns and pray together [syn: {prayer service}]

Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Children
n : an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel

prayer rug
n : a small rug used by Muslims during their devotions [syn: {prayer mat}]

prayer service
n : a service at which people sing hymns and pray together [syn: {prayer meeting}]

prayer shawl
n : (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer [syn: {tallith}, {tallis}]

prayer wheel
n : a cylinder with prayers written on it; each revolution counts as uttering the prayers; used especially by Buddhists in Tibet

prayerbook
n : a book containing prayers [syn: {prayer book}]

prayerful
adj : disposed to pray or appearing to pray

praying mantid
n : the common mantis [syn: {praying mantis}, {Mantis religioso}]

praying mantis
n : the common mantis [syn: {praying mantid}, {Mantis religioso}]

prazosin
n : antihypertensive drug (trade name Minipress) [syn: {Minipress}]

PRC
n : a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world [syn: {China}, {People's Republic of China}, {mainland China}, {Communist China}, {Red China}]

preach
v 1: deliver a sermon; "The minister is not preaching this Sunday" [syn: {prophesy}]
2: speak, plead, or argue in favour of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house" [syn: {advocate}]

preacher
n : someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel [syn: {preacher man}, {sermonizer}, {sermoniser}]

preacher man
n : someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel [syn: {preacher}, {sermonizer}, {sermoniser}]

preachier
preachy
adj : inclined to or marked by tedious moralization [also: {preachiest}, {preachier}]

preachier
See {preachy}

preachiest
preachy
adj : inclined to or marked by tedious moralization [also: {preachiest}, {preachier}]

preachiest
See {preachy}

preachification
n : moralization delivered tediously in a preachy manner

preachified
preachify
v : speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements; "This man always sermonizes" [syn: {sermonize}, {sermonise}, {moralize}, {moralise}] [also: {preachified}]

preachified
See {preachify}

preachify
v : speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements; "This man always sermonizes" [syn: {sermonize}, {sermonise}, {moralize}, {moralise}] [also: {preachified}]

preaching
n 1: an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) [syn: {sermon}, {discourse}]
2: a moralistic rebuke; "your preaching is wasted on him" [syn: {sermon}]

preachment
n : a sermon on a moral or religious topic [syn: {homily}]

preachy
adj : inclined to or marked by tedious moralization [also: {preachiest}, {preachier}]

preadolescent
adj : of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12; "a preteen party"; "preteen clothing" [syn: {preteen}]

Preakness
n : an annual race for three-year-old horses; held at Pimlico in Baltimore, Maryland

preamble
n : a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose)
v : make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document

preanal
adj : situated in front of the anus

prearrange
v : arrange beforehand

prearranged
adj : planned beforehand; "a prearranged signal"

prearrangement
n : something arranged in advance

preassemble
v : to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings [syn: {prefabricate}]

prebend
n : the stipend assigned by a cathedral to a canon

prebendary
n : a canon who receives a prebend for serving the church

Precambrian
n : the eon following the Hadean time and preceding the Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until 544 million years ago [syn: {Precambrian eon}, {Precambrian aeon}, {Precambrian period}]

Precambrian aeon
n : the eon following the Hadean time and preceding the Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until 544 million years ago [syn: {Precambrian}, {Precambrian eon}, {Precambrian period}]

Precambrian eon
n : the eon following the Hadean time and preceding the Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until 544 million years ago [syn: {Precambrian}, {Precambrian aeon}, {Precambrian period}]

Precambrian period
n : the eon following the Hadean time and preceding the Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until 544 million years ago [syn: {Precambrian}, {Precambrian eon}, {Precambrian aeon}]

precancelled
See {precancel}

precancelling
See {precancel}

precancerous
adj : of or relating to a growth that is not malignant but is likely to become so if not treated

precarious
adj 1: affording no ease or reassurance; "a precarious truce" [syn: {unstable}]
2: fraught with danger; "dangerous waters"; "a parlous journey on stormy seas"; "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"; "the precarious life of an undersea diver"; "dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery" [syn: {parlous}, {perilous}, {touch-and-go}]
3: dangerously insecure; "a precarious footing on the ladder"
4: not secure; beset with difficulties; "a shaky marriage" [syn: {shaky}]

precariously
adv : in a precarious manner; "being a precariously dominant minority is a difficult position for human nature to cope with"

precariousness
n : extreme dangerousness

precast
adj : of structural members especially of concrete; cast into form before being transported to the site of installation

precative
adj : expressing entreaty or supplication; "precatory overtures" [syn: {precatory}]

precatory
adj : expressing entreaty or supplication; "precatory overtures" [syn: {precative}]

precaution
n 1: a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.; "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down" [syn: {safeguard}, {guard}]
2: the trait of practicing caution in advance
3: judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care" [syn: {caution}, {care}, {forethought}]

precautional
adj : taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure; "gave precautionary advice"; "I would take precautionary steps to keep him away" [syn: {precautionary}]

precautionary
adj : taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure; "gave precautionary advice"; "I would take precautionary steps to keep him away" [syn: {precautional}]

precava
n : receives blood from the head and arms and chest and empties into the right atrium of the heart; formed from the azygos and both brachiocephalic veins [syn: {superior vena cava}]

precede
v 1: be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" [syn: {predate}, {forego}, {antecede}, {antedate}] [ant: {postdate}]
2: come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify" [syn: {predate}]
3: be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands" [syn: {come before}] [ant: {succeed}]
4: move ahead (of others) in time or space [syn: {lead}] [ant: {follow}]
5: furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution" [syn: {preface}, {premise}, {introduce}]

precedence
n 1: status established in order of importance or urgency; "...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"; "national independence takes priority over class struggle" [syn: {precedency}, {priority}]
2: preceding in time [syn: {priority}, {antecedence}, {antecedency}, {anteriority}, {precedency}] [ant: {posteriority}]
3: the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) [syn: {precession}, {precedency}]

precedency
n 1: status established in order of importance or urgency; "...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"; "national independence takes priority over class struggle" [syn: {precedence}, {priority}]
2: preceding in time [syn: {priority}, {antecedence}, {antecedency}, {anteriority}, {precedence}] [ant: {posteriority}]
3: the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) [syn: {precession}, {precedence}]

precedent
adj : preceding in time, order, or significance
n 1: an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time [syn: {case in point}]
2: (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions [syn: {case law}, {common law}]
3: a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws; "common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States" [syn: {common law}, {case law}]
4: a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)

precedented
adj : having or supported or justified by a precedent [ant: {unprecedented}]

precedentedly
adv : with precedent [ant: {unprecedentedly}]

precedential
adj : having precedence (especially because of longer service); "precedential treatment for senior members of the firm"

preceding
adj 1: existing or coming before [syn: {preceding(a)}] [ant: {succeeding(a)}]
2: preceding in time or order [syn: {antecedent}] [ant: {subsequent}]
3: of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board" [syn: {past(a)}, {preceding(a)}, {retiring(a)}]

precentor
n : the musical director of a choir [syn: {choirmaster}, {cantor}]

precentorship
n : the position of precentor

precentral gyrus
n : the convolution of the frontal lobe that is bounded in back by the central sulcus and that contains the motor area

precept
n 1: rule of personal conduct [syn: {principle}]
2: a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts" [syn: {teaching}, {commandment}]

preceptor
n : teacher at a university of college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford) [syn: {don}]

preceptorship
n : the position of preceptor

precess
v : move in a gyrating fashion; "the poles of the Earth precess at a right angle to the force that is applied"

precession
n 1: the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone
2: the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) [syn: {precedence}, {precedency}]

precession of the equinoxes
n : a slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic caused by precession of the Earth's axis of rotation

prechlorination
n : chlorination prior to another chemical process

precinct
n : a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes

preciosity
n : the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined

precious
adj 1: characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted" [syn: {cherished}, {treasured}, {wanted}]
2: of high worth or cost; "diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones"
3: obviously contrived to charm; "an insufferably precious performance"; "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms" [syn: {cute}]
adv : extremely; "there is precious little time left" [syn: {preciously}]

precious coral
n : the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry [syn: {coral}, {red coral}]

precious metal
n : any of the less common and valuable metals often used to make coins or jewelry

precious stone
n : a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry [syn: {jewel}, {gem}]

preciously
adv 1: in a precious manner; "his preciously valuable collection"
2: extremely; "there is precious little time left" [syn: {precious}]

preciousness
n : the positive quality of being precious and beyond value [syn: {invaluableness}, {pricelessness}, {valuableness}]

precipice
n : a very steep cliff

precipitance
n : the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning [syn: {abruptness}, {precipitateness}, {precipitancy}, {suddenness}]

precipitancy
n : the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning [syn: {abruptness}, {precipitateness}, {precipitance}, {suddenness}]

precipitant
adj : done with very great haste and without due deliberation; "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare; "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes; "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"; "wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king" [syn: {hasty}, {overhasty}, {precipitate}, {precipitous}]
n : an agent that causes a precipitate to form

precipitate
adj : done with very great haste and without due deliberation; "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare; "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes; "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"; "wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king" [syn: {hasty}, {overhasty}, {precipitant}, {precipitous}]
n : a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
v 1: separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
2: bring about abruptly; "The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution"
3: fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum" [syn: {come down}, {fall}]
4: fall vertically, sharply, or headlong; "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"
5: hurl or throw violently; "The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below"

precipitately
adv : at breakneck speed; "burst headlong through the gate" [syn: {headlong}]

precipitateness
n : the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning [syn: {abruptness}, {precipitance}, {precipitancy}, {suddenness}]

precipitating
adj : bringing on suddenly or abruptly; "the completion of the railroad was the precipitating cause in the extinction of water-borne commerce" [syn: {precipitating(a)}]

precipitation
n 1: the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time; "the storm brought several inches of precipitation"
2: the process of forming a chemical precipitate
3: the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) [syn: {downfall}]
4: the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height
5: an unexpected acceleration or hastening; "he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise"
6: overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste" [syn: {haste}, {hastiness}, {hurry}, {hurriedness}]

precipitator
n : removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation [syn: {Cottrell precipitator}]

precipitin
n : an antibody that causes precipitation when it unites with its antigen

precipitous
adj 1: done with very great haste and without due deliberation; "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare; "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes; "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"; "wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king" [syn: {hasty}, {overhasty}, {precipitate}, {precipitant}]
2: characterized by precipices; "a precipitous bluff"
3: extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop" [syn: {abrupt}, {sharp}]

precipitously
adv 1: very suddenly and to a great degree; "conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate"; "prices rose sharply" [syn: {sharply}]
2: abruptly; in a precipitous manner; "the mountains rose precipitously from the shore"

precipitousness
n : the property possessed by a slope that is very steep [syn: {abruptness}, {steepness}] [ant: {gradualness}]

precis
n : a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory [syn: {outline}, {synopsis}, {abstract}]
v : make a summary (of)

precise
adj 1: sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment" [ant: {imprecise}]
2: (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement" [syn: {accurate}, {exact}]

precisely
adv 1: indicating exactness or preciseness; "he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do"; "it was just as he said--the jewel was gone"; "it has just enough salt" [syn: {exactly}, {just}]
2: in a precise manner; "she always expressed herself precisely" [syn: {incisively}, {exactly}] [ant: {imprecisely}, {imprecisely}]
3: just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said" [syn: {exactly}, {on the nose}, {on the dot}, {on the button}]

preciseness
n 1: clarity as a consequence of precision [syn: {clearcutness}]
2: the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance; "he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton"; "note the meticulous precision of his measurements" [syn: {precision}] [ant: {impreciseness}, {impreciseness}]

precision
n : the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance; "he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton"; "note the meticulous precision of his measurements" [syn: {preciseness}] [ant: {impreciseness}, {impreciseness}]

precision cookie
n : a cookie that is saved permanently on your hard drive

precision rifle
n : an extremely powerful rifle developed for the military; capable of destroying light armored vehicles and aircraft more than a mile away [syn: {sniper rifle}]

preclinical
adj : of or relating to the early phases of a disease when accurate diagnosis is not possible because symptoms of the disease have not yet appeared [syn: {presymptomatic}]

preclinical phase
n : a laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjects; conducted to gather evidence justifying a clinical trial [syn: {preclinical trial}, {preclinical test}]

preclinical test
n : a laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjects; conducted to gather evidence justifying a clinical trial [syn: {preclinical trial}, {preclinical phase}]

preclinical trial
n : a laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjects; conducted to gather evidence justifying a clinical trial [syn: {preclinical test}, {preclinical phase}]

preclude
v 1: keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer" [syn: {prevent}, {forestall}, {foreclose}, {forbid}]
2: make impossible, especially beforehand [syn: {rule out}, {close out}]

preclusion
n : the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively [syn: {obviation}, {forestalling}]

preclusive
adj : made impossible [syn: {obviating(a)}]

precocial
adj : (of hatchlings) covered with down and having eyes open; capable of leaving the nest within a few days [ant: {altricial}]

precocious
adj 1: characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude); "a precocious child"; "a precocious achievement" [ant: {retarded}]
2: appearing or developing early; "precocious flowers appear before the leaves as in some species of magnolias"

precocious dentition
n : teething at an earlier age than expected

precociously
adv : in a precocious manner; "her child behaves precociously"

precociousness
n : intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules [syn: {precocity}]

precocity
n : intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules [syn: {precociousness}]

precognition
n : knowledge of an event before it occurs [syn: {foreknowledge}]

precognitive
adj : foreseeing the future [syn: {clairvoyant}, {second-sighted}]

pre-Columbian
adj : of or relating to or originating in the Americas before the arrival of Columbus

preconceive
v : conceive beforehand; "a preconceived notion"

preconceived
adj : (of an idea or opinion) formed beforehand; especially without evidence or through prejudice; "certain preconceived notions"

preconceived idea
n : an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" [syn: {preconception}, {prepossession}, {parti pris}, {preconceived opinion}, {preconceived notion}]

preconceived notion
n : an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" [syn: {preconception}, {prepossession}, {parti pris}, {preconceived opinion}, {preconceived idea}]

preconceived opinion
n : an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" [syn: {preconception}, {prepossession}, {parti pris}, {preconceived idea}, {preconceived notion}]

preconception
n 1: an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" [syn: {prepossession}, {parti pris}, {preconceived opinion}, {preconceived idea}, {preconceived notion}]
2: a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation [syn: {bias}, {prejudice}]

preconcerted
adj : previously arranged or agreed on; "following preconcerted plans"

precondition
n 1: an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else [syn: {condition}, {stipulation}]
2: an assumption that is taken for granted [syn: {given}, {presumption}]
3: a condition that is a prerequisite
v : put into the required condition beforehand

preconditioned
adj : having already been put into a suitable condition; "a surface preconditioned to receive paint"; "customers preconditioned to buy a product"

precook
v : cook beforehand so that the actual preparation won't take long; "precook the rice"

precooked
adj : cooked partially or completely beforehand; "frozen precooked meals from the supermarket"

precooled
adj : cooled in advance

precordial
adj : in front of the heart; involving the precordium

precordium
n : the external surface of the body overlying the heart and stomach

precursor
n 1: a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)
2: a person who goes before or announces the coming of another [syn: {forerunner}]
3: an indication of the approach of something or someone [syn: {harbinger}, {forerunner}, {herald}]

precursory
adj : warning of future misfortune [syn: {premonitory}]

predaceous
adj 1: hunting and killing other animals for food [syn: {predacious}]
2: living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain; "predatory capitalists"; "a predatory, insensate society in which innocence and decency can prove fatal"- Peter S. Prescott; "a predacious kind of animal--the early geological gangster"- W.E.Swinton [syn: {predacious}, {predatory}]

predacious
adj 1: hunting and killing other animals for food [syn: {predaceous}]
2: living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain; "predatory capitalists"; "a predatory, insensate society in which innocence and decency can prove fatal"- Peter S. Prescott; "a predacious kind of animal--the early geological gangster"- W.E.Swinton [syn: {predaceous}, {predatory}]

predate
v 1: be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" [syn: {precede}, {forego}, {antecede}, {antedate}] [ant: {postdate}]
2: come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify" [syn: {precede}]
3: prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs" [syn: {raven}, {prey}]
4: establish something as being earlier relative to something else [syn: {antedate}, {foredate}] [ant: {postdate}]

predation
n 1: an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding [syn: {depredation}]
2: the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey

predator
n 1: someone who attacks in search of booty [syn: {marauder}, {vulture}, {piranha}]
2: any animal that lives by preying on other animals [syn: {predatory animal}]

predatory
adj 1: characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding; "bands of marauding Indians"; "predatory warfare"; "a raiding party" [syn: {marauding}, {raiding}]
2: living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey; "a predatory bird"; "the rapacious wolf"; "raptorial birds"; "ravening wolves"; "a vulturine taste for offal" [syn: {rapacious}, {raptorial}, {ravening}, {vulturine}, {vulturous}]
3: living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain; "predatory capitalists"; "a predatory, insensate society in which innocence and decency can prove fatal"- Peter S. Prescott; "a predacious kind of animal--the early geological gangster"- W.E.Swinton [syn: {predaceous}, {predacious}]

predatory animal
n : any animal that lives by preying on other animals [syn: {predator}]

predecease
v : die before; die earlier than; "She predeceased her husband"

predecessor
n : one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)

predelle
See {predella}

predestinarian
adj : of or relating to predestination; holding the doctrine of predestination
n : anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny [syn: {fatalist}, {determinist}, {predestinationist}]

predestinarianism
n : the belief or doctrine of predestinarians

predestinate
adj : established or prearranged unalterably; "his place in history was foreordained"; "a sense of predestinate inevitability about it"; "it seemed predestined since the beginning of the world" [syn: {foreordained}, {predestined}]
v : foreordain by divine will or decree [syn: {predestine}, {foreordain}]

predestination
n 1: previous determination as if by destiny or fate
2: (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind) [syn: {foreordination}, {preordination}, {predetermination}]

predestinationist
n : anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny [syn: {fatalist}, {determinist}, {predestinarian}]

predestine
v 1: decree or determine beforehand
2: foreordain by divine will or decree [syn: {predestinate}, {foreordain}]
3: foreordain or determine beforehand [syn: {foreordain}, {preordain}]

predestined
adj : established or prearranged unalterably; "his place in history was foreordained"; "a sense of predestinate inevitability about it"; "it seemed predestined since the beginning of the world" [syn: {foreordained}, {predestinate}]

predeterminaation
n : a mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something; "he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong"

predetermination
n 1: (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind) [syn: {predestination}, {foreordination}, {preordination}]
2: the act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place

predetermine
v 1: determine beforehand
2: cause to be biased [syn: {bias}]

predetermined
adj : set in advance; "a preset plan of action"; "at a predetermined time" [syn: {preset}]

predicament
n : a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people" [syn: {quandary}, {plight}]

predicate
n 1: (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula; "`Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates"
2: one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements [syn: {verb phrase}]
v 1: make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition; "The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'"
2: affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President" [syn: {proclaim}]
3: involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic; "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well" [syn: {connote}]

predicate calculus
n : a system of symbolic logic that represents individuals and predicates and quantification over individuals (as well as the relations between propositions) [syn: {functional calculus}]

predication
n : (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument [syn: {postulation}]

predicative
adj : of adjectives; relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence; "`red' is a predicative adjective in `the apple is red'" [ant: {attributive}]

predicatively
adv : occuring within the predicate phrase; "predicatively used adjectives"

predicator
n : an expression that predicates

predict
v 1: make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" [syn: {foretell}, {prognosticate}, {call}, {forebode}, {anticipate}, {promise}]
2: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: {bode}, {portend}, {auspicate}, {prognosticate}, {omen}, {presage}, {betoken}, {foreshadow}, {augur}, {foretell}, {prefigure}, {forecast}]

predictability
n : the quality of being predictable [ant: {unpredictability}]

predictable
adj : possible to foretell [ant: {unpredictable}]

predictably
adv : in a predictable manner or to a predictable degree; "predictably, he did not like the news"

predicted
adj : known beforehand [syn: {foreseen}, {foretold}]

prediction
n 1: the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) [syn: {anticipation}, {prevision}]
2: a statement made about the future [syn: {foretelling}, {forecasting}, {prognostication}]

predictive
adj : of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions [syn: {prognostic}, {prognosticative}]

predictor
n 1: someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge) [syn: {forecaster}, {prognosticator}, {soothsayer}]
2: information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events; "the weekly bulletin contains several predictors of mutual fund performance"
3: a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrival

predictor variable
n : a variable that can be used to predict the value of another variable (as in statistical regression)

predigest
v : digest (food) beforehand

predigested
adj : artificially partially digested as by enzymatic action; "predigested foods are a boon for those who are ill or have impaired digestion"

predilection
n 1: a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation" [syn: {preference}, {orientation}]
2: a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney" [syn: {preference}, {penchant}, {taste}]

predispose
v : make susceptible; "This illness predisposes you to gain weight"

predisposed
adj : made susceptible; "because of conditions in the mine, miners are predisposed to lung disease"

predisposition
n 1: susceptibility to a pathogen [syn: {sensitivity}]
2: an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way
3: a disposition in advance to react in a particular way

prednisolone
n : a glucocorticoid (trade names Pediapred or Prelone) used to treat inflammatory conditions [syn: {Pediapred}, {Prelone}]

prednisone
n : a dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Liquid Pred or Meticorten); used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as an immunosuppressant [syn: {Orasone}, {Deltasone}, {Liquid Pred}, {Meticorten}]

predominance
n 1: the state of being predominant over others [syn: {predomination}]
2: the quality of being more noticeable than anything else; "the predomination of blues gave the painting a quiet tone" [syn: {predomination}]

predominant
adj 1: most frequent or common; "prevailing winds" [syn: {prevailing}]
2: having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism" [syn: {overriding}, {paramount}, {predominate}, {preponderant}, {preponderating}]

predominantly
adv : much greater in number or influence; "the patients are predominantly indigenous" [syn: {preponderantly}]

predominate
adj : having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism" [syn: {overriding}, {paramount}, {predominant}, {preponderant}, {preponderating}]
v 1: be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood" [syn: {dominate}, {rule}, {reign}, {prevail}]
2: appear very large or occupy a commanding position; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall" [syn: {loom}, {tower}, {hulk}]

predomination
n 1: the state of being predominant over others [syn: {predominance}]
2: the quality of being more noticeable than anything else; "the predomination of blues gave the painting a quiet tone" [syn: {predominance}]

pre-eclampsia
n : abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia if untreated [syn: {preeclampsia}]

preeclampsia
n : abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia if untreated [syn: {pre-eclampsia}]

preemie
n : an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation [syn: {premature baby}, {preterm baby}, {premature infant}, {preterm infant}, {premie}]

preeminence
n : high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence" [syn: {eminence}, {distinction}, {note}]

preeminent
adj : greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist" [syn: {greatest}, {leading(a)}]

pre-eminently
adv : to a preeminent degree; with superiority or distinction above others; in a preeminent manner; "a wide variety of pre-eminently contemporary scenes" [syn: {preeminently}]

preeminently
adv : to a preeminent degree; with superiority or distinction above others; in a preeminent manner; "a wide variety of pre-eminently contemporary scenes" [syn: {pre-eminently}]

preemployment training program
n : a training program to prepare you for employment

preempt
v 1: acquire by preemption
2: make a preemptive bid

pre-emption
n 1: the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject [syn: {preemption}]
2: the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property) [syn: {preemption}]
3: the right to purchase something in advance of others [syn: {preemption}]
4: a prior appropriation of something; "the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests" [syn: {preemption}]

preemption
n 1: the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject [syn: {pre-emption}]
2: the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property) [syn: {pre-emption}]
3: the right to purchase something in advance of others [syn: {pre-emption}]
4: a prior appropriation of something; "the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests" [syn: {pre-emption}]

preemptive
adj : designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence; "a preemptive business offer"

preemptive bid
n : a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding

preemptive right
n : the right granting to shareholders the first opportunity to buy a new issue of stock; provides protection against dilution of the shareholder's ownership interest

pre-emptive strike
n : a surprise attack that is launched in order to prevent the enemy from doing it to you

pre-emptor
n 1: someone who acquires land by preemption [syn: {preemptor}]
2: a bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bid [syn: {preemptor}]

preemptor
n 1: someone who acquires land by preemption [syn: {pre-emptor}]
2: a bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bid [syn: {pre-emptor}]

preen
v 1: clean with one's bill; "The birds preened" [syn: {plume}]
2: pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement [syn: {congratulate}]
3: dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera" [syn: {primp}, {plume}, {dress}]

preen gland
n : oil-secreting gland situated at the base of the tail in most birds [syn: {uropygial gland}]

preexist
v : exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time; "Did this condition pre-exist?"

preexistence
n : existing in a former state or previous to something else

pre-existent
adj : existing previously or before something; "variations on pre-existent musical themes" [syn: {preexistent}, {preexisting}, {pre-existing}]

preexistent
adj : existing previously or before something; "variations on pre-existent musical themes" [syn: {pre-existent}, {preexisting}, {pre-existing}]

pre-existing
adj : existing previously or before something; "variations on pre-existent musical themes" [syn: {preexistent}, {pre-existent}, {preexisting}]

preexisting
adj : existing previously or before something; "variations on pre-existent musical themes" [syn: {preexistent}, {pre-existent}, {pre-existing}]

prefab
adj : manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere; "a prefabricated structure" [syn: {prefabricated}]
n : a prefabricated structure

prefabricate
v 1: to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings [syn: {preassemble}]
2: produce synthetically, artificially, or stereotypically and unoriginally

prefabricated
adj : manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere; "a prefabricated structure" [syn: {prefab}]

prefabrication
n : the manufacture of sections of a building at the factory so they can be easily and rapidly assembled at the building site

preface
n : a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book [syn: {foreword}, {prolusion}]
v : furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution" [syn: {precede}, {premise}, {introduce}]

prefaded
adj : (of fabric or clothing) having been given a faded (weathered) appearance by artificial means

prefatorial
adj : serving as an introduction or preface [syn: {introductory}, {prefatory}]

prefatory
adj : serving as an introduction or preface [syn: {introductory}, {prefatorial}]

prefect
n : a chief officer or chief magistrate; "the prefect of Paris police"

prefectural
adj : of or relating to a prefecture; "a prefectural museum"

prefecture
n 1: the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)
2: the office of prefect

prefer
v 1: like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"
2: select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast" [syn: {choose}, {opt}]
3: promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" [syn: {favor}, {favour}]
4: give preference to one creditor over another [also: {preferring}, {preferred}]

preferable
adj : more desirable than another; "coffee is preferable to tea"; "Danny's preferred name is `Dan'" [syn: {preferred}]

preferably
adv : more readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably with warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die than give up" [syn: {sooner}, {rather}]

preference
n 1: a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney" [syn: {penchant}, {predilection}, {taste}]
2: a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation" [syn: {predilection}, {orientation}]
3: the right or chance to choose; "given my druthers, I'd eat cake" [syn: {druthers}]
4: grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)

preference shares
n : stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights [syn: {preferred stock}, {preferred shares}]

preferential
adj : manifesting partiality; "a discriminatory tax"; "preferential tariff rates"; "preferential treatment"; "a preferential shop gives priority or advantage to union members in hiring or promoting" [syn: {discriminatory}]

preferentially
adv : in a preferential manner; "he was treated preferentially"

preferment
n 1: the act of preferring; "the preferment went to the younger candidate"
2: the act of making accusations; "preferment of charges"

preferred
prefer
v 1: like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"
2: select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast" [syn: {choose}, {opt}]
3: promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" [syn: {favor}, {favour}]
4: give preference to one creditor over another [also: {preferring}, {preferred}]

preferred
adj 1: more desirable than another; "coffee is preferable to tea"; "Danny's preferred name is `Dan'" [syn: {preferable}]
2: preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child" [syn: {favored}, {favorite(a)}, {favourite(a)}, {pet}]

preferred
See {prefer}

preferred shares
n : stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights [syn: {preferred stock}, {preference shares}]

preferred stock
n : stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights [syn: {preferred shares}, {preference shares}]

preferring
prefer
v 1: like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"
2: select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast" [syn: {choose}, {opt}]
3: promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" [syn: {favor}, {favour}]
4: give preference to one creditor over another [also: {preferring}, {preferred}]

preferring
See {prefer}

prefiguration
n 1: an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come
2: the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand [syn: {foreshadowing}, {adumbration}]

prefigurative
adj : indistinctly prophetic [syn: {adumbrative}, {foreshadowing}]

prefigure
v 1: imagine or consider beforehand; "It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured"
2: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: {bode}, {portend}, {auspicate}, {prognosticate}, {omen}, {presage}, {betoken}, {foreshadow}, {augur}, {foretell}, {forecast}, {predict}]

prefix
n : an affix that added in front of the word
v : attach a prefix to; "prefixed words" [ant: {suffix}]

prefix notation
n : a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator precedes its operands [syn: {Lukasiewicz notation}, {Polish notation}]

prefixation
n : formation of a word by means of a prefix

preform
v 1: form into a shape resembling the final, desired one
2: form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand

preformation
n : a theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited) that an individual develops by simple enlargement of a tiny fully formed organism (a homunculus) that exists in the germ cell [syn: {theory of preformation}]

prefrontal
adj : anterior to a frontal structure; "a prefrontal bone"; "prefrontal lobes"

prefrontal leucotomy
n : surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes [syn: {lobotomy}, {leukotomy}, {leucotomy}, {prefrontal lobotomy}, {prefrontal leukotomy}, {frontal lobotomy}]

prefrontal leukotomy
n : surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes [syn: {lobotomy}, {leukotomy}, {leucotomy}, {prefrontal lobotomy}, {prefrontal leucotomy}, {frontal lobotomy}]

prefrontal lobe
n : the anterior part of the frontal lobe

prefrontal lobotomy
n : surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes [syn: {lobotomy}, {leukotomy}, {leucotomy}, {prefrontal leukotomy}, {prefrontal leucotomy}, {frontal lobotomy}]

pregnancy
n : the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus [syn: {gestation}, {maternity}]

pregnancy test
n : a physiological test to determine whether a person is pregnant

pregnanediol
n : a compound found in women's urine during certain phases of the menstrual cycle and in the urine of pregnant women

pregnant
adj 1: carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life [ant: {nonpregnant}]
2: rich in significance or implication; "a meaning look"; "pregnant with meaning" [syn: {meaning(a)}, {significant}]
3: filled with or attended with; "words fraught with meaning"; "an incident fraught with danger"; "a silence pregnant with suspense" [syn: {fraught(p)}]

pregnant chad
n : a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached [syn: {dimpled chad}, {dimple}]

preheat
v : heat beforehand; "Preheat the oven!"

prehend
v : take hold of; grab; "The salesclerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" [syn: {seize}, {clutch}]

prehensile
adj 1: adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object; "a monkey's prehensile tail" [ant: {nonprehensile}]
2: having a keen intellect; "poets--those gifted strangely prehensile men"- A.T.Quiller-Couch
3: immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees" [syn: {avaricious}, {covetous}, {grabby}, {grasping}, {greedy}]

prehension
n : the act of gripping something firmly with the hands [syn: {grasping}, {taking hold}, {seizing}]

prehistoric
adj 1: belonging to or existing in times before recorded history; "prehistoric settlements"; "prehistoric peoples" [syn: {prehistorical}]
2: of or relating to times before written history; "prehistoric archeology"
3: no longer fashionable; "my mother has these prehistoric ideas about proper clothes"

prehistoric culture
n : the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word [syn: {prehistory}]

prehistorical
adj : belonging to or existing in times before recorded history; "prehistoric settlements"; "prehistoric peoples" [syn: {prehistoric}]

prehistory
n : the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word [syn: {prehistoric culture}]

preindication
n : an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God" [syn: {augury}, {sign}, {foretoken}]

preinvasive cancer
n : a cluster of malignant cells that has not yet invaded the deeper epithelial tissue or spread to other parts of the body [syn: {carcinoma in situ}]

preisolate
v : isolate beforehand

prejudge
v : judge beforehand, especially without sufficient evidence

prejudgement
n : a judgment reached before the evidence is available [syn: {prejudgment}]

prejudgment
n : a judgment reached before the evidence is available [syn: {prejudgement}]

prejudice
n : a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation [syn: {bias}, {preconception}]
v 1: disadvantage by prejudice
2: influence (somebody's) opinion in advance [syn: {prepossess}]

prejudiced
adj 1: emanating from a person's emotions and prejudices
2: being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand; "a prejudiced judge" [syn: {discriminatory}] [ant: {unprejudiced}]

prejudicial
adj : (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury; "damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant" [syn: {damaging}, {detrimental}, {prejudicious}]

prejudicious
adj : (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury; "damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant" [syn: {damaging}, {detrimental}, {prejudicial}]

prelacy
n 1: prelates collectively [syn: {prelature}]
2: the office or station of a prelate [syn: {prelature}]

prelapsarian
adj : of or relating to the time before the Fall of Adam and Eve

prelate
n : a senior clergyman and dignitary [syn: {archpriest}, {hierarch}, {high priest}, {primate}]

prelature
n 1: prelates collectively [syn: {prelacy}]
2: the office or station of a prelate [syn: {prelacy}]

prelim
n 1: a minor match preceding the main event [syn: {preliminary}]
2: an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue [syn: {preliminary examination}, {preliminary exam}]

preliminary
adj : designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding; "a preliminary investigation"
n 1: a minor match preceding the main event [syn: {prelim}]
2: something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner" [syn: {overture}, {prelude}]

preliminary exam
n : an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue [syn: {preliminary examination}, {prelim}]

preliminary examination
n : an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue [syn: {preliminary exam}, {prelim}]

preliminary prospectus
n : a first draft of a prospectus; must be clearly marked to indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus; "because some portions of the cover page are printed in red ink a preliminary prospectus is sometimes called a red herring" [syn: {red herring}]

prelims
n : written matter preceding the main text of a book [syn: {front matter}]

preliterate
adj 1: not yet having acquired the ability to read and write
2: used of a society that has not developed writing [syn: {nonliterate}]

Prelone
n : a glucocorticoid (trade names Pediapred or Prelone) used to treat inflammatory conditions [syn: {prednisolone}, {Pediapred}]

prelude
n 1: something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner" [syn: {preliminary}, {overture}]
2: music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera
v 1: serve as a prelude or opening to
2: play as a prelude

premarital
adj : relating to events before a marriage; "prenuptial agreement" [syn: {prenuptial}, {antenuptial}] [ant: {postnuptial}]

premature
adj 1: born after a gestation period of less than the normal time; "a premature infant" [ant: {full-term}]
2: too soon or too hasty; "our condemnation of him was a bit previous"; "a premature judgment" [syn: {previous(p)}]
3: uncommonly early or before the expected time; "illness led to his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an untimely end" [syn: {untimely}]

premature baby
n : an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation [syn: {preterm baby}, {premature infant}, {preterm infant}, {preemie}, {premie}]

premature ejaculation
n : ejaculation during the early stages of sexual excitement or soon after the insertion of the penis into the vagina

premature infant
n : an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation [syn: {premature baby}, {preterm baby}, {preterm infant}, {preemie}, {premie}]

premature labor
n : labor beginning prior to the 37th week of gestation [syn: {premature labour}]

premature labour
n : labor beginning prior to the 37th week of gestation [syn: {premature labor}]

premature ventricular contraction
n : irregularity of cardiac rhythm; recurrent occurrences can be a precursor of ventricular fibrillation [syn: {PVC}]

prematurely
adv 1: (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; "the child was born prematurely"
2: too soon; in a premature manner; "I spoke prematurely" [syn: {untimely}]

prematureness
n : the state of being premature [syn: {prematurity}]

prematurity
n : the state of being premature [syn: {prematureness}]

premaxillae
See {premaxilla}

premedical
adj 1: preparing for the study of medicine; "premedical students"
2: preceding and preparing for the study of medicine; "premedical courses"

premeditate
v 1: consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand; "premeditated murder"
2: think or reflect beforehand or in advance; "I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake"

premeditated
adj : characterized by deliberate purpose and some degree of planning; "a premeditated crime" [ant: {unpremeditated}]

premeditation
n 1: planning or plotting in advance of acting [syn: {forethought}]
2: (law) thought and intention to commit a crime well in advance of the crime; goes to show criminal intent

premenopausal
adj : prior to menopause

premenstrual
adj : of or relating to or occurring during the period just before menstruation

premenstrual syndrome
n : a syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation [syn: {PMS}]

premie
n : an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation [syn: {premature baby}, {preterm baby}, {premature infant}, {preterm infant}, {preemie}]

premier
adj 1: first in rank or degree; "an architect of premier rank"; "the prime minister" [syn: {premier(a)}, {prime(a)}]
2: preceding all others in time; "the premiere showing" [syn: {premiere}]
n 1: the person who holds the position of head of state in England [syn: {Prime Minister}, {PM}]
2: the person who is head of state (in several countries) [syn: {chancellor}, {prime minister}]
v 1: be performed for the first time; "We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success" [syn: {premiere}]
2: perform a work for the first time [syn: {premiere}]

premiere
adj : preceding all others in time; "the premiere showing" [syn: {premier}]
n : the first public performance of a play or movie
v 1: be performed for the first time; "We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success" [syn: {premier}]
2: perform a work for the first time [syn: {premier}]

premiership
n : the office of premier

premise
n : a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play" [syn: {premiss}, {assumption}]
v 1: set forth beforehand, often as an explanation; "He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand"
2: furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution" [syn: {precede}, {preface}, {introduce}]
3: take something as preexisting and given [syn: {premiss}]

premises
n : land and buildings together considered as a place of business; "bread is baked on the premises"

premiss
n : a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play" [syn: {premise}, {assumption}]
v : take something as preexisting and given [syn: {premise}]

premium
adj : having or reflecting superior quality or value; "premium gasoline at a premium price"
n 1: payment for insurance [syn: {insurance premium}]
2: a fee charged for exchanging currencies [syn: {agio}, {agiotage}, {exchange premium}]
3: payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military [syn: {bounty}]

Premium Bond
n : a government bond that bears no interest or capital gains but enters the holder into lotteries

premix
n : a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients [syn: {mix}]

premolar
n : a tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars [syn: {bicuspid}]

premonition
n 1: a feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case" [syn: {foreboding}, {presentiment}, {boding}]
2: an early warning about a future event [syn: {forewarning}]

premonitory
adj : warning of future misfortune [syn: {precursory}]

Prenanthes
n : genus of North American and Asiatic perennial herbs having pinnatisect leaves small heads of drooping yellowish to purple flowers; sometimes includes species often placed in genus Nabalus [syn: {genus Prenanthes}]

Prenanthes alba
n : herb of northeastern North America having drooping clusters of yellowish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes [syn: {white lettuce}, {cankerweed}, {Nabalus alba}]

Prenanthes purpurea
n : herb of central and southern Europe having purple florets [syn: {rattlesnake root}]

Prenanthes serpentaria
n : common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern and eastern United States having drooping clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion's foot in shape; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes [syn: {lion's foot}, {gall of the earth}, {Nabalus serpentarius}]

prenatal
adj : occurring or existing before birth; "the prenatal period"; "antenatal care" [syn: {antenatal}, {antepartum}] [ant: {perinatal}, {postnatal}]

prenatal diagnosis
n : any of the diagnostic procedures used to determine whether a fetus has a genetic abnormality

prenomina
See {prenomen}

prenominal
adj : of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify; "`red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple'" [syn: {attributive}] [ant: {predicative}]

prentice
n : works for an expert to learn a trade [syn: {apprentice}, {learner}]

prenuptial
adj : relating to events before a marriage; "prenuptial agreement" [syn: {premarital}, {antenuptial}] [ant: {postnuptial}]

preoccupancy
n 1: the mental state of being preoccupied by something [syn: {preoccupation}, {absorption}, {engrossment}]
2: the act of taking occupancy before someone else does [syn: {preoccupation}]

preoccupation
n 1: an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention
2: the mental state of being preoccupied by something [syn: {preoccupancy}, {absorption}, {engrossment}]
3: the act of taking occupancy before someone else does [syn: {preoccupancy}]

preoccupied
adj 1: deeply absorbed in thought; "as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"; "lost in thought"; "a preoccupied frown" [syn: {bemused}, {deep in thought(p)}, {lost(p)}]
2: having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman" [syn: {haunted}, {obsessed}, {taken up(p)}]

preoccupied
preoccupy
v 1: engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completley--she cannot think of anything else"
2: occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills" [also: {preoccupied}]

preoccupied
See {preoccupy}

preoccupy
v 1: engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completley--she cannot think of anything else"
2: occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills" [also: {preoccupied}]

preoperative
adj : happening or done before and in preparation for a surgical operation

preordain
v : foreordain or determine beforehand [syn: {predestine}, {foreordain}]

preordination
n : (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind) [syn: {predestination}, {foreordination}, {predetermination}]

prep
n : preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) [syn: {homework}, {preparation}]

prep school
n : a private secondary school [syn: {preparatory school}]

prepackaged
adj : prepared and wraped beforehand and ready for sale; "prepackaged foods" [syn: {prepacked}]

prepacked
adj : prepared and wraped beforehand and ready for sale; "prepackaged foods" [syn: {prepackaged}]

prepaid
adj : used especially of mail; paid in advance [syn: {postpaid}]

prepaid
prepay
v : pay for something before receiving it [also: {prepaid}]

prepaid
See {prepay}

preparation
n 1: the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose; "preparations for the ceremony had begun" [syn: {readying}]
2: a substance prepared according to a formula [syn: {formulation}]
3: the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties" [syn: {planning}, {provision}]
4: the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them in readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate" [syn: {readiness}, {preparedness}]
5: (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord; "the resolution of one dissonance is often the preparation for another disonance" [ant: {resolution}]
6: activity leading to skilled behavior [syn: {training}, {grooming}]
7: preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) [syn: {homework}, {prep}]
8: the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" [syn: {cooking}, {cookery}]

preparation fire
n : fire delivered on a target in preparation for an assault

preparative
adj : preceding and preparing for something; "preparatory steps" [syn: {preparatory}, {propaedeutic}]

preparatory
adj : preceding and preparing for something; "preparatory steps" [syn: {preparative}, {propaedeutic}]

preparatory school
n : a private secondary school [syn: {prep school}]

prepare
v 1: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" [syn: {fix}, {set up}, {ready}, {gear up}, {set}]
2: prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" [syn: {cook}, {fix}, {ready}, {make}]
3: to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery; "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech"
4: arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office" [syn: {organize}, {organise}, {devise}, {get up}, {machinate}]
5: prepare (someone) for a future role or function; "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior" [syn: {groom}, {train}]
6: create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future" [syn: {train}, {develop}, {educate}]
7: lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord; "prepare the discord in bar 139"
8: undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid" [syn: {train}]

prepare for
v : prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant [syn: {steel oneself against}, {steel onself for}, {brace oneself for}]

prepared
adj 1: made ready or fit or suitable beforehand; "a prepared statement"; "be prepared for emergencies" [ant: {unprepared}]
2: having made preparations; "prepared to take risks" [syn: {disposed(p)}, {fain}, {inclined(p)}]
3: equipped or prepared with necessary intellectual resources; "graduates well equipped to handle such problems"; "equipped to be a scholar"

preparedness
n : the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them in readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate" [syn: {readiness}, {preparation}]

prepay
v : pay for something before receiving it [also: {prepaid}]

prepayment
n : payment in advance

preponderance
n 1: superiority in power or influence; "the preponderance of good over evil"; "the preponderance of wealth and power"
2: a superiority in numbers or amount; "there is a preponderance of Blacks in our prisons" [syn: {prevalence}]
3: exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight; "the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale"

preponderant
adj : having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism" [syn: {overriding}, {paramount}, {predominant}, {predominate}, {preponderating}]

preponderantly
adv : much greater in number or influence; "the patients are predominantly indigenous" [syn: {predominantly}]

preponderate
v : weigh more heavily [syn: {outweigh}, {overbalance}, {outbalance}]

preponderating
adj : having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism" [syn: {overriding}, {paramount}, {predominant}, {predominate}, {preponderant}]

prepose
v : place before another constituent in the sentence; "English proposes the adpositions; Japanese postposes them"

preposition
n 1: a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word
2: (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached)

prepositional
adj : of or relating to or formed with a preposition; "prepositional phrase"

prepositional object
n : the object governed by a preposition [syn: {object of a preposition}]

prepositional phrase
n : a phrase beginning with a preposition

prepositionally
adv : as a preposition

prepossess
v 1: possess beforehand
2: cause to be preoccupied; "The idea of his failure prepossesses him"
3: make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand; "A prepossessing appearance"
4: influence (somebody's) opinion in advance [syn: {prejudice}]

prepossessing
adj : creating a favorable impression; "strong and vigorous and of prepossessing appearance"

prepossession
n 1: the condition of being prepossessed; "the king's prepossession in my favor is very valuable"
2: an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" [syn: {preconception}, {parti pris}, {preconceived opinion}, {preconceived idea}, {preconceived notion}]

preposterous
adj : completely devoid of wisdom or good sense; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous" [syn: {absurd}, {cockeyed}, {derisory}, {idiotic}, {laughable}, {ludicrous}, {nonsensical}, {ridiculous}]

preposterously
adv : so as to arouse or deserve laughter; "her income was laughably small, but she managed to live well" [syn: {laughably}, {ridiculously}, {ludicrously}]

preprandial
adj : preceding a meal (especially dinner); "a preprandial drink" [ant: {postprandial}]

prepubertal
adj : (especially of human beings) at the age immediately before puberty; often marked by accelerated growth [syn: {prepubescent}]

prepuberty
n : a period of two years immediately prior to the onset of puberty when growth and changes leading to sexual maturity occur

prepubescent
adj : (especially of human beings) at the age immediately before puberty; often marked by accelerated growth [syn: {prepubertal}]

prepuce
n 1: a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris [syn: {foreskin}]
2: a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis [syn: {foreskin}]

prepupal
adj : of an inactive stage in the development of some insects, between the larval and the pupal stages; "the prepupal stage"

prepyloric vein
n : a tributary of the right gastric vein [syn: {vena pylorica}]

Pre-Raphaelite
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the pre-Raphaelites; "the Pre-Raphaelite painters"
n : a painter or writer dedicated to restoring early Renaissance ideals

prerecord
v : record before presentation, as of a broadcast

prerecorded
adj : recorded at one time for transmission later

prerequisite
adj : required as a prior condition or course of study
n : something that is required in advance; "Latin was a prerequisite for admission" [syn: {requirement}]

prerogative
n : a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males" [syn: {privilege}, {perquisite}, {exclusive right}]

Pres Young
n : United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959) [syn: {Young}, {Lester Willis Young}]

presage
n 1: a foreboding about what is about to happen
2: a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle" [syn: {omen}, {portent}, {prognostic}, {prognostication}, {prodigy}]
v : indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: {bode}, {portend}, {auspicate}, {prognosticate}, {omen}, {betoken}, {foreshadow}, {augur}, {foretell}, {prefigure}, {forecast}, {predict}]

presbyope
n : a person with presbyopia; someone who is farsighted resulting from the progressive loss with aging of the elasticity of the crystalline lens

presbyopia
n : farsightedness resulting from a reduced ability to focus caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens with age

presbyopic
adj : able to see distant objects clearly [syn: {farsighted}] [ant: {nearsighted}]

presbyter
n : an elder in the Presbyterian Church

Presbyterian
n : a follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church

Presbyterian Church
n : the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of John Calvin

Presbyterianism
n : the doctrines and practices of the Presbyterian Church: based in Calvinism

presbytery
n : building reserved for the officiating clergy

Presbytes
n : langurs [syn: {genus Presbytes}, {mammal Semnopithecus}]

Presbytes entellus
n : langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India [syn: {entellus}, {hanuman}, {Semnopithecus entellus}]

preschool
n : an educational institution for children too young for elementary school

preschooler
n : a child who attends a preschool

prescience
n : the power to foresee the future [syn: {prevision}]

prescient
adj : perceiving the significance of events before they occur; "extroardinarily prescient memoranda on the probable course of postwar relations"-R.H.Rovere

presciently
adv : with foresight; "more presciently than they superiors, these workers grasped the economic situation" [syn: {cannily}]

Prescott
n : a town in central Arizona

prescribe
v : issue commands or orders for [syn: {order}, {dictate}]

prescribed
adj 1: set down as a rule or guide
2: fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the time appointed (or the appointed time") [syn: {appointed}, {decreed}, {ordained}]
3: conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline; "in prescribed order" [syn: {official}]
4: formally laid down or imposed; "positive laws" [syn: {positive}]

prescript
n : prescribed guide for conduct or action [syn: {rule}]

prescription
adj : available only with a doctor's written prescription; "a prescription drug" [syn: {prescription(a)}] [ant: {nonprescription(a)}]
n 1: directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions; "I tried to follow her prescription for success"
2: a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist; "he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly" [syn: {prescription drug}, {prescription medicine}, {ethical drug}] [ant: {over-the-counter drug}, {over-the-counter drug}]
3: written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person
4: written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient

prescription drug
n : a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist; "he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly" [syn: {prescription}, {prescription medicine}, {ethical drug}] [ant: {over-the-counter drug}, {over-the-counter drug}]

prescription medicine
n : a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist; "he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly" [syn: {prescription drug}, {prescription}, {ethical drug}] [ant: {over-the-counter drug}, {over-the-counter drug}]

prescriptive
adj 1: giving directives or rules; "prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage" [syn: {normative}] [ant: {descriptive}]
2: based on or prescribing a norm or standard; "normative grammar" [syn: {normative}]

prese
See {presa}

preseason
n : a period prior to the beginning of the regular season which is devoted to training and preparation

presence
n 1: the state of being present; current existence; "he tested for the presence of radon" [ant: {absence}]
2: the immediate proximity of someone or something; "she blushed in his presence"; "he sensed the presence of danger"; "he was well behaved in front of company" [syn: {front}]
3: an invisible spiritual being felt to be nearby
4: the impression that something is present; "he felt the presence of an evil force"
5: dignified manner or conduct [syn: {bearing}, {comportment}, {mien}]
6: the act of being present [ant: {absence}]

presence chamber
n : room in which a monarch or other great person receives guests, assemblies, etc.

presence of mind
n : self-control in a crisis; ability to say or do the right thing in an emergency

presenile dementia
n : dementia with onset before the age of 65

present
adj 1: temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration; "the present leader"; "articles for present use"; "the present topic"; "the present system"; "present observations" [syn: {present(a)}] [ant: {future}, {past}]
2: spatial sense; being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation" [ant: {absent}]
n 1: the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow" [syn: {nowadays}]
2: something presented as a gift; "his tie was a present from his wife"
3: a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking [syn: {present tense}]
v 1: show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington" [syn: {show}, {demo}, {exhibit}, {demonstrate}]
2: bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason" [syn: {represent}, {lay out}]
3: perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'" [syn: {stage}, {represent}]
4: hand over formally [syn: {submit}]
5: introduce; "This poses an interesting question" [syn: {pose}]
6: give, especially as a reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation" [syn: {award}]
7: give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?" [syn: {give}, {gift}]
8: deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students" [syn: {deliver}]
9: cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community" [syn: {introduce}, {acquaint}] 10: represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting" [syn: {portray}] 11: present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us" [syn: {confront}, {face}] 12: formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc. 13: recognize with a gesture prescribed by a miltary regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute" [syn: {salute}]

present moment
n : at this time; "the disappointments of the here and now"; "she is studying at the moment" [syn: {here and now}, {moment}]

present participle
n : a participle expressing present action; in English is formed by adding -ing

present perfect
n : a perfective tense used to express action completed in the present; "`I have finished' is an example of the present perfect" [syn: {present perfect tense}]

present perfect tense
n : a perfective tense used to express action completed in the present; "`I have finished' is an example of the present perfect" [syn: {present perfect}]

present progressive
n : a tense used to express action that is on-going at the time of utterance [syn: {present progressive tense}]

present progressive tense
n : a tense used to express action that is on-going at the time of utterance [syn: {present progressive}]

present tense
n : a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking [syn: {present}]

present time
n : the circumstances and ideas of the present age; "behind the times"; "in times like these" [syn: {times}, {modern times}, {modern world}, {contemporary world}]

presentable
adj : fit to be seen; "presentable clothes"

presentably
adv : in a presentable manner; "years ago in her white-painted infancy it must have hung presentably on the deck of some luxury liner"

presentation
n 1: the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward); "she gave the trophy but he made the presentation"
2: the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it; "he prepared his presentation carefully in advance"
3: a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view; "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration" [syn: {presentment}, {demonstration}]
4: the act of presenting a proposal
5: a visual representation of something [syn: {display}]
6: formally making a person known to another or to the public [syn: {introduction}, {intro}]
7: (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; "Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations"

presentational
adj : of or relating to a presentation (especially in psychology or philosophy); "what Whitehead calls `perception in the presentational immediacy'"

present-day
adj : belonging to the present time; "contemporary leaders" [syn: {contemporary}, {present-day(a)}]

presented
adj : given formally or officially [syn: {bestowed}, {conferred}]

presenter
n 1: someone who presents a message of some sort (as a petition or an address or a check or a memorial etc.)
2: an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.) [syn: {sponsor}]
3: person who makes a gift of property [syn: {donor}, {giver}]

presentiment
n : a feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case" [syn: {foreboding}, {premonition}, {boding}]

presentism
n : the doctrine that the Scripture phrophecies of the Apocalypse (as in the Book of Revelations) are presently in the course of being fulfilled

presentist
n : a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (as in the Book of Revelations) are being fulfilled at the present time

presently
adv 1: in the near future; "the doctor will soon be here"; "the book will appear shortly"; "she will arrive presently"; "we should have news before long" [syn: {soon}, {shortly}, {before long}]
2: at this time or period; now; "he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations"; "currently they live in Connecticut" [syn: {currently}]

presentment
n 1: an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative [syn: {notification}]
2: a document that must be accepted and paid by another person
3: a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view; "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration" [syn: {presentation}, {demonstration}]

presentness
n : the quality of being the present; "a study of the pastness of the present and...of the presentness of the past"- R.E.Spiller [syn: {nowness}] [ant: {futurity}, {pastness}]

preservable
adj : capable of being preserved

preservation
n 1: the activity of protecting something from loss or danger [syn: {saving}]
2: the condition of being (well or ill) preserved
3: a process that saves organic substances from decay
4: an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change [syn: {conservation}]

preservationist
n : someone who advocates the preservation of historical sites or endangered species or natural areas

preservative
adj : tending or having the power to preserve; "the timbers should be treated with a preservative"
n : a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition

preserve
n 1: a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone; "medicine is no longer a male preserve"
2: a reservation where animals are protected
3: fruit preserved by cooking with sugar [syn: {conserve}, {conserves}, {preserves}]
v 1: keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" [syn: {continue}, {uphold}, {carry on}, {bear on}] [ant: {discontinue}]
2: keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts" [syn: {conserve}, {maintain}, {keep up}]
3: to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer" [syn: {save}]
4: prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh" [syn: {keep}]
5: maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; "May God keep you" [syn: {keep}]
6: keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing; "preserve the forest and the lakes"

preserved
adj 1: prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use [ant: {fresh}]
2: kept intact or in a particular condition [ant: {destroyed}]

preserver
n 1: a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture [syn: {refinisher}, {renovator}, {restorer}]
2: a cook who preserves fruits or meat
3: someone who keeps safe from harm or danger
4: rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning [syn: {life preserver}, {flotation device}]

preserves
n : fruit preserved by cooking with sugar [syn: {conserve}, {preserve}, {conserves}]

preserving
adj : saving from harm or loss; "serves a conserving function" [syn: {conserving}]

preset
adj : set in advance; "a preset plan of action"; "at a predetermined time" [syn: {predetermined}]

preside
v : act as president; "preside over companies and corporations"

presidency
n 1: the tenure of a president; "things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration" [syn: {presidential term}, {administration}]
2: the office and function of president; "Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time" [syn: {presidentship}]

president
n 1: an executive officer of a firm or corporation
2: the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government; "the President likes to jog every morning" [syn: {President of the United States}, {United States President}, {Chief Executive}]
3: the chief executive of a republic
4: the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson" [syn: {chairman}, {chairwoman}, {chair}, {chairperson}]
5: the head administrative officer of a college or university [syn: {prexy}]
6: the office of the United States head of state; "a President is elected every four years" [syn: {President of the United States}, {Chief Executive}]

President Abraham Lincoln
n : 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865) [syn: {Lincoln}, {Abraham Lincoln}, {President Lincoln}]

President Adams
n 1: 6th President of the United States; son of John Adams (1767-1848) [syn: {Adams}, {John Quincy Adams}, {President John Quincy Adams}]
2: 2nd President of the United States (1735-1826) [syn: {Adams}, {John Adams}, {President John Adams}]

President Andrew Johnson
n : 17th President of the United States; was elected Vice President and succeeded Lincoln when Lincoln was assassinated; was impeached but acquitted by one vote (1808-1875) [syn: {Johnson}, {Andrew Johnson}, {President Johnson}]

President Arthur
n : elected Vice President and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886) [syn: {Arthur}, {Chester A. Arthur}, {Chester Alan Arthur}]

President Benjamin Harrison
n : 23rd President of the United States (1833-1901) [syn: {Harrison}, {Benjamin Harrison}, {President Harrison}]

President Buchanan
n : 15th President of the United States (1791-1868) [syn: {Buchanan}, {James Buchanan}]

President Bush
n 1: 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946) [syn: {Bush}, {George Bush}, {George W. Bush}, {George Walker Bush}, {President George W. Bush}, {Dubyuh}, {Dubya}]
2: Vice President under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924) [syn: {Bush}, {George Bush}, {George H.W. Bush}, {George Herbert Walker Bush}]

President Carter
n : 39th President of the United States (1924-) [syn: {Carter}, {Jimmy Carter}, {James Earl Carter}, {James Earl Carter Jr.}]

President Cleveland
n : 22nd and 24th President of the United States (1837-1908) [syn: {Cleveland}, {Grover Cleveland}, {Stephen Grover Cleveland}]

President Clinton
n : 42nd President of the United States (1946-) [syn: {Clinton}, {Bill Clinton}, {William Jefferson Clinton}]

President Coolidge
n : elected Vice President and succeeded as 30th President of the United States when Harding died in 1923 (1872-1933) [syn: {Coolidge}, {Calvin Coolidge}]

President Eisenhower
n : United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961) [syn: {Eisenhower}, {Dwight Eisenhower}, {Dwight D. Eisenhower}, {Dwight David Eisenhower}, {Ike}]

President Fillmore
n : elected Vice President and became the 13th President of the United States when Zachary Taylor died in office (1800-1874) [syn: {Fillmore}, {Millard Fillmore}]

President Ford
n : 38th President of the United States; appointed Vice President and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-) [syn: {Ford}, {Gerald Ford}, {Gerald R. Ford}, {Gerald Rudolph Ford}]

President Franklin Roosevelt
n : 32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the great depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945) [syn: {Roosevelt}, {Franklin Roosevelt}, {Franklin Delano Roosevelt}, {F. D. Roosevelt}, {President Roosevelt}, {FDR}]

President Garfield
n : 20th President of the United States; assassinated by a frustrated office-seeker (1831-1881) [syn: {Garfield}, {James Garfield}, {James A. Garfield}, {James Abraham Garfield}]

President George W. Bush
n : 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946) [syn: {Bush}, {George Bush}, {George W. Bush}, {George Walker Bush}, {President Bush}, {Dubyuh}, {Dubya}]

President Grant
n : 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885) [syn: {Grant}, {Ulysses Grant}, {Ulysses S. Grant}, {Ulysses Simpson Grant}, {Hiram Ulysses Grant}]

President Harding
n : 29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823) [syn: {Harding}, {Warren Harding}, {Warren Gamaliel Harding}]

President Harrison
n 1: 23rd President of the United States (1833-1901) [syn: {Harrison}, {Benjamin Harrison}, {President Benjamin Harrison}]
2: 9th President of the United States; caught pneumonia during his inauguration and died shortly after (1773-1841) [syn: {Harrison}, {William Henry Harrison}, {President William Henry Harrison}]

President Hayes
n : 19th President of the United States; his administration removed federal troops from the South and so ended the Reconstruction Period (1822-1893) [syn: {Hayes}, {Rutherford B. Hayes}, {Rutherford Birchard Hayes}]

President Hoover
n : 31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for re-election by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964) [syn: {Hoover}, {Herbert Hoover}, {Herbert Clark Hoover}]

President Jefferson
n : 3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826) [syn: {Jefferson}, {Thomas Jefferson}]

President John Adams
n : 2nd President of the United States (1735-1826) [syn: {Adams}, {John Adams}, {President Adams}]

President John F. Kennedy
n : 35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963) [syn: {Kennedy}, {Jack Kennedy}, {John Fitzgerald Kennedy}, {JFK}, {President Kennedy}]

President John Quincy Adams
n : 6th President of the United States; son of John Adams (1767-1848) [syn: {Adams}, {John Quincy Adams}, {President Adams}]

President Johnson
n 1: 36th President of the United States; was elected Vice President and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973) [syn: {Johnson}, {Lyndon Johnson}, {Lyndon Baines Johnson}, {LBJ}, {President Lyndon Johnson}]
2: 17th President of the United States; was elected Vice President and succeeded Lincoln when Lincoln was assassinated; was impeached but acquitted by one vote (1808-1875) [syn: {Johnson}, {Andrew Johnson}, {President Andrew Johnson}]

President Kennedy
n : 35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963) [syn: {Kennedy}, {Jack Kennedy}, {John Fitzgerald Kennedy}, {JFK}, {President John F. Kennedy}]

President Lincoln
n : 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865) [syn: {Lincoln}, {Abraham Lincoln}, {President Abraham Lincoln}]

President Lyndon Johnson
n : 36th President of the United States; was elected Vice President and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973) [syn: {Johnson}, {Lyndon Johnson}, {Lyndon Baines Johnson}, {LBJ}, {President Johnson}]

President Madison
n : 4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836) [syn: {Madison}, {James Madison}]

President McKinley
n : 25th President of the United States; was assassinated by an anarchist (1843-1901) [syn: {McKinley}, {William McKinley}]

President Monroe
n : 5th President of the United States; author of the Monroe Doctrine (1758-1831) [syn: {Monroe}, {James Monroe}]

President Nixon
n : Vice President under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994) [syn: {Nixon}, {Richard Nixon}, {Richard M. Nixon}, {Richard Milhous Nixon}]

President of the United States
n 1: the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government; "the President likes to jog every morning" [syn: {United States President}, {President}, {Chief Executive}]
2: the office of the United States head of state; "a President is elected every four years" [syn: {President}, {Chief Executive}]

President Pierce
n : 14th President of the United States (1804-1869) [syn: {Pierce}, {Franklin Pierce}]

President Polk
n : 11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849) [syn: {Polk}, {James Polk}, {James K. Polk}, {James Knox Polk}]

President Reagan
n : 40th President of the United States (1911-) [syn: {Reagan}, {Ronald Reagan}, {Ronald Wilson Reagan}]

President Roosevelt
n 1: 32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the great depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945) [syn: {Roosevelt}, {Franklin Roosevelt}, {Franklin Delano Roosevelt}, {F. D. Roosevelt}, {President Franklin Roosevelt}, {FDR}]
2: 26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-American War; Panama Canal was built during his administration; said `Speak softly but carry a big stick' (1858-1919) [syn: {Roosevelt}, {Theodore Roosevelt}, {President Theodore Roosevelt}]

President Taft
n : 27th President of the United States and later chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1857-1930) [syn: {Taft}, {William Howard Taft}]

President Taylor
n : 12th President of the United States; died in office (1784-1850) [syn: {Taylor}, {Zachary Taylor}]

President Theodore Roosevelt
n : 26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-American War; Panama Canal was built during his administration; said `Speak softly but carry a big stick' (1858-1919) [syn: {Roosevelt}, {Theodore Roosevelt}, {President Roosevelt}]

President Truman
n : elected Vice President in Roosevelt's 4th term; became 33rd President of the United States on Roosevelt's death in 1945 and was elected President in 1948; authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan (1884-1972) [syn: {Truman}, {Harry Truman}, {Harry S Truman}]

President Tyler
n : elected Vice President and became the 10th President of the United States when Harrison died (1790-1862) [syn: {Tyler}, {John Tyler}]

President Van Buren
n : 8th President of the United States (1782-1862) [syn: {Van Buren}, {Martin Van Buren}]

President Washington
n : 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799) [syn: {Washington}, {George Washington}]

President William Henry Harrison
n : 9th President of the United States; caught pneumonia during his inauguration and died shortly after (1773-1841) [syn: {Harrison}, {William Henry Harrison}, {President Harrison}]

President Wilson
n : 28th President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924) [syn: {Wilson}, {Woodrow Wilson}, {Thomas Woodrow Wilson}]

presidential
adj 1: relating to a president or presidency; "presidential aides"; "presidential veto"
2: befitting a president; "criticized the candidate for not looking presidential" [ant: {unpresidential}]

Presidential Directive
n : a directive issued by the President of the United States; usually addressed to all heads of departments and agencies

presidential term
n : the tenure of a president; "things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration" [syn: {presidency}, {administration}]

Presidents' Day
n : the third Monday in February; commemorates both presidents Lincoln and Washington

presidentship
n : the office and function of president; "Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time" [syn: {presidency}]

presiding officer
n : the leader of a group meeting

presidio
n : a fortress established in the southwestern United States by the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other holdings; "Tucson was first settled as a walled presidio"

presidium
n : a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session [syn: {praesidium}]

presignified
See {presignify}

Presley
n : United States rock singer whose many hit records and flamboyant style greatly influenced American popular music (1935-1977) [syn: {Elvis Presley}, {Elvis Aron Presley}]

presocratic
adj : before the time of Socrates

press
n 1: newspaper writers and photographers [syn: {fourth estate}]
2: the state of urgently demanding notice or attention; "the press of business matters" [syn: {imperativeness}, {insistence}, {insistency}, {pressure}]
3: the gathering and publishing of news in the form of newspapers or magazines [syn: {public press}]
4: a machine used for printing [syn: {printing press}]
5: a dense crowd of people [syn: {crush}, {jam}]
6: a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes [syn: {wardrobe}, {closet}]
7: clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
8: any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids [syn: {mechanical press}]
9: a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead [syn: {military press}] 10: the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button" [syn: {pressure}, {pressing}]
v 1: exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"
2: force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies" [syn: {urge}, {urge on}, {exhort}]
3: to be oppressive or burdensome; "weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind" [syn: {weigh}]
4: place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure; "pressed flowers"
5: squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" [syn: {compress}, {constrict}, {squeeze}, {compact}, {contract}]
6: crowd closely; "The crowds pressed along the street"
7: create by pressing; "Press little holes into the soft clay"
8: be urgent; "This is a pressing problem"
9: exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" [syn: {crusade}, {fight}, {campaign}, {push}, {agitate}] 10: press from a plastic; "press a record" [syn: {press out}] 11: make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman" [syn: {push}] 12: lift weights; "This guy can press 300 pounds" [syn: {weight-lift}, {weightlift}] 13: ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" [syn: {bid}, {beseech}, {entreat}, {adjure}, {conjure}]

press agency
n : an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically [syn: {news agency}, {wire service}, {press association}, {news organization}, {news organisation}]

press agent
n : someone employed to arrange publicity (for a firm or a public figure) [syn: {publicity man}, {public relations man}, {PR man}]

press association
n : an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically [syn: {news agency}, {press agency}, {wire service}, {news organization}, {news organisation}]

press box
n : box reserved for reporters (as at a sports event)

press clipping
n : an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings" [syn: {clipping}, {newspaper clipping}, {cutting}, {press cutting}]

press conference
n : a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity [syn: {news conference}]

press corps
n : a group of journalists representing different publications who all cover the same topics; "the White House press corps"

press cutting
n : an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings" [syn: {clipping}, {newspaper clipping}, {press clipping}, {cutting}]

press down
v : press down; "Depress the space key" [syn: {depress}]

press down on
v : exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the roof" [syn: {drag down}, {bear down}, {bear down on}, {weigh down}]

press gallery
n : an area (sometimes in a balcony) set aside for reporters (especially in a legislative hall)

press gang
n : a detachment empowered to force civilians to serve in the army or navy

press home
v : make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something; "drive home a point or an argument"; "I'm trying to drive home these basic ideas" [syn: {drive home}, {ram home}]

press lord
n : a powerful newspaper proprietor

press of canvas
n : the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely [syn: {press of sail}]

press of sail
n : the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely [syn: {press of canvas}]

press on
v : continue moving forward [syn: {push on}, {plough on}]

press out
v 1: extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar" [syn: {stub out}, {crush out}, {extinguish}]
2: press from a plastic; "press a record" [syn: {press}]
3: obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action; "Italians express coffee rather than filter it" [syn: {express}, {extract}]

press photographer
n : a photographer who works for a newspaper

press release
n : an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation [syn: {handout}, {release}]

press run
n : the period that presses run to produce an issue of a newspaper [syn: {print run}]

press stud
n : a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound; "children can manage snaps better than buttons" [syn: {snap}, {snap fastener}]

Pressburg
n : capital and largest city of Slovakia [syn: {Bratislava}, {capital of Slovakia}, {Pozsony}]

pressed
adj : compacted by ironing

pressing
adj : compelling immediate action; "too pressing to permit of longer delay"; "the urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!'"; "bridges in urgent need of repair" [syn: {urgent}]
n 1: the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button" [syn: {press}, {pressure}]
2: a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press

pressingly
adv : in a pressing manner

pressman
n 1: someone whose occupation is printing [syn: {printer}]
2: a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media [syn: {correspondent}, {newspaperman}, {newspaperwoman}, {newswriter}]

pressmark
n : a mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to indicate shelf location [syn: {call mark}, {call number}]

pressor
adj : increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure; "pressor reflexes"

press-up
n : an arm exercise performed lying face to the floor and pushing the body up and down with the arms [syn: {pushup}]

pressure
n 1: the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); "the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure" [syn: {pressure level}, {force per unit area}]
2: a force that compels; "the public brought pressure to bear on the government"
3: the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button" [syn: {press}, {pressing}]
4: the state of urgently demanding notice or attention; "the press of business matters" [syn: {imperativeness}, {insistence}, {insistency}, {press}]
5: the somatic sensation of pressure; "the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal" [syn: {pressure sensation}]
6: an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress
v 1: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information" [syn: {coerce}, {hale}, {squeeze}, {force}]
2: exert pressure on someone through threats [syn: {blackmail}, {blackjack}]

pressure cabin
n : cabin consisting of the pressurized section of an aircraft or spacecraft

pressure cooker
n : autoclave for cooking at temperatures above the boiling point of water

pressure dome
n : a dome-shaped building that is pressurized

pressure feed
n : mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings [syn: {lubricating system}, {force-feed lubricating system}, {force feed}, {pressure-feed lubricating system}]

pressure gage
n : gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure [syn: {pressure gauge}]

pressure gauge
n : gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure [syn: {pressure gage}]

pressure group
n : a group of people who try actively to influence legislation [syn: {lobby}, {third house}]

pressure level
n : the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); "the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure" [syn: {pressure}, {force per unit area}]

pressure point
n : any of several points on the body where the pulse can be felt and where pressure on an underlying artery will control bleeding from that artery at a more distal point

pressure sensation
n : the somatic sensation of pressure; "the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal" [syn: {pressure}]

pressure sore
n : a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients) [syn: {bedsore}, {decubitus ulcer}]

pressure suit
n : protective garment consisting of an inflatable suit for space or high altitude flying

pressure unit
n : a unit measuring force per unit area

pressure-cook
v : cook in a pressure cooker

pressure-cooker
adj : very intense and demanding; stressful; "subjecting children to a pressure-cooker situation in the school" [syn: {pressure-cooker(a)}]

pressure-feed lubricating system
n : mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings [syn: {lubricating system}, {force-feed lubricating system}, {force feed}, {pressure feed}]

pressure-wash
v : wash before painting to remove old paint and mildew; "pressure-wash the house" [syn: {powerwash}]

pressurise
v 1: increase the pressure on a gas or liquid [syn: {supercharge}, {pressurize}]
2: maintain a certain pressure; "the airplane cabin is pressurized"; "pressurize a space suit" [syn: {pressurize}]
3: increase the pressure in or of; "The captain will pressurize the cabin for the passengers' comfort" [syn: {pressurize}] [ant: {depressurize}, {depressurize}]

pressurised
adj : maintained at a certain atmospheric pressure; "in a pressurized cabin the air pressure is comfortable for breathing"; "cooking with pressurized steam" [syn: {pressurized}]

pressurize
v 1: increase the pressure on a gas or liquid [syn: {supercharge}, {pressurise}]
2: maintain a certain pressure; "the airplane cabin is pressurized"; "pressurize a space suit" [syn: {pressurise}]
3: increase the pressure in or of; "The captain will pressurize the cabin for the passengers' comfort" [syn: {pressurise}] [ant: {depressurize}, {depressurize}]

pressurized
adj : maintained at a certain atmospheric pressure; "in a pressurized cabin the air pressure is comfortable for breathing"; "cooking with pressurized steam" [syn: {pressurised}]

pressurized water reactor
n : a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the steam produced can drive a steam turbine [syn: {PWR}]

prestidigitation
n : manual dexterity in the execution of tricks [syn: {sleight of hand}]

prestidigitator
n : someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience [syn: {magician}, {conjurer}, {conjuror}, {illusionist}]

prestige
n : a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.; "he wanted to achieve power and prestige" [syn: {prestigiousness}]

prestigious
adj 1: having an illustrious reputation; respected; "our esteemed leader"; "a prestigious author" [syn: {esteemed}, {honored}]
2: exerting influence by reason of high status or prestige; "a prestigious professor at a prestigious university"

prestigiousness
n : a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.; "he wanted to achieve power and prestige" [syn: {prestige}]

prestissimo
adj : (of tempo) as fast as possible
adv : extremely fast; as fast as possible; "this passage should be played prestissimo"

presto
adj : (of tempo) very fast
adv 1: suddenly; "Presto! begone! 'tis here again"- Swift
2: at a very fast tempo (faster than allegro)

presumable
adj : able to be inferred on slight grounds [syn: {supposable}, {surmisable}]

presumably
adv : by reasonable assumption; "presumably, he missed the train" [syn: {presumptively}]

presume
v 1: take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late" [syn: {assume}, {take for granted}]
2: take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission; "How dare you call my lawyer?" [syn: {make bold}, {dare}]
3: constitute reasonable evidence for; "A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food"
4: take liberties or act with too much confidence

presumed
adj : presumed to be true in the absence of proof to the contrary; "the presumed reason for his anger" [syn: {presumed(a)}]

presumption
n 1: an assumption that is taken for granted [syn: {given}, {precondition}]
2: (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed
3: audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness" [syn: {presumptuousness}, {effrontery}, {assumption}]
4: a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming; "his presumption was intolerable"

presumptive
adj 1: having a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance; "the presumptive heir (or heir apparent)"
2: affording reasonable grounds for belief or acceptance; "presumptive evidence"; "a strong presumptive case is made out"

presumptively
adv : by reasonable assumption; "presumably, he missed the train" [syn: {presumably}]

presumptuous
adj : excessively forward; "an assumptive person"; "on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide"; "the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants" [syn: {assumptive}, {assuming}]

presumptuously
adv : in a presumptuous manner; "he presumptuously overstepped the doctor's orders"

presumptuousness
n : audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness" [syn: {presumption}, {effrontery}, {assumption}]

presuppose
v 1: take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I presuppose that you have done your work" [syn: {suppose}]
2: require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; "This step presupposes two prior ones" [syn: {suppose}]

presupposition
n : the act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument)

presymptomatic
adj : of or relating to the early phases of a disease when accurate diagnosis is not possible because symptoms of the disease have not yet appeared [syn: {preclinical}]

preteen
adj : of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12; "a preteen party"; "preteen clothing" [syn: {preadolescent}]
n : a preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age); "little league is intended for the preteens" [syn: {preteenager}]

preteenager
n : a preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age); "little league is intended for the preteens" [syn: {preteen}]

pretence
n 1: a false or unsupportable quality [syn: {pretension}, {pretense}]
2: an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them" [syn: {guise}, {pretense}, {pretext}]
3: pretending with intention to deceive [syn: {pretense}, {feigning}, {dissembling}]
4: imaginative intellectual play [syn: {pretense}, {make-believe}]
5: the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending" [syn: {pretense}, {pretending}, {simulation}, {feigning}]

pretend
adj : imagined as in a play; "the make-believe world of theater"; "play money"; "dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish" [syn: {make-believe}]
n : the enactment of a pretense; "it was just pretend" [syn: {make-believe}]
v 1: make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache" [syn: {feign}, {sham}, {affect}, {dissemble}]
2: behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting" [syn: {dissemble}, {act}]
3: put forward a claim and assert right or possession of; "pretend the title of King"
4: put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong" [syn: {guess}, {venture}, {hazard}]
5: represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress" [syn: {make}, {make believe}]
6: state insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine" [syn: {profess}]

pretended
adj : adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty" [syn: {assumed}, {false}, {fictitious}, {fictive}, {put on}, {sham}]

Pretender
n 1: a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)
2: a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: {imposter}, {impostor}, {fake}, {faker}, {fraud}, {sham}, {shammer}, {pseudo}, {pseud}, {role player}]
3: a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he does not hold [syn: {hypocrite}, {dissembler}, {phony}, {phoney}]

pretending
n : the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending" [syn: {pretense}, {pretence}, {simulation}, {feigning}]

pretense
n 1: the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending" [syn: {pretence}, {pretending}, {simulation}, {feigning}]
2: pretending with intention to deceive [syn: {pretence}, {feigning}, {dissembling}]
3: imaginative intellectual play [syn: {pretence}, {make-believe}]
4: a false or unsupportable quality [syn: {pretension}, {pretence}]
5: an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them" [syn: {guise}, {pretence}, {pretext}]

pretension
n 1: a false or unsupportable quality [syn: {pretense}, {pretence}]
2: the advancing of a claim; "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort"
3: the quality of being pretentious (creating a false appearance of great importance or worth) [syn: {pretentiousness}] [ant: {unpretentiousness}]

pretentious
adj 1: making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition" [ant: {unpretentious}]
2: intended to attract notice and impress others; "an ostentatious sable coat" [syn: {ostentatious}] [ant: {unostentatious}]
3: of a display that is tawdry or vulgar [syn: {ostentatious}, {kitsch}]

pretentiously
adv : in a pretentious manner; "this author writes pretentiously" [ant: {unpretentiously}]

pretentiousness
n 1: lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity [syn: {ostentation}, {ostentatiousness}, {pomposity}, {pompousness}, {splashiness}, {inflation}]
2: the quality of being pretentious (creating a false appearance of great importance or worth) [syn: {pretension}] [ant: {unpretentiousness}]

preterist
n : a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (as in the Book of Revelations) have already been fulfilled

preterit
n : a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense [syn: {preterite}]

preterite
n : a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense [syn: {preterit}]

preterition
n : suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted [syn: {paralepsis}, {paraleipsis}, {paralipsis}]

preterm baby
n : an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation [syn: {premature baby}, {premature infant}, {preterm infant}, {preemie}, {premie}]

preterm infant
n : an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation [syn: {premature baby}, {preterm baby}, {premature infant}, {preemie}, {premie}]

pretermission
n : letting pass without notice

pretermit
v 1: disregard intentionally or let pass
2: leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" [syn: {neglect}, {omit}, {drop}, {miss}, {leave out}, {overlook}, {overleap}] [ant: {attend to}] [also: {pretermitting}, {pretermitted}]

pretermitted
pretermit
v 1: disregard intentionally or let pass
2: leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" [syn: {neglect}, {omit}, {drop}, {miss}, {leave out}, {overlook}, {overleap}] [ant: {attend to}] [also: {pretermitting}, {pretermitted}]

pretermitted
See {pretermit}

pretermitting
pretermit
v 1: disregard intentionally or let pass
2: leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" [syn: {neglect}, {omit}, {drop}, {miss}, {leave out}, {overlook}, {overleap}] [ant: {attend to}] [also: {pretermitting}, {pretermitted}]

pretermitting
See {pretermit}

preternatural
adj 1: surpassing the ordinary or normal; "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel"- George Will
2: existing outside of or not in accordance with nature; "find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley [syn: {nonnatural}, {otherworldly}, {transcendental}]

preternaturally
adv : in a supernatural manner; "she was preternaturally beautiful" [syn: {supernaturally}]

pretext
n 1: something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason [syn: {stalking-horse}]
2: an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them" [syn: {guise}, {pretense}, {pretence}]

pretor
n : an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic [syn: {praetor}]

Pretoria
n : city in the Transvaal; the seat of the executive branch of the government of South Africa [syn: {capital of South Africa}]

pretorial
adj : of or relating to a Roman praetor; "praetorial powers" [syn: {praetorian}, {praetorial}, {pretorian}]

pretorian
adj 1: of or relating to a Roman praetor; "praetorial powers" [syn: {praetorian}, {praetorial}, {pretorial}]
2: characteristic of Praetorian soldiers in respect to corruption or political venality; "a large praetorian bureaucracy filled with ambitious...and often sycophantic people makes work and makes trouble"- Arthur M.Schlesinger Jr. [syn: {praetorian}]

pretorium
n : the tent of an ancient Roman general [syn: {praetorium}]

pretrial
adj : preceding an official trial; "pretrial publicity"; "pretrial hearings are usually for the purpose of clarifying facts and points of la"
n : (law) a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be tried; more useful in civil than in criminal cases [syn: {pretrial conference}]

pretrial conference
n : (law) a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be tried; more useful in civil than in criminal cases [syn: {pretrial}]

prettied
pretty
adj 1: pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing; "pretty girl"; "pretty song"; "pretty room"
2: (used ironically) unexpectedly bad; "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish"
adv : used as an intensifier (`jolly' is used informally in Britain); "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him" [syn: {jolly}] [also: {prettied}, {prettiest}, {prettier}]

prettied
See {pretty}

prettier
pretty
adj 1: pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing; "pretty girl"; "pretty song"; "pretty room"
2: (used ironically) unexpectedly bad; "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish"
adv : used as an intensifier (`jolly' is used informally in Britain); "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him" [syn: {jolly}] [also: {prettied}, {prettiest}, {prettier}]

prettier
See {pretty}

prettiest
pretty
adj 1: pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing; "pretty girl"; "pretty song"; "pretty room"
2: (used ironically) unexpectedly bad; "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish"
adv : used as an intensifier (`jolly' is used informally in Britain); "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him" [syn: {jolly}] [also: {prettied}, {prettiest}, {prettier}]

prettiest
See {pretty}

prettified
prettify
v : make more beautiful [syn: {beautify}, {embellish}] [ant: {uglify}] [also: {prettified}]

prettified
See {prettify}

prettify
v : make more beautiful [syn: {beautify}, {embellish}] [ant: {uglify}] [also: {prettified}]

prettily
adv : in a pretty manner; "all this is most prettily done"

prettiness
n : the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman) [syn: {cuteness}]

pretty
adj 1: pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing; "pretty girl"; "pretty song"; "pretty room"
2: (used ironically) unexpectedly bad; "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish"
adv : used as an intensifier (`jolly' is used informally in Britain); "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him" [syn: {jolly}] [also: {prettied}, {prettiest}, {prettier}]

pretty much
adv : to some degree; "we were pretty much lost when we met the forest ranger"

pretty up
v : use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.; "She dolled herself up for the night out with her friends" [syn: {doll up}, {do up}, {glam up}]

pretty-pretty
adj : ostentatiously or inappropriately pretty

pretzel
n : glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knot

Preussen
n : a former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland; "in the 19th century Prussia led the economic and political unification of the German states" [syn: {Prussia}]

Prevacid
n : antacid (trade name Prevacid) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach [syn: {lansoprazole}]

prevail
v 1: be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood" [syn: {predominate}, {dominate}, {rule}, {reign}]
2: be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds" [syn: {hold}, {obtain}]
3: continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" [syn: {persist}, {die hard}, {run}, {endure}]
4: prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight" [syn: {triumph}]
5: use persuasion successfully; "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents"

prevailing
adj 1: most frequent or common; "prevailing winds" [syn: {predominant}]
2: encountered generally especially at the present time; "the prevailing opinion was that a trade war could be averted"; "the most prevalent religion in our area"; "speculation concerning the books author was rife" [syn: {prevalent}, {rife}]

prevailing party
n : the party in a lawsuit who obtains a judgment in their own favor

prevailing westerly
n : the west-to-east winds that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth [syn: {westerly}]

prevailing wind
n : the predominant wind direction; "the prevailing wind is from the southwest"

prevalence
n 1: the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread; "he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future"
2: (epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population
3: a superiority in numbers or amount; "there is a preponderance of Blacks in our prisons" [syn: {preponderance}]

prevalent
adj : encountered generally especially at the present time; "the prevailing opinion was that a trade war could be averted"; "the most prevalent religion in our area"; "speculation concerning the books author was rife" [syn: {prevailing}, {rife}]

prevaricate
v : be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information [syn: {beat around the bush}, {equivocate}, {tergiversate}, {palter}]

prevarication
n 1: a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth [syn: {lie}]
2: intentionally vague or ambiguous [syn: {equivocation}, {evasiveness}]
3: the deliberate act of deviating from the truth [syn: {lying}, {fabrication}]

prevaricator
n : a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly [syn: {liar}] [ant: {square shooter}]

prevenient
adj : in anticipation [syn: {anticipatory}]

prevent
v 1: keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer" [syn: {forestall}, {foreclose}, {preclude}, {forbid}]
2: prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles" [syn: {keep}] [ant: {let}]

preventable
adj : capable of being prevented; "conscious of preventable human suffering"- A.L.Guerard [ant: {unpreventable}]

preventative
adj 1: tending to prevent or hinder [syn: {preventive}] [ant: {permissive}]
2: preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug" [syn: {preventive}, {prophylactic}]
n 1: remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives" [syn: {preventive}, {prophylactic}]
2: any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome [syn: {hindrance}, {hitch}, {preventive}, {encumbrance}, {incumbrance}, {interference}]
3: an agent or device intended to prevent conception [syn: {contraceptive}, {preventive}, {contraceptive device}, {prophylactic device}, {birth control device}]

prevention
n : the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza" [syn: {bar}]

preventive
adj 1: preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug" [syn: {preventative}, {prophylactic}]
2: tending to prevent or hinder [syn: {preventative}] [ant: {permissive}]
3: tending to ward off; "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze [syn: {cautionary}, {prophylactic}]
n 1: remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives" [syn: {preventative}, {prophylactic}]
2: any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome [syn: {hindrance}, {hitch}, {preventative}, {encumbrance}, {incumbrance}, {interference}]
3: an agent or device intended to prevent conception [syn: {contraceptive}, {preventative}, {contraceptive device}, {prophylactic device}, {birth control device}]

preventive attack
n : a strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces [syn: {preventive strike}]

preventive medicine
n : the branch of medicine concerned with preventing disease; "the medical establishment doesn't profit from preventive medicine"

preventive strike
n : a strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces [syn: {preventive attack}]

preview
n 1: an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future [syn: {prevue}, {trailer}]
2: a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public
v : watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public

previous
adj 1: (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House" [syn: {former(a)}, {late(a)}, {previous(a)}]
2: too soon or too hasty; "our condemnation of him was a bit previous"; "a premature judgment" [syn: {previous(p)}, {premature}]
3: just preceding something else in time or order; "the previous owner"; "my old house was larger" [syn: {previous(a)}, {old}]

previous question
n : a motion calling for an immediate vote on the main question under discussion by a deliberative assembly

previously
adv : at an earlier time or formerly; "she had previously lived in Chicago"; "he was previously president of a bank"; "better than anything previously proposed"; "a previously unquestioned attitude"; "antecedently arranged" [syn: {antecedently}]

previse
v 1: warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning; "I forewarned him of the trouble that would arise if he showed up at his ex-wife's house" [syn: {forewarn}]
2: realize beforehand [syn: {anticipate}, {foreknow}, {foresee}]

prevision
n 1: a prophetic vision (as in a dream)
2: the power to foresee the future [syn: {prescience}]
3: seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing [syn: {foresight}, {prospicience}]
4: the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) [syn: {prediction}, {anticipation}]

prevue
n : an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future [syn: {preview}, {trailer}]

prewar
adj : existing or belonging to a time before a war; "prewar levels of industrial production" [ant: {postwar}]

prewpub
n : a combination brewery and restaurant; beer is brewed for consumption on the premises and served along with food

prexy
n : the head administrative officer of a college or university [syn: {president}]

prey
n 1: a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt" [syn: {quarry}, {target}, {fair game}]
2: animal hunted or caught for food [syn: {quarry}]
v 1: profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity" [syn: {feed}]
2: prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs" [syn: {raven}, {predate}]

Priacanthidae
n : small carnivorous percoid fishes found worldwide in tropical seas [syn: {family Priacanthidae}]

Priacanthus
n : type genus of the Priacanthidae [syn: {genus Priacanthus}]

Priacanthus arenatus
n : brightly colored carnivorous fish of western Atlantic and West Indies waters [syn: {catalufa}]

Priam
n : (Greek mythology) the last king of Troy; father of Hector and Paris and Cassandra

priapic
adj 1: overly concerned with masculinity and male sexuality; "priapic episodes"; "priapic victories"
2: resembling or being a phallus; "a phallic symbol"; "phallic eroticism"; "priapic figurines" [syn: {phallic}]

priapism
n : condition in which the penis is continually erect; usually painful and seldom with sexual arousal

Priapus
n : (classical mythology) god of male procreative power and guardian of gardens and vineyards

price
n 1: the amount of money needed to purchase something; "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage?" [syn: {terms}, {damage}]
2: the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold); "the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver"; "he puts a high price on his services"; "he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection" [syn: {monetary value}, {cost}]
3: value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something; "the cost in human life was enormous"; "the price of success is hard work"; "what price glory?" [syn: {cost}, {toll}]
4: the high value or worth of something; "her price is far above rubies"
5: a reward for helping to catch a criminal; "the cattle thief has a price on his head"
6: cost of bribing someone; "they say that every politician has a price"
7: United States operatic soprano (born 1927) [syn: {Leontyne Price}, {Mary Leontyne Price}]
v 1: determine the price of; "The grocer priced his wares high"
2: ascertain or learn the price of; "Have you priced personal computers lately?"

price bracket
n : a category of merchandise based on their price

price competition
n : intense competition in which competitors cut retail prices to gain business [syn: {price war}]

price control
n : restriction on maximum prices that is established and maintained by the government (as during periods of war or inflation)

price cut
n : cutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised price [syn: {price cutting}]

price cutting
n : cutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised price [syn: {price cut}]

price floor
n : floor below which prices are not allowed to fall; "the government used price supports to maintain the price floor"

price freeze
n : freeze of prices at a given level

price gouging
n : pricing above the market when no alternative retailer is available

price increase
n : increase in price

price index
n : an index that traces the relative changes in the price of an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over time [syn: {price level}]

price level
n : an index that traces the relative changes in the price of an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over time [syn: {price index}]

price list
n : a listing of prices for different goods or services

price of admission
n : the fee charged for admission [syn: {entrance fee}, {admission}, {admission charge}, {admission fee}, {admission price}, {entrance money}]

price reduction
n : the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise [syn: {discount}, {deduction}]

price support
n : a government subsidy used to maintain prices at a certain level

price tag
n : a tag showing the price of the article it is attached to

price war
n : intense competition in which competitors cut retail prices to gain business [syn: {price competition}]

price-controlled
adj : having the price regulated or controlled by government

price-fixing
n : control (by agreement among producers or by government) of the price of a commodity in interstate commerce

priceless
adj : having incalculable monetary worth [syn: {invaluable}]

pricelessness
n : the positive quality of being precious and beyond value [syn: {invaluableness}, {preciousness}, {valuableness}]

price-to-earnings ratio
n : (stock market) the price of a stock divided by its earnings [syn: {P/E ratio}]

pricey
adj : having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant" [syn: {costly}, {dear(p)}, {high-priced}, {pricy}]

pricier
pricy
adj : having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant" [syn: {costly}, {dear(p)}, {high-priced}, {pricey}] [also: {priciest}, {pricier}]

pricier
See {pricy}

priciest
pricy
adj : having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant" [syn: {costly}, {dear(p)}, {high-priced}, {pricey}] [also: {priciest}, {pricier}]

priciest
See {pricy}

pricing
n : the evaluation of something in terms of its price

pricing system
n : a system for setting prices on goods or services

prick
n 1: insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous [syn: {asshole}, {bastard}, {cocksucker}, {dickhead}, {shit}, {mother fucker}, {motherfucker}, {whoreson}, {son of a bitch}, {SOB}]
2: a depression scratched or carved into a surface [syn: {incision}, {scratch}, {slit}, {dent}]
3: obscene terms for penis [syn: {cock}, {dick}, {shaft}, {pecker}, {peter}, {tool}, {putz}]
4: the act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick" [syn: {pricking}]
v 1: make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample" [syn: {prickle}]
2: cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin" [syn: {sting}, {twinge}]
3: raise; "The dog pricked up his ears" [syn: {prick up}, {cock up}]
4: prod or urge as if with a log stick [syn: {goad}]
5: cause a prickling sensation [syn: {prickle}]
6: to cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience"
7: deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" [syn: {sting}, {bite}]

prick up
v : raise; "The dog pricked up his ears" [syn: {prick}, {cock up}]

pricker
n 1: a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf [syn: {spine}, {thorn}, {prickle}, {sticker}]
2: an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws [syn: {bradawl}]

pricket
n 1: a sharp metal spike to hold a candle
2: male deer in his second year

pricking
n : the act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick" [syn: {prick}]

prickle
n : a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf [syn: {spine}, {thorn}, {pricker}, {sticker}]
v 1: cause a prickling sensation [syn: {prick}]
2: cause a stinging or tingling sensation [syn: {tingle}]
3: make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample" [syn: {prick}]

prickle cell
n : a cell in the germinal layer of the skin (the prickle-cell layer); has many spines and radiating processes

prickleback
n 1: small elongate fishes of shallow northern seas; a long dorsal fin consists entirely of spines
2: small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research [syn: {stickleback}]

prickle-weed
n : perennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowers [syn: {prairie mimosa}, {Desmanthus ilinoensis}]

pricklier
prickly
adj 1: very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues" [syn: {bristly}, {splenetic}, {waspish}]
2: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" [syn: {barbed}, {barbellate}, {briary}, {briery}, {bristled}, {bristly}, {burred}, {burry}, {setose}, {setaceous}, {spiny}, {thorny}] [also: {prickliest}, {pricklier}]

pricklier
See {prickly}

prickliest
prickly
adj 1: very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues" [syn: {bristly}, {splenetic}, {waspish}]
2: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" [syn: {barbed}, {barbellate}, {briary}, {briery}, {bristled}, {bristly}, {burred}, {burry}, {setose}, {setaceous}, {spiny}, {thorny}] [also: {prickliest}, {pricklier}]

prickliest
See {prickly}

prickling
adj : causing or experiencing a painful shivering feeling as from many tiny pricks; "a prickling blush of embarrassment"; "the tingling feeling in a foot that has gone to sleep"; "a stinging nettle"; "the stinging windblown sleet" [syn: {stinging}, {tingling}]
n : a prickling somatic sensation as from many tiny pricks [syn: {tingle}, {tingling}]

prickly
adj 1: very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues" [syn: {bristly}, {splenetic}, {waspish}]
2: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" [syn: {barbed}, {barbellate}, {briary}, {briery}, {bristled}, {bristly}, {burred}, {burry}, {setose}, {setaceous}, {spiny}, {thorny}] [also: {prickliest}, {pricklier}]

prickly ash
n 1: any of a number of trees or shrubs of the genus Zanthoxylum having spiny branches
2: Australian tree having alternate simple leaves (when young they are pinnate with prickly toothed margins) and slender axillary spikes of white flowers [syn: {Orites excelsa}]

prickly custard apple
n : small tropical American tree bearing large succulent slightly acid fruit [syn: {soursop}, {soursop tree}, {Annona muricata}]

prickly heat
n : obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity [syn: {heat rash}, {miliaria}]

prickly lettuce
n : European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a troublesome weed in parts of United States [syn: {horse thistle}, {Lactuca serriola}, {Lactuca scariola}]

prickly pear
n 1: cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock [syn: {prickly pear cactus}]
2: round or pear-shaped spiny fruit of any of various prickly pear cacti

prickly pear cactus
n : cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock [syn: {prickly pear}]

prickly pine
n : small 2-needled upland pine of the eastern United States (Appalachians) having dark brown flaking bark and thorn-tipped cone scales [syn: {table-mountain pine}, {hickory pine}, {Pinus pungens}]

prickly poppy
n 1: any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America [syn: {argemone}, {white thistle}, {devil's fig}]
2: annual Old World poppy with orange-red flowers and bristly fruit [syn: {Papaver argemone}]

prickly shield fern
n : North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scales [syn: {Braun's holly fern}, {Polystichum braunii}]

prickly-seeded spinach
n : southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves [syn: {spinach}, {spinach plant}, {Spinacia oleracea}]

prickteaser
n : a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men [syn: {coquette}, {flirt}, {vamp}, {vamper}, {minx}, {tease}]

pricy
adj : having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant" [syn: {costly}, {dear(p)}, {high-priced}, {pricey}] [also: {priciest}, {pricier}]

pride
n 1: a feeling of self-respect and personal worth [syn: {pridefulness}] [ant: {humility}]
2: satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements; "he takes pride in his son's success"
3: the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards [ant: {humility}]
4: a group of lions
5: unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: {superbia}]
v : be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school" [syn: {plume}, {congratulate}]

pride of barbados
n : tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana [syn: {paradise flower}, {flamboyant tree}, {Caesalpinia pulcherrima}, {Poinciana pulcherrima}]

pride of Bolivia
n : semi-evergreen South American tree with odd-pinnate leaves and golden yellow flowers cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {tipu}, {tipu tree}, {yellow jacaranda}]

pride of California
n : shrubby California perennial having large pink or violet flowers; cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {Lathyrus splendens}]

pride of place
n : the first or highest or most important or most ostentatious place

pride oneself
v : feel pride of; "She took great pride in her sons" [syn: {take pride}]

prideful
adj 1: having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "shaggy supercilious camels"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer [syn: {disdainful}, {haughty}, {lordly}, {sniffy}, {supercilious}, {swaggering}]
2: joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout" [syn: {exultant}, {exulting}, {jubilant}, {rejoicing}, {triumphal}, {triumphant}]

pridefulness
n : a feeling of self-respect and personal worth [syn: {pride}] [ant: {humility}]

pride-of-India
n 1: tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree [syn: {chinaberry}, {chinaberry tree}, {China tree}, {Persian lilac}, {azederach}, {azedarach}, {Melia azederach}, {Melia azedarach}]
2: native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers [syn: {Queen's crape myrtle}, {Lagerstroemia speciosa}]

pried
pry
n : a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge [syn: {crowbar}, {wrecking bar}, {pry bar}]
v 1: to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail" [syn: {prise}, {prize}, {lever}, {jimmy}]
2: be nosey; "Don't pry into my personal matters!"
3: search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office" [syn: {nose}, {poke}]
4: make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him" [syn: {prise}] [also: {pried}]

pried
See {pry}

prie-dieu
n : low bench for kneeling on

priest
n 1: a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
2: a spiritual leader in a non-Christian religion [syn: {non-Christian priest}]

priestcraft
n 1: a derogatory reference to priests who use their influence to control secular or political affairs
2: the skills involved in the work of a priest

priest-doctor
n : in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination [syn: {shaman}]

priestess
n : a woman priest

priesthood
n : the body of ordained religious practitioners

Priestley
n : English chemist who isolated many gases and discovered oxygen (independently of Scheele) (1733-1804) [syn: {Joseph Priestley}]

priestlier
priestly
adj 1: associated with the priesthood or priests; "priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments"; "hieratic gestures" [syn: {hieratic}, {hieratical}, {sacerdotal}]
2: befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood; "priestly dedication to the people of his parish" [syn: {priestlike}] [ant: {unpriestly}] [also: {priestliest}, {priestlier}]

priestlier
See {priestly}

priestliest
priestly
adj 1: associated with the priesthood or priests; "priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments"; "hieratic gestures" [syn: {hieratic}, {hieratical}, {sacerdotal}]
2: befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood; "priestly dedication to the people of his parish" [syn: {priestlike}] [ant: {unpriestly}] [also: {priestliest}, {priestlier}]

priestliest
See {priestly}

priestlike
adj : befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood; "priestly dedication to the people of his parish" [syn: {priestly}] [ant: {unpriestly}]

priestly
adj 1: associated with the priesthood or priests; "priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments"; "hieratic gestures" [syn: {hieratic}, {hieratical}, {sacerdotal}]
2: befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood; "priestly dedication to the people of his parish" [syn: {priestlike}] [ant: {unpriestly}] [also: {priestliest}, {priestlier}]

priest-penitent privilege
n : the right of a clergyman to refuse to divulge confidential information received from a person during confession or similar exchanges

priest-ridden
adj : ruled by or oppressed by a priest

prig
n : a person regarded as arrogant and annoying [syn: {snob}, {snot}] [also: {prigging}, {prigged}]

prigged
prig
n : a person regarded as arrogant and annoying [syn: {snob}, {snot}] [also: {prigging}, {prigged}]

prigged
See {prig}

prigging
prig
n : a person regarded as arrogant and annoying [syn: {snob}, {snot}] [also: {prigging}, {prigged}]

prigging
See {prig}

priggish
adj : exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" [syn: {prim}, {prissy}, {prudish}, {puritanical}, {square-toed}, {straitlaced}, {strait-laced}, {straightlaced}, {straight-laced}, {tight-laced}, {victorian}]

priggishly
adv : in a priggish manner; "this professor acts so priggishly--like a moderator with a gavel!"

priggishness
n : exaggerated and arrogant properness [syn: {primness}]

Prilosec
n : antacid (trade name Prilosec) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach [syn: {omeprazole}]

prim
adj 1: affectedly dainty or refined [syn: {dainty}, {mincing}, {niminy-piminy}, {twee}]
2: exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" [syn: {priggish}, {prissy}, {prudish}, {puritanical}, {square-toed}, {straitlaced}, {strait-laced}, {straightlaced}, {straight-laced}, {tight-laced}, {victorian}]
v 1: assume a prim appearance; "They mince and prim"
2: contract one's lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food"
3: dress primly [syn: {prim up}, {prim out}] [also: {primming}, {primmed}, {primmest}, {primmer}]

prim out
v : dress primly [syn: {prim}, {prim up}]

prim up
v : dress primly [syn: {prim}, {prim out}]

prima
adj : indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance" [syn: {leading(p)}, {prima(p)}, {star(p)}, {starring(p)}, {stellar(a)}]
n : used primarily as eating apples

prima ballerina
n : a leading female ballet dancer

prima donna
n 1: a vain and temperamental person
2: a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star [syn: {diva}]

prima facie
adj : as it seems at first sight; "a prima facie case of murder"
adv : at first sight

primacy
n : the state of being first in importance

primaeval
adj : having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life" [syn: {aboriginal}, {primal}, {primeval}, {primordial}]

primal
adj 1: serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure" [syn: {cardinal}, {central}, {fundamental}, {key}]
2: having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life" [syn: {aboriginal}, {primeval}, {primaeval}, {primordial}]

primality
n : the property of being a prime number

primaquine
n : synthetic antimalarial drug

primarily
adv 1: for the most part; "he is mainly interested in butterflies" [syn: {chiefly}, {principally}, {mainly}, {in the main}]
2: of primary import; "this is primarily a question of economics"; "it was in the first place a local matter" [syn: {in the first place}] [ant: {secondarily}]

primary
adj 1: of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondhand; "primary goals"; "a primary effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest" [ant: {secondary}]
2: not derived from or reducible to something else; basic; "a primary instinct"
3: most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets" [syn: {chief(a)}, {main(a)}, {primary(a)}, {principal(a)}]
4: of or being the essential or basic part; "an elementary need for love and nurturing" [syn: {elementary}]
5: of primary importance; "basic truths" [syn: {basal}, {basic}]
n 1: a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen [syn: {primary election}]
2: one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing [syn: {primary feather}, {primary quill}]
3: coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit; "current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil" [syn: {primary coil}, {primary winding}]

primary amenorrhea
n : delay of menarche beyond age 18

primary atypical pneumonia
n : an acute respiratory disease marked by high fever and coughing; caused by mycoplasma; primarily affecting children and young adults [syn: {atypical pneumonia}, {mycoplasmal pneumonia}]

primary care
n : the medical care received on first contact with the medical system (before being referred elsewhere)

primary care physician
n : the physician who provides primary care; "the primary care physician acts as a gatekeeper to the medical system"

primary cell
n : an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recharged [syn: {voltaic cell}, {galvanic cell}] [ant: {electrolytic cell}]

primary censorship
n : armed forces censorship performed by personnel of a military unit on the personal communications of persons assigned to that unit

primary coil
n : coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit; "current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil" [syn: {primary winding}, {primary}]

primary dentition
n : dentition of deciduous teeth

primary dysmenorrhea
n : painful menstruation that is intrinsic to menstruation and not the result of a disease

primary election
n : a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen [syn: {primary}]

primary feather
n : one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing [syn: {primary}, {primary quill}]

primary health care
n : health care that is provided by a health care professional in the first contact of a patient with the health care system

primary quill
n : one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing [syn: {primary}, {primary feather}]

primary school
n : a school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8 grades [syn: {grade school}, {grammar school}, {elementary school}]

primary sex character
n : the genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction) [syn: {primary sex characteristic}]

primary sex characteristic
n : the genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction) [syn: {primary sex character}]

primary solid solution
n : a homogeneous solid that can exist over a range of component chemicals; a constituent of alloys that is formed when atoms of an element are incorporated into the crystals of a metal [syn: {solid solution}]

primary syphilis
n : the first stage; characterized by a chancre at the site of infection

primary tooth
n : one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children) [syn: {deciduous tooth}, {baby tooth}, {milk tooth}]

primary winding
n : coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit; "current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil" [syn: {primary coil}, {primary}]

primate
n 1: a senior clergyman and dignitary [syn: {archpriest}, {hierarch}, {high priest}, {prelate}]
2: any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet

Primates
n : an animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings [syn: {order Primates}]

primateship
n : the office of primate

primatology
n : the branch of zoology that studies primates

Primaxin
n : trade name for a parenteral antibiotic

prime
adj 1: first in rank or degree; "an architect of premier rank"; "the prime minister" [syn: {premier(a)}, {prime(a)}]
2: used of the first or originating agent; "prime mover" [syn: {prime(a)}]
3: of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" [syn: {choice}, {prime(a)}, {prize}, {quality}, {select}]
4: of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers; "prime number"
5: at the best stage; "our manhood's prime vigor"- Robert Browning
n 1: a number that has no factor but itself and 1 [syn: {prime quantity}]
2: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity [syn: {flower}, {peak}, {heyday}, {bloom}, {blossom}, {efflorescence}, {flush}]
3: the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.
4: the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest [syn: {prime of life}]
v 1: insert a primer into (a gun, mine, charge, etc.) preparatory to detonation or firing; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine"
2: cover with a primer; apply a primer to [syn: {ground}, {undercoat}]
3: fill with priming liquid; "prime a car engine"

prime factor
n : the prime factors of a quantity are all of the prime quantities that will exactly divide the given quantity

prime interest rate
n : the interest rate on short-term loans that banks charge their commercial customers with high credit ratings

prime meridian
n : meridian at zero degree longitude from which east and west are reckoned (usually the Greenwich longitude in England)

Prime Minister
n 1: the person who holds the position of head of state in England [syn: {PM}, {premier}]
2: the person who is head of state (in several countries) [syn: {chancellor}, {premier}]

prime mover
n : a self-caused agent that is the cause of all things; "God is the first cause" [syn: {first cause}, {primum mobile}]

prime number
n : an integer that has no integral factors but itself and 1

prime of life
n : the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest [syn: {prime}]

prime quantity
n : a number that has no factor but itself and 1 [syn: {prime}]

prime time
n : the hours between 7 and 11 p.m. when the largest tv audience is available

primed
adj : (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed; "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time" [syn: {fit(p)}, {primed(p)}, {set(p)}]

primer
n 1: an introductory textbook
2: any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant [syn: {fuse}, {fuze}, {fusee}, {fuzee}, {priming}]
3: the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface [syn: {flat coat}, {ground}, {priming}, {primer coat}, {priming coat}, {undercoat}]

primer coat
n : the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface [syn: {flat coat}, {ground}, {primer}, {priming}, {priming coat}, {undercoat}]

primeval
adj : having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life" [syn: {aboriginal}, {primal}, {primaeval}, {primordial}]

primi
primo
adj : the best of its kind
n : the principal part of a duet (especially a piano duet) [also: {primi} (pl)]

primi
See {primo}

primidone
n : an anticonvulsant (trade name Mysoline) used to treat grand mal seizures and essential tremor [syn: {Mysoline}]

primigravida
n : (obstetrics) a woman who is pregnant for the first time [syn: {gravida I}] [also: {primigravidae} (pl)]

primigravidae
primigravida
n : (obstetrics) a woman who is pregnant for the first time [syn: {gravida I}] [also: {primigravidae} (pl)]

primigravidae
See {primigravida}

priming
n 1: the act of making something ready
2: any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant [syn: {fuse}, {fuze}, {fusee}, {fuzee}, {primer}]
3: the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface [syn: {flat coat}, {ground}, {primer}, {primer coat}, {priming coat}, {undercoat}]

priming coat
n : the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface [syn: {flat coat}, {ground}, {primer}, {priming}, {primer coat}, {undercoat}]

primipara
n : (obstetrics) woman who has been delivered of a child for the first time [syn: {para I}] [also: {primiparae} (pl)]

primiparae
primipara
n : (obstetrics) woman who has been delivered of a child for the first time [syn: {para I}] [also: {primiparae} (pl)]

primiparae
See {primipara}

primiparous
adj : of or relating to a woman who has given birth only once

primitive
adj 1: belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness; "the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man"; "primitive movies of the 1890s"; "primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains" [syn: {crude}, {rude}]
2: little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type; "archaic forms of life"; "primitive mammals"; "the okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffe" [syn: {archaic}]
3: used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies; "primitive societies"
4: of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style; "primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking"
n 1: a person who belongs to early stage of civilization [syn: {primitive person}]
2: a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived
3: a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms; "`pick' is the primitive from which `picket' is derived"

primitive art
n : a genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained artists who do not recognize themselves as artists [syn: {outsider art}, {self-taught art}, {vernacular art}, {naive art}]

primitive person
n : a person who belongs to early stage of civilization [syn: {primitive}]

primitively
adv 1: with reference to the origin or beginning [syn: {originally}, {in the beginning}]
2: in a primitive style or manner; "rather primitively operated foundries"

primitiveness
n : a wild or unrefined state [syn: {crudeness}, {crudity}, {primitivism}, {rudeness}]

primitivism
n 1: a wild or unrefined state [syn: {crudeness}, {crudity}, {primitiveness}, {rudeness}]
2: a genre characteristic of (or imitative of) primitive artists or children

primly
adv : in a prissy manner; "the new teacher alienates the children by behaving prissily" [syn: {prissily}]

primmed
prim
adj 1: affectedly dainty or refined [syn: {dainty}, {mincing}, {niminy-piminy}, {twee}]
2: exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" [syn: {priggish}, {prissy}, {prudish}, {puritanical}, {square-toed}, {straitlaced}, {strait-laced}, {straightlaced}, {straight-laced}, {tight-laced}, {victorian}]
v 1: assume a prim appearance; "They mince and prim"
2: contract one's lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food"
3: dress primly [syn: {prim up}, {prim out}] [also: {primming}, {primmed}, {primmest}, {primmer}]

primmed
See {prim}

primmer
prim
adj 1: affectedly dainty or refined [syn: {dainty}, {mincing}, {niminy-piminy}, {twee}]
2: exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" [syn: {priggish}, {prissy}, {prudish}, {puritanical}, {square-toed}, {straitlaced}, {strait-laced}, {straightlaced}, {straight-laced}, {tight-laced}, {victorian}]
v 1: assume a prim appearance; "They mince and prim"
2: contract one's lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food"
3: dress primly [syn: {prim up}, {prim out}] [also: {primming}, {primmed}, {primmest}, {primmer}]

primmer
See {prim}

primmest
prim
adj 1: affectedly dainty or refined [syn: {dainty}, {mincing}, {niminy-piminy}, {twee}]
2: exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" [syn: {priggish}, {prissy}, {prudish}, {puritanical}, {square-toed}, {straitlaced}, {strait-laced}, {straightlaced}, {straight-laced}, {tight-laced}, {victorian}]
v 1: assume a prim appearance; "They mince and prim"
2: contract one's lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food"
3: dress primly [syn: {prim up}, {prim out}] [also: {primming}, {primmed}, {primmest}, {primmer}]

primmest
See {prim}

primming
prim
adj 1: affectedly dainty or refined [syn: {dainty}, {mincing}, {niminy-piminy}, {twee}]
2: exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" [syn: {priggish}, {prissy}, {prudish}, {puritanical}, {square-toed}, {straitlaced}, {strait-laced}, {straightlaced}, {straight-laced}, {tight-laced}, {victorian}]
v 1: assume a prim appearance; "They mince and prim"
2: contract one's lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food"
3: dress primly [syn: {prim up}, {prim out}] [also: {primming}, {primmed}, {primmest}, {primmer}]

primming
See {prim}

primness
n 1: excessive or affected modesty [syn: {prudishness}, {prudery}, {Grundyism}]
2: exaggerated and arrogant properness [syn: {priggishness}]

primo
adj : the best of its kind
n : the principal part of a duet (especially a piano duet) [also: {primi} (pl)]

primogenitor
n : an ancestor in the direct line [syn: {progenitor}]

primogeniture
n : right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son

primordia
primordium
n : an organ in its earliest stage of development; the foundation for subsequent development [syn: {anlage}] [also: {primordia} (pl)]

primordia
See {primordium}

primordial
adj : having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life" [syn: {aboriginal}, {primal}, {primeval}, {primaeval}]

primordial dwarf
n : a dwarf whose small size is the result of a genetic defect in response to growth hormone; body parts and mental and sexual development are normal [syn: {hypoplastic dwarf}, {true dwarf}, {normal dwarf}]

primordium
n : an organ in its earliest stage of development; the foundation for subsequent development [syn: {anlage}] [also: {primordia} (pl)]

primp
v : dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera" [syn: {preen}, {plume}, {dress}]

primping
n : careful or finicky grooming; "the primping alone took more than an hour"

primrose
n : any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads [syn: {primula}]

primrose family
n : a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere [syn: {Primulaceae}, {family Primulaceae}]

primrose jasmine
n : evergreen rambling yellow-flowered shrub of western China [syn: {Jasminum mesnyi}]

primrose path
n : a life of ease and pleasure

primula
n : any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads [syn: {primrose}]

Primula auricula
n : yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated [syn: {auricula}, {bear's ear}]

Primula elatior
n : Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel [syn: {oxlip}, {paigle}]

Primula polyantha
n : florists' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose [syn: {polyanthus}]

Primula sinensis
n : cultivated Asiatic primrose [syn: {Chinese primrose}]

Primula veris
n : early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers [syn: {cowslip}, {paigle}]

Primula vulgaris
n : plant of western and southern Europe widely cultivated for its pale yellow flowers [syn: {English primrose}]

Primulaceae
n : a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere [syn: {family Primulaceae}, {primrose family}]

Primulales
n : Primulaceae; Theophrastaceae; Myrsinaceae; and (in some classifications) Plumbaginaceae [syn: {order Primulales}]

primum mobile
n : a self-caused agent that is the cause of all things; "God is the first cause" [syn: {first cause}, {prime mover}]

primus
n 1: the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church of Scotland
2: a portable paraffin cooking stove; used by campers [syn: {Primus stove}]

Primus stove
n : a portable paraffin cooking stove; used by campers [syn: {Primus}]

prince
n : a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

Prince Albert
n 1: prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861) [syn: {Albert}, {Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emmanuel}]
2: a man's double-breasted frock coat

Prince Albert yew
n : small yew having attractive foliage and partially weeping branches cultivated as an ornamental; mountains of southern Chile [syn: {Prince Albert's yew}, {Saxe-gothea conspicua}]

Prince Albert's yew
n : small yew having attractive foliage and partially weeping branches cultivated as an ornamental; mountains of southern Chile [syn: {Prince Albert yew}, {Saxe-gothea conspicua}]

Prince Charles
n : the eldest son of Elizabeth II and heir to the English throne (born in 1948) [syn: {Charles}]

prince charming
n : a suitor who fulfills the dreams of his beloved

prince consort
n : a prince who is the husband of a reigning female sovereign

Prince Edward
n : third son of Elizabeth II (born in 1964) [syn: {Edward}, {Edward Antony Richard Louis}]

Prince Edward Island
n : an island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence; the smallest province of Canada

Prince Eugene of Savoy
n : Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736) [syn: {Eugene}]

Prince Fumimaro Konoe
n : Japanese statesman who set Japan's expansionist policies and formed an alliance with Germany and Italy (1891-1945) [syn: {Konoe}, {Fumimaro Konoe}, {Konoye}, {Fumimaro Konoye}, {Prince Fumimaro Konoye}]

Prince Fumimaro Konoye
n : Japanese statesman who set Japan's expansionist policies and formed an alliance with Germany and Italy (1891-1945) [syn: {Konoe}, {Fumimaro Konoe}, {Prince Fumimaro Konoe}, {Konoye}, {Fumimaro Konoye}]

Prince Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar von Metternich
n : Austrian statesman (1773-1859) [syn: {Metternich}, {Klemens Metternich}]

Prince of Darkness
n : (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell [syn: {Satan}, {Old Nick}, {Devil}, {the Devil}, {Lucifer}, {Beelzebub}, {the Tempter}]

Prince of Smolensk
n : Russian field marshal who commanded the Russian opposition to Napoleon (1745-1813) [syn: {Kutuzov}, {Mikhail Ilarionovich Kutuzov}]

Prince of Wales
n : the male heir apparent of the British sovereign

Prince of Wales heath
n : South African shrub grown for its profusion of white flowers [syn: {Prince-of-Wales'-heath}, {Erica perspicua}]

Prince Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck
n : German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898) [syn: {Bismarck}, {von Bismarck}, {Otto von Bismarck}, {Prince Otto von Bismarck}, {Iron Chancellor}]

Prince Otto von Bismarck
n : German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898) [syn: {Bismarck}, {von Bismarck}, {Otto von Bismarck}, {Prince Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck}, {Iron Chancellor}]

Prince Peter Kropotkin
n : Russian anarchist (1842-1921) [syn: {Kropotkin}, {Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin}]

Prince Philip
n : Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921) [syn: {Philip}, {Duke of Edinburgh}]

Prince Rupert
n : English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682) [syn: {Rupert}]

princedom
n 1: the dignity or rank or position of a prince
2: territory ruled by a prince [syn: {principality}]

princelier
princely
adj 1: rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms" [syn: {deluxe}, {gilded}, {luxurious}, {opulent}, {sumptuous}]
2: having the rank of or befitting a prince; "a princely bearing"; "princely manner" [also: {princeliest}, {princelier}]

princelier
See {princely}

princeliest
princely
adj 1: rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms" [syn: {deluxe}, {gilded}, {luxurious}, {opulent}, {sumptuous}]
2: having the rank of or befitting a prince; "a princely bearing"; "princely manner" [also: {princeliest}, {princelier}]

princeliest
See {princely}

princely
adj 1: rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms" [syn: {deluxe}, {gilded}, {luxurious}, {opulent}, {sumptuous}]
2: having the rank of or befitting a prince; "a princely bearing"; "princely manner" [also: {princeliest}, {princelier}]

Prince-of-Wales feather
n : New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea [syn: {crape fern}, {Prince-of-Wales fern}, {Prince-of-Wales plume}, {Leptopteris superba}, {Todea superba}]

Prince-of-Wales fern
n : New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea [syn: {crape fern}, {Prince-of-Wales feather}, {Prince-of-Wales plume}, {Leptopteris superba}, {Todea superba}]

Prince-of-Wales plume
n : New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea [syn: {crape fern}, {Prince-of-Wales fern}, {Prince-of-Wales feather}, {Leptopteris superba}, {Todea superba}]

Prince-of-Wales'-heath
n : South African shrub grown for its profusion of white flowers [syn: {Prince of Wales heath}, {Erica perspicua}]

prince's pine
n : any of several plants of the genus Chimaphila [syn: {pipsissewa}]

prince's-feather
n 1: annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America [syn: {princess feather}, {kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate}, {prince's-plume}, {Polygonum orientale}]
2: tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal [syn: {gentleman's-cane}, {prince's-plume}, {red amaranth}, {purple amaranth}, {Amaranthus cruentus}, {Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus}, {Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys}]

prince's-plume
n 1: annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America [syn: {prince's-feather}, {princess feather}, {kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate}, {Polygonum orientale}]
2: perennial of southwestern United States having leathery blue-green pinnatifid leaves and thick plumelike spikes of yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cleome [syn: {desert plume}, {Stanleya pinnata}, {Cleome pinnata}]
3: tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal [syn: {prince's-feather}, {gentleman's-cane}, {red amaranth}, {purple amaranth}, {Amaranthus cruentus}, {Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus}, {Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys}]

princess
n : a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign)

Princess Diana
n : English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997) [syn: {Diana}, {Princess of Wales}, {Lady Diana Frances Spencer}]

princess feather
n : annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America [syn: {prince's-feather}, {kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate}, {prince's-plume}, {Polygonum orientale}]

Princess Grace of Monaco
n : United States film actress who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982) [syn: {Kelly}, {Grace Kelly}, {Grace Patricia Kelly}]

Princess of Wales
n : English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997) [syn: {Diana}, {Princess Diana}, {Lady Diana Frances Spencer}]

princess pine
n : a variety of clubmoss [syn: {ground fir}, {tree clubmoss}, {Lycopodium obscurum}]

princess royal
n : the eldest daughter of a British sovereign

Princeton
n 1: a university town in central New Jersey
2: a university in New Jersey [syn: {Princeton University}]

Princeton University
n : a university in New Jersey [syn: {Princeton}]

Princeton WordNet
n : a machine-readable lexical database organized by meanings; developed at Princeton University [syn: {WordNet}]

princewood
n 1: tropical American timber tree [syn: {Spanish elm}, {Cordia gerascanthus}]
2: large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood [syn: {Spanish elm}, {Equador laurel}, {salmwood}, {cypre}, {Cordia alliodora}]

principal
adj : most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets" [syn: {chief(a)}, {main(a)}, {primary(a)}, {principal(a)}]
n 1: the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
2: the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal" [syn: {school principal}, {head teacher}, {head}]
3: an actor who plays a principal role [syn: {star}, {lead}]
4: capital as contrasted with the income derived from it [syn: {corpus}, {principal sum}]
5: the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account [syn: {dealer}]

principal axis
n : a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted [syn: {optic axis}]

principal diagonal
n : the diagonal of a square matrix running from the upper left entry to the lower right entry [syn: {main diagonal}]

principal investigator
n : the scientist in charge of an experiment or research project [syn: {PI}]

principal sum
n : capital as contrasted with the income derived from it [syn: {principal}, {corpus}]

principality
n : territory ruled by a prince [syn: {princedom}]

Principality of Andorra
n : a small republic in the eastern Pyrenees between Spain and France [syn: {Andorra}]

Principality of Liechtenstein
n : a small landlocked principality (constitutional monarchy) in central Europe located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland [syn: {Liechtenstein}]

Principality of Monaco
n : a constitutional monarchy in a tiny enclave on the French Riviera [syn: {Monaco}]

principally
adv : for the most part; "he is mainly interested in butterflies" [syn: {chiefly}, {primarily}, {mainly}, {in the main}]

principalship
n : the post of principal

Principe
n : an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Sao Tome and Principe

Principen
n : semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin) [syn: {ampicillin}, {Polycillin}, {SK-Ampicillin}]

principia
See {principium}

principle
n 1: a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; "their principles of composition characterized all their works" [syn: {rule}]
2: a rule or standard especially of good behavior; "a man of principle"; "he will not violate his principles"
3: a basic truth or law or assumption; "the principles of democracy"
4: a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system; "the principle of the conservation of mass"; "the principle of jet propulsion"; "the right-hand rule for inductive fields" [syn: {rule}]
5: rule of personal conduct [syn: {precept}]
6: (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature); "the rationale for capital punishment"; "the principles of internal-combustion engines" [syn: {rationale}]

principle of equivalence
n : (physics) the principle that an observer has no way of distinguishing whether his laboratory is in a uniform gravitational field or is in an accelerated frame of reference

principle of liquid displacement
n : (hydrostatics) the volume of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the volume of the displaced fluid

principle of parsimony
n : the principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred [syn: {Occam's Razor}, {Ockham's Razor}, {law of parsimony}]

principle of relativity
n : (physics) a universal law that states that the laws of mechanics are not affected by a uniform rectilinear motion of the system of coordinates to which they are referred

principle of superposition
n 1: (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest [syn: {superposition principle}, {superposition}]
2: the displacement of any point due to the superposition of wave systems is equal to the sum of the displacements of the individual waves at that point; "the principle of superposition is the basis of the wave theory of light" [syn: {Huygens' principle of superposition}]

principled
adj : based on or manifesting objectively defined standards of rightness or morality; "principled pragmatism and unprincipled expediency"; "a principled person" [ant: {unprincipled}]

Prinia
n : a genus of Sylviidae [syn: {genus Prinia}]

Prinivil
n : an ACE inhibiting drug (trade names Prinivil or Zestril) administered as an antihypertensive and after heart attacks [syn: {lisinopril}, {Zestril}]

prink
v 1: dress very carefully and in a finicky manner
2: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" [syn: {dress up}, {fig out}, {fig up}, {deck up}, {gussy up}, {fancy up}, {trick up}, {deck out}, {trick out}, {attire}, {get up}, {rig out}, {tog up}, {tog out}, {overdress}] [ant: {dress down}]

print
n 1: the result of the printing process; "I want to see it in black and white" [syn: {black and white}]
2: a picture or design printed from an engraving
3: a visible indication made on a surface; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere" [syn: {mark}]
4: a copy of a movie on film (especially a particular version of it)
5: a fabric with a dyed pattern pressed onto it (usually by engraved rollers)
6: a printed picture produced from a photographic negative [syn: {photographic print}]
v 1: put into print; "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce"; "These news should not be printed" [syn: {publish}]
2: write as if with print; not cursive
3: make into a print; "print the negative"
4: reproduce by printing [syn: {impress}]

print buffer
n : a buffer that stores data until the printer is ready

print media
n : a medium that disseminates printed matter

print over
v : print (additional text or colors) onto an already imprinted paper [syn: {overprint}]

print run
n : the period that presses run to produce an issue of a newspaper [syn: {press run}]

print seller
n : someone who sells etchings and engravings etc.

print shop
n : a workplace where printing is done

printable
adj : fit for publication because free of material that is morally or legally objectionable; "printable language" [ant: {unprintable}]

printed
adj : written in print characters or produced by means of e.g. a printing press

printed circuit
n : computer circuit consisting of an electronic sub-assembly; copper conductors are laminated on an insulating board or card and circuit components are inserted into holes and dip soldered

printed symbol
n : a written or printed symbol [syn: {written symbol}]

printer
n 1: someone whose occupation is printing [syn: {pressman}]
2: (computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing
3: a machine that prints [syn: {printing machine}]

printer cable
n : a cable between a computer and a printer

printer's devil
n : an apprentice in a printing establishment

printer's ink
n : a semi-solid quick drying ink made especially for use in printing [syn: {printing ink}]

printing
n 1: text handwritten in the style of printed matter
2: the business of printing
3: reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication [syn: {printing process}]
4: all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies" [syn: {impression}]

printing business
n : a company that does commercial printing [syn: {printing concern}, {printing company}]

printing company
n : a company that does commercial printing [syn: {printing concern}, {printing business}]

printing concern
n : a company that does commercial printing [syn: {printing business}, {printing company}]

printing ink
n : a semi-solid quick drying ink made especially for use in printing [syn: {printer's ink}]

printing machine
n : a machine that prints [syn: {printer}]

printing operation
n : an operation that controls the printing or display of information

printing press
n : a machine used for printing [syn: {press}]

printing process
n : reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication [syn: {printing}]

printing unit
n : a unit of measurement for printing

printmaker
n : an artist who designs and makes prints [syn: {graphic artist}]

printmaking
n : artistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreens

printout
n : the output of a computer in printed form

Priodontes
n : solely the giant armadillo [syn: {genus Priodontes}]

Priodontes giganteus
n : about three feet long exclusive of tail [syn: {giant armadillo}, {tatou}, {tatu}]

prion
n : (microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system

Prionace
n : blue sharks [syn: {genus Prionace}]

Prionace glauca
n : slender cosmopolitan, pelagic shark; blue body shades to white belly; dangerous especially during maritime disasters [syn: {blue shark}, {great blue shark}]

Prionotus
n : a genus of Triglidae [syn: {genus Prionotus}]

Prionotus carolinus
n : large searobin; found from Nova Scotia to Florida [syn: {northern sea robin}]

prior
adj : earlier in time [syn: {anterior}, {prior(a)}]
n : the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot

prioress
n : the superior of a group of nuns [syn: {abbess}, {mother superior}]

prioritise
v : assign a priority to; "we have too many things to do and must prioritize" [syn: {prioritize}]

prioritize
v : assign a priority to; "we have too many things to do and must prioritize" [syn: {prioritise}]

priority
n 1: status established in order of importance or urgency; "...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"; "national independence takes priority over class struggle" [syn: {precedence}, {precedency}]
2: preceding in time [syn: {antecedence}, {antecedency}, {anteriority}, {precedence}, {precedency}] [ant: {posteriority}]

priority mail
n : mail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed against inspection [syn: {first class}, {1st class}, {first-class mail}, {1st-class mail}]

priority processing
n : data processing in which the operations performed are determined by a system of priorities

priorship
n : the office of prior

priory
n : religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress

Priscoan
n : the earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800 million years ago); no evidence of life [syn: {Hadean}, {Hadean time}, {Hadean eon}, {Hadean aeon}, {Priscoan eon}, {Priscoan aeon}]

Priscoan aeon
n : the earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800 million years ago); no evidence of life [syn: {Hadean}, {Hadean time}, {Hadean eon}, {Hadean aeon}, {Priscoan}, {Priscoan eon}]

Priscoan eon
n : the earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800 million years ago); no evidence of life [syn: {Hadean}, {Hadean time}, {Hadean eon}, {Hadean aeon}, {Priscoan}, {Priscoan aeon}]

prise
v 1: to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail" [syn: {pry}, {prize}, {lever}, {jimmy}]
2: make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him" [syn: {pry}]
3: regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity" [syn: {respect}, {esteem}, {value}, {prize}] [ant: {disrespect}, {disrespect}]

prism
n 1: a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms
2: optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image [syn: {optical prism}]

prism spectroscope
n : an optical instrument for spectrographic analysis [syn: {spectroscope}]

prismatic
adj 1: of or relating to or resembling or constituting a prism; "prismatic form"
2: exhibiting spectral colors formed by refraction of light through a prism; "prismatic light"

prismatoid
n : a polyhedron whose vertices all lie in one or the other of two parallel planes; the faces that lie in those planes are the bases of the prismatoid

prismoid
n : a prismatoid whose bases are polygons having the same number of sides and whose other faces are trapezoids or parallelograms

prison
n 1: a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment [syn: {prison house}]
2: a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement [syn: {prison house}]

prison camp
n 1: camp for political prisoners or prisoners of war [syn: {internment camp}, {prisoner of war camp}, {POW camp}]
2: camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government projects [syn: {work camp}, {prison farm}]

prison cell
n : a room where a prisoner is kept [syn: {cell}, {jail cell}]

prison chaplain
n : a chaplain in a prison

prison farm
n : camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government projects [syn: {work camp}, {prison camp}]

prison guard
n : someone who guards prisoners [syn: {jailer}, {jailor}, {gaoler}, {screw}, {turnkey}]

prison house
n 1: a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement [syn: {prison}]
2: a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment [syn: {prison}]

prison term
n : the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned; "he served a prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10 years"; "he is doing time in the county jail" [syn: {sentence}, {time}]

prisonbreak
n : an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned" [syn: {break}, {breakout}, {jailbreak}, {gaolbreak}, {prison-breaking}]

prison-breaking
n : an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned" [syn: {break}, {breakout}, {jailbreak}, {gaolbreak}, {prisonbreak}]

prisoner
n : a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war [syn: {captive}]

prisoner of war
n : a person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war [syn: {POW}]

prisoner of war camp
n : camp for political prisoners or prisoners of war [syn: {prison camp}, {internment camp}, {POW camp}]

prisoner of war censorship
n : military censorship of communication to and from prisoners of war and civilian internees held by the armed forces

prisoner's base
n : a children's game; two teams capture opposing players by tagging them and taking them to their own base

prisonlike
adj : resembling a prison

prissier
prissy
adj 1: exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" [syn: {priggish}, {prim}, {prudish}, {puritanical}, {square-toed}, {straitlaced}, {strait-laced}, {straightlaced}, {straight-laced}, {tight-laced}, {victorian}]
2: excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow" [syn: {dainty}, {nice}, {overnice}, {squeamish}] [also: {prissiest}, {prissier}]

prissier
See {prissy}

prissiest
prissy
adj 1: exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" [syn: {priggish}, {prim}, {prudish}, {puritanical}, {square-toed}, {straitlaced}, {strait-laced}, {straightlaced}, {straight-laced}, {tight-laced}, {victorian}]
2: excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow" [syn: {dainty}, {nice}, {overnice}, {squeamish}] [also: {prissiest}, {prissier}]

prissiest
See {prissy}

prissily
adv : in a prissy manner; "the new teacher alienates the children by behaving prissily" [syn: {primly}]

prissy
adj 1: exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" [syn: {priggish}, {prim}, {prudish}, {puritanical}, {square-toed}, {straitlaced}, {strait-laced}, {straightlaced}, {straight-laced}, {tight-laced}, {victorian}]
2: excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow" [syn: {dainty}, {nice}, {overnice}, {squeamish}] [also: {prissiest}, {prissier}]

Pristidae
n : large primitive rays with elongated snouts [syn: {family Pristidae}]

pristine
adj 1: completely free from dirt or contamination; "pristine mountain snow"
2: immaculately clean and unused; "handed her his pristine white handkerchief"

Pristis
n : type genus of the Pristidae [syn: {genus Pristis}]

Pristis pectinatus
n : commonly found in tropical bays and estuaries; not aggressive [syn: {smalltooth sawfish}]

Pritzelago
n : chamois cress [syn: {genus Pritzelago}]

Pritzelago alpina
n : small tufted perennial herb of mountains of central and southern Europe having very small flowers of usually leafless stems; sometimes placed in genus Lepidium [syn: {chamois cress}, {Lepidium alpina}]

privacy
n 1: the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others [syn: {privateness}, {seclusion}]
2: the condition of being concealed or hidden [syn: {privateness}, {secrecy}, {concealment}]

private
adj 1: confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life" [ant: {public}]
2: concerning things deeply private and personal; "private correspondence"; "private family matters"
3: concerning one person exclusively; "we all have individual cars"; "each room has a private bath" [syn: {individual(a)}]
4: not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts" [syn: {secret}]
n : an enlisted man of the lowest rank; "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value" [syn: {buck private}, {common soldier}]

private corporation
n : a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market [syn: {closed corporation}, {close corporation}, {privately held corporation}]

private detective
n : someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information [syn: {PI}, {private eye}, {private investigator}, {operative}, {shamus}, {sherlock}]

private eye
n : someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information [syn: {private detective}, {PI}, {private investigator}, {operative}, {shamus}, {sherlock}]

private foundation
n : a charity that does not receive a major part of its support from the public

private instructor
n : a person who gives private instruction (as in singing or acting) [syn: {coach}, {tutor}]

private investigator
n : someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information [syn: {private detective}, {PI}, {private eye}, {operative}, {shamus}, {sherlock}]

private line
n : a telephone line serving a single subscriber

private nuisance
n : a nuisance that interferes with your interest in and private use and enjoyment of your land

private parts
n : external sex organ [syn: {genitalia}, {genital organ}, {genitals}, {privates}, {crotch}]

private property
n : movable property (as distinguished from real estate) [syn: {personal property}, {personal estate}, {personalty}]

private road
n : a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway" [syn: {driveway}, {drive}]

private school
n : a school established and controlled privately and supported by endowment and tuition

private security force
n : a privately employed group hired to protect the security of a business or industry [syn: {security force}]

private treaty
n : a sale of property at a price agreed on by the seller and buyer without an intervening agency

private-enterprise
adj : subscribing to capitalistic competition [syn: {competitive}, {free-enterprise(a)}, {private-enterprise(a)}]

privateer
n 1: an officer or crew member of a privateer [syn: {privateersman}]
2: a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation

privateersman
n : an officer or crew member of a privateer [syn: {privateer}]

privately
adv 1: kept private or confined to those intimately concerned; "it was discussed privately between the two men"; "privately, she thought differently"; "some member of his own party hoped privately for his defeat"; "he was questioned in private" [syn: {in private}, {in camera}] [ant: {publicly}]
2: by a private person or interest; "a privately financed campaign" [ant: {publicly}]

privately held corporation
n : a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market [syn: {closed corporation}, {close corporation}, {private corporation}]

privateness
n 1: the condition of being concealed or hidden [syn: {privacy}, {secrecy}, {concealment}]
2: the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others [syn: {privacy}, {seclusion}]

privates
n : external sex organ [syn: {genitalia}, {genital organ}, {genitals}, {private parts}, {crotch}]

privation
n 1: a state of extreme poverty [syn: {want}, {deprivation}]
2: act of depriving someone of food or money or rights; "nutritional privation"; "deprivation of civil rights" [syn: {deprivation}]

privatise
v : change from governmental to private control or ownership; "The oil industry was privatized" [syn: {privatize}]

privatize
v : change from governmental to private control or ownership; "The oil industry was privatized" [syn: {privatise}]

privet
n : any of various Old World shrubs having smooth entire leaves and terminal panicles of small white flowers followed by small black berries; many used for hedges

privet andromeda
n : deciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers [syn: {maleberry}, {male berry}, {he-huckleberry}, {Lyonia ligustrina}]

privet hedge
n : hedge of privet plants

privier
privy
adj 1: hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden" [syn: {secluded}, {secret}]
2: (followed by `to') informed about something secret or not generally known; "privy to the details of the conspiracy" [syn: {privy(p)}]
n 1: a room equipped with toilet facilities [syn: {toilet}, {lavatory}, {lav}, {can}, {john}, {bathroom}]
2: a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate [syn: {outhouse}, {earth-closet}, {jakes}] [also: {priviest}, {privier}]

privier
See {privy}

priviest
privy
adj 1: hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden" [syn: {secluded}, {secret}]
2: (followed by `to') informed about something secret or not generally known; "privy to the details of the conspiracy" [syn: {privy(p)}]
n 1: a room equipped with toilet facilities [syn: {toilet}, {lavatory}, {lav}, {can}, {john}, {bathroom}]
2: a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate [syn: {outhouse}, {earth-closet}, {jakes}] [also: {priviest}, {privier}]

priviest
See {privy}

privilege
n 1: a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
2: a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males" [syn: {prerogative}, {perquisite}, {exclusive right}]
3: (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship
v : bestow a privilege upon [syn: {favor}, {favour}]

privilege against self incrimination
n : the civil right (guaranteed by the 5th amendment to the United States Constitution) to refuse to answer questions or otherwise give testimony against yourself [syn: {freedom from self-incrimination}]

privilege of the floor
n : the right to be admitted onto the floor of a legislative assembly while it is in session

privileged
adj 1: blessed with privileges; "the privileged few" [ant: {underprivileged}]
2: not subject to usual rules or penalties; "a privileged statement"
3: confined to an exclusive group; "privy to inner knowledge"; "inside information"; "privileged information" [syn: {inside}, {inner}]

privily
adv : confidentially or in secret; "told her friend privily that she was planning to be married"

Privine
n : vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms of nasal congestion and in eyedrops to treat eye irritation [syn: {naphazoline}, {Sudafed}]

privy
adj 1: hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden" [syn: {secluded}, {secret}]
2: (followed by `to') informed about something secret or not generally known; "privy to the details of the conspiracy" [syn: {privy(p)}]
n 1: a room equipped with toilet facilities [syn: {toilet}, {lavatory}, {lav}, {can}, {john}, {bathroom}]
2: a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate [syn: {outhouse}, {earth-closet}, {jakes}] [also: {priviest}, {privier}]

privy council
n : an advisory council to a ruler (especially to the British crown)

privy purse
n : allowance for a monarch's personal expenses

Prix de Rome
n : an annual prize awarded by the French government in a competition of painters and artists and sculptors and musicians and architects; the winner in each category receives support for a period of study in Rome

prix fixe
adj : (of a restaurant meal) complete but with limited choices and at a fixed price [syn: {table d'hote}] [ant: {a la carte}]
n : a menu listing fixed meals at fixed prices

Prix Goncourt
n : an award given annually for contributions to French literature

prize
adj : of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" [syn: {choice}, {prime(a)}, {quality}, {select}]
n 1: something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery; "the prize was a free trip to Europe" [syn: {award}]
2: goods or money obtained illegally [syn: {loot}, {booty}, {pillage}, {plunder}, {swag}, {dirty money}]
3: something given as a token of victory [syn: {trophy}]
v 1: hold dear; "I prize these old photographs" [syn: {value}, {treasure}, {appreciate}]
2: to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail" [syn: {pry}, {prise}, {lever}, {jimmy}]
3: regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity" [syn: {respect}, {esteem}, {value}, {prise}] [ant: {disrespect}, {disrespect}]

prize money
n : any money given as a prize

prize ring
n : the ring where boxers fight [syn: {boxing ring}]

prize winner
n : the winner of a lottery [syn: {lottery winner}]

prizefight
n : a boxing match between professional boxers for a cash prize
v : box for a prize or money

prizefighter
n : a professional boxer [syn: {gladiator}]

prizewinning
adj : holding first place in a contest; "a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine" [syn: {champion}]

PRN
adv : according to need (physicians use PRN in writing prescriptions); "add water as needed" [syn: {as needed}, {as required}, {pro re nata}]

pro
adj : in favor of (an action or proposal etc.); "a pro vote" [ant: {anti}]
n 1: an athlete who plays for pay [syn: {professional}] [ant: {amateur}]
2: an argument in favor of a proposal [ant: {con}]
adv : on the affirmative side [ant: {con}]

pro bono
adj : done for the public good without compensation

pro forma
adj : as a formality only; "a one-candidate pro forma election" [syn: {perfunctory}]
adv : in a set manner without serious attention; "they answered my letter pro forma"; "he kissed her cheek perfunctorily" [syn: {perfunctorily}, {as a formality}]

pro rata
adv : in proportion [syn: {proportionately}]

pro re nata
adv : according to need (physicians use PRN in writing prescriptions); "add water as needed" [syn: {as needed}, {as required}, {PRN}]

pro tem
adj : for the time being; "he is the president pro tem"; "designated him to act as consul protempore"- H.H.Fiske [syn: {pro tempore}]
adv : for the time being; temporarily; "accepting pro tem that hypothesis consistent with the facts"- J.W.Krutch [syn: {pro tempore}]

pro tempore
adj : for the time being; "he is the president pro tem"; "designated him to act as consul protempore"- H.H.Fiske [syn: {pro tem}]
adv : for the time being; temporarily; "accepting pro tem that hypothesis consistent with the facts"- J.W.Krutch [syn: {pro tem}]

proaccelerin
n : a coagulation factor [syn: {prothrombin accelerator}, {accelerator factor}, {factor V}]

proactive
adj 1: descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently; "proactive inhibition"; "proactive interference" [ant: {retroactive}]
2: (of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens

pro-American
adj : supporting the United States and its policies [ant: {anti-American}]

probabilism
n 1: a Roman Catholic system of casuistry that when expert opinions differ an actor can follow any solidly probable opinion that he wishes even though some different opinion might be more probable
2: (philosophy) the doctrine that (since certainty is unattainable) probability is a sufficient basis for belief and action

probabilistic
adj 1: of or relating to the Roman Catholic philosophy of probabilism
2: of or relating to or based on probability; "probabilistic quantum theory"

probabilistically
adv : by the use of probability theory; "we can calculate the position of the particles probabilistically"

probability
n 1: a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; "what is the probability of rain?"; "we have a good chance of winning" [syn: {chance}]
2: the quality of being probable [ant: {improbability}]

probability theorist
n : a mathematician who specializes in probability theory

probability theory
n : the branch of applied mathematics that deals with probabilities

probable
adj 1: likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss" [syn: {likely}, {plausible}] [ant: {improbable}]
2: apparently destined; "the probable consequences of going ahead with the scheme"
n : an applicant likely to be chosen

probable cause
n : (law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure; "a magistrate determined that there was probable cause to search the house"

probably
adv 1: with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war" [syn: {likely}, {in all likelihood}, {in all probability}, {belike}]
2: easy to believe on the basis of available evidence; "he talked plausibly before the committee"; "he will probably win the election" [syn: {credibly}, {believably}, {plausibly}] [ant: {incredibly}]

probate
n 1: a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate [syn: {probate will}]
2: the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements
v 1: put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence
2: establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents)

probate court
n : a court having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and the administration of estates

probate will
n : a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate [syn: {probate}]

probation
n 1: a trial period during which your character and abilities are tested to see whether you are suitable for work or for membership
2: a trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself
3: (law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them; a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by the court without imprisonment subject to conditions imposed by the court; "probation is part of the sentencing process"

probation officer
n : the officer of the court who supervises probationers

probationary
adj : under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule" [syn: {provisional}, {provisionary}, {tentative}]

probationer
n 1: a nurse in training who is undergoing a trial period [syn: {student nurse}]
2: someone released on probation or on parole [syn: {parolee}]

probative
adj : tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade you of the truth of an allegation

probe
n 1: an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities; "there was a congressional probe into the scandal" [syn: {investigation}]
2: a flexible slender surgical instrument used to explore wounds or body cavities
3: an exploratory action or expedition
4: an investigation conducted using a probe instrument
v 1: question or examine thoroughly and closely [syn: {examine}]
2: examine physically with or as if with a probe; "probe an anthill" [syn: {dig into}, {poke into}]

probenecid
n : drug that reduces the level of uric acid in the blood; used to treat gout

probing
adj : diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation; "a probing inquiry"; "a searching investigation of their past dealings" [syn: {inquisitory}, {searching}]

probity
n : complete and confirmed integrity

problem
n 1: a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved; "she and her husband are having problems"; "it is always a job to contact him"; "urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog" [syn: {job}]
2: a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?" [syn: {trouble}]
3: a question raised for consideration or solution; "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve"

problem solver
n : a thinker who focuses on the problem as stated and tries to synthesize information and knowledge to achieve a solution [syn: {solver}, {convergent thinker}]

problem solving
n 1: the area of cognitive psychology that studies the processes involved in solving problems
2: the thought processes involved in solving a problem

problematic
adj 1: open to doubt or debate; "If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic" [syn: {debatable}, {problematical}]
2: making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home" [syn: {baffling}, {knotty}, {problematical}]

problematical
adj 1: open to doubt or debate; "If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic" [syn: {debatable}, {problematic}]
2: making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home" [syn: {baffling}, {knotty}, {problematic}]

problematically
adv : in such a way as to pose a problem

problem-oriented language
n : a language whose statements resemble terminology of the user [syn: {application-oriented language}]

Proboscidea
n 1: in some classifications included in the genus Martynia and hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn plants [syn: {genus Proboscidea}]
2: an order of animals including elephants and mammoths [syn: {order Proboscidea}]

Proboscidea arenaria
n : alternatively placed in genus Martynia [syn: {sand devil's claw}, {Martynia arenaria}]

Proboscidea fragrans
n : a herbaceous plant of the genus Proboscidea [syn: {sweet unicorn plant}, {Martynia fragrans}]

Proboscidea louisianica
n : annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak [syn: {common unicorn plant}, {devil's claw}, {common devil's claw}, {elephant-tusk}, {proboscis flower}, {ram's horn}]

proboscidean
n : massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk [syn: {proboscidian}]

proboscides
proboscis
n 1: the human nose (especially when it is large)
2: a long flexible snout as of an elephant [syn: {trunk}] [also: {proboscides} (pl)]

proboscides
See {proboscis}

proboscidian
n : massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk [syn: {proboscidean}]

proboscis
n 1: the human nose (especially when it is large)
2: a long flexible snout as of an elephant [syn: {trunk}] [also: {proboscides} (pl)]

proboscis flower
n : annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak [syn: {common unicorn plant}, {devil's claw}, {common devil's claw}, {elephant-tusk}, {ram's horn}, {Proboscidea louisianica}]

proboscis monkey
n : Borneo monkey having a long bulbous nose [syn: {Nasalis larvatus}]

proboscis worm
n : soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract [syn: {ribbon worm}, {nemertean}, {nemertine}]

procaine
n : a white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine [syn: {Ethocaine}]

procaine hydrochloride
n : procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain) [syn: {novocaine}, {Novocain}]

procarbazine
n : an antineoplastic drug used to treat Hodgkin's disease

Procardia
n : calcium blocker (trade name Procardia); appears to increase the risk of recurrent heart attacks [syn: {nifedipine}]

procaryote
n : a unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei; bacteria are the prime example but also included are blue-green algae and actinomycetes and mycoplasma [syn: {prokaryote}] [ant: {eukaryote}]

procaryotic
adj : having cells that lack membrane-bound nuclei [syn: {prokaryotic}] [ant: {eukaryotic}, {eukaryotic}]

Procavia
n : type genus of the Procaviidae [syn: {genus Procavia}]

Procavia capensis
n : hyrax that lives in rocky areas [syn: {rock hyrax}, {rock rabbit}]

Procaviidae
n : includes all recent members of the order Hyracoidea [syn: {family Procaviidae}]

procedural
adj 1: of or relating to procedure; "a procedural violation"
2: applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure; "adjective law" [syn: {adjective}] [ant: {substantive}]

procedure
n 1: a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error" [syn: {process}]
2: a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work; "the operations in building a house"; "certain machine tool operations" [syn: {operation}]
3: a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program [syn: {routine}, {subroutine}, {subprogram}, {function}]
4: a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings

proceed
v 1: continue with one's activities; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room" [syn: {continue}, {go on}, {carry on}]
2: move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now" [syn: {go forward}, {continue}]
3: follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels" [syn: {go}, {move}]
4: follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?" [syn: {go}]
5: continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight" [syn: {continue}, {go on}, {go along}, {keep}] [ant: {discontinue}]

proceeding
n : (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked [syn: {legal proceeding}, {proceedings}]

proceedings
n 1: (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked [syn: {proceeding}, {legal proceeding}]
2: a written account of what transpired at a meeting [syn: {minutes}, {transactions}]

proceeds
n : the income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" [syn: {return}, {issue}, {take}, {takings}, {yield}, {payoff}]

Procellaria
n : type genus of the Procellariidae [syn: {genus Procellaria}]

Procellaria aequinoctialis
n : large black petrel of southern seas having a white mark on the chin [syn: {white-chinned petrel}]

Procellariidae
n : petrels; fulmars; shearwaters; [syn: {family Procellariidae}]

procellariiform seabird
n : large long-winged bird with hooked bill and tubular nostrils that wanders the open seas

Procellariiformes
n : petrels; albatrosses; shearwaters; diving petrels [syn: {order Procellariiformes}]

process
n 1: a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error" [syn: {procedure}]
2: a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls"
3: (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering" [syn: {cognitive process}, {mental process}, {operation}, {cognitive operation}]
4: a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant [syn: {summons}]
5: a mental process that you are not directly aware of; "the process of denial" [syn: {unconscious process}]
6: a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process" [syn: {outgrowth}, {appendage}]
v 1: deal with in a routine way; "I'll handle that one"; "process a loan"; "process the applicants"
2: subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill" [syn: {treat}]
3: perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information; "The results of the elections were still being processed when he gave his acceptance speech"
4: institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination" [syn: {action}, {sue}, {litigate}]
5: shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal" [syn: {work}, {work on}]
6: deliver a warrant or summons to someone; "He was processed by the sheriff" [syn: {serve}, {swear out}]
7: march in a procession; "They processed into the dining room" [syn: {march}]

process cheese
n : made by blending several lots of cheese [syn: {processed cheese}]

process of monition
n : a summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be granted [syn: {monition}]

process printing
n : a method of printing colored reproductions from halftone plates

processed
adj 1: subjected to a special process or treatment; "prepared ergot"; "processed cheeses are easy to spread"
2: freed from impurities by processing; "refined sugar"; "refined oil"; "to gild refined gold"- Shakespeare [syn: {refined}] [ant: {unrefined}]
3: prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process; "processed ores" [ant: {unprocessed}]

processed cheese
n : made by blending several lots of cheese [syn: {process cheese}]

processing
n : preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure; "the processing of newly arrived immigrants"; "the processing of ore to obtain minerals"

processing time
n : the time it takes to complete a prescribed procedure; "they increased output by decreasing processing time"

procession
n 1: (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost; "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the Holy Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son" [syn: {emanation}, {rise}]
2: the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation; "processions were forbidden"
3: the act of moving forward toward a goal [syn: {progress}, {progression}, {advance}, {advancement}, {forward motion}, {onward motion}]

processional
adj 1: intended for use in a procession; "processional music"; "processional cross"
2: of or relating to or characteristic of a procession; "in good processional order"
n : religious music used in a procession [syn: {prosodion}]

processional march
n : a march to be played for processions [syn: {recessional march}]

processor
n 1: a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market
2: someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.)
3: (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached [syn: {central processing unit}, {CPU}, {C.P.U.}, {central processor}, {mainframe}]

process-server
n : someone who personally delivers a process (a writ compelling attendance in court) or court papers to the defendant

processus coronoideus
n : a sharp triangular process projecting from a bone [syn: {coronoid process}]

proces-verbaux
See {proces-verbal}

prochlorperazine
n : antipsychotic and antiemetic drug used to treat schizophrenia and to combat nausea and vomiting

pro-choice
adj : advocating a woman's right to control her own body (especially her right to an induced abortion) [ant: {pro-life}]

pro-choice faction
n : those who argue that the decision to have an induced abortion should be made by the mother

Prociphilus
n : a genus of Aphididae [syn: {genus Prociphilus}]

Prociphilus tessellatus
n : attacks alders [syn: {woolly alder aphid}]

proclaim
v 1: declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles; "He was proclaimed King"
2: state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' " he exclaimed; "The King will proclaim an amnesty" [syn: {exclaim}, {promulgate}]
3: affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President" [syn: {predicate}]
4: praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" [syn: {laud}, {extol}, {exalt}, {glorify}]

proclaimed
adj : declared publicly; made widely known; "their announced intentions"; "the newspaper's proclaimed adherence to the government's policy" [syn: {announced}]

proclamation
n 1: a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence" [syn: {announcement}, {annunciation}, {declaration}]
2: the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice; "his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature" [syn: {promulgation}]

proclivity
n : a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration" [syn: {propensity}, {leaning}]

Procnias
n : bellbirds [syn: {genus Procnias}]

proconsul
n 1: an official in a modern colony who has considerable administrative power
2: a provincial governor of consular rank in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire
3: an anthropoid ape of the genus Proconsul

proconsular
adj : of or relating to or typical of a proconsul; "proconsular offices"

proconsulate
n : the position of proconsul [syn: {proconsulship}]

proconsulship
n : the position of proconsul [syn: {proconsulate}]

proconvertin
n : a coagulation factor formed in the kidney under the influence of vitamin K [syn: {cothromboplastin}, {stable factor}, {factor VII}]

procrastinate
v 1: postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days" [syn: {stall}, {drag one's feet}, {drag one's heels}, {shillyshally}, {dilly-dally}, {dillydally}]
2: postpone or delay needlessly; "He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late"

procrastination
n 1: the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time [syn: {cunctation}, {shillyshally}]
2: slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it [syn: {dilatoriness}]

procrastinator
n : someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness) [syn: {postponer}, {cunctator}]

procreate
v : have offspring or young; "The deer in our neighborhood reproduce madly"; "The Catholic Church tells people to procreate, no matter what their economic situation may be" [syn: {reproduce}, {multiply}]

procreation
n : the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring [syn: {reproduction}, {breeding}, {facts of life}]

procreative
adj : producing new life or offspring; "tXsXwhe reproductive potential of a species is its relative capacity to reproduce itself under optimal conditions"; "the reproductive or generative organs" [syn: {generative}, {reproductive}]

Procrustes
n : (Greek mythology) a mythical giant who was a thief and murderer; he would capture people and tie them to an iron bed, stretching them or hacking off their legs to make them fit; was killed by Theseus

proctalgia
n : pain in the rectum

proctitis
n : inflammation of the rectum; marked by bloody stools and a frequent urge to defecate; frequently associated with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis

proctocele
n : protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina; can occur if pelvic muscles are weakened by childbirth [syn: {rectocele}]

proctologist
n : a doctor specializing in diseases of the rectum and anus

proctology
n : the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the colon or rectum or anus

proctoplasty
n : reconstructive surgery of the anus or rectum [syn: {rectoplasty}]

proctor
n : someone who supervises (an examination) [syn: {monitor}]
v : as of students taking an exam, to prevent cheating [syn: {invigilate}]

proctorship
n : the position of proctor

proctoscope
n : an endoscope for examining the rectum

proctoscopy
n : visual examination of the rectum and the end of the colon by means of a proctoscope

procumbent
adj : having stems that trail along the ground without putting down roots

procurable
adj : capable of being obtained; "savings of up to 50 percent are obtainable" [syn: {gettable}, {getable}, {obtainable}]

procural
n : the act of getting possession of something; "he was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies" [syn: {procurement}, {procurance}]

procurance
n : the act of getting possession of something; "he was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies" [syn: {procurement}, {procural}]

procurator
n 1: a person authorized to act for another [syn: {proxy}, {placeholder}]
2: (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman emperor to manage finance and taxes

procure
v 1: get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed" [syn: {secure}]
2: arrange for sexual partners for others [syn: {pander}, {pimp}]

procurement
n : the act of getting possession of something; "he was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies" [syn: {procurance}, {procural}]

procurer
n 1: someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce) [syn: {pimp}, {panderer}, {pander}, {pandar}, {fancy man}, {ponce}]
2: someone who obtains or acquires; "the procurer of opera tickets" [syn: {securer}]

procuress
n : a woman pimp

procursive epilepsy
n : epilepsy in which a seizure is induced by whirling or running

procyclidine
n : drug (trade name Kemadrin) used to reduce tremors in parkinsonism [syn: {Kemadrin}]

Procyon
n 1: the brightest star in Canis Minor
2: the type genus of the family Procyonidae: raccoons [syn: {genus Procyon}]

Procyon cancrivorus
n : a South American raccoon [syn: {crab-eating raccoon}]

Procyon lotor
n : North American raccoon [syn: {common raccoon}, {common racoon}, {coon}, {ringtail}]

procyonid
n : plantigrade carnivorous mammals

Procyonidae
n : raccoons; coatis; cacomistles; kinkajous; and sometimes pandas [syn: {family Procyonidae}]

prod
n 1: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" [syn: {goad}, {goading}, {prodding}, {urging}, {spur}, {spurring}]
2: a pointed instrument used to prod into motion [syn: {goad}]
v 1: to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant" [syn: {nudge}, {poke at}]
2: urge on; cause to act; "They other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window" [syn: {incite}, {egg on}]
3: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" [syn: {jab}, {stab}, {poke}, {dig}] [also: {prodding}, {prodded}]

prodded
prod
n 1: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" [syn: {goad}, {goading}, {prodding}, {urging}, {spur}, {spurring}]
2: a pointed instrument used to prod into motion [syn: {goad}]
v 1: to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant" [syn: {nudge}, {poke at}]
2: urge on; cause to act; "They other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window" [syn: {incite}, {egg on}]
3: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" [syn: {jab}, {stab}, {poke}, {dig}] [also: {prodding}, {prodded}]

prodded
See {prod}

prodding
n : a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" [syn: {goad}, {goading}, {prod}, {urging}, {spur}, {spurring}]

prodding
prod
n 1: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" [syn: {goad}, {goading}, {prodding}, {urging}, {spur}, {spurring}]
2: a pointed instrument used to prod into motion [syn: {goad}]
v 1: to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant" [syn: {nudge}, {poke at}]
2: urge on; cause to act; "They other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window" [syn: {incite}, {egg on}]
3: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" [syn: {jab}, {stab}, {poke}, {dig}] [also: {prodding}, {prodded}]

prodding
See {prod}

prodigal
adj 1: very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain" [syn: {lavish}, {munificent}, {overgenerous}, {too-generous}, {unsparing}, {unstinted}, {unstinting}]
2: recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures" [syn: {extravagant}, {profligate}, {spendthrift}]
3: marked by rash extravagance; "led a prodigal life"
n : a recklessly extravagant consumer [syn: {profligate}, {squanderer}]

prodigality
n 1: the trait of spending extravagantly [syn: {extravagance}, {profligacy}]
2: excessive spending [syn: {extravagance}, {lavishness}, {highlife}, {high life}]

prodigally
adv 1: in a prodigal manner; "he spent prodigally"
2: to a wasteful manner or to a wasteful degree; "we are still prodigally rich compared to others" [syn: {wastefully}]

prodigious
adj 1: so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe; "colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple"; "has a colossal nerve"; "a prodigious storm"; "a stupendous field of grass"; "stupendous demand" [syn: {colossal}, {stupendous}]
2: of momentous or ominous significance; "such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity"- Herman Melville; "a prodigious vision" [syn: {portentous}]
3: far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents" [syn: {exceeding}, {exceptional}, {olympian}, {surpassing}]

prodigiously
adv : to a prodigious degree; "the prices of farms rose prodigiously"

prodigy
n 1: an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration; "she is a chess prodigy"
2: a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle" [syn: {omen}, {portent}, {presage}, {prognostic}, {prognostication}]
3: an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality; "the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor"

prodroma
n : an early symptom that a disease is developing or that an attack is about to occur [syn: {prodrome}]

prodromal
adj : symptomatic of the onset of an attack or a disease [syn: {prodromic}]

prodrome
n : an early symptom that a disease is developing or that an attack is about to occur [syn: {prodroma}]

prodromic
adj : symptomatic of the onset of an attack or a disease [syn: {prodromal}]

produce
n : fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market [syn: {green goods}, {green groceries}, {garden truck}]
v 1: bring forth or yield; "The tree would not produce fruit" [syn: {bring forth}]
2: create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" [syn: {make}, {create}]
3: cause to occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor" [syn: {bring about}, {give rise}]
4: bring out for display; "The proud father produced many pictures of his baby"; "The accused brought forth a letter in court that he claims exonerates him" [syn: {bring forth}]
5: bring onto the market or release; "produce a movie"; "bring out a book"; "produce a new play" [syn: {bring on}, {bring out}]
6: cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here" [syn: {grow}, {raise}, {farm}]
7: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" [syn: {grow}, {develop}, {get}, {acquire}]

produced
adj : that is caused by; "if...such a change is produced by...insulin comas or electroshocks"; "the emotional states produced by this drug"

producer
n 1: someone who manufactures something [syn: {manufacturer}]
2: someone who finds financing for and supervises the making and presentation of a show (play or film or program or similar work)
3: something that produces; "Maine is a leading producer of potatoes"; "this microorganism is a producer of disease"

producer gas
n : a gas made of carbon monoxide and hydrogen and nitrogen; made by passing air over hot coke [syn: {air gas}]

producer price index
n : an index of changes in wholesale prices [syn: {wholesale price index}]

product
n 1: commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products" [syn: {merchandise}, {wares}]
2: an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" [syn: {production}]
3: a consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances; "skill is the product of hours of practice"; "his reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue"
4: a chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction; "a product of lime and nitric acid"
5: a quantity obtained by multiplication; "the product of 2 and 3 is 6" [syn: {mathematical product}]
6: the set of elements common to two or more sets; "the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things" [syn: {intersection}, {cartesian product}]

product development
n : improving an existing product or developing new kinds of products

product introduction
n : the introduction (usually by an advertising campaign) of a new product or product line

product line
n : a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes" [syn: {line}, {line of products}, {line of merchandise}, {business line}, {line of business}]

product research
n : marketing research that yields information about desired characteristics of the product or service

production
n 1: (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale; "he introduced more efficient methods of production"
2: a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television; "have you seen the new production of Hamlet?"
3: the act or process of producing something; "Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous"; "the production of white blood cells"
4: an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" [syn: {product}]
5: (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law; "the appellate court demanded the production of all documents"
6: the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); "production was up in the second quarter" [syn: {output}, {yield}]
7: a display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated; "she tends to make a big production out of nothing"
8: the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services

production cost
n : combined costs of raw material and labor incurred in producing goods

production line
n : mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it [syn: {assembly line}, {line}]

production order
n : an order that initiates the manufacturing process

productive
adj 1: producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration" [ant: {unproductive}]
2: having the ability to produce or originate; "generative power"; "generative forces" [syn: {generative}] [ant: {consumptive}]
3: yielding positive results
4: marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil" [syn: {fat}, {fertile}, {rich}]

productively
adv : in a productive way; "they worked together productively for two years" [syn: {fruitfully}, {profitably}] [ant: {unproductively}, {unproductively}, {unproductively}]

productiveness
n : the quality of being productive or having the power to produce [syn: {productivity}] [ant: {unproductiveness}]

productivity
n 1: the quality of being productive or having the power to produce [syn: {productiveness}] [ant: {unproductiveness}]
2: (economics) the ratio of the quantity and quality of units produced to the labor per unit of time

product-moment correlation coefficient
n : the most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between variables that are linearly related [syn: {Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient}]

proenzyme
n : any of a group of compounds that are inactive precursors of enzymes and require some change (such as the hydrolysis of a fragment that masks an active enzyme) to become active [syn: {zymogen}]

prof
n : someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university [syn: {professor}]

profanation
n 1: blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath" [syn: {desecration}, {blasphemy}, {sacrilege}]
2: degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening

profanatory
adj : profaning or tending to desecrate

profane
adj 1: characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words" [syn: {blasphemous}, {blue}]
2: not sacred or concerned with religion; "sacred and profane music"; "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment" [ant: {sacred}]
3: not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled [syn: {unconsecrated}, {unsanctified}]
4: grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred; "blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath"; "profane utterances against the Church"; "it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on" [syn: {blasphemous}, {sacrilegious}]
v 1: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" [syn: {corrupt}, {pervert}, {subvert}, {demoralize}, {demoralise}, {debauch}, {debase}, {vitiate}, {deprave}, {misdirect}]
2: violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God" [syn: {desecrate}, {outrage}, {violate}]

profaned
adj : treated irreverently or sacrilegiously [syn: {violated}]

profanely
adv 1: with curses; "muttering profanely"
2: in an irreverent or profane manner; "he kept wondering profanely why everything bad happened to him"

profaneness
n 1: an attitude of irreverence or contempt for a divinity
2: unholiness by virtue of being profane [syn: {unsanctification}]

profanity
n : vulgar or irreverent speech or action

profess
v 1: practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about; "She professes organic chemistry"
2: confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith"; "he professes to be a Communist"
3: admit, make a clean breast of; "She confessed that she had taken the money" [syn: {concede}, {confess}]
4: state freely; "The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades"
5: receive into a religious order or congregation
6: take vows, as in religious order; "she professed herself as a nun"
7: state insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine" [syn: {pretend}]

professed
adj 1: professing to be qualified; "a professed philosopher" [syn: {professed(a)}]
2: claimed with intent to deceive; "his professed intentions" [syn: {professed(a)}]
3: openly declared as such; "an avowed enemy"; "her professed love of everything about that country"; "McKinley was assassinated by a professed anarchist" [syn: {avowed(a)}, {professed(a)}]

professedly
adv 1: with pretense or intention to deceive; "is only professedly poor"
2: by open declaration; "their policy has been avowedly Marxist"; "Susan Smith was professedly guilty of the murders" [syn: {avowedly}]

professing
n : an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion; "a profession of disagreement" [syn: {profession}]

profession
n 1: the body of people in a learned occupation; "the news spread rapidly through the medical community" [syn: {community}]
2: an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)
3: an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion; "a profession of disagreement" [syn: {professing}]
4: affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith; "a profession of Christianity"

professional
adj 1: engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood; "the professional man or woman possesses distinctive qualifications"; "began her professional career after the Olympics"; "professional theater"; "professional football"; "a professional cook"; "professional actors and athletes" [ant: {nonprofessional}]
2: of or relating to or suitable as a profession; "professional organizations"; "a professional field such as law"
3: characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession; "professional conduct"; "professional ethics"; "a thoroughly professional performance" [ant: {unprofessional}]
4: of or relating to a profession; "we need professional advice"; "professional training"; "professional equipment for his new office"
5: engaged in by members of a profession; "professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching"
n 1: a person engaged in one of the learned professions [syn: {professional person}]
2: an athlete who plays for pay [syn: {pro}] [ant: {amateur}]
3: an authority qualified to teach apprentices [syn: {master}]

professional association
n : an association of practitioners of a given profession

professional baseball
n : playing baseball for money

professional basketball
n : playing basketball for money

professional boxing
n : boxing for money

professional dancer
n : a performer who dances [syn: {dancer}]

professional football
n : football played for pay

professional golf
n : playing golf for money

professional golfer
n : someone who earns a living by playing or teaching golf [syn: {golf pro}]

professional life
n : a career in industrial or commercial or professional activities [syn: {business life}]

professional organisation
n : an organization of and for professional people [syn: {professional organization}]

professional organization
n : an organization of and for professional people [syn: {professional organisation}]

professional person
n : a person engaged in one of the learned professions [syn: {professional}]

professional relation
n : the relation that exists when one person requests and is granted professional help from a qualified source

professional tennis
n : playing tennis for money

professional tennis player
n : someone who earns a living playing or teaching tennis [syn: {tennis pro}]

professional wrestling
n : wrestling for money

professionalisation
n : the social process whereby people come to engage in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood; "the professionalization of American sports"; "the professionalization of warfare" [syn: {professionalization}]

professionalise
v 1: become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood [syn: {professionalize}]
2: make professional or give a professional character to; "Philosophy has not always been professionalized and used to be a subject pursued only by amateurs" [syn: {professionalize}]

professionalism
n : the expertness characteristic of a professional person

professionalization
n : the social process whereby people come to engage in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood; "the professionalization of American sports"; "the professionalization of warfare" [syn: {professionalisation}]

professionalize
v 1: become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood [syn: {professionalise}]
2: make professional or give a professional character to; "Philosophy has not always been professionalized and used to be a subject pursued only by amateurs" [syn: {professionalise}]

professionally
adv : in a professional manner; "professionally trained staff"

professor
n : someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university [syn: {prof}]

professorial
adj : relating to or characteristic of professors; "professorial demeanor"

professorially
adv : in a professorial manner; "she behaved very professorially"

professorship
n : the position of professor; "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics" [syn: {chair}]

proffer
n : a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse" [syn: {suggestion}, {proposition}]
v : present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink" [syn: {offer}]

proficiency
n 1: the quality of having great facility and competence
2: skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; "practice greatly improves proficiency" [syn: {technique}]

proficient
adj : having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching" [syn: {adept}, {expert}, {good}, {practiced}, {skillful}, {skilful}]

proficiently
adv : in a proficient manner; "he dealt proficiently with the problem"

profile
n 1: an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics; "a biochemical profile of blood"; "a psychological profile of serial killers"
2: a side view representation of an object (especially a human face)
3: biographical sketch
4: degree of exposure to public notice; "that candidate does not have sufficient visibility to win an election"; "he prefers a low profile" [syn: {visibility}]
5: a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers
v 1: write about; "The author of this article profiles a famous painter"
2: represent in profile, by drawing or painting

profiling
n : recording a person's behavior and analyzing psychological characteristics in order to predict or assess their ability in a certain sphere or to identify a particular group of people

profit
n 1: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) [syn: {net income}, {net}, {net profit}, {lucre}, {profits}, {earnings}]
2: the advantageous quality of being beneficial [syn: {gain}]
v 1: derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience" [syn: {gain}, {benefit}]
2: make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger" [syn: {turn a profit}] [ant: {lose}, {break even}]

profit and loss
n : an account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or loss [syn: {profit and loss account}]

profit and loss account
n : an account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or loss [syn: {profit and loss}]

profit margin
n : the ratio gross profits divided by net sales [syn: {margin of profit}, {gross margin}]

profit sharing
n : a system in which employees receive a share of the net profits of the business

profit taker
n : someone who sells stock shares at a profit

profitability
n : the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit [syn: {profitableness}] [ant: {unprofitableness}, {unprofitableness}]

profitable
adj 1: yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market" [ant: {unprofitable}]
2: promoting benefit or gain; "a profitable meeting to resolve difficulties"
3: providing profit; "a profitable conversation"
4: productive of profit; "a profitable enterprise"; "a fruitful meeting" [syn: {fruitful}]

profitableness
n : the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit [syn: {profitability}] [ant: {unprofitableness}, {unprofitableness}]

profitably
adv : in a productive way; "they worked together productively for two years" [syn: {productively}, {fruitfully}] [ant: {unproductively}, {unproductively}, {unproductively}]

profit-and-loss statement
n : a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period [syn: {income statement}, {earnings report}, {operating statement}]

profiteer
n : someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply)
v : make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods

profitless
adj : without profit or reward; "let us have no part in profitless quarrels"- D.D.Eisenhower; "How weary, flat, stale, and unprofitable / Seem to me all the uses of this world"- Shakespeare [syn: {unprofitable}]

profitlessly
adv : without gain or profit [syn: {unprofitably}, {gainlessly}]

profit-maximising
adj : making the profit as great as possible; "the profit-maximizing price" [syn: {profit-maximizing}]

profit-maximizing
adj : making the profit as great as possible; "the profit-maximizing price" [syn: {profit-maximising}]

profits
n 1: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) [syn: {net income}, {net}, {net profit}, {lucre}, {profit}, {earnings}]
2: something won (especially money) [syn: {winnings}, {win}] [ant: {losings}]

profligacy
n 1: the trait of spending extravagantly [syn: {extravagance}, {prodigality}]
2: dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure [syn: {dissipation}, {dissolution}, {licentiousness}]

profligate
adj 1: recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures" [syn: {extravagant}, {prodigal}, {spendthrift}]
2: unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" [syn: {debauched}, {degenerate}, {degraded}, {dissipated}, {dissolute}, {libertine}, {riotous}, {fast}]
n 1: a dissolute man in fashionable society [syn: {rake}, {rip}, {blood}, {roue}]
2: a recklessly extravagant consumer [syn: {prodigal}, {squanderer}]

profligately
adv : in a dissolute way [syn: {dissolutely}]

profound
adj 1: showing intellectual penetration or emotional depths; from the depths of your being; "the differences are profound"; "a profound insight"; "a profound book"; "a profound mind"; "profound contempt"; "profound regret" [ant: {superficial}]
2: of the greatest intensity; complete; "a profound silence"; "a state of profound shock"
3: far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something; "the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred"; "the book underwent fundamental changes"; "committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance"; "profound social changes" [syn: {fundamental}]
4: coming from deep within one; "a profound sigh"
5: (of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep" [syn: {heavy}, {sound}, {wakeless}]
6: situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed; "the profound depths of the sea"; "the dark unfathomed caves of ocean"-Thomas Gray; "unplumbed depths of the sea"; "remote and unsounded caverns" [syn: {unfathomed}, {unplumbed}, {unsounded}]

profoundly
adv : to a great depth psychologically; "They felt the loss deeply" [syn: {deeply}]

profoundly deaf
adj : totally deaf; unable to hear anything [syn: {stone-deaf}, {deaf as a post}, {unhearing}]

profoundness
n 1: wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound; "the anthropologist was impressed by the reconditeness of the native proverbs" [syn: {reconditeness}, {abstruseness}, {abstrusity}, {profundity}]
2: the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas [syn: {astuteness}, {profundity}, {depth}]
3: the quality of being physically deep; "the profundity of the mine was almost a mile" [syn: {deepness}, {profundity}] [ant: {shallowness}]
4: intellectual depth; penetrating knowledge; keen insight; etc; "the depth of my feeling"; "the profoundness of the silence" [syn: {profundity}] [ant: {superficiality}]

profundity
n 1: wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound; "the anthropologist was impressed by the reconditeness of the native proverbs" [syn: {reconditeness}, {abstruseness}, {abstrusity}, {profoundness}]
2: intellectual depth; penetrating knowledge; keen insight; etc; "the depth of my feeling"; "the profoundness of the silence" [syn: {profoundness}] [ant: {superficiality}]
3: the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas [syn: {astuteness}, {profoundness}, {depth}]
4: the quality of being physically deep; "the profundity of the mine was almost a mile" [syn: {deepness}, {profoundness}] [ant: {shallowness}]

profuse
adj : produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming" [syn: {exuberant}, {lush}, {luxuriant}, {riotous}]

profusely
adv : in an abundant manner; "they were abundantly supplied with food"; "he thanked her profusely" [syn: {abundantly}, {copiously}, {extravagantly}]

profuseness
n : the property of being extremely abundant [syn: {profusion}, {richness}, {cornucopia}]

profusion
n : the property of being extremely abundant [syn: {profuseness}, {richness}, {cornucopia}]

progenitor
n : an ancestor in the direct line [syn: {primogenitor}]

progeny
n : the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue" [syn: {offspring}, {issue}]

progeria
n : a rare abnormality marked by premature aging (gray hair and wrinkled skin and stooped posture) in a child

progestational
adj 1: of or relating to progesterone (or to a drug with progesterone-like effects)
2: preceding and favoring gestation; of or relating to physiological changes associated with ovulation and formation of the corpus luteum

progesterone
n : a steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy [syn: {Lipo-Lutin}]

progestin
n : any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone [syn: {progestogen}]

progestogen
n : any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone [syn: {progestin}]

proglottides
See {proglottid}

prognathic
adj : having a projecting lower jaw [syn: {prognathous}, {hypognathous}] [ant: {opisthognathous}]

prognathous
adj : having a projecting lower jaw [syn: {prognathic}, {hypognathous}] [ant: {opisthognathous}]

Progne
n : a genus of Hirundinidae [syn: {genus Progne}]

Progne subis
n : large North American martin of which the male is blue-black [syn: {purple martin}]

prognoses
prognosis
n 1: a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop [syn: {forecast}]
2: a prediction of the course of a disease [syn: {prospect}, {medical prognosis}] [also: {prognoses} (pl)]

prognoses
See {prognosis}

prognosis
n 1: a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop [syn: {forecast}]
2: a prediction of the course of a disease [syn: {prospect}, {medical prognosis}] [also: {prognoses} (pl)]

prognostic
adj : of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions [syn: {predictive}, {prognosticative}]
n : a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle" [syn: {omen}, {portent}, {presage}, {prognostication}, {prodigy}]

prognosticate
v 1: make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" [syn: {predict}, {foretell}, {call}, {forebode}, {anticipate}, {promise}]
2: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: {bode}, {portend}, {auspicate}, {omen}, {presage}, {betoken}, {foreshadow}, {augur}, {foretell}, {prefigure}, {forecast}, {predict}]

prognostication
n 1: a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle" [syn: {omen}, {portent}, {presage}, {prognostic}, {prodigy}]
2: a statement made about the future [syn: {prediction}, {foretelling}, {forecasting}]
3: knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) [syn: {prophecy}, {vaticination}]

prognosticative
adj : of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions [syn: {predictive}, {prognostic}]

prognosticator
n : someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge) [syn: {forecaster}, {predictor}, {soothsayer}]

program
n 1: a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need; "he proposed an elaborate program of public works"; "working mothers rely on the day care program" [syn: {programme}]
2: a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue" [syn: {plan}, {programme}]
3: (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code" [syn: {programme}, {computer program}, {computer programme}]
4: an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university" [syn: {course of study}, {programme}, {curriculum}, {syllabus}]
5: a radio or television show; "did you see his program last night?" [syn: {broadcast}, {programme}]
6: a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation; "the program lasted more than two hours" [syn: {programme}]
7: a document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the election even though they offered no positive program" [syn: {platform}, {political platform}, {political program}]
8: an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event; "you can't tell the players without a program" [syn: {programme}]
v 1: arrange a program of or for; "program the 80th birthday party" [syn: {programme}]
2: write a computer program [syn: {programme}] [also: {programming}, {programmes}, {programmed}]

program library
n : (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use [syn: {library}, {subroutine library}]

program line
n : (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program [syn: {instruction}, {command}, {statement}]

program music
n : musical compositions intended to evoke images or remind the listener of events [syn: {programme music}]

program trading
n : a trading technique involving large blocks of stock with trades triggered by computer programs

programing
n 1: setting an order and time for planned events [syn: {scheduling}, {programming}]
2: creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something [syn: {programming}, {computer programming}, {computer programing}]

programing language
n : (computer science) a language designed for programming computers [syn: {programming language}]

programma
n : an edict that has been publicly posted

programme
n 1: an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event; "you can't tell the players without a program" [syn: {program}]
2: an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university" [syn: {course of study}, {program}, {curriculum}, {syllabus}]
3: a radio or television show; "did you see his program last night?" [syn: {broadcast}, {program}]
4: (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code" [syn: {program}, {computer program}, {computer programme}]
5: a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need; "he proposed an elaborate program of public works"; "working mothers rely on the day care program" [syn: {program}]
6: a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue" [syn: {plan}, {program}]
7: a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation; "the program lasted more than two hours" [syn: {program}]
v 1: write a computer program [syn: {program}]
2: arrange a program of or for; "program the 80th birthday party" [syn: {program}]

programme music
n : musical compositions intended to evoke images or remind the listener of events [syn: {program music}]

programmed
program
n 1: a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need; "he proposed an elaborate program of public works"; "working mothers rely on the day care program" [syn: {programme}]
2: a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue" [syn: {plan}, {programme}]
3: (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code" [syn: {programme}, {computer program}, {computer programme}]
4: an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university" [syn: {course of study}, {programme}, {curriculum}, {syllabus}]
5: a radio or television show; "did you see his program last night?" [syn: {broadcast}, {programme}]
6: a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation; "the program lasted more than two hours" [syn: {programme}]
7: a document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the election even though they offered no positive program" [syn: {platform}, {political platform}, {political program}]
8: an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event; "you can't tell the players without a program" [syn: {programme}]
v 1: arrange a program of or for; "program the 80th birthday party" [syn: {programme}]
2: write a computer program [syn: {programme}] [also: {programming}, {programmes}, {programmed}]

programmed
See {program}

programmed cell death
n : a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate cells that threaten the animal's survival [syn: {apoptosis}, {caspase-mediated cell death}]

programmer
n : a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs [syn: {computer programmer}, {coder}, {software engineer}]

programmes
program
n 1: a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need; "he proposed an elaborate program of public works"; "working mothers rely on the day care program" [syn: {programme}]
2: a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue" [syn: {plan}, {programme}]
3: (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code" [syn: {programme}, {computer program}, {computer programme}]
4: an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university" [syn: {course of study}, {programme}, {curriculum}, {syllabus}]
5: a radio or television show; "did you see his program last night?" [syn: {broadcast}, {programme}]
6: a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation; "the program lasted more than two hours" [syn: {programme}]
7: a document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the election even though they offered no positive program" [syn: {platform}, {political platform}, {political program}]
8: an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event; "you can't tell the players without a program" [syn: {programme}]
v 1: arrange a program of or for; "program the 80th birthday party" [syn: {programme}]
2: write a computer program [syn: {programme}] [also: {programming}, {programmes}, {programmed}]

programmes
See {program}

programming
program
n 1: a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need; "he proposed an elaborate program of public works"; "working mothers rely on the day care program" [syn: {programme}]
2: a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue" [syn: {plan}, {programme}]
3: (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code" [syn: {programme}, {computer program}, {computer programme}]
4: an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university" [syn: {course of study}, {programme}, {curriculum}, {syllabus}]
5: a radio or television show; "did you see his program last night?" [syn: {broadcast}, {programme}]
6: a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation; "the program lasted more than two hours" [syn: {programme}]
7: a document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the election even though they offered no positive program" [syn: {platform}, {political platform}, {political program}]
8: an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event; "you can't tell the players without a program" [syn: {programme}]
v 1: arrange a program of or for; "program the 80th birthday party" [syn: {programme}]
2: write a computer program [syn: {programme}] [also: {programming}, {programmes}, {programmed}]

programming
n 1: setting an order and time for planned events [syn: {scheduling}, {programing}]
2: creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something [syn: {programing}, {computer programming}, {computer programing}]

programming
See {program}

programming error
n : error resulting from bad code in some program involved in producing the erroneous result [syn: {software error}]

programming language
n : (computer science) a language designed for programming computers [syn: {programing language}]

progress
n 1: gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts" [syn: {advancement}]
2: the act of moving forward toward a goal [syn: {progression}, {procession}, {advance}, {advancement}, {forward motion}, {onward motion}]
3: a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops" [syn: {progression}, {advance}]
v 1: develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" [syn: {come on}, {come along}, {advance}, {get on}, {get along}, {shape up}] [ant: {regress}]
2: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on" [syn: {advance}, {pass on}, {move on}, {march on}, {go on}] [ant: {recede}]
3: form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border" [syn: {build up}, {work up}, {build}]

progress report
n : a report of work accomplished during a specified time period

progress to
v : reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade" [syn: {reach}, {make}, {get to}]

progression
n 1: a series with a definite pattern of advance [syn: {patterned advance}]
2: a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops" [syn: {progress}, {advance}]
3: the act of moving forward toward a goal [syn: {progress}, {procession}, {advance}, {advancement}, {forward motion}, {onward motion}]

progressive
adj 1: favoring or promoting progress; "progressive schools" [ant: {regressive}]
2: favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) [syn: {reformist}, {reform-minded}]
3: (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount increases [ant: {regressive}]
4: gradually advancing in extent
5: advancing in severity; "progressive paralysis"
n 1: a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going [syn: {progressive tense}, {imperfect}, {imperfect tense}, {continuous tense}]
2: a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties [syn: {liberal}] [ant: {conservative}]

progressive aspect
n : the aspect of a verb that expresses its on-going action

progressive emphysematous necrosis
n : (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by Clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon [syn: {gas gangrene}, {clostridial myonecrosis}, {emphysematous gangrene}, {emphysematous phlegmon}, {gangrenous emphysema}, {gas phlegmon}]

Progressive Party
n : a former political party in the United States; founded by Theodore Roosevelt during the presidential campaign of 1912; its emblem was a picture of a bull moose [syn: {Bull Moose Party}]

progressive rock
n : a style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s; associated with attempts to combine rock with jazz and other forms; intended for listening and not dancing [syn: {art rock}]

progressive tax
n : any tax in which the rate increases as the amount subject to taxation increases

progressive tense
n : a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going [syn: {progressive}, {imperfect}, {imperfect tense}, {continuous tense}]

progressive vaccinia
n : a severe or even fatal form of vaccinia that occurs mainly in persons with an immunological deficiency; characterized by progressive enlargement of the initial lesion [syn: {vaccinia gangrenosa}]

progressively
adv : advancing in amount or intensity; "she became increasingly depressed" [syn: {increasingly}, {more and more}]

progressiveness
n : advancement toward better conditions or policies or methods [syn: {progressivity}]

progressivism
n : the political orientation of those who favor progress toward better conditions in government and society

progressivity
n : advancement toward better conditions or policies or methods [syn: {progressiveness}]

progymnosperm
n : an ancestral fossil type from which modern gymnosperms are thought to have derived

prohibit
v : command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store" [syn: {forbid}, {interdict}, {proscribe}, {veto}, {disallow}] [ant: {permit}, {permit}]

prohibited
adj 1: excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject" [syn: {forbidden}, {out(p)}, {proscribed}, {taboo}, {tabu}, {verboten}]
2: forbidden by law [syn: {banned}]

prohibition
n 1: a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages; "in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US"
2: a decree that prohibits something [syn: {ban}, {proscription}]
3: the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment [syn: {prohibition era}]
4: refusal to approve or assent to
5: the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof); "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter"; "a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages"; "he ignored his parents' forbiddance" [syn: {inhibition}, {forbiddance}]

prohibition era
n : the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment [syn: {prohibition}]

Prohibition Party
n : a political party in the United States; formed in 1869 to oppose the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages

prohibitionist
n : a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages [syn: {dry}]

prohibitive
adj : tending to discourage (especially of prices); "the price was prohibitive" [syn: {prohibitory}]

prohibitively
adv : to a prohibitive degree; "it is prohibitively expensive"

prohibitory
adj : tending to discourage (especially of prices); "the price was prohibitive" [syn: {prohibitive}]

proinflammatory
adj : tending to cause inflammation [syn: {pro-inflammatory}]

pro-inflammatory
adj : tending to cause inflammation [syn: {proinflammatory}]

project
n 1: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings" [syn: {undertaking}, {task}, {labor}]
2: a planned undertaking [syn: {projection}]
v 1: communicate vividly; "He projected his feelings"
2: extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff" [syn: {stick out}, {protrude}, {jut out}, {jut}]
3: transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another
4: project on a screen; "The images are projected onto the screen"
5: cause to be heard; "His voice projects well"
6: draw a projection of
7: make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack" [syn: {plan}, {contrive}, {design}]
8: present for consideration [syn: {propose}]
9: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" [syn: {visualize}, {visualise}, {envision}, {fancy}, {see}, {figure}, {picture}, {image}] 10: put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light" [syn: {cast}, {contrive}, {throw}] 11: throw, send, or cast forward; "project a missile" [syn: {send off}] 12: regard as objective [syn: {externalize}, {externalise}]

projected
adj 1: planned for the future; "the first volume of a proposed series" [syn: {proposed}]
2: extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; "the jutting limb of a tree"; "massive projected buttresses"; "his protruding ribs"; "a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck" [syn: {jutting}, {projecting}, {protruding}, {sticking(p)}, {sticking out(p)}]

projectile
adj : impelling or impelled forward; "a projectile force"; "a projectile missile"
n : a weapon that is thrown or projected [syn: {missile}]

projecting
adj : extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; "the jutting limb of a tree"; "massive projected buttresses"; "his protruding ribs"; "a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck" [syn: {jutting}, {projected}, {protruding}, {sticking(p)}, {sticking out(p)}]

projection
n 1: a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations
2: the projection of an image from a film onto a screen
3: a planned undertaking [syn: {project}]
4: any structure that branches out from a central support
5: any solid convex shape that juts out from something
6: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else
7: the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality; "our ukuleles have been designed to have superior sound and projection"; "a prime ingredient of public speaking is projection of the voice" [syn: {acoustic projection}, {sound projection}]
8: the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction
9: the act of projecting out from something [syn: {protrusion}, {jut}, {jutting}] 10: the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting [syn: {expulsion}, {ejection}, {forcing out}]

projection screen
n : a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing [syn: {screen}, {silver screen}]

projectionist
n : the person who operates the projector in a movie house

projective device
n : any personality test designed to yield information about someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situations [syn: {projective test}, {projective technique}]

projective geometry
n : the geometry of properties that remain invariant under projection [syn: {descriptive geometry}]

projective technique
n : any personality test designed to yield information about someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situations [syn: {projective test}, {projective device}]

projective test
n : any personality test designed to yield information about someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situations [syn: {projective device}, {projective technique}]

projector
n 1: an optical device for projecting a beam of light
2: an optical instrument that projects an enlarged image onto a screen

prokaryote
n : a unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei; bacteria are the prime example but also included are blue-green algae and actinomycetes and mycoplasma [syn: {procaryote}] [ant: {eukaryote}]

prokaryotic
adj : having cells that lack membrane-bound nuclei [syn: {procaryotic}] [ant: {eukaryotic}, {eukaryotic}]

Prokhorov
n : Russian physicist whose research into ways of moving electrons around atoms led to the development of masers and lasers for producing high-intensity radiation (1916-2002) [syn: {Aleksandr Prokhorov}, {Aleksandr Mikjailovich Prokhorov}]

Prokofiev
n : Russian composer of ballets and symphonies and operas (1891-1953) [syn: {Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev}]

prolactin
n : gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition [syn: {lactogenic hormone}, {luteotropin}]

prolamine
n : a simple protein found in plants

prolapse
n : the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus) [syn: {prolapsus}, {descensus}]
v : slip or fall out of place, as of body parts; "prolapsed rectum"

prolapsus
n : the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus) [syn: {prolapse}, {descensus}]

prolate
adj 1: having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter; "a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis" [syn: {watermelon-shaped}] [ant: {oblate}]
2: rounded like an egg [syn: {egg-shaped}, {elliptic}, {elliptical}, {oval}, {ovate}, {oviform}, {ovoid}]

prolate cycloid
n : a cycloid generated by a point outside the rolling circle

prole
n : a member of the working class (not necessarily employed); "workers of the world--unite!" [syn: {proletarian}, {worker}]

prolegomena
See {prolegomenon}

prolepses
prolepsis
n : anticipating and answering objections in advance [also: {prolepses} (pl)]

prolepses
See {prolepsis}

prolepsis
n : anticipating and answering objections in advance [also: {prolepses} (pl)]

proletarian
adj 1: the lowest class of citizens of ancient Rome who had no property [syn: {propertyless}] [ant: {patrician}, {plebeian}]
2: belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat
n : a member of the working class (not necessarily employed); "workers of the world--unite!" [syn: {prole}, {worker}]

proletariat
n : a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field" [syn: {labor}, {labour}, {working class}]

pro-life
adj : advocating full legal protection of embryos and fetuses (especially opposing the legalization of induced abortions) [ant: {pro-choice}]

pro-life faction
n : those who argue that induced abortion is killing and should be prohibited

pro-lifer
n : an advocate of full legal protection for embryos and fetuses; someone opposed to legalized induced abortion

proliferate
v 1: grow rapidly; "Pizza parlors proliferate in this area"
2: cause to grow or increase rapidly; "We must not proliferate nuclear arms"

proliferation
n 1: growth by the rapid multiplication of parts
2: a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons); "the proliferation of nuclear weapons" [ant: {nonproliferation}, {nonproliferation}]

prolific
adj 1: intellectually productive; "a prolific writer"; "a fecund imagination" [syn: {fecund}, {fertile}]
2: bearing in abundance especially offspring; "flying foxes are extremely prolific"; "a prolific pear tree" [syn: {fertile}]

prolificacy
n : the property of producing abundantly and sustaining growth; "he praised the richness of the soil" [syn: {richness}, {fertility}]

proline
n : an amino acid that is found in many proteins (especially collagen)

prolix
adj : tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length; "editing a prolix manuscript"; "a prolix lecturer telling you more than you want to know" [ant: {concise}]

prolixity
n : boring verboseness [syn: {prolixness}, {long-windedness}, {wordiness}]

prolixness
n : boring verboseness [syn: {prolixity}, {long-windedness}, {wordiness}]

Prolog
n : a computer language designed in Europe to support natural language processing [syn: {logic programing}, {logic programming}]

prologed
prologue
n : an introduction to a play [also: {prologs}, {prologing}, {prologed}]

prologed
See {prologue}

prologing
prologue
n : an introduction to a play [also: {prologs}, {prologing}, {prologed}]

prologing
See {prologue}

prologise
v : write or speak a prologue [syn: {prologize}, {prologuize}]

prologize
v : write or speak a prologue [syn: {prologuize}, {prologise}]

prologs
prologue
n : an introduction to a play [also: {prologs}, {prologing}, {prologed}]

prologs
See {prologue}

prologue
n : an introduction to a play [also: {prologs}, {prologing}, {prologed}]

prologuize
v : write or speak a prologue [syn: {prologize}, {prologise}]

prolong
v 1: lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight" [syn: {protract}, {extend}, {draw out}]
2: lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negociations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work" [syn: {sustain}, {keep up}]

prolongation
n 1: the act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks" [syn: {protraction}, {perpetuation}, {lengthening}]
2: amount or degree or range to which something extends; "the wire has an extension of 50 feet" [syn: {extension}, {lengthiness}]
3: the consequence of being lengthened in duration [syn: {lengthiness}, {continuation}, {protraction}]

prolonge
n : a rope fitted with a hook and used for towing a gun carriage

prolonge knot
n : a knot in the rope used to drag a gun carriage [syn: {sailor's breastplate}]

prolonged
adj 1: relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations" [syn: {drawn-out}, {extended}, {lengthy}, {protracted}]
2: drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page" [syn: {elongated}, {extended}, {lengthened}]
3: (of illness) developing slowly or of long duration

prolusion
n 1: a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book [syn: {foreword}, {preface}]
2: exercising in preparation for strenuous activity [syn: {warm-up}, {tune-up}]

prolusory
adj : of or relating to or having the character of a prolusion

prom
n : a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year [syn: {promenade}]

promenade
n 1: a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year [syn: {prom}]
2: a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk [syn: {mall}]
3: a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle
4: a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance
5: a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) [syn: {amble}, {ramble}, {saunter}, {stroll}, {perambulation}]
v 1: march in a procession; "the veterans paraded down the street" [syn: {parade}, {troop}]
2: take a leisurely walk; "The ladies promenaded along the beach"

promenade deck
n : a deck at the top of a passenger ship [syn: {hurricane deck}, {hurricane roof}, {awning deck}]

promethazine
n : antihistamine (trade name Phenergan) used to treat allergies; also an antiemetic used to treat motion sickness [syn: {Phenergan}]

Prometheus
n : (Greek mythology) the Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to mankind; Zeus punished him by chaining him to a rock where an eagle gnawed at his liver until Hercules rescued him

promethium
n : a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group having no stable isotope; was discovered in radioactive form as a fission product of uranium [syn: {Pm}, {atomic number 61}]

prominence
n 1: the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent [ant: {obscurity}]
2: relative importance
3: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form [syn: {bulge}, {bump}, {hump}, {gibbosity}, {gibbousness}, {jut}, {protuberance}, {protrusion}, {extrusion}, {excrescence}]

prominent
adj 1: having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child" [syn: {outstanding}, {salient}, {spectacular}, {striking}]
2: conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen" [syn: {big}, {large}]

prominently
adv : in a prominent way; "the new car was prominently displayed in the driveway" [syn: {conspicuously}]

promiscuity
n : indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations [syn: {promiscuousness}, {sleeping around}]

promiscuous
adj 1: not selective of a single class or person; "Clinton was criticized for his promiscuous solicitation of campaign money"
2: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior" [syn: {easy}, {light}, {loose}, {sluttish}, {wanton}]

promiscuously
adv 1: in an indiscriminate manner; "she reads promiscuously" [syn: {indiscriminately}]
2: in a licentious and promiscuous manner; "this young girl has to share a room with her mother who lives promiscuously" [syn: {licentiously}, {wantonly}]

promiscuousness
n : indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations [syn: {promiscuity}, {sleeping around}]

promise
n 1: a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
2: grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover" [syn: {hope}]
v 1: make a promise or commitment [syn: {assure}]
2: promise to undertake or give; "I promise you my best effort"
3: make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" [syn: {predict}, {foretell}, {prognosticate}, {call}, {forebode}, {anticipate}]
4: give grounds for expectations; "The new results were promising"; "The results promised fame and glory"

promised
adj : assured by (usually) spoken agreement; "the promised toy"; "the promised land"

Promised Land
n 1: an ancient country is southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism [syn: {Palestine}, {Canaan}, {Holy Land}]
2: any place of complete bliss and delight and peace [syn: {eden}, {paradise}, {nirvana}, {heaven}, {Shangri-la}]
3: the goal towards which Christians strive

promisee
n : a person to whom a promise is made

promiser
n : a person who makes a promise [syn: {promisor}]

promising
adj 1: showing possibility of achievement or excellence; "a promising young man"
2: full or promise; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career" [syn: {bright}]

promisingly
adv : in an auspicious manner; "the afternoon had begun so promisingly"

promisor
n : a person who makes a promise [syn: {promiser}]

promissory
adj : relating to or having the character of a promise; "promissory note"

promissory note
n : a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time; "I had to co-sign his note at the bank" [syn: {note}, {note of hand}]

promontory
n : a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) [syn: {headland}, {foreland}]

promote
v 1: contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" [syn: {advance}, {boost}, {further}, {encourage}]
2: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" [syn: {upgrade}, {advance}, {kick upstairs}, {raise}, {elevate}] [ant: {demote}]
3: make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" [syn: {advertise}, {advertize}, {push}]
4: be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
5: change a pawn for a king by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it the row closest to your opponent

promoter
n 1: someone who is an active supporter and advocate [syn: {booster}, {plugger}]
2: a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments [syn: {showman}, {impresario}]

promotion
n 1: a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution [syn: {publicity}, {promotional material}, {packaging}]
2: act of raising in rank or position [ant: {demotion}]
3: encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something [syn: {furtherance}, {advancement}]
4: the advancement of some enterprise; "his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career" [syn: {forwarding}, {furtherance}]

promotion system
n : a system for advancing participants to higher-status positions

promotional
adj 1: of or relating to serving as publicity; "promotional fares"
2: of or relating to advancement; "promotional exams"

promotional expense
n : the cost of promoting a product

promotional material
n : a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution [syn: {promotion}, {publicity}, {packaging}]

promotive
adj : tending to further or encourage

prompt
adj 1: according to schedule or without delay; "they were always on time"; "a prompt reply" [syn: {on time}]
2: characterized by speed and efficiency [syn: {expeditious}, {timesaving}]
3: quick in apprehending or reacting; "a prompt (or ready) response"; "a prompt smile"
4: performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "prompt obedience"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial" [syn: {immediate}, {quick}, {straightaway}]
n 1: a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken); "the audience could hear his prompting" [syn: {prompting}]
2: (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command [syn: {command prompt}]
v 1: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" [syn: {motivate}, {actuate}, {propel}, {move}, {incite}]
2: serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives" [syn: {inspire}, {instigate}]
3: assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned [syn: {remind}, {cue}]

prompt box
n : a booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage where the prompter sits; opens toward the performers on stage [syn: {prompter's box}]

prompt copy
n : the copy of the playscript used by the prompter [syn: {promptbook}]

promptbook
n : the copy of the playscript used by the prompter [syn: {prompt copy}]

prompter
n 1: someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech [syn: {theater prompter}]
2: a device that displays words for people to read [syn: {autocue}]

prompter's box
n : a booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage where the prompter sits; opens toward the performers on stage [syn: {prompt box}]

prompting
n 1: persuasion formulated as a suggestion [syn: {suggestion}]
2: a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken); "the audience could hear his prompting" [syn: {prompt}]

promptitude
n : the characteristic of doing things without delay [syn: {promptness}]

promptly
adv 1: with little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!" [syn: {quickly}, {quick}]
2: in a punctual manner; "he did his homework promptly" [syn: {readily}, {pronto}, {without delay}]
3: at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence); "he promptly forgot the address" [syn: {right away}]

promptness
n 1: the characteristic of doing things without delay [syn: {promptitude}]
2: the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time [syn: {punctuality}] [ant: {tardiness}]

promulgate
v 1: state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' " he exclaimed; "The King will proclaim an amnesty" [syn: {proclaim}, {exclaim}]
2: put a law into effect by formal declaration

promulgated
adj : formally made public; "published accounts" [syn: {published}]

promulgation
n 1: a public statement about something that is happening or going to happen; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English" [syn: {announcement}]
2: the official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effect
3: the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice; "his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature" [syn: {proclamation}]

promulgator
n : (law) one who promulgates laws (announces a law as a way of putting it into execution)

promycelia
promycelium
n : the basidium of various fungi [also: {promycelia} (pl)]

promycelia
See {promycelium}

promycelium
n : the basidium of various fungi [also: {promycelia} (pl)]

pronate
v : turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed downwards

pronation
n : rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face downward [ant: {supination}]

pronator
n : a muscle that produces or assists in pronation

prone
adj 1: lying face downward [syn: {prostrate}]
2: having a tendency (to); often used in combination; "a child prone to mischief"; "failure-prone"

prone float
n : a floating position with the face down and arms stretched forward [syn: {dead-man's float}]

proneness
n : being disposed to do something; "accident proneness"

pronephra
See {pronephros}

pronephroi
See {pronephros}

prong
n : a pointed projection

prongbuck
n : fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns [syn: {pronghorn}, {pronghorn antelope}, {American antelope}, {Antilocapra americana}]

pronged
adj 1: having prongs or tines; usually used in combination; "a three-tined fork" [syn: {tined}]
2: resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches; "the biramous appendages of an arthropod"; "long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects"; "a forked river"; "a forked tail"; "forked lightning"; "horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots" [syn: {bifurcate}, {biramous}, {branched}, {forked}, {forficate}, {prongy}]

pronghorn
n : fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns [syn: {prongbuck}, {pronghorn antelope}, {American antelope}, {Antilocapra americana}]

pronghorn antelope
n : fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns [syn: {pronghorn}, {prongbuck}, {American antelope}, {Antilocapra americana}]

prongy
adj : resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches; "the biramous appendages of an arthropod"; "long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects"; "a forked river"; "a forked tail"; "forked lightning"; "horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots" [syn: {bifurcate}, {biramous}, {branched}, {forked}, {forficate}, {pronged}]

pronk
v : jump straight up; "kangaroos pronk"

pronominal
adj : relating to pronouns; "pronominal reference"

pronominal phrase
n : a phrase that functions as a pronoun

pronoun
n : a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase

pronounce
v 1: speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?" [syn: {articulate}, {enounce}, {sound out}, {enunciate}, {say}]
2: pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here" [syn: {label}, {judge}]

pronounceable
adj : capable of being uttered or pronounced; "a pronounceable group of letters" [ant: {unpronounceable}]

pronounced
adj 1: strongly marked; easily noticeable; "walked with a marked limp"; "a pronounced flavor of cinnamon" [syn: {marked}]
2: produced by the organs of speech

pronouncement
n : an authoritative declaration [syn: {dictum}, {say-so}]

pronto
adv : in a punctual manner; "he did his homework promptly" [syn: {promptly}, {readily}, {without delay}]

pronuclei
pronucleus
n : the nucleus of the ovum or sperm after fertilization but before they fuse to form the nucleus of the zygote [also: {pronuclei} (pl)]

pronuclei
See {pronucleus}

pronucleus
n : the nucleus of the ovum or sperm after fertilization but before they fuse to form the nucleus of the zygote [also: {pronuclei} (pl)]

pronunciamento
n : a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government) [syn: {manifesto}]

pronunciation
n 1: the manner in which someone utters a word; "they are always correcting my pronunciation"
2: the way a word or a language is customarily spoken; "the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners"; "that is the correct pronunciation" [syn: {orthoepy}]

proof
adj : (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand; "temptation-proof"; "childproof locks" [syn: {proof(p)}]
n 1: any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something; "if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it" [syn: {cogent evidence}]
2: a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
3: a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
4: (printing) an impression made to check for errors [syn: {test copy}, {trial impression}]
5: a trial photographic print from a negative
6: the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something [syn: {validation}, {substantiation}]
v 1: make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset
2: knead to reach proper lightness; "proof dough"
3: read for errors; "I should proofread my manuscripts" [syn: {proofread}]
4: activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk; "proof yeast"
5: make resistant to water, sound, errors, etc.; "proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer"

proof spirit
n : a mixture containing half alcohol by volume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit

proofed
adj : treated so as to become resistant; "rust-proofed automobiles"; "shrink-proofed fabrics"

proofread
v : read for errors; "I should proofread my manuscripts" [syn: {proof}]

proofreader
n : someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections [syn: {reader}]

prop
n 1: a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling
2: any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props" [syn: {property}]
3: a propeller that rotates to push against air [syn: {airplane propeller}, {airscrew}]
v : support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building" [syn: {prop up}, {shore up}, {shore}] [also: {propping}, {propped}]

prop root
n : a root that grows from and supports the stem above the ground in plants such as mangroves

prop up
v : support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building" [syn: {prop}, {shore up}, {shore}]

propaedeutic
adj : preceding and preparing for something; "preparatory steps" [syn: {preparatory}, {preparative}]
n : a course that provides and introduction to an art or science (or to more advanced study generally) [syn: {propaedeutics}]

propaedeutics
n : a course that provides and introduction to an art or science (or to more advanced study generally) [syn: {propaedeutic}]

propaganda
n : information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause

propagandise
v 1: subject to propaganda [syn: {propagandize}]
2: spread by propaganda [syn: {propagandize}]

propagandist
adj : of or relating to or characterized by propaganda [syn: {propagandistic}]
n : a person who disseminates messages calculated to assist some cause or some government

propagandistic
adj : of or relating to or characterized by propaganda [syn: {propagandist}]

propagandize
v 1: subject to propaganda [syn: {propagandise}]
2: spread by propaganda [syn: {propagandise}]

propagate
v 1: transmit from one generation to the next; "propagate these characteristics"
2: travel through the air; "sound and light propagate in this medium"
3: transmit; "propagate sound or light through air"
4: become distributed or widespread; "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population" [syn: {spread}]
5: transmit or cause to broaden or spread; "This great civilization was propagated throughout the land"
6: cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [syn: {circulate}, {circularize}, {circularise}, {distribute}, {disseminate}, {broadcast}, {spread}, {diffuse}, {disperse}, {pass around}]
7: cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering
8: multiply sexually or asexually

propagation
n 1: the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions [syn: {extension}]
2: the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production [syn: {generation}, {multiplication}]
3: the movement of a wave through a medium

propagative
adj : characterized by propagation or relating to propagation

propagator
n 1: someone who propagates plants (as under glass)
2: someone who spreads the news [syn: {disseminator}]

propanal
n : a colorless liquid aldehyde [syn: {propionaldehyde}]

propanamide
n : the amide of propionic acid (C2H5CONH2) [syn: {proprionamide}]

propane
n : colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum; used as a fuel

propanediol
n : a sweet colorless, viscous, hygroscopic liquid used as an antifreeze and in brake fluid and also as a humectant in cosmetics and personal care items although it can be absorbed through the skin with harmful effects [syn: {propylene glycol}]

propanoic acid
n : a liquid fatty acid found in milk and sweat and in fuel distillates [syn: {propionic acid}]

propanol
n : a clear colorless volatile liquid (alcohol) used as a solvent and antiseptic [syn: {propyl alcohol}]

propanolol
n : the first beta blocker (trade name Inderal) used in treating hypertension and angina pectoris and essential tremor [syn: {Inderal}]

propanone
n : the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics [syn: {acetone}, {dimethyl ketone}]

proparoxytone
n : word having stress or acute accent on the antepenult

propel
v 1: cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship" [syn: {impel}]
2: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" [syn: {motivate}, {actuate}, {move}, {prompt}, {incite}] [also: {propelling}, {propelled}]

propellant
adj : tending to or capable of propelling; "propellant fuel for submarines"; "the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency"; "universities...the seats of propulsive thought" [syn: {propellent}, {propelling}, {propulsive}]
n : something that propels [syn: {propellent}]

propellant explosive
n : an explosive that is used to propel projectiles form guns or to propel rockets and missiles or to launch torpedos and depth charges [syn: {impulse explosive}]

propelled
propel
v 1: cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship" [syn: {impel}]
2: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" [syn: {motivate}, {actuate}, {move}, {prompt}, {incite}] [also: {propelling}, {propelled}]

propelled
See {propel}

propellent
adj : tending to or capable of propelling; "propellant fuel for submarines"; "the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency"; "universities...the seats of propulsive thought" [syn: {propellant}, {propelling}, {propulsive}]
n : something that propels [syn: {propellant}]

propeller
n : a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water [syn: {propellor}]

propeller plane
n : an airplane that is driven by a propeller

propelling
adj : tending to or capable of propelling; "propellant fuel for submarines"; "the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency"; "universities...the seats of propulsive thought" [syn: {propellant}, {propellent}, {propulsive}]

propelling
propel
v 1: cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship" [syn: {impel}]
2: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" [syn: {motivate}, {actuate}, {move}, {prompt}, {incite}] [also: {propelling}, {propelled}]

propelling
See {propel}

propellor
n : a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water [syn: {propeller}]

propenal
n : a pungent colorless unsaturated liquid aldehyde made from propene [syn: {acrolein}]

propene
n : a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis [syn: {propylene}]

propenoate
n : a salt or ester of propenoic acid [syn: {acrylate}]

propenoic acid
n : an unsaturated liquid carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of acrylic resins [syn: {acrylic acid}]

propenonitrile
n : a colorless liquid unsaturated nitrile made from propene [syn: {acrylonitrile}, {vinyl cyanide}]

propensity
n 1: an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity" [syn: {leaning}, {tendency}]
2: a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration" [syn: {proclivity}, {leaning}]
3: a disposition to behave in a certain way; "the aptness of iron to rust"; "the propensity of disease to spread" [syn: {aptness}]

propenyl alcohol
n : an unsaturated primary alcohol present in wood spirit; use to make resins and plasticizers and pharmaceuticals [syn: {allyl alcohol}]

proper
adj 1: marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" [ant: {improper}]
2: limited to the thing specified; "the city proper"; "his claim is connected with the deed proper" [syn: {proper(ip)}]
3: appropriate for a condition or occasion; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position" [syn: {right}, {suitable}]
4: having all the qualities typical of the thing specified; "wanted a proper dinner; not just a snack"; "he finally has a proper job" [syn: {proper(a)}]

proper fraction
n : a fraction with a numerator smaller than the denominator

proper name
n : a noun that denotes a particular thing; usually capitalized [syn: {proper noun}] [ant: {common noun}]

proper noun
n : a noun that denotes a particular thing; usually capitalized [syn: {proper name}] [ant: {common noun}]

properly
adv 1: in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?" [syn: {decently}, {decent}, {in good order}, {right}, {the right way}] [ant: {improperly}]
2: with reason or justice [syn: {by rights}]

properly speaking
adv : in actual fact; "properly speaking, they are not husband and wife" [syn: {strictly speaking}, {to be precise}]

properness
n : correct or appropriate behavior [syn: {propriety}, {correctitude}] [ant: {impropriety}, {impropriety}]

propertied
adj : owning land or securities as a principal source of revenue [syn: {property-owning}]

property
n 1: any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House" [syn: {place}]
2: something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property"; [syn: {belongings}, {holding}, {material possession}]
3: a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles"
4: a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property" [syn: {attribute}, {dimension}]
5: any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props" [syn: {prop}]

property line
n : the boundary line between two pieces of property

property man
n : member of the stage crew in charge of properties [syn: {propman}, {property master}]

property master
n : member of the stage crew in charge of properties [syn: {property man}, {propman}]

property owner
n : a holder or proprietor of land [syn: {landowner}, {landholder}]

property right
n : the right of ownership

property settlement
n : (matrimonial law) the division of property owned or acquired by marriage partners during their marriage

property tax
n : a capital tax on property imposed by municipalities; based on the estimated value of the property [syn: {land tax}]

propertyless
adj 1: the lowest class of citizens of ancient Rome who had no property [syn: {proletarian}] [ant: {patrician}, {plebeian}]
2: of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers; "party of the propertyless proletariat"- G.B.Shaw [syn: {wage-earning}, {working-class}, {blue-collar}]

property-owning
adj : owning land or securities as a principal source of revenue [syn: {propertied}]

prophase
n 1: the first stage of meiosis
2: the first stage of mitosis

prophecy
n 1: knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) [syn: {prognostication}, {vaticination}]
2: a prediction uttered under divine inspiration [syn: {divination}]

prophesied
prophesy
v 1: predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration [syn: {vaticinate}]
2: deliver a sermon; "The minister is not preaching this Sunday" [syn: {preach}] [also: {prophesied}]

prophesied
See {prophesy}

prophesy
v 1: predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration [syn: {vaticinate}]
2: deliver a sermon; "The minister is not preaching this Sunday" [syn: {preach}] [also: {prophesied}]

prophet
n 1: an authoritative person who divines the future [syn: {oracle}, {seer}, {vaticinator}]
2: someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God

prophetess
n : a woman prophet

prophetic
adj : foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention; "prophetic writings"; "prophetic powers"; "words that proved prophetic" [syn: {prophetical}] [ant: {unprophetic}]

prophetical
adj : foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention; "prophetic writings"; "prophetic powers"; "words that proved prophetic" [syn: {prophetic}] [ant: {unprophetic}]

prophetically
adv : in a prophetic manner; "he prophetically anticipated the disaster"

Prophets
n : the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures [syn: {Nebiim}]

prophylactic
adj 1: capable of preventing conception or impregnation; "contraceptive devices and medications" [syn: {contraceptive}, {antifertility}]
2: tending to ward off; "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze [syn: {cautionary}, {preventive}]
3: preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug" [syn: {preventive}, {preventative}]
n 1: remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives" [syn: {preventive}, {preventative}]
2: contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse [syn: {condom}, {rubber}, {safety}, {safe}]

prophylactic device
n : an agent or device intended to prevent conception [syn: {contraceptive}, {preventive}, {preventative}, {contraceptive device}, {birth control device}]

prophylaxis
n : the prevention of disease

prophyll
n : a plant structure resembling a leaf

propinquity
n : the property of being close together [syn: {proximity}]

propionaldehyde
n : a colorless liquid aldehyde [syn: {propanal}]

propionic acid
n : a liquid fatty acid found in milk and sweat and in fuel distillates [syn: {propanoic acid}]

propitiate
v : make peace with [syn: {appease}]

propitiation
n 1: the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity [syn: {placation}, {conciliation}]
2: the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity) [syn: {expiation}, {atonement}]

propitiative
adj : intended to reconcile or appease; "sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture" [syn: {propitiatory}]

propitiatory
adj 1: having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation; "expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice" [syn: {expiatory}, {expiative}]
2: intended to reconcile or appease; "sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture" [syn: {propitiative}]

propitious
adj : presenting favorable circumstances; "propitious omens" [ant: {unpropitious}]

propitiously
adv : in an auspicious manner; "he started his new job auspiciously on his birthday" [syn: {auspiciously}] [ant: {inauspiciously}, {inauspiciously}]

propitiousness
n : the favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful result [syn: {auspiciousness}] [ant: {inauspiciousness}, {inauspiciousness}]

propjet
n : an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine [syn: {turboprop}, {turbo-propeller plane}]

propman
n : member of the stage crew in charge of properties [syn: {property man}, {property master}]

proponent
n : a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea [syn: {advocate}, {advocator}, {exponent}]

proportion
n 1: the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole [syn: {proportionality}]
2: magnitude or extent; "a building of vast proportions" [syn: {dimension}]
3: balance among the parts of something [syn: {symmetry}] [ant: {disproportion}]
4: harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin [syn: {balance}]
v 1: give pleasant proportions to; "harmonize a building with those surrounding it"
2: adjust in size relative to other things

proportionable
adj : proportionate

proportional
adj 1: properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'; "punishment oughtt to be proportional to the crime"; "earnings relative to production" [syn: {relative}]
2: increasing as the amount taxed increases [syn: {graduated}]
n : one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion

proportional counter
n : counter tube whose output pulse is proportional to number of ions produced [syn: {proportional counter tube}]

proportional counter tube
n : counter tube whose output pulse is proportional to number of ions produced [syn: {proportional counter}]

proportional font
n : any font whose different characters have different widths [ant: {typewriter font}]

proportional representation
n : representation of all parties in proportion to their popular vote

proportional sample
n : the population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratum [syn: {stratified sample}, {representative sample}]

proportional sampling
n : the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum [syn: {stratified sampling}, {representative sampling}]

proportionality
n : the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole [syn: {proportion}]

proportionally
adv : to a proportionate degree; "your salary will rise proportionately to your workload" [syn: {proportionately}] [ant: {disproportionately}]

proportionate
adj 1: being in due proportion [ant: {disproportionate}]
2: agreeing in amount, magnitude, or degree; "the figures are large but the corresponding totals next year will be larger" [syn: {corresponding}, {in proportion to}]
3: exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities [syn: {harmonious}, {symmetrical}]

proportionately
adv 1: to a proportionate degree; "your salary will rise proportionately to your workload" [syn: {proportionally}] [ant: {disproportionately}]
2: to a proportionate degree; "the height of this wall must be reduced proportionately to give the room pleasant dimensions" [ant: {disproportionately}]
3: in proportion [syn: {pro rata}]

proportionateness
n : the relation of correspondence in degree or size or amount [syn: {commensurateness}, {correspondence}]

proposal
n 1: something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
2: an offer of marriage [syn: {marriage proposal}, {proposal of marriage}, {marriage offer}]
3: the act of making a proposal; "they listened to her proposal" [syn: {proposition}]

proposal of marriage
n : an offer of marriage [syn: {marriage proposal}, {marriage offer}, {proposal}]

propose
v 1: make a proposal, declare a plan for something [syn: {suggest}, {advise}]
2: present for consideration [syn: {project}]
3: propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon" [syn: {aim}, {purpose}, {purport}]
4: put forward; nominate for appointment to an office; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission" [syn: {nominate}]
5: ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman" [syn: {declare oneself}, {offer}, {pop the question}]

proposed
adj : planned for the future; "the first volume of a proposed series" [syn: {projected}]

proposer
n 1: someone who advances a suggestion or proposal; "the suggester of this absurd strategy was a fool" [syn: {suggester}]
2: (parliamentary procedure) someone who makes a formal motion [syn: {mover}]

propositi
propositus
n : the person immediately affected by or concerned with an action [also: {propositi} (pl)]

propositi
See {propositus}

proposition
n 1: (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
2: a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse" [syn: {suggestion}, {proffer}]
3: an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors)
4: the act of making a proposal; "they listened to her proposal" [syn: {proposal}]
5: a task to be dealt with; "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition"
v : suggest sex to; "She was propositioned by a stranger at the party"

propositional calculus
n : a branch of symbolic logic dealing with propositions as units and with their combinations and the connectives that relate them [syn: {propositional logic}]

propositional logic
n : a branch of symbolic logic dealing with propositions as units and with their combinations and the connectives that relate them [syn: {propositional calculus}]

propositus
n : the person immediately affected by or concerned with an action [also: {propositi} (pl)]

propound
v : put forward, as of an idea

propoxyphene
n : a mildly narcotic analgesic drug (trade name Darvon) related to methadone but less addictive [syn: {propoxyphene hydrochloride}, {Darvon}]

propoxyphene hydrochloride
n : a mildly narcotic analgesic drug (trade name Darvon) related to methadone but less addictive [syn: {propoxyphene}, {Darvon}]

propped
prop
n 1: a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling
2: any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props" [syn: {property}]
3: a propeller that rotates to push against air [syn: {airplane propeller}, {airscrew}]
v : support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building" [syn: {prop up}, {shore up}, {shore}] [also: {propping}, {propped}]

propped
See {prop}

propping
prop
n 1: a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling
2: any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props" [syn: {property}]
3: a propeller that rotates to push against air [syn: {airplane propeller}, {airscrew}]
v : support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building" [syn: {prop up}, {shore up}, {shore}] [also: {propping}, {propped}]

propping
See {prop}

propping up
n : the act of propping up with shores [syn: {shoring}, {shoring up}]

proprietary
adj : protected by trademark or patent or copyright; made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights; "`Tylenol' is a proprietary drug of which `acetaminophen' is the generic form" [ant: {nonproprietary}]
n : an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits [syn: {proprietorship}]

proprietary colony
n : a colony given to a proprietor to govern (in 17th century)

proprietary drug
n : a drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent (can be produced and sold only by the company holding the patent) [syn: {brand-name drug}] [ant: {generic drug}]

proprietor
n : (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants" [syn: {owner}]

proprietorship
n : an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits [syn: {proprietary}]

proprietorship certificate
n : a certificate showing who is responsible in an individually owned business

proprietress
n : a woman proprietor

propriety
n : correct or appropriate behavior [syn: {properness}, {correctitude}] [ant: {impropriety}, {impropriety}]

proprioception
n : the ability to sense the position and location and orientation and movement of the body and its parts

proprioceptive
adj : of or relating to proprioception

proprioceptor
n : special nerve endings in the muscles and tendons and other organs that respond to stimuli regarding the position and movement of the body

proprionamide
n : the amide of propionic acid (C2H5CONH2) [syn: {propanamide}]

props
n : proper respect; "I have to give my props to the governor for the way he handled the problem"

proptoses
See {proptosis}

propulsion
n 1: a propelling force
2: the act of propelling [syn: {actuation}]

propulsion system
n : a system that provides a propelling or driving force

propulsive
adj 1: having the power to propel; "propulsive coefficient"
2: tending to or capable of propelling; "propellant fuel for submarines"; "the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency"; "universities...the seats of propulsive thought" [syn: {propellant}, {propellent}, {propelling}]

propyl
n : the monovalent organic group C3H7- obtained from propane [syn: {propyl group}, {propyl radical}]

propyl alcohol
n : a clear colorless volatile liquid (alcohol) used as a solvent and antiseptic [syn: {propanol}]

propyl group
n : the monovalent organic group C3H7- obtained from propane [syn: {propyl}, {propyl radical}]

propyl radical
n : the monovalent organic group C3H7- obtained from propane [syn: {propyl}, {propyl group}]

propyla
See {propylon}

propylaea
See {propylaeum}

propylene
n : a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis [syn: {propene}]

propylene glycol
n : a sweet colorless, viscous, hygroscopic liquid used as an antifreeze and in brake fluid and also as a humectant in cosmetics and personal care items although it can be absorbed through the skin with harmful effects [syn: {propanediol}]

propylthiouracil
n : a crystalline compound used as an antithyroid drug in the treatment of goiter

prorate
v 1: make a proportional settlement or distribution
2: divide or assess proportionally; "The rent was prorated for the rest of the month"

proration
n : the proportional limitation of production or distribution of something (e.g. crude oil or natural gas) to some fractional part of the total capacity of each producer

prorogation
n : discontinuing the meetings (of a legislative body) without dissolving it

prorogue
v 1: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: {postpone}, {hold over}, {put over}, {table}, {shelve}, {set back}, {defer}, {remit}, {put off}]
2: adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body

prosaic
adj 1: not fanciful or imaginative; "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay" [syn: {matter-of-fact}]
2: lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot" [syn: {pedestrian}, {prosy}, {earthbound}]
3: not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines" [syn: {commonplace}, {humdrum}, {unglamorous}, {unglamourous}]

prosaically
adv : in a matter-of-fact manner; "I applied my attention prosaically to my routine" [syn: {unimaginatively}]

prosaicness
n : commonplaceness as a consequence of being humdrum and not exciting [syn: {prosiness}]

Prosauropoda
n : the earliest known dinosaurs [syn: {suborder Prosauropoda}]

proscenia
proscenium
n 1: the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain) [syn: {apron}, {forestage}]
2: the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theater [syn: {proscenium wall}] [also: {proscenia} (pl)]

proscenia
See {proscenium}

proscenium
n 1: the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain) [syn: {apron}, {forestage}]
2: the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theater [syn: {proscenium wall}] [also: {proscenia} (pl)]

proscenium arch
n : the arch over the opening in the proscenium wall

proscenium wall
n : the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theater [syn: {proscenium}]

prosciuto
n : Italian salt-cured ham usually sliced paper thin

proscribe
v : command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store" [syn: {forbid}, {prohibit}, {interdict}, {veto}, {disallow}] [ant: {permit}, {permit}]

proscribed
adj : excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject" [syn: {forbidden}, {out(p)}, {prohibited}, {taboo}, {tabu}, {verboten}]

proscription
n 1: a decree that prohibits something [syn: {prohibition}, {ban}]
2: rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone [syn: {banishment}]

prose
n 1: ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
2: matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression

prose poem
n : prose that resembles poetry

prosecute
v 1: conduct a prosecution in a court of law
2: bring a criminal action against (in a trial); "The State of California prosecuted O.J. Simpson" [ant: {defend}]
3: carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion" [syn: {engage}, {pursue}]

prosecuting attorney
n : a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state [syn: {prosecutor}, {public prosecutor}, {prosecuting officer}]

prosecuting officer
n : a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state [syn: {prosecutor}, {public prosecutor}, {prosecuting attorney}]

prosecution
n 1: the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior [syn: {criminal prosecution}] [ant: {defense}]
2: the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant [ant: {defense}]
3: the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion [syn: {pursuance}]

prosecutor
n : a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state [syn: {public prosecutor}, {prosecuting officer}, {prosecuting attorney}]

proselyte
n : a new convert; especially a gentile converted to Judaism

proselytise
v : convert to another faith or religion [syn: {proselytize}]

proselytism
n 1: the practice of proselytizing
2: the state of being a proselyte; spiritual rebirth resulting from the zeal of crusading advocacy of the gospel

proselytize
v : convert to another faith or religion [syn: {proselytise}]

prosencephala
prosencephalon
n : the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube [syn: {forebrain}] [also: {prosencephala} (pl)]

prosencephala
See {prosencephalon}

prosencephalon
n : the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube [syn: {forebrain}] [also: {prosencephala} (pl)]

Proserpina
n : goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone [syn: {Proserpine}]

Proserpine
n : goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone [syn: {Proserpina}]

prosier
prosy
adj : lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot" [syn: {pedestrian}, {prosaic}, {earthbound}] [also: {prosiest}, {prosier}]

prosier
See {prosy}

prosiest
prosy
adj : lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot" [syn: {pedestrian}, {prosaic}, {earthbound}] [also: {prosiest}, {prosier}]

prosiest
See {prosy}

prosily
adv : in a prosy manner; "somewhat prosily and repetitively expounded"

prosimian
n : primitive primates having large ears and eyes and characterized by nocturnal habits

Prosimii
n : not used in all classifications; in some classifications considered coextensive with the Lemuroidea; in others includes both Lemuroidea and Tarsioidea [syn: {suborder Prosimii}]

prosiness
n : commonplaceness as a consequence of being humdrum and not exciting [syn: {prosaicness}]

prosodic
adj : of or relating to the rhythmic aspect of language or to the suprasegmental phonemes of pitch and stress and juncture and nasalization and voicing

prosodic system
n : the system of accentuation used in a particular language [syn: {accentual system}]

prosodion
n : religious music used in a procession [syn: {processional}]

prosody
n 1: the patterns of stress and intonation in a language [syn: {inflection}]
2: (prosody) a system of versification [syn: {poetic rhythm}, {rhythmic pattern}]
3: the study of poetic meter and the art of versification [syn: {metrics}]

ProSom
n : a frequently prescribed sleeping pill (trade name ProSom) [syn: {estazolam}]

Prosopis
n : genus of tropical or subtropical branching shrubs or trees: mesquite [syn: {genus Prosopis}]

Prosopis glandulosa
n : thorny deep-rooted drought-resistant shrub native to southwestern United States and Mexico bearing pods rich in sugar and important as livestock feed; tends to form extensive thickets [syn: {honey mesquite}, {Western honey mesquite}]

Prosopis juliflora
n : mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean islands from Mexico to Venezuela [syn: {algarroba}, {Prosopis juliiflora}]

Prosopis juliiflora
n : mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean islands from Mexico to Venezuela [syn: {algarroba}, {Prosopis juliflora}]

Prosopis pubescens
n : shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods [syn: {screw bean}, {screwbean}, {tornillo}, {screwbean mesquite}]

Prosopium
n : whitefishes [syn: {genus Prosopium}]

Prosopium cylindraceum
n : bronze-backed whitefish of northern North America and Siberia [syn: {round whitefish}, {Menominee whitefish}]

Prosopium williamsonii
n : whitefish of the western United States and Canada [syn: {Rocky Mountain whitefish}]

prosopopoeia
n : representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature [syn: {personification}]

prospect
n 1: the possibility of future success; "his prospects as a writer are excellent"
2: belief about (or mental picture of) the future [syn: {expectation}, {outlook}]
3: someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.) [syn: {candidate}]
4: the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views" [syn: {view}, {aspect}, {scene}, {vista}, {panorama}]
5: a prediction of the course of a disease [syn: {prognosis}, {medical prognosis}]
v 1: search for something desirable; "prospect a job"
2: explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals

prospective
adj 1: concerned with or related to the future; "prospective earnings"; "a prospective mother"; "the statute is solely prospective in operation" [ant: {retrospective}]
2: anticipated for the near future; "the prospective students"; "his prospective bride" [syn: {prospective(a)}]

prospector
n : someone who explores an area for mineral deposits

prospectus
n 1: a formal written offer to sell securities (filed with the SEC) that sets forth a plan for a (proposed) business enterprise; "a prospectus should contain the facts that an investor needs to make an informed decision"
2: a catalog listing the courses offered by a college or university [syn: {course catalog}, {course catalogue}]

prosper
v 1: grow stronger; "The economy was booming" [syn: {boom}, {thrive}, {get ahead}, {flourish}, {expand}]
2: gain in wealth [syn: {thrive}, {fly high}, {flourish}]

Prosper Meniere
n : French otologist who first described a form of vertigo now known as Meniere's disease and identified the semicircular canals as the site of the lesion (1799-1862) [syn: {Meniere}]

prospering
adj : very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids" [syn: {booming}, {flourishing}, {palmy}, {prosperous}, {roaring}, {thriving}]

prosperity
n 1: an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment
2: the condition of prospering; having good fortune [syn: {successfulness}]

prosperous
adj 1: in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community" [syn: {comfortable}, {easy}, {well-fixed}, {well-heeled}, {well-off}, {well-situated}, {well-to-do}]
2: very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids" [syn: {booming}, {flourishing}, {palmy}, {prospering}, {roaring}, {thriving}]
3: marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade" [syn: {golden}, {halcyon}]
4: tending to favor or bring good luck; "miracles are auspicious accidents"; "encouraging omens"; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision" [syn: {auspicious}, {encouraging}, {favorable}, {favourable}, {lucky}]

prosperously
adv : in the manner of prosperous people

prospicience
n : seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing [syn: {prevision}, {foresight}]

prostaglandin
n : potent hormone-like substance found in many bodily tissues (and especially in semen); produced in response to trauma and may affect blood pressure and metabolism and smooth muscle activity

prostate
adj : relating to the prostate gland [syn: {prostatic}]
n : a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen [syn: {prostate gland}]

prostate cancer
n : cancer of the prostate gland [syn: {prostatic adenocarcinoma}]

prostate gland
n : a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen [syn: {prostate}]

prostate specific antigen
n : a protein manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland; PSA is produced for the ejaculate where it liquifies the semen and allows sperm cells to swim freely; elevated levels of PSA in blood serum are associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer [syn: {PSA}]

prostatectomy
n : surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland

prostatic
adj : relating to the prostate gland [syn: {prostate}]

prostatic adenocarcinoma
n : cancer of the prostate gland [syn: {prostate cancer}]

prostatitis
n : inflammation of the prostate gland characterized by perineal pain and irregular urination and (if severe) chills and fever

prostheon
n : craniometric point that is the most anterior point in the midline on the alveolar process of the maxilla [syn: {prosthion}, {alveolar point}]

prostheses
prosthesis
n : corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body [syn: {prosthetic device}] [also: {prostheses} (pl)]

prostheses
See {prosthesis}

prosthesis
n : corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body [syn: {prosthetic device}] [also: {prostheses} (pl)]

prosthetic
adj 1: of or relating to prosthetics
2: relating to or serving as a prosthesis

prosthetic device
n : corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body [syn: {prosthesis}]

prosthetics
n : the branch of medicine dealing with the production and use of artificial body parts

prosthetist
n : an expert in prosthetics

prosthion
n : craniometric point that is the most anterior point in the midline on the alveolar process of the maxilla [syn: {prostheon}, {alveolar point}]

prosthodontia
n : the branch of dentistry dealing with the replacement of teeth and related mouth or jaw structures by artificial devices [syn: {prosthodontics}]

prosthodontic
adj : of or relating to prosthodontics

prosthodontics
n : the branch of dentistry dealing with the replacement of teeth and related mouth or jaw structures by artificial devices [syn: {prosthodontia}]

prosthodontist
n : a dentist who is expert in prosthodontics

Prostigmin
n : a cholinergic drug (trade name Prostigmin) used to treat some ophthalmic conditions and to treat myasthenia gravis [syn: {neostigmine}]

prostitute
n : a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn: {cocotte}, {whore}, {harlot}, {bawd}, {tart}, {cyprian}, {fancy woman}, {working girl}, {sporting lady}, {lady of pleasure}, {woman of the street}]
v : sell one's body; exchange sex for money

prostitution
n : offering sexual intercourse for pay [syn: {harlotry}, {whoredom}]

prostomia
See {prostomium}

prostrate
adj 1: stretched out and lying at full length along the ground; "found himself lying flat on the floor" [syn: {flat}]
2: lying face downward [syn: {prone}]
v 1: get into a prostrate position, as in submission [syn: {bow down}]
2: render helpless or defenseless; "They prostrated the enemy"
3: throw down flat, as on the ground; "She prostrated herself with frustration"

prostration
n 1: a condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes [syn: {heat exhaustion}, {heat prostration}]
2: abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body
3: the act of assuming a prostrate position

prostyle
adj : marked by columniation having free columns in a portico only across the opening to the structure [syn: {pseudoprostyle}]

prosy
adj : lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot" [syn: {pedestrian}, {prosaic}, {earthbound}] [also: {prosiest}, {prosier}]

protactinium
n : a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead [syn: {protoactinium}, {Pa}, {atomic number 91}]

protagonist
n 1: a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" [syn: {supporter}, {champion}, {admirer}, {booster}, {friend}]
2: the principal character in a work of fiction [syn: {agonist}]

protamine
n : a simple protein found in fish sperm; rich in arginine; simpler in composition than globulin or albumin; counteracts the anticoagulant effect of heparin

protanopia
n : dichromacy characterized by lowered sensitivity to long wavelengths of light resulting in an inability to distinguish red and purplish blue [syn: {red-blindness}]

protanopic
adj : inability to see the color red or to distinguish red and bluish-green [syn: {red-blind}]

protases
See {protasis}

protea
n : any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones

Protea cynaroides
n : South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup- or goblet-shaped resembling globe artichokes [syn: {honeypot}, {king protea}]

protea family
n : large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales [syn: {Proteaceae}, {family Proteaceae}]

Protea mellifera
n : Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously [syn: {honeyflower}, {honey-flower}]

Proteaceae
n : large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales [syn: {family Proteaceae}, {protea family}]

Proteales
n : coextensive with the family Proteaceae [syn: {order Proteales}]

protean
adj : taking on different forms; "eyes...of that baffling protean gray which is never twice the same"

protease
n : any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis [syn: {peptidase}, {proteinase}, {proteolytic enzyme}]

protease inhibitor
n : an antiviral drug used against HIV; interrupts HIV replication by binding and blocking HIV protease; often used in combination with other drugs [syn: {PI}]

protect
v 1: shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"
2: use tariffs to favor domestic industry

protected
adj 1: kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss; "the most protected spot I could find" [syn: {secure}] [ant: {unprotected}]
2: guarded from injury or destruction [syn: {saved}]

protecting
adj : shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort; "the protecting blanket of snow"; "a protecting alibi" [syn: {protecting(a)}]

protection
n 1: the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection"
2: a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" [syn: {protective covering}, {protective cover}]
3: defense against financial failure; financial independence; "his pension gave him security in his old age"; "insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness" [syn: {security}]
4: the condition of being protected; "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home" [syn: {shelter}]
5: kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council" [syn: {auspices}, {aegis}]
6: the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition; "he made trade protection a plank in the party platform" [syn: {trade protection}]
7: payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection" [syn: {tribute}]

protectionism
n : the policy of imposing duties or quotas on imports in order to protect home industries from overseas competition

protectionist
n : an advocate of protectionism

protective
adj 1: intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind; "a protective covering"; "the use of protective masks and equipment"; "protective coatings"; "kept the drunken sailor in protective custody"; "animals with protective coloring"; "protective tariffs" [ant: {unprotective}]
2: showing a care; "a caring mother" [syn: {caring}]
3: (usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful; "protective of his reputation" [syn: {protective(p)}]

protective coloration
n : coloration making an organism less visible or attractive to predators

protective cover
n : a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" [syn: {protective covering}, {protection}]

protective covering
n 1: a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" [syn: {protective cover}, {protection}]
2: tough natural covering of some organisms

protective embankment
n : a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification [syn: {escarpment}, {escarp}, {scarp}]

protective fold
n : a flap of tissue that protects what it covers

protective garment
n : clothing that is intended to protect the wearer from injury

protective tariff
n : a tariff imposed to protect domestic firms from import competition

protectively
adv : in a protective manner; "he bent protectively over the woman" [syn: {giving protection}, {offering protection}]

protectiveness
n : a feeling of protective affection

protector
n : a person who cares for persons or property [syn: {defender}, {guardian}, {shielder}]

Protector of Boundaries
n : an epithet for Jupiter [syn: {Jupiter Fidius}]

protectorate
n : a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty [syn: {associated state}]

protectorship
n : the position of protector

protege
n : a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career

protegee
n : a woman protege

Proteidae
n : mud puppies [syn: {family Proteidae}]

protein
n : any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes; "a diet high in protein"

protein folding
n : the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape; "understanding protein folding is the next step in deciphering the genetic code" [syn: {folding}]

protein molecule
n : any large molecule containing chains of amino acids linked by peptide bonds

proteinaceous
adj : relating to or of the nature of protein

proteinase
n : any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis [syn: {protease}, {peptidase}, {proteolytic enzyme}]

proteinuria
n : the presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine; usually a symptom of kidney disorder [syn: {albuminuria}]

Proteles
n : aardwolf [syn: {genus Proteles}]

Proteles cristata
n : striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects [syn: {aardwolf}]

proteolysis
n : the hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids by cleavage of their peptide bonds

proteolytic
adj : of or relating to proteolysis

proteolytic enzyme
n : any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis [syn: {protease}, {peptidase}, {proteinase}]

proteome
n : the full complement of proteins produced by a particular genome

proteomics
n : the branch of genetics that studies the full set of proteins encoded by a genome

Proterochampsa
n : early archosaurian carnivore [syn: {genus Proterochampsa}]

proterozoic
adj : formed in the later of two divisions of the Precambrian era; "proterozoic life forms"
n : from 2,500 to 544 million years ago; bacteria and fungi; primitive multicellular organisms [syn: {Proterozoic eon}, {Proterozoic aeon}]

Proterozoic aeon
n : from 2,500 to 544 million years ago; bacteria and fungi; primitive multicellular organisms [syn: {Proterozoic}, {Proterozoic eon}]

Proterozoic eon
n : from 2,500 to 544 million years ago; bacteria and fungi; primitive multicellular organisms [syn: {Proterozoic}, {Proterozoic aeon}]

protest
n 1: a formal and solemn declaration of objection; "they finished the game under protest to the league president"; "the senator rose to register his protest"; "the many protestations did not stay the execution" [syn: {protestation}]
2: the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent [syn: {objection}, {dissent}]
3: the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval; "he shouted his protests at the umpire"; "a shower of protest was heard from the rear of the hall"
v 1: utter words of protest
2: express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country" [syn: {resist}, {dissent}]
3: affirm or avow formally or solemnly; "The suspect protested his innocence"

protest march
n : occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license

Protestant
adj 1: of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism; "Protestant churches"; "a Protestant denomination"
2: making a protest [syn: {protesting(a)}]
n 1: an adherent of Protestantism
2: the Protestant churches and denominations collectively [syn: {Protestant Church}]

Protestant Church
n : the Protestant churches and denominations collectively [syn: {Protestant}]

Protestant deacon
n : a Protestant layman who assists the minister [syn: {deacon}]

Protestant denomination
n : group of Protestant congregations

Protestant Episcopal Church
n : United States church that is in communication with the see of Canterbury [syn: {Episcopal Church}]

Protestant Reformation
n : a religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches [syn: {Reformation}]

Protestantism
n : the theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation

protestation
n 1: a formal and solemn declaration of objection; "they finished the game under protest to the league president"; "the senator rose to register his protest"; "the many protestations did not stay the execution" [syn: {protest}]
2: a strong declaration of protest

protester
n 1: a person who dissents from some established policy [syn: {dissenter}, {dissident}, {objector}, {contestant}]
2: someone who participates in a public display of group feeling [syn: {demonstrator}]

protesting
adj : making a protest [syn: {protesting(a)}, {protestant}]

protestingly
adv : in a protesting manner; "the bed creaked protestingly when the fat man sat down"

Proteus
n 1: (Greek mythology) a prophetic god who served Poseidon; was capable of changing his shape at will
2: type genus of the Proteidae [syn: {genus Proteus}]

Proteus anguinus
n : European cave-dwelling aquatic salamander with permanent external gills [syn: {olm}]

prothalamia
See {prothalamion}

prothalli
See {prothallus}

prothallia
See {prothallium}

prothoraces
prothorax
n : the anterior part of an insect's thorax; bears the first pair of legs [also: {prothoraces} (pl)]

prothoraces
See {prothorax}

prothorax
n : the anterior part of an insect's thorax; bears the first pair of legs [also: {prothoraces} (pl)]

prothrombin
n : a protein in blood plasma that is the inactive precursor of thrombin [syn: {factor II}]

prothrombin accelerator
n : a coagulation factor [syn: {proaccelerin}, {accelerator factor}, {factor V}]

prothrombinase
n : coagulation factor that is converted to an enzyme that converts prothrombin to thrombin in a reaction that depends on calcium ions and other coagulation factors [syn: {factor X}]

protirelin
n : hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary [syn: {thyrotropin-releasing hormone}, {TRH}, {thyrotropin-releasing factor}, {TRF}]

protist
n : free-living or colonial organisms with diverse nutritional and reproductive modes [syn: {protistan}]

Protista
n : eukaryotic one-celled living organisms distinct from multicellular plants and animals: protozoa, slime molds, and eukaryotic algae [syn: {division Protista}]

protistan
n : free-living or colonial organisms with diverse nutritional and reproductive modes [syn: {protist}]

Protium
n : genus of chiefly tropical American trees having fragrant wood and yielding gum elemi [syn: {genus Protium}]

Protium guianense
n : tropical American tree

Protium heptaphyllum
n : tropical American tree

proto
adj : indicating the first or earliest or original; "`proto' is a combining form in a word like `protolanguage' that refers to the hypothetical ancestor of another language or group of languages" [syn: {proto(a)}]

protoactinium
n : a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead [syn: {protactinium}, {Pa}, {atomic number 91}]

protoanthropology
n : the study humans prior to the invention of writing [syn: {protohistory}]

protoarchaeology
n : the study of prehistoric human artifacts and human fossils [syn: {protoarcheology}]

protoarcheology
n : the study of prehistoric human artifacts and human fossils [syn: {protoarchaeology}]

protoavis
n : most primitive avian type known; extinct bird of the Triassic having birdlike jaw and hollow limbs and breastbone with dinosaur-like tail and hind limbs

protoceratops
n : small horned dinosaur

protocol
n 1: (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data [syn: {communications protocol}]
2: forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state
3: code of correct conduct; "safety protocols"; "academic protocol"

protoctist
n : any of the unicellular protists

protoctist family
n : any of the families of Protoctista

protoctist genus
n : any genus of Protoctista

protoctist order
n : the order of protoctista

Protoctista
n : in most modern classifications, replacement for the Protista; includes: Protozoa; Euglenophyta; Chlorophyta; Cryptophyta; Heterokontophyta; Rhodophyta; unicellular protists and their descendant multicellular organisms: regarded as distinct from plants and animals [syn: {kingdom Protoctista}]

protogeometric
adj : characteristic of the earliest phase of geometric art especially in Greece

protoheme
n : a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds [syn: {heme}, {haem}, {hematin}, {haemitin}]

protohemin
n : a reddish-brown chloride of heme; produced from hemoglobin in laboratory tests for the presence of blood [syn: {hemin}]

protohippus
n : Pliocene horse approaching donkeys in size

protohistory
n : the study humans prior to the invention of writing [syn: {protoanthropology}]

Proto-Indo European
n : a prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of all Indo-European languages [syn: {PIE}]

protology
n : the study of origins and first things; "To Christians, protology refers to God's fundamental purpose for humanity"

protomammal
n : probably warm-blooded; considered direct ancestor of mammals [syn: {therapsid}]

proton
n : a stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron

proton accelerator
n : a collider that collides beams of protons and antiprotons

proton magnetic resonance
n : resonance of protons to radiation in a magnetic field [syn: {nuclear magnetic resonance}, {NMR}]

protonemata
See {protonema}

Proto-Norse
n : the Germanic language of Scandinavia up until about 700

proto-oncogene
n : a normal gene that has the potential to become an oncogene

protoplasm
n : the living substance of a cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus) [syn: {living substance}]

protoplasmic astrocyte
n : a kind of astrocyte found in the gray matter

protoplast
n : a biological unit consisting of a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it interacts [syn: {energid}]

Prototheria
n : echidnas; platypus [syn: {subclass Prototheria}]

prototherian
n : primitive oviparous mammals found only in Australia and Tasmania and New Guinea

prototypal
adj : representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned; "archetypal patterns"; "she was the prototypal student activist" [syn: {archetypal}, {archetypical}, {prototypic}, {prototypical}]

prototype
n : a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father" [syn: {paradigm}, {epitome}, {image}]

prototypic
adj : representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned; "archetypal patterns"; "she was the prototypal student activist" [syn: {archetypal}, {archetypical}, {prototypal}, {prototypical}]

prototypical
adj : representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned; "archetypal patterns"; "she was the prototypal student activist" [syn: {archetypal}, {archetypical}, {prototypal}, {prototypic}]

Protozoa
n : in some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers [syn: {phylum Protozoa}]

protozoa
n
adj : of or relating to the Protozoa [syn: {protozoal}, {protozoic}]
n : any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic [syn: {protozoon}] [also: {protozoa} (pl)]

protozoa
See {protozoan}

protozoal
adj : of or relating to the Protozoa [syn: {protozoan}, {protozoic}]

protozoal infection
n : any infection caused by a protozoan

protozoan
adj : of or relating to the Protozoa [syn: {protozoal}, {protozoic}]
n : any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic [syn: {protozoon}] [also: {protozoa} (pl)]

protozoic
adj : of or relating to the Protozoa [syn: {protozoal}, {protozoan}]

protozoological
adj : concerning the branch of zoology that studies protozoans

protozoologist
n : a zoologist who studies protozoans

protozoology
n : the branch of zoology that studies protozoans

protozoon
n : any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic [syn: {protozoan}]

protract
v : lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight" [syn: {prolong}, {extend}, {draw out}]

protracted
adj : relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations" [syn: {drawn-out}, {extended}, {lengthy}, {prolonged}]

protractedly
adv : in a slow, leisurely or prolonged way; "her voice was swift, yet ever the last words fell lingeringly" -Rossetti [syn: {lingeringly}]

protractible
adj : able to be extended; "protractile muscle" [syn: {protractile}]

protractile
adj : able to be extended; "protractile muscle" [syn: {protractible}]

protraction
n 1: the consequence of being lengthened in duration [syn: {lengthiness}, {prolongation}, {continuation}]
2: the act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks" [syn: {prolongation}, {perpetuation}, {lengthening}]

protractor
n : drafting instrument used to draw or measure angles

protriptyline
n : tricyclic antidepressant used to treat clinical depression

Protropin
n : trade name of a synthetic human growth hormone given to children deficient in the hormone; use by athletes and weight lifters is banned

protrude
v 1: extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff" [syn: {stick out}, {jut out}, {jut}, {project}]
2: bulge outward; "His eyes popped" [syn: {pop}, {pop out}, {bulge}, {bulge out}, {bug out}, {come out}]
3: swell or protrude outwards; "His eyes bulged with surprise" [syn: {bulge}, {pouch}]

protruding
adj : extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; "the jutting limb of a tree"; "massive projected buttresses"; "his protruding ribs"; "a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck" [syn: {jutting}, {projected}, {projecting}, {sticking(p)}, {sticking out(p)}]

protrusible
adj : capable of being thrust forward, as the tongue [syn: {protrusile}]

protrusile
adj : capable of being thrust forward, as the tongue [syn: {protrusible}]

protrusion
n 1: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form [syn: {bulge}, {bump}, {hump}, {gibbosity}, {gibbousness}, {jut}, {prominence}, {protuberance}, {extrusion}, {excrescence}]
2: the act of projecting out from something [syn: {projection}, {jut}, {jutting}]

protrusive
adj : thrusting outward [ant: {intrusive}]

protuberance
n 1: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form [syn: {bulge}, {bump}, {hump}, {gibbosity}, {gibbousness}, {jut}, {prominence}, {protrusion}, {extrusion}, {excrescence}]
2: the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out; "the protuberance of his belly"

protuberant
adj : curving outward [syn: {bellied}, {bellying}, {bulbous}, {bulging}, {bulgy}]

protuberate
v 1: cause to bulge out or project
2: form a rounded prominence; "The starved child's belly protuberated"

Protura
n : minute wingless arthropods: telsontails [syn: {order Protura}]

proturan
n : any of several minute primitive wingless and eyeless insects having a cone-shaped head; inhabit damp soil or decaying organic matter [syn: {telsontail}]

proud
adj 1: feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes" [ant: {humble}]
2: having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks" [syn: {gallant}, {lofty}, {majestic}]

proud flesh
n : the swollen tissue around a healing wound or ulcer

proud of
adj : feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth; "proud of their child" [syn: {pleased}, {proud of(p)}]

Proudhon
n : French socialist who argued that property is theft (1809-1865) [syn: {Pierre Joseph Proudhon}]

proudly
adv : in a proud manner; "he walked proudly into town" [syn: {with pride}]

Proust
n : French novelist (1871-1922) [syn: {Marcel Proust}]

Proustian
adj : of or relating to or in the manner of Marcel Proust

provability
n : capability of being demonstrated or logically proved [syn: {demonstrability}]

provable
adj : capable of being demonstrated or proved; "obvious lies"; "a demonstrable lack of concern for the general welfare"; "practical truth provable to all men"- Walter Bagehot [syn: {demonstrable}]

provably
adv : in an obvious and provable manner; "his documentary sources are demonstrably wrong" [syn: {demonstrably}, {incontrovertibly}]

prove
v 1: be shown or be found to be; "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV positive" [syn: {turn out}, {turn up}]
2: establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" [syn: {demonstrate}, {establish}, {show}, {shew}] [ant: {disprove}]
3: provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence" [syn: {testify}, {bear witness}, {evidence}, {show}]
4: prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
5: put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe" [syn: {test}, {try}, {try out}, {examine}, {essay}]
6: increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room" [syn: {rise}]
7: cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread" [syn: {raise}, {leaven}]
8: take a trial impression of
9: obtain probate of; "prove a will" [also: {proven}]

prove oneself
v : show one's ability or courage

proved
adj : established beyond doubt; "a proven liar"; "a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness" [syn: {proven}] [ant: {unproved}]

proven
adj : established beyond doubt; "a proven liar"; "a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness" [syn: {proved}] [ant: {unproved}]

proven
prove
v 1: be shown or be found to be; "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV positive" [syn: {turn out}, {turn up}]
2: establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" [syn: {demonstrate}, {establish}, {show}, {shew}] [ant: {disprove}]
3: provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence" [syn: {testify}, {bear witness}, {evidence}, {show}]
4: prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
5: put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe" [syn: {test}, {try}, {try out}, {examine}, {essay}]
6: increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room" [syn: {rise}]
7: cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread" [syn: {raise}, {leaven}]
8: take a trial impression of
9: obtain probate of; "prove a will" [also: {proven}]

proven
See {prove}

provenance
n : where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization" [syn: {birthplace}, {cradle}, {place of origin}]

Provencal
n : the medieval dialects of Langue d'oc (southern France) [syn: {Occitan}]

Provence
n : a former province of southeastern France; now administered with Cote d'Azur

provender
n 1: food for domestic livestock [syn: {feed}]
2: a stock or supply of foods [syn: {commissariat}, {provisions}, {viands}, {victuals}]

Proventil
n : a bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects are tachycardia and shakiness [syn: {albuterol}, {Ventolin}]

proventriculi
See {proventriculus}

Provera
n : a progestin compound (trade name Provera) used to treat menstrual disorders [syn: {medroxyprogesterone}]

proverb
n : a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people [syn: {adage}, {saw}, {byword}]

proverbial
adj 1: of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb; "he kicked the proverbial bucket"; "the proverbial grasshopper"
2: widely known and spoken of; "her proverbial lateness"; "the proverbial absentiminded professor"; "your proverbial dizzy blonde"

proverbially
adv : in the manner of something that has become a byword; "this proverbially bitter plant, wormwood"

Proverbs
n : an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israelit sages (including Solomon) [syn: {Book of Proverbs}]

provide
v 1: provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" [syn: {supply}, {render}, {furnish}]
2: provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" [syn: {supply}, {ply}, {cater}]
3: determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation; "The will provides that each child should receive half of the money"; "The Constitution provides for the right to free speech"
4: mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance" [syn: {put up}, {offer}]
5: make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway" [syn: {leave}, {allow for}, {allow}]
6: supply means of subsistence; earn a living; "He provides for his large family by working three jobs"; "Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon" [syn: {bring home the bacon}]
7: take measures in preparation for; "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship"

provided with
adj : having a supply of [syn: {furnished with}, {supplied with}]

Providence
n 1: the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University [syn: {capital of Rhode Island}]
2: the guardianship and control exercised by a deity; "divine providence"
3: a manifestation of God's foresightful care for His creatures
4: the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources [ant: {improvidence}]

provident
adj 1: providing carefully for the future; "wild squirrels are provident"; "a provident father plans for his children's education" [ant: {improvident}]
2: careful in regard to your own interests; "the prudent use and development of resources"; "wild squirrels are provident"

providential
adj 1: peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention; "a heaven-sent rain saved the crops"; "a providential recovery" [syn: {heaven-sent}, {miraculous}]
2: relating to or characteristic of providence; "assumption that nature operates only according to a providential plan"- M.R.Cohen
3: resulting from divine providence; "providential care"; "a providential visitation" [syn: {divine}]

providentially
adv 1: in a fortunately providential manner; "providentially the weather remained good"
2: in a providential manner; as determined by providence; "his providentially destined role"
3: in a prudent manner; "I had allotted my own bedroom for necking, prudently removing both the bed and the key, and taken both myself and my typewriter into my son's bedroom." [syn: {prudently}] [ant: {imprudently}]

providently
adv : in a provident manner; "providently, he had saved up some money for emergencies" [ant: {improvidently}]

provider
n 1: someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity [syn: {supplier}]
2: someone who provides the means for subsistence

province
n 1: the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south" [syn: {state}]
2: the proper sphere or extent of your activities; "it was his province to take care of himself" [syn: {responsibility}]

provincial
adj 1: of or associated with a province; "provincial government"
2: characteristic of the provinces or their people; "deeply provincial and conformist"; "in that well-educated company I felt uncomfortably provincial"; "narrow provincial attitudes" [ant: {cosmopolitan}]
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order; "the general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials"
2: a country person [syn: {peasant}, {bucolic}]

provincial capital
n : the capital city of a province

provincialism
n 1: a lack of sophistication
2: a partiality for some particular place [syn: {sectionalism}, {localism}]

provincially
adv : by the province; through the province; "provincially controlled"

proving ground
n : a workplace for testing new equipment or ideas

provision
n 1: a stipulated condition; "he accepted subject to one provision" [syn: {proviso}]
2: the activity of supplying or providing something [syn: {supply}, {supplying}]
3: the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties" [syn: {planning}, {preparation}]
4: a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)
v : supply with provisions [syn: {purvey}]

provisional
adj : under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule" [syn: {probationary}, {provisionary}, {tentative}]

Provisional IRA
n : a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland [syn: {Irish Republican Army}, {IRA}, {Provisional Irish Republican Army}, {Provos}]

Provisional Irish Republican Army
n : a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland [syn: {Irish Republican Army}, {IRA}, {Provisional IRA}, {Provos}]

provisionally
adv : temporarily and conditionally; "they have agreed provisionally"; "was appointed provisionally"

provisionary
adj : under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule" [syn: {probationary}, {provisional}, {tentative}]

provisioner
n : a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army [syn: {sutler}, {victualer}, {victualler}]

provisions
n : a stock or supply of foods [syn: {commissariat}, {provender}, {viands}, {victuals}]

proviso
n : a stipulated condition; "he accepted subject to one provision" [syn: {provision}] [also: {provisoes} (pl)]

provisoes
proviso
n : a stipulated condition; "he accepted subject to one provision" [syn: {provision}] [also: {provisoes} (pl)]

provisoes
See {proviso}

provisory
adj : subject to a proviso; "a provisory clause"

provitamin
n : vitamin precursor; a substance that is converted into a vitamin in animal tissues

provitamin A
n : an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver [syn: {carotene}, {carotin}]

Provo
n : a city in north central Utah settled by Mormons

provocateur
n : a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts [syn: {agent provocateur}]

provocation
n 1: unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment [syn: {aggravation}, {irritation}]
2: something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action [syn: {incitement}, {incitation}]
3: needed encouragement; "the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation" [syn: {incitement}]

provocative
adj 1: serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; "a provocative remark"; "a provocative smile"; "provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"- Anthony Trollope [ant: {unprovocative}]
2: exciting sexual desire; "her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative"

provocatively
adv : in a provocative manner; "`Try it,' he said provocatively" [syn: {provokingly}]

provoke
v 1: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: {arouse}, {elicit}, {enkindle}, {kindle}, {evoke}, {fire}, {raise}]
2: call forth; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple" [syn: {evoke}, {call forth}, {kick up}]
3: provide the needed stimulus for [syn: {stimulate}]
4: annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" [syn: {harass}, {hassle}, {harry}, {chivy}, {chivvy}, {chevy}, {chevvy}, {beset}, {plague}, {molest}]

provoked
adj : incited, especially deliberately, to anger; "aggravated by passive resistance"; "the provoked animal attacked the child" [syn: {aggravated}]

provoker
n : someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the instigator of their quarrel" [syn: {instigator}, {inciter}, {instigant}, {firebrand}]

provoking
adj : causing or tending to cause anger or resentment; "a provoking delay at the airport" [syn: {agitative}, {agitating}]

provokingly
adv : in a provocative manner; "`Try it,' he said provocatively" [syn: {provocatively}]

Provos
n : a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland [syn: {Irish Republican Army}, {IRA}, {Provisional Irish Republican Army}, {Provisional IRA}]

provost
n : a high-ranking university administrator

provost court
n : a military court for trying people charged with minor offenses in an occupied area

provost guard
n : a detachment under the command of a provost marshall

provost marshal
n : the supervisor of the military police

prow
n : front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line" [syn: {bow}, {fore}, {stem}]

prowess
n : a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art" [syn: {art}, {artistry}]

prowl
n : the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner)
v 1: move about in or as if in a predatory manner; "The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town"
2: loiter about, with no apparent aim [syn: {lurch}]

prowl car
n : a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters [syn: {cruiser}, {police cruiser}, {patrol car}, {police car}, {squad car}]

prowler
n : someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions [syn: {sneak}, {stalker}]

prox
adj : in or of the next month after the present; "scheduled for the 6th prox" [syn: {proximo}]

proxemics
n : the study of spatial distances between individuals in different cultures and situations

Proxima
n : the nearest star to the sun; distance: 4.3 light years [syn: {Proxima Centauri}]

Proxima Centauri
n : the nearest star to the sun; distance: 4.3 light years [syn: {Proxima}]

proximal
adj : situated nearest to point of attachment or origin; "the proximal end of a bone" [ant: {distal}]

proximate
adj 1: closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects; "news of his proximate arrival"; "interest in proximate rather than ultimate goals" [ant: {ultimate}]
2: very close in space or time; "proximate words"; "proximate houses"

proximity
n 1: the property of being close together [syn: {propinquity}]
2: the region close around a person or thing
3: a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unit [syn: {law of proximity}]

proximo
adj : in or of the next month after the present; "scheduled for the 6th prox" [syn: {prox}]

proxy
n 1: a person authorized to act for another [syn: {placeholder}, {procurator}]
2: a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting

proxy fight
n : a measure used by an acquirer to gain control of a takeover target; acquirer tries to persuade other shareholders that the management of the target should be replaced

proxy war
n : a war instigated by a major power that does not itself participate

Prozac
n : a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Prozac) [syn: {fluoxetine}]

prude
n : a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum [syn: {puritan}]

prudence
n 1: discretion in practical affairs [ant: {imprudence}]
2: knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants showed great tact and discretion" [syn: {discretion}, {discreetness}, {circumspection}]

prudent
adj 1: careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment; "a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight" [ant: {imprudent}]
2: showing wise self-restraint in speech and behavior especially in preserving prudent silence; "maintained a prudent silence"

prudential
adj : arising from or characterized by prudence especially in business matters; "he abstained partly for prudential reasons"

prudently
adv : in a prudent manner; "I had allotted my own bedroom for necking, prudently removing both the bed and the key, and taken both myself and my typewriter into my son's bedroom." [syn: {providentially}] [ant: {imprudently}]

prudery
n : excessive or affected modesty [syn: {primness}, {prudishness}, {Grundyism}]

Prudhoe Bay
n : a bay on the northern coast of Alaska where oil was discovered in 1968

prudish
adj : exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" [syn: {priggish}, {prim}, {prissy}, {puritanical}, {square-toed}, {straitlaced}, {strait-laced}, {straightlaced}, {straight-laced}, {tight-laced}, {victorian}]

prudishly
adv : in a prudish manner; "she acts prudishly, but I wonder whether she is really all that chaste" [syn: {puritanically}]

prudishness
n : excessive or affected modesty [syn: {primness}, {prudery}, {Grundyism}]

Prumnopitys
n : mostly dioecious evergreen conifers; leaves are softer than in Podocarpus [syn: {genus Prumnopitys}]

Prumnopitys amara
n : a large fast-growing monoecious tropical evergreen tree having large glossy lanceolate leaves; of rain forests of Sumatra and Philippines to northern Queensland [syn: {Sundacarpus amara}, {Podocarpus amara}]

Prumnopitys andina
n : South American evergreen tree or shrub [syn: {plum-fruited yew}, {Prumnopitys elegans}]

Prumnopitys elegans
n : South American evergreen tree or shrub [syn: {plum-fruited yew}, {Prumnopitys andina}]

Prumnopitys ferruginea
n : New Zealand conifer [syn: {miro}, {black pine}, {Podocarpus ferruginea}]

Prumnopitys taxifolia
n : New Zealand conifer [syn: {matai}, {black pine}, {Podocarpus spicata}]

prune
n : dried plum
v 1: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" [syn: {snip}, {clip}, {crop}, {trim}, {lop}, {dress}, {cut back}]
2: weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" [syn: {cut}, {rationalize}, {rationalise}]

prune cake
n : moist cake containing prunes that have been made into a puree

prune whip
n : dessert made of prune puree and whipped cream

pruned
adj : (of plants or trees) shaped by having superfluous branches or shoots trimmed back or cut off; "abundant fruit from properly pruned vines and fruit trees"

Prunella
n 1: small genus of perennial mostly Eurasian having terminal spikes of small purplish or white flowers [syn: {genus Prunella}]
2: type genus of the Prunellidae [syn: {genus Prunella}]

Prunella modularis
n : small brownish European songbird [syn: {hedge sparrow}, {sparrow}, {dunnock}]

Prunella vulgaris
n : decumbent blue-flowered European perennial thought to possess healing properties; naturalized throughout North America [syn: {self-heal}, {heal all}]

Prunellidae
n : hedge sparrow [syn: {family Prunellidae}]

pruner
n 1: a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs; "untouched by the pruner's axe" [syn: {trimmer}]
2: a long-handled edge tool with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees [syn: {pruning hook}, {lopper}]

pruning
n 1: something that has been pruned off of a plant
2: the act of trimming a plant

pruning hook
n : a long-handled edge tool with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees [syn: {pruner}, {lopper}]

pruning knife
n : a knife with a curved or hooked blade

pruning saw
n : a handsaw used for pruning trees

pruning shears
n : shears with strong blades used for light pruning of woody plants

pruno
n : a liquor concocted from a mixture of ingredients (such as prunes and raisins and milk and sugar) that can be fermented to produce alcohol; made by prison inmates

Prunus
n : a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions [syn: {genus Prunus}]

Prunus alleghaniensis
n : wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh [syn: {Allegheny plum}, {Alleghany plum}, {sloe}]

Prunus americana
n : wild plum trees of eastern and central North America having red-orange fruit with yellow flesh [syn: {American red plum}, {August plum}, {goose plum}]

Prunus amygdalus
n : small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California [syn: {almond}, {sweet almond}, {Prunus dulcis}, {Amygdalus communis}]

Prunus angustifolia
n : small native American shrubby tree bearing small edible yellow to reddish fruit [syn: {chickasaw plum}, {hog plum}, {hog plum bush}]

Prunus armeniaca
n : temperate zone tree bearing downy yellow to rosy fruits [syn: {common apricot}]

Prunus avium
n : large Eurasian tree producing small dark bitter fruit in the wild but edible sweet fruit under cultivation [syn: {sweet cherry}]

Prunus besseyi
n : dwarf ornamental shrub of western United States having large black to red and yellow sweet edible fruit [syn: {Western sand cherry}, {Rocky Mountains cherry}]

Prunus capuli
n : Mexican black cherry tree having edible fruit [syn: {capulin}, {capulin tree}]

Prunus caroliniana
n : small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States [syn: {cherry laurel}, {laurel cherry}, {mock orange}, {wild orange}]

Prunus cerasifera
n : small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit; used in Europe as budding stock [syn: {cherry plum}, {myrobalan}, {myrobalan plum}]

Prunus cerasus
n : rather small Eurasian tree producing red to black acid edible fruit [syn: {sour cherry}, {sour cherry tree}]

Prunus cerasus austera
n : any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing fruit with dark skin and juice [syn: {morello}]

Prunus cerasus caproniana
n : any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing pale red fruit with colorless juice [syn: {amarelle}]

Prunus cerasus marasca
n : Dalmatian bitter wild cherry tree bearing fruit whose juice is made into maraschino liqueur [syn: {marasca}, {marasca cherry}, {maraschino cherry}]

Prunus cuneata
n : small straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and having minute scarcely edible purplish-black fruit [syn: {sand cherry}, {Prunus pumila}, {Prunus pumilla susquehanae}, {Prunus susquehanae}]

Prunus dasycarpa
n : small hybrid apricot of Asia and Asia Minor having purplish twigs and white flowers following by inferior purple fruit [syn: {purple apricot}, {black apricot}]

Prunus demissa
n : chokecherry of western United States [syn: {western chokecherry}, {Prunus virginiana demissa}]

Prunus domestica
n : any of various widely distributed plums grown in the cooler temperate areas [syn: {common plum}]

Prunus domestica insititia
n : plum tree long cultivated for its edible fruit [syn: {damson plum}, {damson plum tree}]

Prunus dulcis
n : small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California [syn: {almond}, {sweet almond}, {Prunus amygdalus}, {Amygdalus communis}]

Prunus dulcis amara
n : almond trees having white blossoms and poisonous nuts yielding an oil used for flavoring and for medicinal purposes [syn: {bitter almond}, {Amygdalus communis amara}]

Prunus glandulosa
n : small Chinese shrub with smooth unfurrowed dark red fruit grown especially for its red or pink or white flowers [syn: {dwarf flowering almond}]

Prunus ilicifolia
n : California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers [syn: {holly-leaved cherry}, {holly-leaf cherry}, {evergreen cherry}, {islay}]

Prunus incisa
n : shrubby Japanese tree having pale pink blossoms [syn: {fuji}, {fuji cherry}]

Prunus insititia
n : small wild or half-domesticated Eurasian plum bearing small ovoid fruit in clusters [syn: {bullace}]

Prunus japonica
n : woody oriental plant with smooth unfurrowed red fruit grown especially for its white or pale pink blossoms [syn: {flowering almond}, {oriental bush cherry}]

Prunus laurocerasus
n : frequently cultivated Eurasian evergreen shrub or small tree having showy clusters of white flowers and glossy foliage and yielding oil similar to bitter almond oil [syn: {cherry laurel}, {laurel cherry}]

Prunus lyonii
n : evergreen shrub or small tree found on Catalina Island (California) [syn: {Catalina cherry}]

Prunus maritima
n : seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit [syn: {beach plum}, {beach plum bush}]

Prunus mexicana
n : small tree of southwestern United States having purplish-red fruit sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its large leaves [syn: {big-tree plum}]

Prunus mume
n : Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits [syn: {Japanese apricot}, {mei}]

Prunus nigra
n : small tree native to northeastern North America having oblong orange-red fruit [syn: {Canada plum}]

Prunus padus
n : small European cherry tree closely resembling the American chokecherry [syn: {hagberry tree}, {European bird cherry}, {common bird cherry}]

Prunus pensylvanica
n : small shrubby North American wild cherry with small bright red acid fruit [syn: {pin cherry}]

Prunus persica
n : cultivated in temperate regions [syn: {peach}, {peach tree}]

Prunus persica nectarina
n : variety or mutation of the peach bearing smooth-skinned fruit with usually yellow flesh [syn: {nectarine}, {nectarine tree}]

Prunus pumila
n : small straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and having minute scarcely edible purplish-black fruit [syn: {sand cherry}, {Prunus pumilla susquehanae}, {Prunus susquehanae}, {Prunus cuneata}]

Prunus pumilla susquehanae
n : small straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and having minute scarcely edible purplish-black fruit [syn: {sand cherry}, {Prunus pumila}, {Prunus susquehanae}, {Prunus cuneata}]

Prunus salicina
n : small tree of China and Japan bearing large yellow to red plums usually somewhat inferior to European plums in flavor [syn: {Japanese plum}]

Prunus serotina
n : large North American wild cherry with round black sour edible fruit [syn: {black cherry}, {black cherry tree}, {rum cherry}]

Prunus serrulata
n : ornamental tree with inedible fruits widely cultivated in many varieties for its white blossoms [syn: {oriental cherry}, {Japanese cherry}, {Japanese flowering cherry}]

Prunus sieboldii
n : ornamental tree with inedible fruit widely cultivated in many varieties for its pink blossoms [syn: {Japanese flowering cherry}]

Prunus spinosa
n : a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits [syn: {blackthorn}, {sloe}]

Prunus subcordata
n : shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States bearing small red insipid fruit [syn: {Sierra plum}, {Pacific plum}]

Prunus subhirtella
n : shrub or tree native to Japan cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-pink flowers [syn: {rosebud cherry}, {winter flowering cherry}]

Prunus susquehanae
n : small straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and having minute scarcely edible purplish-black fruit [syn: {sand cherry}, {Prunus pumila}, {Prunus pumilla susquehanae}, {Prunus cuneata}]

Prunus tenella
n : Asiatic shrub cultivated for its rosy red flowers [syn: {Russian almond}, {dwarf Russian almond}]

Prunus triloba
n : deciduous Chinese shrub or small tree with often trilobed leaves grown for its pink-white flowers [syn: {flowering almond}]

Prunus virginiana
n : a common wild cherry of eastern North America having small bitter black berries favored by birds [syn: {chokecherry}, {chokecherry tree}]

Prunus virginiana demissa
n : chokecherry of western United States [syn: {western chokecherry}, {Prunus demissa}]

prurience
n : feeling morbid sexual desire [syn: {pruriency}, {lasciviousness}, {carnality}]

pruriency
n : feeling morbid sexual desire [syn: {prurience}, {lasciviousness}, {carnality}]

prurient
adj : characterized by lust; "eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer"; "her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature"; "prurient literature"; "prurient thoughts"; "a salacious rooster of a little man" [syn: {lubricious}, {lustful}, {salacious}]

pruriently
adv : in a prurient manner

prurigo
n : chronic inflammatory disease of the skin characterized by blister capped papules and intense itching

pruritus
n : an intense itching sensation that can have various causes (as by allergies or infection or lymphoma or jaundice etc.)

pruritus ani
n : chronic itching of the skin around the anus

pruritus vulvae
n : persistent itching of the external female genitalia

Prussia
n : a former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland; "in the 19th century Prussia led the economic and political unification of the German states" [syn: {Preussen}]

Prussian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Prussia or its inhabitants; "Prussian officers"; "Prussian aristocracy"
n : a German inhabitant of Prussia

Prussian asparagus
n : Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots [syn: {bath asparagus}, {Ornithogalum pyrenaicum}]

Prussian blue
n 1: any of various blue pigments [syn: {iron blue}]
2: a dark greenish-blue color

prussic acid
n : a solution of hydrogen cyanide in water; weak solutions are used in fumigating and in the synthesis of organic compounds [syn: {hydrocyanic acid}]

pry
n : a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge [syn: {crowbar}, {wrecking bar}, {pry bar}]
v 1: to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail" [syn: {prise}, {prize}, {lever}, {jimmy}]
2: be nosey; "Don't pry into my personal matters!"
3: search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office" [syn: {nose}, {poke}]
4: make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him" [syn: {prise}] [also: {pried}]

pry bar
n : a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge [syn: {crowbar}, {wrecking bar}, {pry}]

prying
adj : offensively curious or inquisitive; "curious about the neighbor's doings"; "he flipped through my letters in his nosy way"; "prying eyes"; "the snoopy neighbor watched us all day" [syn: {nosy}, {nosey}, {snoopy}]
n : offensive inquisitiveness [syn: {nosiness}, {snoopiness}]

pryingly
adv : in a curious and prying manner; "`Do you have a boyfriend,' she asked her prospective tenant pryingly"

prytanea
See {prytaneum}

Przevalski's horse
n : wild horse of central Asia that resembles an ass; now endangered [syn: {Przewalski's horse}, {Equus caballus przewalskii}, {Equus caballus przevalskii}]

Przewalski's horse
n : wild horse of central Asia that resembles an ass; now endangered [syn: {Przevalski's horse}, {Equus caballus przewalskii}, {Equus caballus przevalskii}]

PS
n : a note appended to a letter after the signature [syn: {postscript}]

PSA
n : a protein manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland; PSA is produced for the ejaculate where it liquifies the semen and allows sperm cells to swim freely; elevated levels of PSA in blood serum are associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer [syn: {prostate specific antigen}]

PSA blood test
n : a blood test that measures levels of a protein called prostate specific antigen that is manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland; men with prostate problems usually have elevated levels of PSA

Psalm
n 1: one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David
2: any sacred song used to praise the Deity
v : sing or celebrate in psalms; "He psalms the works of God"

psalmist
n : a composer of sacred songs; "David is called The Psalmist because he is believed to be the author of the Book of Psalms"

psalmody
n : the act of singing psalms or hymns [syn: {hymnody}]

Psalms
n : an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms [syn: {Book of Psalms}]

Psalter
n : a collection of Psalms for liturgical use [syn: {Book of Psalms}]

psalteria
psalterium
n : the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant [syn: {omasum}, {third stomach}] [also: {psalteria} (pl)]

psalteria
See {psalterium}

psalterium
n : the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant [syn: {omasum}, {third stomach}] [also: {psalteria} (pl)]

psaltery
n : an ancient stringed instrument similar to the lyre or zither but having a trapezoidal sounding board under the strings

Psaltriparus
n : a genus of Paridae [syn: {genus Psaltriparus}]

psammoma
n : a tumor derived from fibrous tissue of the meninges or choroid plexus or certain other structures associated with the brain; characterized by sand-like particles [syn: {sand tumor}]

Psenes
n : a genus of Stromateidae [syn: {genus Psenes}]

psephologist
n : a sociologist who studies election trends

psephology
n : the branch of sociology that studies election trends (as by opinion polls)

Psephurus
n : a genus of Polyodontidae [syn: {genus Psephurus}]

Psephurus gladis
n : fish of larger rivers of China similar to the Mississippi paddlefish [syn: {Chinese paddlefish}]

Psetta
n : a genus of Bothidae [syn: {genus Psetta}]

Psetta maxima
n : a large brownish European flatfish [syn: {turbot}]

Psettichthys
n : a genus of Soleidae [syn: {genus Psettichthys}]

Psettichthys melanostichus
n : a common flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: {sand sole}]

pseud
n : a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: {imposter}, {impostor}, {pretender}, {fake}, {faker}, {fraud}, {sham}, {shammer}, {pseudo}, {role player}]

Pseudacris
n : chorus frogs [syn: {genus Pseudacris}]

Pseudaletia
n : moths whose larvae are armyworms [syn: {genus Pseudaletia}]

Pseudaletia unipuncta
n 1: noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain [syn: {armyworm}, {army worm}]
2: moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes [syn: {armyworm}]

Pseudechis
n : venomous Australian blacksnakes [syn: {genus Pseudechis}]

Pseudechis porphyriacus
n : large semiaquatic snake of Australia; black above with red belly [syn: {Australian blacksnake}]

Pseudemys
n : sliders; red-bellied terrapin [syn: {genus Pseudemys}]

Pseudemys concinna
n : large river turtle of the southern United States and northern Mexico [syn: {cooter}, {river cooter}]

Pseudemys rubriventris
n : freshwater turtle of Chesapeake bay tributaries having red markings on the lower shell [syn: {red-bellied terrapin}, {red-bellied turtle}, {redbelly}]

Pseudemys scripta
n : freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets [syn: {slider}, {yellow-bellied terrapin}]

Pseudepigrapha
n : 52 texts written between 200 BC and AD 200 but ascribed to various prophets and kings in the Hebrew scriptures; many are apocalyptic in nature

pseudo
adj : (often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of; "a pseudo esthete"; "pseudoclassic"
n : a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: {imposter}, {impostor}, {pretender}, {fake}, {faker}, {fraud}, {sham}, {shammer}, {pseud}, {role player}]

Pseudobombax
n : tropical American deciduous shrubs or small trees [syn: {genus Pseudobombax}]

Pseudobombax ellipticum
n : tree of Mexico to Guatemala having densely hairy flowers with long narrow petals clustered at ends of branches before leaves appear [syn: {shaving-brush tree}]

pseudocarp
n : fruit containing much fleshy tissue besides that of the ripened ovary; as apple or strawberry [syn: {accessory fruit}]

Pseudococcidae
n : scale-like insects: mealybugs [syn: {family Pseudococcidae}]

Pseudococcus
n : type genus of the Pseudococcidae [syn: {genus Pseudococcus}]

Pseudococcus comstocki
n : Asiatic insect introduced accidentally into United States; pest on citrus and apple trees [syn: {Comstock mealybug}, {Comstock's mealybug}]

Pseudococcus fragilis
n : destructive especially to citrus [syn: {citrophilous mealybug}, {citrophilus mealybug}]

Pseudocolus
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Clathraceae [syn: {genus Pseudocolus}]

Pseudocolus fusiformis
n : a stinkhorn of genus Pseudocolus; the fruiting body first resembles a small puffball that soon splits open to form a stalk with tapering arms that arch and taper to a common point [syn: {stinky squid}]

pseudocyesis
n : physiological state in which a woman exhibits symptoms of pregnancy but is not pregnant [syn: {false pregnancy}]

pseudoephedrine
n : poisonous crystalline alkaloid occurring with ephedrine and isomorphic with it

pseudohallucination
n : an image vivid enough to be a hallucination but recognized as unreal

pseudohermaphrodite
adj : having internal reproductive organs of one sex and external sexual characteristics of the other sex [syn: {pseudohermaphroditic}]
n : someone having external genitalia of one sex and internal sex organs of the other sex; not a true hermaphrodite because there is no ambiguity in the sex of the external genitalia and hence no question about gender at birth

pseudohermaphroditic
adj : having internal reproductive organs of one sex and external sexual characteristics of the other sex [syn: {pseudohermaphrodite}]

pseudohermaphroditism
n : congenital condition in which a person has external genitalia of one sex and internal sex organs of the other sex

pseudohypertrophic dystrophy
n : the most common form of muscular dystrophy; inheritance is X-linked recessive (carried by females but affecting only males) [syn: {Duchenne's muscular dystrophy}]

Pseudolarix
n : one species: golden larch [syn: {genus Pseudolarix}]

Pseudolarix amabilis
n : Chinese deciduous conifer resembling a larch with golden yellow leaves [syn: {golden larch}]

pseudomonad
n : bacteria usually producing greenish fluorescent water-soluble pigment; some pathogenic for plants and animals

Pseudomonadales
n : one of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; gram-negative spiral or spherical or rod-shaped bacteria usually motile by polar flagella; some contain photosynthetic pigments [syn: {order Pseudomonadales}]

Pseudomonas
n : type genus of the family Pseudomonodaceae [syn: {genus Pseudomonas}]

Pseudomonas pyocanea
n : a species of aerobic bacteria

Pseudomonas solanacearum
n : causes brown rot in tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc [syn: {ring rot bacteria}]

Pseudomonodaceae
n : rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria; include important plant and animal pathogens [syn: {family Pseudomonodaceae}]

pseudonym
n : a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role [syn: {anonym}, {nom de guerre}]

pseudonymous
adj : bearing or identified by an assumed (often pen) name; "the writings of Mark Twain are pseudonymous"

pseudoperipteral
adj : having columniation completely circling an area of the structure [syn: {peristylar}]

pseudophloem
n : false phloem

Pseudopleuronectes
n : a genus of Pleuronectidae [syn: {genus Pseudopleuronectes}]

Pseudopleuronectes americanus
n : important American food fish in the winter [syn: {winter flounder}, {blackback flounder}, {lemon sole}]

pseudopod
n : temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion [syn: {pseudopodium}]

pseudopodia
pseudopodium
n : temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion [syn: {pseudopod}] [also: {pseudopodia} (pl)]

pseudopodia
See {pseudopodium}

pseudopodium
n : temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion [syn: {pseudopod}] [also: {pseudopodia} (pl)]

pseudoprostyle
adj : marked by columniation having free columns in a portico only across the opening to the structure [syn: {prostyle}]

pseudorubella
n : a viral disease of infants and young children; characterized by abrupt high fever and mild sore throat; a few days later there is a faint pinkish rash that lasts for a few hours to a few days [syn: {exanthema subitum}, {roseola infantum}, {roseola infantilis}]

Pseudoryx
n : species of large cow-like mammals of Vietnam discovered by scientists in 1992 [syn: {genus Pseudoryx}]

Pseudoryx nghetinhensis
n : cow-like creature with the glossy coat of a horse and the agility of a goat and the long horns of an antelope; characterized as a cow that lives the life of a goat [syn: {forest goat}, {spindle horn}]

pseudoscience
n : an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions

pseudoscientific
adj : based on theories and methods erroneously regarded as scientific

pseudoscorpion
n : small nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion [syn: {false scorpion}]

Pseudoscorpiones
n : false scorpions [syn: {Chelonethida}, {order Chelonethida}, {Pseudoscorpionida}, {order Pseudoscorpionida}, {order Pseudoscorpiones}]

Pseudoscorpionida
n : false scorpions [syn: {Chelonethida}, {order Chelonethida}, {order Pseudoscorpionida}, {Pseudoscorpiones}, {order Pseudoscorpiones}]

pseudosmallpox
n : a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus [syn: {alastrim}, {variola minor}, {pseudovariola}, {milk pox}, {white pox}, {West Indian smallpox}, {Cuban itch}, {Kaffir pox}]

Pseudotaxus
n : one species [syn: {genus Pseudotaxus}]

Pseudotaxus chienii
n : yew of southeastern China, differing from the Old World yew in having white berries [syn: {white-berry yew}]

Pseudotsuga
n : douglas fir; closely related to genera Larix and Cathaya [syn: {genus Pseudotsuga}]

Pseudotsuga macrocarpa
n : douglas fir of California having cones 4-8 inches long [syn: {big-cone spruce}, {big-cone douglas fir}]

Pseudotsuga menziesii
n : lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped cones [syn: {green douglas fir}, {douglas spruce}, {douglas pine}, {douglas hemlock}, {Oregon fir}, {Oregon pine}]

pseudovariola
n : a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus [syn: {alastrim}, {variola minor}, {pseudosmallpox}, {milk pox}, {white pox}, {West Indian smallpox}, {Cuban itch}, {Kaffir pox}]

Pseudowintera
n : evergreen shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand [syn: {genus Pseudowintera}, {Wintera}, {genus Wintera}]

Pseudowintera colorata
n : evergreen shrub or small tree whose foliage is conspicuously blotched with red and yellow and having small black fruits [syn: {pepper shrub}, {Wintera colorata}]

PSF
n : a terrorist group of radical Palestinians who split with al-Fatah in 1967 but now have close relations with al-Fatah; staged terrorist attacks against Israel across the Lebanese border [syn: {Popular Struggle Front}]

psi
n 1: a unit of pressure [syn: {pounds per square inch}]
2: the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet

psi particle
n : a neutral meson with a large mass [syn: {J particle}]

Psidium
n : guavas [syn: {genus Psidium}]

Psidium cattleianum
n : small tropical shrubby tree bearing deep red oval fruit [syn: {cattley guava}, {purple strawberry guava}, {Psidium littorale longipes}]

Psidium guajava
n : small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit [syn: {guava}, {true guava}, {guava bush}]

Psidium guineense
n : South American tree having fruit similar to the true guava [syn: {Brazilian guava}]

Psidium littorale
n : small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit [syn: {guava}, {strawberry guava}, {yellow cattley guava}]

Psidium littorale longipes
n : small tropical shrubby tree bearing deep red oval fruit [syn: {cattley guava}, {purple strawberry guava}, {Psidium cattleianum}]

psilocin
n : a hallucinogenic compound obtained from a mushroom [syn: {psilocybin}]

psilocybin
n : a hallucinogenic compound obtained from a mushroom [syn: {psilocin}]

psilomelane
n : a mineral consisting of hydrated basic oxide of manganese and barium; a source of manganese

Psilophytaceae
n : Paleozoic plants [syn: {family Psilophytaceae}]

Psilophytales
n : Paleozoic simple dichotomously branched plants of Europe and eastern Canada including the oldest known vascular land plants [syn: {order Psilophytales}]

psilophyte
n : any plant of the order Psilophytales: a savannah plant

psilophyton
n : any plant or fossil of the genus Psilophyton

Psilopsida
n : whisk ferns; comprising the family Psilotaceae or Psilotatae: vascular plants with no roots, partial if any leaf differentiation, and rudimentary spore sacs [syn: {class Psilopsida}, {Psilotatae}, {class Psilotatae}]

psilosis
n : falling out of hair

Psilotaceae
n : small family of lower ferns having nearly naked stems and minute scalelike leaves [syn: {family Psilotaceae}]

Psilotales
n : lower vascular plants having dichotomously branched sporophyte divided into aerial shoot and rhizome and lacking true roots [syn: {order Psilotales}]

Psilotatae
n : whisk ferns; comprising the family Psilotaceae or Psilotatae: vascular plants with no roots, partial if any leaf differentiation, and rudimentary spore sacs [syn: {Psilopsida}, {class Psilopsida}, {class Psilotatae}]

Psilotum
n : type genus of the Psilotaceae [syn: {genus Psilotum}]

Psilotum nudum
n : pantropical epiphytic or terrestrial whisk fern with usually dull yellow branches and minute leaves; America; Japan; Australia [syn: {skeleton fork fern}]

Psithyrus
n : a large bee that resembles the bumblebee but lacks pollen-collecting apparatus and a worker caste [syn: {genus Psithyrus}]

Psittacidae
n : coextensive with the order Psittaciformes [syn: {family Psittacidae}]

Psittaciformes
n : an order of birds including parrots and amazons and cockatoos and lorikeets and lories and macaws and parakeets [syn: {order Psittaciformes}]

psittacosaur
n : primitive dinosaur actually lacking horns and having only the beginning of a frill; long hind and short front limbs; may have been bipedal [syn: {psittacosaurus}]

psittacosaurus
n : primitive dinosaur actually lacking horns and having only the beginning of a frill; long hind and short front limbs; may have been bipedal [syn: {psittacosaur}]

psittacosis
n 1: infectious disease of birds [syn: {parrot disease}]
2: an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds [syn: {parrot fever}, {ornithosis}]

Psittacula
n : a genus of Psittacidae [syn: {genus Psittacula}]

Psittacula krameri
n : African parakeet [syn: {ring-necked parakeet}]

Psittacus
n : type genus of the Psittacidae: usually restricted to the African gray [syn: {genus Psittacus}]

Psittacus erithacus
n : commonly domesticated gray parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa [syn: {African gray}]

psoas
n : either of two muscles of the abdomen and pelvis that flex the trunk and rotate the thigh

psocid
n : small winged insect living on the bark and leaves of trees and feeding on e.g. fungi and decaying plant matter

Psocidae
n : a family of small soft-bodied insects that feed on decaying vegetation; related to booklice [syn: {family Psocidae}]

Psocoptera
n : an order of insects: includes booklice and barklice [syn: {order Psocoptera}, {Corrodentia}, {order Corrodentia}]

psocopterous insect
n : small soft-bodied insect with chewing mouthparts and either no wings or two pairs

Psophia
n : type genus of the Psophiidae: trumpeters [syn: {genus Psophia}]

Psophia crepitans
n : trumpeter of Brazil and Guiana; often kept to protect poultry in Brazil [syn: {Brazilian trumpeter}]

Psophiidae
n : trumpeters [syn: {family Psophiidae}]

Psophocarpus
n : species of tropical Asian and African climbing herbs [syn: {genus Psophocarpus}]

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
n : tuberous-rooted twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics [syn: {winged bean}, {winged pea}, {goa bean}, {goa bean vine}, {Manila bean}]

Psoralea
n : widely distributed genus of herbs or shrubs with glandular compound leaves and spicate or racemose purple or white flowers [syn: {genus Psoralea}]

Psoralea esculenta
n : densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots [syn: {breadroot}, {Indian breadroot}, {pomme blanche}, {pomme de prairie}]

psoriasis
n : a chronic skin disease characterized by dry red patches covered with scales; occurs especially on the scalp and ears and genitalia and the skin over bony prominences

psoriatic arthritis
n : a form of rheumatoid arthritis usually affecting fingers and toes and associated with psoriasis

PST
n : standard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west; used in far western states of the United States [syn: {Pacific Time}, {Pacific Standard Time}]

psych up
v : get excited or stimulated; "The children were all psyched up after the movie" [syn: {hype up}]

psyche
n 1: that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head" [syn: {mind}, {head}, {brain}, {nous}]
2: the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life [syn: {soul}]
3: (Greek mythology) a beautiful princess loved by Cupid who visited her at night and told her she must not try to see him; became the personification of the soul

psychedelia
n : the subculture of users of psychedelic drugs

psychedelic
adj 1: producing distorted sensory perceptions and feelings or altered states of awareness or sometimes states resembling psychosis; "psychedelic drugs like psilocybin and mescaline"
2: having the vivid colors and bizarre patterns associated with psychedelic states; "a psychedelic painting"
3: of a mental state characterized by intense and distorted perceptions and hallucinations and feelings of euphoria or sometimes despair; "a psychedelic experience"

psychedelic drug
n : a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences [syn: {hallucinogen}, {hallucinogenic drug}, {psychodelic drug}]

psychedelic rock
n : a musical style that emerged in the mid-1960s; rock music inspired by or related to drug-induced experience [syn: {acid rock}]

psychiatric
adj : relating to or used in or engaged in the practice of psychiatry; "psychiatric disorder"; "psychiatric hospital" [syn: {psychiatrical}]

psychiatric hospital
n : a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person [syn: {mental hospital}, {mental institution}, {institution}, {mental home}, {insane asylum}, {asylum}]

psychiatrical
adj : relating to or used in or engaged in the practice of psychiatry; "psychiatric disorder"; "psychiatric hospital" [syn: {psychiatric}]

psychiatrist
n : a physician who specializes in psychiatry [syn: {head-shrinker}, {shrink}]

psychiatry
n : the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders [syn: {psychopathology}, {psychological medicine}]

psychic
adj 1: pertaining to forces or mental processes outside the possibilities defined by natural or scientific laws; "psychic reader"; "psychical research" [syn: {psychical}]
2: affecting or influenced by the human mind; "psychic energy"; "psychic trauma" [syn: {psychical}]
3: outside the sphere of physical science; "psychic phenomena" [syn: {psychical}]
n : a person apparently sensitive to things beyond the natural range of perception

psychic communication
n : communication by paranormal means [syn: {psychical communication}, {anomalous communication}]

psychic energy
n : an actuating force or factor [syn: {mental energy}]

psychic phenomena
n : phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes [syn: {psychic phenomenon}, {parapsychology}]

psychic phenomenon
n : phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes [syn: {psychic phenomena}, {parapsychology}]

psychic trauma
n : an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects [syn: {trauma}]

psychical
adj 1: affecting or influenced by the human mind; "psychic energy"; "psychic trauma" [syn: {psychic}]
2: pertaining to forces or mental processes outside the possibilities defined by natural or scientific laws; "psychic reader"; "psychical research" [syn: {psychic}]
3: outside the sphere of physical science; "psychic phenomena" [syn: {psychic}]

psychical communication
n : communication by paranormal means [syn: {psychic communication}, {anomalous communication}]

psychically
adv : from a psychic point of view; "he was psychically blind"

psycho
n : a person afflicted with psychosis [syn: {psychotic}, {psychotic person}]

psychoactive
adj : affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes; "psychoactive drugs" [syn: {psychotropic}] [ant: {nonpsychoactive}]

psychoactive drug
n : a drug that can produce mood changes and distorted perceptions [syn: {mind-altering drug}, {consciousness-altering drug}, {psychoactive substance}]

psychoactive substance
n : a drug that can produce mood changes and distorted perceptions [syn: {psychoactive drug}, {mind-altering drug}, {consciousness-altering drug}]

psychoanalyse
v : subject to psychoanalytic treatment; "I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist" [syn: {analyze}, {analyse}, {psychoanalyze}]

psychoanalysis
n : a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud; "his physician recommended psychoanalysis" [syn: {analysis}, {depth psychology}]

psychoanalyst
n : a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis [syn: {analyst}]

psychoanalytic
adj : of or relating to or incorporating the methods and theory of psychiatric treatment originated by Sigmund Freud; "Freud's psychoanalytical theories"; "psychoanalytic treatment" [syn: {psychoanalytical}]

psychoanalytic process
n : a process that is assumed to occur in psychoanalytic theory

psychoanalytical
adj : of or relating to or incorporating the methods and theory of psychiatric treatment originated by Sigmund Freud; "Freud's psychoanalytical theories"; "psychoanalytic treatment" [syn: {psychoanalytic}]

psychoanalyze
v : subject to psychoanalytic treatment; "I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist" [syn: {analyze}, {analyse}, {psychoanalyse}]

psychobabble
n : using language loaded with psychological terminology

psychodelic drug
n : a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences [syn: {hallucinogen}, {hallucinogenic drug}, {psychedelic drug}]

psychodid
n : a fly of the family Psychodidae

Psychodidae
n : very small two-winged flies with hairy wings that develop in moss and damp vegetable matter: sand flies [syn: {family Psychodidae}]

psychogalvanic response
n : a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body [syn: {galvanic skin response}, {GSR}, {electrodermal response}, {electrical skin response}, {Fere phenomenon}, {Tarchanoff phenomenon}]

psychogenic
adj : mental or emotional rather than physiological in origin; "a psychogenic disorder"

psychogenic fugue
n : dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who who they are and leaves home to creates a new life; during the fugue there is no memory of the former life; after recovering there is no memory for events during the dissociative state [syn: {fugue}]

psychokinesis
n : the power to move something by thinking about it without the application of physical force [syn: {telekinesis}]

psychokinetic
adj : moving an object without apparent use of physical means

psycholinguist
n : a person (usually a psychologist but sometimes a linguist) who studies the psychological basis of human language

psycholinguistic
adj : of or relating to the psychology of language

psycholinguistics
n : the branch of cognitive psychology that studies the psychological basis of linguistic competence and performance

psychological
adj 1: mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature; "give psychological support"; "psychological warfare"
2: of or relating to or determined by psychology; "psychological theories"

psychological disorder
n : (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness [syn: {mental disorder}, {mental disturbance}, {disturbance}, {folie}]

psychological feature
n : a feature of the mental life of a living organism

psychological medicine
n : the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders [syn: {psychiatry}, {psychopathology}]

psychological moment
n : the most appropriate time for achieving a desired effect

psychological operation
n : military actions designed to influence the perceptions and attitudes of individuals, groups, and foreign governments [syn: {psyop}]

psychological science
n : the science of mental life [syn: {psychology}]

psychological state
n : (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic; "a manic state" [syn: {mental state}]

psychological warfare
n : the use of psychological tactics to destroy the opponents' morale [syn: {war of nerves}]

psychologically
adv 1: with regard to psychology; "war that caught them in its toils either psychologically or physically"; "the event was very damaging to the child psychologically1"
2: in terms of psychology; "classify poetry psychologically"

psychologist
n : a scientist trained in psychology

psychology
n : the science of mental life [syn: {psychological science}]

psychology department
n : the academic department responsible for teaching and research in psychology [syn: {department of psychology}]

psychometric
adj : of or relating to psychometrics; "psychometric journals"

psychometric test
n : any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc; "the test was standardized on a large sample of students" [syn: {test}, {mental test}, {mental testing}]

psychometrics
n : any branch of psychology concerned with psychological measurements [syn: {psychometry}, {psychometrika}]

psychometrika
n : any branch of psychology concerned with psychological measurements [syn: {psychometry}, {psychometrics}]

psychometry
n : any branch of psychology concerned with psychological measurements [syn: {psychometrics}, {psychometrika}]

psychomotor
adj : of or relating to or characterizing mental events that have motor consequences or vice versa

psychomotor development
n : progressive acquisition of skills involving both mental and motor activities

psychomotor epilepsy
n : epilepsy characterized clinically by impairment of consciousness and amnesia for the episode; often involves purposeful movements of the arms and legs and sometimes hallucinations [syn: {temporal lobe epilepsy}]

psychoneuroses
psychoneurosis
n : a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction [syn: {neurosis}, {neuroticism}] [also: {psychoneuroses} (pl)]

psychoneuroses
See {psychoneurosis}

psychoneurosis
n : a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction [syn: {neurosis}, {neuroticism}] [also: {psychoneuroses} (pl)]

psychoneurotic
adj : affected with emotional disorder [syn: {neurotic}] [ant: {unneurotic}]
n : a person suffering from neurosis [syn: {neurotic}, {mental case}]

psychonomics
n : the branch of psychology that uses experimental methods to study psychological issues [syn: {experimental psychology}]

psychopath
n : someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath') [syn: {sociopath}]

psychopathic
adj : suffering from an undiagnosed mental disorder [syn: {psychopathologic}, {psychopathological}]

psychopathic personality
n : a personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack of affect; capable of violent acts without guilt feelings (`psychopathic personality' was once widely used but was superseded by `sociopathic personality' to indicate the social aspects of the disorder, but now `antisocial personality disorder' is the preferred term) [syn: {antisocial personality disorder}, {sociopathic personality}]

psychopathologic
adj : suffering from an undiagnosed mental disorder [syn: {psychopathic}, {psychopathological}]

psychopathological
adj : suffering from an undiagnosed mental disorder [syn: {psychopathic}, {psychopathologic}]

psychopathology
n 1: the branch of psychology concerned with abnormal behavior [syn: {abnormal psychology}]
2: the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders [syn: {psychiatry}, {psychological medicine}]

psychopathy
n : any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention [syn: {mental illness}, {mental disease}] [ant: {mental health}]

psychopharmacological
adj : of or relating to psychopharmacology

psychopharmacology
n : the study of drugs that affect the mind

psychophysicist
n : a psychologist trained in psychophysics

psychophysics
n : the branch of psychology concerned with quantitative relations between physical stimuli and their psychological effects

psychophysiology
n : the branch of psychology that is concerned with the physiological bases of psychological processes [syn: {physiological psychology}, {neuropsychology}]

psychopomp
n : a conductor of souls to the afterworld; "Hermes was their psychopomp"

Psychopsis
n : epiphytic orchids of Central and South America formerly included in genus Oncidium [syn: {genus Psychopsis}]

Psychopsis krameriana
n : orchid of South and Central America having flowers similar to but smaller than Psychopsis papilio; sometimes placed in genus Oncidium [syn: {Oncidium papilio kramerianum}]

Psychopsis papilio
n : orchid of South America and Trinidad having large yellow and reddish-brown flowers; sometimes placed in genus Oncidium [syn: {Oncidium papilio}]

psychoses
psychosis
n : any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted [also: {psychoses} (pl)]

psychoses
See {psychosis}

psychosexual
adj : of or relating to the mental or emotional attitudes about sexuality

psychosexual development
n : (psychoanalysis) the process during which personality and sexual behavior mature through a series of stages: first oral stage and then anal stage and then phallic stage and then latency stage and finally genital stage

psychosexuality
n : the mental representation of sexual activities

psychosis
n : any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted [also: {psychoses} (pl)]

psychosomatic
adj : used of illness or symptoms resulting from neurosis

psychosomatic disorder
n : a mental disorder that causes somatic symptoms

psychosurgery
n : brain surgery on human patients intended to relieve severe and otherwise intractable mental or behavioral problems

psychotherapeutic
adj 1: of or relating to or practicing psychotherapy; "psychotherapeutic sessions"
2: emotionally purging [syn: {cathartic}]

psychotherapeutics
n : the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods [syn: {psychotherapy}, {mental hygiene}]

psychotherapist
n : a therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders [syn: {clinical psychologist}]

psychotherapy
n 1: the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods [syn: {psychotherapeutics}, {mental hygiene}]
2: the treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means

psychotherapy group
n : a meeting of people for psychotherapeutic purposes

psychotic
adj : suffering from psychosis
n : a person afflicted with psychosis [syn: {psychotic person}, {psycho}]

psychotic belief
n : (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary [syn: {delusion}]

psychotic depression
n : a state of depression so severe that the person loses contact with reality and suffers a variety of functional impairments [ant: {neurotic depression}]

psychotic person
n : a person afflicted with psychosis [syn: {psychotic}, {psycho}]

Psychotria
n : tropical chiefly South American shrubs and trees [syn: {genus Psychotria}]

Psychotria capensis
n : South African evergreen having hard tough wood [syn: {lemonwood}, {lemon-wood}, {lemonwood tree}, {lemon-wood tree}]

psychotropic
adj : affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes; "psychoactive drugs" [syn: {psychoactive}] [ant: {nonpsychoactive}]

psychotropic agent
n : a chemical substance that can influence human consciousness

psychrometer
n : a hygrometer consisting of a dry-bulb thermometer and a wet-bulb thermometer; their difference indicates the dryness of the surrounding air

psylla
n : small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices [syn: {jumping plant louse}, {psyllid}]

psyllid
n : small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices [syn: {jumping plant louse}, {psylla}]

Psyllidae
n : jumping plant lice [syn: {family Psyllidae}, {Chermidae}, {family Chermidae}]

psyllium
n : plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative [syn: {fleawort}, {Spanish psyllium}, {Plantago psyllium}]

psyop
n : military actions designed to influence the perceptions and attitudes of individuals, groups, and foreign governments [syn: {psychological operation}]

Pt
n : a heavy precious metallic element; gray-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits [syn: {platinum}, {atomic number 78}]

PT boat
n : a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(ropeller) T(orpedo) boat [syn: {mosquito boat}, {mosquito craft}, {motor torpedo boat}]

Ptah
n : a major Egyptian god; shaper of the world; father of gods and men; worshipped especially at Memphis

ptarmigan
n : large arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage

Pteretis
n : small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea; in some classifications both genera are placed in Polypodiaceae [syn: {Matteuccia}, {genus Matteuccia}, {genus Pteretis}]

Pteretis struthiopteris
n : tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes [syn: {ostrich fern}, {shuttlecock fern}, {fiddlehead}, {Matteuccia struthiopteris}, {Onoclea struthiopteris}]

Pteridaceae
n : one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; Pteridaceae is itself in turn sometimes further subdivided [syn: {family Pteridaceae}]

Pteridium
n : a genus of ferns belonging to the family Dennstaedtiaceae [syn: {genus Pteridium}]

Pteridium aquilinum
n : large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan [syn: {bracken}, {pasture brake}, {brake}]

Pteridium esculentum
n : fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions [syn: {bracken}]

pteridological
adj : of or relating to the study of ferns

pteridologist
n : an expert in the study of ferns

pteridology
n : the branch of botany that studies ferns

Pteridophyta
n : containing all the vascular plants that do not bear seeds: ferns, horsetails, club mosses, and whisk ferns; in some classifications considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta [syn: {division Pteridophyta}]

pteridophyte
n : plants having vascular tissue and reproducing by spores [syn: {nonflowering plant}]

pteridosperm
n : an extinct seed-producing fernlike plant of the order Cycadofilicales (or group Pteridospermae) [syn: {seed fern}]

Pteridospermae
n : used in some classification systems: a group of extinct fossil gymnosperms coextensive with the order Cycadofilicales [syn: {group Pteridospermae}, {Pteridospermaphyta}, {group Pteridospermaphyta}]

Pteridospermaphyta
n : used in some classification systems: a group of extinct fossil gymnosperms coextensive with the order Cycadofilicales [syn: {Pteridospermae}, {group Pteridospermae}, {group Pteridospermaphyta}]

Pteridospermopsida
n : extinct gymnosperms most of Carboniferous to Jurassic: seed ferns and allies [syn: {class Pteridospermopsida}]

Pteriidae
n : pearl oysters [syn: {family Pteriidae}]

pterion
n : the craniometric point in the region of the sphenoid fontanelle

Pteris
n : large genus of terrestrial ferns of tropics and subtropics; sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae [syn: {genus Pteris}]

Pteris cretica
n : cultivated in many varieties as houseplants

Pteris multifida
n : Asiatic fern introduced in America [syn: {spider brake}, {spider fern}]

Pteris serrulata
n : fern of North Africa and Azores and Canary Islands [syn: {ribbon fern}, {spider fern}]

Pternohyla
n : burrowing tree frogs [syn: {genus Pternohyla}]

Pternohyla fodiens
n : terrestrial burrowing nocturnal frog of grassy terrain and scrub forests having very hard upper surface of head; of the United States southwest [syn: {lowland burrowing treefrog}, {northern casque-headed frog}]

Pterocarpus
n : genus of tropical trees or climbers having usually broadly winged pods [syn: {genus Pterocarpus}]

Pterocarpus angolensis
n : deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood [syn: {bloodwood tree}, {kiaat}]

Pterocarpus indicus
n : tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain [syn: {padauk}, {padouk}, {amboyna}]

Pterocarpus macrocarpus
n : tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany [syn: {Burma padauk}, {Burmese rosewood}]

Pterocarpus marsupium
n : East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning [syn: {kino}]

Pterocarpus santalinus
n : tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood [syn: {red sandalwood}, {red sanders}, {red sanderswood}, {red saunders}]

Pterocarya
n : Asiatic nut trees: wing nuts [syn: {genus Pterocarya}]

Pterocarya fraxinifolia
n : medium-sized Caucasian much-branched tree distinguished from other walnut trees by its winged fruit [syn: {Caucasian walnut}]

Pterocles
n : type genus of the Pteroclididae [syn: {genus Pterocles}]

Pterocles alchata
n : sandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle tail feathers [syn: {pin-tailed sandgrouse}, {pin-tailed grouse}]

Pterocles indicus
n : sandgrouse of India [syn: {painted sandgrouse}]

Pteroclididae
n : sandgrouses [syn: {family Pteroclididae}]

Pterocnemia
n : a genus of birds of the family Rheidae [syn: {genus Pterocnemia}]

Pterocnemia pennata
n : smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan [syn: {rhea}, {nandu}]

pterodactyl
n : extinct flying reptile

Pterodactylidae
n : a reptile family in the order Pterosauria [syn: {family Pterodactylidae}]

Pterodactylus
n : a reptile genus of Pterodactylidae [syn: {genus Pterodactylus}]

Pterois
n : lionfishes [syn: {genus Pterois}]

pteropogon
n : southern Australian plant having feathery hairs surrounding the fruit [syn: {Pteropogon humboltianum}]

Pteropogon humboltianum
n : southern Australian plant having feathery hairs surrounding the fruit [syn: {pteropogon}]

Pteropsida
n : used in former classifications to include all ferns and flowering plants and divided into the three classes Filicinae and Gymnospermae and Angiospermae [syn: {subdivision Pteropsida}]

Pteropus
n : a genus of Megachiroptera [syn: {genus Pteropus}]

Pteropus capestratus
n : a variety of fruit bat

Pteropus hypomelanus
n : a variety of fruit bat

pterosaur
n : extinct flying reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a birdlike beak and membranous wings supported by the very long fourth digit of each forelimb [syn: {flying reptile}]

Pterosauria
n : extinct flying reptiles: pterosaurs [syn: {order Pterosauria}]

Pterospermum
n : genus of tropical Asian trees and shrubs [syn: {genus Pterospermum}]

Pterospermum acerifolium
n : Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree [syn: {mayeng}, {maple-leaved bayur}]

Pterostylis
n : genus of terrestrial orchids of Australia and New Zealand and western Pacific [syn: {genus Pterostylis}]

pteroylglutamic acid
n : a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction [syn: {vitamin Bc}, {vitamin M}, {folate}, {folic acid}, {folacin}, {pteroylmonoglutamic acid}]

pteroylmonoglutamic acid
n : a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction [syn: {vitamin Bc}, {vitamin M}, {folate}, {folic acid}, {folacin}, {pteroylglutamic acid}]

pterygia
pterygium
n : a thickened triangular layer of conjunctiva extending from the nasal edge of the eye to the cornea; pterygia arise from irritation of the pinguecula [also: {pterygia} (pl)]

pterygia
See {pterygium}

pterygium
n : a thickened triangular layer of conjunctiva extending from the nasal edge of the eye to the cornea; pterygia arise from irritation of the pinguecula [also: {pterygia} (pl)]

pterygoid muscle
n : muscle descending from the sphenoid bone to the lower jaw

pterygoid plexus
n : a plexus of veins draining the region of the pterygoid muscles and draining into the internal maxillary and anterior facial veins

pterygoid process
n : two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone

pterylae
See {pteryla}

Ptilocercus
n : pentails [syn: {genus Ptilocercus}]

Ptilocrinus
n : sea lilies [syn: {genus Ptilocrinus}]

Ptilonorhynchidae
n : bowerbirds [syn: {family Ptilonorhynchidae}]

Ptilonorhynchus
n : type genus of the Ptilonorhynchidae [syn: {genus Ptilonorhynchus}]

Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
n : of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female is light gray-green [syn: {satin bowerbird}, {satin bird}]

Ptloris
n : a genus of Paradisaeidae [syn: {genus Ptloris}]

Ptloris paradisea
n : velvety black Australian bird of paradise with green and purple iridescence on head and tail [syn: {riflebird}]

PTO
n : a device that transfers power from an engine (as in a tractor or other motor vehicle) to another piece of equipment (as to a pump or jackhammer) [syn: {power takeoff}]

Ptolemaic
adj 1: of or relating to the astronomer Ptolemy
2: of or relating to the geocentric Ptolemaic system; "in the Ptolemaic system of planetary motion the earth is fixed as the center of the universe with the sun and moon and planets revolving around it"

Ptolemaic dynasty
n : an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra [syn: {Ptolemy}]

Ptolemaic system
n : Ptolemy's model of the universe with the Earth at the center

Ptolemy
n 1: Alexandrian astronomer who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until Copernicus (2nd century AD) [syn: {Claudius Ptolemaeus}]
2: an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra [syn: {Ptolemaic dynasty}]

Ptolemy I
n : the king of Egypt who founded the Macedonian dynasty in Egypt; a close friend and general of Alexander the Great who took charge of Egypt after Alexander died (circa 367-285 BC)

Ptolemy II
n : son of Ptolemy I and king of Egypt who was said to be responsible for the Septuagint (circa 309-247 BC)

ptomain
n : any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria [syn: {ptomaine}]

ptomaine
n 1: any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria [syn: {ptomain}]
2: a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines [syn: {ptomaine poisoning}]

ptomaine poisoning
n : a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines [syn: {ptomaine}]

ptoses
ptosis
n : drooping of the upper eyelid caused by muscle paralysis and weakness [also: {ptoses} (pl)]

ptoses
See {ptosis}

ptosis
n : drooping of the upper eyelid caused by muscle paralysis and weakness [also: {ptoses} (pl)]

PTSD
n : an anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as survivor guilt, reliving the trauma in dreams, numbness and lack of involvement with reality, or recurrent thoughts and images [syn: {posttraumatic stress disorder}]

ptyalin
n : an amylase secreted in saliva

ptyalise
v : expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer" [syn: {spit}, {ptyalize}, {spew}, {spue}]

ptyalism
n : excessive flow of saliva

ptyalith
n : calculus in a salivary gland

ptyalize
v : expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer" [syn: {spit}, {ptyalise}, {spew}, {spue}]

Ptyas
n : Asian rat snakes [syn: {genus Ptyas}]

Ptyas mucosus
n : enter buildings in pursuit of prey [syn: {Indian rat snake}]

Ptychozoon
n : flying geckos [syn: {genus Ptychozoon}]

Ptychozoon homalocephalum
n : having membranous expansions along sides of body and limbs and tail [syn: {flying gecko}, {fringed gecko}]

p-type semiconductor
n : a semiconductor in which electrical conduction is due chiefly to the movement of positive holes

Pu
n : a solid silvery gray radioactive transuranic element whose atoms can be split when bombarded with neutrons; found in minute quantities in uranium ores but is usually synthesized in nuclear reactors; 13 isotopes are known with the most important being plutonium 239 [syn: {plutonium}, {atomic number 94}]

pub
n : tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals [syn: {public house}, {saloon}, {pothouse}, {gin mill}, {taphouse}] [also: {pubbing}, {pubbed}]

pub crawl
n : a tour of bars or public houses (usually taking one drink at each stop)

pubbed
pub
n : tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals [syn: {public house}, {saloon}, {pothouse}, {gin mill}, {taphouse}] [also: {pubbing}, {pubbed}]

pubbed
See {pub}

pubbing
pub
n : tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals [syn: {public house}, {saloon}, {pothouse}, {gin mill}, {taphouse}] [also: {pubbing}, {pubbed}]

pubbing
See {pub}

pub-crawl
v : go from one pub to the next and get progressively more drunk; "he pub-crawled around Birmingham" [syn: {bar hop}]

pubertal
adj : of or related to puberty

puberty
n : the time of life when sex glands become functional [syn: {pubescence}]

puberulent
adj : covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds" [syn: {downy}, {pubescent}, {sericeous}]

pubes
pubis
n : one of the three sections of the hipbone; together the two pubic bones form the front of the pelvis [syn: {pubic bone}, {os pubis}] [also: {pubes} (pl)]

pubes
n : the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs [syn: {pubic region}, {loins}]

pubes
See {pubis}

pubescence
n : the time of life when sex glands become functional [syn: {puberty}]

pubescent
adj 1: (of animals especially human beings) having arrived at the onset of puberty (the age at which sex glands become functional) but not yet fully mature; "the budding breasts of a pubescent girl and the downy chin of pubescent boy"
2: covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds" [syn: {downy}, {puberulent}, {sericeous}]

pubic
adj : relating or near the pubis; "pubic bones"; "pubic hair"

pubic bone
n : one of the three sections of the hipbone; together the two pubic bones form the front of the pelvis [syn: {pubis}, {os pubis}]

pubic hair
n : hair growing in the pubic area [syn: {bush}, {crotch hair}]

pubic louse
n : infests the pubic region of the human body [syn: {crab louse}, {crab}, {Phthirius pubis}]

pubic region
n : the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs [syn: {pubes}, {loins}]

pubis
n : one of the three sections of the hipbone; together the two pubic bones form the front of the pelvis [syn: {pubic bone}, {os pubis}] [also: {pubes} (pl)]

public
adj 1: not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole; "the public good"; "public libraries"; "public funds"; "public parks"; "a public scandal"; "public gardens"; "performers and members of royal families are public figures" [ant: {private}]
2: affecting the people or community as a whole; "community leaders"; "community interests"; "the public welfare"
n 1: people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public" [syn: {populace}, {world}]
2: a body of people sharing some common interest; "the reading public"

public address system
n : an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas [syn: {P.A. system}, {PA system}, {P.A.}, {PA}]

public charity
n : a charity that is deemed to receive the major part of its support from the public (rather than from a small group of individuals)

public convenience
n : a toilet that is available to the public [syn: {public toilet}, {comfort station}, {convenience}, {public lavatory}, {restroom}, {toilet facility}, {wash room}]

public debate
n : the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote) [syn: {debate}, {disputation}]

public debt
n : the total of the nation's debts: debts of local and state and national governments; an indicator of how much public spending is financed by borrowing instead of taxation

public defender
n : a lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public expense

public discussion
n : free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest; "such a proposal deserves thorough public discussion" [syn: {ventilation}]

public domain
n : property rights that are held by the public at large

public easement
n : any easement enjoyed by the public in general (as the public's right to use public streets)

public executioner
n : an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant [syn: {executioner}]

public exposure
n : the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate [syn: {dissemination}, {airing}, {spreading}]

public eye
n : a focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency" [syn: {limelight}, {spotlight}, {glare}]

public figure
n : a well-known or notable person; "they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music" [syn: {name}, {figure}]

public house
n : tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals [syn: {pub}, {saloon}, {pothouse}, {gin mill}, {taphouse}]

public housing
n : a housing development that is publicly funded and administered for low-income families [syn: {housing project}]

public knowledge
n : knowledge that is available to anyone [syn: {general knowledge}]

public lavatory
n : a toilet that is available to the public [syn: {public toilet}, {comfort station}, {public convenience}, {convenience}, {restroom}, {toilet facility}, {wash room}]

public law
n : a law affecting the public at large

public lecture
n : a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications" [syn: {lecture}, {talk}]

public library
n : a nonprofit library maintained for public use

public mover
n : a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another [syn: {mover}, {moving company}, {removal firm}, {removal company}]

public nudity
n : vulgar and offensive nakedness in a public place [syn: {indecent exposure}]

public nuisance
n : a nuisance that unreasonably interferes with a right that is common to the general public; "a public nuisance offends the public at large" [syn: {common nuisance}]

public office
n : a position concerning the people as a whole

public opinion
n : a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion" [syn: {popular opinion}, {opinion}, {vox populi}]

public opinion poll
n : an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people [syn: {poll}, {opinion poll}, {canvass}]

public presentation
n : a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity" [syn: {performance}]

public press
n : the gathering and publishing of news in the form of newspapers or magazines [syn: {press}]

public property
n : property owned by a government

public prosecutor
n : a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state [syn: {prosecutor}, {prosecuting officer}, {prosecuting attorney}]

public relations
n : a promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or institution [syn: {PR}]

public relations man
n : someone employed to arrange publicity (for a firm or a public figure) [syn: {press agent}, {publicity man}, {PR man}]

public relations person
n : a person employed to establish and promote a favorable relationship with the public

public school
n 1: a tuition free school in the United States supported by taxes and controlled by a school board
2: private independent secondary school in Great Britain supported by endowment and tuition

public security
n : the general security of public places; "he was arrested for disturbing the peace" [syn: {peace}]

public servant
n : someone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment)

public service
n 1: a service that is performed for the benefit of the public or its institutions [syn: {community service}]
2: employment within a government system (especially in the civil service)

public speaker
n : a person who delivers a speech or oration [syn: {orator}, {speechmaker}, {rhetorician}, {speechifier}]

public speaking
n : delivering an address to a public audience; "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking" [syn: {speechmaking}, {speaking}, {oral presentation}]

public square
n 1: an open area at the meeting of two or more streets [syn: {square}]
2: a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece [syn: {agora}, {forum}]

public toilet
n : a toilet that is available to the public [syn: {comfort station}, {public convenience}, {convenience}, {public lavatory}, {restroom}, {toilet facility}, {wash room}]

public transit
n : a public transportation system for moving passengers

public transport
n : conveyance for passengers or mail or freight

public treasury
n : a treasury for government funds [syn: {trough}, {till}]

public trust
n : a trust created for charitable or religious or educational or scientific purposes [syn: {charitable trust}]

public utility
n : a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation [syn: {utility}, {public-service corporation}]

public violence
n : a public act of violence by an unruly mob [syn: {riot}]

public works
n : structures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks) constructed at government expense for public use

publically
adv : in a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly; "she admitted publicly to being a communist" [syn: {publicly}, {in public}] [ant: {privately}]

publican
n : the keeper of a public house [syn: {tavern keeper}]

publication
n 1: a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
2: the act of issuing printed materials [syn: {issue}]
3: the business of publishing [syn: {publishing}]

publicise
v 1: call attention to; "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS" [syn: {advertise}, {publicize}, {advertize}]
2: make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare" [syn: {publicize}, {air}, {bare}]

publicised
adj : made known; especially made widely known [syn: {publicized}] [ant: {suppressed}]

publiciser
n : someone who publicizes [syn: {publicist}, {publicizer}]

publicist
n : someone who publicizes [syn: {publicizer}, {publiciser}]

publicity
n : a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution [syn: {promotion}, {promotional material}, {packaging}]

publicity man
n : someone employed to arrange publicity (for a firm or a public figure) [syn: {press agent}, {public relations man}, {PR man}]

publicize
v 1: make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare" [syn: {publicise}, {air}, {bare}]
2: call attention to; "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS" [syn: {advertise}, {advertize}, {publicise}]

publicized
adj : made known; especially made widely known [syn: {publicised}] [ant: {suppressed}]

publicizer
n : someone who publicizes [syn: {publicist}, {publiciser}]

publicizing
n : the business of drawing public attention to goods and services [syn: {advertising}]

publicly
adv 1: in a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly; "she admitted publicly to being a communist" [syn: {publically}, {in public}] [ant: {privately}]
2: by the public or the people generally; "publicly provided medical care"; "publicly financed schools" [ant: {privately}]

public-relations campaign
n : an advertising campaign intended to improve public relations

public-service corporation
n : a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation [syn: {utility}, {public utility}]

public-spirited
adj : showing unselfish interest in the public welfare; "a public-spirited citizen"

publish
v 1: put into print; "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce"; "These news should not be printed" [syn: {print}]
2: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper" [syn: {bring out}, {put out}, {issue}, {release}]
3: have (one's written work) issued for publication; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career" [syn: {write}]

publishable
adj : suitable for publication [ant: {unpublishable}]

published
adj 1: prepared and printed for distribution and sale; "the complete published works Dickens" [ant: {unpublished}]
2: formally made public; "published accounts" [syn: {promulgated}]

publisher
n 1: a firm in the publishing business [syn: {publishing house}, {publishing firm}, {publishing company}]
2: a person engaged in publishing periodicals or books or music
3: the proprietor of a newspaper [syn: {newspaper publisher}]

publishing
n : the business of publishing [syn: {publication}]

publishing company
n : a firm in the publishing business [syn: {publisher}, {publishing house}, {publishing firm}]

publishing conglomerate
n : a conglomerate of publishing companies [syn: {publishing empire}]

publishing empire
n : a conglomerate of publishing companies [syn: {publishing conglomerate}]

publishing firm
n : a firm in the publishing business [syn: {publisher}, {publishing house}, {publishing company}]

publishing house
n : a firm in the publishing business [syn: {publisher}, {publishing firm}, {publishing company}]

Publius Aelius Hadrianus
n : Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall (76-138) [syn: {Hadrian}, {Adrian}]

Publius Cornelius Scipio
n : Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC) [syn: {Scipio}, {Scipio Africanus}, {Scipio Africanus Major}, {Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major}, {Scipio the Elder}]

Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major
n : Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC) [syn: {Scipio}, {Scipio Africanus}, {Scipio Africanus Major}, {Publius Cornelius Scipio}, {Scipio the Elder}]

Publius Ovidius Naso
n : Roman poet remembered for his elegiac verses on love (43 BC - AD 17) [syn: {Ovid}]

Publius Terentius Afer
n : dramatist of ancient Rome (born in Greece) whose comedies were based on works by Menander (190?-159 BC) [syn: {Terence}]

Publius Vergilius Maro
n : a Roman poet; author of the epic poem `Aeneid' (70-19 BC) [syn: {Virgil}, {Vergil}]

pubococcygeus exercises
n : exercises for women designed to improve the ability to hold urine [syn: {Kegel exercises}]

Puccini
n : Italian operatic composer noted for the dramatic realism of his operas (1858-1924) [syn: {Giacomo Puccini}]

Puccinia
n : type genus of the Pucciniaceae; a large genus of parasitic fungi including many that are destructive to various economic plants [syn: {genus Puccinia}]

Puccinia graminis
n : rust fungus that attacks wheat [syn: {wheat rust}]

Pucciniaceae
n : large important family of rust fungi [syn: {family Pucciniaceae}]

puccoon
n 1: perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment [syn: {Lithospermum caroliniense}]
2: perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leave and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant [syn: {bloodroot}, {redroot}, {tetterwort}, {Sanguinaria canadensis}]

puce
n : a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red

Puck
n 1: a mischievous sprite of English folklore [syn: {Robin Goodfellow}]
2: a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey [syn: {hockey puck}]

pucka
adj : absolutely first class and genuine; "pukka sahib"; "pukka quarters with a swarm of servants" [syn: {pukka}]

pucker
n : an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth) [syn: {ruck}]
v 1: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips" [syn: {rumple}, {cockle}, {crumple}, {knit}]
2: draw fabric together and sew it tightly [syn: {gather}, {tuck}]
3: become wrinkled or drawn together; "her lips puckered" [syn: {ruck}, {ruck up}]

puckerbush
n : evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candles [syn: {bay myrtle}, {Myrica cerifera}]

puckered
adj : (used of the skin of the face) contracted into wrinkles; "a puckered-up mouth waiting to be kissed"; "her mischievous puckered nose" [syn: {puckered-up}]

puckered-up
adj : (used of the skin of the face) contracted into wrinkles; "a puckered-up mouth waiting to be kissed"; "her mischievous puckered nose" [syn: {puckered}]

puckish
adj : naughtily or annoyingly playful; "teasing and worrying with impish laughter" [syn: {impish}, {implike}, {mischievous}, {pixilated}, {prankish}]

puckishly
adv : in an appealing but bold manner; "she asked him impishly to come in" [syn: {impishly}]

puckishness
n : the trait of behaving like an imp [syn: {impishness}, {mischievousness}, {whimsicality}]

pud
n : (British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud' is used informally) [syn: {pudding}]

pudden-head
n : a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!" [syn: {stupid}, {stupid person}, {dullard}, {dolt}, {pudding head}, {poor fish}, {pillock}]

pudding
n 1: any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes; "corn pudding"
2: (British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud' is used informally) [syn: {pud}]
3: any of various soft sweet desserts thickened usually with flour and baked or boiled or steamed

pudding berry
n : creeping red-berried perennial herb distinguished by clustered leaf whorls at tips of shoots; Greenland to Alaska [syn: {bunchberry}, {dwarf cornel}, {crackerberry}, {Cornus canadensis}]

pudding face
n : a large fat human face [syn: {pudding-face}]

pudding head
n : a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!" [syn: {stupid}, {stupid person}, {dullard}, {dolt}, {pudden-head}, {poor fish}, {pillock}]

pudding pipe tree
n : deciduous or semi-evergreen tree having scented sepia to yellow flowers in drooping racemes and pods whose pulp is used medicinally; tropical Asia and Central and South America and Australia [syn: {golden shower tree}, {drumstick tree}, {purging cassia}, {canafistola}, {canafistula}, {Cassia fistula}]

pudding stone
n : a composite rock made up of particles of varying size [syn: {conglomerate}]

pudding-face
n : a large fat human face [syn: {pudding face}]

puddingheaded
adj : stupid and confused; used especially of persons; "blathering like the addlepated nincompoop that you are"; "a confused puddingheaded, muddleheaded fellow"- Isaac Sterne [syn: {addlebrained}, {addlepated}, {potty}, {muddleheaded}]

pudding-wife
n : bluish and bronze wrasse; found from Florida keys to Brazil [syn: {puddingwife}, {Halicoeres radiatus}]

puddingwife
n : bluish and bronze wrasse; found from Florida keys to Brazil [syn: {pudding-wife}, {Halicoeres radiatus}]

puddle
n 1: a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry
2: a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid; "there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain"; "the body lay in a pool of blood" [syn: {pool}]
3: something resembling a pool of liquid; "he stood in a pool of light"; "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines" [syn: {pool}]
v 1: wade or dabble in a puddle; "The ducks and geese puddled in the backyard"
2: subject to puddling or form by puddling; "puddle iron"
3: dip into mud before planting; "puddle young plants"
4: work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud
5: mess around, as in a liquid or paste; "The children are having fun puddling in paint"
6: make into a puddle; "puddled mire" [syn: {muddle}]
7: make a puddle by splashing water
8: mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues" [syn: {addle}, {muddle}]
9: eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" [syn: {make}, {urinate}, {piddle}, {micturate}, {piss}, {pee}, {pee-pee}, {make water}, {relieve oneself}, {take a leak}, {spend a penny}, {wee}, {wee-wee}, {pass water}]

puddler
n : a worker who turns pig iron into wrought iron by puddling

pudenda
pudendum
n : human external genital organs collectively especially of a female [also: {pudenda} (pl)]

pudenda
See {pudendum}

pudendal
adj : of or relating to or near the pudendum; "pudendal nerve"

pudendal artery
n : arteries supplying the external genital organs of humans [syn: {arteria pudenda}]

pudendal block
n : regional anesthesia resulting from the use of a local anesthetic to deaden the pudendal nerves in the region of the vulva and labia majora; used to ease discomfort during childbirth

pudendal cleavage
n : the fissure between the labia majora [syn: {pudendal cleft}, {urogenital cleft}, {rima pudendi}, {rima vulvae}, {pudendal slit}, {vulvar slit}]

pudendal cleft
n : the fissure between the labia majora [syn: {urogenital cleft}, {rima pudendi}, {rima vulvae}, {pudendal cleavage}, {pudendal slit}, {vulvar slit}]

pudendal slit
n : the fissure between the labia majora [syn: {pudendal cleft}, {urogenital cleft}, {rima pudendi}, {rima vulvae}, {pudendal cleavage}, {vulvar slit}]

pudendal vein
n : vein of the pudendum [syn: {venae pudendum}]

pudendum
n : human external genital organs collectively especially of a female [also: {pudenda} (pl)]

pudge
n : a short fat person

pudgier
pudgy
adj : short and fat [syn: {dumpy}, {podgy}, {tubby}] [also: {pudgiest}, {pudgier}]

pudgier
See {pudgy}

pudgiest
pudgy
adj : short and fat [syn: {dumpy}, {podgy}, {tubby}] [also: {pudgiest}, {pudgier}]

pudgiest
See {pudgy}

pudginess
n : the property of having a plump and round body [syn: {chubbiness}, {tubbiness}, {rolypoliness}]

pudgy
adj : short and fat [syn: {dumpy}, {podgy}, {tubby}] [also: {pudgiest}, {pudgier}]

Puebla
n : a city in south central Mexico (southeast of Mexico City) on the edge of central Mexican plateau [syn: {Puebla de Zaragoza}, {Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza}]

Puebla de Zaragoza
n : a city in south central Mexico (southeast of Mexico City) on the edge of central Mexican plateau [syn: {Puebla}, {Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza}]

Pueblo
n 1: a member of any of about two dozen Native American peoples called pueblos by the Spanish because they live in villages built of adobe and rock
2: a city in Colorado south of Colorado Springs
3: a communal village built by Indians in the southwestern United States

Pueraria
n : genus of woody Asiatic vines: kudzu [syn: {genus Pueraria}]

Pueraria lobata
n : fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long many-seed hairy pods and tuberous starchy roots; grown for fodder and forage and root starch; widespread in the southern United States [syn: {kudzu}, {kudzu vine}]

puerile
adj 1: of or characteristic of a child; "puerile breathing"
2: displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes" [syn: {adolescent}, {jejune}, {juvenile}]

puerility
n 1: the state of a child between infancy and adolescence [syn: {childhood}]
2: a property characteristic of a child [syn: {childishness}]

puerpera
n : a woman in childbirth or shortly thereafter

puerperal
adj : relating to or connected with or occurring at the time of childbirth or shortly following, or to the woman who has just given birth

puerperal fever
n : serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary conditions); formerly widespread but now uncommon [syn: {childbed fever}]

puerperium
n : time period following childbirth when the mother's uterus shrinks and the other functional and anatomic changes of pregnancy are resolved; "a perinatologist cared for her during the puerperium"

Puerto Rican
n : a resident of Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico
n 1: a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico [syn: {Porto Rico}, {Commonwealth of Puerto Rico}, {PR}]
2: the smallest and easternmost of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean [syn: {Porto Rico}]

puff
adj : gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves" [syn: {puffed}]
n 1: a short light gust of air [syn: {puff of air}, {whiff}]
2: a light inflated pastry or puff shell
3: exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
4: bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together [syn: {quilt}, {comforter}]
5: a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin [syn: {powderpuff}]
6: thick cushion used as a seat [syn: {ottoman}, {pouf}, {pouffe}, {hassock}]
7: a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly" [syn: {drag}, {pull}]
8: forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff" [syn: {blow}]
v 1: smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe" [syn: {whiff}]
2: suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette" [syn: {drag}, {draw}]
3: breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily" [syn: {pant}, {gasp}, {heave}]
4: make proud or conceited; "The sudden fame puffed her ego"
5: praise extravagantly; "The critics puffed up this Broadway production" [syn: {puff up}]
6: speak in a blustering or scornful manner; "A puffing kind of man"
7: to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs" [syn: {puff up}, {blow up}, {puff out}]
8: blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain" [syn: {huff}, {chuff}]

puff adder
n 1: large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed [syn: {Bitis arietans}]
2: harmless North American snake with upturned nose; may spread its head and neck or play dead when disturbed [syn: {hognose snake}, {sand viper}]

puff batter
n : batter for making light hollow cases to hold various fillings [syn: {pouf paste}, {pate a choux}]

puff of air
n : a short light gust of air [syn: {puff}, {whiff}]

puff out
v : to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs" [syn: {puff}, {puff up}, {blow up}]

puff paste
n : dough used for very light flaky rich pastries [syn: {pate feuillete}]

puff up
v 1: make larger or distend; "The estimates were puffed up"
2: to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs" [syn: {puff}, {blow up}, {puff out}]
3: become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son" [syn: {swell}]
4: praise extravagantly; "The critics puffed up this Broadway production" [syn: {puff}]

puffball
n 1: any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature [syn: {true puffball}]
2: any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles [syn: {earthball}, {false truffle}, {hard-skinned puffball}]

puffbird
n : brownish tropical American bird having a large head with fluffed out feathers

puffed
adj 1: abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; "hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh" [syn: {bloated}, {distended}, {puffy}, {swollen}, {tumescent}, {tumid}, {turgid}]
2: gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves" [syn: {puff}]

puffed rice
n : puffy rice kernels

puffed wheat
n : puffy wheat berries

puffer
n 1: delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver [syn: {blowfish}, {sea squab}]
2: any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers [syn: {blowfish}, {globefish}]

puffier
puffy
adj 1: being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing; "a bouffant skirt" [syn: {bouffant}]
2: abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; "hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh" [syn: {bloated}, {distended}, {puffed}, {swollen}, {tumescent}, {tumid}, {turgid}]
3: breathing heavily [syn: {huffing}, {puffing}] [also: {puffiest}, {puffier}]

puffier
See {puffy}

puffiest
puffy
adj 1: being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing; "a bouffant skirt" [syn: {bouffant}]
2: abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; "hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh" [syn: {bloated}, {distended}, {puffed}, {swollen}, {tumescent}, {tumid}, {turgid}]
3: breathing heavily [syn: {huffing}, {puffing}] [also: {puffiest}, {puffier}]

puffiest
See {puffy}

puffin
n : any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills

puffiness
n : abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement [syn: {swelling}, {lump}]

puffing
adj : breathing heavily [syn: {huffing}, {puffy}]
n 1: blowing tobacco smoke out into the air; "they smoked up the room with their ceaseless puffing"
2: an act of forcible exhalation [syn: {huffing}, {snorting}]

Puffinus
n : shearwaters [syn: {genus Puffinus}]

Puffinus puffinus
n : small black-and-white shearwater common in the northeastern Atlantic [syn: {Manx shearwater}]

puffy
adj 1: being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing; "a bouffant skirt" [syn: {bouffant}]
2: abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; "hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh" [syn: {bloated}, {distended}, {puffed}, {swollen}, {tumescent}, {tumid}, {turgid}]
3: breathing heavily [syn: {huffing}, {puffing}] [also: {puffiest}, {puffier}]

pug
n : small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle [syn: {pug-dog}] [also: {pugging}, {pugged}]

pug nose
n : a short nose; flattened and turned up at the end

pug-dog
n : small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle [syn: {pug}]

Puget Sound
n : an inlet of the North Pacific in northwestern Washington State

pugged
pug
n : small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle [syn: {pug-dog}] [also: {pugging}, {pugged}]

pugged
See {pug}

pugging
pug
n : small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle [syn: {pug-dog}] [also: {pugging}, {pugged}]

pugging
See {pug}

pugilism
n : fighting with the fists [syn: {boxing}, {fisticuffs}]

pugilist
n : someone who fights with his fists for sport [syn: {boxer}]

pugilistic
adj : of or relating to pugilism or pugilists; "a pugilistic career"

Pugin
n : English architect who played a prominent role in the 19th century revival of Gothic architecture (1812-1852) [syn: {Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin}]

Puglia
n : a region in southeastern Italy on the Adriatic [syn: {Apulia}]

pugnacious
adj 1: tough and callous by virtue of experience [syn: {hard-bitten}, {hard-boiled}]
2: ready and able to resort to force or violence; "pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance"- Herman Melville; "they were rough and determined fighting men" [syn: {rough}]

pugnaciously
adv : in a pugnacious manner

pugnacity
n : a disposition to fight [syn: {aggressiveness}, {contentiousness}, {belligerence}, {quarrelsomeness}]

pug-nose
adj : having a blunt nose; "a pug-nosed boy with freckles"; "a snub-nosed automatic" [syn: {pug-nosed}, {snub-nosed}]

pug-nosed
adj : having a blunt nose; "a pug-nosed boy with freckles"; "a snub-nosed automatic" [syn: {pug-nose}, {snub-nosed}]

puissance
n : power to influence or coerce; "the puissance of the labor vote"

puissant
adj : powerful

Pujunan
n : a Penutian language spoken by the Maidu people [syn: {Maidu}]

puka
n 1: South American shrub or small tree having long shining evergreen leaves and panicles of green or yellow flowers [syn: {Griselinia lucida}]
2: small round-headed New Zealand tree having large resinous leaves and panicles of green-white flowers [syn: {Meryta sinclairii}]

Puka Inti
n : a small but violent terrorist organization formed in Ecuador in the early 1990s; responsible for bombing several government buildings [syn: {Sol Rojo}, {Red Sun}]

puke
n 1: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" [syn: {rotter}, {dirty dog}, {rat}, {skunk}, {stinker}, {stinkpot}, {bum}, {crumb}, {lowlife}, {scum bag}, {so-and-so}, {git}]
2: the matter ejected in vomiting [syn: {vomit}, {vomitus}]
v : eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {purge}, {cast}, {sick}, {cat}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {regorge}, {retch}, {barf}, {spew}, {spue}, {chuck}, {upchuck}, {honk}, {regurgitate}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]

puking
n : the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth [syn: {vomit}, {vomiting}, {emesis}, {regurgitation}, {disgorgement}]

pukka
adj : absolutely first class and genuine; "pukka sahib"; "pukka quarters with a swarm of servants" [syn: {pucka}]

puku
n : an African antelope closely related to the waterbuck [syn: {Adenota vardoni}]

pul
n : 100 puls equal 1 afghani [also: {puli} (pl)]

pula
n : the basic unit of money in Botswana

pulasan
n 1: East Indian fruit tree bearing fruit similar to but sweeter than that of the rambutan [syn: {pulassan}, {pulasan tree}, {Nephelium mutabile}]
2: fruit of an East Indian tree similar to the rambutan but sweeter [syn: {pulassan}]

pulasan tree
n : East Indian fruit tree bearing fruit similar to but sweeter than that of the rambutan [syn: {pulasan}, {pulassan}, {Nephelium mutabile}]

pulassan
n 1: East Indian fruit tree bearing fruit similar to but sweeter than that of the rambutan [syn: {pulasan}, {pulasan tree}, {Nephelium mutabile}]
2: fruit of an East Indian tree similar to the rambutan but sweeter [syn: {pulasan}]

pulchritude
n : physical beauty (especially of a woman)

pulchritudinous
adj : used of persons only; having great physical beauty; "pulchritudinous movie stars"

pule
v : cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain" [syn: {wail}, {whimper}, {mewl}]

Pulex
n : type genus of the Pulicidae [syn: {genus Pulex}]

Pulex irritans
n : the most common flea attacking humans

puli
pul
n : 100 puls equal 1 afghani [also: {puli} (pl)]

puli
See {pul}

Pulicaria
n : genus of temperate Old World herbs: fleabane [syn: {genus Pulicaria}]

Pulicaria dysenterica
n : hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas [syn: {fleabane}, {feabane mullet}]

Pulicidae
n : many common fleas attacking humans and domestic animals [syn: {family Pulicidae}]

Pulitzer
n : United States newspaper publisher (born in Hungary) who established the Pulitzer prizes (1847-1911) [syn: {Joseph Pulitzer}]

pull
n 1: the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back" [syn: {pulling}]
2: the force used in pulling; "the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current"
3: special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull" [syn: {clout}]
4: a device used for pulling something; "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer"
5: a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull" [syn: {wrench}, {twist}]
6: a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly" [syn: {puff}, {drag}]
7: a sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it"
v 1: cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" [syn: {draw}, {force}] [ant: {push}]
2: direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers" [syn: {attract}, {pull in}, {draw}, {draw in}] [ant: {repel}]
3: move into a certain direction; "the car pulls to the right"
4: apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion; "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your kneees towards your chin"
5: perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery" [syn: {perpetrate}, {commit}]
6: bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim" [syn: {draw}, {pull out}, {get out}, {take out}]
7: steer into a certain direction; "pull one's horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over"
8: strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition" [syn: {overstretch}]
9: cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense; "A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter" 10: operate when rowing a boat; "pull the oars" 11: rein in to keep from winning a race; "pull a horse" 12: tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips" [syn: {rend}, {rip}, {rive}] 13: hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball" 14: strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" [syn: {pluck}, {tear}, {deplume}, {deplumate}, {displume}] 15: draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram" [syn: {extract}, {pull out}, {pull up}, {take out}, {draw out}] 16: take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for; "We all rooted for the home team"; "I'm pulling for the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title?" [syn: {side}, {root}] 17: take away; "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"

pull a face
v : contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do" [syn: {grimace}, {make a face}]

pull a fast one on
v : deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" [syn: {trick}, {fob}, {fox}, {play a trick on}]

pull ahead
v : obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference" [syn: {gain}, {advance}, {win}, {make headway}, {get ahead}, {gain ground}] [ant: {fall back}]

pull along
v : pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance; "Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?"; "She pulled along a large trunk" [syn: {shlep}, {schlep}]

pull at
v : pluck or pull at with the fingers; "She picked nervously at the buttons of her blouse" [syn: {pick at}, {pluck at}]

pull away
v : pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn: {withdraw}, {retreat}, {draw back}, {recede}, {pull back}, {retire}, {move back}]

pull back
v 1: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn: {withdraw}, {retreat}, {pull away}, {draw back}, {recede}, {retire}, {move back}]
2: use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) [syn: {retract}, {draw back}]
3: move to a rearward position; pull towards the back; "Pull back your arms!"
4: pull back the sling of (a bow); "The archers were drawing their bows" [syn: {draw}]
5: make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns" [syn: {retreat}, {back out}, {back away}, {crawfish}, {crawfish out}, {pull in one's horns}, {withdraw}]

pull chain
n : a chain (usually with a handle at the end) that is pulled in order to operate some mechanism (e.g. to flush a toilet)

pull down
v 1: tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled" [syn: {level}, {raze}, {rase}, {dismantle}, {tear down}, {take down}] [ant: {raise}]
2: cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet" [syn: {down}, {knock down}, {cut down}, {push down}]

pull in
v 1: direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers" [syn: {attract}, {pull}, {draw}, {draw in}] [ant: {repel}]
2: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" [syn: {gain}, {take in}, {clear}, {make}, {earn}, {realize}, {realise}, {bring in}]
3: move into (a station) of trains; "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station" [syn: {get in}, {move in}, {draw in}] [ant: {pull out}]
4: get or bring together; "accumulate evidence" [syn: {collect}]

pull in one's horns
v : make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns" [syn: {retreat}, {pull back}, {back out}, {back away}, {crawfish}, {crawfish out}, {withdraw}]

pull off
v 1: pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush" [syn: {pluck}, {tweak}, {pick off}]
2: cause to withdraw; "We pulled this firm off the project because they overcharged"
3: be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs" [syn: {negociate}, {bring off}, {carry off}, {manage}] [ant: {fail}]
4: remove by drawing or pulling; "She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth"; "draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese" [syn: {draw off}, {draw away}]

pull one's weight
v : do one's share in a common task; "Bob has never pulled his weight, and we all have to work harder to make up for his laziness"

pull out
v 1: move out or away; "The troops pulled out after the cease-fire" [syn: {get out}] [ant: {pull in}]
2: bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim" [syn: {draw}, {pull}, {get out}, {take out}]
3: draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram" [syn: {extract}, {pull}, {pull up}, {take out}, {draw out}]
4: remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved" [syn: {chicken out}, {back off}, {back down}, {bow out}]

pull out all the stops
v : use all resources available; "The organizers pulled out all the stops for the centennial meeting"

pull over
v : steer a vehicle to the side of the road; "The car pulled over when the ambulance approached at high speed"

pull round
v : continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds" [syn: {survive}, {pull through}, {come through}, {make it}] [ant: {succumb}]

pull someone's leg
v : subject to a palyful hoax or joke [syn: {hoax}, {play a joke on}]

pull strings
v : influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor" [syn: {manipulate}, {pull wires}]

pull the leg of
v : tell false information to for fun; "Are you pulling my leg?" [syn: {kid}]

pull the plug
v : prevent from happening or continuing; "The government pulled the plug on spending"

pull the wool over someone's eyes
v : conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" [syn: {bamboozle}, {snow}, {hoodwink}, {lead by the nose}, {play false}]

pull through
v 1: continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds" [syn: {survive}, {pull round}, {come through}, {make it}] [ant: {succumb}]
2: bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack" [syn: {save}, {carry through}, {bring through}]

pull together
v : assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" [syn: {gather}, {garner}, {collect}] [ant: {spread}]

pull up
v 1: come to a halt after driving somewhere; "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us" [syn: {draw up}, {haul up}]
2: straighten oneself; "He drew himself up when he talked to his superior" [syn: {draw up}, {straighten up}]
3: cause (a vehicle) to stop; "He pulled up the car in front of the hotel" [syn: {draw up}]
4: draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram" [syn: {extract}, {pull out}, {pull}, {take out}, {draw out}]

pull up short
v : stop abruptly; "The police car pulled up short and then turned around fast"

pull up stakes
v : remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes" [syn: {leave}, {depart}]

pull wires
v : influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor" [syn: {manipulate}, {pull strings}]

pullback
n 1: a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back; "the draperies were drawn to the sides by pullbacks" [syn: {tieback}]
2: (military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops); "the pullback is expected to be over 25,000 troops"

pulled
adj : drawn toward the source of the force; "this exercise must be done with the arms pulled back"

puller
n 1: someone who applies force so as to cause motion toward herself or himself
2: someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something [syn: {tugger}, {dragger}]

pullet
n 1: flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying [syn: {fryer}, {frier}]
2: young hen usually less than a year old

pulley
n : a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope [syn: {pulley-block}, {block}]

pulley-block
n : a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope [syn: {pulley}, {block}]

pull-in
n : a roadside cafe especially for lorry drivers [syn: {pull-up}]

pulling
n : the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back" [syn: {pull}]

pulling out
n : a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation [syn: {coitus interruptus}, {withdrawal method}, {onanism}]

Pullman
n : luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel [syn: {Pullman car}]

Pullman car
n : luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel [syn: {Pullman}]

Pullman porter
n : a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars) [syn: {porter}]

pull-off
n : designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily; "in England they call a rest area a lay-by" [syn: {layby}, {lay-by}, {rest area}, {rest stop}]

pullorum disease
n : a serious bacterial disease of young chickens [syn: {bacillary white diarrhea}, {bacillary white diarrhoea}]

pullout
n : to break off a military action with an enemy [syn: {disengagement}, {fallback}]

pullover
n : a sweater that is put on by pulling it over the head [syn: {slipover}]

pull-through
n : cleaning implement consisting of an oily rag attached by a cord to a weight; is pulled through the barrel of a rifle or handgun to clean it

pullulate
v 1: be teeming, be abuzz; "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries" [syn: {teem}, {swarm}]
2: move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza" [syn: {pour}, {swarm}, {stream}, {teem}]
3: produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted" [syn: {shoot}, {spud}, {germinate}, {bourgeon}, {burgeon forth}, {sprout}]
4: become abundant; increase rapidly
5: breed freely and abundantly

pullulate with
v : exist in large quantity [syn: {abound in}, {teem in}]

pullulation
n 1: asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual [syn: {gemmation}]
2: a rapid and abundant increase

pull-up
n 1: a roadside cafe especially for lorry drivers [syn: {pull-in}]
2: an arm exercise performed by pulling yourself up on a horizontal bar until your chin is level with the bar [syn: {chin-up}]

pulmonary
adj : relating to or affecting the lungs; "pulmonary disease" [syn: {pneumonic}, {pulmonic}]

pulmonary anthrax
n : a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse [syn: {inhalation anthrax}, {anthrax pneumonia}, {ragpicker's disease}, {ragsorter's disease}, {woolsorter's pneumonia}, {woolsorter's disease}]

pulmonary artery
n : one of two arteries (branches of the pulmonary trunk) that carry venous blood from the heart to the lungs [syn: {arteria pulmonalis}]

pulmonary circulation
n : circulation of blood between the heart and the lungs

pulmonary congestion
n : congestion in the lungs

pulmonary embolism
n : blockage of the pulmonary artery by foreign matter or by a blood clot

pulmonary emphysema
n : an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age [syn: {emphysema}]

pulmonary plexis
n : one of two autonomic nerve plexuses in each lung [syn: {plexus pulmonalis}]

pulmonary reserve
n : the additional volume of air that the lungs can inhale and exhale when breathing to the limit of capacity in times of stress

pulmonary stenosis
n : abnormal narrowing of the opening into the pulmonary artery from the right ventricle

pulmonary trunk
n : the artery that carries venous blood from the right ventricle of the heart and divides into the right and left pulmonary arteries [syn: {truncus pulmonalis}]

pulmonary tuberculosis
n : involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body [syn: {consumption}, {phthisis}, {wasting disease}, {white plague}]

pulmonary valve
n : a semilunar valve between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery; prevents blood from flowing from the artery back into the heart

pulmonary vein
n : any of four veins that carry arterial blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart [syn: {vena pulmonalis}]

Pulmonata
n : large order of gastropods usually breathing by means of a lung-like sac comprising most land snails and slugs and many freshwater snails [syn: {order Pulmonata}]

pulmonic
adj : relating to or affecting the lungs; "pulmonary disease" [syn: {pneumonic}, {pulmonary}]

pulp
n 1: any soft or soggy mass; "he pounded it to a pulp" [syn: {mush}]
2: a soft moist part of a fruit [syn: {flesh}]
3: a mixture of cellulose fibers
4: an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper [syn: {pulp magazine}]
5: the soft inner part of a tooth
v 1: remove the pulp from, as from a fruit
2: reduce to pulp; "pulp fruit"; "pulp wood"

pulp cavity
n : the central cavity of a tooth containing the pulp (including the root canal)

pulp magazine
n : an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper [syn: {pulp}]

pulpier
pulpy
adj : like a pulp; not having stiffness [also: {pulpiest}, {pulpier}]

pulpier
See {pulpy}

pulpiest
pulpy
adj : like a pulp; not having stiffness [also: {pulpiest}, {pulpier}]

pulpiest
See {pulpy}

pulpit
n : a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it [syn: {dais}, {podium}, {rostrum}, {ambo}, {stump}, {soapbox}]

pulpwood
n : softwood used to make paper

pulpy
adj : like a pulp; not having stiffness [also: {pulpiest}, {pulpier}]

pulque
n : fermented Mexican drink from juice of various agave plants especially the maguey

pulsar
n : a degenerate neutron star; small and extremely dense; rotates very fast and emits regular pulses of polarized radiation

pulsate
v 1: expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it" [syn: {throb}, {pulse}]
2: move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement" [syn: {beat}, {quiver}]
3: produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses; "pulse waves"; "a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube" [syn: {pulse}]

Pulsatilla
n : includes a group of plants that in some classifications are included in the genus Anemone: pasqueflowers [syn: {genus Pulsatilla}]

Pulsatilla occidentalis
n : of western North America [syn: {Western pasqueflower}, {Anemone occidentalis}]

Pulsatilla patens
n : short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia [syn: {American pasqueflower}, {Eastern pasque flower}, {wild crocus}, {lion's beard}, {prairie anemone}, {blue tulip}, {American pulsatilla}, {Anemone ludoviciana}]

Pulsatilla vulgaris
n : European perennial having usually violet or white spring flowers [syn: {European pasqueflower}, {Anemone pulsatilla}]

pulsating
adj : expanding and contracting rhythmically as to the beating of the heart; "felt the pulsating artery"; "oh my beating heart" [syn: {beating}, {pulsing}]

pulsation
n 1: (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star" [syn: {pulsing}, {pulse}, {impulse}]
2: a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity
3: the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart" [syn: {pulse}, {heartbeat}, {beat}]

pulse
n 1: (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star" [syn: {pulsation}, {pulsing}, {impulse}]
2: the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart" [syn: {pulsation}, {heartbeat}, {beat}]
3: the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health [syn: {pulse rate}, {heart rate}]
4: edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.)
v 1: expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it" [syn: {pulsate}, {throb}]
2: produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses; "pulse waves"; "a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube" [syn: {pulsate}]
3: drive by or as if by pulsation; "A soft breeze pulsed the air"

pulse counter
n : an electronic counter that counts the number of electric pulses

pulse generator
n : a generator of single or multiple voltage pulses; usually adjustable for pulse rate

pulse height analyzer
n : scientific instrument consisting of an electronic circuit that permits only voltage pulses of predetermined height to pass [syn: {kicksorter}]

pulse modulation
n : modulation that imposes a signal on a train of pulses

pulse rate
n : the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health [syn: {pulse}, {heart rate}]

pulse timing circuit
n : a circuit that times pulses

pulsed
adj : produced or transmitted or modulated in short bursts or pulses; "pulsed electromagnetic waves"; "pulsed light"; "pulsed ultrasonic energy"

pulseless
adj : appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse; "an inanimate body"; "pulseless and dead" [syn: {breathless}, {inanimate}]

pulseless disease
n : disorder characterized by the absence of a pulse in both arms and in the carotid arteries [syn: {Takayasu's arteritis}]

pulse-time modulation
n : modulation of the time between successive pulses

pulsing
adj : expanding and contracting rhythmically as to the beating of the heart; "felt the pulsating artery"; "oh my beating heart" [syn: {beating}, {pulsating}]
n : (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star" [syn: {pulsation}, {pulse}, {impulse}]

pulverisation
n 1: a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized [syn: {powder}, {pulverization}]
2: the act of grinding to a powder or dust [syn: {grind}, {mill}, {pulverization}]
3: annihilation by pulverizing something [syn: {pulverization}]

pulverise
v 1: destroy completely; "the wrecking ball demolished the building"; "demolish your enemies"; "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand" [syn: {demolish}, {pulverize}]
2: become powder or dust; "When it was blown up, the building powderized" [syn: {powderize}, {pulverize}, {powderise}]
3: make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust; "pulverize the grains" [syn: {powderize}, {powderise}, {powder}, {pulverize}]

pulverised
adj : consisting of fine particles; "powdered cellulose"; "powdery snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding" [syn: {powdered}, {powdery}, {pulverized}, {small-grained}, {fine-grained}]

pulverization
n 1: a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized [syn: {powder}, {pulverisation}]
2: the act of grinding to a powder or dust [syn: {grind}, {mill}, {pulverisation}]
3: annihilation by pulverizing something [syn: {pulverisation}]

pulverize
v 1: make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust; "pulverize the grains" [syn: {powderize}, {powderise}, {powder}, {pulverise}]
2: destroy completely; "the wrecking ball demolished the building"; "demolish your enemies"; "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand" [syn: {demolish}, {pulverise}]
3: become powder or dust; "When it was blown up, the building powderized" [syn: {powderize}, {pulverise}, {powderise}]

pulverized
adj : consisting of fine particles; "powdered cellulose"; "powdery snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding" [syn: {powdered}, {powdery}, {pulverised}, {small-grained}, {fine-grained}]

pulvilli
See {pulvillus}

pulvini
See {pulvinus}

puma
n : large American feline resembling a lion [syn: {cougar}, {catamount}, {mountain lion}, {painter}, {panther}, {Felis concolor}]

pumice
n : a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive [syn: {pumice stone}]

pumice stone
n : a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive [syn: {pumice}]

pummel
v : strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators" [syn: {pommel}, {biff}] [also: {pummelling}, {pummelled}]

pummelled
pummel
v : strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators" [syn: {pommel}, {biff}] [also: {pummelling}, {pummelled}]

pummelled
See {pummel}

pummelling
pummel
v : strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators" [syn: {pommel}, {biff}] [also: {pummelling}, {pummelled}]

pummelling
See {pummel}

pummelo
n : southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits [syn: {pomelo}, {pomelo tree}, {shaddock}, {Citrus maxima}, {Citrus grandis}, {Citrus decumana}]

pump
n 1: a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
2: the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions pump blood through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly" [syn: {heart}, {ticker}]
3: a low-cut shoe without fastenings [syn: {pumps}]
v 1: operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
2: deliver forth; "pump bullets into the dummy"
3: draw or pour with a pump
4: supply in great quantities; "Pump money into a project"
5: flow intermittently
6: move up and down; "The athlete pumps weights in the gym"
7: raise (gases oor fluids) with a pump
8: question persistently; "She pumped the witnesses for information"

pump action
n : action mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun; a back and forward motion of a sliding lever ejects the empty shell case and cocks the firearm and loads a new round [syn: {slide action}]

pump house
n : a house where pumps (e.g. to irrigate) are installed and operated [syn: {pumping station}]

pump priming
n 1: spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to stimulate their economy [syn: {deficit spending}, {compensatory spending}]
2: introducing water into a pump to improve the seal and start the water flowing

pump room
n : a pump house at a spa where medicinal waters are pumped and where patrons gather

pump well
n : an enclosure in the middle of a ship's hold that protects the ship's pumps

pump-and-dump scheme
n : an illegal scheme for making money by manipulating stock prices; the schemer persuades other people to buy the stock and then sells it himself as soon as the price of the stock rises

pumped
adj : tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline; "we were really pumped up for the race"; "he was so pumped he couldn't sleep" [syn: {pumped-up(a)}, {pumped up(p)}, {pumped(p)}, {wired}]

pumped up
adj : tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline; "we were really pumped up for the race"; "he was so pumped he couldn't sleep" [syn: {pumped-up(a)}, {pumped up(p)}, {pumped(p)}, {wired}]

pumped-up
adj : tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline; "we were really pumped up for the race"; "he was so pumped he couldn't sleep" [syn: {pumped-up(a)}, {pumped up(p)}, {pumped(p)}, {wired}]

pumpernickel
n : bread made of coarse rye flour [syn: {black bread}]

pumping station
n : a house where pumps (e.g. to irrigate) are installed and operated [syn: {pump house}]

pumpkin
n 1: a coarse vine widely cultivated for its non-keeping large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes [syn: {pumpkin vine}, {autumn pumpkin}, {Cucurbita pepo}]
2: usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn

pumpkin ash
n : timber tree of central and southeastern United States having hairy branchlets and a swollen trunk base [syn: {Fraxinus tomentosa}]

pumpkin pie
n : pie made of mashed pumpkin and milk and eggs and sugar

pumpkin seed
n : the edible seed of a pumpkin

pumpkin vine
n : a coarse vine widely cultivated for its non-keeping large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes [syn: {pumpkin}, {autumn pumpkin}, {Cucurbita pepo}]

pumpkinseed
n : small brilliantly colored North American sunfish [syn: {Lepomis gibbosus}]

pumpkin-shaped
adj : having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles [syn: {oblate}] [ant: {prolate}]

pumps
n : a low-cut shoe without fastenings [syn: {pump}]

pump-type pliers
n : a type of pliers

pun
n : a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her" [syn: {punning}, {wordplay}, {paronomasia}]
v : make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning" [also: {punning}, {punned}]

punch
n 1: (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose" [syn: {clout}, {poke}, {lick}, {biff}]
2: an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl
3: a tool for making (usually circular) holes [syn: {puncher}]
v 1: deliver a quick blow to; "he punched me in the stomach" [syn: {plug}]
2: drive forcibly as if by a punch; "the nail punched through the wall"
3: make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation; "perforate the sheets of paper" [syn: {perforate}]

punch bag
n : an inflated ball or bag that is suspended and punched for training in boxing [syn: {punching bag}, {punching ball}, {punchball}]

punch bowl
n : a large bowl for serving beverages; usually with a ladle

punch card
n : a card on which data can be recorded in the form of punched holes [syn: {punched card}, {Hollerith card}]

punch in
v : register one's arrival at work [syn: {clock in}, {clock on}] [ant: {clock out}, {clock out}]

punch line
n : the point of a joke or humorous story [syn: {laugh line}, {gag line}, {tag line}]

punch out
v : register one's departure from work [syn: {clock out}, {clock off}] [ant: {clock in}, {clock in}]

punch pliers
n : punch consisting of pliers for perforating paper or leather

punch press
n : a power driven press used to shape metal parts

punchayet
n : a village council in India or southern Pakistan [syn: {panchayat}, {panchayet}]

punchball
n : an inflated ball or bag that is suspended and punched for training in boxing [syn: {punching bag}, {punch bag}, {punching ball}]

punchboard
n : a small board full of holes; each hole contains a slip of paper with symbols printed on it; a gambler pays a small sum for the privilege of pushing out a slip in the hope of obtaining one that entitles him to a prize

punch-drunk
adj : dazed from or as if from repeated blows; "knocked silly by the impact"; "slaphappy with exhaustion" [syn: {silly}, {slaphappy}]

punched card
n : a card on which data can be recorded in the form of punched holes [syn: {punch card}, {Hollerith card}]

puncher
n 1: a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback [syn: {cowboy}, {cowpuncher}, {cowman}, {cattleman}, {cowpoke}, {cowhand}, {cowherd}]
2: someone who delivers punches
3: a tool for making (usually circular) holes [syn: {punch}]

punchier
See {punchy}

punchiest
See {punchy}

punchinelloes
See {punchinello}

punching bag
n 1: a person on whom another person vents their anger; "he resigned because his boss used him as a punching bag"
2: an inflated ball or bag that is suspended and punched for training in boxing [syn: {punch bag}, {punching ball}, {punchball}]

punching ball
n : an inflated ball or bag that is suspended and punched for training in boxing [syn: {punching bag}, {punch bag}, {punchball}]

punch-up
n : a fistfight; "the quarrel ended in a punch-up"

punctilio
n 1: a fine point of etiquette or petty formality
2: strict observance of formalities

punctilious
adj : marked by precise accordance with details; "was worryingly meticulous about trivial details"; "punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette" [syn: {meticulous}]

punctiliously
adv : in a punctilious manner; "he launched into a long history of the birth of communism, giving credit punctiliously to the work of Marx and Engels"

punctiliousness
n : strict attention to minute details [syn: {meticulousness}, {meticulosity}, {scrupulousness}]

punctual
adj : acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed; "she expected guests to be punctual at meals"; "he is not a particularly punctual person"; "punctual payment" [ant: {unpunctual}]

punctuality
n : the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time [syn: {promptness}] [ant: {tardiness}]

punctually
adv : at the proper time; "she was duly apprised of the raise" [syn: {duly}]

punctuate
v 1: insert punctuation marks into [syn: {mark}]
2: to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" [syn: {stress}, {emphasize}, {emphasise}, {accent}, {accentuate}]
3: interrupt periodically; "Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone"

punctuated equilibrium
n : a theory of evolution holding that evolutionary change in the fossil record came in fits and starts rather than in a steady process of slow change [syn: {theory of punctuated equilibrium}]

punctuation
n 1: something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
2: the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases [syn: {punctuation mark}]
3: the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases

punctuation mark
n : the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases [syn: {punctuation}]

punctum
n : (anatomy) a point or small area

puncturable
adj : capable of being punctured [ant: {punctureless}]

puncture
n 1: loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object
2: a small hole made by a sharp object
3: the act of puncturing or perforating
v 1: pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into; "puncture a tire"
2: make by piercing; "puncture a hole"
3: reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence" [syn: {deflate}]
4: cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing; "puncture an air balloon"
5: be pierced or punctured; "The tire punctured"

punctured
adj : having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon" [syn: {pierced}, {perforated}, {perforate}]

punctureless
adj : being without punctures or incapable of being punctured [ant: {puncturable}]

pundit
n : someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field [syn: {initiate}, {learned person}, {savant}]

pung
n : a low one-horse box sleigh

pungapung
n : putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber [syn: {telingo potato}, {elephant yam}, {Amorphophallus paeonifolius}, {Amorphophallus campanulatus}]

pungency
n 1: wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire" [syn: {bite}]
2: a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices" [syn: {bite}, {sharpness}]

pungent
adj 1: sharp biting or acrid especially in taste or smell; "tasting the pungent wood sorrel"; "pungent curry"; "a pungent smell of burning sulfur" [ant: {bland}]
2: capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire" [syn: {barbed}, {biting}, {nipping}, {mordacious}]

pungently
adv 1: with pungency; in a pungent manner; "he wrote pungently about his contemporaries"
2: with a pungent taste or smell; "the soup was pungently flavored"

Punic
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or its people or their language; "the Punic Wars"; "Carthaginian peace" [syn: {Carthaginian}]
2: tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans; "Punic faith"; "the perfidious Judas"; "the fiercest and most treacherous of foes"; "treacherous intrigues" [syn: {perfidious}, {treacherous}]
n : the Phoenician dialect of ancient Carthage

Punic War
n : one of the three wars between Carthage and Rome that resulted in the destruction of Carthage and its annexation by Rome; 264-241 BC, 218-201 BC, 149-146 BC

Punica
n : coextensive with the family Punicaceae [syn: {genus Punica}]

Punica granatum
n : shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit [syn: {pomegranate}, {pomegranate tree}]

Punicaceae
n : 1 species: pomegranates [syn: {family Punicaceae}]

punier
puny
adj 1: inferior in strength or significance; "a puny physique"; "puny excuses"
2: (used especially of persons) of inferior size [syn: {runty}, {shrimpy}] [also: {puniest}, {punier}]

punier
See {puny}

puniest
puny
adj 1: inferior in strength or significance; "a puny physique"; "puny excuses"
2: (used especially of persons) of inferior size [syn: {runty}, {shrimpy}] [also: {puniest}, {punier}]

puniest
See {puny}

punily
adv : in a puny manner

puniness
n : smallness of stature [syn: {runtiness}, {stuntedness}]

punish
v : impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again" [syn: {penalize}, {penalise}]

punishable
adj 1: liable to or deserving punishment; "punishable offenses"
2: subject to punishment by law; "a penal offense" [syn: {penal}]

punished
adj : subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience) [ant: {unpunished}]

punishing
adj 1: resulting in punishment; "the king imposed a punishing tax"
2: characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace" [syn: {arduous}, {backbreaking}, {grueling}, {gruelling}, {hard}, {heavy}, {laborious}, {toilsome}]

punishingly
adv : in a punishing manner

punishment
n : the act of punishing [syn: {penalty}, {penalization}, {penalisation}]

punitive
adj : inflicting punishment; "punitive justice"; "punitive damages" [syn: {punitory}] [ant: {rehabilitative}]

punitive damages
n : (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct) [syn: {exemplary damages}, {smart money}]

punitively
adv : in a punishing manner [syn: {punitorily}, {penally}]

punitorily
adv : in a punishing manner [syn: {punitively}, {penally}]

punitory
adj : inflicting punishment; "punitive justice"; "punitive damages" [syn: {punitive}] [ant: {rehabilitative}]

Punjab
n : a historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan

Punjabi
n 1: a member of the majority people of Punjab in northwestern India [syn: {Panjabi}]
2: the Indic language spoken by most people in Punjab in northwestern India [syn: {Panjabi}]

punk
adj : of very poor quality [syn: {bum}, {cheap}, {cheesy}, {chintzy}, {crummy}, {sleazy}, {tinny}]
n 1: an aggressive and violent young criminal [syn: {hood}, {hoodlum}, {goon}, {thug}, {tough}, {toughie}, {strong-armer}]
2: substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)
3: material for starting a fire [syn: {kindling}, {tinder}, {touchwood}, {spunk}]
4: a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture [syn: {punk rocker}]
5: rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock [syn: {punk rock}]

punk rock
n : rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock [syn: {punk}]

punk rocker
n : a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture [syn: {punk}]

punkah
n : a large fan consisting of a frame covered with canvas that is suspended from the ceiling; used in India for circulating air in a room

punkey
n : minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects [syn: {punkie}, {punky}, {no-see-um}, {biting midge}]

punkie
n : minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects [syn: {punky}, {punkey}, {no-see-um}, {biting midge}]

punks
n : a youth subculture closely associated with punk rock music in the late 1970s; in part a reaction to the hippy subculture; dress was optional but intended to shock (plastic garbage bags or old school uniforms) and hair was dyed in bright colors (in Mohican haircuts or sometimes spiked in bright plumes)

punky
n : minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects [syn: {punkie}, {punkey}, {no-see-um}, {biting midge}]

punned
pun
n : a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her" [syn: {punning}, {wordplay}, {paronomasia}]
v : make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning" [also: {punning}, {punned}]

punned
See {pun}

punnet
n : a small light basket used as a measure for fruits

punning
pun
n : a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her" [syn: {punning}, {wordplay}, {paronomasia}]
v : make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning" [also: {punning}, {punned}]

punning
n : a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her" [syn: {pun}, {wordplay}, {paronomasia}]

punning
See {pun}

punster
n : someone overly fond of making puns

punt
n 1: formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence [syn: {Irish pound}, {Irish punt}, {pound}]
2: an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
3: (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground; "the punt traveled 50 yards"; "punting is an important part of the game" [syn: {punting}]
v 1: kick the ball
2: propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge" [syn: {pole}]
3: place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse" [syn: {bet on}, {back}, {gage}, {stake}, {game}]

Punta Arenas
n : a city in southern Chile on the Strait of Magellan; the southernmost city in the world

punter
n 1: someone who propels a boat with a pole
2: (football) a person who kicks the football by dropping it from the hands and contacting it with the foot before it hits the ground
3: someone who bets [syn: {bettor}, {better}, {wagerer}]

punting
n : (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground; "the punt traveled 50 yards"; "punting is an important part of the game" [syn: {punt}]

puny
adj 1: inferior in strength or significance; "a puny physique"; "puny excuses"
2: (used especially of persons) of inferior size [syn: {runty}, {shrimpy}] [also: {puniest}, {punier}]

pup
n 1: young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf [syn: {whelp}]
2: an inexperienced young person [syn: {puppy}]
v : birth; "the dog whelped" [syn: {whelp}] [also: {pupping}, {pupped}]

pup tent
n : a wedge-shaped tent; usually without a floor or windows [syn: {shelter tent}]

pupa
n : an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult [also: {pupae} (pl)]

pupae
pupa
n : an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult [also: {pupae} (pl)]

pupae
See {pupa}

pupal
adj : of the insects in the chrysalis (cocoon) or post larval stage; "the pupal stage"

puparia
See {puparium}

pupate
v : develop into a pupa; "the insect larva pupate"

pupet regime
n : a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed [syn: {puppet government}, {puppet state}]

pupil
n 1: a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution [syn: {student}, {educatee}]
2: contractile aperture in the iris of the eye
3: a young person attending school (up through senior high school) [syn: {schoolchild}, {school-age child}]

pupillary
adj : of or relating to the pupil of the eye

pupillary reflex
n : reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller [syn: {light reflex}, {miosis}, {myosis}]

pupillary sphincter
n : a ring of smooth muscle surrounding the iris [syn: {musculus sphincter pupillae}]

pupped
pup
n 1: young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf [syn: {whelp}]
2: an inexperienced young person [syn: {puppy}]
v : birth; "the dog whelped" [syn: {whelp}] [also: {pupping}, {pupped}]

pupped
See {pup}

puppet
n 1: a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer [syn: {marionette}]
2: a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else [syn: {creature}, {tool}]
3: a doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth body; intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated with the fingers

puppet government
n : a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed [syn: {puppet state}, {pupet regime}]

puppet leader
n : a leader or ruler who is chosen by a despot to head a government [syn: {puppet ruler}]

puppet play
n : a show in which the actors are puppets [syn: {puppet show}]

puppet ruler
n : a leader or ruler who is chosen by a despot to head a government [syn: {puppet leader}]

puppet show
n : a show in which the actors are puppets [syn: {puppet play}]

puppet state
n : a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed [syn: {puppet government}, {pupet regime}]

puppeteer
n : one who operates puppets or marionettes

puppetry
n 1: the art of making puppets and presenting puppet shows
2: a stilted dramatic performance (as if by puppets)

pupping
pup
n 1: young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf [syn: {whelp}]
2: an inexperienced young person [syn: {puppy}]
v : birth; "the dog whelped" [syn: {whelp}] [also: {pupping}, {pupped}]

pupping
See {pup}

Puppis
n : a stern-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere between Vela and Canis Major

puppy
n 1: young dog
2: an inexperienced young person [syn: {pup}]

puppy chow
n : food especially prepared for puppies

puppy fat
n : fat on the body of a baby or child; disappears at adolsecence

puppy love
n : temporary love of an adolescent [syn: {calf love}, {crush}, {infatuation}]

puppyish
adj : characteristic of a puppy [syn: {puppylike}]

puppylike
adj : characteristic of a puppy [syn: {puppyish}]

Purace
n : an inactive volcano in the Andes in southern Colombia; last erupted in 1950

Purana
n : a body of 18 works written between the first and 11th centuries and incorporating legends and speculative histories of the universe and myths and customary observances

Puranic
adj : of or relating to the Purana

purau
n : shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament [syn: {mahoe}, {majagua}, {mahagua}, {balibago}, {Hibiscus tiliaceus}]

purblind
adj 1: having greatly reduced vision [syn: {dim-sighted}, {near-blind}, {sand-blind}, {visually impaired}, {visually challenged}]
2: lacking in insight or discernment; "too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior"; "a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin"- Jasper Griffin [syn: {obtuse}]

Purcell
n : English organist at Westminster Abbey and composer of many theatrical pieces (1659-1695) [syn: {Henry Purcell}]

purchasable
adj 1: capable of being corrupted; "corruptible judges"; "dishonest politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a venal police officer" [syn: {corruptible}, {bribable}, {dishonest}, {venal}]
2: available for purchase; "purchasable goods"; "many houses in the area are for sale" [syn: {for sale}]

purchase
n 1: the acquisition of something for payment; "they closed the purchase with a handshake"
2: something acquired by purchase
3: a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage; "he could get no purchase on the situation"
4: the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever [syn: {leverage}]
v : obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store" [syn: {buy}] [ant: {sell}]

purchase agreement
n : a contract stating the terms of a purchase [syn: {purchase contract}]

purchase contract
n : a contract stating the terms of a purchase [syn: {purchase agreement}]

purchase order
n : a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities; "IBM received an order for a hundred computers" [syn: {order}]

purchase price
n : the price at which something is actually purchased

purchaser
n : a person who buys [syn: {buyer}, {emptor}, {vendee}]

purchasing
n : the act of buying; "buying and selling fill their days"; "shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge" [syn: {buying}]

purchasing agent
n : an agent who purchases goods or services for another

purchasing department
n : the division of a business responsible for purchases

purdah
n 1: a state of social isolation [syn: {solitude}]
2: the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded [syn: {sex segregation}]
3: a screen used in India to separate women from men or strangers

pure
adj 1: free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones" [ant: {impure}]
2: without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense" [syn: {arrant(a)}, {complete(a)}, {consummate(a)}, {double-dyed(a)}, {everlasting(a)}, {gross(a)}, {perfect(a)}, {pure(a)}, {sodding(a)}, {stark(a)}, {staring(a)}, {thoroughgoing(a)}, {utter(a)}]
3: concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied; "pure science"
4: (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or gray or black [syn: {saturated}] [ant: {unsaturated}]
5: free from discordant qualities
6: used of persons or behaviors; having no faults; sinless; "I felt pure and sweet as a new baby"- Sylvia Plath; "pure as the driven snow" [ant: {impure}]
7: in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal" [syn: {vestal}, {virgin}, {virginal}, {virtuous}]
8: not mixed; "pure oxygen" [syn: {unmixed}, {undiluted}]

pure absence
n : petit mal seizure without other complications; followed by 3-per-sec brain-wave spikes [syn: {simple absence}]

pure and simple
adj : of the clearest kind; usually used for emphasis; "it's the literal truth"; "a matter of investment, pure and simple" [syn: {literal}]

pure binary numeration system
n : a positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of 2 [syn: {binary numeration system}, {binary number system}, {binary system}]

pure imaginary number
n : an imaginary number of the form a+bi where a is 0

pure mathematics
n : the branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness

pure tone
n : a steady sound without overtones; "they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies" [syn: {tone}]

pureblood
adj : having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal [syn: {pedigree(a)}, {pedigreed}, {pureblooded}, {thoroughbred}]
n : a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses [syn: {thoroughbred}, {purebred}]

pureblooded
adj : having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal [syn: {pedigree(a)}, {pedigreed}, {pureblood}, {thoroughbred}]

purebred
adj : bred for many generation from member of a recognized breed or strain [ant: {crossbred}]
n : a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses [syn: {thoroughbred}, {pureblood}]

puree
n : food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender
v : rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; "puree the vegetables for the baby" [syn: {strain}]

purely
adv : restricted to something; "we talked strictly business" [syn: {strictly}]

pureness
n : being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material [syn: {purity}] [ant: {impurity}]

purgation
n 1: purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels [syn: {catharsis}, {katharsis}]
2: a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites [syn: {purification}]
3: the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge [syn: {purge}, {purging}]

purgative
adj : strongly laxative [syn: {cathartic}, {evacuant}]
n : a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels [syn: {cathartic}, {physic}, {aperient}]

purgatorial
adj 1: serving to purge or rid of sin; "purgatorial rites" [syn: {purging}, {purifying}]
2: of or resembling purgatory; "purgatorial fires"

purgatory
n 1: a temporary condition of torment or suffering; "a purgatory of drug abuse"
2: (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins

purge
n 1: the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge [syn: {purging}, {purgation}]
2: an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements [syn: {purging}]
v 1: oust politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime" [ant: {rehabilitate}]
2: clear of a charge
3: make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified" [syn: {purify}, {sanctify}]
4: rid of impurities; "purge the water"; "purge your mind"
5: rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank" [syn: {flush}, {scour}]
6: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {cast}, {sick}, {cat}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {regorge}, {retch}, {puke}, {barf}, {spew}, {spue}, {chuck}, {upchuck}, {honk}, {regurgitate}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]
7: excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body); "The doctor decided that the patient must be purged"

purging
adj : serving to purge or rid of sin; "purgatorial rites" [syn: {purgatorial}, {purifying}]
n 1: an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements [syn: {purge}]
2: the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge [syn: {purge}, {purgation}]

purging cassia
n : deciduous or semi-evergreen tree having scented sepia to yellow flowers in drooping racemes and pods whose pulp is used medicinally; tropical Asia and Central and South America and Australia [syn: {golden shower tree}, {drumstick tree}, {pudding pipe tree}, {canafistola}, {canafistula}, {Cassia fistula}]

purification
n 1: the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
2: the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) [syn: {refining}, {refinement}]
3: a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites [syn: {purgation}]
4: the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing; "purification through repentance"

purified
adj : made pure [syn: {refined}, {sublimate}]

purified
purify
v 1: remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water" [syn: {sublimate}, {make pure}, {distill}]
2: make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified" [syn: {purge}, {sanctify}]
3: become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin; "The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify" [also: {purified}]

purified
See {purify}

purifier
n : an apparatus for removing impurities

purify
v 1: remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water" [syn: {sublimate}, {make pure}, {distill}]
2: make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified" [syn: {purge}, {sanctify}]
3: become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin; "The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify" [also: {purified}]

purifying
adj 1: serving to purge or rid of sin; "purgatorial rites" [syn: {purgatorial}, {purging}]
2: freeing from noxious matter; "filtration is a purifying agent" [ant: {adulterating}]
3: acting like an antiseptic [syn: {cleansing}]

Purim
n : (Judaism) a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massacre by Haman

purine
n 1: any of several bases that are derivatives of purine
2: a colorless crystalline nitrogen-containing organic base; the parent compound of various biologically important substances

Purinethol
n : a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia [syn: {mercaptopurine}]

purist
n : someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words)

puritan
adj : morally rigorous and strict; "blue laws"; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior" [syn: {blue(a)}, {puritanic}, {puritanical}]
n 1: adheres to strict religious principles; opposed to sensual pleasures
2: a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum [syn: {prude}]

puritanic
adj : morally rigorous and strict; "blue laws"; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior" [syn: {blue(a)}, {puritan}, {puritanical}]

puritanical
adj 1: of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism
2: exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" [syn: {priggish}, {prim}, {prissy}, {prudish}, {square-toed}, {straitlaced}, {strait-laced}, {straightlaced}, {straight-laced}, {tight-laced}, {victorian}]
3: morally rigorous and strict; "blue laws"; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior" [syn: {blue(a)}, {puritan}, {puritanic}]

puritanically
adv : in a prudish manner; "she acts prudishly, but I wonder whether she is really all that chaste" [syn: {prudishly}]

Puritanism
n 1: the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects)
2: strictness and austerity in conduct and religion

purity
n 1: being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material [syn: {pureness}] [ant: {impurity}]
2: the state of being free from sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil [syn: {sinlessness}, {innocence}]
3: a woman's virtue or chastity [syn: {honor}, {honour}]

Purkinje
n : Bohemian physiologist remembered for his discovery of Purkinje cells and the Purkinje network (1787-1869) [syn: {Jan Evangelista Purkinje}, {Johannes Evangelista Purkinje}]

Purkinje cell
n : a large densely branching neuron that is the characteristic cell of the cerebellar cortex

Purkinje fiber
n : a specialized cardiac muscle fiber that is part of the Purkinje network

Purkinje network
n : a network of Purkinje fibers that carry the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles of the heart and causes them to contract [syn: {Purkinje's tissue}, {Purkinje's system}]

Purkinje's system
n : a network of Purkinje fibers that carry the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles of the heart and causes them to contract [syn: {Purkinje network}, {Purkinje's tissue}]

Purkinje's tissue
n : a network of Purkinje fibers that carry the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles of the heart and causes them to contract [syn: {Purkinje network}, {Purkinje's system}]

purl
n 1: gold or silver wire thread
2: a basic knitting stitch [syn: {purl stitch}]
v 1: flow in a circular current, of liquids [syn: {eddy}, {whirlpool}, {swirl}, {whirl}]
2: make a murmuring sound; "the water was purling"
3: knit with a purl stitch
4: edge or border with gold or silver embroidery
5: embroider with gold or silver thread

purl stitch
n : a basic knitting stitch [syn: {purl}]
v : make with purl stitches

purloin
v : make off with belongings of others [syn: {pilfer}, {cabbage}, {pinch}, {abstract}, {snarf}, {swipe}, {hook}, {sneak}, {filch}, {nobble}, {lift}]

purloined
adj : taken dishonestly; "the purloined letter" [syn: {stolen}]

purloo
n : thick stew made of rice and chicken and small game; southern U.S. [syn: {chicken purloo}, {poilu}]

purple
adj 1: of a color midway between red and blue [syn: {violet}, {purplish}]
2: excessively elaborate or showily expressed; "a writer of empurpled literature"; "many purple passages"; "speech embellished with classical quotations"; "an over-embellished story of the fish that got away" [syn: {embellished}, {empurpled}, {over-embellished}]
3: belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head" [syn: {imperial}, {majestic}, {regal}, {royal}]
n 1: a chromatic color between red and blue [syn: {purpleness}, {empurpled}]
2: of imperial status; "he was born to the purple"
v 1: become purple
2: color purple [syn: {empurple}, {purpurate}]

purple amaranth
n : tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal [syn: {prince's-feather}, {gentleman's-cane}, {prince's-plume}, {red amaranth}, {Amaranthus cruentus}, {Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus}, {Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys}]

purple anise
n : small shrubby tree with purple flowers; found in wet soils of southeastern United States [syn: {Illicium floridanum}]

purple apricot
n : small hybrid apricot of Asia and Asia Minor having purplish twigs and white flowers following by inferior purple fruit [syn: {black apricot}, {Prunus dasycarpa}]

purple avens
n 1: North American perennial with hairy basal pinnate leaves and purple flowers and plume-tipped fruits [syn: {prairie smoke}, {Geum triflorum}]
2: erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate leaves and few nodding flowers with brown-purple calyx and orange-pink petals [syn: {water avens}, {Indian chocolate}, {chocolate root}, {Geum rivale}]

purple bacteria
n : free-living Gram-negative pink to purplish-brown bacteria containing bacteriochlorophyll

purple beech
n : variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-colored leaves [syn: {copper beech}, {Fagus sylvatica atropunicea}, {Fagus purpurea}, {Fagus sylvatica purpurea}]

purple boneset
n : North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple [syn: {Joe-Pye weed}, {trumpet weed}, {marsh milkweed}, {Eupatorium purpureum}]

purple chinese houses
n : white and lavender to pale-blue flowers grow in perfect rings of widely spaced bands around the stems forming a kind of pagoda; California [syn: {innocense}, {Collinsia bicolor}, {Collinsia heterophylla}]

purple clematis
n : climber of northeastern North America having waxy purplish-blue flowers [syn: {purple virgin's bower}, {mountain clematis}, {Clematis verticillaris}]

purple clover
n : erect to decumbent short-lived perennial having red-purple to pink flowers; the most commonly grown forage clover [syn: {red clover}, {Trifolium pratense}]

purple cress
n : small perennial herb of cooler regions of North America with racemose purple flowers [syn: {Cardamine douglasii}]

purple emperor
n : large European butterfly the male of which has wings shaded with purple [syn: {Apatura iris}]

purple finch
n : North American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rump [syn: {Carpodacus purpureus}]

purple fringeless orchid
n : orchid of northeastern and alpine eastern North America closely related to the purple fringed orchids but having rosy-purple or violet flowers with denticulate leaf divisions [syn: {purple fringeless orchis}, {Habenaria peramoena}]

purple fringeless orchis
n : orchid of northeastern and alpine eastern North America closely related to the purple fringed orchids but having rosy-purple or violet flowers with denticulate leaf divisions [syn: {purple fringeless orchid}, {Habenaria peramoena}]

purple gallinule
n : gallinules with showy purplish plumage

purple grackle
n : eastern United States grackle [syn: {Quiscalus quiscula}]

purple granadillo
n : Brazilian passionflower cultivated for its deep purple fruit [syn: {granadilla}, {Passiflora edulis}]

purple ground cherry
n 1: Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes [syn: {tomatillo}, {miltomate}, {jamberry}, {Physalis philadelphica}]
2: annual of tropical South America having edible purple fruits [syn: {cape gooseberry}, {Physalis peruviana}]

Purple Heart
n 1: a United States military decoration awarded to any member of the armed forces who is wounded in action [syn: {Order of the Purple Heart}]
2: a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative [syn: {sodium thiopental}, {phenobarbital}, {phenobarbitone}, {Luminal}]

purple heather
n : semi-prostrate evergreen herb of western United States [syn: {Brewer's mountain heather}, {Phyllodoce breweri}]

purple loco
n : tufted locoweed of southwestern United States having purple or pink to white flowers [syn: {purple locoweed}, {Oxytropis lambertii}]

purple locoweed
n : tufted locoweed of southwestern United States having purple or pink to white flowers [syn: {purple loco}, {Oxytropis lambertii}]

purple loosestrife
n : marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States [syn: {spiked loosestrife}, {Lythrum salicaria}]

purple martin
n : large North American martin of which the male is blue-black [syn: {Progne subis}]

purple milk vetch
n : perennial of southern and western Europe having dense racemes of purple or violet flowers [syn: {Astragalus danicus}]

purple mullein
n : Eurasian mullein with showy purple or pink flowers [syn: {Verbascum phoeniceum}]

purple nightshade
n : weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk; central United States to South America [syn: {trompillo}, {white horse nettle}, {prairie berry}, {silverleaf nightshade}, {silver-leaved nightshade}, {silver-leaved nettle}, {Solanum elaeagnifolium}]

purple onion
n : flat mild onion having purplish tunics; used as garnish on hamburgers and salads [syn: {red onion}]

purple orchis
n : North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood [syn: {showy orchis}, {purple-hooded orchis}, {Orchis spectabilis}]

purple osier
n : Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin [syn: {purple willow}, {red willow}, {red osier}, {basket willow}, {Salix purpurea}]

purple passage
n : a passage full of ornate and flowery language

purple pea
n : any of several attractive evergreen shrubs of Australia grown for their glossy deep green foliage and flowers in rich blues and intense violets [syn: {hovea}]

purple poppy mallow
n : hairy perennial of central United States having round deeply-lobed leaves and loose panicles of large crimson-purple or cherry-red flowers [syn: {Callirhoe involucrata}]

purple rock brake
n : very short shallowly creeping North American fern usually growing on cliffs or walls and having dark glossy leaf axes [syn: {Pellaea atropurpurea}]

purple sage
n : silvery-leaved California herb with purple flowers [syn: {chaparral sage}, {Salvia leucophylla}]

purple sanicle
n : sanicle of northwestern United States and British Columbia having yellow or red or purple flowers [syn: {Sanicula bipinnatifida}]

purple saxifrage
n : plants forming dense cushions with bright reddish-lavender flowers; rocky areas of Europe and Asia and western North America [syn: {Saxifraga oppositifolia}]

purple silkweed
n : perennial of eastern North America having pink-purple flowers [syn: {Asclepias purpurascens}]

purple strawberry guava
n : small tropical shrubby tree bearing deep red oval fruit [syn: {cattley guava}, {Psidium cattleianum}, {Psidium littorale longipes}]

purple trillium
n : trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in fold medicine especially to ease childbirth [syn: {red trillium}, {birthroot}, {Trillium erectum}]

purple velvet plant
n : Javanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety leaves with violet-purple hairs [syn: {velvet plant}, {royal velvet plant}, {Gynura aurantiaca}]

purple virgin's bower
n : climber of northeastern North America having waxy purplish-blue flowers [syn: {purple clematis}, {mountain clematis}, {Clematis verticillaris}]

purple willow
n : Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin [syn: {red willow}, {red osier}, {basket willow}, {purple osier}, {Salix purpurea}]

purple-flowering raspberry
n : shrubby raspberry of eastern North America having showy rose to purplish flowers and red or orange thimble-shaped fruit [syn: {flowering raspberry}, {Rubus odoratus}, {thimbleberry}]

purple-fringed orchid
n 1: North American orchid with clusters of fragrant purple fringed flowers [syn: {purple-fringed orchis}, {Habenaria psycodes}]
2: North American orchid similar to Habenaria psycodes with larger paler flowers [syn: {purple-fringed orchis}, {Habenaria fimbriata}]

purple-fringed orchis
n 1: North American orchid with clusters of fragrant purple fringed flowers [syn: {purple-fringed orchid}, {Habenaria psycodes}]
2: North American orchid similar to Habenaria psycodes with larger paler flowers [syn: {purple-fringed orchid}, {Habenaria fimbriata}]

purple-hooded orchis
n : North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood [syn: {showy orchis}, {purple orchis}, {Orchis spectabilis}]

purpleness
n : a chromatic color between red and blue [syn: {purple}, {empurpled}]

purple-staining Cortinarius
n : a fungus with a reddish purple cap having a smooth slimy surface; close violet gills; all parts stain dark purple when bruised [syn: {Cortinarius mutabilis}]

purple-stemmed aster
n : a variety of aster

purplish
adj : of a color midway between red and blue [syn: {purple}, {violet}]

purplish blue
n : a shade of blue tinged with purple [syn: {royal blue}]

purplish pink
n : a purplish pink dye was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino [syn: {solferino}]

purplish red
n : a red with a tinge of purple

purport
n 1: the intended meaning of a communication [syn: {intent}, {spirit}]
2: general meaning or tenor; "caught the drift of the conversation" [syn: {drift}]
v 1: have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming; "The letter purports to express people's opinion"
2: propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon" [syn: {aim}, {purpose}, {propose}]

purported
adj : commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds; "the foundling's putative father"; "the reputed (or purported) author of the book"; "the supposed date of birth" [syn: {putative(a)}, {purported(a)}, {reputed(a)}, {supposed(a)}]

purportedly
adv : believed or reputed to be the case [syn: {supposedly}]

purpose
n 1: an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs" [syn: {intent}, {intention}, {aim}, {design}]
2: what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?" [syn: {function}, {role}, {use}]
3: the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose" [syn: {determination}]
v 1: propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon" [syn: {aim}, {purport}, {propose}]
2: reach a decision; "he resolved never to drink again" [syn: {resolve}]

purpose-built
adj : designed and constructed to serve a particular purpose [syn: {purpose-made}]

purposeful
adj 1: serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal [ant: {purposeless}]
2: having meaning through having an aim; "led a happy purposeful life"

purposefully
adv : in a purposeful manner; "he caught the motorcycles in the full glare of his headlights, braked and slipped purposefully out of the car"

purposefulness
n : the quality of having a definite purpose [syn: {sense of purpose}] [ant: {purposelessness}]

purposeless
adj 1: not evidencing any purpose of goal [ant: {purposeful}]
2: lacking import; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence" [syn: {pointless}, {senseless}]

purposelessly
adv : without a clear purpose; "let's not purposelessly dispense the aid"

purposelessness
n : the quality of lacking any definite purpose [syn: {aimlessness}] [ant: {purposefulness}]

purposely
adv : with intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice" [syn: {intentionally}, {deliberately}, {designedly}, {on purpose}, {advisedly}, {by choice}, {by design}] [ant: {by chance}, {unintentionally}, {unintentionally}]

purpose-made
adj : designed and constructed to serve a particular purpose [syn: {purpose-built}]

purposive
adj 1: having or showing or acting with a purpose or design; "purposive behavior"
2: having a purpose; "purposive behavior" [syn: {goal-directed}]

purpura
n : any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding [syn: {peliosis}]

purpura hemorrhagica
n : purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of factors [syn: {thrombocytopenic purpura}, {idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura}, {Werlhof's disease}]

purpurate
v : color purple [syn: {purple}, {empurple}]

purr
n : a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat
v 1: make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" [syn: {whizz}, {whiz}, {whirr}, {whir}, {birr}]
2: indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats [syn: {make vibrant sounds}]

purse
n 1: a bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb" [syn: {bag}, {handbag}, {pocketbook}]
2: a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse; "he made the contribution out of his own purse"; "he and his wife shared a common purse"
3: a small bag for carrying money
4: a sum of money offered as a prize; "the purse barely covered the winner's expenses"
v 1: contract one's lips into a rounded shape
2: gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; "purse ones's lips" [syn: {wrinkle}]

purse seine
n : a seine designed to be set by two boats around a school of fish and then closed at the bottom by means of a line

purse string
n : a drawstring used to close the mouth of a purse

purse-proud
adj : proud or arrogant because of your wealth (especially in the absence of other distinction)

purser
n : an officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers' welfare

purse-string operation
n : a surgical procedure in which a suture is used to close the cervix in a pregnant woman; is performed when the cervix has failed to retain previous pregnancies [syn: {Shirodkar's operation}]

purslane
n : a plant of the family Portulacaceae having fleshy succulent obovate leaves often grown as a potherb or salad herb; a weed in some areas

purslane family
n : family of usually succulent herbs; cosmopolitan in distribution especially in Americas [syn: {Portulacaceae}, {family Portulacaceae}]

purslane speedwell
n : North American annual with small white flowers widely naturalized as a weed in South America and Europe [syn: {Veronica peregrina}]

pursuance
n 1: a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria; "the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth" [syn: {pursuit}, {quest}]
2: the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion [syn: {prosecution}]

pursuant
adj : (followed by `to') in conformance to or agreement with; "pursuant to our agreement"; "pursuant to the dictates of one's conscience" [syn: {pursuant(p)}]

pursue
v 1: carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion" [syn: {prosecute}, {engage}]
2: follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" [syn: {follow}]
3: go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" [syn: {quest for}, {go after}, {quest after}]
4: carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter soon?" [syn: {follow up on}, {act on}]

pursued
adj : followed with enmity as if to harm; "running and leaping like a herd of pursued antelopes"
n : a person who is being chased; "the film jumped back and forth from the pursuer to the pursued" [syn: {chased}]

pursuer
n 1: a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture; "always before he had been able to outwit his pursuers" [syn: {chaser}]
2: a person who pursues some plan or goal; "a pursuer of truth"

pursuing
adj : following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit; "the fox fled from the pursuing hounds"; "listened for the hounds' pursuing bark"

pursuit
n 1: the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit" [syn: {chase}, {following}]
2: a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria; "the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth" [syn: {pursuance}, {quest}]
3: a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly); "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits" [syn: {pastime}, {interest}]

pursy
adj : breathing laboriously or convulsively [syn: {blown}, {gasping}, {out of breath(p)}, {panting}, {short-winded}, {winded}]

purulence
n 1: symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus) [syn: {purulency}]
2: a fluid product of inflammation [syn: {pus}, {suppuration}, {ichor}, {sanies}, {festering}]

purulency
n : symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus) [syn: {purulence}]

purulent
adj : having undergone infection; "a purulent wound" [syn: {infected}, {pussy}, {putrid}]

purulent pleurisy
n : a collection of pus in the lung cavity

Purus
n : a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River [syn: {Purus River}]

Purus River
n : a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River [syn: {Purus}]

purvey
v : supply with provisions [syn: {provision}]

purveyance
n : the act of supplying something

purveyor
n : someone who supplies provisions (especially food)

purview
n : the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge" [syn: {horizon}, {view}]

Pus
n 1: the tenth month of the Hindu calendar [syn: {Pansa}]
2: a fluid product of inflammation [syn: {purulence}, {suppuration}, {ichor}, {sanies}, {festering}]

Pusan
n : a city in southeastern South Korea on the Korean Strait; the chief port and second largest city

Pusey
n : English theologian who (with John Henry Newman and John Keble) founded the Oxford Movement (1800-1882) [syn: {Edward Pusey}, {Edward Bouverie Pusey}]

Puseyism
n : principles of the founders of the Oxford movement as expounded in pamphlets called Tracts for the Times [syn: {Tractarianism}]

push
n 1: the act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise" [syn: {pushing}]
2: the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines" [syn: {thrust}]
3: enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at American energy" [syn: {energy}, {get-up-and-go}]
4: an electrical switch operated by pressing a button; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk" [syn: {push button}, {button}]
5: an effort to advance; "the army made a push toward the sea"
v 1: move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" [syn: {force}] [ant: {pull}]
2: press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate" [syn: {bear on}]
3: make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" [syn: {advertise}, {advertize}, {promote}]
4: strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis" [syn: {tug}, {labor}, {labour}, {drive}]
5: press against forcefully without being able to move; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength"
6: approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty" [syn: {crowd}]
7: exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" [syn: {crusade}, {fight}, {press}, {campaign}, {agitate}]
8: sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs); "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs"
9: move strenuously and with effort; "The crowd pushed forward" 10: make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman" [syn: {press}]

push around
v : be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young" [syn: {strong-arm}, {bully}, {browbeat}, {bullyrag}, {ballyrag}, {boss around}, {hector}]

push aside
v 1: push out of the way [syn: {push away}]
2: bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances" [syn: {dismiss}, {disregard}, {brush aside}, {brush off}, {discount}, {ignore}]

push away
v : push out of the way [syn: {push aside}]

push back
n : the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw [syn: {rollback}]
v : cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" [syn: {repel}, {drive}, {repulse}, {force back}, {beat back}] [ant: {attract}]

push broom
n : a wide broom that is pushed ahead of the sweeper

push button
n : an electrical switch operated by pressing a button; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk" [syn: {push}, {button}]

push down
v : cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet" [syn: {down}, {knock down}, {cut down}, {pull down}]

push forward
v : push one's way; "she barged into the meeting room" [syn: {barge}, {thrust ahead}]

push on
v : continue moving forward [syn: {press on}, {plough on}]

push out
v : push to thrust outward [syn: {obtrude}, {thrust out}]

push through
v : as of teeth, for example; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted" [syn: {erupt}, {come out}, {break through}]

push up
v 1: push upward
2: push upward; "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air" [syn: {thrust}]

Pushan
n : celestial shepherd god; conductor of souls of the dead

pushball
n : a game using a leather-covered ball 6 feet in diameter; the two side try to push it across the opponents' goal

push-bike
n : a bicycle that must be pedaled

push-button radio
n : a radio receiver that can be tuned by pressing buttons

pushcart
n : wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels; "he used a handcart to carry the rocks away"; "their pushcart was piled high with groceries" [syn: {handcart}, {cart}, {go-cart}]

pushchair
n : a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around [syn: {baby buggy}, {baby carriage}, {carriage}, {perambulator}, {pram}, {stroller}, {go-cart}, {pusher}]

push-down list
n : a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO) [syn: {push-down stack}, {stack}]

push-down queue
n : a last-in first-out kind of queue (LIFO)

push-down stack
n : a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO) [syn: {push-down list}, {stack}]

push-down storage
n : a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO) [syn: {push-down store}, {stack}]

push-down store
n : a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO) [syn: {push-down storage}, {stack}]

pusher
n 1: one who intrudes or pushes himself forward [syn: {thruster}]
2: an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs [syn: {drug peddler}, {peddler}, {drug dealer}, {drug trafficker}]
3: someone who pushes [syn: {shover}]
4: a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes [syn: {zori}]
5: a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around [syn: {baby buggy}, {baby carriage}, {carriage}, {perambulator}, {pram}, {stroller}, {go-cart}, {pushchair}]

pushful
adj : marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative; "an aggressive young exective"; "a pushful insurance agent"; "a pushing youth intent on getting on in the world" [syn: {aggressive}, {enterprising}, {pushing}, {pushy}]

pushier
pushy
adj : marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative; "an aggressive young exective"; "a pushful insurance agent"; "a pushing youth intent on getting on in the world" [syn: {aggressive}, {enterprising}, {pushful}, {pushing}] [also: {pushiest}, {pushier}]

pushier
See {pushy}

pushiest
pushy
adj : marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative; "an aggressive young exective"; "a pushful insurance agent"; "a pushing youth intent on getting on in the world" [syn: {aggressive}, {enterprising}, {pushful}, {pushing}] [also: {pushiest}, {pushier}]

pushiest
See {pushy}

pushiness
n : offensive assertiveness [syn: {bumptiousness}, {cockiness}, {forwardness}]

pushing
adj : marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative; "an aggressive young exective"; "a pushful insurance agent"; "a pushing youth intent on getting on in the world" [syn: {aggressive}, {enterprising}, {pushful}, {pushy}]
n : the act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise" [syn: {push}]

Pushkin
n : Russian poet (1799-1837) [syn: {Alexander Pushkin}, {Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin}]

pushover
n 1: someone who is easily taken advantage of
2: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" [syn: {cinch}, {breeze}, {picnic}, {snap}, {duck soup}, {child's play}, {walkover}, {piece of cake}]

pushpin
n : a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board [syn: {thumbtack}, {drawing pin}]

Pushtun
n : a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan; "Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan" [syn: {Pathan}, {Pashtun}, {Pashtoon}]

pushup
n : an arm exercise performed lying face to the floor and pushing the body up and down with the arms [syn: {press-up}]

pushy
adj : marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative; "an aggressive young exective"; "a pushful insurance agent"; "a pushing youth intent on getting on in the world" [syn: {aggressive}, {enterprising}, {pushful}, {pushing}] [also: {pushiest}, {pushier}]

pusillanimity
n : contemptible fearfulness [syn: {pusillanimousness}]

pusillanimous
adj : lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful [syn: {poor-spirited}, {unmanly}]

pusillanimously
adv : with a lack of courage and determination; "simperingly, the accused begged for mercy" [syn: {simperingly}]

pusillanimousness
n : contemptible fearfulness [syn: {pusillanimity}]

pusly
n : weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine; cosmopolitan [syn: {common purslane}, {pussley}, {verdolagas}, {Portulaca oleracea}]

puss
n 1: obscene terms for female genitals [syn: {cunt}, {pussy}, {slit}, {snatch}, {twat}]
2: informal terms referring to a domestic cat [syn: {kitty}, {kitty-cat}, {pussy}, {pussycat}]

pussier
pussy
adj : having undergone infection; "a purulent wound" [syn: {infected}, {purulent}, {putrid}]
n 1: obscene terms for female genitals [syn: {cunt}, {puss}, {slit}, {snatch}, {twat}]
2: informal terms referring to a domestic cat [syn: {kitty}, {kitty-cat}, {puss}, {pussycat}] [also: {pussiest}, {pussier}]

pussier
See {pussy}

pussiest
pussy
adj : having undergone infection; "a purulent wound" [syn: {infected}, {purulent}, {putrid}]
n 1: obscene terms for female genitals [syn: {cunt}, {puss}, {slit}, {snatch}, {twat}]
2: informal terms referring to a domestic cat [syn: {kitty}, {kitty-cat}, {puss}, {pussycat}] [also: {pussiest}, {pussier}]

pussiest
See {pussy}

pussley
n : weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine; cosmopolitan [syn: {common purslane}, {pusly}, {verdolagas}, {Portulaca oleracea}]

pussy
adj : having undergone infection; "a purulent wound" [syn: {infected}, {purulent}, {putrid}]
n 1: obscene terms for female genitals [syn: {cunt}, {puss}, {slit}, {snatch}, {twat}]
2: informal terms referring to a domestic cat [syn: {kitty}, {kitty-cat}, {puss}, {pussycat}] [also: {pussiest}, {pussier}]

pussy willow
n 1: small willow of eastern North America having grayish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves [syn: {Salix discolor}]
2: much-branched Old World willow having large catkins and relatively large broad leaves [syn: {goat willow}, {florist's willow}, {Salix caprea}]

pussycat
n 1: a person who is regarded as easygoing and agreeable
2: informal terms referring to a domestic cat [syn: {kitty}, {kitty-cat}, {puss}, {pussy}]

pussyfoot
v : to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house" [syn: {sneak}, {mouse}, {creep}, {steal}]

pussy-paw
n : pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America [syn: {pussy-paws}, {pussy's-paw}, {Spraguea umbellatum}, {Calyptridium umbellatum}]

pussy-paws
n : pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America [syn: {pussy-paw}, {pussy's-paw}, {Spraguea umbellatum}, {Calyptridium umbellatum}]

pussy's-paw
n : pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America [syn: {pussy-paw}, {pussy-paws}, {Spraguea umbellatum}, {Calyptridium umbellatum}]

pussytoes
n : low-growing perennial herb having leaves with whitish down and clusters of small white flowers [syn: {cat's foot}, {cat's feet}, {Antennaria dioica}]

pustulate
adj : (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin [syn: {acned}, {pimpled}, {pimply}]

pustule
n : a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus

put
n : the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date [syn: {put option}] [ant: {call option}]
v 1: put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" [syn: {set}, {place}, {pose}, {position}, {lay}]
2: cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation; "That song put me in awful good humor"
3: formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language" [syn: {frame}, {redact}, {cast}, {couch}]
4: attribute or give; "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story" [syn: {assign}]
5: make an investment; "Put money into bonds" [syn: {invest}, {commit}, {place}] [ant: {divest}]
6: estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M." [syn: {place}, {set}]
7: cause (someone) to undergo something; "He put her to the torture"
8: adapt; "put these words to music"
9: arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events, etc.; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times" [syn: {arrange}, {set up}, {order}] [also: {putting}]

put across
v : transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees" [syn: {communicate}, {pass on}, {pass}]

put away
v 1: place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe" [syn: {lock in}, {lock away}, {lock}, {shut up}, {shut away}, {lock up}]
2: throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn: {discard}, {fling}, {toss}, {toss out}, {toss away}, {chuck out}, {cast aside}, {dispose}, {throw out}, {cast out}, {throw away}, {cast away}]
3: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" [syn: {imprison}, {incarcerate}, {lag}, {immure}, {put behind bars}, {jail}, {jug}, {gaol}, {remand}]
4: kill gently, as with an injection; "the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep" [syn: {put to sleep}]
5: eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food; "My son tucked in a whole pizza" [syn: {tuck in}, {tuck away}]
6: turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily; "She turned away from her painting"

put back
v 1: put something back where it belongs; "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them" [syn: {replace}]
2: cost a certain amount; "My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000" [syn: {set back}, {knock back}]

put behind bars
v : lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" [syn: {imprison}, {incarcerate}, {lag}, {immure}, {jail}, {jug}, {gaol}, {put away}, {remand}]

put differently
adv : otherwise stated; "in other words, we are broke" [syn: {in other words}]

put down
v 1: cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here" [syn: {set down}, {place down}]
2: put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" [syn: {lay}, {repose}]
3: cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely" [syn: {land}, {bring down}]
4: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture" [syn: {take down}, {degrade}, {disgrace}, {demean}]
5: leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo; [syn: {drop}, {set down}, {unload}, {discharge}]
6: put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc. [syn: {write down}, {set down}, {get down}]
7: make a record of; set down in permanent form [syn: {record}, {enter}]

put forward
v 1: put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty" [syn: {submit}, {state}, {posit}]
2: insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!" [syn: {assert}]
3: evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" [syn: {raise}, {conjure}, {conjure up}, {invoke}, {evoke}, {stir}, {call down}, {arouse}, {bring up}, {call forth}]
4: cause to protrude or as if to protrude; "stick one's hand out of the window"; "stick one's nose into other people's business" [syn: {stick}]
5: propose as a candidate for some honor [syn: {nominate}, {put up}]

put in
v 1: introduce; "Insert your ticket here" [syn: {insert}, {enclose}, {inclose}, {stick in}, {introduce}]
2: devote (time, effort, etc.) to a task; "He put in three hours every day at the hospital"
3: keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat" [syn: {store}, {hive away}, {lay in}, {salt away}, {stack away}, {stash away}]
4: break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation" [syn: {chime in}, {cut in}, {butt in}, {chisel in}, {barge in}, {break in}]
5: set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink" [syn: {install}, {instal}, {set up}]
6: make an application as for a job or funding; "We put in a grant to the NSF" [syn: {submit}]
7: to insert between other elements; "She interjected clever remarks" [syn: {interject}, {come in}, {interpose}, {throw in}, {inject}]

put off
v 1: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: {postpone}, {prorogue}, {hold over}, {put over}, {table}, {shelve}, {set back}, {defer}, {remit}]
2: cause to feel intense dislike or distaste [syn: {turn off}]
3: take away the enthusiasm of [syn: {dishearten}] [ant: {cheer}]
4: cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" [syn: {confuse}, {flurry}, {disconcert}]
5: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn: {hedge}, {fudge}, {evade}, {circumvent}, {parry}, {elude}, {skirt}, {dodge}, {duck}, {sidestep}]

put on
adj : adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty" [syn: {assumed}, {false}, {fictitious}, {fictive}, {pretended}, {sham}]
v 1: put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans" [syn: {wear}, {get into}, {don}, {assume}]
2: add to something existing; "She put on a sun room"
3: put on the stove or ready for cooking; "put on the tea, please!"
4: carry out (performances); "They turned in a splendid effort"; "They turned in top jobs for the second straight game" [syn: {turn in}]
5: add to the odometer; "He put on 1,000 miles on this trip"
6: prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance; "mount a theater production"; "mount an attack"; "mount a play" [syn: {mount}]
7: apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!" [syn: {apply}]
8: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: {gull}, {dupe}, {slang}, {befool}, {cod}, {fool}, {take in}, {put one over}, {put one across}]
9: increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising" [syn: {gain}] [ant: {reduce}]

put on airs
v : act like the master of; "He is lording it over the students" [syn: {lord it over}, {queen it over}, {act superior}]

put on the line
v : expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?" [syn: {risk}, {lay on the line}]

put one across
v : fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: {gull}, {dupe}, {slang}, {befool}, {cod}, {fool}, {put on}, {take in}, {put one over}]

put one over
v : fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: {gull}, {dupe}, {slang}, {befool}, {cod}, {fool}, {put on}, {take in}, {put one across}]

put option
n 1: an option to sell
2: the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date [syn: {put}] [ant: {call option}]

put out
v 1: to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..." [syn: {trouble}, {inconvenience}, {disoblige}, {discommode}, {incommode}, {bother}]
2: put out considerable effort; "He put out the same for seven managers"
3: deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother fires" [syn: {smother}]
4: thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting" [syn: {exsert}, {stretch out}, {extend}, {hold out}, {stretch forth}]
5: put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights" [syn: {douse}]
6: be sexually active; "She is supposed to put out"
7: cause to be out on a fielding play [syn: {retire}]
8: retire; "he was put out at third base on a long throw from left field"
9: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper" [syn: {publish}, {bring out}, {issue}, {release}] 10: make unconscious by means of anesthetic drugs; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation" [syn: {anesthetize}, {anaesthetize}, {anesthetise}, {anaesthetise}, {put to sleep}, {put under}] [ant: {bring to}]

put out feelers
v : make some preliminary investigations or test the waters

put over
v 1: communicate successfully; "I couldn't get across the message"; "He put over the idea very well" [syn: {get across}]
2: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: {postpone}, {prorogue}, {hold over}, {table}, {shelve}, {set back}, {defer}, {remit}, {put off}]

put right
v : settle or put right; "we need to iron out our disagreements" [syn: {iron out}, {straighten out}]

put through
v 1: pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal" [syn: {follow through}, {follow up}, {follow out}, {carry out}, {implement}, {go through}]
2: connect by telephone; "the operator put a call through to Rio"

put to death
v : kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some states, criminals are executed" [syn: {execute}]

put to sleep
v 1: help someone go to bed; "Mother put the baby to sleep"
2: kill gently, as with an injection; "the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep" [syn: {put away}]
3: make unconscious by means of anesthetic drugs; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation" [syn: {anesthetize}, {anaesthetize}, {anesthetise}, {anaesthetise}, {put under}, {put out}] [ant: {bring to}]

put to work
v : cause to work; "he is working his servants hard" [syn: {work}]

put together
adv : in conjunction with; combined; "Our salaries put together couldn't pay for the damage"; "we couldn`t pay for the damages with all out salaries put together" [syn: {jointly}, {collectively}, {conjointly}, {together}]
v : make by putting pieces together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses" [syn: {assemble}, {piece}, {set up}, {tack}, {tack together}] [ant: {disassemble}]

put under
v : make unconscious by means of anesthetic drugs; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation" [syn: {anesthetize}, {anaesthetize}, {anesthetise}, {anaesthetise}, {put to sleep}, {put out}] [ant: {bring to}]

put up
v 1: put up; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump" [syn: {post}]
2: mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance" [syn: {provide}, {offer}]
3: construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" [syn: {raise}, {erect}, {rear}, {set up}] [ant: {level}]
4: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" [syn: {digest}, {endure}, {stick out}, {stomach}, {bear}, {stand}, {tolerate}, {support}, {brook}, {abide}, {suffer}]
5: provide; "The city has to put up half the required amount" [syn: {contribute}]
6: preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty" [syn: {can}, {tin}]
7: provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town" [syn: {house}, {domiciliate}]
8: propose as a candidate for some honor [syn: {nominate}, {put forward}]

putamen
n : the outer reddish part of the lenticular nucleus [also: {putamina} (pl)]

putamina
putamen
n : the outer reddish part of the lenticular nucleus [also: {putamina} (pl)]

putamina
See {putamen}

putative
adj : commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds; "the foundling's putative father"; "the reputed (or purported) author of the book"; "the supposed date of birth" [syn: {putative(a)}, {purported(a)}, {reputed(a)}, {supposed(a)}]

put-down
n : a crushing remark [syn: {squelch}, {squelcher}, {takedown}]

putdownable
adj : (of a book) so poorly written and unentertaining as to be easily put down

Putin
n : Russian statesman chosen as president of the Russian Federation in 2000; formerly director of the Federal Security Bureau (born in 1952) [syn: {Vladimir Putin}, {Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin}]

putoff
n : a pretext for delay or inaction

put-on
n 1: a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way [syn: {parody}, {lampoon}, {spoof}, {sendup}, {mockery}, {takeoff}, {burlesque}, {travesty}, {charade}, {pasquinade}]
2: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage [syn: {fraud}, {fraudulence}, {dupery}, {hoax}, {humbug}]
3: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn: {antic}, {joke}, {prank}, {trick}, {caper}]

putout
n : an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout); "the first baseman made 15 putouts"

put-put
n : a small gasoline engine (as on motor boat) [also: {put-putting}, {put-putted}]

put-putted
put-put
n : a small gasoline engine (as on motor boat) [also: {put-putting}, {put-putted}]

put-putted
See {put-put}

put-putting
put-put
n : a small gasoline engine (as on motor boat) [also: {put-putting}, {put-putted}]

put-putting
See {put-put}

putrefacient
adj : causing or promoting bacterial putrefaction [syn: {putrefactive}]

putrefaction
n 1: decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor [syn: {rot}]
2: (biology) decaying caused by bacterial or fungal action [syn: {decomposition}, {rot}, {rotting}]

putrefactive
adj : causing or promoting bacterial putrefaction [syn: {putrefacient}]

putrefiable
adj : liable to decay or spoil or become putrid [syn: {decayable}, {putrescible}, {spoilable}]

putrefied
adj : in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor; "horrible like raw and putrid flesh"- Somerset Maugham [syn: {putrified}, {putrid}]

putrefied
putrefy
v : become putrid; decay with an offensive smell; "organic matter putrefies" [also: {putrefied}]

putrefied
See {putrefy}

putrefy
v : become putrid; decay with an offensive smell; "organic matter putrefies" [also: {putrefied}]

putrescence
n 1: in a state of progressive putrefaction [syn: {putridness}, {rottenness}, {corruption}]
2: the quality of rotting and becoming putrid [syn: {rottenness}]

putrescent
adj : becoming putrid; "a trail lined by putrescent carcasses"

putrescible
adj : liable to decay or spoil or become putrid [syn: {decayable}, {putrefiable}, {spoilable}]

putrescine
n : a colorless crystalline ptomaine with a foul odor that is produced in decaying animal matter

putrid
adj 1: of or relating to or attended by putrefaction; "putrid decomposition"
2: having undergone infection; "a purulent wound" [syn: {infected}, {purulent}, {pussy}]
3: in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor; "horrible like raw and putrid flesh"- Somerset Maugham [syn: {putrefied}, {putrified}]
4: offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell" [syn: {fetid}, {foetid}, {foul}, {foul-smelling}, {funky}, {noisome}, {smelly}, {stinking}]
5: morally corrupt or evil; "the putrid atmosphere of the court"

putridity
n : the state of being putrid

putridness
n : in a state of progressive putrefaction [syn: {putrescence}, {rottenness}, {corruption}]

putrified
adj : in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor; "horrible like raw and putrid flesh"- Somerset Maugham [syn: {putrefied}, {putrid}]

putsch
n : a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force [syn: {coup d'etat}, {coup}, {takeover}]

putt
n : hitting a golf ball on the putting surface with a putter; "his putting let him down today" [syn: {putting}]
v 1: strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter; "he putted the ball several feet past the hole"
2: : hit a putt; "he lost because he putted so poorly"

puttee
n : a strip of cloth wound around the leg to form legging; used by soldiers in World War I [syn: {puttees}]

puttees
n : a strip of cloth wound around the leg to form legging; used by soldiers in World War I [syn: {puttee}]

putter
n 1: a golfer who is putting
2: the iron normally used on the putting green [syn: {putting iron}]
v 1: work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the garden" [syn: {potter}]
2: do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house" [syn: {mess around}, {potter}, {tinker}, {monkey}, {monkey around}, {muck about}, {muck around}]
3: move around aimlessly [syn: {potter}, {potter around}, {putter around}]

putter around
v : move around aimlessly [syn: {putter}, {potter}, {potter around}]

putterer
n : a person who putters about [syn: {potterer}]

putti
See {putto}

puttied
putty
n : a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass
v : apply putty in order to fix or fill; "putty the window sash" [also: {puttied}]

puttied
See {putty}

putting
put
n : the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date [syn: {put option}] [ant: {call option}]
v 1: put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" [syn: {set}, {place}, {pose}, {position}, {lay}]
2: cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation; "That song put me in awful good humor"
3: formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language" [syn: {frame}, {redact}, {cast}, {couch}]
4: attribute or give; "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story" [syn: {assign}]
5: make an investment; "Put money into bonds" [syn: {invest}, {commit}, {place}] [ant: {divest}]
6: estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M." [syn: {place}, {set}]
7: cause (someone) to undergo something; "He put her to the torture"
8: adapt; "put these words to music"
9: arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events, etc.; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times" [syn: {arrange}, {set up}, {order}] [also: {putting}]

putting
n : hitting a golf ball on the putting surface with a putter; "his putting let him down today" [syn: {putt}]

putting
See {put}

putting green
n : an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course; "the ball rolled across the green and into the trap" [syn: {green}]

putting iron
n : the iron normally used on the putting green [syn: {putter}]

putting to death
n : the act of terminating a life [syn: {killing}, {kill}]

putty
n : a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass
v : apply putty in order to fix or fill; "putty the window sash" [also: {puttied}]

putty knife
n : a spatula used to mix or apply putty

puttyroot
n : North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers [syn: {adam-and-eve}, {Aplectrum hyemale}]

put-up
adj : planned secretly; "it was a put-up job"

put-upon
adj : of persons; taken advantage of; "after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used" [syn: {exploited}, {ill-used}, {used}, {victimized}, {victimised}]

putz
n 1: (Yiddish) a fool; an idiot
2: obscene terms for penis [syn: {cock}, {prick}, {dick}, {shaft}, {pecker}, {peter}, {tool}]

puzzle
n 1: a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler" [syn: {puzzler}, {mystifier}, {teaser}]
2: a toy that tests your ingenuity
v 1: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick}, {get}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder}, {flummox}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}]
2: be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden departure"

puzzle out
v : find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem" [syn: {solve}, {work out}, {figure out}, {lick}, {work}]

puzzle over
v : try to solve

puzzled
adj : filled with bewilderment; "at a loss to understand those remarks"; "puzzled that she left without saying goodbye" [syn: {at a loss(p)}, {nonplused}, {nonplussed}]

puzzlement
n : confusion resulting from failure to understand [syn: {bewilderment}, {obfuscation}, {befuddlement}, {mystification}, {bafflement}, {bemusement}]

puzzler
n : a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler" [syn: {puzzle}, {mystifier}, {teaser}]

puzzling
adj 1: not clear to the understanding; "I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later"; "prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries" [syn: {enigmatic}, {enigmatical}]
2: lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement" [syn: {confusing}, {perplexing}]

PVA
n : a vinyl polymer used especially in paints or adhesives [syn: {polyvinyl acetate}]

PVC
n 1: a polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in electric cables [syn: {polyvinyl chloride}]
2: irregularity of cardiac rhythm; recurrent occurrences can be a precursor of ventricular fibrillation [syn: {premature ventricular contraction}]

PWR
n : a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the steam produced can drive a steam turbine [syn: {pressurized water reactor}]

PX
n : a commissary on a United States Army post [syn: {post exchange}]

pya
n : 100 pyas equal 1 kyat

pyaemia
n : septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria released from an abscess [syn: {pyemia}]

pyaemic
adj : of or relating to pyemia [syn: {pyemic}]

Pycnanthemum
n : American mountain mint [syn: {genus Pycnanthemum}, {Koellia}, {genus Koellia}]

Pycnanthemum virginianum
n : perennial herb of the eastern United States having inconspicuous greenish flowers and narrow leaves that are very aromatic when bruised [syn: {basil mint}]

pycnidia
pycnidium
n : flask-shaped asexual structure containing conidia [also: {pycnidia} (pl)]

pycnidia
See {pycnidium}

pycnidium
n : flask-shaped asexual structure containing conidia [also: {pycnidia} (pl)]

pycnodysostosis
n : a form of dwarfism accompanied by fragile bones and bad teeth

pycnogonid
n : any of various small spider-like marine arthropods having small thin bodies and long slender legs [syn: {sea spider}]

Pycnogonida
n : sea spiders [syn: {order Pycnogonida}]

pycnosis
n : a degenerative state of the cell nucleus [syn: {pyknosis}]

pycnotic
adj : of or relating to or exhibiting pyknosis [syn: {pyknotic}]

Pydna
n : a major victory by the Romans over the Macedonians in 168 BC; resulted in the downfall of the ancient Macedonian kingdom [syn: {Battle of Pydna}]

pye-dog
n : ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India [syn: {pariah dog}, {pie-dog}]

pyelogram
n : an X ray of the kidneys and ureters

pyelography
n : roentgenography of the kidney and ureters (usually after injection with a radiopaque dye)

pyelonephritis
n : inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis caused by bacterial infection

pyemia
n : septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria released from an abscess [syn: {pyaemia}]

pyemic
adj : of or relating to pyemia [syn: {pyaemic}]

pygidia
See {pygidium}

Pygmalion
n : (Greek mythology) a king who created a statue of a woman and fell in love with it; Aphrodite brought the sculpture to life as Galatea

pygmy
n 1: an unusually small individual [syn: {pigmy}]
2: any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet [syn: {Pigmy}]

pygmy chimpanzee
n : small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species [syn: {bonobo}, {Pan paniscus}]

pygmy cypress
n : rare small cypress native to northern California; sometimes considered the same species as gowen cypress [syn: {Cupressus pigmaea}, {Cupressus goveniana pigmaea}]

pygmy marmoset
n : the smallest monkey; of tropical forests of the Amazon [syn: {Cebuella pygmaea}]

pygmy mouse
n : very small dark grayish brown mouse resembling a house mouse; of Texas and Mexico [syn: {Baiomys taylori}]

pygmy sperm whale
n : small sperm whale of warm waters of both coasts of North America [syn: {Kogia breviceps}]

Pygopodidae
n : Australian and Tasmanian lizards [syn: {family Pygopodidae}]

Pygopus
n : type genus of the Pygopodidae; snake-shaped pleurodont lizard with no forelimbs and only rudimentary hind limbs [syn: {genus Pygopus}]

Pygoscelis
n : a genus of Spheniscidae [syn: {genus Pygoscelis}]

Pygoscelis adeliae
n : medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie coast of Antarctica [syn: {Adelie}, {Adelie penguin}]

pyinma
n : relatively hard durable timber from the Queen's crape myrtle; light reddish brown, smooth and lustrous

pyjama
n : a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries

pyjamas
n 1: lightweight trousers worn in various Eastern countries [syn: {pajamas}]
2: loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers [syn: {pajamas}, {pj's}, {jammies}]

pyknic
adj : having a squat and fleshy build; "a pyknic practical joke" [syn: {endomorphic}] [ant: {mesomorphic}, {ectomorphic}]

pyknic type
n : round, fat, and heavy [syn: {endomorphy}]

pyknosis
n : a degenerative state of the cell nucleus [syn: {pycnosis}]

pyknotic
adj : of or relating to or exhibiting pyknosis [syn: {pycnotic}]

Pylodictus
n : flathead catfishes [syn: {genus Pylodictus}]

Pylodictus olivaris
n : large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw [syn: {flathead catfish}, {mudcat}, {goujon}, {shovelnose catfish}, {spoonbill catfish}]

pylon
n 1: a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race
2: a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines; "power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists" [syn: {power pylon}]

pylori
pylorus
n : a small circular opening between the stomach and the duodenum [also: {pylori} (pl)]

pylori
See {pylorus}

pyloric
adj : relating to or near the pylorus

pyloric sphincter
n : the sphincter muscle of the pylorus that separates the stomach from the duodenum [syn: {pyloric valve}, {musculus sphincter pylori}]

pyloric stenosis
n : narrowing of the pyloric sphincter that blocks the passage of food from the stomach into the duodenum

pyloric valve
n : the sphincter muscle of the pylorus that separates the stomach from the duodenum [syn: {pyloric sphincter}, {musculus sphincter pylori}]

pyloric vein
n : receives veins from the upper surfaces of the stomach and empties into the portal vein [syn: {right gastric vein}, {vena gastrica-dextra}]

pylorus
n : a small circular opening between the stomach and the duodenum [also: {pylori} (pl)]

Pynchon
n : United States writer of pessimistic novels about life in a technologically advanced society (born in 1937) [syn: {Thomas Pynchon}]

pyocyanase
n : a yellow-green mixture of antibiotics obtained from the bacillus of green pus

pyocyanin
n : a toxic blue crystalline antibiotic found in green pus

pyogenic
adj : producing pus

Pyongyang
n : capital of North Korea and an industrial center; "Pyongyang is Korea's oldest city but little of its history has been preserved" [syn: {capital of North Korea}]

pyorrhea
n 1: discharge of pus [syn: {pyorrhoea}]
2: chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets [syn: {pyorrhoea}, {pyorrhea alveolaris}, {Riggs' disease}]

pyorrhea alveolaris
n : chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets [syn: {pyorrhea}, {pyorrhoea}, {Riggs' disease}]

pyorrhoea
n 1: discharge of pus [syn: {pyorrhea}]
2: chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets [syn: {pyorrhea}, {pyorrhea alveolaris}, {Riggs' disease}]

Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin
n : Russian anarchist (1842-1921) [syn: {Kropotkin}, {Prince Peter Kropotkin}]

Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky
n : important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies (1840-1893) [syn: {Tchaikovsky}, {Peter Tchaikovsky}, {Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky}, {Pyotr Tchaikovsky}]

Pyotr Tchaikovsky
n : important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies (1840-1893) [syn: {Tchaikovsky}, {Peter Tchaikovsky}, {Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky}, {Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky}]

pyracanth
n : any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries [syn: {Pyracantha}, {fire thorn}, {firethorn}]

Pyracantha
n : any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries [syn: {pyracanth}, {fire thorn}, {firethorn}]

pyralid
n : usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests [syn: {pyralid moth}]

pyralid moth
n : usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests [syn: {pyralid}]

Pyralidae
n : bee moths; corn borers; flour moths [syn: {family Pyralidae}, {Pyralididae}, {family Pyralididae}]

Pyralididae
n : bee moths; corn borers; flour moths [syn: {Pyralidae}, {family Pyralidae}, {family Pyralididae}]

Pyralis
n : type genus of the Pyralidae [syn: {genus Pyralis}]

pyramid
n 1: a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
2: (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases
3: a massive memorial with a square base and four triangular sides; built as royal tombs in ancient Egypt [syn: {Great Pyramid}]
v 1: enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
2: use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal
3: arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid
4: increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base

pyramid bugle
n : European evergreen carpeting perennial [syn: {Ajuga pyramidalis}]

pyramid plant
n : any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washington [syn: {columbo}, {American columbo}, {deer's-ear}, {deer's-ears}, {American gentian}]

pyramid scheme
n : a fraudulent scheme in which people are recruited to make payments to the person who recruited them while expecting to receive payments from the persons they recruit; when the number of new recruits fails to sustain the hierarchical payment structure the scheme collapses with most of the participants losing the money they put in

pyramidal
adj : resembling a pyramid [syn: {pyramidic}, {pyramidical}]

pyramidal bone
n : a wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform and hamate and lunate bones [syn: {triquetral}, {triquetral bone}, {os triquetrum}, {cuneiform bone}]

pyramidal motor system
n : any of the important motor nerves on each side of the central nervous system that run from the sensorimotor areas of the cortex through the brainstem to motor neurons of the cranial nerve nuclei and the ventral horn of the spinal cord [syn: {pyramidal tract}, {corticospinal tract}]

pyramidal tent
n : a large tent shaped like a pyramid; can hold half a dozen people

pyramidal tract
n : any of the important motor nerves on each side of the central nervous system that run from the sensorimotor areas of the cortex through the brainstem to motor neurons of the cranial nerve nuclei and the ventral horn of the spinal cord [syn: {pyramidal motor system}, {corticospinal tract}]

pyramidic
adj : resembling a pyramid [syn: {pyramidal}, {pyramidical}]

pyramidical
adj : resembling a pyramid [syn: {pyramidal}, {pyramidic}]

pyramidically
adv : in a pyramidal manner or shape; "the bush was trimmed pyramidically"

pyramiding
n : a fraudulent business practice involving some form of pyramid scheme e.g., the chain of distribution is artificially expanded by an excessive number of distributors selling to other distributors at progressively higher wholesale prices until retail prices are unnecessarily inflated

Pyrausta
n : moths whose larvae are corn borers [syn: {genus Pyrausta}]

Pyrausta nubilalis
n 1: larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize [syn: {corn borer}]
2: native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants [syn: {corn borer}, {European corn borer}, {corn borer moth}]

pyre
n : wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite [syn: {funeral pyre}]

pyrectic
adj : having or causing fever
n : any substance that can cause a rise in body temperature [syn: {pyrogen}]

pyrene
n 1: a pale yellow crystalline hydrocarbon C16H10 extracted from coal tar
2: the small hard nutlet of a drupe or drupelet; the seed and the hard endocarp that surrounds it

Pyrenees
n : a chain of mountains between France and Spain

Pyrenees daisy
n : perennial of Portugal similar to the oxeye daisy [syn: {Leucanthemum lacustre}, {Chrysanthemum lacustre}]

Pyrenomycetes
n : class of fungi in which the fruiting body is a perithecium; includes powdery mildews and ergot and neurospora [syn: {class Pyrenomycetes}]

pyrethrum
n 1: made of dried flower heads of pyrethrum plants
2: white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {Dalmatian pyrethrum}, {Dalmatia pyrethrum}, {Tanacetum cinerariifolium}, {Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium}]
3: spring-flowering garden perennial of Asiatic origin having finely divided aromatic leaves and white to pink-purple flowers; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {painted daisy}, {Tanacetum coccineum}, {Chrysanthemum coccineum}]
4: used in former classifications for plants later placed in genus Chrysanthemum and now often included in genus Tanacetum [syn: {genus Pyrethrum}]

pyretic
adj : causing fever [ant: {antipyretic}]

Pyrex
n : a borosilicate glass with a low coefficient of expansion; used for heat-resistant glassware in cooking and chemistry

pyrexia
n : a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection [syn: {fever}, {febrility}, {febricity}, {feverishness}]

pyridine
n : a toxic colorless flammable liquid organic base with a disagreeable odor; usually derived from coal

Pyridium
n : analgesic (trade name Pyridium) used to treat urinary tract infections [syn: {phenazopyridine}]

pyridoxal
n : a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch [syn: {vitamin B6}, {pyridoxine}, {pyridoxamine}, {adermin}]

pyridoxamine
n : a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch [syn: {vitamin B6}, {pyridoxine}, {pyridoxal}, {adermin}]

pyridoxine
n : a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch [syn: {vitamin B6}, {pyridoxal}, {pyridoxamine}, {adermin}]

pyriform area
n : pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon [syn: {piriform area}, {pyriform lobe}, {piriform lobe}]

pyriform lobe
n : pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon [syn: {pyriform area}, {piriform area}, {piriform lobe}]

pyrilamine
n : antihistamine used to treat rhinitis and pruritus

pyrimidine
n 1: any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine
2: a heterocyclic organic compound with a penetrating odor

pyrite
n : a common mineral (iron disulfide) that has a pale yellow color [syn: {iron pyrite}, {fool's gold}]

pyrites
n : any of various metallic-looking sulfides (of which pyrite is the commonest)

pyrocellulose
n : nitrocellulose containing less nitrogen than guncotton; used in making smokeless powder

Pyrocephalus
n : a genus of Tyrannidae [syn: {genus Pyrocephalus}]

Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus
n : tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black plumage [syn: {vermillion flycatcher}, {firebird}]

pyrochemical
adj : of or relating to or produced by chemical reactions at high temperatures

pyrochemical process
n : processes for chemical reactions at high temperatures [syn: {pyrochemistry}]

pyrochemistry
n : processes for chemical reactions at high temperatures [syn: {pyrochemical process}]

pyroelectric
adj : relating to or exhibiting pyroelectricity [syn: {pyroelectrical}]

pyroelectrical
adj : relating to or exhibiting pyroelectricity [syn: {pyroelectric}]

pyroelectricity
n : generation of an electric charge on certain crystals (such as tourmaline) as a result of a change in temperature

pyrogallic
adj : of or relating to pyrogallol

pyrogallic acid
n : a toxic white lustrous crystalline phenol used to treat certain skin diseases and as a photographic developer [syn: {pyrogallol}]

pyrogallol
n : a toxic white lustrous crystalline phenol used to treat certain skin diseases and as a photographic developer [syn: {pyrogallic acid}]

pyrogen
n : any substance that can cause a rise in body temperature [syn: {pyrectic}]

pyrogenetic
adj : produced by or producing fever [syn: {pyrogenic}, {pyrogenous}]

pyrogenic
adj 1: produced by or producing fever [syn: {pyrogenous}, {pyrogenetic}]
2: produced under conditions involving intense heat; "igneous rock is rock formed by solidification from a molten state; especially from molten magma"; "igneous fusion is fusion by heat alone"; "pyrogenic strata" [syn: {igneous}, {pyrogenous}]

pyrogenous
adj 1: produced by or producing fever [syn: {pyrogenic}, {pyrogenetic}]
2: produced under conditions involving intense heat; "igneous rock is rock formed by solidification from a molten state; especially from molten magma"; "igneous fusion is fusion by heat alone"; "pyrogenic strata" [syn: {igneous}, {pyrogenic}]

pyrograph
n : a design produced by pyrography

pyrographer
n : an artist who practices pyrography

pyrographic
adj : of or relating to or produced by pyrography

pyrography
n : the act of producing drawings on wood or leather by using heated tools or a fine flame

pyrola
n : any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola [syn: {wintergreen}]

Pyrola americana
n : evergreen of eastern North America with leathery leaves and numerous white flowers [syn: {false wintergreen}, {Pyrola rotundifolia americana}]

Pyrola elliptica
n : North American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters [syn: {wild lily of the valley}, {shinleaf}]

Pyrola minor
n : the common wintergreen having many-flowered racemes of pink-tinged white flowers; Europe and North America [syn: {lesser wintergreen}]

Pyrola rotundifolia
n : evergreen with rounded leaves and very fragrant creamy-white flowers; widely distributed in northern parts of Old and New Worlds [syn: {wild lily of the valley}]

Pyrola rotundifolia americana
n : evergreen of eastern North America with leathery leaves and numerous white flowers [syn: {false wintergreen}, {Pyrola americana}]

Pyrola uniflora
n : delicate evergreen dwarf herb of north temperate regions having a solitary white terminal flower; sometimes placed in genus Pyrola [syn: {one-flowered wintergreen}, {one-flowered pyrola}, {Moneses uniflora}]

Pyrolaceae
n : evergreen herbs of temperate regions: genera Pyrola; Chimaphila; Moneses; Orthilia [syn: {family Pyrolaceae}, {wintergreen family}]

pyrolatry
n : worship of fire [syn: {fire-worship}]

pyroligneous
adj : of a substance produced by the effect of heat on wood, especially by destructive distillation [syn: {pyrolignic}]

pyroligneous acid
n : a red-brown liquid formed in distillation of wood which contains acetic acid, methanol, acetone, wood oils, and tars [syn: {wood vinegar}]

pyrolignic
adj : of a substance produced by the effect of heat on wood, especially by destructive distillation [syn: {pyroligneous}]

pyrolusite
n : a mineral consisting of manganese dioxide; an important source of manganese

pyrolysis
n : transformation of a substance produced by the action of heat

pyrolytic
adj : resulting from pyrolysis

pyromancer
n : one who practices pyromancy

pyromancy
n : divination by fire or flames

pyromania
n : an uncontrollable desire to set fire to things

pyromaniac
n : a person with a mania for setting things on fire

pyrometer
n : a thermometer designed to measure high temperatures

pyrometric cone
n : a pyrometer consisting of a series of cones that melt at different temperatures

pyromorphite
n : a mineral consisting of lead chloride and phosphate; a minor source of lead [syn: {green lead ore}]

pyrope
n : a deep red garnet used as a gemstone

pyrophobia
n : a morbid fear of fire

pyrophoric alloy
n : an alloy that emits sparks when struck or scratched with steel; used in lighter flints

Pyrophorus
n : tropical click beetles [syn: {genus Pyrophorus}]

Pyrophorus noctiluca
n : tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots [syn: {firefly}, {fire beetle}]

pyrophosphate
n : a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid

pyrophosphoric acid
n : a solid acid formed by reactions of orthophosphoric acid

pyrophyllite
n : a white or greenish aluminum silicate mineral (resembles talc)

pyroscope
n : a pyrometer that uses the color of the light emitted by a hot object [syn: {optical pyrometer}]

pyrosis
n : a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the esophagus); symptomatic of an ulcer or a diaphragmatic hernia or other disorder [syn: {heartburn}]

pyrostat
n : a thermostat that operates at very high temperatures

pyrotechnic
adj 1: of or relating to the craft of making fireworks; "pyrotechnic smokes" [syn: {pyrotechnical}]
2: suggestive of fireworks; "pyrotechnic keyboard virtuosity"; "a pyrotechnic wit"
n : (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc. [syn: {firework}]

pyrotechnical
adj : of or relating to the craft of making fireworks; "pyrotechnic smokes" [syn: {pyrotechnic}]

pyrotechnics
n 1: (music) brilliance of display (as in the performance of music)
2: the craft of making fireworks [syn: {pyrotechny}]

pyrotechny
n : the craft of making fireworks [syn: {pyrotechnics}]

pyroxene
n : any of a group of crystalline silicate mineral common in igneous and metamorphic rocks

pyroxylin
n : highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers [syn: {pyroxyline}]

pyroxyline
n : highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers [syn: {pyroxylin}]

pyrrhic
adj 1: of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece; "pyrrhic dance movements"
2: of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables; "pyrrhic verses"
3: of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans); "a Pyrrhic victory"
n 1: a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables [syn: {dibrach}]
2: an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare

Pyrrhic victory
n : a victory that is won by incurring terrible losses

Pyrrhocoridae
n : firebugs [syn: {family Pyrrhocoridae}]

pyrrhotine
n : a brownish iron sulfide mineral FeS having weak magnetic properties [syn: {pyrrhotite}, {magnetic pyrites}]

pyrrhotite
n : a brownish iron sulfide mineral FeS having weak magnetic properties [syn: {pyrrhotine}, {magnetic pyrites}]

Pyrrhula
n : bullfinches [syn: {genus Pyrrhula}]

Pyrrhula pyrrhula
n : common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast [syn: {bullfinch}]

pyrrhuloxia
n : crested gray-and-red bird of southwest United States and Mexico [syn: {Pyrrhuloxia sinuata}]

Pyrrhuloxia sinuata
n : crested gray-and-red bird of southwest United States and Mexico [syn: {pyrrhuloxia}]

Pyrrhus
n : king of Epirus; defeated the Romans in two battles in spite of staggering losses (319-272 BC)

Pyrrophyta
n : a division of lower plants comprising unicellular and biflagellate algae that form starchy compounds [syn: {phylum Pyrrophyta}]

Pyrrosia
n : epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial ferns of tropical Old World [syn: {genus Pyrrosia}]

Pyrrosia lingua
n : east Asian fern having fronds shaped like tongues; sometimes placed in genus Cyclophorus [syn: {felt fern}, {tongue fern}, {Cyclophorus lingua}]

Pyrularia
n : small genus of chiefly Asiatic parasitic shrubs [syn: {genus Pyrularia}]

Pyrularia pubera
n : shrub of southeastern United States parasitic on roots of hemlocks having sparse spikes of greenish flowers and pulpy drupes [syn: {rabbitwood}, {buffalo nut}]

Pyrus
n : fruit trees native to the Old World: pears [syn: {genus Pyrus}]

Pyrus communis
n : Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties [syn: {pear}, {pear tree}]

pyruvic acid
n : a colorless acid formed as an important intermediate in metabolism or fermentation

Pythagoras
n : Greek philosopher and mathematician who proved the Pythagorean theorem; considered to be the first true mathematician (circa 580-500 BC)

Pythagorean
adj : of or relating to Pythagoras or his geometry; "Pythagorean philosophy"; "Pythagorean theorem"

Pythia
n : (Greek mythology) the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who transmitted the oracles [syn: {Pythoness}]

Pythiaceae
n : fungi having sporangia usually borne successively and singly at the tips of branching sporangiophores [syn: {family Pythiaceae}]

Pythian Games
n : the ancient Panhellenic celebration at Delphi held every four years in the third year of the Olympiad in honor of Apollo

Pythias
n : friend of Damon; Phintias (according to legend) was condemned to death by Dionysius the Elder and asked a respite to put his affairs in order; Damon pledged his life for the return of his friend; when Phintias returned in time the Tyrant released them both (4th century BC) [syn: {Phintias}]

pythium
n : any fungus of the genus Pythium

Pythium debaryanum
n : fungus causing damping off disease in seedlings [syn: {damping off fungus}]

Pythius
n : epithet for Apollo; from the dragon Python which he killed

python
n 1: large Old World boas
2: a soothsaying spirit or a person who is possessed by such a spirit
3: (Greek mythology) dragon killed by Apollo at Delphi

Python molurus
n : very large python of southeast Asia [syn: {Indian python}]

Python reticulatus
n : of southeast Asia and East Indies; the largest snake in the world [syn: {reticulated python}]

Python sebae
n : very large python of tropical and southern Africa [syn: {rock python}, {rock snake}]

Python variegatus
n : Australian python with a variegated pattern on its back [syn: {carpet snake}, {Morelia spilotes variegatus}]

pythoness
n 1: a witch with powers of divination
2: (Greek mythology) the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who transmitted the oracles [syn: {Pythia}]

Pythonidae
n : in some classifications a family separate from Boidae comprising Old World boas [syn: {family Pythonidae}]

Pythoninae
n : Old World boas: pythons; in some classifications considered a separate family from Boidae [syn: {subfamily Pythoninae}]

pyuria
n : presence of white blood cells in the urine; symptom of urinary tract infection

pyx
n 1: a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay [syn: {pix}, {pyx chest}, {pix chest}]
2: any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept [syn: {pix}]

pyx chest
n : a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay [syn: {pyx}, {pix}, {pix chest}]

Pyxidanthera
n : 1 species: pyxie; the eastern United States [syn: {genus Pyxidanthera}]

Pyxidanthera barbulata
n : creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas [syn: {pyxie}, {pixie}, {pixy}]

pyxides
pyxis
n 1: fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released [syn: {pyxidium}]
2: a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia
3: a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines [also: {pyxides} (pl)]

pyxides
See {pyxis}

pyxidia
pyxidium
n : fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released [syn: {pyxis}] [also: {pyxidia} (pl)]

pyxidia
See {pyxidium}

pyxidium
n : fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released [syn: {pyxis}] [also: {pyxidia} (pl)]

pyxie
n : creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas [syn: {pixie}, {pixy}, {Pyxidanthera barbulata}]

pyxis
n 1: fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released [syn: {pyxidium}]
2: a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia
3: a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines [also: {pyxides} (pl)]

Q
n : the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet

Q fever
n : an acute disease resembling influenza

qabala
n : an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret [syn: {cabala}, {cabbala}, {cabbalah}, {kabala}, {kabbala}, {kabbalah}, {qabalah}]

qabalah
n : an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret [syn: {cabala}, {cabbala}, {cabbalah}, {kabala}, {kabbala}, {kabbalah}, {qabala}]

qabalistic
adj : having a secret or hidden meaning; "cabalistic symbols engraved in stone"; "cryptic writings"; "thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements"- John Gunther [syn: {cabalistic}, {kabbalistic}, {cryptic}, {cryptical}, {sibylline}]

Qabbala
n : an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries [syn: {Kabbalah}, {Kabbala}, {Kabala}, {Cabbalah}, {Cabbala}, {Cabala}, {Qabbalah}]

Qabbalah
n : an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries [syn: {Kabbalah}, {Kabbala}, {Kabala}, {Cabbalah}, {Cabbala}, {Cabala}, {Qabbala}]

Qaddafi
n : Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942) [syn: {Qadhafi}, {Khadafy}, {Gaddafi}, {Muammar al-Qaddafi}, {Muammar el-Qaddafi}]

qaddishim
See {qaddish}

Qadhafi
n : Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942) [syn: {Qaddafi}, {Khadafy}, {Gaddafi}, {Muammar al-Qaddafi}, {Muammar el-Qaddafi}]

qadi
n : an Islamic judge

Qaeda
n : an intensely anti-western terrorist network that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist group; has cells in more than 50 countries [syn: {al-Qaeda}, {al-Qa'ida}, {al-Qaida}, {Base}]

Qandahar
n : a city in southern Afghanistan; an important trading center [syn: {Kandahar}]

Qassam Brigades
n : the military arm of Hamas responsible for suicide bombings and other attacks on Israel [syn: {Salah al-Din Battalions}, {Iz Al-Din Al-Qassam Battalions}]

qat
n : the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults" [syn: {kat}, {khat}, {quat}, {cat}, {Arabian tea}, {African tea}]

Qatar
n 1: an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil [syn: {State of Qatar}, {Katar}, {State of Katar}]
2: a peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf [syn: {Qatar Peninsula}, {Katar}, {Katar Peninsula}]

Qatar Peninsula
n : a peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf [syn: {Qatar}, {Katar}, {Katar Peninsula}]

Qatari
adj : of or concerning Qatar; "the Qatari rulng family"; "Qatari oil wells" [syn: {Katari}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Qatar [syn: {Katari}]

Qatari dirham
n : 100 dirhams equal 1 riyal [syn: {dirham}]

Qatari monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Qatar

Qatari riyal
n : the basic unit of money in Qatar [syn: {riyal}]

QCD
n : a theory of strong interactions between elementary particles (including the interaction that binds protons and neutrons in the nucleus); it assumes that strongly interacting particles (hadrons) are made of quarks and that gluons bind the quarks together [syn: {quantum chromodynamics}]

QED
n : a relativistic quantum theory of the electromagnetic interactions of photons and electrons and muons [syn: {quantum electrodynamics}]

qepiq
n : 100 qepiq equal 1 manat

qi
n : the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health [syn: {chi}, {ch'i}, {ki}]

Qiang
n : the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Sichuan [syn: {Qiangic}]

Qiangic
n : the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Sichuan [syn: {Qiang}]

qibla
n 1: the direction of the Kaaba toward which Muslims turn for their daily prayers
2: a small terrorist group of Muslims in South Africa formed in the 1980s; was inspired by Ayatollah Khomeini to create an Islamic state in South Africa

qindarka
n : 100 qindarka equal 1 lek [syn: {qintar}]

Qing
n : the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu [syn: {Qing dynasty}, {Ch'ing}, {Ch'ing dynasty}, {Manchu}, {Manchu dynasty}]

Qing dynasty
n : the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu [syn: {Qing}, {Ch'ing}, {Ch'ing dynasty}, {Manchu}, {Manchu dynasty}]

qintar
n : 100 qindarka equal 1 lek [syn: {qindarka}]

qoph
n : the 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

Quaalude
n : sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Quaalude) that is a drug of abuse [syn: {methaqualone}]

quack
adj : medically unqualified; "a quack doctor" [syn: {quack(a)}]
n 1: an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
2: the harsh sound of a duck
v 1: utter quacking noises; "The ducks quacked"
2: act as a medical quack or a charlatan

quack grass
n : European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed [syn: {dog grass}, {couch grass}, {quackgrass}, {quick grass}, {witch grass}, {witchgrass}, {Agropyron repens}]

quackery
n 1: medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings [syn: {empiricism}]
2: the dishonesty of a charlatan [syn: {charlatanism}]

quackgrass
n : European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed [syn: {dog grass}, {couch grass}, {quack grass}, {quick grass}, {witch grass}, {witchgrass}, {Agropyron repens}]

quack-quack
n : child's word for a duck

quad
n 1: one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy [syn: {quadruplet}]
2: a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg [syn: {quadriceps}, {quadriceps femoris}, {musculus quadriceps femoris}]
3: (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words [syn: {space}]
4: a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings [syn: {quadrangle}]

Quadragesima
n : the first Sunday in Lent [syn: {Quadrigesima Sunday}]

quadrangle
n 1: a four-sided polygon [syn: {quadrilateral}, {tetragon}]
2: a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings [syn: {quad}]

quadrangular
adj : of or relating to or shaped like a quadrangle

quadrangular prism
n : a prism whose bases are quadrangles

quadrant
n 1: a quarter of the circumference of a circle [syn: {right angle}]
2: a quarter of the circumference of a circle [syn: {quarter-circle}]
3: any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes
4: the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle
5: a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies

quadrantanopia
n : blindness in one fourth of the visual field

quadraphonic
adj : of or relating to quadraphony; "his quadraphonic sound system" [syn: {quadriphonic}, {quadrasonic}, {quadrisonic}]

quadraphonic system
n : a stereophonic sound recording or reproducing system system using four separate channels [syn: {quadraphony}, {quadriphonic system}]

quadraphony
n : a stereophonic sound recording or reproducing system system using four separate channels [syn: {quadraphonic system}, {quadriphonic system}]

quadrasonic
adj : of or relating to quadraphony; "his quadraphonic sound system" [syn: {quadraphonic}, {quadriphonic}, {quadrisonic}]

quadrate
adj : having four sides and four angles
n 1: a cubelike object
2: a square-shaped object

quadratic
adj 1: of or relating to or resembling a square; "quadratic shapes"
2: of or relating to the second power; "quadratic equation"
n 1: an equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a square [syn: {quadratic equation}]
2: a polynomial of the second degree [syn: {quadratic polynomial}]

quadratic equation
n : an equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a square [syn: {quadratic}]

quadratic polynomial
n : a polynomial of the second degree [syn: {quadratic}]

quadratics
n : a branch of algebra dealing with quadratic equations

quadrature
n : the construction of a square having the same area as some other figure

quadrennia
See {quadrennium}

quadric
n : a curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree [syn: {quadric surface}]

quadric surface
n : a curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree [syn: {quadric}]

quadriceps
n : a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg [syn: {quadriceps femoris}, {musculus quadriceps femoris}, {quad}]

quadriceps femoris
n : a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg [syn: {quadriceps}, {musculus quadriceps femoris}, {quad}]

quadrigae
See {quadriga}

Quadrigesima Sunday
n : the first Sunday in Lent [syn: {Quadragesima}]

quadrilateral
adj : having four sides [syn: {four-sided}]
n : a four-sided polygon [syn: {quadrangle}, {tetragon}]

quadrille
n 1: music for dancing the quadrille
2: a square dance of 5 or more figures for 4 or more couples

quadrillion
n 1: the number that is represented as a one followed by 24 zeros; "in England they call a septillion a quadrillion"
2: the number that is represented as a one followed by 15 zeros

quadrillionth
n : one part in a quadrillion [syn: {one-quadrillionth}]

quadripara
n : (obstetrics) woman who has given birth to a viable infant in each of four pregnancies

quadripartite
adj : involving four parties [syn: {four-party}]

quadriphonic
adj : of or relating to quadraphony; "his quadraphonic sound system" [syn: {quadraphonic}, {quadrasonic}, {quadrisonic}]

quadriphonic system
n : a stereophonic sound recording or reproducing system system using four separate channels [syn: {quadraphony}, {quadraphonic system}]

quadriplegia
n : paralysis of both arms and both legs

quadriplegic
n : a person who is paralyzed in both arms and both legs

quadrisonic
adj : of or relating to quadraphony; "his quadraphonic sound system" [syn: {quadraphonic}, {quadriphonic}, {quadrasonic}]

Quadroon
n : an offspring of a Mulatto and a White parent; a person who is one-quarter Black

quadrumvirate
n : a group of four men

quadruped
adj : having four feet [syn: {quadrupedal}, {four-footed}] [ant: {bipedal}, {bipedal}]
n : an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking

quadrupedal
adj : having four feet [syn: {quadruped}, {four-footed}] [ant: {bipedal}, {bipedal}]

quadruple
adj 1: having four units or components; "quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure"; "quadruplex wire" [syn: {quadruplicate}, {quadruplex}, {fourfold}]
2: four times as great or many; "a fourfold increase in the dosage" [syn: {fourfold}]
n : a quantity that is four times as great as another
v : increase fourfold; "His stock earning quadrupled"

quadruple time
n : a time signature indicating four beats to the bar [syn: {common time}, {four-four time}, {common measure}]

quadruplet
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: {four}, {4}, {IV}, {tetrad}, {quatern}, {quaternion}, {quaternary}, {quaternity}, {quartet}, {foursome}, {Little Joe}]
2: one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy [syn: {quad}]
3: a set of four similar things considered as a unit [syn: {quartet}, {quartette}]

quadruplex
adj : having four units or components; "quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure"; "quadruplex wire" [syn: {quadruple}, {quadruplicate}, {fourfold}]

quadruplicate
adj : having four units or components; "quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure"; "quadruplex wire" [syn: {quadruple}, {quadruplex}, {fourfold}]
n : any four copies; any of four things that correspond to one another exactly; "it was signed in quadruplicate"
v : reproduce fourfold; "quadruplicate the bill"

quadrupling
n : increase by a factor of four

quaestor
n : any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration)

quaff
n : a hearty draft
v : to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers" [syn: {gulp}, {swig}]

quaffer
n : a person who drinks heartily

quag
n : a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot [syn: {mire}, {quagmire}, {morass}]

quagga
n : mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century [syn: {Equus quagga}]

quaggier
quaggy
adj : (of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous" [syn: {boggy}, {marshy}, {miry}, {mucky}, {muddy}, {sloughy}, {swampy}] [also: {quaggiest}, {quaggier}]

quaggier
See {quaggy}

quaggiest
quaggy
adj : (of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous" [syn: {boggy}, {marshy}, {miry}, {mucky}, {muddy}, {sloughy}, {swampy}] [also: {quaggiest}, {quaggier}]

quaggiest
See {quaggy}

quaggy
adj : (of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous" [syn: {boggy}, {marshy}, {miry}, {mucky}, {muddy}, {sloughy}, {swampy}] [also: {quaggiest}, {quaggier}]

quagmire
n : a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot [syn: {mire}, {quag}, {morass}]

quahaug
n 1: Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes [syn: {quahog}, {hard-shell clam}, {round clam}]
2: an edible American clam [syn: {quahog}, {hard-shell clam}, {round clam}, {Venus mercenaria}, {Mercenaria mercenaria}]

quahog
n 1: Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes [syn: {quahaug}, {hard-shell clam}, {round clam}]
2: an edible American clam [syn: {quahaug}, {hard-shell clam}, {round clam}, {Venus mercenaria}, {Mercenaria mercenaria}]

Quai d'Orsay
n 1: the street in Paris along the south bank of the Seine known for its governmental ministries
2: the French department in charge of foreign affairs; referred to familiarly by its address in Paris [syn: {French foreign office}]

quail
n 1: flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
2: small gallinaceous game birds
v : draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" [syn: {flinch}, {squinch}, {funk}, {cringe}, {shrink}, {wince}, {recoil}]

quail at
v : anticipate with dread or anxiety [syn: {apprehend}]

quail brush
n : spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {quail bush}, {white thistle}, {Atriplex lentiformis}]

quail bush
n : spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {quail brush}, {white thistle}, {Atriplex lentiformis}]

quaint
adj 1: strange in an interesting or pleasing way; "quaint dialect words"; "quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities"
2: very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance; "the head terminating in the quaint duck bill which gives the animal its vernacular name"- Bill Beatty; "came forth a quaint and fearful sight"- Sir Walter Scott; "a quaint sense of humor"
3: attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic); "houses with quaint thatched roofs"; "a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots" [syn: {old-time}, {olde worlde}]

quaintly
adv 1: in a strange but not unpleasant manner; "the old lady expressed herself somewhat quaintly"
2: in a quaint old-fashioned manner; "the room was quaintly furnished"

quaintness
n 1: the quality of being quaint and old-fashioned; "she liked the old cottage; its quaintness was appealing"
2: strangeness as a consequence of being old fashioned; "some words in her dialect had a charming quaintness"

quake
n : shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity [syn: {earthquake}, {temblor}, {seism}]
v 1: shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated" [syn: {quiver}, {palpitate}]
2: shake with seismic vibrations; "The earth was quaking" [syn: {tremor}]

Quaker
n 1: a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers) [syn: {Friend}]
2: one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear [syn: {trembler}]

Quaker gun
n : a dummy gun or piece of artillery made usually of wood

Quakerism
n : the theological doctrine of the Society of Friends characterized by opposition to war and rejection of ritual and a formal creed and an ordained ministry

Quakers
n : a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers [syn: {Religious Society of Friends}, {Society of Friends}]

quakier
See {quaky}

quakiest
See {quaky}

quaking
adj : vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze; "a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "with shaking knees"; "seemed shaky on her feet"; "sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"; "trembling hands" [syn: {quivering}, {shaking}, {shaky}, {shivering}, {trembling}]

quaking aspen
n : Old World aspen with a broad much-branched crown; northwestern Europe and Siberia to North Africa [syn: {European quaking aspen}, {Populus tremula}]

qualia
See {quale}

qualification
n 1: an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something; "her qualifications for the job are excellent"; "one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree"; "she has the makings of fine musician" [syn: {makings}]
2: the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea; "his new position involves a qualification of his party's platform"
3: a statement that limits or restricts some claim; "he recommended her without any reservations" [syn: {reservation}]

qualified
qualify
v 1: prove capable or fit; meet requirements [syn: {measure up}]
2: pronounce fit or able; "She was qualified to run the marathon"; "They nurses were qualified to administer the injections" [ant: {disqualify}]
3: make more specific; "qualify these remarks" [syn: {restrict}]
4: make fit or prepared; "Your education qualifies you for this job" [syn: {dispose}] [ant: {disqualify}]
5: specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments" [syn: {stipulate}, {condition}, {specify}]
6: describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of; "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover" [syn: {characterize}, {characterise}]
7: add a modifier to a constituent [syn: {modify}] [also: {qualified}]

qualified
adj 1: meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task; "many qualified applicants for the job" [ant: {unqualified}]
2: limited or restricted; not absolute; "gave only qualified approval" [ant: {unqualified}]
3: holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill; "a registered pharmacist"; "a registered hospital" [syn: {certified}]
4: restricted in meaning; (as e.g. `man' in `a tall man') [syn: {restricted}]
5: having elements or qualities mixed in proper or suitable proportions; especially made less severe; "justice moderated with mercy" [syn: {moderated}]
6: contingent on something else [syn: {dependent}, {dependant}]
7: legally qualified; "a competent witness"

qualified
See {qualify}

qualifier
n 1: a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition; "the tournament was won by a late qualifier"
2: a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb [syn: {modifier}]

qualify
v 1: prove capable or fit; meet requirements [syn: {measure up}]
2: pronounce fit or able; "She was qualified to run the marathon"; "They nurses were qualified to administer the injections" [ant: {disqualify}]
3: make more specific; "qualify these remarks" [syn: {restrict}]
4: make fit or prepared; "Your education qualifies you for this job" [syn: {dispose}] [ant: {disqualify}]
5: specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments" [syn: {stipulate}, {condition}, {specify}]
6: describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of; "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover" [syn: {characterize}, {characterise}]
7: add a modifier to a constituent [syn: {modify}] [also: {qualified}]

qualifying
adj : referring to or qualifying another sentence element; "relative pronoun"; "relative clause"
n 1: the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase [syn: {modification}, {limiting}]
2: success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry" [syn: {passing}, {pass}] [ant: {failing}]

qualifying adjective
n : an adjective that ascribes to its noun the value of an attribute of that noun (e.g., `a nervous person' or `a musical speaking voice') [syn: {descriptive adjective}]

qualitative
adj 1: involving distinctions based on qualities; "qualitative change"; "qualitative data"; "qualitative analysis determines the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture" [ant: {quantitative}]
2: relating to or involving comparisons based on qualities

qualitative analysis
n : the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements [syn: {chemical analysis}]

qualitatively
adv : in a qualitative manner; "this discoloration qualitatively suggests that the substance is low in inorganic iron"

quality
adj 1: of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" [syn: {choice}, {prime(a)}, {prize}, {select}]
2: of high social status; "people of quality"; "a quality family"
n 1: an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
2: a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber" [syn: {caliber}, {calibre}]
3: a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something; "each town has a quality all its own"; "the radical character of our demands" [syn: {character}, {lineament}]
4: (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet" [syn: {timbre}, {timber}, {tone}]
5: high social status; "a man of quality"

quality control
n : maintenance of standards of quality of manufactured goods

quality of life
n : your personal satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) with the cultural or intellectual conditions under which you live (as distinct from material comfort); "the new art museum is expected to improve the quality of life"

qualm
n 1: uneasiness about the fitness of an action [syn: {scruple}, {misgiving}]
2: a mild state of nausea [syn: {queasiness}, {squeamishness}]

quamash
n : any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America [syn: {camas}, {camass}, {camosh}, {camash}]

Quamassia
n : genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs [syn: {Camassia}, {genus Camassia}, {genus Quamassia}]

Quamoclit pennata
n : tropical American annual climber having red (sometimes white) flowers and finely dissected leaves; naturalized in United States and elsewhere [syn: {cypress vine}, {star-glory}, {Indian pink}, {Ipomoea quamoclit}]

quandang
n 1: Australian tree with edible flesh and edible nutlike seed [syn: {quandong}, {quandong tree}, {Eucarya acuminata}, {Fusanus acuminatus}]
2: red Australian fruit; used for dessert or in jam [syn: {quandong}, {quantong}, {native peach}]

quandary
n 1: a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people" [syn: {predicament}, {plight}]
2: state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options [syn: {dilemma}]

quandong
n 1: Australian tree with edible flesh and edible nutlike seed [syn: {quandang}, {quandong tree}, {Eucarya acuminata}, {Fusanus acuminatus}]
2: the fruit of the Brisbane quandong tree [syn: {blue fig}]
3: Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit [syn: {quandong tree}, {Brisbane quandong}, {silver quandong tree}, {blue fig}, {Elaeocarpus grandis}]
4: red Australian fruit; used for dessert or in jam [syn: {quandang}, {quantong}, {native peach}]

quandong nut
n : edible nutlike seed of the quandong fruit

quandong tree
n 1: Australian tree with edible flesh and edible nutlike seed [syn: {quandong}, {quandang}, {Eucarya acuminata}, {Fusanus acuminatus}]
2: Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit [syn: {quandong}, {Brisbane quandong}, {silver quandong tree}, {blue fig}, {Elaeocarpus grandis}]

quango
n : QUAsi Non-Governmental Organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government [syn: {quasi-NGO}]

quanta
quantum
n 1: a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantum in quantum theory
2: (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory) [also: {quanta} (pl)]

quanta
See {quantum}

quantal
adj : of or relating to a quantum or capable of existing in only one of two states [syn: {quantized}]

quantifiability
n : the quality of being measurable [syn: {measurability}]

quantifiable
adj : capable of being quantified

quantification
n 1: a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers `some' or `all' or `no')
2: the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something

quantified
quantify
v 1: use as a quantifier
2: express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?" [syn: {measure}] [also: {quantified}]

quantified
See {quantify}

quantifier
n 1: (logic) a word (such as `some' or `all' or `no') that binds the variables in a logical proposition [syn: {logical quantifier}]
2: (grammar) a word that expresses a quantity (as `fifteen' or `many')

quantify
v 1: use as a quantifier
2: express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?" [syn: {measure}] [also: {quantified}]

quantisation
n : the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory [syn: {quantization}]

quantise
v 1: telecommunications: approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values [syn: {quantize}]
2: apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor; "Quantize gravity" [syn: {quantize}]

quantitative
adj 1: expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement; "export wheat without quantitative limitations"; "quantitative analysis determines the amounts and proportions of the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture" [ant: {qualitative}]
2: relating to the measurement of quantity; "quantitative studies"
3: (of verse) having a metric system based on relative duration of syllables; "in typical Greek and Latin verse of the classical period the rhymic system is based on some arrangement of long and short elements" [ant: {syllabic}, {accentual}]

quantitative analysis
n : chemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element in the substance [syn: {quantitative chemical analysis}]

quantitative chemical analysis
n : chemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element in the substance [syn: {quantitative analysis}]

quantitative relation
n : a relation between magnitudes [syn: {magnitude relation}]

quantitatively
adv : in a quantitative manner; "this can be expressed quantitatively"

quantity
n 1: how much there is of something that you can quantify [syn: {measure}, {amount}]
2: an adequate or large amount; "he had a quantity of ammunition"
3: something that has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable

quantity unit
n : a measure of the quantity of electricity (determined by the amount of an electric current and the time for which it flows) [syn: {charge unit}]

quantization
n : the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory [syn: {quantisation}]

quantize
v 1: telecommunications: approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values [syn: {quantise}]
2: apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor; "Quantize gravity" [syn: {quantise}]

quantized
adj : of or relating to a quantum or capable of existing in only one of two states [syn: {quantal}]

quantong
n : red Australian fruit; used for dessert or in jam [syn: {quandong}, {quandang}, {native peach}]

quantum
n 1: a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantum in quantum theory
2: (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory) [also: {quanta} (pl)]

quantum chromodynamics
n : a theory of strong interactions between elementary particles (including the interaction that binds protons and neutrons in the nucleus); it assumes that strongly interacting particles (hadrons) are made of quarks and that gluons bind the quarks together [syn: {QCD}]

quantum electrodynamics
n : a relativistic quantum theory of the electromagnetic interactions of photons and electrons and muons [syn: {QED}]

quantum field theory
n : the branch of quantum physics that is concerned with the theory of fields; it was motivated by the question of how an atom radiates light as its electrons jump from excited states

quantum jump
n 1: (physics) an abrupt transition of an electron or atom or molecule from one quantum state to another with the emission or absorption of a quantum
2: a sudden large increase or advance; "this may not insure success but it will represent a quantum leap from last summer" [syn: {quantum leap}]

quantum leap
n : a sudden large increase or advance; "this may not insure success but it will represent a quantum leap from last summer" [syn: {quantum jump}]

quantum mechanics
n : the branch of quantum physics that accounts for matter at the atomic level; an extension of statistical mechanics based on quantum theory (especially the Pauli exclusion principle)

quantum physics
n : the branch of physics based on quantum theory

quantum theory
n : (physics) a physical theory that certain properties occur only in discrete amounts (quanta)

Quapaw
n 1: a member of the Siouan people of the Arkansas river valley in Arkansas
2: the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Quapaw people

quarantine
n 1: enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
2: isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
v : place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons; "My dog was quarantined before he could live in England"

quarantined
adj : under forced isolation especially for health reasons; "a quarantined animal"; "isolated patients" [syn: {isolated}]

quark
n 1: hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed to be six flavors of quarks (and their antiquarks), which come in pairs; each has an electric charge of +2/3 or -1/3
2: fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet [syn: {quark cheese}]

quark cheese
n : fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet [syn: {quark}]

quarrel
n 1: an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words" [syn: {wrangle}, {row}, {words}, {run-in}, {dustup}]
2: an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges
v : have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These tewo fellows are always scrapping over something" [syn: {dispute}, {scrap}, {argufy}, {altercate}] [also: {quarrelling}, {quarrelled}]

quarreler
n : a disputant who quarrels [syn: {quarreller}]

quarrelled
quarrel
n 1: an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words" [syn: {wrangle}, {row}, {words}, {run-in}, {dustup}]
2: an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges
v : have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These tewo fellows are always scrapping over something" [syn: {dispute}, {scrap}, {argufy}, {altercate}] [also: {quarrelling}, {quarrelled}]

quarrelled
See {quarrel}

quarreller
n : a disputant who quarrels [syn: {quarreler}]

quarrelling
quarrel
n 1: an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words" [syn: {wrangle}, {row}, {words}, {run-in}, {dustup}]
2: an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges
v : have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These tewo fellows are always scrapping over something" [syn: {dispute}, {scrap}, {argufy}, {altercate}] [also: {quarrelling}, {quarrelled}]

quarrelling
See {quarrel}

quarrelsome
adj : given to quarreling; "arguing children"; "quarrelsome when drinking"

quarrelsomeness
n : a disposition to fight [syn: {aggressiveness}, {contentiousness}, {belligerence}, {pugnacity}]

quarried
quarry
n 1: a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt" [syn: {prey}, {target}, {fair game}]
2: a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'" [syn: {pit}, {stone pit}]
3: animal hunted or caught for food [syn: {prey}]
v : extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry; "quarry marble" [also: {quarried}]

quarried
See {quarry}

quarrier
n : a man who works in a quarry [syn: {quarryman}]

quarry
n 1: a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt" [syn: {prey}, {target}, {fair game}]
2: a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'" [syn: {pit}, {stone pit}]
3: animal hunted or caught for food [syn: {prey}]
v : extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry; "quarry marble" [also: {quarried}]

quarrying
n : the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry

quarryman
n : a man who works in a quarry [syn: {quarrier}]

quart
n 1: a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
2: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters
3: a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches [syn: {dry quart}]

quartan
adj : occurring every fourth day (especially the fever and weakness of malaria); "quartan malaria"

quarter
n 1: one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" [syn: {one-fourth}, {fourth}, {fourth part}, {twenty-five percent}, {quartern}]
2: a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter"
3: one of four periods of play into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter"
4: a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour; "it's a quarter til 4"; "a quarter after 4 o'clock"
5: one of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas"
6: a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell during the last quarter"
7: one of the four major division of the compass; "the wind is coming from that quarter"
8: a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
9: a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds) 10: a United States coin worth one fourth of a dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine" 11: an unspecified person; "he dropped a word in the right quarter" 12: the rear part of a ship [syn: {stern}, {after part}, {poop}, {tail}] 13: piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
v 1: provide housing for (military personnel) [syn: {billet}, {canton}]
2: pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes" [syn: {draw}, {draw and quarter}]
3: divide into quarters; "quarter an apple"
4: divide by four; divide into quarters

quarter crack
n : a crack on the inside of a horse's forefoot

quarter day
n : a Christian holy day; one of four specified days when certain payments are due

quarter horse
n : a small powerful horse originally bred for sprinting in quarter-mile races in Virginia

quarter mile
n : a unit of length equal to a quarter of 1 mile [syn: {440 yards}]

quarter note
n : a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note [syn: {crotchet}]

quarter plate
n : a photographic plate measuring 3.25 inches by 4.25 inches

quarter rest
n : a musical rest having one-fourth the time value of a whole rest

quarter round
n : a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse [syn: {ovolo}, {thumb}]

quarter section
n : a land unit equal to a quarter of a section (160 acres) and measuring 1/2 mile on a side

quarter sessions
n : a local court with criminal jurisdiction and sometimes administrative functions

quarter stock
n : stock with a par value of $25/share

quarter tone
n : half of a semitone [syn: {quarter-tone}]

quarterback
n 1: (football) the person who plays quarterback [syn: {signal caller}, {field general}]
2: the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team; "quarterback is the most important position on the team" [syn: {signal caller}, {field general}]
v : play the quarterback

quarter-century
n : 25 years

quarter-circle
n : a quarter of the circumference of a circle [syn: {quadrant}]

quarterdeck
n : the stern area of a ship's upper deck

quarterfinal
n : one of the four competitions in an elimination tournament whose winners go on to play in the semifinals

quarter-hour
n : a quarter of an hour [syn: {15 minutes}]

quartering
n 1: a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages
2: living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel)
3: dividing into four equal parts

quarterlight
n : car window consisting of a small pivoted glass vent in the door of a car

quarterly
adj : of or relating to or consisting of a quarter; "quarterly report"
n : a periodical that is published every quarter
adv 1: in diagonally opposed quarters of an escutcheon; "two coats of arms borne quarterly"
2: in three month intervals; "interest is compounded quarterly" [syn: {every quarter}]

quartermaster
n : an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops

quartermaster general
n : a staff officer in charge of supplies for a whole army

quartern
n : one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" [syn: {one-fourth}, {fourth}, {quarter}, {fourth part}, {twenty-five percent}]

quarters
n : housing available for people to live in; "he found quarters for his family"; "I visited his bachelor quarters" [syn: {living quarters}]

quartersawn
See {quartersaw}

quarterstaff
n : a long stout staff used as a weapon [also: {quarterstaves} (pl)]

quarterstaves
quarterstaff
n : a long stout staff used as a weapon [also: {quarterstaves} (pl)]

quarterstaves
See {quarterstaff}

quarter-tone
n : half of a semitone [syn: {quarter tone}]

quarter-vine
n : woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section [syn: {cross vine}, {trumpet flower}, {quartervine}, {Bignonia capreolata}]

quartervine
n : woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section [syn: {cross vine}, {trumpet flower}, {quarter-vine}, {Bignonia capreolata}]

quartet
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: {four}, {4}, {IV}, {tetrad}, {quatern}, {quaternion}, {quaternary}, {quaternity}, {quadruplet}, {foursome}, {Little Joe}]
2: four performers or singers who perform together [syn: {quartette}]
3: a set of four similar things considered as a unit [syn: {quartette}, {quadruplet}]
4: four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m." [syn: {quartette}, {foursome}]
5: a musical composition for four performers [syn: {quartette}]

quartette
n 1: four performers or singers who perform together [syn: {quartet}]
2: a set of four similar things considered as a unit [syn: {quartet}, {quadruplet}]
3: four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m." [syn: {quartet}, {foursome}]
4: a musical composition for four performers [syn: {quartet}]

quartic
n : an algebraic equation of the fourth degree [syn: {biquadrate}, {biquadratic}, {fourth power}]

quartic polynomial
n : a polynomial of the fourth degree [syn: {biquadratic}, {biquadratic polynomial}]

quartile
n : (statistics) any of three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts each containing one quarter of the scores

quarto
n : the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves [syn: {4to}]

quartz
n 1: colorless glass made of almost pure silica [syn: {quartz glass}, {vitreous silica}, {lechatelierite}, {crystal}]
2: a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities

quartz battery
n : a stamp mill for stamping quartz [syn: {quartz mill}]

quartz crystal
n : a thin plate or small rod of quartz cut along certain lines and ground so that it can produce an electric signal at a constant frequency; used in crystal oscillators

quartz glass
n : colorless glass made of almost pure silica [syn: {quartz}, {vitreous silica}, {lechatelierite}, {crystal}]

quartz lamp
n : a mercury-vapor lamp that is enclosed in a quartz container instead of a glass container

quartz mill
n : a stamp mill for stamping quartz [syn: {quartz battery}]

quartz oscillator
n : an oscillator that produces electrical oscillations at a frequency determined by the physical characteristics of a piezoelectric quartz crystal [syn: {crystal oscillator}]

quartzite
n : hard metamorphic rock consisting essentially of interlocking quartz crystals

quartzose
adj : relating to or made of quartz

quasar
n : a starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; large red shifts imply enormous recession velocities [syn: {quasi-stellar radio source}]

quash
v 1: put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land" [syn: {repress}, {keep down}, {subdue}, {subjugate}, {reduce}]
2: declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea" [syn: {invalidate}, {annul}, {void}, {avoid}, {nullify}] [ant: {validate}]

quasi
adj : having some resemblance; "a quasi success"; "a quasi contract" [syn: {quasi(a)}]

quasi contract
n : a contract created by law for reasons of justice without any expression of assent

quasi-NGO
n : QUAsi Non-Governmental Organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government [syn: {quango}]

quasiparticle
n : a quantum of energy (in a crystal lattice or other system) that has position and momentum and can in some respects be regarded as a particle

quasi-religious
adj : resembling something that is religious

quasi-royal
adj : having the power but not the rank or title of a king; "one of the quasi-royal rulers of Africa"

quasi-stellar radio source
n : a starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; large red shifts imply enormous recession velocities [syn: {quasar}]

quassia
n 1: a bitter compound used as an insecticide and tonic and vermifuge; extracted from the wood and bark of trees of the genera Quassia and Picrasma
2: handsome South American shrub or small tree having bright scarlet flowers and yielding a valuable fine-grained yellowish wood; yields the bitter drug quassia from its wood and bark [syn: {bitterwood}, {Quassia amara}]

Quassia amara
n : handsome South American shrub or small tree having bright scarlet flowers and yielding a valuable fine-grained yellowish wood; yields the bitter drug quassia from its wood and bark [syn: {quassia}, {bitterwood}]

quassia family
n : chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one-seeded winged fruit [syn: {Simaroubaceae}, {family Simaroubaceae}]

quat
n : the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults" [syn: {kat}, {khat}, {qat}, {cat}, {Arabian tea}, {African tea}]

quatercentenary
n : the 400th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: {quatercentennial}]

quatercentennial
n : the 400th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: {quatercentenary}]

quatern
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: {four}, {4}, {IV}, {tetrad}, {quaternion}, {quaternary}, {quaternity}, {quartet}, {quadruplet}, {foursome}, {Little Joe}]

quaternary
adj 1: consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four; "quaternate leaves"; "a quaternary compound" [syn: {quaternate}]
2: coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude; "the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present" [syn: {fourth}, {4th}]
n 1: last 2 million years [syn: {Quaternary period}, {Age of Man}]
2: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: {four}, {4}, {IV}, {tetrad}, {quatern}, {quaternion}, {quaternity}, {quartet}, {quadruplet}, {foursome}, {Little Joe}]

quaternary ammonium compound
n : a compound derived from ammonium with hydrogen atoms replaced by organic groups; used as surface-active agents, disinfectants, and in drugs

Quaternary period
n : last 2 million years [syn: {Quaternary}, {Age of Man}]

quaternate
adj : consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four; "quaternate leaves"; "a quaternary compound" [syn: {quaternary}]

quaternion
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: {four}, {4}, {IV}, {tetrad}, {quatern}, {quaternary}, {quaternity}, {quartet}, {quadruplet}, {foursome}, {Little Joe}]

quaternity
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: {four}, {4}, {IV}, {tetrad}, {quatern}, {quaternion}, {quaternary}, {quartet}, {quadruplet}, {foursome}, {Little Joe}]

quatrain
n : a stanza of four lines

quattrocento
n : the 15th century in Italian art and literature

quaver
n 1: a tremulous sound
2: a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note [syn: {eighth note}]
v 1: give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency [syn: {waver}]
2: sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below [syn: {warble}, {trill}]

quavering
adj : (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear; "the old lady's quavering voice"; "spoke timidly in a tremulous voice" [syn: {tremulous}]

quaveringly
adv : in an unsteady quavering manner; "the man began quaveringly to question the soldier"

quay
n : wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline

queasier
queasy
adj : feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit [syn: {nauseated}, {sick}, {sickish}] [also: {queasiest}, {queasier}]

queasier
See {queasy}

queasiest
queasy
adj : feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit [syn: {nauseated}, {sick}, {sickish}] [also: {queasiest}, {queasier}]

queasiest
See {queasy}

queasily
adv : in a queasy manner; "`Do I have to remove the liver,' the medical student asked queasily"

queasiness
n : a mild state of nausea [syn: {squeamishness}, {qualm}]

queasy
adj : feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit [syn: {nauseated}, {sick}, {sickish}] [also: {queasiest}, {queasier}]

Quebec
n 1: the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River [syn: {Quebec City}]
2: the largest province of Canada; a French colony from 1663 to 1759 when it was lost to the British

Quebec Bridge
n : a cantilever bridge in Quebec

Quebec City
n : the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River [syn: {Quebec}]

Quebecois
adj : of or relating to Quebec (especially to the French speaking inhabitants or their culture)
n : a native or inhabitant of Quebec (especially one who speaks French)

Quechua
n 1: a member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire [syn: {Kechua}]
2: the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas [syn: {Quechuan}, {Quechuan language}, {Kechua}, {Kechuan}]

Quechuan
adj : of or relating to the Quechua people or their language [syn: {Kechuan}]
n : the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas [syn: {Quechua}, {Quechuan language}, {Kechua}, {Kechuan}]

Quechuan language
n : the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas [syn: {Quechua}, {Quechuan}, {Kechua}, {Kechuan}]

Queckenstedt's test
n : a test to determine whether there is a blockage of the spinal canal

queen
n 1: the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
2: a female sovereign ruler [syn: {queen regnant}, {female monarch}] [ant: {king}, {king}]
3: the wife or widow of a king
4: something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind; "Paris is the queen of cities"; "the queen of ocean liners"
5: a competitor who holds a preeminent position [syn: {king}, {world-beater}]
6: offensive terms for an openly homosexual man [syn: {fagot}, {faggot}, {fag}, {fairy}, {nance}, {pansy}, {queer}, {poof}, {poove}, {pouf}]
7: one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen
8: (chess) the most powerful piece
9: especially large and only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring sired by only a few males 10: female cat [syn: {tabby}]
v 1: promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess
2: become a queen; "her pawn queened"

Queen Anne's lace
n : a widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots [syn: {wild carrot}, {Daucus carota}]

queen bee
n : fertile egg-laying female bee

Queen Charlotte Sound
n : an inlet of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia

queen consort
n : the wife of a reigning king

queen dowager
n : the widow of a king

queen it over
v : act like the master of; "He is lording it over the students" [syn: {lord it over}, {put on airs}, {act superior}]

Queen Maud Land
n : a region of Antarctica between Enderby Land and the Weddell Sea; claimed by Norway

queen mother
n : a queen dowager who is mother of the reigning sovereign

Queen of England
n : the sovereign ruler of England

queen of the May
n : the girl chosen queen of a May Day festival [syn: {May queen}]

queen of the night
n : tropical American climbing cactus having triangular branches; often cultivated for its large showy night-blooming flowers followed by yellow red-streaked fruits [syn: {Selenicereus grandiflorus}]

queen post
n : vertical tie post in a roof truss

queen regent
n : a queen who serves as ruler when the king cannot

queen regnant
n : a female sovereign ruler [syn: {queen}, {female monarch}] [ant: {king}, {king}]

queen triggerfish
n : tropical Atlantic fish [syn: {Bessy cerca}, {oldwench}, {oldwife}, {Balistes vetula}]

Queen Victoria
n : queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901 (1819-1901) [syn: {Victoria}]

queenfish
n : silvery and bluish drumfish of shallow California coastal waters [syn: {white croaker}, {Seriphus politus}]

queenlier
queenly
adj : having the rank of or resembling or befitting a queen; "queenly propriety"; "clad in her queenly raiment"; "Rosetti's queenly portraits of women" [syn: {queenlike}] [also: {queenliest}, {queenlier}]

queenlier
See {queenly}

queenliest
queenly
adj : having the rank of or resembling or befitting a queen; "queenly propriety"; "clad in her queenly raiment"; "Rosetti's queenly portraits of women" [syn: {queenlike}] [also: {queenliest}, {queenlier}]

queenliest
See {queenly}

queenlike
adj : having the rank of or resembling or befitting a queen; "queenly propriety"; "clad in her queenly raiment"; "Rosetti's queenly portraits of women" [syn: {queenly}]

queenly
adj : having the rank of or resembling or befitting a queen; "queenly propriety"; "clad in her queenly raiment"; "Rosetti's queenly portraits of women" [syn: {queenlike}] [also: {queenliest}, {queenlier}]

Queens
n : a borough of New York City

Queen's Counsel
n : Counsel to the Crown when the British monarch is a queen

Queen's crape myrtle
n : native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers [syn: {pride-of-India}, {Lagerstroemia speciosa}]

queen's cup
n : plant with 1 or 2 white starlike flowers on short leafless stalks; Alaska to California and east to Oregon and Montana [syn: {bride's bonnet}, {Clintonia uniflora}]

Queensboro Bridge
n : a cantilever bridge across the East River between Manhattan and Queens

queen-size
adj : (used especially of beds) not as large as king-size; "a queen-sized bed" [syn: {queen-sized}]

queen-sized
adj : (used especially of beds) not as large as king-size; "a queen-sized bed" [syn: {queen-size}]

Queensland
n : a state in northeastern Australia

Queensland bottletree
n : large tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers blotched with red inside; sometimes placed in genus Sterculia [syn: {narrow-leaved bottletree}, {Brachychiton rupestris}, {Sterculia rupestris}]

Queensland grass-cloth plant
n : Australian plant of genus Pipturus whose fiber is used in making cloth [syn: {Pipturus argenteus}]

Queensland hemp
n : herb widely distributed in tropics and subtropics used for forage and medicinally as a demulcent and having a fine soft bast stronger than jute; sometimes an aggressive weed [syn: {jellyleaf}, {Sida rhombifolia}]

queensland kauri
n : Australian timber tree resembling the kauri but having wood much lighter in weight and softer [syn: {dundathu pine}, {smooth bark kauri}, {Agathis robusta}]

Queensland nut
n : bushy tree with pink to purple flowers [syn: {Macadamia tetraphylla}]

queer
adj 1: beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior" [syn: {curious}, {funny}, {odd}, {peculiar}, {rum}, {rummy}, {singular}]
2: not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior" [syn: {fishy}, {funny}, {shady}, {suspect}, {suspicious}]
3: homosexual or arousing homosexual desires [syn: {gay}, {homophile(a)}]
n : offensive terms for an openly homosexual man [syn: {fagot}, {faggot}, {fag}, {fairy}, {nance}, {pansy}, {queen}, {poof}, {poove}, {pouf}]
v 1: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn: {thwart}, {spoil}, {scotch}, {foil}, {cross}, {frustrate}, {baffle}, {bilk}]
2: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position [syn: {expose}, {scupper}, {endanger}, {peril}]

queer bird
n : someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group [syn: {kook}, {odd fellow}, {odd fish}, {queer duck}, {odd man out}]

queer duck
n : someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group [syn: {kook}, {odd fellow}, {odd fish}, {queer bird}, {odd man out}]

queerly
adv 1: in a strange manner; "a queerly inscribed sheet of paper"; "he acted kind of funny" [syn: {strangely}, {oddly}, {funnily}, {funny}]
2: in a questionably unusual manner; "this money had been queerly come by" [syn: {fishily}]

queerness
n : a strange attitude or habit [syn: {oddity}, {quirk}, {quirkiness}, {crotchet}]

quell
v 1: suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion" [syn: {squelch}, {quench}]
2: overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" [syn: {stay}, {appease}]

quelled
adj : subdued or overcome; "the quelled rebellion"; "an uprising quenched almost before it started"; "a squelched rumor" [syn: {quenched}, {squelched}]

quelling
n : forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent" [syn: {suppression}, {crushing}, {stifling}]

quellung
n : the swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody; the basis of certain tests for identifying microorganisms; "pneumococcus quellung" [syn: {quellung reaction}]

quellung reaction
n : the swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody; the basis of certain tests for identifying microorganisms; "pneumococcus quellung" [syn: {quellung}]

quench
v 1: satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst" [syn: {slake}, {allay}, {assuage}]
2: put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles" [syn: {snuff out}, {blow out}, {extinguish}] [ant: {ignite}]
3: electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
4: suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion" [syn: {squelch}, {quell}]
5: reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
6: cool by plunging into cold water; "quench metal"

quenched
adj 1: allayed; "his thirst quenched he was able to continue" [syn: {satisfied}, {slaked}]
2: subdued or overcome; "the quelled rebellion"; "an uprising quenched almost before it started"; "a squelched rumor" [syn: {quelled}, {squelched}]

quenched steel
n : steel that has been hardened by immersing it in water or oil to cool it

quenching
n : the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; "the extinction of the lights" [syn: {extinction}, {extinguishing}]

quenchless
adj : impossible to quench; "unquenchable thirst" [syn: {unquenchable}]

Quentin Jerome Tarantino
n : United States filmmaker (born in 1963) [syn: {Tarantino}, {Quentin Tarantino}]

Quentin Tarantino
n : United States filmmaker (born in 1963) [syn: {Tarantino}, {Quentin Jerome Tarantino}]

quercitron
n 1: a yellow dye made from the bark of the quercitron oak tree
2: medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad 5-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped [syn: {black oak}, {yellow oak}, {quercitron oak}, {Quercus velutina}]

quercitron oak
n : medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad 5-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped [syn: {black oak}, {yellow oak}, {quercitron}, {Quercus velutina}]

Quercus
n : oaks [syn: {genus Quercus}]

Quercus agrifolia
n : highly variable often shrubby evergreen oak of coastal zone of western North America having small thick usually spiny-toothed dark-green leaves [syn: {coast live oak}, {California live oak}]

Quercus alba
n : large slow-growing deciduous tree of the eastern United States having stout spreading branches and leaves with usually 7 rounded lobes; yields strong and durable hard wood [syn: {American white oak}]

Quercus arizonica
n : semi-evergreen shrub or small tree of Arizona and New Mexico having acorns with hemispherical cups [syn: {Arizona white oak}]

Quercus bicolor
n : large flaky-barked deciduous oak of the eastern United States with leaves having fewer lobes than other white oaks; yields heavy strong wood used in construction; thrives in wet soil [syn: {swamp white oak}, {swamp oak}]

Quercus borealis
n : large symmetrical deciduous tree with rounded crown widely distributed in eastern North America; has large leaves with triangular spiny tipped lobes and coarse-grained wood less durable than that of white oaks [syn: {northern red oak}, {Quercus rubra}]

Quercus cerris
n : large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having oblong-lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes [syn: {European turkey oak}, {turkey oak}]

Quercus chrysolepis
n : medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves [syn: {canyon oak}, {canyon live oak}, {maul oak}, {iron oak}]

Quercus coccinea
n : medium-large deciduous tree with a thick trunk found in the eastern United States and southern Canada and having close-grained wood and deeply 7-lobed leaves turning scarlet in autumn [syn: {scarlet oak}]

Quercus ellipsoidalis
n : small to medium deciduous oak of east central North America; leaves have sharply pointed lobes [syn: {jack oak}, {northern pin oak}]

Quercus falcata
n : large round-topped deciduous tree with spreading branches having narrow falcate leaves with deeply sinuate lobes and wood similar to that of northern red oaks; New Jersey to Illinois and southward [syn: {southern red oak}, {swamp red oak}, {turkey oak}]

Quercus garryana
n : small deciduous tree of western North America with crooked branches and pale gray bark [syn: {Oregon white oak}, {Oregon oak}, {Garry oak}]

Quercus grosseserrata
n : oak with moderately light fine-grained wood; Japan [syn: {Japanese oak}, {Quercus mongolica}]

Quercus ilex
n : evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood [syn: {holm oak}, {holm tree}, {holly-leaved oak}, {evergreen oak}]

Quercus ilicifolia
n : shrubby oak of southeastern United States usually forming dense thickets [syn: {bear oak}]

Quercus imbricaria
n : small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having leaves that shine like laurel; wood is used in western states for shingles [syn: {shingle oak}, {laurel oak}]

Quercus incana
n : small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing to a slender bristly point [syn: {bluejack oak}, {turkey oak}]

Quercus kelloggii
n : large deciduous tree of the Pacific coast having deeply parted bristle-tipped leaves [syn: {California black oak}]

Quercus laevis
n : small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes [syn: {American turkey oak}, {turkey oak}]

Quercus laurifolia
n : large nearly semi-evergreen oak of southeastern United States; thrives in damp soil [syn: {laurel oak}, {pin oak}]

Quercus lobata
n : tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns [syn: {California white oak}, {valley oak}, {valley white oak}, {roble}]

Quercus lyrata
n : medium-large deciduous timber tree of central and southern United States; acorns deeply immersed in the cup and mature in first year [syn: {overcup oak}]

Quercus macrocarpa
n : medium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed cups; yields tough close-grained wood [syn: {bur oak}, {burr oak}, {mossy-cup oak}, {mossycup oak}]

Quercus marilandica
n : a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad 3-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets [syn: {blackjack oak}, {blackjack}, {jack oak}]

Quercus michauxii
n : medium to large deciduous tree of moist areas of southeastern United States similar to the basket oak [syn: {swamp chestnut oak}]

Quercus mongolica
n : oak with moderately light fine-grained wood; Japan [syn: {Japanese oak}, {Quercus grosseserrata}]

Quercus montana
n : medium to large deciduous tree of the eastern United States; its durable wood is used as timber or split and woven into baskets or chair seats [syn: {basket oak}, {cow oak}, {Quercus prinus}]

Quercus muehlenbergii
n : medium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States that yields a strong durable wood [syn: {chinquapin oak}, {chinkapin oak}, {yellow chestnut oak}]

Quercus myrtifolia
n : small evergreen shrub or tree of southeastern United States; often forms almost impenetrable thickets in sandy coastal areas [syn: {myrtle oak}, {seaside scrub oak}]

Quercus nigra
n : relatively tall deciduous water oak of southeastern United States often cultivated as a shade tree; thrives in wet soil [syn: {water oak}, {possum oak}]

Quercus nuttalli
n : similar to the pin oak; grows in damp sites in Mississippi River basin [syn: {Nuttall oak}, {Nuttall's oak}]

Quercus palustris
n : fast-growing medium to large pyramidal deciduous tree of northeastern United States and southeastern Canada having deeply pinnatifid leaves that turn bright red in autumn; thrives in damp soil [syn: {pin oak}, {swamp oak}]

Quercus petraea
n : deciduous European oak valued for its tough elastic wood [syn: {durmast}, {Quercus sessiliflora}]

Quercus phellos
n : medium to large deciduous oak of the eastern United States having long lanceolate leaves and soft strong wood [syn: {willow oak}]

Quercus prinoides
n : deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense thickets [syn: {dwarf chinkapin oak}, {dwarf chinquapin oak}, {dwarf oak}]

Quercus prinus
n : medium to large deciduous tree of the eastern United States; its durable wood is used as timber or split and woven into baskets or chair seats [syn: {basket oak}, {cow oak}, {Quercus montana}]

Quercus robur
n : medium to large deciduous European oak having smooth leaves with rounded lobes; yields hard strong light-colored wood [syn: {common oak}, {English oak}, {pedunculate oak}]

Quercus rubra
n : large symmetrical deciduous tree with rounded crown widely distributed in eastern North America; has large leaves with triangular spiny tipped lobes and coarse-grained wood less durable than that of white oaks [syn: {northern red oak}, {Quercus borealis}]

Quercus sessiliflora
n : deciduous European oak valued for its tough elastic wood [syn: {durmast}, {Quercus petraea}]

Quercus shumardii
n : large deciduous red oak of southern and eastern United States having large 7- to 9-lobed elliptical leaves, large acorns and medium hard coarse-grained wood [syn: {Shumard oak}, {Shumard red oak}]

Quercus stellata
n : small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts [syn: {post oak}, {box white oak}, {brash oak}, {iron oak}]

Quercus suber
n : medium-sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically stripped to yield commercial cork [syn: {cork oak}]

Quercus texana
n : small deciduous tree having the trunk branched almost from the base with spreading branches; Texas and southern Oklahoma [syn: {Spanish oak}]

Quercus vaccinifolia
n : a low spreading or prostrate shrub of southwestern United States with small acorns and leaves resembling those of the huckleberry [syn: {huckleberry oak}]

Quercus variabilis
n : medium to large deciduous tree of China, Japan, and Korea having thick corky bark [syn: {Chinese cork oak}]

Quercus velutina
n : medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad 5-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped [syn: {black oak}, {yellow oak}, {quercitron}, {quercitron oak}]

Quercus virginiana
n : medium-sized evergreen native to eastern North America to the east coast of Mexico; often cultivated as shade tree for it wide-spreading crown; extremely hard tough durable wood once used in shipbuilding [syn: {southern live oak}]

Quercus wislizenii
n : medium-small shrubby evergreen tree of western North America similar to the coast live oak but occurring chiefly in foothills of mountain ranges removed from the coast; an important part of the chaparral [syn: {interior live oak}, {Quercus wizlizenii}]

Quercus wizlizenii
n : medium-small shrubby evergreen tree of western North America similar to the coast live oak but occurring chiefly in foothills of mountain ranges removed from the coast; an important part of the chaparral [syn: {interior live oak}, {Quercus wislizenii}]

queried
query
n : an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present" [syn: {question}, {inquiry}, {enquiry}, {interrogation}] [ant: {answer}]
v : pose a question [syn: {question}] [also: {queried}]

queried
See {query}

querier
n : someone who asks a question [syn: {inquirer}, {enquirer}, {questioner}, {asker}]

quern
n : a primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand

querulous
adj : habitually complaining; "a whining child" [syn: {fretful}, {whiney}, {whining(a)}, {whiny}]

querulously
adv : in a peevish manner [syn: {peevishly}, {fractiously}]

querulousness
n : the quality of being given to complaining

query
n : an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present" [syn: {question}, {inquiry}, {enquiry}, {interrogation}] [ant: {answer}]
v : pose a question [syn: {question}] [also: {queried}]

query language
n : a source language consisting of procedural operators that invoke functions to be executed [syn: {command language}, {search language}]

quest
n 1: a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria; "the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth" [syn: {pursuit}, {pursuance}]
2: the act of searching for something; "a quest for diamonds" [syn: {seeking}]
v 1: make a search (for); "Things that die with their eyes open and questing"; "The animal came questing through the forest"
2: search the trail of (game); "The dog went off and quested"
3: bark with prolonged noises, of dogs [syn: {bay}]
4: seek alms, as for religious purposes
5: express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" [syn: {request}, {bespeak}, {call for}]

quest after
v : go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" [syn: {quest for}, {go after}, {pursue}]

quest for
v : go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" [syn: {go after}, {quest after}, {pursue}]

quester
n : someone making a search or inquiry; "they are seekers after truth" [syn: {seeker}, {searcher}]

question
n 1: an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present" [syn: {inquiry}, {enquiry}, {query}, {interrogation}] [ant: {answer}]
2: the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets" [syn: {head}]
3: a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations" [syn: {interrogation}, {interrogative}, {interrogative sentence}]
4: uncertainty about the truth or factuality of existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise" [syn: {doubt}, {dubiousness}, {doubtfulness}]
5: a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question" [syn: {motion}]
6: an informal reference to a marriage proposal; "he was ready to pop the question"
v 1: challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; "We must question your judgment in this matter" [syn: {oppugn}, {call into question}]
2: pose a series of questions to; "The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion" [syn: {interrogate}]
3: pose a question [syn: {query}]
4: conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting [syn: {interview}]
5: place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight" [syn: {wonder}]

question mark
n : a punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question [syn: {interrogation point}]

question master
n : the host or chairman of a radio or tv quiz show or panel game [syn: {quizmaster}]

question of fact
n : a disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decide [syn: {matter of fact}]

question of law
n : a disputed legal contention that is generally left for a judge to decide [syn: {matter of law}]

question sheet
n : a written examination [syn: {test paper}, {examination paper}, {exam paper}]

question time
n : a period during a parliamentary session when members of Parliament may ask questions of the ministers

questionable
adj 1: subject to question; "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin" [ant: {unquestionable}]
2: able to be refuted [syn: {refutable}, {confutable}, {confutative}]

questionably
adv : in a questionable and dubious manner; "these were estates his father questionably acquired" [syn: {dubiously}]

questioner
n : someone who asks a question [syn: {inquirer}, {enquirer}, {querier}, {asker}]

questioning
adj 1: perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know); "he had a quizzical expression" [syn: {quizzical}]
2: marked by or given to doubt; "a skeptical attitude"; "a skeptical listener" [syn: {doubting}, {skeptical}, {sceptical}]
3: showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow" [syn: {inquisitive}, {speculative}, {wondering(a)}]
n : a request for information [syn: {inquiring}]

questioningly
adv 1: in a curious and questioning manner; "they turned their heads questioningly, as if awaiting further instructions" [syn: {wonderingly}]
2: in a quizzical and questioning manner; "they looked quizzically at the doctor" [syn: {quizzically}]

questionnaire
n : a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information

quetch
v : express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" [syn: {complain}, {kick}, {plain}, {sound off}, {kvetch}] [ant: {cheer}]

quetzal
n 1: the basic unit of money in Guatemala; equal to 100 centavos
2: large trogon of Central America and South America having golden-green and scarlet plumage [syn: {quetzal bird}]

quetzal bird
n : large trogon of Central America and South America having golden-green and scarlet plumage [syn: {quetzal}]

Quetzalcoatl
n : an Aztec deity represented as a plumed serpent

queue
n 1: a line of people or vehicles waiting for something [syn: {waiting line}]
2: (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted
3: a braid of hair at the back of the head
v : form a queue, form a line, stand in line; "Customers lined up in front of the store" [syn: {line up}, {queue up}]

queue up
v : form a queue, form a line, stand in line; "Customers lined up in front of the store" [syn: {line up}, {queue}]

quezales
See {quezal}

Quezon City
n : city on Luzon adjoining Manila

qui vive
n : condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action; "bombers were put on alert during the crisis" [syn: {alert}]

quiaquia
n : small fusiform fish of western Atlantic [syn: {round scad}, {cigarfish}, {Decapterus punctatus}]

quibble
n : an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections [syn: {quiddity}, {cavil}]
v 1: evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
2: argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies" [syn: {niggle}, {pettifog}, {bicker}, {squabble}, {brabble}]

quibbler
n : a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections [syn: {caviller}, {caviler}, {pettifogger}]

quibbling
adj : quibbling over insignificant details; "caviling pettifoggers and quiggling pleaders"-Edmund Burke; "her nagging and carping attack"; "thought her editor unnecessarily nitpicking"; "a pettifogging lawyer's mind"; "had no patience with quibbling critics" [syn: {caviling}, {carping}, {nitpicking}, {pettifogging}]

Quiche
n 1: a member of the Mayan people of south central Guatemala
2: a tart filled with rich unsweetened custard; often contains other ingredients (as cheese or ham or seafood or vegetables)
3: the Mayan language spoken by the Quiche people

quiche Lorraine
n : quiche made with cheese and bacon

quick
adj 1: accomplished rapidly and without delay; "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial" [syn: {speedy}]
2: hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit" [syn: {flying}, {fast}]
3: moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it" [syn: {agile}, {nimble}, {spry}]
4: apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity; "a quick mind"; "a ready wit" [syn: {ready}]
5: performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "prompt obedience"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial" [syn: {immediate}, {prompt}, {straightaway}]
6: easily aroused or excited; "a quick temper"; "a warm temper" [syn: {warm}]
n : any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)
adv : with little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!" [syn: {promptly}, {quickly}]

quick assets
n : assets in the form of cash (or easily convertible into cash) [syn: {liquid assets}]

quick bread
n : breads made with a leavening agent that permits immediate baking

quick buck
n : quick or easy earnings, "they are traders out to make a fast buck" [syn: {fast buck}]

quick fix
n : hurried repair [syn: {band aid}, {quickie}, {quicky}]

quick grass
n : European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed [syn: {dog grass}, {couch grass}, {quackgrass}, {quack grass}, {witch grass}, {witchgrass}, {Agropyron repens}]

quick march
n : marching at quick time

quick study
n : someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily; "she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge" [syn: {sponge}]

quick temper
n : a feeling of resentful anger [syn: {irascibility}, {short temper}, {spleen}]

quick time
n : a normal marching pace of 120 steps per minute

quick-change
adj : adept at changing from one thing to another especially changing costumes; "a quick-change artist" [syn: {quick-change(a)}]

quick-eared
adj : having keen hearing [syn: {sharp-eared}]

quicken
v 1: move faster; "The car accelerated" [syn: {accelerate}, {speed up}, {speed}] [ant: {decelerate}]
2: make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite" [syn: {whet}]
3: give life or energy to; "The cold water invigorated him" [syn: {invigorate}]
4: show signs of life; "the fetus quickened"
5: give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health" [syn: {animate}, {recreate}, {reanimate}, {revive}, {renovate}, {repair}, {vivify}, {revivify}]

quickener
n : an agent that gives or restores life or vigor; "the soul is the quickener of the body" [syn: {invigorator}, {enlivener}]

quickening
n 1: the process of showing signs of life; "the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain"
2: the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels movements of the fetus
3: the act of accelerating; increasing the speed [syn: {acceleration}, {speedup}]

quicker
adv : more quickly [syn: {faster}]

quickest
adv : most quickly [syn: {fastest}]

quick-freeze
v : freeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and flavors; "quick-freeze the shrimp" [syn: {flash-freeze}] [also: {quick-frozen}, {quick-froze}]

quick-froze
quick-freeze
v : freeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and flavors; "quick-freeze the shrimp" [syn: {flash-freeze}] [also: {quick-frozen}, {quick-froze}]

quick-froze
See {quick-freeze}

quick-frozen
quick-freeze
v : freeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and flavors; "quick-freeze the shrimp" [syn: {flash-freeze}] [also: {quick-frozen}, {quick-froze}]

quick-frozen
adj : used of foods; preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value; "frozen foods" [syn: {flash-frozen}, {frozen}]

quick-frozen
See {quick-freeze}

quickie
n : hurried repair [syn: {band aid}, {quick fix}, {quicky}]

quicklime
n : a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide [syn: {calcium oxide}, {lime}, {calx}, {calcined lime}, {fluxing lime}, {unslaked lime}, {burnt lime}]

quickly
adv 1: with rapid movements; "he works quickly" [syn: {rapidly}, {speedily}, {chop-chop}, {apace}] [ant: {slowly}]
2: with little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!" [syn: {promptly}, {quick}]
3: without taking pains; "he looked cursorily through the magazine" [syn: {cursorily}]

quickness
n 1: skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer" [syn: {adeptness}, {adroitness}, {deftness}, {facility}]
2: intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay [syn: {mental quickness}, {quick-wittedness}]
3: a rate that is rapid [syn: {celerity}, {rapidity}]

quicksand
n 1: a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy
2: a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down

quickset
adj : grown from cuttings planted directly in the ground; "a quickset hawthorn hedge" [syn: {quickset(a)}]
n : cuttings of plants set in the ground to grow as hawthorn for hedges or vines; "a quickset of a vine planted in a vineyard"

quick-sighted
adj 1: having very keen vision; "quick-sighted as a cat" [syn: {argus-eyed}, {hawk-eyed}, {keen-sighted}, {lynx-eyed}, {sharp-eyed}, {sharp-sighted}]
2: keenly perceptive or alert; "quick-sighted into the faults of the time"- Leonard Bacon [syn: {sharp-sighted}, {sharp-eyed}]

quicksilver
adj : liable to sudden unpredictable change; "erratic behavior"; "fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament"; "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next" [syn: {erratic}, {fickle}, {mercurial}, {quicksilver(a)}]
n : a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures [syn: {mercury}, {hydrargyrum}, {Hg}, {atomic number 80}]

quickstep
n 1: military march accompanying quick time
2: a ballroom dance with both quick and slow steps
v : perform a quickstep [also: {quickstepping}, {quickstepped}]

quickstepped
quickstep
n 1: military march accompanying quick time
2: a ballroom dance with both quick and slow steps
v : perform a quickstep [also: {quickstepping}, {quickstepped}]

quickstepped
See {quickstep}

quickstepping
quickstep
n 1: military march accompanying quick time
2: a ballroom dance with both quick and slow steps
v : perform a quickstep [also: {quickstepping}, {quickstepped}]

quickstepping
See {quickstep}

quick-tempered
adj : quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander" [syn: {choleric}, {irascible}, {hotheaded}, {hot-tempered}, {short}, {short-tempered}]

quick-witted
adj : mentally nimble and resourceful; "quick-witted debater"; "saved an embarrassing situation with quick-witted tact"

quick-wittedness
n : intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay [syn: {mental quickness}, {quickness}]

quicky
n : hurried repair [syn: {band aid}, {quick fix}, {quickie}]

quid
n 1: the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence [syn: {British pound}, {pound}, {pound sterling}]
2: something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises [syn: {quid pro quo}]
3: a wad of something chewable as tobacco [syn: {chew}, {chaw}, {cud}, {plug}, {wad}]

quid pro quo
n : something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises [syn: {quid}]

quiddity
n 1: an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections [syn: {quibble}, {cavil}]
2: the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other [syn: {haecceity}]

quiesce
v : become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" [syn: {quieten}, {hush}, {quiet}, {quiet down}, {pipe down}] [ant: {louden}]

quiescence
n 1: a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy" [syn: {dormancy}, {quiescency}]
2: quiet and inactive restfulness [syn: {quiescency}, {dormancy}, {sleeping}]

quiescency
n 1: a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy" [syn: {dormancy}, {quiescence}]
2: quiet and inactive restfulness [syn: {quiescence}, {dormancy}, {sleeping}]

quiescent
adj 1: not active or activated; "the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation"
2: marked by a state of tranquil repose; "the quiescent melancholy of the town"
3: being quiet or still or inactive
4: causing no symptoms; "a quiescent tumor"

quiet
adj 1: characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity; "a quiet life"; "a quiet throng of onlookers"; "quiet peace-loving people"; "the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years" [ant: {unquiet}]
2: free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet" [ant: {noisy}]
3: not showy or obtrusive; "clothes in quiet good taste" [syn: {restrained}]
4: in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand" [syn: {hushed}, {muted}, {subdued}]
5: without untoward incident or disruption; "a placid existence"; "quiet times" [syn: {placid}]
6: free from disturbance; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water" [syn: {placid}, {still}, {tranquil}, {unruffled}]
7: of the sun; characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sun spots e.g. [ant: {active}]
n 1: a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm" [syn: {lull}]
2: an untroubled state; free from disturbances [syn: {tranquillity}]
3: the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet" [syn: {silence}] [ant: {sound}]
4: a disposition free from stress or emotion [syn: {repose}, {placidity}, {serenity}, {tranquillity}, {tranquility}]
adv : with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly'); "her hands rested quietly in her lap"; "the rock star was quietly led out the back door"; "sit here as quiet as you can" [syn: {quietly}] [ant: {unquietly}]
v 1: become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" [syn: {quieten}, {hush}, {quiesce}, {quiet down}, {pipe down}] [ant: {louden}]
2: make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" [syn: {calm}, {calm down}, {tranquilize}, {tranquillize}, {tranquillise}, {quieten}, {lull}, {still}] [ant: {agitate}]

quiet down
v : become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" [syn: {quieten}, {hush}, {quiet}, {quiesce}, {pipe down}] [ant: {louden}]

quieten
v 1: become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" [syn: {hush}, {quiet}, {quiesce}, {quiet down}, {pipe down}] [ant: {louden}]
2: make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" [syn: {calm}, {calm down}, {quiet}, {tranquilize}, {tranquillize}, {tranquillise}, {lull}, {still}] [ant: {agitate}]
3: cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" [syn: {hush}, {silence}, {still}, {shut up}, {hush up}] [ant: {louden}]

quietening
adj : causing to become tranquil [syn: {calming}, {lulling}]

quietism
n : a form of religious mysticism requiring withdrawal from all human effort and passive contemplation of God

quietist
n : a religious mystic who follows quietism

quietly
adv 1: with low volume; "speak softly but carry a big stick"; "she spoke quietly to the child"; "the radio was playing softly" [syn: {softly}] [ant: {loudly}]
2: with little or no sound; "the class was listening quietly and intently"; "she was crying quietly" [ant: {noisily}]
3: with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly'); "her hands rested quietly in her lap"; "the rock star was quietly led out the back door"; "sit here as quiet as you can" [syn: {quiet}] [ant: {unquietly}]
4: in a restful manner; "the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass" [syn: {restfully}]

quietness
n 1: the property of making no sound [syn: {soundlessness}]
2: a state of peace and quiet [syn: {tranquillity}, {tranquility}, {quietude}]

quietude
n : a state of peace and quiet [syn: {tranquillity}, {tranquility}, {quietness}]

quietus
n : euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); "she was laid to rest beside her husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep" [syn: {rest}, {eternal rest}, {sleep}, {eternal sleep}]

quiff
n : a prominent forelock (especially one brushed upward from the forehead)

quill
n 1: pen made from a bird's feather [syn: {quill pen}]
2: a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
3: any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird [syn: {flight feather}, {pinion}, {quill feather}]
4: the hollow shaft of a feather [syn: {calamus}, {shaft}]

quill feather
n : any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird [syn: {flight feather}, {pinion}, {quill}]

quill pen
n : pen made from a bird's feather [syn: {quill}]

quillwort
n : any of several spore-bearing aquatic or marsh plants having short rhizomes and leaves resembling quills; worldwide except Polynesia

quillwort family
n : quillworts; coextensive with the genus Isoetes [syn: {Isoetaceae}, {family Isoetaceae}]

quilt
n : bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together [syn: {comforter}, {puff}]
v 1: stitch or sew together; "quilt the skirt"
2: create by stitching together

quilted
adj : made of layers of fabric held together by patterned stitching

quilted bedspread
n : a bedspread constructed like a thin quilt

quilting
n 1: stitching through layers of fabric and a filling so as to create a design
2: a material used for making a quilt, or a quilted fabric

quilting bee
n : a gathering to make quilts

quin
n : one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy [syn: {quintuplet}, {quint}]

quinacrine
n : a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria [syn: {quinacrine hydrochloride}, {mepacrine}, {Atabrine}]

quinacrine hydrochloride
n : a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria [syn: {quinacrine}, {mepacrine}, {Atabrine}]

quince
n 1: small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated [syn: {quince bush}, {Cydonia oblonga}]
2: aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preserves

quince bush
n : small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated [syn: {quince}, {Cydonia oblonga}]

quincentenary
adj : of or relating to a 500th anniversary; "the quincentennial celebration of the founding of the city" [syn: {quincentennial}]
n : the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: {quincentennial}]

quincentennial
adj : of or relating to a 500th anniversary; "the quincentennial celebration of the founding of the city" [syn: {quincentenary}]
n : the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: {quincentenary}]

Quincy
n : American patriot who presented the colonists' grievances to the English king (1744-1775) [syn: {Josiah Quincy}]

Quine
n : United States philosopher and logician who championed an empirical view of knowledge that depended on language (1908-2001) [syn: {W. V. Quine}, {Willard Van Orman Quine}]

Quinidex
n : cardiac drug (trade names Quinidex and Quinora) used to treat certain heart arrhythmias [syn: {quinidine}, {Quinora}]

quinidine
n : cardiac drug (trade names Quinidex and Quinora) used to treat certain heart arrhythmias [syn: {Quinidex}, {Quinora}]

quinine
n : a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy

quinine water
n : lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine [syn: {tonic}, {tonic water}]

quinnat salmon
n : large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning [syn: {chinook}, {chinook salmon}, {king salmon}, {Onchorynchus tshawtscha}]

quinone
n : any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes [syn: {benzoquinone}]

Quinora
n : cardiac drug (trade names Quinidex and Quinora) used to treat certain heart arrhythmias [syn: {quinidine}, {Quinidex}]

Quinquagesima
n : the Sunday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent) [syn: {Quinquagesima Sunday}]

Quinquagesima Sunday
n : the Sunday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent) [syn: {Quinquagesima}]

quinquefoliate
adj : of a leaf shape; having five leaflets

quinquefoliate leaf
n : having five leaflets

quinquennia
See {quinquennium}

quinsy
n : a painful pus-filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis [syn: {peritonsillar abscess}]

quint
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn: {five}, {5}, {V}, {cinque}, {quintet}, {fivesome}, {quintuplet}, {pentad}, {fin}, {Phoebe}, {Little Phoebe}]
2: one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy [syn: {quintuplet}, {quin}]

quintal
n 1: a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
2: a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds [syn: {hundredweight}, {cwt}, {short hundredweight}, {centner}, {cental}]

quintessence
n 1: the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies [syn: {ether}]
2: the purest and most concentrated essence of something
3: the most typical example or representative of a type

quintessential
adj : representing the perfect example of a class or quality

quintet
n 1: a musical composition for five performers [syn: {quintette}]
2: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn: {five}, {5}, {V}, {cinque}, {quint}, {fivesome}, {quintuplet}, {pentad}, {fin}, {Phoebe}, {Little Phoebe}]
3: five performers or singers who perform together [syn: {quintette}]
4: a set of five similar things considered as a unit [syn: {quintette}]
5: five people considered as a unit [syn: {quintette}, {fivesome}]

quintette
n 1: five performers or singers who perform together [syn: {quintet}]
2: a set of five similar things considered as a unit [syn: {quintet}]
3: five people considered as a unit [syn: {quintet}, {fivesome}]
4: a musical composition for five performers [syn: {quintet}]

quintillion
n : the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros

quintillionth
n : one part in a quintillion [syn: {one-quintillionth}]

quintipara
n : (obstetrics) woman who has given birth to a viable infant in each of five pregnancies

quintuple
adj : having five units or components [syn: {fivefold}]
v : increase fivefold; "The population of China quintupled"

quintuplet
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn: {five}, {5}, {V}, {cinque}, {quint}, {quintet}, {fivesome}, {pentad}, {fin}, {Phoebe}, {Little Phoebe}]
2: one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy [syn: {quint}, {quin}]

quintupling
n : increasing by a factor of five

Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus
n : Carthaginian theologian whose writing influenced early Christian theology (160-230) [syn: {Tertullian}]

quip
n 1: a witty saying [syn: {epigram}]
2: witty remark [syn: {wisecrack}, {crack}, {sally}]
v : make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner" [syn: {gag}] [also: {quipping}, {quipped}]

quipped
quip
n 1: a witty saying [syn: {epigram}]
2: witty remark [syn: {wisecrack}, {crack}, {sally}]
v : make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner" [syn: {gag}] [also: {quipping}, {quipped}]

quipped
See {quip}

quipping
quip
n 1: a witty saying [syn: {epigram}]
2: witty remark [syn: {wisecrack}, {crack}, {sally}]
v : make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner" [syn: {gag}] [also: {quipping}, {quipped}]

quipping
See {quip}

quipu
n : calculator consisting of a cord with attached cords; used by ancient Peruvians for calculating and keeping records

quira
n 1: hard heavy red wood of a quira tree [syn: {Panama redwood}]
2: any of several tropical American trees some yielding economically important timber

quire
n : a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets

quirk
n 1: a strange attitude or habit [syn: {oddity}, {queerness}, {quirkiness}, {crotchet}]
2: a narrow groove beside a beading
v : twist or curve abruptly; "She quirked her head in a peculiar way"

quirk bead
n : beading formed with a narrow groove separating it from the surface it decorates [syn: {bead and quirk}]

quirk molding
n : a molding having a small groove in it [syn: {quirk moulding}]

quirk moulding
n : a molding having a small groove in it [syn: {quirk molding}]

quirkiness
n : a strange attitude or habit [syn: {oddity}, {queerness}, {quirk}, {crotchet}]

quirky
adj : informal terms; strikingly unconventional [syn: {far-out}, {kinky}, {offbeat}, {way-out}]

quirt
n : whip with a leather thong at the end

Quiscalus
n : grackles [syn: {genus Quiscalus}]

Quiscalus quiscula
n : eastern United States grackle [syn: {purple grackle}]

quisling
n : someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force [syn: {collaborator}, {collaborationist}]

quislingism
n : act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country [syn: {collaboration}, {collaborationism}]

quit
v 1: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother" [syn: {discontinue}, {stop}, {cease}, {give up}, {lay off}] [ant: {continue}]
2: give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary fo the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal" [syn: {leave office}, {step down}, {resign}] [ant: {take office}]
3: go away or leave [syn: {depart}, {take leave}] [ant: {stay}]
4: turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever" [syn: {foreswear}, {renounce}, {relinquish}]
5: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up" [syn: {drop out}, {give up}, {fall by the wayside}, {drop by the wayside}, {throw in}, {throw in the towel}, {chuck up the sponge}] [ant: {enter}] [also: {quitting}, {quitted}]

quitclaim
n 1: document transferring title or right or claim to another [syn: {quitclaim deed}]
2: act of transferring a title or right or claim to another

quitclaim deed
n : document transferring title or right or claim to another [syn: {quitclaim}]

quite
adv 1: to a degree (not used with a negative); "quite tasty"; "quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich" [syn: {rather}]
2: to the greatest extent; completely; "you're quite right"; "she was quite alone"; "was quite mistaken"; "quite the opposite"; "not quite finished"; "did not quite make it"
3: of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative); "her victory was quite something"; "she's quite a girl"; "quite a film"; "quite a walk"; "we've had quite an afternoon" [syn: {quite a}, {quite an}]
4: actually or truly or to an extreme; "was quite a sudden change"; "it's quite the thing to do"; "quite the rage"; "Quite so!"

quite a
adv : of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative); "her victory was quite something"; "she's quite a girl"; "quite a film"; "quite a walk"; "we've had quite an afternoon" [syn: {quite}, {quite an}]

quite a little
n : (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]

quite an
adv : of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative); "her victory was quite something"; "she's quite a girl"; "quite a film"; "quite a walk"; "we've had quite an afternoon" [syn: {quite}, {quite a}]

Quito
n : the capital of Ecuador [syn: {capital of Ecuador}]

quits
adj : on equal terms by payment or requital; "we're now quits"; "finally quits with the loan"

quittance
n 1: a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt
2: payment of a debt or obligation [syn: {repayment}]

quitted
quit
v 1: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother" [syn: {discontinue}, {stop}, {cease}, {give up}, {lay off}] [ant: {continue}]
2: give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary fo the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal" [syn: {leave office}, {step down}, {resign}] [ant: {take office}]
3: go away or leave [syn: {depart}, {take leave}] [ant: {stay}]
4: turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever" [syn: {foreswear}, {renounce}, {relinquish}]
5: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up" [syn: {drop out}, {give up}, {fall by the wayside}, {drop by the wayside}, {throw in}, {throw in the towel}, {chuck up the sponge}] [ant: {enter}] [also: {quitting}, {quitted}]

quitted
See {quit}

quitter
n : a person who gives up too easily

quitting
quit
v 1: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother" [syn: {discontinue}, {stop}, {cease}, {give up}, {lay off}] [ant: {continue}]
2: give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary fo the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal" [syn: {leave office}, {step down}, {resign}] [ant: {take office}]
3: go away or leave [syn: {depart}, {take leave}] [ant: {stay}]
4: turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever" [syn: {foreswear}, {renounce}, {relinquish}]
5: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up" [syn: {drop out}, {give up}, {fall by the wayside}, {drop by the wayside}, {throw in}, {throw in the towel}, {chuck up the sponge}] [ant: {enter}] [also: {quitting}, {quitted}]

quitting
See {quit}

quiver
n 1: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" [syn: {frisson}, {shiver}, {chill}, {shudder}, {thrill}, {tingle}]
2: a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe" [syn: {shaking}, {shakiness}, {trembling}, {quivering}, {vibration}, {palpitation}]
3: case for holding arrows
4: the act of vibrating [syn: {vibration}, {quivering}]
v 1: shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated" [syn: {quake}, {palpitate}]
2: move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered" [syn: {flicker}, {waver}, {flitter}, {flutter}]
3: move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement" [syn: {pulsate}, {beat}]

quivering
adj : vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze; "a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "with shaking knees"; "seemed shaky on her feet"; "sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"; "trembling hands" [syn: {quaking}, {shaking}, {shaky}, {shivering}, {trembling}]
n 1: a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe" [syn: {shaking}, {shakiness}, {trembling}, {quiver}, {vibration}, {palpitation}]
2: the act of vibrating [syn: {vibration}, {quiver}]

quixotic
adj : not sensible about practical matters; unrealistic; "as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood"; "a romantic disregard for money"; "a wild-eyed dream of a world state" [syn: {romantic}, {wild-eyed}]

quixotically
adv : in a quixotic manner; "sent to jail for two years, he has quixotically refused to clear himself by betraying his colleagues"

quixotism
n : quixotic (romantic and impractical) behavior [syn: {knight errantry}]

quiz
n : an examination consisting of a few short questions
v : examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs" [syn: {test}] [also: {quizzing}, {quizzes}, {quizzed}, {quizzes} (pl)]

quiz program
n : a game show in which contestants answer questions

quizmaster
n : the host or chairman of a radio or tv quiz show or panel game [syn: {question master}]

quizzed
quiz
n : an examination consisting of a few short questions
v : examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs" [syn: {test}] [also: {quizzing}, {quizzes}, {quizzed}, {quizzes} (pl)]

quizzed
See {quiz}

quizzer
n : someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications [syn: {examiner}, {tester}]

quizzes
quiz
n : an examination consisting of a few short questions
v : examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs" [syn: {test}] [also: {quizzing}, {quizzes}, {quizzed}, {quizzes} (pl)]

quizzes
quiz
n : an examination consisting of a few short questions
v : examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs" [syn: {test}] [also: {quizzing}, {quizzes}, {quizzed}, {quizzes} (pl)]

quizzes
See {quiz}

quizzes
See {quiz}

quizzical
adj 1: playfully vexing (especially by ridicule); "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell [syn: {mocking}, {teasing}]
2: perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know); "he had a quizzical expression" [syn: {questioning}]

quizzically
adv : in a quizzical and questioning manner; "they looked quizzically at the doctor" [syn: {questioningly}]

quizzing
quiz
n : an examination consisting of a few short questions
v : examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs" [syn: {test}] [also: {quizzing}, {quizzes}, {quizzed}, {quizzes} (pl)]

quizzing
See {quiz}

Qum
n : a city in northwestern Iran; a place of pilgrimage for Shiite Muslims

quo warranto
n : a hearing to determine by what authority someone has an office or franchise or liberty

quodlibet
n : an issue that is presented for formal disputation

quoin
n 1: expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase [syn: {coign}, {coigne}]
2: the keystone of an arch [syn: {coign}, {coigne}]
3: (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone [syn: {corner}]

quoit
n : game equipment consisting of a ring of iron or circle of rope used in the game of quoits

quoits
n : a game in which quoits or horseshoes are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it [syn: {horseshoes}]

quondam
adj : belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover" [syn: {erstwhile(a)}, {former(a)}, {once(a)}, {onetime(a)}, {quondam(a)}, {sometime(a)}]

Quonset hut
n : a prefabricated hut of corrugated iron having a semicircular cross section [syn: {Nissen hut}]

Quoratean
n : a group of languages of the Hokan family

quorum
n : a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business

quota
n 1: a prescribed number; "all the salesmen met their quota for the month"
2: a proportional share assigned to each participant
3: a limitation on imports; "the quota for Japanese imports was negotiated"

quotability
n : the quality of being worthy of being quoted

quotable
adj 1: able or fit to be repeated or quoted; "what he said was not repeatable in polite company"; "he comes up with so many quotable phrases" [syn: {repeatable}] [ant: {unrepeatable}, {unrepeatable}]
2: suitable for or worthy of quotation; "a quotable slogan"; "his remarks are not quotable in mixed company"

quotation
n 1: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases" [syn: {citation}, {acknowledgment}, {credit}, {reference}, {mention}]
2: a passage or expression that is quoted or cited [syn: {quote}, {citation}]
3: a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity
4: the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.; "since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation"

quotation mark
n : a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else [syn: {quote}, {inverted comma}]

quote
n 1: a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else [syn: {quotation mark}, {inverted comma}]
2: a passage or expression that is quoted or cited [syn: {quotation}, {citation}]
v 1: repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her" [syn: {cite}]
2: name the price of; "quote prices for cars"
3: refer to for illustration or proof; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior" [syn: {cite}]
4: put quote marks around; "Here the author is quoting his colleague"

quoter
n : a communicator (speaker or writer) who uses quotations

quotidian
adj : found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant [syn: {everyday}, {mundane}, {routine}, {unremarkable}, {workaday}]

quotient
n 1: the ratio of two quantities to be divided
2: the number obtained by division

quotient verdict
n : an improper and unacceptable kind of compromise verdict

Quran
n : the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina [syn: {Koran}, {al-Qur'an}, {Book}]

qurush
n : 20 qurush equal 1 riyal

QWERTY keyboard
n : the standard typewriter keyboard; the keys for Q, W, E, R, T, and Y are the first six from the left on the top row of letter keys

R
n 1: a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air [syn: {roentgen}]
2: (physics) the universal constant in the gas equation: pressure times volume = R times temperature; equal to 8.3143 joules per kelvin per mole [syn: {gas constant}, {universal gas constant}]
3: the 18th letter of the Roman alphabet
4: the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere [syn: {radius}]

R and B
n : a combination of blues and jazz that was developed in the United States by Black musicians; an important precursor of rock 'n' roll [syn: {rhythm and blues}]

R. B. Cattell
n : American psychologist (born in England) who developed a broad theory of human behavior based on multivariate research (1905-1998) [syn: {Cattell}, {Ray Cattell}, {Raymond B. Cattell}, {Raymond Bernard Cattell}]

R. Buckminster Fuller
n : United States architect who invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983) [syn: {Fuller}, {Buckminster Fuller}, {Richard Buckminster Fuller}]

R. J. Mitchell
n : English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937) [syn: {Mitchell}, {Reginald Joseph Mitchell}]

R-2
n : street names for flunitrazepan [syn: {Mexican valium}, {rophy}, {rope}, {roofy}, {roach}, {forget me drug}, {circle}]

Ra
n 1: an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores [syn: {radium}, {atomic number 88}]
2: (astronomy) the angular distance eastward along the celestial equator from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that passes through the body; expressed in hours and minutes and second; used with declination to specify positions on the celestial sphere; "one hour of right ascension equals fifteen degrees" [syn: {right ascension}, {celestial longitude}]
3: ancient hawk-headed Egyptian sun god; a universal creator [syn: {Re}]

Rabat
n : the capital of Morocco; located in the northwestern on the Atlantic coast [syn: {capital of Morocco}]

rabato
n : a wired or starched collar of intricate lace; worn in 17th century [syn: {rebato}] [also: {rabatos} (pl)]

rabatos
rabato
n : a wired or starched collar of intricate lace; worn in 17th century [syn: {rebato}] [also: {rabatos} (pl)]

rabatos
See {rabato}

rabbet
n : a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together [syn: {rebate}]
v 1: join with a rabbet joint
2: cut a rectangualr groove into

rabbet joint
n : a joint formed by fitting together two rabbeted boards

rabbet plane
n : a woodworking plane designed to cut rabbets [syn: {openside plane}]

rabbi
n 1: spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law
2: a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher

Rabbi Moses Ben Maimon
n : Spanish philosopher considered the greatest Jewish scholar of the Middle Ages who codified Jewish law in the Talmud (1135-1204) [syn: {Maimonides}, {Moses Maimonides}]

rabbinate
n : rabbis collectively

rabbinic
adj : of or relating to rabbis or their teachings; "rabbinical school" [syn: {rabbinical}]

rabbinical
adj : of or relating to rabbis or their teachings; "rabbinical school" [syn: {rabbinic}]

rabbit
n 1: any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food [syn: {coney}, {cony}]
2: the fur of a rabbit [syn: {lapin}]
3: flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food [syn: {hare}]
v : hunt rabbits

rabbit bandicoot
n : bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit [syn: {rabbit-eared bandicoot}, {bilby}, {Macrotis lagotis}]

rabbit brush
n : pleasantly aromatic shrub having erect slender flexible hairy branches and dense clusters of small yellow flowers covering vast areas of western alkali plains and affording a retreat for jackrabbits; source of a yellow dye used by the Navajo [syn: {rabbit bush}, {Chrysothamnus nauseosus}]

rabbit burrow
n : a hole in the ground as a nest made by wild rabbits [syn: {rabbit hole}]

rabbit bush
n : pleasantly aromatic shrub having erect slender flexible hairy branches and dense clusters of small yellow flowers covering vast areas of western alkali plains and affording a retreat for jackrabbits; source of a yellow dye used by the Navajo [syn: {rabbit brush}, {Chrysothamnus nauseosus}]

rabbit ears
n : an indoor tv antenna; 2 extendible rods forming a V

rabbit fever
n : a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animals [syn: {tularemia}, {tularaemia}, {deer fly fever}, {yatobyo}]

rabbit food
n : an uncooked vegetable [syn: {raw vegetable}]

rabbit hole
n : a hole in the ground as a nest made by wild rabbits [syn: {rabbit burrow}]

rabbit hutch
n : a hutch for rabbits

rabbit on
v : talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner [syn: {rant}, {mouth off}, {jabber}, {spout}, {rave}]

rabbit punch
n : a short chopping blow to the back of the neck

rabbit test
n : pregnancy test that involves injecting some of the woman's urine into an unmated female rabbit and later examining the ovaries of the rabbit; presence of corpora lutea indicates that the woman is pregnant [syn: {Friedman test}]

rabbit warren
n 1: an overcrowded residential area [syn: {warren}]
2: a series of connected underground tunnels occupied by rabbits [syn: {warren}]

rabbit-eared bandicoot
n : bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit [syn: {rabbit bandicoot}, {bilby}, {Macrotis lagotis}]

rabbiteye
n : shrub of southeastern United States grown commercially especially for canning industry [syn: {rabbiteye blueberry}, {rabbit-eye blueberry}, {Vaccinium ashei}]

rabbit-eye blueberry
n : shrub of southeastern United States grown commercially especially for canning industry [syn: {rabbiteye blueberry}, {rabbiteye}, {Vaccinium ashei}]

rabbiteye blueberry
n : shrub of southeastern United States grown commercially especially for canning industry [syn: {rabbit-eye blueberry}, {rabbiteye}, {Vaccinium ashei}]

rabbitfish
n : large European chimaera [syn: {Chimaera monstrosa}] [also: {rabbitfishes} (pl)]

rabbitfishes
rabbitfish
n : large European chimaera [syn: {Chimaera monstrosa}] [also: {rabbitfishes} (pl)]

rabbitfishes
See {rabbitfish}

rabbit's-foot fern
n : tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polypodium [syn: {golden polypody}, {serpent fern}, {Phlebodium aureum}, {Polypodium aureum}]

rabbit-weed
n : low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads [syn: {rabbitweed}, {snakeweed}, {broom snakeweed}, {broom snakeroot}, {turpentine weed}, {Gutierrezia sarothrae}]

rabbitweed
n : low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads [syn: {rabbit-weed}, {snakeweed}, {broom snakeweed}, {broom snakeroot}, {turpentine weed}, {Gutierrezia sarothrae}]

rabbitwood
n : shrub of southeastern United States parasitic on roots of hemlocks having sparse spikes of greenish flowers and pulpy drupes [syn: {buffalo nut}, {Pyrularia pubera}]

rabble
n 1: a disorderly crowd of people [syn: {mob}, {rout}]
2: disparaging terms for the common people [syn: {riffraff}, {ragtag}, {ragtag and bobtail}]

rabble-rouser
n : an orator who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience [syn: {demagogue}, {demagog}]

rabble-rousing
adj : arousing to action or rebellion [syn: {incendiary}, {incitive}, {inflammatory}, {instigative}, {seditious}]

Rabelais
n : author of satirical attacks on medieval scholasticism (1494-1553) [syn: {Francois Rabelais}]

Rabelaisian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Francois Rabelais or his works; "Rabelaisian characters"

Rabi I
n : the third month of the Islamic calendar

Rabi II
n : the fourth month of the Islamic calendar

rabid
adj : marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea; "rabid isolationist" [syn: {fanatic}, {fanatical}, {overzealous}]

rabies
n : an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain [syn: {hydrophobia}, {lyssa}, {madness}]

raccoon
n 1: the fur of the North American racoon
2: an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America [syn: {racoon}]

raccoon dog
n : small wild dog of eastern Asia having facial markings like those of a raccoon [syn: {Nyctereutes procyonides}]

raccoon fox
n : raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings [syn: {bassarisk}, {cacomistle}, {cacomixle}, {coon cat}, {ringtail}, {ring-tailed cat}, {civet cat}, {miner's cat}, {Bassariscus astutus}]

race
n 1: any competition; "the race for the presidency"
2: people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock; "some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings"
3: a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift"
4: the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller [syn: {slipstream}, {airstream}, {backwash}, {wash}]
5: (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species [syn: {subspecies}]
6: a canal for a current of water [syn: {raceway}]
v 1: step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" [syn: {rush}, {hotfoot}, {hasten}, {hie}, {speed}, {pelt along}, {rush along}, {cannonball along}, {bucket along}, {belt along}] [ant: {linger}]
2: compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first" [syn: {run}]
3: to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others; "We are racing to find a cure for AIDS"
4: cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze" [syn: {rush}]

race car
n : a fast car that competes in races [syn: {racer}, {racing car}]

race driver
n : someone who drives racing cars at high speeds [syn: {racer}, {automobile driver}]

race horse
n : a horse bred for racing [syn: {racehorse}, {bangtail}]

race meeting
n : a regular occasion on which a number of horse races are held on the same track; "the Epsom race meeting was an important social event"

race murder
n : systematic killing of a racial or cultural group [syn: {genocide}, {racial extermination}]

race problem
n : a social and political problem caused by conflict between races occupying the same or adjacent regions

race riot
n : a riot caused by hatred for one another of members of different races in the same community

race runner
n : very swift lizard of eastern and central United States [syn: {racerunner}, {six-lined racerunner}, {Cnemidophorus sexlineatus}]

raceabout
n : a small sloop having the keep of a knockabout but with finer lines and carrying more sail

racecard
n : a program for a race meeting; lists the races and the names of the horses

racecourse
n : a course over which races are run [syn: {racetrack}, {raceway}, {track}]

racehorse
n : a horse bred for racing [syn: {race horse}, {bangtail}]

raceme
n : usually elongate cluster of flowers along the main stem in which the flowers at the base open first

racemic acid
n : the optically inactive form of tartaric acid that is often found in grape juice

racemose
adj : having stalked flowers along an elongated stem that continue to open in succession from below as the stem continues to grow; "lilies of the valley are racemose"

racer
n 1: someone who drives racing cars at high speeds [syn: {race driver}, {automobile driver}]
2: a fast car that competes in races [syn: {race car}, {racing car}]
3: an animal that races
4: slender fast-moving North American snakes

racerunner
n : very swift lizard of eastern and central United States [syn: {race runner}, {six-lined racerunner}, {Cnemidophorus sexlineatus}]

racetrack
n : a course over which races are run [syn: {racecourse}, {raceway}, {track}]

racetrack tout
n : someone who offers advice about betting on horses (either to influence the odds or in the hope of sharing some of the winnings)

raceway
n 1: a canal for a current of water [syn: {race}]
2: a course over which races are run [syn: {racetrack}, {racecourse}, {track}]

Rachel
n : (Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin

Rachel Carson
n : United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964) [syn: {Carson}, {Rachel Louise Carson}]

Rachel Louise Carson
n : United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964) [syn: {Carson}, {Rachel Carson}]

rachet
n : mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction [syn: {ratchet}, {ratch}]

rachet up
v : move by degrees in one direction only; "a ratcheting lopping tool" [syn: {ratchet}, {ratchet down}]

rachides
See {rhachis}

rachis
n 1: axis of a compound leaf or compound inflorescence
2: the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back" [syn: {spinal column}, {vertebral column}, {spine}, {backbone}, {back}] [also: {rhachises} (pl)]

rachischisis
n : a not uncommon congenital defect in which a vertebra is malformed; unless several vertebrae are affected or there is myelomeningocele there are few symptoms; can be diagnosed by amniocentesis [syn: {spina bifida}, {schistorrhachis}]

rachitic
adj : of or relating to or resulting from rickets

rachitis
n 1: inflammation of the vertebral column
2: childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorus [syn: {rickets}]

Rachmaninoff
n : composer and piano virtuoso born in Russia (1873-1943) [syn: {Sergei Rachmaninoff}, {Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff}, {Rachmaninov}, {Sergei Rachmaninov}, {Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninov}]

Rachmaninov
n : composer and piano virtuoso born in Russia (1873-1943) [syn: {Rachmaninoff}, {Sergei Rachmaninoff}, {Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff}, {Sergei Rachmaninov}, {Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninov}]

Rachycentridae
n : family of pelagic fishes containing solely the cobia [syn: {family Rachycentridae}]

Rachycentron
n : genus and family are coextensive and comprise only the cobia [syn: {genus Rachycentron}]

Rachycentron canadum
n : large dark-striped tropical food and game fish related to remoras; found worldwide in coastal to open waters [syn: {cobia}, {sergeant fish}]

racial
adj 1: of or related to genetically distinguished groups of people; "racial groups"
2: of or characteristic of race or races or arising from differences among groups; "racial differences"; "racial discrimination" [ant: {nonracial}]

racial discrimination
n : discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race [syn: {racism}, {racialism}]

racial extermination
n : systematic killing of a racial or cultural group [syn: {genocide}, {race murder}]

racial immunity
n : natural immunity shared by all members of a particular race

racial profiling
n : a form of racism consisting of the (alleged) policy of policemen who stop and search vehicles driven by persons belonging to particular racial groups

racial segregation
n : segregation by race

racialism
n : discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race [syn: {racism}, {racial discrimination}]

racialist
n : a person with a prejudiced belief that one race is superior to others [syn: {racist}]

racially
adv : with respect to race; "racially integrated"

racier
racy
adj 1: full of zest or vigor; "a racy literary style" [syn: {lively}]
2: suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip" [syn: {blue}, {gamy}, {gamey}, {juicy}, {naughty}, {risque}, {spicy}] [also: {raciest}, {racier}]

racier
See {racy}

raciest
racy
adj 1: full of zest or vigor; "a racy literary style" [syn: {lively}]
2: suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip" [syn: {blue}, {gamy}, {gamey}, {juicy}, {naughty}, {risque}, {spicy}] [also: {raciest}, {racier}]

raciest
See {racy}

racily
adv : in a racy manner; "racily vernacular language"

Racine
n 1: French advocate of Jansenism; tragedian who based his works on Greek and Roman themes (1639-1699) [syn: {Jean Racine}, {Jean Baptiste Racine}]
2: a city in southeastern Wisconsin on Lake Michigan south of Milwaukee

raciness
n : behavior or language bordering on indelicacy [syn: {gaminess}, {ribaldry}, {spiciness}]

racing
n : the sport of engaging in contests of speed

racing boat
n : a boat propelled by oarsmen and designed for racing

racing car
n : a fast car that competes in races [syn: {racer}, {race car}]

racing circuit
n : a racetrack for automobile races [syn: {circuit}]

racing gig
n : a light narrow racing boat for two or more oarsmen

racing shell
n : a very light narrow racing boat [syn: {shell}]

racing skate
n : an ice skate with a long blade; worn for racing [syn: {speed skate}]

racing skiff
n : a shell for a single oarsman [syn: {single shell}]

racing start
n : the start of a race

racing yacht
n : an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing [syn: {yacht}]

racism
n 1: the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races
2: discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race [syn: {racialism}, {racial discrimination}]

racist
adj 1: based on racial intolerance; "racist remarks"
2: discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion [syn: {antiblack}, {anti-Semitic}, {anti-Semite(a)}]
n : a person with a prejudiced belief that one race is superior to others [syn: {racialist}]

rack
n 1: framework for holding objects
2: rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
3: the destruction or collapse of something; "wrack and ruin" [syn: {wrack}]
4: an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims [syn: {wheel}]
5: a support for displaying various articles; "the newspapers were arranged on a rack" [syn: {stand}]
6: a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately [syn: {single-foot}]
v 1: go at a rack; "the horses single-footed" [syn: {single-foot}]
2: stretch to the limits; "rack one's brains"
3: put on a rack and pinion; "rack a camera"
4: obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" [syn: {extort}, {squeeze}, {gouge}, {wring}]
5: run before a gale [syn: {scud}]
6: fly in high wind
7: draw off from the lees; "rack wine"
8: torment emotionally or mentally [syn: {torment}, {torture}, {excruciate}]
9: work on a rack; "rack leather" 10: seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block 11: torture on the rack

rack and pinion
n : a wheel gear (the pinion) meshes with a toothed rack; converts rotary to reciprocating motion (and vice versa)

rack of lamb
n : a roast of the rib section of lamb [syn: {crown roast}]

rack railway
n : railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction [syn: {cog railway}]

rack rent
n : an extortionate rent

rack up
v 1: gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season" [syn: {score}, {hit}, {tally}]
2: place in a rack; "rack pool balls"
3: defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents" [syn: {worst}, {pip}, {mop up}, {whip}]
4: supply a rack with feed for (horses or other animals)

racker
n : an attendant who puts pool or billiard balls into a rack

racket
n 1: a loud and disturbing noise
2: an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit [syn: {fraudulent scheme}, {illegitimate enterprise}]
3: the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me" [syn: {noise}, {dissonance}]
4: a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games [syn: {racquet}]
v 1: celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!" [syn: {revel}, {make whoopie}, {make merry}, {make happy}, {whoop it up}, {jollify}, {wassail}]
2: make loud and annoying noises
3: hit (a ball) with a racket

racket club
n : club for players of racket sports

racketeer
n : some who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion)
v : carry on illegal business activities involving crime

Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
n : law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions [syn: {anti-racketeering law}, {RICO Act}, {RICO}]

racketeering
n : engaging in a racket

racketiness
n : characterized by loud and constant noise [syn: {noisiness}]

rackety
adj : uncontrollably noisy [syn: {rip-roaring}, {uproarious}]

racking
adj : causing great physical or mental suffering; "a wrenching pain" [syn: {wrenching}]

racon
n : a device that, on receiving radar signals, transmits coded signals in response to help navigators determine their position [syn: {radar beacon}]

raconteur
n : a person skilled in telling anecdotes [syn: {anecdotist}]

racoon
n : an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America [syn: {raccoon}]

racquet
n : a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games [syn: {racket}]

racquetball
n 1: the ball used in playing the game of racquetball
2: a game played on a handball court with short-handled rackets

racy
adj 1: full of zest or vigor; "a racy literary style" [syn: {lively}]
2: suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip" [syn: {blue}, {gamy}, {gamey}, {juicy}, {naughty}, {risque}, {spicy}] [also: {raciest}, {racier}]

rad
n 1: a unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material
2: the unit of plane angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to the angle at the center of a circle subtended by an arc equal in length to the radius (approximately 57.295 degrees) [syn: {radian}]

radar
n : measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects [syn: {microwave radar}, {radio detection and ranging}, {radiolocation}]

radar beacon
n : a device that, on receiving radar signals, transmits coded signals in response to help navigators determine their position [syn: {racon}]

radar dome
n : a housing for a radar antenna; transparent to radio waves [syn: {radome}]

radar echo
n : an electronic signal that has been reflected back to the radar antenna; contains information about the location and distance of the reflecting object

radar fire
n : gunfire aimed a target that is being tracked by radar

radar target
n : a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface [syn: {blip}, {pip}]

Radclyffe Hall
n : English writer whose novel about a lesbian relationship was banned in Britain for many years (1883-1943) [syn: {Hall}, {Marguerite Radclyffe Hall}]

raddle
n : a red iron ore used in dyeing and marking [syn: {ruddle}, {reddle}]
v 1: twist or braid together, interlace [syn: {ruddle}]
2: mark or paint with raddle

raddled
adj 1: worn until no longer useful; "battered trumpets and raddled radios"; "worn-out shoes with flapping soles" [syn: {worn-out}]
2: showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering; "looking careworn as she bent over her mending"; "her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness"; "that raddled but still noble face"; "shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"- Charles Dickens [syn: {careworn}, {drawn}, {haggard}, {worn}]

Radhakrishnan
n : Indian philosopher and statesman who introduced Indian philosophy to the West (1888-1975) [syn: {Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan}, {Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan}]

radial
adj 1: relating to or near the radius; "the radial aspect of the forearm"
2: relating to or moving along or having the direction of a radius; "radial velocity"
3: issuing in rays from a common centerXs; relating to rays of light; "radial heat"
4: arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center; "radial symmetry"; "a starlike or stellate arrangement of petals"; "many cities show a radial pattern of main highways" [syn: {stellate}]
n : pneumatic tire that has radial-ply casing [syn: {radial tire}, {radial-ply tire}]

radial artery
n : branch of the brachial artery beginning below the elbow and extending down the forearm around the wrist and into the palm [syn: {arteria radialis}]

radial asymmetry
n : the absence of symmetry about an axis [ant: {radial symmetry}]

radial engine
n : an internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central crankcase [syn: {rotary engine}]

radial keratotomy
n : radial pattern of incisions in the cornea that cause the cornea to bulge; performed to correct myopia

radial nerve
n : largest branch of the brachial plexus; extends down the humerus to the lateral epicondyle where it divides into one branch that goes to the skin on the back of the hand and another that goes to the underlying extensor muscles [syn: {nervus radialis}, {musculospiral nerve}]

radial pulse
n : pulse of the radial artery (felt in the wrist)

radial symmetry
n : the property of symmetry about an axis; "the starfish illustrates radial symmetry" [ant: {radial asymmetry}]

radial tire
n : pneumatic tire that has radial-ply casing [syn: {radial}, {radial-ply tire}]

radial vein
n : superficial veins ascending the radial side of the forearm; combines with the ulnar veins to form the brachial vein [syn: {vena radialis}]

radial velocity
n : velocity along the line of sight toward or away from the observer

radially
adv : in a radial manner; "an imaginative dispersal of the pews radially from the central focus of the pulpit"

radially symmetrical
adj : having a symmetrical arrangement of radiating parts about a central point [syn: {centrosymmetric}]

radial-ply
adj : of or relating to automobile tires that have a strip under the tread and relatively little stiffening in the sidewalls; "radial-ply tires"

radial-ply tire
n : pneumatic tire that has radial-ply casing [syn: {radial}, {radial tire}]

radian
n : the unit of plane angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to the angle at the center of a circle subtended by an arc equal in length to the radius (approximately 57.295 degrees) [syn: {rad}]

radiance
n 1: the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface [syn: {glow}, {glowing}]
2: the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light [syn: {radiancy}, {shine}, {effulgence}, {refulgence}, {refulgency}]
3: an attractive combination of good health and happiness; "the radiance of her countenance"

radiancy
n : the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light [syn: {radiance}, {shine}, {effulgence}, {refulgence}, {refulgency}]

radiant
adj : radiating or as if radiating light; "the beaming sun"; "the effulgent daffodils"; "a radiant sunrise"; "a refulgent sunset" [syn: {beaming}, {beamy}, {effulgent}, {refulgent}]

radiant energy
n : energy that is transmitted in the form of (electromagnetic) radiation; energy that exists in the absence of matter

radiant flux
n : the rate of flow of radiant energy (electromagnetic waves)

radiant heating
n : heating a building by radiation from panels containing hot water or electrical heaters

radiantly
adv : in a radiant manner; "the bride smiled radiantly"

radiate
v 1: send out rays or waves; "The sun radiates heat"
2: send out real or metaphoric rays; "She radiates happiness"
3: extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center; "spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel"; "This plants radiates spines in all directions" [syn: {ray}]
4: especially of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna" [syn: {glow}, {beam}, {shine}]
5: cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays; "The sun is radiating"
6: experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness" [syn: {glow}, {beam}, {shine}]
7: issue or emerge in rays or waves; "Heat radiated from the metal box"
8: spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate; "The plants on this island diversified" [syn: {diversify}]

radiating
adj : diverging from a common point [syn: {radiating(a)}]

radiation
n 1: energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles
2: the act of spreading outward from a central source
3: syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within hours; "he was suffering from radiation" [syn: {radiation sickness}, {radiation syndrome}]
4: the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay [syn: {radioactivity}]
5: the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats
6: a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain
7: (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to radiation from a radioactive substance [syn: {radiotherapy}, {radiation therapy}, {actinotherapy}, {irradiation}]

radiation diagram
n : graphical representation (in polar or cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle [syn: {radiation pattern}, {pattern}]

radiation field
n : a field that represents the energy lost from the radiator to space

radiation pattern
n : graphical representation (in polar or cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle [syn: {radiation diagram}, {pattern}]

radiation pressure
n : the minute pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a wave [syn: {corpuscular-radiation pressure}]

radiation pyrometer
n : a pyrometer for estimating the temperature of distant sources of heat; radiation is focussed on a thermojunction connected in circuit with a galvanometer

radiation sickness
n : syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within hours; "he was suffering from radiation" [syn: {radiation syndrome}, {radiation}]

radiation syndrome
n : syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within hours; "he was suffering from radiation" [syn: {radiation sickness}, {radiation}]

radiation therapy
n : (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to radiation from a radioactive substance [syn: {radiotherapy}, {radiation}, {actinotherapy}, {irradiation}]

radiator
n 1: any object that radiates energy
2: heater consisting of a series of pipes for circulating steam or hot water to heat rooms or buildings
3: a mechanism consisting of a metal honeycomb through which hot fluids circulate; heat is transferred from the fluid through the honeycomb to the airstream that is created either by the motion of the vehicle or by a fan

radiator cap
n : cap on the opening in the top of a radiator through which a coolant liquid can be added

radiator grille
n : grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator [syn: {grille}]

radiator hose
n : a flexible hose between the radiator and the engine block

radical
adj 1: (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative" [syn: {extremist}, {ultra}]
2: markedly new or introducing radical change; "a revolutionary discovery"; "radical political views" [syn: {revolutionary}]
3: arising from or going to the root; "a radical flaw in the plan"
4: of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root; "a radical verb form"
5: especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem; "basal placentation"; "radical leaves" [syn: {basal}] [ant: {cauline}]
n 1: (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule [syn: {group}, {chemical group}]
2: an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule than has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule; "in the body free radicals are high-energy particles that ricochet wildly and damage cells" [syn: {free radical}]
3: a person who has radical ideas or opinions
4: a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram
5: a sign placed in front of an expression to denote that a root is to be extracted [syn: {radical sign}]
6: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem" [syn: {root}, {root word}, {base}, {stem}, {theme}]

radical cell
n : a cell of terrorists (usually 3 to 5 members); "to insure operational security the members of adjacent terrorist cells usually don't know each other or the identity of their leadership" [syn: {terrorist cell}]

radical chic
n : an affectation of radical left-wing views and the fasionable dress and lifestyle that goes with them

radical hysterectomy
n : surgical removal of the uterus and the ovaries and oviducts and cervix and related lymph nodes [syn: {panhysterectomy}]

radical mastectomy
n : removal of a breast and the underlying muscles (pectoralis major and pectoralis minor) and lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit

radical sign
n : a sign placed in front of an expression to denote that a root is to be extracted [syn: {radical}]

radicalism
n : the political orientation of those who favor revolutionary change in government and society

radically
adv : in a radical manner; "she took a radically different approach"

radicchio
n : prized variety of chicory having globose heads of red leaves

radices
radix
n : (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place; "10 is the radix of the decimal system" [syn: {base}] [also: {radices} (pl)]

radices
See {radix}

radicle
n : (anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve)

radiculitis
n : inflammation of the radicle of a nerve

radii
radius
n 1: the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere [syn: {r}]
2: a straight line from the center to the perimeter of a circle (or from the center to the surface of a sphere)
3: a circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius; "they located it within a radius of 2 miles"
4: the outer and slightly shorter of the two bones of the human forearm
5: support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim [syn: {spoke}] [also: {radii} (pl)]

radii
See {radius}

Radiigera
n : a genus of fungus belonging to the family Geastraceae [syn: {genus Radiigera}]

Radiigera fuscogleba
n : a fungus similar to an earthstar except that it does not open up; the spore mass is brown at maturity with a column of sterile tissue extending up into it

radio
adj : indicating radiation or radioactivity; "radiochemistry"
n 1: medium for communication [syn: {radiocommunication}, {wireless}]
2: an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals [syn: {radio receiver}, {receiving set}, {radio set}, {tuner}, {wireless}]
3: a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves [syn: {wireless}]
v : transmit messages via radio waves; "he radioed for help"

radio aerial
n : omnidirectional antenna comprising the part of a radio receiver by means of which radio signals are received [syn: {radio antenna}]

radio announcer
n : an announcer whose voice is broadcast on radio

radio antenna
n : omnidirectional antenna comprising the part of a radio receiver by means of which radio signals are received [syn: {radio aerial}]

radio astronomy
n : the branch of astronomy that detects and studies the radio waves emitted by celestial bodies

radio beacon
n 1: a characteristic signal emitted by a transmitter used for navigation
2: a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes [syn: {beacon}]

radio beam
n : a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides pilots in darkness or bad weather [syn: {beam}]

radio brightness
n : the strength of a radio wave picked up by a radio telescope

radio broadcast
n : a broadcast via radio

radio chassis
n : a chassis for a radio receiver

radio compass
n : a direction finder that gives a bearing by determining the direction of incoming radio signals

radio detection and ranging
n : measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects [syn: {radar}, {microwave radar}, {radiolocation}]

radio emission
n : an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength between 0.5 cm to 30,000 m [syn: {radio wave}, {radio radiation}]

radio frequency
n : an electromagnetic wave frequency between audio and infrared

radio interferometer
n : radio telescope that uses interference patterns from two antennas instead of a parabolic antenna

radio link
n : a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network [syn: {link}]

radio news
n : a radio broadcast of news

radio noise
n : static at radio wavelengths

radio observation
n : an observation made with a radio telescope

radio operator
n : someone who operates a radio transmitter

radio radiation
n : an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength between 0.5 cm to 30,000 m [syn: {radio wave}, {radio emission}]

radio receiver
n : an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals [syn: {receiving set}, {radio set}, {radio}, {tuner}, {wireless}]

radio reflector
n : astronomical telescope that picks up electromagnetic radiations in the radio-frequency range from extra-terrestrial sources [syn: {radio telescope}]

radio set
n : an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals [syn: {radio receiver}, {receiving set}, {radio}, {tuner}, {wireless}]

radio signal
n : a radio wave used to transmit and receive messages

radio source
n : an object that radiates radio waves

radio spectrum
n : the entire spectrum of electromagnetic frequencies used for communications; includes frequencies used for radio and radar and television [syn: {radio-frequency spectrum}]

radio station
n : station for the production and transmission of radio broadcasts

radio telescope
n : astronomical telescope that picks up electromagnetic radiations in the radio-frequency range from extra-terrestrial sources [syn: {radio reflector}]

radio transmitter
n : transmitter that is the part of a radio system that transmits signals

radio wave
n : an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength between 0.5 cm to 30,000 m [syn: {radio emission}, {radio radiation}]

radioactive
adj : exhibiting or caused by radioactivity; "radioactive isotope"; "radioactive decay"; "radioactive fallout" [ant: {nonradioactive}]

radioactive dating
n : measurement of the amount of radioactive material (usually carbon 14) that an object contains; can be used to estimate the age of the object

radioactive decay
n : the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation [syn: {decay}, {disintegration}]

radioactive dust
n : the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion [syn: {fallout}]

radioactive iodine excretion test
n : radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of radioactive iodine excreted in the urine

radioactive iodine test
n : test of thyroid function in which the patient is give an oral does of radioactive iodine-131

radioactive iodine uptake test
n : radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of radioactive iodine taken up by the thyroid gland [syn: {RAIU}]

radioactive material
n : material that is radioactive

radioactive waste
n : useless radioactive materials that are left after some laboratory or commercial process is completed

radioactively
adv : in a radioactive manner; "radioactively labeled"

radioactivity
n : the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay [syn: {radiation}]

radioactivity unit
n : a measure of radioactivity

radiobiology
n : the branch of biology that studies the effects of radiation on living organisms

radiocarbon
n : a radioactive isotope of carbon [syn: {carbon 14}]

radiocarbon dating
n : a chemical analysis used to determine the age of organic materials based on their content of the radioisotope carbon-14; believed to be reliable up to 40,000 years [syn: {carbon dating}, {carbon-14 dating}]

radiocarpal joint
n : a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones [syn: {wrist}, {carpus}, {wrist joint}, {articulatio radiocarpea}]

radiochemist
n : a chemist who specializes in nuclear chemistry [syn: {nuclear chemist}]

radiochemistry
n : the chemistry of radioactive substances [syn: {nuclear chemistry}]

radiochlorine
n : a radioactive isotope of chlorine

radiocommunication
n : medium for communication [syn: {radio}, {wireless}]

radio-controlled
adj : operated and guided by radio; "a radio-controlled airplane"

radio-controlled aircraft
n : an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control [syn: {drone}, {pilotless aircraft}]

radio-frequency spectrum
n : the entire spectrum of electromagnetic frequencies used for communications; includes frequencies used for radio and radar and television [syn: {radio spectrum}]

radiogram
n 1: a message transmitted by wireless telegraphy
2: a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays) [syn: {radiograph}, {shadowgraph}, {skiagraph}, {skiagram}]

radio-gramophone
n : electronic equipment consisting of a combination of a radio receiver and a record player [syn: {radio-phonograph}]

radiograph
n : a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays) [syn: {radiogram}, {shadowgraph}, {skiagraph}, {skiagram}]

radiographer
n : a person who makes radiographs

radiographic
adj : relating to or produced by radiography

radiography
n 1: the process of making a radiograph; producing an image on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light [syn: {skiagraphy}]
2: photography that uses other kinds of radiation than visible light

radioimmunoassay
n : immunoassay of a substance that has been radioactively labeled

radioisotope
n : a radioactive isotope of an element; produced either naturally or artificially

Radiolaria
n : marine protozoa [syn: {order Radiolaria}]

radiolarian
n : protozoa with amoeba-like bodies and radiating filamentous pseudopods

radiolocate
v : locate by means of radar; "The pilot managed to radiolocate the lost aircraft"

radiolocation
n : measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects [syn: {radar}, {microwave radar}, {radio detection and ranging}]

radiologic technologist
n : a scientist trained in radiological technology

radiological
adj : of or relating to radiology

radiologist
n : a medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of disease [syn: {radiotherapist}]

radiology
n 1: the branch of medical science dealing with the medical use of X-rays or other penetrating radiation
2: (radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation [syn: {radioscopy}]

radiolucent
adj : almost complete transparent to X-rays or other forms of radiation; "radiolucent tissues" [ant: {radiopaque}]

radiolysis
n : molecular disintegration resulting from radiation

radiometer
n : meter to detect and measure radiant energy (electromagnetic or acoustic)

radiomicrometer
n : radiometer that is extremely sensitive

radio-opacity
n : opacity to X-rays or other radiation [syn: {radiopacity}]

radio-opaque
adj : not transparent to X-rays or other forms of radiation; "barium sulfate is radiopaque" [syn: {radiopaque}] [ant: {radiolucent}]

radiopacity
n : opacity to X-rays or other radiation [syn: {radio-opacity}]

radiopaque
adj : not transparent to X-rays or other forms of radiation; "barium sulfate is radiopaque" [syn: {radio-opaque}] [ant: {radiolucent}]

radiopaque dye
n : dye that does not allow the passage of X rays or other radiation; used to outline certain organs during X-ray examination

radiopharmaceutical
n : pharmaceutical consisting of a radioactive compound used in radiation therapy

radiophone
n : a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables [syn: {radiotelephone}, {wireless telephone}]

radiophonic
adj : relating to or by means of radiotelephony [syn: {radiotelephonic}]

radio-phonograph
n : electronic equipment consisting of a combination of a radio receiver and a record player [syn: {radio-gramophone}]

radiophoto
n : a photograph transmitted by radio waves [syn: {radiophotograph}]

radiophotograph
n : a photograph transmitted by radio waves [syn: {radiophoto}]

radiophotography
n : transmission of photographs by radio waves

radioprotection
n : protection against harmful effects of radiation

radioscopy
n : (radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation [syn: {radiology}]

radiosensitive
adj : sensitive to radiation; "radiosensitive cancer cells can be treated with radiotherapy"

radiosensitivity
n : sensitivity to the action of radiant energy [syn: {photosensitivity}]

radiotelegraph
n 1: telegraphy that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire [syn: {radiotelegraphy}, {wireless telegraphy}]
2: the use of radio to send telegraphic messages (usually by Morse code) [syn: {radiotelegraphy}, {wireless telegraph}, {wireless telegraphy}]

radiotelegraphic signal
n : a signal transmitted by telegraphy [syn: {telegraphic signal}]

radiotelegraphy
n 1: telegraphy that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire [syn: {radiotelegraph}, {wireless telegraphy}]
2: the use of radio to send telegraphic messages (usually by Morse code) [syn: {radiotelegraph}, {wireless telegraph}, {wireless telegraphy}]

radiotelephone
n 1: telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire [syn: {radiotelephony}, {wireless telephone}]
2: a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables [syn: {radiophone}, {wireless telephone}]

radiotelephonic
adj : relating to or by means of radiotelephony [syn: {radiophonic}]

radiotelephony
n : telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire [syn: {radiotelephone}, {wireless telephone}]

radiotherapist
n : a medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of disease [syn: {radiologist}]

radiotherapy
n : (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to radiation from a radioactive substance [syn: {radiation therapy}, {radiation}, {actinotherapy}, {irradiation}]

radiotherapy equipment
n : equipment used to treat diseases with x-rays or radioactivity

radiothorium
n : radioactive isotope of thorium with mass number 228 [syn: {thorium-228}]

radish
n 1: pungent fleshy edible root
2: pungent edible root of any of various cultivated radish plants
3: Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root usually eaten raw [syn: {Raphanus sativus}]

radish plant
n : a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root

radium
n : an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores [syn: {Ra}, {atomic number 88}]

radium therapy
n : the use of radium in radiation therapy [syn: {Curietherapy}]

radius
n 1: the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere [syn: {r}]
2: a straight line from the center to the perimeter of a circle (or from the center to the surface of a sphere)
3: a circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius; "they located it within a radius of 2 miles"
4: the outer and slightly shorter of the two bones of the human forearm
5: support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim [syn: {spoke}] [also: {radii} (pl)]

radius of curvature
n : the radius of the circle of curvature; the absolute value of the reciprocal of the curvature of a curve at a given point

radius vector
n 1: a line connecting a satellite to the center of the body around which it is rotating
2: a line connecting a point in space to the origin of a polar coordinate system

radix
n : (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place; "10 is the radix of the decimal system" [syn: {base}] [also: {radices} (pl)]

radome
n : a housing for a radar antenna; transparent to radio waves [syn: {radar dome}]

radon
n : a radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium; the heaviest of the inert gasses; occurs naturally (especially in areas over granite) and is considered a hazard to health [syn: {Rn}, {atomic number 86}]

radulae
See {radula}

Radyera
n : very small species of shrubs of southern hemisphere: bush hibiscus [syn: {genus Radyera}]

Radyera farragei
n : southern and western Australian shrub with unlobed or shallowly lobed toothed leaves and purple flowers; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus [syn: {bush hibiscus}, {Hibiscus farragei}]

raetam
n : desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista [syn: {retem}, {juniper bush}, {juniper}, {Retama raetam}, {Genista raetam}]

RAF
n 1: the airforce of Great Britain [syn: {Royal Air Force}]
2: a Marxist and Maoist terrorist organization in Germany; a network of underground guerillas who committed acts of violence in the service of the class struggle; a successor to the Baader-Meinhof Gang; became one of Europe's most feared terrorist groups; disbanded in 1998 [syn: {Red Army Faction}]

Raffaello Santi
n : Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520) [syn: {Raphael}, {Raffaello Sanzio}]

Raffaello Sanzio
n : Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520) [syn: {Raphael}, {Raffaello Santi}]

raffia
n 1: leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc. [syn: {raphia}]
2: fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets
3: feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes [syn: {genus Raffia}, {Raphia}, {genus Raphia}]

Raffia farinifera
n : a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks [syn: {raffia palm}, {Raffia ruffia}]

raffia palm
n : a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks [syn: {Raffia farinifera}, {Raffia ruffia}]

Raffia ruffia
n : a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks [syn: {raffia palm}, {Raffia farinifera}]

Raffia taedigera
n : a tall Brazilian feather palm with a terminal crown of very large leathery pinnatisect leaves rising from long strong stems used for structural purposes [syn: {jupati}, {jupaty}, {jupati palm}]

Raffia vinifera
n : a palm of the genus Raffia [syn: {bamboo palm}]

raffinose
n : a trisaccharide that occurs in sugar beets and cotton seeds and certain cereals

raffish
adj 1: marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: {dapper}, {dashing}, {jaunty}, {natty}, {rakish}, {smart}, {spiffy}, {snappy}, {spruce}]
2: marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness; "a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"- Crary Moore [syn: {devil-may-care}, {rakish}]

raffishly
adv : in a rakish manner; "she wore her hat rakishly at an angle" [syn: {rakishly}, {carelessly}]

raffle
n : a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money
v : dispose of in a lottery; "We raffled off a trip to the Bahamas" [syn: {raffle off}]

raffle off
v : dispose of in a lottery; "We raffled off a trip to the Bahamas" [syn: {raffle}]

Raffles
n : British colonial administrator who founded Singapore (1781-1826) [syn: {Sir Thomas Raffles}, {Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles}]

Rafflesiaceae
n : a family of parasitic plants of the order Aristolochiales [syn: {family Rafflesiaceae}]

raft
n 1: a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
2: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]
v 1: transport on a raft; "raft wood down a river"
2: travel by raft in water; "Raft the Colorado River"
3: make into a raft; "raft these logs"

raft foundation
n : a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete

rafter
n 1: one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof [syn: {balk}, {baulk}]
2: someone who travels by raft [syn: {raftsman}, {raftman}]
v : provide (a ceiling) with rafters

raftered
adj : having the rafters especially having them visible; "a raftered ceiling"

raftman
n : someone who travels by raft [syn: {raftsman}, {rafter}]

rafts
n : a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed a mountain of newspapers" [syn: {tons}, {dozens}, {heaps}, {lots}, {mountain}, {piles}, {scores}, {stacks}, {loads}, {slews}, {wads}, {oodles}, {gobs}, {scads}, {lashings}]

raftsman
n : someone who travels by raft [syn: {raftman}, {rafter}]

rag
n 1: a small piece of cloth or paper [syn: {shred}, {tag}, {tag end}, {tatter}]
2: a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities [syn: {rag week}]
3: music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) [syn: {ragtime}]
4: newspaper with half-size pages [syn: {tabloid}, {sheet}]
5: a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
v 1: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" [syn: {torment}, {bedevil}, {crucify}, {dun}, {frustrate}]
2: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" [syn: {annoy}, {get to}, {bother}, {get at}, {irritate}, {rile}, {nark}, {nettle}, {gravel}, {vex}, {chafe}, {devil}]
3: play in ragtime; "rag that old tune"
4: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: {tease}, {razz}, {cod}, {tantalize}, {tantalise}, {bait}, {taunt}, {twit}, {rally}, {ride}]
5: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {rebuke}, {trounce}, {reproof}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {jaw}, {dress down}, {call down}, {scold}, {chide}, {berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]
6: break into lumps before sorting; "rag ore" [also: {ragging}, {ragged}]

rag day
n : a day on which university students hold a rag

rag doll
n : a cloth doll that is stuffed and (usually) painted

rag gourd
n : any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge [syn: {luffa}, {dishcloth gourd}, {sponge gourd}, {strainer vine}]

rag paper
n : paper made partly or wholly from rags

rag trade
n : makers and sellers of fashionable clothing [syn: {apparel industry}, {garment industry}, {fashion industry}, {fashion business}]

rag week
n : a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities [syn: {rag}]

ragamuffin
n : a dirty shabbily clothed urchin [syn: {tatterdemalion}]

ragbag
n 1: a motley assortment of things [syn: {odds and ends}, {oddments}, {melange}, {farrago}, {hodgepodge}, {mishmash}, {mingle-mangle}, {hotchpotch}, {omnium-gatherum}]
2: a bag in which rags are kept

rage
n 1: a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage" [syn: {fury}, {madness}]
2: a state of extreme anger; "she fell into a rage and refused to answer"
3: something that is desired intensely; "his rage for fame destroyed him" [syn: {passion}]
4: violent state of the elements; "the sea hurled itself in thundering rage against the rocks"
5: an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season" [syn: {fad}, {craze}, {furor}, {furore}, {cult}]
v 1: behave violently, as if in state of a great anger [syn: {ramp}, {storm}]
2: be violent; as of fires and storms
3: feel intense anger; "Rage against the dying of the light!"

ragee
n : East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient [syn: {finger millet}, {ragi}, {African millet}, {coracan}, {corakan}, {kurakkan}, {Eleusine coracana}]

ragged
adj 1: being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn; "clothes as ragged as a scarecrow's"; "a ragged tramp"
2: worn out from stress or strain; "run ragged"
3: having an irregular outline; "text set with ragged right margins"; "herded the class into a ragged line"

ragged
rag
n 1: a small piece of cloth or paper [syn: {shred}, {tag}, {tag end}, {tatter}]
2: a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities [syn: {rag week}]
3: music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) [syn: {ragtime}]
4: newspaper with half-size pages [syn: {tabloid}, {sheet}]
5: a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
v 1: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" [syn: {torment}, {bedevil}, {crucify}, {dun}, {frustrate}]
2: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" [syn: {annoy}, {get to}, {bother}, {get at}, {irritate}, {rile}, {nark}, {nettle}, {gravel}, {vex}, {chafe}, {devil}]
3: play in ragtime; "rag that old tune"
4: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: {tease}, {razz}, {cod}, {tantalize}, {tantalise}, {bait}, {taunt}, {twit}, {rally}, {ride}]
5: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {rebuke}, {trounce}, {reproof}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {jaw}, {dress down}, {call down}, {scold}, {chide}, {berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]
6: break into lumps before sorting; "rag ore" [also: {ragging}, {ragged}]

ragged
See {rag}

ragged orchid
n : fringed orchid of the eastern United States having a greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerate [syn: {ragged orchis}, {ragged-fringed orchid}, {green fringed orchis}, {Habenaria lacera}]

ragged orchis
n : fringed orchid of the eastern United States having a greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerate [syn: {ragged orchid}, {ragged-fringed orchid}, {green fringed orchis}, {Habenaria lacera}]

ragged robin
n : common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petals [syn: {cuckoo flower}, {Lychnis flos-cuculi}, {Lychins floscuculi}]

ragged-fringed orchid
n : fringed orchid of the eastern United States having a greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerate [syn: {ragged orchid}, {ragged orchis}, {green fringed orchis}, {Habenaria lacera}]

raggedly
adv 1: in a ragged uneven manner; "I took the cigarette he offered, drawing at it raggedly" [syn: {unevenly}]
2: in a ragged irregular manner; "a stone wall trails raggedly through the woods" [syn: {stragglingly}]
3: with a ragged and uneven appearance; "a long beard, raggedly cut" [syn: {jaggedly}]

raggedness
n : shabbiness by virtue of being in rags

ragging
rag
n 1: a small piece of cloth or paper [syn: {shred}, {tag}, {tag end}, {tatter}]
2: a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities [syn: {rag week}]
3: music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) [syn: {ragtime}]
4: newspaper with half-size pages [syn: {tabloid}, {sheet}]
5: a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
v 1: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" [syn: {torment}, {bedevil}, {crucify}, {dun}, {frustrate}]
2: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" [syn: {annoy}, {get to}, {bother}, {get at}, {irritate}, {rile}, {nark}, {nettle}, {gravel}, {vex}, {chafe}, {devil}]
3: play in ragtime; "rag that old tune"
4: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: {tease}, {razz}, {cod}, {tantalize}, {tantalise}, {bait}, {taunt}, {twit}, {rally}, {ride}]
5: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {rebuke}, {trounce}, {reproof}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {jaw}, {dress down}, {call down}, {scold}, {chide}, {berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]
6: break into lumps before sorting; "rag ore" [also: {ragging}, {ragged}]

ragging
See {rag}

ragi
n : East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient [syn: {finger millet}, {ragee}, {African millet}, {coracan}, {corakan}, {kurakkan}, {Eleusine coracana}]

raging
adj 1: characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense; "the fighting became hot and heavy"; "a hot engagement"; "a raging battle"; "the river became a raging torrent" [syn: {hot}]
2: very severe; "a raging thirst"; "a raging toothache"
3: (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea" [syn: {angry}, {furious}, {tempestuous}, {wild}]

raglan
n : a garment (coat or sweater) that has raglan sleeves

raglan sleeve
n : a sleeve that extends in one piece to the neckline of a coat or sweater with seams from the armhole to the neck

Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch
n : Norwegian economist noted for his work in econometrics (1895-1973) [syn: {Frisch}, {Ragnar Frisch}]

Ragnar Frisch
n : Norwegian economist noted for his work in econometrics (1895-1973) [syn: {Frisch}, {Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch}]

Ragnarok
n : myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil [syn: {Gotterdammerung}, {Twilight of the Gods}]

ragout
n : well-seasoned stew of meat and vegetables

ragpicker
n : an unskilled person who picks up rags from trash cans and public dumps as a means of livelihood

ragpicker's disease
n : a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse [syn: {pulmonary anthrax}, {inhalation anthrax}, {anthrax pneumonia}, {ragsorter's disease}, {woolsorter's pneumonia}, {woolsorter's disease}]

ragsorter
n : a worker who sorts rags and old clothing for new uses (as in papermaking)

ragsorter's disease
n : a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse [syn: {pulmonary anthrax}, {inhalation anthrax}, {anthrax pneumonia}, {ragpicker's disease}, {woolsorter's pneumonia}, {woolsorter's disease}]

ragtag
n : disparaging terms for the common people [syn: {rabble}, {riffraff}, {ragtag and bobtail}]

ragtag and bobtail
n : disparaging terms for the common people [syn: {rabble}, {riffraff}, {ragtag}]

ragtime
n : music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) [syn: {rag}]

Ragusa
n : a port city in southwestern Croatia on the Adriatic; a popular tourist center [syn: {Dubrovnik}]

ragweed
n 1: widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity [syn: {ragwort}, {tansy ragwort}, {benweed}, {Senecio jacobaea}]
2: any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma [syn: {ambrosia}, {bitterweed}]

ragweed pollen
n : pollen of the ragweed plant is a common allergen

ragwort
n 1: widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity [syn: {tansy ragwort}, {ragweed}, {benweed}, {Senecio jacobaea}]
2: American ragwort with yellow flowers [syn: {butterweed}, {Senecio glabellus}]

Rahu
n : a demon who swallows the sun causing eclipses

raid
n 1: a sudden short attack [syn: {foray}, {maraud}]
2: an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
v 1: search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house" [syn: {bust}]
2: enter someone else's territory and take spoils; "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly" [syn: {foray into}]
3: take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock; "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies"
4: search for something needed or desired; "Our babysitter raided our refrigerator"

raider
n 1: someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) [syn: {plunderer}, {pillager}, {looter}, {spoiler}, {despoiler}, {freebooter}]
2: a corporate investor who intends to take over a company by buying a controlling interest in its stock and installing new management

raiding
adj : characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding; "bands of marauding Indians"; "predatory warfare"; "a raiding party" [syn: {marauding}, {predatory}]

rail
n 1: a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports [syn: {railing}]
2: short for railway; "he traveled by rail"; "he was concerned with rail safety"
3: a bar or bars of rolled steel making a track along which vehicles can roll [syn: {track}, {rails}]
4: a horizontal bar (usually of wood)
5: any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
v 1: complain bitterly [syn: {inveigh}]
2: enclose with rails; "rail in the old graves" [syn: {rail in}]
3: provide with rails; "The yard was railed"
4: separate with a railing; "rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace" [syn: {rail off}]
5: convey (goods etc.) by rails; "fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium"
6: travel by rail or train; "They railed from Rome to Venice"; "She trained to Hamburg" [syn: {train}]
7: lay with rails; "hundreds of miles were railed out here"
8: fish with a hand-line over the rails of a boat; "They are railing for fresh fish"
9: spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews" [syn: {vilify}, {revile}, {vituperate}] 10: criticize severely; "He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies" [syn: {fulminate}]

rail fence
n : a fence (usually made of split logs laid across each other at an angle)

rail in
v : enclose with rails; "rail in the old graves" [syn: {rail}]

rail line
n : the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed [syn: {line}, {railway line}]

rail off
v : separate with a railing; "rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace" [syn: {rail}]

rail technology
n : the activity of designing and constructing and operating railroads [syn: {railroading}]

railbird
n : a fan of racing who watches races from the outer rail of the track

railcar
n : a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails" [syn: {car}, {railway car}, {railroad car}]

railhead
n 1: a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution
2: the end of the completed track on an unfinished railway

railing
n 1: a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports [syn: {rail}]
2: material for making rails or rails collectively

raillery
n : light teasing repartee [syn: {banter}, {give-and-take}, {backchat}]

railroad
n 1: line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a railway system [syn: {railway}, {railroad line}, {railway line}, {railway system}]
2: a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track" [syn: {railroad track}, {railway}]
v 1: compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone" [syn: {dragoon}, {sandbag}]
2: supply with railroad lines; "railroad the West"
3: transport by railroad

railroad bed
n : a bed on which railroad track is laid

railroad car
n : a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails" [syn: {car}, {railcar}, {railway car}]

railroad engineer
n : the operator of a railway locomotive [syn: {engineer}, {locomotive engineer}, {engine driver}]

railroad flat
n : an apartment whose rooms are all in a line with doors between them

railroad line
n : line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a railway system [syn: {railway}, {railroad}, {railway line}, {railway system}]

railroad man
n : an employee of a railroad [syn: {trainman}, {railroader}, {railwayman}, {railway man}]

railroad siding
n : a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass [syn: {siding}, {turnout}, {sidetrack}]

railroad station
n : terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods [syn: {railway station}, {railroad terminal}, {train station}, {train depot}]

railroad terminal
n : terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods [syn: {railway station}, {railroad station}, {train station}, {train depot}]

railroad ticket
n : a ticket good for a ride on a railroad train [syn: {train ticket}]

railroad tie
n : one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper" [syn: {tie}, {crosstie}, {sleeper}]

railroad track
n : a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track" [syn: {railroad}, {railway}]

railroad train
n : public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive; "express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction" [syn: {train}]

railroad tunnel
n : a tunnel through which the railroad track runs

railroad vine
n : Prostrate perennial of coastal sand dunes Florida to Texas [syn: {beach morning glory}, {Ipomoea pes-caprae}]

railroad worm
n : larvae bore into and feed on apples [syn: {apple maggot}, {Rhagoletis pomonella}]

railroader
n : an employee of a railroad [syn: {trainman}, {railroad man}, {railwayman}, {railway man}]

railroading
n : the activity of designing and constructing and operating railroads [syn: {rail technology}]

rails
n : a bar or bars of rolled steel making a track along which vehicles can roll [syn: {track}, {rail}]

rail-splitter
n : a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences [syn: {splitter}]

railway
n 1: line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a railway system [syn: {railroad}, {railroad line}, {railway line}, {railway system}]
2: a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track" [syn: {railroad track}, {railroad}]

railway car
n : a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails" [syn: {car}, {railcar}, {railroad car}]

railway junction
n : a junction where two or more railway lines meet or cross

railway line
n 1: line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a railway system [syn: {railway}, {railroad}, {railroad line}, {railway system}]
2: the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed [syn: {line}, {rail line}]

railway locomotive
n : a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks [syn: {locomotive}, {engine}, {locomotive engine}]

railway man
n : an employee of a railroad [syn: {trainman}, {railroader}, {railroad man}, {railwayman}]

railway station
n : terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods [syn: {railroad station}, {railroad terminal}, {train station}, {train depot}]

railway system
n : line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a railway system [syn: {railway}, {railroad}, {railroad line}, {railway line}]

railway yard
n : an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines [syn: {yard}]

railwayman
n : an employee of a railroad [syn: {trainman}, {railroader}, {railroad man}, {railway man}]

raiment
n : especially fine or decorative clothing [syn: {array}, {regalia}]
v : provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" [syn: {dress}, {clothe}, {enclothe}, {garb}, {tog}, {garment}, {habilitate}, {fit out}, {apparel}] [ant: {undress}]

raimentless
adj : possessing no clothing [syn: {clothesless}, {garmentless}]

rain
n 1: water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere [syn: {rainfall}]
2: drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds [syn: {rainwater}]
3: anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; "a rain of bullets"; "a pelting of insults" [syn: {pelting}]
v : precipitate as rain; "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding" [syn: {rain down}]

rain barrel
n : a barrel used as a cistern to hold rainwater

rain buckets
v : rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!" [syn: {pour}, {pelt}, {stream}, {rain cats and dogs}]

rain cats and dogs
v : rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!" [syn: {pour}, {pelt}, {stream}, {rain buckets}]

rain check
n 1: a promise that an unaccepted offer will be renewed in the future
2: a ticket stub entitling the holder to admission to a future event if the scheduled event was cancelled due to rain

rain cloud
n : a dark gray cloud bearing rain [syn: {nimbus}, {nimbus cloud}]

rain dance
n : a ritual dance intended to bring rain

rain date
n : an alternative date set for some outdoor event in case it rains on the appointed date; "the rain date for the picnic will be the following Sunday"

rain down
v : precipitate as rain; "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding" [syn: {rain}]

rain forest
n : a forest with heavy annual rainfall [syn: {rainforest}]

rain gage
n : gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation [syn: {rain gauge}, {pluviometer}, {udometer}]

rain gauge
n : gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation [syn: {rain gage}, {pluviometer}, {udometer}]

rain out
v : prevent or interrupt due to rain; "The storm had washed out the game" [syn: {wash out}]

rain shadow
n : an area that has little precipitation because some barrier causes the winds to lose their moisture before reaching it

rain shower
n : a brief period of precipitation; "the game was interrupted by a brief shower" [syn: {shower}]

rain stick
n : a percussion instrument that is made from a dried cactus branch that is hollowed out and filled with small pebbles and capped at both ends; makes the sound of falling rain when tilted; origin was in Chile where tribesmen used it in ceremonies to bring rain

rain tree
n : large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and sweet-pulp seed pods eaten by cattle [syn: {saman}, {monkeypod}, {monkey pod}, {zaman}, {zamang}, {Albizia saman}]

rainbow
n 1: an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
2: an illusory hope; "chasing rainbows"

rainbow cactus
n : a stout cylindrical cactus of the southwest United States and adjacent Mexico

rainbow fish
n : small freshwater fish of South America and the West Indies; often kept in aquariums [syn: {guppy}, {Lebistes reticulatus}]

rainbow lorikeet
n : a kind of lorikeet [syn: {Trichoglossus moluccanus}]

rainbow perch
n : Pacific coast fish [syn: {rainbow seaperch}, {Hipsurus caryi}]

rainbow pink
n : Chinese pink with deeply toothed rose-lilac flowers with a purplish eye; usually raised as an annual [syn: {china pink}, {Dianthus chinensis}]

rainbow runner
n : streamlined cigar-shaped jack; good game fish [syn: {Elagatis bipinnulata}]

rainbow seaperch
n : Pacific coast fish [syn: {rainbow perch}, {Hipsurus caryi}]

rainbow shower
n : deciduous ornamental hybrid of southeastern Asia and Hawaii having racemes of flowers ranging in color from cream to orange and red [syn: {Cassia javonica}]

rainbow smelt
n 1: common smelt of eastern North America and Alaska [syn: {American smelt}]
2: important marine and landlocked food fish of eastern North America and Alaska [syn: {Osmerus mordax}]

rainbow trout
n 1: flesh of pacific trout that migrate from salt to fresh water
2: found in Pacific coastal waters and streams from lower California to Alaska [syn: {Salmo gairdneri}]

raincoat
n : a water-resistant coat [syn: {waterproof}]

raindrop
n : a drop of rain

Rainer Maria Rilke
n : German poet (born in Austria) whose imagery and mystic lyricism influenced 20-th century German literature (1875-1926) [syn: {Rilke}]

rainfall
n : water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere [syn: {rain}]

rainfly
n : flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent [syn: {tent-fly}, {fly sheet}, {fly}, {tent flap}]

rainforest
n : a forest with heavy annual rainfall [syn: {rain forest}]

Rain-giver
n : an epithet for Jupiter [syn: {Jupiter Pluvius}]

rainier
rainy
adj 1: (of weather) wet by periods of rain; "showery weather"; "rainy days" [syn: {showery}]
2: marked by rain; "their vacation turned out to be a series of rainy days" [syn: {pluvial}, {pluvious}] [also: {rainiest}, {rainier}]

rainier
See {rainy}

rainiest
rainy
adj 1: (of weather) wet by periods of rain; "showery weather"; "rainy days" [syn: {showery}]
2: marked by rain; "their vacation turned out to be a series of rainy days" [syn: {pluvial}, {pluvious}] [also: {rainiest}, {rainier}]

rainiest
See {rainy}

raining
adj : falling in drops or as if falling like rain; "watched the raining apple blossoms"

Rain-in-the-Face
n : a chief of the Sioux; he was with Sitting Bull and others at the battle of Little Bighorn (1876) when General Custer's troops were massacred (1835-1905)

rainless
adj : lacking rain; "a rainless month"; "rainless skies"

rainmaker
n 1: executive who is very successful in bringing in business to his company or firm
2: American indian medicine man who attempt to make it rain

rainmaking
n : activity intended to produce rain

rainproof
adj : not permitting the passage of water [syn: {waterproof}, {waterproofed}]

rainstorm
n : a storm with rain

rain-wash
n : the washing away of soil or other loose material by rain

rainwater
n : drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds [syn: {rain}]

rainy
adj 1: (of weather) wet by periods of rain; "showery weather"; "rainy days" [syn: {showery}]
2: marked by rain; "their vacation turned out to be a series of rainy days" [syn: {pluvial}, {pluvious}] [also: {rainiest}, {rainier}]

rainy day
n : a (future) time of financial need; "I am saving for a rainy day"

rainy season
n : one of the two seasons in tropical climates [ant: {dry season}]

raisable
adj : capable of being raised; "the roadster had a raisable sunroof" [syn: {raiseable}]

raise
n 1: the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike" [syn: {rise}, {wage hike}, {hike}, {wage increase}, {salary increase}]
2: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise" [syn: {ascent}, {acclivity}, {rise}, {climb}, {upgrade}] [ant: {descent}]
3: increasing the size of a bet (as in poker); "I'll see your raise and double it"
4: the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up" [syn: {lift}, {heave}]
v 1: raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"
2: raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" [syn: {lift}, {elevate}, {get up}, {bring up}] [ant: {lower}]
3: cause to be heard or known; express or utter; "raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry"
4: collect funds for a specific purpose; "The President raised several million dollars for his college"
5: cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here" [syn: {grow}, {farm}, {produce}]
6: bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" [syn: {rear}, {bring up}, {nurture}, {parent}]
7: evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" [syn: {conjure}, {conjure up}, {invoke}, {evoke}, {stir}, {call down}, {arouse}, {bring up}, {put forward}, {call forth}]
8: move upwards; "lift one's eyes" [syn: {lift}]
9: construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" [syn: {erect}, {rear}, {set up}, {put up}] [ant: {level}] 10: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: {arouse}, {elicit}, {enkindle}, {kindle}, {evoke}, {fire}, {provoke}] 11: create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise; "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain" 12: raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty" [syn: {lift}, {elevate}] 13: increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension" [syn: {enhance}, {heighten}] 14: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" [syn: {promote}, {upgrade}, {advance}, {kick upstairs}, {elevate}] [ant: {demote}] 15: cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread" [syn: {leaven}, {prove}] 16: in bridge: bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level 17: bet more than the previous player 18: cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers" [syn: {recruit}, {levy}] 19: put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic" [syn: {bring up}] 20: pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth; "raise your `o'" 21: activate or stir up; "raise a mutiny" 22: establish radio communications with; "They managed to raise Hanoi last night" 23: multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3 24: bring (a surface, a design, etc.) into relief and cause to project; "raised edges" 25: invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego" [syn: {lift}] 26: put an end to; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege" [syn: {lift}] 27: cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts" [syn: {resurrect}, {upraise}]

raise hell
v : object strongly; make a stink

raise the roof
v : get very angry; "He will raise the roof when he hears this"

raise up
v : change the arrangement or position of [syn: {agitate}, {vex}, {disturb}, {commove}, {shake up}, {stir up}]

raiseable
adj : capable of being raised; "the roadster had a raisable sunroof" [syn: {raisable}]

raised
adj 1: above the surround or above the normal position; "a raised design"; "raised eyebrows" [ant: {lowered}]
2: embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery; "brocaded silk"; "an embossed satin"; "embossed leather"; "raised needlework"; "raised metalwork" [syn: {brocaded}, {embossed}]
3: leavened usually with yeast; "raised bread"
4: increased especially to abnormal levels; "the raised prices frightened away customers"; "inflated wages"; "an inflated economy" [syn: {raised(a)}, {inflated}]

raised doughnut
n : a doughnut made light with yeast rather than baking powder

raiser
n 1: a bridge partner who increases the partner's bid
2: someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil [syn: {agriculturist}, {cultivator}, {grower}]

raisin
n : dried grape

raisin bran
n : bran flakes with raisins

raisin bread
n : bread containing raisins

raisin cookie
n : cookie containing raisins

raisin moth
n : moth whose larvae attack dried fruits and cereal products [syn: {Cadra figulilella}]

raising
adj : increasing in quantity or value; "a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate"
n 1: the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity" [syn: {elevation}, {lift}]
2: the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child [syn: {rearing}, {nurture}]
3: raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" [syn: {breeding}, {bringing up}, {fostering}, {fosterage}, {nurture}, {rearing}, {upbringing}]

raising hell
n : making trouble just for the fun of it [syn: {hell raising}]

raisin-nut cookie
n : cookie filled with a paste of raisins and nuts

raison d'etre
n 1: reason for being
2: the purpose that justifies a thing's existence

raita
n : an Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices

RAIU
n : radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of radioactive iodine taken up by the thyroid gland [syn: {radioactive iodine uptake test}]

raj
n : British dominion over India (1757-1947)

raja
n 1: a Hindu prince or king in India [syn: {rajah}]
2: type genus of the family Rajidae [syn: {genus Raja}]

Raja batis
n : common European skate used as food [syn: {gray skate}]

Raja erinacea
n : most plentiful skate in North American inshore waters in summer; to 21 inches [syn: {little skate}]

Raja laevis
n : one of the largest skates (to 5 feet); an active skate easy to hook [syn: {barndoor skate}]

Raja radiata
n : cold-water bottom fish with spines on the back; to 40 inches [syn: {thorny skate}]

Rajab
n : the seventh month of the Islamic calendar

rajah
n : a Hindu prince or king in India [syn: {raja}]

rajanya
n : the second highest of the four varnas: the noble or warrior category

Rajidae
n : bottom-dwelling tropical rays: skates [syn: {family Rajidae}]

Rajiformes
n : fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes [syn: {order Rajiformes}, {Batoidei}, {order Batoidei}]

Rajpoot
n : a member of the dominant Hindu military caste in northern India [syn: {Rajput}]

Rajput
n : a member of the dominant Hindu military caste in northern India [syn: {Rajpoot}]

Rakaposhi
n : a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir (25,560 feet high)

rake
n 1: a dissolute man in fashionable society [syn: {profligate}, {rip}, {blood}, {roue}]
2: degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch" [syn: {pitch}, {slant}]
3: a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil
v 1: move through with or as if with a rake; "She raked her fingers through her hair"
2: level or smooth with a rake; "rake gravel"
3: sweep the length of; "The gunfire raked the coast"
4: examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi" [syn: {scan}, {skim}, {glance over}, {run down}]
5: gather with a rake; "rake leaves"
6: scrape gently; "graze the skin" [syn: {graze}, {crease}]

rake handle
n : the handle of a rake

rake in
v : earn large sums of money; "Since she accepted the new position, she has been raking it in" [syn: {shovel in}]

rake off
v : take money from an illegal transaction

rake up
v : bring to light; "He raked up the misdeeds of his predecessor"

rake-off
n : a percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster [syn: {vigorish}]

rakish
adj 1: marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: {dapper}, {dashing}, {jaunty}, {natty}, {raffish}, {smart}, {spiffy}, {snappy}, {spruce}]
2: marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness; "a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"- Crary Moore [syn: {devil-may-care}, {raffish}]

rakishly
adv : in a rakish manner; "she wore her hat rakishly at an angle" [syn: {raffishly}, {carelessly}]

rakishness
n 1: the quality of a rake
2: stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance [syn: {jauntiness}, {nattiness}, {dapperness}]

rale
n : a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle" [syn: {rattle}, {rattling}]

Ralegh
n : English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618) [syn: {Raleigh}, {Walter Raleigh}, {Sir Walter Raleigh}, {Walter Ralegh}, {Sir Walter Ralegh}]

Raleigh
n 1: English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618) [syn: {Walter Raleigh}, {Sir Walter Raleigh}, {Ralegh}, {Walter Ralegh}, {Sir Walter Ralegh}]
2: capital of the state of North Carolina; located in the east central part of the North Carolina [syn: {capital of North Carolina}]

rallentando
adj : gradually decreasing in tempo [syn: {ritardando}, {ritenuto}, {rit.}]
adv : slowing down; "this passage should be played rallentando"

Rallidae
n : rails; crakes; gallinules; coots [syn: {family Rallidae}]

rallied
rally
n 1: a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm [syn: {mass meeting}]
2: the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort; "he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning"; "he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack" [syn: {rallying}]
3: a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness
4: an automobile race run over public roads
5: (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point" [syn: {exchange}]
v 1: gather; "drum up support" [syn: {beat up}, {drum up}]
2: call to arms; of military personnel [syn: {call up}, {mobilize}, {mobilise}] [ant: {demobilize}]
3: gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage" [syn: {muster}, {summon}, {come up}, {muster up}]
4: return to a former condition; "The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied" [syn: {rebound}]
5: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: {tease}, {razz}, {rag}, {cod}, {tantalize}, {tantalise}, {bait}, {taunt}, {twit}, {ride}] [also: {rallied}]

rallied
See {rally}

rally
n 1: a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm [syn: {mass meeting}]
2: the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort; "he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning"; "he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack" [syn: {rallying}]
3: a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness
4: an automobile race run over public roads
5: (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point" [syn: {exchange}]
v 1: gather; "drum up support" [syn: {beat up}, {drum up}]
2: call to arms; of military personnel [syn: {call up}, {mobilize}, {mobilise}] [ant: {demobilize}]
3: gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage" [syn: {muster}, {summon}, {come up}, {muster up}]
4: return to a former condition; "The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied" [syn: {rebound}]
5: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: {tease}, {razz}, {rag}, {cod}, {tantalize}, {tantalise}, {bait}, {taunt}, {twit}, {ride}] [also: {rallied}]

rallying
adj : rousing or recalling to unity and renewed effort; "a rallying cry"
n 1: the act of mobilizing for a common purpose; "the bell was a signal for the rallying of the whole neighborhood"
2: the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort; "he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning"; "he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack" [syn: {rally}]

rallying cry
n 1: a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'" [syn: {war cry}, {battle cry}, {cry}, {watchword}]
2: a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle [syn: {war cry}, {war whoop}, {battle cry}]

rallying point
n : a point or principle on which scattered or opposing groups can come together

Ralph Barton Perry
n : United States philosopher (1876-1957) [syn: {Perry}]

Ralph Bunche
n : United States diplomat and United Nations official (1904-1971) [syn: {Bunche}, {Ralph Johnson Bunche}]

Ralph Ellison
n : United States novelist who wrote about a young Black man and his struggles in American society (1914-1994) [syn: {Ellison}, {Ralph Waldo Ellison}]

Ralph Johnson Bunche
n : United States diplomat and United Nations official (1904-1971) [syn: {Bunche}, {Ralph Bunche}]

Ralph Richardson
n : British stage and screen actor noted for playing classic roles (1902-1983) [syn: {Richardson}, {Sir Ralph David Richardson}]

Ralph Vaughan Williams
n : English composer influenced by folk tunes and music of the Tudor period (1872-1958) [syn: {Vaughan Williams}]

Ralph Waldo Ellison
n : United States novelist who wrote about a young Black man and his struggles in American society (1914-1994) [syn: {Ellison}, {Ralph Ellison}]

Ralph Waldo Emerson
n : United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882) [syn: {Emerson}]

RAM
n 1: the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible [syn: {random-access memory}, {random access memory}, {random memory}, {read/write memory}]
2: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries [syn: {Aries}]
3: the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19 [syn: {Aries}, {Aries the Ram}]
4: a tool for driving or forcing something by impact
5: uncastrated adult male sheep; "a British term is `tup'" [syn: {tup}]
v 1: strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door" [syn: {ram down}, {pound}]
2: force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad" [syn: {force}, {drive}]
3: undergo damage or destruction on impact; "the plane crashed into the ocean"; "The car crashed into the lamp post" [syn: {crash}]
4: crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked" [syn: {jam}, {jampack}, {chock up}, {cram}, {wad}]

RAM disk
n : (computer science) a virtual drive that is created by setting aside part of the random-access memory to use as if it were a group of sectors; "access to a RAM disk is very fast but the data it contains is lost when the system is turned off"

ram down
v 1: strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door" [syn: {ram}, {pound}]
2: teach by drills and repetition [syn: {hammer in}, {drill in}, {beat in}]

ram home
v : make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something; "drive home a point or an argument"; "I'm trying to drive home these basic ideas" [syn: {drive home}, {press home}]

Rama
n : avatar of Vishnu whose name is synonymous with God; any of three incarnations: Ramachandra or Parashurama or Balarama; "in Hindu folklore Rama is the epitome of chivalry and courage and obedience to sacred law"

Ramachandra
n : a hero in Hindu mythology; an incarnation of Vishnu

Ramadan
n 1: the ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month of fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faith
2: (Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan

Ramalina
n : shrubby lichens of the family Usneaceae having a flattened thallus [syn: {genus Ramalina}]

Ramanavami
n : Hindu lunar holiday (on the 9th day of Caitra) to celebrate the birth of Rama

ramate
adj : having branches [syn: {branched}, {branching}, {ramose}, {ramous}]

Ramayana
n : one of two classical Hindu epics telling of the banishment of Rama from his kingdom and the abduction of his wife by a demon and Rama's restoration to the throne

ramble
n : a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) [syn: {amble}, {promenade}, {saunter}, {stroll}, {perambulation}]
v 1: continue talking or writing in a desultory manner; "This novel rambles on and jogs" [syn: {ramble on}, {jog}]
2: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town" [syn: {roll}, {wander}, {swan}, {stray}, {tramp}, {roam}, {cast}, {rove}, {range}, {drift}, {vagabond}]

ramble on
v : continue talking or writing in a desultory manner; "This novel rambles on and jogs" [syn: {ramble}, {jog}]

rambler
n 1: a person who takes long walks in the country
2: a person whose speech or writing is not well organized

rambling
adj 1: (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects; "amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things"; "a rambling discursive book"; "his excursive remarks"; "a rambling speech about this and that" [syn: {digressive}, {discursive}, {excursive}]
2: of a path e.g.; "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road" [syn: {meandering(a)}, {wandering(a)}, {winding}]

ramblingly
adv : in a rambling manner [syn: {discursively}]

rambotan
n 1: Malayan tree bearing spiny red fruit [syn: {rambutan}, {rambutan tree}, {Nephelium lappaceum}]
2: pleasantly acid bright red oval Malayan fruit covered with soft spines [syn: {rambutan}]

Rambouillet
n : hardy sheep developed from the Merino producing both good mutton and fine wool

rambunctious
adj : noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline; "a boisterous crowd"; "a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand"; "a robustious group of teenagers"; "beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings"; "an unruly class" [syn: {boisterous}, {robustious}, {rumbustious}, {unruly}]

rambutan
n 1: Malayan tree bearing spiny red fruit [syn: {rambotan}, {rambutan tree}, {Nephelium lappaceum}]
2: pleasantly acid bright red oval Malayan fruit covered with soft spines [syn: {rambotan}]

rambutan tree
n : Malayan tree bearing spiny red fruit [syn: {rambutan}, {rambotan}, {Nephelium lappaceum}]

Rameau
n : French composer of operas whose writings laid the foundation for the modern theory of harmony (1683-1764) [syn: {Jean-Philippe Rameau}]

ramee
n : tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax [syn: {ramie}, {Chinese silk plant}, {China grass}, {Boehmeria nivea}]

ramekin
n 1: a cheese dish made with bread and egg crumbs that is baked and served in individual fireproof dishes [syn: {ramequin}]
2: a small fireproof dish used for baking and serving individual portions [syn: {ramequin}]

ramenta
See {ramentum}

ramequin
n 1: a cheese dish made with bread and egg crumbs that is baked and served in individual fireproof dishes [syn: {ramekin}]
2: a small fireproof dish used for baking and serving individual portions [syn: {ramekin}]

Rameses
n : any of 12 kings of ancient Egypt between 1315 and 1090 BC [syn: {Ramesses}, {Ramses}]

Rameses II
n : king of Egypt between 1304 and 1237 BC who built many monuments [syn: {Ramesses II}, {Ramses II}, {Rameses the Great}, {Ramesses the Great}, {Ramses the Great}]

Rameses the Great
n : king of Egypt between 1304 and 1237 BC who built many monuments [syn: {Rameses II}, {Ramesses II}, {Ramses II}, {Ramesses the Great}, {Ramses the Great}]

Ramesses
n : any of 12 kings of ancient Egypt between 1315 and 1090 BC [syn: {Rameses}, {Ramses}]

Ramesses II
n : king of Egypt between 1304 and 1237 BC who built many monuments [syn: {Rameses II}, {Ramses II}, {Rameses the Great}, {Ramesses the Great}, {Ramses the Great}]

Ramesses the Great
n : king of Egypt between 1304 and 1237 BC who built many monuments [syn: {Rameses II}, {Ramesses II}, {Ramses II}, {Rameses the Great}, {Ramses the Great}]

rami
ramus
n : the posterior part of the mandible that is more or less vertical [also: {rami} (pl)]

rami
See {ramus}

ramie
n : tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax [syn: {ramee}, {Chinese silk plant}, {China grass}, {Boehmeria nivea}]

ramification
n 1: the act of branching out or dividing into branches [syn: {branching}, {fork}, {forking}]
2: a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"; "they took the south fork" [syn: {branch}, {fork}, {leg}]
3: a development that complicates a situation; "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications" [syn: {complication}]
4: an arrangement of branching parts

ramified
ramify
v 1: have or develop complicating consequences; "These actions will ramify" [syn: {complexify}]
2: grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large" [syn: {branch}]
3: divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks" [syn: {branch}, {fork}, {furcate}, {separate}] [also: {ramified}]

ramified
See {ramify}

ramify
v 1: have or develop complicating consequences; "These actions will ramify" [syn: {complexify}]
2: grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large" [syn: {branch}]
3: divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks" [syn: {branch}, {fork}, {furcate}, {separate}] [also: {ramified}]

ramjet
n : a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed [syn: {ramjet engine}, {atherodyde}, {athodyd}, {flying drainpipe}]

ramjet engine
n : a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed [syn: {ramjet}, {atherodyde}, {athodyd}, {flying drainpipe}]

Ramman
n : god of storms and wind; corresponds to Babylonian Adad

rammed
See {ram}

rammer
n : a tool for driving something with force

ramming
See {ram}

Ramon Lully
n : Spanish philosopher (1235-1315) [syn: {Lully}, {Raymond Lully}]

Ramon y Cajal
n : Spanish histologist noted for his work on the structure of the nervous system (1852-1934) [syn: {Santiago Ramon y Cajal}]

ramona
n : shrubby plant with aromatic grayish-green leaves used as a cooking herb [syn: {common sage}, {Salvia officinalis}]

ramontchi
n : small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums [syn: {governor's plum}, {governor plum}, {Madagascar plum}, {batoko palm}, {Flacourtia indica}]

ramose
adj : having branches [syn: {branched}, {branching}, {ramous}, {ramate}]

ramous
adj : having branches [syn: {branched}, {branching}, {ramose}, {ramate}]

ramp
n 1: an inclined surface or roadway that moves traffic from one level to another [syn: {incline}]
2: North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers [syn: {wild leek}, {Allium tricoccum}]
3: a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft
v 1: behave violently, as if in state of a great anger [syn: {rage}, {storm}]
2: furnish with a ramp; "The ramped auditorium"
3: be rampant; "the lion is rampant in this heraldic depiction"
4: creep up -- used especially of plants; "The roses ramped over the wall"
5: stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing

ramp up
v : bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports" [syn: {build up}, {work up}, {build}]

rampage
n : violently angry and destructive behavior [syn: {violent disorder}]
v : act violently, recklessly, or destructively

rampageous
adj : displaying raging violence; often destructive; "the hot rampageous horses of my will"- W.H.Auden

rampant
adj 1: unrestrained and violent; "rampant aggression"
2: rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile; "a lion rampant" [syn: {rampant(ip)}, {rearing}]

rampant arch
n : an arch whose support is higher on one side than on the other

rampantly
adv : in an uncontrolled and rampant manner; "weeds grew rampantly around here" [syn: {wild}]

rampart
n : an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down" [syn: {bulwark}, {wall}]

Ramphastidae
n : toucans [syn: {family Ramphastidae}]

Ramphomicron
n : thornbills [syn: {genus Ramphomicron}]

rampion
n : bellflower of Europe and Asia and North Africa having bluish flowers and an edible tuberous root used with the leaves in salad [syn: {rampion bellflower}, {Campanula rapunculus}]

rampion bellflower
n : bellflower of Europe and Asia and North Africa having bluish flowers and an edible tuberous root used with the leaves in salad [syn: {rampion}, {Campanula rapunculus}]

ramrod
n 1: a rod used to ram the charge into a muzzle-loading firearm
2: a harshly demanding overseer
3: a rod used to clean the barrel of a firearm

ram's horn
n : annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak [syn: {common unicorn plant}, {devil's claw}, {common devil's claw}, {elephant-tusk}, {proboscis flower}, {Proboscidea louisianica}]

Ramsay Hunt syndrome
n : syndrome resulting from infection by the herpes varicella zoster virus; characterized by vertigo and pain in the ears and facial nerve paralysis and sometimes hearing loss

Ramses
n : any of 12 kings of ancient Egypt between 1315 and 1090 BC [syn: {Rameses}, {Ramesses}]

Ramses II
n : king of Egypt between 1304 and 1237 BC who built many monuments [syn: {Rameses II}, {Ramesses II}, {Rameses the Great}, {Ramesses the Great}, {Ramses the Great}]

Ramses the Great
n : king of Egypt between 1304 and 1237 BC who built many monuments [syn: {Rameses II}, {Ramesses II}, {Ramses II}, {Rameses the Great}, {Ramesses the Great}]

ramshackle
adj : in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack" [syn: {bedraggled}, {broken-down}, {dilapidated}, {tatterdemalion}, {tumble-down}, {unsound}]

ram's-head
n : orchid of northern North America having a brownish-green flower and red-and-white lip suggestive of a ram's head [syn: {ram's-head lady's slipper}, {Cypripedium arietinum}]

ram's-head lady's slipper
n : orchid of northern North America having a brownish-green flower and red-and-white lip suggestive of a ram's head [syn: {ram's-head}, {Cypripedium arietinum}]

Ramsons
n : pungent Old World weedy plant [syn: {wild garlic}, {wood garlic}, {Allium ursinum}]

ramus
n : the posterior part of the mandible that is more or less vertical [also: {rami} (pl)]

ran
run
n 1: a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely; "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"; "their first tally came in the 3rd inning" [syn: {tally}]
2: the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial" [syn: {test}, {trial}]
3: a race run on foot; "she broke the record for the half-mile run" [syn: {footrace}, {foot race}]
4: an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" [syn: {streak}]
5: (American football) a play in which a player runs with the ball; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running" [syn: {running}, {running play}, {running game}]
6: a regular trip; "the ship made its run in record time"
7: the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit" [syn: {running}]
8: the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation; "the assembly line was on a 12-hour run"
9: unrestricted freedom to use; "he has the run of the house" 10: the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.); "a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint" 11: a small stream [syn: {rivulet}, {rill}, {runnel}, {streamlet}] 12: a race between candidates for elective office; "I managed his campaign for governor"; "he is raising money for a Senate run" [syn: {political campaign}, {campaign}] 13: a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking" [syn: {ladder}, {ravel}] 14: the pouring forth of a fluid [syn: {discharge}, {outpouring}] 15: an unbroken chronological sequence; "the play had a long run on Broadway"; "the team enjoyed a brief run of victories" 16: a short trip; "take a run into town"
v 1: move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store"
2: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" [syn: {scarper}, {turn tail}, {lam}, {run away}, {hightail it}, {bunk}, {head for the hills}, {take to the woods}, {escape}, {fly the coop}, {break away}]
3: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" [syn: {go}, {pass}, {lead}, {extend}]
4: direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan" [syn: {operate}]
5: have a particular form; "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..." [syn: {go}]
6: move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" [syn: {flow}, {feed}, {course}]
7: perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" [syn: {function}, {work}, {operate}, {go}] [ant: {malfunction}]
8: change or be different within limits; "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"; "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"; "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"; "My students range from very bright to dull" [syn: {range}]
9: run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?" [syn: {campaign}] 10: cause to emit recorded sounds; "They ran the tapes over and over again"; "Can you play my favorite record?" [syn: {play}] 11: move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way; "who are these people running around in the building?"; "She runs around telling everyone of her troubles"; "let the dogs run free" 12: have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence" [syn: {tend}, {be given}, {lean}, {incline}] 13: carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine; "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction" [syn: {execute}] 14: be operating, running or functioning; "The car is still running--turn it off!" [ant: {idle}] 15: change from one state to another; "run amok"; "run rogue"; "run riot" 16: cause to perform; "run a subject"; "run a process" 17: be affected by; be subjected to; "run a temperature"; "run a risk" 18: continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" [syn: {prevail}, {persist}, {die hard}, {endure}] 19: occur persistently; "Musical talent runs in the family" 20: include as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference" [syn: {carry}] 21: carry out; "run an errand" 22: guide or pass over something; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers" [syn: {guide}, {draw}, {pass}] 23: cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet" [syn: {lead}] 24: make without a miss 25: deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor [syn: {black market}] 26: cause an animal to move fast; "run the dogs" 27: be diffused; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run" [syn: {bleed}] 28: sail before the wind 29: cover by running; run a certain distance; "She ran 10 miles that day" 30: extend or continue for a certain period of time; "The film runs 5 hours" [syn: {run for}] 31: set animals loose to graze 32: keep company; "the heifers run with the bulls ot produce offspring" [syn: {consort}] 33: run with the ball; in such sports as football 34: travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means; "Run to the store!"; "She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there" 35: travel a route regularly; "Ships ply the waters near the coast" [syn: {ply}] 36: pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" [syn: {hunt}, {hunt down}, {track down}] 37: compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first" [syn: {race}] 38: progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting" [syn: {move}, {go}] 39: reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun" [syn: {melt}, {melt down}] 40: come unraveled or undone as if by snagging; "Her nylons were running" [syn: {ladder}] 41: become undone; "the sweater unraveled" [syn: {unravel}] [also: {running}, {ran}]

ran
See {run}

ran into
v : come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!" [syn: {meet}, {encounter}, {run across}, {come across}, {see}]

Rana
n : type genus of the Ranidae [syn: {genus Rana}]

Rana cascadae
n : mountain frog found near water; of United States northwest to California [syn: {cascades frog}]

Rana catesbeiana
n : largest North American frog; highly aquatic with a deep-pitched voice [syn: {bullfrog}]

Rana clamitans
n : similar to bullfrog; found in or near marshes and ponds; of United States and Canada [syn: {green frog}, {spring frog}]

Rana goliath
n : largest living frog; up to a foot and weighing up to 10 lbs; Africa [syn: {goliath frog}]

Rana palustris
n : a meadow frog of eastern North America [syn: {pickerel frog}]

Rana pipiens
n : common North American green or brownish frog having white-edged dark oval spots [syn: {leopard frog}, {spring frog}]

Rana sylvatica
n : wide-ranging light-brown frog of moist North American woodlands especially spruce [syn: {wood-frog}, {wood frog}]

Rana tarahumarae
n : Mexican frog found within a jump of two or water [syn: {tarahumara frog}]

Rana temporaria
n : a common semiterrestrial European frog [syn: {grass frog}]

Ranales
n : herbs, shrubs and trees: includes families Ranunculaceae; Annonaceae; Berberidaceae; Magnoliaceae; Menispermaceae; Myristicaceae; Nymphaeaceae; Lardizabalaceae; Lauraceae; Calycanthaceae; Ceratophyllaceae; Cercidiphyllaceae [syn: {order Ranales}, {Ranunculales}, {order Ranunculales}]

ranalian complex
n : a group of families or trees and shrubs and herbs having well-developed perianths and apocarpous ovaries and generally regarded as the most primitive extant flowering plants; contains 36 families including Magnoliaceae and Ranunculaceae; sometimes classified as a superorder [syn: {Magnoliidae}, {subclass Magnoliidae}]

Ranatra
n : elongate very slender water scorpions [syn: {genus Ranatra}]

ranch
n : farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle) [syn: {spread}, {cattle ranch}, {cattle farm}]
v : manage or run a ranch; "Her husband is ranching in Arizona"

ranch hand
n : a hired had on a ranch

ranch house
n : a one story house with a low pitched roof

rancher
n : a person who owns or operates a ranch

ranching
n : farming for the raising of livestock (particularly cattle)

rancid
adj 1: used of decomposing oils or fats; "rancid butter"; "rancid bacon"
2: smelling of fermentation or staleness [syn: {sour}]

rancor
n : a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will [syn: {resentment}, {bitterness}, {gall}, {rancour}]

rancorous
adj : showing deep-seated resentment; "preserve...from rancourous envy of the rich"- Aldous Huxley

rancour
n : a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will [syn: {resentment}, {bitterness}, {gall}, {rancor}]

rand
n 1: the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
2: United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her polemical novels and political conservativism (1905-1982) [syn: {Ayn Rand}]
3: a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese [syn: {Witwatersrand}, {Reef}]

Randall Jarrell
n : United States poet (1914-1965) [syn: {Jarrell}]

randier
randy
adj : feeling great sexual desire; "feeling horny" [syn: {aroused}, {horny}, {ruttish}, {turned on(p)}] [also: {randiest}, {randier}]

randier
See {randy}

randiest
randy
adj : feeling great sexual desire; "feeling horny" [syn: {aroused}, {horny}, {ruttish}, {turned on(p)}] [also: {randiest}, {randier}]

randiest
See {randy}

random
adj 1: lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance; "a random choice"; "bombs fell at random"; "random movements" [ant: {nonrandom}]
2: taken haphazardly; "a random choice"

random access memory
n : the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible [syn: {random-access memory}, {random memory}, {RAM}, {read/write memory}]

random memory
n : the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible [syn: {random-access memory}, {random access memory}, {RAM}, {read/write memory}]

random number generator
n : a routine designed to yield a random number

random sample
n 1: a sample in which every element in the population has an equal chance of being selected
2: a sample grabbed at random

random sampling
n : the selection of a random sample; each element of the population has an equal chance of been selected

random variable
n : a variable quantity that is random [syn: {variate}, {variant}, {stochastic variable}, {chance variable}]

random walk
n : a stochastic process consisting of a sequence of changes each of whose characteristics (as magnitude or direction) is determined by chance

random-access memory
n : the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible [syn: {random access memory}, {random memory}, {RAM}, {read/write memory}]

randomisation
n : a deliberately haphazard arrangement of observations so as to simulate chance [syn: {randomization}]

randomise
v : arrange in random order; "Randomize the order of the numbers" [syn: {randomize}]

randomised
adj : set up or distributed in a deliberately random way [syn: {randomized}]

randomization
n : a deliberately haphazard arrangement of observations so as to simulate chance [syn: {randomisation}]

randomize
v : arrange in random order; "Randomize the order of the numbers" [syn: {randomise}]

randomized
adj : set up or distributed in a deliberately random way [syn: {randomised}]

randomly
adv : in a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered"; "bullets were fired into the crowd at random" [syn: {indiscriminately}, {haphazardly}, {willy-nilly}, {arbitrarily}, {at random}, {every which way}]

randomness
n 1: (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work; "entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity" [syn: {entropy}, {S}]
2: the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan [syn: {haphazardness}, {stochasticity}, {noise}]

randy
adj : feeling great sexual desire; "feeling horny" [syn: {aroused}, {horny}, {ruttish}, {turned on(p)}] [also: {randiest}, {randier}]

ranee
n : (the feminine of raja) a Hindu princess or the wife of a raja [syn: {rani}]

rang
ring
n 1: a characteristic sound; "it has the ring of sincerity"
2: a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke" [syn: {halo}, {annulus}, {anulus}, {doughnut}, {anchor ring}]
3: a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse" [syn: {hoop}]
4: (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop [syn: {closed chain}] [ant: {open chain}]
5: an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves" [syn: {gang}, {pack}, {mob}]
6: the sound of a bell ringing; "the distinctive ring of the church bell"; "the ringing of the telephone"; "the tintinnabulation that so volumnously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe [syn: {ringing}, {tintinnabulation}]
7: a square platform marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
8: jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger; "she had rings on every finger"; "he noted that she wore a wedding band" [syn: {band}]
9: a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration) [syn: {band}]
v 1: sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang" [syn: {peal}]
2: ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter" [syn: {resound}, {echo}, {reverberate}]
3: make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification; "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church" [syn: {knell}]
4: be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village" [syn: {surround}, {environ}, {encircle}, {circle}, {round}]
5: get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning" [syn: {call}, {telephone}, {call up}, {phone}]
6: attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns" [syn: {band}] [also: {rung}, {rang}]

rang
See {ring}

range
n 1: an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power" [syn: {scope}, {reach}, {orbit}, {compass}, {ambit}]
2: the limits within which something can be effective; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire" [syn: {reach}]
3: a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze; "they used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring"; "he dreamed of a home on the range"
4: a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range" [syn: {mountain range}, {range of mountains}, {chain}, {mountain chain}, {chain of mountains}]
5: a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds; "the army maintains a missile range in the desert"; "any good golf club will have a range where you can practice"
6: the limits of the values a function can take; "the range of this function is the interval from 0 to 1"
7: a variety of different things or activities; "he answered a range of questions"; "he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection"
8: the limit of capability; "within the compass of education" [syn: {compass}, {reach}, {grasp}]
9: a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; "dinner was already on the stove" [syn: {stove}, {kitchen stove}, {kitchen range}, {cooking stove}]
v 1: change or be different within limits; "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"; "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"; "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"; "My students range from very bright to dull" [syn: {run}]
2: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town" [syn: {roll}, {wander}, {swan}, {stray}, {tramp}, {roam}, {cast}, {ramble}, {rove}, {drift}, {vagabond}]
3: have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun; "This gun ranges over two miles"
4: range or extend over; occupy a certain area; "The plants straddle the entire state" [syn: {straddle}]
5: lay out in a line [syn: {array}, {lay out}, {set out}]
6: feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing" [syn: {crop}, {browse}, {graze}, {pasture}]
7: let eat; "range the animals in the prairie"
8: assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" [syn: {rate}, {rank}, {order}, {grade}, {place}]

range animal
n : any animal that lives and grazes in the grassy open land of western North America (especially horses, cattle, sheep)

range finder
n : a measuring instrument (acoustic or optical or electronic) for finding the distance of an object [syn: {rangefinder}]

range hood
n : exhaust hood over a kitchen range

range in
v : direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids [syn: {home in}, {zero in}]

range of mountains
n : a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range" [syn: {range}, {mountain range}, {chain}, {mountain chain}, {chain of mountains}]

range pole
n : surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide; used for sightings by surveyors [syn: {ranging pole}, {flagpole}]

rangefinder
n : a measuring instrument (acoustic or optical or electronic) for finding the distance of an object [syn: {range finder}]

rangeland
n : lan suitable for grazing livestock

Ranger
n 1: a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier [syn: {Texas Ranger}]
2: an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest [syn: {fire warden}, {forest fire fighter}]
3: a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids [syn: {commando}]

rangier
rangy
adj 1: tall and thin and having long slender limbs; "a gangling teenager"; "a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man" [syn: {gangling}, {gangly}, {lanky}]
2: adapted to wandering or roaming
3: allowing ample room for ranging [also: {rangiest}, {rangier}]

rangier
See {rangy}

rangiest
rangy
adj 1: tall and thin and having long slender limbs; "a gangling teenager"; "a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man" [syn: {gangling}, {gangly}, {lanky}]
2: adapted to wandering or roaming
3: allowing ample room for ranging [also: {rangiest}, {rangier}]

rangiest
See {rangy}

Rangifer
n : reindeer or caribou [syn: {genus Rangifer}]

Rangifer arcticus
n : of tundra of northern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus [syn: {barren ground caribou}]

Rangifer caribou
n : any of several large caribou living in coniferous forests of southern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus [syn: {woodland caribou}]

Rangifer tarandus
n : arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called reindeer in Eurasia and caribou in North America [syn: {caribou}, {reindeer}, {Greenland caribou}]

ranging
adj : wandering freely; "at night in bed...his slowly ranging thoughts...encountered her"

ranging pole
n : surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide; used for sightings by surveyors [syn: {range pole}, {flagpole}]

Rangoon
n : the capital and largest city of Myanmar; located in the south near the Irrawaddy river delta [syn: {Yangon}]

rangpur
n : hybrid between mandarin orange and lemon having very acid fruit with orange peel [syn: {rangpur lime}, {lemanderin}, {Citrus limonia}]

rangpur lime
n : hybrid between mandarin orange and lemon having very acid fruit with orange peel [syn: {rangpur}, {lemanderin}, {Citrus limonia}]

rangy
adj 1: tall and thin and having long slender limbs; "a gangling teenager"; "a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man" [syn: {gangling}, {gangly}, {lanky}]
2: adapted to wandering or roaming
3: allowing ample room for ranging [also: {rangiest}, {rangier}]

rani
n : (the feminine of raja) a Hindu princess or the wife of a raja [syn: {ranee}]

ranid
n : insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legs [syn: {true frog}]

Ranidae
n : a family nearly cosmopolitan in distribution: true frogs [syn: {family Ranidae}]

Ranier
n : a mountain peak in central Washington; highest peak in the Cascade Range; (14,410 feet high) [syn: {Mount Ranier}, {Mt. Ranier}, {Mount Tacoma}]

ranitidine
n : a histamine blocker and antacid (trade name Zantac) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux [syn: {Zantac}]

rank
adj 1: very fertile; producing profuse growth; "rank earth"
2: very offensive in smell or taste; "a rank cigar"
3: conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery" [syn: {crying(a)}, {egregious}, {flagrant}, {glaring}, {gross}]
4: complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity" [syn: {absolute}, {downright}, {out-and-out(a)}, {rank(a)}, {right-down}, {sheer(a)}]
5: growing profusely; "rank jungle vegetation"
n 1: a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another; "the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen"
2: relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
3: the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army); "the strike was supported by the union rank and file"; "he rose from the ranks to become a colonel" [syn: {rank and file}]
4: position in a social hierarchy; "the British are more aware of social status than Americans are" [syn: {social station}, {social status}, {social rank}]
5: the body of members of an organization or group; "they polled their membership"; "they found dissension in their own ranks"; "he joined the ranks of the unemployed" [syn: {membership}]
v 1: take or have a position relative to others; "This painting ranks among the best in the Western World"
2: assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" [syn: {rate}, {range}, {order}, {grade}, {place}]
3: take precedence or surpass others in rank [syn: {outrank}]

rank and file
n 1: the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army); "the strike was supported by the union rank and file"; "he rose from the ranks to become a colonel" [syn: {rank}]
2: people who constitute the main body of any group

rank order
n : an arrangement according to rank

rank-difference correlation
n : the most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between the ranks of scores on two variables [syn: {rank-order correlation coefficient}, {rank-order correlation}, {rank-difference correlation coefficient}]

rank-difference correlation coefficient
n : the most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between the ranks of scores on two variables [syn: {rank-order correlation coefficient}, {rank-order correlation}, {rank-difference correlation}]

ranked
adj : arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks; "stratified areas of the distribution" [syn: {graded}, {stratified}]

ranker
n 1: a commissioned officer who has been promoted from enlisted status
2: an enlisted soldier who serves in the ranks of the armed forces

Rankin
n : leader in the women's suffrage movement in Montana; the first woman to serve in the United States House of Representatives (1880-1973) [syn: {Jeannette Rankin}]

Rankine
n : a unit of temperature on the Rankine scale

Rankine scale
n : a scale of absolute temperature in Fahrenheit degrees; the freezing point of water is 491.69 degrees and the boiling point of water is 671.69 degrees

ranking
adj 1: of the highest rank; used of persons; "the commanding officer" [syn: {commanding}, {top-level}, {top-ranking}]
2: having a higher rank; "superior officer" [syn: {ranking(a)}, {superior}, {higher-ranking}]
n : position on a scale in relation to others in a sport

rankle
v : gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The unjustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" [syn: {eat into}, {fret}, {grate}]

rankness
n : the attribute of having a strong offensive smell [syn: {malodorousness}, {stinkiness}, {foulness}]

rank-order correlation
n : the most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between the ranks of scores on two variables [syn: {rank-order correlation coefficient}, {rank-difference correlation coefficient}, {rank-difference correlation}]

rank-order correlation coefficient
n : the most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between the ranks of scores on two variables [syn: {rank-order correlation}, {rank-difference correlation coefficient}, {rank-difference correlation}]

ransack
v 1: steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" [syn: {plunder}, {despoil}, {loot}, {reave}, {strip}, {rifle}, {pillage}, {foray}]
2: search thoroughly; "They combed the area for the missing child" [syn: {comb}]

ransacked
adj : wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value; "the robbers left the looted train"; "people returned to the plundered village" [syn: {looted}, {pillaged}, {plundered}]

ransacking
n : a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion); "he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis" [syn: {rummage}]

ransom
n 1: money demanded for the return of a captured person [syn: {ransom money}]
2: payment for the release of someone
3: the act of freeing from captivity or punishment
v : exchange or buy back for money; under threat [syn: {redeem}]

ransom money
n : money demanded for the return of a captured person [syn: {ransom}]

ransomed
adj 1: saved from the bondage of sin [syn: {redeemed}]
2: reclaimed by payment of a ransom

rant
n 1: a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion [syn: {harangue}, {ranting}]
2: pompous or pretentious talk or writing [syn: {bombast}, {fustian}, {claptrap}, {blah}]
v : talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner [syn: {mouth off}, {jabber}, {spout}, {rabbit on}, {rave}]

ranter
n : someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner [syn: {raver}]

ranting
n : a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion [syn: {harangue}, {rant}]

ranula
n : a cyst on the underside of the tongue [also: {ranulae} (pl)]

ranulae
ranula
n : a cyst on the underside of the tongue [also: {ranulae} (pl)]

ranulae
See {ranula}

Ranunculaceae
n : a family of Ranunculaceae [syn: {family Ranunculaceae}, {buttercup family}, {crowfoot family}]

Ranunculales
n : herbs, shrubs and trees: includes families Ranunculaceae; Annonaceae; Berberidaceae; Magnoliaceae; Menispermaceae; Myristicaceae; Nymphaeaceae; Lardizabalaceae; Lauraceae; Calycanthaceae; Ceratophyllaceae; Cercidiphyllaceae [syn: {Ranales}, {order Ranales}, {order Ranunculales}]

ranunculi
See {ranunculus}

Ranunculus
n : annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup; crowfoot [syn: {genus Ranunculus}]

Ranunculus acris
n : perennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers widely naturalized especially in eastern North America [syn: {meadow buttercup}, {tall buttercup}, {tall crowfoot}, {tall field buttercup}]

Ranunculus aquatilis
n : plant of ponds and slow streams having submerged and floating leaves and white flowers; Europe and North America [syn: {water crowfoot}, {water buttercup}]

Ranunculus bulbosus
n : perennial Old World buttercup with golden to sulphur yellow flowers in late spring to early summer; naturalized in North America [syn: {common buttercup}]

Ranunculus ficaria
n : perennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere having heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling buttercups; its tuberous roots have been used as a poultice to relieve piles [syn: {lesser celandine}, {pilewort}]

Ranunculus flammula
n : semi-aquatic Eurasian perennial crowfoot with spear-shaped leaves; naturalized in New Zealand [syn: {lesser spearwort}]

Ranunculus glaberrimus
n : small early-flowering buttercup with shiny yellow flowers of western North America [syn: {sagebrush buttercup}]

Ranunculus lingua
n : semi-aquatic European crowfoot with spear-shaped leaves [syn: {greater spearwort}]

Ranunculus lyalii
n : showy white-flowered perennial of New Zealand [syn: {mountain lily}, {Mount Cook lily}]

Ranunculus occidentalis
n : perennial of western North America [syn: {western buttercup}]

Ranunculus repens
n : perennial European herb with long creeping stolons [syn: {creeping buttercup}, {creeping crowfoot}]

Ranunculus sceleratus
n : annual herb growing in marshy places [syn: {cursed crowfoot}, {celery-leaved buttercup}]

Ranvier's nodes
n : small gaps in the myelin sheath of medullated axons [syn: {nodes of Ranvier}]

Raoul Dufy
n : French painter noted for brightly colored scenes (1877-1953) [syn: {Dufy}]

Raoulia
n : genus of low-growing mat-forming New Zealand plants; in some classifications includes species placed in genus Haastia [syn: {genus Raoulia}]

Raoulia australis
n : perennial prostrate mat-forming herb with hoary woolly foliage [syn: {sheep plant}, {vegetable sheep}, {Raoulia lutescens}]

Raoulia lutescens
n : perennial prostrate mat-forming herb with hoary woolly foliage [syn: {sheep plant}, {vegetable sheep}, {Raoulia australis}]

rap
n 1: a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; "he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap" [syn: {blame}]
2: a gentle blow [syn: {strike}, {tap}]
3: the sound made by a gentle blow [syn: {pat}, {tap}]
4: voluble conversation
5: genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged [syn: {rap music}, {hip-hop}]
6: the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack" [syn: {knock}, {belt}, {whack}, {whang}]
v 1: strike sharply; "rap him on the knuckles" [syn: {knap}]
2: make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently" [syn: {tap}, {knock}, {pink}]
3: perform rap music
4: talk volubly [also: {rapping}, {rapped}]

rap group
n : a gathering of people holding a rap session

rap music
n : genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged [syn: {rap}, {hip-hop}]

rap session
n : conversation in a situation where feelings can be expressed and criticized or supported

rap sheet
n : the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station [syn: {blotter}, {day book}, {police blotter}, {charge sheet}]

rapacious
adj 1: living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey; "a predatory bird"; "the rapacious wolf"; "raptorial birds"; "ravening wolves"; "a vulturine taste for offal" [syn: {predatory}, {raptorial}, {ravening}, {vulturine}, {vulturous}]
2: excessively greedy and grasping; "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"; "ravening creditors"; "paying taxes to voracious governments" [syn: {ravening}, {voracious}]
3: devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks" [syn: {edacious}, {esurient}, {ravening}, {ravenous}, {voracious}, {wolfish}]

rapaciously
adv : in a rapacious manner

rapaciousness
n : extreme gluttony [syn: {edacity}, {esurience}, {rapacity}, {voracity}, {voraciousness}]

rapacity
n 1: extreme gluttony [syn: {edacity}, {esurience}, {rapaciousness}, {voracity}, {voraciousness}]
2: reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: {avarice}, {greed}, {covetousness}, {avaritia}]

Rapateaceae
n : South American herbs somewhat resembling members of the Juncaceae [syn: {family Rapateaceae}]

rape
n 1: Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop [syn: {colza}, {Brassica napus}]
2: the act of despoiling a country in warfare [syn: {rapine}]
3: the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will [syn: {violation}, {assault}, {ravishment}]
v 1: force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" [syn: {ravish}, {violate}, {assault}, {dishonor}, {dishonour}, {outrage}]
2: destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country" [syn: {spoil}, {despoil}, {violate}, {plunder}]

rape conviction
n : conviction for rape

rape oil
n : edible light yellow to brown oil from rapeseed used also as a lubricant or illuminant [syn: {rapeseed oil}, {colza oil}]

rape suspect
n : someone who is suspected of committing rape

raped
adj 1: having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence; "the raped countryside" [syn: {despoiled}, {pillaged}, {ravaged}, {sacked}]
2: sexually abused [syn: {assaulted}, {molested}]

raper
n : someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse [syn: {rapist}]

rapeseed
n : seed of rape plants; source of an edible oil

rapeseed oil
n : edible light yellow to brown oil from rapeseed used also as a lubricant or illuminant [syn: {rape oil}, {colza oil}]

raphae
raphe
n : a ridge that forms a seam between two parts [syn: {rhaphe}] [also: {raphae} (pl)]

raphae
See {raphe}

Raphael
n 1: Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520) [syn: {Raffaello Santi}, {Raffaello Sanzio}]
2: an archangel of the Hebrew tradition

Raphanus
n : radish [syn: {genus raphanus}]

Raphanus raphanistrum
n : Eurasian weed having yellow or mauve or white flowers and podlike fruits [syn: {jointed charlock}, {wild radish}, {wild rape}, {runch}]

Raphanus sativus
n : Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root usually eaten raw [syn: {radish}]

Raphanus sativus longipinnatus
n : radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked [syn: {daikon}, {Japanese radish}]

raphe
n : a ridge that forms a seam between two parts [syn: {rhaphe}] [also: {raphae} (pl)]

raphia
n 1: leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc. [syn: {raffia}]
2: feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes [syn: {Raffia}, {genus Raffia}, {genus Raphia}]

Raphicerus
n : African antelopes: steenboks [syn: {genus Raphicerus}]

Raphicerus campestris
n : small plains antelope of southeastern Africa [syn: {steenbok}, {steinbok}]

Raphidae
n : extinct dodos and solitaires [syn: {family Raphidae}]

raphides
See {raphide}

Raphidiidae
n : a family of arthropods of the suborder Megaloptera, including snakeflies [syn: {family Raphidiidae}]

Raphus
n : type genus of the Raphidae: dodos [syn: {genus Raphus}]

Raphus cucullatus
n : extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons [syn: {dodo}]

rapid
adj 1: done or occurring in a brief period of time; "a rapid rise through the ranks"
2: characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed; "a rapid movment"; "a speedy car"; "a speedy errand boy" [syn: {speedy}]
n : a part of a river where the current is very fast

Rapid City
n : a town in southwestern South Dakota in the eastern part of the Black Hills

rapid climb
n : a rapid rise [syn: {rapid growth}, {zoom}]

rapid eye movement
n : a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of Rapid Eye Movements during sleep [syn: {paradoxical sleep}, {rapid eye movement sleep}, {REM sleep}, {REM}]

rapid eye movement sleep
n : a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of Rapid Eye Movements during sleep [syn: {paradoxical sleep}, {REM sleep}, {rapid eye movement}, {REM}]

rapid growth
n : a rapid rise [syn: {rapid climb}, {zoom}]

rapid transit
n : an urban public transit system using underground or elevated trains [syn: {mass rapid transit}]

rapidity
n : a rate that is rapid [syn: {celerity}, {quickness}]

rapidly
adv : with rapid movements; "he works quickly" [syn: {quickly}, {speedily}, {chop-chop}, {apace}] [ant: {slowly}]

rapier
n : a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges [syn: {tuck}]

rapine
n : the act of despoiling a country in warfare [syn: {rape}]

rapist
n : someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse [syn: {raper}]

rapped
rap
n 1: a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; "he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap" [syn: {blame}]
2: a gentle blow [syn: {strike}, {tap}]
3: the sound made by a gentle blow [syn: {pat}, {tap}]
4: voluble conversation
5: genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged [syn: {rap music}, {hip-hop}]
6: the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack" [syn: {knock}, {belt}, {whack}, {whang}]
v 1: strike sharply; "rap him on the knuckles" [syn: {knap}]
2: make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently" [syn: {tap}, {knock}, {pink}]
3: perform rap music
4: talk volubly [also: {rapping}, {rapped}]

rapped
See {rap}

rappee
n : strong snuff made from dark coarse tobacco

rappel
v : lower oneself with a double rope coiled around the body from a mountainside; "The ascent was easy--roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous"; "You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing" [syn: {abseil}, {rope down}] [also: {rappelling}, {rappelled}]

rappelled
rappel
v : lower oneself with a double rope coiled around the body from a mountainside; "The ascent was easy--roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous"; "You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing" [syn: {abseil}, {rope down}] [also: {rappelling}, {rappelled}]

rappelled
See {rappel}

rappelling
rappel
v : lower oneself with a double rope coiled around the body from a mountainside; "The ascent was easy--roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous"; "You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing" [syn: {abseil}, {rope down}] [also: {rappelling}, {rappelled}]

rappelling
See {rappel}

rapper
n 1: someone who performs rap music
2: a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door [syn: {knocker}, {doorknocker}]

rapping
rap
n 1: a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; "he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap" [syn: {blame}]
2: a gentle blow [syn: {strike}, {tap}]
3: the sound made by a gentle blow [syn: {pat}, {tap}]
4: voluble conversation
5: genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged [syn: {rap music}, {hip-hop}]
6: the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack" [syn: {knock}, {belt}, {whack}, {whang}]
v 1: strike sharply; "rap him on the knuckles" [syn: {knap}]
2: make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently" [syn: {tap}, {knock}, {pink}]
3: perform rap music
4: talk volubly [also: {rapping}, {rapped}]

rapping
See {rap}

rapport
n 1: relation of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people [syn: {resonance}]
2: a feeling of sympathetic understanding [syn: {compatibility}]
3: sympathetic compatibility [syn: {accord}]

rapporteur
n : a recorder appointed by a committee to prepare reports of the meetings

rapprochement
n : the reestablishing of cordial relations [syn: {reconciliation}]

rapscallion
n 1: a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel [syn: {rogue}, {knave}, {rascal}, {scalawag}, {scallywag}, {varlet}]
2: one who is playfully mischievous [syn: {imp}, {scamp}, {monkey}, {rascal}, {scalawag}, {scallywag}]

rapt
adj 1: deeply moved; "sat completely still, enraptured by the music"; "listened with rapt admiration"; "rapt in reverie" [syn: {enraptured}, {captive}]
2: wholly absorbed as in thought; "deep in thought"; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "the book had her totally engrossed"; "enwrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought" [syn: {absorbed}, {engrossed}, {enwrapped}, {intent}, {wrapped}]

raptor
n : any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals [syn: {bird of prey}, {raptorial bird}]

Raptores
n : term used in former classifications; erroneously grouped together birds of the orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes [syn: {order Raptores}]

raptorial
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of birds of prey; "raptorial claws and bill for seizing prey"
2: living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey; "a predatory bird"; "the rapacious wolf"; "raptorial birds"; "ravening wolves"; "a vulturine taste for offal" [syn: {predatory}, {rapacious}, {ravening}, {vulturine}, {vulturous}]

raptorial bird
n : any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals [syn: {bird of prey}, {raptor}]

rapture
n 1: a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens [syn: {ecstasy}, {transport}, {exaltation}, {raptus}]
2: a state of elated bliss [syn: {ecstasy}]

rapturous
adj : feeling great rapture or delight [syn: {ecstatic}, {enraptured}, {rhapsodic}]

rapturously
adv : in an ecstatic manner; "he reacted ecstatically to my plan to travel to Africa" [syn: {ecstatically}, {rhapsodically}]

raptus
n 1: a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; "he suffered an epileptic seizure" [syn: {seizure}, {ictus}]
2: a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens [syn: {ecstasy}, {rapture}, {transport}, {exaltation}]

raptus hemorrhagicus
n : seizure caused by a sudden profuse hemorrhage

rara avis
n : a rare or unique person [syn: {rare bird}]

rare
adj 1: not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness; "a rare word"; "rare books"
2: recurring only at long intervals; "a rare appearance"; "total eclipses are rare events"
3: not widely distributed; "rare herbs"; "rare patches of gree in the desert"
4: marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind; "what is so rare as a day in June"-J.R.Lowell; "a rare skill"; "an uncommon sense of humor"; "she was kind to an uncommon degree" [syn: {uncommon}]
5: having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air" [syn: {rarefied}, {rarified}]
6: (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside; "rare roast beef"

rare bird
n : a rare or unique person [syn: {rara avis}]

rare earth
n : any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71) [syn: {rare-earth element}, {lanthanoid}, {lanthanide}, {lanthanon}]

rarebit
n : cheese melted with ale or beer served over toast [syn: {Welsh rarebit}, {Welsh rabbit}]

rare-earth element
n : any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71) [syn: {rare earth}, {lanthanoid}, {lanthanide}, {lanthanon}]

raree-show
n 1: an exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass [syn: {peepshow}]
2: a street show

rarefaction
n : a decrease in the density of something; "a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium"

rarefied
adj 1: having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air" [syn: {rare}, {rarified}]
2: reserved for an elite group [syn: {rarified}]
3: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept" [syn: {exalted}, {high-flown}, {high-minded}, {lofty}, {rarified}, {idealistic}, {noble-minded}]

rarefied
rarefy
v 1: lessen the density or solidity of; "The bones are rarefied"
2: make more subtle or refined [syn: {sublimate}, {subtilize}]
3: weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance) [syn: {attenuate}] [also: {rarefied}]

rarefied
See {rarefy}

rarefy
v 1: lessen the density or solidity of; "The bones are rarefied"
2: make more subtle or refined [syn: {sublimate}, {subtilize}]
3: weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance) [syn: {attenuate}] [also: {rarefied}]

rarely
adv : not often; "we rarely met" [syn: {seldom}] [ant: {frequently}]

rareness
n : noteworthy scarcity [syn: {rarity}, {infrequency}]

rarified
adj 1: having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air" [syn: {rare}, {rarefied}]
2: reserved for an elite group [syn: {rarefied}]
3: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept" [syn: {exalted}, {high-flown}, {high-minded}, {lofty}, {rarefied}, {idealistic}, {noble-minded}]

rarify
v : make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern" [syn: {complicate}, {refine}, {elaborate}]

raring
adj : (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness; "impatient to begin"; "raring to go" [syn: {impatient(p)}, {raring(p)}]

rariora
n : (plural) rare collector's items

rarity
n 1: noteworthy scarcity [syn: {rareness}, {infrequency}]
2: a rarified quality; "the tenuity of the upper atmosphere" [syn: {tenuity}, {low density}]
3: something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting [syn: {curio}, {curiosity}, {oddity}, {oddment}, {peculiarity}]

RAS
n : the network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function [syn: {reticular activating system}]

Ras Tafari
n : emperor of Ethiopia; worshipped by Rastafarians (1892-1975) [syn: {Haile Selassie}, {Ras Tafari Makonnen}]

Ras Tafari Makonnen
n : emperor of Ethiopia; worshipped by Rastafarians (1892-1975) [syn: {Haile Selassie}, {Ras Tafari}]

rascal
n 1: a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel [syn: {rogue}, {knave}, {rapscallion}, {scalawag}, {scallywag}, {varlet}]
2: one who is playfully mischievous [syn: {imp}, {scamp}, {monkey}, {rapscallion}, {scalawag}, {scallywag}]

rascality
n 1: the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks [syn: {prankishness}, {roguishness}]
2: the quality of being a slippery rascal [syn: {shiftiness}, {slipperiness}, {trickiness}]
3: reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others [syn: {mischief}, {mischief-making}, {mischievousness}, {deviltry}, {devilry}, {devilment}, {roguery}, {roguishness}, {shenanigan}]

rascally
adj 1: playful in an appealingly bold way; "a roguish grin" [syn: {devilish}, {roguish}]
2: lacking principles or scruples; "the rascally rabble"; "the tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy" - W.M. Thackaray; "the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew" [syn: {roguish}, {scoundrelly}, {blackguardly}]

rase
v : tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled" [syn: {level}, {raze}, {dismantle}, {tear down}, {take down}, {pull down}] [ant: {raise}]

rash
adj 1: imprudently incurring risk; "do something rash that he will forever repent"- George Meredith
2: marked by unthinking boldness; with defiant disregard for danger or consequences; "foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker"; "became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans"-Macaulay; "a reckless driver"; "a rash attempt to climb the World Trade Center" [syn: {foolhardy}, {reckless}]
n 1: any red eruption of the skin [syn: {roseola}, {efflorescence}, {skin rash}]
2: a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences; "a rash of bank robberies"; "a blizzard of lawsuits" [syn: {blizzard}]

rasher
n : a commercially important fish of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: {vermillion rockfish}, {Sebastodes miniatus}]

rashly
adv : in a hasty and foolhardy manner; "he fell headlong in love with his cousin" [syn: {headlong}]

rashness
n 1: the trait of acting rashly and without prudence [syn: {heedlessness}, {mindlessness}]
2: the trait of giving little thought to danger [syn: {recklessness}, {foolhardiness}]

Rasht
n : city in northwestern Iran near the Caspian Sea [syn: {Resht}]

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
n : a secret all-male organization begun in 1925 to foster nationalism in India's Hindus [syn: {National Volunteers Association}]

Rask
n : Danish philologist whose work on Old Norse pioneered in the field of comparative linguistics (1787-1832) [syn: {Rasmus Christian Rask}]

Raskolnikov
n : a fictional character in Dostoevsky's novel `Crime and Punishment'; he kills old women because he believes he is beyond the bounds of good or evil [syn: {Rodya Raskolnikov}]

Rasmus Christian Rask
n : Danish philologist whose work on Old Norse pioneered in the field of comparative linguistics (1787-1832) [syn: {Rask}]

Rasmussen
n : Danish ethnologist and arctic explorer; led expeditions into the Arctic to find support for his theory that Eskimos and North American Indians originally migrated from Asia (1879-1933) [syn: {Kund Johan Victor Rasmussen}]

rasp
n 1: uttering in an irritated tone [syn: {rasping}]
2: a coarse file with sharp pointed projections [syn: {wood file}]
v 1: scrape with a rasp
2: utter in a grating voice

rasp fern
n : any fern of the genus Doodia having pinnate fronds with sharply dentate pinnae [syn: {doodia}]

raspberry
n 1: woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries [syn: {raspberry bush}]
2: red or black edible aggregate berries usually smaller than the related blackberries
3: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn: {boo}, {hoot}, {Bronx cheer}, {hiss}, {razzing}, {snort}, {bird}]

raspberry bush
n : woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries [syn: {raspberry}]

rasping
adj : unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice" [syn: {grating}, {gravel}, {gravelly}, {raspy}, {rough}]
n : uttering in an irritated tone [syn: {rasp}]

raspingly
adv : in a harsh and grating manner; "her voice fell gratingly on our ears" [syn: {gratingly}, {harshly}]

Rasputin
n : Siberian peasant monk who was religious advisor in the court of Nicholas II; was assassinated by Russian noblemen who feared that his debauchery would weaken the monarchy (1872-1916) [syn: {Grigori Efimovich Rasputin}]

raspy
adj : unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice" [syn: {grating}, {gravel}, {gravelly}, {rasping}, {rough}]

rassling
n : the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down [syn: {wrestling}, {grappling}]

Rasta
n : follower of Rastafarianism [syn: {Rastafarian}]

Rastafari
n : a Black youth subculture and religious movement that arose in the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1950s; Rastafarians regard Ras Tafari as divine; males grow hair in long dreadlocks and wear woolen caps; use marijuana and listen to reggae music [syn: {Rastas}]

Rastafarian
adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of Rastafarianism or Rastafarians
n : follower of Rastafarianism [syn: {Rasta}]

Rastafarianism
n : belief in Ras Tafari (Haile Selassie) as the Messiah and that Africa (especially Ethiopia) is the promised land

Rastas
n : a Black youth subculture and religious movement that arose in the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1950s; Rastafarians regard Ras Tafari as divine; males grow hair in long dreadlocks and wear woolen caps; use marijuana and listen to reggae music [syn: {Rastafari}]

raster
n : formation consisting of the set of horizontal lines composed of pixels that is used to form an image on a CRT

raster font
n : the font that is displayed on a computer screen; "when the screen font resembles a printed font a document may look approximately the same on the screen as it will when printed" [syn: {screen font}]

rat
n 1: any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
2: someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike [syn: {scab}, {strikebreaker}, {blackleg}]
3: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" [syn: {rotter}, {dirty dog}, {skunk}, {stinker}, {stinkpot}, {bum}, {puke}, {crumb}, {lowlife}, {scum bag}, {so-and-so}, {git}]
4: one who reveals confidential information in return for money [syn: {informer}, {betrayer}, {squealer}, {blabber}]
5: a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure
v 1: desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
2: employ scabs or strike breakers in
3: take the place of work of someone on strike [syn: {scab}, {blackleg}]
4: give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat
5: catch rats, especially with dogs
6: give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: {denounce}, {tell on}, {betray}, {give away}, {grass}, {shit}, {shop}, {snitch}, {stag}] [also: {ratting}, {ratted}]

rat chinchilla
n : ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes [syn: {abrocome}, {chinchilla rat}]

rat kangaroo
n : any of several rabbit-sized rat-like Australian kangaroos [syn: {kangaroo rat}]

rat race
n : an exhausting routine that leaves no time for relaxation

rat snake
n : any of various nonvenomous rodent-eating snakes of North America and Asia

rat terrier
n : any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats [syn: {ratter}]

rat typhus
n : acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected flea; characterized by fever and chills and muscle aches and a rash [syn: {murine typhus}, {urban typhus}, {endemic typhus}]

ratability
n 1: the state of being liable to assessment or taxation [syn: {rateability}]
2: the quality of being capable of being rated or estimated

ratable
adj : liable to payment of rates or taxes; "the ratable value of property" [syn: {rateable}]

ratables
n : property that provides tax income for local governments [syn: {rateables}]

ratafee
n : sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almonds [syn: {ratafia}]

ratafia
n 1: sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almonds [syn: {ratafee}]
2: macaroon flavored with ratafia liqueur [syn: {ratafia biscuit}]

ratafia biscuit
n : macaroon flavored with ratafia liqueur [syn: {ratafia}]

ratan
n : a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms [syn: {rattan}]

rataplan
n : the sound made by beating a drum [syn: {rub-a-dub}, {drumbeat}]

rat-a-tat
n : a series of short sharp taps (as made by strokes on a drum or knocks on a door) [syn: {rat-a-tat-tat}, {rat-tat}]

rat-a-tat-tat
n : a series of short sharp taps (as made by strokes on a drum or knocks on a door) [syn: {rat-a-tat}, {rat-tat}]

ratbite fever
n : either of two infectious diseases transmitted to humans by the bite of a rat or mouse; characterized by fever and headache and nausea and skin eruptions

ratbite fever bacterium
n : a bacterium causing rat-bite fever [syn: {Spirillum minus}]

rat-catcher
n : a workman employed to destroy or drive away vermin [syn: {disinfestation officer}]

ratch
n : mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction [syn: {ratchet}, {rachet}]

ratchet
n : mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction [syn: {rachet}, {ratch}]
v : move by degrees in one direction only; "a ratcheting lopping tool" [syn: {rachet up}, {ratchet down}]

ratchet down
v : move by degrees in one direction only; "a ratcheting lopping tool" [syn: {ratchet}, {rachet up}]

ratchet screwdriver
n : a screwdriver with a ratchet (so the blade turns in only one direction) and a spiral in the handle (so the blade rotates) with downward pressure on the handle [syn: {spiral ratchet screwdriver}]

ratchet wheel
n : toothed wheel held in place by a pawl or detent and turned by a lever

rate
n 1: amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5" [syn: {charge per unit}]
2: a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"
3: the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated" [syn: {pace}]
v 1: assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" [syn: {rank}, {range}, {order}, {grade}, {place}]
2: be worthy of or have a certain rating; "This bond rates highly"
3: estimate the value of; "How would you rate his chances to become President?"; "Gold was rated highly among the Romans" [syn: {value}]

rate of acceleration
n : (mechanics) the rate of change of velocity [syn: {jerk}]

rate of attrition
n : the rate of shrinkage in size or number [syn: {attrition rate}]

rate of depreciation
n : the rate at which the value of property is reduced; used to calculate tax deduction [syn: {depreciation rate}]

rate of exchange
n : the charge for exchanging currency of one country for currency of another [syn: {exchange rate}]

rate of flow
n : the amount of fluid that flows in a given time [syn: {flow}, {flow rate}]

rate of growth
n : the rate of increase in size per unit time [syn: {growth rate}]

rate of inflation
n : the rate of change of prices (as indicated by a price index) calculated on a monthly or annual basis [syn: {inflation rate}]

rate of interest
n : the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use [syn: {interest rate}]

rate of pay
n : amount of money received per unit time; "women's pay rate is lower than men's" [syn: {pay rate}]

rate of payment
n : the amount of money paid out per unit time [syn: {payment rate}, {repayment rate}, {installment rate}]

rate of respiration
n : the rate at which a person inhales and exhales; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health [syn: {respiratory rate}]

rateability
n : the state of being liable to assessment or taxation [syn: {ratability}]

rateable
adj : liable to payment of rates or taxes; "the ratable value of property" [syn: {ratable}]

rateables
n : property that provides tax income for local governments [syn: {ratables}]

ratel
n : nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia [syn: {honey badger}, {Mellivora capensis}]

ratepayer
n : a person who pays local rates (especially a householder)

rates
n : a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)

ratfishes
See {ratfish}

rather
adv 1: on the contrary; "rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"; "used English terms instead of Latin ones" [syn: {instead}]
2: to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy" [syn: {kind of}, {kinda}, {sort of}]
3: more readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably with warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die than give up" [syn: {preferably}, {sooner}]
4: to a degree (not used with a negative); "quite tasty"; "quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich" [syn: {quite}]

rathole
n 1: a hole (as in the wall of a building) made by rats
2: a small dirty uncomfortable room

rathskeller
n : a tavern below street level featuring beer; originally a German restaurant in the basement of city hall

Ratibida
n : genus of perennial wildflowers of North American plains and prairies; often cultivated for their showy flower heads [syn: {genus Ratibida}]

Ratibida columnaris
n : coneflower with flower heads resembling a Mexican hat with a tall red-brown disk and drooping yellow or yellow and red-brown rays; great plains along base of Rocky Mountains [syn: {Mexican hat}]

Ratibida columnifera
n : plant similar to the Mexican hat coneflower; from British Columbia to New Mexico [syn: {long-head coneflower}, {prairie coneflower}]

Ratibida tagetes
n : coneflower of central to southwestern United States [syn: {prairie coneflower}]

ratification
n : making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it; "the ratification of the treaty"; "confirmation of the appointment" [syn: {confirmation}]

ratified
adj : formally approved and invested with legal authority [syn: {sanctioned}]

ratified
ratify
v : approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?" [syn: {sign}] [also: {ratified}]

ratified
See {ratify}

ratifier
n : someone who expresses strong approval [syn: {subscriber}, {endorser}, {indorser}]

ratify
v : approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?" [syn: {sign}] [also: {ratified}]

rating
n 1: an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship" [syn: {evaluation}, {valuation}]
2: act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of [syn: {evaluation}]
3: standing or position on a scale
4: rank in a military organization [syn: {military rank}, {military rating}, {paygrade}]

rating system
n : a system of classifying according to quality or merit or amount [syn: {scoring system}]

ratio
n : the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)

ratiocinate
v : reason methodologically and logically

ratiocination
n 1: the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism) [syn: {conclusion}]
2: logical and methodical reasoning

ratiocinative
adj : based on exact thinking; "one's ratiocinative powers"

ratiocinator
n : someone who reasons logically [syn: {reasoner}]

ration
n 1: the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel); "the rations should be nutritionally balanced"
2: a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)
v 1: restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war; "Bread was rationed during the siege of the city"
2: distribute in rations, as in the army; "Cigarettes are rationed" [syn: {ration out}]

ration card
n : a card certifying the bearer's right to purchase rationed goods

ration out
v : distribute in rations, as in the army; "Cigarettes are rationed" [syn: {ration}]

rational
adj 1: consistent with or based on or using reason; "rational behavior"; "a process of rational inference"; "rational thought" [ant: {irrational}]
2: of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind; "intellectual problems"; "the triumph of the rational over the animal side of man" [syn: {intellectual}, {noetic}]
3: capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers; "rational numbers" [ant: {irrational}]
4: having its source in or being guided by the intellect (distinguished from experience or emotion); "a rational analysis"

rational motive
n : a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument

rational number
n : an integer or a fraction

rationale
n : (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature); "the rationale for capital punishment"; "the principles of internal-combustion engines" [syn: {principle}]

rationalisation
n 1: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening [syn: {rationalization}]
2: the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason [syn: {rationalization}]
3: (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation [syn: {rationalization}]
4: the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency [syn: {rationalization}]
5: systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale [syn: {systematization}, {systematisation}, {rationalization}]

rationalise
v 1: structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits" [syn: {rationalize}]
2: defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success" [syn: {apologize}, {apologise}, {excuse}, {justify}, {rationalize}]
3: think rationally; employ logic or reason; "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize" [syn: {rationalize}]
4: remove irrational quantities from; "This function can be rationalized" [syn: {rationalize}]
5: weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" [syn: {cut}, {prune}, {rationalize}]

rationalise away
v : substitute a natural for a supernatural explanation of; "you can rationalize away all the strange noises you hear--there is no poltergeist in the house!" [syn: {rationalize away}]

rationalism
n 1: (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience
2: the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth
3: the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct [syn: {freethinking}]

rationalist
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of rationalism; "rationalist philosophy"
n : someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes [syn: {positivist}]

rationalistic
adj : of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of rationalism

rationality
n 1: the state of having good sense and sound judgment; "his rationality may have been impaired"; "he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions" [syn: {reason}, {reasonableness}]
2: the quality of being consistent with or based on logic [syn: {rationalness}]

rationalization
n 1: the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason [syn: {rationalisation}]
2: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening [syn: {rationalisation}]
3: (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation [syn: {rationalisation}]
4: the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency [syn: {rationalisation}]
5: systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale [syn: {systematization}, {systematisation}, {rationalisation}]

rationalize
v 1: defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success" [syn: {apologize}, {apologise}, {excuse}, {justify}, {rationalise}]
2: weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" [syn: {cut}, {prune}, {rationalise}]
3: structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits" [syn: {rationalise}]
4: think rationally; employ logic or reason; "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize" [syn: {rationalise}]
5: remove irrational quantities from; "This function can be rationalized" [syn: {rationalise}]

rationalize away
v : substitute a natural for a supernatural explanation of; "you can rationalize away all the strange noises you hear--there is no poltergeist in the house!" [syn: {rationalise away}]

rationally
adv : in a rational manner; "we must act rationally" [ant: {irrationally}]

rationalness
n : the quality of being consistent with or based on logic [syn: {rationality}]

rationed
adj : distributed equitably in limited individual portions; "got along as best we could on rationed meat and sugar"

rationing
n : the act of rationing; "during the war the government imposed rationing of food and gasoline"

Ratitae
n : used in former classifications to include all ratite bird orders [syn: {superorder Ratitae}]

ratite
n : flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds [syn: {ratite bird}, {flightless bird}] [ant: {carinate}]

ratite bird
n : flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds [syn: {ratite}, {flightless bird}] [ant: {carinate}]

ratlike
adj : resembling or characteristic of a rat

ratlin
n : (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft [syn: {ratline}]

ratline
n : (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft [syn: {ratlin}]

rat's-tail cactus
n : commonly cultivated tropical American cactus having slender creeping stems and very large showy crimson flowers that bloom for several days [syn: {rattail cactus}, {Aporocactus flagelliformis}]

rattail
n : deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail [syn: {grenadier}, {rattail fish}]

rattail cactus
n : commonly cultivated tropical American cactus having slender creeping stems and very large showy crimson flowers that bloom for several days [syn: {rat's-tail cactus}, {Aporocactus flagelliformis}]

rat-tail file
n : a thin round file shaped like the tail of a rat

rattail fish
n : deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail [syn: {grenadier}, {rattail}]

rattan
n 1: climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for Malacca canes [syn: {rattan palm}, {Calamus rotang}]
2: the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes [syn: {rattan cane}]
3: a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms [syn: {ratan}]

rattan cane
n : the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes [syn: {rattan}]

rattan palm
n : climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for Malacca canes [syn: {rattan}, {Calamus rotang}]

rat-tat
n : a series of short sharp taps (as made by strokes on a drum or knocks on a door) [syn: {rat-a-tat-tat}, {rat-a-tat}]

ratted
rat
n 1: any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
2: someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike [syn: {scab}, {strikebreaker}, {blackleg}]
3: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" [syn: {rotter}, {dirty dog}, {skunk}, {stinker}, {stinkpot}, {bum}, {puke}, {crumb}, {lowlife}, {scum bag}, {so-and-so}, {git}]
4: one who reveals confidential information in return for money [syn: {informer}, {betrayer}, {squealer}, {blabber}]
5: a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure
v 1: desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
2: employ scabs or strike breakers in
3: take the place of work of someone on strike [syn: {scab}, {blackleg}]
4: give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat
5: catch rats, especially with dogs
6: give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: {denounce}, {tell on}, {betray}, {give away}, {grass}, {shit}, {shop}, {snitch}, {stag}] [also: {ratting}, {ratted}]

ratted
See {rat}

ratter
n 1: a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. [syn: {deserter}, {apostate}, {renegade}, {turncoat}, {recreant}]
2: any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats [syn: {rat terrier}]

rattier
ratty
adj : showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains" [syn: {moth-eaten}, {shabby}, {tatty}] [also: {rattiest}, {rattier}]

rattier
See {ratty}

rattiest
ratty
adj : showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains" [syn: {moth-eaten}, {shabby}, {tatty}] [also: {rattiest}, {rattier}]

rattiest
See {ratty}

Rattigan
n : British playwright (1911-1977) [syn: {Terence Rattigan}, {Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan}]

ratting
rat
n 1: any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
2: someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike [syn: {scab}, {strikebreaker}, {blackleg}]
3: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" [syn: {rotter}, {dirty dog}, {skunk}, {stinker}, {stinkpot}, {bum}, {puke}, {crumb}, {lowlife}, {scum bag}, {so-and-so}, {git}]
4: one who reveals confidential information in return for money [syn: {informer}, {betrayer}, {squealer}, {blabber}]
5: a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure
v 1: desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
2: employ scabs or strike breakers in
3: take the place of work of someone on strike [syn: {scab}, {blackleg}]
4: give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat
5: catch rats, especially with dogs
6: give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: {denounce}, {tell on}, {betray}, {give away}, {grass}, {shit}, {shop}, {snitch}, {stag}] [also: {ratting}, {ratted}]

ratting
n : to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors) [syn: {informing}]

ratting
See {rat}

rattle
n 1: a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle" [syn: {rattling}, {rale}]
2: a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken
3: loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail
v 1: make short successive sounds
2: shake and cause to make a rattling noise

rattle down
v : recite volubly or extravagantly; "He could recite the names of all the chemical elements" [syn: {rattle off}, {reel off}, {spiel off}, {roll off}]

rattle off
v : recite volubly or extravagantly; "He could recite the names of all the chemical elements" [syn: {rattle down}, {reel off}, {spiel off}, {roll off}]

rattle on
v : talk incessantly and tiresomely [syn: {yack}, {jaw}, {yack away}, {yap away}]

rattle weed
n : much-branched erect herb with bright yellow flowers; distributed from Massachusetts to Florida [syn: {indigo broom}, {horsefly weed}, {Baptisia tinctoria}]

rattlebox
n : any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for pasture and green-manure crops [syn: {crotalaria}]

rattlebrained
adj : lacking sense or discretion; "his rattlebrained crackpot ideas"; "how rattlepated I am! I've forgotten what I came for"- Glenway Westcott [syn: {rattlepated}, {scatterbrained}, {scatty}]

rattled
adj : thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term) [syn: {flustered}, {hot and bothered(p)}, {perturbed}]

rattlepated
adj : lacking sense or discretion; "his rattlebrained crackpot ideas"; "how rattlepated I am! I've forgotten what I came for"- Glenway Westcott [syn: {rattlebrained}, {scatterbrained}, {scatty}]

rattler
n 1: pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken [syn: {rattlesnake}]
2: a railroad train consisting of freight cars [syn: {freight train}]

rattlesnake
n : pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken [syn: {rattler}]

rattlesnake fern
n : American fern whose clustered sporangia resemble a snake's rattle [syn: {Botrychium virginianum}]

rattlesnake master
n : coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bite [syn: {rattlesnake's master}, {button snakeroot}, {Eryngium yuccifolium}]

rattlesnake orchid
n : any of various orchids of the genus Pholidota having numerous white to brown flowers in spiraling racemes clothed in slightly inflated bracts and resembling a rattlesnake's tail

rattlesnake plantain
n : any of several small temperate and tropical orchids having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small yellowish-white flowers in a twisted raceme [syn: {helleborine}]

rattlesnake root
n 1: herb of central and southern Europe having purple florets [syn: {Prenanthes purpurea}]
2: a plant of the genus Nabalus

rattlesnake weed
n : a hawkweed with a rosette of purple-veined basal leaves; Canada to northern Georgia and Kentucky [syn: {Hieracium venosum}]

rattlesnake's master
n : coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bite [syn: {rattlesnake master}, {button snakeroot}, {Eryngium yuccifolium}]

rattle-top
n : North American bugbane found from Main and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgia [syn: {black cohosh}, {black snakeroot}, {Cimicifuga racemosa}]

rattlier
See {rattly}

rattliest
See {rattly}

rattling
adj 1: extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement" [syn: {fantastic}, {howling(a)}, {marvelous}, {marvellous}, {rattling(a)}, {terrific}, {tremendous}, {wonderful}, {wondrous}]
2: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" [syn: {brisk}, {lively}, {merry}, {snappy}, {spanking}, {zippy}]
n : a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle" [syn: {rattle}, {rale}]
adv : used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn" [syn: {very}, {really}, {real}]

rattrap
n 1: a difficult entangling situation
2: filthy run-down dilapidated housing
3: a trap for catching rats

Rattus
n : common house rats; upper incisors have a beveled edge [syn: {genus Rattus}]

Rattus norvegicus
n : common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide [syn: {brown rat}, {Norway rat}]

Rattus rattus
n : common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide [syn: {black rat}, {roof rat}]

ratty
adj : showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains" [syn: {moth-eaten}, {shabby}, {tatty}] [also: {rattiest}, {rattier}]

raucous
adj 1: unpleasantly loud and harsh [syn: {strident}]
2: disturbing the public peace; loud and rough; "a raucous party"; "rowdy teenagers" [syn: {rowdy}]

raucously
adv 1: with a raucous sound; "his voice rang raucously"
2: in a rowdy manner; "the crowd got drunk and started to behave rowdily" [syn: {rowdily}]

Raudixin
n : antihypertensive consisting of an alkaloid extracted from the plant Rauwolfia serpentina (trade names Raudixin or Rau-Sed or Sandril or Serpasil) [syn: {reserpine}, {Rau-Sed}, {Sandril}, {Serpasil}]

rauli beech
n : large Chilean timber tree yielding coarse lumber [syn: {Nothofagus procera}]

raunch
n : the quality of lacking taste and refinement [syn: {coarseness}, {commonness}, {grossness}, {vulgarity}, {vulgarism}]

raunchier
raunchy
adj 1: earthy and sexually explicit; "a raunchy novel"
2: suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks" [syn: {lewd}, {obscene}, {salacious}]
3: thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen" [syn: {begrimed}, {dingy}, {grimy}, {grubby}, {grungy}] [also: {raunchiest}, {raunchier}]

raunchier
See {raunchy}

raunchiest
raunchy
adj 1: earthy and sexually explicit; "a raunchy novel"
2: suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks" [syn: {lewd}, {obscene}, {salacious}]
3: thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen" [syn: {begrimed}, {dingy}, {grimy}, {grubby}, {grungy}] [also: {raunchiest}, {raunchier}]

raunchiest
See {raunchy}

raunchy
adj 1: earthy and sexually explicit; "a raunchy novel"
2: suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks" [syn: {lewd}, {obscene}, {salacious}]
3: thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen" [syn: {begrimed}, {dingy}, {grimy}, {grubby}, {grungy}] [also: {raunchiest}, {raunchier}]

Rau-Sed
n : antihypertensive consisting of an alkaloid extracted from the plant Rauwolfia serpentina (trade names Raudixin or Rau-Sed or Sandril or Serpasil) [syn: {reserpine}, {Raudixin}, {Sandril}, {Serpasil}]

rauvolfia
n : any shrub or small tree of the genus Rauwolfia having leaves in whorls and cymose flowers; yield substances used medicinally especially as emetics or purgatives or antihypertensives [syn: {rauwolfia}]

rauwolfia
n 1: any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina
2: any shrub or small tree of the genus Rauwolfia having leaves in whorls and cymose flowers; yield substances used medicinally especially as emetics or purgatives or antihypertensives [syn: {rauvolfia}]

Rauwolfia serpentina
n : East Indian climbing shrub with twisted limbs and roots resembling serpents [syn: {snakewood}]

ravage
n : (usually plural) a destructive action; "the ravages of time"; "the depradations of age and disease" [syn: {depredation}]
v 1: make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes [syn: {harry}]
2: devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion" [syn: {lay waste to}, {waste}, {devastate}, {desolate}, {scourge}]

ravaged
adj 1: having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence; "the raped countryside" [syn: {despoiled}, {pillaged}, {raped}, {sacked}]
2: made uninhabitable; "upon this blasted heath"- Shakespeare; "a wasted landscape" [syn: {blasted}, {desolate}, {desolated}, {devastated}, {ruined}, {wasted}]

ravaging
adj : ruinously destructive and wasting; "a ravaging illness"
n : plundering with excessive damage and destruction [syn: {devastation}]

rave
n 1: a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played; "raves are very popular in Berlin"
2: an extravagantly enthusiastic review; "he gave it a rave"
v 1: participate in an all-night techno dance party
2: talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner [syn: {rant}, {mouth off}, {jabber}, {spout}, {rabbit on}]
3: praise enthusiastically; "She raved about that new restaurant" [syn: {gush}]

ravehook
n : a hooked hand tool used to prepare the seams of a boat for oakum

Ravel
n 1: French composer and exponent of Impressionsim (1875-1937) [syn: {Maurice Ravel}]
2: a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking" [syn: {run}, {ladder}]
v 1: disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?"; "unravel the ball or yarn" [syn: {unravel}, {ravel out}]
2: tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story" [syn: {tangle}, {knot}] [ant: {unravel}, {unravel}]

ravel out
v : disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?"; "unravel the ball or yarn" [syn: {ravel}, {unravel}]

raveling
n : a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric [syn: {ravelling}]

ravelled
See {ravel}

ravelling
n : a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric [syn: {raveling}]

ravelling
See {ravel}

raven
n : large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail [syn: {Corvus corax}]
v 1: obtain or seize by violence
2: prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs" [syn: {prey}, {predate}]
3: eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches" [syn: {devour}, {guttle}, {pig}]
4: feed greedily; "The lions ravened the bodies"

ravenala
n : giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an emergency source of water for travelers [syn: {traveler's tree}, {traveller's tree}, {Ravenala madagascariensis}]

Ravenala madagascariensis
n : giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an emergency source of water for travelers [syn: {traveler's tree}, {traveller's tree}, {ravenala}]

ravening
adj 1: living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey; "a predatory bird"; "the rapacious wolf"; "raptorial birds"; "ravening wolves"; "a vulturine taste for offal" [syn: {predatory}, {rapacious}, {raptorial}, {vulturine}, {vulturous}]
2: excessively greedy and grasping; "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"; "ravening creditors"; "paying taxes to voracious governments" [syn: {rapacious}, {voracious}]
3: devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks" [syn: {edacious}, {esurient}, {rapacious}, {ravenous}, {voracious}, {wolfish}]

Ravenna
n : a battle between the French and an alliance of Spaniards and Swiss and Venetians in 1512 [syn: {Battle of Ravenna}]

Ravenna grass
n : grass often cultivated for its long white-ribbed leaves and large plumes resembling those of pampas grass [syn: {wool grass}, {Erianthus ravennae}]

ravenous
adj 1: extremely hungry; "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy" [syn: {famished}, {sharp-set}, {starved}, {esurient}]
2: devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks" [syn: {edacious}, {esurient}, {rapacious}, {ravening}, {voracious}, {wolfish}]

ravenously
adv : in the manner of someone who is very hungry; "he pounced on the food hungrily" [syn: {hungrily}]

ravenousness
n : excessive desire to eat [syn: {edacity}, {esurience}, {voracity}, {voraciousness}]

raver
n 1: a participant in a rave dancing party
2: someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner [syn: {ranter}]

rave-up
n : a raucous gathering

Ravi Shankar
n : Indian sitar player who popularized classical Indian music in the West (born in 1920) [syn: {Shankar}]

ravigote
n : veloute sauce seasoned with herbs and shallots and capers

ravine
n : a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)

raving
adj : talking or behaving irrationally; "a raving lunatic" [syn: {raving mad}, {wild}]
n : declaiming wildly; "the raving of maniacs"
adv : in a raving manner; "raving mad" [syn: {ravingly}]

raving mad
adj : talking or behaving irrationally; "a raving lunatic" [syn: {raving}, {wild}]

ravingly
adv : in a raving manner; "raving mad" [syn: {raving}]

ravioli
n : small circular or square cases of dough with savory fillings [syn: {cappelletti}]

ravish
v 1: force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" [syn: {rape}, {violate}, {assault}, {dishonor}, {dishonour}, {outrage}]
2: hold spellbound [syn: {enchant}, {enrapture}, {transport}, {enthrall}, {enthral}, {delight}] [ant: {disenchant}]

ravisher
n 1: someone who assaults others sexually [syn: {violator}, {debaucher}]
2: a very attractive or seductive looking woman [syn: {smasher}, {stunner}, {knockout}, {beauty}, {sweetheart}, {peach}, {lulu}, {looker}, {mantrap}, {dish}]

ravishing
adj : stunningly beautiful; "a ravishing blonde"

ravishingly
adv : in a ravishing manner or to a ravishing degree; "she was ravishingly beautiful"

ravishment
n 1: a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment [syn: {entrancement}]
2: the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will [syn: {rape}, {violation}, {assault}]

raw
adj 1: (used especially of commodities) in the natural unprocessed condition; "natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales of rude cotton" [syn: {natural}, {raw(a)}, {rude(a)}]
2: having the surface exposed and painful; "a raw wound"
3: not treated with heat to prepare it for eating [ant: {cooked}]
4: not processed or refined; "raw sewage"
5: devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure; "naked ambition"; "raw fury"; "you may kill someone someday with your raw power" [syn: {naked}]
6: brutally unfair or harsh; "received raw treatment from his friends"; "a raw deal"
7: not processed or subjected to analysis; "raw data"; "the raw cost of production"; "only the crude vital statistics" [syn: {crude}]
8: untempered and unrefined; "raw talent"; "raw beauty"
9: unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic" [syn: {bleak}, {cutting}] 10: inflamed and painful; "his throat was raw"; "had a sore throat" [syn: {sore}] 11: used of wood and furniture; "raw wood" [syn: {raw(a)}, {unsanded}] 12: lacking training or experience; "the new men were eager to fight"; "raw recruits"; "he was still wet behind the ears when he shipped as a hand on a merchant vessel" [syn: {new}, {wet behind the ears(p)}] 13: (used informally) completely unclothed [syn: {bare-assed}, {bare-ass}, {in the altogether}, {in the buff}, {in the raw}, {peeled}, {naked as a jaybird}, {stark naked}]
n : informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit" [syn: {altogether}, {birthday suit}]

raw beauty
n : beauty that is stark and powerfully impressive

raw data
n : unanalyzed data; data not yet subjected to analysis

raw deal
n : unfair treatment

raw material
n : material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing [syn: {staple}]

raw meat
n : uncooked meat

raw milk
n : unpasteurized milk

raw recruit
n : an inexperienced and untrained recruit

raw sienna
n 1: a medium to dark tan color [syn: {yellowish brown}, {buff}, {caramel}, {caramel brown}]
2: a yellowish-brown pigment made from untreated sienna

raw talent
n : powerfully impressive talent

raw throat
n : inflammation of the fauces and pharynx [syn: {sore throat}, {pharyngitis}]

raw umber
n : greenish brown pigment

raw vegetable
n : an uncooked vegetable [syn: {rabbit food}]

raw weather
n : unpleasantly cold and damp weather

raw wood
n : wood that is not finished or painted

raw wool
n : wool in its natural condition; not refined or processed

raw wound
n : a wound that exposes subcutaneous tissue

Rawalpindi
n : an ancient city in northeastern Pakistan; served as capitol of Pakistan while Islamabad was being built

rawboned
adj : having a lean and bony physique; "a rawboned cow hand"

rawhide
n : untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes

ray
n 1: a column of light (as from a beacon) [syn: {beam}, {beam of light}, {light beam}, {ray of light}, {shaft}, {shaft of light}, {irradiation}]
2: a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
3: (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
4: a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation [syn: {beam}, {electron beam}]
5: the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization [syn: {re}]
6: any of the stiff bony rods in the fin of a fish
7: cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
v 1: emit as rays; "That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky"
2: extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center; "spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel"; "This plants radiates spines in all directions" [syn: {radiate}]
3: expose to radiation; "irradiate food" [syn: {irradiate}]

Ray Bradbury
n : United States writer of science fiction (born 1920) [syn: {Bradbury}, {Ray Douglas Bradbury}]

Ray Cattell
n : American psychologist (born in England) who developed a broad theory of human behavior based on multivariate research (1905-1998) [syn: {Cattell}, {R. B. Cattell}, {Raymond B. Cattell}, {Raymond Bernard Cattell}]

Ray Douglas Bradbury
n : United States writer of science fiction (born 1920) [syn: {Bradbury}, {Ray Bradbury}]

ray floret
n : small flower with a flat strap-shaped corolla usually occupying the peripheral rings of a composite flower [syn: {ray flower}]

ray flower
n : small flower with a flat strap-shaped corolla usually occupying the peripheral rings of a composite flower [syn: {ray floret}]

Ray M. Dolby
n : United States electrical engineer who devised the Dolby system used to reduce background noise in tape recording [syn: {Dolby}]

ray of light
n : a column of light (as from a beacon) [syn: {beam}, {beam of light}, {light beam}, {ray}, {shaft}, {shaft of light}, {irradiation}]

Ray Robinson
n : United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989) [syn: {Robinson}, {Sugar Ray Robinson}, {Walker Smith}]

Rayleigh
n : English physicist who studied the density of gases and discovered argon; made important contributions to acoustic theory (1842-1919) [syn: {Third Baron Rayleigh}, {Lord Rayleigh}, {John William Strutt}]

Rayleigh disk
n : an acoustic radiometer consisting of a light disk suspended from a quartz thread; when exposed to a progressive sound wave its torque can measure velocity

rayless
adj : having no parts resembling rays; not having ray flowers

rayless chamomile
n : annual aromatic weed of Pacific coastal areas (United States and northeastern Asia) having bristle-pointed leaves and rayless yellow flowers [syn: {pineapple weed}, {Matricaria matricarioides}]

Raymond B. Cattell
n : American psychologist (born in England) who developed a broad theory of human behavior based on multivariate research (1905-1998) [syn: {Cattell}, {Ray Cattell}, {R. B. Cattell}, {Raymond Bernard Cattell}]

Raymond Bernard Cattell
n : American psychologist (born in England) who developed a broad theory of human behavior based on multivariate research (1905-1998) [syn: {Cattell}, {Ray Cattell}, {R. B. Cattell}, {Raymond B. Cattell}]

Raymond Chandler
n : United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959) [syn: {Chandler}, {Raymond Thornton Chandler}]

Raymond Lully
n : Spanish philosopher (1235-1315) [syn: {Lully}, {Ramon Lully}]

Raymond Thornton Chandler
n : United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959) [syn: {Chandler}, {Raymond Chandler}]

Raynaud's sign
n : cyanosis of the extremities; can occur when a spasm of the blood vessels is caused by exposure to cold or by strong emotion [syn: {acrocyanosis}]

rayon
n : a synthetic silklike fabric

rayon stocking
n : women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk) [syn: {nylons}, {nylon stocking}, {rayons}, {silk stocking}]

rayons
n : women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk) [syn: {nylons}, {nylon stocking}, {rayon stocking}, {silk stocking}]

raze
v : tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled" [syn: {level}, {rase}, {dismantle}, {tear down}, {take down}, {pull down}] [ant: {raise}]

razed
adj : torn down and broken up [syn: {demolished}, {dismantled}]

razing
n 1: the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled [syn: {wrecking}]
2: complete destruction of a building [syn: {leveling}, {tearing down}, {demolishing}]

razmataz
n : any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent [syn: {razzle-dazzle}, {razzle}, {razzmatazz}]

razor
n : edge tool used in shaving
v : shave with a razor

razor clam
n : marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell [syn: {jackknife clam}, {knife-handle}]

razor edge
n : an edge that is as sharp as the cutting side of a razor

razor fish
n : any of several small wrasses with compressed sharp-edged heads of the West Indies and Mediterranean [syn: {razor-fish}]

razorback
adj : having a sharp narrow back; "a razor-backed horse"; "razorback hogs" [syn: {razor-backed}]
n 1: a mongrel hog with a thin body and long legs and a ridged back; a wild or semi-wild descendant of improved breeds; found chiefly in the southeastern United States [syn: {razorback hog}, {razorbacked hog}]
2: any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin [syn: {rorqual}]

razorback hog
n : a mongrel hog with a thin body and long legs and a ridged back; a wild or semi-wild descendant of improved breeds; found chiefly in the southeastern United States [syn: {razorback}, {razorbacked hog}]

razor-backed
adj : having a sharp narrow back; "a razor-backed horse"; "razorback hogs" [syn: {razorback}]

razorbacked hog
n : a mongrel hog with a thin body and long legs and a ridged back; a wild or semi-wild descendant of improved breeds; found chiefly in the southeastern United States [syn: {razorback}, {razorback hog}]

razorbill
n : black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill [syn: {razor-billed auk}, {Alca torda}]

razor-billed auk
n : black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill [syn: {razorbill}, {Alca torda}]

razorblade
n : a blade that has very sharp edge

razor-cutting
See {razor-cut}

razor-fish
n : any of several small wrasses with compressed sharp-edged heads of the West Indies and Mediterranean [syn: {razor fish}]

razor-sharp
adj 1: very clearly delineated; "razor-sharp definition"
2: as sharp as a razor

razz
v : harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: {tease}, {rag}, {cod}, {tantalize}, {tantalise}, {bait}, {taunt}, {twit}, {rally}, {ride}]

razzing
n : a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn: {boo}, {hoot}, {Bronx cheer}, {hiss}, {raspberry}, {snort}, {bird}]

razzle
n : any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent [syn: {razzle-dazzle}, {razzmatazz}, {razmataz}]

razzle-dazzle
n : any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent [syn: {razzle}, {razzmatazz}, {razmataz}]

razzmatazz
n : any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent [syn: {razzle-dazzle}, {razzle}, {razmataz}]

Rb
n : a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group; burns in air and reacts violently in water; occurs in carnallite and lepidolite and pollucite [syn: {rubidium}, {atomic number 37}]

RBC
n : a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus [syn: {red blood cell}, {erythrocyte}]

rbi
n : a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" [syn: {run batted in}]

r.c.
adj : of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic Church" [syn: {Roman}, {Romanist}, {romish}, {Roman Catholic}, {popish}, {papist}, {papistic}, {papistical}]

RCMP
n : the federal police force of Canada [syn: {Royal Canadian Mounted Police}, {Mounties}]

Re
n 1: a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum [syn: {rhenium}, {atomic number 75}]
2: ancient hawk-headed Egyptian sun god; a universal creator [syn: {Ra}]
3: the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization [syn: {ray}]

Rea Silvia
n : (Roman mythology) a vestal virgin who became the mother by Mars of the twins Romulus and Remus [syn: {Rhea Silvia}]

reabsorb
v : undergo resorption [syn: {resorb}]

reabsorption
n : the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation [syn: {resorption}]

reach
n 1: the limits within which something can be effective; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire" [syn: {range}]
2: an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power" [syn: {scope}, {range}, {orbit}, {compass}, {ambit}]
3: the act of physically reaching or thrusting out [syn: {reaching}, {stretch}]
4: the limit of capability; "within the compass of education" [syn: {compass}, {range}, {grasp}]
v 1: reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts" [syn: {make}, {attain}, {hit}, {arrive at}, {gain}]
2: reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour" [syn: {hit}, {attain}]
3: move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people" [syn: {reach out}]
4: be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia" [syn: {get through}, {get hold of}, {contact}]
5: to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks" [syn: {achieve}, {accomplish}, {attain}]
6: to extend as far as; "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall" [syn: {extend to}, {touch}]
7: reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade" [syn: {make}, {get to}, {progress to}]
8: place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" [syn: {pass}, {hand}, {pass on}, {turn over}, {give}]
9: to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear" [syn: {strive}, {strain}]

reach into
v : run into or up to

reach one's nostrils
v : be smelled; have a strong odor

reach out
v 1: move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people" [syn: {reach}]
2: reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk" [syn: {extend}, {poke out}]
3: attempt to communicate; "I try to reach out to my daughter but she doesn't want to have anything to do with me"

reachable
adj : easily approached; "a site approachable from a branch of the Niger" [syn: {approachable}]

reaching
n 1: the act of physically reaching or thrusting out [syn: {reach}, {stretch}]
2: accomplishment of an objective [syn: {arrival}]

reacquaint
v : acquaint anew; "We reacquainted ourselves with this technique"

reacquired stock
n : stock that has been bought back by the issuing corporation and is available for retirement or resale; it is issued but not outstanding; it cannot vote and pays no dividends [syn: {treasury stock}, {treasury shares}]

react
v 1: show a response or a reaction to something [syn: {respond}]
2: undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions; "The hydrogen and the oxygen react"
3: act against or in opposition to; "She reacts negatively to everything I say" [syn: {oppose}]

reactance
n : opposition to the flow of electric current resulting from inductance and capacitance (rather than resistance)

reactant
n : a chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction

reaction
n 1: a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude; "he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance"; "John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp"
2: a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some foregoing stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age" [syn: {response}]
3: (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others; "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water" [syn: {chemical reaction}]
4: an idea evoked by some experience; "his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do"
5: doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like; "his style of painting was a reaction against cubism"
6: extreme conservatism in political or social matters; "the forces of reaction carried the election"
7: (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body; "every action has an equal and opposite reaction"

reaction engine
n : a jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high-speed stream [syn: {reaction-propulsion engine}]

reaction formation
n : (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously develops attitudes and behavior that are the opposite of unacceptable repressed desires and impulses and serve to conceal them; "his strict morality is just a reaction formation to hide his sexual drive"

reaction propulsion
n : propulsion that results from the ejection at high velocity of a mass of gas to which the vehicle reacts with an equal and opposite momentum

reaction time
n : the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it [syn: {response time}, {latency}, {latent period}]

reaction turbine
n : a turbine with blades arranged to develop torque from gradual decrease of steam pressure from inlet to exhaust

reactionary
adj : extremely conservative [syn: {reactionist}, {far-right}]
n : an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism [syn: {ultraconservative}, {extreme right-winger}]

reactionism
n : the political orientation of reactionaries

reactionist
adj : extremely conservative [syn: {reactionary}, {far-right}]

reaction-propulsion engine
n : a jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high-speed stream [syn: {reaction engine}]

reactivate
v : activate (an old file) anew

reactive
adj 1: participating readily in reactions; "sodium is a reactive metal"; "free radicals are very reactive" [ant: {unreactive}]
2: tending to react to a stimulus; "the skin of the geriatric is less reactive than that of younger persons"- Louis Tuft

reactive depression
n : an inappropriate state of depression that is precipitated by events in the person's life (to be distinguished from normal grief) [syn: {exogenous depression}]

reactive schizophrenia
n : schizophrenia of abrupt onset and relatively short duration (a few weeks or months) [syn: {acute schizophrenic episode}]

reactivity
n 1: responsive to stimulation [syn: {responsiveness}]
2: ready susceptibility to chemical change

reactor
n 1: an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit
2: (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements [syn: {nuclear reactor}]

read
n : something that is read; "the article was a very good read"
v 1: interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"
2: have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?" [syn: {say}]
3: look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon"
4: obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer" [syn: {scan}]
5: interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky, etc.; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The gypsy read his fate in the crystal ball"
6: interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!" [syn: {take}]
7: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'" [syn: {register}, {show}, {record}]
8: be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam" [syn: {learn}, {study}, {take}]
9: audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is auditioning for `Julius Cesar' at Stratford this year" 10: to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!" 11: make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?" [syn: {understand}, {interpret}, {translate}]

read between the lines
v : read what is implied but not expressed on the surface

Read method
n : a method of natural childbirth that assumes it is a normal process and that the pain is largely psychological; involves education and breathing exercises to foster relaxation and other exercises [syn: {Read method of childbirth}]

Read method of childbirth
n : a method of natural childbirth that assumes it is a normal process and that the pain is largely psychological; involves education and breathing exercises to foster relaxation and other exercises [syn: {Read method}]

readability
n 1: the quality of written language that makes it easy to read and understand
2: writing (print or handwriting) that can be easily read [syn: {legibility}] [ant: {illegibility}]

readable
adj : easily deciphered [syn: {clear}, {decipherable}]

readably
adv : in a legible manner; "you must write legibly" [syn: {legibly}, {decipherably}] [ant: {illegibly}]

readapt
v 1: adapt anew; "He readapted himself"
2: adjust anew; "After moving back to America, he had to readjust" [syn: {readjust}]

re-address
v : put a new address on (an envelope), as for forwarding

reader
n 1: a person who enjoys reading
2: someone who contracts to receive and pay for a certain number of issues of a publication [syn: {subscriber}]
3: a person who can read; a literate person
4: someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication [syn: {reviewer}, {referee}]
5: someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections [syn: {proofreader}]
6: someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {lector}]
7: a public lecturer at certain universities [syn: {lector}, {lecturer}]
8: one of a series of texts for students learning to read

readership
n : the audience reached by written communications (books or magazines or newspapers etc.)

readier
ready
adj 1: completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress; "get ready"; "she is ready to resign"; "the bridge is ready to collapse"; "I am ready to work"; "ready for action"; "ready for use"; "the soup will be ready in a minute"; "ready to learn to read" [ant: {unready}]
2: (of especially money) immediately available; "he seems to have ample ready money"; "a ready source of cash" [syn: {ready(a)}]
3: mentally disposed; "he was ready to believe her"
4: brought into readiness; "dinner is ready"
5: apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity; "a quick mind"; "a ready wit" [syn: {quick}]
n : poised for action; "their guns were at the ready"
v 1: prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" [syn: {cook}, {fix}, {make}, {prepare}]
2: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" [syn: {fix}, {prepare}, {set up}, {gear up}, {set}] [also: {readiest}, {readier}]

readier
See {ready}

readiest
ready
adj 1: completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress; "get ready"; "she is ready to resign"; "the bridge is ready to collapse"; "I am ready to work"; "ready for action"; "ready for use"; "the soup will be ready in a minute"; "ready to learn to read" [ant: {unready}]
2: (of especially money) immediately available; "he seems to have ample ready money"; "a ready source of cash" [syn: {ready(a)}]
3: mentally disposed; "he was ready to believe her"
4: brought into readiness; "dinner is ready"
5: apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity; "a quick mind"; "a ready wit" [syn: {quick}]
n : poised for action; "their guns were at the ready"
v 1: prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" [syn: {cook}, {fix}, {make}, {prepare}]
2: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" [syn: {fix}, {prepare}, {set up}, {gear up}, {set}] [also: {readiest}, {readier}]

readiest
See {ready}

readily
adv 1: without much difficulty; "these snakes can be identified readily"
2: in a punctual manner; "he did his homework promptly" [syn: {promptly}, {pronto}, {without delay}]

readiness
n 1: the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them in readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate" [syn: {preparedness}, {preparation}]
2: prompt willingness; "readiness to continue discussions"
3: (psychology) a temporary readiness to respond in a particular way; "the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution"; "his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set" [syn: {set}]
4: a natural effortlessness; "they conversed with great facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen [syn: {facility}]

reading
n 1: the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message; "he enjoys reading books"
2: a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument; "he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm" [syn: {meter reading}, {indication}]
3: a particular interpretation or performance; "on that reading it was an insult"; "he was famous for his reading of Mozart"
4: written material intended to be read; "the teacher assigned new readings"; "he bought some reading material at the airport" [syn: {reading material}]
5: a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something [syn: {interpretation}, {version}]
6: a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England
7: a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems" [syn: {recitation}, {recital}]
8: the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; "he has a job meter reading for the gas company" [syn: {meter reading}]

reading assignment
n : the reading of a passage assigned by the teacher

reading clinic
n : a clinic for people with reading disabilities

reading desk
n : desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer [syn: {lectern}]

reading lamp
n : a lamp that provides light for reading

reading material
n : written material intended to be read; "the teacher assigned new readings"; "he bought some reading material at the airport" [syn: {reading}]

reading program
n : a program designed to teach literacy skills

reading room
n : a room set aside for reading

reading teacher
n : someone who teaches students to read

readjust
v 1: adjust anew; "After moving back to America, he had to readjust" [syn: {readapt}]
2: adjust again after an initial failure [syn: {reset}]

readjustment
n 1: the act of adjusting again (to changed circumstances)
2: the act of adjusting something to match a standard [syn: {adjustment}, {registration}]

readmission
n : the act of admitting someone again; "the surgery was performed on his readmission to the clinic"

readmit
v 1: admit anew; "The refugee was readmitted into his home country"
2: admit again or anew; "After paying a penalty, the player was readmitted"

read-only file
n : (computer science) a file that you can read but cannot change

read-only memory
n : (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed [syn: {ROM}, {read-only storage}, {fixed storage}]

read-only memory chip
n : a memory chip providing read-only memory

read-only storage
n : (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed [syn: {read-only memory}, {ROM}, {fixed storage}]

read/write head
n : (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk [syn: {head}]

read/write memory
n : the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible [syn: {random-access memory}, {random access memory}, {random memory}, {RAM}]

ready
adj 1: completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress; "get ready"; "she is ready to resign"; "the bridge is ready to collapse"; "I am ready to work"; "ready for action"; "ready for use"; "the soup will be ready in a minute"; "ready to learn to read" [ant: {unready}]
2: (of especially money) immediately available; "he seems to have ample ready money"; "a ready source of cash" [syn: {ready(a)}]
3: mentally disposed; "he was ready to believe her"
4: brought into readiness; "dinner is ready"
5: apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity; "a quick mind"; "a ready wit" [syn: {quick}]
n : poised for action; "their guns were at the ready"
v 1: prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" [syn: {cook}, {fix}, {make}, {prepare}]
2: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" [syn: {fix}, {prepare}, {set up}, {gear up}, {set}] [also: {readiest}, {readier}]

ready and waiting
adj : being and remaining ready and available for use; "waiting cars and limousines lined the curb"; "found her mother waiting for them"; "an impressive array of food ready and waiting for the guests"; "military forces ready and waiting" [syn: {waiting}, {ready and waiting(p)}]

ready cash
n : money in the form of cash that is readily available; "his wife was always a good source of ready cash"; "he paid cold cash for the TV set" [syn: {cold cash}, {ready money}]

ready money
n : money in the form of cash that is readily available; "his wife was always a good source of ready cash"; "he paid cold cash for the TV set" [syn: {ready cash}, {cold cash}]

ready reckoner
n : a handbook of tables used to facilitate computation [syn: {reckoner}]

ready to hand
adj : easy to reach; "found a handy spot for the can opener" [syn: {convenient}, {handy}, {ready to hand(p)}]

readying
n : the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose; "preparations for the ceremony had begun" [syn: {preparation}]

ready-made
adj 1: made for purchase and immediate use [ant: {custom-made}]
2: repeated regularly without thought or originality; "ready-made phrases" [syn: {cliched}]
3: commercially produced; not homemade; "ready-made clothes"

ready-mix
n : a commercial preparation containing most of the ingredients for a dish

ready-to-wear
adj : (especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock; "a ready-made jacket"; "ready-to-wear clothes" [syn: {off-the-rack}, {off-the-shelf}, {off-the-peg}]

reaffiliation
n : affiliation anew

reaffirm
v : affirm once again; "He reaffirmed his faith in the church"

reaffirmation
n : renewed affirmation [syn: {reassertion}]

re-afforest
v : re-establish a forest after clear-cutting or fire, etc.; "re-afforest the area that was burned during the fighting"

re-afforestation
n : the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting [syn: {reforestation}]

Reagan
n : 40th President of the United States (1911-) [syn: {Ronald Reagan}, {Ronald Wilson Reagan}, {President Reagan}]

Reagan administration
n : the executive under President Reagan

reagent
n : a chemical agent for use in chemical reactions

reagin
n : an immunoglobulin E that is formed as an antibody against allergens (such as pollen); attaches to cell membranes causing the release of histamine and other substances responsible for the local inflammation characteristic of an allergy

real
adj 1: being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow [syn: {existent}] [ant: {unreal}]
2: no less than what is stated; worthy of the name; "the real reason"; "real war"; "a real friend"; "a real woman"; "meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal"; "it's time he had a real job"; "it's no penny-ante job--he's making real money" [syn: {real(a)}] [ant: {unreal}]
3: being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma" [syn: {actual}, {genuine}, {literal}]
4: not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin; "real mink"; "true gold" [syn: {true}]
5: not to be taken lightly; "statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems"; "to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real"
6: possible to be treated as fact; "tangible evidence"; "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor" [syn: {tangible}]
7: being value measured in terms of purchasing power; "real prices"; "real income"; "real wages" [ant: {nominal}]
8: having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare [syn: {substantial}, {material}] [ant: {insubstantial}]
9: (of property) fixed or immovable; "real property consists of land and buildings; real estate" 10: coinciding with reality; "perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafson [syn: {veridical}] 11: founded on practical matters; "a recent graduate experiencing the real world for the first time"
n 1: any rational or irrational number [syn: {real number}]
2: an old small silver Spanish coin
adv : used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn" [syn: {very}, {really}, {rattling}] [also: {reis} (pl), {reales} (pl)]

real estate
n : property consisting of houses and land [syn: {real property}, {realty}]

real estate agent
n : a person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale of land; "in England they call a realtor a land agent" [syn: {realtor}, {real estate broker}, {estate agent}, {land agent}, {house agent}]

real estate broker
n : a person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale of land; "in England they call a realtor a land agent" [syn: {realtor}, {real estate agent}, {estate agent}, {land agent}, {house agent}]

Real Estate Investment Trust
n : an investment trust that owns and manages a pool of commercial properties and mortgages and other real estate asssets; shares can be bought and sold in the stock market [syn: {REIT}]

real estate loan
n : a loan on real estate that is usually secured by a mortgage [syn: {mortgage loan}]

real GNP
n : a version of the GNP that has been adjusted for the effects of inflation [syn: {real gross national product}]

real gross national product
n : a version of the GNP that has been adjusted for the effects of inflation [syn: {real GNP}]

Real IRA
n : a radical terrorist group that broke away in 1997 when the mainstream Provisional IRA proposed a cease-fire; has continued terrorist activities in opposition to any peace agreement [syn: {Real Irish Republican Army}, {RIRA}, {Dissident Irish Republican Army}]

Real Irish Republican Army
n : a radical terrorist group that broke away in 1997 when the mainstream Provisional IRA proposed a cease-fire; has continued terrorist activities in opposition to any peace agreement [syn: {Real IRA}, {RIRA}, {Dissident Irish Republican Army}]

real life
n : the practical world as opposed to the academic world; "a good consultant must have a lot of experience in the real world" [syn: {real world}]

real matrix
n : a matrix whose elements are all real numbers

real McCoy
n : informal usage attributing authenticity [syn: {real thing}, {real stuff}]

real number
n : any rational or irrational number [syn: {real}]

real presence
n : (Christianity) the Christian doctrine that the body of Christ is actually present in the Eucharist

real property
n : property consisting of houses and land [syn: {real estate}, {realty}]

real storage
n : the main memory in a virtual memory system

real stuff
n : informal usage attributing authenticity [syn: {real McCoy}, {real thing}]

real tennis
n : an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled court [syn: {royal tennis}, {court tennis}]

real thing
n : informal usage attributing authenticity [syn: {real McCoy}, {real stuff}]

real time
n 1: the actual time that it takes a process to occur; "information is updated in real time"
2: (computer science) the time it takes for a process under computer control to occur

real world
n : the practical world as opposed to the academic world; "a good consultant must have a lot of experience in the real world" [syn: {real life}]

reales
real
adj 1: being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow [syn: {existent}] [ant: {unreal}]
2: no less than what is stated; worthy of the name; "the real reason"; "real war"; "a real friend"; "a real woman"; "meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal"; "it's time he had a real job"; "it's no penny-ante job--he's making real money" [syn: {real(a)}] [ant: {unreal}]
3: being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma" [syn: {actual}, {genuine}, {literal}]
4: not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin; "real mink"; "true gold" [syn: {true}]
5: not to be taken lightly; "statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems"; "to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real"
6: possible to be treated as fact; "tangible evidence"; "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor" [syn: {tangible}]
7: being value measured in terms of purchasing power; "real prices"; "real income"; "real wages" [ant: {nominal}]
8: having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare [syn: {substantial}, {material}] [ant: {insubstantial}]
9: (of property) fixed or immovable; "real property consists of land and buildings; real estate" 10: coinciding with reality; "perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafson [syn: {veridical}] 11: founded on practical matters; "a recent graduate experiencing the real world for the first time"
n 1: any rational or irrational number [syn: {real number}]
2: an old small silver Spanish coin
adv : used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn" [syn: {very}, {really}, {rattling}] [also: {reis} (pl), {reales} (pl)]

reales
See {real}

real-estate business
n : the business of selling real estate

realgar
n : a rare soft orange mineral consisting of arsenic sulphide; an important ore of arsenic

realign
v : align anew or better; "The surgeon realigned my jaw after the accident" [syn: {realine}]

realine
v : align anew or better; "The surgeon realigned my jaw after the accident" [syn: {realign}]

realisation
n 1: a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer [syn: {realization}]
2: coming to understand something clearly and distinctly; "a growing realization of the risk involved"; "a sudden recognition of the problem he faced"; "increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases" [syn: {realization}, {recognition}]
3: a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained [syn: {realization}]
4: the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer [syn: {realization}]
5: making real or giving the appearance of reality [syn: {realization}, {actualization}, {actualisation}]
6: something that is made real or concrete; "the victory was the realization of a whole year's work" [syn: {realization}, {fruition}]

realise
v 1: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" [syn: {gain}, {take in}, {clear}, {make}, {earn}, {realize}, {pull in}, {bring in}]
2: convert into cash; of goods and property [syn: {realize}]
3: expand or complete (a thorough-based part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass [syn: {realize}]
4: make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions" [syn: {realize}, {actualize}, {actualise}, {substantiate}]
5: be fully aware or cognizant of [syn: {recognize}, {recognise}, {realize}, {agnize}, {agnise}]
6: perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea" [syn: {understand}, {realize}, {see}]

realised
adj : successfully completed or brought to an end; "his mission accomplished he took a vacation"; "the completed project"; "the joy of a realized ambition overcame him" [syn: {accomplished}, {completed}, {realized}]

realism
n 1: the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth [syn: {pragmatism}]
2: (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical object continue to exist when not perceived [syn: {naive realism}]
3: the state of being actual or real; "the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him" [syn: {reality}, {realness}] [ant: {unreality}]
4: an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description [syn: {naturalism}]
5: (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names [syn: {Platonism}]

realist
n 1: a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them
2: a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly
3: a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style

realistic
adj 1: aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are; "a realistic description"; "a realistic view of the possibilities"; "a realistic appraisal of our chances"; "the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans" [ant: {unrealistic}]
2: representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; "realistic portraiture"; "a realistic novel"; "in naturalistic colors"; "the school of naturalistic writers" [syn: {naturalistic}]
3: of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of realism; "a realistic system of thought"

realistically
adv 1: in a realistic manner; "let's look at the situation realistically" [ant: {unrealistically}]
2: in a realistic manner; "the figure was realistically painted"

reality
n 1: all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you; "his world was shattered"; "we live in different worlds"; "for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were" [syn: {world}]
2: the state of being actual or real; "the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him" [syn: {realness}, {realism}] [ant: {unreality}]
3: the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be; "businessmen have to face harsh realities"
4: the quality possessed by something that is real [ant: {unreality}]

reality principle
n : (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the ego; the principle that as a child grows it becomes aware of the real environment and the need to accommodate to it [ant: {pleasure principle}]

realizable
adj 1: capable of being realized; "realizable benefits of the plan"
2: capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do [syn: {accomplishable}, {achievable}, {doable}]

realization
n 1: coming to understand something clearly and distinctly; "a growing realization of the risk involved"; "a sudden recognition of the problem he faced"; "increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases" [syn: {realisation}, {recognition}]
2: making real or giving the appearance of reality [syn: {realisation}, {actualization}, {actualisation}]
3: a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer [syn: {realisation}]
4: a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained [syn: {realisation}]
5: the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer [syn: {realisation}]
6: something that is made real or concrete; "the victory was the realization of a whole year's work" [syn: {realisation}, {fruition}]

realize
v 1: be fully aware or cognizant of [syn: {recognize}, {recognise}, {realise}, {agnize}, {agnise}]
2: perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea" [syn: {understand}, {realise}, {see}]
3: make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions" [syn: {realise}, {actualize}, {actualise}, {substantiate}]
4: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" [syn: {gain}, {take in}, {clear}, {make}, {earn}, {realise}, {pull in}, {bring in}]
5: convert into cash; of goods and property [syn: {realise}]
6: expand or complete (a thorough-based part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass [syn: {realise}]

realized
adj : successfully completed or brought to an end; "his mission accomplished he took a vacation"; "the completed project"; "the joy of a realized ambition overcame him" [syn: {accomplished}, {completed}, {realised}]

reallocate
v : allocate, distribute, or apportion anew; "Congressional seats are reapportioned on the basis of census data" [syn: {reapportion}]

reallocation
n 1: a share that has been allocated again
2: a new apportionment (especially a reallotment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results) [syn: {reallotment}, {reapportionment}]

reallot
v : alot again; "They were realloted additional farm land"

reallotment
n : a new apportionment (especially a reallotment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results) [syn: {reapportionment}, {reallocation}]

really
adv 1: in accordance with truth or fact or reality; "she was now truly American"; "a genuinely open society"; "they don't really listen to us" [syn: {truly}, {genuinely}]
2: in actual fact; "to be nominally but not actually independent"; "no one actually saw the shark"; "large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt" [syn: {actually}]
3: in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers); "in truth, moral decay hastened the decline of the Roman Empire"; "really, you shouldn't have done it"; "a truly awful book" [syn: {in truth}, {truly}]
4: used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn" [syn: {very}, {real}, {rattling}]

realm
n 1: a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south" [syn: {kingdom}, {land}]
2: a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about; "it was a limited domain of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult" [syn: {domain}, {region}]
3: the domain ruled by a king or queen [syn: {kingdom}]

realness
n : the state of being actual or real; "the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him" [syn: {reality}, {realism}] [ant: {unreality}]

realpolitik
n : politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations [syn: {practical politics}]

real-time
adj : of or relating to computer systems that update information at the same rate they receive information

real-time operation
n : data processing fast enough to keep up with an outside process [syn: {real-time processing}]

real-time processing
n : data processing fast enough to keep up with an outside process [syn: {real-time operation}]

realtor
n : a person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale of land; "in England they call a realtor a land agent" [syn: {real estate broker}, {real estate agent}, {estate agent}, {land agent}, {house agent}]

realty
n : property consisting of houses and land [syn: {real property}, {real estate}]

ream
n 1: a large quantity of written matter; "he wrote reams and reams"
2: a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires
v 1: squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer; "ream oranges"
2: remove by making a hole with a reamer; "ream paper"
3: enlarge with a reamer; "ream a hole"

reamer
n 1: a squeezer with a conical ridged center that is used for squeezing juice from citrus fruit [syn: {juicer}, {juice reamer}]
2: a drill that is used to shape or enlarge holes

reanimate
v : give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health" [syn: {animate}, {recreate}, {revive}, {renovate}, {repair}, {quicken}, {vivify}, {revivify}]

reanimated
adj : given fresh life or vigor or spirit; "stirred by revived hopes" [syn: {revived}]

reap
v 1: gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes" [syn: {harvest}, {glean}]
2: get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association" [syn: {draw}]

reap hook
n : an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle [syn: {sickle}, {reaping hook}]

reaper
n 1: someone who helps to gather the harvest [syn: {harvester}]
2: Death personified as an old man or a skeleton with a scythe [syn: {Grim Reaper}]
3: farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields [syn: {harvester}]

reaper binder
n : a machine that cuts grain and binds it in sheaves [syn: {binder}]

reaping hook
n : an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle [syn: {sickle}, {reap hook}]

reappear
v : appear again; "The sores reappeared on her body"; "Her husband reappeared after having left her years ago" [syn: {re-emerge}]

reappearance
n 1: the event of something appearing again; "the reappearance of Halley's comet"
2: the act of someone appearing again; "his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited" [syn: {return}]

reapportion
v : allocate, distribute, or apportion anew; "Congressional seats are reapportioned on the basis of census data" [syn: {reallocate}]

reapportionment
n : a new apportionment (especially a reallotment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results) [syn: {reallotment}, {reallocation}]

reappraisal
n : a new appraisal or evaluation [syn: {revaluation}, {review}, {reassessment}]

reappraise
v : appraise anew; "Homes in our town are reappraised every five years and taxes are increased accordingly"

rear
adj : located in or toward the back or rear; "the chair's rear legs"; "the rear door of the plane"; "on the rearward side" [syn: {rear(a)}, {rearward(a)}]
n 1: the back of a military formation or procession; "infantrymen were in the rear" [ant: {head}]
2: the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel" [syn: {backside}, {back end}] [ant: {front}]
3: the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer; "he stood at the back of the stage"; "it was hidden in the rear of the store" [syn: {back}] [ant: {front}]
4: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]
5: the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" [syn: {back}] [ant: {front}]
v 1: stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; "The horse reared in terror" [syn: {rise up}]
2: bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" [syn: {raise}, {bring up}, {nurture}, {parent}]
3: rise up; "The building rose before them" [syn: {rise}, {lift}]
4: cause to rise up [syn: {erect}]
5: construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" [syn: {raise}, {erect}, {set up}, {put up}] [ant: {level}]

rear admiral
n : an admiral junior to a vice admiral

rear back
v 1: rear backwards on its hindlegs; "the frightened horse reared back"
2: start with anger or resentment or in protest

rear end
n : the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]

rear lamp
n : lamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle [syn: {taillight}, {tail lamp}, {rear light}]

rear light
n : lamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle [syn: {taillight}, {tail lamp}, {rear lamp}]

rear of barrel
n : opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded [syn: {breech}, {rear of tube}]

rear of tube
n : opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded [syn: {breech}, {rear of barrel}]

rear window
n : car window that allows vision out of the back of the car

rear-end
v : collide with the rear end of; "The car rear-ended me"

rearguard
n : a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body

re-argue
v : argue again; "This politician will be forced into re-arguing an old national campaign"

rearing
adj : rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile; "a lion rampant" [syn: {rampant(ip)}]
n 1: the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child [syn: {raising}, {nurture}]
2: raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" [syn: {breeding}, {bringing up}, {fostering}, {fosterage}, {nurture}, {raising}, {upbringing}]

rearm
v 1: arm again; "After the war, the defeated country was not rearmed by the victors"
2: arm anew; "After the war, the defeated country was not allowed to rearm" [syn: {re-arm}]

re-arm
v : arm anew; "After the war, the defeated country was not allowed to rearm" [syn: {rearm}]

rearmament
n : the act of arming again; "he opposed the rearmament of Japan after World War II"

rearmice
See {rearmouse}

rearmost
adj : located farthest to the rear [syn: {backmost}, {hindermost}, {hindmost}]

rearrange
v : put into a new order or arrangement; "Please rearrange these files"; "rearrange the furniture in my room"

rearrangement
n : changing an arrangement

rearview mirror
n : car mirror that reflects the view out of the rear window

rearward
adj 1: directed or moving toward the rear; "a rearward glance"; "a rearward movement" [syn: {reverse}]
2: located in or toward the back or rear; "the chair's rear legs"; "the rear door of the plane"; "on the rearward side" [syn: {rear(a)}, {rearward(a)}]
n : direction toward the rear; "his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions"
adv : at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car" [syn: {back}, {backward}, {backwards}, {rearwards}] [ant: {forward}]

rearwards
adv : at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car" [syn: {back}, {backward}, {backwards}, {rearward}] [ant: {forward}]

reason
n 1: a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration" [syn: {ground}]
2: an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon; "the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly"
3: the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil" [syn: {understanding}, {intellect}]
4: the state of having good sense and sound judgment; "his rationality may have been impaired"; "he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions" [syn: {rationality}, {reasonableness}]
5: a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice" [syn: {cause}, {grounds}]
6: a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying"
v 1: decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house" [syn: {reason out}, {conclude}]
2: present reasons and arguments [syn: {argue}]
3: think logically; "The children must learn to reason"

reason out
v : decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house" [syn: {reason}, {conclude}]

reasonable
adj 1: showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person" [syn: {sensible}] [ant: {unreasonable}]
2: not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices" [syn: {fair}, {fairish}]
3: marked by sound judgment; "sane nuclear policy" [syn: {sane}]

reasonable care
n : the care that a reasonable man would exercise under the circumstances; the standard for determining legal duty [syn: {due care}, {ordinary care}]

reasonableness
n 1: the state of having good sense and sound judgment; "his rationality may have been impaired"; "he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions" [syn: {rationality}, {reason}]
2: goodness of reason and judgment; "the judiciary is built on the reasonableness of judges"
3: the property of being moderate in price; "the store is famous for the reasonableness of its prices" [syn: {moderateness}, {modestness}]
4: moderation in expectations; "without greater reasonableness by both parties we will never settle this matter!"
5: the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person; "he questioned the tenability of my claims" [syn: {tenability}, {tenableness}]

reasonably
adv 1: to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"; "they lived comfortably within reason" [syn: {moderately}, {within reason}, {somewhat}, {fairly}, {middling}, {passably}] [ant: {unreasonably}, {unreasonably}]
2: with good sense or in a reasonable or intelligent manner; "he acted sensibly in the crisis"; "speak more sanely about these affairs"; "acted quite reasonably" [syn: {sanely}, {sensibly}] [ant: {unreasonably}]

reasoned
adj 1: reflects weight of sound argument or evidence; "a sound argument" [syn: {sound}, {well-grounded}]
2: resulting from careful thought; "the paper was well thought out" [syn: {considered}, {well thought out(p)}]

reasoner
n : someone who reasons logically [syn: {ratiocinator}]

reasoning
adj : endowed with the capacity to reason [syn: {intelligent}, {reasoning(a)}, {thinking(a)}]
n : thinking that is coherent and logical [syn: {logical thinking}, {abstract thought}]

reasoning backward
n : the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence [syn: {regress}]

reasoning by elimination
n : analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic elimination of unacceptable alternatives [syn: {elimination}]

reasonless
adj 1: not marked by the use of reason; "mindless violence"; "reasonless hostility"; "a senseless act" [syn: {mindless}, {senseless}]
2: not endowed with the capacity to reason; "a reasonless brute"
3: having no justifying cause or reason; "a senseless, causeless murder"; "a causeless war that never had an aim"; "an apparently arbitrary and reasonless change" [syn: {causeless}]

reassail
v : assail again; "Her old fears reassailed her"

reassemble
v : assemble once again, after taking something apart

reassembly
n : assembling again [syn: {refabrication}]

reassert
v : strengthen or make more firm; "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account" [syn: {confirm}]

reassertion
n : renewed affirmation [syn: {reaffirmation}]

reassess
v : revise or renew one's assessment [syn: {reevaluate}]

reassessment
n : a new appraisal or evaluation [syn: {reappraisal}, {revaluation}, {review}]

reassign
v : transfer somebody to a different position or location of work [syn: {transfer}]

reassignment
n : assignment to a different duty

re-assume
v : take on again, as after a time lapse; "He re-assumed his old behavior"

reassurance
n : the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence

reassure
v 1: cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe" [syn: {assure}] [ant: {worry}]
2: give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain; "I reassured him that we were safe"

reassured
adj : having confidence restored; freed from anxiety; "reassured by her praise he pressed on"

reassuring
adj : restoring confidence and relieving anxiety; "a very reassuring remark" [ant: {unreassuring}]

reassuringly
adv : in a reassuring manner; "the prime minister pointed reassuringly to the silence of the British press"

reata
n : a long noosed rope used to catch animals [syn: {lasso}, {lariat}, {riata}]

reattribute
v : attribute to another source

Reaumur
n : French physicist who invented the alcohol thermometer (1683-1757) [syn: {Rene Antoine Ferchault de Reaumur}]

Reaumur scale
n : a temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 80 degrees

Reaumur thermometer
n : an alcohol thermometer calibrated in degrees Reaumur

reave
v : steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" [syn: {plunder}, {despoil}, {loot}, {strip}, {rifle}, {ransack}, {pillage}, {foray}] [also: {reft}]

reawaken
v : awaken once again

Reb
n : `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `grayback' derived from their gray Confederate uniforms [syn: {Rebel}, {Johnny Reb}, {Johnny}, {grayback}]

rebarbative
adj : serving or tending to repel; "he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful"; "I find his obsequiousness repellent" [syn: {repellent}, {repellant}]

rebate
n 1: a refund of some fraction of the amount paid [syn: {discount}]
2: a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together [syn: {rabbet}]
v 1: give a reduction in the price during a sale; "The store is rebating refrigerators this week"
2: cut a rebate in (timber or stone)
3: join with a rebate; "rebate the pieces of timber and stone"

rebato
n : a wired or starched collar of intricate lace; worn in 17th century [syn: {rabato}]

Rebecca
n : (Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau [syn: {Rebekah}]

Rebecca Rolfe
n : a Powhatan woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617) [syn: {Pocahontas}, {Matoaka}]

Rebecca West
n : British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983) [syn: {West}, {Dame Rebecca West}, {Cicily Isabel Fairfield}]

Rebekah
n : (Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau [syn: {Rebecca}]

rebel
adj 1: used by northerners of Confederate soldiers; "the rebel yell"
2: participating in organized resistance to a constituted government; "the rebelling confederacy" [syn: {rebel(a)}, {rebelling(a)}, {rebellious}]
n 1: `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `grayback' derived from their gray Confederate uniforms [syn: {Reb}, {Johnny Reb}, {Johnny}, {grayback}]
2: a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) [syn: {insurgent}, {insurrectionist}, {freedom fighter}]
3: someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action [syn: {maverick}]
v 1: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance [syn: {arise}, {rise}, {rise up}]
2: break with established customs [syn: {renegade}] [also: {rebelling}, {rebelled}]

rebelled
rebel
adj 1: used by northerners of Confederate soldiers; "the rebel yell"
2: participating in organized resistance to a constituted government; "the rebelling confederacy" [syn: {rebel(a)}, {rebelling(a)}, {rebellious}]
n 1: `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `grayback' derived from their gray Confederate uniforms [syn: {Reb}, {Johnny Reb}, {Johnny}, {grayback}]
2: a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) [syn: {insurgent}, {insurrectionist}, {freedom fighter}]
3: someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action [syn: {maverick}]
v 1: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance [syn: {arise}, {rise}, {rise up}]
2: break with established customs [syn: {renegade}] [also: {rebelling}, {rebelled}]

rebelled
See {rebel}

rebelling
adj : participating in organized resistance to a constituted government; "the rebelling confederacy" [syn: {rebel(a)}, {rebelling(a)}, {rebellious}]

rebelling
rebel
adj 1: used by northerners of Confederate soldiers; "the rebel yell"
2: participating in organized resistance to a constituted government; "the rebelling confederacy" [syn: {rebel(a)}, {rebelling(a)}, {rebellious}]
n 1: `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `grayback' derived from their gray Confederate uniforms [syn: {Reb}, {Johnny Reb}, {Johnny}, {grayback}]
2: a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) [syn: {insurgent}, {insurrectionist}, {freedom fighter}]
3: someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action [syn: {maverick}]
v 1: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance [syn: {arise}, {rise}, {rise up}]
2: break with established customs [syn: {renegade}] [also: {rebelling}, {rebelled}]

rebelling
See {rebel}

rebellion
n 1: refusal to accept some authority or code or convention; "each generation must have its own rebellion"; "his body was in rebellion against fatigue"
2: organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another [syn: {insurrection}, {revolt}, {rising}, {uprising}]

rebellious
adj 1: resisting control or authority; "temperamentally rebellious"; "a rebellious crew"
2: discontented as toward authority [syn: {disaffected}, {ill-affected}, {malcontent}]
3: participating in organized resistance to a constituted government; "the rebelling confederacy" [syn: {rebel(a)}, {rebelling(a)}]

rebelliously
adv : in a rebellious manner; "he rejected her words rebelliously" [syn: {contumaciously}, {defiantly}]

rebelliousness
n 1: intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude [syn: {defiance}]
2: an insubordinate act [syn: {insubordination}]

rebind
v : provide with a new binding; "The tattered old book is valuable and we need to rebind it"

rebirth
n 1: after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body [syn: {metempsychosis}]
2: a second or new birth [syn: {reincarnation}]
3: the revival of learning and culture [syn: {Renaissance}, {renascence}]
4: a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life [syn: {conversion}, {spiritual rebirth}]

reboot
v : cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; "boot your computer" [syn: {boot}, {bring up}]

reborn
adj : spiritually reborn or converted; "a born-again Christian"; "a converted sinner" [syn: {born-again}, {converted}]

rebound
n 1: a movement back from an impact [syn: {recoil}, {repercussion}, {backlash}]
2: a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration; "he is still on the rebound from his wife's death"
3: the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot
v 1: spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" [syn: {bounce}, {resile}, {take a hop}, {spring}, {bound}, {recoil}, {reverberate}, {ricochet}]
2: return to a former condition; "The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied" [syn: {rally}]

rebound tenderness
n : pain felt when a hand pressing on the abdomen is suddenly released; a symptom of peritoneal inflammation

reboxetine
n : an antidepressant drug that blocks the reuptake of norepinephrine [syn: {Edronax}]

rebozo
n : a long woolen or linen scarf covering the head and shoulders (also used a sling for holding a baby); traditionally worn by Latin-American women

rebroadcast
v : broadcast again, as of a film [syn: {rerun}]

rebuff
n 1: a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) [syn: {slight}]
2: an instance of driving away or warding off [syn: {snub}, {repulse}]
v 1: reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal" [syn: {snub}, {repel}]
2: force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack" [syn: {repel}, {repulse}, {fight off}, {drive back}]

rebuild
v : build again; "The house was rebuild after it was hit by a bomb" [syn: {reconstruct}] [also: {rebuilt}]

rebuilding
n : building again

rebuilt
rebuild
v : build again; "The house was rebuild after it was hit by a bomb" [syn: {reconstruct}] [also: {rebuilt}]

rebuilt
adj : made over usually with changes; "the rebuilt pier spoiled our view"; "our remodeled house seems like new" [syn: {remodeled}]

rebuilt
See {rebuild}

rebuke
n : an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face" [syn: {reproof}, {reproval}, {reprehension}, {reprimand}]
v : censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {rag}, {trounce}, {reproof}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {jaw}, {dress down}, {call down}, {scold}, {chide}, {berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]

rebuked
adj : punished especially by reproof or reprimand [syn: {admonished}, {chastened}, {reprimanded}, {reproved}]

rebuker
n : someone who finds fault or imputes blame [syn: {upbraider}, {reprover}, {reproacher}]

rebukingly
adv : in the manner of someone delivering a rebuke

reburial
n : the act of burying again [syn: {reburying}]

rebury
v : bury again; "After the king's body had been exhumed and tested to traces of poison, it was reburied in the same spot"

reburying
n : the act of burying again [syn: {reburial}]

rebus
n : a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words

rebut
v 1: overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof; "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments" [syn: {refute}]
2: prove to be false or incorrect [syn: {refute}, {controvert}] [also: {rebutting}, {rebutted}]

rebuttal
n 1: the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument
2: (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder [syn: {rebutter}]

rebutted
rebut
v 1: overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof; "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments" [syn: {refute}]
2: prove to be false or incorrect [syn: {refute}, {controvert}] [also: {rebutting}, {rebutted}]

rebutted
See {rebut}

rebutter
n 1: a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argument [syn: {disprover}, {refuter}, {confuter}]
2: (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder [syn: {rebuttal}]

rebutting
rebut
v 1: overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof; "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments" [syn: {refute}]
2: prove to be false or incorrect [syn: {refute}, {controvert}] [also: {rebutting}, {rebutted}]

rebutting
See {rebut}

rec room
n : a room equipped for informal entertaining [syn: {recreation room}]

recalcitrance
n : the trait of being unmanageable [syn: {refractoriness}, {unmanageableness}, {recalcitrancy}]

recalcitrancy
n : the trait of being unmanageable [syn: {refractoriness}, {unmanageableness}, {recalcitrance}]

recalcitrant
adj 1: marked by stubborn resistance to and defiant of authority or guidance; "a recalcitrant teenager"; "everything revolves around a refractory individual genius" [syn: {refractory}]
2: marked by stubborn resistance to authority; "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators"

recalcitrate
v : show strong objection or repugnance; manifest vigorous opposition or resistance; be obstinately disobedient; "The Democratic senators recalcitrated against every proposal from the Republican side"

recalculate
v : calculate anew; "The costs had to be recalculated"

recalculation
n : the act of calculating again (usually to eliminate errors or to include additional data); "recalculation yielded a much larger value"

recall
n 1: a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair) [syn: {callback}]
2: a call to return; "the recall of our ambassador"
3: a bugle call that signals troops to return
4: the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort); "he has total recall of the episode" [syn: {recollection}, {reminiscence}]
5: the act of removing an official by petition
v 1: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories" [syn: {remember}, {retrieve}, {call back}, {call up}, {recollect}, {think}] [ant: {forget}]
2: go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his" [syn: {hark back}, {return}, {come back}]
3: call to mind; "His words echoed John F. Kennedy" [syn: {echo}]
4: summon to return; "The ambassador was recalled to his country"; "The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession" [syn: {call back}]
5: cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression; "She was recalled by a loud laugh"
6: make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution; "The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty" [ant: {issue}]
7: cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt" [syn: {call in}, {call back}, {withdraw}]

recall dose
n : an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective [syn: {booster}, {booster dose}, {booster shot}]

recant
v : formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" [syn: {abjure}, {forswear}, {retract}, {resile}]

recantation
n : a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion [syn: {retraction}, {abjuration}]

recap
n 1: a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion [syn: {recapitulation}, {review}]
2: a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads [syn: {retread}]
v : summarize briefly; "Let's recapitulate the main ideas" [syn: {recapitulate}] [also: {recapping}, {recapped}]

recapitualtion
n : (music) the repitition of themes introduced earlier (especially when you are composing the final part of a movement)

recapitulate
v 1: summarize briefly; "Let's recapitulate the main ideas" [syn: {recap}]
2: repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life
3: repeat an earlier theme of a composition [syn: {reprise}, {reprize}, {repeat}]

recapitulation
n 1: emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species [syn: {palingenesis}] [ant: {cenogenesis}]
2: a section of a musical composition or movement in which themes introduced earlier are repeated
3: a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion [syn: {recap}, {review}]

recapped
recap
n 1: a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion [syn: {recapitulation}, {review}]
2: a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads [syn: {retread}]
v : summarize briefly; "Let's recapitulate the main ideas" [syn: {recapitulate}] [also: {recapping}, {recapped}]

recapped
See {recap}

recapping
recap
n 1: a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion [syn: {recapitulation}, {review}]
2: a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads [syn: {retread}]
v : summarize briefly; "Let's recapitulate the main ideas" [syn: {recapitulate}] [also: {recapping}, {recapped}]

recapping
See {recap}

recapture
n 1: a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount
2: the act of taking something back [syn: {retaking}]
v 1: experience anew; "She could not recapture that feeling of happiness"
2: take up anew; "The author recaptures an old idea here"
3: take back by force, as after a battle; "The military forces managed to recapture the fort" [syn: {retake}]
4: capture again; "recapture the escaped prisoner" [syn: {retake}]

recast
v 1: cast again, in a different role; "He was recast as Iago"
2: cast again; "The bell cracked and had to be recast" [syn: {remold}, {remould}]
3: cast or model anew; "She had to recast her image to please the electorate in her home state" [syn: {reforge}, {remodel}]

recasting
n : changing a particular word or phrase [syn: {rewording}, {rephrasing}]

recce
n : reconnaissance (by shortening) [syn: {recco}, {reccy}]

recco
n : reconnaissance (by shortening) [syn: {recce}, {reccy}]

reccy
n : reconnaissance (by shortening) [syn: {recce}, {recco}]

recede
v 1: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn: {withdraw}, {retreat}, {pull away}, {draw back}, {pull back}, {retire}, {move back}]
2: move back and away from; "The enemy fell back" [syn: {fall back}, {retire}] [ant: {advance}]
3: retreat [syn: {fall back}, {lose}, {drop off}, {fall behind}] [ant: {gain}]
4: become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"

receding
adj 1: moving toward a position farther from the front; "the receding glaciers of the last ice age"; "retiring fogs revealed the rocky coastline" [syn: {retiring}]
2: (of a hairline e.g.) moving slowly back [syn: {receding(a)}]
n 1: a slow or gradual disappearance [syn: {fadeout}]
2: the act of becoming more distant [syn: {recession}]

receipt
n 1: the act of receiving [syn: {reception}]
2: an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made
v 1: report the receipt of; "The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper" [syn: {acknowledge}]
2: mark or stamp as paid

receipts
n : the entire amount of income before any deductions are made [syn: {gross}, {revenue}]

receivable
adj : awaiting payment; "accounts receivable"

receivables
n : money that you currently expect to receive from notes or accounts

receive
v 1: get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front" [syn: {have}]
2: receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions" [syn: {get}, {find}, {obtain}, {incur}]
3: recieve (perceptual input); "pick up a signal" [syn: {pick up}]
4: of mental or physical states or experiences; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" [syn: {experience}, {have}, {get}, {undergo}]
5: express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees" [syn: {take in}, {invite}]
6: accept as true or valid; "He received Christ"
7: bid welcome to; greet upon arrival [syn: {welcome}] [ant: {say farewell}]
8: convert into sounds or pictures; "receive the incoming radio signals"
9: experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition" [syn: {meet}, {encounter}] 10: have or give a reception; "The lady is receiving Sunday morning" 11: receive as a retribution or punishment; "He got 5 years in prison" [syn: {get}] 12: partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament 13: regard favorably or with disapproval; "Her new collection of poems was not well received"

received
adj 1: conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers; "standard English" (American); "received standard English is sometimes called the King's English" (British) [syn: {standard}] [ant: {nonstandard}]
2: widely accepted as true or worthy; "the accepted wisdom about old age"; "a received moral idea"; "Received political wisdom says not; surveys show otherwise"- Economist [syn: {accepted}]

receiver
n 1: set that receives radio or tv signals [syn: {receiving system}]
2: (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties [syn: {liquidator}]
3: earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds [syn: {telephone receiver}]
4: a person who gets something [syn: {recipient}]
5: a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass [syn: {pass receiver}, {pass catcher}]

receiver-creditor relation
n : the responsibility of receiver or trustee in bankruptcy to act in the best interests of the creditor

receivership
n 1: the state of property that is in the hands of a receiver; "the business is in receivership"
2: a court action that places property under the control of a receiver during litigation so that it can be preserved for the benefit of all
3: the office of a receiver

receiving set
n : an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals [syn: {radio receiver}, {radio set}, {radio}, {tuner}, {wireless}]

receiving system
n : set that receives radio or tv signals [syn: {receiver}]

recency
n 1: a time immediately before the present [syn: {recentness}]
2: the property of having happened or appeared not long ago [syn: {recentness}]

recent
adj 1: being new in a time not long past; "recent graduates"; "a recent addition to the house"; "recent buds on the apple trees"
2: of the immediate past or just previous to the present time; "a late development"; "their late quarrel"; "his recent trip to Africa"; "in recent months"; "a recent issue of the journal" [syn: {late(a)}]
3: near to or not long before the present; "recent times"; "of recent origin"

Recent epoch
n : approximately the last 10,000 years [syn: {Holocene}, {Holocene epoch}]

recently
adv 1: in the recent past; "he was in Paris recently"; "lately the rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she was fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also" [syn: {late}, {lately}, {of late}, {latterly}]
2: very recently; "they are newly married"; "newly raised objections"; "a newly arranged hairdo"; "grass new washed by the rain"; "a freshly cleaned floor"; "we are fresh out of tomatoes" [syn: {newly}, {freshly}, {fresh}, {new}]

recentness
n 1: a time immediately before the present [syn: {recency}]
2: the property of having happened or appeared not long ago [syn: {recency}]

receptacle
n 1: a container that is used to put or keep things in
2: enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts
3: an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert

reception
n 1: the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors" [syn: {response}]
2: a formal party of people; as after a wedding
3: quality or fidelity of a received broadcast
4: the act of receiving [syn: {receipt}]
5: (American football) the act of catching a pass in football; "the tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line"

reception desk
n : a counter (as in a hotel) where guests are received

reception line
n : a line of people (hosts and guests of honor) who welcome the guests at a reception party

reception room
n : a room for receiving and entertaining visitors (as in a private house or hotel)

receptionist
n : a secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors

receptive
adj 1: open to arguments, ideas, or change; "receptive to reason and the logic of facts"
2: ready or willing to receive favorably; "receptive to the proposals" [ant: {unreceptive}]
3: of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system; "sensory neurons" [syn: {centripetal}, {sensory(a)}]

receptive aphasia
n : aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written words [syn: {Wernicke's aphasia}, {fluent aphasia}, {sensory aphasia}, {impressive aphasia}]

receptively
adv : in a receptive manner

receptiveness
n : willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas); "he was testing the government's receptiveness to reform"; "this receptiveness is the key feature is oestral behavior, enabling natural mating to occur"; "their receptivity to the proposal" [syn: {receptivity}, {openness}]

receptivity
n : willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas); "he was testing the government's receptiveness to reform"; "this receptiveness is the key feature is oestral behavior, enabling natural mating to occur"; "their receptivity to the proposal" [syn: {receptiveness}, {openness}]

receptor
n 1: a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response
2: an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation [syn: {sense organ}, {sensory receptor}] [ant: {effector}]

recess
n 1: a state of abeyance or suspended business [syn: {deferral}]
2: a small concavity [syn: {recession}, {niche}, {corner}]
3: an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands) [syn: {inlet}]
4: an enclosure that is set back or indented [syn: {niche}]
5: a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate" [syn: {respite}, {break}, {time out}]
v 1: put into a recess; "recess lights"
2: make a recess in; "recess the piece of wood"
3: close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned" [syn: {adjourn}, {break up}]

recessed
adj 1: having a sunken area; "hunger gave their faces a sunken look" [syn: {deep-set}, {sunken}]
2: resembling an alcove

recession
n 1: the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year
2: a small concavity [syn: {recess}, {niche}, {corner}]
3: the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service [syn: {recessional}]
4: the act of ceding back [syn: {ceding back}]
5: the act of becoming more distant [syn: {receding}]

recessional
adj : of or relating to receding
n 1: the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service [syn: {recession}]
2: a hymn that is sung at the end of a service as the clergy and choir withdraw

recessional march
n : a march to be played for processions [syn: {processional march}]

recessionary
adj : of or pertaining to a recession [syn: {recessive}]

recessive
adj 1: of or pertaining to a recession [syn: {recessionary}]
2: of genes; producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical [ant: {dominant}]

recessive gene
n : gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical; "the recessive gene for blue eyes"

recharge
v 1: load anew with ammunition, "She reloaded the gun carefully" [syn: {reload}]
2: charge anew; "recharge a battery"

rechargeable
adj : capable of being recharged; "a rechargeable battery"

rechauffe
n : warmed leftovers

recherche
adj : lavishly elegant and refined [syn: {exquisite}]

rechewed food
n : food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again [syn: {cud}]

recidivate
v : go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" [syn: {relapse}, {lapse}, {regress}, {retrogress}, {fall back}]

recidivism
n : habitual relapse into crime

recidivist
n 1: someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior) [syn: {repeater}, {habitual criminal}]
2: someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior [syn: {backslider}, {reversionist}]

Recife
n : a port city of northeastern Brazil on the Atlantic [syn: {Pernambuco}]

recipe
n : directions for making something [syn: {formula}]

recipient
n 1: a person who gets something [syn: {receiver}]
2: the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause [syn: {recipient role}]

recipient role
n : the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause [syn: {recipient}]

reciprocal
adj 1: concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return; "reciprocal aid"; "reciprocal trade"; "mutual respect"; "reciprocal privileges at other clubs" [syn: {mutual}] [ant: {nonreciprocal}]
2: of or relating to or suggestive of complementation; "interchangeable electric outlets" [syn: {complementary}, {interchangeable}]
3: of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function; "the reciprocal ratio of a:b is b:a"
n 1: something (a term or expression or concept) that has a reciprocal relation to something else; "risk is the reciprocal of safety"
2: (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7 [syn: {multiplicative inverse}]
3: hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype [syn: {reciprocal cross}]

reciprocal cross
n : hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype [syn: {reciprocal}]

reciprocal inhibition
n : a method of behavior therapy based on the inhibition of one response by the occurrence of another response that is mutually incompatible with it; a relaxation response might be conditioned to a stimulus that previously evoked anxiety [syn: {reciprocal-inhibition therapy}]

reciprocal ohm
n : a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm [syn: {mho}, {siemens}, {S}]

reciprocal pronoun
n : a pronoun or pronominal phrase (as `each other') that expresses a mutual action or relationship between the individuals indicated in the plural subject; "The sentence `They cared for each other' contains a reciprocal pronoun"

reciprocal-inhibition therapy
n : a method of behavior therapy based on the inhibition of one response by the occurrence of another response that is mutually incompatible with it; a relaxation response might be conditioned to a stimulus that previously evoked anxiety [syn: {reciprocal inhibition}]

reciprocality
n : a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence [syn: {reciprocity}]

reciprocally
adv 1: (often followed by `for') in exchange or in reciprocation; "gave up our seats on the plane and in return received several hundred dollars and seats on the next plane out"; "we get many benefits in return for our taxes" [syn: {in return}]
2: in a mutual or shared manner; "the agreement was mutually satisfactory"; "the goals of the negotiators were not reciprocally exclusive" [syn: {mutually}]
3: in an inverse or contrary manner; "inversely related"; "wavelength and frequency are, of course, related reciprocally"- F.A.Geldard [syn: {inversely}]

reciprocate
v 1: act, feel, or give mutually or in return; "We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!"
2: alternate the direction of motion of; "the engine reciprocates the propeller"

reciprocating
adj : moving alternately backward and forward [syn: {reciprocatory}]

reciprocating engine
n : an internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders

reciprocating saw
n : a portable power saw with a reciprocating blade; can be used with a variety of blades depending on the application and kind of cut; generally have a plate that rides on the surface that is being cut [syn: {saber saw}, {jigsaw}]

reciprocation
n 1: the act of making and return or doing something in return
2: alternating back-and-forth movement
3: mutual interaction; the activity of interchanging or reciprocating [syn: {interchange}, {give-and-take}]

reciprocative
adj : given or done or owed to each other

reciprocatory
adj : moving alternately backward and forward [syn: {reciprocating}]

reciprocity
n 1: a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence [syn: {reciprocality}]
2: mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges

recission
n : (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made; recission may be brought about by decree or by mutual consent [syn: {rescission}]

recital
n 1: the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant" [syn: {narration}, {yarn}]
2: performance of music or dance especially by soloists
3: a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems" [syn: {recitation}, {reading}]
4: a detailed statement giving facts and figures; "his wife gave a recital of his infidelities"
5: a detailed account or description of something; "he was forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings"

recitalist
n : a musician who gives recitals

recitation
n 1: written matter that is recited from memory
2: a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems" [syn: {recital}, {reading}]
3: a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study [syn: {course session}, {class period}]
4: systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect" [syn: {exercise}, {practice}, {drill}, {practice session}]

recitative
n : a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech

recite
v 1: recite in elocution [syn: {declaim}]
2: repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day"
3: render verbally, "recite a poem"; "retell a story" [syn: {retell}]
4: narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child" [syn: {tell}, {narrate}, {recount}]
5: specify individually; "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug" [syn: {enumerate}, {itemize}, {itemise}]

reciter
n : someone who recites from memory

reckless
adj 1: marked by unthinking boldness; with defiant disregard for danger or consequences; "foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker"; "became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans"-Macaulay; "a reckless driver"; "a rash attempt to climb the World Trade Center" [syn: {foolhardy}, {rash}]
2: characterized by careless unconcerned; "the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes"- Edith Wharton; "reckless squandering of public funds" [syn: {heedless}]

recklessly
adv : in a reckless manner

recklessness
n : the trait of giving little thought to danger [syn: {foolhardiness}, {rashness}]

reckon
v 1: expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up" [syn: {think}, {opine}, {suppose}, {imagine}, {guess}]
2: judge to be probable [syn: {calculate}, {estimate}, {count on}, {figure}, {forecast}]
3: deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" [syn: {see}, {consider}, {view}, {regard}]
4: make a mathematical calculation or computation [syn: {calculate}, {cipher}, {cypher}, {compute}, {work out}, {figure}]
5: have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" [syn: {count}, {bet}, {depend}, {look}, {calculate}]
6: take account of; "You have to reckon with our opponents"; "Count on the monsoon" [syn: {count}]

reckoner
n 1: an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines) [syn: {calculator}, {figurer}, {estimator}, {computer}]
2: a handbook of tables used to facilitate computation [syn: {ready reckoner}]

reckoning
n 1: problem solving that involves numbers or quantities [syn: {calculation}, {computation}, {figuring}]
2: a bill for an amount due [syn: {tally}]
3: the act of counting; "the counting continued for several hours" [syn: {count}, {counting}, {numeration}, {enumeration}, {tally}]

reclaim
v 1: claim back [syn: {repossess}]
2: of materials from waste products [syn: {recover}]
3: bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one; "The Church reformed me"; "reform your conduct" [syn: {reform}, {regenerate}, {rectify}]
4: make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state; "The people reclaimed the marshes"
5: overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons" [syn: {domesticate}, {domesticize}, {domesticise}, {tame}]

reclaimable
adj : possible to use again [syn: {recyclable}, {reusable}]

reclaimed
adj : delivered from danger [syn: {rescued}]

reclamation
n 1: the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation [syn: {renewal}, {rehabilitation}]
2: rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course; "the reclamation of delinquent children" [syn: {reformation}]
3: the recovery of useful substances from waste products

reclassification
n : classifying something again (usually in a new category)

reclassified
reclassify
v : classify anew, change the previous classification; "The zoologists had to reclassify the mollusks after they found new species" [also: {reclassified}]

reclassified
See {reclassify}

reclassify
v : classify anew, change the previous classification; "The zoologists had to reclassify the mollusks after they found new species" [also: {reclassified}]

recline
v 1: move the upper body backwards and down [syn: {lean back}]
2: cause to recline; "She reclined her head on the pillow"
3: lean in a comfortable resting position; "He was reposing on the couch" [syn: {recumb}, {repose}]

recliner
n : an armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it [syn: {reclining chair}, {lounger}]

reclining
adj : lying down; in a position of comfort or rest [syn: {accumbent}, {decumbent}, {recumbent}]
n : the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position

reclining chair
n : an armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it [syn: {recliner}, {lounger}]

recluse
adj : withdrawn from society; seeking solitude; "lived an unsocial reclusive life" [syn: {reclusive}, {withdrawn}]
n : one who lives in solitude [syn: {hermit}, {solitary}, {solitudinarian}, {troglodyte}]

reclusive
adj 1: withdrawn from society; seeking solitude; "lived an unsocial reclusive life" [syn: {recluse}, {withdrawn}]
2: providing privacy or seclusion; "the cloistered academic world of books"; "sat close together in the sequestered pergola"; "sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree"; "a secluded romantic spot" [syn: {cloistered}, {secluded}, {sequestered}]

reclusiveness
n : preference for seclusion or isolation [syn: {isolation}]

recode
v : put into a different code; rearrange mentally; "People recode and restructure information in order to remember it"

recoding
n : converting from one code to another

recognisable
adj : possible to recognize [syn: {recognizable}, {placeable}]

recognisance
n : (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited [syn: {recognizance}]

recognise
v 1: show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean" [syn: {recognize}]
2: grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree" [syn: {accredit}, {recognize}]
3: detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph" [syn: {recognize}, {distinguish}, {discern}, {pick out}, {make out}, {tell apart}]
4: express greetings upon meeting someone [syn: {greet}, {recognize}]
5: express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us" [syn: {acknowledge}, {recognize}]
6: be fully aware or cognizant of [syn: {recognize}, {realize}, {realise}, {agnize}, {agnise}]
7: perceive to be the same [syn: {recognize}]
8: accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods" [syn: {acknowledge}, {recognize}, {know}]

recognised
adj 1: provided with a secure reputation; "a recognized authority" [syn: {recognized}]
2: generally approved or compelling recognition; "several accepted techniques for treating the condition"; "his recognized superiority in this kind of work" [syn: {accepted}, {recognized}]

recognition
n 1: the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged; "the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work"; "she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own" [syn: {acknowledgment}, {acknowledgement}]
2: the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering; "a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces"; "experimental psychologists measure the elapsed time from the onset of the stimulus to its recognition by the observer" [syn: {identification}]
3: approval; "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying"; "the credits were given at the end of the film" [syn: {credit}]
4: coming to understand something clearly and distinctly; "a growing realization of the risk involved"; "a sudden recognition of the problem he faced"; "increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases" [syn: {realization}, {realisation}]
5: (biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape; "molecular recognition drives all of biology, for instance, hormone and receptor or antibody-antigen interactions or the organization of molecules into larger biologically active entities"
6: the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country; "territorial disputes were resolved in Guatemala's recognition of Belize in 1991"
7: an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid; "the recognition of the Rio Grande as a boundary between Mexico and the United States"
8: designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body; "he was unable to make his motion because he couldn't get recognition by the chairman"

recognizable
adj 1: easily perceived; easy to become aware of; "this situation produces recognizable stress symptoms"
2: possible to recognize [syn: {recognisable}, {placeable}]

recognizably
adv : to a recognizable degree; "he was recognizably slimmer now" [ant: {unrecognizably}]

recognizance
n : (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited [syn: {recognisance}]

recognize
v 1: accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods" [syn: {acknowledge}, {recognise}, {know}]
2: be fully aware or cognizant of [syn: {recognise}, {realize}, {realise}, {agnize}, {agnise}]
3: detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph" [syn: {recognise}, {distinguish}, {discern}, {pick out}, {make out}, {tell apart}]
4: perceive to be the same [syn: {recognise}]
5: grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree" [syn: {accredit}, {recognise}]
6: express greetings upon meeting someone [syn: {greet}, {recognise}]
7: express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us" [syn: {acknowledge}, {recognise}]
8: exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate)
9: show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean" [syn: {recognise}]

recognized
adj 1: generally approved or compelling recognition; "several accepted techniques for treating the condition"; "his recognized superiority in this kind of work" [syn: {accepted}, {recognised}]
2: provided with a secure reputation; "a recognized authority" [syn: {recognised}]

recoil
n 1: the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired [syn: {kick}]
2: a movement back from an impact [syn: {repercussion}, {rebound}, {backlash}]
v 1: draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" [syn: {flinch}, {squinch}, {funk}, {cringe}, {shrink}, {wince}, {quail}]
2: spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" [syn: {bounce}, {resile}, {take a hop}, {spring}, {bound}, {rebound}, {reverberate}, {ricochet}]
3: spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder" [syn: {kick back}, {kick}]

recoilless
adj : of or being a weapon that is designed to minimize recoil

recollect
v : recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories" [syn: {remember}, {retrieve}, {recall}, {call back}, {call up}, {think}] [ant: {forget}]

recollection
n 1: the ability to recall past occurrences [syn: {remembrance}, {anamnesis}]
2: the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort); "he has total recall of the episode" [syn: {recall}, {reminiscence}]
3: something recalled to the mind

recollective
adj : tending to acquire and retain ideas or information; "an acquisitive mind"

recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid
n : genetically engineered DNA made by recombining fragments of DNA from different organisms [syn: {recombinant DNA}]

recombinant DNA
n : genetically engineered DNA made by recombining fragments of DNA from different organisms [syn: {recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid}]

recombinant DNA technology
n : the technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments from more than one organism [syn: {genetic engineering}, {gene-splicing}]

recombinant human insulin
n : a form of insulin (trade name Humulin) made from recombinant DNA that is identical to human insulin; used to treat diabetics who are allergic to preparations made from beef or pork insulin [syn: {Humulin}]

recombination
n 1: (genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents
2: (physics) a combinng of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of ions; important for ions arising from the passage of high-energy particles

recombine
v 1: undergo genetic recombination; "The DNA can recombine"
2: cause genetic recombination; "should scientists recombine DNA?"
3: to combine or put together again

recommence
v 1: cause to start anew; "The Taliban recommenced hostilities after a few days of quiet"
2: beging again; "we recommenced his reading after a short nap"

recommencement
n : beginning again [syn: {resumption}]

recommend
v 1: push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day" [syn: {urge}, {advocate}]
2: express a good opinion of [syn: {commend}]
3: make attractive or acceptable; "Honesty recommends any person"

recommendation
n 1: something (as a course of action) that is recommeended as advisable
2: something that recommends (or expresses commendation) of a person or thing as worthy or desirable [syn: {testimonial}, {good word}]
3: any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission; "her pleasant personality is already a recommendation"; "his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society" [syn: {passport}]

recommended
adj : mentioned as worthy of acceptance; "the recommended medicine"; "the suggested course of study" [syn: {suggested}]

recommit
v 1: commit once again, as of a crime
2: commit again; "It was recommitted into her custody"
3: send back to a committee; "The bill was recommitted three times in the House" [also: {recommitting}, {recommitted}]

recommitted
recommit
v 1: commit once again, as of a crime
2: commit again; "It was recommitted into her custody"
3: send back to a committee; "The bill was recommitted three times in the House" [also: {recommitting}, {recommitted}]

recommitted
See {recommit}

recommitting
recommit
v 1: commit once again, as of a crime
2: commit again; "It was recommitted into her custody"
3: send back to a committee; "The bill was recommitted three times in the House" [also: {recommitting}, {recommitted}]

recommitting
See {recommit}

recompense
n 1: payment or reward (as for service rendered)
2: the act of compensating for service or loss or injury [syn: {compensation}]
v 1: make amends for; pay compensation for; "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident" [syn: {compensate}, {repair}, {indemnify}]
2: make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated" [syn: {compensate}, {remunerate}]

reconcilable
adj : capable of being reconciled; "her way of thinking is reconcilable with mine" [ant: {irreconcilable}]

reconcile
v 1: make compatible with; "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories" [syn: {accommodate}, {conciliate}]
2: bring into consonance or accord; "harmonize one's goals with one's abilities" [syn: {harmonize}, {harmonise}]
3: come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up" [syn: {patch up}, {make up}, {conciliate}, {settle}]
4: accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate" [syn: {resign}, {submit}]

reconciled
adj 1: (followed by `to') no longer opposed; "after a time she became reconciled even to diplomatic receptions" [ant: {unreconciled}]
2: made compatible or consistent

reconciler
n : someone who tries to bring peace [syn: {conciliator}, {make-peace}, {pacifier}, {peacemaker}]

reconciliation
n 1: the reestablishing of cordial relations [syn: {rapprochement}]
2: getting two things to correspond; "the reconciliation of his checkbook and the bank statement" [syn: {balancing}]

reconciling
adj : tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony [syn: {accommodative}]

recondite
adj : difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge; "the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"; "a deep metaphysical theory"; "some recondite problem in historiography" [syn: {abstruse}, {deep}]

reconditeness
n 1: wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound; "the anthropologist was impressed by the reconditeness of the native proverbs" [syn: {abstruseness}, {abstrusity}, {profoundness}, {profundity}]
2: the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand [syn: {obscureness}, {obscurity}, {abstruseness}] [ant: {clarity}]

recondition
v : bring into an improved condition; "He reconditioned the old appliances"

reconditioned
adj : mended or put in working order; "a reconditioned sewing machine"; "a repaired vacuum cleaner"; "the broken lock is now fixed" [syn: {repaired}, {fixed}]

reconfirm
v : confirm again; "You must reconfirm your flight reservations"

reconnaissance
n : the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy); "an exchange of fire occurred on a reconnaissance mission" [syn: {reconnaissance mission}]

reconnaissance by fire
n : a method of reconnaissance in which fire is placed on a suspected enemy position in order to cause the enemy to disclose his presence by moving or returning fire

reconnaissance in force
n : an offensive operation designed to discover or test the enemy's strength (or to obtain other information)

reconnaissance mission
n : the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy); "an exchange of fire occurred on a reconnaissance mission" [syn: {reconnaissance}]

reconnaissance plane
n : a military airplane used to gain information about an enemy

reconnaissance vehicle
n : fast armored military vehicle with four-wheel drive and open top [syn: {scout car}]

reconnoiter
v : explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody [syn: {scout}, {reconnoitre}]

reconnoitering
n : exploring in order to gain information; "scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous" [syn: {scouting}, {exploratory survey}, {reconnoitring}]

reconnoitre
v : explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody [syn: {scout}, {reconnoiter}]

reconnoitring
n : exploring in order to gain information; "scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous" [syn: {scouting}, {exploratory survey}, {reconnoitering}]

reconquer
v : conquer anew; "The country reconquered the territory lost in the previous war"

reconsecrate
v : consecrate anew, as after a desecration

reconsider
v 1: consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing; "Won't you reconsider your decision?"
2: consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, in legislation

reconsideration
n 1: a consideration of a topic (as in a meeting) with a view to changing an earlier decision
2: thinking again about a choice previously made; "he had second thoughts about his purchase" [syn: {second thought}, {afterthought}, {rethink}]

reconstitute
v : construct or form anew or provide with a new structure; "After his accident, he had to restructure his life"; "The governing board was reconstituted" [syn: {restructure}]

reconstruct
v 1: reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago" [syn: {construct}, {retrace}]
2: build again; "The house was rebuild after it was hit by a bomb" [syn: {rebuild}]
3: cause somebody to adapt or reform socially or politically
4: return to its original or usable and functioning condition; "restore the forest to its original pristine condition" [syn: {restore}]
5: do over, as of (part of) a house; "We are remodeling these rooms" [syn: {remodel}, {redo}]

reconstructed
adj : adapted to social or economic change; "a reconstructed feminist" [ant: {unreconstructed}]

Reconstruction
n 1: the period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877 [syn: {Reconstruction Period}]
2: the activity of constructing something again
3: an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence
4: recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall [syn: {reconstructive memory}]

Reconstruction Period
n : the period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877 [syn: {Reconstruction}]

reconstructive
adj : helping to restore to good condition; "reconstructive surgery"; "rehabilitative exercises" [syn: {rehabilitative}]

reconstructive memory
n : recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall [syn: {reconstruction}]

reconstructive surgery
n : surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue [syn: {plastic surgery}, {anaplasty}]

reconvene
v : meet again; "The bill will be considered when the Legislature reconvenes next Fall"

reconvert
v : convert back; "Hollywood is reconverting old films"

reconvict
v : convict anew

recopied
recopy
v : copy again; "The child had to recopy the homework" [also: {recopied}]

recopied
See {recopy}

recopy
v : copy again; "The child had to recopy the homework" [also: {recopied}]

record
n 1: anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events; "the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques"
2: the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had; "at 9-0 they have the best record in their league"
3: an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport); "he tied the Olympic record"; "coffee production last year broke all previous records"; "Chicago set the homicide record"
4: sound recording consisting of a disc with continuous grooves; formerly used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracked in the grooves [syn: {phonograph record}, {phonograph recording}, {disk}, {disc}, {platter}]
5: the sum of recognized accomplishments; "the lawyer has a good record"; "the track record shows that he will be a good president" [syn: {track record}]
6: a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted; "he ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court"; "the prostitute had a record a mile long" [syn: {criminal record}]
7: a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone; "Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'"; "his name is in all the recordbooks" [syn: {record book}, {book}]
8: a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction; "they could find no record of the purchase"
v 1: make a record of; set down in permanent form [syn: {enter}, {put down}]
2: register electronically; "They recorded her singing" [syn: {tape}] [ant: {erase}]
3: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'" [syn: {read}, {register}, {show}]
4: be aware of; "Did you register any change when I pressed the button?" [syn: {register}]
5: be or provide a memorial to a person or an event; "This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps"; "We memorialized the Dead" [syn: {commemorate}, {memorialize}, {memorialise}, {immortalize}, {immortalise}]

record album
n 1: one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audio tape and compact disc [syn: {album}]
2: an album for holding phonograph records [syn: {phonograph album}]

record book
n : a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone; "Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'"; "his name is in all the recordbooks" [syn: {record}, {book}]

record changer
n : an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention [syn: {auto-changer}, {changer}]

record company
n : a company that makes and sells musical recordings

record cover
n : a sleeve for storing a phonograph record [syn: {record sleeve}]

record hop
n : an informal dance where popular music is played [syn: {hop}]

record jacket
n : the jacket for a phonograph record

record player
n : machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically [syn: {phonograph}]

record sleeve
n : a sleeve for storing a phonograph record [syn: {record cover}]

record-breaker
n : someone who breaks a record [syn: {record-holder}]

record-breaking
adj : surpassing any previously established record; "a record-breaking high jump"; "record-breaking crowds"

recorded
adj 1: set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction; "recorded music" [ant: {live}]
2: made a matter of official record; "a properly recorded deed to the property" [ant: {unrecorded}]
3: (of securities) having the owner's name entered in a register; "recorded holders of a stock"
4: recorded or listed in a directory; "a recorded number"

recorder
n 1: equipment for making records [syn: {recording equipment}, {recording machine}]
2: someone responsible for keeping records [syn: {registrar}, {record-keeper}]
3: a barrister or solicitor who serves as part-time judge in towns or boroughs
4: a woodwind with a vertical pipe and 8 finger holes and a whistle mouthpiece [syn: {fipple flute}, {fipple pipe}, {vertical flute}]

recorder player
n : someone who plays the recorder

record-holder
n : someone who breaks a record [syn: {record-breaker}]

recording
n 1: signal encoding something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded
2: the act of making a record (especially an audio record); "she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth" [syn: {transcription}]
3: a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded

recording equipment
n : equipment for making records [syn: {recorder}, {recording machine}]

recording label
n : trade name of a company that produces musical recordings; "the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent" [syn: {label}]

recording machine
n : equipment for making records [syn: {recorder}, {recording equipment}]

recording studio
n : studio where tapes and records are recorded

recording system
n : audio system for recoding sound

record-keeper
n : someone responsible for keeping records [syn: {registrar}, {recorder}]

recount
n : an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election
v 1: narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child" [syn: {tell}, {narrate}, {recite}]
2: count again; "We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made"

recounting
n : an act of narration; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable" [syn: {relation}, {telling}]

recoup
v 1: reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss [syn: {reimburse}]
2: regain or make up for; "recuperate one's losses" [syn: {recover}, {recuperate}]
3: retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes" [syn: {withhold}, {deduct}]

recourse
n 1: act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort" [syn: {resort}, {refuge}]
2: something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying" [syn: {refuge}, {resort}]

recover
v 1: get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly" [syn: {retrieve}, {find}, {regain}]
2: get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating" [syn: {recuperate}, {convalesce}] [ant: {devolve}]
3: regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate" [syn: {go back}, {recuperate}]
4: regain or make up for; "recuperate one's losses" [syn: {recoup}, {recuperate}]
5: of materials from waste products [syn: {reclaim}]
6: cover anew; "recover a chair"

recoverable
adj : capable of being recovered or regained; "recoverable truth of a past event" [ant: {unrecoverable}]

recovered
adj 1: freed from illness or injury; "the patient appears cured"; "the incision is healed"; "appears to be entirely recovered"; "when the recovered patient tries to remember what occurred during his delirium"- Normon Cameron [syn: {cured}, {healed}]
2: found after being lost [syn: {recovered(p)}]

recoverer
n : someone who saves something from danger or violence [syn: {rescuer}, {saver}]

recovering
adj : returning to health after illness or debility; "convalescent children are difficult to keep in bed" [syn: {convalescent}]

recovery
n 1: return to an original state; "the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid"
2: gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury [syn: {convalescence}, {recuperation}]
3: the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost) [syn: {retrieval}]

recovery room
n : a hospital room for the care of patients immediately after surgery

recreant
adj 1: having deserted a cause or principle; "some provinces had proved recreant"; "renegade supporters of the usurper" [syn: {renegade}]
2: lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; "the craven fellow turned and ran"; "a craven proposal to raise the white flag"; "this recreant knight"- Spenser [syn: {craven}]
n 1: an abject coward [syn: {poltroon}, {craven}]
2: a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. [syn: {deserter}, {apostate}, {renegade}, {turncoat}, {ratter}]

recreate
v 1: give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health" [syn: {animate}, {reanimate}, {revive}, {renovate}, {repair}, {quicken}, {vivify}, {revivify}]
2: engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion; "On weekends I play"; "The students all recreate alike" [syn: {play}]
3: give encouragement to [syn: {cheer}, {hearten}, {embolden}] [ant: {dishearten}]
4: create anew; "she recreated the feeling of the 1920's with her stage setting"

re-create
v 1: create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale"
2: make a replica of; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt" [syn: {copy}]
3: form anew in the imagination; recollect and re-form in the mind; "His mind re-creates the entire world"

re-created
adj : created anew; "this re-created literalness"

recreation
n 1: an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" [syn: {diversion}]
2: activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation; "time for rest and refreshment by the pool"; "days of joyous recreation with his friends" [syn: {refreshment}]

re-creation
n : the act of creating again

recreation facility
n : a public facility for recreation [syn: {recreational facility}]

recreation room
n : a room equipped for informal entertaining [syn: {rec room}]

recreational
adj 1: of or relating to recreation; "a recreational area with a pool and ball fields"
2: engaged in as a pastime; "an amateur painter"; "gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals"; "recreational golfers"; "reading matter that is both recreational and mentally stimulating"; "unpaid extras in the documentary" [syn: {amateur}, {unpaid}]

recreational drug
n : a narcotic drug that is used only occasionally and is claimed to be nonaddictive

recreational facility
n : a public facility for recreation [syn: {recreation facility}]

recreational vehicle
n : a motorized wheeled vehicle used for camping or other recreational activities [syn: {RV}]

recriminate
v : return an accusation against someone or engage in mutual accusations; charge in return

recrimination
n : mutual accusations

recriminative
adj : countering one charge with another; "recriminatory arguments" [syn: {recriminatory}]

recriminatory
adj : countering one charge with another; "recriminatory arguments" [syn: {recriminative}]

recrudesce
v 1: happen; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time" [syn: {break}, {develop}]
2: become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce" [syn: {erupt}, {break out}]

recrudescence
n : a return of something after a period of abatement; "a recrudescence of racism"; "a recrudescence of the symptoms"

recruit
n 1: a recently enlisted soldier
2: any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces) [syn: {enlistee}]
v 1: register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members" [syn: {enroll}, {inscribe}, {enter}, {enrol}]
2: seek to employ; "The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants"
3: cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers" [syn: {levy}, {raise}]

recruiter
n 1: someone who supplies members or employees
2: an official who enlists personnel for military service

recruiting-sergeant
n : a sergeant deputized to enlist recruits

recruitment
n : the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.) [syn: {enlisting}]

recta
rectum
n : the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus [also: {recta} (pl)]

recta
See {rectum}

rectal
adj : of or involving the rectum; "rectal cancer"

rectal artery
n : one of the arteries supplying the rectal area [syn: {arteria rectalis}]

rectal reflex
n : normal response to the presence of feces in the rectum [syn: {defecation reflex}]

rectal vein
n : any of several veins draining the walls of the anal canal and rectum [syn: {hemorrhoidal vein}, {vena rectalis}]

rectangle
n : a parallelogram with four right angles

rectangular
adj 1: having four right angles; "a rectangular figure twice as long as it is wide"
2: having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles; "wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes"; "a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system" [syn: {orthogonal}]

rectangularity
n : the property of being shaped like a rectangle [syn: {oblongness}]

recti
rectus
n : any of various straight muscles [also: {recti} (pl)]

recti
See {rectus}

rectifiable
adj : capable of being repaired or rectified; "reparable damage to the car"; "rectifiable wrongs" [syn: {reparable}] [ant: {irreparable}]

rectification
n 1: (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation
2: the conversion of alternating current to direct current
3: the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right [syn: {correction}]
4: determination of the length of a curve; finding a straight line equal in length to a given curve

rectified
adj : having been put right

rectified
rectify
v 1: math: determine the length of; "rectify a curve"
2: reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities; "refine sugar" [syn: {refine}]
3: bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one; "The Church reformed me"; "reform your conduct" [syn: {reform}, {reclaim}, {regenerate}]
4: set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight" [syn: {remediate}, {remedy}, {repair}, {amend}]
5: make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation" [syn: {correct}, {right}] [ant: {falsify}]
6: convert into direct current; "rectify alternating current" [also: {rectified}]

rectified
See {rectify}

rectifier
n 1: electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current
2: a person who corrects or sets right; "a rectifier of prejudices"

rectify
v 1: math: determine the length of; "rectify a curve"
2: reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities; "refine sugar" [syn: {refine}]
3: bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one; "The Church reformed me"; "reform your conduct" [syn: {reform}, {reclaim}, {regenerate}]
4: set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight" [syn: {remediate}, {remedy}, {repair}, {amend}]
5: make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation" [syn: {correct}, {right}] [ant: {falsify}]
6: convert into direct current; "rectify alternating current" [also: {rectified}]

rectifying tube
n : a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier [syn: {diode}, {rectifying valve}]

rectifying valve
n : a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier [syn: {diode}, {rectifying tube}]

rectilineal
adj : characterized by a straight line or lines; "rectilinear patterns in wallpaper"; "the rectilinear propagation of light" [syn: {rectilinear}]

rectilinear
adj : characterized by a straight line or lines; "rectilinear patterns in wallpaper"; "the rectilinear propagation of light" [syn: {rectilineal}]

rectilinear regression
n : the relation between variables when the regression equation is linear: e.g., y = ax + b [syn: {linear regression}]

rectitude
n : uprightness as a consequence of being honorable and honest [syn: {uprightness}]

recto
n : right-hand page [ant: {verso}]

rectocele
n : protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina; can occur if pelvic muscles are weakened by childbirth [syn: {proctocele}]

rectoplasty
n : reconstructive surgery of the anus or rectum [syn: {proctoplasty}]

rector
n : a person authorized to conduct religious worship [syn: {curate}, {minister}, {parson}, {pastor}]

rectory
n : an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector [syn: {parsonage}, {vicarage}]

rectosigmoid
adj : of or related to or near the sigmoid colon and the upper part of the rectum

rectrices
See {rectrix}

rectum
n : the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus [also: {recta} (pl)]

rectus
n : any of various straight muscles [also: {recti} (pl)]

rectus inferior
n : the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball down and medially [syn: {inferior rectus muscle}, {inferior rectus}]

rectus lateralis
n : the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward [syn: {abducens muscle}, {lateral rectus muscle}, {lateral rectus}]

rectus medialis
n : the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball medially [syn: {medial rectus muscle}, {medial rectus}]

rectus superior
n : the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball upward and medially [syn: {superior rectus muscle}, {superior rectus}]

recumb
v : lean in a comfortable resting position; "He was reposing on the couch" [syn: {repose}, {recline}]

recumbent
adj : lying down; in a position of comfort or rest [syn: {accumbent}, {decumbent}, {reclining}]

recuperate
v 1: regain or make up for; "recuperate one's losses" [syn: {recover}, {recoup}]
2: regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate" [syn: {recover}, {go back}]
3: restore to good health or strength
4: get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating" [syn: {recover}, {convalesce}] [ant: {devolve}]

recuperation
n : gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury [syn: {convalescence}, {recovery}]

recuperative
adj : promoting recuperation; "recuperative powers"; "strongly recuperative remedies"; "restorative effects of exercise" [syn: {restorative}]

recur
v 1: happen or occur again; "This is a recurring story" [syn: {repeat}]
2: return in thought or speech to something [syn: {go back}]
3: have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat" [syn: {fall back}, {resort}] [also: {recurring}, {recurred}]

recurred
recur
v 1: happen or occur again; "This is a recurring story" [syn: {repeat}]
2: return in thought or speech to something [syn: {go back}]
3: have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat" [syn: {fall back}, {resort}] [also: {recurring}, {recurred}]

recurred
See {recur}

recurrence
n : happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the return of spring" [syn: {return}]

recurrent
adj : recurring again and again; "perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements" [syn: {perennial}, {repeated}]

recurrent event
n : an event that recurs at intervals [syn: {periodic event}]

recurrent fever
n : marked by recurring high fever and transmitted by the bite of infected lice or ticks; characterized by episodes of high fever and chills and headache and muscle pain and nausea that recur every week or ten days for several months [syn: {relapsing fever}]

recurrently
adv : in a recurrent manner

recurring
adj : coming back; "a revenant ghost" [syn: {revenant}]

recurring
recur
v 1: happen or occur again; "This is a recurring story" [syn: {repeat}]
2: return in thought or speech to something [syn: {go back}]
3: have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat" [syn: {fall back}, {resort}] [also: {recurring}, {recurred}]

recurring
See {recur}

recurring decimal
n : a decimal with a sequence of digits that repeats itself indefinitely [syn: {circulating decimal}, {repeating decimal}]

recursion
n : (mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation

recursive
adj : of or relating to a recursion

recursive definition
n : (mathematics) a definition of a function from which values of the function can be calculated in a finite number of steps

recursive routine
n : a routine that can call itself

recurvate
adj : curved backward or inward [syn: {recurved}]

recurve
v : curve or bend (something) back or down

recurved
adj : curved backward or inward [syn: {recurvate}]

Recurvirostra
n : type genus of the Recurvirostridae: avocets [syn: {genus Recurvirostra}]

Recurvirostridae
n : long-legged shorebirds [syn: {family Recurvirostridae}]

recusal
n : (law) the disqualification of a judge or jury by reason of prejudice or conflict of interest; a judge can be recused by objections of either party or judges can disqualify themselves [syn: {recusation}]

recusancy
n : refusal to submit to established authority; originally the refusal of Roman Catholics to attend services of the Church of England

recusant
adj 1: (of Catholics formerly) refusing to attend services of the Church of England [syn: {dissentient}]
2: refusing to submit to authority; "the recusant electors...cooperated in electing a new Senate"- Mary W.Williams
n : someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct [syn: {nonconformist}] [ant: {conformist}]

recusation
n 1: (law) the disqualification of a judge or jury by reason of prejudice or conflict of interest; a judge can be recused by objections of either party or judges can disqualify themselves [syn: {recusal}]
2: (law) an objection grounded on the judge's relationship to one of the parties

recuse
v 1: disqualify oneself (as a judge, for example) in a particular case
2: challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law

recyclable
adj : possible to use again [syn: {reclaimable}, {reusable}]

recycle
v 1: cause to repeat a cycle
2: use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes" [syn: {reprocess}, {reuse}]

recycling
n : the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products

recycling bin
n : a bin for depositing things to be recycled

recycling plant
n : a plant for reprocessing used or abandoned materials

red
adj 1: having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies [syn: {reddish}, {ruddy}, {blood-red}, {carmine}, {cerise}, {cherry}, {cherry-red}, {crimson}, {ruby}, {ruby-red}, {scarlet}]
2: characterized by violence or bloodshed; "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red rage"- Hudson Strode [syn: {crimson}, {violent}]
3: (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion; "crimson with fury"; "turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened eyes"; "red-faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment" [syn: {crimson}, {reddened}, {red-faced}, {flushed}]
4: red with or characterized by blood; "waving our red weapons o'er our heads"- Shakespeare; "The Red Badge of Courage"; "the red rules of tooth and claw"- P.B.Sears
n 1: the quality or state of the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood [syn: {redness}]
2: a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana [syn: {Red River}]
3: emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries [syn: {Bolshevik}, {Marxist}, {pinko}, {bolshie}]
4: the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year" [syn: {loss}, {red ink}] [ant: {gain}] [also: {redding}, {redded}, {reddest}, {redder}]

red admiral
n : of temperate Europe and Asia; having black wings with red and white markings [syn: {Vanessa atalanta}]

red alder
n : large tree of Pacific coast of North America having hard red wood much used for furniture [syn: {Oregon alder}, {Alnus rubra}]

red alert
n : the highest level of alert when an attack by the enemy seems immanent (or more generally a state of alert resulting from immanent danger)

red algae
n : marine algae in which the chlorophyll is masked by a red or purplish pigment; source of agar and carrageenan

red amaranth
n : tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal [syn: {prince's-feather}, {gentleman's-cane}, {prince's-plume}, {purple amaranth}, {Amaranthus cruentus}, {Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus}, {Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys}]

red angel's trumpet
n : arborescent South American shrub having very large orange-red flowers [syn: {Brugmansia sanguinea}, {Datura sanguinea}]

Red Army Faction
n : a Marxist and Maoist terrorist organization in Germany; a network of underground guerillas who committed acts of violence in the service of the class struggle; a successor to the Baader-Meinhof Gang; became one of Europe's most feared terrorist groups; disbanded in 1998 [syn: {RAF}]

red ash
n : smallish American tree with velvety branchlets and lower leaf surfaces [syn: {downy ash}, {Fraxinus pennsylvanica}]

red baneberry
n : North American perennial herb with alternately compound leaves and racemes of small white flowers followed by bright red oval poisonous berries [syn: {redberry}, {red-berry}, {snakeberry}, {Actaea rubra}]

red bat
n : North American brick or rusty red bat with hairs tipped with white [syn: {Lasiurus borealis}]

red bay
n : small tree of southern United States having dark red heartwood [syn: {laurel-tree}, {Persea borbonia}]

red bearberry
n : evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn [syn: {common bearberry}, {wild cranberry}, {mealberry}, {hog cranberry}, {sand berry}, {sandberry}, {mountain box}, {bear's grape}, {creashak}, {Arctostaphylos uva-ursi}]

red beech
n 1: North American forest tree with light green leaves and edible nuts [syn: {American beech}, {white beech}, {Fagus grandifolia}, {Fagus americana}]
2: large tree of Australasia [syn: {brown oak}, {booyong}, {crow's foot}, {stave wood}, {silky elm}, {Heritiera trifoliolata}, {Terrietia trifoliolata}]

red birch
n : birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark [syn: {black birch}, {river birch}, {Betula nigra}]

red bird's eye
n : biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis [syn: {red campion}, {Silene dioica}, {Lychnis dioica}]

red blood cell
n : a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus [syn: {RBC}, {erythrocyte}]

red bone marrow
n : bone marrow of children and some adult bones that is required for the formation of red blood cells [syn: {red marrow}]

red Bordeaux
n : dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine [syn: {claret}]

red brass
n : brass with enough copper to give it a reddish tint; used for plumbing pipe and other brass hardware and in cheap jewelry [syn: {guinea gold}]

Red Brigades
n : a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organizaiton that arose out of a student protest movement in the late 1960s; wants to separate Italy from NATO and advocates violence in the service of class warfare and revolution; mostly inactive since 1989 [syn: {Brigate Rosse}, {BR}]

red bryony
n : bryony having fleshy roots pale green flowers and very small red berries; Europe; North Africa; western Asia [syn: {wild hop}, {Bryonia dioica}]

red buckeye
n : a shrub buckeye of southern United States

red cabbage
n 1: cabbage plant with a compact head of reddish purple leaves
2: compact head of purplish-red leaves

red campion
n : biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis [syn: {red bird's eye}, {Silene dioica}, {Lychnis dioica}]

red carpet
adj : special treatment or hospitality; "the maitre d' gave them the red-carpet treatment" [syn: {red carpet(a)}, {red-carpet(a)}]
n : a strip of red carpeting laid down for dignitaries to walk on

red cedar
n 1: large valuable arborvitae of northwestern United States [syn: {western red cedar}, {canoe cedar}, {Thuja plicata}]
2: small juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp needles [syn: {eastern red cedar}, {red juniper}, {Juniperus virginiana}]
3: tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark [syn: {incense cedar}, {Calocedrus decurrens}, {Libocedrus decurrens}]
4: fragrant reddish wood of any of various red cedar trees

red cent
n : something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" [syn: {damn}, {darn}, {hoot}, {shit}, {shucks}, {tinker's damn}, {tinker's dam}]

Red China
n : a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world [syn: {China}, {People's Republic of China}, {mainland China}, {Communist China}, {PRC}]

red clay
n : clay whose redness results from iron oxide

red Clintonia
n : plant with nearly leafless stalk topped by an umbellike cluster of red or reddish lavender flowers; California to Oregon [syn: {Andrew's clintonia}, {Clintonia andrewsiana}]

Red Cloud
n : leader of the Oglala who resisted the development of a trail through Wyoming and Montana by the United States government (1822-1909)

red clover
n : erect to decumbent short-lived perennial having red-purple to pink flowers; the most commonly grown forage clover [syn: {purple clover}, {Trifolium pratense}]

red cole
n : coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root [syn: {horseradish}, {horse radish}, {Armoracia rusticana}]

red coral
n 1: the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry [syn: {coral}, {precious coral}]
2: corals of especially the Mediterranean having pink or red color used for ornaments and jewelry

Red Cross
n : an international organization that cares for the sick or wounded or homeless in wartime

red currant
n 1: cultivated European current bearing small edible red berries [syn: {garden current}, {Ribes rubrum}]
2: small red berries used primarily in jams and jellies

red cypress pine
n : Australian tree with small flattened scales as leaves and numerous dark brown seed; valued for its timber and resin [syn: {black cypress pine}, {Callitris endlicheri}, {Callitris calcarata}]

red dagga
n : relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco [syn: {dagga}, {Cape dagga}, {wilde dagga}, {Leonotis leonurus}]

red deer
n : common deer of temperate Europe and Asia [syn: {Cervus elaphus}]

Red Delicious
n : a sweet eating apple with bright red skin; most widely grown apple worldwide

red devil
n : barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions [syn: {secobarbital sodium}, {secobarbital}, {Seconal}]

red dogwood
n 1: European deciduous shrub turning red in autumn having dull white flowers [syn: {common European dogwood}, {blood-twig}, {pedwood}, {Cornus sanguinea}]
2: common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers [syn: {red osier}, {red osier dogwood}, {American dogwood}, {redbrush}, {Cornus stolonifera}]

red drum
n : large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico [syn: {channel bass}, {redfish}, {Sciaenops ocellatus}]

red dwarf
n : a small cool star; approximately 100 times the mass of Jupiter [syn: {red dwarf star}]

red dwarf star
n : a small cool star; approximately 100 times the mass of Jupiter [syn: {red dwarf}]

red eft
n : red terrestrial form of a common North American newt [syn: {Notophthalmus viridescens}]

red elm
n 1: autumn-flowering elm of southeastern United States [syn: {September elm}, {Ulmus serotina}]
2: North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard wood [syn: {slippery elm}, {Ulmus rubra}]

red false mallow
n : false mallow of western United States having racemose red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Malvastrum [syn: {prairie mallow}, {Sphaeralcea coccinea}, {Malvastrum coccineum}]

red fire
n : combustible material (usually salts of lithium or strontium) that burns bright red; used in flares and fireworks

red flag
n 1: a flag that serves as a warning signal; "we didn't swim at the beach because the red flag was up"
2: the emblem of socialist revolution
3: something that irritates or demands immediate action; "doing that is like waving a red flag in front of a bull"

red fox
n 1: weedy annual with spikes of silver-white flowers [syn: {Celosia argentea}]
2: New World fox; often considered the same species las the Old World fox [syn: {Vulpes fulva}]
3: the common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly considered a single circumpolar species [syn: {Vulpes vulpes}]

red giant
n : a large cool star; has a relatively low surface temperature and a diameter large relative to the sun [syn: {red giant star}]

red giant star
n : a large cool star; has a relatively low surface temperature and a diameter large relative to the sun [syn: {red giant}]

red ginger
n : an ornamental ginger native to Pacific islands [syn: {Alpinia purpurata}]

red goatfish
n : body bright scarlet with 2 yellow to reddish strips on side [syn: {Mullus auratus}]

red goosefoot
n 1: common Eurasian weed; naturalized in United States [syn: {French spinach}, {Chenopodium rubrum}]
2: herb considered fatal to swine [syn: {sowbane}, {Chenopodium hybridum}]

red gram
n : tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics [syn: {pigeon pea}, {pigeon-pea plant}, {cajan pea}, {catjang pea}, {dhal}, {dahl}, {Cajanus cajan}]

red grouse
n : reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain [syn: {moorfowl}, {moorbird}, {moor-bird}, {moorgame}, {Lagopus scoticus}]

Red Guard
n : a radical political movement by Chinese youths who espoused Maoist principles

red gum
n 1: reddish-brown dried gummy exudation from any of several trees of the genus Eucalyptus especially Eucalyptus camaldulensis [syn: {eucalyptus gum}, {eucalyptus kino}]
2: very large red gum tree [syn: {marri}, {Eucalyptus calophylla}]
3: red gum tree of Tasmania [syn: {peppermint}, {peppermint gum}, {Eucalyptus amygdalina}]
4: reddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet gum tree used to make furniture [syn: {sweet gum}, {satin walnut}, {hazelwood}]
5: a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap [syn: {sweet gum}, {sweet gum tree}, {bilsted}, {American sweet gum}, {Liquidambar styraciflua}]

Red Hand Defenders
n : a paramilitary group of Protestants in Northern Ireland that tries to prevent any political settlement with the Irish Free State; attacks interests of Catholic civilians in Northern Ireland; responsible for arson and bombing and murder [syn: {RHD}]

red haw
n 1: American red-fruited hawthorn with dense corymbs of pink-red flowers [syn: {Crataegus pedicellata}, {Crataegus coccinea}]
2: American red-fruited hawthorn with stems and leaves densely covered with short woolly hairs [syn: {downy haw}, {Crataegus mollis}, {Crataegus coccinea mollis}]

red heat
n : the heat of fire [syn: {fieriness}]

red helleborine
n : orchid of Mediterranean and Asia having a lax spike of bright rose-pink flowers [syn: {Cephalanthera rubra}]

red herring
n 1: any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue
2: a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color [syn: {smoked herring}]
3: a first draft of a prospectus; must be clearly marked to indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus; "because some portions of the cover page are printed in red ink a preliminary prospectus is sometimes called a red herring" [syn: {preliminary prospectus}]

red hot
n : a frankfurter served hot on a bun [syn: {hotdog}, {hot dog}]

Red Indian
n : a member of the race of people living in North America when Europeans arrived [syn: {Indian}, {North American Indian}, {American Indian}]

red ink
n : the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year" [syn: {loss}, {red}] [ant: {gain}]

red jungle fowl
n : a jungle fowl of southeastern Asia that is considered ancestral to the domestic fowl [syn: {Gallus gallus}]

red juniper
n : small juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp needles [syn: {eastern red cedar}, {red cedar}, {Juniperus virginiana}]

red kauri
n : New Zealand tree with glossy leaves and scaly reddish-brown bark [syn: {Agathis lanceolata}]

red lauan
n 1: hard heavy red wood of the red lauan tree; often sold as Philippine mahogany
2: valuable Philippine timber tree [syn: {red lauan tree}, {Shorea teysmanniana}]

red lauan tree
n : valuable Philippine timber tree [syn: {red lauan}, {Shorea teysmanniana}]

red laver
n : edible red seaweeds [syn: {laver}]

red lead
n : a reddish oxide of lead (Pb3O4) used as a pigment in paints and in glass and ceramics [syn: {minium}]

red light
n 1: a cautionary sign of danger [syn: {warning light}]
2: the signal to stop

red line
n : a line that is colored red and that bisects an ice hockey rink

red maids
n : succulent carpet-forming plant having small brilliant reddish-pink flowers; southwestern United States [syn: {redmaids}, {Calandrinia ciliata}]

red man
n : offensive terms for Native Americans [syn: {Redskin}, {Injun}]

red maple
n : maple of eastern and central America; 5-lobed leaves scarlet and yellow in autumn [syn: {scarlet maple}, {swamp maple}, {Acer rubrum}]

red marrow
n : bone marrow of children and some adult bones that is required for the formation of red blood cells [syn: {red bone marrow}]

red meat
n : meat that is dark in color before cooking (as beef, venison, lamb, mutton)

red morning-glory
n : annual herb having scarlet flowers; the eastern United States [syn: {star ipomoea}, {Ipomoea coccinea}]

red mulberry
n : North American mulberry having dark purple edible fruit [syn: {Morus rubra}]

red mullet
n : brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels [syn: {goatfish}, {surmullet}, {Mullus surmuletus}]

Red Notice
n : an Interpol notice describing a wanted person and asking that he or she be arrested with a view to extradition; a wanted notice that is issued by Interpol at the request of an Interpol member country and distributed to all member countries; "an Interpol Red Notice is the closest instrument to an international arrest warrant in use today" [syn: {International Wanted Notice}]

red oak
n : any of numerous American oaks having 4 stamens in each floret, acorns requiring two years to mature and leaf veins usually extending beyond the leaf margin to form points or bristles

red onion
n : flat mild onion having purplish tunics; used as garnish on hamburgers and salads [syn: {purple onion}]

red osier
n 1: common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers [syn: {red osier dogwood}, {red dogwood}, {American dogwood}, {redbrush}, {Cornus stolonifera}]
2: Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin [syn: {purple willow}, {red willow}, {basket willow}, {purple osier}, {Salix purpurea}]

red osier dogwood
n : common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers [syn: {red osier}, {red dogwood}, {American dogwood}, {redbrush}, {Cornus stolonifera}]

red panda
n : reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas [syn: {lesser panda}, {panda}, {bear cat}, {cat bear}, {Ailurus fulgens}]

red pepper
n 1: ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum [syn: {cayenne}, {cayenne pepper}]
2: very hot red peppers; usually long and thin; some very small [syn: {tabasco}]

red periwinkle
n : commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers [syn: {periwinkle}, {rose periwinkle}, {Madagascar periwinkle}, {old maid}, {Cape periwinkle}, {cayenne jasmine}, {Catharanthus roseus}, {Vinca rosea}]

red phalarope
n : phalarope of northern oceans and lakes [syn: {Phalaropus fulicarius}]

red pimpernel
n : herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather [syn: {scarlet pimpernel}, {poor man's weatherglass}, {Anagallis arvensis}]

red pine
n 1: tall New Zealand timber tree [syn: {rimu}, {imou pine}, {Dacrydium cupressinum}]
2: pine of eastern North America having long needles in bunches of two and reddish bark [syn: {Canadian red pine}, {Pinus resinosa}]

Red Planet
n : the 4th planet from the sun [syn: {Mars}]

red poll
n : hornless short-haired breed of beef and dairy cattle

red porgy
n : food fish of the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of Europe and America [syn: {Pagrus pagrus}]

red raspberry
n : any of several raspberries bearing red fruit

red rat snake
n : large harmless snake of southeastern United States; often on farms [syn: {corn snake}, {Elaphe guttata}]

red region
n : a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned [syn: {hellfire}]

Red River
n : a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana [syn: {Red}]

red rockfish
n 1: red flesh of large food fish of Pacific coast
2: a large fish of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: {Sebastodes ruberrimus}]

red salmon
n 1: fatty red flesh of salmon of Pacific coast and rivers [syn: {sockeye}, {sockeye salmon}]
2: small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning [syn: {sockeye}, {sockeye salmon}, {blueback salmon}, {Onchorynchus nerka}]

red sandalwood
n 1: hard durable wood of red sandalwood trees (Pterocarpus santalinus); prized for cabinetwork [syn: {ruby wood}]
2: tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood [syn: {red sanders}, {red sanderswood}, {red saunders}, {Pterocarpus santalinus}]
3: East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {coralwood}, {coral-wood}, {Barbados pride}, {peacock flower fence}, {Adenanthera pavonina}]

red sanders
n : tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood [syn: {red sandalwood}, {red sanderswood}, {red saunders}, {Pterocarpus santalinus}]

red sanderswood
n : tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood [syn: {red sandalwood}, {red sanders}, {red saunders}, {Pterocarpus santalinus}]

red saunders
n : tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood [syn: {red sandalwood}, {red sanders}, {red sanderswood}, {Pterocarpus santalinus}]

red scare
n : a period of general fear of communists

Red Sea
n : a long arm of the Indian Ocean between northeast Africa and Arabia; linked to the Mediterranean at the north end by the Suez Canal

red setter
n : an Irish breed with a chestnut-brown or mahogany-red coat [syn: {Irish setter}]

red shift
n : (astronomy) a shift in the spectra of distant galaxies toward longer wavelengths; generally interpreted as the Doppler effect resulting from the velocity at which they recede as the universe expands

red shrubby penstemon
n : low branching dark green shrub with bunches of brick-red flowers at ends of branches; coastal ranges and foothills of northern California [syn: {redwood penstemon}]

red silk cotton
n : from the red silk-cotton tree of eastern India; inferior to kapok

red silk-cotton tree
n : East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok [syn: {simal}, {Bombax ceiba}, {Bombax malabarica}]

red silver fir
n : medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when crushed [syn: {amabilis fir}, {white fir}, {Pacific silver fir}, {Christmas tree}, {Abies amabilis}]

red siskin
n : South American species of scarlet finch with black head and wings and tail [syn: {Carduelis cucullata}]

red snapper
n 1: highly esteemed reddish lean flesh of snapper from Atlantic coast and Gulf of Mexico
2: an esteemed food fish with pinkish red head and body; common in the Atlantic coastal waters of North American and the Gulf of Mexico [syn: {Lutjanus blackfordi}]

red sorrel
n : East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber [syn: {roselle}, {rozelle}, {sorrel}, {Jamaica sorrel}, {Hibiscus sabdariffa}]

red spider
n : small web-spinning mite; a serious orchard pest [syn: {red spider mite}, {Panonychus ulmi}]

red spider mite
n : small web-spinning mite; a serious orchard pest [syn: {red spider}, {Panonychus ulmi}]

red sprites
n : atmospheric electricity (lasting 10 msec) appearing as globular flashes of red (pink to blood-red) light rising to heights of 60 miles (sometimes seen together with elves) [syn: {sprites}]

red spruce
n : medium-sized spruce of eastern North America; chief lumber spruce of the area; source of pulpwood [syn: {eastern spruce}, {yellow spruce}, {Picea rubens}]

red squirrel
n 1: of northern United States and Canada [syn: {American red squirrel}, {spruce squirrel}, {Sciurus hudsonicus}, {Tamiasciurus hudsonicus}]
2: common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia [syn: {cat squirrel}, {Sciurus vulgaris}]

Red Sun
n : a small but violent terrorist organization formed in Ecuador in the early 1990s; responsible for bombing several government buildings [syn: {Puka Inti}, {Sol Rojo}]

Red Tai
n : a branch of the Tai languages

red tape
n : needlessly time-consuming procedure [syn: {bureaucratic procedure}]

red tide
n : seawater that is discolored by large numbers of certain dinoflagellates that produce saxitoxin

red trillium
n 1: trillium of northeastern United States with sessile leaves and red or purple flowers having a pungent odor [syn: {toadshade}, {sessile trillium}, {Trillium sessile}]
2: trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in fold medicine especially to ease childbirth [syn: {purple trillium}, {birthroot}, {Trillium erectum}]

red underwing
n : moth having dull forewings and red-marked hind wings [syn: {Catocala nupta}]

red valerian
n : European herb with small fragrant crimson or white spurred flowers [syn: {French honeysuckle}, {Centranthus ruber}]

red water
n : a disease of cattle; characterized by hematuria

red willow
n : Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin [syn: {purple willow}, {red osier}, {basket willow}, {purple osier}, {Salix purpurea}]

red wine
n : wine having a red color derived from skins of dark-colored grapes

red wolf
n : reddish-gray wolf of southwestern North America [syn: {maned wolf}, {Canis rufus}, {Canis niger}]

red worm
n : terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers [syn: {earthworm}, {angleworm}, {fishworm}, {fishing worm}, {wiggler}, {nightwalker}, {nightcrawler}, {crawler}, {dew worm}]

redact
n : someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication [syn: {redactor}, {reviser}, {rewriter}, {rewrite man}]
v 1: formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language" [syn: {frame}, {cast}, {put}, {couch}]
2: prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting; "Edit a a book on lexical semantics"; "she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages" [syn: {edit}]

redaction
n 1: putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form [syn: {editing}]
2: the act of putting something in writing

redactor
n : someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication [syn: {redact}, {reviser}, {rewriter}, {rewrite man}]

redback vole
n : any of several voles of mountainous regions of Eurasia and America [syn: {red-backed mouse}]

red-backed lemming
n : Old World lemming [syn: {gray lemming}]

red-backed mouse
n : any of several voles of mountainous regions of Eurasia and America [syn: {redback vole}]

red-backed sandpiper
n : small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions [syn: {dunlin}, {Erolia alpina}]

red-bellied snake
n : harmless woodland snake of southeastern United States [syn: {Storeria occipitamaculata}]

red-bellied terrapin
n : freshwater turtle of Chesapeake bay tributaries having red markings on the lower shell [syn: {red-bellied turtle}, {redbelly}, {Pseudemys rubriventris}]

red-bellied turtle
n : freshwater turtle of Chesapeake bay tributaries having red markings on the lower shell [syn: {red-bellied terrapin}, {redbelly}, {Pseudemys rubriventris}]

redbelly
n : freshwater turtle of Chesapeake bay tributaries having red markings on the lower shell [syn: {red-bellied terrapin}, {red-bellied turtle}, {Pseudemys rubriventris}]

red-berried elder
n 1: Eurasian shrub [syn: {European red elder}, {Sambucus racemosa}]
2: common North American shrub or small tree [syn: {American red elder}, {stinking elder}, {Sambucus pubens}]

red-berry
n 1: small spiny evergreen shrub of western United States and Mexico with minute flowers and bright red berries [syn: {redberry}, {Rhamnus croceus}]
2: North American perennial herb with alternately compound leaves and racemes of small white flowers followed by bright red oval poisonous berries [syn: {red baneberry}, {redberry}, {snakeberry}, {Actaea rubra}]

redberry
n 1: small spiny evergreen shrub of western United States and Mexico with minute flowers and bright red berries [syn: {red-berry}, {Rhamnus croceus}]
2: North American perennial herb with alternately compound leaves and racemes of small white flowers followed by bright red oval poisonous berries [syn: {red baneberry}, {red-berry}, {snakeberry}, {Actaea rubra}]

redbird
n 1: the male is bright red with black wings and tail [syn: {scarlet tanager}, {Piranga olivacea}, {firebird}]
2: crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male [syn: {cardinal}, {cardinal grosbeak}, {Richmondena Cardinalis}, {Cardinalis cardinalis}]

redbird cactus
n : low tropical American shrub having powerful emetic properties [syn: {Jewbush}, {Jew-bush}, {Jew bush}, {redbird flower}, {Pedilanthus tithymaloides}]

redbird flower
n : low tropical American shrub having powerful emetic properties [syn: {Jewbush}, {Jew-bush}, {Jew bush}, {redbird cactus}, {Pedilanthus tithymaloides}]

red-blind
adj : inability to see the color red or to distinguish red and bluish-green [syn: {protanopic}]

red-blindness
n : dichromacy characterized by lowered sensitivity to long wavelengths of light resulting in an inability to distinguish red and purplish blue [syn: {protanopia}]

red-blooded
adj : endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health; "a hearty glow of health" [syn: {hearty}, {full-blooded}, {lusty}]

redbone
n : a speedy red or red-and-tan American hound

redbreast
n : small Old World songbird with a reddish breast [syn: {robin}, {robin redbreast}, {Old World robin}, {Erithacus rubecola}]

red-breasted merganser
n : widely distributed merganser of America and Europe [syn: {Mergus serrator}]

red-breasted nuthatch
n : bluish-gray nuthatch with reddish breast; of northern coniferous forests [syn: {Sitta canadensis}]

red-breasted sapsucker
n : western North American sapsucker [syn: {Sphyrapicus varius ruber}]

red-breasted snipe
n : a dowitcher with a red breast [syn: {Limnodromus scolopaceus}]

red-brick
adj : of or relating to British universities founded in the late 19th century or the 20th century [syn: {redbrick}]

redbrick
adj : of or relating to British universities founded in the late 19th century or the 20th century [syn: {red-brick}]

redbrick university
n : (British informal) a provincial British university of relatively recent founding; distinguished from Oxford University and Cambridge University

redbrush
n : common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers [syn: {red osier}, {red osier dogwood}, {red dogwood}, {American dogwood}, {Cornus stolonifera}]

redbud
n : small shrubby tree of eastern North America similar to the Judas tree having usually pink flowers; found in damp sheltered underwood [syn: {Cercis canadenis}]

redbug
n : larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation [syn: {harvest mite}, {chigger}, {jigger}]

redcap
n 1: a member of the military police in Britain
2: a porter who helps passengers with their baggage at a railroad station

red-carpet
adj : special treatment or hospitality; "the maitre d' gave them the red-carpet treatment" [syn: {red carpet(a)}, {red-carpet(a)}]

redcoat
n : British soldier; so-called because of his red coat (especially during the American Revolution) [syn: {lobsterback}]

red-coated
adj : used of British soldiers during the Revolutionary War because of their red coats [syn: {lobster-backed}]

redded
red
adj 1: having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies [syn: {reddish}, {ruddy}, {blood-red}, {carmine}, {cerise}, {cherry}, {cherry-red}, {crimson}, {ruby}, {ruby-red}, {scarlet}]
2: characterized by violence or bloodshed; "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red rage"- Hudson Strode [syn: {crimson}, {violent}]
3: (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion; "crimson with fury"; "turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened eyes"; "red-faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment" [syn: {crimson}, {reddened}, {red-faced}, {flushed}]
4: red with or characterized by blood; "waving our red weapons o'er our heads"- Shakespeare; "The Red Badge of Courage"; "the red rules of tooth and claw"- P.B.Sears
n 1: the quality or state of the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood [syn: {redness}]
2: a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana [syn: {Red River}]
3: emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries [syn: {Bolshevik}, {Marxist}, {pinko}, {bolshie}]
4: the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year" [syn: {loss}, {red ink}] [ant: {gain}] [also: {redding}, {redded}, {reddest}, {redder}]

redded
See {red}

redden
v 1: turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by" [syn: {blush}, {crimson}, {flush}]
2: make red; "The setting sun reddened the sky"
3: turn red or redder; "The sky reddened"

reddened
adj 1: (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion; "crimson with fury"; "turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened eyes"; "red-faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment" [syn: {crimson}, {red}, {red-faced}, {flushed}]
2: lighted with red light as if with flames; "streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees"; "the inflamed clouds at sunset"; "reddened faces around the campfire" [syn: {ablaze(p)}, {inflamed}]

redder
red
adj 1: having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies [syn: {reddish}, {ruddy}, {blood-red}, {carmine}, {cerise}, {cherry}, {cherry-red}, {crimson}, {ruby}, {ruby-red}, {scarlet}]
2: characterized by violence or bloodshed; "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red rage"- Hudson Strode [syn: {crimson}, {violent}]
3: (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion; "crimson with fury"; "turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened eyes"; "red-faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment" [syn: {crimson}, {reddened}, {red-faced}, {flushed}]
4: red with or characterized by blood; "waving our red weapons o'er our heads"- Shakespeare; "The Red Badge of Courage"; "the red rules of tooth and claw"- P.B.Sears
n 1: the quality or state of the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood [syn: {redness}]
2: a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana [syn: {Red River}]
3: emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries [syn: {Bolshevik}, {Marxist}, {pinko}, {bolshie}]
4: the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year" [syn: {loss}, {red ink}] [ant: {gain}] [also: {redding}, {redded}, {reddest}, {redder}]

redder
See {red}

reddest
red
adj 1: having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies [syn: {reddish}, {ruddy}, {blood-red}, {carmine}, {cerise}, {cherry}, {cherry-red}, {crimson}, {ruby}, {ruby-red}, {scarlet}]
2: characterized by violence or bloodshed; "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red rage"- Hudson Strode [syn: {crimson}, {violent}]
3: (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion; "crimson with fury"; "turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened eyes"; "red-faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment" [syn: {crimson}, {reddened}, {red-faced}, {flushed}]
4: red with or characterized by blood; "waving our red weapons o'er our heads"- Shakespeare; "The Red Badge of Courage"; "the red rules of tooth and claw"- P.B.Sears
n 1: the quality or state of the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood [syn: {redness}]
2: a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana [syn: {Red River}]
3: emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries [syn: {Bolshevik}, {Marxist}, {pinko}, {bolshie}]
4: the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year" [syn: {loss}, {red ink}] [ant: {gain}] [also: {redding}, {redded}, {reddest}, {redder}]

reddest
See {red}

redding
red
adj 1: having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies [syn: {reddish}, {ruddy}, {blood-red}, {carmine}, {cerise}, {cherry}, {cherry-red}, {crimson}, {ruby}, {ruby-red}, {scarlet}]
2: characterized by violence or bloodshed; "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red rage"- Hudson Strode [syn: {crimson}, {violent}]
3: (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion; "crimson with fury"; "turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened eyes"; "red-faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment" [syn: {crimson}, {reddened}, {red-faced}, {flushed}]
4: red with or characterized by blood; "waving our red weapons o'er our heads"- Shakespeare; "The Red Badge of Courage"; "the red rules of tooth and claw"- P.B.Sears
n 1: the quality or state of the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood [syn: {redness}]
2: a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana [syn: {Red River}]
3: emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries [syn: {Bolshevik}, {Marxist}, {pinko}, {bolshie}]
4: the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year" [syn: {loss}, {red ink}] [ant: {gain}] [also: {redding}, {redded}, {reddest}, {redder}]

Redding
n : a town in north central California on the Sacramento River

redding
See {red}

reddish
adj : having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies [syn: {red}, {ruddy}, {blood-red}, {carmine}, {cerise}, {cherry}, {cherry-red}, {crimson}, {ruby}, {ruby-red}, {scarlet}]

reddish blue
n : a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum [syn: {violet}]

reddish brown
n : a shade of brown with a tinge of red [syn: {sepia}, {burnt sienna}, {Venetian red}]

reddish orange
n : an orange color closer to red than to yellow

reddish purple
n : a shade of purple tinged with red [syn: {royal purple}]

reddish-brown
adj : (of hair) colored a moderate brown; "auburn hair" [syn: {auburn}]

reddle
n : a red iron ore used in dyeing and marking [syn: {ruddle}, {raddle}]

redecorate
v : redo the decoration of an apartment or house

rededicate
v : dedicate anew; "They were asked to rededicate themselves to their country"

rededication
n : a new dedication; "the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem"

redeem
v 1: save from sins [syn: {deliver}, {save}]
2: exchange or buy back for money; under threat [syn: {ransom}]
3: pay off (loans or promissory notes) [syn: {pay off}]
4: convert into cash; of commercial papers

redeemable
adj 1: recoverable upon payment or fulfilling a condition; "redeemable goods in a pawnshop"
2: able to be converted into ready money; "a cashable check"; "cashable gambling chips"; "redeemable stocks and bonds" [syn: {cashable}]
3: susceptible to improvement or reform; "a redeemable sinner" [syn: {reformable}]

redeemed
adj : saved from the bondage of sin [syn: {ransomed}]

Redeemer
n 1: a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29) [syn: {Jesus}, {Jesus of Nazareth}, {the Nazarene}, {Jesus Christ}, {Christ}, {Savior}, {Saviour}, {Good Shepherd}, {Deliverer}]
2: someone who redeems or buys back (promissory notes or merchandise or commercial paper etc.)

redeeming
adj 1: bringing about salvation or redemption from sin; "saving faith"; "redemptive (or redeeming) love" [syn: {redemptive}, {redeeming(a)}, {saving(a)}]
2: compensating for some fault or defect; "the redeeming feature of the plan is its simplicity"; "his saving grace was his sense of humor" [syn: {redeeming(a)}]

redefine
v 1: give a new or different definition to; "She redefined his duties"
2: give a new or different definition of (a word)

redefinition
n : the act of giving a new definition; "words like `conservative' require periodic redefinition"; "she provided a redefinition of his duties"

redemption
n 1: (Christianity) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil [syn: {salvation}]
2: repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock)
3: the act of purchasing back something previously sold [syn: {repurchase}, {buyback}]

redemptional
adj : of or relating to or resulting in redemption; "a redemptive theory about life"- E.K.Brown [syn: {redemptive}, {redemptory}]

redemptive
adj 1: of or relating to or resulting in redemption; "a redemptive theory about life"- E.K.Brown [syn: {redemptional}, {redemptory}]
2: bringing about salvation or redemption from sin; "saving faith"; "redemptive (or redeeming) love" [syn: {redeeming(a)}, {saving(a)}]

redemptory
adj : of or relating to or resulting in redemption; "a redemptive theory about life"- E.K.Brown [syn: {redemptive}, {redemptional}]

redeploy
v : deploy anew; "The U.S. must redeploy their troops in the Middle East"

redeployment
n : the withdrawal and redistribution of forces in an attempt to use them more effectively [syn: {redisposition}]

redeposit
v 1: deposit anew
2: deposit anew; "The water had redeposited minerals on the rocks"

redeposition
n : deposition from one deposit to another

redesign
v : design anew, make a new design for

redetermination
n : determining again

redetermine
v : fix, find, or establish again; "the physicists redetermined Planck's constant"

redevelop
v 1: develop for a second time, in order to improve the contrast, colour, etc., of a negative or print
2: formulate or develop again, of an improved theory or hypothesis [syn: {reformulate}]
3: change the plans for the use of (land)

redevelopment
n : the act of improving by renewing and restoring [syn: {renovation}]

redevelopment authority
n : a public administrative unit given responsibility for the renovation of blighted urban areas

red-eye
v : travel on an overnight flight; "The candidate red-eyed from California to the East Coast the night before the election to give a last stump speech"

redeye
n : a night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep; "he took the redeye in order to get home the next morning" [syn: {redeye flight}]

redeye flight
n : a night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep; "he took the redeye in order to get home the next morning" [syn: {redeye}]

red-eyed vireo
n : of northern North America having red irises and a olive-gray body with white underparts [syn: {Vireo olivaceous}]

red-faced
adj 1: (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion; "crimson with fury"; "turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened eyes"; "red-faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment" [syn: {crimson}, {red}, {reddened}, {flushed}]
2: having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset; "the blushing boy was brought before the Principal"; "her blushful beau"; "was red-faced with anger" [syn: {blushful}, {blushing(a)}]

redfin pickerel
n : small but gamy pickerel of Atlantic coastal states [syn: {barred pickerel}, {Esox americanus}]

redfish
n 1: North Atlantic rockfish [syn: {rosefish}, {ocean perch}]
2: large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico [syn: {red drum}, {channel bass}, {Sciaenops ocellatus}]
3: male salmon that has recently spawned [also: {redfishes} (pl)]

redfishes
redfish
n 1: North Atlantic rockfish [syn: {rosefish}, {ocean perch}]
2: large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico [syn: {red drum}, {channel bass}, {Sciaenops ocellatus}]
3: male salmon that has recently spawned [also: {redfishes} (pl)]

redfishes
See {redfish}

red-flowered silky oak
n : tall shrub with cylindrical racemes of red flowers and pinnatifid leaves silky-gray beneath; eastern Australia [syn: {Grevillea banksii}]

Redford
n : United States actor and filmmaker who starred with Paul Newman in several films (born in 1936) [syn: {Robert Redford}, {Charles Robert Redford}]

red-green color blindness
n : confusion of red and green [syn: {red-green dichromacy}, {red-green colour blindness}]

red-green colour blindness
n : confusion of red and green [syn: {red-green dichromacy}, {red-green color blindness}]

red-green dichromacy
n : confusion of red and green [syn: {red-green color blindness}, {red-green colour blindness}]

red-handed
adj : in the act of committing a crime or other reprehensible act; "caught red-handed"
adv : doing something reprehensible or showing clear evidence of having done something reprehensible; "he was caught red-handed"

redhead
n 1: someone who has red hair [syn: {redheader}, {red-header}, {carrottop}]
2: North American diving duck with a gray-and-black body and reddish-brown head [syn: {Aythya americana}]
3: black-and-white North American woodpecker having a red head and neck [syn: {redheaded woodpecker}, {Melanerpes erythrocephalus}]

redheaded
adj : having red hair and usually fair skin

redheaded woodpecker
n : black-and-white North American woodpecker having a red head and neck [syn: {redhead}, {Melanerpes erythrocephalus}]

red-header
n : someone who has red hair [syn: {redhead}, {redheader}, {carrottop}]

redheader
n : someone who has red hair [syn: {redhead}, {red-header}, {carrottop}]

redhorse
n : North American sucker with reddish fins [syn: {redhorse sucker}]

redhorse sucker
n : North American sucker with reddish fins [syn: {redhorse}]

red-hot
adj 1: having strong sexual appeal; "juicy barmaids"; "a red-hot mama"; "a voluptuous woman" [syn: {juicy}, {luscious}, {voluptuous}]
2: newest or most recent; "news hot off the press"; "red-hot information" [syn: {hot}]
3: characterized by intense emotion or interest or excitement; "a red-hot speech"; "sizzling political issues" [syn: {sizzling}]
4: glowing red with heat
5: very fast; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive" [syn: {blistering}, {hot}]

red-hot poker
n : widely cultivated hybrid poker plant [syn: {Kniphofia praecox}]

rediae
See {redia}

redid
redo
v 1: make new; "She is remaking her image" [syn: {remake}, {refashion}, {make over}]
2: do over, as of (part of) a house; "We are remodeling these rooms" [syn: {remodel}, {reconstruct}] [also: {redone}, {redid}]

redid
See {redo}

Rediffusion
n : a system for distributing radio or tv programs

red-ink
v : mark with red ink; "red-ink the area that is restricted"

redirect
v : channel into a new direction; "redirect your attention to the danger from the fundamentalists" [syn: {airt}]

redirect examination
n : (law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination [syn: {reexamination}]

rediscover
v : discover again; "I rediscovered the books that I enjoyed as a child"

rediscovery
n : the act of discovering again

redispose
v : dispose anew; "The goods were redisposed at a great loss"

redisposition
n : the withdrawal and redistribution of forces in an attempt to use them more effectively [syn: {redeployment}]

redistribute
v : distribute anew; "redistribute the troops more strategically"

redistributed
adj : having population and industries relocated from urban to outlying areas; "redistributed industries"

redistribution
n : distributing again; "the revolution resulted in a redistribution of wealth"

red-lead putty
n : a cement resembling putty; made by mixing white and red lead in boiled linseed oil; used as luting on pipe fittings

red-legged partridge
n : common western European partridge with red legs [syn: {Alectoris ruffa}]

red-letter day
n : a memorably happy or noteworthy day

red-light district
n : a district with many brothels

redline
v : discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood

redly
adv : displaying a red color; "the forge belched redly at the sky"-Adria Langley

redmaids
n : succulent carpet-forming plant having small brilliant reddish-pink flowers; southwestern United States [syn: {red maids}, {Calandrinia ciliata}]

redneck
n : a poor white person in the southern United States [syn: {cracker}]

red-necked grebe
n : large stocky grebe of circumpolar regions having a dark neck [syn: {Podiceps grisegena}]

redness
n 1: a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat [syn: {inflammation}, {rubor}]
2: the quality or state of the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood [syn: {red}]

redo
v 1: make new; "She is remaking her image" [syn: {remake}, {refashion}, {make over}]
2: do over, as of (part of) a house; "We are remodeling these rooms" [syn: {remodel}, {reconstruct}] [also: {redone}, {redid}]

redolence
n : a pleasingly sweet olfactory property [syn: {bouquet}, {fragrance}, {sweetness}]

redolent
adj 1: serving to bring to mind; "cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note"- Wilder Hobson; "a campaign redolent of machine politics" [syn: {evocative}, {redolent of(p)}, {remindful}, {reminiscent}, {reminiscent of(p)}]
2: (used with `of' or `with') noticeably odorous; "the hall was redolent of floor wax"; "air redolent with the fumes of beer and whiskey" [syn: {redolent(p)}, {smelling(p)}]
3: having a strong distinctive fragrance; "the pine woods were more redolent"- Jean Stafford [syn: {aromatic}]

redolent of
adj : serving to bring to mind; "cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note"- Wilder Hobson; "a campaign redolent of machine politics" [syn: {evocative}, {redolent}, {redolent of(p)}, {remindful}, {reminiscent}, {reminiscent of(p)}]

Redonda
n : an island in Antigua and Barbuda

redone
redo
v 1: make new; "She is remaking her image" [syn: {remake}, {refashion}, {make over}]
2: do over, as of (part of) a house; "We are remodeling these rooms" [syn: {remodel}, {reconstruct}] [also: {redone}, {redid}]

redone
See {redo}

redouble
v 1: double in magnitude, extent, or intensity; "The enemy redoubled their screaming on the radio"
2: double again; "The noise doubled and redoubled"
3: make twice as great or intense; "The screaming redoubled"

redoubled
adj : become much greater in intensity or size or amount; "we faced redoubled attacks from the enemy"; "despite our redoubled efforts"

redoubt
n : a forbidding stronghold [syn: {sconce}]

redoubtable
adj 1: inspiring fear; "the formidable prospect of major surgery"; "a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic"- G.H.Johnston; "something unnerving and prisonlike about high gray wall" [syn: {formidable}, {unnerving}]
2: having or worthy of pride; "redoubtable scholar of the Renaissance"; "born of a redoubtable family" [syn: {glorious}, {illustrious}, {respected}]

redound
v 1: be excessive in quantity
2: be deflected; "His actions redound on his parents"
3: be added; "Everything he does redounds to himself"
4: have an effect for good or ill; "Her efforts will redound to the general good"

redox
n : a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction [syn: {oxidation-reduction}, {oxidoreduction}]

red-pencilled
See {red-pencil}

red-pencilling
See {red-pencil}

redpoll
n 1: small siskin-like finch with a red crown [syn: {Carduelis hornemanni}]
2: small siskin-like finch with a red crown [syn: {Carduelis flammea}]

redraft
n : a draft for the amount of a dishonored draft plus the costs and charges of drafting again

redress
n 1: a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury [syn: {damages}, {amends}, {indemnity}, {indemnification}, {restitution}]
2: act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil [syn: {remedy}, {remediation}]
v : make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust" [syn: {right}, {compensate}, {correct}] [ant: {wrong}]

red-rimmed
adj : rimmed with red; "your red-rimmed eyes reveal that you have been crying"

redroot
n : perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leave and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant [syn: {bloodroot}, {puccoon}, {tetterwort}, {Sanguinaria canadensis}]

red-shafted flicker
n : western United States bird with red undersurface to wings and tail [syn: {Colaptes caper collaris}]

redshank
n : a common Old World wading bird with long red legs [syn: {Tringa totanus}]

red-shouldered hawk
n : North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders [syn: {Buteo lineatus}]

Redskin
n : offensive terms for Native Americans [syn: {Injun}, {red man}]

red-skinned onion
n : onion with white to deep red tunic; California [syn: {Allium haematochiton}]

red-spotted purple
n : similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces [syn: {Limenitis astyanax}]

redstart
n 1: flycatching warbler of eastern North America the male having bright orange on sides and wings and tail [syn: {American redstart}, {Setophaga ruticilla}]
2: European songbird with a reddish breast and tail; related to Old World robins [syn: {redtail}]

redstem storksbill
n : European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage [syn: {alfilaria}, {alfileria}, {filaree}, {filaria}, {clocks}, {pin grass}, {pin clover}, {Erodium cicutarium}]

redtail
n 1: dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail [syn: {red-tailed hawk}, {Buteo jamaicensis}]
2: European songbird with a reddish breast and tail; related to Old World robins [syn: {redstart}]

red-tailed hawk
n : dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail [syn: {redtail}, {Buteo jamaicensis}]

reduce
v 1: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" [syn: {cut down}, {cut back}, {trim}, {trim down}, {trim back}, {cut}, {bring down}]
2: make less complex; "reduce a problem to a single question"
3: bring to humbler or weaker state or condition; "He reduced the population to slavery"
4: simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
5: lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation; "She reduced her niece to a servant"
6: be the essential element; "The proposal boils down to a compromise" [syn: {come down}, {boil down}]
7: reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?" [syn: {shrink}]
8: lessen and make more modest; "reduce one's standard of living"
9: make smaller; "reduce an image" [syn: {scale down}] [ant: {blow up}] 10: to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons [syn: {deoxidize}, {deoxidise}] [ant: {oxidize}, {oxidize}] 11: narrow or limit; "reduce the influx of foreigners" [syn: {tighten}] 12: put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land" [syn: {repress}, {quash}, {keep down}, {subdue}, {subjugate}] 13: undergo meiosis; "The cells reduce" 14: reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site 15: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" [syn: {abridge}, {foreshorten}, {abbreviate}, {shorten}, {cut}, {contract}] [ant: {elaborate}] 16: be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup" [syn: {boil down}, {decoct}, {concentrate}] 17: cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time" [syn: {boil down}, {concentrate}] 18: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon" [syn: {dilute}, {thin}, {thin out}, {cut}] 19: take off weight [syn: {melt off}, {lose weight}, {slim}, {slenderize}, {thin}, {slim down}] [ant: {gain}]

reduced
adj 1: made less in size or amount or degree [syn: {decreased}] [ant: {increased}]
2: well below normal (especially in price) [syn: {rock-bottom}]

reduced instruction set computer
n : (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform [syn: {reduced instruction set computing}, {RISC}] [ant: {complex instruction set computing}, {complex instruction set computing}, {complex instruction set computing}]

reduced instruction set computing
n : (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform [syn: {reduced instruction set computer}, {RISC}] [ant: {complex instruction set computing}, {complex instruction set computing}, {complex instruction set computing}]

reducer
n 1: a substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized; used in photography to lessen the density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the slackened silver [syn: {reducing agent}, {reductant}]
2: pipefitting that joins two pipes of different diameter

reducible
adj : capable of being reduced; "reducible to a set of principles of human nature"- Edmund Wilson [ant: {irreducible}]

reducing
n 1: any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent [syn: {reduction}]
2: loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer; "a doctor supervised her reducing"

reducing agent
n : a substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized; used in photography to lessen the density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the slackened silver [syn: {reducer}, {reductant}]

reducing diet
n : a diet designed to help you lose weight (especially fat) [syn: {obesity diet}]

reductant
n : a substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized; used in photography to lessen the density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the slackened silver [syn: {reducing agent}, {reducer}]

reductase
n : an enzyme that catalyses the biochemical reduction of some specified substance

reductio
n : (reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proff of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradiction [syn: {reductio ad absurdum}]

reductio ad absurdum
n : (reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proff of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradiction [syn: {reductio}]

reduction
n 1: the act of decreasing or reducing something [syn: {decrease}, {diminution}, {step-down}] [ant: {increase}]
2: any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent [syn: {reducing}]
3: the act of reducing complexity [syn: {simplification}]

reduction division
n : (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants) [syn: {meiosis}, {miosis}]

reduction gear
n : gearing that reduces an input speed to a slower output speed

reductionism
n 1: a theory that all complex systems can be completely understood in terms of their components
2: the analysis of complex things into simpler constituents

reductionist
adj : of or relating to the theory of reductionism; "reductionist arguments"

reductive
adj : characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment; "their views of life were reductive and depreciabory" - R.H.Rovere

reductivism
n : an art movement in sculpture and painting that began in the 1950s and emphasized extreme simplification of form and color [syn: {minimalism}, {minimal art}]

redundance
n : the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded; "the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers" [syn: {redundancy}]

redundancy
n 1: repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission
2: the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded; "the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers" [syn: {redundance}]
3: (electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails
4: repetition of an act needlessly

redundant
adj 1: more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy" [syn: {excess}, {extra}, {spare}, {supererogatory}, {superfluous}, {supernumerary}, {surplus}]
2: use of more words than required to express an idea; "a wordy gossipy account of a simple incident"; "a redundant text crammed with amplifications of the obvious" [syn: {wordy}]
3: repetition of same sense in different words; "`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions"; "the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological"; "at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant [syn: {pleonastic}, {tautologic}, {tautological}]

redundant check
n : a system of checking for errors in computer functioning [syn: {parity check}, {odd-even check}]

reduplicate
v 1: form by reduplication; "The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel"; "The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word" [syn: {geminate}]
2: make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick" [syn: {duplicate}, {double}, {repeat}, {replicate}]

reduplication
n 1: repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next [syn: {anadiplosis}]
2: the syllable added in a reduplicated word form
3: a word formed by or containing a repeated syllable or speech sound (usually at the beginning of the word)
4: the act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof) [syn: {reiteration}]

reduviid
n : a true bug: long-legged predacious bug living mostly on other insects; a few suck blood of mammals [syn: {assassin bug}]

Reduviidae
n : assassin bugs [syn: {family Reduviidae}]

redux
adj : brought back; "the Victorian era redux"; "`Rabbit Redux' by John Updike" [syn: {redux(ip)}]

red-veined pie plant
n : Asian herb (Himalayas) [syn: {Himalayan rhubarb}, {Indian rhubarb}, {Rheum australe}, {Rheum emodi}]

redwing
n 1: North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings [syn: {red-winged blackbird}, {Agelaius phoeniceus}]
2: small European thrush having reddish flanks [syn: {Turdus iliacus}]

red-winged blackbird
n : North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings [syn: {redwing}, {Agelaius phoeniceus}]

redwood
n 1: the soft reddish wood of either of two species of sequoia trees
2: either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae [syn: {sequoia}]

redwood family
n : coniferous trees; traditionally considered an independent family though recently included in Cupressaceae in some classification systems [syn: {Taxodiaceae}, {subfamily Taxodiaceae}]

Redwood National Park
n : a national park in California featuring a redwood forest and Pacific Ocean coastline

redwood penstemon
n : low branching dark green shrub with bunches of brick-red flowers at ends of branches; coastal ranges and foothills of northern California [syn: {red shrubby penstemon}]

re-echo
n : the echo of an echo

reecho
v 1: echo repeatedly, echo again and again
2: repeat or return an echo again or repeatedly; send (an echo) back
3: repeat back like an echo

reechoing
adj : (of sounds) repeating by reflection; "a hotel with echoing halls" [syn: {echoing(a)}]

reed
n 1: tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
2: United States journalist who reported on the October Revolution from Petrograd in 1917; founded the Communist Labor Party in America in 1919; is buried in the Kremlin in Moscow (1887-1920) [syn: {John Reed}]
3: United States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902) [syn: {Walter Reed}]
4: a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it; "the clarinetist fitted a new reed onto his mouthpiece" [syn: {vibrating reed}]
5: a musical instrument that sounds by means of a reed [syn: {beating-reed instrument}]

reed bunting
n : European bunting inhabiting marshy areas [syn: {Emberiza schoeniclus}]

reed canary grass
n : perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America [syn: {gardener's garters}, {lady's laces}, {ribbon grass}, {Phalaris arundinacea}]

reed grass
n : any of various tall perennial grasses of the genus Calamagrostis having feathery plumes; natives of marshland fens and wet woodlands of temperate northern hemisphere

reed mace
n : tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa [syn: {cat's-tail}, {bullrush}, {bulrush}, {nailrod}, {reedmace}, {Typha latifolia}]

reed meadow grass
n : a pasture grass of moist places throughout North America [syn: {Glyceria grandis}]

reed organ
n : a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows [syn: {harmonium}, {organ}]

reed pipe
n : organ pipe with a vibrating reed

reed rhapis
n : Chinese lady palm with more slender stems and finer sheath fibers than Rhapis excelsa [syn: {slender lady palm}, {Rhapis humilis}]

reed section
n : the section of a band or orchestra that plays reed instruments

reed stop
n : an organ stop with the tone of a reed instrument

reedbird
n 1: migratory American songbird [syn: {bobolink}, {ricebird}, {Dolichonyx oryzivorus}]
2: small European warbler that breeds among reeds and wedges and winters in Africa [syn: {sedge warbler}, {sedge bird}, {sedge wren}, {Acrocephalus schoenobaenus}]

reedier
reedy
adj 1: having a tone of a reed instrument [syn: {wheezy}]
2: resembling a reed in being upright and slender [syn: {reedlike}] [also: {reediest}, {reedier}]

reedier
See {reedy}

reediest
reedy
adj 1: having a tone of a reed instrument [syn: {wheezy}]
2: resembling a reed in being upright and slender [syn: {reedlike}] [also: {reediest}, {reedier}]

reediest
See {reedy}

reedlike
adj : resembling a reed in being upright and slender [syn: {reedy}]

reedmace
n : tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa [syn: {cat's-tail}, {bullrush}, {bulrush}, {nailrod}, {reed mace}, {Typha latifolia}]

reedy
adj 1: having a tone of a reed instrument [syn: {wheezy}]
2: resembling a reed in being upright and slender [syn: {reedlike}] [also: {reediest}, {reedier}]

reef
n 1: a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
2: a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese [syn: {Witwatersrand}, {Rand}]
v 1: lower and bring partially inboard; "reef the sailboat's mast"
2: roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area
3: reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef

reef knot
n : a square knot used in a reef line [syn: {flat knot}]

reef squirrelfish
n : on reefs from Bermuda and Florida to northern South America [syn: {Holocentrus coruscus}]

reef whitetip shark
n : smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins [syn: {whitetip shark}, {Triaenodon obseus}]

reefer
n : marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking [syn: {joint}, {marijuana cigarette}, {stick}, {spliff}]

reefy
adj : full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals; "reefy shallows"; "shoaly waters" [syn: {shelfy}, {shelvy}, {shoaly}]

reek
n : a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn: {malodor}, {malodour}, {stench}, {stink}, {fetor}, {foetor}, {mephitis}]
v 1: have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism" [syn: {smack}]
2: smell badly and offensively; "The building reeks of smoke" [syn: {stink}]
3: be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face [syn: {fume}]
4: give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.; "Marshes reeking in the sun"

reeking
adj 1: wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or blood or tears; "wiped his reeking neck" [syn: {dripping}, {watery}]
2: giving off a strong unpleasant smell

reel
n 1: a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
2: music composed for dancing a reel
3: winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod
4: a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound [syn: {bobbin}, {spool}]
5: a lively dance of Scottish highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps [syn: {Scottish reel}]
6: an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines [syn: {Virginia reel}]
v 1: walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room" [syn: {stagger}, {keel}, {lurch}, {swag}, {careen}]
2: revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" [syn: {spin}, {spin around}, {whirl}, {gyrate}]
3: wind onto or off a reel

reel off
v 1: unwind from or as if from a reel; "unreel the tape" [syn: {unreel}]
2: recite volubly or extravagantly; "He could recite the names of all the chemical elements" [syn: {rattle down}, {rattle off}, {spiel off}, {roll off}]

reelect
v : elect again [syn: {return}]

reelection
n : election again; "he did not run for reelection"

reeler
n 1: someone who walks unsteadily as if about to fall [syn: {staggerer}, {totterer}]
2: a dancer of reels

re-emerge
v : appear again; "The sores reappeared on her body"; "Her husband reappeared after having left her years ago" [syn: {reappear}]

re-emphasise
v : emphasize anew; "The director re-emphasized the need for greater productivity" [syn: {re-emphasize}]

re-emphasize
v : emphasize anew; "The director re-emphasized the need for greater productivity" [syn: {re-emphasise}]

reenact
v 1: enact or perform again; "They reenacted the battle of Princeton"
2: enact again; "Congress reenacted the law"
3: act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day" [syn: {enact}, {act out}]

reenforce
v : make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete" [syn: {reinforce}]

reenforcement
n 1: information that makes more forcible or convincing; "his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints" [syn: {reinforcement}]
2: a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support" [syn: {support}, {reinforcement}]

re-enter
v : enter again; "You cannot re-enter the country with this visa"

reentering angle
n : an interior angle of a polygon that is greater than 180 degrees [syn: {reentrant angle}] [ant: {salient angle}]

reentering polygon
n : a polygon with one or more reentrant angles [syn: {reentrant polygon}]

re-entrant
adj : (of angles) pointing inward; "a polygon with re-entrant angles" [syn: {reentrant}] [ant: {salient}]

reentrant
adj : (of angles) pointing inward; "a polygon with re-entrant angles" [syn: {re-entrant}] [ant: {salient}]

reentrant angle
n : an interior angle of a polygon that is greater than 180 degrees [syn: {reentering angle}] [ant: {salient angle}]

reentrant polygon
n : a polygon with one or more reentrant angles [syn: {reentering polygon}]

reentry
n : the act of entering again

re-equip
v : re-equip a factory or plant [syn: {rejig}]

reestablish
v : bring back into original existence, use, function, or position; "restore law and order"; "reestablish peace in the region"; "restore the emperor to the throne" [syn: {restore}, {reinstate}]

re-establishment
n : restoration to a previous state; "regular exercise resulted in the re-establishment of his endurance"

reevaluate
v : revise or renew one's assessment [syn: {reassess}]

reevaluation
n : the evaluation of something a second time (or more)

reeve
n : female ruff
v 1: pass a rope through; "reeve an opening"
2: pass through a hole or opening; "reeve a rope"
3: fasten by passing through a hole or around something [also: {rove}]

reexamination
n 1: (law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination [syn: {redirect examination}]
2: a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment [syn: {follow-up}, {followup}, {review}]

re-examine
v : question after cross-examiniation by opposing counsel; "re-examine one's witness"

reexamine
v : look at again; examine again; "let's review your situation" [syn: {review}]

re-experiencing
n : a recurrence of a prior experience; "the reliving of a strong emotion can be therapeutic" [syn: {reliving}]

re-explain
v : interpret from a different viewpoint [syn: {reinterpret}]

re-explore
v : explore anew; "We need to re-explore Colonialism"

ref
n : (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play [syn: {referee}]

refabrication
n : assembling again [syn: {reassembly}]

reface
v 1: put a new facing on (a garment)
2: provide with a new facing; "The building was refaced with beautiful stones"

refashion
v : make new; "She is remaking her image" [syn: {remake}, {redo}, {make over}]

refection
n : a light meal or repast

refectory
n : a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery)

refectory table
n : a long narrow dining table supported by a stretcher between two trestles

refer
v 1: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" [syn: {mention}, {advert}, {bring up}, {cite}, {name}]
2: have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" [syn: {pertain}, {relate}, {concern}, {come to}, {bear on}, {touch}, {touch on}]
3: think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another; "This plant can be referred to a known species"
4: send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision; "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee"
5: seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes" [syn: {consult}, {look up}]
6: have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' " [syn: {denote}] [also: {referring}, {referred}]

referable
adj : (usually followed by `to') able to be assigned or credited to; "punctuation errors ascribable to careless proofreading"; "the cancellation of the concert was due to the rain"; "the oversight was not imputable to him"; "decide to which of these motives such extraordinary scenes are referable"- Charles Dickens [syn: {ascribable(p)}, {due to(p)}, {imputable(p)}, {referable(p)}]

referee
n 1: (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play [syn: {ref}]
2: someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication [syn: {reviewer}, {reader}]
3: an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case
v 1: be a referee or umpire in a sports competition [syn: {umpire}]
2: evaluate professionally a colleague's work [syn: {peer review}]

refereeing
n : the act of umpiring; "the officiating was excellent" [syn: {umpirage}, {officiation}, {officiating}]

reference
n 1: a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife" [syn: {mention}]
2: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases" [syn: {citation}, {acknowledgment}, {credit}, {mention}, {quotation}]
3: an indicator that orients you generally; "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved" [syn: {reference point}, {point of reference}]
4: a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic" [syn: {reference book}, {reference work}, {book of facts}]
5: a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability; "requests for character references are all to often answered evasively" [syn: {character}, {character reference}]
6: the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos" [syn: {denotation}, {extension}]
7: the act of referring or consulting; "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer" [syn: {consultation}]
8: a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to; "he carried an armful of references back to his desk"; "he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation" [syn: {source}]
9: the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to; "he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes"
v : refer to; "he referenced his colleagues' work" [syn: {cite}]

reference book
n : a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic" [syn: {reference}, {reference work}, {book of facts}]

reference frame
n : a system that uses coordinates to establish position [syn: {coordinate system}, {frame of reference}, {reference system}]

reference grid
n : a network of horizontal and vertical lines that provide coordinates for locating points on an image [syn: {grid}]

reference manual
n : a manual containing information organized in a summary manner

reference point
n : an indicator that orients you generally; "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved" [syn: {point of reference}, {reference}]

reference system
n : a system that uses coordinates to establish position [syn: {coordinate system}, {frame of reference}, {reference frame}]

reference to
n : (usually preceded by `with') relation of delimitation; "he inquired with respect to the address" [syn: {regard to}, {relation to}, {respect to}]

reference work
n : a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic" [syn: {reference book}, {reference}, {book of facts}]

referenced
adj : supported with written references or citations; "a carefully referenced biography"

referenda
referendum
n : a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate [also: {referenda} (pl)]

referenda
See {referendum}

referendum
n : a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate [also: {referenda} (pl)]

referent
n 1: something referred to; the object of a reference
2: the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate
3: something that refers; a term that refers to another term

referential
adj : referring or pointing to something; "symbols are inherently referential"

referral
n 1: a recommendation to consult the (professional) person referred to; "this patient is a referral from Dr. Bones"
2: the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency)

referred
refer
v 1: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" [syn: {mention}, {advert}, {bring up}, {cite}, {name}]
2: have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" [syn: {pertain}, {relate}, {concern}, {come to}, {bear on}, {touch}, {touch on}]
3: think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another; "This plant can be referred to a known species"
4: send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision; "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee"
5: seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes" [syn: {consult}, {look up}]
6: have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' " [syn: {denote}] [also: {referring}, {referred}]

referred
See {refer}

referred pain
n : pain that is felt at a place in the body different from the injured or diseased part where the pain would be expected; "angina pectoris can cause referred pain in the left shoulder"; "pain in the right shoulder can be referred pain from gallbladder disease"

referring
refer
v 1: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" [syn: {mention}, {advert}, {bring up}, {cite}, {name}]
2: have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" [syn: {pertain}, {relate}, {concern}, {come to}, {bear on}, {touch}, {touch on}]
3: think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another; "This plant can be referred to a known species"
4: send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision; "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee"
5: seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes" [syn: {consult}, {look up}]
6: have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' " [syn: {denote}] [also: {referring}, {referred}]

referring
See {refer}

refill
n 1: a prescription drug that is provided again; "he got a refill of his prescription"; "the prescription specified only one refill"
2: a commercial product that refills a container with its appropriate contents; "he got a refill for his ball-point pen"; "he got a refill for his notebook"
v : fill something that had previously been emptied; "refill my glass, please" [syn: {replenish}, {fill again}]

refilling
n : filling again by supplying what has been used up [syn: {replenishment}, {replacement}, {renewal}]

refinance
v : renew the financing of

refine
v 1: improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing" [syn: {polish}, {fine-tune}, {down}]
2: make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern" [syn: {complicate}, {rarify}, {elaborate}]
3: treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition; "refine paper stock"; "refine pig iron"; "refine oil"
4: reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities; "refine sugar" [syn: {rectify}]
5: attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying; "many valuable nutrients are refined out of the foods in our modern diet"
6: make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of; "refine a method of analysis"; "refine the constant in the equation"

refined
adj 1: used of persons and their behavior; cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste" [ant: {unrefined}]
2: freed from impurities by processing; "refined sugar"; "refined oil"; "to gild refined gold"- Shakespeare [syn: {processed}] [ant: {unrefined}]
3: showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; "his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters" [syn: {polished}, {svelte}, {urbane}]
4: made pure [syn: {purified}, {sublimate}]
5: suggesting taste, ease, and wealth [syn: {elegant}, {graceful}]
6: free from what is tawdry or unbecoming; "a neat style"; "a neat set of rules"; "she hated to have her neat plans upset" [syn: {neat}, {tasteful}]

refined sugar
n : a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative [syn: {sugar}]

refinement
n 1: a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad [syn: {polish}, {culture}, {cultivation}, {finish}]
2: the result of improving something; "he described a refinement of this technique" [syn: {elaboration}]
3: the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) [syn: {refining}, {purification}]
4: a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning" [syn: {nuance}, {nicety}, {shade}, {subtlety}]
5: the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste; "a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for his generosity and civilization" [syn: {civilization}, {civilisation}]

refiner
n : one whose work is to refine a specific thing; "he was a sugar refiner"

refinery
n : an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance

refining
n : the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) [syn: {refinement}, {purification}]

refining industry
n : an industry that produces and delivers oil and oil products [syn: {oil industry}, {oil business}]

refinish
v : give a new surface; "refinish the dining room furniture"

refinisher
n : a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture [syn: {renovator}, {restorer}, {preserver}]

refit
n : outfitting a ship again (by repairing or replacing parts)
v : fit out again [also: {refitting}, {refitted}]

refitted
refit
n : outfitting a ship again (by repairing or replacing parts)
v : fit out again [also: {refitting}, {refitted}]

refitted
See {refit}

refitting
refit
n : outfitting a ship again (by repairing or replacing parts)
v : fit out again [also: {refitting}, {refitted}]

refitting
See {refit}

reflate
v 1: economics: experience reflation; "The economy reflated after the Fed took extreme measures"
2: economics: raise demand, expand the money supply, or raise prices, after a period of deflation; "These measures reflated the economy"
3: inflate again; "reflate the balloon"
4: become inflated again

reflation
n : inflation of currency after a period of deflation; restore the system to a previous state

reflect
v 1: manifest or bring back; "This action reflects his true beliefs"
2: to throw or bend back or reflect (from a surface); "A mirror in the sun can reflect light into a person's eyes"; "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium" [syn: {reverberate}]
3: reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" [syn: {chew over}, {think over}, {meditate}, {ponder}, {excogitate}, {contemplate}, {muse}, {mull}, {mull over}, {ruminate}, {speculate}]
4: be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects" [syn: {shine}]
5: give evidence of a certain behavior; "His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him"
6: give evidence of the quality of; "The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student"

reflectance
n : the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface [syn: {coefficient of reflection}, {reflection factor}, {reflectivity}]

reflected
adj : (especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back; "reflected light"; "reflected heat"; "reflected glory" [ant: {unreflected}]

reflecting
adj : causing reflection or having a device that reflects; "a reflecting microscope"

reflecting telescope
n : optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece; "Isaac Newton invented the reflecting telescope in 1668" [syn: {reflector}]

reflection
n 1: a calm lengthy intent consideration [syn: {contemplation}, {reflexion}, {rumination}, {musing}, {thoughtfulness}]
2: the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface [syn: {reflexion}]
3: expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition" [syn: {expression}, {manifestation}, {reflexion}]
4: the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material); "he studied his reflection in the mirror" [syn: {reflexion}]
5: a likeness in which left and right are reversed [syn: {mirror image}, {reflexion}]
6: (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed
7: a remark expressing careful consideration [syn: {observation}, {reflexion}]
8: the ability to reflect beams or rays [syn: {reflexion}, {reflectivity}]

reflection factor
n : the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface [syn: {coefficient of reflection}, {reflectance}, {reflectivity}]

reflective
adj 1: persistently or morbidly thoughtful [syn: {brooding}, {broody}, {contemplative}, {meditative}, {musing}, {pensive}, {pondering}, {ruminative}]
2: capable of physically reflecting light or sound; "a reflective surface" [ant: {nonreflective}]
3: devoted to matters of the mind; "the reflective type"

reflective power
n : the ratio of reflected to incident light [syn: {albedo}]

reflectively
adv : in a reflective manner; "he watched her reflectively"

reflectivity
n 1: the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface [syn: {coefficient of reflection}, {reflection factor}, {reflectance}]
2: the ability to reflect beams or rays [syn: {reflection}, {reflexion}]

reflectometer
n : a meter that measures the reflectance of a surface

reflector
n 1: device that reflects radiation
2: optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece; "Isaac Newton invented the reflecting telescope in 1668" [syn: {reflecting telescope}]

reflectorise
v : provide with reflectors, such as chemicals; "the driveway was reflectorized for safety reasons" [syn: {reflectorize}]

reflectorize
v : provide with reflectors, such as chemicals; "the driveway was reflectorized for safety reasons" [syn: {reflectorise}]

reflex
adj : without volition or conscious control; "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive" [syn: {automatic}, {reflex(a)}, {reflexive}]
n : an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus [syn: {instinctive reflex}, {innate reflex}, {inborn reflex}, {unconditioned reflex}, {physiological reaction}]

reflex angle
n : an angle greater than 180 degrees (but less than 360)

reflex arc
n : the neural path of a reflex

reflex camera
n : camera that allows the photographer to view and focus the exact scene being photographed

reflex epilepsy
n : a form of epilepsy in which attacks are induced by peripheral stimulation

reflexed
adj : (of leaves) bent downward and outward more than 90 degrees

reflexion
n 1: the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface [syn: {reflection}]
2: expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition" [syn: {expression}, {manifestation}, {reflection}]
3: a remark expressing careful consideration [syn: {observation}, {reflection}]
4: a calm lengthy intent consideration [syn: {contemplation}, {reflection}, {rumination}, {musing}, {thoughtfulness}]
5: the ability to reflect beams or rays [syn: {reflection}, {reflectivity}]
6: a likeness in which left and right are reversed [syn: {mirror image}, {reflection}]
7: the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material); "he studied his reflection in the mirror" [syn: {reflection}]

reflexive
adj 1: without volition or conscious control; "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive" [syn: {automatic}, {reflex(a)}]
2: referring back to itself [syn: {self-referent}]
n : a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent [syn: {reflexive pronoun}]

reflexive pronoun
n : a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent [syn: {reflexive}]

reflexive verb
n : a verb whose agent performs an action that is directed at the agent; "the sentence `he washed' has a reflexive verb"; "`perjure' is a reflexive verb because you cannot perjure anyone but yourself"

reflexiveness
n : the coreferential relation between a reflexive pronoun and its antecedent [syn: {reflexivity}]

reflexivity
n 1: the coreferential relation between a reflexive pronoun and its antecedent [syn: {reflexiveness}]
2: (logic and mathematics) a relation such that it holds between an element and itself

reflexly
adv : in a reflex manner; "such effects can be induced reflexly"

refloat
v : set afloat again; "refloat a grounded boat"

reflux
n 1: an abnormal backward flow of body fluids
2: the outward flow of the tide [syn: {ebb}]

reflux condenser
n : condenser such that vapor over a boiling liquid is condensed and flows back into the vessel to prevent its contents from boiling dry

refocus
v 1: focus anew
2: focus anew; "The group needs to refocus its goals"
3: put again into focus or focus more sharply; "refocus the image until it is very sharp"

refocusing
n : focusing again

reforest
v : forest anew; "After the fire, they reforested the mountain"

reforestation
n : the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting [syn: {re-afforestation}]

reforge
v : cast or model anew; "She had to recast her image to please the electorate in her home state" [syn: {recast}, {remodel}]

reform
n 1: a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"
2: a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices; "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians"
3: self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice; "the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform"
v 1: make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices; "reform a political system"
2: bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one; "The Church reformed me"; "reform your conduct" [syn: {reclaim}, {regenerate}, {rectify}]
3: produce by cracking; "reform gas"
4: break up the molecules of; "reform oil"
5: improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition; "reform the health system in this country"
6: change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light" [syn: {straighten out}, {see the light}]

Reform Jew
n : liberal Jew who tries to adapt all aspects of Judaism to modern circumstances

Reform Judaism
n 1: the most liberal Jews; Jews who do not follow the Talmud strictly but try to adapt all of the historical forms of Judaism to the modern world
2: beliefs and practices of Reform Jews

reform movement
n : a movement intended to bring about social and humanitarian reforms

reform school
n : correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders [syn: {reformatory}, {training school}]

reformable
adj : susceptible to improvement or reform; "a redeemable sinner" [syn: {redeemable}]

re-formation
n : forming again (especially with improvements or removal of defects); renewing and reconstituting [syn: {regeneration}]

reformation
n 1: improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices etc.; intended to make a striking change for the better in social or political or religious affairs
2: a religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches [syn: {Protestant Reformation}]
3: rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course; "the reclamation of delinquent children" [syn: {reclamation}]

reformative
adj : tending to reform; "reformative and rehabilitative agencies"; "reformatory punishment" [syn: {reformatory}]

reformatory
adj : tending to reform; "reformative and rehabilitative agencies"; "reformatory punishment" [syn: {reformative}]
n : correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders [syn: {reform school}, {training school}]

re-formed
adj : formed again or anew; "the re-formed scout troop has been very active"

Reformed
adj 1: of or relating to the body of Protestant Christianity arising during the Reformation; used of some Protestant churches especially Calvinist as distinct from Lutheran; "Dutch Reformed theology"
2: caused to abandon an evil manner of living and follow a good one; "a reformed drunkard"

reformer
n 1: a disputant who advocates reform [syn: {reformist}, {crusader}, {meliorist}]
2: an apparatus that reforms the molecular structure of hydrocarbons to produce richer fuel; "a catalytic reformer"

reformism
n : a doctrine of reform

reformist
adj : favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) [syn: {progressive}, {reform-minded}]
n : a disputant who advocates reform [syn: {reformer}, {crusader}, {meliorist}]

reform-minded
adj : favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) [syn: {progressive}, {reformist}]

reformulate
v : formulate or develop again, of an improved theory or hypothesis [syn: {redevelop}]

refract
v 1: subject to refraction; "refract a light beam"
2: determine the refracting power of (a lens)

refractile
adj : of or relating to or capable of refraction; "the refractive characteristics of the eye" [syn: {refractive}]

refracting telescope
n : optical telescope that has a large convex lens that produces an image that is viewed through the eyepiece

refraction
n 1: the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another
2: the amount by which a propagating wave is bent [syn: {deflection}, {deflexion}]

refractive
adj 1: of or relating to or capable of refraction; "the refractive characteristics of the eye" [syn: {refractile}]
2: capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave) [syn: {deflective}]

refractive index
n : the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to that in a medium [syn: {index of refraction}]

refractiveness
n : the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction [syn: {refractivity}]

refractivity
n : the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction [syn: {refractiveness}]

refractometer
n : measuring instrument for measuring the refractive index of a substance

refractoriness
n : the trait of being unmanageable [syn: {unmanageableness}, {recalcitrance}, {recalcitrancy}]

refractory
adj 1: resistant to authority or control; "as refractory as a mule"
2: not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne" [syn: {stubborn}]
3: marked by stubborn resistance to and defiant of authority or guidance; "a recalcitrant teenager"; "everything revolves around a refractory individual genius" [syn: {recalcitrant}]
4: stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child" [syn: {fractious}]
n : lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace [syn: {furnace lining}]

refractory anaemia
n : any of various anemic conditions that are not successfully treated by any means other than blood transfusions (and that are not associated with another primary disease) [syn: {refractory anemia}]

refractory anemia
n : any of various anemic conditions that are not successfully treated by any means other than blood transfusions (and that are not associated with another primary disease) [syn: {refractory anaemia}]

refractory period
n : (neurology) the time after a neuron fires or a muscle fiber contracts during which a stimulus will not evoke a response

refractory pot
n : small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead [syn: {bone-ash cup}, {cupel}]

refractory-lined
adj : (of furnaces) lined with material that has a high melting point

refracture
v : break (a bone) that was previously broken but mended in an abnormal way; "The surgeon had to refracture her wrist"

refrain
n : the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers [syn: {chorus}]
v 1: not do something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping" [syn: {forbear}] [ant: {act}]
2: choose no to consume; "I abstain from alcohol" [syn: {abstain}, {desist}] [ant: {consume}]

refresh
v 1: refresh one's memory; "I reviewed the material before the test" [syn: {review}, {brush up}]
2: make (to feel) fresh; "The cool water refreshed us" [syn: {freshen}]
3: become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game" [syn: {freshen}, {refreshen}, {freshen up}]
4: make fresh again [syn: {freshen}, {refreshen}] [ant: {tire}]

refreshed
adj : with restored energy [syn: {fresh}, {invigorated}, {reinvigorated}]

refreshen
v 1: become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game" [syn: {freshen}, {refresh}, {freshen up}]
2: make fresh again [syn: {refresh}, {freshen}] [ant: {tire}]

refresher
n 1: a fee (in addition to that marked on the brief) paid to counsel in a case that lasts more than one day
2: a drink that refreshes; "he stopped at the bar for a quick refresher"
3: a course that reviews and updates a topic for those who have not kept abreast of developments [syn: {refresher course}]

refresher course
n : a course that reviews and updates a topic for those who have not kept abreast of developments [syn: {refresher}]

refreshful
adj : imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air" [syn: {bracing}, {brisk}, {energizing}, {energising}, {fresh}, {refreshing}, {tonic}]

refreshfully
adv : in a manner that relieves fatigue and restores vitality; "the air was refreshingly cool" [syn: {refreshingly}]

refreshing
adj 1: imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air" [syn: {bracing}, {brisk}, {energizing}, {energising}, {fresh}, {refreshful}, {tonic}]
2: pleasantly novel or different; "common sense of a most refreshing sort" [syn: {novel}]

refreshingly
adv 1: in a manner that relieves fatigue and restores vitality; "the air was refreshingly cool" [syn: {refreshfully}]
2: in a pleasantly novel manner; "she was refreshingly free from shyness"

refreshment
n 1: snacks and drinks served as a light meal
2: activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation; "time for rest and refreshment by the pool"; "days of joyous recreation with his friends" [syn: {recreation}]

refried beans
n : dried beans cooked and mashed and then fried in lard with various seasonings [syn: {frijoles refritos}]

refrigerant
adj : causing cooling or freezing; "a refrigerant substance such as ice or solid carbon dioxide" [syn: {refrigerating}]
n : a substance used to provide cooling (as in a refrigerator)

refrigerate
v 1: preserve by chilling; "many foods must be refrigerated or else they will spoil"
2: cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator; "refrigerate this medicine"

refrigerated
adj : made or kept cold by refrigeration; "keep the milk refrigerated"; "a refrigerated truck"

refrigerating
adj : causing cooling or freezing; "a refrigerant substance such as ice or solid carbon dioxide" [syn: {refrigerant}]

refrigeration
n 1: the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes [syn: {infrigidation}]
2: deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes; "refrigeration by immersing the patient's body in a cold bath"

refrigeration system
n : a cooling system for chilling or freezing (usually for preservative purposes)

refrigerator
n : white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures [syn: {icebox}]

refrigerator car
n : a freight car that is equipped with refrigeration system

refrigerator cookie
n : dough formed into a roll and chilled in the refrigerator then sliced and baked

reft
reave
v : steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" [syn: {plunder}, {despoil}, {loot}, {strip}, {rifle}, {ransack}, {pillage}, {foray}] [also: {reft}]

reft
See {reave}

refuel
v 1: provide with additional fuel, as of aircraft, ships, and cars
2: take on more fuel, as of a plane, ship, or car [also: {refuelling}, {refuelled}]

refueling
n : the activity of supplying or taking on fuel [syn: {fueling}]

refuelled
refuel
v 1: provide with additional fuel, as of aircraft, ships, and cars
2: take on more fuel, as of a plane, ship, or car [also: {refuelling}, {refuelled}]

refuelled
See {refuel}

refuelling
refuel
v 1: provide with additional fuel, as of aircraft, ships, and cars
2: take on more fuel, as of a plane, ship, or car [also: {refuelling}, {refuelled}]

refuelling
See {refuel}

refuge
n 1: a safe place; "He ran to safety" [syn: {safety}]
2: something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying" [syn: {recourse}, {resort}]
3: a shelter from danger or hardship [syn: {sanctuary}, {asylum}]
4: act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort" [syn: {recourse}, {resort}]

refugee
n : an exile who flees for safety

refugee camp
n : shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs [syn: {camp}]

refugia
See {refugium}

refulgence
n : the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light [syn: {radiance}, {radiancy}, {shine}, {effulgence}, {refulgency}]

refulgency
n : the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light [syn: {radiance}, {radiancy}, {shine}, {effulgence}, {refulgence}]

refulgent
adj : radiating or as if radiating light; "the beaming sun"; "the effulgent daffodils"; "a radiant sunrise"; "a refulgent sunset" [syn: {beaming}, {beamy}, {effulgent}, {radiant}]

refund
n 1: money returned to a payer
2: the act of returning money received previously [syn: {repayment}]
v : pay back; "Please refund me my money" [syn: {return}, {repay}, {give back}]

refurbish
v : make brighter and prettier; "we refurbished the guest wing"; "My wife wants us to renovate" [syn: {renovate}, {freshen up}]

refurbishment
n : the state of being restored to its former good condition; "the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house" [syn: {renovation}, {restoration}]

refurnish
v : furnish with new or different furniture; "We refurnished the living room"

refusal
n 1: the act of refusing
2: a message refusing to accept something that is offered

refuse
n : food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) [syn: {garbage}, {food waste}, {scraps}]
v 1: show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike" [syn: {decline}] [ant: {accept}]
2: refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality" [syn: {reject}, {pass up}, {turn down}, {decline}] [ant: {accept}]
3: elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation" [syn: {defy}, {resist}] [ant: {lend oneself}]
4: refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance" [syn: {deny}] [ant: {allow}]
5: resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor" [syn: {resist}, {reject}]
6: refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs" [syn: {reject}, {turn down}, {turn away}] [ant: {admit}]

refuse collector
n : someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse [syn: {garbage man}, {garbage collector}, {dustman}]

refuse heap
n : an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter [syn: {garbage heap}, {junk heap}, {rubbish heap}, {scrapheap}, {trash heap}, {junk pile}, {trash pile}]

refutable
adj : able to be refuted [syn: {questionable}, {confutable}, {confutative}]

refutation
n 1: the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it" [syn: {defense}, {defence}]
2: any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something [syn: {disproof}, {falsification}]
3: the act of determining that something is false [syn: {falsification}, {falsifying}, {disproof}]

refute
v 1: overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof; "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments" [syn: {rebut}]
2: prove to be false or incorrect [syn: {rebut}, {controvert}]

refuter
n : a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argument [syn: {rebutter}, {disprover}, {confuter}]

regain
v 1: get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly" [syn: {recover}, {retrieve}, {find}]
2: come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!" [syn: {find}] [ant: {lose}]

regaining
n : getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing" [syn: {restitution}, {return}, {restoration}]

regal
adj : belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head" [syn: {imperial}, {majestic}, {purple}, {royal}]

regale
v : provide with choice or abundant food or drink; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night" [syn: {treat}]

Regalecidae
n : ribbonfishes [syn: {family Regalecidae}]

Regalecus glesne
n : thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin [syn: {oarfish}, {king of the herring}, {ribbonfish}]

regalia
n 1: paraphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office)
2: especially fine or decorative clothing [syn: {array}, {raiment}]

regally
adv : in a regal manner; "a regally appropriate representative"

regard
n 1: (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point; "it differs in that respect" [syn: {respect}]
2: paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences" [syn: {attentiveness}, {heed}, {paying attention}] [ant: {inattentiveness}]
3: (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes" [syn: {wish}, {compliments}]
4: a long fixed look; "he fixed his paternal gaze on me" [syn: {gaze}]
5: the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high regard" [syn: {esteem}, {respect}] [ant: {disesteem}]
6: a feeling of friendship and esteem; "she mistook his manly regard for love"; "he inspires respect" [syn: {respect}]
7: an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him" [syn: {respect}, {esteem}] [ant: {disrespect}]
v 1: deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" [syn: {see}, {consider}, {reckon}, {view}]
2: look at attentively [syn: {consider}]
3: connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business" [syn: {involve}, {affect}]

regard as
v : look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent" [syn: {think of}, {repute}, {look upon}, {look on}, {esteem}, {take to be}]

regard to
n : (usually preceded by `with') relation of delimitation; "he inquired with respect to the address" [syn: {reference to}, {relation to}, {respect to}]

regardant
adj : looking backward [syn: {regardant(ip)}]

regardful
adj : showing deference [syn: {deferent}, {deferential}]

regardless
adj : (usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration; "careless of the consequences"; "the proverbial grasshopper--thoughtless of tomorrow"; "crushing the blooms with regardless tread" [syn: {careless(p)}, {thoughtless(p)}]
adv : in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks; "he carried on regardless of the difficulties" [syn: {irrespective}, {disregardless}, {no matter}, {disregarding}]

regatta
n : a meeting for boat races

regency
adj 1: of or relating to a regency
2: of or relating to or characteristic of the style (especially the style of furniture) favored during the Regency (1811-1820)
n 1: the period of time during which a regent governs
2: the period from 1811-1820 when the Prince of Wales was regent during George III's periods of insanity
3: the office of a regent

regenerate
adj : reformed spiritually or morally; "a regenerate sinner"; "regenerate by redemption from error or decay" [ant: {unregenerate}]
v 1: re-establish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership" [syn: {renew}]
2: amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit
3: bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one; "The Church reformed me"; "reform your conduct" [syn: {reform}, {reclaim}, {rectify}]
4: return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at the spa restored me" [syn: {restore}, {rejuvenate}]
5: replace (tissue or a body part) through the formation of new tissue; "The snake regenerated its tail"
6: be formed or shaped anew
7: form or produce anew; "regenerate hatred"
8: undergo regeneration
9: restore strength; "This food revitalized the patient" [syn: {revitalize}]

regenerating
adj : that are generating anew; "regenerating fibers"

regeneration
n 1: (biology) growth anew of lost tissue or destroyed parts or organs
2: feedback in phase with (augmenting) the input [syn: {positive feedback}]
3: the activity of spiritual or physical renewal
4: forming again (especially with improvements or removal of defects); renewing and reconstituting [syn: {re-formation}]

regent
adj : acting or functioning as a regent or ruler; "prince-regent" [syn: {regent(ip)}]
n 1: members of a governing board [syn: {trustee}]
2: someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country's monarch

reggae
n : popular music originating in the West Indies; repetitive bass riffs and regular chords played on the off beat by a guitar

Reggane
n : a town in central Algeria

regicide
n 1: someone who commits regicide; the killer of a king
2: the act of killing a king

regime
n 1: the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities" [syn: {government}, {authorities}]
2: (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet) [syn: {regimen}]

regimen
n : (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet) [syn: {regime}]

regiment
n : army unit smaller than a division
v 1: subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization; "regiment one's children"
2: form (military personnel) into a regiment
3: assign to a regiment; "regiment soldiers"

regimental
adj : belonging to or concerning a regiment; "regimental units"

regimentally
adv : in a regimental manner or by regiments

regimentals
n : the military uniform and insignia of a regiment

regimentation
n : the imposition of order or discipline

regimented
adj : strictly controlled

Regina
n : the provincial capital and largest city of Saskatchewan

Reginald Carey Harrison
n : English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990) [syn: {Harrison}, {Rex Harrison}, {Sir Rex Harrison}]

Reginald Joseph Mitchell
n : English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937) [syn: {Mitchell}, {R. J. Mitchell}]

Reginald Marsh
n : United States painter (1898-1954) [syn: {Marsh}]

Regiomontanus
n : German mathematician and astronomer (1436-1476) [syn: {Muller}, {Johann Muller}]

region
n 1: the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space" [syn: {part}]
2: a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region" [syn: {area}]
3: a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions"
4: the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of'); "it was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job"; "the price is in the neighborhood of $100" [syn: {neighborhood}]
5: a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about; "it was a limited domain of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult" [syn: {domain}, {realm}]

regional
adj 1: characteristic of a region; "regional flora"
2: related or limited to a particular region; "a regional dialect"

regional anaesthesia
n : loss of sensation in a region of the body produced by application of an anesthetic agent to all the nerves supplying that region (as when an epidural anesthetic is administered to the pelvic region during childbirth) [syn: {regional anesthesia}]

regional anatomy
n : the study of anatomy based on regions or divisions of the body and emphasizing the relations between various structures (muscles and nerves and arteries etc.) in that region [syn: {topographic anatomy}, {topology}]

regional anesthesia
n : loss of sensation in a region of the body produced by application of an anesthetic agent to all the nerves supplying that region (as when an epidural anesthetic is administered to the pelvic region during childbirth) [syn: {regional anaesthesia}]

regional enteritis
n : a serious chronic and progressive inflammation of the ileum producing frequent bouts of diarrhea with abdominal pain and nausea and fever and weight loss [syn: {regional ileitis}, {Crohn's disease}]

regional ileitis
n : a serious chronic and progressive inflammation of the ileum producing frequent bouts of diarrhea with abdominal pain and nausea and fever and weight loss [syn: {regional enteritis}, {Crohn's disease}]

regionalism
n 1: a feature (as a pronunciation or expression or custom) that is characteristic of a particular region
2: a foreign policy that defines the international interests of a country in terms of particular geographic areas
3: loyalty to the interests of a particular region

regionally
adv : in a regional manner; "regionally governed"

register
n 1: an official written record of names or events or transactions [syn: {registry}]
2: (music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments
3: a book in which names and transactions are listed
4: (computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind
5: an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room
6: a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device
7: a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill [syn: {cash register}]
v 1: record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
2: record in a public office or in a court of law; "file for divorce"; "file a complaint" [syn: {file}]
3: enroll to vote; "register for an election"
4: be aware of; "Did you register any change when I pressed the button?" [syn: {record}]
5: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'" [syn: {read}, {show}, {record}]
6: have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties [syn: {cross-file}]
7: show in one's face; "Her surprise did not register"
8: manipulate the registers of an organ
9: send by registered mail; "I'd like to register this letter" 10: enter into someone's consciousness; "Did this event register in your parents' minds?"

register language
n : a tone language that uses different voice registers

registered
adj 1: (of animals) officially recorded with or certified by a recognized breed association; especially in a stud book; "a registered Percheron" [ant: {unregistered}]
2: listed or recorded officially; "record is made of `registered mail' at each point on its route to assure safe delivery"; "registered bonds" [ant: {unregistered}]
3: (of a boat or vessel) furnished with necessary official documents specifying ownership etc

registered bond
n : a bond whose owner is recorded on the books of the issuer; can be transferred to another owner only when endorsed by the registered owner

registered mail
n : mail that is registered by the post office when sent in order to assure safe delivery [syn: {registered post}]

registered nurse
n : a graduate nurse who has passed examinations for registration [syn: {RN}]

registered post
n : mail that is registered by the post office when sent in order to assure safe delivery [syn: {registered mail}]

registered representative
n : someone in charge of a client's account for an advertising agency or brokerage or other service business [syn: {account executive}, {account representative}, {customer's broker}, {customer's man}]

registered security
n : a security whose owner's name is recorded on the books of the issuer (or issuer's agent)

registrant
n : a person who is formally entered (along with others) in a register (and who obtains certain rights thereby)

registrar
n 1: a person employed to keep a record of the owners of stocks and bonds issued by the company
2: the administrator responsible for student records
3: someone responsible for keeping records [syn: {record-keeper}, {recorder}]

registration
n 1: the act of enrolling [syn: {enrollment}, {enrolment}]
2: the body of people (such as students) who register or enroll at the same time [syn: {enrollment}]
3: a document certifying an act of registering
4: (music) the sound property resulting from a combination of organ stops used to perform a particular piece of music; the technique of selecting and adjusting organ stops
5: the act of adjusting something to match a standard [syn: {adjustment}, {readjustment}]

registration fire
n : fire delivered to obtain accurate data for subsequent effective engagement of targets

registration number
n : the number on the license plate that identifies the car that bears it [syn: {license number}]

registry
n : an official written record of names or events or transactions [syn: {register}]

Regius professor
n : holder of a British professorship created by a royal patron

Reglaecus
n : type genus of the Regalecidae [syn: {genus Regalecus}]

regnant
adj : exercising power or authority [syn: {reigning}, {ruling}]

regnellidium
n : small latex-containing aquatic fern of southern Brazil [syn: {Regnellidium diphyllum}]

Regnellidium diphyllum
n : small latex-containing aquatic fern of southern Brazil [syn: {regnellidium}]

regorge
v : eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {purge}, {cast}, {sick}, {cat}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {retch}, {puke}, {barf}, {spew}, {spue}, {chuck}, {upchuck}, {honk}, {regurgitate}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]

regosol
n : a type of soil consisting of unconsolidated material from freshly deposited alluvium or sand

regress
n 1: the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence [syn: {reasoning backward}]
2: returning to a former state [syn: {regression}, {reversion}, {retrogression}, {retroversion}]
v 1: go back to a statistical means
2: go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules" [syn: {revert}, {return}, {retrovert}, {turn back}]
3: get worse; fall back to a previous or worse condition [syn: {retrograde}, {retrogress}] [ant: {progress}]
4: go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" [syn: {relapse}, {lapse}, {recidivate}, {retrogress}, {fall back}]

regression
n 1: an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely [syn: {arrested development}, {fixation}, {infantile fixation}]
2: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state
3: the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x) [syn: {simple regression}, {regression toward the mean}, {statistical regression}]
4: returning to a former state [syn: {regress}, {reversion}, {retrogression}, {retroversion}]

regression analysis
n : the use of regression to make quantitative predictions of one variable from the values of another

regression coefficient
n : when the regression line is linear (y = ax + b) the regression coefficient is the constant (a) that represents the rate of change of one variable (y) as a function of changes in the other (x); it is the slope of the regression line

regression curve
n : a smooth curve fitted to the set of paired data in regression analysis; for linear regression the curve is a straight line [syn: {regression line}]

regression equation
n : the equation representing the relation between selected values of one variable (x) and observed values of the other (y); it permits the prediction of the most probable values of y [syn: {regression of y on x}]

regression line
n : a smooth curve fitted to the set of paired data in regression analysis; for linear regression the curve is a straight line [syn: {regression curve}]

regression of y on x
n : the equation representing the relation between selected values of one variable (x) and observed values of the other (y); it permits the prediction of the most probable values of y [syn: {regression equation}]

regression toward the mean
n : the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x) [syn: {regression}, {simple regression}, {statistical regression}]

regressive
adj 1: (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount increases [ant: {progressive}]
2: opposing progress [ant: {progressive}]

regret
n : sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game" [syn: {sorrow}, {rue}, {ruefulness}]
v 1: feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about [syn: {repent}, {rue}]
2: feel sad about the loss or absence of
3: decline formally or politely; "I regret I can't come to the party"
4: be sorry; "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard" [also: {regretting}, {regretted}]

regretful
adj : having regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made" [syn: {sorry}] [ant: {unregretful}]

regretfully
adv : with regret (used in polite formulas); "I must regretfully decline your kind invitation"

regrets
n : a polite refusal of an invitation [syn: {declination}]

regrettable
adj : deserving regret; "regrettable remarks"; "it's regrettable that she didn't go to college"; "it's too bad he had no feeling himself for church" [syn: {too bad}]

regrettably
adv : by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay" [syn: {unfortunately}, {unluckily}, {alas}] [ant: {fortunately}, {fortunately}]

regretted
regret
n : sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game" [syn: {sorrow}, {rue}, {ruefulness}]
v 1: feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about [syn: {repent}, {rue}]
2: feel sad about the loss or absence of
3: decline formally or politely; "I regret I can't come to the party"
4: be sorry; "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard" [also: {regretting}, {regretted}]

regretted
See {regret}

regretting
regret
n : sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game" [syn: {sorrow}, {rue}, {ruefulness}]
v 1: feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about [syn: {repent}, {rue}]
2: feel sad about the loss or absence of
3: decline formally or politely; "I regret I can't come to the party"
4: be sorry; "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard" [also: {regretting}, {regretted}]

regretting
See {regret}

regroup
v 1: organize anew, as after a setback [syn: {reorganize}, {reorganise}]
2: reorganize into new groups

regrow
v : grow anew or continue growth after an injury or interruption; "parts of the trunk of this tree can regrow"; "some invertebrates can regrow limbs or their tail after they lost it due to an injury"

regular
adj 1: in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle; "his regular calls on his customers"; "regular meals"; "regular duties" [ant: {irregular}]
2: often used as intensifiers; "a regular morass of details"; "a regular nincompoop"; "he's a veritable swine" [syn: {regular(a)}, {veritable(a)}]
3: conforming to a standard or pattern; "following the regular procedure of the legislature"; "a regular electrical outlet"
4: (of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula [ant: {irregular}]
5: regularly scheduled for fixed times; "at a regular meeting of the PTA"; "regular bus departures"
6: in accord with regular practice or procedure; "took his regular morning walk"; "her regular bedtime"
7: occurring at fixed intervals; "a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing" [syn: {even}]
8: relating to a person who does something regularly; "a regular customer"; "a steady drinker" [syn: {steady}]
9: (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces; "the regular army" [ant: {irregular}] 10: not constipated [syn: {unconstipated}] [ant: {constipated}] 11: symmetrically arranged; "even features"; "regular features"; "a regular polygon" [syn: {even}] 12: not deviating from what is normal; "her regular bedtime" 13: officially full-time; "regular students"
n 1: a regular patron; "an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who is a Central Park fixture" [syn: {habitue}, {fixture}]
2: a soldier in the regular army
3: a dependable follower (especially in party politics); "he is one of the party regulars"
4: a garment size for persons of average height and weight

regular army
n : a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state [syn: {army}, {ground forces}]

regular convex polyhedron
n : any one of five solids whose faces are congruent regular polygons and whose polyhedral angles are all congruent [syn: {regular polyhedron}, {regular convex solid}, {Platonic body}, {Platonic solid}, {ideal solid}]

regular convex solid
n : any one of five solids whose faces are congruent regular polygons and whose polyhedral angles are all congruent [syn: {regular polyhedron}, {regular convex polyhedron}, {Platonic body}, {Platonic solid}, {ideal solid}]

regular dodecahedron
n : a dodecahedron with twelve regular pentagons as faces

regular hexagon
n : a hexagon with six sides of equal length

regular hexahedron
n : a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces [syn: {cube}]

regular icosahedron
n : an icosahedron with twenty equilateral triangles as faces

regular octahedron
n : an octahedron with eight equilateral triangles as faces

regular payment
n : a payment made at regular times

regular polygon
n : a polygon with all sides and all angles equal

regular polyhedron
n : any one of five solids whose faces are congruent regular polygons and whose polyhedral angles are all congruent [syn: {regular convex solid}, {regular convex polyhedron}, {Platonic body}, {Platonic solid}, {ideal solid}]

regular recurrence
n : recurring at regular intervals [syn: {rhythm}]

regular tetrahedron
n : a tetrahedron with four equilateral triangular faces

regularisation
n 1: the condition of having been made regular (or more regular) [syn: {regularization}]
2: the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular [syn: {regulation}, {regularization}]

regularise
v 1: bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate" [syn: {regulate}, {regularize}, {order}, {govern}] [ant: {deregulate}]
2: make regular or more regular; "regularize the heart beat with a pace maker" [syn: {regularize}]

regularised
adj : made regular [syn: {regularized}]

regularity
n 1: a property of polygons: the property of having equal sides and equal angles [syn: {geometrical regularity}]
2: the quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate; "he was famous for the regularity of his habits" [ant: {irregularity}]

regularization
n 1: the condition of having been made regular (or more regular) [syn: {regularisation}]
2: the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular [syn: {regulation}, {regularisation}]

regularize
v 1: bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate" [syn: {regulate}, {regularise}, {order}, {govern}] [ant: {deregulate}]
2: make regular or more regular; "regularize the heart beat with a pace maker" [syn: {regularise}]

regularized
adj : made regular [syn: {regularised}]

regularly
adv 1: in a regular manner; "letters arrived regularly from his children" [syn: {on a regular basis}] [ant: {irregularly}]
2: having a regular form; "regularly shaped objects" [ant: {irregularly}]
3: in a regular way without variation; "try to breathe evenly" [ant: {irregularly}]

regulate
v 1: fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; "regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch" [syn: {modulate}]
2: bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate" [syn: {regularize}, {regularise}, {order}, {govern}] [ant: {deregulate}]
3: shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion" [syn: {determine}, {shape}, {mold}, {influence}]
4: check the emission of (sound) [syn: {baffle}]

regulated
adj 1: controlled or governed according to rule or principle or law; "well regulated industries"; "houses with regulated temperature" [ant: {unregulated}]
2: marked by system or regularity or discipline; "a quiet ordered house"; "an orderly universe"; "a well regulated life" [syn: {ordered}, {orderly}]

regulating
n : the act of controlling or directing according to rule; "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians" [syn: {regulation}]

regulation
adj : prescribed by or according to regulation; "regulation army equipment"
n 1: an authoritative rule [syn: {ordinance}]
2: a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation" [syn: {rule}]
3: the state of being controlled or governed
4: (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered
5: the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular [syn: {regularization}, {regularisation}]
6: the act of controlling or directing according to rule; "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians" [syn: {regulating}]

regulation time
n : (sports) the normal prescribed duration of a game; "the game was finished in regulation time" [ant: {overtime}]

regulative
adj : restricting according to rules or principles; "a regulatory gene" [syn: {regulatory}]

regulator
n 1: any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
2: a official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest
3: a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) [syn: {governor}]

regulator gene
n : a gene that produces a repressor substance that inhibits an operator gene [syn: {regulatory gene}]

regulatory
adj : restricting according to rules or principles; "a regulatory gene" [syn: {regulative}]

regulatory agency
n : a governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest [syn: {regulatory authority}]

regulatory authority
n : a governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest [syn: {regulatory agency}]

regulatory gene
n : a gene that produces a repressor substance that inhibits an operator gene [syn: {regulator gene}]

regulatory offence
n : crimes created by statutes and not by common law [syn: {statutory offense}, {statutory offence}, {regulatory offense}]

regulatory offense
n : crimes created by statutes and not by common law [syn: {statutory offense}, {statutory offence}, {regulatory offence}]

reguli
See {regulus}

Regulus
n 1: the brightest star in Leo
2: a genus of birds of the family Sylviidae including kinglets [syn: {genus Regulus}]

Regulus calendula
n : American kinglet with a notable song and in the male a red crown patch [syn: {ruby-crowned kinglet}, {ruby-crowned wren}]

Regulus regulus
n : European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow crown patch [syn: {goldcrest}, {golden-crested kinglet}]

Regulus satrata
n : American golden-crested kinglet [syn: {gold-crowned kinglet}]

regur
n : a rich black loam of India [syn: {regur soil}]

regur soil
n : a rich black loam of India [syn: {regur}]

regurgitate
v 1: pour or rush back; "The blood regurgitates into the heart ventricle"
2: feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed food; "many birds feed their young by regurgiating what they have swallowed and carried to the nest"
3: repeat after memorization; "For the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information" [syn: {reproduce}]
4: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {purge}, {cast}, {sick}, {cat}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {regorge}, {retch}, {puke}, {barf}, {spew}, {spue}, {chuck}, {upchuck}, {honk}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]

regurgitation
n 1: backflow of blood through a defective heart valve
2: recall after rote memorization; "he complained that school was just memorization and regurgitation"
3: the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth [syn: {vomit}, {vomiting}, {emesis}, {disgorgement}, {puking}]

rehabilitate
v 1: reinstall politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was rehabilitated several times throughout his lifetime" [ant: {purge}]
2: restore to a state of good condition or operation
3: help to re-adapt, as to a former state of health or good repute; "The prisoner was successfully rehabilitated"; "After a year in the mental clinic, the patient is now rehabilitated"

rehabilitated
adj : (of persons) restored to health or useful life; "rehabilitated prisoners"

rehabilitation
n 1: the restoration of someone to a useful place in society
2: the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation [syn: {reclamation}, {renewal}]
3: vindication of a person's character and the re-establishment of that person's reputation
4: the treatment of physical disabilities by massage and electrotherapy and exercises

rehabilitation program
n : a program for restoring someone to good health

rehabilitative
adj 1: designed to accomplish rehabilitation; "from a penal to a rehabilitative philosophy"- J.B.Costello; "rehabilitative treatment" [ant: {punitive}]
2: helping to restore to good condition; "reconstructive surgery"; "rehabilitative exercises" [syn: {reconstructive}]

reharmonisation
n : a piece of music whose original harmony has been revised [syn: {reharmonization}]

reharmonise
v : provide with a different harmony; "reharmonize the melody" [syn: {reharmonize}]

reharmonization
n : a piece of music whose original harmony has been revised [syn: {reharmonisation}]

reharmonize
v : provide with a different harmony; "reharmonize the melody" [syn: {reharmonise}]

rehash
n : old material that is slightly reworked and used again; "merely a dull rehash of his first novel"
v 1: present or use over, with no or few changes
2: go back over; "retrograde arguments" [syn: {retrograde}, {hash over}]

rehear
v : hear or try a court case anew [syn: {retry}] [also: {reheard}]

reheard
rehear
v : hear or try a court case anew [syn: {retry}] [also: {reheard}]

reheard
See {rehear}

rehearing
n : the act of hearing again [syn: {relistening}]

rehearsal
n 1: a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert); "he missed too many rehearsals"; "a rehearsal will be held the day before the wedding" [syn: {dry run}]
2: (psychology) a form of practice; repetition of information (silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term memory

rehearse
v : engage in a rehearsal (of) [syn: {practise}, {practice}]

reheat
v : heat again; "Please reheat the food from last night"

reheated
adj : uneaten and saved for eating later; "leftover food served at a later meal"; "yesterday's reheated soup" [syn: {leftover}, {cooked-over}, {warmed-over}]

reheel
v : put a new heel on; "heel shoes" [syn: {heel}]

Rehnquist
n : United States jurist who served as an associate justice on the United States Supreme Court from 1972 until 1986, when he was appointed chief justice (born in 1924) [syn: {William Rehnquist}, {William Hubbs Rehnquist}]

rehouse
v : put up in a new or different housing

Reich
n 1: the German state
2: Austrian born psychoanalyst who lived in the United States; advocated sexual freedom and believed that cosmic energy could be concentrated in a human being (1897-1957) [syn: {Wilhelm Reich}]
3: United States composer (born in 1936) [syn: {Steve Reich}, {Stephen Michael Reich}]

Reichstein
n : a Swiss chemist born in Poland; studied the hormones of the adrenal cortex [syn: {Tadeus Reichstein}]

Reid
n : Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796) [syn: {Thomas Reid}]

reification
n 1: regarding something abstract as a material thing [syn: {hypostatization}, {hypostatisation}]
2: representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality; "according to Marx, treating labor as a commodity exemplified the reification of the individual" [syn: {depersonalization}, {depersonalisation}]

reified
reify
v : consider an abstract concept to be real [also: {reified}]

reified
See {reify}

reify
v : consider an abstract concept to be real [also: {reified}]

reign
n 1: a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful; "he was helpless under the reign of his egotism"
2: the period during which a monarch is sovereign; "during the reign of Henry VIII"
3: royal authority; the dominion of a monarch [syn: {sovereignty}]
v 1: have sovereign power; "Henry VIII reigned for a long time"
2: be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood" [syn: {predominate}, {dominate}, {rule}, {prevail}]

reign of terror
n 1: any period of brutal suppression thought to resemble the Reign of Terror in France
2: the historic period (1793-94) during the French Revolution when thousands were executed; "the Reign of the Bourbons ended and the Reign of Terror began"

reigning
adj : exercising power or authority [syn: {regnant}, {ruling}]

reignite
v : ignite anew, as of something burning; "The strong winds reignited the cooling embers"

reimburse
v 1: pay back for some expense incurred; "Can the company reimburse me for my professional travel?"
2: reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss [syn: {recoup}]

reimbursement
n : compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc.; "he received reimbursement for his travel expenses"

reimpose
v : impose anew; "The fine was reimposed"

reimposition
n : imposition again

Reims
n : a city in northeastern France east of Paris; scene of the coronation of most French kings; site of the unconditional German surrender in 1945 at the end of World War II [syn: {Rheims}]

rein
n 1: one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
2: any means of control; "he took up the reins of government"
v 1: control and direct with or as if by reins; "rein a horse" [syn: {harness}, {rein in}, {draw rein}]
2: stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins; "They reined in in front of the post office" [syn: {rein in}]
3: stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins; "He reined in his horses in front of the post office" [syn: {rein in}]
4: keep in check; "rule one's temper" [syn: {rule}, {harness}]

rein in
v 1: stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins; "They reined in in front of the post office" [syn: {rein}]
2: control and direct with or as if by reins; "rein a horse" [syn: {harness}, {draw rein}, {rein}]
3: stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins; "He reined in his horses in front of the post office" [syn: {rein}]

rein orchid
n : any of several American wildflowers with a kidney-shaped lip [syn: {rein orchis}]

rein orchis
n : any of several American wildflowers with a kidney-shaped lip [syn: {rein orchid}]

reincarnate
adj : having a new body
v 1: be born anew in another body after death; "Hindus believe that we transmigrate" [syn: {transmigrate}]
2: cause to appear in a new form; "the old product was reincarnated to appeal to a younger market" [syn: {renew}]

reincarnation
n 1: embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form); "his reincarnation as a lion"
2: a second or new birth [syn: {rebirth}]
3: the Hindu or Buddhist doctrine that person may be reborn successively into one of five classes of living beings (god or human or animal or hungry ghost or denizen of hell) depending on the person's own actions

reincarnationism
n : a doctrine that on the death of the body the soul migrates to or is born again in another body

re-incorporate
v : incorporate again or anew

reindeer
n : arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called reindeer in Eurasia and caribou in North America [syn: {caribou}, {Greenland caribou}, {Rangifer tarandus}]

reindeer lichen
n : an erect grayish branching lichen of Arctic and even some north temperate regions constituting the chief food for reindeer and caribou and sometimes being eaten by humans [syn: {reindeer moss}, {arctic moss}, {Cladonia rangiferina}]

reindeer moss
n : an erect grayish branching lichen of Arctic and even some north temperate regions constituting the chief food for reindeer and caribou and sometimes being eaten by humans [syn: {reindeer lichen}, {arctic moss}, {Cladonia rangiferina}]

reinforce
v 1: make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete" [syn: {reenforce}]
2: strengthen and support with rewards; "Let's reinforce good behavior" [syn: {reward}]

reinforced
adj 1: given added strength or support; "reinforced concrete contains steel bars or metal netting" [syn: {strengthened}]
2: (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness; "the built liquid detergents" [syn: {built}]

reinforced concrete
n : concrete with metal and/or mesh added to provide extra support against stresses [syn: {ferroconcrete}]

reinforcement
n 1: a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support" [syn: {support}, {reenforcement}]
2: information that makes more forcible or convincing; "his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints" [syn: {reenforcement}]
3: (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it [syn: {reinforcing stimulus}, {reinforcer}]
4: a device designed to provide additional strength; "the cardboard backing was just a strengthener"; "he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook" [syn: {strengthener}]
5: an act performed to strengthen approved behavior [syn: {reward}]

reinforcer
n : (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it [syn: {reinforcing stimulus}, {reinforcement}]

reinforcing stimulus
n : (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it [syn: {reinforcer}, {reinforcement}]

Reinhold Niebuhr
n : United States Protestant theologian (1892-1971) [syn: {Niebuhr}]

reins
n : power to control; "the reins of government"

reinstall
v : install again; "She reinstalled the the washer after it had been repaired"

reinstate
v 1: restore to the previous state or rank
2: bring back into original existence, use, function, or position; "restore law and order"; "reestablish peace in the region"; "restore the emperor to the throne" [syn: {restore}, {reestablish}]

reinstatement
n 1: the condition of being reinstated; "her reinstatement to her former office followed quickly"
2: the act of restoring someone to a previous position; "we insisted on the reinstatement of the colonel"

reinsurance
n : sharing the risk by insurance companies; part or all of the insurer's risk is assumed by other companies in return for part of the premium paid by the insured; "reinsurance enables a client to get coverage that would be too great for any one company to assume"

reinsure
v 1: provide additional insurance for
2: insure again by transferring to another insurance company all or a part of a liability assumed
3: insure again by assuming all or a part of the liability of an insurance company already covering a risk

reintegrate
v : integrate again; "Russia must be reintegrated into Europe"

reinterpret
v 1: interpret from a different viewpoint [syn: {re-explain}]
2: assign a new or different meaning to

reinterpretation
n 1: a new or different meaning
2: a new or different interpretation

re-introduce
v : introduce anew; "We haven't met in a long time, so let me reintroduce myself" [syn: {reintroduce}]

reintroduce
v : introduce anew; "We haven't met in a long time, so let me reintroduce myself" [syn: {re-introduce}]

re-introduction
n : a proposal of something previously rejected; "they avoided a re-introduction of the old terminology"

reintroduction
n : an act of renewed introduction

reinvent
v 1: bring back into existence; "The candidate reinvented the concept of national health care so that he would get elected"
2: create anew and make over; "He reinvented African music for American listeners"

reinvigorate
v : impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; "Exercise is invigorating" [syn: {invigorate}]

reinvigorated
adj : with restored energy [syn: {fresh}, {invigorated}, {refreshed}]

reis
real
adj 1: being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow [syn: {existent}] [ant: {unreal}]
2: no less than what is stated; worthy of the name; "the real reason"; "real war"; "a real friend"; "a real woman"; "meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal"; "it's time he had a real job"; "it's no penny-ante job--he's making real money" [syn: {real(a)}] [ant: {unreal}]
3: being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma" [syn: {actual}, {genuine}, {literal}]
4: not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin; "real mink"; "true gold" [syn: {true}]
5: not to be taken lightly; "statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems"; "to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real"
6: possible to be treated as fact; "tangible evidence"; "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor" [syn: {tangible}]
7: being value measured in terms of purchasing power; "real prices"; "real income"; "real wages" [ant: {nominal}]
8: having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare [syn: {substantial}, {material}] [ant: {insubstantial}]
9: (of property) fixed or immovable; "real property consists of land and buildings; real estate" 10: coinciding with reality; "perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafson [syn: {veridical}] 11: founded on practical matters; "a recent graduate experiencing the real world for the first time"
n 1: any rational or irrational number [syn: {real number}]
2: an old small silver Spanish coin
adv : used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn" [syn: {very}, {really}, {rattling}] [also: {reis} (pl), {reales} (pl)]

reis
See {real}

reissue
n : a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale [syn: {reprint}, {reprinting}]
v 1: print anew; "They never reprinted the famous treatise" [syn: {reprint}]
2: issue (a new version of); "if you forget your password, it can be changed and reissued"

REIT
n : an investment trust that owns and manages a pool of commercial properties and mortgages and other real estate asssets; shares can be bought and sold in the stock market [syn: {Real Estate Investment Trust}]

Reiter
n : German bacteriologist who described a disease now known as Reiter's syndrome and who identified the spirochete that causes syphilis in humans (1881-1969) [syn: {Hans Conrad Julius Reiter}]

reiterate
v : to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request" [syn: {repeat}, {ingeminate}, {iterate}, {restate}, {retell}]

reiteration
n : the act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof) [syn: {reduplication}]

reiterative
adj : marked by tedious repetition [syn: {iterative}, {repetitious}, {repetitive}]

Reiter's disease
n : an inflammatory syndrome (etiology unknown) predominantly in males; characterized by arthritis and conjunctivitis and urethritis [syn: {Reiter's syndrome}]

Reiter's syndrome
n : an inflammatory syndrome (etiology unknown) predominantly in males; characterized by arthritis and conjunctivitis and urethritis [syn: {Reiter's disease}]

Reithrodontomys
n : New World harvest mice [syn: {genus Reithrodontomys}]

reject
n : the person or thing rejected or set aside as inferior in quality [syn: {cull}]
v 1: refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper" [ant: {accept}]
2: refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality" [syn: {refuse}, {pass up}, {turn down}, {decline}] [ant: {accept}]
3: deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods" [syn: {disapprove}] [ant: {approve}]
4: reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" [syn: {spurn}, {freeze off}, {scorn}, {pooh-pooh}, {disdain}, {turn down}]
5: resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor" [syn: {resist}, {refuse}]
6: refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs" [syn: {turn down}, {turn away}, {refuse}] [ant: {admit}]
7: dismiss from consideration; "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration" [syn: {rule out}, {eliminate}]

rejected
adj 1: cast off as valueless [syn: {castaway(a)}]
2: rebuffed (by a lover) without warning; "jilted at the altar" [syn: {jilted}, {spurned}]
3: something or someone judged unacceptable; "rejected merchandise"

rejection
n 1: the act of rejecting something; "his proposals were met with rejection"
2: the state of being rejected [ant: {acceptance}]
3: (medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign; "rejection of the transplanted liver"
4: the speech act of rejecting

rejective
adj : rejecting or tending to reject; "rejective or overcritical attitudes of disappointed parents" [ant: {acceptive}]

rejig
v : re-equip a factory or plant [syn: {re-equip}]

rejoice
v 1: feel happiness or joy [syn: {joy}]
2: to express great joy; "Who cannot exult in Spring?" [syn: {exult}, {triumph}, {jubilate}]
3: be ecstatic with joy [syn: {wallow}, {triumph}]

rejoicing
adj : joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout" [syn: {exultant}, {exulting}, {jubilant}, {prideful}, {triumphal}, {triumphant}]
n 1: a feeling of great happiness
2: the utterance of sounds expressing great joy [syn: {exultation}, {jubilation}]

Rejoicing in the Law
n : (Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd of Tishri to celebrate the completion of the annual cycle of readings of the Torah [syn: {Shimchath Torah}, {Simchat Torah}, {Simhath Torah}, {Simhat Torah}, {Simchas Torah}, {Rejoicing over the Law}, {Rejoicing of the Law}]

Rejoicing of the Law
n : (Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd of Tishri to celebrate the completion of the annual cycle of readings of the Torah [syn: {Shimchath Torah}, {Simchat Torah}, {Simhath Torah}, {Simhat Torah}, {Simchas Torah}, {Rejoicing over the Law}, {Rejoicing in the Law}]

Rejoicing over the Law
n : (Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd of Tishri to celebrate the completion of the annual cycle of readings of the Torah [syn: {Shimchath Torah}, {Simchat Torah}, {Simhath Torah}, {Simhat Torah}, {Simchas Torah}, {Rejoicing of the Law}, {Rejoicing in the Law}]

rejoin
v 1: join again
2: answer back [syn: {retort}, {come back}, {repay}, {return}, {riposte}]

rejoinder
n 1: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" [syn: {retort}, {return}, {riposte}, {replication}, {comeback}, {counter}]
2: (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication

rejuvenate
v 1: cause (a stream or river) to erode, as by an uplift of the land
2: develop youthful topographical features; "the land rejuvenated"
3: make younger or more youthful; "The contact with his grandchildren rejuvenated him" [ant: {age}]
4: return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at the spa restored me" [syn: {regenerate}, {restore}]
5: become young again; "The old man rejuvenated when he became a grandfather"

rejuvenation
n 1: the phenomenon of vitality and freshness being restored; "the annual rejuvenation of the landscape" [syn: {greening}]
2: the act of restoring to a more youthful condition

rekindle
v 1: kindle anew, as of a fire
2: arouse again; "rekindle hopes"; "rekindle her love"

relace
v : lace again; "She relaced her boots"

Relafen
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Relafen) [syn: {nabumetone}]

relapse
n : a failure to maintain a higher state [syn: {backsliding}, {lapse}, {lapsing}, {relapsing}, {reversion}, {reverting}]
v 1: deteriorate in health; "he relapsed" [syn: {get worse}] [ant: {get well}]
2: go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" [syn: {lapse}, {recidivate}, {regress}, {retrogress}, {fall back}]

relapsing
n : a failure to maintain a higher state [syn: {backsliding}, {lapse}, {lapsing}, {relapse}, {reversion}, {reverting}]

relapsing fever
n : marked by recurring high fever and transmitted by the bite of infected lice or ticks; characterized by episodes of high fever and chills and headache and muscle pain and nausea that recur every week or ten days for several months [syn: {recurrent fever}]

relata
relatum
n : a term in a proposition that is related to the referent of the proposition [also: {relata} (pl)]

relata
See {relatum}

relate
v 1: make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all" [syn: {associate}, {tie in}, {link}, {colligate}, {link up}, {connect}] [ant: {decouple}]
2: have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" [syn: {refer}, {pertain}, {concern}, {come to}, {bear on}, {touch}, {touch on}]
3: give an account of; "The witness related the events"
4: be in a relationship with; "How are these two observations related?" [syn: {interrelate}]
5: have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"

related
adj 1: being connected or associated; "painting and the related arts"; "school-related activities"; "related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces" [syn: {related to}] [ant: {unrelated}]
2: connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage [ant: {unrelated}]
3: similar or related in quality or character; "a feeling akin to terror"; "kindred souls"; "the amateur is closely related to the collector" [syn: {akin(p)}, {kindred}]
4: having close kinship and appropriateness; "he asks questions that are germane and central to the issue" [syn: {germane(p)}]

related to
adj : being connected or associated; "painting and the related arts"; "school-related activities"; "related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces" [syn: {related}] [ant: {unrelated}]

relatedness
n : a particular manner of connectedness; "the relatedness of all living things" [ant: {unrelatedness}]

relatiative
adj : of or relating to or having the nature of retribution; "retributive justice demands an eye for an eye" [syn: {retaliatory}, {retributive}, {retributory}, {vindicatory}]

relation
n 1: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
2: the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur [syn: {sexual intercourse}, {intercourse}, {sex act}, {copulation}, {coitus}, {coition}, {sexual congress}, {congress}, {sexual relation}, {carnal knowledge}]
3: a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey" [syn: {relative}]
4: an act of narration; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable" [syn: {telling}, {recounting}]
5: (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time; "his attorney argued for the relation back of the ammended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed" [syn: {relation back}]
6: (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups; "international relations"

relation back
n : (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time; "his attorney argued for the relation back of the ammended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed" [syn: {relation}]

relation to
n : (usually preceded by `with') relation of delimitation; "he inquired with respect to the address" [syn: {reference to}, {regard to}, {respect to}]

relational
adj : having a relation or being related

relational adjective
n : an adjective that classifies its noun (e.g., `a nervous disease' or `a musical instrument') [syn: {classifying adjective}]

relational database
n : a database in which relations between information items are explicitly specified as accessible attributes; "in a relational database the data are organized as a number of differently sized tables"

relational database management system
n : a database management system designed to manage a relational database

relations
n : mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups [syn: {dealings}]

relationship
n 1: a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness); "the relationship between mothers and their children" [syn: {human relationship}]
2: a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection); "he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship"
3: a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries
4: state of relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption [syn: {kinship}, {family relationship}]

relative
adj 1: not absolute or complete; "a relative stranger" [ant: {absolute}]
2: properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'; "punishment oughtt to be proportional to the crime"; "earnings relative to production" [syn: {proportional}]
n 1: a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey" [syn: {relation}]
2: an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) [syn: {congener}, {congenator}]

relative atomic mass
n : (chemistry) the ratio of the atomic mass of an element to half the atomic mass of carbon-12 [syn: {atomic weight}]

relative clause
n : a clause introduced by a relative pronoun; "`who visits frequently' is a relative clause in the sentence `John, who visits frequently, is ill'"

relative density
n : the ratio of the density of something to the density of a standard

relative frequency
n : the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations [syn: {frequency}]

relative humidity
n : the ratio of the amount of water in the air at a give temperature to the maximum amount it could hold at that temperature; expressed as a percentage

relative incidence
n : the relative frequency of occurrence of something [syn: {incidence}]

relative majority
n : (in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes) [syn: {plurality}]

relative molecular mass
n : (chemistry) the sum of the relative atomic masses of the constituent atoms of a molecule [syn: {molecular weight}]

relative pronoun
n : a pronoun (as `that' or `which' or `who') that introduces a relative clause referring to some antecedent

relative quantity
n : a quantity relative to some purpose

relative-in-law
n : a relative by marriage [syn: {in-law}]

relatively
adv : in a relative manner; by comparison to something else; "the situation is relatively calm now" [syn: {comparatively}]

relativise
v : consider or treat as relative [syn: {relativize}]

relativism
n : (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that all criteria of judgment are relative to the individuals and situations involved

relativistic
adj 1: relating or subject to the special or the general theory of relativity; "relativistic quantum mechanics"; "relativistic increase in mass"; "radiation from relativistic particles"
2: of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of relativism

relativistic mass
n : (physics) the mass of a body in motion relative to the observer: it is equal to the rest mass multiplied by a factor that is greater than 1 and that increases as the magnitude of the velocity increases

relativistically
adv : by the theory of relativity; "this is relativistically impossible"

relativity
n : (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts [syn: {theory of relativity}, {relativity theory}, {Einstein's theory of relativity}]

relativity theory
n : (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts [syn: {relativity}, {theory of relativity}, {Einstein's theory of relativity}]

relativize
v : consider or treat as relative [syn: {relativise}]

relatum
n : a term in a proposition that is related to the referent of the proposition [also: {relata} (pl)]

relax
v 1: become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work" [syn: {loosen up}, {unbend}, {unwind}, {decompress}, {slow down}] [ant: {tense}]
2: make less tight; "relax the tension on the rope" [syn: {unbend}]
3: become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed" [syn: {loosen}, {loose}] [ant: {stiffen}]
4: cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me" [syn: {unstrain}, {unlax}, {loosen up}, {unwind}, {make relaxed}] [ant: {tense}, {tense}]
5: become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner; "our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group" [syn: {loosen up}]
6: make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught" [syn: {loosen}]
7: become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived" [syn: {loosen}]
8: make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now" [syn: {slack}, {slacken}, {slack up}]

relaxant
adj : tending to relax or relieve muscular or nervous tension; "a relaxant drug"
n : a drug or treatment that relaxes and relieves tension

relaxation
n 1: (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers
2: (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance [syn: {relaxation behavior}]
3: a state of refreshing tranquility [syn: {easiness}]
4: an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind" [syn: {loosening}, {slackening}]
5: freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool" [syn: {rest}, {ease}, {repose}]
6: a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount [syn: {relaxation method}]
7: the act of making less strict [syn: {liberalization}, {liberalisation}]

relaxation behavior
n : (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance [syn: {relaxation}]

relaxation method
n : a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount [syn: {relaxation}]

relaxation time
n : the time constant of an exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance

relaxed
adj 1: without strain or anxiety; "gave the impression of being quite relaxed"; "a relaxed and informal discussion" [syn: {at ease}] [ant: {tense}]
2: made less tense or rigid; "his relaxed muscles"

relaxer
n : any agent that produces relaxation; "music is a good relaxer"

relaxin
n : hormone secreted by the corpus luteum during the last days of pregnancy; relaxes the pelvic ligaments and prepares the uterus for labor

relaxing
adj : affording or marked by rest or repose; "the time spent was pleasant and relaxing"; "a restful night"; "a cool and reposeful glen" [syn: {restful}, {reposeful}]

relay
n 1: the act of relaying something
2: electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit [syn: {electrical relay}]
v 1: pass along; "Please relay the news to the villagers"
2: control or operate by relay

relay links
n : an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal [syn: {boosters}, {booster amplifier}, {booster stations}, {relay stations}, {relay transmitters}]

relay race
n : a race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance [syn: {relays}]

relay stations
n : an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal [syn: {boosters}, {booster amplifier}, {booster stations}, {relay links}, {relay transmitters}]

relay transmitters
n : an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal [syn: {boosters}, {booster amplifier}, {booster stations}, {relay links}, {relay stations}]

relays
n : a race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance [syn: {relay race}]

relearn
v : learn something again, as after having forgotten or neglected it; "After the accident, he could not walk for months and had to relearn how to walk down stairs"

release
n 1: merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film); "a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra"
2: the act of liberating someone or something [syn: {liberation}, {freeing}]
3: a process that liberates or discharges something; "there was a sudden release of oxygen"; "the release of iodine from the thyroid gland"
4: an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation [syn: {handout}, {press release}]
5: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) [syn: {dismissal}, {dismission}, {discharge}, {firing}, {liberation}, {sack}, {sacking}]
6: euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing" [syn: {passing}, {loss}, {departure}, {exit}, {expiration}, {going}]
7: a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation [syn: {acquittance}]
8: activity that releases or expresses creative energy or emotion; "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger" [syn: {outlet}, {vent}]
9: the act of allowing a fluid to escape [syn: {spill}, {spillage}] 10: a formal written statement of relinquishment [syn: {waiver}, {discharge}] 11: (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone [syn: {tone ending}]
v 1: release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall" [syn: {let go of}, {let go}, {relinquish}] [ant: {hold}]
2: grant freedom to; free from confinement [syn: {free}, {liberate}, {unloose}, {unloosen}, {loose}] [ant: {confine}]
3: let (something) fall or spill a container; "turn the flour onto a plate" [syn: {turn}]
4: eliminate (substances) from the body [syn: {discharge}, {expel}, {eject}]
5: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper" [syn: {publish}, {bring out}, {put out}, {issue}]
6: generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream" [syn: {secrete}]
7: make (information) available publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners" [syn: {free}]
8: part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" [syn: {relinquish}, {resign}, {free}, {give up}]
9: make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account" [syn: {unblock}, {unfreeze}, {free}] [ant: {freeze}, {freeze}]

released
adj : set free as from prison or duty [syn: {discharged}]

releasing
adj : emotionally purging (of e.g. art) [syn: {cathartic}]

releasing factor
n 1: a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland [syn: {releasing hormone}, {RF}]
2: any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones; each releasing hormone causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone [syn: {releasing hormone}, {RH}, {hypothalamic releasing hormone}, {hypothalamic releasing factor}]

releasing hormone
n 1: a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland [syn: {releasing factor}, {RF}]
2: any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones; each releasing hormone causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone [syn: {RH}, {releasing factor}, {hypothalamic releasing hormone}, {hypothalamic releasing factor}]

relegate
v 1: refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues" [syn: {pass on}, {submit}]
2: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sargeant" [syn: {demote}, {bump}, {break}, {kick downstairs}] [ant: {promote}]
3: expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country" [syn: {banish}, {bar}]
4: assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms" [syn: {classify}]

relegating
n : authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions [syn: {delegating}, {delegation}, {relegation}, {deputation}]

relegation
n 1: authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions [syn: {delegating}, {delegation}, {relegating}, {deputation}]
2: the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category
3: mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position; "he has been relegated to a post in Siberia"

relent
v : give in, as to influence or pressure [syn: {yield}, {soften}] [ant: {stand}]

relentless
adj 1: not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty; "grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood" [syn: {grim}, {inexorable}, {stern}, {unappeasable}, {unforgiving}, {unrelenting}]
2: never-ceasing; "the relentless beat of the drums" [syn: {persistent}, {unrelenting}]

relentlessly
adv : in a relentless manner; "he worked relentlessly" [syn: {unrelentingly}]

relentlessness
n : mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up; "the relentlessness or their pursuit" [syn: {inexorability}, {inexorableness}]

relevance
n : the relation of something to the matter at hand [syn: {relevancy}] [ant: {irrelevance}]

relevancy
n : the relation of something to the matter at hand [syn: {relevance}] [ant: {irrelevance}]

relevant
adj 1: having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue; "the scientist corresponds with colleagues in order to learn about matters relevant to her own research" [ant: {irrelevant}]
2: having crucial relevance; "crucial to the case"; "relevant testimony" [syn: {crucial}]

relevantly
adv : with relevance [ant: {irrelevantly}]

reliability
n : the trait of being dependable or reliable [syn: {dependability}, {dependableness}, {reliableness}] [ant: {undependability}, {undependability}, {undependability}, {undependability}]

reliable
adj 1: worthy of reliance or trust; "a reliable source of information"; "a dependable worker" [syn: {dependable}] [ant: {unreliable}, {unreliable}]
2: conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief; "an authentic account by an eyewitness"; "reliable information" [syn: {authentic}]
3: worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable source of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me" [syn: {dependable}, {honest}, {true(p)}]

reliableness
n : the trait of being dependable or reliable [syn: {dependability}, {dependableness}, {reliability}] [ant: {undependability}, {undependability}, {undependability}, {undependability}]

reliably
adv : in a faithful manner; "it always came on, faithfully, like the radio" [syn: {faithfully}, {dependably}] [ant: {unfaithfully}, {unfaithfully}, {unfaithfully}]

reliance
n 1: certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun" [syn: {trust}]
2: the state of relying on something

reliant
adj : relying on another for support; "dependent on Middle Eastern oil"

relic
n 1: an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
2: something of sentimental value [syn: {keepsake}, {souvenir}, {token}]

relict
n 1: an organism or species surviving as a remnant of an otherwise extinct flora or fauna in an environment much changed from that in which it originated
2: geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have disappeared

relied
rely
v : have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes" [syn: {trust}, {swear}, {bank}] [ant: {distrust}, {distrust}] [also: {relied}]

relied
See {rely}

relief
n 1: the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief" [syn: {alleviation}, {assuagement}]
2: the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress); "he enjoyed his relief from responsibility"; "getting it off his conscience gave him some ease" [syn: {ease}]
3: (law) redress awarded by a court; "was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?"
4: someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" [syn: {stand-in}, {substitute}, {reliever}, {backup}, {backup man}, {fill-in}]
5: assistance in time of difficulty; "the contributions provided some relief for the victims" [syn: {succor}, {succour}, {ministration}]
6: a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests" [syn: {respite}, {rest}, {rest period}]
7: a change for the better [syn: {easing}, {moderation}]
8: aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped; "he has been on relief for many years"
9: the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain" [syn: {easing}, {easement}, {alleviation}] 10: sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background [syn: {relievo}, {rilievo}, {embossment}, {sculptural relief}] 11: the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged; "he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta"

relief map
n : a map having contour lines through points of equal elevation [syn: {contour map}]

relief pitcher
n : a pitcher who does not start the game [syn: {reliever}, {fireman}]

relief printing
n : printing from a plate with raised characters [syn: {letterpress}]

relief valve
n : a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level [syn: {safety valve}, {escape valve}, {escape cock}, {escape}]

relieve
v 1: provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches" [syn: {alleviate}, {palliate}, {assuage}]
2: free someone temporarily from his or her obligations [syn: {take over}]
3: grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam" [syn: {exempt}, {free}] [ant: {enforce}]
4: lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears" [syn: {still}, {allay}, {ease}]
5: save from ruin, destruction, or harm [syn: {salvage}, {salve}, {save}]
6: relieve oneself of troubling information [syn: {unbosom}]
7: alleviate or remove; "relieve the pressure and the stress"
8: provide relief for; "remedy his illness" [syn: {remedy}]
9: free from a burden, evil, or distress 10: take by stealing; "The thief relieved me of $100" 11: grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class" [syn: {excuse}, {let off}, {exempt}]

relieve oneself
v : eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" [syn: {make}, {urinate}, {piddle}, {puddle}, {micturate}, {piss}, {pee}, {pee-pee}, {make water}, {take a leak}, {spend a penny}, {wee}, {wee-wee}, {pass water}]

relieved
adj : (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear [syn: {alleviated}, {eased}]

reliever
n 1: someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" [syn: {stand-in}, {substitute}, {relief}, {backup}, {backup man}, {fill-in}]
2: a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies; "a reliever of anxiety"; "an allayer of fears" [syn: {allayer}, {comforter}]
3: a pitcher who does not start the game [syn: {relief pitcher}, {fireman}]

relievo
n : sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background [syn: {relief}, {rilievo}, {embossment}, {sculptural relief}]

religion
n 1: a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality" [syn: {faith}, {religious belief}]
2: institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him" [syn: {faith}]

religionist
n : a person who manifests devotion to a deity [syn: {religious person}] [ant: {nonreligious person}]

religiosity
n : exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal [syn: {religiousism}, {pietism}]

religious
adj 1: concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church; "religious texts"; "a nenber if a religious order"; "lords temporal and spiritual"; "spiritual leaders"; "spiritual songs" [syn: {spiritual}]
2: having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity; "a religious man"; "religious attitude" [ant: {irreligious}]
3: extremely scrupulous and conscientious; "religious in observing the rules of health"
n : a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience

religious belief
n : a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality" [syn: {religion}, {faith}]

religious ceremony
n : a ceremony having religious meaning [syn: {religious ritual}]

religious cult
n : a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin" [syn: {cult}, {cultus}]

religious doctrine
n 1: the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group [syn: {church doctrine}, {gospel}, {creed}]
2: the doctrine of a religious group [syn: {theological doctrine}]

religious festival
n : a festival having religious significance [syn: {church festival}]

religious holiday
n : a day specified for religious observance [syn: {holy day}]

religious leader
n : leader of a religious order

religious movement
n : a movement intended to bring about religious reforms

religious music
n : genre of music composed for performance as part of religious ceremonies [syn: {church music}]

religious mystic
n : someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension [syn: {mystic}]

religious mysticism
n : a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality [syn: {mysticism}]

religious offering
n : the act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist [syn: {Oblation}]

religious order
n : a subdivision of a larger religious group [syn: {sect}, {religious sect}]

religious orientation
n : an attitude toward religion or religious practices

religious outcast
n : a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {heretic}, {misbeliever}]

religious person
n : a person who manifests devotion to a deity [syn: {religionist}] [ant: {nonreligious person}]

religious residence
n : residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery) [syn: {cloister}]

religious right
n : United States political faction that advocates social and political conservativism, school prayer, and federal aid for religious groups and schools

religious rite
n : an established ceremony prescribed by a religion; "the rite of baptism" [syn: {rite}]

religious ritual
n : a ceremony having religious meaning [syn: {religious ceremony}]

religious school
n : a school run by a religious body

religious sect
n : a subdivision of a larger religious group [syn: {sect}, {religious order}]

religious service
n : the act of public worship following prescribed rules; "the Sunday service" [syn: {service}, {divine service}]

Religious Society of Friends
n : a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers [syn: {Society of Friends}, {Quakers}]

religious song
n : religious music for singing

religious text
n : writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity [syn: {sacred text}, {sacred writing}, {religious writing}]

religious trance
n : a trance induced by intense religious devotion; does not show reduced bodily functions that are typical of other trances [syn: {ecstatic state}]

religious writing
n : writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity [syn: {sacred text}, {sacred writing}, {religious text}]

religiousism
n : exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal [syn: {religiosity}, {pietism}]

religiously
adv 1: by religion; "religiously inspired art" [syn: {sacredly}]
2: with extreme conscientiousness; "he came religiously every morning at 8 o'clock" [syn: {scrupulously}, {conscientiously}]

religiousness
n : piety by virtue of being devout [syn: {devoutness}]

reline
v 1: provide with a new lining; "the old fur coat must be relined"
2: put new lines on; "reline the paper"

relinquish
v 1: part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" [syn: {release}, {resign}, {free}, {give up}]
2: relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another [syn: {surrender}]
3: do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" [syn: {waive}, {forgo}, {foreswear}, {dispense with}]
4: turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever" [syn: {foreswear}, {renounce}, {quit}]
5: release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall" [syn: {let go of}, {let go}, {release}] [ant: {hold}]

relinquished
adj 1: that has been withdrawn or retreated from
2: given up often unwillingly; "a relinquishment is a piece of relinquished or abandoned land" [syn: {surrendered}]

relinquishing
n 1: a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc. [syn: {relinquishment}]
2: the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc. [syn: {relinquishment}]

relinquishment
n 1: a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc. [syn: {relinquishing}]
2: the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc. [syn: {relinquishing}]

reliquary
n : a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints)

relish
n 1: vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment [syn: {gusto}, {zest}, {zestfulness}]
2: spicy or savory condiment
3: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth [syn: {flavor}, {flavour}, {sapidity}, {savor}, {savour}, {smack}, {tang}]
v : derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory" [syn: {enjoy}, {bask}, {savor}, {savour}]

relishing
n : taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality; "cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most" [syn: {tasting}, {savoring}, {savouring}, {degustation}]

relistening
n : the act of hearing again [syn: {rehearing}]

relive
v : experience again, often in the imagination; "He relived the horrors of war" [syn: {live over}]

reliving
n : a recurrence of a prior experience; "the reliving of a strong emotion can be therapeutic" [syn: {re-experiencing}]

reload
v 1: load anew with ammunition, "She reloaded the gun carefully" [syn: {recharge}]
2: place a new load on; "The movers reloaded the truck"

relocatable program
n : a program that can be located in different parts of memory at different times

relocate
v 1: become established in a new location; "Our company relocated to the Midwest"
2: move or establish in a new location; "We had to relocate the office because the rent was too high"

relocated
adj : settled in a new location [syn: {resettled}]

relocation
n 1: the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind) [syn: {resettlement}, {transplantation}]
2: the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire" [syn: {move}]

reluctance
n 1: (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
2: a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "after some hesitation he agreed" [syn: {hesitancy}, {hesitation}, {disinclination}, {indisposition}]

reluctant
adj 1: unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake"; "unwilling to face facts" [syn: {loath}, {loth}]
2: unwilling to become involved; "they were usually reluctant to socialize"; "reluctant to help"
3: not eager; "foreigners stubbornly uneager to accept our ways"; "fresh from college and uneager for the moment to marry him"; "reluctant to help"

reluctantly
adv : with reluctance

reluctivity
n : (physics) the resistance of a material to the establishment of a magnetic field in it

rely
v : have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes" [syn: {trust}, {swear}, {bank}] [ant: {distrust}, {distrust}] [also: {relied}]

relyric
v : write new lyrics for (a song)

REM
n 1: a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of Rapid Eye Movements during sleep [syn: {paradoxical sleep}, {rapid eye movement sleep}, {REM sleep}, {rapid eye movement}]
2: (Roentgen Equivalent Man) the dosage of ionizing radiation that will cause the same amount of injury to human tissue as 1 roentgen of X-rays

REM sleep
n : a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of Rapid Eye Movements during sleep [syn: {paradoxical sleep}, {rapid eye movement sleep}, {rapid eye movement}, {REM}]

remade
remake
n : creation that is created again or anew; "it is a remake of an old film" [syn: {remaking}]
v : make new; "She is remaking her image" [syn: {refashion}, {redo}, {make over}] [also: {remade}]

remade
See {remake}

remain
v 1: stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week" [syn: {stay}, {rest}] [ant: {change}]
2: continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year" [syn: {stay}, {stay on}, {continue}]
3: be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.; "There remains the question of who pulled the trigger"; "Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war"
4: stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up" [syn: {persist}, {stay}]

remain down
v : be counted out; remain down while the referee counts to ten [syn: {take the count}]

remain firm
v : hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!" [syn: {stand}] [ant: {yield}]

remainder
n 1: something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance" [syn: {balance}, {residual}, {residue}, {residuum}, {rest}]
2: the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
3: the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend [syn: {difference}]
4: a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold [syn: {end}, {remnant}, {oddment}]
v : sell cheaply as remainders; "The publisher remaindered the books"

remaining
adj 1: being the remaining one or ones of several; "tried to sell the remaining books"
2: not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions" [syn: {leftover}, {left over(p)}, {left(p)}, {odd}, {unexpended}]

remains
n 1: any object that is left unused or still extant; "I threw out the remains of my dinner"
2: the dead body of a human being [syn: {cadaver}, {corpse}, {stiff}, {clay}]

remake
n : creation that is created again or anew; "it is a remake of an old film" [syn: {remaking}]
v : make new; "She is remaking her image" [syn: {refashion}, {redo}, {make over}] [also: {remade}]

remaking
n : creation that is created again or anew; "it is a remake of an old film" [syn: {remake}]

remand
n : the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)
v 1: refer (a matter or legal case) to another committe or authority or court for decision [syn: {remit}, {send back}]
2: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" [syn: {imprison}, {incarcerate}, {lag}, {immure}, {put behind bars}, {jail}, {jug}, {gaol}, {put away}]

remark
n 1: a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account" [syn: {comment}]
2: explicit notice; "it passed without remark"
v 1: make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing" [syn: {note}, {observe}, {mention}]
2: make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague" [syn: {comment}, {notice}, {point out}]

remarkable
adj 1: unusual or striking; "a remarkable sight"; "such poise is singular in one so young" [syn: {singular}]
2: worthy of notice; "a noteworthy fact is that her students rarely complain"; "a remarkable achievement" [syn: {noteworthy}]

remarkably
adv 1: to a remarkably degree or extent; "she was unusually tall" [syn: {unusually}, {outstandingly}, {unco}] [ant: {normally}]
2: in a signal manner; "signally inappropriate methods" [syn: {signally}, {unmistakably}]

remarriage
n : the act of marrying again

remarried
remarry
v : marry, not for the first time; "After her divorce, she remarried her high school sweetheart" [also: {remarried}]

remarried
See {remarry}

remarry
v : marry, not for the first time; "After her divorce, she remarried her high school sweetheart" [also: {remarried}]

rematch
n : something (especially a game) that is played again [syn: {replay}]

Rembrandt
n : influential Dutch artist (1606-1669) [syn: {Rembrandt van Rijn}, {Rembrandt van Ryn}, {Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn}]

Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
n : influential Dutch artist (1606-1669) [syn: {Rembrandt}, {Rembrandt van Rijn}, {Rembrandt van Ryn}]

Rembrandt van Rijn
n : influential Dutch artist (1606-1669) [syn: {Rembrandt}, {Rembrandt van Ryn}, {Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn}]

Rembrandt van Ryn
n : influential Dutch artist (1606-1669) [syn: {Rembrandt}, {Rembrandt van Rijn}, {Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn}]

Rembrandtesque
adj : in the manner of Rembrandt

remediable
adj : possible to remedy; "remediable problems"; "a remediable setback"; "not a crime but only a remediable blunder" [ant: {irremediable}]

remedial
adj 1: tending or intended to rectify or improve; "a remedial reading course"; "remedial education"
2: tending to cure or restore to health; "curative powers of herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand"; "remedial surgery"; "a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air"; "a therapeutic agent"; "therapeutic diets" [syn: {curative}, {healing(p)}, {alterative}, {sanative}, {therapeutic}]

remediate
v : set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight" [syn: {rectify}, {remedy}, {repair}, {amend}]

remediation
n : act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil [syn: {redress}, {remedy}]

remedy
n 1: act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil [syn: {redress}, {remediation}]
2: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain [syn: {curative}, {cure}]
v 1: set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight" [syn: {rectify}, {remediate}, {repair}, {amend}]
2: provide relief for; "remedy his illness" [syn: {relieve}]

remember
v 1: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories" [syn: {retrieve}, {recall}, {call back}, {call up}, {recollect}, {think}] [ant: {forget}]
2: keep in mind for attention or consideration; "Remember the Alamo"; "Remember to call your mother every day!"; "Think of the starving children in India!" [syn: {think of}] [ant: {forget}]
3: recapture the past; indulge in memories; "he remembered how he used to pick flowers" [syn: {think back}]
4: show appreciation to; "He remembered her in his will"
5: mention favourably, as in prayer; "remember me in your prayers"
6: mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship; "Remember me to your wife" [syn: {commend}]
7: exercise, or have the power of, memory; "After the shelling, many people lost the ability to remember"; "some remember better than others"
8: call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony; "We remembered the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz"; "Remember the dead of the First World War" [syn: {commemorate}]

remember oneself
v : recover one's good manners after a lapse or stop behaving badly; "Please remember yourself, Charles!"

remembered
adj : that is recalled; "the remembered sensations"

remembering
n : the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered; "he can do it from memory"; "he enjoyed remembering his father" [syn: {memory}]

remembrance
n 1: the ability to recall past occurrences [syn: {recollection}, {anamnesis}]
2: a recognition of meritorious service [syn: {memorial}, {commemoration}]

Remembrance Day
n : the Sunday nearest to November 11 when those who died in World War I and World War II are commemorated [syn: {Remembrance Sunday}, {Poppy Day}]

Remembrance Sunday
n : the Sunday nearest to November 11 when those who died in World War I and World War II are commemorated [syn: {Remembrance Day}, {Poppy Day}]

Remicade
n : an anti-TNF compound (trade name Remicade) consisting of an antibody directed against TNF; it is given intravenously at one- to three-month intervals; used in treatment of regional enteritis and rheumatoid arthritis [syn: {infliximab}]

remiges
See {remex}

Remilegia
n : a genus of Echeneididae [syn: {genus Remilegia}]

Remilegia australis
n : large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins [syn: {whale sucker}, {whalesucker}]

remilitarisation
n : the act of militarizing again [syn: {remilitarization}]

remilitarise
v : militarize anew; "Should Japan be remilitarized?" [syn: {remilitarize}]

remilitarization
n : the act of militarizing again [syn: {remilitarisation}]

remilitarize
v : militarize anew; "Should Japan be remilitarized?" [syn: {remilitarise}]

remind
v 1: put in the mind of someone; "Remind me to call Mother"
2: assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned [syn: {prompt}, {cue}]

reminder
n 1: a message that helps you remember something; "he ignored his wife's reminders"
2: an experience that causes you to remember something
3: someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided [syn: {admonisher}, {monitor}]

remindful
adj : serving to bring to mind; "cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note"- Wilder Hobson; "a campaign redolent of machine politics" [syn: {evocative}, {redolent}, {redolent of(p)}, {reminiscent}, {reminiscent of(p)}]

reminisce
v : recall the past; "The grandparents sat there, reminiscing all afternoon"

reminiscence
n 1: a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
2: the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort); "he has total recall of the episode" [syn: {recall}, {recollection}]

reminiscent
adj : serving to bring to mind; "cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note"- Wilder Hobson; "a campaign redolent of machine politics" [syn: {evocative}, {redolent}, {redolent of(p)}, {remindful}, {reminiscent of(p)}]

reminiscent of
adj : serving to bring to mind; "cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note"- Wilder Hobson; "a campaign redolent of machine politics" [syn: {evocative}, {redolent}, {redolent of(p)}, {remindful}, {reminiscent}, {reminiscent of(p)}]

reminiscently
adv : in a reminiscent manner; "she spoke reminiscently of her days in college"

remiss
adj : failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills" [syn: {derelict}, {delinquent}, {neglectful}]

remission
n 1: an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease); "his cancer is in remission" [syn: {remittal}, {subsidence}]
2: a payment of money sent to a person in another place [syn: {remittance}, {remittal}, {remitment}]
3: (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) [syn: {remitment}, {remit}]
4: the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance [syn: {absolution}, {remittal}, {remission of sin}]

remission of sin
n : the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance [syn: {absolution}, {remission}, {remittal}]

remissness
n : the quality of being lax and neglectful [syn: {laxness}, {laxity}]

remit
n : (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) [syn: {remission}, {remitment}]
v 1: send (money) in payment; "remit $25"
2: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: {postpone}, {prorogue}, {hold over}, {put over}, {table}, {shelve}, {set back}, {defer}, {put off}]
3: release from (claims, debts, or taxes); "The texes were remitted"
4: refer (a matter or legal case) to another committe or authority or court for decision [syn: {remand}, {send back}]
5: forgive; "God will remit their sins"
6: make slack as by lessening tension or firmness [syn: {slacken}]
7: diminish or abate; "The pain finally remitted" [also: {remitting}, {remitted}]

remitment
n 1: a payment of money sent to a person in another place [syn: {remittance}, {remittal}, {remission}]
2: (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) [syn: {remission}, {remit}]

remittal
n 1: a payment of money sent to a person in another place [syn: {remittance}, {remission}, {remitment}]
2: an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease); "his cancer is in remission" [syn: {remission}, {subsidence}]
3: the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance [syn: {absolution}, {remission}, {remission of sin}]

remittance
n : a payment of money sent to a person in another place [syn: {remittal}, {remission}, {remitment}]

remittance man
n : an exile living on money sent from home

remitted
remit
n : (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) [syn: {remission}, {remitment}]
v 1: send (money) in payment; "remit $25"
2: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: {postpone}, {prorogue}, {hold over}, {put over}, {table}, {shelve}, {set back}, {defer}, {put off}]
3: release from (claims, debts, or taxes); "The texes were remitted"
4: refer (a matter or legal case) to another committe or authority or court for decision [syn: {remand}, {send back}]
5: forgive; "God will remit their sins"
6: make slack as by lessening tension or firmness [syn: {slacken}]
7: diminish or abate; "The pain finally remitted" [also: {remitting}, {remitted}]

remitted
See {remit}

remittent
adj : (of a disease) characterized by periods of diminished severity; "a remittent fever"

remitting
remit
n : (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) [syn: {remission}, {remitment}]
v 1: send (money) in payment; "remit $25"
2: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: {postpone}, {prorogue}, {hold over}, {put over}, {table}, {shelve}, {set back}, {defer}, {put off}]
3: release from (claims, debts, or taxes); "The texes were remitted"
4: refer (a matter or legal case) to another committe or authority or court for decision [syn: {remand}, {send back}]
5: forgive; "God will remit their sins"
6: make slack as by lessening tension or firmness [syn: {slacken}]
7: diminish or abate; "The pain finally remitted" [also: {remitting}, {remitted}]

remitting
See {remit}

remnant
n 1: a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists [syn: {leftover}]
2: a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold [syn: {end}, {remainder}, {oddment}]

remodel
v 1: do over, as of (part of) a house; "We are remodeling these rooms" [syn: {reconstruct}, {redo}]
2: cast or model anew; "She had to recast her image to please the electorate in her home state" [syn: {recast}, {reforge}]

remodeled
adj : made over usually with changes; "the rebuilt pier spoiled our view"; "our remodeled house seems like new" [syn: {rebuilt}]

remold
v 1: cast again; "The bell cracked and had to be recast" [syn: {recast}, {remould}]
2: shape again or shape differently [syn: {reshape}]
3: give new treads to (a tire) [syn: {retread}, {remould}]

remonstrance
n : the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest [syn: {expostulation}, {objection}]

remonstrate
v 1: argue in protest or opposition
2: present and urge reasons in opposition [syn: {point out}]
3: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {rebuke}, {rag}, {trounce}, {reproof}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {jaw}, {dress down}, {call down}, {scold}, {chide}, {berate}, {bawl out}, {chew out}, {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]

remora
n : marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects [syn: {suckerfish}, {sucking fish}]

remorse
n : a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed) [syn: {compunction}, {self-reproach}]

remorseful
adj : feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses [syn: {contrite}, {rueful}, {ruthful}, {sorry}]

remorsefully
adv : in a rueful manner; "`I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully" [syn: {ruefully}, {contritely}]

remorseless
adj : without mercy or pity; "an act of ruthless ferocity"; "a monster of remorseless cruelty" [syn: {pitiless}, {ruthless}, {unpitying}]

remorselessly
adv : without pity; in a merciless manner; "he was mercilessly trounced by his opponent in the House" [syn: {mercilessly}, {pitilessly}, {unmercifully}]

remote
adj 1: far distant in space; "distant lands"; "remote stars"; "a remote outpost of civilization"; "a hideaway far removed from towns and cities" [syn: {distant}, {removed}]
2: very unlikely; "an outside chance"; "a remote possibility"; "a remote contingency" [syn: {outside}]
3: far distant in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future"; "a civilization ten centuries removed from modern times" [syn: {distant}, {removed}]
4: inaccessible and sparsely populated [syn: {backwoods(a)}, {outback(a)}]
5: far apart in nature; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics" [syn: {removed(p)}]
n : a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance; "he lost the remote for his TV" [syn: {remote control}]

remote control
n : a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance; "he lost the remote for his TV" [syn: {remote}]

remote station
n : a terminal connected to a computer by a data link [syn: {remote terminal}, {link-attached terminal}, {link-attached station}]

remote terminal
n : a terminal connected to a computer by a data link [syn: {link-attached terminal}, {remote station}, {link-attached station}]

remote-access data processing
n : data processing in which some of the functions are performed in different places and connected by transmission facilities [syn: {distributed data processing}, {teleprocessing}]

remote-control bomb
n : a bomb that can be detonated by remote control

remote-controlled
adj : lacking a crew; "an unmanned satellite to Mars" [syn: {unmanned}] [ant: {manned}]

remotely
adv 1: in a remote manner; "when the measured speech of the chorus passes over into song the tones are, remotely but unmistakably, those taught by the orthodox liturgy"
2: to a remote degree; "it is remotely possible"

remoteness
n 1: the property of being remote [syn: {farness}, {farawayness}] [ant: {nearness}]
2: a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner [syn: {aloofness}, {standoffishness}, {withdrawnness}]

remotion
n : the act of removing; "he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy" [syn: {removal}]

remoulade sauce
n : a mayonnaise sauce flavored with herbs and mustard and capers; served with e.g. salad and cold meat

remould
v 1: cast again; "The bell cracked and had to be recast" [syn: {recast}, {remold}]
2: give new treads to (a tire) [syn: {retread}, {remold}]

remount
n : a fresh horse especially (formerly) to replace one killed or injured in battle
v 1: mount again; "he remounted his horse"
2: mount again, as after dissembling something
3: provide with fresh horses; "remount a regiment"

removable
adj 1: capable of being removed or taken away or dismissed; "a removable cord"; "removable partitions" [ant: {irremovable}]
2: able to be obliterated completely [syn: {obliterable}]

removable disk
n : a hard disk that can be removed from the disk drive; removal prevents unauthorized use

removal
n 1: the act of removing; "he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy" [syn: {remotion}]
2: dismissal from office

removal company
n : a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another [syn: {mover}, {public mover}, {moving company}, {removal firm}]

removal firm
n : a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another [syn: {mover}, {public mover}, {moving company}, {removal company}]

remove
n : degree of figurative distance or separation; "just one remove from madness" or "it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy";
v 1: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" [syn: {take}, {take away}, {withdraw}]
2: remove from a position or an office
3: dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood" [syn: {get rid of}]
4: cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom" [syn: {take out}, {move out}]
5: shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court" [syn: {transfer}]
6: go away or leave; "He absented himself" [syn: {absent}]
7: kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" [syn: {murder}, {slay}, {hit}, {dispatch}, {bump off}, {polish off}]
8: get rid of something abstract; "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away your sins" [syn: {take away}]

removed
adj 1: taken out of or separated from; "possibility is...achievability, abstracted from achievement"- A.N.Whitehead [syn: {abstracted}]
2: far apart in nature; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics" [syn: {remote}, {removed(p)}]
3: far distant in space; "distant lands"; "remote stars"; "a remote outpost of civilization"; "a hideaway far removed from towns and cities" [syn: {distant}, {remote}]
4: separated in relationship by a given degree of descent; "a cousin once removed" [syn: {removed(p)}]
5: far distant in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future"; "a civilization ten centuries removed from modern times" [syn: {distant}, {remote}]

remover
n 1: a solvent that removes a substance (usually from a surface); "paint remover"; "rust remover"; "hair remover"
2: someone who works for a moving company

remuda
n : the herd of horses from which those to be used the next day are chosen

remunerate
v : make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated" [syn: {compensate}, {recompense}]

remunerated
adj : receiving or eligible for compensation; "salaried workers"; "a stipendiary magistrate" [syn: {compensated}, {salaried}, {stipendiary}]

remuneration
n 1: something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings" [syn: {wage}, {pay}, {earnings}, {salary}]
2: the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses; "adequate remuneration for his work"

remunerative
adj 1: for which money is paid; "a paying job"; "remunerative work"; "salaried employment"; "stipendiary services" [syn: {compensable}, {paying(a)}, {salaried}, {stipendiary}]
2: producing a good profit; "a remunerative business" [syn: {lucrative}, {moneymaking}]

remunerator
n : a person who pays money for something [syn: {payer}]

Remus
n : (Roman mythology) the twin brother of Romulus

Renaissance
n 1: the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries
2: the revival of learning and culture [syn: {rebirth}, {renascence}]

Renaissance man
n 1: a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests; "a statistician has to be something of a generalist" [syn: {generalist}] [ant: {specialist}]
2: a scholar during the Renaissance who (because knowledge was limited) could know almost everything about many topics

renal
adj : of or relating to the kidneys [syn: {nephritic}]

renal artery
n : an artery originating from the abdominal aorta and supplying the kidneys and adrenal glands and ureters [syn: {arteria renalis}]

renal calculus
n : a calculus formed in the kidney [syn: {kidney stone}, {urinary calculus}, {nephrolith}]

renal colic
n : sharp pain in the lower back that radiates into the groin; associated with the passage of a renal calculus through the ureter

renal corpuscle
n : the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron [syn: {malpighian body}, {malpighian corpuscle}]

renal cortex
n : the cortex of the kidney containing the glomeruli and the convoluted tubules

renal disorder
n : a disease affecting the kidneys [syn: {kidney disease}, {nephropathy}, {nephrosis}]

renal failure
n : inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balance [syn: {kidney failure}]

renal insufficiency
n : insufficient excretion of wastes by the kidneys

renal lithiasis
n : the presence of kidney stones (calculi) in the kidney [syn: {nephrolithiasis}]

renal pelvis
n : a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter [syn: {pelvis}]

renal vein
n : veins that accompany renal arteries; open into the vena cava at the level of the 2nd lumbar vertebra [syn: {vena renalis}]

rename
v 1: assign a new name to; "Many streets in the former East Germany were renamed in 1990"
2: name again or anew; "He was renamed Minister of the Interior"

renascence
n : the revival of learning and culture [syn: {rebirth}, {Renaissance}]

renascent
adj : surging or sweeping back again [syn: {resurgent}]

Renata Tebaldi
n : Italian operatic soprano (born in 1922) [syn: {Tebaldi}]

rend
v : tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips" [syn: {rip}, {rive}, {pull}] [also: {rent}]

render
n : a substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls
v 1: cause to become; "The shot rendered her immobile"
2: provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" [syn: {supply}, {provide}, {furnish}]
3: give an interpretation or rendition of; "The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully" [syn: {interpret}]
4: give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family" [syn: {yield}, {return}, {give}, {generate}]
5: pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment" [syn: {deliver}, {return}]
6: make over as a return; "They had to render the estate" [syn: {submit}]
7: give back; "render money" [syn: {return}]
8: to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money" [syn: {hand over}, {fork over}, {fork out}, {fork up}, {turn in}, {get in}, {deliver}]
9: show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting" [syn: {picture}, {depict}, {show}] 10: coat with plastic or cement; "render the brick walls in the den" 11: bestow; "give hommage"; "render thanks" [syn: {give}] 12: restate (words) from one language into another language; "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U.N." [syn: {translate}, {interpret}] 13: melt (fat, lard, etc.) in order to separate out impurities; "try the yak butter"; "render fat in a casserole" [syn: {try}]

rendering
n 1: a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.; "they heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert" [syn: {rendition}]
2: an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"; "often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning" [syn: {interpretation}, {interpreting}, {rendition}]
3: the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance; "her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving" [syn: {rendition}, {interpretation}]
4: a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language [syn: {translation}, {interlingual rendition}, {version}]
5: a coat of stucco applied to a masonry wall
6: perspective drawing of an architect's design
7: giving in acknowledgment of obligation

render-set
v : cover with two coats of plaster; "render-set the walls so they'll look nice and smooth"

rendezvous
n 1: a meeting planned at a certain time and place
2: a place where people meet; "he was waiting for them at the rendezvous"
3: a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex [syn: {tryst}]
v : meet at a rendezvous

rending
adj : resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree; "the tree split with a great ripping sound"; "heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward" [syn: {ripping}, {splitting}]

rendition
n 1: a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.; "they heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert" [syn: {rendering}]
2: an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"; "often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning" [syn: {interpretation}, {interpreting}, {rendering}]
3: the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance; "her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving" [syn: {rendering}, {interpretation}]

Rene Antoine Ferchault de Reaumur
n : French physicist who invented the alcohol thermometer (1683-1757) [syn: {Reaumur}]

Rene Descartes
n : French philosopher and mathematician; developed dualistic theory of mind and matter; introduced the use of coordinates to locate a point in two or three dimensions (1596-1650) [syn: {Descartes}]

Rene Magritte
n : Belgian surrealist painter (1898-1967) [syn: {Magritte}]

renegade
adj : having deserted a cause or principle; "some provinces had proved recreant"; "renegade supporters of the usurper" [syn: {recreant}]
n 1: someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
2: a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. [syn: {deserter}, {apostate}, {turncoat}, {recreant}, {ratter}]
v : break with established customs [syn: {rebel}]

renegade state
n : a Third World state that possesses weapons of mass destruction and sponsors terrorism [syn: {rogue state}, {rogue nation}]

renege
n : the mistake of not following suit when able to do so [syn: {revoke}]
v : fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise" [syn: {renege on}, {renegue on}, {go back on}]

renege on
v : fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise" [syn: {renege}, {renegue on}, {go back on}]

renegociate
v 1: negociate anew; "The two warring parties will have to renegociate" [syn: {renegotiate}]
2: revise the terms of in order to limit or regain excess profits gained by the contractor; "We renegociated our old mortgage now that the interest rates have come down" [syn: {renegotiate}]

renegotiate
v 1: negociate anew; "The two warring parties will have to renegociate" [syn: {renegociate}]
2: revise the terms of in order to limit or regain excess profits gained by the contractor; "We renegociated our old mortgage now that the interest rates have come down" [syn: {renegociate}]

renegue on
v : fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise" [syn: {renege}, {renege on}, {go back on}]

Rene-Robert Cavelier
n : French explorer who claimed Louisiana for France (1643-1687) [syn: {LaSalle}, {Sieur de LaSalle}]

renew
v 1: re-establish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership" [syn: {regenerate}]
2: cause to appear in a new form; "the old product was reincarnated to appeal to a younger market" [syn: {reincarnate}]

renewable
adj 1: that can be renewed or extended; "a renewable lease"; "renewable subscriptions" [ant: {unrenewable}]
2: capable of being renewed; replaceable; "renewable energy such as solar energy is theoretically inexhaustible"

renewable resource
n : any natural resource (as wood or solar energy) that can be replenished naturally with the passage of time

renewal
n 1: the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation [syn: {reclamation}, {rehabilitation}]
2: the act of renewing
3: filling again by supplying what has been used up [syn: {refilling}, {replenishment}, {replacement}]

renewed
adj : restored to a new condition; "felt renewed strength"

renewing
adj : tending to impart new life and vigor to; "the renewing warmth of the sunshine" [syn: {restorative}, {reviving}, {revitalizing}, {revitalising}]

reniform
adj : of a leaf or bean shape resembling the shape of kidney [syn: {kidney-shaped}]

reniform leaf
n : kidney-shaped

renin
n : a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys; catalyzes the formation of angiotensin and thus affects blood pressure

rennet
n : a substance that curdles milk in making cheese and junket

rennin
n : an enzyme that occurs in gastric juice; causes milk to coagulate [syn: {chymosin}]

Reno
n : a city in western Nevada at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains; known for gambling casinos and easy divorce and remarriage

Renoir
n : French impressionist painter (1841-1919) [syn: {Pierre Auguste Renoir}]

renormalise
v : make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard; "normalize relations with China"; "normalize the temperature"; "normalize the spelling" [syn: {normalize}, {normalise}, {renormalize}]

renormalize
v : make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard; "normalize relations with China"; "normalize the temperature"; "normalize the spelling" [syn: {normalize}, {normalise}, {renormalise}]

renounce
v 1: give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee" [syn: {abdicate}]
2: leave (a job, post, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds" [syn: {vacate}, {resign}, {give up}]
3: turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever" [syn: {foreswear}, {quit}, {relinquish}]
4: cast off or disown; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son" [syn: {repudiate}]

renouncement
n : an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned [syn: {renunciation}]

renovate
v 1: restore to a previous or better condition; "They renovated the ceiling of the Sixtine Chapel" [syn: {restitute}]
2: make brighter and prettier; "we refurbished the guest wing"; "My wife wants us to renovate" [syn: {refurbish}, {freshen up}]
3: give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health" [syn: {animate}, {recreate}, {reanimate}, {revive}, {repair}, {quicken}, {vivify}, {revivify}]

renovated
adj : repaired and improved; "some renovated apartment buildings in the rundown neighborhood"

renovation
n 1: the act of improving by renewing and restoring [syn: {redevelopment}]
2: the state of being restored to its former good condition; "the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house" [syn: {restoration}, {refurbishment}]

renovator
n : a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture [syn: {refinisher}, {restorer}, {preserver}]

renown
n : the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed [syn: {fame}, {celebrity}] [ant: {infamy}]

renowned
adj : widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter" [syn: {celebrated}, {famed}, {far-famed}, {famous}, {illustrious}, {notable}, {noted}]

rensselaerite
n : a kind of soft talc; sometimes used as wood filler

rent
n 1: a regular payment by a tenant to a landlord for use of some property
2: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" [syn: {rip}, {snag}, {split}, {tear}]
3: the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions [syn: {economic rent}]
4: the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip" [syn: {rip}, {split}]
v 1: let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad" [syn: {lease}]
2: grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners" [syn: {lease}, {let}]
3: engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?" [syn: {lease}, {hire}, {charter}, {engage}, {take}]
4: hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services [syn: {hire}, {charter}, {lease}]

rent
rend
v : tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips" [syn: {rip}, {rive}, {pull}] [also: {rent}]

rent
See {rend}

rent collector
n : a person who goes from house to house collecting rents for the owner

rent out
v : grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee; "We rent out our apartment to tourists every year"; "He hired himself out as a cook" [syn: {hire out}, {farm out}]

rentable
adj : that is able or fit be rented [ant: {unrentable}]

rent-a-car
n : a rented car; "she picked up a hire car at the airport and drove to her hotel" [syn: {car rental}, {hire car}, {self-drive}, {u-drive}, {you-drive}]

rental
adj 1: available to rent or lease; "a rental car"
2: of or relating to rent; "rental agreement"; "rental charges"
n 1: property that is leased or rented out or let [syn: {lease}, {letting}]
2: the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car) [syn: {renting}]

rental collection
n : a collection of books that can be rented by readers in return for a small daily fee

rental income
n : income received from rental properties

rente
n : income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments; "his retirement fund was set up to be paid as an annuity" [syn: {annuity}]

renter
n 1: someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else; "the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent" [syn: {tenant}]
2: an owner who receives payment for the use of their property by another

rent-free
adj : complimentary; without payment of rent; "with the job came a rent-free apartment"
adv : without paying rent; "I can live here rent-free"

rentier
n : someone whose income is from property rents or bond interest and other investments

renting
n : the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car) [syn: {rental}]

rent-rebate
n : a rebate on rent given by a local government authority

rent-roll
n : a register of rents; includes the names of tenants and the amount of rent they pay

renunciant
adj : used especially of behavior [syn: {renunciative}, {self-abnegating}, {self-denying}]

renunciation
n 1: rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid; "Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated" [syn: {repudiation}]
2: the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) [syn: {apostasy}, {defection}]
3: an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned [syn: {renouncement}]
4: the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) [syn: {forgoing}, {forswearing}]

renunciative
adj : used especially of behavior [syn: {renunciant}, {self-abnegating}, {self-denying}]

reopen
v : open again or anew; "They reopened the theater"

reorder
v 1: assign a new order to
2: make a new request to be supplied with; "The store had to reorder the popular CD several times"

reordering
n : a rearrangement in a different order

reorganisation
n : the act of imposing a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes); "a committee was appointed to oversee the reorganization of the curriculum"; "top officials were forced out in the cabinet shakeup" [syn: {reorganization}, {shake-up}, {shakeup}]

reorganise
v 1: organize anew, as after a setback [syn: {reorganize}, {regroup}]
2: organize anew; "We must reorganize the company if we don't want to go under" [syn: {reorganize}, {shake up}]

reorganised
adj : organized again; "a reorganized business" [syn: {reorganized}]

reorganization
n 1: the act of imposing a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes); "a committee was appointed to oversee the reorganization of the curriculum"; "top officials were forced out in the cabinet shakeup" [syn: {reorganisation}, {shake-up}, {shakeup}]
2: an extensive alteration of the structure of a corporation or government; "after the takeover there was a thorough reorganization"; "the reorganization was prescribed by federal bankruptcy laws"

reorganize
v 1: organize anew; "We must reorganize the company if we don't want to go under" [syn: {reorganise}, {shake up}]
2: organize anew, as after a setback [syn: {reorganise}, {regroup}]

reorganized
adj : organized again; "a reorganized business" [syn: {reorganised}]

reorient
v 1: orient once again, after a disorientation [syn: {reorientate}]
2: cause to turn
3: set or arrange in a new or different determinate position; "Orient the house towards the South"

reorientate
v : orient once again, after a disorientation [syn: {reorient}]

reorientation
n 1: a fresh orientation; a changed set of attitudes and beliefs
2: the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented [syn: {change of direction}]

Reoviridae
n : a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods

reovirus
n : any of a group of nonarboviruses including the rotavirus causing infant enteritis

rep
n 1: informal abbreviation of `representative'
2: a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs [syn: {repp}]

repaid
repay
v 1: pay back; "Please refund me my money" [syn: {refund}, {return}, {give back}]
2: make repayment for or return something [syn: {requite}]
3: act or give recompensation in recognition of someone's behavior or actions [syn: {reward}, {pay back}]
4: answer back [syn: {retort}, {come back}, {return}, {riposte}, {rejoin}] [also: {repaid}]

repaid
See {repay}

repaint
v 1: paint again; "He repainted the same scenery many times during his life"
2: paint again or anew; "We had to repaint the gutters with linseed oil"
3: paint again; "He repainted the wall after the child smeared it with tomato sauce"

repair
n 1: the act of putting something in working order again [syn: {fix}, {fixing}, {fixture}, {mend}, {mending}, {reparation}]
2: a formal way of referring to the condition of something; "the building was in good repair"
3: a frequently visited place [syn: {haunt}, {hangout}, {resort}, {stamping ground}]
v 1: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" [syn: {mend}, {fix}, {bushel}, {doctor}, {furbish up}, {restore}, {touch on}] [ant: {break}]
2: make amends for; pay compensation for; "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident" [syn: {compensate}, {recompense}, {indemnify}]
3: move, travel, or proceed toward some place; "He repaired to his cabin in the woods" [syn: {resort}]
4: set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight" [syn: {rectify}, {remediate}, {remedy}, {amend}]
5: give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health" [syn: {animate}, {recreate}, {reanimate}, {revive}, {renovate}, {quicken}, {vivify}, {revivify}]

repair shed
n : a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained [syn: {airdock}, {hangar}]

repair shop
n : a shop specializing in repairs and maintenance [syn: {fix-it shop}]

repairable
adj : capable of being made ready for service [syn: {fixable}]

repaired
adj 1: mended or put in working order; "a reconditioned sewing machine"; "a repaired vacuum cleaner"; "the broken lock is now fixed" [syn: {reconditioned}, {fixed}]
2: made ready for service [syn: {maintained}, {serviced}]

repairer
n : a skilled worker whose job is to repair things [syn: {repairman}, {maintenance man}, {service man}, {fixer}]

repairman
n : a skilled worker whose job is to repair things [syn: {repairer}, {maintenance man}, {service man}, {fixer}]

repand
adj : having a slightly undulating margin

reparable
adj : capable of being repaired or rectified; "reparable damage to the car"; "rectifiable wrongs" [syn: {rectifiable}] [ant: {irreparable}]

reparation
n 1: compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury; "an act for which there is no reparation"
2: (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors; "Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after Wordl War I"
3: the act of putting something in working order again [syn: {repair}, {fix}, {fixing}, {fixture}, {mend}, {mending}]
4: something done or paid in expiation of a wrong; "how can I make amends" [syn: {amends}]

repartee
n : adroitness and cleverness in reply

repast
n : the food served and eaten at one time [syn: {meal}]

repatriate
n : a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored
v 1: send someone back to his homeland against his will, as of refugees
2: admit back into the country [ant: {expatriate}]

repatriation
n : the act of returning to the country of origin

repay
v 1: pay back; "Please refund me my money" [syn: {refund}, {return}, {give back}]
2: make repayment for or return something [syn: {requite}]
3: act or give recompensation in recognition of someone's behavior or actions [syn: {reward}, {pay back}]
4: answer back [syn: {retort}, {come back}, {return}, {riposte}, {rejoin}] [also: {repaid}]

repayable
adj : subject to repayment; "business loans are usually repayable in regular installments"

repayment
n 1: the act of returning money received previously [syn: {refund}]
2: payment of a debt or obligation [syn: {quittance}]

repayment rate
n : the amount of money paid out per unit time [syn: {payment rate}, {rate of payment}, {installment rate}]

repeal
n : the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation [syn: {abrogation}, {annulment}]
v : annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [syn: {revoke}, {annul}, {lift}, {countermand}, {reverse}, {overturn}, {rescind}, {vacate}]

repeat
n : an event that repeats; "the events today were a repeat of yesterday's" [syn: {repetition}]
v 1: to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request" [syn: {reiterate}, {ingeminate}, {iterate}, {restate}, {retell}]
2: make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick" [syn: {duplicate}, {reduplicate}, {double}, {replicate}]
3: happen or occur again; "This is a recurring story" [syn: {recur}]
4: to say again or imitate; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders" [syn: {echo}]
5: do over; "They would like to take it over again" [syn: {take over}]
6: repeat an earlier theme of a composition [syn: {reprise}, {reprize}, {recapitulate}]

repeatable
adj : able or fit to be repeated or quoted; "what he said was not repeatable in polite company"; "he comes up with so many quotable phrases" [syn: {quotable}] [ant: {unrepeatable}, {unrepeatable}]

repeated
adj : recurring again and again; "perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements" [syn: {perennial}, {recurrent}]

repeatedly
adv : several time; "it must be washed repeatedly"

repeater
n 1: a person who repeats; "the audience consisted largely of repeaters who had seen the movie many times"
2: someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior) [syn: {recidivist}, {habitual criminal}]
3: a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading [syn: {repeating firearm}]
4: (electronics) electronic device that amplifies a signal before transmitting it again; "repeaters can be used in computer networks to extend cabling distances"

repeating
n : the act of doing or performing again [syn: {repetition}]

repeating decimal
n : a decimal with a sequence of digits that repeats itself indefinitely [syn: {circulating decimal}, {recurring decimal}]

repeating firearm
n : a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading [syn: {repeater}]

repechage
n : a race (especially in rowing) in which runners-up in the eliminating heats compete for a place in the final race

repel
v 1: cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" [syn: {drive}, {repulse}, {force back}, {push back}, {beat back}] [ant: {attract}]
2: be repellent to; cause aversion in [syn: {repulse}] [ant: {attract}]
3: force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack" [syn: {repulse}, {fight off}, {rebuff}, {drive back}]
4: reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal" [syn: {rebuff}, {snub}]
5: fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me" [syn: {disgust}, {gross out}, {revolt}] [also: {repelling}, {repelled}]

repellant
adj 1: serving or tending to repel; "he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful"; "I find his obsequiousness repellent" [syn: {rebarbative}, {repellent}]
2: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench" [syn: {disgusting}, {disgustful}, {distasteful}, {foul}, {loathly}, {loathsome}, {repellent}, {repelling}, {revolting}, {skanky}, {wicked}, {yucky}]
n 1: a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water [syn: {repellent}]
2: a chemical substance that repels animals [syn: {repellent}]
3: the power to repel; "she knew many repellents to his advances" [syn: {repellent}]

repelled
repel
v 1: cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" [syn: {drive}, {repulse}, {force back}, {push back}, {beat back}] [ant: {attract}]
2: be repellent to; cause aversion in [syn: {repulse}] [ant: {attract}]
3: force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack" [syn: {repulse}, {fight off}, {rebuff}, {drive back}]
4: reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal" [syn: {rebuff}, {snub}]
5: fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me" [syn: {disgust}, {gross out}, {revolt}] [also: {repelling}, {repelled}]

repelled
See {repel}

repellent
adj 1: serving or tending to repel; "he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful"; "I find his obsequiousness repellent" [syn: {rebarbative}, {repellant}]
2: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench" [syn: {disgusting}, {disgustful}, {distasteful}, {foul}, {loathly}, {loathsome}, {repellant}, {repelling}, {revolting}, {skanky}, {wicked}, {yucky}]
3: incapable of absorbing or mixing with; "a water-repellent fabric"; "plastic highly resistant to steam and water" [syn: {resistant}]
n 1: a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water [syn: {repellant}]
2: a chemical substance that repels animals [syn: {repellant}]
3: the power to repel; "she knew many repellents to his advances" [syn: {repellant}]

repellently
adv : in a repellent manner; "repellently fat" [syn: {repellingly}]

repelling
repel
v 1: cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" [syn: {drive}, {repulse}, {force back}, {push back}, {beat back}] [ant: {attract}]
2: be repellent to; cause aversion in [syn: {repulse}] [ant: {attract}]
3: force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack" [syn: {repulse}, {fight off}, {rebuff}, {drive back}]
4: reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal" [syn: {rebuff}, {snub}]
5: fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me" [syn: {disgust}, {gross out}, {revolt}] [also: {repelling}, {repelled}]

repelling
adj : highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench" [syn: {disgusting}, {disgustful}, {distasteful}, {foul}, {loathly}, {loathsome}, {repellent}, {repellant}, {revolting}, {skanky}, {wicked}, {yucky}]

repelling
See {repel}

repellingly
adv : in a repellent manner; "repellently fat" [syn: {repellently}]

repent
v 1: turn away from sin or do penitence [syn: {atone}]
2: feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about [syn: {regret}, {rue}]

repentance
n : remorse for your past conduct [syn: {penitence}, {penance}]

repentant
adj : feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds [syn: {penitent}] [ant: {impenitent}, {impenitent}]

repentantly
adv : showing remorse [syn: {penitently}, {penitentially}] [ant: {impenitently}, {impenitently}]

repercuss
v : cause repercussions; have an unwanted effect

repercussion
n 1: a remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later" [syn: {reverberation}]
2: a movement back from an impact [syn: {recoil}, {rebound}, {backlash}]

repertoire
n 1: the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation; "the repertory of the supposed feats of mesmerism"; "has a large repertory of dialects and characters" [syn: {repertory}]
2: a collection of works that an artist or company can perform

repertory
n 1: a storehouse where a stock of things is kept
2: the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation; "the repertory of the supposed feats of mesmerism"; "has a large repertory of dialects and characters" [syn: {repertoire}]

repertory company
n : a theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire [syn: {stock company}]

repetition
n 1: an event that repeats; "the events today were a repeat of yesterday's" [syn: {repeat}]
2: the act of doing or performing again [syn: {repeating}]
3: the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device

repetitious
adj : marked by tedious repetition [syn: {iterative}, {reiterative}, {repetitive}]

repetitiousness
n : verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions [syn: {repetitiveness}]

repetitive
adj 1: persistently continual; "the bluejay's insistent cry" [syn: {insistent}]
2: marked by tedious repetition [syn: {iterative}, {reiterative}, {repetitious}]

repetitively
adv : in a repetitive manner; "this type of border display is used repetitively in advertising"

repetitiveness
n : verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions [syn: {repetitiousness}]

rephrase
v : express the same message in different words [syn: {paraphrase}, {reword}]

rephrasing
n : changing a particular word or phrase [syn: {rewording}, {recasting}]

repine
v : express discontent

repining
adj : wishing discontentedly

replace
v 1: substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced"
2: take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school" [syn: {supplant}, {supersede}, {supervene upon}]
3: put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk" [syn: {substitute}]
4: put something back where it belongs; "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them" [syn: {put back}]

replaceability
n : exchangeability by virtue of being replaceable [syn: {substitutability}, {commutability}]

replaceable
adj : capable of being replaced [ant: {irreplaceable}]

replacement
n 1: an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood" [syn: {substitution}, {permutation}, {transposition}, {switch}]
2: the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy" [syn: {replacing}]
3: someone who takes the place of another person [syn: {surrogate}, {alternate}]
4: a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another [syn: {substitute}]
5: filling again by supplying what has been used up [syn: {refilling}, {replenishment}, {renewal}]
6: a person who follows next in order; "he was President Lincoln's successor" [syn: {successor}]

replacement cost
n : current cost of replacing a fixed asset with a new one of equal effectiveness

replacing
n : the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy" [syn: {replacement}]

replant
v : plant again or anew; "They replanted the land"; "He replanted the seedlings"

replay
n 1: something (especially a game) that is played again [syn: {rematch}]
2: (television) showing again some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on video tape [syn: {action replay}]
v 1: reproduce (a recording) on a recorder; "The lawyers played back the conversation to show that their client was innocent" [syn: {play back}]
2: play (a melody) again
3: repeat a game against the same opponent; "Princeton replayed Harvard"
4: play again; "We replayed the game"; "replay a point"

replenish
v : fill something that had previously been emptied; "refill my glass, please" [syn: {refill}, {fill again}]

replenishment
n : filling again by supplying what has been used up [syn: {refilling}, {replacement}, {renewal}]

replete
adj 1: filled to satisfaction with food or drink; "a full stomach" [syn: {full}, {replete(p)}]
2: (followed by `with')deeply filled or permeated; "imbued with the spirit of the Reformation"; "words instinct with love"; "it is replete with misery" [syn: {instinct(p)}, {replete(p)}]
v : fill to satisfaction; "I am sated" [syn: {satiate}, {sate}, {fill}]

repletion
n 1: the state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more [syn: {satiety}, {satiation}]
2: eating until excessively full [syn: {surfeit}]

replevied
See {replevy}

replica
n : copy that is not the original; something that has been copied [syn: {replication}, {reproduction}]

replicate
v 1: bend or turn backward [syn: {retroflex}]
2: biology: reproduce or make an exact copy of; "replicate the cell"; "copy the genetic information" [syn: {copy}]
3: make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick" [syn: {duplicate}, {reduplicate}, {double}, {repeat}]

replication
n 1: the act of making copies; "Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient" [syn: {reproduction}]
2: (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division
3: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" [syn: {rejoinder}, {retort}, {return}, {riposte}, {comeback}, {counter}]
4: (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer
5: the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped [syn: {echo}, {reverberation}, {sound reflection}]
6: copy that is not the original; something that has been copied [syn: {replica}, {reproduction}]
7: the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion; "scientists will not believe an experimental result until they have seen at least one replication"

replied
reply
n 1: a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics" [syn: {answer}, {response}]
2: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply" [syn: {response}]
v : reply or respond to; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation" [syn: {answer}, {respond}] [also: {replied}]

replied
See {reply}

reply
n 1: a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics" [syn: {answer}, {response}]
2: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply" [syn: {response}]
v : reply or respond to; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation" [syn: {answer}, {respond}] [also: {replied}]

reply-paid
adj : with cost of reply prepaid by sender; "reply-paid postcard"; "reply-paid envelope"

repoint
v : repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney" [syn: {point}]

report
n 1: a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale" [syn: {study}, {written report}]
2: a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious" [syn: {news report}, {story}, {account}, {write up}]
3: the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple" [syn: {account}]
4: a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing); "they heard a violent report followed by silence"
5: a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment; "his father signed his report card" [syn: {report card}]
6: an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition" [syn: {composition}, {paper}, {theme}]
7: the general estimation that the public has for a person; "he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing"; "he was a person of bad report" [syn: {reputation}]
v 1: to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental" [syn: {describe}, {account}]
2: announce as the result of an investigation, or announce something to the proper authorities; "Dozens of incidents of wife beatings are reported daily in this city"; "The team reported significant advances in their research"
3: announce one's presence; "I report to work every day at 9 o'clock"
4: make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"
5: be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism; "Snow reported on China in the 1950's"; "The cub reporter covered New York City" [syn: {cover}]
6: complain about; make a charge against; "I reported her to the superviser"

report card
n : a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment; "his father signed his report card" [syn: {report}]

report out
v : return a bill after consideration and revision to a legislative body

reportable
adj 1: (of income) required by law to be reported; "reportable income" [ant: {unreportable}]
2: meriting report; "years of research produced no reportable results"

reportage
n : the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television; "they accused the paper of biased coverage of race relations" [syn: {coverage}, {reporting}]

reported
adj : made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account; "his reported opinion"; "the reported findings" [ant: {unreported}]

reportedly
adv : according to reports or other information; "she was reportedly his mistress for many years"

reporter
n : a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories [syn: {newsman}, {newsperson}]

reporting
n : the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television; "they accused the paper of biased coverage of race relations" [syn: {coverage}, {reportage}]

reporting weight
n : a person's body weight (as an athlete's) at the beginning of the season (when first reporting for practice)

repose
n 1: freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool" [syn: {rest}, {ease}, {relaxation}]
2: the absence of mental stress or anxiety [syn: {peace}, {peacefulness}, {peace of mind}, {serenity}, {heartsease}, {ataraxis}]
3: a disposition free from stress or emotion [syn: {quiet}, {placidity}, {serenity}, {tranquillity}, {tranquility}]
v 1: put or confide something in a person or thing; "These philosophers reposed the law in the people"
2: be inherent or innate in; [syn: {rest}, {reside}]
3: lie when dead; "Mao reposes in his mausoleum"
4: lean in a comfortable resting position; "He was reposing on the couch" [syn: {recumb}, {recline}]
5: put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" [syn: {lay}, {put down}]
6: to put something (eg trust) in something; "The nation reposed its confidence in the King"

repose on
v : be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What's this new evidence based on?" [syn: {rest on}, {build on}, {build upon}]

reposeful
adj : affording or marked by rest or repose; "the time spent was pleasant and relaxing"; "a restful night"; "a cool and reposeful glen" [syn: {relaxing}, {restful}]

reposit
v : put (something) in a place for storage; "the treasure found int he ancient tomb was reposited in the museum"

repositing
n : depositing in a warehouse [syn: {reposition}, {storage}, {warehousing}]

reposition
n : depositing in a warehouse [syn: {repositing}, {storage}, {warehousing}]
v 1: change place or direction; "Shift one's position" [syn: {shift}, {dislodge}]
2: place into another position

repositioning
n : the act of placing in a new position

repository
n 1: a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping [syn: {depository}, {deposit}]
2: a person to whom a secret is entrusted [syn: {secretary}]
3: a burial vault (usually for some famous person) [syn: {monument}]

repossess
v 1: claim back [syn: {reclaim}]
2: regain possession of something [syn: {take back}]

repossession
n : the action of regaining possession (especially the seizure of collateral securing a loan that is in default)

repot
v : put in a new, usually larger, pot; "The plant had grown and had to be repotted" [also: {repotting}, {repotted}]

repotted
repot
v : put in a new, usually larger, pot; "The plant had grown and had to be repotted" [also: {repotting}, {repotted}]

repotted
See {repot}

repotting
repot
v : put in a new, usually larger, pot; "The plant had grown and had to be repotted" [also: {repotting}, {repotted}]

repotting
See {repot}

repp
n : a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs [syn: {rep}]

reprehend
v : express strong disapproval of

reprehensibility
n : being reprehensible; worthy of and deserving reprehension or reproof

reprehensible
adj : bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure; "a criminal waste of talent"; "a deplorable act of violence"; "adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife" [syn: {condemnable}, {criminal}, {deplorable}]

reprehensibly
adv : in a manner or to a degree deserving blame or censure [syn: {culpably}]

reprehension
n : an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face" [syn: {rebuke}, {reproof}, {reproval}, {reprimand}]

reprehensively
adv : in a shameful manner; "the garden was criminally neglected" [syn: {criminally}]

represent
v 1: take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to; "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin" [syn: {stand for}, {correspond}]
2: express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?" [syn: {typify}, {symbolize}, {symbolise}, {stand for}]
3: be representative or typical for; "This period is represented by Beethoven"
4: be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute; "I represent the silent majority"; "This actor is a spokesperson for the National Rifle Association"
5: serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl"
6: be characteristic of; "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue" [syn: {exemplify}]
7: form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" [syn: {constitute}, {make up}, {comprise}, {be}]
8: be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant" [syn: {defend}] [ant: {prosecute}]
9: create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl" [syn: {interpret}] 10: play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master" [syn: {act}, {play}] 11: perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'" [syn: {stage}, {present}] 12: describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality; "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel" 13: point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance; "our parents represented to us the need for more caution" 14: bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason" [syn: {present}, {lay out}] 15: to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets) [syn: {map}]

representable
adj : expressible in symbolic form; "uniquely representable in the form..."

representation
n 1: a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image [syn: {mental representation}, {internal representation}]
2: a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
3: the act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf
4: the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent [syn: {delegacy}, {agency}]
5: a body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency; "a Congressional vacancy occurred in the representation from California"
6: a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract; "the sales contract contains several representations by the vendor"
7: a performance of play [syn: {theatrical performance}, {theatrical}, {histrionics}]
8: a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting; "certain representations were made concerning police brutality"
9: the right of being representated by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body 10: an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent

representational
adj : used especially of art; "representational art"; "representational images" [ant: {nonrepresentational}]

representational process
n : any basic cognitive process in which some entity comes to stand for or represent something else

representative
adj 1: serving to represent or typify; "representative moviegoers"; "a representative modern play"
2: standing for something else; "the bald eagle is representative of the United States" [ant: {nonrepresentative}]
3: being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives; "representative government as defined by Abraham Lincoln is government of the people, by the people, for the people"
n 1: a person who represents others
2: an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government" [syn: {spokesperson}, {interpreter}, {voice}]
3: a member of the United States House of Representatives [syn: {congressman}, {congresswoman}]
4: an item of information that is representative of a type; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10" [syn: {example}, {illustration}, {instance}]

representative sample
n : the population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratum [syn: {stratified sample}, {proportional sample}]

representative sampling
n : the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum [syn: {stratified sampling}, {proportional sampling}]

represented
adj : represented accurately or precisely [syn: {delineated}, {delineate}] [ant: {undelineated}]

repress
v 1: put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land" [syn: {quash}, {keep down}, {subdue}, {subjugate}, {reduce}]
2: conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn" [syn: {smother}, {stifle}, {strangle}, {muffle}]
3: put out of one's consciousness [syn: {suppress}]

repressed
adj : characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions; "her severe upbringing had left her inhibited"; "a very inhibited young man, anxious and ill at ease"; "their reactions were partly the product of pent-up emotions"; "repressed rage turned his face scarlet" [syn: {pent-up}]

represser
n : an agent that represses [syn: {repressor}]

repressing
adj : restrictive of action; "a repressive regime"; "an overly strict and inhibiting discipline" [syn: {inhibitory}, {repressive}]

repression
n 1: a state of forcible subjugation; "the long repression of Christian sects"
2: (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious
3: the act of repressing; control by holding down; "his goal was the repression of insolence"

repressive
adj : restrictive of action; "a repressive regime"; "an overly strict and inhibiting discipline" [syn: {inhibitory}, {repressing}]

repressor
n : an agent that represses [syn: {represser}]

repressor gene
n : gene that prevents a nonallele from being transcribed

reprieve
n 1: a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort [syn: {respite}]
2: an interruption in the intensity or amount of something [syn: {suspension}, {respite}, {hiatus}, {abatement}]
3: a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)
4: the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment [syn: {respite}]
v 1: postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution [syn: {respite}]
2: relieve temporarily

reprimand
n : an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face" [syn: {rebuke}, {reproof}, {reproval}, {reprehension}]
v 1: rebuke formally [syn: {censure}, {criminate}]
2: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {rebuke}, {rag}, {trounce}, {reproof}, {lecture}, {jaw}, {dress down}, {call down}, {scold}, {chide}, {berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]

reprimanded
adj : punished especially by reproof or reprimand [syn: {admonished}, {chastened}, {rebuked}, {reproved}]

reprint
n 1: a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale [syn: {reissue}, {reprinting}]
2: a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication [syn: {offprint}, {separate}]
v : print anew; "They never reprinted the famous treatise" [syn: {reissue}]

reprinting
n : a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale [syn: {reissue}, {reprint}]

reprisal
n : a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime

reprise
v : repeat an earlier theme of a composition [syn: {reprize}, {repeat}, {recapitulate}]

reprize
v : repeat an earlier theme of a composition [syn: {reprise}, {repeat}, {recapitulate}]

reproach
n 1: a mild rebuke or criticism; "words of reproach"
2: disgrace or shame; "he brought reproach upon his family"
v : express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior" [syn: {upbraid}]

reproacher
n : someone who finds fault or imputes blame [syn: {upbraider}, {reprover}, {rebuker}]

reproachful
adj : expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective [syn: {admonitory}, {admonishing}, {reproving}]

reproachfully
adv : in a reproving or reproachful manner; "she spoke to him reprovingly" [syn: {reprovingly}]

reprobate
adj : marked by immorality; deviating from what is considered right or proper or good; "depraved criminals"; "a perverted sense of loyalty"; "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat" [syn: {depraved}, {immoral}, {perverse}, {perverted}]
n : a person without moral scruples [syn: {miscreant}]
v 1: reject (documents) as invalid [ant: {approbate}]
2: abandon to eternal damnation; "God reprobated the unrepenting sinner"
3: express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated" [syn: {condemn}, {decry}, {objurgate}, {excoriate}]

reprobation
n 1: rejection by God; the state of being condemned to eternal misery in hell
2: severe disapproval

reprocess
v : use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes" [syn: {recycle}, {reuse}]

reproduce
v 1: make a copy or equivalent of; "reproduce the painting"
2: have offspring or young; "The deer in our neighborhood reproduce madly"; "The Catholic Church tells people to procreate, no matter what their economic situation may be" [syn: {procreate}, {multiply}]
3: recreate an idea, mood, atmosphere, etc. as by artistic means; "He reproduced the feeling of sadness in the portrait"
4: repeat after memorization; "For the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information" [syn: {regurgitate}]

reproducer
n : an audio system that can reproduce and amplify signals to produce sound

reproducibility
n : the quality of being reproducible [syn: {duplicability}]

reproducible
adj : capable of being reproduced; "astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained" [syn: {consistent}] [ant: {unreproducible}]

reproducibly
adv : in a manner that is reproducible

reproduction
n 1: the process of generating offspring
2: recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall [syn: {reproductive memory}]
3: copy that is not the original; something that has been copied [syn: {replica}, {replication}]
4: the act of making copies; "Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient" [syn: {replication}]
5: the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring [syn: {procreation}, {breeding}, {facts of life}]

reproduction cost
n : cost of reproducing physical property minus various allowances (especially depreciation) [syn: {physical value}]

reproductive
adj : producing new life or offspring; "tXsXwhe reproductive potential of a species is its relative capacity to reproduce itself under optimal conditions"; "the reproductive or generative organs" [syn: {generative}, {procreative}]

reproductive cell
n : a spermatozoon or an ovum [syn: {germ cell}, {sex cell}]

reproductive cloning
n : making a full living copy of an organism; requires a surrogate mother

reproductive memory
n : recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall [syn: {reproduction}]

reproductive organ
n : any organ involved in sexual reproduction [syn: {sex organ}]

reproductive structure
n : the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction

reproductive system
n : organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring [syn: {genital system}]

reproof
n : an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face" [syn: {rebuke}, {reproval}, {reprehension}, {reprimand}]
v : censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {rebuke}, {rag}, {trounce}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {jaw}, {dress down}, {call down}, {scold}, {chide}, {berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]

reproval
n : an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face" [syn: {rebuke}, {reproof}, {reprehension}, {reprimand}]

reprove
v : take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior" [syn: {admonish}]

reproved
adj : punished especially by reproof or reprimand [syn: {admonished}, {chastened}, {rebuked}, {reprimanded}]

reprover
n : someone who finds fault or imputes blame [syn: {upbraider}, {reproacher}, {rebuker}]

reproving
adj : expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective [syn: {admonitory}, {admonishing}, {reproachful}]

reprovingly
adv : in a reproving or reproachful manner; "she spoke to him reprovingly" [syn: {reproachfully}]

Reptantia
n : lobsters; crabs [syn: {suborder Reptantia}]

reptile
n : any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises turtles snakes lizards alligators crocodiles and extinct forms [syn: {reptilian}]

reptile family
n : a family of reptiles

reptile genus
n : a genus of reptiles

Reptilia
n : class of cold-blooded air-breathing vertebrates with completely ossified skeleton and a body usually covered with scales or horny plates; once the dominant land animals [syn: {class Reptilia}]

reptilian
adj : of or relating to the class Reptilia
n : any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises turtles snakes lizards alligators crocodiles and extinct forms [syn: {reptile}]

republic
n 1: a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them [syn: {democracy}, {commonwealth}] [ant: {autocracy}]
2: a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch; "the head of state in a republic is usually a president"

Republic of Albania
n : a republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic coast of the Balkan Peninsula [syn: {Albania}]

Republic of Angola
n : a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990 [syn: {Angola}]

Republic of Armenia
n : a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet; modern Armenia is but a fragment of ancient Armenia which was one of the world's oldest civilizations; throughout 2500 years the Armenian people have been invaded and oppressed by their neighbors [syn: {Armenia}, {Hayastan}]

Republic of Austria
n : a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century [syn: {Austria}, {Oesterreich}]

Republic of Belarus
n : a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet [syn: {Belarus}, {Byelarus}, {Byelorussia}, {Belorussia}, {White Russia}]

Republic of Benin
n : a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control [syn: {Benin}, {Dahomey}]

Republic of Bolivia
n : a landlocked Republic in central South America; Simon Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spain [syn: {Bolivia}]

Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
n : a mountainous republic of south-central Europe; formerly part of the Ottoman Empire and then a part of Yugoslavia; voted for independence in 1992 but the mostly Serbian army of Yugoslavia refused to accept the vote and began ethnic cleansing in order to rid Bosnia of its Croats and Muslims [syn: {Bosnia and Herzegovina}, {Bosna i Hercegovina}, {Bosnia-Herzegovina}, {Bosnia}]

Republic of Botswana
n : a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s [syn: {Botswana}]

Republic of Bulgaria
n : a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe [syn: {Bulgaria}]

Republic of Burundi
n : a landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika [syn: {Burundi}]

Republic of Cameroon
n : a republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960 [syn: {Cameroon}, {Cameroun}]

Republic of Cape Verde
n : an island country in the Atlantic off the coast of Senegal [syn: {Cape Verde}]

Republic of Chad
n : a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960 [syn: {Chad}, {Tchad}]

Republic of Chile
n : a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast [syn: {Chile}]

Republic of China
n : a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the communists led by Mao Zedong [syn: {Taiwan}, {China}, {Nationalist China}]

Republic of Colombia
n : a republic in northwestern South America; the major legal crop is coffee but cocaine is also a major export [syn: {Colombia}]

Republic of Costa Rica
n : a republic in Central America; one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America [syn: {Costa Rica}]

Republic of Cote d'Ivoire
n : a republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; one of the most prosperous and politically stable countries in Africa [syn: {Ivory Coast}, {Cote d'Ivoire}]

Republic of Croatia
n : a republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe in the eastern Adriatic coastal area; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; became independent in 1991 [syn: {Croatia}, {Hrvatska}]

Republic of Cuba
n : a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba; involved in state-sponsored terrorism [syn: {Cuba}]

Republic of Cyprus
n : a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin [syn: {Cyprus}]

Republic of Djibouti
n : a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997 [syn: {Djibouti}, {Afars and Issas}]

Republic of Ecuador
n : a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes [syn: {Ecuador}]

Republic of El Salvador
n : a republic on the Pacific coast of Central America [syn: {El Salvador}, {Salvador}]

Republic of Equitorial Guinea
n : a country of west central Africa (including islands in the Gulf of Guinea); became independent from Spain in 1968 [syn: {Equatorial Guinea}, {Spanish Guinea}]

Republic of Estonia
n : a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea [syn: {Estonia}, {Esthonia}]

Republic of Fiji
n : an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands [syn: {Fiji}]

Republic of Finland
n : republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917 [syn: {Finland}, {Suomi}]

Republic of Ghana
n : a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; "Ghana was colonized as the Gold Coast by the British" [syn: {Ghana}, {Gold Coast}]

Republic of Guatemala
n : a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; noted for low per capita income and illiteracy; politically unstable [syn: {Guatemala}]

Republic of Guinea
n : a republic in eastern Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958 [syn: {Guinea}, {French Guinea}]

Republic of Guinea-Bissau
n : a republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized as independent by Portugal in 1974 [syn: {Guinea-Bissau}, {Guine-Bissau}, {Portuguese Guinea}]

Republic of Haiti
n : a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the Western Hemisphere [syn: {Haiti}]

Republic of Honduras
n : a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; an early center of Mayan culture [syn: {Honduras}]

Republic of Hungary
n : a republic in central Europe [syn: {Hungary}, {Magyarorszag}]

Republic of Iceland
n : an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944 [syn: {Iceland}]

Republic of India
n : a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 [syn: {India}, {Bharat}]

Republic of Indonesia
n : a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions [syn: {Indonesia}, {Dutch East Indies}]

Republic of Iraq
n : a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq; modern government is involved in state-sponsored terrorism [syn: {Iraq}, {Al-Iraq}, {Irak}]

Republic of Kazakhstan
n : a landlocked republic south of Russia and northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991 [syn: {Kazakhstan}, {Kazakstan}, {Kazakh}, {Kazak}]

Republic of Kenya
n : a republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1963; major archeological discoveries have been made in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya [syn: {Kenya}]

Republic of Kiribati
n : an island republic in the west central Pacific just south of the equator [syn: {Kiribati}]

Republic of Korea
n : a republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948 [syn: {South Korea}]

Republic of Latvia
n : a republic in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea [syn: {Latvia}]

Republic of Liberia
n : a republic in West Africa; established in 1822 by Americans as a way to free negro slaves [syn: {Liberia}]

Republic of Lithuania
n : a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea [syn: {Lithuania}, {Lietuva}]

Republic of Madagascar
n : a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960 [syn: {Madagascar}, {Malagasy Republic}]

Republic of Malawi
n : a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 [syn: {Malawi}, {Nyasaland}]

Republic of Maldives
n : a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965 [syn: {Maldives}]

Republic of Mali
n : a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years [syn: {Mali}, {French Sudan}]

Republic of Malta
n : a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 [syn: {Malta}]

Republic of Mauritius
n : a parliamentary state on the island of Mauritius [syn: {Mauritius}]

Republic of Moldova
n : a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet but achieved independence in 1991 [syn: {Moldova}, {Moldavia}]

Republic of Mozambique
n : a republic on the eastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975 [syn: {Mozambique}, {Mocambique}]

Republic of Namibia
n : a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa); achieved independence from South Africa in 1990; the greater part of Namibia form part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa [syn: {Namibia}, {South West Africa}]

Republic of Nauru
n : an island republic on Nauru Island; phosphate exports support the economy [syn: {Nauru}]

Republic of Nicaragua
n : a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 [syn: {Nicaragua}]

Republic of Niger
n : a landlocked republic in West Africa; gained independence from France in 1960; most of the country is dominated by the Sahara Desert [syn: {Niger}]

Republic of Palau
n : a republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States [syn: {Palau}, {TT}]

Republic of Panama
n : a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903 [syn: {Panama}]

Republic of Paraguay
n : a landlocked republic in south central South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1811 [syn: {Paraguay}]

Republic of Peru
n : a republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries [syn: {Peru}]

Republic of Poland
n : a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II [syn: {Poland}, {Polska}]

Republic of San Marino
n : the smallest republic in the world; the oldest independent country in Europe (achieved independence in 301); located in the Apennines and completely surrounded by Italy [syn: {San Marino}]

Republic of Senegal
n : a republic in northwestern Africa on the coast of the Atlantic; formerly a French colony but achieved independence in 1960 [syn: {Senegal}]

Republic of Seychelles
n : a republic on the Seychelles islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1976 [syn: {Seychelles}]

Republic of Sierra Leone
n : a republic in West Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1961 [syn: {Sierra Leone}]

Republic of Singapore
n : a country in southeastern Asia on the island of Singapore; achieved independence from Malaysia in 1965 [syn: {Singapore}]

Republic of Slovenia
n : a mountainous republic in central Europe; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; achieved independence in 1991 [syn: {Slovenia}, {Slovenija}]

Republic of South Africa
n : a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers) [syn: {South Africa}]

Republic of Suriname
n : a republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975 [syn: {Suriname}, {Surinam}, {Dutch Guiana}, {Netherlands Guiana}]

Republic of Tajikistan
n : a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet [syn: {Tajikistan}, {Tadzhikistan}, {Tadzhik}, {Tadjik}, {Tajik}]

Republic of the Congo
n : a republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960 [syn: {Congo}, {French Congo}]

Republic of The Gambia
n : a narrow republic surrounded by Senegal in West Africa [syn: {Gambia}, {The Gambia}]

Republic of the Marshall Islands
n : a republic (under United States protection) on the Marshall Islands [syn: {Marshall Islands}]

Republic of the Philippines
n : a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946 [syn: {Philippines}]

Republic of the Sudan
n : a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956; involved in state-sponsored terrorism [syn: {Sudan}, {Soudan}]

Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
n : an island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962 [syn: {Trinidad and Tobago}]

Republic of Tunisia
n : a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean coast; achieved independence from France in 1956; "southern Tunisia is mostly desert" [syn: {Tunisia}]

Republic of Turkey
n : a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1923 [syn: {Turkey}]

Republic of Uganda
n : a landlocked republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962 [syn: {Uganda}]

Republic of Uzbekistan
n : a landlocked republic in west central Asia; formerly an Asian soviet [syn: {Uzbekistan}, {Uzbek}]

Republic of Vanuatu
n : a volcanic island republic in Melanesia; independent since 1980 [syn: {Vanuatu}, {New Hebrides}]

Republic of Venezuela
n : a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil [syn: {Venezuela}]

Republic of Yemen
n : a republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean; formed in 1990 [syn: {Yemen}]

Republic of Zambia
n : a republic in central Africa; formerly controlled by Great Britain and called Northern Rhodesia until it gained independence within the Commonwealth in 1964 [syn: {Zambia}, {Northern Rhodesia}]

Republic of Zimbabwe
n : a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980 [syn: {Zimbabwe}, {Rhodesia}, {Southern Rhodesia}]

republican
adj 1: relating to or belonging to the Republican Party; "a Republican senator"; "Republican party politics"
2: having the supreme power lying in the body of citizens entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them or characteristic of such government; "the United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government"- United States Constitution; "a very republican notion"; "so little republican and so much aristocratic sentiment"- Philip Marsh; "our republican and artistic simplicity"-Nathaniel Hawthorne
n 1: a member of the Republican Party
2: an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy)
3: a tributary of the Kansas River that flows from eastern Colorado eastward through Nebraska and Kansas [syn: {Republican River}]

Republican Guard
n : Iraq's elite military unit whose primary role is to protect the government in Baghdad

Republican Party
n : the younger of two major political parties in the United States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party [syn: {GOP}]

Republican River
n : a tributary of the Kansas River that flows from eastern Colorado eastward through Nebraska and Kansas [syn: {Republican}]

republicanism
n : the political orientation of those who hold that a republic is the best form of government

republication
n 1: something that has been published again; a fresh publication (as of a literary work)
2: the act of publishing again [syn: {republishing}]

republish
v 1: publish again; "The scientist republished his results after he made some corrections"
2: revive (a cancelled will or a libel)

republishing
n : the act of publishing again [syn: {republication}]

repudiate
v 1: cast off or disown; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son" [syn: {renounce}]
2: refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid; "The woman repudiated the divorce settlement"
3: refuse to recognize or pay; "repudiate a debt"
4: reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust; "She repudiated the accusations"

repudiated
adj : any connection is denied [syn: {disowned}]

repudiation
n 1: rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid; "Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated" [syn: {renunciation}]
2: refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities); "the repudiation of the debt by the city"
3: the exposure of falseness or pretensions; "the debunking of religion has been too successful" [syn: {debunking}]

repudiative
adj : rejecting emphatically; e.g. refusing to pay or disowning; "a veto is a repudiative act"

repugn
v : to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race" [syn: {contest}, {contend}]

repugnance
n 1: intense aversion [syn: {repulsion}, {revulsion}, {horror}]
2: the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time [syn: {incompatibility}, {mutual exclusiveness}, {inconsistency}]

repugnant
adj : offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels" [syn: {abhorrent}, {detestable}, {obscene}, {repulsive}]

repulse
n : an instance of driving away or warding off [syn: {rebuff}, {snub}]
v 1: force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack" [syn: {repel}, {fight off}, {rebuff}, {drive back}]
2: be repellent to; cause aversion in [syn: {repel}] [ant: {attract}]
3: cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" [syn: {repel}, {drive}, {force back}, {push back}, {beat back}] [ant: {attract}]

repulsion
n 1: the force by which bodies repel one another [syn: {repulsive force}] [ant: {attraction}]
2: intense aversion [syn: {repugnance}, {revulsion}, {horror}]
3: the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand [syn: {standoff}]

repulsive
adj 1: offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels" [syn: {abhorrent}, {detestable}, {obscene}, {repugnant}]
2: possessing the ability to repel; "a repulsive force" [syn: {repulsive(a)}] [ant: {attractive(a)}]
3: so extremely ugly as to be terrifying; "a hideous scar"; "a repulsive mask" [syn: {hideous}]

repulsive force
n : the force by which bodies repel one another [syn: {repulsion}] [ant: {attraction}]

repulsively
adv : in an offensive and hateful manner; "I don't know anyone who could have behaved so abominably" [syn: {detestably}, {abominably}, {odiously}]

repulsiveness
n : the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions [syn: {loathsomeness}, {sliminess}, {vileness}]

repurchase
n : the act of purchasing back something previously sold [syn: {redemption}, {buyback}]
v : buy what had previously been sold, lost, or given away; "He bought back the house that his father sold years ago" [syn: {buy back}]

reputability
n : honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation [syn: {respectability}] [ant: {unrespectability}, {unrespectability}]

reputable
adj : having a good reputation; "a reputable business"; "a reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine" [ant: {disreputable}]

reputably
adv : in a reputable manner [ant: {disreputably}]

reputation
n 1: the state of being held in high esteem and honor [syn: {repute}] [ant: {disrepute}]
2: notoriety for some particular characteristic; "his reputation for promiscuity"
3: the general estimation that the public has for a person; "he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing"; "he was a person of bad report" [syn: {report}]

repute
n : the state of being held in high esteem and honor [syn: {reputation}] [ant: {disrepute}]
v : look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent" [syn: {think of}, {regard as}, {look upon}, {look on}, {esteem}, {take to be}]

reputed
adj : commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds; "the foundling's putative father"; "the reputed (or purported) author of the book"; "the supposed date of birth" [syn: {putative(a)}, {purported(a)}, {reputed(a)}, {supposed(a)}]

reputedly
adv : by repute; according to general belief; "fish with reputedly poisonous flesh"

request
n 1: a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority [syn: {petition}, {postulation}]
2: the verbal act of requesting [syn: {asking}]
v 1: express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" [syn: {bespeak}, {call for}, {quest}]
2: ask (a person) to do something; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript"
3: inquire for (information); "I requested information from the secretary"

requested
adj : asked for; "the requested aid is forthcoming" [ant: {unrequested}]

requiem
n 1: a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person [syn: {dirge}, {coronach}, {lament}, {threnody}]
2: a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead
3: a Mass celebrated for the dead

requiem shark
n : any of numerous sharks from small relatively harmless bottom-dwellers to large dangerous oceanic and coastal species

requiescat
n : a prayer for the repose of the soul of a dead person

require
v 1: require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulates a patient's consent" [syn: {necessitate}, {ask}, {postulate}, {need}, {take}, {involve}, {call for}, {demand}] [ant: {obviate}]
2: consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons" [syn: {ask}, {expect}]
3: make someone do something [syn: {command}, {compel}]
4: have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner" [syn: {want}, {need}]

required
adj 1: necessary for relief or supply; "provided them with all things needful" [syn: {needed}, {needful}, {requisite}]
2: required by rule; "in most schools physical education are compulsory"; "attendance is mandatory"; "required reading" [syn: {compulsory}, {mandatory}]

requirement
n 1: required activity; "the requirements of his work affected his health"; "there were many demands on his time" [syn: {demand}]
2: anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained" [syn: {necessity}, {essential}, {requisite}, {necessary}] [ant: {inessential}]
3: something that is required in advance; "Latin was a prerequisite for admission" [syn: {prerequisite}]

requirements contract
n : a contract in which you agree to purchase all your requirements of a particular sort from one party

requisite
adj : necessary for relief or supply; "provided them with all things needful" [syn: {needed}, {needful}, {required}]
n : anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained" [syn: {necessity}, {essential}, {requirement}, {necessary}] [ant: {inessential}]

requisiteness
n : the state of being absolutely required

requisition
n 1: the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use
2: an official form on which a request in made; "first you have to fill out the requisition" [syn: {requisition form}]
3: seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized [syn: {sequestration}]
v 1: make a formal request for official services
2: demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service [ant: {derequisition}]

requisition form
n : an official form on which a request in made; "first you have to fill out the requisition" [syn: {requisition}]

requital
n 1: a justly deserved penalty [syn: {retribution}]
2: an act of requiting; returning in kind

requite
v : make repayment for or return something [syn: {repay}]

reran
rerun
n : a program that is broadcast again; "she likes to watch `I love Lucy' reruns"
v 1: broadcast again, as of a film [syn: {rebroadcast}]
2: rerun a performance of a play, for example
3: run again for office; "Bush wants to rerun in 1996"
4: cause to perform again; "We have to rerun the subjects--they misunderstood the instructions" [also: {rerunning}, {reran}]

reran
See {rerun}

reread
v : read anew; read again; "He re-read her letters to him"

rerebrace
n : cannon that provides plate armor for the upper arm [syn: {upper cannon}]

reredos
n : a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table [syn: {altarpiece}]

reremice
See {rearmouse}

rerun
n : a program that is broadcast again; "she likes to watch `I love Lucy' reruns"
v 1: broadcast again, as of a film [syn: {rebroadcast}]
2: rerun a performance of a play, for example
3: run again for office; "Bush wants to rerun in 1996"
4: cause to perform again; "We have to rerun the subjects--they misunderstood the instructions" [also: {rerunning}, {reran}]

rerunning
rerun
n : a program that is broadcast again; "she likes to watch `I love Lucy' reruns"
v 1: broadcast again, as of a film [syn: {rebroadcast}]
2: rerun a performance of a play, for example
3: run again for office; "Bush wants to rerun in 1996"
4: cause to perform again; "We have to rerun the subjects--they misunderstood the instructions" [also: {rerunning}, {reran}]

rerunning
See {rerun}

RES
n : a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells [syn: {reticuloendothelial system}]

res adjudicata
n : a matter already settled in court; cannot be raised again [syn: {res judicata}]

res gestae
n 1: rule of evidence that covers words that are so closely associated with an occurrence that the words are considered part of the occurrence and as such their report does not violate the hearsay rule
2: things done

res ipsa loquitur
n : a rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened

res judicata
n : a matter already settled in court; cannot be raised again [syn: {res adjudicata}]

res publica
n : a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land" [syn: {state}, {nation}, {country}, {land}, {commonwealth}, {body politic}]

resale
n : the selling of something purchased

resat
See {resit}

rescale
v : establish on a new scale

reschedule
v : assign a new time and place for an event; "We had to reschedule the doctor's appointment"

rescind
v : annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [syn: {revoke}, {annul}, {lift}, {countermand}, {reverse}, {repeal}, {overturn}, {vacate}]

rescindable
adj : capable of being rescinded or voided; "the judgment was rescindable"; "voidable contracts" [syn: {voidable}]

rescission
n : (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made; recission may be brought about by decree or by mutual consent [syn: {recission}]

rescript
n 1: a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality
2: a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there" [syn: {decree}, {edict}, {fiat}, {order}]
3: the act of rewriting something [syn: {revision}, {revisal}, {revise}]
4: something that has been written again; "the rewrite was much better" [syn: {rewrite}, {revision}]

Rescriptor
n : a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Rescriptor) used to treat AIDS and HIV [syn: {delavirdine}]

rescue
n : recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives" [syn: {deliverance}, {delivery}, {saving}]
v 1: free from harm or evil [syn: {deliver}]
2: take forcibly from legal custody; "rescue prisoners"

rescue equipment
n : equipment used to rescue passengers in case of emergency

rescue operation
n : an operation organized to free from danger or confinement

rescue party
n : a party of rescuers

rescued
adj : delivered from danger [syn: {reclaimed}]

rescuer
n 1: a person who rescues you from harm or danger [syn: {savior}, {saviour}, {deliverer}]
2: someone who saves something from danger or violence [syn: {recoverer}, {saver}]

reseal
v : seal again; "reseal the bottle after using the medicine"

research
n 1: systematic investigation to establish facts
2: a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received" [syn: {inquiry}, {enquiry}]
v 1: inquire into [syn: {search}, {explore}]
2: attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner; "The student researched the history of that word"

research center
n : a center where research is done [syn: {research facility}]

research colloquium
n : a colloquium at which the results of (scientific) research are reported

research director
n : a supervisor in a research center [syn: {director of research}]

research effort
n : an attempt to solve some problem through research

research facility
n : a center where research is done [syn: {research center}]

research lab
n : a workplace for the conduct of scientific research [syn: {lab}, {laboratory}, {research laboratory}, {science lab}, {science laboratory}]

research laboratory
n : a workplace for the conduct of scientific research [syn: {lab}, {laboratory}, {research lab}, {science lab}, {science laboratory}]

research project
n : research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses [syn: {scientific research}]

research rocket
n : a rocket fired for test purposes [syn: {test rocket}, {test instrument vehicle}]

research staff
n : a group of associated research workers in a university or library or laboratory

research worker
n : a scientist who devotes himself to doing research [syn: {researcher}, {investigator}]

researchable
adj : capable of being studied carefully and thoroughly and in detail

researcher
n : a scientist who devotes himself to doing research [syn: {research worker}, {investigator}]

reseat
v 1: provide with a new seat; "reseat the old broken chair"
2: provide with new seats; "reseat Carnegie Hall"
3: show to a different seat; "The usher insisted on reseating us"

reseau
n 1: a net or mesh foundation for lace
2: a network of fine lines used by astronomers as a reference for measurements on star photographs [also: {reseaux} (pl)]

reseaux
reseau
n 1: a net or mesh foundation for lace
2: a network of fine lines used by astronomers as a reference for measurements on star photographs [also: {reseaux} (pl)]

reseaux
See {reseau}

resect
v : surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ [syn: {eviscerate}]

resection
n : surgical removal of part of a structure or organ

reseda
n : any plant of the genus Reseda

Reseda luteola
n : European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America [syn: {dyer's rocket}, {dyer's mignonette}, {weld}]

Reseda odorata
n : Mediterranean woody annual widely cultivated for its dense terminal spikelike clusters greenish or yellowish white flowers having an intense spicy fragrance [syn: {mignonette}, {sweet reseda}]

Resedaceae
n : mainly Mediterranean herbs: mignonette [syn: {family Resedaceae}, {mignonette family}]

reseed
v 1: seed again or anew
2: maintain by self-seeding; "Some plants reseed themselves indefinitely"

resell
v : sell (something) again after having bought it

resemblance
n : similarity in appearance or external or superficial details

resemble
v : appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to; "She resembles her mother very much"; "This paper resembles my own work"

resent
v 1: feel bitter or indignant about; "She resents being paid less than her co-workers"
2: wish ill or allow unwillingly [syn: {begrudge}] [ant: {wish}]

re-sentencing
n : (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law [syn: {commutation}]

resentful
adj : full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will; "resentful at the way he was treated"; "a sullen resentful attitude" [ant: {unresentful}]

resentfully
adv : with resentment; in a resentful manner; "the best doctors would stay resentfully out of the national service, refusing to become the minions of a Minister"

resentment
n : a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will [syn: {bitterness}, {gall}, {rancor}, {rancour}]

reserpine
n : antihypertensive consisting of an alkaloid extracted from the plant Rauwolfia serpentina (trade names Raudixin or Rau-Sed or Sandril or Serpasil) [syn: {Raudixin}, {Rau-Sed}, {Sandril}, {Serpasil}]

reservation
n 1: a district that is reserved for particular purpose [syn: {reserve}]
2: a statement that limits or restricts some claim; "he recommended her without any reservations" [syn: {qualification}]
3: an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly [syn: {mental reservation}, {arriere pensee}]
4: the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group); "wondered who had made the booking" [syn: {booking}]
5: the written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance
6: something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.)
7: the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion

reserve
adj 1: not engaged in military action [syn: {inactive}, {reserve(a)}]
2: kept in reserve especially for emergency use; "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts" [syn: {reserve(a)}, {spare}]
n 1: formality and propriety of manner [syn: {modesty}]
2: something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose [syn: {backlog}, {stockpile}]
3: an athlete who plays only when another member of the team drops out [syn: {substitute}]
4: (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions
5: a district that is reserved for particular purpose [syn: {reservation}]
6: armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency [syn: {military reserve}]
7: the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary [syn: {reticence}, {taciturnity}]
v 1: hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency; "they held back their applause in anticipation"
2: give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research" [syn: {allow}, {appropriate}, {earmark}, {set aside}]
3: obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's"
4: arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's" [syn: {hold}, {book}]

reserve account
n : funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments [syn: {reserve fund}]

reserve assets
n : capital held back from investment in order to meet probable or possible demands

reserve bank
n : one of 12 regional banks that monitor and act as depositories for banks in their region [syn: {Federal Reserve Bank}]

reserve clause
n : a clause that used to be part of the contract with a professional athlete extending the contract for a year beyond its expiration; "the reserve clause was used to bind players to a particular ball club"

reserve fund
n : funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments [syn: {reserve account}]

Reserve Officers Training Corps
n : a training program to prepare college students to be commissioned officers [syn: {ROTC}]

reserved
adj 1: set aside for the use of a particular person or party [ant: {unreserved}]
2: marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West [ant: {unreserved}]
3: cool and formal in manner [syn: {restrained}, {reticent}, {unemotional}]

reservedly
adv : with reserve; in a reserved manner

reserves
n : civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army [syn: {militia}]

reservist
n : a member of a military reserve

reservoir
n 1: a large or extra supply of something; "a reservoir of talent"
2: lake used to store water for community use [syn: {artificial lake}]
3: tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)
4: anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies; "an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival" [syn: {source}]

reset
n : device for resetting instruments or controls
v 1: set anew; "They re-set the date on the clock"
2: set to zero; "reset instruments and dials"
3: adjust again after an initial failure [syn: {readjust}] [also: {resetting}]

reset button
n : a push button that you press to activate the reset mechanism

resetting
reset
n : device for resetting instruments or controls
v 1: set anew; "They re-set the date on the clock"
2: set to zero; "reset instruments and dials"
3: adjust again after an initial failure [syn: {readjust}] [also: {resetting}]

resetting
See {reset}

resettle
v : settle in a new place; "The immigrants had to resettle"

resettled
adj : settled in a new location [syn: {relocated}]

resettlement
n : the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind) [syn: {transplantation}, {relocation}]

resew
v : sew again; "The cuff of the coat had been resewn" [also: {resewn}]

resewn
resew
v : sew again; "The cuff of the coat had been resewn" [also: {resewn}]

resewn
See {resew}

resh
n : the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

reshape
v 1: shape anew or differently; "The new foreign minister reshaped the foreign policy of his country"
2: shape again or shape differently [syn: {remold}]

reship
v : place on a ship again or transfer to another ship; "reship the cargo"

reshipment
n : the act of shipping again (especially by transferring to another ship)

reshoot
v : shoot again; "We had to reshoot that scene 24 times"

Resht
n : city in northwestern Iran near the Caspian Sea [syn: {Rasht}]

reshuffle
n 1: a redistribution of something; "there was a reshuffle of cabinet officers"
2: shuffling again; "the gambler demanded a reshuffle" [syn: {reshuffling}]
v 1: shuffle again; "So as to prevent cheating, he was asked to reshuffle the cards"
2: reorganize and assign posts to different people; "The new Prime Minister reshuffled his cabinet"

reshuffling
n : shuffling again; "the gambler demanded a reshuffle" [syn: {reshuffle}]

resid
n : oil products that remain after petroleum has been distilled [syn: {residual oil}]

reside
v 1: make one's home or live in; "She resides officially in Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted"; "The plains are sparsely populated" [syn: {dwell}, {shack}, {live}, {inhabit}, {people}, {populate}, {domicile}, {domiciliate}]
2: live (in a certain place) [syn: {occupy}, {lodge in}]
3: be inherent or innate in; [syn: {rest}, {repose}]

residence
n 1: any address at which you dwell more than temporarily; "a person can have several residences" [syn: {abode}]
2: the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president); "he refused to live in the governor's residence"
3: the act of dwelling in a place [syn: {residency}, {abidance}]
4: a large and imposing house [syn: {mansion}, {mansion house}, {manse}, {hall}]

residence hall
n : a college or university building containing living quarters for students [syn: {dormitory}, {dorm}, {hall}, {student residence}]

residence time
n : the period of time spent in a particular place

residency
n 1: the act of dwelling in a place [syn: {residence}, {abidance}]
2: the position of physician who is receiving special training in a hospital (usually after completing an internship)

resident
adj 1: living in a particular place; "resident aliens" [ant: {nonresident}]
2: used of animals that do not migrate [syn: {nonmigratory}] [ant: {migratory}]
n 1: someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there [syn: {occupant}, {occupier}]
2: a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital; "the resident was receiving special clinical training at the hospital" [syn: {house physician}, {resident physician}]

resident commissioner
n : the representative of Puerto Rico in the United States House of Representatives

resident physician
n : a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital; "the resident was receiving special clinical training at the hospital" [syn: {house physician}, {resident}]

residential
adj 1: used or designed for residence or limited to residences; "a residential hotel"; "a residential quarter"; "a residential college"; "residential zoning" [ant: {nonresidential}]
2: of or relating to or connected with residence; "a residential requirement for the doctorate"

residential area
n : a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences [syn: {residential district}, {community}]

residential district
n : a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences [syn: {residential area}, {community}]

residentially
adv : used as a residence

residua
residuum
n : something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance" [syn: {remainder}, {balance}, {residual}, {residue}, {rest}] [also: {residua} (pl)]

residua
See {residuum}

residual
adj : relating to or indicating a remainder; "residual quantity" [syn: {residuary}]
n 1: something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance" [syn: {remainder}, {balance}, {residue}, {residuum}, {rest}]
2: (often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing; "he could retire on his residuals"

residual clay
n : the soil that is remaining after the soluble elements have been dissolved [syn: {residual soil}]

residual oil
n : oil products that remain after petroleum has been distilled [syn: {resid}]

residual soil
n : the soil that is remaining after the soluble elements have been dissolved [syn: {residual clay}]

residuary
adj 1: entitled to the residue of an estate (after payment of debts and specific gifts); "the residuary part of the estate"; "the residuary beneficiary"
2: relating to or indicating a remainder; "residual quantity" [syn: {residual}]

residue
n 1: matter that remains after something has been removed
2: something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance" [syn: {remainder}, {balance}, {residual}, {residuum}, {rest}]

residuum
n : something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance" [syn: {remainder}, {balance}, {residual}, {residue}, {rest}] [also: {residua} (pl)]

resift
v : sift anew

resign
v 1: leave (a job, post, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds" [syn: {vacate}, {renounce}, {give up}]
2: give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary fo the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal" [syn: {leave office}, {quit}, {step down}] [ant: {take office}]
3: part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" [syn: {release}, {relinquish}, {free}, {give up}]
4: accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate" [syn: {reconcile}, {submit}]

resignation
n 1: acceptance of despair [syn: {surrender}]
2: the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.)
3: a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign; "he submitted his resignation as of next month"

resigned
adj 1: (followed by `to') having come to accept; "resigned to his fate" [syn: {resigned(p)}]
2: showing utter resignation or hopelessness; "abject surrender" [syn: {abject}, {unhopeful}]

resignedly
adv 1: with resignation and acceptance; in a resigned manner; "resignedly, I telegraphed back that it was all right with me if he insisted"
2: in a hopeless resigned manner; "she shrugged her shoulders abjectly" [syn: {abjectly}]

resile
v 1: draw back from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.; "The landlord cannot resile from the lease"
2: spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" [syn: {bounce}, {take a hop}, {spring}, {bound}, {rebound}, {recoil}, {reverberate}, {ricochet}]
3: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" [syn: {abjure}, {recant}, {forswear}, {retract}]
4: return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed; "The rubber tubes resile"

resilience
n 1: the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit [syn: {resiliency}]
2: an occurrence of rebounding or springing back [syn: {resiliency}]

resiliency
n 1: an occurrence of rebounding or springing back [syn: {resilience}]
2: the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit [syn: {resilience}]

resilient
adj 1: recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
2: rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resiliant as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf" [syn: {bouncy}, {live}, {lively}, {springy}, {whippy}]

resin
n : any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules [syn: {rosin}]

resinate
v : impregnate with resin to give a special flavor to; "Greek wines are often resinated"

resinated
adj : impregnated or flavored with resin; "resinated wine"

resinlike
adj : resembling resin in properties or texture

resinoid
n : a plastic containing resins

resinous
adj : having the characteristics of pitch or tar [syn: {pitchy}, {resiny}, {tarry}]

resiny
adj : having the characteristics of pitch or tar [syn: {pitchy}, {resinous}, {tarry}]

resist
v 1: elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation" [syn: {defy}, {refuse}] [ant: {lend oneself}]
2: stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something [syn: {hold out}, {withstand}, {stand firm}] [ant: {surrender}]
3: express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country" [syn: {protest}, {dissent}]
4: withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow" [syn: {stand}, {fend}]
5: resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor" [syn: {reject}, {refuse}]
6: refuse to comply [syn: {balk}, {baulk}, {jib}]

resistance
n 1: the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead" [syn: {opposition}]
2: any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
3: a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms [syn: {electric resistance}, {electrical resistance}, {impedance}, {resistivity}, {ohmic resistance}]
4: the military action of resisting the enemy's advance; "the enemy offered little resistance"
5: (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease [syn: {immunity}]
6: a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force [syn: {underground}]
7: the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
8: (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
9: an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current [syn: {resistor}] 10: group action in opposition to those in power

resistance pyrometer
n : pyrometer that measures high temperatures by the resistance in a heated wire

resistance thermometer
n : thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the resistance of a spiral of platinum wire [syn: {platinum thermometer}]

resistance unit
n : the reciprocal of conductance

resistant
adj 1: relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection) [syn: {immune}]
2: incapable of being affected; "resistant to persuasion"
3: disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority [syn: {insubordinate}, {resistive}]
4: incapable of absorbing or mixing with; "a water-repellent fabric"; "plastic highly resistant to steam and water" [syn: {repellent}]

resister
n 1: someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take [syn: {obstructionist}, {obstructor}, {obstructer}, {thwarter}]
2: someone who offers opposition [syn: {adversary}, {antagonist}, {opponent}, {opposer}] [ant: {agonist}]

resistible
adj : capable of being resisted or withstood or frustrated; "a resistible attack"; "such resistible temptations" [ant: {irresistible}]

resisting arrest
n : physical efforts to oppose a lawful arrest; the resistance is classified as assault and battery upon the person of the police officer attempting to make the arrest

resistive
adj 1: exhibiting or relating to electrical resistance; "resistive load"
2: disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority [syn: {insubordinate}, {resistant}]

resistivity
n : a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms [syn: {electric resistance}, {electrical resistance}, {impedance}, {resistance}, {ohmic resistance}]

resistless
adj 1: impossible to resist; overpowering; "irresistible (or resistless) impulses"; "what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object?" [syn: {irresistible}] [ant: {resistible}]
2: offering no resistance; "resistless hostages"; "No other colony showed such supine, selfish helplessness in allowing her own border citizens to be mercilessly harried"- Theodore Roosevelt [syn: {supine}, {unresisting}]

resistor
n : an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current [syn: {resistance}]

resitting
See {resit}

resize
v : change the size of; make the size more appropriate

resmudge
v : smudge again

resole
v : put a new sole on; "sole the shoes" [syn: {sole}]

resolute
adj 1: firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination; "stood resolute against the enemy"; "faced with a resolute opposition"; "a resolute and unshakeable faith" [ant: {irresolute}]
2: characterized by quickness and firmness; "his reply was unhesitating" [syn: {unhesitating}]

resolutely
adv 1: showing firm determination or purpose; "she resolutely refused to look at him or speak to him"; "he entered the building resolutely" [ant: {irresolutely}]
2: with firmness; "`I will come along,' she said decisively" [syn: {decisively}] [ant: {indecisively}]

resoluteness
n : the trait of being resolute; firmness of purpose; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work" [syn: {firmness}, {resolve}, {resolution}] [ant: {irresoluteness}]

resolution
n 1: a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote [syn: {declaration}, {resolve}]
2: the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together [syn: {resolving power}]
3: the trait of being resolute; firmness of purpose; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work" [syn: {resoluteness}, {firmness}, {resolve}] [ant: {irresoluteness}]
4: finding a solution to a problem [syn: {solving}]
5: something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "the finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"; "he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure" [syn: {settlement}, {closure}]
6: analysis into clear-cut components [syn: {resolving}]
7: (computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture
8: the subsidence of swelling or others signs of inflammation (especially in a lung)
9: (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord [ant: {preparation}] 10: a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places" [syn: {solution}, {answer}, {result}, {solvent}] 11: a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner; "he always wrote down his New Year's resolutions"

resolvable
adj 1: possible to solve; "such problems are perfectly solvable" [syn: {solvable}]
2: capable of being settled or resolved; "all disputed points are potentially resolvable"; "a resolvable quarrel"

resolve
n 1: the trait of being resolute; firmness of purpose; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work" [syn: {resoluteness}, {firmness}, {resolution}] [ant: {irresoluteness}]
2: a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote [syn: {resolution}, {declaration}]
v 1: bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance" [syn: {decide}, {settle}, {adjudicate}]
2: reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation [syn: {conclude}]
3: reach a decision; "he resolved never to drink again" [syn: {purpose}]
4: understand the meaning of; "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered" [syn: {answer}]
5: make clearly visible; "can this image be resolved?"
6: find the solution; "solve an equation"; "solve for x" [syn: {solve}]
7: cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water" [syn: {dissolve}, {break up}]

resolved
adj 1: determined; "she was firmly resolved to be a doctor"; "single-minded in his determination to stop smoking" [syn: {single-minded}]
2: explained or answered; "mysteries solved and unsolved; problems resolved and unresolved" [syn: {solved}] [ant: {unsolved}]

resolvent
n : a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution" [syn: {solvent}, {dissolvent}, {dissolver}, {dissolving agent}]

resolving
n : analysis into clear-cut components [syn: {resolution}]

resolving power
n : the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together [syn: {resolution}]

resonance
n 1: an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation
2: a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system
3: having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant [syn: {plangency}, {reverberance}, {ringing}, {sonorousness}, {sonority}, {vibrancy}]
4: relation of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people [syn: {rapport}]
5: the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities

resonant
adj 1: inducing resonance; "resonant frequency"
2: characterized by reverberation; "a resonant voice"; "hear the rolling thunder" [syn: {resonating}, {resounding}, {reverberating}, {reverberative}, {rolling}]

resonant circuit
n : an electrical circuit that combines capacitance and inductance in such a way that a periodic electric oscillation will reach maximum amplitude [syn: {resonator}]

resonate
v 1: sound with resonance; "The sound resonates well in this theater" [syn: {vibrate}]
2: be received or understood [syn: {come across}]

resonating
adj : characterized by reverberation; "a resonant voice"; "hear the rolling thunder" [syn: {resonant}, {resounding}, {reverberating}, {reverberative}, {rolling}]

resonating chamber
n : a hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves [syn: {resonator}, {cavity resonator}]

resonator
n 1: a hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves [syn: {cavity resonator}, {resonating chamber}]
2: an electrical circuit that combines capacitance and inductance in such a way that a periodic electric oscillation will reach maximum amplitude [syn: {resonant circuit}]
3: any system that resonates

resorb
v : undergo resorption [syn: {reabsorb}]

resorcinol
n : a crystalline phenol obtained from various resins; used in ointments for acne and in dandruff shampoos

resorcinolphthalein
n : a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride in order to precipitate silver chloride (turns pink when no chloride ions are left in solution and negative fluorescein ions are then absorbed) [syn: {fluorescein}, {fluoresceine}, {fluorescent dye}]

resorption
n : the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation [syn: {reabsorption}]

resort
n 1: a hotel located in a resort area [syn: {resort hotel}, {holiday resort}]
2: a frequently visited place [syn: {haunt}, {hangout}, {repair}, {stamping ground}]
3: something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying" [syn: {recourse}, {refuge}]
4: act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort" [syn: {recourse}, {refuge}]
v 1: have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat" [syn: {fall back}, {recur}]
2: move, travel, or proceed toward some place; "He repaired to his cabin in the woods" [syn: {repair}]

resort area
n : an area where many people go for recreation [syn: {playground}, {vacation spot}]

resort hotel
n 1: a hotel located in a resort area [syn: {resort}, {holiday resort}]
2: a fashionable hotel usually in a resort area [syn: {spa}]

resound
v 1: ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter" [syn: {echo}, {ring}, {reverberate}]
2: emit a noise [syn: {make noise}, {noise}]

resounding
adj : characterized by reverberation; "a resonant voice"; "hear the rolling thunder" [syn: {resonant}, {resonating}, {reverberating}, {reverberative}, {rolling}]

resoundingly
adv : in a resounding manner; "he then so resoundingly denounced his former friend"

resource
n 1: available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
2: a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed; "the local library is a valuable resource"
3: the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems; "a man of resource" [syn: {resourcefulness}, {imagination}]

resourceful
adj : having inner resources; adroit or imaginative; "someone who is resourceful is capable of dealing with difficult situations"; "an able and resourceful politician"; "the most resourceful cook in town"

resourcefully
adv : in a resourceful manner

resourcefulness
n 1: the quality of being able to cope with a difficult situation; "a man of great resourcefulness"
2: the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems; "a man of resource" [syn: {resource}, {imagination}]

resourceless
adj : lacking or deficient in natural resources

respect
n 1: (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point; "it differs in that respect" [syn: {regard}]
2: the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high regard" [syn: {esteem}, {regard}] [ant: {disesteem}]
3: an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him" [syn: {esteem}, {regard}] [ant: {disrespect}]
4: a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard; "his deference to her wishes was very flattering"; "be sure to give my respects to the dean" [syn: {deference}]
5: behavior intended to please your parents; "their children were never very strong on obedience"; "he went to law school out of respect for his father's wishes" [syn: {obedience}]
6: a feeling of friendship and esteem; "she mistook his manly regard for love"; "he inspires respect" [syn: {regard}]
7: courteous regard for people's feelings; "in deference to your wishes"; "out of respect for his privacy" [syn: {deference}, {respectfulness}]
v 1: regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity" [syn: {esteem}, {value}, {prize}, {prise}] [ant: {disrespect}, {disrespect}]
2: show respect towards; "honor your parents!" [syn: {honor}, {honour}, {abide by}, {observe}] [ant: {disrespect}]

respect to
n : (usually preceded by `with') relation of delimitation; "he inquired with respect to the address" [syn: {reference to}, {regard to}, {relation to}]

respectability
n : honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation [syn: {reputability}] [ant: {unrespectability}, {unrespectability}]

respectable
adj 1: worthy of respect; "a respectable woman" [ant: {unrespectable}]
2: deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name" [syn: {estimable}, {good}, {honorable}]
3: large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune" [syn: {goodly}, {goodish}, {hefty}, {sizable}, {sizeable}, {tidy}]

respectably
adv 1: to a tolerably worthy extent; "he did respectably well for his age" [syn: {creditably}]
2: in a decent and morally reputable manner; "the film ends with the middle-aged romancers respectably married"

respected
adj 1: receiving deferential regard; "a respected family" [syn: {well-thought-of}]
2: having or worthy of pride; "redoubtable scholar of the Renaissance"; "born of a redoubtable family" [syn: {glorious}, {illustrious}, {redoubtable}]

respecter
n : a person who respects someone or something; usually used in the negative; "X is no respecter of Y"

respectful
adj 1: full of or exhibiting respect; "respectful behavior"; "a respectful glance" [ant: {disrespectful}]
2: feeling or manifesting veneration [syn: {reverential}, {venerating}]

respectfully
adv : in a respectful manner; "might I respectfully suggest to the Town Council that they should adopt a policy of masterly inactivity?" [syn: {with all respect}] [ant: {disrespectfully}]

respectfulness
n : courteous regard for people's feelings; "in deference to your wishes"; "out of respect for his privacy" [syn: {deference}, {respect}]

respective
adj : considered individually; "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed" [syn: {respective(a)}, {several(a)}, {various(a)}]

respectively
adv : in the order given; "the brothers were called Felix and Max, respectively" [syn: {severally}]

respects
n : (often used with `pay') a formal expression of esteem; "he paid his respects to the mayor"

Respighi
n : Italian composer remembered for his symphonic poems (1879-1936) [syn: {Ottorino Respighi}]

respiration
n 1: the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic moelcules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs [syn: {internal respiration}, {cellular respiration}]
2: a single complete act of breathing in and out; "thirty respirations per minute"
3: the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation [syn: {breathing}, {external respiration}, {ventilation}]

respirator
n 1: a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration [syn: {inhalator}]
2: a protective mask with a filter; protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases [syn: {gasmask}, {gas helmet}]

respiratory
adj : pertaining to respiration; "respiratory assistance"

respiratory acidosis
n : acidosis resulting from reduced gas exchange in the lungs (as in emphysema or pneumonia); excess carbon dioxide combines with water to form carbonic acid which increases the acidity of the blood [syn: {carbon dioxide acidosis}]

respiratory alkalosis
n : alkalosis resulting from increased gas exchange in the lungs (as in hyperventilation associated with extreme anxiety or aspirin intoxication or metabolic acidosis)

respiratory center
n : the center in the medulla oblongata and pons that integrates sensory information about the level of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and determines the signals to be sent to the respiratory muscles

respiratory disease
n : a disease affecting the respiratory system [syn: {respiratory illness}, {respiratory disorder}]

respiratory disorder
n : a disease affecting the respiratory system [syn: {respiratory disease}, {respiratory illness}]

respiratory distress syndrome
n : an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn); lungs cannot expand because of a wetting agent is lacking; characterized by rapid shallow breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy hyaline membrane over the alveoli [syn: {respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn}, {hyaline membrane disease}]

respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn
n : an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn); lungs cannot expand because of a wetting agent is lacking; characterized by rapid shallow breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy hyaline membrane over the alveoli [syn: {respiratory distress syndrome}, {hyaline membrane disease}]

respiratory illness
n : a disease affecting the respiratory system [syn: {respiratory disease}, {respiratory disorder}]

respiratory infection
n : any infection of the respiratory tract [syn: {respiratory tract infection}]

respiratory organ
n : any organ involved in the process of respiration

respiratory quotient
n : the ratio of the volume of carbon dioxide expired to the volume of oxygen consumed by an organism or cell in a given period of time

respiratory rate
n : the rate at which a person inhales and exhales; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health [syn: {rate of respiration}]

respiratory syncytial virus
n : a paramyxovirus that forms syncytia in tissue culture and that is responsible for severe respiratory diseases such as bronchiolitis and bronchial pneumonia (especially in children)

respiratory system
n : the system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide; in terrestrial animals this is accomplished by breathing [syn: {systema respiratorium}]

respiratory tract
n : the passages through which air enters and leaves the body

respiratory tract infection
n : any infection of the respiratory tract [syn: {respiratory infection}]

respire
v 1: breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety
2: undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbonmonoxide
3: draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring" [syn: {breathe}, {take a breath}, {suspire}]

respite
n 1: a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort [syn: {reprieve}]
2: a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate" [syn: {recess}, {break}, {time out}]
3: an interruption in the intensity or amount of something [syn: {suspension}, {reprieve}, {hiatus}, {abatement}]
4: a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests" [syn: {rest}, {relief}, {rest period}]
5: the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment [syn: {reprieve}]
v : postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution [syn: {reprieve}]

resplend
v : be resplendent or radiant; to shine brightly; "The Queen's garments resplended in velvet and jewels"

resplendence
n : brilliant radiant beauty; "the glory of the sunrise" [syn: {glory}, {resplendency}]

resplendency
n : brilliant radiant beauty; "the glory of the sunrise" [syn: {glory}, {resplendence}]

resplendent
adj 1: having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity" [syn: {glorious}, {splendid}, {splendiferous}]
2: richly and brilliantly colorful [syn: {flamboyant}, {unrestrained}]

resplendent quetzel
n : very rare Central American bird; the national bird of Guatemala [syn: {resplendent trogon}, {Pharomacrus mocino}]

resplendent trogon
n : very rare Central American bird; the national bird of Guatemala [syn: {resplendent quetzel}, {Pharomacrus mocino}]

resplendently
adv : in an impressively beautiful manner; "the Princess was gorgeously dressed" [syn: {gorgeously}, {splendidly}, {magnificently}]

respond
v 1: show a response or a reaction to something [syn: {react}]
2: reply or respond to; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation" [syn: {answer}, {reply}]
3: respond favorably or as hoped; "The cancer responded to the aggressive therapy"

respondent
adj : replying; "an answering glance"; "an answering smile" [syn: {answering}]
n 1: the codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent
2: someone who responds [syn: {responder}, {answerer}]

responder
n : someone who responds [syn: {respondent}, {answerer}]

responsa
See {responsum}

response
n 1: a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa"
2: a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some foregoing stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age" [syn: {reaction}]
3: a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics" [syn: {answer}, {reply}]
4: the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors" [syn: {reception}]
5: a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister
6: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply" [syn: {reply}]

response time
n : the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it [syn: {reaction time}, {latency}, {latent period}]

responsibility
n 1: the social force that binds you to your obligations and the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr [syn: {duty}, {obligation}]
2: the proper sphere or extent of your activities; "it was his province to take care of himself" [syn: {province}]
3: a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct; "he holds a position of great responsibility" [syn: {responsibleness}] [ant: {irresponsibility}, {irresponsibility}]

responsible
adj 1: worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable; "a responsible adult"; "responsible journalism"; "a responsible position"; "the captain is responsible for the ship's safety"; "the cabinet is responsible to the parliament" [ant: {irresponsible}]
2: being the agent or cause; "determined who was the responsible party"; "termites were responsible for the damage" [syn: {responsible for(p)}]
3: having an acceptable credit rating; "a responsible borrower" [syn: {creditworthy}]

responsible for
adj : being the agent or cause; "determined who was the responsible party"; "termites were responsible for the damage" [syn: {responsible}, {responsible for(p)}]

responsibleness
n : a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct; "he holds a position of great responsibility" [syn: {responsibility}] [ant: {irresponsibility}, {irresponsibility}]

responsibly
adv : in a responsible manner; "we must act responsibly" [ant: {irresponsibly}]

responsive
adj 1: containing or using responses or antiphons recited or sung in alternation; "responsive reading"; "antiphonal liturgy" [syn: {antiphonal}]
2: readily reacting to people or events; showing emotion; "children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience" [ant: {unresponsive}]
3: readily reacting to suggestions and influences; "a responsive student" [syn: {amenable}, {tractable}]
4: susceptible to the feelings or attitudes of others; "keeping government in America responsive to the will of the people"

responsiveness
n 1: responsive to stimulation [syn: {reactivity}]
2: the quality of being responsive; reacting quickly; as a quality of people, it involves responding with emotion to people and events [ant: {unresponsiveness}]

rest
n 1: something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance" [syn: {remainder}, {balance}, {residual}, {residue}, {residuum}]
2: freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool" [syn: {ease}, {repose}, {relaxation}]
3: a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests" [syn: {respite}, {relief}, {rest period}]
4: a state of inaction; "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon"
5: euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); "she was laid to rest beside her husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep" [syn: {eternal rest}, {sleep}, {eternal sleep}, {quietus}]
6: a support on which things can be put; "the gun was steadied on a special rest"
7: a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
v 1: not move; be in a resting position
2: take a short break from one's activities in order to relax [syn: {breathe}, {catch one's breath}, {take a breather}]
3: give a rest to; "He rested his bad leg"; "Rest the dogs for a moment"
4: have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies" [syn: {lie}]
5: be at rest [ant: {be active}]
6: stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week" [syn: {stay}, {remain}] [ant: {change}]
7: be inherent or innate in; [syn: {reside}, {repose}]
8: put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying; "Rest your head on my shoulder"
9: sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the treee" [syn: {perch}, {roost}] 10: rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head" [syn: {pillow}] 11: be inactive, refrain from acting; "The committee is resting over the summer"

rest area
n : designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily; "in England they call a rest area a lay-by" [syn: {layby}, {lay-by}, {pull-off}, {rest stop}]

rest day
n : a day set aside for rest [syn: {day of rest}] [ant: {workday}]

rest energy
n : the energy equivalent to the mass of a particle at rest in an inertial frame of reference; equal to the rest mass times the square of the speed of light

rest home
n : an institution where people are cared for; "a home for the elderly" [syn: {home}, {nursing home}]

rest house
n : a building used for shelter by travelers (especially in areas where there are no hotels)

rest mass
n : (physics) the mass of a body as measured when the body is at rest relative to an observer, an inherent property of the body

rest on
v 1: rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired" [syn: {lean on}, {lean against}]
2: be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What's this new evidence based on?" [syn: {repose on}, {build on}, {build upon}]

rest period
n : a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests" [syn: {respite}, {rest}, {relief}]

rest stop
n : designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily; "in England they call a rest area a lay-by" [syn: {layby}, {lay-by}, {pull-off}, {rest area}]

restart
v 1: start an engine again, for example
2: take up or begin anew; "We resumed the negotiations" [syn: {resume}]

restate
v : to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request" [syn: {repeat}, {reiterate}, {ingeminate}, {iterate}, {retell}]

restatement
n : a revised statement

restaurant
n : a building where people go to eat [syn: {eating house}, {eating place}]

restaurant attendant
n : someone employed to provide service in a dining room [syn: {dining-room attendant}]

restaurant chain
n : a chain of restaurants

restauranter
n : the proprietor of a restaurant [syn: {restaurateur}]

restaurateur
n : the proprietor of a restaurant [syn: {restauranter}]

rest-cure
n : rest as a medical treatment for stress or anxiety etc.

rested
adj : not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing; "came back rested from her vacation" [ant: {tired}]

rester
n : a person who rests

restful
adj : affording or marked by rest or repose; "the time spent was pleasant and relaxing"; "a restful night"; "a cool and reposeful glen" [syn: {relaxing}, {reposeful}]

restfully
adv : in a restful manner; "the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass" [syn: {quietly}]

restfulness
n : the attribute of being restful; "he longed for the restfulness of home"

rest-harrow
n 1: Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple flowers and spiny stems and tough roots [syn: {restharrow}, {Ononis spinosa}]
2: European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate leaves and long tough roots; spreads by underground runners [syn: {restharrow}, {Ononis repens}]

restharrow
n 1: Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple flowers and spiny stems and tough roots [syn: {rest-harrow}, {Ononis spinosa}]
2: European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate leaves and long tough roots; spreads by underground runners [syn: {rest-harrow}, {Ononis repens}]

resting potential
n : the potential difference between the two sides of the membrane of a nerve cell when the cell is not conducting an impulse

restitute
v 1: give or bring back; "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner" [syn: {restore}]
2: restore to a previous or better condition; "They renovated the ceiling of the Sixtine Chapel" [syn: {renovate}]

restitution
n 1: a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury [syn: {damages}, {amends}, {indemnity}, {indemnification}, {redress}]
2: the act of restoring something to its original state
3: getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing" [syn: {return}, {restoration}, {regaining}]

restive
adj 1: being in a tense state [syn: {edgy}, {high-strung}, {highly strung}, {in suspense(p)}, {jittery}, {jumpy}, {nervy}, {overstrung}, {uptight}]
2: impatient especially under restriction or delay; "the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive"

restively
adv : in a restive manner; "he sat down again, restively"

restiveness
n 1: the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters [syn: {jitteriness}, {jumpiness}, {nervousness}]
2: characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright [syn: {skittishness}]

restless
adj 1: unable to relax or be still; "a constant fretful stamping of hooves"; "itchy for excitement"; "a restless child" [syn: {fidgety}, {fretful}, {itchy}]
2: worried and uneasy [syn: {ungratified}, {unsatisfied}]
3: ceaselessly in motion; "the restless sea"; "the restless wind"
4: marked by a lack of quiet; not conducive to rest; "spent a restless night"; "fell into an uneasy sleep" [syn: {uneasy}]

restless legs
n : feeling of uneasiness and restlessness in the legs after going to bed (sometimes causing insomnia); may be relieved temporarily by walking or moving the legs [syn: {restless legs syndrome}, {Ekbom syndrome}]

restless legs syndrome
n : feeling of uneasiness and restlessness in the legs after going to bed (sometimes causing insomnia); may be relieved temporarily by walking or moving the legs [syn: {restless legs}, {Ekbom syndrome}]

restlessly
adv : in a restless manner; "he cracked his knuckles restlessly"

restlessness
n 1: the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active; "the restlessness of the wind"
2: a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay [syn: {impatience}]
3: a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion; "he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness" [syn: {fidget}, {fidgetiness}]
4: inability to rest or relax or be still [syn: {uneasiness}]

restock
v : stock again; "He restocked his land with pheasants"

Restoration
n 1: the reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685
2: the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state
3: getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing" [syn: {restitution}, {return}, {regaining}]
4: the state of being restored to its former good condition; "the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house" [syn: {renovation}, {refurbishment}]
5: some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; "the restoration looked exactly like the original"
6: a model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc.
7: the re-establishment of the British monarchy in 1660

restorative
adj 1: tending to impart new life and vigor to; "the renewing warmth of the sunshine" [syn: {renewing}, {reviving}, {revitalizing}, {revitalising}]
2: promoting recuperation; "recuperative powers"; "strongly recuperative remedies"; "restorative effects of exercise" [syn: {recuperative}]
n 1: a medicine that strengthens and invigorates [syn: {tonic}]
2: a device for treating injury or disease [syn: {corrective}]

restore
v 1: return to its original or usable and functioning condition; "restore the forest to its original pristine condition" [syn: {reconstruct}]
2: return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at the spa restored me" [syn: {regenerate}, {rejuvenate}]
3: give or bring back; "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner" [syn: {restitute}]
4: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" [syn: {repair}, {mend}, {fix}, {bushel}, {doctor}, {furbish up}, {touch on}] [ant: {break}]
5: bring back into original existence, use, function, or position; "restore law and order"; "reestablish peace in the region"; "restore the emperor to the throne" [syn: {reinstate}, {reestablish}]

restored
adj : brought back to original condition; "a restored painting"; "felt a restored faith in human beings" [ant: {unrestored}]

restorer
n : a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture [syn: {refinisher}, {renovator}, {preserver}]

Restoril
n : a frequently prescribed benzodiazepine (trade name Restoril); takes effect slowly and lasts long enough to help those people who wake up frequently during the night [syn: {temazepam}]

restrain
v 1: keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool" [syn: {suppress}, {keep}, {keep back}, {hold back}]
2: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" [syn: {restrict}, {trammel}, {limit}, {bound}, {confine}, {throttle}]
3: to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" [syn: {confine}, {hold}]
4: hold back [syn: {encumber}, {cumber}, {constrain}]
5: to compel or deter by or as if by threats [syn: {intimidate}]

restrained
adj 1: cool and formal in manner [syn: {reserved}, {reticent}, {unemotional}]
2: under restraint [ant: {unrestrained}]
3: marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes; "moderate in his demands"; "restrained in his response" [syn: {moderate}]
4: not showy or obtrusive; "clothes in quiet good taste" [syn: {quiet}]
5: free from ostentation or pretension; "the restrained elegance of the room" [syn: {modest}, {unostentatious}]
6: prudent; "guarded optimism" [syn: {guarded}]

restrainer
n 1: a chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film
2: a person who directs and restrains [syn: {controller}]

restraint
n 1: the of act controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade"
2: discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself" [syn: {control}] [ant: {unrestraint}]
3: the state of being physically constrained; "dogs should be kept under restraint" [syn: {constraint}]
4: a rule or condition that limits freedom; "legal restraints"; "restraints imposed on imports"
5: lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with great restraint" [syn: {chasteness}, {simplicity}]
6: a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted" [syn: {constraint}]

restraint of trade
n : any act that tends to prevent free competition in business

restrengthen
v : make strong again

restrict
v 1: place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school" [syn: {curtail}, {curb}, {cut back}]
2: place under restrictions; limit access to; "This substance is controlled" [ant: {derestrict}]
3: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" [syn: {restrain}, {trammel}, {limit}, {bound}, {confine}, {throttle}]
4: make more specific; "qualify these remarks" [syn: {qualify}]

restricted
adj 1: subject to restriction or subjected to restriction; "of restricted importance" [ant: {unrestricted}]
2: restricted in meaning; (as e.g. `man' in `a tall man') [syn: {qualified}]
3: curbed or regulated; "controlled emotions" [syn: {controlled}]
4: the lowest level of official classification for documents

restricting
adj : restricting the scope or freedom of action [syn: {confining}, {constraining}, {constrictive}, {limiting}]

restriction
n 1: a principle that limits the extent of something; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements" [syn: {limitation}]
2: an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) [syn: {limitation}]
3: the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)

restriction endonuclease
n : any of the enzymes that cut nucleic acid at specific restriction sites and produce restriction fragments; obtained from bacteria (where they cripple viral invaders); used in recombinant DNA technology [syn: {restriction nuclease}, {restriction enzyme}]

restriction enzyme
n : any of the enzymes that cut nucleic acid at specific restriction sites and produce restriction fragments; obtained from bacteria (where they cripple viral invaders); used in recombinant DNA technology [syn: {restriction endonuclease}, {restriction nuclease}]

restriction fragment
n : the fragment of DNA that is produced by cleaving DNA with a restriction enzyme

restriction nuclease
n : any of the enzymes that cut nucleic acid at specific restriction sites and produce restriction fragments; obtained from bacteria (where they cripple viral invaders); used in recombinant DNA technology [syn: {restriction endonuclease}, {restriction enzyme}]

restriction site
n : the specific sites at which a restriction enzyme will cleave DNA

restrictive
adj 1: serving to restrict; "teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments" [ant: {unrestrictive}]
2: (of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports

restrictive clause
n : a subordinate clause that limits or restricts the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies

restrictively
adv : in a restrictive manner; "this relative clause is used restrictively"

restrictiveness
n : modification that makes the meaning more specific (`red hat' has a more specific meaning than `hat')

restroom
n : a toilet that is available to the public [syn: {public toilet}, {comfort station}, {public convenience}, {convenience}, {public lavatory}, {toilet facility}, {wash room}]

restructure
v : construct or form anew or provide with a new structure; "After his accident, he had to restructure his life"; "The governing board was reconstituted" [syn: {reconstitute}]

resublime
v : sublime (a compound) once again

resublimed
adj : that is sublimed again

resubmit
v : submit (information) again to a program or automatic system [syn: {feed back}]

result
n 1: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" [syn: {consequence}, {effect}, {outcome}, {event}, {issue}, {upshot}]
2: a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places" [syn: {solution}, {answer}, {resolution}, {solvent}]
3: something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio" [syn: {resultant}, {final result}, {outcome}, {termination}]
4: the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause [syn: {resultant role}]
v 1: issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; "result in tragedy" [syn: {ensue}]
2: result in; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" [syn: {leave}, {lead}]

resultant
adj : following as an effect or result; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable"; "the health of the plants and the resulting flowers" [syn: {consequent}, {ensuant}, {resulting(a)}, {sequent}]
n 1: the final point in a process [syn: {end point}]
2: something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio" [syn: {result}, {final result}, {outcome}, {termination}]
3: a vector that is the sum of two or more other vectors [syn: {vector sum}]

resultant role
n : the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause [syn: {result}]

resulting
adj : following as an effect or result; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable"; "the health of the plants and the resulting flowers" [syn: {consequent}, {ensuant}, {resultant}, {resulting(a)}, {sequent}]

resulting trust
n : a trust created by a court when it is judged that it was the intention of the parties to create a trust

resume
n 1: short descriptive summary (of events) [syn: {sketch}, {survey}]
2: a summary of your academic and work history [syn: {curriculum vitae}, {CV}]
v 1: take up or begin anew; "We resumed the negotiations" [syn: {restart}]
2: return to a previous location or condition; "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it" [syn: {take up}]
3: assume anew; "resume a title"; "resume an office"; "resume one's duties"
4: give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize" [syn: {sum up}, {summarize}, {summarise}]

resumption
n : beginning again [syn: {recommencement}]

resupine
adj : lying face upward [syn: {supine}]

resurface
v 1: reappear on the surface
2: cover with a new surface
3: appear again; "The missing man suddenly resurfaced in New York"

resurge
v : rise again; "His need for a meal resurged"; "The candidate resurged after leaving politics for several years"

resurgence
n : bringing again into activity and prominence; "the revival of trade"; "a revival of a neglected play by Moliere"; "the Gothic revival in architecture" [syn: {revival}, {revitalization}, {revitalisation}, {revivification}]

resurgent
adj 1: rising again as to new life and vigor; "resurgent nationalism"
2: surging or sweeping back again [syn: {renascent}]

resurrect
v 1: cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts" [syn: {raise}, {upraise}]
2: restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state; "He revived this style of opera"; "He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina" [syn: {revive}]
3: return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise" [syn: {rise}, {uprise}]

Resurrection
n 1: (New Testament) the rising of Christ on the third day after the Crucifixion [syn: {Christ's Resurrection}, {Resurrection of Christ}]
2: revival from inactivity and disuse; "it produced a resurrection of hope"

resurrection fern
n : fern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds grayish and scurfy below; Americas and South Africa [syn: {gray polypody}, {Polypodium polypodioides}]

Resurrection of Christ
n : (New Testament) the rising of Christ on the third day after the Crucifixion [syn: {Resurrection}, {Christ's Resurrection}]

resurrection plant
n 1: densely tufted fern ally of southwestern United States to Peru; curls up in a tight ball when dry and expands and grows under moist conditions [syn: {rose of Jericho}, {Selaginella lepidophylla}]
2: small gray Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist [syn: {rose of Jericho}, {Anastatica hierochuntica}]

resurvey
n : a new survey or study

resuscitate
v 1: cause to regain consciousness; "The doctors revived the comatose man" [syn: {revive}]
2: return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection" [syn: {come to}, {revive}]

resuscitated
adj : restored to life or consciousness

resuscitation
n : act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness; "although he was apparently drowned, resuscitation was accomplished by artificial respiration"

resuscitator
n : a breathing apparatus used for resuscitation by forcing oxygen into the lungs of a person who has undergone asphyxia or arrest of respiration

resuspend
v : put back into suspension; "resuspend particles"

resuspension
n : a renewed suspension of insoluble particles after they have been precipitated

ret
v : of flax, hemp, or jute, so as to promote loosening of the fibers form the woody tissue [also: {retting}, {retted}]

retail
adj : selling or related to selling direct to the consumer; "retail trade"; "retail business"; "retail price" [ant: {wholesale}]
n : the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resale [ant: {wholesale}]
adv : at a retail price; "I'll sell it to you retail only" [ant: {wholesale}]
v 1: be sold at the retail level; "These gems retail at thousands of dollars each"
2: sell on the retail market [ant: {wholesale}]

retail chain
n : a chain of retail stores

retail merchant
n : a merchant who sells goods at retail [syn: {retailer}]

retail price index
n : an index of changes in retail prices

retail store
n : a place of business for retailing goods [syn: {mercantile establishment}, {sales outlet}, {outlet}]

retailer
n : a merchant who sells goods at retail [syn: {retail merchant}]

retailing
n : the activities involved in selling commodities directly to consumers

retain
v 1: hold within; "This soil retains water"; "I retain this drug for a long time"
2: allow to remain in a place or position; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could" [syn: {continue}, {keep}, {keep on}, {keep going}]
3: secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree" [syn: {hold}, {keep back}, {hold back}]
4: keep in one's mind; "I cannot retain so much information"

retained
adj : continued in your keeping or use or memory; "in...the retained pattern of dancers and guests remembered" [syn: {maintained}]

retained object
n : an object in a passive construction

retainer
n 1: a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone [syn: {consideration}]
2: a person working in the service of another (especially in the household) [syn: {servant}]
3: a dental appliance that holds teeth (or a prosthesis) in position after orthodontic treatment

retaining
adj : designed for (usually temporary) retention; "a holding pen"; "a retaining wall" [syn: {holding}]

retaining wall
n : a wall that is built to resist lateral pressure (especially a wall built to prevent the advance of a mass of earth)

retake
n : a shot or scene that is photographed again
v 1: take back by force, as after a battle; "The military forces managed to recapture the fort" [syn: {recapture}]
2: capture again; "recapture the escaped prisoner" [syn: {recapture}]
3: photograph again; "Please retake that scene" [also: {retook}, {retaken}]

retaken
retake
n : a shot or scene that is photographed again
v 1: take back by force, as after a battle; "The military forces managed to recapture the fort" [syn: {recapture}]
2: capture again; "recapture the escaped prisoner" [syn: {recapture}]
3: photograph again; "Please retake that scene" [also: {retook}, {retaken}]

retaken
See {retake}

retaking
n : the act of taking something back [syn: {recapture}]

retaliate
v 1: take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother" [syn: {revenge}, {avenge}]
2: make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil; "The Empire strikes back"; "The Giants struck back and won the opener"; "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing" [syn: {strike back}]

retaliation
n : action taken in return for an injury or offense [syn: {revenge}]

retaliator
n : someone who takes vengeance [syn: {avenger}]

retaliatory
adj : of or relating to or having the nature of retribution; "retributive justice demands an eye for an eye" [syn: {relatiative}, {retributive}, {retributory}, {vindicatory}]

retaliatory eviction
n : an eviction in reprisal for the tenant's good-faith complaints against the landlord; illegal in many states

Retama
n : small genus of mediterranean shrubs; often included in genus Genista [syn: {genus Retama}]

Retama raetam
n : desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista [syn: {retem}, {raetam}, {juniper bush}, {juniper}, {Genista raetam}]

retard
n : a person of subnormal intelligence [syn: {idiot}, {imbecile}, {cretin}, {moron}, {changeling}, {half-wit}]
v 1: slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development" [syn: {check}, {delay}]
2: cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate"
3: be delayed
4: lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated" [syn: {decelerate}, {slow}, {slow down}, {slow up}] [ant: {accelerate}]

retardant
n : any agent that retards or delays or hinders; "flame-retardant" [syn: {retardent}, {retardation}]

retardation
n 1: a decrease in speed; "the deceleration of the arms race" [syn: {deceleration}, {slowing}] [ant: {acceleration}]
2: the extent to which something is delayed or held back
3: any agent that retards or delays or hinders; "flame-retardant" [syn: {retardant}, {retardent}]
4: lack of normal development of intellectual capacities [syn: {mental retardation}, {backwardness}, {slowness}, {subnormality}]
5: the act of slowing down or falling behind [syn: {slowdown}, {lag}]

retarded
adj : relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development; "providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded" [ant: {precocious}]

retarded depression
n : a state of clinical depression in which the individual is lethargic and slow to initiate action

retardent
n : any agent that retards or delays or hinders; "flame-retardant" [syn: {retardant}, {retardation}]

retarding force
n : the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid [syn: {drag}]

retch
n : an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves" [syn: {heave}]
v 1: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {purge}, {cast}, {sick}, {cat}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {regorge}, {puke}, {barf}, {spew}, {spue}, {chuck}, {upchuck}, {honk}, {regurgitate}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]
2: make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit [syn: {gag}, {heave}]

rete
n : a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels [syn: {plexus}] [also: {retia} (pl)]

rete Malpighii
n : the innermost layer of the epidermis [syn: {stratum germinativum}, {stratum basale}, {malpighian layer}]

rete testis
n : network of tubules carrying sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vasa efferentia

retell
v 1: render verbally, "recite a poem"; "retell a story" [syn: {recite}]
2: make into fiction; "The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel" [syn: {fictionalize}, {fictionalise}]
3: to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request" [syn: {repeat}, {reiterate}, {ingeminate}, {iterate}, {restate}] [also: {retold}]

retem
n : desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista [syn: {raetam}, {juniper bush}, {juniper}, {Retama raetam}, {Genista raetam}]

retention
n 1: the act of keeping in your possession [syn: {keeping}, {holding}]
2: the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger" [syn: {memory}, {retentiveness}]
3: the power of retaining liquid; "moisture retentivity of soil" [syn: {retentiveness}, {retentivity}]

retentive
adj : tending to retain; "a retentive memory"; "soils retentive of moisture" [ant: {unretentive}]

retentively
adv : in a retentive manner

retentiveness
n 1: the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger" [syn: {memory}, {retention}]
2: the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired
3: the power of retaining liquid; "moisture retentivity of soil" [syn: {retentivity}, {retention}]

retentivity
n : the power of retaining liquid; "moisture retentivity of soil" [syn: {retentiveness}, {retention}]

rethink
n : thinking again about a choice previously made; "he had second thoughts about his purchase" [syn: {reconsideration}, {second thought}, {afterthought}]
v : change one's mind; "He rethought his decision to take a vacation" [also: {rethought}]

rethought
rethink
n : thinking again about a choice previously made; "he had second thoughts about his purchase" [syn: {reconsideration}, {second thought}, {afterthought}]
v : change one's mind; "He rethought his decision to take a vacation" [also: {rethought}]

rethought
See {rethink}

retia
rete
n : a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels [syn: {plexus}] [also: {retia} (pl)]

retia
See {rete}

retiarii
See {retiarius}

reticence
n : the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary [syn: {reserve}, {taciturnity}]

reticent
adj 1: temperamentally disinclined to talk [syn: {untalkative}]
2: cool and formal in manner [syn: {reserved}, {restrained}, {unemotional}]
3: reluctant to draw attention to yourself [syn: {self-effacing}]

reticently
adv : with reticence; in a reticent manner; "she answered the questions reticently"

retick
v : sew; "tick a mattress" [syn: {tick}]

reticle
n : a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument [syn: {reticule}, {graticule}]

reticula
See {reticulum}

reticular
adj : resembling or forming a network; "the reticulate veins of a leaf"; "a reticulated highway system" [syn: {reticulate}, {reticulated}] [ant: {nonreticulate}]

reticular activating system
n : the network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function [syn: {RAS}]

reticular formation
n : a complex neural network in the central core of the brainstem; monitors the state of the body and functions in such processes as arousal and sleep and attention and muscle tone [syn: {RF}]

reticulate
adj : resembling or forming a network; "the reticulate veins of a leaf"; "a reticulated highway system" [syn: {reticulated}, {reticular}] [ant: {nonreticulate}]
v 1: form a net or a network
2: distribute by a network, as of water or electricity
3: divide so as to form a network

reticulated
adj : resembling or forming a network; "the reticulate veins of a leaf"; "a reticulated highway system" [syn: {reticulate}, {reticular}] [ant: {nonreticulate}]

reticulated python
n : of southeast Asia and East Indies; the largest snake in the world [syn: {Python reticulatus}]

reticulation
n 1: (photography) the formation of a network of cracks or wrinkles in a photographic emulsion
2: an arrangement resembling a net or network; "the reticulation of a leaf"; "the reticulation of a photographic emulsion"

reticule
n 1: a woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net or beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries
2: a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument [syn: {reticle}, {graticule}]

Reticulitermes
n : includes species highly destructive to structures and living trees [syn: {genus Reticulitermes}]

Reticulitermes flanipes
n : destructive United States termite

Reticulitermes lucifugus
n : destructive European termite

reticulocyte
n : an immature red blood cell containing a network of filaments or granules

reticuloendothelial system
n : a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells [syn: {RES}]

Reticulum
n 1: a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Hydrus
2: any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels)
3: the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant [syn: {second stomach}]

retie
v : tie again or anew; "retie the string and make it strong enough now"

retina
n : the light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve [also: {retinae} (pl)]

retinacula
See {retinaculum}

retinae
retina
n : the light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve [also: {retinae} (pl)]

retinae
See {retina}

retinal
adj : in or relating to the retina of the eye; "retinal cells"
n : either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from Rhodopsin by the action of light [syn: {retinene}]

retinal cone
n : visual receptor cell sensitive to color [syn: {cone}, {cone cell}]

retinal detachment
n : visual impairment resulting from the retina becoming separated from the choroid in the back of the eye; treated by photocoagulation [syn: {detachment of the retina}, {detached retina}]

retinal purple
n : a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light [syn: {visual purple}, {rhodopsin}]

retinal rod
n : visual receptor cell sensitive to dim light [syn: {rod}, {rod cell}]

retinal scanning
n : biometric identification by scanning the retina of the eye; "identification by retinal scanning is complicated by eye movements"

retinene
n : either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from Rhodopsin by the action of light [syn: {retinal}]

retinitis
n : inflammation of the retina

retinoblastoma
n : malignant ocular tumor of retinal cells; usually occurs before the third year of life; composed of primitive small round retinal cells

retinol
n : an unsaturated alcohol that occurs in marine fish-liver oils and is synthesized biologically from carotene [syn: {vitamin A1}]

retinue
n : the group following and attending to some important person [syn: {cortege}, {suite}, {entourage}]

retire
v 1: go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"
2: withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess" [syn: {withdraw}]
3: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn: {withdraw}, {retreat}, {pull away}, {draw back}, {recede}, {pull back}, {move back}]
4: move back and away from; "The enemy fell back" [syn: {recede}, {fall back}] [ant: {advance}]
5: withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
6: break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library" [syn: {adjourn}, {withdraw}]
7: make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal"
8: dispose of; as of old clothes; "She finally retired that old coat" [syn: {pension off}]
9: lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died" [syn: {withdraw}] 10: cause to be out on a fielding play [syn: {put out}] 11: cause to retire; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base" [syn: {strike out}] 12: go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn" [syn: {go to bed}, {turn in}, {bed}, {crawl in}, {kip down}, {hit the hay}, {hit the sack}, {sack out}, {go to sleep}] [ant: {get up}, {get up}]

retired
adj 1: no longer active in your work or profession
2: honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in `professor emeritus'; `retired from assigned duties' need not imply that one is inactive [syn: {emeritus}]
3: not allowed to continue to bat or run; "he was tagged out at second on a close play"; "he fanned out" [syn: {out(p)}] [ant: {safe(p)}]
4: (of a ship) withdrawn from active service; "the ship was placed out of service after the war" [syn: {out of service}]
5: discharged as too old for use or work; especially with a pension; "a superannuated civil servant" [syn: {superannuated}]

retired person
n : someone who has retired from active working [syn: {retiree}]

retiree
n : someone who has retired from active working [syn: {retired person}]

retirement
n 1: the state of being retired from one's business or occupation
2: withdrawal from your position or occupation
3: withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "a religious retreat" [syn: {retreat}]

retirement account
n : a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement [syn: {pension plan}, {pension account}, {retirement plan}, {retirement savings plan}, {retirement savings account}, {retirement program}]

retirement benefit
n : a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work [syn: {old-age pension}, {retirement pension}, {retirement check}, {retirement fund}, {superannuation}]

retirement check
n : a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work [syn: {old-age pension}, {retirement pension}, {retirement benefit}, {retirement fund}, {superannuation}]

retirement fund
n : a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work [syn: {old-age pension}, {retirement pension}, {retirement check}, {retirement benefit}, {superannuation}]

retirement pension
n : a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work [syn: {old-age pension}, {retirement check}, {retirement benefit}, {retirement fund}, {superannuation}]

retirement plan
n : a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement [syn: {pension plan}, {pension account}, {retirement savings plan}, {retirement savings account}, {retirement account}, {retirement program}]

retirement program
n : a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement [syn: {pension plan}, {pension account}, {retirement plan}, {retirement savings plan}, {retirement savings account}, {retirement account}]

retirement savings account
n : a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement [syn: {pension plan}, {pension account}, {retirement plan}, {retirement savings plan}, {retirement account}, {retirement program}]

retirement savings plan
n : a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement [syn: {pension plan}, {pension account}, {retirement plan}, {retirement savings account}, {retirement account}, {retirement program}]

retiring
adj 1: not blatant or overly aggressive in manner or appearance; "a retiring disposition" [syn: {unassertive}]
2: moving toward a position farther from the front; "the receding glaciers of the last ice age"; "retiring fogs revealed the rocky coastline" [syn: {receding}]
3: not arrogant or presuming; "unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work"; "a shy retiring girl" [syn: {unassuming}]
4: of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board" [syn: {past(a)}, {preceding(a)}, {retiring(a)}]

retold
retell
v 1: render verbally, "recite a poem"; "retell a story" [syn: {recite}]
2: make into fiction; "The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel" [syn: {fictionalize}, {fictionalise}]
3: to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request" [syn: {repeat}, {reiterate}, {ingeminate}, {iterate}, {restate}] [also: {retold}]

retold
See {retell}

retook
retake
n : a shot or scene that is photographed again
v 1: take back by force, as after a battle; "The military forces managed to recapture the fort" [syn: {recapture}]
2: capture again; "recapture the escaped prisoner" [syn: {recapture}]
3: photograph again; "Please retake that scene" [also: {retook}, {retaken}]

retook
See {retake}

retool
v 1: revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving; "We must retool the town's economy" [syn: {revise}]
2: provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools

retort
n 1: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" [syn: {rejoinder}, {return}, {riposte}, {replication}, {comeback}, {counter}]
2: a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat
v : answer back [syn: {come back}, {repay}, {return}, {riposte}, {rejoin}]

retouch
v 1: give retouches to (hair); "retouch the roots"
2: alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance; "This photograph has been retouched!" [syn: {touch up}]

retrace
v 1: to go back over again; "we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path" [syn: {trace}]
2: reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago" [syn: {reconstruct}, {construct}]

retract
v 1: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" [syn: {abjure}, {recant}, {forswear}, {resile}]
2: pull away from a source of disgust or fear [syn: {shrink back}]
3: use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) [syn: {pull back}, {draw back}]
4: pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws" [syn: {draw in}]

retractable
adj : capable of being retracted; "retractable landing gear"

retracted
adj : drawn back and in; "a cat with retracted claws"

retractile
adj : capable of retraction; capable of being drawn back; "cats have retractile claws" [ant: {nonretractile}]

retraction
n 1: a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion [syn: {abjuration}, {recantation}]
2: the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back; "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin"

retractor
n : surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision

retrain
v 1: teach new skills; "We must retrain the linguists who cannot find employment"
2: train again; "He is retraining to become an IT worker"

retraining
n : training for a new occupation

retral
adj 1: moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction [syn: {retrograde}]
2: at or near or toward the posterior

retranslate
v : translate again

retransmit
v : transmit again [also: {retransmitting}, {retransmitted}]

retransmitted
retransmit
v : transmit again [also: {retransmitting}, {retransmitted}]

retransmitted
See {retransmit}

retransmitting
retransmit
v : transmit again [also: {retransmitting}, {retransmitted}]

retransmitting
See {retransmit}

retread
n : a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads [syn: {recap}]
v 1: use again in altered form; "retread an old plot" [syn: {rework}, {make over}]
2: give new treads to (a tire) [syn: {remold}, {remould}]

retreat
n 1: (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat; "the disorderly retreat of French troops"
2: a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
3: (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
4: (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
5: an area where you can be alone [syn: {hideaway}]
6: withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "a religious retreat" [syn: {retirement}]
v 1: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn: {withdraw}, {pull away}, {draw back}, {recede}, {pull back}, {retire}, {move back}]
2: move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"
3: move back; "The glacier retrogrades" [syn: {retrograde}]
4: make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns" [syn: {pull back}, {back out}, {back away}, {crawfish}, {crawfish out}, {pull in one's horns}, {withdraw}]

retreatant
n : a participant in a religious retreat

retreated
n : people who have retreated; "he had only contempt for the retreated"

retreating
adj : moving back or away [ant: {advancing}]

retrench
v 1: tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
2: make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench"

retrenchment
n 1: entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense
2: the reduction of expenditures in order to become financial stable [syn: {curtailment}, {downsizing}]

retrial
n : a new trial in which issues already litigated and to which the court has already rendered a verdict or decision are reexamined by the same court; occurs when the initial trial is found to have been improper or unfair due to procedural errors

retribution
n 1: a justly deserved penalty [syn: {requital}]
2: the act of correcting for your wrongdoing
3: the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19; "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield; "he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him"; "the swiftness of divine retribution" [syn: {vengeance}, {payback}]

retributive
adj 1: of or relating to or having the nature of retribution; "retributive justice demands an eye for an eye" [syn: {retaliatory}, {relatiative}, {retributory}, {vindicatory}]
2: given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts; "retributive justice" [syn: {retributory}, {vindicatory}]

retributory
adj 1: of or relating to or having the nature of retribution; "retributive justice demands an eye for an eye" [syn: {retaliatory}, {relatiative}, {retributive}, {vindicatory}]
2: given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts; "retributive justice" [syn: {retributive}, {vindicatory}]

retried
retry
v : hear or try a court case anew [syn: {rehear}] [also: {retried}]

retried
See {retry}

retrievable
adj : capable of being regained especially with effort; "he believed the information was retrievable"

retrieval
n 1: (computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory
2: the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory; "my retrieval of people's names is very poor"
3: the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost) [syn: {recovery}]

retrieve
v 1: get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly" [syn: {recover}, {find}, {regain}]
2: of trained dogs
3: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories" [syn: {remember}, {recall}, {call back}, {call up}, {recollect}, {think}] [ant: {forget}]

retriever
n : a dog with heavy water-resistant coat that can be trained to retrieve game

retro
adj : affecting things past; "retroactive tax increase"; "an ex-post-facto law"; "retro pay" [syn: {ex post facto}, {retroactive}]
n : a fashion reminiscent of the past

retroactive
adj 1: descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously [ant: {proactive}]
2: affecting things past; "retroactive tax increase"; "an ex-post-facto law"; "retro pay" [syn: {ex post facto}, {retro}]

retroactively
adv : after the fact; "he will get paid retroactively"

retrobulbar neuritis
n : inflammation of the optic nerve behind the eye; common in multiple sclerosis

re-trod
See {re-tread}

re-trodden
See {re-tread}

retrofit
n 1: a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured
2: the act of adding a component or accessory to something that did not have it when it was manufactured; "the court ordered a retrofit on all automobiles"
v 1: provide with parts, devices, or equipment not available or in use at the time of the original manufacture; "They car companies retrofitted all the old models with new carburetors"
2: fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house; "The mansion was retrofitted with modern plumbing"
3: substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones; "The laboratory retrofitted to meet the safety codes" [also: {retrofitting}, {retrofitted}]

retrofitted
retrofit
n 1: a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured
2: the act of adding a component or accessory to something that did not have it when it was manufactured; "the court ordered a retrofit on all automobiles"
v 1: provide with parts, devices, or equipment not available or in use at the time of the original manufacture; "They car companies retrofitted all the old models with new carburetors"
2: fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house; "The mansion was retrofitted with modern plumbing"
3: substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones; "The laboratory retrofitted to meet the safety codes" [also: {retrofitting}, {retrofitted}]

retrofitted
See {retrofit}

retrofitting
retrofit
n 1: a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured
2: the act of adding a component or accessory to something that did not have it when it was manufactured; "the court ordered a retrofit on all automobiles"
v 1: provide with parts, devices, or equipment not available or in use at the time of the original manufacture; "They car companies retrofitted all the old models with new carburetors"
2: fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house; "The mansion was retrofitted with modern plumbing"
3: substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones; "The laboratory retrofitted to meet the safety codes" [also: {retrofitting}, {retrofitted}]

retrofitting
See {retrofit}

retroflection
n 1: a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part; "retroversion of the uterus" [syn: {retroversion}, {retroflexion}]
2: an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth [syn: {retroflexion}]
3: the act of bending backward [syn: {retroflexion}]

retroflex
adj 1: bent or curved backward [syn: {retroflexed}]
2: pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate [syn: {cacuminal}]
v 1: bend or turn backward [syn: {replicate}]
2: articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate; "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants"

retroflexed
adj : bent or curved backward [syn: {retroflex}]

retroflexion
n 1: a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part; "retroversion of the uterus" [syn: {retroversion}, {retroflection}]
2: an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth [syn: {retroflection}]
3: the act of bending backward [syn: {retroflection}]

retrograde
adj 1: moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth [ant: {direct}]
2: of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma [ant: {anterograde}]
3: going from better to worse [syn: {retrogressive}]
4: moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction [syn: {retral}]
v 1: move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
2: move in a direction contrary to the usual one; "retrograding planets"
3: move back; "The glacier retrogrades" [syn: {retreat}]
4: go back over; "retrograde arguments" [syn: {rehash}, {hash over}]
5: get worse; fall back to a previous or worse condition [syn: {regress}, {retrogress}] [ant: {progress}]

retrograde amnesia
n : loss of memory for events immediately preceding a trauma

retrogress
v 1: get worse; fall back to a previous or worse condition [syn: {regress}, {retrograde}] [ant: {progress}]
2: go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" [syn: {relapse}, {lapse}, {recidivate}, {regress}, {fall back}]

retrogression
n 1: passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form [syn: {degeneration}]
2: returning to a former state [syn: {regression}, {regress}, {reversion}, {retroversion}]

retrogressive
adj : going from better to worse [syn: {retrograde}]

retromandibular vein
n : posterior branch of the facial vein; formed by temporal veins in front of the ear [syn: {vena retromandibularis}, {posterior facial vein}]

Retrophyllum
n : small genus of tropical evergreen dioecious shrubs or trees of Oceania and tropical South America [syn: {genus Retrophyllum}]

retrorocket
n : a small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft that is fired to slow or alter its course

retrorse
adj : bent or curved backward or downward; "leaves with retrorse barbs" [ant: {antrorse}]

retrospect
n : contemplation of things past; "in retrospect"
v : look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events, etc.); remember; "she reviewed her achievements with pride" [syn: {review}, {look back}]

retrospection
n 1: reference to things past; "the story begins with no introductory retrospections"
2: memory for experiences that are past; "some psychologists tried to contrast retrospection and introspection"

retrospective
adj : concerned with or related to the past; "retrospective self-justification" [ant: {prospective}]
n : an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work

retrospectively
adv : in a manner contemplative of past events; "retrospectively, he seems like a great artist"

retrousse
adj : (used of noses) turned up at the end; "a retrousse nose"; "a small upturned nose" [syn: {tip-tilted}, {upturned}]

retroversion
n 1: a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part; "retroversion of the uterus" [syn: {retroflection}, {retroflexion}]
2: translation back into the original language; "the teacher translated Latin texts into English which he gave to his students for retroversion"
3: returning to a former state [syn: {regression}, {regress}, {reversion}, {retrogression}]

retrovert
v : go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules" [syn: {revert}, {return}, {regress}, {turn back}]

Retrovir
n : an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow [syn: {zidovudine}, {ZDV}, {AZT}]

retrovirus
n : any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA)

retrovision
n : a vision of events in the distant past

retry
v : hear or try a court case anew [syn: {rehear}] [also: {retried}]

retsina
n : Greek wine flavored with resin

retted
ret
v : of flax, hemp, or jute, so as to promote loosening of the fibers form the woody tissue [also: {retting}, {retted}]

retted
See {ret}

retting
ret
v : of flax, hemp, or jute, so as to promote loosening of the fibers form the woody tissue [also: {retting}, {retted}]

retting
See {ret}

return
n 1: document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability; "his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return" [syn: {tax return}, {income tax return}]
2: a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party" [syn: {homecoming}]
3: the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction [syn: {coming back}]
4: getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing" [syn: {restitution}, {restoration}, {regaining}]
5: the act of returning to a prior location; "they set out on their return to the base camp"
6: the income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" [syn: {issue}, {proceeds}, {take}, {takings}, {yield}, {payoff}]
7: happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the return of spring" [syn: {recurrence}]
8: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" [syn: {rejoinder}, {retort}, {riposte}, {replication}, {comeback}, {counter}]
9: the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed [syn: {return key}] 10: a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good as we got" [syn: {paying back}, {getting even}] 11: a tennis stroke that returns the ball to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return" 12: (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble 13: the act of someone appearing again; "his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited" [syn: {reappearance}]
v 1: come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity [syn: {go back}, {get back}, {come back}]
2: give back; "render money" [syn: {render}]
3: go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules" [syn: {revert}, {retrovert}, {regress}, {turn back}]
4: go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his" [syn: {hark back}, {come back}, {recall}]
5: bring back to the point of departure [syn: {take back}, {bring back}]
6: return in kind; "return a compliment"; "return her love"
7: make a return; "return a kickback"
8: answer back [syn: {retort}, {come back}, {repay}, {riposte}, {rejoin}]
9: be restored; "Her old vigor returned" [syn: {come back}] 10: pay back; "Please refund me my money" [syn: {refund}, {repay}, {give back}] 11: pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment" [syn: {render}, {deliver}] 12: elect again [syn: {reelect}] 13: be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead" [syn: {fall}, {pass}, {devolve}] 14: return to a previous position; in mathematics; "The point returned to the interior of the figure" 15: give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family" [syn: {render}, {yield}, {give}, {generate}] 16: submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority; "submit a bill to a legislative body"

return address
n : the address of the sender of a letter or parcel indicating where it should be returned if it cannot be delivered

return key
n : the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed [syn: {return}]

return ticket
n : a ticket to a place and back (usually over the same route) [syn: {round-trip ticket}]

returnable
adj : that may be returned; "returnable bottles and cans"; "this merchandise is returnable if you save the receipt" [ant: {nonreturnable}]

returning
adj 1: tending to return to an earlier state [syn: {reverting}]
2: tending to be turned back [syn: {returning(a)}, {reversive}]

returning officer
n : the official in each electorate who holds the election and returns the results

Reuben
n 1: (Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel
2: a hot sandwich with corned beef and Swiss cheese and sauerkraut on rye bread

Reuben Lucius Goldberg
n : United States cartoonist who drew intricate diagrams of very complicated and impractical contraptions that accomplished little or nothing (1883-1970) [syn: {Goldberg}, {Rube Goldberg}]

reunification
n : the act of coming together again; "monetary unification precipitated the reunification of the German state in October 1990" [syn: {reunion}]

reunified
reunify
v : unify again, as of a country; "Will Korea reunify?" [syn: {reunite}] [also: {reunified}]

reunified
See {reunify}

reunify
v : unify again, as of a country; "Will Korea reunify?" [syn: {reunite}] [also: {reunified}]

reunion
n 1: a party of former associates who have come together again
2: the act of coming together again; "monetary unification precipitated the reunification of the German state in October 1990" [syn: {reunification}]

reunite
v 1: have a reunion; unite again
2: unify again, as of a country; "Will Korea reunify?" [syn: {reunify}]

re-uptake
n : a process of using up or consuming again; "psychopharmacologists discovered that amine reuptake is a process that inactivates monoamine neurotransmitters" [syn: {reuptake}]

reuptake
n : a process of using up or consuming again; "psychopharmacologists discovered that amine reuptake is a process that inactivates monoamine neurotransmitters" [syn: {re-uptake}]

reusable
adj 1: not designed to be thrown away after use [syn: {nondisposable}] [ant: {disposable}]
2: possible to use again [syn: {reclaimable}, {recyclable}]

reusable program
n : a program that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly

reusable routine
n : a routine that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly

reuse
v : use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes" [syn: {recycle}, {reprocess}]

rev
n : rate of revolution of a motor; "the engine was doing 6000 revs" [syn: {revolutions per minute}, {rpm}]
v : increase the number of rotations per minute; "rev up an engine" [syn: {rev up}] [also: {revving}, {revved}]

rev up
v 1: speed up; "let's rev up production" [syn: {step up}]
2: increase the number of rotations per minute; "rev up an engine" [syn: {rev}]

revaluation
n : a new appraisal or evaluation [syn: {reappraisal}, {review}, {reassessment}]

revalue
v 1: gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!" [syn: {appreciate}, {apprize}, {apprise}] [ant: {depreciate}]
2: value anew; "revalue the German Mark"

revamp
v 1: to patch up or renovate; repair or restore; "They revamped their old house before selling it"
2: provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots" [syn: {vamp}]

reveal
v 1: make visible; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings out the best in her"; "The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings" [syn: {uncover}, {bring out}, {unveil}]
2: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her" [syn: {disclose}, {let on}, {bring out}, {discover}, {expose}, {divulge}, {impart}, {break}, {give away}, {let out}]
3: make clear and visible; "The article revealed the policies of the government" [syn: {display}, {show}]
4: disclose directly or through prophets; "God rarely reveal his plans for Mankind"

revealed
adj : no longer concealed; uncovered as by opening a curtain; `discovered' is archaic and primarily a theater term; "the scene disclosed was of a moonlit forest" [syn: {discovered}, {disclosed}]

revealed religion
n : a religion founded primarily on the revelations of God to humankind

revealing
adj 1: disclosing unintentionally; "a telling smile"; "a telltale panel of lights"; "a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down" [syn: {telling}, {telltale(a)}]
2: showing or making known; "her dress was scanty and revealing" [ant: {concealing}]
n : the speech act of making something evident [syn: {disclosure}, {revelation}]

reveille
n 1: (military) signal to wake up [syn: {wake-up signal}]
2: a signal to get up in the morning; in the military it is a bugle call at sunrise

revel
n : unrestrained merrymaking [syn: {revelry}]
v 1: take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter" [syn: {delight}, {enjoy}]
2: celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!" [syn: {racket}, {make whoopie}, {make merry}, {make happy}, {whoop it up}, {jollify}, {wassail}] [also: {revelling}, {revelled}]

revelation
n 1: the speech act of making something evident [syn: {disclosure}, {revealing}]
2: an enlightening or astonishing disclosure
3: communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency
4: the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the apostle [syn: {Revelation of Saint John the Divine}, {Apocalypse}, {Book of Revelation}]

Revelation of Saint John the Divine
n : the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the apostle [syn: {Revelation}, {Apocalypse}, {Book of Revelation}]

revelatory
adj 1: (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly; "actions indicative of fear" [syn: {indicative}, {indicatory}, {significative}, {suggestive}]
2: prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom [syn: {apocalyptic}, {apocalyptical}]

reveler
n : a celebrant who shares in a noisy party; "the clubs attract revelers as young as thirteen" [syn: {reveller}, {merrymaker}]

revelled
revel
n : unrestrained merrymaking [syn: {revelry}]
v 1: take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter" [syn: {delight}, {enjoy}]
2: celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!" [syn: {racket}, {make whoopie}, {make merry}, {make happy}, {whoop it up}, {jollify}, {wassail}] [also: {revelling}, {revelled}]

revelled
See {revel}

reveller
n : a celebrant who shares in a noisy party; "the clubs attract revelers as young as thirteen" [syn: {reveler}, {merrymaker}]

revelling
revel
n : unrestrained merrymaking [syn: {revelry}]
v 1: take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter" [syn: {delight}, {enjoy}]
2: celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!" [syn: {racket}, {make whoopie}, {make merry}, {make happy}, {whoop it up}, {jollify}, {wassail}] [also: {revelling}, {revelled}]

revelling
See {revel}

revelry
n : unrestrained merrymaking [syn: {revel}]

revenant
adj 1: of or relating to or typical of a revenant; "revenant shrieks and groans"
2: coming back; "a revenant ghost" [syn: {recurring}]
n 1: a person who returns after a lengthy absence
2: someone who has returned from the dead

revenge
n : action taken in return for an injury or offense [syn: {retaliation}]
v : take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother" [syn: {avenge}, {retaliate}]

revengeful
adj : disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge; "more vindictive than jealous love"- Shakespeare; "punishments...essentially vindictive in their nature"- M.R.Cohen [syn: {vindictive}, {vengeful}]

revengefully
adv : in a vindictive, revengeful manner; "he plotted vindictively against his former superiors" [syn: {vengefully}, {vindictively}]

revenue
n 1: the entire amount of income before any deductions are made [syn: {gross}, {receipts}]
2: government income due to taxation [syn: {tax income}, {taxation}, {tax revenue}]

revenue bond
n : a bond issued by an agency that is commissioned to finance public works; revenue from the public property is used to pay off the bond

revenue enhancement
n : charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government [syn: {tax}, {taxation}]

revenue sharing
n : distribution of part of the federal tax income to states and municipalities

revenue stamp
n : a stamp that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid

revenue tariff
n : a tariff imposed to raise revenue

revenuer
n : a government agent responsible for collecting revenue (especially one responsible for stopping bootlegging)

reverberance
n : having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant [syn: {plangency}, {resonance}, {ringing}, {sonorousness}, {sonority}, {vibrancy}]

reverberant
adj : having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected; "a reverberant room"; "the reverberant booms of cannon" [syn: {ringing}] [ant: {unreverberant}]

reverberate
v 1: ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter" [syn: {resound}, {echo}, {ring}]
2: have a long or continuing effect; "The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life"
3: be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves; "the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building"
4: to throw or bend back or reflect (from a surface); "A mirror in the sun can reflect light into a person's eyes"; "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium" [syn: {reflect}]
5: spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" [syn: {bounce}, {resile}, {take a hop}, {spring}, {bound}, {rebound}, {recoil}, {ricochet}]
6: treat, process, heatl, metl, or refine in a reverberating furnace; "reverberate ore"

reverberating
adj : characterized by reverberation; "a resonant voice"; "hear the rolling thunder" [syn: {resonant}, {resonating}, {resounding}, {reverberative}, {rolling}]

reverberation
n 1: the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped [syn: {echo}, {sound reflection}, {replication}]
2: a remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later" [syn: {repercussion}]

reverberative
adj : characterized by reverberation; "a resonant voice"; "hear the rolling thunder" [syn: {resonant}, {resonating}, {resounding}, {reverberating}, {rolling}]

Revere
n 1: American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride (celebrated in a poem by Longfellow) to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming (1735-1818) [syn: {Paul Revere}]
2: a lapel on a woman's garment; turned back to show the reverse side [syn: {revers}]
v 1: love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles" [syn: {idolize}, {idolise}, {worship}, {hero-worship}]
2: regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius" [syn: {reverence}, {fear}, {venerate}]

revered
adj 1: profoundly honored; "revered holy men" [syn: {august}, {venerable}]
2: worthy of adoration or reverence [syn: {reverenced}, {reverend}, {sublime}, {venerated}]

reverence
n 1: a profound emotion inspired by a deity; "the fear of God" [syn: {fear}, {awe}, {veneration}]
2: a reverent mental attitude [ant: {irreverence}]
v : regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius" [syn: {fear}, {revere}, {venerate}]

reverenced
adj : worthy of adoration or reverence [syn: {revered}, {reverend}, {sublime}, {venerated}]

reverend
adj : worthy of adoration or reverence [syn: {revered}, {reverenced}, {sublime}, {venerated}]
n 1: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church [syn: {clergyman}, {man of the cloth}] [ant: {layman}]
2: a title of respect for a clergyman

Reverend Dodgson
n : English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) [syn: {Carroll}, {Lewis Carroll}, {Dodgson}, {Charles Dodgson}, {Charles Lutwidge Dodgson}]

reverent
adj 1: feeling or showing profound respect or veneration; "maintained a reverent silence" [ant: {irreverent}]
2: showing great reverence for god; "a godly man"; "leading a godly life" [syn: {godly}, {worshipful}]

reverential
adj : feeling or manifesting veneration [syn: {respectful}, {venerating}]

reverentially
adv : with reverence; in a reverent manner; "he gazed reverently at the handiwork" [syn: {reverently}] [ant: {irreverently}]

reverently
adv : with reverence; in a reverent manner; "he gazed reverently at the handiwork" [syn: {reverentially}] [ant: {irreverently}]

reverie
n 1: absent-minded dreaming while awake [syn: {revery}, {daydream}, {daydreaming}, {oneirism}, {air castle}, {castle in the air}, {castle in Spain}]
2: an abstracted state of absorption [syn: {revery}]

revers
n : a lapel on a woman's garment; turned back to show the reverse side [syn: {revere}]

reversal
n 1: a change from one state to the opposite state; "there was a reversal of autonomic function"
2: an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating [syn: {reverse}, {setback}, {blow}, {black eye}]
3: turning in an opposite direction or position; "the reversal of the image in the lens" [syn: {turn around}]
4: a decision to reverse an earlier decision [syn: {change of mind}, {flip-flop}, {turnabout}, {turnaround}]
5: a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside [ant: {affirmation}]
6: turning in the opposite direction [syn: {reversion}, {reverse}, {turnabout}, {turnaround}]
7: the act of reversing the order or place of [syn: {transposition}]
8: a reversal in attitude or principle or point of view; "an about-face on foreign policy" [syn: {about-face}, {volte-face}, {policy change}]

reverse
adj 1: directed or moving toward the rear; "a rearward glance"; "a rearward movement" [syn: {rearward}]
2: reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect [syn: {inverse}]
3: of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle; "in reverse gear" [ant: {forward}]
n 1: a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true" [syn: {contrary}, {opposite}]
2: the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed
3: an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating [syn: {reversal}, {setback}, {blow}, {black eye}]
4: the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design [syn: {verso}] [ant: {obverse}]
5: (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction
6: turning in the opposite direction [syn: {reversion}, {reversal}, {turnabout}, {turnaround}]
v 1: change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern" [syn: {change by reversal}, {turn}]
2: turn inside out or upside down [syn: {invert}]
3: rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" [syn: {overrule}, {overturn}, {override}, {overthrow}]
4: annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [syn: {revoke}, {annul}, {lift}, {countermand}, {repeal}, {overturn}, {rescind}, {vacate}]

reverse fault
n : a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression [syn: {thrust fault}, {overthrust fault}]

reverse hang
n : a hang with the arms extended in back

reverse Polish notation
n : a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator follows its operands [syn: {postfix notation}, {suffix notation}]

reverse split
n : a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity [syn: {reverse stock split}, {split down}]

reverse stock split
n : a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity [syn: {reverse split}, {split down}]

reverse transcriptase
n : a polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA using RNA as a template; found especially in retroviruses

reverse transcriptase inhibitor
n : an antiviral drug that inhibits the action of reverse transcriptase in retroviruses such as HIV

reversed
adj 1: turned inside out and resewn; "the reversed collar looked as good as new"
2: turned about in order or relation; "transposed letters" [syn: {converse}, {transposed}]

reversely
adv : in an opposite way; so as to be reversed

reversibility
n : the quality of being reversible in either direction [ant: {irreversibility}]

reversible
adj 1: capable of reversing or being reversed; "reversible hypertension" [ant: {irreversible}]
2: capable of being reversed or used with either side out; "a reversible jacket" [syn: {two-sided}] [ant: {nonreversible}]
3: capable of being reversed; "a reversible decision is one that can be appealed or vacated"
4: capable of assuming or producing either of two states; "a reversible chemical reaction"; "a reversible cell"
n : a garment (especially a coat) that can be worn inside out (with either side of the cloth showing)

reversible process
n : any process in which a system can be made to pass through the same states in the reverse order when the process is reversed [ant: {irreversible process}]

reversibly
adv : in a reversible manner; "reversibly convertible"

reversing thermometer
n : a thermometer that registers the temperature in deep waters

reversion
n 1: (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)
2: a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)
3: a reappearance of an earlier characteristic [syn: {atavism}, {throwback}]
4: turning in the opposite direction [syn: {reverse}, {reversal}, {turnabout}, {turnaround}]
5: returning to a former state [syn: {regression}, {regress}, {retrogression}, {retroversion}]
6: a failure to maintain a higher state [syn: {backsliding}, {lapse}, {lapsing}, {relapse}, {relapsing}, {reverting}]

reversionary
adj : of or relating to or involving a reversion (especially a legal reversion); "reversionary annuity"; "reversionary interest"

reversionary annuity
n : an annuity payable to one person in the event that someone else is unable to receive it [syn: {survivorship annuity}]

reversioner
n : (law) a party who is entitled to an estate in reversion

reversionist
n : someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior [syn: {recidivist}, {backslider}]

reversive
adj : tending to be turned back [syn: {returning(a)}]

revert
v 1: go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules" [syn: {return}, {retrovert}, {regress}, {turn back}]
2: undergo reversion, as in a mutation

revertible
adj : to be returned to the former owner or that owner's heirs

reverting
adj : tending to return to an earlier state [syn: {returning}]
n : a failure to maintain a higher state [syn: {backsliding}, {lapse}, {lapsing}, {relapse}, {relapsing}, {reversion}]

revery
n 1: an abstracted state of absorption [syn: {reverie}]
2: absent-minded dreaming while awake [syn: {reverie}, {daydream}, {daydreaming}, {oneirism}, {air castle}, {castle in the air}, {castle in Spain}]

revet
v 1: construct a revetment
2: face with a layer of stone or concrete or other supporting material so as to retain; "face an embankment" [also: {revetting}, {revetted}]

revetement
n : a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment [syn: {revetment}, {stone facing}]

revetment
n 1: a barrier against explosives
2: a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment [syn: {revetement}, {stone facing}]

revetted
revet
v 1: construct a revetment
2: face with a layer of stone or concrete or other supporting material so as to retain; "face an embankment" [also: {revetting}, {revetted}]

revetted
See {revet}

revetting
revet
v 1: construct a revetment
2: face with a layer of stone or concrete or other supporting material so as to retain; "face an embankment" [also: {revetting}, {revetted}]

revetting
See {revet}

review
n 1: a new appraisal or evaluation [syn: {reappraisal}, {revaluation}, {reassessment}]
2: an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play) [syn: {critique}, {critical review}, {review article}]
3: a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment [syn: {follow-up}, {followup}, {reexamination}]
4: (accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data [syn: {limited review}]
5: a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians [syn: {revue}]
6: a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art
7: a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion [syn: {recapitulation}, {recap}]
8: (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)
9: practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory [syn: {brushup}] 10: a formal or official examination; "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator" [syn: {inspection}]
v 1: look at again; examine again; "let's review your situation" [syn: {reexamine}]
2: appraise critically; "She reviews books for the New York Times"; "Please critique this performance" [syn: {critique}]
3: hold a review (of troops) [syn: {go over}, {survey}]
4: refresh one's memory; "I reviewed the material before the test" [syn: {brush up}, {refresh}]
5: look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events, etc.); remember; "she reviewed her achievements with pride" [syn: {look back}, {retrospect}]

review article
n : an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play) [syn: {review}, {critique}, {critical review}]

review copy
n : a copy of a newly published book that is sent for review to a writer or periodical

reviewer
n 1: someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication [syn: {referee}, {reader}]
2: a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day [syn: {commentator}]

reviewing stand
n : a stand from which a parade or military force can be reviewed

revile
v : spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews" [syn: {vilify}, {vituperate}, {rail}]

reviled
adj : assailed with contemptuous language [syn: {maligned}]

revilement
n : a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team" [syn: {abuse}, {insult}, {contumely}, {vilification}]

revisal
n : the act of rewriting something [syn: {revision}, {revise}, {rescript}]

revise
n : the act of rewriting something [syn: {revision}, {revisal}, {rescript}]
v 1: make revisions in; "revise a thesis"
2: revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving; "We must retool the town's economy" [syn: {retool}]

revised
adj 1: improved or brought up to date; "a revised edition"
2: altered or revised by rephrasing or by adding or deleting material; "the amended bill passed easily"

Revised Standard Version
n : a revision of the American Standard Version

Revised Version
n : a British revision of the Authorized Version

reviser
n : someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication [syn: {redact}, {redactor}, {rewriter}, {rewrite man}]

revising
n : editing that involves writing something again [syn: {rewriting}]

revision
n 1: the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion" [syn: {alteration}]
2: the act of rewriting something [syn: {revisal}, {revise}, {rescript}]
3: something that has been written again; "the rewrite was much better" [syn: {rewrite}, {rescript}]

revisionism
n 1: any dangerous departure from the teachings of Marx
2: a moderate evolutionary form of Marxism

revisionist
n : a Communist who tries to rewrite Marxism to justify a retreat from the revolutionary position

revisit
v : visit again; "We revisited Rome after 25 years"

revitalisation
n : bringing again into activity and prominence; "the revival of trade"; "a revival of a neglected play by Moliere"; "the Gothic revival in architecture" [syn: {revival}, {resurgence}, {revitalization}, {revivification}]

revitalise
v : give new life or vigor to [syn: {revitalize}]

revitalised
adj : restored to new life and vigor; "a revitalized economy"; "a revitalized inner-city neighborhood" [syn: {revitalized}]

revitalising
adj : tending to impart new life and vigor to; "the renewing warmth of the sunshine" [syn: {renewing}, {restorative}, {reviving}, {revitalizing}]

revitalization
n : bringing again into activity and prominence; "the revival of trade"; "a revival of a neglected play by Moliere"; "the Gothic revival in architecture" [syn: {revival}, {resurgence}, {revitalisation}, {revivification}]

revitalize
v 1: restore strength; "This food revitalized the patient" [syn: {regenerate}]
2: give new life or vigor to [syn: {revitalise}]

revitalized
adj : restored to new life and vigor; "a revitalized economy"; "a revitalized inner-city neighborhood" [syn: {revitalised}]

revitalizing
adj : tending to impart new life and vigor to; "the renewing warmth of the sunshine" [syn: {renewing}, {restorative}, {reviving}, {revitalising}]

revival
n 1: bringing again into activity and prominence; "the revival of trade"; "a revival of a neglected play by Moliere"; "the Gothic revival in architecture" [syn: {resurgence}, {revitalization}, {revitalisation}, {revivification}]
2: an evangelistic meeting intended to reawaken interest in religion [syn: {revival meeting}]

revival meeting
n : an evangelistic meeting intended to reawaken interest in religion [syn: {revival}]

revivalism
n : an attempt to reawaken the evangelical faith

revivalist
n : a preacher of the Christian gospel [syn: {evangelist}, {gospeler}, {gospeller}]

revivalistic
adj : of or relating to or characterizing revivalism

revive
v 1: cause to regain consciousness; "The doctors revived the comatose man" [syn: {resuscitate}]
2: give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health" [syn: {animate}, {recreate}, {reanimate}, {renovate}, {repair}, {quicken}, {vivify}, {revivify}]
3: be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength; "Interest in ESP revived"
4: restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state; "He revived this style of opera"; "He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina" [syn: {resurrect}]
5: return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection" [syn: {come to}, {resuscitate}]

revived
adj 1: restored to consciousness or life or vigor; "felt revived hope" [ant: {unrevived}]
2: given fresh life or vigor or spirit; "stirred by revived hopes" [syn: {reanimated}]

revivification
n : bringing again into activity and prominence; "the revival of trade"; "a revival of a neglected play by Moliere"; "the Gothic revival in architecture" [syn: {revival}, {resurgence}, {revitalization}, {revitalisation}]

revivified
revivify
v : give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health" [syn: {animate}, {recreate}, {reanimate}, {revive}, {renovate}, {repair}, {quicken}, {vivify}] [also: {revivified}]

revivified
See {revivify}

revivify
v : give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health" [syn: {animate}, {recreate}, {reanimate}, {revive}, {renovate}, {repair}, {quicken}, {vivify}] [also: {revivified}]

reviving
adj : tending to impart new life and vigor to; "the renewing warmth of the sunshine" [syn: {renewing}, {restorative}, {revitalizing}, {revitalising}]

revocable
adj : capable of being revoked or annulled; "a revocable order" [syn: {revokable}] [ant: {irrevocable}]

revocation
n 1: the state of being cancelled or annulled [syn: {annulment}]
2: the act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done; "the revocation of a law"

revokable
adj : capable of being revoked or annulled; "a revocable order" [syn: {revocable}] [ant: {irrevocable}]

revoke
n : the mistake of not following suit when able to do so [syn: {renege}]
v 1: fail to follow suit when able and required to do so
2: annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [syn: {annul}, {lift}, {countermand}, {reverse}, {repeal}, {overturn}, {rescind}, {vacate}]

revolt
n : organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another [syn: {rebellion}, {insurrection}, {rising}, {uprising}]
v 1: make revolution; "The people revolted when bread prices tripled again"
2: fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me" [syn: {disgust}, {gross out}, {repel}]
3: cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The pornographic pictures sickened us" [syn: {disgust}, {nauseate}, {sicken}, {churn up}]

revolting
adj : highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench" [syn: {disgusting}, {disgustful}, {distasteful}, {foul}, {loathly}, {loathsome}, {repellent}, {repellant}, {repelling}, {skanky}, {wicked}, {yucky}]

revoltingly
adv : in a disgusting manner or to a disgusting degree; "the beggar was disgustingly filthy" [syn: {disgustingly}, {distastefully}, {sickeningly}]

revolution
n 1: a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving; "the industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution"
2: the overthrow of a government by those who are governed
3: a single complete turn (axial or orbital); "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year" [syn: {rotation}, {gyration}]

revolutionary
adj 1: markedly new or introducing radical change; "a revolutionary discovery"; "radical political views" [syn: {radical}]
2: relating to or having the nature of a revolution; "revolutionary wars"; "the Revolutionary era"
3: advocating or engaged in revolution; "revolutionary pamphlets"; "a revolutionary junta" [ant: {counterrevolutionary}]
n : a radical supporter of political or social revolution [syn: {revolutionist}, {subversive}, {subverter}]

Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
n : a powerful and wealthy terrorist organization formed in 1957 as the guerilla arm of the Colombian communist party; opposed to the United States; has strong ties to drug traffikers [syn: {Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarios de Colombia}, {FARC}]

Revolutionary calendar
n : the calendar adopted by the first French Republic in 1793 and abandoned in 1805; dates were calculated from Sept. 22, 1792

Revolutionary calendar month
n : a month in the Revolutionary calendar

revolutionary group
n : a political unit organized to promote revolution

Revolutionary Justice Organization
n : a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon [syn: {Hizballah}, {Hezbollah}, {Hizbollah}, {Hizbullah}, {Lebanese Hizballah}, {Party of God}, {Islamic Jihad}, {Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine}, {Organization of the Oppressed on Earth}]

Revolutionary Organization 17 November
n : a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization in Greece that is violently opposed to imperialism and capitalism and NATO and the United States; an active terrorist group during the 1980s [syn: {17 November}]

Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims
n : a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries; "in the 1980s the Fatah-RC was considered the most dangerous and murderous Palestinian terror group" [syn: {Fatah Revolutionary Council}, {Fatah-RC}, {Abu Nidal Organization}, {ANO}, {Arab Revolutionary Brigades}, {Black September}]

Revolutionary People's Liberation Front
n : an extreme Marxist terrorist organization in Turkey that is opposed to NATO and the United States; attacks Turkish security and military officials [syn: {Revolutionary People's Liberation Party}]

Revolutionary People's Liberation Party
n : an extreme Marxist terrorist organization in Turkey that is opposed to NATO and the United States; attacks Turkish security and military officials [syn: {Revolutionary People's Liberation Front}]

Revolutionary People's Struggle
n : an extreme leftist terrorist group formed in Greece in 1971 to oppose the military junta that ruled Greece from 1967 to 1974; a revolutionary group opposed to capitalism and imperialism and the United States [syn: {ELA}]

Revolutionary Proletarian Army
n : an urban hit squad and guerrila group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s [syn: {Alex Boncayao Brigade}, {ABB}, {RPA-ABB}]

Revolutionary Proletarian Initiative Nuclei
n : a clandestine group of leftist extremists who oppose Italy's labor policies and foreign policy; responsible for bombing building in the historic center of Rome from 2000 to 2002 [syn: {Revolutionary Proletarian Nucleus}, {NIPR}]

Revolutionary Proletarian Nucleus
n : a clandestine group of leftist extremists who oppose Italy's labor policies and foreign policy; responsible for bombing building in the historic center of Rome from 2000 to 2002 [syn: {Revolutionary Proletarian Initiative Nuclei}, {NIPR}]

Revolutionary United Front
n : a terrorist group formed in the 1980s in Sierra Leone; seeks to overthrow the government and gain control of the diamond producing regions; responsible for attacks on civilians and children, widespread torture and murder and using children to commit atrocities; sponsored by the president of Liberia [syn: {RUF}]

revolutionise
v 1: fill with revolutionary ideas [syn: {revolutionize}, {inspire}]
2: change radically; "E-mail revolutionized communication in academe" [syn: {revolutionize}, {overturn}]

revolutionist
n : a radical supporter of political or social revolution [syn: {revolutionary}, {subversive}, {subverter}]

revolutionize
v 1: change radically; "E-mail revolutionized communication in academe" [syn: {revolutionise}, {overturn}]
2: overthrow by a revolution, of governments
3: fill with revolutionary ideas [syn: {revolutionise}, {inspire}]

revolutions per minute
n : rate of revolution of a motor; "the engine was doing 6000 revs" [syn: {rpm}, {rev}]

revolve
v 1: turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire" [syn: {go around}, {rotate}]
2: move in an orbit; "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus" [syn: {orbit}]
3: cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis; "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their eyes at his words" [syn: {roll}]

revolve about
v : center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work" [syn: {focus on}, {center on}, {revolve around}, {concentrate on}, {center}]

revolve around
v 1: center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work" [syn: {focus on}, {center on}, {revolve about}, {concentrate on}, {center}]
2: move around in a circular motion; "The Earth revolves around the Sun" [syn: {circle around}, {circle round}]

revolved
adj : turned in a circle around an axis [syn: {rotated}]

revolver
n 1: a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets) [syn: {six-gun}, {six-shooter}]
2: a door consisting of four orthogonal partitions that rotate about a central pivot; a door designed to equalize the air pressure in tall buildings [syn: {revolving door}]

revolving charge account
n : a charge account that does not have to be paid to zero balance

revolving credit
n : a consumer credit line that can be used up to a certain limit or paid down at any time [syn: {open-end credit}, {charge account credit}]

revolving door
n 1: an organization or institution with a high rate of turnover of personnel or membership
2: a door consisting of four orthogonal partitions that rotate about a central pivot; a door designed to equalize the air pressure in tall buildings [syn: {revolver}]

revolving fund
n : a fund which, if borrowed or used, is intended to be replenished so it may be loaned or spent repeatedly

revue
n : a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians [syn: {review}]

revulsion
n : intense aversion [syn: {repugnance}, {repulsion}, {horror}]

revved
rev
n : rate of revolution of a motor; "the engine was doing 6000 revs" [syn: {revolutions per minute}, {rpm}]
v : increase the number of rotations per minute; "rev up an engine" [syn: {rev up}] [also: {revving}, {revved}]

revved
See {rev}

revving
rev
n : rate of revolution of a motor; "the engine was doing 6000 revs" [syn: {revolutions per minute}, {rpm}]
v : increase the number of rotations per minute; "rev up an engine" [syn: {rev up}] [also: {revving}, {revved}]

revving
See {rev}

reward
n 1: a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward" [syn: {wages}, {payoff}]
2: payment made in return for a service rendered
3: an act performed to strengthen approved behavior [syn: {reinforcement}]
4: the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property
5: benefit resulting from some event or action; "it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity" [syn: {advantage}] [ant: {penalty}]
v 1: bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageus action" [syn: {honor}, {honour}] [ant: {dishonor}]
2: strengthen and support with rewards; "Let's reinforce good behavior" [syn: {reinforce}]
3: act or give recompensation in recognition of someone's behavior or actions [syn: {repay}, {pay back}]

rewardable
adj : appropriate for receiving a reward

rewardful
adj : offering or productive of reward; "rewardful pursuits"

rewarding
adj : providing personal satisfaction; "a rewarding career as a paramedic" [ant: {unrewarding}]

rewardingly
adv : in a rewarding manner

rewa-rewa
n : slender elegant tree of New Zealand having racemes of red flowers and yielding valuable mottled red timber [syn: {New Zealand honeysuckle}]

rewire
v : provide with new wiring; "the university rewired the dormitories when most students brought computers and television sets"

reword
v : express the same message in different words [syn: {paraphrase}, {rephrase}]

rewording
n : changing a particular word or phrase [syn: {recasting}, {rephrasing}]

rework
v : use again in altered form; "retread an old plot" [syn: {make over}, {retread}]

rewound
See {rewind}

rewrite
n : something that has been written again; "the rewrite was much better" [syn: {revision}, {rescript}]
v 1: write differently; alter the writing of; "The student rewrote his thesis"
2: rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose; "re-write a play for use in schools" [also: {rewrote}, {rewritten}]

rewrite man
n : someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication [syn: {redact}, {redactor}, {reviser}, {rewriter}]

rewriter
n : someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication [syn: {redact}, {redactor}, {reviser}, {rewrite man}]

rewriting
n : editing that involves writing something again [syn: {revising}]

rewritten
rewrite
n : something that has been written again; "the rewrite was much better" [syn: {revision}, {rescript}]
v 1: write differently; alter the writing of; "The student rewrote his thesis"
2: rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose; "re-write a play for use in schools" [also: {rewrote}, {rewritten}]

rewritten
See {rewrite}

rewrote
rewrite
n : something that has been written again; "the rewrite was much better" [syn: {revision}, {rescript}]
v 1: write differently; alter the writing of; "The student rewrote his thesis"
2: rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose; "re-write a play for use in schools" [also: {rewrote}, {rewritten}]

rewrote
See {rewrite}

rex begonia
n : any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown with inconspicuous flowers [syn: {king begonia}, {painted-leaf begonia}, {beefsteak geranium}, {Begonia rex}]

Rex Harrison
n : English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990) [syn: {Harrison}, {Sir Rex Harrison}, {Reginald Carey Harrison}]

Reyes
n : Chilean poet (1904-1973) [syn: {Neruda}, {Pablo Neruda}, {Neftali Ricardo Reyes}]

Reye's syndrome
n : acquired brain disorder following acute viral infections (especially influenza or chicken pox) in young children

Reykjavik
n : the capital and chief port of Iceland on the southwestern coast of Iceland; buildings are heated by natural hot water [syn: {capital of Iceland}]

Reynard
n : a conventional name for a fox used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'

Reynolds
n : English portrait painter and first president of the Royal Academy (1723-1792) [syn: {Sir Joshua Reynolds}]

RF
n 1: a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland [syn: {releasing factor}, {releasing hormone}]
2: a radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized [syn: {rutherfordium}, {kurchatovium}, {Ku}, {unnilquadium}, {Unq}, {element 104}, {atomic number 104}]
3: a complex neural network in the central core of the brainstem; monitors the state of the body and functions in such processes as arousal and sleep and attention and muscle tone [syn: {reticular formation}]

Rh
n 1: a blood group antigen possessed by Rh-positive people; if an Rh-negative person receives a blood transfusion from an Rh-positive person it can result in hemolysis and anemia [syn: {rhesus factor}, {Rh factor}]
2: a white hard metallic element that is one of the platinum group and is found in platinum ores; used in alloys with platinum [syn: {rhodium}, {atomic number 45}]
3: any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones; each releasing hormone causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone [syn: {releasing hormone}, {releasing factor}, {hypothalamic releasing hormone}, {hypothalamic releasing factor}]

Rh antibody
n : rhesus factor antibody

Rh factor
n : a blood group antigen possessed by Rh-positive people; if an Rh-negative person receives a blood transfusion from an Rh-positive person it can result in hemolysis and anemia [syn: {rhesus factor}, {Rh}]

Rh incompatibility
n : incompatibility of Rh blood types; a transfusion of Rh-positive blood given to a Rh-negative person (or vice versa) can result in hemolysis and anemia

Rh negative
n : the blood group whose red cells lack the Rh factor (Rh antigen) [syn: {Rh-negative blood type}, {Rh-negative blood}]

Rh positive
n : the blood group (approximately 85% of people) whose red cells have the Rh factor (Rh antigen) [syn: {Rh-positive blood type}]

rhabdomancer
n : someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water [syn: {water witch}, {dowser}]

rhabdomancy
n : searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod [syn: {dowse}, {dowsing}]

rhabdomyoma
n : benign rumor of striated muscle [also: {rhabdomyomata} (pl)]

rhabdomyomata
rhabdomyoma
n : benign rumor of striated muscle [also: {rhabdomyomata} (pl)]

rhabdomyomata
See {rhabdomyoma}

rhabdomyosarcoma
n : a highly malignant neoplasm derived from striated muscle [syn: {rhabdosarcoma}]

rhabdosarcoma
n : a highly malignant neoplasm derived from striated muscle [syn: {rhabdomyosarcoma}]

Rhabdoviridae
n : a family of arborviruses carried by arthropods

rhabdovirus
n : any of a group of arboviruses including those causing rabies

rhachides
See {rhachis}

rhachises
rachis
n 1: axis of a compound leaf or compound inflorescence
2: the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back" [syn: {spinal column}, {vertebral column}, {spine}, {backbone}, {back}] [also: {rhachises} (pl)]

rhachises
See {rachis}

Rhadamnathus
n : (Greek mythology) a judge of the dead in the underworld

Rhaeto-Romance
n : Romance dialects spoken in parts of southeastern Switzerland and northern Italy and the Tyrol [syn: {Rhaeto-Romanic}]

Rhaeto-Romanic
n : Romance dialects spoken in parts of southeastern Switzerland and northern Italy and the Tyrol [syn: {Rhaeto-Romance}]

rhagades
n : cracks or fissures in the skin (especially around the mouth or anus)

Rhagoletis
n : a genus of Trypetidae [syn: {genus Rhagoletis}]

Rhagoletis pomonella
n : larvae bore into and feed on apples [syn: {apple maggot}, {railroad worm}]

Rhamnaceae
n : trees and shrubs usually thorny bearing drupaceous fruit many having medicinal value [syn: {family Rhamnaceae}, {buckthorn family}]

Rhamnales
n : an order of dicotyledonous plants [syn: {order Rhamnales}]

Rhamnus
n : type genus of the Rhamnaceae: buckthorns [syn: {genus Rhamnus}]

Rhamnus californicus
n : evergreen shrub of western United States bearing small red or black fruits [syn: {coffeeberry}, {California buckthorn}, {California coffee}]

Rhamnus carolinianus
n : deciduous shrub of eastern and central United States having black berrylike fruit; golden-yellow in autumn [syn: {Carolina buckthorn}, {indian cherry}]

Rhamnus croceus
n : small spiny evergreen shrub of western United States and Mexico with minute flowers and bright red berries [syn: {redberry}, {red-berry}]

Rhamnus frangula
n : small tree common in Europe [syn: {alder buckthorn}, {alder dogwood}]

Rhamnus purshianus
n : shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada [syn: {cascara buckthorn}, {bearberry}, {bearwood}, {chittamwood}, {chittimwood}]

rhaphe
n : a ridge that forms a seam between two parts [syn: {raphe}]

Rhapis
n : genus of small clump-forming fan palms of China and Japan [syn: {genus Rhapis}]

Rhapis excelsa
n : small graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases clothed with loose coarse fibers [syn: {miniature fan palm}, {bamboo palm}, {fern rhapis}]

Rhapis humilis
n : Chinese lady palm with more slender stems and finer sheath fibers than Rhapis excelsa [syn: {reed rhapis}, {slender lady palm}]

rhapsodic
adj : feeling great rapture or delight [syn: {ecstatic}, {enraptured}, {rapturous}]

rhapsodically
adv : in an ecstatic manner; "he reacted ecstatically to my plan to travel to Africa" [syn: {ecstatically}, {rapturously}]

rhapsodise
v 1: recite a rhapsody [syn: {rhapsodize}]
2: say (something) with great enthusiasm [syn: {rhapsodize}]

rhapsodize
v 1: recite a rhapsody [syn: {rhapsodise}]
2: say (something) with great enthusiasm [syn: {rhapsodise}]

rhapsody
n : an epic poem adapted for recitation

RHD
n : a paramilitary group of Protestants in Northern Ireland that tries to prevent any political settlement with the Irish Free State; attacks interests of Catholic civilians in Northern Ireland; responsible for arson and bombing and murder [syn: {Red Hand Defenders}]

Rhea
n 1: fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology; wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus; identified with Roman Ops and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor
2: smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan [syn: {nandu}, {Pterocnemia pennata}]
3: larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia [syn: {Rhea americana}]

Rhea americana
n : larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia [syn: {rhea}]

Rhea Silvia
n : (Roman mythology) a vestal virgin who became the mother by Mars of the twins Romulus and Remus [syn: {Rea Silvia}]

Rheidae
n : a family of birds coextensive with the order Rheiformes [syn: {family Rheidae}]

Rheiformes
n : a ratite bird order: birds intermediate in characteristics between ostriches and emus: recent and extinct rheas [syn: {order Rheiformes}]

Rheims
n : a city in northeastern France east of Paris; scene of the coronation of most French kings; site of the unconditional German surrender in 1945 at the end of World War II [syn: {Reims}]

Rheims-Douay Bible
n : an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars [syn: {Douay Bible}, {Douay Version}, {Douay-Rheims Bible}, {Douay-Rheims Version}, {Rheims-Douay Version}]

Rheims-Douay Version
n : an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars [syn: {Douay Bible}, {Douay Version}, {Douay-Rheims Bible}, {Douay-Rheims Version}, {Rheims-Douay Bible}]

Rhein
n : a major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world; flows into the North Sea [syn: {Rhine}, {Rhine River}]

Rheinland
n : a picturesque region of Germany around the Rhine river [syn: {Rhineland}]

Rhenish
adj : of or relating to the Rhine River and the lands adjacent to it; "Rhenish wines tend to be sweet"
n : any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage) [syn: {Rhine wine}, {hock}]

rhenium
n : a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum [syn: {Re}, {atomic number 75}]

rheologic
adj : of or relating to rheology [syn: {rheological}]

rheological
adj : of or relating to rheology [syn: {rheologic}]

rheology
n : the branch of physics that studies the deformation and flow of matter

rheostat
n : resistor for regulating current [syn: {variable resistor}]

rhesus
n : of southern Asia; used in medical research [syn: {rhesus monkey}, {Macaca mulatta}]

rhesus factor
n : a blood group antigen possessed by Rh-positive people; if an Rh-negative person receives a blood transfusion from an Rh-positive person it can result in hemolysis and anemia [syn: {Rh factor}, {Rh}]

rhesus monkey
n : of southern Asia; used in medical research [syn: {rhesus}, {Macaca mulatta}]

rhetoric
n 1: using language effectively to please or persuade
2: high flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation [syn: {grandiosity}, {magniloquence}, {grandiloquence}]
3: loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric" [syn: {palaver}, {hot air}, {empty words}, {empty talk}]
4: study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)

rhetorical
adj 1: of or relating to rhetoric; "accepted two or three verbal and rhetorical changes I suggested"- W.A.White; "the rhetorical sin of the meaningless variation"- Lewis Mumford
2: concerned with effect or style of writing and speaking; "a rhetorical question is one asked solely to produce an effect (especially to make an assertion) rather than to elicit a reply" [ant: {unrhetorical}]

rhetorical device
n : a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)

rhetorical question
n : a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered; "he liked to make his points with rhetorical questions"

rhetorically
adv : in a rhetorical manner; "`What can be done?' he asked rhetorically"

rhetorician
n : a person who delivers a speech or oration [syn: {orator}, {speechmaker}, {public speaker}, {speechifier}]

rheum
n 1: a watery discharge from the mucous membranes (especially from the eyes or nose)
2: rhubarb [syn: {genus Rheum}]

Rheum australe
n : Asian herb (Himalayas) [syn: {Himalayan rhubarb}, {Indian rhubarb}, {red-veined pie plant}, {Rheum emodi}]

Rheum cultorum
n : long-cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum; stems often cooked in pies or as sauce or preserves [syn: {pie plant}, {garden rhubarb}, {Rheum rhabarbarum}, {Rheum rhaponticum}]

Rheum emodi
n : Asian herb (Himalayas) [syn: {Himalayan rhubarb}, {Indian rhubarb}, {red-veined pie plant}, {Rheum australe}]

Rheum palmatum
n : long used for laxative properties [syn: {Chinese rhubarb}]

Rheum rhabarbarum
n : long-cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum; stems often cooked in pies or as sauce or preserves [syn: {pie plant}, {garden rhubarb}, {Rheum cultorum}, {Rheum rhaponticum}]

Rheum rhaponticum
n : long-cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum; stems often cooked in pies or as sauce or preserves [syn: {pie plant}, {garden rhubarb}, {Rheum cultorum}, {Rheum rhabarbarum}]

rheumatic
adj : of or pertaining to arthritis; "my creaky old joints"; "rheumy with age and grief" [syn: {arthritic}, {creaky}, {rheumatoid}, {rheumy}]
n : a person suffering with rheumatism

rheumatic aortitis
n : aortitis occurring in rheumatic fever

rheumatic fever
n : a severe disease chiefly of children and characterized by painful inflammation of the joints and frequently damage to the heart valves

rheumatic heart disease
n : heart disease caused by recurrent episodes of rheumatic fever; characterized by changes in the myocardium or scarring of the heart valves that reduce the power of the heart to pump blood

rheumatism
n 1: any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues
2: a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint [syn: {rheumatoid arthritis}, {atrophic arthritis}]

rheumatism weed
n 1: Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints [syn: {Indian hemp}, {Apocynum cannabinum}]
2: North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints [syn: {common dogbane}, {spreading dogbane}, {Apocynum androsaemifolium}]

rheumatoid
adj : of or pertaining to arthritis; "my creaky old joints"; "rheumy with age and grief" [syn: {arthritic}, {creaky}, {rheumatic}, {rheumy}]

rheumatoid arthritis
n : a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint [syn: {atrophic arthritis}, {rheumatism}]

rheumatoid factor
n : autoantibody that is usually present in the serum of people with rheumatoid arthritis

rheumatoid spondylitis
n : a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis [syn: {ankylosing spondylitis}, {Marie-Strumpell disease}]

rheumatologist
n : a physician specializing in rheumatic diseases

rheumatology
n : the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of pathologies of the muscles or tendons or joints

rheumy
adj 1: moist, damp, wet (especially of air); "the raw and theumy damp of night air"
2: of or pertaining to arthritis; "my creaky old joints"; "rheumy with age and grief" [syn: {arthritic}, {creaky}, {rheumatic}, {rheumatoid}]

Rhexia
n : deer grass [syn: {genus Rhexia}]

Rhibhus
n : one of three artisans of the gods [syn: {Ribhus}]

rhinal
adj : of or in or relating to the nose; "nasal passages" [syn: {nasal}]

Rhincodon
n : whale sharks [syn: {genus Rhincodon}]

Rhincodon typus
n : large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide; resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton [syn: {whale shark}]

Rhincodontidae
n : small-toothed sharks comprising only one species [syn: {family Rhincodontidae}]

Rhine
n 1: United States parapsychologist (1895-1980) [syn: {J. B. Rhine}, {Joseph Banks Rhine}]
2: a major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world; flows into the North Sea [syn: {Rhine River}, {Rhein}]

Rhine River
n : a major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world; flows into the North Sea [syn: {Rhine}, {Rhein}]

Rhine wine
n : any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage) [syn: {Rhenish}, {hock}]

Rhineland
n : a picturesque region of Germany around the Rhine river [syn: {Rheinland}]

rhinencephala
rhinencephalon
n : a center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate complex emotional behavior [syn: {olfactory brain}] [also: {rhinencephala} (pl)]

rhinencephala
See {rhinencephalon}

rhinencephalon
n : a center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate complex emotional behavior [syn: {olfactory brain}] [also: {rhinencephala} (pl)]

rhinestone
n : an imitation diamond made from rock crystal or glass or paste

rhinion
n : the anterior tip at the end of the suture of the nasal bones

rhinitis
n : an inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the nose (usually associated with nasal discharge) [syn: {coryza}]

rhino
n : massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout [syn: {rhinoceros}]

Rhinobatidae
n : primitive rays with guitar-shaped bodies [syn: {family Rhinobatidae}]

rhinoceros
n : massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout [syn: {rhino}]

Rhinoceros antiquitatis
n : extinct thick-haired species of arctic regions [syn: {woolly rhinoceros}]

rhinoceros beetle
n : any of various large chiefly tropical beetles having horns on the head; pest on coconuts

rhinoceros family
n : rhinoceroses [syn: {Rhinocerotidae}, {family Rhinocerotidae}]

Rhinoceros unicornis
n : having one horn [syn: {Indian rhinoceros}]

Rhinocerotidae
n : rhinoceroses [syn: {family Rhinocerotidae}, {rhinoceros family}]

rhinolaryngologist
n : a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat [syn: {ENT man}, {ear-nose-and-throat doctor}, {otolaryngologist}, {otorhinolaryngologist}]

Rhinolophidae
n : Old World leaf-nosed bats [syn: {family Rhinolophidae}]

Rhinonicteris
n : orange horseshoe bats [syn: {genus Rhinonicteris}]

Rhinonicteris aurantius
n : a common bat of northwestern Australia having orange or yellow fur [syn: {orange bat}, {orange horseshoe bat}]

rhinopathy
n : any disease or malformation of the nose

rhinophyma
n : enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol [syn: {hypertrophic rosacea}, {toper's nose}, {brandy nose}, {rum nose}, {rum-blossom}, {potato nose}, {hammer nose}, {copper nose}]

rhinoplasty
n : cosmetic surgery to improve the appearance of your nose [syn: {nose job}]

Rhinoptera
n : a genus of Myliobatidae [syn: {genus Rhinoptera}]

Rhinoptera bonasus
n : large ray found along eastern coast of North America [syn: {cownose ray}, {cow-nosed ray}]

rhinorrhea
n : persistent watery mucus discharge from the nose (as in the common cold)

rhinoscope
n : medical instrument consisting of a mirror mounted at an angle on a rod; used to examine the nasal passages (through the nasopharynx)

rhinoscopy
n : examination of the nasal passages (either through the anterior nares or with a rhinoscope through the nasopharynx)

rhinosporidiosis
n : fungal infection of the nose; often acquired while swimming

rhinostenosis
n : narrowing of the passages in the nasal cavities

Rhinotermitidae
n : large widely distributed family of termites of temperate to tropical regions [syn: {family Rhinotermitidae}]

rhinotomy
n : surgical procedure in which an incision is made in the nose to drain accumulated pus

rhinotracheitis
n : a respiratory infection of the nose and throat in cattle

rhinovirus
n : any of a group of picornaviruses that are responsible for many upper respiratory infections

Rhipsalis
n : large genus of epiphytic or lithophytic unarmed cacti with usually segmented stems and pendulous branches; flowers are small followed by berrylike fruits [syn: {genus Rhipsalis}]

Rhiptoglossa
n : Old World chameleons; in some classifications Rhiptoglossa is considered a superfamily of Sauria [syn: {Chamaeleontidae}, {family Chamaeleontidae}, {Chamaeleonidae}, {family Chamaeleonidae}, {family Rhiptoglossa}]

rhizobia
See {rhizobium}

Rhizobiaceae
n : a small family of rod-shaped bacteria [syn: {family Rhizobiaceae}]

Rhizobium
n : the type genus of Rhizobiaceae; usually occur in the root nodules of legumes; can fix atmospheric oxygen [syn: {genus Rhizobium}]

rhizoctinia
n : any fungus now or formerly belonging to the form genus Rhizoctinia

rhizoctinia disease
n : disease caused by rhizoctinia or fungi of Pellicularia and Corticium

Rhizoctinia solani
n : fungus causing a disease in potatoes characterized by black scurfy spots on the tubers [syn: {potato fungus}, {Pellicularia filamentosa}]

rhizoid
n : any of various slender filaments that function as roots in mosses and ferns and fungi etc

rhizoidal
adj : of or relating to a rhizoid

rhizomatous
adj : producing or possessing or resembling rhizomes

rhizomatous begonia
n : any of numerous begonias having prominent shaggy creeping stems or rhizomes

rhizome
n : a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure [syn: {rootstock}, {rootstalk}]

rhizomorph
n : a dense mass of hyphae forming a rootlike structure characteristic of many fungi

Rhizophora
n : type genus of the Rhizophoraceae; a small genus of tropical trees and shrubs [syn: {genus Rhizophora}]

Rhizophora mangle
n : a tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in land building [syn: {mangrove}]

Rhizophoraceae
n : trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts [syn: {family Rhizophoraceae}, {mangrove family}]

rhizopod
n : protozoa characterized by a pseudopod [syn: {rhizopodan}]

Rhizopoda
n : creeping protozoans: amoebas and foraminifers [syn: {subclass Rhizopoda}]

rhizopodan
n : protozoa characterized by a pseudopod [syn: {rhizopod}]

Rhizopogon
n : a genus of fungi having subterranean sporophores resembling tubers [syn: {genus Rhizopogon}]

Rhizopogon idahoensis
n : a large whitish Rhizopogon that becomes grayish brown in maturity

Rhizopogonaceae
n : a family of fungi of order Hymenogastrales having round subterranean sporophores [syn: {family Rhizopogonaceae}]

rhizopus
n : any of various rot-causing fungi of the genus Rhizopus

Rhizopus nigricans
n : a mold of the genus Rhizopus [syn: {bread mold}]

Rhizopus stolonifer
n : fungus causing soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables and rings of dry rot around roots of sweet potatoes [syn: {leak fungus}, {ring rot fungus}]

rhizotomy
n : surgical procedure in which spinal nerve roots are cut; done (anterior roots) to relieve intractable pain or (posterior roots) to stop severe muscle spasms

rh-negative
adj : of persons (or their blood) lacking the Rh factor present in their red blood cells [ant: {rh-positive}]

Rh-negative blood
n : the blood group whose red cells lack the Rh factor (Rh antigen) [syn: {Rh-negative blood type}, {Rh negative}]

Rh-negative blood type
n : the blood group whose red cells lack the Rh factor (Rh antigen) [syn: {Rh-negative blood}, {Rh negative}]

rho
n : the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet

rhodanthe
n : Australian annual everlasting having light pink nodding flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Helipterum [syn: {Swan River everlasting}, {Rhodanthe manglesii}, {Helipterum manglesii}]

Rhodanthe manglesii
n : Australian annual everlasting having light pink nodding flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Helipterum [syn: {Swan River everlasting}, {rhodanthe}, {Helipterum manglesii}]

Rhode Island
n 1: a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state [syn: {Little Rhody}, {Ocean State}, {RI}]
2: one of the British colonies that formed the United States

Rhode Island bent
n : common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves [syn: {velvet bent}, {velvet bent grass}, {brown bent}, {dog bent}, {Agrostis canina}]

Rhode Island red
n : American breed of heavy-bodied brownish-red general-purpose chicken

Rhode Islander
n : a resident of Rhode Island

Rhodes
n 1: British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa; made a fortune in gold and diamond mining; helped colonize the territory now known as Zimbabwe; he endowed annual fellowships for Commonwealth and United States students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902) [syn: {Cecil Rhodes}, {Cecil J. Rhodes}, {Cecil John Rhodes}]
2: a Greek island in the southeast Aegean Sea 10 miles off the Turkish coast; the largest of the Dodecanese; it was colonized before 1000 BC by Dorians from Argos [syn: {Rodhos}]

Rhodes grass
n : perennial grass of South Africa introduced into United States; cultivated as forage grass in dry regions [syn: {Chloris gayana}]

Rhodes scholar
n : a student who holds one of the scholarships endowed by the will of Cecil J. Rhodes that enables the student to study at Oxford University

Rhodesia
n : a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980 [syn: {Zimbabwe}, {Republic of Zimbabwe}, {Southern Rhodesia}]

Rhodesian
adj : of or relating to the former country of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)

Rhodesian man
n : a primitive hominid resembling Neanderthal man but living in Africa [syn: {Homo rhodesiensis}]

Rhodesian ridgeback
n : a powerful short-haired African hunting dog having a crest of reversed hair along the spine

rhodium
n : a white hard metallic element that is one of the platinum group and is found in platinum ores; used in alloys with platinum [syn: {Rh}, {atomic number 45}]

rhodochrosite
n : a mineral consisting of manganese carbonate; a source of manganese

rhododendron
n : any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers

Rhododendron californicum
n : medium-sized rhododendron of Pacific coast of North America having large rosy brown-spotted flowers [syn: {coast rhododendron}]

Rhododendron maxima
n : late-spring-blooming rhododendron of eastern North America having rosy to pink-purple flowers [syn: {rosebay}]

Rhododendron viscosum
n : shrub growing in swamps throughout the eastern United States and having small white to pinkish flowers resembling honeysuckle [syn: {swamp azalea}, {swamp honeysuckle}, {white honeysuckle}]

rhodolite
n : a red or pink variety of garnet used as a gemstone

rhodomontade
n : vain and empty boasting [syn: {braggadocio}, {bluster}, {rodomontade}]

rhodonite
n : a pink or red mineral consisting of crystalline manganese silicate; used as an ornamental stone

Rhodope Mountains
n : a mountain range in the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe; extends along the border between Greece and Bulgaria

Rhodophyceae
n : coextensive with the Rhodophyta: red algae [syn: {class Rhodophyceae}]

Rhodophyta
n : lower plants; mostly marine and littoral eukaryotic algae [syn: {division Rhodophyta}]

rhodopsin
n : a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light [syn: {visual purple}, {retinal purple}]

Rhodosphaera
n : 1 species; an Australian evergreen sumac [syn: {genus Rhodosphaera}]

Rhodosphaera rhodanthema
n : evergreen of Australia yielding a dark yellow wood [syn: {Australian sumac}, {Rhus rhodanthema}]

Rhodymenia
n : type genus of the family Rhodymeniaceae [syn: {genus Rhodymenia}]

Rhodymenia palmata
n : coarse edible red seaweed [syn: {dulse}]

Rhodymeniaceae
n : a family of protoctista [syn: {family Rhodymeniaceae}]

Rhoeadales
n : an order of dicotyledonous plants [syn: {order Rhoeadales}, {Papaverales}, {order Papaverales}]

rhomb
n : a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram [syn: {rhombus}]

rhombencephalon
n : the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem [syn: {hindbrain}]

rhombi
rhombus
n : a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram [syn: {rhomb}] [also: {rhombi} (pl)]

rhombi
See {rhombus}

rhombic
adj : resembling a rhombus

rhombohedral
adj : having three-fold symmetry [syn: {trigonal}]

rhombohedron
n : a parallelepiped bounded by six similar faces (either rhombuses or parallelograms)

rhomboid
adj : shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid; "rhomboidal shapes" [syn: {rhomboidal}]
n 1: a parallelogram with adjacent sides of unequal lengths; an oblique-angled parallelogram with only the opposite sides equal
2: any of several muscles of the upper back that help move the shoulder blade [syn: {rhomboid muscle}]

rhomboid minor muscle
n : rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the vertebral column and slightly upward [syn: {lesser rhomboid muscle}, {musculus rhomboideus minor}]

rhomboid muscle
n : any of several muscles of the upper back that help move the shoulder blade [syn: {rhomboid}]

rhomboidal
adj : shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid; "rhomboidal shapes" [syn: {rhomboid}]

rhomboideus major muscle
n : rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the spinal column [syn: {greater rhomboid muscle}, {musculus rhomboideus major}]

rhombus
n : a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram [syn: {rhomb}] [also: {rhombi} (pl)]

rhonchi
rhonchus
n : a sound like whistling or snoring that is heard with a stethoscope during expiration as air passes through obstructed channels [also: {rhonchi} (pl)]

rhonchi
See {rhonchus}

rhonchus
n : a sound like whistling or snoring that is heard with a stethoscope during expiration as air passes through obstructed channels [also: {rhonchi} (pl)]

Rhone
n : a major French river; flows into the Mediterranean near Marseilles; "the valley of the Rhone is famous for its vineyards" [syn: {Rhone River}]

Rhone River
n : a major French river; flows into the Mediterranean near Marseilles; "the valley of the Rhone is famous for its vineyards" [syn: {Rhone}]

Rhone wine
n : any of various wines from the Rhone River valley in France

Rhone-Alpes
n : a mountainous region of eastern France drained by the Rhone and Saone and Isere rivers

rh-positive
adj : of persons (or their blood) having the Rh factor present in their red blood cells [ant: {rh-negative}]

Rh-positive blood type
n : the blood group (approximately 85% of people) whose red cells have the Rh factor (Rh antigen) [syn: {Rh positive}]

rhubarb
n 1: long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened [syn: {pieplant}]
2: plants having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks growing in basal clumps; stems (and only the stems) are edible when cooked; leaves are poisonous [syn: {rhubarb plant}]

rhubarb pie
n : pie containing diced rhubarb and much sugar

rhubarb plant
n : plants having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks growing in basal clumps; stems (and only the stems) are edible when cooked; leaves are poisonous [syn: {rhubarb}]

rhumb
n : a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction [syn: {rhumb line}, {loxodrome}]

rhumb line
n : a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction [syn: {rhumb}, {loxodrome}]

rhumba
n : syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba [syn: {rumba}]
v : dance the rhumba

Rhus
n : deciduous or evergreen shrubs and shrubby trees of temperate and subtropical North America, South Africa, eastern Asia and northeastern Australia; usually limited to nonpoisonous sumacs (see genus Toxicodendron) [syn: {genus Rhus}]

Rhus aromatica
n : sweet-scented sumac of eastern America having ternate leaves and yellowish-green flowers in spikes resembling catkins followed by red hairy fruits [syn: {fragrant sumac}, {lemon sumac}]

Rhus copallina
n : common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries [syn: {dwarf sumac}, {mountain sumac}, {black sumac}, {shining sumac}]

Rhus dermatitis
n : contact dermatitis resulting from contact with plants of the genus Toxicodendron

Rhus diversiloba
n : poisonous shrub of the Pacific coast of North America that causes a rash on contact [syn: {western poison oak}, {Toxicodendron diversilobum}]

Rhus glabra
n : common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with waxy compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries [syn: {smooth sumac}, {scarlet sumac}, {vinegar tree}]

Rhus laurina
n : small aromatic evergreen shrub of California having paniculate leaves and whitish berries; in some classifications included in genus Rhus [syn: {laurel sumac}, {Malosma laurina}]

Rhus ovata
n : evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with spikes of reddish-yellow flowers and glandular hairy fruits [syn: {sugar-bush}, {sugar sumac}]

Rhus quercifolia
n : poisonous shrub of southeastern United States causing a rash on contact [syn: {eastern poison oak}, {Toxicodendron quercifolium}, {Rhus toxicodenedron}]

Rhus radicans
n : climbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact [syn: {poison ivy}, {markweed}, {poison mercury}, {poison oak}, {Toxicodendron radicans}]

Rhus rhodanthema
n : evergreen of Australia yielding a dark yellow wood [syn: {Australian sumac}, {Rhodosphaera rhodanthema}]

Rhus toxicodenedron
n : poisonous shrub of southeastern United States causing a rash on contact [syn: {eastern poison oak}, {Toxicodendron quercifolium}, {Rhus quercifolia}]

Rhus trilobata
n : deciduous shrub of California with unpleasantly scented usually trifoliate leaves and edible fruit [syn: {squawbush}, {squaw-bush}, {skunkbush}]

Rhus typhina
n : deciduous shrubby tree or eastern North America with compound leaves that turn brilliant red in fall and dense panicles of greenish yellow flowers followed by crimson acidic berries [syn: {staghorn sumac}, {velvet sumac}, {Virginian sumac}, {vinegar tree}]

Rhus verniciflua
n : small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained [syn: {varnish tree}, {lacquer tree}, {Chinese lacquer tree}, {Japanese lacquer tree}, {Japanese varnish tree}, {Japanese sumac}, {Toxicodendron vernicifluum}]

Rhus vernix
n : smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an irritating oil [syn: {poison ash}, {poison dogwood}, {poison sumac}, {Toxicodendron vernix}]

Rhyacotriton
n : olympic salamanders [syn: {genus Rhyacotriton}]

Rhyacotriton olympicus
n : small large-eyed semiaquatic salamander of the United States northwest [syn: {olympic salamander}]

rhyme
n 1: correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds) [syn: {rime}]
2: a piece of poetry [syn: {verse}]
v 1: compose rhymes [syn: {rime}]
2: be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable; "hat and cat rhyme" [syn: {rime}]

rhyme royal
n : a stanza form having seven lines of iambic pentameter; introduced by Chaucer

rhymed
adj : having corrnesponding sounds especially terminal sounds; "rhymed verse"; "rhyming words" [syn: {rhyming}, {riming}] [ant: {unrhymed}]

rhymeless
adj : not having rhyme; "writing unrhymed blank verse is like playing tennis without a net" [syn: {unrhymed}, {unrimed}, {rimeless}] [ant: {rhymed}]

rhymer
n : a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets) [syn: {rhymester}, {versifier}, {poetizer}, {poetiser}]

rhymester
n : a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets) [syn: {rhymer}, {versifier}, {poetizer}, {poetiser}]

rhyming
adj : having corrnesponding sounds especially terminal sounds; "rhymed verse"; "rhyming words" [syn: {rhymed}, {riming}] [ant: {unrhymed}]

rhyming slang
n : slang that replaces words with rhyming words or expressions and then typically omits the rhyming component; "Cockney rhyming slang"

Rhynchocephalia
n : tuataras; extinct forms from middle Triassic [syn: {order Rhynchocephalia}]

Rhynchoelaps
n : Australian coral snakes [syn: {genus Rhynchoelaps}]

Rhynchoelaps australis
n : small venomous but harmless snake marked with black-and-white on red [syn: {Australian coral snake}]

Rhyncostylis
n : genus of epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia [syn: {genus Rhyncostylis}]

Rhynia
n : type genus of the Rhyniaceae; small leafless dichotomously branching fossil plants with terminal sporangia and smooth branching rhizomes [syn: {genus Rhynia}]

Rhyniaceae
n : primitive plants of the Paleozoic [syn: {family Rhyniaceae}]

rhyolite
n : very acid volcanic rock

rhyta
See {rhyton}

rhythm
n 1: the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; "the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat" [syn: {beat}, {musical rhythm}]
2: recurring at regular intervals [syn: {regular recurrence}]
3: an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the neverending cycle of the seasons" [syn: {cycle}, {round}]
4: the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements; "the rhythm of Frost's poetry" [syn: {speech rhythm}]
5: natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle) [syn: {rhythm method of birth control}, {rhythm method}, {calendar method of birth control}, {calendar method}]

rhythm and blues
n : a combination of blues and jazz that was developed in the United States by Black musicians; an important precursor of rock 'n' roll [syn: {R and B}]

rhythm and blues musician
n : a performer (and sometimes composer) of rhythm and blues music

rhythm method
n : natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle) [syn: {rhythm method of birth control}, {rhythm}, {calendar method of birth control}, {calendar method}]

rhythm method of birth control
n : natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle) [syn: {rhythm method}, {rhythm}, {calendar method of birth control}, {calendar method}]

rhythm section
n : the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments [syn: {percussion section}, {percussion}]

rhythmic
adj : recurring with measured regularity; "the rhythmic chiming of church bells"- John Galsworthy; "rhythmical prose" [syn: {rhythmical}] [ant: {unrhythmical}]

rhythmic pattern
n : (prosody) a system of versification [syn: {poetic rhythm}, {prosody}]

rhythmical
adj : recurring with measured regularity; "the rhythmic chiming of church bells"- John Galsworthy; "rhythmical prose" [syn: {rhythmic}] [ant: {unrhythmical}]

rhythmically
adv : in a rhythmic manner; "the chair rocked rhythmically back and forth"

rhythmicity
n : the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music

rhytidectomy
n : plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised; "some actresses have more than one face lift" [syn: {face lift}, {facelift}, {lift}, {face lifting}, {cosmetic surgery}, {rhytidoplasty}, {nip and tuck}]

rhytidoplasty
n : plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised; "some actresses have more than one face lift" [syn: {face lift}, {facelift}, {lift}, {face lifting}, {cosmetic surgery}, {rhytidectomy}, {nip and tuck}]

RI
n : a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state [syn: {Rhode Island}, {Little Rhody}, {Ocean State}]

rial
n 1: the basic unit of money in Yemen; equal to 100 fils [syn: {Yemeni rial}]
2: the basic unit of money in Oman [syn: {riyal-omani}, {Omani rial}]
3: the basic unit of money in Iran [syn: {Iranian rial}]

riant
adj : showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness; "laughing children" [syn: {laughing(a)}]

riata
n : a long noosed rope used to catch animals [syn: {lasso}, {lariat}, {reata}]

rib
n 1: support resembling the rib of an animal
2: any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates) [syn: {costa}]
3: cut of meat including one or more ribs
4: a teasing remark
5: a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant
6: a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural
v 1: form vertical ribs by knitting; "A ribbed sweater"
2: subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" [syn: {ridicule}, {roast}, {guy}, {blackguard}, {laugh at}, {jest at}, {make fun}, {poke fun}] [also: {ribbing}, {ribbed}]

rib cage
n : the bony enclosing wall of the chest

rib joint pliers
n : a type of pliers

rib roast
n : a cut of meat including more than one rib [syn: {standing rib roast}]

ribald
adj : humorously vulgar; "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language" [syn: {bawdy}, {off-color}]
n : a ribald person; someone who uses vulgar and offensive language

ribaldry
n 1: ribald humor
2: behavior or language bordering on indelicacy [syn: {gaminess}, {raciness}, {spiciness}]

riband
n : a ribbon used as a decoration [syn: {ribband}]

ribavirin
n : an inhaled antiviral agent (trade name Virazole) that may be used to treat serious virus infections [syn: {Virazole}]

ribband
n : a ribbon used as a decoration [syn: {riband}]

ribbed
rib
n 1: support resembling the rib of an animal
2: any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates) [syn: {costa}]
3: cut of meat including one or more ribs
4: a teasing remark
5: a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant
6: a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural
v 1: form vertical ribs by knitting; "A ribbed sweater"
2: subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" [syn: {ridicule}, {roast}, {guy}, {blackguard}, {laugh at}, {jest at}, {make fun}, {poke fun}] [also: {ribbing}, {ribbed}]

ribbed
adj 1: furnished or strengthened with ribs [ant: {ribless}]
2: (of the surface of shells) having a rough, rib-like texture [syn: {costate}]

ribbed
See {rib}

ribbed toad
n : western North American frog with a tail-like copulatory organ [syn: {tailed frog}, {bell toad}, {tailed toad}, {Ascaphus trui}]

ribbed vault
n : vault that resembles a groined vault but has ribbed arches

ribbing
rib
n 1: support resembling the rib of an animal
2: any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates) [syn: {costa}]
3: cut of meat including one or more ribs
4: a teasing remark
5: a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant
6: a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural
v 1: form vertical ribs by knitting; "A ribbed sweater"
2: subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" [syn: {ridicule}, {roast}, {guy}, {blackguard}, {laugh at}, {jest at}, {make fun}, {poke fun}] [also: {ribbing}, {ribbed}]

ribbing
n 1: a framework of ribs
2: the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent" [syn: {tease}, {teasing}]

ribbing
See {rib}

ribbon
n 1: any long object resembling a thin line; "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a gray thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward" [syn: {thread}]
2: an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event [syn: {decoration}, {laurel wreath}, {medal}, {medallion}, {palm}]
3: a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter [syn: {typewriter ribbon}]
4: notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming

ribbon development
n : building complex in a continuous row along a road

ribbon fern
n 1: fern of North Africa and Azores and Canary Islands [syn: {spider fern}, {Pteris serrulata}]
2: epiphytic fern found in lowland forests of tropical America [syn: {grass fern}, {Vittaria lineata}]
3: epiphytic fern with straplike usually twisted fronds of tropical Asia and Polynesia and America [syn: {Ophioglossum pendulum}]

ribbon grass
n : perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America [syn: {reed canary grass}, {gardener's garters}, {lady's laces}, {Phalaris arundinacea}]

ribbon snake
n : slender yellow-striped North American garter snake; prefers wet places [syn: {Thamnophis sauritus}]

ribbon tree
n : deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton [syn: {ribbonwood}, {Plagianthus regius}, {Plagianthus betulinus}]

ribbon worm
n : soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract [syn: {nemertean}, {nemertine}, {proboscis worm}]

ribbonfish
n 1: thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin [syn: {oarfish}, {king of the herring}, {Regalecus glesne}]
2: marine fish having a long compressed ribbon-like body [also: {ribbonfishes} (pl)]

ribbonfishes
ribbonfish
n 1: thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin [syn: {oarfish}, {king of the herring}, {Regalecus glesne}]
2: marine fish having a long compressed ribbon-like body [also: {ribbonfishes} (pl)]

ribbonfishes
See {ribbonfish}

ribbon-leaved water plantain
n : a variety of water plantain

ribbonlike
adj : long and thin; resembling a ribbon; "ribbonlike noodles" [syn: {ribbony}]

ribbonwood
n 1: deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton [syn: {ribbon tree}, {Plagianthus regius}, {Plagianthus betulinus}]
2: small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage [syn: {lacebark}, {houhere}, {Hoheria populnea}]

ribbony
adj : long and thin; resembling a ribbon; "ribbonlike noodles" [syn: {ribbonlike}]

Ribes
n : a flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries; native to northern hemisphere [syn: {genus Ribes}]

Ribes grossularia
n : spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries [syn: {gooseberry}, {gooseberry bush}, {Ribes uva-crispa}]

Ribes nigrum
n : widely cultivated current bearing edible black aromatic berries [syn: {black currant}, {European black currant}]

Ribes rubrum
n : cultivated European current bearing small edible red berries [syn: {red currant}, {garden current}]

Ribes sanguineum
n : a flowering shrub [syn: {winter currant}]

Ribes sativum
n : garden currant bearing small white berries [syn: {white currant}]

Ribes uva-crispa
n : spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries [syn: {gooseberry}, {gooseberry bush}, {Ribes grossularia}]

ribgrass
n : an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions [syn: {English plantain}, {narrow-leaved plantain}, {ribwort}, {ripple-grass}, {buckthorn}, {Plantago lanceolata}]

Ribhus
n : one of three artisans of the gods [syn: {Rhibhus}]

ribier
n : dark reddish-purple table grape of California

ribless
adj : having no ribs or no visible ribs [ant: {ribbed}]

riblike
adj : resembling a rib

riboflavin
n : a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss [syn: {vitamin B2}, {vitamin G}, {lactoflavin}, {ovoflavin}, {hepatoflavin}]

ribonuclease
n : a transferase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid [syn: {ribonucleinase}, {RNase}]

ribonucleic acid
n : (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell; "ribonucleic acid is the genetic material of some viruses" [syn: {RNA}]

ribonucleinase
n : a transferase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid [syn: {ribonuclease}, {RNase}]

ribose
n : a pentose sugar important as a component of ribonucleic acid

ribosome
n : an organelle in the cytoplasm of a living cell; ribosomes attach to mRNA and move down it one codon at a time and stop until tRNA brings the required amino acid; when a ribosome reaches a stop codon it falls apart and releases the completed protein molecule for use by the cell; "the ribosome is the site of protein synthesis"

ribwort
n : an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions [syn: {English plantain}, {narrow-leaved plantain}, {ribgrass}, {ripple-grass}, {buckthorn}, {Plantago lanceolata}]

Ricardo
n : English economist who argued that the laws of supply and demand should operate in a free market (1772-1823) [syn: {David Ricardo}]

rice
n 1: grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
2: annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper
3: English lyricist who frequently worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber (born in 1944) [syn: {Sir Tim Rice}, {Timothy Miles Bindon Rice}]
4: United States playwright (1892-1967) [syn: {Elmer Rice}, {Elmer Leopold Rice}, {Elmer Reizenstein}]
v : sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice; "rice the potatoes"

rice beer
n : Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot [syn: {sake}, {saki}]

rice grass
n : any grass of the genus Oryzopsis [syn: {ricegrass}]

rice paddy
n : an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown [syn: {paddy}, {paddy field}]

rice paper
n : a thin delicate material resembling paper; made from the rice-paper tree

rice rat
n : hardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United States [syn: {Oryzomys palustris}]

rice weevil
n : brown weevil that infests stored grain especially rice [syn: {black weevil}, {Sitophylus oryzae}]

ricebird
n 1: migratory American songbird [syn: {bobolink}, {reedbird}, {Dolichonyx oryzivorus}]
2: small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields [syn: {Java sparrow}, {Java finch}, {Padda oryzivora}]

rice-grain fritillary
n : herb of northwestern America having green-and-purple bell-shaped flowers [syn: {mission bells}, {Fritillaria affinis}, {Fritillaria lanceolata}, {Fritillaria mutica}]

ricegrass
n : any grass of the genus Oryzopsis [syn: {rice grass}]

ricer
n : a kitchen utensil used for ricing soft foods by extruding them through small holes

ricercacari
See {ricercare}

ricercari
See {ricercare}

rich
adj 1: possessing material wealth; "her father is extremely rich"; "many fond hopes are pinned on rich uncles" [ant: {poor}]
2: having an abundant supply of desirable qualities or substances (especially natural resources); "blessed with a land rich in minerals"; "rich in ideas"; "rich with cultural interest" [ant: {poor}]
3: of great worth or quality; "a rich collection of antiques"
4: marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil" [syn: {fat}, {fertile}, {productive}]
5: strong; intense; "deep purple"; "a rich red" [syn: {deep}]
6: very productive; "rich seams of coal"
7: high in mineral content; having a a high proportion of fuel to air; "a rich vein of copper", "a rich gas mixture" [ant: {lean}]
8: suggestive of or characterized by great expense; "a rich display" [ant: {poor}]
9: marked by richness and fullness of flavor; "a rich ruby port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee" [syn: {full-bodied}, {robust}] 10: highly seasoned or containing large amounts of choice ingredients such as butter or sugar or eggs; "kept gorging on rich foods"; "rich pastries"; "rich eggnogg" 11: pleasantly full and mellow; "a rich tenor voice" 12: affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply" [syn: {ample}, {copious}, {plenteous}, {plentiful}]

rich man
n : a man who is wealthy [syn: {man of means}, {wealthy man}]

rich person
n : a person who possesses great material wealth [syn: {wealthy person}, {have}]

Richard Adolph Zsigmondy
n : German chemist (born in Austria) honored for his research on colloidal solutions (1865-1929) [syn: {Zsigmondy}]

Richard August Carl Emil Erlenmeyer
n : German chemist (1825-1909) [syn: {Erlenmeyer}]

Richard Brinsley Sheridan
n : Irish playwright remembered for his satirical comedies of manners (1751-1816) [syn: {Sheridan}]

Richard Buckminster Fuller
n : United States architect who invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983) [syn: {Fuller}, {Buckminster Fuller}, {R. Buckminster Fuller}]

Richard Burbage
n : English actor who was the first to play the leading role in several of Shakespeare's tragedies (1567-1619) [syn: {Burbage}]

Richard Burdon Haldane
n : Scottish statesman and brother of Elizabeth and John Haldane (1856-1928) [syn: {Haldane}, {Richard Haldane}, {First Viscount Haldane of Cloan}]

Richard Burton
n 1: English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890) [syn: {Burton}, {Sir Richard Burton}, {Sir Richard Francis Burton}]
2: Welsh film actor who often co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor (1925-1984) [syn: {Burton}]

Richard Coeur de Lion
n : son of Henry II and King of England from 1189 to 1199; a leader of the Third Crusade; on his way home from the crusade he was captured and held prisoner in the Holy Roman Empire until England ransomed him in 1194 (1157-1199) [syn: {Richard I}, {Richard the Lionheart}, {Richard the Lion-Hearted}]

Richard D. Fosbury
n : United States athlete who revolutionized the high jump by introducing the Fosbury flop in the 1968 Olympics (born in 1947) [syn: {Fosbury}, {Dick Fosbury}]

Richard D'Oyly Carte
n : English impresario who brought Gilbert and Sullivan together and produced many of their operettas in London (1844-1901) [syn: {D'Oyly Carte}]

Richard E. Byrd
n : explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions to explore Antarctica (1888-1957) [syn: {Byrd}, {Richard Evelyn Byrd}, {Admiral Byrd}]

Richard E. Smalley
n : American chemist who with Robert Curl and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1943) [syn: {Smalley}, {Richard Smalley}, {Richard Errett Smalley}]

Richard Errett Smalley
n : American chemist who with Robert Curl and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1943) [syn: {Smalley}, {Richard Smalley}, {Richard E. Smalley}]

Richard Erskine Leakey
n : English paleontologist (son of Louis Leakey and Mary Leakey) who continued the work of his parents; he was appointed director of a wildlife preserve in Kenya but resigned under political pressure (born in 1944) [syn: {Leakey}, {Richard Leakey}]

Richard Evelyn Byrd
n : explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions to explore Antarctica (1888-1957) [syn: {Byrd}, {Richard E. Byrd}, {Admiral Byrd}]

Richard Feynman
n : United States physicist who contributed to the theory of the interaction of photons and electrons (1918-1988) [syn: {Feynman}, {Richard Phillips Feynman}]

Richard Haldane
n : Scottish statesman and brother of Elizabeth and John Haldane (1856-1928) [syn: {Haldane}, {Richard Burdon Haldane}, {First Viscount Haldane of Cloan}]

Richard Henry Lee
n : leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American colonies (1732-1794) [syn: {Lee}]

Richard Henry Tawney
n : English economist remembered for his studies of the development of capitalism (1880-1962) [syn: {Tawney}]

Richard Hooker
n : English theologian (1554-1600) [syn: {Hooker}]

Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace
n : English writer noted for his crime novels (1875-1932) [syn: {Wallace}, {Edgar Wallace}]

Richard I
n : son of Henry II and King of England from 1189 to 1199; a leader of the Third Crusade; on his way home from the crusade he was captured and held prisoner in the Holy Roman Empire until England ransomed him in 1194 (1157-1199) [syn: {Richard Coeur de Lion}, {Richard the Lionheart}, {Richard the Lion-Hearted}]

Richard II
n : King of England from 1377 to 1399; he suppressed the Peasant's Revolt in 1381 but his reign was marked by popular discontent and baronial opposition in Parliament and he was forced to abdicate in 1399 (1367-1400)

Richard III
n : King of England from 1483 to 1485; seized the throne from his nephew Edward V who was confined to the Tower of London and murdered; his reign ended when he was defeated by Henry Tudor (later Henry VII) at the battle of Bosworth Field (1452-1485)

Richard J. Roberts
n : United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943) [syn: {Roberts}, {Richard John Roberts}]

Richard John Roberts
n : United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943) [syn: {Roberts}, {Richard J. Roberts}]

Richard Jordan Gatling
n : United States inventor of the first rapid firing gun (1818-1903) [syn: {Gatling}]

Richard Kuhn
n : Austrian chemist who did research on carotenoids and vitamins (1900-1967) [syn: {Kuhn}]

Richard Leakey
n : English paleontologist (son of Louis Leakey and Mary Leakey) who continued the work of his parents; he was appointed director of a wildlife preserve in Kenya but resigned under political pressure (born in 1944) [syn: {Leakey}, {Richard Erskine Leakey}]

Richard Lovelace
n : English poet (1618-1857) [syn: {Lovelace}]

Richard M. Nixon
n : Vice President under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994) [syn: {Nixon}, {Richard Nixon}, {Richard Milhous Nixon}, {President Nixon}]

Richard Milhous Nixon
n : Vice President under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994) [syn: {Nixon}, {Richard Nixon}, {Richard M. Nixon}, {President Nixon}]

Richard Morris Hunt
n : United States architect (1827-1895) [syn: {Hunt}]

Richard Neville
n : English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471) [syn: {Warwick}, {Earl of Warwick}, {the Kingmaker}]

Richard Nixon
n : Vice President under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994) [syn: {Nixon}, {Richard M. Nixon}, {Richard Milhous Nixon}, {President Nixon}]

Richard Phillips Feynman
n : United States physicist who contributed to the theory of the interaction of photons and electrons (1918-1988) [syn: {Feynman}, {Richard Feynman}]

Richard Rodgers
n : United States composer of musical comedies (especially in collaboration with Oscar Hammerstein II and with Lorenz Hart) (1902-1979) [syn: {Rodgers}]

Richard Roe
n : an unknown or fictitious party to legal proceedings

Richard Smalley
n : American chemist who with Robert Curl and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1943) [syn: {Smalley}, {Richard E. Smalley}, {Richard Errett Smalley}]

Richard Starkey
n : rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940) [syn: {Starr}, {Ringo Starr}]

Richard Strauss
n : German composer of many operas; collaborated with librettist Hugo von Hoffmannsthal to produce several operas (1864-1949) [syn: {Strauss}]

Richard the Lionheart
n : son of Henry II and King of England from 1189 to 1199; a leader of the Third Crusade; on his way home from the crusade he was captured and held prisoner in the Holy Roman Empire until England ransomed him in 1194 (1157-1199) [syn: {Richard I}, {Richard Coeur de Lion}, {Richard the Lion-Hearted}]

Richard the Lion-Hearted
n : son of Henry II and King of England from 1189 to 1199; a leader of the Third Crusade; on his way home from the crusade he was captured and held prisoner in the Holy Roman Empire until England ransomed him in 1194 (1157-1199) [syn: {Richard I}, {Richard Coeur de Lion}, {Richard the Lionheart}]

Richard Trevithick
n : English engineer who built the first railway locomotive (1771-1833) [syn: {Trevithick}]

Richard Upjohn
n : United States architect (born in England) (1802-1878) [syn: {Upjohn}]

Richard von Krafft-Ebing
n : German neurologist noted for his studies of sexual deviance (1840-1902) [syn: {Krafft-Ebing}, {Baron Richard von Krafft-Ebing}]

Richard Wagner
n : German composer of operas and inventor of the music drama in which drama and spectacle and music are fused (1813-1883) [syn: {Wagner}, {Wilhelm Richard Wagner}]

Richard Wright
n : United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960) [syn: {Wright}]

Richards
n : English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979) [syn: {I. A. Richards}, {Ivor Armstrong Richards}]

Richardson
n 1: United States architect (1838-1886) [syn: {Henry Hobson Richardson}]
2: British stage and screen actor noted for playing classic roles (1902-1983) [syn: {Ralph Richardson}, {Sir Ralph David Richardson}]

Richardson ground squirrel
n : of sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States and Canada [syn: {flickertail}, {Citellus richardsoni}]

Richardson vole
n : of western North America [syn: {water vole}, {Microtus richardsoni}]

Richardson's geranium
n : geranium of western North America having branched clusters of white or pale pink flowers [syn: {Geranium richardsonii}]

Richea
n : evergreen trees or shrubs of mountains of Australia and Tasmania [syn: {genus Richea}]

Richea dracophylla
n : stout Australian shrub with narrow leaves crowded at ends of branches and terminal clusters of white or pink flowers [syn: {Australian grass tree}]

Richea pandanifolia
n : gaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender tapering leaves 3 to 5 feet long [syn: {tree heath}, {grass tree}]

Richelieu
n : French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642) [syn: {Duc de Richelieu}, {Armand Jean du Plessis}, {Cardinal Richelieu}]

riches
n : an abundance of material possessions and resources [syn: {wealth}]

Richler
n : Canadian novelist (born in 1931) [syn: {Mordecai Richler}]

richly
adv 1: to an ample degree or in an ample manner; "these voices were amply represented"; "we benefited richly" [syn: {amply}] [ant: {meagerly}]
2: in a rich manner; "he lives high" [syn: {high}, {luxuriously}]
3: in a rich and lavish manner; "lavishly decorated" [syn: {lavishly}, {extravagantly}]

Richmond
n : capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War [syn: {capital of Virginia}]

Richmondena
n : cardinals [syn: {genus Richmondena}]

Richmondena Cardinalis
n : crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male [syn: {cardinal}, {cardinal grosbeak}, {Cardinalis cardinalis}, {redbird}]

richness
n 1: the property of being extremely abundant [syn: {profusion}, {profuseness}, {cornucopia}]
2: abundant wealth [syn: {affluence}]
3: the property of a sound that has a rich and pleasing timbre [syn: {fullness}, {mellowness}]
4: the property of producing abundantly and sustaining growth; "he praised the richness of the soil" [syn: {prolificacy}, {fertility}]

Richter scale
n : a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 used to express the energy released by an earthquake

richweed
n 1: erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States [syn: {horse balm}, {horseweed}, {stoneroot}, {stone-root}, {stone root}, {Collinsonia canadensis}]
2: a plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves [syn: {clearweed}, {dead nettle}, {Pilea pumilla}]

ricin
n : a toxic protein extracted from castor beans; used as a chemical reagent; can be used as a bioweapon; "one milligram of ricin can kill an adult" [syn: {ricin toxin}]

ricin toxin
n : a toxic protein extracted from castor beans; used as a chemical reagent; can be used as a bioweapon; "one milligram of ricin can kill an adult" [syn: {ricin}]

ricinoleic acid
n : an oily fatty acid found in castor oil and used in soap

Ricinus
n : a genus of herb having only one known species: castor-oil plant [syn: {genus Ricinus}]

Ricinus communis
n : large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized throughout the tropics [syn: {castor-oil plant}, {castor bean plant}, {palma christi}, {palma christ}]

rick
n 1: a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) [syn: {crick}, {wrick}]
2: a stack of hay [syn: {haystack}, {hayrick}]
v 1: pile in ricks; "rick hay"
2: twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days" [syn: {twist}, {sprain}, {wrench}, {turn}, {wrick}]

Rickenbacker
n : the most decorated United States combat pilot in World War I (1890-1973) [syn: {Eddie Rickenbacker}, {Edward Vernon Rickenbacker}]

ricketiness
n : the quality of being unstable and insecure; "the shakiness of the present regime" [syn: {shakiness}]

rickets
n : childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorus [syn: {rachitis}]

Rickettsia
n : any of a group of parasitic bacteria that live in arthropods (as ticks and mites) and can cause disease if transmitted to human beings

Rickettsiaceae
n : microorganism resembling bacteria inhabiting arthropod tissues but capable of causing disease in vertebrates [syn: {family Rickettsiaceae}]

rickettsiae
See {rickettsia}

rickettsial
adj : relating to or caused by rickettsias

rickettsial disease
n : infectious disease caused by ticks or mites or body lice infected with rickettsial bacteria [syn: {rickettsiosis}]

Rickettsiales
n : pleomorphic gram-negative microorganisms [syn: {order Rickettsiales}]

rickettsialpox
n : mild infectious rickettsial disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Rickettsia transmitted to humans by the bite a mite that lives on rodents; characterized by chills and fever and headache and skin lesions that resemble chickenpox

rickettsias
n : rod-shaped microorganisms resembling both bacteria and viruses; live in biting arthropods and cause disease in vertebrate hosts

rickettsiosis
n : infectious disease caused by ticks or mites or body lice infected with rickettsial bacteria [syn: {rickettsial disease}]

rickety
adj : inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; "a rickety table"; "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"; "the ladder felt a little wobbly"; "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky" [syn: {shaky}, {wobbly}, {wonky}]

rickey
n : a mixed drink made of sweetened lime juice and soda water usually with liquor

Rickover
n : United States admiral who advocated the development of nuclear submarines (1900-1986) [syn: {Hyman Rickover}, {Hyman George Rickover}]

rickrack
n : a narrow zigzag ribbon used as trimming [syn: {ricrac}]

ricksha
n : a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger; pulled by one person [syn: {jinrikisha}, {rickshaw}]

rickshaw
n : a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger; pulled by one person [syn: {jinrikisha}, {ricksha}]

RICO
n : law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions [syn: {anti-racketeering law}, {Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act}, {RICO Act}]

RICO Act
n : law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions [syn: {anti-racketeering law}, {Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act}, {RICO}]

ricochet
n : a glancing rebound [syn: {carom}]
v : spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" [syn: {bounce}, {resile}, {take a hop}, {spring}, {bound}, {rebound}, {recoil}, {reverberate}] [also: {ricochetting}, {ricochetted}]

ricochetted
ricochet
n : a glancing rebound [syn: {carom}]
v : spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" [syn: {bounce}, {resile}, {take a hop}, {spring}, {bound}, {rebound}, {recoil}, {reverberate}] [also: {ricochetting}, {ricochetted}]

ricochetted
See {ricochet}

ricochetting
ricochet
n : a glancing rebound [syn: {carom}]
v : spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" [syn: {bounce}, {resile}, {take a hop}, {spring}, {bound}, {rebound}, {recoil}, {reverberate}] [also: {ricochetting}, {ricochetted}]

ricochetting
See {ricochet}

ricotta
n : soft Italian cheese like cottage cheese

ricrac
n : a narrow zigzag ribbon used as trimming [syn: {rickrack}]

rictus
n : a gaping grimace

rid
v : relieve from; "Rid the the house of pests" [syn: {free}, {disembarrass}] [also: {ridding}, {ridded}]

rid of
v : do away with [syn: {obviate}, {eliminate}] [ant: {necessitate}]

riddance
n 1: the act of removing or getting rid of something [syn: {elimination}]
2: the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school" [syn: {ejection}, {exclusion}, {expulsion}]

ridded
rid
v : relieve from; "Rid the the house of pests" [syn: {free}, {disembarrass}] [also: {ridding}, {ridded}]

ridded
See {rid}

ridden
ride
n 1: a journey in a vehicle driven by someone else; "he took the family for a drive in his new car" [syn: {drive}]
2: a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement
v 1: sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare" [syn: {sit}]
2: be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day" [ant: {walk}]
3: continue undisturbed and without interference; "Let it ride"
4: move like a floating object; "The moon rode high in the night sky"
5: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: {tease}, {razz}, {rag}, {cod}, {tantalize}, {tantalise}, {bait}, {taunt}, {twit}, {rally}]
6: be sustained or supported or borne; "His glasses rode high on his nose"; "The child rode on his mother's hips"; "She rode a wave of popularity"; "The brothers rode to an easy victory on their father's political name"
7: have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well" [syn: {drive}]
8: be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the electin"; "Your grade will depends on your homework" [syn: {depend on}, {devolve on}, {depend upon}, {turn on}, {hinge on}, {hinge upon}]
9: lie moored or anchored; "Ship rides at anchor" 10: sit on and control a vehicle; "He rides his bicycle to work every day"; "She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town" 11: climb up on the body; "Shorts that ride up"; "This skirt keeps riding up my legs" 12: ride over, along, or through; "Travel the highways of America"; "Ride the freeways of California" 13: keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot; "Don't ride the clutch!" 14: copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow" [syn: {mount}] [also: {rode}, {ridden}]

ridden
See {ride}

ridding
rid
v : relieve from; "Rid the the house of pests" [syn: {free}, {disembarrass}] [also: {ridding}, {ridded}]

ridding
See {rid}

riddle
n 1: a difficult problem [syn: {conundrum}, {enigma}, {brain-teaser}]
2: a coarse sieve (as for gravel)
v 1: pierce many times; "The bullets riddled his body"
2: set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle"
3: separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff [syn: {screen}]
4: speak in riddles
5: explain a riddle

riddle canon
n : a canon in which the entrances of successive parts were indicated by cryptic symbols and devices (popular in the 15th and 16th centuries) [syn: {enigma canon}, {enigmatic canon}, {enigmatical canon}]

riddled
adj 1: (often followed by `with') damaged throughout by numerous perforations or holes; "a sweater riddled with moth holes"; "cliffs riddled with caves"; "the bullet-riddled target"
2: spread throughout; "cities riddled with corruption"

ride
n 1: a journey in a vehicle driven by someone else; "he took the family for a drive in his new car" [syn: {drive}]
2: a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement
v 1: sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare" [syn: {sit}]
2: be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day" [ant: {walk}]
3: continue undisturbed and without interference; "Let it ride"
4: move like a floating object; "The moon rode high in the night sky"
5: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: {tease}, {razz}, {rag}, {cod}, {tantalize}, {tantalise}, {bait}, {taunt}, {twit}, {rally}]
6: be sustained or supported or borne; "His glasses rode high on his nose"; "The child rode on his mother's hips"; "She rode a wave of popularity"; "The brothers rode to an easy victory on their father's political name"
7: have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well" [syn: {drive}]
8: be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the electin"; "Your grade will depends on your homework" [syn: {depend on}, {devolve on}, {depend upon}, {turn on}, {hinge on}, {hinge upon}]
9: lie moored or anchored; "Ship rides at anchor" 10: sit on and control a vehicle; "He rides his bicycle to work every day"; "She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town" 11: climb up on the body; "Shorts that ride up"; "This skirt keeps riding up my legs" 12: ride over, along, or through; "Travel the highways of America"; "Ride the freeways of California" 13: keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot; "Don't ride the clutch!" 14: copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow" [syn: {mount}] [also: {rode}, {ridden}]

ride away
v : ride away on a horse, for example [syn: {ride off}]

ride herd
v : driving animals such as horses and cattle while riding along with them; "Joe was riding herd during the day"

ride herd on
v : keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance [syn: {monitor}, {supervise}]

ride horseback
v : ride on horseback

ride off
v : ride away on a horse, for example [syn: {ride away}]

ride out
v : a trial of endurance; "ride out the storm" [syn: {last out}, {stay}, {outride}]

ride roughshod
v : treat inconsiderately or harshly [syn: {run roughshod}]

ride the bench
v : be out of the game; "Miller was riding the bench in Saturday's game" [syn: {warm the bench}]

rider
n 1: a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
2: a clause that is appended to a legislative bill
3: a traveler who actively rides a vehicle (as a bicycle or motorcycle)
4: a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it [syn: {passenger}]

Rider Haggard
n : British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925) [syn: {Haggard}, {Sir Henry Rider Haggard}]

rider plate
n : a horizontal beam (or plate) connected to the top of a ship's vertical keel or to the keelson

ridge
n 1: a long narrow natural elevation or striation
2: any long raised strip
3: a long narrow range of hills
4: any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane
5: a beam laid along the ridge of a roof; provides attachment for upper end of rafters [syn: {ridgepole}, {rooftree}]
v 1: extend in ridges; "The land ridges towards the South"
2: plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip
3: throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides; "He ridged his corn"
4: spade into alternate ridges and troughs; "ridge the soil"
5: form into a ridge

ridge rope
n : either of a pair of lifelines running alongside the bowsprit of a ship

ridge tile
n : a decorative tile that is bent in cross section; used to cover the ridge of a roof

ridged
adj 1: having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or the keel of a ship; "a carinate sepal" [syn: {carinate}, {carinated}, {keeled}]
2: having or shaped like a carina or keel [syn: {carinate}, {carinated}, {keeled}]

ridgel
n : a colt with undescended testicles [syn: {ridgeling}, {ridgling}, {ridgil}]

ridgeling
n : a colt with undescended testicles [syn: {ridgling}, {ridgel}, {ridgil}]

ridgepole
n : a beam laid along the ridge of a roof; provides attachment for upper end of rafters [syn: {ridge}, {rooftree}]

ridgil
n : a colt with undescended testicles [syn: {ridgeling}, {ridgling}, {ridgel}]

ridgling
n : a colt with undescended testicles [syn: {ridgeling}, {ridgel}, {ridgil}]

ridicule
n 1: language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
2: the act of deriding or treating with contempt [syn: {derision}]
v : subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" [syn: {roast}, {guy}, {blackguard}, {laugh at}, {jest at}, {rib}, {make fun}, {poke fun}]

ridiculer
n : a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm [syn: {satirist}, {ironist}]

ridiculous
adj 1: inspiring scornful pity; "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett [syn: {pathetic}, {silly}]
2: completely devoid of wisdom or good sense; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous" [syn: {absurd}, {cockeyed}, {derisory}, {idiotic}, {laughable}, {ludicrous}, {nonsensical}, {preposterous}]
3: broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce; "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"; "ludicrous green hair" [syn: {farcical}, {ludicrous}]

ridiculously
adv : so as to arouse or deserve laughter; "her income was laughably small, but she managed to live well" [syn: {laughably}, {ludicrously}, {preposterously}]

ridiculousness
n : a message whose content is at variance with reason [syn: {absurdity}, {absurdness}]

riding
adj : traveling by wheeled vehicle such as bicycle or automobile e.g.; "the riding public welcomed the new buses" [syn: {awheel}]
n 1: riding a horse as a sport [syn: {horseback riding}, {equitation}]
2: riding a horse as a means of transportation [syn: {horseback riding}]

riding bitt
n : one of the large bitts used to secure the cable of a dropped anchor

riding boot
n : a boot without laces that is worn for riding horses; part of a riding habit

riding breeches
n : flared trousers ending at the calves; worn with riding boots [syn: {jodhpur}, {jodhpur breeches}]

riding crop
n : a short whip with a thong at the end and a handle for opening gates [syn: {hunting crop}]

riding habit
n : habit for riding horses

riding horse
n : a lightweight horse kept for riding only [syn: {saddle horse}, {mount}]

riding lamp
n : a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor [syn: {anchor light}, {riding light}]

riding light
n : a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor [syn: {anchor light}, {riding lamp}]

riding master
n : someone who teaches horsemanship

riding mower
n : a power mower you can ride on

riding school
n : a school where horsemanship is taught and practiced

ridley
n : a marine turtle

riel
n : the basic unit of money in Cambodia; equal to 100 sen

Riemann
n : pioneer of non-Euclidean geometry (1826-1866) [syn: {Bernhard Riemann}, {Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann}]

Riemannian
adj : of or relating to Riemann's non-Euclidean geometry

Riemannian geometry
n : a non-Euclidean geometry that regards space is like a sphere and a line is a great circle [syn: {elliptic geometry}]

Riesling
n 1: white grape grown in Europe and California
2: fragrant dry or sweet white wine from the Rhine valley or a similar wine from California

Riesman
n : United States sociologist (1909-2002) [syn: {David Riesman}, {David Riesman Jr.}]

Rifadin
n : an antibacterial drug (trade names Rifadin and Rimactane) used to treat tuberculosis [syn: {rifampin}, {Rimactane}]

rifampin
n : an antibacterial drug (trade names Rifadin and Rimactane) used to treat tuberculosis [syn: {Rifadin}, {Rimactane}]

rife
adj 1: encountered generally especially at the present time; "the prevailing opinion was that a trade war could be averted"; "the most prevalent religion in our area"; "speculation concerning the books author was rife" [syn: {prevailing}, {prevalent}]
2: excessively abundant [syn: {overabundant}, {plethoric}]

Riff
n 1: a Berber living in northern Morocco [syn: {Riffian}]
2: a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation
v 1: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" [syn: {flick}, {flip}, {thumb}, {riffle}, {leaf}]
2: play riffs

Riffian
n : a Berber living in northern Morocco [syn: {Riff}]

riffle
n 1: a small wave on the surface of a liquid [syn: {ripple}, {rippling}, {wavelet}]
2: shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners
v 1: twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked" [syn: {flick}, {ruffle}]
2: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" [syn: {flick}, {flip}, {thumb}, {leaf}, {riff}]
3: stir up (water) so as to form ripples [syn: {ripple}, {ruffle}, {cockle}, {undulate}]
4: shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix

riffraff
n : disparaging terms for the common people [syn: {rabble}, {ragtag}, {ragtag and bobtail}]

rifle
n : a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore; "he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired"
v 1: steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" [syn: {plunder}, {despoil}, {loot}, {reave}, {strip}, {ransack}, {pillage}, {foray}]
2: go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way; "Who rifled through my desk drawers?" [syn: {go}]

rifle ball
n : a bullet designed to be fired from a rifle; no longer made spherical in shape

rifle butt
n : the butt end of a rifle

rifle grenade
n : a grenade that is thrown from a launching device attached to the barrel of a rifle

rifle range
n 1: the distance that a rifle bullet will carry; "the target was out of rifle range" [syn: {rifle shot}]
2: a range where people can practice shooting rifles; "during the war they turned the bowling alleys into rifle ranges"

rifle shot
n : the distance that a rifle bullet will carry; "the target was out of rifle range" [syn: {rifle range}]

riflebird
n : velvety black Australian bird of paradise with green and purple iridescence on head and tail [syn: {Ptloris paradisea}]

rifled
adj : of a firearm; having rifling or internal spiral grooves inside the barrel [ant: {unrifled}]

rifleman
n 1: someone skilled in the use of a rifle
2: a soldier whose weapon is a rifle

rifleman bird
n : small green-and-bronze bird [syn: {Acanthisitta chloris}]

rifling
n : the cutting of spiral grooves on the inside of the barrel of a firearm [syn: {grooving}]

rift
n 1: a gap between cloud masses; "the sun shone through a rift in the clouds"
2: a narrow fissure in rock
3: a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations" [syn: {rupture}, {breach}, {break}, {severance}, {falling out}]

rift valley
n : a valley with steep sides; formed by a rift in the earth's crust

Rift Valley fever
n : an infection common in Africa caused by a bunyavirus; transmitted by mosquitoes or by handling infected animals

rig
n 1: gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
2: a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together [syn: {trailer truck}, {tractor trailer}, {trucking rig}, {articulated lorry}, {semi}]
3: formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel [syn: {rigging}]
4: a set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was exceedingly elegant" [syn: {outfit}, {getup}, {turnout}]
5: gear used in fishing [syn: {fishing gear}, {tackle}, {fishing tackle}, {fishing rig}]
6: a vehicle with four wheels drawn by two or more horses [syn: {carriage}, {equipage}]
7: the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud" [syn: {swindle}, {cheat}]
v 1: arrange the outcome of by means of deceit; "rig an election" [syn: {set up}]
2: manipulate in a fraudulent manner; "rig prices" [syn: {manipulate}]
3: connect or secure to; "They rigged the bomb to the ignition"
4: equip with sails, masts, etc.; "rig a ship" [syn: {set}, {set up}] [also: {rigging}, {rigged}]

rig out
v : put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" [syn: {dress up}, {fig out}, {fig up}, {deck up}, {gussy up}, {fancy up}, {trick up}, {deck out}, {trick out}, {prink}, {attire}, {get up}, {tog up}, {tog out}, {overdress}] [ant: {dress down}]

rig up
v : erect or construct, especially as a temporary measure; "Can he rig up a P.A. system?"

Riga
n : a port city on the Gulf of Riga that is the capital and largest city of Latvia; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League [syn: {capital of Latvia}]

rigamarole
n 1: a set of confused and meaningless statements [syn: {rigmarole}]
2: a long and complicated and confusing procedure; "all that academic rigmarole was a waste of time" [syn: {rigmarole}]

rigatoni
n : tubular pasta in short ribbed pieces

Rigel
n : the brightest star in Orion [syn: {Beta Orionis}]

rigged
rig
n 1: gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
2: a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together [syn: {trailer truck}, {tractor trailer}, {trucking rig}, {articulated lorry}, {semi}]
3: formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel [syn: {rigging}]
4: a set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was exceedingly elegant" [syn: {outfit}, {getup}, {turnout}]
5: gear used in fishing [syn: {fishing gear}, {tackle}, {fishing tackle}, {fishing rig}]
6: a vehicle with four wheels drawn by two or more horses [syn: {carriage}, {equipage}]
7: the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud" [syn: {swindle}, {cheat}]
v 1: arrange the outcome of by means of deceit; "rig an election" [syn: {set up}]
2: manipulate in a fraudulent manner; "rig prices" [syn: {manipulate}]
3: connect or secure to; "They rigged the bomb to the ignition"
4: equip with sails, masts, etc.; "rig a ship" [syn: {set}, {set up}] [also: {rigging}, {rigged}]

rigged
adj : fitted or equipped with necessary rigging (sails and shrouds and stays etc) [ant: {unrigged}]

rigged
See {rig}

rigger
n 1: someone who rigs ships
2: a long slender pointed sable brush used by artists [syn: {rigger brush}]
3: someone who works on an oil rig [syn: {oil rigger}]
4: a sailing vessel with a specified rig; "a square rigger"

rigger brush
n : a long slender pointed sable brush used by artists [syn: {rigger}]

rigging
rig
n 1: gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
2: a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together [syn: {trailer truck}, {tractor trailer}, {trucking rig}, {articulated lorry}, {semi}]
3: formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel [syn: {rigging}]
4: a set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was exceedingly elegant" [syn: {outfit}, {getup}, {turnout}]
5: gear used in fishing [syn: {fishing gear}, {tackle}, {fishing tackle}, {fishing rig}]
6: a vehicle with four wheels drawn by two or more horses [syn: {carriage}, {equipage}]
7: the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud" [syn: {swindle}, {cheat}]
v 1: arrange the outcome of by means of deceit; "rig an election" [syn: {set up}]
2: manipulate in a fraudulent manner; "rig prices" [syn: {manipulate}]
3: connect or secure to; "They rigged the bomb to the ignition"
4: equip with sails, masts, etc.; "rig a ship" [syn: {set}, {set up}] [also: {rigging}, {rigged}]

rigging
n 1: gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails [syn: {tackle}]
2: formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel [syn: {rig}]

rigging
See {rig}

Riggs' disease
n : chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets [syn: {pyorrhea}, {pyorrhoea}, {pyorrhea alveolaris}]

right
adj 1: free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth; "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision" [syn: {correct}] [ant: {incorrect}, {incorrect}]
2: being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north; "my right hand"; "right center field"; "a right-hand turn"; "the right bank of a river is the bank on your right side when you are facing downstream" [ant: {left}]
3: socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior" [syn: {correct}]
4: in conformance with justice or law or morality; "do the right thing and confess" [ant: {wrong}]
5: correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right" [syn: {correct}] [ant: {wrong}]
6: appropriate for a condition or occasion; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position" [syn: {proper}, {suitable}]
7: of or belonging to the political or intellectual right [ant: {left}, {center}]
8: in or into a satisfactory condition; "things are right again now"; "put things right"
9: intended for the right hand; "a right-hand glove" [syn: {right(a)}, {right-hand(a)}] 10: in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters" [syn: {correct}] 11: having the axis perpendicular to the base; "a right angle" 12: of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face outward; "the right side of the cloth showed the pattern"; "be sure your shirt is right side out" [syn: {right(a)}] 13: most suitable or right for a particular purpose; "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes" [syn: {good}, {ripe}]
n 1: an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away"
2: (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing; "mineral rights"; "film rights"
3: location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east; "he stood on the right" [ant: {left}]
4: a turn to the right; "take a right at the corner"
5: those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged [syn: {right wing}]
6: anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim" [syn: {rightfulness}] [ant: {wrong}, {wrong}]
7: the hand that is on the right side of the body; "he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left"; "hit him with quick rights to the body" [syn: {right hand}]
8: the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right [syn: {right field}]
adv 1: precisely, exactly; "stand right here!"
2: immediately; "she called right after dinner"
3: exactly; "he fell flop on his face" [syn: {flop}]
4: toward or on the right; also used figuratively; "he looked right and left"; "the party has moved right" [ant: {left}]
5: in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?" [syn: {properly}, {decently}, {decent}, {in good order}, {the right way}] [ant: {improperly}]
6: an interjection expressing agreement [syn: {right on}]
7: completely; "she felt right at home"; "he fell right into the trap"
8: (Southern regional intensive) very; "the baby is mighty cute"; "he's mighty tired"; "it is powerful humid"; "that boy is powerful big now"; "they have a right nice place" [syn: {mighty}, {powerful}]
9: in accordance with moral or social standards; "that serves him right"; "do right by him" [syn: {justly}] 10: in a correct manner; "he guessed right" [syn: {correctly}, {aright}] [ant: {incorrectly}, {incorrectly}]
v 1: make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust" [syn: {compensate}, {redress}, {correct}] [ant: {wrong}]
2: put in or restore to an upright position; "They righted the sailboat that had capsized"
3: regain an upright or proper position; "The capsized boat righted again"
4: make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation" [syn: {correct}, {rectify}] [ant: {falsify}]

right along
adv : all the time or over a period of time; "She had known all along"; "the hope had been there all along" [syn: {all along}]

right angle
n 1: the 90 degree angle between two perpendicular lines [ant: {oblique angle}]
2: a quarter of the circumference of a circle [syn: {quadrant}]

right ascension
n 1: (astronomy) the angular distance eastward along the celestial equator from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that passes through the body; expressed in hours and minutes and second; used with declination to specify positions on the celestial sphere; "one hour of right ascension equals fifteen degrees" [syn: {RA}, {celestial longitude}]
2: an arc of the celestial equator eastward from the vernal equinox

right atrioventricular valve
n : valve with three cusps; situated between the right atrium and the right ventricle; allows blood to pass from atrium to ventricle and closes to prevent backflow when the ventricle contracts [syn: {tricuspid valve}]

right atrium
n : the right upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the venae cavae and coronary sinus [syn: {right atrium of the heart}, {atrium dextrum}]

right atrium of the heart
n : the right upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the venae cavae and coronary sinus [syn: {right atrium}, {atrium dextrum}]

right away
adv 1: without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" [syn: {immediately}, {instantly}, {straightaway}, {straight off}, {directly}, {now}, {at once}, {forthwith}, {in real time}, {like a shot}]
2: at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence); "he promptly forgot the address" [syn: {promptly}]

Right Bank
n : the region of Paris on the north bank of the Seine

right brain
n : the cerebral hemisphere to the right of the corpus callosum that controls the left half of the body [syn: {right hemisphere}]

right coronary artery
n : arises from the right aortic sinus; supplies the right side of the heart

right field
n 1: the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right [syn: {right}]
2: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the right third of the outfield (looking from home plate)

right fielder
n : the person who plays right field

right gastric artery
n : a branch of the hepatic artery that supplies the pyloric portion of the stomach on the lesser curvature [syn: {ateria gastrica dextra}]

right gastric vein
n : receives veins from the upper surfaces of the stomach and empties into the portal vein [syn: {pyloric vein}, {vena gastrica-dextra}]

right hand
n : the hand that is on the right side of the body; "he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left"; "hit him with quick rights to the body" [syn: {right}]

right hander
n : a person who uses the right hand more skillfully than the left [syn: {right-hander}, {righthander}]

right hemisphere
n : the cerebral hemisphere to the right of the corpus callosum that controls the left half of the body [syn: {right brain}]

right of election
n : in probate law: the legal right of a surviving spouse to elect to take either what the deceased spouse gave under the will or the share of the estate as set forth by statute

right of entry
n : the legal right to take possession of real estate in a peaceable manner

right of first publication
n : a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work [syn: {copyright}]

right of offset
n : (banking) the legal right of a bank to seize deposited funds to cover a loan that is in default

right of privacy
n : a legal right (not explicitly provided in the United States Constitution) to be left alone; the right to live life free from unwarranted publicity

right of re-entry
n : the legal right to resume possession (a right that was reserved when a former possession was parted with)

right of search
n : the right of a belligerent to stop neutral ships on the high seas in wartime and search them

right of way
n 1: the privilege of someone to pass over land belonging to someone else
2: the right of one vehicle or vessel to take precedence over another
3: the passage consisting of a path or strip of land over which someone has the legal right to pass

right on
adv : an interjection expressing agreement [syn: {right}]

right smart
adj : (Southern or Midland) considerable; "it's a right smart distance"
adv : to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States); "way over budget"; "way off base"; "the other side of the hill is right smart steeper than the side we are on" [syn: {way}]

right stage
n : the part of the stage on the actor's right as the actor faces the audience [syn: {stage right}]

right to an attorney
n : a civil right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US constitution

right to confront accusors
n : a right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US constitution

right to due process
n : a right guaranteed by the 5th amendment to the US constitution; reaffirmed by the 14th amendment

right to liberty
n : the right to be free

right to life
n : the right to live

right to privacy
n : right to be free of unsanctioned intrusion

right to speedy and public trial by jury
n : a civil right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the United States constitution

right to the pursuit of happiness
n : the right to try to find happiness

right to vote
n : a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment; "American women got the vote in 1920" [syn: {vote}, {suffrage}]

right triangle
n : a triangle with one right angle [syn: {right-angled triangle}] [ant: {oblique triangle}]

right ventricle
n : the chamber on the right side of the heart that receives venous blood from the right atrium and pumps it into the pulmonary trunk

right whale
n : large arctic whalebone whale; allegedly the `right' whale to hunt because of its valuable whalebone and oil

right wing
n : those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged [syn: {right}]

right-angled
adj : forming a right angle or containing one or more right angles; "a right-angled bend"

right-angled triangle
n : a triangle with one right angle [syn: {right triangle}] [ant: {oblique triangle}]

right-down
adj : complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity" [syn: {absolute}, {downright}, {out-and-out(a)}, {rank(a)}, {sheer(a)}]
adv : positively; "a regular right-down bad 'un"--Charles Dickens

righteous
adj 1: characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much"- James 5:16 [ant: {unrighteous}]
2: morally justified; "righteous indignation"

righteously
adv : in a righteous manner; "righteously indignant" [ant: {unrighteously}]

righteousness
n : adhering to moral principles [ant: {unrighteousness}]

righteye flounder
n : flounders with both eyes on the right side of the head [syn: {righteyed flounder}]

righteyed flounder
n : flounders with both eyes on the right side of the head [syn: {righteye flounder}]

rightful
adj 1: legally valid; "a rightful inheritance" [syn: {rightful(a)}]
2: having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king" [syn: {true(a)}, {lawful}, {rightful(a)}]

rightfully
adv : by right; "baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime" [syn: {truly}]

rightfulness
n : anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim" [syn: {right}] [ant: {wrong}, {wrong}]

right-hand
adj 1: located on or directed toward the right; "a right-hand turn" [syn: {right-hand(a)}]
2: intended for the right hand; "a right-hand glove" [syn: {right(a)}, {right-hand(a)}]
3: most helpful and reliable; "my right-hand man"

right-hand man
n : the most helpful assistant [syn: {chief assistant}, {man Friday}]

right-handed
adj 1: using or intended for the right hand; "a right-handed batter"; "right-handed scissors" [ant: {left-handed}, {ambidextrous}]
2: rotating to the right [syn: {dextrorotary}, {dextrorotatory}]

right-handed pitcher
n : (baseball) a pitcher who throws with the right hand [syn: {right-hander}]

right-handedness
n : preference for using the right hand [syn: {dextrality}]

right-hander
n 1: (baseball) a pitcher who throws with the right hand [syn: {right-handed pitcher}]
2: a person who uses the right hand more skillfully than the left [syn: {right hander}, {righthander}]

righthander
n : a person who uses the right hand more skillfully than the left [syn: {right-hander}, {right hander}]

rightish
adj : tending toward the political right

rightism
n : the ideology of the political right; belief in or support of the tenets of the political right

rightist
adj : believing in or supporting tenets of the political right [syn: {right-wing}]
n : a member of a right wing political party [syn: {right-winger}]

rightly
adv : with honesty; "he was rightly considered the greatest singer of his time" [syn: {justly}, {justifiedly}] [ant: {unjustly}]

right-minded
adj : disposed toward or having views based on what is right; "respect for law which every right-minded citizen ought to have"- Bertrand Russell

rightmost
adj : farthest to the right; "in the rightmost line of traffic"

rightness
n 1: according with conscience or morality [ant: {wrongness}]
2: appropriate conduct; doing the right thing [syn: {appropriateness}] [ant: {inappropriateness}]
3: conformity to fact or truth [syn: {correctness}] [ant: {incorrectness}, {incorrectness}]
4: conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety; "it was performed with justness and beauty" [syn: {justness}, {nicety}]

rights issue
n : an offering of common stock to existing shareholders who hold subscription rights or pre-emptive rights that entitle them to buy newly issued shares at a discount from the price at which they will be offered to the public later; "the investment banker who handles a rights offereing usually agrees to buy any shares not bought by shareholders" [syn: {rights offering}]

rights offering
n : an offering of common stock to existing shareholders who hold subscription rights or pre-emptive rights that entitle them to buy newly issued shares at a discount from the price at which they will be offered to the public later; "the investment banker who handles a rights offereing usually agrees to buy any shares not bought by shareholders" [syn: {rights issue}]

right-side-out
adj : of fabric or clothing [syn: {right-side-out(p)}]

right-side-up
adj : of objects having a top and bottom [syn: {right-side-up(p)}]

right-wing
adj : believing in or supporting tenets of the political right [syn: {rightist}]

right-winger
n : a member of a right wing political party [syn: {rightist}]

rigid
adj 1: incapable of or resistant to bending; "a rigid strip of metal"; "a table made of rigid plastic"; "a palace guardsman stiff as a poker" [syn: {stiff}]
2: incapable of compromise or flexibility [syn: {strict}]
3: incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending will to dominate" [syn: {inflexible}, {unbending}]
4: fixed and unmoving; "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"; "his bearded face already has a set hollow look"- Connor Cruise O'Brien; "a face rigid with pain" [syn: {fixed}, {set}]
5: designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure [ant: {nonrigid}]

rigidification
n : the process of becoming stiff or rigid [syn: {stiffening}, {rigidifying}]

rigidified
rigidify
v 1: become rigid; "The body rigidified"
2: make rigid and set into a conventional pattern; "rigidify the training schedule"; "ossified teaching methods"; "slogans petrify our thinking" [syn: {ossify}, {petrify}] [also: {rigidified}]

rigidified
See {rigidify}

rigidify
v 1: become rigid; "The body rigidified"
2: make rigid and set into a conventional pattern; "rigidify the training schedule"; "ossified teaching methods"; "slogans petrify our thinking" [syn: {ossify}, {petrify}] [also: {rigidified}]

rigidifying
n : the process of becoming stiff or rigid [syn: {stiffening}, {rigidification}]

rigidity
n 1: the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending [syn: {rigidness}]
2: the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe [syn: {inflexibility}] [ant: {flexibility}]

rigidly
adv : in a rigid manner; "the body was rigidly erect"; "ge sat bolt upright" [syn: {stiffly}, {bolt}]

rigidness
n : the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending [syn: {rigidity}]

Rigil
n : brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun [syn: {Alpha Centauri}, {Rigil Kent}]

Rigil Kent
n : brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun [syn: {Alpha Centauri}, {Rigil}]

rigmarole
n 1: a set of confused and meaningless statements [syn: {rigamarole}]
2: a long and complicated and confusing procedure; "all that academic rigmarole was a waste of time" [syn: {rigamarole}]

rigor
n 1: something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters" [syn: {asperity}, {grimness}, {hardship}, {rigour}, {severity}, {rigorousness}]
2: the quality of being logically valid [syn: {cogency}, {validity}, {rigour}]
3: excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp" [syn: {severity}, {harshness}, {rigour}, {inclemency}, {hardness}, {stiffness}]

rigor mortis
n 1: temporary stiffness of joints and muscular rigidity occurring after death
2: muscular stiffening that begins 2 to 4 hours after death and last for about 4 days

rigorous
adj 1: rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard; "rigorous application of the law"; "a strict vegetarian" [syn: {strict}]
2: demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures" [syn: {stringent}, {tight}]
3: used of circumstances (especially weather) that cause suffering; "brutal weather"; "northern winters can be cruel"; "a cruel world"; "a harsh climate"; "a rigorous climate"; "unkind winters" [syn: {brutal}, {cruel}, {harsh}, {unkind}]

rigorously
adv : in a rigorous manner; "he had been trained rigorously by the monks" [syn: {strictly}]

rigorousness
n : something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters" [syn: {asperity}, {grimness}, {hardship}, {rigor}, {rigour}, {severity}]

rigour
n 1: the quality of being logically valid [syn: {cogency}, {validity}, {rigor}]
2: something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters" [syn: {asperity}, {grimness}, {hardship}, {rigor}, {severity}, {rigorousness}]
3: excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp" [syn: {severity}, {harshness}, {rigor}, {inclemency}, {hardness}, {stiffness}]

rigout
n : a person's costume (especially if bizarre); "What a queer rigout!"

Rig-Veda
n : a Veda consisting of a collection of Hindu poems dating from before 2000 BC

rijstafel
n : dish originating in Indonesia; a wide variety of foods and sauces are served with rice [syn: {rijsttaffel}, {rijstaffel}]

rijstaffel
n : dish originating in Indonesia; a wide variety of foods and sauces are served with rice [syn: {rijsttaffel}, {rijstafel}]

rijsttaffel
n : dish originating in Indonesia; a wide variety of foods and sauces are served with rice [syn: {rijstaffel}, {rijstafel}]

Riksmal
n : one of two official languages of Norway; closely related to Danish [syn: {Bokmal}, {Dano-Norwegian}]

rile
v 1: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" [syn: {annoy}, {rag}, {get to}, {bother}, {get at}, {irritate}, {nark}, {nettle}, {gravel}, {vex}, {chafe}, {devil}]
2: make turbid by stirring up the sediments of [syn: {roil}]

riled
adj : aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay" [syn: {annoyed}, {irritated}, {miffed}, {nettled}, {peeved}, {pissed}, {pissed off}, {roiled}, {steamed}, {stunng}]

Riley
n : United States poet (1849-1916) [syn: {James Whitcomb Riley}]

Riley B King
n : United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925) [syn: {King}, {B. B. King}]

rilievi
rilievo
n : sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background [syn: {relief}, {relievo}, {embossment}, {sculptural relief}] [also: {rilievi} (pl)]

rilievi
See {rilievo}

rilievo
n : sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background [syn: {relief}, {relievo}, {embossment}, {sculptural relief}] [also: {rilievi} (pl)]

Rilke
n : German poet (born in Austria) whose imagery and mystic lyricism influenced 20-th century German literature (1875-1926) [syn: {Rainer Maria Rilke}]

rill
n 1: a small stream [syn: {rivulet}, {run}, {runnel}, {streamlet}]
2: a small channel (as one formed by soil erosion)

rim
n 1: the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
2: (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended; "the ball hit the rim and bounced off"
3: the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached
4: a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object [syn: {flange}]
5: the top edge of a vessel [syn: {brim}, {lip}]
v 1: run around the rim of; "Sugar rimmed the dessert plate"
2: furnish with a rim; "rim a hat"
3: roll around the rim of; "the ball rimmed the basket" [also: {rimming}, {rimmed}]

rim blight
n : a disease of tea plants

rima
n : a narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts [also: {rimae} (pl)]

rima glottidis
n : the space between the two true vocal folds [syn: {rima vocalis}, {true glottis}, {glottis vera}]

rima oris
n : the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy" [syn: {mouth}, {oral cavity}, {oral fissure}]

rima pudendi
n : the fissure between the labia majora [syn: {pudendal cleft}, {urogenital cleft}, {rima vulvae}, {pudendal cleavage}, {pudendal slit}, {vulvar slit}]

rima respiratoria
n : the opening between the false vocal folds [syn: {rima vestibuli}, {false glottis}, {glottis spuria}]

rima vestibuli
n : the opening between the false vocal folds [syn: {rima respiratoria}, {false glottis}, {glottis spuria}]

rima vocalis
n : the space between the two true vocal folds [syn: {rima glottidis}, {true glottis}, {glottis vera}]

rima vulvae
n : the fissure between the labia majora [syn: {pudendal cleft}, {urogenital cleft}, {rima pudendi}, {pudendal cleavage}, {pudendal slit}, {vulvar slit}]

Rimactane
n : an antibacterial drug (trade names Rifadin and Rimactane) used to treat tuberculosis [syn: {rifampin}, {Rifadin}]

rimae
rima
n : a narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts [also: {rimae} (pl)]

rimae
See {rima}

Rimbaud
n : French poet whose work influenced the surrealists (1854-1891) [syn: {Arthur Rimbaud}, {Jean Nicholas Arthur Rimbaud}]

rime
n 1: ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside) [syn: {frost}, {hoar}, {hoarfrost}]
2: correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds) [syn: {rhyme}]
v 1: be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable; "hat and cat rhyme" [syn: {rhyme}]
2: compose rhymes [syn: {rhyme}]

rimed
adj : covered with frost; "a frosty glass"; "hedgerows were rimed and stiff with frost"-Wm.Faulkner [syn: {frosty}, {rimy}]

rimeless
adj : not having rhyme; "writing unrhymed blank verse is like playing tennis without a net" [syn: {unrhymed}, {unrimed}, {rhymeless}] [ant: {rhymed}]

rimier
rimy
adj : covered with frost; "a frosty glass"; "hedgerows were rimed and stiff with frost"-Wm.Faulkner [syn: {frosty}, {rimed}] [also: {rimiest}, {rimier}]

rimier
See {rimy}

rimiest
rimy
adj : covered with frost; "a frosty glass"; "hedgerows were rimed and stiff with frost"-Wm.Faulkner [syn: {frosty}, {rimed}] [also: {rimiest}, {rimier}]

rimiest
See {rimy}

riming
adj : having corrnesponding sounds especially terminal sounds; "rhymed verse"; "rhyming words" [syn: {rhymed}, {rhyming}] [ant: {unrhymed}]

rimless
adj : lacking a rim or frame; "rimless glasses" [ant: {rimmed}]

rimmed
rim
n 1: the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
2: (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended; "the ball hit the rim and bounced off"
3: the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached
4: a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object [syn: {flange}]
5: the top edge of a vessel [syn: {brim}, {lip}]
v 1: run around the rim of; "Sugar rimmed the dessert plate"
2: furnish with a rim; "rim a hat"
3: roll around the rim of; "the ball rimmed the basket" [also: {rimming}, {rimmed}]

rimmed
adj : having a rim or a rim of a specified kind; "do you wear rimmed or rimless glasses?" [ant: {rimless}]

rimmed
See {rim}

rimming
rim
n 1: the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
2: (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended; "the ball hit the rim and bounced off"
3: the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached
4: a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object [syn: {flange}]
5: the top edge of a vessel [syn: {brim}, {lip}]
v 1: run around the rim of; "Sugar rimmed the dessert plate"
2: furnish with a rim; "rim a hat"
3: roll around the rim of; "the ball rimmed the basket" [also: {rimming}, {rimmed}]

rimming
See {rim}

rimose
adj : having a surface covered with a network of cracks and small crevices; "a tree with rimose bark"

Rimski-Korsakov
n : Russian composer of operas and orchestral works; often used themes from folk music (1844-1908) [syn: {Rimsky-Korsakov}, {Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov}, {Nikolai Andreyevich Rimski-Korsakov}]

Rimsky-Korsakov
n : Russian composer of operas and orchestral works; often used themes from folk music (1844-1908) [syn: {Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov}, {Rimski-Korsakov}, {Nikolai Andreyevich Rimski-Korsakov}]

rimu
n : tall New Zealand timber tree [syn: {imou pine}, {red pine}, {Dacrydium cupressinum}]

rimy
adj : covered with frost; "a frosty glass"; "hedgerows were rimed and stiff with frost"-Wm.Faulkner [syn: {frosty}, {rimed}] [also: {rimiest}, {rimier}]

rind
n 1: the tissue forming the hard outer layer (of e.g. a fruit) [syn: {skin}, {peel}]
2: the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating)

rinderpest
n : an acute infectious viral disease of cattle (usually fatal); characterized by fever and diarrhea and inflammation of mucous membranes [syn: {cattle plague}]

ring
n 1: a characteristic sound; "it has the ring of sincerity"
2: a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke" [syn: {halo}, {annulus}, {anulus}, {doughnut}, {anchor ring}]
3: a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse" [syn: {hoop}]
4: (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop [syn: {closed chain}] [ant: {open chain}]
5: an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves" [syn: {gang}, {pack}, {mob}]
6: the sound of a bell ringing; "the distinctive ring of the church bell"; "the ringing of the telephone"; "the tintinnabulation that so volumnously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe [syn: {ringing}, {tintinnabulation}]
7: a square platform marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
8: jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger; "she had rings on every finger"; "he noted that she wore a wedding band" [syn: {band}]
9: a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration) [syn: {band}]
v 1: sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang" [syn: {peal}]
2: ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter" [syn: {resound}, {echo}, {reverberate}]
3: make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification; "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church" [syn: {knell}]
4: be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village" [syn: {surround}, {environ}, {encircle}, {circle}, {round}]
5: get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning" [syn: {call}, {telephone}, {call up}, {phone}]
6: attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns" [syn: {band}] [also: {rung}, {rang}]

ring armor
n : (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings [syn: {chain mail}, {ring mail}, {mail}, {chain armor}, {chain armour}, {ring armour}]

ring armour
n : (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings [syn: {chain mail}, {ring mail}, {mail}, {chain armor}, {chain armour}, {ring armor}]

ring blackbird
n : European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck [syn: {ring ouzel}, {ring thrush}, {Turdus torquatus}]

ring containment
n : a strategy of defense in cases of bioterrorism; vaccination only of people exposed and others who are incontact with them; "ring containment is a proven method of halting a smallpox epidemic"

ring dance
n : a folk dance; dancers form a circle [syn: {round dance}]

ring disease
n : disease of tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas solanacearum [syn: {ring rot}, {tobacco wilt}]

ring finger
n : the third finger (especially of the left hand) [syn: {annualry}]

ring girl
n : a young woman who holds up cards indicating the number of the next round at prize fights

Ring Lardner
n : United States humorist and writer of satirical short stories (1885-1933) [syn: {Lardner}, {Ringgold Wilmer Lardner}]

ring mail
n : (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings [syn: {chain mail}, {mail}, {chain armor}, {chain armour}, {ring armor}, {ring armour}]

ring of color
n : small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite [syn: {areola}]

ring out
v : sound loudly; "a shot rang out"

ring ouzel
n : European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck [syn: {ring blackbird}, {ring thrush}, {Turdus torquatus}]

ring road
n : a road that takes traffic around the edge of a town [syn: {bypass}, {circumferential}]

ring rot
n : disease of tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas solanacearum [syn: {ring disease}, {tobacco wilt}]

ring rot bacteria
n : causes brown rot in tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc [syn: {Pseudomonas solanacearum}]

ring rot fungus
n : fungus causing soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables and rings of dry rot around roots of sweet potatoes [syn: {leak fungus}, {Rhizopus stolonifer}]

ring snake
n 1: harmless European snake with a bright yellow collar; common in England [syn: {grass snake}, {ringed snake}, {Natrix natrix}]
2: any of numerous small nonvenomous North American snakes with a yellow or orange ring around the neck [syn: {ringneck snake}, {ring-necked snake}]

ring thrush
n : European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck [syn: {ring ouzel}, {ring blackbird}, {Turdus torquatus}]

ring up
v : to perform and record a sale on a cash register; "Sally rang up Eve's purchase of tomatoes"

ring vaccination
n : administering vaccine only to people in close contact with an isolated infected patient; prevents the spread of a highly infectious disease by surrounding the patient with a ring of immunization

ring-a-rosy
n : a children's game in which the players dance around in a circle and at a given signal all squat [syn: {ring-around-the-rosy}, {ring-around-a-rosy}]

ring-around-a-rosy
n : a children's game in which the players dance around in a circle and at a given signal all squat [syn: {ring-around-the-rosy}, {ring-a-rosy}]

ring-around-the-rosy
n : a children's game in which the players dance around in a circle and at a given signal all squat [syn: {ring-around-a-rosy}, {ring-a-rosy}]

ring-binder
n : holds loose papers or magazines [syn: {binder}]

ringdove
n 1: grayish Old World turtledove with a black band around the neck; often caged [syn: {Streptopelia risoria}]
2: Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck [syn: {wood pigeon}, {cushat}, {Columba palumbus}]

ringed
adj 1: shaped like a ring [syn: {annular}, {annulate}, {annulated}, {circinate}, {circular}, {ring-shaped}, {doughnut-shaped}]
2: wearing a wedding ring; lawfully married; "a ringed wife"- Tennyson
3: adorned or crowned with a circlet; sometimes used as combining forms; "a brow encircled with laurel"; "wreathed in an extraordinary luminescence"; "ringed round with daisies"; "smoke-wreathed" [syn: {encircled}, {wreathed}]

ringed snake
n : harmless European snake with a bright yellow collar; common in England [syn: {grass snake}, {ring snake}, {Natrix natrix}]

ringer
n 1: a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation) [syn: {toller}, {bell ringer}]
2: a person who is almost identical to another [syn: {dead ringer}, {clone}]
3: a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses
4: (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg

Ringer solution
n : an aqueous solution containing the chlorides of sodium and potassium and calcium that is isotonic to animal tissues; used to correct dehydration and (in physiological experiments) as a medium for in vitro preparations [syn: {Ringer's solution}]

Ringer's solution
n : an aqueous solution containing the chlorides of sodium and potassium and calcium that is isotonic to animal tissues; used to correct dehydration and (in physiological experiments) as a medium for in vitro preparations [syn: {Ringer solution}]

ringgit
n : the basic unit of money in Malaysia; equal to 100 sen

Ringgold Wilmer Lardner
n : United States humorist and writer of satirical short stories (1885-1933) [syn: {Lardner}, {Ring Lardner}]

ringhals
n : highly venomous snake of southern Africa able to spit venom up to seven feet [syn: {rinkhals}, {spitting snake}, {Hemachatus haemachatus}]

ringing
adj : having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected; "a reverberant room"; "the reverberant booms of cannon" [syn: {reverberant}] [ant: {unreverberant}]
n 1: the sound of a bell ringing; "the distinctive ring of the church bell"; "the ringing of the telephone"; "the tintinnabulation that so volumnously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe [syn: {ring}, {tintinnabulation}]
2: the giving of a ring as a token of engagement
3: having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant [syn: {plangency}, {resonance}, {reverberance}, {sonorousness}, {sonority}, {vibrancy}]

ringleader
n : a person who leads (especially in illicit activities)

ringlet
n 1: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles [syn: {coil}, {whorl}, {roll}, {curl}, {curlicue}, {gyre}, {scroll}]
2: a strand or cluster of hair [syn: {lock}, {curl}, {whorl}]
3: a small ring
4: any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae [syn: {ringlet butterfly}]

ringlet butterfly
n : any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae [syn: {ringlet}]

ringleted
adj : in ringlets

ringlike
adj : having the shape of a ring

Ringling
n : United States showman whose song-and-dance troop evolved into a circus (1863-1926) [syn: {Charles Ringling}]

ringmaster
n : the person in charge of performances in a circus ring

ringneck snake
n : any of numerous small nonvenomous North American snakes with a yellow or orange ring around the neck [syn: {ring-necked snake}, {ring snake}]

ring-necked parakeet
n : African parakeet [syn: {Psittacula krameri}]

ring-necked pheasant
n : common pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ring [syn: {Phasianus colchicus}]

ring-necked snake
n : any of numerous small nonvenomous North American snakes with a yellow or orange ring around the neck [syn: {ringneck snake}, {ring snake}]

Ringo Starr
n : rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940) [syn: {Starr}, {Richard Starkey}]

rings
n : gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises; "the rings require a strong upper body"

ring-shaped
adj : shaped like a ring [syn: {annular}, {annulate}, {annulated}, {circinate}, {circular}, {ringed}, {doughnut-shaped}]

ringside
n : first row of seating; has an unobstructed view of a boxing or wrestling ring [syn: {ringside seat}]

ringside seat
n : first row of seating; has an unobstructed view of a boxing or wrestling ring [syn: {ringside}]

ring-stalked fungus
n : genus of gill fungi with brown spores that is closely related to Agaricus; here placed in its own family Strophariaceae [syn: {Stropharia}, {genus Stropharia}]

ringtail
n 1: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings [syn: {bassarisk}, {cacomistle}, {cacomixle}, {coon cat}, {raccoon fox}, {ring-tailed cat}, {civet cat}, {miner's cat}, {Bassariscus astutus}]
2: North American raccoon [syn: {common raccoon}, {common racoon}, {coon}, {Procyon lotor}]
3: monkey of Central America and South America having a cowl of thick hair on the head [syn: {capuchin}, {Cebus capucinus}]
4: an immature golden eagle

ring-tailed cat
n : raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings [syn: {bassarisk}, {cacomistle}, {cacomixle}, {coon cat}, {raccoon fox}, {ringtail}, {civet cat}, {miner's cat}, {Bassariscus astutus}]

ring-tailed lemur
n : small lemur having its tail barred with black [syn: {Madagascar cat}, {Lemur catta}]

ringworm
n : infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches [syn: {tinea}, {roundworm}]

ringworm bush
n : tropical shrub (especially of Americas) having yellow flowers and large leaves whose juice is used as a cure for ringworm and poisonous bites; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {ringworm shrub}, {ringworm cassia}, {Senna alata}, {Cassia alata}]

ringworm cassia
n : tropical shrub (especially of Americas) having yellow flowers and large leaves whose juice is used as a cure for ringworm and poisonous bites; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {ringworm bush}, {ringworm shrub}, {Senna alata}, {Cassia alata}]

ringworm shrub
n : tropical shrub (especially of Americas) having yellow flowers and large leaves whose juice is used as a cure for ringworm and poisonous bites; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {ringworm bush}, {ringworm cassia}, {Senna alata}, {Cassia alata}]

rink
n : building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating [syn: {skating rink}]

rinkhals
n : highly venomous snake of southern Africa able to spit venom up to seven feet [syn: {ringhals}, {spitting snake}, {Hemachatus haemachatus}]

rinse
n 1: a liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint
2: the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing [syn: {rinsing}]
3: the act of giving a light tint to the hair
4: washing lightly without soap
v 1: wash off soap or remaining dirt [syn: {rinse off}]
2: clean with some chemical process [syn: {wash}]
3: rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash; "gargle with this liquid" [syn: {gargle}]

rinse off
v : wash off soap or remaining dirt [syn: {rinse}]

rinsing
n : the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing [syn: {rinse}]

Rio
n : the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction [syn: {Rio de Janeiro}]

Rio Bravo
n : a North American river; boundary between the United States and Mexico; flows into Gulf of Mexico [syn: {Rio Grande}]

Rio de Janeiro
n : the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction [syn: {Rio}]

Rio de la Plata
n : an estuary between Argentina and Uruguay [syn: {La Plata}, {Plata River}]

Rio Grande
n : a North American river; boundary between the United States and Mexico; flows into Gulf of Mexico [syn: {Rio Bravo}]

Rio Nunez coffee
n : native to West Africa but grown in Java and elsewhere; resistant to coffee rust [syn: {robusta coffee}, {Coffea robusta}, {Coffea canephora}]

Rioja
n : dry red table wine from the Rioja region of northern Spain

riot
n 1: a public act of violence by an unruly mob [syn: {public violence}]
2: a state of disorder involving group violence [syn: {rioting}]
3: a joke that seems extremely funny [syn: {belly laugh}, {sidesplitter}, {howler}, {thigh-slapper}, {scream}, {wow}]
4: a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity [syn: {orgy}, {debauch}, {debauchery}, {saturnalia}, {bacchanal}, {bacchanalia}, {drunken revelry}]
v 1: take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot; "Students were rioting everywhere in 1968"
2: engage in boisterous, drunken merry-making; "They were out carousing last night" [syn: {carouse}, {roister}]

riot act
n 1: a vigorous reprimand; "I read him the riot act"
2: a former English law requiring mobs to disperse after a magistrate reads the law to them

riot control
n : the measures taken to control a riot [syn: {riot control operations}]

riot control operations
n : the measures taken to control a riot [syn: {riot control}]

riot gun
n : a firearm designed to disperse rioters rather than to inflict serious injury or death

rioter
n : troublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace; someone who rises up against the constituted authority

rioting
n : a state of disorder involving group violence [syn: {riot}]

riotous
adj 1: produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming" [syn: {exuberant}, {lush}, {luxuriant}, {profuse}]
2: characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination; "effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly childhood" [syn: {disruptive}, {troubled}, {tumultuous}, {turbulent}]
3: unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" [syn: {debauched}, {degenerate}, {degraded}, {dissipated}, {dissolute}, {libertine}, {profligate}, {fast}]

riotously
adv 1: in a tumultuous and riotous manner; "the crowd was demonstrating tumultuously" [syn: {tumultuously}]
2: in an exuberant manner; "the exuberantly baroque decoration of the church" [syn: {exuberantly}]

rip
n 1: a dissolute man in fashionable society [syn: {rake}, {profligate}, {blood}, {roue}]
2: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" [syn: {rent}, {snag}, {split}, {tear}]
3: a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current [syn: {riptide}, {tide rip}, {crosscurrent}, {countercurrent}]
4: the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip" [syn: {rent}, {split}]
v 1: tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips" [syn: {rend}, {rive}, {pull}]
2: move precipitously or violently; "The tornado ripped along the coast"
3: cut (wood) along the grain
4: criticize or abuse strongly and violently; "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly" [also: {ripping}, {ripped}]

rip current
n : a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore [syn: {riptide}]

rip off
v : deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money" [syn: {cheat}, {chisel}]

rip out
v : burst out with a violent or profane utterance; "ripped out a vicious oath"; "ripped out with an oath"

rip up
v : tear into shreds [syn: {shred}, {tear up}]

Rip van Winkle
n 1: a person oblivious to social changes
2: a person who sleeps a lot

Riparia
n : a genus of Hirundinidae [syn: {genus Riparia}]

Riparia riparia
n : swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks [syn: {bank martin}, {bank swallow}, {sand martin}]

riparian
adj : of or relating to or located on the banks of a river or stream; "riparian land"

riparian forest
n : woodlands along the banks of stream or river

riparian right
n : right of access to water [syn: {water right}]

ripcord
n 1: a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend
2: a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent

ripe
adj 1: fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used; "ripe peaches"; "full-bodies mature wines" [syn: {mature}] [ant: {green}]
2: fully prepared or eager; "the colonists were ripe for revolution" [syn: {ripe(p)}]
3: most suitable or right for a particular purpose; "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes" [syn: {good}, {right}]
4: at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge; "a ripe mind"
5: far along in time; "a man of advanced age"; "advanced in years"; "a ripe old age"; "the ripe age of 90" [syn: {advanced}]

ripe olive
n : olives picked ripe and cured in brine then dried or pickled or preserved canned or in oil [syn: {black olive}]

ripely
adv : with mature or developed appearance

ripen
v 1: cause to ripen or develop fully; "The sun ripens the fruit"; "Age matures a good wine" [syn: {mature}]
2: grow ripe; "The plums ripen in July"

ripened
adj : of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable); "mature well-aged cheeses" [syn: {aged}]

ripeness
n : the state of being ripe [ant: {greenness}]

ripening
n 1: coming to full development; becoming mature [syn: {maturation}, {maturement}]
2: acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time [syn: {aging}, {ageing}]

rip-off
n : the act of stealing [syn: {heist}]

riposte
n : a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" [syn: {rejoinder}, {retort}, {return}, {replication}, {comeback}, {counter}]
v : answer back [syn: {retort}, {come back}, {repay}, {return}, {rejoin}]

ripped
rip
n 1: a dissolute man in fashionable society [syn: {rake}, {profligate}, {blood}, {roue}]
2: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" [syn: {rent}, {snag}, {split}, {tear}]
3: a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current [syn: {riptide}, {tide rip}, {crosscurrent}, {countercurrent}]
4: the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip" [syn: {rent}, {split}]
v 1: tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips" [syn: {rend}, {rive}, {pull}]
2: move precipitously or violently; "The tornado ripped along the coast"
3: cut (wood) along the grain
4: criticize or abuse strongly and violently; "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly" [also: {ripping}, {ripped}]

ripped
See {rip}

ripper
n : a murderer who slashes the victims with a knife; "Jack the ripper was probably a madman"

ripping
rip
n 1: a dissolute man in fashionable society [syn: {rake}, {profligate}, {blood}, {roue}]
2: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" [syn: {rent}, {snag}, {split}, {tear}]
3: a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current [syn: {riptide}, {tide rip}, {crosscurrent}, {countercurrent}]
4: the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip" [syn: {rent}, {split}]
v 1: tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips" [syn: {rend}, {rive}, {pull}]
2: move precipitously or violently; "The tornado ripped along the coast"
3: cut (wood) along the grain
4: criticize or abuse strongly and violently; "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly" [also: {ripping}, {ripped}]

ripping
adj : resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree; "the tree split with a great ripping sound"; "heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward" [syn: {rending}, {splitting}]

ripping
See {rip}

ripping bar
n : a steel lever with one end formed into a ripping chisel and the other a gooseneck with a claw for pulling nails

ripping chisel
n : a long chisel with a slightly bent cutting end; used for heavy prying or cleaning mortises

ripple
n 1: a small wave on the surface of a liquid [syn: {rippling}, {riffle}, {wavelet}]
2: (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value
v 1: stir up (water) so as to form ripples [syn: {ruffle}, {riffle}, {cockle}, {undulate}]
2: flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks" [syn: {babble}, {guggle}, {burble}, {bubble}, {gurgle}]

ripple mark
n : one of a series of small ridges produced in sand by water currents or by wind

rippled
adj 1: having wrinkles or waves [syn: {crinkled}, {crinkly}, {wavy}, {wavelike}]
2: shaken into waves or undulations as by wind; "the rippled surface of the pond"; "with ruffled flags flying" [syn: {ruffled}]

ripple-grass
n : an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions [syn: {English plantain}, {narrow-leaved plantain}, {ribgrass}, {ribwort}, {buckthorn}, {Plantago lanceolata}]

rippling
n : a small wave on the surface of a liquid [syn: {ripple}, {riffle}, {wavelet}]

rip-roaring
adj : uncontrollably noisy [syn: {rackety}, {uproarious}]

ripsaw
n : a handsaw for cutting with the grain of the wood [syn: {splitsaw}]

riptide
n 1: a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current [syn: {rip}, {tide rip}, {crosscurrent}, {countercurrent}]
2: a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore [syn: {rip current}]

RIRA
n : a radical terrorist group that broke away in 1997 when the mainstream Provisional IRA proposed a cease-fire; has continued terrorist activities in opposition to any peace agreement [syn: {Real IRA}, {Real Irish Republican Army}, {Dissident Irish Republican Army}]

RISC
n : (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform [syn: {reduced instruction set computing}, {reduced instruction set computer}] [ant: {complex instruction set computing}, {complex instruction set computing}, {complex instruction set computing}]

rise
n 1: a growth in strength or number or importance [ant: {fall}]
2: the act of changing location in an upward direction [syn: {ascent}, {ascension}, {ascending}]
3: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise" [syn: {ascent}, {acclivity}, {raise}, {climb}, {upgrade}] [ant: {descent}]
4: a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon" [syn: {rising}, {ascent}, {ascension}] [ant: {fall}]
5: the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike" [syn: {raise}, {wage hike}, {hike}, {wage increase}, {salary increase}]
6: the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises [syn: {upgrade}, {rising slope}]
7: a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground [syn: {lift}]
8: (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost; "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the Holy Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son" [syn: {emanation}, {procession}]
9: an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates" [syn: {boost}, {hike}, {cost increase}] 10: increase in price or value; "the news caused a general advance on the stock market" [syn: {advance}]
v 1: move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" [syn: {lift}, {arise}, {move up}, {go up}, {come up}, {uprise}] [ant: {descend}]
2: increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year" [syn: {go up}, {climb}]
3: rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded" [syn: {arise}, {uprise}, {get up}, {stand up}] [ant: {sit down}, {lie down}]
4: rise up; "The building rose before them" [syn: {lift}, {rear}]
5: come to the surface [syn: {surface}, {come up}, {rise up}]
6: become more extreme; "The tension heightened" [syn: {heighten}]
7: come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" [syn: {originate}, {arise}, {develop}, {uprise}, {spring up}, {grow}]
8: be promoted, move to a better position [syn: {move up}]
9: go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered" [syn: {wax}, {mount}, {climb}] [ant: {wane}] 10: get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night" [syn: {get up}, {turn out}, {arise}, {uprise}] [ant: {go to bed}, {go to bed}] 11: rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list" [syn: {jump}, {climb up}] 12: increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room" [syn: {prove}] 13: become heartened or elated; "Her spirits rose when she heard the good news" 14: exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion" 15: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance [syn: {rebel}, {arise}, {rise up}] 16: come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends" [syn: {come up}, {uprise}, {ascend}] [ant: {set}] 17: return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise" [syn: {resurrect}, {uprise}] [also: {rose}, {risen}]

rise to power
n : the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne); "Elizabeth's accession in 1558" [syn: {accession}]

rise up
v 1: come to the surface [syn: {surface}, {come up}, {rise}]
2: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance [syn: {rebel}, {arise}, {rise}]
3: stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; "The horse reared in terror" [syn: {rear}]

risen
rise
n 1: a growth in strength or number or importance [ant: {fall}]
2: the act of changing location in an upward direction [syn: {ascent}, {ascension}, {ascending}]
3: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise" [syn: {ascent}, {acclivity}, {raise}, {climb}, {upgrade}] [ant: {descent}]
4: a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon" [syn: {rising}, {ascent}, {ascension}] [ant: {fall}]
5: the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike" [syn: {raise}, {wage hike}, {hike}, {wage increase}, {salary increase}]
6: the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises [syn: {upgrade}, {rising slope}]
7: a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground [syn: {lift}]
8: (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost; "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the Holy Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son" [syn: {emanation}, {procession}]
9: an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates" [syn: {boost}, {hike}, {cost increase}] 10: increase in price or value; "the news caused a general advance on the stock market" [syn: {advance}]
v 1: move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" [syn: {lift}, {arise}, {move up}, {go up}, {come up}, {uprise}] [ant: {descend}]
2: increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year" [syn: {go up}, {climb}]
3: rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded" [syn: {arise}, {uprise}, {get up}, {stand up}] [ant: {sit down}, {lie down}]
4: rise up; "The building rose before them" [syn: {lift}, {rear}]
5: come to the surface [syn: {surface}, {come up}, {rise up}]
6: become more extreme; "The tension heightened" [syn: {heighten}]
7: come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" [syn: {originate}, {arise}, {develop}, {uprise}, {spring up}, {grow}]
8: be promoted, move to a better position [syn: {move up}]
9: go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered" [syn: {wax}, {mount}, {climb}] [ant: {wane}] 10: get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night" [syn: {get up}, {turn out}, {arise}, {uprise}] [ant: {go to bed}, {go to bed}] 11: rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list" [syn: {jump}, {climb up}] 12: increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room" [syn: {prove}] 13: become heartened or elated; "Her spirits rose when she heard the good news" 14: exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion" 15: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance [syn: {rebel}, {arise}, {rise up}] 16: come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends" [syn: {come up}, {uprise}, {ascend}] [ant: {set}] 17: return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise" [syn: {resurrect}, {uprise}] [also: {rose}, {risen}]

risen
adj : (of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon; "the risen sun"

risen
See {rise}

riser
n 1: a person who rises (especially from bed); "he's usually a late riser"
2: a vertical pipe in a building [syn: {riser pipe}, {riser pipeline}, {riser main}]
3: structural member consisting of the vertical part of a stair or step

riser main
n : a vertical pipe in a building [syn: {riser}, {riser pipe}, {riser pipeline}]

riser pipe
n : a vertical pipe in a building [syn: {riser}, {riser pipeline}, {riser main}]

riser pipeline
n : a vertical pipe in a building [syn: {riser}, {riser pipe}, {riser main}]

risibility
n : a disposition to laugh

risible
adj : arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics" [syn: {amusing}, {comic}, {comical}, {funny}, {laughable}, {mirthful}]

rising
adj 1: advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status; "a rising trend"; "a rising market" [ant: {falling}]
2: (of a heavenly body) becoming visible above the horizon; "the rising sun" [ant: {setting}]
3: increasing in amount or degree; "rising prices"
4: sloping upward [syn: {acclivitous}, {uphill}]
5: coming to maturity; "the rising generation" [syn: {emerging}]
6: newly come into prominence; "a rising young politician"
n 1: a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon" [syn: {rise}, {ascent}, {ascension}] [ant: {fall}]
2: organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another [syn: {rebellion}, {insurrection}, {revolt}, {uprising}]

rising prices
n : a general and progressive increase in prices; "in inflation everything gets more valuable except money" [syn: {inflation}] [ant: {deflation}, {disinflation}]

rising slope
n : the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises [syn: {upgrade}, {rise}]

rising tide
n : the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide) [syn: {flood tide}] [ant: {ebbtide}]

rising trot
n : the rider rises from the saddle every second stride [ant: {sitting trot}]

risk
n 1: a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard" [syn: {hazard}, {jeopardy}, {peril}]
2: a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing" [syn: {peril}, {danger}]
3: the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred [syn: {risk of infection}]
4: the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent [syn: {risk of exposure}]
v 1: expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?" [syn: {put on the line}, {lay on the line}]
2: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling" [syn: {gamble}, {chance}, {hazard}, {take chances}, {adventure}, {run a risk}, {take a chance}]

risk arbitrage
n : arbitrage involving risk; as in the simultaneous purchase of stock in a target company and sale of stock in its potential acquirer; if the takeover fails the arbitrageur may lose a great deal of money [syn: {takeover arbitrage}]

risk capital
n : wealth available for investment in new or speculative enterprises [syn: {venture capital}]

risk of exposure
n : the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent [syn: {risk}]

risk of infection
n : the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred [syn: {risk}]

risk taker
n : someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement [syn: {gambler}]

risk-free
adj : thought to be devoid of risk [syn: {riskless}, {unhazardous}]

riskier
risky
adj 1: involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a venturesome journey in wintertime"; "a venturous enterprise" [syn: {hazardous}, {venturesome}, {venturous}]
2: not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises" [syn: {bad}, {insecure}, {high-risk}, {speculative}] [also: {riskiest}, {riskier}]

riskier
See {risky}

riskiest
risky
adj 1: involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a venturesome journey in wintertime"; "a venturous enterprise" [syn: {hazardous}, {venturesome}, {venturous}]
2: not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises" [syn: {bad}, {insecure}, {high-risk}, {speculative}] [also: {riskiest}, {riskier}]

riskiest
See {risky}

riskily
adv : in a dangerously risky manner; "he lost the game by playing too riskily"

riskiness
n : a state of danger involving risk [syn: {peril}]

riskless
adj : thought to be devoid of risk [syn: {risk-free}, {unhazardous}]

risklessness
n : safety as a consequence of entailing no risk

risky
adj 1: involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a venturesome journey in wintertime"; "a venturous enterprise" [syn: {hazardous}, {venturesome}, {venturous}]
2: not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises" [syn: {bad}, {insecure}, {high-risk}, {speculative}] [also: {riskiest}, {riskier}]

risky venture
n : a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful) [syn: {adventure}, {escapade}, {dangerous undertaking}]

risotto
n : rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with grated cheese [syn: {Italian rice}]

risque
adj : suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip" [syn: {blue}, {gamy}, {gamey}, {juicy}, {naughty}, {racy}, {spicy}]

Riss glaciation
n : the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in the Alps and the deposits laid down at that time

Rissa
n : a genus of Laridae [syn: {genus Rissa}]

rissole
n : minced cooked meat or fish coated in egg and breadcrumbs and fried in deep fat

rit.
adj : gradually decreasing in tempo [syn: {rallentando}, {ritardando}, {ritenuto}]

Ritalin
n : central nervous system stimulant (trade name Ritalin) used in the treatment of narcolepsy in adults and attention deficit disorder in children [syn: {methylphenidate}]

ritardando
adj : gradually decreasing in tempo [syn: {rallentando}, {ritenuto}, {rit.}]

rite
n 1: an established ceremony prescribed by a religion; "the rite of baptism" [syn: {religious rite}]
2: any customary observance or practice [syn: {ritual}]

rite of passage
n : a ritual performed in some cultures at times when a individual changes his status (as from adolescence to adulthood)

ritenuto
adj : gradually decreasing in tempo [syn: {rallentando}, {ritardando}, {rit.}]

ritonavir
n : a protease inhibitor (trade name Norvir) used in treating HIV [syn: {Norvir}]

Rittenhouse
n : United States astronomer said to have built the first telescope made in America; also the first director of the United States Mint (1732-1796) [syn: {David Rittenhouse}]

ritual
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals; "ritual killing"
2: of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals; "a ritual dance of Haiti"; "sedate little colonial tribe with its ritual tea parties"- Nadine Gordimer
n 1: any customary observance or practice [syn: {rite}]
2: the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
3: stereotyped behavior

ritual dance
n : a dance that is part of a religious ritual [syn: {ritual dancing}, {ceremonial dance}]

ritual dancing
n : a dance that is part of a religious ritual [syn: {ritual dance}, {ceremonial dance}]

ritual killing
n : the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity [syn: {sacrifice}]

ritualise
v : make or evolve into a ritual; "The growing up of children has become ritualized in many cultures" [syn: {ritualize}]

ritualism
n 1: the study of religious or magical rites and ceremonies
2: exaggerated emphasis on the importance of rites or ritualistic forms in worship

ritualist
n 1: an advocate of strict observance of ritualistic forms
2: a social anthropologist who is expert on rites and ceremonies

ritualistic
adj : of or characterized by or adhering to ritualism; "a feudal or ritualistic society"; "the ritualistic killing of a sheep"

ritualize
v : make or evolve into a ritual; "The growing up of children has become ritualized in many cultures" [syn: {ritualise}]

ritually
adv : in a ceremonial manner; "he was ceremonially sworn in as President" [syn: {ceremonially}]

Ritz
n 1: Swiss hotelier who created a chain of elegant hotels (1850-1918) [syn: {Cesar Ritz}]
2: ostentatious display of elegance; "they put on the ritz"
3: an ostentatiously elegant hotel

ritzier
ritzy
adj : luxuriously elegant [also: {ritziest}, {ritzier}]

ritzier
See {ritzy}

ritziest
ritzy
adj : luxuriously elegant [also: {ritziest}, {ritzier}]

ritziest
See {ritzy}

ritzy
adj : luxuriously elegant [also: {ritziest}, {ritzier}]

rival
n : the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing" [syn: {challenger}, {competitor}, {competition}, {contender}]
v 1: be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents" [syn: {equal}, {touch}, {match}]
2: be the rival of, be in competition with; "we are rivaling for first place in the race" [also: {rivalling}, {rivalled}]

rivalled
rival
n : the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing" [syn: {challenger}, {competitor}, {competition}, {contender}]
v 1: be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents" [syn: {equal}, {touch}, {match}]
2: be the rival of, be in competition with; "we are rivaling for first place in the race" [also: {rivalling}, {rivalled}]

rivalled
See {rival}

rivalling
rival
n : the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing" [syn: {challenger}, {competitor}, {competition}, {contender}]
v 1: be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents" [syn: {equal}, {touch}, {match}]
2: be the rival of, be in competition with; "we are rivaling for first place in the race" [also: {rivalling}, {rivalled}]

rivalling
See {rival}

rivalrous
adj : eager to surpass others [syn: {emulous}]

rivalry
n : the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place" [syn: {competition}, {contention}] [ant: {cooperation}]

rive
v 1: tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips" [syn: {rend}, {rip}, {pull}]
2: separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone" [syn: {cleave}, {split}] [also: {riven}]

riven
rive
v 1: tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips" [syn: {rend}, {rip}, {pull}]
2: separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone" [syn: {cleave}, {split}] [also: {riven}]

riven
See {rive}

river
n : a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles"

River Acheron
n : (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon [syn: {Acheron}]

River Adige
n : a river in northern Italy that flows southeast into the Adriatic Sea; "Verona is on the Adige" [syn: {Adige}]

River Aire
n : a river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire [syn: {Aire}, {Aire River}]

River Arno
n : a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea [syn: {Arno}, {Arno River}]

River Avon
n 1: a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn [syn: {Avon}]
2: a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn [syn: {Avon}, {Upper Avon}, {Upper Avon River}]

river basin
n : the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; "flood control in the Missouri basin" [syn: {basin}]

river birch
n : birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark [syn: {black birch}, {red birch}, {Betula nigra}]

river blindness
n : infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America [syn: {onchocerciasis}]

river boat
n : a boat used on rivers or to ply a river

river bottom
n : a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a river [syn: {riverbed}]

river boulder
n : a boulder that has been carried by a river to a place remote from its place of origin

River Cam
n : a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River [syn: {Cam}, {Cam River}]

River Cocytus
n : (Greek mythology) a river in Hades that was said to be a tributary of the Acheron [syn: {Cocytus}]

river cooter
n : large river turtle of the southern United States and northern Mexico [syn: {cooter}, {Pseudemys concinna}]

river dolphin
n : any of several long-snouted usually freshwater dolphins of South America and southern Asia

river gum
n : somewhat crooked red gum tree growing chiefly along rivers; has durable reddish lumber used in heavy construction [syn: {river red gum}, {Eucalyptus camaldulensis}, {Eucalyptus rostrata}]

river horse
n : massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa [syn: {hippopotamus}, {hippo}, {Hippopotamus amphibius}]

River Kasai
n : a river of southwestern Africa that rises in central Angola and flows east and then north (forming part of the border between Angola and Congo) and continuing northwest through Congo to empty into the Congo River on the border between Congo and Republic of the Congo [syn: {Kasai}, {Kasai River}]

River Lethe
n : (Greek mythology) a river in Hades; the souls of the dead had to drink from it, which made them forget all they had done and suffered when they were alive [syn: {Lethe}]

river limpet
n : minute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet but living and feeding on freshwater plants [syn: {freshwater limpet}, {Ancylus fluviatilis}]

river otter
n : sociable aquatic animal widely distributed along streams and lake borders in North America [syn: {Lutra canadensis}]

river pear
n : West Indian fruit resembling the mango; often pickled [syn: {anchovy pear}]

river prawn
n 1: large Australian prawn
2: large (a foot or more) edible freshwater prawn common in Australian rivers [syn: {long-clawed prawn}, {Palaemon australis}]

river red gum
n : somewhat crooked red gum tree growing chiefly along rivers; has durable reddish lumber used in heavy construction [syn: {river gum}, {Eucalyptus camaldulensis}, {Eucalyptus rostrata}]

River Severn
n : a river in England and Wales flowing into the Bristol Channel; the longest river in Great Britain [syn: {Severn}, {Severn River}]

river shad
n : shad that spawns in streams of the Mississippi drainage; very similar to Alosa sapidissima [syn: {Alosa chrysocloris}]

River Styx
n : (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls [syn: {Styx}]

River Thames
n : the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea [syn: {Thames}, {Thames River}]

River Trent
n : a river in central England that flows generally notheastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber [syn: {Trent}, {Trent River}]

River Tyne
n : a river in northern England that flows east to the North Sea [syn: {Tyne}, {Tyne River}]

Rivera
n : socialist Mexican painter of murals (1886-1957) [syn: {Diego Rivera}]

riverbank
n : the bank of a river [syn: {riverside}]

riverbed
n : a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a river [syn: {river bottom}]

riverside
n 1: the bank of a river [syn: {riverbank}]
2: a city in southern California

rivet
n 1: ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt) [syn: {stud}]
2: heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together
v 1: direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" [syn: {concentrate}, {focus}, {center}, {centre}, {pore}]
2: fasten with a rivet or rivets
3: hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists"

rivet line
n : a line of rivets at a seam; "the fuselage cracked along the rivet line"

riveter
n 1: a worker who inserts and hammers rivets [syn: {rivetter}]
2: a machine for driving rivets [syn: {riveting machine}, {rivetter}]

riveting
adj : capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a fascinating story" [syn: {absorbing}, {engrossing}, {fascinating}, {gripping}]

riveting machine
n : a machine for driving rivets [syn: {riveter}, {rivetter}]

rivetter
n 1: a worker who inserts and hammers rivets [syn: {riveter}]
2: a machine for driving rivets [syn: {riveting machine}, {riveter}]

Riviera
n : a coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in France; "the Riviera contains some of Europe's most popular resorts"

Rivina
n : small genus of erect perennial shrubby herbs; tropical and subtropical America [syn: {genus Rivina}]

Rivina humilis
n : bushy houseplant having white to pale pink flowers followed by racemes of scarlet berries; tropical Americas [syn: {bloodberry}, {blood berry}, {rougeberry}, {rouge plant}]

rivulet
n : a small stream [syn: {rill}, {run}, {runnel}, {streamlet}]

rivulus
n : found in small streams of tropical America; often kept in aquariums; usually hermaphroditic

Riyadh
n : joint capital (with Mecca) of Saudi Arabia located in the central oasis; largest city in Saudi Arabia [syn: {capital of Saudi Arabia}]

riyal
n 1: the basic unit of money in Saudi Arabia [syn: {Saudi Arabian riyal}]
2: the basic unit of money in Qatar [syn: {Qatari riyal}]

riyal-omani
n : the basic unit of money in Oman [syn: {Omani rial}, {rial}]

Rn
n 1: a radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium; the heaviest of the inert gasses; occurs naturally (especially in areas over granite) and is considered a hazard to health [syn: {radon}, {atomic number 86}]
2: a graduate nurse who has passed examinations for registration [syn: {registered nurse}]

RNA
n : (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell; "ribonucleic acid is the genetic material of some viruses" [syn: {ribonucleic acid}]

RNase
n : a transferase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid [syn: {ribonuclease}, {ribonucleinase}]

Ro
n : an artificial language for international use that rejects all existing words and is based instead on an abstract analysis of ideas

roach
n 1: the butt of a marijuana cigarette
2: street names for flunitrazepan [syn: {R-2}, {Mexican valium}, {rophy}, {rope}, {roofy}, {forget me drug}, {circle}]
3: any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests [syn: {cockroach}]
4: European freshwater food fish having a greenish back [syn: {Rutilus rutilus}]

roach clip
n : metal tweezers used by marijuana smokers to hold a roach [syn: {roach holder}]

roach holder
n : metal tweezers used by marijuana smokers to hold a roach [syn: {roach clip}]

road
adj 1: taking place over public roads; "road racing" [syn: {road(a)}] [ant: {cross-country}]
2: working for a short time in different places; "itinerant laborers"; "a road show"; "traveling salesman"; "touring company" [syn: {itinerant}, {touring}, {traveling}]
n 1: an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation [syn: {route}]
2: a way or means to achieve something; "the road to fame"

road agent
n : a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it [syn: {highjacker}, {highwayman}, {hijacker}]

road builder
n : someone whose business is to build roads

road construction
n : the construction of roads

road game
n : a game played away from home [syn: {away game}] [ant: {home game}]

road gang
n : a gang of road workers

road hog
n : a driver who obstructs others [syn: {roadhog}]

road map
n 1: a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action; "the president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam" [syn: {guideline}]
2: a map showing roads (for automobile travel)

road mender
n : a workman who is employed to repair roads [syn: {roadman}]

road metal
n : broken rock used for repairing or making roads

road rage
n : violence exhibited by drivers in traffic

road roller
n : vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements [syn: {steamroller}]

road runner
n : someone who participates in long-distance races (especially in marathons) [syn: {marathoner}, {marathon runner}, {long-distance runner}]

road sense
n : good judgment in avoiding trouble or accidents on the road

road show
n : a show on tour

road surface
n : the paved surface of a paved roadway

road test
n : a test to insure that a vehicle is roadworthy

road to Damascus
n : a sudden turning point in a person's life (similar to the sudden conversion of the Apostle Paul on the road from Jerusalem to Damascus of arrest Christians)

roadbed
n : a bed supporting a road

roadblock
n 1: any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective; "intolerance is a barrier to understanding" [syn: {barrier}]
2: a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc. [syn: {barricade}]

roadbook
n : a guidebook describing the roads of a country; contains maps and (sometimes) a gazetteer

roadhog
n : a driver who obstructs others [syn: {road hog}]

roadhouse
n : an inn (usually outside city limits on a main road) providing meals and liquor and dancing and (sometimes) gambling

roadless
adj : lacking pathways; "trackless wilderness"; "roadless areas" [syn: {pathless}, {trackless}, {untracked}, {untrod}, {untrodden}]

roadman
n 1: a salesman who travels to call on customers [syn: {traveling salesman}, {travelling salesman}, {commercial traveler}, {commercial traveller}, {bagman}]
2: a workman who is employed to repair roads [syn: {road mender}]

roadrunner
n : speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas [syn: {chaparral cock}, {Geococcyx californianus}]

roads
n : a partly sheltered anchorage [syn: {roadstead}]

roadside
n : edge of a way or road or path; "flowers along the wayside" [syn: {wayside}]

roadstead
n : a partly sheltered anchorage [syn: {roads}]

roadster
n 1: an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat [syn: {runabout}, {two-seater}]
2: a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse [syn: {buggy}]

roadway
n : a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel

roadworthiness
n : (of motor vehicles) the quality of being fit to drive on the open road

roadworthy
adj : (of vehicles) fit to be driven on the open road; "a roadworthy truck"

Roald Amundsen
n : Norwegian explorer who was the first to traverse the Northwest Passage and in 1911 the first to reach the South Pole (1872-1928) [syn: {Amundsen}]

Roald Hoffmann
n : United States chemist (born in Poland) who used quantum mechanics to understand chemical reactions (born in 1937) [syn: {Hoffmann}]

roam
v : move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town" [syn: {roll}, {wander}, {swan}, {stray}, {tramp}, {cast}, {ramble}, {rove}, {range}, {drift}, {vagabond}]

roamer
n : someone who leads a wandering unsettled life [syn: {wanderer}, {rover}, {bird of passage}]

roan
adj : (used of especially horses) having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray; "a roan horse"
n 1: a soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding
2: horse having a roan coat

Roanoke
n : a city in southwestern Virginia

roar
n 1: a deep prolonged loud noise [syn: {boom}, {roaring}, {thunder}]
2: a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway" [syn: {bellow}, {bellowing}, {holla}, {holler}, {hollering}, {hollo}, {holloa}, {roaring}, {yowl}]
3: the sound made by a lion
v 1: make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles; "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute" [syn: {howl}]
2: utter words loudly and forcefully; "`Get out of here,' he roared" [syn: {thunder}]
3: emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow" [syn: {howl}, {ululate}, {wail}, {yawl}]
4: act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way; "desperadoes from the hills regularly roared in to take over the town"-R.A.Billington
5: make a loud noise, as of animal; "The bull bellowed" [syn: {bellow}]
6: laugh unrestrainedly and heartily [syn: {howl}]

roar off
v : leave; "The car roared off into the fog"

roarer
n : someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice [syn: {bawler}, {bellower}, {screamer}, {screecher}, {shouter}, {yeller}]

roaring
adj 1: very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids" [syn: {booming}, {flourishing}, {palmy}, {prospering}, {prosperous}, {thriving}]
2: loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss [syn: {deafening}, {earsplitting}, {thunderous}, {thundery}]
n 1: a deep prolonged loud noise [syn: {boom}, {roar}, {thunder}]
2: a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway" [syn: {bellow}, {bellowing}, {holla}, {holler}, {hollering}, {hollo}, {holloa}, {roar}, {yowl}]
adv : extremely; "roaring drunk"

roast
adj : (of meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven [syn: {roasted}]
n 1: a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion [syn: {joint}]
2: negative criticism [syn: {knock}]
v 1: cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; "roast the turkey"
2: subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" [syn: {ridicule}, {guy}, {blackguard}, {laugh at}, {jest at}, {rib}, {make fun}, {poke fun}]

roast beef
n : cut of beef suitable for roasting [syn: {beef roast}]

roast beef plant
n : iris with purple flowers and evil-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa [syn: {stinking iris}, {gladdon}, {gladdon iris}, {stinking gladwyn}, {Iris foetidissima}]

roast lamb
n : a cut of lamb suitable for roasting [syn: {lamb roast}]

roast pork
n : cut of pork suitable for roasting [syn: {pork roast}]

roast veal
n : cut of veal suitable for roasting [syn: {veal roast}]

roasted
adj : (of meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven [syn: {roast}]

roaster
n 1: a harsh or humorous critic (sometimes intended as a facetious compliment); "the honoree gave his roasters as good as he got"
2: a cook who roasts food
3: flesh of a large young chicken over 3 1/2 lb suitable for roasting
4: a special cooking pan for roasting

roasting
n : cooking (meat) by dry heat in an oven (usually with fat added); "the slow roasting took several hours"

rob
v 1: take something away by force or without the consent of the owner; "The burglars robbed him of all his money"
2: rip off; ask an unreasonable price [syn: {overcharge}, {soak}, {surcharge}, {gazump}, {fleece}, {plume}, {pluck}, {hook}] [ant: {undercharge}] [also: {robbing}, {robbed}]

Rob Roy
n 1: Scottish clan leader and outlaw who was the subject of a 1817 novel by Sir Walter Scott (1671-1734) [syn: {MacGregor}, {Robert MacGregor}]
2: a manhattan cocktail made with Scotch whiskey

Robaxin
n : muscle relaxant for skeletal muscles (trade name Robaxin) used to treat spasms [syn: {methocarbamol}]

robbed
rob
v 1: take something away by force or without the consent of the owner; "The burglars robbed him of all his money"
2: rip off; ask an unreasonable price [syn: {overcharge}, {soak}, {surcharge}, {gazump}, {fleece}, {plume}, {pluck}, {hook}] [ant: {undercharge}] [also: {robbing}, {robbed}]

robbed
See {rob}

robber
n : a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence

robber fly
n : swift predatory fly having a strong body like a bee with the proboscis hardened for sucking juices of other insects captured on the wing [syn: {bee killer}]

robber frog
n 1: of southwest United States and Mexico; call is like a dog's bark [syn: {barking frog}, {Hylactophryne augusti}]
2: small terrestrial frog of tropical America

robbery
n 1: larceny by threat of violence
2: plundering during riots or in wartime [syn: {looting}]

robbery conviction
n : conviction for robbery

robbery suspect
n : someone suspected of committing robbery

robbing
rob
v 1: take something away by force or without the consent of the owner; "The burglars robbed him of all his money"
2: rip off; ask an unreasonable price [syn: {overcharge}, {soak}, {surcharge}, {gazump}, {fleece}, {plume}, {pluck}, {hook}] [ant: {undercharge}] [also: {robbing}, {robbed}]

robbing
See {rob}

Robbins
n : United States choreographer who brought human emotion to classical ballet and spirited reality to Broadway musicals (1918-1998) [syn: {Jerome Robbins}]

robe
n 1: any loose flowing garment
2: outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions [syn: {gown}]
v : clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes [syn: {vest}]

robed
adj : dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination; "the elegantly attired gentleman"; "neatly dressed workers"; "monks garbed in hooded robes"; "went about oddly garmented"; "professors robed in crimson"; "tuxedo-attired gentlemen"; "crimson-robed Harvard professors" [syn: {appareled}, {attired}, {dressed}, {garbed}, {garmented}, {habilimented}]

robe-de-chambre
n : a robe worn before dressing or while lounging [syn: {dressing gown}, {lounging robe}] [also: {robes-de-chambre} (pl)]

Robert
n : United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923) [syn: {Henry M. Robert}, {Henry Martyn Robert}]

Robert A. Heinlein
n : United States writer of science fiction (1907-1988) [syn: {Heinlein}, {Robert Anson Heinlein}]

Robert Abram Bartlett
n : United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946) [syn: {Bartlett}, {Robert Bartlett}, {Captain Bob}]

Robert Adam
n : Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792) [syn: {Adam}]

Robert Alexander Schumann
n : German romantic composer known for piano music and songs (1810-1856) [syn: {Schumann}, {Robert Schumann}]

Robert Andrews Millikan
n : United States physicist who isolated the electron and measured its charge (1868-1953) [syn: {Millikan}]

Robert Anson Heinlein
n : United States writer of science fiction (1907-1988) [syn: {Heinlein}, {Robert A. Heinlein}]

Robert Barany
n : Austrian physician who developed a rotational method for testing the middle ear (1876-1936) [syn: {Barany}]

Robert Bartlett
n : United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946) [syn: {Bartlett}, {Robert Abram Bartlett}, {Captain Bob}]

Robert Benchley
n : United States humorist (1889-1945) [syn: {Benchley}, {Robert Charles Benchley}]

Robert Boyle
n : Irish chemist who established that air has weight and whose definitions of chemical elements and chemical reactions helped to dissociate chemistry from alchemy (1627-1691) [syn: {Boyle}]

Robert Brown
n : Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858) [syn: {Brown}]

Robert Browning
n : English poet and husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning noted for his dramatic monologues (1812-1889) [syn: {Browning}]

Robert Bruce Mathias
n : United States athlete who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon (born in 1930) [syn: {Mathias}, {Bob Mathias}]

Robert Bunsen
n : German chemist who with Kirchhoff pioneered spectrum analysis but is remembered mainly for his invention of the Bunsen burner (1811-1899) [syn: {Bunsen}, {Robert Wilhelm Bunsen}]

Robert Burns
n : celebrated Scottish poet (1759-1796) [syn: {Burns}]

Robert Burns Woodward
n : United States chemist honored for synthesizing complex organic compounds (1917-1979) [syn: {Woodward}]

Robert Charles Benchley
n : United States humorist (1889-1945) [syn: {Benchley}, {Robert Benchley}]

Robert Charles Venturi
n : United States architect (born in 1925) [syn: {Venturi}, {Robert Venturi}]

Robert Clive
n : British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774) [syn: {Clive}, {Baron Clive}, {Baron Clive of Plassey}]

Robert Curl
n : American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933) [syn: {Curl}, {Robert F. Curl}, {Robert Floyd Curl Jr.}]

Robert De Niro
n : United States film actor who frequently plays tough characters (born 1943) [syn: {De Niro}]

Robert E. Lee
n : American general who led the Confederate armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870) [syn: {Lee}, {Robert Edward Lee}]

Robert E Lee Day
n : celebrated in southern United States [syn: {Robert E Lee's Birthday}, {Lee's Birthday}, {January 19}]

Robert E Lee's Birthday
n : celebrated in southern United States [syn: {Robert E Lee Day}, {Lee's Birthday}, {January 19}]

Robert E. Peary
n : United States arctic explorer and United States naval officer who has been regarded as the first man to reach the North Pole (1856-1920) [syn: {Peary}, {Robert Peary}, {Robert Edwin Peary}]

Robert Edward Lee
n : American general who led the Confederate armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870) [syn: {Lee}, {Robert E. Lee}]

Robert Edwin Peary
n : United States arctic explorer and United States naval officer who has been regarded as the first man to reach the North Pole (1856-1920) [syn: {Peary}, {Robert Peary}, {Robert E. Peary}]

Robert Emmet Sherwood
n : United States playwright (1896-1955) [syn: {Sherwood}]

Robert F. Curl
n : American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933) [syn: {Curl}, {Robert Curl}, {Robert Floyd Curl Jr.}]

Robert Falcon Scott
n : English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey (1868-1912) [syn: {Scott}, {Robert Scott}]

Robert Floyd Curl Jr.
n : American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933) [syn: {Curl}, {Robert Curl}, {Robert F. Curl}]

Robert Frost
n : United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963) [syn: {Frost}, {Robert Lee Frost}]

Robert Fulton
n : American inventor who designed the first commercially successful steamboat and the first steam warship (1765-1815) [syn: {Fulton}]

Robert Graves
n : English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985) [syn: {Graves}, {Robert Ranke Graves}]

Robert Gray
n : American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806) [syn: {Gray}]

Robert Herrick
n : English lyric poet (1591-1674) [syn: {Herrick}]

Robert Hooke
n : English scientist who formulated the law of elasticity and proposed a wave theory of light and formulated a theory of planetary motion and proposed the inverse square law of gravitational attraction and discovered the cellular structure of cork and introduced the term `cell' into biology and invented a balance spring for watches (1635-1703) [syn: {Hooke}]

Robert Hutchings Goddard
n : United States physicist who developed the first successful liquid-fueled rocket (1882-1945) [syn: {Goddard}]

Robert I
n : King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329) [syn: {Bruce}, {Robert the Bruce}]

Robert James Fischer
n : United States chess master; world champion from 1972 to 1975 (born in 1943) [syn: {Fischer}, {Bobby Fischer}]

Robert Jemison Van de Graaff
n : United States physicist (1901-1967) [syn: {Van de Graaff}, {Robert Van de Graaff}]

Robert Joffrey
n : United States choreographer (1930-1988) [syn: {Joffrey}]

Robert King Merton
n : United States sociologist (1910-2003) [syn: {Merton}, {Robert Merton}]

Robert Koch
n : German bacteriologist who isolated the anthrax bacillus and the tubercle bacillus and the cholera bacillus (1843-1910) [syn: {Koch}]

Robert Lee Frost
n : United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963) [syn: {Frost}, {Robert Frost}]

Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson
n : Scottish author (1850-1894) [syn: {Stevenson}, {Robert Louis Stevenson}]

Robert Louis Stevenson
n : Scottish author (1850-1894) [syn: {Stevenson}, {Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson}]

Robert Lowell
n : United States poet (1917-1977) [syn: {Lowell}, {Robert Traill Spence Lowell Jr.}]

Robert M. Yerkes
n : United States psychologist who studied the intelligence of primates (1876-1956) [syn: {Yerkes}, {Robert Mearns Yerkes}]

Robert MacGregor
n : Scottish clan leader and outlaw who was the subject of a 1817 novel by Sir Walter Scott (1671-1734) [syn: {MacGregor}, {Rob Roy}]

Robert Maynard Hutchins
n : United States educator who was president of the University of Chicago (1899-1977) [syn: {Hutchins}]

Robert Mearns Yerkes
n : United States psychologist who studied the intelligence of primates (1876-1956) [syn: {Yerkes}, {Robert M. Yerkes}]

Robert Merton
n : United States sociologist (1910-2003) [syn: {Merton}, {Robert King Merton}]

Robert Mills
n : United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855) [syn: {Mills}]

Robert Mitchum
n : United States film actor (1917-1997) [syn: {Mitchum}]

Robert Morris
n : leader of the American Revolution who signed the Declaration of Independence and raised money for the Continental Army (1734-1806) [syn: {Morris}]

Robert Motherwell
n : United States abstract expressionist painter (1915-1991) [syn: {Motherwell}]

Robert Nesta Marley
n : Jamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981) [syn: {Marley}, {Bob Marley}]

Robert Oppenheimer
n : United States physicist who directed the project at Los Alamos that developed the first atomic bomb (1904-1967) [syn: {Oppenheimer}]

Robert Orr
n : Canadian hockey player (born 1948) [syn: {Orr}, {Bobby Orr}]

Robert Owen
n : Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858) [syn: {Owen}]

Robert Peary
n : United States arctic explorer and United States naval officer who has been regarded as the first man to reach the North Pole (1856-1920) [syn: {Peary}, {Robert E. Peary}, {Robert Edwin Peary}]

Robert Peel
n : British politician (1788-1850) [syn: {Peel}, {Sir Robert Peel}]

Robert Penn Warren
n : United States writer and poet (1905-1989) [syn: {Warren}]

Robert R. Livingston
n : leaser of the American Revolution who served in the Continental Congress and as minister to France (1746-1813) [syn: {Livingston}]

Robert Ranke Graves
n : English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985) [syn: {Graves}, {Robert Graves}]

Robert Redford
n : United States actor and filmmaker who starred with Paul Newman in several films (born in 1936) [syn: {Redford}, {Charles Robert Redford}]

Robert Robinson
n : English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975) [syn: {Robinson}, {Sir Robert Robinson}]

Robert Schumann
n : German romantic composer known for piano music and songs (1810-1856) [syn: {Schumann}, {Robert Alexander Schumann}]

Robert Scott
n : English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey (1868-1912) [syn: {Scott}, {Robert Falcon Scott}]

Robert Southey
n : English poet and friend of Wordsworth and Coleridge (1774-1843) [syn: {Southey}]

Robert the Bruce
n : King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329) [syn: {Bruce}, {Robert I}]

Robert Traill Spence Lowell Jr.
n : United States poet (1917-1977) [syn: {Lowell}, {Robert Lowell}]

Robert Treat Paine
n : American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1731-1814) [syn: {Paine}]

Robert Tyre Jones
n : United States golfer (1902-1971) [syn: {Jones}, {Bobby Jones}]

Robert Van de Graaff
n : United States physicist (1901-1967) [syn: {Van de Graaff}, {Robert Jemison Van de Graaff}]

Robert Venturi
n : United States architect (born in 1925) [syn: {Venturi}, {Robert Charles Venturi}]

Robert Walpole
n : Englishman and Whig statesman who (under George I) was effectively the first British prime minister (1676-1745) [syn: {Walpole}, {Sir Robert Walpole}, {First Earl of Orford}]

Robert Wilhelm Bunsen
n : German chemist who with Kirchhoff pioneered spectrum analysis but is remembered mainly for his invention of the Bunsen burner (1811-1899) [syn: {Bunsen}, {Robert Bunsen}]

Robert William Service
n : Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958) [syn: {Service}]

Robert Woodrow Wilson
n : United States physicist honored for his work on cosmic microwave radiation (born in 1918) [syn: {Wilson}]

Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmine
n : Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621) [syn: {Bellarmine}, {Bellarmino}, {Cardinal Bellarmine}]

Roberts
n 1: United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943) [syn: {Richard J. Roberts}, {Richard John Roberts}]
2: United States evangelist (born 1918) [syn: {Oral Roberts}]
3: United States writer remembered for his historical novels about colonial America (1885-1957) [syn: {Kenneth Roberts}]
4: a Welsh pirate credited with having taken more than 400 ships (1682-1722) [syn: {Bartholomew Roberts}]

Robert's Rules of Order
n : a book of rules for presiding over a meeting; written by Henry M. Martin in 1876 and subsequently updated through many editions

Robertson
n : United States basketball guard (born in 1938) [syn: {Oscar Robertson}, {Oscar Palmer Robertson}]

robes-de-chambre
robe-de-chambre
n : a robe worn before dressing or while lounging [syn: {dressing gown}, {lounging robe}] [also: {robes-de-chambre} (pl)]

robes-de-chambre
See {robe-de-chambre}

Robeson
n : United States bass singer and an outspoken critic of racism and proponent of socialism (1898-1976) [syn: {Paul Robeson}, {Paul Bustill Robeson}]

Robespierre
n : French revolutionary; leader of the Jacobins and architect of the Reign of Terror; was himself executed in a coup d'etat (1758-1794) [syn: {Maxmillien Marie Isidore de Robespierre}]

robin
n 1: small Old World songbird with a reddish breast [syn: {redbreast}, {robin redbreast}, {Old World robin}, {Erithacus rubecola}]
2: large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen [syn: {American robin}, {Turdus migratorius}]

Robin Goodfellow
n : a mischievous sprite of English folklore [syn: {Puck}]

Robin Hood
n : legendary English outlaw of the 12th century; said to have robbed the rich to help the poor

robin redbreast
n : small Old World songbird with a reddish breast [syn: {robin}, {redbreast}, {Old World robin}, {Erithacus rubecola}]

Robinia
n : deciduous flowering trees and shrubs [syn: {genus Robinia}]

Robinia hispida
n : large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers [syn: {bristly locust}, {rose acacia}, {moss locust}]

Robinia pseudoacacia
n : large thorny tree of eastern and central United States having pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of white flowers; widely naturalized in many varieties in temperate regions [syn: {black locust}, {yellow locust}]

Robinia viscosa
n : small rough-barked locust of southeastern United States having racemes of pink flowers and glutinous branches and seeds [syn: {clammy locust}]

robin's plantain
n : common perennial of eastern North America having flowers with usually violet-purple rays [syn: {Erigeron pulchellus}]

Robinson
n 1: English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975) [syn: {Robert Robinson}, {Sir Robert Robinson}]
2: United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989) [syn: {Ray Robinson}, {Sugar Ray Robinson}, {Walker Smith}]
3: Irish playwright and theater manager in Dublin (1886-1958) [syn: {Lennox Robinson}, {Esme Stuart Lennox Robinson}]
4: United States historian who stressed the importance of intellectual and social events for the course of history (1863-1936) [syn: {James Harvey Robinson}]
5: United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972) [syn: {Jackie Robinson}, {Jack Roosevelt Robinson}]
6: United States poet; author of narrative verse (1869-1935) [syn: {Edwin Arlington Robinson}]
7: United States film actor noted for playing gangster roles (1893-1973) [syn: {Edward G. Robinson}, {Edward Goldenberg Robinson}]

Robinson Crusoe
n : the hero of Daniel Defoe's novel about a shipwrecked English sailor who survives on a small tropical island

Robinson Jeffers
n : United States poet who wrote about California (1887-1962) [syn: {Jeffers}, {John Robinson Jeffers}]

Robitussin
n : trade name of an expectorant that loosens phlegm and makes it easier to cough up

roble
n 1: large tree of Trinidad and Guyana having odd-pinnate leaves and violet-scented axillary racemes of yellow flowers and long smooth pods; grown as a specimen in parks and large gardens [syn: {Platymiscium trinitatis}]
2: tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns [syn: {California white oak}, {valley oak}, {valley white oak}, {Quercus lobata}]

roble beech
n : tall deciduous South American tree [syn: {Nothofagus obliqua}]

robolo
n : a kind of percoid fish

robot
n : a mechanism that can move automatically [syn: {automaton}, {golem}]

robot bomb
n : a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb [syn: {buzz bomb}, {flying bomb}, {doodlebug}, {V-1}]

robot pilot
n : a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course [syn: {autopilot}, {automatic pilot}]

robotic telesurgery
n : microsurgery in which the surgeon performs surgery by manipulating the hands of a robot

robotics
n : the area of AI concerned with the practical use of robots

robotics equipment
n : equipment used in robotics

robotlike
adj : like the unthinking functioning of a machine; "an automatic `thank you'"; "machinelike efficiency" [syn: {automatic}, {automatonlike}, {machinelike}]

robust
adj 1: physically strong [ant: {frail}]
2: marked by richness and fullness of flavor; "a rich ruby port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee" [syn: {full-bodied}, {rich}]
3: strong enough to withstand intellectual challenge; "the experiment yielded robust results"; "a robust faith"
4: rough and crude; "a robust tale"

robusta coffee
n : native to West Africa but grown in Java and elsewhere; resistant to coffee rust [syn: {Rio Nunez coffee}, {Coffea robusta}, {Coffea canephora}]

robustious
adj : noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline; "a boisterous crowd"; "a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand"; "a robustious group of teenagers"; "beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings"; "an unruly class" [syn: {boisterous}, {rambunctious}, {rumbustious}, {unruly}]

robustly
adv : in a robust manner; "he was robustly built"

robustness
n : the property of strong in constitution [syn: {hardiness}, {lustiness}]

roc
n : mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength

rocambole
n : European leek cultivated and used like leeks [syn: {sand leek}, {giant garlic}, {Spanish garlic}, {Allium scorodoprasum}]

roccella
n : a source of the dye archil and of litmus [syn: {Roccella tinctoria}]

Roccella tinctoria
n : a source of the dye archil and of litmus [syn: {roccella}]

Roccellaceae
n : a fungus family of division Lichenes [syn: {family Roccellaceae}]

Rocco Marciano
n : United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship in 1952 (1924-1969) [syn: {Marciano}, {Rocky Marciano}]

Roccus
n : a genus of Serranidae [syn: {genus Roccus}]

Roccus saxatilis
n : marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes; migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus Morone [syn: {striped bass}, {striper}, {rockfish}]

Rocephin
n : a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Rocephin) used for severe infection of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract [syn: {ceftriaxone}]

Rochambeau
n : French general who commanded French troops in the American Revolution, notably at Yorktown (1725-1807) [syn: {Comte de Rochambeau}, {Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur}]

Rochelle powder
n : an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic [syn: {Seidlitz powder}, {Seidlitz powders}]

Rochelle salt
n : a double salt used in Seidlitz powder; acts as a cathartic [syn: {Rochelle salts}]

Rochelle salts
n : a double salt used in Seidlitz powder; acts as a cathartic [syn: {Rochelle salt}]

Rochester
n 1: a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry
2: a town in southeast Minnesota

Rochon prism
n : optical device that produces plane-polarized ultraviolet light [syn: {Wollaston prism}]

rock
n 1: a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me" [syn: {stone}]
2: material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust; "that mountain is solid rock"; "stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries" [syn: {stone}]
3: United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984) [syn: {John Rock}]
4: (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable; "he was her rock during the crisis"; "Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church"--Gospel According to Matthew
5: hard stick bright-colored stick candy typically peppermint flavored [syn: {rock candy}]
6: a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of Black rhythm-and-blues with White country-and-western; "rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll." [syn: {rock 'n' roll}, {rock'n'roll}, {rock-and-roll}, {rock and roll}, {rock music}]
7: pitching dangerously to one side [syn: {careen}, {sway}, {tilt}]
v 1: move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet" [syn: {sway}, {shake}]
2: cause to move back and forth; "rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently" [syn: {sway}]

rock and roll
n : a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of Black rhythm-and-blues with White country-and-western; "rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll." [syn: {rock 'n' roll}, {rock'n'roll}, {rock-and-roll}, {rock}, {rock music}]

rock band
n : a band of musicians who play rock-'n'-roll music [syn: {rock group}]

rock barnacle
n : barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal zones [syn: {acorn barnacle}, {Balanus balanoides}]

rock bass
n 1: a kind of sea bass [syn: {rock sea bass}, {Centropristis philadelphica}]
2: game and food fish of upper Mississippi and Great Lakes [syn: {rock sunfish}, {Ambloplites rupestris}]

rock beauty
n : gold and black butterflyfish found from West Indies to Brazil [syn: {Holocanthus tricolor}]

rock bit
n : a drill bit that has hardened rotating rollers [syn: {roller bit}]

rock bottom
n : the absolute bottom

rock brake
n 1: any of several small lithophytic ferns of tropical and warm temperate regions [syn: {cliff brake}, {cliff-brake}]
2: dwarf deciduous lithophytic ferns
3: chiefly lithophytic or epiphytic fern of North America and east Asia [syn: {rock polypody}, {American wall fern}, {Polypodium virgianum}]

rock cake
n : a small cake with a hard surface said to resemble a rock

rock candy
n 1: hard stick bright-colored stick candy typically peppermint flavored [syn: {rock}]
2: sugar in large hard clear crystals on a string

rock climber
n : a climber of vertical rock faces [syn: {cragsman}]

rock climbing
n : the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment)

rock concert
n : a performance of rock music

Rock Cornish
n : small plump hybrid developed by crossbreeding Plymouth Rock and Cornish fowl

Rock Cornish hen
n : flesh of a small fowl bred for roasting

rock crab
n : crab of eastern coast of North America [syn: {Cancer irroratus}]

rock cress
n : any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus Arabis [syn: {rockcress}]

rock crystal
n : a clear quartz used in making electronic and optical equipment [syn: {transparent quartz}]

rock dove
n : pale gray Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended [syn: {rock pigeon}, {Columba livia}]

rock drill
n : a drill for penetrating rock [syn: {bore bit}, {borer}, {stone drill}]

rock elm
n 1: tall widely distributed elm of eastern North America [syn: {Ulmus thomasii}]
2: large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America [syn: {American elm}, {white elm}, {water elm}, {Ulmus americana}]

Rock fever
n : infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache [syn: {brucellosis}, {undulant fever}, {Malta fever}, {Gibraltar fever}, {Mediterranean fever}]

rock garden
n : a garden featuring rocks; usually alpine plants [syn: {rockery}]

rock geranium
n : plant with basal leaves mottled with white and flowers in lax panicles on erect stems [syn: {Heuchera americana}]

rock group
n : a band of musicians who play rock-'n'-roll music [syn: {rock band}]

rock gunnel
n : slippery scaleless food fish of the northern Atlantic coastal waters [syn: {butterfish}, {Pholis gunnellus}]

rock harlequin
n : glaucous herb of northeastern United States and Canada having loose racemes of yellow-tipped pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria [syn: {Roman wormwood}, {Corydalis sempervirens}, {Fumaria sempervirens}]

rock hind
n : found around rocky coasts or on reefs [syn: {Epinephelus adscensionis}]

rock hopper
n : small penguin of the Falkland Islands and New Zealand [syn: {crested penguin}]

rock hyrax
n : hyrax that lives in rocky areas [syn: {rock rabbit}, {Procavia capensis}]

Rock Island
n : a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River; site of a Union prison during the Civil War

rock kangaroo
n : slender long-legged Australian wallabies living in caves and rocky areas [syn: {rock wallaby}]

rock lobster
n 1: warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California [syn: {spiny lobster}, {langouste}, {crayfish}]
2: large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters [syn: {spiny lobster}, {langouste}, {crawfish}, {crayfish}, {sea crawfish}]

rock maple
n : maple of eastern and central North America having 3- to 5-lobed leaves and hard close-grained wood much used for cabinet work especially the curly-grained form; sap is chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar; many subspecies [syn: {sugar maple}, {Acer saccharum}]

rock music
n : a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of Black rhythm-and-blues with White country-and-western; "rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll." [syn: {rock 'n' roll}, {rock'n'roll}, {rock-and-roll}, {rock and roll}, {rock}]

rock 'n' roll
n : a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of Black rhythm-and-blues with White country-and-western; "rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll." [syn: {rock'n'roll}, {rock-and-roll}, {rock and roll}, {rock}, {rock music}]

rock 'n' roll musician
n : a performer or composer or fan of rock music [syn: {rocker}]

Rock of Gibraltar
n : location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules [syn: {Gibraltar}, {Calpe}]

rock oil
n : a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons [syn: {petroleum}, {crude oil}, {crude}, {fossil oil}]

rock opera
n : albums of rock music that aspired to the status of art; first appeared in the 1960s

rock outcrop
n : the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land [syn: {outcrop}, {outcropping}]

rock partridge
n : of mountainous areas of southern Europe [syn: {Greek partridge}, {Alectoris graeca}]

rock penstemon
n : one of the West's most beautiful wildflowers; large brilliant pink or rose flowers in many racemes above thick mats of stems and leaves; ledges and cliffs from Washington to California [syn: {cliff penstemon}, {Penstemon rupicola}]

rock pigeon
n : pale gray Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended [syn: {rock dove}, {Columba livia}]

rock pink
n : pink-flowered perennial of rocky regions of western United States [syn: {Talinum calycinum}]

rock plant
n : plant that grows on or among rocks or is suitable for a rock garden

rock polypody
n : chiefly lithophytic or epiphytic fern of North America and east Asia [syn: {rock brake}, {American wall fern}, {Polypodium virgianum}]

rock purslane
n : a plant of the genus Calandrinia

rock python
n : very large python of tropical and southern Africa [syn: {rock snake}, {Python sebae}]

rock rabbit
n 1: hyrax that lives in rocky areas [syn: {rock hyrax}, {Procavia capensis}]
2: small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America [syn: {pika}, {mouse hare}, {coney}, {cony}]

rock rattlesnake
n : mountain rock dweller of Mexico and most southern parts of United States southwest [syn: {Crotalus lepidus}]

rock rose
n 1: any of numerous varieties of helianthemums having small roselike yellow or white or reddish flowers [syn: {rockrose}]
2: small shrubs of scrub and dry woodland regions of southern Europe and North Africa; grown for their showy flowers and soft often downy and aromatic evergreen foliage [syn: {rockrose}]

rock salmon
n : any of several coarse fishes (such as dogfish or wolffish) when used as food

rock salt
n : naturally occurring crystalline sodium chloride [syn: {halite}]

rock sandwort
n : low perennial tufted plant of southeastern North America [syn: {Arenaria stricta}]

rock sea bass
n : a kind of sea bass [syn: {rock bass}, {Centropristis philadelphica}]

rock snake
n : very large python of tropical and southern Africa [syn: {rock python}, {Python sebae}]

rock spikemoss
n : tufted spikemoss forming loose spreading mats; eastern North America [syn: {dwarf lycopod}, {Selaginella rupestris}]

Rock Springs
n : a town of southwest Wyoming near the Utah border

rock squirrel
n : large gray ground squirrel of rocky areas of the southwestern United States [syn: {Citellus variegatus}]

rock star
n : a famous singer of rock music

rock sunfish
n : game and food fish of upper Mississippi and Great Lakes [syn: {rock bass}, {Ambloplites rupestris}]

rock wallaby
n : slender long-legged Australian wallabies living in caves and rocky areas [syn: {rock kangaroo}]

rock wool
n : a light fibrous material used as an insulator [syn: {mineral wool}]

rock wren
n 1: short-tailed bird resembling a wren [syn: {Xenicus gilviventris}]
2: wren inhabiting badlands and mesa country of western United States and Mexico [syn: {Salpinctes obsoletus}]

rockabilly
n : a fusion of black music and country music that was popular in the 1950s; sometimes described as blues with a country beat

rock-and-roll
n : a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of Black rhythm-and-blues with White country-and-western; "rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll." [syn: {rock 'n' roll}, {rock'n'roll}, {rock and roll}, {rock}, {rock music}]

rock-bottom
adj : well below normal (especially in price) [syn: {reduced}]

rockbound
adj : abounding in or bordered by rocky cliffs or scarps; "the rock-ribbed coast of Maine" [syn: {rock-ribbed}]

rockchuck
n : heavy-bodied yellowish-brown marmot of rocky areas of western North America [syn: {yellowbelly marmot}, {Marmota flaviventris}]

rockcress
n 1: noxious cress with yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium [syn: {yellow rocket}, {rocket cress}, {Barbarea vulgaris}, {Sisymbrium barbarea}]
2: any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus Arabis [syn: {rock cress}]

Rockefeller
n : United States industrialist who made a fortune in the oil business and gave half of it away (1839-1937) [syn: {John D. Rockefeller}, {John Davison Rockefeller}]

rocker
n 1: an attendant who rocks a child in a cradle
2: a performer or composer or fan of rock music [syn: {rock 'n' roll musician}]
3: a teenager or young adult in the 1960s who wore leather jackets and rode motorcycles
4: a chair mounted on rockers [syn: {rocking chair}]
5: a trough on rockers used by gold miners to shake earth in water in order to separate the gold [syn: {cradle}]
6: an ice skate with a curved blade
7: a curved support that permits the supported object to rock to and fro

rocker arm
n : a lever pivoted at the center; used especially to push a valve down in an internal-combustion engine [syn: {valve rocker}]

rockers
n : originally a British youth subculture that evolved out of the teddy boys in the 1960s; wore black leather jackets and jeans and boots; had greased hair and rode motorcycles and listened to rock'n'roll; were largely unskilled manual laborers [syn: {bikers}]

rockery
n : a garden featuring rocks; usually alpine plants [syn: {rock garden}]

rocket
n 1: any vehicle propelled by a rocket engine
2: a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion [syn: {rocket engine}]
3: erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender [syn: {roquette}, {garden rocket}, {rocket salad}, {arugula}, {Eruca sativa}, {Eruca vesicaria sativa}]
4: propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon [syn: {skyrocket}]
5: sends a firework display high into the sky [syn: {skyrocket}]
v 1: shoot up abruptly, like a rocket; "prices skyrocketed" [syn: {skyrocket}]
2: propel with a rocket

rocket base
n : a military base for rocket missiles

rocket cress
n : noxious cress with yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium [syn: {yellow rocket}, {rockcress}, {Barbarea vulgaris}, {Sisymbrium barbarea}]

rocket engine
n : a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion [syn: {rocket}]

rocket engineer
n : an engineer who builds and tests rockets [syn: {rocket scientist}]

rocket firing
n : the launching of a rocket or missile under its own power [syn: {rocket launching}]

rocket fuel
n : an explosive charge that propels a rocket [syn: {rocket propellant}, {rocket propellent}]

rocket larkspur
n : commonly cultivated larkspur of southern Europe having unbranched spikelike racemes of blue or sometimes purplish or pinkish flowers; sometime placed in genus Delphinium [syn: {Consolida ambigua}, {Delphinium ajacis}]

rocket launcher
n : armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket [syn: {launcher}]

rocket launching
n : the launching of a rocket or missile under its own power [syn: {rocket firing}]

rocket propellant
n : an explosive charge that propels a rocket [syn: {rocket fuel}, {rocket propellent}]

rocket propellent
n : an explosive charge that propels a rocket [syn: {rocket fuel}, {rocket propellant}]

rocket propulsion
n : reaction propulsion using stored oxygen for combustion; used where there is insufficient atmospheric oxygen

rocket range
n : a firing range for rocket missiles

rocket salad
n : erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender [syn: {rocket}, {roquette}, {garden rocket}, {arugula}, {Eruca sativa}, {Eruca vesicaria sativa}]

rocket scientist
n 1: a clever thinker; "you do not have to be a rocket scientist to figure that out"
2: an engineer who builds and tests rockets [syn: {rocket engineer}]

rocket-propelled
adj : propelled by (or as if propelled by) a rocket engine

rocketry
n : the branch of engineering science that studies rocket design and operation

rockfish
n 1: the lean flesh of any of various valuable market fish caught among rocks
2: marine food fish found among rocks along the northern coasts of Europe and America
3: marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes; migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus Morone [syn: {striped bass}, {striper}, {Roccus saxatilis}] [also: {rockfishes} (pl)]

rockfishes
rockfish
n 1: the lean flesh of any of various valuable market fish caught among rocks
2: marine food fish found among rocks along the northern coasts of Europe and America
3: marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes; migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus Morone [syn: {striped bass}, {striper}, {Roccus saxatilis}] [also: {rockfishes} (pl)]

rockfishes
See {rockfish}

rockfoil
n : any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga [syn: {saxifrage}, {breakstone}]

Rockford
n : a city in northern Illinois

rockier
rocky
adj 1: abounding in rocks or stones; "rocky fields"; "stony ground"; "bouldery beaches" [syn: {bouldery}, {bouldered}, {stony}]
2: liable to rock; "on high rocky heels"
3: full of hardship or trials; "the rocky road to success"; "they were having a rough time" [syn: {rough}] [also: {rockiest}, {rockier}]

rockier
See {rocky}

Rockies
n : the chief mountain range of western North America; extends from British Columbia to northern New Mexico; forms the continental divide [syn: {Rocky Mountains}]

rockiest
rocky
adj 1: abounding in rocks or stones; "rocky fields"; "stony ground"; "bouldery beaches" [syn: {bouldery}, {bouldered}, {stony}]
2: liable to rock; "on high rocky heels"
3: full of hardship or trials; "the rocky road to success"; "they were having a rough time" [syn: {rough}] [also: {rockiest}, {rockier}]

rockiest
See {rocky}

rocking chair
n : a chair mounted on rockers [syn: {rocker}]

rocking horse
n : a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride [syn: {hobby}, {hobbyhorse}]

Rockingham
n : English statesman who served as prime minister and who opposed the war with the American colonies (1730-1782) [syn: {Second Marquis of Rockingham}, {Charles Watson-Wentworth}]

Rockingham podocarp
n : large Australian tree with straight-grained yellow wood that turns brown on exposure [syn: {brown pine}, {Podocarpus elatus}]

rocklike
adj : hard as granite; "a granitic fist" [syn: {granitic}, {granitelike}, {stony}]

rock'n'roll
n : a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of Black rhythm-and-blues with White country-and-western; "rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll." [syn: {rock 'n' roll}, {rock-and-roll}, {rock and roll}, {rock}, {rock music}]

rock-ribbed
adj 1: abounding in or bordered by rocky cliffs or scarps; "the rock-ribbed coast of Maine" [syn: {rockbound}]
2: tradition-bound and obstinately opinionated; "an inflexible (or die-hard) conservative"; "rock-ribbed republican" [syn: {die-hard(a)}]

rockrose
n 1: any of numerous varieties of helianthemums having small roselike yellow or white or reddish flowers [syn: {rock rose}]
2: small shrubs of scrub and dry woodland regions of southern Europe and North Africa; grown for their showy flowers and soft often downy and aromatic evergreen foliage [syn: {rock rose}]

rockrose family
n : shrubs or woody herbs of temperate regions especially Mediterranean [syn: {Cistaceae}, {family Cistaceae}]

rockslide
n : a landslide of rocks

rock-steady
adj : consistent in performance or behavior; "dependable in one's habits"; "a steady-going family man" [syn: {dependable}, {steady-going}]

rockweed
n : coarse brown seaweed growing on rocks exposed at low tide

Rockwell
n : United States illustrator whose works present a sentimental idealized view of everyday life (1894-1978) [syn: {Norman Rockwell}]

Rockwell Kent
n : United States painter noted for his woodcuts (1882-1971) [syn: {Kent}]

rocky
adj 1: abounding in rocks or stones; "rocky fields"; "stony ground"; "bouldery beaches" [syn: {bouldery}, {bouldered}, {stony}]
2: liable to rock; "on high rocky heels"
3: full of hardship or trials; "the rocky road to success"; "they were having a rough time" [syn: {rough}] [also: {rockiest}, {rockier}]

Rocky Marciano
n : United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship in 1952 (1924-1969) [syn: {Marciano}, {Rocco Marciano}]

Rocky Mountain
adj : of or relating to or located on the Rocky Mountains

Rocky Mountain bee plant
n : plant of western North America having trifoliate leaves and white or pink spider-shaped flowers; sometimes used as an ornamental [syn: {stinking clover}, {Cleome serrulata}]

Rocky Mountain bighorn
n : wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns [syn: {bighorn}, {bighorn sheep}, {cimarron}, {Rocky Mountain sheep}, {Ovis canadensis}]

Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine
n : small slow-growing upland pine of western United States (Rocky Mountains) having dense branches with fissured rust-brown bark and short needles in bunches of 5 and thorn-tipped cone scales; among the oldest living things some over 4500 years old [syn: {bristlecone pine}, {Pinus aristata}]

Rocky Mountain dogbane
n : North American plant similar to common dogbane [syn: {Apocynum pumilum}]

Rocky Mountain goat
n : sure-footed mammal of mountainous northwestern North America [syn: {mountain goat}, {Oreamnos americanus}]

Rocky Mountain jay
n : a Canada jay with a white head; widely distributed from Montana to Arizona [syn: {Perisoreus canadensis capitalis}]

Rocky Mountain National Park
n : a national park in Colorado having mountains and lakes and streams and forests

Rocky mountain pinon
n : small compact 2-needled pinon of southwestern United States; important as a nut pine [syn: {Pinus edulis}]

Rocky Mountain sheep
n : wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns [syn: {bighorn}, {bighorn sheep}, {cimarron}, {Rocky Mountain bighorn}, {Ovis canadensis}]

Rocky Mountain spotted fever
n : caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks [syn: {mountain fever}, {tick fever}]

Rocky Mountain whitefish
n : whitefish of the western United States and Canada [syn: {Prosopium williamsonii}]

Rocky Mountains
n : the chief mountain range of western North America; extends from British Columbia to northern New Mexico; forms the continental divide [syn: {Rockies}]

Rocky Mountains cherry
n : dwarf ornamental shrub of western United States having large black to red and yellow sweet edible fruit [syn: {Western sand cherry}, {Prunus besseyi}]

Rocky-mountain maple
n : small maple of northwestern North America [syn: {dwarf maple}, {Acer glabrum}]

rococo
adj : having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation; "an exquisite gilded rococo mirror"
n : fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century

Rocroi
n : a battle in the Thirty Years' War (1643); the French defeated the Spanish invaders [syn: {Battle of Rocroi}]

rod
n 1: a linear measure of 16.5 feet [syn: {perch}, {pole}]
2: a long thin implement made of metal or wood
3: any rod-shaped bacterium
4: a square rod of land [syn: {perch}, {pole}]
5: visual receptor cell sensitive to dim light [syn: {rod cell}, {retinal rod}]
6: a gangster's pistol [syn: {gat}]

rod cell
n : visual receptor cell sensitive to dim light [syn: {rod}, {retinal rod}]

Rod Laver
n : Australian tennis player who in 1962 was the second man to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles titles in the same year; in 1969 he repeated this feat (born in 1938) [syn: {Laver}, {Rodney George Laver}]

rode
ride
n 1: a journey in a vehicle driven by someone else; "he took the family for a drive in his new car" [syn: {drive}]
2: a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement
v 1: sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare" [syn: {sit}]
2: be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day" [ant: {walk}]
3: continue undisturbed and without interference; "Let it ride"
4: move like a floating object; "The moon rode high in the night sky"
5: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: {tease}, {razz}, {rag}, {cod}, {tantalize}, {tantalise}, {bait}, {taunt}, {twit}, {rally}]
6: be sustained or supported or borne; "His glasses rode high on his nose"; "The child rode on his mother's hips"; "She rode a wave of popularity"; "The brothers rode to an easy victory on their father's political name"
7: have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well" [syn: {drive}]
8: be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the electin"; "Your grade will depends on your homework" [syn: {depend on}, {devolve on}, {depend upon}, {turn on}, {hinge on}, {hinge upon}]
9: lie moored or anchored; "Ship rides at anchor" 10: sit on and control a vehicle; "He rides his bicycle to work every day"; "She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town" 11: climb up on the body; "Shorts that ride up"; "This skirt keeps riding up my legs" 12: ride over, along, or through; "Travel the highways of America"; "Ride the freeways of California" 13: keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot; "Don't ride the clutch!" 14: copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow" [syn: {mount}] [also: {rode}, {ridden}]

rode
See {ride}

rodent
n : relatively small gnawing animals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing [syn: {gnawer}, {gnawing animal}]

Rodentia
n : small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs; agoutis [syn: {order Rodentia}]

rodeo
n 1: an exhibition of cowboy skills
2: an enclosure for cattle that have been rounded up

rodeo rider
n : a performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging [syn: {cowboy}]

Rodgers
n : United States composer of musical comedies (especially in collaboration with Oscar Hammerstein II and with Lorenz Hart) (1902-1979) [syn: {Richard Rodgers}]

Rodhos
n : a Greek island in the southeast Aegean Sea 10 miles off the Turkish coast; the largest of the Dodecanese; it was colonized before 1000 BC by Dorians from Argos [syn: {Rhodes}]

Rodin
n : French sculptor noted for his renderings of the human form (1840-1917) [syn: {Auguste Rodin}, {Francois Auguste Rene Rodin}]

rodlike
adj : resembling a rod [syn: {rod-shaped}]

Rodney George Laver
n : Australian tennis player who in 1962 was the second man to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles titles in the same year; in 1969 he repeated this feat (born in 1938) [syn: {Laver}, {Rod Laver}]

Rodolia
n : genus of Australian ladybugs [syn: {genus Rodolia}, {genus Vedalia}]

Rodolia cardinalis
n : native to Australia; introduced elsewhere to control scale insects [syn: {vedalia}]

rodomontade
n : vain and empty boasting [syn: {braggadocio}, {bluster}, {rhodomontade}]

Rodrigo Borgia
n : Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia (1431-1503) [syn: {Alexander VI}, {Pope Alexander VI}, {Borgia}]

rod-shaped
adj 1: formed like a bacillus [syn: {baccilar}, {bacillary}, {bacilliform}, {baculiform}]
2: resembling a rod [syn: {rodlike}]

Rodya Raskolnikov
n : a fictional character in Dostoevsky's novel `Crime and Punishment'; he kills old women because he believes he is beyond the bounds of good or evil [syn: {Raskolnikov}]

roe
n 1: fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture [syn: {hard roe}]
2: eggs of female fish
3: the egg mass or spawn of certain crustaceans such as the lobster
4: the eggs or egg-laden ovary of a fish

roe deer
n : small graceful deer of Eurasian woodlands having small forked antlers [syn: {Capreolus capreolus}]

Roebling
n : United States engineer (born in Germany) who designed and began construction of the Brooklyn bridge (1806-1869) [syn: {John Roebling}, {John Augustus Roebling}]

roebuck
n : male roe deer

roentgen
n 1: a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air [syn: {R}]
2: German physicist who discovered x-rays and developed roentgenography (1845-1923) [syn: {Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen}, {Rontgen}, {Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen}]

roentgen ray
n : electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target [syn: {X ray}, {X-radiation}]

roentgenogram
n : a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis [syn: {X ray}, {X-ray picture}, {X-ray photograph}]

roentgenographic
adj : relating to or produced by roentgenography

roentgenography
n : radiography that uses X-rays to produce a roentgenogram [syn: {X-ray photography}]

roentgenoscope
n : an X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen to enable direct observation [syn: {fluoroscope}]

rofecoxib
n : a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Vioxx) that relieves pain without harming the digestive tract [syn: {Vioxx}]

Rogaine
n : a vasodilator (trade name Loniten) used to treat severe hypertension; one side effect is hirsutism so it is also sold (trade name Rogaine) as a treatment for male-patterned baldness [syn: {minoxidil}, {Loniten}]

rogation
n : a solemn supplication ceremony prescribed by the church

Rogation Day
n : one of the three days before Ascension Day; observed by some Christians as days of supplication

Roger Bacon
n : English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292) [syn: {Bacon}]

Roger Bannister
n : English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929) [syn: {Bannister}, {Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister}]

Roger Brooke Taney
n : United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court; remembered for his ruling that slaves and their descendants have no rights as citizens [syn: {Taney}, {Roger Taney}]

Roger de Mortimer
n : English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330) [syn: {Mortimer}]

Roger Eliot Fry
n : English painter and art critic (1866-1934) [syn: {Fry}, {Roger Fry}]

Roger Fry
n : English painter and art critic (1866-1934) [syn: {Fry}, {Roger Eliot Fry}]

Roger Huntington Sessions
n : United States composer who promoted 20th century music (1896-1985) [syn: {Sessions}, {Roger Sessions}]

Roger Sessions
n : United States composer who promoted 20th century music (1896-1985) [syn: {Sessions}, {Roger Huntington Sessions}]

Roger Sherman
n : American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution (1721-1793) [syn: {Sherman}]

Roger Taney
n : United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court; remembered for his ruling that slaves and their descendants have no rights as citizens [syn: {Taney}, {Roger Brooke Taney}]

Roger Williams
n : English clergyman and colonist who was expelled from Massachusetts for criticizing Puritanism; he founded Providence in 1636 and obtained a royal charter for Rhode Island in 1663 (1603-1683) [syn: {Williams}]

Rogers
n 1: United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935) [syn: {Will Rogers}, {William Penn Adair Rogers}]
2: United States dancer and film actress who partnered with Fred Astaire (born 1911) [syn: {Ginger Rogers}, {Virginia McMath}]
3: United States psychologist who developed client-centered therapy (1902-1987) [syn: {Carl Rogers}]

Roget
n : English physician who in retirement compiled a well-known thesaurus (1779-1869) [syn: {Peter Mark Roget}]

rogue
n : a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel [syn: {knave}, {rascal}, {rapscallion}, {scalawag}, {scallywag}, {varlet}]

rogue elephant
n : a wild and vicious elephant separated from the herd

rogue nation
n : a Third World state that possesses weapons of mass destruction and sponsors terrorism [syn: {rogue state}, {renegade state}]

rogue state
n : a Third World state that possesses weapons of mass destruction and sponsors terrorism [syn: {renegade state}, {rogue nation}]

roguery
n : reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others [syn: {mischief}, {mischief-making}, {mischievousness}, {deviltry}, {devilry}, {devilment}, {rascality}, {roguishness}, {shenanigan}]

rogue's gallery
n 1: a coterie of undesirable people [syn: {galere}]
2: a collection of pictures of criminals

roguish
adj 1: playful in an appealingly bold way; "a roguish grin" [syn: {devilish}, {rascally}]
2: lacking principles or scruples; "the rascally rabble"; "the tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy" - W.M. Thackaray; "the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew" [syn: {rascally}, {scoundrelly}, {blackguardly}]

roguishly
adv 1: like a dishonest rogue; "he roguishly intended to keep the money"
2: in a playfully roguish manner; "he winked at her roguishly"

roguishness
n 1: the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks [syn: {prankishness}, {rascality}]
2: reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others [syn: {mischief}, {mischief-making}, {mischievousness}, {deviltry}, {devilry}, {devilment}, {rascality}, {roguery}, {shenanigan}]

Rohypnol
n : a depressant and tranquilizer (trade name Rohypnol) often used in the commission of sexual assault; legally available in Europe and Mexico and Colombia [syn: {flunitrazepan}]

roil
v 1: be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm" [syn: {churn}, {boil}, {moil}]
2: make turbid by stirring up the sediments of [syn: {rile}]

roiled
adj 1: aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay" [syn: {annoyed}, {irritated}, {miffed}, {nettled}, {peeved}, {pissed}, {pissed off}, {riled}, {steamed}, {stunng}]
2: (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence; "the river's roiling current"; "turbulent rapids" [syn: {churning}, {roiling}, {roily}, {turbulent}]

roilier
roily
adj : (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence; "the river's roiling current"; "turbulent rapids" [syn: {churning}, {roiling}, {roiled}, {turbulent}] [also: {roiliest}, {roilier}]

roilier
See {roily}

roiliest
roily
adj : (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence; "the river's roiling current"; "turbulent rapids" [syn: {churning}, {roiling}, {roiled}, {turbulent}] [also: {roiliest}, {roilier}]

roiliest
See {roily}

roiling
adj : (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence; "the river's roiling current"; "turbulent rapids" [syn: {churning}, {roiled}, {roily}, {turbulent}]

roily
adj : (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence; "the river's roiling current"; "turbulent rapids" [syn: {churning}, {roiling}, {roiled}, {turbulent}] [also: {roiliest}, {roilier}]

roister
v : engage in boisterous, drunken merry-making; "They were out carousing last night" [syn: {carouse}, {riot}]

roisterer
n : an especially noisy and unrestrained merrymaker

Rolaids
n : an antacid

Roland de Lassus
n : Belgian composer (1532-1594) [syn: {Lasso}, {Orlando di Lasso}]

Rolando's area
n : the cortical area that influences motor movements [syn: {motor area}, {motor region}, {motor cortex}, {excitable area}]

Rolando's fissure
n : a brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of both hemispheres; separates the frontal and parietal lobes [syn: {fissure of Rolando}, {central sulcus}, {sulcus centralis}]

role
n 1: the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role" [syn: {function}, {office}, {part}]
2: an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona" [syn: {character}, {theatrical role}, {part}, {persona}]
3: what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?" [syn: {function}, {purpose}, {use}]
4: normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting; "what is your role on the team?"

role model
n : someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role model" [syn: {model}]

role player
n 1: a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: {imposter}, {impostor}, {pretender}, {fake}, {faker}, {fraud}, {sham}, {shammer}, {pseudo}, {pseud}]
2: a theatrical performer [syn: {actor}, {histrion}, {player}, {thespian}]

roleplay
v : perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'" [syn: {act}, {play}, {playact}]

roleplaying
n : acting a particular role (as in psychotherapy)

Rolf
n : Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931) [syn: {Rollo}, {Hrolf}]

roll
n 1: rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation" [syn: {axial rotation}, {axial motion}]
2: a list of names; "his name was struck off the rolls" [syn: {roster}]
3: a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore [syn: {roller}, {rolling wave}]
4: photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
5: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles [syn: {coil}, {whorl}, {curl}, {curlicue}, {ringlet}, {gyre}, {scroll}]
6: a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.); "he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag" [syn: {bankroll}]
7: small rounded bread either plain or sweet [syn: {bun}]
8: a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) [syn: {peal}, {pealing}, {rolling}]
9: the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously [syn: {paradiddle}, {drum roll}] 10: a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) [syn: {scroll}] 11: anything rolled up in cylindrical form 12: the act of throwing dice [syn: {cast}] 13: walking with a rolling gait 14: a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude 15: the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
v 1: move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side" [syn: {turn over}]
2: move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds" [syn: {wheel}]
3: occur in soft rounded shapes; "The hills rolled past" [syn: {undulate}]
4: flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper" [syn: {roll out}]
5: emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound; "The thunder rolled"; "rolling drums"
6: wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool" [syn: {wind}, {wrap}, {twine}] [ant: {unwind}]
7: begin operating or running; "The cameras were rolling"; "The presses are already rolling"
8: shape by rolling; "roll a cigarette"
9: execute a roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts rolled and jumped" 10: sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity [syn: {hustle}, {pluck}] 11: move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach" [syn: {undulate}, {flap}, {wave}] 12: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town" [syn: {wander}, {swan}, {stray}, {tramp}, {roam}, {cast}, {ramble}, {rove}, {range}, {drift}, {vagabond}] 13: move, rock, or sway from side to side; "The ship rolled on the heavy seas" 14: cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis; "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their eyes at his words" [syn: {revolve}] 15: pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/; "She rolls her r's" 16: boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled" [syn: {seethe}] 17: take the shape of a roll or cylinder; "the carpet rolled out"; "Yarn rolls well" 18: show certain properties when being rolled; "The carpet rolls unevenly"; "dried-out tobacco rolls badly" [syn: {roll up}]

roll around
v : happen regularly; "Christmas rolled around again" [syn: {come around}]

roll call
n : calling out an official list of names

roll down
v : of snow masses in the mountains [syn: {avalanche}]

roll film
n : photographic film wound on a spool

roll in
v : pour or flow in a steady stream; "mist rolled in from the sea"; "tourists rolled in from the neighboring countryside"

roll in the hay
n : slang terms for sexual intercourse [syn: {fuck}, {fucking}, {screw}, {screwing}, {ass}, {nooky}, {nookie}, {piece of ass}, {piece of tail}, {shag}, {shtup}]
v : have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with}, {get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate}, {have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw}, {fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]

roll of tobacco
n : tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder [syn: {smoke}]

roll off
v : recite volubly or extravagantly; "He could recite the names of all the chemical elements" [syn: {rattle down}, {rattle off}, {reel off}, {spiel off}]

roll out
v 1: flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper" [syn: {roll}]
2: straighten by unrolling; "roll out the big map" [syn: {straighten}]

roll over
v 1: make a rolling motion or turn; "The dog rolled over"
2: negociate to repay a loan at a later date for an additional fee; "roll over a loan"
3: reinvest into a similar fund or security; "She rolled over her IRA"

roll up
v 1: form into a cylinder by rolling; "Roll up the cloth" [syn: {furl}]
2: get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune" [syn: {collect}, {accumulate}, {pile up}, {amass}, {compile}, {hoard}]
3: arrive in a vehicle: "He rolled up in a black Mercedes"
4: make into a bundle; "he bundled up his few possessions" [syn: {bundle}, {bundle up}]
5: form a cylinder by rolling; "roll up a banner" [syn: {wrap up}] [ant: {unfurl}]
6: show certain properties when being rolled; "The carpet rolls unevenly"; "dried-out tobacco rolls badly" [syn: {roll}]

rollback
n 1: the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw [syn: {push back}]
2: reducing prices back to some earlier level

rolled
adj 1: especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward [syn: {involute}]
2: uttered with a trill; "she used rolling r's as in Spanish" [syn: {rolling}, {trilled}]
3: folded in on itself to form a roll; "the edges of the handkerchief were rolled and whipped"; "jeans with rolled-up legs"; "swatted the fly with a rolled newspaper" [syn: {rolled-up(a)}]
4: rolled up and secured; "furled sails bound securely to the spar"; "a furled flag"; "his rolled umbrella hanging on his arm" [syn: {furled}]

rolled biscuit
n : biscuit made from dough rolled and cut

rolled into one
adj : made up of several components combined into a single entity [syn: {rolled into one(p)}]

rolled oats
n : meal made from rolled or ground oats [syn: {oatmeal}]

rolled out
adj : extended or spread out fully before one; "saw miles of sand dunes rolled out to the horizon" [syn: {rolled out(p)}, {unrolled}]

rolled-up
adj : folded in on itself to form a roll; "the edges of the handkerchief were rolled and whipped"; "jeans with rolled-up legs"; "swatted the fly with a rolled newspaper" [syn: {rolled}, {rolled-up(a)}]

roller
n 1: a grounder that rolls along the infield
2: a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore [syn: {roll}, {rolling wave}]
3: a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate)
4: a cylinder that revolves
5: a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it; "a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight" [syn: {curler}, {hair curler}, {crimper}]
6: Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers
7: pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground [syn: {tumbler}, {tumbler pigeon}]

roller bandage
n : bandage consisting of a strip of sterile fabric (of variable width) rolled into a cylinder to facilitate application

roller bearing
n : bearings containing small metal balls [syn: {ball bearing}, {needle bearing}]

roller bit
n : a drill bit that has hardened rotating rollers [syn: {rock bit}]

roller blade
n : a shoe with rollers fixed to the sole in a line [syn: {in-line skate}]
v : travel on shoes with a single line of rubber wheels attached to their soles; "you'd better wear a helmet and knee protectors when you roller blade!"

roller blind
n : a window shade that rolls up out of the way

roller coaster
n 1: anything characterized by abrupt and extreme changes (especially up and down); "the economy has been on a roller coaster all year"
2: elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines) [syn: {big dipper}, {chute-the-chute}]

roller skate
n : a shoe with pairs of rollers fixed to the sole
v : travel on shoes with steel or rubber rollers attached to their soles; "In some fashionable restaurants, the waiters roller skate around"

roller skating
n : skating on wheels

roller towel
n : a towel with the ends sewn together, hung on a roller

roller-skater
n : someone who engages in roller skating

rollick
v : play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" [syn: {frolic}, {lark}, {skylark}, {disport}, {sport}, {cavort}, {gambol}, {frisk}, {romp}, {run around}, {lark about}]

rollicking
adj : given to merry frolicking; "frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes" [syn: {coltish}, {frolicsome}, {frolicky}, {sportive}]

rollickingly
adv : in a carefree manner; "she was rollickingly happy" [syn: {boisterously}]

rolling
adj 1: characterized by reverberation; "a resonant voice"; "hear the rolling thunder" [syn: {resonant}, {resonating}, {resounding}, {reverberating}, {reverberative}]
2: uttered with a trill; "she used rolling r's as in Spanish" [syn: {rolled}, {trilled}]
3: moving in surges and billows and rolls; "billowing smoke from burning houses"; "the rolling fog"; "the rolling sea"; "the tumbling water of the rapids" [syn: {billowing}, {tumbling}]
n 1: a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) [syn: {peal}, {pealing}, {roll}]
2: the act of robbing a helpless person; "he was charged with rolling drunks in the park"
3: propelling something on wheels [syn: {wheeling}]

rolling hitch
n : a hitch for fastening a line to a spar or another rope

rolling mill
n : steel mill where metal is rolled into sheets and bars

rolling paper
n : a strong tissue paper that burns evenly and is sufficiently porous to control the burning of the tobacco in a cigarette [syn: {cigarette paper}]

rolling pin
n : utensil consisting of a cylinder (usually of wood) with a handle at each end; used to roll out dough

rolling stock
n : collection of wheeled vehicles owned by a railroad or motor carrier

rolling wave
n : a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore [syn: {roller}, {roll}]

rollmops
n : a pickled herring filet that has been rolled or wrapped around a pickle

Rollo
n : Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931) [syn: {Rolf}, {Hrolf}]

roll-on
n 1: a dispenser of a liquid cosmetic (such as a deodorant) having a revolving ball as an applicator
2: a woman's foundation garment rolled on to the hips

roll-on roll-off
n : a method of transport (as a ferry or train or plane) that vehicles roll onto at the beginning and roll off of at the destination

rollover
n : the act of changing the institution that invests your pension plan without incurring a tax penalty

rolypoliness
n : the property of having a plump and round body [syn: {chubbiness}, {pudginess}, {tubbiness}]

roly-poly
n 1: a rotund individual [syn: {fatso}, {fatty}, {fat person}, {butterball}] [ant: {thin person}]
2: pudding made of suet pastry spread with jam or fruit and rolled up and baked or steamed [syn: {roly-poly pudding}]

roly-poly pudding
n : pudding made of suet pastry spread with jam or fruit and rolled up and baked or steamed [syn: {roly-poly}]

ROM
n : (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed [syn: {read-only memory}, {read-only storage}, {fixed storage}]

Roma
n 1: a member of a nomadic people originating in northern India and now living on all continents [syn: {Gypsy}, {Gipsy}, {Romany}, {Rommany}, {Bohemian}]
2: capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire [syn: {Rome}, {Eternal City}, {Italian capital}, {capital of Italy}]

roma
See {rom}

romaic
adj : relating to modern Greece or its inhabitants or its language
n : the modern Greek vernacular [syn: {Demotic}]

romaine
n : lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head [syn: {cos}, {cos lettuce}, {romaine lettuce}]

romaine lettuce
n 1: lettuce with long dark-green spoon-shaped leaves [syn: {cos lettuce}, {Lactuca sativa longifolia}]
2: lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head [syn: {cos}, {cos lettuce}, {romaine}]

Roman
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of people of Rome; "Roman virtues"; "his Roman bearing in adversity"; "a Roman nose"
2: of or relating to or characteristic of Rome (especially ancient Rome); "Roman architecture"; "the old Roman wall"
3: characteristic of the modern type that most directly represents the type used in ancient Roman inscriptions
4: of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic Church" [syn: {r.c.}, {Romanist}, {romish}, {Roman Catholic}, {popish}, {papist}, {papistic}, {papistical}]
n 1: a resident of modern Rome
2: an inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire
3: a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions [syn: {roman type}, {roman letters}, {roman print}]

roman a clef
n : a novel in which actual persons and events are disguised as fictional characters

Roman alphabet
n : the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe [syn: {Latin alphabet}]

Roman arch
n : a round arch drawn from a single center [syn: {semicircular arch}]

Roman architecture
n : the architecture of ancient Rome

Roman building
n : a building constructed by the ancient Romans

Roman calendar
n : the lunar calender in use in ancient Rome; replaced by the Julian calendar in 46 BC

Roman candle
n : a cylindrical firework that projects a series of colored balls of fire

Roman Catholic
adj : of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic Church" [syn: {Roman}, {r.c.}, {Romanist}, {romish}, {popish}, {papist}, {papistic}, {papistical}]
n 1: a member of the Roman Catholic Church
2: the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy [syn: {Western Church}, {Roman Catholic Church}, {Church of Rome}, {Roman Church}]

Roman Catholic Church
n : the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy [syn: {Roman Catholic}, {Western Church}, {Church of Rome}, {Roman Church}]

Roman Catholic Pope
n : the head of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {Pope}, {Catholic Pope}, {Pontiff}, {Holy Father}, {Vicar of Christ}, {Bishop of Rome}]

Roman Catholicism
n : the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church based in Rome [syn: {Romanism}]

Roman Church
n : the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy [syn: {Roman Catholic}, {Western Church}, {Roman Catholic Church}, {Church of Rome}]

Roman collar
n : a stiff white collar with no opening in the front; a distinctive symbol of the clergy [syn: {clerical collar}, {dog collar}]

Roman coriander
n : herb of the Mediterranean region having pungent seeds used like those of caraway [syn: {black caraway}, {nutmeg flower}, {Nigella sativa}]

Roman deity
n : a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans

Roman Emperor
n : sovereign of the Roman Empire [syn: {Emperor of Rome}]

Roman Empire
n : an empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern or Byzantine Empire; at its peak lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome

roman fleuve
n : a French novel in the form of a long chronicle of a family or other social group

Roman hyacinth
n : hyacinth with loosely flowered spikes, several growing from one bulb [syn: {Hyacinthus orientalis albulus}]

Roman Jakobson
n : United States linguist (born in Russia) noted for his description of the universals of phonology (1896-1982) [syn: {Jakobson}, {Roman Osipovich Jakobson}]

Roman law
n : the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law [syn: {Justinian code}, {civil law}, {jus civile}]

Roman Legion
n : a division of from 3000 to 6000 men (including cavalry) in the Roman army

roman letters
n : a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions [syn: {roman}, {roman type}, {roman print}]

Roman mile
n : an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards [syn: {mile}]

Roman mythology
n : the mythology of the ancient Romans

Roman nettle
n : annual European nettle with stinging foliage and small clusters of green flowers [syn: {Urtica pipulifera}]

Roman nose
n : a nose with a prominent slightly aquiline bridge [syn: {hooknose}]

Roman numeral
n : a symbol in the old Roman notation; I,V,X,L,C,D,M represent 1,5,10,50,100,500,1000 respectively in Arabic notation [ant: {Arabic numeral}]

Roman Osipovich Jakobson
n : United States linguist (born in Russia) noted for his description of the universals of phonology (1896-1982) [syn: {Jakobson}, {Roman Jakobson}]

Roman pace
n : an ancient Roman unit of length (4.85 English feet) measured as the distance from the heel of one foot to the heel of the same foot when next it touches the ground

roman print
n : a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions [syn: {roman}, {roman type}, {roman letters}]

Roman Republic
n : the ancient Roman state from 509 BC until Augustus assumed power in 27 BC; was governed by an elected Senate but dissatisfaction with the Senate led to civil wars that culminated in a brief dictatorship by Julius Caesar

roman type
n : a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions [syn: {roman}, {roman letters}, {roman print}]

Roman wormwood
n 1: European wormwood; minor source of absinthe [syn: {Artemis pontica}]
2: glaucous herb of northeastern United States and Canada having loose racemes of yellow-tipped pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria [syn: {rock harlequin}, {Corydalis sempervirens}, {Fumaria sempervirens}]

Romanal
n : an artificial language

Romance
adj : relating to languages derived from Latin; "Romance languages" [syn: {Latin}]
n 1: a relationship between two lovers [syn: {love affair}]
2: an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure) [syn: {romanticism}]
3: the group of languages derived from Latin [syn: {Romance language}, {Latinian language}]
4: a story dealing with love [syn: {love story}]
5: a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life
v 1: make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary" [syn: {woo}, {court}, {solicit}]
2: have a love affair with
3: talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women" [syn: {chat up}, {flirt}, {dally}, {butterfly}, {coquet}, {coquette}, {philander}, {mash}]
4: tell romantic or exaggerated lies; "This author romanced his trip to an exotic country"

Romance language
n : the group of languages derived from Latin [syn: {Romance}, {Latinian language}]

Romanesque
n : a style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD; characterized by round arches and vaults and by the substitution of piers for columns and profuse ornament and arcades [syn: {Romanesque architecture}]

Romanesque architecture
n : a style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD; characterized by round arches and vaults and by the substitution of piers for columns and profuse ornament and arcades [syn: {Romanesque}]

Romani
adj : of or relating to the Gypsies or their language or culture; "Romani nomads"; "Romany folk songs"; "a Gypsy fortune-teller" [syn: {Romany}]

Romania
n : a Balkan republic in southeastern Europe [syn: {Roumania}, {Rumania}]

Romanian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the country of Romania or its people or languages; "Romanian folk music" [syn: {Rumanian}, {Roumanian}]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Romania [syn: {Rumanian}]
2: an eastern Romance language spoken in Romania [syn: {Rumanian}]

Romanian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Romania

Romanise
v : write in the latin alphabet; "many shops in Japan now carry neon signs with Romanized names" [syn: {Romanize}, {latinize}, {latinise}]

Romanism
n : the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church based in Rome [syn: {Roman Catholicism}]

Romanist
adj : of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic Church" [syn: {Roman}, {r.c.}, {romish}, {Roman Catholic}, {popish}, {papist}, {papistic}, {papistical}]

Romanize
v : write in the latin alphabet; "many shops in Japan now carry neon signs with Romanized names" [syn: {Romanise}, {latinize}, {latinise}]

Romanoff
n : the Russian imperial line that ruled from 1613 to 1917 [syn: {Romanov}]

Romanov
n : the Russian imperial line that ruled from 1613 to 1917 [syn: {Romanoff}]

Romans
n : a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58 [syn: {Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans}, {Epistle to the Romans}]

romans-fleuves
See {roman-fleuve}

Romansh
adj : of or relating to the Romansh language [syn: {Rumansh}]
n : the Rhaeto-Romance language spoken in southeastern Switzerland; it is an official language of Switzerland [syn: {Rumansh}]

romantic
adj 1: belonging to or characteristic of romanticism or the Romantic movement in the arts; "romantic poetry" [syn: {romanticist}, {romanticistic}]
2: expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; "her amatory affairs"; "amorous glances"; "a romantic adventure"; "a romantic moonlight ride" [syn: {amatory}, {amorous}]
3: not sensible about practical matters; unrealistic; "as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood"; "a romantic disregard for money"; "a wild-eyed dream of a world state" [syn: {quixotic}, {wild-eyed}]
n 1: a soulful or amorous idealist
2: an artist of the romantic period or someone influenced by romanticism [syn: {romanticist}] [ant: {classicist}]

romantic realism
n : the first coherent school of American art; active from 1825 to 1870; painted wilderness landscapes of the Hudson River valley and surrounding New England [syn: {Hudson River school}]

romantically
adv 1: in a romantic manner; "she fantasized romantically about eloping wiht her boyfriend" [ant: {unromantically}]
2: in a romantic manner; "they were romantically linked"

romanticisation
n : the act of indulging in sentiment [syn: {sentimentalization}, {sentimentalisation}, {romanticization}]

romanticise
v 1: interpret romantically; "Don't romanticize this uninteresting and hard work!" [syn: {romanticize}, {glamorize}, {glamourise}]
2: make romantic in style; "The designer romanticized the little black dress" [syn: {romanticize}]

romanticism
n 1: impractical romantic ideals and attitudes
2: a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization; "romanticism valued imagination and emotion over rationality" [ant: {classicism}]
3: an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure) [syn: {romance}]

romanticist
adj : belonging to or characteristic of romanticism or the Romantic movement in the arts; "romantic poetry" [syn: {romantic}, {romanticistic}]
n 1: someone who indulges in excessive sentimentality [syn: {sentimentalist}]
2: an artist of the romantic period or someone influenced by romanticism [syn: {romantic}] [ant: {classicist}]

romanticistic
adj : belonging to or characteristic of romanticism or the Romantic movement in the arts; "romantic poetry" [syn: {romantic}, {romanticist}]

romanticization
n : the act of indulging in sentiment [syn: {sentimentalization}, {sentimentalisation}, {romanticisation}]

romanticize
v 1: interpret romantically; "Don't romanticize this uninteresting and hard work!" [syn: {romanticise}, {glamorize}, {glamourise}]
2: make romantic in style; "The designer romanticized the little black dress" [syn: {romanticise}]
3: act in a romantic way

Romany
adj : of or relating to the Gypsies or their language or culture; "Romani nomads"; "Romany folk songs"; "a Gypsy fortune-teller" [syn: {Romani}]
n 1: a member of a nomadic people originating in northern India and now living on all continents [syn: {Gypsy}, {Gipsy}, {Rommany}, {Roma}, {Bohemian}]
2: the Indic language of the Gypsies [syn: {Gypsy}]

Romberg
n : United States composer (born in Hungary) who composed operettas (1887-1951) [syn: {Sigmund Romberg}]

Rome
n 1: capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire [syn: {Roma}, {Eternal City}, {Italian capital}, {capital of Italy}]
2: the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church

Rome Beauty
n : large red apple used primarily for baking

Romeo
n : an ardent male lover

romish
adj : of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic Church" [syn: {Roman}, {r.c.}, {Romanist}, {Roman Catholic}, {popish}, {papist}, {papistic}, {papistical}]

Rommany
n : a member of a nomadic people originating in northern India and now living on all continents [syn: {Gypsy}, {Gipsy}, {Romany}, {Roma}, {Bohemian}]

Rommel
n : German field marshal noted for brilliant generalship in North Africa during World War II (1891-1944) [syn: {Erwin Rommel}, {Desert Fox}]

Romneya
n : 1 species: matilija poppy [syn: {genus Romneya}]

Romneya coulteri
n : tall branching subshrub of California and Mexico often cultivated for its silvery-blue foliage and large fragrant white flowers [syn: {matilija poppy}, {California tree poppy}]

romp
n 1: an easy victory [syn: {runaway}, {blowout}, {laugher}, {shoo-in}, {walkaway}]
2: a girl who behaves in a boyish manner [syn: {tomboy}, {hoyden}]
3: gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly" [syn: {play}, {frolic}, {gambol}, {caper}]
v 1: play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" [syn: {frolic}, {lark}, {rollick}, {skylark}, {disport}, {sport}, {cavort}, {gambol}, {frisk}, {run around}, {lark about}]
2: run easily and fairly fast
3: win easily; "romp a race"

romper
n 1: a person who romps or frolics
2: a one-piece garment for children to wear at play; the lower part is shaped like bloomers [syn: {rompers}, {romper suit}]

romper suit
n : a one-piece garment for children to wear at play; the lower part is shaped like bloomers [syn: {romper}, {rompers}]

rompers
n : a one-piece garment for children to wear at play; the lower part is shaped like bloomers [syn: {romper}, {romper suit}]

Romulus
n : (Roman mythology) founder of Rome; suckled with his twin brother Remus by a wolf after their parents (Mars and Rhea Silvia) abandoned them; Romulus killed Remus in an argument over the building of Rome

Ron
n : a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria [syn: {Bokkos}, {Daffo}]

Ronald George Wreyford Norrish
n : English chemist (1897-1978) [syn: {Norrish}]

Ronald Reagan
n : 40th President of the United States (1911-) [syn: {Reagan}, {Ronald Wilson Reagan}, {President Reagan}]

Ronald Wilson Reagan
n : 40th President of the United States (1911-) [syn: {Reagan}, {Ronald Reagan}, {President Reagan}]

rondeau
n 1: a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata [syn: {rondo}]
2: a French verse form of 10 or 13 lines running on two rhymes; the opening phrase is repeated as the refrain of the second and third stanzas [syn: {rondel}] [also: {rondeaux} (pl)]

rondeaux
rondeau
n 1: a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata [syn: {rondo}]
2: a French verse form of 10 or 13 lines running on two rhymes; the opening phrase is repeated as the refrain of the second and third stanzas [syn: {rondel}] [also: {rondeaux} (pl)]

rondeaux
See {rondeau}

rondel
n : a French verse form of 10 or 13 lines running on two rhymes; the opening phrase is repeated as the refrain of the second and third stanzas [syn: {rondeau}]

rondelet
n : a shorter form of rondeau

rondo
n : a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata [syn: {rondeau}]

Roneo
n : a rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark Roneo) [syn: {mimeograph}, {mimeo}, {mimeograph machine}, {Roneograph}]
v : make copies on a roneograph

Roneograph
n : a rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark Roneo) [syn: {mimeograph}, {mimeo}, {mimeograph machine}, {Roneo}]

Rontgen
n : German physicist who discovered x-rays and developed roentgenography (1845-1923) [syn: {Roentgen}, {Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen}, {Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen}]

rood
n : representation of the cross on which Jesus died [syn: {crucifix}, {rood-tree}]

rood screen
n : a screen in a church; separates the nave from the choir or chancel

rood-tree
n : representation of the cross on which Jesus died [syn: {crucifix}, {rood}]

roof
n 1: a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
2: protective covering on top of a motor vehicle
v : provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof

roof garden
n : a garden on a flat roof of a building

roof mushroom
n : a large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae; the shape of the cap resembles a roof; often abundant early in the summer [syn: {Pluteus}, {genus Pluteus}]

roof of the mouth
n : the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities [syn: {palate}]

roof peak
n : the highest point of a roof

roof rack
n : carrier for holding luggage above the seats of a train or on top of a car [syn: {luggage rack}]

roof rat
n : common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide [syn: {black rat}, {Rattus rattus}]

roofed
adj : covered with a roof; having a roof as specified (often used in combination); "roofed picnic areas"; "a slate-roofed house"; "palmleaf-roofed huts" [ant: {roofless}]

roofer
n : a craftsman who lays or repairs roofs

roofing
n 1: material used to construct a roof
2: the craft of a roofer

roofing material
n : building material used in constructing roofs

roofing paper
n : a heavy paper impregnated with tar and used as part of a roof for waterproofing [syn: {tar paper}]

roofing tile
n : a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing [syn: {tile}]

roofless
adj 1: not having a roof; "the hurricane left hundreds of house roofless" [ant: {roofed}]
2: physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security; "made a living out of shepherding dispossed people from one country to another"- James Stern [syn: {dispossessed}, {homeless}]

rooftop
n : the top of a (usually flat) roof

rooftree
n : a beam laid along the ridge of a roof; provides attachment for upper end of rafters [syn: {ridge}, {ridgepole}]

roofy
n : street names for flunitrazepan [syn: {R-2}, {Mexican valium}, {rophy}, {rope}, {roach}, {forget me drug}, {circle}]

rooibos
n : South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers; leaves are aromatic when dried and used to make an herbal tea [syn: {Aspalathus linearis}, {Aspalathus cedcarbergensis}]

rook
n 1: (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard [syn: {castle}]
2: common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow [syn: {Corvus frugilegus}]
v : deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" [syn: {victimize}, {swindle}, {goldbrick}, {nobble}, {diddle}, {bunco}, {defraud}, {scam}, {mulct}, {gyp}, {con}]

rookery
n : a breeding ground for gregarious birds (such as rooks)

rookie
n : an awkward and inexperienced youth [syn: {cub}, {greenhorn}]

rookier
See {rooky}

rookiest
See {rooky}

room
n 1: an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"
2: space for movement; "room to pass"; "make way for"; "hardly enough elbow room to turn around" [syn: {way}, {elbow room}]
3: opportunity for; "room for improvement"
4: the people who are present in a room; "the whole room was cheering"
v : live and take one's meals at or in; "she rooms in an old boarding house" [syn: {board}]

room access
n : the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway" [syn: {doorway}, {door}, {threshold}]

room clerk
n : a hotel clerk who is responsible for room assignments to guests

room decorator
n : a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings [syn: {interior designer}, {designer}, {interior decorator}, {house decorator}, {decorator}]

room light
n : light that provides general illumination for a room

room rate
n : the rate charged daily for a hotel room

room temperature
n : the normal temperature of room in which people live

roomer
n : a tenant in someone's house [syn: {lodger}, {boarder}]

roomette
n : a small private compartment for one on a sleeping car

roomful
n : the quantity a room will hold

roomier
roomy
adj : (of buildings and rooms) having ample space; "a roomy but sparcely furnished apartment"; "a spacious ballroom" [syn: {spacious}] [also: {roomiest}, {roomier}]

roomier
See {roomy}

roomiest
roomy
adj : (of buildings and rooms) having ample space; "a roomy but sparcely furnished apartment"; "a spacious ballroom" [syn: {spacious}] [also: {roomiest}, {roomier}]

roomiest
See {roomy}

roomily
adv : with ample room; "the furniture was spaciously spread out" [syn: {spaciously}]

roominess
n : spatial largeness (especially inside a building) [syn: {capaciousness}, {spaciousness}, {commodiousness}]

rooming house
n : a house where rooms are rented [syn: {lodging house}]

roommate
n : an associate who shares a room with you

rooms
n : apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel) [syn: {suite}]

roomy
adj : (of buildings and rooms) having ample space; "a roomy but sparcely furnished apartment"; "a spacious ballroom" [syn: {spacious}] [also: {roomiest}, {roomier}]

Roosevelt
n 1: 32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the great depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945) [syn: {Franklin Roosevelt}, {Franklin Delano Roosevelt}, {F. D. Roosevelt}, {President Roosevelt}, {President Franklin Roosevelt}, {FDR}]
2: wife of Franklin Roosevelt and a strong advocate of human rights (1884-1962) [syn: {Eleanor Roosevelt}, {Anna Eleanor Roosevelt}]
3: 26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-American War; Panama Canal was built during his administration; said `Speak softly but carry a big stick' (1858-1919) [syn: {Theodore Roosevelt}, {President Roosevelt}, {President Theodore Roosevelt}]

Rooseveltian
adj : of or relating to or like or in the manner of Franklin Roosevelt

roost
n 1: a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds
2: a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep
v 1: sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the treee" [syn: {perch}, {rest}]
2: settle down or stay, as if on a roost

rooster
n : adult male chicken [syn: {cock}]

root
n 1: (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
2: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem" [syn: {root word}, {base}, {stem}, {theme}, {radical}]
3: the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root" [syn: {beginning}, {origin}, {rootage}, {source}]
4: a number that when multiplied by itself some number of times equals a given number
5: the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation [syn: {solution}]
6: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) [syn: {ancestor}, {ascendant}, {ascendent}, {antecedent}] [ant: {descendant}]
7: a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes [syn: {etymon}]
8: the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support [syn: {tooth root}]
v 1: take root and begin to grow; "this plant roots quickly"
2: come into existence, originate; "The problem roots in her depression"
3: plant by the roots
4: dig with the snout; "the pig was rooting for truffles" [syn: {rout}, {rootle}]
5: take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for; "We all rooted for the home team"; "I'm pulling for the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title?" [syn: {side}, {pull}]
6: become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down" [syn: {settle}, {take root}, {steady down}, {settle down}]
7: cause to take roots

root beer
n : carbonated drink containing extracts of roots and herbs

root beer float
n : an ice-cream soda made with ice cream floating in root beer

root canal
n : the passage in the root of a tooth through which its nerve and blood vessels enter the pulp cavity

root cap
n : thimble-shaped mass of cells covering and protecting the growing tip of a root

root celery
n : grown for its thickened edible aromatic root [syn: {celeriac}, {celery root}, {knob celery}, {turnip-rooted celery}, {Apium graveolens rapaceum}]

root cellar
n : an excavation where root vegetables are stored [syn: {cellar}]

root climber
n : a plant that climbs by its adventitious roots e.g. ivy

root crop
n : crop grown for its enlarged roots: e.g. beets; potatoes; turnips

root hair
n : thin hairlike outgrowth of an epidermal cell just behind the tip; absorbs nutrients from the soil

root out
v : pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden" [syn: {uproot}, {extirpate}, {deracinate}]

root rot
n : disease characterized by root decay; caused by various fungi

root system
n : a developed system of roots [syn: {rootage}]

root vegetable
n : any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers

root word
n : (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem" [syn: {root}, {base}, {stem}, {theme}, {radical}]

rootage
n 1: fixedness by or as if by roots; "strengthened by rootage in the firm soil of faith"
2: a developed system of roots [syn: {root system}]
3: the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root" [syn: {beginning}, {origin}, {root}, {source}]

rootbound
adj 1: of a potted plant; grown too large for its container resulting in matting or tangling of the roots [syn: {potbound}]
2: having the roots matted or densely tangled; "shaggy untended lawns of old trees and rootbound scented flowers and shrubs"- William Faulkner

rooted
adj : absolutely still; "frozen with horror"; "they stood rooted in astonishment" [syn: {frozen(p)}, {rooted(p)}, {stock-still}]

rooter skunk
n : large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico [syn: {hog-nosed skunk}, {hognosed skunk}, {badger skunk}, {Conepatus leuconotus}]

rooting
n : the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow

rooting reflex
n : reflex consisting of head-turning and sucking movements elicited in a normal infant by gently stroking the side of the mouth of cheek

rootle
v : dig with the snout; "the pig was rooting for truffles" [syn: {rout}, {root}]

rootless
adj : wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community; "led a vagabond life"; "a rootless wanderer" [syn: {vagabond}]

rootlet
n : small root or division of a root

rootlike
adj : looking or acting like a root

roots
n : the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; "his roots in Texas go back a long way"; "he went back to Sweden to search for his roots"; "his music has African roots"

rootstalk
n : a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure [syn: {rhizome}, {rootstock}]

rootstock
n 1: a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure [syn: {rhizome}, {rootstalk}]
2: root or part of a root used for plant propagation; especially that part of a grafted plant that supplies the roots

rope
n 1: a strong line
2: street names for flunitrazepan [syn: {R-2}, {Mexican valium}, {rophy}, {roofy}, {roach}, {forget me drug}, {circle}]
v 1: catch with a lasso; "rope cows" [syn: {lasso}]
2: fasten with a rope; "rope the bag securely" [syn: {leash}]

rope bridge
n : a bridge consisting of ropes

rope burn
n : abrasion (usually on the hands) caused by friction from a rope

rope down
v : lower oneself with a double rope coiled around the body from a mountainside; "The ascent was easy--roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous"; "You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing" [syn: {rappel}, {abseil}]

rope in
v 1: divide by means of a rope; "The police roped off the area where the crime occurred" [syn: {rope off}, {cordon off}]
2: draw in as if with a rope; lure; "The agent had roped in several customers"

rope ladder
n : a ladder with side pieces of rope

rope off
v : divide by means of a rope; "The police roped off the area where the crime occurred" [syn: {rope in}, {cordon off}]

rope tow
n : a ski tow offering only a moving rope to hold onto

rope up
v : attach to one another, for safety; "The mountaineers roped up when they started the final ascent"

rope yard
n : workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made [syn: {ropewalk}]

rope yarn
n : the strands out of which ropes are made

rope-a-dope
n : a boxing tactic: pretending to be trapped against the ropes while your opponenet wears himself out throwing punches

ropebark
n : deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers [syn: {leatherwood}, {moosewood}, {moose-wood}, {wicopy}, {Dirca palustris}]

ropedancer
n : an acrobat who performs on a rope stretched at some height above the ground [syn: {ropewalker}]

ropemaker
n : a craftsman who makes ropes [syn: {rope-maker}, {roper}]

rope-maker
n : a craftsman who makes ropes [syn: {ropemaker}, {roper}]

roper
n 1: a decoy who lures customers into a gambling establishment (especially one with a fixed game)
2: a cowboy who uses a lasso to rope cattle or horses
3: a craftsman who makes ropes [syn: {ropemaker}, {rope-maker}]

ropewalk
n : workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made [syn: {rope yard}]

ropewalker
n : an acrobat who performs on a rope stretched at some height above the ground [syn: {ropedancer}]

ropeway
n : a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers [syn: {tramway}, {tram}, {aerial tramway}, {cable tramway}]

ropey
adj 1: forming viscous or glutinous threads [syn: {ropy}, {stringy}, {thready}]
2: (British informal) very poor in quality; "ropey food"; "a ropey performance" [syn: {ropy}]

rophy
n : street names for flunitrazepan [syn: {R-2}, {Mexican valium}, {rope}, {roofy}, {roach}, {forget me drug}, {circle}]

ropier
ropy
adj 1: forming viscous or glutinous threads [syn: {ropey}, {stringy}, {thready}]
2: (British informal) very poor in quality; "ropey food"; "a ropey performance" [syn: {ropey}] [also: {ropiest}, {ropier}]

ropier
See {ropy}

ropiest
ropy
adj 1: forming viscous or glutinous threads [syn: {ropey}, {stringy}, {thready}]
2: (British informal) very poor in quality; "ropey food"; "a ropey performance" [syn: {ropey}] [also: {ropiest}, {ropier}]

ropiest
See {ropy}

ropiness
n : the property of being cohesive and sticky [syn: {cohesiveness}, {glueyness}, {gluiness}, {gumminess}, {viscidity}, {viscidness}]

roping
n : capturing cattle or horses with a lasso

ropy
adj 1: forming viscous or glutinous threads [syn: {ropey}, {stringy}, {thready}]
2: (British informal) very poor in quality; "ropey food"; "a ropey performance" [syn: {ropey}] [also: {ropiest}, {ropier}]

Roquefort
n : French blue cheese

Roquefort dressing
n : vinaigrette containing crumbled Roquefort or blue cheese [syn: {blue cheese dressing}]

roquette
n : erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender [syn: {rocket}, {garden rocket}, {rocket salad}, {arugula}, {Eruca sativa}, {Eruca vesicaria sativa}]

roridula
n : either of 2 species of the genus Roridula; South African viscid perennial low-growing woody shrubs

Roridulaceae
n : in some classifications included in the family Droseraceae [syn: {family Roridulaceae}]

Rorippa
n : annual and perennial herbs of damp habitats; cosmopolitan except Antarctica [syn: {genus Rorippa}]

Rorippa amphibia
n : perennial herb found on streams and riversides throughout Europe except extreme north and Mediterranean; sometimes placed in genus Nasturtium [syn: {great yellowcress}, {Nasturtium amphibium}]

Rorippa islandica
n : annual or biennial cress growing in damp places sometimes used in salads or as a potherb; troublesome weed in some localities [syn: {marsh cress}, {yellow watercress}]

Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
n : perennial Eurasian cress growing chiefly in springs or running water having fleshy pungent leaves used in salads or as a potherb or garnish; introduced in North America and elsewhere [syn: {common watercress}, {Nasturtium officinale}]

rorqual
n : any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin [syn: {razorback}]

Rorschach
n : a projective tests using bilaterally symmetrical inkblots; subjects state what they see in the inkblot [syn: {Rorschach test}, {inkblot test}]

Rorschach test
n : a projective tests using bilaterally symmetrical inkblots; subjects state what they see in the inkblot [syn: {Rorschach}, {inkblot test}]

Rosa
n : large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses [syn: {genus Rosa}]

Rosa banksia
n : Chinese evergreen climbing rose with yellow or white single flowers [syn: {banksia rose}]

Rosa canina
n : prickly wild rose with delicate pink or white scentless flowers; native to Europe [syn: {dog rose}]

Rosa chinensis
n : shrubby Chinese rose; ancestor of many cultivated garden roses [syn: {China rose}, {Bengal rose}]

Rosa damascena
n : large hardy very fragrant pink rose; cultivated in Asia Minor as source of attar of roses; parent of many hybrids [syn: {damask rose}, {summer damask rose}]

Rosa eglanteria
n : Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips [syn: {sweetbrier}, {sweetbriar}, {brier}, {briar}, {eglantine}]

Rosa laevigata
n : Chinese climbing rose with fragrant white blossoms [syn: {Cherokee rose}]

Rosa moschata
n : rose native to Mediterranean region having curved or climbing branches and loose clusters of musky-scented flowers [syn: {musk rose}]

Rosa multiflora
n : vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock [syn: {multiflora}, {multiflora rose}, {Japanese rose}, {baby rose}]

Rosa odorata
n : any of several hybrid bush roses derived from a tea-scented Chinese rose with pink or yellow flowers [syn: {tea rose}]

Rosa Parks
n : United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national civil rights movement (born in 1913) [syn: {Parks}]

Rosa pendulina
n : European alpine rose with crimson flowers [syn: {mountain rose}]

Rosa spithamaea
n : low-growing bristly shrub of southern Oregon and California with creeping rootstocks and usually corymbose flowers [syn: {ground rose}]

rosacea
n : a skin disease of adults (more often women) in which blood vessels of the face enlarge resulting in a flushed appearance [syn: {acne rosacea}]

Rosaceae
n : a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens [syn: {family Rosaceae}, {rose family}]

rosaceous
adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Rosaceae
2: having a dusty purplish pink color; "the roseate glow of dawn" [syn: {rose}, {roseate}]

Rosales
n : in some classifications this category does not include Leguminosae [syn: {order Rosales}]

rosaria
See {rosarium}

rosary
n : beads used in counting prayers (especially Catholic rosary) [syn: {prayer beads}]

rose
adj : having a dusty purplish pink color; "the roseate glow of dawn" [syn: {roseate}, {rosaceous}]
n 1: any of many plants of the genus Rosa
2: pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began [syn: {blush wine}, {pink wine}, {rose wine}]
3: a dusty pink color

rose
rise
n 1: a growth in strength or number or importance [ant: {fall}]
2: the act of changing location in an upward direction [syn: {ascent}, {ascension}, {ascending}]
3: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise" [syn: {ascent}, {acclivity}, {raise}, {climb}, {upgrade}] [ant: {descent}]
4: a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon" [syn: {rising}, {ascent}, {ascension}] [ant: {fall}]
5: the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike" [syn: {raise}, {wage hike}, {hike}, {wage increase}, {salary increase}]
6: the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises [syn: {upgrade}, {rising slope}]
7: a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground [syn: {lift}]
8: (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost; "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the Holy Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son" [syn: {emanation}, {procession}]
9: an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates" [syn: {boost}, {hike}, {cost increase}] 10: increase in price or value; "the news caused a general advance on the stock market" [syn: {advance}]
v 1: move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" [syn: {lift}, {arise}, {move up}, {go up}, {come up}, {uprise}] [ant: {descend}]
2: increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year" [syn: {go up}, {climb}]
3: rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded" [syn: {arise}, {uprise}, {get up}, {stand up}] [ant: {sit down}, {lie down}]
4: rise up; "The building rose before them" [syn: {lift}, {rear}]
5: come to the surface [syn: {surface}, {come up}, {rise up}]
6: become more extreme; "The tension heightened" [syn: {heighten}]
7: come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" [syn: {originate}, {arise}, {develop}, {uprise}, {spring up}, {grow}]
8: be promoted, move to a better position [syn: {move up}]
9: go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered" [syn: {wax}, {mount}, {climb}] [ant: {wane}] 10: get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night" [syn: {get up}, {turn out}, {arise}, {uprise}] [ant: {go to bed}, {go to bed}] 11: rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list" [syn: {jump}, {climb up}] 12: increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room" [syn: {prove}] 13: become heartened or elated; "Her spirits rose when she heard the good news" 14: exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion" 15: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance [syn: {rebel}, {arise}, {rise up}] 16: come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends" [syn: {come up}, {uprise}, {ascend}] [ant: {set}] 17: return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise" [syn: {resurrect}, {uprise}] [also: {rose}, {risen}]

rose
See {rise}

rose acacia
n : large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers [syn: {bristly locust}, {moss locust}, {Robinia hispida}]

rose apple
n 1: tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible fruit [syn: {rose-apple tree}, {jambosa}, {Eugenia jambos}]
2: fragrant oval yellowish tropical fruit used in jellies and confections

rose bay
n : an ornamental but poisonous flowering shrub having narrow evergreen leaves and clusters of fragrant white to pink or red flowers: native to East Indies but widely cultivated in warm regions [syn: {oleander}, {Nerium oleander}]

rose bed
n : a flower bed in which roses are growing [syn: {bed of roses}]

rose beetle
n : a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses [syn: {rose chafer}, {Cetonia aurata}]

rose bug
n : common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines [syn: {rose chafer}, {Macrodactylus subspinosus}]

rose campion
n : an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers [syn: {mullein pink}, {gardener's delight}, {dusty miller}, {Lychnis coronaria}]

rose chafer
n 1: a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses [syn: {rose beetle}, {Cetonia aurata}]
2: common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines [syn: {rose bug}, {Macrodactylus subspinosus}]

rose chestnut
n : handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad ties [syn: {ironwood}, {ironwood tree}, {Mesua ferrea}]

rose family
n : a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens [syn: {Rosaceae}, {family Rosaceae}]

rose garden
n : a garden for growing roses

rose geranium
n : any of several southern African geraniums having fragrant 3- to 5-lobed leaves and pink flowers [syn: {sweet-scented geranium}, {Pelargonium graveolens}]

rose globe lily
n : globe lily with deep rose-pink or purple egg-shaped flowers on flexuous stems; western slopes of Sierra Nevada in San Joaquin Valley [syn: {Calochortus amoenus}]

rose gum
n : very tall tree of Queensland and New South Wales [syn: {Eucalypt grandis}]

rose hip
n : the fruit of a rose plant [syn: {hip}, {rosehip}]

rose leek
n : North American bulbous plant [syn: {Canada garlic}, {meadow leek}, {Allium canadense}]

Rose Louise Hovick
n : United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970) [syn: {Lee}, {Gypsy Rose Lee}]

rose mallow
n 1: showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowers [syn: {swamp mallow}, {common rose mallow}, {swamp rose mallow}, {Hibiscus moscheutos}]
2: plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock [syn: {Alcea rosea}, {Althea rosea}]

rose moss
n : widely cultivated in many varieties for its fleshy mosslike foliage and profusion of brightly colored flowers [syn: {sun plant}, {Portulaca grandiflora}]

Rose of China
n : large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers [syn: {China rose}, {Chinese hibiscus}, {shoeblack plant}, {shoe black}, {Hibiscus rosa-sinensis}]

rose of Jericho
n 1: densely tufted fern ally of southwestern United States to Peru; curls up in a tight ball when dry and expands and grows under moist conditions [syn: {resurrection plant}, {Selaginella lepidophylla}]
2: small gray Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist [syn: {resurrection plant}, {Anastatica hierochuntica}]

rose of Sharon
n : Asiatic shrub or small shrubby tree having showy bell-shaped rose or purple or white flowers and usually 3-lobed leaves; widely cultivated in temperate North America and Europe [syn: {Hibiscus syriacus}]

rose oil
n : a volatile fragrant oil obtained from fresh roses by steam distillation [syn: {attar of roses}]

rose periwinkle
n : commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers [syn: {periwinkle}, {Madagascar periwinkle}, {old maid}, {Cape periwinkle}, {red periwinkle}, {cayenne jasmine}, {Catharanthus roseus}, {Vinca rosea}]

rose pink
n : pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States [syn: {bitter floom}, {American centaury}, {Sabbatia Angularis}]

rose quartz
n : a translucent rose-red variety of quartz used for ornaments

rose water
n : perfume consisting of water scented with oil of roses

rose window
n : circular window filled with tracery [syn: {rosette}]

rose wine
n : pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began [syn: {blush wine}, {pink wine}, {rose}]

rose-apple tree
n : tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible fruit [syn: {rose apple}, {jambosa}, {Eugenia jambos}]

roseate
adj : having a dusty purplish pink color; "the roseate glow of dawn" [syn: {rose}, {rosaceous}]

roseate spoonbill
n : tropical rose-colored New World spoonbill [syn: {Ajaia ajaja}]

Roseau
n : the capital and largest city of Dominica

rosebay
n : late-spring-blooming rhododendron of eastern North America having rosy to pink-purple flowers [syn: {Rhododendron maxima}]

rosebay willowherb
n : tall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks and narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent clearings; an important honey plant [syn: {fireweed}, {giant willowherb}, {wickup}, {Epilobium angustifolium}]

rosebud
n 1: the bud of a rose
2: (a literary reference to) a pretty young girl

rosebud cherry
n : shrub or tree native to Japan cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-pink flowers [syn: {winter flowering cherry}, {Prunus subhirtella}]

rosebud orchid
n : orchid of central and northern South America having 1- to 3-blossomed racemes of large showy rose-colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia [syn: {Cleistes rosea}, {Pogonia rosea}]

rose-cheeked
adj : having the pinkish flush of health [syn: {flushed}, {rosy}, {rosy-cheeked}]

rose-colored
adj : reflecting optimism; "a rosy future"; "looked at the world through rose-colored glasses" [syn: {rosy}]

rose-colored pastor
n : glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian [syn: {rose-colored starling}, {Pastor sturnus}, {Pastor roseus}]

rose-colored starling
n : glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian [syn: {rose-colored pastor}, {Pastor sturnus}, {Pastor roseus}]

rosefish
n 1: North Atlantic rockfish [syn: {redfish}, {ocean perch}]
2: large fish of northern Atlantic coasts of America and Europe [syn: {ocean perch}, {Sebastodes marinus}] [also: {rosefishes} (pl)]

rosefishes
rosefish
n 1: North Atlantic rockfish [syn: {redfish}, {ocean perch}]
2: large fish of northern Atlantic coasts of America and Europe [syn: {ocean perch}, {Sebastodes marinus}] [also: {rosefishes} (pl)]

rosefishes
See {rosefish}

rosehip
n : the fruit of a rose plant [syn: {hip}, {rose hip}]

roselle
n : East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber [syn: {rozelle}, {sorrel}, {red sorrel}, {Jamaica sorrel}, {Hibiscus sabdariffa}]

Rosellinia
n : fungi having smooth perithecia with dark one-celled ascospores [syn: {genus Rosellinia}]

rosemaling
n : a Scandinavian style of carved or painted decoration (as on furniture or walls or dinnerware) consisting of floral motifs

rosemary
n 1: widely cultivated for its fragrant gray-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery [syn: {Rosmarinus officinalis}]
2: extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for especially meats

roseola
n : any red eruption of the skin [syn: {rash}, {efflorescence}, {skin rash}]

roseola infantilis
n : a viral disease of infants and young children; characterized by abrupt high fever and mild sore throat; a few days later there is a faint pinkish rash that lasts for a few hours to a few days [syn: {exanthema subitum}, {roseola infantum}, {pseudorubella}]

roseola infantum
n : a viral disease of infants and young children; characterized by abrupt high fever and mild sore throat; a few days later there is a faint pinkish rash that lasts for a few hours to a few days [syn: {exanthema subitum}, {roseola infantilis}, {pseudorubella}]

rose-red
adj : of a deep slightly bluish red color

rose-root
n : Eurasian mountain plant with fleshy pink-tipped leaves and a cluster of yellow flowers [syn: {midsummer-men}, {Sedum rosea}]

Rosetta stone
n : an inscription of a black basalt stone; gave first clue to decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphics

rosette
n 1: an ornament or pattern resembling a rose that is worn as a badge of office or as recognition of having won an honor
2: rhizoctinia disease of potatoes [syn: {little potato}, {russet scab}, {stem canker}]
3: a cluster of leaves growing in crowded circles from a common center or crown (usually at or close to the ground)
4: circular window filled with tracery [syn: {rose window}]

rosewood
n 1: hard dark reddish wood of a rosewood tree having a strongly marked grain; used in cabinetwork
2: any of those hardwood trees of the genus Dalbergia that yield rosewood--valuable cabinet woods of a dark red or purplish color streaked and variegated with black [syn: {rosewood tree}]

rosewood tree
n : any of those hardwood trees of the genus Dalbergia that yield rosewood--valuable cabinet woods of a dark red or purplish color streaked and variegated with black [syn: {rosewood}]

Rosh Chodesh
n : (Judaism) the beginning of each month in the Jewish calendar; marked by a special liturgy [syn: {Rosh Hodesh}]

Rosh Hashana
n : (Judaism) a solemn Jewish feast day celebrated on the 1st or 1st and 2nd of Tishri; noted for the blowing of the shofar [syn: {Rosh Hashanah}, {Rosh Hashonah}, {Rosh Hashona}, {Jewish New Year}]

Rosh Hashanah
n : (Judaism) a solemn Jewish feast day celebrated on the 1st or 1st and 2nd of Tishri; noted for the blowing of the shofar [syn: {Rosh Hashana}, {Rosh Hashonah}, {Rosh Hashona}, {Jewish New Year}]

Rosh Hashona
n : (Judaism) a solemn Jewish feast day celebrated on the 1st or 1st and 2nd of Tishri; noted for the blowing of the shofar [syn: {Rosh Hashanah}, {Rosh Hashana}, {Rosh Hashonah}, {Jewish New Year}]

Rosh Hashonah
n : (Judaism) a solemn Jewish feast day celebrated on the 1st or 1st and 2nd of Tishri; noted for the blowing of the shofar [syn: {Rosh Hashanah}, {Rosh Hashana}, {Rosh Hashona}, {Jewish New Year}]

Rosh Hodesh
n : (Judaism) the beginning of each month in the Jewish calendar; marked by a special liturgy [syn: {Rosh Chodesh}]

Rosicrucianism
n : the theological doctrine that venerates the rose and the Cross as symbols of Christ's Resurrection and Redemption; claims various occult powers

rosid dicot family
n : a family of dicotyledonous plants

rosid dicot genus
n : a genus of dicotyledonous plants

Rosidae
n : a group of trees and shrubs and herbs mostly with polypetalous flowers; contains 108 families including Rosaceae; Crassulaceae; Myrtaceae; Melastomaceae; Euphorbiaceae; Umbelliferae [syn: {subclass Rosidae}]

rosier
rosy
adj 1: reflecting optimism; "a rosy future"; "looked at the world through rose-colored glasses" [syn: {rose-colored}]
2: having the pinkish flush of health [syn: {flushed}, {rose-cheeked}, {rosy-cheeked}]
3: blush colored; "blushful mists" [syn: {blushful}]
4: presaging good fortune; "she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school"; "rosy predictions" [syn: {fortunate}, {hopeful}] [also: {rosiest}, {rosier}]

rosier
See {rosy}

rosiest
rosy
adj 1: reflecting optimism; "a rosy future"; "looked at the world through rose-colored glasses" [syn: {rose-colored}]
2: having the pinkish flush of health [syn: {flushed}, {rose-cheeked}, {rosy-cheeked}]
3: blush colored; "blushful mists" [syn: {blushful}]
4: presaging good fortune; "she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school"; "rosy predictions" [syn: {fortunate}, {hopeful}] [also: {rosiest}, {rosier}]

rosiest
See {rosy}

rosilla
n : a sneezeweed of southwestern United States especially southern California [syn: {Helenium puberulum}]

rosin
n : any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules [syn: {resin}]
v : rub rosin onto; "rosin the violin bow"

rosin bag
n : a bag filled with rosin; used by baseball pitchers to improve their grip on the ball

rosiness
n 1: a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health [syn: {bloom}, {blush}, {flush}]
2: a healthy reddish complexion [syn: {ruddiness}]

rosinweed
n 1: North American perennial having a resinous odor and yellow flowers [syn: {Silphium laciniatum}]
2: any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock [syn: {gumweed}, {gum plant}, {tarweed}]

rosita
n : erect plant with small clusters of pink trumpet-shaped flowers of southwestern United States [syn: {Centaurium calycosum}]

Rosmarinus
n : rosemary [syn: {genus Rosmarinus}]

Rosmarinus officinalis
n : widely cultivated for its fragrant gray-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery [syn: {rosemary}]

Ross
n 1: Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856) [syn: {John Ross}, {Sir John Ross}]
2: British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862) [syn: {James Clark Ross}, {Sir James Clark Ross}]
3: British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932) [syn: {Sir Ronald Ross}]
4: a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977) [syn: {Nellie Ross}, {Nellie Tayloe Ross}]
5: American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836) [syn: {Betsy Ross}, {Betsy Griscom Ross}]

Ross Sea
n : an arm of the southern Pacific Ocean in Antarctica

Rossbach
n : a battle in the Seven Years' War (1757); Prussian forces under Frederick the Great defeated the armies of France and Austria [syn: {battle of Rossbach}]

Rossetti
n : English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites (1828-1882) [syn: {Dante Gabriel Rossetti}]

Rossini
n : Italian composer remembered for his operas (1792-1868) [syn: {Giloacchino Antonio Rossini}]

Rostand
n : French dramatist and poet (1868-1918) [syn: {Edmond Rostand}]

rostella
See {rostellum}

roster
n : a list of names; "his name was struck off the rolls" [syn: {roll}]

Rostock
n : a city in northeastern Germany near the Baltic sea; an important member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century

Rostov
n : a seaport on the Don River near the Sea of Azov in the European part of Russia [syn: {Rostov on Don}, {Rostov na Donu}]

Rostov na Donu
n : a seaport on the Don River near the Sea of Azov in the European part of Russia [syn: {Rostov}, {Rostov on Don}]

Rostov on Don
n : a seaport on the Don River near the Sea of Azov in the European part of Russia [syn: {Rostov}, {Rostov na Donu}]

rostra
rostrum
n 1: a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it [syn: {dais}, {podium}, {pulpit}, {ambo}, {stump}, {soapbox}]
2: beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils [syn: {snout}] [also: {rostra} (pl)]

rostra
See {rostrum}

rostrate
adj : having a beak or beaklike snout or proboscis

rostrum
n 1: a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it [syn: {dais}, {podium}, {pulpit}, {ambo}, {stump}, {soapbox}]
2: beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils [syn: {snout}] [also: {rostra} (pl)]

Roswell
n : a town in southeast New Mexico

rosy
adj 1: reflecting optimism; "a rosy future"; "looked at the world through rose-colored glasses" [syn: {rose-colored}]
2: having the pinkish flush of health [syn: {flushed}, {rose-cheeked}, {rosy-cheeked}]
3: blush colored; "blushful mists" [syn: {blushful}]
4: presaging good fortune; "she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school"; "rosy predictions" [syn: {fortunate}, {hopeful}] [also: {rosiest}, {rosier}]

rosy boa
n : boa of rocky desert of southwestern United States [syn: {Lichanura trivirgata}]

rosy-cheeked
adj : having the pinkish flush of health [syn: {flushed}, {rose-cheeked}, {rosy}]

rot
n 1: decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor [syn: {putrefaction}]
2: (biology) decaying caused by bacterial or fungal action [syn: {decomposition}, {rotting}, {putrefaction}]
3: unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) [syn: {bunk}, {bunkum}, {buncombe}, {guff}, {hogwash}]
v 1: break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat" [syn: {decompose}, {molder}, {moulder}]
2: waste away; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world" [syn: {waste}] [also: {rotting}, {rotted}]

Rota
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts
2: a roster of names showing the order in which people should perform certain duties

Rotarian
n : a member of a Rotary Club

rotary
adj 1: relating to or characterized by rotation; "rotary dial"
2: marked by or moving in a circle [syn: {circular}]
n 1: a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary" [syn: {traffic circle}, {circle}, {roundabout}]
2: electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa [syn: {synchronous converter}, {rotary converter}]

rotary actuator
n : (computer science) the actuator that moves a read/write head to the proper data track [syn: {positioner}]

Rotary Club
n : a group of businessmen in a town organized as a service club and to promote world peace [syn: {Rotary International}]

rotary converter
n : electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa [syn: {synchronous converter}, {rotary}]

rotary engine
n 1: an internal-combustion engine in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components
2: an internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central crankcase [syn: {radial engine}]

Rotary International
n : a group of businessmen in a town organized as a service club and to promote world peace [syn: {Rotary Club}]

rotary joint
n : a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation; "the articulation of the radius and ulna in the arm is a pivot joint" [syn: {pivot joint}, {rotatory joint}, {articulatio trochoidea}]

rotary motion
n : the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" [syn: {rotation}]

rotary press
n : a printing press for printing from a revolving cylinder

rotary wing
n : the long airfoil that rotates to provide the lift that supports a helicopter in the air [syn: {rotor blade}]

rotatable
adj : capable of being rotated; "the theater had a rotatable stage"

rotate
v 1: turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire" [syn: {revolve}, {go around}]
2: exchange on a regular basis; "We rotate the lead soprano every night"
3: cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle" [syn: {circumvolve}]
4: perform a job or duty on a rotating basis; "Interns have to rotate for a few months"
5: turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees" [syn: {turn out}, {splay}, {spread out}]
6: plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; "We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil"

rotated
adj : turned in a circle around an axis [syn: {revolved}]

rotating mechanism
n : a mechanism that rotates

rotating shaft
n : a revolving rod that transmits power or motion [syn: {shaft}]

rotation
n 1: the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" [syn: {rotary motion}]
2: (mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin
3: a single complete turn (axial or orbital); "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year" [syn: {revolution}, {gyration}]
4: a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.); "crop rotation makes a balanced demand on the fertility of the soil"; "the manager had only four starting pitchers in his rotation"

rotational
adj : of or pertaining to rotation; "rotational inertia"

rotational latency
n : (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head [syn: {latency}]

rotational nystagmus
n : nystagmus caused by the body rotating rapidly; large slow movements of the eyeballs are in the direction of rotation

rotationally
adv : in a rotational manner; "the required influence lines are found by subjecting the model to small displacements horizontally, vertically and rotationally"

rotator cuff
n : a supporting structure of the shoulder consisting of the muscles and tendons that attach the arm to the shoulder joint and enable the arm to move

rotatory
adj : of or relating to or causing rotation

rotatory joint
n : a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation; "the articulation of the radius and ulna in the arm is a pivot joint" [syn: {pivot joint}, {rotary joint}, {articulatio trochoidea}]

rotavirus
n : the reovirus causing infant enteritis

ROTC
n : a training program to prepare college students to be commissioned officers [syn: {Reserve Officers Training Corps}]

rote
n : memorization by repetition [syn: {rote learning}]

rote learning
n : memorization by repetition [syn: {rote}]

rotenone
n : a white crystalline insecticide that has low toxicity for mammals; is used in home gardens; extracted from the roots of derris and cube

rotgut
n : any alcoholic beverage of inferior quality

Roth
n : United States writer whose novels portray middle-class Jewish life (born in 1933) [syn: {Philip Roth}, {Philip Milton Roth}]

Rothko
n : United States abstract painter (born in Russia) whose paintings are characterized by horizontal bands of color with indistinct boundaries (1903-1970) [syn: {Mark Rothko}]

Rothschild
n : any of family of powerful Jewish bankers in Europe

rotifer
n : minute aquatic multicellular organisms having a ciliated wheel-like organ for feeding and locomotion; constituents of freshwater plankton

Rotifera
n : a phylum including: rotifers [syn: {phylum Rotifera}]

rotisserie
n 1: an oven or broiler equipped with a rotating spit on which meat cooks as it turns
2: a restaurant that specializes in roasted and barbecued meats

rotl
n : a unit of weight used in some Moslem countries near the Mediterranean; varies between one and five pounds [also: {artel} (pl), {artal} (pl)]

rotogravure
n 1: printing by transferring an image from a photogravure plate to a cylinder in a rotary press
2: printed material (text and pictures) produced by an intaglio printing process in a rotary press
3: using photography to produce a plate for printing [syn: {photogravure}]

rotor
n 1: the rotating armature of a motor or generator [syn: {rotor coil}] [ant: {stator}]
2: the revolving bar of a distributor
3: rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils; horizontal rotors on a helicopter or compressor rotors of a jet engine

rotor blade
n : the long airfoil that rotates to provide the lift that supports a helicopter in the air [syn: {rotary wing}]

rotor coil
n : the rotating armature of a motor or generator [syn: {rotor}] [ant: {stator}]

rotor head
n : the axis around which the major rotor of a helicopter turns [syn: {rotor shaft}]

rotor shaft
n : the axis around which the major rotor of a helicopter turns [syn: {rotor head}]

rotted
rot
n 1: decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor [syn: {putrefaction}]
2: (biology) decaying caused by bacterial or fungal action [syn: {decomposition}, {rotting}, {putrefaction}]
3: unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) [syn: {bunk}, {bunkum}, {buncombe}, {guff}, {hogwash}]
v 1: break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat" [syn: {decompose}, {molder}, {moulder}]
2: waste away; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world" [syn: {waste}] [also: {rotting}, {rotted}]

rotted
adj : damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless; "rotten floor boards"; "rotted beams"; "a decayed foundation" [syn: {decayed}, {rotten}]

rotted
See {rot}

rotten
adj 1: very bad; "a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world" [syn: {icky}, {crappy}, {lousy}, {shitty}, {stinking}, {stinky}]
2: having rotted or disintegrated; usually implies foulness; "dead and rotten in his grave" [ant: {unrotten}]
3: damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless; "rotten floor boards"; "rotted beams"; "a decayed foundation" [syn: {decayed}, {rotted}]

rotten borough
n : an English parliamentary constituency with few electors

rottenly
adv : in a terrible manner; "she sings terribly" [syn: {terribly}, {atrociously}, {awfully}, {abominably}, {abysmally}]

rottenness
n 1: in a state of progressive putrefaction [syn: {putrescence}, {putridness}, {corruption}]
2: the quality of rotting and becoming putrid [syn: {putrescence}]

rottenstone
n : a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing [syn: {tripoli}]

rotter
n : a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" [syn: {dirty dog}, {rat}, {skunk}, {stinker}, {stinkpot}, {bum}, {puke}, {crumb}, {lowlife}, {scum bag}, {so-and-so}, {git}]

Rotterdam
n : the 2nd largest city in the Netherlands; located in the western Netherlands near the North Sea

rotting
rot
n 1: decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor [syn: {putrefaction}]
2: (biology) decaying caused by bacterial or fungal action [syn: {decomposition}, {rotting}, {putrefaction}]
3: unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) [syn: {bunk}, {bunkum}, {buncombe}, {guff}, {hogwash}]
v 1: break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat" [syn: {decompose}, {molder}, {moulder}]
2: waste away; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world" [syn: {waste}] [also: {rotting}, {rotted}]

rotting
n : (biology) decaying caused by bacterial or fungal action [syn: {decomposition}, {rot}, {putrefaction}]

rotting
See {rot}

Rottweiler
n : German breed of large vigorous short-haired cattle dogs

rotund
adj 1: spherical in shape
2: (of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels" [syn: {orotund}, {round}, {pear-shaped}]
3: excessively fat; "a weighty man" [syn: {corpulent}, {obese}, {weighty}]

rotunda
n 1: a building having a circular plan and a dome
2: a large circular room

rotundity
n : the roundness of a 3-dimensional object [syn: {sphericity}, {sphericalness}, {globosity}, {globularness}]

rotundly
adv : in a sonorous manner; "the congregation consisted chiefly of a few young folk, who snored sonorously" [syn: {sonorously}]

rouble
n : the basic unit of money in Russia [syn: {ruble}]

roue
n : a dissolute man in fashionable society [syn: {rake}, {profligate}, {rip}, {blood}]

rouge
n : makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks [syn: {paint}, {blusher}]
v : redden by applying rouge to; "she rouged her cheeks"

rouge et noir
n : a card game in which two rows of cards are dealt and players can bet on the color of the cards or on which row will have a count nearer some number [syn: {trente-et-quarante}]

rouge plant
n : bushy houseplant having white to pale pink flowers followed by racemes of scarlet berries; tropical Americas [syn: {bloodberry}, {blood berry}, {rougeberry}, {Rivina humilis}]

rougeberry
n : bushy houseplant having white to pale pink flowers followed by racemes of scarlet berries; tropical Americas [syn: {bloodberry}, {blood berry}, {rouge plant}, {Rivina humilis}]

rouged
adj : marked by the use of various kinds of red makeup; "freshly rouged lips"; "rouged cheeks"

rough
adj 1: having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "a rough ride"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"; "unsmooth writing" [syn: {unsmooth}] [ant: {smooth}]
2: (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse; "she was a diamond in the rough"; "rough manners"
3: not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate" [syn: {approximate}, {approximative}]
4: full of hardship or trials; "the rocky road to success"; "they were having a rough time" [syn: {rocky}]
5: violently agitated and turbulent; "boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound; "rough weather"; "rough seas" [syn: {boisterous}, {fierce}]
6: unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice" [syn: {grating}, {gravel}, {gravelly}, {rasping}, {raspy}]
7: ready and able to resort to force or violence; "pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance"- Herman Melville; "they were rough and determined fighting men" [syn: {pugnacious}]
8: of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped [ant: {smooth}]
9: not shaped by cutting or trimming; "an uncut diamond"; "rough gemstones" [syn: {uncut}] [ant: {cut}] 10: not carefully or expertly made; "managed to make a crude splint"; "a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them"; "rough carpentry" [syn: {crude}] 11: not perfected; "a rough draft"; "a few rough sketches" 12: unpleasantly stern; "wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus"; "the nomad life is rough and hazardous" [syn: {harsh}]
n : the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
adv 1: with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly'); "he was pushed roughly aside"; "they treated him rough" [syn: {roughly}]
2: with rough motion as over a rough surface; "ride rough" [syn: {roughly}]
v : prepare in preliminary or sketchy form [syn: {rough in}, {rough out}]

rough bindweed
n : creeping or climbing evergreen having spiny zigzag stems with shiny leaves and racemes of pale-green flowers; Canary Islands to southern Europe and Ethiopia and India [syn: {Smilax aspera}]

rough bristlegrass
n : European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a troublesome weed [syn: {green bristlegrass}, {green foxtail}, {bottle-grass}, {bottle grass}, {Setaria viridis}]

rough cut
n : the first print of a movie before after preliminary editing

rough drawing
n : a preliminary sketch of a design or picture [syn: {draft}]

rough fish
n : any fish useless for food or sport or even as bait

rough green snake
n : of southern and eastern United States [syn: {Opheodrys aestivus}]

rough horsetail
n : evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly used for scouring utensils [syn: {scouring rush}, {Equisetum hyemale}, {Equisetum hyemale robustum}, {Equisetum robustum}]

rough in
v : prepare in preliminary or sketchy form [syn: {rough}, {rough out}]

rough out
v : prepare in preliminary or sketchy form [syn: {rough in}, {rough}]

rough pea
n : week-stemmed winter annual native to Mediterranean region for long established in southern United States; cultivated as a cover and pasture crop [syn: {singletary pea}, {Caley pea}, {wild winterpea}, {Lathyrus hirsutus}]

Rough Rider
n : a member of the volunteer cavalry regiment led by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War (1898)

rough sledding
n : a difficulty that can be overcome with effort; "we had a hard time getting here"; "analysts predicted rough sledding for handset makers" [syn: {hard time}]

rough up
v : treat violently; "The police strong-armed the suspect"

rough water
n : used of the sea [syn: {choppiness}, {roughness}]

roughage
n : coarse food high in fiber but low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates peristalsis

rough-and-ready
adj : crude but effective for the purpose at hand

rough-and-tumble
adj : characterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules; "a rough-and-tumble fight"; "rough-and-tumble politics"; "undisguised bare-knuckle capitalism" [syn: {bare-knuckle}, {bare-knuckled}]
n : disorderly fighting [syn: {hassle}, {scuffle}, {tussle}, {dogfingt}]

roughcast
n 1: a coarse plaster for the surface of external walls
2: a rough preliminary model
v 1: shape roughly
2: apply roughcast to; "roughcast a wall"
3: hew roughly, without finishing the surface; "rough-hew stone or timber" [syn: {rough-hew}]

rough-cut
adj 1: lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich" [syn: {coarse}, {common}, {uncouth}, {vulgar}]
2: of stone or timber; shaped roughly without finishing [syn: {roughhewn}]

rough-dried
rough-dry
v : dry without smoothing or ironing; "rough-dry the laundry" [also: {rough-dried}]

roughdried
adj : (of laundry) dried but not ironed

rough-dried
See {rough-dry}

rough-dry
v : dry without smoothing or ironing; "rough-dry the laundry" [also: {rough-dried}]

roughen
v : make rough or rougher; "rough the surfaces so they will stick to each other" [ant: {smooth}]

roughened
adj : used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure; "chapped lips" [syn: {chapped}, {cracked}]

rough-hew
v : hew roughly, without finishing the surface; "rough-hew stone or timber" [syn: {roughcast}] [also: {rough-hewn}]

rough-hewn
rough-hew
v : hew roughly, without finishing the surface; "rough-hew stone or timber" [syn: {roughcast}] [also: {rough-hewn}]

roughhewn
adj : of stone or timber; shaped roughly without finishing [syn: {rough-cut}]

rough-hewn
See {rough-hew}

rough-house
v : treat in a rough or boisterous manner

roughish
adj : somewhat rough

rough-leaved aster
n : a variety of aster

roughleg
n : large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers [syn: {rough-legged hawk}, {Buteo lagopus}]

rough-legged hawk
n : large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers [syn: {roughleg}, {Buteo lagopus}]

roughly
adv 1: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party" [syn: {approximately}, {about}, {close to}, {just about}, {some}, {more or less}, {around}, {or so}]
2: with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly'); "he was pushed roughly aside"; "they treated him rough" [syn: {rough}]
3: with rough motion as over a rough surface; "ride rough" [syn: {rough}]

roughneck
n : a cruel and brutal fellow [syn: {bully}, {tough}, {hooligan}, {ruffian}, {rowdy}, {yob}, {yobo}, {yobbo}]

roughness
n 1: a texture that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven [ant: {smoothness}]
2: harsh or rough to the ear [syn: {harshness}]
3: an unpolished unrefined quality; "the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her" [syn: {crudeness}]
4: used of the sea [syn: {choppiness}, {rough water}]
5: rowdy behavior [syn: {rowdiness}, {rowdyism}, {disorderliness}]
6: the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion [syn: {pitting}, {indentation}]

roughrider
n : a horseman skilled at breaking wild horses to the saddle

rough-sand
v : sand roughly; "rough-sand the door before painting it"

roughshod
adj 1: (of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping
2: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks" [syn: {barbarous}, {brutal}, {cruel}, {fell}, {savage}, {vicious}]
3: unjustly domineering; "incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic economic policies"; "a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition" [syn: {heavy-handed}]

rough-skinned newt
n : newt of humid coast from Alaska to southern California [syn: {Taricha granulosa}]

rough-spoken
adj : rude or uncouth in speech

rough-stemmed goldenrod
n : a variety of goldenrod

roughtail stingray
n : one of the largest stingrays; found from Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras [syn: {Dasyatis centroura}]

rough-textured
adj : having surface roughness; "a textured wall of stucco"; "a rough-textured tweed" [syn: {textured}]

roulade
n 1: a dish consisting of a slice of meat that is rolled around a filling and cooked
2: (music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable

rouleau
n 1: a roll of ribbon
2: a roll of coins wrapped in paper [also: {rouleaux} (pl)]

rouleaux
rouleau
n 1: a roll of ribbon
2: a roll of coins wrapped in paper [also: {rouleaux} (pl)]

rouleaux
See {rouleau}

roulette
n 1: a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure [syn: {line roulette}]
2: a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations [syn: {toothed wheel}]
3: a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in

roulette ball
n : the ball used to play roulette

roulette wheel
n : game equipment consisting of a rotating wheel with slots that is used for gambling; players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in [syn: {wheel}]

Roumania
n : a Balkan republic in southeastern Europe [syn: {Romania}, {Rumania}]

Roumanian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the country of Romania or its people or languages; "Romanian folk music" [syn: {Romanian}, {Rumanian}]

round
adj 1: having a circular shape [syn: {circular}] [ant: {square}]
2: (of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels" [syn: {orotund}, {rotund}, {pear-shaped}]
3: (of numbers) to the nearest ten, hundred, or thousand; "in round numbers"
n 1: a charge of ammunition for a single shot [syn: {unit of ammunition}, {one shot}]
2: an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the neverending cycle of the seasons" [syn: {cycle}, {rhythm}]
3: a regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name" [syn: {beat}]
4: (often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order); "the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning"; "the postman's rounds"; "we enjoyed our round of the local bars"
5: the activity of playing 18 holes of golf; "a round of golf takes about 4 hours" [syn: {round of golf}]
6: the usual activities in your day; "the doctor made his rounds" [syn: {daily round}]
7: (sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive [syn: {turn}, {bout}]
8: the course along which communications spread; "the story is going the rounds in Washington"
9: a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic); "he ordered a second round" [syn: {round of drinks}] 10: a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg 11: a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time; "they enjoyed singing rounds" [syn: {troll}] 12: an outburst of applause; "there was a round of applause" 13: a crosspiece between the legs of a chair [syn: {rung}, {stave}] 14: any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles" [syn: {circle}]
adv : from beginning to end; throughout; "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around" [syn: {around}]
v 1: wind around; move along a circular course; "round the bend"
2: make round; "round the edges" [syn: {round out}, {round off}]
3: be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village" [syn: {surround}, {environ}, {encircle}, {circle}, {ring}]
4: pronounce with rounded lips [syn: {labialize}, {labialise}]
5: attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" [syn: {attack}, {assail}, {lash out}, {snipe}, {assault}]
6: bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners" [syn: {polish}, {round off}, {polish up}, {brush up}]
7: express as a round number; "round off the amount" [syn: {round off}, {round down}, {round out}]
8: become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing out" [syn: {flesh out}, {fill out}]

round angle
n : an angle of 360 degrees [syn: {perigon}]

round arch
n : an arch formed in a continuous curve

round bone
n : bones that are round in shape

round clam
n 1: Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes [syn: {quahaug}, {quahog}, {hard-shell clam}]
2: an edible American clam [syn: {quahog}, {quahaug}, {hard-shell clam}, {Venus mercenaria}, {Mercenaria mercenaria}]

round dance
n 1: a folk dance; dancers form a circle [syn: {ring dance}]
2: a ballroom dance characterized by revolving movement [syn: {round dancing}]

round dancing
n : a ballroom dance characterized by revolving movement [syn: {round dance}]

round down
v : express as a round number; "round off the amount" [syn: {round off}, {round out}, {round}]

round file
n : a file with a circular cross section; used to file the inside of holes

round hand
n : a clearly written style of longhand with large round curves

round kumquat
n : shrub bearing round-fruited kumquats [syn: {marumi}, {marumi kumquat}, {Fortunella japonica}]

round ligament of the uterus
n : ligament attached to the uterus on either side in front of and below the opening of the fallopian tube and passing through the inguinal canal to the labia majora [syn: {ligamentum teres uteri}]

round of drinks
n : a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic); "he ordered a second round" [syn: {round}]

round of golf
n : the activity of playing 18 holes of golf; "a round of golf takes about 4 hours" [syn: {round}]

round off
v 1: make round; "round the edges" [syn: {round}, {round out}]
2: bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners" [syn: {polish}, {round}, {polish up}, {brush up}]
3: express as a round number; "round off the amount" [syn: {round down}, {round out}, {round}]

round out
v 1: fill out; "These studies round out the results of many years of research" [syn: {finish out}]
2: make bigger or better or more complete [syn: {fill out}]
3: express as a round number; "round off the amount" [syn: {round off}, {round down}, {round}]
4: make round; "round the edges" [syn: {round}, {round off}]

round robin
n 1: a tournament in which every contestant plays every other contestant
2: a letter signed by a number of people

round scad
n : small fusiform fish of western Atlantic [syn: {cigarfish}, {quiaquia}, {Decapterus punctatus}]

round shape
n : a shape that is curved and without sharp angles

round shot
n : a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon [syn: {cannonball}, {cannon ball}]

round steak
n : a lean cut of beef from between the rump and the shank

round table
n 1: a meeting of peers for discussion and exchange of views; "a roundtable on the future of computing" [syn: {roundtable}, {round-table conference}]
2: the legendary circular table for King Arthur and his knights [syn: {King Arthur's Round Table}]

round the bend
adj : informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {around the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}]

round the clock
adv : without stopping; "she worked around the clock" [syn: {around the clock}, {for 24 hours}]

round top
n : a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance; "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the big top up in less than an hour" [syn: {circus tent}, {big top}, {top}]

round trip
n : a trip to some place and back again

round up
v : seek out and bring together; "round up some loyal followers"

round whitefish
n : bronze-backed whitefish of northern North America and Siberia [syn: {Menominee whitefish}, {Prosopium cylindraceum}]

round window
n : fenestra leading into the cochlea [syn: {fenestra rotunda}, {fenestra cochleae}, {fenestra of the cochlea}]

roundabout
adj 1: marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct; "the explanation was circuitous and puzzling"; "a roundabout paragraph"; "hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend" [syn: {circuitous}]
2: deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic" [syn: {devious}, {circuitous}]
n 1: a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary" [syn: {traffic circle}, {circle}, {rotary}]
2: large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on [syn: {carousel}, {carrousel}, {merry-go-round}, {whirligig}]

roundabout way
n : a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked) [syn: {detour}]

round-arm
adj : with the arm swung round at shoulder height; "round-arm bowling"
adv : with an outward or horizontal swing of the arm; "he hit the ball round-arm"

round-backed
adj : having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; "a little oldish misshapen stooping woman" [syn: {hunched}, {round-shouldered}, {stooped}, {stooping}, {crooked}]

round-bottom
adj : having a rounded bottom; "round-bottom flasks" [syn: {round-bottomed}]

round-bottom flask
n : a spherical flask with a narrow neck

round-bottomed
adj : having a rounded bottom; "round-bottom flasks" [syn: {round-bottom}]

rounded
adj 1: curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders" [ant: {angular}]
2: a chubby body; "the boy had a rounded face and fat cheeks" [syn: {fat}]

roundedness
n : the property possessed by a rounded convexity [syn: {bulginess}]

roundel
n 1: English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third
2: round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit
3: a charge in the shape of a circle; a hollow roundel [syn: {annulet}]

roundelay
n : a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as the refrain

rounder
n 1: a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained [syn: {libertine}, {debauchee}]
2: a tool for rounding corners or edges

rounders
n : an English ball game similar to baseball

round-eyed
adj 1: (used of eyes) fully open or extended; "listened in round-eyed wonder"; "stared with wide eyes" [syn: {wide-eyed}, {wide}]
2: having large round wide-open eyes [syn: {saucer-eyed}]

round-faced
adj : having a round face [syn: {moon-faced}]

roundhead
n 1: a brachycephalic person
2: a supporter of Parliament and Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War

roundheaded
adj : having a brachycephalic head [syn: {broad-headed}, {short-headed}]

round-headed leek
n : Old World leek with a spherical bulb [syn: {Allium sphaerocephalum}]

roundhouse
n 1: workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives
2: a hook delivered with an exaggerated swing

rounding
n : (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals; "taxes are rounded off to the nearest dollar but the rounding error is surprisingly small" [syn: {rounding error}]

rounding error
n : (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals; "taxes are rounded off to the nearest dollar but the rounding error is surprisingly small" [syn: {rounding}]

roundish
adj : somewhat round in appearance or form

round-leaved rein orchid
n : orchid having a raceme of large greenish-white flowers on a single flower stalk growing between two elliptic or round basal leaves lying on the ground; from northern Oregon and Montana across Canada to the eastern United States [syn: {Habenaria orbiculata}]

roundly
adv 1: in a round manner; "she was roundly slim"
2: in a blunt direct manner; "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated his opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly" [syn: {bluffly}, {bluntly}, {brusquely}, {flat out}]

roundness
n : the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular [ant: {angularity}]

round-shouldered
adj : having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; "a little oldish misshapen stooping woman" [syn: {hunched}, {round-backed}, {stooped}, {stooping}, {crooked}]

roundsman
n : a workman employed to make rounds (to deliver goods or make inspections or so on)

round-spored gyromitra
n : a gyromitra with a brown puffed up fertile part and a rosy pink fluted stalk and smooth round spores; found on hardwood slash east of the Great Plains [syn: {Gyromitra sphaerospora}]

roundtable
n : a meeting of peers for discussion and exchange of views; "a roundtable on the future of computing" [syn: {round table}, {round-table conference}]

round-table conference
n : a meeting of peers for discussion and exchange of views; "a roundtable on the future of computing" [syn: {round table}, {roundtable}]

round-tailed muskrat
n : of Florida wetlands [syn: {Florida water rat}, {Neofiber alleni}]

round-the-clock
adj : at all times; "around-the-clock nursing care" [syn: {around-the-clock}, {day-and-night}, {nonstop}]

round-the-clock patrol
n : a continuous nonstop patrol

round-trip light time
n : the elapsed time it takes for a signal to travel from Earth to a spacecraft (or other body) and back to the starting point [syn: {RTLT}]

round-trip ticket
n : a ticket to a place and back (usually over the same route) [syn: {return ticket}]

roundup
n 1: the activity of gathering livestock together so that they can be counted or branded or sold
2: a summary list; as in e.g. "a news roundup"
3: the systematic gathering up of suspects by the police; "a mass roundup of suspects"

roundworm
n 1: infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches [syn: {tinea}, {ringworm}]
2: unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic [syn: {nematode}, {nematode worm}]

Rous
n : United States pathologist who discovered viruses that cause tumors (1879-1970) [syn: {Peyton Rous}, {Francis Peyton Rous}]

rouse
v 1: become active; "He finally bestirred himself" [syn: {bestir}]
2: force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M." [syn: {rout out}, {drive out}, {force out}]
3: cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" [syn: {agitate}, {turn on}, {charge}, {commove}, {excite}, {charge up}] [ant: {calm}]
4: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." [syn: {awaken}, {wake}, {waken}, {wake up}, {arouse}] [ant: {cause to sleep}]

rouser
n : someone who rouses others from sleep [syn: {waker}, {arouser}]

rousing
adj 1: capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement; "a rousing sermon"; "stirring events such as wars and rescues" [syn: {stirring}]
2: rousing to activity or heightened action as by spurring or goading; "tossed a rousing political comment into the conversation"
n : the act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions" [syn: {arousal}]

Rousseau
n 1: French philosopher and writer born in Switzerland; believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society; ideas influenced the French Revolution (1712-1778) [syn: {Jean-Jacques Rousseau}]
2: French primitive painter (1844-1910) [syn: {Henri Rousseau}, {Le Douanier Rousseau}]

Rousseauan
adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)

roustabout
n : a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor [syn: {deckhand}]

rout
n 1: a disorderly crowd of people [syn: {mob}, {rabble}]
2: an overwhelming defeat
v 1: cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves" [syn: {rout out}, {expel}]
2: dig with the snout; "the pig was rooting for truffles" [syn: {root}, {rootle}]
3: make a groove in [syn: {gouge}]
4: defeat disastrously [syn: {spread-eagle}, {spreadeagle}]

rout out
v 1: get or find by searching; "What did you rout out in the library?" [syn: {rout up}]
2: force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M." [syn: {drive out}, {force out}, {rouse}]
3: cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves" [syn: {rout}, {expel}]

rout up
v : get or find by searching; "What did you rout out in the library?" [syn: {rout out}]

route
n 1: an established line of travel or access [syn: {path}, {itinerary}]
2: an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation [syn: {road}]
v 1: send documents or materials to appropriate destinations
2: send via a specific route
3: divert in a specified direction; "divert the low voltage to the engine cylinders"

routemarch
n : a long training march for troops

router
n 1: a worker who routes shipments for distribution and delivery
2: (computer science) a device that forwards data packets between computer networks
3: a power tool with a shaped cutter; used in carpentry for cutting grooves

router plane
n : a woodworking plane with a narrow cutting head that will make grooves with smooth bottoms

routine
adj 1: occurring at fixed times or predictable intervals; "made her routine trip to the store"
2: found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant [syn: {everyday}, {mundane}, {quotidian}, {unremarkable}, {workaday}]
n 1: an unvarying or habitual method of procedure [syn: {modus operandi}]
2: a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did" [syn: {act}, {number}, {turn}, {bit}]
3: a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program [syn: {subroutine}, {subprogram}, {procedure}, {function}]

routinely
adv : according to routine or established practice; "he routinely parked in a no-parking zone" [syn: {habitually}]

roux
n : a mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces

rove
reeve
n : female ruff
v 1: pass a rope through; "reeve an opening"
2: pass through a hole or opening; "reeve a rope"
3: fasten by passing through a hole or around something [also: {rove}]

rove
v : move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town" [syn: {roll}, {wander}, {swan}, {stray}, {tramp}, {roam}, {cast}, {ramble}, {range}, {drift}, {vagabond}]

rove
See {reeve}

rove beetle
n : active beetle typically having predatory or scavenging habits

rover
n 1: someone who leads a wandering unsettled life [syn: {wanderer}, {roamer}, {bird of passage}]
2: an adult member of the Boy Scouts movement [syn: {scouter}]

roving
adj : (of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently; "a restless mobile society"; "the nomadic habits of the Bedouins"; "believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future"; "wandering tribes" [syn: {mobile}, {nomadic}, {peregrine}, {wandering}]
n : travelling about without any clear destination; "she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him" [syn: {wandering}, {vagabondage}]

row
n 1: an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line; "a row of chairs"
2: an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words" [syn: {quarrel}, {wrangle}, {words}, {run-in}, {dustup}]
3: a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally); "a mackerel sky filled with rows of clouds"; "rows of barbed wire protected the trenches"
4: (construction) a layer of masonry; "a course of bricks" [syn: {course}]
5: a linear array of numbers side by side
6: a continuous chronological succession without an interruption; "they won the championship three years in a row"
7: the act of rowing as a sport [syn: {rowing}]
v : propel with oars; "row the boat across the lake"

row house
n : a house that is one of a row of identical houses situated side by side and sharing common walls [syn: {town house}]

row of bricks
n : a course of bricks place next to each other (usually in a straight line)

rowan
n : Eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruits [syn: {rowan tree}, {European mountain ash}, {Sorbus aucuparia}]

rowan tree
n : Eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruits [syn: {rowan}, {European mountain ash}, {Sorbus aucuparia}]

rowanberry
n : decorative red berrylike fruit of a rowan tree

rowboat
n : a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled [syn: {dinghy}, {dory}]

rowdier
rowdy
adj : disturbing the public peace; loud and rough; "a raucous party"; "rowdy teenagers" [syn: {raucous}]
n : a cruel and brutal fellow [syn: {bully}, {tough}, {hooligan}, {ruffian}, {roughneck}, {yob}, {yobo}, {yobbo}] [also: {rowdiest}, {rowdier}]

rowdier
See {rowdy}

rowdiest
rowdy
adj : disturbing the public peace; loud and rough; "a raucous party"; "rowdy teenagers" [syn: {raucous}]
n : a cruel and brutal fellow [syn: {bully}, {tough}, {hooligan}, {ruffian}, {roughneck}, {yob}, {yobo}, {yobbo}] [also: {rowdiest}, {rowdier}]

rowdiest
See {rowdy}

rowdily
adv : in a rowdy manner; "the crowd got drunk and started to behave rowdily" [syn: {raucously}]

rowdiness
n : rowdy behavior [syn: {rowdyism}, {roughness}, {disorderliness}]

rowdy
adj : disturbing the public peace; loud and rough; "a raucous party"; "rowdy teenagers" [syn: {raucous}]
n : a cruel and brutal fellow [syn: {bully}, {tough}, {hooligan}, {ruffian}, {roughneck}, {yob}, {yobo}, {yobbo}] [also: {rowdiest}, {rowdier}]

rowdyism
n : rowdy behavior [syn: {rowdiness}, {roughness}, {disorderliness}]

rowel
n : a small spiked wheel at the end of a spur [also: {rowelling}, {rowelled}]

rowelled
rowel
n : a small spiked wheel at the end of a spur [also: {rowelling}, {rowelled}]

rowelled
See {rowel}

rowelling
rowel
n : a small spiked wheel at the end of a spur [also: {rowelling}, {rowelled}]

rowelling
See {rowel}

rower
n : someone who rows a boat [syn: {oarsman}]

rowing
n : the act of rowing as a sport [syn: {row}]

rowing boat
n : a rowboat

rowing club
n : a club for person who row

rowlock
n : a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: {peg}, {pin}, {thole}, {tholepin}, {oarlock}]

rowlock arch
n : an arch that is formed with more than one concentric row of voussoirs

Roy Chapman Andrews
n : United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960) [syn: {Andrews}]

Roy Lichtenstein
n : United States painter who is a leading exponent of pop art (1923-1997) [syn: {Lichtenstein}]

Roy Orbison
n : United States composer and rockabilly tenor popular in the 1950s (1936-1988) [syn: {Orbison}]

Roy Wilkins
n : United States civil rights leader (1901-1981) [syn: {Wilkins}]

royal
adj 1: of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch; "the royal party"; "the royal crest"; "by royal decree"; "a royal visit"
2: established or chartered or authorized by royalty; "the Royal Society"
3: being of the rank of a monarch; "of royal ancestry"; "princes of the blood royal"
4: belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head" [syn: {imperial}, {majestic}, {purple}, {regal}]
5: invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown; "the royal (or crowned) heads of Europe"
n 1: a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast
2: stag with antlers of 12 or more branches [syn: {royal stag}]

Royal Academy
n : an honorary academy in London (founded in 1768) intended to cultivate painting and sculpture and architecture in Britain [syn: {Royal Academy of Arts}]

Royal Academy of Arts
n : an honorary academy in London (founded in 1768) intended to cultivate painting and sculpture and architecture in Britain [syn: {Royal Academy}]

royal agaric
n : widely distributed edible mushroom resembling the fly agaric [syn: {Caesar's agaric}, {Amanita caesarea}]

Royal Air Force
n : the airforce of Great Britain [syn: {RAF}]

royal blue
n : a shade of blue tinged with purple [syn: {purplish blue}]

royal brace
n : a brace to secure the royal mast

Royal Canadian Mounted Police
n : the federal police force of Canada [syn: {RCMP}, {Mounties}]

royal casino
n : a form of casino in which face cards have extra point values

royal charter
n : a charter granted by the sovereign (especially in Great Britain)

royal court
n 1: the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince [syn: {court}]
2: the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state [syn: {court}]

royal family
n : royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty" [syn: {royalty}, {royal line}, {royal house}]

royal fern
n : large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds [syn: {royal osmund}, {king fern}, {ditch fern}, {French bracken}, {Osmunda regalis}]

royal flush
n : a poker hand with the Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and 10 all in the same suit

royal house
n : royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty" [syn: {royalty}, {royal family}, {royal line}]

royal jelly
n : a secretion of the pharyngeal glands of bees that is fed to very young larvae and to bees destined to be queens

royal line
n : royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty" [syn: {royalty}, {royal family}, {royal house}]

royal mast
n : topmast immediately above the topgallant mast

Royal National Eisteddfod
n : an eisteddfod with competitions in music and drama and poetry and the fine arts

royal osmund
n : large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds [syn: {royal fern}, {king fern}, {ditch fern}, {French bracken}, {Osmunda regalis}]

royal palm
n : tall feather palm of southern Florida and Cuba [syn: {Roystonea regia}]

royal poinciana
n : showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana [syn: {flamboyant}, {flame tree}, {peacock flower}, {Delonix regia}, {Poinciana regia}]

royal purple
n : a shade of purple tinged with red [syn: {reddish purple}]

royal road
n : an auspicious way or means to achieve something; "the royal road to success"

Royal Society
n : an honorary English society (formalized in 1660 and given a Royal Charter by Charles II in 1662) through which the British government has supported science [syn: {Royal Society of London for Improving Natual Knowledge}]

Royal Society of London for Improving Natual Knowledge
n : an honorary English society (formalized in 1660 and given a Royal Charter by Charles II in 1662) through which the British government has supported science [syn: {Royal Society}]

royal stag
n : stag with antlers of 12 or more branches [syn: {royal}]

royal tennis
n : an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled court [syn: {real tennis}, {court tennis}]

royal velvet plant
n : Javanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety leaves with violet-purple hairs [syn: {velvet plant}, {purple velvet plant}, {Gynura aurantiaca}]

royalism
n : adherence or attachment to a monarchy or to the principle of monarchal government

royalist
n : an advocate of the principles of monarchy [syn: {monarchist}]

royally
adv : in a royal manner; "they were royally treated" [syn: {like kings}, {like royalty}]

royalty
n 1: payment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the right to use their property; "he received royalties on his book"
2: royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty" [syn: {royal family}, {royal line}, {royal house}]

Roystonea
n : a monocotyledonous genus of West Indian feather palms [syn: {genus Roystonea}]

Roystonea oleracea
n : West Indian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young [syn: {cabbage palm}]

Roystonea regia
n : tall feather palm of southern Florida and Cuba [syn: {royal palm}]

rozelle
n : East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber [syn: {roselle}, {sorrel}, {red sorrel}, {Jamaica sorrel}, {Hibiscus sabdariffa}]

RPA-ABB
n : an urban hit squad and guerrila group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s [syn: {Alex Boncayao Brigade}, {ABB}, {Revolutionary Proletarian Army}]

rpm
n : rate of revolution of a motor; "the engine was doing 6000 revs" [syn: {revolutions per minute}, {rev}]

RTLT
n : the elapsed time it takes for a signal to travel from Earth to a spacecraft (or other body) and back to the starting point [syn: {round-trip light time}]

Ru
n : a rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group; it is found associated with platinum [syn: {ruthenium}, {atomic number 44}]

RU 486
n : an abortion-inducing drug (trade name Mifepristone) developed in France; when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus sloughs off the embryo [syn: {abortion pill}, {Mifepristone}]

Ruanda
n : a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony [syn: {Rwanda}, {Rwandese Republic}]

Ruandan
adj : of or pertaining to Rwanda; "Rwandan mountains" [syn: {Rwandan}]

rub
n 1: an unforeseen obstacle [syn: {hang-up}, {hitch}, {snag}]
2: the act of rubbing or wiping; "he gave the hood a quick rub" [syn: {wipe}]
v 1: move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"
2: cause friction; "my sweater scratches" [syn: {fray}, {fret}, {chafe}, {scratch}]
3: scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; "Don't scratch your insect bites!" [syn: {scratch}, {itch}] [also: {rubbing}, {rubbed}]

rub along
v : manage one's existence barely; "I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary" [syn: {scrape along}, {scrape by}, {scratch along}, {squeak by}, {squeeze by}]

rub down
v 1: wear away [syn: {abrade}, {corrade}, {abrase}, {rub off}]
2: manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes; "She rubbed down her child with a sponge" [syn: {massage}, {knead}]

rub off
v : wear away [syn: {abrade}, {corrade}, {abrase}, {rub down}]

rub out
v : remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!" [syn: {erase}, {score out}, {efface}, {wipe off}]

rub up
n : a review that refreshes your memory; "I need a rub up on my Latin"

rub-a-dub
n : the sound made by beating a drum [syn: {rataplan}, {drumbeat}]

rubato
n : a flexible tempo; not strictly on the beat

rubbed
rub
n 1: an unforeseen obstacle [syn: {hang-up}, {hitch}, {snag}]
2: the act of rubbing or wiping; "he gave the hood a quick rub" [syn: {wipe}]
v 1: move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"
2: cause friction; "my sweater scratches" [syn: {fray}, {fret}, {chafe}, {scratch}]
3: scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; "Don't scratch your insect bites!" [syn: {scratch}, {itch}] [also: {rubbing}, {rubbed}]

rubbed
See {rub}

rubber
adj 1: made of rubber and therefore water-repellent; "rubber boots" [syn: {rubberized}, {rubberised}]
2: returned for lack of funds; "a rubber check"; "a no-good check" [syn: {no-good}]
n 1: latex from trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) [syn: {India rubber}, {gum elastic}, {caoutchouc}]
2: an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil [syn: {rubber eraser}, {pencil eraser}]
3: contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse [syn: {condom}, {safety}, {safe}, {prophylactic}]
4: a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow [syn: {arctic}, {galosh}, {golosh}, {gumshoe}]
v : coat or impregnate with rubber; "rubberize fabric for rain coats" [syn: {rubberize}, {rubberise}]

rubber band
n : a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together [syn: {elastic band}, {elastic}]

rubber boa
n : boa of grasslands and woodlands of western North America; looks and feels like rubber with tail and head of similar shape [syn: {tow-headed snake}, {Charina bottae}]

rubber boot
n : a high boot made of rubber [syn: {gum boot}]

rubber bullet
n : a bullet made of hard rubber; designed for use in crowd control

rubber cement
n : an adhesive made by dissolving unvulcanized rubber in a solvent like benzene or naphtha

rubber eraser
n : an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil [syn: {rubber}, {pencil eraser}]

rubber plant
n : large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber [syn: {India-rubber tree}, {India-rubber plant}, {India-rubber fig}, {Assam rubber}, {Ficus elastica}]

rubber stamp
n 1: a stamp (usually made of rubber) for imprinting a mark or design by hand [syn: {handstamp}]
2: routine authorization of an action without questions

rubber tire
n : a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an automobile wheel [syn: {car tire}, {automobile tire}, {auto tire}]

rubber-base paint
n : a water-base paint having a latex binder [syn: {latex paint}, {latex}]

rubberise
v : coat or impregnate with rubber; "rubberize fabric for rain coats" [syn: {rubberize}, {rubber}]

rubberised
adj 1: treated, coated, or impregnated with rubber; "rubberized cloth" [syn: {rubberized}]
2: made of rubber and therefore water-repellent; "rubber boots" [syn: {rubber}, {rubberized}]

rubberize
v : coat or impregnate with rubber; "rubberize fabric for rain coats" [syn: {rubberise}, {rubber}]

rubberized
adj 1: treated, coated, or impregnated with rubber; "rubberized cloth" [syn: {rubberised}]
2: made of rubber and therefore water-repellent; "rubber boots" [syn: {rubber}, {rubberised}]

rubberlike
adj : having a texture resembling rubber [syn: {rubbery}]

rubberneck
n 1: a tourist who is visiting sights of interest [syn: {sightseer}, {excursionist}, {tripper}]
2: a person who stares inquisitively
v : strain to watch; stare curiously; "The cars slowed down and the drivers rubbernecked after the accident"

rubber-necking
n : going about to look at places of interest [syn: {sightseeing}]

rubberstamp
v 1: stamp with a rubber-stamp, usually an indication of official approval on a document [syn: {handstamp}]
2: approve automatically

rubbery
adj 1: having a texture resembling rubber [syn: {rubberlike}]
2: difficult to chew [syn: {cartilaginous}, {gristly}]

rubbing
rub
n 1: an unforeseen obstacle [syn: {hang-up}, {hitch}, {snag}]
2: the act of rubbing or wiping; "he gave the hood a quick rub" [syn: {wipe}]
v 1: move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"
2: cause friction; "my sweater scratches" [syn: {fray}, {fret}, {chafe}, {scratch}]
3: scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; "Don't scratch your insect bites!" [syn: {scratch}, {itch}] [also: {rubbing}, {rubbed}]

rubbing
n 1: the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another [syn: {friction}]
2: representation consisting of a copy (as of an engraving) made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal
3: effort expended in rubbing one object against another [syn: {friction}, {detrition}]

rubbing
See {rub}

rubbing alcohol
n : lotion consisting of a poisonous solution of isopropyl alcohol or denatured ethanol alcohol for external use

rubbish
n 1: worthless material that is to be disposed of [syn: {trash}, {scrap}]
2: nonsensical talk or writing [syn: {folderol}, {tripe}, {trumpery}, {trash}, {wish-wash}, {applesauce}, {codswallop}]
v : attack strongly

rubbish dump
n : a piece of land where waste materials are dumped [syn: {dump}, {garbage dump}, {trash dump}, {wasteyard}, {waste-yard}, {dumpsite}]

rubbish heap
n : an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter [syn: {garbage heap}, {junk heap}, {scrapheap}, {trash heap}, {junk pile}, {trash pile}, {refuse heap}]

rubbishy
adj : cheap and inferior; of no value; "rubbishy newspapers that form almost the sole reading of the majority"; "trashy merchandise" [syn: {trashy}]

rubble
n : the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up [syn: {debris}, {dust}, {junk}, {detritus}]

rubdown
n : the act of rubbing down, usually for relaxation or medicinal purposes

rube
n : not very intelligent or interested in culture [syn: {yokel}, {hick}, {yahoo}, {hayseed}, {bumpkin}, {chawbacon}]

Rube Goldberg
n : United States cartoonist who drew intricate diagrams of very complicated and impractical contraptions that accomplished little or nothing (1883-1970) [syn: {Goldberg}, {Reuben Lucius Goldberg}]

rubefacient
n : a medicine for external application that produces redness of the skin

rubel
n : the basic unit of money in Belarus

rubella
n : a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus during the first trimester [syn: {German measles}, {three-day measles}, {epidemic roseola}]

rubella panencephalitis
n : a rare loss of mental and physical skills in adolescents; associated with the rubella virus

Rubens
n : prolific Flemish baroque painter; knighted by the English king Charles I (1577-1640) [syn: {Peter Paul Rubens}, {Sir Peter Paul Rubens}]

rubeola
n : an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children [syn: {measles}, {morbilli}]

Rubia
n : type genus of the Rubiaceae; Old World herbs and subshrubs grown for their medicinal properties and for dye substances extracted from their roots [syn: {genus Rubia}]

Rubia cordifolia
n : perennial East Indian creeping or climbing herb used for dye in the orient [syn: {Indian madder}, {munjeet}]

Rubia tinctorum
n : Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin [syn: {madder}]

Rubiaceae
n : widely distributed family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs; includes coffee and chinchona and gardenia and madder and bedstraws and partridgeberry [syn: {family Rubiaceae}, {madder family}]

rubiaceous plant
n : any of numerous trees or shrubs or vines of the family Rubiaceae [syn: {madderwort}]

Rubiales
n : an order of dicotyledonous plants of the subclass Asteridae; have opposite leaves and an inferior compound ovary [syn: {order Rubiales}]

rubicelle
n : a yellow or orange variety of ruby spinel

Rubicon
n 1: the boundary in ancient times between Italy and Gaul; Caesar's crossing it with his army in 49 BC was an act of war
2: a line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment [syn: {point of no return}]

rubicund
adj : inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life; "a ruddy complexion"; "Santa's rubicund cheeks"; "a fresh and sanguine complexion" [syn: {ruddy}, {sanguine}]

rubidium
n : a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group; burns in air and reacts violently in water; occurs in carnallite and lepidolite and pollucite [syn: {Rb}, {atomic number 37}]

rubidium-strontium dating
n : geological dating based on the proportions of radioactive rubidium into its decay product strontium; radioactive rubidium has a half-life of 47,000,000,000 years

rubify
v : make ruby red

Rubin test
n : test to determine the patency of the Fallopian tubes

Rubinstein
n 1: United States pianist (born in Poland) known for his interpretations of the music of Chopin (1886-1982) [syn: {Arthur Rubinstein}, {Artur Rubinstein}]
2: Russian composer and pianist (1829-1894) [syn: {Anton Rubenstein}, {Anton Gregor Rubinstein}, {Anton Grigorevich Rubinstein}]

ruble
n 1: the basic unit of money in Tajikistan
2: the basic unit of money in Russia [syn: {rouble}]

rubor
n : a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat [syn: {inflammation}, {redness}]

rubric
n 1: an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure
2: an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text [syn: {gloss}]
3: directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book)
4: a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with; "Title 8 provided federal help for schools" [syn: {title}, {statute title}]
5: a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type
6: category name; "it is usually discussed under the rubric of `functional obesity'"
v : adorn with ruby red color

rubricate
v 1: place in the calendar as a red-letter saint; "She was rubricated by the Pope"
2: furnish with rubrics or regulate by rubrics; "the manuscript is not rubricated"
3: decorate (manuscipts) with letters painted red; "In this beautiful book, all the place names are rubricated" [syn: {miniate}]
4: sign with a mark instead of a name

Rubus
n : large genus of brambles bearing berries [syn: {genus Rubus}]

Rubus australis
n : stout-stemmed trailing shrub of New Zealand that scrambles over other growth [syn: {lawyerbush}, {lawyer bush}, {bush lawyer}, {Rubus cissoides}]

Rubus caesius
n : creeping European bramble bearing dewberries [syn: {European dewberry}]

Rubus canadensis
n : North American dewberry [syn: {American dewberry}]

Rubus chamaemorus
n : creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or orange berries [syn: {cloudberry}, {dwarf mulberry}, {bakeapple}, {baked-apple berry}, {salmonberry}]

Rubus cissoides
n : stout-stemmed trailing shrub of New Zealand that scrambles over other growth [syn: {lawyerbush}, {lawyer bush}, {bush lawyer}, {Rubus australis}]

Rubus cuneifolius
n : stiff shrubby blackberry of the eastern United States (Connecticut to Florida) [syn: {sand blackberry}]

Rubus flagellaris
n : of eastern North America [syn: {Northern dewberry}, {American dewberry}]

Rubus fruticosus
n : the true blackberry of Europe as well as any of numerous varieties having sweet edible black or dark purple berries [syn: {true blackberry}]

Rubus hispidus
n : of eastern North America [syn: {swamp dewberry}, {swamp blackberry}]

Rubus idaeus
n : the common European raspberry; fruit red or orange [syn: {wild raspberry}, {European raspberry}, {framboise}]

Rubus idaeus strigosus
n : red raspberry of North America [syn: {American raspberry}, {Rubus strigosus}]

Rubus loganobaccus
n : red-fruited bramble native from Oregon to Baja California [syn: {loganberry}, {Rubus ursinus loganobaccus}]

Rubus occidentalis
n : raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit [syn: {black raspberry}, {blackcap}, {blackcap raspberry}, {thimbleberry}]

Rubus odoratus
n : shrubby raspberry of eastern North America having showy rose to purplish flowers and red or orange thimble-shaped fruit [syn: {flowering raspberry}, {purple-flowering raspberry}, {thimbleberry}]

Rubus parviflorus
n : white-flowered raspberry of western North America and northern Mexico with thimble-shaped orange berries [syn: {salmonberry}, {salmon berry}, {thimbleberry}]

Rubus phoenicolasius
n : raspberry of China and Japan having pale pink flowers grown for ornament and for the small red acid fruits [syn: {wineberry}]

Rubus saxatilis
n : European trailing bramble with red berrylike fruits [syn: {stone bramble}]

Rubus spectabilis
n : large erect red-flowered raspberry of western North America having large salmon-colored berries [syn: {salmonberry}]

Rubus strigosus
n : red raspberry of North America [syn: {American raspberry}, {Rubus idaeus strigosus}]

Rubus trivialis
n : of southern North America [syn: {Southern dewberry}]

Rubus ursinus
n : American blackberry with oblong black fruit [syn: {western blackberry}, {western dewberry}]

Rubus ursinus loganobaccus
n : red-fruited bramble native from Oregon to Baja California [syn: {loganberry}, {Rubus loganobaccus}]

ruby
adj : having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies [syn: {red}, {reddish}, {ruddy}, {blood-red}, {carmine}, {cerise}, {cherry}, {cherry-red}, {crimson}, {ruby-red}, {scarlet}]
n 1: a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
2: a transparent deep red variety of corundum; used as a gemstone and in lasers
3: a deep and vivid red [syn: {crimson}, {deep red}]

ruby spinel
n : a spinel used as a gemstone (usually dark red) [syn: {spinel ruby}]

ruby wood
n : hard durable wood of red sandalwood trees (Pterocarpus santalinus); prized for cabinetwork [syn: {red sandalwood}]

ruby-crowned kinglet
n : American kinglet with a notable song and in the male a red crown patch [syn: {ruby-crowned wren}, {Regulus calendula}]

ruby-crowned wren
n : American kinglet with a notable song and in the male a red crown patch [syn: {ruby-crowned kinglet}, {Regulus calendula}]

ruby-red
adj : having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies [syn: {red}, {reddish}, {ruddy}, {blood-red}, {carmine}, {cerise}, {cherry}, {cherry-red}, {crimson}, {ruby}, {scarlet}]

ruck
n 1: a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things; "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the children resembled a fairy herd" [syn: {herd}]
2: an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth) [syn: {pucker}]
v : become wrinkled or drawn together; "her lips puckered" [syn: {pucker}, {ruck up}]

ruck up
v : become wrinkled or drawn together; "her lips puckered" [syn: {pucker}, {ruck}]

ruckle
v 1: make a hoarse, rattling sound
2: make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress got wrinkled" [syn: {wrinkle}, {crease}, {crinkle}, {scrunch}, {scrunch up}, {crisp}]

rucksack
n : a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder [syn: {backpack}, {back pack}, {knapsack}, {packsack}, {haversack}]

ruckus
n : the act of making a noisy disturbance [syn: {commotion}, {din}, {ruction}, {rumpus}, {tumult}]

ruction
n : the act of making a noisy disturbance [syn: {commotion}, {din}, {ruckus}, {rumpus}, {tumult}]

rudaceous rock
n : a sedimentary rock formed of coarse-grained material

rudapithecus
n : fossil hominoids from northern central Hungary; late Miocene [syn: {Dryopithecus Rudapithecus hungaricus}]

Rudbeckia
n : North American perennial herbs with showy cone-shaped flower heads [syn: {genus Rudbeckia}]

Rudbeckia hirta
n : the state flower of Maryland; of central and southeastern United States; having daisylike flowers with dark centers and yellow to orange rays [syn: {black-eyed Susan}, {Rudbeckia serotina}]

Rudbeckia laciniata
n : tall leafy plant with erect branches ending in large yellow flower heads with downward-arching rays; grow in Rocky Mountains south to Arizona and east to the Atlantic coast [syn: {cutleaved coneflower}]

Rudbeckia laciniata hortensia
n : very tall branching herb with showy much-doubled yellow flower heads [syn: {golden glow}, {double gold}, {hortensia}]

Rudbeckia serotina
n : the state flower of Maryland; of central and southeastern United States; having daisylike flowers with dark centers and yellow to orange rays [syn: {black-eyed Susan}, {Rudbeckia hirta}]

rudd
n : European freshwater fish resembling the roach [syn: {Scardinius erythrophthalmus}]

rudder
n 1: a hinged vertical airfoil mounted at the tail of an aircraft and used to make horizontal course changes
2: (nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel

rudder blade
n : the vertical blade on a rudder

rudderfish
n 1: food and game fish around Bermuda and Florida; often follow ships [syn: {Bermuda chub}, {Kyphosus sectatrix}]
2: fish having the habit of following ships; found in North American and South American coastal waters [syn: {banded rudderfish}, {Seriola zonata}]

rudderless
adj : aimlessly drifting [syn: {adrift(p)}, {afloat(p)}, {aimless}, {directionless}, {planless}, {undirected}]

rudderpost
n : a vertical post at the forward edge of a rudder that enables the rudder to pivot [syn: {rudderstock}]

rudderstock
n : a vertical post at the forward edge of a rudder that enables the rudder to pivot [syn: {rudderpost}]

ruddier
ruddy
adj 1: inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life; "a ruddy complexion"; "Santa's rubicund cheeks"; "a fresh and sanguine complexion" [syn: {rubicund}, {sanguine}]
2: having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies [syn: {red}, {reddish}, {blood-red}, {carmine}, {cerise}, {cherry}, {cherry-red}, {crimson}, {ruby}, {ruby-red}, {scarlet}] [also: {ruddiest}, {ruddier}]

ruddier
See {ruddy}

ruddiest
ruddy
adj 1: inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life; "a ruddy complexion"; "Santa's rubicund cheeks"; "a fresh and sanguine complexion" [syn: {rubicund}, {sanguine}]
2: having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies [syn: {red}, {reddish}, {blood-red}, {carmine}, {cerise}, {cherry}, {cherry-red}, {crimson}, {ruby}, {ruby-red}, {scarlet}] [also: {ruddiest}, {ruddier}]

ruddiest
See {ruddy}

ruddiness
n : a healthy reddish complexion [syn: {rosiness}]

ruddle
n : a red iron ore used in dyeing and marking [syn: {reddle}, {raddle}]
v 1: twist or braid together, interlace [syn: {raddle}]
2: redden as if with a red ocher color

ruddles
n : the common European annual marigold [syn: {common marigold}, {pot marigold}, {Scotch marigold}, {Calendula officinalis}]

ruddy
adj 1: inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life; "a ruddy complexion"; "Santa's rubicund cheeks"; "a fresh and sanguine complexion" [syn: {rubicund}, {sanguine}]
2: having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies [syn: {red}, {reddish}, {blood-red}, {carmine}, {cerise}, {cherry}, {cherry-red}, {crimson}, {ruby}, {ruby-red}, {scarlet}] [also: {ruddiest}, {ruddier}]

ruddy duck
n : reddish-brown stiff-tailed duck of North America and northern South America [syn: {Oxyura jamaicensis}]

ruddy turnstone
n : common arctic turnstone that winters in South America and Australia [syn: {Arenaria interpres}]

rude
adj 1: socially incorrect in behavior; "resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion" [syn: {ill-mannered}, {unmannered}, {unmannerly}]
2: (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace [syn: {ill-bred}, {bounderish}, {lowbred}, {underbred}, {yokelish}]
3: lacking civility or good manners; "want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue"- Willa Cather [syn: {uncivil}] [ant: {civil}]
4: (used especially of commodities) in the natural unprocessed condition; "natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales of rude cotton" [syn: {natural}, {raw(a)}, {rude(a)}]
5: belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness; "the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man"; "primitive movies of the 1890s"; "primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains" [syn: {crude}, {primitive}]

rudely
adv : in an impolite manner; "he treated her impolitely" [syn: {impolitely}, {discourteously}, {showing bad manners}] [ant: {politely}, {politely}]

rudeness
n 1: a manner that is rude and insulting [syn: {discourtesy}] [ant: {courtesy}]
2: a wild or unrefined state [syn: {crudeness}, {crudity}, {primitiveness}, {primitivism}]

rudiment
n 1: the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry" [syn: {first rudiment}, {first principle}, {alphabet}, {ABC}, {ABC's}, {ABCs}]
2: the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life; "Meckel's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac"

rudimentary
adj 1: being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incompatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles" [syn: {fundamental}, {underlying}]
2: being in the earliest stages of development; "rudimentary plans"
3: not fully developed in mature animals; "rudimentary wings" [syn: {vestigial}]

rudiments
n : a statement of fundamental facts or principles [syn: {basics}]

Rudolf Bultmann
n : a Lutheran theologian in Germany (1884-1976) [syn: {Bultmann}, {Rudolf Karl Bultmann}]

Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel
n : German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913) [syn: {Diesel}, {Rudolf Diesel}]

Rudolf Diesel
n : German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913) [syn: {Diesel}, {Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel}]

Rudolf Hess
n : Nazi leader who in 1941 flew to Scotland in an apparent attempt to negotiate a peace treaty with Great Britain but was imprisoned for life (1894-1987) [syn: {Hess}, {Walther Richard Rudolf Hess}]

Rudolf Karl Bultmann
n : a Lutheran theologian in Germany (1884-1976) [syn: {Bultmann}, {Rudolf Bultmann}]

Rudolf Karl Virchow
n : German pathologist who recognized that all cells come from cells by binary fission and who emphasized cellular abnormalities in disease (1821-1902) [syn: {Virchow}, {Rudolf Virchow}]

Rudolf Ludwig Mossbauer
n : German physicist (born in 1929) [syn: {Mossbauer}]

Rudolf Nureyev
n : Russian dancer who was often the partner of Dame Margot Fonteyn and who defected to the United States in 1961 (born in 1938) [syn: {Nureyev}]

Rudolf Serkin
n : United States concert pianist (born in Czechoslovakia) (1903-1991) [syn: {Serkin}]

Rudolf Virchow
n : German pathologist who recognized that all cells come from cells by binary fission and who emphasized cellular abnormalities in disease (1821-1902) [syn: {Virchow}, {Rudolf Karl Virchow}]

Rudolf Wurlitzer
n : United States businessman (born in German) who founded a company to make pipe organs (1831-1914) [syn: {Wurlitzer}]

Rudolph Laban
n : Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958) [syn: {Laban}]

Rudra
n : father of the storm gods Marut; controller of nature; sometimes identified with Siva

Rudyard Kipling
n : English author of novels and poetry who was born in India (1865-1936) [syn: {Kipling}, {Joseph Rudyard Kipling}]

rue
n 1: European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy [syn: {herb of grace}, {Ruta graveolens}]
2: leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy
3: sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game" [syn: {sorrow}, {regret}, {ruefulness}]
4: (French) a street or road in France
v : feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about [syn: {repent}, {regret}]

rue anemone
n : woodland flower native to eastern North America having cup-shaped flowers reminiscent of anemone but more delicate [syn: {Anemonella thalictroides}]

rue family
n : a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent [syn: {Rutaceae}, {family Rutaceae}]

rueful
adj : feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses [syn: {contrite}, {remorseful}, {ruthful}, {sorry}]

ruefully
adv : in a rueful manner; "`I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully" [syn: {contritely}, {remorsefully}]

ruefulness
n : sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game" [syn: {sorrow}, {regret}, {rue}]

RUF
n : a terrorist group formed in the 1980s in Sierra Leone; seeks to overthrow the government and gain control of the diamond producing regions; responsible for attacks on civilians and children, widespread torture and murder and using children to commit atrocities; sponsored by the president of Liberia [syn: {Revolutionary United Front}]

ruff
n 1: a high tight collar [syn: {choker}, {ruffle}, {neck ruff}]
2: common Eurasian sandpiper; male has an erectile ruff in breeding season [syn: {Philomachus pugnax}]
3: the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit [syn: {trumping}]
v : play a trump [syn: {trump}]

ruffed grouse
n : valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada [syn: {partridge}, {Bonasa umbellus}]

ruffian
n : a cruel and brutal fellow [syn: {bully}, {tough}, {hooligan}, {roughneck}, {rowdy}, {yob}, {yobo}, {yobbo}]

ruffianism
n : violent lawless behavior

ruffianly
adj : violent and lawless; "the more ruffianly element"; "tough street gangs" [syn: {tough}]

ruffle
n 1: a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim [syn: {frill}, {flounce}, {furbelow}]
2: a high tight collar [syn: {choker}, {ruff}, {neck ruff}]
3: a noisy fight [syn: {affray}, {disturbance}, {fray}]
v 1: stir up (water) so as to form ripples [syn: {ripple}, {riffle}, {cockle}, {undulate}]
2: trouble or vex; "ruffle somebody's composure"
3: to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" [syn: {swagger}, {prance}, {strut}, {sashay}, {cock}]
4: discompose; "This play is going to ruffle some people"; "She has a way of ruffling feathers among her colleagues"
5: twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked" [syn: {flick}, {riffle}]
6: mix so as to make a random order or arrangement; "shuffle the cards" [syn: {shuffle}, {mix}]
7: erect or fluff up; "the bird ruffled its feathers" [syn: {fluff}]
8: disturb the smoothness of; "ruffle the surface of the water" [syn: {ruffle up}, {rumple}, {mess up}]
9: pleat or gather into a ruffle; "ruffle the curtain fabric" [syn: {pleat}]

ruffle up
v : disturb the smoothness of; "ruffle the surface of the water" [syn: {ruffle}, {rumple}, {mess up}]

ruffled
adj 1: shaken into waves or undulations as by wind; "the rippled surface of the pond"; "with ruffled flags flying" [syn: {rippled}]
2: having decorative ruffles or frills [syn: {frilled}, {frilly}]

Rufous rubber cup
n : a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae

rug
n : floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile) [syn: {carpet}, {carpeting}]

rug beater
n : implement for beating dust out of carpets [syn: {carpet beater}]

rug merchant
n : a merchant who sells rugs

rug pad
n : a pad placed under a carpet [syn: {carpet pad}, {underlay}, {underlayment}]

ruga
n : (anatomy) a fold or wrinkle or crease; "rugae of the stomach" [also: {rugae} (pl)]

rugae
ruga
n : (anatomy) a fold or wrinkle or crease; "rugae of the stomach" [also: {rugae} (pl)]

rugae
See {ruga}

rugby
n : a form of football played with an oval ball [syn: {rugby football}, {rugger}]

rugby ball
n : inflated oval ball used in playing rugby

rugby football
n : a form of football played with an oval ball [syn: {rugby}, {rugger}]

rugelach
n : pastry made with a cream cheese dough and different fillings (as raisins and walnuts and cinnamon or chocolate and walnut and apricot preserves) [syn: {rugulah}, {ruggelach}]

rugel's plantain
n : North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad leaves [syn: {broad-leaved plantain}, {Plantago rugelii}]

rugged
adj 1: sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; "a rugged trapper who spent months in the winderness"; "those that survive are stalwart rugged men"; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture" [ant: {delicate}]
2: topographically very uneven; "broken terrain"; "rugged ground" [syn: {broken}]
3: rocky and steep [syn: {craggy}]
4: very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution; "a rugged competitive examination"; "the rugged conditions of frontier life"; "the competition was tough"; "it's a tough life"; "it was a tough job" [syn: {tough}]

rugged individualism
n : individualism in social and economic affairs; belief not only in personal liberty and self-reliance but also in free competition

ruggedisation
n : the act of making a piece of equipment rugged (strengthening to resist wear or abuse) [syn: {ruggedization}]

ruggedise
v : produce in a version desigend to withstand rough usage; "Detroit ruggedized the family car" [syn: {ruggedize}]

ruggedization
n : the act of making a piece of equipment rugged (strengthening to resist wear or abuse) [syn: {ruggedisation}]

ruggedize
v : produce in a version desigend to withstand rough usage; "Detroit ruggedized the family car" [syn: {ruggedise}]

ruggedly
adv : in a rugged manner

ruggedness
n : the property of being big and strong [syn: {huskiness}, {toughness}]

ruggelach
n : pastry made with a cream cheese dough and different fillings (as raisins and walnuts and cinnamon or chocolate and walnut and apricot preserves) [syn: {rugulah}, {rugelach}]

rugger
n : a form of football played with an oval ball [syn: {rugby}, {rugby football}]

rugose
adj : of leaves; ridged or wrinkled

rugulah
n : pastry made with a cream cheese dough and different fillings (as raisins and walnuts and cinnamon or chocolate and walnut and apricot preserves) [syn: {rugelach}, {ruggelach}]

Ruholla Khomeini
n : Iranian religious leader of the Shiites; when Shah Pahlavi's regime fell Khomeini established a new constitution giving himself supreme powers (1900-1989) [syn: {Khomeini}, {Ayatollah Khomeini}, {Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini}]

Ruhr
n 1: a tributary of the Rhine [syn: {Ruhr River}]
2: a major industrial and coal mining region in the valley of the Ruhr river in northwestern Germany [syn: {Ruhr Valley}]

Ruhr River
n : a tributary of the Rhine [syn: {Ruhr}]

Ruhr Valley
n : a major industrial and coal mining region in the valley of the Ruhr river in northwestern Germany [syn: {Ruhr}]

ruin
n 1: an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction; "you have brought ruin on this entire family" [syn: {ruination}]
2: a ruined building; "they explored several Roman ruins"
3: the process of becoming dilapidated [syn: {dilapidation}]
4: an event that results in destruction [syn: {ruination}]
5: failure that results in a loss of position or reputation [syn: {downfall}, {ruination}]
6: destruction achieved by wrecking something [syn: {laying waste}, {ruining}, {ruination}, {wrecking}]
v 1: destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" [syn: {destroy}]
2: destroy or cause to fail; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election"
3: reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him" [syn: {bankrupt}, {break}, {smash}]
4: reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war"
5: deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village" [syn: {deflower}]
6: fall into ruin

ruination
n 1: an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction; "you have brought ruin on this entire family" [syn: {ruin}]
2: an event that results in destruction [syn: {ruin}]
3: failure that results in a loss of position or reputation [syn: {downfall}, {ruin}]
4: destruction achieved by wrecking something [syn: {laying waste}, {ruin}, {ruining}, {wrecking}]

ruined
adj 1: destroyed physically or morally [syn: {destroyed}]
2: doomed to extinction [syn: {done for(p)}, {sunk}, {undone}, {washed-up}]
3: brought to ruin; "after the revolution the aristocracy was finished"; "the unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically" [syn: {finished}]
4: made uninhabitable; "upon this blasted heath"- Shakespeare; "a wasted landscape" [syn: {blasted}, {desolate}, {desolated}, {devastated}, {ravaged}, {wasted}]

ruiner
n : a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to; "a destroyer of the environment"; "jealousy was his undoer"; "uprooters of gravestones" [syn: {destroyer}, {undoer}, {waster}, {uprooter}]

ruining
n : destruction achieved by wrecking something [syn: {laying waste}, {ruin}, {ruination}, {wrecking}]

ruinous
adj 1: extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin; "a catastrophic depression"; "catastrophic illness"; "a ruinous course of action" [syn: {catastrophic}]
2: causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin; "the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit"; "the blasting force of the wind blowing sharp needles of sleet in our faces"; "a ruinous war" [syn: {blasting}]

ruinously
adv : in a ruinous manner or to a ruinous degree; "ruinously high wages"

rule
n 1: a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation" [syn: {regulation}]
2: something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors" [syn: {convention}, {normal}, {pattern}, {formula}]
3: prescribed guide for conduct or action [syn: {prescript}]
4: (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice [syn: {linguistic rule}]
5: a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; "their principles of composition characterized all their works" [syn: {principle}]
6: a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system; "the principle of the conservation of mass"; "the principle of jet propulsion"; "the right-hand rule for inductive fields" [syn: {principle}]
7: the duration of a monarch's or government's power; "during the rule of Elizabeth"
8: dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar" [syn: {dominion}]
9: directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; "he knew the rules of chess" 10: any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; "the rule of St. Dominic" 11: (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials" [syn: {formula}] 12: measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths [syn: {ruler}]
v 1: exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?" [syn: {govern}]
2: decide with authority; "The King decreed that all first-born males should be killed" [syn: {decree}]
3: be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood" [syn: {predominate}, {dominate}, {reign}, {prevail}]
4: decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty" [syn: {find}]
5: have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
6: mark or draw with a ruler; "rule the margins"
7: keep in check; "rule one's temper" [syn: {harness}, {rein}]

rule book
n : a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; "they run things by the book around here" [syn: {book}]

rule in
v : include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules [syn: {rule out}]

rule of cy pres
n : a rule that when literal compliance is impossible the intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as nearly as possible [syn: {cy pres}, {cy pres doctrine}]

rule of evidence
n : (law) a rule of law whereby any alleged matter of fact that is submitted for investigation at a judicial trial is established or disproved

rule of grammar
n : a linguistic rule for the syntax of grammatical utterances [syn: {grammatical rule}]

rule of law
n : a state of order in which events conform to the law

rule of morphology
n : a linguistic rule for the formation of words [syn: {morphological rule}]

rule of thumb
n : a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior [syn: {guidepost}, {guideline}]

rule out
v 1: make impossible, especially beforehand [syn: {preclude}, {close out}]
2: include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules [syn: {rule in}]
3: dismiss from consideration; "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration" [syn: {eliminate}, {reject}]

ruled
adj : subject to a ruling authority; "the ruled mass"

rule-governed
adj : according to custom or rule or natural law [syn: {lawful}, {orderly}]

ruler
n 1: measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths [syn: {rule}]
2: a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe" [syn: {swayer}]

rulership
n : the position of ruler

rules of order
n : a body of rules followed by an assembly [syn: {order}, {parliamentary law}, {parliamentary procedure}]

ruling
adj : exercising power or authority [syn: {regnant}, {reigning}]
n : the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) [syn: {opinion}]

ruling class
n : the class of people exerting power or authority

ruly
adj : neat and tidy; "a small ruly beard"

rum
adj : beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior" [syn: {curious}, {funny}, {odd}, {peculiar}, {queer}, {rummy}, {singular}]
n 1: distilled from fermented molasses
2: a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards [syn: {rummy}]

rum baba
n : a baba soaked in rum [syn: {baba au rhum}]

rum cherry
n : large North American wild cherry with round black sour edible fruit [syn: {black cherry}, {black cherry tree}, {Prunus serotina}]

rum cocktail
n : a cocktail made with rum and lime or lemon juice [syn: {daiquiri}]

rum nose
n : enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol [syn: {rhinophyma}, {hypertrophic rosacea}, {toper's nose}, {brandy nose}, {rum-blossom}, {potato nose}, {hammer nose}, {copper nose}]

rum sling
n : a sling made with rum

Rumania
n : a Balkan republic in southeastern Europe [syn: {Romania}, {Roumania}]

Rumanian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the country of Romania or its people or languages; "Romanian folk music" [syn: {Romanian}, {Roumanian}]
n 1: an eastern Romance language spoken in Romania [syn: {Romanian}]
2: a native or inhabitant of Romania [syn: {Romanian}]

Rumansh
adj : of or relating to the Romansh language [syn: {Romansh}]
n : the Rhaeto-Romance language spoken in southeastern Switzerland; it is an official language of Switzerland [syn: {Romansh}]

rumba
n 1: syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba [syn: {rhumba}]
2: a rhythmic syncopated Cuban folk dance in duple time
3: a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance

rumble
n 1: a loud low dull continuous noise; "they heard the rumbling of thunder" [syn: {rumbling}, {grumble}, {grumbling}]
2: a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage
3: a fight between rival gangs of adolescents [syn: {gang fight}]
v 1: make a low noise; "rumbling thunder" [syn: {grumble}]
2: to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff" [syn: {grumble}, {growl}]

rumble seat
n : a folding outside seat in the back of some early cars

rumbling
adj : continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound; "the rumbling rolling sound of thunder" [syn: {grumbling}]
n : a loud low dull continuous noise; "they heard the rumbling of thunder" [syn: {rumble}, {grumble}, {grumbling}]

rum-blossom
n : enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol [syn: {rhinophyma}, {hypertrophic rosacea}, {toper's nose}, {brandy nose}, {rum nose}, {potato nose}, {hammer nose}, {copper nose}]

rumbustious
adj : noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline; "a boisterous crowd"; "a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand"; "a robustious group of teenagers"; "beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings"; "an unruly class" [syn: {boisterous}, {rambunctious}, {robustious}, {unruly}]

rumen
n : the first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; here food is collected and returned to the mouth as cud for chewing [syn: {first stomach}] [also: {rumina} (pl)]

Rumex
n : docks: coarse herbs and shrubs mainly native to north temperate regions [syn: {genus Rumex}]

Rumex acetosa
n : European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens [syn: {sour dock}, {garden sorrel}]

Rumex acetosella
n : small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped leaves; common in dry places [syn: {sheep sorrel}, {sheep's sorrel}]

Rumex obtusifolius
n : European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America [syn: {bitter dock}, {broad-leaved dock}, {yellow dock}]

Rumex scutatus
n : low perennial with small silvery-green ovate to hastate leaves [syn: {French sorrel}, {garden sorrel}]

rumina
rumen
n : the first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; here food is collected and returned to the mouth as cud for chewing [syn: {first stomach}] [also: {rumina} (pl)]

rumina
See {rumen}

ruminant
adj : related to or characteristic of animals of the suborder Ruminantia or any other animal that chews a cud; "ruminant mammals" [ant: {nonruminant}]
n : any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments

Ruminantia
n : cattle; bison; sheep; goats; antelopes; deer; chevrotains; giraffes; camels [syn: {suborder Ruminantia}]

ruminate
v 1: chew the cuds; "cows ruminate"
2: reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" [syn: {chew over}, {think over}, {meditate}, {ponder}, {excogitate}, {contemplate}, {muse}, {reflect}, {mull}, {mull over}, {speculate}]

rumination
n 1: a calm lengthy intent consideration [syn: {contemplation}, {reflection}, {reflexion}, {musing}, {thoughtfulness}]
2: (of ruminants) chewing (the cud); "ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination"
3: regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding

ruminative
adj : persistently or morbidly thoughtful [syn: {brooding}, {broody}, {contemplative}, {meditative}, {musing}, {pensive}, {pondering}, {reflective}]

ruminator
n : a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation [syn: {muser}, {muller}, {ponderer}]

rummage
n 1: a jumble of things to be given away
2: a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion); "he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis" [syn: {ransacking}]
v : search haphazardly; "We rummaged through the drawers"

rummage sale
n : a sale of donated articles [syn: {jumble sale}]

rummer
n : a large drinking glass (ovoid bowl on a stem) for drinking toasts

rummy
adj : beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior" [syn: {curious}, {funny}, {odd}, {peculiar}, {queer}, {rum}, {singular}]
n 1: a chronic drinker [syn: {drunkard}, {drunk}, {sot}, {inebriate}]
2: a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards [syn: {rum}]

Rumohra
n : leatherleaf ferns: in some classifications included in genus Polystichum [syn: {genus Rumohra}]

Rumohra adiantiformis
n : widely distributed fern of tropical southern hemisphere having leathery pinnatifid fronds [syn: {leather fern}, {leatherleaf fern}, {ten-day fern}, {Polystichum adiantiformis}]

rumor
n : gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth [syn: {rumour}, {hearsay}]
v : tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman" [syn: {rumour}, {bruit}]

rumored
adj : reported or spread by word of mouth; "their rumored breakup"

rumormonger
n : a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others [syn: {gossip}, {gossiper}, {gossipmonger}, {rumourmonger}, {newsmonger}]

rumour
n : gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth [syn: {rumor}, {hearsay}]
v : tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman" [syn: {rumor}, {bruit}]

rumourmonger
n : a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others [syn: {gossip}, {gossiper}, {gossipmonger}, {rumormonger}, {newsmonger}]

rump
n 1: the part of a quadruped that corresponds to the human buttocks [syn: {hindquarters}, {croup}, {croupe}]
2: fleshy hindquarters; behind the loin and above the round
3: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]

rump roast
n : a cut of beef or veal from the fleshy hindquarters of the animal

rump steak
n : a steak cut from the rump

Rumpelstiltskin
n : a dwarf in one of the fairy stories of the brothers Grimm; tells a woman he will not hold her to a promise if she can guess his name and when she discovers it he is so furious that he destroys himself

rumple
v 1: disturb the smoothness of; "ruffle the surface of the water" [syn: {ruffle}, {ruffle up}, {mess up}]
2: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips" [syn: {pucker}, {cockle}, {crumple}, {knit}]
3: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle" [syn: {crumple}, {wrinkle}, {crease}, {crinkle}]

rumpled
adj 1: in disarray; extremely disorderly; "her clothing was disheveled"; "powder-smeared and frowzled"; "a rumpled unmade bed"; "a bed with tousled sheets"; "his brown hair was tousled, thick, and curly"- Al Spiers [syn: {disheveled}, {dishevelled}, {frowzled}, {tousled}]
2: having wrinkles; "crumpled paper"; "her skirt had become creased"; "a rumpled gray suit" [syn: {crumpled}, {creased}]

rumpus
n : the act of making a noisy disturbance [syn: {commotion}, {din}, {ruction}, {ruckus}, {tumult}]
v : cause a disturbance

rumpus room
n : a recreation room for noisy activities (parties or children's play etc) [syn: {playroom}, {game room}]

rumrunner
n : someone who illegally smuggles liquor across a border

run
n 1: a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely; "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"; "their first tally came in the 3rd inning" [syn: {tally}]
2: the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial" [syn: {test}, {trial}]
3: a race run on foot; "she broke the record for the half-mile run" [syn: {footrace}, {foot race}]
4: an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" [syn: {streak}]
5: (American football) a play in which a player runs with the ball; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running" [syn: {running}, {running play}, {running game}]
6: a regular trip; "the ship made its run in record time"
7: the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit" [syn: {running}]
8: the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation; "the assembly line was on a 12-hour run"
9: unrestricted freedom to use; "he has the run of the house" 10: the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.); "a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint" 11: a small stream [syn: {rivulet}, {rill}, {runnel}, {streamlet}] 12: a race between candidates for elective office; "I managed his campaign for governor"; "he is raising money for a Senate run" [syn: {political campaign}, {campaign}] 13: a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking" [syn: {ladder}, {ravel}] 14: the pouring forth of a fluid [syn: {discharge}, {outpouring}] 15: an unbroken chronological sequence; "the play had a long run on Broadway"; "the team enjoyed a brief run of victories" 16: a short trip; "take a run into town"
v 1: move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store"
2: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" [syn: {scarper}, {turn tail}, {lam}, {run away}, {hightail it}, {bunk}, {head for the hills}, {take to the woods}, {escape}, {fly the coop}, {break away}]
3: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" [syn: {go}, {pass}, {lead}, {extend}]
4: direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan" [syn: {operate}]
5: have a particular form; "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..." [syn: {go}]
6: move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" [syn: {flow}, {feed}, {course}]
7: perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" [syn: {function}, {work}, {operate}, {go}] [ant: {malfunction}]
8: change or be different within limits; "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"; "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"; "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"; "My students range from very bright to dull" [syn: {range}]
9: run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?" [syn: {campaign}] 10: cause to emit recorded sounds; "They ran the tapes over and over again"; "Can you play my favorite record?" [syn: {play}] 11: move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way; "who are these people running around in the building?"; "She runs around telling everyone of her troubles"; "let the dogs run free" 12: have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence" [syn: {tend}, {be given}, {lean}, {incline}] 13: carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine; "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction" [syn: {execute}] 14: be operating, running or functioning; "The car is still running--turn it off!" [ant: {idle}] 15: change from one state to another; "run amok"; "run rogue"; "run riot" 16: cause to perform; "run a subject"; "run a process" 17: be affected by; be subjected to; "run a temperature"; "run a risk" 18: continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" [syn: {prevail}, {persist}, {die hard}, {endure}] 19: occur persistently; "Musical talent runs in the family" 20: include as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference" [syn: {carry}] 21: carry out; "run an errand" 22: guide or pass over something; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers" [syn: {guide}, {draw}, {pass}] 23: cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet" [syn: {lead}] 24: make without a miss 25: deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor [syn: {black market}] 26: cause an animal to move fast; "run the dogs" 27: be diffused; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run" [syn: {bleed}] 28: sail before the wind 29: cover by running; run a certain distance; "She ran 10 miles that day" 30: extend or continue for a certain period of time; "The film runs 5 hours" [syn: {run for}] 31: set animals loose to graze 32: keep company; "the heifers run with the bulls ot produce offspring" [syn: {consort}] 33: run with the ball; in such sports as football 34: travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means; "Run to the store!"; "She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there" 35: travel a route regularly; "Ships ply the waters near the coast" [syn: {ply}] 36: pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" [syn: {hunt}, {hunt down}, {track down}] 37: compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first" [syn: {race}] 38: progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting" [syn: {move}, {go}] 39: reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun" [syn: {melt}, {melt down}] 40: come unraveled or undone as if by snagging; "Her nylons were running" [syn: {ladder}] 41: become undone; "the sweater unraveled" [syn: {unravel}] [also: {running}, {ran}]

run a risk
v : take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling" [syn: {gamble}, {chance}, {risk}, {hazard}, {take chances}, {adventure}, {take a chance}]

run across
v : come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!" [syn: {meet}, {ran into}, {encounter}, {come across}, {see}]

run afoul
v : go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afould of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules" [syn: {conflict}, {infringe}, {contravene}]

run aground
v 1: bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship" [syn: {ground}]
2: hit or reach the ground [syn: {ground}]
3: of boats [syn: {get stranded}]

run along
v : be in line with; form a line along; "trees line the riverbank" [syn: {line}]

run around
v : play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" [syn: {frolic}, {lark}, {rollick}, {skylark}, {disport}, {sport}, {cavort}, {gambol}, {frisk}, {romp}, {lark about}]

run away
v 1: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" [syn: {run}, {scarper}, {turn tail}, {lam}, {hightail it}, {bunk}, {head for the hills}, {take to the woods}, {escape}, {fly the coop}, {break away}]
2: escape from the control of; "Industry is running away with us all"

run bases
v : run around the bases, in baseball

run batted in
n : a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" [syn: {rbi}]

run by
v : pass by while running; "We watched children were running by"

run down
v 1: trace; "We are running down a few tips" [syn: {check out}]
2: move downward; "The water ran down"
3: injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle [syn: {run over}]
4: use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At the end of the march, I pooped out" [syn: {poop out}, {peter out}, {run out}, {conk out}]
5: examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi" [syn: {scan}, {skim}, {rake}, {glance over}]
6: deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength" [syn: {exhaust}, {play out}, {sap}, {tire}]
7: pursue until captured; "They ran down the fugitive"

run dry
v : become empty of water; "The river runs dry in the summer" [syn: {dry out}]

run for
v : extend or continue for a certain period of time; "The film runs 5 hours" [syn: {run}]

run into
v 1: be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties" [syn: {encounter}]
2: collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole" [syn: {bump into}, {jar against}, {butt against}, {knock against}]
3: hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" [syn: {hit}, {strike}, {impinge on}, {collide with}] [ant: {miss}]

run low
v : to be spent or finished; "The money had gone after a few days"; "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest" [syn: {run short}, {go}]

run off
v 1: run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along [syn: {abscond}, {bolt}, {absquatulate}, {decamp}, {go off}]
2: leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out" [syn: {run out}, {bolt}, {bolt out}, {beetle off}]
3: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers" [syn: {chase away}, {drive out}, {turn back}, {drive away}, {dispel}, {drive off}]
4: run away secretly with one's beloved; "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas" [syn: {elope}]
5: run off as waste; "The water wastes back into the ocean" [syn: {waste}]
6: reproduce by xerography [syn: {photocopy}, {xerox}]
7: decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff

run on
v 1: talk or narrate at length
2: continue uninterrupted; "The disease will run on unchecked"; "The party kept going until 4 A.M." [syn: {keep going}]

run out
v 1: become used up; be exhausted; "Our supplies finally ran out"
2: flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat" [syn: {drain}]
3: leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out" [syn: {run off}, {bolt}, {bolt out}, {beetle off}]
4: lose validity; "My passports expired last month" [syn: {expire}]
5: flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table" [syn: {spill}]
6: exhaust the supply of; "We ran out of time just as the discussion was getting interesting"
7: prove insufficient; "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought" [syn: {fail}, {give out}]
8: use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At the end of the march, I pooped out" [syn: {poop out}, {peter out}, {run down}, {conk out}]

run over
v 1: injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle [syn: {run down}]
2: flow or run over (a limit or brim) [syn: {overflow}, {overrun}, {well over}, {brim over}]

run roughshod
v : treat inconsiderately or harshly [syn: {ride roughshod}]

run short
v : to be spent or finished; "The money had gone after a few days"; "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest" [syn: {run low}, {go}]

run through
v 1: apply thoroughly; think through; "We worked through an example" [syn: {work through}, {go through}]
2: use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" [syn: {consume}, {eat up}, {use up}, {eat}, {deplete}, {exhaust}, {wipe out}]

run up
v 1: as of debts or scores
2: raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail" [syn: {hoist}]
3: fasten by sewing; do needlework [syn: {sew}, {sew together}, {stitch}]
4: accumulate as a debt; "he chalked up $100 in the course of the evening" [syn: {chalk up}]
5: make by sewing together quickly; "run up a skirt"

runabout
n : an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat [syn: {roadster}, {two-seater}]

runaway
adj : completely out of control; "runaway inflation"
n 1: an easy victory [syn: {blowout}, {romp}, {laugher}, {shoo-in}, {walkaway}]
2: someone who flees from an uncongenial situation; "fugitives from the sweatshops" [syn: {fugitive}]

runaway robin
n : trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes placed in genus Nepeta [syn: {ground ivy}, {alehoof}, {field balm}, {gill-over-the-ground}, {Glechoma hederaceae}, {Nepeta hederaceae}]

runch
n : Eurasian weed having yellow or mauve or white flowers and podlike fruits [syn: {jointed charlock}, {wild radish}, {wild rape}, {Raphanus raphanistrum}]

runcible spoon
n : a fork-like spoon with a cutting edge; coined by Edward Lear

runcinate
adj : having incised margins with the lobes or teeth pointing toward the base; as dandelion leaves

runcinate leaf
n : a leaf having incised margins with the lobes or teeth curved toward the base; as a dandelion leaf

rundle
n : one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder [syn: {spoke}, {rung}]

run-down
adj 1: worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack" [syn: {creaky}, {decrepit}, {flea-bitten}, {woebegone}]
2: having the spring unwound; "a run-down watch"

rundown
n : a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court) [syn: {summation}, {summing up}]

Rundstedt
n : German field marshal in World War II who directed the conquest of Poland and led the Ardennes counteroffensive (1875-1953) [syn: {von Rundstedt}, {Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt}]

rune
n : any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages; "each rune had its own magical significance" [syn: {runic letter}]

rung
ring
n 1: a characteristic sound; "it has the ring of sincerity"
2: a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke" [syn: {halo}, {annulus}, {anulus}, {doughnut}, {anchor ring}]
3: a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse" [syn: {hoop}]
4: (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop [syn: {closed chain}] [ant: {open chain}]
5: an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves" [syn: {gang}, {pack}, {mob}]
6: the sound of a bell ringing; "the distinctive ring of the church bell"; "the ringing of the telephone"; "the tintinnabulation that so volumnously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe [syn: {ringing}, {tintinnabulation}]
7: a square platform marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
8: jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger; "she had rings on every finger"; "he noted that she wore a wedding band" [syn: {band}]
9: a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration) [syn: {band}]
v 1: sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang" [syn: {peal}]
2: ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter" [syn: {resound}, {echo}, {reverberate}]
3: make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification; "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church" [syn: {knell}]
4: be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village" [syn: {surround}, {environ}, {encircle}, {circle}, {round}]
5: get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning" [syn: {call}, {telephone}, {call up}, {phone}]
6: attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns" [syn: {band}] [also: {rung}, {rang}]

rung
n 1: a crosspiece between the legs of a chair [syn: {round}, {stave}]
2: one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder [syn: {rundle}, {spoke}]

rung
See {ring}

runic
adj : relating to or consisting of runes; "runic inscription"

runic letter
n : any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages; "each rune had its own magical significance" [syn: {rune}]

run-in
n : an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words" [syn: {quarrel}, {wrangle}, {row}, {words}, {dustup}]

runnel
n : a small stream [syn: {rivulet}, {rill}, {run}, {streamlet}]

runner
n 1: someone who imports or exports without paying duties [syn: {smuggler}, {contrabandist}, {moon curser}, {moon-curser}]
2: someone who travels on foot by running
3: a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents; "he sent a runner over with the contract"
4: a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base) [syn: {base runner}]
5: a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips [syn: {stolon}, {offset}]
6: a trained athlete who competes in foot races
7: a long narrow carpet
8: device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along
9: fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil [syn: {blue runner}, {Caranx crysos}]

runner bean
n 1: tropical American high-climbing bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain [syn: {scarlet runner}, {scarlet runner bean}, {Dutch case-knife bean}, {Phaseolus coccineus}, {Phaseolus multiflorus}]
2: long bean pods always sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain [syn: {scarlet runner}, {scarlet runner bean}, {English runner bean}]

runners-up
runner-up
n : the competitor who finishes second [syn: {second best}] [also: {runners-up} (pl)]

runners-up
See {runner-up}

runner-up
n : the competitor who finishes second [syn: {second best}] [also: {runners-up} (pl)]

runner-up finish
n : a finish in second place (as in a race) [syn: {second-place finish}]

runnier
runny
adj : characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape [syn: {fluid}] [also: {runniest}, {runnier}]

runnier
See {runny}

runniest
runny
adj : characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape [syn: {fluid}] [also: {runniest}, {runnier}]

runniest
See {runny}

runniness
n : the property of flowing easily [syn: {fluidity}, {fluidness}, {liquidity}, {liquidness}]

running
adj 1: moving quickly on foot; "heard running footsteps behind him" [syn: {running(a)}]
2: (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream; "a mountain stream with freely running water"; "hovels without running water" [syn: {running(a)}] [ant: {standing(a)}]
3: continually repeated over a period of time; "a running joke among us" [syn: {running(a)}]
4: of advancing the ball by running; "the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays" [syn: {running(a)}] [ant: {passing(a)}]
5: executed or initiated by running; "running plays worked better than pass plays"; "took a running jump"; "a running start" [syn: {running(a)}] [ant: {standing(a)}]
6: measured lengthwise; "cost of lumber per running foot" [syn: {linear}, {running(a)}]
7: (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes" [syn: {running(a)}, {operative}, {functional}, {working(a)}]
n 1: (American football) a play in which a player runs with the ball; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running" [syn: {run}, {running play}, {running game}]
2: the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit" [syn: {run}]
3: the state of being in operation; "the engine is running smoothly"
4: the act of administering or being in charge of something; "he has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time"
5: the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track [syn: {track}]

running
run
n 1: a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely; "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"; "their first tally came in the 3rd inning" [syn: {tally}]
2: the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial" [syn: {test}, {trial}]
3: a race run on foot; "she broke the record for the half-mile run" [syn: {footrace}, {foot race}]
4: an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" [syn: {streak}]
5: (American football) a play in which a player runs with the ball; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running" [syn: {running}, {running play}, {running game}]
6: a regular trip; "the ship made its run in record time"
7: the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit" [syn: {running}]
8: the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation; "the assembly line was on a 12-hour run"
9: unrestricted freedom to use; "he has the run of the house" 10: the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.); "a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint" 11: a small stream [syn: {rivulet}, {rill}, {runnel}, {streamlet}] 12: a race between candidates for elective office; "I managed his campaign for governor"; "he is raising money for a Senate run" [syn: {political campaign}, {campaign}] 13: a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking" [syn: {ladder}, {ravel}] 14: the pouring forth of a fluid [syn: {discharge}, {outpouring}] 15: an unbroken chronological sequence; "the play had a long run on Broadway"; "the team enjoyed a brief run of victories" 16: a short trip; "take a run into town"
v 1: move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store"
2: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" [syn: {scarper}, {turn tail}, {lam}, {run away}, {hightail it}, {bunk}, {head for the hills}, {take to the woods}, {escape}, {fly the coop}, {break away}]
3: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" [syn: {go}, {pass}, {lead}, {extend}]
4: direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan" [syn: {operate}]
5: have a particular form; "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..." [syn: {go}]
6: move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" [syn: {flow}, {feed}, {course}]
7: perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" [syn: {function}, {work}, {operate}, {go}] [ant: {malfunction}]
8: change or be different within limits; "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"; "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"; "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"; "My students range from very bright to dull" [syn: {range}]
9: run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?" [syn: {campaign}] 10: cause to emit recorded sounds; "They ran the tapes over and over again"; "Can you play my favorite record?" [syn: {play}] 11: move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way; "who are these people running around in the building?"; "She runs around telling everyone of her troubles"; "let the dogs run free" 12: have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence" [syn: {tend}, {be given}, {lean}, {incline}] 13: carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine; "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction" [syn: {execute}] 14: be operating, running or functioning; "The car is still running--turn it off!" [ant: {idle}] 15: change from one state to another; "run amok"; "run rogue"; "run riot" 16: cause to perform; "run a subject"; "run a process" 17: be affected by; be subjected to; "run a temperature"; "run a risk" 18: continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" [syn: {prevail}, {persist}, {die hard}, {endure}] 19: occur persistently; "Musical talent runs in the family" 20: include as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference" [syn: {carry}] 21: carry out; "run an errand" 22: guide or pass over something; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers" [syn: {guide}, {draw}, {pass}] 23: cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet" [syn: {lead}] 24: make without a miss 25: deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor [syn: {black market}] 26: cause an animal to move fast; "run the dogs" 27: be diffused; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run" [syn: {bleed}] 28: sail before the wind 29: cover by running; run a certain distance; "She ran 10 miles that day" 30: extend or continue for a certain period of time; "The film runs 5 hours" [syn: {run for}] 31: set animals loose to graze 32: keep company; "the heifers run with the bulls ot produce offspring" [syn: {consort}] 33: run with the ball; in such sports as football 34: travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means; "Run to the store!"; "She always runs to Italy, because she has a lover there" 35: travel a route regularly; "Ships ply the waters near the coast" [syn: {ply}] 36: pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" [syn: {hunt}, {hunt down}, {track down}] 37: compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first" [syn: {race}] 38: progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting" [syn: {move}, {go}] 39: reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun" [syn: {melt}, {melt down}] 40: come unraveled or undone as if by snagging; "Her nylons were running" [syn: {ladder}] 41: become undone; "the sweater unraveled" [syn: {unravel}] [also: {running}, {ran}]

running
See {run}

running away
n : leaving (without permission) the place you are expected to be

running back
n : (football) a back on the offensive team (a fullback or halfback) who tries to advance the ball by carrying it on plays from the line of scrimmage

running blackberry
n : any of several trailing blackberry brambles especially of North America [syn: {dewberry}, {dewberry bush}]

running board
n : a narrow footboard serving as a step beneath the doors of some old cars

running game
n : (American football) a play in which a player runs with the ball; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running" [syn: {run}, {running}, {running play}]

running hand
n : rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper [syn: {longhand}, {cursive}, {cursive script}]

running head
n : a heading printed at the top of every page (or every other page) of a book [syn: {running headline}]

running headline
n : a heading printed at the top of every page (or every other page) of a book [syn: {running head}]

running light
n : light carried by a boat that indicates the boat's direction; vessels at night carry a red light on the port bow and a green light on the starboard bow [syn: {sidelight}]

running mate
n : a nominee for the lesser of two closely related political offices

running noose
n : a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled [syn: {noose}, {slip noose}]

running pine
n : a variety of clubmoss [syn: {Lycopodium clavitum}]

running play
n : (American football) a play in which a player runs with the ball; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running" [syn: {run}, {running}, {running game}]

running pop
n : tropical American passion flower with finely dissected bracts; stems malodorous when crushed [syn: {love-in-a-mist}, {wild water lemon}, {Passiflora foetida}]

running postman
n : hairy trailing or prostrate western Australian vine with bright scarlet-pink flowers [syn: {scarlet runner}, {Kennedia prostrata}]

running shoe
n : a light comfortable shoe designed for running

running start
n 1: a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line [syn: {flying start}]
2: a quick and auspicious beginning [syn: {flying start}]

running stitch
n : small even hand stitches run in and out

running suit
n : a matching jacket and pants worn by joggers and made of fabric that absorbs perspiration

running time
n : the length of time that a movie or tv show runs

running title
n : the title (or a shortened title) of a book used as a running head

runny
adj : characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape [syn: {fluid}] [also: {runniest}, {runnier}]

runoff
n 1: the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity [syn: {overflow}, {overspill}]
2: a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner

run-of-the-mill
adj : not special in any way; "run-of-the-mill boxing"; "your run-of-the-mine college graduate"; "a unexceptional an incident as can be found in a lawyer's career" [syn: {run-of-the-mine}, {mine run}, {unexceptional}]

run-of-the-mine
adj : not special in any way; "run-of-the-mill boxing"; "your run-of-the-mine college graduate"; "a unexceptional an incident as can be found in a lawyer's career" [syn: {run-of-the-mill}, {mine run}, {unexceptional}]

run-on
adj : (verse) without a rhetorical pause between lines [ant: {end-stopped}]

run-on sentence
n : an ungrammatical sentence in which two or more independent clauses are conjoined without a conjunction

runproof
adj : (of hosiery) resistant to runs or (in Britain) ladders [syn: {ladder-proof}, {run-resistant}]

run-resistant
adj : (of hosiery) resistant to runs or (in Britain) ladders [syn: {runproof}, {ladder-proof}]

runt
n : disparaging terms for small people [syn: {shrimp}, {peewee}, {half-pint}]

run-through
n : an uninterrupted rehearsal

run-time
n 1: the time at which a (software or multimedia) program is run
2: (computer science) the length of time it takes to execute a software program

run-time error
n : an error in logic or arithmetic that must be detected at run time [syn: {semantic error}, {runtime error}]

runtime error
n : an error in logic or arithmetic that must be detected at run time [syn: {semantic error}, {run-time error}]

runtiness
n : smallness of stature [syn: {puniness}, {stuntedness}]

runty
adj 1: well below average height [syn: {pint-size}, {pint-sized}, {sawed-off}, {sawn-off}]
2: (used especially of persons) of inferior size [syn: {puny}, {shrimpy}]

run-up
n 1: a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time; "a runup in interest rates"; "market runups are followed by corrections" [syn: {runup}]
2: the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed

runup
n : a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time; "a runup in interest rates"; "market runups are followed by corrections" [syn: {run-up}]

runway
n 1: a narrow platform extending from the stage into the audience in a theater or nightclub etc.
2: a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land

Runyon
n : United States writer of humorous stylized stories about Broadway and the New York underground (1884-1946) [syn: {Damon Runyon}, {Alfred Damon Runyon}]

rupee
n 1: the basic unit of money in Sri Lanka; equal to 100 cents [syn: {Sri Lanka rupee}]
2: the basic unit of money in Seychelles; equal to 100 cents [syn: {Seychelles rupee}]
3: the basic unit of money in Nepal; equal to 100 paisas [syn: {Nepalese rupee}]
4: the basic unit of money in Mauritius; equal to 100 cents [syn: {Mauritian rupee}]
5: the basic unit of money in Pakistan; equal to 100 paisas [syn: {Pakistani rupee}]
6: the basic unit of money in India; equal to 100 paise [syn: {Indian rupee}]

Rupert
n : English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682) [syn: {Prince Rupert}]

Rupert Brooke
n : English lyric poet (1887-1915) [syn: {Brooke}]

Rupert Murdoch
n : United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931) [syn: {Murdoch}, {Keith Rupert Murdoch}]

rupestral
adj : composed of or inscribed on rock; "rupestral drawings in the caves of Northern Spain" [syn: {rupicolous}]

rupestral plant
n : plants growing among rocks [syn: {rupestrine plant}, {rupicolous plant}, {saxicolous plant}]

rupestrine plant
n : plants growing among rocks [syn: {rupestral plant}, {rupicolous plant}, {saxicolous plant}]

rupiah
n : the basic unit of money in Indonesia; equal to 100 sen

Rupicapra
n : chamois [syn: {genus Rupicapra}]

Rupicapra rupicapra
n : hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips [syn: {chamois}]

Rupicola
n : cock of the rocks [syn: {genus Rupicola}]

Rupicola peruviana
n : bird of the Andes similar to Rupicola rupicola [syn: {cock of the rock}]

Rupicola rupicola
n : tropical bird of northern South America the male having brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike crest [syn: {cock of the rock}]

rupicolous
adj : composed of or inscribed on rock; "rupestral drawings in the caves of Northern Spain" [syn: {rupestral}]

rupicolous plant
n : plants growing among rocks [syn: {rupestral plant}, {rupestrine plant}, {saxicolous plant}]

Ruptiliocarpon
n : new (1993) genus of trees of Central America now recognized as similar to those of genus Lepidobotrys [syn: {genus Ruptiliocarpon}]

Ruptiliocarpon caracolito
n : large Costa Rican tree having light-colored wood suitable for cabinetry; similar to the African lepidobotrys in wood structure as well as in fruit and flowers and leaves and seeds; often classified in other families [syn: {caracolito}]

rupture
n 1: state of being torn or burst open
2: a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations" [syn: {breach}, {break}, {severance}, {rift}, {falling out}]
3: the act of making a sudden noisy break
v : separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" [syn: {tear}, {snap}, {bust}]

ruptured
adj : suddenly and violently broken open especially from internal pressure (`busted' is an informal term for `burst'); "a burst balloon"; "burst pipes"; "burst seams"; "a ruptured appendix"; "a busted balloon" [syn: {burst}, {busted}]

ruptured intervertebral disc
n : a painful rupture of the fibrocartilage of the disc between spinal vertebrae; occurs most often in the lumbar region [syn: {herniated disc}, {slipped disc}]

rupturewort
n : common prostrate Old World herb often used as a ground cover; formerly reputed to cure ruptures [syn: {Hernaria glabra}]

rural
adj 1: living in or characteristic of farming or country life; "rural people"; "large rural households"; "unpaved rural roads"; "an economy that is basically rural" [ant: {urban}]
2: relating to rural areas; "rural electrification"; "rural free delivery (RFD)"

rural area
n : an area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country" [syn: {country}] [ant: {urban area}]

ruralism
n 1: a rural idiom or expression [syn: {rusticism}]
2: a rural characteristic or trait; "a place with the rurality of a turnip field" [syn: {rurality}]

ruralist
n : an advocate of rural living

rurality
n : a rural characteristic or trait; "a place with the rurality of a turnip field" [syn: {ruralism}]

rurally
adv : in a rural manner

Ruritania
n : an imaginary kingdom in central Europe; often used as a scene for intrigue and romance

Ruritanian
adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of Ruritania (or any other imaginary country)
n : an imaginary inhabitant of Ruritania

Rus
n : the medieval Russian state established by Scandanavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev

Ruscaceae
n : one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted [syn: {family Ruscaceae}]

Ruscus
n : a genus of European evergreen shrubs; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae [syn: {genus Ruscus}]

Ruscus aculeatus
n : shrub with stiff-pointed flattened stems resembling leaves (cladophylls); used for making brooms [syn: {butcher's broom}]

ruse
n : a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) [syn: {artifice}]

rush
adj 1: not accepting reservations [syn: {first-come-first-serve(p)}]
2: done under pressure; "a rush job" [syn: {rush(a)}, {rushed}]
n 1: the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" [syn: {haste}, {hurry}, {rushing}]
2: a sudden forceful flow [syn: {spate}, {surge}, {upsurge}]
3: grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
4: physician and Revolutionary American leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813) [syn: {Benjamin Rush}]
5: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" [syn: {bang}, {boot}, {charge}, {flush}, {thrill}, {kick}]
6: a sudden burst of activity; "come back after the rush"
7: (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line; "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush" [syn: {rushing}]
v 1: step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" [syn: {hotfoot}, {hasten}, {hie}, {speed}, {race}, {pelt along}, {rush along}, {cannonball along}, {bucket along}, {belt along}] [ant: {linger}]
2: attack suddenly
3: urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!" [syn: {hurry}] [ant: {delay}]
4: act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!" [syn: {hasten}, {hurry}, {look sharp}, {festinate}]
5: run with the ball, in football
6: cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze" [syn: {race}]
7: cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions" [syn: {induce}, {stimulate}, {hasten}]

rush along
v : step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" [syn: {rush}, {hotfoot}, {hasten}, {hie}, {speed}, {race}, {pelt along}, {cannonball along}, {bucket along}, {belt along}] [ant: {linger}]

rush aster
n : a variety of aster

rush away
v : depart in a hurry [syn: {rush off}]

rush candle
n : a tallow candle with a rush stem as the wick [syn: {rushlight}]

rush family
n : tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes [syn: {Juncaceae}, {family Juncaceae}]

rush grass
n : grass having wiry stems and sheathed panicles [syn: {rush-grass}]

rush hour
n : the times at the beginning and end of the working day when many people are traveling to or from work

rush nut
n : European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers [syn: {chufa}, {yellow nutgrass}, {earth almond}, {ground almond}, {Cyperus esculentus}]

rush off
v : depart in a hurry [syn: {rush away}]

rush out
v : jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone); "The attackers leapt out from the bushes" [syn: {leap out}, {sally out}, {burst forth}]

rush rose
n : woody yellow-flowered perennial of southeastern United States [syn: {Helianthemum scoparium}]

Rushdie
n : British writer of novels who was born in India; one of his novels is regarded as blasphemous by Muslims and a fatwa was issued condemning him to death (born in 1947) [syn: {Salman Rushdie}, {Ahmed Salman Rushdie}]

rushed
adj : done under pressure; "a rush job" [syn: {rush(a)}]

rusher
n 1: (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by running with the ball
2: someone who migrates as part of a rush to a new gold field or a new territory
3: a person who rushes; someone in a hurry; someone who acts precipitously

rush-grass
n : grass having wiry stems and sheathed panicles [syn: {rush grass}]

rushier
rushy
adj : abounding in rushes; "a rushy marsh" [also: {rushiest}, {rushier}]

rushier
See {rushy}

rushiest
rushy
adj : abounding in rushes; "a rushy marsh" [also: {rushiest}, {rushier}]

rushiest
See {rushy}

rushing
n 1: (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line; "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush" [syn: {rush}]
2: the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" [syn: {haste}, {hurry}, {rush}]

rushlight
n : a tallow candle with a rush stem as the wick [syn: {rush candle}]

rushlike
adj : resembling rush or sedge [syn: {sedgelike}]

Rushmore
n : a mountain in the Black Hills of South Dakota; the likenesses of Washington and Jefferson and Lincoln and Roosevelt are carved on it [syn: {Mount Rushmore}, {Mt. Rushmore}]

rushy
adj : abounding in rushes; "a rushy marsh" [also: {rushiest}, {rushier}]

rusk
n : slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp [syn: {zwieback}, {Brussels biscuit}, {twice-baked bread}]

Ruskin
n : British art critic (1819-1900) [syn: {John Ruskin}]

Russel Crouse
n : United States playwright (1893-1966) [syn: {Crouse}]

Russell
n 1: United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916) [syn: {Charles Taze Russell}]
2: English film director (born in 1927) [syn: {Ken Russell}, {Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell}]
3: United States basketball center (born in 1934) [syn: {Bill Russell}, {William Felton Russell}]
4: United States entertainer remembered for her roles in comic operas (1861-1922) [syn: {Lillian Russell}]
5: United States astronomer who developed a theory of stellar evolution (1877-1957) [syn: {Henry Russell}, {Henry Norris Russell}]
6: Irish writer whose pen name was A.E. (1867-1935) [syn: {George William Russell}, {A.E.}]
7: English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Whitehead (1872-1970) [syn: {Bertrand Russell}, {Bertrand Arthur William Russell}, {Earl Russell}]

Russell's body
n : an inclusion body found in plasma cells in cases of cancer [syn: {cancer body}]

russet
adj : brown with a reddish tinge
n : a reddish brown homespun fabric

russet scab
n : rhizoctinia disease of potatoes [syn: {little potato}, {rosette}, {stem canker}]

Russia
n 1: a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia an others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991 [syn: {Soviet Union}, {Union of Soviet Socialist Republics}, {USSR}]
2: formerly the largest Soviet Socialist Republic in the USSR occupying eastern Europe and northern Asia [syn: {Soviet Russia}, {Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic}]
3: a former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia created in the 14th century with Moscow as the capital; powerful in 17-18th centuries under Peter the Great and Catherine the Great when Saint Petersburg was the capital; overthrown by revolution in 1917
4: a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state [syn: {Russian Federation}]

Russia leather
n : a smooth leather tanned with willow, birch, or oak, and scented on the flesh side with birch oil

Russian
adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of Russia or its people or culture or language; "Russian dancing"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Russia
2: the Slavic language that is the official language of Russia

Russian agency
n : an administrative agency of the Russian government

Russian almond
n : Asiatic shrub cultivated for its rosy red flowers [syn: {dwarf Russian almond}, {Prunus tenella}]

Russian bank
n : solitaire with two players using separate packs [syn: {crapette}]

Russian cactus
n : prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States [syn: {Russian thistle}, {Russian tumbleweed}, {tumbleweed}, {Salsola kali tenuifolia}]

Russian capital
n : a city of central European Russia; formerly capital of both the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia; since 1991 the capital of the Russian Federation [syn: {Moscow}, {capital of the Russian Federation}]

Russian dandelion
n : perennial dandelion native to Kazakhstan cultivated for its fleshy roots that have high rubber content [syn: {kok-saghyz}, {kok-sagyz}, {Taraxacum kok-saghyz}]

Russian dressing
n : mayonnaise with horseradish grated onion and chili sauce or catsup; sometimes with caviar added [syn: {Russian mayonnaise}]

Russian Federation
n : a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state [syn: {Russia}]

Russian mayonnaise
n : mayonnaise with horseradish grated onion and chili sauce or catsup; sometimes with caviar added [syn: {Russian dressing}]

Russian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Russia

Russian olive
n : deciduous shrubby tree of Europe and western Asia having gray leaves and small yellow fruits covered in silvery scales; sometimes spiny [syn: {silver berry}, {Elaeagnus augustifolia}]

Russian Orthodox
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church [syn: {Orthodox}, {Eastern Orthodox}, {Greek Orthodox}]

Russian Orthodox Church
n : an independent church with its own Patriarch; until 1917 it was the established church or Russia

Russian Revolution
n 1: the coup d'etat by the Bolsheviks under Lenin in November 1917 that led to a period of civil war which ended in victory for the Bolsheviks in 1922 [syn: {October Revolution}]
2: the revolution against the Czarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917 [syn: {February Revolution}]

Russian River
n : a river in northern California

Russian roulette
n : a stunt in which you spin the cylinder of a revolver that is loaded with only one bullet and then point the muzzle at your head and pull the trigger

Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic
n : formerly the largest Soviet Socialist Republic in the USSR occupying eastern Europe and northern Asia [syn: {Soviet Russia}, {Russia}]

Russian thistle
n : prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States [syn: {Russian tumbleweed}, {Russian cactus}, {tumbleweed}, {Salsola kali tenuifolia}]

Russian tumbleweed
n : prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States [syn: {Russian thistle}, {Russian cactus}, {tumbleweed}, {Salsola kali tenuifolia}]

Russian vine
n : twining perennial vine having racemes of fragrant greenish flowers; western China to Russia [syn: {silver lace vine}, {China fleece vine}, {Polygonum aubertii}]

Russian wolfhound
n : tall fast-moving dog breed [syn: {borzoi}]

Russian-speaking
adj : able to communicate in Russian

Russo-Japanese War
n : Japanese victory in the war with Russia (1904-1905) gave Japan power over Korea and Manchuria

Russula
n : large genus of fungi with stout stems and white spores and neither annulus nor volva; brittle caps of red or purple or yellow or green or blue; differs from genus Lactarius in lacking milky juice [syn: {genus Russula}]

Russulaceae
n : used in some classification systems for the genus Russula [syn: {family Russulaceae}]

rust
adj : of the color of rust [syn: {rusty}]
n 1: a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture
2: a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems caused by a rust fungus
3: the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water [syn: {rusting}]
4: any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants [syn: {rust fungus}]
v 1: become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted" [syn: {corrode}]
2: cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink" [syn: {corrode}, {eat}]
3: become coated with oxide

rust fungus
n : any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants [syn: {rust}]

rust inhibitor
n : antioxidant that inhibits the formation of rust

rust mite
n : any of several varieties of mite that burrow into plants and cause a reddish-brown discoloration on the leaves or fruit

Rustbelt
n : urban areas in New England and Middle West characterized by concentrations of declining industries (steel or textiles)

rusted
adj : having accumulated rust; "rusted hinges" [ant: {rustless}]

rust-free
adj : free of rust [syn: {unrusted}]

rustic
adj 1: characteristic of rural life; "countrified clothes"; "rustic awkwardness" [syn: {countrified}, {countryfied}]
2: awkwardly simple and provincial; "bumpkinly country boys"; "rustic farmers"; "a hick town"; "the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists" [syn: {bumpkinly}, {hick}, {unsophisticated}]
3: used of idealized country life; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility" [syn: {arcadian}, {bucolic}, {pastoral}]
4: characteristic of the fields or country; "agrestic simplicity"; "rustic stone walls" [syn: {agrestic}]
n : an unsophisticated country person

rusticate
v 1: live in the country and lead a rustic life
2: send to the country; "He was rusticated for his bad bahavior"
3: suspend temporarily from college or university, in England [syn: {send down}]
4: as of stone, to give it a rustic look
5: lend a rustic character to; "rusticate the house in the country"

rustication
n 1: the condition naturally attaching to life in the country
2: the construction of masonry or brickwork in a rustic manner
3: the action of retiring to and living in the country
4: temporary dismissal of a student from a university
5: banishment into the country

rusticism
n : a rural idiom or expression [syn: {ruralism}]

rusticity
n : the quality of being rustic or gauche [syn: {gaucherie}]

rustier
rusty
adj 1: covered with or consisting of rust; "a rusty machine"; "rusty deposits"
2: of the color of rust [syn: {rust}]
3: impaired in skill by neglect [syn: {out of practice(p)}]
4: ancient; "hoary jokes" [syn: {hoary}] [also: {rustiest}, {rustier}]

rustier
See {rusty}

rustiest
rusty
adj 1: covered with or consisting of rust; "a rusty machine"; "rusty deposits"
2: of the color of rust [syn: {rust}]
3: impaired in skill by neglect [syn: {out of practice(p)}]
4: ancient; "hoary jokes" [syn: {hoary}] [also: {rustiest}, {rustier}]

rustiest
See {rusty}

rusting
n : the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water [syn: {rust}]

rustle
n : the light noise like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind [syn: {rustling}, {whisper}, {whispering}]
v 1: make a dry crackling sound; "rustling silk"; "the dry leaves were rustling in the breeze"
2: take illegally; "rustle cattle" [syn: {lift}]

rustler
n : someone who steals livestock (especially cattle) [syn: {cattle thief}]

rustless
adj : without rust [ant: {rusted}]

rustling
adj : characterized by soft sounds; "a murmurous brook"; "a soughing wind in the pines"; "a slow sad susurrous rustle like the wind fingering the pines"- R.P.Warren [syn: {murmurous}, {soughing}, {susurrous}]
n 1: the stealing of cattle
2: the light noise like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind [syn: {rustle}, {whisper}, {whispering}]

rustproof
adj : treated against rusting [syn: {rustproofed}]

rustproofed
adj : treated against rusting [syn: {rustproof}]

rusty
adj 1: covered with or consisting of rust; "a rusty machine"; "rusty deposits"
2: of the color of rust [syn: {rust}]
3: impaired in skill by neglect [syn: {out of practice(p)}]
4: ancient; "hoary jokes" [syn: {hoary}] [also: {rustiest}, {rustier}]

rusty blackbird
n : North American blackbird whose bluish-black plumage is rusty-edged in the fall [syn: {rusty grackle}, {Euphagus carilonus}]

rusty grackle
n : North American blackbird whose bluish-black plumage is rusty-edged in the fall [syn: {rusty blackbird}, {Euphagus carilonus}]

rusty rig
n : Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood [syn: {Port Jackson fig}, {little-leaf fig}, {Botany Bay fig}, {Ficus rubiginosa}]

rusty woodsia
n : a common rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate regions having rusty-brown stipes and lanceolate pinnate fronds [syn: {fragrant woodsia}, {oblong woodsia}, {Woodsia ilvensis}]

rut
n 1: a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)
2: a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape; "they fell into a conversational rut" [syn: {groove}]
3: applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity [syn: {estrus}, {oestrus}, {heat}] [ant: {anestrus}]
v 1: be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals
2: hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove; "furrow soil" [syn: {furrow}, {groove}] [also: {rutting}, {rutted}]

Ruta
n : type genus of the Rutaceae; strong-scented Eurasian herbs [syn: {genus Ruta}]

Ruta graveolens
n : European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy [syn: {rue}, {herb of grace}]

rutabaga
n 1: the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food [syn: {swede}, {swedish turnip}, {yellow turnip}]
2: a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root [syn: {turnip cabbage}, {swede}, {Swedish turnip}, {rutabaga plant}, {Brassica napus napobrassica}]

rutabaga plant
n : a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root [syn: {rutabaga}, {turnip cabbage}, {swede}, {Swedish turnip}, {Brassica napus napobrassica}]

Rutaceae
n : a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent [syn: {family Rutaceae}, {rue family}]

Ruth
n 1: United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948) [syn: {Babe Ruth}, {George Herman Ruth}, {Sultan of Swat}]
2: the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament
3: a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity" [syn: {commiseration}, {pity}, {pathos}]
4: a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died [syn: {Book of Ruth}]

Ruth Benedict
n : United States anthropologist (1887-1948) [syn: {Benedict}, {Ruth Fulton}]

Ruth Fulton
n : United States anthropologist (1887-1948) [syn: {Benedict}, {Ruth Benedict}]

Ruth Saint Denis
n : United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ted Shawn (1877-1968) [syn: {St. Denis}, {Saint Denis}, {Ruth St. Denis}]

Ruth St. Denis
n : United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ted Shawn (1877-1968) [syn: {St. Denis}, {Saint Denis}, {Ruth Saint Denis}]

ruthenium
n : a rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group; it is found associated with platinum [syn: {Ru}, {atomic number 44}]

rutherford
n 1: a unit strength of a radioactive source equal to one million disintegrations per second
2: British chemist who isolated nitrogen (1749-1819) [syn: {Daniel Rutherford}]
3: British physicist (born in New Zealand) who discovered the atomic nucleus and proposed a nuclear model of the atom (1871-1937) [syn: {Ernest Rutherford}, {First Baron Rutherford}, {First Baron Rutherford of Nelson}]

Rutherford atom
n : first modern concept of atomic structure; all of the positive charge and most of the mass of the atom are contained in a compact nucleus; a number of electrons (equal to the atomic number) occupy the rest of the volume of the atom and neutralize the positive charge

Rutherford B. Hayes
n : 19th President of the United States; his administration removed federal troops from the South and so ended the Reconstruction Period (1822-1893) [syn: {Hayes}, {Rutherford Birchard Hayes}, {President Hayes}]

Rutherford Birchard Hayes
n : 19th President of the United States; his administration removed federal troops from the South and so ended the Reconstruction Period (1822-1893) [syn: {Hayes}, {Rutherford B. Hayes}, {President Hayes}]

rutherfordium
n : a radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized [syn: {Rf}, {kurchatovium}, {Ku}, {unnilquadium}, {Unq}, {element 104}, {atomic number 104}]

ruthful
adj : feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses [syn: {contrite}, {remorseful}, {rueful}, {sorry}]

ruthfulness
n : a state of gloomy sorrow [syn: {mournfulness}, {sorrowfulness}]

ruthless
adj : without mercy or pity; "an act of ruthless ferocity"; "a monster of remorseless cruelty" [syn: {pitiless}, {remorseless}, {unpitying}]

ruthlessly
adv : in a ruthless manner; "the government has been urged to take immediate action to deal ruthlessly with the strikers"

ruthlessness
n 1: mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity [syn: {pitilessness}]
2: feelings of extreme heartlessness [syn: {cruelty}, {mercilessness}, {pitilessness}]

rutile
n : a mineral consisting of titanium dioxide in crystalline form; occurs in metamorphic and plutonic rocks and is a major source of titanium

Rutilus
n : roaches [syn: {genus Rutilus}]

Rutilus rutilus
n : European freshwater food fish having a greenish back [syn: {roach}]

Rutland
n : a town in central Vermont

rutted
rut
n 1: a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)
2: a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape; "they fell into a conversational rut" [syn: {groove}]
3: applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity [syn: {estrus}, {oestrus}, {heat}] [ant: {anestrus}]
v 1: be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals
2: hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove; "furrow soil" [syn: {furrow}, {groove}] [also: {rutting}, {rutted}]

rutted
adj : full of ruts; "rutty farm roads" [syn: {rutty}]

rutted
See {rut}

ruttier
rutty
adj : full of ruts; "rutty farm roads" [syn: {rutted}] [also: {ruttiest}, {ruttier}]

ruttier
See {rutty}

ruttiest
rutty
adj : full of ruts; "rutty farm roads" [syn: {rutted}] [also: {ruttiest}, {ruttier}]

ruttiest
See {rutty}

rutting
rut
n 1: a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)
2: a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape; "they fell into a conversational rut" [syn: {groove}]
3: applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity [syn: {estrus}, {oestrus}, {heat}] [ant: {anestrus}]
v 1: be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals
2: hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove; "furrow soil" [syn: {furrow}, {groove}] [also: {rutting}, {rutted}]

rutting
See {rut}

ruttish
adj : feeling great sexual desire; "feeling horny" [syn: {aroused}, {horny}, {randy}, {turned on(p)}]

rutty
adj : full of ruts; "rutty farm roads" [syn: {rutted}] [also: {ruttiest}, {ruttier}]

Ruvettus pretiosus
n : very large deep-water snake mackerel [syn: {oilfish}]

RV
n : a motorized wheeled vehicle used for camping or other recreational activities [syn: {recreational vehicle}]

Rwanda
n : a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony [syn: {Rwandese Republic}, {Ruanda}]

Rwanda franc
n : the basic unit of money in Rwanda

Rwandan
adj : of or pertaining to Rwanda; "Rwandan mountains" [syn: {Ruandan}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Rwanda

Rwandese Republic
n : a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony [syn: {Rwanda}, {Ruanda}]

rya
n : a shag rug made in Sweden [syn: {rya rug}]

rya rug
n : a shag rug made in Sweden [syn: {rya}]

rydberg
n : a wave number characteristic of the wave spectrum of each element [syn: {rydberg constant}, {rydberg unit}]

rydberg constant
n : a wave number characteristic of the wave spectrum of each element [syn: {rydberg}, {rydberg unit}]

rydberg unit
n : a wave number characteristic of the wave spectrum of each element [syn: {rydberg}, {rydberg constant}]

Rydberg's penstemon
n : plant with whorls of small dark blue-violet flowers; Washington to Wyoming and south to California and Colorado [syn: {Penstemon rydbergii}]

rye
n 1: the seed of the cereal grass
2: hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement [syn: {Secale cereale}]
3: whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt [syn: {rye whiskey}, {rye whisky}]

rye bread
n : any of various breads made entirely or partly with rye flour

rye ergot
n : a sclerotium or hardened mass of mycelium

rye grass
n : any of several annual or perennial Eurasian grasses [syn: {ryegrass}]

rye whiskey
n : whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt [syn: {rye}, {rye whisky}]

rye whisky
n : whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt [syn: {rye}, {rye whiskey}]

ryegrass
n : any of several annual or perennial Eurasian grasses [syn: {rye grass}]

Rynchopidae
n : coextensive with the genus Rynchops: skimmers [syn: {family Rynchopidae}]

Rynchops
n : type genus of the Rynchopidae: skimmers [syn: {genus Rynchops}]

Rypticus
n : a genus of fish of the family Serranidae, including soapfishes [syn: {genus Rypticus}]

Ryukyu Islands
n : a chain of 55 islands in the western Pacific southwest of Japan (returned by United States to Japan in 1972)

Ryukyuan
n 1: a member of the Japanese people living on the Ryukyu islands southwest of Japan
2: the language (related to Japanese) that is spoken by the people of the Ryukyu Islands

s
n 1: 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites [syn: {second}, {sec}]
2: an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions) [syn: {sulfur}, {sulphur}, {atomic number 16}]
3: the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees [syn: {south}, {due south}]
4: a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm [syn: {mho}, {siemens}, {reciprocal ohm}]
5: the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet
6: (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work; "entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity" [syn: {randomness}, {entropy}]

's Gravenhage
n : the site of the royal residence and the de facto capital in the western part of the Netherlands; seat of the International Court of Justice [syn: {The Hague}, {Den Haag}]

S. S. Van Dine
n : United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939) [syn: {Wright}, {Willard Huntington Wright}]

S. Smith Stevens
n : United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973) [syn: {Stevens}, {Smitty Stevens}, {Stanley Smith Stevens}]

S wrench
n : a wrench with an S-shaped handle

s10-membered
adj : of a chemical compound having a ring with ten members [syn: {ten-membered}]

SA
n : Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943 [syn: {Sturmarbeiteilung}, {Storm Troops}]

SA node
n : a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat [syn: {pacemaker}, {cardiac pacemaker}, {sinoatrial node}]

Saale
n : a river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River [syn: {Saale River}]

Saale glaciation
n : the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in northern Europe and the deposits laid down at that time

Saale River
n : a river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River [syn: {Saale}]

Saarinen
n 1: Finnish architect and city planner who moved to the United States in 1923; father of Eero Saarinen (1873-1950) [syn: {Eliel Saarinen}]
2: United States architect (born in Finland) (1910-1961) [syn: {Eero Saarinen}]

Saba
n : a island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano

Sabah
n : a region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo [syn: {North Borneo}]

Sabahan
adj : of or pertaining to Sabah or its people; "Sabahan tribesmen"
n : a Malaysian from Sabah

Sabal
n : American dwarf fan palms [syn: {genus Sabal}]

Sabal palmetto
n : low-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United States having edible leaf buds [syn: {cabbage palmetto}, {cabbage palm}]

Sabaoth
n : (plural) hosts or armies; used in the book of Romans in the New Testament; "Lord of Sabaoth"

sabaton
n : armor plate that protects the foot; consists of mail with a solid toe and heel [syn: {solleret}]

sabayon
n : light foamy custard-like dessert served hot or chilled [syn: {zabaglione}]

sabbat
n : a midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery; in the Middle Ages it was supposed to be a demonic orgy [syn: {witches' Sabbath}]

Sabbatarian
adj : pertaining to the Sabbath and its observance
n : one who observes Saturday as the Sabbath (as in Judaism)

Sabbath
n : a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims

Sabbath school
n : school meeting on Sundays for religious instruction [syn: {Sunday school}]

sabbatia
n : any of various plants of the genus Sabbatia having usually pink cymose flowers; occur from acid bogs to brackish marshes

Sabbatia Angularis
n : pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States [syn: {rose pink}, {bitter floom}, {American centaury}]

Sabbatia campestris
n : prairie herb with solitary lilac-colored flowers [syn: {prairia Sabbatia}, {Texas star}]

Sabbatia stellaris
n : pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States [syn: {marsh pink}, {American centaury}]

sabbatic
adj : of or relating to the Sabbath; "Friday is a sabbatical day for Muslims" [syn: {sabbatical}]

sabbatical
adj 1: of or relating to the Sabbath; "Friday is a sabbatical day for Muslims" [syn: {sabbatic}]
2: of or relating to sabbatical leave; "sabbatical research project"
n : a leave usually taken every seventh year [syn: {sabbatical leave}]

sabbatical leave
n : a leave usually taken every seventh year [syn: {sabbatical}]

sabbatical year
n : a sabbatical leave lasting one year

Sabbatum
n : the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians [syn: {Saturday}, {Sat}]

Sabellian
n : an extinct Osco-Umbrian language of ancient Italy that survives only in a few inscriptions

saber
n 1: a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle [syn: {sabre}]
2: a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back [syn: {cavalry sword}, {sabre}]
v 1: cut or injure with a saber [syn: {sabre}]
2: kill with a saber [syn: {sabre}]

saber rattling
n : the ostentatious display of military power (with the implied threat that it might be used) [syn: {sabre rattling}]

saber saw
n : a portable power saw with a reciprocating blade; can be used with a variety of blades depending on the application and kind of cut; generally have a plate that rides on the surface that is being cut [syn: {jigsaw}, {reciprocating saw}]

sabertooth
n : any of many extinct cats of the Old and New Worlds having long swordlike upper canine teeth; from the Oligocene through the Pleistocene [syn: {saber-toothed tiger}]

saber-toothed
adj : having teeth that resemble sabers; "a saber-toothed tiger" [syn: {sabertoothed}, {sabre-toothed}]

sabertoothed
adj : having teeth that resemble sabers; "a saber-toothed tiger" [syn: {saber-toothed}, {sabre-toothed}]

saber-toothed tiger
n : any of many extinct cats of the Old and New Worlds having long swordlike upper canine teeth; from the Oligocene through the Pleistocene [syn: {sabertooth}]

sabicu
n 1: the wood of the sabicu which resembles mahogany [syn: {sabicu wood}]
2: West Indian tree yielding la hard dark born wood resembling mahogany in texture and value [syn: {Lysiloma sabicu}]

sabicu wood
n : the wood of the sabicu which resembles mahogany [syn: {sabicu}]

sabin
n 1: a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound
2: United States microbiologist (born in Poland) who developed the Sabin vaccine that is taken orally against poliomyelitis (born 1906) [syn: {Albert Sabin}, {Albert Bruce Sabin}]

Sabin vaccine
n : an oral poliovirus vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis [syn: {oral poliovirus vaccine}, {OPV}, {trivalent live oral poliomyelitis vaccine}, {TOPV}]

Sabine
n : a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico [syn: {Sabine River}]

sabine pine
n : medium-sized 5-needled pine of southwestern California having long cylindrical cones [syn: {Torrey pine}, {Torrey's pine}, {soledad pine}, {gray-leaf pine}, {Pinus torreyana}]

Sabine River
n : a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico [syn: {Sabine}]

Sabinea
n : small genus of deciduous West Indian trees or shrubs: carib wood [syn: {genus Sabinea}]

Sabinea carinalis
n : small Dominican tree bearing masses of large crimson flowers before the fine pinnate foliage emerges [syn: {carib wood}]

sable
adj : dark somewhat brownish black
n 1: an artist's brush made of sable hair [syn: {sable brush}, {sable's hair pencil}]
2: the expensive dark brown fur of the marten
3: a very dark black [syn: {coal black}, {ebony}, {jet black}, {pitch black}, {soot black}]
4: a scarf (or trimming) made of sable
5: marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur [syn: {Martes zibellina}]

sable antelope
n : large black east African antelope with sharp back-curving horns [syn: {Hippotragus niger}]

sable brush
n : an artist's brush made of sable hair [syn: {sable}, {sable's hair pencil}]

sable coat
n : a fur coat made of sable furs

sable's hair pencil
n : an artist's brush made of sable hair [syn: {sable}, {sable brush}]

sabot
n 1: a shoe carved from a single block of wood [syn: {wooden shoe}]
2: footwear usually with wooden soles [syn: {clog}, {geta}, {patten}]

sabotage
n : a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged
v : destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" [syn: {undermine}, {countermine}, {counteract}, {subvert}, {weaken}]

saboteur
n 1: someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks [syn: {wrecker}, {diversionist}]
2: a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader [syn: {fifth columnist}]

sabra
n : a native-born Israeli

sabre
n 1: a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle [syn: {saber}]
2: a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back [syn: {cavalry sword}, {saber}]
v 1: cut or injure with a saber [syn: {saber}]
2: kill with a saber [syn: {saber}]

sabre rattling
n : the ostentatious display of military power (with the implied threat that it might be used) [syn: {saber rattling}]

sabre-toothed
adj : having teeth that resemble sabers; "a saber-toothed tiger" [syn: {saber-toothed}, {sabertoothed}]

sac
n 1: an enclosed space; "the trapped miners found a pocket of air" [syn: {pouch}, {sack}, {pocket}]
2: a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule [syn: {theca}]
3: a member of the Algonquian people formerly living in Wisconsin in the Fox River valley and on the shores of Green Bay [syn: {Sauk}]
4: a structure resembling a bag in an animal

sac fungus
n : any of various ascomycetous fungi in which the spores are formed in a sac or ascus

saccharase
n : an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose [syn: {invertase}, {sucrase}]

saccharic acid
n : a white dicarboxylic acid formed from oxidation of sugar or starch

saccharide
n : an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain [syn: {carbohydrate}, {sugar}]

saccharified
saccharify
v 1: sweeten with sugar; "sugar your tea" [syn: {sugar}]
2: convert into a simple soluble fermentable sugar by hydrolyzing a sugar derivative or complex carbohydrate [also: {saccharified}]

saccharified
See {saccharify}

saccharify
v 1: sweeten with sugar; "sugar your tea" [syn: {sugar}]
2: convert into a simple soluble fermentable sugar by hydrolyzing a sugar derivative or complex carbohydrate [also: {saccharified}]

saccharin
n : a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener

saccharine
adj : overly sweet [syn: {cloying}, {syrupy}, {treacly}]

saccharinity
n : the sweetness of saccharin

Saccharomyces
n : single-celled yeasts that reproduce asexually by budding; used to ferment carbohydrates [syn: {genus Saccharomyces}]

Saccharomyces cerevisiae
n : used as a leaven in baking and brewing [syn: {baker's yeast}, {brewer's yeast}]

Saccharomyces ellipsoides
n : used in making wine [syn: {wine-maker's yeast}]

Saccharomycetaceae
n : family of fungi comprising the typical yeasts: reproduce by budding and ferment carbohydrates [syn: {family Saccharomycetaceae}]

saccharose
n : a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent [syn: {sucrose}]

Saccharum
n : tall perennial reedlike grass originally of southeastern Asia: sugarcane [syn: {genus Saccharum}]

Saccharum bengalense
n : tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets [syn: {munj}, {munja}, {Saccharum munja}]

Saccharum munja
n : tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets [syn: {munj}, {munja}, {Saccharum bengalense}]

Saccharum officinarum
n : tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar [syn: {sugarcane}, {sugar cane}]

Sacco
n : United States anarchist (born in Italy) who with Bartolomeo Vanzetti was convicted of murder and in spite of world-wide protest was executed (1891-1927) [syn: {Nicola Sacco}]

sacculate
adj : formed with or having saclike expansions; "the alimentary tract is partially sacculated" [syn: {sacculated}]

sacculated
adj : formed with or having saclike expansions; "the alimentary tract is partially sacculated" [syn: {sacculate}]

saccule
n : a small sac or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the membranous labyrinth) [syn: {sacculus}]

sacculus
n : a small sac or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the membranous labyrinth) [syn: {saccule}]

sacerdotal
adj 1: of or relating to a belief in sacerdotalism; "sacerdotal emphasis on the authority of priests"
2: associated with the priesthood or priests; "priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments"; "hieratic gestures" [syn: {priestly}, {hieratic}, {hieratical}]

sacerdotalism
n : a belief that priests can act as mediators between human beings and God

SACEUR
n : commanding officer of ACE; NATO's senior military commander in Europe [syn: {Supreme Allied Commander Europe}]

sachem
n 1: a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall)
2: a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief) [syn: {sagamore}]

sachet
n : a small soft bag containing perfumed powder; used to perfume items in a drawer or chest

Sachs disease
n : a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occuring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood [syn: {Tay-Sachs disease}, {Tay-Sachs}, {infantile amaurotic idiocy}]

Sachsen
n : an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons [syn: {Saxony}, {Saxe}]

sack
n 1: a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases [syn: {poke}, {paper bag}, {carrier bag}]
2: an enclosed space; "the trapped miners found a pocket of air" [syn: {pouch}, {sac}, {pocket}]
3: the quantity contained in a sack [syn: {sackful}]
4: any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)
5: a woman's full loose hiplength jacket [syn: {sacque}]
6: a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swing easily [syn: {hammock}]
7: a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist [syn: {chemise}, {shift}]
8: the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter; "the sack of Rome"
9: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) [syn: {dismissal}, {dismission}, {discharge}, {firing}, {liberation}, {release}, {sacking}]
v 1: plunder (a town) after capture; "the barbarians sacked Rome" [syn: {plunder}]
2: terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: {fire}, {give notice}, {can}, {dismiss}, {give the axe}, {send away}, {force out}, {give the sack}, {terminate}] [ant: {hire}]
3: make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million" [syn: {net}, {sack up}, {clear}]
4: put in a sack; "The grocer sacked the onions"

sack coat
n : man's hiplength coat with a straight back; the jacket of a suit

sack out
v : go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn" [syn: {go to bed}, {turn in}, {bed}, {crawl in}, {kip down}, {hit the hay}, {hit the sack}, {go to sleep}, {retire}] [ant: {get up}, {get up}]

sack race
n : a novelty race in which competitors jump ahead with their feet confined in a sack

sack up
v : make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million" [syn: {net}, {sack}, {clear}]

sackbut
n : a medieval musical instrument resembling a trombone

sackcloth
n 1: a garment made of coarse sacking; formerly worn as an indication of remorse
2: a coarse cloth resembling sacking

sackcloth and ashes
n : a display of extreme remorse or repentance or grief

sacked
adj : having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence; "the raped countryside" [syn: {despoiled}, {pillaged}, {raped}, {ravaged}]

sackful
n : the quantity contained in a sack [syn: {sack}]

sacking
n 1: coarse fabric used for bags or sacks [syn: {bagging}]
2: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) [syn: {dismissal}, {dismission}, {discharge}, {firing}, {liberation}, {release}, {sack}]

SACLANT
n : commanding officer of ACLANT; a general of the United States Army nominated by the President of the United States and approved by the North Atlantic Council [syn: {Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic}]

saclike
adj : shaped like a pouch [syn: {bursiform}, {pouch-shaped}, {pouchlike}]

sacque
n : a woman's full loose hiplength jacket [syn: {sack}]

sacra
sacrum
n : wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae forming the posterior part of the pelvis; its base connects with the lowest lumbar vertebra and its tip with the coccyx [also: {sacra} (pl)]

sacra
See {sacrum}

sacral
adj 1: of or relating to or near the sacrum
2: of or relating to sacred rites; "sacral laws"

sacral nerve
n : any of five pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the sacral region of the spinal cord

sacral plexus
n : a nerve plexus formed by the 4th and 5th lumbar and 1st, 2nd, 3rd sacral nerves; supplies the pelvic region and lower limbs [syn: {plexus sacralis}]

sacral vein
n : vein of the sacral region [syn: {vena sacralis}]

sacral vertebra
n : one of 5 vertebrae in the human spine that fuse in the adult to form the sacrum

sacrament
n : a formal religious act conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the Protestant sacraments are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction

sacrament of the Eucharist
n : a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine [syn: {Holy Eucharist}, {Eucharist}, {Holy Sacrament}, {Liturgy}, {Eucharistic liturgy}, {Lord's Supper}]

sacramental
adj : of or relating to or involving a sacrament

sacramental manduction
n : the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist; "the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation" [syn: {Communion}, {Holy Communion}, {manduction}]

sacramental oil
n : a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam [syn: {chrism}, {chrisom}, {holy oil}]

sacramental wine
n : used in a communion service [syn: {altar wine}]

Sacramento
n : a city in north central California 75 miles northeast of San Francisco on the Sacramento River; capital of California [syn: {capital of California}]

Sacramento Mountains
n : mountain range in New Mexico east of the Rio Grande

Sacramento River
n : a river in northern California rising near Mount Shasta and flowing south to the San Francisco Bay

Sacramento sturgeon
n : food and game fish of marine and fresh waters of northwestern coast of North America [syn: {Pacific sturgeon}, {white sturgeon}, {Acipenser transmontanus}]

sacraria
See {sacrarium}

sacred
adj 1: concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music" [ant: {profane}]
2: worthy of respect or dedication; "saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling"
3: made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use; "a consecrated chursh"; "the sacred mosque"; "sacred elephants"; "sacred bread and wine"; "sanctified wine" [syn: {consecrated}, {sanctified}]
4: worthy of religious veneration; "the sacred name of Jesus"; "Jerusalem's hallowed soil" [syn: {hallowed}]
5: (often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person; "a fund sacred to charity"; "a morning hour sacred to study"; "a private office sacred to the President"

Sacred College
n : (Roman Catholic Church) the body of cardinals who advise the Pope and elect new Popes [syn: {College of Cardinals}]

sacred cow
n : a person unreasonably held to be immune to criticism

sacred fig
n : fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists [syn: {pipal}, {pipal tree}, {pipul}, {peepul}, {bo tree}, {Ficus religiosa}]

sacred ibis
n : African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians [syn: {Threskiornis aethiopica}]

sacred lotus
n : native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers [syn: {lotus}, {Indian lotus}, {Nelumbo nucifera}]

sacred mushroom
n : the button-shaped top of the mescal cactus; a source of psilocybin [syn: {mescal button}, {magic mushroom}]

sacred scripture
n : any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group [syn: {scripture}]

sacred text
n : writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity [syn: {sacred writing}, {religious writing}, {religious text}]

Sacred Trinity
n : the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead [syn: {Trinity}, {Holy Trinity}, {Blessed Trinity}]

sacred writing
n : writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity [syn: {sacred text}, {religious writing}, {religious text}]

sacredly
adv : by religion; "religiously inspired art" [syn: {religiously}]

sacredness
n : the quality of being sacred

sacrifice
n 1: the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. [syn: {forfeit}, {forfeiture}]
2: personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
3: a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value; "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice"
4: the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity [syn: {ritual killing}]
5: (sacrifice) an out that advances the base runners
v 1: endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" [syn: {give}]
2: kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment"
3: sell at a loss
4: make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals

sacrifice fly
n : a sacrifice made by hitting a long fly ball

sacrifice operation
n : killing or injuring others while annihilating yourself; usually accomplished with a bomb [syn: {suicide mission}, {martyr operation}]

sacrificeable
adj : may be deliberately sacrificed to achieve an objective

sacrificer
n : a religious person who offers up a sacrifice

sacrificial
adj : used in or connected with a sacrifice; "sacrificial lamb"

sacrilege
n : blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath" [syn: {profanation}, {desecration}, {blasphemy}]

sacrilegious
adj : grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred; "blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath"; "profane utterances against the Church"; "it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on" [syn: {blasphemous}, {profane}]

sacrilegiously
adv : in a sacrilegious manner

sacrilegiousness
n : profaneness by virtue of committing sacrilege

sacristan
n : an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects [syn: {sexton}]

sacristy
n : a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held [syn: {vestry}]

sacrosanct
adj : must be kept sacred [syn: {inviolable}, {inviolate}]

sacrum
n : wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae forming the posterior part of the pelvis; its base connects with the lowest lumbar vertebra and its tip with the coccyx [also: {sacra} (pl)]

sad
adj 1: experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness; "feeling sad because his dog had died"; "Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad"- Christina Rossetti [ant: {glad}]
2: of things that make you feel sad; "sad news"; "she doesn't like sad movies"; "it was a very sad story"; "When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me"- Christina Rossetti
3: bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs" [syn: {deplorable}, {distressing}, {lamentable}, {pitiful}, {sorry}] [also: {saddest}, {sadder}]

sad sack
n : someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence [syn: {bungler}, {blunderer}, {fumbler}, {bumbler}, {stumbler}, {botcher}, {butcher}, {fuckup}]

Sadat
n : Egyptian statesman who (as president of Egypt) negotiated a peace treaty with Menachem Begin (then prime minister of Israel) (1918-1981) [syn: {Anwar Sadat}, {Anwar el-Sadat}]

Saddam
n : Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937) [syn: {Hussein}, {Husain}, {Husayn}, {Saddam Hussein}, {Saddam bin Hussein at-Takriti}]

Saddam bin Hussein at-Takriti
n : Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937) [syn: {Hussein}, {Husain}, {Husayn}, {Saddam Hussein}, {Saddam}]

Saddam Hussein
n : Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937) [syn: {Hussein}, {Husain}, {Husayn}, {Saddam}, {Saddam bin Hussein at-Takriti}]

Saddam's Martyrs
n : a feared paramilitary unit formed in 1995 by young soldiers to serve Saddam Hussein against domestic opponents [syn: {Fedayeen Saddam}]

sadden
v 1: make unhappy; `The news of her death saddened me' [ant: {gladden}]
2: come to feel sad [ant: {gladden}]

saddening
adj : causing or suggestive of sorrow or gloom; "a gloomy outlook"; "gloomy news" [syn: {depressing}, {depressive}, {gloomy}]

sadder
sad
adj 1: experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness; "feeling sad because his dog had died"; "Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad"- Christina Rossetti [ant: {glad}]
2: of things that make you feel sad; "sad news"; "she doesn't like sad movies"; "it was a very sad story"; "When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me"- Christina Rossetti
3: bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs" [syn: {deplorable}, {distressing}, {lamentable}, {pitiful}, {sorry}] [also: {saddest}, {sadder}]

sadder
See {sad}

saddest
sad
adj 1: experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness; "feeling sad because his dog had died"; "Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad"- Christina Rossetti [ant: {glad}]
2: of things that make you feel sad; "sad news"; "she doesn't like sad movies"; "it was a very sad story"; "When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me"- Christina Rossetti
3: bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs" [syn: {deplorable}, {distressing}, {lamentable}, {pitiful}, {sorry}] [also: {saddest}, {sadder}]

saddest
See {sad}

saddhu
n : (Hinduism) an ascetic holy man [syn: {sadhu}]

saddle
n 1: a seat for the rider of a horse
2: a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle) [syn: {saddleback}]
3: cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins
4: a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe
5: a seat for the rider of a bicycle [syn: {bicycle seat}]
6: posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl
v 1: put a saddle on; "saddle the horses" [ant: {unsaddle}]
2: load or burden; encumber; "he saddled me with that heavy responsibility"
3: impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend" [syn: {charge}, {burden}]

saddle blanket
n : stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle [syn: {saddlecloth}, {horse blanket}]

saddle block anaesthesia
n : the parts of a patient's body that would touch a saddle if the patient were sitting in one are anesthetized by injecting a local anesthetic into the spinal cord [syn: {saddle block anesthesia}]

saddle block anesthesia
n : the parts of a patient's body that would touch a saddle if the patient were sitting in one are anesthetized by injecting a local anesthetic into the spinal cord [syn: {saddle block anaesthesia}]

saddle feather
n : a long narrow feather on the back (saddle) of a domestic fowl [syn: {saddle hackle}]

saddle hackle
n : a long narrow feather on the back (saddle) of a domestic fowl [syn: {saddle feather}]

saddle horn
n : a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather) [syn: {horn}]

saddle horse
n : a lightweight horse kept for riding only [syn: {riding horse}, {mount}]

saddle of lamb
n : backbone and both loins of a lamb

saddle oxford
n : an oxford with a saddle of contrasting color [syn: {saddle shoe}]

saddle oyster
n : thin-shelled bivalve having the right valve deeply notched [syn: {Anomia ephippium}]

saddle roof
n : a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end [syn: {gable roof}, {saddleback}, {saddleback roof}]

saddle shoe
n : an oxford with a saddle of contrasting color [syn: {saddle oxford}]

saddle soap
n : a mild soap for cleansing and conditioning leather [syn: {leather soap}]

saddle sore
n 1: an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle [syn: {gall}]
2: sore on a horseback rider chafed by a saddle

saddle stitch
n : a decorative overcast or running stitch, especially in a contrasting color

saddleback
n 1: a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle) [syn: {saddle}]
2: a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end [syn: {gable roof}, {saddle roof}, {saddleback roof}]

saddleback roof
n : a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end [syn: {gable roof}, {saddle roof}, {saddleback}]

saddlebag
n : a large bag (or pair of bags) hung over a saddle

saddlebill
n : large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle [syn: {jabiru}, {Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis}]

saddlebow
n : handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle [syn: {pommel}]

saddlecloth
n : stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle [syn: {saddle blanket}, {horse blanket}]

saddled
adj 1: having a saddle on or being mounted on a saddled animal; "saddled and spurred and ready to ride" [ant: {unsaddled}]
2: subject to an imposed burden; "left me saddled with the bill"; "found himself saddled with more responsibility than power"

saddled-shaped false morel
n : a poisonous fungus; saddle-shaped and dull yellow to brown fertile part is relatively even [syn: {Gyromitra infula}]

saddler
n : a maker and repairer and seller of equipment for horses

saddlery
n 1: gear for a horse [syn: {stable gear}, {tack}]
2: workshop where a saddler works

saddle-sore
adj : (of a rider) sore after riding a horse

Sadducean
adj : of or relating to the Sadducees

Sadducee
n : a member of an ancient Jewish sect around the time of Jesus; opposed to the Pharisees

Sade
n : French soldier and writer whose descriptions of sexual perversion gave rise to the term `sadism' (1740-1814) [syn: {de Sade}, {Comte Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade}, {Marquis de Sade}]

sadhe
n : the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

sadhu
n : (Hinduism) an ascetic holy man [syn: {saddhu}]

Sadi Carnot
n : French physicist who founded thermodynamics (1796-1832) [syn: {Carnot}, {Nicolas Leonard Sadi Carnot}]

sadism
n : sexual pleasure obtained by inflicting harm (physical or psychological) on others

sadist
n : someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain or others [ant: {masochist}]

sadistic
adj : deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from inflicting pain on another [ant: {masochistic}]

Sadleria
n : low tree ferns with large fronds; in rain forests and on lava flows of Hawaiian Islands [syn: {genus Sadleria}]

sadly
adv 1: in an unfortunate way; "sadly he died before he could see his grandchild" [syn: {unhappily}] [ant: {happily}]
2: with sadness; in a sad manner; "`She died last night,' he said sadly"
3: in an unfortunate or deplorable manner; "he was sadly neglected"; "it was woefully inadequate" [syn: {deplorably}, {lamentably}, {woefully}]

sadness
n 1: emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being [syn: {unhappiness}] [ant: {happiness}]
2: the state of being sad; "she tired of his perpetual sadness" [syn: {sorrow}, {sorrowfulness}]

sadomasochism
n : sadism and masochism combined in one person

sadomasochist
n : someone who enjoys both sadism and masochism

sadomasochistic
adj : of or relating to sadomasochism; "sadomasochistic sexual practices"

Saek
n : a branch of the Tai languages

Safaqis
n : the second largest city in Tunisia; located in eastern Tunisia near a phosphate region [syn: {Sfax}]

Safar
n : the second month of the Islamic calendar [syn: {Saphar}]

safari
n : an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa) [syn: {campaign}, {hunting expedition}]

safari park
n : an area of parkland where wild animals are kept and can be viewed by visitors driving through

safe
adj 1: free from danger or the risk of harm; "a safe trip"; "you will be safe here"; "a safe place"; "a safe bet" [ant: {dangerous}]
2: of an undertaking
3: having reached a base without being put out; "the runner was called safe when the baseman dropped the ball" [syn: {safe(p)}] [ant: {out(p)}]
4: financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment" [syn: {dependable}, {good}, {secure}]
5: in safekeeping; "your secret is safe with me"
n 1: strongbox where valuables can be kept safe
2: a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests
3: contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse [syn: {condom}, {rubber}, {safety}, {prophylactic}]

safe and sound
adj : free from danger or injury; "the children were found safe and sound" [syn: {unhurt}]

safe harbor
n : the target company defends itself by acquiring a company so onerously regulated that it makes the target less attractive (gives it a safe harbor)

safe house
n : a house used as a hiding place or refuge by members of certain organizations

safe period
n : that time during a woman's menstrual cycle during which conception is least likely to occur (usually immediately before of after menstruation)

safe sex
n : sexual activity (especially sexual intercourse) with the use of measures (such as latex condoms) to avoid the transmission of disease (especially AIDS)

safebreaker
n : a thief who breaks open safes to steal valuable contents [syn: {safecracker}, {cracksman}]

safe-conduct
n : a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war [syn: {safeguard}]

safecracker
n : a thief who breaks open safes to steal valuable contents [syn: {safebreaker}, {cracksman}]

safe-deposit
adj : safe for the storage of valuables; "kept the deed in his safe-deposit box at the bank" [syn: {safety-deposit}]
n : a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables [syn: {safe-deposit box}, {safety-deposit}, {safety deposit box}, {deposit box}, {lockbox}]

safe-deposit box
n : a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables [syn: {safe-deposit}, {safety-deposit}, {safety deposit box}, {deposit box}, {lockbox}]

safeguard
n 1: a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.; "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down" [syn: {precaution}, {guard}]
2: a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war [syn: {safe-conduct}]
v 1: make safe
2: escort safely

safehold
n : a refuge from attack

safekeeping
n : the responsibility of a guardian or keeper; "he left his car in my keeping" [syn: {guardianship}, {keeping}]

safely
adv : with safety; in a safe manner; "we are safely out of there"

safeness
n : the quality of being safe [ant: {dangerousness}]

safety
n 1: the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions; "insure the safety of the children"; "the reciprocal of safety is risk" [ant: {danger}]
2: a safe place; "He ran to safety" [syn: {refuge}]
3: a device designed to prevent injury [syn: {guard}, {safety device}]
4: (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely [syn: {base hit}, {bingle}]
5: contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse [syn: {condom}, {rubber}, {safe}, {prophylactic}]
6: a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line

safety arch
n : an undecorated arch that is included in order to strengthen or support a construction

safety belt
n : belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurt [syn: {life belt}, {safety harness}]

safety bicycle
n : bicycle that has two wheels of equal size; pedals are connected to the rear wheel by a multiplying gear [syn: {safety bike}]

safety bike
n : bicycle that has two wheels of equal size; pedals are connected to the rear wheel by a multiplying gear [syn: {safety bicycle}]

safety blitz
n : (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line [syn: {linebacker blitzing}, {blitz}]

safety bolt
n : a bolt that cannot be moved from outside the door or gate [syn: {safety lock}]

safety catch
n : guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired [syn: {safety lock}]

safety curtain
n : a fireproof theater curtain to be dropped in case of fire

safety deposit box
n : a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables [syn: {safe-deposit}, {safe-deposit box}, {safety-deposit}, {deposit box}, {lockbox}]

safety device
n : a device designed to prevent injury [syn: {guard}, {safety}]

safety factor
n : the ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use [syn: {factor of safety}]

safety feature
n : feature of an artifact that is added to insure a user's safety

safety fuse
n : fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter

safety glass
n : glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering [syn: {laminated glass}, {shatterproof glass}]

safety harness
n : belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurt [syn: {safety belt}, {life belt}]

safety hat
n : a lightweight protective helmet (plastic or metal) worn by construction workers [syn: {hard hat}, {tin hat}]

safety island
n : an island area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded; provides safe area for pedestrians [syn: {traffic island}, {safety isle}, {safety zone}]

safety isle
n : an island area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded; provides safe area for pedestrians [syn: {traffic island}, {safety island}, {safety zone}]

safety lamp
n : an oil lamp that will not ignite flammable gases (methane) [syn: {Davy lamp}]

safety lock
n 1: guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired [syn: {safety catch}]
2: a bolt that cannot be moved from outside the door or gate [syn: {safety bolt}]

safety margin
n : an index indicating the amount beyond the minimum necessary; "in engineering the margin of safety is the strength of the material minus the anticipated stress" [syn: {margin of safety}, {margin of error}]

safety match
n : a paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared surface [syn: {book matches}]

safety net
n 1: a guarantee of professional or financial security
2: a large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapeze

safety nut
n : supplementary nut that is screwed down on a primary nut to prevent it from loosening [syn: {locknut}]

safety pin
n : a pin in the form of a clasp; has a guard so the point of the pin will not stick the user

safety rail
n : a railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety [syn: {guardrail}]

safety razor
n : a razor with a guard to prevent deep cuts in the skin

safety squeeze
n : the runner on third base waits to start home until the batter has bunted successfully [syn: {safety squeeze play}]

safety squeeze play
n : the runner on third base waits to start home until the batter has bunted successfully [syn: {safety squeeze}]

safety valve
n : a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level [syn: {relief valve}, {escape valve}, {escape cock}, {escape}]

safety zone
n : an island area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded; provides safe area for pedestrians [syn: {traffic island}, {safety island}, {safety isle}]

safety-deposit
adj : safe for the storage of valuables; "kept the deed in his safe-deposit box at the bank" [syn: {safe-deposit}]
n : a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables [syn: {safe-deposit}, {safe-deposit box}, {safety deposit box}, {deposit box}, {lockbox}]

safety-related
adj : providing or ensuring safety

safflower
n : thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil [syn: {false saffron}, {Carthamus tinctorius}]

safflower oil
n 1: oil from safflower seeds used as food as well as in medicines and paints
2: oil from seeds of the safflower plant

safflower seed
n : seed of the safflower

saffranine
n : any of a class of chiefly red organic dyes [syn: {safranine}, {safranin}]

saffron
n 1: Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food [syn: {saffron crocus}, {Crocus sativus}]
2: dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus
3: a shade of yellow tinged with orange [syn: {orange yellow}]

saffron crocus
n : Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food [syn: {saffron}, {Crocus sativus}]

safranin
n : any of a class of chiefly red organic dyes [syn: {safranine}, {saffranine}]

safranine
n : any of a class of chiefly red organic dyes [syn: {safranin}, {saffranine}]

sag
n : a shape that sags; "there was a sag in the chair seat" [syn: {droop}]
v 1: droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness [syn: {droop}, {swag}, {flag}]
2: cause to sag; "The children sagged their bottoms down even more comfortably" [syn: {sag down}] [also: {sagging}, {sagged}]

sag down
v : cause to sag; "The children sagged their bottoms down even more comfortably" [syn: {sag}]

saga
n : a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account

sagacious
adj 1: acutely insightful and wise; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument"; "observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions"; "a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators" [syn: {perspicacious}, {sapient}]
2: skillful in statecraft or management; "an astute and sagacious statesman"

sagaciously
adv : in a shrewd manner; "he invested his fortune astutely" [syn: {astutely}, {shrewdly}, {sapiently}]

sagaciousness
n 1: ability to make good judgments [syn: {sagacity}, {judgment}, {judgement}, {discernment}]
2: the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating [syn: {judiciousness}, {sagacity}]

sagacity
n 1: ability to make good judgments [syn: {sagaciousness}, {judgment}, {judgement}, {discernment}]
2: the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating [syn: {judiciousness}, {sagaciousness}]

sagamore
n : a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief) [syn: {sachem}]

sage
adj 1: having wisdom that comes with age and experience
2: of the gray-green color of sage leaves [syn: {sage-green}]
n 1: a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
2: aromatic fresh or dried gray-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc
3: any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb [syn: {salvia}]

sage brush
n : any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium [syn: {sagebrush}]

sage green
n : the color of sage leaves

sage grouse
n : large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America [syn: {sage hen}, {Centrocercus urophasianus}]

sage hen
n : large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America [syn: {sage grouse}, {Centrocercus urophasianus}]

sage willow
n 1: willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneath [syn: {dwarf gray willow}, {Salix tristis}]
2: North American shrub with whitish canescent leaves [syn: {hoary willow}, {Salix candida}]

sagebrush
n : any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium [syn: {sage brush}]

sagebrush buttercup
n : small early-flowering buttercup with shiny yellow flowers of western North America [syn: {Ranunculus glaberrimus}]

sagebrush lizard
n : a ground dweller that prefers open ground and scattered low bushes; of United States west between Rocky and Sierra Nevada Mountains [syn: {Sceloporus graciosus}]

sagebrush mariposa tulip
n : mariposa having loose clusters of one to three handsome lilac flowers resembling umbels atop stout erect stems; arid northwestern North America east of Cascade Mountains from southern British Columbia to northern California [syn: {Calochortus macrocarpus}]

Sagebrush State
n : a state in the western United States [syn: {Nevada}, {Silver State}, {Battle Born State}, {NV}]

sage-green
adj : of the gray-green color of sage leaves [syn: {sage}]

sagely
adv : in a wise manner; "she acted wisely when she invited her parents" [syn: {wisely}, {with wisdom}, {showing wisdom}] [ant: {foolishly}]

sagged
sag
n : a shape that sags; "there was a sag in the chair seat" [syn: {droop}]
v 1: droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness [syn: {droop}, {swag}, {flag}]
2: cause to sag; "The children sagged their bottoms down even more comfortably" [syn: {sag down}] [also: {sagging}, {sagged}]

sagged
See {sag}

sagging
sag
n : a shape that sags; "there was a sag in the chair seat" [syn: {droop}]
v 1: droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness [syn: {droop}, {swag}, {flag}]
2: cause to sag; "The children sagged their bottoms down even more comfortably" [syn: {sag down}] [also: {sagging}, {sagged}]

sagging
adj : hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness) [syn: {drooping}, {droopy}]

sagging
See {sag}

Sagina
n : small low-growing annual or perennial herbs of temperate and cool regions [syn: {genus Sagina}]

Saginaw
n : a town in east central Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron

Sagitta
n 1: a small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cygnus and Aquila and crossed by the Milky Way
2: any arrowworm of the genus Sagitta

sagittal
adj : located in a plane that is parallel to the central plane of the sagittal suture

sagittal suture
n : the suture uniting the two parietal bones [syn: {interparietal suture}, {sutura sagittalis}]

Sagittaria
n : genus of aquatic herbs of temperate and tropical regions having sagittate or hastate leaves and white scapose flowers [syn: {genus Sagittaria}]

Sagittariidae
n : secretary birds [syn: {family Sagittariidae}]

Sagittarius
n 1: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Sagittarius [syn: {Archer}]
2: a large zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Scorpius and Capricornus
3: the ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21 [syn: {Sagittarius the Archer}, {Archer}]
4: type family of the Sagittariidae [syn: {genus Sagittarius}]

Sagittarius serpentarius
n : large long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on reptiles [syn: {secretary bird}]

Sagittarius the Archer
n : the ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21 [syn: {Sagittarius}, {Archer}]

sagittate
adj : of a leaf shape; like an arrow head without flaring base lobes [syn: {sagittiform}, {arrow-shaped}]

sagittate-leaf
n : shaped like an arrow head [syn: {sagittiform leaf}]

sagittiform
adj : of a leaf shape; like an arrow head without flaring base lobes [syn: {sagittate}, {arrow-shaped}]

sagittiform leaf
n : shaped like an arrow head [syn: {sagittate-leaf}]

sago
n : powdery starch from certain sago palms; used in Asia as a food thickener and textile stiffener

sago fern
n : showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia area having a crown of much-pinnated fronds with whitish undersides [syn: {silver tree fern}, {black tree fern}, {Cyathea medullaris}]

sago palm
n 1: any of various tropical Asian palm trees the trunks of which yield sago
2: dwarf palmlike cycad of Japan that yields sago [syn: {Cycas revoluta}]

saguaro
n : extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit [syn: {sahuaro}, {Carnegiea gigantea}] [also: {saguaros} (pl)]

saguaros
saguaro
n : extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit [syn: {sahuaro}, {Carnegiea gigantea}] [also: {saguaros} (pl)]

saguaros
See {saguaro}

Sahaptin
n 1: a member of a North American Indian people who lived in Oregon along the Columbia river and its tributaries in Washington and northern Idaho [syn: {Shahaptian}, {Sahaptino}]
2: a Penutian language spoken by the Shahaptian people [syn: {Shahaptian}]

Sahaptino
n : a member of a North American Indian people who lived in Oregon along the Columbia river and its tributaries in Washington and northern Idaho [syn: {Shahaptian}, {Sahaptin}]

Sahara
n : the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa [syn: {Sahara Desert}]

Sahara Desert
n : the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa [syn: {Sahara}]

Saharan
adj : of or relating to or located in the Sahara Desert
n : a Nilo-Saharan language spoken in parts of Chad

sahib
n : formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name

sahuaro
n : extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit [syn: {saguaro}, {Carnegiea gigantea}]

said
adj : being the one previously mentioned or spoken of; "works of all the aforementioned authors"; "said party has denied the charges" [syn: {aforesaid(a)}, {aforementioned(a)}, {said(a)}]

said
say
n : the chance to speak; "let him have his say"
v 1: express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name" [syn: {state}, {tell}]
2: report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money" [syn: {allege}, {aver}]
3: express a supposition; "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?" [syn: {suppose}]
4: have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?" [syn: {read}]
5: state as one's opinion or judgement; declare; "I say let's forget this whole business"
6: utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"
7: give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed" [syn: {order}, {tell}, {enjoin}]
8: speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?" [syn: {pronounce}, {articulate}, {enounce}, {sound out}, {enunciate}]
9: recite or repeat a fixed text; "Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'" 10: communicate or express nonverbally; "What does this painting say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?" 11: indicate; "The clock says noon" [also: {said}]

said
See {say}

Saida
n : the main city of ancient Phoenicia [syn: {Sidon}]

saiga
n : goat-like antelope of central Eurasia having a stubby nose like a proboscis [syn: {Saiga tatarica}]

Saiga tatarica
n : goat-like antelope of central Eurasia having a stubby nose like a proboscis [syn: {saiga}]

Saigon
n : a city in South Vietnam; formerly (as Saigon) it was the capital of French Indochina [syn: {Ho Chi Minh City}]

Saigon cinnamon
n : tropical southeast Asian tree with aromatic bark; yields a bark used medicinally [syn: {Cinnamomum loureirii}]

sail
n 1: a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel [syn: {canvas}, {canvass}, {sheet}]
2: an ocean trip taken for pleasure [syn: {cruise}]
v 1: traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"
2: move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions; "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky" [syn: {sweep}]
3: travel in a boat propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"
4: travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow" [syn: {voyage}, {navigate}]

sail through
v : succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course" [syn: {breeze through}, {ace}, {pass with flying colors}, {sweep through}, {nail}]

sailboat
n : a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast [syn: {sailing boat}]

sailcloth
n : a strong fabric (such as cotton canvas) used for making sails and tents

sailfish
n 1: a saltwater fish with lean flesh
2: large pelagic game fish having an elongated upper jaw and long sail-like dorsal fin [also: {sailfishes} (pl)]

sailfishes
sailfish
n 1: a saltwater fish with lean flesh
2: large pelagic game fish having an elongated upper jaw and long sail-like dorsal fin [also: {sailfishes} (pl)]

sailfishes
See {sailfish}

sailing
adj : traveling by boat or ship [syn: {at sea(p)}]
n 1: the work of a sailor [syn: {seafaring}, {navigation}]
2: riding in a sailboat
3: the departure of a vessel from a port
4: the activity of flying a glider [syn: {glide}, {gliding}, {sailplaning}, {soaring}]

sailing boat
n : a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast [syn: {sailboat}]

sailing master
n : the ship's officer in charge of navigation [syn: {navigator}]

sailing ship
n : a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts [syn: {sailing vessel}]

sailing vessel
n : a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts [syn: {sailing ship}]

sailing-race
n : a race between crews of people in yachts [syn: {yacht race}]

sailmaker
n : a maker of sails

sailor
n 1: any member of a ship's crew [syn: {crewman}]
2: a serviceman in the navy [syn: {bluejacket}, {navy man}, {sailor boy}]
3: a stiff straw hat with a flat crown [syn: {boater}, {leghorn}, {Panama}, {Panama hat}, {skimmer}, {straw hat}]

sailor boy
n : a serviceman in the navy [syn: {bluejacket}, {navy man}, {sailor}]

sailor cap
n : a cap worn by sailors

sailor suit
n : a boy's ensemble; copied from a sailor's uniform

sailor's breastplate
n : a knot in the rope used to drag a gun carriage [syn: {prolonge knot}]

sailors choice
n : found from Florida to Brazil and Gulf of Mexico [syn: {sailor's-choice}, {Haemulon parra}]

sailor's-choice
n 1: similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States [syn: {pinfish}, {squirrelfish}, {Lagodon rhomboides}]
2: found from Florida to Brazil and Gulf of Mexico [syn: {sailors choice}, {Haemulon parra}]

sailplane
n : aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces [syn: {glider}]
v : fly a plane without an engine [syn: {soar}]

sailplaning
n : the activity of flying a glider [syn: {glide}, {gliding}, {soaring}, {sailing}]

Saimiri
n : squirrel monkeys [syn: {genus Saimiri}]

Saimiri sciureus
n : small long-tailed monkey of Central American and South America with greenish fur and black muzzle [syn: {squirrel monkey}]

sainfoin
n : Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain [syn: {sanfoin}, {holy clover}, {esparcet}, {Onobrychis viciifolia}, {Onobrychis viciaefolia}]

saint
n 1: a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
2: person of exceptional holiness [syn: {holy man}, {holy person}, {angel}]
3: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal [syn: {ideal}, {paragon}, {nonpareil}, {apotheosis}, {nonesuch}, {nonsuch}]
v 1: hold sacred [syn: {enshrine}]
2: in the Catholic church; declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized" [syn: {canonize}, {canonise}]

Saint Agnes's Eve
n : a Christian holy day [syn: {January 20}]

Saint Ambrose
n : (Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church and built up its secular power; a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397) [syn: {Ambrose}, {St. Ambrose}]

Saint Andrew
n : (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland [syn: {Andrew}, {St. Andrew}, {Saint Andrew the Apostle}]

Saint Andrew the Apostle
n : (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland [syn: {Andrew}, {Saint Andrew}, {St. Andrew}]

Saint Anselm
n : an Italian who was a Benedictine monk; was archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109; one of the founders of scholasticism; best known for his proof of the existence of God [syn: {Anselm}, {St. Anselm}]

Saint Anthony's fire
n : any of several inflammatory or gangrenous skin conditions

Saint Athanasius
n : (Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism; a Church father, saint, and Doctor of the Church (293-373) [syn: {Athanasius}, {St. Athanasius}, {Athanasius the Great}]

Saint Augustine
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became Bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430) [syn: {Augustine}, {St. Augustine}, {Augustine of Hippo}]
2: a resort city in northeastern Florida; the oldest city in the United States [syn: {St. Augustine}]

Saint Baeda
n : (Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735) [syn: {Bede}, {Saint Bede}, {St. Bede}, {Baeda}, {St. Baeda}, {Beda}, {Saint Beda}, {St. Beda}, {the Venerable Bede}]

Saint Beda
n : (Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735) [syn: {Bede}, {Saint Bede}, {St. Bede}, {Baeda}, {Saint Baeda}, {St. Baeda}, {Beda}, {St. Beda}, {the Venerable Bede}]

Saint Bede
n : (Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735) [syn: {Bede}, {St. Bede}, {Baeda}, {Saint Baeda}, {St. Baeda}, {Beda}, {Saint Beda}, {St. Beda}, {the Venerable Bede}]

Saint Benedict
n : Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547) [syn: {Benedict}, {St. Benedict}]

Saint Bernard
n : a Swiss alpine breed of large powerful thick-coated dog used as a rescue dog [syn: {St Bernard}]

Saint Boniface
n : (Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754) [syn: {Boniface}, {St. Boniface}, {Winfred}, {Wynfrith}, {Apostle of Germany}]

Saint Bride
n : Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) [syn: {Bridget}, {Saint Bridget}, {St. Bridget}, {Brigid}, {Saint Brigid}, {St. Brigid}, {Bride}, {St. Bride}]

Saint Bridget
n : Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) [syn: {Bridget}, {St. Bridget}, {Brigid}, {Saint Brigid}, {St. Brigid}, {Bride}, {Saint Bride}, {St. Bride}]

Saint Brigid
n : Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) [syn: {Bridget}, {Saint Bridget}, {St. Bridget}, {Brigid}, {St. Brigid}, {Bride}, {Saint Bride}, {St. Bride}]

Saint Bruno
n : (Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101) [syn: {Bruno}, {St. Bruno}]

Saint Christopher
n 1: Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century) [syn: {Christopher}, {St. Christopher}]
2: the largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-Nevis [syn: {St. Christopher}, {Saint Kitts}, {St. Kitts}]

Saint Christopher-Nevis
n : a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983 [syn: {Saint Kitts and Nevis}, {Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis}, {St. Christopher-Nevis}, {St. Kitts and Nevis}]

Saint Cloud
n : a town in central Minnesota on the Mississippi River; granite quarries [syn: {St. Cloud}]

Saint Crispin
n : patron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were martyred for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century) [syn: {Crispin}, {St. Crispin}]

Saint David
n : patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600) [syn: {David}, {St. David}]

Saint Denis
n : United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ted Shawn (1877-1968) [syn: {St. Denis}, {Ruth Saint Denis}, {Ruth St. Denis}]

Saint Dominic
n : (Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221) [syn: {Dominic}, {St. Dominic}, {Domingo de Guzman}]

Saint Edward the Confessor
n : son of Ethelred the Unready; King of England from 1042 to 1066; he founded Westminster Abbey where he was eventually buried (1003-1066) [syn: {Edward the Confessor}, {St. Edward the Confessor}]

Saint Edward the Martyr
n : King of England who was a son of Edgar; he was challenged for the throne by supporters of his half-brother Ethelred II who eventually murdered him (963-978) [syn: {Edward the Martyr}, {St. Edward the Martyr}]

Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton
n : United States religious leader who was the first person born in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821) [syn: {Seton}, {Elizabeth Seton}, {Mother Seton}]

Saint Elmo's fire
n : an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere [syn: {corona discharge}, {corona}, {corposant}, {St. Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's light}, {Saint Ulmo's fire}, {Saint Ulmo's light}, {electric glow}]

Saint Elmo's light
n : an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere [syn: {corona discharge}, {corona}, {corposant}, {St. Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's fire}, {Saint Ulmo's fire}, {Saint Ulmo's light}, {electric glow}]

Saint Emilion
n : full-bodied red wine from around the town of Saint Emilion in Bordeaux

Saint Eustatius
n : an island in the Netherlands Antilles [syn: {St. Eustatius}]

Saint Francis
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226) [syn: {Francis of Assisi}, {Saint Francis of Assisi}, {St. Francis of Assisi}, {St. Francis}, {Giovanni di Bernardone}]
2: a tributary of the Mississippi River that rises in Missouri and flows southeastward through Arkansas [syn: {Saint Francis River}, {St. Francis}, {St. Francis River}]

Saint Francis of Assisi
n : (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226) [syn: {Francis of Assisi}, {St. Francis of Assisi}, {Saint Francis}, {St. Francis}, {Giovanni di Bernardone}]

Saint Francis River
n : a tributary of the Mississippi River that rises in Missouri and flows southeastward through Arkansas [syn: {Saint Francis}, {St. Francis}, {St. Francis River}]

Saint Francis Xavier
n : Spanish missionary and Jesuit who establish missionaries in Japan and Ceylon and the East Indies (1506-1552) [syn: {Xavier}]

Saint George
n : Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303) [syn: {George}, {St. George}]

Saint Gregory I
n : (Roman Catholic Church) a pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604) [syn: {Gregory}, {Gregory I}, {St. Gregory I}, {Gregory the Great}]

Saint Ignatius
n : bishop of Antioch who was martyred under the Roman Emperor Trajan (died 110) [syn: {Ignatius}, {St. Ignatius}]

Saint Ignatius' itch
n : a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments [syn: {pellagra}, {Alpine scurvy}, {mal de la rosa}, {mal rosso}, {maidism}, {mayidism}]

Saint Ignatius of Loyola
n : Spaniard and Roman Catholic theologian and founder of the Society of Jesus; a leading opponent of the Reformation (1491-1556) [syn: {Ignatius of Loyola}, {St. Ignatius of Loyola}, {Loyola}]

Saint James
n : (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament [syn: {James}, {St. James}, {Saint James the Apostle}, {St. James the Apostle}]

Saint James the Apostle
n : (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament [syn: {James}, {Saint James}, {St. James}, {St. James the Apostle}]

Saint Jerome
n : (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420) [syn: {Jerome}, {St. Jerome}, {Hieronymus}, {Eusebius Hieronymus}, {Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus}]

Saint Joan
n : French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles VII crowned king; she was later tried for heresy and burned at the stake (1412-1431) [syn: {Jeanne d'Arc}, {Joan of Arc}]

Saint John
n 1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation [syn: {John}, {St. John}, {Saint John the Apostle}, {St. John the Apostle}, {John the Evangelist}, {John the Divine}]
2: a river that rises in Maine and flows northeastward through New Brunswick to empty into the Bay of Fundy [syn: {Saint John River}, {St. John}, {St. John River}]
3: a port in eastern Canada; the largest city in New Brunswick [syn: {St. John}]

Saint John River
n : a river that rises in Maine and flows northeastward through New Brunswick to empty into the Bay of Fundy [syn: {Saint John}, {St. John}, {St. John River}]

Saint John the Apostle
n : (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation [syn: {John}, {Saint John}, {St. John}, {St. John the Apostle}, {John the Evangelist}, {John the Divine}]

Saint Johns
n : a river in northeastern Florida that flows northward to Jacksonville and then eastward to empty into the Atlantic Ocean [syn: {Saint Johns River}, {St. Johns}, {St. Johns River}]

Saint John's
n 1: a port and provincial capital of Newfoundland [syn: {St. John's}]
2: the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda; located on the island of Antigua [syn: {St. John's}, {capital of Antigua and Barbuda}]

Saint Johns River
n : a river in northeastern Florida that flows northward to Jacksonville and then eastward to empty into the Atlantic Ocean [syn: {Saint Johns}, {St. Johns}, {St. Johns River}]

Saint Joseph
n 1: a Christian holy day [syn: {St Joseph}, {March 19}]
2: a town in northwest Missouri on the Missouri River; in the 19th century it became the eastern terminus of the pony express [syn: {St. Joseph}]

Saint Jude
n : (New Testament) supposed brother of St James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless [syn: {Jude}, {St. Jude}, {Judas}, {Thaddaeus}]

Saint Kitts
n : the largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-Nevis [syn: {Saint Christopher}, {St. Christopher}, {St. Kitts}]

Saint Kitts and Nevis
n : a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983 [syn: {Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis}, {Saint Christopher-Nevis}, {St. Christopher-Nevis}, {St. Kitts and Nevis}]

Saint Lawrence
n 1: Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the Church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258) [syn: {Lawrence}, {St. Lawrence}, {Laurentius}]
2: a North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the North Atlantic [syn: {Saint Lawrence River}, {St. Lawrence}, {St. Lawrence River}]

Saint Lawrence River
n : a North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the North Atlantic [syn: {Saint Lawrence}, {St. Lawrence}, {St. Lawrence River}]

Saint Lawrence Seaway
n : a seaway involving the Saint Lawrence River and the Great Lakes that was developed jointly by Canada and the United States; oceangoing ships can travel as far west as Lake Superior [syn: {St. Lawrence Seaway}]

Saint Louis
n 1: king of France and son of Louis VIII; he led two unsuccessful crusades; considered an ideal medieval king (1214-1270) [syn: {Louis IX}, {St. Louis}]
2: the largest city in Missouri; a busy river port on the Mississippi River near its confluence with the Missouri River; was an important staging area for wagon trains westward in the 19th century [syn: {St. Louis}, {Gateway to the West}]

Saint Lucia
n 1: a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979 [syn: {St. Lucia}]
2: a volcanic island in the Windward Isles south of Martinique [syn: {St. Lucia}]

Saint Luke
n : (New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel [syn: {Luke}, {St. Luke}]

Saint Maarten
n : an island in the western Leeward Islands; administered jointly by France and the Netherlands [syn: {Saint Martin}, {St. Martin}, {St. Maarten}]

Saint Mark
n : Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel [syn: {Mark}, {St. Mark}]

Saint Martin
n : an island in the western Leeward Islands; administered jointly by France and the Netherlands [syn: {St. Martin}, {Saint Maarten}, {St. Maarten}]

Saint Martin's summer
n : a period of unusually warm weather in the autumn [syn: {Indian summer}]

Saint Matthew
n : (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel [syn: {Matthew}, {St. Matthew}, {Saint Matthew the Apostle}, {St. Matthew the Apostle}, {Levi}]

Saint Matthew the Apostle
n : (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel [syn: {Matthew}, {Saint Matthew}, {St. Matthew}, {St. Matthew the Apostle}, {Levi}]

Saint Nicholas
n : a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century) [syn: {Nicholas}, {St. Nicholas}]

Saint Nick
n : the legendary patron saint of children [syn: {Santa Claus}, {Kriss Kringle}, {Father Christmas}, {St. Nick}]

Saint Olaf
n : King and patron saint of Norway (995-1030) [syn: {Olaf II}, {Olav II}, {Saint Olav}, {St. Olaf}, {St. Olav}]

Saint Olav
n : King and patron saint of Norway (995-1030) [syn: {Olaf II}, {Olav II}, {Saint Olaf}, {St. Olaf}, {St. Olav}]

Saint Patrick
n : Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century [syn: {Patrick}, {St. Patrick}]

Saint Patrick's Day
n : a day observed by the Irish to commemorate the patron saint of Ireland [syn: {St Patrick's Day}, {March 17}]

Saint Paul
n 1: (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity" [syn: {Paul}, {St. Paul}, {Apostle Paul}, {Paul the Apostle}, {Apostle of the Gentiles}, {Saul}, {Saul of Tarsus}]
2: capital of the state of Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river adjacent to Minneapolis; one of the Twin Cities [syn: {St. Paul}, {capital of Minnesota}]

Saint Peter
n : disciple of Jesus and leader of the apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope [syn: {Peter}, {Simon Peter}, {St. Peter}, {Saint Peter the Apostle}, {St. Peter the Apostle}]

Saint Peter the Apostle
n : disciple of Jesus and leader of the apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope [syn: {Peter}, {Simon Peter}, {Saint Peter}, {St. Peter}, {St. Peter the Apostle}]

Saint Peter's wreath
n : shrub having copious small white flowers in spring [syn: {bridal wreath}, {bridal-wreath}, {St. Peter's wreath}, {Spiraea prunifolia}]

Saint Petersburg
n 1: a city in western Florida on Tampa Bay; a popular winter resort [syn: {St. Petersburg}]
2: a city in the European part of Russia; 2nd largest Russian city; located at the head of the Gulf of Finland; former capital of Russia [syn: {St. Petersburg}, {Leningrad}, {Peterburg}, {Petrograd}]

Saint Thomas
n 1: the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes [syn: {Thomas}, {St. Thomas}, {doubting Thomas}, {Thomas the doubting Apostle}]
2: (Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274) [syn: {Aquinas}, {Thomas Aquinas}, {St. Thomas}, {Saint Thomas Aquinas}, {St. Thomas Aquinas}]

Saint Thomas a Becket
n : (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II concerning Henry's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170) [syn: {Becket}, {Thomas a Becket}, {St. Thomas a Becket}]

Saint Thomas Aquinas
n : (Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274) [syn: {Aquinas}, {Thomas Aquinas}, {Saint Thomas}, {St. Thomas}, {St. Thomas Aquinas}]

Saint Ulmo's fire
n : an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere [syn: {corona discharge}, {corona}, {corposant}, {St. Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's light}, {Saint Ulmo's light}, {electric glow}]

Saint Ulmo's light
n : an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere [syn: {corona discharge}, {corona}, {corposant}, {St. Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's light}, {Saint Ulmo's fire}, {electric glow}]

Saint Valentine's Day
n : a day for the exchange of tokens of affection [syn: {Valentine Day}, {Valentine's Day}, {St Valentine's Day}, {February 14}]

Saint Vincent
n : an island in the center of the Windward Islands; the largest of the islands comprising Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [syn: {St. Vincent}]

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
n : an island country in the central Windward Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1979 [syn: {St. Vincent and the Grenadines}]

Saint Vitus dance
n : chorea occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever [syn: {Sydenham's chorea}, {St. Vitus dance}]

Saint-Bernard's-lily
n : southern European plant commonly cultivated for its spikes of small starry greenish-white flowers [syn: {Anthericum liliago}]

sainted
adj : marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic benificence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother" [syn: {angelic}, {angelical}, {beatific}, {saintlike}, {saintly}]

sainthood
n 1: saints collectively
2: the status and dignity of a saint

Saint-John's-bread
n : powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute [syn: {carob}, {carob powder}]

saintlike
adj : marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic benificence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother" [syn: {angelic}, {angelical}, {beatific}, {saintly}, {sainted}]

saintliness
n : the quality of resembling a saint

saintly
adj : marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic benificence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother" [syn: {angelic}, {angelical}, {beatific}, {saintlike}, {sainted}]

Saint-Mihiel
n : a battle in the Meuse-Argonne operation in World War I (1918); the battle in which American troops launched their first offensive in France [syn: {St Mihiel}, {battle of St Mihiel}]

Saintpaulia
n : east African herb with nodding flowers; widely cultivated [syn: {genus Saintpaulia}]

Saintpaulia ionantha
n : tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its violet or white or pink flowers [syn: {African violet}]

saint's day
n : a day commemorating a saint

Saints Peter and Paul
n : first celebrated in the 3rd century [syn: {June 29}]

Saint-Saens
n : French pianist and composer (1835-1921) [syn: {Charles Camille Saint-Saens}]

Saipan
n 1: the largest island in the Northern Marianas and the administrative center of the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in union with the United States
2: US forces captured the island from the Japanese in July 1944; it was an important air base until the end of World War II

Sajama
n : a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high)

Sakartvelo
n : a republic in Asia Minor on the Black Sea separated from Russia by the Caucasus mountains; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991 [syn: {Georgia}]

sake
n 1: a reason for wanting something done; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest" [syn: {interest}]
2: Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot [syn: {saki}, {rice beer}]
3: the purpose of achieving or obtaining; "for the sake of argument"

Sakharov
n : Soviet physicist and dissident; helped develop the first Russian hydrogen bomb; advocated nuclear disarmament and campaigned for human rights (1921-1989) [syn: {Andrei Sakharov}, {Andrei Dimitrievich Sakharov}]

Saki
n 1: British writer of short stories (1870-1916) [syn: {Munro}, {H. H. Munro}, {Hector Hugh Munro}]
2: Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot [syn: {sake}, {rice beer}]
3: small arboreal monkey of tropical South America with long hair and bushy nonprehensile tail

Sakkara
n : a town in northern Egypt; site of the oldest Egyptian pyramids [syn: {Saqqara}, {Saqqarah}]

Sakti
n : the female or generative principle; wife of Siva and a benevolent form of Devi [syn: {Shakti}]

Saktism
n 1: a Hindu sect worshiping Shakti [syn: {Shaktism}]
2: worship of Shakti as the wife of Shiva [syn: {Shaktism}]

sal ammoniac
n : a white salt used in dry cells [syn: {ammonium chloride}]

sal soda
n : a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper [syn: {sodium carbonate}, {washing soda}, {soda ash}, {soda}]

sal volatile
n : a solution of ammonium carbonate in ammonia water and alcohol [syn: {spirits of ammonia}]

salaah
n : the second pillar of Islam is prayer; a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day (preferably in a mosque) and oriented toward Mecca [syn: {salat}, {salaat}, {salah}]

salaam
n : a deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation
v : greet with a salaam

salaat
n : the second pillar of Islam is prayer; a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day (preferably in a mosque) and oriented toward Mecca [syn: {salat}, {salah}, {salaah}]

salable
adj : possible to sell [syn: {saleable}] [ant: {unsalable}]

salacious
adj 1: characterized by lust; "eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer"; "her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature"; "prurient literature"; "prurient thoughts"; "a salacious rooster of a little man" [syn: {lubricious}, {lustful}, {prurient}]
2: suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks" [syn: {lewd}, {obscene}, {raunchy}]

salaciously
adv : in a lascivious manner [syn: {lasciviously}]

salaciousness
n : the trait of behaving in an obscene manner [syn: {obscenity}, {lewdness}, {bawdiness}, {salacity}]

salacity
n : the trait of behaving in an obscene manner [syn: {obscenity}, {lewdness}, {bawdiness}, {salaciousness}]

salad
n : food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens

salad bar
n : a bar where diners can assemble a salad to their own taste

salad bowl
n 1: a plate or bowl for individual servings of salad [syn: {salad plate}]
2: a large bowl for mixing and serving a salad

salad burnet
n 1: European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads [syn: {burnet bloodwort}, {pimpernel}, {Poterium sanguisorba}]
2: leaves sometimes used for salad

salad cream
n : a creamy salad dressing resembling mayonaise

salad days
n : the best time of youth [syn: {bloom}, {bloom of youth}]

salad dressing
n : savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type [syn: {dressing}]

salad fork
n : a fork intended for eating salads

salad green
n : greens suitable for eating uncooked as in salads [syn: {salad greens}]

salad greens
n : greens suitable for eating uncooked as in salads [syn: {salad green}]

salad nicoise
n : typically containing tomatoes and anchovies and garnished with black olives and capers

salad oil
n : any of several edible vegetable oils that can be used in salad dressings

salad plate
n : a plate or bowl for individual servings of salad [syn: {salad bowl}]

Saladin
n : sultan of Syria and Egypt; reconquered Jerusalem from the Christians in 1187 but was defeated by Richard Coeur de Lion in 1191 (1137-1193) [syn: {Salah-ad-Din Yusuf ibn-Ayyub}]

Salafast Group for Call and Combat
n : an Algerian extremist Islamic offshoot of the Armed Islamic Group; now the largest and most active armed terrorist group in Algeria that seeks to overthrow the government; a major source of support and recruitment for al-Qaeda operations in Europe and northern Africa [syn: {Salafist Group}, {GSPC}]

Salafi movement
n : a militant group of extremist Sunnis who believe themselves the only correct interpreters of the Koran and consider moderate Muslims to be infidels; seek to convert all Muslims and to insure that its own fundamentalist version of Islam will dominate the world [syn: {Salafism}]

Salafism
n : a militant group of extremist Sunnis who believe themselves the only correct interpreters of the Koran and consider moderate Muslims to be infidels; seek to convert all Muslims and to insure that its own fundamentalist version of Islam will dominate the world [syn: {Salafi movement}]

Salafist Group
n : an Algerian extremist Islamic offshoot of the Armed Islamic Group; now the largest and most active armed terrorist group in Algeria that seeks to overthrow the government; a major source of support and recruitment for al-Qaeda operations in Europe and northern Africa [syn: {Salafast Group for Call and Combat}, {GSPC}]

salah
n : the second pillar of Islam is prayer; a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day (preferably in a mosque) and oriented toward Mecca [syn: {salat}, {salaat}, {salaah}]

Salah al-Din Battalions
n : the military arm of Hamas responsible for suicide bombings and other attacks on Israel [syn: {Qassam Brigades}, {Iz Al-Din Al-Qassam Battalions}]

Salah-ad-Din Yusuf ibn-Ayyub
n : sultan of Syria and Egypt; reconquered Jerusalem from the Christians in 1187 but was defeated by Richard Coeur de Lion in 1191 (1137-1193) [syn: {Saladin}]

salai
n : East Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense [syn: {Boswellia serrata}]

salal
n : small evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having edible dark purple grape-size berries [syn: {shallon}, {Gaultheria shallon}]

salamander
n 1: any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed
2: reptilian creature supposed to live in fire
3: fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire [syn: {poker}, {stove poker}, {fire hook}]

Salamandra
n : type genus of the Salamandridae [syn: {genus Salamandra}]

Salamandra atra
n : ovoviviparous amphibian of the Alps [syn: {alpine salamander}]

Salamandra maculosa
n : European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots [syn: {spotted salamander}, {fire salamander}]

Salamandra salamandra
n : a kind of European salamander [syn: {European fire salamander}]

Salamandridae
n : salamanders [syn: {family Salamandridae}]

salamandriform
adj : shaped like a salamander

salami
n : highly seasoned fatty sausage of pork and beef usually dried

salaried
adj 1: receiving a salary; "salaried members of the staff" [ant: {freelance}]
2: receiving or eligible for compensation; "salaried workers"; "a stipendiary magistrate" [syn: {compensated}, {remunerated}, {stipendiary}]
3: for which money is paid; "a paying job"; "remunerative work"; "salaried employment"; "stipendiary services" [syn: {compensable}, {paying(a)}, {remunerative}, {stipendiary}]

salaried
salary
n : something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings" [syn: {wage}, {pay}, {earnings}, {remuneration}] [also: {salaried}]

salaried
See {salary}

salary
n : something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings" [syn: {wage}, {pay}, {earnings}, {remuneration}] [also: {salaried}]

salary cut
n : the act of reducing a salary [syn: {pay cut}]

salary increase
n : the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike" [syn: {raise}, {rise}, {wage hike}, {hike}, {wage increase}]

salat
n : the second pillar of Islam is prayer; a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day (preferably in a mosque) and oriented toward Mecca [syn: {salaat}, {salah}, {salaah}]

sale
n 1: the general activity of selling; "they tried to boost sales"; "laws limit the sale of handguns"
2: a particular instance of selling; "he has just made his first sale"; "they had to complete the sale before the banks closed"
3: the state of being purchasable; offered or exhibited for selling; "you'll find vitamin C for sale at most pharmacies"; "the new line of cars will soon be on sale"
4: an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices; "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I got some great bargains at their annual sale" [syn: {cut-rate sale}, {sales event}]
5: an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer); "the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office" [syn: {sales agreement}]

sale in gross
n : a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage [syn: {contract of hazard}]

saleable
adj : possible to sell [syn: {salable}] [ant: {unsalable}]

Salem
n 1: capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River [syn: {capital of Oregon}]
2: a city in northeastern Massachusetts; site of the witchcraft trials in 1692
3: a city in southern India

saleratus
n : a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid [syn: {bicarbonate of soda}, {sodium hydrogen carbonate}, {sodium bicarbonate}, {baking soda}]

Salerno
n : a battle in World War II; the port was captured by United States troops in September 1943

saleroom
n : an area where merchandise (such as cars) can be displayed; "in England a showroom is called a salesroom" [syn: {showroom}, {salesroom}]

sales
n : income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time [syn: {gross sales}, {gross revenue}]

sales agreement
n : an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer); "the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office" [syn: {sale}]

sales booth
n : a booth where articles are displayed for sale [syn: {stall}, {stand}]

sales campaign
n : an advertising campaign intended to promote sales

sales demonstrator
n : someone who demonstrates an article to a prospective buyer [syn: {demonstrator}]

sales department
n : the division of a business that is responsible for selling products or services [syn: {sales division}, {sales force}]

sales division
n : the division of a business that is responsible for selling products or services [syn: {sales department}, {sales force}]

sales event
n : an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices; "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I got some great bargains at their annual sale" [syn: {sale}, {cut-rate sale}]

sales finance company
n : a finance company that buys (at a discount) the installment sales contracts of retail merchants

sales force
n : the division of a business that is responsible for selling products or services [syn: {sales department}, {sales division}]

sales incentive
n : remuneration offered to a salesperson for exceeding some predetermined sales goal

sales outlet
n : a place of business for retailing goods [syn: {mercantile establishment}, {retail store}, {outlet}]

sales pitch
n : promotion by means of an argument and demonstration [syn: {sales talk}, {pitch}]

sales promotion
n : promotion that supplements or coordinates advertising

sales resistance
n : resistance by potential customers to aggressive selling practices

sales staff
n : those in a business who are responsible for sales

sales talk
n : promotion by means of an argument and demonstration [syn: {sales pitch}, {pitch}]

sales tax
n : a tax based on the cost of the item purchased and collected directly from the buyer [syn: {nuisance tax}]

salesclerk
n : a salesperson in a store [syn: {shop clerk}, {clerk}]

salesgirl
n : a woman salesperson [syn: {saleswoman}, {saleslady}]

saleslady
n : a woman salesperson [syn: {salesgirl}, {saleswoman}]

salesman
n : a man salesperson

salesmanship
n : skill in selling; skill in persuading people to buy; "he read a book on salesmanship but it didn't help"

salespeople
salesperson
n : a person employed to sell merchandise (as to customers in a store or to customers that are visited) [also: {salespeople} (pl)]

salespeople
See {salesperson}

salesperson
n : a person employed to sell merchandise (as to customers in a store or to customers that are visited) [also: {salespeople} (pl)]

salesroom
n : an area where merchandise (such as cars) can be displayed; "in England a showroom is called a salesroom" [syn: {showroom}, {saleroom}]

saleswoman
n : a woman salesperson [syn: {salesgirl}, {saleslady}]

Salian
n : a member of the tribe of Franks who settled in the Netherlands in the 4th century AD [syn: {Salian Frank}]

Salian Frank
n : a member of the tribe of Franks who settled in the Netherlands in the 4th century AD [syn: {Salian}]

Salic law
n : the code of laws of the Salian Franks and other German tribes

Salicaceae
n : two genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins: Salix; Populus [syn: {family Salicaceae}, {willow family}]

Salicales
n : coextensive with the family Salicaceae [syn: {order Salicales}]

Salicornia
n : glassworts [syn: {genus Salicornia}]

Salicornia europaea
n : fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass [syn: {glasswort}, {samphire}]

salicylate
n : a salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs)

salicylate poisoning
n : poisoning caused by the excessive ingestion of salicylates (usually aspirin)

salicylic acid
n : a white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste; used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or perfumes [syn: {2-hydroxybenzoic acid}]

salience
n : the state of being salient [syn: {saliency}, {strikingness}]

saliency
n : the state of being salient [syn: {salience}, {strikingness}]

salient
adj 1: having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child" [syn: {outstanding}, {prominent}, {spectacular}, {striking}]
2: (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees [ant: {re-entrant}]
3: represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward) [syn: {salient(ip)}]
n : (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy

salient angle
n : an angle pointing outward; an interior angle of a polygon that is less than 180 degrees [ant: {reentrant angle}]

Salientia
n : frogs, toads, tree toads [syn: {order Salientia}, {Anura}, {order Anura}, {Batrachia}, {order Batrachia}]

salientian
adj : relating to frogs and toads [syn: {anuran}, {batrachian}]
n : any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species [syn: {frog}, {toad}, {toad frog}, {anuran}, {batrachian}]

saliferous
adj : containing or yielding salt; "saliferous formations"; "salt domes"

salified
See {salify}

Salim
n : Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949) [syn: {Sanchez}, {Ilich Sanchez}, {Ilich Ramirez Sanchez}, {Carlos}, {Carlos the Jackal}, {Andres Martinez}, {Taurus}, {Glen Gebhard}, {Hector Hevodidbon}, {Michael Assat}]

Salina
n : a town in central Kansas

salinate
v : add salt to; "salinated solution" [ant: {desalinate}]

saline
adj : containing salt; "a saline solution"; "salty tears" [syn: {salty}]
n : an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water [syn: {saline solution}]

saline solution
n : an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water [syn: {saline}]

Salinger
n : United States writer (born 1919) [syn: {J. D. Salinger}, {Jerome David Salinger}]

salinity
n 1: the taste experience when salt is taken into the mouth [syn: {salt}, {saltiness}]
2: the relative proportion of salt in a solution [syn: {brininess}]

salinometer
n : a hydrometer that determines the concentration of salt solutions by measuring their density

Salisbury
n : the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe [syn: {Harare}, {capital of Zimbabwe}]

Salisbury steak
n : ground beef patty usually with a sauce

Salish
n 1: a family of Mosan language spoken in northwestern United States and western Canada [syn: {Salishan}]
2: a member of a group of North American Indians speaking a Salishan language and living on the northwest coast of North America

Salishan
n : a family of Mosan language spoken in northwestern United States and western Canada [syn: {Salish}]

saliva
n : a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches [syn: {spit}, {spittle}]

salivary
adj : of or relating to saliva; "salivary gland"

salivary calculus
n : a stone formed in the salivary gland [syn: {sialolith}]

salivary duct
n : a duct through which saliva passes from the salivary gland into the mouth

salivary gland
n : any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion

salivate
v 1: produce saliva; "We salivated when he described the great meal"
2: be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something; "She was salivating over the raise she anticipated" [syn: {drool}]

salivation
n : the secretion of saliva

Salix
n : a large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees: willows [syn: {genus Salix}]

Salix alba
n : large willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having grayish canescent leaves and gray bark [syn: {white willow}, {Huntingdon willow}]

Salix alba caerulea
n : Eurasian willow tree having grayish leaves and ascending branches [syn: {cricket-bat willow}]

Salix alba sericea
n : North American willow with grayish silky pubescent leaves that usually blacken in drying [syn: {silver willow}, {silky willow}, {Salix sericea}]

Salix alba vitellina
n : European willow having grayish leaves and yellow-orange twigs used in basketry [syn: {golden willow}, {Salix vitellina}]

Salix amygdalina
n : Old World willow with light green leaves cultivated for use in basketry [syn: {almond willow}, {black Hollander}, {Salix triandra}]

Salix amygdaloides
n : willow of the western United States with leaves like those of peach or almond trees [syn: {peachleaf willow}, {peach-leaved willow}, {almond-leaves willow}]

Salix arctica
n : low creeping shrub of arctic Europe and America [syn: {arctic willow}]

Salix babylonica
n : willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {weeping willow}, {Babylonian weeping willow}]

Salix blanda
n : hybrid willow usually not strongly weeping in habit [syn: {Wisconsin weeping willow}, {Salix pendulina}, {Salix pendulina blanda}]

Salix candida
n : North American shrub with whitish canescent leaves [syn: {hoary willow}, {sage willow}]

Salix caprea
n : much-branched Old World willow having large catkins and relatively large broad leaves [syn: {goat willow}, {florist's willow}, {pussy willow}]

Salix cinerea
n : Eurasian shrubby willow with whitish tomentose twigs [syn: {gray willow}]

Salix discolor
n : small willow of eastern North America having grayish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves [syn: {pussy willow}]

Salix fragilis
n : large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken [syn: {crack willow}, {brittle willow}, {snap willow}]

Salix herbacea
n : widely distributed boreal shrubby willow with partially underground creeping stems and bright green glossy leaves [syn: {dwarf willow}]

Salix humilis
n : slender shrubby willow of dry areas of North America [syn: {prairie willow}]

Salix lasiolepis
n : shrubby willow of the western United States [syn: {arroyo willow}]

Salix lucida
n : common North American shrub with shiny lanceolate leaves [syn: {shining willow}]

Salix nigra
n : North American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear leaves growing close to streams and lakes [syn: {swamp willow}, {black willow}]

Salix pendulina
n : hybrid willow usually not strongly weeping in habit [syn: {Wisconsin weeping willow}, {Salix blanda}, {Salix pendulina blanda}]

Salix pendulina blanda
n : hybrid willow usually not strongly weeping in habit [syn: {Wisconsin weeping willow}, {Salix pendulina}, {Salix blanda}]

Salix pentandra
n : European willow tree with shining leathery leaves; widely naturalized in the eastern United States [syn: {bay willow}, {laurel willow}]

Salix purpurea
n : Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin [syn: {purple willow}, {red willow}, {red osier}, {basket willow}, {purple osier}]

Salix pyrifolia
n : small shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam when crushed [syn: {balsam willow}]

Salix repens
n : small trailing bush of Europe and Asia having straggling branches with silky green leaves of which several varieties are cultivated [syn: {creeping willow}]

Salix sericea
n : North American willow with grayish silky pubescent leaves that usually blacken in drying [syn: {silver willow}, {silky willow}, {Salix alba sericea}]

Salix sitchensis
n : small shrubby tree of western North America (Alaska to Oregon) [syn: {Sitka willow}, {silky willow}]

Salix triandra
n : Old World willow with light green leaves cultivated for use in basketry [syn: {almond willow}, {black Hollander}, {Salix amygdalina}]

Salix tristis
n : willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneath [syn: {dwarf gray willow}, {sage willow}]

Salix uva-ursi
n : dwarf prostrate mat-forming shrub of arctic and alpine regions of North America and Greenland having deep green elliptic leaves that taper toward the base [syn: {bearberry willow}]

Salix viminalis
n : willow with long flexible twigs used in basketry [syn: {common osier}, {hemp willow}, {velvet osier}]

Salix vitellina
n : European willow having grayish leaves and yellow-orange twigs used in basketry [syn: {golden willow}, {Salix alba vitellina}]

Salk
n : United States virologist who developed the Salk vaccine that is injected against poliomyelitis (born 1914) [syn: {Jonas Salk}, {Jonas Edward Salk}]

Salk vaccine
n : a poliovirus vaccine consisting of inactivated polio virus that is injected subcutaneously to provide immunity to poliomyelitis [syn: {IPV}]

sallade
n : a light medieval helmet with a slit for vision [syn: {sallet}]

sallet
n : a light medieval helmet with a slit for vision [syn: {sallade}]

sallied
sally
n 1: witty remark [syn: {wisecrack}, {crack}, {quip}]
2: a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position [syn: {sortie}]
3: a venture off the beaten path; "a sally into the wide world beyond his home" [syn: {sallying forth}] [also: {sallied}]

sallied
See {sally}

sallow
adj : unhealthy looking [syn: {sickly}]
n : any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal
v : cause to become sallow; "The illness has sallowed her face"

sallowness
n : a sickly yellowish skin color

sally
n 1: witty remark [syn: {wisecrack}, {crack}, {quip}]
2: a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position [syn: {sortie}]
3: a venture off the beaten path; "a sally into the wide world beyond his home" [syn: {sallying forth}] [also: {sallied}]

sally forth
v : set out in a sudden, energetic or violent manner [syn: {sally out}]

Sally Lunn
n : a flat round slightly sweet teacake usually served hot

sally out
v 1: set out in a sudden, energetic or violent manner [syn: {sally forth}]
2: jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone); "The attackers leapt out from the bushes" [syn: {leap out}, {rush out}, {burst forth}]

sallying forth
n : a venture off the beaten path; "a sally into the wide world beyond his home" [syn: {sally}]

Salmacis
n : nymph who merged with Hermaphroditus to form one body

salmagundi
n 1: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" [syn: {assortment}, {mixture}, {mixed bag}, {miscellany}, {miscellanea}, {variety}, {smorgasbord}, {potpourri}, {motley}]
2: cooked meats and eggs and vegetables usually arranged in rows around the plate and dressed with a salad dressing

Salman Rushdie
n : British writer of novels who was born in India; one of his novels is regarded as blasphemous by Muslims and a fatwa was issued condemning him to death (born in 1947) [syn: {Rushdie}, {Ahmed Salman Rushdie}]

salmi
n : ragout of game in a rich sauce

Salmo
n : type genus of the Salmonidae: salmon and trout [syn: {genus Salmo}]

Salmo gairdneri
n : found in Pacific coastal waters and streams from lower California to Alaska [syn: {rainbow trout}]

Salmo salar
n : found in northern coastal Atlantic waters or tributaries; adults do not die after spawning [syn: {Atlantic salmon}]

Salmo trutta
n : speckled trout of European rivers; introduced in North America [syn: {brown trout}, {salmon trout}]

salmon
n 1: any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
2: a tributary of the Snake River in Idaho [syn: {Salmon River}]
3: flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae

salmon berry
n : white-flowered raspberry of western North America and northern Mexico with thimble-shaped orange berries [syn: {salmonberry}, {thimbleberry}, {Rubus parviflorus}]

salmon loaf
n : fish loaf made with flaked salmon

salmon oil
n : a fatty oil obtained from the wastes in canning salmon; used in making soap and dressing leather

salmon pink
n : a shade of pink tinged with yellow [syn: {yellowish pink}, {apricot}, {peach}]

Salmon River
n : a tributary of the Snake River in Idaho [syn: {Salmon}]

salmon trout
n 1: flesh of marine trout that migrate from salt to fresh water [syn: {sea trout}]
2: large fork-tailed trout of lakes of Canada and the northern United States [syn: {lake trout}, {Salvelinus namaycush}]
3: speckled trout of European rivers; introduced in North America [syn: {brown trout}, {Salmo trutta}]

salmonberry
n 1: creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or orange berries [syn: {cloudberry}, {dwarf mulberry}, {bakeapple}, {baked-apple berry}, {Rubus chamaemorus}]
2: white-flowered raspberry of western North America and northern Mexico with thimble-shaped orange berries [syn: {salmon berry}, {thimbleberry}, {Rubus parviflorus}]
3: large erect red-flowered raspberry of western North America having large salmon-colored berries [syn: {Rubus spectabilis}]

salmonella
n : rod-shaped gram-negative enterobacteria; cause typhoid fever and food poisoning; can be used as a bioweapon [also: {salmonellae} (pl)]

Salmonella enteritidis
n : a form of salmonella that causes gastroenteritis in humans [syn: {Gartner's bacillus}]

Salmonella typhi
n : a form of salmonella that causes typhoid fever [syn: {typhoid bacillus}, {Salmonella typhosa}]

Salmonella typhimurium
n : a form of salmonella that causes food poisoning in humans

Salmonella typhosa
n : a form of salmonella that causes typhoid fever [syn: {typhoid bacillus}, {Salmonella typhi}]

salmonellae
salmonella
n : rod-shaped gram-negative enterobacteria; cause typhoid fever and food poisoning; can be used as a bioweapon [also: {salmonellae} (pl)]

salmonellae
See {salmonella}

salmonellosis
n : a kind of food poisoning caused by eating foods contaminated with Salmonella typhimurium

salmonid
n : soft-finned fishes of cold and temperate waters

Salmonidae
n : salmon and trout [syn: {family Salmonidae}]

salmwood
n : large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood [syn: {Spanish elm}, {Equador laurel}, {cypre}, {princewood}, {Cordia alliodora}]

salol
n : a white powder with a pleasant taste and odor; used to absorb light in sun tan lotions or as a preservative or an antiseptic or a coating for pills in which the medicine is intended for enteric release [syn: {phenyl salicylate}]

Salome
n : woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist

Salomon
n : American financier and Revolutionary patriot who helped fund the army during the American Revolution (1740?-1785) [syn: {Haym Salomon}]

salon
n 1: gallery where works of art can be displayed
2: a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work [syn: {beauty salon}, {beauty parlor}, {beauty parlour}, {beauty shop}]
3: elegant sitting room where guests are received

Salonica
n : a port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece [syn: {Thessaloniki}, {Salonika}, {Thessalonica}]

Salonika
n : a port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece [syn: {Thessaloniki}, {Salonica}, {Thessalonica}]

saloon
n 1: a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar" [syn: {barroom}, {bar}, {ginmill}, {taproom}]
2: tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals [syn: {public house}, {pub}, {pothouse}, {gin mill}, {taphouse}]

saloon keeper
n : the proprietor of a saloon

salp
n : minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end [syn: {salpa}]

salpa
n : minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end [syn: {salp}] [also: {salpae} (pl)]

salpae
salpa
n : minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end [syn: {salp}] [also: {salpae} (pl)]

salpae
See {salpa}

Salpichroa
n : herbs of temperate North and South America: cock's eggs [syn: {genus Salpichroa}]

Salpichroa organifolia
n : weedy vine of Argentina having solitary white flowers followed by egg-shaped white or yellow fruit [syn: {cock's eggs}, {Salpichroa rhomboidea}]

Salpichroa rhomboidea
n : weedy vine of Argentina having solitary white flowers followed by egg-shaped white or yellow fruit [syn: {cock's eggs}, {Salpichroa organifolia}]

Salpidae
n : a small family of tunicates in the class Thaliacea [syn: {family Salpidae}]

salpiglossis
n : any plant of the genus Salpiglossis

Salpiglossis sinuata
n : Chilean herb having velvety funnel-shaped yellowish or violet flowers with long tonguelike styles at the corolla throat [syn: {painted tongue}]

Salpinctes
n : a genus of Troglodytidae [syn: {genus Salpinctes}]

Salpinctes obsoletus
n : wren inhabiting badlands and mesa country of western United States and Mexico [syn: {rock wren}]

salpingectomy
n : surgical removal of one or both Fallopian tubes

salpinges
salpinx
n : a tube in the uterus or the ear [also: {salpinges} (pl)]

salpinges
See {salpinx}

salpingitis
n : inflammation of a Fallopian tube (usually the result of infection spreading from the vagina or uterus) or of a Eustachian tube

salpinx
n : a tube in the uterus or the ear [also: {salpinges} (pl)]

salsa
n : spicy sauce of tomatoes and onions and chili peppers to accompany Mexican foods

salsify
n 1: edible root of the salsify plant [syn: {oyster plant}]
2: Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States [syn: {oyster plant}, {vegetable oyster}, {Tragopogon porrifolius}]
3: either of two long roots eaten cooked

salsilla
n 1: tropical vine having umbels of small purple flowers and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; Colombia [syn: {Bomarea salsilla}]
2: tropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; West Indies to northern South America [syn: {Bomarea edulis}]

Salsola
n : chiefly Old World herbs or shrubs: saltworts [syn: {genus Salsola}]

Salsola kali
n : bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash [syn: {saltwort}, {barilla}, {glasswort}, {kali}, {kelpwort}, {Salsola soda}]

Salsola kali tenuifolia
n : prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States [syn: {Russian thistle}, {Russian tumbleweed}, {Russian cactus}, {tumbleweed}]

Salsola soda
n : bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash [syn: {saltwort}, {barilla}, {glasswort}, {kali}, {kelpwort}, {Salsola kali}]

salt
adj 1: containing or filled with salt; "salt water" [ant: {fresh}]
2: of speech that is painful or bitter; "salt scorn"- Shakespeare; "a salt apology"
3: one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water [syn: {salty}]
n 1: a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
2: white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food [syn: {table salt}, {common salt}]
3: negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in 1969 in Helsinki designed to limit both countries' stock of nuclear weapons [syn: {Strategic Arms Limitation Talks}]
4: the taste experience when salt is taken into the mouth [syn: {saltiness}, {salinity}]
v 1: add salt to
2: sprinkle as if with salt; "the rebels had salted the fields with mines and traps"
3: add zest or liveliness to; "She salts her lectures with jokes"
4: preserve with salt; "people used to salt meats on ships"

salt away
v : keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat" [syn: {store}, {hive away}, {lay in}, {put in}, {stack away}, {stash away}]

salt cod
n : codfish preserved in salt; must be desalted and flaked by soaking in water and pounding; used in e.g. codfish cakes

salt depletion
n : loss of salt from the body without replacement (loss by vomiting or profuse perspiration or urination or diarrhea) thus upsetting the electrolyte balance

salt flat
n : a flat expanse of salt left by the evaporation of a body of salt water [syn: {salt plain}]

SALT I
n : the first treaty between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics resulting from the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

SALT II
n : the second treaty between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics resulting from the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

Salt Lake City
n : the capital and largest city of Utah; located near the Great Salt Lake in north central Utah; world capital of the Mormon Church [syn: {capital of Utah}]

salt lick
n : a salt deposit that animals regularly lick [syn: {lick}]

salt marsh mallow
n : subshrub of southeastern United States to New York [syn: {Kosteletzya virginica}]

salt merchant
n : someone who makes or deals in salt [syn: {salter}]

salt mine
n 1: a mine where salt is dug
2: a job involving drudgery and confinement [syn: {treadmill}]

salt plain
n : a flat expanse of salt left by the evaporation of a body of salt water [syn: {salt flat}]

salt pork
n : fat from the back and sides and belly of a hog carcass cured with salt

salt reed grass
n : tall reedlike grass common in salt meadows [syn: {Spartina cynosuroides}]

salt rush
n : rush of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: {Juncus leseurii}]

salt shaker
n : a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling salt [syn: {saltshaker}]

salt tree
n : spiny shrub of the Caspian salt plains and Siberia having elegant silvery-downy young foliage and mildly fragrant pink-purple blooms [syn: {Halimodendron halodendron}, {Halimodendron argenteum}]

saltarelli
See {saltarello}

saltate
v 1: geography: move by saltation; "The sand grains are saltated by the wind"
2: leap or skip, often in dancing; "These fish swim with a saltating motion"

saltation
n 1: (geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface
2: a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species
3: an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues" [syn: {leap}, {jump}]
4: taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music [syn: {dancing}, {dance}, {terpsichore}]
5: a light springing movement upwards or forwards [syn: {leap}, {leaping}, {spring}, {bound}, {bounce}]

saltbox
n : a type of house built in New England; has two stories in front and one behind

saltbush
n : any of various shrubby plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in dry alkaline soil

saltcellar
n : a small container for holding salt at the dining table

salt-cured
adj : (used especially of meats) preserved in salt [syn: {salted}]

salted
adj : (used especially of meats) preserved in salt [syn: {salt-cured}]

salter
n 1: someone who uses salt to preserve meat or fish or other foods
2: someone who makes or deals in salt [syn: {salt merchant}]

salt-free diet
n : a diet that limits the intake of salt (sodium chloride); often used in treating hypertension or edema or certain other disorders [syn: {low-sodium diet}, {low-salt diet}]

saltier
salty
adj 1: engagingly stimulating or provocative; "a piquant wit"; "salty language" [syn: {piquant}]
2: containing salt; "a saline solution"; "salty tears" [syn: {saline}]
3: one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water [syn: {salt}] [also: {saltiest}, {saltier}]

saltier
See {salty}

saltiest
salty
adj 1: engagingly stimulating or provocative; "a piquant wit"; "salty language" [syn: {piquant}]
2: containing salt; "a saline solution"; "salty tears" [syn: {saline}]
3: one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water [syn: {salt}] [also: {saltiest}, {saltier}]

saltiest
See {salty}

saltine
n : a cracker sprinkled with salt before baking

saltiness
n 1: the taste experience when salt is taken into the mouth [syn: {salt}, {salinity}]
2: the property of containing salt (as a compound or in solution)

salting
n : the act of adding salt to food

saltire
n : a cross with diagonal bars of equal length [syn: {St. Andrew's cross}]

saltish
adj : somewhat salty

Salton Sea
n : a saltwater lake in southeastern California

saltpan
n : a shallow basin in a desert region; contains salt and gypsum that was deposited by an evaporated salt lake

saltpeter
n : (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive [syn: {potassium nitrate}, {saltpetre}, {niter}, {nitre}]

saltpetre
n : (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive [syn: {potassium nitrate}, {saltpeter}, {niter}, {nitre}]

salt-rising bread
n : white wheat bread raised by a salt-tolerant bacterium in a mixture of salt and either cornmeal or potato pulp

saltshaker
n : a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling salt [syn: {salt shaker}]

saltwater
n : water containing salts; "the water in the ocean is all saltwater" [syn: {seawater}, {brine}] [ant: {fresh water}]

saltwater fish
n : flesh of fish from the sea used as food

saltworks
n : a plant where salt is produced commercially

saltwort
n 1: bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash [syn: {barilla}, {glasswort}, {kali}, {kelpwort}, {Salsola kali}, {Salsola soda}]
2: low-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leaves [syn: {Batis maritima}]

saltwort family
n : family coextensive with genus Batis: saltworts [syn: {Batidaceae}, {family Batidaceae}]

salty
adj 1: engagingly stimulating or provocative; "a piquant wit"; "salty language" [syn: {piquant}]
2: containing salt; "a saline solution"; "salty tears" [syn: {saline}]
3: one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water [syn: {salt}] [also: {saltiest}, {saltier}]

salubrious
adj 1: promoting health; healthful; "a healthy diet"; "clean healthy air"; "plenty of healthy sleep"; "healthy and normal outlets for youthful energy"; "the salubrious mountain air and water"- C.B.Davis; "carrots are good for you" [syn: {healthy}, {good for you(p)}]
2: favorable to health of mind or body; "not the most salubrious campsite"; "one of the less salubrious suburbs"

salubriousness
n : the quality of being salubrious and invigorating [syn: {salubrity}] [ant: {insalubrity}, {insalubrity}]

salubrity
n : the quality of being salubrious and invigorating [syn: {salubriousness}] [ant: {insalubrity}, {insalubrity}]

Saluki
n : old breed of tall swift keen-eyed hunting dogs resembling greyhounds; from Egypt and southwestern Asia [syn: {gazelle hound}]

salutary
adj : tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air" [syn: {beneficial}, {good}]

salutation
n 1: an act of honor or courteous recognition; "a musical salute to the composer on his birthday" [syn: {salute}]
2: (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting) [syn: {greeting}]
3: word of greeting used to begin a letter

salutatorian
n : the graduating student with the second highest academic rank; delivers the opening address at graduation exercises [syn: {salutatory speaker}]

salutatory speaker
n : the graduating student with the second highest academic rank; delivers the opening address at graduation exercises [syn: {salutatorian}]

salute
n 1: an act of honor or courteous recognition; "a musical salute to the composer on his birthday" [syn: {salutation}]
2: a formal military gesture of respect [syn: {military greeting}]
3: an act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hat
v 1: propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year" [syn: {toast}, {drink}, {pledge}, {wassail}]
2: greet in a friendly way; "I meet this men every day on my way to work and he salutes me"
3: express commendation of; "I salute your courage!"
4: become noticeable; "a terrible stench saluted our nostrils"
5: honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers
6: recognize with a gesture prescribed by a miltary regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute" [syn: {present}]

saluter
n : a person who greets; "the newcomers were met by smiling greeters" [syn: {greeter}, {welcomer}]

Salvador
n : a republic on the Pacific coast of Central America [syn: {El Salvador}, {Republic of El Salvador}]

Salvadora
n : genus of evergreen trees or shrubs; fruit is a drupe; grows in Africa through Arabia to India and China [syn: {genus Salvadora}]

Salvadora family
n : a family of Old World shrubs and trees of order Gentianales; related to Oleaceae but having four stamens and four petals [syn: {Salvadoraceae}, {family Salvadoraceae}]

Salvadora persica
n : glabrous or pubescent evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Salvadora; twigs are fibrous and in some parts of the world are bound together in clusters and used as a toothbrush; shoots are used as camel fodder; plant ash provides salt [syn: {toothbrush tree}, {mustard tree}]

Salvadoraceae
n : a family of Old World shrubs and trees of order Gentianales; related to Oleaceae but having four stamens and four petals [syn: {family Salvadoraceae}, {Salvadora family}]

Salvadoran
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of El Salvador or its people; "Salvadoran coffee"; "Salvadoran guerillas" [syn: {Salvadorean}]
n : a native or inhabitant of El Salvador [syn: {Salvadorian}, {Salvadorean}]

Salvadoran capital
n : the capital and largest city of El Salvador; has suffered from recurrent earthquakes [syn: {San Salvador}]

Salvadorean
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of El Salvador or its people; "Salvadoran coffee"; "Salvadoran guerillas" [syn: {Salvadoran}]
n : a native or inhabitant of El Salvador [syn: {Salvadoran}, {Salvadorian}]

Salvadorian
n : a native or inhabitant of El Salvador [syn: {Salvadoran}, {Salvadorean}]

salvage
n 1: property or goods saved from damage or destruction
2: the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction
3: the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire
v 1: save from ruin, destruction, or harm [syn: {salve}, {relieve}, {save}]
2: collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food" [syn: {scavenge}]

salvageable
adj : capable of being saved from ruin; "their marriage was not salvageable"

salvager
n : someone who salvages [syn: {salvor}]

salvation
n 1: (Christianity) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil [syn: {redemption}]
2: a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness; "tourism was their economic salvation"; "they turned to individualism as their salvation"
3: the state of being saved or preserved from harm
4: saving someone or something from harm of from an unpleasant situation; "the salvation of his party was the president's major concern"

Salvation Army
n : a charitable and religious organization to evangelize and to care for the poor and homeless

salve
n 1: semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation [syn: {ointment}, {unction}, {unguent}, {balm}]
2: anything that remedies or heals or soothes; "he needed a salve for his conscience"
v 1: save from ruin, destruction, or harm [syn: {salvage}, {relieve}, {save}]
2: apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing

Salvelinus
n : brook trout [syn: {genus Salvelinus}]

Salvelinus alpinus
n : small trout of northern waters; landlocked populations in Quebec and northern New England [syn: {Arctic char}]

Salvelinus fontinalis
n : North American freshwater trout; introduced in Europe [syn: {brook trout}, {speckled trout}]

Salvelinus namaycush
n : large fork-tailed trout of lakes of Canada and the northern United States [syn: {lake trout}, {salmon trout}]

salver
n : a tray (or large plate) for serving food or drinks; usually made of silver

salverform
adj : of or concerning a gamopetalous that has a slender tube and an abruptly expanded tip

salvia
n : any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb [syn: {sage}]

Salvia azurea
n : blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States [syn: {blue sage}]

Salvia clarea
n : stout Mediterranean sage with white or pink or violet flowers; yields oil used as a flavoring and in perfumery [syn: {clary sage}]

Salvia divinorum
n : an herb from Oaxaca that has a powerful hallucinogenic effect; the active ingredient is salvinorin [syn: {Mexican mint}]

Salvia farinacea
n : Texas sage having intensely blue flowers [syn: {blue sage}, {mealy sage}]

Salvia lancifolia
n : sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation [syn: {blue sage}, {Salvia reflexa}]

Salvia leucophylla
n : silvery-leaved California herb with purple flowers [syn: {purple sage}, {chaparral sage}]

Salvia lyrata
n : sage of eastern United States [syn: {cancerweed}, {cancer weed}]

Salvia officinalis
n : shrubby plant with aromatic grayish-green leaves used as a cooking herb [syn: {common sage}, {ramona}]

Salvia pratensis
n : tall perennial Old World salvia with violet-blue flowers; found in open grasslands [syn: {meadow clary}]

Salvia reflexa
n : sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation [syn: {blue sage}, {Salvia lancifolia}]

Salvia sclarea
n : aromatic herb of southern Europe; cultivated in England as a potherb and widely as an ornamental [syn: {clary}]

Salvia spathacea
n : California erect and sparsely branched perennial [syn: {pitcher sage}]

Salvia verbenaca
n : Eurasian sage with blue flowers and foliage like verbena; naturalized in United States [syn: {wild sage}, {wild clary}, {vervain sage}]

Salvidor Dali
n : surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989) [syn: {Dali}]

salvific
adj : intending to admit to salvation

salving
adj : having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin [syn: {demulcent}, {emollient}, {softening}]

Salvinia
n : type genus of the Salviniaceae: water ferns [syn: {genus Salvinia}]

Salvinia auriculata
n : free-floating aquatic ferns [syn: {floating-moss}, {Salvinia rotundifolia}]

Salvinia rotundifolia
n : free-floating aquatic ferns [syn: {floating-moss}, {Salvinia auriculata}]

Salviniaceae
n : water ferns [syn: {family Salviniaceae}]

salvinorin
n : a hallucinogen obtained from Salvia divinorum

salvo
n 1: an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs
2: rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" [syn: {fusillade}, {volley}, {burst}]
3: a sudden outburst of cheers; "there was a salvo of approval" [also: {salvoes} (pl)]

salvoes
salvo
n 1: an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs
2: rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" [syn: {fusillade}, {volley}, {burst}]
3: a sudden outburst of cheers; "there was a salvo of approval" [also: {salvoes} (pl)]

salvoes
See {salvo}

salvor
n : someone who salvages [syn: {salvager}]

salwar
n : a pair of light loose trousers witha tight fit around the ankles; worn by women from the Indian subcontinent (usually with a kameez) [syn: {shalwar}]

Salyut
n : either of two Soviet space stations launched in the 1970s

Salzburg
n : city in western Austria; a music center and birthplace of Mozart

SAM
n : a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target [syn: {surface-to-air missile}]

Sam Adams
n : American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803) [syn: {Adams}, {Samuel Adams}]

Sam Browne belt
n : leather belt supported by a strap over the right shoulder

Sam Goldwyn
n : United States film maker (born in Poland) who founded his own film company and later merged with Louis B. Mayer (1882-1974) [syn: {Goldwyn}, {Samuel Goldwyn}]

Sam Houston
n : United States politician and military leader who fought to gain independence for Texas from Mexico and to make it a part of the United States (1793-1863) [syn: {Houston}, {Samuel Houston}]

Sam Shepard
n : United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943) [syn: {Shepard}]

Sam Snead
n : United States golfer known for the graceful arc of his swing (1912-2002) [syn: {Snead}, {Samuel Jackson Snead}]

saman
n : large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and sweet-pulp seed pods eaten by cattle [syn: {rain tree}, {monkeypod}, {monkey pod}, {zaman}, {zamang}, {Albizia saman}]

Samanala
n : a mountain peak in south central Sri Lanka (7,360 feet high) [syn: {Adam's Peak}]

samara
n : a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple [syn: {key fruit}, {key}]

Samarang
n : a port city is southern Indonesia; located in northern Java [syn: {Semarang}]

Samarcand
n : city in southern Uzbekistan; Tamerlane's opulent capital in the 14th century [syn: {Samarkand}]

Samaritan
n : a person who voluntarily offers help or sympathy in times of trouble [syn: {good Samaritan}]

samarium
n : a gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group; is used in special alloys; occurs in monazite and bastnasite [syn: {Sm}, {atomic number 62}]

Samarkand
n : city in southern Uzbekistan; Tamerlane's opulent capital in the 14th century [syn: {Samarcand}]

samarskite
n : a complex black mineral occuring in pegmatites

Sama-Veda
n : a collection of mantras and tunes for use with the Rig-Veda

samba
n 1: large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood [syn: {obeche}, {obechi}, {arere}, {Triplochiton scleroxcylon}]
2: music composed for dancing the samba
3: a lively ballroom dance from Brazil
4: a form of canasta using three decks and six jokers
v : dance the samba

sambar
n : a deer of southern Asia with antlers that have three tines [syn: {sambur}, {Cervus unicolor}]

Sambre
n : a river in western Europe that rises in northern France and flows generally east into Belgium where it joins the Neuse at Namur [syn: {Sambre River}]

Sambre River
n : a river in western Europe that rises in northern France and flows generally east into Belgium where it joins the Neuse at Namur [syn: {Sambre}]

sambuca
n : an Italian liqueur made with elderberries and flavored with licorice

Sambucus
n : elder; elderberry [syn: {genus Sambucus}]

Sambucus caerulea
n : shrub or small tree of western United States having white flowers and blue berries; fruit used in wines and jellies [syn: {blue elder}, {blue elderberry}]

Sambucus canadensis
n : common elder of central and eastern North America bearing purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies [syn: {American elder}, {black elderberry}, {sweet elder}]

Sambucus ebulus
n : dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a nauseous odor [syn: {dwarf elder}, {danewort}]

Sambucus nigra
n : common black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies [syn: {bourtree}, {black elder}, {common elder}, {elderberry}, {European elder}]

Sambucus pubens
n : common North American shrub or small tree [syn: {American red elder}, {red-berried elder}, {stinking elder}]

Sambucus racemosa
n : Eurasian shrub [syn: {European red elder}, {red-berried elder}]

sambur
n : a deer of southern Asia with antlers that have three tines [syn: {sambar}, {Cervus unicolor}]

same
adj 1: same in identity; "the same man I saw yesterday"; "never wore the same dress twice"; "this road is the same one we were on yesterday"; "on the same side of the street" [ant: {other}]
2: closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree; "curtains the same color as the walls"; "two girls of the same age"; "mother and son have the same blue eyes"; "animals of the same species"; "the same rules as before"; "two boxes having the same dimensions"; "the same day next year" [ant: {different}]
3: equal in amount or value; "like amounts"; "equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number"; "an equal number"; "the same number" [syn: {like}, {equal}, {equivalent}] [ant: {unlike}]
4: unchanged in character or nature; "the village stayed the same"; "his attitude is the same as ever" [syn: {same(p)}]
adv : in the same manner; "you get treated fairly, same as any other student in this course!"

samekh
n : the 15th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

sameness
n 1: the quality of being alike; "sameness of purpose kept them together" [ant: {difference}]
2: the quality of wearisome constancy and lack of variety; "he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work"; "he hated the sameness of the food the college served" [syn: {monotony}]

same-sex marriage
n : two people of the same sex who live together as a family; "the legal status of same-sex marriages has been hotly debated"

Samhita
n : one of four collections of sacred texts

Sami
n : the language of the nomadic Lapp people in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula [syn: {Lapp}]

Samia
n : silkworm moths [syn: {genus Samia}]

Samia cynthia
n 1: large green silkworm of the cynthia moth [syn: {ailanthus silkworm}]
2: large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States; larvae feed on the ailanthus [syn: {cynthia moth}, {Samia walkeri}]

Samia walkeri
n : large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States; larvae feed on the ailanthus [syn: {cynthia moth}, {Samia cynthia}]

Samian ware
n : earthenware made from the reddish-brown clay found on the Aegean island of Lemnos [syn: {terra sigillata}]

samiel
n : a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa [syn: {simoom}, {simoon}]

samisen
n : a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum [syn: {shamisen}]

samite
n : a heavy silk fabric (often woven with silver or gold threads); used to make clothing in the Middle Ages

samizdat
n : a system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature [syn: {underground press}]

Samnite
n : an Oscan-speaking member of an ancient people of Campania who clashed repeatedly with the early Romans

Samoa
n 1: a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific [syn: {Independent State of Samoa}, {Western Samoa}, {Samoa i Sisifo}]
2: a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific midway between Hawaii and Australia; its climate and scenery and Polynesian culture make it a popular tourist stop [syn: {Samoan Islands}]

Samoa i Sisifo
n : a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific [syn: {Samoa}, {Independent State of Samoa}, {Western Samoa}]

Samoan
adj : of or relating to Samoa or its people or language or culture; "Samoan fishing industry"
n : a native or inhabitant of the Samoan Islands

Samoan Islands
n : a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific midway between Hawaii and Australia; its climate and scenery and Polynesian culture make it a popular tourist stop [syn: {Samoa}]

Samolus
n : genus of herbs usually growing in salt marshes: water pimpernels [syn: {genus Samolus}]

Samolus floribundus
n : American water pimpernel [syn: {brookweed}, {Samolus parviflorus}]

Samolus parviflorus
n : American water pimpernel [syn: {brookweed}, {Samolus floribundus}]

Samolus valerandii
n : water pimpernel of Europe to China [syn: {brookweed}]

samosa
n : small turnover of Indian origin filled with vegetables or meat and fried and served hot

samovar
n : a metal urn with a spigot at the base; used in Russia to boil water for tea

Samoyed
n 1: a Samoyedic-speaking person in northwestern Siberia
2: the Uralic languages spoken by the Samoyed people in northwestern Siberia [syn: {Samoyedic}]
3: Siberian breed of white or cream dog of the spitz family [syn: {Samoyede}]

Samoyede
n : Siberian breed of white or cream dog of the spitz family [syn: {Samoyed}]

Samoyedic
n : the Uralic languages spoken by the Samoyed people in northwestern Siberia [syn: {Samoyed}]

Samoyedic-speaking
adj : able to communicate in Samoyedic

sampan
n : an Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars

samphire
n : fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass [syn: {glasswort}, {Salicornia europaea}]

sample
n 1: a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
2: items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population [syn: {sample distribution}, {sampling}]
3: all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class
v : take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes" [syn: {try}, {try out}, {taste}]

sample distribution
n : items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population [syn: {sample}, {sampling}]

sampler
n 1: an observation station that is set up to make sample observations of something [syn: {sampling station}]
2: someone who samples food or drink for its quality [syn: {taster}, {taste tester}, {taste-tester}]
3: an assortment of various samples; "a candy sampler"; "a sampler of French poets"
4: a piece of embroidery demonstrating skill with various stitches

sampling
n 1: (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
2: items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population [syn: {sample distribution}, {sample}]
3: measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)

sampling frequency
n : (telecommunication) the frequency of sampling a continuously varying signal

sampling rate
n : (telecommunication) the frequency of sampling per unit time

sampling station
n : an observation station that is set up to make sample observations of something [syn: {sampler}]

samsara
n : (Hinduism and Buddhism) the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth

Samson
n 1: (Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah
2: a large and strong and heavyset man; "he was a bull of a man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got" [syn: {bull}, {bruiser}, {strapper}]

Samuel
n : (Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king

Samuel Adams
n : American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803) [syn: {Adams}, {Sam Adams}]

Samuel Barber
n : United States composer (1910-1981) [syn: {Barber}]

Samuel Beckett
n : a playwright and novelist (born in Ireland) who lived in France; wrote plays for the Theater of the Absurd (1906-1989) [syn: {Beckett}]

Samuel Dashiell Hammett
n : United States writer of hard-boiled detective fiction (1894-1961) [syn: {Hammett}, {Dashiell Hammett}]

Samuel de Champlain
n : French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635) [syn: {Champlain}]

Samuel F. B. Morse
n : United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph and developed the Morse code (1791-1872) [syn: {Morse}, {Samuel Morse}, {Samuel Finley Breese Morse}]

Samuel Finley Breese Morse
n : United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph and developed the Morse code (1791-1872) [syn: {Morse}, {Samuel Morse}, {Samuel F. B. Morse}]

Samuel Goldwyn
n : United States film maker (born in Poland) who founded his own film company and later merged with Louis B. Mayer (1882-1974) [syn: {Goldwyn}, {Sam Goldwyn}]

Samuel Gompers
n : United States labor leader (born in England) who was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1886 to 1924 (1850-1924) [syn: {Gompers}]

Samuel Houston
n : United States politician and military leader who fought to gain independence for Texas from Mexico and to make it a part of the United States (1793-1863) [syn: {Houston}, {Sam Houston}]

Samuel Huntington
n : American revolutionary leader who signed the Declaration of Independence and was president of the Continental Congress (1731-1796) [syn: {Huntington}]

Samuel Jackson Snead
n : United States golfer known for the graceful arc of his swing (1912-2002) [syn: {Snead}, {Sam Snead}]

Samuel Johnson
n : English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784) [syn: {Johnson}, {Dr. Johnson}]

Samuel Langhorne Clemens
n : United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910) [syn: {Clemens}, {Mark Twain}]

Samuel Morse
n : United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph and developed the Morse code (1791-1872) [syn: {Morse}, {Samuel F. B. Morse}, {Samuel Finley Breese Morse}]

Samuel Pepys
n : English diarist whose diary contained detailed descriptions of 17th century disasters in England (1633-1703) [syn: {Pepys}]

Samuel Pierpoint Langley
n : United States astronomer and aviation pioneer who invented the bolometer and contributed to the design of early aircraft (1834-1906) [syn: {Langley}]

Samuel Rawson Gardiner
n : British historian remembered for his ten-volume history of England (1829-1902) [syn: {Gardiner}]

Samuel Rosenstock
n : French poet (born in Romania) who was one of the cofounders of the Dada movement (1896-1963) [syn: {Tzara}, {Tristan Tzara}]

Samuel Taylor Coleridge
n : English romantic poet (1772-1834) [syn: {Coleridge}]

Samuel Wiesenthal
n : Austrian investigator of Nazi war crimes (born in 1908) [syn: {Wiesenthal}]

Samuel Wilder
n : United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002) [syn: {Wilder}, {Billy Wilder}]

samurai
n 1: a Japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracy
2: feudal Japanese military aristocracy

San Andreas Fault
n : a major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes

San Angelo
n : a town in west central Texas; formerly a notorious frontier town

San Antonio
n : a city of south central Texas; site of the Alamo; site of several military bases and a popular haven for vacationers

San Bernadino
n : a city in southern California east of Los Angeles

San Carlos Apache
n : an Apache language

San Diego
n : a picturesque city of southern California on San Diego Bay near the Mexican border; site of an important naval base

San Diego Bay
n : a bay of the Pacific in southern California

San Fernando Valley
n : a fertile valley in southern California north of Los Angeles; includes many residential communities

San Francisco
n : a port in western California near the Golden Gate that is one of the major industrial and transportation centers; it has one of the world's finest harbors; site of the Golden Gate Bridge

San Francisco Bay
n : a bay of the Pacific in western California

San Joaquin River
n : a river in central California that rises in the Sierra Nevada and flows northwest to form a large delta with the Sacramento River

San Joaquin Valley
n : a vast valley in central California known for its rich farmland

San Jose
n 1: a city in western California located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay south of San Francisco; a center for computer and electronics industries
2: the capital and largest city of Costa Rica [syn: {capital of Costa Rica}]

San Jose scale
n : small east Asian insect naturalized in the United States that damages fruit trees [syn: {Aspidiotus perniciosus}]

San Juan
n : the capital and largest city of Puerto Rico

San Juan Mountains
n : a mountain range in southwestern Colorado that is part of the Rocky Mountains

San Luis Potosi
n : a city in central Mexico

San Marinese
adj : of or relating to San Marino or its people; "San Marinese castles"
n : a native or inhabitant of San Marino

San Marino
n 1: the capital and only city of San Marino [syn: {capital of San Marino}]
2: the smallest republic in the world; the oldest independent country in Europe (achieved independence in 301); located in the Apennines and completely surrounded by Italy [syn: {Republic of San Marino}]

San Mateo
n : a town in California south of San Francisco

San Pablo
n : a town in western California north of Oakland on an arm of San Francisco Bay

San Pedro Sula
n : industrial city in northwestern Honduras

San Salvador
n : the capital and largest city of El Salvador; has suffered from recurrent earthquakes [syn: {Salvadoran capital}]

San Sebastian
n : a city in northern Spain on the Bay of Biscay near the French border; a fashionable seaside resort

Sana
n : the capital and largest city of Yemen; on the central plateau [syn: {Sanaa}, {Sana'a}]

Sana'a
n : the capital and largest city of Yemen; on the central plateau [syn: {Sana}, {Sanaa}]

Sanaa
n : the capital and largest city of Yemen; on the central plateau [syn: {Sana}, {Sana'a}]

sanatarium
n : a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases [syn: {sanatorium}, {sanitarium}]

sanative
adj : tending to cure or restore to health; "curative powers of herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand"; "remedial surgery"; "a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air"; "a therapeutic agent"; "therapeutic diets" [syn: {curative}, {healing(p)}, {alterative}, {remedial}, {therapeutic}]

sanatorium
n 1: a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases [syn: {sanatarium}, {sanitarium}]
2: pejorative terms for an insane asylum [syn: {Bedlam}, {booby hatch}, {crazy house}, {cuckoo's nest}, {funny farm}, {funny house}, {loony bin}, {madhouse}, {nut house}, {nuthouse}, {snake pit}]

Sanchez
n : Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949) [syn: {Ilich Sanchez}, {Ilich Ramirez Sanchez}, {Carlos}, {Carlos the Jackal}, {Salim}, {Andres Martinez}, {Taurus}, {Glen Gebhard}, {Hector Hevodidbon}, {Michael Assat}]

sancta
sanctum
n 1: a place of inviolable privacy; "he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go" [syn: {sanctum sanctorum}]
2: a sacred place of pilgrimage [syn: {holy place}, {holy}] [also: {sancta} (pl)]

sancta
See {sanctum}

sanctification
n : a religious ceremony in which something is made holy

sanctified
sanctify
v 1: render holy by means of religious rites [syn: {consecrate}, {bless}, {hallow}] [ant: {desecrate}]
2: make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified" [syn: {purify}, {purge}] [also: {sanctified}]

sanctified
adj : made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use; "a consecrated chursh"; "the sacred mosque"; "sacred elephants"; "sacred bread and wine"; "sanctified wine" [syn: {consecrated}, {sacred}]

sanctified
See {sanctify}

sanctify
v 1: render holy by means of religious rites [syn: {consecrate}, {bless}, {hallow}] [ant: {desecrate}]
2: make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified" [syn: {purify}, {purge}] [also: {sanctified}]

sanctimonious
adj : excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile" [syn: {holier-than-thou}, {pietistic}, {pietistical}, {pharisaic}, {pharisaical}, {self-righteous}]

sanctimoniously
adv : in a sanctimonious manner; "she was sanctimoniously criticizing everybody" [syn: {self-righteously}]

sanctimoniousness
n : the quality of being hypocritically devout [syn: {sanctimony}]

sanctimony
n : the quality of being hypocritically devout [syn: {sanctimoniousness}]

sanction
n 1: formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement" [syn: {countenance}, {endorsement}, {indorsement}, {warrant}, {imprimatur}]
2: a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
3: official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times" [syn: {authority}, {authorization}, {authorisation}]
4: the act of final authorization; "it had the sanction of the church"
v 1: give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies" [syn: {approve}, {O.K.}, {okay}] [ant: {disapprove}]
2: give authority or permission to
3: give religious sanction to, such as through on oath; "sanctify the marriage"

sanctionative
adj : implying sanction or serving to sanction; "the guardian's duties were primarily sanctionative rather than administrative" [syn: {sanctioning}]

sanctioned
adj 1: conforming to orthodox or recognized rules; "the drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing"- Sinclair Lewis [syn: {canonic}, {canonical}]
2: formally approved and invested with legal authority [syn: {ratified}]
3: established by authority; given authoritative approval; "a list of approved candidates" [syn: {approved}]

sanctioning
adj : implying sanction or serving to sanction; "the guardian's duties were primarily sanctionative rather than administrative" [syn: {sanctionative}]

sanctity
n : the quality of being holy [syn: {holiness}] [ant: {unholiness}]

sanctuary
n 1: a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept
2: a shelter from danger or hardship [syn: {refuge}, {asylum}]
3: area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing [syn: {chancel}, {bema}]

sanctum
n 1: a place of inviolable privacy; "he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go" [syn: {sanctum sanctorum}]
2: a sacred place of pilgrimage [syn: {holy place}, {holy}] [also: {sancta} (pl)]

sanctum sanctorum
n 1: a place of inviolable privacy; "he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go" [syn: {sanctum}]
2: (Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept [syn: {holy of holies}]

sand
n 1: a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
2: French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876) [syn: {George Sand}, {Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin}, {Baroness Dudevant}]
3: fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it" [syn: {backbone}, {grit}, {guts}, {moxie}, {gumption}]
v : rub with sandpaper; "sandpaper the wooden surface" [syn: {sandpaper}]

sand badger
n : southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pig [syn: {hog badger}, {hog-nosed badger}, {Arctonyx collaris}]

sand bar
n : a bar of sand [syn: {sandbar}]

sand berry
n : evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn [syn: {common bearberry}, {red bearberry}, {wild cranberry}, {mealberry}, {hog cranberry}, {sandberry}, {mountain box}, {bear's grape}, {creashak}, {Arctostaphylos uva-ursi}]

sand blackberry
n : stiff shrubby blackberry of the eastern United States (Connecticut to Florida) [syn: {Rubus cuneifolius}]

sand cast
v : pour molten metal into a mold of sand

sand cat
n : a desert-dwelling wildcat

sand cherry
n : small straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and having minute scarcely edible purplish-black fruit [syn: {Prunus pumila}, {Prunus pumilla susquehanae}, {Prunus susquehanae}, {Prunus cuneata}]

sand crack
n : a fissure in the wall of a horse's hoof often causing lameness

sand cricket
n : large wingless nocturnal grasshopper that burrows in loose soil along the Pacific coast of the United States [syn: {Jerusalem cricket}, {Stenopelmatus fuscus}]

sand dab
n 1: the lean flesh of a small flounder from the Pacific coast of North America
2: small food fishes of the Pacific coast of North America

sand devil's claw
n : alternatively placed in genus Martynia [syn: {Proboscidea arenaria}, {Martynia arenaria}]

sand dollar
n : flattened disklike sea urchins that live on sandy bottoms

sand dropseed
n : erect smooth grass of sandy places in eastern North America [syn: {Sporobolus cryptandrus}]

sand dune
n : a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans [syn: {dune}]

sand eel
n : very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches [syn: {sand lance}, {sand launce}, {launce}]

sand flea
n : small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches [syn: {beach flea}, {sand hopper}, {sandhopper}]

sand fly
n : any of various small dipterous flies; blood-sucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis [syn: {sandfly}, {Phlebotomus papatasii}]

sand grouse
n : pigeon-like bird of arid regions of the Old World having long pointed wings and tail and precocial downy young [syn: {sandgrouse}]

sand hopper
n : small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches [syn: {beach flea}, {sandhopper}, {sand flea}]

sand lance
n : very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches [syn: {sand launce}, {sand eel}, {launce}]

sand launce
n : very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches [syn: {sand lance}, {sand eel}, {launce}]

sand leek
n : European leek cultivated and used like leeks [syn: {giant garlic}, {Spanish garlic}, {rocambole}, {Allium scorodoprasum}]

sand lizard
n 1: a common and widely distributed lizard of Europe and central Asia [syn: {Lacerta agilis}]
2: one of the most abundant lizards in the arid western United States [syn: {side-blotched lizard}, {Uta stansburiana}]

sand martin
n : swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks [syn: {bank martin}, {bank swallow}, {Riparia riparia}]

sand myrtle
n : low-growing evergreen shrub of New Jersey to Florida grown for its many white star-shaped flowers and glossy foliage [syn: {Leiophyllum buxifolium}]

sand painting
n : a painting done by Amerindians (especially Navaho); made of fine colored sands on a neutral background

sand phlox
n : low mat-forming herb of rocky places in United States [syn: {chickweed phlox}, {Phlox bifida}, {Phlox stellaria}]

sand rat
n 1: small nearly naked African mole rat of desert areas
2: southern European gerbil [syn: {Meriones longifrons}]

sand reed
n : European maritime sedge naturalized along Atlantic coast of United States; rootstock has properties of sarsaparilla [syn: {sand sedge}, {Carex arenaria}]

sand sage
n : silver-haired shrub of central and southern United States and Mexico; a troublesome weed on rangelands [syn: {silvery wormwood}, {Artemisia filifolia}]

sand sedge
n : European maritime sedge naturalized along Atlantic coast of United States; rootstock has properties of sarsaparilla [syn: {sand reed}, {Carex arenaria}]

sand shark
n : shallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both sides of Atlantic; sometimes dangerous to swimmers [syn: {sand tiger}, {Carcharias taurus}, {Odontaspis taurus}]

sand snake
n : small North American burrowing snake

sand sole
n : a common flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: {Psettichthys melanostichus}]

sand spurry
n : prostrate weedy herb with tiny pink flowers; widespread throughout Europe and Asia on sand dunes and heath and coastal cliffs; naturalized in eastern North America [syn: {sea spurry}, {Spergularia rubra}]

sand stargazer
n : small pallid fishes of shoal tropical waters of North America and South America having eyes on stalks atop head; they burrow in sand to await prey

sand tiger
n : shallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both sides of Atlantic; sometimes dangerous to swimmers [syn: {sand shark}, {Carcharias taurus}, {Odontaspis taurus}]

sand trap
n : a hazard on a golf course [syn: {bunker}, {trap}]

sand tumor
n : a tumor derived from fibrous tissue of the meninges or choroid plexus or certain other structures associated with the brain; characterized by sand-like particles [syn: {psammoma}]

sand verbena
n : any of various plants of the genus Abronia of western North America and Mexico having flowers resembling verbena

sand viper
n 1: highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye [syn: {horned viper}, {cerastes}, {horned asp}, {Cerastes cornutus}]
2: harmless North American snake with upturned nose; may spread its head and neck or play dead when disturbed [syn: {hognose snake}, {puff adder}]

sand wedge
n : a wedge used to get out of sand traps

sandal
n : a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot

sandaled
adj : shod with sandals [syn: {sandalled}]

sandalled
adj : shod with sandals [syn: {sandaled}]

sandalwood
n : close-grained fragrant yellowish heartwood of the true sandalwood; has insect-repelling properties and is used for carving and cabinetwork

sandalwood family
n : chiefly tropical herbs or shrubs or trees bearing nuts or one-seeded fruit [syn: {Santalaceae}, {family Santalaceae}]

sandalwood tree
n : parasitic tree of Indonesia and Malaysia having fragrant close-grained yellowish heartwood with insect-repelling properties and used, e.g., for making chests [syn: {true sandalwood}, {Santalum album}]

sandarac
n 1: durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of the cathedral at Cordova, Spain) [syn: {citronwood}]
2: a brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes [syn: {sandarach}]
3: large coniferous evergreen tree of North Africa and Spain having flattened branches and scalelike leaves yielding a hard fragrant wood; bark yields a resin used in varnishes [syn: {sandarac tree}, {Tetraclinis articulata}, {Callitris quadrivalvis}]

sandarac tree
n : large coniferous evergreen tree of North Africa and Spain having flattened branches and scalelike leaves yielding a hard fragrant wood; bark yields a resin used in varnishes [syn: {sandarac}, {Tetraclinis articulata}, {Callitris quadrivalvis}]

sandarach
n : a brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes [syn: {sandarac}]

sandbag
n : a bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast
v 1: treat harshly or unfairly
2: compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone" [syn: {dragoon}, {railroad}]
3: hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag [syn: {stun}]
4: downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling
5: protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up; "The residents sandbagged the beach front" [also: {sandbagging}, {sandbagged}]

sandbagged
sandbag
n : a bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast
v 1: treat harshly or unfairly
2: compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone" [syn: {dragoon}, {railroad}]
3: hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag [syn: {stun}]
4: downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling
5: protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up; "The residents sandbagged the beach front" [also: {sandbagging}, {sandbagged}]

sandbagged
See {sandbag}

sandbagger
n : someone who deceives you about his true nature or intent in order to take advantage of you

sandbagging
sandbag
n : a bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast
v 1: treat harshly or unfairly
2: compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone" [syn: {dragoon}, {railroad}]
3: hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag [syn: {stun}]
4: downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling
5: protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up; "The residents sandbagged the beach front" [also: {sandbagging}, {sandbagged}]

sandbagging
See {sandbag}

sandbank
n : a submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river; can be exposed at low tide

sandbar
n : a bar of sand [syn: {sand bar}]

sandbar shark
n 1: widely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in ink [syn: {blacktip shark}, {Carcharhinus limbatus}]
2: most common gray shark along coasts of middle Atlantic states; sluggish and occasionally caught by fishermen [syn: {Carcharhinus plumbeus}]

sandberry
n : evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn [syn: {common bearberry}, {red bearberry}, {wild cranberry}, {mealberry}, {hog cranberry}, {sand berry}, {mountain box}, {bear's grape}, {creashak}, {Arctostaphylos uva-ursi}]

sandblast
n : a blast of wind laden with sand
v : grind with a sandblast; "sandblast the facade of the building"

sandblaster
n : a tool that throws out a blast of steam laden with sand; used to clean or grind hard surfaces

sand-blind
adj : having greatly reduced vision [syn: {dim-sighted}, {near-blind}, {purblind}, {visually impaired}, {visually challenged}]

sandbox
n 1: mold consisting of a box with sand shaped to mold metal
2: plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in [syn: {sandpile}]

sandboy
n : a young peddler of sand; used now only to express great happiness in `happy as a sandboy'

sandbur
n : grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs [syn: {sandspur}, {field sandbur}, {Cenchrus tribuloides}]

Sandburg
n : United States writer remembered for his poetry in free verse and his six volume biography of Abraham Lincoln (1878-1967) [syn: {Carl Sandburg}]

sander
n : a power tool used for sanding wood; a loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor [syn: {drum sander}, {electric sander}, {smoother}]

sanderling
n : small sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and migrates southward along sandy coasts in most of world [syn: {Crocethia alba}]

sandfish
n 1: either of two small silvery scaleless fishes of the northern Pacific that burrow into sand
2: fish of sandy areas of western Pacific and Indian oceans having an angular snout for burrowing into sand [syn: {beaked salmon}, {Gonorhynchus gonorhynchus}]

sandfly
n : any of various small dipterous flies; blood-sucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis [syn: {sand fly}, {Phlebotomus papatasii}]

sandfly fever
n : a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii [syn: {pappataci fever}, {phlebotomus}]

sandglass
n : timepiece in which the passage of time is indicated by the flow of sand from one transparent container to another through a narrow passage

sandgrouse
n : pigeon-like bird of arid regions of the Old World having long pointed wings and tail and precocial downy young [syn: {sand grouse}]

sandhi
n : the articulatory process whereby the pronunciation of a word or morpheme changes when it is followed immediately by another (especially in fluent speech)

sandhopper
n : small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches [syn: {beach flea}, {sand hopper}, {sand flea}]

sandier
sandy
adj 1: composed of or covered with relatively large particles; "granular sugar"; "gritty sand" [syn: {farinaceous}, {coarse-grained}, {grainy}, {granular}, {granulose}, {gritty}, {mealy}]
2: (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency; "light sandy soil" [syn: {friable}, {light}]
3: of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown; "flaxen locks" [syn: {flaxen}]
4: resembling or containing sand; or growing in sandy areas; "arenaceous limestone"; "arenaceous grasses" [syn: {arenaceous}, {sandlike}] [ant: {argillaceous}]
5: abounding in sand; "Florida's sandy beaches" [also: {sandiest}, {sandier}]

sandier
See {sandy}

sandiest
sandy
adj 1: composed of or covered with relatively large particles; "granular sugar"; "gritty sand" [syn: {farinaceous}, {coarse-grained}, {grainy}, {granular}, {granulose}, {gritty}, {mealy}]
2: (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency; "light sandy soil" [syn: {friable}, {light}]
3: of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown; "flaxen locks" [syn: {flaxen}]
4: resembling or containing sand; or growing in sandy areas; "arenaceous limestone"; "arenaceous grasses" [syn: {arenaceous}, {sandlike}] [ant: {argillaceous}]
5: abounding in sand; "Florida's sandy beaches" [also: {sandiest}, {sandier}]

sandiest
See {sandy}

sandiness
n : a texture resembling that of sand

sandlike
adj : resembling or containing sand; or growing in sandy areas; "arenaceous limestone"; "arenaceous grasses" [syn: {arenaceous}, {sandy}] [ant: {argillaceous}]

sandlot
n : a vacant lot used by city boys to play games

sandman
n : an elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy

Sandor Kellner
n : British filmmaker (born in Hungary) (1893-1956) [syn: {Korda}, {Sir Alexander Korda}]

sandpaper
n : stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand [syn: {emery paper}]
v : rub with sandpaper; "sandpaper the wooden surface" [syn: {sand}]

sandpapery
adj : having the abrasive texture of sandpaper

sandpile
n : plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in [syn: {sandbox}]

sandpiper
n : any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers

sandpit
n : a large pit in sandy ground from which sand is dug

Sandril
n : antihypertensive consisting of an alkaloid extracted from the plant Rauwolfia serpentina (trade names Raudixin or Rau-Sed or Sandril or Serpasil) [syn: {reserpine}, {Raudixin}, {Rau-Sed}, {Serpasil}]

Sandro Botticelli
n : Italian painter of mythological and religious paintings (1444-1510) [syn: {Botticelli}, {Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi}]

sands
n : the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean [syn: {littoral}, {litoral}, {littoral zone}]

sandspur
n : grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs [syn: {sandbur}, {field sandbur}, {Cenchrus tribuloides}]

sandstone
n : a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)

sandstorm
n : a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand; "it was the kind of duster not experienced in years" [syn: {dust storm}, {duster}, {sirocco}]

sandwich
n : two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
v 1: make into a sandwich
2: insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects; "She was sandwiched in her airplane seat between two fat men"

sandwich board
n : signboard consisting of two hinged boards that hang front and back from the shoulders of a walker and are used to display advertisements

Sandwich Islands
n : a group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific [syn: {Hawaiian Islands}]

sandwich plate
n : a serving consisting of a sandwich or sandwiches with garnishes

sandwichman
n : a person with advertising boards hanging from the shoulders

sandwort
n 1: loosely matted plant with mosslike foliage studded with tiny starry 4-petaled white blossoms; mountains of central and southern Europe [syn: {Moehringia mucosa}]
2: low-growing herb having clusters of small white-flowers 4-petaled flowers [syn: {Moehringia lateriflora}]
3: low-growing chiefly perennial plants usually with small white flowers suitable for e.g. rock gardens

sandy
adj 1: composed of or covered with relatively large particles; "granular sugar"; "gritty sand" [syn: {farinaceous}, {coarse-grained}, {grainy}, {granular}, {granulose}, {gritty}, {mealy}]
2: (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency; "light sandy soil" [syn: {friable}, {light}]
3: of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown; "flaxen locks" [syn: {flaxen}]
4: resembling or containing sand; or growing in sandy areas; "arenaceous limestone"; "arenaceous grasses" [syn: {arenaceous}, {sandlike}] [ant: {argillaceous}]
5: abounding in sand; "Florida's sandy beaches" [also: {sandiest}, {sandier}]

sandy mushroom
n : an edible agaric that fruits in great clusters (especially in sandy soil under cottonwood trees) [syn: {Tricholoma populinum}]

sane
adj 1: mentally healthy; free from mental disorder; "appears to be completely sane" [ant: {insane}]
2: marked by sound judgment; "sane nuclear policy" [syn: {reasonable}]

sanely
adv 1: with good sense or in a reasonable or intelligent manner; "he acted sensibly in the crisis"; "speak more sanely about these affairs"; "acted quite reasonably" [syn: {sensibly}, {reasonably}] [ant: {unreasonably}]
2: in a sane or lucid manner; "she is behaving rather sanely these days even though we know she is schizophrenic" [ant: {insanely}]

saneness
n : normal or sound powers of mind [syn: {sanity}] [ant: {insanity}]

sanfoin
n : Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain [syn: {sainfoin}, {holy clover}, {esparcet}, {Onobrychis viciifolia}, {Onobrychis viciaefolia}]

sang
n : North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng [syn: {American ginseng}, {Panax quinquefolius}]

sang
sing
v 1: deliver by singing; "Sing Christmas carols"
2: produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well"
3: to make melodious sounds; "The nightingale was singing"
4: make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; "the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear" [syn: {whistle}]
5: divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" [syn: {spill the beans}, {let the cat out of the bag}, {talk}, {tattle}, {blab}, {peach}, {babble}, {babble out}, {blab out}] [ant: {keep quiet}] [also: {sung}, {singing}, {sang}]

sang
See {sing}

sangapenum
n : a variety of gum [syn: {gum sangapenum}]

sangaree
n : sweetened red wine and orange or lemon juice with soda water [syn: {sangria}]

Sangay
n : an inactive volcano in the Andes in central Ecuador; last erupted in 1946

Sanger
n 1: English biochemist who determined the sequence of amino acids in insulin and who invented a technique to determine the genetic sequence of an organism (born in 1918) [syn: {Frederick Sanger}, {Fred Sanger}]
2: United States nurse who campaigned for birth control and planned parenthood; she challenged Gregory Pincus to develop a birth control pill (1883-1966) [syn: {Margaret Sanger}, {Margaret Higgins Sanger}]

sang-froid
n : great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool" [syn: {aplomb}, {assuredness}, {cool}, {poise}]

Sango
n : a trade language widely used in Chad

sangoma
n : a traditional Zulu healer and respected elder

Sangraal
n : (legend) chalice used by Christ at the last supper [syn: {grail}, {Holy Grail}]

sangria
n : sweetened red wine and orange or lemon juice with soda water [syn: {sangaree}]

sanguification
n : the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) [syn: {hematopoiesis}, {haematopoiesis}, {hemopoiesis}, {haemopoiesis}, {hemogenesis}, {haemogenesis}, {hematogenesis}, {haematogenesis}]

Sanguinaria
n : 1 species: bloodroot [syn: {genus Sanguinaria}]

Sanguinaria canadensis
n : perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leave and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant [syn: {bloodroot}, {puccoon}, {redroot}, {tetterwort}]

sanguinary
adj 1: accompanied by bloodshed; "this bitter and sanguinary war" [syn: {gory}, {sanguineous}, {slaughterous}, {butcherly}]
2: marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed; "bloody-minded tyrants"; "bloodthirsty yells"; "went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood"-G.W.Johnson [syn: {bloodthirsty}, {bloody-minded}]

sanguinary ant
n : slave-making ant widely distributed over the northern hemisphere [syn: {Formica sanguinea}]

sanguine
adj 1: confidently optimistic and cheerful
2: inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life; "a ruddy complexion"; "Santa's rubicund cheeks"; "a fresh and sanguine complexion" [syn: {rubicund}, {ruddy}]

sanguineness
n : feeling sanguine; optimistically cheerful and confident [syn: {sanguinity}]

sanguineous
adj : accompanied by bloodshed; "this bitter and sanguinary war" [syn: {gory}, {sanguinary}, {slaughterous}, {butcherly}]

sanguinity
n : feeling sanguine; optimistically cheerful and confident [syn: {sanguineness}]

sanicle
n : a plant of the genus Sanicula having palmately compound leaves and unisexual flowers in panicled umbels followed by bristly fruit; reputed to have healing powers [syn: {snakeroot}]

Sanicula
n : chiefly American herbs: sanicle [syn: {genus Sanicula}]

Sanicula arctopoides
n : sanicle of northwestern United States and British Columbia having yellow flowers [syn: {footsteps-of-spring}]

Sanicula bipinnatifida
n : sanicle of northwestern United States and British Columbia having yellow or red or purple flowers [syn: {purple sanicle}]

Sanicula Europaea
n : sanicle of Europe and Asia having white to pale pink flowers [syn: {European sanicle}]

sanies
n : a fluid product of inflammation [syn: {pus}, {purulence}, {suppuration}, {ichor}, {festering}]

sanious
adj : of or resembling or characterized by ichor or sanies; "an ichorous discharge"; "the sanious discharge from an ulcer" [syn: {ichorous}]

sanitaria
sanitarium
n : a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases [syn: {sanatorium}, {sanatarium}] [also: {sanitaria} (pl)]

sanitaria
See {sanitarium}

sanitariness
n : the state of being conducive to health [ant: {unsanitariness}]

sanitarium
n : a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases [syn: {sanatorium}, {sanatarium}] [also: {sanitaria} (pl)]

sanitary
adj : free from filth and pathogens; "sanitary conditions for preparing food"; "a sanitary washroom" [syn: {healthful}] [ant: {unsanitary}]

sanitary code
n : set of standards established and enforced by government for health requirements as in plumbing etc [syn: {health code}]

sanitary condition
n : the state of sanitation (clean or dirty)

sanitary landfill
n : a low area where waste is buried between layers of earth

sanitary napkin
n : a disposable absorbent pad (trade name Kotex); worn to absorb menstrual flow [syn: {Kotex}]

sanitate
v : provide with sanitary facilities or appliances

sanitation
n 1: the state of being clean and conducive to health
2: making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing [syn: {sanitization}, {sanitisation}]

sanitisation
n : making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing [syn: {sanitation}, {sanitization}]

sanitise
v 1: make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing [syn: {sanitize}, {hygienize}, {hygienise}]
2: make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features; "sanitize a document before releasing it to the press"; "sanitize history"; "sanitize the language in a book" [syn: {sanitize}]

sanitised
adj : made sanitary [syn: {sanitized}]

sanitization
n : making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing [syn: {sanitation}, {sanitisation}]

sanitize
v 1: make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing [syn: {sanitise}, {hygienize}, {hygienise}]
2: make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features; "sanitize a document before releasing it to the press"; "sanitize history"; "sanitize the language in a book" [syn: {sanitise}]

sanitized
adj : made sanitary [syn: {sanitised}]

sanity
n : normal or sound powers of mind [syn: {saneness}] [ant: {insanity}]

sank
sink
n 1: plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
2: (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system; "the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide" [ant: {source}]
3: a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof [syn: {sinkhole}, {swallow hole}]
4: a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it [syn: {cesspool}, {cesspit}, {sump}]
v 1: fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees" [syn: {drop}, {drop down}]
2: cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"
3: pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into Nirvana" [syn: {pass}, {lapse}]
4: go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" [syn: {settle}, {go down}, {go under}] [ant: {float}]
5: descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair" [syn: {subside}]
6: appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line" [syn: {dip}]
7: fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off" [syn: {slump}, {fall off}]
8: fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank" [syn: {slump}, {slide down}]
9: embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap" [syn: {bury}] [also: {sunken}, {sunk}, {sank}]

sank
See {sink}

sannup
n : a married male American Indian

sannyasi
n : a Hindu religious mendicant [syn: {sannyasin}, {sanyasi}]

sannyasin
n : a Hindu religious mendicant [syn: {sannyasi}, {sanyasi}]

sans serif
n : a typeface in which characters have no serifs [syn: {Helvetica}]

sansevieria
n : grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber [syn: {bowstring hemp}]

Sansevieria guineensis
n : bowstring hemp of South Africa [syn: {African bowstring hemp}, {African hemp}]

Sansevieria trifasciata
n : stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplant [syn: {mother-in-law's tongue}, {snake plant}]

Sansevieria zeylanica
n : plant having thick fibrous leaves transversely banded in light and dark green [syn: {Ceylon bowstring hemp}]

Sanskrit
n : (Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes [syn: {Sanskritic language}]

Sanskrit literature
n : Hindu literature written in Sanskrit

Sanskritic language
n : (Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes [syn: {Sanskrit}]

Sanson-Flamsteed projection
n : an equal-area map projection showing parallels and the equator as straight lines and other meridians as curved; used to map tropical latitudes [syn: {sinusoidal projection}]

Santa Ana
n 1: a strong hot dry wind that blows in winter from the deserts of southern California toward the Pacific Coast
2: Mexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt and who lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War (1795-1876) [syn: {Santa Anna}, {Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna}, {Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana}]
3: a city in southern California east of Long Beach
4: a city in western El Salvador

Santa Anna
n : Mexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt and who lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War (1795-1876) [syn: {Santa Ana}, {Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna}, {Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana}]

Santa Barbara
n : a town in southwestern California on the Pacific Ocean

Santa Catalina
n : an island resort in the Pacific off the southwestern coast of California [syn: {Catalina Island}]

Santa Clara
n : a city of west central California; residential area with light industry

Santa Claus
n : the legendary patron saint of children [syn: {Kriss Kringle}, {Father Christmas}, {Saint Nick}, {St. Nick}]

Santa Cruz
n 1: a town in western California on Monterey Bay; a tourist center
2: a city in central Bolivia

Santa Cruz cypress
n : rare California cypress taller than but closely related to gowen cypress and sometimes considered the same species [syn: {Cupressus abramsiana}, {Cupressus goveniana abramsiana}]

Santa Fe
n : capital of the state of New Mexico; located in north central New Mexico [syn: {capital of New Mexico}]

Santa Fe Trail
n : a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century

Santa Gertrudis
n : Brahman and shorthorn crossbreed of red cattle; hardy in hot regions

Santa Lucia fir
n : a pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines [syn: {bristlecone fir}, {Abies bracteata}, {Abies venusta}]

Santa Maria de Belem
n : port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin [syn: {Belem}, {Para}, {Feliz Lusitania}, {St. Mary of Bethlehem}]

Santa Maria del Tule
n : a town in southeastern Mexico near Oaxaca; site of Ahuehuete, a giant Montezuma cypress

Santa Maria tree
n : West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice [syn: {calaba}, {Calophyllum calaba}]

Santalaceae
n : chiefly tropical herbs or shrubs or trees bearing nuts or one-seeded fruit [syn: {family Santalaceae}, {sandalwood family}]

Santalales
n : order of plants distinguished by having a one-celled inferior ovary; many are parasitic or partly parasitic usually on roots [syn: {order Santalales}]

Santalum
n : parasitic trees of Indonesia and Malaysia [syn: {genus Santalum}]

Santalum album
n : parasitic tree of Indonesia and Malaysia having fragrant close-grained yellowish heartwood with insect-repelling properties and used, e.g., for making chests [syn: {sandalwood tree}, {true sandalwood}]

Santee
n 1: a member of the eastern branch of the Sioux [syn: {Santee Sioux}, {Santee Dakota}, {Eastern Sioux}]
2: the Siouan language spoken by the Santee people

Santee Dakota
n : a member of the eastern branch of the Sioux [syn: {Santee}, {Santee Sioux}, {Eastern Sioux}]

Santee Sioux
n : a member of the eastern branch of the Sioux [syn: {Santee}, {Santee Dakota}, {Eastern Sioux}]

Santiago
n 1: city in the northern Dominican Republic [syn: {Santiago de los Caballeros}]
2: port city in southeastern Chile; industrial center [syn: {Santiago de Cuba}]
3: the capital and largest city of Chile; located in central Chile; one of the largest cities in South America [syn: {Gran Santiago}, {Santiago de Chile}, {capital of Chile}]
4: a naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the United States fleet bottled up the Spanish ships in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba and destroyed them when they tried to escape [syn: {Santiago de Cuba}]

Santiago de Chile
n : the capital and largest city of Chile; located in central Chile; one of the largest cities in South America [syn: {Gran Santiago}, {Santiago}, {capital of Chile}]

Santiago de Cuba
n 1: port city in southeastern Chile; industrial center [syn: {Santiago}]
2: a naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the United States fleet bottled up the Spanish ships in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba and destroyed them when they tried to escape [syn: {Santiago}]

Santiago de los Caballeros
n : city in the northern Dominican Republic [syn: {Santiago}]

Santiago Ramon y Cajal
n : Spanish histologist noted for his work on the structure of the nervous system (1852-1934) [syn: {Ramon y Cajal}]

santimi
santims
n : 100 santimi equal 1 lats [also: {santimi} (pl)]

santimi
See {santims}

santims
n : 100 santimi equal 1 lats [also: {santimi} (pl)]

Santo Domingo
n : the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic; "Santo Domingo is the oldest continually inhabited European settlement in the Americas with the oldest cathedral and the oldest hospital and the oldest monastery in the Western Hemisphere" [syn: {Ciudad Trujillo}, {capital of the Dominican Republic}]

Santolina
n : genus of Mediterranean subshrubs with rayless flower heads [syn: {genus Santolina}]

Santolina chamaecyparissus
n : branching aromatic Mediterranean shrub with woolly stems and leaves and yellow flowers [syn: {lavender cotton}]

Santos
n : a port city in southwestern Brazil on an offshore island near Sao Paulo

Sanvitalia
n : small genus of tropical American annual herbs: creeping zinnia [syn: {genus Sanvitalia}]

Sanvitalia procumbens
n : low-branching leafy annual with flower heads resembling zinnias; found in southwestern United States and Mexico to Guatemala [syn: {creeping zinnia}]

sanwa millet
n : coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States [syn: {Japanese millet}, {billion-dollar grass}, {Japanese barnyard millet}, {Echinochloa frumentacea}]

sanyasi
n : a Hindu religious mendicant [syn: {sannyasi}, {sannyasin}]

Sao Bernardo do Campo
n : a city in southeastern Brazil; an industrial suburb of Sao Paulo

Sao Goncalo
n : an industrial city in southeastern Brazil across the bay from Rio de Janeiro

Sao Joao de Meriti
n : a city in southeastern Brazil that is a residential suburb of Rio de Janeiro

Sao Jose dos Campos
n : a city in southeastern Brazil east northeast of Sao Paulo

Sao Louis
n : a city on an offshore island in northeast Brazil

Sao Paulo
n : an ultramodern port city in southeastern Brazil; the largest city in South America

Sao Thome e Principe
n : island nation in the South Atlantic off the West coast of Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has enormous offshore oil reserves [syn: {Sao Tome and Principe}, {Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe}, {Sao Tome e Principe}, {St. Thomas and Principe}]

Sao Thome e Principe monetary unit
n : monetary unit on Sao Tome e Principe

Sao Tiago Island
n : largest of the Cape Verde Islands in the Atlantic Ocean

Sao Tome
n : capital of Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe
n : island nation in the South Atlantic off the West coast of Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has enormous offshore oil reserves [syn: {Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe}, {Sao Tome e Principe}, {Sao Thome e Principe}, {St. Thomas and Principe}]

Sao Tome e Principe
n : island nation in the South Atlantic off the West coast of Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has enormous offshore oil reserves [syn: {Sao Tome and Principe}, {Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe}, {Sao Thome e Principe}, {St. Thomas and Principe}]

Saone
n : a river in eastern France; rises in Lorraine and flows south to become the chief tributary of the Rhone [syn: {Saone River}]

Saone River
n : a river in eastern France; rises in Lorraine and flows south to become the chief tributary of the Rhone [syn: {Saone}]

sap
n 1: a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
2: a person who lacks good judgment [syn: {fool}, {saphead}, {muggins}, {tomfool}]
3: a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people [syn: {blackjack}, {cosh}]
v 1: deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength" [syn: {run down}, {exhaust}, {play out}, {tire}]
2: excavate the earth beneath [also: {sapping}, {sapped}]

sapele mahogany
n : African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown [syn: {African scented mahogany}, {cedar mahogany}, {Entandrophragma cylindricum}]

Saphar
n : the second month of the Islamic calendar [syn: {Safar}]

saphead
n : a person who lacks good judgment [syn: {fool}, {sap}, {muggins}, {tomfool}]

saphenae
See {saphena}

saphenous nerve
n : a branch of the femoral nerve that supplies cutaneous branches to the inner aspect of the leg and foot [syn: {nervus saphenus}]

saphenous vein
n : either of two chief superficial veins of the leg that drain blood from the foot [syn: {vena saphena}]

sapid
adj : full of flavor [syn: {flavorful}, {flavourful}, {flavorous}, {flavourous}, {flavorsome}, {flavoursome}, {saporous}]

sapidity
n 1: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth [syn: {relish}, {flavor}, {flavour}, {savor}, {savour}, {smack}, {tang}]
2: a pleasant flavor [syn: {sapidness}]

sapidness
n : a pleasant flavor [syn: {sapidity}]

sapience
n : ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight [syn: {wisdom}]

sapiens
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Homo sapiens

sapient
adj : acutely insightful and wise; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument"; "observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions"; "a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators" [syn: {perspicacious}, {sagacious}]

sapiential
adj : characterized by wisdom, especially the wisdom of God; "a sapiential government"

sapiential book
n : any of the biblical books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus) that are considered to contain widom [syn: {wisdom book}, {wisdom literature}]

sapiently
adv : in a shrewd manner; "he invested his fortune astutely" [syn: {astutely}, {shrewdly}, {sagaciously}]

Sapindaceae
n : chiefly tropical New and Old World deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs bearing leathery drupes with yellow translucent flesh; most plants produce toxic saponins [syn: {family Sapindaceae}, {soapberry family}]

Sapindales
n : an order od dicotyledonous plants [syn: {order Sapindales}]

Sapindus
n : type genus of the Sapindaceae [syn: {genus Sapindus}]

Sapindus drumondii
n : deciduous tree of southwestern United States having pulpy fruit containing saponin [syn: {wild China tree}, {Sapindus marginatus}]

Sapindus marginatus
n : deciduous tree of southwestern United States having pulpy fruit containing saponin [syn: {wild China tree}, {Sapindus drumondii}]

Sapindus saponaria
n : evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by native Americans [syn: {China tree}, {false dogwood}, {jaboncillo}, {chinaberry}]

Sapir
n : anthropologist and linguist; studied languages of North American Indians (1884-1939) [syn: {Edward Sapir}]

sapless
adj 1: lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless" [syn: {decrepit}, {debile}, {feeble}, {infirm}, {weak}, {weakly}]
2: destitute of sap and other vital juices; dry; "the rats and roaches scurrying along the sapless planks"- Norman Mailer

sapling
n : young tree

sapodilla
n 1: large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras [syn: {sapodilla tree}, {Manilkara zapota}, {Achras zapota}]
2: tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulp [syn: {sapodilla plum}, {sapota}]

sapodilla family
n : tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible fleshy fruit [syn: {Sapotaceae}, {family Sapotaceae}]

sapodilla plum
n : tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulp [syn: {sapodilla}, {sapota}]

sapodilla tree
n : large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras [syn: {sapodilla}, {Manilkara zapota}, {Achras zapota}]

saponaceous
adj : having the qualities of soap (and liable to slip away) [syn: {soapy}]

Saponaria
n : mostly perennial Old World herbs [syn: {genus Saponaria}]

Saponaria officinalis
n : plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised [syn: {soapwort}, {hedge pink}, {bouncing Bet}, {bouncing Bess}]

Saponaria vaccaria
n : European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated flower or self-sown grainfield weed; introduced in North America; sometimes classified as a soapwort [syn: {cowherb}, {cow cockle}, {Vaccaria hispanica}, {Vaccaria pyramidata}]

saponification
n : a chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap)

saponified
adj : converted into soap; "saponified oils" [ant: {unsaponified}]

saponified
saponify
v 1: become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali; "the oil saponified"
2: convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali; "saponify oils and fats" [also: {saponified}]

saponified
See {saponify}

saponify
v 1: become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali; "the oil saponified"
2: convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali; "saponify oils and fats" [also: {saponified}]

saponin
n : any of various plant glucosides that form soapy lathers when mixed and agitated with water; used in detergents and foaming agents and emulsifiers

saporous
adj : full of flavor [syn: {flavorful}, {flavourful}, {flavorous}, {flavourous}, {flavorsome}, {flavoursome}, {sapid}]

sapota
n : tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulp [syn: {sapodilla}, {sapodilla plum}]

Sapotaceae
n : tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible fleshy fruit [syn: {family Sapotaceae}, {sapodilla family}]

sapote
n 1: tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in the genus Calocarpum [syn: {marmalade tree}, {mammee}, {Pouteria zapota}, {Calocarpum zapota}]
2: brown oval fruit flesh makes excellent sherbet [syn: {mammee}, {marmalade plum}]

sapped
sap
n 1: a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
2: a person who lacks good judgment [syn: {fool}, {saphead}, {muggins}, {tomfool}]
3: a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people [syn: {blackjack}, {cosh}]
v 1: deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength" [syn: {run down}, {exhaust}, {play out}, {tire}]
2: excavate the earth beneath [also: {sapping}, {sapped}]

sapped
See {sap}

sapper
n 1: a military engineer who lays or detects and disarms mines
2: a military engineer who does sapping (digging trenches or undermining fortifications)

sapphic
adj 1: a meter used by Sappho and named after her
2: of female homosexuality [syn: {lesbian}]

Sapphic ode
n : an ode with several stanzas [syn: {Horatian ode}]

sapphire
adj : having the color of a blue sapphire; "sapphire eyes"
n 1: a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
2: a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
3: a light shade of blue [syn: {azure}, {cerulean}, {lazuline}, {sky-blue}]

sapphire berry
n : deciduous shrub of eastern Asia bearing decorative bright blue fruit [syn: {Asiatic sweetleaf}, {Symplocus paniculata}]

sapphirine
adj : made of or resembling sapphire
n : a rare light blue or green mineral; consists of aluminum-magnesium silicate and occurs as small grains in some metamorphic rocks

sapphism
n : female homosexuality [syn: {lesbianism}]

Sappho
n : the Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; much admired although only fragments of her poetry have been preserved (6th century BC)

sappier
sappy
adj 1: pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" [syn: {cockamamie}, {cockamamy}, {goofy}, {silly}, {wacky}, {whacky}, {zany}, {unreasonable}]
2: abounding in sap; "sappy maple trees"; "sappy kindling wood" [also: {sappiest}, {sappier}]

sappier
See {sappy}

sappiest
sappy
adj 1: pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" [syn: {cockamamie}, {cockamamy}, {goofy}, {silly}, {wacky}, {whacky}, {zany}, {unreasonable}]
2: abounding in sap; "sappy maple trees"; "sappy kindling wood" [also: {sappiest}, {sappier}]

sappiest
See {sappy}

sapping
sap
n 1: a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
2: a person who lacks good judgment [syn: {fool}, {saphead}, {muggins}, {tomfool}]
3: a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people [syn: {blackjack}, {cosh}]
v 1: deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength" [syn: {run down}, {exhaust}, {play out}, {tire}]
2: excavate the earth beneath [also: {sapping}, {sapped}]

sapping
See {sap}

Sapporo
n : a commercial city in northern Japan on western Hokkaido

sappy
adj 1: pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" [syn: {cockamamie}, {cockamamy}, {goofy}, {silly}, {wacky}, {whacky}, {zany}, {unreasonable}]
2: abounding in sap; "sappy maple trees"; "sappy kindling wood" [also: {sappiest}, {sappier}]

sapraemia
n : blood poisoning caused by putrefactive bacteria; results from eating putrified matter [syn: {sapremia}]

sapremia
n : blood poisoning caused by putrefactive bacteria; results from eating putrified matter [syn: {sapraemia}]

saprobe
n : an organism that lives in and derives its nourishment from organic matter in stagnant or foul water

saprobic
adj : living in or being an environment rich in organic matter but lacking oxygen

Saprolegnia
n : aquatic fungi growing chiefly on plant debris and animal remains [syn: {genus Saprolegnia}]

Saprolegnia ferax
n : a fungus that attacks living fish and tadpoles and spawn causing white fungus disease: a coating of white hyphae on especially peripheral parts (as fins) [syn: {white fungus}]

Saprolegniales
n : order of chiefly aquatic fungi [syn: {order Saprolegniales}]

saprolite
n : a deposit of clay and disintegrating rock that is found in its original place

sapropel
n : sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans

saprophagous
adj : (of certain animals) feeding on dead or decaying animal matter [syn: {saprozoic}]

saprophyte
n : an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium [syn: {saprophytic organism}]

saprophytic
adj 1: obtaining food osmotically from dissolved organic material
2: (of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter

saprophytic organism
n : an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium [syn: {saprophyte}]

saprozoic
adj : (of certain animals) feeding on dead or decaying animal matter [syn: {saprophagous}]

sapsago
n : a hard green Swiss cheese made with skim-milk curd and flavored with clover

sapsucker
n : small American woodpecker that feeds on sap from e.g. apple and maple trees

sapwood
n : newly formed outer wood lying between the cambium and the heartwood of a tree or woody plant; usually light colored; active in water conduction

Saqqara
n : a town in northern Egypt; site of the oldest Egyptian pyramids [syn: {Saqqarah}, {Sakkara}]

Saqqarah
n : a town in northern Egypt; site of the oldest Egyptian pyramids [syn: {Saqqara}, {Sakkara}]

saquinavir
n : a weak protease inhibitor (trade name Invirase) used in treating HIV [syn: {Invirase}]

Sara Teasdale
n : United States poet (1884-1933) [syn: {Teasdale}]

saraband
n 1: music composed for dancing the saraband
2: a stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries; in slow time

Saracen
n 1: (historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire
2: (when used broadly) any Arab
3: (historically) a Muslim who opposed the crusades

Saragossa
n : an ancient city in northeastern Spain; formerly the capital of Aragon [syn: {Zaragoza}]

Sarah
n : (Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac

Sarah Bernhardt
n : French actress (1844-1923) [syn: {Bernhardt}, {Henriette Rosine Bernard}]

Sarah Kemble Siddons
n : English actress noted for her performances in Shakespearean roles (1755-1831) [syn: {Siddons}, {Sarah Siddons}]

Sarah Siddons
n : English actress noted for her performances in Shakespearean roles (1755-1831) [syn: {Siddons}, {Sarah Kemble Siddons}]

Sarah Vaughan
n : United States jazz singer noted for her complex bebop phrasing and scat singing (1924-1990) [syn: {Vaughan}]

Sarajevo
n : capital and largest city of Bosnia; scene of the assassination of Francis Ferdinand in 1914 which precipitated World War I

saran
n : any of various thermoplastic resins used to make things

Saran Wrap
n : a thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap) that sticks to itself; used for wrapping food [syn: {cling film}, {clingfilm}]

sarape
n : a long brightly colored shawl; worn mainly by Mexican men [syn: {serape}]

Sarasota
n : a town in west central Florida on the Gulf of Mexico

Sarasvati
n : Hindu goddess of learning and the arts

Saratoga
n : a battle during the American Revolution (1777); the British under Burgoyne were defeated [syn: {battle of Saratoga}]

Saratoga chip
n : a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat [syn: {chip}, {crisp}, {potato chip}]

Saratoga spittlebug
n : feeds on pines in northern United States [syn: {Aphrophora saratogensis}]

Saratoga Springs
n : a town in eastern New York State famed for its spa and its horse racing

Saratov
n : an industrial city in the European part of Russia

Sarawak
n : a region of Malaysia on northwestern Borneo

Sarawakian
adj : of or relating to Sarawak or its people; "Sarawakian beaches"; "Sarawakian natives"
n : a native or inhabitant of Sarawak

Sarazen
n : United States golfer who was first to win all four major golf tournaments (1902-1999) [syn: {Gene Sarazen}]

sarcasm
n : witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Johathan Swift [syn: {irony}, {satire}, {caustic remark}]

sarcastic
adj : expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds [ant: {unsarcastic}]

sarcastically
adv : in a sarcastic manner; "`Ah, now we're getting at the truth,' he interposed sarcastically" [syn: {sardonically}]

Sarcobatus
n : 1 species: greasewood [syn: {genus Sarcobatus}]

Sarcobatus vermiculatus
n : low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline soils of western America [syn: {greasewood}, {black greasewood}]

Sarcocephalus
n : genus of tropical African trees and shrubs [syn: {genus Sarcocephalus}]

Sarcocephalus diderrichii
n : large African forest tree yielding a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber; sometimes placed in genus Sarcocephalus [syn: {opepe}, {Nauclea diderrichii}]

Sarcocephalus esculentus
n : stout spreading or semi-climbing tropical shrub with round brownish-red warty fruit; Africa [syn: {negro peach}, {Sarcocephalus latifolius}]

Sarcocephalus latifolius
n : stout spreading or semi-climbing tropical shrub with round brownish-red warty fruit; Africa [syn: {negro peach}, {Sarcocephalus esculentus}]

Sarcochilus
n : diminutive epiphytic or lithophytic orchids with clumped short-stemmed foliage and arching racemes of colorful flowers; Australia and Polynesia to southeastern Asia [syn: {genus Sarcochilus}]

Sarcochilus falcatus
n : diminutive Australian orchid with loose racemes of fragrant white flowers with purple and orange markings on the lip [syn: {orange-blossom orchid}]

sarcocystidean
n : parasite of the muscles of vertebrates [syn: {sarcosporidian}, {sarcocystieian}]

sarcocystieian
n : parasite of the muscles of vertebrates [syn: {sarcosporidian}, {sarcocystidean}]

Sarcocystis
n : chief genus of the order Sarcosporidia [syn: {genus Sarcocystis}]

Sarcodes
n : snow plant; in some classifications placed in family Pyrolaceae [syn: {genus Sarcodes}]

Sarcodes sanguinea
n : a fleshy bright red saprophytic plant of the mountains of western North America that appears in early spring while snow is on the ground [syn: {snow plant}]

Sarcodina
n : characterized by the formation of pseudopods for locomotion and taking food: Actinopoda; Rhizopoda [syn: {class Sarcodina}]

sarcodine
n : protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopods [syn: {sarcodinian}]

sarcodinian
n : protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopods [syn: {sarcodine}]

sarcoid
adj : of or relating to or resembling flesh [syn: {fleshy}]

sarcoidosis
n : a chronic disease of unknown cause marked by the formation of nodules in the lungs and liver and lymph glands and salivary glands

sarcolemma
n : an extensible membrane enclosing the contractile substance of a muscle fiber

sarcolemmal
adj : of or relating to the sarcolemma

sarcolemmic
adj : of or relating to sarcolemma [syn: {sarcolemnous}]

sarcolemnous
adj : of or relating to sarcolemma [syn: {sarcolemmic}]

sarcoma
n : a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer

sarcomere
n : one of the segments into which a myofibril is divided

Sarcophaga
n : flesh flies [syn: {genus Sarcophaga}]

Sarcophaga carnaria
n : fly whose larvae feed on carrion or the flesh of living animals [syn: {flesh fly}]

sarcophagi
sarcophagus
n : a stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions) [also: {sarcophagi} (pl)]

sarcophagi
See {sarcophagus}

sarcophagus
n : a stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions) [also: {sarcophagi} (pl)]

Sarcophilus
n : Tasmanian devil [syn: {genus Sarcophilus}]

Sarcophilus hariisi
n : small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black coat and long tail [syn: {Tasmanian devil}, {ursine dasyure}]

sarcoplasm
n : the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber

Sarcoptes
n : type genus of the family Sarcoptidae: itch mites [syn: {genus Sarcoptes}]

sarcoptid
n : whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other animals; "itch mites cause scabies" [syn: {itch mite}]

Sarcoptidae
n : small whitish mites [syn: {family Sarcoptidae}]

Sarcorhamphus
n : usually containing only the king vulture [syn: {genus Sarcorhamphus}]

Sarcorhamphus papa
n : large black-and-white vulture of South America and Central America; have colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on head and neck [syn: {king vulture}]

Sarcoscypha coccinea
n : a discomycete that is a harbinger of spring; the fruiting body is thin and tough and saucer-shaped (about the size of quarter to a half dollar) with a deep bright red upper surface and a whitish exterior [syn: {scarlet cup}]

Sarcoscyphaceae
n : family of fungi belonging to the order Pezizales [syn: {family Sarcoscyphaceae}]

sarcosine
n : a sweetish crystalline amino acid

sarcosomal
adj : of or relating to sarcosomes

Sarcosomataceae
n : a type of ascomycetous fungus

sarcosome
n : a large mitochondrion in a striated muscle fiber

Sarcosporidia
n : imperfectly known parasites of the muscles of vertebrates [syn: {order Sarcosporidia}]

sarcosporidian
n : parasite of the muscles of vertebrates [syn: {sarcocystidean}, {sarcocystieian}]

Sarcostemma
n : succulent subshrubs or vines; tropical and subtropical India and Africa and Malaysia [syn: {genus Sarcostemma}]

Sarcostemma acidum
n : leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly used to make an intoxicating drink [syn: {soma}, {haoma}]

sarcostyle
n : one of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber [syn: {myofibril}, {myofibrilla}]

sard
n : a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony [syn: {sardine}, {sardius}]

Sarda
n : bonitos [syn: {genus Sarda}]

Sarda chiliensis
n : common bonito of Pacific coast of the Americas; its dark oily flesh cans well [syn: {Chile bonito}, {Chilean bonito}]

Sarda lineolata
n : probably a northern strain of Chile bonito [syn: {Pacific bonito}]

Sarda sarda
n : medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna [syn: {skipjack}, {Atlantic bonito}]

Sardegna
n 1: the Italian region on the island of Sardinia; the kingdom of Sardinia was the nucleus for uniting Italy during the 19th century [syn: {Sardinia}]
2: an island in the Mediterranean west of Italy [syn: {Sardinia}]

Sardina
n : pilchards [syn: {genus Sardina}, {genus Sardinia}]

Sardina pilchardus
n : small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring [syn: {pilchard}, {sardine}]

sardine
n 1: small fatty fish usually canned [syn: {pilchard}]
2: any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned
3: a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony [syn: {sard}, {sardius}]
4: small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring [syn: {pilchard}, {Sardina pilchardus}]

sardine oil
n : oil obtained from sardines and used chiefly as a lubricant and in soap

Sardinia
n 1: the Italian region on the island of Sardinia; the kingdom of Sardinia was the nucleus for uniting Italy during the 19th century [syn: {Sardegna}]
2: an island in the Mediterranean west of Italy [syn: {Sardegna}]

Sardinian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Sardinia or its people
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Sardinia
2: the Italian dialect spoken in Sardinia; sometimes considered a separate language with many loan words from Spanish

Sardinops
n : pilchards [syn: {genus Sardinops}]

Sardinops caerulea
n : small pilchards common off the pacific coast of North America [syn: {Pacific sardine}]

Sardis
n : an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; as the capital of Lydia it was the cultural center of Asia Minor; destroyed by Tamerlane in 1402

sardius
n : a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony [syn: {sard}, {sardine}]

sardonic
adj : disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking; "his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists"- Frank Schoenberner; "a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing"- Irwin Edman [syn: {wry}]

sardonically
adv : in a sarcastic manner; "`Ah, now we're getting at the truth,' he interposed sarcastically" [syn: {sarcastically}]

sardonyx
n : an onyx characterized by parallel layers of sard and a different colored mineral

saree
n : a dress worn primarily by Hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body [syn: {sari}]

sargasso
n : brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea [syn: {gulfweed}, {sargassum}, {Sargassum bacciferum}]

Sargasso Sea
n : a vast area of the North Atlantic from the West Indies to the Azores that is dense with gulfweed

sargassum
n : brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea [syn: {gulfweed}, {sargasso}, {Sargassum bacciferum}]

Sargassum bacciferum
n : brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea [syn: {gulfweed}, {sargassum}, {sargasso}]

sargassum fish
n : small fantastically formed and colored fishes found among masses of sargassum

Sargent
n : United States painter (born in Italy) known for his society portraits (1856-1925) [syn: {John Singer Sargent}]

sari
n : a dress worn primarily by Hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body [syn: {saree}]

sarin
n : a highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase [syn: {GB}]

Sarnoff
n : United States businessman who pioneered in radio and television broadcasting (1891-1971) [syn: {David Sarnoff}]

sarong
n : a loose skirt consisting of brightly colored fabric wrapped around the body; worn by both women and men in the South Pacific

Saronic Gulf
n : a gulf of the Aegean on the southeastern coast of Greece [syn: {Gulf of Aegina}]

Saroyan
n : United States writer of plays and short stories (1908-1981) [syn: {William Saroyan}]

Sarpanitu
n : consort of Marduk [syn: {Zirbanit}, {Zarpanit}]

Sarpedon
n : (Greek mythology) a son of Zeus who became king of Lycia; fought on behalf of the Trojans in the Trojan War and was killed by Patroclus

Sarracenia
n : pitcher plants [syn: {genus Sarracenia}]

Sarracenia flava
n : pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect wide-mouth yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with erect lids [syn: {huntsman's horn}, {huntsman's horns}, {yellow trumpet}, {yellow pitcher plant}, {trumpets}]

Sarracenia minor
n : yellow-flowered pitcher plant of southeastern United States having trumpet-shaped leaves with the orifice covered with an arched hood [syn: {hooded pitcher plant}]

Sarracenia purpurea
n : perennial bog herb having dark red flowers and decumbent broadly winged pitchers forming a rosette; of northeastern North America and naturalized in Europe especially Ireland [syn: {common pitcher plant}, {huntsman's cup}, {huntsman's cups}]

Sarraceniaceae
n : insectivorous plants [syn: {family Sarraceniaceae}, {pitcher-plant family}]

Sarraceniales
n : plants that are variously modified to serve as insect traps: families Sarraceniaceae; Nepenthaceae; Droseraceae [syn: {order Sarraceniales}]

SARS
n : a respiratory disease of unknown etiology that apparently originated in mainland China in 2003; characterized by fever and coughing or difficulty breathing or hypoxia; can be fatal [syn: {severe acute respiratory syndrome}]

sarsaparilla
n 1: any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves
2: carbonated drink flavored with an extract from sarsaparilla root or with birch oil and sassafras

sarsaparilla root
n : dried root of any of various plants of the genus Smilax used as a flavoring agent

sartor
n : a person whose occupation is making and altering garments [syn: {tailor}, {seamster}]

sartorial
adj 1: of or relating to the sartorius muscle
2: of or relating to a tailor or to tailoring

sartorii
sartorius
n : a muscle in the thigh that helps to rotate the leg into the sitting position assumed by a tailor; the longest muscle in the human body [syn: {sartorius muscle}, {musculus sartorius}] [also: {sartorii} (pl)]

sartorii
See {sartorius}

sartorius
n : a muscle in the thigh that helps to rotate the leg into the sitting position assumed by a tailor; the longest muscle in the human body [syn: {sartorius muscle}, {musculus sartorius}] [also: {sartorii} (pl)]

sartorius muscle
n : a muscle in the thigh that helps to rotate the leg into the sitting position assumed by a tailor; the longest muscle in the human body [syn: {sartorius}, {musculus sartorius}]

Sartre
n : French writer and existentialist philosopher (1905-1980) [syn: {Jean-Paul Sartre}]

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
n : Indian philosopher and statesman who introduced Indian philosophy to the West (1888-1975) [syn: {Radhakrishnan}, {Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan}]

SAS
n : a specialist regiment of the British army that is trained in commando techniques of warfare and used in clandestine operations (especially against terrorist groups) [syn: {Special Air Service}]

sash
n 1: a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame [syn: {window sash}]
2: a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers [syn: {girdle}, {cincture}, {waistband}, {waistcloth}]

sash cord
n : a strong cord connecting a sash weight to a sliding sash [syn: {sash line}]

sash fastener
n : a lock attached to the sashes of a double hung window that can fix both in the shut position [syn: {sash lock}, {window lock}]

sash line
n : a strong cord connecting a sash weight to a sliding sash [syn: {sash cord}]

sash lock
n : a lock attached to the sashes of a double hung window that can fix both in the shut position [syn: {sash fastener}, {window lock}]

sash weight
n : a counterweight for a sliding sash

sash window
n : a window with (usually two) sashes that slide vertically to let in air

sashay
n 1: a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps
2: (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading [syn: {chasse}]
3: a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field" [syn: {excursion}, {jaunt}, {outing}, {junket}, {pleasure trip}, {expedition}]
v 1: move sideways [syn: {sidle}]
2: to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" [syn: {swagger}, {ruffle}, {prance}, {strut}, {cock}]
3: perform a chasse step, in ballet [syn: {chasse}]

sashimi
n : very thinly sliced raw fish

Saskatchewan
n : one of the three prairie provinces in west central Canada; "vast fields of wheat grow on Saskatchewan's prairies"

Saskatoon
n 1: a city is southern Saskatchewan
2: edible purple or red berries [syn: {serviceberry}, {shadberry}, {juneberry}]

Sasquatch
n : large hairy humanoid creature said to live in wilderness areas of the United States and Canada [syn: {Bigfoot}]

sass
n : an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass" [syn: {sassing}, {backtalk}, {back talk}, {lip}, {mouth}]
v : answer back in an impudent or insolent manner; "don't sass me!"; "The teacher punished the students who were sassing all morning";

sassaby
n : a large South African antelope; considered the swiftest hoofed mammal [syn: {topi}, {Damaliscus lunatus}]

sassafras
n 1: yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America [syn: {sassafras tree}, {Sassafras albidum}]
2: dried root bark of the sassafras tree

Sassafras albidum
n : yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America [syn: {sassafras}, {sassafras tree}]

sassafras laurel
n : Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood [syn: {California laurel}, {California bay tree}, {Oregon myrtle}, {pepperwood}, {spice tree}, {California olive}, {mountain laurel}, {Umbellularia californica}]

sassafras oil
n : oil from root bark of sassafras trees; used in perfumery and as a disinfectant

sassafras tree
n : yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America [syn: {sassafras}, {Sassafras albidum}]

sassanidae
See {sassanid}

Sassenach
n : the Scots' term for an English person

sassier
sassy
adj : improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers" [syn: {fresh}, {impertinent}, {impudent}, {overbold}, {smart}, {saucy}] [also: {sassiest}, {sassier}]

sassier
See {sassy}

sassiest
sassy
adj : improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers" [syn: {fresh}, {impertinent}, {impudent}, {overbold}, {smart}, {saucy}] [also: {sassiest}, {sassier}]

sassiest
See {sassy}

sassing
n : an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass" [syn: {sass}, {backtalk}, {back talk}, {lip}, {mouth}]

sassy
adj : improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers" [syn: {fresh}, {impertinent}, {impudent}, {overbold}, {smart}, {saucy}] [also: {sassiest}, {sassier}]

Sat
n : the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians [syn: {Saturday}, {Sabbatum}]

sat
sit
v 1: be seated [syn: {sit down}] [ant: {stand}, {lie}]
2: sit around, often unused; "The object sat in the corner"
3: take a seat [syn: {sit down}] [ant: {arise}]
4: be in session; "When does the court of law sit?"
5: assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often" [syn: {model}, {pose}, {posture}]
6: sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare" [syn: {ride}]
7: work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do" [syn: {baby-sit}]
8: show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith" [syn: {seat}, {sit down}] [also: {sitting}, {sat}]

sat
See {sit}

Satan
n : (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell [syn: {Old Nick}, {Devil}, {the Devil}, {Lucifer}, {Beelzebub}, {the Tempter}, {Prince of Darkness}]

satang
n : 100 satangs equal 1 baht

satanic
adj 1: extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces" [syn: {demonic}, {diabolic}, {diabolical}, {fiendish}, {hellish}, {infernal}, {unholy}]
2: of or relating to Satan; "Satanic verses"

Satanism
n : the worship of devils (especially Satan) [syn: {diabolism}, {demonism}]

Satanist
n : an adherent of Satan or Satanism [syn: {diabolist}]

satanophobia
n : an abnormal fear of Satan

satchel
n : luggage consisting of a small case with a flat bottom and (usually) a shoulder strap

Satchel Paige
n : United States baseball player; a Black pitcher noted for his longevity (1906-1982) [syn: {Paige}, {Leroy Robert Paige}]

Satchmo
n : United States jazz trumpeter and bandleader (1900-1971) [syn: {Armstrong}, {Louis Armstrong}]

sate
v : fill to satisfaction; "I am sated" [syn: {satiate}, {replete}, {fill}]

sated
adj : fed beyond capacity or desire [syn: {gorged}, {surfeited}]

sateen
n : a cotton fabric with a satiny finish

satellite
adj : surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power; "a city and its satellite communities"
n 1: man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon [syn: {artificial satellite}, {orbiter}]
2: a person who follows or serves another [syn: {planet}]
3: any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star
v : broadcast or disseminate via satellite

satellite receiver
n : a receiver on a communications satellite

satellite television
n : a television system in which the signal is transmitted to an orbiting satellite that receives the signal and amplifies it and transmits it back to earth [syn: {satellite TV}]

satellite transmitter
n : a transmitter on a communications satellite

satellite TV
n : a television system in which the signal is transmitted to an orbiting satellite that receives the signal and amplifies it and transmits it back to earth [syn: {satellite television}]

satiable
adj : possible to satisfy or sate; "a satiable thirst"; "a satiable appetite" [syn: {satisfiable}]

satiate
adj : supplied (especially fed) to satisfaction [syn: {satiated}] [ant: {insatiate}]
v 1: fill to satisfaction; "I am sated" [syn: {sate}, {replete}, {fill}]
2: overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream" [syn: {gorge}, {ingurgitate}, {overindulge}, {glut}, {englut}, {stuff}, {engorge}, {overgorge}, {overeat}, {gormandize}, {gormandise}, {gourmandize}, {binge}, {pig out}, {scarf out}]

satiated
adj : supplied (especially fed) to satisfaction [syn: {satiate}] [ant: {insatiate}]

satiation
n 1: the state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more [syn: {repletion}, {satiety}]
2: the act of achieving full gratification

Satie
n : French composer noted for his experimentalism and rejection of Romanticism (1866-1925) [syn: {Erik Satie}, {Erik Alfred Leslie Satie}]

satiety
n : the state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more [syn: {repletion}, {satiation}]

satin
n : a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back

satin bird
n : of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female is light gray-green [syn: {satin bowerbird}, {Ptilonorhynchus violaceus}]

satin bowerbird
n : of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female is light gray-green [syn: {satin bird}, {Ptilonorhynchus violaceus}]

satin flower
n : southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration [syn: {honesty}, {silver dollar}, {money plant}, {satinpod}, {Lunaria annua}]

satin leaf
n : tropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and small plumlike purple fruit [syn: {satinleaf}, {caimitillo}, {damson plum}, {Chrysophyllum oliviforme}]

satin stitch
n : flat stitches worked so closely as to resemble satin

satin walnut
n : reddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet gum tree used to make furniture [syn: {sweet gum}, {hazelwood}, {red gum}]

satin weave
n : a weave in which the filling and warp threads intersect in such a way as to give a smooth compact surface with no distinguishable twill line

satinleaf
n : tropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and small plumlike purple fruit [syn: {satin leaf}, {caimitillo}, {damson plum}, {Chrysophyllum oliviforme}]

satinpod
n : southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration [syn: {honesty}, {silver dollar}, {money plant}, {satin flower}, {Lunaria annua}]

satinwood
n 1: West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood [syn: {West Indian satinwood}, {Zanthoxylum flavum}]
2: hard yellowish wood of a satinwood tree having a satiny luster; used for fine cabinetwork and tools
3: East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood; [syn: {satinwood tree}, {Chloroxylon swietenia}]

satinwood tree
n : East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood; [syn: {satinwood}, {Chloroxylon swietenia}]

satiny
adj : having a smooth, gleaming surface; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters" [syn: {glossy}, {sleek}, {silken}, {silky}, {silklike}, {slick}]

satire
n : witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Johathan Swift [syn: {sarcasm}, {irony}, {caustic remark}]

satiric
adj : exposing human folly to ridicule; "a persistent campaign of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine" [syn: {satirical}]

satirical
adj : exposing human folly to ridicule; "a persistent campaign of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine" [syn: {satiric}]

satirically
adv : in a satirical manner; "she spoke satirically"

satirise
v : ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician's proposal" [syn: {satirize}, {lampoon}]

satirist
n : a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm [syn: {ironist}, {ridiculer}]

satirize
v : ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician's proposal" [syn: {satirise}, {lampoon}]

satisfaction
n 1: the contentment you feel when you have done something right; "the chef tasted the sauce with great satisfaction" [ant: {dissatisfaction}]
2: state of being gratified; great satisfaction; "dull repetitious work gives no gratification"; "to my immense gratification he arrived on time" [syn: {gratification}]
3: compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store" [syn: {atonement}, {expiation}]
4: act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite; "the satisfaction of their demand for better services"

satisfactorily
adv : in a satisfactory manner [ant: {unsatisfactorily}]

satisfactoriness
n : the quality of giving satisfaction sufficient to meet a demand or requirement [ant: {unsatisfactoriness}]

satisfactory
adj 1: giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory" [ant: {unsatisfactory}]
2: meeting requirements; "the step makes a satisfactory seat" [syn: {acceptable}]

satisfiable
adj : possible to satisfy or sate; "a satiable thirst"; "a satiable appetite" [syn: {satiable}]

satisfice
v : decide on and pursue a course of action satisfying the minimum requirements to achieve a goal; "optimization requires processes that are more complex than those needed to merely satisfice" [syn: {staisfise}]

satisfied
adj 1: filled with satisfaction; "a satisfied customer"
2: allayed; "his thirst quenched he was able to continue" [syn: {quenched}, {slaked}]

satisfied
satisfy
v 1: fulfil the requirements or expectations of [syn: {fulfill}, {fulfil}, {live up to}] [ant: {fall short of}]
2: make happy or satisfied [syn: {gratify}] [ant: {dissatisfy}]
3: fill or meet a want or need [syn: {meet}, {fill}, {fulfill}, {fulfil}] [also: {satisfied}]

satisfied
See {satisfy}

satisfier
n : any agent capable of producing satisfaction

satisfy
v 1: fulfil the requirements or expectations of [syn: {fulfill}, {fulfil}, {live up to}] [ant: {fall short of}]
2: make happy or satisfied [syn: {gratify}] [ant: {dissatisfy}]
3: fill or meet a want or need [syn: {meet}, {fill}, {fulfill}, {fulfil}] [also: {satisfied}]

satisfying
adj 1: giving pleasure or satisfaction [syn: {appreciated}, {gratifying}, {pleasing}]
2: providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast" [syn: {hearty}, {solid}, {substantial}]
3: providing freedom from worry [syn: {comforting}, {cheering}]

satisfyingly
adv : in a gratifying manner; "the performance was at a gratifyingly high level" [syn: {gratifyingly}]

satori
n : (Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment

satrap
n : a governor of a province in ancient Persia

satsuma
n 1: a variety of mandarin orange [syn: {satsuma tree}]
2: medium-sized largely seedless mandarin orange with thin smooth skin

satsuma tree
n : a variety of mandarin orange [syn: {satsuma}]

saturate
v 1: cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material, etc.) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
2: infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol" [syn: {impregnate}]

saturated
adj 1: being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance; "a saturated solution" [syn: {concentrated}] [ant: {unsaturated}]
2: wet through and through; thoroughly wet; "stood at the door drenched (or soaked) by the rain"; "a shirt saturated with perspiration"; "his shoes were sopping (or soaking)"; "the speaker's sodden collar"; "soppy clothes" [syn: {drenched}, {soaked}, {soaking}, {sodden}, {sopping}, {soppy}]
3: used especially of organic compounds; having all available valence bonds filled; "saturated fats" [ant: {unsaturated}]
4: (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or gray or black [syn: {pure}] [ant: {unsaturated}]

saturated fatty acid
n : a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats

saturation
n 1: the process of totally saturating something with a substance; "the impregnation of wood with preservative"; "the saturation of cotton with ether" [syn: {impregnation}]
2: the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid
3: a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence
4: chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vividness of hue [syn: {chroma}, {intensity}, {vividness}]

saturation bombing
n : an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target [syn: {carpet bombing}, {area bombing}]

saturation point
n : (chemistry) the stage at which a substance will receive no more of another substance in solution or in a vapor

Saturday
n : the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians [syn: {Sabbatum}, {Sat}]

Saturday night special
n : a cheap handgun that is easily obtained

Satureia
n : savory [syn: {Satureja}, {genus Satureja}, {genus Satureia}]

Satureia hortensis
n : erect annual herb with oval leaves and pink flowers; used to flavor e.g. meats or soups or salads; southeastern Europe and naturalized elsewhere [syn: {summer savory}, {Satureja hortensis}]

Satureia montana
n : erect perennial subshrub having pink or white flowers and leathery leaves with a flavor of thyme; southern Europe [syn: {winter savory}, {Satureja montana}]

Satureja
n : savory [syn: {genus Satureja}, {Satureia}, {genus Satureia}]

Satureja acinos
n : fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America [syn: {basil thyme}, {basil balm}, {mother of thyme}, {Acinos arvensis}]

Satureja calamintha glandulosa
n : low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern Europe to GB naturalized in United States [syn: {lesser calamint}, {field balm}, {Calamintha nepeta}, {Calamintha nepeta glantulosa}, {Satureja nepeta}]

Satureja calamintha officinalis
n : mint-scented perennial of central and southern Europe [syn: {common calamint}, {Calamintha sylvatica}]

Satureja douglasii
n : trailing perennial evergreen herb of northwestern United States with small white flowers; used medicinally [syn: {yerba buena}, {Micromeria chamissonis}, {Micromeria douglasii}]

Satureja grandiflora
n : aromatic herb with large pink flowers; southern and southeastern Europe; Anatolia; northern Iran [syn: {large-flowered calamint}, {Calamintha grandiflora}, {Clinopodium grandiflorum}]

Satureja hortensis
n : erect annual herb with oval leaves and pink flowers; used to flavor e.g. meats or soups or salads; southeastern Europe and naturalized elsewhere [syn: {summer savory}, {Satureia hortensis}]

Satureja montana
n : erect perennial subshrub having pink or white flowers and leathery leaves with a flavor of thyme; southern Europe [syn: {winter savory}, {Satureia montana}]

Satureja nepeta
n : low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern Europe to GB naturalized in United States [syn: {lesser calamint}, {field balm}, {Calamintha nepeta}, {Calamintha nepeta glantulosa}, {Satureja calamintha glandulosa}]

Satureja vulgaris
n : aromatic herb having heads of small pink or whitish flowers; widely distributed in United States, Europe and Asia [syn: {wild basil}, {cushion calamint}, {Clinopodium vulgare}]

Saturn
n 1: a giant planet which is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; 6th planet from the sun
2: (Roman mythology) god of agriculture and vegetation; counterpart of Greek Cronus; "Saturday is Saturn's Day"

Saturnalia
n 1: an orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn
2: a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity [syn: {orgy}, {debauch}, {debauchery}, {riot}, {bacchanal}, {bacchanalia}, {drunken revelry}]

Saturnia
n : type genus of the Saturniidae: emperor moth [syn: {genus Saturnia}]

Saturnia pavonia
n : large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings [syn: {emperor}, {emperor moth}]

saturniid
n : large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons [syn: {saturniid moth}]

saturniid moth
n : large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons [syn: {saturniid}]

Saturniidae
n : important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known [syn: {family Saturniidae}]

saturnine
adj 1: bitter or scornful; "the face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips...twisted with disdain"- Oscar Wilde
2: showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd" [syn: {dark}, {dour}, {glowering}, {glum}, {moody}, {morose}, {sour}, {sullen}]

saturnism
n : toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system [syn: {lead poisoning}, {plumbism}]

Satyagraha
n : the form of nonviolent resistance initiated in India by Mahatma Gandhi in order to oppose British rule and to hasten political reforms

Satyendra N. Bose
n : Indian physicist who with Albert Einstein proposed statistical laws based on the indistinguishability of particles; led to the description of fundamental particles that later came to be known as bosons [syn: {Bose}, {Satyendra Nath Bose}]

Satyendra Nath Bose
n : Indian physicist who with Albert Einstein proposed statistical laws based on the indistinguishability of particles; led to the description of fundamental particles that later came to be known as bosons [syn: {Bose}, {Satyendra N. Bose}]

satyr
n 1: man with strong sexual desires [syn: {lecher}, {lech}, {letch}]
2: one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns [syn: {forest god}]

satyr orchid
n : orchid with broad ovate leaves and long-bracted green very irregular flowers [syn: {Coeloglossum bracteatum}]

satyr play
n : an ancient Greek burlesque with a chorus of satyrs

satyriasis
n : abnormally intense sexual desire in men

satyric
adj : of or relating to or having the characteristics of a satyr; "this satyric old man pursues young girls" [syn: {satyrical}]

satyrical
adj : of or relating to or having the characteristics of a satyr; "this satyric old man pursues young girls" [syn: {satyric}]

Satyridae
n : a widely distributed family of butterflies common near the edges of woods [syn: {family Satyridae}]

sauce
n : flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food
v 1: behave saucy or impudently towards
2: dress (food) with a relish
3: add zest or flavor to, make more interesting; "sauce the roast"

sauce Albert
n : creamy white sauce with horseradish and mustard [syn: {horseradish sauce}]

sauce chausseur
n : brown sauce and tomato puree with onions and mushrooms and dry white wine [syn: {hunter's sauce}]

sauce Espagnole
n : bouillon or beef stock thickened with butter and flour roux and variously seasoned with herbs or Worcestershire etc. [syn: {brown sauce}]

sauce espanole
n : brown sauce with tomatoes and a caramelized mixture of minced carrots and onions and celery seasoned with madeira [syn: {espanole}]

sauce Louis
n : mayonnaise and heavy cream combined with chopped green pepper and green onion seasoned with chili sauce and worcestershire sauce and lemon juice

sauce verte
n : mayonnaise with tarragon or dill and chopped watercress and spinach or cucumber [syn: {green mayonnaise}]

sauce vinaigrette
n : oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic [syn: {French dressing}, {vinaigrette}]

sauce-alone
n : European herb that smells like garlic [syn: {garlic mustard}, {hedge garlic}, {jack-by-the-hedge}, {Alliaria officinalis}]

sauceboat
n : a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce [syn: {gravy boat}, {gravy holder}, {boat}]

saucepan
n : a deep pan with a handle; used for stewing or boiling

saucepot
n : a cooking pot that has handles on either side and tight fitting lid; used for stewing or boiling

saucer
n 1: something with a round shape like a flat circular plate [syn: {disk}, {disc}]
2: a small shallow dish for holding a cup at the table
3: directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation [syn: {dish}, {dish aerial}, {dish antenna}]
4: a disk used in throwing competitions [syn: {discus}]

saucer magnolia
n : large deciduous shrub or small tree having large open rosy to purplish flowers; native to Asia; prized as an ornamental in eastern North America [syn: {Chinese magnolia}, {Magnolia soulangiana}]

saucer-eyed
adj : having large round wide-open eyes [syn: {round-eyed}]

saucier
saucy
adj 1: characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner" [syn: {impertinent}, {irreverent}, {pert}]
2: improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers" [syn: {fresh}, {impertinent}, {impudent}, {overbold}, {smart}, {sassy}] [also: {sauciest}, {saucier}]

saucier
See {saucy}

sauciest
saucy
adj 1: characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner" [syn: {impertinent}, {irreverent}, {pert}]
2: improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers" [syn: {fresh}, {impertinent}, {impudent}, {overbold}, {smart}, {sassy}] [also: {sauciest}, {saucier}]

sauciest
See {saucy}

saucily
adv 1: in a perky manner; "stuck perkily, like a bustle on a woman's skirt" [syn: {perkily}]
2: in an impudent or impertinent manner; "a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudently" [syn: {impertinently}, {pertly}, {freshly}, {impudently}]

sauciness
n : inappropriate playfulness [syn: {impertinence}, {perkiness}, {pertness}, {archness}]

saucy
adj 1: characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner" [syn: {impertinent}, {irreverent}, {pert}]
2: improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers" [syn: {fresh}, {impertinent}, {impudent}, {overbold}, {smart}, {sassy}] [also: {sauciest}, {saucier}]

Saudi
adj : of or relating to Saudi Arabia or its people; "the Saudi-Arabian desert"; "the Saudi Royal family" [syn: {Saudi-Arabian}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia [syn: {Saudi Arabian}]

Saudi Arabia
n : an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy [syn: {Kingdom of Saudi Arabia}]

Saudi Arabian
n : a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia [syn: {Saudi}]

Saudi Arabian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabian riyal
n : the basic unit of money in Saudi Arabia [syn: {riyal}]

Saudi-Arabian
adj : of or relating to Saudi Arabia or its people; "the Saudi-Arabian desert"; "the Saudi Royal family" [syn: {Saudi}]

sauerbraten
n : pot roast marinated several days in seasoned vinegar before cooking; usually served with potato dumplings

sauerkraut
n : shredded cabbage fermented in brine

Sauk
n : a member of the Algonquian people formerly living in Wisconsin in the Fox River valley and on the shores of Green Bay [syn: {Sac}]

Saul
n 1: (Old Testament) the first king of the Israelites who defended Israel against many enemies (especially the Philistines)
2: (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity" [syn: {Paul}, {Saint Paul}, {St. Paul}, {Apostle Paul}, {Paul the Apostle}, {Apostle of the Gentiles}, {Saul of Tarsus}]

Saul Bellow
n : United States novelist (born in Canada in 1915) [syn: {Bellow}]

Saul of Tarsus
n : (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity" [syn: {Paul}, {Saint Paul}, {St. Paul}, {Apostle Paul}, {Paul the Apostle}, {Apostle of the Gentiles}, {Saul}]

Saul Steinberg
n : United States cartoonist (born in Romania) noted for his caricatures of famous people (1914-1999) [syn: {Steinberg}]

Sault Sainte Marie
n : a town of southern Ontario opposite northern Michigan

sauna
n : a Finnish steam bath; steam is produced by pouring water over heated rocks [syn: {sweat room}]

saunter
n 1: a careless leisurely gait; "he walked with a kind of saunter as if he hadn't a care in the world"
2: a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) [syn: {amble}, {promenade}, {ramble}, {stroll}, {perambulation}]
v : walk leisurely and with no apparent aim [syn: {stroll}]

saunterer
n : someone who walks at a leisurely pace [syn: {stroller}, {ambler}]

saurel
n 1: large elongated compressed food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe [syn: {horse mackerel}, {Trachurus trachurus}]
2: a California food fish [syn: {horse mackerel}, {jack mackerel}, {Spanish mackerel}, {Trachurus symmetricus}]

Sauria
n : true lizards; including chameleons and geckos [syn: {suborder Sauria}, {Lacertilia}, {suborder Lacertilia}]

saurian
adj : of or relating to lizards [syn: {lacertilian}]
n : any of various reptiles of the suborder Sauria which includes lizards; in former classifications included also the crocodiles and dinosaurs

Saurischia
n : extinct terrestrial reptiles: theropods (carnivorous); sauropods (herbivorous) [syn: {order Saurischia}]

saurischian
n : herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur having a three-pronged pelvis like that of a crocodile [syn: {saurischian dinosaur}]

saurischian dinosaur
n : herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur having a three-pronged pelvis like that of a crocodile [syn: {saurischian}]

Sauromalus
n : chuckwallas [syn: {genus Sauromalus}]

Sauromalus obesus
n : rock-dwelling herbivorous lizard of arid parts of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {chuckwalla}]

sauropod
n : very large herbivorous dinosaur of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a small head a long neck and tail and five-toed limbs; largest known land animal [syn: {sauropod dinosaur}]

sauropod dinosaur
n : very large herbivorous dinosaur of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a small head a long neck and tail and five-toed limbs; largest known land animal [syn: {sauropod}]

Sauropoda
n : any of the sauropod dinosaurs [syn: {suborder Sauropoda}]

Sauropodomorpha
n : gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs having huge bodies with long necks and small heads: Prosauropoda and Sauropoda (apatosaurus, diplodocus and titanosaurs) [syn: {suborder Sauropodomorpha}]

Sauropterygia
n : extinct marine reptiles: plesiosaurs; nothosaurs [syn: {order Sauropterygia}]

Saurosuchus
n : early archosaurian carnivore [syn: {genus Saurosuchus}]

Saururaceae
n : family of perennial aromatic herbs: genera Saururus; Anemopsis; Houttuynia [syn: {family Saururaceae}, {lizard's-tail family}]

Saururus
n : type genus of the Saururaceae: lizard's-tails [syn: {genus Saururus}]

Saururus cernuus
n : North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers [syn: {lizard's-tail}, {swamp lily}, {water dragon}]

saury
n : slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters [syn: {billfish}, {Scomberesox saurus}]

sausage
n 1: highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings
2: a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon [syn: {blimp}, {sausage balloon}]

sausage balloon
n : a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon [syn: {blimp}, {sausage}]

sausage curl
n : a fat sausage-shaped curl

sausage dog
n : informal term [syn: {sausage hound}]

sausage hound
n : informal term [syn: {sausage dog}]

sausage meat
n : any meat that is minced and spiced and cooked as patties or used to fill sausages

sausage pizza
n : tomato and cheese pizza with sausage

sausage roll
n : sausage meat rolled and baked in pastry

sausage-shaped
adj : shaped like a sausage [syn: {allantoid}]

Saussure
n : Swiss linguist and expert in historical linguistics whose lectures laid the foundations for synchronic linguistics (1857-1913) [syn: {de Saussure}, {Ferdinand de Saussure}]

Saussurea
n : genus of herbs of temperate and cool regions of Eurasia [syn: {genus Saussurea}]

Saussurea costus
n : annual herb of the eastern Himalayas (Kashmir) having purple florets and a fragrant root that yields a volatile oil used in perfumery and for preserving furs [syn: {costusroot}, {Saussurea lappa}]

Saussurea lappa
n : annual herb of the eastern Himalayas (Kashmir) having purple florets and a fragrant root that yields a volatile oil used in perfumery and for preserving furs [syn: {costusroot}, {Saussurea costus}]

saute
adj : fried quickly in a little fat [syn: {sauteed}]
v : fry briefly over high heat; "saute the onions"

sauteed
adj : fried quickly in a little fat [syn: {saute}]

sauteing
n : cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle [syn: {frying}]

Sauterne
n : semisweet golden-colored table or dessert wine from around Bordeaux in France; similar wine from California [syn: {Sauternes}]

Sauternes
n : semisweet golden-colored table or dessert wine from around Bordeaux in France; similar wine from California [syn: {Sauterne}]

Sauvignon blanc
n 1: white wine grape grown in California
2: a California wine

Sauvignon grape
n : small blue-black grape of Medoc region of France highly prized in winemaking

savage
adj 1: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks" [syn: {barbarous}, {brutal}, {cruel}, {fell}, {roughshod}, {vicious}]
2: wild and menacing; "a ferocious dog" [syn: {feral}, {ferine}]
3: without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes" [syn: {barbarian}, {barbaric}, {uncivilized}, {uncivilised}, {wild}]
4: marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle" [syn: {ferocious}, {fierce}, {furious}]
n 1: a member of an uncivilized people [syn: {barbarian}]
2: a cruelly rapacious person [syn: {beast}, {wolf}, {brute}, {wildcat}]
v 1: attack brutally and fiercely
2: criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage" [syn: {pillory}, {crucify}]

savagely
adv 1: in a vicious manner; "he was viciously attacked" [syn: {viciously}, {brutally}]
2: wildly; like an animal; "she cried out savagely"

savageness
n : the trait of extreme cruelty [syn: {ferociousness}, {brutality}, {viciousness}, {savagery}]

savagery
n 1: the trait of extreme cruelty [syn: {ferociousness}, {brutality}, {viciousness}, {savageness}]
2: a brutal barbarous savage act [syn: {brutality}, {barbarity}, {barbarism}]

savanna
n : a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions [syn: {savannah}]

Savannah
n 1: a port in eastern Georgia near the mouth of the Savannah river
2: a river in South Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic [syn: {Savannah River}]
3: a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions [syn: {savanna}]

Savannah River
n : a river in South Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic [syn: {Savannah}]

savant
n : someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field [syn: {initiate}, {learned person}, {pundit}]

Savara
n 1: a member of the Dravidian people living in southern India
2: a Dravidian language spoke by the Savara people in southeastern India (north of Madras)

savarin
n : a sponge cake baked in a ring mold

save
n : (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring; "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save"
v 1: save from ruin, destruction, or harm [syn: {salvage}, {salve}, {relieve}]
2: to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer" [syn: {preserve}]
3: bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack" [syn: {carry through}, {pull through}, {bring through}]
4: spend less; buy at a reduced price
5: feather one's nest; have a nest egg; "He saves half his salary" [syn: {lay aside}, {save up}]
6: make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time" [syn: {make unnecessary}]
7: save from sins [syn: {deliver}, {redeem}]
8: refrain from harming [syn: {spare}]
9: spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now" [syn: {economize}, {economise}] 10: retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger" [syn: {keep open}, {hold open}, {keep}]

save up
v : feather one's nest; have a nest egg; "He saves half his salary" [syn: {save}, {lay aside}]

save-all
n 1: a receptacle for catching waste products for further use
2: a sail set to catch wind spilled from a larger sail
3: a net hung between ship and pier while loading a ship

saved
adj 1: rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin; "a saved soul" [ant: {lost}]
2: guarded from injury or destruction [syn: {protected}]

saved up
adj : amassed and put away for future use; "had some money saved up"; "many stored-up grievances" [syn: {saved up(p)}, {stored-up(a)}, {stored up(p)}]

saveloy
n : a ready-cooked and highly seasoned pork sausage

saver
n 1: someone who saves something from danger or violence [syn: {rescuer}, {recoverer}]
2: someone who saves (especially money)

savin
n : procumbent or spreading juniper [syn: {dwarf juniper}, {Juniperus sabina}]

saving
adj 1: bringing about salvation or redemption from sin; "saving faith"; "redemptive (or redeeming) love" [syn: {redemptive}, {redeeming(a)}, {saving(a)}]
2: characterized by thriftiness; "wealthy by inheritance but saving by constitution"- Ellen Glasgow
n 1: an act of economizing; reduction in cost; "it was a small economy to walk to work every day"; "there was a saving of 50 cents" [syn: {economy}]
2: recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives" [syn: {rescue}, {deliverance}, {delivery}]
3: the activity of protecting something from loss or danger [syn: {preservation}]

saving grace
n : (Bhristian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who under such divine influence; "the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin"; "it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church"; "the Virgin lived in a state of grace" [syn: {grace}, {state of grace}]

savings
n : a fund of money put by as a reserve [syn: {nest egg}]

savings account
n : a bank account that accumulates interest

savings account trust
n : a savings account deposited by someone who makes themselves the trustee for a beneficiary and who controls it during their lifetime; afterward the balance is payable to the previously named beneficiary [syn: {savings bank trust}, {trust account}, {trustee account}, {Totten trust}]

savings and loan
n : a thrift institution that is required by law to make a certain percentage of its loans as home mortgages [syn: {savings and loan association}]

savings and loan association
n : a thrift institution that is required by law to make a certain percentage of its loans as home mortgages [syn: {savings and loan}]

savings bank
n 1: a thrift institution in the northeastern United States; since deregulation in the 1980s they offer services competitive with many commercial banks
2: a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home; "the coin bank was empty" [syn: {coin bank}, {money box}, {bank}]

savings bank trust
n : a savings account deposited by someone who makes themselves the trustee for a beneficiary and who controls it during their lifetime; afterward the balance is payable to the previously named beneficiary [syn: {savings account trust}, {trust account}, {trustee account}, {Totten trust}]

savings bond
n : non-negotiable government bond; cannot be bought and sold once the original purchase is made

Savior
n 1: a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29) [syn: {Jesus}, {Jesus of Nazareth}, {the Nazarene}, {Jesus Christ}, {Christ}, {Saviour}, {Good Shepherd}, {Redeemer}, {Deliverer}]
2: a person who rescues you from harm or danger [syn: {saviour}, {rescuer}, {deliverer}]

Saviour
n 1: a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29) [syn: {Jesus}, {Jesus of Nazareth}, {the Nazarene}, {Jesus Christ}, {Christ}, {Savior}, {Good Shepherd}, {Redeemer}, {Deliverer}]
2: a person who rescues you from harm or danger [syn: {savior}, {rescuer}, {deliverer}]

Savitar
n : an important Hindu god; the sun in its life-giving aspect

savoir-faire
n : social skill [syn: {address}]

Savonarola
n : Italian religious and political reformer; a Dominican friar in Florence who preached against sin and corruption and gained a large following; he expelled the Medici from Florence but was later excommunicated and executed for criticizing the Pope (1452-1498) [syn: {Girolamo Savonarola}]

savor
n : the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth [syn: {relish}, {flavor}, {flavour}, {sapidity}, {savour}, {smack}, {tang}]
v 1: derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory" [syn: {enjoy}, {bask}, {relish}, {savour}]
2: have flavor; taste of something [syn: {taste}, {savour}]
3: taste appreciatively; "savor the soup" [syn: {savour}]
4: give taste to [syn: {savour}]

savoriness
n : having an appetizing flavor [syn: {flavorsomeness}, {flavoutsomeness}]

savoring
n : taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality; "cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most" [syn: {tasting}, {savouring}, {relishing}, {degustation}]

savorless
adj : lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea" [syn: {bland}, {flat}, {flavorless}, {flavourless}, {insipid}, {savourless}, {vapid}]

savorlessness
n : the property of having no flavor [syn: {flavorlessness}, {flavourlessness}, {savourlessness}, {tastelessness}]

savory
adj 1: morally respectable or inoffensive; "a past that was scarcely savory" [syn: {savoury}, {inoffensive}] [ant: {unsavory}]
2: having an agreeably pungent taste [syn: {piquant}, {savoury}, {spicy}, {zesty}]
3: pleasing to the sense of taste [syn: {mouth-watering}, {savoury}, {tasty}]
n 1: any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees
2: dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions [syn: {Micromeria juliana}]
3: either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family [syn: {savoury}]
4: an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre [syn: {savoury}]

savour
n : the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth [syn: {relish}, {flavor}, {flavour}, {sapidity}, {savor}, {smack}, {tang}]
v 1: have flavor; taste of something [syn: {taste}, {savor}]
2: give taste to [syn: {savor}]
3: taste appreciatively; "savor the soup" [syn: {savor}]
4: derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory" [syn: {enjoy}, {bask}, {relish}, {savor}]

savouring
n : taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality; "cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most" [syn: {tasting}, {savoring}, {relishing}, {degustation}]

savourless
adj : lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea" [syn: {bland}, {flat}, {flavorless}, {flavourless}, {insipid}, {savorless}, {vapid}]

savourlessness
n : the property of having no flavor [syn: {flavorlessness}, {flavourlessness}, {savorlessness}, {tastelessness}]

savoury
adj 1: morally respectable or inoffensive; "a past that was scarcely savory" [syn: {savory}, {inoffensive}] [ant: {unsavory}]
2: having an agreeably pungent taste [syn: {piquant}, {savory}, {spicy}, {zesty}]
3: pleasing to the sense of taste [syn: {mouth-watering}, {savory}, {tasty}]
n 1: either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family [syn: {savory}]
2: an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre [syn: {savory}]

savoy
n : head of soft crinkly leaves [syn: {savoy cabbage}]

savoy cabbage
n 1: cabbage plant with a compact head of crinkled leaves
2: head of soft crinkly leaves [syn: {savoy}]

Savoyard
n 1: a person who performs in the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan
2: a resident of Savoy

savvied
savvy
n : the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect" [syn: {understanding}, {apprehension}, {discernment}]
v : get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" [syn: {get the picture}, {comprehend}, {dig}, {grasp}, {compass}, {apprehend}] [also: {savvied}, {savviest}, {savvier}]

savvied
See {savvy}

savvier
savvy
n : the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect" [syn: {understanding}, {apprehension}, {discernment}]
v : get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" [syn: {get the picture}, {comprehend}, {dig}, {grasp}, {compass}, {apprehend}] [also: {savvied}, {savviest}, {savvier}]

savvier
See {savvy}

savviest
savvy
n : the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect" [syn: {understanding}, {apprehension}, {discernment}]
v : get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" [syn: {get the picture}, {comprehend}, {dig}, {grasp}, {compass}, {apprehend}] [also: {savvied}, {savviest}, {savvier}]

savviest
See {savvy}

savvy
n : the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect" [syn: {understanding}, {apprehension}, {discernment}]
v : get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" [syn: {get the picture}, {comprehend}, {dig}, {grasp}, {compass}, {apprehend}] [also: {savvied}, {savviest}, {savvier}]

saw
n 1: a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people [syn: {proverb}, {adage}, {byword}]
2: hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
3: a power tool for cutting wood [syn: {power saw}, {sawing machine}]
v : cut with a saw; "saw wood for the fireplace" [also: {sawn}]

saw
see
n : the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
adv : compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text) [syn: {cf.}, {cf}, {confer}, {see also}]
v 1: perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see"
2: perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea" [syn: {understand}, {realize}, {realise}]
3: perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "I want to see results"; "The 1960 saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results" [syn: {witness}, {find}]
4: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" [syn: {visualize}, {visualise}, {envision}, {project}, {fancy}, {figure}, {picture}, {image}]
5: deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" [syn: {consider}, {reckon}, {view}, {regard}]
6: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted" [syn: {learn}, {hear}, {get word}, {get wind}, {pick up}, {find out}, {get a line}, {discover}]
7: see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie" [syn: {watch}, {view}, {catch}, {take in}]
8: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time" [syn: {determine}, {check}, {find out}, {ascertain}, {watch}, {learn}]
9: come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!" [syn: {meet}, {ran into}, {encounter}, {run across}, {come across}] 10: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" [syn: {check}, {insure}, {see to it}, {ensure}, {control}, {ascertain}, {assure}] 11: go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist" 12: go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day" 13: visit a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning" [syn: {visit}] 14: take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business" [syn: {attend}, {take care}, {look}] 15: receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon" 16: date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!" [syn: {go steady}, {go out}, {date}] 17: see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first learn to see" 18: deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?" 19: observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it" 20: observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country" [syn: {examine}] 21: go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" [syn: {experience}, {undergo}, {go through}] 22: accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door" [syn: {escort}] 23: match or meet; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players" 24: make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" [syn: {interpret}, {construe}] [also: {seen}, {saw}]

saw
See {see} [also: {sawn}]

saw log
n : log large enough to be sawed into boards

saw logs
v : breathe noisily during one's sleep; "she complained that her husband snores" [syn: {snore}, {saw wood}]

saw palmetto
n : small hardy clump-forming spiny palm of southern United States [syn: {scrub palmetto}, {Serenoa repens}]

saw set
n : a tool used to bend each alternate sawtooth at a slight angle outward

saw wood
v : breathe noisily during one's sleep; "she complained that her husband snores" [syn: {snore}, {saw logs}]

Sawan
n : the fifth month of the Hindu calendar [syn: {Sravana}]

sawbill
n : large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges [syn: {merganser}, {fish duck}, {sheldrake}]

sawbones
n : a physician who specializes in surgery [syn: {surgeon}, {operating surgeon}]

sawbuck
n : a framework for holding wood that is being sawed [syn: {sawhorse}, {horse}, {buck}]

sawdust
n : fine particles of wood made by sawing wood

sawdust doll
n : a doll that is stuffed with sawdust

sawdust saloon
n : a saloon whose floor is covered with sawdust

sawed-off
adj 1: well below average height [syn: {pint-size}, {pint-sized}, {runty}, {sawn-off}]
2: cut short; "a sawed-off shotgun"; "a sawed-off broomstick"; "the shortened rope was easier to use" [syn: {sawn-off}, {shortened}]

sawed-off shotgun
n : a shotgun with short barrels

sawfish
n : primitive ray with sharp teeth on each edge of a long flattened snout [also: {sawfishes} (pl)]

sawfishes
sawfish
n : primitive ray with sharp teeth on each edge of a long flattened snout [also: {sawfishes} (pl)]

sawfishes
See {sawfish}

sawfly
n : insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant

sawhorse
n : a framework for holding wood that is being sawed [syn: {horse}, {sawbuck}, {buck}]

sawing machine
n : a power tool for cutting wood [syn: {power saw}, {saw}]

sawm
n : the third pillar of Islam is fasting (primarily during the month of Ramadan); Muslims abstain from food and drink and gambling and all sensuous pleasures from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan

sawmill
n 1: a large sawing machine
2: a mill for dressing logs and lumber [syn: {lumbermill}]

sawn
saw
n 1: a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people [syn: {proverb}, {adage}, {byword}]
2: hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
3: a power tool for cutting wood [syn: {power saw}, {sawing machine}]
v : cut with a saw; "saw wood for the fireplace" [also: {sawn}]

sawn
saw See {see} [also: {sawn}]

sawn
See {saw}

sawn-off
adj 1: well below average height [syn: {pint-size}, {pint-sized}, {runty}, {sawed-off}]
2: cut short; "a sawed-off shotgun"; "a sawed-off broomstick"; "the shortened rope was easier to use" [syn: {sawed-off}, {shortened}]

sawpit
n : a pit over which lumber is positioned to be sawed by two men with a long two-handled saw

sawtooth
n : a serration on a saw blade

saw-toothed
adj : notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex [syn: {serrate}, {serrated}, {toothed}, {notched}]

sawwort
n : European perennial whose serrate leaves yield a yellow dye [syn: {Serratula tinctoria}]

sawyer
n 1: one who is employed to saw wood
2: any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or dying trees especially conifers [syn: {sawyer beetle}]

sawyer beetle
n : any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or dying trees especially conifers [syn: {sawyer}]

Sax
n 1: a Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894) [syn: {Adolphe Sax}]
2: a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore [syn: {saxophone}]

saxatile
adj : growing on or living among rocks [syn: {saxicolous}, {saxicoline}]

Saxe
n 1: a French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1696-1750) [syn: {Hermann Maurice Saxe}, {comte de Saxe}, {Marshal Saxe}]
2: an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons [syn: {Saxony}, {Sachsen}]

Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
n : the name of the royal family that ruled Great Britain from 1901-1917; the name was changed to Windsor in 1917 in response to anti-German feelings in World War I

Saxegothea
n : 1 species: Prince Albert's yew [syn: {Saxe-gothea}, {genus Saxe-gothea}, {genus Saxegothea}]

Saxe-gothea
n : 1 species: Prince Albert's yew [syn: {Saxegothea}, {genus Saxe-gothea}, {genus Saxegothea}]

Saxe-gothea conspicua
n : small yew having attractive foliage and partially weeping branches cultivated as an ornamental; mountains of southern Chile [syn: {Prince Albert yew}, {Prince Albert's yew}]

saxhorn
n : any of a family of brass wind instruments that resemble a bugle with valves

Saxicola
n : Old World chats [syn: {genus Saxicola}]

Saxicola rubetra
n : brown-and-buff European songbird of grassy meadows [syn: {whinchat}]

Saxicola torquata
n : common European chat with black plumage and a reddish-brown breast [syn: {stonechat}]

saxicoline
adj : growing on or living among rocks [syn: {saxicolous}, {saxatile}]

saxicolous
adj : growing on or living among rocks [syn: {saxatile}, {saxicoline}]

saxicolous plant
n : plants growing among rocks [syn: {rupestral plant}, {rupestrine plant}, {rupicolous plant}]

Saxifraga
n : type genus of the Saxifragaceae; large genus of usually perennial herbs of arctic and cool regions of northern hemisphere: saxifrage [syn: {genus Saxifraga}]

Saxifraga aizoides
n : tufted evergreen perennial having ciliate leaves and yellow corymbose flowers often spotted orange [syn: {yellow mountain saxifrage}]

Saxifraga granulata
n : rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white flowers; Europe [syn: {meadow saxifrage}, {fair-maids-of-France}]

Saxifraga hypnoides
n : tufted or mat-forming perennial of mountains of Europe; cultivated for its white flowers [syn: {mossy saxifrage}]

Saxifraga occidentalis
n : saxifrage having loose clusters of white flowers on hairy stems growing from a cluster of basal leaves; moist slopes of western North America [syn: {western saxifrage}]

Saxifraga oppositifolia
n : plants forming dense cushions with bright reddish-lavender flowers; rocky areas of Europe and Asia and western North America [syn: {purple saxifrage}]

Saxifraga sarmentosam
n : eastern Asiatic saxifrage with racemes of small red-and-white flowers; spreads by numerous creeping stolons [syn: {strawberry geranium}, {strawberry saxifrage}, {mother-of-thousands}, {Saxifraga stolonifera}]

Saxifraga stellaris
n : small often mat-forming alpine plant having small starlike white flowers; Europe [syn: {star saxifrage}, {starry saxifrage}]

Saxifraga stolonifera
n : eastern Asiatic saxifrage with racemes of small red-and-white flowers; spreads by numerous creeping stolons [syn: {strawberry geranium}, {strawberry saxifrage}, {mother-of-thousands}, {Saxifraga sarmentosam}]

Saxifragaceae
n : a large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs; widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions; sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae [syn: {family Saxifragaceae}, {saxifrage family}]

saxifrage
n : any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga [syn: {breakstone}, {rockfoil}]

saxifrage family
n : a large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs; widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions; sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae [syn: {Saxifragaceae}, {family Saxifragaceae}]

saxist
n : a musician who plays the saxophone [syn: {saxophonist}]

saxitoxin
n : a powerful neurotoxin produced by certain dinoflagellates found in red tides; it can accumulate in mollusks that feed on the dinoflagellates and cause food poisoning to humans

Saxo Grammaticus
n : Danish historian who chronicled the history of Denmark (including the legend of Hamlet) (1150?-1220?)

Saxon
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the early Saxons or Anglo-Saxons and their descendents (especially the English or Lowland Scots) and their language; "Saxon princes"; "for greater clarity choose a plain Saxon term instead of a latinate one"
n : a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman conquest

Saxony
n : an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons [syn: {Sachsen}, {Saxe}]

saxophone
n : a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore [syn: {sax}]

saxophonist
n : a musician who plays the saxophone [syn: {saxist}]

say
n : the chance to speak; "let him have his say"
v 1: express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name" [syn: {state}, {tell}]
2: report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money" [syn: {allege}, {aver}]
3: express a supposition; "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?" [syn: {suppose}]
4: have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?" [syn: {read}]
5: state as one's opinion or judgement; declare; "I say let's forget this whole business"
6: utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"
7: give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed" [syn: {order}, {tell}, {enjoin}]
8: speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?" [syn: {pronounce}, {articulate}, {enounce}, {sound out}, {enunciate}]
9: recite or repeat a fixed text; "Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'" 10: communicate or express nonverbally; "What does this painting say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?" 11: indicate; "The clock says noon" [also: {said}]

say farewell
v : say good-bye or bid farewell [ant: {welcome}]

Sayanci
n : a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria [syn: {Zaar}]

sayeret
n : Israel's elite secret commando unit responsible for counterterrorist and top secret intelligence gather and hostage rescue missions [syn: {Sayeret Matkal}, {Sayeret Mat'kal}]

Sayeret Mat'kal
n : Israel's elite secret commando unit responsible for counterterrorist and top secret intelligence gather and hostage rescue missions [syn: {Sayeret Matkal}, {sayeret}]

Sayeret Matkal
n : Israel's elite secret commando unit responsible for counterterrorist and top secret intelligence gather and hostage rescue missions [syn: {Sayeret Mat'kal}, {sayeret}]

Sayers
n : English writer of detective fiction (1893-1957) [syn: {Dorothy Sayers}, {Dorothy L. Sayers}, {Dorothy Leigh Sayers}]

saying
n : a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression" [syn: {expression}, {locution}]

sayonara
n : a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: {adieu}, {adios}, {arrivederci}, {auf wiedersehen}, {au revoir}, {bye}, {bye-bye}, {cheerio}, {good-by}, {goodby}, {good-bye}, {goodbye}, {good day}, {so long}]

Sayornis
n : phoebes [syn: {genus Sayornis}]

Sayornis phoebe
n : small dun-colored North American flycatcher [syn: {phoebe}, {phoebe bird}]

say-so
n 1: one chap's arbitrary assertion
2: an authoritative declaration [syn: {pronouncement}, {dictum}]
3: the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests" [syn: {authority}, {authorization}, {authorisation}, {dominance}]

Sazerac
n : a cocktail made with bourbon with bitters and Pernod and sugar served with lemon peel

Sb
n 1: a metallic element having four allotropic forms; used in a wide variety of alloys; found in stibnite [syn: {antimony}, {atomic number 51}]
2: a bachelor's degree in science [syn: {Bachelor of Science}, {BS}]

SBA
n : an independent agency of the United States government that protects the interests of small businesses and ensures that they receive a fair share of government contracts [syn: {Small Business Administration}]

SbE
n : the compass point that is one point east of due south [syn: {south by east}]

SbW
n : the compass point that is one point west of due south [syn: {south by west}]

Sc
n 1: a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite [syn: {scandium}, {atomic number 21}]
2: a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {South Carolina}, {Palmetto State}]
3: a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for preserving world peace [syn: {Security Council}]

scab
n 1: someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike [syn: {strikebreaker}, {blackleg}, {rat}]
2: the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion
v 1: form a scab; "the wounds will eventually scab"
2: take the place of work of someone on strike [syn: {rat}, {blackleg}]

scabbard
n : a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet

scabbier
scabby
adj : covered with scabs [also: {scabbiest}, {scabbier}]

scabbier
See {scabby}

scabbiest
scabby
adj : covered with scabs [also: {scabbiest}, {scabbier}]

scabbiest
See {scabby}

scabby
adj : covered with scabs [also: {scabbiest}, {scabbier}]

scabicide
n : a drug that destroys the itch mite that causes scabies

scabies
n : a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation; "he has a bad case of the itch" [syn: {itch}]

scabiosa
n : any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa [syn: {scabious}]

Scabiosa arvensis
n : perennial having bluish-lilac flowers; introduced in the eastern United States [syn: {field scabious}]

Scabiosa atropurpurea
n : Old World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson flower heads; naturalized in United States [syn: {sweet scabious}, {pincushion flower}, {mournful widow}]

scabious
n : any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa [syn: {scabiosa}]

scabrous
adj 1: rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf [syn: {lepidote}, {leprose}, {scaly}, {scurfy}]
2: dealing with salacious or indecent material; "a scabrous novel"

scad
n : any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae

scads
n : a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed a mountain of newspapers" [syn: {tons}, {dozens}, {heaps}, {lots}, {mountain}, {piles}, {scores}, {stacks}, {loads}, {rafts}, {slews}, {wads}, {oodles}, {gobs}, {lashings}]

scaffold
n 1: a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)
2: a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers
v : provide with a scaffold for support; "scaffold the building before painting it"

scaffolding
n : a system of scaffolds [syn: {staging}]

scagged
See {scag}

scagging
See {scag}

scalability
n : the quality of being scalable

scalable
adj : capable of being scaled; possible to scale; "the scalable slope of a mountain" [ant: {unscalable}]

scalage
n 1: estimation of the amount of lumber in a log
2: the act of scaling in weight or quantity or dimension

scalar
adj : of or relating to a directionless magnitude; "scalar implicatures"
n : a variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components

scalar field
n : a field of scalars

scalar matrix
n : a diagonal matrix in which all of the diagonal elements are equal

scalar product
n : a real number (a scalar) that is the product of two vectors [syn: {inner product}, {dot product}]

scalawag
n 1: white Southerner supporting Reconstruction policies after the Civil War usually for self-interest [syn: {scallywag}]
2: a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel [syn: {rogue}, {knave}, {rascal}, {rapscallion}, {scallywag}, {varlet}]
3: one who is playfully mischievous [syn: {imp}, {scamp}, {monkey}, {rascal}, {rapscallion}, {scallywag}]

scald
n 1: a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
2: the act of burning with steam or hot water
v 1: subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community" [syn: {blister}, {whip}]
2: treat with boiling water; "scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled"
3: heat to the boiling point; "scald the milk"
4: burn with a hot liquid or steam; "She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out"

scalded milk
n : milk heated almost to boiling

scaldfishes
See {scaldfish}

scalding
adj : marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing" [syn: {scathing}, {blistering}, {vituperative}]

scale
n 1: an ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale of 1 to 10" [syn: {scale of measurement}, {graduated table}, {ordered series}]
2: relative magnitude; "they entertained on a grand scale"
3: the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it; "the scale of the map"; "the scale of the model"
4: an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
5: a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin [syn: {scale leaf}]
6: a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin [syn: {scurf}, {exfoliation}]
7: (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave) [syn: {musical scale}]
8: a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass [syn: {weighing machine}]
9: a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) [syn: {plate}, {shell}] 10: a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
v 1: measure by or as if by a scale; "This bike scales only 25 pounds"
2: pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
3: take by attacking with scaling ladders; "The troops scaled the walls of the fort"
4: reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc" [syn: {surmount}]
5: climb up by means of a ladder
6: remove the scales from; "scale fish" [syn: {descale}]
7: measure with or as if with scales; "scale the gold"
8: size or measure according to a scale; "This model must be scaled down"

scale down
v 1: reduce proportionally; "The model is scaled down" [ant: {scale up}]
2: make smaller; "reduce an image" [syn: {reduce}] [ant: {blow up}]

scale factor
n : a number used as a multiplier in scaling

scale fern
n : small European fern with chaffy leathery fronds [syn: {scaly fern}, {Asplenium ceterach}, {Ceterach officinarum}]

scale insect
n : small homopterous insect that usually lives and feeds on plants and secretes a protective waxy covering

scale leaf
n : a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin [syn: {scale}]

scale moss
n : mosslike liverwort with tiny scalelike leaves; usually epiphytic [syn: {leafy liverwort}]

scale of measurement
n : an ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale of 1 to 10" [syn: {scale}, {graduated table}, {ordered series}]

scale up
v : increase proportionally; "scale up the model" [ant: {scale down}]

scale value
n : a value on some scale of measurement

scale wax
n : partly refined paraffin wax [syn: {paraffin scale}]

scaled
adj 1: having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles [syn: {scaly}, {scaley}]
2: used of armor; having overlapping metal splates attached to a leather backing

scaleless
adj : destitute of scales

scalelike
adj : reduced to a small appressed thing that resembles a scale; "scalelike leaves"

scalene
adj 1: of a triangle having three sides of different lengths
2: of or relating to any of the scalene muscles

scalene muscle
n : any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing [syn: {scalenus}, {musculus scalenus}]

scalene triangle
n : a triangle with no two sides of equal length

scaleni
scalenus
n : any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing [syn: {scalene muscle}, {musculus scalenus}] [also: {scaleni} (pl)]

scaleni
See {scalenus}

scalenus
n : any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing [syn: {scalene muscle}, {musculus scalenus}] [also: {scaleni} (pl)]

scalenus syndrome
n : discomfort and vascular symptoms and loss of sensation in a shoulder and arm; caused by a scalene muscle compressing the subclavian artery and part of the brachial plexus

scaler
n : an electronic pulse counter used to count pulses that occur too rapidly to be recorded individually

scaley
adj : having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles [syn: {scaly}, {scaled}]

scalic
adj : of or related to a musical scale; "scalic patterns"

scalier
scaly
adj 1: rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf [syn: {lepidote}, {leprose}, {scabrous}, {scurfy}]
2: having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles [syn: {scaley}, {scaled}] [also: {scaliest}, {scalier}]

scalier
See {scaly}

scaliest
scaly
adj 1: rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf [syn: {lepidote}, {leprose}, {scabrous}, {scurfy}]
2: having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles [syn: {scaley}, {scaled}] [also: {scaliest}, {scalier}]

scaliest
See {scaly}

scaling
n 1: the act of arranging in a graduated series [syn: {grading}]
2: act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale
3: ascent by or as if by a ladder

scaling ladder
n : a ladder used to scale the walls in an attack

scallion
n 1: plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum [syn: {leek}, {Allium porrum}]
2: young onion before the bulb has enlarged [syn: {green onion}]

scallop
n 1: one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.) [syn: {crenation}, {crenature}, {crenel}, {crenelle}]
2: edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces [syn: {scollop}, {escallop}]
3: thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled [syn: {cutlet}, {scollop}, {escallop}]
4: edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions [syn: {scollop}, {escallop}]
v 1: decorate an edge with scallops; "the dress had a scalloped skirt"
2: form scallops in; "scallop the meat" [syn: {scollop}]
3: fish for scallops [syn: {scollop}]
4: shape or cut in scallops; "scallop the hem of the dress" [syn: {scollop}]

scallop shell
n : a shell of a scallop

scalloped
adj : having a margin with rounded scallops [syn: {crenate}, {crenated}]

scallopine
n : sauteed cutlets (usually veal or poultry) that have been pounded thin and coated with flour [syn: {scallopini}]

scallopini
n : sauteed cutlets (usually veal or poultry) that have been pounded thin and coated with flour [syn: {scallopine}]

scallywag
n 1: white Southerner supporting Reconstruction policies after the Civil War usually for self-interest [syn: {scalawag}]
2: a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel [syn: {rogue}, {knave}, {rascal}, {rapscallion}, {scalawag}, {varlet}]
3: one who is playfully mischievous [syn: {imp}, {scamp}, {monkey}, {rascal}, {rapscallion}, {scalawag}]

scalp
n : the skin that covers the top of the head; "they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy"
v 1: sell illegally, as on the black market
2: remove the scalp of; "The enemies were scalped"

scalp lock
n : a long tuft of hair left on top of the shaven head

scalpel
n : a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery

scalper
n : someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost; "he got theater tickets through a scalper"

scaly
adj 1: rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf [syn: {lepidote}, {leprose}, {scabrous}, {scurfy}]
2: having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles [syn: {scaley}, {scaled}] [also: {scaliest}, {scalier}]

scaly anteater
n : toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites [syn: {pangolin}, {anteater}]

scaly fern
n : small European fern with chaffy leathery fronds [syn: {scale fern}, {Asplenium ceterach}, {Ceterach officinarum}]

scaly lentinus
n : a fungus with a scaly cap and white flesh and a ring on the stalk (with scales below the ring); odor reminiscent of licorice [syn: {Lentinus lepideus}]

scaly pholiota
n : a gilled fungus with a cap and stalk that are conspicuously scaly with upright scales; gills develop a greenish tinge with age [syn: {Pholiota squarrosa}]

scaly polypore
n : a fungus with a lateral stalk (when there is a stalk) and a scaly cap that becomes nearly black in maturity; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere [syn: {Polyporus squamosus}]

scam
n : a fraudulent business scheme [syn: {cozenage}]
v : deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" [syn: {victimize}, {swindle}, {rook}, {goldbrick}, {nobble}, {diddle}, {bunco}, {defraud}, {mulct}, {gyp}, {con}]

scammer
n : a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud [syn: {swindler}, {chiseller}, {chiseler}, {gouger}, {grifter}, {sharper}, {sharpie}, {sharpy}]

scammony
n 1: tropical American morning glory [syn: {Ipomoea orizabensis}]
2: resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia
3: twining plant of Asia Minor having cream to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin [syn: {Convolvulus scammonia}]

scammonyroot
n : tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato [syn: {wild potato vine}, {wild sweet potato vine}, {man-of-the-earth}, {manroot}, {Ipomoea panurata}, {Ipomoea fastigiata}]

scamp
n : one who is playfully mischievous [syn: {imp}, {monkey}, {rascal}, {rapscallion}, {scalawag}, {scallywag}]
v : perform hastily and carelessly

scamper
n : rushing about hastily in an undignified way [syn: {scramble}, {scurry}]
v : to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground" [syn: {scurry}, {skitter}, {scuttle}]

scampi
n : large shrimp sauteed in oil or butter and garlic

scampo
n : caught in European waters; slenderer than American lobster [syn: {Norwegian lobster}, {langoustine}]

scan
n 1: the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"
2: an image produced by scanning; "he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan" [syn: {CAT scan}]
v 1: examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray"
2: examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi" [syn: {skim}, {rake}, {glance over}, {run down}]
3: make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the night sky"
4: conform to a metrical pattern
5: move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
6: read metrically; "scan verses"
7: obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer" [syn: {read}] [also: {scanning}, {scanned}]

scandal
n 1: disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people [syn: {dirt}, {malicious gossip}]
2: a disgraceful event [syn: {outrage}]

scandalisation
n 1: the condition of being shocked (as by improper behavior) [syn: {scandalization}]
2: the act of scandalizing [syn: {scandalization}, {outrage}]

scandalise
v : strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" [syn: {shock}, {offend}, {scandalize}, {appal}, {appall}, {outrage}]

scandalization
n 1: the condition of being shocked (as by improper behavior) [syn: {scandalisation}]
2: the act of scandalizing [syn: {scandalisation}, {outrage}]

scandalize
v : strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" [syn: {shock}, {offend}, {scandalise}, {appal}, {appall}, {outrage}]

scandalmonger
n : a person who spreads malicious gossip

scandalmongering
adj : typical of tabloids; "sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal"; "yellow journalism" [syn: {sensationalistic}, {yellow(a)}]
n : spreading malicious gossip

scandalous
adj : giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; "scandalous behavior"; "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray; "the most shocking book of its time" [syn: {disgraceful}, {shameful}, {shocking}]

scandalously
adv : in a scandalous manner; "you behaved scandalously when you walked out of that meeting!"

scandalousness
n : disgracefulness that offends public morality

scandent
adj : used especially of plants; having a tendency to climb; "plants of a creeping or scandent nature"

Scandentia
n : a small order comprising only the tree shrews: in some classifications tree shrews are considered either primates (and included in the suborder Prosimii) or true insectivores (and included in the order Insectivora) [syn: {order Scandentia}]

Scandinavia
n 1: the peninsula in northern Europe occupied by Norway and Sweden [syn: {Scandinavian Peninsula}]
2: a group of culturally related countries in northern Europe; Finland and Iceland are sometimes considered Scandinavian

Scandinavian
adj : of or relating to Scandinavia or its peoples or cultures; "Norse sagas"; "Norse nomads" [syn: {Norse}]
n 1: an inhabitant of Scandinavia [syn: {Norse}, {Northman}]
2: the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland [syn: {Scandinavian language}, {Nordic}, {Norse}, {North Germanic}, {North Germanic language}]

Scandinavian country
n : countries occupying Scandinavia [syn: {Scandinavian nation}]

Scandinavian language
n : the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland [syn: {Scandinavian}, {Nordic}, {Norse}, {North Germanic}, {North Germanic language}]

Scandinavian lox
n : salt-cure lox

Scandinavian nation
n : countries occupying Scandinavia [syn: {Scandinavian country}]

Scandinavian Peninsula
n : the peninsula in northern Europe occupied by Norway and Sweden [syn: {Scandinavia}]

scandium
n : a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite [syn: {Sc}, {atomic number 21}]

scanned
scan
n 1: the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"
2: an image produced by scanning; "he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan" [syn: {CAT scan}]
v 1: examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray"
2: examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi" [syn: {skim}, {rake}, {glance over}, {run down}]
3: make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the night sky"
4: conform to a metrical pattern
5: move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
6: read metrically; "scan verses"
7: obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer" [syn: {read}] [also: {scanning}, {scanned}]

scanned
See {scan}

scanner
n 1: someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables
2: an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer [syn: {digital scanner}, {image scanner}]
3: a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area
4: a radio receiver that that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for for some signal or condition; "they used scanners to monitor police radio channels" [syn: {electronic scanner}]

scanning
scan
n 1: the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"
2: an image produced by scanning; "he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan" [syn: {CAT scan}]
v 1: examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray"
2: examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi" [syn: {skim}, {rake}, {glance over}, {run down}]
3: make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the night sky"
4: conform to a metrical pattern
5: move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
6: read metrically; "scan verses"
7: obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer" [syn: {read}] [also: {scanning}, {scanned}]

scanning
n 1: the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer
2: the act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission

scanning
See {scan}

scansion
n : analysis of verse into metrical patterns

scant
adj : less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight" [syn: {light}, {scant(p)}, {short}]
v 1: work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially [syn: {skimp}]
2: limit in quality or quantity [syn: {skimp}]
3: supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance" [syn: {stint}, {skimp}]

scantier
scanty
adj : lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet" [syn: {bare(a)}, {spare}]
n : short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural) [syn: {pantie}, {panty}, {step-in}] [also: {scantiest}, {scantier}]

scantier
See {scanty}

scantiest
scanty
adj : lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet" [syn: {bare(a)}, {spare}]
n : short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural) [syn: {pantie}, {panty}, {step-in}] [also: {scantiest}, {scantier}]

scantiest
See {scanty}

scantily
adv : in a sparse or scanty way; "a barely furnished room" [syn: {barely}]

scantily clad
adj : inadequately clothed [syn: {half-clothed}, {underclothed}]

scantiness
n : the quality of being meager; "an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot [syn: {meagerness}, {meagreness}, {poorness}, {scantness}, {exiguity}]

scantling
n : an upright in house framing [syn: {stud}]

scantness
n : the quality of being meager; "an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot [syn: {meagerness}, {meagreness}, {poorness}, {scantiness}, {exiguity}]

scanty
adj : lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet" [syn: {bare(a)}, {spare}]
n : short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural) [syn: {pantie}, {panty}, {step-in}] [also: {scantiest}, {scantier}]

scape
n 1: erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip [syn: {flower stalk}]
2: (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column [syn: {shaft}]

scapegoat
n : someone punished for the errors of others [syn: {whipping boy}]

scapegrace
n : a reckless and unprincipled reprobate [syn: {black sheep}]

Scaphiopus
n : New World spadefoot toads [syn: {genus Scaphiopus}]

Scaphiopus bombifrons
n : of plains and hills and river bottoms in areas of low rainfall east of the Rocky Mountains [syn: {plains spadefoot}]

Scaphiopus hammondii
n : of California [syn: {western spadefoot}]

Scaphiopus multiplicatus
n : of the United States southwest [syn: {southern spadefoot}]

scaphocephaly
n : congenital malformation of the skull which is long and narrow; frequently accompanied by mental retardation

scaphoid
adj : shaped like a boat [syn: {navicular}]

scaphoid bone
n : the largest wrist bone on the thumb side [syn: {os scaphoideum}, {navicular}]

scaphopod
n : burrowing marine mollusk

Scaphopoda
n : small class of bilaterally symmetrical marine forms comprising the tooth shells [syn: {class Scaphopoda}]

Scaphosepalum
n : comprises some tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants with small flowers carried on one scape [syn: {genus Scaphosepalum}]

scapose
adj : resembling or consisting of a scape; having a bare leafless stalk growing directly from the ground; "tulips are scapose flowers"; "a scapose stalk"; "a scapose column"; "the scapose portion of a feather"

scapula
n : either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings [syn: {shoulder blade}, {shoulder bone}] [also: {scapulae} (pl)]

scapulae
scapula
n : either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings [syn: {shoulder blade}, {shoulder bone}] [also: {scapulae} (pl)]

scapulae
See {scapula}

scapular
adj : relating to or near the shoulder blade
n 1: a feather covering the shoulder of a bird
2: garment consisting of a long wide piece of woolen cloth worn over the shoulders with an opening for the head; part of a monastic habit [syn: {scapulary}]

scapulary
n : garment consisting of a long wide piece of woolen cloth worn over the shoulders with an opening for the head; part of a monastic habit [syn: {scapular}]

scapulohumeral
adj : relating to the shoulder blade and upper arm bone

scar
n 1: a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue [syn: {cicatrix}, {cicatrice}]
2: an indication of damage [syn: {scratch}, {scrape}, {mark}]
v : mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently" [syn: {mark}, {pock}, {pit}] [also: {scarring}, {scarred}]

scar tissue
n : the connective tissue that forms a scar; consists of fibroblasts in new scars and collagen fibers in old scars

scarab
n : scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians [syn: {scarabaeus}, {Scarabaeus sacer}]

scarabaean
n : any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes [syn: {scarabaeid beetle}, {scarabaeid}]

scarabaei
scarabaeus
n : scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians [syn: {scarab}, {Scarabaeus sacer}] [also: {scarabaei} (pl)]

scarabaei
See {scarabaeus}

scarabaeid
n : any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes [syn: {scarabaeid beetle}, {scarabaean}]

scarabaeid beetle
n : any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes [syn: {scarabaeid}, {scarabaean}]

Scarabaeidae
n : scarab or dung beetles [syn: {family Scarabaeidae}]

scarabaeus
n : scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians [syn: {scarab}, {Scarabaeus sacer}] [also: {scarabaei} (pl)]

Scarabaeus sacer
n : scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians [syn: {scarab}, {scarabaeus}]

Scaramouch
n : a stock character in commedia dell'arte depicted as a boastful coward [syn: {Scaramouche}]

Scaramouche
n : a stock character in commedia dell'arte depicted as a boastful coward [syn: {Scaramouch}]

scarce
adj 1: not enough; hard to find; "meat was scarce during the war"
2: deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; "fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought" [ant: {abundant}]
adv : by a small margin; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats [syn: {barely}, {hardly}, {just}, {scarcely}]

scarcely
adv 1: by a small margin; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats [syn: {barely}, {hardly}, {just}, {scarce}]
2: almost not; "he hardly ever goes fishing"; "he was hardly more than sixteen years old"; "they scarcely ever used the emergency generator" [syn: {hardly}]

scarceness
n : a small and inadequate amount [syn: {scarcity}] [ant: {abundance}]

scarcity
n : a small and inadequate amount [syn: {scarceness}] [ant: {abundance}]

Scardinius
n : rudds [syn: {genus Scardinius}]

Scardinius erythrophthalmus
n : European freshwater fish resembling the roach [syn: {rudd}]

scare
n 1: sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events; "panic in the stock market"; "a war scare"; "a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building" [syn: {panic}]
2: a sudden attack of fear [syn: {panic attack}]
v 1: cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me" [syn: {frighten}, {fright}, {affright}]
2: cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" [syn: {daunt}, {dash}, {scare off}, {pall}, {frighten off}, {scare away}, {frighten away}]

scare away
v : cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" [syn: {daunt}, {dash}, {scare off}, {pall}, {frighten off}, {frighten away}, {scare}]

scare off
v : cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" [syn: {daunt}, {dash}, {pall}, {frighten off}, {scare away}, {frighten away}, {scare}]

scare quote
n : the use of quotation marks to indicate that it is not the authors preferred terminology

scarecrow
n : an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds [syn: {straw man}, {strawman}, {bird-scarer}, {scarer}]

scarecrowish
adj : resembling a scarecrow in being thin and ragged; "a forlorn scarecrowish figure"

scared
adj : made afraid; "the frightened child cowered in the corner"; "too shocked and scared to move" [syn: {frightened}]

scaremonger
n : a person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up trouble [syn: {stirrer}]

scarer
n : an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds [syn: {scarecrow}, {straw man}, {strawman}, {bird-scarer}]

scarey
adj : so scary as to cause chills and shudders; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge" [syn: {chilling}, {scary}, {shivery}, {shuddery}]

scarf
n 1: a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
2: a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end [syn: {scarf joint}]
v 1: masturbate while strangling oneself
2: unite by a scarf joint
3: wrap in or adorn with a scarf [also: {scarves} (pl)]

scarf bandage
n : bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck [syn: {sling}, {triangular bandage}]

scarf joint
n : a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end [syn: {scarf}]

scarf out
v : overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream" [syn: {gorge}, {ingurgitate}, {overindulge}, {glut}, {englut}, {stuff}, {engorge}, {overgorge}, {overeat}, {gormandize}, {gormandise}, {gourmandize}, {binge}, {pig out}, {satiate}]

Scarface
n : United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during Prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947) [syn: {Capone}, {Al Capone}, {Alphonse Capone}]

scarfpin
n : a pin used to hold the tie in place [syn: {tie tack}, {tiepin}]

Scaridae
n : parrotfishes [syn: {family Scaridae}]

scarier
scary
adj : so scary as to cause chills and shudders; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge" [syn: {chilling}, {scarey}, {shivery}, {shuddery}] [also: {scariest}, {scarier}]

scarier
See {scary}

scariest
scary
adj : so scary as to cause chills and shudders; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge" [syn: {chilling}, {scarey}, {shivery}, {shuddery}] [also: {scariest}, {scarier}]

scariest
See {scary}

scarified
scarify
v 1: puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals; "The men in some African tribes scarify their faces"
2: scratch the surface of; "scarify seeds"
3: break up; "scarify soil" [also: {scarified}]

scarified
See {scarify}

scarify
v 1: puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals; "The men in some African tribes scarify their faces"
2: scratch the surface of; "scarify seeds"
3: break up; "scarify soil" [also: {scarified}]

scarily
adv : in an alarming manner; "the disturbing thing about the Minister's behavior is that far from being artificial, it too often rings frighteningly true" [syn: {frighteningly}]

scarlatina
n : an acute communicable disease (usually in children) characterized by fever and a red rash [syn: {scarlet fever}]

scarlet
adj : having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies [syn: {red}, {reddish}, {ruddy}, {blood-red}, {carmine}, {cerise}, {cherry}, {cherry-red}, {crimson}, {ruby}, {ruby-red}]
n : a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge [syn: {vermilion}, {orange red}]

scarlet bugler
n : plant with bright red tubular flowers in long narrow clusters near tips of erect stems; coastal ranges from central California southward [syn: {Penstemon centranthifolius}]

scarlet bush
n : handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil [syn: {scarlet hamelia}, {coloradillo}, {Hamelia patens}, {Hamelia erecta}]

scarlet clematis
n : woody vine of Texas having showy solitary nodding scarlet flowers [syn: {Clematis texensis}]

scarlet cup
n : a discomycete that is a harbinger of spring; the fruiting body is thin and tough and saucer-shaped (about the size of quarter to a half dollar) with a deep bright red upper surface and a whitish exterior [syn: {Sarcoscypha coccinea}]

scarlet fever
n : an acute communicable disease (usually in children) characterized by fever and a red rash [syn: {scarlatina}]

scarlet fritillary
n : western United States herb with scarlet and yellow narrow bell-shaped flowers [syn: {Fritillaria recurva}]

scarlet hamelia
n : handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil [syn: {scarlet bush}, {coloradillo}, {Hamelia patens}, {Hamelia erecta}]

scarlet haw
n : common shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having few thorns and white flowers in corymbs followed by bright orange-red berries [syn: {Crataegus biltmoreana}]

scarlet letter
n : the letter A in red; Puritans required adulterers to wear it

scarlet lychnis
n : Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads [syn: {maltese cross}, {Lychins chalcedonica}]

scarlet maple
n : maple of eastern and central America; 5-lobed leaves scarlet and yellow in autumn [syn: {red maple}, {swamp maple}, {Acer rubrum}]

scarlet musk flower
n : viscid branched perennial of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having tuberous roots and deep red flowers [syn: {Nyctaginia capitata}]

scarlet oak
n : medium-large deciduous tree with a thick trunk found in the eastern United States and southern Canada and having close-grained wood and deeply 7-lobed leaves turning scarlet in autumn [syn: {Quercus coccinea}]

scarlet pimpernel
n : herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather [syn: {red pimpernel}, {poor man's weatherglass}, {Anagallis arvensis}]

scarlet plume
n : Mexican shrub often cultivated for its scarlet-bracted flowers [syn: {Euphorbia fulgens}]

scarlet runner
n 1: tropical American high-climbing bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain [syn: {scarlet runner bean}, {Dutch case-knife bean}, {runner bean}, {Phaseolus coccineus}, {Phaseolus multiflorus}]
2: hairy trailing or prostrate western Australian vine with bright scarlet-pink flowers [syn: {running postman}, {Kennedia prostrata}]
3: long bean pods always sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain [syn: {scarlet runner bean}, {runner bean}, {English runner bean}]

scarlet runner bean
n 1: tropical American high-climbing bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain [syn: {scarlet runner}, {Dutch case-knife bean}, {runner bean}, {Phaseolus coccineus}, {Phaseolus multiflorus}]
2: long bean pods always sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain [syn: {scarlet runner}, {runner bean}, {English runner bean}]

scarlet strawberry
n : North American wild strawberry with sweet scarlet fruit; a source of many cultivated strawberries [syn: {Virginia strawberry}, {Fragaria virginiana}]

scarlet sumac
n : common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with waxy compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries [syn: {smooth sumac}, {vinegar tree}, {Rhus glabra}]

scarlet tanager
n : the male is bright red with black wings and tail [syn: {Piranga olivacea}, {redbird}, {firebird}]

scarlet wisteria tree
n : soft-wooded tree with lax racemes of usually red or pink flowers; tropical Australia and Asia; naturalized in southern Florida and West Indies [syn: {vegetable hummingbird}, {Sesbania grandiflora}]

scarp
n 1: a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion [syn: {escarpment}]
2: a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification [syn: {escarpment}, {escarp}, {protective embankment}]

scarper
v : flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" [syn: {run}, {turn tail}, {lam}, {run away}, {hightail it}, {bunk}, {head for the hills}, {take to the woods}, {escape}, {fly the coop}, {break away}]

scarred
adj 1: deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury; "Could her scarred mind ever be free of fear?"; "a face scarred by anxiety"; "the fire left her arm badly scarred"
2: blemished by injury or rough wear; "the scarred piano bench"; "walls marred by graffiti" [syn: {marred}]

scarred
scar
n 1: a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue [syn: {cicatrix}, {cicatrice}]
2: an indication of damage [syn: {scratch}, {scrape}, {mark}]
v : mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently" [syn: {mark}, {pock}, {pit}] [also: {scarring}, {scarred}]

scarred
See {scar}

scarring
scar
n 1: a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue [syn: {cicatrix}, {cicatrice}]
2: an indication of damage [syn: {scratch}, {scrape}, {mark}]
v : mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently" [syn: {mark}, {pock}, {pit}] [also: {scarring}, {scarred}]

scarring
See {scar}

Scartella
n : a genus of Blenniidae [syn: {genus Scartella}]

Scartella cristata
n : inhabits both coasts of tropical Atlantic [syn: {Molly Miller}]

scarves
scarf
n 1: a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
2: a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end [syn: {scarf joint}]
v 1: masturbate while strangling oneself
2: unite by a scarf joint
3: wrap in or adorn with a scarf [also: {scarves} (pl)]

scarves
See {scarf}

scary
adj : so scary as to cause chills and shudders; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge" [syn: {chilling}, {scarey}, {shivery}, {shuddery}] [also: {scariest}, {scarier}]

scat
n : singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument [syn: {scat singing}] [also: {scatting}, {scatted}]

scat singing
n : singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument [syn: {scat}]

scathe
n : the act of damaging something or someone [syn: {damage}, {harm}, {hurt}]

scathing
adj : marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing" [syn: {blistering}, {scalding}, {vituperative}]

scathingly
adv : in a scathing and unsparing manner; "she criticized him scathingly" [syn: {unsparingly}]

scatological
adj : dealing pruriently with excrement and excretory functions; "scatological literature"

scatology
n 1: a preoccupation with scatology
2: (medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes)

scatophagy
n : the eating of excrement or other filth

scatted
scat
n : singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument [syn: {scat singing}] [also: {scatting}, {scatted}]

scatted
See {scat}

scatter
n 1: a haphazard distribution in all directions [syn: {spread}]
2: the act of scattering [syn: {scattering}, {strewing}]
v 1: to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds" [syn: {disperse}, {dissipate}, {dispel}, {break up}]
2: move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"; [syn: {disperse}, {dissipate}, {spread out}]
3: distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" [syn: {sprinkle}, {dot}, {dust}, {disperse}]
4: sow by scattering; "scatter seeds"
5: cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles" [syn: {break up}, {disperse}]
6: strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table" [syn: {spread}, {spread out}]

scatter pin
n : small pin usually worn in groups of two or more

scatter rug
n : a small rug; several can be used in a room [syn: {throw rug}]

scatterbrain
n : a flighty and disorganized person [syn: {forgetful person}]

scatterbrained
adj 1: lacking sense or discretion; "his rattlebrained crackpot ideas"; "how rattlepated I am! I've forgotten what I came for"- Glenway Westcott [syn: {rattlebrained}, {rattlepated}, {scatty}]
2: absent-mindedly irresponsible; "he said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor" [syn: {flighty}, {head-in-the-clouds}]

scattered
adj 1: occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space; "scattered showers"; "scattered villages"
2: not close together in time; "isolated instances of rebellion"; "scattered fire"; "a stray bullet grazed his thigh" [syn: {isolated}, {stray}]
3: being distributed here and there without order; "scattered leaves littered the sidewalk"; "don't forget to pick up the clothes lying strewn all over the floor" [syn: {strewn}]
4: lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts" [syn: {confused}, {disconnected}, {disjointed}, {disordered}, {garbled}, {illogical}, {unconnected}]

scattergood
n : someone who spends money prodigally [syn: {spendthrift}, {spend-all}, {spender}]

scattergun
n : firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges [syn: {shotgun}]

scattering
adj : spreading by diffusion [syn: {diffusing(a)}, {diffusive}, {dispersive}, {disseminative}, {disseminating}, {spreading}]
n 1: the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions
2: a small number dispersed haphazardly; "the first scatterings of green" [syn: {sprinkling}]
3: a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby [syn: {sprinkle}, {sprinkling}]
4: spreading widely or driving off [syn: {dispersion}]
5: the act of scattering [syn: {scatter}, {strewing}]

scattershot
adj : covering a wide range in a haphazard way

scatting
scat
n : singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument [syn: {scat singing}] [also: {scatting}, {scatted}]

scatting
See {scat}

scatty
adj 1: lacking sense or discretion; "his rattlebrained crackpot ideas"; "how rattlepated I am! I've forgotten what I came for"- Glenway Westcott [syn: {rattlebrained}, {rattlepated}, {scatterbrained}]
2: lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professer"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence" [syn: {absent}, {absentminded}, {abstracted}]

scaup
n : diving ducks of North America having a bluish-gray bill [syn: {scaup duck}, {bluebill}, {broadbill}]

scaup duck
n : diving ducks of North America having a bluish-gray bill [syn: {scaup}, {bluebill}, {broadbill}]

scavenge
v 1: clean refuse from; "Scavenge a street"
2: collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food" [syn: {salvage}]
3: feed on carrion or refuse; "hyenas scavenge"
4: remove unwanted substances from [syn: {clean}]

scavenger
n 1: a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities
2: someone who collects things that have been discarded by others [syn: {magpie}, {pack rat}]
3: any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter

scavenger cell
n : a cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms [syn: {phagocyte}]

scavenging
adj 1: searching for and salvaging anything useful from discarded material; "scavenging larvae"
2: searching for and feeding on decaying matter; "scavenging hyenas and vultures"

ScD
n : an honorary degree in science [syn: {Doctor of Science}, {DS}]

Sceliphron
n : mud daubers [syn: {genus Sceliphron}]

Sceloglaux
n : a genus of Strigidae [syn: {genus Sceloglaux}]

Sceloglaux albifacies
n : almost extinct owl of New Zealand [syn: {laughing owl}, {laughing jackass}]

Sceloporus
n : spiny lizards [syn: {genus Sceloporus}]

Sceloporus graciosus
n : a ground dweller that prefers open ground and scattered low bushes; of United States west between Rocky and Sierra Nevada Mountains [syn: {sagebrush lizard}]

Sceloporus occidentalis
n : common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks [syn: {western fence lizard}, {swift}, {blue-belly}]

Sceloporus undulatus
n : small active lizard of United States and north to British Columbia [syn: {eastern fence lizard}, {pine lizard}]

scenario
n 1: an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)
2: a setting for a work of art or literature; "the scenario is France during the Reign of Terror"
3: a postulated sequence of possible events; "planners developed several scenarios in case of an attack"

scenarist
n : a writer of screenplays

scend
v : rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave; "the boats surged" [syn: {surge}]

scene
n 1: the place where some action occurs; "the police returned to the scene of the crime"
2: an incident (real or imaginary); "their parting was a sad scene"
3: the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views" [syn: {view}, {aspect}, {prospect}, {vista}, {panorama}]
4: a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film [syn: {shot}]
5: a situation treated as an observable object; "the political picture is favorable"; "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century" [syn: {picture}]
6: a subdivision of an act of a play; "the first act has three scenes"
7: a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene" [syn: {fit}, {tantrum}, {conniption}]
8: graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept; "he painted scenes from everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment" [syn: {view}]
9: the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story" [syn: {setting}] 10: the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale; "they worked all night painting the scenery" [syn: {scenery}]

scene of action
n : a playing field where sports events take place [syn: {arena}]

scene painter
n 1: an artist specializing in scenic subjects [syn: {scenic artist}]
2: a painter of theatrical scenery

scenery
n 1: the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale; "they worked all night painting the scenery" [syn: {scene}]
2: the appearance of a place

sceneshifter
n : a stagehand responsible for moving scenery [syn: {shifter}]

scene-stealer
n : an actor who draws more attention than other actors in the same scene; "babies are natural scene-stealers"

scenic
adj 1: used of locations; having beautiful natural scenery; "scenic drives"
2: of or relating to the stage or stage scenery; "scenic design"

scenic artist
n : an artist specializing in scenic subjects [syn: {scene painter}]

scenic railway
n : small railway in an amusement park

scenically
adv : with respect to stage scenery; "scenically stunning"

scent
n 1: a distinctive odor that is pleasant [syn: {aroma}, {fragrance}, {perfume}]
2: an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced
3: any property detected by the olfactory system [syn: {olfactory property}, {smell}, {aroma}, {odor}, {odour}]
v 1: cause to smell or be smelly [syn: {odorize}, {odourise}] [ant: {deodorize}, {deodorize}]
2: catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs" [syn: {nose}, {wind}]
3: apply perfume to; "She perfumes herself every day" [syn: {perfume}]

scent out
v : recognize or detect by or as if by smelling; "H can smell out trouble" [syn: {sniff out}, {smell out}, {nose out}]

scented
adj 1: having the sense of smell; "keen-scented hounds" [ant: {scentless}]
2: filled or impregnated with perfume; "perfumed boudoir"; "perfumed stationery"; "scented soap" [syn: {perfumed}]
3: having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers" [syn: {odoriferous}, {odorous}, {perfumed}, {sweet}, {sweet-scented}, {sweet-smelling}]
4: (used in combination) having the odor of; "clean-scented laundry"; "a manure-scented barnyard"

scented fern
n 1: fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an aroma like hay [syn: {hay-scented}, {hay-scented fern}, {boulder fern}, {Dennstaedtia punctilobula}]
2: sweetly scented African fern with narrow bipinnate fronds [syn: {Mohria caffrorum}]
3: common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally [syn: {tansy}, {golden buttons}, {Tanacetum vulgare}]

scented penstemon
n : fragrant puffed-up white to reddish-pink flowers in long narrow clusters on erect stems; Arizona to New Mexico and Utah [syn: {balloon flower}, {Penstemon palmeri}]

scented wattle
n : tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery [syn: {huisache}, {cassie}, {mimosa bush}, {sweet wattle}, {sweet acacia}, {flame tree}, {Acacia farnesiana}]

scentless
adj 1: lacking the sense of smell [ant: {scented}]
2: emitting or holding no odor; "scentless wisps of straw"; "a scentless stretch of rocky ground"

scentless camomile
n : ubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated in eastern North America; sometimes included in genus Matricaria [syn: {scentless false camomile}, {scentless mayweed}, {scentless hayweed}, {corn mayweed}, {Tripleurospermum inodorum}, {Matricaria inodorum}]

scentless false camomile
n : ubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated in eastern North America; sometimes included in genus Matricaria [syn: {scentless camomile}, {scentless mayweed}, {scentless hayweed}, {corn mayweed}, {Tripleurospermum inodorum}, {Matricaria inodorum}]

scentless hayweed
n : ubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated in eastern North America; sometimes included in genus Matricaria [syn: {scentless camomile}, {scentless false camomile}, {scentless mayweed}, {corn mayweed}, {Tripleurospermum inodorum}, {Matricaria inodorum}]

scentless mayweed
n : ubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated in eastern North America; sometimes included in genus Matricaria [syn: {scentless camomile}, {scentless false camomile}, {scentless hayweed}, {corn mayweed}, {Tripleurospermum inodorum}, {Matricaria inodorum}]

scepter
n 1: the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter [syn: {sceptre}]
2: a ceremonial or emblematic staff [syn: {sceptre}, {verge}, {wand}]

sceptered
adj : invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter [syn: {empowered}, {sceptred}]

sceptic
n : someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs [syn: {skeptic}, {doubter}]

sceptical
adj 1: marked by or given to doubt; "a skeptical attitude"; "a skeptical listener" [syn: {doubting}, {questioning}, {skeptical}]
2: denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion; "a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles" [syn: {disbelieving}, {skeptical}, {unbelieving}]

sceptically
adv : with scepticism; in a sceptical manner; "he looked at her sceptically" [syn: {skeptically}]

scepticism
n : the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge [syn: {agnosticism}, {skepticism}]

sceptre
n 1: the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter [syn: {scepter}]
2: a ceremonial or emblematic staff [syn: {scepter}, {verge}, {wand}]

sceptred
adj : invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter [syn: {empowered}, {sceptered}]

SCET
n : the coordinated universal time time on board the spacecraft; "SCET = TRM + OWLT" [syn: {spacecraft event time}]

Schadenfreude
n : delight in another person's misfortune

Schaffneria
n : 1 species [syn: {genus Schaffneria}]

Schaffneria nigripes
n : a fern of the genus Schaffneria [syn: {Asplenium nigripes}, {Scolopendrium nigripes}]

schatchonim
See {schatchen}

schedule
n 1: a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to [syn: {agenda}, {docket}]
2: an ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur
v 1: plan for an activity or event; "I've scheduled a concert next week"
2: make a schedule; plan the time and place for events; "I scheduled an exam for this afternoon"

schedule feeding
n : feeding a baby or animal according to a fixed schedule (e.g., every 4 hours)

scheduled
adj : planned or scheduled for some certain time or times; "the scheduled meeting"; "the scheduled flights had to be cancelled because of snow" [ant: {unscheduled}]

scheduled fire
n : prearranged fire delivered at a predetermined time

scheduled maintenance
n : maintenance at a regularly scheduled time

scheduled territories
n : the group of countries whose currencies are tied to the British pound sterling [syn: {sterling area}, {sterling bloc}]

scheduler
n : computer hardware that arranges jobs to be done by the computer in an appropriate order

scheduling
n : setting an order and time for planned events [syn: {programming}, {programing}]

Scheele
n : Swedish chemist (born in Germany) who discovered oxygen before Priestley did (1742-1786) [syn: {Karl Scheele}, {Karl Wilhelm Scheele}]

scheelite
n : a mineral used as an ore of tungsten

Schefflera
n : large genus of shrubby and climbing tropical plants having showy digitately compound foliage [syn: {genus Schefflera}]

Schefflera actinophylla
n : erect evergreen shrub or small tree of Australia and northern Guinea having palmately compound leaves [syn: {umbrella tree}, {Brassaia actinophylla}]

Scheldt
n : a river that rises in France and flows northeast across Belgium and empties into the North Sea [syn: {Scheldt River}]

Scheldt River
n : a river that rises in France and flows northeast across Belgium and empties into the North Sea [syn: {Scheldt}]

schema
n 1: an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world [syn: {scheme}]
2: a schematic or preliminary plan [syn: {outline}, {scheme}] [also: {schemata} (pl)]

schemata
schema
n 1: an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world [syn: {scheme}]
2: a schematic or preliminary plan [syn: {outline}, {scheme}] [also: {schemata} (pl)]

schemata
See {schema}

schematic
adj : represented in simplified or symbolic form [syn: {conventional}, {formal}]
n : diagram of an electrical or mechanical system [syn: {schematic drawing}]

schematic drawing
n : diagram of an electrical or mechanical system [syn: {schematic}]

schematically
adv : in a schematic manner; "schematically outlined"

schematisation
n 1: providing a chart or outline of a system [syn: {schematization}, {diagramming}]
2: the act of reducing to a scheme or formula [syn: {schematization}]

schematise
v : give conventional form to; "some art forms schematise designs into geometrical patterns" [syn: {schematize}]

schematization
n 1: providing a chart or outline of a system [syn: {schematisation}, {diagramming}]
2: the act of reducing to a scheme or formula [syn: {schematisation}]

schematize
v 1: formulate in regular order; to reduce to a scheme or formula; "The chemists schematized the various reactions in a coherent fashion"
2: give conventional form to; "some art forms schematise designs into geometrical patterns" [syn: {schematise}]

scheme
n 1: an elaborate and systematic plan of action [syn: {strategy}]
2: a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery [syn: {dodge}, {dodging}]
3: a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going" [syn: {system}]
4: an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world [syn: {schema}]
5: a schematic or preliminary plan [syn: {outline}, {schema}]
v 1: form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner [syn: {intrigue}, {connive}]
2: devise a system or form a scheme for

scheme arch
n : an arch whose height is less than half its width [syn: {skeen arch}, {skene arch}, {diminished arch}]

schemer
n : a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action [syn: {plotter}]

scheming
adj 1: used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in the community" [syn: {calculating}, {calculative}, {conniving}, {shrewd}]
2: concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest; "a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue"- W.Churchill; "a scheming wife"; "a scheming gold digger" [syn: {designing}]

schemozzle
n : (Yiddish) a confused situation or affair; a mess [syn: {shemozzle}]

Schenectady
n : a city of eastern New York on the Mohawk river; it prospered after the opening of the Erie Canal

Scheol
n : (religion) the world of the dead; "he didn't want to go to hell when he died" [syn: {Hel}, {Hell}, {Hades}, {infernal region}, {netherworld}, {underworld}]

scherzandi
See {scherzando}

scherzi
scherzo
n : a fast movement (usually in triple time) [also: {scherzi} (pl)]

scherzi
See {scherzo}

scherzo
n : a fast movement (usually in triple time) [also: {scherzi} (pl)]

Scheuchzeriaceae
n : a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales [syn: {family Scheuchzeriaceae}, {Juncaginaceae}, {family Juncaginaceae}, {arrow-grass family}]

Schiaparelli
n 1: Italian astronomer who first noted lines (which he called canals) on the surface of Mars (1835-1910) [syn: {Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli}]
2: fashion designer born in Italy who was noted for her use of synthetic materials and brilliant colors (1896-1973) [syn: {Elsa Schiaparelli}]

Schick test
n : a skin test for immunity to diphtheria

Schiller
n : German romantic writer (1759-1805) [syn: {Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller}]

schilling
n : formerly the basic unit of money in Austria [syn: {Austrian schilling}]

Schinus
n : genus of evergreen shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical regions of South and Central America and Canary Islands and China [syn: {genus Schinus}]

Schinus chichita
n : small resinous tree or shrub of Brazil [syn: {aroeira blanca}]

Schinus molle
n : small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits [syn: {pepper tree}, {molle}, {Peruvian mastic tree}]

Schinus terebinthifolius
n : small Brazilian evergreen resinous tree or shrub having dark green leaflets and white flowers followed by bright red fruit; used as a street tree and lawn specimen [syn: {Brazilian pepper tree}]

schipperke
n : breed of small stocky black dogs originally used as watchdogs on boats in the Netherlands and Belgium

schism
n : division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy" [syn: {split}]

schismatic
adj : of or relating to or involved in or characteristic of schism; "schismatic sects" [syn: {schismatical}]

schismatical
adj : of or relating to or involved in or characteristic of schism; "schismatic sects" [syn: {schismatic}]

schismatically
adv : in a manner that is schismatic

schist
n : any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers

schistorrhachis
n : a not uncommon congenital defect in which a vertebra is malformed; unless several vertebrae are affected or there is myelomeningocele there are few symptoms; can be diagnosed by amniocentesis [syn: {spina bifida}, {rachischisis}]

Schistosoma
n : type genus of the family Schistosomatidae: blood flukes [syn: {genus Schistosoma}]

Schistosomatidae
n : a family of Trematoda [syn: {family Schistosomatidae}]

schistosome
n : flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals [syn: {blood fluke}]

schistosome dermatitis
n : a sensitization reaction to repeated invasion of the skin by cercariae of schistosomes [syn: {swimmer's itch}]

schistosomiasis
n : an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected [syn: {bilharzia}, {bilharziasis}]

Schizachyrium
n : overlaps the genus Andropogon [syn: {genus Schizachyrium}]

Schizachyrium scoparium
n : handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn [syn: {broom beard grass}, {prairie grass}, {wire grass}, {Andropogon scoparius}]

Schizaea
n : type genus of the Schizaeaceae cosmopolitan especially in tropics; small leptosporangiate ferns: curly grass fern [syn: {genus Schizaea}]

Schizaea pusilla
n : rare small fern of northeastern North America having numerous slender spiraling fronds and forming dense tufts [syn: {curly grass}, {curly grass fern}]

Schizaeaceae
n : small family of mainly tropical ferns [syn: {family Schizaeaceae}]

schizanthus
n : any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers [syn: {butterfly flower}, {poor man's orchid}]

schizocarp
n : a dry dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more parts each with a single seed

schizogony
n : asexual reproduction by multiple fission; characteristic of many sporozoan protozoans

schizoid
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of schizophrenia [syn: {schizophrenic}]
2: marked by withdrawal and inability to form close relationships

Schizomycetes
n : a former classification [syn: {class Schizomycetes}]

schizopetalon
n : a dainty South American annual having deeply pinnatifid leaves and racemes of fringed almond-scented purple-white flowers [syn: {Schizopetalon walkeri}]

Schizopetalon walkeri
n : a dainty South American annual having deeply pinnatifid leaves and racemes of fringed almond-scented purple-white flowers [syn: {schizopetalon}]

Schizophragma
n : small genus of deciduous climbing and creeping shrubs with white flowers in flat clusters; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae [syn: {genus Schizophragma}]

Schizophragma hydrangeoides
n : climbing shrub with adhesive aerial roots having opposite leaves and small white flowers in terminal cymes; Himalayas to Taiwan and Japan [syn: {climbing hydrangea}]

schizophrenia
n : any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact [syn: {schizophrenic disorder}, {schizophrenic psychosis}, {dementia praecox}]

schizophrenic
adj 1: suffering from some form of schizophrenia; "schizophrenic patients"
2: of or relating to or characteristic of schizophrenia [syn: {schizoid}]
3: suffering from a form of schizophrenia characterized by foolish mannerisms and senseless laughter along with delusions and regressive behavior [syn: {hebephrenic}]
n : someone who is afflicted with schizophrenia

schizophrenic disorder
n : any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact [syn: {schizophrenia}, {schizophrenic psychosis}, {dementia praecox}]

schizophrenic psychosis
n : any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact [syn: {schizophrenia}, {schizophrenic disorder}, {dementia praecox}]

Schizophyceae
n : former terms for Cyanophyceae [syn: {Myxophyceae}, {family Myxophyceae}, {family Schizophyceae}]

Schizophyta
n : former term for the Cyanophyta [syn: {division Schizophyta}]

Schizopoda
n : in former classifications a division of Malacostraca; superseded by the orders Mysidacea and Euphausiacea

Schizosaccharomyces
n : type and only genus of Schizosaccharomycetaceae; comprises the fission yeasts [syn: {genus Schizosaccharomyces}]

Schizosaccharomycetaceae
n : a family of fungi belonging to order Endomycetales [syn: {family Schizosaccharomycetaceae}]

schizothymia
n : resembling schizophrenia but remaining within the bounds of normality

schizotypal personality
n : characterized by symptoms similar to but less severe than schizophrenia

Schleiden
n : German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 formulated the cell theory (1804-1881) [syn: {Matthias Schleiden}, {M. J. Schleiden}]

schlemiel
n : (Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler [syn: {shlemiel}]

Schlemm's canal
n : a circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins [syn: {canal of Schlemm}, {sinus venosus sclerae}]

schlep
v : pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance; "Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?"; "She pulled along a large trunk" [syn: {shlep}, {pull along}]

Schlesien
n : a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland [syn: {Silesia}, {Slask}, {Slezsko}]

Schlesinger
n 1: United States historian and advisor to President Kennedy (born in 1917) [syn: {Arthur Schlesinger}, {Arthur Schlesinger Jr.}, {Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr.}]
2: United States historian (1888-1965) [syn: {Arthur Schlesinger}, {Arthur Meier Schlesinger}]

Schliemann
n : German archaeologist who discovered nine superimposed city sites of Troy; he also excavated Mycenae (1822-1890) [syn: {Heinrich Schliemann}]

schlimazel
n : (Yiddish) a very unlucky or inept person who fails at everything [syn: {shlimazel}]

schlock
n : merchandise that is shoddy or inferior [syn: {shlock}, {dreck}]

schlockmeister
n : a merchant who deals in shoddy or inferior merchandise [syn: {shlockmeister}]

Schlumbergera
n : South American epiphytic or lithophytic cacti [syn: {genus Schlumbergera}]

Schlumbergera baridgesii
n : epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winter [syn: {Christmas cactus}, {Schlumbergera buckleyi}]

Schlumbergera buckleyi
n : epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winter [syn: {Christmas cactus}, {Schlumbergera baridgesii}]

Schlumbergera gaertneri
n : spring-blooming South American cactus with oblong joints and coral-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Schlumbergera [syn: {Easter cactus}, {Hatiora gaertneri}]

Schlumbergera truncatus
n : South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers; often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as genus Schlumbergera [syn: {crab cactus}, {Thanksgiving cactus}, {Zygocactus truncatus}]

schmaltz
n : (Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music [syn: {shmaltz}, {schmalz}, {mushiness}]

schmaltzy
adj : effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressons of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry" [syn: {bathetic}, {drippy}, {hokey}, {maudlin}, {mawkish}, {mushy}, {schmalzy}, {sentimental}, {slushy}]

schmalz
n : (Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music [syn: {schmaltz}, {shmaltz}, {mushiness}]

schmalzy
adj : effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressons of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry" [syn: {bathetic}, {drippy}, {hokey}, {maudlin}, {mawkish}, {mushy}, {schmaltzy}, {sentimental}, {slushy}]

schmear
n : (Yiddish) a batch of things that go together; "he bought the whole schmeer" [syn: {schmeer}, {shmear}]

schmeer
n : (Yiddish) a batch of things that go together; "he bought the whole schmeer" [syn: {schmear}, {shmear}]

schmegegge
n : (Yiddish) baloney; hot air; nonsense [syn: {shmegegge}]

Schmidt
n : German statesman who served as chancellor of Germany (born in 1918) [syn: {Helmut Schmidt}, {Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt}]

Schmidt camera
n : reflecting telescope that has plate that corrects for aberration so a wide area of sky can be photographed [syn: {Schmidt telescope}]

Schmidt telescope
n : reflecting telescope that has plate that corrects for aberration so a wide area of sky can be photographed [syn: {Schmidt camera}]

schmo
n : (Yiddish) a jerk [syn: {schmuck}, {shmuck}, {shmo}] [also: {schmoes} (pl)]

schmoes
schmo
n : (Yiddish) a jerk [syn: {schmuck}, {shmuck}, {shmo}] [also: {schmoes} (pl)]

schmoes
See {schmo}

schmoose
n : an informal conversation [syn: {chat}, {confab}, {confabulation}, {schmooze}]
v : talk idly or casually and in a friendly way [syn: {shmooze}, {shmoose}, {schmooze}, {jawbone}]

schmooze
n : an informal conversation [syn: {chat}, {confab}, {confabulation}, {schmoose}]
v : talk idly or casually and in a friendly way [syn: {shmooze}, {shmoose}, {schmoose}, {jawbone}]

schmoozer
n : someone skilled at conversation [syn: {conversationalist}]

schmuck
n : (Yiddish) a jerk [syn: {shmuck}, {schmo}, {shmo}]

Schnabel
n : United States composer (born in Austria) and pianist noted for his interpretations of the works of Mozart and Beethoven and Schubert (1882-1951) [syn: {Artur Schnabel}]

schnapps
n : any of various strong liquors especially a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes [syn: {schnaps}]

schnaps
n : any of various strong liquors especially a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes [syn: {schnapps}]

schnauzer
n : old German breed of sturdy black or grayish wire-haired terriers having a blunt muzzle ranging in size from fairly small to very large; used as ratters and guard dogs or police dogs

schnecken
n : rolled dough spread with sugar and nuts then sliced and baked in muffin tins with honey or sugar and butter in the bottom [syn: {honey bun}, {sticky bun}, {caramel bun}]

schnittlaugh
n : perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning [syn: {chives}, {chive}, {cive}, {Allium schoenoprasum}]

schnitzel
n : deep-fried breaded veal cutlets [syn: {Wiener schnitzel}]

schnook
n : (Yiddish) a gullible simpleton more to be pitied than despisedi; "don't be such an apologetic shnook" [syn: {shnook}]

schnorchel
n : air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time [syn: {snorkel}, {schnorkel}, {snorkel breather}, {breather}]

schnorkel
n : air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time [syn: {snorkel}, {schnorchel}, {snorkel breather}, {breather}]

schnorr
v : obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; "he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends" [syn: {shnorr}, {scrounge}, {cadge}]

schnoz
n : informal terms for the nose [syn: {beak}, {honker}, {hooter}, {nozzle}, {snoot}, {snout}, {schnozzle}]

schnozzle
n : informal terms for the nose [syn: {beak}, {honker}, {hooter}, {nozzle}, {snoot}, {snout}, {schnoz}]

Schoenberg
n : United States composer and musical theorist (born in Austria) who developed atonal composition (1874-1951) [syn: {Schonberg}, {Arnold Schonberg}, {Arnold Schoenberg}]

schola cantorum
n : a school that is part of a cathedral or monastery where boys with singing ability can receive a general education [syn: {choir school}]

scholar
n 1: a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines [syn: {scholarly person}, {student}]
2: someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs [syn: {learner}, {assimilator}]
3: a student who holds a scholarship

scholarly
adj : characteristic of scholars or scholarship; "scholarly pursuits"; "a scholarly treatise"; "a scholarly attitude" [ant: {unscholarly}]

scholarly person
n : a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines [syn: {scholar}, {student}]

scholarship
n 1: financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit
2: profound scholarly knowledge [syn: {eruditeness}, {erudition}, {learnedness}, {learning}, {encyclopedism}, {encyclopaedism}]

scholastic
adj 1: of or relating to schools; "scholastic year"
2: of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of scholasticism; "scholastic philosophy"
n 1: a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit [syn: {pedant}, {bookworm}]
2: a Scholastic philosopher or theologian

scholastically
adv : with respect to scholastic activities; "scholastically apt"

Scholasticism
n 1: the system of philosophy dominant in medieval Europe; based on Aristotle and the Church Fathers
2: orthodoxy of a scholastic variety [syn: {academicism}, {academism}]

scholia
See {scholium}

scholiast
n : a scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author (especially an ancient commentator on a classical author)

Schomburgkia
n : genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with showy racemose flowers [syn: {genus Schomburgkia}]

Schonbein
n : German chemist who discovered ozone and developed guncotton as a propellant in firearms (1799-1868) [syn: {Christian Schonbein}, {Christian Friedrich Schonbein}]

Schonberg
n : United States composer and musical theorist (born in Austria) who developed atonal composition (1874-1951) [syn: {Arnold Schonberg}, {Schoenberg}, {Arnold Schoenberg}]

school
n 1: an educational institution; "the school was founded in 1900"
2: a building where young people receive education; "the school was built in 1932"; "he walked to school every morning" [syn: {schoolhouse}]
3: the process of being formally educated at a school; "what will you do when you finish school?" [syn: {schooling}]
4: an educational institution's faculty and students; "the school keeps parents informed"; "the whole school turned out for the game"
5: the period of instruction in a school; the time period when schools is in session; "stay after school"; "he didn't miss a single day of school"; "when the school day was done we would walk home together" [syn: {schooltime}, {school day}]
6: a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers; "the Venetian school of painting"
7: a large group of fish; "a school of small glittering fish swam by" [syn: {shoal}]
v 1: educate in or as if in a school; "The children are schooled at great cost to their parents in private institutions"
2: train to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry" [syn: {educate}, {train}, {cultivate}, {civilize}, {civilise}]
3: swim in or form a large group of fish; "A cluster of schooling fish was attracted to the bait"

school assignment
n : a school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher [syn: {schoolwork}]

school bell
n : a bell rung to announce beginning or ending of class

school board
n : a board in charge of local public schools [syn: {board of education}]

school bus
n : a bus used to transport children to or from school

school crossing
n : a pedestrian crossing where school children cross a street on the way to school

school day
n 1: any day on which school is in session; "go to bed early because tomorrow is a school day"
2: the period of instruction in a school; the time period when schools is in session; "stay after school"; "he didn't miss a single day of school"; "when the school day was done we would walk home together" [syn: {school}, {schooltime}]

school dictionary
n : a dictionary specially written for those learning a foreign language [syn: {learner's dictionary}]

school district
n : a district whose public schools are administered together

school newspaper
n : a newspaper written and published by students in a school [syn: {school paper}]

school of dentistry
n : a graduate school offering study leading to degrees in dentistry [syn: {dental school}]

school of law
n : a graduate school offering study leading to a law degree [syn: {law school}]

school of medicine
n : a graduate school offering study leading to a medical degree [syn: {medical school}]

school of music
n : a school for the study of music [syn: {music school}]

school of nursing
n : a school for training nurses [syn: {nursing school}]

school of thought
n : a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school [syn: {doctrine}, {philosophy}, {philosophical system}, {ism}]

school paper
n : a newspaper written and published by students in a school [syn: {school newspaper}]

school phobia
n : a child's sudden fear of attending school

school principal
n : the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal" [syn: {principal}, {head teacher}, {head}]

school ship
n : a ship used to train students as sailors [syn: {training ship}]

school superintendent
n : the superintendent of a school system

school system
n : establishment including the plant and equipment for providing education from kindergarten through high school

school teacher
n : a teacher in a school below the college level [syn: {schoolteacher}]

school term
n : the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to shorten the school term" [syn: {academic term}, {academic session}, {session}]

school text
n : a book prepared for use in schools or colleges; "his economics textbook is in its tenth edition"; "the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy" [syn: {textbook}, {text}, {text edition}, {schoolbook}] [ant: {trade book}]

school year
n : the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying [syn: {academic year}]

school-age child
n : a young person attending school (up through senior high school) [syn: {schoolchild}, {pupil}]

schoolbag
n : a bag for carrying school books and supplies; "found just the right dictionary to fit into his schoolbag"

schoolbook
n : a book prepared for use in schools or colleges; "his economics textbook is in its tenth edition"; "the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy" [syn: {textbook}, {text}, {text edition}, {school text}] [ant: {trade book}]

schoolboy
n : a boy attending school

schoolboyish
adj : befitting or characteristic of a young boy; "a boyish grin"; "schoolboyish pranks" [syn: {boyish}, {boylike}]

schoolchild
n : a young person attending school (up through senior high school) [syn: {school-age child}, {pupil}]

Schoolcraft
n : United States geologist and ethnologist and explorer who discovered the source of the Mississippi River (1793-1864) [syn: {Henry Rowe Schoolcraft}]

schooldays
n : the time of life when you are going to school [syn: {schooltime}]

schooled
adj : (all used chiefly with qualifiers `well' or `poorly' or `un-') having received specific instruction; "unschooled ruffians"; "well tutored applicants" [syn: {instructed}, {taught}, {tutored}]

schoolfellow
n : an acquaintance that you go to school with [syn: {schoolmate}, {classmate}, {class fellow}]

schoolfriend
n : a friend who attends the same school

schoolgirl
n : a girl attending school

schoolgirlish
adj : befitting or characteristic of a young girl; "girlish charm"; "a dress too schoolgirlish for office wear" [syn: {girlish}]

schoolhouse
n : a building where young people receive education; "the school was built in 1932"; "he walked to school every morning" [syn: {school}]

schooling
n 1: the act of teaching at school
2: the process of being formally educated at a school; "what will you do when you finish school?" [syn: {school}]
3: the training of an animal (especially the training of a horse for dressage)

schoolma'am
n : a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict) [syn: {schoolmarm}, {schoolmistress}, {mistress}]

Schoolman
n 1: a scholar in one of the universities of the Middle Ages; versed in scholasticism [syn: {medieval Schoolman}]
2: a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation [syn: {academician}]

schoolmarm
n : a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict) [syn: {schoolma'am}, {schoolmistress}, {mistress}]

schoolmaster
n 1: presiding officer of a school [syn: {headmaster}, {master}]
2: any person (or institution) who acts as an educator
3: food fish of warm Caribbean and Atlantic waters [syn: {Lutjanus apodus}]

schoolmate
n : an acquaintance that you go to school with [syn: {classmate}, {schoolfellow}, {class fellow}]

schoolmistress
n : a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict) [syn: {schoolmarm}, {schoolma'am}, {mistress}]

schoolroom
n : a room in a school where lessons take place [syn: {classroom}]

schoolteacher
n : a teacher in a school below the college level [syn: {school teacher}]

schooltime
n 1: the period of instruction in a school; the time period when schools is in session; "stay after school"; "he didn't miss a single day of school"; "when the school day was done we would walk home together" [syn: {school}, {school day}]
2: the time of life when you are going to school [syn: {schooldays}]

schoolwide
adj : occurring or extending throughout a school; "schoolwide support for the team"

schoolwork
n : a school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher [syn: {school assignment}]

schoolyard
n : the yard associated with a school

schooner
n 1: a large beer glass
2: sailing vessel used in former times

Schopenhauer
n : German pessimist philosopher (1788-1860) [syn: {Arthur Schopenhauer}]

schorl
n : black tourmaline

schottische
n 1: music performed for dancing the schottische
2: a German round dance resembling a slow polka

Schreiber's aster
n : a variety of aster

schrod
n 1: flesh of young Atlantic cod weighing up to 2 pounds; also young haddock and pollock; often broiled [syn: {scrod}]
2: young Atlantic cod or haddock especially one split and boned for cooking [syn: {scrod}]

Schrodinger
n : Austrian physicist who discovered the wave equation (1887-1961) [syn: {Erwin Schrodinger}]

Schrodinger equation
n : the fundamental equation of wave mechanics [syn: {Schrodinger wave equation}]

Schrodinger wave equation
n : the fundamental equation of wave mechanics [syn: {Schrodinger equation}]

schtick
n 1: (Yiddish) a little; a piece; "give him a shtik cake"; "he's a shtik crazy"; "he played a shtik Beethoven" [syn: {shtik}, {shtick}, {schtik}]
2: (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention; "play it straight with no shtik" [syn: {shtik}, {schtik}, {shtick}]
3: (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning; "his shtik made us laugh" [syn: {shtik}, {schtik}, {shtick}]
4: (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating; "how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?" [syn: {shtik}, {schtik}, {shtick}]

schtickl
n : a really little shtik; "have a shtikl cake" [syn: {shtikl}, {shtickl}, {schtikl}]

schtik
n 1: (Yiddish) a little; a piece; "give him a shtik cake"; "he's a shtik crazy"; "he played a shtik Beethoven" [syn: {shtik}, {shtick}, {schtick}]
2: (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention; "play it straight with no shtik" [syn: {shtik}, {shtick}, {schtick}]
3: (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning; "his shtik made us laugh" [syn: {shtik}, {shtick}, {schtick}]
4: (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating; "how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?" [syn: {shtik}, {shtick}, {schtick}]

schtikl
n : a really little shtik; "have a shtikl cake" [syn: {shtikl}, {shtickl}, {schtickl}]

Schubert
n : Austrian composer known for his compositions for voice and piano (1797-1828) [syn: {Franz Schubert}, {Franz Peter Schubert}, {Franz Seraph Peter Schubert}]

Schuller-Christian disease
n : inflammatory histiocytosis associated with disturbance of cholesterol metabolism; occurs chiefly in young children and is characterized by cystic defects of the skull and diabetes insipidus [syn: {Hand-Schuller-Christian disease}]

schuln
See {schul}

Schulz
n : United States cartoonist whose comic strip included the beagle Snoopy (1922-2000) [syn: {Charles Schulz}, {Charles M. Schulz}, {Charles Munroe Schulz}]

Schumann
n 1: German pianist and composer of peiano music; renowned for her interpretation of music, especially the music of her husband Robert Schumann (1819-1896) [syn: {Clara Josephine Schumann}]
2: German romantic composer known for piano music and songs (1810-1856) [syn: {Robert Schumann}, {Robert Alexander Schumann}]

Schumann-Heink
n : United States operatic contralto (1861-1936) [syn: {Ernestine Schumann-Heink}]

Schumpeter
n : United States economist (born in Czechoslovakia) (1883-1950) [syn: {Joseph Schumpeter}, {Joseph Alois Schumpeter}]

schuss
v : ski downhill

Schutzstaffel
n : special police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps [syn: {SS}]

schutzstaffeln
See {schutzstaffel}

schwa
n : a neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables [syn: {shwa}]

Schwann
n : German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 and 1839 identified the cell as the basic structure of plant and animal tissue (1810-1882) [syn: {Theodor Schwann}]

Schwann cell
n : any cell that covers the nerve fibers in the peripheral nervous system and forms the myelin sheath

Schwarzwald
n : a hilly forest region in southwestern Germany [syn: {Black Forest}]

Schweitzer
n : French philosopher and physician and organist who spent most of his life as a medical missionary in Gabon (1875-1965) [syn: {Albert Schweitzer}]

Schweiz
n : a landlocked federal republic in central Europe [syn: {Switzerland}, {Swiss Confederation}, {Suisse}, {Svizzera}]

Sciadopityaceae
n : family comprising a single genus that until recently was considered part of Taxodiaceae [syn: {family Sciadopityaceae}]

Sciadopitys
n : type and sole genus of Sciadopityaceae; Japanese umbrella pines [syn: {genus Sciadopitys}]

Sciadopitys verticillata
n : tall evergreen having a symmetrical spreading crown and needles growing in whorls that resemble umbrellas at ends of twigs [syn: {Japanese umbrella pine}]

Sciaena
n : type genus of the Sciaenidae: croakers [syn: {genus Sciaena}]

Sciaena antarctica
n : large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre [syn: {mulloway}, {jewfish}]

Sciaena aquila
n : large European marine food fish [syn: {maigre}, {maiger}]

sciaenid
n : widely distributed family of carnivorous percoid fishes having a large air bladder used to produce sound [syn: {sciaenid fish}]

sciaenid fish
n : widely distributed family of carnivorous percoid fishes having a large air bladder used to produce sound [syn: {sciaenid}]

Sciaenidae
n : warm-water marine fishes including the drums and grunts and croakers and sea trout [syn: {family Sciaenidae}]

Sciaenops
n : a genus of Sciaenidae [syn: {genus Sciaenops}]

Sciaenops ocellatus
n : large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico [syn: {red drum}, {channel bass}, {redfish}]

sciara
n : minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings [syn: {fungus gnat}, {sciarid}]

sciarid
n : minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings [syn: {fungus gnat}, {sciara}]

Sciaridae
n : fungus gnats [syn: {family Sciaridae}]

sciatic
adj 1: relating to or caused by or afflicted with sciatica
2: of or relating to the ischium (or the part of the hipbone containing it); "sciatic nerve"

sciatic nerve
n : arises from the sacral plexus and passes about halfway down the thigh where it divides into the common peroneal and tibial nerves [syn: {nervus ischiadicus}]

sciatica
n : neuralgia along the sciatic nerve

SCID
n : a congenital disease affecting T cells that can result from a mutation in any one of several different genes; children with it are susceptible to infectious disease; if untreated it is lethal within the first year or two of life [syn: {severe combined immunodeficiency}, {severe combined immunodeficiency disease}]

science
n 1: a particular branch of scientific knowledge; "the science of genetics" [syn: {scientific discipline}]
2: ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism" [syn: {skill}]

science fiction
n : literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society

science lab
n : a workplace for the conduct of scientific research [syn: {lab}, {laboratory}, {research lab}, {research laboratory}, {science laboratory}]

science laboratory
n : a workplace for the conduct of scientific research [syn: {lab}, {laboratory}, {research lab}, {research laboratory}, {science lab}]

science museum
n : a museum that collects and displays objects having scientific interest

science teacher
n : someone who teaches science

scienter
adv : deliberately or knowingly

scientific
adj 1: of or relating to the practice of science; "scientific journals"
2: conforming with the principles or methods used in science; "a scientific approach" [ant: {unscientific}]

scientific agriculture
n : the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production [syn: {agronomy}]

scientific discipline
n : a particular branch of scientific knowledge; "the science of genetics" [syn: {science}]

scientific fact
n : an observation that has been confirmed repeatedly and is accepted as true (although its truth is never final)

scientific instrument
n : an instrument used by scientists

scientific knowledge
n : knowledge accumulated by systematic study and organized by general principles; "mathematics is the basis for much scientific knowledge"

scientific method
n : a method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific hypotheses

scientific research
n : research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses [syn: {research project}]

scientific theory
n : a theory that explains scientific observations; "scientific theories must be falsifiable"

scientifically
adv : with respect to science; in a scientific way; "this is scientifically interesting"

scientist
n : a person with advanced knowledge of one of more sciences [syn: {man of science}]

Scientology
n : a new religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard in 1955 and characterized by a belief in the power of a person's spirit to clear itself of past painful experiences through self-knowledge and spiritual fulfillment [syn: {Church of Scientology}]

scilla
n : an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers [syn: {squill}]

Scilla nonscripta
n : sometimes placed in genus Scilla [syn: {wild hyacinth}, {wood hyacinth}, {bluebell}, {harebell}, {Hyacinthoides nonscripta}]

Scilla verna
n : European scilla with small blue or purple flowers [syn: {spring squill}, {sea onion}]

Scilly Islands
n : an archipelago of small islands off the southwestern coast of England near the entrance to the English Channel; formerly a haven for smugglers and pirates [syn: {Isles of Scilly}]

scimitar
n : a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade

Scincella
n : a reptile genus of Scincidae [syn: {genus Scincella}]

scincid
n : alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide [syn: {skink}, {scincid lizard}]

scincid lizard
n : alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide [syn: {skink}, {scincid}]

Scincidae
n : skinks [syn: {family Scincidae}]

Scincus
n : type genus of Scincidae [syn: {genus Scincus}]

Scindapsus
n : evergreen climbers with adhesive adventitious roots; southeastern Asia and Brazil [syn: {genus Scindapsus}, {genus Pothos}]

Scindapsus aureus
n : evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated foliage [syn: {golden pothos}, {pothos}, {ivy arum}, {Epipremnum aureum}]

scintilla
n 1: a tiny or scarcely detectable amount [syn: {shred}, {whit}, {iota}, {tittle}, {smidgen}, {smidgeon}, {smidgin}, {smidge}]
2: a sparkling glittering particles

scintillant
adj : having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term" [syn: {aglitter(p)}, {coruscant}, {fulgid}, {glinting}, {glistering}, {glittering}, {glittery}, {scintillating}, {sparkling(a)}, {sparkly}]

scintillate
v 1: give off; "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes"
2: reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside" [syn: {sparkle}, {coruscate}]
3: emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?" [syn: {twinkle}, {winkle}]
4: physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon; "the phosphor fluoresced"
5: be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throught the concert hall" [syn: {sparkle}, {coruscate}]

scintillating
adj 1: brilliantly clever; "scintillating wit"; "a play full of scintillating dialogue"
2: marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "sparkling conversation"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders" [syn: {bubbling}, {effervescent}, {sparkling}, {sparkly}]
3: having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term" [syn: {aglitter(p)}, {coruscant}, {fulgid}, {glinting}, {glistering}, {glittering}, {glittery}, {scintillant}, {sparkling(a)}, {sparkly}]

scintillating scotoma
n : a localized area of diminished vision edged by shimmering colored lights; in many people it indicates the onset of migraine [syn: {flittering scotoma}]

scintillation
n 1: (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle
2: a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash [syn: {twinkle}, {sparkling}]
3: a brilliant display of wit
4: the quality of glittering or sparkling brightly [syn: {glitter}, {glister}, {glisten}, {sparkle}]
5: the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight

scintillation counter
n : counter tube in which light flashes when exposed to ionizing radiation

sciolism
n : pretentious superficiality of knowledge

sciolist
n : an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge [syn: {dabbler}, {dilettante}]

sciolistic
adj : showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish; "his dilettantish efforts at painting" [syn: {dilettante}, {dilettantish}, {dilettanteish}]

scion
n : a descendent or heir; "a scion of royal stock"

Scipio
n : Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC) [syn: {Scipio Africanus}, {Scipio Africanus Major}, {Publius Cornelius Scipio}, {Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major}, {Scipio the Elder}]

Scipio Africanus
n : Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC) [syn: {Scipio}, {Scipio Africanus Major}, {Publius Cornelius Scipio}, {Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major}, {Scipio the Elder}]

Scipio Africanus Major
n : Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC) [syn: {Scipio}, {Scipio Africanus}, {Publius Cornelius Scipio}, {Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major}, {Scipio the Elder}]

Scipio the Elder
n : Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC) [syn: {Scipio}, {Scipio Africanus}, {Scipio Africanus Major}, {Publius Cornelius Scipio}, {Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major}]

scire facias
n : a judicial writ based on some record and requiring the party against whom it is brought to show cause why the record should not be enforced or annulled

Scirpus
n : rhizomatous perennial grasslike herbs [syn: {genus Scirpus}]

Scirpus acutus
n : widely distributed North American sedge having rigid olive green stems [syn: {hardstem bulrush}, {hardstemmed bulrush}]

Scirpus cyperinus
n : sedge of eastern North America having numerous clustered woolly spikelets [syn: {wool grass}]

scirrhi
See {scirrhus}

scission
n : the act of dividing by cutting or splitting

scissor
v : cut with or as if with scissors

scissor grip
n : a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze [syn: {scissors}, {scissors hold}, {scissors grip}]

scissors
n 1: and edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades [syn: {pair of scissors}]
2: a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze [syn: {scissors hold}, {scissor grip}, {scissors grip}]
3: a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves his legs as scissors move

scissors grip
n : a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze [syn: {scissors}, {scissors hold}, {scissor grip}]

scissors hold
n : a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze [syn: {scissors}, {scissor grip}, {scissors grip}]

scissors kick
n : a kick used in the sidestroke; legs are brought together in a scissoring motion

scissortail
n : gray flycatcher of the southwestern United States and Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and white breast and salmon and scarlet markings [syn: {scissortailed flycatcher}, {Muscivora-forficata}]

scissor-tailed
adj : (of birds) having a deeply forked tail; "scissor-tailed birds"

scissortailed flycatcher
n : gray flycatcher of the southwestern United States and Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and white breast and salmon and scarlet markings [syn: {scissortail}, {Muscivora-forficata}]

scissure
n : a long narrow opening [syn: {crack}, {cleft}, {crevice}, {fissure}]

Sciuridae
n : true squirrels; ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles [syn: {family Sciuridae}]

Sciuromorpha
n : large more or less primitive rodents: squirrels; marmots; gophers; beavers; etc. [syn: {suborder Sciuromorpha}]

Sciurus
n : type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels [syn: {genus Sciurus}]

Sciurus carolinensis
n : common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England [syn: {eastern gray squirrel}, {cat squirrel}]

Sciurus griseus
n : large gray squirrel of far western areas of United States [syn: {western gray squirrel}]

Sciurus hudsonicus
n : of northern United States and Canada [syn: {American red squirrel}, {spruce squirrel}, {red squirrel}, {Tamiasciurus hudsonicus}]

Sciurus niger
n : exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United States [syn: {fox squirrel}, {eastern fox squirrel}]

Sciurus vulgaris
n : common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia [syn: {red squirrel}, {cat squirrel}]

sclaff
n : a poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground before hitting the ball
v 1: strike (a gold ball) such that the ground is scraped first
2: strike (the ground) in making a sclaff

sclera
n : whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering of the eyeball [syn: {sclerotic coat}]

scleral veins
n : tributaries of the anterior ciliary veins that drain the sclera of the eye [syn: {venae sclerales}]

Scleranthus
n : small genus of Old World weedy prostrate annuals: knawel [syn: {genus Scleranthus}]

Scleranthus annuus
n : widely distributed low-growing Eurasian herb having narrow leaves and inconspicuous green flowers [syn: {knawel}, {knawe}]

scleredema
n : a skin disease marked by hard edema of the tissue usually beginning in the face

sclerite
n : hard plate or element of the exoskeleton of some arthropods

scleritis
n : inflammation of the sclera

scleroderma
n 1: an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin [syn: {dermatosclerosis}]
2: genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles [syn: {genus Scleroderma}]

Scleroderma aurantium
n : an earthball fungus that is a dingy brownish yellow and a dark purplish interior; the peridium is covered with a pattern of small warts [syn: {Scleroderma citrinum}]

Scleroderma bovista
n : an earthball with a peridium that is firm dry and smooth when young but developing cracks when mature; pale orange-yellow when young and reddish brown at maturity [syn: {smooth earthball}]

Scleroderma citrinum
n : an earthball fungus that is a dingy brownish yellow and a dark purplish interior; the peridium is covered with a pattern of small warts [syn: {Scleroderma aurantium}]

Scleroderma flavidium
n : an earthball with a smooth upper surface that is at first buried in sand; the top of the fruiting body opens up to form segments like the ray of an umbel [syn: {star earthball}]

Sclerodermataceae
n : a family of fungi or order Sclerodermatales with a single-layered peridium; includes earthballs [syn: {family Sclerodermataceae}]

Sclerodermatales
n : an order of fungi having a peridium surrounding a gleba (sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes) [syn: {order Sclerodermatales}]

scleromata
See {scleroma}

sclerometer
n : a measuring instrument that measures the hardness of materials by penetrating them with a stylus that has a diamond point

Scleroparei
n : scorpionfishes; sculpins; gurnards; greenlings; flying gurnards [syn: {order Scleroparei}]

scleroprotein
n : a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye [syn: {albuminoid}]

sclerosed
adj : relating to or having sclerosis; hardened; "a sclerotic patient" [syn: {sclerotic}]

scleroses
sclerosis
n : any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue [syn: {induration}] [also: {scleroses} (pl)]

scleroses
See {sclerosis}

sclerosing leukoencephalitis
n : a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years [syn: {subacute sclerosing panencephalitis}, {SSPE}, {inclusion body encephalitis}, {subacute inclusion body encephalitis}, {subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis}, {Bosin's disease}, {Dawson's encephalitis}, {Van Bogaert encephalitis}]

sclerosis
n : any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue [syn: {induration}] [also: {scleroses} (pl)]

sclerotia
See {sclerotium}

sclerotic
adj 1: relating to or having sclerosis; hardened; "a sclerotic patient" [syn: {sclerosed}]
2: of or relating to the sclera of the eyeball; "sclerotic tissue"

sclerotic coat
n : whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering of the eyeball [syn: {sclera}]

sclerotinia
n : any fungus of the genus Sclerotinia; some causing brown rot diseases in plants

Sclerotiniaceae
n : a fungus family of order Helotiales [syn: {family Sclerotiniaceae}]

Sclerotium
n 1: form genus of sterile imperfect fungi; many form sclerotia; some cause sclerotium disease in plants [syn: {genus Sclerotium}]
2: compact usually dark-colored mass of hardened mycelium constituting a vegetative food-storage body in various true fungi; detaches when mature and can give rise to new growth

sclerotium disease
n : plant disease cause by fungi of the genus Sclerotium; also one in which sclerotia are formed [syn: {sclerotium rot}]

sclerotium rot
n : plant disease cause by fungi of the genus Sclerotium; also one in which sclerotia are formed [syn: {sclerotium disease}]

sclerotomy
n : surgical incision of the sclerotic coat of the eye

SCLK
n : the clock time given by a clock carried on board a spacecraft [syn: {spacecraft clock time}]

SCNT
n : moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another [syn: {somatic cell nuclear transplantation}, {somatic cell nuclear transfer}, {nuclear transplantation}]

scoff
n : showing your contempt by derision [syn: {jeer}, {jeering}, {mockery}, {scoffing}]
v 1: laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" [syn: {jeer}, {flout}, {barrack}, {gibe}]
2: treat with contemptuous disregard; "flout the rules" [syn: {flout}]

scoffer
n 1: someone who eats food rapidly and greedily [syn: {gorger}]
2: someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision [syn: {flouter}, {mocker}, {jeerer}]

scoffing
n : showing your contempt by derision [syn: {jeer}, {jeering}, {mockery}, {scoff}]

scoffingly
adv : in a disrespectful and mocking manner; "`Sorry,' she repeated derisively" [syn: {derisively}, {derisorily}, {mockingly}]

scofflaw
n : one who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses

scoinson arch
n : an arch that supports part of the wall [syn: {sconcheon arch}]

scoke
n : tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous [syn: {poke}, {pigeon berry}, {garget}, {Phytolacca americana}]

scold
n : someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault [syn: {scolder}, {nag}, {nagger}, {common scold}]
v 1: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {rebuke}, {rag}, {trounce}, {reproof}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {jaw}, {dress down}, {call down}, {chide}, {berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]
2: show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load" [syn: {grouch}, {grumble}]

scolder
n : someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault [syn: {scold}, {nag}, {nagger}, {common scold}]

scolding
adj : who is rebuking severely; "the scolding father"
n : rebuking a person harshly [syn: {chiding}, {objurgation}, {tongue-lashing}]

scoleces
See {scolex}

scolices
See {scolex}

scolion
n : a song (sometimes improvised) sung by guests at a banquet [syn: {banquet song}]

scoliosis
n : an abnormal lateral curve to the vertebral column

scollop
n 1: edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces [syn: {scallop}, {escallop}]
2: thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled [syn: {cutlet}, {scallop}, {escallop}]
3: edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions [syn: {scallop}, {escallop}]
v 1: form scallops in; "scallop the meat" [syn: {scallop}]
2: fish for scallops [syn: {scallop}]
3: shape or cut in scallops; "scallop the hem of the dress" [syn: {scallop}]

Scolopacidae
n : sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers [syn: {family Scolopacidae}]

Scolopax
n : type of the Scolopacidae: Old World woodcocks [syn: {genus Scolopax}]

Scolopax rusticola
n : short-legged long-billed migratory Old World woodcock [syn: {Eurasian woodcock}]

scolopendrium
n : a fern thought to resemble a millipede

Scolopendrium nigripes
n : a fern of the genus Schaffneria [syn: {Schaffneria nigripes}, {Asplenium nigripes}]

Scolymus
n : small genus of thistlelike herbs of the Mediterranean region [syn: {genus Scolymus}]

Scolymus hispanicus
n : a golden thistle of southwestern Europe cultivated for its edible sweet roots and edible leaves and stalks; its yellow flowers are used as a substitute for saffron [syn: {Spanish oyster plant}]

Scolytidae
n : large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles; very destructive to forest and fruit trees [syn: {family Scolytidae}, {Ipidae}, {family Ipidae}]

Scolytus
n : type genus of the Scolytidae comprising numerous small bark beetles [syn: {genus Scolytus}]

Scolytus multistriatus
n : a vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease [syn: {Dutch-elm beetle}]

Scomber
n : type genus of the Scombridae [syn: {genus Scomber}]

Scomber colias
n : medium-sized mackerel of temperate Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico [syn: {Spanish mackerel}]

Scomber japonicus
n : small mackerel found nearly worldwide [syn: {chub mackerel}, {tinker}]

Scomber scombrus
n : important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales [syn: {common mackerel}, {shiner}]

Scomberesocidae
n : only sauries [syn: {family Scomberesocidae}, {Scombresocidae}, {family Scombresocidae}]

Scomberesox
n : a genus of Scomberesocidae [syn: {genus Scomberesox}, {Scombresox}, {genus Scombresox}]

Scomberesox saurus
n : slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters [syn: {saury}, {billfish}]

Scomberomorus
n : Spanish mackerels [syn: {genus Scomberomorus}]

Scomberomorus cavalla
n : large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil [syn: {king mackerel}, {cavalla}, {cero}]

Scomberomorus maculatus
n : a large commercially important mackerel of the Atlantic coastal waters of North America

Scomberomorus regalis
n : large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters [syn: {cero}, {pintado}, {kingfish}]

Scomberomorus sierra
n : a Spanish mackerel of western North America [syn: {sierra}]

Scombresocidae
n : only sauries [syn: {Scomberesocidae}, {family Scomberesocidae}, {family Scombresocidae}]

Scombresox
n : a genus of Scomberesocidae [syn: {Scomberesox}, {genus Scomberesox}, {genus Scombresox}]

Scombridae
n : marine food fishes: mackerels; chub mackerels; tuna [syn: {family Scombridae}]

scombroid
n : important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters [syn: {scombroid fish}]

scombroid fish
n : important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters [syn: {scombroid}]

Scombroidea
n : mackerels; tunas; albacores; bonitos; swordfishes; sailfishes [syn: {suborder Scombroidea}]

sconce
n 1: a candlestick with a flat side to be hung on the wall
2: a forbidding stronghold [syn: {redoubt}]

sconcheon arch
n : an arch that supports part of the wall [syn: {scoinson arch}]

scone
n : small biscuit (rich with cream and eggs) cut into diamonds or sticks and baked in an oven or (especially originally) on a griddle

scoop
n 1: the quantity a scoop will hold [syn: {scoopful}]
2: a hollow concave shape made by removing something [syn: {pocket}]
3: a news report that is reported first by one news organization; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials" [syn: {exclusive}]
4: street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate [syn: {soap}, {max}, {liquid ecstasy}, {grievous bodily harm}, {goop}, {Georgia home boy}, {easy lay}]
5: the shovel or bucket of dredge or backhoe [syn: {scoop shovel}]
6: a large ladle; "he used a scoop to serve the ice cream"
v 1: take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container" [syn: {scoop out}, {lift out}, {scoop up}, {take up}]
2: get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition" [syn: {outdo}, {outflank}, {trump}, {best}]

scoop out
v 1: hollow out with a scoop; "scoop out a melon"
2: take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container" [syn: {scoop}, {lift out}, {scoop up}, {take up}]

scoop shot
n : a basketball shot made with an underhand scooping motion

scoop shovel
n : the shovel or bucket of dredge or backhoe [syn: {scoop}]

scoop up
v : take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container" [syn: {scoop}, {scoop out}, {lift out}, {take up}]

scoopful
n : the quantity a scoop will hold [syn: {scoop}]

scoot
v : run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard" [syn: {dart}, {dash}, {scud}, {flash}, {shoot}]

scooter
n 1: a motorboat resembling a motor scooter [syn: {water scooter}, {sea scooter}]
2: child's two-wheeled vehicle operated by foot
3: a wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel [syn: {motor scooter}]
4: a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice [syn: {iceboat}, {ice yacht}]
5: large black diving duck of northern parts of the northern hemisphere [syn: {scoter}]

scopal
adj : of or relating to scope; "scopal dependency"

scope
n 1: an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power" [syn: {range}, {reach}, {orbit}, {compass}, {ambit}]
2: the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting" [syn: {setting}, {background}]
3: a magnifier of images of distant objects [syn: {telescope}]
4: electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities [syn: {oscilloscope}, {cathode-ray oscilloscope}, {CRO}]

Scopes
n : Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow (1900-1970) [syn: {John Scopes}, {John Thomas Scopes}]

Scopes trial
n : a highly publicized trial in 1925 when John Thomas Scopes violated a Tennessee state law by teaching evolution in high school; Scopes was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow; Scopes was convicted but the verdict was later reversed

Scophthalmus
n : a genus of Bothidae [syn: {genus Scophthalmus}]

Scophthalmus aquosus
n : very thin translucent flounder of the Atlantic coast of North America [syn: {windowpane}]

Scophthalmus rhombus
n : European food fish [syn: {brill}]

scopolamine
n : an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures; "transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness"; "someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying" [syn: {hyoscine}]

Scopolia
n : genus of European perennial herbs yielding medicinal alkaloids [syn: {genus Scopolia}]

Scopolia carniolica
n : herb that is a source of scopolamine

scops owl
n : any of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call

scopulae
See {scopula}

scorbutic
adj : of or relating to or having or resembling scurvy; "scorbutic symptoms"

scorbutus
n : a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) [syn: {scurvy}]

scorch
n 1: a surface burn [syn: {singe}]
2: a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues
3: a discoloration caused by heat
v 1: make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside" [syn: {sear}]
2: become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames" [syn: {sear}, {singe}]
3: destroy completely by or as if by fire; "The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes"; "the invaders scorched the land"
4: burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling" [syn: {char}, {blacken}]
5: become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun"

scorched
adj 1: dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; "a vast desert all adust"; "land lying baked in the heat"; "parched soil"; "the earth was scorched and bare"; "sunbaked salt flats" [syn: {adust}, {baked}, {parched}, {sunbaked}]
2: having everything destroyed so nothing is left salvageable by an enemy; "Sherman's scorched earth policy"
3: damaged or discolored by superficial burning:"the scorched blouse tore easily"

scorched-earth policy
n : the target company defends itself by selling off its crown jewels

scorcher
n 1: an extremely hot day
2: a very hard hit ball [syn: {screamer}]

scorching
adj : hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface; "scorching heat"
adv : capable of causing burns; "it was scorching hot"

score
n 1: a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?" [syn: {mark}, {grade}]
2: a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages; "he studied the score of the sonata" [syn: {musical score}]
3: a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest; "the score was 7 to 0"
4: a set of twenty members; "a score were sent out but only one returned"
5: grounds; "don't do it on my account"; "the paper was rejected on account of its length"; "he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful" [syn: {account}]
6: the facts about an actual situation; "he didn't know the score"
7: an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar); "add it to my score and I'll settle later"
8: a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally) [syn: {scotch}]
9: a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score" [syn: {grudge}, {grievance}] 10: the act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play" 11: a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse; "calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang" [syn: {sexual conquest}]
v 1: gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season" [syn: {hit}, {tally}, {rack up}]
2: make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it" [syn: {nock}, {mark}]
3: make underscoring marks [syn: {mark}]
4: write a musical score for
5: induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally" [syn: {seduce}, {make}]
6: get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance; "She scored high on the SAT"; "He scored a 200"
7: assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework" [syn: {grade}, {mark}]

score out
v : remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!" [syn: {erase}, {rub out}, {efface}, {wipe off}]

score paper
n : paper with lines appropriate for writing music [syn: {music paper}]

scoreboard
n : a large board for displaying the score of a contest (and some other information)

scorecard
n : (golf) a record of scores (as in golf); "you have to turn in your card to get a handicap" [syn: {card}]

scorekeeper
n : an official who records the score during the progress of a game [syn: {scorer}]

scoreless
adj : having no points scores; "a scoreless inning" [syn: {goalless}, {hitless}]

scorer
n 1: a player who makes a score in a game or contest
2: a logger who marks trees to be felled
3: an official who records the score during the progress of a game [syn: {scorekeeper}]

scores
n : a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed a mountain of newspapers" [syn: {tons}, {dozens}, {heaps}, {lots}, {mountain}, {piles}, {stacks}, {loads}, {rafts}, {slews}, {wads}, {oodles}, {gobs}, {scads}, {lashings}]

scoria
n : the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals [syn: {slag}, {dross}] [also: {scoriae} (pl)]

scoriae
scoria
n : the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals [syn: {slag}, {dross}] [also: {scoriae} (pl)]

scoriae
See {scoria}

scorified
See {scorify}

scoring
n : evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do" [syn: {marking}, {grading}]

scoring system
n : a system of classifying according to quality or merit or amount [syn: {rating system}]

scorn
n 1: lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary" [syn: {contempt}, {disdain}, {despite}]
2: open disrespect for a person or thing [syn: {contempt}]
v 1: look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately" [syn: {contemn}, {despise}, {disdain}]
2: reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" [syn: {reject}, {spurn}, {freeze off}, {pooh-pooh}, {disdain}, {turn down}]

scorned
adj : treated with contempt [syn: {despised}, {detested}, {hated}]

scorner
n : a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression [syn: {sneerer}]

scornful
adj 1: expressing extreme contempt [syn: {contemptuous}, {disdainful}, {insulting}]
2: expressing offensive reproach [syn: {abusive}, {insulting}, {opprobrious}, {scurrilous}]

scornfully
adv : without respect; in a disdainful manner; "she spoke of him contemptuously" [syn: {contemptuously}, {disdainfully}, {contumeliously}, {showing contempt}]

Scorpaena
n : type genus of the Scorpaenidae: scorpionfishes [syn: {genus Scorpaena}]

Scorpaena grandicornis
n : a kind of scorpionfish [syn: {plumed scorpionfish}]

scorpaenid
n : any of numerous carnivorous usually bottom-dwelling warm-water marine fishes found worldwide but most abundant in the Pacific [syn: {scorpaenid fish}]

scorpaenid fish
n : any of numerous carnivorous usually bottom-dwelling warm-water marine fishes found worldwide but most abundant in the Pacific [syn: {scorpaenid}]

Scorpaenidae
n : scorpionfishes; rockfishes; lionfishes [syn: {family Scorpaenidae}]

scorpaenoid
n : fishes having the head armored with bony plates [syn: {scorpaenoid fish}]

scorpaenoid fish
n : fishes having the head armored with bony plates [syn: {scorpaenoid}]

Scorpaenoidea
n : mail-cheeked fishes: scorpionfishes; gurnards [syn: {suborder Scorpaenoidea}]

Scorpio
n 1: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio [syn: {Scorpion}]
2: a large zodiacal constellation between Libra and Sagittarius [syn: {Scorpius}]
3: the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21 [syn: {Scorpio the Scorpion}, {Scorpion}]

Scorpio the Scorpion
n : the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21 [syn: {Scorpio}, {Scorpion}]

scorpioid cyme
n : a cyme with flowers or branches alternating in opposite ranks

Scorpion
n 1: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio [syn: {Scorpio}]
2: the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21 [syn: {Scorpio}, {Scorpio the Scorpion}]
3: arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous sting

scorpion fish
n : marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines [syn: {scorpionfish}, {sea scorpion}]

scorpion fly
n : any of various mecopterous insects of the family Panorpidae of the northern hemisphere having a long beak and long antennae; males have a tail like that of a scorpion except it is not venomous

scorpion shell
n : any of numerous tropical marine snails that as adults have the outer lip of the aperture produced into a series of long curved spines

scorpion weed
n : any plant of the genus Phacelia [syn: {scorpionweed}, {phacelia}]

scorpionfish
n : marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines [syn: {scorpion fish}, {sea scorpion}]

Scorpionida
n : true scorpions [syn: {order Scorpionida}]

scorpionweed
n : any plant of the genus Phacelia [syn: {scorpion weed}, {phacelia}]

Scorpius
n : a large zodiacal constellation between Libra and Sagittarius [syn: {Scorpio}]

Scorsese
n : United States filmmaker (born in 1942) [syn: {Martin Scorsese}]

scorzonera
n 1: perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black-skinned carrot-shaped edible roots [syn: {black salsify}, {viper's grass}, {Scorzonera hispanica}]
2: long black-skinned salsify [syn: {black salsify}]

Scorzonera hispanica
n : perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black-skinned carrot-shaped edible roots [syn: {black salsify}, {viper's grass}, {scorzonera}]

Scot
n : a native or inhabitant of Scotland [syn: {Scotsman}, {Scotchman}]

scot and lot
n : obligations of all kinds taken as a whole

scot free
adv : free from harm or penalty; "he went scot-free"

Scotch
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language; "Scots gaelic"; "the Scots community in New York"; "`Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or `Scottish mountains'"; "`Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or `Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'" [syn: {Scots}, {Scottish}]
2: avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally" [syn: {economical}, {frugal}, {sparing}, {stinting}]
n 1: a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally) [syn: {score}]
2: whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still [syn: {Scotch whiskey}, {Scotch whisky}, {malt whiskey}, {malt whisky}]
v 1: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn: {thwart}, {queer}, {spoil}, {foil}, {cross}, {frustrate}, {baffle}, {bilk}]
2: make a small cut or score into

Scotch and soda
n : a highball with Scotch malt whiskey and club soda

Scotch asphodel
n : false asphodel having spikes of white or white-green flowers; of mountainous regions of Europe [syn: {Tofieldia pusilla}]

Scotch broom
n : deciduous erect spreading broom native to western Europe; widely cultivated for its rich yellow flowers [syn: {common broom}, {green broom}, {Cytisus scoparius}]

Scotch broth
n : a thick soup made from beef or mutton with vegetables and pearl barley

Scotch egg
n : hard-cooked egg encased in sausage meat then breaded and deep-fried

Scotch fir
n : medium large 2-needled pine of northern Europe and Asia having flaking red-brown bark [syn: {Scotch pine}, {Scots pine}, {Pinus sylvestris}]

Scotch gale
n : bog shrub of north temperate zone having bitter-tasting fragrant leaves [syn: {sweet gale}, {Myrica gale}]

Scotch kiss
n : butterscotch candy kiss

Scotch laburnum
n : an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum [syn: {Alpine golden chain}, {Laburnum alpinum}]

Scotch marigold
n : the common European annual marigold [syn: {common marigold}, {pot marigold}, {ruddles}, {Calendula officinalis}]

Scotch pancake
n : a scone made by dropping a spoonful of batter on a griddle [syn: {drop scone}, {griddlecake}]

Scotch pine
n : medium large 2-needled pine of northern Europe and Asia having flaking red-brown bark [syn: {Scots pine}, {Scotch fir}, {Pinus sylvestris}]

Scotch Tape
n : transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names Scotch Tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or mending [syn: {cellulose tape}, {Sellotape}]
v : fasten or attach with sellotape; "The hotel manager scotch taped a note to the guest's door" [syn: {sellotape}]

Scotch terrier
n : old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black terrier with erect tail and ears [syn: {Scottish terrier}, {Scottie}]

Scotch thistle
n : biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {cotton thistle}, {woolly thistle}, {Onopordum acanthium}, {Onopordon acanthium}]

Scotch whiskey
n : whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still [syn: {Scotch}, {Scotch whisky}, {malt whiskey}, {malt whisky}]

Scotch whisky
n : whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still [syn: {Scotch}, {Scotch whiskey}, {malt whiskey}, {malt whisky}]

Scotch woodcock
n : creamy scrambled eggs on toast spread with anchovy paste

Scotchman
n : a native or inhabitant of Scotland [syn: {Scot}, {Scotsman}]

Scotchwoman
n : a woman who is a Scot [syn: {Scotswoman}]

scoter
n : large black diving duck of northern parts of the northern hemisphere [syn: {scooter}]

Scotland
n : one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts

Scotland Yard
n : the detective department of the metropolitan police force of London [syn: {New Scotland Yard}]

scotoma
n : an isolated area of diminished vision within the visual field [also: {scotomata} (pl)]

scotomata
scotoma
n : an isolated area of diminished vision within the visual field [also: {scotomata} (pl)]

scotomata
See {scotoma}

scotomatous
adj : relating to scotoma

scotopic vision
n : the ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight) [syn: {night vision}, {night-sight}, {twilight vision}]

Scots
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language; "Scots gaelic"; "the Scots community in New York"; "`Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or `Scottish mountains'"; "`Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or `Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'" [syn: {Scottish}, {Scotch}]
n : the dialect of English used in Scotland [syn: {Scottish}, {Scots English}]

Scots English
n : the dialect of English used in Scotland [syn: {Scottish}, {Scots}]

Scots Gaelic
n : the Gaelic language of Scotland [syn: {Scottish Gaelic}]

Scots heather
n : common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere [syn: {heather}, {ling}, {broom}, {Calluna vulgaris}]

Scots pine
n : medium large 2-needled pine of northern Europe and Asia having flaking red-brown bark [syn: {Scotch pine}, {Scotch fir}, {Pinus sylvestris}]

Scotsman
n : a native or inhabitant of Scotland [syn: {Scot}, {Scotchman}]

Scotswoman
n : a woman who is a Scot [syn: {Scotchwoman}]

Scott
n 1: award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999) [syn: {George C. Scott}]
2: English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey (1868-1912) [syn: {Robert Scott}, {Robert Falcon Scott}]
3: United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866) [syn: {Winfield Scott}]
4: British author of historical novels and ballads (1771-1832) [syn: {Walter Scott}, {Sir Walter Scott}]
5: United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858) [syn: {Dred Scott}]

Scott Joplin
n : United States composer who was the first creator of ragtime to write down his compositions (1868-1917) [syn: {Joplin}]

Scottie
n : old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black terrier with erect tail and ears [syn: {Scotch terrier}, {Scottish terrier}]

Scottish
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language; "Scots gaelic"; "the Scots community in New York"; "`Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or `Scottish mountains'"; "`Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or `Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'" [syn: {Scots}, {Scotch}]
n : the dialect of English used in Scotland [syn: {Scots}, {Scots English}]

Scottish deerhound
n : very large and tall rough-coated dog bred for hunting deer; known as the royal dog of Scotland [syn: {deerhound}]

Scottish Gaelic
n : the Gaelic language of Scotland [syn: {Scots Gaelic}]

Scottish Highlander
n : a native of the Highlands of Scotland [syn: {Highlander}]

Scottish Lallans
n : a dialect of English spoken in the Lowlands of Scotland [syn: {Lallans}]

scottish maple
n : Eurasian maple tree with pale gray bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn [syn: {sycamore}, {great maple}, {Acer pseudoplatanus}]

Scottish reel
n : a lively dance of Scottish highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps [syn: {reel}]

Scottish terrier
n : old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black terrier with erect tail and ears [syn: {Scotch terrier}, {Scottie}]

Scott's Spleenwort
n : common North American fern with polished black stripes [syn: {ebony spleenwort}, {Asplenium platyneuron}]

scoundrel
n : a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately [syn: {villain}]

scoundrelly
adj : lacking principles or scruples; "the rascally rabble"; "the tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy" - W.M. Thackaray; "the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew" [syn: {rascally}, {roguish}, {blackguardly}]

scour
n : a place that is scoured (especially by running water)
v 1: examine minutely; "The police scoured the country for the fugitive"
2: clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back" [syn: {scrub}]
3: rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops" [syn: {abrade}]
4: rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank" [syn: {flush}, {purge}]

scoured
adj : worn away as by water or ice or wind [syn: {eroded}]

scourer
n 1: someone who cleanses by scouring
2: someone who travels widely and energetically; "he was a scourer of the seven seas"

scourge
n 1: a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor) [syn: {flagellum}]
2: something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life" [syn: {bane}, {curse}, {nemesis}]
3: a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood" [syn: {terror}, {threat}]
v 1: punish severely; excoriate
2: whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves" [syn: {flagellate}]
3: devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion" [syn: {lay waste to}, {waste}, {devastate}, {desolate}, {ravage}]

Scourge of God
n : king of the Huns; the most successful barbarian invader of the Roman Empire (406-453) [syn: {Attila}, {Scourge of the Gods}]

Scourge of the Gods
n : king of the Huns; the most successful barbarian invader of the Roman Empire (406-453) [syn: {Attila}, {Scourge of God}]

scourger
n : a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders) [syn: {flogger}]

scouring
n 1: moving over territory to search for something; "scouring the entire area revealed nothing"
2: the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water [syn: {scrub}, {scrubbing}]

scouring pad
n : a small abrasive cleaning pad used for scouring pots and pans

scouring rush
n : evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly used for scouring utensils [syn: {rough horsetail}, {Equisetum hyemale}, {Equisetum hyemale robustum}, {Equisetum robustum}]

scours
n : diarrhea in livestock

scouse
n : a stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors [syn: {lobscouse}, {lobscuse}]

scout
n 1: a person employed to watch for something to happen [syn: {lookout}, {lookout man}, {sentinel}, {sentry}, {watch}, {spotter}, {picket}]
2: someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports) [syn: {talent scout}]
3: someone who can find paths through unexplored territory [syn: {pathfinder}, {guide}]
v : explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody [syn: {reconnoiter}, {reconnoitre}]

scout car
n : fast armored military vehicle with four-wheel drive and open top [syn: {reconnaissance vehicle}]

scout group
n : a unit of girl or boy scouts [syn: {troop}, {scout troop}]

scout troop
n : a unit of girl or boy scouts [syn: {troop}, {scout group}]

scouter
n : an adult member of the Boy Scouts movement [syn: {rover}]

scouting
n : exploring in order to gain information; "scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous" [syn: {exploratory survey}, {reconnoitering}, {reconnoitring}]

scouting trip
n : an expedition undertaken to gain information

scoutmaster
n : the leader of a troop of Scouts

scow
n 1: any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
2: a barge carrying bulk materials in an open hold

scowl
n : a facial expression of dislike or displeasure [syn: {frown}]
v : frown with displeasure

scowling
adj : sullen or unfriendly in appearance [syn: {beetle-browed}]

scrabble
n 1: an aimless drawing [syn: {scribble}, {doodle}]
2: a board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game
v 1: feel searchingly; "She groped for his keys in the dark" [syn: {grope for}]
2: write down quickly without much attention to detail [syn: {scribble}]

scrabbly
adj : sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush; "open scrubby woods" [syn: {scrubby}]

scrag
n 1: lean end of the neck
2: the lean end of a neck of veal [syn: {scrag end}]
v 1: strangle with an iron collar; "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain" [syn: {garrote}, {garrotte}, {garotte}]
2: wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent" [syn: {choke}] [also: {scragging}, {scragged}]

scrag end
n : the lean end of a neck of veal [syn: {scrag}]

scragged
scrag
n 1: lean end of the neck
2: the lean end of a neck of veal [syn: {scrag end}]
v 1: strangle with an iron collar; "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain" [syn: {garrote}, {garrotte}, {garotte}]
2: wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent" [syn: {choke}] [also: {scragging}, {scragged}]

scragged
See {scrag}

scraggier
scraggy
adj 1: having unattractive thinness; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck" [syn: {scrawny}, {skinny}, {underweight}, {weedy}]
2: having a sharply uneven surface or outline; "the jagged outline of the crags"; "scraggy cliffs" [syn: {jagged}, {jaggy}] [also: {scraggiest}, {scraggier}]

scraggier
See {scraggy}

scraggiest
scraggy
adj 1: having unattractive thinness; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck" [syn: {scrawny}, {skinny}, {underweight}, {weedy}]
2: having a sharply uneven surface or outline; "the jagged outline of the crags"; "scraggy cliffs" [syn: {jagged}, {jaggy}] [also: {scraggiest}, {scraggier}]

scraggiest
See {scraggy}

scragging
scrag
n 1: lean end of the neck
2: the lean end of a neck of veal [syn: {scrag end}]
v 1: strangle with an iron collar; "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain" [syn: {garrote}, {garrotte}, {garotte}]
2: wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent" [syn: {choke}] [also: {scragging}, {scragged}]

scragging
See {scrag}

scragglier
scraggly
adj : lacking neatness or order; "the old man's scraggly beard"; "a scraggly little path to the door" [also: {scraggliest}, {scragglier}]

scragglier
See {scraggly}

scraggliest
scraggly
adj : lacking neatness or order; "the old man's scraggly beard"; "a scraggly little path to the door" [also: {scraggliest}, {scragglier}]

scraggliest
See {scraggly}

scraggly
adj : lacking neatness or order; "the old man's scraggly beard"; "a scraggly little path to the door" [also: {scraggliest}, {scragglier}]

scraggy
adj 1: having unattractive thinness; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck" [syn: {scrawny}, {skinny}, {underweight}, {weedy}]
2: having a sharply uneven surface or outline; "the jagged outline of the crags"; "scraggy cliffs" [syn: {jagged}, {jaggy}] [also: {scraggiest}, {scraggier}]

scram
v : leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!" [syn: {buzz off}, {fuck off}, {get}, {bugger off}] [also: {scramming}, {scrammed}]

scramble
n 1: an unceremonious and disorganized struggle [syn: {scuffle}]
2: rushing about hastily in an undignified way [syn: {scamper}, {scurry}]
v 1: to move hurriedly; "The friend scrambled after them"
2: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: {clamber}, {shin}, {shinny}, {skin}, {struggle}, {sputter}]
3: bring into random order [syn: {jumble}, {throw together}]
4: stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream" [syn: {beat}]
5: make unintelligible; "scramble the message so that nobody can understand it" [ant: {unscramble}]

scrambled
adj : thrown together in a disorderly fashion; "a scrambled plan of action"

scrambled egg
n : eggs beaten and cooked to a soft firm consistency while stirring

scrambler
n 1: a rapid mover; someone who scrambles; "their quarterback was a good scrambler"; "scramblers can often unnerve a better tennis player"
2: a lightweight motorcycle equipped with rugged tires and suspension; an off-road motorcycle designed for riding cross country or over unpaved ground [syn: {trail bike}, {dirt bike}]
3: electronic equipment that makes speech unintelligible during transmission and restores it at reception

scrammed
scram
v : leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!" [syn: {buzz off}, {fuck off}, {get}, {bugger off}] [also: {scramming}, {scrammed}]

scrammed
See {scram}

scramming
scram
v : leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!" [syn: {buzz off}, {fuck off}, {get}, {bugger off}] [also: {scramming}, {scrammed}]

scramming
See {scram}

scranch
v : make crunching noises; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel" [syn: {crunch}, {scraunch}, {crackle}]

Scranton
n : an industrial city of northeastern Pennsylvania

scrap
adj : disposed of as useless; "waste paper" [syn: {cast-off(a)}, {discarded}, {junked}, {scrap(a)}, {waste}]
n 1: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" [syn: {bit}, {chip}, {flake}, {fleck}]
2: worthless material that is to be disposed of [syn: {rubbish}, {trash}]
3: a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used; "she jotted it on a scrap of paper"; "there was not a scrap left"
4: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" [syn: {fight}, {fighting}, {combat}]
v 1: dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer" [syn: {trash}, {junk}]
2: have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These tewo fellows are always scrapping over something" [syn: {quarrel}, {dispute}, {argufy}, {altercate}]
3: make into scrap or refuse; "scrap the old airplane and sell the parts" [also: {scrapping}, {scrapped}]

scrap iron
n : iron to be melted again and reworked

scrap metal
n : discarded metal suitable for reprocessing; "he finally sold the car for scrap metal"

scrapbook
n : an album into which clippings or notes or pictures can be pasted

scrape
n 1: a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her" [syn: {scraping}, {scratch}, {scratching}]
2: an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off [syn: {abrasion}, {scratch}, {excoriation}]
3: a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him" [syn: {scraping}]
4: an indication of damage [syn: {scratch}, {scar}, {mark}]
v 1: scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair" [syn: {grate}]
2: make by scraping; "They scraped a letter into the stone"
3: cut the surface of; wear away the surface of [syn: {scratch}, {scratch up}]
4: bend the knees and bow in a servile manner [syn: {kowtow}, {genuflect}]
5: gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She had scraped together enough money for college" [syn: {scrape up}, {come up}]
6: bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell" [syn: {skin}]
7: strike against an object; "She stubbed her one's toe in the dark and now it's broken" [syn: {stub}, {skin}, {abrade}]

scrape along
v : manage one's existence barely; "I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary" [syn: {scrape by}, {scratch along}, {squeak by}, {squeeze by}, {rub along}]

scrape by
v : manage one's existence barely; "I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary" [syn: {scrape along}, {scratch along}, {squeak by}, {squeeze by}, {rub along}]

scrape up
v : gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She had scraped together enough money for college" [syn: {scrape}, {come up}]

scraped
adj 1: having the skin scraped off; "skinned knees and scraped elbows" [syn: {abraded}, {skinned}]
2: having surface damage [syn: {scratched}]

scraper
n : any of various hand tools for scraping

scrapheap
n 1: an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter [syn: {garbage heap}, {junk heap}, {rubbish heap}, {trash heap}, {junk pile}, {trash pile}, {refuse heap}]
2: pile of discarded metal

scrapie
n : a fatal disease of sheep characterized by chronic itching and loss of muscular control and progressive degeneration of the central nervous system

scraping
n 1: (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected; "they collected blood scrapings for analysis"
2: a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her" [syn: {scrape}, {scratch}, {scratching}]
3: a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him" [syn: {scrape}]

scrapped
scrap
adj : disposed of as useless; "waste paper" [syn: {cast-off(a)}, {discarded}, {junked}, {scrap(a)}, {waste}]
n 1: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" [syn: {bit}, {chip}, {flake}, {fleck}]
2: worthless material that is to be disposed of [syn: {rubbish}, {trash}]
3: a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used; "she jotted it on a scrap of paper"; "there was not a scrap left"
4: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" [syn: {fight}, {fighting}, {combat}]
v 1: dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer" [syn: {trash}, {junk}]
2: have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These tewo fellows are always scrapping over something" [syn: {quarrel}, {dispute}, {argufy}, {altercate}]
3: make into scrap or refuse; "scrap the old airplane and sell the parts" [also: {scrapping}, {scrapped}]

scrapped
See {scrap}

scrapper
n : someone who fights (or is fighting) [syn: {combatant}, {battler}, {belligerent}, {fighter}]

scrappier
scrappy
adj : full of fighting spirit; "a scrappy admiral" [also: {scrappiest}, {scrappier}]

scrappier
See {scrappy}

scrappiest
scrappy
adj : full of fighting spirit; "a scrappy admiral" [also: {scrappiest}, {scrappier}]

scrappiest
See {scrappy}

scrappily
adv : in a bellicose contentious manner; "`Don't trespass onto my property,' the neighbor shouted combatively" [syn: {combatively}]

scrappiness
n : the trait of being scrappy and pugnacious

scrapping
scrap
adj : disposed of as useless; "waste paper" [syn: {cast-off(a)}, {discarded}, {junked}, {scrap(a)}, {waste}]
n 1: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" [syn: {bit}, {chip}, {flake}, {fleck}]
2: worthless material that is to be disposed of [syn: {rubbish}, {trash}]
3: a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used; "she jotted it on a scrap of paper"; "there was not a scrap left"
4: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" [syn: {fight}, {fighting}, {combat}]
v 1: dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer" [syn: {trash}, {junk}]
2: have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These tewo fellows are always scrapping over something" [syn: {quarrel}, {dispute}, {argufy}, {altercate}]
3: make into scrap or refuse; "scrap the old airplane and sell the parts" [also: {scrapping}, {scrapped}]

scrapping
See {scrap}

scrappy
adj : full of fighting spirit; "a scrappy admiral" [also: {scrappiest}, {scrappier}]

scraps
n : food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) [syn: {garbage}, {refuse}, {food waste}]

scratch
n 1: an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off [syn: {abrasion}, {scrape}, {excoriation}]
2: a depression scratched or carved into a surface [syn: {incision}, {prick}, {slit}, {dent}]
3: informal terms for money [syn: {boodle}, {bread}, {cabbage}, {clams}, {dinero}, {dough}, {gelt}, {kale}, {lettuce}, {lolly}, {lucre}, {loot}, {moolah}, {pelf}, {shekels}, {simoleons}, {sugar}, {wampum}]
4: dry mash for poultry [syn: {chicken feed}]
5: a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her" [syn: {scrape}, {scraping}, {scratching}]
6: poor handwriting [syn: {scribble}, {scrawl}, {cacography}]
7: an indication of damage [syn: {scrape}, {scar}, {mark}]
v 1: cause friction; "my sweater scratches" [syn: {rub}, {fray}, {fret}, {chafe}]
2: cut the surface of; wear away the surface of [syn: {scrape}, {scratch up}]
3: scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; "Don't scratch your insect bites!" [syn: {rub}, {itch}]

scratch along
v : manage one's existence barely; "I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary" [syn: {scrape along}, {scrape by}, {squeak by}, {squeeze by}, {rub along}]

scratch awl
n : a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut [syn: {scriber}, {scribe}]

scratch out
v : strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out; "scratch out my name on that list" [syn: {cut out}]

scratch pad
n : pad for preliminary or hasty writing or notes or sketches etc; "scribbling block" is a British term [syn: {scratch paper}, {scribbling block}]

scratch paper
n : pad for preliminary or hasty writing or notes or sketches etc; "scribbling block" is a British term [syn: {scratch pad}, {scribbling block}]

scratch race
n : a race in which all contestant start from scratch (on equal terms)

scratch sheet
n : a racing publication giving information on horses and the outcomes of horse races [syn: {dope sheet}]

scratch test
n : a test to determine allergic sensitivity to various substances by applying them to scratches in the skin

scratch up
v : cut the surface of; wear away the surface of [syn: {scratch}, {scrape}]

scratched
adj : having surface damage [syn: {scraped}]

scratcher
n 1: a workman who uses a tool for scratching
2: a person who scratches to relieve an itch
3: a device used for scratching

scratchiness
n : the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions [syn: {harshness}, {abrasiveness}]

scratching
adj : (of a pain) as if caused by scraping with nails or claws
n : a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her" [syn: {scrape}, {scraping}, {scratch}]

scratchpad
n : (computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information

scratchy
adj : causing abrasion [syn: {abrasive}]

scraunch
v : make crunching noises; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel" [syn: {crunch}, {scranch}, {crackle}]

scrawl
n : poor handwriting [syn: {scribble}, {scratch}, {cacography}]
v : write carelessly [syn: {scribble}]

scrawled
adj : written hastily or carelessly; "his scrawled signature"

scrawler
n : a writer whose handwriting is careless and hard to read [syn: {scribbler}]

scrawnier
scrawny
adj 1: having unattractive thinness; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck" [syn: {scraggy}, {skinny}, {underweight}, {weedy}]
2: inferior in size or quality; "scrawny cattle"; "scrubby cut-over pine"; "old stunted thorn trees" [syn: {scrubby}, {stunted}] [also: {scrawniest}, {scrawnier}]

scrawnier
See {scrawny}

scrawniest
scrawny
adj 1: having unattractive thinness; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck" [syn: {scraggy}, {skinny}, {underweight}, {weedy}]
2: inferior in size or quality; "scrawny cattle"; "scrubby cut-over pine"; "old stunted thorn trees" [syn: {scrubby}, {stunted}] [also: {scrawniest}, {scrawnier}]

scrawniest
See {scrawny}

scrawniness
n : the bodily property of lacking flesh [syn: {skinniness}]

scrawny
adj 1: having unattractive thinness; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck" [syn: {scraggy}, {skinny}, {underweight}, {weedy}]
2: inferior in size or quality; "scrawny cattle"; "scrubby cut-over pine"; "old stunted thorn trees" [syn: {scrubby}, {stunted}] [also: {scrawniest}, {scrawnier}]

screak
v 1: make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly" [syn: {squeak}, {screech}, {creak}, {skreak}]
2: utter a harsh abrupt scream [syn: {squawk}, {skreak}, {skreigh}, {screech}]

screakily
adv : in a creaky manner; "the old boat was moving along creakily" [syn: {creakily}, {creakingly}]

screaky
adj 1: having a rasping or grating sound; "they were alerted by the creaking gate"; "creaky stairs" [syn: {creaking}, {creaky}]
2: having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge [syn: {screechy}, {squeaking}, {squeaky}, {squealing}]

scream
n 1: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" [syn: {screaming}, {shriek}, {shrieking}, {screech}, {screeching}]
2: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes" [syn: {screech}, {screeching}, {shriek}, {shrieking}, {screaming}]
3: a joke that seems extremely funny [syn: {belly laugh}, {sidesplitter}, {howler}, {thigh-slapper}, {wow}, {riot}]
v 1: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: {shout}, {shout out}, {cry}, {call}, {yell}, {holler}, {hollo}, {squall}]
2: utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine" [syn: {yell}]
3: make a loud, piercing sound; "Fighter planes are screaming through the skies"

screamer
n 1: someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice [syn: {roarer}, {bawler}, {bellower}, {screecher}, {shouter}, {yeller}]
2: a sensational newspaper headline
3: gooselike aquatic bird of South America having a harsh trumpeting call
4: a very hard hit ball [syn: {scorcher}]

screaming
adj 1: loud and sustained; shrill and piercing; "hordes of screaming fans"; "a screaming jet plane"; "a screaming fury of sound"; "a screeching parrot"; "screeching brakes"; "a horde of shrieking fans"; "shrieking winds" [syn: {screaming(a)}, {screeching(a)}, {shrieking(a)}]
2: so extremely intense as to evoke screams; "in screaming agony"; "a screaming rage" [syn: {screaming(a)}]
3: resembling a scream in effect; "screaming headlines"; "screaming colors and designs" [syn: {screaming(a)}]
4: marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter; "hilarious broad comedy"; "a screaming farce"; "uproarious stories" [syn: {hilarious}, {screaming(a)}, {uproarious}]
n 1: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" [syn: {scream}, {shriek}, {shrieking}, {screech}, {screeching}]
2: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes" [syn: {screech}, {screeching}, {shriek}, {shrieking}, {scream}]

screaming meemies
n : extreme nervousness [syn: {jitters}, {heebie-jeebies}]

screamingly
adv : to an extreme degree; "screamingly funny"

scree
n : a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff [syn: {talus}]

screech
n 1: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes" [syn: {screeching}, {shriek}, {shrieking}, {scream}, {screaming}]
2: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" [syn: {scream}, {screaming}, {shriek}, {shrieking}, {screeching}]
v 1: make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly" [syn: {squeak}, {creak}, {screak}, {skreak}]
2: utter a harsh abrupt scream [syn: {squawk}, {screak}, {skreak}, {skreigh}]

screech owl
n 1: any owl that has a screeching cry
2: small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle [syn: {Otus asio}]

screecher
n : someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice [syn: {roarer}, {bawler}, {bellower}, {screamer}, {shouter}, {yeller}]

screeching
adj : loud and sustained; shrill and piercing; "hordes of screaming fans"; "a screaming jet plane"; "a screaming fury of sound"; "a screeching parrot"; "screeching brakes"; "a horde of shrieking fans"; "shrieking winds" [syn: {screaming(a)}, {screeching(a)}, {shrieking(a)}]
n 1: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes" [syn: {screech}, {shriek}, {shrieking}, {scream}, {screaming}]
2: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" [syn: {scream}, {screaming}, {shriek}, {shrieking}, {screech}]

screechy
adj : having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge [syn: {screaky}, {squeaking}, {squeaky}, {squealing}]

screed
n 1: a long monotonous harangue
2: a long piece of writing
3: an accurately levelled strip of material placed on a wall or floor as guide for the even application of plaster or concrete

screen
n 1: a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing [syn: {silver screen}, {projection screen}]
2: something that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet" [syn: {blind}]
3: display on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube on which is electronically created [syn: {CRT screen}]
4: a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "they crouched behind the screen"; "under cover of darkness" [syn: {cover}, {covert}, {concealment}]
5: protective covering consisting of a metallic netting mounted in a frame and covering windows or doors (especially for protection against insects)
6: a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles [syn: {sieve}]
7: a door that is a screen to keep insects from entering a building through the open door; "he heard the screen slam as she left" [syn: {screen door}]
8: partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space
v 1: test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; "screen the blood for the HIV virus" [syn: {test}]
2: examine methodically; "screen the suitcases"
3: examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants" [syn: {screen out}, {sieve}, {sort}]
4: project onto a screen for viewing; "screen a film"
5: prevent from entering; "block out the strong sunlight" [syn: {block out}]
6: separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff [syn: {riddle}]
7: protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm [syn: {shield}]

screen actor
n : an actor who plays a role in a film [syn: {movie actor}]

screen background
n : (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear [syn: {background}, {desktop}]

screen door
n : a door that is a screen to keep insects from entering a building through the open door; "he heard the screen slam as she left" [syn: {screen}]

screen font
n : the font that is displayed on a computer screen; "when the screen font resembles a printed font a document may look approximately the same on the screen as it will when printed" [syn: {raster font}]

screen memory
n : an imagined memory of a childhood experience; hides another memory of distressing significance

screen off
v : partition by means of a divider, such as a screen; "screen off this part of the room" [syn: {separate off}]

screen out
v : examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants" [syn: {screen}, {sieve}, {sort}]

screen pass
n : a short forward pass in which the receiver is protected by a screen of blockers

screen saver
n : (computer science) a moving design that appears on a computer screen when there has been no input for a specified period of time; "screen savers prevent the damage that occurs when the same areas of light and dark are displayed too long"

screen test
n : a filmed audition of an actor or actress

screener
n : a guard at an airport who checks passengers or their luggage at a security checkpoint

screening
n 1: the display of a motion picture [syn: {showing}, {viewing}]
2: fabric of metal or plastic mesh
3: the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft" [syn: {cover}, {covering}, {masking}]
4: testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics

screenland
n : those involved in producing and distributing movies [syn: {film industry}, {movie industry}]

screenplay
n : a script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets

screenwriter
n : someone who writes screenplays [syn: {film writer}]

screw
n 1: someone who guards prisoners [syn: {prison guard}, {jailer}, {jailor}, {gaoler}, {turnkey}]
2: a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole
3: a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air [syn: {screw propeller}]
4: a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
5: slang terms for sexual intercourse [syn: {fuck}, {fucking}, {screwing}, {ass}, {nooky}, {nookie}, {piece of ass}, {piece of tail}, {roll in the hay}, {shag}, {shtup}]
v 1: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: {roll in the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {sleep with}, {get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate}, {have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]
2: turn like a screw
3: cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion; "drive in screws or bolts" [syn: {drive in}]
4: tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions; "Screw the bottle cap on" [ant: {unscrew}]
5: defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit [syn: {cheat}, {chouse}, {shaft}, {chicane}, {jockey}]

screw auger
n : hand tool for boring holes [syn: {auger}, {gimlet}, {wimble}]

screw augur
n : an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having tall erect densely flowered spiraling clusters of creamy white vanilla-scented flowers; widely distributed especially in low damp places of eastern and central North America [syn: {Spiranthes cernua}]

screw bean
n 1: spirally twisted sweet pod of screwbean mesquite that is used for fodder or ground into meal for feed
2: shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods [syn: {screwbean}, {tornillo}, {screwbean mesquite}, {Prosopis pubescens}]

screw eye
n : a woodscrew having its shank bent into a ring

screw jack
n : screw-operated jack [syn: {jackscrew}]

screw key
n : a wrench for turning a screw

screw log
n : a torpedo-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship's speed [syn: {patent log}, {taffrail log}]

screw pine
n : any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leaves [syn: {pandanus}]

screw propeller
n : a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air [syn: {screw}]

screw thread
n : the raised helical rib going around a screw [syn: {thread}]

screw tree
n : a tree or shrub of the genus Helicteres

screw up
v 1: make more intense; "Emotions were screwed up" [syn: {heat up}, {hot up}]
2: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub}, {ball up}, {spoil}, {muck up}, {bungle}, {fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up}, {bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up}, {fuck up}]
3: screw or turn higher
4: twist into a strained configuration; "screw up one's face"

screw wrench
n : adjustable wrench that has one jaw that can be adjusted by turning a screw

screwball
adj : foolish; totally unsound; "an impractical solution"; "a crazy scheme"; "half-baked ideas"; "a screwball proposal without a prayer of working" [syn: {crazy}, {half-baked}, {softheaded}]
n 1: a whimsically eccentric person [syn: {crackpot}, {crank}, {nut}, {nut case}, {nutcase}, {fruitcake}]
2: a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown

screwballer
n : (baseball) a pitcher who throws screwballs

screwbean
n : shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods [syn: {screw bean}, {tornillo}, {screwbean mesquite}, {Prosopis pubescens}]

screwbean mesquite
n : shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods [syn: {screw bean}, {screwbean}, {tornillo}, {Prosopis pubescens}]

screwdriver
n 1: a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw
2: a cocktail made with vodka and orange juice

screwier
screwy
adj : not behaving normally [syn: {screw-loose}] [also: {screwiest}, {screwier}]

screwier
See {screwy}

screwiest
screwy
adj : not behaving normally [syn: {screw-loose}] [also: {screwiest}, {screwier}]

screwiest
See {screwy}

screwing
n : slang terms for sexual intercourse [syn: {fuck}, {fucking}, {screw}, {ass}, {nooky}, {nookie}, {piece of ass}, {piece of tail}, {roll in the hay}, {shag}, {shtup}]

screw-loose
adj : not behaving normally [syn: {screwy}]

screw-pine family
n : family of woody plants of the order Pandanales including pandanus [syn: {Pandanaceae}, {family Pandanaceae}]

screwtop
n : the top of a container that must be screwed off and on

screw-topped
adj : having a lid with a spiral groove

screwup
n : the complete mismanagement or mishandling of a situation; "a typical bureaucratic screwup"

screwy
adj : not behaving normally [syn: {screw-loose}] [also: {screwiest}, {screwier}]

Scriabin
n : Russian composer of orchestral and piano music (1872-1915) [syn: {Aleksandr Scriabin}, {Aleksandr Nikolayevich Scriabin}]

scribble
n 1: poor handwriting [syn: {scratch}, {scrawl}, {cacography}]
2: an aimless drawing [syn: {scrabble}, {doodle}]
v 1: write down quickly without much attention to detail [syn: {scrabble}]
2: write carelessly [syn: {scrawl}]

scribbler
n 1: informal terms for journalists [syn: {scribe}, {penman}]
2: a writer whose handwriting is careless and hard to read [syn: {scrawler}]

scribbling block
n : pad for preliminary or hasty writing or notes or sketches etc; "scribbling block" is a British term [syn: {scratch pad}, {scratch paper}]

Scribe
n 1: French playwright (1791-1861) [syn: {Augustin Eugene Scribe}]
2: informal terms for journalists [syn: {scribbler}, {penman}]
3: someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts [syn: {copyist}, {scrivener}]
4: a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut [syn: {scriber}, {scratch awl}]
v : score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking

scriber
n : a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut [syn: {scribe}, {scratch awl}]

scribing block
n : gauge consisting of a scriber mounted on an adjustable stand; used to test the accuracy of plane surfaces [syn: {surface gauge}, {surface gage}]

scried
scry
v : divine by gazing into crystals [also: {scried}]

scried
See {scry}

scrim
n : a firm open-weave fabric used for a curtain in the theater

scrimmage
n 1: (American football) practice play between a football team's squads
2: a noisy riotous fight [syn: {melee}, {battle royal}]
v : practice playing (a sport)

scrimmage line
n : line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American football; "the runner was tackled at the line of scrimmage" [syn: {line of scrimmage}]

scrimp
v : subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp" [syn: {stint}, {skimp}]

scrimpy
adj : barely adequate; "a meager allowance" [syn: {meager}]

scrimshank
v : British military language: avoid work

scrimshanker
n : a shirker

scrimshaw
n : a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers

scrimy
adj 1: dirty and disgusting; "worry about the gossip and secretiveness and other scrimy sides"- Al Hine
2: petty in giving or spending; "a niggardly tip" [syn: {grudging}, {niggardly}]

scrip
n : a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency

Scripps
n 1: United States newspaper publisher who founded an important press association; half-brother of James Edmund Scripps (1854-1926) [syn: {Edward Wyllis Scripps}]
2: United States newspaper publisher and half-brother of Edward Wyllis Scripps (1835-1908) [syn: {James Edmund Scripps}]

script
n 1: a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance [syn: {book}, {playscript}]
2: something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible" [syn: {handwriting}, {hand}]
3: a particular orthography or writing system
v : write a script for; "The playwright scripted the movie"

scripted
adj : written as for a film or play or broadcast [syn: {written}] [ant: {unscripted}]

scriptoria
See {scriptorium}

scriptural
adj 1: of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible; "biblical names"; "biblical Hebrew" [syn: {biblical}]
2: written or relating to writing

Scripture
n 1: the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen" [syn: {Bible}, {Christian Bible}, {Book}, {Good Book}, {Holy Scripture}, {Holy Writ}, {Word of God}, {Word}]
2: any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group [syn: {sacred scripture}]

scriptwriter
n : someone who writes scripts for plays or movies or broadcast dramas

scrivened
adj : copied in handwriting

scrivener
n : someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts [syn: {copyist}, {scribe}]

scrod
n 1: flesh of young Atlantic cod weighing up to 2 pounds; also young haddock and pollock; often broiled [syn: {schrod}]
2: young Atlantic cod or haddock especially one split and boned for cooking [syn: {schrod}]

scrofula
n : a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands [syn: {struma}, {king's evil}]

scrofulous
adj 1: afflicted with scrofula
2: morally contaminated; "denounce the scrofulous wealth of the times"- J.D.Hart
3: having a diseased appearance resembling scrofula; "our canoe...lay with her scrofulous sides on the shore"- Farley Mowat

scroll
n 1: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles [syn: {coil}, {whorl}, {roll}, {curl}, {curlicue}, {ringlet}, {gyre}]
2: a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) [syn: {roll}]
v : move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen; "Scroll down to see the entire text"

scroll saw
n : fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade; used to cut curved outlines [syn: {jigsaw}, {fretsaw}]

scrooge
n : a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend [syn: {niggard}, {skinflint}, {churl}]

Scrophularia
n : type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants' supposed ability to cure scrofula: figworts [syn: {genus Scrophularia}]

Scrophulariaceae
n : a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales [syn: {family Scrophulariaceae}, {figwort family}, {foxglove family}]

Scrophulariales
n : used in some classification systems; often included in the order Polemoniales [syn: {order Scrophulariales}]

scrota
scrotum
n : the external pouch that contains the testes [also: {scrota} (pl)]

scrota
See {scrotum}

scrotal
adj : relating to or having or lying within a scrotum; "scrotal mammals"; "scrotal testes"

scrotal vein
n : veins passing from the scrotum to the pudendal veins [syn: {vena scrotalis}]

scrotum
n : the external pouch that contains the testes [also: {scrota} (pl)]

scrounge
v 1: collect or look around for (food) [syn: {forage}]
2: obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; "he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends" [syn: {schnorr}, {shnorr}, {cadge}]

scrounger
n : someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free) [syn: {moocher}, {cadger}]

scrub
adj : (of domestic animals) not selectively bred
n 1: dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes [syn: {chaparral}, {bush}]
2: the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water [syn: {scrubbing}, {scouring}]
v 1: clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back" [syn: {scour}]
2: wash thoroughly; "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation" [syn: {scrub up}] [also: {scrubbing}, {scrubbed}]

scrub beefwood
n : tree or tall shrub with shiny leaves and umbels of fragrant creamy-white flowers; yields hard heavy reddish wood [syn: {beefwood}, {Stenocarpus salignus}]

scrub bird
n : small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub [syn: {scrubbird}, {scrub-bird}]

scrub brush
n : a brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning [syn: {scrubbing brush}, {scrubber}]

scrub fowl
n : large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs [syn: {megapode}, {mound bird}, {mound-bird}, {mound builder}]

scrub nurse
n : a nurse who helps a surgeon prepare for surgery

scrub oak
n : any of various chiefly American small shrubby oaks often a dominant form on thin dry soils sometimes forming dense thickets

scrub palmetto
n : small hardy clump-forming spiny palm of southern United States [syn: {saw palmetto}, {Serenoa repens}]

scrub pine
n : common small shrubby pine of the eastern United States having straggling often twisted or branches and short needles in bunches of 2 [syn: {Virginia pine}, {Jersey pine}, {Pinus virginiana}]

scrub plane
n : a narrow woodworking plane used to cut away excess stock

scrub typhus
n : transmitted by larval mites and widespread in Asia [syn: {tsutsugamushi disease}]

scrub up
v : wash thoroughly; "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation" [syn: {scrub}]

scrubbed
scrub
adj : (of domestic animals) not selectively bred
n 1: dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes [syn: {chaparral}, {bush}]
2: the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water [syn: {scrubbing}, {scouring}]
v 1: clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back" [syn: {scour}]
2: wash thoroughly; "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation" [syn: {scrub up}] [also: {scrubbing}, {scrubbed}]

scrubbed
adj : made clean by scrubbing; "fresh-scrubbed floors"; "boys with scrubbed necks and faces"

scrubbed
See {scrub}

scrubber
n 1: a worker who uses a scrub brush to clean a surface (usually a floor or deck)
2: a brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning [syn: {scrub brush}, {scrubbing brush}]
3: a purifier that removes impurities from a gas

scrubbier
scrubby
adj 1: sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush; "open scrubby woods" [syn: {scrabbly}]
2: inferior in size or quality; "scrawny cattle"; "scrubby cut-over pine"; "old stunted thorn trees" [syn: {scrawny}, {stunted}] [also: {scrubbiest}, {scrubbier}]

scrubbier
See {scrubby}

scrubbiest
scrubby
adj 1: sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush; "open scrubby woods" [syn: {scrabbly}]
2: inferior in size or quality; "scrawny cattle"; "scrubby cut-over pine"; "old stunted thorn trees" [syn: {scrawny}, {stunted}] [also: {scrubbiest}, {scrubbier}]

scrubbiest
See {scrubby}

scrubbing
scrub
adj : (of domestic animals) not selectively bred
n 1: dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes [syn: {chaparral}, {bush}]
2: the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water [syn: {scrubbing}, {scouring}]
v 1: clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back" [syn: {scour}]
2: wash thoroughly; "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation" [syn: {scrub up}] [also: {scrubbing}, {scrubbed}]

scrubbing
n : the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water [syn: {scrub}, {scouring}]

scrubbing
See {scrub}

scrubbing brush
n : a brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning [syn: {scrub brush}, {scrubber}]

scrub-bird
n : small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub [syn: {scrubbird}, {scrub bird}]

scrubbird
n : small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub [syn: {scrub-bird}, {scrub bird}]

scrubby
adj 1: sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush; "open scrubby woods" [syn: {scrabbly}]
2: inferior in size or quality; "scrawny cattle"; "scrubby cut-over pine"; "old stunted thorn trees" [syn: {scrawny}, {stunted}] [also: {scrubbiest}, {scrubbier}]

scrubland
n : an uncultivated region covered with scrub vegetation

scrubs
n : protective garment worn by surgeons during operations [syn: {gown}, {surgical gown}]

scruff
n : the back side of the neck [syn: {nape}, {nucha}]

scruffier
scruffy
adj : shabby and untidy; "a surge of ragged scruffy children"; "he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin"- Mark Twain [syn: {seedy}] [also: {scruffiest}, {scruffier}]

scruffier
See {scruffy}

scruffiest
scruffy
adj : shabby and untidy; "a surge of ragged scruffy children"; "he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin"- Mark Twain [syn: {seedy}] [also: {scruffiest}, {scruffier}]

scruffiest
See {scruffy}

scruffy
adj : shabby and untidy; "a surge of ragged scruffy children"; "he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin"- Mark Twain [syn: {seedy}] [also: {scruffiest}, {scruffier}]

scrum
n : (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession [syn: {scrummage}] [also: {scrumming}, {scrummed}]

scrummage
n : (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession [syn: {scrum}]

scrummed
scrum
n : (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession [syn: {scrummage}] [also: {scrumming}, {scrummed}]

scrummed
See {scrum}

scrumming
scrum
n : (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession [syn: {scrummage}] [also: {scrumming}, {scrummed}]

scrumming
See {scrum}

scrumptious
adj : extremely pleasing to the sense of taste [syn: {delectable}, {delicious}, {luscious}, {pleasant-tasting}, {toothsome}, {yummy}]

scrumptiously
adv : so as to produce a delightful taste; "I bought some more of these deliciously sweet peaches" [syn: {lusciously}, {deliciously}]

scrumpy
n : strong cider (as made in western England)

scrunch
n : a crunching noise
v 1: make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants [syn: {crump}, {thud}]
2: sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm" [syn: {squat}, {crouch}, {scrunch up}, {hunker}, {hunker down}]
3: make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress got wrinkled" [syn: {wrinkle}, {ruckle}, {crease}, {crinkle}, {scrunch up}, {crisp}]

scrunch up
v 1: sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm" [syn: {squat}, {crouch}, {scrunch}, {hunker}, {hunker down}]
2: make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress got wrinkled" [syn: {wrinkle}, {ruckle}, {crease}, {crinkle}, {scrunch}, {crisp}]

scruple
n 1: a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
2: uneasiness about the fitness of an action [syn: {qualm}, {misgiving}]
3: an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
v 1: hesitate on moral grounds; "The man scrupled to perjure himself"
2: raise scruples; "He lied and did not even scruple about it"
3: have doubts about

scruples
n : motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions [syn: {conscience}, {moral sense}, {sense of right and wrong}]

scrupulous
adj 1: having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled; "less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance" [ant: {unscrupulous}]
2: characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details" [syn: {conscientious}, {painstaking}]

scrupulously
adv : with extreme conscientiousness; "he came religiously every morning at 8 o'clock" [syn: {conscientiously}, {religiously}]

scrupulousness
n 1: conformity to high standards of ethics or excellence [ant: {unscrupulousness}]
2: strict attention to minute details [syn: {meticulousness}, {meticulosity}, {punctiliousness}]

scrutin de liste
n : based on the principle of proportional representation; voters choose between party lists, the number elected from each list being determined by the percentage cast for each list out of the total vote [syn: {list system}, {scrutin de liste system}]

scrutin de liste system
n : based on the principle of proportional representation; voters choose between party lists, the number elected from each list being determined by the percentage cast for each list out of the total vote [syn: {list system}, {scrutin de liste}]

scrutin uninomial system
n : based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district [syn: {uninominal system}, {uninominal voting system}, {single-member system}, {scrutin uninominal voting system}]

scrutin uninominal voting system
n : based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district [syn: {uninominal system}, {uninominal voting system}, {single-member system}, {scrutin uninomial system}]

scrutineer
n : someone who examines votes at an election [syn: {canvasser}]

scrutinise
v 1: to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror" [syn: {size up}, {take stock}, {scrutinize}]
2: of accounts and tax returns; with the intent to verify [syn: {audit}, {scrutinize}, {inspect}]

scrutiniser
n : a careful examiner; someone who inspects with great care [syn: {scrutinizer}]

scrutinize
v 1: to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror" [syn: {size up}, {take stock}, {scrutinise}]
2: of accounts and tax returns; with the intent to verify [syn: {audit}, {scrutinise}, {inspect}]

scrutinizer
n : a careful examiner; someone who inspects with great care [syn: {scrutiniser}]

scrutiny
n 1: the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) [syn: {examination}]
2: a prolonged intense look

scry
v : divine by gazing into crystals [also: {scried}]

SCSI
n : interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers [syn: {small computer system interface}]

scuba
n : a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus [syn: {aqualung}, {Aqua-Lung}]

scuba diver
n : an underwater diver who uses scuba gear

scuba diving
n : skin diving with scuba apparatus

scud
n : the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale) [syn: {scudding}]
v 1: run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard" [syn: {dart}, {dash}, {scoot}, {flash}, {shoot}]
2: run before a gale [syn: {rack}] [also: {scudding}, {scudded}]

scudded
scud
n : the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale) [syn: {scudding}]
v 1: run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard" [syn: {dart}, {dash}, {scoot}, {flash}, {shoot}]
2: run before a gale [syn: {rack}] [also: {scudding}, {scudded}]

scudded
See {scud}

scudding
scud
n : the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale) [syn: {scudding}]
v 1: run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard" [syn: {dart}, {dash}, {scoot}, {flash}, {shoot}]
2: run before a gale [syn: {rack}] [also: {scudding}, {scudded}]

scudding
n : the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale) [syn: {scud}]

scudding
See {scud}

scudi
See {scudo}

scuff
n 1: a slipper that has no fitting around the heel [syn: {mule}, {mules}, {scuffs}]
2: the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet)
v 1: walk without lifting the feet [syn: {drag}]
2: get or become scuffed; "These patent leather shoes scuffed"
3: mar by scuffing; "scuffed shoes"
4: poke at with the foot or toe

scuffer
n : a light-weight flexible sandal with a sturdy sole; worn as play shoes by children and as sportswear by adults

scuffle
n 1: disorderly fighting [syn: {hassle}, {tussle}, {dogfingt}, {rough-and-tumble}]
2: a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling [syn: {scuffle hoe}, {Dutch hoe}]
3: an unceremonious and disorganized struggle [syn: {scramble}]
v 1: walk by dragging one's feet; "he shuffled out of the room"; "We heard his feet shuffling down the hall" [syn: {shuffle}, {shamble}]
2: fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters; "the drunken men started to scuffle" [syn: {tussle}]

scuffle hoe
n : a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling [syn: {scuffle}, {Dutch hoe}]

scuffs
n : a slipper that has no fitting around the heel [syn: {mule}, {mules}, {scuff}]

scull
n 1: a long-handled oar mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward
2: one of a pair of short-handled oars
3: a racing shell propelled by one or two oarsmen pulling two oars
v : propel with sculls; "scull the boat"

sculler
n : someone who sculls (moves a long oar pivoted on the back of the boat to propel the boat forward)

scullery
n : a small room (in large old British houses) next to the kitchen; where kitchen utensils are cleaned and kept and other rough household jobs are done

sculling
n : rowing by a single oarsman in a racing shell

scullion
n : a kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks (especially washing)

sculpin
n : any of numerous spiny large-headed broad-mouthed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes

sculpt
v 1: create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material; "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice" [syn: {sculpture}]
2: shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband" [syn: {sculpture}, {grave}]

sculpted
adj : cut into a desired shape; "graven images"; "sculptured representations" [syn: {graven}, {sculptured}]

sculptor
n 1: an artist who creates sculptures [syn: {sculpturer}, {carver}, {statue maker}]
2: a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix and Cetus

sculptress
n : a woman sculptor

sculptural
adj 1: relating to or consisting of sculpture; "sculptural embellishments"
2: resembling sculpture; "her finely modeled features"; "rendered with...vivid sculptural effect"; "the sculpturesque beauty of the athletes' bodies" [syn: {modeled}, {sculptured}, {sculpturesque}]

sculptural relief
n : sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background [syn: {relief}, {relievo}, {rilievo}, {embossment}]

sculpture
n 1: a three-dimensional work of plastic art
2: creating figures or designs in three dimensions [syn: {carving}]
v 1: create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material; "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice" [syn: {sculpt}]
2: shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband" [syn: {sculpt}, {grave}]

sculptured
adj 1: cut into a desired shape; "graven images"; "sculptured representations" [syn: {graven}, {sculpted}]
2: resembling sculpture; "her finely modeled features"; "rendered with...vivid sculptural effect"; "the sculpturesque beauty of the athletes' bodies" [syn: {modeled}, {sculptural}, {sculpturesque}]

sculpturer
n : an artist who creates sculptures [syn: {sculptor}, {carver}, {statue maker}]

sculpturesque
adj : resembling sculpture; "her finely modeled features"; "rendered with...vivid sculptural effect"; "the sculpturesque beauty of the athletes' bodies" [syn: {modeled}, {sculptural}, {sculptured}]

scum
n 1: worthless people [syn: {trash}]
2: a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid [also: {scumming}, {scummed}]

scum bag
n : a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" [syn: {rotter}, {dirty dog}, {rat}, {skunk}, {stinker}, {stinkpot}, {bum}, {puke}, {crumb}, {lowlife}, {so-and-so}, {git}]

scumble
n : the application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture

scummed
scum
n 1: worthless people [syn: {trash}]
2: a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid [also: {scumming}, {scummed}]

scummed
See {scum}

scumming
scum
n 1: worthless people [syn: {trash}]
2: a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid [also: {scumming}, {scummed}]

scumming
See {scum}

scummy
adj 1: of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick" [syn: {abject}, {low}, {low-down}, {miserable}, {scurvy}]
2: covered with scum; "the scummy surface of the polluted pond"

scungier
See {scungy}

scungiest
See {scungy}

scunner
n : a strong dislike; "they took a scunner against the United States"

scup
n 1: flesh of fish found in colder waters of northern Atlantic coast of the United States
2: lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States [syn: {porgy}]
3: porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America [syn: {southern porgy}, {southern scup}, {Stenotomus aculeatus}]
4: found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish [syn: {northern porgy}, {northern scup}, {Stenotomus chrysops}]

scupper
n : drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
v 1: wait in hiding to attack [syn: {ambush}, {bushwhack}, {waylay}, {lurk}, {ambuscade}, {lie in wait}]
2: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position [syn: {queer}, {expose}, {endanger}, {peril}]

scuppernong
n : amber-green muscadine grape of southeastern United States

scurf
n 1: (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts
2: a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin [syn: {scale}, {exfoliation}]

scurfy
adj 1: having or producing or covered with scurf
2: rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf [syn: {lepidote}, {leprose}, {scabrous}, {scaly}]

scurried
scurry
n : rushing about hastily in an undignified way [syn: {scamper}, {scramble}]
v : to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground" [syn: {scamper}, {skitter}, {scuttle}] [also: {scurried}]

scurried
See {scurry}

scurrility
n : foul-mouthed or obscene abuse [syn: {billingsgate}]

scurrilous
adj : expressing offensive reproach [syn: {abusive}, {insulting}, {opprobrious}, {scornful}]

scurrilously
adv : in a scurrilously manner; "one paper scurrilously described how Edward was neglecting a bereaved mother to dance attendance on Wally"

scurry
n : rushing about hastily in an undignified way [syn: {scamper}, {scramble}]
v : to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground" [syn: {scamper}, {skitter}, {scuttle}] [also: {scurried}]

scurrying
adj : moving with great haste; "affection for this hurrying driving...little man"; "lashed the scurrying horses" [syn: {hurrying}]

scurvier
scurvy
adj : of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick" [syn: {abject}, {low}, {low-down}, {miserable}, {scummy}]
n : a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) [syn: {scorbutus}] [also: {scurviest}, {scurvier}]

scurvier
See {scurvy}

scurviest
scurvy
adj : of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick" [syn: {abject}, {low}, {low-down}, {miserable}, {scummy}]
n : a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) [syn: {scorbutus}] [also: {scurviest}, {scurvier}]

scurviest
See {scurvy}

scurvily
adv : in a despicable, ignoble manner; "this new leader meanly threatens the deepest values of our society" [syn: {meanly}, {basely}]

scurvy
adj : of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick" [syn: {abject}, {low}, {low-down}, {miserable}, {scummy}]
n : a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) [syn: {scorbutus}] [also: {scurviest}, {scurvier}]

scurvy grass
n 1: a widely distributed arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of vitamin C [syn: {common scurvy grass}, {Cochlearia officinalis}]
2: any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad [syn: {winter cress}, {St. Barbara's herb}]

scut
n : a short erect tail

scut work
n : trivial unrewarding tedious dirty and disagreeable chores; "the hospital hired him to do scut work" [syn: {shitwork}]

scuta
See {scutum}

scutch grass
n : trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India [syn: {Bermuda grass}, {devil grass}, {Bahama grass}, {kweek}, {doob}, {star grass}, {Cynodon dactylon}]

scutcheon
n 1: a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers [syn: {finger plate}, {escutcheon}]
2: a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms [syn: {escutcheon}]

scute
n : large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle

scutella
See {scutellum}

Scutellaria
n : skullcap; helmet flower [syn: {genus Scutellaria}]

Scutellaria lateriflora
n : an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic [syn: {blue pimpernel}, {blue skullcap}, {mad-dog skullcap}, {mad-dog weed}]

Scutigera
n : a genus of Scutigeridae [syn: {genus Scutigera}]

Scutigera coleoptrata
n : long-legged centipede common in damp places as e.g. cellars [syn: {house centipede}]

Scutigerella
n : garden centipedes [syn: {genus Scutigerella}]

Scutigerella immaculata
n : minute arthropod often infesting the underground parts of truck-garden and greenhouse crops [syn: {garden centipede}, {garden symphilid}, {symphilid}]

Scutigeridae
n : a family of Chilopoda [syn: {family Scutigeridae}]

scuttle
n 1: container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire [syn: {coal scuttle}]
2: an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship [syn: {hatchway}, {opening}]
v : to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground" [syn: {scurry}, {scamper}, {skitter}]

scuttlebutt
n : a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip" [syn: {gossip}, {comment}]

Scyliorhinidae
n : small bottom-dwelling sharks [syn: {family Scyliorhinidae}]

Scylla
n : (Greek mythology) a sea nymph transformed into a sea monster who lived on one side of a narrow strait; drowned and devoured sailors who tried to escape Charybdis (a whirlpool) on the other side of the strait

scyphi
scyphus
n : an ancient Greek drinking cup; two handles and footed base [also: {scyphi} (pl)]

scyphi
See {scyphus}

scyphistomae
See {scyphistoma}

Scyphozoa
n : coelenterates in which the polyp stage is absent or at least inconspicuous: jellyfishes [syn: {class Scyphozoa}]

scyphozoa
n
n : any of various usually free-swimming marine coelenterates having a gelatinous medusoid stage as the dominant phase of its life cycle [also: {scyphozoa} (pl)]

scyphozoa
See {scyphozoan}

scyphozoan
n : any of various usually free-swimming marine coelenterates having a gelatinous medusoid stage as the dominant phase of its life cycle [also: {scyphozoa} (pl)]

scyphus
n : an ancient Greek drinking cup; two handles and footed base [also: {scyphi} (pl)]

scythe
n : an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground
v : cut with a scythe; "scythe grass or grain"

Scythia
n : an ancient area of Eurasia extending from the Black Sea to the Aral Sea that was populated by Scythians from the eighth to the fourth century BC

Scythian
adj : of or relating to the ancient Scythians or their culture or language
n 1: a member of the ancient nomadic people inhabiting Scythia
2: the Iranian language spoken by the ancient Scythians

Scythian lamb
n : Asiatic tree fern having dense matted hairs sometimes used as a styptic [syn: {Cibotium barometz}]

SD
n : a state in north central United States [syn: {South Dakota}, {Coyote State}, {Mount Rushmore State}]

Se
n 1: a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable gray metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the light than in the dark and is used in photocells; occurs in sulfide ores (as pyrite) [syn: {selenium}, {atomic number 34}]
2: the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees [syn: {southeast}, {sou'-east}]

sea
adj : relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships; "sea stories"; "sea smells"; "sea traffic" [syn: {sea(a)}] [ant: {air(a)}, {land(a)}]
n 1: a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
2: anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume [syn: {ocean}]
3: turbulent water with swells of considerable size; "heavy seas"

sea anchor
n : restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind [syn: {drogue}]

sea anemone
n : marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton [syn: {anemone}]

sea animal
n : any of numerous animals inhabiting the sea including e.g. fishes and molluscs and many mammals [syn: {marine animal}, {marine creature}, {sea creature}]

sea ash
n : small deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny branches and yellowish flowers; eastern North America [syn: {toothache tree}, {Zanthoxylum americanum}, {Zanthoxylum fraxineum}]

sea aster
n : a common European salt-marsh aster [syn: {sea starwort}, {Aster tripolium}]

sea bass
n 1: the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae [syn: {bass}]
2: any of various food and sport fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States having an elongated body and long spiny dorsal fin

sea bathing
n : bathing in the sea or ocean

sea bird
n : a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc. [syn: {seabird}, {seafowl}]

sea biscuit
n : very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple [syn: {hardtack}, {pilot biscuit}, {pilot bread}, {ship biscuit}]

sea boat
n : a boat that is seaworthy; that is adapted to the open seas

sea bottom
n : the bottom of a sea or ocean [syn: {ocean floor}, {ocean bottom}, {seabed}, {Davy Jones's locker}, {Davy Jones}]

sea bream
n 1: flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae [syn: {bream}]
2: any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae [syn: {bream}]

sea breeze
n : a cooling breeze from the sea (during the daytime)

sea captain
n : an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship [syn: {master}, {captain}, {skipper}]

sea catfish
n : any of numerous marine fishes most of which are mouthbreeders; not used for food

sea change
n : a profound transformation

sea chantey
n : a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors [syn: {chantey}, {chanty}, {shanty}]

sea chest
n : a sailor's storage chest for personal property

sea chub
n : schooling fishes mostly of Indian and western Pacific oceans; two species in western Atlantic

sea coal
n : pulverized bituminous coal; used as a foundry facing

sea cole
n : perennial of coastal sands and shingles of northern Europe and Baltic and Black Seas having racemes of small white flowers and large fleshy blue-green leaves often used as potherbs [syn: {sea kale}, {Crambe maritima}]

sea cow
n : any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs [syn: {sirenian mammal}, {sirenian}]

sea cradle
n : primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates [syn: {chiton}, {coat-of-mail shell}, {polyplacophore}]

sea crawfish
n : large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters [syn: {spiny lobster}, {langouste}, {rock lobster}, {crawfish}, {crayfish}]

sea creature
n : any of numerous animals inhabiting the sea including e.g. fishes and molluscs and many mammals [syn: {marine animal}, {marine creature}, {sea animal}]

sea cucumber
n : echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles surrounding the mouth and tube feet; free-living mud feeders: sea cucumbers [syn: {holothurian}]

sea dahlia
n : stout herb with flowers one to a stalk; ornamental developed from a Mexican wildflower [syn: {Coreopsis maritima}]

sea dog
n : a man who serves as a sailor [syn: {mariner}, {seaman}, {tar}, {Jack-tar}, {Jack}, {old salt}, {seafarer}, {gob}]

sea duck
n : any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganser

sea eagle
n 1: large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years [syn: {osprey}, {fish hawk}, {fish eagle}, {Pandion haliaetus}]
2: any of various large eagles that usually feed on fish

sea elephant
n : either of two large northern Atlantic earless seals having snouts like trunks [syn: {elephant seal}]

sea eryngium
n : European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac [syn: {sea holly}, {sea holm}, {Eryngium maritimum}]

sea fan
n : corals having a treelike or fan-shaped horny skeleton

sea feather
n : corals forming featherlike colonies

sea gooseberry
n : ctenophore having a rounded body with longitudinal rows of cilia

sea green
n : the property of a moderate green color resembling the waters of the sea

sea gull
n : mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs [syn: {gull}, {seagull}]

sea hare
n : naked marine gastropod having a soft body with reduced internal shell and two pairs of ear-like tentacles [syn: {Aplysia punctata}]

sea holly
n 1: European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac [syn: {sea holm}, {sea eryngium}, {Eryngium maritimum}]
2: widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers [syn: {bear's breech}, {bear's breeches}, {Acanthus mollis}]

sea holm
n : European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac [syn: {sea holly}, {sea eryngium}, {Eryngium maritimum}]

sea horse
n 1: either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber [syn: {walrus}, {seahorse}]
2: small fish with horselike heads bent sharply downward and curled tails; swim in upright position [syn: {seahorse}]

sea island cotton
n : small bushy tree grown on islands of the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of the southern United States; yields cotton with unusually long silky fibers [syn: {tree cotton}, {Gossypium barbadense}]

sea kale
n : perennial of coastal sands and shingles of northern Europe and Baltic and Black Seas having racemes of small white flowers and large fleshy blue-green leaves often used as potherbs [syn: {sea cole}, {Crambe maritima}]

sea king
n : a Viking pirate chief

sea ladder
n : (nautical) ladder to be lowered over a ship's side for coming aboard [syn: {sea steps}]

sea lamprey
n : large anadromous lamprey sometimes used as food; destructive of native fish fauna in the Great Lakes [syn: {Petromyzon marinus}]

sea lane
n : a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels [syn: {seaway}, {ship route}, {trade route}]

sea lavender
n : any of various plants of the genus Limonium of temperate salt marshes having spikes of whit or mauve flowers [syn: {marsh rosemary}, {statice}]

sea lawyer
n : an argumentative and contentious seaman

sea lettuce
n : seaweed with edible translucent crinkly green fronds [syn: {laver}]

sea level
n : level of the ocean's surface (especially that halfway between mean high and low tide); used as a standard in reckoning land elevation or sea depth

sea lily
n : crinoid with delicate radiating arms and a stalked body attached to a hard surface

sea lion
n : any of several large eared seals of the northern Pacific related to fur seals but lacking their valuable coat

sea louse
n : marine isopod crustacean [syn: {sea slater}]

sea lyme grass
n : a dune grass of the Pacific seacoast used as a sand binder [syn: {European dune grass}, {Elymus arenarius}, {Leymus arenaria}]

sea mat
n : sessile aquatic animal forming mosslike colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding [syn: {bryozoan}, {polyzoan}, {sea moss}, {moss animal}]

sea mew
n : the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America [syn: {mew}, {mew gull}, {Larus canus}]

sea mile
n : a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 1828.8 meters (6000 feet) [syn: {mile}]

sea milkwort
n : a small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers [syn: {sea trifoly}, {black saltwort}, {Glaux maritima}]

sea moss
n 1: sessile aquatic animal forming mosslike colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding [syn: {bryozoan}, {polyzoan}, {sea mat}, {moss animal}]
2: any of various red algae having graceful rose to purple fronds (e.g. dulse or carrageen)

sea mouse
n : any of several large worms having a broad flattened body with a mat of coarse hairs covering the back

sea nymph
n : (Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus or Nereus

Sea of Azof
n : a bay of the Black Sea between Russia and the Ukraine [syn: {Sea of Azov}, {Sea of Azoff}]

Sea of Azoff
n : a bay of the Black Sea between Russia and the Ukraine [syn: {Sea of Azov}, {Sea of Azof}]

Sea of Azov
n : a bay of the Black Sea between Russia and the Ukraine [syn: {Sea of Azof}, {Sea of Azoff}]

Sea of Cortes
n : a gulf west of Mexico [syn: {Gulf of California}]

Sea of Japan
n : an arm of the Pacific between China and Japan

Sea of Marmara
n : an inland sea in northwestern Turkey; linked to the Black Sea by the Bosporus and linked to the Aegean by the Dardanelles [syn: {Marmara}, {Marmora}, {Sea of Marmora}]

Sea of Marmora
n : an inland sea in northwestern Turkey; linked to the Black Sea by the Bosporus and linked to the Aegean by the Dardanelles [syn: {Marmara}, {Sea of Marmara}, {Marmora}]

Sea of Okhotsk
n : an arm of the Pacific east of Asia

sea onion
n 1: having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties [syn: {sea squill}, {squill}, {Urginea maritima}]
2: European scilla with small blue or purple flowers [syn: {spring squill}, {Scilla verna}]

sea otter
n : large marine otter of northern Pacific coasts having very thick dark brown fur [syn: {Enhydra lutris}]

sea pea
n : wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder [syn: {beach pea}, {Lathyrus maritimus}, {Lathyrus japonicus}]

sea pen
n : fleshy featherlike warm-water colonies

sea pink
n : tufted thrift of seacoasts and mountains of north temperate zone; occasionally grown as a ground cover [syn: {cliff rose}, {Armeria maritima}]

sea poacher
n : small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters [syn: {poacher}, {sea poker}]

sea poker
n : small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters [syn: {poacher}, {sea poacher}]

sea poppy
n : yellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along sandy shores in eastern North America [syn: {horn poppy}, {horned poppy}, {yellow horned poppy}, {Glaucium flavum}]

sea power
n 1: naval strength
2: a nation that possesses formidable naval strength

sea purse
n : the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore [syn: {undertow}, {sea puss}, {sea-puss}, {sea-purse}, {sea-poose}]

sea puss
n : the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore [syn: {undertow}, {sea-puss}, {sea purse}, {sea-purse}, {sea-poose}]

sea raven
n : large sculpin of western Atlantic; inflates itself when caught [syn: {Hemitripterus americanus}]

sea robber
n : someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation [syn: {pirate}, {buccaneer}, {sea rover}]

sea robin
n : American gurnard; mostly found in bays and estuaries [syn: {searobin}]

sea room
n : space for maneuver at sea

sea rover
n : someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation [syn: {pirate}, {buccaneer}, {sea robber}]

sea scallop
n 1: muscle of large deep-water scallops
2: a large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America [syn: {giant scallop}, {Pecten magellanicus}]

sea scooter
n : a motorboat resembling a motor scooter [syn: {water scooter}, {scooter}]

sea scorpion
n : marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines [syn: {scorpionfish}, {scorpion fish}]

sea scout
n : a boy scout enrolled in programs for water activities

sea serpent
n : huge creature of the sea resembling a snake or dragon

sea slater
n : marine isopod crustacean [syn: {sea louse}]

sea slug
n : any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored body [syn: {nudibranch}]

sea snail
n : small tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins forming a sucker; related to lumpfish [syn: {snailfish}, {seasnail}, {Liparis liparis}]

sea snake
n : any of numerous venomous aquatic viviparous snakes having a fin-like tail; of warm littoral seas; feed on fish which they immobilize with quick-acting venom

sea spider
n : any of various small spider-like marine arthropods having small thin bodies and long slender legs [syn: {pycnogonid}]

sea spray
n : spray from ocean waves

sea spurry
n : prostrate weedy herb with tiny pink flowers; widespread throughout Europe and Asia on sand dunes and heath and coastal cliffs; naturalized in eastern North America [syn: {sand spurry}, {Spergularia rubra}]

sea squab
n : delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver [syn: {blowfish}, {puffer}]

sea squill
n : having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties [syn: {sea onion}, {squill}, {Urginea maritima}]

sea squirt
n : ascidian that can contract its body and eject streams of water

sea star
n : echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk [syn: {starfish}]

sea starwort
n : a common European salt-marsh aster [syn: {sea aster}, {Aster tripolium}]

sea steps
n : (nautical) ladder to be lowered over a ship's side for coming aboard [syn: {sea ladder}]

sea swallow
n : common tern of Eurasia and America having white black and gray plumage [syn: {Sterna hirundo}]

sea tang
n : any of various coarse seaweeds [syn: {tang}]

sea tangle
n : any of various kelps especially of the genus Laminaria [syn: {tang}]

sea trifoly
n : a small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers [syn: {sea milkwort}, {black saltwort}, {Glaux maritima}]

sea trout
n 1: flesh of marine trout that migrate from salt to fresh water [syn: {salmon trout}]
2: any of several sciaenid fishes of North American coastal waters
3: silvery marine variety of brown trout that migrates to fresh water to spawn

sea turtle
n : any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers; widely distributed in warm seas [syn: {marine turtle}]

sea urchin
n : shallow-water echinoderms having soft bodies enclosed in thin spiny globular shells

sea wolf
n : predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas [syn: {killer whale}, {killer}, {orca}, {grampus}, {Orcinus orca}]

sea wormwood
n : plants of western and northern European coasts [syn: {Seriphidium maritimum}, {Artemisia maritima}]

sea wrack
n 1: submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts [syn: {eelgrass}, {grass wrack}, {Zostera marina}]
2: growth of marine vegetation especially of the large forms such as rockweeds and kelp [syn: {wrack}]

seabag
n : a cylindrical drawstring bag used by sailors to hold their clothing and other gear

seabeach sandwort
n : perennial succulent herb with small solitary axillary or terminal flowers [syn: {Arenaria peploides}]

seabed
n : the bottom of a sea or ocean [syn: {ocean floor}, {ocean bottom}, {sea bottom}, {Davy Jones's locker}, {Davy Jones}]

seabird
n : a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc. [syn: {sea bird}, {seafowl}]

seaboard
n : the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort [syn: {seaside}]

Seaborg
n : United States chemist who was one of the discoverers of plutonium (1912-1999) [syn: {Glenn T. Seaborg}, {Gelnn Theodore Seaborg}]

seaborne
adj : conveyed by sea

sea-coast
n : the shore of a sea or ocean [syn: {seashore}, {coast}, {seacoast}]

seacoast
n : the shore of a sea or ocean [syn: {seashore}, {coast}, {sea-coast}]

sea-duty
n : naval service aboard a ship at sea [syn: {service abroad}, {shipboard duty}]

sea-ear
n : an abalone found near the Channel Islands [syn: {ormer}, {Haliotis tuberculata}]

seafarer
n : a man who serves as a sailor [syn: {mariner}, {seaman}, {tar}, {Jack-tar}, {Jack}, {old salt}, {gob}, {sea dog}]

seafaring
adj : used on the high seas; "seafaring vessels" [syn: {oceangoing}, {seagoing}]
n 1: the work of a sailor [syn: {navigation}, {sailing}]
2: travel by water [syn: {water travel}]

seafood
n : edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc

seafood Newburg
n : seafood in Newburg sauce served on toast or rice

seafood sauce
n : usually catsup with horseradish and lemon juice [syn: {cocktail sauce}]

seafowl
n : a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc. [syn: {seabird}, {sea bird}]

seafront
n : the waterfront of a seaside town

seagirt
adj : surrounded or enclosed by the sea

sea-god
n : a deity believed to live in or to control the sea

seagoing
adj : used on the high seas; "seafaring vessels" [syn: {oceangoing}, {seafaring}]

seagrass
n : any of various seaweeds that grow underwater in shallow beds; "seagrass provides a protective environment in which young fish can develop"

sea-green
adj : of the color of the sea; bluish green

seagull
n : mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs [syn: {gull}, {sea gull}]

seahorse
n 1: either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber [syn: {walrus}, {sea horse}]
2: small fish with horselike heads bent sharply downward and curled tails; swim in upright position [syn: {sea horse}]

seal
n 1: fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters [syn: {sealing wax}]
2: a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents [syn: {stamp}]
3: the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal; "a coat of seal" [syn: {sealskin}]
4: a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare; "SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land" [syn: {Navy SEAL}]
5: a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it); "the warrant bore the sheriff's seal"
6: an indication of approved or superior status [syn: {cachet}, {seal of approval}]
7: a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture
8: fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure
9: any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions
v 1: close with or as if with a seal; "She sealed the letter with hot wax" [ant: {unseal}]
2: make tight; secure against leakage; "seal the windows" [syn: {seal off}]
3: decide irrevocably; "sealing dooms"
4: affix a seal to; "seal the letter"
5: cover with varnish [syn: {varnish}]
6: hunt seals

seal bomb
n : a small explosive device (resembling a firecracker) that is used underwater in order to frighten mammals away from fishing grounds

seal in
v : close with or as if with a tight seal; "This vacuum pack locks in the flavor!" [syn: {lock in}]

seal limbs
n : an abnormality of development in which the upper part of an arm or leg is missing so the hands or feet are attached to the body like stumps; rare condition that results from taking thalidomide during pregnancy [syn: {phocomelia}]

seal of approval
n : an indication of approved or superior status [syn: {cachet}, {seal}]

seal off
v 1: make tight; secure against leakage; "seal the windows" [syn: {seal}]
2: impose a blockade on [syn: {blockade}]

seal oil
n : a pale yellow to red-brown fatty oil obtained from seal blubber; used in making soap and dressing leather and as a lubricant

seal ring
n : a ring bearing a signet [syn: {signet ring}]

sealant
n : a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface) [syn: {sealer}]

sea-lavender family
n : perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in salt-water areas [syn: {Plumbaginaceae}, {family Plumbaginaceae}, {leadwort family}]

sealed
adj 1: established irrevocably; "his fate is sealed" [syn: {certain}] [ant: {unsealed}]
2: closed or secured with or as if with a seal; "my lips are sealed"; "the package is still sealed"; "the premises are sealed" [ant: {unsealed}]
3: undisclosed for the time being; "sealed orders"; "a sealed move in chess"
4: determined irrevocably; "his fate is sealed"
5: having been paved
6: covered with a waterproof coating; "a sealed driveway"
7: (of walls) covered with a coat of plaster [syn: {plastered}]
8: closed so tightly as to be airtight or watertight

sealed instrument
n : a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached [syn: {contract under seal}, {special contract}]

sealed off
adj : closed or secured tightly so as to prevent ingress or egress; "a sealed off pipe"; "the sealed off airport was surrounded by a cordon of police" [syn: {sealed off(p)}]

sealer
n 1: a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface) [syn: {sealant}]
2: an official who affixes a seal to a document

sea-lettuce family
n : thin flat or tubular green algae [syn: {Ulvaceae}, {family Ulvaceae}]

sea-level
adj : lying below the normal level; "a low-lying desert" [syn: {low-lying}]

sealing
n : the act of treating something to make it repel water [syn: {waterproofing}]

sealing material
n : any substance used to seal joints or fill cracks in a porous surface

sealing wax
n : fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters [syn: {seal}]

sealskin
n 1: the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal; "a coat of seal" [syn: {seal}]
2: a garment (as a jacket or coat or robe) made of sealskin

sealskin tent
n : tent that is an Eskimo summer dwelling [syn: {tupik}, {tupek}]

Sealyham
n : a Welsh terrier first bred in Sealyham [syn: {Sealyham terrier}]

Sealyham terrier
n : a Welsh terrier first bred in Sealyham [syn: {Sealyham}]

seam
n 1: joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
2: a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles" [syn: {wrinkle}, {furrow}, {crease}, {crinkle}, {line}]
3: a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit; "he worked in the coal beds" [syn: {bed}]
v : put together with a seam; "seam a dress"

seaman
n 1: a man who serves as a sailor [syn: {mariner}, {tar}, {Jack-tar}, {Jack}, {old salt}, {seafarer}, {gob}, {sea dog}]
2: muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922) [syn: {Elizabeth Seaman}, {Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman}, {Nellie Bly}]

seamanlike
adj : characteristic of or befitting a seaman; indicating competent seamanship [syn: {seamanly}] [ant: {unseamanlike}]

seamanly
adj : characteristic of or befitting a seaman; indicating competent seamanship [syn: {seamanlike}] [ant: {unseamanlike}]

seamanship
n : skill in sailing

seamed
adj 1: having or joined by a seam or seams [ant: {seamless}]
2: (used especially of skin) marked by lines or seams; "their lined faces were immeasurably sad"; "a seamed face" [syn: {lined}]

seamier
seamy
adj : morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal" [syn: {seedy}, {sleazy}, {sordid}, {squalid}] [also: {seamiest}, {seamier}]

seamier
See {seamy}

seamiest
seamy
adj : morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal" [syn: {seedy}, {sleazy}, {sordid}, {squalid}] [also: {seamiest}, {seamier}]

seamiest
See {seamy}

seamless
adj 1: not having or joined by a seam or seams; "seamless stockings" [ant: {seamed}]
2: used especially of skin; "his cheeks were unlined"; "his unseamed face" [syn: {unlined}, {unseamed}]
3: perfectly consistent and coherent; "the novel's seamless plot"

seamount
n : an underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor

seamster
n : a person whose occupation is making and altering garments [syn: {tailor}, {sartor}]

seamstress
n : someone who makes or mends dresses [syn: {dressmaker}, {modiste}, {needlewoman}, {sempstress}]

seamy
adj : morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal" [syn: {seedy}, {sleazy}, {sordid}, {squalid}] [also: {seamiest}, {seamier}]

Sean O'Casey
n : Irish playwright (1880-1964) [syn: {O'Casey}]

Seanad
n : the upper house of the parliament of the Irish Free State [syn: {Seanad Eireann}]

Seanad Eireann
n : the upper house of the parliament of the Irish Free State [syn: {Seanad}]

seance
n : a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor" [syn: {sitting}, {session}]

seaplane
n : an airplane that can land on or take off from water; "the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane" [syn: {hydroplane}]
v : glide on the water in a hydroplane [syn: {hydroplane}]

sea-poose
n : the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore [syn: {undertow}, {sea puss}, {sea-puss}, {sea purse}, {sea-purse}]

seaport
n : a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo [syn: {haven}, {harbor}, {harbour}]

sea-purse
n : the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore [syn: {undertow}, {sea puss}, {sea-puss}, {sea purse}, {sea-poose}]

sea-puss
n : the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore [syn: {undertow}, {sea puss}, {sea purse}, {sea-purse}, {sea-poose}]

seaquake
n : an earthquake at the sea bed [syn: {submarine earthquake}]

sear
adj : (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines" [syn: {dried-up}, {sere}, {shriveled}, {shrivelled}, {withered}]
v 1: make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside" [syn: {scorch}]
2: become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames" [syn: {scorch}, {singe}]
3: cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth" [syn: {parch}]

search
n 1: the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone [syn: {hunt}, {hunting}]
2: an investigation seeking answers; "a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing"; "the outcome justified the search"
3: an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property; "they wrote a program to do a table lookup" [syn: {lookup}]
4: the examination of alternative hypotheses; "his search for a move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful"
5: boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas; "right of search"
v 1: try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county" [syn: {seek}, {look for}]
2: search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!" [syn: {look}]
3: inquire into [syn: {research}, {explore}]
4: subject to a search; "The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys"

search and destroy mission
n : an operation developed for United States troops in Vietnam; troops would move through a designated area destroying troops as they found them

search and rescue mission
n : a rescue mission to search for survivors and to rescue them

search engine
n : a computer program that retrieves documents or files or data from a database or from a computer network (especially from the internet)

search language
n : a source language consisting of procedural operators that invoke functions to be executed [syn: {command language}, {query language}]

search mission
n : a mission to discover something

search party
n : a party of people to search for someone

search warrant
n : a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to search for objects or people involved in the commission of a crime and to produce them in court; the warrant describes the locations where the officials may search

searcher
n 1: someone making a search or inquiry; "they are seekers after truth" [syn: {seeker}, {quester}]
2: a customs official whose job is to search baggage or goods or vehicles for contraband or dutiable items
3: large metallic blue-green beetle that preys on caterpillars; found in North America [syn: {searcher beetle}, {Calosoma scrutator}]

searcher beetle
n : large metallic blue-green beetle that preys on caterpillars; found in North America [syn: {searcher}, {Calosoma scrutator}]

searching
adj 1: diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation; "a probing inquiry"; "a searching investigation of their past dealings" [syn: {inquisitory}, {probing}]
2: having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism" [syn: {trenchant}]
3: exploring thoroughly

searching fire
n : fire distributed in depth by successive changes in the elevation of the gun

searchingly
adv : in a searching manner; "`Are you really happy with him,' asked her mother, gazing at Vera searchingly"

searchlight
n : a light source with reflectors that projects a beam of light in a particular direction

seared
adj : having the surface burned quickly with intense heat; "the seared meat is then covered with hot liquid for braising"

searing iron
n : a hot iron used to destroy tissue

searobin
n : American gurnard; mostly found in bays and estuaries [syn: {sea robin}]

sea-rocket
n : salt-tolerant seashore annual grown for its fragrant rose or violet flowers and fleshy gray-green foliage [syn: {Cakile maritima}]

seascape
n 1: a view of the sea
2: a painting of the sea

seashell
n : the shell of a marine organism

seashore
n : the shore of a sea or ocean [syn: {coast}, {seacoast}, {sea-coast}]

seashore mallow
n : any of various plants of the genus Kosteletzya predominantly of coastal habitats; grown for their flowers that resemble hibiscus

seasick
adj : experiencing motion sickness [syn: {airsick}, {air sick}, {carsick}]

seasickness
n : motion sickness experienced while traveling on water [syn: {mal de mer}, {naupathia}]

seaside
n : the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort [syn: {seaboard}]

seaside alder
n : shrub or small tree of southeastern United States having soft light brown wood [syn: {Alnus maritima}]

seaside centaury
n : a variety of centaury found at the seaside

seaside daisy
n : slightly succulent perennial with basal leaves and hairy sticky stems each bearing a solitary flower head with narrow pink or lavender rays; coastal bluffs Oregon to southern California [syn: {beach aster}, {Erigeron glaucous}]

seaside goldenrod
n : vigorous showy goldenrod common along eastern and Gulf coasts of North America [syn: {beach goldenrod}, {Solidago sempervirens}]

seaside mahoe
n : pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds [syn: {portia tree}, {bendy tree}, {Thespesia populnea}]

seaside scrub oak
n : small evergreen shrub or tree of southeastern United States; often forms almost impenetrable thickets in sandy coastal areas [syn: {myrtle oak}, {Quercus myrtifolia}]

seasnail
n 1: small tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins forming a sucker; related to lumpfish [syn: {snailfish}, {sea snail}, {Liparis liparis}]
2: any of several creeping marine gastropods with a spirally coiled shell: whelks; tritons; moon shells; neritids

season
n 1: a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field; "he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company"; "she always looked forward to the avocado season"
2: one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions; "the regular sequence of the seasons" [syn: {time of year}]
3: a recurrent time marked by major holidays; "it was the Christmas season"
v 1: lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it" [syn: {flavor}, {flavour}]
2: make fit; "This trip will season even the hardiest traveller" [syn: {harden}]
3: make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism" [syn: {temper}, {mollify}]

season ticket
n : a ticket good for several trips or to attend a season of entertainments; sold at a reduced rate [syn: {commutation ticket}]

seasonable
adj 1: in keeping with the season; "a hard but seasonable frost"; "seasonable clothes" [ant: {unseasonable}]
2: done or happening at the appropriate or proper time; "a timely warning"; "with timely treatment the patient has a good chance of recovery"; "a seasonable time for discussion"; "the book's publication was well timed" [syn: {timely}, {well-timed(a)}, {well timed(p)}]

seasonableness
n : being at the right time [syn: {timeliness}] [ant: {unseasonableness}, {unseasonableness}]

seasonably
adv 1: in accordance with the season; "it was seasonably cold" [ant: {unseasonably}]
2: at an opportune time; "your letter arrived apropos" [syn: {timely}, {well-timed}, {apropos}]

seasonal
adj : occurring at or dependent on a particular season; "seasonal labor"; "a seasonal rise in unemployment" [ant: {year-round}]

seasonal adjustment
n : a statistical adjustment made to accommodate predictable fluctuations as a function of the season of the year; "seasonal adjustments for housing starts must be made in mid-winter"

seasonally
adv : depending on the season; "prices are seasonally adjusted"

seasoned
adj 1: aged or processed; "seasoned wood" [ant: {unseasoned}]
2: having been given flavor (as by seasoning) [syn: {flavored}, {flavoured}]
3: rendered competent through trial and experience; "troops seasoned in combat"; "a seasoned traveler"; "veteran steadiness"; "a veteran officer" [syn: {veteran(a)}]

seasoned salt
n : combination of salt and vegetable extracts and spices and monosodium glutamate

seasoner
n 1: a cook who uses seasonings; "the cook is a light seasoner"
2: something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts [syn: {flavorer}, {flavourer}, {flavoring}, {flavouring}, {seasoning}]

seasoning
n 1: something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts [syn: {flavorer}, {flavourer}, {flavoring}, {flavouring}, {seasoner}]
2: the act of adding a seasoning to food

seat
n 1: a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane); "he booked their seats in advance"; "he sat in someone else's place" [syn: {place}]
2: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]
3: furniture that is designed for sitting on; "there were not enough seats for all the guests"
4: any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down"
5: a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)
6: the cloth covering for the buttocks; "the seat of his pants was worn through"
v 1: show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith" [syn: {sit}, {sit down}]
2: be able to seat; "The theater seats 2,000"
3: place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position; "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy" [syn: {induct}, {invest}]
4: put a seat on a chair
5: provide with seats; "seat a concert hall"

seat belt
n : a safety belt used in a car or plane to hold you in your seat in case of an accident

seat cushion
n : a cushion that makes a seat more comfortable

seated
adj : (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks; "the seated Madonna"; "the audience remained seated" [syn: {sitting}] [ant: {standing}]

seating
n 1: an area that includes seats for several people; "there is seating for 40 students in this classroom" [syn: {seats}, {seating room}, {seating area}]
2: the service of ushering people to their seats

seating area
n : an area that includes seats for several people; "there is seating for 40 students in this classroom" [syn: {seating}, {seats}, {seating room}]

seating capacity
n : the number of people that can be seated in a vehicle or auditorium or stadium etc.

seating room
n : an area that includes seats for several people; "there is seating for 40 students in this classroom" [syn: {seating}, {seats}, {seating area}]

seats
n : an area that includes seats for several people; "there is seating for 40 students in this classroom" [syn: {seating}, {seating room}, {seating area}]

Seattle
n : a major port of entry and the largest city in Washington; located in west central Washington on the protected waters of Puget Sound with the snow-capped peaks of the Cascade Range and Mount Ranier visible to the south and east; an aerospace and computer center; site of the University of Washington

Seattle Slew
n : thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1977

seawall
n : a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away [syn: {breakwater}, {groin}, {groyne}, {mole}, {bulwark}, {jetty}]

seaward
adj 1: (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land; "an inshore breeze"; "an onshore gale"; "seaward winds" [syn: {inshore}, {onshore}] [ant: {offshore}]
2: directed or situated away from inland regions and toward the sea or coast; "from the hill he took a seaward course"; "on the seaward side of the road"
adv : in the direction of the sea; "the sailor looked seaward" [syn: {seawards}, {asea}, {toward the sea}]

seawards
adv : in the direction of the sea; "the sailor looked seaward" [syn: {seaward}, {asea}, {toward the sea}]

seawater
n : water containing salts; "the water in the ocean is all saltwater" [syn: {saltwater}, {brine}] [ant: {fresh water}]

seaway
n : a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels [syn: {sea lane}, {ship route}, {trade route}]

seaweed
n : plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae

seaworthiness
n : fitness to traverse the seas [syn: {fitness}]

seaworthy
adj : fitted for a voyage [ant: {unseaworthy}]

SEB
n : a form of staphylococcal enterotoxin that has been used as an incapacitating agent in biological warfare [syn: {staphylococcal enterotoxin B}]

sebaceous
adj : containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds" [syn: {greasy}, {oily}, {oleaginous}]

sebaceous cyst
n : a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked [syn: {pilar cyst}, {wen}, {steatocystoma}]

sebaceous follicle
n : a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin [syn: {sebaceous gland}, {glandulae sebaceae}]

sebaceous gland
n : a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin [syn: {sebaceous follicle}, {glandulae sebaceae}]

sebacic acid
n : a dicarboxylic acid used to make resins [syn: {decanedioic acid}]

Sebastian Cabot
n : son of John Cabot who was born in Italy and who led an English expedition in search of the Northwest Passage and a Spanish expedition that explored the La Plata region of Brazil; in 1544 he published a map of the world (1476-1557) [syn: {Cabot}]

Sebastian Vizcaino
n : Spanish explorer who was the first European to explore the California coast (1550-1615) [syn: {Vizcaino}]

Sebastiana
n : Mexican spurges [syn: {genus Sebastiana}]

Sebastodes
n : rockfishes [syn: {genus Sebastodes}]

Sebastodes caurinus
n : a rockfish of the Pacific coastal waters of North America [syn: {copper rockfish}]

Sebastodes marinus
n : large fish of northern Atlantic coasts of America and Europe [syn: {rosefish}, {ocean perch}]

Sebastodes miniatus
n : a commercially important fish of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: {vermillion rockfish}, {rasher}]

Sebastodes ruberrimus
n : a large fish of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: {red rockfish}]

Sebastopol
n : a city in southern Ukraine on the Black Sea [syn: {Sevastopol}]

SEbE
n : the compass point that is one point east of southeast [syn: {southeast by east}]

seborrhea
n : a condition in which overactivity of the sebaceous glands causes the skin to become oily

seborrheic dermatitis
n : a chronic skin disease associated with seborrhea and greasy scales on the scalp or eyelids or other parts of the skin [syn: {seborrheic eczema}]

seborrheic eczema
n : a chronic skin disease associated with seborrhea and greasy scales on the scalp or eyelids or other parts of the skin [syn: {seborrheic dermatitis}]

seborrheic keratosis
n : a skin condition characterized by circumscribed wartlike lesions that can be itchy and covered with a greasy crust

SEbS
n : the compass point that is one point south of southeast [syn: {southeast by south}]

sebum
n : the oily secretion of the sebaceous glands; with perspiration it moistens and protects the skin

sec
adj : (of champagne) moderately dry [syn: {unsweet}]
n 1: 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites [syn: {second}, {s}]
2: ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle [syn: {secant}]
3: an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors [syn: {Securities and Exchange Commission}]

Secale
n : cereal grass widely cultivated for its grain: rye [syn: {genus Secale}]

Secale cereale
n : hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement [syn: {rye}]

secant
n 1: a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points
2: ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle [syn: {sec}]

secateurs
n : small pruning shears with a spring that holds the handles open and a single blade that closes against a flat surface

secede
v : withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away" [syn: {splinter}, {break away}]

secern
v : mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" [syn: {distinguish}, {separate}, {differentiate}, {secernate}, {severalize}, {severalise}, {tell}, {tell apart}]

secernate
v : mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" [syn: {distinguish}, {separate}, {differentiate}, {secern}, {severalize}, {severalise}, {tell}, {tell apart}]

secernment
n 1: the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance [syn: {secretion}]
2: the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished [syn: {discrimination}]

secession
n 1: an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s [syn: {sezession}]
2: the withdrawal of eleven Southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War
3: formal separation from an alliance or federation [syn: {withdrawal}]

secessionism
n : a doctrine that maintains the right of secession

secessionist
n : an advocate of secessionism

Sechuana
n : the dialect of Sotho spoken by the Tswana people in Botswana [syn: {Tswana}, {Setswana}]

seckel
n : small yellowish- to reddish-brown pear [syn: {seckel pear}]

seckel pear
n : small yellowish- to reddish-brown pear [syn: {seckel}]

seclude
v : keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book" [syn: {sequester}, {sequestrate}, {withdraw}]

secluded
adj 1: hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden" [syn: {privy}, {secret}]
2: providing privacy or seclusion; "the cloistered academic world of books"; "sat close together in the sequestered pergola"; "sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree"; "a secluded romantic spot" [syn: {cloistered}, {reclusive}, {sequestered}]

seclusion
n 1: the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others [syn: {privacy}, {privateness}]
2: the act of secluding yourself from others

secobarbital
n : barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions [syn: {secobarbital sodium}, {Seconal}, {red devil}]

secobarbital sodium
n : barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions [syn: {secobarbital}, {Seconal}, {red devil}]

Seconal
n : barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions [syn: {secobarbital sodium}, {secobarbital}, {red devil}]

second
adj 1: coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude [syn: {2nd}, {2d}]
2: coming next after first; "a second chance"; "the second vice president"
3: a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first; "second flute"; "the second violins" [ant: {first}]
4: having the second highest gear ratio; "second gear"
n 1: 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites [syn: {sec}, {s}]
2: an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" [syn: {moment}, {minute}, {bit}]
3: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near 2nd base [syn: {second base}]
4: a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began" [syn: {moment}, {minute}, {instant}]
5: following the first in an ordering or series; "he came in a close second"
6: a 60th part of a minute of arc; "the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here" [syn: {arcsecond}]
7: the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
8: a speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?" [syn: {secondment}, {endorsement}, {indorsement}]
9: the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; "he had to shift down into second to make the hill" [syn: {second gear}] 10: merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name [syn: {irregular}]
adv : in the second place; "second, we must consider the economy" [syn: {secondly}]
v 1: give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project" [syn: {back}, {endorse}, {indorse}]
2: transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment; "The officer was seconded for duty overseas"

Second Advent
n : (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment [syn: {Second Coming}, {Second Coming of Christ}, {Advent}, {Parousia}]

Second Adventism
n : any Christian religion that believes the second coming of Christ is imminent [syn: {Adventism}]

Second Adventist
n : a member of Christian denomination that expects the imminent advent of Christ [syn: {Adventist}]

second balcony
n : rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats [syn: {family circle}, {upper balcony}, {peanut gallery}]

second banana
n 1: a performer who acts as stooge to a comedian [syn: {straight man}]
2: someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role [syn: {second fiddle}]

second base
n 1: the base that must be touched second by a base runner in baseball
2: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near 2nd base [syn: {second}]

second baseman
n : (baseball) the person who plays second base [syn: {second sacker}]

second battle of Ypres
n : battle in World War I (1915); Germans wanted to try chlorine (a toxic yellow gas) as a weapon and succeeded in taking considerable territory from the Allied salient [syn: {Ypres}, {battle of Ypres}]

second best
n : the competitor who finishes second [syn: {runner-up}]

second childhood
n : mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations [syn: {dotage}, {senility}]

second class
n 1: not the highest rank in a classification
2: not the highest rank in a classification
3: accommodations on a ship or train or plane that are less expensive than first class accommodations [syn: {Cabin class}]
adv : by second class conveyance; "we traveled second class"

Second Coming
n : (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment [syn: {Second Coming of Christ}, {Second Advent}, {Advent}, {Parousia}]

Second Coming of Christ
n : (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment [syn: {Second Coming}, {Second Advent}, {Advent}, {Parousia}]

second cousin
n : a child of a first cousin

second cranial nerve
n : the cranial nerve that serves the retina [syn: {optic nerve}, {nervus opticus}, {optic tract}]

Second Crusade
n : a Crusade from 1145 to 1147 that failed because of internal disagreements among the crusaders and led to the loss of Jerusalem in 1187

second deck
n : the uppermost sheltered deck that runs the entire length of a large vessel [syn: {main deck}]

Second Earl Grey
n : Englishman who as Prime minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845) [syn: {Grey}, {Charles Grey}]

Second Earl of Chatham
n : English statesman and son of Pitt the Elder (1759-1806) [syn: {Pitt}, {William Pitt}, {Pitt the Younger}]

Second Earl of Guilford
n : British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792) [syn: {North}, {Frederick North}]

Second Empire
n : the imperial government of Napoleon III in France from 1852-1870

Second Epistel of John
n : the second New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle [syn: {II John}]

Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians
n : a New Testament book containing the second epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth [syn: {Second Epistle to the Corinthians}, {II Corinthians}]

Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians
n : a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's seceond epistle to the Thessalonians [syn: {Second Epistle to the Thessalonians}, {II Thessalonians}]

Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy
n : a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's second epistle to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters [syn: {Second Epistle to Timothy}, {II Timothy}]

Second Epistle of Peter
n : the second New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle [syn: {II Peter}]

Second Epistle to the Corinthians
n : a New Testament book containing the second epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth [syn: {Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians}, {II Corinthians}]

Second Epistle to the Thessalonians
n : a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's seceond epistle to the Thessalonians [syn: {Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians}, {II Thessalonians}]

Second Epistle to Timothy
n : a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's second epistle to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters [syn: {Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy}, {II Timothy}]

second estate
n : the second estate of the realm: the nobility (especially British nobility) of the rank of duke or marquess or earl or viscount or baron [syn: {lords temporal}]

second fiddle
n 1: someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role [syn: {second banana}]
2: a secondary role or function; "he hated to play second fiddle to anyone"

second gear
n : the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; "he had to shift down into second to make the hill" [syn: {second}]

second growth
n : a second growth of trees covering an area where the original stand was destroyed by fire or cutting

second half
n : the second of two halves of play [syn: {last half}]

second hand
n 1: an intermediate person; used in the phrase `at second hand'; "he could learn at second hand from books"
2: hand marking seconds on a timepiece
adv : from a source of previously owned goods; "I prefer to buy second hand"

second joint
n : the upper joint of the leg of a fowl [syn: {thigh}]

second law of motion
n : the rate of change of momentum is proportional to the imposed force and goes in the direction of the force [syn: {Newton's second law of motion}, {Newton's second law}]

second law of thermodynamics
n : a law stating that mechanical work can be derived from a body only when that body interacts with another at a lower temperature; any spontaneous process results in an increase of entropy

second lieutenant
n : a commissioned officer in the army or air force or marine corps holding the lowest rank

Second Marquis of Rockingham
n : English statesman who served as prime minister and who opposed the war with the American colonies (1730-1782) [syn: {Rockingham}, {Charles Watson-Wentworth}]

second moment
n : the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from the point of origin

second mortgage
n : a mortgage that is subordinate to a first mortgage

second nature
n : acquired behavior that is practiced so long it seems innate

second period
n : the second period of play in a game

second person
n : pronouns and verbs used to refer to the person addressed by the language in which they occur

second power
n : the product of two equal terms; "nine is the second power of three"; "gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance" [syn: {square}]

second reading
n : the second presentation of a bill in a legislature; to approve its general principles (Britain) or to discuss a committee's report and take a vote (US)

Second Reich
n : the Reich when Hohenzollern monarchs ruled Germany (from 1871 to 1919) [syn: {Hohenzollern empire}]

second sacker
n : (baseball) the person who plays second base [syn: {second baseman}]

second sight
n : apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses [syn: {clairvoyance}, {extrasensory perception}, {E.S.P.}, {ESP}]

second stomach
n : the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant [syn: {reticulum}]

second thought
n : thinking again about a choice previously made; "he had second thoughts about his purchase" [syn: {reconsideration}, {afterthought}, {rethink}]

second trimester
n : time period extending from the 13th to the 27th week of gestation

second wind
n 1: renewed energy or strength to continue an undertaking; "She had dinner and got a second wind to finish painting"; "the employers, initially taken by surprise at the pace of developments, regained their second wind"
2: the return of relatively easy breathing after initial exhaustion during continuous exertion

Second World War
n : a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945 [syn: {World War II}, {World War 2}]

secondarily
adv : of secondary import; "secondarily affected" [ant: {primarily}]

secondary
adj 1: of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams" [ant: {primary}]
2: inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" [syn: {junior-grade}, {inferior}, {lower}, {lower-ranking}, {lowly}, {petty(a)}, {subaltern}, {subordinate}]
3: depending on or incidental to what is original or primary; "a secondary infection"
4: not of major importance; "played a secondary role in world events"
5: belonging to a lower class or rank
n 1: the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen
2: coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil [syn: {secondary coil}, {secondary winding}]

secondary amenorrhea
n : cessation of menstruation in a woman who had previously menstruated

secondary cell
n : a cell that can be recharged [syn: {storage cell}]

secondary censorship
n : armed forces censorship of the personal communications of officers or civilian employees or enlisted personnel not subject to primary censorship

secondary coil
n : coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil [syn: {secondary winding}, {secondary}]

secondary dentition
n : dentition of permanent teeth

secondary diagonal
n : the diagonal of a square matrix running from the lower left entry to the upper right entry

secondary dysmenorrhea
n : painful menstruation that is caused by some specific disorder (as endometriosis)

secondary education
n : education beyond the elementary grades; provided by a high school or college preparatory school

secondary emission
n : the emission of electrons from a surface that is bombarded by higher energy primary electrons

secondary hypertension
n : hypertension that is secondary to another disease

secondary modern school
n : a former British secondary school emphasizing practical rather than academic education

secondary school
n : a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12 [syn: {lyceum}, {lycee}, {Gymnasium}, {middle school}]

secondary sex character
n : the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature) [syn: {secondary sex characteristic}]

secondary sex characteristic
n : the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature) [syn: {secondary sex character}]

secondary storage
n : a data storage device that is not the main memory of a computer [syn: {auxiliary storage}, {external storage}]

secondary syphilis
n : the second stage; characterized by eruptions of the skin and mucous membrane

secondary winding
n : coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil [syn: {secondary coil}, {secondary}]

second-best
adj : next to the best; "his second-best bed"
adv : in second place; "he came off second-best"

second-class
adj : of inferior status or quality; "a second-class citizen"; "second-class accommodations"

second-degree burn
n : burn causing blisters on the skin and superficial destruction of the dermis

seconder
n : someone who endorses a motion or petition as a necessary preliminary to a discussion or vote

second-guess
v 1: attempt to anticipate or predict [syn: {outguess}]
2: evaluate or criticize with hindsight

secondhand
adj 1: derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand; "a secondhand report"; "a secondhand account of a memory of something once read"; "most of our knowledge is secondhand"
2: previously used or owned by another; "bought a secondhand (or used) car" [syn: {used}]
adv : by indirect means; "I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand"; "he prefers to buy secondhand"

second-hand speech
n : overheard conversation (especially overheard cell-phone conversation)

second-hand store
n : a shop that sells second-hand goods at reduced prices [syn: {thriftshop}]

secondi
secondo
n : the second or lower part of a duet (especially a piano duet) [also: {secondi} (pl)]

secondi
See {secondo}

second-in-command
n : someone who relieves a commander

secondly
adv : in the second place; "second, we must consider the economy" [syn: {second}]

secondment
n 1: a speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?" [syn: {second}, {endorsement}, {indorsement}]
2: the detachment of a person from their regular organization for temporary assignment elsewhere

secondo
n : the second or lower part of a duet (especially a piano duet) [also: {secondi} (pl)]

second-place finish
n : a finish in second place (as in a race) [syn: {runner-up finish}]

second-rate
adj : moderate to inferior in quality; "they improved the quality from mediocre to above average"; "he would make a poor spy" [syn: {mediocre}, {poor}]

second-rater
n : a person of second-rate ability or value; "a team of aging second-raters"; "shone among the mediocrities who surrounded him" [syn: {mediocrity}]

second-sighted
adj : foreseeing the future [syn: {clairvoyant}, {precognitive}]

second-string
adj : being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a team [syn: {substitute(a)}]

second-year
adj : used of the second year in United States high school or college; "the sophomore class"; "his sophomore year" [syn: {sophomore(a)}]

Secotiaceae
n : a family of fungi that have a stalk and cap and a wrinkled mass of tissue (the gleba) where spores are produced; are often dismissed as misshapen forms of other fungi [syn: {family Secotiaceae}]

Secotiales
n : an order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes [syn: {order Secotiales}]

secpar
n : a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years [syn: {parsec}]

secrecy
n 1: the trait of keeping things secret [syn: {secretiveness}, {silence}]
2: the condition of being concealed or hidden [syn: {privacy}, {privateness}, {concealment}]

secret
adj 1: not open or public; kept private or not revealed; "a secret formula"; "secret ingredients"; "secret talks"
2: conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance" [syn: {clandestine}, {cloak-and-dagger}, {hole-and-corner(a)}, {hugger-mugger}, {hush-hush}, {on the quiet(p)}, {surreptitious}, {undercover}, {underground}]
3: not openly made known; "a secret marriage"; "a secret bride" [syn: {unavowed}]
4: communicated covertly; "their a secret signal was a wink"; "secret messages"
5: not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts" [syn: {private}]
6: designed to elude detection; "a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole"; "a secret passage"; "the secret compartment in the desk" [syn: {hidden}]
7: hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden" [syn: {privy}, {secluded}]
8: (of information) given in confidence or in secret; "closet information"; "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications" [syn: {closet(a)}, {confidential}]
9: indulging only covertly; "a closet alcoholic"; "closet liberals" [syn: {closet(a)}] 10: having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients" [syn: {mysterious}, {mystic}, {mystical}, {occult}, {orphic}] 11: the next to highest level of official classification for documents
n 1: something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on); "the combination to the safe was a secret"; "he tried to keep his drinking a secret"
2: information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking" [syn: {arcanum}]
3: something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets" [syn: {mystery}, {enigma}, {closed book}]

secret agent
n : a person secretly employed in espionage for a government [syn: {intelligence officer}, {intelligence agent}, {operative}]

secret approval
n : (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing [syn: {connivance}, {tacit consent}]

secret ballot
n : a vote in which each person's choice is secret by the totaled votes are public

secret code
n : a secret method of writing [syn: {cipher}, {cypher}, {cryptograph}]

Secret Intelligence Service
n : the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence overseas [syn: {MI}, {Military Intelligence Section 6}]

secret plan
n : a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start" [syn: {plot}, {game}]

secret police
n : a police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition)

Secret Service
n : the United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors; detects and apprehends counterfeiters; suppresses forgery of government securities and documents [syn: {United States Secret Service}, {US Secret Service}, {USSS}, {SS}]

secret society
n : a society that conceals its activities from nonmembers

secret writing
n 1: a piece of writing in code or cipher [syn: {cryptogram}, {cryptograph}]
2: act of writing in code or cipher [syn: {cryptography}, {coding}]

secretaire
n : a desk used for writing [syn: {secretary}, {writing table}, {escritoire}]

secretarial
adj : of or relating to a secretary or to a secretary's work

secretarial assistant
n : an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization [syn: {secretary}]

secretarial school
n : a school where secretarial skills (typing and shorthand and filing etc) are taught

secretariat
n 1: an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations [syn: {secretariate}]
2: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1973

secretariate
n : an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations [syn: {secretariat}]

secretaries-general
See {secretary-general}

secretary
n 1: a person who is head of an administrative department of government
2: an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization [syn: {secretarial assistant}]
3: a person to whom a secret is entrusted [syn: {repository}]
4: a desk used for writing [syn: {writing table}, {escritoire}, {secretaire}]

secretary bird
n : large long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on reptiles [syn: {Sagittarius serpentarius}]

Secretary General
n : a person who is a chief administrator (as of the United Nations)

Secretary of Agriculture
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Agriculture; "the first Secretary of Agriculture was Norman J. Colman, who was appointed by Cleveland" [syn: {Agriculture Secretary}]
2: the position of the head of the Department of Agriculture; "the post of Secretary of Agriculture was established in 1889" [syn: {Agriculture Secretary}]

Secretary of Commerce
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Commerce; "the first Commerce Secretary was William C. Redfield who was appointed by Wilson" [syn: {Commerce Secretary}]
2: the position of the head of the Department of Commerce; "the position of Commerce Secretary was created in 1913" [syn: {Commerce Secretary}]

Secretary of Commerce and Labor
n : head of a former executive department created in 1903 and divided into two departments in 1913

Secretary of Defense
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense Department; "the first Defense Secretary was James V. Forrestal who was appointed by Truman" [syn: {Defense Secretary}]
2: the position of the head of the Department of Defense; "the position of Defense Secretary was created in 1947" [syn: {Defense Secretary}]

Secretary of Education
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Education; "Carter appointed Shirley Hufstedler as the first Secretary of Education" [syn: {Education Secretary}]
2: the position of the head of the Education Department; "the post of Education Secretary was created in 1979" [syn: {Education Secretary}]

Secretary of Energy
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Energy; "the first Secretary of Energy was James R. Schlesinger who was appointed by Carter" [syn: {Energy Secretary}]
2: the position of the head of the Department of Energy; "the post of Energy Secretary was created in 1977" [syn: {Energy Secretary}]

Secretary of Health and Human Services
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Health and Human Services; "the first Secretary of Health and Human Services was Patricia Roberts Harris who was appointed by Carter"
2: the position of the head of the Department of Health and Human Services; "the post of Secretary of Health and Human Services was created by Congress in 1979"

Secretary of Health Education and Welfare
n : head of a former executive department created in 1953 and divided into two departments in 1979

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; "the first Secretary of Housing and Urban Development was Robert C. Weaver who was appointed by Johnson"
2: the position of the head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; "the position of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development was created in 1966"

Secretary of Labor
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Labor; "the first Labor Secretary was William B. Wilson who was appointed by President Wilson" [syn: {Labor Secretary}]
2: the position of the head of the Department of Labor; "the post of Labor Secretary was created in 1913" [syn: {Labor Secretary}]

Secretary of State
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of State; "the first Secretary of State was Thomas Jefferson"
2: a government minister for foreign relations [syn: {foreign minister}]
3: the position of the head of the State Department; "the position of Secretary of State was established in 1789"

Secretary of State for the Home Department
n : the British cabinet minister who is head of the Home Office [syn: {Home Secretary}]

Secretary of the Interior
n 1: the position of the head of the Department of the Interior; "the position of Interior Secretary was created in 1849" [syn: {Interior Secretary}]
2: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Interior Department; "President Taylor appointed Thomas Ewing as the first Secretary of the Interior" [syn: {Interior Secretary}]

Secretary of the Navy
n : head of a former executive department; combined with the War Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947 [syn: {Navy Secretary}]

Secretary of the Treasury
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Treasury Department; "Alexander Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury" [syn: {Treasury Secretary}]
2: the position of the head of the Treasury Department; "the position of Treasury Secretary was created in 1789" [syn: {Treasury Secretary}]

Secretary of Transportation
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Transportation; "Johnson appointed Alan S. Boyd as the first Transportation Secretary" [syn: {Transportation Secretary}]
2: the position of the head of the Department of Transportation; "the post of Transportation Secretary was created in 1966" [syn: {Transportation Secretary}]

Secretary of Veterans Affairs
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Veterans Affairs; "Bush appointed Edward J. Derwinski as the first Secretary of Veterans Affairs"
2: the position of the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs; "the post of Secretary of Veterans Affairs was created in 1989"

Secretary of War
n : head of a former executive department; combined with the Navy Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947 [syn: {War Secretary}]

secretaryship
n : the position of secretary

secretase
n : a set of enzymes believed to snip pieces off a longer protein producing fragments of amyloid protein that bunch up and create amyloid protein plaques in brain tissue (the pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's)

secrete
v 1: generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream" [syn: {release}]
2: place out of sight; keep secret; "The money was secreted from his children"

secreter
n : any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream [syn: {gland}, {secretory organ}, {secretor}]

secretin
n : peptic hormone produced by the mucous lining of the small intestine; can stimulate secretion by the pancreas and liver

secretion
n 1: the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance [syn: {secernment}]
2: a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell

secretive
adj : inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it" [syn: {close}, {closelipped}, {closemouthed}, {tightlipped}]

secretively
adv : in a secretive manner; with a preference for secrecy; "the teacher raised a hand to him, slightly and secretively, because he was her favorite"

secretiveness
n 1: characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes) [syn: {closeness}] [ant: {openness}]
2: the trait of keeping things secret [syn: {secrecy}, {silence}]

secretly
adv 1: in secrecy; not openly; "met secretly to discuss the invasion plans"; "the children secretly went to the movies when they were supposed to be at the library"; "they arranged to meet in secret" [syn: {in secret}, {on the Q.T.}, {on the QT}]
2: not openly; inwardly; "they were secretly delighted at his embarrassment"; "hoped secretly she would change her mind"

secretor
n : any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream [syn: {gland}, {secretory organ}, {secreter}]

secretory
adj : of or relating to or producing a secretion; " a secretory cell"

secretory organ
n : any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream [syn: {gland}, {secretor}, {secreter}]

secretory phase
n : the second half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation; the corpus luteum secretes progesterone which prepares the endometrium for the implantation of an embryo; if fertilization does not occur then menstrual flow begins [syn: {luteal phase}]

sect
n 1: a subdivision of a larger religious group [syn: {religious sect}, {religious order}]
2: a dissenting clique [syn: {faction}]

sectarian
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects; "sectarian differences"
2: belonging to or characteristic of a sect; "a sectarian mind"; "the negations of sectarian ideology"- Sidney Hook; "sectarian squabbles in psychology" [ant: {nonsectarian}]
n : a member of a sect; "most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect" [syn: {sectary}, {sectarist}]

sectarianism
n : a narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination; "he condemned religious sectarianism" [syn: {denominationalism}]

sectarist
n : a member of a sect; "most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect" [syn: {sectarian}, {sectary}]

sectary
n : a member of a sect; "most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect" [syn: {sectarian}, {sectarist}]

section
n 1: a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" [syn: {subdivision}]
2: a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope; "sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue"
3: a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people; "no section of the nation is more ardent than the South"; "there are three synagogues in the Jewish section"
4: one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road" [syn: {segment}]
5: a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon
6: one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division" [syn: {part}, {division}]
7: a land unit of 1 square mile measuring 1 mile on a side
8: (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid [syn: {plane section}]
9: a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class 10: a small army unit usually having a special function 11: a specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury" [syn: {department}] 12: a segment of a citrus fruit; "he ate a section of the orange" 13: the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) [syn: {incision}, {surgical incision}]
v : divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word" [syn: {segment}]

Section Eight
n 1: a soldier who received a Section Eight discharge as unfit for military service
2: a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable

section gang
n : a work crew assigned to a section of a railroad

section hand
n : a laborer assigned to a section gang

section man
n : someone who teaches a section of a large college course

sectional
adj 1: relating to or based upon a section (i.e. as if cut through by an intersecting plane); "a sectional view"; "sectional drawings"
2: consisting of or divided into sections; "a sectional sofa"; "sectioned plates" [syn: {sectioned}]

sectionalisation
n : the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart [syn: {division}, {partition}, {partitioning}, {segmentation}, {sectionalization}]

sectionalise
v : divide into sections, especially into geographic sections; "sectionalize a country" [syn: {sectionalize}]

sectionalism
n : a partiality for some particular place [syn: {provincialism}, {localism}]

sectionalization
n : the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart [syn: {division}, {partition}, {partitioning}, {segmentation}, {sectionalisation}]

sectionalize
v : divide into sections, especially into geographic sections; "sectionalize a country" [syn: {sectionalise}]

sectioned
adj : consisting of or divided into sections; "a sectional sofa"; "sectioned plates" [syn: {sectional}]

sector
n 1: a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle
2: a body of people who form part of society or economy; "the public sector"
3: a particular aspect of life or activity; "he was helpless in an important sector of his life" [syn: {sphere}]
4: the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes
5: a portion of a military position
6: measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end

sectorial
adj : relating to or resembling a sector; "a sectorial box"

Sectral
n : an oral beta blocker (trade name Sectral) used in treating hypertension [syn: {acebutolol}]

secular
adj : concerning those not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry"; "the choir sings both sacred and secular music" [syn: {laic}, {lay}]

secular games
n : the centennial rites and games of ancient Rome that marked the commencement of a new generation (100 years representing the longest life in a generation); observances may have begun as early as the 5th century BC and lasted well into the Christian Era [syn: {Ludi Saeculares}]

secular humanism
n : the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural [syn: {humanism}]

secularisation
n 1: the activity of changing something (art or education or society or morality etc.) so it is no longer under the control or influence of religion [syn: {secularization}]
2: transfer of property from ecclesiastical to civil possession [syn: {secularization}]

secularise
v : make secular and draw away from a religious orientation; "Ataturk secularized Turkey" [syn: {secularize}]

secularised
adj : made secular [syn: {secularized}]

secularism
n : a doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations

secularist
n : an advocate of secularism; someone who believes that religion should be excluded from government and education

secularization
n 1: the activity of changing something (art or education or society or morality etc.) so it is no longer under the control or influence of religion [syn: {secularisation}]
2: transfer of property from ecclesiastical to civil possession [syn: {secularisation}]

secularize
v 1: make secular and draw away from a religious orientation; "Ataturk secularized Turkey" [syn: {secularise}]
2: transfer from ecclesiastical to civil possession, use, or control

secularized
adj : made secular [syn: {secularised}]

secundigravida
n : a woman who is pregnant for the second time [syn: {gravida II}]

secure
adj 1: free from fear or doubt; easy in mind; "secure himself, he went out of his way to help others" [syn: {unafraid}, {untroubled}] [ant: {insecure}]
2: free from danger or risk; "secure from harm"; "his fortune was secure"; "made a secure place for himself in his field" [ant: {insecure}]
3: kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss; "the most protected spot I could find" [syn: {protected}] [ant: {unprotected}]
4: not likely to fail or give way; "the lock was secure"; "a secure foundation"; "a secure hold on her wrist" [ant: {insecure}]
5: able to withstand attack; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable" [syn: {impregnable}, {inviolable}, {strong}, {unassailable}, {unattackable}]
6: financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment" [syn: {dependable}, {good}, {safe}]
v 1: get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed" [syn: {procure}]
2: cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" [syn: {fasten}, {fix}] [ant: {unfasten}]
3: assure payment of
4: make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!" [syn: {guarantee}, {ensure}, {insure}, {assure}]
5: fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak" [syn: {plug}, {stop up}]
6: furnish with battens; "batten ships" [syn: {batten}, {batten down}]

secured
adj 1: firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house properly secured" [syn: {barred}, {bolted}, {fast}, {latched}, {locked}]
2: secured by written agreement [syn: {bonded}, {guaranteed}, {warranted}]

secured bond
n : a bond that is back by collateral [ant: {unsecured bond}]

securely
adv 1: in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger; "she held the child securely" [syn: {firmly}]
2: in a confident and unselfconscious manner; "he acts very securely in fron of the camera" [ant: {insecurely}]
3: in a manner free from fear or risk; "the outcome of expansion in the sixties and seventies will be an academic hierarchy securely supported by scholastic selection" [ant: {insecurely}]
4: in an invulnerable manner; "the agreed line was to involve at several points the withdrawal of French troops from positions which they had quite securely held"

secureness
n 1: the state of freedom from fear or danger [ant: {insecureness}]
2: the quality of being fixed in place [syn: {fastness}, {fixedness}, {fixity}, {fixture}]

securer
n : someone who obtains or acquires; "the procurer of opera tickets" [syn: {procurer}]

securities analyst
n : an analyst who studies the financial performance of corporations [syn: {financial analyst}]

Securities and Exchange Commission
n : an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors [syn: {SEC}]

securities firm
n : a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller [syn: {brokerage}, {brokerage firm}]

securities industry
n : the securities markets in the aggregate; "the market always frustrates the small investor" [syn: {market}]

securities law
n : the body of laws governing the issuance and selling of securities

securities market
n : an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers [syn: {stock exchange}, {stock market}]

security
n 1: the state of being free from danger or injury; "we support the armed services in the name of national security" [ant: {insecurity}]
2: a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends; "he held several valuable securities" [syn: {certificate}]
3: a department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers; "the head of security was a former policeman" [syn: {security department}]
4: measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising" [syn: {security measures}]
5: defense against financial failure; financial independence; "his pension gave him security in his old age"; "insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness" [syn: {protection}]
6: freedom from anxiety or fear; "the watch dog gave her a feeling of security"
7: an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in [syn: {security system}, {security measures}]
8: property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation; "bankers are reluctant to lend without good security" [syn: {surety}]
9: a guarantee that an obligation will be met [syn: {surety}]

security blanket
n 1: anything that an adult person uses to reduce their anxiety
2: a blanket (or toy) that a child carries around in order to reduce anxiety

security consultant
n : an adviser about alarm systems to prevent burglaries

Security Council
n : a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for preserving world peace [syn: {SC}]

security department
n : a department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers; "the head of security was a former policeman" [syn: {security}]

security deposit
n : the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities [syn: {margin}]

security director
n : head of a private security force working for a business or industry

security force
n : a privately employed group hired to protect the security of a business or industry [syn: {private security force}]

security guard
n : a guard who keeps watch [syn: {watchman}, {watcher}]

security intelligence
n : intelligence on the identity and capability and intentions of hostile individuals or organizations that may be engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism

Security Intelligence Review Committee
n : an agency of the Canadian government that oversees the activities of the Criminal Intelligence Services of Canada and has the power to intrude on the privacy of suspected terrorists or spies [syn: {SIRC}]

security interest
n : any interest in a property that secures the payment of an obligation

security measures
n 1: an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in [syn: {security system}, {security}]
2: measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising" [syn: {security}]

security review
n : counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy [syn: {censoring}, {censorship}]

Security Service
n : the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on British territory [syn: {MI}, {Military Intelligence Section 5}]

security staff
n : those in an organization responsible for preventing spying or theft

security system
n 1: (computing) a system that enforces boundaries between computer networks
2: an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in [syn: {security measures}, {security}]

sed rate
n : the rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions; a high rate usually indicates the presence of inflammation [syn: {erythrocyte sedimentation rate}, {ESR}, {sedimentation rate}]

Sedalia
n : a town in east central Missouri

sedan
n 1: a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
2: a closed litter for one passenger [syn: {sedan chair}]

sedan chair
n : a closed litter for one passenger [syn: {sedan}]

sedate
adj 1: characterized by dignity and propriety [syn: {staid}]
2: dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence" [syn: {grave}, {sober}, {solemn}]
v : cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation" [syn: {calm}, {tranquilize}, {tranquillize}, {tranquillise}] [ant: {stimulate}]

sedated
adj : under the influence of a sedative drug

sedately
adv : in a sedate manner [syn: {calmly}]

sedateness
n : a trait of dignified seriousness [syn: {staidness}, {solemnity}, {solemness}]

sedation
n 1: a state of reduced excitement or anxiety that is induced by the administrative of a sedative agent
2: the administration of a sedative agent or drug [syn: {drugging}]

sedative
adj : tending to soothe or tranquilize; "valium has a tranquilizing effect"; "took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed" [syn: {ataractic}, {ataraxic}, {tranquilizing}, {tranquilising}]
n : a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person [syn: {sedative drug}, {depressant}, {downer}]

sedative drug
n : a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person [syn: {sedative}, {depressant}, {downer}]

sedative-hypnotic
n : a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep [syn: {sedative-hypnotic drug}]

sedative-hypnotic drug
n : a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep [syn: {sedative-hypnotic}]

sedentary
adj : used of persons or actions; "forced by illness to lead a sedentary life"

Seder
n : (Judaism) the ceremonial dinner on the first night (or both nights) of Passover [syn: {Passover supper}]

sedge
n : grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers

sedge bird
n : small European warbler that breeds among reeds and wedges and winters in Africa [syn: {sedge warbler}, {sedge wren}, {reedbird}, {Acrocephalus schoenobaenus}]

sedge family
n : bulrush; chufa; cotton grass; papyrus; umbrella plant [syn: {Cyperaceae}, {family Cyperaceae}]

sedge warbler
n : small European warbler that breeds among reeds and wedges and winters in Africa [syn: {sedge bird}, {sedge wren}, {reedbird}, {Acrocephalus schoenobaenus}]

sedge wren
n 1: small American wren inhabiting wet sedgy meadows [syn: {short-billed marsh wren}, {Cistothorus platensis}]
2: small European warbler that breeds among reeds and wedges and winters in Africa [syn: {sedge warbler}, {sedge bird}, {reedbird}, {Acrocephalus schoenobaenus}]

sedgelike
adj : resembling rush or sedge [syn: {rushlike}]

sedgy
adj : covered with sedges (grasslike marsh plants)

sediment
n : matter deposited by some natural process [syn: {deposit}]
v 1: deposit as a sediment
2: settle as sediment

sedimentary
adj : resembling or containing or formed by the accumulation of sediment; "sedimentary deposits"

sedimentary clay
n : clay soil formed by sedimentary deposits

sedimentary rock
n : rock formed from consolidated clay sediments

sedimentation
n : the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating [syn: {deposit}, {alluviation}]

sedimentation rate
n : the rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions; a high rate usually indicates the presence of inflammation [syn: {erythrocyte sedimentation rate}, {ESR}, {sed rate}]

sedition
n : an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government

seditious
adj 1: arousing to action or rebellion [syn: {incendiary}, {incitive}, {inflammatory}, {instigative}, {rabble-rousing}]
2: in opposition to a civil authority or government [syn: {insurgent}, {subversive}]

seduce
v 1: induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally" [syn: {score}, {make}]
2: lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct; "She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor"

seducer
n 1: a bad person who entices others into error or wrong-doing
2: a man who takes advantage of women [syn: {ladies' man}, {lady killer}]

seduction
n 1: enticing someone astray from right behavior
2: an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone [syn: {conquest}]

seductive
adj : tending to entice into a desired action or state [ant: {unseductive}]

seductively
adv : in a tempting seductive manner; "she smiled at him seductively" [syn: {temptingly}]

sedulity
n : the quality of constantly diligent and attentive [syn: {sedulousness}]

sedulous
adj : marked by care and persistent effort; "her assiduous attempts to learn French"; "assiduous research"; "sedulous pursuit of legal and moral principles" [syn: {assiduous}]

sedulously
adv : in a sedulous manner; "this illusion has been sedulously fostered"

sedulousness
n : the quality of constantly diligent and attentive [syn: {sedulity}]

sedum
n : any of various plants of the genus Sedum

Sedum acre
n : mossy European creeping sedum with yellow flowers; widely introduced as a ground cover [syn: {wall pepper}]

Sedum rosea
n : Eurasian mountain plant with fleshy pink-tipped leaves and a cluster of yellow flowers [syn: {rose-root}, {midsummer-men}]

Sedum telephium
n : perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers [syn: {orpine}, {orpin}, {livelong}, {live-forever}]

see
n : the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
adv : compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text) [syn: {cf.}, {cf}, {confer}, {see also}]
v 1: perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see"
2: perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea" [syn: {understand}, {realize}, {realise}]
3: perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "I want to see results"; "The 1960 saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results" [syn: {witness}, {find}]
4: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" [syn: {visualize}, {visualise}, {envision}, {project}, {fancy}, {figure}, {picture}, {image}]
5: deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" [syn: {consider}, {reckon}, {view}, {regard}]
6: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted" [syn: {learn}, {hear}, {get word}, {get wind}, {pick up}, {find out}, {get a line}, {discover}]
7: see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie" [syn: {watch}, {view}, {catch}, {take in}]
8: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time" [syn: {determine}, {check}, {find out}, {ascertain}, {watch}, {learn}]
9: come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!" [syn: {meet}, {ran into}, {encounter}, {run across}, {come across}] 10: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" [syn: {check}, {insure}, {see to it}, {ensure}, {control}, {ascertain}, {assure}] 11: go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist" 12: go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day" 13: visit a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning" [syn: {visit}] 14: take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business" [syn: {attend}, {take care}, {look}] 15: receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon" 16: date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!" [syn: {go steady}, {go out}, {date}] 17: see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first learn to see" 18: deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?" 19: observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it" 20: observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country" [syn: {examine}] 21: go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" [syn: {experience}, {undergo}, {go through}] 22: accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door" [syn: {escort}] 23: match or meet; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players" 24: make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" [syn: {interpret}, {construe}] [also: {seen}, {saw}]

see also
adv : compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text) [syn: {cf.}, {cf}, {confer}, {see}]

see double
v : see things as if they were there twice; "After taking the drug, John saw double"

see eye to eye
v : be in agreement; "We never saw eye to eye on this question"

see red
v : become angry; "He angers easily" [syn: {anger}]

see the light
v : change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light" [syn: {reform}, {straighten out}]

see through
v 1: support financially through a period of time; "The scholarship saw me through college"; "This money will see me through next month"
2: perceive the true nature of; "We could see through her apparent calm"
3: remain with until completion; "I must see the job through"

see to it
v : be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" [syn: {see}, {check}, {insure}, {ensure}, {control}, {ascertain}, {assure}]

seeable
adj : perceptible especially by the eye; or open to easy view; "a visible object"; "visible stars"; "mountains visible in the distance"; "a visible change of expression"; "visible files" [syn: {visible}] [ant: {invisible}]

seed
n 1: a small hard fruit
2: a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa
3: one of the outstanding players in a tournament [syn: {seeded player}]
4: anything that provides inspiration for later work [syn: {source}, {germ}]
5: the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract [syn: {semen}, {seminal fluid}, {ejaculate}, {cum}]
v 1: go to seed; shed seeds; "The dandelions went to seed"
2: help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money
3: bear seeds
4: place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth; "She sowed sunflower seeds" [syn: {sow}, {sough}]
5: distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds
6: sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain; "seed clouds"
7: inoculate with microorganisms
8: remove the seeds from; "seed grapes"

seed beetle
n : a small beretle that infests the seeds of legumes [syn: {seed weevil}]

seed cake
n : a sweet cake flavored with sesame or caraway seeds and lemon [syn: {seedcake}]

seed catalog
n : a list advertising seeds and their prices [syn: {seed catalogue}]

seed catalogue
n : a list advertising seeds and their prices [syn: {seed catalog}]

seed coat
n : protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants [syn: {testa}, {episperm}]

seed corn
n : good quality seeds (as kernels of corn) that are reserved for planting [syn: {seed grain}]

seed fern
n : an extinct seed-producing fernlike plant of the order Cycadofilicales (or group Pteridospermae) [syn: {pteridosperm}]

seed grain
n : good quality seeds (as kernels of corn) that are reserved for planting [syn: {seed corn}]

seed lac
n : granular material obtained from stick lac by crushing and washing

seed leaf
n : embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants [syn: {cotyledon}]

seed money
n : capital needed to set up a new business or enterprise

seed oyster
n : a young oyster especially of a size for transplantation

seed pearl
n : a small imperfect pearl

seed plant
n : plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores [syn: {spermatophyte}, {phanerogam}]

seed shrimp
n : tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell [syn: {mussel shrimp}, {ostracod}]

seed stock
n : a supply of seeds (or tubers) reserved for planting

seed vessel
n : the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary [syn: {pericarp}]

seed weevil
n : a small beretle that infests the seeds of legumes [syn: {seed beetle}]

seedbed
n : a bed where seedlings are grown before transplanting

seedcake
n : a sweet cake flavored with sesame or caraway seeds and lemon [syn: {seed cake}]

seedcase
n : the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves) [syn: {pod}, {cod}]

seeded
adj 1: (of the more skilled contestants) selectively arranged in the draw for position in a tournament so that they meet each other in later rounds [ant: {unseeded}]
2: having the seeds extracted; "seeded raisins"
3: having seeds as specified; "many-seeded"; "black-seeded"
4: having or supplied with seeds; "a seeded breadfruit"; "seeded rolls"
5: sprinkled with seed; "a seeded lawn" [syn: {sown}]

seeded player
n : one of the outstanding players in a tournament [syn: {seed}]

seeded raisin
n : seeded grape that has been dried

seeder
n 1: a person who seeds clouds [syn: {cloud seeder}]
2: a mechanical device that sows grass seed or grain evenly over the ground
3: a kitchen utensil that removes seeds from fruit

seedier
seedy
adj 1: full of seeds; "as seedy as a fig" [ant: {seedless}]
2: shabby and untidy; "a surge of ragged scruffy children"; "he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin"- Mark Twain [syn: {scruffy}]
3: morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal" [syn: {seamy}, {sleazy}, {sordid}, {squalid}]
4: weak and feeble; "I'm feeling seedy today" [syn: {debilitated}, {enfeebled}, {infirm}] [also: {seediest}, {seedier}]

seedier
See {seedy}

seediest
seedy
adj 1: full of seeds; "as seedy as a fig" [ant: {seedless}]
2: shabby and untidy; "a surge of ragged scruffy children"; "he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin"- Mark Twain [syn: {scruffy}]
3: morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal" [syn: {seamy}, {sleazy}, {sordid}, {squalid}]
4: weak and feeble; "I'm feeling seedy today" [syn: {debilitated}, {enfeebled}, {infirm}] [also: {seediest}, {seedier}]

seediest
See {seedy}

seediness
n : a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing [syn: {shabbiness}, {manginess}]

seedless
adj : lacking seeds; "seedless grapefruit" [ant: {seedy}]

seedless raisin
n : dried seedless grape [syn: {sultana}]

seedlike
adj : resembling a seed

seedling
n : young plant or tree grown from a seed

seedman
n : a dealer in seeds [syn: {seedsman}]

seedpod
n : a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant [syn: {pod}]

seedsman
n : a dealer in seeds [syn: {seedman}]

seedtime
n 1: any time of new development
2: the time during which seeds should be planted

seedy
adj 1: full of seeds; "as seedy as a fig" [ant: {seedless}]
2: shabby and untidy; "a surge of ragged scruffy children"; "he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin"- Mark Twain [syn: {scruffy}]
3: morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal" [syn: {seamy}, {sleazy}, {sordid}, {squalid}]
4: weak and feeble; "I'm feeling seedy today" [syn: {debilitated}, {enfeebled}, {infirm}] [also: {seediest}, {seedier}]

Seeger
n 1: United States folk singer who was largely responsible for the interest in folk music in the 1960s (born in 1919) [syn: {Pete Seeger}, {Peter Seeger}]
2: United States poet killed in World War I (1888-1916) [syn: {Alan Seeger}]

seeing
adj : having vision, not blind
n 1: perception by means of the eyes [syn: {visual perception}, {beholding}]
2: normal use of the faculty of vision [syn: {eyesight}, {sightedness}]

seeing red
n : a state of irritation or annoyance [syn: {huff}, {miff}]

seeing-eye dog
n : a dog trained to guide the blind [syn: {guide dog}]

seek
n : the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
v 1: try to get or reach; "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness"
2: try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county" [syn: {search}, {look for}]
3: make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world" [syn: {try}, {attempt}, {essay}, {assay}]
4: go to or towards; "a liquid seeks its own level"
5: inquire for; "seek directions from a local" [also: {sought}]

seek out
v : look for a specific person or thing

seek time
n : (computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to a specific data track

seeker
n 1: someone making a search or inquiry; "they are seekers after truth" [syn: {searcher}, {quester}]
2: a missile equipped with a device that is attracted toward some kind of emission (heat or light or sound or radio waves)

seeking
adj : trying to obtain; "profit-seeking producers"; "people seeking happiness"
n 1: the act of searching for something; "a quest for diamonds" [syn: {quest}]
2: an attempt to acquire or gain something

seel
v : sew up the eyelids of hawks and falcons

Seeland
n : the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen [syn: {Zealand}, {Sjaelland}]

seem
v 1: give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time" [syn: {look}, {appear}]
2: seem to be true, probable, or apparent; "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad" [syn: {appear}]
3: appear to exist; "There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now"
4: appear to one's own mind or opinion; "I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"; "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters"

seeming
adj : appearing as such but not necessarily so; "for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent"; "the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies"; "the ostensible truth of their theories"; "his seeming honesty" [syn: {apparent(a)}, {ostensible}, {seeming(a)}]

seemingly
adv : from appearances alone; "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the problem seems minor" [syn: {apparently}, {ostensibly}, {on the face of it}]

seemlier
seemly
adj : according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior" [syn: {becoming}, {comely}, {comme il faut}, {decent}, {decorous}] [also: {seemliest}, {seemlier}]

seemlier
See {seemly}

seemliest
seemly
adj : according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior" [syn: {becoming}, {comely}, {comme il faut}, {decent}, {decorous}] [also: {seemliest}, {seemlier}]

seemliest
See {seemly}

seemliness
n : a sense of propriety and consideration for others [syn: {grace}] [ant: {unseemliness}]

seemly
adj : according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior" [syn: {becoming}, {comely}, {comme il faut}, {decent}, {decorous}] [also: {seemliest}, {seemlier}]

seen
see
n : the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
adv : compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text) [syn: {cf.}, {cf}, {confer}, {see also}]
v 1: perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see"
2: perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea" [syn: {understand}, {realize}, {realise}]
3: perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "I want to see results"; "The 1960 saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results" [syn: {witness}, {find}]
4: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" [syn: {visualize}, {visualise}, {envision}, {project}, {fancy}, {figure}, {picture}, {image}]
5: deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" [syn: {consider}, {reckon}, {view}, {regard}]
6: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted" [syn: {learn}, {hear}, {get word}, {get wind}, {pick up}, {find out}, {get a line}, {discover}]
7: see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie" [syn: {watch}, {view}, {catch}, {take in}]
8: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time" [syn: {determine}, {check}, {find out}, {ascertain}, {watch}, {learn}]
9: come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!" [syn: {meet}, {ran into}, {encounter}, {run across}, {come across}] 10: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" [syn: {check}, {insure}, {see to it}, {ensure}, {control}, {ascertain}, {assure}] 11: go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist" 12: go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day" 13: visit a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning" [syn: {visit}] 14: take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business" [syn: {attend}, {take care}, {look}] 15: receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon" 16: date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!" [syn: {go steady}, {go out}, {date}] 17: see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first learn to see" 18: deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?" 19: observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it" 20: observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country" [syn: {examine}] 21: go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" [syn: {experience}, {undergo}, {go through}] 22: accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door" [syn: {escort}] 23: match or meet; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players" 24: make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" [syn: {interpret}, {construe}] [also: {seen}, {saw}]

seen
See {see}

seep
v : pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings [syn: {ooze}]

seepage
n : the process of seeping [syn: {ooze}, {oozing}]

seeping
adj : leaking out slowly [syn: {oozing}, {oozy}]

seer
n 1: a person with unusual powers of foresight [syn: {visionary}, {illusionist}]
2: an observer who perceives visually; "an incurable seer of movies"
3: an authoritative person who divines the future [syn: {prophet}, {oracle}, {vaticinator}]

seersucker
n : a light puckered fabric (usually striped)

seesaw
n : a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end [syn: {teeter-totter}, {teeterboard}, {tilting board}, {dandle board}]
v 1: ride on a plank
2: move up and down as if on a seesaw
3: move unsteadily, with a rocking motion [syn: {teeter}, {totter}]

seethe
v 1: be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity" [syn: {hum}, {buzz}]
2: be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger" [syn: {boil}]
3: foam as if boiling; "a seething liquid"
4: boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled" [syn: {roll}]

seething
adj : in constant agitation; "a seething flag-waving crowd filled the streets"; "a seething mass of maggots"; "lovers and madmen have such seething brains"- Shakespeare

see-through
adj : so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks" [syn: {diaphanous}, {filmy}, {gauzy}, {gossamer}, {sheer}, {transparent}, {vaporous}, {cobwebby}]

Segal
n : United States sculptor (born in 1924) [syn: {George Segal}]

segment
n 1: one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road" [syn: {section}]
2: one of the parts into which something naturally divides; "a segment of an orange"
v 1: divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word" [syn: {section}]
2: divide or split up; "The cells segmented"

segmental
adj 1: divided or organized into speech segments or isolable speech sounds
2: having the body divided into successive metameres or segments, as in earthworms or lobsters [syn: {metameric}, {segmented}]

segmental arch
n : a shallow arch; an arch that is less than a semicircle

segmentation
n 1: (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum [syn: {cleavage}]
2: the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart [syn: {division}, {partition}, {partitioning}, {sectionalization}, {sectionalisation}]

segmentation cavity
n : the fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula [syn: {blastocoel}, {blastocoele}, {blastocele}, {cleavage cavity}]

segmented
adj : having the body divided into successive metameres or segments, as in earthworms or lobsters [syn: {metameric}, {segmental}]

segmented worm
n : worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally [syn: {annelid}, {annelid worm}]

segni
segno
n : (music) a notation written at the beginning or end of a passage that is to be repeated [also: {segni} (pl)]

segni
See {segno}

segno
n : (music) a notation written at the beginning or end of a passage that is to be repeated [also: {segni} (pl)]

sego lily
n : perennial plant having umbellike clusters of one to four showy white bell-shaped flowers atop erect unbranched stems; edible bulbs useful in times of scarcity; eastern Montana and western North Dakota south to northern Arizona and northwestern New Mexico [syn: {Calochortus nuttallii}]

Segovia
n : Spanish guitarist who made classical guitar a concert instrument (1893-1987) [syn: {Andres Segovia}]

segregate
v 1: separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation; "This neighborhood is segregated"; "We don't segregate in this county" [ant: {desegregate}]
2: divide from the main body or mass and collect; "Many towns segregated into new counties"; "Experiments show clearly that genes segregate"
3: separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others; "the sun degregates the carbon"; "large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims"

segregated
adj : separated or isolated from others or a main group; "a segregated school system"; "a segregated neighborhood" [syn: {unintegrated}] [ant: {integrated}]

segregation
n 1: (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes
2: a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups [syn: {separatism}]
3: the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury" [syn: {sequestration}] [ant: {integration}]

segregationist
n : someone who believes the races should be kept apart [syn: {segregator}]

segregator
n : someone who believes the races should be kept apart [syn: {segregationist}]

segue
v : proceed without interruption; in music or talk; "He segued into another discourse"

sei whale
n : similar to but smaller than the finback whale [syn: {Balaenoptera borealis}]

seiche
n : a wave on the surface of a lake or landlocked bay; caused by atmospheric or seismic disturbances

seidel
n : a glass for beer

Seidlitz powder
n : an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic [syn: {Seidlitz powders}, {Rochelle powder}]

Seidlitz powders
n : an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic [syn: {Seidlitz powder}, {Rochelle powder}]

seif dune
n : a long and tall sand dune with a sharp crest; common in the Sahara

seigneur
n : a man of rank in the ancien regime [syn: {feudal lord}, {seignior}]

Seigneur de Bayard
n : French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524) [syn: {Bayard}, {Chevalier de Bayard}, {Pierre Terrail}, {Pierre de Terrail}]

seigneury
n : the estate and power of a seigneur [syn: {seigniory}, {signory}]

seignior
n : a man of rank in the ancien regime [syn: {feudal lord}, {seigneur}]

seigniorage
n : charged by a government for coining bullion

seigniory
n : the estate and power of a seigneur [syn: {seigneury}, {signory}]

Seiji Ozawa
n : United States conductor (born in Japan in 1935) [syn: {Ozawa}]

Seine
n 1: a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel [syn: {Seine River}]
2: a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom
v : fish with a seine; catch fish with a seine

Seine River
n : a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel [syn: {Seine}]

seism
n : shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity [syn: {earthquake}, {quake}, {temblor}]

seismal
adj : subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration [syn: {seismic}]

seismic
adj : subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration [syn: {seismal}]

seismic disturbance
n : an instance of agitation of the earth's crust; "the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch" [syn: {shock}]

seismograph
n : a measuring instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity and direction and duration of movements of the ground (as an earthquake)

seismologic
adj : of or concerned with seismology [syn: {seismological}]

seismological
adj : of or concerned with seismology [syn: {seismologic}]

seismologist
n : a scientist who studies earthquakes

seismology
n : the branch of geology that studies earthquakes

seismosaur
n : huge herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous found in western North America [syn: {ground-shaker}]

Seismosaurus
n : genus of large herbivorous dinosaurs of Cretaceous found in western North America [syn: {genus Seismosaurus}]

Seiurus
n : ovenbirds and water thrushes [syn: {genus Seiurus}]

Seiurus aurocapillus
n : American warbler; builds a dome-shaped nest on the ground [syn: {ovenbird}]

seize
v 1: take hold of; grab; "The salesclerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" [syn: {prehend}, {clutch}]
2: take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"
3: take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle" [syn: {appropriate}, {capture}, {conquer}]
4: take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork" [syn: {impound}, {attach}, {sequester}, {confiscate}]
5: seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died" [syn: {assume}, {usurp}, {take over}, {arrogate}]
6: hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish"
7: affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unberable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease" [syn: {clutch}, {get hold of}]
8: capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination" [syn: {grab}]

seize on
v : adopt; "take up new ideas" [syn: {take up}, {latch on}, {fasten on}, {hook on}]

seize with teeth
v : to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her" [syn: {bite}]

seized
adj : taken without permission or consent especially by public authority; "the condemned land was used for a highway cloverleaf"; "the confiscated liquor was poured down the drain" [syn: {appropriated}, {condemned}, {confiscate}, {confiscated}, {taken over}]

seizer
n : a kidnapper who drugs men and takes them for compulsory service aboard a ship [syn: {shanghaier}]

seizing
n 1: small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
2: the act of gripping something firmly with the hands [syn: {grasping}, {taking hold}, {prehension}]

seizure
n 1: a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; "he suffered an epileptic seizure" [syn: {ictus}, {raptus}]
2: the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property [syn: {capture}, {gaining control}]
3: the act of taking of a person by force [syn: {capture}]
4: the taking possession of something by legal process

seizure-alert dog
n : a dog that can alert or assist people with seizure disorders

Sekhet
n : a lion-headed Egyptian goddess; typifies life-destroying power of the sun [syn: {Eye of Ra}]

selachian
n : any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates [syn: {elasmobranch}]

Selachii
n : sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates [syn: {Elasmobranchii}, {subclass Elasmobranchii}, {subclass Selachii}]

Selaginella
n : type and sole genus of the Selaginellaceae; evergreen mosslike plants: spike moss and little club moss [syn: {genus Selaginella}]

Selaginella apoda
n : spikemoss forming dense mats; eastern North America [syn: {meadow spikemoss}, {basket spikemoss}]

Selaginella eatonii
n : occurs widely in Florida [syn: {florida selaginella}]

Selaginella eremophila
n : prostrate spikemoss; California [syn: {desert selaginella}]

Selaginella lepidophylla
n : densely tufted fern ally of southwestern United States to Peru; curls up in a tight ball when dry and expands and grows under moist conditions [syn: {resurrection plant}, {rose of Jericho}]

Selaginella rupestris
n : tufted spikemoss forming loose spreading mats; eastern North America [syn: {rock spikemoss}, {dwarf lycopod}]

Selaginellaceae
n : lesser clubmosses: terrestrial chiefly tropical plants resembling mosses [syn: {family Selaginellaceae}]

Selaginellales
n : in some classifications included in Lycopodiales [syn: {order Selaginellales}]

Selar
n : big-eyed scad [syn: {genus Selar}]

Selar crumenophthalmus
n : of Atlantic coastal waters; commonly used for bait [syn: {bigeye scad}, {big-eyed scad}, {goggle-eye}]

Selcraig
n : Sottish sailor who was put ashore on a deserted island off the coast of Chile for five years (providing the basis for Daniel Defoe's novel about Robinson Crusoe) (1676-1721) [syn: {Selkirk}, {Alexander Selkirk}, {Alexander Selcraig}]

seldom
adv : not often; "we rarely met" [syn: {rarely}] [ant: {frequently}]

select
adj 1: of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" [syn: {choice}, {prime(a)}, {prize}, {quality}]
2: selected or chosen for special qualifications; "the blue-ribbon event of the season" [syn: {blue-ribbon(a)}]
v : pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" [syn: {choose}, {take}, {pick out}]

select committee
n : a parliamentary committee appointed for some special purpose

selected
adj : chosen in preference to another [ant: {unselected}]

selection
n 1: the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" [syn: {choice}, {option}, {pick}]
2: an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes"
3: the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor" [syn: {choice}, {pick}]
4: a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment [syn: {survival}, {survival of the fittest}, {natural selection}]
5: a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" [syn: {excerpt}, {extract}]

selective
adj 1: tending to select; characterized by careful choice; "an exceptionally quick and selective reader"- John Mason Brown
2: characterized by very careful or fastidious selection; "the school was very selective in its admissions"

selective amnesia
n : amnesia about particular events that is very convenient for the person who cannot remember; "why do politicians always develop selective amnesia when questioned about their transgressions?"

selective information
n : (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands of bits of information" [syn: {information}, {entropy}]

selective jamming
n : electronic jamming of a specific channel or frequency [syn: {spot jamming}]

selective lipectomy
n : plastic surgery involving the breakdown and suction of fatty tissue [syn: {lipectomy}]

Selective Service
n 1: an independent federal agency that administers compulsory military service [syn: {Selective Service System}, {SSS}]
2: compulsory military service [syn: {conscription}, {muster}, {draft}]

Selective Service System
n : an independent federal agency that administers compulsory military service [syn: {Selective Service}, {SSS}]

selectively
adv : in a selective manner; "we choose our students very selectively" [syn: {by selection}]

selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor
n : an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain [syn: {SSRI}]

selectivity
n : the property of being selective

selectman
n : an elected member of a board of officials who run New England towns

selector
n 1: a person who chooses or selects out [syn: {picker}, {chooser}]
2: a switch that is used to select among alternatives [syn: {selector switch}]

selector switch
n : a switch that is used to select among alternatives [syn: {selector}]

selectwoman
n : an elected member of a board of officials who run New England towns

Selenarctos
n : Asiatic black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus [syn: {genus Selenarctos}]

Selenarctos thibetanus
n : black bear of central and eastern Asia [syn: {Asiatic black bear}, {black bear}, {Ursus thibetanus}]

Selene
n 1: (Greek mythology) goddess of the moon in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Luna
2: a genus of Carangidae [syn: {genus Selene}]

Selene setapinnis
n : any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies [syn: {moonfish}, {Atlantic moonfish}, {horsefish}, {horsehead}, {horse-head}, {dollarfish}]

Selene vomer
n : similar to moonfish but with eyes high on the truncated forehead [syn: {lookdown}, {lookdown fish}]

selenic acid
n : a strong acid (H2SeO4) analogous to sulfuric acid

Selenicereus
n : mostly epiphytic climbing cacti that bloom at night [syn: {genus Selenicereus}]

Selenicereus grandiflorus
n : tropical American climbing cactus having triangular branches; often cultivated for its large showy night-blooming flowers followed by yellow red-streaked fruits [syn: {queen of the night}]

Selenipedium
n : genus of tall reedlike tropical American orchids; includes species with pods used locally as a substitute for vanilla [syn: {genus Selenipedium}]

selenium
n : a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable gray metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the light than in the dark and is used in photocells; occurs in sulfide ores (as pyrite) [syn: {Se}, {atomic number 34}]

selenium cell
n : a photoelectric cell that uses a strip of selenium

selenolatry
n : worship of the moon [syn: {moon-worship}]

Seles
n : United States tennis player (born in Yugoslavia in 1973) [syn: {Monica Seles}]

seleucidae
See {seleucid}

Seleucus
n : Macedonian general who accompanied Alexander the Great into Asia; founded a line of kings who reigned in Asia Minor until 65 BC (358-281 BC) [syn: {Seleucus I}, {Seleucus I Nicator}]

Seleucus I
n : Macedonian general who accompanied Alexander the Great into Asia; founded a line of kings who reigned in Asia Minor until 65 BC (358-281 BC) [syn: {Seleucus}, {Seleucus I Nicator}]

Seleucus I Nicator
n : Macedonian general who accompanied Alexander the Great into Asia; founded a line of kings who reigned in Asia Minor until 65 BC (358-281 BC) [syn: {Seleucus}, {Seleucus I}]

self
adj 1: combining form; oneself or itself; "self-control"
2: used as a combining form; relating to--of or by or to or from or for--the self; "self-knowledge"; "self-proclaimed"; "self-induced"
n 1: your consciousness of your own identity [syn: {ego}]
2: a person considered as a unique individual; "one's own self" [also: {selves} (pl)]

self acceptance
n : an acceptance of yourself as you are, warts and all

self induction
n : property whereby an electromotive force is induced in a circuit by a variation of current in the circuit itself

self-abasement
n : voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing [syn: {penance}, {self-mortification}]

self-abnegating
adj : used especially of behavior [syn: {renunciant}, {renunciative}, {self-denying}]

self-abnegation
n : renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others [syn: {abnegation}, {denial}, {self-denial}, {self-renunciation}]

self-absorbed
adj : absorbed in your own interests or thoughts etc [syn: {self-involved}]

self-absorption
n : preoccupation with yourself to the exclusion of everything else

self-abuse
n : manual stimulation of the genital organs (of yourself or another) for sexual pleasure [syn: {masturbation}, {onanism}]

self-accusation
n : an admission that you have failed to do or be something you know you should do or be [syn: {self-condemnation}]

self-acting
adj : designed to activate or move or regulate itself; "a self-activating sprinkler system" [syn: {self-activating}, {self-moving}, {self-regulating}]

self-activating
adj : designed to activate or move or regulate itself; "a self-activating sprinkler system" [syn: {self-acting}, {self-moving}, {self-regulating}]

self-adapting program
n : a program that can change its performance in response to its environment

self-addressed
adj : addressed to yourself; "enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope with all submissions"

self-aggrandisement
n : an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance [syn: {self-aggrandizement}, {ego trip}]

self-aggrandising
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of self-aggrandizement [syn: {self-aggrandizing}]
2: exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" [syn: {boastful}, {braggart(a)}, {bragging(a)}, {braggy}, {big}, {cock-a-hoop}, {crowing}, {self-aggrandizing}]

self-aggrandizement
n : an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance [syn: {self-aggrandisement}, {ego trip}]

self-aggrandizing
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of self-aggrandizement [syn: {self-aggrandising}]
2: exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" [syn: {boastful}, {braggart(a)}, {bragging(a)}, {braggy}, {big}, {cock-a-hoop}, {crowing}, {self-aggrandising}]

self-analysis
n 1: a penetrating examination of your own beliefs and motives [syn: {soul-searching}]
2: the application of psychotherapeutic principles to the analysis of your own personality

self-annihilation
n : the act of killing yourself; "it is a crime to commit suicide" [syn: {suicide}, {self-destruction}]

self-appointed
adj : designated or chosen by yourself; "a self-appointed guardian of public morals"

self-asserting
adj : confidently aggressive; "too assertive as a salesman"; "his self-assertive and unflagging energy" [syn: {assertive}, {self-assertive}]

self-assertion
n 1: the act of putting forth your own opinions in a boastful or inconsiderate manner that implies you feel superior to others
2: the act of asserting yourself in an aggressive manner

self-assertive
adj 1: confidently aggressive; "too assertive as a salesman"; "his self-assertive and unflagging energy" [syn: {assertive}, {self-asserting}]
2: offensively self-assertive [syn: {bumptious}]

self-assertiveness
n : aggressive self-assurance; given to making bold assertions [syn: {assertiveness}]

self-assurance
n : freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority" [syn: {assurance}, {confidence}, {self-confidence}, {authority}, {sureness}]

self-assured
adj : showing poise and confidence in your own worth; "hardly more than a boy but firm-knit and self-confident" [syn: {self-confident}]

self-aware
adj : aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts; "self-conscious awareness"; "self-conscious about their roles as guardians of the social values"- D.M.Potter [syn: {self-conscious}]

self-awareness
n : awareness of your own individuality

self-centered
adj : limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs [syn: {egocentric}, {egoistical}, {self-centred}]

self-centeredness
n : attempting to get personal recognition for yourself (especially by unacceptable means) [syn: {egoism}, {egocentrism}, {self-interest}, {self-concern}] [ant: {altruism}]

self-centred
adj : limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs [syn: {egocentric}, {egoistical}, {self-centered}]

self-collected
adj : in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble" [syn: {collected}, {equanimous}, {poised}, {self-contained}, {self-possessed}]

self-colored
adj : entirely of a single color throughout; "a solid fabric" [syn: {solid}, {self-coloured}]

self-coloured
adj : entirely of a single color throughout; "a solid fabric" [syn: {solid}, {self-colored}]

self-command
n : the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior [syn: {self-control}, {self-possession}, {possession}, {willpower}, {self-will}]

self-complacency
n : the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself; "his complacency was absolutely disgusting" [syn: {complacency}, {complacence}, {self-satisfaction}]

self-conceited
adj : characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes" [syn: {conceited}, {egotistic}, {egotistical}, {swollen}, {swollen-headed}, {vain}]

self-conceitedly
adv : in a conceited manner; "he always acts so conceitedly!" [syn: {conceitedly}, {with conceit}]

self-concern
n : attempting to get personal recognition for yourself (especially by unacceptable means) [syn: {egoism}, {egocentrism}, {self-interest}, {self-centeredness}] [ant: {altruism}]

self-condemnation
n : an admission that you have failed to do or be something you know you should do or be [syn: {self-accusation}]

self-confessed
adj : owned up to; "his admitted doubts"; "the conceded error"; "a confessed murderer"; "a self-confessed plagiarist" [syn: {self-confessed(a)}]

self-confidence
n : freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority" [syn: {assurance}, {self-assurance}, {confidence}, {authority}, {sureness}]

self-confident
adj : showing poise and confidence in your own worth; "hardly more than a boy but firm-knit and self-confident" [syn: {self-assured}]

self-conscious
adj 1: aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts; "self-conscious awareness"; "self-conscious about their roles as guardians of the social values"- D.M.Potter [syn: {self-aware}]
2: excessively and uncomfortably conscious of your appearance or behavior; "self-conscious teenagers"; "wondered if she could ever be untidy without feeling self-conscious about it"

self-consciously
adv 1: in a self-conscious manner; "the little girl self-consciously recited the poem" [ant: {unselfconsciously}]
2: in a self-conscious manner; "he asked self-consciously"

self-consciousness
n 1: embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you [syn: {uneasiness}, {uncomfortableness}]
2: self-awareness plus the additional realization that others are similarly aware of you [ant: {unselfconsciousness}]

self-consistent
adj : not self-contradictory

self-contained
adj 1: constituting a complete and independent unit in and of itself; "the university is like a self-contained city with shops and all amenities"
2: in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble" [syn: {collected}, {equanimous}, {poised}, {self-collected}, {self-possessed}]

self-contemplation
n : the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct [syn: {introspection}, {self-examination}]

self-contradictory
adj 1: seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true; "it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking" [syn: {paradoxical}]
2: in disagreement; "the figures are at odds with our findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley [syn: {at odds(p)}, {conflicting}, {contradictory}]

self-control
n 1: the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses [syn: {self-denial}, {self-discipline}]
2: the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior [syn: {self-possession}, {possession}, {willpower}, {self-command}, {self-will}]

self-criticism
n : criticism of yourself

self-cultivation
n : the process of educating yourself [syn: {self-education}]

self-deceit
n : a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it [syn: {self-deception}]

self-deception
n : a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it [syn: {self-deceit}]

self-defeating
adj : acting to defeat its own purpose; "it is self-defeating...to ignore the progress of events"

self-defence
n : the act of defending yourself [syn: {self-defense}, {self-protection}]

self-defense
n : the act of defending yourself [syn: {self-defence}, {self-protection}]

self-denial
n 1: the trait of practicing self discipline [syn: {self-discipline}]
2: the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses [syn: {self-discipline}, {self-control}]
3: renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others [syn: {abnegation}, {self-abnegation}, {denial}, {self-renunciation}]

self-denying
adj 1: willing to deprive yourself [syn: {self-giving}, {self-sacrificing}]
2: used especially of behavior [syn: {renunciant}, {renunciative}, {self-abnegating}]

self-deprecating
adj : conscious of your own shortcomings

self-depreciation
n : a feeling of being of little worth

self-destroy
v : do away with oneself or itself; "The machine will self-destruct if you tamper with it" [syn: {self-destruct}]

self-destruct
v : do away with oneself or itself; "The machine will self-destruct if you tamper with it" [syn: {self-destroy}]

self-destruction
n 1: the act of killing yourself; "it is a crime to commit suicide" [syn: {suicide}, {self-annihilation}]
2: the act of destroying yourself; "his insistence was pure self-destruction"

self-destructive
adj : dangerous to yourself or your interests; "suicidal impulses"; "a suicidal corporate takeover strategy"; "a kamikaze pilot" [syn: {suicidal}]

self-determination
n 1: government of a country by its own people [syn: {self-government}, {self-rule}]
2: determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion

self-directed
adj : of persons; free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment [syn: {autonomous}, {self-reliant}]

self-direction
n : personal independence [syn: {autonomy}, {self-reliance}, {self-sufficiency}]

self-discipline
n 1: the trait of practicing self discipline [syn: {self-denial}]
2: the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses [syn: {self-denial}, {self-control}]

self-disciplined
adj : used of persons

self-discovery
n : discovering your own individuality

self-disgust
n : shame resulting from strong dislike of yourself or your actions [syn: {self-hatred}]

self-distrust
n : lack of self-confidence [syn: {diffidence}, {self-doubt}] [ant: {confidence}]

self-doubt
n : lack of self-confidence [syn: {diffidence}, {self-distrust}] [ant: {confidence}]

self-drive
n : a rented car; "she picked up a hire car at the airport and drove to her hotel" [syn: {car rental}, {hire car}, {rent-a-car}, {u-drive}, {you-drive}]

self-educated
adj : educated by your own efforts rather than by formal instruction

self-education
n : the process of educating yourself [syn: {self-cultivation}]

self-effacement
n : withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous [syn: {effacement}]

self-effacing
adj : reluctant to draw attention to yourself [syn: {reticent}]

self-employed
adj : working for yourself [syn: {freelance}] [ant: {salaried}]

self-employed person
n : a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them [syn: {freelance}, {independent}]

self-enclosed
adj : of self-imposed enclosure or confinement; "a self-enclosed Jewish cosmos"

self-esteem
n 1: a feeling of pride in yourself [syn: {self-pride}]
2: the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure" [syn: {dignity}, {self-respect}, {self-regard}]

self-evident
adj : evident without proof or argument; "an axiomatic truth"; "we hold these truths to be self-evident" [syn: {axiomatic}, {taken for granted(p)}]

self-evident truth
n : an assumption that is basic to an argument [syn: {basic assumption}, {constatation}]

self-evidently
adv : in a self-evident manner

self-examination
n : the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct [syn: {introspection}, {self-contemplation}]

self-examining
adj : introspective

self-explanatory
adj : needing no explanation

self-expression
n : the expression of one's individuality (usually through creative activities)

self-feeder
n : a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material; "the feeder discharged feed into a trough for the livestock" [syn: {feeder}]

self-fertilisation
n : fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual [syn: {self-fertilization}] [ant: {cross-fertilization}]

self-fertilised
adj : fertilized by its own pollen [syn: {self-fertilized}, {self-pollinated}]

self-fertilization
n : fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual [syn: {self-fertilisation}] [ant: {cross-fertilization}]

self-fertilized
adj : fertilized by its own pollen [syn: {self-fertilised}, {self-pollinated}]

self-flagellation
n : self-punishment inflicted by whipping

self-forgetful
adj : showing lack of self-interest

self-fulfillment
n : the fulfillment of your capacities [syn: {self-realization}, {self-realisation}]

self-generated
adj 1: happening or arising without apparent external cause; "spontaneous laughter"; "spontaneous combustion"; "a spontaneous abortion" [syn: {spontaneous}] [ant: {induced}]
2: originating from the self [syn: {self-produced}]

self-giving
adj : willing to deprive yourself [syn: {self-denying}, {self-sacrificing}]

self-governing
adj : of political bodies; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state" [syn: {autonomous}, {independent}, {sovereign}]

self-government
n : government of a country by its own people [syn: {self-determination}, {self-rule}]

self-gratification
n 1: indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures [syn: {dissoluteness}, {incontinence}]
2: the act of satisfying your own desires and giving yourself pleasure [syn: {head trip}]

self-hatred
n : shame resulting from strong dislike of yourself or your actions [syn: {self-disgust}]

self-heal
n : decumbent blue-flowered European perennial thought to possess healing properties; naturalized throughout North America [syn: {heal all}, {Prunella vulgaris}]

self-help
n : the act of helping or improving yourself without relying on anyone else

self-hypnosis
n : hypnosis induced by yourself [syn: {self-suggestion}, {autosuggestion}]

self-importance
n 1: an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others [syn: {ego}, {egotism}]
2: an exaggerated opinion of your own importance [syn: {egotism}, {swelled head}]

self-important
adj : having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride; "an arrogant official"; "arrogant claims"; "chesty as a peacock" [syn: {arrogant}, {chesty}]

self-imposed
adj : voluntarily assumed or endured; "self-imposed exile"

self-improvement
n : the act of improving yourself [syn: {self-reformation}]

self-incrimination
n : an accusation that incriminates yourself

self-inductance
n : the ratio of the electromotive force produced in a circuit by self-induction to the rate of change of current producing it, expressed in henries [syn: {coefficient of self induction}]

self-induction
n 1: induction in a circuit caused by changes in the circuit itself
2: generation of an electromotive force (EMF) in a circuit by changing the current in that circuit; usually measured in henries

self-indulgence
n 1: an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires [syn: {indulgence}]
2: immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites [syn: {intemperance}, {intemperateness}]

self-indulgent
adj : indulgent of your own appetites and desires; "a self-indulgent...way of looking at life"- Havelock Ellis

self-insurance
n : insuring yourself by setting aside money to cover possible losses rather than by purchasing an insurance policy

self-interest
n 1: taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others [syn: {opportunism}, {self-seeking}, {expedience}]
2: attempting to get personal recognition for yourself (especially by unacceptable means) [syn: {egoism}, {egocentrism}, {self-concern}, {self-centeredness}] [ant: {altruism}]

self-involved
adj : absorbed in your own interests or thoughts etc [syn: {self-absorbed}]

selfish
adj : concerned chiefly or only with yourself; "Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights"- Maria Weston Chapman [ant: {unselfish}]

selfish person
n : a person who is unusually selfish

selfishly
adv : in an egotistical manner; "he behaved egotistically" [syn: {egotistically}] [ant: {unselfishly}]

selfishness
n : stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others [ant: {unselfishness}]

self-justification
n : a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable" [syn: {excuse}, {alibi}, {exculpation}]

self-knowledge
n : an understanding of yourself and your goals and abilities

selfless
adj : showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others [syn: {altruistic}] [ant: {egoistic}]

selflessly
adv : in an altruistic manner; "he acted selflessly when he helped the old lady in distress" [syn: {altruistically}]

selflessness
n 1: the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others [syn: {altruism}] [ant: {egoism}]
2: acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity [syn: {self-sacrifice}]

self-limited
adj : relating to a disease that tends to run a definite course without treatment

self-loader
n : a firearm that reloads itself [syn: {autoloader}]

self-loading
adj : (of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously; "an autoloading rifle" [syn: {autoloading(a)}, {semiautomatic}]

self-locking
adj : locking automatically when closed

self-love
n 1: feelings of excessive pride [syn: {amour propre}, {conceit}, {vanity}]
2: an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself [syn: {narcism}, {narcissism}]

self-loving
adj : characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance [syn: {egotistic}, {egotistical}, {narcissistic}]

self-made
adj : having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts; "a self-made millionaire"

self-mortification
n : voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing [syn: {penance}, {self-abasement}]

self-moving
adj : designed to activate or move or regulate itself; "a self-activating sprinkler system" [syn: {self-acting}, {self-activating}, {self-regulating}]

self-opinionated
adj : obstinate in your opinions [syn: {opinionated}, {opinionative}]

self-organisation
n : organizing yourself (especially organizing your own labor union) [syn: {self-organization}]

self-organization
n : organizing yourself (especially organizing your own labor union) [syn: {self-organisation}]

self-pity
n : a feeling of sorrow (often self-indulgent) over your own sufferings

self-pollinated
adj : fertilized by its own pollen [syn: {self-fertilized}, {self-fertilised}]

self-pollinating
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of self-pollination

self-pollination
n : fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers to the stigma of the same flower [ant: {cross-pollination}]

self-portrait
n : a portrait of yourself created by yourself

self-possessed
adj : in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble" [syn: {collected}, {equanimous}, {poised}, {self-collected}, {self-contained}]

self-possession
n : the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior [syn: {self-control}, {possession}, {willpower}, {self-command}, {self-will}]

self-praise
n : speaking of yourself in superlatives [syn: {boast}, {boasting}, {jactitation}]

self-preservation
n : preservation of yourself from harm; a natural or instinctive tendency

self-pride
n : a feeling of pride in yourself [syn: {self-esteem}]

self-produced
adj : originating from the self [syn: {self-generated}]

self-propelled
adj 1: containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement; "a self-propelled vehicle" [syn: {automotive}, {self-propelling}]
2: moved forward by its own force or momentum; "a self-propelled egotist"; "the arms program is now self-propelled" [syn: {self-propelling}]

self-propelled vehicle
n : a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion

self-propelling
adj 1: containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement; "a self-propelled vehicle" [syn: {automotive}, {self-propelled}]
2: moved forward by its own force or momentum; "a self-propelled egotist"; "the arms program is now self-propelled" [syn: {self-propelled}]

self-protection
n : the act of defending yourself [syn: {self-defense}, {self-defence}]

self-punishment
n : punishment inflicted on yourself

self-raising flour
n : a commercially prepared mixture of flour and salt and a leavening agent [syn: {self-rising flour}]

self-realisation
n : the fulfillment of your capacities [syn: {self-fulfillment}, {self-realization}]

self-realization
n : the fulfillment of your capacities [syn: {self-fulfillment}, {self-realisation}]

self-referent
adj : referring back to itself [syn: {reflexive}]

self-reformation
n : the act of improving yourself [syn: {self-improvement}]

self-regard
n : the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure" [syn: {dignity}, {self-respect}, {self-esteem}]

self-registering thermometer
n : a thermometer that records the temperature automatically

self-regulating
adj : designed to activate or move or regulate itself; "a self-activating sprinkler system" [syn: {self-acting}, {self-activating}, {self-moving}]

self-reliance
n : personal independence [syn: {autonomy}, {self-direction}, {self-sufficiency}]

self-reliant
adj : of persons; free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment [syn: {autonomous}, {self-directed}]

self-renunciation
n : renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others [syn: {abnegation}, {self-abnegation}, {denial}, {self-denial}]

self-report inventory
n : a personality inventory in which a person is asked which of a list of traits and characteristics describe her or him or to indicate which behaviors and hypothetical choices he or she would make [syn: {self-report personality inventory}]

self-report personality inventory
n : a personality inventory in which a person is asked which of a list of traits and characteristics describe her or him or to indicate which behaviors and hypothetical choices he or she would make [syn: {self-report inventory}]

self-reproach
n 1: a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed) [syn: {compunction}, {remorse}]
2: the act of blaming yourself [syn: {self-reproof}]

self-reproof
n : the act of blaming yourself [syn: {self-reproach}]

self-respect
n : the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure" [syn: {dignity}, {self-esteem}, {self-regard}]

self-respectful
adj : having or showing self-esteem [syn: {dignified}, {self-respecting}]

self-respecting
adj : having or showing self-esteem [syn: {dignified}, {self-respectful}]

self-restraint
n : exhibiting restraint imposed on the self; "an effective temperateness in debate" [syn: {temperateness}]

self-righteous
adj : excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile" [syn: {holier-than-thou}, {pietistic}, {pietistical}, {pharisaic}, {pharisaical}, {sanctimonious}]

self-righteously
adv : in a sanctimonious manner; "she was sanctimoniously criticizing everybody" [syn: {sanctimoniously}]

self-rising flour
n : a commercially prepared mixture of flour and salt and a leavening agent [syn: {self-raising flour}]

self-rule
n : government of a country by its own people [syn: {self-government}, {self-determination}]

self-sacrifice
n : acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity [syn: {selflessness}]

self-sacrificing
adj : willing to deprive yourself [syn: {self-denying}, {self-giving}]

selfsame
adj : being the exact same one; not any other:; "this is the identical room we stayed in before"; "the themes of his stories are one and the same"; "saw the selfsame quotation in two newspapers"; "on this very spot"; "the very thing he said yesterday"; "the very man I want to see" [syn: {identical}, {one and the same(p)}, {selfsame(a)}, {very(a)}]

selfsameness
n : the quality of being identical with itself

self-satisfaction
n : the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself; "his complacency was absolutely disgusting" [syn: {complacency}, {complacence}, {self-complacency}]

self-satisfied
adj 1: marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction; "a smug glow of self-congratulation" [syn: {smug}]
2: contented to a fault; "he had become complacent after years of success"; "his self-satisfied dignity" [syn: {complacent}]

self-sealing
adj 1: capable of sealing itself as after being pierced; "self-sealing tires"
2: seals without the application of moisture; "self-sealing envelopes"

self-seeded
adj : growing from seed dispersed by natural agency such as wind or birds [syn: {self-sown}, {self-sowed}]

self-seeker
n : a person who places expediency above principle [syn: {opportunist}]

self-seeking
adj : interested only in yourself [syn: {self-serving}]
n : taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others [syn: {opportunism}, {self-interest}, {expedience}]

self-service
adj : of or denoting an establishment (a restaurant or shop etc.) where customers serve themselves
n : the practice of serving yourself (as in a grocery or cafeteria)

self-serving
adj : interested only in yourself [syn: {self-seeking}]

self-sowed
adj : growing from seed dispersed by natural agency such as wind or birds [syn: {self-seeded}, {self-sown}]

self-sown
adj : growing from seed dispersed by natural agency such as wind or birds [syn: {self-seeded}, {self-sowed}]

self-starter
n 1: an energetic person with unusual initiative
2: an electric starting motor that automatically starts an internal-combustion engine

self-styled
adj : as claimed by and for yourself often without justification; "the self-styled `doctor' has no degree of any kind" [syn: {soi-disant}]

self-sufficiency
n : personal independence [syn: {autonomy}, {self-direction}, {self-reliance}]

self-sufficient
adj : able to provide for your own needs without help from others; "a self-sufficing economic unit" [syn: {self-sufficing}, {self-sustaining}]

self-sufficing
adj : able to provide for your own needs without help from others; "a self-sufficing economic unit" [syn: {self-sufficient}, {self-sustaining}]

self-suggestion
n : hypnosis induced by yourself [syn: {self-hypnosis}, {autosuggestion}]

self-supporting
adj : financially independent; "now that my children are self-supporting"

self-sustained
adj : needing no outside support

self-sustaining
adj : able to provide for your own needs without help from others; "a self-sufficing economic unit" [syn: {self-sufficient}, {self-sufficing}]

self-taught art
n : a genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained artists who do not recognize themselves as artists [syn: {outsider art}, {vernacular art}, {naive art}, {primitive art}]

self-torment
n : self-imposed distress [syn: {self-torture}]

self-torture
n : self-imposed distress [syn: {self-torment}]

self-whispered
adj : as if whispered to yourself

self-will
n 1: resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires [syn: {stubbornness}, {bullheadedness}, {obstinacy}, {obstinance}, {pigheadedness}]
2: the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior [syn: {self-control}, {self-possession}, {possession}, {willpower}, {self-command}]

self-willed
adj : habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition [syn: {froward}, {headstrong}, {willful}, {wilful}]

self-winding
adj : designed so that manual winding is unnecessary; "a self-winding watch"

self-worship
n : worship of yourself [syn: {idiolatry}, {autolatry}]

Seljuk
adj : of or relating to the Seljuks
n : any one of the Turkish dynasties that ruled Asia Minor from the 11th to the 13th centuries; they successfully invaded Byzantium and defended the Holy Land against Crusaders

Selkirk
n : Sottish sailor who was put ashore on a deserted island off the coast of Chile for five years (providing the basis for Daniel Defoe's novel about Robinson Crusoe) (1676-1721) [syn: {Selcraig}, {Alexander Selkirk}, {Alexander Selcraig}]

Selkirk Mountains
n : a range of the Rocky Mountains in southeastern British Columbia

Selkup
n 1: one of the people of mixed Ostyak and Samoyed origin in Siberia [syn: {Ostyak-Samoyed}]
2: the Uralic language spoken by the Ostyak-Samoyed people [syn: {Ostyak-Samoyed}]

sell
n : the activity of persuading someone to buy; "it was a hard sell"
v 1: exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit" [ant: {buy}]
2: be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books sell like hot cakes"
3: do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" [syn: {deal}, {trade}]
4: persuade somebody to accept something; "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers"
5: give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career"
6: deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country" [syn: {betray}]
7: be approved of or gain acceptance; "The new idea sold well in certain circles"
8: be responsible for the sale of; "All her publicity sold the products" [also: {sold}]

sell off
v : get rid of by selling, usually at reduced prices; "The store sold off the surplus merchandise"

sell out
v 1: get rid of all one's merchandise [syn: {sell up}, {liquidize}]
2: give information that compromises others

sell short
v 1: sell securities or commodities or foreign currency that is not actually owned by the seller, who hopes to cover (buy back) the sold items at a lower price and thus to earn a profit
2: underestimate the real value or ability of; "Don't sell your students short--they are just shy and don't show off their knowledge"

sell up
v : get rid of all one's merchandise [syn: {sell out}, {liquidize}]

sellable
adj : fit to be offered for sale; "marketable produce" [syn: {marketable}, {merchantable}, {vendable}, {vendible}]

sell-by date
n : a date stamped on perishable produce indicating the date by which it should be sold

seller
n : someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money [syn: {marketer}, {vender}, {vendor}, {trafficker}]

Sellers
n : English comic actor (1925-1980) [syn: {Peter Sellers}]

seller's market
n : a market in which more people want to buy than want to sell [syn: {sellers' market}]

sellers' market
n : a market in which more people want to buy than want to sell [syn: {seller's market}]

selling
n : the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money [syn: {merchandising}, {marketing}]

selling agent
n : someone who sells goods (on commission) for others

selling point
n : a characteristic of something that is up for sale that makes it attractive to potential customers

selling price
n : the price at which something is offered for sale [syn: {asking price}]

selling race
n : a horse race in which the winning horse must be put up for auction

selloff
n : a sale of a relatively large number of assets (stocks or bonds or commodities) at a low price typically done to dispose of them rather than as normal trade

Sellotape
n : transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names Scotch Tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or mending [syn: {cellulose tape}, {Scotch Tape}]
v : fasten or attach with sellotape; "The hotel manager scotch taped a note to the guest's door" [syn: {scotch tape}]

sellout
n : an act of betrayal

Selma
n : a town in central Alabama on the Alabama river; in 1965 it was the center of a drive to register Black voters

selsyn
n : a system consisting of a generator and a motor so connected that the motor will assume the same relative position as the generator; the generator and the motor are synchronized [syn: {synchro}]

seltzer
n 1: naturally effervescent mineral water
2: effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon dioxide [syn: {soda water}, {carbonated water}, {club soda}, {sparkling water}]

selva
n : a rain forest in a tropical area [syn: {tropical rain forest}]

selvage
n 1: border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet [syn: {selvedge}]
2: the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray [syn: {selvedge}]

selvedge
n 1: border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet [syn: {selvage}]
2: the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray [syn: {selvage}]

selves
self
adj 1: combining form; oneself or itself; "self-control"
2: used as a combining form; relating to--of or by or to or from or for--the self; "self-knowledge"; "self-proclaimed"; "self-induced"
n 1: your consciousness of your own identity [syn: {ego}]
2: a person considered as a unique individual; "one's own self" [also: {selves} (pl)]

selves
See {self}

Selznick
n : United States filmmaker noted for his film adaptations of popular novels (1902-1965) [syn: {David O. Selznick}, {David Oliver Selznick}]

semantic
adj : of or relating to the study of meaning and changes of meaning; "semantic analysis"

semantic error
n : an error in logic or arithmetic that must be detected at run time [syn: {run-time error}, {runtime error}]

semantic memory
n : your memory for meanings and general (impersonal) facts

semantic relation
n : a relation between meanings

semantic role
n : an entity realized by a noun or noun phrase in a clause or sentence [syn: {participant role}]

semantically
adv : with regard to meaning; "semantically empty messages"

semanticist
n : a specialist in the study of meaning [syn: {semiotician}]

semantics
n : the study of language meaning

semaphore
n : an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms
v 1: send signals by or as if by semaphore
2: convey by semaphore, of information

semaphore plant
n : erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine [syn: {telegraph plant}, {Codariocalyx motorius}, {Desmodium motorium}, {Desmodium gyrans}]

Semarang
n : a port city is southern Indonesia; located in northern Java [syn: {Samarang}]

semblance
n 1: an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color" [syn: {gloss}, {color}, {colour}]
2: an erroneous mental representation [syn: {illusion}]
3: picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing [syn: {likeness}]

semen
n : the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract [syn: {seed}, {seminal fluid}, {ejaculate}, {cum}]

semester
n 1: one of two divisions of an academic year
2: half a year; a period of 6 months

semester hour
n : a unit of academic credit; one hour a week for an academic semester [syn: {credit hour}]

semestral
adj : occurring every 6 months or during each 6-month period [syn: {semestrial}]

semestrial
adj : occurring every 6 months or during each 6-month period [syn: {semestral}]

semi
n 1: one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament [syn: {semifinal}]
2: a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together [syn: {trailer truck}, {tractor trailer}, {trucking rig}, {rig}, {articulated lorry}]
3: a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle [syn: {semitrailer}]

semiabstract
adj : characterized by stylized but recognizable subject matter

semi-abstraction
n : a semi-abstract painting

semiannual
adj : occurring or payable twice each year [syn: {biannual}, {biyearly}]

semiannually
adv : twice a year [syn: {biyearly}]

semiaquatic
adj 1: having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult form [syn: {amphibiotic}]
2: partially aquatic; living or growing partly on land and partly in water; "a marginal subaquatic flora" [syn: {subaquatic}]

semiarid
adj : somewhat arid; "a semiarid region with with little annual rainfall"

semiautobiographical
adj : of or relating to a work that combines autobiography and fiction; "a semiautobiographical novel"

semiautomatic
adj 1: partially automatic
2: (of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously; "an autoloading rifle" [syn: {autoloading(a)}, {self-loading}]
n : a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuously [syn: {semiautomatic pistol}]

semiautomatic firearm
n : an autoloader that fires only one shot at each pull of the trigger

semiautomatic pistol
n : a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuously [syn: {semiautomatic}]

semi-automatise
v : make semi-automatic; "Can we semi-automatize the semantic tagging process?" [syn: {semi-automatize}]

semi-automatize
v : make semi-automatic; "Can we semi-automatize the semantic tagging process?" [syn: {semi-automatise}]

semibreve
n : a musical note having the longest time value (equal to four beats in common time) [syn: {whole note}]

semicentenary
adj : of or relating to or marking the 50th anniversary [syn: {semicentennial}]
n : the 50th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: {semicentennial}]

semicentennial
adj : of or relating to or marking the 50th anniversary [syn: {semicentenary}]
n : the 50th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: {semicentenary}]

semicircle
n : a plane figure with the shape of half a circle [syn: {hemicycle}]

semicircular
adj : curved into a half circle

semicircular arch
n : a round arch drawn from a single center [syn: {Roman arch}]

semicircular canal
n : one of three tube loops filled with fluid and in planes nearly at right angles with one another; concerned with equilibrium

semicolon
n : a punctuation mark (`;') used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period

semicoma
n : a mild comatose state; a coma from which the person can be roused by appropriate stimuli

semicomatose
adj : in a state of partial coma

semiconducting
adj : having characteristics of a semiconductor; that is having electrical conductivity greater than insulators but less than good conductors [syn: {semiconductive}]

semiconducting material
n : a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator; its conductivity increases with temperature and in the presence of impurities [syn: {semiconductor}]

semiconductive
adj : having characteristics of a semiconductor; that is having electrical conductivity greater than insulators but less than good conductors [syn: {semiconducting}]

semiconductor
n 1: a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator; its conductivity increases with temperature and in the presence of impurities [syn: {semiconducting material}]
2: a conductor made with semiconducting material [syn: {semiconductor device}, {semiconductor unit}]

semiconductor device
n : a conductor made with semiconducting material [syn: {semiconductor unit}, {semiconductor}]

semiconductor diode
n : a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction [syn: {diode}, {junction rectifier}, {crystal rectifier}]

semiconductor unit
n : a conductor made with semiconducting material [syn: {semiconductor device}, {semiconductor}]

semiconscious
adj : partially conscious; not completely aware of sensations

semiconsciousness
n : marginal consciousness; "his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion and by the blows"; "someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor" [syn: {grogginess}, {stupor}, {stupefaction}]

semidarkness
n : partial darkness

semidesert
n : a region much like a desert but usually located between a desert and the surrounding regions

semidetached
adj : attached on one side only; "a semidetached house"

semi-detached house
n : a dwelling that is attached to something on only one side

semidetached house
n : a house with two units sharing a common wall [syn: {duplex house}, {duplex}]

semidiameter
n : the apparent radius of a celestial body when viewed as a disc from the earth

semiempirical
adj : relying to some extent on observation or experiment

semiepiphyte
n : a plant that is an epiphyte for part of its life [syn: {hemiepiphyte}]

semifinal
n : one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament [syn: {semi}]

semifinalist
n : one of four competitors remaining in a tournament by elimination

semifluidity
n : a property midway between a solid and a liquid

semi-formal
adj : moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket; "he wore semiformal attire"; "a black-tie dinner" [syn: {semiformal}, {black-tie}]

semiformal
adj : moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket; "he wore semiformal attire"; "a black-tie dinner" [syn: {semi-formal}, {black-tie}]

semigloss
n : a paint that dries with a finish between glossy and flat

semihard
adj : somewhat hard

semiliquid
adj : somewhat liquid

semiliterate
adj 1: literate but poorly informed
2: barely able to read and write; "an semiliterate scrawl"
3: able to read but not to write

semilunar
adj : resembling the new moon in shape [syn: {crescent(a)}, {crescent-shaped}, {lunate}]

semilunar bone
n : one of the eight small wrist bones [syn: {lunate bone}, {os lunatum}]

semilunar valve
n : a heart valve with half-moon-shaped cusps; prevents blood from flowing back into the heart

semimajor axis
n : one-half the major axis of an ellipse; the distance from the center of an ellipse to one end

semiminor axis
n : one-half the minor axis of an ellipse

semimonthly
adj : occurring twice a month; "a semimonthly publication" [syn: {bimonthly}]
adv : twice a month; "salaries are paid semimonthly" [syn: {bimonthly}]

seminal
adj 1: pertaining to or containing or consisting of semen; "seminal fluid"
2: containing seeds of later development; "seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another" [syn: {germinal}, {originative}]

seminal duct
n : the efferent duct of the testis in man

seminal fluid
n : the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract [syn: {semen}, {seed}, {ejaculate}, {cum}]

seminal vesicle
n : adds nutrient fluid to semen during ejaculation

seminar
n 1: any meeting for an exchange of ideas
2: a course offered for a small group of advanced students

seminarian
n : a student at a seminary (especially a Roman Catholic seminary) [syn: {seminarist}]

seminarist
n : a student at a seminary (especially a Roman Catholic seminary) [syn: {seminarian}]

seminary
n 1: a private place of education for the young
2: a theological school for training ministers or priests or rabbis

seminiferous
adj : bearing or producing seed or semen; "seminiferous tubules"

seminiferous tubule
n : any of the numerous long convoluted tubules in the testis which are the sites where spermatozoa mature

Seminole
n 1: a member of the Muskhogean people who moved into Florida in the 18th century
2: the Muskhogean language of the Seminole people

Seminole bread
n : small tough woody zamia of Florida and West Indies and Cuba; roots and half-buried stems yield an arrowroot [syn: {coontie}, {Florida arrowroot}, {Zamia pumila}]

seminoma
n : malignant tumor of the testis; usually occurring in older men [syn: {testicular cancer}]

seminude
adj : partially clothed

semiofficial
adj : having some official authority or sanction

semiopaque
adj : partially opaque

semiotic
adj : of or relating to semiotics; "semiotic analysis" [syn: {semiotical}]

semiotical
adj : of or relating to semiotics; "semiotic analysis" [syn: {semiotic}]

semiotician
n : a specialist in the study of meaning [syn: {semanticist}]

semiotics
n : (philosophy) a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols

semipermanent
adj : relating to or extending over a relatively long time; "the long-run significance of the elections"; "the long-term reconstruction of countries damaged by the war"; "a long-term investment" [syn: {long-run}, {long-term}]

semipermeable
adj : (of a membrane) selectively permeable

semipermeable membrane
n : a membrane (as a cell membrane) that allows some molecule to pass through but not others

semipolitical
adj : political in some (but not all) aspects

semiprecious
adj : used of gemstones having less commercial value than precious stones; "such semiprecious stones as amethyst, garnet, jade, and tourmaline"

semiprivate
adj : confined to a small number of hospital patients; "semiprivate room"

semipro
n : an athlete who plays for pay on a part-time basis [syn: {semiprofessional}]

semi-processed
adj : having been subjected to partial processing

semiprofessional
n : an athlete who plays for pay on a part-time basis [syn: {semipro}]

semipublic
adj : having some of the features of public institution

semiquaver
n : a musical note having the time value of a sixteenth of a whole note [syn: {sixteenth note}]

semirigid
adj 1: having a form maintained by a rigid keel-like structure as well as by internal gas pressure
2: not fully rigid

semiskilled
adj : possessing or requiring limited skills; "semiskilled dockworkers"; "a semiskilled job" [syn: {semiskilled(a)}]

semisoft
adj : somewhat soft [syn: {softish}]

semisolid
adj : partly solid; having a rigidity and viscosity intermediate between a solid and a liquid; "a semisolid mixture"

semisweet
adj : having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness [syn: {bittersweet}]

semi-sweet chocolate
n : chocolate liquor with cocoa butter and small amounts of sugar and vanilla; lecithin in usually added [syn: {bittersweet chocolate}, {dark chocolate}]

semisynthetic
adj : not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially; "man-made fibers"; "synthetic leather" [syn: {man-made}, {synthetic}]

Semite
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Semites; "Semite peoples" [syn: {Semitic}]
n : a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa

semiterrestrial
adj : chiefly but not exclusively terrestrial

Semitic
adj 1: of or relating to the group of Semitic languages; "Semitic tongues have a complicated morphology"
2: of or relating to or characteristic of Semites; "Semite peoples" [syn: {Semite}]
n : a major branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family

Semitic deity
n : a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites

Semitic-speaking
adj : able to communicate in a Semitic language

semitone
n : the musical interval between adjacent keys on a keyboard instrument [syn: {half step}]

semitrailer
n : a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle [syn: {semi}]

semitrance
n : a trance-like state in which the person can follow instructions but voluntary action is weak or absent

semitransparency
n : the quality of allowing light to pass diffusely [syn: {translucence}, {translucency}]

semitransparent
adj : almost transparent; allowing light to pass through diffusely; "translucent amber"; "semitransparent curtains at the windows" [syn: {translucent}]

semitropic
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics; "even near the equator vegetation at 5000 ft is subtropical rather than tropical" [syn: {subtropical}, {subtropic}, {semitropical}]

semitropical
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics; "even near the equator vegetation at 5000 ft is subtropical rather than tropical" [syn: {subtropical}, {subtropic}, {semitropic}]

semitropics
n : regions adjacent to the tropics [syn: {subtropics}]

semivowel
n : a vowel-like sound that serves as a consonant [syn: {glide}]

semiweekly
adj : occurring twice a week [syn: {biweekly}]
adv : twice a week; "he called home semiweekly" [syn: {biweekly}]

Semnopithecus entellus
n : langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India [syn: {entellus}, {hanuman}, {Presbytes entellus}]

semolina
n : milled product of durum wheat (or other hard wheat) used in pasta

Sempatch
n : the Swiss Confederation escaped Hapsburg domination by their victory in 1386 [syn: {battle of Sempatch}]

sempiternal
adj : having no known beginning and presumably no end; "the dateless rise and fall of the tides"; "time is endless"; "sempiternal truth" [syn: {dateless}, {endless}]

sempiternity
n : the property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless) [syn: {perpetuity}]

sempstress
n : someone who makes or mends dresses [syn: {dressmaker}, {modiste}, {needlewoman}, {seamstress}]

sen
n : a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel

senate
n 1: assembly possessing high legislative powers
2: the upper house of the United States Congress [syn: {United States Senate}, {US Senate}]

senate campaign
n : a race for election to the senate [syn: {senate race}]

senate race
n : a race for election to the senate [syn: {senate campaign}]

senator
n : a member of a senate

senatorial
adj : of or relating to senators; "senatorial election"

senatorship
n : the office of senator

send
v 1: cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation" [syn: {direct}]
2: to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place; "He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept" [syn: {send out}]
3: cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written" [syn: {mail}, {post}]
4: transport commercially [syn: {transport}, {ship}]
5: assign to a station [syn: {station}, {post}, {base}, {place}]
6: transfer; "The spy sent the classified information off to Russia" [syn: {get off}, {send off}]
7: cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison" [syn: {commit}, {institutionalize}, {institutionalise}, {charge}]
8: broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song" [syn: {air}, {broadcast}, {beam}, {transmit}] [also: {sent}]

send a message
v : give or constitute a signal, not necessarily verbally; "The lack of good teachers sends a strong message to all parents in the community"

send around
v : forward to others; "he is sending around an appeal for funds"

send away
v 1: stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock" [syn: {dismiss}, {send packing}, {drop}]
2: terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: {fire}, {give notice}, {can}, {dismiss}, {give the axe}, {sack}, {force out}, {give the sack}, {terminate}] [ant: {hire}]

send back
v : refer (a matter or legal case) to another committe or authority or court for decision [syn: {remit}, {remand}]

send down
v : suspend temporarily from college or university, in England [syn: {rusticate}]

send for
v : order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!" [syn: {call}]

send in
v 1: mail in; cause to be delivered; "Send in your comments"
2: give one's name or calling card to a servant when making a formal visit

send off
v 1: send away towards a designated goal [syn: {dispatch}, {despatch}]
2: throw, send, or cast forward; "project a missile" [syn: {project}]
3: transfer; "The spy sent the classified information off to Russia" [syn: {send}, {get off}]

send on
v : send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail" [syn: {forward}]

send out
v : to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place; "He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept" [syn: {send}]

send packing
v : stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock" [syn: {dismiss}, {send away}, {drop}]

send word
v : give information or notice to; "I advised him that the rent was due" [syn: {advise}, {notify}, {give notice}, {apprise}, {apprize}]

sendee
n : the intended recipient of a message

sender
n 1: someone who transmits a message; "return to sender" [syn: {transmitter}]
2: set used to broadcast radio or tv signals [syn: {transmitter}]

Sendero Luminoso
n : a terrorist group formed in Peru in the late 1960s as a splinter group from the communist party of Peru; is among the most ruthless guerilla organizations in the world; seeks to destroy Peruvian institutions and replace them with a Maoist peasant regime; is involved in the cocaine trade; "Shining Path has been responsible for 30,000 deaths" [syn: {Shining Path}, {SL}]

sending
n : the act of causing something to go (especially messages)

send-off
n 1: an organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venture [syn: {bon voyage}]
2: a start given to contestants; "I was there with my parents at the kickoff" [syn: {kickoff}, {start-off}]

sendup
n : a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way [syn: {parody}, {lampoon}, {spoof}, {mockery}, {takeoff}, {burlesque}, {travesty}, {charade}, {pasquinade}, {put-on}]

sene
n : 100 sene equal 1 tala

Seneca
n 1: Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD) [syn: {Lucius Annaeus Seneca}]
2: a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living in New York state south of Lake Ontario
3: the Iroquoian language spoken by the Seneca people

Seneca snakeroot
n : eastern North American plant having a terminal cluster of small white flowers and medicinal roots [syn: {Seneka snakeroot}, {senga root}, {senega root}, {senega snakeroot}, {Polygala senega}]

Senecan
adj : of or relating to or like or in the manner of the Roman Seneca

Senecio
n : enormous and diverse cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs and vines and herbs including many weeds [syn: {genus Senecio}]

Senecio aureus
n : weedy herb of the eastern United States to Texas having golden-yellow flowers; sometimes becomes invasive; sometimes placed in genus Senecio [syn: {golden groundsel}, {golden ragwort}, {Packera aurea}]

Senecio bigelovii
n : plant with erect leafy stems bearing clusters of rayless yellow flower heads on bent individual stalks; moist regions of southwestern United States [syn: {nodding groundsel}]

Senecio cineraria
n : stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region having very white woolly stems and leaves; sometimes placed in genus Cineraria [syn: {dusty miller}, {Cineraria maritima}]

Senecio cruentus
n : herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers [syn: {cineraria}, {Pericallis cruenta}]

Senecio doublasii
n : bluish-green bushy leafy plant covered with close white wool and bearing branched clusters of yellow flower heads; southwestern United States; toxic to range livestock [syn: {threadleaf groundsel}]

Senecio glabellus
n : American ragwort with yellow flowers [syn: {butterweed}, {ragwort}]

Senecio jacobaea
n : widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity [syn: {ragwort}, {tansy ragwort}, {ragweed}, {benweed}]

Senecio milkanioides
n : South African succulent evergreen twining climber with yellow flowers grown primarily as a houseplant for its foliage; sometimes placed in genus Senecio [syn: {German ivy}, {Delairea odorata}]

Senecio triangularis
n : perennial with sharply toothed triangular leaves on leafy stems bearing a cluster of yellow flower heads; moist places in mountains of western North America [syn: {arrowleaf groundsel}]

Senecio vulgaris
n : Eurasian weed with heads of small yellow flowers [syn: {groundsel}]

Senefelder
n : German printer who invented lithography (1771-1834) [syn: {Alois Senefelder}, {Aloys Senefelder}]

senega
n 1: dried root of two plants of the genus Polygala containing an irritating saponin
2: perennial bushy herb of Central and southern United States having white flowers with green centers and often purple crest; similar to Seneca snakeroot [syn: {Polygala alba}]

senega root
n : eastern North American plant having a terminal cluster of small white flowers and medicinal roots [syn: {Seneca snakeroot}, {Seneka snakeroot}, {senga root}, {senega snakeroot}, {Polygala senega}]

senega snakeroot
n : eastern North American plant having a terminal cluster of small white flowers and medicinal roots [syn: {Seneca snakeroot}, {Seneka snakeroot}, {senga root}, {senega root}, {Polygala senega}]

Senegal
n : a republic in northwestern Africa on the coast of the Atlantic; formerly a French colony but achieved independence in 1960 [syn: {Republic of Senegal}]

Senegal gum
n : from the vicinity of the Senegal river

Senegalese
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Senegal or its people; "Senegalese villages"; "Senegalese herdsmen"
n : a native or inhabitant of Senegal

Senegalese franc
n : the basic unit of money in Senegal

Seneka snakeroot
n : eastern North American plant having a terminal cluster of small white flowers and medicinal roots [syn: {Seneca snakeroot}, {senga root}, {senega root}, {senega snakeroot}, {Polygala senega}]

senesce
v : grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce" [syn: {age}, {get on}, {mature}, {maturate}]

senescence
n 1: the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age [syn: {aging}, {ageing}]
2: the property characteristic of old age [syn: {agedness}]

senescent
adj : growing old [syn: {aging}, {ageing}]

seneschal
n : the chief steward or butler of a great household [syn: {major-domo}]

senga root
n : eastern North American plant having a terminal cluster of small white flowers and medicinal roots [syn: {Seneca snakeroot}, {Seneka snakeroot}, {senega root}, {senega snakeroot}, {Polygala senega}]

Senhor
n : a Portuguese title of respect; equivalent to English `Mr'

senile
adj : mentally or physically infirm with age; "his mother was doddering and frail" [syn: {doddering}, {doddery}, {gaga}]

senile dementia
n : dementia of the aged; results from degeneration of the brain in the absence of cerebrovascular disease [syn: {senile psychosis}]

senile psychosis
n : dementia of the aged; results from degeneration of the brain in the absence of cerebrovascular disease [syn: {senile dementia}]

senility
n 1: mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations [syn: {dotage}, {second childhood}]
2: the state of being senile

senior
adj 1: older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service; "senior officer" [ant: {junior}]
2: used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college; "the senior prom" [syn: {senior(a)}, {fourth-year}]
3: advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen" [syn: {aged}, {elderly}, {older}]
n 1: an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation
2: a person who is older than you are [syn: {elder}]

senior citizen
n : an elderly person [syn: {oldster}, {old person}, {golden ager}]

senior class
n : final grade or class in high school or college

senior high
n : a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool" [syn: {senior high school}, {high}, {highschool}, {high school}]

senior high school
n : a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool" [syn: {senior high}, {high}, {highschool}, {high school}]

senior moment
n : a momentary lapse of memory (especially in older people)

senior pilot
n : the pilot ins charge of an airship [syn: {captain}]

senior status
n : higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service [syn: {seniority}, {higher status}, {higher rank}]

senior vice president
n : the ranking vice president in a firm that has more than one

seniority
n 1: higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service [syn: {senior status}, {higher status}, {higher rank}]
2: the property of being long-lived [syn: {longevity}]

seniti
n : 100 seniti equal 1 pa'anga

senna
n : any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers; many are used medicinally

Senna alata
n : tropical shrub (especially of Americas) having yellow flowers and large leaves whose juice is used as a cure for ringworm and poisonous bites; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {ringworm bush}, {ringworm shrub}, {ringworm cassia}, {Cassia alata}]

Senna alexandrina
n : erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {Alexandria senna}, {Alexandrian senna}, {true senna}, {tinnevelly senna}, {Indian senna}, {Cassia acutifolia}, {Cassia augustifolia}]

Senna auriculata
n : evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {avaram}, {tanner's cassia}, {Cassia auriculata}]

Senna marilandica
n : North American perennial herb; leaves are used medicinally; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {wild senna}, {Cassia marilandica}]

Senna obtusifolia
n : cosmopolitan tropical herb or subshrub with yellow flowers and slender curved pods; a weed; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {sicklepod}, {Cassia tora}]

Senna occidentalis
n : very leafy malodorous tropical weedy shrub whose seeds have been used as an adulterant for coffee; sometimes classified in genus Cassia [syn: {coffee senna}, {mogdad coffee}, {styptic weed}, {stinking weed}, {Cassia occidentalis}]

Sennacherib
n : king of Assyria who invaded Judea twice and defeated Babylon and rebuilt Nineveh after it had been destroyed by Babylonians (died in 681 BC)

Sennett
n : United States filmmaker (born in Canada) noted for slapstick movies (1880-1960) [syn: {Mack Sennett}]

sennit
n : flat braided cordage that is used on ships

Senor
n : a Spanish title of respect for a man; equivalent to English `Mr'

Senora
n : a Spanish title of respect for a married woman

senores
See {senor}

Senorita
n : a Spanish courtesy title for a girl or unmarried woman

sens
n : street names for marijuana [syn: {pot}, {grass}, {green goddess}, {dope}, {weed}, {gage}, {sess}, {smoke}, {skunk}, {locoweed}, {Mary Jane}]

sensate
adj : having physical sensation; "sensate creatures"

sensation
n 1: an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch" [syn: {sense experience}, {sense impression}, {sense datum}]
2: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: {ace}, {adept}, {champion}, {maven}, {mavin}, {virtuoso}, {genius}, {hotshot}, {star}, {superstar}, {whiz}, {whizz}, {wizard}, {wiz}]
3: a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest; "anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhere between hope and fear"
4: a state of widespread public excitement and interest; "the news caused a sensation"
5: the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing" [syn: {sense}, {sentience}, {sentiency}, {sensory faculty}]

sensational
adj 1: causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion [ant: {unsensational}]
2: commanding attention; "an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"; "a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten"; "a stunning performance" [syn: {arresting}, {stunning}]
3: relating to or concerned in sensation; "the sensory cortex"; "sensory organs" [syn: {sensory}]

sensationalism
n 1: subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes
2: the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes; "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation" [syn: {luridness}]
3: (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good [syn: {sensualism}]
4: (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience [syn: {empiricism}, {empiricist philosophy}]

sensationalist
n : someone who uses exaggerated or lurid material in order to gain public attention [syn: {ballyhoo artist}]

sensationalistic
adj : typical of tabloids; "sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal"; "yellow journalism" [syn: {scandalmongering}, {yellow(a)}]

sensationally
adv : in a sensational manner; "in the summer of 1958 the pianist had a sensationally triumphant return"

sense
n 1: a general conscious awareness; "a sense of security"; "a sense of happiness"; "a sense of danger"; "a sense of self"
2: the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted; "the dictionary gave several senses for the word"; "in the best sense charity is really a duty"; "the signifier is linked to the signified" [syn: {signified}]
3: the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing" [syn: {sensation}, {sentience}, {sentiency}, {sensory faculty}]
4: sound practical judgment; "I can't see the sense in doing it now"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away" [syn: {common sense}, {good sense}, {gumption}, {horse sense}, {mother wit}]
5: a natural appreciation or ability; "a keen musical sense"; "a good sense of timing"
v 1: perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles; "He felt the wind"; "She felt an object brushing her arm"; "He felt his flesh crawl"; "She felt the heat when she got out of the car" [syn: {feel}]
2: detect some circumstance or entity automatically; "This robot can sense the presence of people in the room"; "particle detectors sense ionization"
3: become aware of not through the senses but instinctively; "I sense his hostility"
4: comprehend; "I sensed the real meaning of his letter"

sense datum
n : an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch" [syn: {sensation}, {sense experience}, {sense impression}]

sense experience
n : an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch" [syn: {sensation}, {sense impression}, {sense datum}]

sense impression
n : an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch" [syn: {sensation}, {sense experience}, {sense datum}]

sense modality
n : a particular sense [syn: {modality}, {sensory system}]

sense of balance
n : a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head [syn: {equilibrium}, {labyrinthine sense}, {vestibular sense}, {sense of equilibrium}]

sense of direction
n : an awareness of your orientation in space

sense of duty
n : a motivating awareness of ethical responsibility [syn: {sense of shame}]

sense of equilibrium
n : a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head [syn: {equilibrium}, {labyrinthine sense}, {vestibular sense}, {sense of balance}]

sense of hearing
n : the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was impaired" [syn: {hearing}, {audition}, {auditory sense}, {auditory modality}]

sense of humor
n : the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" [syn: {humor}, {humour}, {sense of humour}]

sense of humour
n : the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" [syn: {humor}, {humour}, {sense of humor}]

sense of movement
n : the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body [syn: {kinesthesis}, {kinaesthesis}, {kinesthesia}, {kinaesthesia}, {kinesthetics}, {muscle sense}] [ant: {kinanesthesia}]

sense of purpose
n : the quality of having a definite purpose [syn: {purposefulness}] [ant: {purposelessness}]

sense of responsibility
n : an awareness of your obligations

sense of right and wrong
n : motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions [syn: {conscience}, {scruples}, {moral sense}]

sense of shame
n : a motivating awareness of ethical responsibility [syn: {sense of duty}]

sense of smell
n : the faculty of smell [syn: {smell}, {olfaction}, {olfactory modality}]

sense of taste
n : the faculty of taste; "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste" [syn: {taste}, {gustation}, {gustatory modality}]

sense of the meeting
n : general agreement reached by an assembled group; "no vote was taken, but after each discussion the chair summed up the sense of the meeting"

sense of touch
n : the faculty of touch; "only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us" [syn: {touch}, {skin senses}, {touch modality}, {cutaneous senses}]

sense organ
n : an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation [syn: {sensory receptor}, {receptor}] [ant: {effector}]

sensed
adj : detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues; "the felt presence of an intruder"; "a sensed presence in the room raised goosebumps on her arms"; "a perceived threat" [syn: {perceived}]

senseless
adj 1: not marked by the use of reason; "mindless violence"; "reasonless hostility"; "a senseless act" [syn: {mindless}, {reasonless}]
2: unresponsive to stimulation; "he lay insensible where he had fallen"; "drugged and senseless" [syn: {insensible}]
3: lacking import; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence" [syn: {pointless}, {purposeless}]
4: (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment [syn: {nitwitted}, {soft-witted}, {witless}]

senselessly
adv 1: in a meaningless and purposeless manner; "these innocent bystanders were senselessly killed"
2: in an unreasonably senseless manner; "these temples were mindlessly destroyed by the Red Guards" [syn: {mindlessly}]

senselessness
n : total lack of meaning or ideas [syn: {inanity}, {mindlessness}, {vacuity}, {pointlessness}]

sensibilise
v : make sensitive or aware; "He was not sensitized to her emotional needs" [syn: {sensitize}, {sensitise}, {sensify}, {sensibilize}] [ant: {desensitize}]

sensibility
n 1: mental responsiveness and awareness [ant: {insensibility}]
2: refined sensitivity to pleasurable or painful impressions; "cruelty offended his sensibility"
3: (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; "sensitivity to pain" [syn: {sensitivity}, {sensitiveness}]

sensibilize
v : make sensitive or aware; "He was not sensitized to her emotional needs" [syn: {sensitize}, {sensitise}, {sensify}, {sensibilise}] [ant: {desensitize}]

sensible
adj 1: showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person" [syn: {reasonable}] [ant: {unreasonable}]
2: able to feel or perceive; "even amoeba are sensible creatures"; "the more sensible p{ enveloping(a), shrouding(a), concealing,& (concealing by enclosing or wrapping as if in something that is not solid; "the enveloping darkness"; "hills concealed by shrouding mists") }arts of the skin" [syn: {sensitive}] [ant: {insensible}]
3: acting with or showing thought and good sense; "a sensible young man" [syn: {thoughtful}]
4: marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a sensible manager"; "a wise decision" [syn: {judicious}, {wise}]
5: readily perceived by the senses; "the sensible universe"; "a sensible odor"
6: aware intuitively or intellectually of something sensed; "made sensible of his mistakes"; "I am sensible that the mention of such a circumstance may appear trifling"- Henry Hallam; "sensible that a good deal more is still to be done"- Edmund Burke
7: proceeding from good sense or judgment; "a sensible choice" [syn: {judicious}]

sensible horizon
n : the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet [syn: {horizon}, {apparent horizon}, {visible horizon}, {skyline}]

sensibleness
n : the quality of showing good sense or practical judgment

sensibly
adv : with good sense or in a reasonable or intelligent manner; "he acted sensibly in the crisis"; "speak more sanely about these affairs"; "acted quite reasonably" [syn: {sanely}, {reasonably}] [ant: {unreasonably}]

sensify
v : make sensitive or aware; "He was not sensitized to her emotional needs" [syn: {sensitize}, {sensitise}, {sensibilize}, {sensibilise}] [ant: {desensitize}]

sensilla
See {sensillum}

sensing
n 1: the perception that something has occurred or some state exists; "early detection can often lead to a cure" [syn: {detection}]
2: becoming aware of something via the senses [syn: {perception}]

sensing element
n : any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner [syn: {detector}, {sensor}]

sensitisation
n 1: the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen) [syn: {sensitization}]
2: (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations) [syn: {sensitization}]
3: rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections [syn: {sensitizing}, {sensitising}, {sensitization}]

sensitise
v 1: cause to sense; make sensitive; "She sensitized me with respect to gender differences in this traditional male-dominated society"; "My tongue became sensitized to good wine" [syn: {sensitize}] [ant: {desensitize}, {desensitize}]
2: make sensitive to a drug or allergen; "Long-term exposure to this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen" [syn: {sensitize}]
3: make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion; "sensitize the photographic film" [syn: {sensitize}]
4: make sensitive or aware; "He was not sensitized to her emotional needs" [syn: {sensitize}, {sensify}, {sensibilize}, {sensibilise}] [ant: {desensitize}]

sensitised
adj : having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); "allergic children"; "hypersensitive to pollen" [syn: {allergic}, {hypersensitive}, {hypersensitized}, {hypersensitised}, {sensitized}, {supersensitive}, {supersensitized}, {supersensitised}]

sensitiser
n : (chemistry) a substance other than a catalyst that facilitates the start of a catalytic reaction [syn: {sensitizer}]

sensitising
adj : making susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli [syn: {sensitizing}] [ant: {desensitizing}]
n : rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections [syn: {sensitizing}, {sensitization}, {sensitisation}]

sensitive
adj 1: responsive to physical stimuli; "a mimosa's leaves are sensitive to touch"; "a sensitive voltmeter"; "sensitive skin"; "sensitive to light" [ant: {insensitive}]
2: having acute mental or emotional sensibility; "sensitive to the local community and its needs" [ant: {insensitive}]
3: able to feel or perceive; "even amoeba are sensible creatures"; "the more sensible p{ enveloping(a), shrouding(a), concealing,& (concealing by enclosing or wrapping as if in something that is not solid; "the enveloping darkness"; "hills concealed by shrouding mists") }arts of the skin" [syn: {sensible}] [ant: {insensible}]
4: hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw" [syn: {sore}, {tender}]
5: used officially of classified information or matters affecting national security

sensitive fern
n : beautiful spreading fern of eastern North America and eastern Asia naturalized in western Europe; pinnately divided fronds show a slight tendency to fold when touched; pinnules enclose groups of sori in beadlike lobes [syn: {bead fern}, {Onoclea sensibilis}]

sensitive pea
n : tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {partridge pea}, {wild sensitive plant}, {Chamaecrista fasciculata}, {Cassia fasciculata}]

sensitive plant
n 1: prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft gray-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled [syn: {touch-me-not}, {shame plant}, {live-and-die}, {humble plant}, {action plant}, {Mimosa pudica}]
2: semi-climbing prickly evergreen shrub of tropical America having compound leaves sensitive to light and touch [syn: {Mimosa sensitiva}]

sensitively
adv : in a sensitive manner; "she questioned the rape victim very sensitively about the attack" [ant: {insensitively}]

sensitiveness
n 1: sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others) [syn: {sensitivity}]
2: (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; "sensitivity to pain" [syn: {sensitivity}, {sensibility}]
3: the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment [syn: {sensitivity}] [ant: {insensitivity}, {insensitivity}]

sensitivity
n 1: (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; "sensitivity to pain" [syn: {sensitiveness}, {sensibility}]
2: the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences; "a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity"
3: sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others) [syn: {sensitiveness}]
4: susceptibility to a pathogen [syn: {predisposition}]
5: the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment [syn: {sensitiveness}] [ant: {insensitivity}, {insensitivity}]

sensitization
n 1: the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen) [syn: {sensitisation}]
2: (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations) [syn: {sensitisation}]
3: rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections [syn: {sensitizing}, {sensitising}, {sensitisation}]

sensitize
v 1: make sensitive or aware; "He was not sensitized to her emotional needs" [syn: {sensitise}, {sensify}, {sensibilize}, {sensibilise}] [ant: {desensitize}]
2: cause to sense; make sensitive; "She sensitized me with respect to gender differences in this traditional male-dominated society"; "My tongue became sensitized to good wine" [syn: {sensitise}] [ant: {desensitize}, {desensitize}]
3: make sensitive to a drug or allergen; "Long-term exposure to this medicine may sensitize you to the allergen" [syn: {sensitise}]
4: make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion; "sensitize the photographic film" [syn: {sensitise}]

sensitized
adj : having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); "allergic children"; "hypersensitive to pollen" [syn: {allergic}, {hypersensitive}, {hypersensitized}, {hypersensitised}, {sensitised}, {supersensitive}, {supersensitized}, {supersensitised}]

sensitizer
n : (chemistry) a substance other than a catalyst that facilitates the start of a catalytic reaction [syn: {sensitiser}]

sensitizing
adj : making susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli [syn: {sensitising}] [ant: {desensitizing}]
n : rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections [syn: {sensitising}, {sensitization}, {sensitisation}]

sensitometer
n : a measuring instrument for measuring the light sensitivity of film over a range of exposures

sensor
n : any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner [syn: {detector}, {sensing element}]

sensorial
adj : involving or derived from the senses; "sensory experience"; "sensory channels" [syn: {sensory}] [ant: {extrasensory}]

sensorimotor
adj : of or relating to the sensory and motor coordination of an organism or to the controlling nerves

sensorimotor area
n : an area of the cortex including the precentral gyrus and the postcentral gyrus and combining sensory and motor functions [syn: {sensorimotor region}]

sensorimotor region
n : an area of the cortex including the precentral gyrus and the postcentral gyrus and combining sensory and motor functions [syn: {sensorimotor area}]

sensorineural
adj : of or relating to the neural process of sensation

sensorineural hearing loss
n : hearing loss due to failure of the auditory nerve [syn: {nerve deafness}]

sensory
adj 1: of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system; "sensory neurons" [syn: {centripetal}, {receptive}, {sensory(a)}]
2: involving or derived from the senses; "sensory experience"; "sensory channels" [syn: {sensorial}] [ant: {extrasensory}]
3: relating to or concerned in sensation; "the sensory cortex"; "sensory organs" [syn: {sensational}]

sensory activity
n : activity intended to achieve a particular sensory result

sensory aphasia
n : aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written words [syn: {Wernicke's aphasia}, {fluent aphasia}, {receptive aphasia}, {impressive aphasia}]

sensory epilepsy
n : focal epilepsy initiated by somatosensory phenomena

sensory faculty
n : the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing" [syn: {sense}, {sensation}, {sentience}, {sentiency}]

sensory hair
n : a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat [syn: {whisker}, {vibrissa}]

sensory nerve
n : a nerve that leads from receptors toward or to the central nervous system

sensory neuron
n : a neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord [syn: {afferent neuron}]

sensory receptor
n : an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation [syn: {sense organ}, {receptor}] [ant: {effector}]

sensory system
n 1: a particular sense [syn: {modality}, {sense modality}]
2: the body's system of sense organs

sensual
adj 1: of the appetites and passions of the body; "animal instincts"; "carnal knowledge"; "fleshly desire"; "a sensual delight in eating"; "music is the only sensual pleasure without vice" [syn: {animal(a)}, {carnal}, {fleshly}]
2: sexually exciting or gratifying; "sensual excesses"; "a sultry look"; "a sultry dance" [syn: {sultry}]

sensualise
v : debase through carnal gratification [syn: {sensualize}, {carnalize}, {carnalise}]

sensualism
n 1: desire for sensual pleasures [syn: {sensuality}, {sensualness}]
2: (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good [syn: {sensationalism}]

sensualist
n : a person who enjoys sensuality

sensuality
n : desire for sensual pleasures [syn: {sensualness}, {sensualism}]

sensualize
v 1: represent materialistically, as in a painting or a sculpture [syn: {carnalize}]
2: ascribe to an origin in sensation [syn: {carnalize}]
3: debase through carnal gratification [syn: {sensualise}, {carnalize}, {carnalise}]

sensually
adv : in a sultry and sensual manner; "the belly dancer mover sensually among the tables" [syn: {sultrily}]

sensualness
n : desire for sensual pleasures [syn: {sensuality}, {sensualism}]

sensuous
adj : taking delight in beauty; "the sensuous joy from all things fair"

sensuously
adv : with aesthetic gratification or delight; "sensuously delighting in the wine and food"

sensuousness
n : a sensuous feeling

sent
adj : caused or enabled to go or be conveyed or transmitted [ant: {unsent}]
n : 100 senti equal 1 kroon [also: {senti} (pl)]

sent
send
v 1: cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation" [syn: {direct}]
2: to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place; "He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept" [syn: {send out}]
3: cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written" [syn: {mail}, {post}]
4: transport commercially [syn: {transport}, {ship}]
5: assign to a station [syn: {station}, {post}, {base}, {place}]
6: transfer; "The spy sent the classified information off to Russia" [syn: {get off}, {send off}]
7: cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison" [syn: {commit}, {institutionalize}, {institutionalise}, {charge}]
8: broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song" [syn: {air}, {broadcast}, {beam}, {transmit}] [also: {sent}]

sent
See {send} [also: {senti} (pl)]

sente
n : 100 sente equal 1 loti [also: {listente} (pl)]

sentence
n 1: a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language; "he always spoke in grammatical sentences"
2: (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise" [syn: {conviction}, {judgment of conviction}, {condemnation}] [ant: {acquittal}]
3: the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned; "he served a prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10 years"; "he is doing time in the county jail" [syn: {prison term}, {time}]
v : pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; "He was condemned to ten years in prison" [syn: {condemn}, {doom}]

sentence stress
n : the distribution of stresses within a sentence

sentence structure
n : the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences [syn: {syntax}, {phrase structure}]

sentential
adj : of or relating to a sentence; "the sentential subject"

sentential function
n : formal expression containing variables; becomes a sentence when variables are replaced by constants

sententious
adj 1: abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing; "too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation"- Kathleen Barnes
2: concise and full of meaning; "welcomed her pithy comments"; "the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams"- Hervey Allen [syn: {pithy}]

sententiously
adv : in a pithy sententious manner; "she expressed herself pithily" [syn: {pithy}]

senti
sent
adj : caused or enabled to go or be conveyed or transmitted [ant: {unsent}]
n : 100 senti equal 1 kroon [also: {senti} (pl)]

senti
sent See {send} [also: {senti} (pl)]

senti
See {sent}

sentience
n 1: state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness; "the crash intruded on his awareness" [syn: {awareness}]
2: the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing" [syn: {sense}, {sensation}, {sentiency}, {sensory faculty}]
3: the readiness to perceive sensations; elementary or undifferentiated consciousness; "gave sentience to slugs and newts"- Richard Eberhart [ant: {insentience}]

sentiency
n : the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing" [syn: {sense}, {sensation}, {sentience}, {sensory faculty}]

sentient
adj 1: endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness; "the living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's stage"- T.E.Lawrence [syn: {animate}] [ant: {insentient}]
2: consciously perceiving; "sentient of the intolerable load"; "a boy so sentient of his surroundings"- W.A.White

sentiment
n 1: tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
2: a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" [syn: {opinion}, {persuasion}, {view}, {thought}]

sentimental
adj 1: given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality
2: effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressons of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry" [syn: {bathetic}, {drippy}, {hokey}, {maudlin}, {mawkish}, {mushy}, {schmaltzy}, {schmalzy}, {slushy}]

sentimentalisation
n : the act of indulging in sentiment [syn: {sentimentalization}, {romanticization}, {romanticisation}]

sentimentalise
v 1: make (someone or something) sentimental or imbue with sentimental qualities; "Too much poetry sentimentalizes the mind"; "These experiences have sentimentalized her" [syn: {sentimentalize}]
2: look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment; "Don't sentimentalize the past events" [syn: {sentimentalize}]
3: act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression [syn: {sentimentalize}, {sentimentize}, {sentimentise}]

sentimentalism
n 1: a sentimental expression or idea
2: a predilection for sentimentality

sentimentalist
n : someone who indulges in excessive sentimentality [syn: {romanticist}]

sentimentality
n 1: falsely emotional in a maudlin way [syn: {mawkishness}, {drippiness}]
2: extravagant or affected feeling or emotion

sentimentalization
n : the act of indulging in sentiment [syn: {sentimentalisation}, {romanticization}, {romanticisation}]

sentimentalize
v 1: look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment; "Don't sentimentalize the past events" [syn: {sentimentalise}]
2: make (someone or something) sentimental or imbue with sentimental qualities; "Too much poetry sentimentalizes the mind"; "These experiences have sentimentalized her" [syn: {sentimentalise}]
3: act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression [syn: {sentimentalise}, {sentimentize}, {sentimentise}]

sentimentally
adv : in a sentimental manner; "`I miss the good old days,' she added sentimentally" [ant: {unsentimentally}]

sentimentise
v : act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression [syn: {sentimentalise}, {sentimentalize}, {sentimentize}]

sentimentize
v : act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression [syn: {sentimentalise}, {sentimentalize}, {sentimentise}]

sentinel
n : a person employed to watch for something to happen [syn: {lookout}, {lookout man}, {sentry}, {watch}, {spotter}, {scout}, {picket}]

sentry
n : a person employed to watch for something to happen [syn: {lookout}, {lookout man}, {sentinel}, {watch}, {spotter}, {scout}, {picket}]

sentry box
n : a small shelter with an open front to protect a sentry from the weather

sentry duty
n : the duty of serving as a sentry; "he was on guard that night" [syn: {guard duty}, {guard}, {sentry go}]

sentry go
n : the duty of serving as a sentry; "he was on guard that night" [syn: {guard duty}, {guard}, {sentry duty}]

senussis
See {senusi}

Seoul
n : the capital and largest city of South Korea; located in northwestern South Korea [syn: {capital of South Korea}]

Sep
n : the month following August and preceding October [syn: {September}, {Sept}]

Sep 11
n : the day in 2001 when Arab suicide bombers hijacked United States airliners and used them as bombs [syn: {9/11}, {9-11}, {September 11}, {Sept. 11}]

sepal
n : one of the green parts that form the calyx of a flower

sepaline
adj : resembling or characteristic of a sepal [syn: {sepaloid}]

sepaloid
adj : resembling or characteristic of a sepal [syn: {sepaline}]

separability
n : the capability of being separated

separable
adj : capable of being divided or dissociated; "often drugs and crime are not dissociable"; "the siamese twins were not considered seperable"; "a song...never conceived of as severable from the melody"; [syn: {dissociable}, {severable}]

separably
adv : with possibility of separation or individuation; "the two ideas were considered separably" [ant: {inseparably}]

separate
adj 1: independent; not united or joint; "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church" [ant: {joint}]
2: individual and distinct; "pegged down each separate branch to the earth"; "a gift for every single child" [syn: {single(a)}]
3: standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything; "a freestanding bell tower"; "a house with a separate garage" [syn: {freestanding}]
4: not living together as man and wife; "decided to live apart"; "maintaining separate households"; "they are separated" [syn: {apart(p)}, {separated}]
5: characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing; "an individual serving"; "separate rooms"; "single occupancy"; "a single bed" [syn: {individual}, {single(a)}]
6: separated according to race, sex, class, or religion; "separate but equal"; "girls and boys in separate classes"
7: have the connection undone; having become separate [syn: {disjoined}]
n 1: a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication [syn: {offprint}, {reprint}]
2: a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments
v 1: act as a barrier between; stand between; "The mountain range divides the two countries" [syn: {divide}]
2: force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" [syn: {disunite}, {divide}, {part}]
3: mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" [syn: {distinguish}, {differentiate}, {secern}, {secernate}, {severalize}, {severalise}, {tell}, {tell apart}]
4: separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" [syn: {divide}, {split}, {split up}, {dissever}, {carve up}] [ant: {unite}]
5: come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated" [syn: {divide}, {part}]
6: divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff"
7: arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" [syn: {classify}, {class}, {sort}, {assort}, {sort out}]
8: become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" [syn: {break}, {split up}, {fall apart}, {come apart}]
9: make a division or separation [syn: {divide}] 10: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up" [syn: {part}, {split up}, {split}, {break}, {break up}] 11: go one's own away; move apart; "The friends separated after the party" [syn: {part}, {split}] 12: treat differently on the basis of sex or race [syn: {discriminate}, {single out}] 13: divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks" [syn: {branch}, {ramify}, {fork}, {furcate}]

separate off
v : partition by means of a divider, such as a screen; "screen off this part of the room" [syn: {screen off}]

separate out
v : remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities" [syn: {filter}, {filtrate}, {strain}, {filter out}]

separated
adj 1: being or feeling set or kept apart from others; "she felt detached from the group"; "could not remain the isolated figure he had been"- Sherwood Anderson; "thought of herself as alone and separated from the others"; "had a set-apart feeling" [syn: {detached}, {isolated}, {set-apart}]
2: spaced apart [syn: {spaced}]
3: not living together as man and wife; "decided to live apart"; "maintaining separate households"; "they are separated" [syn: {apart(p)}, {separate}]
4: separated at the joint; "a dislocated knee"; "a separated shoulder" [syn: {disjointed}, {dislocated}]
5: no longer connected or joined; "a detached part"; "on one side of the island was a hugh rock, almost detached"; "the separated spacecraft will return to their home bases" [syn: {detached}]

separately
adv : apart from others; "taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square"; "the fine points are treated singly" [syn: {individually}, {singly}, {severally}, {one by one}, {on an individual basis}]

separateness
n 1: the state of being several and distinct [syn: {discreteness}, {distinctness}, {severalty}]
2: political independence; "seeking complete political separateness for Taiwan"
3: the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known [syn: {otherness}, {distinctness}]

separation
n 1: the act of dividing or disconnecting
2: coming apart [syn: {breakup}, {detachment}]
3: the state of lacking unity [ant: {union}]
4: the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning" [syn: {interval}]
5: sorting one thing from others; "the separation of wheat from chaff"; "the separation of mail by postal zones"
6: the social act of separating or parting company; "the separation of church and state"
7: the space where a division or parting occurs; "he hid in the separation between walls"
8: termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
9: (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) [syn: {legal separation}]

separation energy
n : the energy required to separate particles from a molecule or atom or nucleus; equals the mass defect [syn: {binding energy}]

separationist
n : an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union) [syn: {separatist}]

separatism
n 1: a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups [syn: {segregation}]
2: a disposition toward schism and secession from a larger group; the principles and practices of separatists; "separatism is a serious problem in Quebec"; "demands for some form of separatism on grounds of religion have been perceived as a threat to mainstream education"

separatist
adj : having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude; "a breakaway faction" [syn: {breakaway}, {fissiparous}]
n : an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union) [syn: {separationist}]

separative
adj 1: used of an accent in Hebrew orthography; indicates that the word marked is separated to a greater or lesser degree rhythmically and grammatically from the word that follows it
2: serving to separate or divide into parts; "partitive tendencies in education"; "the uniting influence was stronger than the separative" [syn: {partitive}]
3: (of a word) referring singly and without exception to the members of a group; "whereas `each,' `every,' `either,' `neither,' and `none' are distributive or referring to a single member of a group, `which' in `which of the men' is separative"

separator
n : an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension [syn: {centrifuge}, {extractor}]

separatrices
separatrix
n : a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information [syn: {solidus}, {slash}, {virgule}, {diagonal}, {stroke}] [also: {separatrices} (pl)]

separatrices
See {separatrix}

separatrix
n : a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information [syn: {solidus}, {slash}, {virgule}, {diagonal}, {stroke}] [also: {separatrices} (pl)]

Sephardi
n : a Jew who is of Spanish or Portuguese or North African descent [syn: {Sephardic Jew}]

Sephardic Jew
n : a Jew who is of Spanish or Portuguese or North African descent [syn: {Sephardi}]

sephardim
See {sephardi}

sepia
n 1: a shade of brown with a tinge of red [syn: {reddish brown}, {burnt sienna}, {Venetian red}]
2: rich brown pigment prepared from the ink of cuttlefishes
3: type genus of the Sepiidae [syn: {genus Sepia}]

Sepiidae
n : true cuttlefishes [syn: {family Sepiidae}]

sepiolite
n : a white clayey mineral [syn: {meerschaum}]

Sepoy Mutiny
n : discontent with British administration in India led to numerous mutinies in 1857 and 1858; the revolt was put down after several battles and seiges (notably the seige at Lucknow) [syn: {Indian Mutiny}]

sepsis
n : the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues

Sept
n 1: the month following August and preceding October [syn: {September}, {Sep}]
2: people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" [syn: {family}, {family line}, {folk}, {kinfolk}, {kinsfolk}, {phratry}]

Sept. 11
n : the day in 2001 when Arab suicide bombers hijacked United States airliners and used them as bombs [syn: {9/11}, {9-11}, {September 11}, {Sep 11}]

septa
septum
n 1: (anatomy) a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities
2: a partition or wall especially in an ovary [also: {septa} (pl)]

septa
See {septum}

septal
adj : of or relating to a septum [syn: {septate}]

septal defect
n : a congenital abnormality in the septum between the left and right sides of the heart

septaria
See {septarium}

septate
adj : of or relating to a septum [syn: {septal}]

septation
n : the division or partitioning of a cavity into parts by a septum

September
n : the month following August and preceding October [syn: {Sep}, {Sept}]

September 11
n : the day in 2001 when Arab suicide bombers hijacked United States airliners and used them as bombs [syn: {9/11}, {9-11}, {Sept. 11}, {Sep 11}]

September 17
n : celebrated in the United States [syn: {Citizenship Day}]

September 29
n : honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn: {Michaelmas}, {Michaelmas Day}]

September elm
n : autumn-flowering elm of southeastern United States [syn: {red elm}, {Ulmus serotina}]

September equinox
n : September 22 [syn: {autumnal equinox}, {fall equinox}] [ant: {vernal equinox}]

septennia
See {septennium}

septentrion
n : any region lying in or toward the north [syn: {North}, {northland}]

septet
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one [syn: {seven}, {7}, {VII}, {sevener}, {heptad}]
2: seven performers or singers who perform together [syn: {septette}]
3: a set of seven similar things considered as a unit [syn: {septette}]
4: seven people considered as a unit [syn: {septette}, {sevensome}]
5: a musical composition written for seven performers [syn: {septette}]

septette
n 1: seven performers or singers who perform together [syn: {septet}]
2: a set of seven similar things considered as a unit [syn: {septet}]
3: seven people considered as a unit [syn: {septet}, {sevensome}]
4: a musical composition written for seven performers [syn: {septet}]

septic
adj 1: containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage" [ant: {antiseptic}]
2: of or relating to or caused by putrefaction; "the septic action occurs at the bottom of the septic tank"

septic sore throat
n : an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus [syn: {streptococcal sore throat}, {strep throat}, {streptococcus tonsilitis}, {throat infection}]

septic tank
n : large tank where solid matter or sewage is disintegrated by bacteria

septicaemia
n : invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection [syn: {blood poisoning}, {septicemia}]

septicemia
n : invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection [syn: {blood poisoning}, {septicaemia}]

septicemic
adj : characteristic of septicemia; "a septicemic temperature curve"

septicemic plague
n : an especially dangerous form in which infecting organisms invade the bloodstream; does not spread from person to person

Septobasidiaceae
n : a family of fungi belonging to the subdivision Basidiomycota [syn: {family Septobasidiaceae}]

Septobasidium
n : type genus of Septobasidiaceae: smooth shelf fungi usually having a well-developed sometimes thick-walled hypobasidium [syn: {genus Septobasidium}]

Septobasidium pseudopedicellatum
n : fungus that frequently encircles twigs and branches of various trees especially citrus trees in southern United States [syn: {felt fungus}]

septrional
adj : of northern regions; from the seven stars (or seven plowing oxen) of Ursa Major

septuagenarian
n : someone whose age is in the seventies

Septuagesima
n : the 3rd Sunday before Lent (or the 9th before Easter) [syn: {Septuagesima Sunday}]

Septuagesima Sunday
n : the 3rd Sunday before Lent (or the 9th before Easter) [syn: {Septuagesima}]

Septuagint
n : the oldest Greek version of the Old Testament; said to have been translated from the Hebrew by Jewish scholars at the request of Ptolemy II

septum
n 1: (anatomy) a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities
2: a partition or wall especially in an ovary [also: {septa} (pl)]

septuple
adj : having seven units or components [syn: {sevenfold}]

sepulcher
n : a chamber that is used as a grave [syn: {burial chamber}, {sepulchre}, {sepulture}]

sepulchral
adj 1: of or relating to a sepulchre; "sepulchral inscriptions"; "sepulchral monuments in churches"
2: gruesomely indicative of death or the dead; "a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones"; "ghastly shrieks"; "the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs" [syn: {charnel}, {ghastly}]
3: suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial; "funereal gloom"; "hollow sepulchral tones" [syn: {funereal}]

sepulchre
n : a chamber that is used as a grave [syn: {burial chamber}, {sepulcher}, {sepulture}]

sepulture
n 1: the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave [syn: {burial}, {entombment}, {inhumation}, {interment}]
2: a chamber that is used as a grave [syn: {burial chamber}, {sepulcher}, {sepulchre}]

sequel
n 1: something that follows something else [syn: {subsequence}]
2: a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it [syn: {continuation}]

sequela
n : any abnormality following or resulting from a disease or injury or treatment; "paralysis is one of the sequelae of poliomyelitis" [also: {sequelae} (pl)]

sequelae
sequela
n : any abnormality following or resulting from a disease or injury or treatment; "paralysis is one of the sequelae of poliomyelitis" [also: {sequelae} (pl)]

sequelae
See {sequela}

sequella
n : a secondary consequence

sequenator
n : (chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymer [syn: {sequencer}]

sequence
n 1: serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern; "the sequence of names was alphabetical"; "he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA"
2: a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients" [syn: {chronological sequence}, {succession}, {successiveness}, {chronological succession}]
3: film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie [syn: {episode}]
4: the action of following in order; "he played the trumps in sequence" [syn: {succession}]
5: several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys
v 1: arrange in a sequence
2: determine the order of constituents in; "They sequenced the human genome"

sequencer
n 1: (chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymer [syn: {sequenator}]
2: computer hardware that sorts data or programs into a predetermined sequence

sequent
adj 1: in regular succession without gaps; "serial concerts" [syn: {consecutive}, {sequential}, {serial}, {successive}]
2: following as an effect or result; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable"; "the health of the plants and the resulting flowers" [syn: {consequent}, {ensuant}, {resultant}, {resulting(a)}]

sequential
adj : in regular succession without gaps; "serial concerts" [syn: {consecutive}, {sequent}, {serial}, {successive}]

sequential operation
n : the sequential execution of operations one after another [syn: {serial operation}, {consecutive operation}] [ant: {parallel operation}]

sequentially
adv : in a consecutive manner; "we numbered the papers consecutively" [syn: {consecutive}]

sequester
v 1: requisition forcibly, as of enemy property; "the estate was sequestered"
2: take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork" [syn: {impound}, {attach}, {confiscate}, {seize}]
3: undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion; "The cations were sequestered"
4: keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book" [syn: {seclude}, {sequestrate}, {withdraw}]
5: set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on" [syn: {sequestrate}, {keep apart}, {set apart}, {isolate}]

sequestered
adj 1: providing privacy or seclusion; "the cloistered academic world of books"; "sat close together in the sequestered pergola"; "sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree"; "a secluded romantic spot" [syn: {cloistered}, {reclusive}, {secluded}]
2: kept separate and secluded; "a sequestered jury"

sequestra
See {sequestrum}

sequestrate
v 1: keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book" [syn: {seclude}, {sequester}, {withdraw}]
2: set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on" [syn: {sequester}, {keep apart}, {set apart}, {isolate}]

sequestration
n 1: the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury" [syn: {segregation}] [ant: {integration}]
2: the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions
3: a writ that authorizes the seizure of property
4: seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized [syn: {requisition}]

sequin
n : adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing [syn: {spangle}, {diamante}]

sequined
adj : covered with beads or jewels or sequins [syn: {beaded}, {beady}, {bejeweled}, {bejewelled}, {bespangled}, {gemmed}, {jeweled}, {jewelled}, {spangled}, {spangly}]

sequoia
n : either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae [syn: {redwood}]

Sequoia gigantea
n : extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism [syn: {giant sequoia}, {big tree}, {Sierra redwood}, {Sequoiadendron giganteum}, {Sequoia Wellingtonia}]

Sequoia National Park
n : a national park in California that includes Mount Whitney

Sequoia sempervirens
n : lofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from Oregon to Big Sur [syn: {California redwood}, {coast redwood}]

Sequoia Wellingtonia
n : extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism [syn: {giant sequoia}, {big tree}, {Sierra redwood}, {Sequoiadendron giganteum}, {Sequoia gigantea}]

Sequoiadendron
n : giant sequoias; sometimes included in the genus Sequoia; until recently placed in the Taxodiaceae [syn: {genus Sequoiadendron}]

Sequoiadendron giganteum
n : extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism [syn: {giant sequoia}, {big tree}, {Sierra redwood}, {Sequoia gigantea}, {Sequoia Wellingtonia}]

Sequoya
n : Cherokee who created a notation for writing the Cherokee language (1770-1843) [syn: {Sequoyah}, {George Guess}]

Sequoyah
n : Cherokee who created a notation for writing the Cherokee language (1770-1843) [syn: {Sequoya}, {George Guess}]

sera
serum
n : watery fluid of the blood that resembles plasma but contains fibrinogen [syn: {blood serum}] [also: {sera} (pl)]

sera
See {serum}

seraglio
n : living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household [syn: {harem}, {hareem}, {serail}]

serail
n : living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household [syn: {harem}, {hareem}, {seraglio}]

serape
n : a long brightly colored shawl; worn mainly by Mexican men [syn: {sarape}]

seraph
n : an angel of the first order; usually portrayed as the winged head of a child [also: {seraphim} (pl)]

seraphic
adj 1: of or relating to an angel of the first order; "he imagined a seraphic presence in the room" [syn: {seraphical}]
2: having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition" [syn: {angelic}, {angelical}, {cherubic}, {sweet}]

seraphical
adj : of or relating to an angel of the first order; "he imagined a seraphic presence in the room" [syn: {seraphic}]

seraphim
seraph
n : an angel of the first order; usually portrayed as the winged head of a child [also: {seraphim} (pl)]

seraphim
See {seraph}

Serax
n : a tranquilizing drug (trade name Serax) used to treat anxiety and insomnia and alcohol withdrawal [syn: {oxazepam}]

Serb
n : a member of a Slavic people who settled in Serbia and neighboring areas in the 6th and 7th centuries [syn: {Serbian}]

Serbia
n : a historical region in central and northern Yugoslavia; Serbs settled the region in the 6th and 7th centuries [syn: {Srbija}]

Serbia and Montenegro
n : a mountainous republic in southeastern Europe [syn: {Yugoslavia}, {Federal Republic of Yugoslavia}, {Jugoslavija}]

Serbian
adj : of or relating to the people or language or culture of the region of Serbia
n : a member of a Slavic people who settled in Serbia and neighboring areas in the 6th and 7th centuries [syn: {Serb}]

Serbo-Croat
n : the Slavic language of the Serbs and Croats; the Serbian dialect is usually written in the Cyrillic alphabet and the Croatian dialect is usually written in the Roman alphabet [syn: {Serbo-Croatian}]

Serbo-Croatian
n : the Slavic language of the Serbs and Croats; the Serbian dialect is usually written in the Cyrillic alphabet and the Croatian dialect is usually written in the Roman alphabet [syn: {Serbo-Croat}]

Serdica
n : capital and largest city of Bulgaria located in western Bulgaria [syn: {Sofia}, {Bulgarian capital}]

sere
adj : (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines" [syn: {dried-up}, {sear}, {shriveled}, {shrivelled}, {withered}]

serenade
n 1: a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form [syn: {divertimento}]
2: a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman
v : sing and play for somebody; "She was serenaded by her admirers"

serendipitous
adj : being lucky in making unexpected and furtunate discoveries

serendipity
n : good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries

serene
adj 1: characterized by absence of emotional agitation; "calm acceptance of the inevitable"; "remained serene in the midst of turbulence"; "a serene expression on her face"; "she became more tranquil"; "tranquil life in the country" [syn: {calm}, {tranquil}]
2: completely clear and fine; "serene skies and a bright blue sea"

serenely
adv : in a peacefully serene manner; "I had the feeling that he was waiting, too--serenely patient"

sereness
n : a withered dryness

serenity
n 1: a disposition free from stress or emotion [syn: {repose}, {quiet}, {placidity}, {tranquillity}, {tranquility}]
2: the absence of mental stress or anxiety [syn: {peace}, {peacefulness}, {peace of mind}, {repose}, {heartsease}, {ataraxis}]

Serenoa
n : one species: saw palmetto [syn: {genus Serenoa}]

Serenoa repens
n : small hardy clump-forming spiny palm of southern United States [syn: {saw palmetto}, {scrub palmetto}]

Serer
n : a West African language closely related to Fula; spoken primarily in Senegal and Gambia

serf
n : (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord [syn: {helot}, {villein}]

serfdom
n : the state of a serf [syn: {serfhood}, {vassalage}]

serfhood
n : the state of a serf [syn: {serfdom}, {vassalage}]

serflike
adj : like someone in servitude

serge
n : a twilled woolen fabric

Serge Koussevitzky
n : United States conductor (born in Russia) who was noted for performing the works of contemporary composers (1874-1951) [syn: {Koussevitzky}, {Sergei Aleksandrovich Koussevitzky}]

sergeant
n 1: any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the army or air force or marines ranking above a corporal
2: a lawman with the rank of sergeant [syn: {police sergeant}]
3: an English barrister of the highest rank [syn: {serjeant-at-law}, {serjeant}, {sergeant-at-law}]

sergeant at arms
n : an officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commands [syn: {serjeant-at-arms}]

sergeant first class
n : a sergeant in the army above the rank of staff sergeant and below master sergeant [syn: {first sergeant}]

sergeant fish
n : large dark-striped tropical food and game fish related to remoras; found worldwide in coastal to open waters [syn: {cobia}, {Rachycentron canadum}]

sergeant major
n 1: a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative officer of a headquarters unit of the army
2: large blue-gray black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide [syn: {Abudefduf saxatilis}]

sergeant-at-law
n : an English barrister of the highest rank [syn: {serjeant-at-law}, {serjeant}, {sergeant}]

Sergei Aleksandrovich Koussevitzky
n : United States conductor (born in Russia) who was noted for performing the works of contemporary composers (1874-1951) [syn: {Koussevitzky}, {Serge Koussevitzky}]

Sergei Diaghilev
n : Russian ballet impresario who founded the Russian ballet and later introduced it to the West (1872-1929) [syn: {Diaghilev}, {Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev}]

Sergei Eisenstein
n : Russian film maker who pioneered the use of montage and is considered among the most influential film makers in the history of motion pictures (1898-1948) [syn: {Eisenstein}, {Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein}]

Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein
n : Russian film maker who pioneered the use of montage and is considered among the most influential film makers in the history of motion pictures (1898-1948) [syn: {Eisenstein}, {Sergei Eisenstein}]

Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev
n : Russian ballet impresario who founded the Russian ballet and later introduced it to the West (1872-1929) [syn: {Diaghilev}, {Sergei Diaghilev}]

Sergei Rachmaninoff
n : composer and piano virtuoso born in Russia (1873-1943) [syn: {Rachmaninoff}, {Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff}, {Rachmaninov}, {Sergei Rachmaninov}, {Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninov}]

Sergei Rachmaninov
n : composer and piano virtuoso born in Russia (1873-1943) [syn: {Rachmaninoff}, {Sergei Rachmaninoff}, {Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff}, {Rachmaninov}, {Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninov}]

Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev
n : Russian composer of ballets and symphonies and operas (1891-1953) [syn: {Prokofiev}]

Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff
n : composer and piano virtuoso born in Russia (1873-1943) [syn: {Rachmaninoff}, {Sergei Rachmaninoff}, {Rachmaninov}, {Sergei Rachmaninov}, {Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninov}]

Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninov
n : composer and piano virtuoso born in Russia (1873-1943) [syn: {Rachmaninoff}, {Sergei Rachmaninoff}, {Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff}, {Rachmaninov}, {Sergei Rachmaninov}]

serger
n : a sewing machine that overcasts the raw edges of a fabric with a V-shaped stitch

serial
adj 1: in regular succession without gaps; "serial concerts" [syn: {consecutive}, {sequent}, {sequential}, {successive}]
2: pertaining to or composed in serial technique; "serial music"
3: pertaining to or occurring in or producing a series; "serial monogamy"; "serial killing"; "a serial killer"; "serial publication"
4: of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations; "serial processing" [syn: {in series(p)}, {nonparallel}]
n 1: a serialized set of programs; "a comedy series"; "the Masterworks concert series" [syn: {series}]
2: a periodical that appears at scheduled times [syn: {series}, {serial publication}]

serial killer
n : someone who murders more than three victims one at a time in a relatively short interval [syn: {serial murderer}]

serial monogamy
n : a succession of short monogamous relationships (as by someone who undergoes multiple divorces)

serial murderer
n : someone who murders more than three victims one at a time in a relatively short interval [syn: {serial killer}]

serial music
n : 20th century music that uses of a definite order of notes as a thematic basis for a musical composition [syn: {serialism}]

serial operation
n : the sequential execution of operations one after another [syn: {sequential operation}, {consecutive operation}] [ant: {parallel operation}]

serial port
n : an interface (commonly used for modems and mice and some printers) that transmits data a bit at a time

serial printer
n : a printer that prints a single character at a time [syn: {character printer}, {character-at-a-time printer}]

serial processing
n : sequential processing by two or more processing units

serial publication
n : a periodical that appears at scheduled times [syn: {series}, {serial}]

serialisation
n : publication in serial form [syn: {serialization}]

serialise
v : arrange serially; "Serialize the numbers" [syn: {serialize}]

serialism
n : 20th century music that uses of a definite order of notes as a thematic basis for a musical composition [syn: {serial music}]

serialization
n : publication in serial form [syn: {serialisation}]

serialize
v : arrange serially; "Serialize the numbers" [syn: {serialise}]

serially
adv : in a serial manner; "serially composed music"

seriatim
adv : in a series; one after another

sericea lespedeza
n : perennial widely planted as for forage and as hay crop especially on poor land [syn: {Lespedeza sericea}, {Lespedeza cuneata}]

sericeous
adj : covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds" [syn: {downy}, {pubescent}, {puberulent}]

Sericocarpus
n : small genus of herbs of the eastern United States: white-topped asters [syn: {genus Sericocarpus}]

sericterium
n : silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders [syn: {silk gland}, {serictery}]

serictery
n : silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders [syn: {silk gland}, {sericterium}]

sericultural
adj : of or relating to sericulture; "sericultural industry"

sericulture
n 1: raising silkworms in order to obtain raw silk
2: the production of raw silk by raising silkworms

sericulturist
n : a producer of raw silk

seriema
n 1: Argentinian cariama [syn: {chunga}, {Chunga burmeisteri}]
2: Brazilian cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama [syn: {crested cariama}, {Cariama cristata}]

series
n 1: similar things placed in order or happening one after another; "they were investigating a series of bank robberies"
2: a serialized set of programs; "a comedy series"; "the Masterworks concert series" [syn: {serial}]
3: a periodical that appears at scheduled times [syn: {serial}, {serial publication}]
4: (sports) several contests played successively by the same teams; "the visiting team swept the series"
5: a group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collection; "the Post Office issued a series commemorating famous American entertainers"; "his coin collection included the complete series of Indian-head pennies"
6: (mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions
7: (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other; "the voltage divider consisted of a series of fixed resistors"

series circuit
n : a circuit having its parts connected serially

serif
n : a short line at the end of the main strokes of a character [syn: {seriph}]

serigraph
n : a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil [syn: {silkscreen}, {silk screen print}]

serigraphy
n : the act of making a print by the silk-screen method

serin
n : any of various brown and yellow finches of pats of Europe

serine
n : a sweetish crystalline amino acid involved in the synthesis by the body of cysteine

Serinus
n : Old World finches; e.g. canaries and serins [syn: {genus Serinus}]

Serinus canaria
n : native to the Canary Islands and Azores; popular usually yellow cage bird noted for its song [syn: {common canary}]

seriocomedy
n : a comedy with serious elements or overtones [syn: {tragicomedy}]

seriocomic
adj : having a mixture of serious with the comic with comic predominating; "a seriocomic novel" [syn: {seriocomical}]

seriocomical
adj : having a mixture of serious with the comic with comic predominating; "a seriocomic novel" [syn: {seriocomic}]

Seriola
n : a genus of Carangidae [syn: {genus Seriola}]

Seriola dorsalis
n : game fish of southern California and Mexico having a yellow tail fin [syn: {yellowtail}]

Seriola grandis
n : large game fish of Australia and New Zealand [syn: {kingfish}]

Seriola zonata
n : fish having the habit of following ships; found in North American and South American coastal waters [syn: {rudderfish}, {banded rudderfish}]

serious
adj 1: concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities; "a serious student of history"; "a serious attempt to learn to ski"; "gave me a serious look"; "a serious young man"; "are you serious or joking?"; "Don't be so serious!" [ant: {frivolous}]
2: of great consequence; "marriage is a serious matter"
3: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease" [syn: {dangerous}, {grave}, {grievous}, {severe}, {life-threatening}]
4: appealing to the mind; "good music"; "a serious book" [syn: {good}]
5: completely lacking in playfulness [syn: {unplayful}, {sober}] [ant: {playful}]
6: requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve; "raised serious objections to the proposal"; "the plan has a serious flaw"

serious music
n : traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste [syn: {classical music}]

seriously
adv 1: in a serious manner; "talking earnestly with his son"; "she started studying snakes in earnest"; "a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce" [syn: {earnestly}, {in earnest}]
2: to a severe or serious degree; "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"; "badly injured"; "a severely impaired heart"; "is gravely ill"; "was seriously ill" [syn: {badly}, {severely}, {gravely}]

serious-mindedness
n : the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice [syn: {seriousness}, {earnestness}, {sincerity}] [ant: {frivolity}]

seriousness
n 1: an earnest and sincere feeling [syn: {earnestness}, {sincerity}]
2: the quality of arousing fear or distress; "he learned the seriousness of his illness" [syn: {distressfulness}]
3: the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice [syn: {earnestness}, {serious-mindedness}, {sincerity}] [ant: {frivolity}]

seriph
n : a short line at the end of the main strokes of a character [syn: {serif}]

Seriphidium
n : woody plants grown chiefly for their silver or gray and often aromatic foliage; formerly included in the genus Artemisia [syn: {genus Seriphidium}]

Seriphidium canum
n : low much-branched perennial of western United States having silvery leaves; an important browse and shelter plant [syn: {silver sage}, {silver sagebrush}, {gray sage}, {Artemisia cana}]

Seriphidium maritimum
n : plants of western and northern European coasts [syn: {sea wormwood}, {Artemisia maritima}]

Seriphidium tridentatum
n : aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves [syn: {big sagebrush}, {blue sage}, {Artemisia tridentata}]

Seriphus
n : a genus of Sciaenidae [syn: {genus Seriphus}]

Seriphus politus
n : silvery and bluish drumfish of shallow California coastal waters [syn: {white croaker}, {queenfish}]

serjeant
n : an English barrister of the highest rank [syn: {serjeant-at-law}, {sergeant-at-law}, {sergeant}]

serjeant-at-arms
n : an officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commands [syn: {sergeant at arms}]

serjeant-at-law
n : an English barrister of the highest rank [syn: {serjeant}, {sergeant-at-law}, {sergeant}]

Serkin
n : United States concert pianist (born in Czechoslovakia) (1903-1991) [syn: {Rudolf Serkin}]

sermon
n 1: an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) [syn: {discourse}, {preaching}]
2: a moralistic rebuke; "your preaching is wasted on him" [syn: {preaching}]

Sermon on the Mount
n : the first major discourse delivered by Jesus (Matthew 5-7 and Luke 6:20-49)

sermonise
v : speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements; "This man always sermonizes" [syn: {sermonize}, {preachify}, {moralize}, {moralise}]

sermoniser
n : someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel [syn: {preacher}, {preacher man}, {sermonizer}]

sermonize
v : speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements; "This man always sermonizes" [syn: {sermonise}, {preachify}, {moralize}, {moralise}]

sermonizer
n : someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel [syn: {preacher}, {preacher man}, {sermoniser}]

serologic
adj : of or relating to serology [syn: {serological}]

serological
adj : of or relating to serology [syn: {serologic}]

serologist
n : a medical scientist who specializes in serology

serology
n : the branch of medical science that deals with serums; especially with blood serums and disease

serosa
n : a thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body; has two layers with a space between that is filled with serous fluid [syn: {serous membrane}]

serotine
n : common European brown bat [syn: {European brown bat}, {Eptesicus serotinus}]

serotonin
n : a neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory [syn: {5-hydroxytryptamine}]

serous
adj : of or producing or containing serum; "a serous exudate"

serous membrane
n : a thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body; has two layers with a space between that is filled with serous fluid [syn: {serosa}]

serow
n : short-horned dark-coated goat antelope of mountain areas of southern and southeastern Asia

Serpasil
n : antihypertensive consisting of an alkaloid extracted from the plant Rauwolfia serpentina (trade names Raudixin or Rau-Sed or Sandril or Serpasil) [syn: {reserpine}, {Raudixin}, {Rau-Sed}, {Sandril}]

Serpens
n : a constellation in the equatorial region of the northern hemisphere near Ophiuchus and Corona Borealis

serpent
n 1: limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous [syn: {snake}, {ophidian}]
2: a firework that moves in serpentine manner when ignited
3: an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake

serpent fern
n : tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polypodium [syn: {golden polypody}, {rabbit's-foot fern}, {Phlebodium aureum}, {Polypodium aureum}]

serpent star
n : an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc [syn: {brittle star}, {brittle-star}]

Serpentes
n : snakes [syn: {suborder Serpentes}, {Ophidia}, {suborder Ophidia}]

serpentine
adj : resembling a serpent in form; "a serpentine wall"; "snaky ridges in the sand" [syn: {snaky}, {snakelike}]

serpent-worship
n : worship of snakes [syn: {ophiolatry}]

Serra
n : Spanish missionary who founded Franciscan missions in California (1713-1784) [syn: {Junipero Serra}, {Miguel Jose Serra}]

serranid
n : marine food sport fishes mainly of warm coastal waters [syn: {serranid fish}]

serranid fish
n : marine food sport fishes mainly of warm coastal waters [syn: {serranid}]

Serranidae
n : marine fishes: sea basses; sea perches; groupers; jewfish [syn: {family Serranidae}]

Serranus
n : type genus of the Serranidae: mostly small Pacific sea basses [syn: {genus Serranus}]

Serranus subligarius
n : found in warm shallow waters of western Atlantic [syn: {belted sandfish}]

Serrasalmus
n : piranhas [syn: {genus Serrasalmus}]

serrate
adj : notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex [syn: {serrated}, {saw-toothed}, {toothed}, {notched}]
v : make saw-toothed or jag the edge of; "serrate the edges of the teeth"

serrate leaf
n : a leaf having a margin notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex

serrated
adj : notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex [syn: {serrate}, {saw-toothed}, {toothed}, {notched}]

serrated wrack
n : brown algae seaweed with serrated edges [syn: {Fucus serratus}, {tang}]

Serratia
n : a genus of motile peritrichous bacteria that contain small Gram-negative rod [syn: {genus Serratia}]

Serratia marcescens
n : the type species of the genus Serratia; a species found in water and soil and milk and foods and insects; can cause infections of the endocardium and blood and wounds and urinary tract and respiratory tract; has been tested as a bioweapon

serration
n 1: the condition of being serrated; "the serrations of a city skyline"
2: a row of notches; "the pliers had serrations to improve the grip"
3: a single notch in a row of notches; "one of the serrations was broken off"

Serratula
n : genus of Old World perennial herbs with spirally arranged toothed leaves [syn: {genus Serratula}]

Serratula tinctoria
n : European perennial whose serrate leaves yield a yellow dye [syn: {sawwort}]

serratus
n : any of several muscles of the trunk [syn: {serratus muscles}]

serratus anterior
n : muscles that rotate the scapula and elevate the rib cage [syn: {anterior serratus muscle}, {musculus serratus anterior}, {serratus magnus}]

serratus magnus
n : muscles that rotate the scapula and elevate the rib cage [syn: {anterior serratus muscle}, {serratus anterior}, {musculus serratus anterior}]

serratus muscles
n : any of several muscles of the trunk [syn: {serratus}]

serratus posterior
n : skeletal muscle that draws the rib cage backward and downward [syn: {posterior serratus muscle}, {musculus serratus posterior}]

serratus posterior inferior
n : a thin quadrilateral muscle at the junction of the thoracic and lumbar regions; acts to counteract the pull of the diaphragm on the ribs to which it is attached

serratus posterior superior
n : a thin quadrilateral muscle of the upper and dorsal part of the thorax; acts to elevate the upper ribs

serried
adj : (especially of rows as of troops or mountains) pressed together; "in serried ranks"

serrulate
adj : minutely serrated

Sertoli cell
n : elongated cells found in the seminiferous tubules of the testis; apparently they nourish the spermatids [syn: {Sertoli's cell}]

Sertoli's cell
n : elongated cells found in the seminiferous tubules of the testis; apparently they nourish the spermatids [syn: {Sertoli cell}]

sertraline
n : a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Zoloft) [syn: {Zoloft}]

Sertularia
n : sessile hydroid that forms feathery colonies [syn: {genus Sertularia}]

sertularian
n : feathery colony of long-branched stems bearing stalkless paired polyps

serum
n : watery fluid of the blood that resembles plasma but contains fibrinogen [syn: {blood serum}] [also: {sera} (pl)]

serum albumin
n : albumin occurring in blood serum; serves to maintain the somatic pressure of the blood

serum disease
n : a delayed allergic reaction to the injection of an antiserum caused by an antibody reaction to an antigen in the donor serum [syn: {serum sickness}]

serum globulin
n : globulins occurring in blood serum and containing most of the antibodies of the blood

serum hepatitis
n : an acute (sometimes fatal) form of viral hepatitis caused by a DNA virus that tends to persist in the blood serum and is transmitted by sexual contact or by transfusion or by ingestion of contaminated blood or other bodily fluids [syn: {hepatitis B}]

serum sickness
n : a delayed allergic reaction to the injection of an antiserum caused by an antibody reaction to an antigen in the donor serum [syn: {serum disease}]

serval
n : slender long-legged African wildcat having large untufted ears and tawny black-spotted coat [syn: {Felis serval}]

servant
n 1: a person working in the service of another (especially in the household) [syn: {retainer}]
2: in a subordinate position; "theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of the church" [syn: {handmaid}, {handmaiden}]

servant girl
n : a girl who is a servant [syn: {serving girl}]

servant's entrance
n : an entrance intended for the use of servants or for delivery of goods and removal of refuse [syn: {service door}, {service entrance}]

serve
n : (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play; "his powerful serves won the game" [syn: {service}]
v 1: serve a purpose, role, or function; "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk" [syn: {function}]
2: do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function; "He served as head of the department for three years"; "She served in Congress for two terms"
3: contribute or conduce to; "The scandal served to increase his popularity"
4: be used by; as of a utility; "The sewage plant served the neighboring communities"; "The garage served to shelter his horses" [syn: {service}]
5: help to some food; help with food or drink; "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself" [syn: {help}]
6: provide (usually but not necessarily food); "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show" [syn: {serve up}, {dish out}, {dish up}, {dish}]
7: devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas; "She served the art of music"; "He served the church"; "serve the country"
8: promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to; "Art serves commerce"; "Their interests are served"; "The lake serves recreation"; "The President's wisdom has served the counrty well" [syn: {serve well}]
9: spend time in prison or in a labor camp; "He did six years for embezzlement" [syn: {do}] 10: work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years" [syn: {attend to}, {wait on}, {attend}, {assist}] 11: deliver a warrant or summons to someone; "He was processed by the sheriff" [syn: {process}, {swear out}] 12: be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve" [syn: {suffice}, {do}, {answer}] 13: do military service; "She served in Vietnam"; "My sons never served, because they are short-sighted" 14: mate with; "male animals serve the females for breeding purposes" [syn: {service}] 15: put the ball into play; "It was Agassi's turn to serve"

serve up
v : provide (usually but not necessarily food); "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show" [syn: {serve}, {dish out}, {dish up}, {dish}]

serve well
v : promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to; "Art serves commerce"; "Their interests are served"; "The lake serves recreation"; "The President's wisdom has served the counrty well" [syn: {serve}]

server
n 1: a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant) [syn: {waiter}]
2: (court games) the player who serves to start a point
3: (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network [syn: {host}]
4: utensil used in serving food or drink

service
n 1: work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services"
2: a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
3: the act of public worship following prescribed rules; "the Sunday service" [syn: {religious service}, {divine service}]
4: an act of help or assistance; "he did them a service" [ant: {disservice}]
5: employment in or work for another; "he retired after 30 years of service"
6: a force that is a branch of the armed forces [syn: {military service}, {armed service}]
7: the performance of duties by a waiter or servant; "that restaurant has excellent service"
8: periodic maintenance on a car or machine; "it was time for an overhaul on the tractor" [syn: {overhaul}, {inspection and repair}]
9: tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table [syn: {table service}] 10: (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play; "his powerful serves won the game" [syn: {serve}] 11: the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone; "he accepted service of the subpoena" [syn: {serving}, {service of process}] 12: Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958) [syn: {Robert William Service}] 13: a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it" [syn: {avail}, {help}] 14: the act of mating by male animals; "the bull was worth good money in servicing fees" [syn: {servicing}] 15: (law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him
v 1: be used by; as of a utility; "The sewage plant served the neighboring communities"; "The garage served to shelter his horses" [syn: {serve}]
2: make fit for use; "service my truck"; "the washing machine needs to be serviced"
3: mate with; "male animals serve the females for breeding purposes" [syn: {serve}]

service abroad
n : naval service aboard a ship at sea [syn: {sea-duty}, {shipboard duty}]

service agency
n : a business that makes its facilities available to others for a fee; achieves economy of scale [syn: {service bureau}, {service firm}]

service area
n : place on a highway providing garage services and eating and toilet facilities

service book
n : a book setting forth the forms of church service

service break
n : a tennis game won on the opponent's service

service bureau
n : a business that makes its facilities available to others for a fee; achieves economy of scale [syn: {service agency}, {service firm}]

service call
n : a trip made by a repairman to visit the location of something in need of service

service cap
n : a cap with a flat circular top and a visor [syn: {kepi}, {peaked cap}, {yachting cap}]

service ceiling
n : altitude above which a plane cannot climb faster than a given rate [syn: {combat ceiling}]

service charge
n : a percentage of a bill (as at a hotel or restaurant) added in payment for service [syn: {service fee}]

service club
n 1: a club of professional or business people organized for their coordination and active in public services
2: a recreational center for servicemen

service contract
n : a contract for maintenance services

service cutback
n : the act of reducing service

service department
n 1: the division of a business that provides customer services
2: a repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repaired [syn: {garage}]

service door
n : an entrance intended for the use of servants or for delivery of goods and removal of refuse [syn: {service entrance}, {servant's entrance}]

service elevator
n : an elevator designed for carrying freight [syn: {freight elevator}]

service entrance
n : an entrance intended for the use of servants or for delivery of goods and removal of refuse [syn: {service door}, {servant's entrance}]

service fee
n : a percentage of a bill (as at a hotel or restaurant) added in payment for service [syn: {service charge}]

service firm
n : a business that makes its facilities available to others for a fee; achieves economy of scale [syn: {service agency}, {service bureau}]

service industry
n : an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects

service line
n : the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line [syn: {baseline}]

service man
n : a skilled worker whose job is to repair things [syn: {repairman}, {repairer}, {maintenance man}, {fixer}]

service of process
n : the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone; "he accepted service of the subpoena" [syn: {service}, {serving}]

service program
n : (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer; "a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users" [syn: {utility program}, {utility}]

service road
n : a local road that runs parallele to an expressway and allows local traffic to gain access to property [syn: {frontage road}]

service routine
n : a routine that can be used as needed [syn: {utility routine}]

service staff
n : those in a business responsible for maintaining the physical plant [syn: {maintenance staff}]

service station
n : a station where service is provided

service stripe
n : an insignia worn to indicate years of service [syn: {hashmark}, {hash mark}]

service tree
n 1: medium-sized European tree resembling the rowan but bearing edible fruit [syn: {sorb apple}, {sorb apple tree}, {Sorbus domestica}]
2: any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit [syn: {Juneberry}, {serviceberry}, {shadbush}, {shadblow}]

serviceability
n : the quality of being able to provide good service [syn: {serviceableness}, {usableness}]

serviceable
adj 1: ready for service or able to give long service; "serviceable equipment"; "heavy serviceable fabrics" [ant: {unserviceable}]
2: having a beneficial use; "a serviceable kitchen gadget"
3: intended or able to serve a purpose without elaboration; "serviceable low-heeled shoes";

serviceableness
n : the quality of being able to provide good service [syn: {serviceability}, {usableness}]

serviceberry
n 1: any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit [syn: {Juneberry}, {service tree}, {shadbush}, {shadblow}]
2: edible purple or red berries [syn: {saskatoon}, {shadberry}, {juneberry}]

serviced
adj : made ready for service [syn: {maintained}, {repaired}]

serviceman
n : someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty" [syn: {military man}, {man}, {military personnel}] [ant: {civilian}]

services
n : performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others; "the mayor tried to maintain city services"; "the medical services are excellent"

servicing
n : the act of mating by male animals; "the bull was worth good money in servicing fees" [syn: {service}]

serviette
n : to protect clothing; wipe mouth [syn: {napkin}, {table napkin}]

servile
adj 1: pertaining to or involving slaves; "the servile wars of Sicily"
2: submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior; "spoke in a servile tone"; "the incurably servile housekeeper"; "servile tasks such as floor scrubbing and barn work" [ant: {unservile}]
3: involving slaves; "Brown's attempt at servile insurrection" [syn: {servile(a)}]

servilely
adv : in an obsequious manner; "she acts obsequiously toward her boss" [syn: {obsequiously}, {subserviently}]

servility
n : abject or cringing submissiveness [syn: {obsequiousness}, {subservience}]

serving
n 1: an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each" [syn: {helping}, {portion}]
2: the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone; "he accepted service of the subpoena" [syn: {service}, {service of process}]

serving cart
n : a handcart for serving food

serving dish
n : a dish used for serving food

serving girl
n : a girl who is a servant [syn: {servant girl}]

servitor
n : someone who performs the duties of an attendant for someone else

servitude
n : state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment; "penal servitude"

servo
adj : of or involving servomechanisms [syn: {servomechanical}]
n : control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system [syn: {servomechanism}, {servosystem}]

servomechanical
adj : of or involving servomechanisms [syn: {servo}]

servomechanism
n : control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system [syn: {servo}, {servosystem}]

servosystem
n : control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system [syn: {servo}, {servomechanism}]

Serzone
n : an antidepressant drug (trade name Serzone) [syn: {nefazodone}]

sesame
n : East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil [syn: {benne}, {benni}, {benny}, {Sesamum indicum}]

sesame family
n : the family of plants of order Polemoniales [syn: {Pedaliaceae}, {family Pedaliaceae}]

sesame oil
n : oil obtained from sesame seeds

sesame seed
n : small oval seeds of the sesame plant [syn: {benniseed}]

sesamoid bone
n : any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint [syn: {os sesamoideum}]

Sesamum
n : tropical African and Indian herbs [syn: {genus Sesamum}]

Sesamum indicum
n : East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil [syn: {sesame}, {benne}, {benni}, {benny}]

sesbania
n : any of various plants of the genus Sesbania having pinnate leaves and large showy pealike flowers

Sesbania exaltata
n : tall-growing annual of southwestern United States widely grown as green manure; yields a strong tough bast fiber formerly used by Indians for cordage [syn: {Colorado River hemp}]

Sesbania grandiflora
n : soft-wooded tree with lax racemes of usually red or pink flowers; tropical Australia and Asia; naturalized in southern Florida and West Indies [syn: {scarlet wisteria tree}, {vegetable hummingbird}]

Seseli
n : a rosid dicot genus that includes moon carrots [syn: {genus Seseli}]

Sesotho
n : the dialect of Sotho spoken by the Basotho; an official language of Lesotho [syn: {Basuto}]

sesquipedalia
n : a very long word (a foot and a half long) [syn: {sesquipedalian}]

sesquipedalian
adj 1: given to the overuse of long words; "sesquipedalian orators"; "this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money"
2: (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables; "sesquipedalian technical terms" [syn: {polysyllabic}]
n : a very long word (a foot and a half long) [syn: {sesquipedalia}]

sesquipedality
n : using long words

sess
n : street names for marijuana [syn: {pot}, {grass}, {green goddess}, {dope}, {weed}, {gage}, {sens}, {smoke}, {skunk}, {locoweed}, {Mary Jane}]

sessile
adj 1: permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about; "an attached oyster"; "sessile marine animals and plants" [syn: {attached}] [ant: {vagile}]
2: attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk; "sessile flowers"; "the shell of a sessile barnacle is attached directly to a substrate" [syn: {stalkless}] [ant: {pedunculate}]

sessile polyp
n : a relatively flat polyp

sessile trillium
n : trillium of northeastern United States with sessile leaves and red or purple flowers having a pungent odor [syn: {red trillium}, {toadshade}, {Trillium sessile}]

session
n 1: a meeting for execution of a group's functions; "it was the opening session of the legislature"
2: the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to shorten the school term" [syn: {school term}, {academic term}, {academic session}]
3: a meeting devoted to a particular activity; "a filming session"; "a gossip session"
4: a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor" [syn: {seance}, {sitting}]

session cookie
n : a cookie that is stored temporarily and is destroyed when close the link

Sessions
n : United States composer who promoted 20th century music (1896-1985) [syn: {Roger Sessions}, {Roger Huntington Sessions}]

sestertia
See {sestertium}

sestet
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one [syn: {six}, {6}, {VI}, {sixer}, {sise}, {Captain Hicks}, {half a dozen}, {sextet}, {sextuplet}, {hexad}]
2: six performers or singers who perform together [syn: {sextet}, {sextette}]
3: a set of six similar things considered as a unit [syn: {sextet}, {sextette}]
4: a musical composition written for six performers [syn: {sextet}, {sextette}]
5: a rhythmic group of six lines of verse

set
adj 1: (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed; "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time" [syn: {fit(p)}, {primed(p)}, {set(p)}]
2: fixed and unmoving; "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"; "his bearded face already has a set hollow look"- Connor Cruise O'Brien; "a face rigid with pain" [syn: {fixed}, {rigid}]
3: situated in a particular spot or position; "valuable centrally located urban land"; "strategically placed artillery"; "a house set on a hilltop"; "nicely situated on a quiet riverbank" [syn: {located}, {placed}, {situated}]
4: set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern" [syn: {laid}]
5: being below the horizon; "the moon is set" [syn: {set(p)}]
6: determined or decided upon as by an authority; "date and place are already determined"; "the dictated terms of surrender"; "the time set for the launching" [syn: {determined}, {dictated}]
7: converted to solid form (as concrete) [syn: {hardened}]
n 1: a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth"
2: (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite"
3: several exercises intended to be done in series; "he did four sets of the incline bench press" [syn: {exercise set}]
4: representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production; "the sets were meticulously authentic" [syn: {stage set}]
5: an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" [syn: {circle}, {band}, {lot}]
6: a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; "the set of his mind was obvious" [syn: {bent}]
7: the act of putting something in position; "he gave a final set to his hat"
8: a unit of play in tennis or squash; "they played two sets of tennis after dinner"
9: the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue" [syn: {hardening}, {solidifying}, {solidification}, {curing}] 10: evil beast-headed Egyptian god with high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris [syn: {Seth}] 11: the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon; "before the set of sun" 12: (psychology) a temporary readiness to respond in a particular way; "the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution"; "his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set" [syn: {readiness}] 13: any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals; "the early sets ran on storage batteries"
v 1: put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" [syn: {put}, {place}, {pose}, {position}, {lay}]
2: fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules" [syn: {determine}]
3: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" [syn: {specify}, {determine}, {fix}, {limit}]
4: establish as the highest level or best performance; "set a record" [syn: {mark}]
5: put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state; "set the house afire"
6: fix in a border; "The goldsmith set the diamond"
7: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" [syn: {fix}, {prepare}, {set up}, {ready}, {gear up}]
8: set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly; "set clocks or instruments"
9: locate; "The film is set in Africa" [syn: {localize}, {localise}, {place}] 10: disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days" [syn: {go down}, {go under}] [ant: {rise}] 11: adapt for performance in a different way; "set this poem to music" [syn: {arrange}] 12: put or set (seeds or seedlings) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden" [syn: {plant}] 13: apply or start; "set fire to a building" 14: become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme" [syn: {jell}, {congeal}] 15: put into a position that will restore a normal state; "set a broken bone" 16: insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink) [syn: {countersink}] 17: give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor 18: urge a dog to attack someone [syn: {sic}] 19: estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M." [syn: {place}, {put}] 20: equip with sails, masts, etc.; "rig a ship" [syn: {rig}, {set up}] 21: get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery" [syn: {set up}, {lay out}] 22: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" [syn: {adjust}, {correct}] 23: bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify" [syn: {fructify}] 24: arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" [syn: {dress}, {arrange}, {do}, {coif}, {coiffe}, {coiffure}] [also: {setting}]

set ablaze
v : set fire to; cause to start burning; "Lightening set fire to the forest" [syn: {set aflame}, {set on fire}, {set afire}]

set about
v 1: begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project" [syn: {go about}, {approach}]
2: enter upon an activity or enterprise [syn: {undertake}, {attempt}]
3: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" [syn: {get down}, {begin}, {get}, {start out}, {start}, {set out}, {commence}] [ant: {end}]

set afire
v : set fire to; cause to start burning; "Lightening set fire to the forest" [syn: {set ablaze}, {set aflame}, {set on fire}]

set aflame
v : set fire to; cause to start burning; "Lightening set fire to the forest" [syn: {set ablaze}, {set on fire}, {set afire}]

set ahead
v : move forward; "we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward" [syn: {advance}]

set apart
v 1: select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise" [syn: {assign}, {specify}]
2: set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on" [syn: {sequester}, {sequestrate}, {keep apart}, {isolate}]

set ashore
v : arrive on shore; "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor" [syn: {land}, {shore}]

set aside
v 1: give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research" [syn: {allow}, {appropriate}, {earmark}, {reserve}]
2: make inoperative or stop; "suspend payments on the loan" [syn: {suspend}]

set back
v 1: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: {postpone}, {prorogue}, {hold over}, {put over}, {table}, {shelve}, {defer}, {remit}, {put off}]
2: slow down the progress of; hinder; "His late start set him back"
3: cost a certain amount; "My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000" [syn: {knock back}, {put back}]

set chisel
n : narrow chisel made of steel; used to cut stone or bricks [syn: {cold chisel}]

set decoration
n : a decoration used as part of the set of a theatrical or movie production

set down
v 1: put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc. [syn: {write down}, {get down}, {put down}]
2: reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul" [syn: {land}]
3: put or settle into a position; "The hotel was set down at the bottom of the valley"
4: cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here" [syn: {put down}, {place down}]
5: go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton" [syn: {disembark}, {debark}] [ant: {embark}]
6: leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo; [syn: {drop}, {put down}, {unload}, {discharge}]

set forth
v 1: state; "set forth one's reasons" [syn: {expound}, {exposit}]
2: leave; "The family took off for Florida" [syn: {depart}, {part}, {start}, {start out}, {set off}, {set out}, {take off}]

set free
v : grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university" [syn: {liberate}]

set gun
n : a gun that is set to fire on any intruder that comes in contact with the wire that sets it off [syn: {spring gun}]

set in
v 1: enter a particular state; "Laziness set in"; "After a few moments, the effects of the drug kicked in" [syn: {kick in}]
2: blow toward the shore; "That gale could set in on us with the next high tide"
3: become established; "winter has set in"

set in motion
v : get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process" [syn: {launch}]

set in stone
adj : no longer changeable; "the agreement is not yet set in stone" [syn: {carved in stone}]

set of bookshelves
n : storage space consisting of an extensive arrangement of bookshelves in a library where most of the books are stored [syn: {stacks}]

set off
v 1: put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits" [syn: {trip}, {actuate}, {trigger}, {activate}, {spark off}, {spark}, {trigger off}, {touch off}]
2: leave; "The family took off for Florida" [syn: {depart}, {part}, {start}, {start out}, {set forth}, {set out}, {take off}]
3: direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets" [syn: {bring out}]
4: cause to explode; "We exploded the nuclear bomb" [syn: {explode}, {detonate}, {blow up}]
5: make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength" [syn: {cancel}, {offset}]
6: set in motion or cause to begin; "The guide set the tour off to a good start"
7: provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people" [syn: {incite}, {instigate}, {stir up}]

set on
v : attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" [syn: {assail}, {assault}, {attack}]

set on fire
v : set fire to; cause to start burning; "Lightening set fire to the forest" [syn: {set ablaze}, {set aflame}, {set afire}]

set out
v 1: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" [syn: {get down}, {begin}, {get}, {start out}, {start}, {set about}, {commence}] [ant: {end}]
2: lay out in a line [syn: {range}, {array}, {lay out}]
3: leave; "The family took off for Florida" [syn: {depart}, {part}, {start}, {start out}, {set forth}, {set off}, {take off}]

set phrase
n : an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up [syn: {idiom}, {idiomatic expression}, {phrasal idiom}, {phrase}]

set piece
n : a piece of scenery intended to stand alone as part of the stage setting

set point
n : the final point needed to win a set in tennis

set shot
n : a two-handed basketball shot from a stationary position

set square
n : a try square with an adjustable sliding head

set theory
n : the branch of pure mathematics that deals with the nature and relations of sets

set to music
v : write (music) for (a text)

set up
adj : well established and ready to function; "things I can do now that I'm set up"
v 1: set up or found; "She set up a literacy program" [syn: {establish}, {found}, {launch}] [ant: {abolish}]
2: make by putting pieces together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses" [syn: {assemble}, {piece}, {put together}, {tack}, {tack together}] [ant: {disassemble}]
3: construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" [syn: {raise}, {erect}, {rear}, {put up}] [ant: {level}]
4: get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery" [syn: {lay out}, {set}]
5: put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" [syn: {arrange}] [ant: {disarrange}]
6: begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc.; "set up an election"
7: take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police" [syn: {ensnare}, {entrap}, {frame}]
8: produce; "The scientists set up a shockwave" [syn: {effect}, {effectuate}, {bring about}]
9: set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink" [syn: {install}, {instal}, {put in}] 10: place; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz" [syn: {install}, {instal}, {establish}] 11: arrange the outcome of by means of deceit; "rig an election" [syn: {rig}] 12: erect and fasten; "pitch a tent" [syn: {pitch}] 13: arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events, etc.; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times" [syn: {arrange}, {put}, {order}] 14: equip with sails, masts, etc.; "rig a ship" [syn: {rig}, {set}] 15: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" [syn: {fix}, {prepare}, {ready}, {gear up}, {set}]

set upon
v : assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards" [syn: {beset}]

seta
n 1: stalk of a moss capsule
2: a stiff hair or bristle [also: {setae} (pl)]

setaceous
adj : having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" [syn: {barbed}, {barbellate}, {briary}, {briery}, {bristled}, {bristly}, {burred}, {burry}, {prickly}, {setose}, {spiny}, {thorny}]

setae
seta
n 1: stalk of a moss capsule
2: a stiff hair or bristle [also: {setae} (pl)]

setae
See {seta}

set-apart
adj : being or feeling set or kept apart from others; "she felt detached from the group"; "could not remain the isolated figure he had been"- Sherwood Anderson; "thought of herself as alone and separated from the others"; "had a set-apart feeling" [syn: {detached}, {isolated}, {separated}]

Setaria
n : annual or perennial grasses of warm regions: bristlegrasses [syn: {genus Setaria}]

Setaria glauca
n : common weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all temperate areas [syn: {yellow bristlegrass}, {yellow bristle grass}, {yellow foxtail}, {glaucous bristlegrass}]

Setaria italica
n : coarse drought-resistant annual grass grown for grain, hay and forage in Europe and Asia and chiefly for forage and hay in United States [syn: {foxtail millet}, {Italian millet}, {Hungarian grass}]

Setaria italica rubrofructa
n : millet having orange to reddish grains in long bristly spikes [syn: {Siberian millet}]

Setaria italica stramineofructa
n : millet having yellow grains in large drooping spikes [syn: {German millet}, {golden wonder millet}]

Setaria viridis
n : European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a troublesome weed [syn: {green bristlegrass}, {green foxtail}, {rough bristlegrass}, {bottle-grass}, {bottle grass}]

set-aside
adj : reserved in advance [syn: {booked}, {engaged}, {set-aside(p)}]

set-back
n : structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly [syn: {setoff}, {offset}]

setback
n : an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating [syn: {reverse}, {reversal}, {blow}, {black eye}]

Sete Quedas
n : a great waterfall on the border between Brazil and Paraguay [syn: {Guaira}, {Guaira Falls}]

Seth
n 1: (Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel
2: evil beast-headed Egyptian god with high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris [syn: {Set}]

Seth Thomas
n : United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859) [syn: {Thomas}]

setline
n : a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys) [syn: {trawl}, {trawl line}, {spiller}, {trotline}]

setoff
n : structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly [syn: {set-back}, {offset}]

Seton
n : United States religious leader who was the first person born in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821) [syn: {Elizabeth Seton}, {Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton}, {Mother Seton}]

Setophaga
n : a genus of Parulidae [syn: {genus Setophaga}]

Setophaga ruticilla
n : flycatching warbler of eastern North America the male having bright orange on sides and wings and tail [syn: {American redstart}, {redstart}]

setose
adj : having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" [syn: {barbed}, {barbellate}, {briary}, {briery}, {bristled}, {bristly}, {burred}, {burry}, {prickly}, {setaceous}, {spiny}, {thorny}]

setscrew
n 1: a screw that is used to adjust the tension on a spring
2: a screw (often without a head) that fits into the boss or hub of a wheel or cam etc. and prevents motion of the part relative to the shaft on which it is mounted

Setswana
n : the dialect of Sotho spoken by the Tswana people in Botswana [syn: {Tswana}, {Sechuana}]

sett
n : rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads [syn: {cobble}, {cobblestone}]

settee
n 1: a long wooden bench with a back [syn: {settle}]
2: a small sofa

setter
n 1: one who sets written material into type [syn: {compositor}, {typesetter}, {typographer}]
2: a long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point

setterwort
n : digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and irritant qualities when taken internally [syn: {stinking hellebore}, {bear's foot}, {Helleborus foetidus}]

setting
set
adj 1: (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed; "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time" [syn: {fit(p)}, {primed(p)}, {set(p)}]
2: fixed and unmoving; "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"; "his bearded face already has a set hollow look"- Connor Cruise O'Brien; "a face rigid with pain" [syn: {fixed}, {rigid}]
3: situated in a particular spot or position; "valuable centrally located urban land"; "strategically placed artillery"; "a house set on a hilltop"; "nicely situated on a quiet riverbank" [syn: {located}, {placed}, {situated}]
4: set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern" [syn: {laid}]
5: being below the horizon; "the moon is set" [syn: {set(p)}]
6: determined or decided upon as by an authority; "date and place are already determined"; "the dictated terms of surrender"; "the time set for the launching" [syn: {determined}, {dictated}]
7: converted to solid form (as concrete) [syn: {hardened}]
n 1: a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth"
2: (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite"
3: several exercises intended to be done in series; "he did four sets of the incline bench press" [syn: {exercise set}]
4: representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production; "the sets were meticulously authentic" [syn: {stage set}]
5: an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" [syn: {circle}, {band}, {lot}]
6: a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; "the set of his mind was obvious" [syn: {bent}]
7: the act of putting something in position; "he gave a final set to his hat"
8: a unit of play in tennis or squash; "they played two sets of tennis after dinner"
9: the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue" [syn: {hardening}, {solidifying}, {solidification}, {curing}] 10: evil beast-headed Egyptian god with high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris [syn: {Seth}] 11: the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon; "before the set of sun" 12: (psychology) a temporary readiness to respond in a particular way; "the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution"; "his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set" [syn: {readiness}] 13: any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals; "the early sets ran on storage batteries"
v 1: put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" [syn: {put}, {place}, {pose}, {position}, {lay}]
2: fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules" [syn: {determine}]
3: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" [syn: {specify}, {determine}, {fix}, {limit}]
4: establish as the highest level or best performance; "set a record" [syn: {mark}]
5: put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state; "set the house afire"
6: fix in a border; "The goldsmith set the diamond"
7: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" [syn: {fix}, {prepare}, {set up}, {ready}, {gear up}]
8: set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly; "set clocks or instruments"
9: locate; "The film is set in Africa" [syn: {localize}, {localise}, {place}] 10: disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days" [syn: {go down}, {go under}] [ant: {rise}] 11: adapt for performance in a different way; "set this poem to music" [syn: {arrange}] 12: put or set (seeds or seedlings) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden" [syn: {plant}] 13: apply or start; "set fire to a building" 14: become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme" [syn: {jell}, {congeal}] 15: put into a position that will restore a normal state; "set a broken bone" 16: insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink) [syn: {countersink}] 17: give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor 18: urge a dog to attack someone [syn: {sic}] 19: estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M." [syn: {place}, {put}] 20: equip with sails, masts, etc.; "rig a ship" [syn: {rig}, {set up}] 21: get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery" [syn: {set up}, {lay out}] 22: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" [syn: {adjust}, {correct}] 23: bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify" [syn: {fructify}] 24: arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" [syn: {dress}, {arrange}, {do}, {coif}, {coiffe}, {coiffure}] [also: {setting}]

setting
adj : (of a heavenly body) disappearing below the horizon; "the setting sun" [ant: {rising}]
n 1: the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story" [syn: {scene}]
2: the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting" [syn: {background}, {scope}]
3: arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted [syn: {mise en scene}, {stage setting}]
4: the physical position of something; "he changed the setting on the thermostat"
5: a table service for one person; "a place setting of sterling flatware" [syn: {place setting}]
6: mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place; "the diamond was in a plain gold mount" [syn: {mount}]

setting
See {set}

setting hen
n : a domestic hen ready to brood [syn: {brood hen}, {broody}, {broody hen}, {sitter}]

settle
n : a long wooden bench with a back [syn: {settee}]
v 1: settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs" [syn: {settle down}]
2: bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance" [syn: {decide}, {resolve}, {adjudicate}]
3: settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument" [syn: {square off}, {square up}, {determine}]
4: take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest" [syn: {locate}]
5: come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up" [syn: {reconcile}, {patch up}, {make up}, {conciliate}]
6: go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" [syn: {sink}, {go down}, {go under}] [ant: {float}]
7: become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down" [syn: {root}, {take root}, {steady down}, {settle down}]
8: become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet; "The roar settled to a thunder"; "The wind settled in the West"; "it is settling to rain"; "A cough settled in her chest"; "Her mood settled into lethargy"
9: establish or develop as a residence; "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans" 10: come to rest 11: become clear by the sinking of particles; "the liquid gradually settled" 12: arrange or fix in the desired order; "She settled the teacart" 13: accept despite complete satisfaction; "We settled for a lower price" 14: end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled" 15: dispose of; make a financial settlement 16: cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids) 17: sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm" [syn: {subside}] 18: fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair" [syn: {ensconce}] 19: get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy" [syn: {get back}] 20: make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; "let's finalize the proposal" [syn: {finalize}, {finalise}, {nail down}] 21: form a community; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota" 22: come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell" [syn: {fall}, {descend}]

settle down
v 1: settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs" [syn: {settle}]
2: become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down" [syn: {settle}, {root}, {take root}, {steady down}]
3: become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again." [syn: {calm}, {calm down}, {cool off}, {chill out}, {simmer down}, {cool it}]

settle on
v : become fixed (on); "Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon" [syn: {fixate}]

settled
adj 1: established or decided beyond dispute or doubt; "with details of the wedding settled she could now sleep at night" [ant: {unsettled}]
2: established in a desired position or place; not moving about; "nomads...absorbed among the settled people"; "settled areas"; "I don't feel entirely settled here"; "the advent of settled civilization" [ant: {unsettled}]
3: inhabited by colonists [syn: {colonized}, {colonised}]
4: clearly defined; "I have no formed opinion about the chances of success" [syn: {defined}, {formed}]
5: not changeable; "a period of settled weather"

settlement
n 1: a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government [syn: {colony}]
2: a community of people smaller than a town [syn: {village}, {small town}]
3: a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
4: the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; "the British colonization of America" [syn: {colonization}, {colonisation}]
5: something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "the finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"; "he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure" [syn: {resolution}, {closure}]
6: an area where a group of families live together
7: termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities [syn: {liquidation}]

settlement house
n : a center in an underprivileged area that provides community services

settler
n 1: a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country [syn: {colonist}]
2: a negotiator who settles disputes
3: a clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings

settling
n : a gradual sinking to a lower level [syn: {subsiding}, {subsidence}]

settlings
n : sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid [syn: {dregs}, {grounds}]

set-to
n : a brief but vigorous fight

Setubal
n : a port city on the Atlantic coast of Portugal southeast of Lisbon

setup
n 1: equipment designed to serve a specific function [syn: {apparatus}]
2: the way something is organized or arranged; "it takes time to learn the setup around here"
3: an act that incriminates someone on a false charge [syn: {frame-up}]

Seurat
n : French painter who developed pointilism (1859-1891) [syn: {Georges Seurat}, {Georges Pierre Seurat}]

Sevastopol
n : a city in southern Ukraine on the Black Sea [syn: {Sebastopol}]

seven
adj : being one more than six [syn: {7}, {vii}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one [syn: {7}, {VII}, {sevener}, {heptad}, {septet}]

Seven Hills of Rome
n : the hills on which the ancient city of Rome was built

seven iron
n : iron with a lofted face for hitting high shots to the green [syn: {mashie niblick}]

seven seas
n : an informal expression for all of the oceans of the world; "the old salt had sailed the seven seas"

Seven Years' War
n : a war of England and Prussia against France and Austria (1756-1763); Britain and Prussia got the better of it

sevener
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one [syn: {seven}, {7}, {VII}, {heptad}, {septet}]

sevenfold
adj : having seven units or components [syn: {septuple}]
adv : seven times; "the population of this village increased sevenfold in the past 100 years"

seven-membered
adj : of a chemical compound having a ring with seven members [syn: {7-membered}]

sevens
n : a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as their sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards [syn: {fantan}, {parliament}]

sevensome
n : seven people considered as a unit [syn: {septet}, {septette}]

seven-spot
n : a spot with seven pips on the face

seventeen
adj : being one more than sixteen [syn: {17}, {xvii}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one [syn: {17}, {XVII}]

seventeenth
adj : coming next after the sixteenth in position [syn: {17th}]
n : position 17 in a countable series of things

seventeen-year locust
n : North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature [syn: {periodical cicada}, {Magicicada septendecim}]

seventh
adj : coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position [syn: {7th}]
n 1: position seven in a countable series of things
2: a seventh part [syn: {one-seventh}]
3: the musical interval between one note and another seven notes away from it

Seventh Avenue
n : an avenue in Manhattan that runs north and south

seventh chord
n : a triad with a seventh added

seventh cranial nerve
n : cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles [syn: {facial}, {facial nerve}, {nervus facialis}]

Seventh Crusade
n : a Crusade initiated in 1248 after the loss of Jerusalem in 1244 and defeated in 1249

seventh heaven
n : a state of extreme happiness [syn: {bliss}, {blissfulness}, {cloud nine}, {walking on air}]

Seventh-Day Adventism
n : Adventism that is strongly Protestant and observes Saturday as the Sabbath

seventhly
adv : in the seventh place; "seventhly, you have no right to cancel the lease in mid-year"

seventies
n 1: the decade from 1970 to 1979 [syn: {1970s}]
2: the time of life between 70 and 80 [syn: {mid-seventies}]

seventieth
adj : the ordinal number of seventy in counting order [syn: {70th}]
n : position 70 in a countable series of things

seventy
adj : being ten more than sixty [syn: {70}, {lxx}]
n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and seven [syn: {70}, {LXX}]

seventy-eight
adj : being eight more than seventy [syn: {78}, {lxxviii}]

seventy-fifth
adj : the ordinal number of seventy-five in counting order [syn: {75th}]

seventy-five
adj : being five more than seventy [syn: {75}, {lxxv}]

seventy-four
adj : being four more than seventy [syn: {74}, {lxxiv}]

seventy-nine
adj : being nine more than seventy [syn: {79}, {ilxxx}]

seventy-one
adj : being one more than seventy [syn: {71}, {lxxi}]

seventy-seven
adj : being seven more than seventy [syn: {77}, {lxxvii}]

seventy-six
adj : being six more than seventy [syn: {76}, {lxxvi}]

seventy-three
adj : being three more than seventy [syn: {73}, {lxxiii}]

seventy-two
adj : being two more than seventy [syn: {72}, {lxxii}]

seven-up
n : a form of all fours in which a total of seven points is game [syn: {old sledge}]

sever
v 1: set or keep apart; "sever a relationship" [syn: {break up}]
2: cut off from a whole; "His head was severed from his body"; "The soul discerped from the body" [syn: {discerp}, {lop}]

severable
adj : capable of being divided or dissociated; "often drugs and crime are not dissociable"; "the siamese twins were not considered seperable"; "a song...never conceived of as severable from the melody"; [syn: {dissociable}, {separable}]

severable contract
n : a contract in which in the event of a breach by one of the parties can be considered as several independent agreements expressed in a single instrument

several
adj 1: considered individually; "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed" [syn: {respective(a)}, {several(a)}, {various(a)}]
2: distinct and individual; "three several times" [syn: {several(p)}]
3: (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many; "several letters came in the mail"; "several people were injured in the accident" [syn: {several(a)}]

severalise
v 1: distinguish or separate [syn: {severalize}]
2: mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" [syn: {distinguish}, {separate}, {differentiate}, {secern}, {secernate}, {severalize}, {tell}, {tell apart}]

severality
n : exclusive individual ownership

severalize
v 1: distinguish or separate [syn: {severalise}]
2: mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" [syn: {distinguish}, {separate}, {differentiate}, {secern}, {secernate}, {severalise}, {tell}, {tell apart}]

severally
adv 1: apart from others; "the clothes were hung severally" [syn: {independently}]
2: apart from others; "taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square"; "the fine points are treated singly" [syn: {individually}, {separately}, {singly}, {one by one}, {on an individual basis}]
3: in the order given; "the brothers were called Felix and Max, respectively" [syn: {respectively}]

severalty
n : the state of being several and distinct [syn: {discreteness}, {distinctness}, {separateness}]

severance
n 1: a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations" [syn: {rupture}, {breach}, {break}, {rift}, {falling out}]
2: the act of severing [syn: {severing}]

severance agreement
n : an agreement on the terms on which an employee will leave

severe
adj 1: intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; "severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy's guns"; "a wicked cough" [syn: {terrible}, {wicked}]
2: very strong or vigorous; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow" [syn: {hard}, {knockout}]
3: severely simple; "a stark interior" [syn: {austere}, {stark}]
4: unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; "a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells; "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"; "a strict disciplinarian"; "a Spartan upbringing" [syn: {spartan}, {strict}]
5: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease" [syn: {dangerous}, {grave}, {grievous}, {serious}, {life-threatening}]
6: very bad in degree or extent; "a severe worldwide depression"; "the house suffered severe damage"

severe acute respiratory syndrome
n : a respiratory disease of unknown etiology that apparently originated in mainland China in 2003; characterized by fever and coughing or difficulty breathing or hypoxia; can be fatal [syn: {SARS}]

severe combined immunodeficiency
n : a congenital disease affecting T cells that can result from a mutation in any one of several different genes; children with it are susceptible to infectious disease; if untreated it is lethal within the first year or two of life [syn: {severe combined immunodeficiency disease}, {SCID}]

severe combined immunodeficiency disease
n : a congenital disease affecting T cells that can result from a mutation in any one of several different genes; children with it are susceptible to infectious disease; if untreated it is lethal within the first year or two of life [syn: {severe combined immunodeficiency}, {SCID}]

severed
adj : detached by cutting; "cut flowers"; "a severed head"; "an old tale of Anne Bolyn walking the castle walls with her poor cut-off head under her arm" [syn: {cut off}]

severely
adv 1: to a severe or serious degree; "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"; "badly injured"; "a severely impaired heart"; "is gravely ill"; "was seriously ill" [syn: {badly}, {gravely}, {seriously}]
2: with sternness; in a severe manner; "`No,' she said sternly"; "peered severely over her glasses" [syn: {sternly}]
3: causing great damage or hardship; "industries hit hard by the depression"; "she was severely affected by the bank's failure" [syn: {hard}]

severeness
n : extreme plainness [syn: {austereness}]

severing
n : the act of severing [syn: {severance}]

severity
n 1: used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather [syn: {badness}]
2: something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters" [syn: {asperity}, {grimness}, {hardship}, {rigor}, {rigour}, {rigorousness}]
3: excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp" [syn: {harshness}, {rigor}, {rigour}, {inclemency}, {hardness}, {stiffness}]

Severn
n 1: a river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay [syn: {Severn River}]
2: a river in England and Wales flowing into the Bristol Channel; the longest river in Great Britain [syn: {River Severn}, {Severn River}]

Severn River
n 1: a river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay [syn: {Severn}]
2: a river in England and Wales flowing into the Bristol Channel; the longest river in Great Britain [syn: {Severn}, {River Severn}]

Severo Ochoa
n : United States biochemist (born in Spain) who studied the biological synthesis of nucleic acids (born in 1905) [syn: {Ochoa}]

Sevilla
n : a city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain [syn: {Seville}]

Seville
n : a city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain [syn: {Sevilla}]

Seville orange
n 1: any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock [syn: {sour orange}, {bitter orange}, {bitter orange tree}, {bigarade}, {marmalade orange}, {Citrus aurantium}]
2: highly acidic orange used especially in marmalade [syn: {bitter orange}, {sour orange}]

sew
v 1: fasten by sewing; do needlework [syn: {run up}, {sew together}, {stitch}]
2: create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?" [syn: {tailor}, {tailor-make}] [also: {sewn}]

sew together
v : fasten by sewing; do needlework [syn: {sew}, {run up}, {stitch}]

sewage
n : waste matter carried away in sewers or drains [syn: {sewerage}]

sewage disposal
n : the disposal of sewage

sewage disposal plant
n : a plant for disposing of sewage [syn: {disposal plant}]

sewage farm
n : a farm that is irrigated and fertilized with raw sewage

sewage system
n : facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewage [syn: {sewer system}, {sewage works}]

sewage works
n : facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewage [syn: {sewage system}, {sewer system}]

Seward
n : United States politician who as secretary of state in 1867 arranged for the purchase of Alaska from Russia (known at the time as Seward's Folly) (1801-1872) [syn: {William Henry Seward}]

Seward Peninsula
n : a peninsula in western Alaska that projects westward into the Bering Sea just below the Arctic Circle

Seward's Folly
n : the transaction in 1867 in which the United States secretary of state William Henry Seward purchased Alaska from Russia

sewed
adj : fastened with stitches [syn: {sewn}, {stitched}]

sewellel
n : bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent [syn: {mountain beaver}, {Aplodontia rufa}]

sewer
n 1: a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water [syn: {sewerage}, {cloaca}]
2: someone who sews; "a sewer of fine gowns"
3: misfortune resulting in lost effort or money; "his career was in the gutter"; "all that work went down the sewer"; "pensions are in the toilet" [syn: {gutter}, {toilet}]

sewer gas
n : foul-smelling gas that forms in sewers

sewer line
n : a main in a sewage system [syn: {sewer main}]

sewer main
n : a main in a sewage system [syn: {sewer line}]

sewer rat
n : brown rat commonly found in sewers

sewer system
n : facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewage [syn: {sewage system}, {sewage works}]

sewer water
n : water mixed with waste matter [syn: {effluent}, {wastewater}]

sewerage
n 1: waste matter carried away in sewers or drains [syn: {sewage}]
2: a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water [syn: {sewer}, {cloaca}]

sewing
n 1: joining or attaching by stitches [syn: {stitching}]
2: needlework that involves sewing; "she put her sewing back in the basket" [syn: {stitchery}]

sewing basket
n : a workbasket in which sewing materials can be stored

sewing kit
n : a kit of articles used in sewing

sewing machine
n : a textile machine used as a home appliance for sewing

sewing needle
n 1: a needle used in sewing to pull thread through cloth
2: slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. [syn: {dragonfly}, {darning needle}, {devil's darning needle}, {snake feeder}, {snake doctor}, {mosquito hawk}, {skeeter hawk}]

sewing room
n : a room set aside for sewing

sewing-machine operator
n : someone who sews by operating a sewing machine

sewing-machine stitch
n : made by a sewing machine using two threads [syn: {machine stitch}]

sewn
sew
v 1: fasten by sewing; do needlework [syn: {run up}, {sew together}, {stitch}]
2: create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?" [syn: {tailor}, {tailor-make}] [also: {sewn}]

sewn
adj : fastened with stitches [syn: {sewed}, {stitched}]

sewn
See {sew}

sex
n 1: activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat" [syn: {sexual activity}, {sexual practice}, {sex activity}]
2: either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided; "the war between the sexes"
3: all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses; "he wanted a better sex life"; "the film contained no sex or violence" [syn: {sexual urge}]
4: the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles; "she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus" [syn: {gender}, {sexuality}]
v 1: stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience" [syn: {arouse}, {excite}, {turn on}, {wind up}]
2: tell the sex (of young chickens)

sex act
n : the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur [syn: {sexual intercourse}, {intercourse}, {copulation}, {coitus}, {coition}, {sexual congress}, {congress}, {sexual relation}, {relation}, {carnal knowledge}]

sex activity
n : activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat" [syn: {sexual activity}, {sexual practice}, {sex}]

sex appeal
n : attractiveness to the opposite sex [syn: {desirability}, {desirableness}, {oomph}]

sex bomb
n : a young woman who is thought to have sex appeal [syn: {sex kitten}, {sexpot}]

sex cell
n : a spermatozoon or an ovum [syn: {reproductive cell}, {germ cell}]

sex change
n : a change in a person's physical sexual characteristics (as by surgery and hormone treatments)

sex character
n : those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other [syn: {sex characteristic}]

sex characteristic
n : those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other [syn: {sex character}]

sex chromatin
n : chromatin found only in female cells; "the presence or absence of sex chromatin in cells obtained by amniocentesis makes it possible to determine the sex of a fetus"

sex chromosome
n : (genetics) a chromosome that determines the sex of an individual; "mammals normally have two sex chromosomes"

sex crime
n : a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat; "most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault" [syn: {sexual assault}, {sexual abuse}, {sex offense}]

sex drive
n : a physiological need for sexual activity; "testosterone is responsible for the male sex drive"

sex gland
n : a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced [syn: {gonad}]

sex hormone
n : any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs [syn: {steroid hormone}, {steroid}]

sex kitten
n : a young woman who is thought to have sex appeal [syn: {sexpot}, {sex bomb}]

sex linkage
n : an association between genes in sex chromosomes that makes some characteristics appear more frequently in one sex than in the other

sex manual
n : a manual containing instruction in sexual techniques; intended to enhance the reader's sexual life

sex object
n : any person regarded simply as an object of sexual gratification

sex offender
n : someone who has been convicted of a sex crime

sex offense
n : a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat; "most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault" [syn: {sexual assault}, {sexual abuse}, {sex crime}]

sex organ
n : any organ involved in sexual reproduction [syn: {reproductive organ}]

sex segregation
n : the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded [syn: {purdah}]

sexadecimal notation
n : any notation that uses 16 different characters [syn: {hexadecimal notation}]

sexadecimal number system
n : a positional system of numeration that uses hexadecimal digits and a radix of 16 [syn: {hexadecimal number system}, {hexadecimal system}]

sexagenarian
adj : being from 60 to 69 years old; "the sexagenarian population is growing"
n : someone whose age is in the sixties

sexagesimal
adj : of or relating to or reckoning in sixtieths; "the sexagesimal divisions of hours and degrees"

sexcapade
n : a sexual escapade; an illicit affair

sex-change operation
n : surgical procedures and hormonal treatments designed to alter a person's sexual characteristics so that the resemble those of the opposite sex [syn: {transsexual surgery}]

sexed
adj 1: having sexual differentiation
2: characterized by sexuality; "highly sexed"

sexier
sexy
adj 1: marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes" [ant: {unsexy}]
2: exciting sexual desire [syn: {aphrodisiac}, {aphrodisiacal}] [ant: {anaphrodisiac}] [also: {sexiest}, {sexier}]

sexier
See {sexy}

sexiest
sexy
adj 1: marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes" [ant: {unsexy}]
2: exciting sexual desire [syn: {aphrodisiac}, {aphrodisiacal}] [ant: {anaphrodisiac}] [also: {sexiest}, {sexier}]

sexiest
See {sexy}

sexiness
n : the arousal of feelings of sexual desire [syn: {amorousness}, {eroticism}, {erotism}, {amativeness}]

sexism
n : discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of the opposite sex

sexist
adj : discriminatory on the basis of sex (usually said of men's attitude toward women)
n : a man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women [syn: {male chauvinist}]

sexless
adj 1: having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs [syn: {neuter}]
2: having no sexual desire
3: sexually unattractive

sexlessness
n : having no evident sex or sex organs [syn: {asexuality}]

sex-limited
adj : relating to characteristics that are expressed differently in the two sexes

sex-linked
adj : concerning characteristics that are determined by genes carried on the sex chromosomes (on the X chromosome in particular)

sex-linked disorder
n : any disease or abnormality that is determined by the sex hormones; "hemophilia is determined by a gene defect on an X chromosome"

sexploitation
n : the commercial exploitation of sex or sexuality or explicit sexual material; "sexploitation by advertisers is notorious"

sexpot
n : a young woman who is thought to have sex appeal [syn: {sex kitten}, {sex bomb}]

sex-starved
adj : desiring but deprived of sexual gratification

sext
n : the fourth of the seven canonical hours; about noon

sextant
n 1: a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees
2: a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant

sextet
n 1: a musical composition written for six performers [syn: {sextette}, {sestet}]
2: the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one [syn: {six}, {6}, {VI}, {sixer}, {sise}, {Captain Hicks}, {half a dozen}, {sestet}, {sextuplet}, {hexad}]
3: six performers or singers who perform together [syn: {sextette}, {sestet}]
4: a set of six similar things considered as a unit [syn: {sextette}, {sestet}]
5: six people considered as a unit [syn: {sextette}, {sixsome}]

sextette
n 1: six performers or singers who perform together [syn: {sextet}, {sestet}]
2: a set of six similar things considered as a unit [syn: {sextet}, {sestet}]
3: six people considered as a unit [syn: {sextet}, {sixsome}]
4: a musical composition written for six performers [syn: {sextet}, {sestet}]

Sexton
n 1: United States poet (1928-1974) [syn: {Anne Sexton}]
2: an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects [syn: {sacristan}]

sextuple
adj : having six units or components [syn: {sixfold}]

sextuplet
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one [syn: {six}, {6}, {VI}, {sixer}, {sise}, {Captain Hicks}, {half a dozen}, {sextet}, {sestet}, {hexad}]

sexual
adj 1: of or relating to or characterized by sexuality; "sexual orientation"; "sexual distinctions"
2: having or involving sex; "sexual reproduction"; "sexual spores" [ant: {asexual}]
3: involved in a sexual relationship; "the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife"; "she had been intimate with many men" [syn: {intimate}]

sexual abstention
n : abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows) [syn: {chastity}, {celibacy}]

sexual abuse
n : a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat; "most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault" [syn: {sexual assault}, {sex crime}, {sex offense}]

sexual activity
n : activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat" [syn: {sexual practice}, {sex}, {sex activity}]

sexual arousal
n : the arousal of sexual desires in preparation for sexual behavior

sexual assault
n : a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat; "most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault" [syn: {sexual abuse}, {sex crime}, {sex offense}]

sexual climax
n : the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse [syn: {orgasm}, {climax}, {coming}]

sexual congress
n : the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur [syn: {sexual intercourse}, {intercourse}, {sex act}, {copulation}, {coitus}, {coition}, {congress}, {sexual relation}, {relation}, {carnal knowledge}]

sexual conquest
n : a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse; "calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang" [syn: {score}]

sexual desire
n : a desire for sexual intimacy [syn: {concupiscence}, {physical attraction}]

sexual discrimination
n : discrimination (usually in employment) that excludes one sex (usually women) to the benefit of the other sex

sexual harassment
n : unwelcome sexual behavior by a supervisor toward an employee

sexual immorality
n : the evil ascribed to sexual acts that violate social conventions; "sexual immorality is the major reason for last year's record number of abortions"

sexual intercourse
n : the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur [syn: {intercourse}, {sex act}, {copulation}, {coitus}, {coition}, {sexual congress}, {congress}, {sexual relation}, {relation}, {carnal knowledge}]

sexual inversion
n : a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex [syn: {inversion}]

sexual love
n : sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people; "his lovemaking disgusted her"; "he hadn't had any love in months"; "he has a very complicated love life" [syn: {lovemaking}, {making love}, {love}, {love life}]

sexual morality
n : morality with respect to sexual relations [syn: {virtue}, {chastity}]

sexual perversion
n : an aberrant sexual practice that is preferred to normal intercourse [syn: {perversion}]

sexual pleasure
n : pleasure derived from sexual activities

sexual practice
n : activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat" [syn: {sexual activity}, {sex}, {sex activity}]

sexual relation
n : the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur [syn: {sexual intercourse}, {intercourse}, {sex act}, {copulation}, {coitus}, {coition}, {sexual congress}, {congress}, {relation}, {carnal knowledge}]

sexual relationship
n : a relationship involving sexual intimacy

sexual reproduction
n : reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete [syn: {amphimixis}]

sexual union
n : the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring" [syn: {coupling}, {mating}, {pairing}, {conjugation}, {union}]

sexual urge
n : all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses; "he wanted a better sex life"; "the film contained no sex or violence" [syn: {sex}]

sexualise
v : make sexual, endow with sex, attribute sex to; "The god was sexualized and married to another god"; "Some languages sexualize all nouns and do not have a neuter gender" [syn: {sexualize}]

sexuality
n : the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles; "she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus" [syn: {sex}, {gender}]

sexualize
v : make sexual, endow with sex, attribute sex to; "The god was sexualized and married to another god"; "Some languages sexualize all nouns and do not have a neuter gender" [syn: {sexualise}]

sexually
adv 1: with respect to sexuality; "sexually ambiguous"
2: by sexual means; "reproduce sexually"

sexually attractive
adj : capable of arousing desire; "the delectable Miss Haynes" [syn: {delectable}]

sexually transmitted disease
n : a communicable disease transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact [syn: {venereal disease}, {VD}, {social disease}, {Cupid's itch}, {Cupid's disease}, {Venus's curse}]

sexy
adj 1: marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes" [ant: {unsexy}]
2: exciting sexual desire [syn: {aphrodisiac}, {aphrodisiacal}] [ant: {anaphrodisiac}] [also: {sexiest}, {sexier}]

Seychelles
n 1: a republic on the Seychelles islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1976 [syn: {Republic of Seychelles}]
2: a group of about 90 islands in the western Indian Ocean north of Madagascar

Seychelles monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Seychelles

Seychelles rupee
n : the basic unit of money in Seychelles; equal to 100 cents [syn: {rupee}]

Seychellois
adj : of the Seychelles or their people; "Seychellois fishermen"
n : a native or inhabitant of Seychelles

Seyhan
n 1: a Turkish river flowing south southwest into the Mediterranean [syn: {Seyhan River}]
2: a city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River [syn: {Adana}]

Seyhan River
n : a Turkish river flowing south southwest into the Mediterranean [syn: {Seyhan}]

Seymour
n : Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537) [syn: {Jane Seymour}]

sezession
n : an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s [syn: {secession}]

Sfax
n : the second largest city in Tunisia; located in eastern Tunisia near a phosphate region [syn: {Safaqis}]

sforzando
n 1: an accented chord
2: (music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a strong initial attack

SGA infant
n : an infant whose size and weight are considerably less than the average for babies of the same age [syn: {small-for-gestational-age infant}]

SGML
n : (computer science) a standardized language for the descriptive markup of documents; a set of rules for using whatever markup vocabulary is adopted [syn: {standard generalized markup language}]

sgraffiti
sgraffito
n : a ceramic or mural decoration made by scratching off a surface layer to reveal the ground [also: {sgraffiti} (pl)]

sgraffiti
See {sgraffito}

sgraffito
n : a ceramic or mural decoration made by scratching off a surface layer to reveal the ground [also: {sgraffiti} (pl)]

Shaaban
n : the eighth month of the Islamic calendar [syn: {Sha'ban}]

Sha'ban
n : the eighth month of the Islamic calendar [syn: {Shaaban}]

shabbasim
See {shabbas}

shabbatim
See {shabbat}

shabbier
shabby
adj 1: showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains" [syn: {moth-eaten}, {ratty}, {tatty}]
2: mean and unworthy and despicable; "shabby treatment" [also: {shabbiest}, {shabbier}]

shabbier
See {shabby}

shabbiest
shabby
adj 1: showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains" [syn: {moth-eaten}, {ratty}, {tatty}]
2: mean and unworthy and despicable; "shabby treatment" [also: {shabbiest}, {shabbier}]

shabbiest
See {shabby}

shabbily
adv 1: so as to appear worn and threadbare or dilapidated; "a shabbily dressed man"
2: in a mean and ungenerous manner; "the two were haggling shabbily in the drawing-room"

shabbiness
n : a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing [syn: {seediness}, {manginess}]

shabby
adj 1: showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains" [syn: {moth-eaten}, {ratty}, {tatty}]
2: mean and unworthy and despicable; "shabby treatment" [also: {shabbiest}, {shabbier}]

shabby-genteel
adj : trying to maintain dignity and self respect despite shabbiness

shabu
n : amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant [syn: {methamphetamine}, {methamphetamine hydrochloride}, {Methedrine}, {meth}, {deoxyephedrine}, {chalk}, {chicken feed}, {crank}, {glass}, {ice}, {trash}]

Shabuoth
n : (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments [syn: {Shavous}, {Shavuoth}, {Shavuot}, {Pentecost}, {Feast of Weeks}]

shack
n : small crude shelter used as a dwelling [syn: {hovel}, {hut}, {hutch}, {shanty}]
v 1: make one's home or live in; "She resides officially in Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted"; "The plains are sparsely populated" [syn: {dwell}, {reside}, {live}, {inhabit}, {people}, {populate}, {domicile}, {domiciliate}]
2: move, proceed, or walk draggingly pr slowly; "John trailed behind behis class mates"; "The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart" [syn: {trail}]

shack up
v : room or live together; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple [syn: {cohabit}]

shackle
n 1: a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) [syn: {bond}, {hamper}, {trammel}, {trammels}]
2: a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar
v 1: bind the arms of [syn: {pinion}]
2: restrain with fetters [syn: {fetter}]

shackled
adj : bound by chains fastened around the ankles [syn: {fettered}, {in bonds(p)}, {in fetters(p)}]

shackoes
See {shacko}

shad
n 1: bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning; especially of Atlantic coast
2: herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to freshwater to spawn

shad roe
n : roe of shad; may be parboiled or baked or sauteed gently

shadberry
n : edible purple or red berries [syn: {saskatoon}, {serviceberry}, {juneberry}]

shadblow
n : any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit [syn: {Juneberry}, {serviceberry}, {service tree}, {shadbush}]

shadbush
n : any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit [syn: {Juneberry}, {serviceberry}, {service tree}, {shadblow}]

shadchanim
See {shadchan}

shadchans
See {schatchen}

shaddock
n 1: southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits [syn: {pomelo}, {pomelo tree}, {pummelo}, {Citrus maxima}, {Citrus grandis}, {Citrus decumana}]
2: large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp [syn: {pomelo}]

shade
n 1: relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body; "it is much cooler in the shade"; "there's too much shadiness to take good photographs" [syn: {shadiness}, {shadowiness}]
2: a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted" [syn: {tint}, {tincture}, {tone}]
3: protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight; "they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade"
4: a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning" [syn: {nuance}, {nicety}, {subtlety}, {refinement}]
5: a position of relative inferiority; "an achievement that puts everything else in the shade"; "his brother's success left him in the shade"
6: a slight amount or degree of difference; "a tad too expensive"; "not a tad of difference"; "the new model is a shade better than the old one" [syn: {tad}]
7: a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past" [syn: {ghost}, {spook}, {wraith}, {specter}, {spectre}]
8: a representation of the effect of shade in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
v 1: cast a shadow over [syn: {shadow}, {shade off}]
2: represent the effect of shade or shadow on [syn: {fill in}]
3: protect from light, heat, or view; "Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight"

shade off
v : cast a shadow over [syn: {shadow}, {shade}]

shade tree
n : a tree planted or valued chiefly for its shade from sunlight

shaded
adj 1: protected from heat and light with shade or shadow; "shaded avenues"; "o'er the shaded billows rushed the night"- Alexander Pope [ant: {unshaded}]
2: (of pictures or drawings) drawn or painted with degrees or gradations of shadow; "the shaded areas of the face seemed to recede" [ant: {unshaded}]

shades
n : spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; "he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades" [syn: {sunglasses}, {dark glasses}]

shades of
n : something that reminds you of someone or something; "aren't there shades of 1948 here?"

shad-flower
n : annual weed of Europe and North America having a rosette of basal leaves and tiny flowers followed by oblong seed capsules [syn: {whitlow grass}, {shadflower}, {Draba verna}]

shadflower
n : annual weed of Europe and North America having a rosette of basal leaves and tiny flowers followed by oblong seed capsules [syn: {whitlow grass}, {shad-flower}, {Draba verna}]

shadfly
n : slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days [syn: {mayfly}, {dayfly}]

shadier
shady
adj 1: of businesses and businessmen; "a fly-by-night operation" [syn: {fly-by-night}]
2: of questionable taste or morality; "a louche nightclub"; "a louche painting" [syn: {louche}]
3: not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior" [syn: {fishy}, {funny}, {queer}, {suspect}, {suspicious}]
4: filled with shade; "the shady side of the street"; "the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed"; "we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove"; "cool umbrageous woodlands" [syn: {shadowed}, {shadowy}, {umbrageous}] [also: {shadiest}, {shadier}]

shadier
See {shady}

shadiest
shady
adj 1: of businesses and businessmen; "a fly-by-night operation" [syn: {fly-by-night}]
2: of questionable taste or morality; "a louche nightclub"; "a louche painting" [syn: {louche}]
3: not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior" [syn: {fishy}, {funny}, {queer}, {suspect}, {suspicious}]
4: filled with shade; "the shady side of the street"; "the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed"; "we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove"; "cool umbrageous woodlands" [syn: {shadowed}, {shadowy}, {umbrageous}] [also: {shadiest}, {shadier}]

shadiest
See {shady}

shadiness
n : relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body; "it is much cooler in the shade"; "there's too much shadiness to take good photographs" [syn: {shade}, {shadowiness}]

shading
n 1: graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting
2: a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades [syn: {blending}]

shadow
n 1: shade within clear boundaries
2: an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness" [syn: {darkness}, {dark}]
3: something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight" [syn: {apparition}, {phantom}, {phantasm}, {phantasma}]
4: a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his happiness"
5: an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension" [syn: {trace}, {vestige}, {tincture}]
6: refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his father's shadow"
7: a dominating and pervasive presence; "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father"
8: a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements [syn: {tail}, {shadower}]
9: an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother's shadow"
v 1: follow, usually without the person's knowledge; "The police are shadowing her"
2: cast a shadow over [syn: {shade}, {shade off}]
3: make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarves that of last year" [syn: {overshadow}, {dwarf}]

shadow cabinet
n : a group of senior members of the political party that is out of power; these members would probably assume corresponding positions as ministers in the British Cabinet if their party was elected

shadow play
n : a drama executed by throwing shadows on a wall [syn: {galanty show}, {shadow show}]

shadow show
n : a drama executed by throwing shadows on a wall [syn: {galanty show}, {shadow play}]

shadowbox
v : go through boxing motions without an opponent

shadowboxing
n : sparring with an imaginary opponent (for exercise or training)

shadowed
adj : filled with shade; "the shady side of the street"; "the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed"; "we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove"; "cool umbrageous woodlands" [syn: {shady}, {shadowy}, {umbrageous}]

shadower
n : a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements [syn: {tail}, {shadow}]

shadowgraph
n : a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays) [syn: {radiogram}, {radiograph}, {skiagraph}, {skiagram}]

shadowiness
n : relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body; "it is much cooler in the shade"; "there's too much shadiness to take good photographs" [syn: {shade}, {shadiness}]

shadowing
adj : following surreptitiously; keeping under surveillance; "always on guard against shadowing submarines" [syn: {tailing}]
n : the act of following someone secretly [syn: {tailing}]

shadowy
adj 1: filled with shade; "the shady side of the street"; "the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed"; "we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove"; "cool umbrageous woodlands" [syn: {shady}, {shadowed}, {umbrageous}]
2: lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood" [syn: {dim}, {faint}, {vague}, {wispy}]
3: lacking in substance; "strange fancies of unreal and shadowy worlds"- W.A.Butler; "dim shadowy forms"; "a wraithlike column of smoke" [syn: {wraithlike}]

shady
adj 1: of businesses and businessmen; "a fly-by-night operation" [syn: {fly-by-night}]
2: of questionable taste or morality; "a louche nightclub"; "a louche painting" [syn: {louche}]
3: not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior" [syn: {fishy}, {funny}, {queer}, {suspect}, {suspicious}]
4: filled with shade; "the shady side of the street"; "the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed"; "we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove"; "cool umbrageous woodlands" [syn: {shadowed}, {shadowy}, {umbrageous}] [also: {shadiest}, {shadier}]

shaft
n 1: a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
2: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" [syn: {shot}, {slam}, {dig}, {barb}, {jibe}, {gibe}]
3: a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
4: a column of light (as from a beacon) [syn: {beam}, {beam of light}, {light beam}, {ray}, {ray of light}, {shaft of light}, {irradiation}]
5: the main (mid) section of a long bone [syn: {diaphysis}]
6: obscene terms for penis [syn: {cock}, {prick}, {dick}, {pecker}, {peter}, {tool}, {putz}]
7: a long pointed rod used as a weapon [syn: {spear}, {lance}]
8: a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
9: (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column [syn: {scape}] 10: a vertical passage into a mine 11: a revolving rod that transmits power or motion [syn: {rotating shaft}] 12: the hollow shaft of a feather [syn: {quill}, {calamus}]
v 1: equip with a shaft
2: defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit [syn: {cheat}, {chouse}, {screw}, {chicane}, {jockey}]

shaft louse
n : parasitic on poultry [syn: {chicken louse}, {Menopon palladum}, {Menopon gallinae}]

shaft of light
n : a column of light (as from a beacon) [syn: {beam}, {beam of light}, {light beam}, {ray}, {ray of light}, {shaft}, {irradiation}]

shag
n 1: a strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded
2: a matted tangle of hair or fiber; "the dog's woolly shag"
3: a fabric with long coarse nap; "he bought a shag rug"
4: slang terms for sexual intercourse [syn: {fuck}, {fucking}, {screw}, {screwing}, {ass}, {nooky}, {nookie}, {piece of ass}, {piece of tail}, {roll in the hay}, {shtup}]
5: a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn
v : dance the shag [also: {shagging}, {shagged}]

shag rug
n : a rug with long pile

shagbark
n : North American hickory having loose gray shaggy bark and edible nuts [syn: {shagbark hickory}, {shellbark}, {shellbark hickory}, {Carya ovata}]

shagbark hickory
n : North American hickory having loose gray shaggy bark and edible nuts [syn: {shagbark}, {shellbark}, {shellbark hickory}, {Carya ovata}]

shagged
shag
n 1: a strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded
2: a matted tangle of hair or fiber; "the dog's woolly shag"
3: a fabric with long coarse nap; "he bought a shag rug"
4: slang terms for sexual intercourse [syn: {fuck}, {fucking}, {screw}, {screwing}, {ass}, {nooky}, {nookie}, {piece of ass}, {piece of tail}, {roll in the hay}, {shtup}]
5: a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn
v : dance the shag [also: {shagging}, {shagged}]

shagged
adj : having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags; "junipers with shagged trunks"; "shaggy rugs" [syn: {shaggy}]

shagged
See {shag}

shaggier
shaggy
adj 1: used of hair; thick and poorly groomed; "bushy locks"; "a shaggy beard" [syn: {bushy}]
2: having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags; "junipers with shagged trunks"; "shaggy rugs" [syn: {shagged}] [also: {shaggiest}, {shaggier}]

shaggier
See {shaggy}

shaggiest
shaggy
adj 1: used of hair; thick and poorly groomed; "bushy locks"; "a shaggy beard" [syn: {bushy}]
2: having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags; "junipers with shagged trunks"; "shaggy rugs" [syn: {shagged}] [also: {shaggiest}, {shaggier}]

shaggiest
See {shaggy}

shaggily
adv : in a shaggy manner; "shaggily unkempt mane"

shagginess
n 1: unkemptness of hair
2: roughness of nap produced by long woolly hairs

shagging
shag
n 1: a strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded
2: a matted tangle of hair or fiber; "the dog's woolly shag"
3: a fabric with long coarse nap; "he bought a shag rug"
4: slang terms for sexual intercourse [syn: {fuck}, {fucking}, {screw}, {screwing}, {ass}, {nooky}, {nookie}, {piece of ass}, {piece of tail}, {roll in the hay}, {shtup}]
5: a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn
v : dance the shag [also: {shagging}, {shagged}]

shagging
See {shag}

shaggy
adj 1: used of hair; thick and poorly groomed; "bushy locks"; "a shaggy beard" [syn: {bushy}]
2: having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags; "junipers with shagged trunks"; "shaggy rugs" [syn: {shagged}] [also: {shaggiest}, {shaggier}]

shaggy cap
n : common edible mushroom having an elongated shaggy white cap and black spores [syn: {shaggymane}, {shaggymane mushroom}, {Coprinus comatus}]

shaggy dog story
n : a long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessness

shaggymane
n : common edible mushroom having an elongated shaggy white cap and black spores [syn: {shaggy cap}, {shaggymane mushroom}, {Coprinus comatus}]

shaggymane mushroom
n : common edible mushroom having an elongated shaggy white cap and black spores [syn: {shaggymane}, {shaggy cap}, {Coprinus comatus}]

Shah
n : title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran [syn: {Shah of Iran}]

Shah Jahan
n : Mogul emperor of India during whose reign the finest monuments of Mogul architecture were built (including the Taj Mahal at Agra) (1592-1666)

Shah of Iran
n : title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran [syn: {Shah}]

Shah Palavi
n : Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic fundamentalists (1919-1980) [syn: {Pahlavi}, {Mohammed Reza Pahlavi}, {Pahlevi}, {Mohammed Reza Pahlevi}]

shahadah
n : the first pillar of Islam is an affirmation of faith

Shahaptian
n 1: a member of a North American Indian people who lived in Oregon along the Columbia river and its tributaries in Washington and northern Idaho [syn: {Sahaptin}, {Sahaptino}]
2: a Penutian language spoken by the Shahaptian people [syn: {Sahaptin}]

shaheed
n : Arabic term for holy martyrs; applied by Palestinians to suicide bombers

Shahn
n : United States artist whose work reflected social and political themes (1898-1969) [syn: {Ben Shahn}, {Benjamin Shahn}]

shaitan
n : (Islam) a rebellious jinni who leads men astray [syn: {shaytan}]

shakable
adj : capable of being weakened; "the crisis proved his confidence was shakable" [syn: {shakeable}]

shake
n 1: building material used as siding or roofing [syn: {shingle}]
2: frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream [syn: {milkshake}, {milk shake}]
3: a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it [syn: {trill}]
4: grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) [syn: {handshake}, {handshaking}, {handclasp}]
5: reflex shaking caused by cold or fear or excitement [syn: {tremble}, {shiver}]
6: causing to move repeatedly from side to side [syn: {wag}, {waggle}]
v 1: move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking" [syn: {agitate}]
2: move with or as if with a tremor; "his hands shook" [syn: {didder}]
3: shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively; "The old engine was juddering" [syn: {judder}]
4: move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet" [syn: {rock}, {sway}]
5: undermine or cause to waver; "my faith has been shaken"; "The bad news shook her hopes"
6: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" [syn: {stimulate}, {shake up}, {excite}, {stir}]
7: get rid of; "I couldn't shake the car that was following me" [syn: {shake off}, {throw off}, {escape from}]
8: bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking; "He was shaken from his dreams"; "shake the salt out of the salt shaker"
9: shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state; "shake one's head"; "She shook her finger at the naughty students"; "The old enemies shook hands"; "Don't shake your fist at me!" [also: {shook}, {shaken}]

shake hands
v : take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation

shake off
v 1: get rid of; "I couldn't shake the car that was following me" [syn: {shake}, {throw off}, {escape from}]
2: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes" [syn: {shed}, {cast}, {cast off}, {throw}, {throw off}, {throw away}, {drop}]

shake up
v 1: shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game" [syn: {jar}, {bump around}]
2: organize anew; "We must reorganize the company if we don't want to go under" [syn: {reorganize}, {reorganise}]
3: shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body) [syn: {succuss}]
4: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" [syn: {stimulate}, {shake}, {excite}, {stir}]
5: change the arrangement or position of [syn: {agitate}, {vex}, {disturb}, {commove}, {stir up}, {raise up}]
6: make fuller by shaking; "fluff up the pillows" [syn: {fluff up}, {plump up}]

shakeable
adj : capable of being weakened; "the crisis proved his confidence was shakable" [syn: {shakable}]

shakedown
adj : intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system; "a shakedown cruise"
n 1: initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state; "the new industry's economic shakedown"
2: a very thorough search of a person or a place; "a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs"
3: extortion of money (as by blackmail)

shaken
shake
n 1: building material used as siding or roofing [syn: {shingle}]
2: frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream [syn: {milkshake}, {milk shake}]
3: a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it [syn: {trill}]
4: grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) [syn: {handshake}, {handshaking}, {handclasp}]
5: reflex shaking caused by cold or fear or excitement [syn: {tremble}, {shiver}]
6: causing to move repeatedly from side to side [syn: {wag}, {waggle}]
v 1: move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking" [syn: {agitate}]
2: move with or as if with a tremor; "his hands shook" [syn: {didder}]
3: shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively; "The old engine was juddering" [syn: {judder}]
4: move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet" [syn: {rock}, {sway}]
5: undermine or cause to waver; "my faith has been shaken"; "The bad news shook her hopes"
6: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" [syn: {stimulate}, {shake up}, {excite}, {stir}]
7: get rid of; "I couldn't shake the car that was following me" [syn: {shake off}, {throw off}, {escape from}]
8: bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking; "He was shaken from his dreams"; "shake the salt out of the salt shaker"
9: shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state; "shake one's head"; "She shook her finger at the naughty students"; "The old enemies shook hands"; "Don't shake your fist at me!" [also: {shook}, {shaken}]

shaken
adj : disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock; "retrieved his named from her jolted memory"; "the accident left her badly shaken" [syn: {jolted}]

shaken
See {shake}

shaken hands
See {shake hands}

shakeout
n : a financial condition that results in the elimination of marginally financed participants in an industry; "they glutted the market in order to cause a shakeout of their competitors"

shaker
n 1: a person who wields power and influence; "a shaker of traditional beliefs"; "movers and shakers in the business world" [syn: {mover and shaker}]
2: a member of Christian group practicing celibacy and communal living and common possession of property and separation from the world
3: a container in which something can be shaken

Shakers
n : a celibate and communistic Christian sect in the United States [syn: {United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing}]

shakes hands
See {shake hands}

Shakespeare
n : English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616) [syn: {William Shakespeare}, {Shakspere}, {William Shakspere}, {the bard}]

Shakespearean
adj : of or relating to William Shakespeare or his works; "Shakespearean plays" [syn: {Shakespearian}]

Shakespearean sonnet
n : a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg [syn: {Elizabethan sonnet}, {English sonnet}]

Shakespearian
adj : of or relating to William Shakespeare or his works; "Shakespearean plays" [syn: {Shakespearean}]

shake-up
n : the act of imposing a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes); "a committee was appointed to oversee the reorganization of the curriculum"; "top officials were forced out in the cabinet shakeup" [syn: {reorganization}, {reorganisation}, {shakeup}]

shakeup
n : the act of imposing a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes); "a committee was appointed to oversee the reorganization of the curriculum"; "top officials were forced out in the cabinet shakeup" [syn: {reorganization}, {reorganisation}, {shake-up}]

shakier
shaky
adj 1: inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; "a rickety table"; "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"; "the ladder felt a little wobbly"; "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky" [syn: {rickety}, {wobbly}, {wonky}]
2: vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze; "a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "with shaking knees"; "seemed shaky on her feet"; "sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"; "trembling hands" [syn: {quaking}, {quivering}, {shaking}, {shivering}, {trembling}]
3: not secure; beset with difficulties; "a shaky marriage" [syn: {precarious}] [also: {shakiest}, {shakier}]

shakier
See {shaky}

shakiest
shaky
adj 1: inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; "a rickety table"; "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"; "the ladder felt a little wobbly"; "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky" [syn: {rickety}, {wobbly}, {wonky}]
2: vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze; "a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "with shaking knees"; "seemed shaky on her feet"; "sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"; "trembling hands" [syn: {quaking}, {quivering}, {shaking}, {shivering}, {trembling}]
3: not secure; beset with difficulties; "a shaky marriage" [syn: {precarious}] [also: {shakiest}, {shakier}]

shakiest
See {shaky}

shakily
adv 1: in an insecurely shaky manner; "this theory is rather shakily supported by some obscure data"
2: in a manner characterized by trembling or shaking; "`I--I'm going to make you a cup of tea', she explained shakily"

shakiness
n 1: a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe" [syn: {shaking}, {trembling}, {quiver}, {quivering}, {vibration}, {palpitation}]
2: the quality of being unstable and insecure; "the shakiness of the present regime" [syn: {ricketiness}]

shaking
adj : vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze; "a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "with shaking knees"; "seemed shaky on her feet"; "sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"; "trembling hands" [syn: {quaking}, {quivering}, {shaky}, {shivering}, {trembling}]
n 1: the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
2: a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe" [syn: {shakiness}, {trembling}, {quiver}, {quivering}, {vibration}, {palpitation}]

shaking hands
See {shake hands}

shaking palsy
n : a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination [syn: {paralysis agitans}, {Parkinsonism}, {Parkinson's disease}, {Parkinson's syndrome}, {Parkinson's}]

shako
n : tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions [syn: {bearskin}, {busby}] [also: {shakoes} (pl)]

shakoes
shako
n : tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions [syn: {bearskin}, {busby}] [also: {shakoes} (pl)]

shakoes
See {shako}

Shakspere
n : English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616) [syn: {Shakespeare}, {William Shakespeare}, {William Shakspere}, {the bard}]

Shakti
n : the female or generative principle; wife of Siva and a benevolent form of Devi [syn: {Sakti}]

Shaktism
n 1: a Hindu sect worshiping Shakti [syn: {Saktism}]
2: worship of Shakti as the wife of Shiva [syn: {Saktism}]

Shaktist
n : worshipper of Shakti

shaky
adj 1: inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; "a rickety table"; "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"; "the ladder felt a little wobbly"; "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky" [syn: {rickety}, {wobbly}, {wonky}]
2: vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze; "a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "with shaking knees"; "seemed shaky on her feet"; "sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"; "trembling hands" [syn: {quaking}, {quivering}, {shaking}, {shivering}, {trembling}]
3: not secure; beset with difficulties; "a shaky marriage" [syn: {precarious}] [also: {shakiest}, {shakier}]

shale
n : a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay

shale oil
n : oil extracted from oil shale by heating

shall-flower
n : cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with shell-pink shading and crinkled yellow lip with variegated magenta stripes [syn: {shellflower}, {shell ginger}, {Alpinia Zerumbet}, {Alpinia speciosa}, {Languas speciosa}]

shallon
n : small evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having edible dark purple grape-size berries [syn: {salal}, {Gaultheria shallon}]

shallot
n 1: aggregated bulb of the multiplier onion
2: type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning [syn: {eschalot}, {multiplier onion}, {Allium cepa aggregatum}, {Allium ascalonicum}]
3: small mild-flavored onion- or garlic-like clustered bulbs used for seasoning

shallow
adj 1: lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center; "shallow water"; "a shallow dish"; "a shallow cut"; "a shallow closet"; "established a shallow beachhead"; "hit the ball to shallow left field" [ant: {deep}]
2: not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply; "shallow breathing"; "a night of shallow fretful sleep"; "in a shallow trance" [ant: {deep}]
3: lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious; "shallow people"; "his arguments seemed shallow and tedious"
n : a stretch of shallow water [syn: {shoal}]
v 1: make shallow; "The silt shallowed the canal" [syn: {shoal}]
2: become shallow; "the lake shallowed over time" [syn: {shoal}]

shallow fording
n : fording at a shallow place

shallow-draft
adj : of vessels whose keel is not far below the waterline; "a shallow-draft river boat" [syn: {shallow-draught}]

shallow-draught
adj : of vessels whose keel is not far below the waterline; "a shallow-draft river boat" [syn: {shallow-draft}]

shallowly
adv : in a shallow manner

shallowness
n 1: lack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling [syn: {superficiality}] [ant: {profundity}]
2: the quality of lacking physical depth; "take into account the shallowness at that end of the pool before you dive" [ant: {deepness}]

shallu
n : sorghum having slender dry stalks and small hard grains; introduced into United States from India [syn: {Sorghum vulgare rosburghii}]

Shalom Asch
n : United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957) [syn: {Asch}, {Sholem Asch}, {Sholom Asch}]

shalwar
n : a pair of light loose trousers witha tight fit around the ankles; worn by women from the Indian subcontinent (usually with a kameez) [syn: {salwar}]

sham
adj : adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty" [syn: {assumed}, {false}, {fictitious}, {fictive}, {pretended}, {put on}]
n 1: something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be [syn: {fake}, {postiche}]
2: a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: {imposter}, {impostor}, {pretender}, {fake}, {faker}, {fraud}, {shammer}, {pseudo}, {pseud}, {role player}]
v 1: make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep" [syn: {simulate}, {assume}, {feign}]
2: make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache" [syn: {feign}, {pretend}, {affect}, {dissemble}] [also: {shamming}, {shammed}]

shaman
n : in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination [syn: {priest-doctor}]

shamanise
v : practice shamanism [syn: {shamanize}]

shamanism
n 1: any animistic religion similar to Asian shamanism (especially as practiced by certain Native American tribes)
2: an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans [syn: {Asian shamanism}]

shamanist
adj : of or relating to shamanism [syn: {shamanistic}]

shamanistic
adj : of or relating to shamanism [syn: {shamanist}]

shamanize
v : practice shamanism [syn: {shamanise}]

Shamash
n : the chief sun god; drives away winter and storms and brightens the earth with greenery; drives away evil and brings of justice and compassion

shamble
n : walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet; "from his shambling I assumed he was very old" [syn: {shambling}, {shuffle}, {shuffling}]
v : walk by dragging one's feet; "he shuffled out of the room"; "We heard his feet shuffling down the hall" [syn: {shuffle}, {scuffle}]

shambles
n 1: a condition of great disorder
2: a building where animals are butchered [syn: {abattoir}, {butchery}, {slaughterhouse}]

shambling
n : walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet; "from his shambling I assumed he was very old" [syn: {shamble}, {shuffle}, {shuffling}]

shambolic
adj : (British slang) disorderly or chaotic; "it's a shambolic system"

shambolically
adv : in a shambolic manner

shame
n 1: a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
2: a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison" [syn: {disgrace}, {ignominy}]
3: an unfortunate development; "it's a pity he couldn't do it" [syn: {pity}]
v 1: bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime" [syn: {dishonor}, {disgrace}, {dishonour}, {attaint}] [ant: {honor}]
2: compel through a sense of shame; "She shamed him into making amends"
3: cause to be ashamed
4: surpass or beat by a wide margin

shame plant
n : prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft gray-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled [syn: {sensitive plant}, {touch-me-not}, {live-and-die}, {humble plant}, {action plant}, {Mimosa pudica}]

shamed
adj 1: showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater [syn: {guilty}, {hangdog}, {shamefaced}]
2: suffering shame [syn: {discredited}, {disgraced}, {dishonored}]

shamefaced
adj 1: extremely modest or shy; "cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise"- H.O.Taylor
2: showing a sense of shame [syn: {sheepish}]
3: showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater [syn: {guilty}, {hangdog}, {shamed}]

shamefacedly
adv : in a shamefaced manner; "quarrels and dissensions ensued among the cast, most of whom hurriedly and shamefacedly handed over their parts to understudies"

shamefacedness
n : feeling embarrassed about yourself [syn: {sheepishness}]

shameful
adj 1: (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice" [syn: {black}, {disgraceful}, {ignominious}, {inglorious}, {opprobrious}]
2: giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; "scandalous behavior"; "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray; "the most shocking book of its time" [syn: {disgraceful}, {scandalous}, {shocking}]

shamefully
adv : in a dishonorably manner or to a dishonorable degree; "his grades were disgracefully low" [syn: {disgracefully}, {ingloriously}, {ignominiously}, {discreditably}, {dishonorably}, {dishonourably}]

shamefulness
n : unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor [syn: {disgracefulness}, {ignominiousness}]

shameless
adj : feeling no shame; "a shameless imposter"; "an unblushing apologist for fascism" [syn: {unblushing}]

shamelessly
adv : without shame; "he unashamedly abandoned the project when he realized he would not gain from it" [syn: {unashamedly}, {barefacedly}] [ant: {ashamedly}]

shamelessness
n : behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame [syn: {brazenness}]

shamisen
n : a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum [syn: {samisen}]

shammed
sham
adj : adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty" [syn: {assumed}, {false}, {fictitious}, {fictive}, {pretended}, {put on}]
n 1: something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be [syn: {fake}, {postiche}]
2: a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: {imposter}, {impostor}, {pretender}, {fake}, {faker}, {fraud}, {shammer}, {pseudo}, {pseud}, {role player}]
v 1: make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep" [syn: {simulate}, {assume}, {feign}]
2: make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache" [syn: {feign}, {pretend}, {affect}, {dissemble}] [also: {shamming}, {shammed}]

shammed
See {sham}

shammer
n 1: someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity [syn: {malingerer}, {skulker}]
2: a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: {imposter}, {impostor}, {pretender}, {fake}, {faker}, {fraud}, {sham}, {pseudo}, {pseud}, {role player}]

shamming
sham
adj : adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty" [syn: {assumed}, {false}, {fictitious}, {fictive}, {pretended}, {put on}]
n 1: something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be [syn: {fake}, {postiche}]
2: a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: {imposter}, {impostor}, {pretender}, {fake}, {faker}, {fraud}, {shammer}, {pseudo}, {pseud}, {role player}]
v 1: make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep" [syn: {simulate}, {assume}, {feign}]
2: make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache" [syn: {feign}, {pretend}, {affect}, {dissemble}] [also: {shamming}, {shammed}]

shamming
See {sham}

shammosim
See {shammas}

shammy
n : a soft suede leather formerly from the sheep of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin [syn: {chamois}, {chamois leather}, {chammy}, {chammy leather}, {shammy leather}]

shammy leather
n : a soft suede leather formerly from the sheep of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin [syn: {chamois}, {chamois leather}, {chammy}, {chammy leather}, {shammy}]

shampoo
n 1: cleansing agent consisting of soaps or detergents used for washing the hair
2: the act of washing your hair with shampoo
v : use shampoo on (hair)

shamrock
n 1: creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage [syn: {white clover}, {dutch clover}, {Trifolium repens}]
2: Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white pink- or purple-veined flowers [syn: {common wood sorrel}, {cuckoo bread}, {Oxalis acetosella}]
3: clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock [syn: {hop clover}, {lesser yellow trefoil}, {Trifolium dubium}]

shamrock pea
n : trailing trifoliate Asiatic and African herb having cobalt blue flowers [syn: {Parochetus communis}]

shamus
n : someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information [syn: {private detective}, {PI}, {private eye}, {private investigator}, {operative}, {sherlock}]

Shan
n : a branch of the Tai languages [syn: {Tai Long}]

shandy
n : a drink made of beer and lemonade [syn: {shandygaff}]

shandygaff
n : a drink made of beer and lemonade [syn: {shandy}]

Shang
n : the imperial dynasty ruling China from about the 18th to the 12th centuries BC [syn: {Shang dynasty}]

Shang dynasty
n : the imperial dynasty ruling China from about the 18th to the 12th centuries BC [syn: {Shang}]

Shanghai
n : the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world
v : take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship; "The men were shanghaied after being drugged" [syn: {impress}]

Shanghai dialect
n : a dialect of Chinese spoken in the Yangtze delta [syn: {Wu}, {Wu dialect}]

shanghaier
n : a kidnapper who drugs men and takes them for compulsory service aboard a ship [syn: {seizer}]

Shangri-la
n : any place of complete bliss and delight and peace [syn: {eden}, {paradise}, {nirvana}, {heaven}, {promised land}]

shank
n 1: a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
2: the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
3: cylinder forming a long narrow part of something [syn: {stem}]
4: cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head
5: cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill
6: the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole [syn: {waist}]
7: lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals [syn: {cannon}]
8: a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
v : hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction

Shankar
n : Indian sitar player who popularized classical Indian music in the West (born in 1920) [syn: {Ravi Shankar}]

shank's mare
n : you own legs; "I traveled on shank's mare" [syn: {shanks' mare}, {shank's pony}, {shanks' pony}]

shanks' mare
n : you own legs; "I traveled on shank's mare" [syn: {shank's mare}, {shank's pony}, {shanks' pony}]

shank's pony
n : you own legs; "I traveled on shank's mare" [syn: {shank's mare}, {shanks' mare}, {shanks' pony}]

shanks' pony
n : you own legs; "I traveled on shank's mare" [syn: {shank's mare}, {shanks' mare}, {shank's pony}]

Shannon
n : United States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (1916-2001) [syn: {Claude Shannon}, {Claude E. Shannon}, {Claude Elwood Shannon}]

shanny
n : European scaleless blenny [syn: {Blennius pholis}]

shantung
n : a heavy silk fabric with a rough surface (or a cotton imitation)

shanty
n 1: small crude shelter used as a dwelling [syn: {hovel}, {hut}, {hutch}, {shack}]
2: a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors [syn: {chantey}, {chanty}, {sea chantey}]

shantytown
n : a city district inhabited by people living in huts and shanties

shape
n 1: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke" [syn: {form}, {configuration}, {contour}, {conformation}]
2: the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape" [syn: {form}]
3: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: {human body}, {physical body}, {material body}, {soma}, {build}, {figure}, {physique}, {anatomy}, {bod}, {chassis}, {frame}, {form}, {flesh}]
4: a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept; "a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life" [syn: {embodiment}]
5: the visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features" [syn: {form}, {cast}]
6: the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape') [syn: {condition}]
7: the supremem headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe [syn: {Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe}]
8: a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them" [syn: {form}, {pattern}]
v 1: shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion" [syn: {determine}, {mold}, {influence}, {regulate}]
2: make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" [syn: {form}, {work}, {mold}, {mould}, {forge}]
3: give a shape or form to; "shape the dough" [syn: {form}]

shape constancy
n : the tendency to perceive the shape of a rigid object as constant despite differences in the viewing angle (and consequent differences in the shape of the pattern projected on the retina of the eye)

shape up
v : develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" [syn: {progress}, {come on}, {come along}, {advance}, {get on}, {get along}] [ant: {regress}]

shaped
adj 1: shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort); "a shaped handgrip"; "the molded steel plates"; "the wrought silver bracelet" [syn: {molded}, {wrought}]
2: having the shape of; "a square shaped playing field"

shapeless
adj 1: having no definite form or distinct shape; "amorphous clouds of insects"; "an aggregate of formless particles"; "a shapeless mass of protoplasm" [syn: {amorphous}, {formless}]
2: lacking symmetry or attractive form; "a shapeless hat on his head"

shapelessly
adv : in a shapeless manner; "the dress hung shapelessly on her thin body"

shapelessness
n 1: an amorphous or indefinite shape; "a shapeless mass"
2: the quality of lacking an esthetically pleasing shape

shapelier
shapely
adj : having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape; "a slim waist and shapely legs" [ant: {unshapely}] [also: {shapeliest}, {shapelier}]

shapelier
See {shapely}

shapeliest
shapely
adj : having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape; "a slim waist and shapely legs" [ant: {unshapely}] [also: {shapeliest}, {shapelier}]

shapeliest
See {shapely}

shapeliness
n : the quality of having a well-rounded body [syn: {curvaceousness}, {voluptuousness}]

shapely
adj : having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape; "a slim waist and shapely legs" [ant: {unshapely}] [also: {shapeliest}, {shapelier}]

shaper
n 1: a person who makes things [syn: {maker}]
2: a machine tool for shaping metal or wood [syn: {shaping machine}]

shape-up
n : a way of hiring longshoremen by the day; applicants gather around a union boss who selects those to be hired

shaping
adj : forming or capable of forming or molding; "a formative influence"; "a formative experience" [syn: {formative}]
n 1: any process serving to define the shape of something [syn: {defining}]
2: the fabrication of something in a particular shape [syn: {formation}]

shaping machine
n : a machine tool for shaping metal or wood [syn: {shaper}]

shaping tool
n : a tool for shaping metal

Shapley
n : United States astronomer (1885-1972) [syn: {Harlow Shapley}]

shard
n : a broken piece of a brittle artifact [syn: {sherd}, {fragment}]

share
n 1: any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate; "he bought 100 shares of IBM at the market price"
2: assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" [syn: {portion}, {part}, {percentage}]
3: the result of parcelling out or sharing; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologicans" [syn: {parcel}, {portion}]
4: any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor; "I am proud of my contribution to the team's success"; "they all did their share of the work" [syn: {contribution}, {part}]
5: a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil [syn: {plowshare}, {ploughshare}]
v 1: have in common; "Our children share a love of music"; "The two countries share a long border"
2: use jointly or in common
3: have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake" [syn: {partake}, {partake in}]
4: give out as one's portion or share [syn: {divvy up}, {portion out}, {apportion}, {deal}]
5: communicate; "I'd like to share this idea with you"

sharecrop farmer
n : small farmers and tenants [syn: {sharecropper}, {cropper}]

sharecropped
See {sharecrop}

sharecropper
n : small farmers and tenants [syn: {cropper}, {sharecrop farmer}]

sharecropping
See {sharecrop}

shared
adj 1: have in common; held or experienced in common; "two shared valence electrons forming a bond between adjacent nuclei"; "a shared interest in philately" [ant: {unshared}]
2: distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purpose [syn: {divided}, {divided up}, {shared out}]

shared out
adj : distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purpose [syn: {divided}, {divided up}, {shared}]

shareholder
n : someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation [syn: {stockholder}, {shareowner}]

shareholding
n : a holding in the form of shares of corporations

share-out
n : a distribution in shares [syn: {sharing}]

shareowner
n : someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation [syn: {stockholder}, {shareholder}]

sharer
n : someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share [syn: {partaker}]

shareware
n : software that is available free of charge; may be distributed for evaluation with a fee requested for additional features or a manual etc.

Shari
n : an African river that flows northwest into Lake Chad [syn: {Shari River}, {Chari}, {Chari River}]

Shari River
n : an African river that flows northwest into Lake Chad [syn: {Shari}, {Chari}, {Chari River}]

sharia
n : the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed; "sharia is only applicable to Muslims"; "under Islamic law there is no separation of church and state" [syn: {shariah}, {shariah law}, {sharia law}, {Islamic law}]

sharia law
n : the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed; "sharia is only applicable to Muslims"; "under Islamic law there is no separation of church and state" [syn: {shariah}, {shariah law}, {sharia}, {Islamic law}]

shariah
n : the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed; "sharia is only applicable to Muslims"; "under Islamic law there is no separation of church and state" [syn: {shariah law}, {sharia}, {sharia law}, {Islamic law}]

shariah law
n : the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed; "sharia is only applicable to Muslims"; "under Islamic law there is no separation of church and state" [syn: {shariah}, {sharia}, {sharia law}, {Islamic law}]

sharing
adj 1: sharing equally with another or others
2: unselfishly willing to share with others; "a warm and sharing friend"
n 1: having in common; "the sharing of electrons creates molecules"
2: using or enjoying something jointly with others
3: sharing thoughts and feelings [syn: {communion}]
4: a distribution in shares [syn: {share-out}]

shark
n 1: any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
2: a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest
3: a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways; "a card shark"
v 1: play the shark; act with trickery
2: hunt shark

shark oil
n : a fatty yellow to brown oil obtained from the livers of sharks; used for dressing leather and as a source of vitamin A [syn: {shark-liver oil}]

shark repellent
n : a measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts [syn: {porcupine provision}]

shark-liver oil
n : a fatty yellow to brown oil obtained from the livers of sharks; used for dressing leather and as a source of vitamin A [syn: {shark oil}]

sharkskin
n : a smooth crisp fabric

sharksucker
n : remoras found attached to sharks [syn: {Echeneis naucrates}]

sharp
adj 1: (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot" [syn: {crisp}]
2: ending in a sharp point [syn: {acuate}, {acute}, {needlelike}]
3: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations" [syn: {acute}, {discriminating}, {incisive}, {keen}, {knifelike}, {penetrating}, {penetrative}, {piercing}]
4: marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow" [syn: {astute}, {shrewd}]
5: harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark" [syn: {sharp-worded}, {tart}]
6: high-pitched and sharp; "piercing screams"; "a shrill whistle" [syn: {piercing}, {shrill}]
7: extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop" [syn: {abrupt}, {precipitous}]
8: keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point; "a sharp pain"; "sharp winds" [ant: {dull}]
9: very penetrating and clear and sharp in operation; "an incisive mind"; "a keen intelligence"; "of sharp and active intellect" [syn: {incisive}, {keen}] 10: having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing; "a sharp knife"; "a pencil with a sharp point" [ant: {dull}] 11: sour or bitter in taste [syn: {acerb}, {acerbic}, {astringent}] 12: raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone; "C sharp" [ant: {flat}, {natural}] 13: very sudden and in great amount or degree; "a sharp drop in the stock market" 14: quick and forceful; "a sharp blow"
n 1: a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
2: a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point
adv : changing suddenly in direction and degree; "the road twists sharply after the light"; "turn sharp left here" [syn: {sharply}]

sharp tongue
n : a bitter or critical manner of speaking

sharp-cornered
adj : having sharp corners

sharp-eared
adj : having keen hearing [syn: {quick-eared}]

sharpen
v 1: make sharp or sharper; "sharpen the knives" [ant: {dull}]
2: make sharp or sharper; "We had to sharpen our arguments"
3: become sharp or sharper; "The debate sharpened"
4: put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie" [syn: {focus}, {focalize}, {focalise}] [ant: {blur}]
5: make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper [ant: {soften}]
6: raise the pitch of (musical notes) [ant: {flatten}]
7: give a point to; "The candles are tapered" [syn: {taper}, {point}]
8: make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision" [syn: {heighten}]

sharpened
adj 1: having the point made sharp; "a sharpened pencil"
2: made sharp or sharper; "a sharpened knife cuts more cleanly"

sharpener
n : any implement that is used to make an edge sharper; "a knife sharpener"

sharper
n : a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud [syn: {swindler}, {chiseller}, {chiseler}, {gouger}, {scammer}, {grifter}, {sharpie}, {sharpy}]

sharp-eyed
adj 1: having very keen vision; "quick-sighted as a cat" [syn: {argus-eyed}, {hawk-eyed}, {keen-sighted}, {lynx-eyed}, {quick-sighted}, {sharp-sighted}]
2: keenly perceptive or alert; "quick-sighted into the faults of the time"- Leonard Bacon [syn: {quick-sighted}, {sharp-sighted}]
3: having keen eyesight

sharpie
n 1: an alert and energetic person [syn: {eager beaver}, {busy bee}, {live wire}, {sharpy}]
2: a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud [syn: {swindler}, {chiseller}, {chiseler}, {gouger}, {scammer}, {grifter}, {sharper}, {sharpy}]
3: a long narrow shallow-draft boat with a flat bottom and a triangular sail; formerly used along the northern Atlantic coast of the United States

sharp-limbed
adj : having sharp limbs

sharply
adv 1: in an aggressive manner; "she was being sharply questioned" [syn: {aggressively}]
2: in a well delineated manner; "the new style of Minoan pottery was sharply defined" [syn: {crisply}]
3: changing suddenly in direction and degree; "the road twists sharply after the light"; "turn sharp left here" [syn: {sharp}]
4: very suddenly and to a great degree; "conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate"; "prices rose sharply" [syn: {precipitously}]

sharpness
n 1: a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind" [syn: {acuteness}, {acuity}, {keenness}]
2: the attribute of urgency; "his voice had an edge to it" [syn: {edge}]
3: a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices" [syn: {pungency}, {bite}]
4: thinness of edge or fineness of point [syn: {keenness}] [ant: {dullness}]
5: the quality of being sharp and clear [syn: {distinctness}] [ant: {indistinctness}]
6: harshness of manner [syn: {asperity}] [ant: {dullness}]

sharp-pointed
adj : having a sharp point

sharp-set
adj : extremely hungry; "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy" [syn: {famished}, {ravenous}, {starved}, {esurient}]

sharpshoot
v : aim and shoot with great precision [syn: {snipe}]

sharpshooter
n 1: an athlete noted for accurate aim
2: someone skilled in shooting [syn: {marksman}, {crack shot}]
3: a fast schooner once used by New England fisherman for illegal fishing in Canadian waters

sharp-sighted
adj 1: having very keen vision; "quick-sighted as a cat" [syn: {argus-eyed}, {hawk-eyed}, {keen-sighted}, {lynx-eyed}, {quick-sighted}, {sharp-eyed}]
2: keenly perceptive or alert; "quick-sighted into the faults of the time"- Leonard Bacon [syn: {quick-sighted}, {sharp-eyed}]

sharp-sightedness
n : sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart) [syn: {acuity}, {visual acuity}]

sharptail mola
n : caudal fin has a central projection [syn: {Mola lanceolata}]

sharp-tailed grouse
n : large grouse of prairies and open forests of western North America [syn: {sprigtail}, {sprig tail}, {Pedioecetes phasianellus}]

sharp-worded
adj : harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark" [syn: {sharp}, {tart}]

sharpy
n 1: an alert and energetic person [syn: {eager beaver}, {busy bee}, {live wire}, {sharpie}]
2: a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud [syn: {swindler}, {chiseller}, {chiseler}, {gouger}, {scammer}, {grifter}, {sharper}, {sharpie}]

Shasta
n 1: a member of the Indian people of northern California and southern Oregon
2: a volcanic mountain peak in the Cascade Range in northern California (14,162 feet high) [syn: {Mount Shasta}]
3: the Shastan language spoken by the Shasta people

shasta daisy
n : hybrid garden flower derived from Chrysanthemum maximum and Chrysanthemum lacustre having large white flower heads resembling oxeye daisies; often placed in the genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {Leucanthemum superbum}, {Chrysanthemum maximum maximum}]

Shasta salamander
n : primarily a cave dweller in the Mount Shasta area [syn: {Hydromantes shastae}]

Shastan
n : a group of languages of the Hokan family in California

shat
shit
n 1: obscene terms for feces [syn: {crap}, {dirt}, {shite}, {poop}, {turd}]
2: obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull" [syn: {bullshit}, {bull}, {Irish bull}, {horseshit}, {crap}, {dogshit}]
3: a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" [syn: {jack}, {diddly-squat}, {diddlysquat}, {diddly-shit}, {diddlyshit}, {diddly}, {diddley}, {squat}]
4: a coarse term for defecation; "he took a shit" [syn: {dump}]
5: insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous [syn: {asshole}, {bastard}, {cocksucker}, {dickhead}, {mother fucker}, {motherfucker}, {prick}, {whoreson}, {son of a bitch}, {SOB}]
6: something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" [syn: {damn}, {darn}, {hoot}, {red cent}, {shucks}, {tinker's damn}, {tinker's dam}]
v 1: give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: {denounce}, {tell on}, {betray}, {give away}, {rat}, {grass}, {shop}, {snitch}, {stag}]
2: have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds" [syn: {stool}, {defecate}, {take a shit}, {take a crap}, {ca-ca}, {crap}, {make}] [also: {shitting}, {shitted}, {shat}]

shat
See {shit}

shatter
v 1: break into many pieces; "The wine glass shattered"
2: break into many pieces; "shatter the plate"

shattered
adj 1: broken into sharp pieces; "shattered glass"; "your eyeglasses are smashed"; "the police came in through the splintered door" [syn: {smashed}, {splintered}]
2: ruined or disrupted; "our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity"; "a tattered remnant of its former strength"; "my torn and tattered past" [syn: {tattered}]

shattering
adj : seemingly loud enough to break something; violently rattling or clattering; "shattering rain striking the windowpanes"; "the shattering tones of the enormous carillon"; "the shattering peal of artillery"
n : the act of breaking something into small pieces [syn: {smashing}]

shatterproof
adj : resistant to shattering or splintering; "shatterproof automobile windows" [syn: {splinterless}, {splinterproof}]

shatterproof glass
n : glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering [syn: {safety glass}, {laminated glass}]

shave
n : the act of removing hair with a razor [syn: {shaving}]
v 1: remove body hair with a razor
2: cut closely; "trim my beard" [syn: {trim}]
3: cut the price of [syn: {knock off}]
4: cut or remove with or as if with a plane; "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood" [syn: {plane}]
5: make shavings of or reduce to shavings; "shave the radish"
6: touch the surface of lightly; "His back shaved the counter in passing" [also: {shaven}]

shaved
adj : having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin [syn: {shaven}] [ant: {unshaven}]

shaven
shave
n : the act of removing hair with a razor [syn: {shaving}]
v 1: remove body hair with a razor
2: cut closely; "trim my beard" [syn: {trim}]
3: cut the price of [syn: {knock off}]
4: cut or remove with or as if with a plane; "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood" [syn: {plane}]
5: make shavings of or reduce to shavings; "shave the radish"
6: touch the surface of lightly; "His back shaved the counter in passing" [also: {shaven}]

shaven
adj : having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin [syn: {shaved}] [ant: {unshaven}]

shaven
See {shave}

shaver
n 1: an adult male who shaves
2: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters" [syn: {child}, {kid}, {youngster}, {minor}, {nipper}, {small fry}, {tiddler}, {tike}, {tyke}, {fry}, {nestling}]
3: a razor powered by an electric motor [syn: {electric shaver}, {electric razor}]

Shavian
adj : of or relating to George Bernard Shaw or his works
n : an admirer of G. B. Shaw or his works

shaving
n 1: the act of removing hair with a razor [syn: {shave}]
2: a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something [syn: {paring}, {sliver}]
3: the act of brushing against while passing [syn: {grazing}, {skimming}]

shaving brush
n : a brush used to apply lather prior to shaving

shaving cream
n : toiletry consisting of a preparation of soap and fatty acids that forms a rich lather for softening the beard before shaving [syn: {shaving soap}]

shaving foam
n : toiletry consisting of a liquid preparation containing many small bubbles that soften the beard before shaving

shaving soap
n : toiletry consisting of a preparation of soap and fatty acids that forms a rich lather for softening the beard before shaving [syn: {shaving cream}]

shaving-brush tree
n : tree of Mexico to Guatemala having densely hairy flowers with long narrow petals clustered at ends of branches before leaves appear [syn: {Pseudobombax ellipticum}]

Shavous
n : (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments [syn: {Shabuoth}, {Shavuoth}, {Shavuot}, {Pentecost}, {Feast of Weeks}]

Shavuot
n : (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments [syn: {Shavous}, {Shabuoth}, {Shavuoth}, {Pentecost}, {Feast of Weeks}]

Shavuoth
n : (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments [syn: {Shavous}, {Shabuoth}, {Shavuot}, {Pentecost}, {Feast of Weeks}]

Shaw
n 1: United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (born in 1910) [syn: {Artie Shaw}, {Arthur Jacob Arshawsky}]
2: United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885) [syn: {Henry Wheeler Shaw}, {Josh Billings}]
3: United States physician and suffragist (1847-1919) [syn: {Anna Howard Shaw}]
4: British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950) [syn: {G. B. Shaw}, {George Bernard Shaw}]

shawl
n : cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders

shawm
n : a medieval oboe

Shawn
n : United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ruth Saint Denis (1891-1972) [syn: {Ted Shawn}]

Shawnee
n 1: a member of the Algonquian people formerly living along the Tennessee river
2: the Algonquian language spoken by the Shawnee people

Shawnee cake
n : form of johnnycake

Shawnee salad
n : showy perennial herb with white flowers; leaves sometimes used as edible greens in southeastern United States [syn: {Virginia waterleaf}, {shawny}, {Indian salad}, {John's cabbage}, {Hydrophyllum virginianum}]

shawny
n : showy perennial herb with white flowers; leaves sometimes used as edible greens in southeastern United States [syn: {Virginia waterleaf}, {Shawnee salad}, {Indian salad}, {John's cabbage}, {Hydrophyllum virginianum}]

Shawwal
n : the tenth month of the Islamic calendar

shay
n : a carriage consisting of two wheels and calash top; drawn by a single horse [syn: {chaise}]

shaytan
n : (Islam) a rebellious jinni who leads men astray [syn: {shaitan}]

sheaf
n : a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing [syn: {bundle}] [also: {sheaves} (pl)]

shear
n 1: (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves; "the shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram"
2: (usually plural) large scissors with strong blades [syn: {shears}]
3: a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
v 1: cut with shears; "shear hedges"
2: shear the wool from; "shear sheep" [syn: {fleece}]
3: cut or cut through with shears

sheared
adj 1: having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers; "picked up the baby's shorn curls from the floor"; "naked as a sheared sheep" [syn: {shorn}] [ant: {unsheared}]
2: (used especially of fur or wool) shaped or finished by cutting or trimming to a uniform length; "a coat of sheared lamb"

Shearer
n 1: Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926) [syn: {Moira Shearer}]
2: a workman who uses shears to cut leather or metal or textiles
3: a skilled worker who shears the wool off of sheep or other animals

shearing
n : removing by cutting off or clipping

shears
n : (usually plural) large scissors with strong blades [syn: {shear}]

shearwater
n : long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves

sheatfish
n : large elongated catfish of central and eastern Europe [syn: {European catfish}, {Silurus glanis}] [also: {sheatfishes} (pl)]

sheatfishes
sheatfish
n : large elongated catfish of central and eastern Europe [syn: {European catfish}, {Silurus glanis}] [also: {sheatfishes} (pl)]

sheatfishes
See {sheatfish}

sheath
n 1: a protective covering for a knife or sword
2: an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part [syn: {case}]
3: a dress suitable for formal occasions [syn: {cocktail dress}]

sheath knife
n : a knife with a fixed blade that is carried in a sheath [syn: {case knife}]

sheath pile
n : a pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepage [syn: {sheet pile}, {sheet piling}]

sheathe
v 1: cover with a protective sheathing; "sheathe her face"
2: enclose with a sheath; "sheathe a sword" [ant: {unsheathe}]
3: plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh

sheathed
adj : enclosed in a protective covering; sometimes used in combination; "his sheathed sword"; "the cat's sheathed claws"; "a ship's bottom sheathed in copper"; "copper-sheathed" [ant: {unsheathed}]

sheathing
n : protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior [syn: {overlay}, {overlayer}]

sheaves
sheaf
n : a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing [syn: {bundle}] [also: {sheaves} (pl)]

sheaves
See {sheaf}

shebang
n : an entire system; used in the phrase `the whole shebang'

Shebat
n : the fifth month of the civil year: the eleventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in January and February) [syn: {Shevat}]

shebeen
n : unlicensed drinking establishment

she-bop
v : get sexual gratification through self-stimulation [syn: {masturbate}, {wank}, {fuck off}, {jack off}, {jerk off}]

shed
adj : shed at an early stage of development; "most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy" [syn: {caducous}] [ant: {persistent}]
n : an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
v 1: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes" [syn: {cast}, {cast off}, {shake off}, {throw}, {throw off}, {throw away}, {drop}]
2: pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities; "shed tears"; "spill blood"; "God shed His grace on Thee" [syn: {spill}, {pour forth}]
3: cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table" [syn: {spill}, {disgorge}]
4: cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "out dog sheds every Spring" [syn: {molt}, {exuviate}, {moult}, {slough}] [also: {shedding}]

shed blood
v : lose blood from one's body [syn: {bleed}, {hemorrhage}]

shed light on
v : make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" [syn: {clear}, {clear up}, {crystallize}, {crystallise}, {crystalize}, {crystalise}, {straighten out}, {sort out}, {enlighten}, {illuminate}, {elucidate}]

shedder
n : an attacker who sheds or spills blood; "a great hunter and spiller of blood" [syn: {spiller}]

shedding
n 1: the process whereby something is shed [syn: {sloughing}]
2: loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales [syn: {desquamation}, {peeling}]

shedding
shed
adj : shed at an early stage of development; "most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy" [syn: {caducous}] [ant: {persistent}]
n : an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
v 1: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes" [syn: {cast}, {cast off}, {shake off}, {throw}, {throw off}, {throw away}, {drop}]
2: pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities; "shed tears"; "spill blood"; "God shed His grace on Thee" [syn: {spill}, {pour forth}]
3: cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table" [syn: {spill}, {disgorge}]
4: cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "out dog sheds every Spring" [syn: {molt}, {exuviate}, {moult}, {slough}] [also: {shedding}]

shedding
See {shed}

she-devil
n : a cruel woman

sheen
n : the visual property of something that shines with reflected light [syn: {shininess}, {luster}, {lustre}]

sheeny
adj : reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel" [syn: {glistening}, {glossy}, {lustrous}, {shiny}, {shining}]
n : offensive terms for a Jew [syn: {kike}, {hymie}]

sheep
n 1: woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
2: a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon
3: a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision; "his students followed him like sheep"

sheep bell
n : a bell hung round the neck of a sheep so that the sheep can be easily located

sheep botfly
n : larvae are parasitic on sheep [syn: {sheep gadfly}, {Oestrus ovis}]

sheep dip
n : a liquid mixture containing pesticides in which sheep are dipped to kill parasites

sheep dog
n : any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep [syn: {shepherd dog}, {sheepdog}]

sheep fescue
n : cultivated for sheep pasturage in upland regions or used as a lawn grass [syn: {sheep's fescue}, {Festuca ovina}]

sheep frog
n : mostly of Central America

sheep gadfly
n : larvae are parasitic on sheep [syn: {sheep botfly}, {Oestrus ovis}]

sheep ked
n : wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle [syn: {sheep-tick}, {sheep tick}, {Melophagus Ovinus}]

sheep laurel
n : North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to young stock [syn: {pig laurel}, {lambkill}, {Kalmia angustifolia}]

sheep pen
n : a pen for sheep [syn: {fold}, {sheepfold}, {sheepcote}]

sheep plant
n 1: perennial prostrate mat-forming herb with hoary woolly foliage [syn: {vegetable sheep}, {Raoulia lutescens}, {Raoulia australis}]
2: cushion-forming New Zealand herb having leaves densely covered with tawny hairs [syn: {vegetable sheep}, {Haastia pulvinaris}]

sheep polypore
n : a fungus with a whitish often circular cap and a white pore surface and small pores and a white central stalk; found under conifers; edible but not popular [syn: {Albatrellus ovinus}]

sheep rot
n : a disease of the liver (especially in sheep and cattle) caused by liver flukes and their by-products [syn: {black disease}, {liver rot}, {distomatosis}]

sheep sorrel
n : small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped leaves; common in dry places [syn: {sheep's sorrel}, {Rumex acetosella}]

sheep tick
n 1: wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle [syn: {sheep ked}, {sheep-tick}, {Melophagus Ovinus}]
2: parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit looping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system); a vector for Lyme disease spirochete [syn: {sheep-tick}, {Ixodes ricinus}]

sheepcote
n : a pen for sheep [syn: {fold}, {sheepfold}, {sheep pen}]

sheepdog
n : any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep [syn: {shepherd dog}, {sheep dog}]

sheepfold
n : a pen for sheep [syn: {fold}, {sheep pen}, {sheepcote}]

sheepherder
n : a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock [syn: {shepherd}, {sheepman}]

sheepish
adj 1: like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity [syn: {sheeplike}]
2: showing a sense of shame [syn: {shamefaced}]

sheepishly
adv : in a sheepish manner; "sheepishly he handed her back the money"

sheepishness
n : feeling embarrassed about yourself [syn: {shamefacedness}]

sheeplike
adj : like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity [syn: {sheepish}]

sheepman
n 1: a man who raises (or tends) sheep
2: a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock [syn: {sheepherder}, {shepherd}]

sheeprun
n : farm devoted to raising sheep [syn: {sheepwalk}]

sheep's fescue
n : cultivated for sheep pasturage in upland regions or used as a lawn grass [syn: {sheep fescue}, {Festuca ovina}]

sheep's sorrel
n : small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped leaves; common in dry places [syn: {sheep sorrel}, {Rumex acetosella}]

sheepshank
n : a knot for shortening a line

sheepshead
n : large (up to 20 lbs) food fish of the eastern coast of the United States and Mexico [syn: {Archosargus probatocephalus}]

sheepshead porgy
n : from Florida and Bahamas to Brazil [syn: {Calamus penna}]

sheepshearing
n 1: the time or season when sheep are sheared
2: festival at the time of sheepshearing
3: act of shearing sheep

sheepskin
n 1: tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing [syn: {fleece}]
2: skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on [syn: {parchment}, {lambskin}]
3: a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study [syn: {diploma}]

sheepskin coat
n : a coat made of sheepskin [syn: {afghan}]

sheep-tick
n 1: wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle [syn: {sheep ked}, {sheep tick}, {Melophagus Ovinus}]
2: parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit looping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system); a vector for Lyme disease spirochete [syn: {sheep tick}, {Ixodes ricinus}]

sheepwalk
n : farm devoted to raising sheep [syn: {sheeprun}]

sheer
adj 1: complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity" [syn: {absolute}, {downright}, {out-and-out(a)}, {rank(a)}, {right-down}, {sheer(a)}]
2: not mixed with extraneous elements; "plain water"; "sheer wine"; "not an unmixed blessing" [syn: {plain}, {unmingled}, {unmixed}]
3: very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; "a bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"; "a sheer descent of rock" [syn: {bluff}, {bold}]
4: so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks" [syn: {diaphanous}, {filmy}, {gauzy}, {gossamer}, {see-through}, {transparent}, {vaporous}, {cobwebby}]
adv 1: straight up or down without a break [syn: {perpendicularly}]
2: directly; "he fell sheer into the water"
v 1: turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right" [syn: {swerve}, {curve}, {trend}, {veer}, {slue}, {slew}, {cut}]
2: cause to sheer; "She sheered her car around the obstacle"

sheesha
n : an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water; "a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola" [syn: {hookah}, {narghile}, {nargileh}, {shisha}, {chicha}, {calean}, {kalian}, {water pipe}, {hubble-bubble}, {hubbly-bubbly}]

sheet
n 1: any broad thin expanse or surface; "a sheet of ice"
2: used for writing or printing [syn: {piece of paper}, {sheet of paper}]
3: bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs [syn: {bed sheet}]
4: (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape; "we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane"; "any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane" [syn: {plane}]
5: newspaper with half-size pages [syn: {tabloid}, {rag}]
6: a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width [syn: {flat solid}]
7: (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind [syn: {tack}, {mainsheet}, {weather sheet}, {shroud}]
8: a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel [syn: {sail}, {canvas}, {canvass}]
v 1: come down as if in sheets; "The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon"
2: cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping; "sheet the body"

sheet anchor
n : spare anchor for use in emergency [syn: {waist anchor}]

sheet bend
n : a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye) [syn: {becket bend}, {weaver's knot}, {weaver's hitch}]

sheet glass
n : glass formed into large thin sheets [syn: {plate glass}]

sheet iron
n : plate iron thinner than tank iron

sheet lighting
n : lightning that appears as a broad sheet; due to reflections of more distant lightning and to diffusion by the clouds

sheet metal
n : sheet of metal formed into a thin plate

sheet music
n : a musical composition in printed or written form; "she turned the pages of the music as he played"

sheet of paper
n : used for writing or printing [syn: {sheet}, {piece of paper}]

sheet pile
n : a pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepage [syn: {sheath pile}, {sheet piling}]

sheet piling
n : a pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepage [syn: {sheet pile}, {sheath pile}]

sheet web
n : an irregular spider web woven in a single plane and looking like flattened hammocks

sheeting
n : fabric from which bed sheets are made

sheetlike
adj : resembling a sheet

sheet-metal work
n : the craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation systems)

Sheetrock
n : a kind of plasterboard

Sheffield
n : a steel manufacturing city in northern England famous for its cutlery industry

shegetz
n : an offensive term for non-Jewish young man; "why does she like all those shkotzim?"

she-goat
n : female goat [syn: {nanny}, {nanny-goat}]

sheik
n 1: the leader of an Arab village or family [syn: {tribal sheik}, {sheikh}, {tribal sheikh}, {Arab chief}]
2: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance [syn: {dandy}, {dude}, {fop}, {gallant}, {beau}, {swell}, {fashion plate}, {clotheshorse}]

sheika
n : the wife of a sheik [syn: {sheikha}]

sheikdom
n : the domain ruled by a sheik [syn: {sheikhdom}]

sheikh
n : the leader of an Arab village or family [syn: {sheik}, {tribal sheik}, {tribal sheikh}, {Arab chief}]

sheikha
n : the wife of a sheik [syn: {sheika}]

sheikhdom
n : the domain ruled by a sheik [syn: {sheikdom}]

shekel
n : the basic unit of money in Israel

shekels
n : informal terms for money [syn: {boodle}, {bread}, {cabbage}, {clams}, {dinero}, {dough}, {gelt}, {kale}, {lettuce}, {lolly}, {lucre}, {loot}, {moolah}, {pelf}, {scratch}, {simoleons}, {sugar}, {wampum}]

Shel Silverstein
n : United States poet and cartoonist remembered for his stories and poems for children (1932-1999) [syn: {Silverstein}, {Shelby Silverstein}]

Shelby Silverstein
n : United States poet and cartoonist remembered for his stories and poems for children (1932-1999) [syn: {Silverstein}, {Shel Silverstein}]

sheldrake
n 1: large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges [syn: {merganser}, {fish duck}, {sawbill}]
2: Old World gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill

shelduck
n : female sheldrake

shelf
n 1: a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
2: a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water [syn: {ledge}] [also: {shelves} (pl)]

shelf bracket
n : a bracket to support a shelf

shelf fungus
n : a woody fungus that forms shelflike sporophores [syn: {bracket fungus}]

shelf ice
n : ice that is attached to land but projects out to sea [syn: {ice shelf}]

shelf life
n : the length of time a packaged food or drug will last without deteriorating

shelfful
n : the amount that a shelf will hold; "he bought a shelfful of books"

shelflike
adj : resembling a shelf (or considered to resemble a shelf); "shelflike table"

shelfy
adj : full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals; "reefy shallows"; "shoaly waters" [syn: {reefy}, {shelvy}, {shoaly}]

shell
n 1: ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
2: the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
3: hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles [syn: {carapace}, {cuticle}]
4: the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
5: the exterior covering of a bird's egg [syn: {eggshell}]
6: a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice"
7: a very light narrow racing boat [syn: {racing shell}]
8: the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case" [syn: {case}, {casing}]
9: a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) [syn: {plate}, {scale}] 10: the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc
v 1: use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day" [syn: {blast}]
2: fall out of the pod or husk; "The corn shelled"
3: hit the pitches of hard and regularly; "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning"
4: look for and collect shells by the seashore
5: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" [syn: {beat}, {beat out}, {crush}, {trounce}, {vanquish}]
6: remove from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels"
7: remove the husks from; "husk corn" [syn: {husk}]

shell bean
n 1: a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod [syn: {shell bean plant}]
2: unripe beans removed from the pod before cooking

shell bean plant
n : a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod [syn: {shell bean}]

shell collecting
n : the collection and study of mollusc shells [syn: {conchology}]

shell corporation
n : a company that is incorporated but has no assets or operations [syn: {shell entity}]

shell entity
n : a company that is incorporated but has no assets or operations [syn: {shell corporation}]

shell game
n : a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under [syn: {thimblerig}]

shell ginger
n : cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with shell-pink shading and crinkled yellow lip with variegated magenta stripes [syn: {shellflower}, {shall-flower}, {Alpinia Zerumbet}, {Alpinia speciosa}, {Languas speciosa}]

shell jacket
n : waist-length jacket tapering to a point at the back; worn by officers in the mess for formal dinners [syn: {mess jacket}, {monkey jacket}]

shell out
v : administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone" [syn: {distribute}, {administer}, {mete out}, {deal}, {parcel out}, {lot}, {dispense}, {deal out}, {dish out}, {allot}, {dole out}]

shell parakeet
n : small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors [syn: {budgerigar}, {budgereegah}, {budgerygah}, {budgie}, {grass parakeet}, {lovebird}, {Melopsittacus undulatus}]

shell plating
n : the plates covering the frame of a steel ship and corresponding to the planking of a wooden ship

shell shock
n : a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare [syn: {battle fatigue}, {combat fatigue}, {combat neurosis}]

shell stitch
n : a crochet stitch
v : make by shell stitching

shellac
n 1: lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white
2: a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood [syn: {shellac varnish}]
v : cover with shellac; "She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots" [also: {shellacking}, {shellacked}]

shellac varnish
n : a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood [syn: {shellac}]

shellac wax
n : a hard wax separated from shellac by its insolubility in alcohol [syn: {lac wax}]

shellacked
shellac
n 1: lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white
2: a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood [syn: {shellac varnish}]
v : cover with shellac; "She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots" [also: {shellacking}, {shellacked}]

shellacked
See {shellac}

shellacking
shellac
n 1: lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white
2: a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood [syn: {shellac varnish}]
v : cover with shellac; "She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots" [also: {shellacking}, {shellacked}]

shellacking
See {shellac}

shellbark
n : North American hickory having loose gray shaggy bark and edible nuts [syn: {shagbark}, {shagbark hickory}, {shellbark hickory}, {Carya ovata}]

shellbark hickory
n : North American hickory having loose gray shaggy bark and edible nuts [syn: {shagbark}, {shagbark hickory}, {shellbark}, {Carya ovata}]

sheller
n : a worker who removes shells (as of peas or oysters)

Shelley
n 1: English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851) [syn: {Mary Shelley}, {Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley}, {Mary Godwin Wollstonecraft Shelley}]
2: Englishman and Romantic poet (1792-1822) [syn: {Percy Bysshe Shelley}]

shellfire
n : shooting artillery shells

shellfish
n 1: meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
2: invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell [syn: {mollusk}, {mollusc}] [also: {shellfishes} (pl)]

shellfishes
shellfish
n 1: meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
2: invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell [syn: {mollusk}, {mollusc}] [also: {shellfishes} (pl)]

shellfishes
See {shellfish}

shell-flower
n : showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple [syn: {shellflower}, {turtlehead}, {snakehead}, {snake-head}, {Chelone glabra}]

shellflower
n 1: showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple [syn: {shell-flower}, {turtlehead}, {snakehead}, {snake-head}, {Chelone glabra}]
2: cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with shell-pink shading and crinkled yellow lip with variegated magenta stripes [syn: {shall-flower}, {shell ginger}, {Alpinia Zerumbet}, {Alpinia speciosa}, {Languas speciosa}]

shelling
n : the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing" [syn: {barrage}, {barrage fire}, {battery}, {bombardment}]

shellproof
adj : able to resist the explosive force of bombs and shells; "bombproof shelter" [syn: {bombproof}]

shelter
n 1: a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
2: protective covering that provides protection from the weather
3: the condition of being protected; "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home" [syn: {protection}]
4: a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings [syn: {tax shelter}]
5: temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
v 1: provide shelter for; "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people"
2: invest (money) so that it is not taxable

shelter deck
n : upper deck having no overhead protection from the weather, but sheltering the deck below [syn: {weather deck}]

shelter tent
n : a wedge-shaped tent; usually without a floor or windows [syn: {pup tent}]

shelterbelt
n : hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion [syn: {windbreak}]

sheltered
adj : protected from danger or bad weather; "a sheltered harbor"

sheltered workshop
n : a workshop that offers jobs to members of the physically or developmentally disabled population

Shelton Jackson Lee
n : United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of Black culture in America (born in 1957) [syn: {Lee}, {Spike Lee}]

shelve
v 1: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: {postpone}, {prorogue}, {hold over}, {put over}, {table}, {set back}, {defer}, {remit}, {put off}]
2: place on a shelve; "shelve books"

shelver
n : a worker who puts things (as books) on shelves

shelves
shelf
n 1: a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
2: a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water [syn: {ledge}] [also: {shelves} (pl)]

shelves
See {shelf}

shelvy
adj : full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals; "reefy shallows"; "shoaly waters" [syn: {reefy}, {shelfy}, {shoaly}]

Shem
n : (Old Testament) eldest son of Noah

Shema
n : a liturgical prayer (considered to be the essence of Jewish religion) that is recited at least twice daily by adult Jewish males to declare their faith; "as soon as Leonard learned to talk he was taught to recite the first words of the Shema, the creed of Judaism which originated on Sinai with Moses and is recited daily"

shemozzle
n : (Yiddish) a confused situation or affair; a mess [syn: {schemozzle}]

Shenandoah National Park
n : a national park in Virginia for the Blue Ridge Mountains

Shenandoah Valley
n : a large valley between the Allegheny Mountains and the Blue Ridge Mountains in northern Virginia; site of numerous battles during the American Civil War

shenanigan
n 1: reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others [syn: {mischief}, {mischief-making}, {mischievousness}, {deviltry}, {devilry}, {devilment}, {rascality}, {roguery}, {roguishness}]
2: the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) [syn: {trickery}, {chicanery}, {chicane}, {guile}, {wile}]

Shen-pao
n : a member of the Taoist Trinity; identified with Lao-Tse [syn: {Spiritual Jewel}]

shent
See {shend}

Shenyang
n : a city in northeastern China [syn: {Mukden}, {Moukden}, {Fengtien}]

she-oak
n : any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina

Shepard
n 1: United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943) [syn: {Sam Shepard}]
2: astronaut who made the first United States' suborbital rocket-powered flight in 1961 (1923-1998) [syn: {Alan Shepard}, {Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr.}]

shepherd
n 1: a clergyman who watches over a group of people
2: a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock [syn: {sheepherder}, {sheepman}]
v 1: watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils
2: tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats

shepherd dog
n : any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep [syn: {sheepdog}, {sheep dog}]

shepherdess
n : a woman shepherd

shepherd's clock
n : weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in United States [syn: {meadow salsify}, {goatsbeard}, {Tragopogon pratensis}]

shepherd's crook
n : a long staff with one end being hook shaped [syn: {crook}]

shepherd's pie
n : pie of hash covered with mashed potatoes and browned in the oven

shepherd's pipe
n 1: a small bagpipe formerly popular in France [syn: {musette}]
2: a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes [syn: {flageolet}, {treble recorder}]

shepherd's pouch
n : white-flowered annual European herb bearing triangular notched pods; nearly cosmopolitan as an introduced weed [syn: {shepherd's purse}, {Capsella bursa-pastoris}]

shepherd's purse
n : white-flowered annual European herb bearing triangular notched pods; nearly cosmopolitan as an introduced weed [syn: {shepherd's pouch}, {Capsella bursa-pastoris}]

Sheraton
n : a furniture style that originated in England around 1800; simple in design with straight lines and classical ornamentation

sherbert
n : an ice containing milk [syn: {sherbet}, {sorbet}]

sherbet
n : an ice containing milk [syn: {sherbert}, {sorbet}]

sherd
n : a broken piece of a brittle artifact [syn: {shard}, {fragment}]

Sheridan
n : Irish playwright remembered for his satirical comedies of manners (1751-1816) [syn: {Richard Brinsley Sheridan}]

sheriff
n : the principal law-enforcement officer in a county

sheriff's sale
n : a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's writ of execution in order satisfy and unpaid obligation [syn: {execution sale}, {judicial sale}, {forced sale}]

sherlock
n : someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information [syn: {private detective}, {PI}, {private eye}, {private investigator}, {operative}, {shamus}]

Sherlock Holmes
n : a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle [syn: {Holmes}]

Sherman
n 1: United States general who was commander of all Union troops in the West; he captured Atlanta and led a destructive march to the sea that cut the Confederacy in two (1820-1891) [syn: {William Tecumseh Sherman}]
2: American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution (1721-1793) [syn: {Roger Sherman}]
3: a peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado (14,036 feet high) [syn: {Mount Sherman}]
4: a town in northeastern Texas near the Oklahoma border

Sherpa
n : a member of the Himalayan people living in Nepal and Tibet who are famous for their skill as mountaineers

Sherrington
n : English physiologist who conducted research on reflex action (1857-1952) [syn: {Sir Charles Scott Sherrington}]

sherry
n : dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif

Sherwood
n : United States playwright (1896-1955) [syn: {Robert Emmet Sherwood}]

Sherwood Anderson
n : United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941) [syn: {Anderson}]

Sherwood Forest
n : an ancient forest in central England; formerly a royal hunting ground; said to be the home of Robin Hood and his merry band

Shetland
n 1: an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland [syn: {Shetland Islands}, {Zetland}]
2: small sheepdog developed in the Shetland Islands and resembling a collie [syn: {Shetland sheepdog}, {Shetland sheep dog}]

Shetland Islands
n : an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland [syn: {Shetland}, {Zetland}]

Shetland pony
n : breed of very small pony with long shaggy mane and tail

Shetland sheep dog
n : small sheepdog developed in the Shetland Islands and resembling a collie [syn: {Shetland sheepdog}, {Shetland}]

Shetland sheepdog
n : small sheepdog developed in the Shetland Islands and resembling a collie [syn: {Shetland sheep dog}, {Shetland}]

Shetland wool
n : a wool obtained from sheep of the Shetland islands

Shevat
n : the fifth month of the civil year: the eleventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in January and February) [syn: {Shebat}]

Shevchenko
n : Ukranian poet (1814-1861) [syn: {Taras Grigoryevich Shevchenko}]

shew
v : establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" [syn: {prove}, {demonstrate}, {establish}, {show}] [ant: {disprove}] [also: {shewn}]

shewn
shew
v : establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" [syn: {prove}, {demonstrate}, {establish}, {show}] [ant: {disprove}] [also: {shewn}]

shewn
See {shew}

SHF
n : 3 to 30 gigahertz [syn: {superhigh frequency}]

Shia
n : one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran [syn: {Shiah}, {Shiah Islam}, {the Shiites}]

Shia Muslim
n : a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs [syn: {Shiite}, {Shi'ite}, {Shiite Muslim}, {Shi'ite Muslim}]

Shiah
n : one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran [syn: {Shia}, {Shiah Islam}, {the Shiites}]

Shiah Islam
n : one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran [syn: {Shiah}, {Shia}, {the Shiites}]

shiatsu
n : treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body [syn: {acupressure}, {G-Jo}]

shibah
n : (Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative; "the family is sitting shiva" [syn: {shiva}, {shivah}]

shibboleth
n 1: a favorite saying of a sect or political group [syn: {motto}, {slogan}, {catchword}]
2: a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people

shied
shy
adj 1: lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man" [syn: {diffident}, {timid}, {unsure}]
2: easily startled or frightened
3: short; "eleven is one shy of a dozen" [syn: {shy(p)}]
4: wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things; "shy of strangers"
n : a quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"
v 1: start suddenly, as from fight
2: throw quickly [also: {shied}, {shyest}, {shyer}, {shiest}, {shier}]

shied
See {shy}

shield
n 1: a protective covering or structure
2: armor carried on the arm to intercept blows [syn: {buckler}]
v 1: protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm [syn: {screen}]
2: hold back a thought or feeling about; "She is harboring a grudge against him" [syn: {harbor}, {harbour}]

shield fern
n : any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori [syn: {buckler fern}]

Shield of David
n : a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles triangles; an emblem symbolizing Judaism [syn: {Star of David}, {Magen David}, {Mogen David}, {Solomon's seal}]

shielded
adj : used especially of machinery; shielded to prevent injury

shielder
n : a person who cares for persons or property [syn: {defender}, {guardian}, {protector}]

shielding
n 1: the act of shielding from harm
2: a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay
3: shield consisting of an arrangement of metal mesh or plates designed to protect electronic equipment from ambient electromagnetic interference

shield-shaped
adj : of a leaf shape; round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a nasturtium leaf for example) [syn: {peltate}]

shier
shy
adj 1: lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man" [syn: {diffident}, {timid}, {unsure}]
2: easily startled or frightened
3: short; "eleven is one shy of a dozen" [syn: {shy(p)}]
4: wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things; "shy of strangers"
n : a quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"
v 1: start suddenly, as from fight
2: throw quickly [also: {shied}, {shyest}, {shyer}, {shiest}, {shier}]

shier
See {shy}

shiest
shy
adj 1: lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man" [syn: {diffident}, {timid}, {unsure}]
2: easily startled or frightened
3: short; "eleven is one shy of a dozen" [syn: {shy(p)}]
4: wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things; "shy of strangers"
n : a quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"
v 1: start suddenly, as from fight
2: throw quickly [also: {shied}, {shyest}, {shyer}, {shiest}, {shier}]

shiest
See {shy}

shift
n 1: an event in which something is displaced without rotation [syn: {displacement}]
2: a qualitative change [syn: {transformation}, {transmutation}]
3: the time period during which you are at work [syn: {work shift}, {duty period}]
4: the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election" [syn: {switch}, {switching}]
5: the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class" [syn: {shifting}]
6: (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault" [syn: {fault}, {geological fault}, {fracture}, {break}]
7: a group of workers who work for a specific period of time
8: a woman's sleeveless undergarment [syn: {chemise}, {shimmy}, {slip}, {teddies}, {teddy}]
9: a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist [syn: {chemise}, {sack}]
v 1: make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched" [syn: {switch}, {change over}]
2: change place or direction; "Shift one's position" [syn: {dislodge}, {reposition}]
3: move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket" [syn: {transfer}]
4: move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat" [syn: {stir}, {budge}, {agitate}]
5: move from one setting or context to another; "shift the emphasis"; "shift one's attention"
6: change in quality; "His tone shifted"
7: move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion"
8: move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control" [syn: {careen}, {wobble}, {tilt}]
9: move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left" [syn: {lurch}, {pitch}] 10: use a shift key on a keyboard; "She could not shift so all ther letters are written in lower case" 11: change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change; "Grimm showed how the consonants shifted" 12: change gears; "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill" 13: lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes" [syn: {switch}, {change}]

shift register
n : (computer science) register in which all bits can be shifted one or more positions to the left or to the right

shifter
n 1: a stagehand responsible for moving scenery [syn: {sceneshifter}]
2: a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears; "in England they call a gearshift a gear lever" [syn: {gearshift}, {gearstick}, {gear lever}]

shiftier
shifty
adj : characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive; "a devious character"; "shifty eyes" [syn: {devious}] [also: {shiftiest}, {shiftier}]

shiftier
See {shifty}

shiftiest
shifty
adj : characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive; "a devious character"; "shifty eyes" [syn: {devious}] [also: {shiftiest}, {shiftier}]

shiftiest
See {shifty}

shiftily
adv : in a shifty manner; "he looked at his new customer shiftily"

shiftiness
n : the quality of being a slippery rascal [syn: {rascality}, {slipperiness}, {trickiness}]

shifting
adj 1: continuously moving or changing from position or direction; "he drifted into the shifting crowd"; "their nervous shifting glances"
2: continuously varying; "taffeta with shifting colors"
3: (of soil) unstable; "shifting sands"; "unfirm earth" [syn: {unfirm}]
n : the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class" [syn: {shift}]

shiftless
adj : lacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative; lazy; "a shiftless student"; "studied in a shiftless way"

shiftlessness
n : a failure to be active as a consequence of lack of initiative or ambition

shifty
adj : characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive; "a devious character"; "shifty eyes" [syn: {devious}] [also: {shiftiest}, {shiftier}]

shiga bacillus
n : a bacillus that causes dysentery [syn: {Shigella dysentariae}]

shigella
n : rod-shaped gram-negative enterobacteria; some are pathogenic for warm-blooded animals; can be used as a bioweapon

Shigella dysentariae
n : a bacillus that causes dysentery [syn: {shiga bacillus}]

shigellosis
n : an acute infection of the intestine by Shigella bacteria; characterized by diarrhea and fever and abdominal pains [syn: {bacillary dysentery}]

Shih-Tzu
n : a Chinese breed of small dog similar to a Pekingese

Shiism
n : the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs

shiitake
n : edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe [syn: {shiitake mushroom}, {Chinese black mushroom}, {golden oak mushroom}, {Oriental black mushroom}, {Lentinus edodes}]

shiitake mushroom
n : edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe [syn: {shiitake}, {Chinese black mushroom}, {golden oak mushroom}, {Oriental black mushroom}, {Lentinus edodes}]

Shi'ite
n : a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs [syn: {Shiite}, {Shiite Muslim}, {Shi'ite Muslim}, {Shia Muslim}]

Shiite
n : a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs [syn: {Shi'ite}, {Shiite Muslim}, {Shi'ite Muslim}, {Shia Muslim}]

Shi'ite Muslim
n : a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs [syn: {Shiite}, {Shi'ite}, {Shiite Muslim}, {Shia Muslim}]

Shiite Muslim
n : a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs [syn: {Shiite}, {Shi'ite}, {Shi'ite Muslim}, {Shia Muslim}]

shikarred
See {shikar}

shikarring
See {shikar}

Shikoku
n : the smallest of the four main islands of Japan; south of Honshu and east of Kyushu; separated from Honshu by the Inland Sea; forested and mountainous

shiksa
n : a derogatory term used by Jews to refer to non-Jewish women [syn: {shikse}]

shikse
n : a derogatory term used by Jews to refer to non-Jewish women [syn: {shiksa}]

shill
n : a decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others
v : act as a shill; "The shill bid for the expensive carpet during the auction in order to drive the price up"

shillalah
n : a cudgel made of hardwood (usually oak or blackthorn) [syn: {shillelagh}]

shillelagh
n : a cudgel made of hardwood (usually oak or blackthorn) [syn: {shillalah}]

shilling
n 1: the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents [syn: {Ugandan shilling}]
2: the basic unit of money in Tanzania; equal to 100 cents [syn: {Tanzanian shilling}]
3: the basic unit of money in Somalia; equal to 100 cents [syn: {Somalian shilling}]
4: the basic unit of money in Kenya; equal to 100 cents [syn: {Kenyan shilling}]
5: a former monetary unit in Great Britain [syn: {British shilling}, {bob}]
6: an English coin worth one twentieth of a pound

shillyshallied
shillyshally
n : the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time [syn: {procrastination}, {cunctation}]
v 1: be uncertain and vague
2: postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days" [syn: {procrastinate}, {stall}, {drag one's feet}, {drag one's heels}, {dilly-dally}, {dillydally}] [also: {shillyshallied}]

shillyshallied
See {shillyshally}

shillyshally
n : the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time [syn: {procrastination}, {cunctation}]
v 1: be uncertain and vague
2: postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days" [syn: {procrastinate}, {stall}, {drag one's feet}, {drag one's heels}, {dilly-dally}, {dillydally}] [also: {shillyshallied}]

Shiloh
n : the second great battle of the American Civil War (1862); the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but it was not a Union victory [syn: {battle of Shiloh}, {battle of Pittsburgh Landing}]

shim
n : a thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices [also: {shimming}, {shimmed}]

Shimchath Torah
n : (Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd of Tishri to celebrate the completion of the annual cycle of readings of the Torah [syn: {Simchat Torah}, {Simhath Torah}, {Simhat Torah}, {Simchas Torah}, {Rejoicing over the Law}, {Rejoicing of the Law}, {Rejoicing in the Law}]

shimmed
shim
n : a thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices [also: {shimming}, {shimmed}]

shimmed
See {shim}

shimmer
n : a weak and tremulous light; "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"; "the play of light on the water" [syn: {play}]
v 1: shine with a weak or fitful light; "Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight"
2: give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk

shimmery
adj : glistening tremulously; "the shimmery surface of the lake"; "a dress of shimmery satin"

shimmied
shimmy
n 1: an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the fromt wheels); "he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel"
2: a woman's sleeveless undergarment [syn: {chemise}, {shift}, {slip}, {teddies}, {teddy}]
3: lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips
v 1: tremble or shake; "His voice wobbled with restrained emotion" [syn: {wobble}]
2: dance a shimmy [also: {shimmied}]

shimmied
See {shimmy}

shimming
shim
n : a thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices [also: {shimming}, {shimmed}]

shimming
See {shim}

shimmy
n 1: an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the fromt wheels); "he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel"
2: a woman's sleeveless undergarment [syn: {chemise}, {shift}, {slip}, {teddies}, {teddy}]
3: lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips
v 1: tremble or shake; "His voice wobbled with restrained emotion" [syn: {wobble}]
2: dance a shimmy [also: {shimmied}]

shin
n 1: the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
2: a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg
3: the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
4: the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle [syn: {tibia}, {shinbone}]
v : climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: {clamber}, {scramble}, {shinny}, {skin}, {struggle}, {sputter}] [also: {shinning}, {shinned}]

Shin Bet
n : the Israeli domestic counterintelligence and internal security agency; "the Shin Bet also handles overall security for Israel's national airline" [syn: {General Security Services}]

shin guard
n : a stiff protective garment worn by hockey players or a catcher in baseball to protect the shins [syn: {shinpad}]

shin splints
n : painful inflammation of the muscles around the shins; frequent among runners

Shina
n : a Dardic language spoken in northern Kashmir

shinbone
n : the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle [syn: {tibia}, {shin}]

shindig
n : a large and noisy party of people [syn: {shindy}]

shindy
n : a large and noisy party of people [syn: {shindig}]

shine
n : the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light [syn: {radiance}, {radiancy}, {effulgence}, {refulgence}, {refulgency}]
v 1: be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects" [syn: {reflect}]
2: emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces" [syn: {beam}]
3: be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn: {glitter}, {glisten}, {glint}, {gleam}]
4: be distinguished or eminent; "His talent shines"
5: be clear and obvious; "A shining example"
6: especially of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna" [syn: {glow}, {beam}, {radiate}]
7: throw or flash the light of (a lamp, etc.); "Shine the light on that window, please"
8: touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears" [syn: {fall}, {strike}]
9: experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness" [syn: {glow}, {beam}, {radiate}] 10: (of surfaces) make shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes" [syn: {polish}, {smooth}, {smoothen}] [also: {shone}]

shine at
v : be good at; "She shines at math" [syn: {excel at}]

shine up
v : ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is playing up to the chairman" [syn: {cozy up}, {cotton up}, {play up}, {sidle up}, {suck up}]

shiner
n 1: a bruise caused by a blow to the eye [syn: {black eye}]
2: something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)
3: important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales [syn: {common mackerel}, {Scomber scombrus}]
4: any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis

shingle
n 1: building material used as siding or roofing [syn: {shake}]
2: coarse beach gravel of small water-worn stones and pebbles (or a stretch of shore covered with such gravel)
3: a small signboard outside the office of a lawyer or doctor, e.g.
v : cover with shingles; "shingle a roof"

shingle oak
n : small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having leaves that shine like laurel; wood is used in western states for shingles [syn: {laurel oak}, {Quercus imbricaria}]

shingle tree
n : East Indian timber tree with hard durable wood used especially for tea boxes [syn: {Acrocarpus fraxinifolius}]

shingler
n : a worker who shingles roofs

shingles
n : eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia [syn: {herpes zoster}, {zoster}]

shingling
n 1: (geology) sediment in which flat pebbles are uniformly tilted in the same direction
2: the laying on of shingles; "shingling is a draft very different from carpentry"

shingly
adj : abounding in small stones; "landed at a shingly little beach" [syn: {gravelly}, {pebbly}]

Shingon
n : a form of Buddhism emphasizing mystical symbolism of mantras and mudras and the Buddha's ideal which is inexpressible

shinier
shiny
adj 1: reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel" [syn: {glistening}, {glossy}, {lustrous}, {sheeny}, {shining}]
2: having a shiny surface or coating; "glazed fabrics"; "glazed doughnuts" [syn: {glazed}] [ant: {unglazed}]
3: made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents" [syn: {bright}, {burnished}, {lustrous}, {shining}]
4: abounding with sunlight; "a bright sunny day"; "one shining norming"- John Muir; "when it is warm and shiny" [syn: {bright}, {shining}, {sunshiny}, {sunny}] [also: {shiniest}, {shinier}]

shinier
See {shiny}

shiniest
shiny
adj 1: reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel" [syn: {glistening}, {glossy}, {lustrous}, {sheeny}, {shining}]
2: having a shiny surface or coating; "glazed fabrics"; "glazed doughnuts" [syn: {glazed}] [ant: {unglazed}]
3: made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents" [syn: {bright}, {burnished}, {lustrous}, {shining}]
4: abounding with sunlight; "a bright sunny day"; "one shining norming"- John Muir; "when it is warm and shiny" [syn: {bright}, {shining}, {sunshiny}, {sunny}] [also: {shiniest}, {shinier}]

shiniest
See {shiny}

shininess
n : the visual property of something that shines with reflected light [syn: {sheen}, {luster}, {lustre}]

shining
adj 1: marked by exceptional merit; "had shining virtues and few faults"; "a shining example"
2: made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents" [syn: {bright}, {burnished}, {lustrous}, {shiny}]
3: abounding with sunlight; "a bright sunny day"; "one shining norming"- John Muir; "when it is warm and shiny" [syn: {bright}, {shiny}, {sunshiny}, {sunny}]
4: reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel" [syn: {glistening}, {glossy}, {lustrous}, {sheeny}, {shiny}]
n : the work of making something shine by polishing it; "the shining of shoes provided a meager living" [syn: {polishing}]

shining clubmoss
n : a variety of clubmoss [syn: {Lycopodium lucidulum}]

Shining Path
n : a terrorist group formed in Peru in the late 1960s as a splinter group from the communist party of Peru; is among the most ruthless guerilla organizations in the world; seeks to destroy Peruvian institutions and replace them with a Maoist peasant regime; is involved in the cocaine trade; "Shining Path has been responsible for 30,000 deaths" [syn: {Sendero Luminoso}, {SL}]

shining sumac
n : common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries [syn: {dwarf sumac}, {mountain sumac}, {black sumac}, {Rhus copallina}]

shining willow
n : common North American shrub with shiny lanceolate leaves [syn: {Salix lucida}]

shinleaf
n : North American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters [syn: {wild lily of the valley}, {Pyrola elliptica}] [also: {shinleaves} (pl)]

shinleaves
shinleaf
n : North American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters [syn: {wild lily of the valley}, {Pyrola elliptica}] [also: {shinleaves} (pl)]

shinleaves
See {shinleaf}

shinned
shin
n 1: the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
2: a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg
3: the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
4: the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle [syn: {tibia}, {shinbone}]
v : climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: {clamber}, {scramble}, {shinny}, {skin}, {struggle}, {sputter}] [also: {shinning}, {shinned}]

shinned
See {shin}

shinning
shin
n 1: the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
2: a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg
3: the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
4: the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle [syn: {tibia}, {shinbone}]
v : climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: {clamber}, {scramble}, {shinny}, {skin}, {struggle}, {sputter}] [also: {shinning}, {shinned}]

shinning
See {shin}

shinny
v : climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: {clamber}, {scramble}, {shin}, {skin}, {struggle}, {sputter}]

shinpad
n : a stiff protective garment worn by hockey players or a catcher in baseball to protect the shins [syn: {shin guard}]

shinplaster
n : paper money of little value issued on insufficient security

Shinto
adj : relating to or characteristic of Shintoism; "Shinto temples" [syn: {Shintoist}, {Shintoistic}]
n 1: the native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan
2: the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors [syn: {Shintoism}]

Shintoism
n : the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors [syn: {Shinto}]

Shintoist
adj : relating to or characteristic of Shintoism; "Shinto temples" [syn: {Shinto}, {Shintoistic}]
n : a believer in Shintoism

Shintoistic
adj : relating to or characteristic of Shintoism; "Shinto temples" [syn: {Shinto}, {Shintoist}]

shiny
adj 1: reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel" [syn: {glistening}, {glossy}, {lustrous}, {sheeny}, {shining}]
2: having a shiny surface or coating; "glazed fabrics"; "glazed doughnuts" [syn: {glazed}] [ant: {unglazed}]
3: made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents" [syn: {bright}, {burnished}, {lustrous}, {shining}]
4: abounding with sunlight; "a bright sunny day"; "one shining norming"- John Muir; "when it is warm and shiny" [syn: {bright}, {shining}, {sunshiny}, {sunny}] [also: {shiniest}, {shinier}]

shiny lyonia
n : showy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to reddish flowers that resemble an umbel [syn: {fetterbush}, {fetter bush}, {Lyonia lucida}]

ship
n : a vessel that carries passengers or freight
v 1: transport commercially [syn: {transport}, {send}]
2: hire for work on a ship
3: go on board [syn: {embark}] [ant: {disembark}]
4: travel by ship
5: place on board a ship; "ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel" [also: {shipping}, {shipped}]

ship biscuit
n : very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple [syn: {hardtack}, {pilot biscuit}, {pilot bread}, {sea biscuit}]

ship broker
n : an agent for the ship owner; obtains cargo and may arrange for its loading or discharge

ship builder
n 1: a carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels [syn: {shipwright}, {shipbuilder}]
2: a person who builds ships as a business [syn: {shipbuilder}]

ship canal
n : a canal large enough for sea-going vessels [syn: {shipway}]

ship chandler
n : a dealer in equipment and supplies for ships

ship money
n : an impost levied in England to provide money for ships for national defense

ship of the line
n : a warship intended for combat [syn: {man-of-war}]

ship route
n : a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels [syn: {seaway}, {sea lane}, {trade route}]

shipboard
adj : taking place or existing on board a ship; "a shipboard fire"; "shipboard romances"

shipboard duty
n : naval service aboard a ship at sea [syn: {sea-duty}, {service abroad}]

shipboard soldier
n : a member of the United States Marine Corps [syn: {Marine}, {devil dog}, {leatherneck}]

shipboard system
n : a system designed to work as a coherent entity on board a naval ship

ship-breaker
n : a contractor who buys old ships and breaks them up for scrap

shipbuilder
n 1: a carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels [syn: {shipwright}, {ship builder}]
2: a person who builds ships as a business [syn: {ship builder}]
3: a business that builds and repairs ships

shipbuilding
n : the construction of ships

shipbuilding industry
n : an industry that builds ships

shipload
n : the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car; "he imported wine by the boatload" [syn: {boatload}, {carload}]

shipmate
n : an associate on the same ship with you

shipment
n 1: goods carried by a large vehicle [syn: {cargo}, {lading}, {freight}, {load}, {loading}, {payload}, {consignment}]
2: the act of sending off something [syn: {dispatch}, {despatch}]

shipowner
n : someone who owns a ship or a share in a ship

shipped
ship
n : a vessel that carries passengers or freight
v 1: transport commercially [syn: {transport}, {send}]
2: hire for work on a ship
3: go on board [syn: {embark}] [ant: {disembark}]
4: travel by ship
5: place on board a ship; "ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel" [also: {shipping}, {shipped}]

shipped
See {ship}

shipper
n 1: someone who ships goods
2: a company in the business of shipping freight

shipping
ship
n : a vessel that carries passengers or freight
v 1: transport commercially [syn: {transport}, {send}]
2: hire for work on a ship
3: go on board [syn: {embark}] [ant: {disembark}]
4: travel by ship
5: place on board a ship; "ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel" [also: {shipping}, {shipped}]

shipping
n 1: the commercial enterprise of transporting goods and materials [syn: {transportation}, {transport}]
2: conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry [syn: {cargo ships}, {merchant marine}, {merchant vessels}]

shipping
See {ship}

shipping agent
n : the agent of a shipowner

shipping articles
n : a contract between crew and captain of a ship [syn: {articles of agreement}]

shipping clerk
n : an employee who ships and receives goods

shipping company
n : a company that provides shipping services

shipping fever
n : a deadly form of septicemia in cattle and sheep; involves high fever and pneumonia; contracted under conditions of exposure or exhaustion (as often happens when the animals are shipped to market) [syn: {shipping pneumonia}]

shipping office
n : the office of a shipping agent; an office where seamen are hired

shipping pneumonia
n : a deadly form of septicemia in cattle and sheep; involves high fever and pneumonia; contracted under conditions of exposure or exhaustion (as often happens when the animals are shipped to market) [syn: {shipping fever}]

shipping room
n : a room where goods are packaged and shipped

ship's bell
n : (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m. [syn: {bell}]

ship's boat
n : a boat for communication between ship and shore [syn: {tender}, {pinnace}, {cutter}]

ship's chandler
n : a dealer in sails and ropes and other supplies for sailing ships

ship's company
n : crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship [syn: {company}]

ship's galley
n : the area for food preparation on a ship [syn: {galley}, {caboose}, {cookhouse}]

ship's officer
n : a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines" [syn: {officer}]

ship's papers
n : official papers which a ship is legally required to have; related to ownership, cargo, etc.

shipshape
adj : of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat" [syn: {trim}, {well-kept}]

shipside
n : the part of a wharf that is next to a ship

ship-towed long-range acoustic detection system
n : a shipboard system consisting of an acoustic detection system that is towed behind the ship

shipway
n 1: structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired [syn: {ways}, {slipway}]
2: a canal large enough for sea-going vessels [syn: {ship canal}]

shipworm
n : wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells [syn: {teredinid}]

shipwreck
n 1: a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
2: an irretrievable loss; "that was the shipwreck of their romance"
3: an accident that destroys a ship at sea [syn: {wreck}]
v 1: ruin utterly; "You have shipwrecked my career"
2: suffer failure, as in some enterprise
3: cause to experience shipwreck; "They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea"
4: destroy a ship; "The vessel was shipwrecked"

shipwreck survivor
n : a shipwrecked person [syn: {castaway}]

shipwrecked
adj 1: suffering the misfortune of shipwreck; "shipwrecked sailors"; "castaways marooned on a desert island" [syn: {castaway}]
2: aground as a consequence of a shipwreck

shipwright
n : a carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels [syn: {shipbuilder}, {ship builder}]

shipyard
n : a workplace where ships are built or repaired

Shiraz
n : a city in central southwestern Iran; ruins of ancient Persepolis are nearby

shire
n 1: a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county
2: British breed of large heavy draft horse [syn: {shire horse}]

shire horse
n : British breed of large heavy draft horse [syn: {shire}]

shire town
n : the town or city that is the seat of government for a shire [syn: {county town}]

Shirer
n : United States broadcast journalist who was in Berlin at the outbreak of World War II (born in 1904) [syn: {William Lawrence Shirer}]

shirk
v 1: avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties" [syn: {fiddle}, {shrink from}, {goldbrick}]
2: avoid dealing with; "She shirks her duties"

shirker
n : a person who shirks their work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime) [syn: {slacker}]

shirking
n : the evasion of work or duty [syn: {slacking}, {soldiering}, {goofing off}, {goldbricking}]

Shirley Temple
n : popular child actress of the 1930's (born 1927) [syn: {Black}, {Shirley Temple Black}]

Shirley Temple Black
n : popular child actress of the 1930's (born 1927) [syn: {Black}, {Shirley Temple}]

Shirodkar's operation
n : a surgical procedure in which a suture is used to close the cervix in a pregnant woman; is performed when the cervix has failed to retain previous pregnancies [syn: {purse-string operation}]

shirr
v : bake (eggs) in their shells until they are set; "shirr the eggs"

shirred egg
n : egg cooked individually in cream or butter in a small ramekin [syn: {baked egg}, {egg en cocotte}]

shirring
n : baking shelled eggs

shirt
n : a garment worn on the upper half of the body
v : put a shirt on

shirt button
n : a button on a shirt

shirtdress
n : a dress that is tailored like a shirt and has buttons all the way down the front

shirtfront
n 1: the front of a shirt (usually the part not covered by a jacket); "he had spilled catsup on his shirtfront"
2: a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt [syn: {dickey}, {dickie}, {dicky}]

shirtier
shirty
adj : (British informal) ill-tempered or annoyed [syn: {snorty}] [also: {shirtiest}, {shirtier}]

shirtier
See {shirty}

shirtiest
shirty
adj : (British informal) ill-tempered or annoyed [syn: {snorty}] [also: {shirtiest}, {shirtier}]

shirtiest
See {shirty}

shirting
n : any of various fabrics used to make men's shirts

shirtlifter
n : a homosexual man [syn: {gay man}]

shirtmaker
n : a maker of shirts

shirtsleeve
n : the sleeve of a shirt

shirtsleeves
n : not wearing a jacket; "in your shirtsleeves" means you are not wearing anything over your shirt; "in hot weather they dined in their shirtsleeves"

shirttail
n 1: a brief addendum at the end of a newspaper article
2: fabric forming the tail of a shirt

shirtwaist
n : a blouse with buttons down the front; "in England they call a shirtwaist a shirtwaister" [syn: {shirtwaister}]

shirtwaister
n : a blouse with buttons down the front; "in England they call a shirtwaist a shirtwaister" [syn: {shirtwaist}]

shirty
adj : (British informal) ill-tempered or annoyed [syn: {snorty}] [also: {shirtiest}, {shirtier}]

shish kebab
n : cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables [syn: {kabob}, {kebab}]

shisha
n : an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water; "a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola" [syn: {hookah}, {narghile}, {nargileh}, {sheesha}, {chicha}, {calean}, {kalian}, {water pipe}, {hubble-bubble}, {hubbly-bubbly}]

shit
n 1: obscene terms for feces [syn: {crap}, {dirt}, {shite}, {poop}, {turd}]
2: obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull" [syn: {bullshit}, {bull}, {Irish bull}, {horseshit}, {crap}, {dogshit}]
3: a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" [syn: {jack}, {diddly-squat}, {diddlysquat}, {diddly-shit}, {diddlyshit}, {diddly}, {diddley}, {squat}]
4: a coarse term for defecation; "he took a shit" [syn: {dump}]
5: insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous [syn: {asshole}, {bastard}, {cocksucker}, {dickhead}, {mother fucker}, {motherfucker}, {prick}, {whoreson}, {son of a bitch}, {SOB}]
6: something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" [syn: {damn}, {darn}, {hoot}, {red cent}, {shucks}, {tinker's damn}, {tinker's dam}]
v 1: give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: {denounce}, {tell on}, {betray}, {give away}, {rat}, {grass}, {shop}, {snitch}, {stag}]
2: have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds" [syn: {stool}, {defecate}, {take a shit}, {take a crap}, {ca-ca}, {crap}, {make}] [also: {shitting}, {shitted}, {shat}]

shite
n : obscene terms for feces [syn: {crap}, {dirt}, {shit}, {poop}, {turd}]

shithead
n : these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence [syn: {dunce}, {dunderhead}, {numskull}, {blockhead}, {bonehead}, {lunkhead}, {hammerhead}, {knucklehead}, {loggerhead}, {muttonhead}, {fuckhead}]

shitless
adj : extremely frightened; "he was scared shitless"

shitlist
n : a list of people who are out of favor [syn: {blacklist}, {black book}]

shittah
n : source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably a species of Acacia [syn: {shittah tree}] [also: {shittim} (pl)]

shittah tree
n : source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably a species of Acacia [syn: {shittah}]

shitted
shit
n 1: obscene terms for feces [syn: {crap}, {dirt}, {shite}, {poop}, {turd}]
2: obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull" [syn: {bullshit}, {bull}, {Irish bull}, {horseshit}, {crap}, {dogshit}]
3: a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" [syn: {jack}, {diddly-squat}, {diddlysquat}, {diddly-shit}, {diddlyshit}, {diddly}, {diddley}, {squat}]
4: a coarse term for defecation; "he took a shit" [syn: {dump}]
5: insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous [syn: {asshole}, {bastard}, {cocksucker}, {dickhead}, {mother fucker}, {motherfucker}, {prick}, {whoreson}, {son of a bitch}, {SOB}]
6: something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" [syn: {damn}, {darn}, {hoot}, {red cent}, {shucks}, {tinker's damn}, {tinker's dam}]
v 1: give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: {denounce}, {tell on}, {betray}, {give away}, {rat}, {grass}, {shop}, {snitch}, {stag}]
2: have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds" [syn: {stool}, {defecate}, {take a shit}, {take a crap}, {ca-ca}, {crap}, {make}] [also: {shitting}, {shitted}, {shat}]

shitted
See {shit}

shitter
n : a person who defecates [syn: {defecator}, {voider}]

shittim
shittah
n : source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably a species of Acacia [syn: {shittah tree}] [also: {shittim} (pl)]

shittim
n : shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit [syn: {southern buckthorn}, {shittimwood}, {mock orange}, {Bumelia lycioides}]

shittim
See {shittah}

shittimwood
n 1: deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico [syn: {false buckthorn}, {chittamwood}, {chittimwood}, {black haw}, {Bumelia lanuginosa}]
2: shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit [syn: {southern buckthorn}, {shittim}, {mock orange}, {Bumelia lycioides}]
3: wood of the shittah tree used to make the ark of the Hebrew tabernacle

shitting
n : the elimination of fecal waste through the anus [syn: {defecation}, {laxation}]

shitting
shit
n 1: obscene terms for feces [syn: {crap}, {dirt}, {shite}, {poop}, {turd}]
2: obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull" [syn: {bullshit}, {bull}, {Irish bull}, {horseshit}, {crap}, {dogshit}]
3: a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" [syn: {jack}, {diddly-squat}, {diddlysquat}, {diddly-shit}, {diddlyshit}, {diddly}, {diddley}, {squat}]
4: a coarse term for defecation; "he took a shit" [syn: {dump}]
5: insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous [syn: {asshole}, {bastard}, {cocksucker}, {dickhead}, {mother fucker}, {motherfucker}, {prick}, {whoreson}, {son of a bitch}, {SOB}]
6: something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" [syn: {damn}, {darn}, {hoot}, {red cent}, {shucks}, {tinker's damn}, {tinker's dam}]
v 1: give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: {denounce}, {tell on}, {betray}, {give away}, {rat}, {grass}, {shop}, {snitch}, {stag}]
2: have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds" [syn: {stool}, {defecate}, {take a shit}, {take a crap}, {ca-ca}, {crap}, {make}] [also: {shitting}, {shitted}, {shat}]

shitting
See {shit}

shitty
adj : very bad; "a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world" [syn: {icky}, {crappy}, {lousy}, {rotten}, {stinking}, {stinky}]

shitwork
n : trivial unrewarding tedious dirty and disagreeable chores; "the hospital hired him to do scut work" [syn: {scut work}]

shiv
n : a knife used as a weapon

shiva
n 1: (Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative; "the family is sitting shiva" [syn: {shivah}, {shibah}]
2: the Destroyer; one of the three major divinities in the later Hindu pantheon [syn: {Siva}]

shivah
n : (Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative; "the family is sitting shiva" [syn: {shiva}, {shibah}]

Shivaism
n 1: a Hindu sect worshiping Shiva [syn: {Sivaism}]
2: worship of Shiva one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon [syn: {Sivaism}]

Shivaist
n : worshipper of Shiva

shivaree
n : a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple [syn: {chivaree}, {charivari}, {callithump}, {callathump}, {belling}]

shiver
n 1: reflex shaking caused by cold or fear or excitement [syn: {tremble}, {shake}]
2: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" [syn: {frisson}, {chill}, {quiver}, {shudder}, {thrill}, {tingle}]
v 1: tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement [syn: {shudder}, {throb}, {thrill}]
2: shake, as from cold; "The children are shivering--turn on the heat!" [syn: {shudder}]

shivering
adj : vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze; "a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "with shaking knees"; "seemed shaky on her feet"; "sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"; "trembling hands" [syn: {quaking}, {quivering}, {shaking}, {shaky}, {trembling}]
n : a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever [syn: {chill}]

shivery
adj 1: cold enough to cause shivers; "felt all shivery"; "shivery weather"
2: so scary as to cause chills and shudders; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge" [syn: {chilling}, {scarey}, {scary}, {shuddery}]

shlemiel
n : (Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler [syn: {schlemiel}]

shlep
v 1: walk or tramp about [syn: {traipse}]
2: pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance; "Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?"; "She pulled along a large trunk" [syn: {schlep}, {pull along}]

shlimazel
n : (Yiddish) a very unlucky or inept person who fails at everything [syn: {schlimazel}]

shlock
n : merchandise that is shoddy or inferior [syn: {schlock}, {dreck}]

shlockmeister
n : a merchant who deals in shoddy or inferior merchandise [syn: {schlockmeister}]

shmaltz
n : (Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music [syn: {schmaltz}, {schmalz}, {mushiness}]

shmear
n : (Yiddish) a batch of things that go together; "he bought the whole schmeer" [syn: {schmeer}, {schmear}]

shmegegge
n : (Yiddish) baloney; hot air; nonsense [syn: {schmegegge}]

shmo
n : (Yiddish) a jerk [syn: {schmuck}, {shmuck}, {schmo}] [also: {shmoes} (pl)]

shmoes
shmo
n : (Yiddish) a jerk [syn: {schmuck}, {shmuck}, {schmo}] [also: {shmoes} (pl)]

shmoes
See {shmo}

shmoose
v : talk idly or casually and in a friendly way [syn: {shmooze}, {schmooze}, {schmoose}, {jawbone}]

shmooze
n : (Yiddish) a warm heart-to-heart talk
v : talk idly or casually and in a friendly way [syn: {shmoose}, {schmooze}, {schmoose}, {jawbone}]

shmuck
n : (Yiddish) a jerk [syn: {schmuck}, {schmo}, {shmo}]

shnook
n : (Yiddish) a gullible simpleton more to be pitied than despisedi; "don't be such an apologetic shnook" [syn: {schnook}]

shnorr
v : obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; "he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends" [syn: {schnorr}, {scrounge}, {cadge}]

shoal
n 1: a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
2: a stretch of shallow water [syn: {shallow}]
3: a large group of fish; "a school of small glittering fish swam by" [syn: {school}]
v 1: make shallow; "The silt shallowed the canal" [syn: {shallow}]
2: become shallow; "the lake shallowed over time" [syn: {shallow}]

shoaly
adj : full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals; "reefy shallows"; "shoaly waters" [syn: {reefy}, {shelfy}, {shelvy}]

shoat
n : a young pig [syn: {piglet}, {piggy}]

shock
n 1: the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's deathleft him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock" [syn: {daze}, {stupor}]
2: the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle" [syn: {impact}]
3: a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when they mae the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks" [syn: {electric shock}, {electrical shock}]
4: (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor; "loss of blood is an important cause of shock"
5: an instance of agitation of the earth's crust; "the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch" [syn: {seismic disturbance}]
6: an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured" [syn: {blow}]
7: a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field; "corn is bound in small sheeves and several sheeves are set up together in shocks"; "whole fields of wheat in shock"
8: a bushy thick mass (especially hair); "he had an unruly shock of black hair"
9: a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks" [syn: {shock absorber}, {cushion}]
v 1: surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted" [syn: {stun}, {floor}, {ball over}, {blow out of the water}, {take aback}]
2: strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" [syn: {offend}, {scandalize}, {scandalise}, {appal}, {appall}, {outrage}]
3: strike with horror or terror; "The news of the bombing shocked her"
4: collide violently
5: collect or gather into shocks; "shock grain"
6: subject to electrical shocks
7: inflict a trauma upon [syn: {traumatize}, {traumatise}]

shock absorber
n : a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks" [syn: {shock}, {cushion}]

shock therapy
n : treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions [syn: {shock treatment}]

shock treatment
n : treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions [syn: {shock therapy}]

shock troops
n : soldiers who are specially trained and armed to lead an assault

shock wave
n : a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity; "the explosion created a shock wave" [syn: {blast wave}]

shockable
adj : capable of being shocked [syn: {narrow-minded}] [ant: {unshockable}]

shocked
adj : struck with fear, dread, or consternation [syn: {aghast(p)}, {appalled}, {dismayed}]

shocker
n 1: a shockingly bad person
2: a sensational message (in a film or play or novel)

shock-headed
adj : having a shock (or untidy mass) of hair; "shock-headed teenagers"

shocking
adj 1: glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism; "lurid details of the accident" [syn: {lurid}]
2: giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; "scandalous behavior"; "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray; "the most shocking book of its time" [syn: {disgraceful}, {scandalous}, {shameful}]

shockingly
adv : in a shocking manner or to a shocking degree; "teachers were shockingly underpaid"

Shockley
n : United States physicist (born in England) who contributed to the development of the electronic transistor (1910-1989) [syn: {William Shockley}, {William Bradford Shockley}]

shod
shoe
n 1: footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
2: (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time
3: U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof [syn: {horseshoe}]
4: a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation [syn: {brake shoe}, {skid}]
v : furnish with shoes; "the children were well shoed" [also: {shod}]

shod
adj 1: wearing footgear [syn: {shodden}, {shoed}] [ant: {unshod}]
2: used of certain religious orders who wear shoes [syn: {calced}] [ant: {discalced}]

shod
See {shoe}

shodden
adj : wearing footgear [syn: {shod}, {shoed}] [ant: {unshod}]

shoddier
shoddy
adj 1: cheap and shoddy; "cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob"- Judith Crist [syn: {cheapjack}, {tawdry}]
2: of inferior workmanship and materials; "mean little jerry-built houses" [syn: {jerry-built}]
n : reclaimed wool fiber [also: {shoddiest}, {shoddier}]

shoddier
See {shoddy}

shoddiest
shoddy
adj 1: cheap and shoddy; "cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob"- Judith Crist [syn: {cheapjack}, {tawdry}]
2: of inferior workmanship and materials; "mean little jerry-built houses" [syn: {jerry-built}]
n : reclaimed wool fiber [also: {shoddiest}, {shoddier}]

shoddiest
See {shoddy}

shoddily
adv : in a shoddy manner; "a shoddily built house"; "he treated her shoddily"

shoddiness
n 1: the quality of being cheaply imitative of something better [syn: {trashiness}]
2: the property of weakness by virtue of careless construction [syn: {flimsiness}]

shoddy
adj 1: cheap and shoddy; "cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob"- Judith Crist [syn: {cheapjack}, {tawdry}]
2: of inferior workmanship and materials; "mean little jerry-built houses" [syn: {jerry-built}]
n : reclaimed wool fiber [also: {shoddiest}, {shoddier}]

shoe
n 1: footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
2: (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time
3: U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof [syn: {horseshoe}]
4: a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation [syn: {brake shoe}, {skid}]
v : furnish with shoes; "the children were well shoed" [also: {shod}]

shoe black
n : large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers [syn: {China rose}, {Chinese hibiscus}, {Rose of China}, {shoeblack plant}, {Hibiscus rosa-sinensis}]

shoe bomb
n : a explosive device concealed inside the heel and sole of a shoe

shoe industry
n : an industry that manufactures and sells shoes

shoe lace
n : a lace used for fastening shoes [syn: {shoelace}, {shoestring}, {shoe string}]

shoe leather
n : leather used to make shoes

shoe polish
n : a substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on footwear [syn: {blacking}]

shoe repairing
n : the shoemaker's trade [syn: {shoemaking}, {cobbling}]

shoe shop
n : a shop where shoes are sold [syn: {shoe-shop}, {shoe store}]

shoe store
n : a shop where shoes are sold [syn: {shoe shop}, {shoe-shop}]

shoe string
n 1: a small amount of money; "he managed it on a shoestring" [syn: {shoestring}]
2: a lace used for fastening shoes [syn: {shoelace}, {shoe lace}, {shoestring}]

shoebill
n : large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe [syn: {shoebird}, {Balaeniceps rex}]

shoebird
n : large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe [syn: {shoebill}, {Balaeniceps rex}]

shoeblack
n : a person who polishes shoes and boots [syn: {bootblack}]

shoeblack plant
n : large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers [syn: {China rose}, {Chinese hibiscus}, {Rose of China}, {shoe black}, {Hibiscus rosa-sinensis}]

shoebox
n 1: a structure resembling a shoebox (as a rectangular building or a cramped room or compartment)
2: an oblong rectangular (usually cardboard) box designed to hold a pair of shoes

shoed
adj : wearing footgear [syn: {shod}, {shodden}] [ant: {unshod}]

shoeful
n : the amount that a shoe will hold; "he emptied out a shoeful of water"

shoehorn
n : a device used for easing the foot into a shoe
v : make fit for a specific purpose [syn: {tailor}]

shoelace
n : a lace used for fastening shoes [syn: {shoe lace}, {shoestring}, {shoe string}]

shoeless
adj : without shoes; "the barefoot boy"; "shoeless Joe Jackson" [syn: {barefoot}, {barefooted}]

shoemaker
n : a person who makes or repairs shoes [syn: {cobbler}]

shoemaker's last
n : holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes [syn: {last}, {cobbler's last}]

shoemaking
n : the shoemaker's trade [syn: {shoe repairing}, {cobbling}]

shoes
n : a particular situation; "If you were in my place what would you do?" [syn: {place}]

shoeshine
n 1: a shiny finish put on shoes with polish and buffing; "his trousers had a sharp crease and you could see your reflection in his shoeshine"
2: the act of shining shoes; "he charged a dollar for a shoeshine"

shoe-shop
n : a shop where shoes are sold [syn: {shoe shop}, {shoe store}]

shoestring
n 1: a lace used for fastening shoes [syn: {shoelace}, {shoe lace}, {shoe string}]
2: a small amount of money; "he managed it on a shoestring" [syn: {shoe string}]

shoestring catch
n : (baseball) a running catch made near the ground

shoestring fungus
n : any of several fungi of the genus Armillaria that form brown stringy rhizomorphs and cause destructive rot of the roots of some trees such as apples or maples

shoetree
n : a wooden or metal device that is inserted into a shoe to preserve its shape when it is not being worn

shofar
n : an ancient musical horn made from the horn of a ram; used in ancient times by the Israelites to sound a warning or a summons; used in synagogues today on solemn occasions [syn: {shophar}] [also: {shofroth} (pl)]

shofroth
shofar
n : an ancient musical horn made from the horn of a ram; used in ancient times by the Israelites to sound a warning or a summons; used in synagogues today on solemn occasions [syn: {shophar}] [also: {shofroth} (pl)]

shofroth
See {shofar}

shogi
n : a form of chess played on a board of 81 squares; each player has 20 pieces

shogun
n : a hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled Japan until the revolution of 1867-68

shogunate
n : a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) [syn: {dictatorship}, {absolutism}, {authoritarianism}, {Caesarism}, {despotism}, {monocracy}, {one-man rule}, {Stalinism}, {totalitarianism}, {tyranny}]

shoji
n : a translucent screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper

Sholem Asch
n : United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957) [syn: {Asch}, {Shalom Asch}, {Sholom Asch}]

Sholom Asch
n : United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957) [syn: {Asch}, {Sholem Asch}, {Shalom Asch}]

shone
shine
n : the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light [syn: {radiance}, {radiancy}, {effulgence}, {refulgence}, {refulgency}]
v 1: be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects" [syn: {reflect}]
2: emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces" [syn: {beam}]
3: be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn: {glitter}, {glisten}, {glint}, {gleam}]
4: be distinguished or eminent; "His talent shines"
5: be clear and obvious; "A shining example"
6: especially of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna" [syn: {glow}, {beam}, {radiate}]
7: throw or flash the light of (a lamp, etc.); "Shine the light on that window, please"
8: touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears" [syn: {fall}, {strike}]
9: experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness" [syn: {glow}, {beam}, {radiate}] 10: (of surfaces) make shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes" [syn: {polish}, {smooth}, {smoothen}] [also: {shone}]

shone
See {shine}

shoo
v : drive away by crying `shoo!' [syn: {shoo off}, {shoo away}]

shoo away
v : drive away by crying `shoo!' [syn: {shoo off}, {shoo}]

shoo fly
n : coarse South American herb grown for its blue-and-white flowers followed by a bladderlike fruit enclosing a dry berry [syn: {apple of Peru}, {Nicandra physaloides}]

shoo off
v : drive away by crying `shoo!' [syn: {shoo}, {shoo away}]

shoofly
n 1: an undercover police officer who investigates other policemen
2: a child's rocking chair with the seat built between two flat sides that are shaped to resemble an animal (such as a swan or duck)

shoofly pie
n : open pie filled with a mixture of sweet crumbs and molasses

shoo-in
n : an easy victory [syn: {runaway}, {blowout}, {romp}, {laugher}, {walkaway}]

shook
shake
n 1: building material used as siding or roofing [syn: {shingle}]
2: frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream [syn: {milkshake}, {milk shake}]
3: a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it [syn: {trill}]
4: grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) [syn: {handshake}, {handshaking}, {handclasp}]
5: reflex shaking caused by cold or fear or excitement [syn: {tremble}, {shiver}]
6: causing to move repeatedly from side to side [syn: {wag}, {waggle}]
v 1: move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking" [syn: {agitate}]
2: move with or as if with a tremor; "his hands shook" [syn: {didder}]
3: shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively; "The old engine was juddering" [syn: {judder}]
4: move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet" [syn: {rock}, {sway}]
5: undermine or cause to waver; "my faith has been shaken"; "The bad news shook her hopes"
6: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" [syn: {stimulate}, {shake up}, {excite}, {stir}]
7: get rid of; "I couldn't shake the car that was following me" [syn: {shake off}, {throw off}, {escape from}]
8: bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking; "He was shaken from his dreams"; "shake the salt out of the salt shaker"
9: shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state; "shake one's head"; "She shook her finger at the naughty students"; "The old enemies shook hands"; "Don't shake your fist at me!" [also: {shook}, {shaken}]

shook
n : a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment

shook
See {shake}

shook hands
See {shake hands}

shoot
n 1: a new branch
2: the act of shooting at targets; "they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer"
v 1: hit with a missile from a weapon [syn: {hit}, {pip}]
2: kill by firing a missile [syn: {pip}]
3: fire a shot
4: make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" [syn: {film}, {take}]
5: send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly; "shoot a glance"
6: run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard" [syn: {dart}, {dash}, {scoot}, {scud}, {flash}]
7: move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" [syn: {tear}, {shoot down}, {charge}, {buck}]
8: throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"
9: record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President" [syn: {photograph}, {snap}] 10: emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully; "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth" 11: cause a sharp and sudden pain in; "The pain shot up her leg" 12: force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing; "inject hydrogen into the balloon" [syn: {inject}] 13: variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors; "shoot cloth" 14: throw dice, as in a crap game 15: spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance" [syn: {fritter}, {frivol away}, {dissipate}, {fritter away}, {fool}, {fool away}] 16: score; "shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal" 17: utter fast and forcefully; "She shot back an answer" 18: measure the altitude of by using a sextant; "shoot a star" 19: produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted" [syn: {spud}, {germinate}, {pullulate}, {bourgeon}, {burgeon forth}, {sprout}] 20: give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein" [syn: {inject}] [also: {shot}]

shoot a line
v : show off [syn: {boast}, {tout}, {swash}, {brag}, {gas}, {blow}, {bluster}, {vaunt}, {gasconade}]

shoot craps
v : play a game of craps

shoot down
v 1: move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" [syn: {tear}, {shoot}, {charge}, {buck}]
2: shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft" [syn: {down}, {land}]
3: thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal" [syn: {kill}, {defeat}, {vote down}, {vote out}]

shoot for
v : have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal [syn: {draw a bead on}, {aspire}, {aim}]

shoot one's mouth off
v : speak spontaneously and without restraint; "She always shoots her mouth off and says things she later regrets" [syn: {lip off}]

shoot the breeze
v : talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn: {chew the fat}, {chat}, {confabulate}, {confab}, {chitchat}, {chatter}, {chaffer}, {natter}, {gossip}, {jaw}, {claver}, {visit}]

shoot up
v : rise dramatically; "Prices shot up overnight"

shoot-down
n : murder by shooting someone down in cold blood

shoot-'em-up
n : a movie featuring shooting and violence

shooter
n 1: a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles [syn: {taw}]
2: a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter" [syn: {shot}]
3: a gambler who throws dice in the game of craps [syn: {crap-shooter}]
4: (sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket)
5: a professional killer who uses a gun [syn: {gunman}, {gunslinger}, {hired gun}, {gun}, {gun for hire}, {triggerman}, {hit man}, {hitman}, {torpedo}]

shooting
n 1: the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate" [syn: {shot}]
2: killing someone by gunfire; "when the shooting stopped there were three dead bodies"

shooting box
n : a small country house used by hunters during the shooting season [syn: {shooting lodge}]

shooting brake
n : another name for a station wagon [syn: {estate car}]

shooting gallery
n 1: a building (usually abandoned) where drug addicts buy and use heroin
2: an enclosed firing range with targets for rifle or handgun practice [syn: {shooting range}]

shooting iron
n : a firearm that is held and fired with one hand [syn: {pistol}, {handgun}, {side arm}]

shooting lodge
n : a small country house used by hunters during the shooting season [syn: {shooting box}]

shooting preserve
n : a preserve on which hunting is permitted during certain months of the year

shooting range
n : an enclosed firing range with targets for rifle or handgun practice [syn: {shooting gallery}]

shooting script
n : the final detailed script for making a movie or TV program

shooting star
n : a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode [syn: {meteor}]

shooting stick
n : device that resembles a spiked walking stick but the top opens into a seat

shootout
n : a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten [syn: {gunfight}, {gunplay}]

shop
n 1: a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod" [syn: {store}]
2: small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done [syn: {workshop}]
3: a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity); "I built a birdhouse in shop" [syn: {shop class}]
v 1: do one's shopping; "She goes shopping every Friday"
2: do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of [syn: {patronize}, {patronise}, {shop at}, {buy at}, {frequent}, {sponsor}] [ant: {boycott}, {boycott}]
3: shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don't need help, I'm just browsing" [syn: {browse}]
4: give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: {denounce}, {tell on}, {betray}, {give away}, {rat}, {grass}, {shit}, {snitch}, {stag}] [also: {shopping}, {shopped}]

shop assistant
n : an employee in a shop

shop at
v : do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of [syn: {patronize}, {patronise}, {shop}, {buy at}, {frequent}, {sponsor}] [ant: {boycott}, {boycott}]

shop bell
n : a bell attached to the door of a small shop; warns the proprietor that a customer has entered the shop

shop boy
n : a young male shop assistant

shop class
n : a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity); "I built a birdhouse in shop" [syn: {shop}]

shop clerk
n : a salesperson in a store [syn: {salesclerk}, {clerk}]

shop floor
n : workplace consisting of the part of a factory housing the machines; "the productive work is done on the shop floor"

shop girl
n : a young female shop assistant

shop mechanic
n : a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools [syn: {machinist}, {mechanic}]

shop steward
n : a union member who is elected to represent fellow workers in negotiating with management [syn: {steward}]

shop talk
n : talk about your business that only others in the same business can understand

shopaholic
n : a compulsive shopper; "shopaholics can never resist a bargain"

shopfront
n : the front side of a store facing the street; usually contains display windows [syn: {storefront}]

shophar
n : an ancient musical horn made from the horn of a ram; used in ancient times by the Israelites to sound a warning or a summons; used in synagogues today on solemn occasions [syn: {shofar}] [also: {shophroth} (pl)]

shophroth
shophar
n : an ancient musical horn made from the horn of a ram; used in ancient times by the Israelites to sound a warning or a summons; used in synagogues today on solemn occasions [syn: {shofar}] [also: {shophroth} (pl)]

shophroth
See {shophar}

shopkeeper
n : a merchant who owns or manages a shop [syn: {tradesman}, {storekeeper}, {market keeper}]

shoplift
v : steal in a store

shoplifter
n : a thief who steals goods that are in a store [syn: {booster}, {lifter}]

shoplifting
n : the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store; "shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting" [syn: {shrinkage}]

shopped
shop
n 1: a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod" [syn: {store}]
2: small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done [syn: {workshop}]
3: a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity); "I built a birdhouse in shop" [syn: {shop class}]
v 1: do one's shopping; "She goes shopping every Friday"
2: do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of [syn: {patronize}, {patronise}, {shop at}, {buy at}, {frequent}, {sponsor}] [ant: {boycott}, {boycott}]
3: shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don't need help, I'm just browsing" [syn: {browse}]
4: give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: {denounce}, {tell on}, {betray}, {give away}, {rat}, {grass}, {shit}, {snitch}, {stag}] [also: {shopping}, {shopped}]

shopped
See {shop}

shopper
n 1: someone who visits stores in search of articles to buy
2: a commercial agent who shops at the competitor's store in order to compare their prices and merchandise with those of the store that employs her

shopping
shop
n 1: a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod" [syn: {store}]
2: small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done [syn: {workshop}]
3: a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity); "I built a birdhouse in shop" [syn: {shop class}]
v 1: do one's shopping; "She goes shopping every Friday"
2: do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of [syn: {patronize}, {patronise}, {shop at}, {buy at}, {frequent}, {sponsor}] [ant: {boycott}, {boycott}]
3: shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don't need help, I'm just browsing" [syn: {browse}]
4: give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: {denounce}, {tell on}, {betray}, {give away}, {rat}, {grass}, {shit}, {snitch}, {stag}] [also: {shopping}, {shopped}]

shopping
n : searching for or buying goods or services; "went shopping for a reliable plumber"; "does her shopping at the mall rather than down town"

shopping
See {shop}

shopping bag
n : a paper bag made of strong paper (often with handles); carries goods while shopping

shopping basket
n : a handbasket to carry goods while shopping

shopping cart
n : a handcart that holds groceries while shopping

shopping center
n : mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace; "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls" [syn: {plaza}, {mall}, {center}, {shopping mall}, {shopping centre}]

shopping centre
n : mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace; "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls" [syn: {plaza}, {mall}, {center}, {shopping mall}, {shopping center}]

shopping list
n 1: a list of items to be purchased
2: a list of heterogenous items that someone wants; "the union came to the table with a whole grocery list of demands" [syn: {grocery list}]

shopping mall
n : mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace; "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls" [syn: {plaza}, {mall}, {center}, {shopping center}, {shopping centre}]

shopsoiled
adj : worn or faded from being on display in a store; "shopworn merchandise at half price" [syn: {shopworn}]

shopwalker
n : an employee of a retail store who supervises sales personnel and helps with customer problems; "a floorwalker is called a shopwalker in England" [syn: {floorwalker}]

shopwindow
n : a window of a store facing onto the street; used to display merchandise for sale in the store [syn: {display window}, {show window}]

shopworn
adj 1: worn or faded from being on display in a store; "shopworn merchandise at half price" [syn: {shopsoiled}]
2: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" [syn: {banal}, {commonplace}, {hackneyed}, {old-hat}, {stock(a)}, {threadbare}, {timeworn}, {tired}, {trite}, {well-worn}]

shore
n 1: the land along the edge of a body of water
2: a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support [syn: {shoring}]
v 1: serve as a shore to; "The river was shored by trees"
2: arrive on shore; "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor" [syn: {land}, {set ashore}]
3: support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building" [syn: {prop up}, {prop}, {shore up}]

shore bird
n : any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries [syn: {shorebird}, {limicoline bird}]

shore boulder
n : a boulder found on a shore remote from its place of origin

shore duty
n : naval service at land bases

shore leave
n : leave granted to a sailor or naval officer [syn: {liberty}]

shore patrol
n : the military police of the navy

shore pine
n : shrubby 2-needled pine of coastal northwestern United States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small squares [syn: {lodgepole}, {lodgepole pine}, {spruce pine}, {Pinus contorta}]

shore station
n : military installation servicing naval forces [syn: {naval installation}]

shore up
v : support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building" [syn: {prop up}, {prop}, {shore}]

Shorea
n : genus of Indonesian and Malaysian timber trees rich in resin [syn: {genus Shorea}]

Shorea teysmanniana
n : valuable Philippine timber tree [syn: {red lauan}, {red lauan tree}]

shorebird
n : any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries [syn: {shore bird}, {limicoline bird}]

shoreline
n : a boundary line between land and water

shoring
n 1: a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support [syn: {shore}]
2: the act of propping up with shores [syn: {shoring up}, {propping up}]

shoring up
n : the act of propping up with shores [syn: {shoring}, {propping up}]

shorn
adj : having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers; "picked up the baby's shorn curls from the floor"; "naked as a sheared sheep" [syn: {sheared}] [ant: {unsheared}]

short
adj 1: primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration; "a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"; "a short story"; "only a few short months" [ant: {long}]
2: primarily spatial sense; having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss" [ant: {long}]
3: low in stature; not tall; "his was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack" [ant: {tall}]
4: not sufficient to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience" [syn: {inadequate}, {poor}]
5: not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices; "a short sale"; "short in cotton" [ant: {long}]
6: of speech sounds (especially vowels) of relatively short duration (as e.g. the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt') [ant: {long}]
7: containing a large amount of shortening; therefore tender and easy to crumble or break into flakes; "shortbread is a short crumbly cookie"; "a short flaky pie crust"
8: less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight" [syn: {light}, {scant(p)}]
9: used of syllables that are unaccented or of relatively brief duration 10: (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range; "a short memory" 11: lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan"; "myopic thinking" [syn: {shortsighted}, {unforesightful}, {myopic}] 12: unwilling to endure; "she was short with the slower students" [syn: {unforbearing}] 13: quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander" [syn: {choleric}, {irascible}, {hotheaded}, {hot-tempered}, {quick-tempered}, {short-tempered}] 14: most direct; "took the shortest and most direct route to town" [syn: {shortest}] 15: marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him" [syn: {brusque}, {brusk}, {curt}, {short(p)}]
n 1: the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
2: accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference [syn: {short circuit}]
3: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between 2nd and 3rd base [syn: {shortstop}]
adv 1: quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly" [syn: {abruptly}, {suddenly}, {dead}]
2: without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold; "he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash"
3: clean across; "the car's axle snapped short"
4: at some point or distance before a goal is reached; "he fell short of our expectations"
5: so as to interrupt; "She took him up short before he could continue"
6: at a disadvantage; "I was caught short" [syn: {unawares}]
7: tightly; "she caught him up short on his lapel"
8: in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner; "he told me curtly to get on with it"; "he talked short with everyone"; "he said shortly that he didn't like it" [syn: {curtly}, {shortly}]
v 1: cheat someone by not returning him enough money [syn: {short-change}]
2: create a short-circuit in [syn: {short-circuit}]

short account
n 1: a brokerage account of someone who sells short (sells securities he does not own)
2: the aggregate of short sales on an open market

short and sweet
adj : dealt with very quickly; to the point; "the conference was short and sweet"; "make your statement short and sweet" [syn: {short and sweet(p)}]

short aria
n : a short aria [syn: {arietta}]

short bone
n : a bone that is of approximately equal dimension in all directions [syn: {os breve}]

short circuit
n : accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference [syn: {short}]

short covering
n : the purchase of securities or commodities by a short seller to close out a short sale

short division
n : the operation of division in which the sequence of steps is performed without writing them out

short gastric artery
n : several small arteries branching off of the splenic artery and going to the greater curvature of the stomach [syn: {arteria gastrica breves}, {vasa brevis}]

short hundredweight
n : a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds [syn: {hundredweight}, {cwt}, {centner}, {cental}, {quintal}]

short iron
n : an iron with a short shaft and pitched face; for hitting short high shots

short letter
n : a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there" [syn: {note}, {line}, {billet}]

short line
n : a transportation system that operates over relatively short distances

short list
n : a list of applicants who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen

short order
n : an order for food that can be prepared quickly

short pants
n : trousers that end at or above the knee [syn: {shorts}, {trunks}]

short ribs
n : rib ends between the rib road and the plate

short sale
n : sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price) [syn: {short selling}]

short saphenous vein
n : a vein running from the foot up the back of the leg to the knee

short selling
n : sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price) [syn: {short sale}]

short shrift
n 1: a brief and unsympathetic rejection; "they made short shrift of my request" [syn: {summary treatment}]
2: brief and unsympathetic treatment

short sleep
n : a short sleep (usually not in bed) [syn: {nap}, {catnap}, {cat sleep}, {forty winks}, {snooze}]

short sleeve
n : a sleeve extending from the shoulder to the elbow

short story
n : a prose narrative shorter than a novel

short subject
n : a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature

short temper
n : a feeling of resentful anger [syn: {irascibility}, {spleen}, {quick temper}]

short ton
n : a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds [syn: {ton}, {net ton}]

short wave
n : a radio wave with a wavelength less than 100 meters (a frequency greater than 3 megaHertz)

short whist
n : a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six [syn: {whist}, {long whist}]

shortage
n 1: the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required [syn: {deficit}, {shortfall}]
2: an acute insufficiency [syn: {dearth}, {famine}]

short-billed marsh wren
n : small American wren inhabiting wet sedgy meadows [syn: {sedge wren}, {Cistothorus platensis}]

shortbread
n : very rich thick butter cookie [syn: {shortbread cookie}]

shortbread cookie
n : very rich thick butter cookie [syn: {shortbread}]

shortcake
n : very short biscuit dough baked as individual biscuits or a round loaf; served with sweetened fruit and usually whipped cream

short-change
v : cheat someone by not returning him enough money [syn: {short}]

short-circuit
v 1: hamper the progress of; impede; "short-circuit warm feelings"
2: create a short-circuit in [syn: {short}]
3: avoid something unpleasant or laborious; "You cannot bypass these rules!" [syn: {bypass}, {go around}, {get around}]

shortcoming
n : a failing or deficiency; "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information" [syn: {defect}]

shortcut
n : a route shorter than the usual one [syn: {cutoff}, {crosscut}]

short-dated
adj : of a gilt-edged security; having less than 5 years to run before redemption

shorten
v 1: make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness" [ant: {lengthen}]
2: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" [syn: {abridge}, {foreshorten}, {abbreviate}, {cut}, {contract}, {reduce}] [ant: {elaborate}]
3: make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"
4: become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten" [ant: {lengthen}]
5: edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel" [syn: {bowdlerize}, {bowdlerise}, {expurgate}, {castrate}]

shortened
adj 1: cut short; "a sawed-off shotgun"; "a sawed-off broomstick"; "the shortened rope was easier to use" [syn: {sawed-off}, {sawn-off}]
2: cut short in duration; "the abbreviated speech"; "a curtailed visit"; "her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking"; "an unsatisfactory truncated conversation" [syn: {abbreviated}, {truncated}]
3: shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another; "a miracle that anyone survived in the telescoped cars"; "years that seemed telescoped like time in a dream" [syn: {telescoped}]
4: with parts removed; "the drastically cut film" [syn: {cut}]

shortener
n : any agent that shortens; "alcohol is a great shortener of life"

shortening
n 1: fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
2: act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening"

shortest
adj : most direct; "took the shortest and most direct route to town" [syn: {short}]

shortfall
n : the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required [syn: {deficit}, {shortage}]

shortfin mako
n : very swift active bluish shark found worldwide in warm waters; important game fish [syn: {Isurus oxyrhincus}]

short-grass
n : any of various grasses that are short and can tolerate drought conditions; common on the dry upland plains just east of the Rocky Mountains [syn: {shortgrass}]

shortgrass
n : any of various grasses that are short and can tolerate drought conditions; common on the dry upland plains just east of the Rocky Mountains [syn: {short-grass}]

short-haired
adj : with short hair; "a short-haired dog"

shorthand
adj : written in abbreviated or symbolic form; "shorthand notes"
n : a method of writing rapidly [syn: {stenography}]

shorthand typist
n : someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation) [syn: {stenographer}, {amanuensis}]

short-handed
adj : inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.; "they're rather short-handed at the moment"; "overcrowded and understaffed hospitals" [syn: {short-staffed}, {undermanned}, {understaffed}]

short-handled
adj : having a short handle

short-headed
adj : having a brachycephalic head [syn: {broad-headed}, {roundheaded}]

shorthorn
n : English breed of short-horned cattle [syn: {Durham}]

short-horned grasshopper
n : grasshopper with short antennae [syn: {acridid}]

shortia
n : any plant of the genus Shortia; evergreen perennial herbs with smooth leathery basal leaves and showy white solitary flowers

Shortia galacifolia
n : plant of southeastern United States having solitary white funnel-shaped flowers flushed with pink and large glossy green leaves that turn bronze-red in fall [syn: {oconee bells}]

shortish
adj : somewhat short

short-leaf pine
n : large pine of southern United States having short needles in bunches of 2-3 and red-brown bark when mature [syn: {shortleaf pine}, {shortleaf yellow pine}, {Pinus echinata}]

shortleaf pine
n : large pine of southern United States having short needles in bunches of 2-3 and red-brown bark when mature [syn: {short-leaf pine}, {shortleaf yellow pine}, {Pinus echinata}]

shortleaf yellow pine
n : large pine of southern United States having short needles in bunches of 2-3 and red-brown bark when mature [syn: {shortleaf pine}, {short-leaf pine}, {Pinus echinata}]

shortlist
v : put someone or something on a short list

short-lived
adj : enduring a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but at is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms" [syn: {ephemeral}, {passing}, {transient}, {transitory}, {fugacious}]

shortly
adv 1: for a short time; "he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive" [syn: {not long}]
2: in the near future; "the doctor will soon be here"; "the book will appear shortly"; "she will arrive presently"; "we should have news before long" [syn: {soon}, {presently}, {before long}]
3: in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner; "he told me curtly to get on with it"; "he talked short with everyone"; "he said shortly that he didn't like it" [syn: {curtly}, {short}]
4: in a concise manner; in a few words; "the history is summed up concisely in this book"; "she replied briefly"; "briefly, we have a problem"; "to put it shortly" [syn: {concisely}, {briefly}, {in brief}, {in short}]
5: at a short distance; "the hem fell shortly below her knees" [syn: {not far}]

shortness
n 1: the property of being of short spatial extent [ant: {longness}]
2: the property of being truncated or short [syn: {truncation}]
3: the property of being of short temporal extent [ant: {longness}]
4: the property of being shorter than average stature [ant: {tallness}]
5: an abrupt discourteous manner [syn: {abruptness}, {brusqueness}, {curtness}, {gruffness}]

shortness of breath
n : a dyspneic condition [syn: {SOB}, {breathlessness}]

short-order
adj : of or relating to food that can be prepared quickly; "a short-order cook"

short-range
adj 1: relating to the near future; "a short-range policy"
2: limited to short distances; "short-range planes"; "a short-range shot"

short-run
adj : relating to or extending over a limited period; "short-run planning"; "a short-term lease"; "short-term credit" [syn: {short-term}]

shorts
n 1: trousers that end at or above the knee [syn: {short pants}, {trunks}]
2: (usually in the plural) underpants worn by men [syn: {drawers}, {underdrawers}, {boxers}, {boxershorts}]

Short's aster
n : perennial of southeastern United States having usually blue flowers [syn: {Aster shortii}]

shortsighted
adj 1: lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan"; "myopic thinking" [syn: {short}, {unforesightful}, {myopic}]
2: not given careful consideration; "ill-considered actions often result in disaster"; "an ill-judged attempt" [syn: {ill-considered}, {ill-judged}, {improvident}]

shortsightedness
n 1: (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred [syn: {myopia}, {nearsightedness}] [ant: {hyperopia}]
2: a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources [syn: {improvidence}] [ant: {providence}]

short-snouted
adj : having a snout that is shorter than average

short-spurred fragrant orchid
n : similar to Gymnadenia conopsea but with smaller flowers on shorter stems and having much shorter spurs [syn: {Gymnadenia odoratissima}]

short-staffed
adj : inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.; "they're rather short-handed at the moment"; "overcrowded and understaffed hospitals" [syn: {short-handed}, {undermanned}, {understaffed}]

short-stop
n : an acid bath used to stop the action of a developer [syn: {stop bath}, {short-stop bath}]

shortstop
n 1: (baseball) the person who plays the shortstop position
2: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between 2nd and 3rd base [syn: {short}]

short-stop bath
n : an acid bath used to stop the action of a developer [syn: {stop bath}, {short-stop}]

shorttail weasel
n : mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat [syn: {ermine}, {Mustela erminea}]

short-tailed shrew
n : North American shrew with tail less than half its body length [syn: {Blarina brevicauda}]

short-tempered
adj : quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander" [syn: {choleric}, {irascible}, {hotheaded}, {hot-tempered}, {quick-tempered}, {short}]

short-term
adj : relating to or extending over a limited period; "short-run planning"; "a short-term lease"; "short-term credit" [syn: {short-run}]

short-term memory
n : what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it [syn: {STM}, {immediate memory}]

short-toed eagle
n : any of numerous large Old Wold hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eagles [syn: {harrier eagle}]

shortwave diathermy machine
n : a diathermy machine that uses short wave radiation as the source of heat

short-winded
adj : breathing laboriously or convulsively [syn: {blown}, {gasping}, {out of breath(p)}, {panting}, {pursy}, {winded}]

short-winged
adj : (especially of certain insects) having very short or rudimentary wings [syn: {brachypterous}]

Shoshone
n 1: a member of the North American Indian people (related to the Aztecs) of the southwestern United States [syn: {Shoshoni}]
2: the language spoken by the Shoshone people (belonging to the Uto-Aztecan family)

Shoshonean
n : a subfamily of Uto-Aztecan languages spoken mainly in the southwestern United States [syn: {Shoshonean language}, {Shoshonian}, {Shoshonian language}]

Shoshonean language
n : a subfamily of Uto-Aztecan languages spoken mainly in the southwestern United States [syn: {Shoshonean}, {Shoshonian}, {Shoshonian language}]

Shoshoni
n : a member of the North American Indian people (related to the Aztecs) of the southwestern United States [syn: {Shoshone}]

Shoshonian
n : a subfamily of Uto-Aztecan languages spoken mainly in the southwestern United States [syn: {Shoshonean}, {Shoshonean language}, {Shoshonian language}]

Shoshonian language
n : a subfamily of Uto-Aztecan languages spoken mainly in the southwestern United States [syn: {Shoshonean}, {Shoshonean language}, {Shoshonian}]

Shostakovich
n : Russian composer best known for his fifteen symphonies (1906-1975) [syn: {Dmitri Shostakovich}, {Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich}]

shot
shoot
n 1: a new branch
2: the act of shooting at targets; "they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer"
v 1: hit with a missile from a weapon [syn: {hit}, {pip}]
2: kill by firing a missile [syn: {pip}]
3: fire a shot
4: make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" [syn: {film}, {take}]
5: send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly; "shoot a glance"
6: run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard" [syn: {dart}, {dash}, {scoot}, {scud}, {flash}]
7: move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" [syn: {tear}, {shoot down}, {charge}, {buck}]
8: throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"
9: record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President" [syn: {photograph}, {snap}] 10: emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully; "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth" 11: cause a sharp and sudden pain in; "The pain shot up her leg" 12: force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing; "inject hydrogen into the balloon" [syn: {inject}] 13: variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors; "shoot cloth" 14: throw dice, as in a crap game 15: spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance" [syn: {fritter}, {frivol away}, {dissipate}, {fritter away}, {fool}, {fool away}] 16: score; "shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal" 17: utter fast and forcefully; "She shot back an answer" 18: measure the altitude of by using a sextant; "shoot a star" 19: produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted" [syn: {spud}, {germinate}, {pullulate}, {bourgeon}, {burgeon forth}, {sprout}] 20: give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein" [syn: {inject}] [also: {shot}]

shot
adj : varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent" [syn: {changeable}, {chatoyant}, {iridescent}]
n 1: an attempt to score in a game
2: (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot" [syn: {stroke}]
3: the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate" [syn: {shooting}]
4: a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion" [syn: {crack}]
5: the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot" [syn: {injection}]
6: a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear" [syn: {pellet}]
7: an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera; "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends" [syn: {snapshot}, {snap}]
8: a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film [syn: {scene}]
9: informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting" [syn: {stab}] 10: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" [syn: {shaft}, {slam}, {dig}, {barb}, {jibe}, {gibe}] 11: a blow hard enough to cause injury; "he is still recovering from a shot to his leg"; "I caught him with a solid shot to the chin" 12: a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey" [syn: {nip}] 13: sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put; "he trained at putting the shot" 14: a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter" [syn: {shooter}] 15: the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination [syn: {blastoff}] 16: an explosive charge used in blasting 17: an estimate based on little or no information [syn: {guess}, {guesswork}, {guessing}, {dead reckoning}] [also: {shotting}, {shotted}]

shot
See {shoot} [also: {shotting}, {shotted}]

shot glass
n : a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey [syn: {jigger}, {pony}]

shot hole
n : drill hole for a charge of an explosive

shot metal
n : an alloy that is 98% lead and 2% arsenic; used in making small shot

shot put
n : an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball is hurled as far as possible

shot putter
n : an athlete who competes in the shot put

shot tower
n : tower of a kind once used to make shot; molten lead was poured through a sieve and dropped into water

shotgun
n : firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges [syn: {scattergun}] [also: {shotgunning}, {shotgunned}]

shotgun shell
n : a shell containing lead shot; used in shotguns

shotgunned
shotgun
n : firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges [syn: {scattergun}] [also: {shotgunning}, {shotgunned}]

shotgunned
See {shotgun}

shotgunning
shotgun
n : firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges [syn: {scattergun}] [also: {shotgunning}, {shotgunned}]

shotgunning
See {shotgun}

shotted
shot
adj : varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent" [syn: {changeable}, {chatoyant}, {iridescent}]
n 1: an attempt to score in a game
2: (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot" [syn: {stroke}]
3: the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate" [syn: {shooting}]
4: a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion" [syn: {crack}]
5: the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot" [syn: {injection}]
6: a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear" [syn: {pellet}]
7: an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera; "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends" [syn: {snapshot}, {snap}]
8: a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film [syn: {scene}]
9: informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting" [syn: {stab}] 10: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" [syn: {shaft}, {slam}, {dig}, {barb}, {jibe}, {gibe}] 11: a blow hard enough to cause injury; "he is still recovering from a shot to his leg"; "I caught him with a solid shot to the chin" 12: a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey" [syn: {nip}] 13: sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put; "he trained at putting the shot" 14: a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter" [syn: {shooter}] 15: the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination [syn: {blastoff}] 16: an explosive charge used in blasting 17: an estimate based on little or no information [syn: {guess}, {guesswork}, {guessing}, {dead reckoning}] [also: {shotting}, {shotted}]

shotted
See {shot}

shotted
shot See {shoot} [also: {shotting}, {shotted}]

shotting
shot
adj : varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent" [syn: {changeable}, {chatoyant}, {iridescent}]
n 1: an attempt to score in a game
2: (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot" [syn: {stroke}]
3: the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate" [syn: {shooting}]
4: a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion" [syn: {crack}]
5: the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot" [syn: {injection}]
6: a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear" [syn: {pellet}]
7: an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera; "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends" [syn: {snapshot}, {snap}]
8: a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film [syn: {scene}]
9: informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting" [syn: {stab}] 10: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" [syn: {shaft}, {slam}, {dig}, {barb}, {jibe}, {gibe}] 11: a blow hard enough to cause injury; "he is still recovering from a shot to his leg"; "I caught him with a solid shot to the chin" 12: a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey" [syn: {nip}] 13: sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put; "he trained at putting the shot" 14: a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter" [syn: {shooter}] 15: the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination [syn: {blastoff}] 16: an explosive charge used in blasting 17: an estimate based on little or no information [syn: {guess}, {guesswork}, {guessing}, {dead reckoning}] [also: {shotting}, {shotted}]

shotting
See {shot}

shotting
shot See {shoot} [also: {shotting}, {shotted}]

shoulder
n 1: the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
2: a cut of beef from the shoulder of the animal
3: a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula [syn: {shoulder joint}, {articulatio humeri}]
4: narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road [syn: {berm}]
v 1: lift onto one's shoulders
2: push with the shoulders; "He shouldered his way into the crowd"
3: carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the burden"

shoulder bag
n : a large handbag that can be carried by a strap looped over the shoulder

shoulder blade
n : either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings [syn: {scapula}, {shoulder bone}]

shoulder board
n : epaulets that indicate rank [syn: {shoulder mark}]

shoulder bone
n : either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings [syn: {scapula}, {shoulder blade}]

shoulder flash
n : something worn on the shoulder of a military uniform as an emblem of a division etc.

shoulder girdle
n : the bony arch formed by the collarbones and shoulder blades in humans [syn: {pectoral arch}]

shoulder holster
n : a holster worn over your shoulder so a gun can be concealed under your jacket

shoulder in
v : push one's way in with one's shoulders

shoulder joint
n : a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula [syn: {shoulder}, {articulatio humeri}]

shoulder mark
n : epaulets that indicate rank [syn: {shoulder board}]

shoulder pad
n : protective garment consisting of a hard rounded pad worn by football players to protect their shoulders

shoulder patch
n : patch worn on the shoulder of a military uniform to indicate rank

shoulder strap
n : a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag [syn: {strap}]

shoulder vise
n : a vise with jaws that are padded in order to hold lumber without denting it [syn: {wood vise}, {woodworking vise}]

shouldered
adj : having shoulders or shoulders as specified; usually used as a combining form; "stoop-shouldered"; "broad-shouldered"

shouldered arch
n : an arch consisting of a horizontal lintel supported at each end by corbels that project into the aperture

shoulder-to-shoulder
adv : side by side and close together; "the troops marched shoulder-to-shoulder"

shout
n : a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" [syn: {cry}, {outcry}, {call}, {yell}, {vociferation}]
v 1: utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout" [ant: {whisper}]
2: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: {shout out}, {cry}, {call}, {yell}, {scream}, {holler}, {hollo}, {squall}]
3: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" [syn: {exclaim}, {cry}, {cry out}, {outcry}, {call out}]
4: use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher" [syn: {abuse}, {clapperclaw}, {blackguard}]

shout down
v : silence or overwhelm by shouting

shout out
v 1: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: {shout}, {cry}, {call}, {yell}, {scream}, {holler}, {hollo}, {squall}]
2: utter in a very loud voice; "They vociferated their demands" [syn: {vociferate}]

shouted
adj : in a vehement outcry; "his shouted words of encouragement could be heard over the crowd noises" [syn: {yelled}]

shouter
n : someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice [syn: {roarer}, {bawler}, {bellower}, {screamer}, {screecher}, {yeller}]

shouting
adj : noisy with or as if with loud cries and shouts; "a crying mass of rioters"; "a howling wind"; "shouting fans"; "the yelling fiend" [syn: {crying}, {howling}, {yelling}]
n 1: encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators; "it's all over but the shouting" [syn: {cheering}]
2: uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement [syn: {yelling}]

shove
n : the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something); "he gave the door a shove"
v 1: come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train" [syn: {jostle}]
2: push roughly; "the people pushed and shoved to get in line"
3: press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand" [syn: {thrust}, {stuff}, {squeeze}]

shove along
v : leave; informal or rude; "shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!" [syn: {shove off}, {blow}]

shove off
v : leave; informal or rude; "shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!" [syn: {shove along}, {blow}]

shove-halfpenny
n : a game in which coins or discs are slid by hand across a board toward a mark [syn: {shovel board}, {shove-ha'penny}]

shove-ha'penny
n : a game in which coins or discs are slid by hand across a board toward a mark [syn: {shovel board}, {shove-halfpenny}]

shovel
n 1: a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
2: the quantity a shovel can hold [syn: {shovelful}, {spadeful}]
3: a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace
4: a machine for excavating [syn: {power shovel}, {excavator}, {digger}]
v : dig with or as if with a shovel; "shovel sand"; "he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long" [also: {shovelling}, {shovelled}]

shovel board
n : a game in which coins or discs are slid by hand across a board toward a mark [syn: {shove-halfpenny}, {shove-ha'penny}]

shovel hat
n : a stiff broad-brimmed hat with the brim turned up at the sides and projecting in front; worn by some clergymen in England

shovel in
v 1: earn large sums of money; "Since she accepted the new position, she has been raking it in" [syn: {rake in}]
2: eat a large amount of food quickly; "The children gobbled down most of the birthday cake" [syn: {garbage down}, {gobble up}, {bolt down}]

shovelboard
n : a game in which players use long sticks to shove wooden disks onto the scoring area marked on a smooth surface [syn: {shuffleboard}]

shoveler
n 1: a worker who shovels; "a shoveler of coal" [syn: {shoveller}]
2: freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill [syn: {shoveller}, {broadbill}, {Anas clypeata}]

shovelful
n : the quantity a shovel can hold [syn: {shovel}, {spadeful}]

shovelhead
n : small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries [syn: {bonnethead}, {bonnet shark}, {Sphyrna tiburo}]

shovelled
shovel
n 1: a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
2: the quantity a shovel can hold [syn: {shovelful}, {spadeful}]
3: a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace
4: a machine for excavating [syn: {power shovel}, {excavator}, {digger}]
v : dig with or as if with a shovel; "shovel sand"; "he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long" [also: {shovelling}, {shovelled}]

shovelled
See {shovel}

shoveller
n 1: a worker who shovels; "a shoveler of coal" [syn: {shoveler}]
2: freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill [syn: {shoveler}, {broadbill}, {Anas clypeata}]

shovelling
shovel
n 1: a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
2: the quantity a shovel can hold [syn: {shovelful}, {spadeful}]
3: a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace
4: a machine for excavating [syn: {power shovel}, {excavator}, {digger}]
v : dig with or as if with a shovel; "shovel sand"; "he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long" [also: {shovelling}, {shovelled}]

shovelling
See {shovel}

shovelnose catfish
n : large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw [syn: {flathead catfish}, {mudcat}, {goujon}, {spoonbill catfish}, {Pylodictus olivaris}]

shover
n : someone who pushes [syn: {pusher}]

show
n 1: a public exhibition of entertainment; "a remarkable show of skill"
2: something intended to communicate a particular impression; "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a good show of looking interested" [syn: {display}]
3: a public exhibition or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway"
4: pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony is just for show" [syn: {appearance}]
v 1: show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington" [syn: {demo}, {exhibit}, {present}, {demonstrate}]
2: establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" [syn: {prove}, {demonstrate}, {establish}, {shew}] [ant: {disprove}]
3: provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence" [syn: {testify}, {bear witness}, {prove}, {evidence}]
4: make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please" [ant: {hide}]
5: show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting" [syn: {picture}, {depict}, {render}]
6: give expression to; "She showed her disappointment" [syn: {express}, {evince}]
7: indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents" [syn: {indicate}, {point}]
8: make clear and visible; "The article revealed the policies of the government" [syn: {reveal}, {display}]
9: be or become visible or noticeable; "His good upbringing really shows"; "The dirty side will show" [syn: {show up}] 10: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'" [syn: {read}, {register}, {record}] 11: give evidence of, as of records; "The diary shows his distress that evening" 12: show (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats" [syn: {usher}] 13: finish third or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to show" [also: {shown}]

show bill
n : a poster advertising a show or play [syn: {show card}, {theatrical poster}]

show biz
n : those involved in providing entertainment: radio and television and films and theater [syn: {entertainment industry}, {show business}]

show business
n : those involved in providing entertainment: radio and television and films and theater [syn: {entertainment industry}, {show biz}]

show card
n : a poster advertising a show or play [syn: {show bill}, {theatrical poster}]

Show Me State
n : a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union [syn: {Missouri}, {MO}]

show off
v : display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car" [syn: {flaunt}, {flash}, {ostentate}, {swank}]

show the door
v : ask to leave; "I was shown the door when I asked for a raise"

show time
n : the point in time at which an entertainment (a movie or television show etc.) is scheduled to begin

show trial
n : a trial held for show; the guilt of the accused person has been decided in advance

show up
v 1: appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again" [syn: {come on}, {come out}, {turn up}, {surface}]
2: be or become visible or noticeable; "His good upbringing really shows"; "The dirty side will show" [syn: {show}]

show window
n 1: a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect; "it was a showcase for democracy in Africa" [syn: {showcase}]
2: a window of a store facing onto the street; used to display merchandise for sale in the store [syn: {display window}, {shopwindow}]

showboat
n : a river steamboat on which theatrical performances could be given (especially on the Mississippi River)

showcase
n 1: a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect; "it was a showcase for democracy in Africa" [syn: {show window}]
2: a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home [syn: {case}, {display case}]

showdown
n : a hostile disagreement face-to-face [syn: {confrontation}, {encounter}, {face-off}]

shower
n 1: a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you; "they installed a shower in the bathroom"
2: washing yourself in a shower; you stand upright under water sprayed from a nozzle; "he took a shower after the game" [syn: {shower bath}]
3: a brief period of precipitation; "the game was interrupted by a brief shower" [syn: {rain shower}]
4: a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower; "a little shower of rose petals"; "a sudden cascade of sparks" [syn: {cascade}]
5: someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see [syn: {exhibitor}, {exhibitioner}]
6: a party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person; "her friends organized a baby shower for her when she was expecting"
v 1: expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise" [syn: {lavish}]
2: spray or sprinkle with; "The guests showered rice on the couple"
3: take a shower; wash one's body in the shower; "You should shower after vigorous exercise"
4: rain abundantly; "Meteors showered down over half of Australia" [syn: {shower down}]
5: provide abundantly with; "He showered her with presents"

shower bath
n 1: booth for washing yourself, usually in a bathroom [syn: {shower stall}]
2: washing yourself in a shower; you stand upright under water sprayed from a nozzle; "he took a shower after the game" [syn: {shower}]

shower cap
n : a tight cap worn to keep hair dry while showering

shower curtain
n : a curtain that keeps water from splashing out of the shower area

shower down
v : rain abundantly; "Meteors showered down over half of Australia" [syn: {shower}]

shower room
n : a room with several showers

shower stall
n : booth for washing yourself, usually in a bathroom [syn: {shower bath}]

showerhead
n : a perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather

showery
adj : (of weather) wet by periods of rain; "showery weather"; "rainy days" [syn: {rainy}]

showgirl
n : a woman who dances in a chorus line [syn: {chorus girl}, {chorine}]

showier
showy
adj 1: marked by conspicuous display; "a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet"; "a splashy half-page ad" [syn: {splashy}]
2: elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech" [syn: {aureate}, {florid}, {flamboyant}]
3: marked by extravagant display
4: (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display [syn: {flashy}, {gaudy}, {jazzy}, {sporty}] [also: {showiest}, {showier}]

showier
See {showy}

showiest
showy
adj 1: marked by conspicuous display; "a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet"; "a splashy half-page ad" [syn: {splashy}]
2: elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech" [syn: {aureate}, {florid}, {flamboyant}]
3: marked by extravagant display
4: (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display [syn: {flashy}, {gaudy}, {jazzy}, {sporty}] [also: {showiest}, {showier}]

showiest
See {showy}

showily
adv 1: in an ostentatious manner; "Mr Khrushchev ostentatiously wooed and embraced Castro at the U.N. general assembly" [syn: {ostentatiously}, {with ostentation}]
2: in a fancy colorful manner; "he dresses rather flamboyantly" [syn: {flamboyantly}, {flashily}]

showiness
n : extravagant elaborateness [syn: {flamboyance}, {floridness}]

showing
n 1: the display of a motion picture [syn: {screening}, {viewing}]
2: something shown to the public; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art" [syn: {display}, {exhibit}]

showing bad manners
adv : in an impolite manner; "he treated her impolitely" [syn: {impolitely}, {discourteously}, {rudely}] [ant: {politely}, {politely}]

showing contempt
adv : without respect; in a disdainful manner; "she spoke of him contemptuously" [syn: {contemptuously}, {disdainfully}, {scornfully}, {contumeliously}]

showing emotion
adv : in an emotional manner; "at the funeral he spoke emotionally" [syn: {emotionally}] [ant: {unemotionally}]

showing intelligence
adv : in an intelligent manner; "she acted intelligently in this difficult situation" [syn: {intelligently}] [ant: {unintelligently}]

showing lack of intelligence
adv : in an unintelligent manner; "he acted rather unintelligently in this crisis" [syn: {unintelligently}] [ant: {intelligently}]

showing mercy
adv : in a compassionate manner; "he dealt with the thief mercifully" [syn: {mercifully}, {with mercy}]

showing neatness
adv : with neatness; "she put the slippers under the bed neatly" [syn: {neatly}]

showing trust
adv : in a trustful manner; "his mouth grinned trustfully" [syn: {trustfully}]

showing wisdom
adv : in a wise manner; "she acted wisely when she invited her parents" [syn: {wisely}, {sagely}, {with wisdom}] [ant: {foolishly}]

showjumping
n : riding horses in competitions over set courses to demonstrate skill in jumping over obstacles [syn: {stadium jumping}]

showman
n : a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments [syn: {promoter}, {impresario}]

showmanship
n : the ability to present something (especially theatrical shows) in an attractive manner

shown
show
n 1: a public exhibition of entertainment; "a remarkable show of skill"
2: something intended to communicate a particular impression; "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a good show of looking interested" [syn: {display}]
3: a public exhibition or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway"
4: pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony is just for show" [syn: {appearance}]
v 1: show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington" [syn: {demo}, {exhibit}, {present}, {demonstrate}]
2: establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" [syn: {prove}, {demonstrate}, {establish}, {shew}] [ant: {disprove}]
3: provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence" [syn: {testify}, {bear witness}, {prove}, {evidence}]
4: make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please" [ant: {hide}]
5: show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting" [syn: {picture}, {depict}, {render}]
6: give expression to; "She showed her disappointment" [syn: {express}, {evince}]
7: indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents" [syn: {indicate}, {point}]
8: make clear and visible; "The article revealed the policies of the government" [syn: {reveal}, {display}]
9: be or become visible or noticeable; "His good upbringing really shows"; "The dirty side will show" [syn: {show up}] 10: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'" [syn: {read}, {register}, {record}] 11: give evidence of, as of records; "The diary shows his distress that evening" 12: show (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats" [syn: {usher}] 13: finish third or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to show" [also: {shown}]

shown
See {show}

show-off
n : someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention [syn: {exhibitionist}]

showpiece
n : the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection [syn: {collector's item}, {piece de resistance}]

showplace
n : a place that is frequently exhibited and visited for its historical interest or natural beauty

showroom
n : an area where merchandise (such as cars) can be displayed; "in England a showroom is called a salesroom" [syn: {salesroom}, {saleroom}]

show-stopper
n 1: an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down [syn: {showstopper}, {stopper}]
2: something that is strikingly attractive or has great popular appeal; "she has a show-stopper of a smile"; "the brilliant orange flowers against the green foliage were a showstopper" [syn: {showstopper}]

showstopper
n 1: an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down [syn: {show-stopper}, {stopper}]
2: something that is strikingly attractive or has great popular appeal; "she has a show-stopper of a smile"; "the brilliant orange flowers against the green foliage were a showstopper" [syn: {show-stopper}]

showtime
n : the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" [syn: {beginning}, {commencement}, {first}, {outset}, {get-go}, {start}, {kickoff}, {starting time}, {offset}] [ant: {middle}, {end}]

showy
adj 1: marked by conspicuous display; "a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet"; "a splashy half-page ad" [syn: {splashy}]
2: elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech" [syn: {aureate}, {florid}, {flamboyant}]
3: marked by extravagant display
4: (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display [syn: {flashy}, {gaudy}, {jazzy}, {sporty}] [also: {showiest}, {showier}]

showy daisy
n : plant having branching leafy stems each branch with an especially showy solitary flower head with many narrow pink or lavender or white rays; northwestern United States mountains [syn: {Erigeron speciosus}]

showy goldenrod
n : a variety of goldenrod

showy lady slipper
n : pale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an inflated pouchlike lip [syn: {common lady's-slipper}, {showy lady's-slipper}, {Cypripedium reginae}, {Cypripedium album}]

showy lady's-slipper
n : pale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an inflated pouchlike lip [syn: {common lady's-slipper}, {showy lady slipper}, {Cypripedium reginae}, {Cypripedium album}]

showy milkweed
n : milkweed of southern North America having large starry purple-pink flowers [syn: {Asclepias speciosa}]

showy orchis
n : North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood [syn: {purple orchis}, {purple-hooded orchis}, {Orchis spectabilis}]

showy sunflower
n : tall rough-leaved perennial with a few large flower heads; central United States [syn: {Helianthus laetiflorus}]

shrank
shrink
n : a physician who specializes in psychiatry [syn: {psychiatrist}, {head-shrinker}]
v 1: wither, especially with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled" [syn: {shrivel}, {shrivel up}, {wither}]
2: draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" [syn: {flinch}, {squinch}, {funk}, {cringe}, {wince}, {recoil}, {quail}]
3: reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?" [syn: {reduce}]
4: become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank" [syn: {contract}] [ant: {expand}, {stretch}]
5: decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me" [syn: {shrivel}] [also: {shrunken}, {shrunk}, {shrank}]

shrank
See {shrink}

shrapnel
n : shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight

shred
n 1: a tiny or scarcely detectable amount [syn: {scintilla}, {whit}, {iota}, {tittle}, {smidgen}, {smidgeon}, {smidgin}, {smidge}]
2: a small piece of cloth or paper [syn: {rag}, {tag}, {tag end}, {tatter}]
v : tear into shreds [syn: {tear up}, {rip up}] [also: {shredding}, {shredded}]

shredded
shred
n 1: a tiny or scarcely detectable amount [syn: {scintilla}, {whit}, {iota}, {tittle}, {smidgen}, {smidgeon}, {smidgin}, {smidge}]
2: a small piece of cloth or paper [syn: {rag}, {tag}, {tag end}, {tatter}]
v : tear into shreds [syn: {tear up}, {rip up}] [also: {shredding}, {shredded}]

shredded
adj : prepared by cutting; "sliced tomatoes"; "sliced ham"; "chopped clams"; "chopped meat"; "shredded cabbage" [syn: {chopped}, {sliced}]

shredded
See {shred}

shredder
n : a device that shreds documents (usually in order to prevent the wrong people from reading them)

shredding
shred
n 1: a tiny or scarcely detectable amount [syn: {scintilla}, {whit}, {iota}, {tittle}, {smidgen}, {smidgeon}, {smidgin}, {smidge}]
2: a small piece of cloth or paper [syn: {rag}, {tag}, {tag end}, {tatter}]
v : tear into shreds [syn: {tear up}, {rip up}] [also: {shredding}, {shredded}]

shredding
See {shred}

Shreveport
n : a city in northwest Louisiana on the Red River near the Texas border

shrew
n 1: a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman [syn: {termagant}]
2: small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles [syn: {shrewmouse}]

shrew mole
n : slender mole having a long snout and tail

shrewd
adj 1: marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow" [syn: {astute}, {sharp}]
2: used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in the community" [syn: {calculating}, {calculative}, {conniving}, {scheming}]

shrewdly
adv : in a shrewd manner; "he invested his fortune astutely" [syn: {astutely}, {sagaciously}, {sapiently}]

shrewdness
n : intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) [syn: {astuteness}, {perspicacity}, {perspicaciousness}]

shrewish
adj : continually complaining or faultfinding; "a shrewish wife"; "nagging parents" [syn: {nagging}]

shrewishly
adv : in a shrewish manner

shrewishness
n : a nature given to nagging or scolding

shrewmice
shrewmouse
n : small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles [syn: {shrew}] [also: {shrewmice} (pl)]

shrewmice
See {shrewmouse}

shrewmouse
n : small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles [syn: {shrew}] [also: {shrewmice} (pl)]

shriek
n 1: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" [syn: {scream}, {screaming}, {shrieking}, {screech}, {screeching}]
2: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes" [syn: {screech}, {screeching}, {shrieking}, {scream}, {screaming}]
v : utter a shrill cry [syn: {shrill}, {pipe up}, {pipe}]

shrieked
adj : uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror

shrieking
adj : loud and sustained; shrill and piercing; "hordes of screaming fans"; "a screaming jet plane"; "a screaming fury of sound"; "a screeching parrot"; "screeching brakes"; "a horde of shrieking fans"; "shrieking winds" [syn: {screaming(a)}, {screeching(a)}, {shrieking(a)}]
n 1: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" [syn: {scream}, {screaming}, {shriek}, {screech}, {screeching}]
2: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes" [syn: {screech}, {screeching}, {shriek}, {scream}, {screaming}]

shrift
n : the act of being shriven

shrike
n : any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals

shrill
adj : high-pitched and sharp; "piercing screams"; "a shrill whistle" [syn: {piercing}, {sharp}]
v : utter a shrill cry [syn: {shriek}, {pipe up}, {pipe}]

shrilling
adj : continuous and piercing; "clashing swords and shrilling trumpets" [syn: {shrilling(a)}]
n : a continuing shrill noise; "the clash of swords and the shrilling of trumpets"--P. J. Searles

shrillness
n : having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound [syn: {stridence}, {stridency}]

shrilly
adv : in a shrill voice; "she sang rather shrilly" [syn: {piercingly}]

shrimp
n 1: disparaging terms for small people [syn: {runt}, {peewee}, {half-pint}]
2: any of various edible decapod crustaceans [syn: {prawn}]
3: small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are edible
v : fish for shrimp

shrimp butter
n : butter blended with chopped shrimp or seasoned with essence from shrimp shells

shrimp cocktail
n : a cocktail of cold cooked shrimp and a sauce

shrimp Newburg
n : shrimp in Newburg sauce usually served in a rice ring

shrimp sauce
n : white sauce with whipping cream and shrimp butter [syn: {Nantua}]

shrimper
n : a vessel engaged in shrimping

shrimpfish
n : slender tropical shallow-water East Indian fish covered with transparent plates [syn: {shrimp-fish}]

shrimp-fish
n : slender tropical shallow-water East Indian fish covered with transparent plates [syn: {shrimpfish}]

shrimpy
adj : (used especially of persons) of inferior size [syn: {puny}, {runty}]

shrine
n : a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
v : enclose in a shrine; "the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral" [syn: {enshrine}]

shrink
n : a physician who specializes in psychiatry [syn: {psychiatrist}, {head-shrinker}]
v 1: wither, especially with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled" [syn: {shrivel}, {shrivel up}, {wither}]
2: draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" [syn: {flinch}, {squinch}, {funk}, {cringe}, {wince}, {recoil}, {quail}]
3: reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?" [syn: {reduce}]
4: become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank" [syn: {contract}] [ant: {expand}, {stretch}]
5: decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me" [syn: {shrivel}] [also: {shrunken}, {shrunk}, {shrank}]

shrink back
v : pull away from a source of disgust or fear [syn: {retract}]

shrink from
v : avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties" [syn: {fiddle}, {shirk}, {goldbrick}]

shrinkable
adj : capable of being shrunk; "a shrinkable fabric" [ant: {unshrinkable}]

shrinkage
n 1: process or result of becoming less or smaller; "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage" [syn: {shrinking}]
2: the amount by which something shrinks
3: the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store; "shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting" [syn: {shoplifting}]

shrinking
n 1: process or result of becoming less or smaller; "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage" [syn: {shrinkage}]
2: the act of becoming less

shrinking violet
n : someone who shrinks from familiarity with others [syn: {shy person}]

shrinkwrap
v : wrap something tightly with heated plastic that shrinks upon cooling; "shrinkwrap the CDs"

shrink-wrapped
adj : wrapped tightly with a thin sheet of heated plastic that shrinks upon cooling

shrink-wrapped
See {shrink-wrap}

shrink-wrapped software
n : software on cd-roms that are boxed and shrink-wrapped and sold in stores (implying a widely supported standard platform)

shrink-wrapping
See {shrink-wrap}

shrive
v : confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure [syn: {confess}, {squeal}] [also: {shrove}, {shriven}]

shrivel
v 1: wither, especially with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled" [syn: {shrivel up}, {shrink}, {wither}]
2: decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me" [syn: {shrink}] [also: {shrivelling}, {shrivelled}]

shrivel up
v : wither, especially with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled" [syn: {shrivel}, {shrink}, {wither}]

shriveled
adj 1: (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines" [syn: {dried-up}, {sere}, {sear}, {shrivelled}, {withered}]
2: lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "the old woman's shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and ill"; "a shrunken old man"; "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie; "he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened little man with frizzy gray hair" [syn: {shrivelled}, {shrunken}, {withered}, {wizen}, {wizened}]
3: reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity; "our shriveled receipts during the storm"; "as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled"; "the dollar's shrunken buying power" [syn: {shrivelled}, {shrunken}]

shrivelled
adj 1: (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines" [syn: {dried-up}, {sere}, {sear}, {shriveled}, {withered}]
2: lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "the old woman's shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and ill"; "a shrunken old man"; "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie; "he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened little man with frizzy gray hair" [syn: {shriveled}, {shrunken}, {withered}, {wizen}, {wizened}]
3: reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity; "our shriveled receipts during the storm"; "as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled"; "the dollar's shrunken buying power" [syn: {shriveled}, {shrunken}]

shrivelled
shrivel
v 1: wither, especially with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled" [syn: {shrivel up}, {shrink}, {wither}]
2: decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me" [syn: {shrink}] [also: {shrivelling}, {shrivelled}]

shrivelled
See {shrivel}

shrivelling
shrivel
v 1: wither, especially with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled" [syn: {shrivel up}, {shrink}, {wither}]
2: decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me" [syn: {shrink}] [also: {shrivelling}, {shrivelled}]

shrivelling
See {shrivel}

shriven
shrive
v : confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure [syn: {confess}, {squeal}] [also: {shrove}, {shriven}]

shriven
See {shrive}

shroud
n 1: a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute
2: (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind [syn: {sheet}, {tack}, {mainsheet}, {weather sheet}]
3: burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped [syn: {pall}, {cerement}, {winding-sheet}, {winding-clothes}]
v 1: cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery" [syn: {enshroud}, {hide}, {cover}]
2: form a cover like a shroud; "Mist shrouded the castle"
3: wrap in a shroud; "shroud the corpses"

shrove
shrive
v : confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure [syn: {confess}, {squeal}] [also: {shrove}, {shriven}]

shrove
See {shrive}

Shrove Tuesday
n : the last day before Lent [syn: {Mardi Gras}, {pancake day}]

Shrovetide
n : immediately preceding Lent

shrub
n : a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches [syn: {bush}]

shrubbery
n 1: an area where a number of shrubs are planted
2: a collection of shrubs growing together

shrubbier
shrubby
adj : of or relating to or resembling a shrub [syn: {fruticose}, {fruticulose}] [also: {shrubbiest}, {shrubbier}]

shrubbier
See {shrubby}

shrubbiest
shrubby
adj : of or relating to or resembling a shrub [syn: {fruticose}, {fruticulose}] [also: {shrubbiest}, {shrubbier}]

shrubbiest
See {shrubby}

shrubby
adj : of or relating to or resembling a shrub [syn: {fruticose}, {fruticulose}] [also: {shrubbiest}, {shrubbier}]

shrubby penstemon
n : low bushy plant with large showy pale lavender or blue-violet flowers in narrow clusters at ends of stems [syn: {lowbush penstemon}, {Penstemon fruticosus}]

shrubby St John's wort
n : stiff shrub having oblong entire leaves and dense cymes of yellow flowers [syn: {Hypericum prolificum}, {Hypericum spathulatum}]

shrublet
n : dwarf shrub

shrug
n : a gesture involving the shoulders
v : raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation [also: {shrugging}, {shrugged}]

shrug off
v : minimize the importance of, brush aside; "Jane shrugged off the news that her stock had fallen 3 points"

shrugged
shrug
n : a gesture involving the shoulders
v : raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation [also: {shrugging}, {shrugged}]

shrugged
See {shrug}

shrugging
shrug
n : a gesture involving the shoulders
v : raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation [also: {shrugging}, {shrugged}]

shrugging
See {shrug}

shrunk
shrink
n : a physician who specializes in psychiatry [syn: {psychiatrist}, {head-shrinker}]
v 1: wither, especially with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled" [syn: {shrivel}, {shrivel up}, {wither}]
2: draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" [syn: {flinch}, {squinch}, {funk}, {cringe}, {wince}, {recoil}, {quail}]
3: reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?" [syn: {reduce}]
4: become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank" [syn: {contract}] [ant: {expand}, {stretch}]
5: decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me" [syn: {shrivel}] [also: {shrunken}, {shrunk}, {shrank}]

shrunk
adj : reduced in size by being drawn together; "the shrunken dress was entirely too tight to wear" [syn: {shrunken}]

shrunk
See {shrink}

shrunken
shrink
n : a physician who specializes in psychiatry [syn: {psychiatrist}, {head-shrinker}]
v 1: wither, especially with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled" [syn: {shrivel}, {shrivel up}, {wither}]
2: draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" [syn: {flinch}, {squinch}, {funk}, {cringe}, {wince}, {recoil}, {quail}]
3: reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?" [syn: {reduce}]
4: become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank" [syn: {contract}] [ant: {expand}, {stretch}]
5: decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me" [syn: {shrivel}] [also: {shrunken}, {shrunk}, {shrank}]

shrunken
adj 1: lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "the old woman's shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and ill"; "a shrunken old man"; "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie; "he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened little man with frizzy gray hair" [syn: {shriveled}, {shrivelled}, {withered}, {wizen}, {wizened}]
2: reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity; "our shriveled receipts during the storm"; "as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled"; "the dollar's shrunken buying power" [syn: {shriveled}, {shrivelled}]
3: reduced in size by being drawn together; "the shrunken dress was entirely too tight to wear" [syn: {shrunk}]

shrunken
See {shrink}

shtick
n 1: (Yiddish) a little; a piece; "give him a shtik cake"; "he's a shtik crazy"; "he played a shtik Beethoven" [syn: {shtik}, {schtik}, {schtick}]
2: (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention; "play it straight with no shtik" [syn: {shtik}, {schtik}, {schtick}]
3: (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning; "his shtik made us laugh" [syn: {shtik}, {schtik}, {schtick}]
4: (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating; "how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?" [syn: {shtik}, {schtik}, {schtick}]

shtickl
n : a really little shtik; "have a shtikl cake" [syn: {shtikl}, {schtikl}, {schtickl}]

shtik
n 1: (Yiddish) a little; a piece; "give him a shtik cake"; "he's a shtik crazy"; "he played a shtik Beethoven" [syn: {shtick}, {schtik}, {schtick}]
2: (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention; "play it straight with no shtik" [syn: {schtik}, {shtick}, {schtick}]
3: (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning; "his shtik made us laugh" [syn: {schtik}, {shtick}, {schtick}]
4: (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating; "how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?" [syn: {schtik}, {shtick}, {schtick}]

shtikl
n : a really little shtik; "have a shtikl cake" [syn: {shtickl}, {schtikl}, {schtickl}]

shtup
n : slang terms for sexual intercourse [syn: {fuck}, {fucking}, {screw}, {screwing}, {ass}, {nooky}, {nookie}, {piece of ass}, {piece of tail}, {roll in the hay}, {shag}]

Shua
n : any branch of Shinto other than Kokka [syn: {Shuha Shinto}]

shuck
n : material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds [syn: {chaff}, {husk}, {stalk}, {straw}, {stubble}]
v 1: remove from the shell; "shuck oysters"
2: remove the shucks from; "shuck corn"

shucks
n 1: something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" [syn: {damn}, {darn}, {hoot}, {red cent}, {shit}, {tinker's damn}, {tinker's dam}]
2: an expression of disappointment or irritation

shudder
n 1: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" [syn: {frisson}, {shiver}, {chill}, {quiver}, {thrill}, {tingle}]
2: an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear) [syn: {tremor}]
v 1: shake, as from cold; "The children are shivering--turn on the heat!" [syn: {shiver}]
2: tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement [syn: {shiver}, {throb}, {thrill}]

shuddering
adj : shaking convulsively or violently

shudderingly
adv : with a shudder; "shudderingly, she acknowledged to herself that she dared not face what lay before her"

shuddery
adj : so scary as to cause chills and shudders; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge" [syn: {chilling}, {scarey}, {scary}, {shivery}]

Shudra
n 1: a member of the lowest or worker Hindu caste [syn: {Sudra}]
2: the lowest of the four varnas: the servants and workers of low status [syn: {sudra}]

shuffle
n 1: the act of mixing cards haphazardly [syn: {shuffling}, {make}]
2: walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet; "from his shambling I assumed he was very old" [syn: {shamble}, {shambling}, {shuffling}]
v 1: walk by dragging one's feet; "he shuffled out of the room"; "We heard his feet shuffling down the hall" [syn: {scuffle}, {shamble}]
2: move about, move back and forth; "He shuffled his funds among different accounts in various countries so as to avoid the IRS"
3: mix so as to make a random order or arrangement; "shuffle the cards" [syn: {ruffle}, {mix}]

shuffleboard
n : a game in which players use long sticks to shove wooden disks onto the scoring area marked on a smooth surface [syn: {shovelboard}]

shuffler
n 1: the card player who shuffles the cards
2: someone who walks without raising the feet

shuffling
n 1: walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet; "from his shambling I assumed he was very old" [syn: {shamble}, {shambling}, {shuffle}]
2: the act of mixing cards haphazardly [syn: {shuffle}, {make}]

shufti
n : a quick look around (originally military slang); "take a shufti while you're out there"

Shuha
adj : of or pertaining to any Shinto sect other than Kokka Shinto

Shuha Shinto
n : any branch of Shinto other than Kokka [syn: {Shua}]

shuln
See {shul}

shumac
n : a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus) [syn: {sumac}, {sumach}]

Shumard oak
n : large deciduous red oak of southern and eastern United States having large 7- to 9-lobed elliptical leaves, large acorns and medium hard coarse-grained wood [syn: {Shumard red oak}, {Quercus shumardii}]

Shumard red oak
n : large deciduous red oak of southern and eastern United States having large 7- to 9-lobed elliptical leaves, large acorns and medium hard coarse-grained wood [syn: {Shumard oak}, {Quercus shumardii}]

shun
v 1: avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of [syn: {eschew}]
2: expel from a community or group [syn: {banish}, {ban}, {ostracize}, {ostracise}, {cast out}, {blackball}] [also: {shunning}, {shunned}]

shun giku
n : grown for its succulent edible leaves used in Oriental cooking [syn: {chop-suey greens}, {tong ho}, {Chrysanthemum coronarium spatiosum}]

shunned
shun
v 1: avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of [syn: {eschew}]
2: expel from a community or group [syn: {banish}, {ban}, {ostracize}, {ostracise}, {cast out}, {blackball}] [also: {shunning}, {shunned}]

shunned
See {shun}

shunning
shun
v 1: avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of [syn: {eschew}]
2: expel from a community or group [syn: {banish}, {ban}, {ostracize}, {ostracise}, {cast out}, {blackball}] [also: {shunning}, {shunned}]

shunning
n : deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening [syn: {avoidance}, {turning away}, {dodging}]

shunning
See {shun}

shunt
n 1: a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another; "an arteriovenus shunt"
2: a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current [syn: {electrical shunt}, {bypass}]
3: implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body
v 1: transfer to another track, of trains
2: provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt

shunt circuit
n : a closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit [syn: {parallel circuit}]

shunter
n : a small locomotive used to move cars around but not to make trips

shush
v : silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'

shut
adj 1: not open; "the door slammed shut" [syn: {unopen}, {closed}] [ant: {open}]
2: used especially of mouth or eyes; "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight" [syn: {closed}] [ant: {open}]
v 1: move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window" [syn: {close}] [ant: {open}]
2: become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang" [syn: {close}] [ant: {open}]
3: prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country" [syn: {exclude}, {keep out}, {shut out}] [ant: {admit}] [also: {shutting}]

shut away
v : place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe" [syn: {lock in}, {lock away}, {lock}, {put away}, {shut up}, {lock up}]

shut down
v : cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M." [syn: {close}, {fold}, {close down}] [ant: {open}]

shut in
v : surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him" [syn: {enclose}, {inclose}]

shut off
v 1: stem the flow of [syn: {close off}]
2: isolate or separate [syn: {close off}]
3: block off the passage through [syn: {block off}, {close off}]

shut one's mouth
v : refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information; "Don't tell him any secrets--he cannot keep his mouth shut!" [syn: {keep quiet}, {keep one's mouth shut}] [ant: {spill the beans}]

shut out
v : prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country" [syn: {exclude}, {keep out}, {shut}] [ant: {admit}]

shut up
adj : closely confined [syn: {pent}, {shut up(p)}]
v 1: refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached" [syn: {close up}, {clam up}, {dummy up}, {belt up}, {button up}, {be quiet}, {keep mum}] [ant: {open up}]
2: place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe" [syn: {lock in}, {lock away}, {lock}, {put away}, {shut away}, {lock up}]
3: cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" [syn: {hush}, {quieten}, {silence}, {still}, {hush up}] [ant: {louden}]

shutdown
n : termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center" [syn: {closure}, {closedown}, {closing}]

Shute
n : English writer who settled in Norway after World War II (1899-1960) [syn: {Nevil Shute}, {Nevil Shute Norway}]

shuteye
n : informal term for sleep

shut-in
adj 1: somewhat introverted [syn: {introvertish}]
2: confined usually by illness [syn: {homebound}, {housebound}]
n : someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury [syn: {invalid}]

shutout
n : a defeat in a game where one side fails to score [syn: {skunk}]

shutter
n 1: a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
2: a hinged blind for a window
v : close with shutters; "We shuttered the window to keep the house cool"

shutterbug
n : a photography enthusiast

shuttered
adj : provided with shutters or shutters as specified; often used in combination; "a church with a shuttered belfry and spire"; "green-shuttered cottages" [ant: {unshuttered}]

shutting
shut
adj 1: not open; "the door slammed shut" [syn: {unopen}, {closed}] [ant: {open}]
2: used especially of mouth or eyes; "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight" [syn: {closed}] [ant: {open}]
v 1: move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window" [syn: {close}] [ant: {open}]
2: become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang" [syn: {close}] [ant: {open}]
3: prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country" [syn: {exclude}, {keep out}, {shut out}] [ant: {admit}] [also: {shutting}]

shutting
n : the act of closing something [syn: {closing}] [ant: {opening}]

shutting
See {shut}

shutting post
n : the gatepost against which the gate closes

shuttle
n 1: badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers [syn: {shuttlecock}, {bird}, {birdie}]
2: public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that plies back and forth between two points
3: bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threads
v : travel back and forth between two points

shuttle bus
n : shuttle consisting of a bus that travels between two points

shuttle diplomacy
n : international negotiations conducted by a mediator who frequently flies back and forth between the negotiating parties; "Kissinger's shuttle diplomacy in the Middle East"

shuttle helicopter
n : a helicopter that shuttles back and forth

shuttlecock
n : badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers [syn: {bird}, {birdie}, {shuttle}]
v : send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock

shuttlecock fern
n : tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes [syn: {ostrich fern}, {fiddlehead}, {Matteuccia struthiopteris}, {Pteretis struthiopteris}, {Onoclea struthiopteris}]

shwa
n : a neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables [syn: {schwa}]

shy
adj 1: lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man" [syn: {diffident}, {timid}, {unsure}]
2: easily startled or frightened
3: short; "eleven is one shy of a dozen" [syn: {shy(p)}]
4: wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things; "shy of strangers"
n : a quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"
v 1: start suddenly, as from fight
2: throw quickly [also: {shied}, {shyest}, {shyer}, {shiest}, {shier}]

shy away from
v : avoid having to deal with some unpleasant task; "I shy away from this task"

shy person
n : someone who shrinks from familiarity with others [syn: {shrinking violet}]

shyer
shy
adj 1: lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man" [syn: {diffident}, {timid}, {unsure}]
2: easily startled or frightened
3: short; "eleven is one shy of a dozen" [syn: {shy(p)}]
4: wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things; "shy of strangers"
n : a quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"
v 1: start suddenly, as from fight
2: throw quickly [also: {shied}, {shyest}, {shyer}, {shiest}, {shier}]

shyer
See {shy}

shyest
shy
adj 1: lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man" [syn: {diffident}, {timid}, {unsure}]
2: easily startled or frightened
3: short; "eleven is one shy of a dozen" [syn: {shy(p)}]
4: wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things; "shy of strangers"
n : a quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"
v 1: start suddenly, as from fight
2: throw quickly [also: {shied}, {shyest}, {shyer}, {shiest}, {shier}]

shyest
See {shy}

shylock
n 1: someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest [syn: {usurer}, {loan shark}, {moneylender}]
2: a merciless usurer in a play by Shakespeare

shyly
adv : in a shy or timid or bashful manner; "he smiled shyly" [syn: {timidly}, {bashfully}]

shyness
n : a feeling of fear of embarrassment

shyster
n : a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods [syn: {pettifogger}]

SI
n 1: a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current (ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter (mole) and luminous intensity (candela); "Today the United States is the only country in the world not totally committed to the Systeme International d'Unites" [syn: {Systeme International d'Unites}, {Systeme International}, {SI system}, {International System of Units}, {International System}]
2: a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors [syn: {silicon}, {atomic number 14}]
3: the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization [syn: {ti}, {te}]

SI system
n : a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current (ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter (mole) and luminous intensity (candela); "Today the United States is the only country in the world not totally committed to the Systeme International d'Unites" [syn: {Systeme International d'Unites}, {Systeme International}, {SI}, {International System of Units}, {International System}]

sial
n : the granite-like rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and aluminum

sialadenitis
n : inflammation of the salivary glands

Sialia
n : North American bluebirds [syn: {genus Sialia}]

Sialidae
n : an arthropod family including: alderflies [syn: {family Sialidae}]

Sialis
n : type genus of the Sialidae [syn: {genus Sialis}]

Sialis lutaria
n : dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae [syn: {alderfly}, {alder fly}]

sialolith
n : a stone formed in the salivary gland [syn: {salivary calculus}]

Siam
n : a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay peninsula; "Thailand is the official name of the former Siam" [syn: {Thailand}, {Kingdom of Thailand}]

siamang
n : large black gibbon of Sumatra having the 2nd and 3rd toes partially united by a web [syn: {Hylobates syndactylus}, {Symphalangus syndactylus}]

Siamese
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people; "Siamese kings"; "different Thai tribes live in the north" [syn: {Thai}, {Tai}]
2: of or relating to the languages of the Thai people; "Thai tones" [syn: {Thai}, {Tai}]
3: of or relating to Thailand; "the Thai border with Laos" [syn: {Thai}, {Tai}]
4: very similar [syn: {twin}]
5: connecting two or more pipes or hoses or having such a connection; "a Y-shaped siamese joint"; "siamese fire-hose lines"
n 1: a branch of the Tai languages [syn: {Thai}, {Central Thai}]
2: a native or inhabitant of Thailand [syn: {Thai}, {Tai}]
3: a slender short-haired blue-eyed breed of cat having a pale coat with dark ears paws face and tail tip [syn: {Siamese cat}]

Siamese cat
n : a slender short-haired blue-eyed breed of cat having a pale coat with dark ears paws face and tail tip [syn: {Siamese}]

Siamese twin
n : one of a pair of identical twins born with their bodies joined at some point [syn: {conjoined twin}]

Sian
n : a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC [syn: {Xian}, {Singan}, {Changan}, {Hsian}]

sib
n 1: a person's brother or sister [syn: {sibling}]
2: one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another [syn: {blood relation}, {blood relative}, {cognate}]

Sibelius
n : Finnish composer (1865-1957) [syn: {Jean Sibelius}, {Johan Julius Christian Sibelius}]

Siberia
n : a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters

Siberian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Siberia or the Siberians; "Siberian natural resources"; "Siberian coal miners"; "the Siberian tundra"
n : a native or inhabitant of Siberia

Siberian crab
n : Asian wild crab apple cultivated in many varieties for it small acid usually red fruit used for preserving [syn: {Siberian crab apple}, {cherry apple}, {cherry crab}, {Malus baccata}]

Siberian crab apple
n : Asian wild crab apple cultivated in many varieties for it small acid usually red fruit used for preserving [syn: {Siberian crab}, {cherry apple}, {cherry crab}, {Malus baccata}]

Siberian elm
n : fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United States for shelter or ornament [syn: {Chinese elm}, {dwarf elm}, {Ulmus pumila}]

Siberian husky
n : breed of sled dog developed in northeastern Siberia; they resemble the larger Alaskan malamutes

Siberian larch
n : medium-sized larch of northeastern Russia and Siberia having narrowly conic crown and soft narrow bright-green leaves; used in cultivation [syn: {Larix siberica}, {Larix russica}]

Siberian millet
n : millet having orange to reddish grains in long bristly spikes [syn: {Setaria italica rubrofructa}]

Siberian pea tree
n : large spiny shrub of eastern Asia having clusters of yellow flowers; often cultivated in shelterbelts and hedges [syn: {Caragana arborescens}]

Siberian spruce
n : tall spruce of northern Europe and Asia; resembles Norway spruce [syn: {Picea obovata}]

Siberian wall flower
n : showy erect biennial or short-lived perennial cultivated for its terminal racemes of orange-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus [syn: {Erysimum allionii}, {Cheiranthus allionii}]

sibilant
adj : of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') [syn: {fricative}, {spirant}]
n : a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh) [syn: {sibilant consonant}]

sibilant consonant
n : a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh) [syn: {sibilant}]

sibilate
v 1: pronounce with an initial sibilant
2: utter a sibilant
3: express or utter with a hiss [syn: {hiss}, {sizz}, {siss}]
4: make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval [syn: {hiss}, {siss}, {sizz}]

sibilation
n 1: a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience" [syn: {hiss}, {hissing}]
2: pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound [syn: {assibilation}]

Sibine
n : a Chadic language spoken in Chad [syn: {Somrai}]

Sibley tent
n : a light conical canvas tent erected on a tripod with ventilation at the top

sibling
n : a person's brother or sister [syn: {sib}]

sibyl
n 1: a woman who tells fortunes
2: (ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet

sibyllic
adj : resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy; "the high priest's divinatory pronouncement"; "mantic powers"; "a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions" [syn: {divinatory}, {mantic}, {sibylline}, {vatic}, {vatical}]

sibylline
adj 1: resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy; "the high priest's divinatory pronouncement"; "mantic powers"; "a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions" [syn: {divinatory}, {mantic}, {sibyllic}, {vatic}, {vatical}]
2: having a secret or hidden meaning; "cabalistic symbols engraved in stone"; "cryptic writings"; "thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements"- John Gunther [syn: {cabalistic}, {kabbalistic}, {qabalistic}, {cryptic}, {cryptical}]

sic
adv : intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase)
v : urge a dog to attack someone [syn: {set}] [also: {sicking}, {sicked}]

sicative
n : a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) [syn: {desiccant}, {drying agent}, {drier}]

Sichuan
n : a populous province of south central China [syn: {Szechwan}, {Szechuan}, {Szechwan province}]

Sicilia
n 1: the Italian region on the island of Sicily [syn: {Sicily}]
2: the largest island in the Mediterranean [syn: {Sicily}]

Sicilian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Sicily or the people of Sicily; "the Sicilian Mafia"
n : a resident of Sicily

Sicilian Mafia
n : a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century [syn: {Mafia}, {Maffia}]

Sicilian pizza
n : pizza made with a thick crust

Sicily
n 1: the Italian region on the island of Sicily [syn: {Sicilia}]
2: the largest island in the Mediterranean [syn: {Sicilia}]

sick
adj 1: not in good physical or mental health; "ill from the monotony of his suffering" [syn: {ill}] [ant: {well}]
2: feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit [syn: {nauseated}, {queasy}, {sickish}]
3: affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad" [syn: {brainsick}, {crazy}, {demented}, {distracted}, {disturbed}, {mad}, {unbalanced}, {unhinged}]
4: having a strong distaste from surfeit; "grew more and more disgusted"; "fed up with their complaints"; "sick of it all"; "sick to death of flattery"; "gossip that makes one sick"; "tired of the noise and smoke" [syn: {disgusted}, {fed up(p)}, {sick(p)}, {sick of(p)}, {tired of(p)}]
n : people who are sick; "they devote their lives to caring for the sick"
v : eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {purge}, {cast}, {cat}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {regorge}, {retch}, {puke}, {barf}, {spew}, {spue}, {chuck}, {upchuck}, {honk}, {regurgitate}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]

sick bag
n : a bag provided on an airplane for passengers who are suffering from airsickness and need to vomit [syn: {sickbag}]

sick benefit
n : money paid (by the government) to someone who is too ill to work [syn: {sickness benefit}]

sick berth
n : (nautical) a room for the treatment of the sick or injured (as on a ship) [syn: {sickbay}]

sick call
n : the daily military formation at which individuals report to the medical officer as sick [syn: {sick parade}]

sick headache
n 1: a headache accompanied by nausea
2: a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men [syn: {migraine}, {megrim}, {hemicrania}]

sick joke
n : a joke in bad taste

sick leave
n : a leave of absence from work because of illness

sick list
n : a list of those who are ill (e.g. on a warship or in a regiment etc)

sick of
adj : having a strong distaste from surfeit; "grew more and more disgusted"; "fed up with their complaints"; "sick of it all"; "sick to death of flattery"; "gossip that makes one sick"; "tired of the noise and smoke" [syn: {disgusted}, {fed up(p)}, {sick(p)}, {sick of(p)}, {tired of(p)}]

sick parade
n : the daily military formation at which individuals report to the medical officer as sick [syn: {sick call}]

sick pay
n : wages paid to an employee who is on sick leave

sick person
n : a person suffering from an illness [syn: {diseased person}, {sufferer}]

sick-abed
adj : confined to bed (by illness) [syn: {bedfast}, {bedridden}, {bedrid}, {infirm}]

sickbag
n : a bag provided on an airplane for passengers who are suffering from airsickness and need to vomit [syn: {sick bag}]

sickbay
n : (nautical) a room for the treatment of the sick or injured (as on a ship) [syn: {sick berth}]

sickbed
n : the bed on which a sick person lies

sicked
sic
adv : intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase)
v : urge a dog to attack someone [syn: {set}] [also: {sicking}, {sicked}]

sicked
See {sic}

sicken
v 1: cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The pornographic pictures sickened us" [syn: {disgust}, {revolt}, {nauseate}, {churn up}]
2: get sick; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital" [syn: {come down}]
3: upset and make nauseated; "The smell of the foood turned the pregnant woman's stomach"; "The mold ont he food sickened the diners" [syn: {nauseate}, {turn one's stomach}]
4: make sick or ill; "This kind of food sickens me"

sickening
adj : causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench" [syn: {nauseating}, {nauseous}, {noisome}, {loathsome}, {offensive}, {vile}]

sickeningly
adv : in a disgusting manner or to a disgusting degree; "the beggar was disgustingly filthy" [syn: {disgustingly}, {distastefully}, {revoltingly}]

sickeningness
n : extreme unpalatability [syn: {disgustingness}, {distastefulness}, {nauseatingness}, {unsavoriness}]

sicking
sic
adv : intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase)
v : urge a dog to attack someone [syn: {set}] [also: {sicking}, {sicked}]

sicking
See {sic}

sickish
adj : feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit [syn: {nauseated}, {queasy}, {sick}]

sickle
n : an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle [syn: {reaping hook}, {reap hook}]

sickle alfalfa
n : European medic naturalized in North America having yellow flowers and sickle-shaped pods [syn: {sickle lucerne}, {sickle medick}, {Medicago falcata}]

sickle cell
n : an abnormal red blood cell that has a crescent shape and an abnormal form of hemoglobin

sickle feather
n : one of the long curved tail feathers of a rooster

sickle lucerne
n : European medic naturalized in North America having yellow flowers and sickle-shaped pods [syn: {sickle alfalfa}, {sickle medick}, {Medicago falcata}]

sickle medick
n : European medic naturalized in North America having yellow flowers and sickle-shaped pods [syn: {sickle alfalfa}, {sickle lucerne}, {Medicago falcata}]

sickle-cell anaemia
n : a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape [syn: {sickle-cell anemia}, {sickle-cell disease}, {crescent-cell anemia}, {crescent-cell anaemia}, {drepanocytic anemia}, {drepanocytic anaemia}]

sickle-cell anemia
n : a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape [syn: {sickle-cell anaemia}, {sickle-cell disease}, {crescent-cell anemia}, {crescent-cell anaemia}, {drepanocytic anemia}, {drepanocytic anaemia}]

sickle-cell disease
n : a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape [syn: {sickle-cell anemia}, {sickle-cell anaemia}, {crescent-cell anemia}, {crescent-cell anaemia}, {drepanocytic anemia}, {drepanocytic anaemia}]

sicklepod
n 1: cosmopolitan tropical herb or subshrub with yellow flowers and slender curved pods; a weed; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {Senna obtusifolia}, {Cassia tora}]
2: North American rock cress having very long curved pods [syn: {Arabis Canadensis}]

sickle-shaped
adj : curved like a sickle; "a falcate leaf"; "falcate claws"; "the falcate moon" [syn: {falcate}, {falciform}]

sickleweed golden aster
n : a variety of golden aster

sicklier
sickly
adj 1: unhealthy looking [syn: {sallow}]
2: somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work" [syn: {ailing}, {indisposed}, {peaked(p)}, {poorly(p)}, {unwell}, {under the weather}] [also: {sickliest}, {sicklier}]

sicklier
See {sickly}

sickliest
sickly
adj 1: unhealthy looking [syn: {sallow}]
2: somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work" [syn: {ailing}, {indisposed}, {peaked(p)}, {poorly(p)}, {unwell}, {under the weather}] [also: {sickliest}, {sicklier}]

sickliest
See {sickly}

sickly
adj 1: unhealthy looking [syn: {sallow}]
2: somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work" [syn: {ailing}, {indisposed}, {peaked(p)}, {poorly(p)}, {unwell}, {under the weather}] [also: {sickliest}, {sicklier}]

sickness
n 1: impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism [syn: {illness}, {unwellness}, {malady}] [ant: {health}, {health}]
2: the state that precedes vomiting [syn: {nausea}]

sickness benefit
n : money paid (by the government) to someone who is too ill to work [syn: {sick benefit}]

sickroom
n : a room to which a sick person is confined

Sid Caesar
n : United States comedian who pioneered comdey television shows (born 1922) [syn: {Caesar}, {Sidney Caesar}]

Sida
n : large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances [syn: {genus Sida}]

Sida hermaphrodita
n : tall handsome perennial herb of southeastern United States having maplelike leaves and white flowers [syn: {Virginia mallow}]

Sida rhombifolia
n : herb widely distributed in tropics and subtropics used for forage and medicinally as a demulcent and having a fine soft bast stronger than jute; sometimes an aggressive weed [syn: {Queensland hemp}, {jellyleaf}]

Sida spinosa
n : tropical American weed having pale yellow or orange flowers naturalized in southern United States [syn: {Indian mallow}]

Sidalcea
n : genus of showy plants of western North America having palmate leaves and variously colored racemose flowers [syn: {genus Sidalcea}]

Sidalcea malviflora
n : perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North America that is also cultivated [syn: {checkerbloom}, {wild hollyhock}]

Siddhartha
n : founder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god (c 563-483 BC) [syn: {Buddha}, {the Buddha}, {Gautama}, {Gautama Siddhartha}, {Gautama Buddha}]

Siddons
n : English actress noted for her performances in Shakespearean roles (1755-1831) [syn: {Sarah Siddons}, {Sarah Kemble Siddons}]

siddurim
See {siddur}

side
adj 1: located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch" [syn: {side(a)}] [ant: {top(a)}, {bottom(a)}]
2: added as a consequence or supplement; "a side benefit" [syn: {side(a)}]
n 1: a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location; "they always sat on the right side of the church"; "he never left my side"
2: one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack"
3: either the left or right half of a body; "he had a pain in his side"
4: an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house"
5: a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf" [syn: {face}]
6: a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure; "the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side"
7: an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect); "he was on the heavy side"; "he is on the purchasing side of the business"; "it brought out his better side"
8: a family line of descent; "he gets his brains from his father's side"
9: a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food [syn: {side of meat}] 10: an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question" [syn: {position}] 11: an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of the mountain" [syn: {slope}, {incline}] 12: (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist [syn: {English}]
v 1: take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for; "We all rooted for the home team"; "I'm pulling for the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title?" [syn: {pull}, {root}]
2: take the side of; be on the side of; "Whose side are you on?"; "Why are you taking sides with the accused?" [syn: {go with}] [ant: {straddle}]

side arm
n : a firearm that is held and fired with one hand [syn: {pistol}, {handgun}, {shooting iron}]

side by side
adj 1: nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side" [syn: {adjacent}, {next}, {side by side(p)}]
2: closely related or associated; "a city in which communism and democracy had to live side by side"

side chair
n : a straight-backed chair without arms [syn: {straight chair}]

side chapel
n : a small chapel off the side aisle of a church

side dish
n : a dish that is served with but is subordinate to a main course [syn: {entremots}]

side door
n : an exterior door at one side of a building [syn: {side entrance}]

side drum
n : a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head [syn: {snare drum}, {snare}]

side effect
n 1: a secondary and usually adverse effect of a drug or therapy; "severe headaches are one of the side effects of the drug"
2: any adverse and unwanted secondary effect; "a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal" [syn: {fallout}]

side entrance
n : an exterior door at one side of a building [syn: {side door}]

side horse
n : a horse with a cylindrical body covered with leather and two upright handles (pommels) near the center; held upright by two steel supports, one at each end [syn: {pommel horse}]

side judge
n : a football official

side of bacon
n : salted and cured abdominal wall of a side of pork [syn: {flitch}]

side of beef
n : dressed half of a beef carcass

side of meat
n : a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food [syn: {side}]

side of pork
n : dressed half of a hog carcass

side pocket
n : a pocket on the side of a billiard table

side road
n : a minor road branching off of a main road

side street
n : a street intersecting a main street and terminating there

side view
n : a view from the side of something

side yard
n : the grounds at either side of a house

sidearm
adj : (of pitches) made with the arm moving parallel to the ground; "a sidearm pitch"
adv : in a sidearm manner; "he prefers to throw sidearm"

sidebar
n 1: (law) a courtroom conference between the lawyers and the judge that is held out of the jury's hearing
2: a short news story presenting sidelights on a major story

side-blotched lizard
n : one of the most abundant lizards in the arid western United States [syn: {sand lizard}, {Uta stansburiana}]

sideboard
n 1: a removable board fitted on the side of a wagon to increase its capacity
2: a board that forms part of the side of a bed or crib
3: a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers [syn: {buffet}, {counter}]

sideburn
n : beard grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off) [syn: {burnside}, {mutton chop}, {side-whiskers}]

sidecar
n 1: a cocktail made of orange liqueur with lemon juice and brandy
2: conveyance consisting of a small carrier attached to the side of a motorcycle

side-glance
n : a glance sideways; "she shot him an impatient side-glance" [syn: {side-look}]

sidekick
n : a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities [syn: {buddy}, {brother}, {chum}, {crony}, {pal}]

sidelight
n : light carried by a boat that indicates the boat's direction; vessels at night carry a red light on the port bow and a green light on the starboard bow [syn: {running light}]

sideline
n 1: a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field [syn: {out of bounds}]
2: an auxiliary line of merchandise
3: an auxiliary activity [syn: {avocation}, {by-line}, {hobby}, {spare-time activity}]

sidelong
adj 1: (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances" [syn: {askance}, {askant}, {asquint}, {squint}, {squint-eyed}, {squinty}]
2: situated at or extending to the side; "the lateral branches of a tree"; "shot out sidelong boughs"- Tennyson [syn: {lateral}]
3: inclining or directed to one side; "moved downward in a sidelong way" - Bram Stoker
adv 1: on the side; "the plow lay sidelong on the ground"
2: with the side toward someone or something; "seated sidelong to the window"- Nathaniel Hawthorne
3: to, toward or at one side; "darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face" [syn: {sideways}, {obliquely}]

side-look
n : a glance sideways; "she shot him an impatient side-glance" [syn: {side-glance}]

sidereal
adj 1: of or relating to the stars or constellations; "sidereal bodies"; "the sidereal system"
2: (of divisions of time) determined by daily motion of the stars; "sidereal time" [ant: {civil}]

sidereal day
n : the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day [syn: {day}]

sidereal hour
n : 1/24 of a sidereal day

sidereal month
n : period between successive conjunctions with a star, 27.322 days

sidereal time
n : measured by the diurnal motion of stars

sidereal year
n : the time for the earth to make one complete revolution around the sun, relative to the fixed stars

siderite
n 1: iron ore in the form of ferrous carbonate [syn: {chalybite}]
2: a meteorite consisting principally of nickel and iron

Sideritis
n : genus of woolly aromatic herbs or subshrubs or shrubs of Mediterranean region [syn: {genus Sideritis}]

sideroblast
n : an erythroblast having granules of ferritin

sideroblastic anaemia
n : refractory anemia characterized by sideroblasts in the bone marrow [syn: {sideroblastic anemia}, {siderochrestic anemia}, {siderochrestic anaemia}]

sideroblastic anemia
n : refractory anemia characterized by sideroblasts in the bone marrow [syn: {sideroblastic anaemia}, {siderochrestic anemia}, {siderochrestic anaemia}]

siderochrestic anaemia
n : refractory anemia characterized by sideroblasts in the bone marrow [syn: {sideroblastic anemia}, {sideroblastic anaemia}, {siderochrestic anemia}]

siderochrestic anemia
n : refractory anemia characterized by sideroblasts in the bone marrow [syn: {sideroblastic anemia}, {sideroblastic anaemia}, {siderochrestic anaemia}]

siderocyte
n : an abnormal red blood cell containing granules of iron not bound in hemoglobin

sideropenia
n : a deficiency of iron; results from inadequate iron in the diet or from hemorrhage

siderophilin
n : a globulin in blood plasma that carries iron [syn: {transferrin}, {beta globulin}]

siderosis
n : fibrosis of the lung caused by iron dust; occurs among welders and other metal workers

sidesaddle
n : a saddle for a woman; rider sits with both feet on the same side of the horse
adv : on or as if on a sidesaddle; "she rode sidesaddle"

sideshow
n 1: a subordinate incident of little importance relative to the main event; "instruction is not an educational sideshow"
2: a minor show that is part of a larger one (as at the circus)

side-slip
v : slide sideways through the air in a downward direction in an airplane along an inclined lateral axis

sideslip
n 1: an unexpected slide [syn: {skid}, {slip}]
2: a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air [syn: {slip}] [also: {sideslipping}, {sideslipped}]

sideslipped
sideslip
n 1: an unexpected slide [syn: {skid}, {slip}]
2: a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air [syn: {slip}] [also: {sideslipping}, {sideslipped}]

sideslipped
See {sideslip}

sideslipping
sideslip
n 1: an unexpected slide [syn: {skid}, {slip}]
2: a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air [syn: {slip}] [also: {sideslipping}, {sideslipped}]

sideslipping
See {sideslip}

sidesman
n : (Church of England) an assistant to the churchwarden; collects offerings of money in the church

sidesplitter
n : a joke that seems extremely funny [syn: {belly laugh}, {howler}, {thigh-slapper}, {scream}, {wow}, {riot}]

sidesplitting
adj : very funny; "a killing joke"; "sidesplitting antics" [syn: {killing}]

sidesplittingly
adv : in a very humorous manner [syn: {killingly}]

sidestep
n : a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)
v : avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn: {hedge}, {fudge}, {evade}, {put off}, {circumvent}, {parry}, {elude}, {skirt}, {dodge}, {duck}] [also: {sidestepping}, {sidestepped}]

sidestepped
sidestep
n : a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)
v : avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn: {hedge}, {fudge}, {evade}, {put off}, {circumvent}, {parry}, {elude}, {skirt}, {dodge}, {duck}] [also: {sidestepping}, {sidestepped}]

sidestepped
See {sidestep}

sidestepping
sidestep
n : a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)
v : avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn: {hedge}, {fudge}, {evade}, {put off}, {circumvent}, {parry}, {elude}, {skirt}, {dodge}, {duck}] [also: {sidestepping}, {sidestepped}]

sidestepping
See {sidestep}

sidestroke
n : a swimming stroke in which the arms move forward and backward while the legs do a scissors kick

sideswipe
v : strike from the side

side-to-side
adj : alternately left and right with respect to a central point; "the side-to-side motion of the boat"

sidetrack
n : a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass [syn: {siding}, {railroad siding}, {turnout}]
v : wander from a direct or straight course [syn: {depart}, {digress}, {straggle}]

sidewalk
n : walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway [syn: {pavement}]

sidewall
n 1: the side of an automobile tire; "the car had white sidewalls"
2: a wall that forms the side of a structure

sideward
adv : toward one side; "turn the figure sideward" [syn: {sidewards}]

sidewards
adv : toward one side; "turn the figure sideward" [syn: {sideward}]

sideway
adv 1: with one side forward or to the front; "turned sideways to show the profile"; "crabs seeming to walk sidewise" [syn: {sideways}, {sidewise}]
2: from the side; obliquely; "a picture lit sideways"; "scenes viewed sidewise" [syn: {sideways}, {sidewise}]
3: toward one side; "the car slipped sideways into the ditch"; "leaning sideways"; "a figure moving sidewise in the shadows" [syn: {sideways}, {sidewise}]

sideways
adj : (of movement) at an angle [syn: {crabwise}]
adv 1: with one side forward or to the front; "turned sideways to show the profile"; "crabs seeming to walk sidewise" [syn: {sideway}, {sidewise}]
2: from the side; obliquely; "a picture lit sideways"; "scenes viewed sidewise" [syn: {sideway}, {sidewise}]
3: toward one side; "the car slipped sideways into the ditch"; "leaning sideways"; "a figure moving sidewise in the shadows" [syn: {sideway}, {sidewise}]
4: to, toward or at one side; "darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face" [syn: {sidelong}, {obliquely}]

side-wheeler
n : a paddle steamer having a paddle wheel on each side

side-whiskers
n : beard grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off) [syn: {sideburn}, {burnside}, {mutton chop}]

sidewinder
n 1: small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve [syn: {horned rattlesnake}, {Crotalus cerastes}]
2: air-to-air missile with infrared homing device

sidewise
adv 1: toward one side; "the car slipped sideways into the ditch"; "leaning sideways"; "a figure moving sidewise in the shadows" [syn: {sideways}, {sideway}]
2: with one side forward or to the front; "turned sideways to show the profile"; "crabs seeming to walk sidewise" [syn: {sideways}, {sideway}]
3: from the side; obliquely; "a picture lit sideways"; "scenes viewed sidewise" [syn: {sideway}, {sideways}]

siding
n 1: a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass [syn: {railroad siding}, {turnout}, {sidetrack}]
2: material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof

sidle
v 1: move unobtrusively or furtively; "The young man began to sidle near the pretty girl sitting on the log"
2: move sideways [syn: {sashay}]

sidle up
v : ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is playing up to the chairman" [syn: {cozy up}, {cotton up}, {shine up}, {play up}, {suck up}]

Sidney
n : English poet (1554-1586) [syn: {Sir Philip Sidney}]

Sidney Caesar
n : United States comedian who pioneered comdey television shows (born 1922) [syn: {Caesar}, {Sid Caesar}]

Sidney James Webb
n : English sociologist and economist and a central member of the Fabian Society (1859-1947) [syn: {Webb}, {Sidney Webb}, {First Baron Passfield}]

Sidney Poitier
n : United States film actor and director (born in 1927) [syn: {Poitier}]

Sidney Webb
n : English sociologist and economist and a central member of the Fabian Society (1859-1947) [syn: {Webb}, {Sidney James Webb}, {First Baron Passfield}]

Sidon
n : the main city of ancient Phoenicia [syn: {Saida}]

Sidonie-Gabrielle Claudine Colette
n : French writer of novels about women (1873-1954) [syn: {Colette}, {Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette}]

Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette
n : French writer of novels about women (1873-1954) [syn: {Colette}, {Sidonie-Gabrielle Claudine Colette}]

SIDS
n : sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep [syn: {sudden infant death syndrome}, {infant death}, {crib death}, {cot death}]

siege
n : the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack [syn: {besieging}, {beleaguering}, {military blockade}]

siege of Orleans
n : a long siege by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429 [syn: {Orleans}]

siege of Syracuse
n 1: the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes) [syn: {Syracuse}]
2: the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse [syn: {Syracuse}]

siege of Vicksburg
n : a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered [syn: {Vicksburg}]

Siege Perilous
n : the legendary seat at King Arthur's Round Table reserved for the knight who would find the Holy Grail; it was fatal for anyone else to sit in it

Siegfried
n : (German mythology) mythical German warrior hero of the Nibelungenlied who takes possession of the accursed treasure of the Nibelungs by slaying the dragon that guards it and awakens Brynhild and is eventually killed; Sigurd is the Norse counterpart

Siegfried line
n : German fortifications facing the Maginot Line

siemens
n 1: a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm [syn: {mho}, {reciprocal ohm}, {S}]
2: engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883) [syn: {Karl Wilhelm Siemens}, {Sir Charles William Siemens}]
3: German electrical engineer (1816-1892) [syn: {Ernst Werner von Siemens}]

sienna
n : an earth color containing ferric oxides; used as a pigment

sierra
n 1: a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)
2: a Spanish mackerel of western North America [syn: {Scomberomorus sierra}]

Sierra Leone
n : a republic in West Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1961 [syn: {Republic of Sierra Leone}]

Sierra Leone monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leonean
n : a native or inhabitant of Sierra Leone

Sierra Leonian
adj : of or relating to Sierra Leone or its people; "Sierra Leonian politics"
n : a native or inhabitant of Sierra Leone

Sierra lodgepole pine
n : tall subspecies of lodgepole pine [syn: {Pinus contorta murrayana}]

Sierra Madre Occidental
n : a mountain range in northwestern Mexico that runs south from Arizona parallel to the Pacific coastline

Sierra Madre Oriental
n : a mountain range in northeastern Mexico the runs parallel to the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico

Sierra Nevada
n 1: a mountain range in southern Spain along the Mediterranean coast east of Granada
2: a mountain range in eastern California; contains Mount Whitney [syn: {Sierra Nevada Mountains}, {High Sierra}]

Sierra Nevada Mountains
n : a mountain range in eastern California; contains Mount Whitney [syn: {Sierra Nevada}, {High Sierra}]

Sierra plum
n : shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States bearing small red insipid fruit [syn: {Pacific plum}, {Prunus subcordata}]

Sierra redwood
n : extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism [syn: {giant sequoia}, {big tree}, {Sequoiadendron giganteum}, {Sequoia gigantea}, {Sequoia Wellingtonia}]

siesta
n : a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries)

Sieur de LaSalle
n : French explorer who claimed Louisiana for France (1643-1687) [syn: {LaSalle}, {Rene-Robert Cavelier}]

sieva bean
n 1: bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds [syn: {butter bean}, {butter-bean plant}, {lima bean}, {Phaseolus lunatus}]
2: small flat green bean similar to lima beans [syn: {butter bean}, {butterbean}, {civet bean}]

sieve
n : a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles [syn: {screen}]
v 1: examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants" [syn: {screen}, {screen out}, {sort}]
2: check and sort carefully; "sift the information" [syn: {sift}]
3: separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour" [syn: {sift}, {strain}]
4: distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates" [syn: {sift}]

sieve out
v : separate or remove; "The customer picked over the selection" [syn: {pick over}]

sieve tube
n : tube formed by cells joined end-to-end through which nutrients flow in flowering plants and brown algae

Sif
n : (Norse mythology) wife of Thor and guardian of the home

sift
v 1: move as if through a sieve; "The soldiers sifted through the woods"
2: separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour" [syn: {sieve}, {strain}]
3: check and sort carefully; "sift the information" [syn: {sieve}]
4: distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates" [syn: {sieve}]

sifter
n : a household sieve (as for flour)

sifting
n : the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women" [syn: {winnow}, {winnowing}]

sigeh
n : a Shiite tradition of temporary marriage permitted in Iran that allows a couple to specify the terms of their relationship; can last from a few mintues to 99 years; "sigheh legally wraps premarital sex in an Islamic cloak"

sigh
n 1: an utterance made by exhaling audibly [syn: {suspiration}]
2: a sound like a person sighing; "she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees"
v 1: heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She sighed sadly" [syn: {suspire}]
2: utter with a sigh

sight
n 1: an instance of visual perception; "the sight of his wife brought him back to reality"; "the train was an unexpected sight"
2: anything that is seen; "he was a familiar sight on the television"; "they went to Paris to see the sights"
3: the ability to see; the faculty of vision [syn: {vision}, {visual sense}, {visual modality}]
4: a optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
5: a range of mental vision; "in his sight she could do no wrong"
6: the range of vision; "out of sight of land" [syn: {ken}]
7: the act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited" [syn: {view}, {survey}]
8: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]
v : catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"

sight bill
n : a draft payable on presentation [syn: {sight draft}]

sight draft
n : a draft payable on presentation [syn: {sight bill}]

sight gag
n : a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie) [syn: {visual joke}]

sighted
adj : able to see [ant: {blind}]

sightedness
n : normal use of the faculty of vision [syn: {eyesight}, {seeing}]

sighting
n : the act of observing; "several sightings of enemy troops were reported"

sightless
adj : lacking sight; "blind as an eyeless beggar" [syn: {eyeless}, {unseeing}]

sightlessness
n : lack of sight [syn: {blindness}, {cecity}]

sightlier
sightly
adj : visually appealing; "our fair city" [syn: {fair}] [also: {sightliest}, {sightlier}]

sightlier
See {sightly}

sightliest
sightly
adj : visually appealing; "our fair city" [syn: {fair}] [also: {sightliest}, {sightlier}]

sightliest
See {sightly}

sightly
adj : visually appealing; "our fair city" [syn: {fair}] [also: {sightliest}, {sightlier}]

sight-read
v 1: perform music from a score without having seen the score before; "He is a brilliant pianist but he cannot sightread" [syn: {sightread}]
2: play or perform music by reading it off the sheet; perform unprepared

sightread
v : perform music from a score without having seen the score before; "He is a brilliant pianist but he cannot sightread" [syn: {sight-read}]

sightreader
n : a performer who reads without preparation or prior acquaintance (as in music)

sightsaw
sightsee
v : visit famous or interesting sights [also: {sightseen}, {sightsaw}]

sightsaw
See {sightsee}

sightsee
v : visit famous or interesting sights [also: {sightseen}, {sightsaw}]

sightseeing
n : going about to look at places of interest [syn: {rubber-necking}]

sightseen
sightsee
v : visit famous or interesting sights [also: {sightseen}, {sightsaw}]

sightseen
See {sightsee}

sightseer
n : a tourist who is visiting sights of interest [syn: {excursionist}, {tripper}, {rubberneck}]

sight-sing
v : sing from a score without having seen it before; "This tenor can sightsing even the most difficult pieces" [syn: {sightsing}]

sightsing
v : sing from a score without having seen it before; "This tenor can sightsing even the most difficult pieces" [syn: {sight-sing}]

SIGINT
n : intelligence information gathered from communications intelligence or electronics intelligence or telemetry intelligence [syn: {signals intelligence}]

sigloi
See {siglos}

sigma
n : the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet

Sigmodon
n : American cotton rats [syn: {genus Sigmodon}]

Sigmodon hispidus
n : destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America [syn: {cotton rat}]

sigmoid
adj 1: curved in two directions (like the letter S)
2: of or relating to the sigmoid flexure in the large intestine [syn: {sigmoidal}]

sigmoid colon
n : the s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum [syn: {sigmoid flexure}]

sigmoid flexure
n : the s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum [syn: {sigmoid colon}]

sigmoid sinus
n : an S-shaped dural sinus on the temporal and occipital bones [syn: {sinus sigmoideus}]

sigmoid vein
n : tributaries of the inferior mesenteric vein; drains the sigmoid colon [syn: {vena sigmoideus}]

sigmoidal
adj : of or relating to the sigmoid flexure in the large intestine [syn: {sigmoid}]

sigmoidectomy
n : surgical removal of part or all of the sigmoid colon (usually to remove a malignant tumor)

sigmoidoscope
n : an endoscope (a flexible fiberoptic probe) for examining the sigmoid colon [syn: {flexible sigmoidoscope}]

sigmoidoscopy
n : visual examination (with a sigmoidoscope) of the lower third of the colon in a search for polyps [syn: {flexible sigmoidoscopy}]

Sigmund Freud
n : Austrian neurologist who originated psychoanalysis (1856-1939) [syn: {Freud}]

Sigmund Romberg
n : United States composer (born in Hungary) who composed operettas (1887-1951) [syn: {Romberg}]

sign
adj : used of the language of the deaf [syn: {gestural}, {sign(a)}, {signed}, {sign-language(a)}]
n 1: a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened); "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring" [syn: {mark}]
2: a public display of a (usually written) message; "he posted signs in all the shop windows"
3: any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped" [syn: {signal}, {signaling}]
4: structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted; "the highway was lined with signboards" [syn: {signboard}]
5: (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided [syn: {sign of the zodiac}, {star sign}, {mansion}, {house}, {planetary house}]
6: (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease; "there were no signs of asphixiation"
7: having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges); "he got the polarity of the battery reversed"; "charges of opposite sign" [syn: {polarity}]
8: an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God" [syn: {augury}, {foretoken}, {preindication}]
9: a gesture that is part of a sign language 10: a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified; "The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary"--de Saussure 11: a character indicating a relation between quantities; "don't forget the minus sign"
v 1: mark with one's signature; write one's name (on); "She signed the letter and sent it off"; "Please sign here" [syn: {subscribe}]
2: approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?" [syn: {ratify}]
3: be engaged by a written agreement; "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera"
4: engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season" [syn: {contract}, {sign on}, {sign up}]
5: communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu" [syn: {signal}, {signalize}, {signalise}]
6: place signs, as along a road; "sign an intersection"; "This road has been signed"
7: communicate in sign language; "I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin"
8: make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate [syn: {bless}]

sign away
v : formally assign ownership of; "She signed away her rights" [syn: {sign over}]

sign in
v : announce one's arrival, e.g. at hotels or airports [syn: {check in}] [ant: {check out}]

sign industry
n : an industry that produces signs

sign language
n : language expressed by visible hand gestures [syn: {signing}]

sign manual
n : the signature of a sovereign on an official document

sign of the cross
n : a gesture with the right hand moving to form a cross; used by Catholics as a profession of faith

sign of the zodiac
n : (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided [syn: {star sign}, {sign}, {mansion}, {house}, {planetary house}]

sign off
v : cease broadcasting; get off the air; as of radio stations

sign on
v : engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season" [syn: {sign}, {contract}, {sign up}]

sign over
v : formally assign ownership of; "She signed away her rights" [syn: {sign away}]

sign painter
n : someone who paints signs and billboards etc.

sign up
v 1: engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season" [syn: {sign}, {contract}, {sign on}]
2: join a club, an activity, etc. with the intention to join or participate, "Sign up for yoga classes"

signage
n : signs collectively (especially commercial signs or posters); "there will be signage displayed at each post"

signal
adj : notably out of the ordinary; "the year saw one signal triumph for the Labour party"
n 1: any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped" [syn: {signaling}, {sign}]
2: any incitement to action; "he awaited the signal to start"; "the victory was a signal for wild celebration"
3: an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes
v 1: communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu" [syn: {sign}, {signalize}, {signalise}]
2: be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" [syn: {bespeak}, {betoken}, {indicate}, {point}] [also: {signalling}, {signalled}]

signal box
n : a building from which signals are sent to control the movements of railway trains

signal caller
n 1: (football) the person who plays quarterback [syn: {quarterback}, {field general}]
2: the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team; "quarterback is the most important position on the team" [syn: {quarterback}, {field general}]

signal detection
n : the detection that a signal is being received [syn: {detection}]

signal fire
n : a fire set as a signal [syn: {signal light}]

signal flag
n : a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device [syn: {flag}]

signal level
n : the amplitude level of the desired signal

signal light
n : a fire set as a signal [syn: {signal fire}]

signaler
n : someone who communicates by signals [syn: {signaller}]

signaling
n : any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped" [syn: {signal}, {sign}]

signaling device
n : a device used to send signals

signalisation
n : a conspicuous indication [syn: {signalization}]

signalise
v 1: provide with traffic signals; "signalize a busy intersection" [syn: {signalize}]
2: communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu" [syn: {sign}, {signal}, {signalize}]
3: point out carefully and clearly [syn: {signalize}, {point out}, {call attention}]
4: make conspicuous or noteworthy [syn: {signalize}, {distinguish}]

signalization
n : a conspicuous indication [syn: {signalisation}]

signalize
v 1: provide with traffic signals; "signalize a busy intersection" [syn: {signalise}]
2: communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu" [syn: {sign}, {signal}, {signalise}]
3: point out carefully and clearly [syn: {signalise}, {point out}, {call attention}]
4: make conspicuous or noteworthy [syn: {signalise}, {distinguish}]

signalled
signal
adj : notably out of the ordinary; "the year saw one signal triumph for the Labour party"
n 1: any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped" [syn: {signaling}, {sign}]
2: any incitement to action; "he awaited the signal to start"; "the victory was a signal for wild celebration"
3: an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes
v 1: communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu" [syn: {sign}, {signalize}, {signalise}]
2: be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" [syn: {bespeak}, {betoken}, {indicate}, {point}] [also: {signalling}, {signalled}]

signalled
See {signal}

signaller
n : someone who communicates by signals [syn: {signaler}]

signalling
signal
adj : notably out of the ordinary; "the year saw one signal triumph for the Labour party"
n 1: any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped" [syn: {signaling}, {sign}]
2: any incitement to action; "he awaited the signal to start"; "the victory was a signal for wild celebration"
3: an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes
v 1: communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu" [syn: {sign}, {signalize}, {signalise}]
2: be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" [syn: {bespeak}, {betoken}, {indicate}, {point}] [also: {signalling}, {signalled}]

signalling
See {signal}

signally
adv 1: as a signal; "a term that is used signally rather than symbolically"
2: in a signal manner; "signally inappropriate methods" [syn: {unmistakably}, {remarkably}]

signalman
n : a railroad employee in charge of signals and point in a railroad yard

signal/noise
n : the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity [syn: {signal-to-noise ratio}, {signal-to-noise}, {signal/noise ratio}, {S/N}]

signal/noise ratio
n : the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity [syn: {signal-to-noise ratio}, {signal-to-noise}, {signal/noise}, {S/N}]

signals intelligence
n : intelligence information gathered from communications intelligence or electronics intelligence or telemetry intelligence [syn: {SIGINT}]

signal-to-noise
n : the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity [syn: {signal-to-noise ratio}, {signal/noise ratio}, {signal/noise}, {S/N}]

signal-to-noise ratio
n : the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity [syn: {signal-to-noise}, {signal/noise ratio}, {signal/noise}, {S/N}]

signatory
n : someone who signs and is bound by a document [syn: {signer}]

signature
n 1: your name written in your own handwriting
2: a distinguishing style; "this room needs a woman's touch" [syn: {touch}]
3: a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program [syn: {signature tune}, {theme song}]
4: the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key [syn: {key signature}]
5: a sheet with several pages printed on it; it folds to page size and is bound with other signatures to form a book

signature recognition
n : biometric identification by automatically scanning a person's signature and matching it electronically against a library of known signatures

signature tune
n : a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program [syn: {signature}, {theme song}]

signboard
n : structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted; "the highway was lined with signboards" [syn: {sign}]

signed
adj 1: having a handwritten signature; "a signed letter" [ant: {unsigned}]
2: used of the language of the deaf [syn: {gestural}, {sign(a)}, {sign-language(a)}]

signer
n 1: someone who can use sign language to communicate
2: someone who signs and is bound by a document [syn: {signatory}]

signet
n : a seal (especially one used to mark documents officially)

signet ring
n : a ring bearing a signet [syn: {seal ring}]

significance
n 1: the quality of being significant; "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power" [ant: {insignificance}]
2: a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication" [syn: {import}, {implication}]
3: the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambigtuous" [syn: {meaning}, {signification}, {import}]

significant
adj 1: important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant" [syn: {important}] [ant: {insignificant}]
2: fairly large; "won by a substantial margin" [syn: {substantial}]
3: too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation; "the interaction effect is significant at the .01 level"; "no significant difference was found" [ant: {nonsignificant}]
4: rich in significance or implication; "a meaning look"; "pregnant with meaning" [syn: {meaning(a)}, {pregnant}]

significant digit
n : any digit of a number that is known with certainty; any digit of a number beginning with the leftmost non-zero digit and ending with the rightmost non-zero digit (or a zero considered to be the exact value); "he calculated the answer to four significant figures" [syn: {significant figure}]

significant figure
n : any digit of a number that is known with certainty; any digit of a number beginning with the leftmost non-zero digit and ending with the rightmost non-zero digit (or a zero considered to be the exact value); "he calculated the answer to four significant figures" [syn: {significant digit}]

significant other
n : a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship [syn: {domestic partner}, {spousal equivalent}, {spouse equivalent}]

significantly
adv 1: in a statistically significant way; "the two groups differed significantly"
2: in a significant manner; "our budget will be significantly affected by these new cuts" [ant: {insignificantly}]
3: in an important way or to an important degree; "more importantly, Weber held that the manifold meaning attached to the event by the social scientist could alter his definition of the concrete event itself" [syn: {importantly}]

signification
n : the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambigtuous" [syn: {meaning}, {significance}, {import}]

significative
adj : (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly; "actions indicative of fear" [syn: {indicative}, {indicatory}, {revelatory}, {suggestive}]

signified
n : the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted; "the dictionary gave several senses for the word"; "in the best sense charity is really a duty"; "the signifier is linked to the signified" [syn: {sense}]

signified
signify
v 1: denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means" [syn: {mean}, {intend}, {stand for}]
2: convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"
3: make known with a word or signal; "He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal" [also: {signified}]

signified
See {signify}

signifier
n : the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached" [syn: {form}, {word form}, {descriptor}]

signify
v 1: denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means" [syn: {mean}, {intend}, {stand for}]
2: convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"
3: make known with a word or signal; "He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal" [also: {signified}]

signing
n : language expressed by visible hand gestures [syn: {sign language}]

signior
n : used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately [syn: {signor}] [also: {signori} (pl)]

sign-language
adj : used of the language of the deaf [syn: {gestural}, {sign(a)}, {signed}, {sign-language(a)}]

signor
n : used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately [syn: {signior}]

signora
n : an Italian title of address equivalent to Mrs. when used before a name [also: {signore} (pl)]

signore
signora
n : an Italian title of address equivalent to Mrs. when used before a name [also: {signore} (pl)]

signore
n : an Italian title of respect for a man; equivalent to the English `sir'; used separately (not prefixed to his name)

signore
See {signora}

signori
signior
n : used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately [syn: {signor}] [also: {signori} (pl)]

signori
See {signior}

signorina
n : an Italian courtesy title for an unmarried woman; equivalent to Miss with used before a name [also: {signorine} (pl)]

signorine
signorina
n : an Italian courtesy title for an unmarried woman; equivalent to Miss with used before a name [also: {signorine} (pl)]

signorine
See {signorina}

signory
n : the estate and power of a seigneur [syn: {seigneury}, {seigniory}]

signpost
n : a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way [syn: {guidepost}]
v : mark with a signpost, as of a path

Sigrid Undset
n : Norwegian novelist (1882-1949) [syn: {Undset}]

Sigurd
n : (Norse mythology) mythical Norse warrior hero who gains an accursed hoard of gold and was killed by Brynhild; Siegfried is the German counterpart

Sigyn
n : (Norse mythology) wife of Loki; held a cup over him during his punishment to spare him the pain of drops of poison

sika
n : small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers [syn: {Japanese deer}, {Cervus nipon}, {Cervus sika}]

Sikh
adj : of or relating to the Sikhs or their religious beliefs and customs
n : an adherent of Sikhism

Sikhism
n : the doctrines of a monotheistic religion founded in northern India in the 16th century by Guru Nanak and combining elements of Hinduism and Islam

Sikkim
n : a geographical area and former kingdom in northeastern India in the Himalaya Mountains between Nepal and Bhutan

Sikorsky
n : United States industrialist (born in Russia) who designed the first four-engine airplane and the first mass-produced helicopter (1889-1972) [syn: {Igor Sikorsky}, {Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky}]

silage
n : fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo [syn: {ensilage}]

sild
n : any of various young herrings (other than brislings) canned as sardines in Norway

sildenafil
n : virility drug (trade name Viagra) used to treat erectile dysfunction in men [syn: {Viagra}]

silence
n 1: the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking); "there was a shocked silence"; "he gestured for silence"
2: the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet" [syn: {quiet}] [ant: {sound}]
3: a refusal to speak when expected; "his silence about my contribution was surprising" [syn: {muteness}]
4: the trait of keeping things secret [syn: {secrecy}, {secretiveness}]
v 1: cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" [syn: {hush}, {quieten}, {still}, {shut up}, {hush up}] [ant: {louden}]
2: keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure; "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"

silenced
adj : reduced to silence; "the silenced crowd waited expectantly" [ant: {unsilenced}]

silencer
n 1: short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing
2: a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise [syn: {muffler}]

silene
n : any plant of the genus Silene [syn: {campion}, {catchfly}]

Silene acaulis
n : tuft- or mat-forming dwarf perennial of arctic regions of western and central Europe and North America [syn: {moss campion}]

Silene caroliniana
n : perennial of eastern and central North America having short-stalked pink or white flowers in hairy clusters [syn: {wild pink}]

Silene dioica
n : biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis [syn: {red campion}, {red bird's eye}, {Lychnis dioica}]

Silene latifolia
n : bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis [syn: {white campion}, {evening lychnis}, {white cockle}, {bladder campion}, {Lychnis alba}]

Silene uniflora
n : perennial of arctic Europe having large white flowers with inflated calyx [syn: {bladder campion}, {Silene vulgaris}]

Silene virginica
n : perennial herb of eastern North America, having red flowers with narrow notched petals [syn: {fire pink}]

Silene vulgaris
n : perennial of arctic Europe having large white flowers with inflated calyx [syn: {bladder campion}, {Silene uniflora}]

silent
adj 1: marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still" [syn: {soundless}, {still}]
2: failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent" [syn: {mum}]
3: indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly; "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement" [syn: {implied}, {tacit}, {understood}]
4: not made to sound; "the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded" [syn: {unsounded}]
5: having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility; "a silent dog whistle"
6: unable to speak because of hereditary deafness [syn: {dumb}, {mute}]

silent butler
n : a small receptacle with a handle and a hinged lid; used for collecting crumbs or ashes

silent movie
n : a movie without a soundtrack [syn: {silent picture}, {silents}]

silent partner
n : a partner (who usually provides capital) whose association with the enterprise is not public knowledge [syn: {sleeping partner}]

silent person
n : a person who does not talk [syn: {dummy}]

silent picture
n : a movie without a soundtrack [syn: {silent movie}, {silents}]

silent treatment
n : an aloof refusal to speak to someone you know

silently
adv : without speaking; "he sat mutely next to her" [syn: {mutely}, {wordlessly}, {taciturnly}]

silents
n : a movie without a soundtrack [syn: {silent movie}, {silent picture}]

silenus
n 1: any of the minor woodland deities who were companions of Dionysus (similar to the satyrs)
2: the chief satyr in the service of Bacchus; father of Dionysus; usually depicted as drunk and jolly and riding a donkey

Silesia
n 1: a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland [syn: {Slask}, {Slezsko}, {Schlesien}]
2: a sturdy twill-weave cotton fabric; used for pockets and linings

silex
n 1: a pure form of finely ground silica
2: a vacuum coffee maker

silhouette
n 1: an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)
2: a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color
v 1: project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette
2: represent by a silhouette

silica
n : a white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2); various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz or cristobalite or tridymite or lechartelierite [syn: {silicon oxide}, {silicon dioxide}]

silica gel
n : a porous form of silica that is highly absorbent

silicate
n : a salt or ester derived from silicic acid

siliceous
adj : relating to or containing or resembling silica; "gritrock is siliceous sandstone" [syn: {silicious}]

silicic acid
n : a jelly-like substance (hydrated silica)

silicide
n : any of various compounds of silicon with a more electropositive element or radical

silicified
See {silicify}

silicious
adj : relating to or containing or resembling silica; "gritrock is siliceous sandstone" [syn: {siliceous}]

silicle
n : short broad silique occurring in some cruciferous plants

silicon
n : a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors [syn: {Si}, {atomic number 14}]

silicon bronze
n : a bronze with 2-3% silicon that is resistant to corrosion

silicon carbide
n : an extremely hard blue-black crystalline compound (SiC) used as an abrasive and a heat refractory material; crystals of silicon carbide can be used as semiconductors

silicon chip
n : electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit [syn: {chip}, {microchip}, {micro chip}]

silicon dioxide
n : a white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2); various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz or cristobalite or tridymite or lechartelierite [syn: {silica}, {silicon oxide}]

silicon oxide
n : a white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2); various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz or cristobalite or tridymite or lechartelierite [syn: {silica}, {silicon dioxide}]

Silicon Valley
n : a region in California south of San Francisco that is noted for its concentration of high-technology industries

silicone
n : any of a large class of siloxanes that are unusually stable over a wide range of temperatures; used in lubricants and adhesives and coatings and synthetic rubber and electrical insulation [syn: {silicone polymer}]

silicone polymer
n : any of a large class of siloxanes that are unusually stable over a wide range of temperatures; used in lubricants and adhesives and coatings and synthetic rubber and electrical insulation [syn: {silicone}]

silicone resin
n : a polymeric silicone compound

silicone rubber
n : made from silicone elastomers; retains flexibility resilience and tensile strength over a wide temperature range

silicosis
n : a lung disease caused by inhaling particles of silica or quartz or slate

siliqua
n : narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae [syn: {silique}] [also: {siliquae} (pl)]

siliquae
siliqua
n : narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae [syn: {silique}] [also: {siliquae} (pl)]

siliquae
See {siliqua}

silique
n : narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae [syn: {siliqua}]

silk
n 1: a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
2: fibers from silkworm cocoons provide threads for knitting

silk cotton
n : from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation [syn: {kapok}, {vegetable silk}]

silk gland
n : silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders [syn: {serictery}, {sericterium}]

silk grass
n : valuable forage grass of dry upland areas and plains of western North America to northern Mexico [syn: {mountain rice}, {silkgrass}, {Indian millet}, {Oryzopsis hymenoides}]

silk hat
n : a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with beaver or silk [syn: {dress hat}, {high hat}, {opera hat}, {stovepipe}, {top hat}, {topper}, {beaver}]

silk oak
n : any of several Australian timber trees having usually fernlike foliage and mottled wood used in cabinetry and veneering

Silk Road
n : an ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (4,000 miles); followed by Marco Polo in the 13th century to reach Cathay

silk screen print
n : a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil [syn: {silkscreen}, {serigraph}]

silk stocking
n : women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk) [syn: {nylons}, {nylon stocking}, {rayons}, {rayon stocking}]

silk tree
n : attractive domed or flat-topped Asiatic tree having bipinnate leaves and flowers with long silky stamens [syn: {Albizia julibrissin}, {Albizzia julibrissin}]

silk vine
n : deciduous climber for arches and fences having ill-scented but interesting flowers and poisonous yellow fruits; cultivated for its dark shining foliage; southeastern Europe to Asia Minor [syn: {Periploca graeca}]

silk wood
n : a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves [syn: {Jamaican cherry}, {calabur tree}, {calabura}, {silkwood}, {Muntingia calabura}]

silk-cotton tree
n : massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber [syn: {kapok}, {ceiba tree}, {white silk-cotton tree}, {Bombay ceiba}, {God tree}, {Ceiba pentandra}]

silken
adj : having a smooth, gleaming surface; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters" [syn: {glossy}, {satiny}, {sleek}, {silky}, {silklike}, {slick}]

silkgrass
n : valuable forage grass of dry upland areas and plains of western North America to northern Mexico [syn: {mountain rice}, {silk grass}, {Indian millet}, {Oryzopsis hymenoides}]

silkier
silky
adj : having a smooth, gleaming surface; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters" [syn: {glossy}, {satiny}, {sleek}, {silken}, {silklike}, {slick}] [also: {silkiest}, {silkier}]

silkier
See {silky}

silkiest
silky
adj : having a smooth, gleaming surface; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters" [syn: {glossy}, {satiny}, {sleek}, {silken}, {silklike}, {slick}] [also: {silkiest}, {silkier}]

silkiest
See {silky}

silkily
adv : in a silky manner; "the young wheat shone silkily"; "`Darling,' she said silkily"

silkiness
n : the smooth feel of silk fabric [syn: {sleekness}]

silklike
adj : having a smooth, gleaming surface; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters" [syn: {glossy}, {satiny}, {sleek}, {silken}, {silky}, {slick}]

silks
n : the brightly colored garments of a jockey; emblematic of the stable

silkscreen
n : a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil [syn: {silk screen print}, {serigraph}]
v : print by silkscreen

silkweed
n : any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts [syn: {milkweed}]

silkwood
n : a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves [syn: {Jamaican cherry}, {calabur tree}, {calabura}, {silk wood}, {Muntingia calabura}]

silkworm
n 1: hairless white caterpillar of the Chinese silkworm moth; source of most commercial silk
2: larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon [syn: {giant silkworm}, {wild wilkworm}]

silkworm moth
n 1: any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae [syn: {giant silkworm moth}]
2: moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk [syn: {bombycid}, {bombycid moth}]

silkworm seed
n : eggs of a silkworm

silky
adj : having a smooth, gleaming surface; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters" [syn: {glossy}, {satiny}, {sleek}, {silken}, {silklike}, {slick}] [also: {silkiest}, {silkier}]

silky anteater
n : squirrel-sized South American toothless anteater with long silky golden fur [syn: {two-toed anteater}, {Cyclopes didactylus}]

silky cornel
n : shrub of eastern North America having purplish stems and blue fruit [syn: {silky dogwood}, {Cornus amomum}]

silky dogwood
n 1: shrub of eastern North America having purplish stems and blue fruit [syn: {silky cornel}, {Cornus amomum}]
2: shrub of eastern North America closely resembling silky cornel [syn: {Cornus obliqua}]

silky elm
n : large tree of Australasia [syn: {red beech}, {brown oak}, {booyong}, {crow's foot}, {stave wood}, {Heritiera trifoliolata}, {Terrietia trifoliolata}]

silky oak
n : medium to tall fast-growing tree with orange flowers and feathery bipinnate leaves silky-hairy beneath; eastern Australia [syn: {Grevillea robusta}]

silky pocket mouse
n : small pale yellowish soft-furred rodent of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {Perognathus flavus}]

silky tamarin
n : golden South American monkey with long soft hair forming a mane [syn: {Leontocebus rosalia}]

silky terrier
n : Australian breed of toy dogs having a silky blue coat [syn: {Sydney silky}]

silky willow
n 1: small shrubby tree of western North America (Alaska to Oregon) [syn: {Sitka willow}, {Salix sitchensis}]
2: North American willow with grayish silky pubescent leaves that usually blacken in drying [syn: {silver willow}, {Salix alba sericea}, {Salix sericea}]

silky wisteria
n : a wisteria of China having white flowers [syn: {Wisteria venusta}]

sill
n 1: structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure
2: (geology) a flat (usually horizontal) mass of igneous rock between two layers of older sedimentary rock

sillabub
n 1: spiced hot milk with rum or wine [syn: {syllabub}]
2: sweetened cream beaten with wine or liquor [syn: {syllabub}]

Sillaginidae
n : small family of small food fishes in shallow waters of the Pacific around Indonesia [syn: {family Sillaginidae}]

Sillago
n : type genus of the Sillaginidae [syn: {genus Sillago}]

sillier
silly
adj 1: pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" [syn: {cockamamie}, {cockamamy}, {goofy}, {sappy}, {wacky}, {whacky}, {zany}, {unreasonable}]
2: lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" [syn: {airheaded}, {dizzy}, {empty-headed}, {featherbrained}, {giddy}, {light-headed}, {lightheaded}]
3: inspiring scornful pity; "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett [syn: {pathetic}, {ridiculous}]
4: dazed from or as if from repeated blows; "knocked silly by the impact"; "slaphappy with exhaustion" [syn: {punch-drunk}, {slaphappy}]
n : a word used for misbehaving children; "don't be a silly" [also: {silliest}, {sillier}]

sillier
See {silly}

silliest
silly
adj 1: pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" [syn: {cockamamie}, {cockamamy}, {goofy}, {sappy}, {wacky}, {whacky}, {zany}, {unreasonable}]
2: lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" [syn: {airheaded}, {dizzy}, {empty-headed}, {featherbrained}, {giddy}, {light-headed}, {lightheaded}]
3: inspiring scornful pity; "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett [syn: {pathetic}, {ridiculous}]
4: dazed from or as if from repeated blows; "knocked silly by the impact"; "slaphappy with exhaustion" [syn: {punch-drunk}, {slaphappy}]
n : a word used for misbehaving children; "don't be a silly" [also: {silliest}, {sillier}]

silliest
See {silly}

silliness
n 1: a ludicrous folly; "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior" [syn: {absurdity}, {fatuity}, {fatuousness}]
2: an impulsive scatterbrained manner [syn: {giddiness}]

Sills
n : United States operatic soprano (born in 1929) [syn: {Beverly Sills}, {Belle Miriam Silverman}]

silly
adj 1: pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" [syn: {cockamamie}, {cockamamy}, {goofy}, {sappy}, {wacky}, {whacky}, {zany}, {unreasonable}]
2: lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" [syn: {airheaded}, {dizzy}, {empty-headed}, {featherbrained}, {giddy}, {light-headed}, {lightheaded}]
3: inspiring scornful pity; "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett [syn: {pathetic}, {ridiculous}]
4: dazed from or as if from repeated blows; "knocked silly by the impact"; "slaphappy with exhaustion" [syn: {punch-drunk}, {slaphappy}]
n : a word used for misbehaving children; "don't be a silly" [also: {silliest}, {sillier}]

silly season
n : a time usually late summer characterized by exaggerated news stories about frivolous matters for want of real news

silo
n 1: a cylindrical tower used for storing silage
2: military installation consisting of an underground structure where ballistic missiles can be stored and fired

siloxane
n : any of a large class of compounds that have alternate silicon and oxygen atoms

Silphium
n : tall North American perennial herbs [syn: {genus Silphium}]

Silphium laciniatum
n : North American perennial having a resinous odor and yellow flowers [syn: {rosinweed}]

silt
n : mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
v : become chocked with silt; "The river silted up" [syn: {silt up}]

silt up
v : become chocked with silt; "The river silted up" [syn: {silt}]

siltstone
n : a fine-grained sandstone of consolidated silt

silty
adj : full of silt; "silty soil"

Silurian
n : from 425 million to 405 million years ago; first air-breathing animals [syn: {Silurian period}]

Silurian period
n : from 425 million to 405 million years ago; first air-breathing animals [syn: {Silurian}]

silurid
n : Old World freshwater catfishes having naked skin and a long anal fin more or less merged with the eellike caudal fin [syn: {silurid fish}]

silurid fish
n : Old World freshwater catfishes having naked skin and a long anal fin more or less merged with the eellike caudal fin [syn: {silurid}]

Siluridae
n : Old World catfishes [syn: {family Siluridae}]

siluriform fish
n : any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth [syn: {catfish}]

Siluriformes
n : an order of fish belonging to the superorder Malacopterygii including catfishes [syn: {order Siluriformes}]

Silurus
n : type genus of the Siluridae: catfishes [syn: {genus Silurus}]

Silurus glanis
n : large elongated catfish of central and eastern Europe [syn: {European catfish}, {sheatfish}]

silva
n : the forest trees growing in a country or region [syn: {sylva}] [also: {silvae} (pl)]

silvae
silva
n : the forest trees growing in a country or region [syn: {sylva}] [also: {silvae} (pl)]

silvae
See {silva}

silvan
adj : relating to or characteristic of wooded regions; "a shady sylvan glade" [syn: {sylvan}]
n : a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods [syn: {sylvan}]

Silvanus
n : (Roman mythology) god of woods and fields and flocks; Pan is the Greek counterpart [syn: {Sylvanus}]

silver
adj 1: made from or largely consisting of silver; "silver bracelets"
2: having the white lustrous sheen of silver; "a land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap"; "repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen" [syn: {silvern}, {silvery}]
3: lustrous gray; covered with or tinged with the color of silver; "silvery hair" [syn: {argent}, {silvery}, {silverish}]
4: expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech" [syn: {eloquent}, {facile}, {fluent}, {silver-tongued}, {smooth-spoken}]
n 1: a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography [syn: {Ag}, {atomic number 47}]
2: coins made of silver
3: a light shade of gray [syn: {ash gray}, {ash grey}, {silver gray}, {silver grey}]
4: silverware eating utensils [syn: {flatware}]
5: a medal made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition [syn: {silver medal}]
v 1: coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam; "silver the necklace"
2: make silver in color; "Her worries had silvered her hair"
3: turn silver; "The man's hair silvered very attractively"

silver age
n : (classical mythology) the second age of the world, characterized by opulence and irreligion; by extension, a period secondary in achievement to a golden age

silver ash
n : any of various timber trees of the genus Flindersia

silver beech
n : New Zealand beech with usually pale silvery bark [syn: {Nothofagus menziesii}]

silver bell
n : any of various deciduous trees of the genus Halesia having white bell-shaped flowers

silver berry
n 1: deciduous shrubby tree of Europe and western Asia having gray leaves and small yellow fruits covered in silvery scales; sometimes spiny [syn: {Russian olive}, {Elaeagnus augustifolia}]
2: deciduous unarmed North American shrub with silvery leaves and fruits [syn: {silverberry}, {silverbush}, {silver-bush}, {Elaeagnus commutata}]

silver birch
n : European birch with silvery white peeling bark and markedly drooping branches [syn: {common birch}, {European white birch}, {Betula pendula}]

silver bromide
n : a bromide that darkens when exposed to light; used in making photographic emulsions

silver bullet
n : a simple guaranteed solution for a difficult problem; "no silver bullet can make the world safe from terrorism"

silver certificate
n : formerly a bank note issued by the United States Treasury and redeemable in silver

silver chloride
n : a chloride used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic emulsions

Silver City
n : a town in southwestern New Mexico

silver cord
n : the emotional bond between a mother and her offspring

silver dollar
n 1: a dollar made of silver [syn: {cartwheel}]
2: southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration [syn: {honesty}, {money plant}, {satin flower}, {satinpod}, {Lunaria annua}]

silver fern
n 1: tropical American fern having fronds with white undersides [syn: {Pityrogramma calomelanos}]
2: fern of southern tropical Africa having fronds with white undersides [syn: {Pityrogramma argentea}]

silver fir
n : any of various true firs having leaves white or silvery white beneath

silver fox
n : red fox in the color phase when its pelt is tipped with white

silver grass
n : of Australia and New Zealand

silver gray
n : a light shade of gray [syn: {ash gray}, {ash grey}, {silver}, {silver grey}]

silver grey
n : a light shade of gray [syn: {ash gray}, {ash grey}, {silver}, {silver gray}]

silver hake
n : found off Atlantic coast of North America [syn: {Merluccius bilinearis}, {whiting}]

silver iodide
n : an iodide that is used in photography, in seeding clouds to make rain, and in medicine

silver jenny
n : silvery mojarra found along sandy shores of the western Atlantic [syn: {Eucinostomus gula}]

silver jubilee
n : an anniversary celebrating the passage of 25 years

silver lace
n : shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {dusty miller}, {silver-lace}, {Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum}, {Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum}]

silver lace vine
n : twining perennial vine having racemes of fragrant greenish flowers; western China to Russia [syn: {China fleece vine}, {Russian vine}, {Polygonum aubertii}]

silver lime
n : large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having leaves with white tomentum on the under side; widely cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {silver linden}, {Tilia tomentosa}]

silver linden
n : large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having leaves with white tomentum on the under side; widely cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {silver lime}, {Tilia tomentosa}]

silver lining
n : a consoling aspect of a difficult situation; "every cloud has a silver lining"; "look on the bright side of it" [syn: {bright side}]

silver maple
n : a common North American maple tree; 5-lobed leaves are light green above and silvery white beneath; source of hard close-grained but brittle light-brown wood [syn: {Acer saccharinum}]

silver medal
n : a medal made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition [syn: {silver}]

silver mine
n : a mine where silver ore is dug

silver nitrate
n : a nitrate used in making photographic emulsions; also used in medicine as a cautery and as a topical anti-infective agent

silver oak
n : small slender tree with usually entire gray-green pendulous leaves and white or cream flowers; northern Australia [syn: {Grevillela parallela}]

silver perch
n 1: small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico [syn: {mademoiselle}, {Bairdiella chrysoura}]
2: small silvery food and game fish of eastern United States streams [syn: {white perch}, {Morone americana}]

silver pine
n 1: timber tree of New Zealand having shiny white wood [syn: {westland pine}, {Lagarostrobus colensoi}]
2: tall pine of western North America with stout blue-green needles; bark is gray-brown with rectangular plates when mature [syn: {western white pine}, {mountain pine}, {Pinus monticola}]

silver plate
n 1: tableware that is plated with silver
2: a thin layer of silver deposited on something

silver protein
n : a colloid preparation of protein (albumin or gelatin) and silver oxide; used in aqueous solution as an antibacterial agent

silver quandong
n : pale easily worked timber from the quandong tree

silver quandong tree
n : Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit [syn: {quandong}, {quandong tree}, {Brisbane quandong}, {blue fig}, {Elaeocarpus grandis}]

silver sage
n : low much-branched perennial of western United States having silvery leaves; an important browse and shelter plant [syn: {silver sagebrush}, {gray sage}, {Seriphidium canum}, {Artemisia cana}]

silver sagebrush
n : low much-branched perennial of western United States having silvery leaves; an important browse and shelter plant [syn: {silver sage}, {gray sage}, {Seriphidium canum}, {Artemisia cana}]

silver salmon
n 1: fatty pinkish flesh of small salmon caught in the Pacific and Great Lakes [syn: {coho salmon}, {coho}, {cohoe}]
2: small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes [syn: {coho}, {cohoe}, {coho salmon}, {blue jack}, {Onchorynchus kisutch}]

silver screen
n 1: the film industry
2: a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing [syn: {screen}, {projection screen}]

silver solder
n : a solder that contains silver

silver spoon
n : the inherited wealth of established upper-class families; "he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth"; "she is the daughter of old money from Massachusetts" [syn: {old money}]

silver spruce
n : tall spruce with blue-green needles and dense conic crown; older trees become columnar with lower branches sweeping downward [syn: {Colorado spruce}, {Colorado blue spruce}, {Picea pungens}]

silver standard
n : a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of silver

Silver Star
n : a United States military decoration for gallantry in action [syn: {Silver Star Medal}]

Silver Star Medal
n : a United States military decoration for gallantry in action [syn: {Silver Star}]

Silver State
n : a state in the western United States [syn: {Nevada}, {Battle Born State}, {Sagebrush State}, {NV}]

silver storm
n : a storm with freezing rain that leaves everything glazed with ice [syn: {ice storm}]

silver thatch
n 1: small stocky fan palm of southern Florida and Cuba [syn: {key palm}, {silvertop palmetto}, {Thrinax microcarpa}, {Thrinax morrisii}, {Thrinax keyensis}]
2: small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto [syn: {thatch palm}, {thatch tree}, {broom palm}, {Thrinax parviflora}]

silver tree
n 1: small South African tree with long silvery silky foliage [syn: {Leucadendron argenteum}]
2: Australian timber tree [syn: {Tarrietia argyrodendron}]

silver tree fern
n : showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia area having a crown of much-pinnated fronds with whitish undersides [syn: {sago fern}, {black tree fern}, {Cyathea medullaris}]

silver vine
n : ornamental vine of eastern Asia having yellow edible fruit and leaves with silver-white markings [syn: {silvervine}, {Actinidia polygama}]

silver wattle
n : evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers [syn: {mimosa}, {Acacia dealbata}]

silver wedding anniversary
n : the 25th wedding anniversary

silver whiting
n : a dull silvery whiting of southern Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States [syn: {Menticirrhus littoralis}]

silver willow
n : North American willow with grayish silky pubescent leaves that usually blacken in drying [syn: {silky willow}, {Salix alba sericea}, {Salix sericea}]

silverback
n : an adult male gorilla with gray hairs across the back

silver-bell tree
n : medium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas [syn: {silverbell tree}, {snowdrop tree}, {opossum wood}, {Halesia carolina}, {Halesia tetraptera}]

silverbell tree
n : medium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas [syn: {silver-bell tree}, {snowdrop tree}, {opossum wood}, {Halesia carolina}, {Halesia tetraptera}]

silverberry
n : deciduous unarmed North American shrub with silvery leaves and fruits [syn: {silver berry}, {silverbush}, {silver-bush}, {Elaeagnus commutata}]

silver-bush
n 1: silvery hairy European shrub with evergreen foliage and pale yellow flowers [syn: {Jupiter's beard}, {silverbush}, {Anthyllis barba-jovis}]
2: deciduous unarmed North American shrub with silvery leaves and fruits [syn: {silverberry}, {silver berry}, {silverbush}, {Elaeagnus commutata}]

silverbush
n 1: silvery hairy European shrub with evergreen foliage and pale yellow flowers [syn: {Jupiter's beard}, {silver-bush}, {Anthyllis barba-jovis}]
2: deciduous unarmed North American shrub with silvery leaves and fruits [syn: {silverberry}, {silver berry}, {silver-bush}, {Elaeagnus commutata}]

silverfish
n 1: silver-gray wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing [syn: {Lepisma saccharina}]
2: a silvery variety of Carassius auratus [also: {silverfishes} (pl)]

silverfishes
silverfish
n 1: silver-gray wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing [syn: {Lepisma saccharina}]
2: a silvery variety of Carassius auratus [also: {silverfishes} (pl)]

silverfishes
See {silverfish}

silverish
adj : lustrous gray; covered with or tinged with the color of silver; "silvery hair" [syn: {argent}, {silver}, {silvery}]

silver-lace
n : shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {dusty miller}, {silver lace}, {Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum}, {Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum}]

silverleaf nightshade
n : weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk; central United States to South America [syn: {trompillo}, {white horse nettle}, {prairie berry}, {purple nightshade}, {silver-leaved nightshade}, {silver-leaved nettle}, {Solanum elaeagnifolium}]

silver-leaved nettle
n : weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk; central United States to South America [syn: {trompillo}, {white horse nettle}, {prairie berry}, {purple nightshade}, {silverleaf nightshade}, {silver-leaved nightshade}, {Solanum elaeagnifolium}]

silver-leaved nightshade
n : weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk; central United States to South America [syn: {trompillo}, {white horse nettle}, {prairie berry}, {purple nightshade}, {silverleaf nightshade}, {silver-leaved nettle}, {Solanum elaeagnifolium}]

silver-leaved poplar
n : a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces [syn: {white poplar}, {white aspen}, {abele}, {aspen poplar}, {Populus alba}]

silvern
adj 1: resembling or reminiscent of silver; "a soft silvern voice"; "singing in her silvery tones" [syn: {silvery}]
2: having the white lustrous sheen of silver; "a land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap"; "repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen" [syn: {silver}, {silvery}]

silver-plate
v : plate with silver; "silverplate a watch" [syn: {silverplate}]

silverplate
v : plate with silver; "silverplate a watch" [syn: {silver-plate}]

silverpoint
n : a drawing made with on specially prepared paper with an instrument having a silver tip (15th and 16th centuries)

silverrod
n : plant of eastern North America having creamy white flowers [syn: {Solidago bicolor}]

silverside
n : small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; found along the Atlantic coast of the United States [syn: {silversides}]

silversides
n 1: small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; found along the Atlantic coast of the United States [syn: {silverside}]
2: the common North American shiner [syn: {common shiner}, {Notropis cornutus}]

silversmith
n : someone who makes or repairs articles of silver [syn: {silverworker}, {silver-worker}]

silverspot
n : butterfly with silver spots on the underside of the hind wings

Silverstein
n : United States poet and cartoonist remembered for his stories and poems for children (1932-1999) [syn: {Shel Silverstein}, {Shelby Silverstein}]

silversword
n : low-growing plant found only in volcanic craters on Hawaii having rosettes of narrow pointed silver-green leaves and clusters of profuse red-purple flowers on a tall stem [syn: {Argyroxiphium sandwicense}]

silver-tip
n : powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America [syn: {grizzly}, {grizzly bear}, {silvertip}, {Ursus horribilis}, {Ursus arctos horribilis}]

silvertip
n : powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America [syn: {grizzly}, {grizzly bear}, {silver-tip}, {Ursus horribilis}, {Ursus arctos horribilis}]

silver-tongued
adj : expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech" [syn: {eloquent}, {facile}, {fluent}, {silver}, {smooth-spoken}]

silvertop palmetto
n : small stocky fan palm of southern Florida and Cuba [syn: {key palm}, {silver thatch}, {Thrinax microcarpa}, {Thrinax morrisii}, {Thrinax keyensis}]

silvervine
n : ornamental vine of eastern Asia having yellow edible fruit and leaves with silver-white markings [syn: {silver vine}, {Actinidia polygama}]

silverware
n : tableware made of silver or silver plate or pewter or stainless steel

silverweed
n 1: any of various twining shrubs of the genus Argyreia having silvery leaves and showy purple flowers
2: low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States; Europe; Asia [syn: {goose-tansy}, {goose grass}, {Potentilla anserina}]

silverwork
n : decorative work made of silver

silver-worker
n : someone who makes or repairs articles of silver [syn: {silversmith}, {silverworker}]

silverworker
n : someone who makes or repairs articles of silver [syn: {silversmith}, {silver-worker}]

silvery
adj 1: lustrous gray; covered with or tinged with the color of silver; "silvery hair" [syn: {argent}, {silver}, {silverish}]
2: resembling or reminiscent of silver; "a soft silvern voice"; "singing in her silvery tones" [syn: {silvern}]
3: having the white lustrous sheen of silver; "a land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap"; "repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen" [syn: {silver}, {silvern}]

silvery spleenwort
n 1: fern with elongate silvery outgrowths enclosing the developing spores [syn: {Deparia acrostichoides}, {Athyrium thelypteroides}]
2: North American fern with narrow fronds on yellowish leafstalks [syn: {glade fern}, {narrow-leaved spleenwort}, {Athyrium pycnocarpon}, {Diplazium pycnocarpon}]

silvery wormwood
n : silver-haired shrub of central and southern United States and Mexico; a troublesome weed on rangelands [syn: {sand sage}, {Artemisia filifolia}]

silvex
n : a herbicide that is effective in controlling woody plants but is toxic to animals

Silvia
n : type genus of the Sylviidae: warblers [syn: {genus Silvia}]

Silvia atricapilla
n : small brownish-gray warbler with a black crown [syn: {blackcap}]

silviculture
n : the branch of forestry dealing with the development and care of forests

Silybum
n : small genus of east African herbs [syn: {genus Silybum}]

Silybum marianum
n : tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America [syn: {milk thistle}, {lady's thistle}, {Our Lady's mild thistle}, {holy thistle}, {blessed thistle}]

sima
n : rock that form the continuous lower layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and magnesium

simal
n : East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok [syn: {red silk-cotton tree}, {Bombax ceiba}, {Bombax malabarica}]

Simarouba
n : type genus of Simaroubaceae; tropical American trees and shrubs having a pale soft wood and bitter bark [syn: {genus Simarouba}]

Simarouba amara
n : tree of the Amazon valley yielding a light brittle timber locally regarded as resistant to insect attack [syn: {marupa}]

Simarouba glauca
n : medium to large tree of tropical North and South America having odd-pinnate leaves and long panicles of small pale yellow flowers followed by scarlet fruits [syn: {paradise tree}, {bitterwood}]

Simaroubaceae
n : chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one-seeded winged fruit [syn: {family Simaroubaceae}, {quassia family}]

simazine
n : a herbicide used to control weeds (especially among crops)

Simchas Torah
n : (Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd of Tishri to celebrate the completion of the annual cycle of readings of the Torah [syn: {Shimchath Torah}, {Simchat Torah}, {Simhath Torah}, {Simhat Torah}, {Rejoicing over the Law}, {Rejoicing of the Law}, {Rejoicing in the Law}]

Simchat Torah
n : (Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd of Tishri to celebrate the completion of the annual cycle of readings of the Torah [syn: {Shimchath Torah}, {Simhath Torah}, {Simhat Torah}, {Simchas Torah}, {Rejoicing over the Law}, {Rejoicing of the Law}, {Rejoicing in the Law}]

Simenon
n : French writer (born in Belgium) best known for his detective novels featuring Inspector Maigret (1903-1989) [syn: {Georges Simenon}, {Georges Joseph Christian Simenon}]

Simeon
n : (Old Testament) the 2nd son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel

Simhat Torah
n : (Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd of Tishri to celebrate the completion of the annual cycle of readings of the Torah [syn: {Shimchath Torah}, {Simchat Torah}, {Simhath Torah}, {Simchas Torah}, {Rejoicing over the Law}, {Rejoicing of the Law}, {Rejoicing in the Law}]

Simhath Torah
n : (Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd of Tishri to celebrate the completion of the annual cycle of readings of the Torah [syn: {Shimchath Torah}, {Simchat Torah}, {Simhat Torah}, {Simchas Torah}, {Rejoicing over the Law}, {Rejoicing of the Law}, {Rejoicing in the Law}]

simian
adj : relating to or resembling an ape; "simian features"
n : an ape or monkey

similar
adj 1: marked by correspondence or resemblance; "similar food at similar prices"; "problems similar to mine"; "they wore similar coats" [ant: {dissimilar}]
2: having the same or similar characteristics; "all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generaly alike in background and taste" [syn: {alike(p)}, {like}] [ant: {unalike}]
3: resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination; "suits of like design"; "a limited circle of like minds"; "members of the cat family have like dispositions"; "as like as two peas in a pod"; "doglike devotion"; "a dreamlike quality" [syn: {like}] [ant: {unlike}]
4: (of words) expressing closely related meanings
5: capable of replacing or changing places with something else; "interchangeable parts" [syn: {exchangeable}, {interchangeable}, {standardized}, {standardised}]

similarity
n 1: the quality of being similar [ant: {dissimilarity}]
2: a Getalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit [syn: {law of similarity}]

similarly
adv : in like or similar manner; "He was similarly affected"; "some people have little power to do good, and have likewise little strength to resist evil"- Samuel Johnson [syn: {likewise}]

simile
n : a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')

similitude
n 1: similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things; "man created God in his own likeness" [syn: {likeness}, {alikeness}] [ant: {unlikeness}, {unlikeness}]
2: a duplicate copy [syn: {counterpart}, {twin}]

simmer
n : temperature just below the boiling point; "the stew remained at a simmer for hours"
v : boil slowly at low temperature; "simmer the sauce"; "simmering water"

simmer down
v : become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again." [syn: {calm}, {calm down}, {cool off}, {chill out}, {settle down}, {cool it}]

simmering
n : cooking in a boiling liquid [syn: {boiling}, {stewing}]

simnel
n 1: a crisp bread of fine white flour
2: a fruitcake (sometimes covered with almond paste) eaten at mid-Lent or Easter or Christmas

simoleons
n : informal terms for money [syn: {boodle}, {bread}, {cabbage}, {clams}, {dinero}, {dough}, {gelt}, {kale}, {lettuce}, {lolly}, {lucre}, {loot}, {moolah}, {pelf}, {scratch}, {shekels}, {sugar}, {wampum}]

Simon
n 1: one of the twelve Apostles (first century) [syn: {St. Simon}, {Simon Zelotes}, {Simon the Zealot}, {Simon the Canaanite}]
2: United States singer and songwriter (born in 1942) [syn: {Paul Simon}]
3: United States playwright noted for light comedies (born in 1927) [syn: {Neil Simon}, {Marvin Neil Simon}]
4: United States economist and psychologist who pioneered in the development of cognitive science (1916-2001) [syn: {Herb Simon}, {Herbert A. Simon}, {Herbert Alexander Simon}]

Simon Bolivar
n : Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule; founded Bolivia in 1825 (1783-1830) [syn: {Bolivar}, {El Libertador}]

Simon de Montfort
n : an English nobleman who led the baronial rebellion against Henry III (1208-1265) [syn: {Montfort}, {Earl of Leicester}]

Simon Kuznets
n : United States economist (born in Russia) who developed a method for using a country's gross national product to estimate its economic growth (1901-1985) [syn: {Kuznets}]

Simon Legree
n 1: a cruel employer who demands excessive work from the employees [syn: {slave driver}]
2: the cruel slave dealer in an anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Simon Marks
n : English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964) [syn: {Marks}, {First Baron Marks of Broughton}]

Simon Newcomb
n : United States astronomer (1835-1909) [syn: {Newcomb}]

Simon Peter
n : disciple of Jesus and leader of the apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope [syn: {Peter}, {Saint Peter}, {St. Peter}, {Saint Peter the Apostle}, {St. Peter the Apostle}]

Simon the Canaanite
n : one of the twelve Apostles (first century) [syn: {Simon}, {St. Simon}, {Simon Zelotes}, {Simon the Zealot}]

Simon the Zealot
n : one of the twelve Apostles (first century) [syn: {Simon}, {St. Simon}, {Simon Zelotes}, {Simon the Canaanite}]

Simon Zelotes
n : one of the twelve Apostles (first century) [syn: {Simon}, {St. Simon}, {Simon the Zealot}, {Simon the Canaanite}]

Simone de Beauvoir
n : French feminist and existentialist and novelist (1908-1986) [syn: {Beauvoir}]

Simone Weil
n : French philosopher (1909-1943) [syn: {Weil}]

Simonise
v : polish with wax; "The motorcycle has been Simonized" [syn: {Simonize}]

Simoniz
n : a brand of car polish

Simonize
v : polish with wax; "The motorcycle has been Simonized" [syn: {Simonise}]

simony
n : traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments

simoom
n : a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa [syn: {simoon}, {samiel}]

simoon
n : a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa [syn: {simoom}, {samiel}]

simper
v : smile affectedly or derisively [syn: {smirk}]

simperer
n : a smiler whose smile is silly and self-conscious and sometimes coy

simperingly
adv : with a lack of courage and determination; "simperingly, the accused begged for mercy" [syn: {pusillanimously}]

simple
adj 1: having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved; "a simple problem"; "simple mechanisms"; "a simple design"; "a simple substance" [ant: {complex}]
2: easy and not involved or complicated; "an elementary problem in statistics"; "elementary, my dear Watson"; "a simple game"; "found an uncomplicated solution to the problem" [syn: {elementary}, {uncomplicated}, {unproblematic}]
3: apart from anything else; without additions or modifications; "only the bare facts"; "shocked by the mere idea"; "the simple passage of time was enough"; "the simple truth" [syn: {bare(a)}, {mere(a)}, {simple(a)}]
4: exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "simple courtesy" [syn: {childlike}, {wide-eyed}, {dewy-eyed}]
5: lacking mental capacity and devoid of subtlety [syn: {dim-witted}, {half-witted}, {simple-minded}]
6: (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions [syn: {unsubdivided}] [ant: {compound}]
7: not elaborate in style; unornamented; "a simple country schoolhouse"; "her black dress--simple to austerity"
n 1: any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
2: a person lacking intelligence or common sense [syn: {simpleton}]

simple absence
n : petit mal seizure without other complications; followed by 3-per-sec brain-wave spikes [syn: {pure absence}]

simple closed curve
n : a closed curve that does not intersect itself [syn: {Jordan curve}]

simple eye
n : an eye having a single lens [syn: {stemma}, {ocellus}]

simple fraction
n : the quotient of two integers [syn: {common fraction}]

simple fracture
n : an uncomplicated fracture in which the broken bones to not pierce the skin [syn: {closed fracture}]

simple fruit
n : an indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp: e.g. grape; tomato; cranberry [syn: {bacca}]

simple harmonic motion
n : periodic motion in which the restoring force is proportional to the displacement

simple interest
n : interest paid on the principal alone

simple leaf
n : not divided into parts

simple machine
n : a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point [syn: {machine}]

simple mastectomy
n : removal of a breast leaving the underlying muscles and the lymph nodes intact

simple microscope
n : light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image; "the magnifying glass was invented by Roger Bacon in 1250" [syn: {hand glass}, {magnifying glass}]

simple mindedness
n : a lack of penetration or subtlety; "they took advantage of her simplicity" [syn: {simplicity}]

simple pendulum
n : a hypothetical pendulum suspended by a weightless frictionless thread of constant length

simple phobia
n : any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with relatively simple well-defined stimuli

simple pistil
n : consists of one carpel

simple protein
n : a protein that yields only amino acids when hydrolyzed

simple regression
n : the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x) [syn: {regression}, {regression toward the mean}, {statistical regression}]

simple sentence
n : a sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses

simple sugar
n : a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates [syn: {monosaccharide}, {monosaccharose}]

simple-minded
adj 1: lacking subtlety and insight; "a simple-minded argument"
2: lacking mental capacity and devoid of subtlety [syn: {dim-witted}, {half-witted}, {simple}]

simpleness
n : the quality of being simple or uncompounded; "the simplicity of a crystal" [syn: {simplicity}] [ant: {complexity}]

simpleton
n : a person lacking intelligence or common sense [syn: {simple}]

simplex
adj 1: allowing communication in only one direction at a time, or in telegraphy allowing only one message over a line at a time; "simplex system"
2: having only one part or element; "a simplex word has no affixes and is not part of a compound--like `boy' compared with `boyish' or `house' compared with `houseboat'"

simplicity
n 1: the quality of being simple or uncompounded; "the simplicity of a crystal" [syn: {simpleness}] [ant: {complexity}]
2: a lack of penetration or subtlety; "they took advantage of her simplicity" [syn: {simple mindedness}]
3: absence of affectation or pretense
4: freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation" [syn: {ease}, {easiness}] [ant: {difficulty}]
5: lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with great restraint" [syn: {chasteness}, {restraint}]

simplification
n 1: a explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity
2: elimination of superfluous details
3: the act of reducing complexity [syn: {reduction}]

simplified
adj 1: made easy or uncomplicated
2: reduced in complexity; "a useful if somewhat simplified classification system"

simplified
simplify
v : make simpler or easier or reduce in complxity or extent; "We had to simplify the instructions"; "this move will simplify our lives" [ant: {complicate}] [also: {simplified}]

simplified
See {simplify}

simplify
v : make simpler or easier or reduce in complxity or extent; "We had to simplify the instructions"; "this move will simplify our lives" [ant: {complicate}] [also: {simplified}]

simplistic
adj : unrealistically simple [syn: {oversimplified}]

simply
adv 1: and nothing more; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment" [syn: {merely}, {just}, {only}, {but}]
2: absolutely; altogether; really; "we are simply broke"
3: in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment; "she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply" [syn: {plainly}]
4: absolutely; "I just can't take it anymore"; "he was just grand as Romeo"; "it's simply beautiful!" [syn: {just}]

Simpson
n 1: United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication [syn: {Mrs. Simpson}, {Wallis Warfield Simpson}, {Wallis Warfield Windsor}, {Duchess of Windsor}]
2: Scottish obstetrician and surgeon who pioneered in the use of ether and discovered the anesthetic effects of chloroform (1811-1870) [syn: {Sir James Young Simpson}]

Simpson Desert
n : a desert region of central Australia

simulacra
simulacrum
n 1: an insubstantial or vague semblance
2: a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone" [syn: {effigy}, {image}] [also: {simulacra} (pl)]

simulacra
See {simulacrum}

simulacrum
n 1: an insubstantial or vague semblance
2: a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone" [syn: {effigy}, {image}] [also: {simulacra} (pl)]

simulate
v 1: reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings" [syn: {imitate}, {copy}]
2: create a representation or model of; "The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights" [syn: {model}]
3: make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep" [syn: {assume}, {sham}, {feign}]

simulated
adj 1: not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide" [syn: {fake}, {false}, {faux}, {imitation}]
2: reproduced or made to resemble; imitative in character; "under simulated combat conditions"

simulated military operation
n : a military training exercise [syn: {maneuver}, {manoeuvre}]

simulation
n 1: (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program; "a simulation should imitate the internal processes and not merely the results of the thing being simulated" [syn: {computer simulation}]
2: the act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training)
3: representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale) [syn: {model}]
4: the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending" [syn: {pretense}, {pretence}, {pretending}, {feigning}]

simulative electronic deception
n : actions to represent friendly notional or actual capabilities to mislead hostile forces [syn: {electronic simulative deception}]

simulator
n : a machine that simulates an environment for the purpose of training or research

simulcast
n : a broadcast that is carried simultaneously by radio and television (or by FM and AM radio)

Simuliidae
n : blackflies and sand flies [syn: {family Simuliidae}]

Simulium
n : type genus of the Simuliidae: blackflies [syn: {genus Simulium}]

simultaneity
n : happening or existing or done at the same time [syn: {simultaneousness}]

simultaneous
adj : occurring or operating at the same time; "a series of coincident events" [syn: {coincident}, {coincidental}, {coinciding}, {concurrent}, {cooccurring}]

simultaneous equations
n : a set of equations in two or more variables for which there are values that can satisfy all the equations simultaneously

simultaneous operation
n : the simultaneous execution of two or more operations [syn: {parallel operation}] [ant: {serial operation}]

simultaneously
adv : at the same instant; "they spoke simultaneously" [syn: {at the same time}]

simultaneousness
n : happening or existing or done at the same time [syn: {simultaneity}]

simvastatin
n : an oral lipid-lowering medicine (trade name Zocor) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after heart attacks [syn: {Zocor}]

sin
n 1: estrangement from god [syn: {sinfulness}, {wickedness}]
2: an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will [syn: {sinning}]
3: ratio of the opposite side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle [syn: {sine}]
4: (Akkadian) god of the moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna
5: the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
6: violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin" [syn: {hell}]
v 1: commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law [syn: {transgress}, {trespass}]
2: commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview" [syn: {blunder}, {boob}, {goof}] [also: {sinning}, {sinned}]

Sinai
n 1: a mountain peak in the southern Sinai Peninsula (7,500 feet high); it is believed to be the peak on which Moses received the Ten Commandments [syn: {Mount Sinai}]
2: a desert on the Sinai Peninsula in northeastern Egypt [syn: {Sinai Desert}]
3: a peninsula in northeastern Egypt; at north end of Red Sea [syn: {Sinai Peninsula}]

Sinai Desert
n : a desert on the Sinai Peninsula in northeastern Egypt [syn: {Sinai}]

Sinai Peninsula
n : a peninsula in northeastern Egypt; at north end of Red Sea [syn: {Sinai}]

Sinanthropus
n : genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned [syn: {genus Sinanthropus}]

Sinapis
n : small genus of Old World herbs usually included in genus Brassica [syn: {genus Sinapis}]

Sinapis alba
n : Eurasian mustard cultivated for its pungent seeds; a source of table mustard and mustard oil [syn: {white mustard}, {Brassica hirta}]

Sinapis arvensis
n : weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields [syn: {field mustard}, {wild mustard}, {charlock}, {chadlock}, {Brassica kaber}]

sinapism
n : a plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient [syn: {mustard plaster}]

Sinatra
n : United States singer and film actor (1915-1998) [syn: {Frank Sinatra}, {Francis Albert Sinatra}]

Sinbad
n : in the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages [syn: {Sinbad the Sailor}]

Sinbad the Sailor
n : in the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages [syn: {Sinbad}]

since a long time ago
adv : since long ago; "she knows him from way back" [syn: {from way back}]

sincere
adj 1: open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship" [ant: {insincere}]
2: characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions; "both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a film with a solemn social message" [syn: {earnest}, {in earnest(p)}, {solemn}]

sincerely
adv 1: with sincerity; without pretense; "she praised him sincerely for his victory"; "was unfeignedly glad to see his old teacher"; "we are truly sorry for the inconvenience" [syn: {unfeignedly}, {truly}] [ant: {insincerely}]
2: written formula for ending a letter [syn: {sincerely yours}]

sincerely yours
adv : written formula for ending a letter [syn: {sincerely}]

sincerity
n 1: an earnest and sincere feeling [syn: {earnestness}, {seriousness}]
2: the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical; "his sincerity inspired belief"; "they demanded some proof of my sincerity" [ant: {insincerity}]
3: a quality of naturalness and simplicity; "the simple sincerity of folk songs" [syn: {unassumingness}]
4: the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice [syn: {seriousness}, {earnestness}, {serious-mindedness}] [ant: {frivolity}]

sincipita
sinciput
n : the front part of the head or skull (including the forehead) [also: {sincipita} (pl)]

sincipita
See {sinciput}

sinciput
n : the front part of the head or skull (including the forehead) [also: {sincipita} (pl)]

Sinclair
n 1: United States writer whose novels argued for social reform (1878-1968) [syn: {Upton Sinclair}, {Upton Beall Sinclair}]
2: English electrical engineer who founded a company that introduced many innovative products (born in 1940) [syn: {Clive Sinclair}, {Sir Clive Marles Sinclair}]

Sinclair Lewis
n : United States novelist who satirized middle-class America in his novel Main Street (1885-1951) [syn: {Lewis}, {Harry Sinclair Lewis}]

Sindhi
n : the Indic language of the Sindhi people

sine
n : ratio of the opposite side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle [syn: {sin}]

sine curve
n : the curve of y=sin x [syn: {sinusoid}]

sine die
adv : without a date fixed (as of an adjournment)

sine qua non
n : a prerequisite [syn: {essential condition}]

sine wave
n : a wave whose waveform resembles a sine curve

sinecure
n 1: a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached
2: an office that involves minimal duties

Sinequan
n : a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances) [syn: {doxepin}, {doxepin hydrochloride}, {Adapin}]

sinew
n 1: a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment [syn: {tendon}]
2: muscular strength [syn: {brawn}, {muscle}]

sinewy
adj 1: (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew [syn: {fibrous}, {stringy}, {unchewable}]
2: consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon [syn: {tendinous}]
3: (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms" [syn: {brawny}, {hefty}, {muscular}, {powerful}]

sinfonie
See {sinfonia}

sinful
adj 1: characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin; "iniquitous deeds"; "he said it was sinful to wear lipstick"; "ungodly acts" [syn: {iniquitous}, {ungodly}]
2: having committed unrighteous acts; "a sinful person" [syn: {unholy}, {wicked}]

sinfulness
n : estrangement from god [syn: {sin}, {wickedness}]

sing
v 1: deliver by singing; "Sing Christmas carols"
2: produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well"
3: to make melodious sounds; "The nightingale was singing"
4: make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; "the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear" [syn: {whistle}]
5: divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" [syn: {spill the beans}, {let the cat out of the bag}, {talk}, {tattle}, {blab}, {peach}, {babble}, {babble out}, {blab out}] [ant: {keep quiet}] [also: {sung}, {singing}, {sang}]

sing along
v : sing with a choir or an orchestra; "Every year the local orchestra and choir perform the `Messiah' and the audience is invited to sing along"

singable
adj : suitable for singing; "singable melody is the essence of music"- Winthrop Sargeant

singalong
n : informal group singing of popular songs [syn: {singsong}]

Singan
n : a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC [syn: {Xian}, {Sian}, {Changan}, {Hsian}]

Singapore
n 1: the capital of Singapore; one of the world's biggest ports [syn: {capital of Singapore}]
2: a country in southeastern Asia on the island of Singapore; achieved independence from Malaysia in 1965 [syn: {Republic of Singapore}]
3: an island south of the Malay Peninsula

Singapore dollar
n : the basic unit of money in Singapore

Singaporean
adj 1: of or relating to the island nation of Singapore and its people; "Singaporean rubber"
2: of or relating to the city of Singapore; "the Singaporean main street"
n : an inhabitant of Singapore

singe
n : a surface burn [syn: {scorch}]
v 1: burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows" [syn: {swinge}]
2: become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames" [syn: {scorch}, {sear}]

singer
n 1: a person who sings [syn: {vocalist}, {vocalizer}, {vocaliser}]
2: United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875) [syn: {Isaac M. Singer}, {Isaac Merrit Singer}]
3: United States writer (born in Poland) of Yiddish stories and novels (1904-1991) [syn: {Isaac Bashevis Singer}]

Singhalese
adj 1: of or relating to the Sinhalese languages; "the Sinhalese verions of the Ramayana" [syn: {Sinhala}, {Sinhalese}]
2: of or relating to the Sinhalese people; "Sinhalese rebels fighting the Tamils" [syn: {Sinhalese}]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka [syn: {Sinhalese}]
2: the Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka [syn: {Sinhalese}, {Sinhala}]

singing
sing
v 1: deliver by singing; "Sing Christmas carols"
2: produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well"
3: to make melodious sounds; "The nightingale was singing"
4: make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; "the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear" [syn: {whistle}]
5: divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" [syn: {spill the beans}, {let the cat out of the bag}, {talk}, {tattle}, {blab}, {peach}, {babble}, {babble out}, {blab out}] [ant: {keep quiet}] [also: {sung}, {singing}, {sang}]

singing
adj : smooth and flowing [syn: {cantabile}]
n 1: the act of singing vocal music [syn: {vocalizing}]
2: disclosing information or giving evidence about another [syn: {tattle}, {telling}]

singing
See {sing}

singing voice
n : the musical quality of the voice while singing

sing-kwa
n : loofah of Pakistan; widely cultivated throughout tropics [syn: {angled loofah}, {Luffa acutangula}]

single
adj 1: existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual; "upon the hill stood a single tower"; "had but a single thought which was to escape"; "a single survivor"; "a single serving"; "a single lens"; "a single thickness" [syn: {single(a)}] [ant: {multiple}]
2: used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petals; "single chrysanthemums resemble daisies and may have more than one row of petals" [ant: {double}]
3: not married or related to the unmarried state; "unmarried men and women"; "unmarried life"; "sex and the single girl"; "single parenthood"; "are you married or single?" [syn: {unmarried}] [ant: {married}]
4: characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing; "an individual serving"; "separate rooms"; "single occupancy"; "a single bed" [syn: {individual}, {separate}, {single(a)}]
5: having uniform application; "a single legal code for all" [syn: {single(a)}]
6: not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective; "judging a contest with a single eye"; "a single devotion to duty"; "undivided affection"; "gained their exclusive attention" [syn: {single(a)}, {undivided}, {exclusive}]
7: involved two individuals; "single combat" [syn: {single(a)}]
8: individual and distinct; "pegged down each separate branch to the earth"; "a gift for every single child" [syn: {separate}, {single(a)}]
n 1: a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
2: the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one" [syn: {one}, {1}, {I}, {ace}, {unity}]
v : hit a one-base hit

single bed
n : a bed for one occupant

single cream
n : cream that has at least 18% butterfat; "in England they call light cream `single cream'" [syn: {light cream}, {coffee cream}]

single crochet
n : a crochet stitch [syn: {single stitch}]
v : make by single stitching [syn: {single stitch}]

single dwelling
n : a house that stands alone [syn: {detached house}]

single entry
n : a simple bookkeeping system; transactions are entered in only one account [syn: {single-entry bookkeeping}]

single file
n : a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other [syn: {file}, {Indian file}]

single out
v 1: select from a group; "She was singled out for her outstanding performance"
2: treat differently on the basis of sex or race [syn: {discriminate}, {separate}]

single prop
n : a propeller plane with a single propeller [syn: {single-propeller plane}]

single quote
n : a single quotation mark

single shell
n : a shell for a single oarsman [syn: {racing skiff}]

single stitch
n : a crochet stitch [syn: {single crochet}]
v : make by single stitching [syn: {single crochet}]

single supplement
n : a surcharge added to the cost per person when traveling alone

single tax
n : a system of taxation in which a tax is levied on a single commodity (usually land)

single-barreled
adj : having one barrel; "most guns are single-barreled" [syn: {single-barrelled}] [ant: {double-barreled}]

single-barrelled
adj : having one barrel; "most guns are single-barreled" [syn: {single-barreled}] [ant: {double-barreled}]

single-bedded
adj : having single beds

single-breasted
adj : (of clothing) closing with a narrow overlap and fastened with a single row of buttons; "a single-breasted jacket" [ant: {double-breasted}]

single-breasted jacket
n : a jacket having fronts that overlap only enough for fastenings

single-breasted suit
n : a suit having a single-breasted jacket

single-celled
adj : having a single cell (and thus not divided into cells) [syn: {one-celled}]

single-channel
adj : designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel [syn: {mono}, {monophonic}]

single-entry bookkeeping
n : a simple bookkeeping system; transactions are entered in only one account [syn: {single entry}]

single-foot
n : a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately [syn: {rack}]
v : go at a rack; "the horses single-footed" [syn: {rack}]

single-handed
adj 1: unsupported by other people [syn: {unassisted}, {unbacked}]
2: without help from others; "a single-handed accomplishment"
adv : without assistance; "I built this house single-handedly" [syn: {single-handedly}]

single-handedly
adv : without assistance; "I built this house single-handedly" [syn: {single-handed}]

single-lane
adj : (of roads) having a single lane for traffic in both directions; when vehicles meet one must pull off the road to let the other pass [ant: {multilane}]

single-leaf
n : pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles and often many stems; important as a nut pine [syn: {single-leaf pine}, {single-leaf pinyon}, {Pinus monophylla}]

single-leaf pine
n : pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles and often many stems; important as a nut pine [syn: {single-leaf}, {single-leaf pinyon}, {Pinus monophylla}]

single-leaf pinyon
n : pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles and often many stems; important as a nut pine [syn: {single-leaf}, {single-leaf pine}, {Pinus monophylla}]

single-member system
n : based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district [syn: {uninominal system}, {uninominal voting system}, {scrutin uninomial system}, {scrutin uninominal voting system}]

single-minded
adj : determined; "she was firmly resolved to be a doctor"; "single-minded in his determination to stop smoking" [syn: {resolved}]

single-mindedly
adv : in a single-minded manner

single-mindedness
n : characterized by one unified purpose

singleness
n 1: without hypocrisy; "the singleness of his motives could not be questioned" [syn: {straightforwardness}]
2: the quality of concentrating on one central objective; "his singleness of purpose"

single-propeller plane
n : a propeller plane with a single propeller [syn: {single prop}]

single-reed instrument
n : a beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone) [syn: {single-reed woodwind}]

single-reed woodwind
n : a beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone) [syn: {single-reed instrument}]

single-rotor helicopter
n : a helicopter having a single rotor

singles
n 1: badminton played with one person on each side
2: tennis played with one person on each side

single-shelled
adj : univalve

single-spaced
adj : (of type or print) not having a blank space between lines; "business letters are usually single-spaced"

single-spacing
n : typing that does not leave lines blank

single-stepped
See {single-step}

single-stepping
See {single-step}

singlestick
n : a stick used instead of a sword for fencing [syn: {fencing stick}, {backsword}]

single-stranded
adj : having a single strand; "single-stranded RNA"

singlet
n : a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body [syn: {vest}, {undershirt}]

singletary pea
n : week-stemmed winter annual native to Mediterranean region for long established in southern United States; cultivated as a cover and pasture crop [syn: {Caley pea}, {rough pea}, {wild winterpea}, {Lathyrus hirsutus}]

singleton
n 1: a single object (as distinguished from a pair)
2: a set containing a single member
3: the playing card that is the only card in a suit held in a bridge hand as initially dealt

singly
adv 1: one by one; one at a time; "they were arranged singly" [ant: {multiply}]
2: apart from others; "taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square"; "the fine points are treated singly" [syn: {individually}, {separately}, {severally}, {one by one}, {on an individual basis}]

singsong
adj : uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting; "their chantlike intoned prayers"; "a singsong manner of speaking" [syn: {chantlike}, {intoned}]
n 1: a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation
2: informal group singing of popular songs [syn: {singalong}]
v 1: speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong
2: move as if accompanied by a singsong; "The porters singsonged the travellers' luggage up the mountain"

singular
adj 1: unusual or striking; "a remarkable sight"; "such poise is singular in one so young" [syn: {remarkable}]
2: beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior" [syn: {curious}, {funny}, {odd}, {peculiar}, {queer}, {rum}, {rummy}]
3: being a single and separate person or thing; "can the singular person be understood apart from his culture?"; "every fact in the world might be singular...unlike any other fact and sole of its kind"-William James
4: grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit [ant: {plural}]
5: the single one of its kind; "a singular example"; "the unique existing example of Donne's handwriting"; "a unique copy of an ancient manuscript"; "certain types of problems have unique solutions" [syn: {unique}]
n : the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton [syn: {singular form}] [ant: {plural}]

singular form
n : the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton [syn: {singular}] [ant: {plural}]

singular matrix
n : a square matrix whose determinant is zero [ant: {nonsingular matrix}]

singularise
v : distinguish as singular [syn: {singularize}]

singularity
n 1: the quality of being one of a kind; "that singularity distinguished him from all his companions" [syn: {uniqueness}]
2: strangeness by virtue of being remarkable or unusual

singularize
v : distinguish as singular [syn: {singularise}]

singularly
adv : in a singular manner or to a singular degree; "Lord T. was considered singularly licentious even for the courts of Russia and Portugal; he acquired three wives and fourteen children during his Portuguese embassy alone"

singultus
n : (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion; "how do you cure the hiccups?" [syn: {hiccup}, {hiccough}]

Sinhala
adj : of or relating to the Sinhalese languages; "the Sinhalese verions of the Ramayana" [syn: {Singhalese}, {Sinhalese}]
n : the Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka [syn: {Sinhalese}, {Singhalese}]

Sinhalese
adj 1: of or relating to the Sinhalese languages; "the Sinhalese verions of the Ramayana" [syn: {Sinhala}, {Singhalese}]
2: of or relating to the Sinhalese people; "Sinhalese rebels fighting the Tamils" [syn: {Singhalese}]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka [syn: {Singhalese}]
2: the Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka [syn: {Singhalese}, {Sinhala}]

sinister
adj 1: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly" [syn: {baleful}, {forbidding}, {menacing}, {minacious}, {minatory}, {ominous}, {threatening}, {ugly}]
2: stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable; "black deeds"; "a black lie"; "his black heart has concocted yet another black deed"; "Darth Vader of the dark side"; "a dark purpose"; "dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility"; "the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him"-Thomas Hardy [syn: {black}, {dark}]
3: on or starting from the wearer's left; "bar sinister"

sinistral
adj 1: of or on the left; "a sinistral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the left when facing the observer"; "a sinistral flatfish lies with the left eye uppermost" [ant: {dextral}]
2: preferring to use left foot or hand or eye; "sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye"

sinistrality
n : preference for using the left hand [syn: {left-handedness}]

sinistrorsal
adj : spiraling upward from right to left; "sinistrorse vines" [syn: {sinistrorse}]

sinistrorse
adj : spiraling upward from right to left; "sinistrorse vines" [syn: {sinistrorsal}]

Sinitic
adj : of or relating to the Chinese people or their language or culture; "Sinitic dialects"
n : a group of Sino-Tibetan languages [syn: {Sinitic language}]

Sinitic language
n : a group of Sino-Tibetan languages [syn: {Sinitic}]

sink
n 1: plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
2: (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system; "the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide" [ant: {source}]
3: a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof [syn: {sinkhole}, {swallow hole}]
4: a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it [syn: {cesspool}, {cesspit}, {sump}]
v 1: fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees" [syn: {drop}, {drop down}]
2: cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"
3: pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into Nirvana" [syn: {pass}, {lapse}]
4: go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" [syn: {settle}, {go down}, {go under}] [ant: {float}]
5: descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair" [syn: {subside}]
6: appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line" [syn: {dip}]
7: fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off" [syn: {slump}, {fall off}]
8: fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank" [syn: {slump}, {slide down}]
9: embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap" [syn: {bury}] [also: {sunken}, {sunk}, {sank}]

sink in
v 1: become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow" [syn: {click}, {get through}, {dawn}, {come home}, {get across}, {penetrate}, {fall into place}]
2: pass through; "Water permeates sand easily" [syn: {percolate}, {permeate}, {filter}]

sinkable
adj : capable of being sunk [ant: {unsinkable}]

sinker
n 1: a small ring-shaped friedcake [syn: {doughnut}, {donut}]
2: a weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water)
3: a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate

sinkhole
n : a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof [syn: {sink}, {swallow hole}]

Sinkiang
n : an autonomous province in far northwestern China on the border with Mongolia and Kazakhstan; the largest province in the People's Republic of China and the homeland of the Uighur people [syn: {Xinjiang}, {Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region}]

sinking
n 1: a descent as through liquid (especially through water); "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic"
2: a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength); "after several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market"; "he could not control the sinking of his legs"
3: a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension; "with a sinking heart"; "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach" [syn: {sinking feeling}]

sinking feeling
n : a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension; "with a sinking heart"; "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach" [syn: {sinking}]

sinking fund
n : a fund accumulated regularly in a separate account and used to redeem debt securities

sinking spell
n : a temporary decline in health or value

sinless
adj : free from sin [syn: {impeccant}, {innocent}]

sinlessness
n : the state of being free from sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil [syn: {purity}, {innocence}]

Sinn Fein
n : an Irish republican political movement founded in 1905 to promote independence from England and unification of Ireland; became the political branch of the Irish Republican Army

sinned
sin
n 1: estrangement from god [syn: {sinfulness}, {wickedness}]
2: an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will [syn: {sinning}]
3: ratio of the opposite side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle [syn: {sine}]
4: (Akkadian) god of the moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna
5: the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
6: violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin" [syn: {hell}]
v 1: commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law [syn: {transgress}, {trespass}]
2: commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview" [syn: {blunder}, {boob}, {goof}] [also: {sinning}, {sinned}]

sinned
See {sin}

sinner
n : a person who sins (without repenting) [syn: {evildoer}]

sinning
adj : transgressing a moral or divine law; "if it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most sinning soul alive"- Shakespeare
n : an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will [syn: {sin}]

sinning
sin
n 1: estrangement from god [syn: {sinfulness}, {wickedness}]
2: an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will [syn: {sinning}]
3: ratio of the opposite side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle [syn: {sine}]
4: (Akkadian) god of the moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna
5: the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
6: violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin" [syn: {hell}]
v 1: commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law [syn: {transgress}, {trespass}]
2: commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview" [syn: {blunder}, {boob}, {goof}] [also: {sinning}, {sinned}]

sinning
See {sin}

Sinningia
n : genus of perennial tuberous herbs and shrubs of Central and South America [syn: {genus Sinningia}]

Sinningia speciosa
n : South American herb cultivated in many varieties as a houseplant for its large handsome leaves and large variously colored bell-shaped flowers [syn: {florist's gloxinia}, {Gloxinia spesiosa}]

sinoatrial node
n : a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat [syn: {pacemaker}, {cardiac pacemaker}, {SA node}]

Sino-Japanese War
n : a war between China and Japan (1894 and 1895) over the control of the Korean Peninsula; China was overwhelmingly defeated at Port Arthur [syn: {Chino-Japanese War}]

Sinologist
n : a student of Chinese history and language and culture

Sinology
n : the study of Chinese history and language and culture

sinoper
n : a red ocher formerly used as a pigment [syn: {sinopis}, {sinopia}]

sinopia
n : a red ocher formerly used as a pigment [syn: {sinopis}, {sinoper}]

sinopis
n : a red ocher formerly used as a pigment [syn: {sinopia}, {sinoper}]

Sinornis
n : sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Jurassic period to the Cretaceous period having a keeled breastbone and vestigial tail; found in China; considered possibly the second most primitive of all birds

Sino-Tibetan
n : the family of tonal languages spoken in eastern Asia [syn: {Sino-Tibetan language}]

Sino-Tibetan language
n : the family of tonal languages spoken in eastern Asia [syn: {Sino-Tibetan}]

sinter
v : used of powdery metals or ores; to cause to become a coherent mass by heating without melting

sintered
adj : formed into a mass by heat and pressure

sinuate
adj 1: curved or curving in and out; "wiggly lines" [syn: {sinuous}, {wiggly}]
2: having a strongly waved margin alternately concave and convex

sinuosity
n : having curves; "he hated the sinuosity of mountain roads" [syn: {sinuousness}]

sinuous
adj : curved or curving in and out; "wiggly lines" [syn: {sinuate}, {wiggly}]

sinuousness
n : having curves; "he hated the sinuosity of mountain roads" [syn: {sinuosity}]

sinus
n 1: an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface [syn: {fistula}]
2: any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull
3: a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel [syn: {venous sinus}]

sinus cavernosus
n : either of a pair of large venous sinuses in the cranial cavity [syn: {cavernous sinus}]

sinus coronarius
n : a short sinus receiving most of the veins of the heart; empties into the right atrium [syn: {coronary sinus}]

sinus ethmoidales
n : a sinus of the meatuses of the nasal cavity (behind the bridge of the nose) [syn: {ethmoid sinus}, {ethmoidal sinus}]

sinus headache
n : a headache resulting from congestion or infection in the paranasal sinuses

sinus paranasales
n : any of the paired sinuses in the bones of the face adjacent to the nasal cavity that are lined with mucous membrane that is continuous with lining of the nasal cavities [syn: {paranasal sinus}, {nasal sinus}]

sinus rectus
n : an unpaired sinus of the dura mater [syn: {straight sinus}, {tentorial sinus}]

sinus sigmoideus
n : an S-shaped dural sinus on the temporal and occipital bones [syn: {sigmoid sinus}]

sinus transversus
n : a paired dural sinus; terminates in the sigmoid sinus [syn: {transverse sinus}]

sinus venosus sclerae
n : a circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins [syn: {canal of Schlemm}, {Schlemm's canal}]

sinusitis
n : inflammation of one of the paranasal sinuses

sinusoid
n 1: tiny endothelium-lined passages for blood in the tissue of an organ
2: the curve of y=sin x [syn: {sine curve}]

sinusoidal
adj : having a succession of waves or curves

sinusoidal projection
n : an equal-area map projection showing parallels and the equator as straight lines and other meridians as curved; used to map tropical latitudes [syn: {Sanson-Flamsteed projection}]

sinusoidally
adv : in a sinusoidal manner

Sion
n 1: originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem; "the inhabitants of Jerusalem are personified as `the daughter of Zion'" [syn: {Zion}]
2: Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine [syn: {Israel}, {State of Israel}, {Yisrael}, {Zion}]
3: an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal [syn: {Utopia}, {Zion}]

Siouan
adj : of or relating to the Sioux people or their language and culture
n 1: a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains [syn: {Sioux}]
2: a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux [syn: {Siouan language}]

Siouan language
n : a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux [syn: {Siouan}]

Siouan-speaking
adj : able to communicate in a Siouan language

Sioux
n : a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains [syn: {Siouan}]

Sioux City
n : a city in northeastern Iowa where the Big Sioux River joins the Missouri

Sioux Falls
n : largest city in South Dakota; located in southeastern South Dakota

sip
n : a small drink [syn: {nip}]
v : drink in sips; "She was sipping her tea" [also: {sipping}, {sipped}]

Sipah-e-Sahaba
n : a vicious sectarian organization in Pakistan that persecutes Shiite Muslims and collaborates with al-Qaeda to attack foreigners and to disrupt the government of Pakistan

siphon
n : a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that atmospheric pressure forces the liquid through the tube [syn: {syphon}]
v 1: convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon [syn: {syphon}, {siphon off}]
2: move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action; "siphon gas into the tank"

siphon off
v : convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon [syn: {siphon}, {syphon}]

Siphonaptera
n : fleas [syn: {order Siphonaptera}]

Siphonophora
n : marine colonial hydrozoans [syn: {order Siphonophora}]

siphonophore
n : a floating or swimming oceanic colony of polyps often transparent or showily colored

sipped
sip
n : a small drink [syn: {nip}]
v : drink in sips; "She was sipping her tea" [also: {sipping}, {sipped}]

sipped
See {sip}

sipper
n : a drinker who sips

sipping
sip
n : a small drink [syn: {nip}]
v : drink in sips; "She was sipping her tea" [also: {sipping}, {sipped}]

sipping
See {sip}

Sipuncula
n : peanut worms [syn: {phylum Sipuncula}]

sipunculid
n : small unsegmented marine worm that when disturbed retracts its anterior portion into the body giving the appearance of a peanut [syn: {peanut worm}]

Siqueiros
n : Mexican painter of murals depicting protest and revolution (1896-1974) [syn: {David Siqueiros}, {David Alfaro Siqueiros}]

sir
n 1: term of address for a man
2: a title used before the name of knight or baronet

Sir Alan Lloyd Hodgkin
n : English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered the role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1914) [syn: {Hodgkin}, {Alan Hodgkin}]

Sir Alec Guinness
n : English stage and screen actor noted for versatility (1914-2000) [syn: {Guinness}, {Alec Guinness}]

Sir Alexander Fleming
n : English bacteriologist who discovered penicillin (1881-1955) [syn: {Fleming}, {Alexander Fleming}]

Sir Alexander Korda
n : British filmmaker (born in Hungary) (1893-1956) [syn: {Korda}, {Sandor Kellner}]

Sir Alexander Mackenzie
n : Canadian explorer (born in England) who explored the Mackenzie River and who was first to cross North American by land north of Mexico (1764-1820) [syn: {Mackenzie}]

Sir Alexander Robertus Todd
n : Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907) [syn: {Todd}]

Sir Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell
n : English astronomer who pioneered radio astronomy (born in 1913) [syn: {Lovell}, {Sir Bernard Lovell}]

Sir Alfred Hitchcock
n : English film director noted for his skill in creating suspense (1899-1980) [syn: {Hitchcock}, {Alfred Hitchcock}, {Alfred Joseph Hitchcock}]

Sir Angus Wilson
n : English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991) [syn: {Wilson}, {Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson}]

Sir Anthony Hopkins
n : Welsh film actor (born in 1937) [syn: {Hopkins}, {Anthony Hopkins}, {Sir Anthony Philip Hopkins}]

Sir Anthony Philip Hopkins
n : Welsh film actor (born in 1937) [syn: {Hopkins}, {Anthony Hopkins}, {Sir Anthony Hopkins}]

Sir Anthony Vandyke
n : Flemish painter of numerous portraits (1599-1641) [syn: {Vandyke}, {Van Dyck}, {Anthony Vandyke}]

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
n : English author who created Sherlock Holmes (1859-1930) [syn: {Conan Doyle}, {A. Conan Doyle}, {Arthur Conan Doyle}]

Sir Arthur John Evans
n : British archaeologist who excavated the palace of Knossos in Crete to find what he called Minoan civilization (1851-1941) [syn: {Evans}, {Arthur Evans}]

Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington
n : English astronomer remembered for his popular elucidation of relativity theory (1882-1944) [syn: {Eddington}]

Sir Arthur Sullivan
n : English composer of operettas who collaborated with the librettist William Gilbert (1842-1900) [syn: {Sullivan}, {Arthur Sullivan}, {Arthur Seymour Sullivan}]

Sir Arthur Travers Harris
n : British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984) [syn: {Harris}, {Bomber Harris}]

Sir Barton
n : thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1919

Sir Bernanrd Williams
n : English philosopher credited with reviving the field of moral philosophy (1929-2003) [syn: {Williams}, {Bernanrd Arthur Owen Williams}]

Sir Bernard Law Montgomery
n : English general during World War II; won victories over Rommel in North Africa and led British ground forces in the invasion of Normandy (1887-1976) [syn: {Montgomery}, {Bernard Law Montgomery}, {1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein}]

Sir Bernard Lovell
n : English astronomer who pioneered radio astronomy (born in 1913) [syn: {Lovell}, {Sir Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell}]

Sir Charles Leonard Woolley
n : English archaeologist who supervised the excavations at Ur (1880-1960) [syn: {Woolley}, {Sir Leonard Woolley}]

Sir Charles Scott Sherrington
n : English physiologist who conducted research on reflex action (1857-1952) [syn: {Sherrington}]

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin
n : English comedian and film maker; portrayed a downtrodden little man in baggy pants and bowler hat (1889-1977) [syn: {Chaplin}, {Charlie Chaplin}]

Sir Charles Wheatstone
n : English physicist and inventor who devised the Wheatstone bridge (1802-1875) [syn: {Wheatstone}]

Sir Charles William Siemens
n : engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883) [syn: {Siemens}, {Karl Wilhelm Siemens}]

Sir Christopher Wren
n : English architect who designed more than fifty London churches (1632-1723) [syn: {Wren}]

Sir Clive Marles Sinclair
n : English electrical engineer who founded a company that introduced many innovative products (born in 1940) [syn: {Sinclair}, {Clive Sinclair}]

Sir David Alexander Cecil Low
n : British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963) [syn: {Low}, {David Low}, {Sir David Low}]

Sir David Bruce
n : Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931) [syn: {Bruce}, {David Bruce}]

Sir David Low
n : British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963) [syn: {Low}, {David Low}, {Sir David Alexander Cecil Low}]

Sir Edmund Hillary
n : New Zealand mountaineer who first attained the summit of Mount Everest with his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay (born in 1919) [syn: {Hillary}, {Edmund Hillary}, {Sir Edmund Percival Hillary}]

Sir Edmund Percival Hillary
n : New Zealand mountaineer who first attained the summit of Mount Everest with his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay (born in 1919) [syn: {Hillary}, {Edmund Hillary}, {Sir Edmund Hillary}]

Sir Edward Elgar
n : British composer of choral and orchestral works including two symphonies as well as songs and chamber music and music for brass band (1857-1934) [syn: {Elgar}, {Sir Edward William Elgar}]

Sir Edward Victor Appleton
n : English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966) [syn: {Appleton}, {Edward Appleton}]

Sir Edward William Elgar
n : British composer of choral and orchestral works including two symphonies as well as songs and chamber music and music for brass band (1857-1934) [syn: {Elgar}, {Sir Edward Elgar}]

Sir Edwin Landseer Luytens
n : English architect who planned the city of New Delhi (1869-1944) [syn: {Lutyens}, {Sir Edwin Lutyens}]

Sir Edwin Lutyens
n : English architect who planned the city of New Delhi (1869-1944) [syn: {Lutyens}, {Sir Edwin Landseer Luytens}]

Sir Ernst Boris Chain
n : British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979) [syn: {Chain}, {Ernst Boris Chain}]

Sir Francis Bacon
n : English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626) [syn: {Bacon}, {Francis Bacon}, {Baron Verulam}, {1st Baron Verulam}, {Viscount St. Albans}]

Sir Francis Drake
n : English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596) [syn: {Drake}, {Francis Drake}]

Sir Francis Galton
n : English scientist (cousin of Charles Darwin) who explored many fields: heredity, meteorology, statistics, psychology, anthropology; founder of eugenics and first to use fingerprints for identification (1822-1911) [syn: {Galton}, {Francis Galton}]

Sir Fred Hoyle
n : an English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state theory of cosmology; described processes of nucleosynthesis inside stars (1915-2001) [syn: {Hoyle}, {Fred Hoyle}]

Sir Frederick Ashton
n : British choreographer (1906-1988) [syn: {Ashton}]

Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins
n : English biochemist who did pioneering work that led to the discovery of vitamins (1861-1947) [syn: {Hopkins}]

Sir Frederick Grant Banting
n : Canadian physiologist who discovered insulin with C. H. Best and who used it to treat diabetes(1891-1941) [syn: {Banting}, {F. G. Banting}]

Sir Frederick William Herschel
n : English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822) [syn: {Herschel}, {William Herschel}, {Sir William Herschel}]

Sir Galahad
n : (Arthurian legend) the most virtuous knight of the Round Table; was able to see the Holy Grail [syn: {Galahad}]

Sir Gawain
n : (Arthurian legend) a nephew of Arthur and one of the knights of the Round Table [syn: {Gawain}]

Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson
n : English chemist honored for his research on pollutants in car exhausts (born in 1921) [syn: {Wilkinson}]

Sir George Otto Trevelyan
n : English historian who wrote a history of the American revolution and a biography of his uncle Lord Macaulay (1838-1928) [syn: {Trevelyan}, {George Otto Trevelyan}]

Sir George Paget Thomson
n : English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who co-discovered the diffraction of electrons by crystals (1892-1975) [syn: {Thomson}, {George Paget Thomson}]

Sir Geraint
n : (Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table [syn: {Geraint}]

Sir Hans Adolf Krebs
n : English biochemist (born in Germany) who discovered the Krebs cycle (1900-1981) [syn: {Krebs}, {Hans Adolf Krebs}]

Sir Harold George Nicolson
n : English diplomat and author (1886-1968) [syn: {Nicolson}, {Harold Nicolson}]

Sir Harold Walter Kroto
n : British chemist who with Robert Curl and Richard Smalley discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (bron in 1939) [syn: {Kroto}, {Harold Kroto}, {Harold W. Kroto}]

Sir Harry MacLennan Lauder
n : Scottish ballad singer and music hall comedian (1870-1950) [syn: {Lauder}, {Harry Lauder}]

Sir Henry Bessemer
n : British inventor and metallurgist who developed the Bessemer process (1813-1898) [syn: {Bessemer}]

Sir Henry Joseph Wood
n : English conductor (1869-1944) [syn: {Wood}, {Sir Henry Wood}]

Sir Henry Maxmilian Beerbohm
n : English writer and caricaturist (1872-1956) [syn: {Beerbohm}, {Max Beerbohm}]

Sir Henry Morgan
n : a Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688) [syn: {Morgan}, {Henry Morgan}]

Sir Henry Morton Stanley
n : Welsh journalist and explorer who led an expedition to Africa in search of David Livingstone and found him in Tanzania in 1871; he and Livingstone together tried to find the source of the Nile River (1841-1904) [syn: {Stanley}, {Henry M. Stanley}, {John Rowlands}]

Sir Henry Percy
n : English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403) [syn: {Percy}, {Hotspur}, {Harry Hotspur}]

Sir Henry Rider Haggard
n : British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925) [syn: {Haggard}, {Rider Haggard}]

Sir Henry Wood
n : English conductor (1869-1944) [syn: {Wood}, {Sir Henry Joseph Wood}]

Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree
n : English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917) [syn: {Tree}]

Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim
n : English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916) [syn: {Maxim}]

Sir Howard Walter Florey
n : British pathologist who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1898-1968) [syn: {Florey}, {Howard Florey}]

Sir Humphrey Davy
n : English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829) [syn: {Davy}, {Humphrey Davy}]

Sir Humphrey Gilbert
n : English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583) [syn: {Gilbert}, {Humphrey Gilbert}]

Sir Isaac Newton
n : English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727) [syn: {Newton}, {Isaac Newton}]

Sir Isaac Pitman
n : English educator who invented a system of phonetic shorthand (1813-1897) [syn: {Pitman}]

Sir Jack Hobbs
n : notable English cricketer (1882-1963) [syn: {Hobbs}, {John Berry Hobbs}]

Sir Jacob Epstein
n : British sculptor (born in the United States) noted for busts and large controversial works (1880-1959) [syn: {Epstein}, {Jacob Epstein}]

Sir James Augustus Henry Murray
n : Scottish philologist and first lexicographer of the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915) [syn: {Murray}, {James Murray}, {James Augustus Murray}, {James Augustus Henry Murray}, {Sir James Murray}, {Sir James Augustus Murray}]

Sir James Augustus Murray
n : Scottish philologist and first lexicographer of the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915) [syn: {Murray}, {James Murray}, {James Augustus Murray}, {James Augustus Henry Murray}, {Sir James Murray}, {Sir James Augustus Henry Murray}]

Sir James Clark Ross
n : British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862) [syn: {Ross}, {James Clark Ross}]

Sir James Dewar
n : Scottish chemist and physicist noted for his work in cryogenics and his invention of the Dewar flask (1842-1923) [syn: {Dewar}]

Sir James George Frazer
n : English social anthropologist noted for studies of primitive religion and magic (1854-1941) [syn: {Frazer}, {James George Frazer}]

Sir James Matthew Barrie
n : Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937) [syn: {Barrie}, {James Barrie}, {J. M. Barrie}, {James Matthew Barrie}]

Sir James Murray
n : Scottish philologist and first lexicographer of the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915) [syn: {Murray}, {James Murray}, {James Augustus Murray}, {James Augustus Henry Murray}, {Sir James Augustus Murray}, {Sir James Augustus Henry Murray}]

Sir James Paget
n : English pathologist who discovered the cause of trichinosis (1814-1899) [syn: {Paget}]

Sir James Paul McCartney
n : English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942) [syn: {McCartney}, {Paul McCartney}]

Sir James Young Simpson
n : Scottish obstetrician and surgeon who pioneered in the use of ether and discovered the anesthetic effects of chloroform (1811-1870) [syn: {Simpson}]

Sir John Carew Eccles
n : Australian physiologist noted for his research on the conduction of impulses by nerve cells (1903-1997) [syn: {Eccles}, {John Eccles}]

Sir John Cockcroft
n : British physicist who (with Ernest Walton in 1931) first split an atom (1897-1967) [syn: {Cockcroft}, {Sir John Douglas Cockcroft}]

Sir John Cowdery Kendrew
n : English biologist noted for studies of the molecular structure of blood components (born in 1917) [syn: {Kendrew}]

Sir John Douglas Cockcroft
n : British physicist who (with Ernest Walton in 1931) first split an atom (1897-1967) [syn: {Cockcroft}, {Sir John Cockcroft}]

Sir John Everett Millais
n : Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1829-1896) [syn: {Millais}]

Sir John Falstaff
n : a dissolute character in Shakespeare's plays [syn: {Falstaff}]

Sir John Frederick William Herschel
n : English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871) [syn: {Herschel}, {John Herschel}, {Sir John Herschel}]

Sir John Gielgud
n : English actor of Shakespearean roles who was also noted for appearances in films (1904-2000) [syn: {Gielgud}, {Arthur John Gielgud}]

Sir John Hawkins
n : English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595) [syn: {Hawkins}, {Hawkyns}, {Sir John Hawkyns}]

Sir John Hawkyns
n : English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595) [syn: {Hawkins}, {Hawkyns}, {Sir John Hawkins}]

Sir John Herschel
n : English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871) [syn: {Herschel}, {John Herschel}, {Sir John Frederick William Herschel}]

Sir John Ross
n : Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856) [syn: {Ross}, {John Ross}]

Sir John Suckling
n : English poet and courtier (1609-1642) [syn: {Suckling}]

Sir John Tenniel
n : English cartoonist (1820-1914) [syn: {Tenniel}]

Sir John Vanbrigh
n : English architect (1664-1726) [syn: {Vanbrugh}, {John Vanbrugh}]

Sir Joseph Banks
n : English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820) [syn: {Banks}]

Sir Joseph John Thomson
n : English physicist who experimented with the conduction of electricity through gases and who discovered the electron and determined its charge and mass (1856-1940) [syn: {Thomson}, {Joseph John Thomson}]

Sir Joseph Paxton
n : English architect (1801-1865) [syn: {Paxton}, {Joseph Paxton}]

Sir Joshua Reynolds
n : English portrait painter and first president of the Royal Academy (1723-1792) [syn: {Reynolds}]

Sir Lancelot
n : (Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table; friend of King Arthur until (according to some versions of the legend) he became the lover of Arthur's wife Guinevere [syn: {Lancelot}]

Sir Laurence Kerr Olivier
n : English actor best know for his Shakespearean roles (1907-1989) [syn: {Olivier}, {Laurence Olivier}, {Baron Olivier of Birghton}]

Sir Leonard Hutton
n : English cricketer (1916-1990) [syn: {Hutton}]

Sir Leonard Woolley
n : English archaeologist who supervised the excavations at Ur (1880-1960) [syn: {Woolley}, {Sir Charles Leonard Woolley}]

Sir Leslie Stephen
n : English writer (1832-1904) [syn: {Stephen}]

Sir Martin Frobisher
n : English explorer who led an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage to the orient; served under Drake and helped defeat the Spanish Armada (1535-1594) [syn: {Frobisher}]

Sir Matthew Flinders
n : British explorer who mapped the Australian coast (1774-1814) [syn: {Flinders}, {Matthew Flinders}]

Sir Mortimer Wheeler
n : Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976) [syn: {Wheeler}, {Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler}]

Sir Noel Pierce Coward
n : English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973) [syn: {Coward}, {Noel Coward}]

Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge
n : English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940) [syn: {Lodge}, {Sir Oliver Lodge}]

Sir Oliver Lodge
n : English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940) [syn: {Lodge}, {Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge}]

Sir Patrick Manson
n : Scottish physician who discovered that elephantiasis is spread by mosquitos and suggested that mosquitos also spread malaria (1844-1922) [syn: {Manson}]

Sir Paul Gavrilovich Vinogradoff
n : British historian (born in Russia) (1854-1925) [syn: {Vinogradoff}]

Sir Peter Brian Medawar
n : British immunologist (born in Brazil) who studied tissue transplants and discovered that the rejection of grafts was an immune response (1915-1987) [syn: {Medawar}, {Peter Medawar}]

Sir Peter Paul Rubens
n : prolific Flemish baroque painter; knighted by the English king Charles I (1577-1640) [syn: {Rubens}, {Peter Paul Rubens}]

Sir Peter Ustinov
n : British actor and playwright (born in 1921) [syn: {Ustinov}, {Peter Alexander Ustinov}]

Sir Philip Sidney
n : English poet (1554-1586) [syn: {Sidney}]

Sir Ralph David Richardson
n : British stage and screen actor noted for playing classic roles (1902-1983) [syn: {Richardson}, {Ralph Richardson}]

Sir Rex Harrison
n : English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990) [syn: {Harrison}, {Rex Harrison}, {Reginald Carey Harrison}]

Sir Richard Burton
n : English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890) [syn: {Burton}, {Richard Burton}, {Sir Richard Francis Burton}]

Sir Richard Francis Burton
n : English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890) [syn: {Burton}, {Richard Burton}, {Sir Richard Burton}]

Sir Richard Owen
n : English comparative anatomist and paleontologist who was an opponent of Darwinism (1804-1892) [syn: {Owen}]

Sir Richrd Steele
n : English writer (1672-1729) [syn: {Steele}]

Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler
n : Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976) [syn: {Wheeler}, {Sir Mortimer Wheeler}]

Sir Robert Peel
n : British politician (1788-1850) [syn: {Peel}, {Robert Peel}]

Sir Robert Robinson
n : English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975) [syn: {Robinson}, {Robert Robinson}]

Sir Robert Walpole
n : Englishman and Whig statesman who (under George I) was effectively the first British prime minister (1676-1745) [syn: {Walpole}, {Robert Walpole}, {First Earl of Orford}]

Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister
n : English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929) [syn: {Bannister}, {Roger Bannister}]

Sir Ronald Ross
n : British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932) [syn: {Ross}]

Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
n : Indian philosopher and statesman who introduced Indian philosophy to the West (1888-1975) [syn: {Radhakrishnan}, {Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan}]

Sir Seretse Khama
n : Botswanan statesman who was the first president of Botswana (1921-1980) [syn: {Khama}]

Sir Stephen Harold Spender
n : English poet and critic (1909-1995) [syn: {Spender}, {Stephen Spender}]

Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan
n : British playwright (1911-1977) [syn: {Rattigan}, {Terence Rattigan}]

Sir Thomas Gresham
n : English financier (1519-1579) [syn: {Gresham}]

Sir Thomas Lawrence
n : English portrait painter remembered for the series of portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon (1769-1830) [syn: {Lawrence}]

Sir Thomas Malory
n : English writer who published a translation of romances about King Arthur taken from French and other sources (died in 1471) [syn: {Malory}, {Thomas Malory}]

Sir Thomas More
n : English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state [syn: {More}, {Thomas More}]

Sir Thomas Raffles
n : British colonial administrator who founded Singapore (1781-1826) [syn: {Raffles}, {Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles}]

Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
n : British colonial administrator who founded Singapore (1781-1826) [syn: {Raffles}, {Sir Thomas Raffles}]

Sir Thomas Wyat
n : English poet who introduced the sonnet form to English literature (1503-1542) [syn: {Wyatt}, {Sir Thomas Wyatt}, {Wyat}]

Sir Thomas Wyatt
n : English poet who introduced the sonnet form to English literature (1503-1542) [syn: {Wyatt}, {Wyat}, {Sir Thomas Wyat}]

Sir Tim Rice
n : English lyricist who frequently worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber (born in 1944) [syn: {Rice}, {Timothy Miles Bindon Rice}]

Sir Tom Stoppard
n : British dramatist (born in Czechoslovakia in 1937) [syn: {Stoppard}, {Tom Stoppard}, {Thomas Straussler}]

Sir Walter Norman Haworth
n : English biochemist who was a pioneer in research on carbohydrates; when he synthesized vitamin C he became the first person to synthesize a vitamin artificially (1883-1950) [syn: {Haworth}]

Sir Walter Ralegh
n : English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618) [syn: {Raleigh}, {Walter Raleigh}, {Sir Walter Raleigh}, {Ralegh}, {Walter Ralegh}]

Sir Walter Raleigh
n : English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618) [syn: {Raleigh}, {Walter Raleigh}, {Ralegh}, {Walter Ralegh}, {Sir Walter Ralegh}]

Sir Walter Scott
n : British author of historical novels and ballads (1771-1832) [syn: {Scott}, {Walter Scott}]

Sir William Alexander Craigie
n : English lexicographer who was a joint editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (1872-1966) [syn: {Craigie}, {William A. Craigie}]

Sir William Chambers
n : English architect (1723-1796) [syn: {Chambers}, {William Chambers}]

Sir William Crookes
n : English chemist and physicist; discovered thallium; invented the radiometer and studied cathode rays (1832-1919) [syn: {Crookes}, {William Crookes}]

Sir William Gerald Golding
n : English novelist (1911-1993) [syn: {Golding}, {William Golding}]

Sir William Gilbert
n : a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911) [syn: {Gilbert}, {William Gilbert}, {William S. Gilbert}, {William Schwenk Gilbert}]

Sir William Herschel
n : English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822) [syn: {Herschel}, {William Herschel}, {Sir Frederick William Herschel}]

Sir William Huggins
n : English astronomer who pioneered spectroscopic analysis in astronomy and who discovered the red shift (1824-1910) [syn: {Huggins}]

Sir William Rowan Hamilton
n : Irish mathematician (1806-1865) [syn: {Hamilton}, {William Rowan Hamilton}]

Sir William Turner Walton
n : English composer (1902-1983) [syn: {Walton}, {Sir William Walton}]

Sir William Wallace
n : Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305) [syn: {Wallace}]

Sir William Walton
n : English composer (1902-1983) [syn: {Walton}, {Sir William Turner Walton}]

Sir Winston Leonard Spenser Churchill
n : British statesman and leader during World War II; received Nobel Prize for literature in 1953 (1874-1965) [syn: {Churchill}, {Winston Churchill}, {Winston S. Churchill}]

Sir Yehudi Menuhin
n : British violinist (born in the United States) who began his career as a child prodigy in the 1920s (1916-1999) [syn: {Menuhin}, {Yehudi Menuhin}]

Sirach
n : an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect) [syn: {Ben Sira}, {Ecclesiasticus}, {Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach}]

Siracusa
n : a city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC [syn: {Syracuse}]

Siraj-ud-daula
n : Indian general and nawab of Bengal who opposed the colonization of India by England; he captured Calcutta in 1756 and many of his prisoners suffocated in a crowded room that became known as the Black Hole of Calcutta; he was defeated at the battle of Plassey by a group of Indian nobles in alliance with Robert Clive (1728-1757)

SIRC
n : an agency of the Canadian government that oversees the activities of the Criminal Intelligence Services of Canada and has the power to intrude on the privacy of suspected terrorists or spies [syn: {Security Intelligence Review Committee}]

sirdar
n : an important person in India

sire
n 1: a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
2: the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers" [syn: {forefather}, {father}]
3: male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse
v : make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" [syn: {beget}, {get}, {engender}, {father}, {mother}, {generate}, {bring forth}]

Siren
n 1: a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived; "Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear the Siren's fatal song"
2: a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive [syn: {enchantress}, {temptress}, {Delilah}, {femme fatale}]
3: a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
4: an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning
5: eel-like aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills

siren call
n : the enticing appeal of something alluring but potentially dangerous; "he succumbed to the siren call of the wilderness" [syn: {siren song}]

siren song
n : the enticing appeal of something alluring but potentially dangerous; "he succumbed to the siren call of the wilderness" [syn: {siren call}]

Sirenia
n : manatees; dugongs; Stellar's sea cow [syn: {order Sirenia}]

sirenian
n : any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs [syn: {sea cow}, {sirenian mammal}]

sirenian mammal
n : any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs [syn: {sea cow}, {sirenian}]

Sirenidae
n : sirens [syn: {family Sirenidae}]

siriasis
n : sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat [syn: {sunstroke}, {insolation}, {thermic fever}]

siris
n : large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and globose clusters of greenish-yellow flowers and long seed pods that clatter in the wind [syn: {siris tree}, {Albizia lebbeck}, {Albizzia lebbeck}]

siris tree
n : large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and globose clusters of greenish-yellow flowers and long seed pods that clatter in the wind [syn: {siris}, {Albizia lebbeck}, {Albizzia lebbeck}]

Sirius
n : the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major [syn: {Dog Star}, {Canicula}, {Sothis}]

sirloin
n : the portion of the loin (especially of beef) just in front of the rump

sirloin steak
n : a cut of beef from the sirloin

sirloin tip
n : a cut of beef from the upper end of the sirloin

sirocco
n : a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand; "it was the kind of duster not experienced in years" [syn: {dust storm}, {duster}, {sandstorm}]

sirrah
n : formerly a contemptuous term of address to an inferior man or boy; often used in anger

sirup
n : a thick sweet sticky liquid [syn: {syrup}]

sis
n : a female person who has the same parents as another person; "my sister married a musician" [syn: {sister}] [ant: {brother}]

sisal
n 1: a plant fiber used for making rope [syn: {sisal hemp}]
2: Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. rope [syn: {Agave sisalana}]

sisal family
n : chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae [syn: {Agavaceae}, {family Agavaceae}, {agave family}]

sisal hemp
n : a plant fiber used for making rope [syn: {sisal}]

sise
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one [syn: {six}, {6}, {VI}, {sixer}, {Captain Hicks}, {half a dozen}, {sextet}, {sestet}, {sextuplet}, {hexad}]

sisham
n : East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder; yields a compact dark brown durable timber used in shipbuilding and making railroad ties [syn: {sissoo}, {sissu}, {Dalbergia sissoo}]

siskin
n : small sharp-billed yellow-and-black Eurasian finch [syn: {Carduelis spinus}]

siskiyou lewisia
n : evergreen perennial having a dense basal rosette of long spatula-shaped leaves and panicles of pink or white-and-red-striped or pink-purple flowers; found on cliffs and in rock crevices in mountains of southwestern Oregon and northern California [syn: {Lewisia cotyledon}]

Sison
n : genus including stone parsley [syn: {genus Sison}]

Sison amomum
n : slender roadside herb of western Europe and Mediterranean having foliage like parsley and white flowers with aromatic seeds [syn: {stone parsley}]

siss
v 1: express or utter with a hiss [syn: {hiss}, {sizz}, {sibilate}]
2: make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval [syn: {hiss}, {sizz}, {sibilate}]

sissified
adj : having unsuitable feminine qualities [syn: {effeminate}, {emasculate}, {epicene}, {cissy}, {sissyish}, {sissy}]

sissiness
n : the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man) [syn: {effeminacy}, {effeminateness}, {womanishness}, {unmanliness}]

sissoo
n : East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder; yields a compact dark brown durable timber used in shipbuilding and making railroad ties [syn: {sissu}, {sisham}, {Dalbergia sissoo}]

sissu
n : East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder; yields a compact dark brown durable timber used in shipbuilding and making railroad ties [syn: {sissoo}, {sisham}, {Dalbergia sissoo}]

sissy
adj : having unsuitable feminine qualities [syn: {effeminate}, {emasculate}, {epicene}, {cissy}, {sissified}, {sissyish}]
n : a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive [syn: {pantywaist}, {pansy}, {milksop}, {Milquetoast}]

sissyish
adj : having unsuitable feminine qualities [syn: {effeminate}, {emasculate}, {epicene}, {cissy}, {sissified}, {sissy}]

sister
n 1: a female person who has the same parents as another person; "my sister married a musician" [syn: {sis}] [ant: {brother}]
2: (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a nun (and used as a form of address); "the Sisters taught her to love God"
3: a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group; "none of her sisters would betray her"
4: sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women [syn: {baby}]

sister ship
n : a ship that is one of two or more similar ships built at the same time

sisterhood
n 1: the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings [syn: {sistership}]
2: a religious society of sisters (especially an order of nuns)

sister-in-law
n : the sister of your spouse [also: {sisters-in-law} (pl)]

sisterlike
adj : like or characteristic of or befitting a sister; "sisterly kindness"; "sororal concern" [syn: {sisterly}, {sororal}] [ant: {brotherly}]

sisterly
adj : like or characteristic of or befitting a sister; "sisterly kindness"; "sororal concern" [syn: {sisterlike}, {sororal}] [ant: {brotherly}]

sistership
n : the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings [syn: {sisterhood}]

sisters-in-law
sister-in-law
n : the sister of your spouse [also: {sisters-in-law} (pl)]

sisters-in-law
See {sister-in-law}

sistra
See {sistrum}

Sistrurus
n : pygmy rattlesnakes [syn: {genus Sistrurus}]

Sistrurus catenatus
n : pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians [syn: {massasauga}, {massasauga rattler}]

Sistrurus miliaris
n : small pygmy rattlesnake [syn: {ground rattler}, {massasauga}]

Sisymbrium barbarea
n : noxious cress with yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium [syn: {yellow rocket}, {rockcress}, {rocket cress}, {Barbarea vulgaris}]

Sisymbrium officinale
n : stiffly branching Old World annual with pale yellow flowers; widely naturalized in North America; formerly used medicinally [syn: {hedge mustard}]

Sisymbrium tanacetifolia
n : perennial stellate and hairy herb with small yellow flowers of mountains of southern Europe; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium [syn: {tansy-leaved rocket}, {Hugueninia tanacetifolia}]

Sisyphean
adj 1: of or relating to Sisyphus
2: both extremely effortful and futile

Sisyphus
n : (Greek legend) a king in ancient Greece who offended Zeus and whose punishment was to roll a huge boulder to the top of a steep hill; each time the boulder neared the top it rolled back down and Sisyphus was forced to start again

Sisyridae
n : an arthropod family of the order Neuroptera that includes spongeflies [syn: {family Sisyridae}]

Sisyrinchium
n : chiefly North American grasslike herbs [syn: {genus Sisyrinchium}]

sit
v 1: be seated [syn: {sit down}] [ant: {stand}, {lie}]
2: sit around, often unused; "The object sat in the corner"
3: take a seat [syn: {sit down}] [ant: {arise}]
4: be in session; "When does the court of law sit?"
5: assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often" [syn: {model}, {pose}, {posture}]
6: sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare" [syn: {ride}]
7: work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do" [syn: {baby-sit}]
8: show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith" [syn: {seat}, {sit down}] [also: {sitting}, {sat}]

sit back
v 1: settle into a comfortable sitting position [syn: {take it easy}]
2: be inactive or indifferent while something is happening; "Don't just sit by while your rights are violated!" [syn: {sit by}]

sit by
v : be inactive or indifferent while something is happening; "Don't just sit by while your rights are violated!" [syn: {sit back}]

sit down
v 1: take a seat [syn: {sit}] [ant: {arise}]
2: show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith" [syn: {seat}, {sit}]
3: be seated [syn: {sit}] [ant: {stand}, {lie}]

sit in
v 1: attend as a visitor; "Can I sit in in your Intermediate Hittite class?"
2: participate in an act of civil disobedience

sit out
v 1: not participate in (an activity, such as a dance or a sports event); "He sat out the game"
2: endure to the end

sit tight
v : maintain the same position; wait it out; "Let's not make a decision--let's sit tight"

sit up
v 1: not go to bed; "Don't stay up so late--you have to go to work tomorrow"; "We sat up all night to watch the election" [syn: {stay up}]
2: change to an upright sitting position; "He sat up in bed"

Sita
n : wife of the Hindu god Rama; regarded as an ideal of womanhood

sitar
n : a stringed instrument of India; has a long neck and movable frets; has 6 or 7 metal strings for playing and usually 13 resonating strings

sitar player
n : a musician who plays the sitar

sitcom
n : a situation comedy

sit-down
n : a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached [syn: {sit-down strike}]

sit-down strike
n : a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached [syn: {sit-down}]

site
n 1: the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located); "a good site for the school" [syn: {land site}]
2: physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides" [syn: {situation}]
3: a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web; "the Israeli web site was damaged by hostile hackers" [syn: {web site}, {internet site}]
v : assign a location to; "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles" [syn: {locate}, {place}]

site visit
n : a visit in an official capacity to examine a site to determine its suitability for some enterprise

sit-in
n : a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy seats and refuse to move

Sitka
n : a town in southeastern Alaska that was the capital of Russian America and served as the capital of Alaska from 1867 until 1906

Sitka spruce
n : a large spruce that grows only along the northwestern coast of the United States and Canada; has sharp stiff needles and thin bark; the wood has a high ratio of strength to weight [syn: {Picea sitchensis}]

Sitka willow
n : small shrubby tree of western North America (Alaska to Oregon) [syn: {silky willow}, {Salix sitchensis}]

Sitophylus
n : a genus of Bruchidae [syn: {genus Sitophylus}]

Sitophylus oryzae
n : brown weevil that infests stored grain especially rice [syn: {rice weevil}, {black weevil}]

Sitotroga
n : grain moths [syn: {genus Sitotroga}]

Sitotroga cerealella
n : small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains [syn: {angoumois moth}, {angoumois grain moth}]

Sitsang
n : an Asian country under the control of China; located in the Himalayas [syn: {Tibet}, {Thibet}, {Xizang}]

Sitta
n : type genus of the Sittidae [syn: {genus Sitta}]

Sitta canadensis
n : bluish-gray nuthatch with reddish breast; of northern coniferous forests [syn: {red-breasted nuthatch}]

Sitta carolinensis
n : bluish-gray nuthatch with black head and white breast; of eastern North America [syn: {white-breasted nuthatch}]

Sitta europaea
n : a kind of nuthatch [syn: {European nuthatch}]

Sitter
n 1: Dutch astronomer who calculated the size of the universe and suggested that it is expanding (1872-1934) [syn: {Willem de Sitter}]
2: an organism (person or animal) that sits [ant: {stander}]
3: a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home [syn: {babysitter}, {baby-sitter}]
4: a person who poses for a painter or sculptor [syn: {artist's model}]
5: a domestic hen ready to brood [syn: {brood hen}, {broody}, {broody hen}, {setting hen}]

Sittidae
n : nuthatches [syn: {family Sittidae}]

sitting
sit
v 1: be seated [syn: {sit down}] [ant: {stand}, {lie}]
2: sit around, often unused; "The object sat in the corner"
3: take a seat [syn: {sit down}] [ant: {arise}]
4: be in session; "When does the court of law sit?"
5: assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often" [syn: {model}, {pose}, {posture}]
6: sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare" [syn: {ride}]
7: work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do" [syn: {baby-sit}]
8: show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith" [syn: {seat}, {sit down}] [also: {sitting}, {sat}]

sitting
adj 1: (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks; "the seated Madonna"; "the audience remained seated" [syn: {seated}] [ant: {standing}]
2: not moving and therefore easy to attack; "a sitting target"
n 1: (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait); "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting" [syn: {posing}]
2: the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; "he read the mystery at one sitting"
3: a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor" [syn: {seance}, {session}]
4: a session as of a legislature or court

sitting
See {sit}

Sitting Bull
n : a chief of the Sioux; took up arms against settlers in the northern Great Plains and against United States Army troops; he was present at the battle of Little Bighorn (1876) when the Sioux massacred General Custer's troops (1831-1890)

sitting duck
n : a defenseless victim [syn: {easy mark}]

sitting room
n : a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax [syn: {living room}, {living-room}, {front room}, {parlor}, {parlour}]

sitting trot
n : the rider sits still in the saddle [ant: {rising trot}]

situate
v 1: determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey; "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property" [syn: {locate}]
2: put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot" [syn: {fix}, {posit}, {deposit}]

situated
adj : situated in a particular spot or position; "valuable centrally located urban land"; "strategically placed artillery"; "a house set on a hilltop"; "nicely situated on a quiet riverbank" [syn: {located}, {placed}, {set}]

situation
n 1: the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt [syn: {state of affairs}]
2: a condition or position in which you find yourself; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation" [syn: {position}]
3: a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"
4: physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides" [syn: {site}]
5: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" [syn: {position}, {post}, {berth}, {office}, {spot}, {billet}, {place}]

situation comedy
n 1: a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life
2: a humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life

situlae
See {situla}

sit-up
n : an stomach exercise in which a person sits up from a supine position without using the arms for leverage

Sitwell
n : English poet (1887-1964) [syn: {Dame Edith Sitwell}, {Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell}]

sitz bath
n : a bathtub in which your buttocks and hips are immersed as if you were sitting in a chair and you bathe in a sitting position [syn: {hip bath}]

Sium
n : perennial of wet and marshy places in the northern hemisphere: water parsnips [syn: {genus Sium}]

Sium latifolium
n : large stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh water; Europe [syn: {greater water parsnip}]

Sium sisarum
n : an Asiatic herb cultivated in Europe for its sweet edible tuberous root [syn: {skirret}]

Sium suave
n : stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh water; northern United States and Asia [syn: {water parsnip}]

Siva
n : the Destroyer; one of the three major divinities in the later Hindu pantheon [syn: {Shiva}]

Sivaism
n 1: a Hindu sect worshiping Shiva [syn: {Shivaism}]
2: worship of Shiva one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon [syn: {Shivaism}]

Sivan
n : the ninth month of the civil year; the third month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in May and June) [syn: {Siwan}]

Sivapithecus
n : fossil primates found in India

Siwan
n : the ninth month of the civil year; the third month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in May and June) [syn: {Sivan}]

six
adj : denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units [syn: {6}, {vi}, {half dozen}, {half a dozen}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one [syn: {6}, {VI}, {sixer}, {sise}, {Captain Hicks}, {half a dozen}, {sextet}, {sestet}, {sextuplet}, {hexad}]

Six Day War
n : tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in June 1967; Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle East [syn: {Arab-Israeli War}, {Six-Day War}]

Six Nations
n : a league of Iroquois tribes including originally the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca (the Five Nations); after 1722 they were joined by the Tuscarora (the Six Nations) [syn: {Iroquois League}, {League of Iroquois}, {Five Nations}]

six times
adv : by a factor of six; "the population of this town increased sixfold when gold was found in the surrounding hills" [syn: {sixfold}]

Six-Day War
n : tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in June 1967; Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle East [syn: {Arab-Israeli War}, {Six Day War}]

sixer
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one [syn: {six}, {6}, {VI}, {sise}, {Captain Hicks}, {half a dozen}, {sextet}, {sestet}, {sextuplet}, {hexad}]

sixfold
adj : having six units or components [syn: {sextuple}]
adv : by a factor of six; "the population of this town increased sixfold when gold was found in the surrounding hills" [syn: {six times}]

six-footer
n : a person who is at least six feet tall

six-gilled shark
n : large primitive shark widely distributed in warm seas [syn: {cow shark}, {Hexanchus griseus}]

six-gun
n : a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets) [syn: {revolver}, {six-shooter}]

six-lined racerunner
n : very swift lizard of eastern and central United States [syn: {racerunner}, {race runner}, {Cnemidophorus sexlineatus}]

six-membered
adj : of a chemical compound having a ring with six members; "having three carbon and three nitrogen atoms in a six-membered ring" [syn: {6-membered}]

six-pack
n : carton containing six bottles or cans

sixpence
n : a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970 [syn: {tanner}]

sixpenny
adj : of trifling worth [syn: {threepenny}, {twopenny}, {tuppeny}, {two-a-penny}, {twopenny-halfpenny}]

sixpenny nail
n : a nail 2 inches long

six-shooter
n : a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets) [syn: {revolver}, {six-gun}]

sixsome
n : six people considered as a unit [syn: {sextet}, {sextette}]

six-spot
n : a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips

sixteen
adj : being one more than fifteen [syn: {16}, {xvi}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one [syn: {16}, {XVI}]

Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire
n : a self-report personality inventory developed by Raymond B. Cattell to measure the 16 personality dimensions that emerged from his factor analysis of a wide range of traits [syn: {16 PF}]

sixteenth
adj : coming next after the fifteenth in position [syn: {16th}]
n : position 16 is a countable series of things

sixteenth note
n : a musical note having the time value of a sixteenth of a whole note [syn: {semiquaver}]

sixth
adj : coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position [syn: {6th}]
n 1: position six in a countable series of things
2: a sixth part [syn: {one-sixth}]
3: the musical interval between one note and another six notes away from it

Sixth Baron Byron of Rochdale
n : English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824) [syn: {Byron}, {Lord George Gordon Byron}]

sixth cranial nerve
n : a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye [syn: {abducent}, {abducent nerve}, {abducens}, {abducens nerve}, {nervus abducens}]

Sixth Crusade
n : a Crusade from 1228 to 1229 led by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II who was therefore excommunicated by the Pope; by negotiation Frederick II was able to crown himself king of Jerusalem

sixth form
n : students preparing for their A levels in their final two years of secondary education

sixth sense
n : grasping the inner nature of things intuitively [syn: {insight}]

sixth-former
n : a student in the sixth form

sixthly
adv : in the sixth place; "sixthly, we cannot afford a vacation"

sixties
n 1: the decade from 1960 to 1969 [syn: {1960s}]
2: the time of life between 60 and 70 [syn: {mid-sixties}]

sixtieth
adj : the ordinal number of sixty in counting order [syn: {60th}]
n 1: position 60 in a countable series of things
2: one part in sixty [syn: {one-sixtieth}]

sixty
adj : being ten more than fifty [syn: {60}, {lx}, {threescore}]
n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and six [syn: {60}, {LX}]

sixty-eight
adj : being eight more than sixty [syn: {68}, {lxviii}]

sixty-fifth
adj : the ordinal number of sixty-five in counting order [syn: {65th}]

sixty-five
adj : being five more than sixty [syn: {65}, {lxv}]

sixty-four
adj : being four more than sixty [syn: {64}, {lxiv}]

sixty-fourth note
n : a musical note having the time value of a sixty-fourth of a whole note [syn: {hemidemisemiquaver}]

sixty-nine
adj : being nine more than sixty [syn: {69}, {ilxx}]
n : oral sex practiced simultaneously by two people [syn: {soixante-neuf}]

sixty-one
adj : being one more than sixty [syn: {61}, {lxi}]

sixty-seven
adj : being seven more than sixty [syn: {67}, {lxvii}]

sixty-six
adj : being six more than sixty [syn: {66}, {lxvi}]

sixty-three
adj : being three more than sixty [syn: {63}, {lxiii}]

sixty-two
adj : being two more than sixty [syn: {62}, {lxii}]

sizable
adj 1: fairly large; "a sizable fortune"; "an ample waistline"; "of ample proportions" [syn: {ample}, {sizeable}]
2: large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune" [syn: {goodly}, {goodish}, {hefty}, {respectable}, {sizeable}, {tidy}]

size
adj : (used in combination) sized; "the economy-size package"; "average-size house"
n 1: the physical magnitude of something (how big it is); "a wolf is about the size of a large dog"
2: the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe"
3: any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics; "size gives body to a fabric" [syn: {sizing}]
4: the actual state of affairs; "that's the size of the situation"; "she hates me, that's about the size of it" [syn: {size of it}]
5: a large magnitude; "he blanched when he saw the size of the bill"; "the only city of any size in that area"
v 1: cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance)
2: sort according to size
3: make to a size; bring to a suitable size

size constancy
n : the tendency to perceive the veridical size of a familiar object despite differences in their distance (and consequent differences in the size of the pattern projected on the retina of the eye)

size of it
n : the actual state of affairs; "that's the size of the situation"; "she hates me, that's about the size of it" [syn: {size}]

size stick
n : a mechanical measuring stick used by shoe fitters to measure the length and width of your foot

size up
v : to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror" [syn: {take stock}, {scrutinize}, {scrutinise}]

sizeable
adj 1: fairly large; "a sizable fortune"; "an ample waistline"; "of ample proportions" [syn: {ample}, {sizable}]
2: large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune" [syn: {goodly}, {goodish}, {hefty}, {respectable}, {sizable}, {tidy}]

sizeableness
n : unusual largeness in size or extent [syn: {enormousness}, {grandness}, {greatness}, {immenseness}, {immensity}, {vastness}]

sized
adj 1: having a specified size [ant: {unsized}]
2: having the surface treated or coated with sizing [ant: {unsized}]

sizing
n : any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics; "size gives body to a fabric" [syn: {size}]

sizz
v 1: express or utter with a hiss [syn: {hiss}, {siss}, {sibilate}]
2: make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval [syn: {hiss}, {siss}, {sibilate}]

sizzle
v 1: make a sound like frying fat
2: seethe with deep anger or resentment; "She was sizzling with anger"
3: burn or sear with a sizzling sound; "The fat sizzled in the pan"

sizzling
adj 1: hot enough to burn with or as if with a hissing sound; "a sizzling steak"; "a sizzling spell of weather"
2: characterized by intense emotion or interest or excitement; "a red-hot speech"; "sizzling political issues" [syn: {red-hot}]

Sjaelland
n : the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen [syn: {Zealand}, {Seeland}]

Skagens Odde
n : a cape on the northernmost tip of Jutland between the Skagerrak and the Kattegatt [syn: {Skaw}]

Skagerak
n : a broad strait of the North Sea between Jutland and Norway [syn: {Skagerrak}]

Skagerrak
n : a broad strait of the North Sea between Jutland and Norway [syn: {Skagerak}]

Skagit
n 1: a member of the Salish people in northwestern Washington
2: a Salishan dialect spoken by the Skagit people

SK-Ampicillin
n : semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin) [syn: {ampicillin}, {Principen}, {Polycillin}]

Skanda
n : god of war

skank
n 1: any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant [syn: {filth}, {crud}]
2: a rhythmic dance to reggae music performed by bending forward and extending the hands while bending the knees

skanky
adj : highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench" [syn: {disgusting}, {disgustful}, {distasteful}, {foul}, {loathly}, {loathsome}, {repellent}, {repellant}, {repelling}, {revolting}, {wicked}, {yucky}]

skate
n 1: sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along on wheels and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
2: large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins
v : move along on skates; "The Dutch often skate along the canals in winter"

skate over
v : treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly [syn: {gloss over}, {smooth over}, {slur over}, {skimp over}]

skateboard
n : a board with wheels that is ridden in a standing or crouching position
v : ride on a flat board with rollers attached to the bottom

skateboarder
n : someone who skates on a skateboard

skateboarding
n : the sport of skating on a skateboard

skater
n : someone who skates

skating
n : the sport of gliding on skates

skating rink
n : building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating [syn: {rink}]

Skaw
n : a cape on the northernmost tip of Jutland between the Skagerrak and the Kattegatt [syn: {Skagens Odde}]

Skeat
n : English philologist (1835-1912) [syn: {Walter William Skeat}]

skedaddle
v : run away, as if in a panic

skeen arch
n : an arch whose height is less than half its width [syn: {skene arch}, {scheme arch}, {diminished arch}]

skeet
n : the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird [syn: {skeet shooting}, {trapshooting}]

skeet shooting
n : the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird [syn: {skeet}, {trapshooting}]

skeeter hawk
n : slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. [syn: {dragonfly}, {darning needle}, {devil's darning needle}, {sewing needle}, {snake feeder}, {snake doctor}, {mosquito hawk}]

skeg
n : a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost

skein
n : coils of worsted yarn

skeletal
adj 1: of or relating to or forming or attached to a skeleton; "the skeletal system"; "skeletal bones"; "skeletal muscles"
2: very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration" [syn: {bony}, {cadaverous}, {emaciated}, {gaunt}, {haggard}, {pinched}, {wasted}]

skeletal frame
n : the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape; "the building has a steel skeleton" [syn: {skeleton}, {frame}, {underframe}]

skeletal muscle
n : a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes [syn: {striated muscle}]

skeletal structure
n : any structure created by the skeleton of an organism

skeletal system
n : the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal [syn: {skeleton}, {frame}, {systema skeletale}]

skeleton
n 1: something reduced to its minimal form; "the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self"; "the bare skeleton of a novel"
2: a scandal that is kept secret; "there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet" [syn: {skeleton in the closet}, {skeleton in the cupboard}]
3: the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal [syn: {skeletal system}, {frame}, {systema skeletale}]
4: the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape; "the building has a steel skeleton" [syn: {skeletal frame}, {frame}, {underframe}]

skeleton fork fern
n : pantropical epiphytic or terrestrial whisk fern with usually dull yellow branches and minute leaves; America; Japan; Australia [syn: {Psilotum nudum}]

skeleton in the closet
n : a scandal that is kept secret; "there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet" [syn: {skeleton}, {skeleton in the cupboard}]

skeleton in the cupboard
n : a scandal that is kept secret; "there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet" [syn: {skeleton}, {skeleton in the closet}]

skeleton key
n : a passkey with much of the bit filed away so that it can open different locks

skeleton shrimp
n : small amphipod crustacean having a grotesque form suggestive of the praying mantis; found chiefly on seaweed

skellied
See {skelly}

skene arch
n : an arch whose height is less than half its width [syn: {skeen arch}, {scheme arch}, {diminished arch}]

skenned
See {sken}

skenning
See {sken}

skep
n 1: a large round wicker basket (used on farms)
2: a domed beehive made of twisted straw

skepful
n : the quantity a skep can hold

skeptic
n : someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs [syn: {sceptic}, {doubter}]

skeptical
adj 1: denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion; "a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles" [syn: {disbelieving}, {sceptical}, {unbelieving}]
2: marked by or given to doubt; "a skeptical attitude"; "a skeptical listener" [syn: {doubting}, {questioning}, {sceptical}]

skeptically
adv : with scepticism; in a sceptical manner; "he looked at her sceptically" [syn: {sceptically}]

skepticism
n 1: doubt about the truth of something [syn: {incredulity}, {disbelief}, {mental rejection}]
2: the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge [syn: {agnosticism}, {scepticism}]

sketch
n 1: preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint" [syn: {study}]
2: a brief literary description [syn: {vignette}]
3: short descriptive summary (of events) [syn: {survey}, {resume}]
4: a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine [syn: {cartoon}]
v 1: make a sketch of; "sketch the building" [syn: {chalk out}]
2: describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas" [syn: {outline}, {adumbrate}]

sketch block
n : a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn [syn: {sketchbook}, {sketch pad}]

sketch map
n : a map drawn from observation (rather than from exact measurements) and representing the main features of an area

sketch pad
n : a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn [syn: {sketchbook}, {sketch block}]

sketchbook
n : a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn [syn: {sketch block}, {sketch pad}]

sketcher
n 1: someone who draws sketches
2: an implement for sketching

sketchier
sketchy
adj : giving only major points; lacking completeness; "a sketchy account"; "details of the plan remain sketchy" [syn: {unelaborated}] [also: {sketchiest}, {sketchier}]

sketchier
See {sketchy}

sketchiest
sketchy
adj : giving only major points; lacking completeness; "a sketchy account"; "details of the plan remain sketchy" [syn: {unelaborated}] [also: {sketchiest}, {sketchier}]

sketchiest
See {sketchy}

sketchily
adv : in a sketchy incomplete manner; "he explained sketchily"; "the dishes were only sketchily washed"

sketchiness
n : incompleteness of details

sketchy
adj : giving only major points; lacking completeness; "a sketchy account"; "details of the plan remain sketchy" [syn: {unelaborated}] [also: {sketchiest}, {sketchier}]

sketted
See {sket}

sketting
See {sket}

skew
adj : having an oblique or slanting direction or position; "the picture was skew" [syn: {skewed}]
v : turn or place at an angle; "the lines on the sheet of paper are skewed" [ant: {align}]

skew arch
n : an arch whose jambs are not at right angles with the face

skew correlation
n : any correlation in which the rates of change of the variables is not constant [syn: {curvilinear correlation}, {nonlinear correlation}]

skewed
adj : having an oblique or slanting direction or position; "the picture was skew" [syn: {skew}]

skewer
n : a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted
v : drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ" [syn: {spit}]

skew-eyed
adj : having eyes that look in different directions

skewness
n : an oblique or slanting asymmetry [syn: {lopsidedness}]

skew-whiff
adj : turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff" [syn: {askew}, {awry(p)}, {cockeyed}, {lopsided}, {wonky}]
adv : turned or twisted to one side; "rugs lying askew"; "with his necktie twisted awry" [syn: {askew}, {awry}]

ski
n : narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow [syn: {skis}]
v : move along on skis; "We love to ski the Rockies" [also: {ski'd}]

ski boot
n : a stiff boot that is fastened to a ski with a ski binding [syn: {ski boots}]

ski boots
n : a stiff boot that is fastened to a ski with a ski binding [syn: {ski boot}]

ski cap
n : a close-fitting woolen cap; often has a tapering tail with a tassel [syn: {stocking cap}, {toboggan cap}]

ski conditions
n : the amount and state of snow for skiing

ski jacket
n : a parka to be worn while skiing [syn: {ski parka}]

ski jump
n : a steep downward ramp from which skiers jump
v : jump on skis

ski jumper
n : a skier who leaps through the air (especially on a ski jump)

ski jumping
n : the act of performing a jump of skis from a high ramp overhanging a snow covered slope

ski lift
n : a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill [syn: {ski tow}, {lift}]

ski lodge
n : a hotel at a ski resort

ski mask
n : a woolen face mask to protect the face from cold while skiing

ski parka
n : a parka to be worn while skiing [syn: {ski jacket}]

ski pole
n : a pole with metal points used as an aid in skiing

ski race
n : a race between people wearing skis [syn: {skiing race}]

ski rack
n : a carrier for holding skis on top of a vehicle

ski resort
n : a resort with lodging and facilities for skiing

ski run
n : trail or slope prepared for skiing [syn: {ski trail}]

ski slope
n : a snow-covered slope for skiing

ski tow
n : a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill [syn: {ski lift}, {lift}]

ski trail
n : trail or slope prepared for skiing [syn: {ski run}]

ski wax
n : wax used on the bottom of skis

skiagram
n : a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays) [syn: {radiogram}, {radiograph}, {shadowgraph}, {skiagraph}]

skiagraph
n : a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays) [syn: {radiogram}, {radiograph}, {shadowgraph}, {skiagram}]

skiagraphy
n : the process of making a radiograph; producing an image on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light [syn: {radiography}]

skibob
n : a vehicle resembling a bicycle but having skis instead of wheels; the rider wears short skis for balancing

ski'd
ski
n : narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow [syn: {skis}]
v : move along on skis; "We love to ski the Rockies" [also: {ski'd}]

skid
n 1: one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects
2: a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation [syn: {brake shoe}, {shoe}]
3: an unexpected slide [syn: {slip}, {sideslip}]
v 1: slide without control; "the car skidded in the curve on the wet road"
2: elevate onto skids
3: apply a brake or skid to
4: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn: {slip}, {slue}, {slew}, {slide}] [also: {skidding}, {skidded}]

ski'd
See {ski}

skid lid
n : a crash helmet

skid road
n : a road made of logs on which freshly cut timber can be hauled

skid row
n : a city district frequented by vagrants and alcoholics and addicts

skidded
skid
n 1: one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects
2: a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation [syn: {brake shoe}, {shoe}]
3: an unexpected slide [syn: {slip}, {sideslip}]
v 1: slide without control; "the car skidded in the curve on the wet road"
2: elevate onto skids
3: apply a brake or skid to
4: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn: {slip}, {slue}, {slew}, {slide}] [also: {skidding}, {skidded}]

skidded
See {skid}

skidder
n 1: a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction [syn: {slider}, {slipper}]
2: a worker who uses a skid to move logs
3: a tractor used to haul logs over rough terrain

skidding
skid
n 1: one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects
2: a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation [syn: {brake shoe}, {shoe}]
3: an unexpected slide [syn: {slip}, {sideslip}]
v 1: slide without control; "the car skidded in the curve on the wet road"
2: elevate onto skids
3: apply a brake or skid to
4: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn: {slip}, {slue}, {slew}, {slide}] [also: {skidding}, {skidded}]

skidding
See {skid}

skidpan
n : a paved surface on which cars can be made to skid so that drivers can practice controlling them

skier
n : someone who skis

skiff
n : any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor

skiffle
n : a style of popular music in the 1950s; based on American folk music and played on guitars and improvised percussion instruments

skiffle group
n : a band of musicians who play skiffle

skiing
n : a sport in which participants must travel on skis

skiing race
n : a race between people wearing skis [syn: {ski race}]

skilful
adj : having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching" [syn: {adept}, {expert}, {good}, {practiced}, {proficient}, {skillful}]

skilfully
adv : with skill; "fragments of a nearly complete jug, skillfully restored at the institute of archaeology" [syn: {skillfully}]

skill
n 1: an ability that has been acquired by training [syn: {accomplishment}, {acquirement}, {acquisition}, {attainment}]
2: ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism" [syn: {science}]

skilled
adj : having or showing or requiring special skill; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade" [ant: {unskilled}]

skilled worker
n : a worker who has acquired special skills [syn: {trained worker}]

skillet
n : a pan used for frying foods [syn: {frying pan}, {frypan}]

skillet bread
n : usually cooked in a skillet over an open fire: especially cornbread with ham bits and sometimes Irish soda bread [syn: {fry bread}]

skillet cake
n : batter baked atop a layer of sweetened fruit then turned upside down so fruit is on top [syn: {upside-down cake}]

skillet corn bread
n : cornbread usually containing ham or bacon bits and cooked in a skillet

skillet fish
n : clingfish with typical skillet shape [syn: {skilletfish}, {Gobiesox strumosus}]

skilletfish
n : clingfish with typical skillet shape [syn: {skillet fish}, {Gobiesox strumosus}]

skillful
adj 1: having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching" [syn: {adept}, {expert}, {good}, {practiced}, {proficient}, {skilful}]
2: done with delicacy and skill; "a nice bit of craft"; "a job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer"; "a nice shot" [syn: {nice}]

skillfully
adv : with skill; "fragments of a nearly complete jug, skillfully restored at the institute of archaeology" [syn: {skilfully}]

skillfulness
n : the state of being cognitively skillful [ant: {unskillfulness}]

skilly
n : a thin porridge or soup (usually oatmeal and water flavored with meat)

skim
adj : used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed; "yogurt made with skim milk"; "she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter" [syn: {skimmed}]
n 1: a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; "there was a thin skim of oil on the water"
2: reading or glancing through quickly [syn: {skimming}]
v 1: travel on the surface of water [syn: {plane}]
2: move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of [syn: {skim over}]
3: examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi" [syn: {scan}, {rake}, {glance over}, {run down}]
4: cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond" [syn: {skip}, {skitter}]
5: coat (a liquid) with a layer
6: remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk" [syn: {skim off}, {cream off}, {cream}]
7: read superficially [syn: {skim over}] [also: {skimming}, {skimmed}]

skim milk
n : milk from which the cream has been skimmed [syn: {skimmed milk}] [ant: {whole milk}]

skim off
v 1: remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk" [syn: {skim}, {cream off}, {cream}]
2: pick the best [syn: {cream off}]

skim over
v 1: read superficially [syn: {skim}]
2: move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of [syn: {skim}]

skimcoat
v : coat with a mixture of gypsum and spackle; "he skimcoated the drywall"

skimmed
skim
adj : used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed; "yogurt made with skim milk"; "she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter" [syn: {skimmed}]
n 1: a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; "there was a thin skim of oil on the water"
2: reading or glancing through quickly [syn: {skimming}]
v 1: travel on the surface of water [syn: {plane}]
2: move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of [syn: {skim over}]
3: examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi" [syn: {scan}, {rake}, {glance over}, {run down}]
4: cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond" [syn: {skip}, {skitter}]
5: coat (a liquid) with a layer
6: remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk" [syn: {skim off}, {cream off}, {cream}]
7: read superficially [syn: {skim over}] [also: {skimming}, {skimmed}]

skimmed
adj : used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed; "yogurt made with skim milk"; "she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter" [syn: {skim}]

skimmed
See {skim}

skimmed milk
n : milk from which the cream has been skimmed [syn: {skim milk}] [ant: {whole milk}]

skimmer
n 1: a rapid superficial reader
2: a cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids
3: a stiff straw hat with a flat crown [syn: {boater}, {leghorn}, {Panama}, {Panama hat}, {sailor}, {straw hat}]
4: gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food

skimming
skim
adj : used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed; "yogurt made with skim milk"; "she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter" [syn: {skimmed}]
n 1: a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; "there was a thin skim of oil on the water"
2: reading or glancing through quickly [syn: {skimming}]
v 1: travel on the surface of water [syn: {plane}]
2: move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of [syn: {skim over}]
3: examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi" [syn: {scan}, {rake}, {glance over}, {run down}]
4: cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond" [syn: {skip}, {skitter}]
5: coat (a liquid) with a layer
6: remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk" [syn: {skim off}, {cream off}, {cream}]
7: read superficially [syn: {skim over}] [also: {skimming}, {skimmed}]

skimming
n 1: the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid
2: reading or glancing through quickly [syn: {skim}]
3: failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it
4: the act of brushing against while passing [syn: {grazing}, {shaving}]

skimming
See {skim}

skimp
v 1: work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially [syn: {scant}]
2: limit in quality or quantity [syn: {scant}]
3: subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp" [syn: {scrimp}, {stint}]
4: supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance" [syn: {stint}, {scant}]

skimp over
v : treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly [syn: {gloss over}, {skate over}, {smooth over}, {slur over}]

skimpier
skimpy
adj : containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance" [syn: {lean}] [also: {skimpiest}, {skimpier}]

skimpier
See {skimpy}

skimpiest
skimpy
adj : containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance" [syn: {lean}] [also: {skimpiest}, {skimpier}]

skimpiest
See {skimpy}

skimpily
adv : in a skimpy manner; "a skimpily dressed woman"

skimpy
adj : containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance" [syn: {lean}] [also: {skimpiest}, {skimpier}]

skin
n 1: a natural protective covering of the body; site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body" [syn: {tegument}, {cutis}]
2: the tissue forming the hard outer layer (of e.g. a fruit) [syn: {rind}, {peel}]
3: an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane"
4: body covering of a living animal [syn: {hide}, {pelt}]
5: a person's skin regarded as their life; "he tried to save his skin"
6: the rind of a fruit or vegetable [syn: {peel}]
7: a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the skin of an animal
v 1: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: {clamber}, {scramble}, {shin}, {shinny}, {struggle}, {sputter}]
2: bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell" [syn: {scrape}]
3: remove the bark of a tree [syn: {bark}]
4: strip the skin off; "pare apples" [syn: {peel}, {pare}]
5: strike against an object; "She stubbed her one's toe in the dark and now it's broken" [syn: {stub}, {scrape}, {abrade}] [also: {skinning}, {skinned}]

skin and bones
n : a person who is unusually thin [syn: {thin person}] [ant: {fatso}]

skin cancer
n : a malignant neoplasm of the skin

skin care
n : care for the skin [syn: {skincare}]

skin cell
n : any of the cells making up the skin

skin color
n : the coloring of a person's face [syn: {complexion}, {skin colour}]

skin colour
n : the coloring of a person's face [syn: {complexion}, {skin color}]

skin condition
n 1: a disease affecting the skin [syn: {skin disease}, {disease of the skin}, {skin disorder}, {skin problem}]
2: texture and appearance of the skin of the face [syn: {complexion}]

skin disease
n : a disease affecting the skin [syn: {disease of the skin}, {skin disorder}, {skin problem}, {skin condition}]

skin disorder
n : a disease affecting the skin [syn: {skin disease}, {disease of the skin}, {skin problem}, {skin condition}]

skin diving
n : underwater swimming with a breathing apparatus [syn: {skin-dive}]

skin doctor
n : a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin [syn: {dermatologist}]

skin effect
n : the tendency of high-frequency alternating current to distribute near the surface of a conductor

skin eruption
n : eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease [syn: {exanthem}, {exanthema}]

skin graft
n : a piece of skin taken from a donor area and surgically grafted at the site of an injury or burn

skin over
v : grow new skin over an injury

skin patch
n : a medicated adhesive pad placed on the skin for absorption of a time released dose of medication into the bloodstream [syn: {transdermal patch}]

skin perceptiveness
n : the faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat or pain [syn: {tactual sensation}, {tactility}, {touch perception}]

skin pop
v : inject (drugs) into the skin

skin problem
n : a disease affecting the skin [syn: {skin disease}, {disease of the skin}, {skin disorder}, {skin condition}]

skin rash
n : any red eruption of the skin [syn: {rash}, {roseola}, {efflorescence}]

skin sensation
n : a sensation localized on the skin [syn: {cutaneous sensation}, {haptic sensation}]

skin senses
n : the faculty of touch; "only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us" [syn: {touch}, {sense of touch}, {touch modality}, {cutaneous senses}]

skin test
n : any test to determine immunity or sensitivity to a disease by introducing small amounts on or into the skin

skin tumor
n : a neoplasm originating in the epidermis [syn: {acanthoma}]

skincare
n : care for the skin [syn: {skin care}]

skin-deep
adj : involving a surface only; "her beauty is only skin-deep"; "superficial bruising"; "a surface wound" [syn: {superficial}, {surface(a)}]

skin-dive
n : underwater swimming with a breathing apparatus [syn: {skin diving}]
v : swim underwater with a breathing apparatus

skin-diver
n : an underwater swimmer equipped with a face mask and foot fins and either a snorkel or an air cylinder [syn: {aquanaut}]

skinflint
n : a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend [syn: {niggard}, {scrooge}, {churl}]

skinhead
n : a young person who belongs to a British or American group that shave their heads and gather at rock concerts or engage in white supremacist demonstrations

skinheads
n : a youth subculture that appeared first in England in the late 1960s as a working-class reaction to the hippies; hair was cropped close to the scalp; wore working shirts and short jeans (supported by suspenders) and heavy red boots; involved in attacks against Asians and football hooliganism [syn: {bootboys}]

skink
n : alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide [syn: {scincid}, {scincid lizard}]

skinned
skin
n 1: a natural protective covering of the body; site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body" [syn: {tegument}, {cutis}]
2: the tissue forming the hard outer layer (of e.g. a fruit) [syn: {rind}, {peel}]
3: an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane"
4: body covering of a living animal [syn: {hide}, {pelt}]
5: a person's skin regarded as their life; "he tried to save his skin"
6: the rind of a fruit or vegetable [syn: {peel}]
7: a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the skin of an animal
v 1: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: {clamber}, {scramble}, {shin}, {shinny}, {struggle}, {sputter}]
2: bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell" [syn: {scrape}]
3: remove the bark of a tree [syn: {bark}]
4: strip the skin off; "pare apples" [syn: {peel}, {pare}]
5: strike against an object; "She stubbed her one's toe in the dark and now it's broken" [syn: {stub}, {scrape}, {abrade}] [also: {skinning}, {skinned}]

skinned
adj : having the skin scraped off; "skinned knees and scraped elbows" [syn: {abraded}, {scraped}]

skinned
See {skin}

Skinner
n 1: United States actor (1858-1942) [syn: {Otis Skinner}]
2: United States actress noted for her one-woman shows (1901-1979) [syn: {Cornelia Otis Skinner}]
3: United States psychologist and a leading proponent of behaviorism (1904-1990) [syn: {Fred Skinner}, {B. F. Skinner}, {Burrhus Frederic Skinner}]
4: a person who prepares or deals in animal skins
5: a worker who drives mules [syn: {muleteer}, {mule skinner}, {mule driver}]

Skinnerian
adj : of or relating to B. F. Skinner or his behaviorist psychology
n : a follower of the theories or methods of B. F. Skinner

skinnier
skinny
adj : having unattractive thinness; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck" [syn: {scraggy}, {scrawny}, {underweight}, {weedy}]
n : confidential information about a topic or person; "he wanted the inside skinny on the new partner" [also: {skinniest}, {skinnier}]

skinnier
See {skinny}

skinniest
skinny
adj : having unattractive thinness; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck" [syn: {scraggy}, {scrawny}, {underweight}, {weedy}]
n : confidential information about a topic or person; "he wanted the inside skinny on the new partner" [also: {skinniest}, {skinnier}]

skinniest
See {skinny}

skinniness
n : the bodily property of lacking flesh [syn: {scrawniness}]

skinning
skin
n 1: a natural protective covering of the body; site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body" [syn: {tegument}, {cutis}]
2: the tissue forming the hard outer layer (of e.g. a fruit) [syn: {rind}, {peel}]
3: an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane"
4: body covering of a living animal [syn: {hide}, {pelt}]
5: a person's skin regarded as their life; "he tried to save his skin"
6: the rind of a fruit or vegetable [syn: {peel}]
7: a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the skin of an animal
v 1: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: {clamber}, {scramble}, {shin}, {shinny}, {struggle}, {sputter}]
2: bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell" [syn: {scrape}]
3: remove the bark of a tree [syn: {bark}]
4: strip the skin off; "pare apples" [syn: {peel}, {pare}]
5: strike against an object; "She stubbed her one's toe in the dark and now it's broken" [syn: {stub}, {scrape}, {abrade}] [also: {skinning}, {skinned}]

skinning
See {skin}

skinny
adj : having unattractive thinness; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck" [syn: {scraggy}, {scrawny}, {underweight}, {weedy}]
n : confidential information about a topic or person; "he wanted the inside skinny on the new partner" [also: {skinniest}, {skinnier}]

skinny dip
v : bathe in the nude; "The young people were skinny-dipping in the pond"

skinny-dipped
See {skinny-dip}

skinny-dipping
See {skinny-dip}

skin-popped
See {skin-pop}

skin-popping
See {skin-pop}

skint
adj : lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term" [syn: {broke}, {bust}, {stone-broke}, {stony-broke}]

skintight
adj : so tight as to cling to the skin; "skintight jeans"

skip
n 1: a gait in which steps and hops alternate
2: a mistake resulting from neglect [syn: {omission}]
v 1: bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible" [syn: {jump}, {pass over}, {skip over}]
2: intentionally fail to attend; "cut class" [syn: {cut}]
3: jump lightly [syn: {hop}, {hop-skip}]
4: leave suddenly; "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town" [syn: {decamp}, {vamoose}]
5: bound off one point after another [syn: {bound off}]
6: cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond" [syn: {skim}, {skitter}] [also: {skipping}, {skipped}]

skip distance
n : the shortest distance that permits radio signals (of a given frequency) to travel from the transmitter to the receiver by reflection from the ionosphere

skip over
v : bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible" [syn: {jump}, {pass over}, {skip}]

skip rope
n : a length of rope (usually with handles on each end) that is swung around while someone jumps over it [syn: {jump rope}, {skipping rope}]

skip town
v : disappear without notifying anyone (idiom) [syn: {take a powder}]

skip-bomb
v : attack with delayed release bombs

skipjack
n 1: oceanic schooling tuna of considerable value in Pacific but less in Atlantic; reaches 75 pounds; very similar to if not the same as oceanic bonito [syn: {skipjack tuna}, {Euthynnus pelamis}]
2: medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna [syn: {Atlantic bonito}, {Sarda sarda}]
3: able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound [syn: {click beetle}, {snapping beetle}]

skipjack tuna
n : oceanic schooling tuna of considerable value in Pacific but less in Atlantic; reaches 75 pounds; very similar to if not the same as oceanic bonito [syn: {skipjack}, {Euthynnus pelamis}]

ski-plane
n : an airplane equipped with skis so it can land on a snowfield

skipped
skip
n 1: a gait in which steps and hops alternate
2: a mistake resulting from neglect [syn: {omission}]
v 1: bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible" [syn: {jump}, {pass over}, {skip over}]
2: intentionally fail to attend; "cut class" [syn: {cut}]
3: jump lightly [syn: {hop}, {hop-skip}]
4: leave suddenly; "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town" [syn: {decamp}, {vamoose}]
5: bound off one point after another [syn: {bound off}]
6: cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond" [syn: {skim}, {skitter}] [also: {skipping}, {skipped}]

skipped
See {skip}

skipper
n 1: a student who fails to attend classes
2: an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship [syn: {master}, {captain}, {sea captain}]
3: the naval officer in command of a military ship [syn: {captain}]
v : work as the skipper on a vessel

skipping
skip
n 1: a gait in which steps and hops alternate
2: a mistake resulting from neglect [syn: {omission}]
v 1: bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible" [syn: {jump}, {pass over}, {skip over}]
2: intentionally fail to attend; "cut class" [syn: {cut}]
3: jump lightly [syn: {hop}, {hop-skip}]
4: leave suddenly; "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town" [syn: {decamp}, {vamoose}]
5: bound off one point after another [syn: {bound off}]
6: cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond" [syn: {skim}, {skitter}] [also: {skipping}, {skipped}]

skipping
See {skip}

skipping rope
n : a length of rope (usually with handles on each end) that is swung around while someone jumps over it [syn: {jump rope}, {skip rope}]

skirl
n : the sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipe
v 1: make a shrill, wailing sound; "skirling bagpipes"
2: play the bagpipes

skirmish
n : a minor short-term fight [syn: {brush}, {clash}, {encounter}]
v : engage in a skirmish

skirmisher
n : someone who skirmishes (e.g., as a member of a scouting party)

skirret
n : an Asiatic herb cultivated in Europe for its sweet edible tuberous root [syn: {Sium sisarum}]

skirt
n 1: cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
2: a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
3: informal terms for a (young) woman [syn: {dame}, {doll}, {wench}, {chick}, {bird}]
v 1: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn: {hedge}, {fudge}, {evade}, {put off}, {circumvent}, {parry}, {elude}, {dodge}, {duck}, {sidestep}]
2: pass around or about; move along the border; "The boat skirted the coast"
3: form the edge of
4: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property" [syn: {surround}, {border}]

skirt chaser
n : a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women [syn: {wolf}, {woman chaser}, {masher}]

skirt of tasses
n : armor plate that protects the body below the waist

skirting
adj : being all around the edges; enclosing; "his encircling arms"; "the room's skirting board needs painting" [syn: {encircling(a)}, {skirting(a)}]

skirting board
n : a molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor [syn: {baseboard}, {mopboard}]

skis
n : narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow [syn: {ski}]

skit
n : a short theatrical episode

skitter
v 1: to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground" [syn: {scurry}, {scamper}, {scuttle}]
2: glide easily along a surface
3: cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond" [syn: {skim}, {skip}]
4: twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water

skittish
adj : unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) [syn: {spooky}, {nervous}]

skittishly
adv : in a skittish manner; "the horse pranced around skittishly"

skittishness
n : characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright [syn: {restiveness}]

skittle
n : a bowling pin of the type used in ninepins or (in England) skittles [syn: {ninepin}, {skittle pin}]
v : play skittles

skittle alley
n : a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins [syn: {bowling alley}, {alley}]

skittle ball
n : ball used to knock down ninepins [syn: {ninepin ball}]

skittle pin
n : a bowling pin of the type used in ninepins or (in England) skittles [syn: {ninepin}, {skittle}]

skittles
n : bowling down an alley at a target of nine wooden pins [syn: {ninepins}]

skive
v : remove the surface of; "skive leather"

skivvied
skivvy
n : a female domestic servant who does all kinds of menial work [syn: {slavey}] [also: {skivvied}]

skivvied
See {skivvy}

Skivvies
n : men's underwear consisting of cotton T-shirt and shorts

skivvy
n : a female domestic servant who does all kinds of menial work [syn: {slavey}] [also: {skivvied}]

Skopje
n : capital of modern Macedonia [syn: {Skoplje}, {Uskub}]

Skoplje
n : capital of modern Macedonia [syn: {Skopje}, {Uskub}]

skreak
v 1: make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly" [syn: {squeak}, {screech}, {creak}, {screak}]
2: utter a harsh abrupt scream [syn: {squawk}, {screak}, {skreigh}, {screech}]

skreigh
v : utter a harsh abrupt scream [syn: {squawk}, {screak}, {skreak}, {screech}]

skua
n : gull-like jaeger of northern seas [syn: {bonxie}]

Skuld
n : goddess of fate: Future

skulduggery
n : verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way [syn: {trickery}, {hocus-pocus}, {slickness}, {hanky panky}, {jiggery-pokery}, {skullduggery}]

skulk
v 1: lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner [syn: {lurk}]
2: avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill [syn: {malinger}]
3: move stealthily; "The lonely man skulks down the main street all day"

skulker
n 1: someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity [syn: {malingerer}, {shammer}]
2: someone waiting in concealment [syn: {lurker}, {lurcher}]

skulking
adj : marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking in the shadows" [syn: {furtive}, {lurking}, {sneak(a)}, {sneaky}, {stealthy}, {surreptitious}]
n : evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated; "they developed a test to detect malingering" [syn: {malingering}]

skull
n : the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates

skull and crossbones
n : emblem warning of danger or death

skull practice
n : teaching strategy to an athletic team [syn: {skull session}]

skull session
n 1: a session (as of executives or advisors) to discuss policy or strategy or to solve problems or exchange ideas
2: teaching strategy to an athletic team [syn: {skull practice}]

skullcap
n 1: rounded brimless cap fitting the crown of the head
2: the dome of the skull [syn: {calvaria}]

skullduggery
n : verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way [syn: {trickery}, {hocus-pocus}, {slickness}, {hanky panky}, {jiggery-pokery}, {skulduggery}]

skunk
n 1: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" [syn: {rotter}, {dirty dog}, {rat}, {stinker}, {stinkpot}, {bum}, {puke}, {crumb}, {lowlife}, {scum bag}, {so-and-so}, {git}]
2: a defeat in a game where one side fails to score [syn: {shutout}]
3: street names for marijuana [syn: {pot}, {grass}, {green goddess}, {dope}, {weed}, {gage}, {sess}, {sens}, {smoke}, {locoweed}, {Mary Jane}]
4: American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae [syn: {polecat}, {wood pussy}]
v : defeat by a lurch [syn: {lurch}]

skunk bear
n : stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal [syn: {wolverine}, {carcajou}, {Gulo luscus}]

skunk cabbage
n 1: deciduous perennial low-growing fetid swamp plant of eastern North America having minute flowers enclosed in a mottled greenish or purple cowl-shaped spathe [syn: {polecat weed}, {foetid pothos}, {Symplocarpus foetidus}]
2: clump-forming deciduous perennial swamp plant of western North America similar to Symplocarpus foetidus but having a yellow spathe [syn: {Lysichiton americanum}]

skunkbush
n : deciduous shrub of California with unpleasantly scented usually trifoliate leaves and edible fruit [syn: {squawbush}, {squaw-bush}, {Rhus trilobata}]

skunk-weed
n : tall sticky-leaved herb of the Rocky Mountains having an offensive smell [syn: {skunkweed}, {Polemonium viscosum}]

skunkweed
n : tall sticky-leaved herb of the Rocky Mountains having an offensive smell [syn: {skunk-weed}, {Polemonium viscosum}]

sky
n : the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
v : throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper" [syn: {flip}, {toss}, {pitch}]

sky burial
n : a traditional Tibetan funeral ritual in which the corpse is exposed to the open air to be eaten by sacred vultures

sky dive
v : jump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute [syn: {skydive}]

sky glow
n : illumination of the night sky in urban areas

sky marshal
n : a person trained by the government in hijacking and terrorist tactics who (for security reasons) is a passenger aboard an airline flight [syn: {air marshal}]

sky pilot
n : a chaplain in one of the military services [syn: {military chaplain}, {padre}, {Holy Joe}]

sky wave
n : a radio wave that is reflected back to earth by the ionosphere or a communications satellite; permits transmission around the curve of the earth's surface

sky-blue
adj : of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky; "October's bright blue weather" [syn: {azure}, {cerulean}, {bright blue}]
n : a light shade of blue [syn: {azure}, {cerulean}, {sapphire}, {lazuline}]

skybox
n : an elevated box for viewing events at a sports stadium

skycap
n : a porter who helps passengers with their baggage at an airport

skydive
v : jump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute [syn: {sky dive}] [also: {skydove}]

skydiver
n : a person who jumps from a plane and performs various gymnastic maneuvers before pulling the parachute cord

skydiving
n : performing acrobatics in free fall before pulling the ripcord of a parachute

skydove
skydive
v : jump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute [syn: {sky dive}] [also: {skydove}]

skydove
See {skydive}

Skye terrier
n : Scottish breed of terrier with shaggy hair and long low body with short legs; native to the Isle of Skye

sky-high
adv 1: (with verb `to blow') destroyed completely; blown apart or to pieces; "they blew the bridge sky-high"; "the committee blew the thesis sky-high"
2: in a lavish or enthusiastic manner; "he extolled her virtues sky-high" [syn: {enthusiastically}]
3: to a very high level; "prices have gone sky-high"; "garbage was piled sky-high"; "the men were flung sky-high by the explosion"

skyhook
n 1: helicopter carrying a reel of steel cable that can be used to lift and transport heavy objects
2: a hook that is imagined to be suspended from the sky

skyjack
v : subject an aircraft to air piracy; "the plane was skyjacked to Uzbekistan"

Skylab
n : United States space station; in orbit from 1973 to 1979

skylark
n : brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height [syn: {Alauda arvensis}]
v : play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" [syn: {frolic}, {lark}, {rollick}, {disport}, {sport}, {cavort}, {gambol}, {frisk}, {romp}, {run around}, {lark about}]

skylight
n : a window in a roof to admit daylight [syn: {fanlight}]

skyline
n 1: the outline of objects seen against the sky
2: the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet [syn: {horizon}, {apparent horizon}, {visible horizon}, {sensible horizon}]

skyrocket
n 1: propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon [syn: {rocket}]
2: sends a firework display high into the sky [syn: {rocket}]
v : shoot up abruptly, like a rocket; "prices skyrocketed" [syn: {rocket}]

skysail
n : the sail above the royal on a square-rigger

skyscraper
n : a very tall building with many stories

skywalk
n : an elevated walkway between buildings (usually enclosed)

skyward
adj : directed toward heaven or the sky; "the soul in its heavenward flight" [syn: {heavenward}]
adv : toward the sky; "look skywards!" [syn: {skywards}]

skywards
adv : toward the sky; "look skywards!" [syn: {skyward}]

skyway
n : a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another [syn: {air lane}, {flight path}, {airway}]

skywriting
n : writing formed in the sky by smoke released from an airplane

SL
n : a terrorist group formed in Peru in the late 1960s as a splinter group from the communist party of Peru; is among the most ruthless guerilla organizations in the world; seeks to destroy Peruvian institutions and replace them with a Maoist peasant regime; is involved in the cocaine trade; "Shining Path has been responsible for 30,000 deaths" [syn: {Shining Path}, {Sendero Luminoso}]

slab
n : block consisting of a thick piece of something [also: {slabbing}, {slabbed}]

slabbed
slab
n : block consisting of a thick piece of something [also: {slabbing}, {slabbed}]

slabbed
See {slab}

slabber
v : let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" [syn: {drivel}, {drool}, {slaver}, {slobber}, {dribble}]

slabbing
slab
n : block consisting of a thick piece of something [also: {slabbing}, {slabbed}]

slabbing
See {slab}

slack
adj 1: not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and gray"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope" [syn: {loose}]
2: lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip" [syn: {flaccid}, {lax}, {limp}]
3: flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; "slack water"
4: lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline" [syn: {lax}]
n 1: dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
2: a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality; "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality" [syn: {slump}, {drop-off}, {falloff}, {falling off}]
3: a stretch of water without current or movement; "suddenly they were in slack water"
4: the condition of being loose (not taut); "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope" [syn: {slackness}]
5: a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; "he took up the slack"
v 1: avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
2: be inattentive to, or neglect; "He slacks his attention"
3: release tension on; "slack the rope"
4: make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now" [syn: {slacken}, {slack up}, {relax}]
5: become slow or slower; "Production slowed" [syn: {slow}, {slow down}, {slow up}, {slacken}]
6: make less active or intense [syn: {slake}, {abate}]
7: become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours" [syn: {abate}, {let up}, {slack off}, {die away}]
8: cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime" [syn: {slake}]

slack off
v : become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours" [syn: {abate}, {let up}, {slack}, {die away}]

slack suit
n : casual dress consisting of slacks and matching jacket

slack tide
n : the occurrence of relatively still water at the turn of the (low) tide [syn: {slack water}]

slack up
v : make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now" [syn: {slack}, {slacken}, {relax}]

slack water
n : the occurrence of relatively still water at the turn of the (low) tide [syn: {slack tide}]

slacken
v 1: become slow or slower; "Production slowed" [syn: {slow}, {slow down}, {slow up}, {slack}]
2: make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now" [syn: {slack}, {slack up}, {relax}]
3: become looser or slack; "the rope slackened"
4: make slack as by lessening tension or firmness [syn: {remit}]

slacken off
v : become less intense [syn: {ease up}, {ease off}, {flag}]

slackening
n : an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind" [syn: {relaxation}, {loosening}]

slacker
n : a person who shirks their work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime) [syn: {shirker}]

slacking
n : the evasion of work or duty [syn: {shirking}, {soldiering}, {goofing off}, {goldbricking}]

slackly
adv : in a relaxed manner; not rigid; "his hands lay loosely" [syn: {loosely}]

slackness
n : the condition of being loose (not taut); "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope" [syn: {slack}]

slacks
n : (usually in the plural) pants for casual wear

slag
n : the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals [syn: {scoria}, {dross}] [also: {slagging}, {slagged}]

slag code
n : a delayed action computer virus; a set of instructions surreptitously inserted into a program that are designed to execute (or `explode') if a particular condition is satisfied; when exploded it may delete or corrupt data, or print a spurious message, or have other harmful effects; "a disgruntled employee planted a logic bomb" [syn: {logic bomb}]

slagged
slag
n : the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals [syn: {scoria}, {dross}] [also: {slagging}, {slagged}]

slagged
See {slag}

slagging
slag
n : the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals [syn: {scoria}, {dross}] [also: {slagging}, {slagged}]

slagging
See {slag}

slagheap
n : pile of waste matter from coal mining etc

slain
adj : killed; `slain' is formal or literary as in "slain warriors"; "a picture of St. George and the slain dragon"
n : people who have been slain (as in battle)

slain
slay
v : kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" [syn: {murder}, {hit}, {dispatch}, {bump off}, {polish off}, {remove}] [also: {slew}, {slain}]

slain
See {slay}

slake
v 1: satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst" [syn: {quench}, {allay}, {assuage}]
2: make less active or intense [syn: {abate}, {slack}]
3: cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime" [syn: {slack}]

slaked
adj : allayed; "his thirst quenched he was able to continue" [syn: {quenched}, {satisfied}]

slaked lime
n : a caustic substance produced by heating limestone [syn: {calcium hydroxide}, {lime}, {hydrated lime}, {calcium hydrate}, {caustic lime}, {lime hydrate}]

slalom
n : a downhill race over a winding course defined by upright poles
v : race on skis around obstacles

slam
n 1: winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge [syn: {sweep}]
2: the noise made by the forcefaul impact of two objects
3: a forceful impact that makes a loud noise
4: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" [syn: {shot}, {shaft}, {dig}, {barb}, {jibe}, {gibe}]
v 1: close violently; "He slammed the door shut" [syn: {bang}]
2: strike violently; "slam the ball" [syn: {bang}]
3: dance the slam dance [syn: {slam dance}, {mosh}, {thrash}]
4: throw violently; "He slammed the book on the table" [syn: {flap down}] [also: {slamming}, {slammed}]

slam dance
n : a form of dancing in which dancers slam into one another; normally performed to punk rock [syn: {slam dancing}]
v : dance the slam dance [syn: {slam}, {mosh}, {thrash}]

slam dancing
n : a form of dancing in which dancers slam into one another; normally performed to punk rock [syn: {slam dance}]

slam dunk
n 1: something that is a sure to occur; a foregone conclusion; "predicting his success was a slam dunk"
2: a forceful dunk

slam on
v : apply carelessly; "slap some paint onto the wall" [syn: {slap on}, {clap on}]

slam-bang
adj : violent and sudden and noisy; "a slam-bang collision"
adv 1: in a careless or reckless manner; "the shelves were put up slapdash" [syn: {slapdash}]
2: with heedless speed; "yachts ran slap-bang into the convoy at 15 knots an hour"
3: in a violent or sudden or noisy manner; "the pans fell slam-bang and woke the whole house" [syn: {slap-bang}]

slam-dunk
v 1: make a forceful move against; "the electronic travel market is slam-dunking traditional travel agencies"
2: make a slam dunk; shoot a basketball in a slam dunk

slammed
slam
n 1: winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge [syn: {sweep}]
2: the noise made by the forcefaul impact of two objects
3: a forceful impact that makes a loud noise
4: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" [syn: {shot}, {shaft}, {dig}, {barb}, {jibe}, {gibe}]
v 1: close violently; "He slammed the door shut" [syn: {bang}]
2: strike violently; "slam the ball" [syn: {bang}]
3: dance the slam dance [syn: {slam dance}, {mosh}, {thrash}]
4: throw violently; "He slammed the book on the table" [syn: {flap down}] [also: {slamming}, {slammed}]

slammed
See {slam}

slammer
n 1: a person who closes things violently; "she's a dramatic slammer of doors"
2: a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) [syn: {jail}, {jailhouse}, {gaol}, {clink}]

slamming
slam
n 1: winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge [syn: {sweep}]
2: the noise made by the forcefaul impact of two objects
3: a forceful impact that makes a loud noise
4: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" [syn: {shot}, {shaft}, {dig}, {barb}, {jibe}, {gibe}]
v 1: close violently; "He slammed the door shut" [syn: {bang}]
2: strike violently; "slam the ball" [syn: {bang}]
3: dance the slam dance [syn: {slam dance}, {mosh}, {thrash}]
4: throw violently; "He slammed the book on the table" [syn: {flap down}] [also: {slamming}, {slammed}]

slamming
See {slam}

slander
n 1: words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
2: an abusive attack on a person's character or good name [syn: {aspersion}, {calumny}, {defamation}, {denigration}]
v : charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation" [syn: {defame}, {smirch}, {asperse}, {denigrate}, {calumniate}, {smear}, {sully}, {besmirch}]

slanderer
n : one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel [syn: {defamer}, {maligner}, {vilifier}, {libeler}, {backbiter}, {traducer}]

slanderous
adj : (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign [syn: {calumniatory}, {calumnious}, {defamatory}, {denigrative}, {denigrating}, {denigratory}, {libellous}, {libelous}]

slanderously
adv : in a false and slanderous and defamatory manner; with slander or calumny [syn: {calumniously}]

slang
n 1: informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar; "their speech was full of slang expressions"
2: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" [syn: {cant}, {jargon}, {lingo}, {argot}, {patois}, {vernacular}]
v 1: use slang or vulgar language
2: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: {gull}, {dupe}, {befool}, {cod}, {fool}, {put on}, {take in}, {put one over}, {put one across}]
3: abuse with coarse language

slangily
adv : with slang; in a slangy manner; "he expresses himself slangily"

slanginess
n : casualness in use of language

slanguage
n : language characterized by excessive use of slang or cant

slangy
adj : constituting or expressed in slang or given to the use of slang; "a slangy expression"; "slangy speech"

slant
n 1: a biased way of looking at or presenting something [syn: {angle}]
2: degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch" [syn: {pitch}, {rake}]
v 1: lie obliquely; "A scar slanted across his face"
2: present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders" [syn: {angle}, {weight}]
3: to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister" [syn: {lean}, {tilt}, {tip}, {angle}]
4: heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting" [syn: {cant}, {cant over}, {tilt}, {pitch}]

slanted
adj 1: having an oblique or slanted direction [syn: {aslant}, {aslope}, {diagonal}, {slanting}, {sloped}, {sloping}]
2: favoring one person or side over another; "a biased account of the trial"; "a decision that was partial to the defendant" [syn: {biased}, {colored}, {coloured}, {one-sided}]

slant-eye
n : a disparaging term for an Asian person (especially for North Vietnamese soldiers in the Vietnam War) [syn: {gook}]

slanting
adj : having an oblique or slanted direction [syn: {aslant}, {aslope}, {diagonal}, {slanted}, {sloped}, {sloping}]

slantingly
adv : with a slant [syn: {slopingly}]

slantways
adv : at a slant; moving or directed in a slantwise position or direction [syn: {slantwise}]

slantwise
adv : at a slant; moving or directed in a slantwise position or direction [syn: {slantways}]

slap
n 1: a blow from a flat object (as an open hand) [syn: {smack}]
2: the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand [syn: {smack}, {smacking}]
adv : directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her" [syn: {bang}, {slapdash}, {smack}, {bolt}]
v : hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead" [also: {slapping}, {slapped}]

slap on
v : apply carelessly; "slap some paint onto the wall" [syn: {clap on}, {slam on}]

slap together
v : make hastily and carelessly [syn: {clap up}, {clap together}]

slap-bang
adv 1: directly or immediately; "it hit slap-bang in the middle"
2: in a violent or sudden or noisy manner; "the pans fell slam-bang and woke the whole house" [syn: {slam-bang}]

slapdash
adj : marked by great carelessness; "a most haphazard system of record keeping"; "slapdash work"; "slipshod spelling"; "sloppy workmanship" [syn: {haphazard}, {slipshod}, {sloppy}]
adv 1: in a careless or reckless manner; "the shelves were put up slapdash" [syn: {slam-bang}]
2: directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her" [syn: {bang}, {slap}, {smack}, {bolt}]

slaphappier
slaphappy
adj 1: cheerfully irresponsible; "carefree with his money"; "freewheeling urban youths"; "had a harum-scarum youth" [syn: {carefree}, {devil-may-care}, {freewheeling}, {happy-go-lucky}, {harum-scarum}]
2: dazed from or as if from repeated blows; "knocked silly by the impact"; "slaphappy with exhaustion" [syn: {punch-drunk}, {silly}] [also: {slaphappiest}, {slaphappier}]

slaphappier
See {slaphappy}

slaphappiest
slaphappy
adj 1: cheerfully irresponsible; "carefree with his money"; "freewheeling urban youths"; "had a harum-scarum youth" [syn: {carefree}, {devil-may-care}, {freewheeling}, {happy-go-lucky}, {harum-scarum}]
2: dazed from or as if from repeated blows; "knocked silly by the impact"; "slaphappy with exhaustion" [syn: {punch-drunk}, {silly}] [also: {slaphappiest}, {slaphappier}]

slaphappiest
See {slaphappy}

slaphappy
adj 1: cheerfully irresponsible; "carefree with his money"; "freewheeling urban youths"; "had a harum-scarum youth" [syn: {carefree}, {devil-may-care}, {freewheeling}, {happy-go-lucky}, {harum-scarum}]
2: dazed from or as if from repeated blows; "knocked silly by the impact"; "slaphappy with exhaustion" [syn: {punch-drunk}, {silly}] [also: {slaphappiest}, {slaphappier}]

slapped
slap
n 1: a blow from a flat object (as an open hand) [syn: {smack}]
2: the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand [syn: {smack}, {smacking}]
adv : directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her" [syn: {bang}, {slapdash}, {smack}, {bolt}]
v : hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead" [also: {slapping}, {slapped}]

slapped
adj : struck with especially the open hand; "hung his head like a cuffed and chastised child"; "wondered which was the worse punishment, her slapped face or her injured feelings" [syn: {cuffed}]

slapped
See {slap}

slapper
n : a hitter who slaps (usually another person) with an open hand; "someone slapped me on the back and I turned to see who the slapper was"; "my father was the designated spanker in our family" [syn: {spanker}]

slapping
slap
n 1: a blow from a flat object (as an open hand) [syn: {smack}]
2: the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand [syn: {smack}, {smacking}]
adv : directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her" [syn: {bang}, {slapdash}, {smack}, {bolt}]
v : hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead" [also: {slapping}, {slapped}]

slapping
See {slap}

slapshot
n : a fast shot made with a short powerful swing of the hockey stick

slapstick
adj : characterized by horseplay and physical action; "slapstick style of humor"
n 1: a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes
2: acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone

slap-up
adj : very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {bully}, {corking}, {cracking}, {dandy}, {great}, {groovy}, {keen}, {neat}, {nifty}, {not bad(p)}, {peachy}, {swell}, {smashing}]

slash
n 1: a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut" [syn: {cut}, {gash}, {slice}]
2: an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)
3: a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information [syn: {solidus}, {virgule}, {diagonal}, {stroke}, {separatrix}]
4: a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument [syn: {gash}]
v 1: cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete [syn: {cut down}]
2: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" [syn: {flog}, {welt}, {whip}, {lather}, {lash}, {strap}, {trounce}]
3: cut open; "she slashed her wrists" [syn: {gash}]
4: cut drastically; "Prices were slashed"
5: move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed" [syn: {convulse}, {thresh}, {thresh about}, {thrash}, {thrash about}, {toss}, {jactitate}]

slash pocket
n : a pocket in a garment (usually below the waist) to which access is provided by a vertical or diagonal slit in the outside of the garment

slashed
adj 1: patterned by having color applied with sweeping strokes; "brown iris...slashed with yellow"- Willa Cather
2: having long and narrow ornamental cuts showing an underlying fabric; "a slashed doublet"; "slashed cuffs showing the scarlet lining"
3: wounded by cutting deeply; "got a gashed arm in a knife fight"; "had a slashed cheek from the broken glass" [syn: {cut}, {gashed}]
4: (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply; "the slashed prices attracted buyers" [syn: {cut}]

slasher
n 1: someone who slashes another person
2: a weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing

slashing
adj : as if striking with slashing blows; "his slashing demon-ridden cadenza"

Slask
n : a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland [syn: {Silesia}, {Slezsko}, {Schlesien}]

slat
n : a thin strip (wood or metal) [syn: {spline}]
v 1: equip or bar with slats; "Slat the windows"
2: close the slats of (windows) [also: {slatting}, {slatted}]

slate
n 1: (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
2: thin layers of rock used for roofing [syn: {slating}]
3: a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
4: a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices [syn: {ticket}]
v 1: designate or schedule; "He slated his talk for 9 AM"; "She was slated to be his successor"
2: enter on a list or slate for an election; "He was slated for borough president"
3: cover with slate; "slate the roof"

slate club
n : a group of people who save money in a common fund for a specific purpose (usually distributed at Christmas)

slate pencil
n : a pencil of soft slate (or soapstone) used for writing on a slate

slate roof
n : a roof covered with slate

slate-colored junco
n : common North American junco having gray plumage and eyes with dark brown irises [syn: {dark-eyed junco}, {Junco hyemalis}]

slate-gray
adj : of the color of slate or granite; "the slaty sky of dawn" [syn: {slaty}, {slatey}, {stone-gray}]

slater
n : any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats [syn: {woodlouse}]

slatey
adj 1: resembling or containing slate [syn: {slaty}]
2: of the color of slate or granite; "the slaty sky of dawn" [syn: {slate-gray}, {slaty}, {stone-gray}]

slather
v : spread thickly; "I can't eat bagles without slathering them with cream cheese"

slatier
slaty
adj 1: resembling or containing slate [syn: {slatey}]
2: of the color of slate or granite; "the slaty sky of dawn" [syn: {slate-gray}, {slatey}, {stone-gray}] [also: {slatiest}, {slatier}]

slatier
See {slaty}

slatiest
slaty
adj 1: resembling or containing slate [syn: {slatey}]
2: of the color of slate or granite; "the slaty sky of dawn" [syn: {slate-gray}, {slatey}, {stone-gray}] [also: {slatiest}, {slatier}]

slatiest
See {slaty}

slating
n 1: thin layers of rock used for roofing [syn: {slate}]
2: a severely critical attack; "the reviewers gave his book a sound slating"
3: the act of laying slates for a roof

slatted
slat
n : a thin strip (wood or metal) [syn: {spline}]
v 1: equip or bar with slats; "Slat the windows"
2: close the slats of (windows) [also: {slatting}, {slatted}]

slatted
See {slat}

slattern
n 1: a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets [syn: {streetwalker}, {street girl}, {hooker}, {hustler}, {floozy}, {floozie}]
2: a dirty untidy woman [syn: {slut}, {slovenly woman}, {trollop}]

slatternliness
n : in the manner of a slattern [syn: {sluttishness}]

slatternly
adj : used especially of women [syn: {blowsy}, {blowzy}, {sluttish}]

slatting
slat
n : a thin strip (wood or metal) [syn: {spline}]
v 1: equip or bar with slats; "Slat the windows"
2: close the slats of (windows) [also: {slatting}, {slatted}]

slatting
See {slat}

slaty
adj 1: resembling or containing slate [syn: {slatey}]
2: of the color of slate or granite; "the slaty sky of dawn" [syn: {slate-gray}, {slatey}, {stone-gray}] [also: {slatiest}, {slatier}]

slaughter
n 1: the killing of animals (as for food)
2: a sound defeat [syn: {thrashing}, {walloping}, {debacle}, {drubbing}, {trouncing}, {whipping}]
3: the savage and excessive killing of many people [syn: {massacre}, {mass murder}, {carnage}, {butchery}]
v 1: kill (animals) usually for food consumption; "They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter" [syn: {butcher}]
2: kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda" [syn: {massacre}, {mow down}]

slaughterer
n : a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market [syn: {butcher}]

slaughterhouse
n : a building where animals are butchered [syn: {abattoir}, {butchery}, {shambles}]

slaughterous
adj : accompanied by bloodshed; "this bitter and sanguinary war" [syn: {gory}, {sanguinary}, {sanguineous}, {butcherly}]

Slav
adj : speaking a Slavic language; "the Slav population of Georgia"
n : any member of the people of eastern Europe or Asian Russia who speak a Slavonic language

slave
adj : held in servitude; "he was born of slave parents" [syn: {slave(a)}] [ant: {free}]
n 1: a person who is owned by someone
2: someone who works as hard as a slave [syn: {striver}, {hard worker}]
3: someone entirely dominated by some influence or person; "a slave to fashion"; "a slave to cocaine"; "his mother was his abject slave"
v : work very hard, like a slave [syn: {break one's back}, {buckle down}, {knuckle down}]

slave ant
n : any of various ants captured as larvae and enslaved by another species

slave dealer
n : a person engaged in slave trade [syn: {slaver}, {slave trader}]

slave driver
n 1: a cruel employer who demands excessive work from the employees [syn: {Simon Legree}]
2: a supervisor of slaves at work

slave market
n : a marketplace where slaves were auctioned off (especially in the southern United States before the Civil War)

slave owner
n : someone who owns slaves [syn: {slaveholder}, {slaver}]

slave ship
n : a ship used to transport slaves from their homes to places of bondage

slave state
n : any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the Civil War [ant: {free state}]

slave trade
n : traffic in slaves; especially in Black Africans transported to America in the 16th to 19th centuries [syn: {slave traffic}]

slave trader
n : a person engaged in slave trade [syn: {slaver}, {slave dealer}]

slave traffic
n : traffic in slaves; especially in Black Africans transported to America in the 16th to 19th centuries [syn: {slave trade}]

slaveholder
n : someone who owns slaves [syn: {slave owner}, {slaver}]

slaveholding
adj : where slavery was legal; "the slaveholding South"
n : the practice of owning slaves [syn: {slavery}]

slaveless
adj : where slavery was prohibited; "a free-soil state" [syn: {free-soil}]

slavelike
adj : suitable for a slave or servant

slave-maker
n : an ant that attacks colonies of other ant species and carries off the young to be reared as slaves [syn: {slave-making ant}]

slave-making ant
n : an ant that attacks colonies of other ant species and carries off the young to be reared as slaves [syn: {slave-maker}]

slaver
n 1: a person engaged in slave trade [syn: {slave dealer}, {slave trader}]
2: someone who owns slaves [syn: {slaveholder}, {slave owner}]
v : let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" [syn: {drivel}, {drool}, {slabber}, {slobber}, {dribble}]

slavery
n 1: the state of being under the control of another person [syn: {bondage}, {thrall}, {thralldom}, {thraldom}]
2: the practice of owning slaves [syn: {slaveholding}]
3: work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay

slavey
n : a female domestic servant who does all kinds of menial work [syn: {skivvy}]

Slavic
adj : of or relating to Slavic languages [syn: {Slavonic}]
n : a branch of the Indo European family of language [syn: {Slavic language}, {Slavonic}, {Slavonic language}]

Slavic language
n : a branch of the Indo European family of language [syn: {Slavic}, {Slavonic}, {Slavonic language}]

Slavic people
n : a race of people speaking a Slavonic language [syn: {Slavic race}]

Slavic race
n : a race of people speaking a Slavonic language [syn: {Slavic people}]

slavish
adj 1: blindly imitative; "a slavish copy of the original"
2: abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant; "slavish devotion to her job ruled her life"; "a slavish yes-man to the party bosses"- S.H.Adams; "she has become submissive and subservient" [syn: {subservient}, {submissive}]

slavishly
adv : in a slavish manner; "his followers slavishly believed in his new diet"

Slavonic
adj : of or relating to Slavic languages [syn: {Slavic}]
n : a branch of the Indo European family of language [syn: {Slavic}, {Slavic language}, {Slavonic language}]

Slavonic language
n : a branch of the Indo European family of language [syn: {Slavic}, {Slavic language}, {Slavonic}]

slaw
n : basically shredded cabbage [syn: {coleslaw}]

slay
v : kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" [syn: {murder}, {hit}, {dispatch}, {bump off}, {polish off}, {remove}] [also: {slew}, {slain}]

slayer
n : someone who causes the death of a person or animal [syn: {killer}]

slaying
n : unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being [syn: {murder}, {execution}]

SLE
n : an inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms [syn: {systemic lupus erythematosus}, {disseminated lupus erythematosus}]

sleaze
n : tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar [syn: {cheapness}, {tackiness}, {tat}]

sleazier
sleazy
adj 1: of cloth; thin and loosely woven; "the coat has a sleazy lining"
2: of very poor quality [syn: {bum}, {cheap}, {cheesy}, {chintzy}, {crummy}, {punk}, {tinny}]
3: morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal" [syn: {seamy}, {seedy}, {sordid}, {squalid}] [also: {sleaziest}, {sleazier}]

sleazier
See {sleazy}

sleaziest
sleazy
adj 1: of cloth; thin and loosely woven; "the coat has a sleazy lining"
2: of very poor quality [syn: {bum}, {cheap}, {cheesy}, {chintzy}, {crummy}, {punk}, {tinny}]
3: morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal" [syn: {seamy}, {seedy}, {sordid}, {squalid}] [also: {sleaziest}, {sleazier}]

sleaziest
See {sleazy}

sleazy
adj 1: of cloth; thin and loosely woven; "the coat has a sleazy lining"
2: of very poor quality [syn: {bum}, {cheap}, {cheesy}, {chintzy}, {crummy}, {punk}, {tinny}]
3: morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal" [syn: {seamy}, {seedy}, {sordid}, {squalid}] [also: {sleaziest}, {sleazier}]

sled
n : a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow [syn: {sledge}, {sleigh}]
v : ride (on) a sled [syn: {sleigh}] [also: {sledding}]

sled dog
n : a dog trained to draw a sled usually in a team [syn: {sledge dog}]

sledder
n : someone who rides a sled

sledding
sled
n : a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow [syn: {sledge}, {sleigh}]
v : ride (on) a sled [syn: {sleigh}] [also: {sledding}]

sledding
n 1: the sport of riding on a sled or sleigh
2: advancing toward a goal; "persuading him was easy going"; "the proposal faces tough sledding" [syn: {going}]

sledding
See {sled}

sledge
n 1: a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow [syn: {sled}, {sleigh}]
2: a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges [syn: {maul}, {sledgehammer}]
v 1: transport in a sleigh
2: ride in or travel with a sledge; "the antarctic expedition sledged along the coastline"; "The children sledged all day by the lake"
3: beat with a sledgehammer [syn: {sledgehammer}]

sledge dog
n : a dog trained to draw a sled usually in a team [syn: {sled dog}]

sledgehammer
n : a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges [syn: {maul}, {sledge}]
v : beat with a sledgehammer [syn: {sledge}]

sleek
adj 1: having a smooth, gleaming surface; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters" [syn: {glossy}, {satiny}, {silken}, {silky}, {silklike}, {slick}]
2: well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed; "sleek figures in expensive clothes"
v : make slick or smooth [syn: {slick}]

sleek down
v : give a smooth and glossy appearance; "slick one's hair" [syn: {slick}, {slick down}]

sleek over
v : cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes" [syn: {whitewash}, {gloss over}, {hush up}]

sleekly
adv : in a sleek glossy manner; "the wet road was shining sleekly"

sleekness
n : the smooth feel of silk fabric [syn: {silkiness}]

sleep
n 1: a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended; "he didn't get enough sleep last night"; "calm as a child in dreamless slumber" [syn: {slumber}]
2: a torpid state resembling sleep
3: a period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap" [syn: {nap}]
4: euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); "she was laid to rest beside her husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep" [syn: {rest}, {eternal rest}, {eternal sleep}, {quietus}]
v 1: be asleep [syn: {kip}, {slumber}, {log Z's}, {catch some Z's}] [ant: {wake}]
2: be able to accommodate for sleeping; "This tent sleeps six people" [also: {slept}]

sleep apnea
n : apnea that occurs during sleep

sleep disorder
n : a disturbance of the normal sleep pattern

sleep in
v 1: sleep later than usual or customary; "On Sundays, I sleep in" [syn: {sleep late}]
2: live in the house where one works; "our babysitter lives in, as it is too far to commute for her" [syn: {live in}] [ant: {live out}]

sleep late
v : sleep later than usual or customary; "On Sundays, I sleep in" [syn: {sleep in}]

sleep off
v : get rid of by sleeping; "sleep off a hangover"

sleep out
v : work in a house where one does not live; "our cook lives out; he can easily commute from his home" [syn: {live out}] [ant: {live in}]

sleep over
v : stay overnight; "The boy's friends were allowed to sleep over after the birthday party" [syn: {stay over}]

sleep talking
n : uttering speech while asleep [syn: {somniloquy}, {somniloquism}]

sleep terror disorder
n : a disorder of sleep characterized by a dream of terrifying dimensions far worse than a typical nightmare; they occur during NREM sleep [syn: {pavor nocturnus}]

sleep with
v : have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: {roll in the hay}, {love}, {make out}, {make love}, {get laid}, {have sex}, {know}, {do it}, {be intimate}, {have intercourse}, {have it away}, {have it off}, {screw}, {fuck}, {jazz}, {eff}, {hump}, {lie with}, {bed}, {have a go at it}, {bang}, {get it on}, {bonk}]

sleeper
n 1: a rester who is sleeping [syn: {slumberer}]
2: a spy or saboteur or terrorist planted in an enemy country who lives there as a law-abiding citizen until activated by a prearranged signal
3: an unexpected achiever of success; "the winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it"
4: one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper" [syn: {tie}, {railroad tie}, {crosstie}]
5: a passenger car that has berths for sleeping [syn: {sleeping car}, {wagon-lit}]
6: a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed
7: tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water [syn: {sleeper goby}]
8: an unexpected hit; "that movie was the sleeper of the summer"

sleeper cell
n : a cell of sleepers; "an al-Qaeda sleeper cell may have used Arizona as its base"

sleeper goby
n : tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water [syn: {sleeper}]

sleeper nest
n : a nest of sleepers awaiting a prearranged signal; "sleeper nests of Islamic terrorists were capable of launching major attacks in Europe"

sleepers
n : pajamas with feet; worn by children

sleepier
sleepy
adj : ready to fall asleep; "beginning to feel sleepy"; "a sleepy-eyed child with drooping eyelids"; "sleepyheaded students" [syn: {sleepy-eyed}, {sleepyheaded}] [also: {sleepiest}, {sleepier}]

sleepier
See {sleepy}

sleepiest
sleepy
adj : ready to fall asleep; "beginning to feel sleepy"; "a sleepy-eyed child with drooping eyelids"; "sleepyheaded students" [syn: {sleepy-eyed}, {sleepyheaded}] [also: {sleepiest}, {sleepier}]

sleepiest
See {sleepy}

sleepily
adv : in a sleepy manner; "the two children who were snuggled sleepily in the back of the car"

sleepiness
n : a very sleepy state; "sleepiness causes many driving accidents" [syn: {drowsiness}, {somnolence}] [ant: {wakefulness}]

sleeping
adj : lying with head on paws as if sleeping [syn: {dormant(ip)}]
n 1: the state of being asleep [ant: {waking}]
2: quiet and inactive restfulness [syn: {quiescence}, {quiescency}, {dormancy}]
3: the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate

sleeping around
n : indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations [syn: {promiscuity}, {promiscuousness}]

sleeping bag
n : large padded bag designed to be slept in outdoors; usually rolls up like a bedroll

Sleeping Beauty
n 1: fairy story: princess under an evil spell who could be awakened only by a prince's kiss
2: a person who is sleeping soundly
3: a potential takeover target that has not yet been put in play

sleeping capsule
n : a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule) [syn: {sleeping pill}, {sleeping tablet}, {sleeping draught}]

sleeping car
n : a passenger car that has berths for sleeping [syn: {sleeper}, {wagon-lit}]

sleeping draught
n : a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule) [syn: {sleeping pill}, {sleeping tablet}, {sleeping capsule}]

sleeping hibiscus
n : any of various plants of the genus Malvaviscus having brilliant bell-shaped drooping flowers like incompletely opened hibiscus flowers [syn: {waxmallow}, {wax mallow}]

sleeping partner
n : a partner (who usually provides capital) whose association with the enterprise is not public knowledge [syn: {silent partner}]

sleeping pill
n : a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule) [syn: {sleeping tablet}, {sleeping capsule}, {sleeping draught}]

sleeping room
n : a room used primarily for sleeping [syn: {bedroom}, {chamber}, {bedchamber}]

sleeping sickness
n : an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness [syn: {sleepy sickness}, {epidemic encephalitis}, {lethargic encephalitis}, {encephalitis lethargica}]

sleeping tablet
n : a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule) [syn: {sleeping pill}, {sleeping capsule}, {sleeping draught}]

sleep-learning
n : teaching during sleep (as by suing recordings to teach a foreign language to someone who is asleep) [syn: {hypnopedia}]

sleepless
adj 1: experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; "insomniac old people"; "insomniac nights"; "lay sleepless all night"; "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare [syn: {insomniac}, {watchful}]
2: without having the eyes closed or covered by the eyelids; "to an eye like mine, a lidless watcher of the public weal"- Alfred Tennyson [syn: {lidless}]

sleepless person
n : someone who cannot sleep [syn: {insomniac}]

sleeplessly
adv : without sleep; in a sleepless manner; "he was lying in bed sleeplessly"

sleeplessness
n : a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep [syn: {wakefulness}] [ant: {sleepiness}]

sleepover
n : an occasion of spending a night away from home or having a guest spend the night in your home (especially as a party for children)

sleepwalk
v : walk in one's sleep [syn: {somnambulate}]

sleepwalker
n : someone who walks about in their sleep [syn: {somnambulist}, {noctambulist}]

sleepwalking
n : walking by a person who is asleep [syn: {somnambulism}, {somnambulation}, {noctambulism}, {noctambulation}]

sleepy
adj : ready to fall asleep; "beginning to feel sleepy"; "a sleepy-eyed child with drooping eyelids"; "sleepyheaded students" [syn: {sleepy-eyed}, {sleepyheaded}] [also: {sleepiest}, {sleepier}]

sleepy dick
n : common Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters of star-shaped white flowers with green stripes; naturalized in the eastern United States [syn: {starflower}, {summer snowflake}, {Ornithogalum umbellatum}]

sleepy sickness
n : an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness [syn: {sleeping sickness}, {epidemic encephalitis}, {lethargic encephalitis}, {encephalitis lethargica}]

sleepy-eyed
adj : ready to fall asleep; "beginning to feel sleepy"; "a sleepy-eyed child with drooping eyelids"; "sleepyheaded students" [syn: {sleepy}, {sleepyheaded}]

sleepyhead
n : a sleepy person

sleepyheaded
adj : ready to fall asleep; "beginning to feel sleepy"; "a sleepy-eyed child with drooping eyelids"; "sleepyheaded students" [syn: {sleepy}, {sleepy-eyed}]

sleet
n : partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)
v : precipitate as a mixture of rain and snow; "If the temperature rises above freezing, it will probably sleet"

sleety
adj : consisting of or of the nature of frozen or partially frozen rain

sleeve
n 1: the part of a garment that is attached at armhole and provides a cloth covering for the arm [syn: {arm}]
2: small case into which an object fits

sleeved
adj : made with sleeves or sleeves especially as specified; often used in combination; "sleeved garments"; "short-sleeved" [ant: {sleeveless}]

sleeveless
adj 1: having no sleeves; "sleeveless summer dresses" [ant: {sleeved}]
2: unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt" [syn: {bootless}, {fruitless}, {futile}, {vain}]

sleigh
n : a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow [syn: {sled}, {sledge}]
v : ride (on) a sled [syn: {sled}]

sleigh bed
n : a bed with solid headboard and footboard that roll outward at the top

sleigh bell
n : bell attached to a sleigh, or to harness of horse pulling a sleigh [syn: {cascabel}]

sleight
n : adroitness in using the hands [syn: {dexterity}, {manual dexterity}]

sleight of hand
n : manual dexterity in the execution of tricks [syn: {prestidigitation}]

slender
adj 1: being of delicate or slender build; "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl with straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross the street" [syn: {slight}, {slim}]
2: very narrow; "a thin line across the page" [syn: {thin}]
3: having little width in proportion to the length or height; "a slender pole"
4: small in quantity; "slender wages"; "a slim chance of winning"; "a small surplus" [syn: {slim}]
5: gracefully slender; moving and bending with ease [syn: {lissome}, {lissom}, {lithe}, {lithesome}, {supple}, {svelte}, {sylphlike}]

slender centaury
n : a slender variety of centaury

slender knapweed
n : a variety of knapweed

slender lady palm
n : Chinese lady palm with more slender stems and finer sheath fibers than Rhapis excelsa [syn: {reed rhapis}, {Rhapis humilis}]

slender loris
n : slim-bodied lemur of southern India and Sri Lanka [syn: {Loris gracilis}]

slender rush
n : tufted wiry rush of wide distribution [syn: {Juncus tenuis}]

slender salamander
n : any of several small slim salamanders of the Pacific coast of the United States [syn: {worm salamander}]

slender spike rush
n : fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for aquariums [syn: {needle spike rush}, {needle rush}, {hair grass}, {Eleocharis acicularis}]

slender wheatgrass
n : North American grass cultivated in western United States as excellent forage crop [syn: {Agropyron trachycaulum}, {Agropyron pauciflorum}, {Elymus trachycaulos}]

slender wild oat
n : oat of southern Europe and southwestern Asia [syn: {Avena barbata}]

slenderise
v : make slender or appear to be slender; "slenderizing skirts" [syn: {slenderize}]

slenderize
v 1: make slender or appear to be slender; "slenderizing skirts" [syn: {slenderise}]
2: take off weight [syn: {reduce}, {melt off}, {lose weight}, {slim}, {thin}, {slim down}] [ant: {gain}]

slenderly
adv 1: in a slim or slender manner; "a slenderly built woman"; "slightly built" [syn: {slimly}, {slightly}]
2: to a meager degree or in a meager manner; "these voices are meagerly represented at the conference"; "the area is slenderly endowed with natural resources" [syn: {meagerly}, {sparingly}, {meagrely}] [ant: {amply}, {amply}]

slenderness
n 1: relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width; "the tenuity of a hair"; "the thinness of a rope" [syn: {thinness}, {tenuity}] [ant: {thickness}]
2: the property of an attractively thin person [syn: {slightness}, {slimness}]

slender-tailed meerkat
n : a meerkat with a thin and elongated tail [syn: {Suricata suricatta}]

slender-waisted
adj : having a small waist [syn: {slim-waisted}, {wasp-waisted}]

slept
sleep
n 1: a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended; "he didn't get enough sleep last night"; "calm as a child in dreamless slumber" [syn: {slumber}]
2: a torpid state resembling sleep
3: a period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap" [syn: {nap}]
4: euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); "she was laid to rest beside her husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep" [syn: {rest}, {eternal rest}, {eternal sleep}, {quietus}]
v 1: be asleep [syn: {kip}, {slumber}, {log Z's}, {catch some Z's}] [ant: {wake}]
2: be able to accommodate for sleeping; "This tent sleeps six people" [also: {slept}]

slept
See {sleep}

sleuth
n : a detective who follows a trail [syn: {sleuthhound}]
v : watch, observe, or inquire secretly [syn: {spy}, {stag}, {snoop}]

sleuthhound
n 1: a detective who follows a trail [syn: {sleuth}]
2: a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking [syn: {bloodhound}]

sleuthing
n : a police investigation to determine the perpetrator; "detection is hard on the feet" [syn: {detection}, {detecting}, {detective work}]

slew
slay
v : kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" [syn: {murder}, {hit}, {dispatch}, {bump off}, {polish off}, {remove}] [also: {slew}, {slain}]

slew
n : (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]
v 1: turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right" [syn: {swerve}, {sheer}, {curve}, {trend}, {veer}, {slue}, {cut}]
2: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn: {skid}, {slip}, {slue}, {slide}]

slew
See {slay}

slews
n : a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed a mountain of newspapers" [syn: {tons}, {dozens}, {heaps}, {lots}, {mountain}, {piles}, {scores}, {stacks}, {loads}, {rafts}, {wads}, {oodles}, {gobs}, {scads}, {lashings}]

Slezsko
n : a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland [syn: {Silesia}, {Slask}, {Schlesien}]

slice
n 1: a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue" [syn: {piece}]
2: a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread" [syn: {piece}]
3: a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut" [syn: {cut}, {gash}, {slash}]
4: a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing" [syn: {fade}, {slicing}]
5: a thin flat piece cut off of some object
6: a spatula for spreading paint or ink
v 1: make a clean cut through; "slit her throat" [syn: {slit}]
2: hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction
3: cut into slices; "Slice the salami, please" [syn: {slice up}]
4: hit a ball so that it causes a backspin

slice bar
n : iron bar used to loosen and rake clinkers out of furnaces

slice into
v : e.g., move through a body or an object with a slicing motion; "His hand sliced through the air" [syn: {slice through}]

slice through
v : e.g., move through a body or an object with a slicing motion; "His hand sliced through the air" [syn: {slice into}]

slice up
v : cut into slices; "Slice the salami, please" [syn: {slice}]

sliced
adj 1: prepared by cutting; "sliced tomatoes"; "sliced ham"; "chopped clams"; "chopped meat"; "shredded cabbage" [syn: {chopped}, {shredded}]
2: used of meat; cut into pieces for serving

slicer
n 1: a golfer whose shots typically curve right (for right-handed golfers)
2: a machine for cutting; usually with a revolving blade
3: knife especially designed for slicing particular foods, as cheese

slicing
n 1: a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing" [syn: {slice}, {fade}]
2: the act of cutting into slices

slick
adj 1: having a smooth, gleaming surface; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters" [syn: {glossy}, {satiny}, {sleek}, {silken}, {silky}, {silklike}]
2: made slick by e.g. ice or grease; "sidewalks slick with ice"; "roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn't had time to wash away the oil"
3: having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial" [syn: {glib}, {pat}]
4: marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {cunning}, {dodgy}, {foxy}, {guileful}, {knavish}, {sly}, {tricksy}, {tricky}, {wily}]
n 1: a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller" [syn: {slickness}, {slipperiness}, {slip}]
2: a magazine printed on good quality paper [syn: {slick magazine}]
3: a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water
4: a trowel used to make a surface slick
v 1: make slick or smooth [syn: {sleek}]
2: give a smooth and glossy appearance; "slick one's hair" [syn: {slick down}, {sleek down}]

slick down
v : give a smooth and glossy appearance; "slick one's hair" [syn: {slick}, {sleek down}]

slick magazine
n : a magazine printed on good quality paper [syn: {slick}]

slick up
v 1: make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child" [syn: {spruce up}, {spruce}, {titivate}, {tittivate}, {smarten up}, {spiff up}]
2: dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion; "He spruced up for the party" [syn: {spruce up}, {spruce}, {smarten up}]

slicked
adj : (of hair) made smooth by applying a sticky or glossy substance; "black hair plastered with pomade" [syn: {plastered}]

slicked up
adj : having been made especially tidy; "slicked up for visitors"

slicker
n 1: a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof [syn: {oilskin}]
2: a person with good manners and stylish clothing
3: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true [syn: {deceiver}, {cheat}, {cheater}, {trickster}, {beguiler}]

slickly
adv : with superficial plausibility; "he talked glibly" [syn: {glibly}]

slickness
n 1: verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way [syn: {trickery}, {hocus-pocus}, {hanky panky}, {jiggery-pokery}, {skulduggery}, {skullduggery}]
2: a kind of fluent easy superficiality; "the glibness of a high-pressure salesman" [syn: {glibness}]
3: a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller" [syn: {slick}, {slipperiness}, {slip}]

slid
e
n 1: a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study [syn: {microscope slide}]
2: (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
3: (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides" [syn: {swoop}]
4: plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
5: the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope" [syn: {glide}, {coast}]
6: a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector [syn: {lantern slide}]
7: sloping channel through which things can descend [syn: {chute}, {slideway}, {sloping trough}]
v 1: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn: {skid}, {slip}, {slue}, {slew}]
2: to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate" [syn: {slither}]
3: move smoothly along a surface; "He slid the money over to the other gambler" [also: {slidden}, {slid}]

slid
See {slide}

slidden
slide
n 1: a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study [syn: {microscope slide}]
2: (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
3: (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides" [syn: {swoop}]
4: plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
5: the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope" [syn: {glide}, {coast}]
6: a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector [syn: {lantern slide}]
7: sloping channel through which things can descend [syn: {chute}, {slideway}, {sloping trough}]
v 1: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn: {skid}, {slip}, {slue}, {slew}]
2: to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate" [syn: {slither}]
3: move smoothly along a surface; "He slid the money over to the other gambler" [also: {slidden}, {slid}]

slidden
See {slide}

slide
n 1: a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study [syn: {microscope slide}]
2: (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
3: (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides" [syn: {swoop}]
4: plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
5: the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope" [syn: {glide}, {coast}]
6: a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector [syn: {lantern slide}]
7: sloping channel through which things can descend [syn: {chute}, {slideway}, {sloping trough}]
v 1: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn: {skid}, {slip}, {slue}, {slew}]
2: to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate" [syn: {slither}]
3: move smoothly along a surface; "He slid the money over to the other gambler" [also: {slidden}, {slid}]

slide action
n : action mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun; a back and forward motion of a sliding lever ejects the empty shell case and cocks the firearm and loads a new round [syn: {pump action}]

slide by
v : pass by; "three years elapsed" [syn: {elapse}, {lapse}, {pass}, {slip by}, {glide by}, {slip away}, {go by}, {go along}]

slide down
v : fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank" [syn: {slump}, {sink}]

slide fastener
n : a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab [syn: {zip}, {zipper}, {zip-fastener}]

slide projector
n : projector that projects an enlarged image of a slide onto a screen

slide rule
n : analog computer consisting of a handheld instrument used for rapid calculations; have been replaced by pocket calculators [syn: {slipstick}]

slide valve
n : valve that opens and closes a passageway by sliding over a port

slider
n 1: a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction [syn: {skidder}, {slipper}]
2: someone who races the luge [syn: {luger}]
3: freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets [syn: {yellow-bellied terrapin}, {Pseudemys scripta}]
4: a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown

slideway
n : sloping channel through which things can descend [syn: {chute}, {slide}, {sloping trough}]

sliding
adj : being a smooth continuous motion

sliding door
n : a door that opens by sliding instead of swinging

sliding keel
n : a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward [syn: {centerboard}, {centreboard}, {drop keel}]

sliding scale
n : a wage scale that fluctuates in response to the cost-of-living index

sliding seat
n : rower's seat that slides fore and aft

sliding window
n : a window that open by sliding horizontally

slier
sly
adj : marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {cunning}, {dodgy}, {foxy}, {guileful}, {knavish}, {slick}, {tricksy}, {tricky}, {wily}] [also: {slyest}, {slyer}, {sliest}, {slier}]

slier
See {sly}

sliest
sly
adj : marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {cunning}, {dodgy}, {foxy}, {guileful}, {knavish}, {slick}, {tricksy}, {tricky}, {wily}] [also: {slyest}, {slyer}, {sliest}, {slier}]

sliest
See {sly}

slight
adj 1: having little substance or significance; "a flimsy excuse"; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot" [syn: {flimsy}, {tenuous}, {thin}]
2: almost no or (with `a') at least some; very little; "there's slight chance that it will work"; "there's a slight chance it will work"
3: being of delicate or slender build; "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl with straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross the street" [syn: {slender}, {slim}]
n : a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) [syn: {rebuff}]
v : pay no attention to, disrespect; "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance" [syn: {cold-shoulder}]

slight care
n : such care as a careless or inattentive person would exercise

slightest
adj : (usually follows `the') most meager; "didn't have the slightest chance"

slighting
adj : tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark" [syn: {belittling}, {deprecating}, {deprecative}, {deprecatory}, {depreciative}, {depreciatory}]

slightingly
adv : in a disparaging manner; "these mythological figures are described disparagingly as belonging `only to a story'" [syn: {disparagingly}]

slightly
adv 1: to a small degree or extent; "his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory"; "the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other" [syn: {somewhat}]
2: in a slim or slender manner; "a slenderly built woman"; "slightly built" [syn: {slenderly}, {slimly}]

slightness
n 1: the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous [syn: {pettiness}, {triviality}]
2: smallness of stature [syn: {delicacy}]
3: the property of an attractively thin person [syn: {slenderness}, {slimness}]

slim
adj 1: being of delicate or slender build; "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl with straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross the street" [syn: {slender}, {slight}]
2: small in quantity; "slender wages"; "a slim chance of winning"; "a small surplus" [syn: {slender}]
v : take off weight [syn: {reduce}, {melt off}, {lose weight}, {slenderize}, {thin}, {slim down}] [ant: {gain}] [also: {slimmest}, {slimmer}]

slim chance
n : little or no chance of success [syn: {fat chance}]

slim down
v : take off weight [syn: {reduce}, {melt off}, {lose weight}, {slim}, {slenderize}, {thin}] [ant: {gain}]

slime
n : any thick messy substance [syn: {sludge}, {goo}, {gook}, {guck}, {gunk}, {muck}, {ooze}]
v : cover or stain with slime; "The snake slimed his victim"

slime bacteria
n : bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste [syn: {myxobacteria}, {myxobacterium}, {myxobacter}, {gliding bacteria}]

slime eels
n : eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies [syn: {hagfish}, {hag}]

slime mold
n : a naked mass of protoplasm having characteristics of both plants and animals; sometimes classified as protoctists [syn: {slime mould}]

slime mould
n : a naked mass of protoplasm having characteristics of both plants and animals; sometimes classified as protoctists [syn: {slime mold}]

slime mushroom
n : a mushroom of the genus Amanita

slimed
adj : covered with or resembling slime; "a slimy substance covered the rocks" [syn: {slimy}]

slimier
slimy
adj : covered with or resembling slime; "a slimy substance covered the rocks" [syn: {slimed}] [also: {slimiest}, {slimier}]

slimier
See {slimy}

slimiest
slimy
adj : covered with or resembling slime; "a slimy substance covered the rocks" [syn: {slimed}] [also: {slimiest}, {slimier}]

slimiest
See {slimy}

sliminess
n 1: a property resembling or being covered with slime
2: the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions [syn: {loathsomeness}, {repulsiveness}, {vileness}]

slimly
adv : in a slim or slender manner; "a slenderly built woman"; "slightly built" [syn: {slenderly}, {slightly}]

slimmer
slim
adj 1: being of delicate or slender build; "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl with straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross the street" [syn: {slender}, {slight}]
2: small in quantity; "slender wages"; "a slim chance of winning"; "a small surplus" [syn: {slender}]
v : take off weight [syn: {reduce}, {melt off}, {lose weight}, {slenderize}, {thin}, {slim down}] [ant: {gain}] [also: {slimmest}, {slimmer}]

slimmer
See {slim}

slimmest
slim
adj 1: being of delicate or slender build; "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl with straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross the street" [syn: {slender}, {slight}]
2: small in quantity; "slender wages"; "a slim chance of winning"; "a small surplus" [syn: {slender}]
v : take off weight [syn: {reduce}, {melt off}, {lose weight}, {slenderize}, {thin}, {slim down}] [ant: {gain}] [also: {slimmest}, {slimmer}]

slimmest
See {slim}

slimness
n : the property of an attractively thin person [syn: {slenderness}, {slightness}]

slimsier
See {slimsy}

slimsiest
See {slimsy}

slim-waisted
adj : having a small waist [syn: {slender-waisted}, {wasp-waisted}]

slimy
adj : covered with or resembling slime; "a slimy substance covered the rocks" [syn: {slimed}] [also: {slimiest}, {slimier}]

sling
n 1: a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice
2: a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones [syn: {slingshot}, {catapult}]
3: a shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel [syn: {slingback}]
4: a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released
5: bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck [syn: {scarf bandage}, {triangular bandage}]
v : hurl as if with a sling [syn: {catapult}] [also: {slung}]

slingback
n : a shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel [syn: {sling}]

slinger
n : a person who uses a sling to throw something

slinger ring
n : dispenser consisting of a tubular ring around the propeller hub of an airplane through which antifreeze solution is spread over the blades

slinging
n : throwing with a wide motion (as if with a sling)

slingshot
n : a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones [syn: {sling}, {catapult}]

slink
v : walk stealthily; "I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey" [also: {slunk}]

slinkier
See {slinky}

slinkiest
See {slinky}

slip
n 1: a socially awkward or tactless act [syn: {faux pas}, {gaffe}, {solecism}, {gaucherie}]
2: a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. [syn: {slip-up}, {miscue}, {parapraxis}]
3: potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
4: a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting [syn: {cutting}]
5: a young and slender person; "he's a mere slip of a lad"
6: a place where a craft can be made fast [syn: {mooring}, {moorage}, {berth}]
7: an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills" [syn: {trip}]
8: a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller" [syn: {slickness}, {slick}, {slipperiness}]
9: artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material [syn: {strip}] 10: a small sheet of paper; "a receipt slip" [syn: {slip of paper}] 11: a woman's sleeveless undergarment [syn: {chemise}, {shimmy}, {shift}, {teddies}, {teddy}] 12: bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase" [syn: {case}, {pillowcase}, {pillow slip}] 13: an unexpected slide [syn: {skid}, {sideslip}] 14: a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air [syn: {sideslip}] 15: the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) [syn: {elusion}, {eluding}]
v 1: move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness" [syn: {steal}]
2: insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly; "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"
3: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn: {skid}, {slue}, {slew}, {slide}]
4: get worse; "My grades are slipping" [syn: {drop off}, {drop away}, {fall away}]
5: move smoothly and easily
6: to make a mistake or be incorrect [syn: {err}, {mistake}]
7: pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking" [syn: {sneak}]
8: pass out of one's memory [syn: {slip one's mind}]
9: move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically" [syn: {dislocate}, {luxate}, {splay}] [also: {slipping}, {slipped}]

slip away
v 1: leave furtively and stealthily; "The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the balckboard" [syn: {steal away}, {sneak away}, {sneak off}, {sneak out}]
2: pass by; "three years elapsed" [syn: {elapse}, {lapse}, {pass}, {slip by}, {glide by}, {go by}, {slide by}, {go along}]

slip by
v : pass by; "three years elapsed" [syn: {elapse}, {lapse}, {pass}, {glide by}, {slip away}, {go by}, {slide by}, {go along}]

slip carriage
n : a railway car at the end of the train; it can be detached without stopping the train [syn: {slip coach}]

slip clutch
n : a friction clutch that will slip with the torque is too great [syn: {slip friction clutch}]

slip coach
n : a railway car at the end of the train; it can be detached without stopping the train [syn: {slip carriage}]

slip friction clutch
n : a friction clutch that will slip with the torque is too great [syn: {slip clutch}]

slip in
v : insert casually; "She slipped in a reference to her own work" [syn: {stick in}, {sneak in}, {insert}]

slip noose
n : a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled [syn: {noose}, {running noose}]

slip of paper
n : a small sheet of paper; "a receipt slip" [syn: {slip}]

slip of the tongue
n : an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking

slip off
v : take off with ease or speed; "She slipped off her jacket" [ant: {slip on}]

slip on
v : put on with ease or speed; "slip into something more comfortable after work"; "slip on one's shoes" [ant: {slip off}]

slip one's mind
v : pass out of one's memory [syn: {slip}]

slip ring
n : connection consisting of a metal ring on a rotating part of a machine; provides a continuous electrical connection through brushes on stationary contacts

slip road
n : a short road giving access to an expressway; "in England they call an access road a slip road" [syn: {access road}]

slip stitch
n : loose stitch catching only a thread or two of fabric; designed to be invisible from the right side

slip up
v : make an error; "She slipped up and revealed the name" [syn: {stumble}, {trip up}]

slipcover
n : a removable fitted cloth covering for upholstered furniture

slip-joint pliers
n : pliers with a joint adjustable to two positions in order to increase the opening of the jaws

slipknot
n : a knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made

slip-on
n : an article of clothing (garment or shoe) that is easily slipped on or off

slipover
n : a sweater that is put on by pulling it over the head [syn: {pullover}]

slippage
n 1: a decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping
2: decline from a standard level of performance or achievement
3: failing to hold or slipping out of place; "the knots allowed no slippage"

slipped
slip
n 1: a socially awkward or tactless act [syn: {faux pas}, {gaffe}, {solecism}, {gaucherie}]
2: a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. [syn: {slip-up}, {miscue}, {parapraxis}]
3: potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
4: a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting [syn: {cutting}]
5: a young and slender person; "he's a mere slip of a lad"
6: a place where a craft can be made fast [syn: {mooring}, {moorage}, {berth}]
7: an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills" [syn: {trip}]
8: a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller" [syn: {slickness}, {slick}, {slipperiness}]
9: artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material [syn: {strip}] 10: a small sheet of paper; "a receipt slip" [syn: {slip of paper}] 11: a woman's sleeveless undergarment [syn: {chemise}, {shimmy}, {shift}, {teddies}, {teddy}] 12: bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase" [syn: {case}, {pillowcase}, {pillow slip}] 13: an unexpected slide [syn: {skid}, {sideslip}] 14: a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air [syn: {sideslip}] 15: the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) [syn: {elusion}, {eluding}]
v 1: move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness" [syn: {steal}]
2: insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly; "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"
3: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn: {skid}, {slue}, {slew}, {slide}]
4: get worse; "My grades are slipping" [syn: {drop off}, {drop away}, {fall away}]
5: move smoothly and easily
6: to make a mistake or be incorrect [syn: {err}, {mistake}]
7: pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking" [syn: {sneak}]
8: pass out of one's memory [syn: {slip one's mind}]
9: move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically" [syn: {dislocate}, {luxate}, {splay}] [also: {slipping}, {slipped}]

slipped
See {slip}

slipped disc
n : a painful rupture of the fibrocartilage of the disc between spinal vertebrae; occurs most often in the lumbar region [syn: {herniated disc}, {ruptured intervertebral disc}]

slipper
n 1: low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors [syn: {carpet slipper}]
2: a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction [syn: {skidder}, {slider}]

slipper orchid
n : any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden [syn: {lady's slipper}, {lady-slipper}, {ladies' slipper}]

slipper plant
n : any of several tropical American shrubby succulent plants resembling cacti but having foot-shaped bracts [syn: {slipper spurge}]

slipper spurge
n : any of several tropical American shrubby succulent plants resembling cacti but having foot-shaped bracts [syn: {slipper plant}]

slippered
adj : shod with slippers

slipperiness
n 1: a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller" [syn: {slickness}, {slick}, {slip}]
2: the quality of being a slippery rascal [syn: {rascality}, {shiftiness}, {trickiness}]

slipperwort
n : any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip [syn: {calceolaria}]

slippery
adj 1: being such as to cause things to slip or slide; "slippery sidewalks"; "a slippery bar of soap"; "the streets are still slippy from the rain" [syn: {slippy}] [ant: {nonslippery}]
2: not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee; "they called Reagan the teflon president because mud never stuck to him" [syn: {tricky}, {teflon}]

slippery dick
n : small wrasse of tropical Atlantic [syn: {Halicoeres bivittatus}]

slippery elm
n : North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard wood [syn: {red elm}, {Ulmus rubra}]

slippier
slippy
adj : being such as to cause things to slip or slide; "slippery sidewalks"; "a slippery bar of soap"; "the streets are still slippy from the rain" [syn: {slippery}] [ant: {nonslippery}] [also: {slippiest}, {slippier}]

slippier
See {slippy}

slippiest
slippy
adj : being such as to cause things to slip or slide; "slippery sidewalks"; "a slippery bar of soap"; "the streets are still slippy from the rain" [syn: {slippery}] [ant: {nonslippery}] [also: {slippiest}, {slippier}]

slippiest
See {slippy}

slipping
slip
n 1: a socially awkward or tactless act [syn: {faux pas}, {gaffe}, {solecism}, {gaucherie}]
2: a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. [syn: {slip-up}, {miscue}, {parapraxis}]
3: potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
4: a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting [syn: {cutting}]
5: a young and slender person; "he's a mere slip of a lad"
6: a place where a craft can be made fast [syn: {mooring}, {moorage}, {berth}]
7: an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills" [syn: {trip}]
8: a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller" [syn: {slickness}, {slick}, {slipperiness}]
9: artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material [syn: {strip}] 10: a small sheet of paper; "a receipt slip" [syn: {slip of paper}] 11: a woman's sleeveless undergarment [syn: {chemise}, {shimmy}, {shift}, {teddies}, {teddy}] 12: bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase" [syn: {case}, {pillowcase}, {pillow slip}] 13: an unexpected slide [syn: {skid}, {sideslip}] 14: a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air [syn: {sideslip}] 15: the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) [syn: {elusion}, {eluding}]
v 1: move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness" [syn: {steal}]
2: insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly; "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"
3: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn: {skid}, {slue}, {slew}, {slide}]
4: get worse; "My grades are slipping" [syn: {drop off}, {drop away}, {fall away}]
5: move smoothly and easily
6: to make a mistake or be incorrect [syn: {err}, {mistake}]
7: pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking" [syn: {sneak}]
8: pass out of one's memory [syn: {slip one's mind}]
9: move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically" [syn: {dislocate}, {luxate}, {splay}] [also: {slipping}, {slipped}]

slipping
adj : moving as on a slippery surface; "his slipping and slithering progress over the ice" [syn: {slithering}]

slipping
See {slip}

slippy
adj : being such as to cause things to slip or slide; "slippery sidewalks"; "a slippery bar of soap"; "the streets are still slippy from the rain" [syn: {slippery}] [ant: {nonslippery}] [also: {slippiest}, {slippier}]

slipshod
adj : marked by great carelessness; "a most haphazard system of record keeping"; "slapdash work"; "slipshod spelling"; "sloppy workmanship" [syn: {haphazard}, {slapdash}, {sloppy}]

slip-skin grape
n : purplish-black wild grape of the eastern United States with tough skins that slip easily from the flesh; cultivated in many varieties [syn: {fox grape}]

slipstick
n : analog computer consisting of a handheld instrument used for rapid calculations; have been replaced by pocket calculators [syn: {slide rule}]

slipstream
n : the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller [syn: {airstream}, {race}, {backwash}, {wash}]

slip-up
n : a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. [syn: {slip}, {miscue}, {parapraxis}]

slipway
n : structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired [syn: {ways}, {shipway}]

slit
n 1: a long narrow opening
2: obscene terms for female genitals [syn: {cunt}, {puss}, {pussy}, {snatch}, {twat}]
3: a depression scratched or carved into a surface [syn: {incision}, {scratch}, {prick}, {dent}]
4: a narrow fissure
v 1: make a clean cut through; "slit her throat" [syn: {slice}]
2: cut a slit into; "slit the throat of the victim" [also: {slitting}]

slit trench
n : narrow trench for shelter in battle

slither
v : to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate" [syn: {slide}]

slithering
adj : moving as on a slippery surface; "his slipping and slithering progress over the ice" [syn: {slipping}]

slithery
adj : having a slippery surface or quality ; "slithery mud"; "slithery eels"

slitting
slit
n 1: a long narrow opening
2: obscene terms for female genitals [syn: {cunt}, {puss}, {pussy}, {snatch}, {twat}]
3: a depression scratched or carved into a surface [syn: {incision}, {scratch}, {prick}, {dent}]
4: a narrow fissure
v 1: make a clean cut through; "slit her throat" [syn: {slice}]
2: cut a slit into; "slit the throat of the victim" [also: {slitting}]

slitting
See {slit}

sliver
n 1: a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it flew into flinders" [syn: {splinter}, {flinders}]
2: a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something [syn: {paring}, {shaving}]
v 1: divide into slivers or splinters [syn: {splinter}]
2: break up into splinters or slivers; "The wood splintered" [syn: {splinter}]
3: form into slivers; "sliver wood"

slivery
adj : resembling or consisting of or embedded with long slender fragments of (especially) wood having sharp points; "a rough splintery floor of old pine boards" [syn: {splintery}]

slivovitz
n : Hungarian plum brandy

Sloanea
n : genus of tropical hardwood timber trees [syn: {genus Sloanea}]

Sloanea jamaicensis
n : West Indian timber tree having very hard wood [syn: {breakax}, {breakaxe}, {break-axe}]

slob
n : a coarse obnoxious person [syn: {sloven}, {pig}, {slovenly person}]

slobber
n : saliva spilling from the mouth [syn: {drool}, {dribble}, {drivel}]
v : let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" [syn: {drivel}, {drool}, {slabber}, {slaver}, {dribble}]

slobber over
v : envy without restraint [syn: {drool over}]

slobberer
n : a person who dribbles; "that baby is a dribbler; he needs a bib" [syn: {dribbler}, {driveller}, {drooler}]

Slo-Bid
n : a bronchodilator (trade names Elixophyllin and Slo-Bid and Theobid) used to treat asthma and bronchitis and emphysema [syn: {aminophylline}, {theophylline}, {Elixophyllin}, {Theobid}]

sloe
n 1: wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh [syn: {Allegheny plum}, {Alleghany plum}, {Prunus alleghaniensis}]
2: a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits [syn: {blackthorn}, {Prunus spinosa}]
3: small sour dark purple fruit of especially the Allegheny plum bush

sloe gin
n : gin flavored with sloes (fruit of the blackthorn)

slog
v 1: work doggedly or persistently; "She keeps plugging away at her dissertation" [syn: {plug away}, {peg away}, {keep one's nose to the grindstone}, {keep one's shoulder to the wheel}]
2: walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" [syn: {footslog}, {plod}, {trudge}, {pad}, {tramp}]
3: strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out" [syn: {slug}, {swig}] [also: {slogging}, {slogged}]

slogan
n : a favorite saying of a sect or political group [syn: {motto}, {catchword}, {shibboleth}]

sloganeer
n : someone who coins and uses slogans to promote a cause
v : coin new slogans

sloganeering
n : persuasion by means of empty slogans

slogged
slog
v 1: work doggedly or persistently; "She keeps plugging away at her dissertation" [syn: {plug away}, {peg away}, {keep one's nose to the grindstone}, {keep one's shoulder to the wheel}]
2: walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" [syn: {footslog}, {plod}, {trudge}, {pad}, {tramp}]
3: strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out" [syn: {slug}, {swig}] [also: {slogging}, {slogged}]

slogged
See {slog}

slogger
n 1: someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner [syn: {trudger}, {plodder}]
2: someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours [syn: {plodder}]
3: a boxer noted for an ability to deliver hard punches [syn: {slugger}]

slogging
slog
v 1: work doggedly or persistently; "She keeps plugging away at her dissertation" [syn: {plug away}, {peg away}, {keep one's nose to the grindstone}, {keep one's shoulder to the wheel}]
2: walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" [syn: {footslog}, {plod}, {trudge}, {pad}, {tramp}]
3: strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out" [syn: {slug}, {swig}] [also: {slogging}, {slogged}]

slogging
See {slog}

sloop
n : a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow

sloop of war
n : a sailing or steam warship having cannons on only one deck

slop
n : wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk [syn: {slops}, {swill}, {pigswill}, {pigwash}]
v 1: cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container; "spill the milk"; "splatter water" [syn: {spill}, {splatter}]
2: walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow" [syn: {squelch}, {squish}, {splash}, {splosh}, {slosh}]
3: ladle clumsily; "slop the food onto the plate"
4: feed pigs [syn: {swill}] [also: {slopping}, {slopped}]

slop basin
n : a bowl into which the dregs of teacups and coffee cups are emptied at table [syn: {slop bowl}]

slop bowl
n : a bowl into which the dregs of teacups and coffee cups are emptied at table [syn: {slop basin}]

slop chest
n : commissary maintained aboard merchant ships to sell merchandise to the crew

slop jar
n : a large pail used to receive waste water from a washbasin or chamber pot [syn: {slop pail}]

slop pail
n : a large pail used to receive waste water from a washbasin or chamber pot [syn: {slop jar}]

slope
n 1: an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of the mountain" [syn: {incline}, {side}]
2: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient" [syn: {gradient}]
v : be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down" [syn: {incline}, {pitch}]

sloped
adj : having an oblique or slanted direction [syn: {aslant}, {aslope}, {diagonal}, {slanted}, {slanting}, {sloping}]

sloping
adj 1: having an oblique or slanted direction [syn: {aslant}, {aslope}, {diagonal}, {slanted}, {slanting}, {sloped}]
2: having a slanting form or direction; "an area of gently sloping hills"; "a room with a sloping ceiling"

sloping trough
n : sloping channel through which things can descend [syn: {chute}, {slide}, {slideway}]

slopingly
adv : with a slant [syn: {slantingly}]

slopped
slop
n : wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk [syn: {slops}, {swill}, {pigswill}, {pigwash}]
v 1: cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container; "spill the milk"; "splatter water" [syn: {spill}, {splatter}]
2: walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow" [syn: {squelch}, {squish}, {splash}, {splosh}, {slosh}]
3: ladle clumsily; "slop the food onto the plate"
4: feed pigs [syn: {swill}] [also: {slopping}, {slopped}]

slopped
adj : very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {potty}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {tipsy}, {wet}]

slopped
See {slop}

sloppier
sloppy
adj 1: lacking neatness or order; "a sloppy room"; "sloppy habits"
2: marked by great carelessness; "a most haphazard system of record keeping"; "slapdash work"; "slipshod spelling"; "sloppy workmanship" [syn: {haphazard}, {slapdash}, {slipshod}] [also: {sloppiest}, {sloppier}]

sloppier
See {sloppy}

sloppiest
sloppy
adj 1: lacking neatness or order; "a sloppy room"; "sloppy habits"
2: marked by great carelessness; "a most haphazard system of record keeping"; "slapdash work"; "slipshod spelling"; "sloppy workmanship" [syn: {haphazard}, {slapdash}, {slipshod}] [also: {sloppiest}, {sloppier}]

sloppiest
See {sloppy}

sloppily
adv : in a sloppy manner; "this work was done rather sloppily"

sloppiness
n : untidiness in personal appearance [syn: {slovenliness}, {unkemptness}]

slopping
slop
n : wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk [syn: {slops}, {swill}, {pigswill}, {pigwash}]
v 1: cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container; "spill the milk"; "splatter water" [syn: {spill}, {splatter}]
2: walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow" [syn: {squelch}, {squish}, {splash}, {splosh}, {slosh}]
3: ladle clumsily; "slop the food onto the plate"
4: feed pigs [syn: {swill}] [also: {slopping}, {slopped}]

slopping
See {slop}

sloppy
adj 1: lacking neatness or order; "a sloppy room"; "sloppy habits"
2: marked by great carelessness; "a most haphazard system of record keeping"; "slapdash work"; "slipshod spelling"; "sloppy workmanship" [syn: {haphazard}, {slapdash}, {slipshod}] [also: {sloppiest}, {sloppier}]

Sloppy Joe
n : ground beef (not a patty) cooked in a spicy sauce and served on a bun

slops
n 1: wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk [syn: {slop}, {swill}, {pigswill}, {pigwash}]
2: cheap clothing (as issued to sailors)

slop-seller
n : a dealer in cheap ready-made clothing [syn: {slopseller}]

slopseller
n : a dealer in cheap ready-made clothing [syn: {slop-seller}]

slopseller's shop
n : a store that sells cheap ready-made clothing [syn: {slopshop}]

slopshop
n : a store that sells cheap ready-made clothing [syn: {slopseller's shop}]

slosh
v 1: make a splashing sound; "water was splashing on the floor" [syn: {splash}, {splosh}, {slush}]
2: walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow" [syn: {squelch}, {squish}, {splash}, {splosh}, {slop}]
3: spill or splash copiously or clumsily; "slosh paint all over the walls" [syn: {slush}, {slosh around}, {slush around}]

slosh around
v : spill or splash copiously or clumsily; "slosh paint all over the walls" [syn: {slosh}, {slush}, {slush around}]

sloshed
adj : very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {tipsy}, {wet}]

slot
n 1: a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable; "he developed a version of slot grammar"
2: a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail); "he put a quarter in the slot"
3: a time assigned on a schedule or agenda; "the TV program has a new time slot"; "an aircraft landing slot" [syn: {time slot}]
4: a position in a hierarchy or organization; "Bob Dylan occupied the top slot for several weeks"; "she beat some tough competition for the number one slot"
5: the trail of an animal (especially a deer); "he followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees"
6: (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board; "the PC had three slots for additional memory" [syn: {expansion slot}]
7: a slot machine that is used for gambling; "they spend hours and hours just playing the slots" [syn: {one-armed bandit}]
v : assign a time slot; "slot a television programs" [also: {slotting}, {slotted}]

slot machine
n : a machine that is operated by the insertion of a coin in a slot [syn: {coin machine}]

sloth
n 1: a disinclination to work or exert yourself [syn: {slothfulness}]
2: any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits [syn: {tree sloth}]
3: apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: {laziness}, {acedia}]

sloth bear
n : common coarse-haired long-snouted bear of south-central Asia [syn: {Melursus ursinus}, {Ursus ursinus}]

slothful
adj : disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy" [syn: {faineant}, {indolent}, {lazy}, {otiose}, {work-shy}]

slothfulness
n : a disinclination to work or exert yourself [syn: {sloth}]

slotted
slot
n 1: a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable; "he developed a version of slot grammar"
2: a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail); "he put a quarter in the slot"
3: a time assigned on a schedule or agenda; "the TV program has a new time slot"; "an aircraft landing slot" [syn: {time slot}]
4: a position in a hierarchy or organization; "Bob Dylan occupied the top slot for several weeks"; "she beat some tough competition for the number one slot"
5: the trail of an animal (especially a deer); "he followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees"
6: (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board; "the PC had three slots for additional memory" [syn: {expansion slot}]
7: a slot machine that is used for gambling; "they spend hours and hours just playing the slots" [syn: {one-armed bandit}]
v : assign a time slot; "slot a television programs" [also: {slotting}, {slotted}]

slotted
See {slot}

slotting
slot
n 1: a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable; "he developed a version of slot grammar"
2: a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail); "he put a quarter in the slot"
3: a time assigned on a schedule or agenda; "the TV program has a new time slot"; "an aircraft landing slot" [syn: {time slot}]
4: a position in a hierarchy or organization; "Bob Dylan occupied the top slot for several weeks"; "she beat some tough competition for the number one slot"
5: the trail of an animal (especially a deer); "he followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees"
6: (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board; "the PC had three slots for additional memory" [syn: {expansion slot}]
7: a slot machine that is used for gambling; "they spend hours and hours just playing the slots" [syn: {one-armed bandit}]
v : assign a time slot; "slot a television programs" [also: {slotting}, {slotted}]

slotting
See {slot}

slouch
n 1: an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions; "he's no slouch when it comes to baseball"
2: a stooping carriage in standing and walking
v 1: assume a drooping posture or carriage [syn: {slump}]
2: walk slovenly

slouch hat
n : a soft felt hat with a wide flexible brim [syn: {cavalier hat}]

slouched
adj : with shoulders drooping [syn: {slouching}, {slumped}]

sloucher
n : a person who slouches; someone with a drooping carriage

slouchily
adv : in a slouchy manner; "slouchily dressed"

slouching
adj : with shoulders drooping [syn: {slouched}, {slumped}]

slouchingly
adv : with a slouching gait or posture; "he stood slouchingly at the garden gate"

slouchy
adj : lacking stiffness in form or posture; "a slouchy sweater"

slough
n 1: necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass [syn: {gangrene}, {sphacelus}]
2: a hollow filled with mud
3: a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)
4: any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)
v : cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "out dog sheds every Spring" [syn: {shed}, {molt}, {exuviate}, {moult}]

slough grass
n : North American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous margins and glumes with long awns [syn: {prairie cordgrass}, {freshwater cordgrass}, {Spartina pectinmata}]

slough of despond
n : (formal) extreme depression

sloughing
n : the process whereby something is shed [syn: {shedding}]

sloughy
adj : (of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous" [syn: {boggy}, {marshy}, {miry}, {mucky}, {muddy}, {quaggy}, {swampy}]

Slovak
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Slovakia
2: the Slavic language spoken in Slovakia

Slovak Republic
n : a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from the Czech Republic in 1993 [syn: {Slovakia}]

Slovakia
n : a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from the Czech Republic in 1993 [syn: {Slovak Republic}]

Slovakian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Slovakia or its people or language

Slovakian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Slovakia

sloven
n : a coarse obnoxious person [syn: {slob}, {pig}, {slovenly person}]

Slovene
n 1: a native of Slovenia
2: the Slavic language of the Slovene people

Slovenia
n : a mountainous republic in central Europe; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; achieved independence in 1991 [syn: {Republic of Slovenia}, {Slovenija}]

Slovenian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Slovenia or its people or language; "Slovenian independence"
n : a native or inhabitant of Slovenia

Slovenija
n : a mountainous republic in central Europe; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; achieved independence in 1991 [syn: {Slovenia}, {Republic of Slovenia}]

slovenliness
n 1: untidiness in personal appearance [syn: {sloppiness}, {unkemptness}]
2: habitual uncleanliness

slovenly
adj : negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt; "filled the door with her frowzy bulk"; "frowzy white hair"; "slovenly appearance" [syn: {frowsy}, {frowzy}]

slovenly person
n : a coarse obnoxious person [syn: {slob}, {sloven}, {pig}]

slovenly woman
n : a dirty untidy woman [syn: {slattern}, {slut}, {trollop}]

slow
adj 1: not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth" [ant: {fast}]
2: at a slow tempo; "the band played a slow waltz" [ant: {fast}]
3: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students" [syn: {dense}, {dim}, {dull}, {dumb}, {obtuse}]
4: (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time; "the clock is slow" [ant: {fast}]
5: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome" [syn: {boring}, {deadening}, {dull}, {ho-hum}, {irksome}, {tedious}, {tiresome}, {wearisome}]
6: (of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market" [syn: {dull}, {sluggish}]
adv 1: without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights" [syn: {slowly}, {easy}, {tardily}] [ant: {quickly}]
2: of timepieces; "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind" [syn: {behind}]
v 1: lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated" [syn: {decelerate}, {slow down}, {slow up}, {retard}] [ant: {accelerate}]
2: become slow or slower; "Production slowed" [syn: {slow down}, {slow up}, {slack}, {slacken}]
3: cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down" [syn: {slow down}, {slow up}]

slow down
v 1: lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated" [syn: {decelerate}, {slow}, {slow up}, {retard}] [ant: {accelerate}]
2: become slow or slower; "Production slowed" [syn: {slow}, {slow up}, {slack}, {slacken}]
3: cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down" [syn: {slow}, {slow up}]
4: reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car" [syn: {decelerate}] [ant: {accelerate}]
5: become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work" [syn: {relax}, {loosen up}, {unbend}, {unwind}, {decompress}] [ant: {tense}]

slow lane
n : the traffic lane for vehicles that are moving slowly [ant: {fast lane}]

slow loris
n : stocky lemur of southeastern Asia [syn: {Nycticebus tardigradua}, {Nycticebus pygmaeus}]

slow match
n : match or fuse made to burn slowly and evenly

slow motion
n : a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate

slow time scale
n : (simulation) the time scale used in data processing when the time-scale factor is greater than one [syn: {extended time scale}]

slow up
v 1: become slow or slower; "Production slowed" [syn: {slow}, {slow down}, {slack}, {slacken}]
2: cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down" [syn: {slow}, {slow down}]
3: lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated" [syn: {decelerate}, {slow}, {slow down}, {retard}] [ant: {accelerate}]

slow virus
n : a virus that remains dormant in the body for a long time before symptoms appear; "kuru is caused by a slow virus"

slowcoach
n : someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach" [syn: {plodder}, {slowpoke}, {stick-in-the-mud}]

slowdown
n : the act of slowing down or falling behind [syn: {lag}, {retardation}]

slower
adv : more slowly

slowest
adv : most slowly

slowgoing
adj : not inclined to be enterprising [syn: {unenergetic}]

slowing
n : a decrease in speed; "the deceleration of the arms race" [syn: {deceleration}, {retardation}] [ant: {acceleration}]

slowly
adv 1: without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights" [syn: {slow}, {easy}, {tardily}] [ant: {quickly}]
2: in music; "Play this lento, please" [syn: {lento}]

slow-moving
adj : moving slowly; "slow-moving cars"

slowness
n 1: unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training [syn: {awkwardness}, {clumsiness}, {ineptness}, {ineptitude}, {maladroitness}]
2: a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry [syn: {deliberation}, {deliberateness}, {unhurriedness}]
3: lack of normal development of intellectual capacities [syn: {retardation}, {mental retardation}, {backwardness}, {subnormality}]

slowpoke
n : someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach" [syn: {plodder}, {stick-in-the-mud}, {slowcoach}]

slow-witted
adj : mentally deficient [syn: {feebleminded}, {half-witted}]

slow-wittedness
n : the quality of being mentally slow and limited [syn: {denseness}, {dumbness}]

slowworm
n : small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind [syn: {blindworm}, {Anguis fragilis}]

SLS
n : a caustic detergent useful for removing grease; although commonly included in personal care items (shampoos and toothpastes etc.) it can irritate skin and should not be swallowed [syn: {sodium lauryl sulphate}, {sodium lauryl sulfate}]

slub
n : soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design [syn: {knot}, {burl}]

slubbed
adj : of textiles; having a rough surface; "a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns" [syn: {homespun(p)}, {nubby}, {nubbly}, {tweedy}]

sludge
n 1: the precipitate produced by sewage treatment
2: any thick messy substance [syn: {slime}, {goo}, {gook}, {guck}, {gunk}, {muck}, {ooze}]

slue
v 1: turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right" [syn: {swerve}, {sheer}, {curve}, {trend}, {veer}, {slew}, {cut}]
2: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn: {skid}, {slip}, {slew}, {slide}]

slug
n 1: a projectile that is fired from a gun [syn: {bullet}]
2: an idle slothful person [syn: {sluggard}]
3: any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell
v 1: strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out" [syn: {slog}, {swig}]
2: be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning" [syn: {idle}, {laze}, {stagnate}] [ant: {work}] [also: {slugging}, {slugged}]

slugabed
n : a person who stays in bed until a relatively late hour [syn: {lie-abed}]

slugfest
n : a fight with bare fists [syn: {fistfight}, {fisticuffs}]

sluggard
n : an idle slothful person [syn: {slug}]

slugged
slug
n 1: a projectile that is fired from a gun [syn: {bullet}]
2: an idle slothful person [syn: {sluggard}]
3: any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell
v 1: strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out" [syn: {slog}, {swig}]
2: be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning" [syn: {idle}, {laze}, {stagnate}] [ant: {work}] [also: {slugging}, {slugged}]

slugged
See {slug}

slugger
n 1: (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting [syn: {batter}, {hitter}, {batsman}]
2: a boxer noted for an ability to deliver hard punches [syn: {slogger}]

slugging
slug
n 1: a projectile that is fired from a gun [syn: {bullet}]
2: an idle slothful person [syn: {sluggard}]
3: any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell
v 1: strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out" [syn: {slog}, {swig}]
2: be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning" [syn: {idle}, {laze}, {stagnate}] [ant: {work}] [also: {slugging}, {slugged}]

slugging
See {slug}

sluggish
adj 1: with little movement; very slow; "a sluggish stream"
2: (of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market" [syn: {dull}, {slow}]
3: slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age" [syn: {inert}, {torpid}]

sluggishly
adv : in a sluggish manner; "the smoke rose sluggishly"

sluggishness
n 1: a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness) [syn: {lethargy}, {lassitude}]
2: inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy [syn: {languor}, {lethargy}, {phlegm}]

sluice
n : conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate [syn: {sluiceway}, {penstock}]
v 1: pour as if from a sluice; "An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef" [syn: {sluice down}]
2: irrigate with water from a sluice; "sluice the earth" [syn: {flush}]
3: transport in or send down a sluice; "sluice logs"
4: draw through a sluice; "sluice water"

sluice down
v : pour as if from a sluice; "An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef" [syn: {sluice}]

sluice valve
n : regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice [syn: {sluicegate}, {floodgate}, {penstock}, {head gate}, {water gate}]

sluicegate
n : regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice [syn: {sluice valve}, {floodgate}, {penstock}, {head gate}, {water gate}]

sluiceway
n : conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate [syn: {sluice}, {penstock}]

sluicing
adj : pouring from or as if from a sluice; "the sluicing rain"

slum
n : a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions [syn: {slum area}]
v : visit slums for entertainment or out of curiosity [also: {slumming}, {slummed}]

slum area
n : a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions [syn: {slum}]

slumber
n 1: a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended; "he didn't get enough sleep last night"; "calm as a child in dreamless slumber" [syn: {sleep}]
2: a dormant or quiescent state
v : be asleep [syn: {sleep}, {kip}, {log Z's}, {catch some Z's}] [ant: {wake}]

slumber party
n : an overnight party of girls who dress in nightclothes and pass the night talking

slumberer
n : a rester who is sleeping [syn: {sleeper}]

slumberous
adj 1: quiet and tranquil; "a slumberous June morning" [syn: {slumbrous}]
2: inclined to or marked by drowsiness; "slumberous (or slumbrous) eyes"; "`slumbery' is archaic"; "the sound had a a somnolent effect" [syn: {slumbery}, {slumbrous}, {somnolent}]

slumbery
adj : inclined to or marked by drowsiness; "slumberous (or slumbrous) eyes"; "`slumbery' is archaic"; "the sound had a a somnolent effect" [syn: {slumberous}, {slumbrous}, {somnolent}]

slumbrous
adj 1: quiet and tranquil; "a slumberous June morning" [syn: {slumberous}]
2: inclined to or marked by drowsiness; "slumberous (or slumbrous) eyes"; "`slumbery' is archaic"; "the sound had a a somnolent effect" [syn: {slumberous}, {slumbery}, {somnolent}]

slumgullion
n : a thin stew of meat and vegetables

slummed
slum
n : a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions [syn: {slum area}]
v : visit slums for entertainment or out of curiosity [also: {slumming}, {slummed}]

slummed
See {slum}

slumming
slum
n : a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions [syn: {slum area}]
v : visit slums for entertainment or out of curiosity [also: {slumming}, {slummed}]

slumming
See {slum}

slummy
adj : (of housing or residential areas) indicative of poverty; "a slummy part of town"; "slum conditions"

slump
n 1: a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality; "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality" [syn: {slack}, {drop-off}, {falloff}, {falling off}]
2: a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment [syn: {depression}, {economic crisis}]
v 1: assume a drooping posture or carriage [syn: {slouch}]
2: fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank" [syn: {slide down}, {sink}]
3: fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off" [syn: {fall off}, {sink}]
4: go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped" [syn: {decline}, {correct}]

slumped
adj : with shoulders drooping [syn: {slouched}, {slouching}]

slung
sling
n 1: a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice
2: a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones [syn: {slingshot}, {catapult}]
3: a shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel [syn: {slingback}]
4: a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released
5: bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck [syn: {scarf bandage}, {triangular bandage}]
v : hurl as if with a sling [syn: {catapult}] [also: {slung}]

slung
See {sling}

slunk
slink
v : walk stealthily; "I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey" [also: {slunk}]

slunk
See {slink}

slur
n 1: (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
2: a disparaging remark; "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility" [syn: {aspersion}]
3: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" [syn: {smudge}, {spot}, {blot}, {daub}, {smear}, {smirch}]
v 1: play smoothly or legato; "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata"
2: speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur; "your comments are slurring your co-workers"
3: utter indistinctly
4: become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred" [syn: {blur}, {dim}] [ant: {focus}] [also: {slurring}, {slurred}]

slur over
v : treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly [syn: {gloss over}, {skate over}, {smooth over}, {skimp over}]

slurp
v : eat noisily; "He slurped his soup"

slurred
slur
n 1: (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
2: a disparaging remark; "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility" [syn: {aspersion}]
3: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" [syn: {smudge}, {spot}, {blot}, {daub}, {smear}, {smirch}]
v 1: play smoothly or legato; "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata"
2: speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur; "your comments are slurring your co-workers"
3: utter indistinctly
4: become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred" [syn: {blur}, {dim}] [ant: {focus}] [also: {slurring}, {slurred}]

slurred
adj : spoken as if with a thick tongue; "the thick speech of a drunkard"; "his words were slurred" [syn: {thick}]

slurred
See {slur}

slurring
slur
n 1: (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
2: a disparaging remark; "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility" [syn: {aspersion}]
3: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" [syn: {smudge}, {spot}, {blot}, {daub}, {smear}, {smirch}]
v 1: play smoothly or legato; "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata"
2: speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur; "your comments are slurring your co-workers"
3: utter indistinctly
4: become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred" [syn: {blur}, {dim}] [ant: {focus}] [also: {slurring}, {slurred}]

slurring
See {slur}

slurry
n : a suspension of insoluble particles (as plaster of paris or lime or clay etc.) usually in water

slush
n : partially melted snow
v 1: make a splashing sound; "water was splashing on the floor" [syn: {splash}, {splosh}, {slosh}]
2: spill or splash copiously or clumsily; "slosh paint all over the walls" [syn: {slosh}, {slosh around}, {slush around}]

slush around
v : spill or splash copiously or clumsily; "slosh paint all over the walls" [syn: {slosh}, {slush}, {slosh around}]

slush fund
n : a fund for buying votes or bribing public officials

slushy
adj 1: being or resembling melting snow; "slushy snow"
2: effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressons of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry" [syn: {bathetic}, {drippy}, {hokey}, {maudlin}, {mawkish}, {mushy}, {schmaltzy}, {schmalzy}, {sentimental}]

slut
n 1: a dirty untidy woman [syn: {slattern}, {slovenly woman}, {trollop}]
2: a woman adulterer [syn: {adulteress}, {fornicatress}, {hussy}, {jade}, {loose woman}, {strumpet}, {trollop}]

sluttish
adj 1: used especially of women [syn: {blowsy}, {blowzy}, {slatternly}]
2: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior" [syn: {easy}, {light}, {loose}, {promiscuous}, {wanton}]

sluttishness
n : in the manner of a slattern [syn: {slatternliness}]

Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki
n : Russia's intelligence service responsible for foreign operations, intelligence-gathering and analysis, and the exchange of intelligence information; collaborates with other countries to oppose proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and organized crime [syn: {Foreign Intelligence Service}, {SVR}]

sly
adj : marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {cunning}, {dodgy}, {foxy}, {guileful}, {knavish}, {slick}, {tricksy}, {tricky}, {wily}] [also: {slyest}, {slyer}, {sliest}, {slier}]

slyboots
n : a shifty deceptive person [syn: {dodger}, {fox}]

slyer
sly
adj : marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {cunning}, {dodgy}, {foxy}, {guileful}, {knavish}, {slick}, {tricksy}, {tricky}, {wily}] [also: {slyest}, {slyer}, {sliest}, {slier}]

slyer
See {sly}

slyest
sly
adj : marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {cunning}, {dodgy}, {foxy}, {guileful}, {knavish}, {slick}, {tricksy}, {tricky}, {wily}] [also: {slyest}, {slyer}, {sliest}, {slier}]

slyest
See {sly}

slyly
adv : in an artful manner; "he craftily arranged to be there when the decision was announced"; "had ever circumstances conspired so cunningly?" [syn: {craftily}, {cunningly}, {foxily}, {knavishly}, {trickily}, {artfully}]

slyness
n : shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception [syn: {craft}, {craftiness}, {cunning}, {foxiness}, {guile}, {wiliness}]

Sm
n 1: a gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group; is used in special alloys; occurs in monazite and bastnasite [syn: {samarium}, {atomic number 62}]
2: a master's degree in science [syn: {Master of Science}, {MS}, {MSc}]

smack
n 1: a blow from a flat object (as an open hand) [syn: {slap}]
2: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth [syn: {relish}, {flavor}, {flavour}, {sapidity}, {savor}, {savour}, {tang}]
3: a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
4: street names for heroin [syn: {big H}, {hell dust}, {nose drops}, {thunder}]
5: an enthusiastic kiss [syn: {smooch}]
6: the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand [syn: {smacking}, {slap}]
adv : directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her" [syn: {bang}, {slap}, {slapdash}, {bolt}]
v 1: deliver a hard blow to; "The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved" [syn: {thwack}]
2: have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism" [syn: {reek}]
3: have a distinctive or characteristic taste; "This tastes of nutmeg" [syn: {taste}]
4: kiss lightly [syn: {peck}]
5: eat noisily by smacking one's lips

smacker
n 1: a loud kiss
2: a very powerful blow with the fist

smacking
n : the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand [syn: {smack}, {slap}]

small
adj 1: limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"; "a small voice" [syn: {little}] [ant: {large}, {large}]
2: limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country" [syn: {minor}, {modest}, {small-scale}, {pocket-size}, {pocket-sized}]
3: low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings" [syn: {humble}, {low}, {lowly}, {modest}]
4: not fully grown; "what a big little boy you are"; "small children" [syn: {little}]
5: too small to be seen except under a microscope [syn: {microscopic}, {microscopical}] [ant: {macroscopic}]
6: not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way" [syn: {modest}]
7: (of a voice) faint; "a little voice"; "a still small voice" [syn: {little}]
8: slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope; "a series of death struggles with small time in between" [syn: {small(a)}]
9: made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth); "her comments made me feel small" [syn: {belittled}, {diminished}] 10: lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters" [syn: {little}, {minuscule}] 11: have fine or very small constituent particles; "a small misty rain"
n 1: the slender part of the back
2: a garment size for a small person
adv : on a small scale; "think small" [ant: {big}]

small beer
n : something of small importance [syn: {triviality}, {trivia}, {trifle}]

small boat
n : a boat that is small

Small Business Administration
n : an independent agency of the United States government that protects the interests of small businesses and ensures that they receive a fair share of government contracts [syn: {SBA}]

small businessman
n : a businessman who runs a business employing less than 100 people

small calorie
n : unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure [syn: {calorie}, {gram calorie}]

small cane
n : small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States [syn: {switch cane}, {Arundinaria tecta}]

small cap
n 1: a corporation with a small capitalization; "this annual conference is a showcase for ambitious small caps"
2: a character having the form of an upper-case letter but the same height as lower-case letters [syn: {small capital}]

small capital
n : a character having the form of an upper-case letter but the same height as lower-case letters [syn: {small cap}]

small cell carcinoma
n : highly malignant carcinoma composed of small round or egg-shaped cells with little cytoplasm; lung cancers are frequently oat cell carcinomas [syn: {oat cell carcinoma}]

small change
n : a trifling sum of money [syn: {chickenfeed}, {chump change}]

small civet
n : common small civet of southeast Asia [syn: {Viverricula indica}, {Viverricula malaccensis}]

small computer system interface
n : interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers [syn: {SCSI}]

small cranberry
n : small red-fruited trailing cranberry of Arctic and cool regions of the northern hemisphere [syn: {European cranberry}, {Vaccinium oxycoccus}]

small farmer
n : a farmer on a small farm

small fortune
n : a large sum of money; "he made a small fortune in the commodities market"

small fry
n 1: someone who is small and insignificant [syn: {pip-squeak}, {squirt}]
2: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters" [syn: {child}, {kid}, {youngster}, {minor}, {shaver}, {nipper}, {tiddler}, {tike}, {tyke}, {fry}, {nestling}]

small hours
n : the hours just after midnight

small indefinite amount
n : an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude [syn: {small indefinite quantity}]

small indefinite quantity
n : an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude [syn: {small indefinite amount}]

small intestine
n : the longest part of the alimentary canal; where digestion is completed

small letter
n : the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case [syn: {lower case}, {lower-case letter}, {minuscule}] [ant: {capital}]

small loan company
n : a finance company that makes loans to people who have trouble getting a bank loan [syn: {consumer finance company}]

Small Magellanic Cloud
n : the smaller of the two Magellanic Clouds visible from the southern hemisphere

small person
n : a person of below average size

small print
n 1: the part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type; "don't sign a contract without reading the fine print" [syn: {fine print}]
2: material printed in small type; "he needed his glasses in order to read the fine print" [syn: {fine print}]

small ship
n : a ship that is small

small slam
n : winning all but one of the tricks in a hand of bridge [syn: {little slam}]

small stores
n : personal items sold aboard ship or at a naval base

small stuff
n : any light rope used on shipboard

small talk
n : light informal conversation for social occasions [syn: {chitchat}, {gab}, {gabfest}, {gossip}, {tittle-tattle}, {chin-wag}, {chin-wagging}, {causerie}]

small town
n : a community of people smaller than a town [syn: {village}, {settlement}]

small voice
n : an inner voice that judges your behavior [syn: {wee small voice}, {voice of conscience}]

small white
n : small widely distributed form [syn: {Pieris rapae}]

small white aster
n : a variety of aster

small-arm
n : a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster" [syn: {firearm}, {piece}]

small-cap
adj : of stocks of companies with a market capitalization of less than one billion dollars [syn: {small-capitalization}, {small-capitalisation}]

small-capitalisation
adj : of stocks of companies with a market capitalization of less than one billion dollars [syn: {small-capitalization}, {small-cap}]

small-capitalization
adj : of stocks of companies with a market capitalization of less than one billion dollars [syn: {small-capitalisation}, {small-cap}]

smaller
adj : small or little relative to something else [syn: {littler}]

smaller pectoral muscle
n : a skeletal muscle that draws down the scapula or raises the ribs [syn: {pectoralis minor}, {musculus pectoralis minor}]

smallest
adj 1: having or being distinguished by diminutive size; "the least bittern" [syn: {least}, {littlest}]
2: minimal in magnitude; "lowest wages"; "the least amount of fat allowed"; "the smallest amount" [syn: {least}, {lowest}]

Smalley
n : American chemist who with Robert Curl and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1943) [syn: {Richard Smalley}, {Richard E. Smalley}, {Richard Errett Smalley}]

smalleye hammerhead
n : fished for the hide and vitamin-rich liver [syn: {Sphyrna tudes}]

small-for-gestational-age infant
n : an infant whose size and weight are considerably less than the average for babies of the same age [syn: {SGA infant}]

small-grained
adj : consisting of fine particles; "powdered cellulose"; "powdery snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding" [syn: {powdered}, {powdery}, {pulverized}, {pulverised}, {fine-grained}]

smallholder
n : a person owning or renting a smallholding

smallholding
n : a piece of land under 50 acres that is sold or let to someone for cultivation

smallish
adj : rather small

small-leaved lime
n : large spreading European linden with small dark green leaves; often cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {small-leaved linden}, {Tilia cordata}]

small-leaved linden
n : large spreading European linden with small dark green leaves; often cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {small-leaved lime}, {Tilia cordata}]

small-minded
adj : contemptibly narrow in outlook; "petty little comments"; "disgusted with their small-minded pettiness" [syn: {petty}]

small-mindedly
adv : in a narrow-minded manner; "narrow-mindedly, the authorities closed down the cafe where teenagers used to hang out" [syn: {narrow-mindedly}] [ant: {broad-mindedly}]

smallmouth
n : a variety of black bass; the angle of the jaw falls below the eye [syn: {smallmouth bass}, {smallmouthed bass}, {smallmouth black bass}, {smallmouthed black bass}, {Micropterus dolomieu}]

smallmouth bass
n 1: flesh of smallmouth bass
2: a variety of black bass; the angle of the jaw falls below the eye [syn: {smallmouth}, {smallmouthed bass}, {smallmouth black bass}, {smallmouthed black bass}, {Micropterus dolomieu}]

smallmouth black bass
n : a variety of black bass; the angle of the jaw falls below the eye [syn: {smallmouth}, {smallmouth bass}, {smallmouthed bass}, {smallmouthed black bass}, {Micropterus dolomieu}]

smallmouthed bass
n : a variety of black bass; the angle of the jaw falls below the eye [syn: {smallmouth}, {smallmouth bass}, {smallmouth black bass}, {smallmouthed black bass}, {Micropterus dolomieu}]

smallmouthed black bass
n : a variety of black bass; the angle of the jaw falls below the eye [syn: {smallmouth}, {smallmouth bass}, {smallmouthed bass}, {smallmouth black bass}, {Micropterus dolomieu}]

smallness
n : the property of having a relatively small size [syn: {littleness}] [ant: {largeness}, {largeness}]

small-particle pollution
n : air pollution caused by fine particles of soot (as from power plants or diesel engines)

smallpox
n : a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars [syn: {variola}, {variola major}]

smallpox virus
n : the virus that causes smallpox in humans; can be used as a bioweapon [syn: {variola virus}]

small-scale
adj 1: created or drawn on a small scale; "small-scale maps"; "a small-scale model"
2: limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country" [syn: {minor}, {modest}, {small}, {pocket-size}, {pocket-sized}]

small-time
adj : of minor importance; "a nickel-and-dime operation run out of a single rented room"; "a small-time actor" [syn: {nickel-and-dime}]

smalltooth sawfish
n : commonly found in tropical bays and estuaries; not aggressive [syn: {Pristis pectinatus}]

smalti
See {smalto}

smaltite
n : a gray mineral consisting of cobalt arsenide and nickel; an important source of cobalt and nickel

smarm
n : excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm [syn: {unction}, {fulsomeness}]

smarmier
smarmy
adj : unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep" [syn: {buttery}, {fulsome}, {oily}, {oleaginous}, {unctuous}] [also: {smarmiest}, {smarmier}]

smarmier
See {smarmy}

smarmiest
smarmy
adj : unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep" [syn: {buttery}, {fulsome}, {oily}, {oleaginous}, {unctuous}] [also: {smarmiest}, {smarmier}]

smarmiest
See {smarmy}

smarmily
adv : in an unctuous manner [syn: {unctuously}, {fulsomely}]

smarminess
n : smug self-serving earnestness [syn: {fulsomeness}, {oiliness}, {oleaginousness}, {unctuousness}, {unction}]

smarmy
adj : unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep" [syn: {buttery}, {fulsome}, {oily}, {oleaginous}, {unctuous}] [also: {smarmiest}, {smarmier}]

smart
adj 1: showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness [ant: {stupid}]
2: elegant and stylish; "chic elegance"; "a smart new dress"; "a suit of voguish cut" [syn: {chic}, {voguish}]
3: characterized by quickness and ease in learning; "some children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart children talk earlier than the average" [syn: {bright}]
4: improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers" [syn: {fresh}, {impertinent}, {impudent}, {overbold}, {saucy}, {sassy}]
5: marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: {dapper}, {dashing}, {jaunty}, {natty}, {raffish}, {rakish}, {spiffy}, {snappy}, {spruce}]
n : a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore [syn: {smarting}]
v : be the source of pain [syn: {ache}, {hurt}]

smart aleck
n : an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments [syn: {wise guy}, {wiseacre}, {wisenheimer}, {weisenheimer}]

smart as a whip
adj : having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem" [syn: {brainy}, {brilliant}]

smart bomb
n : a bomb that can be guided (by a laser beam or radio) to its target; "smart bombs have revolutionized aerial bombardment" [ant: {dumb bomb}]

smart card
n : a plastic card containing a microprocessor that enables the holder to perform operations requiring data that is stored in the microprocessor; typically used to perform financial transactions

smart money
n 1: money bet or invested by experienced gamblers or investors (especially if they have inside information)
2: (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct) [syn: {punitive damages}, {exemplary damages}]
3: people who are highly experienced or who have inside information; "the smart money said Truman would lose the election"

smart set
n : the fashionable elite [syn: {society}, {high society}, {beau monde}, {bon ton}]

smarta
n : one of a group of brahmans who uphold nonsectarian orthodoxy accordin to the Vedanta school of Hinduism

smarten up
v 1: make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child" [syn: {spruce up}, {spruce}, {titivate}, {tittivate}, {slick up}, {spiff up}]
2: dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion; "He spruced up for the party" [syn: {spruce up}, {spruce}, {slick up}]

smarting
adj : experiencing a burning or stinging pain; "with smarting eyes from the smoke"
n : a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore [syn: {smart}]

smartly
adv 1: in a clever manner; "they were cleverly arranged"; "a smartly managed business" [syn: {cleverly}]
2: with vigor; in a vigorous manner; "he defended his ideas vigorously" [syn: {vigorously}]
3: in a stylish manner; "He was smartly dressed" [syn: {modishly}, {sprucely}]

smartness
n 1: intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty [syn: {brightness}, {cleverness}]
2: elegance by virtue of being fashionable [syn: {chic}, {chicness}, {modishness}, {stylishness}, {swank}, {last word}]

smash
n 1: a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" [syn: {knock}, {bash}, {bang}, {belt}]
2: a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles) [syn: {smash-up}]
3: a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head [syn: {overhead}]
4: the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line" [syn: {crash}]
5: a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang" [syn: {hit}, {smasher}, {strike}, {bang}]
adv : with a loud crash; "the car went smash through the fence" [syn: {smashingly}]
v 1: hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer" [syn: {nail}, {boom}, {blast}]
2: break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate" [syn: {dash}]
3: reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him" [syn: {bankrupt}, {ruin}, {break}]
4: hit violently; "She smashed her car against the guard rail"
5: humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her" [syn: {crush}, {demolish}]
6: damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up the car of his mother" [syn: {bang up}, {smash up}]
7: hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke
8: collide or strike violently and suddenly; "The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail"
9: overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful); "The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off" 10: break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed"

smash hit
n : an unsually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel) [syn: {blockbuster}, {megahit}]

smash up
v : damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up the car of his mother" [syn: {bang up}, {smash}]

smashed
adj 1: broken into sharp pieces; "shattered glass"; "your eyeglasses are smashed"; "the police came in through the splintered door" [syn: {shattered}, {splintered}]
2: very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {tipsy}, {wet}]

smasher
n 1: a person who smashes something
2: a very attractive or seductive looking woman [syn: {stunner}, {knockout}, {beauty}, {ravisher}, {sweetheart}, {peach}, {lulu}, {looker}, {mantrap}, {dish}]
3: a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang" [syn: {hit}, {smash}, {strike}, {bang}]

smashing
adj : very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {bully}, {corking}, {cracking}, {dandy}, {great}, {groovy}, {keen}, {neat}, {nifty}, {not bad(p)}, {peachy}, {slap-up}, {swell}]
n : the act of breaking something into small pieces [syn: {shattering}]

smashingly
adv : with a loud crash; "the car went smash through the fence" [syn: {smash}]

smash-up
n : a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles) [syn: {smash}]

smatter
v 1: work with in a non-serious manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments bu he never makes any money" [syn: {dabble}, {play around}]
2: to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby" [syn: {babble}, {blather}, {blether}, {blither}]
3: speak with spotty or superficial knowledge; "She smatters Russian"

smattering
n 1: a small number or amount; "only a handful of responses were received" [syn: {handful}]
2: a slight or superficial understanding of a subject

smear
n 1: slanderous defamation [syn: {vilification}, {malignment}]
2: a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope [syn: {cytologic smear}, {cytosmear}]
3: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" [syn: {smudge}, {spot}, {blot}, {daub}, {smirch}, {slur}]
4: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" [syn: {blot}, {smirch}, {spot}, {stain}]
v 1: stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
2: make a smudge on; soil by smudging [syn: {blur}, {smudge}, {smutch}]
3: cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster" [syn: {daub}]
4: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation" [syn: {defame}, {slander}, {smirch}, {asperse}, {denigrate}, {calumniate}, {sully}, {besmirch}]

smear test
n : a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer [syn: {Pap test}, {Papanicolaou test}]

smear word
n : an epithet that can be used to smear someone's reputation; "he used the smear word `communist' for everyone who disagreed with him"

smeared
adj : smeared with something that soils or stains; these words are often used in combination; "oil-smeared work clothes"; "hostile faces smirched by the grime and rust"- Henry Roth; "ink-smudged fingers" [syn: {smirched}, {smudged}, {smudgy}]

smegma
n : a white secretion of the sebaceous glands of the foreskin

smell
n 1: the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses" [syn: {odor}, {odour}, {olfactory sensation}, {olfactory perception}]
2: any property detected by the olfactory system [syn: {olfactory property}, {aroma}, {odor}, {odour}, {scent}]
3: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" [syn: {spirit}, {tone}, {feel}, {feeling}, {flavor}, {flavour}, {look}]
4: the faculty of smell [syn: {sense of smell}, {olfaction}, {olfactory modality}]
5: the act of perceiving the odor of something [syn: {smelling}]
v 1: inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
2: emit an odor; "The soup smells good"
3: smell bad; "He rarely washes, and he smells" [also: {smelt}]

smell out
v : recognize or detect by or as if by smelling; "H can smell out trouble" [syn: {sniff out}, {scent out}, {nose out}]

smell up
v : cause to smell bad; fill with a bad smell [syn: {stink up}, {stink out}]

smellier
smelly
adj : offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell" [syn: {fetid}, {foetid}, {foul}, {foul-smelling}, {funky}, {noisome}, {putrid}, {stinking}] [also: {smelliest}, {smellier}]

smellier
See {smelly}

smelliest
smelly
adj : offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell" [syn: {fetid}, {foetid}, {foul}, {foul-smelling}, {funky}, {noisome}, {putrid}, {stinking}] [also: {smelliest}, {smellier}]

smelliest
See {smelly}

smelling
adj : (used with `of' or `with') noticeably odorous; "the hall was redolent of floor wax"; "air redolent with the fumes of beer and whiskey" [syn: {redolent(p)}, {smelling(p)}]
n : the act of perceiving the odor of something [syn: {smell}]

smelling bottle
n : a bottle containing smelling salts

smelling salts
n : a pungent preparation of ammonium carbonate and perfume; sniffed as a stimulant to relieve faintness

smelly
adj : offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell" [syn: {fetid}, {foetid}, {foul}, {foul-smelling}, {funky}, {noisome}, {putrid}, {stinking}] [also: {smelliest}, {smellier}]

smelt
n 1: small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water
2: small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters
v : extract (metals) by heating

smelt
smell
n 1: the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses" [syn: {odor}, {odour}, {olfactory sensation}, {olfactory perception}]
2: any property detected by the olfactory system [syn: {olfactory property}, {aroma}, {odor}, {odour}, {scent}]
3: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" [syn: {spirit}, {tone}, {feel}, {feeling}, {flavor}, {flavour}, {look}]
4: the faculty of smell [syn: {sense of smell}, {olfaction}, {olfactory modality}]
5: the act of perceiving the odor of something [syn: {smelling}]
v 1: inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
2: emit an odor; "The soup smells good"
3: smell bad; "He rarely washes, and he smells" [also: {smelt}]

smelt
See {smell}

smelter
n : an industrial plant for smelting [syn: {smeltery}]

smeltery
n : an industrial plant for smelting [syn: {smelter}]

Smetana
n : Czech composer (1824-1884) [syn: {Bedrich Smetana}]

smew
n : smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern Eurasia [syn: {Mergus albellus}]

smidge
n : a tiny or scarcely detectable amount [syn: {shred}, {scintilla}, {whit}, {iota}, {tittle}, {smidgen}, {smidgeon}, {smidgin}]

smidgen
n : a tiny or scarcely detectable amount [syn: {shred}, {scintilla}, {whit}, {iota}, {tittle}, {smidgeon}, {smidgin}, {smidge}]

smidgeon
n : a tiny or scarcely detectable amount [syn: {shred}, {scintilla}, {whit}, {iota}, {tittle}, {smidgen}, {smidgin}, {smidge}]

smidgin
n : a tiny or scarcely detectable amount [syn: {shred}, {scintilla}, {whit}, {iota}, {tittle}, {smidgen}, {smidgeon}, {smidge}]

Smilacaceae
n : one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted [syn: {subfamily Smilacaceae}]

Smilax
n 1: sometimes placed in Smilacaceae [syn: {genus Smilax}]
2: fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration [syn: {Asparagus asparagoides}]

Smilax aspera
n : creeping or climbing evergreen having spiny zigzag stems with shiny leaves and racemes of pale-green flowers; Canary Islands to southern Europe and Ethiopia and India [syn: {rough bindweed}]

Smilax rotundifolia
n : a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries [syn: {bullbrier}, {greenbrier}, {catbrier}, {horse brier}, {horse-brier}, {brier}, {briar}]

smile
n : a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement [syn: {smiling}, {grin}, {grinning}]
v 1: change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
2: express with a smile; "She smiled her thanks"

Smiledon
n : saber-toothed tigers [syn: {genus Smiledon}]

Smiledon californicus
n : North American sabertooth; culmination of sabertooth development

smiler
n 1: a person who smiles
2: the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) [syn: {countenance}, {physiognomy}, {phiz}, {visage}, {kisser}, {mug}]

smiley
n : an emoticon of a smiling face

smiling
adj : smiling with happiness or optimism; "Come to my arms, my beamish boy!"- Lewis Carroll; "a room of smiling faces"; "a round red twinkly Santa Claus" [syn: {beamish}, {smiling(a)}, {twinkly}]
n : a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement [syn: {smile}, {grin}, {grinning}]

smilingly
adv : with smiles; in a smiling manner; "the girl reminded her smilingly of their childhood spent together" [ant: {unsmilingly}]

smilo
n : perennial mountain rice native to Mediterranean region and introduced into North America [syn: {smilo grass}, {Oryzopsis miliacea}]

smilo grass
n : perennial mountain rice native to Mediterranean region and introduced into North America [syn: {smilo}, {Oryzopsis miliacea}]

smirch
n 1: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" [syn: {smudge}, {spot}, {blot}, {daub}, {smear}, {slur}]
2: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" [syn: {blot}, {smear}, {spot}, {stain}]
v 1: smear so as to make dirty or stained [syn: {besmirch}]
2: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation" [syn: {defame}, {slander}, {asperse}, {denigrate}, {calumniate}, {smear}, {sully}, {besmirch}]

smirched
adj : smeared with something that soils or stains; these words are often used in combination; "oil-smeared work clothes"; "hostile faces smirched by the grime and rust"- Henry Roth; "ink-smudged fingers" [syn: {smeared}, {smudged}, {smudgy}]

smirk
n : a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure
v : smile affectedly or derisively [syn: {simper}]

smirker
n : a smiler whose smile is offensively self-satisfied

smit
e
v 1: inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
2: affect suddenly with deep feeling; "He was smitten with love for this young girl"
3: cause pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"; "That debasement of the verbal currency that afflicts terms used in advertisement" [syn: {afflict}] [also: {smote}, {smitten}, {smit}]

smit
See {smite}

Smitane
n : veloute or brown sauce with sauteed chopped onion and dry white wine and sour cream

smite
v 1: inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
2: affect suddenly with deep feeling; "He was smitten with love for this young girl"
3: cause pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"; "That debasement of the verbal currency that afflicts terms used in advertisement" [syn: {afflict}] [also: {smote}, {smitten}, {smit}]

Smith
n 1: Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919) [syn: {Ian Smith}, {Ian Douglas Smith}]
2: United States sculptor (1906-1965) [syn: {David Smith}, {David Roland Smith}]
3: United States singer noted for her rendition of patriotic songs (1909-1986) [syn: {Kate Smith}, {Kathryn Elizabeth Smith}]
4: United States suffragist who refused to pay taxes until she could vote (1792-1886) [syn: {Julia Evelina Smith}]
5: United States blues singer (1894-1937) [syn: {Bessie Smith}]
6: religious leader who founded the Mormon Church in 1830 (1805-1844) [syn: {Joseph Smith}]
7: English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown, Virginia; was said to have been saved by Pocahontas (1580-1631) [syn: {John Smith}, {Captain John Smith}]
8: Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade (1723-1790) [syn: {Adam Smith}]
9: someone who works at something specified 10: someone who works metal (especially by hammering it when it is hot and malleable) [syn: {metalworker}]

smithereens
n : a collection of small fragments considered as a whole; "Berlin was bombed to smithereens"; "his hopes were dashed to smithereens"; "I wanted to smash him to smithereens"; "the toilet bowl ws blown to smitereens"

smithy
n : a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering [syn: {forge}]

smitten
smite
v 1: inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
2: affect suddenly with deep feeling; "He was smitten with love for this young girl"
3: cause pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"; "That debasement of the verbal currency that afflicts terms used in advertisement" [syn: {afflict}] [also: {smote}, {smitten}, {smit}]

smitten
adj 1: (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming; "conscience-smitten"; "awe-struck" [syn: {stricken}, {struck}]
2: marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; "she was crazy about him"; "gaga over the rock group's new album"; "he was infatuated with her" [syn: {crazy}, {dotty}, {gaga}, {enamored}, {infatuated}, {in love}, {soft on(p)}, {taken with(p)}]

smitten
See {smite}

Smitty Stevens
n : United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973) [syn: {Stevens}, {S. Smith Stevens}, {Stanley Smith Stevens}]

smock
n : a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles [syn: {duster}, {gaberdine}, {gabardine}, {dust coat}]
v : embellish by sewing in lines crossing each other diagonally; "The folk dancers wore smocked shirts"

smocking
n : embroidery consisting of ornamental needlework on a garment that is made by gathering the cloth tightly in stitches

smog
n : air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog [syn: {smogginess}]

smogginess
n : air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog [syn: {smog}]

smoggy
adj : clouded with a mixture of smoke and fog; "the smoggy atmosphere of Los Angeles"

smoke
n 1: a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas [syn: {fume}]
2: a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion; "the fire produced a tower of black smoke that could be seen for miles" [syn: {smoking}]
3: an indication of some hidden activity; "with all that smoke there must be a fire somewhere"
4: something with no concrete substance; "his dreams all turned to smoke"; "it was just smoke and mirrors"
5: tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder [syn: {roll of tobacco}]
6: street names for marijuana [syn: {pot}, {grass}, {green goddess}, {dope}, {weed}, {gage}, {sess}, {sens}, {skunk}, {locoweed}, {Mary Jane}]
7: the act of smoking tobacco or other substances; "he went outside for a smoke"; "smoking stinks" [syn: {smoking}]
8: (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke" [syn: {fastball}, {heater}, {hummer}, {bullet}]
v 1: inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes; "We never smoked marijuana"; "Do you smoke?"
2: emit a cloud of fine particles; "The chimney was fuming" [syn: {fume}]

smoke alarm
n : an alarm that is tripped off by fire or smoke [syn: {fire alarm}]

smoke bomb
n : a bomb that gives off thick smoke when it explodes; used to make a smoke screen or to mark a position [syn: {smoke grenade}]

smoke bush
n 1: any of several shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Cotinus [syn: {smoke tree}]
2: any of various shrubs of the genus Conospermum with panicles of mostly white woolly flowers

smoke grenade
n : a bomb that gives off thick smoke when it explodes; used to make a smoke screen or to mark a position [syn: {smoke bomb}]

smoke hole
n : a vent (as in a roof) for smoke to escape

smoke out
v : drive out with smoke; "smoke out the bees"

smoke screen
n 1: (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements [syn: {smokescreen}]
2: an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure; "requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures" [syn: {smokescreen}]

smoke tree
n 1: any of several shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Cotinus [syn: {smoke bush}]
2: grayish-green shrub of desert regions of southwestern United States nd Mexico having sparse foliage and terminal spikes of bluish violet flowers; locally important as source of a light-colored honey of excellent flavor [syn: {Dalea spinosa}]

smoke-cured
adj : (used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured in wood smoke [syn: {smoked}, {smoke-dried}]

smoked
adj : (used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured in wood smoke [syn: {smoke-cured}, {smoke-dried}]

smoked haddock
n : haddock usually baked but sometimes broiled with lots of butter [syn: {finnan haddie}, {finnan haddock}, {finnan}]

smoked herring
n : a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color [syn: {red herring}]

smoked mackerel
n : mackerel cured by smoking

smoked salmon
n : salmon cured by smoking or in a smoky brine

smoke-dried
adj : (used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured in wood smoke [syn: {smoked}, {smoke-cured}]

smoke-filled
adj : containing smoke; "smoke-filled rooms"

smoke-free
adj : free of smoke; "smoke-free offices and restaurants"

smokehouse
n : a small house where smoke is used to cure meat or fish [syn: {meat house}]

smokeless
adj : emitting or containing little or no smoke; "smokeless factory stacks"; "smokeless fuel"; "a smokeless environment" [ant: {smoky}]

smokeless powder
n : an explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant [syn: {Ballistite}]

smoker
n 1: a person who smokes tobacco [syn: {tobacco user}] [ant: {nonsmoker}]
2: a party for men only (or one considered suitable for men only) [syn: {stag party}]
3: a passenger car for passengers who wish to smoke [syn: {smoking car}, {smoking carriage}, {smoking compartment}]

smokescreen
n 1: (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements [syn: {smoke screen}]
2: an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure; "requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures" [syn: {smoke screen}]

smokestack
n : a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated [syn: {stack}]

smokier
smoky
adj 1: marked by or emitting or filled with smoke; "smoky rafters"; "smoky chimneys"; "a smoky fireplace"; "a smoky corridor" [ant: {smokeless}]
2: tasting of smoke; "smoky sausages" [also: {smokiest}, {smokier}]

smokier
See {smoky}

smokiest
smoky
adj 1: marked by or emitting or filled with smoke; "smoky rafters"; "smoky chimneys"; "a smoky fireplace"; "a smoky corridor" [ant: {smokeless}]
2: tasting of smoke; "smoky sausages" [also: {smokiest}, {smokier}]

smokiest
See {smoky}

smoking
adj : emitting smoke in great volume; "a smoking fireplace"
n 1: the act of smoking tobacco or other substances; "he went outside for a smoke"; "smoking stinks" [syn: {smoke}]
2: a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion; "the fire produced a tower of black smoke that could be seen for miles" [syn: {smoke}]

smoking car
n : a passenger car for passengers who wish to smoke [syn: {smoker}, {smoking carriage}, {smoking compartment}]

smoking carriage
n : a passenger car for passengers who wish to smoke [syn: {smoker}, {smoking car}, {smoking compartment}]

smoking compartment
n : a passenger car for passengers who wish to smoke [syn: {smoker}, {smoking car}, {smoking carriage}]

smoking gun
n : indisputable evidence (especially of a crime)

smoking jacket
n : a man's soft jacket usually with a tie belt; worn at home [syn: {lounging jacket}]

smoking mixture
n : a blend of tobaccos to be smoked in a pipe

smoking room
n : room in a hotel or club set apart for smokers

smoky
adj 1: marked by or emitting or filled with smoke; "smoky rafters"; "smoky chimneys"; "a smoky fireplace"; "a smoky corridor" [ant: {smokeless}]
2: tasting of smoke; "smoky sausages" [also: {smokiest}, {smokier}]

smoky quartz
n : a smoky yellow or brown quartz [syn: {cairngorm}]

smolder
v 1: burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire" [syn: {smoulder}]
2: have strong suppressed feelings [syn: {smoulder}]

smoldering
adj 1: burning slowly without flame; "smoldering embers" [syn: {smouldering}]
2: showing scarcely suppressed anger; "her tone was...conversational although...her eyes were smoldering"- James Hensel [syn: {smouldering}]

smolderingly
adv : with barely repressed anger; "`I can't wait,' she answered smolderingly" [syn: {smoulderingly}]

Smolensk
n : a city in western Russia on the Dnieper River; scene of severe fighting in World War II

Smollett
n : Scottish writer of adventure novels (1721-1771) [syn: {Tobias Smollett}, {Tobias George Smollett}]

smooch
n : an enthusiastic kiss [syn: {smack}]
v : snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others [syn: {snog}, {spoon}]

smooching
n : affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) [syn: {caressing}, {cuddling}, {fondling}, {hugging}, {kissing}, {necking}, {petting}, {snuggling}]

smooth
adj 1: having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror" [ant: {rough}]
2: smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the hostess averted a confrontation between two guests with a diplomatic change of subject"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"; "affable, suave, moderate men...smugly convinced of their respectability" - Ezra Pound [syn: {politic}, {suave}]
3: of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth [ant: {rough}]
4: not marked with wrinkles; "unwrinkled cheeks" [syn: {unwrinkled}]
5: smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"; "liquid prose" [syn: {flowing}, {fluent}, {fluid}, {liquid}]
6: without breaks between notes; smooth and connected; "a legato passage" [syn: {legato}] [ant: {staccato}]
7: without chinks or crannies [syn: {uncrannied}] [ant: {crannied}]
8: lacking obstructions or difficulties; "the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly"
n : the act of smoothing; "he gave his hair a quick smooth"
v 1: make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood" [syn: {smoothen}] [ant: {roughen}]
2: (of surfaces) make shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes" [syn: {polish}, {smoothen}, {shine}]
3: free from obstructions; "smooth the way towards peace negociations" [syn: {smooth out}]

smooth alder
n : common shrub of the eastern United States with smooth bark [syn: {hazel alder}, {Alnus serrulata}]

smooth aster
n : a variety of aster

smooth bark kauri
n : Australian timber tree resembling the kauri but having wood much lighter in weight and softer [syn: {dundathu pine}, {queensland kauri}, {Agathis robusta}]

smooth crabgrass
n : a weed [syn: {Digitaria ischaemum}]

smooth darling pea
n : erect or trailing perennial of eastern Australia having axillary racemes of blue to purple or red flowers [syn: {Swainsona galegifolia}]

smooth dogfish
n : small bottom-dwelling shark found along both Atlantic coasts

smooth earthball
n : an earthball with a peridium that is firm dry and smooth when young but developing cracks when mature; pale orange-yellow when young and reddish brown at maturity [syn: {Scleroderma bovista}]

smooth green snake
n : of western and central United States [syn: {Opheodrys vernalis}]

smooth hammerhead
n : fished for the hides and vitamin-rich liver [syn: {Sphyrna zygaena}]

smooth lip fern
n : southeastern United States to northern Mexico and Jamaica [syn: {Alabama lip fern}, {Cheilanthes alabamensis}]

smooth muscle
n 1: a muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine and bladder and blood vessels (excluding the heart) [syn: {involuntary muscle}]
2: muscle tissue that does not appear striated under the microscope; has the form of thin layers or sheets

smooth muscle cell
n : cells of the smooth muscles

smooth out
v : free from obstructions; "smooth the way towards peace negociations" [syn: {smooth}]

smooth over
v : treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly [syn: {gloss over}, {skate over}, {slur over}, {skimp over}]

smooth plane
n : a small plane for finish work [syn: {smoothing plane}]

smooth softshell
n : river turtle of Mississippi basin; prefers running water [syn: {Trionyx muticus}]

smooth sumac
n : common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with waxy compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries [syn: {scarlet sumac}, {vinegar tree}, {Rhus glabra}]

smooth winterberry holly
n : a holly shrub

smooth woodsia
n : rock-inhabiting fern of Arctic and subarctic Europe to eastern Asia [syn: {Woodsia glabella}]

smoothbark
n : any of several Australian eucalypts having the bark smooth except at or near the base of the trunk

smoothbore
adj : of a firearm; not having rifling or internal spiral grooves inside the barrel [syn: {unrifled}] [ant: {rifled}]

smoothed
adj : made smooth by ironing [syn: {smoothened}]

smoothen
v 1: make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood" [syn: {smooth}] [ant: {roughen}]
2: (of surfaces) make shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes" [syn: {polish}, {smooth}, {shine}]
3: become smooth

smoothened
adj : made smooth by ironing [syn: {smoothed}]

smoother
n : a power tool used for sanding wood; a loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor [syn: {drum sander}, {electric sander}, {sander}]

smooth-faced
adj : lacking hair on the face; "a smooth-faced boy of 14 years" [syn: {beardless}]

smooth-haired fox terrier
n : a fox terrier with smooth hair

smoothhound
n : smooth dogfish of European coastal waters [syn: {smoothhound shark}, {Mustelus mustelus}]

smoothhound shark
n : smooth dogfish of European coastal waters [syn: {smoothhound}, {Mustelus mustelus}]

smoothie
n 1: someone with an assured and ingratiating manner [syn: {smoothy}, {sweet talker}, {charmer}]
2: a thick smooth drink consisting of fresh fruit pureed with ice cream or yoghurt or milk

smoothing iron
n : home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth [syn: {iron}]

smoothing plane
n : a small plane for finish work [syn: {smooth plane}]

smooth-leaved elm
n : European elm with lustrous smooth leaves used as an ornamental [syn: {European field elm}, {Ulmus carpinifolia}]

smoothly
adv 1: with no problems or difficulties; "put the plans into effect quickly and smoothly"
2: with great ease and success; "in spite of some mishaps, everything went swimmingly" [syn: {swimmingly}]
3: in a smooth and diplomatic manner; "`And now,' he said smoothly, `we will continue the conversation'"

smoothness
n 1: a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch [ant: {roughness}]
2: the quality of being free from errors or interruptions

smooth-shaven
adj : closely shaved recently [syn: {clean-shaven}, {well-shaven}]

smooth-spoken
adj : expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech" [syn: {eloquent}, {facile}, {fluent}, {silver}, {silver-tongued}]

smooth-tongued
adj : artfully persuasive in speech; "a glib tongue"; "a smooth-tongued hypocrite" [syn: {glib}, {glib-tongued}]

smoothy
n : someone with an assured and ingratiating manner [syn: {smoothie}, {sweet talker}, {charmer}]

smorgasbord
n 1: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" [syn: {assortment}, {mixture}, {mixed bag}, {miscellany}, {miscellanea}, {variety}, {salmagundi}, {potpourri}, {motley}]
2: an assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel or salmon etc with bread and butter; then cheeses and eggs and pickled vegetables and aspics; finally hot foods; served as a buffet meal

smote
smite
v 1: inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
2: affect suddenly with deep feeling; "He was smitten with love for this young girl"
3: cause pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"; "That debasement of the verbal currency that afflicts terms used in advertisement" [syn: {afflict}] [also: {smote}, {smitten}, {smit}]

smote
See {smite}

smother
n 1: a confused multitude of things [syn: {clutter}, {jumble}, {muddle}, {mare's nest}, {welter}]
2: a stifling cloud of smoke
v 1: envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy" [syn: {surround}]
2: deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor" [syn: {asphyxiate}, {suffocate}]
3: conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn" [syn: {stifle}, {strangle}, {muffle}, {repress}]
4: form an impenetrable cover over; "the butter cream smothered the cake"
5: deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother fires" [syn: {put out}]

smothered
adj 1: held in check with difficulty; "a smothered cough"; "a stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"; "suppressed laughter" [syn: {stifled}, {strangled}, {suppressed}]
2: completely covered; "bonnets smothered with flowers"; "smothered chicken is chicken cooked in a seasoned gravy"

smotherer
n : a person who stifles or smothers or suppresses; "he is a real conversation stifler"; "I see from all the yawn smotherers that it is time to stop" [syn: {stifler}]

smothering
adj : causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat; "the choking June dust"; "the smothering soft voices"; "smothering heat"; "the room was suffocating--hot and airless" [syn: {suffocating}, {suffocative}]

smoulder
n : a smouldering fire; "the smoulder became a blaze"
v 1: have strong suppressed feelings [syn: {smolder}]
2: burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire" [syn: {smolder}]

smouldering
adj 1: showing scarcely suppressed anger; "her tone was...conversational although...her eyes were smoldering"- James Hensel [syn: {smoldering}]
2: burning slowly without flame; "smoldering embers" [syn: {smoldering}]

smoulderingly
adv : with barely repressed anger; "`I can't wait,' she answered smolderingly" [syn: {smolderingly}]

smudge
n 1: a smoky fire to drive away insects
2: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" [syn: {spot}, {blot}, {daub}, {smear}, {smirch}, {slur}]
v : make a smudge on; soil by smudging [syn: {smear}, {blur}, {smutch}]

smudged
adj : smeared with something that soils or stains; these words are often used in combination; "oil-smeared work clothes"; "hostile faces smirched by the grime and rust"- Henry Roth; "ink-smudged fingers" [syn: {smeared}, {smirched}, {smudgy}]

smudgy
adj : smeared with something that soils or stains; these words are often used in combination; "oil-smeared work clothes"; "hostile faces smirched by the grime and rust"- Henry Roth; "ink-smudged fingers" [syn: {smeared}, {smirched}, {smudged}]

smug
adj : marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction; "a smug glow of self-congratulation" [syn: {self-satisfied}] [also: {smuggest}, {smugger}]

smugger
smug
adj : marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction; "a smug glow of self-congratulation" [syn: {self-satisfied}] [also: {smuggest}, {smugger}]

smugger
See {smug}

smuggest
smug
adj : marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction; "a smug glow of self-congratulation" [syn: {self-satisfied}] [also: {smuggest}, {smugger}]

smuggest
See {smug}

smuggle
v : import or export without paying customs duties; "She smuggled cigarettes across the border"

smuggled
adj : distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes" [syn: {bootleg}, {black}, {black-market}, {contraband}]

smuggler
n : someone who imports or exports without paying duties [syn: {runner}, {contrabandist}, {moon curser}, {moon-curser}]

smuggling
n : secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due

smugly
adv : in a smug manner; "the bureaucrats explained smugly that the facts provided by their own experts show no cause for concern"

smugness
n : an excessive feeling of self-satisfaction

smut
n 1: a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink [syn: {carbon black}, {lampblack}, {soot}]
2: destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores
3: any fungus of the order Ustilaginales [syn: {smut fungus}]
4: creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire [syn: {pornography}, {porno}, {porn}, {erotica}]
v 1: make obscene; "This line in the play smuts the entire act"
2: stain with a dirty substance, such as soot
3: become affected with smut; "the corn smutted and could not be eaten"
4: affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn [also: {smutting}, {smutted}]

smut fungus
n : any fungus of the order Ustilaginales [syn: {smut}]

smut grass
n : grass native to West Indies but common in southern United States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungus [syn: {blackseed}, {carpet grass}, {Sporobolus poiretii}]

smutch
v : make a smudge on; soil by smudging [syn: {smear}, {blur}, {smudge}]

Smuts
n : South African statesman and soldier (1870-1950) [syn: {Jan Christian Smuts}]

smutted
smut
n 1: a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink [syn: {carbon black}, {lampblack}, {soot}]
2: destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores
3: any fungus of the order Ustilaginales [syn: {smut fungus}]
4: creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire [syn: {pornography}, {porno}, {porn}, {erotica}]
v 1: make obscene; "This line in the play smuts the entire act"
2: stain with a dirty substance, such as soot
3: become affected with smut; "the corn smutted and could not be eaten"
4: affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn [also: {smutting}, {smutted}]

smutted
See {smut}

smuttily
adv : in a smutty manner [syn: {vulgarly}]

smuttiness
n 1: the state of being dirty with soot [syn: {sootiness}]
2: obscenity in speech or writing [syn: {dirtiness}]

smutting
smut
n 1: a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink [syn: {carbon black}, {lampblack}, {soot}]
2: destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores
3: any fungus of the order Ustilaginales [syn: {smut fungus}]
4: creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire [syn: {pornography}, {porno}, {porn}, {erotica}]
v 1: make obscene; "This line in the play smuts the entire act"
2: stain with a dirty substance, such as soot
3: become affected with smut; "the corn smutted and could not be eaten"
4: affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn [also: {smutting}, {smutted}]

smutting
See {smut}

smutty
adj : characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes" [syn: {filthy}, {foul}, {nasty}]

Smyrna
n : a port city in western Turkey [syn: {Izmir}]

Smyrnium
n : Alexanders [syn: {genus Smyrnium}]

Smyrnium olusatrum
n : European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb [syn: {Alexander}, {Alexanders}, {black lovage}, {horse parsley}]

S/N
n : the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity [syn: {signal-to-noise ratio}, {signal-to-noise}, {signal/noise ratio}, {signal/noise}]

Sn
n : a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide [syn: {tin}, {atomic number 50}]

snack
n : a light informal meal [syn: {bite}, {collation}]
v : eat a snack; eat lightly; "She never loses weight because she snacks between meals" [syn: {nosh}]

snack bar
n : usually inexpensive bar [syn: {snack counter}, {buffet}]

snack counter
n : usually inexpensive bar [syn: {snack bar}, {buffet}]

snack food
n : food for light meals or for eating between meals

snacker
n : someone who eats lightly or eats snacks between meals [syn: {nosher}]

snaffle
n : a simple jointed bit for a horse; without a curb [syn: {snaffle bit}]
v 1: get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale" [syn: {snap up}, {grab}]
2: fit or restrain with a snaffle; "snaffle a horse"

snaffle bit
n : a simple jointed bit for a horse; without a curb [syn: {snaffle}]

snafu
adj : snarled or stalled in complete confusion; "situation normal--all fucked-up" [syn: {fucked-up}]
n : an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up
v : cause to be in a state of complete confusion

snag
n 1: a sharp protuberance
2: a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest; "a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds"
3: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" [syn: {rip}, {rent}, {split}, {tear}]
4: an unforeseen obstacle [syn: {hang-up}, {hitch}, {rub}]
v 1: catch on a snag; "I snagged my stocking"
2: get by acting quickly and smartly; "snag a bargain"
3: hew jaggedly [also: {snagging}, {snagged}]

snagged
snag
n 1: a sharp protuberance
2: a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest; "a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds"
3: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" [syn: {rip}, {rent}, {split}, {tear}]
4: an unforeseen obstacle [syn: {hang-up}, {hitch}, {rub}]
v 1: catch on a snag; "I snagged my stocking"
2: get by acting quickly and smartly; "snag a bargain"
3: hew jaggedly [also: {snagging}, {snagged}]

snagged
See {snag}

snagging
snag
n 1: a sharp protuberance
2: a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest; "a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds"
3: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" [syn: {rip}, {rent}, {split}, {tear}]
4: an unforeseen obstacle [syn: {hang-up}, {hitch}, {rub}]
v 1: catch on a snag; "I snagged my stocking"
2: get by acting quickly and smartly; "snag a bargain"
3: hew jaggedly [also: {snagging}, {snagged}]

snagging
See {snag}

snaggleteeth
See {snaggletooth}

snail
n 1: freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
2: edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic [syn: {escargot}]
v : gather snails; "We went snailing in the summer"

snail bean
n : perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus [syn: {snailflower}, {snail-flower}, {snail flower}, {corkscrew flower}, {Vigna caracalla}, {Phaseolus caracalla}]

snail butter
n : for preparing snails: butter seasoned with shallots and garlic and parsley

snail darter
n : 3-inch snail-eating perch of the Tennessee River [syn: {Percina tanasi}]

snail flower
n : perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus [syn: {snailflower}, {snail-flower}, {snail bean}, {corkscrew flower}, {Vigna caracalla}, {Phaseolus caracalla}]

snail mail
n : any mail that is physically delivered by the postal service; "email is much faster than snail mail" [ant: {electronic mail}, {electronic mail}, {electronic mail}]

snailfish
n : small tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins forming a sucker; related to lumpfish [syn: {seasnail}, {sea snail}, {Liparis liparis}] [also: {snailfishes} (pl)]

snailfishes
snailfish
n : small tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins forming a sucker; related to lumpfish [syn: {seasnail}, {sea snail}, {Liparis liparis}] [also: {snailfishes} (pl)]

snailfishes
See {snailfish}

snail-flower
n : perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus [syn: {snailflower}, {snail flower}, {snail bean}, {corkscrew flower}, {Vigna caracalla}, {Phaseolus caracalla}]

snailflower
n : perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus [syn: {snail-flower}, {snail flower}, {snail bean}, {corkscrew flower}, {Vigna caracalla}, {Phaseolus caracalla}]

snake
n 1: limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous [syn: {serpent}, {ophidian}]
2: a deceitful or treacherous person [syn: {snake in the grass}]
3: a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition [syn: {Snake River}]
4: a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer [syn: {Hydra}]
5: something resembling a snake
v 1: move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake
2: form a snake-like pattern; "The river snakes through the valley"
3: move along a winding path; "The army snaked through the jungle"

snake charmer
n : a performer who uses movements and music to control snakes

snake dance
n 1: a group advancing in a single-file serpentine path
2: a ceremonial dance (as by the Hopi) in which snakes are handled or invoked

snake doctor
n : slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. [syn: {dragonfly}, {darning needle}, {devil's darning needle}, {sewing needle}, {snake feeder}, {mosquito hawk}, {skeeter hawk}]

snake eyes
n : when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot the results is called `craps' or `snake eyes' [syn: {craps}]

snake feeder
n : slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. [syn: {dragonfly}, {darning needle}, {devil's darning needle}, {sewing needle}, {snake doctor}, {mosquito hawk}, {skeeter hawk}]

snake fence
n : rail fence consisting of a zigzag of interlocking rails [syn: {worm fence}, {snake-rail fence}, {Virginia fence}]

snake fern
n : tropical fern widespread in Old World; naturalized in Jamaica and Florida [syn: {climbing maidenhair}, {climbing maidenhair fern}, {Lygodium microphyllum}]

snake god
n : a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies [syn: {zombi}, {zombie}]

snake in the grass
n : a deceitful or treacherous person [syn: {snake}]

snake mackerel
n : predatory tropical fishes with jutting jaws and strong teeth [syn: {Gempylus serpens}]

snake muishond
n : small slender burrowing muishond with white top of the head [syn: {Poecilogale albinucha}]

snake oil
n 1: (medicine) any of various liquids sold as medicine (as by a travelling medicine show) but medically worthless
2: communication (writen or spoken) intended to deceive [syn: {humbug}]

snake palm
n : foul-smelling somewhat fleshy tropical plant of southeastern Asia cultivated for its edible corms or in the greenhouse for its large leaves and showy dark red spathe surrounding a large spadix [syn: {devil's tongue}, {umbrella arum}, {Amorphophallus rivieri}]

snake pit
n 1: any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits"; [syn: {hell}, {hell on earth}, {hellhole}, {the pits}, {inferno}]
2: pejorative terms for an insane asylum [syn: {Bedlam}, {booby hatch}, {crazy house}, {cuckoo's nest}, {funny farm}, {funny house}, {loony bin}, {madhouse}, {nut house}, {nuthouse}, {sanatorium}]

snake plant
n : stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplant [syn: {mother-in-law's tongue}, {Sansevieria trifasciata}]

snake polypody
n : epiphytic ferns with long rhizomes; tropical America [syn: {Microgramma-piloselloides}]

Snake River
n : a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition [syn: {Snake}]

snake venom
n : venom secreted by certain snakes

snake wood
n : tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems [syn: {trumpetwood}, {trumpet-wood}, {trumpet tree}, {imbauba}, {Cecropia peltata}]

snakeberry
n : North American perennial herb with alternately compound leaves and racemes of small white flowers followed by bright red oval poisonous berries [syn: {red baneberry}, {redberry}, {red-berry}, {Actaea rubra}]

snakebird
n : fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill [syn: {anhinga}, {darter}]

snakebite
n : a bite inflicted by a (venomous) snake

snakeblenny
n : found in Arctic and northern Atlantic waters [syn: {Lumpenus lumpretaeformis}]

snake-fish
n : tropical fishes with large mouths in lizard-like heads; found worldwide [syn: {lizardfish}, {snakefish}]

snakefish
n : tropical fishes with large mouths in lizard-like heads; found worldwide [syn: {lizardfish}, {snake-fish}]

snakefly
n : predatory insect of western North America having a long necklike prothorax

snake-head
n : showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple [syn: {shellflower}, {shell-flower}, {turtlehead}, {snakehead}, {Chelone glabra}]

snakehead
n : showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple [syn: {shellflower}, {shell-flower}, {turtlehead}, {snake-head}, {Chelone glabra}]

snakelike
adj : resembling a serpent in form; "a serpentine wall"; "snaky ridges in the sand" [syn: {serpentine}, {snaky}]

snake-rail fence
n : rail fence consisting of a zigzag of interlocking rails [syn: {worm fence}, {snake fence}, {Virginia fence}]

snakeroot
n 1: a plant of the genus Sanicula having palmately compound leaves and unisexual flowers in panicled umbels followed by bristly fruit; reputed to have healing powers [syn: {sanicle}]
2: any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads [syn: {blazing star}, {button snakeroot}, {gayfeather}, {gay-feather}]

snakes and ladders
n : a board game for children who use dice to move counters up ladders and down snakes

snake's head fritillary
n : Eurasian checkered lily with pendant flowers usually veined and checkered with purple or maroon on a pale ground and shaped like the bells carried by lepers in medieval times; widely grown as an ornamental [syn: {guinea-hen flower}, {checkered daffodil}, {leper lily}, {Fritillaria meleagris}]

snakeweed
n : low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads [syn: {rabbitweed}, {rabbit-weed}, {broom snakeweed}, {broom snakeroot}, {turpentine weed}, {Gutierrezia sarothrae}]

snakewood
n : East Indian climbing shrub with twisted limbs and roots resembling serpents [syn: {Rauwolfia serpentina}]

snakier
snaky
adj : resembling a serpent in form; "a serpentine wall"; "snaky ridges in the sand" [syn: {serpentine}, {snakelike}] [also: {snakiest}, {snakier}]

snakier
See {snaky}

snakiest
snaky
adj : resembling a serpent in form; "a serpentine wall"; "snaky ridges in the sand" [syn: {serpentine}, {snakelike}] [also: {snakiest}, {snakier}]

snakiest
See {snaky}

snaky
adj : resembling a serpent in form; "a serpentine wall"; "snaky ridges in the sand" [syn: {serpentine}, {snakelike}] [also: {snakiest}, {snakier}]

snap
n 1: the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion" [syn: {catch}, {grab}, {snatch}]
2: a spell of cold weather; "a cold snap in the middle of May"
3: tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections [syn: {snap bean}]
4: a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger [syn: {gingersnap}, {ginger snap}, {ginger nut}]
5: the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand; "servants appeared at the snap of his fingers"
6: a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig" [syn: {crack}, {cracking}]
7: a sudden breaking
8: the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed; "the waistband had lost its snap" [syn: {elasticity}] [ant: {inelasticity}]
9: an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera; "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends" [syn: {snapshot}, {shot}] 10: a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound; "children can manage snaps better than buttons" [syn: {snap fastener}, {press stud}] 11: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" [syn: {cinch}, {breeze}, {picnic}, {duck soup}, {child's play}, {pushover}, {walkover}, {piece of cake}] 12: the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand; "he gave his fingers a snap" 13: (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back; "the quarterback fumbled the snap" [syn: {centering}]
v 1: utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerky snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us" [syn: {snarl}]
2: separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" [syn: {tear}, {rupture}, {bust}]
3: break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "The rope snapped" [syn: {crack}]
4: move or strike with a noise; "he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward" [syn: {click}]
5: snap close with a sound; "The lock snapped shut"
6: make a sharp sound; "his fingers snapped" [syn: {crack}]
7: move with a snapping sound; "bullets snapped past us"
8: to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone" [syn: {snatch}, {snatch up}]
9: put in play with a snap; "snap a football" 10: cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers" [syn: {click}, {flick}] 11: lose control of one's emotions; "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped" [syn: {break down}, {lose it}] 12: record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President" [syn: {photograph}, {shoot}] [also: {snapping}, {snapped}]

snap at
v : bite off with a quick bite; "The dog snapped off a piece of cloth from the intruder's pants" [syn: {bite off}]

snap bean
n : tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections [syn: {snap}]

snap fastener
n : a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound; "children can manage snaps better than buttons" [syn: {snap}, {press stud}]

snap line
n : a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface [syn: {chalk line}, {snapline}]

snap off
v : break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree" [syn: {break}, {break off}]

snap pea
n : variety of pea plant producing peas having crisp rounded edible pods [syn: {sugar snap pea}]

snap ring
n : an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes [syn: {carabiner}, {karabiner}]

snap roll
n : a fast roll

snap up
v : get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale" [syn: {snaffle}, {grab}]

snap willow
n : large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken [syn: {crack willow}, {brittle willow}, {Salix fragilis}]

snapdragon
n : a garden plant of the genus Antirrhinum having showy white or yellow or crimson flowers resembling the face of a dragon

snapline
n : a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface [syn: {chalk line}, {snap line}]

snapped
snap
n 1: the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion" [syn: {catch}, {grab}, {snatch}]
2: a spell of cold weather; "a cold snap in the middle of May"
3: tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections [syn: {snap bean}]
4: a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger [syn: {gingersnap}, {ginger snap}, {ginger nut}]
5: the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand; "servants appeared at the snap of his fingers"
6: a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig" [syn: {crack}, {cracking}]
7: a sudden breaking
8: the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed; "the waistband had lost its snap" [syn: {elasticity}] [ant: {inelasticity}]
9: an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera; "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends" [syn: {snapshot}, {shot}] 10: a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound; "children can manage snaps better than buttons" [syn: {snap fastener}, {press stud}] 11: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" [syn: {cinch}, {breeze}, {picnic}, {duck soup}, {child's play}, {pushover}, {walkover}, {piece of cake}] 12: the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand; "he gave his fingers a snap" 13: (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back; "the quarterback fumbled the snap" [syn: {centering}]
v 1: utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerky snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us" [syn: {snarl}]
2: separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" [syn: {tear}, {rupture}, {bust}]
3: break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "The rope snapped" [syn: {crack}]
4: move or strike with a noise; "he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward" [syn: {click}]
5: snap close with a sound; "The lock snapped shut"
6: make a sharp sound; "his fingers snapped" [syn: {crack}]
7: move with a snapping sound; "bullets snapped past us"
8: to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone" [syn: {snatch}, {snatch up}]
9: put in play with a snap; "snap a football" 10: cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers" [syn: {click}, {flick}] 11: lose control of one's emotions; "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped" [syn: {break down}, {lose it}] 12: record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President" [syn: {photograph}, {shoot}] [also: {snapping}, {snapped}]

snapped
See {snap}

snapper
n 1: (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; "the center fumbled the handoff" [syn: {center}]
2: flesh of any of various important food fishes of warm seas
3: a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends [syn: {cracker}, {cracker bonbon}]
4: Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots [syn: {Chrysophrys auratus}]
5: any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters
6: large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite [syn: {common snapping turtle}, {Chelydra serpentina}]

snappier
snappy
adj 1: tending to speak irritably; "a snappish tone of voice" [syn: {snappish}]
2: smart and fashionable; "snappy conversation"; "some sharp and whipping lines" [syn: {whipping}]
3: pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term) [syn: {crisp}, {frosty}, {nipping}, {nippy}, {parky}]
4: marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: {dapper}, {dashing}, {jaunty}, {natty}, {raffish}, {rakish}, {smart}, {spiffy}, {spruce}]
5: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" [syn: {brisk}, {lively}, {merry}, {rattling}, {spanking}, {zippy}] [also: {snappiest}, {snappier}]

snappier
See {snappy}

snappiest
snappy
adj 1: tending to speak irritably; "a snappish tone of voice" [syn: {snappish}]
2: smart and fashionable; "snappy conversation"; "some sharp and whipping lines" [syn: {whipping}]
3: pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term) [syn: {crisp}, {frosty}, {nipping}, {nippy}, {parky}]
4: marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: {dapper}, {dashing}, {jaunty}, {natty}, {raffish}, {rakish}, {smart}, {spiffy}, {spruce}]
5: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" [syn: {brisk}, {lively}, {merry}, {rattling}, {spanking}, {zippy}] [also: {snappiest}, {snappier}]

snappiest
See {snappy}

snapping
snap
n 1: the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion" [syn: {catch}, {grab}, {snatch}]
2: a spell of cold weather; "a cold snap in the middle of May"
3: tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections [syn: {snap bean}]
4: a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger [syn: {gingersnap}, {ginger snap}, {ginger nut}]
5: the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand; "servants appeared at the snap of his fingers"
6: a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig" [syn: {crack}, {cracking}]
7: a sudden breaking
8: the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed; "the waistband had lost its snap" [syn: {elasticity}] [ant: {inelasticity}]
9: an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera; "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends" [syn: {snapshot}, {shot}] 10: a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound; "children can manage snaps better than buttons" [syn: {snap fastener}, {press stud}] 11: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" [syn: {cinch}, {breeze}, {picnic}, {duck soup}, {child's play}, {pushover}, {walkover}, {piece of cake}] 12: the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand; "he gave his fingers a snap" 13: (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back; "the quarterback fumbled the snap" [syn: {centering}]
v 1: utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerky snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us" [syn: {snarl}]
2: separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" [syn: {tear}, {rupture}, {bust}]
3: break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "The rope snapped" [syn: {crack}]
4: move or strike with a noise; "he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward" [syn: {click}]
5: snap close with a sound; "The lock snapped shut"
6: make a sharp sound; "his fingers snapped" [syn: {crack}]
7: move with a snapping sound; "bullets snapped past us"
8: to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone" [syn: {snatch}, {snatch up}]
9: put in play with a snap; "snap a football" 10: cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers" [syn: {click}, {flick}] 11: lose control of one's emotions; "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped" [syn: {break down}, {lose it}] 12: record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President" [syn: {photograph}, {shoot}] [also: {snapping}, {snapped}]

snapping
See {snap}

snapping beetle
n : able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound [syn: {click beetle}, {skipjack}]

snapping shrimp
n : small shrimp that makes a snapping noise with one of their enlarged chelae [syn: {pistol shrimp}]

snapping turtle
n : large aggressive freshwater turtle with powerful jaws

snappish
adj : tending to speak irritably; "a snappish tone of voice" [syn: {snappy}]

snappishly
adv : in an ill-natured and snappish manner; "`Don't talk to me now,' she said snappishly"

snappishness
n : a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees" [syn: {temper}, {biliousness}, {irritability}, {peevishness}, {pettishness}, {surliness}]

snappy
adj 1: tending to speak irritably; "a snappish tone of voice" [syn: {snappish}]
2: smart and fashionable; "snappy conversation"; "some sharp and whipping lines" [syn: {whipping}]
3: pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term) [syn: {crisp}, {frosty}, {nipping}, {nippy}, {parky}]
4: marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: {dapper}, {dashing}, {jaunty}, {natty}, {raffish}, {rakish}, {smart}, {spiffy}, {spruce}]
5: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" [syn: {brisk}, {lively}, {merry}, {rattling}, {spanking}, {zippy}] [also: {snappiest}, {snappier}]

snapshot
n : an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera; "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends" [syn: {snap}, {shot}]

snapshot program
n : a trace program that produces output for selected conditions

snare
n 1: something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion" [syn: {trap}]
2: a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head [syn: {snare drum}, {side drum}]
3: a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities
4: strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
5: a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a noose [syn: {gin}, {noose}]
v 1: catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" [syn: {trap}, {entrap}, {ensnare}, {trammel}]
2: entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers" [syn: {hook}]

snare drum
n : a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head [syn: {snare}, {side drum}]

snarer
n : someone who sets snares for birds or small animals

snarf
v : make off with belongings of others [syn: {pilfer}, {cabbage}, {purloin}, {pinch}, {abstract}, {swipe}, {hook}, {sneak}, {filch}, {nobble}, {lift}]

snarl
n 1: a vicious angry growl
2: an angry vicious expression
3: something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations" [syn: {tangle}, {maze}]
v 1: utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerky snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us" [syn: {snap}]
2: make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise; "Bullets snarled past us"
3: twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord" [syn: {entangle}, {tangle}, {mat}] [ant: {disentangle}, {disentangle}]
4: make more complicated or confused through entanglements [syn: {snarl up}, {embrangle}]

snarl up
v : make more complicated or confused through entanglements [syn: {snarl}, {embrangle}]

snarled
adj : tangled in knots or snarls; "a mass of knotted string"; "snarled thread" [syn: {knotted}, {snarly}]

snarl-up
n : a number of vehicles blocking one another until they can scarcely move [syn: {traffic jam}]

snarly
adj : tangled in knots or snarls; "a mass of knotted string"; "snarled thread" [syn: {knotted}, {snarled}]

snatch
n 1: a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation" [syn: {bit}]
2: obscene terms for female genitals [syn: {cunt}, {puss}, {pussy}, {slit}, {twat}]
3: (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment [syn: {kidnapping}]
4: a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion
5: the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion" [syn: {catch}, {grab}, {snap}]
v 1: to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone" [syn: {snatch up}, {snap}]
2: to make grasping motions; "the cat snatched at the butterflies"
3: take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped" [syn: {kidnap}, {nobble}, {abduct}]

snatch block
n : a pulley-block that can be opened to receive the bight of a rope

snatch up
v : to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone" [syn: {snatch}, {snap}]

snatcher
n 1: a thief who grabs and runs; "a purse snatcher"
2: someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) [syn: {kidnapper}, {abductor}]

snatchier
See {snatchy}

snatchiest
See {snatchy}

snazzier
snazzy
adj : flashily stylish; "a snazzy outfit" [also: {snazziest}, {snazzier}]

snazzier
See {snazzy}

snazziest
snazzy
adj : flashily stylish; "a snazzy outfit" [also: {snazziest}, {snazzier}]

snazziest
See {snazzy}

snazzy
adj : flashily stylish; "a snazzy outfit" [also: {snazziest}, {snazzier}]

Snead
n : United States golfer known for the graceful arc of his swing (1912-2002) [syn: {Sam Snead}, {Samuel Jackson Snead}]

sneak
adj : marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking in the shadows" [syn: {furtive}, {lurking}, {skulking}, {sneak(a)}, {sneaky}, {stealthy}, {surreptitious}]
n 1: someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions [syn: {prowler}, {stalker}]
2: someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police [syn: {fink}, {snitch}, {snitcher}, {stoolpigeon}, {stoolie}, {sneaker}, {canary}]
v 1: to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house" [syn: {mouse}, {creep}, {steal}, {pussyfoot}]
2: put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner; "sneak a look"; "sneak a cigarette"
3: make off with belongings of others [syn: {pilfer}, {cabbage}, {purloin}, {pinch}, {abstract}, {snarf}, {swipe}, {hook}, {filch}, {nobble}, {lift}]
4: pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking" [syn: {slip}] [also: {snuck}]

sneak away
v : leave furtively and stealthily; "The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the balckboard" [syn: {slip away}, {steal away}, {sneak off}, {sneak out}]

sneak in
v 1: enter surreptitiously; "He sneaked in under cover of darkness"; "In this essay, the author's personal feelings creep in" [syn: {creep in}]
2: insert casually; "She slipped in a reference to her own work" [syn: {slip in}, {stick in}, {insert}]

sneak off
v : leave furtively and stealthily; "The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the balckboard" [syn: {slip away}, {steal away}, {sneak away}, {sneak out}]

sneak out
v : leave furtively and stealthily; "The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the balckboard" [syn: {slip away}, {steal away}, {sneak away}, {sneak off}]

sneak preview
n : a preview to test audience reactions

sneak thief
n : a thief who steals without using violence [syn: {pilferer}, {snitcher}]

sneak up
v : advance stealthily or unnoticed; "Age creeps up on you" [syn: {creep up}]

sneaker
n 1: a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole [syn: {gym shoe}, {tennis shoe}]
2: someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police [syn: {fink}, {snitch}, {snitcher}, {stoolpigeon}, {stoolie}, {sneak}, {canary}]

sneakily
adv : in a surreptitious manner; "he was watching her surreptitiously as she waited in the hotel lobby" [syn: {surreptitiously}]

sneakiness
n : a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously [syn: {furtiveness}, {stealthiness}]

sneaking
adj : not openly expressed; "a sneaking suspicion" [syn: {sneaking(a)}, {unavowed}]

sneakingly
adv : in a sneaky manner; "I always felt sneakingly that I wanted to be a concert pianist"

sneaky
adj 1: marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods" [syn: {underhand}, {underhanded}]
2: marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking in the shadows" [syn: {furtive}, {lurking}, {skulking}, {sneak(a)}, {stealthy}, {surreptitious}]

snedded
See {sned}

snedding
See {sned}

sneer
n 1: a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls [syn: {leer}]
2: a contemptuous or scornful remark
v 1: express through a scornful smile; "she sneered her contempt"
2: smile contemptuously; "she sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano"

sneerer
n : a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression [syn: {scorner}]

sneering
adj : expressive of contempt; "curled his lip in a supercilious smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one" [syn: {supercilious}, {snide}]

sneeringly
adv : with a sneer; in an uncomplimentary sneering manner; "`I don't believe in these customs,' he said sneeringly" [syn: {superciliously}, {snidely}]

sneeze
n : a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose [syn: {sneezing}, {sternutation}]
v : exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose; "Pepper makes me sneeze"

sneezer
n : a person who sneezes

sneezeweed
n : any of various plants of the genus Helenium characteristically causing sneezing

sneezeweed yarrow
n : Eurasian herb having loose heads of button-shaped white flowers and long gray-green leaves that cause sneezing when powdered [syn: {sneezewort}, {Achillea ptarmica}]

sneezewort
n : Eurasian herb having loose heads of button-shaped white flowers and long gray-green leaves that cause sneezing when powdered [syn: {sneezeweed yarrow}, {Achillea ptarmica}]

sneezing
n : a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose [syn: {sneeze}, {sternutation}]

sneezy
adj : inclined to sneeze

Snellen
n : Dutch ophthalmologist who introduced the Snellen chart to study visual acuity (1834-1908) [syn: {Hermann Snellen}]

Snellen chart
n : display consisting of a printed card with letters and numbers in lines of decreasing size; used to test visual acuity

Snellen test
n : a test of visual acuity using a Snellen chart

snick
n 1: a small cut [syn: {notch}, {nick}]
2: a glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket bat
v 1: hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat
2: cut slightly, with a razor; "The barber's knife nicked his cheek" [syn: {nick}]

snicker
n : a disrespectful laugh [syn: {snort}, {snigger}]
v : laugh quietly [syn: {snigger}]

snickersnee
n : fighting with knives [syn: {knife fight}, {cut-and-thrust}]

snide
adj : expressive of contempt; "curled his lip in a supercilious smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one" [syn: {supercilious}, {sneering}]

snidely
adv : with a sneer; in an uncomplimentary sneering manner; "`I don't believe in these customs,' he said sneeringly" [syn: {sneeringly}, {superciliously}]

sniff
n : sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose [syn: {snuff}]
v 1: perceive by inhaling through the nose; "sniff the perfume" [syn: {whiff}]
2: inhale audibly through the nose; "the sick student was sniffling in the back row" [syn: {sniffle}]

sniff out
v : recognize or detect by or as if by smelling; "H can smell out trouble" [syn: {scent out}, {smell out}, {nose out}]

sniffer
n : a person who sniffs

sniffier
sniffy
adj : having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "shaggy supercilious camels"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer [syn: {disdainful}, {haughty}, {lordly}, {prideful}, {supercilious}, {swaggering}] [also: {sniffiest}, {sniffier}]

sniffier
See {sniffy}

sniffiest
sniffy
adj : having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "shaggy supercilious camels"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer [syn: {disdainful}, {haughty}, {lordly}, {prideful}, {supercilious}, {swaggering}] [also: {sniffiest}, {sniffier}]

sniffiest
See {sniffy}

sniffle
n : the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested) [syn: {snuffle}, {snivel}]
v 1: cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!" [syn: {snivel}, {blubber}, {blub}, {snuffle}]
2: inhale audibly through the nose; "the sick student was sniffling in the back row" [syn: {sniff}]

sniffler
n : a person who breathes audibly through a congested nose [syn: {sniveler}]

sniffly
adj : liable to sniffle [syn: {snuffling}, {snuffly}]

sniffy
adj : having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "shaggy supercilious camels"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer [syn: {disdainful}, {haughty}, {lordly}, {prideful}, {supercilious}, {swaggering}] [also: {sniffiest}, {sniffier}]

snifter
n : a globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy [syn: {brandy snifter}, {brandy glass}]

snigger
n : a disrespectful laugh [syn: {snicker}, {snort}]
v : laugh quietly [syn: {snicker}]

snip
n 1: a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off) [syn: {snippet}, {snipping}]
2: the act of clipping or snipping [syn: {clip}, {clipping}]
v 1: sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers" [syn: {nip}, {nip off}, {clip}, {snip off}]
2: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" [syn: {clip}, {crop}, {trim}, {lop}, {dress}, {prune}, {cut back}] [also: {snipping}, {snipped}]

snip off
v : sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers" [syn: {nip}, {nip off}, {clip}, {snip}]

snipe
n 1: Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
2: a gunshot from a concealed location
v 1: hunt or shoot snipe
2: aim and shoot with great precision [syn: {sharpshoot}]
3: attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" [syn: {attack}, {round}, {assail}, {lash out}, {assault}]

snipe hunt
n : an elaborate practical joke in which the unsuspecting victim hunts a snipe and is typically left in the dark holding a bag and waiting for the snipe to run into it; "in the South a snipe hunt is practically a rite of passage"

snipefish
n : small bottom-dwelling fish of warm seas having a compressed body and a long snout with a toothless mouth [syn: {bellows fish}] [also: {snipefishes} (pl)]

snipefishes
snipefish
n : small bottom-dwelling fish of warm seas having a compressed body and a long snout with a toothless mouth [syn: {bellows fish}] [also: {snipefishes} (pl)]

snipefishes
See {snipefish}

sniper
n : a marksman who shoots at people from a concealed place

sniper rifle
n : an extremely powerful rifle developed for the military; capable of destroying light armored vehicles and aircraft more than a mile away [syn: {precision rifle}]

snipped
snip
n 1: a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off) [syn: {snippet}, {snipping}]
2: the act of clipping or snipping [syn: {clip}, {clipping}]
v 1: sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers" [syn: {nip}, {nip off}, {clip}, {snip off}]
2: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" [syn: {clip}, {crop}, {trim}, {lop}, {dress}, {prune}, {cut back}] [also: {snipping}, {snipped}]

snipped
See {snip}

snippet
n : a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off) [syn: {snip}, {snipping}]

snipping
n : a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off) [syn: {snip}, {snippet}]

snipping
snip
n 1: a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off) [syn: {snippet}, {snipping}]
2: the act of clipping or snipping [syn: {clip}, {clipping}]
v 1: sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers" [syn: {nip}, {nip off}, {clip}, {snip off}]
2: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" [syn: {clip}, {crop}, {trim}, {lop}, {dress}, {prune}, {cut back}] [also: {snipping}, {snipped}]

snipping
See {snip}

snips
n : (plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal [syn: {tinsnips}]

snit
n : a state of agitated irritation; "he was in a snit"

snitch
n : someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police [syn: {fink}, {snitcher}, {stoolpigeon}, {stoolie}, {sneak}, {sneaker}, {canary}]
v 1: take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!" [syn: {hook}, {thieve}, {cop}, {knock off}, {glom}]
2: give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: {denounce}, {tell on}, {betray}, {give away}, {rat}, {grass}, {shit}, {shop}, {stag}]

snitcher
n 1: a thief who steals without using violence [syn: {sneak thief}, {pilferer}]
2: someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police [syn: {fink}, {snitch}, {stoolpigeon}, {stoolie}, {sneak}, {sneaker}, {canary}]

snivel
n 1: whining in a tearful manner [syn: {sniveling}]
2: the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested) [syn: {snuffle}, {sniffle}]
v 1: talk in a tearful manner [syn: {whine}]
2: snuff up mucus through the nose [syn: {snuffle}]
3: cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!" [syn: {sniffle}, {blubber}, {blub}, {snuffle}] [also: {snivelling}, {snivelled}]

sniveler
n : a person who breathes audibly through a congested nose [syn: {sniffler}]

sniveling
n : whining in a tearful manner [syn: {snivel}]

snivelled
snivel
n 1: whining in a tearful manner [syn: {sniveling}]
2: the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested) [syn: {snuffle}, {sniffle}]
v 1: talk in a tearful manner [syn: {whine}]
2: snuff up mucus through the nose [syn: {snuffle}]
3: cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!" [syn: {sniffle}, {blubber}, {blub}, {snuffle}] [also: {snivelling}, {snivelled}]

snivelled
See {snivel}

sniveller
n : a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining [syn: {whiner}, {complainer}, {moaner}, {crybaby}, {bellyacher}, {grumbler}, {squawker}]

snivelling
snivel
n 1: whining in a tearful manner [syn: {sniveling}]
2: the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested) [syn: {snuffle}, {sniffle}]
v 1: talk in a tearful manner [syn: {whine}]
2: snuff up mucus through the nose [syn: {snuffle}]
3: cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!" [syn: {sniffle}, {blubber}, {blub}, {snuffle}] [also: {snivelling}, {snivelled}]

snivelling
See {snivel}

snob
n : a person regarded as arrogant and annoying [syn: {prig}, {snot}]

snobbery
n : the trait of condescending to those of lower social status [syn: {snobbishness}]

snobbish
adj : befitting or characteristic of those who inclined to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior [syn: {clannish}, {cliquish}, {clubby}, {snobby}]

snobbishly
adv : in a snobbish manner; "they snobbishly excluded their less wealthy friends from the party" [syn: {snootily}, {uppishly}]

snobbishness
n : the trait of condescending to those of lower social status [syn: {snobbery}]

snobby
adj : befitting or characteristic of those who inclined to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior [syn: {clannish}, {cliquish}, {clubby}, {snobbish}]

Sno-cat
n : a kind of snowmobile

snog
v : snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others [syn: {smooch}, {spoon}] [also: {snogging}, {snogged}]

snogged
snog
v : snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others [syn: {smooch}, {spoon}] [also: {snogging}, {snogged}]

snogged
See {snog}

snogging
snog
v : snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others [syn: {smooch}, {spoon}] [also: {snogging}, {snogged}]

snogging
n : (British informal) cuddle and kiss

snogging
See {snog}

snood
n : an ornamental net in the shape of a bag that confines a woman's hair; pins or ties at the back of the head

snook
n : large tropical American food and game fishes of coastal and brackish waters; resemble pike

snooker
n : a form of pool played with 15 red balls and six balls of other colors and a cue ball
v 1: fool or dupe; "He was snookered by the con-man's smooth talk"
2: leave one's opponent unable to take a direct shot

snooker table
n : game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played [syn: {pool table}, {billiard table}]

snoop
n : a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others [syn: {snooper}]
v : watch, observe, or inquire secretly [syn: {spy}, {stag}, {sleuth}]

snooper
n : a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others [syn: {snoop}]

snoopiness
n : offensive inquisitiveness [syn: {nosiness}, {prying}]

snoopy
adj : offensively curious or inquisitive; "curious about the neighbor's doings"; "he flipped through my letters in his nosy way"; "prying eyes"; "the snoopy neighbor watched us all day" [syn: {nosy}, {nosey}, {prying}]
n : a fictional beagle in a comic strip drawn by Charles Schulz

snoot
n : informal terms for the nose [syn: {beak}, {honker}, {hooter}, {nozzle}, {snout}, {schnozzle}, {schnoz}]

snootier
snooty
adj : used colloquially of one who is overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety" [syn: {bigheaded}, {persnickety}, {snot-nosed}, {snotty}, {stuck-up}, {too big for one's breeches}, {uppish}] [also: {snootiest}, {snootier}]

snootier
See {snooty}

snootiest
snooty
adj : used colloquially of one who is overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety" [syn: {bigheaded}, {persnickety}, {snot-nosed}, {snotty}, {stuck-up}, {too big for one's breeches}, {uppish}] [also: {snootiest}, {snootier}]

snootiest
See {snooty}

snootily
adv : in a snobbish manner; "they snobbishly excluded their less wealthy friends from the party" [syn: {snobbishly}, {uppishly}]

snooty
adj : used colloquially of one who is overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety" [syn: {bigheaded}, {persnickety}, {snot-nosed}, {snotty}, {stuck-up}, {too big for one's breeches}, {uppish}] [also: {snootiest}, {snootier}]

snooze
n : a short sleep (usually not in bed) [syn: {nap}, {catnap}, {cat sleep}, {forty winks}, {short sleep}]
v : sleep lightly or for a short period of time [syn: {drowse}, {doze}]

snore
n 1: the rattling noise produced when snoring
2: the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound [syn: {snoring}, {stertor}]
v : breathe noisily during one's sleep; "she complained that her husband snores" [syn: {saw wood}, {saw logs}]

snorer
n : someone who snores while sleeping

snoring
adj : breathing during sleep with harsh noises caused by vibration of the uvula or soft palate; "the snoring sleeper"
n : the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound [syn: {snore}, {stertor}]

snorkel
n 1: breathing device consisting of a bent tube fitting into a swimmer's mouth and extending above the surface; allows swimmer to breathe while face down in the water
2: air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time [syn: {schnorkel}, {schnorchel}, {snorkel breather}, {breather}]
v : dive with a snorkel

snorkel breather
n : air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time [syn: {snorkel}, {schnorkel}, {schnorchel}, {breather}]

snorkel diving
n : skin diving with a snorkel [syn: {snorkeling}]

snorkeling
n : skin diving with a snorkel [syn: {snorkel diving}]

snort
n 1: a disrespectful laugh [syn: {snicker}, {snigger}]
2: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn: {boo}, {hoot}, {Bronx cheer}, {hiss}, {raspberry}, {razzing}, {bird}]
v 1: indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose; "she snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom"
2: make a snorting sound by exhaling hard; "The critic snorted contemtuously"
3: inhale recreational drugs [syn: {huff}]
4: inhale through the nose [syn: {take a hit}]
5: ingest through the nose; "The drug addict was snorting cocaine every night"

snorter
n 1: someone who expresses contempt or indignation by uttering a snorting sound
2: something outstandingly difficult; "the problem was a real snorter"
3: something that is extraordinary or remarkable or prominent; "a snorter of a sermon"; "the storm wasn't long but it was a snorter"

snorting
adj : breathing noisily and forcefully through the nostrils; "snored with loud snorting noises"
n : an act of forcible exhalation [syn: {puffing}, {huffing}]

snorty
adj : (British informal) ill-tempered or annoyed [syn: {shirty}]

snot
n 1: a person regarded as arrogant and annoying [syn: {snob}, {prig}]
2: nasal mucus

snot-nosed
adj 1: used colloquially of one who is overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety" [syn: {bigheaded}, {persnickety}, {snooty}, {snotty}, {stuck-up}, {too big for one's breeches}, {uppish}]
2: dirty with nasal discharge; "a snotty nose"; "a house full of snot-nosed kids" [syn: {snotty}]

snottier
snotty
adj 1: used colloquially of one who is overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety" [syn: {bigheaded}, {persnickety}, {snooty}, {snot-nosed}, {stuck-up}, {too big for one's breeches}, {uppish}]
2: dirty with nasal discharge; "a snotty nose"; "a house full of snot-nosed kids" [syn: {snot-nosed}] [also: {snottiest}, {snottier}]

snottier
See {snotty}

snottiest
snotty
adj 1: used colloquially of one who is overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety" [syn: {bigheaded}, {persnickety}, {snooty}, {snot-nosed}, {stuck-up}, {too big for one's breeches}, {uppish}]
2: dirty with nasal discharge; "a snotty nose"; "a house full of snot-nosed kids" [syn: {snot-nosed}] [also: {snottiest}, {snottier}]

snottiest
See {snotty}

snotty
adj 1: used colloquially of one who is overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety" [syn: {bigheaded}, {persnickety}, {snooty}, {snot-nosed}, {stuck-up}, {too big for one's breeches}, {uppish}]
2: dirty with nasal discharge; "a snotty nose"; "a house full of snot-nosed kids" [syn: {snot-nosed}] [also: {snottiest}, {snottier}]

snotty-nosed
adj : marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior" [syn: {impudent}, {insolent}, {flip}]

snout
n 1: a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose [syn: {neb}]
2: informal terms for the nose [syn: {beak}, {honker}, {hooter}, {nozzle}, {snoot}, {schnozzle}, {schnoz}]
3: beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils [syn: {rostrum}]

snout beetle
n : small weevil having a prolonged snout; destructive to e.g. grains and nuts

snow
n 1: precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals [syn: {snowfall}]
2: a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground
3: English writer of novels about moral dilemmas in academe (1905-1980) [syn: {C. P. Snow}, {Charles Percy Snow}, {Baron Snow of Leicester}]
4: street names for cocaine [syn: {coke}, {blow}, {nose candy}, {C}]
v 1: fall as snow; "It was snowing all night"
2: conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" [syn: {bamboozle}, {hoodwink}, {pull the wool over someone's eyes}, {lead by the nose}, {play false}]

snow blower
n : a machine that removes snow by scooping it up and throwing it forcefully through a chute [syn: {snow thrower}]

snow bunting
n : white arctic bunting [syn: {snowbird}, {snowflake}, {Plectrophenax nivalis}]

snow chains
n : chains attached to wheels to increase traction on ice or snow [syn: {tire chains}]

snow eater
n : a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies [syn: {chinook}, {chinook wind}]

snow flurry
n : a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that); "he had to close the window against the flurries"; "there was a flurry of chicken feathers" [syn: {flurry}]

snow goose
n : blue goose in the white color phase

snow gum
n : small to medium-sized tree of Australia and Tasmania having smooth white to light-grey bark shedding in patches or strips [syn: {ghost gum}, {white ash}, {Eucalyptus coriacea}, {Eucalyptus pauciflora}]

snow job
n : a long and elaborate misrepresentation

snow leopard
n : large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur [syn: {ounce}, {Panthera uncia}]

snow lily
n : dogtooth violet of western North America having bright yellow flowers [syn: {glacier lily}, {Erythronium grandiflorum}]

snow line
n : the line on a mountain above which there is perpetual snow and ice

snow mist
n : small crystals of ice [syn: {ice crystal}, {diamond dust}, {poudrin}, {ice needle}, {frost snow}, {frost mist}]

snow mushroom
n : popular in China and Japan and Taiwan; gelatinous mushrooms; most are dried [syn: {Tremella fuciformis}]

snow orchid
n : waxy white nearly leafless plant with stems in clusters and racemes of white flowers; northwestern United States to northern California and east to Idaho [syn: {phantom orchid}, {Eburophyton austinae}]

snow pea
n 1: variety of pea plant producing peas having thin flat edible pods [syn: {sugar pea}]
2: green peas with flat edible pods [syn: {sugar pea}]

snow plant
n : a fleshy bright red saprophytic plant of the mountains of western North America that appears in early spring while snow is on the ground [syn: {Sarcodes sanguinea}]

snow thrower
n : a machine that removes snow by scooping it up and throwing it forcefully through a chute [syn: {snow blower}]

snow tire
n : an automobile pneumatic tire with deep tread to give traction in snow

snow trillium
n : a low perennial white-flowered trillium found in the southeastern United States [syn: {dwarf-white trillium}, {early wake-robin}]

snowball
n 1: plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions [syn: {sweet sand verbena}, {Abronia elliptica}]
2: ball of ice cream covered with coconut and usually chocolate sauce
3: ball of crushed ice with fruit syrup
4: snow pressed into a ball for throwing (playfully)
v 1: increase or accumulate at a rapidly accelerating rate
2: throw snowballs at

snowbank
n : a mound or heap of snow

snowbell
n : small tree native to Japan [syn: {Styrax obassia}]

snowberry
n : deciduous shrub of western North America having spikes of pink flowers followed by round white berries [syn: {common snowberry}, {waxberry}, {Symphoricarpos alba}]

snowbird
n 1: medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter [syn: {fieldfare}, {Turdus pilaris}]
2: white arctic bunting [syn: {snow bunting}, {snowflake}, {Plectrophenax nivalis}]
3: small North American finch seen chiefly in winter [syn: {junco}]

snow-blind
adj : temporarily blinded by exposure to light reflected from snow or ice [syn: {snow-blinded}]
v : affect with snow blindness; "the glare of the sun snow-blinded her"

snow-blinded
adj : temporarily blinded by exposure to light reflected from snow or ice [syn: {snow-blind}]

snowblindness
n : temporary blindness caused by exposure to sunlight reflected from snow or ice

snowbound
adj : confined or shut in by heavy snow

snowcap
n : a covering of snow (as on a mountain peak)

snow-capped
adj : (of mountains) capped with a covering of snow

snow-clad
adj : covered with snow; "snow-clad hills"; "snow-covered roads"; "a long snowy winter" [syn: {snow-covered}, {snowy}]

snow-covered
adj : covered with snow; "snow-clad hills"; "snow-covered roads"; "a long snowy winter" [syn: {snow-clad}, {snowy}]

snowdrift
n : a mass of snow heaped up by the wind

snowdrop
n : common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers [syn: {wood anemone}, {Anemone quinquefolia}]

snowdrop anemone
n : Eurasian herb with solitary nodding fragrant white flowers [syn: {snowdrop windflower}, {Anemone sylvestris}]

snowdrop tree
n : medium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas [syn: {silver-bell tree}, {silverbell tree}, {opossum wood}, {Halesia carolina}, {Halesia tetraptera}]

snowdrop windflower
n : Eurasian herb with solitary nodding fragrant white flowers [syn: {snowdrop anemone}, {Anemone sylvestris}]

snowfall
n : precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals [syn: {snow}]

snowfield
n : a permanent wide expanse of snow

snowflake
n 1: a crystal of snow [syn: {flake}]
2: white arctic bunting [syn: {snow bunting}, {snowbird}, {Plectrophenax nivalis}]

snowier
snowy
adj 1: marked by the presence of snow; "a white Christmas"; "the white hills of a northern winter" [syn: {white}]
2: covered with snow; "snow-clad hills"; "snow-covered roads"; "a long snowy winter" [syn: {snow-clad}, {snow-covered}]
3: the white color of snow [syn: {snow-white}] [also: {snowiest}, {snowier}]

snowier
See {snowy}

snowiest
snowy
adj 1: marked by the presence of snow; "a white Christmas"; "the white hills of a northern winter" [syn: {white}]
2: covered with snow; "snow-clad hills"; "snow-covered roads"; "a long snowy winter" [syn: {snow-clad}, {snow-covered}]
3: the white color of snow [syn: {snow-white}] [also: {snowiest}, {snowier}]

snowiest
See {snowy}

snow-in-summer
n 1: annual spurge of western United States having showy white-bracted flower clusters and very poisonous milk [syn: {snow-on-the-mountain}, {ghost weed}, {Euphorbia marginata}]
2: chickweed with hairy silver-gray leaves and rather large white flowers [syn: {love-in-a-mist}, {Cerastium tomentosum}]

snowman
n : a figure of a person made of packed snow

snowmobile
n : tracked vehicle for travel on snow having skis in front
v : ride a snowmobile

snow-on-the-mountain
n : annual spurge of western United States having showy white-bracted flower clusters and very poisonous milk [syn: {snow-in-summer}, {ghost weed}, {Euphorbia marginata}]

snowplough
n : a vehicle used to push snow from roads [syn: {snowplow}]

snowplow
n : a vehicle used to push snow from roads [syn: {snowplough}]

snowshoe
n : a device to help you walk on deep snow; a lightweight frame shaped like a racquet is strengthened with cross pieces and contains a network of thongs; one is worn on each foot
v : travel on snowshoes; "After a heavy snowfall, we have to snowshoe to the grocery store"

snowshoe hare
n : large large-footed North American hare; white in winter [syn: {snowshoe rabbit}, {varying hare}, {Lepus americanus}]

snowshoe rabbit
n : large large-footed North American hare; white in winter [syn: {snowshoe hare}, {varying hare}, {Lepus americanus}]

snowstorm
n : a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds [syn: {blizzard}]

snowsuit
n : a child's overgarment for cold weather

snow-white
adj : the white color of snow [syn: {snowy}]

snowy
adj 1: marked by the presence of snow; "a white Christmas"; "the white hills of a northern winter" [syn: {white}]
2: covered with snow; "snow-clad hills"; "snow-covered roads"; "a long snowy winter" [syn: {snow-clad}, {snow-covered}]
3: the white color of snow [syn: {snow-white}] [also: {snowiest}, {snowier}]

snowy egret
n : small New World egret [syn: {snowy heron}, {Egretta thula}]

snowy heron
n : small New World egret [syn: {snowy egret}, {Egretta thula}]

snowy orchid
n : slender fringed orchid of eastern North America having white flowers [syn: {Habenaria nivea}]

snowy tree cricket
n : pale yellowish tree cricket widely distributed in North America [syn: {Oecanthus fultoni}]

snub
adj : unusually short; "a snub nose"
n 1: an instance of driving away or warding off [syn: {rebuff}, {repulse}]
2: a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional" [syn: {cut}, {cold shoulder}]
v 1: refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting" [syn: {ignore}, {disregard}, {cut}]
2: reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal" [syn: {rebuff}, {repel}] [also: {snubbing}, {snubbed}]

snubbed
snub
adj : unusually short; "a snub nose"
n 1: an instance of driving away or warding off [syn: {rebuff}, {repulse}]
2: a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional" [syn: {cut}, {cold shoulder}]
v 1: refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting" [syn: {ignore}, {disregard}, {cut}]
2: reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal" [syn: {rebuff}, {repel}] [also: {snubbing}, {snubbed}]

snubbed
See {snub}

snubbing
snub
adj : unusually short; "a snub nose"
n 1: an instance of driving away or warding off [syn: {rebuff}, {repulse}]
2: a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional" [syn: {cut}, {cold shoulder}]
v 1: refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting" [syn: {ignore}, {disregard}, {cut}]
2: reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal" [syn: {rebuff}, {repel}] [also: {snubbing}, {snubbed}]

snubbing
See {snub}

snub-nosed
adj : having a blunt nose; "a pug-nosed boy with freckles"; "a snub-nosed automatic" [syn: {pug-nosed}, {pug-nose}]

snuck
sneak
adj : marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking in the shadows" [syn: {furtive}, {lurking}, {skulking}, {sneak(a)}, {sneaky}, {stealthy}, {surreptitious}]
n 1: someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions [syn: {prowler}, {stalker}]
2: someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police [syn: {fink}, {snitch}, {snitcher}, {stoolpigeon}, {stoolie}, {sneaker}, {canary}]
v 1: to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house" [syn: {mouse}, {creep}, {steal}, {pussyfoot}]
2: put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner; "sneak a look"; "sneak a cigarette"
3: make off with belongings of others [syn: {pilfer}, {cabbage}, {purloin}, {pinch}, {abstract}, {snarf}, {swipe}, {hook}, {filch}, {nobble}, {lift}]
4: pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking" [syn: {slip}] [also: {snuck}]

snuck
See {sneak}

snuff
adj : snuff colored; grayish to yellowish brown [syn: {snuff-brown}, {mummy-brown}, {chukker-brown}]
n 1: the charred portion of a candlewick
2: a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time
3: finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose
4: sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose [syn: {sniff}]
v 1: sniff or smell inquiringly [syn: {snuffle}]
2: inhale audibly through the nose; "snuff coke"

snuff it
v : die; "The old man finally kicked the bucket" [syn: {kick the bucket}, {cash in one's chips}, {buy the farm}, {conk}, {give-up the ghost}, {drop dead}, {pop off}, {choke}, {croak}]

snuff out
v 1: put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children" [syn: {extinguish}]
2: put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles" [syn: {blow out}, {extinguish}, {quench}] [ant: {ignite}]

snuff user
n : a person who uses snuff [syn: {snuffer}]

snuffbox
n : a small ornamental box for carrying snuff in your pocket

snuffbox fern
n : fern of northeastern North America [syn: {meadow fern}, {Thelypteris palustris pubescens}, {Dryopteris thelypteris pubescens}]

snuff-brown
adj : snuff colored; grayish to yellowish brown [syn: {snuff}, {mummy-brown}, {chukker-brown}]

snuff-color
n : dark yellowish brown [syn: {snuff-colour}]

snuff-colour
n : dark yellowish brown [syn: {snuff-color}]

snuffer
n 1: a cone-shaped implement with a handle; for extinguishing candles
2: a person who snuffs out candles
3: a person who uses snuff [syn: {snuff user}]

snuffers
n : scissors for cropping and holding the snuff of a candlewick

snuffier
See {snuffy}

snuffiest
See {snuffy}

snuffle
n : the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested) [syn: {sniffle}, {snivel}]
v 1: sniff or smell inquiringly [syn: {snuff}]
2: snuff up mucus through the nose [syn: {snivel}]
3: cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!" [syn: {snivel}, {sniffle}, {blubber}, {blub}]

snuffler
n : a person who breathes noisily (as through a nose blocked by mucus)

snuffling
adj : liable to sniffle [syn: {sniffly}, {snuffly}]

snuffly
adj : liable to sniffle [syn: {sniffly}, {snuffling}]

snug
adj 1: offering safety; well protected or concealed; "a snug harbor"; "a snug hideout"
2: fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit" [syn: {close}, {close-fitting}]
3: well and tightly constructed; "a snug house"; "a snug little sailboat"
4: enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space; "a cozy nook near the fire"; "snug in bed"; "a snug little apartment" [syn: {cozy}, {cosy}]
n : a small secluded room [syn: {cubby}, {cubbyhole}, {snuggery}] [also: {snugging}, {snugged}, {snuggest}, {snugger}]

snugged
snug
adj 1: offering safety; well protected or concealed; "a snug harbor"; "a snug hideout"
2: fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit" [syn: {close}, {close-fitting}]
3: well and tightly constructed; "a snug house"; "a snug little sailboat"
4: enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space; "a cozy nook near the fire"; "snug in bed"; "a snug little apartment" [syn: {cozy}, {cosy}]
n : a small secluded room [syn: {cubby}, {cubbyhole}, {snuggery}] [also: {snugging}, {snugged}, {snuggest}, {snugger}]

snugged
See {snug}

snugger
snug
adj 1: offering safety; well protected or concealed; "a snug harbor"; "a snug hideout"
2: fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit" [syn: {close}, {close-fitting}]
3: well and tightly constructed; "a snug house"; "a snug little sailboat"
4: enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space; "a cozy nook near the fire"; "snug in bed"; "a snug little apartment" [syn: {cozy}, {cosy}]
n : a small secluded room [syn: {cubby}, {cubbyhole}, {snuggery}] [also: {snugging}, {snugged}, {snuggest}, {snugger}]

snugger
See {snug}

snuggery
n : a small secluded room [syn: {cubby}, {cubbyhole}, {snug}]

snuggest
snug
adj 1: offering safety; well protected or concealed; "a snug harbor"; "a snug hideout"
2: fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit" [syn: {close}, {close-fitting}]
3: well and tightly constructed; "a snug house"; "a snug little sailboat"
4: enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space; "a cozy nook near the fire"; "snug in bed"; "a snug little apartment" [syn: {cozy}, {cosy}]
n : a small secluded room [syn: {cubby}, {cubbyhole}, {snuggery}] [also: {snugging}, {snugged}, {snuggest}, {snugger}]

snuggest
See {snug}

snugging
snug
adj 1: offering safety; well protected or concealed; "a snug harbor"; "a snug hideout"
2: fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit" [syn: {close}, {close-fitting}]
3: well and tightly constructed; "a snug house"; "a snug little sailboat"
4: enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space; "a cozy nook near the fire"; "snug in bed"; "a snug little apartment" [syn: {cozy}, {cosy}]
n : a small secluded room [syn: {cubby}, {cubbyhole}, {snuggery}] [also: {snugging}, {snugged}, {snuggest}, {snugger}]

snugging
See {snug}

snuggle
n : a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace [syn: {cuddle}, {nestle}]
v 1: move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags" [syn: {cuddle}, {nestle}, {nest}, {nuzzle}, {draw close}]
2: position comfortably; "The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow" [syn: {nestle}]

snuggled
adj : drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection; "saw a number of small houses nestled against the hillside"; "like a baby snuggled in its mother's arms" [syn: {nestled}]

snuggling
n : affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) [syn: {caressing}, {cuddling}, {fondling}, {hugging}, {kissing}, {necking}, {petting}, {smooching}]

snugly
adv 1: fitting closely; "the vest fit snugly"
2: safely protected; "concealed snugly in his hideout"
3: warmly and comfortably sheltered; "sittly snugly by the fireside while the storm raged"

snugness
n : a state of warm snug comfort [syn: {coziness}, {cosiness}]

so
adj 1: conforming to truth; "I wouldn't have told you this if it weren't so"; "a truthful statement" [syn: {so(p)}, {truthful}]
2: marked by system; in good order; "everything is in order"; "his books are always just so"; "things must be exactly so" [syn: {in order(p)}, {so(p)}]
n : the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization [syn: {sol}, {soh}]
adv 1: to a very great extent or degree; "the idea is so obvious"; "never been so happy"; "I love you so"; "my head aches so!"
2: in order that; "he stooped down so he could pick up his hat"
3: in such a condition or manner, especially as expressed or implied; "They're happy and I hope they will remain so"; "so live your life that old age will bring no regrets"
4: to a certain unspecified extent or degree; "I can only go so far with this student"; "can do only so much in a day"
5: in the same way; also; "I was offended and so was he"; "worked hard and so did she"
6: in the way indicated; "hold the brush so"; "set up the pieces thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant) [syn: {thus}, {thusly}]
7: (usually followed by `that') to an extent or degree as expressed; "he was so tired he could hardly stand"; "so dirty that it smells"
8: subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors); "then he left"; "go left first, then right"; "first came lightning, then thunder"; "we watched the late movie and then went to bed"; "and so home and to bed" [syn: {then}, {and so}, {and then}]
9: in truth (often tends to intensify); "they said the car would break down and indeed it did"; "it is very cold indeed"; "was indeed grateful"; "indeed, the rain may still come"; "he did so do it!" [syn: {indeed}]

so as to
adv : in order to; "he observed the snakes so as to describe their behavior"

so far
adv 1: used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time; "So far he hasn't called"; "the sun isn't up yet" [syn: {thus far}, {up to now}, {hitherto}, {heretofore}, {as yet}, {yet}, {til now}, {until now}]
2: used after a superlative; "this is the best so far"; "the largest drug bust yet" [syn: {yet}]

so long
n : a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: {adieu}, {adios}, {arrivederci}, {auf wiedersehen}, {au revoir}, {bye}, {bye-bye}, {cheerio}, {good-by}, {goodby}, {good-bye}, {goodbye}, {good day}, {sayonara}]

so much
adj : of so extreme a degree or extent; "such weeping"; "so much weeping"; "such a help"; "such grief"; "never dreamed of such beauty" [syn: {such(a)}]

so to speak
adv 1: as if it were really so; "she lives here, as it were" [syn: {as it were}]
2: in a manner of speaking; "the feeling is, as we say, quite dead" [syn: {as we say}]

soak
n 1: the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); "a good soak put life back in the wagon" [syn: {soakage}, {soaking}]
2: washing something by allowing it to soak [syn: {soaking}]
v 1: submerge in a liquid; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour"
2: rip off; ask an unreasonable price [syn: {overcharge}, {surcharge}, {gazump}, {fleece}, {plume}, {pluck}, {rob}, {hook}] [ant: {undercharge}]
3: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face" [syn: {drench}, {douse}, {dowse}, {sop}, {souse}]
4: leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch" [syn: {pawn}, {hock}]
5: beat severely; slang
6: make drunk (with alcoholic drinks) [syn: {intoxicate}, {inebriate}]
7: become drunk or drink excessively [syn: {souse}, {inebriate}, {hit it up}]
8: fill, soak, or imbue totally; "saturate the bandage with disinfectant" [syn: {imbue}]
9: heat a metal prior to working it

soak through
v : be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid [syn: {sop}]

soak up
v 1: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn: {absorb}, {suck}, {imbibe}, {sop up}, {suck up}, {draw}, {take in}, {take up}]
2: engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies" [syn: {steep}, {immerse}, {engulf}, {plunge}, {engross}, {absorb}]

soakage
n : the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); "a good soak put life back in the wagon" [syn: {soak}, {soaking}]

soaked
adj 1: wet through and through; thoroughly wet; "stood at the door drenched (or soaked) by the rain"; "a shirt saturated with perspiration"; "his shoes were sopping (or soaking)"; "the speaker's sodden collar"; "soppy clothes" [syn: {drenched}, {saturated}, {soaking}, {sodden}, {sopping}, {soppy}]
2: very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {tipsy}, {wet}]

soaker
n 1: a heavy rain [syn: {downpour}, {cloudburst}, {deluge}, {waterspout}, {torrent}, {pelter}]
2: a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually [syn: {alcoholic}, {alky}, {dipsomaniac}, {boozer}, {lush}, {souse}]

soaking
adj : wet through and through; thoroughly wet; "stood at the door drenched (or soaked) by the rain"; "a shirt saturated with perspiration"; "his shoes were sopping (or soaking)"; "the speaker's sodden collar"; "soppy clothes" [syn: {drenched}, {saturated}, {soaked}, {sodden}, {sopping}, {soppy}]
n 1: the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); "a good soak put life back in the wagon" [syn: {soak}, {soakage}]
2: the act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching" [syn: {drenching}, {souse}, {sousing}]
3: washing something by allowing it to soak [syn: {soak}]
adv : extremely wet; "dripping wet"; "soaking wet" [syn: {sopping}, {dripping}]

soaking up
n : (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid [syn: {absorption}]

so-and-so
n : a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" [syn: {rotter}, {dirty dog}, {rat}, {skunk}, {stinker}, {stinkpot}, {bum}, {puke}, {crumb}, {lowlife}, {scum bag}, {git}]

soap
n 1: a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
2: money offered as a bribe
3: street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate [syn: {scoop}, {max}, {liquid ecstasy}, {grievous bodily harm}, {goop}, {Georgia home boy}, {easy lay}]
v : rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning [syn: {lather}]

soap bubble
n : a bubble formed by a thin soap film

soap dish
n : a bathroom or kitchen fixture for holding a bar of soap

soap dispenser
n : dispenser of liquid soap

soap film
n : a film left on objects after they have been washed in soap

soap flakes
n : soap that has been cut into flakes to make suds faster

soap opera
n : a serialized program usually dealing with sentimentalized family matters that is broadcast on radio or television (frequently sponsored by a company advertising soap products)

soap pad
n : a cleaning pad containing soap

soap powder
n : soap in powdered form mixed with alkaline builders [syn: {built-soap powder}, {washing powder}]

soap tree
n : tall arborescent yucca of southwestern United States [syn: {soapweed}, {soap-weed}, {Yucca elata}]

soapberry
n : a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin [syn: {soapberry tree}]

soapberry family
n : chiefly tropical New and Old World deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs bearing leathery drupes with yellow translucent flesh; most plants produce toxic saponins [syn: {Sapindaceae}, {family Sapindaceae}]

soapberry tree
n : a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin [syn: {soapberry}]

soapberry vine
n : tendril-climbing vine

soapbox
n 1: a crate for packing soap
2: a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it [syn: {dais}, {podium}, {pulpit}, {rostrum}, {ambo}, {stump}]

soapfish
n : fishes with slimy mucus-covered skin; found in the warm Atlantic coastal waters of America

soapier
soapy
adj : having the qualities of soap (and liable to slip away) [syn: {saponaceous}] [also: {soapiest}, {soapier}]

soapier
See {soapy}

soapiest
soapy
adj : having the qualities of soap (and liable to slip away) [syn: {saponaceous}] [also: {soapiest}, {soapier}]

soapiest
See {soapy}

soap-rock
n : a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments [syn: {soapstone}, {soaprock}, {steatite}]

soaprock
n : a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments [syn: {soapstone}, {soap-rock}, {steatite}]

soapstone
n : a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments [syn: {soaprock}, {soap-rock}, {steatite}]

soapsuds
n : the froth produced by soaps or detergents [syn: {suds}, {lather}]

soap-weed
n : tall arborescent yucca of southwestern United States [syn: {soapweed}, {soap tree}, {Yucca elata}]

soapweed
n : tall arborescent yucca of southwestern United States [syn: {soap-weed}, {soap tree}, {Yucca elata}]

soapwort
n : plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised [syn: {hedge pink}, {bouncing Bet}, {bouncing Bess}, {Saponaria officinalis}]

soapwort gentian
n : erect perennial of wet woodlands of North America having leaves and flower buds resembling those of soapwort [syn: {Gentiana saponaria}]

soapy
adj : having the qualities of soap (and liable to slip away) [syn: {saponaceous}] [also: {soapiest}, {soapier}]

soar
n : the act of rising upward into the air [syn: {zoom}]
v 1: rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yes" [syn: {soar up}, {soar upwards}, {surge}, {zoom}]
2: fly by means of a hang glider [syn: {hang glide}]
3: fly upwards or high in the sky
4: go or move upward; "The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced"
5: fly a plane without an engine [syn: {sailplane}]

soar up
v : rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yes" [syn: {soar}, {soar upwards}, {surge}, {zoom}]

soar upwards
v : rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yes" [syn: {soar}, {soar up}, {surge}, {zoom}]

soaring
adj 1: ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual; "soaring prices"
2: moving to great heights with little apparent effort; "a soaring eagle"
3: of imposing height; especially standing out above others; "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering iceburgs" [syn: {eminent}, {lofty}, {towering}]
n : the activity of flying a glider [syn: {glide}, {gliding}, {sailplaning}, {sailing}]

Soave
n : dry white Italian wine from Verona

SOB
n 1: a dyspneic condition [syn: {shortness of breath}, {breathlessness}]
2: insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous [syn: {asshole}, {bastard}, {cocksucker}, {dickhead}, {shit}, {mother fucker}, {motherfucker}, {prick}, {whoreson}, {son of a bitch}]
3: convulsive gasp made while weeping [syn: {sobbing}]
v : weep convulsively; "He was sobbing inconsolably"

sob sister
n : a journalist who specializes in sentimental stories

sob story
n : a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy [syn: {sob stuff}]

sob stuff
n : a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy [syn: {sob story}]

sobbed
See {sob}

sobbing
n : convulsive gasp made while weeping [syn: {sob}]

sobbing
See {sob}

sobbingly
adv : with sobs; "sobbingly, the teenager admitted killing the baby"

sober
adj 1: not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol) [ant: {intoxicated}]
2: dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence" [syn: {grave}, {sedate}, {solemn}]
3: lacking brightness or color; dull; "drab faded curtains"; "sober Puritan gray"; "children in somber brown clothes" [syn: {drab}, {somber}, {sombre}]
4: completely lacking in playfulness [syn: {unplayful}, {serious}] [ant: {playful}]
v 1: cause to become sober; "A sobering thought"
2: become more realistic; "After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up" [syn: {sober up}]
3: become sober after excessive alcohol consumption; "Keep him in bed until he sobers up" [syn: {sober up}]

sober up
v 1: become sober after excessive alcohol consumption; "Keep him in bed until he sobers up" [syn: {sober}]
2: become more realistic; "After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up" [syn: {sober}]

sobering
adj : tending to make sober or more serious; "the news had a sobering effect"

soberly
adv : in a grave and sober manner; "he walked soberly toward the altar" [syn: {gravely}, {staidly}]

soberness
n 1: the state of being sober [syn: {sobriety}] [ant: {drunkenness}]
2: a manner that is serious and solemn [syn: {graveness}, {gravity}, {sobriety}, {somberness}]

sobersided
adj : completely lacking in humor or lightness of touch; "choreography that was sobersided and sententious"; "a play with a sobersided social message"

sobersides
n : a serious and sedate individual

sobralia
n : any of various showy orchids of the genus Sobralia having leafy stems and bright-colored solitary or racemose flowers similar to those of genus Cattleya

sobriety
n 1: the state of being sober [syn: {soberness}] [ant: {drunkenness}]
2: moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or drugs
3: a manner that is serious and solemn [syn: {graveness}, {gravity}, {soberness}, {somberness}]
4: abstaining from excess [syn: {temperance}]

sobriquet
n : a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim" [syn: {nickname}, {moniker}, {cognomen}, {soubriquet}]

socage
n : land tenure by agricultural service or payment of rent; not burdened with military service

so-called
adj : doubtful or suspect; "these so-called experts are no help" [syn: {alleged(a)}, {supposed}]

soccer
n : a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal [syn: {association football}]

soccer ball
n : an inflated ball used in playing soccer

soccer player
n : an athlete who plays soccer

sociability
n : the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows [syn: {sociableness}] [ant: {unsociability}]

sociable
adj 1: inclined to or conducive to companionship with others; "a sociable occasion"; "enjoyed a sociable chat"; "a sociable conversation"; "Americans are sociable and gregarious" [ant: {unsociable}]
2: friendly and pleasant; "a sociable gathering"
n : a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity [syn: {social}, {mixer}]

sociableness
n : the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows [syn: {sociability}] [ant: {unsociability}]

sociably
adv 1: in a gregarious manner [syn: {gregariously}]
2: in a sociable manner; "sociably, the new neighbors invited everyone on the block for coffee" [ant: {unsociably}]

social
adj 1: relating to human society and its members; "social institutions"; "societal evolution"; "societal forces"; "social legislation" [syn: {societal}]
2: living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups; "human beings are social animals"; "spent a relaxed social evening"; "immature social behavior" [ant: {unsocial}]
3: relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high society; "made fun of her being so social and high-toned"; "a social gossip colum"; "the society page"
4: composed of sociable people or formed for the purpose of sociability; "a purely social club"; "the church has a large social hall"; "a social director"
5: (of birds and animals) tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind; "ants are social insects"; "the herding instinct in sheep or cattle"; "swarming behavior in bees" [syn: {herding(a)}, {swarming(a)}]
6: marked by friendly companionship with others; "a social cup of coffee"
n : a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity [syn: {sociable}, {mixer}]

social action
n : a social policy of reform (especially socioeconomic reform)

social activity
n : activity considered appropriate on social occasions

social affair
n : a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship [syn: {social gathering}]

social anthropologist
n : an anthropologist who studies such cultural phenomena as kinship systems

social anthropology
n : the branch of anthropology that deals with human culture and society [syn: {cultural anthropology}]

social assistance
n : benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by law [syn: {supplementary benefit}, {national assistance}]

social class
n : people having the same social or economic status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class" [syn: {class}, {socio-economic class}]

social climber
n : someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior [syn: {climber}]

social contract
n : an implicit agreement among people that results in the organization of society; individual surrenders liberty in return for protection

social control
n : control exerted (actively or passively) by group action

social dancer
n : a person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball) [syn: {dancer}]

social dancing
n : dancing as part of a social occasion

social democracy
n : the belief in a gradual transition from capitalism to socialism by democratic means

Social Democratic Party
n : a political party in Germany and Britain (and elsewhere) founded in late 19th century; originally Marxist; now advocates the gradual transformation of capitalism into democratic socialism

Social Development Commission
n : the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with social development

social disease
n : a communicable disease transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact [syn: {venereal disease}, {VD}, {Cupid's itch}, {Cupid's disease}, {Venus's curse}, {sexually transmitted disease}]

social drinker
n : someone who drinks liquor repeatedly in small quantities [syn: {tippler}]

social event
n : an event characteristic of persons forming groups

social function
n : a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions" [syn: {affair}, {occasion}, {social occasion}, {function}]

social gathering
n : a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship [syn: {social affair}]

social group
n : people sharing some social relation

social insurance
n : government provision for unemployed or injured or aged; financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenue

social intercourse
n : communication between individuals [syn: {intercourse}]

social lion
n : a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after) [syn: {lion}]

social movement
n : a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals; "he was a charter member of the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass movement"; "he led the national liberation front" [syn: {movement}, {front}]

social occasion
n : a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions" [syn: {affair}, {occasion}, {function}, {social function}]

social organisation
n : the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships; "the social organization of England and America is very different"; "sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family" [syn: {social organization}, {social structure}, {social system}, {structure}]

social organization
n : the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships; "the social organization of England and America is very different"; "sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family" [syn: {social organisation}, {social structure}, {social system}, {structure}]

social phobia
n : any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with situations in which you are subject to criticism by others (as fear of eating in public or public speaking etc)

social policy
n : a policy of for dealing with social issues

social process
n : a process involved in the formation of groups of persons

social psychology
n : the branch of psychology that studies persons and their relationships with others and with groups and with society as a whole

social rank
n : position in a social hierarchy; "the British are more aware of social status than Americans are" [syn: {social station}, {social status}, {rank}]

social relation
n : a relation between living organisms (especially between people)

social science
n : the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society

social scientist
n : someone expert in the study of human society and its personal relationships

social season
n : the season for major social events

social secretary
n : a personal secretary who handles your social correspondence and appointments

Social Security
n : social welfare program in the U.S.; includes old-age and survivors insurance and some unemployment insurance and old-age assistance

Social Security Administration
n : an independent government agency responsible for the social security system [syn: {SSA}]

Social Security number
n : the number of a particular individual's social security account

social service
n : an organized activity to improve the condition of disadvantaged people in society [syn: {welfare work}]

social station
n : position in a social hierarchy; "the British are more aware of social status than Americans are" [syn: {social status}, {social rank}, {rank}]

social status
n : position in a social hierarchy; "the British are more aware of social status than Americans are" [syn: {social station}, {social rank}, {rank}]

social stratification
n : the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group [syn: {stratification}]

social structure
n : the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships; "the social organization of England and America is very different"; "sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family" [syn: {social organization}, {social organisation}, {social system}, {structure}]

social system
n : the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships; "the social organization of England and America is very different"; "sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family" [syn: {social organization}, {social organisation}, {social structure}, {structure}]

social unit
n : an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit" [syn: {unit}]

social welfare
n : governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need [syn: {welfare}]

social work
n : any of various services designed to aid the poor and aged and to increase the welfare of children

social worker
n : someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged) [syn: {caseworker}, {welfare worker}]

socialisation
n 1: the action of establishing on a socialist basis; "the socialization of medical services" [syn: {socialization}]
2: the act of meeting for social purposes; "there was too much socialization with the enlisted men" [syn: {socialization}, {socializing}, {socialising}]
3: the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture" [syn: {socialization}, {acculturation}, {enculturation}]

socialise
v 1: take part in social activities; interact with others; "He never socializes with his colleagues"; "The old man hates to socialize" [syn: {socialize}]
2: train for a social environment; "The children must be properly socialized" [syn: {socialize}]
3: prepare for social life; "Children have to be socialized in school" [syn: {socialize}]
4: make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies; "Health care should be socialized!" [syn: {socialize}]

socialised
adj : under group or government control; "socialized ownership"; "socialized medicine" [syn: {socialized}]

socialiser
n : a person who takes part in social activities [syn: {socializer}]

socialising
n : the act of meeting for social purposes; "there was too much socialization with the enlisted men" [syn: {socialization}, {socialisation}, {socializing}]

socialism
n 1: a political theory advocating state ownership of industry
2: an economic system based on state ownership of capital [syn: {socialist economy}] [ant: {capitalism}]

socialist
adj 1: of or relating to or promoting or practicing socialism; "socialist theory"; "socialist realism"; "asocialist party" [syn: {socialistic}]
2: advocating or following the socialist principles; "socialistic government" [syn: {socialistic}] [ant: {capitalistic}]
n : a political advocate of socialism

socialist economy
n : an economic system based on state ownership of capital [syn: {socialism}] [ant: {capitalism}]

Socialist Labor Party
n : a political party in the United States; formed in 1874 to advocate the peaceful introduction of socialism

Socialist Party
n : a political party in the United States formed in 1900 to advocate socialism

Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
n : a military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major exporter of petroleum; involved in state-sponsored terrorism [syn: {Libya}]

Socialist Republic of Vietnam
n : a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945 [syn: {Vietnam}, {Viet Nam}, {Annam}]

socialistic
adj 1: advocating or following the socialist principles; "socialistic government" [syn: {socialist}] [ant: {capitalistic}]
2: of or relating to or promoting or practicing socialism; "socialist theory"; "socialist realism"; "asocialist party" [syn: {socialist}]

socialite
n : a socially prominent person

sociality
n : the tendency to associate with others and to form social groups; "mammals as a class are not strong on sociality"

socialization
n 1: the action of establishing on a socialist basis; "the socialization of medical services" [syn: {socialisation}]
2: the act of meeting for social purposes; "there was too much socialization with the enlisted men" [syn: {socialisation}, {socializing}, {socialising}]
3: the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture" [syn: {socialisation}, {acculturation}, {enculturation}]

socialize
v 1: take part in social activities; interact with others; "He never socializes with his colleagues"; "The old man hates to socialize" [syn: {socialise}]
2: train for a social environment; "The children must be properly socialized" [syn: {socialise}]
3: prepare for social life; "Children have to be socialized in school" [syn: {socialise}]
4: make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies; "Health care should be socialized!" [syn: {socialise}]

socialized
adj : under group or government control; "socialized ownership"; "socialized medicine" [syn: {socialised}]

socializer
n : a person who takes part in social activities [syn: {socialiser}]

socializing
n : the act of meeting for social purposes; "there was too much socialization with the enlisted men" [syn: {socialization}, {socialisation}, {socialising}]

socially
adv 1: by or with respect to society; "socially accepted norms"
2: in a social manner; "socially unpopular"

socially connected
adj : connected by blood or close acquaintance with people of wealth or social position; "a well-connected Edinburgh family" [syn: {well-connected}]

societal
adj : relating to human society and its members; "social institutions"; "societal evolution"; "societal forces"; "social legislation" [syn: {social}]

society
n 1: an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
2: a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today" [syn: {club}, {guild}, {gild}, {lodge}, {order}]
3: the state of being with someone; "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends" [syn: {company}, {companionship}, {fellowship}]
4: the fashionable elite [syn: {high society}, {beau monde}, {smart set}, {bon ton}]

Society Islands
n : an island group of French Polynesia in the South Pacific east of Samoa

Society of Friends
n : a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers [syn: {Religious Society of Friends}, {Quakers}]

Society of Jesus
n : a Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in 1534 to defend Catholicism against the Reformation and to do missionary work among the heathen [syn: {Jesuit order}]

Socinian
n : an adherent of the teachings of Socinus; a Christian who rejects the divinity of Christ and the Trinity and original sin; influenced the development of Unitarian theology

Socinus
n : Italian theologian who argued against trinitarianism (1539-1604) [syn: {Faustus Socinus}, {Fausto Paolo Sozzini}]

sociobiologic
adj : of or relating to sociobiology [syn: {sociobiological}]

sociobiological
adj : of or relating to sociobiology [syn: {sociobiologic}]

sociobiologically
adv : with respect to sociobiology; "explain the behavior sociobiologically"

sociobiologist
n : a biologist who studies the biological determinants of social behavior

sociobiology
n : the branch of biology that conducts comparative studies of the social organization of animals (including human beings) with regard to its evolutionary history

sociocultural
adj : relating to both social and cultural matters

socioeconomic
adj : involving social as well as economic factors; "socioeconomic status"

socio-economic class
n : people having the same social or economic status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class" [syn: {class}, {social class}]

socioeconomically
adv : with respect to socioeconomic factors; "they are far apart socioeconomically"

sociolinguist
n : a linguist who studies the social and cultural factors that influence linguistic communication

sociolinguistic
adj : of or relating to sociolinguistics

sociolinguistically
adv : with respect to sociolinguistics; "sociolinguistically fascinating"

sociolinguistics
n : the study of language in relation to its sociocultural context

sociological
adj : of or relating to or determined by sociology; "sociological studies"

sociologically
adv : with regard to sociology; "sociologially speaking, this is an interesting phenomenon"

sociologist
n : a social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society

sociology
n : the study and classification of human societies

sociology department
n : the academic department responsible for teaching and research in sociology [syn: {department of sociology}]

sociometry
n : the quantitative study of social relationships

sociopath
n : someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath') [syn: {psychopath}]

sociopathic
adj : of or relating to a sociopathic personality disorder

sociopathic personality
n : a personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack of affect; capable of violent acts without guilt feelings (`psychopathic personality' was once widely used but was superseded by `sociopathic personality' to indicate the social aspects of the disorder, but now `antisocial personality disorder' is the preferred term) [syn: {antisocial personality disorder}, {psychopathic personality}]

sock
n 1: hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee
2: a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind [syn: {windsock}, {air sock}, {wind sleeve}, {wind cone}, {drogue}]
v : hit hard [syn: {bop}, {whop}, {whap}, {bonk}, {bash}]

socket
n 1: a bony hollow into which a structure fits
2: receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted
3: a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted

socket wrench
n : a wrench with a handle onto which sockets of different sizes can be fitted

sockeye
n 1: fatty red flesh of salmon of Pacific coast and rivers [syn: {red salmon}, {sockeye salmon}]
2: small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning [syn: {sockeye salmon}, {red salmon}, {blueback salmon}, {Onchorynchus nerka}]

sockeye salmon
n 1: fatty red flesh of salmon of Pacific coast and rivers [syn: {red salmon}, {sockeye}]
2: small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning [syn: {sockeye}, {red salmon}, {blueback salmon}, {Onchorynchus nerka}]

socle
n : a plain plinth that supports a wall

socmen
See {socman}

Socotra begonia
n : semi-tuberous begonia having peltate leaves and rose-pink flowers; Yemen [syn: {Begonia socotrana}]

Socrates
n : ancient Athenian philosopher; teacher of Plato and Xenophon (470-399 BC)

Socratic
adj : of or relating to Socrates or to his method of teaching; "Socratic teaching"

Socratic irony
n : admission of your own ignorance and willingness to learn while exposing someone's inconsistencies by close questioning

Socratic method
n : a method of teaching by question and answer; used by Socrates to elicit truths from his students [syn: {maieutic method}]

sod
n 1: surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass roots [syn: {turf}, {sward}, {greensward}]
2: an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and oxygen; "oxygen free radicals are normally removed in our bodies by the superoxide dismutase enzymes" [syn: {superoxide dismutase}]
3: someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male) [syn: {sodomite}, {sodomist}, {bugger}]
4: an informal British term for a youth or man; "the poor sod couldn't even buy a drink"
v : cover with sod [also: {sodding}, {sodded}]

sod house
n : a house built of sod or adobe laid in horizontal courses [syn: {soddy}, {adobe house}]

soda
n 1: a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper [syn: {sodium carbonate}, {washing soda}, {sal soda}, {soda ash}]
2: a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics" [syn: {pop}, {soda pop}, {soda water}, {tonic}]

soda ash
n : a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper [syn: {sodium carbonate}, {washing soda}, {sal soda}, {soda}]

soda biscuit
n : very tender biscuit partially leavened with buttermilk and soda [syn: {buttermilk biscuit}]

soda bottle
n : a bottle for holding soft drinks [syn: {pop bottle}]

soda can
n : a can for holding soft drinks

soda cracker
n : unsweetened cracker leavened slightly with soda and cream of tartar

soda fountain
n 1: a counter where ice cream and sodas and sundaes are prepared and served
2: an apparatus for dispensing soda water

soda jerk
n : someone who works at a soda fountain [syn: {soda jerker}]

soda jerker
n : someone who works at a soda fountain [syn: {soda jerk}]

soda lime
n : a mixture of sodium and calcium hydroxides; absorbs liquids and gases

soda niter
n : (NaNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive [syn: {sodium nitrate}]

soda pop
n : a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics" [syn: {pop}, {soda}, {soda water}, {tonic}]

soda water
n 1: effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon dioxide [syn: {carbonated water}, {club soda}, {seltzer}, {sparkling water}]
2: a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics" [syn: {pop}, {soda}, {soda pop}, {tonic}]

sodalist
n : a member of a sodality

sodalite
n : a vitreous mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate and sodium chloride in crystalline form; occurs in igneous rocks

sodality
n : people engaged in a particular occupation; "the medical fraternity" [syn: {brotherhood}, {fraternity}]

sodbuster
n : a person who operates a farm [syn: {farmer}, {husbandman}, {granger}]

sodded
sod
n 1: surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass roots [syn: {turf}, {sward}, {greensward}]
2: an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and oxygen; "oxygen free radicals are normally removed in our bodies by the superoxide dismutase enzymes" [syn: {superoxide dismutase}]
3: someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male) [syn: {sodomite}, {sodomist}, {bugger}]
4: an informal British term for a youth or man; "the poor sod couldn't even buy a drink"
v : cover with sod [also: {sodding}, {sodded}]

sodded
See {sod}

sodden
adj : wet through and through; thoroughly wet; "stood at the door drenched (or soaked) by the rain"; "a shirt saturated with perspiration"; "his shoes were sopping (or soaking)"; "the speaker's sodden collar"; "soppy clothes" [syn: {drenched}, {saturated}, {soaked}, {soaking}, {sopping}, {soppy}]

sodding
sod
n 1: surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass roots [syn: {turf}, {sward}, {greensward}]
2: an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and oxygen; "oxygen free radicals are normally removed in our bodies by the superoxide dismutase enzymes" [syn: {superoxide dismutase}]
3: someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male) [syn: {sodomite}, {sodomist}, {bugger}]
4: an informal British term for a youth or man; "the poor sod couldn't even buy a drink"
v : cover with sod [also: {sodding}, {sodded}]

sodding
adj : without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense" [syn: {arrant(a)}, {complete(a)}, {consummate(a)}, {double-dyed(a)}, {everlasting(a)}, {gross(a)}, {perfect(a)}, {pure(a)}, {sodding(a)}, {stark(a)}, {staring(a)}, {thoroughgoing(a)}, {utter(a)}]

sodding
See {sod}

soddy
n 1: a house built of sod or adobe laid in horizontal courses [syn: {sod house}, {adobe house}]
2: English chemist whose work on radioactive disintegration led to the discovery of isotopes (1877-1956) [syn: {Frederick Soddy}]

sodium
n : a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt) [syn: {Na}, {atomic number 11}]

sodium benzoate
n : a white crystalline salt used as a food preservative and antiseptic [syn: {benzoate of soda}]

sodium bicarbonate
n : a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid [syn: {bicarbonate of soda}, {sodium hydrogen carbonate}, {baking soda}, {saleratus}]

sodium bichromate
n : a red-orange salt used as a mordant [syn: {sodium dichromate}]

sodium carbonate
n : a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper [syn: {washing soda}, {sal soda}, {soda ash}, {soda}]

sodium carboxymethyl cellulose
n : a gummy substance that is a sodium salt of carboxymethyl cellulose; used as a thickening or emulsifying agent

sodium chlorate
n : a colorless salt (NaClO3) used as a weed killer and an antiseptic

sodium chloride
n : a white crystalline solid consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl) [syn: {common salt}]

sodium cyanide
n : a white poisonous salt (NaCN) used in electroplating

sodium dichromate
n : a red-orange salt used as a mordant [syn: {sodium bichromate}]

sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate
n : a light-colored crystalline powder (trade name Merthiolate) used as a surgical antiseptic [syn: {thimerosal}, {Merthiolate}]

sodium fluoride
n : a colorless crystalline salt of sodium (NaF) used in fluoridation of water and to prevent tooth decay

sodium hydride
n : a flammable gray crystalline binary compound (NaH)

sodium hydrogen carbonate
n : a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid [syn: {bicarbonate of soda}, {sodium bicarbonate}, {baking soda}, {saleratus}]

sodium hydroxide
n : a strongly alkaline caustic used in manufacturing soap and paper and aluminum and various sodium compounds [syn: {caustic soda}]

sodium hypochlorite
n : an unstable salt (NaOCl) used as a bleaching agent and disinfectant

sodium iodide
n : a crystalline salt used like potassium iodide

sodium lauryl sulfate
n : a caustic detergent useful for removing grease; although commonly included in personal care items (shampoos and toothpastes etc.) it can irritate skin and should not be swallowed [syn: {sodium lauryl sulphate}, {SLS}]

sodium lauryl sulphate
n : a caustic detergent useful for removing grease; although commonly included in personal care items (shampoos and toothpastes etc.) it can irritate skin and should not be swallowed [syn: {sodium lauryl sulfate}, {SLS}]

sodium nitrate
n : (NaNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive [syn: {soda niter}]

sodium nitrite
n : nitrite used to preserve and color food especially in meat and fish products; implicated in the formation of suspected carcinogens

sodium orthophosphate
n : phosphate of sodium; used as a laxative to clense the bowels [syn: {sodium phosphate}]

sodium phosphate
n : phosphate of sodium; used as a laxative to clense the bowels [syn: {sodium orthophosphate}]

sodium pyrophosphate
n : a sodium salt of pyrophosphoric acid used as a builder in soaps and detergents [syn: {tetrasodium pyrophosphate}]

sodium salicylate
n : a crystalline salt used as an analgesic and antipyretic

sodium silicate
n : a viscous glass consisting of sodium silicate in solution; used as a cement or as a protective coating and to preserve eggs [syn: {soluble glass}, {water glass}]

sodium sulfate
n : a solid white bitter salt used in manufacturing glass and paper and dyes and pharmaceuticals [syn: {sodium sulphate}]

sodium sulphate
n : a solid white bitter salt used in manufacturing glass and paper and dyes and pharmaceuticals [syn: {sodium sulfate}]

sodium thiopental
n : a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative [syn: {phenobarbital}, {phenobarbitone}, {Luminal}, {purple heart}]

sodium thiosulfate
n : a compound used as a fixing agent in photographic developing [syn: {hypo}, {sodium thiosulphate}]

sodium thiosulphate
n : a compound used as a fixing agent in photographic developing [syn: {hypo}, {sodium thiosulfate}]

sodium tripolyphosphate
n : a sodium salt of triphosphoric acid used as a builder in soaps and detergents

sodium-vapor lamp
n : lamp in which an electric current passed through a tube of sodium vapor makes a yellow light; used is street lighting [syn: {sodium-vapour lamp}]

sodium-vapour lamp
n : lamp in which an electric current passed through a tube of sodium vapor makes a yellow light; used is street lighting [syn: {sodium-vapor lamp}]

sodoku
n : the form of ratbite fever occurring in the Far East [syn: {spirillum fever}]

sodom
n 1: any location known for vice and corruption
2: (Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Gomorrah) was destroyed by God for the wickedness of its inhabitants

sodomise
v 1: copulate with an animal [syn: {sodomize}]
2: practice anal sex upon [syn: {sodomize}, {bugger}]

sodomist
n : someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male) [syn: {sodomite}, {sod}, {bugger}]

sodomite
n : someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male) [syn: {sodomist}, {sod}, {bugger}]

sodomize
v 1: copulate with an animal [syn: {sodomise}]
2: practice anal sex upon [syn: {sodomise}, {bugger}]

sodomy
n : anal intercourse committed by a man with a man or woman [syn: {buggery}, {anal sex}, {anal intercourse}]

Sod's Law
n : humorous axiom stating that anything that can go wrong will go wrong [syn: {Murphy's Law}]

sofa
n : an upholstered seat for more than one person [syn: {couch}, {lounge}]

sofa bed
n : a sofa that can be converted into a bed [syn: {convertible}]

soffit
n : the underside of a part of a building (such as an arch or overhang or beam etc.)

Sofia
n : capital and largest city of Bulgaria located in western Bulgaria [syn: {Serdica}, {Bulgarian capital}]

Sofia Scicolone
n : Italian film actress (born in 1934) [syn: {Loren}, {Sophia Loren}]

soft
adj 1: lacking in hardness relatively or comparatively [ant: {hard}]
2: metaphorically soft; "my father is a soft touch"; "soft light"; "a soft rain"; "a soft Southern drawl"; "soft brown eyes"; "a soft glance" [ant: {hard}]
3: of sound; relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music" [ant: {loud}]
4: easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin" [syn: {delicate}]
5: used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition" [syn: {piano}] [ant: {forte}]
6: used of beverages; not containing alcohol; "nonalcoholic beverages"; "soft drinks" [syn: {nonalcoholic}] [ant: {alcoholic}]
7: of speech sounds; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh') [ant: {hard}]
8: tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "procedures are lax and discipline is weak"; "too soft on the children" [syn: {indulgent}, {lax}, {lenient}]
9: having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window" [syn: {easy}, {gentle}] 10: not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship; "what a cushy job!"; "a soft job" [syn: {cushy}]
adv : in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard) [syn: {easy}]

soft coal
n : rich in tarry hydrocarbons; burns readily with a smoky yellow flame [syn: {bituminous coal}]

soft corn
n : corn having kernels almost entirely of soft starch [syn: {flour corn}, {squaw corn}, {Zea mays amylacea}]

soft diet
n : a diet that does not require chewing; advised for those with intestinal disorders [syn: {pap}, {spoon food}]

soft drink
n : nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated)

soft drug
n : a drug of abuse that is considered relatively mild

soft flag
n : reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia [syn: {lesser bullrush}, {narrow-leaf cattail}, {narrow-leaved reedmace}, {Typha angustifolia}]

soft glass
n : glass having a relatively low softening point

soft goods
n : textiles or clothing and related merchandise [syn: {drygoods}]

soft ice cream
n : dessert resembling ice cream but with a boiled custard base [syn: {frozen custard}]

soft money
n : political contributions made in such a way as to avoid the United States regulations for federal election campaigns (as by contributions to a political action committee)

soft news
n : news that does not deal with serious topics or events

soft on
adj : marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; "she was crazy about him"; "gaga over the rock group's new album"; "he was infatuated with her" [syn: {crazy}, {dotty}, {gaga}, {enamored}, {infatuated}, {in love}, {smitten}, {soft on(p)}, {taken with(p)}]

soft option
n : an easier alternative; "the instructor took the soft option and gave the boy a passing grade"

soft palate
n : a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking [syn: {velum}]

soft pedal
n : a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound

soft pretzel
n : a pretzel made of soft bread

soft roe
n : fish sperm or sperm-filled reproductive gland; having a creamy texture [syn: {milt}]

soft roll
n : yeast-raised roll with a soft crust

soft rot
n : mushy or slimy decay of plants caused by bacteria or fungi

soft rush
n : tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America [syn: {bulrush}, {bullrush}, {common rush}, {Juncus effusus}]

soft scale
n : an insect active in all stages

soft sell
n : suggestive or persuasive advertising

soft shield fern
n : European shield fern cultivated in many varieties [syn: {Polystichum setiferum}]

soft soap
n 1: flattery designed to gain favor [syn: {blarney}, {coaxing}, {sweet talk}]
2: a soft (or liquid) soap made from vegetable oils; used in certain skin diseases [syn: {green soap}]

soft solder
n : solder that melts at a relatively low temperature

soft spot
n 1: a place of especial vulnerability [syn: {weak part}, {weak spot}] [ant: {good part}]
2: a sentimental affection; "she had a soft spot for her youngest son"
3: any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus [syn: {fontanelle}, {fontanel}]

soft tick
n : tick lacking a dorsal shield and having mouth parts on the under side of the head [syn: {argasid}]

soft touch
n : a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of [syn: {chump}, {fool}, {gull}, {mark}, {patsy}, {fall guy}, {sucker}, {mug}]

soft tree fern
n : of Australia and Tasmania; often cultivated; hardy in cool climates [syn: {Dicksonia antarctica}]

soft water
n : water that is not hard (does not contain salts that interfere with the formation of lather with soap)

soft wheat
n : wheat with soft starch kernels used in pastry and breakfast cereals

softback
n : a book with paper covers [syn: {paperback book}, {paper-back book}, {paperback}, {softback book}, {soft-cover book}, {soft-cover}]

softback book
n : a book with paper covers [syn: {paperback book}, {paper-back book}, {paperback}, {softback}, {soft-cover book}, {soft-cover}]

softball
n 1: ball used in playing softball [syn: {playground ball}]
2: a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer [syn: {softball game}] [ant: {hardball}]

softball game
n : a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer [syn: {softball}] [ant: {hardball}]

soft-boiled
adj 1: easily moved to pity or sorrow; "a softhearted judge" [syn: {softhearted}] [ant: {hardhearted}]
2: used of eggs; having the yolk still liquid; "soft-boiled eggs"

soft-cast steel
n : steel with less than 0.15% carbon [syn: {mild steel}, {low-carbon steel}]

soft-coated wheaten terrier
n : Irish breed of medium-sized terrier with an abundant coat any shade of wheat and very hairy head and muzzle

soft-cover
n : a book with paper covers [syn: {paperback book}, {paper-back book}, {paperback}, {softback book}, {softback}, {soft-cover book}]

soft-cover book
n : a book with paper covers [syn: {paperback book}, {paper-back book}, {paperback}, {softback book}, {softback}, {soft-cover}]

soften
v 1: make (images or sounds) soft or softer [ant: {sharpen}]
2: lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" [syn: {dampen}, {damp}, {weaken}, {break}]
3: give in, as to influence or pressure [syn: {yield}, {relent}] [ant: {stand}]
4: protect from impact; "cushion the blow" [syn: {cushion}, {buffer}]
5: make less severe or harsh; "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears" [syn: {mince}, {moderate}]
6: make soft or softer; "This liquid will soften your laundry" [ant: {harden}]
7: become soft or softer; "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it" [ant: {harden}]

softened
adj 1: toned down
2: being or made softer or less loud or clear; "the dull boom of distant breaking waves"; "muffled drums"; "the muffled noises of the street"; "muted trumpets" [syn: {dull}, {muffled}, {muted}]
3: (of light) not bright or glaring; "a softer diffused radiance" [syn: {diffused}]

softener
n : a substance added to another to make it less softer

softening
adj : having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin [syn: {demulcent}, {emollient}, {salving}]
n : the process of becoming softer; "refrigeration delayed the softening of the fruit"; "he observed the softening of iron by heat"

soft-finned fish
n : any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii [syn: {malacopterygian}] [ant: {spiny-finned fish}]

soft-footed
adj : sound of quiet gentle steps

softheaded
adj : foolish; totally unsound; "an impractical solution"; "a crazy scheme"; "half-baked ideas"; "a screwball proposal without a prayer of working" [syn: {crazy}, {half-baked}, {screwball}]

softhearted
adj : easily moved to pity or sorrow; "a softhearted judge" [syn: {soft-boiled}] [ant: {hardhearted}]

softheartedness
n : a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless) [syn: {tenderness}]

softie
n : a person who is weak and excessively sentimental [syn: {softy}]

softish
adj : somewhat soft [syn: {semisoft}]

softly
adv 1: with low volume; "speak softly but carry a big stick"; "she spoke quietly to the child"; "the radio was playing softly" [syn: {quietly}] [ant: {loudly}]
2: in a manner that is pleasing to the senses; "she smiled softly"
3: with little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the forehead" [syn: {lightly}, {gently}]
4: used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly [syn: {piano}] [ant: {forte}]

softness
n 1: the property of giving little resistance to pressure [ant: {hardness}]
2: a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency [ant: {volume}]
3: a disposition to be lenient in judging others; "softness is not something permitted of good leaders"

soft-nosed
adj : (of a bullet) made of soft material that expands on impact

soft-pedal
v : play down or obscure; "His advisers soft-pedaled the president's blunder" [also: {soft-pedalling}, {soft-pedalled}]

soft-pedalled
soft-pedal
v : play down or obscure; "His advisers soft-pedaled the president's blunder" [also: {soft-pedalling}, {soft-pedalled}]

soft-pedalled
See {soft-pedal}

soft-pedalling
soft-pedal
v : play down or obscure; "His advisers soft-pedaled the president's blunder" [also: {soft-pedalling}, {soft-pedalled}]

soft-pedalling
See {soft-pedal}

soft-shell clam
n 1: a clam that is usually steamed in the shell [syn: {steamer}, {steamer clam}, {long-neck clam}]
2: an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe [syn: {steamer}, {steamer clam}, {long-neck clam}, {Mya arenaria}]

soft-shell crab
n 1: freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible [syn: {soft-shelled crab}]
2: edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell [syn: {soft-shelled crab}]

soft-shelled crab
n 1: freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible [syn: {soft-shell crab}]
2: edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell [syn: {soft-shell crab}]

soft-shelled turtle
n : voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin; can inflict painful bites [syn: {pancake turtle}]

soft-shoe
n : tap dancing wearing soft-soled shoes [syn: {soft-shoe shuffle}, {soft-shoe dancing}]

soft-shoe dancing
n : tap dancing wearing soft-soled shoes [syn: {soft-shoe}, {soft-shoe shuffle}]

soft-shoe shuffle
n : tap dancing wearing soft-soled shoes [syn: {soft-shoe}, {soft-shoe dancing}]

soft-soap
v 1: persuade someone through flattery
2: use flattering talk on somebody

soft-solder
v : repair with soft-solder

soft-spoken
adj : having a speaking manner that is not loud or harsh; "she was always soft-spoken"

software
n : (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory; "the market for software is expected to expand" [syn: {software system}, {software package}, {package}] [ant: {hardware}]

software documentation
n : program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs [syn: {documentation}]

software engineer
n : a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs [syn: {programmer}, {computer programmer}, {coder}]

software error
n : error resulting from bad code in some program involved in producing the erroneous result [syn: {programming error}]

software package
n 1: (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory; "the market for software is expected to expand" [syn: {software}, {software system}, {package}] [ant: {hardware}]
2: merchandise consisting of a computer program that is offered for sale [syn: {software product}]

software product
n : merchandise consisting of a computer program that is offered for sale [syn: {software package}]

software system
n : (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory; "the market for software is expected to expand" [syn: {software}, {software package}, {package}] [ant: {hardware}]

soft-witted
adj : (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment [syn: {nitwitted}, {senseless}, {witless}]

softwood
adj : made of the easy-to-cut wood of a coniferous tree, as e.g. pine; "softwood lumber" [ant: {hardwood}]
n : wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir) [syn: {deal}]

softy
n : a person who is weak and excessively sentimental [syn: {softie}]

soggier
soggy
adj 1: soaked with moisture; "a soggy lawn"; "the flood left waterlogged fields" [syn: {waterlogged}]
2: having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking; "the cake fell; it's a doughy mess" [syn: {doughy}] [also: {soggiest}, {soggier}]

soggier
See {soggy}

soggiest
soggy
adj 1: soaked with moisture; "a soggy lawn"; "the flood left waterlogged fields" [syn: {waterlogged}]
2: having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking; "the cake fell; it's a doughy mess" [syn: {doughy}] [also: {soggiest}, {soggier}]

soggiest
See {soggy}

sogginess
n : a heavy wetness

soggy
adj 1: soaked with moisture; "a soggy lawn"; "the flood left waterlogged fields" [syn: {waterlogged}]
2: having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking; "the cake fell; it's a doughy mess" [syn: {doughy}] [also: {soggiest}, {soggier}]

soh
n : the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization [syn: {sol}, {so}]

SoHo
n 1: a district in southwestern Manhattan noted for its shops and restaurants and galleries and artist's lofts
2: a city district of central London now noted for restaurants and nightclubs

soi-disant
adj : as claimed by and for yourself often without justification; "the self-styled `doctor' has no degree of any kind" [syn: {self-styled}]

soigne
adj : polished and well-groomed; showing sophisticated elegance [syn: {soignee}]

soignee
adj : polished and well-groomed; showing sophisticated elegance [syn: {soigne}]

soil
n 1: the state of being covered with unclean things [syn: {dirt}, {filth}, {grime}, {stain}, {grease}, {grunge}]
2: the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock [syn: {dirt}]
3: material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil" [syn: {land}, {ground}]
4: the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state; "American troops were stationed on Japanese soil" [syn: {territory}]
v : make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!" [syn: {dirty}, {begrime}, {grime}, {colly}, {bemire}] [ant: {clean}]

soil bank
n : land retired from crop cultivation and planted with soil-building crops; government subsidies are paid to farmers for their retired land

soil conservation
n : protection of soil against erosion or deterioration

soil erosion
n : the washing away of soil by the flow of water

soil horizon
n : a layer in a soil profile

soil pipe
n : drain that conveys liquid waste from toilets, etc.

soil profile
n : a vertical section of soil from the ground surface to the parent rock

soiled
adj : soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves" [syn: {dirty}, {unclean}] [ant: {clean}]

soiling
n : the act of soiling something [syn: {soilure}, {dirtying}]

soilure
n : the act of soiling something [syn: {soiling}, {dirtying}]

soiree
n : a party of people assembled in the evening (usually at a private house)

soiree musicale
n : a soiree assembled for the purpose of listening to music [syn: {musical soiree}]

Soissons
n : a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure [syn: {battle of Soissons-Reims}, {battle of the Chemin-des-Dames}, {battle of the Aisne}]

soixante-neuf
n : oral sex practiced simultaneously by two people [syn: {sixty-nine}]

soja
n : erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia [syn: {soy}, {soya}, {soybean}, {soya bean}, {soybean plant}, {soja bean}, {Glycine max}]

soja bean
n : erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia [syn: {soy}, {soya}, {soybean}, {soya bean}, {soybean plant}, {soja}, {Glycine max}]

sojourn
n : a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest) [syn: {visit}]
v : spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily

sojourner
n : a temporary resident

Sojourner Truth
n : United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883) [syn: {Truth}]

Sokoro
n : a Chadic language spoken in Chad

sol
n 1: a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid [syn: {colloidal solution}, {colloidal suspension}]
2: (Roman mythology) ancient Roman god; personification of the sun; counterpart of Greek Helios
3: the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization [syn: {soh}, {so}] [also: {soles} (pl)]

Sol Hurok
n : United States impresario who was born in Russia (1888-1974) [syn: {Hurok}, {Solomon Hurok}]

Sol Rojo
n : a small but violent terrorist organization formed in Ecuador in the early 1990s; responsible for bombing several government buildings [syn: {Puka Inti}, {Red Sun}]

sola
See {solum}

solace
n 1: the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment; "second place was no consolation to him" [syn: {consolation}, {solacement}]
2: comfort in disappointment or misery [syn: {solacement}]
3: the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his presence was a consolation to her" [syn: {consolation}, {comfort}]
v : give moral or emotional strength to [syn: {comfort}, {soothe}, {console}]

solacement
n 1: comfort in disappointment or misery [syn: {solace}]
2: the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment; "second place was no consolation to him" [syn: {consolation}, {solace}]

solan
n : very large white gannet with black wing tips [syn: {solan goose}, {solant goose}, {Sula bassana}]

solan goose
n : very large white gannet with black wing tips [syn: {solan}, {solant goose}, {Sula bassana}]

Solanaceae
n : large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera Solanum; Atropa; Brugmansia; Capsicum; Datura; Hyoscyamus; Lycopersicon; Nicotiana; Petunia; Physalis; Solandra [syn: {family Solanaceae}, {potato family}]

solanaceous
adj : of or relating to plants of the family Solanaceae (the potato family)

solanaceous vegetable
n : any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum; Capsicum; Lycopersicon

Solandra
n : shrubby climbers of tropical America [syn: {genus Solandra}]

Solandra guttata
n : Mexican evergreen climbing plant having large solitary funnel-shaped fragrant yellow flowers with purple-brown ridges in the throat [syn: {chalice vine}, {trumpet flower}, {cupflower}]

Solanopteris
n : tropical American epiphytic ferns having rhizomes with tubers and roots as well as scales [syn: {genus Solanopteris}]

Solanopteris bifrons
n : small epiphytic fern of South America with tuberous swellings along rhizomes [syn: {potato fern}]

solant goose
n : very large white gannet with black wing tips [syn: {solan}, {solan goose}, {Sula bassana}]

Solanum
n : type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet [syn: {genus Solanum}]

Solanum aviculare
n : Australian annual sometimes cultivated for its racemes of purple flowers and edible yellow egg-shaped fruit [syn: {kangaroo apple}, {poroporo}]

Solanum burbankii
n : improved garden variety of black nightshade having small edible orange or black berries [syn: {garden huckleberry}, {wonderberry}, {sunberry}, {Solanum nigrum guineese}, {Solanum melanocerasum}]

Solanum carolinense
n : coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United States [syn: {horse nettle}, {ball nettle}, {bull nettle}, {ball nightshade}]

Solanum commersonii
n : South American potato vine [syn: {Uruguay potato}, {Uruguay potato vine}]

Solanum crispum
n : hardy climbing shrub of Chile grown as an ornamental for its fragrant flowers; not a true potato [syn: {potato tree}]

Solanum dulcamara
n : poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America [syn: {bittersweet}, {bittersweet nightshade}, {climbing nightshade}, {deadly nightshade}, {poisonous nightshade}, {woody nightshade}]

Solanum elaeagnifolium
n : weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk; central United States to South America [syn: {trompillo}, {white horse nettle}, {prairie berry}, {purple nightshade}, {silverleaf nightshade}, {silver-leaved nightshade}, {silver-leaved nettle}]

Solanum giganteum
n : woolly-stemmed biennial arborescent shrub of tropical Africa and southern Asia having silvery-white prickly branches, clusters of blue or white flowers, and bright red berries resembling holly berries [syn: {African holly}]

Solanum jamesii
n : erect or spreading perennial of southwestern United States and Mexico bearing small pale brown to cream tubers resembling potatoes [syn: {wild potato}]

Solanum jasmoides
n : copiously branched vine of Brazil having deciduous leaves and white flowers tinged with blue [syn: {potato vine}]

Solanum macranthum
n : South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the tropics; not a true potato [syn: {potato tree}, {Brazilian potato tree}, {Solanum wrightii}]

Solanum melanocerasum
n : improved garden variety of black nightshade having small edible orange or black berries [syn: {garden huckleberry}, {wonderberry}, {sunberry}, {Solanum nigrum guineese}, {Solanum burbankii}]

Solanum melongena
n : hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable [syn: {eggplant}, {aubergine}, {brinjal}, {eggplant bush}, {garden egg}, {mad apple}]

Solanum nigrum
n : Eurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edible [syn: {black nightshade}, {common nightshade}, {poisonberry}, {poison-berry}]

Solanum nigrum guineese
n : improved garden variety of black nightshade having small edible orange or black berries [syn: {garden huckleberry}, {wonderberry}, {sunberry}, {Solanum melanocerasum}, {Solanum burbankii}]

Solanum pseudocapsicum
n : small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-sized fruit [syn: {Jerusalem cherry}, {winter cherry}, {Madeira winter cherry}]

Solanum quitoense
n : small perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling tomatoes or oranges [syn: {naranjilla}]

Solanum rostratum
n : North American nightshade with prickly foliage and racemose yellow flowers [syn: {buffalo bur}]

Solanum tuberosum
n : annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous [syn: {potato}, {white potato}, {white potato vine}]

Solanum wendlandii
n : vine of Costa Rica sparsely armed with hooklike spines and having large lilac-blue flowers [syn: {potato vine}, {giant potato creeper}]

Solanum wrightii
n : South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the tropics; not a true potato [syn: {potato tree}, {Brazilian potato tree}, {Solanum macranthum}]

solar
adj : relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun; "solar eclipse"; "solar energy"

solar apex
n : the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars [syn: {apex}, {apex of the sun's way}] [ant: {antapex}]

solar array
n : electrical device consisting of a large array of connected solar cells [syn: {solar battery}, {solar panel}]

solar battery
n : electrical device consisting of a large array of connected solar cells [syn: {solar array}, {solar panel}]

solar calendar
n : a calendar based on solar cycles

solar cell
n : a cell that converts solar energy into electrical energy [syn: {photovoltaic cell}]

solar collector
n : a concave mirror that concentrates the rays of the sun; can produce high temperatures [syn: {solar dish}, {solar furnace}]

solar constant
n : the rate at which radiant solar energy is received at the outer layer of the earth's atmosphere

solar day
n : time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day" [syn: {day}, {twenty-four hours}, {mean solar day}]

solar dish
n : a concave mirror that concentrates the rays of the sun; can produce high temperatures [syn: {solar collector}, {solar furnace}]

solar eclipse
n : the moon interrupts light from the sun

solar energy
n : energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy; "the amount of energy falling on the earth is given by the solar constant, but very little use has been made of solar energy" [syn: {solar power}]

solar flare
n : a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference [syn: {flare}]

solar furnace
n : a concave mirror that concentrates the rays of the sun; can produce high temperatures [syn: {solar dish}, {solar collector}]

solar gravity
n : the gravity of the sun; "solar gravity creates extreme pressures and temperatures"

solar halo
n : a luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere [syn: {parhelic circle}, {parhelic ring}]

solar heater
n : a heater that makes direct use of solar energy

solar house
n : a house designed to use solar radiation for heating; usually has large areas of glass in front of heat-absorbing materials

solar magnetic field
n : the magnetic field of the sun

solar month
n : one-twelfth of a solar or tropical year

solar panel
n : electrical device consisting of a large array of connected solar cells [syn: {solar array}, {solar battery}]

solar parallax
n : the angle subtended by the mean equatorial radius of the Earth at a distance of one astronomical unit

solar physics
n : the branch of astronomy that deals with the sun

solar plexus
n : a large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind the stomach [syn: {coeliac plexus}, {plexus celiacus}, {abdominal nerve plexus}]

solar power
n : energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy; "the amount of energy falling on the earth is given by the solar constant, but very little use has been made of solar energy" [syn: {solar energy}]

solar prominence
n : large eruptions of luminous hydrogen gas that rise thousands of kilometers above the chromosphere

solar radiation
n : radiation from the sun

solar system
n : the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field

solar telescope
n : a telescope designed to make observations of the sun

solar thermal system
n : a system that converts sunlight into heat

solar trap
n : a terrace or garden oriented to take advantage of the sun while protected from cold winds [syn: {suntrap}]

solar wind
n : a stream of protons moving radially from the sun

solar year
n : the time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes [syn: {tropical year}, {astronomical year}, {equinoctial year}]

solaria
solarium
n : a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun [syn: {sun parlor}, {sun parlour}, {sun porch}, {sunroom}, {sun lounge}] [also: {solaria} (pl)]

solaria
See {solarium}

solarisation
n : exposure to the rays of the sun [syn: {solarization}]

solarise
v 1: reverse some of the tones of (a negative or print) and introduce pronounced outlines of highlights, by exposing it briefly to light, then washing and redeveloping it [syn: {solarize}]
2: become overepxosed; "The film solarized" [syn: {solarize}]
3: overexpose to sunlight; "be careful not to solarize the photographic film" [syn: {solarize}]
4: expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun; "insolated paper may turn yellow and crumble"; "These herbs suffer when sunned" [syn: {sun}, {insolate}, {solarize}]

solarium
n : a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun [syn: {sun parlor}, {sun parlour}, {sun porch}, {sunroom}, {sun lounge}] [also: {solaria} (pl)]

solarization
n : exposure to the rays of the sun [syn: {solarisation}]

solarize
v 1: reverse some of the tones of (a negative or print) and introduce pronounced outlines of highlights, by exposing it briefly to light, then washing and redeveloping it [syn: {solarise}]
2: become overepxosed; "The film solarized" [syn: {solarise}]
3: overexpose to sunlight; "be careful not to solarize the photographic film" [syn: {solarise}]
4: expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun; "insolated paper may turn yellow and crumble"; "These herbs suffer when sunned" [syn: {sun}, {insolate}, {solarise}]

solatia
See {solatium}

sold
sell
n : the activity of persuading someone to buy; "it was a hard sell"
v 1: exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit" [ant: {buy}]
2: be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books sell like hot cakes"
3: do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" [syn: {deal}, {trade}]
4: persuade somebody to accept something; "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers"
5: give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career"
6: deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country" [syn: {betray}]
7: be approved of or gain acceptance; "The new idea sold well in certain circles"
8: be responsible for the sale of; "All her publicity sold the products" [also: {sold}]

sold
adj : disposed of to a purchaser; "this merchandise is sold" [ant: {unsold}]

sold
See {sell}

solder
n : an alloy (usually of lead and tin) used when melted to join two metal surfaces
v : join or fuse with solder; "solder these two pipes together"

solderer
n : a worker who joins or mends with solder

soldering
n : fastening firmly together [syn: {bonding}]

soldering flux
n : flux applied to surfaces that are to be joined by soldering; flux cleans the surfaces and results in a better bond

soldering iron
n : a hand tool with a heatable tip; used to melt and apply solder

soldi
See {soldo}

soldier
n 1: an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention"
2: a wingless sterile ant or termite having a large head and powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony
v : serve as a soldier in the military

soldier grainy club
n : a variety of grainy club

soldier of fortune
n : a person hired to fight for another country than their own [syn: {mercenary}]

soldier-fish
n : the larger squirrelfishes [syn: {soldierfish}]

soldierfish
n : the larger squirrelfishes [syn: {soldier-fish}]

soldiering
n 1: skills that are required for the life of soldier [syn: {soldiership}]
2: the evasion of work or duty [syn: {shirking}, {slacking}, {goofing off}, {goldbricking}]

soldierlike
adj : (of persons) befitting a warrior; "a military bearing" [syn: {soldierly}, {warriorlike}, {martial}]

soldierly
adj : (of persons) befitting a warrior; "a military bearing" [syn: {soldierlike}, {warriorlike}, {martial}]

Soldiers of God
n : an Islamic extremist group of Kurds who oppose secular control with bombings and assassinations; believed to have ties with al-Qaeda [syn: {Jund-ul-Islam}]

soldiership
n : skills that are required for the life of soldier [syn: {soldiering}]

soldiery
n : soldiers collectively [syn: {military personnel}, {troops}]

sold-out
adj 1: having taken a bribe or bribes; "a sold-out politician" [syn: {sold-out(a)}]
2: sold completely in advance; "had a sold-out house for both performances"

sole
adj 1: not divided or shared with others; "they have exclusive use of the machine"; "sole rights of publication" [syn: {exclusive}, {sole(a)}]
2: being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky" [syn: {lone(a)}, {lonesome(a)}, {only(a)}, {sole(a)}, {solitary(a)}]
n 1: the underside of footwear or a golfclub
2: lean flesh of any of several flatfish [syn: {fillet of sole}]
3: the underside of the foot
4: right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European
v : put a new sole on; "sole the shoes" [syn: {resole}]

Solea
n : type genus of the Soleidae [syn: {genus Solea}]

Solea lascaris
n : small European sole [syn: {lemon sole}]

Solea solea
n : highly valued as food [syn: {European sole}]

solecism
n : a socially awkward or tactless act [syn: {faux pas}, {gaffe}, {slip}, {gaucherie}]

soled
adj : having a sole or soles especially as specified; used in combination; "half-soled"; "rubber-soled" [ant: {soleless}]

Soledad
n : a city in northern Colombia; a suburb of Barranquilla

soledad pine
n : medium-sized 5-needled pine of southwestern California having long cylindrical cones [syn: {Torrey pine}, {Torrey's pine}, {gray-leaf pine}, {sabine pine}, {Pinus torreyana}]

Soleidae
n : soles [syn: {family Soleidae}]

Soleirolia
n : 1 species; a dwarf creeping mat-forming evergreen herb [syn: {Helxine}, {genus Helxine}, {genus Soleirolia}]

Soleirolia soleirolii
n : prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with mosslike small round short-stemmed leaves [syn: {baby's tears}, {baby tears}, {Helxine soleirolia}]

soleless
adj : having no sole [ant: {soled}]

solely
adv : without any others being included or involved; "was entirely to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"; "did it solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"; "a privilege granted only to him" [syn: {entirely}, {exclusively}, {alone}, {only}]

solemn
adj 1: dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence" [syn: {grave}, {sedate}, {sober}]
2: characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions; "both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a film with a solemn social message" [syn: {earnest}, {in earnest(p)}, {sincere}]

solemness
n : a trait of dignified seriousness [syn: {sedateness}, {staidness}, {solemnity}]

solemnified
See {solemnify}

solemnisation
n : the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual; "the celebration of marriage" [syn: {celebration}, {solemnization}]

solemnise
v 1: observe or perform with dignity or gravity; "The King solemnized this day of morning" [syn: {solemnize}]
2: perform (the wedding ceremony) with proper ceremonies [syn: {solemnize}]
3: make solemn and grave; "This ceremony solemnized our hearts" [syn: {solemnize}]

solemnity
n 1: a trait of dignified seriousness [syn: {sedateness}, {staidness}, {solemness}]
2: a solemn and dignified feeling [syn: {gravity}] [ant: {levity}]

Solemnity of Mary
n : (Roman Catholic Church) a holy day of obligation [syn: {January 1}]

solemnization
n : the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual; "the celebration of marriage" [syn: {celebration}, {solemnisation}]

solemnize
v 1: observe or perform with dignity or gravity; "The King solemnized this day of morning" [syn: {solemnise}]
2: perform (the wedding ceremony) with proper ceremonies [syn: {solemnise}]
3: make solemn and grave; "This ceremony solemnized our hearts" [syn: {solemnise}]

solemnly
adv : in a grave and sedate manner; "the judge sat there solemnly"

Solenichthyes
n : bellows fishes; shrimpfishes; cornetfishes; pipefishes; small order of chiefly tropical marine fishes of varied and bizarre form all having a small mouth at the end of a drawn-out tubular snout [syn: {order Solenichthyes}]

Solenidae
n : razor clams [syn: {family Solenidae}]

solenogaster
n : deep-water wormlike mollusks lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine slimy spicules on the covering mantle [syn: {aplacophoran}]

Solenogastres
n : an order of Amphineura [syn: {order Solenogastres}, {Aplacophora}, {order Aplacophora}]

solenoid
n : a coil of wire around an iron core; becomes a magnet when current passes through the coil

Solenopsis
n : fire ants [syn: {genus Solenopsis}]

Solenostemon
n : genus of shrubby often succulent herbs of tropical Africa and Asia; includes some plants often placed in genus Coleus [syn: {genus Solenostemon}]

Solenostemon blumei
n : perennial aromatic herb of southeastern Asia having large usually bright-colored or blotched leaves and spikes of blue-violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Solenostemon [syn: {painted nettle}, {Joseph's coat}, {Coleus blumei}, {Solenostemon scutellarioides}]

Solenostemon scutellarioides
n : perennial aromatic herb of southeastern Asia having large usually bright-colored or blotched leaves and spikes of blue-violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Solenostemon [syn: {painted nettle}, {Joseph's coat}, {Coleus blumei}, {Solenostemon blumei}]

Solent
n : a strait of the English Channel between the coast of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight [syn: {the Solent}]

soles
sol
n 1: a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid [syn: {colloidal solution}, {colloidal suspension}]
2: (Roman mythology) ancient Roman god; personification of the sun; counterpart of Greek Helios
3: the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization [syn: {soh}, {so}] [also: {soles} (pl)]

soles
See {sol}

soleus
n : a broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle [syn: {soleus muscle}]

soleus muscle
n : a broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle [syn: {soleus}]

solfa
n : a system of solmization using the solfa syllables: do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti [syn: {tonic solfa}]

solfa syllable
n : one of the names for notes of a musical scale in solmization

solfege
n 1: singing using solfa syllables to denote the notes of the scale of C major [syn: {solmization}, {solfeggio}]
2: a voice exercise; singing scales or runs to the same syllable [syn: {solfeggio}]

solfeggi
o
n 1: singing using solfa syllables to denote the notes of the scale of C major [syn: {solmization}, {solfege}]
2: a voice exercise; singing scales or runs to the same syllable [syn: {solfege}] [also: {solfeggi} (pl)]

solfeggi
See {solfeggio}

solfeggio
n 1: singing using solfa syllables to denote the notes of the scale of C major [syn: {solmization}, {solfege}]
2: a voice exercise; singing scales or runs to the same syllable [syn: {solfege}] [also: {solfeggi} (pl)]

solferino
n 1: a purplish pink dye was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino [syn: {purplish pink}]
2: an indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under Francis Joseph I [syn: {battle of Solferino}]

soli
solo
adj : composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; "a passage for solo clarinet"
n 1: any activity that is performed alone without assistance
2: a musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment)
3: a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied
adv : without anybody else; "the child stayed home alone"; "he flew solo" [syn: {alone}, {unaccompanied}]
v 1: fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers
2: perform a piece written for a single instrument [also: {soli} (pl)]

soli
See {solo}

solicit
v 1: make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities" [syn: {beg}, {tap}]
2: make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary" [syn: {woo}, {court}, {romance}]
3: approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park" [syn: {hook}, {accost}]
4: incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination; "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"
5: make a solicitation or petition for something desired; "She is too shy to solicit"

solicitation
n 1: an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status; "a solicitation to the king for relief"
2: request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children" [syn: {appeal}, {collection}, {ingathering}]
3: the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money) [syn: {allurement}]

solicited
adj : requested; "only solicited manuscripts will be considered"

solicitor
n 1: a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes [syn: {canvasser}]
2: a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents

solicitor general
n : a law officer appointed to assist an attorney general

solicitorship
n : the position of solicitor

solicitous
adj 1: full of anxiety and concern; "solicitous parents"; "solicitous about the future"
2: showing hovering attentiveness; "solicitous about about her health"; "made solicitous inquiries about our family"

solicitously
adv : in a concerned and solicitous manner; "`Don't you feel well?' his mother asked solicitously"

solicitousness
n : a feeling of excessive concern [syn: {solicitude}]

solicitude
n : a feeling of excessive concern [syn: {solicitousness}]

solid
adj 1: of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous; "ice is water in the solid state" [ant: {liquid}, {gaseous}]
2: of good substantial quality; "solid comfort"; "a solid base hit"
3: entirely of one substance with no holes inside; "solid silver"; "a solid block of wood" [ant: {hollow}]
4: of one substance or character throughout; "solid gold"; "a solid color"; "carved out of solid rock"
5: uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks; "a solid line across the page"; "solid sheets of water"
6: providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast" [syn: {hearty}, {satisfying}, {substantial}]
7: of good quality and condition; solidly built; "a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings" [syn: {strong}, {substantial}]
8: having high moral qualities; "a noble spirit"; "a solid citizen"; "an upstanding man"; "a worthy successor" [syn: {noble}, {upstanding}, {worthy}]
9: not soft or yielding to pressure; "a firm mattress"; "the snow was firm underfoot"; "solid ground" [syn: {firm}] 10: having three dimensions; "a solid object" 11: incapable of being seen through; "solid blackness" 12: entirely of a single color throughout; "a solid fabric" [syn: {self-colored}, {self-coloured}] 13: acting together as a single undiversified whole; "a solid voting bloc" [syn: {unanimous}]
n 1: a substance that is solid at room temperature and pressure
2: the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape [syn: {solidness}]
3: a three-dimensional shape

solid angle
n : an angle formed by three or more planes intersecting at a common point (the vertex)

solid body substance
n : the solid parts of the body

solid figure
n : a three-dimensional shape [syn: {three-dimensional figure}]

solid geometry
n : the geometry of 3-dimensional space

solid ground
n : the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground" [syn: {land}, {dry land}, {earth}, {ground}, {terra firma}]

solid solution
n : a homogeneous solid that can exist over a range of component chemicals; a constituent of alloys that is formed when atoms of an element are incorporated into the crystals of a metal [syn: {primary solid solution}]

Solidago
n : goldenrod [syn: {genus Solidago}]

Solidago bicolor
n : plant of eastern North America having creamy white flowers [syn: {silverrod}]

Solidago canadensis
n : large North American goldenrod having showy clusters of yellow flowers on arching branches; often a weed [syn: {meadow goldenrod}, {Canadian goldenrod}]

Solidago missouriensis
n : similar to meadow goldenrod but usually smaller [syn: {Missouri goldenrod}]

Solidago multiradiata
n : goldenrod similar to narrow goldenrod but having bristly hairs on edges of leaf stalks; mountainous regions of western America [syn: {alpine goldenrod}]

Solidago nemoralis
n : a dyer's weed of Canada and the eastern United States having yellow flowers sometimes used in dyeing [syn: {gray goldenrod}]

Solidago odora
n : goldenrod of eastern America having aromatic leaves from which a medicinal tea is made [syn: {Blue Mountain tea}, {sweet goldenrod}]

Solidago rugosa
n : eastern North American herb whose yellow flowers are (or were) used in dyeing [syn: {dyer's weed}]

Solidago sempervirens
n : vigorous showy goldenrod common along eastern and Gulf coasts of North America [syn: {seaside goldenrod}, {beach goldenrod}]

Solidago spathulata
n : western American goldenrod with long narrow clusters of small yellow flowers [syn: {narrow goldenrod}]

solidarity
n : a union of interests or purposes or sympathies among members of a group

solidi
solidus
n 1: a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages [syn: {bezant}, {bezzant}, {byzant}]
2: a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information [syn: {slash}, {virgule}, {diagonal}, {stroke}, {separatrix}] [also: {solidi} (pl)]

solidi
See {solidus}

solidification
n : the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue" [syn: {hardening}, {solidifying}, {set}, {curing}]

solidified
adj : changed into a solid mass [syn: {coagulated}]

solidified
solidify
v 1: make solid or more solid; cause to solidify
2: become solid; "The metal solidified when it cooled" [also: {solidified}]

solidified
See {solidify}

solidify
v 1: make solid or more solid; cause to solidify
2: become solid; "The metal solidified when it cooled" [also: {solidified}]

solidifying
n : the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue" [syn: {hardening}, {solidification}, {set}, {curing}]

solidity
n 1: the consistency of a solid [syn: {solidness}] [ant: {porosity}]
2: state of having the interior filled with matter [ant: {hollowness}]

solidly
adv 1: as an undiversified whole; "the unions voted solidly for Roosevelt"
2: with strength and soundness; "a solidly built house"

solidness
n 1: the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape [syn: {solid}]
2: the consistency of a solid [syn: {solidity}] [ant: {porosity}]

solid-state
adj 1: characteristic of or relating to the physical properties of solid materials especially electromagnetic or thermodynamic or structural properties of crystalline solids
2: consisting of semiconductor materials and components and related devices

solid-state physics
n : the branch of physics that studies the properties of materials in the solid state: electrical conduction in crystals of semiconductors and metals; superconductivity; photoconductivity

solidus
n 1: a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages [syn: {bezant}, {bezzant}, {byzant}]
2: a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information [syn: {slash}, {virgule}, {diagonal}, {stroke}, {separatrix}] [also: {solidi} (pl)]

soliloquise
v : talk to oneself [syn: {monologuize}, {monologuise}, {soliloquize}]

soliloquize
v : talk to oneself [syn: {monologuize}, {monologuise}, {soliloquise}]

soliloquy
n 1: speech you make to yourself [syn: {monologue}]
2: a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections

Solingen
n : a city in west central Germany noted for cutlery

solipsism
n : (philosophy) the philosophical theory that the self is all that you know to exist

solitaire
n 1: a gem (usually a diamond) in a setting by itself
2: extinct flightless bird related to the dodo [syn: {Pezophaps solitaria}]
3: dull gray North American thrushes noted for its beautiful song
4: a card game played by one person [syn: {patience}]

solitarily
adv : in solitude; "a hermit chooses to live solitarily"

solitariness
n 1: the state of being alone in solitary isolation [syn: {loneliness}]
2: the disposition to enjoy being alone

solitary
adj 1: characterized by or preferring solitude in mode of life; "the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony"; "a lone wolf"; "a man of a solitary disposition" [syn: {eremitic}, {eremitical}, {lone(a)}]
2: of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies; "solitary bees" [syn: {nongregarious}, {nonsocial}]
3: lacking companions or companionship; "he was alone when we met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone skier on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler" [syn: {alone(p)}, {lone(a)}, {lonely(a)}]
4: enjoyed or performed alone; "a lonely existence"; "his lonely room"; "took a solitary walk"; "enjoyed her solitary dinner"; "solitary pursuits such as reading" [syn: {lonely(a)}]
5: being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky" [syn: {lone(a)}, {lonesome(a)}, {only(a)}, {sole(a)}, {solitary(a)}]
6: separated from or unfrequented by others; remote or secluded; "a lonely crossroads"; "a solitary retreat"; "a trail leading to an unfrequented lake" [syn: {lonely(a)}, {unfrequented}]
n 1: confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners; "he was held in solitary" [syn: {solitary confinement}]
2: one who lives in solitude [syn: {hermit}, {recluse}, {solitudinarian}, {troglodyte}]

solitary confinement
n : confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners; "he was held in solitary" [syn: {solitary}]

solitary pussytoes
n : a variety of pussytoes

solitary vireo
n : of eastern North America having a bluish-gray head and mostly green body [syn: {Vireo solitarius}]

solitary wave
n : (physics) a quantum of energy or quasiparticle that can be propagated as a traveling wave in nonlinear systems and is neither preceded nor followed by another such disturbance; does not obey the superposition principle and does not dissipate; "soliton waves can travel long distances with little loss of energy or structure" [syn: {soliton}, {soliton wave}]

soliton
n : (physics) a quantum of energy or quasiparticle that can be propagated as a traveling wave in nonlinear systems and is neither preceded nor followed by another such disturbance; does not obey the superposition principle and does not dissipate; "soliton waves can travel long distances with little loss of energy or structure" [syn: {soliton wave}, {solitary wave}]

soliton wave
n : (physics) a quantum of energy or quasiparticle that can be propagated as a traveling wave in nonlinear systems and is neither preceded nor followed by another such disturbance; does not obey the superposition principle and does not dissipate; "soliton waves can travel long distances with little loss of energy or structure" [syn: {soliton}, {solitary wave}]

solitude
n 1: a state of social isolation [syn: {purdah}]
2: a solitary place
3: a disposition toward being alone [syn: {aloneness}, {loneliness}, {lonesomeness}]

solitudinarian
n : one who lives in solitude [syn: {hermit}, {recluse}, {solitary}, {troglodyte}]

solleret
n : armor plate that protects the foot; consists of mail with a solid toe and heel [syn: {sabaton}]

solmisation
n : a system of naming the notes of a musical scale by syllables instead of letters [syn: {solmization}]

solmizate
v 1: sing by the syllables of solmization; "solmizate a song before you learn the lyrics"
2: sing using syllables like `do', `re' and `mi' to represent the tones of the scale; "The voice teacher showed the students how to solmizate"

solmization
n 1: a system of naming the notes of a musical scale by syllables instead of letters [syn: {solmisation}]
2: singing using solfa syllables to denote the notes of the scale of C major [syn: {solfege}, {solfeggio}]

solo
adj : composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; "a passage for solo clarinet"
n 1: any activity that is performed alone without assistance
2: a musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment)
3: a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied
adv : without anybody else; "the child stayed home alone"; "he flew solo" [syn: {alone}, {unaccompanied}]
v 1: fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers
2: perform a piece written for a single instrument [also: {soli} (pl)]

solo blast
n : a home run with no runners on base [syn: {solo homer}]

solo homer
n : a home run with no runners on base [syn: {solo blast}]

Solo man
n : early man of late Pleistocene; skull resembles that of Neanderthal man but with smaller cranial capacity; found in Java

soloist
n : a musician who performs a solo

Solomon
n : (Old Testament) son of David and king of Israel noted for his wisdom (10th century BC)

Solomon Guggenheim
n : United States philanthropist; son of Meyer Guggenheim who created several foundation to support the arts (1861-1949) [syn: {Guggenheim}]

Solomon Hurok
n : United States impresario who was born in Russia (1888-1974) [syn: {Hurok}, {Sol Hurok}]

Solomon Islands
n 1: the southern Solomon Islands that since 1978 form an independent state in the British Commonwealth
2: the northernmost islands are part of Papua New Guinea; the remainder form an independent state within the British Commonwealth [syn: {Solomons}]

Solomonic
adj : exhibiting or requiring the wisdom of Solomon in making difficult decisions

Solomons
n : the northernmost islands are part of Papua New Guinea; the remainder form an independent state within the British Commonwealth [syn: {Solomon Islands}]

Solomon's seal
n : a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles triangles; an emblem symbolizing Judaism [syn: {Star of David}, {Shield of David}, {Magen David}, {Mogen David}]

Solomon's-seal
n : any of several plants of the genus Polygonatum having paired drooping yellowish-green flowers and a thick rootstock with scars shaped like Solomon's seal

solon
n : a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs [syn: {statesman}, {national leader}]

Solresol
n : an artificial language

solstice
n : either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator

solubility
n 1: the quality of being soluble [ant: {insolubility}]
2: the quantity of a particular substance that can dissolve in a particular solvent (yielding a saturated solution)

soluble
adj 1: (of a substance) capable of being dissolved in some solvent (usually water) [ant: {insoluble}]
2: susceptible of solution or of being solved or explained; "the puzzle is soluble" [ant: {insoluble}]

soluble glass
n : a viscous glass consisting of sodium silicate in solution; used as a cement or as a protective coating and to preserve eggs [syn: {water glass}, {sodium silicate}]

soluble RNA
n : short-chain RNA molecules present in the cell (in at least 20 varieties, each variety capable of combining with a specific amino acid) that attach the correct amino acid to the protein chain that is being synthesized at the ribosome of the cell (according to directions coded in the mRNA) [syn: {transfer RNA}, {tRNA}, {acceptor RNA}]

solubleness
n : the property of being dissoluble; "he measure the dissolubility of sugar in water" [syn: {dissolubility}]

solute
n : the dissolved substance in a solution; the component of a solution that changes its state

solution
n 1: a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution; "he used a solution of peroxide and water"
2: a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places" [syn: {answer}, {result}, {resolution}, {solvent}]
3: a method for solving a problem; "the easy solution is to look it up in the handbook"
4: the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation [syn: {root}]
5: the successful action of solving a problem; "the solution took three hours"

solvable
adj : possible to solve; "such problems are perfectly solvable" [syn: {resolvable}]

solvate
n : a compound formed by solvation (the combination of solvent molecules with molecules or ions of the solute)
v 1: cause a solvation in (a substance)
2: undergo solvation or convert into a solvate

solvating agent
n : an agent that converts something into a solvate

solvation
n : a chemical process in which solvent molecules and molecules or ions of the solute combine to form a compound

Solvay
n : Belgian chemist who developed the Solvay process and built factories exploiting it (1838-1922) [syn: {Ernest Solvay}]

Solvay process
n : an industrial process for producing sodium carbonate from sodium chloride and ammonia and carbon dioxide

solve
v 1: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem" [syn: {work out}, {figure out}, {puzzle out}, {lick}, {work}]
2: find the solution; "solve an equation"; "solve for x" [syn: {resolve}]
3: settle, as of a debt; "clear a debt"; "solve an old debt" [syn: {clear}]

solved
adj : explained or answered; "mysteries solved and unsolved; problems resolved and unresolved" [syn: {resolved}] [ant: {unsolved}]

solvency
n : the ability to meet maturing obligations as they come due [ant: {insolvency}]

solvent
adj : capable of meeting financial obligations [ant: {insolvent}]
n 1: a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution" [syn: {dissolvent}, {dissolver}, {dissolving agent}, {resolvent}]
2: a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places" [syn: {solution}, {answer}, {result}, {resolution}]

solver
n : a thinker who focuses on the problem as stated and tries to synthesize information and knowledge to achieve a solution [syn: {problem solver}, {convergent thinker}]

solving
n : finding a solution to a problem [syn: {resolution}]

Solway Firth
n : a large firth on the west coast of Britain between England and Scotland

Solzhenitsyn
n : Soviet writer and political dissident whose novels exposed the brutality of Soviet labor camps (born in 1918) [syn: {Alexander Isayevich Solzhenitsyn}, {Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn}]

som
n : the basic unit of money in Kyrgyzstan

soma
n 1: leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly used to make an intoxicating drink [syn: {haoma}, {Sarcostemma acidum}]
2: personification of a sacred intoxicating drink used in Vedic ritual
3: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: {human body}, {physical body}, {material body}, {build}, {figure}, {physique}, {anatomy}, {shape}, {bod}, {chassis}, {frame}, {form}, {flesh}] [also: {somata} (pl)]

somaesthesia
n 1: the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations; "he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes" [syn: {somesthesia}, {somatesthesia}, {somatic sensation}]
2: the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs [syn: {somesthesia}, {somesthesis}, {somaesthesis}, {somatesthesia}, {somatatesthesis}, {somatosensory system}, {somatic sensory system}, {somatic sense}]

somaesthesis
n : the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs [syn: {somesthesia}, {somesthesis}, {somaesthesia}, {somatesthesia}, {somatatesthesis}, {somatosensory system}, {somatic sensory system}, {somatic sense}]

Somali
adj : of or relating to the African republic of Somalia or its people or their language and culture; "Somali coffee is excellent" [syn: {Somalian}]
n 1: a member of a tall dark people inhabiting Somalia
2: the Cushitic language spoken by the Somali people

Somali peninsula
n : a peninsula of northeastern Africa (the easternmost part of Africa) comprising Somalia and Djibouti and Eritrea and parts of Ethiopia [syn: {Horn of Africa}]

Somalia
n : a republic in extreme eastern Africa on the Somali Peninsula; subject to tribal warfare

Somalian
adj : of or relating to the African republic of Somalia or its people or their language and culture; "Somali coffee is excellent" [syn: {Somali}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Somalia

Somalian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Somalia

Somalian shilling
n : the basic unit of money in Somalia; equal to 100 cents [syn: {shilling}]

soman
n : a nerve agent easily absorbed into the body; a lethal cholinesterase inhibitor that is highly toxic when inhaled [syn: {GD}]

somata
soma
n 1: leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly used to make an intoxicating drink [syn: {haoma}, {Sarcostemma acidum}]
2: personification of a sacred intoxicating drink used in Vedic ritual
3: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: {human body}, {physical body}, {material body}, {build}, {figure}, {physique}, {anatomy}, {shape}, {bod}, {chassis}, {frame}, {form}, {flesh}] [also: {somata} (pl)]

somata
See {soma}

somatatesthesis
n : the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs [syn: {somesthesia}, {somesthesis}, {somaesthesia}, {somaesthesis}, {somatesthesia}, {somatosensory system}, {somatic sensory system}, {somatic sense}]

Somateria
n : eider ducks [syn: {genus Somateria}]

somatesthesia
n 1: the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations; "he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes" [syn: {somesthesia}, {somaesthesia}, {somatic sensation}]
2: the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs [syn: {somesthesia}, {somesthesis}, {somaesthesia}, {somaesthesis}, {somatatesthesis}, {somatosensory system}, {somatic sensory system}, {somatic sense}]

somatic
adj : affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; "bodily needs"; "a corporal defect"; "corporeal suffering"; "a somatic symptom or somatic illness" [syn: {bodily}, {corporal}, {corporeal}]

somatic cell
n : any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes; "somatic cells are produced from preexisting cells"; [syn: {vegetative cell}]

somatic cell nuclear transfer
n : moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another [syn: {somatic cell nuclear transplantation}, {SCNT}, {nuclear transplantation}]

somatic cell nuclear transplantation
n : moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another [syn: {somatic cell nuclear transfer}, {SCNT}, {nuclear transplantation}]

somatic chromosome
n : any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa [syn: {autosome}]

somatic delusion
n : a delusion concerning the body image or parts of the body

somatic sensation
n : the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations; "he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes" [syn: {somesthesia}, {somaesthesia}, {somatesthesia}]

somatic sense
n : the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs [syn: {somesthesia}, {somesthesis}, {somaesthesia}, {somaesthesis}, {somatesthesia}, {somatatesthesis}, {somatosensory system}, {somatic sensory system}]

somatic sensory system
n : the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs [syn: {somesthesia}, {somesthesis}, {somaesthesia}, {somaesthesis}, {somatesthesia}, {somatatesthesis}, {somatosensory system}, {somatic sense}]

somatogenetic
adj : of or arising from physiological causes rather than being psychogenic in origin; "somatogenic theories of schizophrenia" [syn: {somatogenic}]

somatogenic
adj : of or arising from physiological causes rather than being psychogenic in origin; "somatogenic theories of schizophrenia" [syn: {somatogenetic}]

somatosense
n : any of the sensory systems that mediate sensations of pressure and tickle and warmth and cold and vibration and limb position and limb movement and pain

somatosensory
adj : of or relating to the somatosenses

somatosensory system
n : the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs [syn: {somesthesia}, {somesthesis}, {somaesthesia}, {somaesthesis}, {somatesthesia}, {somatatesthesis}, {somatic sensory system}, {somatic sense}]

somatotrophic hormone
n : a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans [syn: {somatotropin}, {somatotrophin}, {somatotropic hormone}, {STH}, {human growth hormone}, {growth hormone}]

somatotrophin
n : a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans [syn: {somatotropin}, {somatotropic hormone}, {somatotrophic hormone}, {STH}, {human growth hormone}, {growth hormone}]

somatotropic hormone
n : a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans [syn: {somatotropin}, {somatotrophin}, {somatotrophic hormone}, {STH}, {human growth hormone}, {growth hormone}]

somatotropin
n : a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans [syn: {somatotrophin}, {somatotropic hormone}, {somatotrophic hormone}, {STH}, {human growth hormone}, {growth hormone}]

somatotype
n : a category of physique [syn: {body type}]

somber
adj 1: grave or even gloomy in character; "solemn and mournful music"; "a suit of somber black"; "a somber mood" [syn: {sombre}]
2: lacking brightness or color; dull; "drab faded curtains"; "sober Puritan gray"; "children in somber brown clothes" [syn: {drab}, {sober}, {sombre}]

somberly
adv : in a somber manner; "`That's sure bad news,' said Dowd, somberly" [syn: {sombrely}]

somberness
n 1: a state of partial or total darkness; "he struck a match to dispell the gloom" [syn: {gloom}, {sombreness}]
2: a feeling of melancholy apprehension [syn: {gloom}, {gloominess}]
3: a manner that is serious and solemn [syn: {graveness}, {gravity}, {sobriety}, {soberness}]

sombre
adj 1: grave or even gloomy in character; "solemn and mournful music"; "a suit of somber black"; "a somber mood" [syn: {somber}]
2: lacking brightness or color; dull; "drab faded curtains"; "sober Puritan gray"; "children in somber brown clothes" [syn: {drab}, {sober}, {somber}]

sombrely
adv : in a somber manner; "`That's sure bad news,' said Dowd, somberly" [syn: {somberly}]

sombreness
n : a state of partial or total darkness; "he struck a match to dispell the gloom" [syn: {gloom}, {somberness}]

Sombrero
n 1: one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis
2: a straw hat with a tall crown and broad brim; worn in American southwest and in Mexico

some
adj 1: quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity; "have some milk"; "some roses were still blooming"; "having some friends over"; "some apples"; "some paper" [syn: {some(a)}] [ant: {no(a)}, {all(a)}]
2: unknown or unspecified; "some lunatic drove into my car"; "some man telephoned while you were out"; "some day my prince will come"; "some enchanted evening" [syn: {some(a)}]
3: relatively many but unspecified in number; "they were here for some weeks"; "we did not meet again for some years" [syn: {some(a)}]
4: remarkable; "that was some party"; "she is some skier"
5: relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent; "we talked for some time"; "he was still some distance away" [syn: {some(a)}]
adv : (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party" [syn: {approximately}, {about}, {close to}, {just about}, {roughly}, {more or less}, {around}, {or so}]

some other
adj : any of various alternatives; some other; "put it off to another (or some other) day" [syn: {another(a)}]

somebody
n : a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" [syn: {person}, {individual}, {someone}, {mortal}, {human}, {soul}]

someday
adv : some unspecified time in the future; "someday you will understand my actions"

somehow
adv 1: in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means; "they managed somehow"; "he expected somehow to discover a woman who would love him"; "he tried to make is someway acceptable" [syn: {someway}, {someways}, {in some way}, {in some manner}]
2: for some unspecified reason; "It doesn't seem fair somehow"; "he had me dead to rights but somehow I got away with it"; "for some reason they didn't seem to match" [syn: {for some reason}]

someone
n : a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" [syn: {person}, {individual}, {somebody}, {mortal}, {human}, {soul}]

someplace
adv : in or at or to some place; "she must be somewhere"; (`someplace' is used informally for `somewhere') [syn: {somewhere}]

somersault
n : an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return [syn: {somersaulting}, {flip}]
v : do a somersault

somersaulting
n : an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return [syn: {somersault}, {flip}]

Somerset
n : a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel

Somerset Maugham
n : English writer (born in France) of novels and short stories (1874-1965) [syn: {Maugham}, {W. Somerset Maugham}, {William Somerset Maugham}]

somesthesia
n 1: the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations; "he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes" [syn: {somaesthesia}, {somatesthesia}, {somatic sensation}]
2: the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs [syn: {somesthesis}, {somaesthesia}, {somaesthesis}, {somatesthesia}, {somatatesthesis}, {somatosensory system}, {somatic sensory system}, {somatic sense}]

somesthesis
n : the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs [syn: {somesthesia}, {somaesthesia}, {somaesthesis}, {somatesthesia}, {somatatesthesis}, {somatosensory system}, {somatic sensory system}, {somatic sense}]

something
n : a thing of some kind; "is there something you want?"

sometime
adj : belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover" [syn: {erstwhile(a)}, {former(a)}, {once(a)}, {onetime(a)}, {quondam(a)}, {sometime(a)}]
adv : at some indefinite or unstated time; "let's get together sometime"; "everything has to end sometime"; "It was to be printed sometime later"

sometimes
adv : on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always; "sometimes she wished she were back in England"; "sometimes her photography is breathtaking"; "sometimes they come for a month; at other times for six months"

someway
adv : in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means; "they managed somehow"; "he expected somehow to discover a woman who would love him"; "he tried to make is someway acceptable" [syn: {somehow}, {someways}, {in some way}, {in some manner}]

someways
adv : in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means; "they managed somehow"; "he expected somehow to discover a woman who would love him"; "he tried to make is someway acceptable" [syn: {somehow}, {someway}, {in some way}, {in some manner}]

somewhat
adv 1: to a small degree or extent; "his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory"; "the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other" [syn: {slightly}]
2: to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"; "they lived comfortably within reason" [syn: {reasonably}, {moderately}, {within reason}, {fairly}, {middling}, {passably}] [ant: {unreasonably}, {unreasonably}]

somewhere
n : an indefinite or unknown location; "they moved to somewhere in Spain"
adv : in or at or to some place; "she must be somewhere"; (`someplace' is used informally for `somewhere') [syn: {someplace}]

somite
n : one of a series of similar body segments into which some animals are divided longitudinally [syn: {metamere}]

Somme
n 1: battle of World War II (1944) [syn: {Somme River}, {Battle of the Somme}]
2: battle in World War I (1916) [syn: {Somme River}, {Battle of the Somme}]

Somme River
n 1: battle of World War II (1944) [syn: {Somme}, {Battle of the Somme}]
2: battle in World War I (1916) [syn: {Somme}, {Battle of the Somme}]

sommelier
n : a waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant [syn: {wine waiter}, {wine steward}]

somnambulate
v : walk in one's sleep [syn: {sleepwalk}]

somnambulation
n : walking by a person who is asleep [syn: {sleepwalking}, {somnambulism}, {noctambulism}, {noctambulation}]

somnambulism
n : walking by a person who is asleep [syn: {sleepwalking}, {somnambulation}, {noctambulism}, {noctambulation}]

somnambulist
n : someone who walks about in their sleep [syn: {sleepwalker}, {noctambulist}]

somniferous
adj : sleep inducing [syn: {soporific}, {soporiferous}, {somnific}, {hypnogogic}, {hypnagogic}]

somnific
adj : sleep inducing [syn: {soporific}, {soporiferous}, {somniferous}, {hypnogogic}, {hypnagogic}]

somniloquism
n : uttering speech while asleep [syn: {sleep talking}, {somniloquy}]

somniloquist
n : someone who talks while asleep

somniloquy
n : uttering speech while asleep [syn: {sleep talking}, {somniloquism}]

somnolence
n : a very sleepy state; "sleepiness causes many driving accidents" [syn: {sleepiness}, {drowsiness}] [ant: {wakefulness}]

somnolent
adj : inclined to or marked by drowsiness; "slumberous (or slumbrous) eyes"; "`slumbery' is archaic"; "the sound had a a somnolent effect" [syn: {slumberous}, {slumbery}, {slumbrous}]

somnolently
adv : in a drowsy manner; "`Time to get up,' she said drowsily" [syn: {drowsily}]

Somrai
n : a Chadic language spoken in Chad [syn: {Sibine}]

son
n 1: a male human offspring; "their son became a famous judge"; "his boy is taller than he is" [syn: {boy}] [ant: {daughter}, {daughter}]
2: the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus) [syn: {Word}, {Logos}]

son of a bitch
n : insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous [syn: {asshole}, {bastard}, {cocksucker}, {dickhead}, {shit}, {mother fucker}, {motherfucker}, {prick}, {whoreson}, {SOB}]

sonant
adj : of speech sounds [syn: {voiced}] [ant: {surd}]
n : a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords [syn: {voiced sound}]

sonar
n : a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return; sonar is an acronym for sound navigation ranging; asdic is an acronym for anti-submarine detection investigation committee [syn: {echo sounder}, {asdic}]

sonata
n : a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms

sonata form
n : a musical form having 3 sections -- exposition and development and recapitulation; characteristic of 1st movement of a sonata or symphony

Sonchus
n : sow thistles [syn: {genus Sonchus}]

Sonchus oleraceus
n : annual Eurasian sow thistle with soft spiny leaves and rayed yellow flower heads [syn: {milkweed}]

Sondheim
n : United States composer of musicals (born in 1930) [syn: {Stephen Sondheim}]

sone
n : a unit of perceived loudness equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz tone at 40 dB above threshold

song
n 1: a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"
2: a distinctive or characteristic sound; "the song of bullets was in the air"; "the song of the wind"; "the wheels sang their song as the train rocketed ahead"
3: the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates" [syn: {strain}]
4: the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age" [syn: {birdcall}, {call}, {birdsong}]
5: a very small sum; "he bought it for a song"
6: the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy [syn: {Sung}, {Sung dynasty}, {Song dynasty}]

song and dance
n 1: theatrical performance combining singing and dancing
2: an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse [syn: {fairytale}, {fairy tale}, {fairy story}, {cock-and-bull story}]

Song dynasty
n : the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy [syn: {Sung}, {Sung dynasty}, {Song}]

Song of Solomon
n : an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually written much later [syn: {Song of Songs}, {Canticle of Canticles}, {Canticles}]

Song of Songs
n : an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually written much later [syn: {Song of Solomon}, {Canticle of Canticles}, {Canticles}]

song sparrow
n : small songbird common in North America [syn: {Melospiza melodia}]

song thrush
n : common Old World thrush noted for its song [syn: {mavis}, {throstle}, {Turdus philomelos}]

songbird
n : any bird having a musical call [syn: {songster}]

songbook
n : a book containing a collection of songs

songful
adj : richly melodious [syn: {canorous}]

songfulness
n : the property of being suitable for singing [syn: {lyricality}, {lyricism}]

Songhai
n : a Nilo-Saharan language spoken by the Songhai people in Mali and Niger

songlike
adj : having a melody (as distinguished from recitative) [syn: {ariose}]

songster
n 1: a composer of words or music for popular songs [syn: {songwriter}, {ballad maker}]
2: a person who sings
3: any bird having a musical call [syn: {songbird}]

songstress
n : a woman songster (especially of popular songs)

songwriter
n : a composer of words or music for popular songs [syn: {songster}, {ballad maker}]

sonic
adj 1: (of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level; "a sonic boom" [syn: {transonic}] [ant: {subsonic}, {supersonic}]
2: relating to audible sound; "a sonic wave"

sonic barrier
n : the increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches the speed of sound [syn: {sound barrier}]

sonic boom
n : an explosive sound caused by the shock wave of an airplane traveling faster than the speed of sound; "a sonic boom follows an aircraft as a wake follows a ship"

sonic delay line
n : a delay line based on the time of propagation of sound waves [syn: {acoustic delay line}]

sonic depth finder
n : depth finder for determining depth of water or a submerged object by means of ultrasound waves [syn: {fathometer}]

son-in-law
n : the husband of your daughter [also: {sons-in-law} (pl)]

sonnet
n : a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
v 1: praise in a sonnet
2: compose a sonnet

sonneteer
n : a poet who writes sonnets

sonny
n : a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy) [syn: {cub}, {lad}, {laddie}, {sonny boy}]

sonny boy
n : a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy) [syn: {cub}, {lad}, {laddie}, {sonny}]

Sonny Liston
n : United States prizefighter who lost his world heavyweight championship to Cassius Clay in 1964 (1932-1970) [syn: {Liston}, {Charles Liston}]

sonogram
n : an image of a structure that is produced by ultrasonography (reflections of high-frequency sound waves); used to observe fetal growth or to study bodily organs

sonograph
n : an instrument that uses the differential transmission and reflection of ultrasonic waves in order to provide an image of a bodily organ

sonography
n : using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs [syn: {ultrasonography}, {ultrasound}]

sonometer
n : an instrument used to measure the sensitivity of hearing [syn: {audiometer}]

Sonora
n : ground snakes [syn: {genus Sonora}]

Sonora gum
n : acidulous gum resin of the creosote bush

Sonora lac
n : resembling lac; secreted by a scale living on twigs of certain Mexican shrubs; used locally as medicine

Sonora semiannulata
n : small shy brightly-ringed terrestrial snake of arid or semiarid areas of western North America [syn: {ground snake}]

Sonoran Desert
n : a desert in southwestern Arizona

Sonoran lyre snake
n : of desert regions of southwestern North America [syn: {Trimorphodon lambda}]

Sonoran whipsnake
n : both terrestrial and arboreal snake of United States southwest [syn: {Masticophis bilineatus}]

sonority
n : having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant [syn: {plangency}, {resonance}, {reverberance}, {ringing}, {sonorousness}, {vibrancy}]

sonorous
adj : full and loud and deep; "heavy sounds"; "a herald chosen for his sonorous voice" [syn: {heavy}]

sonorously
adv : in a sonorous manner; "the congregation consisted chiefly of a few young folk, who snored sonorously" [syn: {rotundly}]

sonorousness
n : having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant [syn: {plangency}, {resonance}, {reverberance}, {ringing}, {sonority}, {vibrancy}]

sonsie
adj : (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves; "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight dress" [syn: {bosomy}, {busty}, {buxom}, {curvaceous}, {curvy}, {full-bosomed}, {sonsy}, {voluptuous}, {well-endowed}]

sonsier
sonsy
adj : (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves; "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight dress" [syn: {bosomy}, {busty}, {buxom}, {curvaceous}, {curvy}, {full-bosomed}, {sonsie}, {voluptuous}, {well-endowed}] [also: {sonsiest}, {sonsier}]

sonsier
See {sonsy}

sonsiest
sonsy
adj : (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves; "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight dress" [syn: {bosomy}, {busty}, {buxom}, {curvaceous}, {curvy}, {full-bosomed}, {sonsie}, {voluptuous}, {well-endowed}] [also: {sonsiest}, {sonsier}]

sonsiest
See {sonsy}

sons-in-law
son-in-law
n : the husband of your daughter [also: {sons-in-law} (pl)]

sons-in-law
See {son-in-law}

sonsy
adj : (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves; "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight dress" [syn: {bosomy}, {busty}, {buxom}, {curvaceous}, {curvy}, {full-bosomed}, {sonsie}, {voluptuous}, {well-endowed}] [also: {sonsiest}, {sonsier}]

Sontag
n : United States writer (born in 1933) [syn: {Susan Sontag}]

soon
adv : in the near future; "the doctor will soon be here"; "the book will appear shortly"; "she will arrive presently"; "we should have news before long" [syn: {shortly}, {presently}, {before long}]

soon enough
adv : without being tardy; "we made it to the party in time" [syn: {in time}]

sooner
adv 1: comparatives of `soon' or `early'; "Come a little sooner, if you can"; "came earlier than I expected" [syn: {earlier}]
2: more readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably with warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die than give up" [syn: {preferably}, {rather}]

sooner or later
adv : within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time; "he will understand eventually"; "he longed for the flowers that were yet to show themselves"; "sooner or later you will have to face the facts"; "in time they came to accept the harsh reality" [syn: {eventually}, {yet}, {in time}, {one of these days}]

Sooner State
n : a state in south central United States [syn: {Oklahoma}, {OK}]

soonest
adv : with the least delay; "the soonest I can arrive is 3 P.M." [syn: {earliest}]

soot
n : a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink [syn: {carbon black}, {lampblack}, {smut}]
v : coat with soot

soot black
n : a very dark black [syn: {coal black}, {ebony}, {jet black}, {pitch black}, {sable}]

sooth
n : truth or reality; "in sooth"

soothe
v 1: give moral or emotional strength to [syn: {comfort}, {console}, {solace}]
2: cause to feel better; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation" [ant: {irritate}]

soothing
adj 1: affording physical relief; "a soothing ointment for her sunburn"
2: freeing from fear and anxiety [syn: {assuasive}, {calming}, {pacifying}]

soothing syrup
n : medicine in the form of a syrup that has a calming effect

soothingly
adv : in a soothing manner; "the mother talked soothingly to her child"

soothsaid
See {soothsay}

soothsayer
n : someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge) [syn: {forecaster}, {predictor}, {prognosticator}]

soothsaying
n : the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means [syn: {divination}, {foretelling}, {fortune telling}]

sootier
sooty
adj : of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal [syn: {coal-black}, {jet}, {jet-black}, {pitchy}] [also: {sootiest}, {sootier}]

sootier
See {sooty}

sootiest
sooty
adj : of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal [syn: {coal-black}, {jet}, {jet-black}, {pitchy}] [also: {sootiest}, {sootier}]

sootiest
See {sooty}

sootiness
n : the state of being dirty with soot [syn: {smuttiness}]

sooty
adj : of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal [syn: {coal-black}, {jet}, {jet-black}, {pitchy}] [also: {sootiest}, {sootier}]

sop
n 1: piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid [syn: {sops}]
2: a concession given to mollify or placate; "the offer was a sop to my feelings"
3: a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely; "rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries" [syn: {standing operating procedure}, {standard operating procedure}, {standard procedure}]
v 1: give a conciliatory gift or bribe to
2: be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid [syn: {soak through}]
3: dip into liquid; "sop bread into the sauce"
4: mop so as to leave a semi-dry surface; "swab the floors"
5: become thoroughly soaked or saturated with liquid
6: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face" [syn: {drench}, {douse}, {dowse}, {soak}, {souse}] [also: {sopping}, {sopped}]

sop up
v 1: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn: {absorb}, {suck}, {imbibe}, {soak up}, {suck up}, {draw}, {take in}, {take up}]
2: take up as if with a sponge [syn: {take in}, {suck in}, {take up}]

Sophia Loren
n : Italian film actress (born in 1934) [syn: {Loren}, {Sofia Scicolone}]

Sophie Tucker
n : United States vaudevillian (born in Russia) noted for her flamboyant performances (1884-1966) [syn: {Tucker}]

sophism
n : a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone [syn: {sophistry}, {sophistication}]

Sophist
n 1: any of a group of Greek philosophers and teachers in the 5th century BC who speculated on a wide range of subjects
2: someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious [syn: {casuist}]

sophistic
adj 1: of or pertaining to sophists
2: plausible but misleading [syn: {sophistical}]

sophistical
adj : plausible but misleading [syn: {sophistic}]

sophisticate
n : a worldly-wise person [syn: {man of the world}]
v 1: make less natural or innocent; "Their manners had sophisticated the young girls"
2: practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive [syn: {twist}, {twist around}, {pervert}, {convolute}]
3: alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive; "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol" [syn: {doctor}, {doctor up}]
4: make more complex or refined; "a sophisticated design"

sophisticated
adj 1: having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir faire; "sophisticated young socialites"; "a sophisticated audience"; "a sophisticated lifestyle"; "a sophisticated book" [ant: {naive}]
2: ahead in development; complex or intricate; "advanced technology"; "a sophisticated electronic control system" [syn: {advanced}]
3: marked by wide-ranging knowledge and appreciation of many parts of the world arising from urban life and wide travel; "the sophisticated manners of a true cosmopolite"; "urbane and pliant...he was at ease even in the drawing rooms of Paris" [syn: {urbane}]
4: intellectually appealing; "a sophisticated drama"

sophistication
n 1: uplifting enlightenment [syn: {edification}]
2: a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone [syn: {sophism}, {sophistry}]
3: being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject; "understanding affine transformations requires considerable mathematical sophistication"
4: the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated through cultivation or experience or disillusionment [syn: {worldliness}] [ant: {naivete}]
5: falsification by the use of sophistry; misleading by means of specious fallacies; "he practiced the art of sophistication upon reason"

sophistry
n : a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone [syn: {sophism}, {sophistication}]

Sophocles
n : one of the great tragedians of ancient Greece (496-406 BC)

sophomore
adj : used of the second year in United States high school or college; "the sophomore class"; "his sophomore year" [syn: {sophomore(a)}, {second-year}]
n : a second-year undergraduate

sophomore class
n : the second class in a four-year college or high school

Sophonias
n 1: a Hebrew minor poet of the late 7th century BC [syn: {Zephaniah}]
2: an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgement by God upon the sinners of Judah [syn: {Zephaniah}, {Book of Zephaniah}]

Sophora
n : cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and showy flowers; some species placed in genus Podalyria [syn: {genus Sophora}]

Sophora japonica
n : handsome round-headed deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan [syn: {Japanese pagoda tree}, {Chinese scholartree}, {Chinese scholar tree}, {Sophora sinensis}]

Sophora secundiflora
n : shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans [syn: {mescal bean}, {coral bean}, {frijolito}, {frijolillo}]

Sophora sinensis
n : handsome round-headed deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan [syn: {Japanese pagoda tree}, {Chinese scholartree}, {Chinese scholar tree}, {Sophora japonica}]

Sophora tetraptera
n : shrub or small tree of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; yields a hard strong wood [syn: {kowhai}]

soporiferous
adj 1: sleep inducing [syn: {soporific}, {somniferous}, {somnific}, {hypnogogic}, {hypnagogic}]
2: inducing mental lethargy; "a narcotic speech" [syn: {narcotic}, {soporific}]

soporific
adj 1: sleep inducing [syn: {soporiferous}, {somniferous}, {somnific}, {hypnogogic}, {hypnagogic}]
2: inducing mental lethargy; "a narcotic speech" [syn: {narcotic}, {soporiferous}]
n : a drug that induces sleep [syn: {hypnotic}]

sopped
sop
n 1: piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid [syn: {sops}]
2: a concession given to mollify or placate; "the offer was a sop to my feelings"
3: a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely; "rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries" [syn: {standing operating procedure}, {standard operating procedure}, {standard procedure}]
v 1: give a conciliatory gift or bribe to
2: be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid [syn: {soak through}]
3: dip into liquid; "sop bread into the sauce"
4: mop so as to leave a semi-dry surface; "swab the floors"
5: become thoroughly soaked or saturated with liquid
6: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face" [syn: {drench}, {douse}, {dowse}, {soak}, {souse}] [also: {sopping}, {sopped}]

sopped
See {sop}

soppier
soppy
adj : wet through and through; thoroughly wet; "stood at the door drenched (or soaked) by the rain"; "a shirt saturated with perspiration"; "his shoes were sopping (or soaking)"; "the speaker's sodden collar"; "soppy clothes" [syn: {drenched}, {saturated}, {soaked}, {soaking}, {sodden}, {sopping}] [also: {soppiest}, {soppier}]

soppier
See {soppy}

soppiest
soppy
adj : wet through and through; thoroughly wet; "stood at the door drenched (or soaked) by the rain"; "a shirt saturated with perspiration"; "his shoes were sopping (or soaking)"; "the speaker's sodden collar"; "soppy clothes" [syn: {drenched}, {saturated}, {soaked}, {soaking}, {sodden}, {sopping}] [also: {soppiest}, {soppier}]

soppiest
See {soppy}

sopping
sop
n 1: piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid [syn: {sops}]
2: a concession given to mollify or placate; "the offer was a sop to my feelings"
3: a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely; "rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries" [syn: {standing operating procedure}, {standard operating procedure}, {standard procedure}]
v 1: give a conciliatory gift or bribe to
2: be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid [syn: {soak through}]
3: dip into liquid; "sop bread into the sauce"
4: mop so as to leave a semi-dry surface; "swab the floors"
5: become thoroughly soaked or saturated with liquid
6: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face" [syn: {drench}, {douse}, {dowse}, {soak}, {souse}] [also: {sopping}, {sopped}]

sopping
adj : wet through and through; thoroughly wet; "stood at the door drenched (or soaked) by the rain"; "a shirt saturated with perspiration"; "his shoes were sopping (or soaking)"; "the speaker's sodden collar"; "soppy clothes" [syn: {drenched}, {saturated}, {soaked}, {soaking}, {sodden}, {soppy}]
adv : extremely wet; "dripping wet"; "soaking wet" [syn: {soaking}, {dripping}]

sopping
See {sop}

soppy
adj : wet through and through; thoroughly wet; "stood at the door drenched (or soaked) by the rain"; "a shirt saturated with perspiration"; "his shoes were sopping (or soaking)"; "the speaker's sodden collar"; "soppy clothes" [syn: {drenched}, {saturated}, {soaked}, {soaking}, {sodden}, {sopping}] [also: {soppiest}, {soppier}]

soprani
soprano
adj : having or denoting a high range; "soprano voice"; "soprano sax"; "the boy still had a fine treble voice"; "the treble clef" [syn: {treble}]
n 1: a female singer
2: the highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty
3: the pitch range of the highest female voice [syn: {treble}] [also: {soprani} (pl)]

soprani
See {soprano}

sopranino
adj : higher in range than soprano; "a sopranino recorder"

soprano
adj : having or denoting a high range; "soprano voice"; "soprano sax"; "the boy still had a fine treble voice"; "the treble clef" [syn: {treble}]
n 1: a female singer
2: the highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty
3: the pitch range of the highest female voice [syn: {treble}] [also: {soprani} (pl)]

soprano clef
n : a clef that puts middle C on the bottom line of the staff

sops
n : piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid [syn: {sop}]

sorb
n : acid gritty-textured fruit [syn: {sorb apple}]
v : take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption [syn: {take up}]

sorb apple
n 1: medium-sized European tree resembling the rowan but bearing edible fruit [syn: {service tree}, {sorb apple tree}, {Sorbus domestica}]
2: acid gritty-textured fruit [syn: {sorb}]

sorb apple tree
n : medium-sized European tree resembling the rowan but bearing edible fruit [syn: {service tree}, {sorb apple}, {Sorbus domestica}]

sorbate
n : a material that has been or is capable of being taken up by another substance by either absorption or adsorption

sorbed
adj : (of a substance) taken into and retained in another substance; "the sorbed oil mass"; "large volumes of occluded hydrogen in palladium" [syn: {occluded}]

sorbefacient
adj : inducing or promoting absorption [syn: {absorbefacient}]

sorbent
n : a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption [syn: {sorbent material}]

sorbent material
n : a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption [syn: {sorbent}]

sorbet
n : an ice containing milk [syn: {sherbert}, {sherbet}]

Sorbian
n 1: a speaker of Sorbian
2: a Slavonic language spoken in rural area of southeastern Germany [syn: {Lusatian}]

sorbic acid
n : a white crystalline carboxylic acid used as a preservative

Sorbonne
n : a university in Paris; intellectual center of France [syn: {Paris University}, {University of Paris}]

Sorbus
n : a genus of shrubs or trees of the family Rosaceae having feathery leaves [syn: {genus Sorbus}]

Sorbus americana
n : a variety of mountain ash [syn: {American mountain ash}]

Sorbus aucuparia
n : Eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruits [syn: {rowan}, {rowan tree}, {European mountain ash}]

Sorbus domestica
n : medium-sized European tree resembling the rowan but bearing edible fruit [syn: {service tree}, {sorb apple}, {sorb apple tree}]

Sorbus sitchensis
n : an ash of the Western coast of North America [syn: {Western mountain ash}]

Sorbus torminalis
n : European tree bearing edible small speckled brown fruit [syn: {wild service tree}]

sorcerer
n : one who practices magic or sorcery [syn: {magician}, {wizard}, {necromancer}]

sorceress
n : a woman sorcerer

sorcerise
v : transform or change by means of sorcery [syn: {sorcerize}]

sorcerize
v : transform or change by means of sorcery [syn: {sorcerise}]

sorcerous
adj : possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers; "charming incantations"; "magic signs that protect against adverse influence"; "a magical spell"; "'tis now the very witching time of night"- Shakespeare; "wizard wands"; "wizardly powers" [syn: {charming}, {magic}, {magical}, {witching(a)}, {wizard(a)}, {wizardly}]

sorcery
n : the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world [syn: {black magic}, {black art}, {necromancy}]

sordid
adj 1: morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal" [syn: {seamy}, {seedy}, {sleazy}, {squalid}]
2: unethical or dishonest; "dirty police officers"; "a sordid political campaign" [syn: {dirty}]
3: foul and run-down and repulsive; "a flyblown bar on the edge of town"; "a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town"; "squalid living conditions"; "sordid shantytowns" [syn: {flyblown}, {squalid}]
4: meanly avaricious and mercenary; "sordid avarice"; "sordid material interests"

sordidly
adv : in a sordid or squalid way [syn: {squalidly}]

sordidness
n : sordid dirtiness [syn: {squalor}, {squalidness}]

sordini
sordino
n : a mute for a violin [syn: {sourdine}] [also: {sordini} (pl)]

sordini
See {sordino}

sordino
n : a mute for a violin [syn: {sourdine}] [also: {sordini} (pl)]

sore
adj 1: hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw" [syn: {sensitive}, {tender}]
2: causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up" [syn: {afflictive}, {painful}]
3: roused to anger; "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark" [syn: {huffy}, {mad}]
4: inflamed and painful; "his throat was raw"; "had a sore throat" [syn: {raw}]
n : an open skin infection

sore throat
n : inflammation of the fauces and pharynx [syn: {pharyngitis}, {raw throat}]

sore-eyed
adj : having sore eyes; suffering from pinkeye or conjunctivitis

sorely
adv 1: to a great degree; "I missed him sorely"; "we were sorely taxed to keep up with them"
2: in or as if in pain; "she moved painfully forward"; "sorely wounded" [syn: {painfully}] [ant: {painlessly}]

Soren Aabye Kierkegaard
n : Danish philosopher who was the founder of existentialism (1813-1855) [syn: {Kierkegaard}, {Soren Kierkegaard}]

Soren Kierkegaard
n : Danish philosopher who was the founder of existentialism (1813-1855) [syn: {Kierkegaard}, {Soren Aabye Kierkegaard}]

Soren Peter Lauritz Sorensen
n : Danish chemist who devised the pH scale (1868-1939) [syn: {Sorensen}]

soreness
n 1: a pain that is felt when the area is touched [syn: {tenderness}]
2: an uncomfortable feeling in some part of the body [syn: {discomfort}, {irritation}]

Sorensen
n : Danish chemist who devised the pH scale (1868-1939) [syn: {Soren Peter Lauritz Sorensen}]

Sorex
n : type genus of the family Soricidae: shrews [syn: {genus Sorex}]

Sorex araneus
n : common American shrew [syn: {common shrew}]

Sorex cinereus
n : commonest shrew of moist habitats in North America [syn: {masked shrew}]

Sorex palustris
n : water shrew of North America [syn: {American water shrew}]

sorgho
n : any of several sorghums cultivated as a source of syrup [syn: {sorgo}, {sweet sorghum}, {sugar sorghum}]

sorghum
n 1: economically important Old World tropical cereal grass
2: made from juice of sweet sorghum [syn: {sorghum molasses}]

Sorghum bicolor
n : important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves [syn: {great millet}, {kaffir}, {kafir corn}, {kaffir corn}]

Sorghum halapense
n : tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States where it is a serious pest on cultivated land [syn: {Johnson grass}, {Aleppa grass}, {means grass}, {evergreen millet}, {Sorghum halepense}]

Sorghum halepense
n : tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States where it is a serious pest on cultivated land [syn: {Johnson grass}, {Aleppa grass}, {means grass}, {evergreen millet}, {Sorghum halapense}]

sorghum molasses
n : made from juice of sweet sorghum [syn: {sorghum}]

Sorghum vulgare caudatum
n : a Sudanese sorghum having exceptionally large soft white grains [syn: {feterita}, {federita}]

Sorghum vulgare rosburghii
n : sorghum having slender dry stalks and small hard grains; introduced into United States from India [syn: {shallu}]

Sorghum vulgare technicum
n : tall grasses grown for the elongated stiff-branched panicle used for brooms and brushes [syn: {broomcorn}]

sorgo
n : any of several sorghums cultivated as a source of syrup [syn: {sorgho}, {sweet sorghum}, {sugar sorghum}]

sori
sorus
n 1: a spore-producing structure in certain lichens and fungi
2: cluster of sporangia usually on underside of a fern frond [also: {sori} (pl)]

sori
See {sorus}

Soricidae
n : shrews [syn: {family Soricidae}]

sororal
adj : like or characteristic of or befitting a sister; "sisterly kindness"; "sororal concern" [syn: {sisterly}, {sisterlike}] [ant: {brotherly}]

sorority
n : a social club for female undergraduates

soroses
See {sorosis}

sorption
n : the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption)

sorrel
adj : of a light brownish color [syn: {brownish-orange}]
n 1: any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis [syn: {oxalis}, {wood sorrel}]
2: any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine [syn: {dock}, {sour grass}]
3: East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber [syn: {roselle}, {rozelle}, {red sorrel}, {Jamaica sorrel}, {Hibiscus sabdariffa}]
4: large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces [syn: {common sorrel}]
5: a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color

sorrel tree
n 1: deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves [syn: {sourwood}, {titi}, {Oxydendrum arboreum}]
2: Australian tree with acid foliage [syn: {Hibiscus heterophyllus}]

sorrier
sorry
adj 1: keenly sorry or regretful; "felt bad about letting the team down"; "was sorry that she had treated him so badly"; "felt bad about breaking the vase" [syn: {bad}]
2: feeling or expressing sorrow or pity; "a pitying observer threw his coat around her shoulders"; "let him perish without a pitying thought of ours wasted upon him"- Thomas De Quincey [syn: {pitying}, {sorry for(p)}]
3: having regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made" [syn: {regretful}] [ant: {unregretful}]
4: feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses [syn: {contrite}, {remorseful}, {rueful}, {ruthful}]
5: bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs" [syn: {deplorable}, {distressing}, {lamentable}, {pitiful}, {sad}]
6: depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams [syn: {dingy}, {dismal}, {drab}, {drear}, {dreary}, {gloomy}]
7: without merit; "a sorry horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk" [syn: {good-for-nothing}, {good-for-naught}, {meritless}, {no-account}, {no-count}, {no-good}] [also: {sorriest}, {sorrier}]

sorrier
See {sorry}

sorriest
sorry
adj 1: keenly sorry or regretful; "felt bad about letting the team down"; "was sorry that she had treated him so badly"; "felt bad about breaking the vase" [syn: {bad}]
2: feeling or expressing sorrow or pity; "a pitying observer threw his coat around her shoulders"; "let him perish without a pitying thought of ours wasted upon him"- Thomas De Quincey [syn: {pitying}, {sorry for(p)}]
3: having regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made" [syn: {regretful}] [ant: {unregretful}]
4: feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses [syn: {contrite}, {remorseful}, {rueful}, {ruthful}]
5: bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs" [syn: {deplorable}, {distressing}, {lamentable}, {pitiful}, {sad}]
6: depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams [syn: {dingy}, {dismal}, {drab}, {drear}, {dreary}, {gloomy}]
7: without merit; "a sorry horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk" [syn: {good-for-nothing}, {good-for-naught}, {meritless}, {no-account}, {no-count}, {no-good}] [also: {sorriest}, {sorrier}]

sorriest
See {sorry}

sorriness
n : worthlessness due to insignificance [syn: {paltriness}]

sorrow
n 1: an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement; "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss" [ant: {joy}]
2: sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game" [syn: {regret}, {rue}, {ruefulness}]
3: something that causes great unhappiness; "her death was a great grief to John" [syn: {grief}]
4: the state of being sad; "she tired of his perpetual sadness" [syn: {sadness}, {sorrowfulness}]
v : feel grief; eat one's heart out [syn: {grieve}]

sorrower
n : a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died) [syn: {mourner}, {griever}, {lamenter}]

sorrowful
adj : experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13 [ant: {joyful}]

sorrowfully
adv 1: in a sorrowful manner
2: with sadness; in a sorrowful manner; "his mother looked at him dolefully when he told her he had joined the Army" [syn: {dolefully}]

sorrowfulness
n 1: the state of being sad; "she tired of his perpetual sadness" [syn: {sadness}, {sorrow}]
2: a state of gloomy sorrow [syn: {mournfulness}, {ruthfulness}]

sorrowing
adj : sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope" [syn: {bereaved}, {bereft}, {grief-stricken}, {grieving}, {mourning(a)}, {sorrowing(a)}]

sorry
adj 1: keenly sorry or regretful; "felt bad about letting the team down"; "was sorry that she had treated him so badly"; "felt bad about breaking the vase" [syn: {bad}]
2: feeling or expressing sorrow or pity; "a pitying observer threw his coat around her shoulders"; "let him perish without a pitying thought of ours wasted upon him"- Thomas De Quincey [syn: {pitying}, {sorry for(p)}]
3: having regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made" [syn: {regretful}] [ant: {unregretful}]
4: feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses [syn: {contrite}, {remorseful}, {rueful}, {ruthful}]
5: bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs" [syn: {deplorable}, {distressing}, {lamentable}, {pitiful}, {sad}]
6: depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams [syn: {dingy}, {dismal}, {drab}, {drear}, {dreary}, {gloomy}]
7: without merit; "a sorry horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk" [syn: {good-for-nothing}, {good-for-naught}, {meritless}, {no-account}, {no-count}, {no-good}] [also: {sorriest}, {sorrier}]

sorry for
adj : feeling or expressing sorrow or pity; "a pitying observer threw his coat around her shoulders"; "let him perish without a pitying thought of ours wasted upon him"- Thomas De Quincey [syn: {pitying}, {sorry}, {sorry for(p)}]

sort
n 1: a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" [syn: {kind}, {form}, {variety}]
2: an approximate definition or example; "she wore a sort of magenta dress"; "she served a creamy sort of dessert thing"
3: a person of a particular character or nature; "what sort of person is he?"; "he's a good sort"
4: an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion; "the bottleneck in mail delivery it the process of sorting" [syn: {sorting}]
v 1: examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants" [syn: {screen}, {screen out}, {sieve}]
2: arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" [syn: {classify}, {class}, {assort}, {sort out}, {separate}]

sort of
adv : to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy" [syn: {rather}, {kind of}, {kinda}]

sort out
v 1: arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" [syn: {classify}, {class}, {sort}, {assort}, {separate}]
2: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" [syn: {clear}, {clear up}, {shed light on}, {crystallize}, {crystallise}, {crystalize}, {crystalise}, {straighten out}, {enlighten}, {illuminate}, {elucidate}]
3: punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently" [syn: {discipline}, {correct}]

sort program
n : a utility program that sorts data items [syn: {sorting program}]

sorted
adj 1: arranged according to size
2: arranged into groups [syn: {grouped}]

sorter
n 1: a clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office)
2: a machine for sorting things (such as punched cards or letters) into classes

sortie
n 1: a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position [syn: {sally}]
2: (military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation)

sorting
n 1: an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion; "the bottleneck in mail delivery it the process of sorting" [syn: {sort}]
2: the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories [syn: {classification}, {categorization}, {categorisation}]
3: grouping by class or kind or size

sorting algorithm
n : an algorithm for sorting a list

sorting program
n : a utility program that sorts data items [syn: {sort program}]

sortition
n : making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn [syn: {casting lots}, {drawing lots}]

sorus
n 1: a spore-producing structure in certain lichens and fungi
2: cluster of sporangia usually on underside of a fern frond [also: {sori} (pl)]

SOS
n : an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code

so-so
adj : neither good nor bad; "an indifferent performance"; "a gifted painter but an indifferent actor"; "her work at the office is passable"; "a so-so golfer"; "feeling only so-so"; "prepared a tolerable dinner"; "a tolerable working knowledge of French" [syn: {indifferent}, {passable}, {so-so(p)}, {tolerable}]
adv : in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner; "she plays tennis tolerably" [syn: {acceptably}, {tolerably}] [ant: {unacceptably}, {unacceptably}]

sot
n : a chronic drinker [syn: {drunkard}, {drunk}, {rummy}, {inebriate}]

soteriological
adj : of or relating to soteriology

soteriology
n : the branch of Christian theology that deals with salvation as the effect of a divine agency

Sothis
n : the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major [syn: {Sirius}, {Dog Star}, {Canicula}]

Sotho
adj : of or relating to any of the group of Sotho languages; "Sotho noun classifiers"
n : any of the mutually intelligible southern Bantu languages of the Sotho people in Botswana and South Africa and Lesotho

sottish
adj : given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol; "a bibulous fellow"; "a bibulous evening"; "his boozy drinking companions"; "thick boozy singing"; "a drunken binge"; "two drunken gentleman holding each other up"; "sottish behavior" [syn: {bibulous}, {boozy}, {drunken}]

sottishly
adv : in a sottish manner

sottishness
n 1: stupefaction from drink
2: lack of restraint in use of alcohol

sotto voce
adv : in an undertone; "he uttered a curse sotto voce" [syn: {in a low voice}]

sou
n : a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money; "he hasn't a sou to his name"

souari
n : large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil [syn: {souari nut}, {souari tree}, {Caryocar nuciferum}]

souari nut
n 1: large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil [syn: {souari}, {souari tree}, {Caryocar nuciferum}]
2: a large nutlike seed of a South American tree

souari tree
n : large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil [syn: {souari}, {souari nut}, {Caryocar nuciferum}]

Soubise
n : veloute sauce with sauteed chopped onions and whipping cream [syn: {white onion sauce}]

soubrette
n 1: a pert or flirtatious young girl
2: a minor female role as a pert flirtatious lady's maid in a comedy

soubriquet
n : a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim" [syn: {nickname}, {moniker}, {cognomen}, {sobriquet}]

Soudan
n 1: a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956; involved in state-sponsored terrorism [syn: {Sudan}, {Republic of the Sudan}]
2: a region of northern Africa south of the Sahara and Libyan deserts; extends from the Atlantic to the Red Sea [syn: {Sudan}]

sou'-east
n : the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees [syn: {southeast}, {SE}]
adv : to, toward, or in the southeast [syn: {southeast}, {south-east}]

sou'easter
n : a strong wind from the southeast [syn: {southeaster}]

souffle
n : light fluffy dish of egg yolks and stiffly beaten egg whites mixed with e.g. cheese or fish or fruit

Soufflot
n : French architect (1713-1780) [syn: {Jacques Germain Soufflot}]

sough
v 1: place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth; "She sowed sunflower seeds" [syn: {sow}, {seed}]
2: indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure; "The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"; "The ancient door soughed when opened" [syn: {groan}, {moan}]
3: introduce into an environment; "sow suspicion or beliefs" [syn: {sow}]

soughing
adj : characterized by soft sounds; "a murmurous brook"; "a soughing wind in the pines"; "a slow sad susurrous rustle like the wind fingering the pines"- R.P.Warren [syn: {murmurous}, {rustling}, {susurrous}]

soughingly
adv : with a soft sound; "the branches of the trees moved soughingly in the breeze"

sought
seek
n : the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
v 1: try to get or reach; "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness"
2: try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county" [syn: {search}, {look for}]
3: make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world" [syn: {try}, {attempt}, {essay}, {assay}]
4: go to or towards; "a liquid seeks its own level"
5: inquire for; "seek directions from a local" [also: {sought}]

sought
adj 1: that is looked for; "the long sought relatives"
2: being searched for; "the most sought-after item was the silver candelabrum" [syn: {sought-after(a)}]

sought
See {seek}

sought after
adj : greatly desired [syn: {coveted}, {desired}, {in demand(p)}]

sought-after
adj : being searched for; "the most sought-after item was the silver candelabrum" [syn: {sought}, {sought-after(a)}]

souk
n : an open-air market in an Arabian city

soul
n 1: the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life [syn: {psyche}]
2: a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" [syn: {person}, {individual}, {someone}, {somebody}, {mortal}, {human}]
3: deep feeling or emotion [syn: {soulfulness}]
4: the human embodiment of something; "the soul of honor"
5: a secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970s; "soul was politically significant during the Civil Rights movement"

soul brother
n : a fellow Black man

soul food
n : food traditionally eaten by African-Americans in the South

soul kiss
n : an open-mouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into the other's mouth [syn: {deep kiss}, {French kiss}]

soul mate
n : someone for whom you have a deep affinity

soul-destroying
adj : destructive to the spirit or soul; "soul-destroying labor"

soulful
adj : full of or expressing deep emotion; "soulful eyes"; "soulful music"

soulfully
adv : in a soulful manner; "he looked at her soulfully"

soulfulness
n : deep feeling or emotion [syn: {soul}]

soulless
adj : lacking sensitivity or the capacity for deep feeling

soullessly
adv : in a soulless manner; "they were soullessly grubbing for profit"

soul-searching
n : a penetrating examination of your own beliefs and motives [syn: {self-analysis}]

soul-stirring
adj : exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions; "a stirring speech" [syn: {stirring}]

sound
adj 1: financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy" [ant: {unsound}]
2: exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision" [syn: {healthy}, {intelligent}, {levelheaded}]
3: in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay; "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation" [ant: {unsound}]
4: in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body" [syn: {good}]
5: reflects weight of sound argument or evidence; "a sound argument" [syn: {reasoned}, {well-grounded}]
6: having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the property" [syn: {legal}]
7: free from moral defect; "a man of sound character"
8: (of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep" [syn: {heavy}, {profound}, {wakeless}]
9: thorough; "a sound thrashing"
n 1: the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music" [ant: {silence}]
2: the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds" [syn: {auditory sensation}]
3: mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium; "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"
4: the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
5: the audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always raise the audio for commercials" [syn: {audio}]
6: (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language [syn: {phone}, {speech sound}]
7: a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water [syn: {strait}]
8: a large ocean inlet or deep bay; "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"
adv : deeply or completely; "slept soundly through the storm"; "is sound asleep" [syn: {soundly}]
v 1: appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting"
2: make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" [syn: {go}]
3: give off a certain sound or sounds; "This record sounds scratchy"
4: announce by means of a sound; "sound the alarm"
5: utter with vibrating vocal chords [syn: {voice}, {vocalize}, {vocalise}] [ant: {devoice}]
6: cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note"
7: measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line [syn: {fathom}]

sound alphabet
n : an alphabet of characters intended to represent specific sounds of speech [syn: {phonetic alphabet}]

sound asleep
adj : sleeping deeply; "lying fast asleep on the sofa"; "it would be cruel to wake him; he's sound asleep" [syn: {fast asleep(p)}, {sound asleep(p)}]

sound barrier
n : the increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches the speed of sound [syn: {sonic barrier}]

sound bite
n : a very short speech; usually on radio or television

sound bow
n : contact (the part of a bell) against which the clapper strikes

sound camera
n : a movie camera that records sounds in synchrony with the visual images

sound effect
n : an effect that imitates a sound called for in the script of a play

sound film
n : motion-picture film with sound effects and dialogue recorded on it

sound hole
n : a hole in a soundboard (as of a violin) designed to resonate with the tones

sound judgement
n : the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions [syn: {judgment}, {judgement}, {sound judgment}, {perspicacity}]

sound judgment
n : the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions [syn: {judgment}, {judgement}, {sound judgement}, {perspicacity}]

sound law
n : a law describing sound changes in the history of a language

sound off
v 1: speak one's opinion without fear or hesitation; "John spoke up at the meeting" [syn: {opine}, {speak up}, {animadvert}]
2: start playing; "The musicians struck up a tune" [syn: {strike up}]
3: express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" [syn: {complain}, {kick}, {plain}, {quetch}, {kvetch}] [ant: {cheer}]

sound out
v 1: speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?" [syn: {pronounce}, {articulate}, {enounce}, {enunciate}, {say}]
2: try to learn someone's opinions and intentions; "I have to sound out the new professor" [syn: {check out}, {feel out}]

sound perception
n : the perception of sound as a meaningful phenomenon [syn: {auditory perception}]

sound pollution
n : annoying and potentially harmful environmental noise [syn: {noise pollution}]

sound pressure
n : the difference between the instantaneous pressure at a point in a sound field and the average pressure at that point [syn: {instantaneous sound pressure}]

sound pressure level
n : the physical intensity of sound [syn: {acoustic power}]

sound projection
n : the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality; "our ukuleles have been designed to have superior sound and projection"; "a prime ingredient of public speaking is projection of the voice" [syn: {projection}, {acoustic projection}]

sound property
n : an attribute of sound

sound ranging
n : locating a source of sound (as an enemy gun) by measurements of the time the sound arrives at microphones in known positions

sound recording
n : a recording of just the sound [syn: {audio recording}]

sound reflection
n : the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped [syn: {echo}, {reverberation}, {replication}]

sound reproduction
n : the reproduction of sound

sound spectrograph
n : a spectrograph for acoustic spectra

sound spectrum
n : the distribution of energy as a function of frequency for a particular sound source [syn: {acoustic spectrum}]

sound structure
n : the admissible arrangement of sounds in words [syn: {morphology}, {syllable structure}, {word structure}]

sound system
n : a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound [syn: {audio system}]

sound truck
n : a truck equipped with a loudspeaker and used for advertising

sound unit
n : any acoustic unit of measurement

sound wave
n : (acoustics) a wave that transmits sound [syn: {acoustic wave}]

soundable
adj : possible to determine the depth of [syn: {plumbable}]

soundboard
n : (music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument [syn: {sounding board}]

soundbox
n : a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin)

sounded
adj : (of water depth) measured by a line and plumb [syn: {plumbed}]

sounder
n : a device for making soundings

sounding
adj 1: appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms; "left their clothes dirty looking"; "a most disagreeable looking character"; "angry-looking"; "liquid-looking"; "severe-looking policemen on noble horses"; "fine-sounding phrases"; "taken in by high-sounding talk" [syn: {looking}]
2: having volume or depth; "sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal"; "the sounding cataract haunted me like a passion"- Wordsworth
3: making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining form; "harsh-sounding"
n 1: a measure of the depth of water taken by sounding
2: the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)

sounding board
n 1: a person whose reactions to something serve as an indication of its acceptability; "I would use newspapermen as a sounding board for such policies"
2: (music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument [syn: {soundboard}]

sounding lead
n : a metal bob at the end of a sounding line

sounding line
n : (nautical) plumb line for determining depth [syn: {lead line}]

sounding rocket
n : a research rocket used to obtain information about the atmosphere at various altitudes

soundless
adj : marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still" [syn: {silent}, {still}]

soundlessly
adv : without a sound; "he stood up soundlessly and speechlessly and glided across the hallway and through a door" [syn: {noiselessly}]

soundlessness
n : the property of making no sound [syn: {quietness}]

soundly
adv 1: deeply or completely; "slept soundly through the storm"; "is sound asleep" [syn: {sound}]
2: in a complete and thorough manner (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly'); "he was soundly defeated"; "we beat him good" [syn: {thoroughly}, {good}]

soundman
n : a technician in charge of amplifying sound or producing sound effects (as for a TV or radio broadcast)

soundness
n 1: a state or condition free from damage or decay [ant: {unsoundness}]
2: the quality of being prudent and sensible [syn: {wisdom}, {wiseness}]
3: the firmness and tone of healthy tissue; "his muscle firmness" [syn: {firmness}]

soundproof
adj : impervious to, or not penetrable by, sound; "a soundproof room"
v : insulate against noise; "Proust had his apartment soundproofed"

soundtrack
n : sound recording on a narrow strip of a motion picture film

soup
n 1: liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
2: any composition having a consistency suggestive of soup
3: an unfortunate situation; "we're in the soup now"
v : dope (a racehorse)

soup bowl
n : a bowl for serving soup

soup du jour
n : the soup that a restaurant is featuring on a given day

soup kitchen
n : a place where food is dispensed to the needy

soup ladle
n : a ladle for serving soup

soup plate
n : a deep plate with a wide rim

soup spoon
n : a spoon with a rounded bowl for eating soup [syn: {soupspoon}]

soup up
v : make more powerful; "he souped up the old cars" [syn: {hop up}, {hot up}]

soupcon
n : a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic" [syn: {touch}, {hint}, {tinge}, {mite}, {pinch}, {jot}, {speck}]

soupfin
n : Pacific shark valued for its fins (used by Chinese in soup) and liver (rich in vitamin A) [syn: {soupfin shark}, {soup-fin}, {Galeorhinus zyopterus}]

soup-fin
n : Pacific shark valued for its fins (used by Chinese in soup) and liver (rich in vitamin A) [syn: {soupfin shark}, {soupfin}, {Galeorhinus zyopterus}]

soupfin shark
n : Pacific shark valued for its fins (used by Chinese in soup) and liver (rich in vitamin A) [syn: {soupfin}, {soup-fin}, {Galeorhinus zyopterus}]

soupier
See {soupy}

soupiest
See {soupy}

soupiness
n : the property of having the thickness of heavy cream [syn: {creaminess}]

soupspoon
n : a spoon with a rounded bowl for eating soup [syn: {soup spoon}]

soup-strainer
n : slang terms for a mustache [syn: {toothbrush}]

sour
adj 1: smelling of fermentation or staleness [syn: {rancid}]
2: having a sharp biting taste [ant: {sweet}]
3: one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons
4: in an unpalatable state; "sour milk" [syn: {off}, {turned}]
5: inaccurate in pitch; "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key" [syn: {false}, {off-key}]
6: showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd" [syn: {dark}, {dour}, {glowering}, {glum}, {moody}, {morose}, {saturnine}, {sullen}]
n 1: a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar
2: the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth [syn: {sourness}, {tartness}]
3: the property of being acidic [syn: {sourness}, {acidity}]
v 1: go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out" [syn: {turn}, {ferment}, {work}]
2: make sour or more sour [syn: {acidify}, {acidulate}, {acetify}] [ant: {sweeten}]

sour bread
n : made with a starter of a small amount of dough in which fermentation is active [syn: {sourdough bread}]

sour cherry
n 1: rather small Eurasian tree producing red to black acid edible fruit [syn: {sour cherry tree}, {Prunus cerasus}]
2: Australian tree with sour red fruit [syn: {Eugenia corynantha}]
3: acid cherries used for pies and preserves

sour cherry tree
n : rather small Eurasian tree producing red to black acid edible fruit [syn: {sour cherry}, {Prunus cerasus}]

sour cream
n : artificially soured light cream [syn: {soured cream}]

sour dock
n : European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens [syn: {garden sorrel}, {Rumex acetosa}]

sour fig
n : low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp [syn: {Hottentot fig}, {Hottentot's fig}, {Carpobrotus edulis}, {Mesembryanthemum edule}]

sour gourd
n 1: Australian tree having an agreeably acid fruit that resembles a gourd [syn: {cream-of-tartar tree}, {Adansonia gregorii}]
2: African gourd-like fruit with edible pulp [syn: {monkey bread}]
3: acid-tasting Australian gourd-like fruit with a woody rind and large seeds

sour grapes
n : disparagement of something that is unattainable

sour grass
n : any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine [syn: {dock}, {sorrel}]

sour gum
n : columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall [syn: {black gum}, {pepperidge}, {Nyssa sylvatica}]

sour mash
n 1: a mash with optimum acidity for yeast fermentation; a mixture of old and new mash; used in distilling some whiskeys
2: any whiskey distilled from sour mash [syn: {sour mash whiskey}]

sour mash whiskey
n : any whiskey distilled from sour mash [syn: {sour mash}]

sour orange
n 1: any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock [syn: {Seville orange}, {bitter orange}, {bitter orange tree}, {bigarade}, {marmalade orange}, {Citrus aurantium}]
2: highly acidic orange used especially in marmalade [syn: {bitter orange}, {Seville orange}]

sour salt
n : crystals of citric acid used as seasoning

sourball
n : round piece of tart hard candy

source
n 1: the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root" [syn: {beginning}, {origin}, {root}, {rootage}]
2: a person who supplies information [syn: {informant}]
3: a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to; "he carried an armful of references back to his desk"; "he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation" [syn: {reference}]
4: a document (or organization) from which information is obtained; "the reporter had two sources for the story"
5: a facility where something is available
6: anything that provides inspiration for later work [syn: {seed}, {germ}]
7: someone who originates or causes or initiates something; "he was the generator of several complaints" [syn: {generator}, {author}]
8: (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system; "a heat source"; "a source of carbon dioxide" [ant: {sink}]
9: anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies; "an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival" [syn: {reservoir}]
v 1: get (a product) from another country or business; "She sourced a supply of carpet"; "They are sourcing from smaller companies"
2: specify the origin of; "The writer carefully sourced her report"

source book
n : a collection of historically important documents published together as a book

source code
n : program instructions written as an ASCII text file; must be translated by a compiler or interpreter or assembler into the object code for a particular computer before execution

source language
n : a language that is to be translated into another language

source materials
n : publications from which information is obtained

source of illumination
n : any device serving as a source of visible electromagnetic radiation

source program
n : a program written in a language from which statements are translated into machine language [ant: {object program}]

sourdine
n 1: a mute for a violin [syn: {sordino}]
2: an organ stop resulting in a soft muted sound

sourdough
adj : leavened with a small amount of fermented dough; "sourdough bread" [syn: {sourdough(a)}]
n 1: a leaven of dough in which fermentation is active; used by pioneers for making bread
2: a settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska)

sourdough bread
n : made with a starter of a small amount of dough in which fermentation is active [syn: {sour bread}]

soured
adj : having turned bad [ant: {unsoured}]

soured cream
n : artificially soured light cream [syn: {sour cream}]

sour-gum family
n : a family of dicotyledonous trees of order Myrtales that includes the sour gum trees [syn: {Nyssaceae}, {family Nyssaceae}, {tupelo family}]

souring
n : the process of becoming sour

sourish
adj : tasting sour like a lemon [syn: {lemony}, {lemonlike}, {tangy}, {tart}]

sourly
adv : in a sour manner; "he complained sourly that the new rules only benefitted the managers"

sourness
n 1: the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth [syn: {sour}, {tartness}]
2: the property of being acidic [syn: {sour}, {acidity}]
3: a sullen moody resentful disposition [syn: {sulkiness}, {sullenness}, {moroseness}]

sourpuss
n : someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression [syn: {picklepuss}, {gloomy Gus}, {pouter}]

soursop
n 1: small tropical American tree bearing large succulent slightly acid fruit [syn: {prickly custard apple}, {soursop tree}, {Annona muricata}]
2: large spiny tropical fruit with tart pulp related to custard apples [syn: {guanabana}]

soursop tree
n : small tropical American tree bearing large succulent slightly acid fruit [syn: {soursop}, {prickly custard apple}, {Annona muricata}]

sourwood
n : deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves [syn: {sorrel tree}, {titi}, {Oxydendrum arboreum}]

Sousa
n : a United States bandmaster and composer of military marches (1854-1932) [syn: {John Philip Sousa}, {The March King}]

sousaphone
n : the lowest brass wind instrument [syn: {bass horn}, {tuba}]

souse
n 1: a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually [syn: {alcoholic}, {alky}, {dipsomaniac}, {boozer}, {lush}, {soaker}]
2: pork trimmings chopped and pickled and jelled
3: the act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching" [syn: {drenching}, {soaking}, {sousing}]
v 1: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face" [syn: {drench}, {douse}, {dowse}, {soak}, {sop}]
2: immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint" [syn: {dunk}, {dip}, {plunge}, {douse}]
3: become drunk or drink excessively [syn: {soak}, {inebriate}, {hit it up}]
4: cook in a marinade; "souse herring"

soused
adj 1: wet from being plunged into liquid; "a dunked doughnut"; "fell into the pool and came up soused" [syn: {dunked}]
2: very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {tipsy}, {wet}]

sousing
n : the act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching" [syn: {drenching}, {soaking}, {souse}]

souslik
n : rather large central Eurasian ground squirrel [syn: {suslik}, {Citellus citellus}]

sou'-sou'-east
n : the compass point midway between south and southeast [syn: {south southeast}, {SSE}]
adv : to, toward, or in the south-south-east [syn: {south-southeast}]

sou'-sou'-west
n : the compass point midway between south and southwest [syn: {south southwest}, {SSW}]
adv : to, toward, or in the south-southwest [syn: {south-southwest}]

Sousse
n : a port city in eastern Tunisia on the Mediterranean [syn: {Susa}, {Susah}]

soutache
n : a narrow braid used as a decorative trimming

soutane
n : a long cassock with buttons down the front; worn by Roman Catholic priests

south
adj : situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south; "the south entrance" [ant: {north}]
n 1: the region of the United States lying south of the Mason-Dixon Line
2: the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 [syn: {Confederacy}, {Confederate States}, {Confederate States of America}, {Dixie}, {Dixieland}]
3: the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees [syn: {due south}, {S}]
4: any region lying in or toward the south [syn: {southland}]
adv : in a southern direction; "we moved south" [syn: {to the south}, {in the south}]

South Africa
n : a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers) [syn: {Republic of South Africa}]

South African
adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of South Africa or its people
n : a native or inhabitant of South Africa

South African Dutch
n : an official language of the Republic of South Africa; closely related to Dutch and Flemish [syn: {Afrikaans}, {Taal}, {the Taal}]

South African monetary unit
n : monetary unit in South Africa

South America
n 1: a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama
2: the nations of the South American continent collectively; "South America is an important market for goods from the United States"

South American
adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of the continent or countries of South America or their peoples
n : a native or inhabitant of South America

South American bullfrog
n : large toothed frog of South America and Central America resembling the bullfrog [syn: {crapaud}, {Leptodactylus pentadactylus}]

South American country
n : countries occupying the South American continent [syn: {South American nation}]

South American Indian
n : a member of a native Indian group in South America

South American nation
n : countries occupying the South American continent [syn: {South American country}]

South American poison toad
n : a South American toad

South American sea lion
n : of the southern coast of South America [syn: {Otaria Byronia}]

South American staghorn
n : fern of Peru and Bolivia [syn: {Platycerium andinum}]

South Atlantic
n : that part of the Atlantic Ocean south of the equator

South Australia
n : a state in south central Australia

South Bend
n : a city in northern Indiana

south by east
n : the compass point that is one point east of due south [syn: {SbE}]

south by west
n : the compass point that is one point west of due south [syn: {SbW}]

South Carolina
n 1: one of the British colonies that formed the United States
2: a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {Palmetto State}, {SC}]

South Carolinian
n : a resident of South Carolina

south celestial pole
n : the celestial pole above the southern hemisphere

South China Sea
n : a tropical arm of the Pacific Ocean near southeastern Asia subject to frequent typhoons

South Dakota
n : a state in north central United States [syn: {Coyote State}, {Mount Rushmore State}, {SD}]

South Dakotan
n : a resident of South Dakota

South Dravidian
n : a Dravidian language spoken primarily in southern India

South Equatorial Current
n : an equatorial current that flows west across the Pacific just south of the equator

South Frigid Zone
n : the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters [syn: {Antarctic}, {Antarctic Zone}]

South Island
n : the larger but less populous of two main islands of New Zealand; separated from North Island by Cook Strait

South Korea
n : a republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948 [syn: {Republic of Korea}]

South Korean
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of South Korea or its people
n : a Korean from South Korea

South Korean monetary unit
n : monetary unit in South Korea

South Korean won
n : the basic unit of money in South Korea [syn: {won}]

South Pacific
n : that part of the Pacific Ocean south of the equator

South Platte
n : a tributary of the Platte River [syn: {South Platte River}]

South Platte River
n : a tributary of the Platte River [syn: {South Platte}]

South Pole
n : the southernmost point of the Earth's axis

South Sea
n : any sea south of the equator (but especially the South Pacific)

South Sea Islands
n : any islands in the southern or southwestern of central parts of the Pacific Ocean

south side
n : the side that is on the south

south southeast
n : the compass point midway between south and southeast [syn: {sou'-sou'-east}, {SSE}]

south southwest
n : the compass point midway between south and southwest [syn: {sou'-sou'-west}, {SSW}]

South Temperate Zone
n : between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn

South Vietnam
n : a former country in southeastern Asia that existed from 1954 (after the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu) until 1975 when it was defeated and annexed by North Vietnam

South West Africa
n : a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa); achieved independence from South Africa in 1990; the greater part of Namibia form part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa [syn: {Namibia}, {Republic of Namibia}]

south wind
n : a wind from the south [syn: {souther}, {southerly}]

South Yorkshire
n : a metropolitan county in northern England

South-African yellowwood
n : erect or shrubby tree of Africa having ridged dark gray bark and rigid glossy medium to long leaves [syn: {Podocarpus latifolius}]

southbound
adj : moving toward the south; "a southbound train" [syn: {southward}]

south-central
adj 1: situated in the southern part of a centrally located area in some geographical region; "south-central London"
2: being in or of a region of the United States including the states of the lower Mississippi valley and east of the Rio Grande

South-Central Dravidian
n : a Dravidian language spoken primarily in south central India

south-east
adv : to, toward, or in the southeast [syn: {southeast}, {sou'-east}]

southeast
adj 1: coming from the southeast; "southeasterly breezes" [syn: {southeasterly}]
2: situated in or oriented toward the southeast [syn: {southeastern}, {southeasterly}]
n 1: the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees [syn: {sou'-east}, {SE}]
2: the southeastern region of the United States [syn: {southeastern United States}]
adv : to, toward, or in the southeast [syn: {south-east}, {sou'-east}]

Southeast Asia
n : a geographical division of Asia that includes Indochina plus Indonesia and the Philippines and Singapore

southeast by east
n : the compass point that is one point east of southeast [syn: {SEbE}]

southeast by south
n : the compass point that is one point south of southeast [syn: {SEbS}]

southeaster
n : a strong wind from the southeast [syn: {sou'easter}]

southeasterly
adj 1: coming from the southeast; "southeasterly breezes" [syn: {southeast}]
2: situated in or oriented toward the southeast [syn: {southeast}, {southeastern}]

southeastern
adj 1: situated in or oriented toward the southeast [syn: {southeast}, {southeasterly}]
2: of a region of the United States generally including Alabama; Georgia; Florida; Tennessee; South Carolina; North Carolina

southeastern pocket gopher
n : gopher of Alabama and Georgia and Florida [syn: {Geomys pinetis}]

southeastern United States
n : the southeastern region of the United States [syn: {Southeast}]

southeastward
adj : toward the southeast
adv : in a southeastward direction; "the river flows southeastward to the gulf" [syn: {southeastwardly}]

southeastwardly
adv : in a southeastward direction; "the river flows southeastward to the gulf" [syn: {southeastward}]

souther
n : a wind from the south [syn: {south wind}, {southerly}]

southerly
adj 1: situated in or oriented toward the south; "a southern exposure"; "took a southerly course" [syn: {southern}]
2: from the south; used especially of wind; "a hot south wind"; "southern breezes"; "the winds are southerly" [syn: {southern}]
n : a wind from the south [syn: {south wind}, {souther}]
adv 1: toward the south; "the ship turned southerly"
2: from the south; "a wind blew southerly"

southern
adj 1: in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line; "southern hospitality"; "southern cooking"; "southern plantations" [ant: {northern}]
2: situated in or oriented toward the south; "a southern exposure"; "took a southerly course" [syn: {southerly}]
3: situated in or coming from regions of the south; "the southern hemisphere"; "southern constellations" [ant: {northern}]
4: from the south; used especially of wind; "a hot south wind"; "southern breezes"; "the winds are southerly" [syn: {southerly}]

southern arrow wood
n : deciduous shrub of eastern North America having blue-black berries and tough pliant wood formerly used to make arrows [syn: {arrow wood}, {Viburnum dentatum}]

southern aster
n : a variety of aster

Southern Baptist
n : a member of the Southern Baptist Convention

Southern Baptist Convention
n : an association of Southern Baptists

southern beech
n : any of various beeches of the southern hemisphere having small usually evergreen leaves [syn: {evergreen beech}]

southern beech fern
n : beech fern of North American woodlands having straw-colored stripes [syn: {broad beech fern}, {Phegopteris hexagonoptera}, {Dryopteris hexagonoptera}, {Thelypteris hexagonoptera}]

southern blue flag
n : similar to blue flag; the eastern United States [syn: {Iris virginica}]

southern bog lemming
n : of low bogs and meadows of northeastern and central United States and southern Canada [syn: {Synaptomys cooperi}]

southern buckthorn
n : shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit [syn: {shittimwood}, {shittim}, {mock orange}, {Bumelia lycioides}]

southern cabbage butterfly
n : common North American form of cabbage butterfly [syn: {Pieris protodice}]

Southern crab apple
n : small tree or shrub of southeastern United States; cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-colored blossoms [syn: {flowering crab}, {Malus angustifolia}]

Southern Cross
n : a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus [syn: {Crux}, {Crux Australis}]

southern cypress
n : common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottoms [syn: {bald cypress}, {swamp cypress}, {pond bald cypress}, {Taxodium distichum}]

Southern dewberry
n : of southern North America [syn: {Rubus trivialis}]

southern flounder
n : flounder of southern United States [syn: {Paralichthys lethostigmus}]

southern flying squirrel
n : small large-eyed nocturnal flying squirrel of eastern United States [syn: {Glaucomys volans}]

southern harebell
n : bellflower of southeastern United States (Maryland to Georgia) having pale blue flowers [syn: {Campanula divaricata}]

southern hemisphere
n : the hemisphere south of the equator

southern lights
n : the aurora of the southern hemisphere [syn: {aurora australis}]

southern live oak
n : medium-sized evergreen native to eastern North America to the east coast of Mexico; often cultivated as shade tree for it wide-spreading crown; extremely hard tough durable wood once used in shipbuilding [syn: {Quercus virginiana}]

southern magnolia
n : evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers [syn: {evergreen magnolia}, {large-flowering magnolia}, {bull bay}, {Magnolia grandiflora}]

southern maidenhair
n : delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalks; cosmopolitan [syn: {common maidenhair}, {Venushair}, {Venus'-hair fern}, {Venus maidenhair}, {Adiantum capillus-veneris}]

southern porgy
n : porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America [syn: {scup}, {southern scup}, {Stenotomus aculeatus}]

southern red cedar
n : juniper of swampy coastal regions of southeastern United States; similar to eastern red cedar [syn: {Juniperus silicicola}]

southern red oak
n : large round-topped deciduous tree with spreading branches having narrow falcate leaves with deeply sinuate lobes and wood similar to that of northern red oaks; New Jersey to Illinois and southward [syn: {swamp red oak}, {turkey oak}, {Quercus falcata}]

Southern Rhodesia
n : a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980 [syn: {Zimbabwe}, {Republic of Zimbabwe}, {Rhodesia}]

southern scup
n : porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America [syn: {scup}, {southern porgy}, {Stenotomus aculeatus}]

southern spadefoot
n : of the United States southwest [syn: {Scaphiopus multiplicatus}]

southern spatterdock
n : of flowing waters of the southeastern United States; may form obstructive mats in streams [syn: {Nuphar sagittifolium}]

Southern Tai
n : a branch of the Tai languages

Southern Triangle
n : a small bright constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Circinus and Apus [syn: {Triangulum Australe}]

southern white cedar
n : slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae [syn: {coast white cedar}, {Atlantic white cedar}, {white cypress}, {white cedar}, {Chamaecyparis thyoides}]

southern yellow pine
n : large 3-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is red-brown deeply ridged; an important timber tree [syn: {longleaf pine}, {pitch pine}, {Georgia pine}, {Pinus palustris}]

Southerner
n : an American who lives in the South

southernism
n 1: a locution or pronunciation peculiar to the southern United States
2: an attitude characteristic of Southerners (especially in the US)

southernmost
adj : situated farthest south; "Key West is the southernmost city in the United States" [syn: {southmost}]

southernness
n : the property of being to the south [ant: {northernness}]

southernwood
n : shrubby European wormwood naturalized in North America; sometimes used in brewing beer [syn: {Artemisia abrotanum}]

Southey
n : English poet and friend of Wordsworth and Coleridge (1774-1843) [syn: {Robert Southey}]

southland
n : any region lying in or toward the south [syn: {South}]

southmost
adj : situated farthest south; "Key West is the southernmost city in the United States" [syn: {southernmost}]

southpaw
n 1: a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand [syn: {left-handed pitcher}, {left-hander}, {left hander}, {lefthander}, {lefty}]
2: a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right; "their pitcher was a southpaw" [syn: {left-hander}, {lefty}]

south-polar
adj : at or near the south pole [syn: {Antarctic}]

south-seeking pole
n : the pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freely [syn: {negative magnetic pole}, {negative pole}]

south-southeast
adv : to, toward, or in the south-south-east [syn: {sou'-sou'-east}]

south-southwest
adv : to, toward, or in the south-southwest [syn: {sou'-sou'-west}]

southward
adj : moving toward the south; "a southbound train" [syn: {southbound}]
adv : toward the south [syn: {southwards}]

southwards
adv : toward the south [syn: {southward}]

south-west
adv : to, toward, or in the southwest [syn: {southwest}, {sou'west}]

southwest
adj 1: coming from the southwest; "the winds are southwesterly" [syn: {southwesterly}]
2: situated in or oriented toward the southwest [syn: {southwestern}, {southwesterly}]
n 1: the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees [syn: {sou'-west}, {SW}]
2: the southwestern region of the United States [syn: {southwestern United States}]
adv : to, toward, or in the southwest [syn: {south-west}, {sou'west}]

southwest by south
n : the compass point that is one point south of southwest [syn: {SWbS}]

southwest by west
n : the compass point that is one point west of southwest [syn: {SWbW}]

southwester
n : a strong wind from the southwest [syn: {sou'wester}]

southwesterly
adj 1: coming from the southwest; "the winds are southwesterly" [syn: {southwest}]
2: situated in or oriented toward the southwest [syn: {southwest}, {southwestern}]

southwestern
adj 1: situated in or oriented toward the southwest [syn: {southwest}, {southwesterly}]
2: of a region of the United States generally including New Mexico; Arizona; Texas; California; and sometimes Nevada; Utah; Colorado
n : a dialect of Middle English [syn: {West Saxon}]

southwestern lip fern
n : lip fern of Texas to Oklahoma and Colorado and Arizona and Mexico having tall erect tufted fronds [syn: {Cheilanthes eatonii}]

southwestern toad
n : a uniformly warty stocky toad of washes and streams of semiarid southwestern United States [syn: {Bufo microscaphus}]

southwestern United States
n : the southwestern region of the United States [syn: {Southwest}]

southwestern white pine
n : medium-size pine of northwestern Mexico; bark is dark brown and furrowed when mature [syn: {Pinus strobiformis}]

southwestward
adj : toward the southwest
adv : in a southwestward direction [syn: {southwestwardly}]

southwestwardly
adv : in a southwestward direction [syn: {southwestward}]

Soutine
n : French expressionist painter (born in Lithuania) (1893-1943) [syn: {Chaim Soutine}]

souvenir
n 1: something of sentimental value [syn: {keepsake}, {token}, {relic}]
2: a reminder of past events [syn: {memento}]

souvlaki
n : made of lamb [syn: {souvlakia}]

souvlakia
n : made of lamb [syn: {souvlaki}]

sou'-west
n : the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees [syn: {southwest}, {SW}]

sou'west
adv : to, toward, or in the southwest [syn: {southwest}, {south-west}]

sou'wester
n 1: a strong wind from the southwest [syn: {southwester}]
2: waterproof hat with wide slanting brim longer in back than in front

sovereign
adj 1: of political bodies; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state" [syn: {autonomous}, {independent}, {self-governing}]
2: greatest in status or authority or power; "a supreme tribunal" [syn: {supreme}]
n : a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right [syn: {crowned head}, {monarch}]

sovereign immunity
n : an exemption that precludes bringing a suit against the sovereign government without the government's consent; "the doctrine of sovereign immunity originated with the maxim that the king can do no wrong"

sovereignty
n 1: government free from external control
2: royal authority; the dominion of a monarch [syn: {reign}]

Soviet
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the former Soviet Union or its people; "Soviet leaders"
n : an elected governmental council in a Communist country (especially one that is a member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)

Soviet KGB
n : formerly the predominant security police organization of Soviet Russia [syn: {Committee for State Security}, {KGB}]

Soviet Russia
n : formerly the largest Soviet Socialist Republic in the USSR occupying eastern Europe and northern Asia [syn: {Russia}, {Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic}]

Soviet Socialist Republic
n : one of the states that formerly made up the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1991)

Soviet Union
n : a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia an others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991 [syn: {Russia}, {Union of Soviet Socialist Republics}, {USSR}]

sovietise
v 1: bring under Soviet control, of a country [syn: {sovietize}]
2: model a country's social, political, and economic structure on the Soviet Union; "Castro sovietized Cuba" [syn: {sovietize}]

sovietism
n : Soviet communism [syn: {Bolshevism}, {collectivism}]

sovietize
v 1: bring under Soviet control, of a country [syn: {sovietise}]
2: model a country's social, political, and economic structure on the Soviet Union; "Castro sovietized Cuba" [syn: {sovietise}]

Soviets
n : the government of the Soviet Union; "the Soviets said they wanted to increase trade with Europe"

sovkhozy
See {sovkhoz}

sow
n : an adult female hog
v 1: place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth; "She sowed sunflower seeds" [syn: {sough}, {seed}]
2: introduce into an environment; "sow suspicion or beliefs" [syn: {sough}]
3: place seeds in or on (the ground); "sow the ground with sunflower seeds" [syn: {inseminate}, {sow in}] [also: {sown}]

sow bug
n : terrestrial isopod having an oval segmented body (a shape like a sow)

sow in
v : place seeds in or on (the ground); "sow the ground with sunflower seeds" [syn: {inseminate}, {sow}]

sow one's oats
v : live promiscuously and self-indulgently [syn: {sow one's wild oats}]

sow one's wild oats
v : live promiscuously and self-indulgently [syn: {sow one's oats}]

sow thistle
n : any of several Old World coarse prickly-leaved shrubs and subshrubs having milky juice and yellow flowers; widely naturalized; often noxious weeds in cultivated soil [syn: {milk thistle}]

sowbane
n : herb considered fatal to swine [syn: {red goosefoot}, {Chenopodium hybridum}]

sowbelly
n : salt pork from the belly of a hog carcass

sowbread
n : common wild European cyclamen with pink flowers [syn: {Cyclamen hederifolium}, {Cyclamen neopolitanum}]

sower
n : someone who sows

Soweto
n : a large collection of African townships southwest of Johannesburg in South Africa; inhabited solely by Black Africans

sown
sow
n : an adult female hog
v 1: place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth; "She sowed sunflower seeds" [syn: {sough}, {seed}]
2: introduce into an environment; "sow suspicion or beliefs" [syn: {sough}]
3: place seeds in or on (the ground); "sow the ground with sunflower seeds" [syn: {inseminate}, {sow in}] [also: {sown}]

sown
adj : sprinkled with seed; "a seeded lawn" [syn: {seeded}]

sown
See {sow}

soy
n 1: a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food [syn: {soybean}, {soya bean}]
2: erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia [syn: {soya}, {soybean}, {soya bean}, {soybean plant}, {soja}, {soja bean}, {Glycine max}]
3: thin sauce made of fermented soy beans [syn: {soy sauce}]
4: most highly proteinaceous vegetable crop known [syn: {soybean}]

soy flour
n : meal made from soybeans [syn: {soybean meal}, {soybean flour}]

soy sauce
n : thin sauce made of fermented soy beans [syn: {soy}]

soya
n : erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia [syn: {soy}, {soybean}, {soya bean}, {soybean plant}, {soja}, {soja bean}, {Glycine max}]

soya bean
n 1: a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food [syn: {soy}, {soybean}]
2: erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia [syn: {soy}, {soya}, {soybean}, {soybean plant}, {soja}, {soja bean}, {Glycine max}]

soya milk
n : a milk substitute containing soybean flour and water; used in some infant formulas and in making tofu [syn: {soybean milk}, {soymilk}]

soyabean oil
n : oil from soya beans [syn: {soybean oil}]

soybean
n 1: a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food [syn: {soy}, {soya bean}]
2: erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia [syn: {soy}, {soya}, {soya bean}, {soybean plant}, {soja}, {soja bean}, {Glycine max}]
3: most highly proteinaceous vegetable crop known [syn: {soy}]

soybean flour
n : meal made from soybeans [syn: {soybean meal}, {soy flour}]

soybean future
n : soybeans bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date

soybean meal
n : meal made from soybeans [syn: {soybean flour}, {soy flour}]

soybean milk
n : a milk substitute containing soybean flour and water; used in some infant formulas and in making tofu [syn: {soya milk}, {soymilk}]

soybean oil
n : oil from soya beans [syn: {soyabean oil}]

soybean plant
n : erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia [syn: {soy}, {soya}, {soybean}, {soya bean}, {soja}, {soja bean}, {Glycine max}]

soymilk
n : a milk substitute containing soybean flour and water; used in some infant formulas and in making tofu [syn: {soya milk}, {soybean milk}]

sozzled
adj : very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {tipsy}, {wet}]

spa
n 1: a health resort near a spring or at the seaside [syn: {watering place}, {watering hole}]
2: a fashionable hotel usually in a resort area [syn: {resort hotel}]
3: a place of business with equipment and facilities for exercising and improving physical fitness [syn: {health spa}, {health club}]

space
n 1: the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; "they tested his ability to locate objects in space"
2: an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things); "the architect left space in front of the building"; "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between his teeth"
3: an area reserved for some particular purpose; "the laboratory's floor space"
4: a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing; "he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet" [syn: {blank}]
5: the interval between two times; "the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes" [syn: {distance}]
6: a blank area; "write your name in the space provided" [syn: {blank space}, {place}]
7: one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff; "the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E"
8: (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words [syn: {quad}]
v : place at intervals; "Space the interviews so that you have some time between the different candidates"

space age
n : the age beginning with the first space travel; from 1957 to the present

space bar
n : the bar-shaped typewriter key that introduces spaces when used

space biology
n : the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life [syn: {exobiology}, {astrobiology}]

space cadet
n : someone who seems unable to respond appropriately to reality (as if under the influence of some narcotic drug)

space capsule
n : a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space [syn: {capsule}]

space heater
n : heater consisting of a self-contained (usually portable) unit to warm a room

space helmet
n : a helmet worn by astronauts while in outer space

space laboratory
n : a manned artificial satellite in a fixed orbit designed for scientific research [syn: {space station}, {space platform}]

space lattice
n : a 3-dimensional geometric arrangement of the atoms or molecules or ions composing a crystal [syn: {crystal lattice}, {Bravais lattice}]

space medicine
n : the branch of medicine concerned with the effects of space flight on human beings

space platform
n : a manned artificial satellite in a fixed orbit designed for scientific research [syn: {space station}, {space laboratory}]

space probe
n : a rocket-propelled guided missile that can escape the earth's atmosphere; makes observations of the solar system that cannot be made by terrestrial observation

space program
n : a technological program intended to explore outer space

space rocket
n : a rocket powerful enough to travel into outer space

space shuttle
n : a reusable spacecraft with wings for a controlled descent through the Earth's atmosphere

space station
n : a manned artificial satellite in a fixed orbit designed for scientific research [syn: {space platform}, {space laboratory}]

space travel
n : a voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere [syn: {spaceflight}, {spacefaring}]

space vehicle
n : a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun [syn: {spacecraft}, {ballistic capsule}]

space walk
n : any kind of physical activity outside a spacecraft by one of the crew

space writer
n : a writer paid by the area of the copy

spacecraft
n : a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun [syn: {ballistic capsule}, {space vehicle}]

spacecraft clock time
n : the clock time given by a clock carried on board a spacecraft [syn: {SCLK}]

spacecraft event time
n : the coordinated universal time time on board the spacecraft; "SCET = TRM + OWLT" [syn: {SCET}]

spaced
adj 1: spaced apart [syn: {separated}]
2: arranged with spaces between; often used as a combining form; "widely spaced eyes" [ant: {unspaced}]

spaced-out
adj 1: stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug [syn: {spacy}, {spacey}]
2: confused or disoriented as if intoxicated through taking a drug

spacefaring
n : a voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere [syn: {spaceflight}, {space travel}]

spaceflight
n : a voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere [syn: {space travel}, {spacefaring}]

spaceman
n : a person trained to travel in a spacecraft; "the Russians called their astronauts cosmonauts" [syn: {astronaut}, {cosmonaut}]

space-reflection symmetry
n : (physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system [syn: {parity}, {conservation of parity}, {mirror symmetry}]

spaceship
n : a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction) [syn: {starship}]

spacesuit
n : a pressure suit worn by astronauts while in outer space

space-time
n : the 4-dimensional coordinate system (3 dimensions of space and 1 of time) in which physical events are located [syn: {space-time continuum}]

space-time continuum
n : the 4-dimensional coordinate system (3 dimensions of space and 1 of time) in which physical events are located [syn: {space-time}]

spacewalker
n : an astronaut who is active outside a spacecraft in outer space

spaceward
adv : towards outer space [syn: {spacewards}]

spacewards
adv : towards outer space [syn: {spaceward}]

spacey
adj : stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug [syn: {spaced-out}, {spacy}]

spacial
adj : pertaining to or involving or having the nature of space; "the first dimension to concentrate on is the spatial one"; "spatial ability"; "spatial awareness"; "the spatial distribution of the population" [syn: {spatial}] [ant: {nonspatial}]

spacing
n 1: the time between occurrences of a repeating event; "some women do not control the spacing of their children"
2: the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them [syn: {spatial arrangement}]

spaciotemporal
adj : existing in both space and time; having both spatial extension and temporal duration [syn: {spatiotemporal}]

spacious
adj 1: very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies" [syn: {broad}, {wide}]
2: (of buildings and rooms) having ample space; "a roomy but sparcely furnished apartment"; "a spacious ballroom" [syn: {roomy}]

spaciously
adv : with ample room; "the furniture was spaciously spread out" [syn: {roomily}]

spaciousness
n : spatial largeness (especially inside a building) [syn: {capaciousness}, {roominess}, {commodiousness}]

spackle
n : powder (containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and holes in plaster [syn: {spackling compound}]

spackling compound
n : powder (containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and holes in plaster [syn: {spackle}]

spacy
adj : stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug [syn: {spaced-out}, {spacey}]

spade
n 1: a playing card in the major suit of spades
2: a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot
3: (ethnic slur) offensive name for a Black person; "only a Black can call another Black a nigga" [syn: {nigger}, {nigga}, {coon}, {jigaboo}, {nigra}]
v : dig (up) with a spade; "I spade compost into the flower beds"

spade bit
n : a thin bit with a center point and cutting edges on either side

spade casino
n : a form of casino in which spades have the value of one point

spadefish
n : deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters [syn: {angelfish}, {Chaetodipterus faber}] [also: {spadefishes} (pl)]

spadefishes
spadefish
n : deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters [syn: {angelfish}, {Chaetodipterus faber}] [also: {spadefishes} (pl)]

spadefishes
See {spadefish}

spadefoot
n : burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foot [syn: {spadefoot toad}]

spadefoot toad
n : burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foot [syn: {spadefoot}]

spadeful
n : the quantity a shovel can hold [syn: {shovel}, {shovelful}]

spadework
n : dull or routine preliminary work preparing for an undertaking

spadices
spadix
n : the fleshy axis of a spike often surrounded by a spathe [also: {spadices} (pl)]

spadices
See {spadix}

spadix
n : the fleshy axis of a spike often surrounded by a spathe [also: {spadices} (pl)]

spagged
See {spag}

spagging
See {spag}

spaghetti
n : pasta in the form of long strings

spaghetti and meatballs
n : spaghetti with meatballs in a tomato sauce

spaghetti junction
n : a complicated highway interchange with multiple overpasses

spaghetti sauce
n : any of numerous sauces for spaghetti or other kinds of pasta [syn: {pasta sauce}]

spaghetti squash
n 1: squash plant bearing oval fruit with smooth yellowish skin and tender stranded flesh resembling spaghetti
2: medium-sized oval squash with flesh in the form of spaghetti-like strings

spaghetti Western
n : a low-budget Western movie produced by a European (especially an Italian) film company

spaghettini
n : thin spaghetti

Spain
n : a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power [syn: {Kingdom of Spain}, {Espana}]

Spalacidae
n : mole rats [syn: {family Spalacidae}]

Spalax
n : type genus of the Spalacidae [syn: {genus Spalax}]

spall
n : a fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge; "a truck bearing a mound of blue spalls" [syn: {spawl}]

Spallanzani
n : Italian physiologist who disproved the theory of spontaneous generation (1729-1799) [syn: {Lazzaro Spallanzani}]

spallation
n : (physics) a nuclear reaction in which a bombarded nucleus breaks up into many particles; "some astronomers believe that the solar system was formed by spallation when the sun was a very young star"

Spam
n 1: a canned meat made largely from pork
2: unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk) [syn: {junk e-mail}]
v : send unwanted or junk e-mail

spammer
n : someone who sends unwanted email (often in bulk)

span
n 1: the complete duration of something; "the job was finished in the span of an hour"
2: the distance or interval between two points
3: two items of the same kind [syn: {couple}, {pair}, {twosome}, {twain}, {brace}, {yoke}, {couplet}, {distich}, {duo}, {duet}, {dyad}, {duad}]
4: a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)
5: a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. [syn: {bridge}]
6: the act of sitting or standing astride [syn: {straddle}]
v : to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries" [syn: {cross}, {traverse}, {sweep}] [also: {spanning}, {spanned}]

span loading
n : the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its wingspan

spancelled
See {spancel}

spancelling
See {spancel}

Spandau
n : a German machine gun

spandex
n : an elastic synthetic fabric

spandrel
n : an approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them [syn: {spandril}]

spandril
n : an approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them [syn: {spandrel}]

spang
v : leap, jerk, bang; "Bullets spanged into the trees" [syn: {bang}]

spangle
n : adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing [syn: {sequin}, {diamante}]
v 1: glitter as if covered with spangles
2: decorate with spangles; "the star-spangled banner" [syn: {bespangle}]

spangled
adj : covered with beads or jewels or sequins [syn: {beaded}, {beady}, {bejeweled}, {bejewelled}, {bespangled}, {gemmed}, {jeweled}, {jewelled}, {sequined}, {spangly}]

spangly
adj : covered with beads or jewels or sequins [syn: {beaded}, {beady}, {bejeweled}, {bejewelled}, {bespangled}, {gemmed}, {jeweled}, {jewelled}, {sequined}, {spangled}]

Spaniard
n : a native or inhabitant of Spain

spaniel
n : any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears

Spanish
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Spain or the people of Spain; "Spanish music"
n 1: the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
2: the people of Spain [syn: {Spanish people}]

Spanish American
n 1: an American whose first language is Spanish [syn: {Hispanic American}, {Hispanic}, {Latino}]
2: a resident of Latin America [syn: {Latin American}]

Spanish Armada
n : the great fleet sent from Spain against England by Philip II in 1588 [syn: {The Armada}, {Invincible Armada}]

Spanish bayonet
n 1: tall woody-stemmed yucca of southwestern United States and Mexico having stiff swordlike pointed leaves and a large cluster of white flowers [syn: {Yucca baccata}]
2: a stiff yucca with a short trunk; found in the southern United States and tropical America; has rigid spine-tipped leaves and clusters of white flowers [syn: {Yucca aloifolia}]

Spanish broom
n 1: tall thornless shrub having pale yellow flowers and flexible rushlike twigs used in basketry; of southwestern Europe and Mediterranean; naturalized in California [syn: {weaver's broom}, {Spartium junceum}]
2: erect shrub of southwestern Europe having racemes of golden yellow flowers [syn: {Spanish gorse}, {Genista hispanica}]

Spanish burgoo
n : Spanish version of burgoo [syn: {olla podrida}]

Spanish capital
n : the capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain; home of an outstanding art museum [syn: {Madrid}, {capital of Spain}]

Spanish cedar
n : tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used especially for boxes [syn: {Spanish cedar tree}, {Cedrela odorata}]

Spanish cedar tree
n : tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used especially for boxes [syn: {Spanish cedar}, {Cedrela odorata}]

Spanish chestnut
n : wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia [syn: {European chestnut}, {sweet chestnut}, {Castanea sativa}]

Spanish Civil War
n : civil war in Spain in which General Franco succeeded in overthrowing the republican government; during the war Spain became a battleground for fascists and socialists from all countries; 1936-1939

Spanish dagger
n 1: yucca of southeastern United States similar to the Spanish bayonets but with shorter trunk and smoother leaves [syn: {Yucca gloriosa}]
2: arborescent yucca of southwestern United States and northern Mexico with sword-shaped leaves and white flowers [syn: {Yucca carnerosana}]

Spanish elm
n 1: tropical American timber tree [syn: {princewood}, {Cordia gerascanthus}]
2: large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood [syn: {Equador laurel}, {salmwood}, {cypre}, {princewood}, {Cordia alliodora}]

Spanish fly
n : green beetle of southern Europe

Spanish garlic
n : European leek cultivated and used like leeks [syn: {sand leek}, {giant garlic}, {rocambole}, {Allium scorodoprasum}]

Spanish gorse
n : erect shrub of southwestern Europe having racemes of golden yellow flowers [syn: {Spanish broom}, {Genista hispanica}]

Spanish grunt
n : a kind of grunt [syn: {Haemulon macrostomum}]

Spanish Guinea
n : a country of west central Africa (including islands in the Gulf of Guinea); became independent from Spain in 1968 [syn: {Equatorial Guinea}, {Republic of Equitorial Guinea}]

Spanish heath
n : erect dense shrub native to western Iberian peninsula having profuse white or pink flowers; naturalized in southwestern England [syn: {Portuguese heath}, {Erica lusitanica}]

Spanish Inquisition
n : the Inquisition that guarded the orthodoxy of Catholicism in Spain (especially from the 15th to the 17th centuries)

Spanish iris
n : bulbous iris of western Mediterranean region having usually violet-purple flowers [syn: {xiphium iris}, {Iris xiphium}]

Spanish lime
n 1: tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp [syn: {Spanish lime tree}, {honey berry}, {mamoncillo}, {genip}, {ginep}, {Melicocca bijuga}, {Melicocca bijugatus}]
2: round one-inch Caribbean fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp; eaten like grapes [syn: {genip}]

Spanish lime tree
n : tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp [syn: {Spanish lime}, {honey berry}, {mamoncillo}, {genip}, {ginep}, {Melicocca bijuga}, {Melicocca bijugatus}]

Spanish mackerel
n 1: flesh of commercially important fishes especially of the Atlantic coastal waters of America
2: any of several large marine food fishes of the genus Scomberomorus
3: medium-sized mackerel of temperate Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico [syn: {Scomber colias}]
4: a California food fish [syn: {horse mackerel}, {jack mackerel}, {saurel}, {Trachurus symmetricus}]

Spanish monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Spain

Spanish moss
n : dense festoons of greenish-gray hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America [syn: {old man's beard}, {black moss}, {long moss}, {Tillandsia usneoides}]

spanish needles
n 1: the seed of bur marigolds [syn: {beggar-ticks}]
2: common bur marigold of the eastern United States [syn: {Bidens bipinnata}]

Spanish oak
n : small deciduous tree having the trunk branched almost from the base with spreading branches; Texas and southern Oklahoma [syn: {Quercus texana}]

Spanish onion
n : large mild and succulent yellow-skinned onion; often eaten raw

Spanish oyster plant
n : a golden thistle of southwestern Europe cultivated for its edible sweet roots and edible leaves and stalks; its yellow flowers are used as a substitute for saffron [syn: {Scolymus hispanicus}]

Spanish paprika
n : a mild seasoning made from a variety of pimiento grown in Spain

Spanish people
n : the people of Spain [syn: {Spanish}]

Spanish peseta
n : formerly the basic unit of money in Spain; equal to 100 centimos [syn: {peseta}]

Spanish pointer
n : a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points game [syn: {pointer}]

Spanish psyllium
n : plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative [syn: {fleawort}, {psyllium}, {Plantago psyllium}]

Spanish rice
n : spicy rice with tomatoes and onions and green peppers

Spanish Sahara
n : an area in northwestern Africa with rich phosphate deposits; under Moroccan control since 1992 [syn: {Western Sahara}]

Spanish tamarind
n : shrubby tree of Madagascar occasionally cultivated for its edible apple-shaped fruit [syn: {Vangueria madagascariensis}]

Spanish tea
n : rank-smelling tropical American pigweed [syn: {American wormseed}, {Mexican tea}, {wormseed}, {Chenopodium ambrosioides}]

Spanish War
n : a war between the United STates and Spain in 1898 [syn: {Spanish-American War}]

Spanish-American War
n : a war between the United STates and Spain in 1898 [syn: {Spanish War}]

Spanish-speaking
adj : able to communicate in Spanish

spank
n : a slap with the flat of the hand
v : give a spanking to; subject to a spanking [syn: {paddle}, {larrup}]

spanker
n 1: a hitter who slaps (usually another person) with an open hand; "someone slapped me on the back and I turned to see who the slapper was"; "my father was the designated spanker in our family" [syn: {slapper}]
2: a fore-and-aft sail set on the aftermost lower mast (usually the mizzenmast) of a vessel

spanking
adj : quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" [syn: {brisk}, {lively}, {merry}, {rattling}, {snappy}, {zippy}]
n : the act of slapping on the buttocks; "he gave the brat a good spanking"

spanned
span
n 1: the complete duration of something; "the job was finished in the span of an hour"
2: the distance or interval between two points
3: two items of the same kind [syn: {couple}, {pair}, {twosome}, {twain}, {brace}, {yoke}, {couplet}, {distich}, {duo}, {duet}, {dyad}, {duad}]
4: a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)
5: a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. [syn: {bridge}]
6: the act of sitting or standing astride [syn: {straddle}]
v : to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries" [syn: {cross}, {traverse}, {sweep}] [also: {spanning}, {spanned}]

spanned
See {span}

spanner
n : a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt [syn: {wrench}]

spanning
span
n 1: the complete duration of something; "the job was finished in the span of an hour"
2: the distance or interval between two points
3: two items of the same kind [syn: {couple}, {pair}, {twosome}, {twain}, {brace}, {yoke}, {couplet}, {distich}, {duo}, {duet}, {dyad}, {duad}]
4: a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)
5: a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. [syn: {bridge}]
6: the act of sitting or standing astride [syn: {straddle}]
v : to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries" [syn: {cross}, {traverse}, {sweep}] [also: {spanning}, {spanned}]

spanning
See {span}

spar
n 1: any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable
2: a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging
3: making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer [syn: {sparring}]
v 1: furnish with spars
2: fight with spurs; "the gamecocks were sparring"
3: box lightly
4: fight verbally; "They were sparring all night" [also: {sparring}, {sparred}]

spar buoy
n : a buoy resembling a vertical log

Sparaxis
n : deciduous perennial herbs of South Africa [syn: {genus Sparaxis}]

Sparaxis tricolor
n : a showy often-cultivated plant with tawny yellow often purple-spotted flowers [syn: {wandflower}]

spare
adj 1: thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise" [syn: {trim}]
2: more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy" [syn: {excess}, {extra}, {redundant}, {supererogatory}, {superfluous}, {supernumerary}, {surplus}]
3: just sufficient; "the library had a spare but efficient look"
4: not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands" [syn: {free}]
5: kept in reserve especially for emergency use; "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts" [syn: {reserve(a)}]
6: lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet" [syn: {bare(a)}, {scanty}]
n 1: an extra component of a machine or other apparatus [syn: {spare part}]
2: an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle [syn: {fifth wheel}]
3: a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
v 1: refrain from harming [syn: {save}]
2: save or relieve from an experience or action; "I'll spare you from having to apologize formally"
3: give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey" [syn: {give up}, {part with}, {dispense with}]
4: use frugally or carefully

spare part
n : an extra component of a machine or other apparatus [syn: {spare}]

spare time
n 1: time when you are free to do things that you enjoy [syn: {free time}]
2: to that is free for leisure activities [syn: {free time}]

spare tire
n : excess fat around the waistline [syn: {love handle}]

sparely
adv : in a spare manner; "William held me longest with his recent bronzes sparely arranged at Waddington's galleries"

spareness
n : the property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness [syn: {sparseness}, {sparsity}]

sparer
n : someone who refrains from injuring or destroying

sparerib
n : a cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off

spareribs
n 1: baked or roasted with a spicy sauce [syn: {barbecued spareribs}]
2: cut of pork from the rib section with most of the meat trimmed off

spare-time activity
n : an auxiliary activity [syn: {avocation}, {by-line}, {hobby}, {sideline}]

Sparganiaceae
n : coextensive with the genus Sparganium [syn: {family Sparganiaceae}, {bur-reed family}]

Sparganium
n : type and sole genus of Sparganiaceae; marsh or aquatic herbs of temperate regions [syn: {genus Sparganium}]

sparge
n : the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt" [syn: {sprinkle}, {sprinkling}]
v 1: agitate by introducing air or compressed gas; "sparge the water"
2: scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn" [syn: {sprinkle}, {besprinkle}]

sparge pipe
n : a horizontal pipe having fine holes drilled throughout its length so as to deliver a spray of water

sparid
n : spiny-finned food fishes of warm waters having well-developed teeth [syn: {sparid fish}]

sparid fish
n : spiny-finned food fishes of warm waters having well-developed teeth [syn: {sparid}]

Sparidae
n : porgies; scups [syn: {family Sparidae}]

sparing
adj : avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally" [syn: {economical}, {frugal}, {scotch}, {stinting}]

sparingly
adv : to a meager degree or in a meager manner; "these voices are meagerly represented at the conference"; "the area is slenderly endowed with natural resources" [syn: {meagerly}, {slenderly}, {meagrely}] [ant: {amply}, {amply}]

spark
n 1: a momentary flash of light [syn: {flicker}, {glint}]
2: brightness and animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye" [syn: {sparkle}, {light}]
3: electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field [syn: {discharge}, {arc}, {electric arc}, {electric discharge}]
4: a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger; "a spark of interest"; "a spark of decency"
5: Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918) [syn: {Muriel Spark}, {Dame Muriel Spark}, {Muriel Sarah Spark}]
6: a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction
v 1: put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits" [syn: {trip}, {actuate}, {trigger}, {activate}, {set off}, {spark off}, {trigger off}, {touch off}]
2: emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark" [syn: {sparkle}]

spark advance
n : the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine [syn: {lead}]

spark arrester
n 1: electrical device to reduce sparking when electrical contacts are opened or closed
2: a wire net to stop sparks from an open fireplace or smokestack [syn: {sparker}]

spark chamber
n : measuring instrument that detects ionizing radiation from elementary particles [syn: {spark counter}]

spark coil
n : an induction coil used to create sparks

spark counter
n : measuring instrument that detects ionizing radiation from elementary particles [syn: {spark chamber}]

spark gap
n 1: a component of an ignition system; consists of two shaped electrodes and the space between them
2: the gap between two high-potential terminals

spark lever
n : (on early automobiles) a lever mounted on the steering column and used to adjust the timing of the ignition

spark off
v : put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits" [syn: {trip}, {actuate}, {trigger}, {activate}, {set off}, {spark}, {trigger off}, {touch off}]

spark plug
n : electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark [syn: {sparking plug}, {plug}]

spark transmitter
n : an early radio transmitter using a discharge across a spark gap as the source of its power

sparker
n : a wire net to stop sparks from an open fireplace or smokestack [syn: {spark arrester}]

sparking plug
n : electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark [syn: {spark plug}, {plug}]

sparkle
n 1: brightness and animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye" [syn: {spark}, {light}]
2: the occurrence of a small flash or spark [syn: {glitter}, {coruscation}]
3: the quality of glittering or sparkling brightly [syn: {glitter}, {glister}, {glisten}, {scintillation}]
v 1: reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside" [syn: {scintillate}, {coruscate}]
2: be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throught the concert hall" [syn: {scintillate}, {coruscate}]
3: emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark" [syn: {spark}]
4: form bubbles; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" [syn: {foam}, {froth}, {fizz}, {effervesce}]

sparkle metal
n : matte that has 74 percent copper

sparkleberry
n : shrub or small tree of eastern United States having black inedible berries [syn: {farkleberry}, {Vaccinium arboreum}]

sparkler
n 1: diamonds; "look at the ice on that dame!" [syn: {ice}]
2: a firework that burns slowly and throws out a shower of sparks

sparkling
adj 1: shining with brilliant points of light like stars; "sparkling snow"; "sparkling eyes"
2: marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "sparkling conversation"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders" [syn: {bubbling}, {effervescent}, {scintillating}, {sparkly}]
3: used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide; "sparkling wines"; "sparkling water" [syn: {effervescent}] [ant: {still}]
4: having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term" [syn: {aglitter(p)}, {coruscant}, {fulgid}, {glinting}, {glistering}, {glittering}, {glittery}, {scintillant}, {scintillating}, {sparkling(a)}, {sparkly}]
n : a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash [syn: {twinkle}, {scintillation}]

sparkling water
n : effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon dioxide [syn: {soda water}, {carbonated water}, {club soda}, {seltzer}]

sparkling wine
n : effervescent wine

sparkly
adj 1: marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "sparkling conversation"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders" [syn: {bubbling}, {effervescent}, {scintillating}, {sparkling}]
2: having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term" [syn: {aglitter(p)}, {coruscant}, {fulgid}, {glinting}, {glistering}, {glittering}, {glittery}, {scintillant}, {scintillating}, {sparkling(a)}]

sparkplug wrench
n : a wrench for removing or tightening spark plugs into the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine

sparling
n 1: common smelt of Europe [syn: {European smelt}]
2: the common smelt of Europe [syn: {European smelt}, {Osmerus eperlanus}]

Sparmannia
n : small genus of tropical African shrubs [syn: {genus Sparmannia}]

Sparmannia africana
n : large shrub of South Africa having many conspicuously hairy branches with large hairy leaves and clusters of conspicuous white flowers [syn: {African hemp}]

sparred
spar
n 1: any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable
2: a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging
3: making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer [syn: {sparring}]
v 1: furnish with spars
2: fight with spurs; "the gamecocks were sparring"
3: box lightly
4: fight verbally; "They were sparring all night" [also: {sparring}, {sparred}]

sparred
See {spar}

sparring
spar
n 1: any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable
2: a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging
3: making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer [syn: {sparring}]
v 1: furnish with spars
2: fight with spurs; "the gamecocks were sparring"
3: box lightly
4: fight verbally; "They were sparring all night" [also: {sparring}, {sparred}]

sparring
n 1: an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage
2: making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer [syn: {spar}]

sparring
See {spar}

sparring match
n : a practice or exhibition boxing match

sparring mate
n : a boxer who spars with another boxer who is training for an important fight [syn: {sparring partner}]

sparring partner
n : a boxer who spars with another boxer who is training for an important fight [syn: {sparring mate}]

sparrow
n 1: any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects [syn: {true sparrow}]
2: small brownish European songbird [syn: {hedge sparrow}, {dunnock}, {Prunella modularis}]

sparrow hawk
n 1: small North American falcon [syn: {American kestrel}, {kestrel}, {Falco sparverius}]
2: small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa [syn: {Accipiter nisus}]

Sparrow Unit
n : a hit squad of the New People's Army in the Philippines

sparse
adj : not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse" [syn: {thin}]

sparsely
adv : in a sparse manner; "sparsely inhabited"

sparseness
n : the property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness [syn: {spareness}, {sparsity}]

sparsity
n : the property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness [syn: {sparseness}, {spareness}]

Sparta
n : an ancient Greek city famous for military prowess; the dominant city of the Peloponnesus prior to the 4th century BC

Spartan
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people
2: resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity; "spartan courage"
3: unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; "a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells; "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"; "a strict disciplinarian"; "a Spartan upbringing" [syn: {severe}, {strict}]
4: practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence" [syn: {ascetic}, {ascetical}, {austere}]
n : a resident of Sparta

Spartina
n : grass of freshwater swamps and salt marshes of Europe, Africa, America, and South Atlantic islands [syn: {genus Spartina}]

Spartina cynosuroides
n : tall reedlike grass common in salt meadows [syn: {salt reed grass}]

Spartina pectinmata
n : North American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous margins and glumes with long awns [syn: {prairie cordgrass}, {freshwater cordgrass}, {slough grass}]

Spartium
n : 1 species: Spanish broom [syn: {genus Spartium}]

Spartium junceum
n : tall thornless shrub having pale yellow flowers and flexible rushlike twigs used in basketry; of southwestern Europe and Mediterranean; naturalized in California [syn: {Spanish broom}, {weaver's broom}]

spasm
n 1: a painful and involuntary muscular contraction [syn: {cramp}, {muscle spasm}]
2: (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)

spasmodic
adj 1: affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; "convulsive motions"; "his body made a spasmodic jerk"; "spastic movements" [syn: {convulsive}, {spastic}]
2: occurring in spells and often abruptly; "fitful bursts of energy"; "spasmodic rifle fire" [syn: {fitful}]

spasmodic laryngitis
n : a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing [syn: {croup}]

spasmodically
adv 1: with spasms; "the mouth was slightly open, and jerked violently and spasmodically at one corner" [syn: {jerkily}]
2: in spurts and fits; "I began to write intermittently and spasmodically"

spasmolysis
n : the relaxation or relief of muscle spasms

spasmolytic
n : a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles) [syn: {antispasmodic}, {antispasmodic agent}]

Spassky
n : Russian chess master who moved to Paris; world champion from 1969 to 1972 (born in 1937) [syn: {Boris Spassky}, {Boris Vasilevich Spassky}]

spastic
adj 1: relating to or characterized by spasm; "a spastic colon"; "spastic paralysis is a spastic form of cerebral palsy"
2: suffering from spastic paralysis; "a spastic child"
3: affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; "convulsive motions"; "his body made a spasmodic jerk"; "spastic movements" [syn: {convulsive}, {spasmodic}]
n : a person suffering from spastic paralysis

spastic abasia
n : abasia due to spastic contractions of the leg muscles

spastic bladder
n : a urinary bladder disorder resulting from spinal cord lesion or multiple sclerosis or trauma; absence of bladder sensation and incontinence and interrupted voiding of urine

spastic colon
n : recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating with periods of constipation); often associated with emotional stress [syn: {irritable bowel syndrome}, {mucous colitis}]

spastic paralysis
n : a loss or deficiency of motor control with involuntary spasms caused by permanent brain damage present at birth [syn: {cerebral palsy}]

spasticity
n : the quality of moving or acting in spasms

spat
n 1: a quarrel about petty points [syn: {bicker}, {bickering}, {tiff}, {squabble}, {pettifoggery}, {fuss}]
2: a cloth covering (a legging) that provides covering for the instep and ankles [syn: {spats}, {gaiter}]
3: a young oyster or other bivalve
v 1: come down like raindrops; "Bullets were spatting down on us"
2: become permanently attached; "mollusks or oysters spat"
3: strike with a sound like that of falling rain; "Bullets were spatting the leaves"
4: clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval [syn: {applaud}, {clap}, {acclaim}] [ant: {boo}]
5: engage in a brief and petty quarrel
6: spawn; "oysters spat"
7: clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music" [syn: {clap}] [also: {spatting}, {spatted}]

spat
spit
n 1: a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea [syn: {tongue}]
2: a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches [syn: {saliva}, {spittle}]
3: a skewer for holding meat over a fire
4: the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) [syn: {spitting}, {expectoration}]
v 1: expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer" [syn: {ptyalize}, {ptyalise}, {spew}, {spue}]
2: utter with anger or contempt [syn: {spit out}]
3: rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" [syn: {sprinkle}, {spatter}, {patter}, {pitter-patter}]
4: drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ" [syn: {skewer}] [also: {spitting}, {spitted}, {spat}]

spat
See {spit} [also: {spatting}, {spatted}]

Spatangoida
n : heart-shaped sea urchins [syn: {order Spatangoida}]

spatchcock
n : flesh of a chicken (or game bird) split down the back and grilled (usually immediately after being killed)
v 1: prepare for eating if or as if a spatchcock; "spatchcock a guine hen"
2: interpolate or insert (words) into a sentence or story

spate
n 1: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]
2: a sudden forceful flow [syn: {rush}, {surge}, {upsurge}]
3: the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow [syn: {freshet}]

spathe
n : a conspicuous bract surrounding or subtending a spadix or other inflorescence

spathe flower
n : any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a white or green spathe and a spite of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {spathiphyllum}, {peace lily}]

spathiphyllum
n : any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a white or green spathe and a spite of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {peace lily}, {spathe flower}]

spatial
adj : pertaining to or involving or having the nature of space; "the first dimension to concentrate on is the spatial one"; "spatial ability"; "spatial awareness"; "the spatial distribution of the population" [syn: {spacial}] [ant: {nonspatial}]

spatial arrangement
n : the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them [syn: {spacing}]

spatial property
n : any property relating to or occupying space [syn: {spatiality}]

spatial relation
n : the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage" [syn: {position}]

spatiality
n : any property relating to or occupying space [syn: {spatial property}]

spatially
adv : with regard to space; "spatially limited"

spatiotemporal
adj 1: of or relating to space and time together (having both spatial extension and temporal duration); "spatiotemporal coherence"
2: existing in both space and time; having both spatial extension and temporal duration [syn: {spaciotemporal}]

spats
n : a cloth covering (a legging) that provides covering for the instep and ankles [syn: {spat}, {gaiter}]

spatted
spat
n 1: a quarrel about petty points [syn: {bicker}, {bickering}, {tiff}, {squabble}, {pettifoggery}, {fuss}]
2: a cloth covering (a legging) that provides covering for the instep and ankles [syn: {spats}, {gaiter}]
3: a young oyster or other bivalve
v 1: come down like raindrops; "Bullets were spatting down on us"
2: become permanently attached; "mollusks or oysters spat"
3: strike with a sound like that of falling rain; "Bullets were spatting the leaves"
4: clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval [syn: {applaud}, {clap}, {acclaim}] [ant: {boo}]
5: engage in a brief and petty quarrel
6: spawn; "oysters spat"
7: clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music" [syn: {clap}] [also: {spatting}, {spatted}]

spatted
spat See {spit} [also: {spatting}, {spatted}]

spatted
See {spat}

spatter
n 1: the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" [syn: {spattering}, {splatter}, {splattering}, {sputter}, {splutter}, {sputtering}]
2: the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface [syn: {spattering}, {splash}, {splashing}, {splattering}]
v 1: dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water" [syn: {splatter}, {plash}, {splash}, {splosh}, {swash}]
2: rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" [syn: {sprinkle}, {spit}, {patter}, {pitter-patter}]
3: spot, splash, or soil; "The baby spattered the bib with food" [syn: {bespatter}]

spatterdock
n : common water lily of eastern and central North America, having broad leaves and globe-shaped yellow flowers; in sluggish fresh or slightly brackish water [syn: {cow lily}, {yellow pond lily}, {Nuphar advena}]

spattered
adj 1: covered patchily; often used in combination; "waves dabbled with moonlight"; "a blood-spattered room"; "gardens splashed with color"; "kitchen walls splattered with grease" [syn: {dabbled}, {splashed}, {splashy}, {splattered}]
2: spattered or spotted with dirt or filth; often used in combination; "dingy bespattered walls"; "a grease-spattered floor"; "a besplashed coach"; "mud-splashed trouser legs" [syn: {bespattered}, {besplashed}, {splashed}]

spattering
n 1: the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" [syn: {spatter}, {splatter}, {splattering}, {sputter}, {splutter}, {sputtering}]
2: the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface [syn: {spatter}, {splash}, {splashing}, {splattering}]

spatting
spat
n 1: a quarrel about petty points [syn: {bicker}, {bickering}, {tiff}, {squabble}, {pettifoggery}, {fuss}]
2: a cloth covering (a legging) that provides covering for the instep and ankles [syn: {spats}, {gaiter}]
3: a young oyster or other bivalve
v 1: come down like raindrops; "Bullets were spatting down on us"
2: become permanently attached; "mollusks or oysters spat"
3: strike with a sound like that of falling rain; "Bullets were spatting the leaves"
4: clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval [syn: {applaud}, {clap}, {acclaim}] [ant: {boo}]
5: engage in a brief and petty quarrel
6: spawn; "oysters spat"
7: clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music" [syn: {clap}] [also: {spatting}, {spatted}]

spatting
See {spat}

spatting
spat See {spit} [also: {spatting}, {spatted}]

spatula
n 1: a turner with a narrow flexible blade
2: a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances

spatula-shaped
adj : of a leaf shape; having a broad rounded apex and a narrow base [syn: {spatulate}]

spatulate
adj : of a leaf shape; having a broad rounded apex and a narrow base [syn: {spatula-shaped}]

spatulate leaf
n : spatula-shaped; having a broad rounded apex and narrow base

spavin
n : a swelling of the hock joint of a horse; resulting in lameness

spavined
adj : (of horses) disabled in the feet or legs [syn: {lame}]

spawl
n : a fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge; "a truck bearing a mound of blue spalls" [syn: {spall}]

spawn
n : the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs
v 1: call forth [syn: {engender}, {breed}]
2: lay spawn; "The salmon swims upstream to spawn"

spawner
n : a female fish at spawning time

spay
v : remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?" [syn: {alter}, {neuter}, {castrate}]

spayed
adj : (of a female animal) having the ovaries removed

spaying
n : neutering a female by removing the ovaries

speak
v 1: express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" [syn: {talk}, {utter}, {mouth}, {verbalize}, {verbalise}]
2: exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words" [syn: {talk}]
3: use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect" [syn: {talk}]
4: give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees" [syn: {address}]
5: make a characteristic or natural sound; "The drums spoke" [also: {spoken}, {spoke}]

speak for
v : be a spokesperson for; "He represents the Government's position"

speak in tongues
v : speak unintelligibly in or as if in religious ecstasy; "The parishioners spoke in tongues"

speak of the devil
v : mention someone's name who just then appears

speak up
v 1: speak one's opinion without fear or hesitation; "John spoke up at the meeting" [syn: {opine}, {animadvert}, {sound off}]
2: speak louder; raise one's voice; "The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up"

speakable
adj : capable of being uttered in words or sentences [syn: {utterable}]

speakeasy
n : (during prohibition) an illegal barroom

speaker
n 1: someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims" [syn: {talker}, {utterer}, {verbalizer}, {verbaliser}]
2: electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance [syn: {loudspeaker}, {speaker unit}, {loudspeaker system}, {speaker system}]
3: the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly; "the leader of the majority party is the Speaker of the House of Representatives"

speaker identification
n : identification of a person from the sound of their voice [syn: {talker identification}]

speaker system
n : electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance [syn: {loudspeaker}, {speaker}, {speaker unit}, {loudspeaker system}]

speaker unit
n : electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance [syn: {loudspeaker}, {speaker}, {loudspeaker system}, {speaker system}]

speakerphone
n : a telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker; can be used without picking up a handset; several people can participate in a call at the same time

speakership
n : the position of speaker

speaking
adj 1: capable of or involving speech or speaking; "human beings--the speaking animals"; "a speaking part in the play" [syn: {speaking(a)}] [ant: {nonspeaking}]
2: capable of speech; "the speaking animal" [syn: {speaking(a)}, {speech-endowed}]
n 1: the utterance of intelligible speech [syn: {speech production}]
2: delivering an address to a public audience; "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking" [syn: {public speaking}, {speechmaking}, {oral presentation}]

speaking trumpet
n : a trumpet-shaped acoustic device to intensify and direct the human voice; formerly held to the ear by a hard-of-hearing person

speaking tube
n : a tube for conveying the sound of a voice from one room to another

spear
n 1: a long pointed rod used as a weapon [syn: {lance}, {shaft}]
2: an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish [syn: {gig}, {fizgig}, {fishgig}, {lance}]
v 1: pierce with a spear; "spear fish"
2: thrust up like a spear; "The branch speared up into the air" [syn: {spear up}]

spear carrier
n : a minor actor in crowd scenes [syn: {supernumerary}, {extra}]

spear thistle
n : European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States [syn: {bull thistle}, {boar thistle}, {Cirsium vulgare}, {Cirsium lanceolatum}]

spear thrower
n : a sling-like device used in various primitive societies to propel a dart or spear [syn: {throwing stick}, {throwing board}, {dart thrower}]

spear up
v : thrust up like a spear; "The branch speared up into the air" [syn: {spear}]

spearfish
n 1: any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare
2: large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes [syn: {marlin}] [also: {spearfishes} (pl)]

spearfishes
spearfish
n 1: any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare
2: large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes [syn: {marlin}] [also: {spearfishes} (pl)]

spearfishes
See {spearfish}

spearhead
n 1: someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.)
2: the leading military unit in an attack
3: the head and sharpened point of a spear [syn: {spearpoint}, {spear-point}]
v : be the leader of; "She spearheded the effort to find a cure for the disease"

spearhead-shaped
adj : of a leaf shape; like a spear point, with flaring pointed lobes at the base [syn: {hastate}]

spearmint
n : common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring [syn: {Mentha spicata}]

spearmint oil
n : an aromatic oil obtained from the spearmint plant

spearnose bat
n : New World bat with a pointed nose leaf; found from southern United States to Paraguay

spear-point
n : the head and sharpened point of a spear [syn: {spearhead}, {spearpoint}]

spearpoint
n : the head and sharpened point of a spear [syn: {spearhead}, {spear-point}]

spec
n : a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work [syn: {specification}]

special
adj 1: unique or specific to a person or thing or category; "the particular demands of the job"; "has a paraticular preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "the special features of a computer"; "my own special chair" [syn: {particular(a)}, {peculiar(a)}, {special(a)}]
2: for a special service or occasion; "a special correspondent"; "a special adviser to the committee"; "had to get special permission for the event"
3: surpassing what is common or usual or expected; "he paid especial attention to her"; "exceptional kindness"; "a matter of particular and unusual importance"; "a special occasion"; "a special reason to confide in her"; "what's so special about the year 2000?" [syn: {especial(a)}, {exceptional}, {particular(a)}]
4: adapted to or reserved for a particular purpose; "a special kind of paint"; "a special medication for arthritis"
5: having a specific function or scope; "a special (or specific) role in the mission" [syn: {limited}]
6: first and most important; "his special interest is music"; "she gets special (or particular) satisfaction from her volunteer work" [syn: {particular}]
7: added to a regular schedule; "a special holiday flight"; "put on special buses for the big game" [syn: {extra}]
n 1: a special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising; "they are having a special on pork chops"
2: a dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant
3: a television production that features a particular person or work or topic; "the last of a series of BBC specials on Iran is being shown tonight"

special act
n : a legislative act that applies only to a particular person or particular district

special agent
n : someone whose authority is limited to the special undertaking they have been instructed to perform [ant: {universal agent}]

Special Air Service
n : a specialist regiment of the British army that is trained in commando techniques of warfare and used in clandestine operations (especially against terrorist groups) [syn: {SAS}]

special assessment
n : an additional tax levied on private property for public improvements that enhance the value of the property

Special Branch
n : a government police department dealing with political security

special contract
n : a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached [syn: {sealed instrument}, {contract under seal}]

special court-martial
n : a court-martial to try soldiers for offences less serious that than those committed in action; consists of at least three officers

special delivery
n : mail that is delivered by a special carrier (for an additional charge)

special drawing rights
n : reserve assets in the International Monetary Fund; designed to supplement reserves of gold and convertible currencies used to maintain stability in the foreign exchange market [syn: {paper gold}]

special education
n : education of physically or mentally handicapped children whose needs cannot be met in an ordinary classroom

special effect
n : an effect used to produce scenes that cannot be achieved by normal techniques (especially on film)

Special Forces
n : a division of the United States Army that is specially trained for guerilla fighting [syn: {U. S. Army Special Forces}, {United States Army Special Forces}]

special interest
n : an individual or group who are concerned with some particular part of the economy and who try to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor

special jury
n : a jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for a case involving complicated issues [syn: {blue ribbon jury}]

special K
n : street names for ketamine [syn: {K}, {jet}, {super acid}, {honey oil}, {green}, {cat valium}, {super C}]

Special Olympics
n : an athletic contest modeled after the Olympic Games but intended for mentally or physically handicapped persons

special pleading
n 1: an argument that ignores all unfavorable evidence
2: (law) a pleading that alleges new facts in avoidance of the opposing allegations

special relativity
n : a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems [syn: {special theory of relativity}, {special relativity theory}, {Einstein's special theory of relativity}]

special relativity theory
n : a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems [syn: {special relativity}, {special theory of relativity}, {Einstein's special theory of relativity}]

special session
n : a session that is held in addition to the regular sessions

special theory of relativity
n : a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems [syn: {special relativity}, {special relativity theory}, {Einstein's special theory of relativity}]

special verdict
n : a verdict rendered on certain specific factual issues posed by the court without finding for one party or the other [ant: {general verdict}]

Special Weapons and Tactics squad
n : a squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with violent and dangerous situations [syn: {SWAT team}, {SWAT squad}, {Special Weapons and Tactics team}]

Special Weapons and Tactics team
n : a squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with violent and dangerous situations [syn: {SWAT team}, {SWAT squad}, {Special Weapons and Tactics squad}]

specialisation
n 1: (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo" [syn: {specialization}, {differentiation}]
2: the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose [syn: {specialization}]
3: the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology" [syn: {specialization}, {specialty}, {speciality}, {specialism}]

specialise
v 1: devote oneself to a special area of work; "She specializes in honey bees"; "This plumber specialized in jacuzzis" [syn: {specialize}]
2: be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?" [syn: {specify}, {particularize}, {particularise}, {specialize}] [ant: {generalize}]
3: suit to a special purpose; "specialize one's research" [syn: {specialize}]
4: become more special; "We specialize in dried flowers" [syn: {specialize}, {narrow}, {narrow down}] [ant: {diversify}, {diversify}]
5: evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment [syn: {speciate}, {differentiate}, {specialize}]

specialised
adj 1: developed or designed for a special activity or function; "a specialized tool" [syn: {specialized}] [ant: {unspecialized}]
2: marked by or characteristic of specialization in a mechanical or scientific subject; "his specialized qualifications for the job"; "all kinds of specialized technical books" [syn: {specialized}]

specialiser
n : an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning [syn: {specialist}, {specializer}] [ant: {Renaissance man}]

specialism
n 1: the concentration of your efforts on a particular field of study or occupation
2: the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology" [syn: {specialization}, {specialisation}, {specialty}, {speciality}]

specialist
n 1: an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning [syn: {specializer}, {specialiser}] [ant: {Renaissance man}]
2: practices one branch of medicine [syn: {medical specialist}]

specialistic
adj 1: of or related to or characteristic of specialists
2: showing focused training; "specialist training"

speciality
n 1: an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte" [syn: {forte}, {strong suit}, {long suit}, {metier}, {specialty}, {strong point}, {strength}] [ant: {weak point}]
2: a distinguishing trait [syn: {peculiarity}, {specialness}, {specialty}, {distinctiveness}]
3: the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology" [syn: {specialization}, {specialisation}, {specialty}, {specialism}]

specialization
n 1: the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose [syn: {specialisation}]
2: the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology" [syn: {specialisation}, {specialty}, {speciality}, {specialism}]
3: (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo" [syn: {specialisation}, {differentiation}]

specialize
v 1: become more special; "We specialize in dried flowers" [syn: {specialise}, {narrow}, {narrow down}] [ant: {diversify}, {diversify}]
2: be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?" [syn: {specify}, {particularize}, {particularise}, {specialise}] [ant: {generalize}]
3: suit to a special purpose; "specialize one's research" [syn: {specialise}]
4: devote oneself to a special area of work; "She specializes in honey bees"; "This plumber specialized in jacuzzis" [syn: {specialise}]
5: evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment [syn: {speciate}, {differentiate}, {specialise}]

specialized
adj 1: developed or designed for a special activity or function; "a specialized tool" [syn: {specialised}] [ant: {unspecialized}]
2: marked by or characteristic of specialization in a mechanical or scientific subject; "his specialized qualifications for the job"; "all kinds of specialized technical books" [syn: {specialised}]

specializer
n : an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning [syn: {specialist}, {specialiser}] [ant: {Renaissance man}]

specially
adv 1: in a special manner; "a specially arranged dinner" [syn: {especially}]
2: to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common; "he was particularly fussy about spelling"; "a particularly gruesome attack"; "under peculiarly tragic circumstances"; "an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger" [syn: {particularly}, {peculiarly}, {especially}]

specialness
n : a distinguishing trait [syn: {peculiarity}, {specialty}, {speciality}, {distinctiveness}]

specialty
n 1: an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte" [syn: {forte}, {strong suit}, {long suit}, {metier}, {speciality}, {strong point}, {strength}] [ant: {weak point}]
2: a distinguishing trait [syn: {peculiarity}, {specialness}, {speciality}, {distinctiveness}]
3: the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology" [syn: {specialization}, {specialisation}, {speciality}, {specialism}]

specialty store
n : a store that sells only one kind of merchandise

speciate
v : evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment [syn: {differentiate}, {specialize}, {specialise}]

speciation
n : the evolution of a biological species

specie
n : coins collectively [syn: {coinage}, {mintage}, {metal money}]

species
n 1: (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
2: a specific kind of something; "a species of molecule"; "a species of villainy"

specifiable
adj : capable of being specified; "specifiable complaints"

specific
adj 1: (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique; "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident" [ant: {general}, {nonspecific}]
2: stated explicitly or in detail; "needed a specific amount"
3: relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species; "specific characters"
4: being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides; "quinine is highly specific for malaria"; "a specific remedy"; "a specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular structural elements" [ant: {nonspecific}]
n 1: a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general" [syn: {particular}] [ant: {general}, {general}]
2: a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease; "quinine is a specific for malaria"

specific gravity
n : the density of a substance relative to the density of water

specific heat
n : the heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree centigrade

specific performance
n : the performance of a legal contract as specified by its terms

specifically
adv : in distinction from others; "a program specifically for teenagers"; "he is interested specifically in poisonous snakes" [ant: {generally}]

specification
n 1: a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work [syn: {spec}]
2: naming explicitly
3: (patent law) a document drawn up by the applicant for a patent of invention that provides an explicit and detailed description of the nature and usse of an invention
4: a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement [syn: {stipulation}]

specificity
n 1: the quality of being specific rather than general; "add a desirable note of specificity to the discussion"; "the specificity of the symptoms of the disease"
2: the quality of being specific to a particular organism; "host specificity of a parasite"

specified
adj : clearly and explicitly stated; "meals are at specified times" [ant: {unspecified}]

specified
specify
v 1: specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments" [syn: {stipulate}, {qualify}, {condition}]
2: determine the essential quality of [syn: {define}, {delineate}, {delimit}, {delimitate}]
3: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" [syn: {set}, {determine}, {fix}, {limit}]
4: be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?" [syn: {particularize}, {particularise}, {specialize}, {specialise}] [ant: {generalize}]
5: define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game" [syn: {pin down}, {peg down}, {nail down}, {narrow down}, {narrow}]
6: design or destine; "She was intended to become the director" [syn: {intend}, {destine}, {designate}]
7: select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise" [syn: {assign}, {set apart}] [also: {specified}]

specified
See {specify}

specifier
n : someone who draws up specifications giving details (as for obtaining a patent)

specify
v 1: specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments" [syn: {stipulate}, {qualify}, {condition}]
2: determine the essential quality of [syn: {define}, {delineate}, {delimit}, {delimitate}]
3: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" [syn: {set}, {determine}, {fix}, {limit}]
4: be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?" [syn: {particularize}, {particularise}, {specialize}, {specialise}] [ant: {generalize}]
5: define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game" [syn: {pin down}, {peg down}, {nail down}, {narrow down}, {narrow}]
6: design or destine; "She was intended to become the director" [syn: {intend}, {destine}, {designate}]
7: select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise" [syn: {assign}, {set apart}] [also: {specified}]

specimen
n 1: an example regarded as typical of its class
2: a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes; "they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis"

specimen bottle
n : a bottle for holding urine specimens

specious
adj 1: plausible but false; "specious reasoning"; "the spurious inferences from obsolescent notions of causality"- Ethel Albert [syn: {spurious}]
2: plausible but false; "a specious claim"
3: based on pretense; deceptively pleasing; "the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility"; "meretricious praise"; "a meretricious argument" [syn: {gilded}, {meretricious}]

specious argument
n : an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious

speciously
adv : in a specious manner

speciousness
n : an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility; "the speciousness of his argument" [syn: {meretriciousness}]

speck
n 1: a very small spot; "the plane was just a speck in the sky" [syn: {pinpoint}]
2: (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything [syn: {atom}, {molecule}, {particle}, {corpuscle}, {mote}]
3: a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic" [syn: {touch}, {hint}, {tinge}, {mite}, {pinch}, {jot}, {soupcon}]
v : produce specks in or on; "speck the cloth"

specked
adj : having a pattern of dots [syn: {dotted}, {flecked}, {speckled}, {stippled}]

speckle
n : a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red" [syn: {spot}, {dapple}, {patch}, {fleck}, {maculation}]
v 1: produce a mottled effect; "The sunlight stippled the trees" [syn: {stipple}]
2: mark with small spots; "speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots" [syn: {bespeckle}]

speckled
adj : having a pattern of dots [syn: {dotted}, {flecked}, {specked}, {stippled}]

speckled alder
n : common shrub of Canada and northeastern United States having shoots scattered with rust-colored down [syn: {Alnus rugosa}]

speckled rattlesnake
n : markings vary but usually harmonize with background; of sw Arizona and Baja California [syn: {Crotalus mitchellii}]

speckled trout
n 1: freshwater fish [syn: {brook trout}]
2: North American freshwater trout; introduced in Europe [syn: {brook trout}, {Salvelinus fontinalis}]

speckless
adj : completely neat and clean; "the apartment was immaculate"; "in her immaculate white uniform"; "a spick-and-span kitchen"; "their spic red-visored caps" [syn: {immaculate}, {spick-and-span}, {spic-and-span}, {spic}, {spick}, {spotless}]

specs
n : optical instrument consisting of a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision [syn: {spectacles}, {eyeglasses}, {glasses}]

spectacle
n 1: something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight); "the tragic spectacle of cripples trying to escape"
2: an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale
3: a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself

spectacled
adj : wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass; "a bespectacled grandmother"; "the monocled gentleman" [syn: {bespectacled}, {monocled}]

spectacled caiman
n : caiman with bony ridges about the eyes; found from southern Mexico to Argentina [syn: {Caiman sclerops}]

spectacles
n : optical instrument consisting of a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision [syn: {specs}, {eyeglasses}, {glasses}]

spectacular
adj 1: sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect; "a dramatic sunset"; "a dramatic pause"; "a spectacular display of northern lights"; "it was a spectacular play"; "his striking good looks always created a sensation" [syn: {dramatic}, {striking}]
2: of the nature of spectacle or drama; "spectacular dives from the cliff"
3: having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child" [syn: {outstanding}, {prominent}, {salient}, {striking}]
n : a lavishly produced performance; "they put on a Christmas spectacular"

spectacularly
adv : in a spectacular manner; "the area was spectacularly scenic" [syn: {stunningly}]

spectate
v : be a spectator in a sports event

spectator
n 1: a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind); "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star" [syn: {witness}, {viewer}, {watcher}, {looker}]
2: a woman's pump with medium heel; usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel [syn: {spectator pump}]

spectator pump
n : a woman's pump with medium heel; usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel [syn: {spectator}]

spectator sport
n : a sport that many people find entertaining to watch

specter
n 1: a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past" [syn: {ghost}, {shade}, {spook}, {wraith}, {spectre}]
2: a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us" [syn: {apparition}, {phantom}, {phantasm}, {phantasma}, {spectre}]

spectinomycin
n : an antibiotic used to treat gonorrhea

spectra
spectrum
n 1: an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave
2: broad range of related values or qualities or ideas or activities [also: {spectra} (pl)]

spectra
See {spectrum}

spectral
adj 1: of or relating to a spectrum; "spectral colors"; "spectral analysis"
2: like or being a phantom; "a ghostly face at the window"; "a phantasmal presence in the room"; "spectral emanations"; "spiritual tappings at a seance" [syn: {apparitional}, {ghostlike}, {ghostly}, {phantasmal}, {spiritual}]

spectral color
n : a color that has hue [syn: {chromatic color}, {chromatic colour}, {spectral colour}] [ant: {achromatic color}]

spectral colour
n : a color that has hue [syn: {chromatic color}, {chromatic colour}, {spectral color}] [ant: {achromatic color}]

spectre
n 1: a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us" [syn: {apparition}, {phantom}, {phantasm}, {phantasma}, {specter}]
2: a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past" [syn: {ghost}, {shade}, {spook}, {wraith}, {specter}]

spectrogram
n : a photographic record of a spectrum [syn: {spectrograph}]

spectrograph
n 1: a spectroscope by which spectra can be photographed
2: a photographic record of a spectrum [syn: {spectrogram}]

spectrographic
adj : relating to or employing a spectrograph

spectrographic analysis
n : the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra [syn: {spectroscopy}, {spectrometry}, {spectroscopic analysis}, {spectrum analysis}]

spectrographically
adv : by spectrographic means; "the speech spectrum was displayed spectrographically"

spectrometer
n : spectroscope for obtaining a mass spectrum by deflecting ions into a thin slit and measuring the ion current with an electrometer [syn: {mass spectrometer}]

spectrometric
adj : of or relating to or involving spectrometry

spectrometry
n : the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra [syn: {spectroscopy}, {spectroscopic analysis}, {spectrum analysis}, {spectrographic analysis}]

spectrophotometer
n : a photometer for comparing two light radiations wavelength by wavelength

spectroscope
n : an optical instrument for spectrographic analysis [syn: {prism spectroscope}]

spectroscopic
adj : of or relating to or involving spectroscopy; "spectroscospic analysis" [syn: {spectroscopical}]

spectroscopic analysis
n : the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra [syn: {spectroscopy}, {spectrometry}, {spectrum analysis}, {spectrographic analysis}]

spectroscopical
adj : of or relating to or involving spectroscopy; "spectroscospic analysis" [syn: {spectroscopic}]

spectroscopy
n : the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra [syn: {spectrometry}, {spectroscopic analysis}, {spectrum analysis}, {spectrographic analysis}]

spectrum
n 1: an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave
2: broad range of related values or qualities or ideas or activities [also: {spectra} (pl)]

spectrum analysis
n : the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra [syn: {spectroscopy}, {spectrometry}, {spectroscopic analysis}, {spectrographic analysis}]

spectrum line
n : an isolated component of a spectrum formed by radiation at a uniform frequency

specula
speculum
n 1: a mirror (especially one made of polished metal) for use in an optical instrument
2: a medical instrument for dilating a bodily passage or cavity in order to examine the interior [also: {specula} (pl)]

specula
See {speculum}

specular
adj : capable of reflecting light like a mirror; "mirrorlike surface of the lake"; "a specular metal" [syn: {mirrorlike}]

speculate
v 1: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps" [syn: {theorize}, {theorise}, {conjecture}, {hypothesize}, {hypothesise}, {hypothecate}, {suppose}]
2: talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal"
3: reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" [syn: {chew over}, {think over}, {meditate}, {ponder}, {excogitate}, {contemplate}, {muse}, {reflect}, {mull}, {mull over}, {ruminate}]
4: invest at a risk; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating" [syn: {job}]

speculation
n 1: a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence [syn: {guess}, {conjecture}, {supposition}, {surmise}, {surmisal}, {hypothesis}]
2: a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence); "speculations about the outcome of the election"; "he dismissed it as mere conjecture" [syn: {conjecture}]
3: an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits; "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it" [syn: {venture}]
4: continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature; "the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge" [syn: {meditation}]

speculative
adj 1: not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises" [syn: {bad}, {insecure}, {risky}, {high-risk}]
2: not based on fact or investigation; "a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs"; "speculative knowledge" [syn: {notional}]
3: showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow" [syn: {inquisitive}, {questioning}, {wondering(a)}]

speculatively
adv : in a speculative manner; "he looked at her speculatively" [syn: {with speculation}]

speculativeness
n : financial risk

speculator
n 1: someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts
2: someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains [syn: {plunger}]

speculum
n 1: a mirror (especially one made of polished metal) for use in an optical instrument
2: a medical instrument for dilating a bodily passage or cavity in order to examine the interior [also: {specula} (pl)]

sped
speed
n 1: distance travelled per unit time [syn: {velocity}]
2: a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed" [syn: {swiftness}, {fastness}]
3: changing location rapidly [syn: {speeding}, {hurrying}]
4: the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system [syn: {focal ratio}, {f number}, {stop number}]
5: a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression [syn: {amphetamine}, {pep pill}, {upper}]
v 1: step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" [syn: {rush}, {hotfoot}, {hasten}, {hie}, {race}, {pelt along}, {rush along}, {cannonball along}, {bucket along}, {belt along}] [ant: {linger}]
2: move faster; "The car accelerated" [syn: {accelerate}, {speed up}, {quicken}] [ant: {decelerate}]
3: travel at an excessive or illegal velocity; "I got a ticket for speeding"
4: move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed" [syn: {travel rapidly}, {hurry}, {zip}]
5: cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car" [syn: {accelerate}, {speed up}] [ant: {decelerate}] [also: {sped}]

sped
See {speed}

speech
n 1: the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets" [syn: {address}]
2: (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets" [syn: {speech communication}, {spoken communication}, {spoken language}, {language}, {voice communication}, {oral communication}]
3: something spoken; "he could hear them uttering merry speeches"
4: the exchange of spoken words; "they were perfectly comfortable together without speech"
5: your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech" [syn: {manner of speaking}, {delivery}]
6: a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" [syn: {lecture}, {talking to}]
7: words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his speech" [syn: {actor's line}, {words}]
8: the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals" [syn: {language}]

speech act
n : the use of language to perform some act

speech communication
n : (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets" [syn: {speech}, {spoken communication}, {spoken language}, {language}, {voice communication}, {oral communication}]

speech community
n : people sharing a given language or dialect

speech day
n : an annual day in the schools when speeches are made and prizes are distributed

speech defect
n : a disorder of oral speech [syn: {speech disorder}, {defect of speech}]

speech disorder
n : a disorder of oral speech [syn: {speech defect}, {defect of speech}]

speech intelligibility
n : the intelligibility of speech (usually measured in the presence of noise or distortion)

speech organ
n : any of the organs involved in speech production [syn: {vocal organ}]

speech pattern
n : distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern" [syn: {accent}]

speech perception
n : the auditory perception (and comprehension) of speech

speech production
n : the utterance of intelligible speech [syn: {speaking}]

speech rhythm
n : the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements; "the rhythm of Frost's poetry" [syn: {rhythm}]

speech sound
n : (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language [syn: {phone}, {sound}]

speech spectrum
n : the average sound spectrum for the human voice

speech therapist
n : a therapist who treats speech defects and disorders

speech therapy
n : any therapy intended to correct a disorder of speech

speech-endowed
adj : capable of speech; "the speaking animal" [syn: {speaking(a)}]

speechified
speechify
v : make speeches; hold forth, or harangue with a certain degree of formality; "These ministers speechify on every occasion" [also: {speechified}]

speechified
See {speechify}

speechifier
n : a person who delivers a speech or oration [syn: {orator}, {speechmaker}, {rhetorician}, {public speaker}]

speechify
v : make speeches; hold forth, or harangue with a certain degree of formality; "These ministers speechify on every occasion" [also: {speechified}]

speechless
adj : unable to speak temporarily; "struck dumb"; "speechless with shock" [syn: {dumb}]

speechlessly
adv : without speaking; "he stood up soundlessly and speechlessly and glided across the hallway and through a door"

speechlessness
n : the property of being speechless

speechmaker
n : a person who delivers a speech or oration [syn: {orator}, {rhetorician}, {public speaker}, {speechifier}]

speechmaking
n : delivering an address to a public audience; "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking" [syn: {public speaking}, {speaking}, {oral presentation}]

speech-read
v : interpret by lipreading; of deaf people [syn: {lipread}, {lip-read}]

speechwriter
n : a writer who composes speeches for others to deliver

speed
n 1: distance travelled per unit time [syn: {velocity}]
2: a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed" [syn: {swiftness}, {fastness}]
3: changing location rapidly [syn: {speeding}, {hurrying}]
4: the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system [syn: {focal ratio}, {f number}, {stop number}]
5: a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression [syn: {amphetamine}, {pep pill}, {upper}]
v 1: step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" [syn: {rush}, {hotfoot}, {hasten}, {hie}, {race}, {pelt along}, {rush along}, {cannonball along}, {bucket along}, {belt along}] [ant: {linger}]
2: move faster; "The car accelerated" [syn: {accelerate}, {speed up}, {quicken}] [ant: {decelerate}]
3: travel at an excessive or illegal velocity; "I got a ticket for speeding"
4: move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed" [syn: {travel rapidly}, {hurry}, {zip}]
5: cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car" [syn: {accelerate}, {speed up}] [ant: {decelerate}] [also: {sped}]

speed bump
n : a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway

speed cop
n : a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists) [syn: {motorcycle cop}, {motorcycle policeman}]

speed demon
n : a driver who exceeds the safe speed limit [syn: {speeder}]

speed freak
n : addict who habitually uses stimulant drugs (especially amphetamines)

speed indicator
n : a meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed [syn: {speedometer}]

speed limit
n : regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road

speed of light
n : the speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second [syn: {light speed}, {c}]

speed skate
n : an ice skate with a long blade; worn for racing [syn: {racing skate}]
v : race on skates

speed skater
n : an ice-skater who races competitively; usually around an oval course [syn: {speedskater}]

speed skating
n : competitive skating on speed skates (usually around an oval course)

speed trap
n : a trap arranged on a roadway for catching speeders

speed up
v 1: move faster; "The car accelerated" [syn: {accelerate}, {speed}, {quicken}] [ant: {decelerate}]
2: cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car" [syn: {accelerate}, {speed}] [ant: {decelerate}]

speedboat
n : a fast motorboat

speeded up
adj : caused to go more rapidly [syn: {accelerated}]

speeder
n : a driver who exceeds the safe speed limit [syn: {speed demon}]

speedier
speedy
adj 1: characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed; "a rapid movment"; "a speedy car"; "a speedy errand boy" [syn: {rapid}]
2: accomplished rapidly and without delay; "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial" [syn: {quick}] [also: {speediest}, {speedier}]

speedier
See {speedy}

speediest
speedy
adj 1: characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed; "a rapid movment"; "a speedy car"; "a speedy errand boy" [syn: {rapid}]
2: accomplished rapidly and without delay; "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial" [syn: {quick}] [also: {speediest}, {speedier}]

speediest
See {speedy}

speedily
adv : with rapid movements; "he works quickly" [syn: {quickly}, {rapidly}, {chop-chop}, {apace}] [ant: {slowly}]

speeding
adj : moving with great speed; "the speeding car"
n : changing location rapidly [syn: {speed}, {hurrying}]

speeding ticket
n : a ticket issued for driving above the speed limit

speedometer
n : a meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed [syn: {speed indicator}]

speed-reading
n : reading at speeds significantly faster than normal

speedskater
n : an ice-skater who races competitively; usually around an oval course [syn: {speed skater}]

speedup
n : the act of accelerating; increasing the speed [syn: {acceleration}, {quickening}]

speedway
n 1: road where high speed driving is allowed
2: a racetrack for racing automobiles or motorcycles

speedwell
n : any plant of the genus Veronica [syn: {veronica}]

speedy
adj 1: characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed; "a rapid movment"; "a speedy car"; "a speedy errand boy" [syn: {rapid}]
2: accomplished rapidly and without delay; "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial" [syn: {quick}] [also: {speediest}, {speedier}]

Speer
n : German Nazi architect who worked for Hitler (1905-1981) [syn: {Albert Speer}]

Speke
n : English explorer who with Sir Richard Burton was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika; he also discovered Lake Victoria and named it (1827-1864) [syn: {John Speke}, {John Hanning Speke}]

spelaeologist
n : a person who explores caves [syn: {potholer}, {spelunker}, {speleologist}]

spelaeology
n 1: the scientific study of caves [syn: {speleology}]
2: the pastime of exploring caves [syn: {speleology}]

speleologist
n : a person who explores caves [syn: {potholer}, {spelunker}, {spelaeologist}]

speleology
n 1: the scientific study of caves [syn: {spelaeology}]
2: the pastime of exploring caves [syn: {spelaeology}]

spell
n 1: a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation [syn: {enchantment}, {trance}]
2: a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work" [syn: {go}, {tour}, {turn}]
3: a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather" [syn: {while}, {piece}, {patch}]
4: a verbal formula believed to have magical force; "he whispered a spell as he moved his hands"; "inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese" [syn: {magic spell}, {charm}]
v 1: recite the letters of or give the spelling of; "How do you spell this word?"
2: indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!" [syn: {import}]
3: write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word); "He spelled the word wrong in this letter" [syn: {write}]
4: place under a spell [ant: {unspell}] [also: {spelt}]

spell out
v 1: make explicit; specify in detail; "You shuld spell out your demands"
2: read with difficulty

spellbind
v 1: to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra" [syn: {fascinate}, {transfix}, {grip}]
2: attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks" [syn: {magnetize}, {mesmerize}, {mesmerise}, {magnetise}, {bewitch}]
3: put into a trance [syn: {entrance}] [also: {spellbound}]

spellbinder
n : an orator who can hold his listeners spellbound

spellbinding
adj : attracting and holding interest as if by a spell; "read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice"; "she had a warm mesmeric charm"; "the sheer force of his presence was mesmerizing"; "a spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome" [syn: {hypnotic}, {mesmeric}, {mesmerizing}]

spellbound
spellbind
v 1: to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra" [syn: {fascinate}, {transfix}, {grip}]
2: attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks" [syn: {magnetize}, {mesmerize}, {mesmerise}, {magnetise}, {bewitch}]
3: put into a trance [syn: {entrance}] [also: {spellbound}]

spellbound
adj : having your attention fixated as though by a spell [syn: {fascinated}, {hypnotized}, {hypnotised}, {mesmerized}, {mesmerised}, {transfixed}]

spellbound
See {spellbind}

spell-checker
n : an electronic dictionary in a word processor that can be used to catch misspelled words [syn: {spelling checker}]

spelldown
n : a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly [syn: {spelling bee}, {spelling contest}]

speller
n 1: someone who spells words [syn: {good speller}, {poor speller}]
2: an introductory textbook to teach spelling

spelling
n : forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage

spelling bee
n : a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly [syn: {spelldown}, {spelling contest}]

spelling checker
n : an electronic dictionary in a word processor that can be used to catch misspelled words [syn: {spell-checker}]

spelling contest
n : a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly [syn: {spelling bee}, {spelldown}]

spelt
spell
n 1: a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation [syn: {enchantment}, {trance}]
2: a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work" [syn: {go}, {tour}, {turn}]
3: a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather" [syn: {while}, {piece}, {patch}]
4: a verbal formula believed to have magical force; "he whispered a spell as he moved his hands"; "inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese" [syn: {magic spell}, {charm}]
v 1: recite the letters of or give the spelling of; "How do you spell this word?"
2: indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!" [syn: {import}]
3: write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word); "He spelled the word wrong in this letter" [syn: {write}]
4: place under a spell [ant: {unspell}] [also: {spelt}]

spelt
n : hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed [syn: {Triticum spelta}, {Triticum aestivum spelta}]

spelt
See {spell}

spelunk
v : explore natural caves [syn: {cave}]

spelunker
n : a person who explores caves [syn: {potholer}, {speleologist}, {spelaeologist}]

Spencer
n : English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903) [syn: {Herbert Spencer}]

Spencer Tracy
n : United States film actor who appeared in many films with Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967) [syn: {Tracy}]

spend
v 1: pass (time) in a specific way; "How are you spending your summer vacation?" [syn: {pass}]
2: pay out; "spend money" [syn: {expend}, {drop}]
3: spend completely; "I spend my pocket money in two days" [also: {spent}]

spend a penny
v : eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" [syn: {make}, {urinate}, {piddle}, {puddle}, {micturate}, {piss}, {pee}, {pee-pee}, {make water}, {relieve oneself}, {take a leak}, {wee}, {wee-wee}, {pass water}]

spendable
adj : (used of funds) remaining after taxes; "spendable income" [syn: {expendable}]

spend-all
n : someone who spends money prodigally [syn: {spendthrift}, {spender}, {scattergood}]

Spender
n 1: English poet and critic (1909-1995) [syn: {Stephen Spender}, {Sir Stephen Harold Spender}]
2: someone who spends money prodigally [syn: {spendthrift}, {spend-all}, {scattergood}]
3: someone who spends money to purchase goods or services [syn: {disburser}, {expender}]

spending
n : the act of spending or disbursing money [syn: {disbursement}, {disbursal}, {outlay}]

spending cut
n : the act of reducing spending

spending money
n : cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expenses [syn: {pocket money}, {pin money}]

spending spree
n : a brief period of extravagant spending

spendthrift
adj : recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures" [syn: {extravagant}, {prodigal}, {profligate}]
n : someone who spends money prodigally [syn: {spend-all}, {spender}, {scattergood}]

spendthrift trust
n : a trust created to maintain a beneficiary but to be secure against the beneficiary's improvidence

Spengler
n : German philosopher who argued that cultures grow and decay in cycles (1880-1936) [syn: {Oswald Spengler}]

Spenser
n : English poet who wrote an allegorical romance celebrating Elizabeth I in the Spenserian stanza (1552-1599) [syn: {Edmund Spenser}]

Spenserian sonnet
n : a sonnet consisting of three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab bcbd cdcd ee

Spenserian stanza
n : a stanza with eight lines of iambic pentameter and a concluding Alexandrine with the rhyme pattern abab bcbc c; "the spenserian stanza was introduced by Edmund Spenser in The Faerie Queene"

spent
adj 1: drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted; "the day's shopping left her exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt completely washed-out"; "only worn-out horses and cattle"; "you look worn out" [syn: {exhausted}, {dog-tired}, {fagged}, {fatigued}, {played out}, {washed-out}, {worn-out(a)}, {worn out(p)}]
2: having all been spent; "the money is all gone" [syn: {gone}, {expended}]

spent
spend
v 1: pass (time) in a specific way; "How are you spending your summer vacation?" [syn: {pass}]
2: pay out; "spend money" [syn: {expend}, {drop}]
3: spend completely; "I spend my pocket money in two days" [also: {spent}]

spent
See {spend}

Spergula
n : small genus of Old World annual herbs: corn spurry [syn: {genus Spergula}]

Spergula arvensis
n : small European weed with whorled leaves and white flowers [syn: {corn spurry}, {corn spurrey}]

Spergularia
n : chiefly maritimes Eurasian herbs: sand spurry; sea spurry [syn: {genus Spergularia}]

Spergularia rubra
n : prostrate weedy herb with tiny pink flowers; widespread throughout Europe and Asia on sand dunes and heath and coastal cliffs; naturalized in eastern North America [syn: {sand spurry}, {sea spurry}]

sperm
n : the male reproductive cell; the male gamete; "a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material" [syn: {sperm cell}, {spermatozoon}, {spermatozoan}]

sperm bank
n : a depository for storing sperm

sperm cell
n : the male reproductive cell; the male gamete; "a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material" [syn: {sperm}, {spermatozoon}, {spermatozoan}]

sperm count
n 1: the number of sperm in an ejaculate; "the sperm count is used as an indicator of male fertility"
2: the act of estimating the number of spermatozoa in an ejaculate

sperm oil
n : an animal oil found in the blubber of the sperm whale

sperm whale
n : large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris [syn: {cachalot}, {black whale}, {Physeter catodon}]

spermaceti
n : a white waxy substance from oil of the sperm whale

spermatia
See {spermatium}

spermatic
adj : consisting of or resembling spermatozoa [syn: {spermous}]

spermatic cord
n : a structure resembling a cord that suspends the testis within the scrotum and contains the vas deferens and other vessels and nerves

spermatid
n : an immature gamete produced by a spermatocyte; develops into a spermatozoon

spermatocele
n : a swelling on the epididymis or the testis; usually contains spermatozoa

spermatocide
n : a contraceptive agent that kills spermatozoa [syn: {spermicide}]

spermatocyte
n : a male gametocyte that develops into four spermatids

spermatogenesis
n : development of spermatozoa

spermatogonia
See {spermatogonium}

Spermatophyta
n : seed plants; comprises the Angiospermae (or Magnoliophyta) and Gymnospermae (or Gymnospermophyta); in some classification systems Spermatophyta is coordinate with Pteridophyta (spore producing plants having vascular tissue and roots) and Bryophyta (spore producing plants lacking vascular tissue and roots) [syn: {division Spermatophyta}]

spermatophyte
n : plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores [syn: {phanerogam}, {seed plant}]

spermatozoa
spermatozoon
n : the male reproductive cell; the male gamete; "a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material" [syn: {sperm}, {sperm cell}, {spermatozoan}] [also: {spermatozoa} (pl)]

spermatozoa
See {spermatozoon}

spermatozoan
n : the male reproductive cell; the male gamete; "a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material" [syn: {sperm}, {sperm cell}, {spermatozoon}]

spermatozoid
n : a motile male gamete of a plant such as an alga or fern or gymnosperm [syn: {antherozoid}]

spermatozoon
n : the male reproductive cell; the male gamete; "a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material" [syn: {sperm}, {sperm cell}, {spermatozoan}] [also: {spermatozoa} (pl)]

spermicidal
adj : destructive to spermatozoa

spermicide
n : a contraceptive agent that kills spermatozoa [syn: {spermatocide}]

spermogonia
See {spermogonium}

spermophile
n : any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops [syn: {ground squirrel}, {gopher}]

Spermophilus
n : typical ground squirrels [syn: {Citellus}, {genus Citellus}, {genus Spermophilus}]

spermous
adj : consisting of or resembling spermatozoa [syn: {spermatic}]

Sperry
n : United States engineer and inventor of the gyrocompass (1860-1930) [syn: {Elmer Ambrose Sperry}]

spew
v 1: expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer" [syn: {spit}, {ptyalize}, {ptyalise}, {spue}]
2: eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical; "the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"; "The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate" [syn: {spew out}, {eruct}]
3: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {purge}, {cast}, {sick}, {cat}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {regorge}, {retch}, {puke}, {barf}, {spue}, {chuck}, {upchuck}, {honk}, {regurgitate}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]

spew out
v : eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical; "the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"; "The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate" [syn: {spew}, {eruct}]

spewer
n : a person who vomits [syn: {vomiter}]

sphacelate
v : undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed" [syn: {necrose}, {gangrene}, {mortify}]

Sphacele
n : a dicotyledonous genus of the family Labiatae [syn: {Lepechinia}, {genus Lepechinia}, {genus Sphacele}]

Sphacele calycina
n : California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white flowers [syn: {pitcher sage}, {Lepechinia calycina}]

Sphacelotheca
n : genus of smut fungus [syn: {genus Sphacelotheca}]

Sphacelotheca reiliana
n : smut fungus attacking heads of corn or sorghum and causing a covered smut [syn: {head smut}]

sphacelus
n 1: necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass [syn: {gangrene}, {slough}]
2: the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply) [syn: {necrosis}, {mortification}, {gangrene}]

Sphaeralcea
n : large genus of chiefly tropical herbs with showy flowers and mostly globose fruits: globe mallows [syn: {genus Sphaeralcea}]

Sphaeralcea coccinea
n : false mallow of western United States having racemose red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Malvastrum [syn: {prairie mallow}, {red false mallow}, {Malvastrum coccineum}]

Sphaeralcea fasciculata
n : shrub of coastal ranges of California and Baja California having hairy branches and spikes of numerous mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea [syn: {chaparral mallow}, {Malacothamnus fasciculatus}]

Sphaeralcea remota
n : a rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea [syn: {wild hollyhock}, {Iliamna remota}]

Sphaeriaceae
n : parasitic fungi having globose and sometimes necked or beaked perithecia [syn: {family Sphaeriaceae}]

Sphaeriales
n : large order of ascomycetous fungi usually having a dark hard perithecia with definite ostioles; in more recent classifications often divided among several orders [syn: {order Sphaeriales}]

Sphaerobolaceae
n : monotypic family of fungi in which the more or less spherical gleba is forcibly ejected at maturity [syn: {family Sphaerobolaceae}]

Sphaerocarpaceae
n : liverworts with bilaterally symmetrical gametophytes; sometimes placed in the order Jungermanniales [syn: {family Sphaerocarpaceae}]

Sphaerocarpales
n : small order sometimes included in the order Jungermanniales [syn: {order Sphaerocarpales}]

Sphaerocarpos
n : type genus of Sphaerocarpaceae; liverworts with small many-lobed usually orbicular thallus [syn: {Sphaerocarpus}, {genus Sphaerocarpus}, {genus Sphaerocarpos}]

Sphaerocarpus
n : type genus of Sphaerocarpaceae; liverworts with small many-lobed usually orbicular thallus [syn: {genus Sphaerocarpus}, {Sphaerocarpos}, {genus Sphaerocarpos}]

Sphagnales
n : coextensive with the genus Sphagnum; in some classifications isolated in a separate subclass [syn: {order Sphagnales}]

sphagnum
n : any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat [syn: {sphagnum moss}, {peat moss}, {bog moss}]

sphagnum moss
n : any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat [syn: {sphagnum}, {peat moss}, {bog moss}]

sphalerite
n : an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form [syn: {zinc blende}, {blende}]

Sphecidae
n : mud daubers; some digger wasps [syn: {family Sphecidae}]

Sphecius
n : large solitary wasps: cicada killer [syn: {genus Sphecius}]

Sphecius speciosis
n : large black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadas [syn: {cicada killer}]

sphecoid
n : any of various solitary wasps [syn: {sphecoid wasp}]

sphecoid wasp
n : any of various solitary wasps [syn: {sphecoid}]

Sphecoidea
n : families Sphecidae and Stizidae [syn: {superfamily Sphecoidea}]

Sphecotheres
n : a genus of Old World orioles [syn: {genus Sphecotheres}]

sphenion
n : the anterior tip of the parietal bone

Spheniscidae
n : comprising all existing penguins [syn: {family Spheniscidae}]

sphenisciform seabird
n : flightless cold-water seabirds: penguins

Sphenisciformes
n : penguins [syn: {order Sphenisciformes}]

Spheniscus
n : type genus of the Spheniscidae: jackass penguins [syn: {genus Spheniscus}]

Spheniscus demersus
n : small penguin of South America and southern Africa with a braying call [syn: {jackass penguin}]

Sphenodon
n : coextensive with the order Rhynchocephalia: tuataras [syn: {genus Sphenodon}]

Sphenodon punctatum
n : only extant member of the order Rhynchocephalia of large spiny lizard-like diapsid reptiles of coastal islands off New Zealand [syn: {tuatara}]

sphenoid
n : butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull [syn: {sphenoid bone}, {os sphenoidale}]

sphenoid bone
n : butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull [syn: {sphenoid}, {os sphenoidale}]

sphenoid fontanel
n : the irregularly shaped area on either side of the cranium where the frontal bone and the anterior tip of the parietal bone and the temporal bone and the greater wing of the sphenoid bone meet; corresponds to the pterion when bones have ossified [syn: {sphenoid fontanelle}, {sphenoidal fontanelle}, {sphenoidal fontanel}]

sphenoid fontanelle
n : the irregularly shaped area on either side of the cranium where the frontal bone and the anterior tip of the parietal bone and the temporal bone and the greater wing of the sphenoid bone meet; corresponds to the pterion when bones have ossified [syn: {sphenoid fontanel}, {sphenoidal fontanelle}, {sphenoidal fontanel}]

sphenoidal fontanel
n : the irregularly shaped area on either side of the cranium where the frontal bone and the anterior tip of the parietal bone and the temporal bone and the greater wing of the sphenoid bone meet; corresponds to the pterion when bones have ossified [syn: {sphenoid fontanelle}, {sphenoid fontanel}, {sphenoidal fontanelle}]

sphenoidal fontanelle
n : the irregularly shaped area on either side of the cranium where the frontal bone and the anterior tip of the parietal bone and the temporal bone and the greater wing of the sphenoid bone meet; corresponds to the pterion when bones have ossified [syn: {sphenoid fontanelle}, {sphenoid fontanel}, {sphenoidal fontanel}]

Sphenopsida
n : horsetails and related forms [syn: {class Sphenopsida}, {Equisetatae}, {class Equisetatae}]

sphere
n 1: a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" [syn: {domain}, {area}, {orbit}, {field}, {arena}]
2: any spherically shaped artifact
3: the geographical area in which one nation is very influential [syn: {sphere of influence}]
4: a particular aspect of life or activity; "he was helpless in an important sector of his life" [syn: {sector}]
5: a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses)
6: a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center
7: the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected [syn: {celestial sphere}, {empyrean}, {firmament}, {heavens}, {vault of heaven}, {welkin}]

sphere of influence
n : the geographical area in which one nation is very influential [syn: {sphere}]

spheric
adj : having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey [syn: {ball-shaped}, {global}, {globose}, {globular}, {orbicular}, {spherical}]

spherical
adj 1: of or relating to spheres or resembling a sphere; "spherical geometry" [ant: {nonspherical}]
2: having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey [syn: {ball-shaped}, {global}, {globose}, {globular}, {orbicular}, {spheric}]

spherical aberration
n : a optical aberration resulting in a distorted image

spherical angle
n : an angle formed at the intersection of the arcs of two great circles

spherical geometry
n : the geometry of figures on the surface of a sphere

spherical polygon
n : a figure on the surface of a sphere bounded by arcs of 3 or more great circles

spherical triangle
n : a spherical polygon formed by the arcs of 3 great circles

spherical trigonometry
n : the trigonometry of spherical triangles

spherically
adv : in a spherical manner; "spherically shaped"

sphericalness
n : the roundness of a 3-dimensional object [syn: {sphericity}, {globosity}, {globularness}, {rotundity}]

sphericity
n : the roundness of a 3-dimensional object [syn: {sphericalness}, {globosity}, {globularness}, {rotundity}]

spherocyte
n : an abnormal spherical red blood cell

spheroid
n : a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes; "it looked like a sphere but on closer examination I saw it was really a spheroid" [syn: {ellipsoid of revolution}]

spheroid joint
n : a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone [syn: {ball-and-socket joint}, {cotyloid joint}, {enarthrodial joint}, {enarthrosis}, {articulatio spheroidea}]

spheroidal
adj : in the form of an ellipse [syn: {ellipsoid}, {ellipsoidal}, {non-circular}]

spherometer
n : a measuring instrument for measuring the curvature of a surface

spherule
n : a small sphere

sphincter
n : a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening [syn: {anatomical sphincter}, {sphincter muscle}]

sphincter ani
n : the sphincter muscle of the anus [syn: {anal sphincter}, {musculus sphincter ani}]

sphincter muscle
n : a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening [syn: {sphincter}, {anatomical sphincter}]

sphinges
sphinx
n 1: an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
2: (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon
3: one of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians [also: {sphinges} (pl)]

sphinges
See {sphinx}

sphingid
n : any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed [syn: {hawkmoth}, {hawk moth}, {sphinx moth}, {hummingbird moth}]

Sphingidae
n : hawkmoths [syn: {family Sphingidae}]

sphingine
adj : sphinx-like; resembling a sphinx; "a sphingine smile"

sphinx
n 1: an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
2: (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon
3: one of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians [also: {sphinges} (pl)]

sphinx moth
n : any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed [syn: {hawkmoth}, {hawk moth}, {sphingid}, {hummingbird moth}]

sphygmomanometer
n : a pressure gauge for measuring blood pressure

Sphyraena
n : type and sole genus of the Sphyraenidae: barracuda [syn: {genus Sphyraena}]

Sphyraena barracuda
n : large (up to 6 ft) grayish-brown barracuda highly regarded as a food and sport fish; may be dangerous to swimmers [syn: {great barracuda}]

Sphyraenidae
n : monotypic family of large active fishes of tropical and subtropical waters: barracuda [syn: {family Sphyraenidae}]

Sphyrapicus
n : a genus of Picidae [syn: {genus Sphyrapicus}]

Sphyrapicus varius
n : eastern North American sapsucker having a pale yellow abdomen [syn: {yellow-bellied sapsucker}]

Sphyrapicus varius ruber
n : western North American sapsucker [syn: {red-breasted sapsucker}]

Sphyrna
n : type genus of the Sphyrnidae [syn: {genus Sphyrna}]

Sphyrna tiburo
n : small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries [syn: {shovelhead}, {bonnethead}, {bonnet shark}]

Sphyrna tudes
n : fished for the hide and vitamin-rich liver [syn: {smalleye hammerhead}]

Sphyrna zygaena
n : fished for the hides and vitamin-rich liver [syn: {smooth hammerhead}]

Sphyrnidae
n : hammerhead sharks; bonnethead sharks [syn: {family Sphyrnidae}]

spic
adj : completely neat and clean; "the apartment was immaculate"; "in her immaculate white uniform"; "a spick-and-span kitchen"; "their spic red-visored caps" [syn: {immaculate}, {speckless}, {spick-and-span}, {spic-and-span}, {spick}, {spotless}]
n : offensive terms for persons of Latin American descent [syn: {spik}, {spick}]

Spica
n : the brightest star in Virgo

spicae
See {spica}

spic-and-span
adj 1: conspicuously new; "shiny brand-new shoes"; "a spick-and-span novelty" [syn: {brand-new}, {bran-new}, {spick-and-span}]
2: completely neat and clean; "the apartment was immaculate"; "in her immaculate white uniform"; "a spick-and-span kitchen"; "their spic red-visored caps" [syn: {immaculate}, {speckless}, {spick-and-span}, {spic}, {spick}, {spotless}]

spicate
adj : having or relating to spikes; "spicate inflorescence"

spiccato
n : bowing in such a way that the bow bounces lightly off the strings [syn: {spiccato bowing}]

spiccato bowing
n : bowing in such a way that the bow bounces lightly off the strings [syn: {spiccato}]

spice
n 1: aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
2: any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
3: the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored [syn: {spiciness}, {spicery}]
v 1: make more interesting or flavorful; "Spice up the evening by inviting a belly dancer" [syn: {spice up}]
2: add herbs or spices to [syn: {zest}, {spice up}]

spice bush
n : deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries [syn: {spicebush}, {American spicebush}, {Benjamin bush}, {Lindera benzoin}, {Benzoin odoriferum}]

spice cake
n : cake flavored with spices

spice cookie
n : cookie flavored with spices

Spice Islands
n : a group of island in eastern Indonesia between Celebes and New Guinea; settled by the Portuguese but taken by the Dutch who made them the center for a spice monopoly, at which time they were known as Spice Islands [syn: {Moluccas}]

spice rack
n : a rack for displaying containers filled with spices

spice tree
n 1: tree bearing aromatic bark or berries
2: Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood [syn: {California laurel}, {California bay tree}, {Oregon myrtle}, {pepperwood}, {sassafras laurel}, {California olive}, {mountain laurel}, {Umbellularia californica}]

spice up
v 1: add herbs or spices to [syn: {zest}, {spice}]
2: make more interesting or flavorful; "Spice up the evening by inviting a belly dancer" [syn: {spice}]

spiceberry
n 1: shrub with coral-red berries; Japan to northern India [syn: {coralberry}, {Ardisia crenata}]
2: spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil [syn: {wintergreen}, {boxberry}, {checkerberry}, {teaberry}]

spicebush
n 1: deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries [syn: {spice bush}, {American spicebush}, {Benjamin bush}, {Lindera benzoin}, {Benzoin odoriferum}]
2: straggling aromatic shrub of southwestern United States having fragrant brown flowers [syn: {California allspice}, {Calycanthus occidentalis}]

spicemill
n : a mill for grinding spices

spicery
n : the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored [syn: {spiciness}, {spice}]

spicier
spicy
adj 1: having an agreeably pungent taste [syn: {piquant}, {savory}, {savoury}, {zesty}]
2: suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip" [syn: {blue}, {gamy}, {gamey}, {juicy}, {naughty}, {racy}, {risque}]
3: having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers; "gingery Chinese food"; "hot peppers"; "hot curry"; "corn chips with peppery salsa"; "spicy tomato sauce" [syn: {gingery}, {hot}, {peppery}] [also: {spiciest}, {spicier}]

spicier
See {spicy}

spiciest
spicy
adj 1: having an agreeably pungent taste [syn: {piquant}, {savory}, {savoury}, {zesty}]
2: suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip" [syn: {blue}, {gamy}, {gamey}, {juicy}, {naughty}, {racy}, {risque}]
3: having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers; "gingery Chinese food"; "hot peppers"; "hot curry"; "corn chips with peppery salsa"; "spicy tomato sauce" [syn: {gingery}, {hot}, {peppery}] [also: {spiciest}, {spicier}]

spiciest
See {spicy}

spicily
adv : with strong spices; in a spicy manner; "the soup was spicily flavored" [syn: {piquantly}]

spiciness
n 1: the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored [syn: {spice}, {spicery}]
2: behavior or language bordering on indelicacy [syn: {gaminess}, {raciness}, {ribaldry}]

spick
adj : completely neat and clean; "the apartment was immaculate"; "in her immaculate white uniform"; "a spick-and-span kitchen"; "their spic red-visored caps" [syn: {immaculate}, {speckless}, {spick-and-span}, {spic-and-span}, {spic}, {spotless}]
n : offensive terms for persons of Latin American descent [syn: {spic}, {spik}]

spick-and-span
adj 1: conspicuously new; "shiny brand-new shoes"; "a spick-and-span novelty" [syn: {brand-new}, {bran-new}, {spic-and-span}]
2: completely neat and clean; "the apartment was immaculate"; "in her immaculate white uniform"; "a spick-and-span kitchen"; "their spic red-visored caps" [syn: {immaculate}, {speckless}, {spic-and-span}, {spic}, {spick}, {spotless}]

spicula
spiculum
n : small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals [syn: {spicule}] [also: {spicula} (pl)]

spicula
See {spiculum}

spicule
n : small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals [syn: {spiculum}]

spiculum
n : small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals [syn: {spicule}] [also: {spicula} (pl)]

spicy
adj 1: having an agreeably pungent taste [syn: {piquant}, {savory}, {savoury}, {zesty}]
2: suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip" [syn: {blue}, {gamy}, {gamey}, {juicy}, {naughty}, {racy}, {risque}]
3: having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers; "gingery Chinese food"; "hot peppers"; "hot curry"; "corn chips with peppery salsa"; "spicy tomato sauce" [syn: {gingery}, {hot}, {peppery}] [also: {spiciest}, {spicier}]

spider
n 1: predatory arachnid that usually has silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
2: a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine [syn: {wanderer}]
3: a skillet made of cast iron

spider angioma
n : a dilation of superficial capillaries with a central red dot from which blood vessels radiate [syn: {spider nevus}, {vascular spider}]

spider brake
n : Asiatic fern introduced in America [syn: {spider fern}, {Pteris multifida}]

spider crab
n : any of numerous crabs with very long legs and small triangular bodies

spider fern
n 1: fern of North Africa and Azores and Canary Islands [syn: {ribbon fern}, {Pteris serrulata}]
2: Asiatic fern introduced in America [syn: {spider brake}, {Pteris multifida}]

spider flower
n : native to South America but naturalized in warm parts of United States; grown for its long-lasting spider-shaped white to pink-purple flowers [syn: {spider plant}, {Cleome hassleriana}]

spider mite
n : web-spinning mite that attacks garden plants and fruit trees [syn: {tetranychid}]

spider monkey
n : arboreal monkey of tropical America with long slender legs and long prehensile tail [syn: {Ateles geoffroyi}]

spider nevus
n : a dilation of superficial capillaries with a central red dot from which blood vessels radiate [syn: {spider angioma}, {vascular spider}]

spider orchid
n 1: any of several European orchids of the genus Ophrys
2: Central American orchid having spiderlike flowers with prominent green warts [syn: {Brassia verrucosa}]
3: South American orchid with spiderlike pale-yellow to pale-green flowers [syn: {Brassia lawrenceana}]

spider plant
n : native to South America but naturalized in warm parts of United States; grown for its long-lasting spider-shaped white to pink-purple flowers [syn: {spider flower}, {Cleome hassleriana}]

spider web
n 1: a web resembling the webs spun by spiders [syn: {spider's web}]
2: a web spun by spiders to trap insect prey [syn: {spider's web}]

spiderflower
n : any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowers [syn: {cleome}]

spiderlike
adj : relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida [syn: {arachnoid}, {arachnidian}, {spidery}, {spiderly}]

spiderly
adj : relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida [syn: {arachnoid}, {arachnidian}, {spidery}, {spiderlike}]

spider's web
n 1: a web resembling the webs spun by spiders [syn: {spider web}]
2: a web spun by spiders to trap insect prey [syn: {spider web}]

spiderwort
n : any plant of the family Commelinaceae [syn: {dayflower}]

spiderwort family
n : large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs or climbers: spiderworts [syn: {Commelinaceae}, {family Commelinaceae}]

spidery
adj : relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida [syn: {arachnoid}, {arachnidian}, {spiderlike}, {spiderly}]

spied
spy
n 1: (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors [syn: {undercover agent}]
2: a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people; "my spies tell me that you had a good time last night"
v 1: catch sight of [syn: {descry}, {spot}, {espy}]
2: watch, observe, or inquire secretly [syn: {stag}, {snoop}, {sleuth}]
3: secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage; "spy for the Russians" [also: {spied}]

spied
See {spy}

spiegel
n : pig iron containing manganese; used as a deoxidizing agent and to raise the manganese content in making steel [syn: {spiegeleisen}, {spiegel iron}]

spiegel iron
n : pig iron containing manganese; used as a deoxidizing agent and to raise the manganese content in making steel [syn: {spiegeleisen}, {spiegel}]

spiegeleisen
n : pig iron containing manganese; used as a deoxidizing agent and to raise the manganese content in making steel [syn: {spiegel}, {spiegel iron}]

spiel
n : plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson) [syn: {patter}, {line of gab}]
v 1: replay (as a melody); "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully" [syn: {play}]
2: speak at great length (about something)

spiel off
v : recite volubly or extravagantly; "He could recite the names of all the chemical elements" [syn: {rattle down}, {rattle off}, {reel off}, {roll off}]

Spielberg
n : United States filmmaker (born in 1947) [syn: {Steven Spielberg}]

Spielmeyer-Vogt disease
n : a congenital progressive disorder of lipid metabolism having an onset at age 5 and characterized by blindness and dementia and early death [syn: {juvenile amaurotic idiocy}]

spiff
n : attractiveness in appearance or dress or manner; "he gets by largely on pure spiff"

spiff up
v : make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child" [syn: {spruce up}, {spruce}, {titivate}, {tittivate}, {smarten up}, {slick up}]

spiffed up
adj : dressed in fancy or formal clothing [syn: {dressed(p)}, {dressed-up}, {dressed to the nines(p)}, {dressed to kill(p)}, {dolled up}, {spruced up}, {togged up}]

spiffier
spiffy
adj : marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: {dapper}, {dashing}, {jaunty}, {natty}, {raffish}, {rakish}, {smart}, {snappy}, {spruce}] [also: {spiffiest}, {spiffier}]

spiffier
See {spiffy}

spiffiest
spiffy
adj : marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: {dapper}, {dashing}, {jaunty}, {natty}, {raffish}, {rakish}, {smart}, {snappy}, {spruce}] [also: {spiffiest}, {spiffier}]

spiffiest
See {spiffy}

spiffing
adj : excellent or splendid; "that's a perfectly spiffing idea"

spiffy
adj : marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: {dapper}, {dashing}, {jaunty}, {natty}, {raffish}, {rakish}, {smart}, {snappy}, {spruce}] [also: {spiffiest}, {spiffier}]

spigot
n 1: a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask [syn: {water faucet}, {water tap}, {tap}, {hydrant}]
2: a plug for a bunghole in a cask [syn: {tap}]

spik
n : offensive terms for persons of Latin American descent [syn: {spic}, {spick}]

spike
n 1: a transient variation in voltage or current
2: sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes; "spikes provide greater traction"
3: fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn [syn: {ear}, {capitulum}]
4: (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis
5: a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline; "the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor"
6: a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall
7: a long sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal)
8: any holding device consisting of a long sharp-pointed object
9: a long metal nail
v 1: stand in the way of
2: pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer" [syn: {transfix}, {impale}, {empale}]
3: secure with spikes
4: bring forth a spike or spikes; "my hyacinths and orchids are spiking now" [syn: {spike out}]
5: add alcohol beverages [syn: {lace}, {fortify}]
6: manifest a sharp increase; "the voltage spiked"

spike arrester
n : electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current [syn: {surge suppressor}, {surge protector}, {spike suppressor}, {lightning arrester}]

spike heath
n : small evergreen mat-forming shrub of southern Europe and Asia Minor having stiff stems and terminal clusters of small bell-shaped flowers [syn: {Bruckenthalia spiculifolia}]

spike heel
n : a very high narrow heel on women's shoes [syn: {stiletto heel}]

spike lavender
n : Mediterranean plant with pale purple flowers that yields spike lavender oil [syn: {French lavender}, {Lavandula latifolia}]

spike lavender oil
n : pale yellow essential oil obtained from spike lavender used in scenting soaps and cosmetics [syn: {spike oil}]

Spike Lee
n : United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of Black culture in America (born in 1957) [syn: {Lee}, {Shelton Jackson Lee}]

spike mike
n : a contact microphone for listening through walls

spike moss
n : any of numerous fern allies of the genus Selaginella [syn: {spikemoss}, {little club moss}]

spike oil
n : pale yellow essential oil obtained from spike lavender used in scenting soaps and cosmetics [syn: {spike lavender oil}]

spike out
v : bring forth a spike or spikes; "my hyacinths and orchids are spiking now" [syn: {spike}]

spike rush
n : a sedge of the genus Eleocharis

spike suppressor
n : electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current [syn: {surge suppressor}, {surge protector}, {spike arrester}, {lightning arrester}]

spiked
adj 1: equipped with long sharp-pointed projections especially along the top of a wall or fence; "the fence was iron and spiked along the top"
2: having a long sharp point
3: having alcohol added; "a cup of brandy-laced coffee"; "he drank too much of the spiked punch" [syn: {laced}]

spiked loosestrife
n : marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States [syn: {purple loosestrife}, {Lythrum salicaria}]

spikelet
n : a small spike (as the inflorescence on grasses and sedges)

spikelike
adj : resembling a spike

spikemoss
n : any of numerous fern allies of the genus Selaginella [syn: {spike moss}, {little club moss}]

spikenard
n : an aromatic ointment used in antiquity [syn: {nard}]

spikier
spiky
adj : having or as if having especially high-pitched spots; "absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass" [syn: {peaky}] [also: {spikiest}, {spikier}]

spikier
See {spiky}

spikiest
spiky
adj : having or as if having especially high-pitched spots; "absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass" [syn: {peaky}] [also: {spikiest}, {spikier}]

spikiest
See {spiky}

spiky
adj : having or as if having especially high-pitched spots; "absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass" [syn: {peaky}] [also: {spikiest}, {spikier}]

spile
n 1: a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure [syn: {pile}, {piling}, {stilt}]
2: a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask [syn: {bung}]

spill
n 1: liquid that is spilled; "clean up the spills"
2: a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction [syn: {spillway}, {wasteweir}]
3: the act of allowing a fluid to escape [syn: {spillage}, {release}]
4: a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice" [syn: {tumble}, {fall}]
v 1: cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container; "spill the milk"; "splatter water" [syn: {slop}, {splatter}]
2: flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table" [syn: {run out}]
3: cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table" [syn: {shed}, {disgorge}]
4: pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities; "shed tears"; "spill blood"; "God shed His grace on Thee" [syn: {shed}, {pour forth}]
5: reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details" [syn: {talk}] [also: {spilt}]

spill out
v : be disgorged; "The crowds spilled out into the streets" [syn: {spill over}, {pour out}]

spill over
v 1: overflow with a certain feeling; "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger" [syn: {bubble over}, {overflow}]
2: be disgorged; "The crowds spilled out into the streets" [syn: {spill out}, {pour out}]

spill the beans
v : divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" [syn: {let the cat out of the bag}, {talk}, {tattle}, {blab}, {peach}, {babble}, {sing}, {babble out}, {blab out}] [ant: {keep quiet}]

spillage
n 1: the amount that has spilled
2: the act of allowing a fluid to escape [syn: {spill}, {release}]

Spillane
n : United States writer of popular detective novels (born in 1918) [syn: {Mickey Spillane}, {Frank Morrison Spillane}]

spiller
n 1: an attacker who sheds or spills blood; "a great hunter and spiller of blood" [syn: {shedder}]
2: a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys) [syn: {trawl}, {trawl line}, {setline}, {trotline}]

spillikin
n : a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws [syn: {jackstraw}]

spillikins
n : a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others [syn: {jackstraws}]

spillover
n : (economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure

spillway
n : a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction [syn: {spill}, {wasteweir}]

Spilogale
n : a genus of Mustelidae [syn: {genus Spilogale}]

Spilogale putorius
n : small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States and Mexico [syn: {spotted skunk}, {little spotted skunk}]

spilt
spill
n 1: liquid that is spilled; "clean up the spills"
2: a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction [syn: {spillway}, {wasteweir}]
3: the act of allowing a fluid to escape [syn: {spillage}, {release}]
4: a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice" [syn: {tumble}, {fall}]
v 1: cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container; "spill the milk"; "splatter water" [syn: {slop}, {splatter}]
2: flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table" [syn: {run out}]
3: cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table" [syn: {shed}, {disgorge}]
4: pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities; "shed tears"; "spill blood"; "God shed His grace on Thee" [syn: {shed}, {pour forth}]
5: reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details" [syn: {talk}] [also: {spilt}]

spilt
See {spill}

spin
n 1: a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
2: the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting" [syn: {twirl}, {twist}, {twisting}, {whirl}]
3: a short drive in a car; "he took the new car for a spin"
4: rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral [syn: {tailspin}]
5: a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion); "the campaign put a favorable spin on the story"
v 1: revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" [syn: {spin around}, {whirl}, {reel}, {gyrate}]
2: stream in jets, of liquids; "The creek spun its course through the woods"
3: cause to spin; "spin a coin" [syn: {whirl}, {birl}, {twirl}]
4: make up a story; "spin a yarn"
5: form a web by making a thread; "spiders spin a fine web"
6: work natural fibers into a thread; "spin silk"
7: twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation; "The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrasing"
8: prolong or extend; "spin out a visit" [syn: {spin out}] [also: {spun}, {spinning}]

spin around
v : revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" [syn: {spin}, {whirl}, {reel}, {gyrate}]

spin doctor
n : a public relations person who tries to forestall negative publicity by publicizing a favorable interpretation of the words or actions of a company or political party or famous person; "his title is Director of Communications but he is just a spin doctor" [syn: {spinmeister}]

spin drier
n : a clothes dryer that uses centrifugal motion to dry the clothes that are put into it [syn: {spin dryer}]

spin dryer
n : a clothes dryer that uses centrifugal motion to dry the clothes that are put into it [syn: {spin drier}]

spin off
v : produce as a consequence or an unplanned result

spin out
v : prolong or extend; "spin out a visit" [syn: {spin}]

spin the bottle
n : a game in which a player spins a bottle and kisses the person that it points to when it stops spinning

spin the plate
n : a game in which something round (as a plate) is spun on edge and the name of a player is called; the named player must catch the spinning object before it falls or pay a forfeit [syn: {spin the platter}]

spin the platter
n : a game in which something round (as a plate) is spun on edge and the name of a player is called; the named player must catch the spinning object before it falls or pay a forfeit [syn: {spin the plate}]

spina bifida
n : a not uncommon congenital defect in which a vertebra is malformed; unless several vertebrae are affected or there is myelomeningocele there are few symptoms; can be diagnosed by amniocentesis [syn: {rachischisis}, {schistorrhachis}]

spinach
n 1: southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves [syn: {spinach plant}, {prickly-seeded spinach}, {Spinacia oleracea}]
2: dark green leaves; eaten cooked or raw in salads

spinach beet
n 1: beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks [syn: {chard}, {Swiss chard}, {leaf beet}, {chard plant}, {Beta vulgaris cicla}]
2: long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves [syn: {chard}, {Swiss chard}, {leaf beet}]

spinach blight
n : a disease of spinach plants

spinach mustard
n : Asiatic plant cultivated for its swollen root crown and edible foliage [syn: {tendergreen}, {Brassica perviridis}, {Brassica rapa perviridis}]

spinach plant
n : southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves [syn: {spinach}, {prickly-seeded spinach}, {Spinacia oleracea}]

Spinacia
n : spinach [syn: {genus Spinacia}]

Spinacia oleracea
n : southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves [syn: {spinach}, {spinach plant}, {prickly-seeded spinach}]

spinal
adj : of or relating to the spine or spinal cord; "spinal cord"; "spinal injury"
n : anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord [syn: {spinal anesthesia}, {spinal anaesthesia}]

spinal accessory
n : arises from two sets of roots (cranial and spinal) that unite to form the accessory nerve trunk [syn: {accessory nerve}, {nervus accessorius}, {eleventh cranial nerve}]

spinal anaesthesia
n : anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord [syn: {spinal anesthesia}, {spinal}]

spinal anaesthetic
n : an anesthetic that is injected into the spine [syn: {spinal anesthetic}]

spinal anesthesia
n : anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord [syn: {spinal anaesthesia}, {spinal}]

spinal anesthetic
n : an anesthetic that is injected into the spine [syn: {spinal anaesthetic}]

spinal canal
n : the canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes [syn: {vertebral canal}, {canalis vertebralis}]

spinal column
n : the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back" [syn: {vertebral column}, {spine}, {backbone}, {back}, {rachis}]

spinal cord
n : a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tube-like structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region [syn: {medulla spinalis}]

spinal curvature
n : an abnormal curvature of the vertebral column

spinal fluid
n : clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord [syn: {cerebrospinal fluid}]

spinal fusion
n : correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization [syn: {fusion}]

spinal nerve
n : any of the 31 pairs of nerves emerging from each side of the spinal cord (each attached to the cord by two roots: ventral and dorsal) [syn: {nervus spinalis}]

spinal puncture
n : removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes [syn: {lumbar puncture}, {spinal tap}]

spinal tap
n : removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes [syn: {lumbar puncture}, {spinal puncture}]

spinal vein
n : veins that drain the spinal cord [syn: {vena spinalis}]

spinally
adv : in the spine; "spinally administered"

spindle
n 1: (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle; "chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis"
2: any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts [syn: {mandrel}, {mandril}, {arbor}]
3: a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning

spindle horn
n : cow-like creature with the glossy coat of a horse and the agility of a goat and the long horns of an antelope; characterized as a cow that lives the life of a goat [syn: {forest goat}, {Pseudoryx nghetinhensis}]

spindle tree
n : any shrubby trees or woody vines of the genus Euonymus having showy usually reddish berries [syn: {spindleberry}, {spindleberry tree}]

spindleberry
n : any shrubby trees or woody vines of the genus Euonymus having showy usually reddish berries [syn: {spindle tree}, {spindleberry tree}]

spindleberry tree
n : any shrubby trees or woody vines of the genus Euonymus having showy usually reddish berries [syn: {spindle tree}, {spindleberry}]

spindle-legged
adj : having long slender legs [syn: {spindle-shanked}]

spindlelegs
n 1: a thin person with long thin legs [syn: {spindleshanks}]
2: long thin legs [syn: {spindleshanks}]

spindle-shanked
adj : having long slender legs [syn: {spindle-legged}]

spindleshanks
n 1: a thin person with long thin legs [syn: {spindlelegs}]
2: long thin legs [syn: {spindlelegs}]

spindle-shaped
adj : tapering at each end [syn: {fusiform}, {cigar-shaped}]

spindle-tree family
n : trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits [syn: {Celastraceae}, {family Celastraceae}, {staff-tree family}]

spindlier
spindly
adj : long and lean [syn: {lank}] [also: {spindliest}, {spindlier}]

spindlier
See {spindly}

spindliest
spindly
adj : long and lean [syn: {lank}] [also: {spindliest}, {spindlier}]

spindliest
See {spindly}

spindly
adj : long and lean [syn: {lank}] [also: {spindliest}, {spindlier}]

spin-dried
spin-dry
v : dry (clothes) by spinning and making use of centrifugal forces [also: {spin-dried}]

spin-dried
See {spin-dry}

spindrift
n : spray blown up from the surface of the sea [syn: {spoondrift}]

spin-dry
v : dry (clothes) by spinning and making use of centrifugal forces [also: {spin-dried}]

spine
n 1: the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back" [syn: {spinal column}, {vertebral column}, {backbone}, {back}, {rachis}]
2: any pointed projection [syn: {spur}]
3: a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf [syn: {thorn}, {prickle}, {pricker}, {sticker}]
4: a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin

spinel
n : a hard glassy mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum; occurs in various colors that are used as gemstones

spinel ruby
n : a spinel used as a gemstone (usually dark red) [syn: {ruby spinel}]

spineless
adj 1: weak in willpower [syn: {namby-pamby}, {wishy-washy}]
2: lacking courage or vitality; "he was a yellow gutless worm"; "a spineless craven fellow" [syn: {gutless}] [ant: {gutsy}]

spinelessness
n : the quality of lacking a strong character; an irresolute disposition

spinet
n 1: small and compactly built upright piano
2: early model harpsichord with only one string per note

spinier
spiny
adj : having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" [syn: {barbed}, {barbellate}, {briary}, {briery}, {bristled}, {bristly}, {burred}, {burry}, {prickly}, {setose}, {setaceous}, {thorny}] [also: {spiniest}, {spinier}]

spinier
See {spiny}

spiniest
spiny
adj : having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" [syn: {barbed}, {barbellate}, {briary}, {briery}, {bristled}, {bristly}, {burred}, {burry}, {prickly}, {setose}, {setaceous}, {thorny}] [also: {spiniest}, {spinier}]

spiniest
See {spiny}

spinmeister
n : a public relations person who tries to forestall negative publicity by publicizing a favorable interpretation of the words or actions of a company or political party or famous person; "his title is Director of Communications but he is just a spin doctor" [syn: {spin doctor}]

spinnability
n : suitability for spinning or capability of being spun (used of textile fibers)

spinnable
adj : capable or susceptible to being influenced by biased information

spinnaker
n : large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind

spinner
n 1: someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads) [syn: {spinster}, {thread maker}]
2: board game equipment that consists of a dial and an arrow that is spun to determine the next move in the game
3: fisherman's lure; revolves when drawn through the water

spinney
n : a copse that shelters game

spinning
spin
n 1: a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
2: the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting" [syn: {twirl}, {twist}, {twisting}, {whirl}]
3: a short drive in a car; "he took the new car for a spin"
4: rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral [syn: {tailspin}]
5: a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion); "the campaign put a favorable spin on the story"
v 1: revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" [syn: {spin around}, {whirl}, {reel}, {gyrate}]
2: stream in jets, of liquids; "The creek spun its course through the woods"
3: cause to spin; "spin a coin" [syn: {whirl}, {birl}, {twirl}]
4: make up a story; "spin a yarn"
5: form a web by making a thread; "spiders spin a fine web"
6: work natural fibers into a thread; "spin silk"
7: twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation; "The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrasing"
8: prolong or extend; "spin out a visit" [syn: {spin out}] [also: {spun}, {spinning}]

spinning
adj : rotating rapidly about an axis; "a spinning top"; "the whirling dance of the Dervish" [syn: {whirling}]
n : creating thread

spinning
See {spin}

spinning frame
n : spinning machine that draws, twists, and winds yarn

spinning jenny
n : an early spinning machine with multiple spindles

spinning machine
n : a textile machine for spinning yarn and thread

spinning rod
n : a fishing rod designed for casting a spinning lure

spinning top
n : a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin; "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday" [syn: {top}, {whirligig}, {teetotum}]

spinning wheel
n : a small domestic spinning machine with a single spindle that is driven by hand or foot

spinocerebellar disorder
n : any of several congenital disorders marked by degeneration of the cerebellum and spinal cord resulting in spasticity and ataxia

spin-off
n : a product made during the manufacture of something else [syn: {by-product}, {byproduct}]

spinose
adj : having spines

spinous
adj : shaped like a spine or thorn [syn: {acanthoid}, {acanthous}]

Spinoza
n : Dutch philosopher who espoused a pantheistic system (1632-1677) [syn: {de Spinoza}, {Baruch de Spinoza}, {Benedict de Spinoza}]

spinster
n 1: an elderly unmarried woman [syn: {old maid}]
2: someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads) [syn: {spinner}, {thread maker}]

spinsterhood
n : the state of being a spinster (usually an elderly unmarried woman)

Spinus
n : in some classifications considered a subgenus of Carduelis: siskins and New World goldfinches [syn: {genus Spinus}]

Spinus pinus
n : small finch of North American coniferous forests [syn: {pine siskin}, {pine finch}]

Spinus tristis
n : American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer [syn: {New world goldfinch}, {goldfinch}, {yellowbird}]

spiny
adj : having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" [syn: {barbed}, {barbellate}, {briary}, {briery}, {bristled}, {bristly}, {burred}, {burry}, {prickly}, {setose}, {setaceous}, {thorny}] [also: {spiniest}, {spinier}]

spiny anteater
n 1: New Guinea echidnas [syn: {echidna}, {anteater}]
2: burrowing spine-covered monotreme of Australia having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites [syn: {echidna}, {anteater}]

spiny dogfish
n : small bottom-dwelling dogfishes

spiny lizard
n 1: desert lizard that feeds on ants [syn: {mountain devil}, {Moloch horridus}]
2: any of numerous lizards with overlapping ridged pointed scales; of North America and Central America

spiny lobster
n 1: warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California [syn: {langouste}, {rock lobster}, {crayfish}]
2: large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters [syn: {langouste}, {rock lobster}, {crawfish}, {crayfish}, {sea crawfish}]

spiny puffer
n : puffers having rigid or erectile spines

spiny softshell
n : river turtle of western United States with a warty shell; prefers quiet water [syn: {Trionyx spiniferus}]

spiny talinum
n : low cushion-forming plant with rose to crimson-magenta flowers and leaf midribs that persist as spines when the leaves die; southwestern United States [syn: {Talinum spinescens}]

spiny-finned fish
n : a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays [syn: {acanthopterygian}] [ant: {soft-finned fish}]

spiny-headed worm
n : any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines [syn: {acanthocephalan}]

SPipistrellus hesperus
n : of western North America [syn: {western pipistrel}]

spiracle
n : a breathing orifice

spiraea
n 1: a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea; widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense panicles of flowers in many colors; often forced by florists for Easter blooming [syn: {spirea}, {Astilbe japonica}]
2: any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers [syn: {spirea}]
3: a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rosaceae [syn: {genus Spiraea}]

Spiraea prunifolia
n : shrub having copious small white flowers in spring [syn: {bridal wreath}, {bridal-wreath}, {Saint Peter's wreath}, {St. Peter's wreath}]

spiral
adj : in the shape of a coil [syn: {coiling}, {helical}, {spiraling}, {volute}, {voluted}, {whorled}, {turbinate}]
n 1: a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at ever-greater distances from it
2: a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle [syn: {helix}]
3: ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center [syn: {volute}]
4: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope" [syn: {coil}, {volute}, {whorl}, {helix}]
5: flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
v 1: to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor" [syn: {gyrate}, {coil}]
2: form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain"
3: move in a spiral or zigzag course [syn: {corkscrew}] [also: {spiralling}, {spiralled}]

spiral bandage
n : an oblique bandage in which successive turns overlap preceding turns

spiral galaxy
n : a galaxy having a spiral structure; arms containing younger stars spiral out from old stars at the center [syn: {spiral nebula}]

spiral nebula
n : a galaxy having a spiral structure; arms containing younger stars spiral out from old stars at the center [syn: {spiral galaxy}]

spiral ratchet screwdriver
n : a screwdriver with a ratchet (so the blade turns in only one direction) and a spiral in the handle (so the blade rotates) with downward pressure on the handle [syn: {ratchet screwdriver}]

spiral spring
n : a spring that is wound like a spiral

spiraling
adj : in the shape of a coil [syn: {coiling}, {helical}, {spiral}, {volute}, {voluted}, {whorled}, {turbinate}]

spiralled
spiral
adj : in the shape of a coil [syn: {coiling}, {helical}, {spiraling}, {volute}, {voluted}, {whorled}, {turbinate}]
n 1: a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at ever-greater distances from it
2: a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle [syn: {helix}]
3: ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center [syn: {volute}]
4: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope" [syn: {coil}, {volute}, {whorl}, {helix}]
5: flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
v 1: to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor" [syn: {gyrate}, {coil}]
2: form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain"
3: move in a spiral or zigzag course [syn: {corkscrew}] [also: {spiralling}, {spiralled}]

spiralled
See {spiral}

spiralling
spiral
adj : in the shape of a coil [syn: {coiling}, {helical}, {spiraling}, {volute}, {voluted}, {whorled}, {turbinate}]
n 1: a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at ever-greater distances from it
2: a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle [syn: {helix}]
3: ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center [syn: {volute}]
4: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope" [syn: {coil}, {volute}, {whorl}, {helix}]
5: flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
v 1: to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor" [syn: {gyrate}, {coil}]
2: form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain"
3: move in a spiral or zigzag course [syn: {corkscrew}] [also: {spiralling}, {spiralled}]

spiralling
See {spiral}

spirally
adv : with spirals; "spirally fluted handles"

spirant
adj : of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') [syn: {fricative}, {sibilant}]
n : a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract [syn: {fricative consonant}, {fricative}]

Spiranthes
n : large cosmopolitan genus of white-flowered terrestrial orchids [syn: {genus Spiranthes}]

Spiranthes cernua
n : an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having tall erect densely flowered spiraling clusters of creamy white vanilla-scented flowers; widely distributed especially in low damp places of eastern and central North America [syn: {screw augur}]

Spiranthes porrifolia
n : similar to Spiranthes romanzoffiana;States [syn: {western ladies' tresses}]

Spiranthes romanzoffiana
n : orchid having dense clusters of gently spiraling creamy white flowers with 2 upper petals forming a hood; western North America [syn: {hooded ladies' tresses}]

Spiranthes spiralis
n : European orchid having shorter racemes of strongly spiraling snow-white flowers [syn: {European ladies' tresses}]

spire
n : a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top [syn: {steeple}]

spirea
n 1: a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea; widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense panicles of flowers in many colors; often forced by florists for Easter blooming [syn: {spiraea}, {Astilbe japonica}]
2: any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers [syn: {spiraea}]

spirilla
n : any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form [syn: {spirillum}]

spirilla
spirillum
n 1: spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water
2: any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form [syn: {spirilla}] [also: {spirilla} (pl)]

spirilla
See {spirillum}

Spirillaceae
n : rigid spirally curved elongate bacteria [syn: {family Spirillaceae}]

spirillum
n 1: spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water
2: any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form [syn: {spirilla}] [also: {spirilla} (pl)]

spirillum fever
n : the form of ratbite fever occurring in the Far East [syn: {sodoku}]

Spirillum minus
n : a bacterium causing rat-bite fever [syn: {ratbite fever bacterium}]

spirit
n 1: the vital principle or animating force within living things
2: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" [syn: {tone}, {feel}, {feeling}, {flavor}, {flavour}, {look}, {smell}]
3: a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character
4: any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings [syn: {disembodied spirit}]
5: the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection); "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose" [syn: {emotional state}]
6: the intended meaning of a communication [syn: {intent}, {purport}]
7: animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" [syn: {liveliness}, {life}, {sprightliness}]
8: an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart" [syn: {heart}]
v : infuse with spirit; "The company spirited him up" [syn: {spirit up}, {inspirit}]

spirit away
v 1: carry off mysteriously; as if by magic [syn: {spirit off}]
2: carry away rapidly and secretly, as if mysteriously

spirit gum
n : an adhesive solution made of gum and ether and used to attach false hair to skin

spirit lamp
n : a lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol

spirit level
n : indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid [syn: {level}]

spirit of turpentine
n : volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally [syn: {turpentine}, {oil of turpentine}, {turps}]

spirit off
v : carry off mysteriously; as if by magic [syn: {spirit away}]

spirit rapper
n : someone who claims to receive messages from the dead in the form of raps on a table

spirit rapping
n : alleged form of communication with spirits of the dead [syn: {table rapping}, {table tapping}]

spirit stove
n : a stove that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol

spirit up
v : infuse with spirit; "The company spirited him up" [syn: {spirit}, {inspirit}]

spirit world
n : any imaginary place where spiritual beings (demons or fairies or a\ngels or the like) abide; "science has emptied the spirit world of its former inhabitants"

spirited
adj 1: displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness [ant: {spiritless}]
2: marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance" [syn: {bouncing}, {bouncy}, {peppy}, {zippy}]
3: willing to face danger [syn: {game}, {gamy}, {gamey}, {gritty}, {mettlesome}, {spunky}]
4: made lively or spirited; "a meal enlivened by the music"; "a spirited debate" [syn: {enlivened}]

spiritedly
adv : in a spirited or lively manner; with animation and vivacity

spiritedness
n : quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous [syn: {animation}, {invigoration}, {brio}, {vivification}]

spiritise
v : imbue with a spirit [syn: {spiritize}]

spiritize
v : imbue with a spirit [syn: {spiritise}]

spiritless
adj 1: lacking ardor or vigor or energy; "a spiritless reply to criticism" [ant: {spirited}]
2: lacking spirit; "it was a spiritless attempt"
3: evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant; "compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others"; "a fine fiery blast against meek conformity"- Orville Prescott; "she looked meek but had the heart of a lion"; "was submissive and subservient" [syn: {compliant}, {meek}]

spiritlessness
n : the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally [syn: {apathy}, {indifference}]

spiritous
adj : containing or of the nature of alcohol; "spiritous beverages"; "spirituous liquors" [syn: {spirituous}]

spirits
n : distilled rather than fermented [syn: {liquor}, {booze}, {hard drink}, {hard liquor}, {John Barleycorn}, {strong drink}]

spirits of ammonia
n : a solution of ammonium carbonate in ammonia water and alcohol [syn: {sal volatile}]

spirits of wine
n : rectified ethyl alcohol

spiritual
adj 1: concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church; "religious texts"; "a nenber if a religious order"; "lords temporal and spiritual"; "spiritual leaders"; "spiritual songs" [syn: {religious}]
2: concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul; "a spiritual approach to life"; "spiritual fulfillment"; "spiritual values"; "unearthly love" [syn: {unearthly}]
3: lacking material body or form or substance; "spiritual beings"; "the vital transcendental soul belonging to the spiritual realm"-Lewis Mumford
4: like or being a phantom; "a ghostly face at the window"; "a phantasmal presence in the room"; "spectral emanations"; "spiritual tappings at a seance" [syn: {apparitional}, {ghostlike}, {ghostly}, {phantasmal}, {spectral}]
n : a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States [syn: {Negro spiritual}]

spiritual being
n : an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events [syn: {supernatural being}]

spiritual bouquet
n : (Roman Catholic Church) a card indicating that the sender will perform certain devotional acts on behalf of another

Spiritual Jewel
n : a member of the Taoist Trinity; identified with Lao-Tse [syn: {Shen-pao}]

spiritual leader
n : a leader in religious or sacred affairs

spiritual rebirth
n : a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life [syn: {conversion}, {rebirth}]

spiritual world
n : a belief that there is a realm controlled by a divine spirit [syn: {unseen}]

spiritualisation
n : the act of making something spiritual; infusing it with spiritual content [syn: {spiritualization}]

spiritualise
v 1: give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense [syn: {spiritualize}] [ant: {literalize}]
2: purify from the corrupting influences of the world; "During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized" [syn: {spiritualize}]

spiritualism
n 1: (theology) any doctrine that asserts the separate existence of God
2: the belief that the spirits of dead people can communicate with people who are still alive (especially via a medium)
3: concern with things of the spirit [syn: {spirituality}, {otherworldliness}]

spiritualist
adj : of or relating to or connected with spiritualism [syn: {spiritualistic}]
n : someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; "he consulted several mediums" [syn: {medium}]

spiritualistic
adj : of or relating to or connected with spiritualism [syn: {spiritualist}]

spirituality
n 1: property or income owned by a church [syn: {spiritualty}, {church property}]
2: concern with things of the spirit [syn: {spiritualism}, {otherworldliness}]

spiritualization
n : the act of making something spiritual; infusing it with spiritual content [syn: {spiritualisation}]

spiritualize
v 1: give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense [syn: {spiritualise}] [ant: {literalize}]
2: elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration [syn: {transfigure}, {glorify}]
3: purify from the corrupting influences of the world; "During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized" [syn: {spiritualise}]

spiritually
adv : in a spiritual manner; "the ninth century was the spiritually freest period"

spiritualty
n : property or income owned by a church [syn: {spirituality}, {church property}]

spirituous
adj : containing or of the nature of alcohol; "spiritous beverages"; "spirituous liquors" [syn: {spiritous}]

Spirochaeta
n : type genus of the family Spirochaetaceae; flexible undulating chiefly aquatic bacteria [syn: {genus Spirochaeta}]

Spirochaetaceae
n : large coarsely spiral bacteria; free-living in fresh or salt water or commensal in bodies of oysters [syn: {family Spirochaetaceae}]

Spirochaetales
n : higher bacteria; slender spiral rodlike forms [syn: {order Spirochaetales}]

spirochaete
n : parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals [syn: {spirochete}]

spirochete
n : parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals [syn: {spirochaete}]

Spirodela
n : minute aquatic herbs floating on the water surface consisting of a shiny leaflike frond and 2-21 roots [syn: {genus Spirodela}]

Spirodela polyrrhiza
n : cosmopolitan except South America and New Zealand and some oceanic islands [syn: {great duckweed}, {water flaxseed}]

spirogram
n : a recording of breathing made with a spirograph

spirograph
n : a measuring instrument for recording the depth and rapidity of breathing movements

spirogyra
n : freshwater algae consisting of minute filaments containing spiral chlorophyll bands

spirometer
n : a measuring instrument for measuring the vital capacity of the lungs

spirometery
n : the use of a spirometer to measure vital capacity

spironolactone
n : a synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension [syn: {Aldactone}]

spirt
n : the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid) [syn: {jet}, {squirt}, {spurt}]
v 1: gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth" [syn: {spurt}, {gush}, {spout}]
2: move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy [syn: {forge}, {spurt}]

spirula
n : a small tropical cephalopod of the genus Spirula having prominent eyes and short arms and a many-chambered shell coiled in a flat spiral [syn: {Spirula peronii}]

Spirula peronii
n : a small tropical cephalopod of the genus Spirula having prominent eyes and short arms and a many-chambered shell coiled in a flat spiral [syn: {spirula}]

Spirulidae
n : coextensive with the genus Spirula; included in the order Belemnoidea in some older classifications [syn: {family Spirulidae}]

spit
n 1: a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea [syn: {tongue}]
2: a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches [syn: {saliva}, {spittle}]
3: a skewer for holding meat over a fire
4: the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) [syn: {spitting}, {expectoration}]
v 1: expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer" [syn: {ptyalize}, {ptyalise}, {spew}, {spue}]
2: utter with anger or contempt [syn: {spit out}]
3: rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" [syn: {sprinkle}, {spatter}, {patter}, {pitter-patter}]
4: drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ" [syn: {skewer}] [also: {spitting}, {spitted}, {spat}]

spit and polish
n : careful attention to order and appearance (as in the military)

spit curl
n : a spiral curl plastered on the forehead or cheek [syn: {kiss curl}]

spit out
v 1: spit up in an explosive manner [syn: {splutter}, {sputter}]
2: utter with anger or contempt [syn: {spit}]
3: discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth [syn: {expectorate}, {cough up}, {cough out}, {spit up}]

spit up
v 1: give reluctantly; "He coughed up some money for his children's tuition" [syn: {cough up}, {pony up}]
2: discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth [syn: {expectorate}, {cough up}, {cough out}, {spit out}]

spitball
n 1: a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere
2: an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it [syn: {spitter}]

spite
n 1: feeling a need to see others suffer [syn: {malice}, {maliciousness}, {spitefulness}, {venom}]
2: malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty [syn: {cattiness}, {bitchiness}, {spitefulness}, {nastiness}]
v : hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised me ego" [syn: {hurt}, {wound}, {injure}, {bruise}, {offend}]

spiteful
adj : showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite; "a despiteful fiend"; "a truly spiteful child"; "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment" [syn: {despiteful}, {vindictive}]

spitefully
adv 1: in a maliciously spiteful manner; "pray for them that despitefully use us" [syn: {despitefully}]
2: in a spiteful manner; "he answered his accusers spitefully" [syn: {with spite}]

spitefulness
n 1: feeling a need to see others suffer [syn: {malice}, {maliciousness}, {spite}, {venom}]
2: malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty [syn: {cattiness}, {bitchiness}, {spite}, {nastiness}]

spitfire
n : a highly emotional and quick-tempered person (especially a girl or woman)

Spitsbergen
n : islands in the Svalbard archipelago east of northern Greenland; belonging to Norway [syn: {Spitzbergen}]

spitted
spit
n 1: a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea [syn: {tongue}]
2: a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches [syn: {saliva}, {spittle}]
3: a skewer for holding meat over a fire
4: the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) [syn: {spitting}, {expectoration}]
v 1: expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer" [syn: {ptyalize}, {ptyalise}, {spew}, {spue}]
2: utter with anger or contempt [syn: {spit out}]
3: rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" [syn: {sprinkle}, {spatter}, {patter}, {pitter-patter}]
4: drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ" [syn: {skewer}] [also: {spitting}, {spitted}, {spat}]

spitted
See {spit}

spitter
n 1: a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth) [syn: {expectorator}]
2: an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it [syn: {spitball}]

spitting
spit
n 1: a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea [syn: {tongue}]
2: a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches [syn: {saliva}, {spittle}]
3: a skewer for holding meat over a fire
4: the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) [syn: {spitting}, {expectoration}]
v 1: expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer" [syn: {ptyalize}, {ptyalise}, {spew}, {spue}]
2: utter with anger or contempt [syn: {spit out}]
3: rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" [syn: {sprinkle}, {spatter}, {patter}, {pitter-patter}]
4: drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ" [syn: {skewer}] [also: {spitting}, {spitted}, {spat}]

spitting
n : the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) [syn: {spit}, {expectoration}]

spitting
See {spit}

spitting cobra
n : aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa; rarely bites but spits venom that may cause blindness [syn: {black-necked cobra}, {Naja nigricollis}]

spitting image
n : a perfect likeness or counterpart

spitting snake
n : highly venomous snake of southern Africa able to spit venom up to seven feet [syn: {ringhals}, {rinkhals}, {Hemachatus haemachatus}]

spittle
n : a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches [syn: {saliva}, {spit}]

spittle insect
n : small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete [syn: {spittlebug}]

spittlebug
n : small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete [syn: {spittle insect}]

spittoon
n : a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place) [syn: {cuspidor}]

spitz
n : any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail

Spitzbergen
n : islands in the Svalbard archipelago east of northern Greenland; belonging to Norway [syn: {Spitsbergen}]

spiv
n : a person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; goes about smartly dressed and having a good time

Spizella
n : chipping sparrow; field sparrow; tree sparrow [syn: {genus Spizella}]

Spizella arborea
n : finch common in winter in the northern U.S. [syn: {tree sparrow}]

Spizella passerina
n : small North American finch common in urban areas [syn: {chipping sparrow}]

Spizella pusilla
n : common North American finch of brushy pasturelands [syn: {field sparrow}]

splanchnic
adj : relating to or affecting the viscera; "visceral bleeding"; "a splanchnic nerve" [syn: {visceral}]

splanchnic nerve
n : any of several nerves of the sympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system that innervate viscera and blood vessels

splash
n 1: the sound like water splashing [syn: {plash}]
2: a small quantity of something moist or soft; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud" [syn: {dab}, {splatter}]
3: the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface [syn: {spatter}, {spattering}, {splashing}, {splattering}]
4: the act of scattering water about haphazardly [syn: {splashing}]
v 1: cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force; "She splashed the water around her" [syn: {sprinkle}, {splosh}]
2: walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow" [syn: {squelch}, {squish}, {splosh}, {slosh}, {slop}]
3: dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water" [syn: {spatter}, {splatter}, {plash}, {splosh}, {swash}]
4: mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered; "The mountain was splashed with snow"
5: make a splashing sound; "water was splashing on the floor" [syn: {splosh}, {slosh}, {slush}]
6: soil or stain with a splashed liquid
7: strike and dash about in a liquid; "The boys splashed around in the pool"

splash around
v : play in or as if in water, as of small children [syn: {dabble}, {paddle}]

splash guard
n : a curved piece above the wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle to protect the rider from water or mud thrown up by the wheels [syn: {mudguard}, {splash-guard}]

splashboard
n 1: protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side [syn: {washboard}]
2: protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc. [syn: {splasher}, {dashboard}]

splashdown
n : a landing of a spacecraft in the sea at the end of a space flight

splashed
adj 1: (of a fluid) having been propelled about in flying drops or masses; "with clothes wet by splashed water"
2: covered patchily; often used in combination; "waves dabbled with moonlight"; "a blood-spattered room"; "gardens splashed with color"; "kitchen walls splattered with grease" [syn: {dabbled}, {spattered}, {splashy}, {splattered}]
3: spattered or spotted with dirt or filth; often used in combination; "dingy bespattered walls"; "a grease-spattered floor"; "a besplashed coach"; "mud-splashed trouser legs" [syn: {bespattered}, {spattered}, {besplashed}]

splasher
n 1: a protective covering over or beside a wheel to protect the upper part of a vehicle from splashes of mud
2: protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc. [syn: {splashboard}, {dashboard}]

splash-guard
n : a curved piece above the wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle to protect the rider from water or mud thrown up by the wheels [syn: {mudguard}, {splash guard}]

splashier
splashy
adj 1: marked by conspicuous display; "a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet"; "a splashy half-page ad" [syn: {showy}]
2: covered patchily; often used in combination; "waves dabbled with moonlight"; "a blood-spattered room"; "gardens splashed with color"; "kitchen walls splattered with grease" [syn: {dabbled}, {spattered}, {splashed}, {splattered}] [also: {splashiest}, {splashier}]

splashier
See {splashy}

splashiest
splashy
adj 1: marked by conspicuous display; "a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet"; "a splashy half-page ad" [syn: {showy}]
2: covered patchily; often used in combination; "waves dabbled with moonlight"; "a blood-spattered room"; "gardens splashed with color"; "kitchen walls splattered with grease" [syn: {dabbled}, {spattered}, {splashed}, {splattered}] [also: {splashiest}, {splashier}]

splashiest
See {splashy}

splashiness
n : lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity [syn: {ostentation}, {ostentatiousness}, {pomposity}, {pompousness}, {pretentiousness}, {inflation}]

splashing
n 1: the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface [syn: {spatter}, {spattering}, {splash}, {splattering}]
2: the act of scattering water about haphazardly [syn: {splash}]

splashy
adj 1: marked by conspicuous display; "a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet"; "a splashy half-page ad" [syn: {showy}]
2: covered patchily; often used in combination; "waves dabbled with moonlight"; "a blood-spattered room"; "gardens splashed with color"; "kitchen walls splattered with grease" [syn: {dabbled}, {spattered}, {splashed}, {splattered}] [also: {splashiest}, {splashier}]

splat
n 1: a single splash; "he heard a splat as it hit the floor"
2: a slat of wood in the middle of the back of a straight chair
v 1: give off the sound of a bullet flattening on impact
2: split open and flatten for cooking; "splat fish over an open fire"
3: flatten on impact; "The snowballs splatted on the trees"

splatter
n 1: the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" [syn: {spatter}, {spattering}, {splattering}, {sputter}, {splutter}, {sputtering}]
2: a small quantity of something moist or soft; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud" [syn: {dab}, {splash}]
v 1: cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container; "spill the milk"; "splatter water" [syn: {spill}, {slop}]
2: dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water" [syn: {spatter}, {plash}, {splash}, {splosh}, {swash}]

splattered
adj : covered patchily; often used in combination; "waves dabbled with moonlight"; "a blood-spattered room"; "gardens splashed with color"; "kitchen walls splattered with grease" [syn: {dabbled}, {spattered}, {splashed}, {splashy}]

splattering
n 1: the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" [syn: {spatter}, {spattering}, {splatter}, {sputter}, {splutter}, {sputtering}]
2: the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface [syn: {spatter}, {spattering}, {splash}, {splashing}]

splay
adj : turned outward in an ungainly manner; "splay knees"
n : an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger
v 1: spread open or apart; "He splayed his huge hands over the table"
2: turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees" [syn: {turn out}, {spread out}, {rotate}]
3: move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically" [syn: {dislocate}, {luxate}, {slip}]

splayfeet
splayfoot
adj : having feet that turn outward [syn: {splayfooted}] [ant: {pigeon-toed}]
n : a foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out [syn: {flatfoot}, {pes planus}] [also: {splayfeet} (pl)]

splayfeet
See {splayfoot}

splayfoot
adj : having feet that turn outward [syn: {splayfooted}] [ant: {pigeon-toed}]
n : a foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out [syn: {flatfoot}, {pes planus}] [also: {splayfeet} (pl)]

splayfooted
adj : having feet that turn outward [syn: {splayfoot}] [ant: {pigeon-toed}]

spleen
n 1: a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses [syn: {lien}]
2: a feeling of resentful anger [syn: {irascibility}, {short temper}, {quick temper}]

spleenwort
n : any of various chiefly rock-inhabiting ferns of the genus Asplenium

splendid
adj 1: having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity" [syn: {glorious}, {resplendent}, {splendiferous}]
2: characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony" [syn: {brilliant}, {glorious}, {magnificent}]

splendidly
adv 1: in a splendid manner; "he did splendidly in the exam"; "we got along famously" [syn: {magnificently}, {famously}]
2: in an impressively beautiful manner; "the Princess was gorgeously dressed" [syn: {gorgeously}, {resplendently}, {magnificently}]

splendiferous
adj : having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity" [syn: {glorious}, {resplendent}, {splendid}]

splendor
n 1: a quality that outshines the usual [syn: {luster}, {lustre}, {brilliancy}, {splendour}]
2: the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand [syn: {magnificence}, {brilliance}, {splendour}, {grandeur}, {grandness}]

splendour
n 1: a quality that outshines the usual [syn: {luster}, {lustre}, {brilliancy}, {splendor}]
2: the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand [syn: {magnificence}, {brilliance}, {splendor}, {grandeur}, {grandness}]

splenectomy
n : surgical removal of the spleen

splenetic
adj 1: of or relating to the spleen [syn: {splenic}, {lienal}]
2: very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues" [syn: {bristly}, {prickly}, {waspish}]

splenic
adj : of or relating to the spleen [syn: {splenetic}, {lienal}]

splenic artery
n : an artery that originates from the celiac trunk and supplies blood to the spleen [syn: {lienal artery}, {arteria lienalis}]

splenic fever
n : a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people [syn: {anthrax}]

splenic vein
n : a vein formed by several small veins on the surface of the spleen; joins the superior mesenteric to form the portal vein [syn: {vena lienalis}]

splenii
See {splenius}

splenitis
n : inflammation of the spleen

splenomegaly
n : an abnormal enlargement of the spleen

splice
n 1: a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together; "the break was due to an imperfect splice" [syn: {splicing}]
2: joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together [syn: {lap joint}]
v 1: join the ends of; "splice film"
2: perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii" [syn: {marry}, {wed}, {tie}]
3: join together so as to form new genetic combinations; "splice genes"
4: join by interweaving strands; "Splice the wires"

splicer
n 1: a woodworker who joins pieces of wood with a splice
2: a worker who splices ropes together by interweaving strands
3: a mechanical device for joining two pieces of paper or film or magnetic tape

splicing
n : a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together; "the break was due to an imperfect splice" [syn: {splice}]

spliff
n : marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking [syn: {joint}, {marijuana cigarette}, {reefer}, {stick}]

spline
n 1: a flexible strip (wood or rubber) used in drawing curved lines
2: a thin strip (wood or metal) [syn: {slat}]

splint
n 1: a thin sliver of wood; "he lit the fire with a burning splint"
2: an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg)
v : support with a splint; "splint a broken finger"

splint bone
n : a rudimentary splint-like metacarpal or metatarsal bone on either side of the cannon bone in the leg of a horse or related animal

splinter
n : a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it flew into flinders" [syn: {sliver}, {flinders}]
v 1: withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away" [syn: {secede}, {break away}]
2: divide into slivers or splinters [syn: {sliver}]
3: break up into splinters or slivers; "The wood splintered" [syn: {sliver}]

splinter group
n : a faction or sect that has broken away from its parent organization

splintered
adj : broken into sharp pieces; "shattered glass"; "your eyeglasses are smashed"; "the police came in through the splintered door" [syn: {shattered}, {smashed}]

splintering
n : the act of chipping something [syn: {chip}, {chipping}]

splinterless
adj : resistant to shattering or splintering; "shatterproof automobile windows" [syn: {shatterproof}, {splinterproof}]

splinterproof
adj : resistant to shattering or splintering; "shatterproof automobile windows" [syn: {shatterproof}, {splinterless}]

splinters
n : wood in small pieces or splinters; "the vessel was beaten to matchwood on the rocks" [syn: {matchwood}]

splintery
adj 1: subject to breaking into sharp slender pieces
2: resembling or consisting of or embedded with long slender fragments of (especially) wood having sharp points; "a rough splintery floor of old pine boards" [syn: {slivery}]

split
adj 1: being divided or separated; "split between love and hate"
2: having been divided; having the unity destroyed; "Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"-Samuel Lubell; "a league of disunited nations"- E.B.White; "a fragmented coalition"; "a split group" [syn: {disconnected}, {disunited}, {fragmented}]
3: broken or burst apart longitudinally; "after the thunderstorm we found a tree with a split trunk"; "they tore big juicy chunks from the heart of the split watermelon"
4: having a long rip or tear; "a split lip" [syn: {cut}]
5: (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain; "we bought split logs for the fireplace"
n 1: extending the legs at right angles to the trunks (one in front and the other in back)
2: a bottle containing half the usual amount
3: a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded"
4: a lengthwise crack in wood; "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log"
5: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" [syn: {rip}, {rent}, {snag}, {tear}]
6: an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
7: a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
8: (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl; "he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame"
9: an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity; "they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock" [syn: {stock split}, {split up}] 10: the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip" [syn: {rent}, {rip}] 11: division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy" [syn: {schism}]
v 1: separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" [syn: {divide}, {split up}, {separate}, {dissever}, {carve up}] [ant: {unite}]
2: separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone" [syn: {cleave}, {rive}]
3: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up" [syn: {separate}, {part}, {split up}, {break}, {break up}]
4: go one's own away; move apart; "The friends separated after the party" [syn: {separate}, {part}]
5: break open or apart suddenly; "The bubble burst" [syn: {burst}, {break open}] [also: {splitting}]

split decision
n : a boxing decision in which the judges are not unanimous

split down
n : a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity [syn: {reverse split}, {reverse stock split}]

split end
n : (football) an offensive end who lines up at a distance from the other linemen

split infinitive
n : an infinitive with an adverb between `to' and the verb (e.g., `to boldly go')

split personality
n : a relatively rare dissociative disorder in which the usual integrity of the personality breaks down and two or more independent personalities emerge [syn: {multiple personality}]

split rail
n : a rail that is split from a log [syn: {fence rail}]

split run
n : a print run of a newspaper during which some articles or advertisements are changed to produce a different edition

split second
n : a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash" [syn: {blink of an eye}, {flash}, {heartbeat}, {instant}, {jiffy}, {trice}, {twinkling}, {wink}, {New York minute}]

split shift
n : a working shift divided into two periods of time with several hours in between

split ticket
n : a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one party [ant: {straight ticket}]

split up
n : an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity; "they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock" [syn: {split}, {stock split}]
v 1: get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage; "The couple divorced after only 6 months" [syn: {divorce}]
2: separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" [syn: {divide}, {split}, {separate}, {dissever}, {carve up}] [ant: {unite}]
3: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up" [syn: {separate}, {part}, {split}, {break}, {break up}]
4: become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" [syn: {break}, {separate}, {fall apart}, {come apart}]

split-brain technique
n : brain surgery on animals in which the corpus callosum (and sometimes the optic chiasm) is severed so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted

split-half correlation
n : a correlation coefficient calculated between scores on two halves of a test; taken as an indication of the reliability of the test [syn: {chance-half correlation}]

split-pea
n : dried hulled pea; used in soup

split-pea soup
n : made of stock and split peas with onions carrots and celery

splitsaw
n : a handsaw for cutting with the grain of the wood [syn: {ripsaw}]

splitsville
n : separation or breakup or divorce; "after 15 years together they are headed for splitsville"

splitter
n 1: a worker who splits fish and removes the backbone
2: a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics [syn: {divider}] [ant: {lumper}]
3: a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences [syn: {rail-splitter}]

splitting
split
adj 1: being divided or separated; "split between love and hate"
2: having been divided; having the unity destroyed; "Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"-Samuel Lubell; "a league of disunited nations"- E.B.White; "a fragmented coalition"; "a split group" [syn: {disconnected}, {disunited}, {fragmented}]
3: broken or burst apart longitudinally; "after the thunderstorm we found a tree with a split trunk"; "they tore big juicy chunks from the heart of the split watermelon"
4: having a long rip or tear; "a split lip" [syn: {cut}]
5: (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain; "we bought split logs for the fireplace"
n 1: extending the legs at right angles to the trunks (one in front and the other in back)
2: a bottle containing half the usual amount
3: a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded"
4: a lengthwise crack in wood; "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log"
5: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" [syn: {rip}, {rent}, {snag}, {tear}]
6: an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
7: a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
8: (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl; "he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame"
9: an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity; "they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock" [syn: {stock split}, {split up}] 10: the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip" [syn: {rent}, {rip}] 11: division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy" [syn: {schism}]
v 1: separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" [syn: {divide}, {split up}, {separate}, {dissever}, {carve up}] [ant: {unite}]
2: separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone" [syn: {cleave}, {rive}]
3: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up" [syn: {separate}, {part}, {split up}, {break}, {break up}]
4: go one's own away; move apart; "The friends separated after the party" [syn: {separate}, {part}]
5: break open or apart suddenly; "The bubble burst" [syn: {burst}, {break open}] [also: {splitting}]

splitting
adj : resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree; "the tree split with a great ripping sound"; "heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward" [syn: {rending}, {ripping}]

splitting
See {split}

splitworm
n : grayish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm [syn: {potato moth}, {potato tuber moth}, {Phthorimaea operculella}]

splodge
n : an irregularly shaped spot [syn: {blotch}, {splotch}]

splosh
v 1: make a splashing sound; "water was splashing on the floor" [syn: {splash}, {slosh}, {slush}]
2: walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow" [syn: {squelch}, {squish}, {splash}, {slosh}, {slop}]
3: cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force; "She splashed the water around her" [syn: {sprinkle}, {splash}]
4: dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water" [syn: {spatter}, {splatter}, {plash}, {splash}, {swash}]

splotch
n : an irregularly shaped spot [syn: {blotch}, {splodge}]
v : blotch or spot

splotched
adj : marked with irregularly shaped spots or blots [syn: {blotched}, {blotchy}]

splurge
n 1: an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.)
2: any act of immoderate indulgence; "an orgy of shopping"; "an emotional binge"; "a splurge of spending" [syn: {orgy}, {binge}]
v 1: indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV" [syn: {fling}]
2: be showy or ostentatious

splutter
n 1: the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" [syn: {spatter}, {spattering}, {splatter}, {splattering}, {sputter}, {sputtering}]
2: an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage) [syn: {sputter}]
v 1: utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage [syn: {sputter}]
2: spit up in an explosive manner [syn: {sputter}, {spit out}]

spluttering
adj : emitting or making sporadic spitting or popping sounds; "the sputtering engine"; "spluttering electric arcs" [syn: {sputtering}]

Spock
n : United States pediatrician whose many books on child care influenced the upbringing of children around the world (1903-1998) [syn: {Benjamin Spock}]

Spode
n 1: English potter who started a pottery famous for its bone china (1754-1827) [syn: {Josiah Spode}]
2: a brand of fine English porcelain

Spodoptera
n : moths whose larvae are armyworms [syn: {genus Spodoptera}]

Spodoptera exigua
n 1: moth larva that eats foliage of beets and vegetables [syn: {beet armyworm}]
2: moth whose larvae are beet armyworms

Spodoptera frugiperda
n 1: larva of a migratory American noctuid moth; destroys grasses and small grains [syn: {fall armyworm}]
2: moth whose larvae are fall armyworms

spodumene
n : a pyroxene mineral consisting of lithium aluminum silicate; a source of lithium

spoil
n 1: (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war); "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy"
2: the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate" [syn: {spoiling}, {spoilage}]
3: the act of stripping and taking by force [syn: {spoliation}, {spoilation}, {despoilation}, {despoilment}, {despoliation}]
v 1: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub}, {screw up}, {ball up}, {muck up}, {bungle}, {fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up}, {bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up}, {fuck up}]
2: become unfit for consumption or use; "the meat must be eaten before it spoils" [syn: {go bad}]
3: alter from the original [syn: {corrupt}]
4: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" [syn: {pamper}, {featherbed}, {cosset}, {cocker}, {baby}, {coddle}, {mollycoddle}, {indulge}]
5: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn: {thwart}, {queer}, {scotch}, {foil}, {cross}, {frustrate}, {baffle}, {bilk}]
6: have a strong desire or urge to do something; "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight" [syn: {itch}]
7: destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country" [syn: {rape}, {despoil}, {violate}, {plunder}]
8: make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty" [syn: {mar}, {impair}, {deflower}, {vitiate}] [also: {spoilt}]

spoilable
adj : liable to decay or spoil or become putrid [syn: {decayable}, {putrescible}, {putrefiable}]

spoilables
n : foods that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated [syn: {perishables}]

spoilage
n 1: the amount that has spoiled
2: the process of becoming spoiled [syn: {spoiling}]
3: the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate" [syn: {spoil}, {spoiling}]

spoilation
n : the act of stripping and taking by force [syn: {spoil}, {spoliation}, {despoilation}, {despoilment}, {despoliation}]

spoiled
adj 1: treated with excessive indulgence; "pampered from earliest childhood, he believed the world had been invented for his entertainment" [syn: {coddled}, {pampered}]
2: having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention; "a spoiled child" [syn: {spoilt}]
3: (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food" [syn: {bad}, {spoilt}]

spoiler
n 1: a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning
2: someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) [syn: {plunderer}, {pillager}, {looter}, {despoiler}, {raider}, {freebooter}]
3: someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence [syn: {pamperer}, {coddler}, {mollycoddler}]
4: an airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at high speeds
5: a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag

spoiling
n 1: the process of becoming spoiled [syn: {spoilage}]
2: the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate" [syn: {spoil}, {spoilage}]

spoils system
n : the system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power [ant: {merit system}]

spoilsport
n : someone who spoils the pleasure of others [syn: {killjoy}, {wet blanket}, {party pooper}]

spoilt
spoil
n 1: (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war); "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy"
2: the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate" [syn: {spoiling}, {spoilage}]
3: the act of stripping and taking by force [syn: {spoliation}, {spoilation}, {despoilation}, {despoilment}, {despoliation}]
v 1: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: {botch}, {bumble}, {fumble}, {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub}, {screw up}, {ball up}, {muck up}, {bungle}, {fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks}, {bollocks up}, {bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul up}, {mess up}, {fuck up}]
2: become unfit for consumption or use; "the meat must be eaten before it spoils" [syn: {go bad}]
3: alter from the original [syn: {corrupt}]
4: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" [syn: {pamper}, {featherbed}, {cosset}, {cocker}, {baby}, {coddle}, {mollycoddle}, {indulge}]
5: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn: {thwart}, {queer}, {scotch}, {foil}, {cross}, {frustrate}, {baffle}, {bilk}]
6: have a strong desire or urge to do something; "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight" [syn: {itch}]
7: destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country" [syn: {rape}, {despoil}, {violate}, {plunder}]
8: make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty" [syn: {mar}, {impair}, {deflower}, {vitiate}] [also: {spoilt}]

spoilt
adj 1: having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention; "a spoiled child" [syn: {spoiled}]
2: (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food" [syn: {bad}, {spoiled}]
3: affected by blight--anything that mars or events growth or prosperity; "a blighted rose"; "blighted urtan districts" [syn: {blighted}]

spoilt
See {spoil}

Spokane
n : a city in eastern Washington near the Idaho border

spoke
speak
v 1: express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" [syn: {talk}, {utter}, {mouth}, {verbalize}, {verbalise}]
2: exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words" [syn: {talk}]
3: use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect" [syn: {talk}]
4: give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees" [syn: {address}]
5: make a characteristic or natural sound; "The drums spoke" [also: {spoken}, {spoke}]

spoke
n 1: support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim [syn: {radius}]
2: one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder [syn: {rundle}, {rung}]

spoke
See {speak}

spoken
speak
v 1: express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" [syn: {talk}, {utter}, {mouth}, {verbalize}, {verbalise}]
2: exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words" [syn: {talk}]
3: use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect" [syn: {talk}]
4: give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees" [syn: {address}]
5: make a characteristic or natural sound; "The drums spoke" [also: {spoken}, {spoke}]

spoken
adj 1: uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination; "a spoken message"; "the spoken language"; "a soft-spoken person"; "sharp-spoken" [ant: {written}]
2: using the voice in speech; "vocal communication"; "either silent or vocal prayers"; "vocal noises" [syn: {vocal}]

spoken
See {speak}

spoken communication
n : (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets" [syn: {speech}, {speech communication}, {spoken language}, {language}, {voice communication}, {oral communication}]

spoken language
n : (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets" [syn: {speech}, {speech communication}, {spoken communication}, {language}, {voice communication}, {oral communication}]

spoken word
n : a word that is spoken aloud [syn: {vocable}]

spokesman
n : a male spokesperson

spokesperson
n : an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government" [syn: {interpreter}, {representative}, {voice}]

spokeswoman
n : a female spokesperson

spoliation
n 1: (law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence
2: the act of stripping and taking by force [syn: {spoil}, {spoilation}, {despoilation}, {despoilment}, {despoliation}]

spondaic
adj : of or consisting of spondees; "spondaic hexameter"

spondaise
v : make spondaic; "spondaize verses" [syn: {spondaize}]

spondaize
v : make spondaic; "spondaize verses" [syn: {spondaise}]

spondee
n : a metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables

Spondias
n : tropical trees having one-seeded fruit [syn: {genus Spondias}]

Spondias mombin
n : tropical American tree having edible yellow fruit [syn: {hog plum}, {yellow mombin}, {yellow mombin tree}]

Spondias purpurea
n : common tropical American shrub or small tree with purplish fruit [syn: {mombin}, {mombin tree}, {jocote}]

spondylarthritis
n : arthritis that affects one or more of the intervertebral joints in the spine

spondylitis
n : inflammation of a spinal joint; characterized by pain and stiffness

spondylolisthesis
n : a forward dislocation of one vertebra over the one beneath it producing pressure on spinal nerves

sponge
n 1: a porous mass of interlacing fibers the forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used
2: someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily; "she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge" [syn: {quick study}]
3: a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage [syn: {leech}, {parasite}, {sponger}]
4: primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies [syn: {poriferan}, {parazoan}]
v 1: wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten
2: ask for and get free; be a parasite [syn: {mooch}, {bum}, {cadge}, {grub}]
3: erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard
4: soak up with a sponge
5: gather sponges, in the ocean

sponge bag
n : a waterproof bag for holding bathrooms items (soap and toothpaste etc.) when you are travelling [syn: {toilet bag}]

sponge bath
n : you wash your body with a sponge or washcloth instead of in a bathtub

sponge cake
n : a light porous cake made with eggs and flour and sugar without shortening

sponge cloth
n : any soft porous fabric (especially in a loose honeycomb weave)

sponge down
v 1: clean with a sponge, by rubbing [syn: {sponge off}]
2: wash with a sponge

sponge genus
n : a genus of Porifera

sponge gourd
n : any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge [syn: {luffa}, {dishcloth gourd}, {rag gourd}, {strainer vine}]

sponge mop
n : a wet mop with a sponge as the absorbent

sponge morel
n : an edible and choice morel with a globular to elongate head with an irregular pattern of pits and ridges [syn: {common morel}, {Morchella esculenta}, {sponge mushroom}]

sponge mushroom
n : an edible and choice morel with a globular to elongate head with an irregular pattern of pits and ridges [syn: {common morel}, {Morchella esculenta}, {sponge morel}]

sponge off
v : clean with a sponge, by rubbing [syn: {sponge down}]

sponge on
v : apply with a sponge; "The painter sponged on his washes"

sponge up
v : absorb as if with a sponge; "sponge up the spilled milk on the coounter"

spongefly
n : hairy-bodied insect whose larvae feed on freshwater sponges [syn: {spongillafly}]

spongelike
adj 1: resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility; "spongy bread" [syn: {spongy}, {squashy}, {squishy}]
2: like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed [syn: {spongy}]

sponger
n 1: a workman employed to collect sponges
2: a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage [syn: {leech}, {parasite}, {sponge}]

spongier
spongy
adj 1: resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility; "spongy bread" [syn: {squashy}, {squishy}, {spongelike}]
2: like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed [syn: {spongelike}] [also: {spongiest}, {spongier}]

spongier
See {spongy}

spongiest
spongy
adj 1: resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility; "spongy bread" [syn: {squashy}, {squishy}, {spongelike}]
2: like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed [syn: {spongelike}] [also: {spongiest}, {spongier}]

spongiest
See {spongy}

spongillafly
n : hairy-bodied insect whose larvae feed on freshwater sponges [syn: {spongefly}]

sponginess
n 1: the porosity of a sponge
2: the property of being able to occupy less space [syn: {compressibility}, {squeezability}] [ant: {incompressibility}]

spongioblast
n : any of various columnar epithelial cells in the central nervous system that develop into neuroglia

spongioblastoma
n : a fast-growing malignant brain tumor composed of spongioblasts; nearly always fatal [syn: {glioblastoma}]

spongy
adj 1: resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility; "spongy bread" [syn: {squashy}, {squishy}, {spongelike}]
2: like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed [syn: {spongelike}] [also: {spongiest}, {spongier}]

sponsor
n 1: someone who supports or champions something [syn: {patron}, {supporter}]
2: an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.) [syn: {presenter}]
v 1: assume sponsorship of [syn: {patronize}, {patronise}]
2: assume responsibility for or leadership of; "The senator announced that he would sponsor the health care plan"
3: do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of [syn: {patronize}, {patronise}, {shop}, {shop at}, {buy at}, {frequent}] [ant: {boycott}, {boycott}]

sponsorship
n : the act of sponsoring (either officially or financially)

spontaneity
n : the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint; "the spontaneity of his laughter" [syn: {spontaneousness}]

spontaneous
adj 1: happening or arising without apparent external cause; "spontaneous laughter"; "spontaneous combustion"; "a spontaneous abortion" [syn: {self-generated}] [ant: {induced}]
2: said or done without having been planned or written in advance; "he made a few ad-lib remarks" [syn: {ad-lib}, {unwritten}]
3: produced without being planted or without human labor; "wild strawberries" [syn: {wild}]

spontaneous abortion
n : a natural loss of the products of conception [syn: {miscarriage}, {stillbirth}] [ant: {live birth}]

spontaneous combustion
n : ignition of a substance (as oily rags) resulting from an internal oxidation process

spontaneous generation
n : a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter [syn: {abiogenesis}, {autogenesis}, {autogeny}]

spontaneously
adv 1: in a spontaneous manner; "this shift occurs spontaneously"
2: without advance preparation; "he spoke ad lib" [syn: {ad lib}, {ad libitum}, {impromptu}]

spontaneousness
n : the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint; "the spontaneity of his laughter" [syn: {spontaneity}]

spoof
n : a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way [syn: {parody}, {lampoon}, {sendup}, {mockery}, {takeoff}, {burlesque}, {travesty}, {charade}, {pasquinade}, {put-on}]
v : make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers" [syn: {burlesque}, {parody}]

spook
n 1: someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric [syn: {creep}, {weirdo}, {weirdie}, {weirdy}]
2: a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past" [syn: {ghost}, {shade}, {wraith}, {specter}, {spectre}]
v : frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action; "The noise spooked the horse"

spookier
spooky
adj 1: suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious; "an eerie feeling of deja vu" [syn: {eerie}, {eery}]
2: unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) [syn: {skittish}, {nervous}] [also: {spookiest}, {spookier}]

spookier
See {spooky}

spookiest
spooky
adj 1: suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious; "an eerie feeling of deja vu" [syn: {eerie}, {eery}]
2: unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) [syn: {skittish}, {nervous}] [also: {spookiest}, {spookier}]

spookiest
See {spooky}

spookily
adv : in an unnatural eery manner; "it was eerily quiet in the chapel" [syn: {eerily}]

spooky
adj 1: suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious; "an eerie feeling of deja vu" [syn: {eerie}, {eery}]
2: unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) [syn: {skittish}, {nervous}] [also: {spookiest}, {spookier}]

spool
n : a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound [syn: {bobbin}, {reel}]
v 1: transfer data intended for a peripheral device (usually a printer) into temporary storage
2: wind onto a spool or a reel

spoon
n 1: a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food
2: as much as a spoon will hold; "he added two spoons of sugar" [syn: {spoonful}]
3: formerly a golfing wood with an elevated face
v 1: scoop up or take up with a spoon; "spoon the sauce over the roast"
2: snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others [syn: {smooch}, {snog}]

spoon bread
n : soft bread made of cornmeal and sometimes rice or hominy; must be served with a spoon (chiefly Southern) [syn: {batter bread}]

spoon food
n : a diet that does not require chewing; advised for those with intestinal disorders [syn: {soft diet}, {pap}]

spoonbill
n : wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a spoon

spoonbill catfish
n : large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw [syn: {flathead catfish}, {mudcat}, {goujon}, {shovelnose catfish}, {Pylodictus olivaris}]

spoondrift
n : spray blown up from the surface of the sea [syn: {spindrift}]

spoonerism
n : transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words

spoon-fed
See {spoon-feed}

spoonfeed
v 1: feed with a spoon
2: teach without challenging the students; "This professor spoonfeeds his students"

spoonfeeding
n 1: feeding someone (as a baby) from a spoon
2: teaching in an overly simplified way that discourages independent thought

spoonflower
n : tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes [syn: {yautia}, {tannia}, {malanga}, {Xanthosoma sagittifolium}, {Xanthosoma atrovirens}]

spoonful
n : as much as a spoon will hold; "he added two spoons of sugar" [syn: {spoon}]

spoonier
See {spoony}

spooniest
See {spoony}

spoonleaf yucca
n : yucca with long stiff leaves having filamentlike appendages [syn: {Adam's needle}, {Adam's needle-and-thread}, {needle palm}, {Yucca filamentosa}]

spoor
n : the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game; "the hounds followed the fox's spoor"

sporadic
adj : recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids" [ant: {continual}]

sporadically
adv : in a sporadic manner; "he only works sporadically" [syn: {periodically}]

sporangia
sporangium
n : organ containing or producing spores [syn: {spore case}, {spore sac}] [also: {sporangia} (pl)]

sporangia
See {sporangium}

sporangiophore
n : stalk bearing one or more sporangia

sporangium
n : organ containing or producing spores [syn: {spore case}, {spore sac}] [also: {sporangia} (pl)]

Sporanox
n : an oral antifungal drug (trade name Sporanox) taken for cases of fungal nail disease [syn: {itraconazole}]

spore
n : a small usually single-celled reproductive body produced by many plants and some protozoans and that develops into a new individual; "a sexual spore is formed after the fusion of gametes"

spore case
n 1: organ containing or producing spores [syn: {sporangium}, {spore sac}]
2: specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia [syn: {sporocarp}]

spore mother cell
n : cell from which a spore develops

spore sac
n : organ containing or producing spores [syn: {sporangium}, {spore case}]

Spork
n : trademark for a plastic eating utensil that has both tines and a bowl like a spoon

Sporobolus
n : cosmopolitan annual and perennial grasses (as dropseed or rush grass) [syn: {genus Sporobolus}]

Sporobolus cryptandrus
n : erect smooth grass of sandy places in eastern North America [syn: {sand dropseed}]

Sporobolus poiretii
n : grass native to West Indies but common in southern United States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungus [syn: {smut grass}, {blackseed}, {carpet grass}]

sporocarp
n : specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia [syn: {spore case}]

sporogenous
adj : producing spores or reproducing by means of spores

sporogonia
See {sporogonium}

sporophore
n : a spore-bearing branch or organ: the part of the thallus of a sporophyte that develops spores; in ferns and mosses and liverworts is practically equivalent to the sporophyte

sporophyl
n : leaf in ferns and mosses that bears the sporangia [syn: {sporophyll}]

sporophyll
n : leaf in ferns and mosses that bears the sporangia [syn: {sporophyl}]

sporophyte
n : the spore-producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations

sporotrichosis
n : a chronic fungal infection of the skin and lymph nodes

Sporozoa
n : strictly parasitic protozoans that are usually immobile; includes plasmodia and coccidia and piroplasms and malaria parasites [syn: {class Sporozoa}]

sporozoa
n
n : parasitic spore-forming protozoan [also: {sporozoa} (pl)]

sporozoa
See {sporozoan}

sporozoan
n : parasitic spore-forming protozoan [also: {sporozoa} (pl)]

sporozoite
n : one of the minute active bodies into which sporozoans divide in one stage of their life cycle

sporran
n : a fur or leather pouch worn at the front of the kilt by Scottish Highlanders

sport
n 1: an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition [syn: {athletics}]
2: the occupation of athletes who compete for pay
3: someone who engages in sports [syn: {sportsman}, {sportswoman}]
4: (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration [syn: {mutant}, {mutation}, {variation}]
5: (Maine colloquial) temporary summer resident of inland Maine
6: verbal wit (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun" [syn: {fun}, {play}]
v 1: wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat" [syn: {feature}, {boast}]
2: play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" [syn: {frolic}, {lark}, {rollick}, {skylark}, {disport}, {cavort}, {gambol}, {frisk}, {romp}, {run around}, {lark about}]

sport car
n : a small low car with a high-powered engine; usually seats two persons [syn: {sports car}]

sport coat
n : lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school [syn: {blazer}, {sport jacket}, {sports jacket}, {sports coat}]

sport fish
n : any fish providing sport for the angler [syn: {game fish}]

sport jacket
n : lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school [syn: {blazer}, {sport coat}, {sports jacket}, {sports coat}]

sport kite
n : a maneuverable kite controlled by two lines and flown with both hands [syn: {stunt kite}]

sport shirt
n : a shirt with short sleeves designed for comfort and casual wear [syn: {polo shirt}]

sport utility
n : a high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck chassis [syn: {sport utility vehicle}, {S.U.V.}]

sport utility vehicle
n : a high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck chassis [syn: {sport utility}, {S.U.V.}]

sportfishing
n : the act of someone who fishes as a diversion [syn: {fishing}]

sportier
sporty
adj : (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display [syn: {flashy}, {gaudy}, {jazzy}, {showy}] [also: {sportiest}, {sportier}]

sportier
See {sporty}

sportiest
sporty
adj : (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display [syn: {flashy}, {gaudy}, {jazzy}, {showy}] [also: {sportiest}, {sportier}]

sportiest
See {sporty}

sporting
adj 1: marked by or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct" [syn: {clean}, {sportsmanlike}]
2: relating to or used in sports; "sporting events"; "sporting equipment"
3: involving risk or willingness to take a risk; "a sporting chance"; "sporting blood"
4: preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance; "led a dissipated life"; "a betting man"; "a card-playing son of a bitch"; "a gambling fool"; "sporting gents and their ladies" [syn: {dissipated}, {betting}, {card-playing}, {gambling}]

sporting chance
n : a reasonable probability of success [syn: {fair chance}]

sporting dog
n : a dog trained to work with sportsmen when they hunt with guns [syn: {gun dog}]

sporting goods
n : equipment needed to participate in a particular sport [syn: {sports equipment}]

sporting house
n : a building where prostitutes are available [syn: {whorehouse}, {brothel}, {bordello}, {bagnio}, {house of prostitution}, {house of ill repute}, {bawdyhouse}, {cathouse}]

sporting lady
n : a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn: {prostitute}, {cocotte}, {whore}, {harlot}, {bawd}, {tart}, {cyprian}, {fancy woman}, {working girl}, {lady of pleasure}, {woman of the street}]

sporting life
n : active interest in gambling on sports events

sporting man
n 1: someone who leads a merry existence; especially a gambler on the outcome of sporting events
2: someone who enjoys outdoor activities [syn: {outdoor man}]

sportingly
adv : so as to be sporting; in a sporting manner [ant: {unsportingly}]

sportive
adj 1: relating to or interested in sports
2: given to merry frolicking; "frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes" [syn: {coltish}, {frolicsome}, {frolicky}, {rollicking}]

sportively
adv : in a merry sportive manner

sportiveness
n : lively high-spirited playfulness [syn: {friskiness}, {frolicsomeness}]

sports announcer
n : an announcer who reads sports news or describes sporting events [syn: {sportscaster}, {sports commentator}]

sports arena
n : a building for indoor sports [syn: {field house}]

sports car
n : a small low car with a high-powered engine; usually seats two persons [syn: {sport car}]

sports coat
n : lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school [syn: {blazer}, {sport jacket}, {sport coat}, {sports jacket}]

sports commentator
n : an announcer who reads sports news or describes sporting events [syn: {sports announcer}, {sportscaster}]

sports desk
n : the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the sports news

sports editor
n : the newspaper editor responsible for sports news

sports equipment
n : equipment needed to participate in a particular sport [syn: {sporting goods}]

sports fan
n : an enthusiastic devotee of sports [syn: {fan}]

sports implement
n : an implement used in a sport

sports jacket
n : lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school [syn: {blazer}, {sport jacket}, {sport coat}, {sports coat}]

sports medicine
n : the branch of medicine concerned with the treatmentment of injuries or illness resulting from athletic activities

sports meeting
n : a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held [syn: {meet}]

sports page
n : any page in the sports section of a newspaper

sports section
n : the section of a newspaper that reports on sports

sports stadium
n : a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments [syn: {stadium}, {bowl}, {arena}]

sports writer
n : a journalist who writes about sports [syn: {sportswriter}]

sportscast
v : broadcast a sports event

sportscaster
n : an announcer who reads sports news or describes sporting events [syn: {sports announcer}, {sports commentator}]

sportsman
n : someone who engages in sports [syn: {sport}, {sportswoman}]

sportsmanlike
adj : marked by or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct" [syn: {clean}, {sporting}]

sportsmanship
n : fairness in following the rules of the game

sportswear
n : attire worn for sport or for casual wear [syn: {athletic wear}, {activewear}]

sportswoman
n : someone who engages in sports [syn: {sport}, {sportsman}]

sportswriter
n : a journalist who writes about sports [syn: {sports writer}]

sporty
adj : (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display [syn: {flashy}, {gaudy}, {jazzy}, {showy}] [also: {sportiest}, {sportier}]

sporulate
v 1: produce spores; "plants sporulate"
2: convert into spores

sporulation
n : asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores [syn: {monogenesis}]

spot
n 1: a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic" [syn: {topographic point}, {place}]
2: a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
3: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" [syn: {smudge}, {blot}, {daub}, {smear}, {smirch}, {slur}]
4: a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red" [syn: {speckle}, {dapple}, {patch}, {fleck}, {maculation}]
5: a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance; "they changed his spot on the program"
6: an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie" [syn: {point}]
7: a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot"
8: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" [syn: {position}, {post}, {berth}, {office}, {billet}, {place}, {situation}]
9: a slight attack of illness; "he has a touch of rheumatism" [syn: {touch}] 10: a small quantity; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper" [syn: {bit}] 11: a mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit) [syn: {pip}] 12: a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer [syn: {spotlight}] 13: a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value; "an eight spot" 14: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" [syn: {blot}, {smear}, {smirch}, {stain}]
v 1: catch sight of [syn: {descry}, {espy}, {spy}]
2: mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished" [syn: {blemish}]
3: make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" [syn: {fleck}, {blob}, {blot}]
4: become spotted; "This dress spots quickly"
5: mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition; "spot the areas that one should clearly identify" [also: {spotting}, {spotted}]

spot check
n : a check on work performance or product quality made at random times without warning; "spot checks ensure a high level of performance by employees"

spot jam
v : jam a single frequency; "This operator is spot-jammed"

spot jamming
n : electronic jamming of a specific channel or frequency [syn: {selective jamming}]

spot market
n : a market in which a commodity is bought or sold for immediate delivery or delivery in the very near future

spot pass
n : a pass to a designated spot on the field; the receiver should arrive at that spot the same time the ball does

spot price
n : the current delivery price of a commodity traded in the spot market [syn: {cash price}]

spot promote
v : promote on the spot; "Supreme Bishop Digby had been spot-promoted to Archangel"

spot weld
n : each of the welds made by welding at a separate point [syn: {spot-weld}]

spot welder
n : a welder who does spot welding [syn: {spot-welder}]

spot welding
n : creating an overlapping joint by welding at small points [syn: {spot-welding}]

spot-check
v : pick out random samples for examination in order to ensure high quality

spotless
adj : completely neat and clean; "the apartment was immaculate"; "in her immaculate white uniform"; "a spick-and-span kitchen"; "their spic red-visored caps" [syn: {immaculate}, {speckless}, {spick-and-span}, {spic-and-span}, {spic}, {spick}]

spotlessly
adv : in a spotless manner; "spotlessly clean"

spotlessness
n : the state of being spotlessly clean [syn: {immaculateness}]

spotlight
n 1: a focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency" [syn: {limelight}, {glare}, {public eye}]
2: a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer [syn: {spot}]
v 1: move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics" [syn: {foreground}, {highlight}, {play up}] [ant: {background}, {background}]
2: illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater [also: {spotlit}]

spotlit
spotlight
n 1: a focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency" [syn: {limelight}, {glare}, {public eye}]
2: a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer [syn: {spot}]
v 1: move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics" [syn: {foreground}, {highlight}, {play up}] [ant: {background}, {background}]
2: illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater [also: {spotlit}]

spotlit
See {spotlight}

spots
n : spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens [syn: {musca volitans}, {muscae volitantes}, {floater}]

Spotsylvania
n : a battle between the armies of Grant and Lee during the Wilderness Campaign [syn: {battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse}]

spotted
spot
n 1: a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic" [syn: {topographic point}, {place}]
2: a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
3: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" [syn: {smudge}, {blot}, {daub}, {smear}, {smirch}, {slur}]
4: a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red" [syn: {speckle}, {dapple}, {patch}, {fleck}, {maculation}]
5: a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance; "they changed his spot on the program"
6: an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie" [syn: {point}]
7: a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot"
8: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" [syn: {position}, {post}, {berth}, {office}, {billet}, {place}, {situation}]
9: a slight attack of illness; "he has a touch of rheumatism" [syn: {touch}] 10: a small quantity; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper" [syn: {bit}] 11: a mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit) [syn: {pip}] 12: a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer [syn: {spotlight}] 13: a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value; "an eight spot" 14: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" [syn: {blot}, {smear}, {smirch}, {stain}]
v 1: catch sight of [syn: {descry}, {espy}, {spy}]
2: mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished" [syn: {blemish}]
3: make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" [syn: {fleck}, {blob}, {blot}]
4: become spotted; "This dress spots quickly"
5: mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition; "spot the areas that one should clearly identify" [also: {spotting}, {spotted}]

spotted
adj 1: having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture); "a field patched with ice and snow"; "a black-and-white spotted cow" [syn: {patched}]
2: especially of reputation; "the senator's seriously damaged reputation"; "a flyblown reputation"; "a tarnished reputation"; "inherited a spotted name" [syn: {besmirched}, {damaged}, {flyblown}, {stained}, {sullied}, {tainted}, {tarnished}]

spotted
See {spot}

spotted antbird
n : a kind of antbird [syn: {Hylophylax naevioides}]

spotted bat
n : large spotted bat of southwestern United States having enormous ears [syn: {jackass bat}, {Euderma maculata}]

spotted black bass
n : a variety of black bass [syn: {Kentucky black bass}, {Micropterus pseudoplites}]

spotted coral root
n : common coral root having yellowish- or reddish- or purplish-brown leafless stems bearing loose racemes of similarly colored flowers with white purple-spotted lips; Guatemala to Canada [syn: {Corallorhiza maculata}]

spotted cowbane
n : tall biennial water hemlock of northeastern North America having purple-spotted stems and clusters of extremely poisonous tuberous roots resembling small sweet potatoes [syn: {spotted hemlock}, {spotted water hemlock}]

spotted crake
n : Eurasian rail of swamps and marshes [syn: {Porzana porzana}]

spotted cranesbill
n : common wild geranium of eastern North America with deeply parted leaves and rose-purple flowers [syn: {wild geranium}, {Geranium maculatum}]

spotted dick
n : a suet pudding containing currants

spotted eagle ray
n : ray with back covered with white or yellow spots; widely distributed in warm seas [syn: {spotted ray}, {Aetobatus narinari}]

spotted fever
n : any of several severe febrile diseases characterized by skin rashes or spots on the skin

spotted flycatcher
n : common European woodland flycatcher with grayish-brown plumage [syn: {Muscicapa striata}, {Muscicapa grisola}]

spotted gum
n : large gum tree with mottled bark [syn: {Eucalyptus maculata}]

spotted hemlock
n : tall biennial water hemlock of northeastern North America having purple-spotted stems and clusters of extremely poisonous tuberous roots resembling small sweet potatoes [syn: {spotted cowbane}, {spotted water hemlock}]

spotted hyena
n : African hyena noted for its distinctive howl [syn: {laughing hyena}, {Crocuta crocuta}]

spotted Joe-Pye weed
n : North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of small pinkish or purple flower heads [syn: {Joe-Pye weed}, {Eupatorium maculatum}]

spotted lynx
n : of southern Europe [syn: {Lynx pardina}]

spotted owl
n : a large owl of North America found in forests from British Columbia to central Mexico; has dark brown plumage and a heavily spotted chest [syn: {Strix occidentalis}]

spotted ray
n : ray with back covered with white or yellow spots; widely distributed in warm seas [syn: {spotted eagle ray}, {Aetobatus narinari}]

spotted salamander
n 1: glossy black North American salamander with yellow spots [syn: {Ambystoma maculatum}]
2: European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots [syn: {fire salamander}, {Salamandra maculosa}]

spotted sandpiper
n : common North American sandpiper [syn: {Actitis macularia}]

spotted sea trout
n : weakfish of southern Atlantic and Gulf coasts of United States [syn: {spotted weakfish}, {spotted squeateague}, {Cynoscion nebulosus}]

spotted skunk
n : small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States and Mexico [syn: {little spotted skunk}, {Spilogale putorius}]

spotted squeateague
n : weakfish of southern Atlantic and Gulf coasts of United States [syn: {spotted weakfish}, {spotted sea trout}, {Cynoscion nebulosus}]

spotted sunfish
n : inhabits streams from South Carolina to Florida; esteemed panfish [syn: {stumpknocker}, {Lepomis punctatus}]

spotted water hemlock
n : tall biennial water hemlock of northeastern North America having purple-spotted stems and clusters of extremely poisonous tuberous roots resembling small sweet potatoes [syn: {spotted cowbane}, {spotted hemlock}]

spotted weakfish
n : weakfish of southern Atlantic and Gulf coasts of United States [syn: {spotted sea trout}, {spotted squeateague}, {Cynoscion nebulosus}]

spotter
n 1: a worker employed at a dry-cleaning establishment to remove spots
2: a worker employed to apply spots (as markers or identifiers)
3: a person employed to watch for something to happen [syn: {lookout}, {lookout man}, {sentinel}, {sentry}, {watch}, {scout}, {picket}]
4: someone who is the first to observe something [syn: {finder}, {discoverer}]

spottier
spotty
adj : inconsistent in quality [syn: {uneven}] [also: {spottiest}, {spottier}]

spottier
See {spotty}

spottiest
spotty
adj : inconsistent in quality [syn: {uneven}] [also: {spottiest}, {spottier}]

spottiest
See {spotty}

spotting
spot
n 1: a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic" [syn: {topographic point}, {place}]
2: a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
3: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" [syn: {smudge}, {blot}, {daub}, {smear}, {smirch}, {slur}]
4: a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red" [syn: {speckle}, {dapple}, {patch}, {fleck}, {maculation}]
5: a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance; "they changed his spot on the program"
6: an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie" [syn: {point}]
7: a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot"
8: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" [syn: {position}, {post}, {berth}, {office}, {billet}, {place}, {situation}]
9: a slight attack of illness; "he has a touch of rheumatism" [syn: {touch}] 10: a small quantity; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper" [syn: {bit}] 11: a mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit) [syn: {pip}] 12: a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer [syn: {spotlight}] 13: a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value; "an eight spot" 14: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" [syn: {blot}, {smear}, {smirch}, {stain}]
v 1: catch sight of [syn: {descry}, {espy}, {spy}]
2: mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished" [syn: {blemish}]
3: make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" [syn: {fleck}, {blob}, {blot}]
4: become spotted; "This dress spots quickly"
5: mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition; "spot the areas that one should clearly identify" [also: {spotting}, {spotted}]

spotting
n 1: the act of spotting or staining something [syn: {staining}, {maculation}]
2: the act of detecting something; catching sight of something [syn: {detection}, {catching}, {espial}, {spying}]

spotting
See {spot}

spotty
adj : inconsistent in quality [syn: {uneven}] [also: {spottiest}, {spottier}]

spot-weld
n : each of the welds made by welding at a separate point [syn: {spot weld}]
v : make circular welds; "These pipes are only spotwelded" [syn: {spotweld}]

spotweld
v : make circular welds; "These pipes are only spotwelded" [syn: {spot-weld}]

spot-welder
n : a welder who does spot welding [syn: {spot welder}]

spot-welding
n : creating an overlapping joint by welding at small points [syn: {spot welding}]

spousal
adj 1: of or relating to a wedding; "bridal procession"; "nuptial day"; "spousal rites"; "wedding cake"; "marriage vows" [syn: {bridal}, {nuptial}]
2: relating to or celebrating marriage; "a fitting symbol of spousal love"

spousal equivalent
n : a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship [syn: {domestic partner}, {significant other}, {spouse equivalent}]

spousal relationship
n : the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union" [syn: {marriage}, {matrimony}, {union}, {wedlock}]

spouse
n : a person's partner in marriage [syn: {partner}, {married person}, {mate}, {better half}]

spouse equivalent
n : a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship [syn: {domestic partner}, {significant other}, {spousal equivalent}]

spout
n : an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain
v 1: gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth" [syn: {spurt}, {spirt}, {gush}]
2: talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner [syn: {rant}, {mouth off}, {jabber}, {rabbit on}, {rave}]

spouter
n 1: an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker [syn: {chatterer}, {babbler}, {prater}, {chatterbox}, {magpie}]
2: an oil well that is spouting
3: a spouting whale

spouting
adj : propelled violently in a usually narrow stream [syn: {jetting}, {spurting}, {squirting}]

sprachgefuhl
n : an intuitive feeling for the natural idiom of a language; "Dubyuh has no sprachgefuhl"

sprag
n 1: a chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a vehicle from rolling down an incline
2: a wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine [syn: {pitprop}]

Spraguea
n : small genus of usually perennial herbs having deep woody taproots and flower heads of umbels or cymes [syn: {genus Spraguea}]

Spraguea umbellatum
n : pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America [syn: {pussy-paw}, {pussy-paws}, {pussy's-paw}, {Calyptridium umbellatum}]

sprain
n : a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
v : twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days" [syn: {twist}, {wrench}, {turn}, {wrick}, {rick}]

sprang
spring
n 1: the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year" [syn: {springtime}]
2: a natural flow of ground water [syn: {fountain}, {outflow}, {outpouring}, {natural spring}]
3: a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed; "the spring was broken"
4: a light springing movement upwards or forwards [syn: {leap}, {leaping}, {saltation}, {bound}, {bounce}]
5: the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length [syn: {give}, {springiness}]
6: a point at which water issues forth
v 1: move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" [syn: {jump}, {leap}, {bound}]
2: develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape" [syn: {form}, {take form}, {take shape}]
3: spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" [syn: {bounce}, {resile}, {take a hop}, {bound}, {rebound}, {recoil}, {reverberate}, {ricochet}]
4: produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang a new haircut on his wife"
5: develop suddenly; "The tire sprang a leak"
6: produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving" [also: {sprung}, {sprang}]

sprang
See {spring}

sprat
n 1: small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines [syn: {brisling}]
2: small herring processed like a sardine [syn: {brisling}, {Clupea sprattus}]

sprawl
n : an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about [syn: {sprawling}]
v 1: sit or lie with one's limbs spread out
2: go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; "Branches straggling out quite far" [syn: {straggle}]

sprawled
adj : spread out irregularly; "sat sprawled in the big armchair"; "the sprawling suburbs"; "a big sprawly city" [syn: {sprawling}, {sprawly}]

sprawler
n : a person who sprawls; "he is such a sprawler he needs a bed to himself"

sprawling
adj 1: spread out irregularly; "sat sprawled in the big armchair"; "the sprawling suburbs"; "a big sprawly city" [syn: {sprawled}, {sprawly}]
2: spreading out carelessly (as if wandering) in different directions; "sprawling handwriting"; "straggling branches"; "straggly hair" [syn: {straggling}, {straggly}]
n : an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about [syn: {sprawl}]

sprawly
adj : spread out irregularly; "sat sprawled in the big armchair"; "the sprawling suburbs"; "a big sprawly city" [syn: {sprawled}, {sprawling}]

spray
n 1: a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
2: a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine spray [syn: {atomizer}, {atomiser}, {sprayer}]
3: a quantity of small objects flying through the air; "a spray of bullets" [syn: {spraying}]
4: flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage
5: water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall
6: a jet of vapor
v 1: be discharged in sprays of liquid; "Water sprayed all over the floor"
2: scatter in a mass or jet of droplets; "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall"
3: cover by spraying with a liquid; "spray the wall with paint"

spray can
n : a dispenser that forces a liquid out as a fine spray when a button is pressed [syn: {aerosol}, {aerosol container}, {aerosol can}, {aerosol bomb}]

spray gun
n : an applicator resembling a gun for applying liquid substances (as paint) in the form of a spray

spray paint
n : paint applied with a spray gun

spray painting
n : applying paint with a sprayer

spray-dried
adj : dried by bringing a sprayed substance (e.g. milk or soap) into contact with hot air and recovering it in the form of a powder

spray-dry
v : dry by bringing into the form of a spray, through contact with a hot gas

sprayer
n 1: a worker who applies spray to a surface
2: a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine spray [syn: {atomizer}, {atomiser}, {spray}]

spraying
n 1: the dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft) [syn: {crop-dusting}]
2: a quantity of small objects flying through the air; "a spray of bullets" [syn: {spray}]
3: the application of a liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer

spread
adj 1: distributed or spread over a considerable extent; "has ties with many widely dispersed friends"; "eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe" [syn: {dispersed}]
2: prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out; "a table spread with food"
3: fully extended in width; "outspread wings"; "with arms spread wide" [syn: {outspread}]
n 1: process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space [syn: {spreading}]
2: a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs" [syn: {gap}]
3: farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle) [syn: {ranch}, {cattle ranch}, {cattle farm}]
4: a haphazard distribution in all directions [syn: {scatter}]
5: a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers [syn: {paste}]
6: a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread" [syn: {banquet}, {feast}]
7: two facing pages of a book or other publication [syn: {spread head}, {spreadhead}, {facing pages}]
8: the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age); "she exercised to avoid that middle-aged spread"
9: decorative cover for a bed [syn: {bedspread}, {bedcover}, {bed cover}, {bed covering}, {counterpane}] 10: act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time [syn: {spreading}]
v 1: distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country" [syn: {distribute}] [ant: {gather}]
2: become distributed or widespread; "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population" [syn: {propagate}]
3: spread across or over; "A big oil spot spread across the water" [syn: {overspread}]
4: spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms" [syn: {unfold}, {spread out}, {open}] [ant: {fold}]
5: cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [syn: {circulate}, {circularize}, {circularise}, {distribute}, {disseminate}, {propagate}, {broadcast}, {diffuse}, {disperse}, {pass around}]
6: become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office" [syn: {go around}, {circulate}]
7: strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table" [syn: {scatter}, {spread out}]
8: move outward; "The soldiers fanned out" [syn: {diffuse}, {spread out}, {fan out}]
9: cover by spreading something over; "spread the bread with cheese" 10: distribute over a surface in a layer; "spread cheese on a piece of bread"

spread eagle
n 1: an emblem (an eagle with wings and legs spread) on the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States
2: a skating figure executed with the skates heel to heel in a straight line

spread head
n : two facing pages of a book or other publication [syn: {spread}, {spreadhead}, {facing pages}]

spread out
v 1: move outward; "The soldiers fanned out" [syn: {diffuse}, {spread}, {fan out}]
2: set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series; "the houses were strung out in a long row" [syn: {string out}]
3: strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table" [syn: {spread}, {scatter}]
4: extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands" [syn: {expand}] [ant: {shrink}]
5: turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees" [syn: {turn out}, {splay}, {rotate}]
6: move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"; [syn: {disperse}, {dissipate}, {scatter}]
7: spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms" [syn: {unfold}, {spread}, {open}] [ant: {fold}]

spread over
v : form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave" [syn: {cover}]

spread-eagle
adj : with arms and legs stretched out and apart; "lay spread-eagle on the floor"
v 1: stretch out completely; "They spread-eagled him across the floor"
2: stretch over; "His residences spread-eagle the entire county"
3: execute a spread eagleon skates, with arms and legs stretched out
4: stand with arms and legs spread out
5: defeat disastrously [syn: {spreadeagle}, {rout}]

spreadeagle
v : defeat disastrously [syn: {spread-eagle}, {rout}]

spreader
n 1: a hand tool for spreading something; "he used his knife as a spreader"
2: a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions [syn: {broadcaster}]

spreadhead
n : two facing pages of a book or other publication [syn: {spread}, {spread head}, {facing pages}]

spreading
adj 1: spreading over a wide area; "under the spreading chestnut tree"; "the spreading circle of lamplight"; "wide-spreading branches" [syn: {wide-spreading}]
2: spreading by diffusion [syn: {diffusing(a)}, {diffusive}, {dispersive}, {disseminative}, {disseminating}, {scattering}]
n 1: process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space [syn: {spread}]
2: the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate [syn: {dissemination}, {airing}, {public exposure}]
3: act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time [syn: {spread}]

spreading bellflower
n : European perennial bellflower that grows in clumps with spreading stems and blue or white flowers [syn: {tussock bellflower}, {Campanula carpatica}]

spreading dogbane
n : North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints [syn: {common dogbane}, {rheumatism weed}, {Apocynum androsaemifolium}]

spreading factor
n : an enzyme (trade name Hyazyme) that splits hyaluronic acid and so lowers its viscosity and increases the permeability of connective tissue and the absorption of fluids [syn: {hyaluronidase}, {Hyazyme}]

spreading fleabane
n : well-branched plant with hairy leaves and stems each with a solitary flower head with narrow white or pink or lavender rays; western North America [syn: {Erigeron divergens}]

spreading pogonia
n : orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia [syn: {funnel-crest rosebud orchid}, {Cleistes divaricata}, {Pogonia divaricata}]

spread-out
adj : especially spread in a fan shape; "the peacock's fanned tail"; "the spread-out cards" [syn: {fanned}, {spread-out(a)}]

spreadsheet
n : a screen-oriented interactive program enabling a user to lay out financial data on the screen

sprechgesang
n : a style of dramatic vocalization between singing and speaking [syn: {sprechstimme}]

sprechstimme
n : a style of dramatic vocalization between singing and speaking [syn: {sprechgesang}]

spree
n : a brief indulgence of your impulses [syn: {fling}]
v : engage withour restraint in an activity and indulge, as when shopping

spree killer
n : a serial killer whose murders occur within a brief period of time

sprier
spry
adj : moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it" [syn: {agile}, {nimble}, {quick}] [also: {spriest}, {sprier}]

sprier
See {spry}

spriest
spry
adj : moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it" [syn: {agile}, {nimble}, {quick}] [also: {spriest}, {sprier}]

spriest
See {spry}

sprig
n 1: small branch or division of a branch; usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year [syn: {branchlet}, {twig}]
2: an ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers [also: {sprigging}, {sprigged}]

sprig tail
n : large grouse of prairies and open forests of western North America [syn: {sharp-tailed grouse}, {sprigtail}, {Pedioecetes phasianellus}]

sprigged
sprig
n 1: small branch or division of a branch; usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year [syn: {branchlet}, {twig}]
2: an ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers [also: {sprigging}, {sprigged}]

sprigged
adj : decorated with designs of sprigs; "sprigged muslin"

sprigged
See {sprig}

sprigger
n : a worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into books [syn: {stripper}, {stemmer}]

sprigging
sprig
n 1: small branch or division of a branch; usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year [syn: {branchlet}, {twig}]
2: an ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers [also: {sprigging}, {sprigged}]

sprigging
See {sprig}

sprightlier
sprightly
adj : full of spirit and vitality; "a sprightly young girl"; "a sprightly dance" [also: {sprightliest}, {sprightlier}]

sprightlier
See {sprightly}

sprightliest
sprightly
adj : full of spirit and vitality; "a sprightly young girl"; "a sprightly dance" [also: {sprightliest}, {sprightlier}]

sprightliest
See {sprightly}

sprightliness
n : animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" [syn: {liveliness}, {life}, {spirit}]

sprightly
adj : full of spirit and vitality; "a sprightly young girl"; "a sprightly dance" [also: {sprightliest}, {sprightlier}]

sprigtail
n : large grouse of prairies and open forests of western North America [syn: {sharp-tailed grouse}, {sprig tail}, {Pedioecetes phasianellus}]

spring
n 1: the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year" [syn: {springtime}]
2: a natural flow of ground water [syn: {fountain}, {outflow}, {outpouring}, {natural spring}]
3: a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed; "the spring was broken"
4: a light springing movement upwards or forwards [syn: {leap}, {leaping}, {saltation}, {bound}, {bounce}]
5: the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length [syn: {give}, {springiness}]
6: a point at which water issues forth
v 1: move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" [syn: {jump}, {leap}, {bound}]
2: develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape" [syn: {form}, {take form}, {take shape}]
3: spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" [syn: {bounce}, {resile}, {take a hop}, {bound}, {rebound}, {recoil}, {reverberate}, {ricochet}]
4: produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang a new haircut on his wife"
5: develop suddenly; "The tire sprang a leak"
6: produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving" [also: {sprung}, {sprang}]

spring balance
n : a balance that measure weight by the tension on a helical spring [syn: {spring scale}]

spring beauty
n : small slender plant having one pair of succulent leaves at the middle of the stem and a loose raceme of white or pink or rose bowl-shaped flowers and an edible corm [syn: {Clatonia lanceolata}]

spring break
n : a week or more of recess during the spring term at school

spring cankerworm
n : variably colored looper; larva of Paleacrita vernata

spring chicken
n 1: a young person (especially a young man or boy) [syn: {young person}, {youth}, {younker}]
2: a young chicken having tender meat

spring cleavers
n : annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia [syn: {cleavers}, {clivers}, {goose grass}, {catchweed}, {Galium aparine}]

spring cress
n : small white-flowered cress common in wet places in eastern North America [syn: {Cardamine bulbosa}]

spring equinox
n : March 21 [syn: {vernal equinox}, {March equinox}] [ant: {autumnal equinox}]

spring frog
n 1: similar to bullfrog; found in or near marshes and ponds; of United States and Canada [syn: {green frog}, {Rana clamitans}]
2: common North American green or brownish frog having white-edged dark oval spots [syn: {leopard frog}, {Rana pipiens}]

spring gun
n : a gun that is set to fire on any intruder that comes in contact with the wire that sets it off [syn: {set gun}]

spring heath
n : dwarf European shrub with very early-blooming bell-shaped red flowers [syn: {winter heath}, {Erica carnea}]

spring mattress
n : a mattress containing springs in a rigid frame

spring onion
n : an onion taken from the ground before the bulb has formed; eaten in salads

spring peeper
n : small brown tree toad having a shrill call heard near wetlands of eastern United States and Canada in early spring [syn: {Hyla crucifer}]

spring roll
n : minced vegetables and meat wrapped in a pancake and fried [syn: {egg roll}]

spring scale
n : a balance that measure weight by the tension on a helical spring [syn: {spring balance}]

spring squill
n : European scilla with small blue or purple flowers [syn: {Scilla verna}, {sea onion}]

spring to mind
v : be remembered; "His name comes to mind when you mention the strike" [syn: {come to mind}]

spring training
n : preseason training during the spring

spring up
v : come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" [syn: {originate}, {arise}, {rise}, {develop}, {uprise}, {grow}]

spring vetch
n 1: herbaceous climbing plant valuable as fodder and for soil-building [syn: {Vicia sativa}]
2: bushy European perennial having nodding racemose violet-blue flowers [syn: {spring vetchling}, {Lathyrus vernus}]

spring vetchling
n : bushy European perennial having nodding racemose violet-blue flowers [syn: {spring vetch}, {Lathyrus vernus}]

spring water
n 1: underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious rocks [syn: {ground water}, {well water}]
2: water from a spring

springboard
n 1: a flexible board for jumping upward
2: a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; "he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own"; "reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions"; "the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out" [syn: {jumping-off point}, {point of departure}]

springbok
n : a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air [syn: {springbuck}, {Antidorcas marsupialis}, {Antidorcas euchore}]

springbuck
n : a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air [syn: {springbok}, {Antidorcas marsupialis}, {Antidorcas euchore}]

spring-clean
v : thoroughly clean the entire house, often done only once a year; "she strated spring-cleaning on April 1"

spring-cleaning
n : the activity of cleaning a house thoroughly at the end of winter

springer
n 1: the lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs [syn: {impost}]
2: a cow about to give birth [syn: {springing cow}]
3: a large spaniel with wavy silky coat usually black or liver and white [syn: {springer spaniel}]

springer spaniel
n : a large spaniel with wavy silky coat usually black or liver and white [syn: {springer}]

Springfield
n 1: capital of the state of Illinois [syn: {capital of Illinois}]
2: a city of southwestern Missouri
3: a city and manufacturing center in southwestern Massachusetts on the Connecticut River

springhase
See {springhaas}

springier
springy
adj : rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resiliant as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf" [syn: {bouncy}, {live}, {lively}, {resilient}, {whippy}] [also: {springiest}, {springier}]

springier
See {springy}

springiest
springy
adj : rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resiliant as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf" [syn: {bouncy}, {live}, {lively}, {resilient}, {whippy}] [also: {springiest}, {springier}]

springiest
See {springy}

springiness
n : the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length [syn: {give}, {spring}]

springing cow
n : a cow about to give birth [syn: {springer}]

springless
adj : lacking in elasticity or vitality; "went off with springless steps"

springlike
adj : resembling a spring or the action of a spring

spring-loaded
adj : containing a compressed spring that presses one part against another

springtail
n : any of numerous minute wingless primitive insects possessing a special abdominal appendage that allows the characteristic nearly perpetual springing pattern; found in soil rich in organic debris or on the surface of snow or water [syn: {collembolan}]

springtide
n 1: a swelling rush of anything; "he rose on the springtide of prosperity"
2: a greater than average tide occurring during the new and full moons [ant: {neap tide}]

springtime
n : the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year" [syn: {spring}]

springy
adj : rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resiliant as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf" [syn: {bouncy}, {live}, {lively}, {resilient}, {whippy}] [also: {springiest}, {springier}]

sprinkle
n 1: a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby [syn: {scattering}, {sprinkling}]
2: the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt" [syn: {sprinkling}, {sparge}]
v 1: distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" [syn: {scatter}, {dot}, {dust}, {disperse}]
2: cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force; "She splashed the water around her" [syn: {splash}, {splosh}]
3: rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" [syn: {spit}, {spatter}, {patter}, {pitter-patter}]
4: scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn" [syn: {sparge}, {besprinkle}]

sprinkled
adj : sprinkled over; "glistening grass besprent with raindrops" [syn: {besprent}]

sprinkler
n : mechanical device that attaches to a garden hose for watering lawn or garden

sprinkler system
n : a system for extinguishing fires; water from a network of overhead pipes is released through nozzles that open automatically with the rise in temperature

sprinkles
n : bits of sweet chocolate used as a topping on e.g. ice cream [syn: {jimmies}]

sprinkling
n 1: a small number dispersed haphazardly; "the first scatterings of green" [syn: {scattering}]
2: a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby [syn: {scattering}, {sprinkle}]
3: the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare) [syn: {aspersion}]
4: the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt" [syn: {sprinkle}, {sparge}]

sprint
n : a quick run [syn: {dash}]
v : run very fast, usually for a short distance

sprinter
n : someone who runs a short distance at top speed

sprit
n : a light spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally

sprite
n : small, human in form, playful, having magical powers [syn: {fairy}, {faery}, {faerie}]

sprites
n : atmospheric electricity (lasting 10 msec) appearing as globular flashes of red (pink to blood-red) light rising to heights of 60 miles (sometimes seen together with elves) [syn: {red sprites}]

spritsail
n : a fore-and-aft sail extended by a sprit

spritz
n : a quick squirt of some liquid (usually carbonated water)
v 1: eject (a liquid) quickly; "spritz water on a surface"
2: cover (a location) wholly or partially by squirting a liquid onto it; "Spritz the lawn with water"

spritzer
n : a mixed drink made of wine mixed with a sparkling water

sprocket
n 1: roller that has teeth on the rims to pull film or paper through
2: thin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain [syn: {sprocket wheel}]
3: tooth on the rim of gear wheel [syn: {cog}]

sprocket wheel
n : thin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain [syn: {sprocket}]

sprog
n 1: a new military recruit
2: a child

sprout
n 1: any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud
2: a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)
v 1: produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted" [syn: {shoot}, {spud}, {germinate}, {pullulate}, {bourgeon}, {burgeon forth}]
2: put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year" [syn: {stock}]

sprouted
adj : (of growing vegetation) having just emerged from the ground; "the corn is sprouted"

sprouting
n : the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow [syn: {germination}]

spruce
adj : marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: {dapper}, {dashing}, {jaunty}, {natty}, {raffish}, {rakish}, {smart}, {spiffy}, {snappy}]
n 1: light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
2: any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
v 1: make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child" [syn: {spruce up}, {titivate}, {tittivate}, {smarten up}, {slick up}, {spiff up}]
2: dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion; "He spruced up for the party" [syn: {spruce up}, {slick up}, {smarten up}]

spruce bark beetle
n : small beetle that likes to bore through the bark of spruce trees and eat the cambrium which eventually kills the tree; "the spruce bark beetle is the major tree-killing insect pest of Alaska spruce forests" [syn: {Dendroctonus rufipennis}]

spruce beer
n : a brew made by fermenting molasses and other sugars with the sap of spruce trees (sometimes with malt)

spruce gall aphid
n : a variety of adelgid [syn: {Adelges abietis}]

spruce grouse
n : North American grouse that feeds on evergreen buds and needles [syn: {Canachites canadensis}]

spruce pine
n 1: common forest tree of the eastern United States and Canada; used especially for pulpwood [syn: {eastern hemlock}, {Canadian hemlock}, {Tsuga canadensis}]
2: small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood [syn: {black spruce}, {Picea mariana}]
3: shrubby 2-needled pine of coastal northwestern United States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small squares [syn: {shore pine}, {lodgepole}, {lodgepole pine}, {Pinus contorta}]
4: large 2-needled pine of southeastern United States with light soft wood [syn: {Pinus glabra}]

spruce squirrel
n : of northern United States and Canada [syn: {American red squirrel}, {red squirrel}, {Sciurus hudsonicus}, {Tamiasciurus hudsonicus}]

spruce up
v 1: make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child" [syn: {spruce}, {titivate}, {tittivate}, {smarten up}, {slick up}, {spiff up}]
2: dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion; "He spruced up for the party" [syn: {spruce}, {slick up}, {smarten up}]

spruced up
adj : dressed in fancy or formal clothing [syn: {dressed(p)}, {dressed-up}, {dressed to the nines(p)}, {dressed to kill(p)}, {dolled up}, {spiffed up}, {togged up}]

sprucely
adv : in a stylish manner; "He was smartly dressed" [syn: {smartly}, {modishly}]

spruceness
n : the state of being neat and smart and trim [syn: {neatness}]

sprue
n : a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and nontropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation [syn: {tropical sprue}]

sprung
spring
n 1: the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year" [syn: {springtime}]
2: a natural flow of ground water [syn: {fountain}, {outflow}, {outpouring}, {natural spring}]
3: a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed; "the spring was broken"
4: a light springing movement upwards or forwards [syn: {leap}, {leaping}, {saltation}, {bound}, {bounce}]
5: the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length [syn: {give}, {springiness}]
6: a point at which water issues forth
v 1: move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" [syn: {jump}, {leap}, {bound}]
2: develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape" [syn: {form}, {take form}, {take shape}]
3: spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" [syn: {bounce}, {resile}, {take a hop}, {bound}, {rebound}, {recoil}, {reverberate}, {ricochet}]
4: produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang a new haircut on his wife"
5: develop suddenly; "The tire sprang a leak"
6: produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving" [also: {sprung}, {sprang}]

sprung
See {spring}

sprung rhythm
n : a poetic rhythm that imitates the rhythm of speech

spry
adj : moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it" [syn: {agile}, {nimble}, {quick}] [also: {spriest}, {sprier}]

spud
n 1: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland [syn: {potato}, {white potato}, {Irish potato}, {murphy}, {tater}]
2: a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds [syn: {stump spud}]
v 1: initiate onsite drilling operations, as for petroleum; "The well was spudded in April"
2: produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted" [syn: {shoot}, {germinate}, {pullulate}, {bourgeon}, {burgeon forth}, {sprout}] [also: {spudding}, {spudded}]

spudded
spud
n 1: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland [syn: {potato}, {white potato}, {Irish potato}, {murphy}, {tater}]
2: a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds [syn: {stump spud}]
v 1: initiate onsite drilling operations, as for petroleum; "The well was spudded in April"
2: produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted" [syn: {shoot}, {germinate}, {pullulate}, {bourgeon}, {burgeon forth}, {sprout}] [also: {spudding}, {spudded}]

spudded
See {spud}

spudding
spud
n 1: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland [syn: {potato}, {white potato}, {Irish potato}, {murphy}, {tater}]
2: a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds [syn: {stump spud}]
v 1: initiate onsite drilling operations, as for petroleum; "The well was spudded in April"
2: produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted" [syn: {shoot}, {germinate}, {pullulate}, {bourgeon}, {burgeon forth}, {sprout}] [also: {spudding}, {spudded}]

spudding
See {spud}

spue
v 1: expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer" [syn: {spit}, {ptyalize}, {ptyalise}, {spew}]
2: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {purge}, {cast}, {sick}, {cat}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {regorge}, {retch}, {puke}, {barf}, {spew}, {chuck}, {upchuck}, {honk}, {regurgitate}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]

spume
n : foam or froth on the sea
v : make froth or foam and become bubbly; "The river foamed" [syn: {froth}, {suds}]

spumoni
See {spumone}

spumous
adj : covered with or resembling small bubbles as from being agitated by beating or heating; "the bubbling candy mixture"; "a cup of foaming cocoa"; "frothy milkshakes"; "frothy waves"; "spumy surf" [syn: {bubbling}, {foaming}, {foamy}, {frothing}, {spumy}, {sudsy}]

spumy
adj : covered with or resembling small bubbles as from being agitated by beating or heating; "the bubbling candy mixture"; "a cup of foaming cocoa"; "frothy milkshakes"; "frothy waves"; "spumy surf" [syn: {bubbling}, {foaming}, {foamy}, {frothing}, {spumous}, {sudsy}]

spun
spin
n 1: a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
2: the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting" [syn: {twirl}, {twist}, {twisting}, {whirl}]
3: a short drive in a car; "he took the new car for a spin"
4: rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral [syn: {tailspin}]
5: a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion); "the campaign put a favorable spin on the story"
v 1: revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" [syn: {spin around}, {whirl}, {reel}, {gyrate}]
2: stream in jets, of liquids; "The creek spun its course through the woods"
3: cause to spin; "spin a coin" [syn: {whirl}, {birl}, {twirl}]
4: make up a story; "spin a yarn"
5: form a web by making a thread; "spiders spin a fine web"
6: work natural fibers into a thread; "spin silk"
7: twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation; "The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrasing"
8: prolong or extend; "spin out a visit" [syn: {spin out}] [also: {spun}, {spinning}]

spun
See {spin}

spun sugar
n : a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature [syn: {cotton candy}, {candyfloss}]

spun yarn
n : (nautical) small stuff consisting of a lightweight rope made of several rope yarns loosely wound together

spunk
n 1: material for starting a fire [syn: {kindling}, {tinder}, {touchwood}, {punk}]
2: the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball" [syn: {heart}, {mettle}, {nerve}]

spunky
adj 1: showing courage; "the champion is faced with a feisty challenger" [syn: {feisty}, {plucky}]
2: willing to face danger [syn: {game}, {gamy}, {gamey}, {gritty}, {mettlesome}, {spirited}]

spur
n 1: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" [syn: {goad}, {goading}, {prod}, {prodding}, {urging}, {spurring}]
2: any pointed projection [syn: {spine}]
3: tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers
4: a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward; "cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on" [syn: {gad}]
5: a railway line connected to a trunk line [syn: {branch line}, {spur track}]
v 1: incite or stimulate; "The Academy was formed to spur research"
2: give heart or courage to [syn: {goad}]
3: strike with a spur
4: goad with spurs; "the rider spurred his horse"
5: equip with spurs; "spur horses" [also: {spurring}, {spurred}]

spur blight
n : a disease of raspberries

spur gear
n : gear wheels that mesh in the same plane [syn: {spur wheel}]

spur track
n : a railway line connected to a trunk line [syn: {branch line}, {spur}]

spur wheel
n : gear wheels that mesh in the same plane [syn: {spur gear}]

spurge
n : any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice

spurge family
n : a family of plants of order Geraniales [syn: {Euphorbiaceae}, {family Euphorbiaceae}]

spurge laurel
n : bushy Eurasian shrub with glossy leathery oblong leaves and yellow-green flowers [syn: {wood laurel}, {Daphne laureola}]

spurge nettle
n : a stinging herb of tropical America [syn: {tread-softly}, {devil nettle}, {pica-pica}, {Cnidoscolus urens}, {Jatropha urens}, {Jatropha stimulosus}]

spurious
adj 1: plausible but false; "specious reasoning"; "the spurious inferences from obsolescent notions of causality"- Ethel Albert [syn: {specious}]
2: born out of wedlock; "the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman [syn: {bastard}, {bastardly}, {misbegot}, {misbegotten}]
3: intended to deceive; "a spurious work of art" [syn: {inauthentic}, {unauthentic}]

spurious correlation
n : a correlation between two variables (e.g., between the number of electric motors in the home and grades at school) that does not result from any direct relation between them (buying electric motors will not raise grades) but from their relation to other variables

spurious wing
n : tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing [syn: {bastard wing}, {alula}]

spuriously
adv : in a false and spurious manner; "the lawyer argued spuriously that his client knew nothing of the burglary"

spuriousness
n : state of lacking genuineness [ant: {genuineness}]

spurn
v : reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" [syn: {reject}, {freeze off}, {scorn}, {pooh-pooh}, {disdain}, {turn down}]

spurned
adj : rebuffed (by a lover) without warning; "jilted at the altar" [syn: {jilted}, {rejected}]

spurner
n : a person who rejects (someone or something) with contempt; "she was known as a spurner of all suitors"; "he was no spurner of rules"

spur-of-the-moment
adj : in response to an unforeseen need; "a spur-of-the-moment party"

spurred
spur
n 1: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" [syn: {goad}, {goading}, {prod}, {prodding}, {urging}, {spurring}]
2: any pointed projection [syn: {spine}]
3: tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers
4: a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward; "cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on" [syn: {gad}]
5: a railway line connected to a trunk line [syn: {branch line}, {spur track}]
v 1: incite or stimulate; "The Academy was formed to spur research"
2: give heart or courage to [syn: {goad}]
3: strike with a spur
4: goad with spurs; "the rider spurred his horse"
5: equip with spurs; "spur horses" [also: {spurring}, {spurred}]

spurred
See {spur}

spurred gentian
n : any of various plants of the genus Halenia having flowers with spurred lobes

spurring
spur
n 1: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" [syn: {goad}, {goading}, {prod}, {prodding}, {urging}, {spurring}]
2: any pointed projection [syn: {spine}]
3: tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers
4: a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward; "cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on" [syn: {gad}]
5: a railway line connected to a trunk line [syn: {branch line}, {spur track}]
v 1: incite or stimulate; "The Academy was formed to spur research"
2: give heart or courage to [syn: {goad}]
3: strike with a spur
4: goad with spurs; "the rider spurred his horse"
5: equip with spurs; "spur horses" [also: {spurring}, {spurred}]

spurring
n : a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" [syn: {goad}, {goading}, {prod}, {prodding}, {urging}, {spur}]

spurring
See {spur}

spurt
n : the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid) [syn: {jet}, {squirt}, {spirt}]
v 1: gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth" [syn: {spirt}, {gush}, {spout}]
2: move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy [syn: {forge}, {spirt}]

spurting
adj : propelled violently in a usually narrow stream [syn: {jetting}, {spouting}, {squirting}]

sputa
sputum
n : expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness [syn: {phlegm}] [also: {sputa} (pl)]

sputa
See {sputum}

sputnik
n : a Russian artificial satellite; "Sputnik was the first man-made satellite to orbit the earth"

sputter
n 1: the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" [syn: {spatter}, {spattering}, {splatter}, {splattering}, {splutter}, {sputtering}]
2: an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage) [syn: {splutter}]
v 1: make an explosive sound; "sputtering engines"
2: cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed; "The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust"
3: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: {clamber}, {scramble}, {shin}, {shinny}, {skin}, {struggle}]
4: utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage [syn: {splutter}]
5: spit up in an explosive manner [syn: {splutter}, {spit out}]

sputtering
adj : emitting or making sporadic spitting or popping sounds; "the sputtering engine"; "spluttering electric arcs" [syn: {spluttering}]
n : the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" [syn: {spatter}, {spattering}, {splatter}, {splattering}, {sputter}, {splutter}]

sputum
n : expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness [syn: {phlegm}] [also: {sputa} (pl)]

sputum smear
n : any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tract; used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs [syn: {lower respiratory tract smear}, {bronchoscopic smear}]

spy
n 1: (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors [syn: {undercover agent}]
2: a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people; "my spies tell me that you had a good time last night"
v 1: catch sight of [syn: {descry}, {spot}, {espy}]
2: watch, observe, or inquire secretly [syn: {stag}, {snoop}, {sleuth}]
3: secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage; "spy for the Russians" [also: {spied}]

spy satellite
n : a satellite with sensors to detect nuclear explosions

Spyeria
n : fritillaries [syn: {genus Spyeria}]

spyglass
n : a small refracting telescope [syn: {field glass}, {glass}]

spyhole
n : a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep [syn: {peephole}]

spying
n 1: keeping a secret or furtive watch
2: the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes [syn: {undercover work}]
3: the act of detecting something; catching sight of something [syn: {detection}, {catching}, {espial}, {spotting}]

spymaster
n : someone who directs clandestine intelligence activities

sq ft
n : a unit of area equal to one foot by one foot square [syn: {square foot}]

sq in
n : a unit of area equal to one inch by one inch square [syn: {square inch}]

sq yd
n : a unit of area equal to one yard by one yard square [syn: {square yard}]

squab
adj : short and fat [syn: {squabby}]
n 1: flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled [syn: {dove}]
2: a soft padded sofa
3: an unfledged pigeon

squabble
n : a quarrel about petty points [syn: {bicker}, {bickering}, {spat}, {tiff}, {pettifoggery}, {fuss}]
v : argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies" [syn: {quibble}, {niggle}, {pettifog}, {bicker}, {brabble}]

squabby
adj : short and fat [syn: {squab}]

squad
n 1: a smallest army unit
2: a cooperative unit [syn: {team}]

squad car
n : a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters [syn: {cruiser}, {police cruiser}, {patrol car}, {police car}, {prowl car}]

squad room
n 1: a room in a police station where members of the force assemble for roll call and duty assignments
2: a room in a barracks where soldiers are billeted

squadron
n 1: a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms
2: an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group
3: a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task

squalid
adj 1: morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal" [syn: {seamy}, {seedy}, {sleazy}, {sordid}]
2: foul and run-down and repulsive; "a flyblown bar on the edge of town"; "a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town"; "squalid living conditions"; "sordid shantytowns" [syn: {flyblown}, {sordid}]

Squalidae
n : dogfishes having a spine in each dorsal fin [syn: {family Squalidae}]

squalidly
adv : in a sordid or squalid way [syn: {sordidly}]

squalidness
n : sordid dirtiness [syn: {sordidness}, {squalor}]

squall
n : sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
v 1: make high-pitched, whiney noises [syn: {waul}, {wawl}]
2: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: {shout}, {shout out}, {cry}, {call}, {yell}, {scream}, {holler}, {hollo}]
3: blow in a squall; "When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs his sails"

squall line
n : a cold front along which squalls or thunderstorms are likely

squalling
adj : characterized by short periods of noisy commotion; "a home life that has been extraordinarily squally" [syn: {squally}]

squally
adj 1: characterized by short periods of noisy commotion; "a home life that has been extraordinarily squally" [syn: {squalling}]
2: characterized by brief periods of violent wind or rain; "a gray squally morning"

squalor
n : sordid dirtiness [syn: {sordidness}, {squalidness}]

Squalus
n : spiny dogfishes [syn: {genus Squalus}]

Squalus acanthias
n : destructive dogfish of the Atlantic coastal waters of America and Europe; widely used in anatomy classes [syn: {Atlantic spiny dogfish}]

Squalus suckleyi
n : dogfish of Pacific coast of North America [syn: {Pacific spiny dogfish}]

squama
n : a protective structure resembling a scale [also: {squamae} (pl)]

squamae
squama
n : a protective structure resembling a scale [also: {squamae} (pl)]

squamae
See {squama}

Squamata
n : diapsid reptiles: snakes and lizards [syn: {order Squamata}]

squamous cell
n : an epithelial cell that is flat like a plate and form a single layer of epithelial tissue

squamous cell carcinoma
n : the most common form of skin cancer [syn: {cancroid}]

squamule
n : a minute scale

squamulose
adj : covered with tiny scales

squander
v 1: spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree" [syn: {waste}, {blow}] [ant: {conserve}]
2: spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not" [syn: {consume}, {waste}, {ware}]

squandered
adj : not used to good advantage; "squandered money cannot be replaced"; "a wasted effort" [syn: {wasted}]

squanderer
n : a recklessly extravagant consumer [syn: {prodigal}, {profligate}]

squandering
n : spending resources lavishly and wastefully; "more wasteful than the squandering of time"

squandermania
n : prodigious squandering (usually by a government)

square
adj 1: having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; "a square peg in a round hole"; "a square corner" [ant: {round}]
2: leaving no balance; "my account with you is now all square" [syn: {square(p)}]
3: characterized by honesty and fairness; "a square deal"; "wanted to do the square thing" [syn: {straight}]
4: without evasion or compromise; "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears" [syn: {square(a)}, {straightforward}]
5: rigidly conventional or old-fashioned [syn: {straight}]
n 1: (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon; "you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides" [syn: {foursquare}]
2: the product of two equal terms; "nine is the second power of three"; "gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance" [syn: {second power}]
3: an open area at the meeting of two or more streets [syn: {public square}]
4: something approximating the shape of a square
5: someone who doesn't understand what is going on [syn: {lame}]
6: a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views [syn: {square toes}]
7: any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles; "a checkerboard has 64 squares"
8: a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles; "the carpenter who built this room must have lost his square"
adv 1: in a straight direct way; "looked him squarely in the eye"; "ran square into me" [syn: {squarely}]
2: with honesty and fairness; "dealt squarely with his customers"; "always treated me square" [syn: {squarely}]
3: in a square shape; "a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded the sheet of paper square" [syn: {squarely}]
4: firmly and solidly; "hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before his enemy" [syn: {squarely}]
v 1: raise to the second power
2: make square; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file" [syn: {square up}]
3: cause to match, as of ideas or acts
4: position so as to be square; "He squared his shoulders"
5: be compatible with; "one idea squares with another"
6: pay someone and settle a debt; "I squared with him"
7: turn the paddle; in canoeing [syn: {feather}]
8: turn the oar, while rowing [syn: {feather}]

square and rabbet
n : molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column [syn: {annulet}, {bandelet}, {bandelette}, {bandlet}]

square away
v : put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" [syn: {tidy}, {tidy up}, {clean up}, {neaten}, {straighten}, {straighten out}]

square block
n : a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube [syn: {cube}]

square bracket
n : either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material [syn: {bracket}]

square dance
n : American country dancing in which couples form squares [syn: {square dancing}]
v : dance in formation

square dancer
n : someone who does square dancing

square dancing
n : American country dancing in which couples form squares [syn: {square dance}]

square deal
n : fair treatment [syn: {fair deal}]

square foot
n : a unit of area equal to one foot by one foot square [syn: {sq ft}]

square inch
n : a unit of area equal to one inch by one inch square [syn: {sq in}]

square knot
n : a double knot made of two half hitches and used to join the ends of two cords

square matrix
n : a matrix with the same number of rows and columns

square meal
n : a substantial and nourishing meal; "he seldom got three square meals a day"

square measure
n : a system of units used to measure areas [syn: {area unit}]

square meter
n : a centare is 1/100th of an are [syn: {square metre}, {centare}]

square metre
n : a centare is 1/100th of an are [syn: {square meter}, {centare}]

square mile
n : an area of 640 acres

square nut
n : nut with a square shape

square off
v : settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument" [syn: {settle}, {square up}, {determine}]

square one
n : the situation in which you begin an endeavor and to which you return if your efforts fail; "the police are now back at square one after having arrested and released 27 men"; "she has tried to diet but always ends up back at square one"

square root
n : a number that when multiplied by itself equals a given number

square sail
n : a four-sided sail set beneath a horizontal yard suspended at the middle from a mast

square shooter
n : a frank and honest person [syn: {straight shooter}, {straight arrow}] [ant: {liar}]

square toes
n : a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views [syn: {square}]

square up
v 1: make square; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file" [syn: {square}]
2: even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing [syn: {jog}, {even up}]
3: settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument" [syn: {settle}, {square off}, {determine}]

square yard
n : a unit of area equal to one yard by one yard square [syn: {sq yd}]

square-bashing
n : drill on a barracks square

square-built
adj : broad and solidly built

squared
adj : having been made square

square-dance music
n : music performed for square dancing

squared-toe
adj : having a square toe; "square-toed shoes" [syn: {square-toed}]

squareflipper square flipper
n : medium-sized grayish to yellow seal with bristles each side of muzzle; of Arctic Ocean [syn: {bearded seal}, {Erignathus barbatus}]

squarely
adv 1: directly and without evasion; not roundabout; "to face a problem squarely"; "the responsibility lies squarely with them"; "spoke forthright (or forthrightly) and to the point" [syn: {forthrightly}, {forthright}]
2: in a straight direct way; "looked him squarely in the eye"; "ran square into me" [syn: {square}]
3: firmly and solidly; "hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before his enemy" [syn: {square}]
4: with honesty and fairness; "dealt squarely with his customers"; "always treated me square" [syn: {square}]
5: in a square shape; "a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded the sheet of paper square" [syn: {square}]
6: with firmness and conviction; without compromise; "he stood foursquare for religious liberty and toleration"- C.G.Bowers; "dealt straightforwardly with all issues" [syn: {foursquare}, {straightforwardly}]

squareness
n : the property of being shaped like a square

square-rigged
adj : rigged with square sails as the principal ones

square-rigger
n : a square-rigged sailing ship

square-shouldered
adj : having broad shoulders; "big-shouldered and heavy-armed" [syn: {big-shouldered}, {broad-shouldered}]

squaretail
n : sluggish square-tailed fish armored with tough bony scales; of deep warm waters

square-toed
adj 1: exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" [syn: {priggish}, {prim}, {prissy}, {prudish}, {puritanical}, {straitlaced}, {strait-laced}, {straightlaced}, {straight-laced}, {tight-laced}, {victorian}]
2: having a square toe; "square-toed shoes" [syn: {squared-toe}]

squarish
adj : somewhat square in appearance or form

squark
n : a quark with an electric charge of -1/3 and a mass 988 times that of an electron and a strangeness of -1 [syn: {strange quark}]

squash
n 1: any of numerous annual tendril-bearing trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits [syn: {squash vine}]
2: edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
3: a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets [syn: {squash racquets}, {squash rackets}]
v : to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" [syn: {crush}, {squelch}, {mash}, {squeeze}] [also: {squashes} (pl)]

squash ball
n : rubber ball used in playing squash

squash bug
n : large black American bug that sucks sap of vines of the gourd family [syn: {Anasa tristis}]

squash court
n : the indoor court in which squash is played

squash pie
n : similar to pumpkin pie but made with winter squash instead of pumpkin

squash racket
n : a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash [syn: {squash racquet}, {bat}]

squash rackets
n : a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets [syn: {squash}, {squash racquets}]

squash racquet
n : a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash [syn: {squash racket}, {bat}]

squash racquets
n : a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets [syn: {squash}, {squash rackets}]

squash vine
n : any of numerous annual tendril-bearing trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits [syn: {squash}]

squashed
adj : that has been violently compressed; "the squashed looking nakedness of the fledgling birds"

squashes
squash
n 1: any of numerous annual tendril-bearing trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits [syn: {squash vine}]
2: edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
3: a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets [syn: {squash racquets}, {squash rackets}]
v : to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" [syn: {crush}, {squelch}, {mash}, {squeeze}] [also: {squashes} (pl)]

squashes
See {squash}

squashier
squashy
adj : resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility; "spongy bread" [syn: {spongy}, {squishy}, {spongelike}] [also: {squashiest}, {squashier}]

squashier
See {squashy}

squashiest
squashy
adj : resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility; "spongy bread" [syn: {spongy}, {squishy}, {spongelike}] [also: {squashiest}, {squashier}]

squashiest
See {squashy}

squashy
adj : resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility; "spongy bread" [syn: {spongy}, {squishy}, {spongelike}] [also: {squashiest}, {squashier}]

squat
adj 1: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure" [syn: {chunky}, {dumpy}, {low-set}, {squatty}, {stumpy}]
2: having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground [syn: {underslung}]
n 1: exercising by repeatedly assuming a squatting position; strengthens the leg muscles [syn: {knee bend}, {squatting}]
2: a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" [syn: {jack}, {diddly-squat}, {diddlysquat}, {diddly-shit}, {diddlyshit}, {diddly}, {diddley}, {shit}]
3: the act of assuming or maintaining a squatting position [syn: {squatting}]
v 1: sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm" [syn: {crouch}, {scrunch}, {scrunch up}, {hunker}, {hunker down}]
2: be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide; "The building squatted low"
3: occupy (a dwelling) illegally [also: {squatting}, {squatted}, {squattest}, {squatter}]

Squatina
n : type genus of the Squatinidae: angel sharks [syn: {genus Squatina}]

Squatina squatina
n : sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do [syn: {angel shark}, {angelfish}, {monkfish}]

Squatinidae
n : bottom-dwelling ray-like sharks [syn: {family Squatinidae}]

squatness
n : the property of being short and broad [syn: {stubbiness}]

squatted
squat
adj 1: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure" [syn: {chunky}, {dumpy}, {low-set}, {squatty}, {stumpy}]
2: having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground [syn: {underslung}]
n 1: exercising by repeatedly assuming a squatting position; strengthens the leg muscles [syn: {knee bend}, {squatting}]
2: a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" [syn: {jack}, {diddly-squat}, {diddlysquat}, {diddly-shit}, {diddlyshit}, {diddly}, {diddley}, {shit}]
3: the act of assuming or maintaining a squatting position [syn: {squatting}]
v 1: sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm" [syn: {crouch}, {scrunch}, {scrunch up}, {hunker}, {hunker down}]
2: be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide; "The building squatted low"
3: occupy (a dwelling) illegally [also: {squatting}, {squatted}, {squattest}, {squatter}]

squatted
See {squat}

squatter
n 1: someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it [syn: {homesteader}, {nester}]
2: someone who settles on land without right or title

squatter
squat
adj 1: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure" [syn: {chunky}, {dumpy}, {low-set}, {squatty}, {stumpy}]
2: having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground [syn: {underslung}]
n 1: exercising by repeatedly assuming a squatting position; strengthens the leg muscles [syn: {knee bend}, {squatting}]
2: a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" [syn: {jack}, {diddly-squat}, {diddlysquat}, {diddly-shit}, {diddlyshit}, {diddly}, {diddley}, {shit}]
3: the act of assuming or maintaining a squatting position [syn: {squatting}]
v 1: sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm" [syn: {crouch}, {scrunch}, {scrunch up}, {hunker}, {hunker down}]
2: be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide; "The building squatted low"
3: occupy (a dwelling) illegally [also: {squatting}, {squatted}, {squattest}, {squatter}]

squatter
See {squat}

squattest
squat
adj 1: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure" [syn: {chunky}, {dumpy}, {low-set}, {squatty}, {stumpy}]
2: having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground [syn: {underslung}]
n 1: exercising by repeatedly assuming a squatting position; strengthens the leg muscles [syn: {knee bend}, {squatting}]
2: a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" [syn: {jack}, {diddly-squat}, {diddlysquat}, {diddly-shit}, {diddlyshit}, {diddly}, {diddley}, {shit}]
3: the act of assuming or maintaining a squatting position [syn: {squatting}]
v 1: sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm" [syn: {crouch}, {scrunch}, {scrunch up}, {hunker}, {hunker down}]
2: be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide; "The building squatted low"
3: occupy (a dwelling) illegally [also: {squatting}, {squatted}, {squattest}, {squatter}]

squattest
See {squat}

squattier
squatty
adj : short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure" [syn: {chunky}, {dumpy}, {low-set}, {squat}, {stumpy}] [also: {squattiest}, {squattier}]

squattier
See {squatty}

squattiest
squatty
adj : short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure" [syn: {chunky}, {dumpy}, {low-set}, {squat}, {stumpy}] [also: {squattiest}, {squattier}]

squattiest
See {squatty}

squattiness
n : a short and stout physique [syn: {dumpiness}]

squatting
n 1: exercising by repeatedly assuming a squatting position; strengthens the leg muscles [syn: {knee bend}, {squat}]
2: the act of assuming or maintaining a squatting position [syn: {squat}]

squatting
squat
adj 1: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure" [syn: {chunky}, {dumpy}, {low-set}, {squatty}, {stumpy}]
2: having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground [syn: {underslung}]
n 1: exercising by repeatedly assuming a squatting position; strengthens the leg muscles [syn: {knee bend}, {squatting}]
2: a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" [syn: {jack}, {diddly-squat}, {diddlysquat}, {diddly-shit}, {diddlyshit}, {diddly}, {diddley}, {shit}]
3: the act of assuming or maintaining a squatting position [syn: {squatting}]
v 1: sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm" [syn: {crouch}, {scrunch}, {scrunch up}, {hunker}, {hunker down}]
2: be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide; "The building squatted low"
3: occupy (a dwelling) illegally [also: {squatting}, {squatted}, {squattest}, {squatter}]

squatting
See {squat}

squatty
adj : short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure" [syn: {chunky}, {dumpy}, {low-set}, {squat}, {stumpy}] [also: {squattiest}, {squattier}]

squaw
n : an American Indian woman

squaw corn
n : corn having kernels almost entirely of soft starch [syn: {soft corn}, {flour corn}, {Zea mays amylacea}]

squaw grass
n : plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers [syn: {bear grass}, {Xerophyllum tenax}]

squaw huckleberry
n : small branching blueberry common in marshy areas of the eastern United States having greenish or yellowish unpalatable berries reputedly eaten by deer [syn: {deerberry}, {Vaccinium stamineum}]

squaw man
n : a white man married to a North American Indian woman

squaw root
n : tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally [syn: {blue cohosh}, {blueberry root}, {papooseroot}, {papoose root}, {squawroot}, {Caulophyllum thalictrioides}, {Caulophyllum thalictroides}]

squawbush
n : deciduous shrub of California with unpleasantly scented usually trifoliate leaves and edible fruit [syn: {squaw-bush}, {skunkbush}, {Rhus trilobata}]

squaw-bush
n : deciduous shrub of California with unpleasantly scented usually trifoliate leaves and edible fruit [syn: {squawbush}, {skunkbush}, {Rhus trilobata}]

squawk
n 1: the noise of squawking; "the squawk of car horns"
2: informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here" [syn: {gripe}, {kick}, {beef}, {bitch}]
v 1: utter a harsh abrupt scream [syn: {screak}, {skreak}, {skreigh}, {screech}]
2: complain; "What was he hollering about?" [syn: {gripe}, {grouse}, {crab}, {beef}, {bellyache}, {holler}]

squawk box
n : the loudspeaker on an inter-com or public address system [syn: {squawker}, {intercom speaker}]

squawker
n 1: a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining [syn: {whiner}, {complainer}, {moaner}, {sniveller}, {crybaby}, {bellyacher}, {grumbler}]
2: the loudspeaker on an inter-com or public address system [syn: {squawk box}, {intercom speaker}]

squawky
adj : like the cackles or squawks a hen makes especially after laying an egg [syn: {cackly}]

squawroot
n : tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally [syn: {blue cohosh}, {blueberry root}, {papooseroot}, {papoose root}, {squaw root}, {Caulophyllum thalictrioides}, {Caulophyllum thalictroides}]

squeak
n 1: a short high-pitched noise; "the squeak of of shoes on powdery snow"
2: something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin [syn: {close call}, {close shave}, {squeaker}, {narrow escape}]
v : make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly" [syn: {screech}, {creak}, {screak}, {skreak}]

squeak by
v 1: manage one's existence barely; "I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary" [syn: {scrape along}, {scrape by}, {scratch along}, {squeeze by}, {rub along}]
2: escape; "She squeaked by me" [syn: {squeak through}]

squeak through
v : escape; "She squeaked by me" [syn: {squeak by}]

squeaker
n 1: any artifact that makes a squeaking sound when used; "those sneakers are squeakers"; "which hinge is the squeaker?"
2: something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin [syn: {close call}, {close shave}, {squeak}, {narrow escape}]

squeaking
adj : having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge [syn: {screaky}, {screechy}, {squeaky}, {squealing}]

squeaky
adj : having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge [syn: {screaky}, {screechy}, {squeaking}, {squealing}]

squeal
n : a high-pitched howl
v 1: utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs [syn: {oink}]
2: confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure [syn: {confess}, {shrive}]

squealer
n 1: one who reveals confidential information in return for money [syn: {informer}, {betrayer}, {rat}, {blabber}]
2: domestic swine [syn: {hog}, {pig}, {grunter}, {Sus scrofa}]

squealing
adj : having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge [syn: {screaky}, {screechy}, {squeaking}, {squeaky}]

squeamish
adj : excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow" [syn: {dainty}, {nice}, {overnice}, {prissy}]

squeamishly
adv : in a squeamish manner; "`I would rather not touch,' he said squeamishly"

squeamishness
n : a mild state of nausea [syn: {queasiness}, {qualm}]

squeegee
n : T-shaped cleaning implement with a rubber edge across the top; drawn across a surface to remove water (as in washing windows)
v : wipe with a squeegee; "squeegee the windows" [also: {squilgee}]

squeezability
n : the property of being able to occupy less space [syn: {compressibility}, {sponginess}] [ant: {incompressibility}]

squeezable
adj : capable of being easily compressed [syn: {compressible}]

squeeze
n 1: the act of gripping and pressing firmly; "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze" [syn: {squeezing}]
2: a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high [syn: {credit crunch}, {liquidity crisis}]
3: a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer; "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits"
4: (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend; "she was his main squeeze"
5: a twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring" [syn: {wring}]
6: an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power [syn: {power play}, {squeeze play}]
7: a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug" [syn: {hug}, {clinch}]
8: the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space; "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze"
v 1: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" [syn: {squash}, {crush}, {squelch}, {mash}]
2: press firmly; "He squeezed my hand"
3: squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner" [syn: {wedge}, {force}]
4: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information" [syn: {coerce}, {hale}, {pressure}, {force}]
5: obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" [syn: {extort}, {rack}, {gouge}, {wring}]
6: press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand" [syn: {thrust}, {stuff}, {shove}]
7: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" [syn: {pinch}, {twinge}, {tweet}, {nip}, {twitch}]
8: hug, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced" [syn: {embrace}, {hug}, {bosom}]
9: squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" [syn: {compress}, {constrict}, {compact}, {contract}, {press}]

squeeze box
n : a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player [syn: {accordion}, {piano accordion}]

squeeze by
v : manage one's existence barely; "I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary" [syn: {scrape along}, {scrape by}, {scratch along}, {squeak by}, {rub along}]

squeeze for
v : squeeze someone for money, information, etc.

squeeze out
v 1: force out; "Some employees were squeezed out by the recent budget cuts"
2: make by laborious and precarious means; "He eked out a living as a painter" [syn: {eke out}]
3: extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing; "wring out the washcloth" [syn: {wring out}]
4: obtain with difficulty; "He eked out some information from the archives" [syn: {eke out}]
5: form or shape by forcing through an opening; "extrude steel" [syn: {extrude}]
6: cause to come out in a squirt; "the boy squirted water at his little sister" [syn: {squirt}, {force out}, {eject}]

squeeze play
n 1: an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power [syn: {power play}, {squeeze}]
2: a baseball play in which a runner on third base tries to score as the batter bunts the pitch

squeezer
n : a kitchen utensil for squeezing juice from fruit

squeezing
n : the act of gripping and pressing firmly; "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze" [syn: {squeeze}]

squelch
n 1: a crushing remark [syn: {put-down}, {squelcher}, {takedown}]
2: an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise [syn: {squelch circuit}, {squelcher}]
v 1: suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion" [syn: {quell}, {quench}]
2: make a sucking sound
3: walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow" [syn: {squish}, {splash}, {splosh}, {slosh}, {slop}]
4: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" [syn: {squash}, {crush}, {mash}, {squeeze}]

squelch circuit
n : an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise [syn: {squelch}, {squelcher}]

squelched
adj : subdued or overcome; "the quelled rebellion"; "an uprising quenched almost before it started"; "a squelched rumor" [syn: {quelled}, {quenched}]

squelcher
n 1: a crushing remark [syn: {put-down}, {squelch}, {takedown}]
2: an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise [syn: {squelch circuit}, {squelch}]

squib
n : firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise [also: {squibbing}, {squibbed}]

squibbed
squib
n : firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise [also: {squibbing}, {squibbed}]

squibbed
See {squib}

squibbing
squib
n : firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise [also: {squibbing}, {squibbed}]

squibbing
See {squib}

squid
n 1: (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food [syn: {calamari}, {calamary}]
2: widely distributed fast-moving ten-armed cephalopod mollusk having a long tapered body with triangular tail fins [also: {squidding}, {squidded}]

squidded
squid
n 1: (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food [syn: {calamari}, {calamary}]
2: widely distributed fast-moving ten-armed cephalopod mollusk having a long tapered body with triangular tail fins [also: {squidding}, {squidded}]

squidded
See {squid}

squidding
squid
n 1: (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food [syn: {calamari}, {calamary}]
2: widely distributed fast-moving ten-armed cephalopod mollusk having a long tapered body with triangular tail fins [also: {squidding}, {squidded}]

squidding
See {squid}

squiffier
squiffy
adj : very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {tipsy}, {wet}] [also: {squiffiest}, {squiffier}]

squiffier
See {squiffy}

squiffiest
squiffy
adj : very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {tipsy}, {wet}] [also: {squiffiest}, {squiffier}]

squiffiest
See {squiffy}

squiffy
adj : very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {tipsy}, {wet}] [also: {squiffiest}, {squiffier}]

squiggle
n 1: a short twisting line [syn: {curlicue}]
2: an illegible scrawl; "his signature was just a squiggle but only he could make that squiggle"

squiggly
adj : wavy and twisting

squilgee
squeegee
n : T-shaped cleaning implement with a rubber edge across the top; drawn across a surface to remove water (as in washing windows)
v : wipe with a squeegee; "squeegee the windows" [also: {squilgee}]

squilgee
See {squeegee}

squill
n 1: bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant
2: having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties [syn: {sea squill}, {sea onion}, {Urginea maritima}]
3: an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers [syn: {scilla}]

squilla
n : a kind of mantis shrimp [syn: {mantis prawn}] [also: {squillae} (pl)]

squillae
squilla
n : a kind of mantis shrimp [syn: {mantis prawn}] [also: {squillae} (pl)]

squillae
See {squilla}

Squillidae
n : crustaceans that burrow in mud or under stones in shallow water along the seashore [syn: {family Squillidae}]

squinch
n : a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)
v 1: crouch down
2: draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" [syn: {flinch}, {funk}, {cringe}, {shrink}, {wince}, {recoil}, {quail}]
3: partly close one's eyes; "The children squinted to frighten each other" [syn: {squint}, {cross one's eyes}]

squinched
adj : having eyes half closed in order to see better; "squinched eyes" [syn: {squinting}]

squint
adj : (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances" [syn: {askance}, {askant}, {asquint}, {squint-eyed}, {squinty}, {sidelong}]
n : abnormal alignment of one or both eyes [syn: {strabismus}]
v 1: partly close one's eyes; "The children squinted to frighten each other" [syn: {squinch}, {cross one's eyes}]
2: be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus

squinter
n : a person with strabismus [syn: {squint-eye}]

squint-eye
n : a person with strabismus [syn: {squinter}]

squint-eyed
adj 1: affected by strabismus
2: (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances" [syn: {askance}, {askant}, {asquint}, {squint}, {squinty}, {sidelong}]

squinting
adj : having eyes half closed in order to see better; "squinched eyes" [syn: {squinched}]

squinty
adj : (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances" [syn: {askance}, {askant}, {asquint}, {squint}, {squint-eyed}, {sidelong}]

squire
n 1: young nobleman attendant on a knight
2: an English country landowner
3: a man who attends or escorts a woman [syn: {gallant}]
v : attend upon as a squire; serve as a squire

squirearchy
n : the gentry who own land (considered as a class) [syn: {landed gentry}]

squirm
n : the act of wiggling [syn: {wiggle}, {wriggle}]
v : to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace" [syn: {writhe}, {wrestle}, {wriggle}, {worm}, {twist}]

squirmer
n : one who can't stay still (especially a child); "the toddler was a real wiggler on plane trips" [syn: {wiggler}, {wriggler}]

squirming
adj : having a twisting or snake-like or worm-like motion; "squirming boys"; "wiggly worms"; "writhing snakes" [syn: {twisting}, {wiggling}, {wiggly}, {wriggling}, {wriggly}, {writhing}]

squirrel
n 1: a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
2: the fur of a squirrel

squirrel away
v : save up as for future use [syn: {hoard}, {stash}, {cache}, {lay away}, {hive up}]

squirrel cage
n : cage with a cylindrical framework that rotates as a small animal runs inside it

squirrel corn
n : American plant with cream-colored flowers and tuberous roots resembling kernels of corn [syn: {Dicentra canadensis}]

squirrel monkey
n : small long-tailed monkey of Central American and South America with greenish fur and black muzzle [syn: {Saimiri sciureus}]

squirrelfish
n 1: similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States [syn: {pinfish}, {sailor's-choice}, {Lagodon rhomboides}]
2: very small brightly colored (especially red) nocturnal fishes of shallow waters of tropical reefs; they make sounds like a squirrel's bark [also: {squirrelfishes} (pl)]

squirrelfishes
squirrelfish
n 1: similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States [syn: {pinfish}, {sailor's-choice}, {Lagodon rhomboides}]
2: very small brightly colored (especially red) nocturnal fishes of shallow waters of tropical reefs; they make sounds like a squirrel's bark [also: {squirrelfishes} (pl)]

squirrelfishes
See {squirrelfish}

squirrel's-foot fern
n : feathery fern of tropical Asia and Malaysia [syn: {ball fern}, {Davalia bullata}, {Davalia bullata mariesii}, {Davallia Mariesii}]

squirreltail barley
n : barley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with delicate long silky awns; North America and northeastern Asia [syn: {foxtail barley}, {squirreltail grass}, {Hordeum jubatum}]

squirreltail grass
n : barley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with delicate long silky awns; North America and northeastern Asia [syn: {squirreltail barley}, {foxtail barley}, {Hordeum jubatum}]

squirt
n 1: someone who is small and insignificant [syn: {pip-squeak}, {small fry}]
2: the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid) [syn: {jet}, {spurt}, {spirt}]
v 1: cause to come out in a squirt; "the boy squirted water at his little sister" [syn: {force out}, {squeeze out}, {eject}]
2: wet with a spurt of liquid; "spurt the wall with water"

squirt gun
n : plaything consisting of a toy pistol that squirts water [syn: {water pistol}, {water gun}, {squirter}]

squirter
n : plaything consisting of a toy pistol that squirts water [syn: {water pistol}, {water gun}, {squirt gun}]

squirting
adj : propelled violently in a usually narrow stream [syn: {jetting}, {spouting}, {spurting}]

squirting cucumber
n : Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched [syn: {exploding cucumber}, {touch-me-not}, {Ecballium elaterium}]

squish
v 1: walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow" [syn: {squelch}, {splash}, {splosh}, {slosh}, {slop}]
2: put (a liquid) into a container or another place by means of a squirting action

squishy
adj : resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility; "spongy bread" [syn: {spongy}, {squashy}, {spongelike}]

squizzes
See {squiz}

Sr
n 1: a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite [syn: {strontium}, {atomic number 38}]
2: the unit of solid angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites [syn: {steradian}]

sr.
adj : used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son; "Bill Adams, Sr." [syn: {elder}, {older}]

Sravana
n : the fifth month of the Hindu calendar [syn: {Sawan}]

Srbija
n : a historical region in central and northern Yugoslavia; Serbs settled the region in the 6th and 7th centuries [syn: {Serbia}]

Sri Frederick Handley Page
n : English industrialist who pioneered in the design and manufacture of aircraft (1885-1962) [syn: {Page}]

Sri Lanka
n : a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948 [syn: {Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka}, {Ceylon}]

Sri Lanka rupee
n : the basic unit of money in Sri Lanka; equal to 100 cents [syn: {rupee}]

Sri Lankan
adj : of or relating to Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) or its people or culture; "Sri Lankan beaches"; "Sri Lankan forces fighting the Sinhalese rebels" [syn: {Ceylonese}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Sri Lanka

SS
n 1: the United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors; detects and apprehends counterfeiters; suppresses forgery of government securities and documents [syn: {United States Secret Service}, {US Secret Service}, {USSS}, {Secret Service}]
2: special police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps [syn: {Schutzstaffel}]

SSA
n : an independent government agency responsible for the social security system [syn: {Social Security Administration}]

SSE
n : the compass point midway between south and southeast [syn: {south southeast}, {sou'-sou'-east}]

S-shape
n : a double curve resembling the letter S

s-shaped
adj : shaped in the form of the letter S

SSPE
n : a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years [syn: {subacute sclerosing panencephalitis}, {inclusion body encephalitis}, {subacute inclusion body encephalitis}, {sclerosing leukoencephalitis}, {subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis}, {Bosin's disease}, {Dawson's encephalitis}, {Van Bogaert encephalitis}]

SSRI
n : an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain [syn: {selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor}]

SSS
n : an independent federal agency that administers compulsory military service [syn: {Selective Service}, {Selective Service System}]

SSW
n : the compass point midway between south and southwest [syn: {south southwest}, {sou'-sou'-west}]

St. Ambrose
n : (Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church and built up its secular power; a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397) [syn: {Ambrose}, {Saint Ambrose}]

St. Andrew
n : (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland [syn: {Andrew}, {Saint Andrew}, {Saint Andrew the Apostle}]

St. Andrew's cross
n : a cross with diagonal bars of equal length [syn: {saltire}]

St Andrews's cross
n : shrubby plant having yellow to apricot flowers with four petals arranged in a cross; southeastern United States: New York to Texas [syn: {Hypericum crux andrae}]

St. Anselm
n : an Italian who was a Benedictine monk; was archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109; one of the founders of scholasticism; best known for his proof of the existence of God [syn: {Anselm}, {Saint Anselm}]

St. Anthony's cross
n : cross resembling the Greek letter tau [syn: {tau cross}]

St. Athanasius
n : (Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism; a Church father, saint, and Doctor of the Church (293-373) [syn: {Athanasius}, {Saint Athanasius}, {Athanasius the Great}]

St. Augustine
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became Bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430) [syn: {Augustine}, {Saint Augustine}, {Augustine of Hippo}]
2: a resort city in northeastern Florida; the oldest city in the United States [syn: {Saint Augustine}]

St. Augustine grass
n : low mat-forming grass of southern United States and tropical America; grown as a lawn grass [syn: {Stenotaphrum secundatum}, {buffalo grass}]

St. Baeda
n : (Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735) [syn: {Bede}, {Saint Bede}, {St. Bede}, {Baeda}, {Saint Baeda}, {Beda}, {Saint Beda}, {St. Beda}, {the Venerable Bede}]

St. Barbara's herb
n : any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad [syn: {winter cress}, {scurvy grass}]

St. Basil
n : (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379) [syn: {Basil}, {Basil of Caesarea}, {Basil the Great}, {St. Basil the Great}]

St. Basil the Great
n : (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379) [syn: {Basil}, {St. Basil}, {Basil of Caesarea}, {Basil the Great}]

St. Beda
n : (Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735) [syn: {Bede}, {Saint Bede}, {St. Bede}, {Baeda}, {Saint Baeda}, {St. Baeda}, {Beda}, {Saint Beda}, {the Venerable Bede}]

St. Bede
n : (Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735) [syn: {Bede}, {Saint Bede}, {Baeda}, {Saint Baeda}, {St. Baeda}, {Beda}, {Saint Beda}, {St. Beda}, {the Venerable Bede}]

St. Benedict
n : Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547) [syn: {Benedict}, {Saint Benedict}]

St Bernard
n : a Swiss alpine breed of large powerful thick-coated dog used as a rescue dog [syn: {Saint Bernard}]

St. Boniface
n : (Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754) [syn: {Boniface}, {Saint Boniface}, {Winfred}, {Wynfrith}, {Apostle of Germany}]

St. Bride
n : Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) [syn: {Bridget}, {Saint Bridget}, {St. Bridget}, {Brigid}, {Saint Brigid}, {St. Brigid}, {Bride}, {Saint Bride}]

St. Bridget
n : Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) [syn: {Bridget}, {Saint Bridget}, {Brigid}, {Saint Brigid}, {St. Brigid}, {Bride}, {Saint Bride}, {St. Bride}]

St. Brigid
n : Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) [syn: {Bridget}, {Saint Bridget}, {St. Bridget}, {Brigid}, {Saint Brigid}, {Bride}, {Saint Bride}, {St. Bride}]

St. Bruno
n : (Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101) [syn: {Bruno}, {Saint Bruno}]

St. Christopher
n 1: Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century) [syn: {Christopher}, {Saint Christopher}]
2: the largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-Nevis [syn: {Saint Christopher}, {Saint Kitts}, {St. Kitts}]

St. Christopher-Nevis
n : a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983 [syn: {Saint Kitts and Nevis}, {Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis}, {Saint Christopher-Nevis}, {St. Kitts and Nevis}]

St. Cloud
n : a town in central Minnesota on the Mississippi River; granite quarries [syn: {Saint Cloud}]

St. Crispin
n : patron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were martyred for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century) [syn: {Crispin}, {Saint Crispin}]

St. Dabeoc's heath
n : low straggling evergreen shrub of western Europe represented by several varieties with flowers from white to rose-purple [syn: {Connemara heath}, {Daboecia cantabrica}]

St. David
n : patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600) [syn: {David}, {Saint David}]

St. Denis
n : United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ted Shawn (1877-1968) [syn: {Saint Denis}, {Ruth Saint Denis}, {Ruth St. Denis}]

St. Dominic
n : (Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221) [syn: {Dominic}, {Saint Dominic}, {Domingo de Guzman}]

St. Edward the Confessor
n : son of Ethelred the Unready; King of England from 1042 to 1066; he founded Westminster Abbey where he was eventually buried (1003-1066) [syn: {Edward the Confessor}, {Saint Edward the Confessor}]

St. Edward the Martyr
n : King of England who was a son of Edgar; he was challenged for the throne by supporters of his half-brother Ethelred II who eventually murdered him (963-978) [syn: {Edward the Martyr}, {Saint Edward the Martyr}]

St. Elias Mountains
n : a range of mountains between Alaska and the Yukon territory [syn: {St. Elias Range}]

St. Elias Range
n : a range of mountains between Alaska and the Yukon territory [syn: {St. Elias Mountains}]

St. Elmo's fire
n : an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere [syn: {corona discharge}, {corona}, {corposant}, {Saint Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's light}, {Saint Ulmo's fire}, {Saint Ulmo's light}, {electric glow}]

St. Eustatius
n : an island in the Netherlands Antilles [syn: {Saint Eustatius}]

St. Francis
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226) [syn: {Francis of Assisi}, {Saint Francis of Assisi}, {St. Francis of Assisi}, {Saint Francis}, {Giovanni di Bernardone}]
2: a tributary of the Mississippi River that rises in Missouri and flows southeastward through Arkansas [syn: {Saint Francis}, {Saint Francis River}, {St. Francis River}]

St. Francis of Assisi
n : (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226) [syn: {Francis of Assisi}, {Saint Francis of Assisi}, {Saint Francis}, {St. Francis}, {Giovanni di Bernardone}]

St. Francis River
n : a tributary of the Mississippi River that rises in Missouri and flows southeastward through Arkansas [syn: {Saint Francis}, {Saint Francis River}, {St. Francis}]

St. George
n : Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303) [syn: {George}, {Saint George}]

St. George's
n : the capital and largest city of Grenada [syn: {capital of Grenada}]

St. Gregory I
n : (Roman Catholic Church) a pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604) [syn: {Gregory}, {Gregory I}, {Saint Gregory I}, {Gregory the Great}]

St. Gregory of Nazianzen
n : (Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391) [syn: {Gregory Nazianzen}, {Gregory of Nazianzen}]

St. Ignatius
n : bishop of Antioch who was martyred under the Roman Emperor Trajan (died 110) [syn: {Ignatius}, {Saint Ignatius}]

St. Ignatius of Loyola
n : Spaniard and Roman Catholic theologian and founder of the Society of Jesus; a leading opponent of the Reformation (1491-1556) [syn: {Ignatius of Loyola}, {Saint Ignatius of Loyola}, {Loyola}]

St. James
n : (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament [syn: {James}, {Saint James}, {Saint James the Apostle}, {St. James the Apostle}]

St. James the Apostle
n : (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament [syn: {James}, {Saint James}, {St. James}, {Saint James the Apostle}]

St. Jerome
n : (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420) [syn: {Jerome}, {Saint Jerome}, {Hieronymus}, {Eusebius Hieronymus}, {Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus}]

St. John
n 1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation [syn: {John}, {Saint John}, {Saint John the Apostle}, {St. John the Apostle}, {John the Evangelist}, {John the Divine}]
2: a river that rises in Maine and flows northeastward through New Brunswick to empty into the Bay of Fundy [syn: {Saint John}, {Saint John River}, {St. John River}]
3: a port in eastern Canada; the largest city in New Brunswick [syn: {Saint John}]

St. John Chrysostom
n : (Roman Catholic Church) a Church Father who was a great preacher and bishop of Constantinople; a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-407) [syn: {John Chrysostom}]

St. John River
n : a river that rises in Maine and flows northeastward through New Brunswick to empty into the Bay of Fundy [syn: {Saint John}, {Saint John River}, {St. John}]

St. John the Apostle
n : (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation [syn: {John}, {Saint John}, {St. John}, {Saint John the Apostle}, {John the Evangelist}, {John the Divine}]

St. John the Baptist
n : (New Testament) a preacher and hermit and forerunner of Jesus (whom he baptized); was beheaded by Herod at the request of Salome [syn: {John the Baptist}]

St. Johns
n : a river in northeastern Florida that flows northward to Jacksonville and then eastward to empty into the Atlantic Ocean [syn: {Saint Johns}, {Saint Johns River}, {St. Johns River}]

St. John's
n 1: a port and provincial capital of Newfoundland [syn: {Saint John's}]
2: the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda; located on the island of Antigua [syn: {Saint John's}, {capital of Antigua and Barbuda}]

St John's Day
n : a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn: {Midsummer Day}, {Midsummer's Day}, {June 24}]

St John's Eve
n : the night before Midsummer Day [syn: {Midsummer Eve}, {Midsummer Night}, {St John's Night}, {June 23}]

St John's Night
n : the night before Midsummer Day [syn: {Midsummer Eve}, {Midsummer Night}, {St John's Eve}, {June 23}]

St. Johns River
n : a river in northeastern Florida that flows northward to Jacksonville and then eastward to empty into the Atlantic Ocean [syn: {Saint Johns}, {Saint Johns River}, {St. Johns}]

St John's wort
n : any of numerous plants of the genus Hypericum having yellow flowers and transparently dotted leaves; traditionally gathered on St John's eve to ward off evil

St John's wort family
n : widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber [syn: {Guttiferae}, {family Guttiferae}, {Clusiaceae}, {family Clusiaceae}]

St. Joseph
n : a town in northwest Missouri on the Missouri River; in the 19th century it became the eastern terminus of the pony express [syn: {Saint Joseph}]

St Joseph
n : a Christian holy day [syn: {Saint Joseph}, {March 19}]

St. Jude
n : (New Testament) supposed brother of St James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless [syn: {Jude}, {Saint Jude}, {Judas}, {Thaddaeus}]

St. Kitts
n : the largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-Nevis [syn: {Saint Christopher}, {St. Christopher}, {Saint Kitts}]

St. Kitts and Nevis
n : a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983 [syn: {Saint Kitts and Nevis}, {Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis}, {Saint Christopher-Nevis}, {St. Christopher-Nevis}]

St. Lawrence
n 1: Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the Church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258) [syn: {Lawrence}, {Saint Lawrence}, {Laurentius}]
2: a North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the North Atlantic [syn: {Saint Lawrence}, {Saint Lawrence River}, {St. Lawrence River}]

St. Lawrence River
n : a North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the North Atlantic [syn: {Saint Lawrence}, {Saint Lawrence River}, {St. Lawrence}]

St. Lawrence Seaway
n : a seaway involving the Saint Lawrence River and the Great Lakes that was developed jointly by Canada and the United States; oceangoing ships can travel as far west as Lake Superior [syn: {Saint Lawrence Seaway}]

St. Leo I
n : the pope who extended the authority of the papacy to the west and persuaded Attila not to attack Rome (440-461) [syn: {Leo I}, {Leo the Great}]

St. Louis
n 1: the largest city in Missouri; a busy river port on the Mississippi River near its confluence with the Missouri River; was an important staging area for wagon trains westward in the 19th century [syn: {Saint Louis}, {Gateway to the West}]
2: king of France and son of Louis VIII; he led two unsuccessful crusades; considered an ideal medieval king (1214-1270) [syn: {Louis IX}, {Saint Louis}]

St. Lucia
n 1: a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979 [syn: {Saint Lucia}]
2: a volcanic island in the Windward Isles south of Martinique [syn: {Saint Lucia}]

St. Luke
n : (New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel [syn: {Luke}, {Saint Luke}]

St. Maarten
n : an island in the western Leeward Islands; administered jointly by France and the Netherlands [syn: {Saint Martin}, {St. Martin}, {Saint Maarten}]

St. Mark
n : Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel [syn: {Mark}, {Saint Mark}]

St. Martin
n 1: French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397) [syn: {Martin}]
2: an island in the western Leeward Islands; administered jointly by France and the Netherlands [syn: {Saint Martin}, {Saint Maarten}, {St. Maarten}]

St Martin's Day
n : the feast of Saint Martin; a quarter day in Scotland [syn: {Martinmas}, {11 November}]

St. Mary Magdalen
n : sinful woman Jesus healed of evil spirits; she became a follower of Jesus [syn: {Mary Magdalene}, {St. Mary Magdalene}, {Mary Magdalen}]

St. Mary Magdalene
n : sinful woman Jesus healed of evil spirits; she became a follower of Jesus [syn: {Mary Magdalene}, {Mary Magdalen}, {St. Mary Magdalen}]

St. Mary of Bethlehem
n : port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin [syn: {Belem}, {Para}, {Feliz Lusitania}, {Santa Maria de Belem}]

St. Matthew
n : (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel [syn: {Matthew}, {Saint Matthew}, {Saint Matthew the Apostle}, {St. Matthew the Apostle}, {Levi}]

St. Matthew the Apostle
n : (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel [syn: {Matthew}, {Saint Matthew}, {St. Matthew}, {Saint Matthew the Apostle}, {Levi}]

St Mihiel
n : a battle in the Meuse-Argonne operation in World War I (1918); the battle in which American troops launched their first offensive in France [syn: {Saint-Mihiel}, {battle of St Mihiel}]

St. Nicholas
n : a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century) [syn: {Nicholas}, {Saint Nicholas}]

St. Nick
n : the legendary patron saint of children [syn: {Santa Claus}, {Kriss Kringle}, {Father Christmas}, {Saint Nick}]

St. Olaf
n : King and patron saint of Norway (995-1030) [syn: {Olaf II}, {Olav II}, {Saint Olaf}, {Saint Olav}, {St. Olav}]

St. Olav
n : King and patron saint of Norway (995-1030) [syn: {Olaf II}, {Olav II}, {Saint Olaf}, {Saint Olav}, {St. Olaf}]

St. Patrick
n : Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century [syn: {Patrick}, {Saint Patrick}]

St Patrick's Day
n : a day observed by the Irish to commemorate the patron saint of Ireland [syn: {Saint Patrick's Day}, {March 17}]

St. Paul
n 1: capital of the state of Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river adjacent to Minneapolis; one of the Twin Cities [syn: {Saint Paul}, {capital of Minnesota}]
2: (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity" [syn: {Paul}, {Saint Paul}, {Apostle Paul}, {Paul the Apostle}, {Apostle of the Gentiles}, {Saul}, {Saul of Tarsus}]

St. Peter
n : disciple of Jesus and leader of the apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope [syn: {Peter}, {Simon Peter}, {Saint Peter}, {Saint Peter the Apostle}, {St. Peter the Apostle}]

St. Peter the Apostle
n : disciple of Jesus and leader of the apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope [syn: {Peter}, {Simon Peter}, {Saint Peter}, {St. Peter}, {Saint Peter the Apostle}]

St Peter's wort
n : European perennial St John's wort; Ireland and France to western Siberia [syn: {Hypericum tetrapterum}, {Hypericum maculatum}]

St. Peter's wreath
n : shrub having copious small white flowers in spring [syn: {bridal wreath}, {bridal-wreath}, {Saint Peter's wreath}, {Spiraea prunifolia}]

St. Petersburg
n 1: a city in western Florida on Tampa Bay; a popular winter resort [syn: {Saint Petersburg}]
2: a city in the European part of Russia; 2nd largest Russian city; located at the head of the Gulf of Finland; former capital of Russia [syn: {Leningrad}, {Peterburg}, {Petrograd}, {Saint Petersburg}]

St. Simon
n : one of the twelve Apostles (first century) [syn: {Simon}, {Simon Zelotes}, {Simon the Zealot}, {Simon the Canaanite}]

St. Thomas
n 1: the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes [syn: {Thomas}, {Saint Thomas}, {doubting Thomas}, {Thomas the doubting Apostle}]
2: (Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274) [syn: {Aquinas}, {Thomas Aquinas}, {Saint Thomas}, {Saint Thomas Aquinas}, {St. Thomas Aquinas}]

St. Thomas a Becket
n : (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II concerning Henry's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170) [syn: {Becket}, {Thomas a Becket}, {Saint Thomas a Becket}]

St. Thomas and Principe
n : island nation in the South Atlantic off the West coast of Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has enormous offshore oil reserves [syn: {Sao Tome and Principe}, {Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe}, {Sao Tome e Principe}, {Sao Thome e Principe}]

St. Thomas Aquinas
n : (Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274) [syn: {Aquinas}, {Thomas Aquinas}, {Saint Thomas}, {St. Thomas}, {Saint Thomas Aquinas}]

St Valentine's Day
n : a day for the exchange of tokens of affection [syn: {Valentine Day}, {Valentine's Day}, {Saint Valentine's Day}, {February 14}]

St. Vincent
n : an island in the center of the Windward Islands; the largest of the islands comprising Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [syn: {Saint Vincent}]

St. Vincent and the Grenadines
n : an island country in the central Windward Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1979 [syn: {Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}]

St. Vitus
n : Christian martyr and patron of those who suffer from epilepsy and Sydenham's chorea (died around 300) [syn: {Vitus}]

St. Vitus dance
n : chorea occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever [syn: {Sydenham's chorea}, {Saint Vitus dance}]

stab
n 1: a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience" [syn: {pang}, {twinge}]
2: a thrusting blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him" [syn: {thrust}, {knife thrust}]
3: informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting" [syn: {shot}]
v 1: use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death" [syn: {knife}]
2: stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife" [syn: {jab}]
3: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" [syn: {jab}, {prod}, {poke}, {dig}] [also: {stabbing}, {stabbed}]

stabbed
stab
n 1: a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience" [syn: {pang}, {twinge}]
2: a thrusting blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him" [syn: {thrust}, {knife thrust}]
3: informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting" [syn: {shot}]
v 1: use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death" [syn: {knife}]
2: stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife" [syn: {jab}]
3: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" [syn: {jab}, {prod}, {poke}, {dig}] [also: {stabbing}, {stabbed}]

stabbed
adj : pierced with a pointed weapon

stabbed
See {stab}

stabber
n : someone who stabs another person

stabbing
stab
n 1: a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience" [syn: {pang}, {twinge}]
2: a thrusting blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him" [syn: {thrust}, {knife thrust}]
3: informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting" [syn: {shot}]
v 1: use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death" [syn: {knife}]
2: stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife" [syn: {jab}]
3: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" [syn: {jab}, {prod}, {poke}, {dig}] [also: {stabbing}, {stabbed}]

stabbing
adj 1: causing physical or especially psychological injury; "a stabbing remark"; "few experiences are more traumatic than losing a child"; "wounding and false charges of disloyalty" [syn: {traumatic}, {wounding}]
2: as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain" [syn: {cutting}, {keen}, {knifelike}, {piercing}, {lancinate}, {lancinating}]

stabbing
See {stab}

stabile
adj 1: (chemistry, physics, biology) resistant to change
2: not able or intended to be moved; "the immovable hills" [syn: {immovable}, {immoveable}, {unmovable}]
n : a sculpture having fixed units (usually constructed of sheet metal) and attached to a fixed support [ant: {mobile}]

stabilisation
n 1: the act of making something (as a vessel or aircraft) less likely to overturn [syn: {stabilization}]
2: the act of stabilizing something or making it more stable; "he worked for price stabilization for farm products"; "wage stabilization is necessary for industrial peace"; "stabilization means that the product can be handled under atmospheric conditions" [syn: {stabilization}] [ant: {destabilization}, {destabilization}]

stabilise
v 1: support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel" [syn: {brace}, {steady}, {stabilize}]
2: become stable or more stable; "The economy stabilized" [syn: {stabilize}] [ant: {destabilize}, {destabilize}]
3: make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium; "The drug stabilized her blood pressure"; "stabilize prices" [syn: {stabilize}] [ant: {destabilize}, {destabilize}]

stabilised
adj : made stable or firm [syn: {stabilized}]

stabiliser
n : a device for making something stable [syn: {stabilizer}]

stabilising
adj : causing to become stable; "the family is one of the great stabilizing elements in society" [syn: {stabilizing}]

stability
n 1: the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast [syn: {stableness}] [ant: {instability}, {instability}]
2: a stable order [ant: {instability}]
3: the quality of being free from change or variation [syn: {constancy}] [ant: {inconstancy}]

stabilization
n 1: the act of stabilizing something or making it more stable; "he worked for price stabilization for farm products"; "wage stabilization is necessary for industrial peace"; "stabilization means that the product can be handled under atmospheric conditions" [syn: {stabilisation}] [ant: {destabilization}, {destabilization}]
2: the act of making something (as a vessel or aircraft) less likely to overturn [syn: {stabilisation}]

stabilize
v 1: make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium; "The drug stabilized her blood pressure"; "stabilize prices" [syn: {stabilise}] [ant: {destabilize}, {destabilize}]
2: support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel" [syn: {brace}, {steady}, {stabilise}]
3: become stable or more stable; "The economy stabilized" [syn: {stabilise}] [ant: {destabilize}, {destabilize}]

stabilized
adj : made stable or firm [syn: {stabilised}]

stabilizer
n 1: a chemical that is added to a solution or mixture or suspension to maintain it in a stable or unchanging state
2: airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft
3: a device for making something stable [syn: {stabiliser}]

stabilizer bar
n : a rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks; serves to stabilize the chassis [syn: {anti-sway bar}]

stabilizing
adj : causing to become stable; "the family is one of the great stabilizing elements in society" [syn: {stabilising}]

stable
adj 1: resistant to change of position or condition; "a stable ladder"; "a stable peace"; "a stable relationship"; "stable prices" [ant: {unstable}]
2: firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation; "the economy is stable"
3: not taking part readily in chemical change
4: maintaining equilibrium
5: showing little if any change; "a static population" [syn: {static}, {unchanging}]
n : a farm building for housing horses or other livestock [syn: {stalls}, {horse barn}]
v : shelter in a stable; "stable horses"

stable companion
n : a horse stabled with another or one of several horses owned by the same person [syn: {stablemate}]

stable factor
n : a coagulation factor formed in the kidney under the influence of vitamin K [syn: {proconvertin}, {cothromboplastin}, {factor VII}]

stable gear
n : gear for a horse [syn: {saddlery}, {tack}]

stableboy
n : someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses [syn: {stableman}, {groom}, {hostler}, {ostler}]

stableman
n : someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses [syn: {stableboy}, {groom}, {hostler}, {ostler}]

stablemate
n : a horse stabled with another or one of several horses owned by the same person [syn: {stable companion}]

stableness
n : the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast [syn: {stability}] [ant: {instability}, {instability}]

stabling
n : accommodation for animals (especially for horses)

stably
adv 1: in a stable solid fixed manner; "the boulder was balanced stably at the edge of the canyon"
2: in a stable unchanging manner; "the death rate in Russia has been stably high"

Stabroek
n : port city and the capital and largest city of Guyana; "the city was called Stabroek by the Dutch but was renamed Georgetown by the British in 1812" [syn: {Georgetown}]

staccato
adj : marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; "staccato applause"; "a staccato command"; "staccato notes" [syn: {disconnected}] [ant: {legato}]
adv : separating the notes; in music; "play this staccato, please" [ant: {legato}]

stachyose
n : a tetrasaccharide found in the tubers of the Chinese artichoke

Stachys
n : large genus of usually woolly or hairy herbs or subshrubs or shrubs; temperate eastern hemisphere; tropical Australasia [syn: {genus Stachys}]

Stachys palustris
n : perennial herb with an odorless rhizome widespread in moist places in northern hemisphere [syn: {hedge nettle}]

Stachys sylvatica
n : foul-smelling perennial Eurasiatic herb with a green creeping rhizome [syn: {hedge nettle}, {dead nettle}]

stack
n 1: an orderly pile
2: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]
3: a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO) [syn: {push-down list}, {push-down stack}]
4: a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated [syn: {smokestack}]
5: a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO) [syn: {push-down storage}, {push-down store}]
v 1: load or cover with stacks; "stack a truck with boxes"
2: arrange in stacks; "heap firewood around the fireplace"; "stack your books up on the shelves" [syn: {pile}, {heap}]
3: arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances; "stack the deck of cards"

stack away
v : keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat" [syn: {store}, {hive away}, {lay in}, {put in}, {salt away}, {stash away}]

stack up
v : arrange into piles or stacks; "She piled up her books in my living room" [syn: {pile up}, {heap up}]

stacked
adj 1: arranged in a stack
2: well or attractively formed with respect to physique [syn: {built(p)}, {stacked(p)}, {well-stacked}]

stacked heel
n : a heel made of many layers of leather

stacker
n : a laborer who builds up a stack or pile

stacks
n 1: a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed a mountain of newspapers" [syn: {tons}, {dozens}, {heaps}, {lots}, {mountain}, {piles}, {scores}, {loads}, {rafts}, {slews}, {wads}, {oodles}, {gobs}, {scads}, {lashings}]
2: storage space consisting of an extensive arrangement of bookshelves in a library where most of the books are stored [syn: {set of bookshelves}]

stacte
n : (Old Testament) one of several sweet-smelling spices used in incense

staddle
n : a base or platform on which hay or corn is stacked

stadia
stadium
n : a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments [syn: {bowl}, {arena}, {sports stadium}] [also: {stadia} (pl)]

stadia
See {stadium}

stadium
n : a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments [syn: {bowl}, {arena}, {sports stadium}] [also: {stadia} (pl)]

stadium jumping
n : riding horses in competitions over set courses to demonstrate skill in jumping over obstacles [syn: {showjumping}]

Stael
n : French romantic writer (1766-1817) [syn: {Madame de Stael}, {Baronne Anne Louise Germaine Necker de Steal-Holstein}]

staff
n 1: personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task; "the hospital has an excellent nursing staff"; "the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions"
2: the body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university" [syn: {faculty}]
3: a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"
4: building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration
5: a rod carried as a symbol
6: (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written [syn: {stave}]
v 1: provide with staff; "This position is not always staffed"
2: serve on the staff of; "The two men staff the reception desk"

staff line
n : any of the 5 horizontal marks comprising a staff

staff member
n : an employee who is a member of a staff of workers (especially a member of the staff that works for the President of the United States) [syn: {staffer}]

staff of life
n : food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked [syn: {bread}, {breadstuff}]

staff office
n : the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for seting policies for personnel management [syn: {personnel department}, {personnel office}, {personnel}]

staff officer
n : a commissioned officer assigned to a military commander's staff

staff sergeant
n : a noncommissioned officer ranking above corporal and below sergeant first class in the army or marines or above airman 1st class in the air force

staff tree
n : any small tree or twining shrub of the genus Celastrus

staff vine
n : twining shrub of North America having three-valved yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds [syn: {bittersweet}, {American bittersweet}, {climbing bittersweet}, {false bittersweet}, {waxwork}, {Celastrus scandens}]

Staffa
n : an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides west of Mull; site of Fingal's Cave

staffer
n : an employee who is a member of a staff of workers (especially a member of the staff that works for the President of the United States) [syn: {staff member}]

Staffordshire bullterrier
n : English breed of strong stocky dog having a broad skull and smooth coat [syn: {Staffordshite bull terrier}]

Staffordshire terrier
n : American breed of muscular terriers with a short close-lying stiff coat [syn: {American Staffordshire terrier}, {American pit bull terrier}, {pit bull terrier}]

Staffordshite bull terrier
n : English breed of strong stocky dog having a broad skull and smooth coat [syn: {Staffordshire bullterrier}]

staff-tree family
n : trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits [syn: {Celastraceae}, {family Celastraceae}, {spindle-tree family}]

stag
n 1: male red deer [syn: {hart}]
2: adult male deer
v 1: attend a dance or a party without a female companion
2: give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: {denounce}, {tell on}, {betray}, {give away}, {rat}, {grass}, {shit}, {shop}, {snitch}]
3: watch, observe, or inquire secretly [syn: {spy}, {snoop}, {sleuth}]

stag beetle
n : a kind of lamellicorn beetle; the male has branched mandibles resembling antlers

stag party
n : a party for men only (or one considered suitable for men only) [syn: {smoker}]

stage
n 1: any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected" [syn: {phase}]
2: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" [syn: {degree}, {level}, {point}]
3: a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience; "he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box"
4: the theater as a profession (usually `the stage'); "an early movie simply showed a long kiss by two actors of the contemporary stage"
5: any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something; "All the world's a stage"--Shakespeare; "it set the stage for peaceful negotiations"
6: a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns; "we went out of town together by stage about ten or twelve miles" [syn: {stagecoach}]
7: a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise" [syn: {leg}]
8: a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination [syn: {microscope stage}]
v 1: perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'" [syn: {present}, {represent}]
2: plan, organize, and carry out (an event) [syn: {bring about}, {arrange}]

stage business
n : incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious" [syn: {business}, {byplay}]

stage crew
n : crew of workers who move scenery or handle properties in a theatrical production

stage dancing
n : a show involving artistic dancing [syn: {choreography}]

stage direct
v : direct for the stage

stage direction
n : an instruction written as part of the script of a play

stage director
n : someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a stage show

stage door
n : an entrance to the backstage area of theater; used by performers and other theater personnel

stage effect
n : a special effect created on the stage

stage fright
n : fear that affects a person about to face an audience

stage left
n : the part of the stage on the actor's left as the actor faces the audience [syn: {left stage}]

stage manager
n : someone who supervises the physical aspects in the production of a show and who is in charge of the stage when the show is being performed [syn: {stager}]

stage name
n : the pseudonym of an actor

stage right
n : the part of the stage on the actor's right as the actor faces the audience [syn: {right stage}]

stage set
n : representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production; "the sets were meticulously authentic" [syn: {set}]

stage setting
n : arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted [syn: {mise en scene}, {setting}]

stage technician
n : an employee of a theater who performs work involved in putting on a theatrical production [syn: {stagehand}]

stage whisper
n : a loud whisper that can be overheard; on the stage it is heard by the audience but it supposed to be inaudible to the rest of the cast

stagecoach
n : a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns; "we went out of town together by stage about ten or twelve miles" [syn: {stage}]

stagecraft
n : skill in writing or staging plays

staged
adj 1: deliberately arranged for effect; "one of those artfully staged photographs" [syn: {arranged}]
2: written for or performed on the stage; "a staged version of the novel" [ant: {unstaged}]

stagehand
n : an employee of a theater who performs work involved in putting on a theatrical production [syn: {stage technician}]

stager
n 1: someone who supervises the physical aspects in the production of a show and who is in charge of the stage when the show is being performed [syn: {stage manager}]
2: an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service [syn: {veteran}, {old-timer}, {oldtimer}, {old hand}, {warhorse}, {old stager}]

stage-struck
adj : infatuated with or enthralled by the theater especially the desire to act

stagey
adj : having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality; "stagy heroics" [syn: {stagy}]

stagflation
n : a period of slow economic growth and high unemployment (stagnation) while prices rise (inflation)

stagflationary
adj : characteristic of or promoting stagflation

stagger
n : an unsteady uneven gait [syn: {lurch}, {stumble}]
v 1: walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room" [syn: {reel}, {keel}, {lurch}, {swag}, {careen}]
2: walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow" [syn: {flounder}]
3: to arrange in a systematic order; "stagger the chairs in the lecture hall" [syn: {distribute}]
4: astound or overwhelm, as with shock; "She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake"

stagger bush
n : deciduous shrub of coastal plain of the eastern United States having nodding pinkish-white flowers; poisonous to stock [syn: {staggerbush}, {Lyonia mariana}]

stagger head
n : a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right [syn: {dropline}, {drop line}, {stepped line}, {staggered head}, {stephead}]

staggerbush
n : deciduous shrub of coastal plain of the eastern United States having nodding pinkish-white flowers; poisonous to stock [syn: {stagger bush}, {Lyonia mariana}]

staggered board of directors
n : a board of directors a portion of whose members are elected each year instead of all members being elected annually

staggered head
n : a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right [syn: {dropline}, {drop line}, {stepped line}, {stagger head}, {stephead}]

staggerer
n : someone who walks unsteadily as if about to fall [syn: {totterer}, {reeler}]

staggering
adj 1: walking unsteadily; "a stqaggering gait" [syn: {lurching}, {stumbling}, {weaving}]
2: so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying" [syn: {astonishing}, {astounding}, {stupefying}]

staggeringly
adv : extremely; "he was enormously popular" [syn: {enormously}, {tremendously}, {hugely}]

staggers
n : a disease of the central nervous system affecting especially horses and cattle; characterized by an unsteady swaying gait and frequent falling [syn: {blind staggers}]

staghead
n : an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance [syn: {witches' broom}, {witch broom}, {hexenbesen}]

staghorn coral
n : large branching coral resembling antlers [syn: {stag's-horn coral}]

staghorn fern
n : any of various tropical ferns of the genus Platycerium having large flat lobed fronds often resembling the antlers of a stag

staghorn moss
n : a variety of clubmoss [syn: {ground cedar}, {Lycopodium complanatum}]

staghorn sumac
n : deciduous shrubby tree or eastern North America with compound leaves that turn brilliant red in fall and dense panicles of greenish yellow flowers followed by crimson acidic berries [syn: {velvet sumac}, {Virginian sumac}, {vinegar tree}, {Rhus typhina}]

staghound
n : a large heavy hound formerly used in hunting stags and other large game; similar to but larger than a foxhound

stagier
stagy
adj : having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality; "stagy heroics" [syn: {stagey}] [also: {stagiest}, {stagier}]

stagier
See {stagy}

stagiest
stagy
adj : having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality; "stagy heroics" [syn: {stagey}] [also: {stagiest}, {stagier}]

stagiest
See {stagy}

stagily
adv : in a stagy and theatrical manner; "`I cannot show my face at her house,' he declared theatrically" [syn: {theatrically}]

staginess
n : an artificial and mannered quality [syn: {theatricality}]

staging
n 1: the production of a drama on the stage [syn: {theatrical production}]
2: a system of scaffolds [syn: {scaffolding}]
3: travel by stagecoach
4: getting rid of a stage of a multistage rocket

staging area
n : an area where troops and equipment in transit are assembled before a military operation

Stagira
n : an ancient town of Greece where Aristotle was born [syn: {Stagirus}]

Stagirus
n : an ancient town of Greece where Aristotle was born [syn: {Stagira}]

stagnancy
n 1: inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation [syn: {stagnation}]
2: a state of inactivity (in business or art etc); "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation" [syn: {stagnation}, {doldrums}]

stagnant
adj 1: not circulating or flowing; "dead air"; "dead water"; "stagnant water" [syn: {dead(a)}]
2: not growing or changing; without force or vitality [syn: {moribund}]

stagnant anoxia
n : anoxia resulting from slow peripheral circulation (such as follows congestive cardiac failure) [syn: {ischemic anoxia}]

stagnant hypoxia
n : hypoxia resulting from slow peripheral circulation (such as follows congestive cardiac failure) [syn: {ischemic hypoxia}]

stagnate
v 1: stand still; "Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy"
2: cause to stagnate; "There are marshes that stagnate the waters"
3: cease to flow; stand without moving; "Stagnating waters"; "blood stagnates in the capillaries"
4: be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning" [syn: {idle}, {laze}, {slug}] [ant: {work}]

stagnation
n 1: a state of inactivity (in business or art etc); "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation" [syn: {stagnancy}, {doldrums}]
2: inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation [syn: {stagnancy}]

stag's garlic
n : pungent Old World wild onion [syn: {crow garlic}, {false garlic}, {field garlic}, {wild garlic}, {Allium vineale}]

stag's-horn coral
n : large branching coral resembling antlers [syn: {staghorn coral}]

stagy
adj : having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality; "stagy heroics" [syn: {stagey}] [also: {stagiest}, {stagier}]

staid
adj : characterized by dignity and propriety [syn: {sedate}]

staidly
adv : in a grave and sober manner; "he walked soberly toward the altar" [syn: {gravely}, {soberly}]

staidness
n : a trait of dignified seriousness [syn: {sedateness}, {solemnity}, {solemness}]

stain
n 1: a soiled or discolored appearance; "the wine left a dark stain" [syn: {discoloration}, {discolouration}]
2: (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible
3: the state of being covered with unclean things [syn: {dirt}, {filth}, {grime}, {soil}, {grease}, {grunge}]
4: a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis [syn: {mark}, {stigma}, {brand}]
5: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" [syn: {blot}, {smear}, {smirch}, {spot}]
v 1: color with a liquid dye or tint; "Stain this table a beautiful walnut color"; "people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages"
2: produce or leave stains; "Red wine stains the table cloth"
3: make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man" [syn: {tarnish}, {maculate}, {sully}, {defile}]
4: color for microscopic study; "The laboratory worker dyed the specimen"

stainability
n : (cytology) the capacity of cells or cell parts to stain specifically with certain dyes

stainable
adj : capable of being stained (especially of cells and cell parts)

stained
adj 1: marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter; "a badly stained tablecloth"; "tear-stained cheeks" [ant: {unstained}]
2: having a coating of stain or varnish [syn: {varnished}]
3: especially of reputation; "the senator's seriously damaged reputation"; "a flyblown reputation"; "a tarnished reputation"; "inherited a spotted name" [syn: {besmirched}, {damaged}, {flyblown}, {spotted}, {sullied}, {tainted}, {tarnished}]

stained glass
n : glass that has been colored in some way; used for church windows

stained-glass window
n : a window made of stained glass

stainer
n : a worker who stains (wood or fabric)

staining
n 1: (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study
2: the act of spotting or staining something [syn: {spotting}, {maculation}]

stainless
adj : of reputation; "his unsullied name"; "an untarnished reputation" [syn: {unstained}, {unsullied}, {untainted}, {untarnished}]

stainless steel
n : steel containing chromium that makes it resistant to corrosion [syn: {chromium steel}]

stair
n : support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step" [syn: {step}]

stair-carpet
n : a strip of carpet for laying on stairs

staircase
n : a way of access consisting of a set of steps [syn: {stairway}, {stairs}, {steps}]

stairhead
n : platform at the top of a staircase

stair-rod
n : a rod that holds a stair-carpet in the angle between two steps

stairs
n : a way of access consisting of a set of steps [syn: {stairway}, {staircase}, {steps}]

stairway
n : a way of access consisting of a set of steps [syn: {staircase}, {stairs}, {steps}]

stairwell
n : a vertical well around which there is a stairway

staisfise
v : decide on and pursue a course of action satisfying the minimum requirements to achieve a goal; "optimization requires processes that are more complex than those needed to merely satisfice" [syn: {satisfice}]

stake
n 1: (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future" [syn: {interest}]
2: a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track); "a pair of posts marked the goal"; "the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake" [syn: {post}]
3: instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
4: the money risked on a gamble [syn: {stakes}, {bet}, {wager}]
v 1: put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this" [syn: {venture}, {hazard}, {adventure}, {jeopardize}]
2: place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse" [syn: {bet on}, {back}, {gage}, {game}, {punt}]
3: mark with a stake; "stake out the path" [syn: {post}]
4: tie or fasten to a stake; "stake your goat"
5: kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies were impaled and left to die" [syn: {impale}]

stake driver
n : a kind of bittern [syn: {American bittern}, {Botaurus lentiginosus}]

stake race
n : a horse race in which part of the prize is put up by the owners of the horses in the race

stakeholder
n : someone entrusted to hold the stakes for two or more persons betting against one another; must deliver the stakes to the winner

stakeout
n : surveillance of some place or some person by the police (as in anticipation of a crime)

stakes
n : the money risked on a gamble [syn: {stake}, {bet}, {wager}]

stalactite
n : a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave

stalagmite
n : a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave

stale
adj 1: showing deterioration from age; "stale bread" [ant: {fresh}]
2: lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new; "moth-eaten theories about race" [syn: {old}, {moth-eaten}]
3: no longer new; uninteresting; "cold (or stale) news" [syn: {cold}]
v : urinate, of cattle and horses

stalemate
n 1: a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations" [syn: {deadlock}, {dead end}, {impasse}, {standstill}]
2: drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check
v : subject to a stalemate

stalemated
adj : at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions; "the chess game ended with white stalemated"; "the two factions are deadlocked over fringe benefits" [syn: {deadlocked}]

staleness
n 1: unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed [syn: {triteness}]
2: having lost purity and freshness as a consequence of aging [ant: {freshness}]

Stalin
n : Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953) [syn: {Joseph Stalin}, {Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili}]

Stalinabad
n : the capital of Tajikistan; formerly Stalinabad 1926-1991 [syn: {Dushanbe}, {Dusanbe}, {Dyushambe}, {capital of Tajikistan}]

Stalingrad
n : a city in the European part of Russia on the Volga; site of German defeat in World War II in the winter of 1942-43 [syn: {Volgograd}, {Tsaritsyn}]

Stalinisation
n : social process of adopting (or being forced to adopt) the policies and practices of Joseph Stalin; "many Hungarians refused to take part in the Stalinization of their country" [syn: {Stalinization}]

stalinise
v : transform in accordance with Stalin's policies; "Russia was slowly stalinized after Lenin's death" [syn: {stalinize}] [ant: {destalinize}]

Stalinism
n : a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) [syn: {dictatorship}, {absolutism}, {authoritarianism}, {Caesarism}, {despotism}, {monocracy}, {one-man rule}, {shogunate}, {totalitarianism}, {tyranny}]

Stalinist
adj : of or relating to Joseph Stalin or his times
n : a follower of Stalin and Stalinism

Stalinization
n : social process of adopting (or being forced to adopt) the policies and practices of Joseph Stalin; "many Hungarians refused to take part in the Stalinization of their country" [syn: {Stalinisation}]

stalinize
v : transform in accordance with Stalin's policies; "Russia was slowly stalinized after Lenin's death" [syn: {stalinise}] [ant: {destalinize}]

Stalino
n : an industrial city in the Donets Basin [syn: {Donetsk}, {Donetske}]

stalk
n 1: material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds [syn: {chaff}, {husk}, {shuck}, {straw}, {stubble}]
2: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ [syn: {stem}]
3: a hunt for game carried on by stalking or waiting in ambush [syn: {stalking}, {still hunt}]
4: the act of following prey stealthily [syn: {stalking}]
5: a stiff or threatening gait [syn: {angry walk}]
v 1: walk stiffly
2: follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to; "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her" [syn: {haunt}]
3: go through (an area) in search of prey; "stalk the woods for deer"

stalked
adj : having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk; "a pedunculate flower"; "a pedunculate barnacle is attached to the substrate by a fleshy foot or stalk" [syn: {pedunculate}] [ant: {sessile}]

stalked puffball
n 1: mushroom of the genus Tulostoma that resembles a puffball
2: a variety of Podaxaceae

stalker
n 1: someone who walks with long stiff strides
2: someone who stalks game
3: someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions [syn: {prowler}, {sneak}]

stalkier
See {stalky}

stalkiest
See {stalky}

stalking
adj : moving silently and deliberately; especially pursuing stealthily and persistently; "we watched the stalking tiger approach his prey"; "a stalking specter on the castle walls at midnight"
n 1: a hunt for game carried on by stalking or waiting in ambush [syn: {stalk}, {still hunt}]
2: the act of following prey stealthily [syn: {stalk}]

stalking-horse
n 1: a candidate put forward to divide the opposition or to mask the true candidate
2: something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason [syn: {pretext}]
3: screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
4: a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game

stalkless
adj : attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk; "sessile flowers"; "the shell of a sessile barnacle is attached directly to a substrate" [syn: {sessile}] [ant: {pedunculate}]

stalklike
adj : resembling a stalk or stem [syn: {stemlike}]

stall
n 1: a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
2: small area set off by walls for special use [syn: {booth}, {cubicle}, {kiosk}]
3: a booth where articles are displayed for sale [syn: {stand}, {sales booth}]
4: a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge; "the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it"
5: small individual study area in a library [syn: {carrel}, {carrell}, {cubicle}]
6: a tactic used to mislead or delay [syn: {stalling}]
v 1: postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days" [syn: {procrastinate}, {drag one's feet}, {drag one's heels}, {shillyshally}, {dilly-dally}, {dillydally}]
2: come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway" [syn: {conk}]
3: deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"
4: put into, or keep in, a stall; "Stall the horse"
5: experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
6: cause an airplane to go into a stall
7: cause an engine to stop; "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"

stall bar
n : a gymnastic apparatus used for strengthening exercises; uprights fastened to a wall and connected by horizontal rungs

stall-fed
adj : (of livestock) kept and fed in a stall in order to fatten for the market

stall-fed
See {stall-feed}

stalling
n : a tactic used to mislead or delay [syn: {stall}]

stallion
n : uncastrated adult male horse [syn: {entire}]

stalls
n 1: seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
2: a farm building for housing horses or other livestock [syn: {stable}, {horse barn}]

stalwart
adj 1: having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes" [syn: {hardy}, {stout}, {sturdy}]
2: dependable; "the stalwart citizens at Lexington"; "a stalwart supporter of the UN"; "stout hearts" [syn: {stout}]
3: used especially of persons; "a stalwart knight"; "a stouthearted fellow who had an active career in the army" [syn: {stouthearted}]
n : a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt) [syn: {loyalist}]

stalwartness
n : the property of being strong and resolute [syn: {stoutness}]

Stamboul
n : the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church [syn: {Istanbul}, {Stambul}, {Constantinople}]

Stambul
n : the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church [syn: {Istanbul}, {Stamboul}, {Constantinople}]

stamen
n : the male reproductive organ of a flower [also: {stamina} (pl)]

stamina
stamen
n : the male reproductive organ of a flower [also: {stamina} (pl)]

stamina
n : enduring strength and energy [syn: {staying power}, {toughness}]

stamina
See {stamen}

staminate
adj : capable of fertilizing female organs [syn: {antheral}]

staminodia
See {staminodium}

stammel
n : a coarse woolen cloth formerly used for undergarments and usually dyed bright red

stammer
n : a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds [syn: {stutter}]
v : speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room" [syn: {bumble}, {stutter}, {falter}]

stammerer
n : someone who speaks with involuntary pauses and repetitions [syn: {stutterer}]

stammering
adj : unable to speak freely and easily [syn: {stammering(a)}, {stuttering(a)}]

stammeringly
adv : with a stammer; "`Will you marry me?' he asked stammeringly" [syn: {stutteringly}]

stamp
n 1: a token that postal fees have been paid [syn: {postage}, {postage stamp}]
2: the distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region" [syn: {cast}, {mold}]
3: a type or class; "more men of his stamp are needed"
4: a symbol that is the result of printing; "he put his stamp on the envelope" [syn: {impression}]
5: machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores [syn: {pestle}]
6: a block or die used to imprint a mark or design
7: a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents [syn: {seal}]
v 1: walk heavily; "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots" [syn: {stomp}, {stump}]
2: to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something; "a man whose name is permanently stamped on our maps"
3: reveal clearly as having a certain character; "His playing stamps him as a Romantic"
4: affix a stamp to; "Are the letters properly stamped?"
5: treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European" [syn: {pigeonhole}, {stereotype}]
6: destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot; "Stamp fascism into submission"; "stamp out tyranny"
7: form or cut out with a mold, form, or die; "stamp needles"
8: crush or grind with a heavy instrument; "stamp fruit extract the juice"
9: raise in a relief; "embossed stationary" [syn: {emboss}, {boss}]

Stamp Act
n : an act passed by the British parliment in 1756 that raised revenue from the American colonies by a duty in the form of a stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial documents; opposition by the colonies resulted in the repeal of the act in 1766

stamp album
n : an album for stamps

stamp battery
n : a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores [syn: {battery}]

stamp collecting
n : the collection and study of postage stamps [syn: {philately}, {stamp collection}]

stamp collection
n 1: a collection of stamps
2: the collection and study of postage stamps [syn: {philately}, {stamp collecting}]

stamp collector
n : a collector and student of postage stamps [syn: {philatelist}]

stamp dealer
n : a dealer in stamps (whose customers are stamp collectors)

stamp down
v : to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" [syn: {suppress}, {inhibit}, {subdue}, {conquer}, {curb}]

stamp duty
n : a tax collected by requiring a stamp to be purchased and attached (usually on documents or publications) [syn: {stamp tax}]

stamp mill
n : a mill in which ore is crushed with stamps [syn: {stamping mill}]

stamp out
v : end or extinguish by forceful means; "Stamp out poverty!" [syn: {kill}]

stamp pad
n : a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp [syn: {pad}, {inkpad}, {inking pad}]

stamp tax
n : a tax collected by requiring a stamp to be purchased and attached (usually on documents or publications) [syn: {stamp duty}]

stamped
adj : marked with the impression of a seal

stampede
n 1: a headlong rush of people on a common impulse; "when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits"
2: a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)
v 1: cause to run in panic; "Thunderbolts can stampede animals"
2: cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively; "The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating"
3: act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse; "Companies will now stampede to release their latest software"
4: run away in a stampede

stamper
n 1: a workman whose job is to form or cut out by applying a mold or die (either by hand or by operating a stamping machine)
2: someone who walks with a heavy noisy gait or who stamps on the ground [syn: {stomper}, {tramper}, {trampler}]
3: a power tool that stamps; "a metal stamper" [syn: {stamping machine}]

stamping ground
n : a frequently visited place [syn: {haunt}, {hangout}, {resort}, {repair}]

stamping machine
n : a power tool that stamps; "a metal stamper" [syn: {stamper}]

stamping mill
n : a mill in which ore is crushed with stamps [syn: {stamp mill}]

Stan Laurel
n : United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965) [syn: {Laurel}, {Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel}]

Stan Musial
n : United States baseball player (born in 1920) [syn: {Musial}, {Stanley Frank Musial}, {Stan the Man}]

Stan the Man
n : United States baseball player (born in 1920) [syn: {Musial}, {Stan Musial}, {Stanley Frank Musial}]

stance
n 1: standing posture
2: a rationalized mental attitude [syn: {position}, {posture}]

stanch
v : stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "them the tide" [syn: {stem}, {staunch}, {halt}]

stanchion
n : any vertical post or rod used as a support

stanchly
adv : in a staunch manner; "he staunchly defended his principles" [syn: {staunchly}]

stand
n 1: a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp" [syn: {base}, {pedestal}]
2: the position where a thing or person stands
3: a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area; "they cut down a stand of trees"
4: a small table for holding articles of various kinds; "a bedside stand"
5: a support for displaying various articles; "the newspapers were arranged on a rack" [syn: {rack}]
6: an interruption of normal activity [syn: {standstill}, {tie-up}]
7: a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events" [syn: {point of view}, {viewpoint}, {standpoint}]
8: a booth where articles are displayed for sale [syn: {stall}, {sales booth}]
9: a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance; "a one-night stand" 10: tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade) [syn: {stands}] 11: a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air [syn: {bandstand}, {outdoor stage}] 12: a defensive effort; "the army made a final stand at the Rhone"
v 1: be standing; be upright; "We had to stand for the entire performance!" [syn: {stand up}] [ant: {sit}, {lie}]
2: be in some specified state or condition; "I stand corrected"
3: occupy a place or location, also metaphorically; "We stand on common ground"
4: hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!" [syn: {remain firm}] [ant: {yield}]
5: have or maintain a position or stand on an issue; "Where do you stand on the War?"
6: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" [syn: {digest}, {endure}, {stick out}, {stomach}, {bear}, {tolerate}, {support}, {brook}, {abide}, {suffer}, {put up}]
7: remain inactive or immobile; "standing water"
8: be in effect; be or remain in force; "The law stands!"
9: be tall; have a height of; copula; "She stands 6 feet tall" 10: put into an upright position; "Can you stand the bookshelf up?" [syn: {stand up}, {place upright}] 11: withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow" [syn: {resist}, {fend}] 12: be available for stud services; "male domestic animals such as stallions serve selected females" [also: {stood}]

stand back
v 1: stay clear of, avoid; "Keep your hands off my wife!"; "Keep your distance from this man--he is dangerous" [syn: {keep one's eyes off}, {keep one's distance}, {keep one's hands off}, {stay away}]
2: stand away from an object or person; "He stood back to look at her"

stand by
v 1: not act or do anything; "He just stood by when the police beat up the demonstrators"
2: be available or ready for a certain function or service [syn: {stick around}, {stick about}]
3: be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war" [syn: {stick by}, {stick}, {adhere}]

stand fast
v : refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief [syn: {stand pat}, {stand firm}, {hold firm}]

stand firm
v 1: stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something [syn: {resist}, {hold out}, {withstand}] [ant: {surrender}]
2: refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief [syn: {stand pat}, {hold firm}, {stand fast}]

stand for
v 1: express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?" [syn: {typify}, {symbolize}, {symbolise}, {represent}]
2: denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means" [syn: {mean}, {intend}, {signify}]
3: take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to; "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin" [syn: {represent}, {correspond}]
4: tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!" [syn: {hold still for}]

stand guard
v : watch over so as to protect; "We must stand sentinel to protect ourselves"; "The jewels over which they kept guard were stolen" [syn: {stand watch}, {keep guard}, {stand sentinel}]

stand in
v : be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet" [syn: {substitute}, {sub}, {fill in}]

stand oil
n : a thick oil comprised of linseed, tung, or soya oils which have been heated to over 300 C

stand out
v 1: be highly noticeable [syn: {leap out}, {jump out}, {jump}, {stick out}]
2: distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math" [syn: {excel}, {surpass}]
3: steer away from shore, of ships
4: be stubborn in resolution or resistance

stand pat
v : refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief [syn: {stand firm}, {hold firm}, {stand fast}]

stand sentinel
v : watch over so as to protect; "We must stand sentinel to protect ourselves"; "The jewels over which they kept guard were stolen" [syn: {stand guard}, {stand watch}, {keep guard}]

stand still
v : remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile; "Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by" [ant: {move}]

stand up
v 1: rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded" [syn: {arise}, {rise}, {uprise}, {get up}] [ant: {sit down}, {lie down}]
2: refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack
3: put into an upright position; "Can you stand the bookshelf up?" [syn: {stand}, {place upright}]
4: be standing; be upright; "We had to stand for the entire performance!" [syn: {stand}] [ant: {sit}, {lie}]
5: defend against attack or criticism; "He stood up for his friend"; "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student" [syn: {stick up}]
6: resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water" [syn: {hold up}, {hold water}]
7: rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!" [syn: {bristle}, {uprise}]

stand watch
v : watch over so as to protect; "We must stand sentinel to protect ourselves"; "The jewels over which they kept guard were stolen" [syn: {stand guard}, {keep guard}, {stand sentinel}]

stand-alone
adj : capable of operating independently

standard
adj 1: conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind; "windows of standard width"; "standard sizes"; "the standard fixtures"; "standard brands"; "standard operating procedure" [ant: {nonstandard}]
2: commonly used or supplied; "standard procedure"; "standard car equipment"
3: established or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence; "a standard reference work" [ant: {nonstandard}]
4: conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers; "standard English" (American); "received standard English is sometimes called the King's English" (British) [syn: {received}] [ant: {nonstandard}]
5: regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a stock item" [syn: {stock}]
n 1: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "they set the measure for all subsequent work" [syn: {criterion}, {measure}, {touchstone}]
2: the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community" [syn: {criterion}]
3: a board measure = 1980 board feet
4: the value behind the money in a monetary system [syn: {monetary standard}]
5: an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support); "distance was marked by standards every mile"; "lamps supported on standards provided illumination"
6: any distinctive flag

Standard and Poor's
n : a broadly based stock market index [syn: {Standard and Poor's Index}]

Standard and Poor's Index
n : a broadly based stock market index [syn: {Standard and Poor's}]

standard atmosphere
n : a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade [syn: {atmosphere}, {atm}, {standard pressure}]

standard candle
n : the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin [syn: {candle}, {candela}, {cd}]

standard cell
n : a primary cell used as a standard of electro-motive force

standard deviation
n : the square root of the variance

standard gauge
n : railroad track having the standard width of 56.5 inches

standard generalized markup language
n : (computer science) a standardized language for the descriptive markup of documents; a set of rules for using whatever markup vocabulary is adopted [syn: {SGML}]

standard of life
n : a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone [syn: {standard of living}]

standard of living
n : a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone [syn: {standard of life}]

standard of measurement
n : accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared [syn: {gauge}]

standard operating procedure
n : a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely; "rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries" [syn: {standing operating procedure}, {SOP}, {standard procedure}]

standard poodle
n : a medium-sized poodle

standard pressure
n : a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade [syn: {standard atmosphere}, {atmosphere}, {atm}]

standard procedure
n : a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely; "rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries" [syn: {standing operating procedure}, {standard operating procedure}, {SOP}]

standard schnauzer
n : a medium-sized schnauzer

standard temperature
n : exactly zero degrees Centigrade

standard time
n : the official time in a local region (adjusted for location around the Earth); established by law or custom [syn: {civil time}, {local time}]

standard transmission
n : a transmission that is operated manually with a gear lever and a clutch pedal [syn: {stick shift}]

standard-bearer
n 1: an outstanding leader of a political movement
2: the soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle [syn: {color bearer}]

standardisation
n 1: the condition in which a standard has been successfully established; "standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars" [syn: {standardization}]
2: the imposition of standards or regulations; "a committee was appointed to recommend terminological standardization" [syn: {standardization}, {normalization}, {normalisation}]
3: the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calibration" [syn: {calibration}, {standardization}]

standardise
v 1: evaluate by comparing with a standard [syn: {standardize}]
2: cause to conform to standard or norm; "The weights and measures were standardized" [syn: {standardize}]

standardised
adj 1: brought into conformity with a standard; "standardized education" [syn: {standardized}]
2: capable of replacing or changing places with something else; "interchangeable parts" [syn: {exchangeable}, {interchangeable}, {similar}, {standardized}]

standardiser
n : a person who sets a standard for things to conform to [syn: {standardizer}]

standardization
n 1: the condition in which a standard has been successfully established; "standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars" [syn: {standardisation}]
2: the imposition of standards or regulations; "a committee was appointed to recommend terminological standardization" [syn: {standardisation}, {normalization}, {normalisation}]
3: the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calibration" [syn: {calibration}, {standardisation}]

standardize
v 1: cause to conform to standard or norm; "The weights and measures were standardized" [syn: {standardise}]
2: evaluate by comparing with a standard [syn: {standardise}]

standardized
adj 1: brought into conformity with a standard; "standardized education" [syn: {standardised}]
2: capable of replacing or changing places with something else; "interchangeable parts" [syn: {exchangeable}, {interchangeable}, {similar}, {standardised}]

standardizer
n : a person who sets a standard for things to conform to [syn: {standardiser}]

standby
adj : ready for emergency use; "a standby generator"; "a standby crew"
n 1: something that can be relied on when needed
2: an actor able to replace a regular performer when required [syn: {understudy}]

stand-down
n 1: a suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readiness [syn: {standdown}]
2: (military) a temporary stop of offensive military action [syn: {standdown}]

standdown
n 1: a suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readiness [syn: {stand-down}]
2: (military) a temporary stop of offensive military action [syn: {stand-down}]

standee
n 1: someone who stands in a place where one might otherwise sit (as a spectator who uses standing room in a theater or a passenger on a crowded bus or train); "the allowed number of standees is posted"
2: a lifesize cardboard cutout (usually of a celebrity); "he had his picture taken with a standee of the president"

stander
n : an organism (person or animal) that stands; "a crowd of sitters and standers" [ant: {sitter}]

stand-in
n : someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" [syn: {substitute}, {relief}, {reliever}, {backup}, {backup man}, {fill-in}]

standing
adj 1: having a supporting base; "a standing lamp" [syn: {standing(a)}]
2: (of fluids) not moving or flowing; "mosquitoes breed in standing water" [syn: {standing(a)}] [ant: {running(a)}]
3: not created for a particular occasion; "a standing committee" [syn: {standing(a)}]
4: maintaining an erect position; "standing timber"; "many buildings were still standing" [syn: {upright}] [ant: {falling}]
5: executed in or initiated from a standing position; "a standing ovation"; "race from a standing start"; "a standing jump"; "a standing ovation" [syn: {standing(a)}] [ant: {running(a)}]
6: (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs; "standing room only"; "a standing ovation" [ant: {seated}]
7: permanent; "a standing army"
8: not cut down; "standing timber"; "uncut trees" [syn: {uncut}]
n 1: social or financial or professional status or reputation; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing"
2: the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position

standing army
n : a permanent army of paid soldiers

standing committee
n : a permanent committee

standing operating procedure
n : a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely; "rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries" [syn: {standard operating procedure}, {SOP}, {standard procedure}]

standing order
n : a rule of order permanently in force

standing ovation
n : enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause) [syn: {ovation}]

standing press
n : a large printing press that exerts pressure vertically

standing rib roast
n : a cut of meat including more than one rib [syn: {rib roast}]

standing room
n : room for spectators to stand only

standing stone
n : a tall upright megalith; found primarily in England and northern France [syn: {menhir}]

standing wave
n : a wave (as a sound wave in a chamber or an electromagnetic wave in a transmission line) in which the ratio of its instantaneous amplitude at one point to that at any other point does not vary with time [syn: {stationary wave}]

Standish
n : English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth colony (1584-1656) [syn: {Miles Standish}, {Myles Standish}]

standoff
n 1: the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie" [syn: {draw}, {tie}]
2: the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand [syn: {repulsion}]

standoffish
adj : lacking cordiality; unfriendly; "a standoffish manner" [syn: {offish}]

standoffishly
adv : in a standoffish manner; "standoffishly, he declined the invitation to the office party"

standoffishness
n : a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner [syn: {aloofness}, {remoteness}, {withdrawnness}]

standpat
adj : old-fashioned and out of date [syn: {fusty}, {standpat(a)}, {unprogressive}, {nonprogressive}]

standpipe
n : a vertical pipe

standpoint
n : a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events" [syn: {point of view}, {viewpoint}, {stand}]

stands
n : tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade) [syn: {stand}]

standstill
n 1: a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations" [syn: {deadlock}, {dead end}, {impasse}, {stalemate}]
2: an interruption of normal activity [syn: {stand}, {tie-up}]

stand-up
adj 1: requiring a standing position; "a stand-up bar"; "a stand-up comic"
2: of a collar; standing up rather than folded down; "an uncomfortable standup collar"; "a stiff collar" [syn: {stiff}]

standup comedian
n : a comedian who uses gags [syn: {gagman}]

Stanford
n 1: United States railroad executive and founder of Stanford University (1824-1893) [syn: {Leland Stanford}]
2: a university in California [syn: {Stanford University}]

Stanford University
n : a university in California [syn: {Stanford}]

Stanford White
n : United States architect (1853-1906) [syn: {White}]

Stanford-Binet test
n : revision of the Binet-Simon Scale

stanhopea
n : any of various orchids of the genus Stanhopea having a single large leaf and loose racemes of large fragrant flowers of various colors; Mexico to Brazil

Stanislavsky
n : Russian actor and theater director who trained his actors to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles (1863-1938) [syn: {Konstantin Stanislavsky}, {Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky}, {Konstantin Sergeevich Alekseev}]

stank
stink
n : a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn: {malodor}, {malodour}, {stench}, {reek}, {fetor}, {foetor}, {mephitis}]
v 1: be extremely bad in quality or in one's performance; "This term paper stinks!"
2: smell badly and offensively; "The building reeks of smoke" [syn: {reek}] [also: {stunk}, {stank}]

stank
See {stink}

Stanley
n 1: United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918) [syn: {Francis Edgar Stanley}]
2: Welsh journalist and explorer who led an expedition to Africa in search of David Livingstone and found him in Tanzania in 1871; he and Livingstone together tried to find the source of the Nile River (1841-1904) [syn: {Henry M. Stanley}, {Sir Henry Morton Stanley}, {John Rowlands}]

Stanley Baldwin
n : English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1867-1947) [syn: {Baldwin}, {1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley}]

Stanley Frank Musial
n : United States baseball player (born in 1920) [syn: {Musial}, {Stan Musial}, {Stan the Man}]

Stanley Kubrick
n : United States filmmaker (born in 1928) [syn: {Kubrick}]

Stanley Smith Stevens
n : United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973) [syn: {Stevens}, {Smitty Stevens}, {S. Smith Stevens}]

Stanley Steamer
n : a steam-powered automobile

Stanleya
n : prince's plume [syn: {genus Stanleya}]

Stanleya pinnata
n : perennial of southwestern United States having leathery blue-green pinnatifid leaves and thick plumelike spikes of yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cleome [syn: {desert plume}, {prince's-plume}, {Cleome pinnata}]

stannic
adj : of or relating to or containing tin [syn: {stannous}]

stannic chloride
n : a colorless caustic liquid made by treating tin with chlorine

stannic sulfide
n : a yellow pigment sometimes suspended in lacquer [syn: {mosaic gold}]

stannite
n : a dark gray mineral with a metallic luster that is a source of tin [syn: {tin pyrites}]

stannous
adj : of or relating to or containing tin [syn: {stannic}]

stannous fluoride
n : a white powder that is used to fluoridate toothpaste

Stanton
n : United States suffragist and feminist; called for reform of the practices that perpetuated sexual inequality (1815-1902) [syn: {Elizabeth Cady Stanton}]

stanza
n : a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem

stapedectomy
n : surgical removal of the stapes of the middle ear

stapedes
stapes
n : the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea [syn: {stirrup}] [also: {stapedes} (pl)]

stapedes
See {stapes}

stapelia
n : any of various plants of the genus Stapelia having succulent leafless toothed stems resembling cacti and large evil-smelling (often star-shaped) flowers [syn: {carrion flower}, {starfish flower}]

Stapelias asterias
n : stapelia of Cape Province having mostly dark red-brown flowers with flat starlike corollas

stapes
n : the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea [syn: {stirrup}] [also: {stapedes} (pl)]

staph
n : spherical gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections [syn: {staphylococcus}, {staphylococci}]

Staphylaceae
n : a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Sapindales found mostly in the north temperate zone [syn: {family Staphylaceae}, {bladdernut family}]

Staphylea
n : a genus of small trees or shrubs of the family Staphylaceae [syn: {genus Staphylea}]

Staphylinidae
n : rove beetles [syn: {family Staphylinidae}]

staphylococcal
adj : of or relating to the Staphylococcus bacteria; "a staphylococcal infection"

staphylococcal enterotoxin
n : a soluble exotoxin produced by some strains of staphylococcus; a cause of food poisoning

staphylococcal enterotoxin B
n : a form of staphylococcal enterotoxin that has been used as an incapacitating agent in biological warfare [syn: {SEB}]

staphylococcal infection
n : an infection with Staphylococcus bacteria; usually marked by abscess formation

staphylococci
n : spherical gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections [syn: {staphylococcus}, {staph}]

staphylococci
staphylococcus
n : spherical gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections [syn: {staphylococci}, {staph}] [also: {staphylococci} (pl)]

staphylococci
See {staphylococcus}

staphylococcus
n : spherical gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections [syn: {staphylococci}, {staph}] [also: {staphylococci} (pl)]

staple
adj : necessary foods or commodities; "wheat is a staple crop"
n 1: (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant [syn: {basic}]
2: material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing [syn: {raw material}]
3: a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
4: paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together
v : secure or fasten with a staple or staples; "staple the papers together" [ant: {unstaple}]

staple gun
n : a hand-held machine for driving staples home [syn: {staplegun}, {tacker}]

stapled
adj : fastened with a pin or staple; "the stapled papers" [syn: {pinned}]

staplegun
n : a hand-held machine for driving staples home [syn: {staple gun}, {tacker}]

stapler
n : a machine that inserts staples into sheets of paper in order to fasten them together [syn: {stapling machine}]

stapling machine
n : a machine that inserts staples into sheets of paper in order to fasten them together [syn: {stapler}]

star
adj : indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance" [syn: {leading(p)}, {prima(p)}, {star(p)}, {starring(p)}, {stellar(a)}]
n 1: (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
2: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: {ace}, {adept}, {champion}, {sensation}, {maven}, {mavin}, {virtuoso}, {genius}, {hotshot}, {superstar}, {whiz}, {whizz}, {wizard}, {wiz}]
3: any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night
4: a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem
5: an actor who plays a principal role [syn: {principal}, {lead}]
6: a performer who receives prominent billing [syn: {headliner}]
7: a star-shaped character * used in printing [syn: {asterisk}]
8: the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub [syn: {star topology}]
v 1: feature as the star; "The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man"
2: be the star in a performance
3: mark with an asterisk; "Linguists star unacceptable sentences" [syn: {asterisk}] [also: {starring}, {starred}]

star anise
n 1: small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative [syn: {Chinese anise}, {Illicium verum}]
2: small shrubby tree of Japan and Taiwan; flowers are not fragrant [syn: {Illicium anisatum}]
3: anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Oriental cooking and medicine [syn: {Chinese anise}, {star aniseed}]

star aniseed
n : anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Oriental cooking and medicine [syn: {Chinese anise}, {star anise}]

star apple
n : evergreen tree of West Indies and Central America having edible purple fruit star-shaped in cross section and dark green leaves with golden silky undersides [syn: {caimito}, {Chrysophyllum cainito}]

star begonia
n : rhizomatous begonia having leaves with pointed lobes suggestive of stars and pink flowers [syn: {star-leaf begonia}, {Begonia heracleifolia}]

Star Chamber
n : a former English court that became notorious for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments

star chart
n : a chart showing the relative positions of the stars in a particular part of the sky

star divination
n : a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon [syn: {astrology}]

star drill
n : a steel rock drill with a star-shaped point that is used for making holes in stones or masonry; it is operated by hitting the end with a hammer while rotating it between blows

star earthball
n : an earthball with a smooth upper surface that is at first buried in sand; the top of the fruiting body opens up to form segments like the ray of an umbel [syn: {Scleroderma flavidium}]

star fruit
n : deeply ridged yellow-brown tropical fruit; used raw as a vegetable or in salad or when fully ripe as a dessert [syn: {carambola}]

star grass
n 1: any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic [syn: {colicroot}, {colic root}, {crow corn}, {unicorn root}]
2: any plant of the genus Hypoxis having long grasslike leaves and yellow star-shaped flowers: Africa; Australia; southern Asia; North America
3: trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India [syn: {Bermuda grass}, {devil grass}, {Bahama grass}, {kweek}, {doob}, {scutch grass}, {Cynodon dactylon}]
4: perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill [syn: {windmill grass}, {creeping windmill grass}, {Chloris truncata}]

star ipomoea
n : annual herb having scarlet flowers; the eastern United States [syn: {red morning-glory}, {Ipomoea coccinea}]

star jasmine
n : evergreen Chinese woody climber with shiny dark green leaves and intensely fragrant white flowers [syn: {confederate jasmine}, {Trachelospermum jasminoides}]

star magnolia
n : deciduous shrubby magnolia from Japan having fragrant white starlike flowers blooming before leaves unfold; grown as an ornamental in United States [syn: {Magnolia stellata}]

Star of David
n : a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles triangles; an emblem symbolizing Judaism [syn: {Shield of David}, {Magen David}, {Mogen David}, {Solomon's seal}]

star of the veldt
n : any of several South African plants grown for the profusion of usually yellow daisylike flowers and mounds of aromatic foliage [syn: {cape marigold}, {sun marigold}]

star sapphire
n : a sapphire that when cut shows a star-like figure in reflected light because of its crystalline structure

star saxifrage
n : small often mat-forming alpine plant having small starlike white flowers; Europe [syn: {starry saxifrage}, {Saxifraga stellaris}]

star shell
n : an artillery shell containing an illuminant

star sign
n : (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided [syn: {sign of the zodiac}, {sign}, {mansion}, {house}, {planetary house}]

star topology
n : the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub [syn: {star}]

star tulip
n : small plant with slender bent stems bearing branched clusters of a few white star-shaped flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears; southeastern Washington and northeastern Oregon to Montana [syn: {elegant cat's ears}, {Calochortus elegans}]

starboard
adj : located on the right side of a ship or aircraft
n : the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the bow or nose [ant: {larboard}]
v : turn to the right, of helms or rudders

starch
n : a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles [syn: {amylum}]
v : stiffen with starch; "starch clothes"

starch wheat
n : hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany; in United States as stock feed [syn: {emmer}, {two-grain spelt}, {Triticum dicoccum}]

starchier
starchy
adj 1: consisting of or containing starch; "starchy foods" [ant: {starchless}]
2: rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality" [syn: {stiff}, {buckram}] [also: {starchiest}, {starchier}]

starchier
See {starchy}

starchiest
starchy
adj 1: consisting of or containing starch; "starchy foods" [ant: {starchless}]
2: rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality" [syn: {stiff}, {buckram}] [also: {starchiest}, {starchier}]

starchiest
See {starchy}

starchless
adj : lacking starch [ant: {starchy}]

starchlike
adj : resembling starch [syn: {amylaceous}, {amyloid}, {amyloidal}, {farinaceous}]

starchy
adj 1: consisting of or containing starch; "starchy foods" [ant: {starchless}]
2: rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality" [syn: {stiff}, {buckram}] [also: {starchiest}, {starchier}]

stardom
n : the status of being acknowledged as a star; "stardom meant nothing to her"

star-duckweed
n : cosmopolitan in temperate regions except North America [syn: {Lemna trisulca}]

stardust
n : a dreamy romantic or sentimental quality

stare
n : a fixed look with eyes open wide
v 1: look at with fixed eyes; "The students stared at the teacher with amazement" [syn: {gaze}]
2: fixate one's eyes; "The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly"

stare down
v : overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring; "He simply stared down his opponent" [syn: {outstare}, {outface}]

starer
n : a viewer who gazes fixedly (often with hostility)

starets
n : a religious adviser (not necessarily a priest) in the Eastern Orthodox Church [also: {startsy} (pl)]

starfish
n : echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk [syn: {sea star}] [also: {starfishes} (pl)]

starfish flower
n : any of various plants of the genus Stapelia having succulent leafless toothed stems resembling cacti and large evil-smelling (often star-shaped) flowers [syn: {stapelia}, {carrion flower}]

starfishes
starfish
n : echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk [syn: {sea star}] [also: {starfishes} (pl)]

starfishes
See {starfish}

starflower
n : common Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters of star-shaped white flowers with green stripes; naturalized in the eastern United States [syn: {sleepy dick}, {summer snowflake}, {Ornithogalum umbellatum}]

stargaze
v 1: observe the stars
2: have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy [syn: {dream}, {daydream}, {woolgather}]

stargazer
n 1: someone indifferent to the busy world; "in the Odyssey Homer tells of lotus-eaters who live in dreamy indolence" [syn: {lotus-eater}]
2: a physicist who studies astronomy [syn: {astronomer}, {uranologist}]
3: heavy-bodied marine bottom-lurkers with eyes on flattened top of the head

stargazing
n : observation of the stars

star-glory
n : tropical American annual climber having red (sometimes white) flowers and finely dissected leaves; naturalized in United States and elsewhere [syn: {cypress vine}, {Indian pink}, {Ipomoea quamoclit}, {Quamoclit pennata}]

staring
adj 1: (used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder; "staring eyes" [syn: {agaze}]
2: without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense" [syn: {arrant(a)}, {complete(a)}, {consummate(a)}, {double-dyed(a)}, {everlasting(a)}, {gross(a)}, {perfect(a)}, {pure(a)}, {sodding(a)}, {stark(a)}, {staring(a)}, {thoroughgoing(a)}, {utter(a)}]
adv : with a stare; "`quoi?' asked Blanchard, staring" [syn: {staringly}]

staringly
adv : with a stare; "`quoi?' asked Blanchard, staring" [syn: {staring}]

stark
adj 1: devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline" [syn: {blunt}, {crude(a)}, {stark(a)}]
2: severely simple; "a stark interior" [syn: {austere}, {severe}]
3: complete or extreme; "stark poverty"; "a stark contrast"
4: without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense" [syn: {arrant(a)}, {complete(a)}, {consummate(a)}, {double-dyed(a)}, {everlasting(a)}, {gross(a)}, {perfect(a)}, {pure(a)}, {sodding(a)}, {stark(a)}, {staring(a)}, {thoroughgoing(a)}, {utter(a)}]
5: providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape" [syn: {bare}, {barren}, {bleak}, {desolate}]
adv : completely; "stark mad"; "mouth stark open"

stark naked
adj : (used informally) completely unclothed [syn: {bare-assed}, {bare-ass}, {in the altogether}, {in the buff}, {in the raw}, {raw}, {peeled}, {naked as a jaybird}]

starkers
adj : (British informal) stark naked

starkly
adv 1: in a stark manner; "He was starkly unable to achieve coherence"
2: in sharp outline or contrast; "the black walls rose starkly from the snow"
3: in a blunt manner; "in starkly realistic terms"

starkness
n : an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation [syn: {bareness}]

star-leaf begonia
n : rhizomatous begonia having leaves with pointed lobes suggestive of stars and pink flowers [syn: {star begonia}, {Begonia heracleifolia}]

starless
adj : not starry; having no stars or star-like objects; "dark starless nights" [ant: {starry}]

starlet
n : a young (film) actress who is publicized as a future star

starlight
n : the light of the stars

starlike
adj : resembling a star; "they saw a starlike object in the sky"

starling
n : gregarious birds native to the Old World

starlit
adj : lighted only by stars; "the starlit darkness"

starnose mole
n : amphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy tentacles around the nose [syn: {star-nosed mole}, {Condylura cristata}]

star-nosed mole
n : amphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy tentacles around the nose [syn: {starnose mole}, {Condylura cristata}]

star-of-Bethlehem
n : any of several perennial plants of the genus Ornithogalum native to the Mediterranean and having star-shaped flowers

Starr
n : rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940) [syn: {Ringo Starr}, {Richard Starkey}]

starred
star
adj : indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance" [syn: {leading(p)}, {prima(p)}, {star(p)}, {starring(p)}, {stellar(a)}]
n 1: (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
2: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: {ace}, {adept}, {champion}, {sensation}, {maven}, {mavin}, {virtuoso}, {genius}, {hotshot}, {superstar}, {whiz}, {whizz}, {wizard}, {wiz}]
3: any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night
4: a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem
5: an actor who plays a principal role [syn: {principal}, {lead}]
6: a performer who receives prominent billing [syn: {headliner}]
7: a star-shaped character * used in printing [syn: {asterisk}]
8: the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub [syn: {star topology}]
v 1: feature as the star; "The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man"
2: be the star in a performance
3: mark with an asterisk; "Linguists star unacceptable sentences" [syn: {asterisk}] [also: {starring}, {starred}]

starred
adj : marked with an asterisk; "the starred items" [syn: {asterisked}]

starred
See {star}

starrier
starry
adj : abounding with or resembling stars; "a starry night"; "starry eyes" [ant: {starless}] [also: {starriest}, {starrier}]

starrier
See {starry}

starriest
starry
adj : abounding with or resembling stars; "a starry night"; "starry eyes" [ant: {starless}] [also: {starriest}, {starrier}]

starriest
See {starry}

starring
star
adj : indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance" [syn: {leading(p)}, {prima(p)}, {star(p)}, {starring(p)}, {stellar(a)}]
n 1: (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
2: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: {ace}, {adept}, {champion}, {sensation}, {maven}, {mavin}, {virtuoso}, {genius}, {hotshot}, {superstar}, {whiz}, {whizz}, {wizard}, {wiz}]
3: any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night
4: a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem
5: an actor who plays a principal role [syn: {principal}, {lead}]
6: a performer who receives prominent billing [syn: {headliner}]
7: a star-shaped character * used in printing [syn: {asterisk}]
8: the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub [syn: {star topology}]
v 1: feature as the star; "The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man"
2: be the star in a performance
3: mark with an asterisk; "Linguists star unacceptable sentences" [syn: {asterisk}] [also: {starring}, {starred}]

starring
adj : indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance" [syn: {leading(p)}, {prima(p)}, {star(p)}, {starring(p)}, {stellar(a)}]

starring
See {star}

starry
adj : abounding with or resembling stars; "a starry night"; "starry eyes" [ant: {starless}] [also: {starriest}, {starrier}]

starry saxifrage
n : small often mat-forming alpine plant having small starlike white flowers; Europe [syn: {star saxifrage}, {Saxifraga stellaris}]

starry-eyed
adj : unrealistically or naively optimistic; "a starry-eyed reformer"; "starry-eyed idealism"

Stars and Bars
n : the first flag of the Confederate States of America [syn: {Confederate flag}]

Stars and Stripes
n : the national flage of the United States of America [syn: {American flag}, {Star-Spangled Banner}, {Old Glory}]

star-shaped
adj : shaped like a star [syn: {asteroid}]

starship
n : a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction) [syn: {spaceship}]

Star-Spangled Banner
n : the national flage of the United States of America [syn: {American flag}, {Stars and Stripes}, {Old Glory}]

start
n 1: the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start"
2: the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" [syn: {beginning}, {commencement}, {first}, {outset}, {get-go}, {kickoff}, {starting time}, {showtime}, {offset}] [ant: {middle}, {end}]
3: a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); "he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen" [syn: {starting}]
4: a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start" [syn: {startle}, {jump}]
5: the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" [syn: {beginning}, {commencement}] [ant: {finish}]
6: a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game [syn: {starting line}]
7: a signal to begin (as in a race); "the starting signal was a green light"; "the runners awaited the start" [syn: {starting signal}]
8: advantage gained by an early start as in a race; "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch" [syn: {head start}]
v 1: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" [syn: {get down}, {begin}, {get}, {start out}, {set about}, {set out}, {commence}] [ant: {end}]
2: set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life" [syn: {begin}, {lead off}, {commence}] [ant: {end}]
3: leave; "The family took off for Florida" [syn: {depart}, {part}, {start out}, {set forth}, {set off}, {set out}, {take off}]
4: have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000" [syn: {begin}] [ant: {end}]
5: bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation" [syn: {originate}, {initiate}]
6: get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack" [syn: {start up}, {embark on}, {commence}]
7: move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room" [syn: {startle}, {jump}]
8: get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer" [syn: {start up}] [ant: {stop}]
9: begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!" [syn: {go}, {get going}] [ant: {stop}] 10: begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "start a new job" [syn: {take up}] 11: play in the starting line-up 12: have a beginning characterized in some specified way; "The novel begins with a murder"; "My property begins with the three maple trees"; "Her day begins with a work-out"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony" [syn: {begin}] 13: begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade" [syn: {begin}]

start out
v 1: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" [syn: {get down}, {begin}, {get}, {start}, {set about}, {set out}, {commence}] [ant: {end}]
2: leave; "The family took off for Florida" [syn: {depart}, {part}, {start}, {set forth}, {set off}, {set out}, {take off}]

start up
v 1: get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer" [syn: {start}] [ant: {stop}]
2: get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack" [syn: {start}, {embark on}, {commence}]

starter
n 1: an electric motor for starting an engine [syn: {starter motor}, {starting motor}]
2: a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough; "to make sourdough you need a starter"
3: a contestant who is in the game at the beginning
4: the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition [syn: {dispatcher}]
5: any new participant in some activity [syn: {newcomer}, {fledgling}, {fledgeling}, {neophyte}, {freshman}, {newbie}, {entrant}]
6: food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course) [syn: {appetizer}, {appetiser}]
7: a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle [syn: {crank}]

starter motor
n : an electric motor for starting an engine [syn: {starter}, {starting motor}]

star-thistle
n : Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America [syn: {caltrop}, {Centauria calcitrapa}]

starting
adj 1: (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear; "with eyes starting from their sockets"
2: appropriate to the beginning or start of an event; "the starting point"; "hands in the starting position"
n : a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); "he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen" [syn: {start}]

starting block
n : block providing bracing for a runner's feet at start of a race

starting buffer
n : buffer solution at the start of a reaction

starting gate
n : a movable barrier on the starting line of a race course [syn: {starting stalls}]

starting handle
n : crank used to start an engine [syn: {crank handle}]

starting line
n : a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game [syn: {start}]

starting motor
n : an electric motor for starting an engine [syn: {starter}, {starter motor}]

starting pitcher
n : (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game

starting point
n : earliest limiting point [syn: {terminus a quo}]

starting post
n : a post marking the starting point of a race (especially a horse race)

starting signal
n : a signal to begin (as in a race); "the starting signal was a green light"; "the runners awaited the start" [syn: {start}]

starting stalls
n : a movable barrier on the starting line of a race course [syn: {starting gate}]

starting time
n : the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" [syn: {beginning}, {commencement}, {first}, {outset}, {get-go}, {start}, {kickoff}, {showtime}, {offset}] [ant: {middle}, {end}]

startle
n : a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start" [syn: {jump}, {start}]
v 1: to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action" [syn: {galvanize}, {galvanise}]
2: move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room" [syn: {jump}, {start}]

startle reaction
n : a complicated involuntary reaction to a sudden unexpected stimulus (especially a loud noise); involves flexion of most skeletal muscles and a variety of visceral reactions [syn: {startle response}]

startle reflex
n : a normal reflex of young infants; a sudden loud noise causes the child to stretch out the arms and flex the legs [syn: {Moro reflex}]

startle response
n : a complicated involuntary reaction to a sudden unexpected stimulus (especially a loud noise); involves flexion of most skeletal muscles and a variety of visceral reactions [syn: {startle reaction}]

startled
adj : excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement; "students startled by the teacher's quiet return"; "the sudden fluttering of the startled pigeons"; "her startled expression"

startling
adj : so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm; "Sydney's startling new Opera House"; "startling news"; "startling earthquake shocks"

startlingly
adv : in a startling manner; "a startlingly modern voice"

start-off
n : a start given to contestants; "I was there with my parents at the kickoff" [syn: {kickoff}, {send-off}]

startsy
starets
n : a religious adviser (not necessarily a priest) in the Eastern Orthodox Church [also: {startsy} (pl)]

startsy
See {starets}

startup
n 1: the act of setting in operation; "repeated shutdowns and startups are expensive"
2: the act of starting a new operation or practice; "he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation"; "the startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes" [syn: {inauguration}]

starvation
n 1: a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period [syn: {famishment}]
2: the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine; "the beseigers used starvation to induce surrender"; "they were charged with the starvation of children in their care" [syn: {starving}]

starvation acidosis
n : acidosis in which the acidity results from lack of food which leads to fat catabolism which in turn releases acidic ketone bodies

starve
v 1: be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!" [syn: {hunger}, {famish}] [ant: {be full}]
2: die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought" [syn: {famish}]
3: deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners" [syn: {famish}] [ant: {feed}]
4: have a craving, appetite, or great desire for [syn: {crave}, {hunger}, {thirst}, {lust}]
5: deprive of a necessity and cause suffering; "he is starving her of love"; "The engine was starved of fuel"

starved
adj 1: suffering from lack of food [syn: {starving}]
2: extremely hungry; "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy" [syn: {famished}, {ravenous}, {sharp-set}, {esurient}]

starved aster
n : a variety of aster [syn: {calico aster}]

starveling
n : someone who is starving (or being starved)

starving
adj : suffering from lack of food [syn: {starved}]
n : the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine; "the beseigers used starvation to induce surrender"; "they were charged with the starvation of children in their care" [syn: {starvation}]

starwort
n : low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to ease sharp pains in the side [syn: {stitchwort}, {greater stitchwort}, {Stellaria holostea}]

stash
n : a secret store of valuables or money [syn: {hoard}, {cache}]
v : save up as for future use [syn: {hoard}, {cache}, {lay away}, {hive up}, {squirrel away}]

stash away
v : keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat" [syn: {store}, {hive away}, {lay in}, {put in}, {salt away}, {stack away}]

stash house
n : a house where weapons and supplies are hidden; "attacks on stash houses is the most frequently used method of counterterrorism"

stasis
n 1: an abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped
2: inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces

Stassano furnace
n : an electric furnace in which an electric arc provides the source of heat for making steel [syn: {electric-arc furnace}]

stat mi
n : a unit of length equal to 1760 yards [syn: {mile}, {statute mile}, {land mile}, {mi}]

statant
adj : standing on four feet [syn: {statant(ip)}]

state
n 1: the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax"
2: the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south" [syn: {province}]
3: a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land" [syn: {nation}, {country}, {land}, {commonwealth}, {res publica}, {body politic}]
4: the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
5: the federal department in the UnitedStates that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789" [syn: {Department of State}, {State Department}, {DoS}]
6: the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" [syn: {country}, {land}]
7: a state of depression or agitation; "he was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him"
8: (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container); "the solid state of water is called ice" [syn: {state of matter}]
v 1: express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name" [syn: {say}, {tell}]
2: put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty" [syn: {submit}, {put forward}, {posit}]
3: indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.; "Can you express this distance in kilometers?" [syn: {express}]

state attorney
n : a prosecuting attorney for a state [syn: {state's attorney}]

state bank
n : a bank chartered by a state rather than by the federal government

state boundary
n : the boundary between two states [syn: {state line}]

state capital
n : the capital city of a political subdivision of a country

state capitalism
n : an economic system that is primarily capitalistic but there is some degree of government ownership of the means of production

state change
n : a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition [syn: {phase change}, {phase transition}, {physical change}]

State Department
n 1: the federal department in the UnitedStates that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789" [syn: {Department of State}, {State}, {DoS}]
2: a department of government in one of the 50 states

state government
n : the government of a state in the United States

state highway
n : a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic [syn: {expressway}, {freeway}, {motorway}, {pike}, {superhighway}, {throughway}, {thruway}]

state line
n : the boundary between two states [syn: {state boundary}]

state of affairs
n : the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt [syn: {situation}]

State of Bahrain
n : an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs until reserves were exhausted in 1970s [syn: {Bahrain}, {Bahrein}]

State of Eritrea
n : an African country north of Ethiopia on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Ethiopia in 1993 [syn: {Eritrea}]

state of flux
n : a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action; "the flux following the death of the emperor" [syn: {flux}]

state of grace
n : (Bhristian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who under such divine influence; "the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin"; "it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church"; "the Virgin lived in a state of grace" [syn: {grace}, {saving grace}]

State of Israel
n : Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine [syn: {Israel}, {Yisrael}, {Zion}, {Sion}]

State of Katar
n : an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil [syn: {Qatar}, {State of Qatar}, {Katar}]

State of Kuwait
n : an Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf; a major source of petroleum [syn: {Kuwait}, {Koweit}]

state of matter
n : (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container); "the solid state of water is called ice" [syn: {state}]

state of mind
n 1: a temporary psychological state [syn: {frame of mind}]
2: the state of a person's cognitive processes [syn: {cognitive state}]

state of nature
n : a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild" [syn: {wild}, {natural state}]

State of Qatar
n : an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil [syn: {Qatar}, {Katar}, {State of Katar}]

state of the art
n : the highest degree of development of an art or technique at a particular time; "the state of the art in space travel"

State of the Vatican City
n : the smallest sovereign state in the world; the see of the Pope (as the Bishop of Rome); home of the Pope and the central administration of the Roman Catholic Church; achieved independence from Italy in 1929 [syn: {Holy See}, {The Holy See}]

state of war
n : a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring" [syn: {war}] [ant: {peace}]

state prison
n : a prison maintained by a state of the U.S.

state senator
n : a member of a state senate

state socialism
n : an economic system in which the government owns most means of production but some degree of private capitalism is allowed

state supreme court
n : the highest court in most states of the United States [syn: {supreme court}, {high court}]

state tax lien
n : a lien on the property of a taxpayer that the tax collector can use upon default of payment of taxes

state treasurer
n : the treasurer for a state government

state trooper
n : a state police officer [syn: {trooper}]

state-controlled
adj : subscribing to the socialistic doctrine of ownership by the people collectively [syn: {collectivist}, {collectivistic}, {collectivized}, {collectivised}]

statecraft
n : wisdom in the management of public affairs [syn: {statesmanship}, {diplomacy}]

stated
adj : declared as fact; explicitly stated [syn: {declared}]

Statehouse
n : a government building in which a state legislature meets

stateless
adj : without nationality or citizenship; "stateless persons" [syn: {homeless}]

stateless person
n : a person forced to flee from home or country [syn: {displaced person}, {DP}]

statelier
stately
adj 1: impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns" [syn: {baronial}, {imposing}, {noble}]
2: of size and dignity suggestive of a statue [syn: {statuesque}]
3: refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; "a courtly gentleman" [syn: {courtly}, {elegant}, {formal}] [also: {stateliest}, {statelier}]

statelier
See {stately}

stateliest
stately
adj 1: impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns" [syn: {baronial}, {imposing}, {noble}]
2: of size and dignity suggestive of a statue [syn: {statuesque}]
3: refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; "a courtly gentleman" [syn: {courtly}, {elegant}, {formal}] [also: {stateliest}, {statelier}]

stateliest
See {stately}

stateliness
n 1: a elaborate manner of doing something; "she served coffee with great stateliness"
2: impressiveness in scale or proportion [syn: {majesty}, {loftiness}]

stately
adj 1: impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns" [syn: {baronial}, {imposing}, {noble}]
2: of size and dignity suggestive of a statue [syn: {statuesque}]
3: refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; "a courtly gentleman" [syn: {courtly}, {elegant}, {formal}] [also: {stateliest}, {statelier}]

stately home
n : a mansion that is (or formerly was) occupied by an aristocratic family

statement
n 1: a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"
2: a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true" [syn: {argument}]
3: (music) the presentation of a musical theme; "the initial statement of the sonata"
4: a nonverbal message; "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention"
5: the act of affirming or asserting or stating something [syn: {affirmation}, {assertion}]
6: (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program [syn: {instruction}, {command}, {program line}]
7: a document showing credits and debits [syn: {financial statement}]

Staten Island
n : a borough of New York City

state-of-the-art
adj : the highest level of development at a particular time (especially the present time); "state-of-the-art technology"

stater
n 1: any of the various silver or gold coins of ancient Greece
2: a resident of a particular state or group of states; "Keystone stater"; "farm staters"

stateroom
n : a guest cabin

state's attorney
n : a prosecuting attorney for a state [syn: {state attorney}]

state's evidence
n : evidence for the prosecution in criminal proceedings

States General
n : assembly of the estates of an entire country especially the sovereign body of the Dutch republic from 16th to 18th centuries

states' rights
n 1: a doctrine that federal powers should be curtailed and returned to the individual states
2: the rights conceded to the states by the United States constitution

States' Rights Democratic Party
n : a former political party in the United States; formed in 1948 by Democrats from southern states in order to oppose to the candidacy of Harry S Truman [syn: {Dixiecrats}]

statesman
n : a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs [syn: {solon}, {national leader}]

statesmanlike
adj : marked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman; "a man of statesmanlike judgment"; "a statesmanlike solution of the present perplexities"-V.L.Parrington [syn: {statesmanly}] [ant: {unstatesmanlike}]

statesmanly
adj : marked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman; "a man of statesmanlike judgment"; "a statesmanlike solution of the present perplexities"-V.L.Parrington [syn: {statesmanlike}] [ant: {unstatesmanlike}]

statesmanship
n : wisdom in the management of public affairs [syn: {statecraft}, {diplomacy}]

state-sponsored terrorism
n : terrorism practiced by a government against its own people or in support of international terrorism

state-supported
adj : supported and operated by the government of a state; "a state university"

stateswoman
n : a woman statesman

statewide
adj : occurring or extending throughout a state; "the statewide recycling program"

static
adj 1: not active or moving; "a static village community and a completely undynamic type of agriculture"; "static feudal societies" [syn: {unchanging}]
2: not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest" [syn: {inactive}, {motionless}, {still}]
3: concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity; "an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity" [syn: {electrostatic}]
4: showing little if any change; "a static population" [syn: {stable}, {unchanging}]
n 1: a crackling or hissing noise cause by electrical interference [syn: {atmospherics}, {atmospheric static}]
2: angry criticism; "they will probably give you a lot of static about your editorial"

static electricity
n : electricity produced by friction

static line
n : a cord attached the pack of a parachute to an aircraft to open the parachute after the jumper is clear of the plane

static magnet
n : a magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed from a magnetic field [syn: {permanent magnet}]

static tube
n : a measuring instrument used to measure static pressure in a stream of fluid

statically
adv : in a static manner; "a statically determinate connexion"

statice
n : any of various plants of the genus Limonium of temperate salt marshes having spikes of whit or mauve flowers [syn: {sea lavender}, {marsh rosemary}]

statics
n : the branch of mechanics concerned with forces in equilibrium

statin
n : a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase [syn: {lipid-lowering medicine}, {lipid-lowering medication}, {statin drug}]

statin drug
n : a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase [syn: {lipid-lowering medicine}, {lipid-lowering medication}, {statin}]

station
n 1: a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station"
2: proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station" [syn: {place}]
3: (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty
4: the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station" [syn: {post}]
v : assign to a station [syn: {post}, {base}, {send}, {place}]

station agent
n : the person in charge of a railway station [syn: {stationmaster}]

station house
n : a station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought; "in England they call a police station a police office" [syn: {police station}, {police headquarters}, {police office}]

station keeper
n : the police sergeant on duty in a police station [syn: {desk sergeant}, {deskman}]

station waggon
n : a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat [syn: {beach wagon}, {station wagon}, {wagon}, {beach waggon}, {waggon}]

station wagon
n : a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat [syn: {beach wagon}, {wagon}, {beach waggon}, {station waggon}, {waggon}]

stationariness
n : remaining in place [syn: {immobility}, {fixedness}]

stationary
adj 1: standing still; "the car remained stationary with the engine running"
2: not capable of being moved; "stationary machinery"

stationary stochastic process
n : a stochastic process in which the distribution of the random variables is the same for any value of the variable parameter

stationary wave
n : a wave (as a sound wave in a chamber or an electromagnetic wave in a transmission line) in which the ratio of its instantaneous amplitude at one point to that at any other point does not vary with time [syn: {standing wave}]

stationer
n : a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies [syn: {stationery seller}]

stationery
n : paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually with matching envelopes [syn: {letter paper}]

stationery seller
n : a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies [syn: {stationer}]

stationmaster
n : the person in charge of a railway station [syn: {station agent}]

Stations
n : (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of 14 prayers before the 14 stations of the cross (referring to Jesus' suffering and crucifixion) [syn: {Stations of the Cross}]

stations of the Cross
n 1: a representation of the 14 stages in Christ's journey to Calvary
2: (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of 14 prayers before the 14 stations of the cross (referring to Jesus' suffering and crucifixion) [syn: {Stations}]

statistic
n : a datum that can be represented numerically

statistical
adj : of or relating to statistics; "statistical population"

Statistical Commission
n : the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with statistical data from member nations

statistical distribution
n : (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence [syn: {distribution}]

statistical mechanics
n : the branch of physics that makes theoretical predictions about the behavior of macroscopic systems on the basis of statistical laws governing its component particles

statistical method
n : a method of analyzing or representing statistical data; a procedure for calculating a statistic [syn: {statistical procedure}]

statistical procedure
n : a method of analyzing or representing statistical data; a procedure for calculating a statistic [syn: {statistical method}]

statistical regression
n : the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x) [syn: {regression}, {simple regression}, {regression toward the mean}]

statistical table
n : a table of statistical data [syn: {actuarial table}]

statistically
adv : with respect to statistics; "this is statistically impossible"

statistician
n 1: a mathematician who specializes in statistics [syn: {mathematical statistician}]
2: someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums) [syn: {actuary}]

statistics
n : a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters

stative
adj : expressing existence or a state rather than an action; used of verbs (e.g. `be' or `own') and most participial adjectives [ant: {active}]

stator
n : mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves [syn: {stator coil}] [ant: {rotor}]

stator coil
n : mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves [syn: {stator}] [ant: {rotor}]

statuary
adj : of or relating to or suitable for statues
n : statues collectively

statue
n : a sculpture representing a human or animal

statue maker
n : an artist who creates sculptures [syn: {sculptor}, {sculpturer}, {carver}]

Statue of Liberty
n : a large monumental statue symbolizing liberty on Liberty Island in New York Bay

statuesque
adj 1: of size and dignity suggestive of a statue [syn: {stately}]
2: suggestive of a statue [syn: {Junoesque}]

statuette
n : a small carved or molded figure [syn: {figurine}]

stature
n 1: high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement; "a man of great stature"
2: natural height of a person or animal in an upright position [syn: {height}]

status
n 1: the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" [syn: {position}]
2: a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" [syn: {condition}]

status asthmaticus
n : a prolonged and severe asthma attack that does not respond to standard treatment

status epilepticus
n : a condition in which there are continuing attacks of epilepsy without intervals of consciousness; can lead to brain damage and death

status quo
n : the existing state of affairs

status seeking
n : a drive to acquire power [syn: {power hunger}]

statute
adj : enacted by a legislative body; "statute law"; "codified written laws" [syn: {codified}, {statute(p)}]
n : an act passed by a legislative body [syn: {legislative act}]

statute book
n : a record of the whole body of legislation in a given jurisdiction

statute law
n : law enacted by a legislative body [syn: {legislation}]

statute mile
n : a unit of length equal to 1760 yards [syn: {mile}, {stat mi}, {land mile}, {mi}]

statute of limitations
n : a statute prescribing the time period during which legal action can be taken

statute title
n : a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with; "Title 8 provided federal help for schools" [syn: {title}, {rubric}]

statutorily
adv : according to statute; "placed statutorily under the council's supervision"

statutory
adj 1: relating to or created by statutes; "statutory matters"; "statutory law"
2: prescribed or authorized by or punishable under a statute; "statutory restrictions"; "a statutory age limit"; "statutory crimes"; "statutory rape"

statutory law
n : the body of laws created by legislative statutes

statutory offence
n : crimes created by statutes and not by common law [syn: {statutory offense}, {regulatory offense}, {regulatory offence}]

statutory offense
n : crimes created by statutes and not by common law [syn: {statutory offence}, {regulatory offense}, {regulatory offence}]

statutory rape
n : sexual intercourse with a girl who has not reached the age of consent (even if both parties participate willingly) [syn: {carnal abuse}]

staunch
adj : firm and dependable especially in loyalty; "a steadfast ally"; "a staunch defender of free speech"; "unswerving devotion"; "unswerving allegiance" [syn: {steadfast}, {unswerving}]
v : stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "them the tide" [syn: {stem}, {stanch}, {halt}]

staunchly
adv : in a staunch manner; "he staunchly defended his principles" [syn: {stanchly}]

staunchness
n : loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty [syn: {steadfastness}]

staurikosaur
n : primitive dinosaur found in Brazil [syn: {staurikosaurus}]

staurikosaurus
n : primitive dinosaur found in Brazil [syn: {staurikosaur}]

Stavanger
n : a port city in southwestern Norway; center for shipbuilding industry

stave
n 1: (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written [syn: {staff}]
2: one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket [syn: {lag}]
3: a crosspiece between the legs of a chair [syn: {rung}, {round}]
v 1: furnich with staves; "stave a ladder"
2: burst or force (a hole) into something [syn: {stave in}] [also: {stove}]

stave in
v 1: break in the staves (of); "stave in a cask"
2: burst or force (a hole) into something [syn: {stave}]

stave off
v : prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" [syn: {debar}, {obviate}, {deflect}, {avert}, {head off}, {fend off}, {avoid}, {ward off}]

stave wood
n : large tree of Australasia [syn: {red beech}, {brown oak}, {booyong}, {crow's foot}, {silky elm}, {Heritiera trifoliolata}, {Terrietia trifoliolata}]

stay
n 1: continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court"
2: a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted; "the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court"
3: the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat" [syn: {arrest}, {check}, {halt}, {hitch}, {stop}, {stoppage}]
4: (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
5: a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
v 1: stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week" [syn: {remain}, {rest}] [ant: {change}]
2: stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!" [syn: {stick}, {stick around}, {stay put}] [ant: {move}]
3: dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" [syn: {bide}, {abide}]
4: continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year" [syn: {stay on}, {continue}, {remain}]
5: remain behind; "I had to stay at home and watch the children" [ant: {depart}]
6: stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!" [syn: {detain}, {delay}]
7: stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up" [syn: {persist}, {remain}]
8: a trial of endurance; "ride out the storm" [syn: {last out}, {ride out}, {outride}]
9: stop a judicial process; "The judge stayed the execution order" 10: fasten with stays 11: overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" [syn: {quell}, {appease}]

stay at
v : reside temporarily; "I'm staying at the Hilton"

stay away
v : stay clear of, avoid; "Keep your hands off my wife!"; "Keep your distance from this man--he is dangerous" [syn: {stand back}, {keep one's eyes off}, {keep one's distance}, {keep one's hands off}]

stay fresh
v : fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time" [syn: {keep}]

stay in place
v : be stationary [ant: {travel}]

stay of execution
n : an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time

stay off
v : refrain from entering or walking onto; "keep off the grass"; "stay off the premises" [syn: {keep off}]

stay on
v : continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year" [syn: {stay}, {continue}, {remain}]

stay over
v : stay overnight; "The boy's friends were allowed to sleep over after the birthday party" [syn: {sleep over}]

stay put
v : stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!" [syn: {stay}, {stick}, {stick around}] [ant: {move}]

stay together
v : be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble; "The two families stuck together throughout the war" [syn: {stick together}]

stay up
v : not go to bed; "Don't stay up so late--you have to go to work tomorrow"; "We sat up all night to watch the election" [syn: {sit up}]

stay-at-home
adj : not given to travel; "a stay-at-home friend" [syn: {stay-at-home(a)}]
n : a person who seldom goes anywhere; one not given to wandering or travel [syn: {homebody}]

stayer
n : a person or other animal having powers of endurance or perseverance; "the horse that won the race is a good stayer"

staying power
n : enduring strength and energy [syn: {stamina}, {toughness}]

Stayman
n : apple grown chiefly in the Shenandoah Valley

Stayman Winesap
n : crisp tart apple; good for eating raw and suitable for cooking

stays
n : a woman's close-fitting foundation garment [syn: {corset}, {girdle}]

staysail
n : a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts)

St.-Bruno's-lily
n : a variety of spiderwort [syn: {Paradisea liliastrum}]

stead
n : the function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of" [syn: {position}, {place}, {lieu}]

steadfast
adj 1: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" [syn: {firm}, {steady}, {unbendable}, {unfaltering}, {unshakable}, {unwavering}]
2: firm and dependable especially in loyalty; "a steadfast ally"; "a staunch defender of free speech"; "unswerving devotion"; "unswerving allegiance" [syn: {staunch}, {unswerving}]

steadfastly
adv : with resolute determination; "we firmly believed it"; "you must stand firm" [syn: {firm}, {firmly}, {unwaveringly}]

steadfastness
n 1: loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty [syn: {staunchness}]
2: steadfast resolution

steadied
adj : made steady or constant; "the noise became a steadied roaring"

steadied
steady
adj 1: not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer" [ant: {unsteady}]
2: persistent in occurrence and unvarying in nature; "maintained a constant temperature"; "a constant beat"; "principles of unvarying validity"; "a steady breeze" [syn: {changeless}, {constant}, {invariant}, {unvarying}]
3: not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; "stocks are still firm" [syn: {firm}, {unfluctuating}]
4: securely in position; not shaky; "held the ladder steady"
5: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" [syn: {firm}, {steadfast}, {unbendable}, {unfaltering}, {unshakable}, {unwavering}]
6: relating to a person who does something regularly; "a regular customer"; "a steady drinker" [syn: {regular}]
7: not easily excited or upset; "steady nerves"
n : a person loved by another person [syn: {sweetheart}, {sweetie}, {truelove}]
adv : in a steady manner; "he could still walk steadily" [syn: {steadily}] [ant: {unsteadily}]
v 1: make steady; "steady yourself" [syn: {calm}, {becalm}]
2: support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel" [syn: {brace}, {stabilize}, {stabilise}] [also: {steadied}, {steadiest}, {steadier}]

steadied
See {steady}

steadier
steady
adj 1: not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer" [ant: {unsteady}]
2: persistent in occurrence and unvarying in nature; "maintained a constant temperature"; "a constant beat"; "principles of unvarying validity"; "a steady breeze" [syn: {changeless}, {constant}, {invariant}, {unvarying}]
3: not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; "stocks are still firm" [syn: {firm}, {unfluctuating}]
4: securely in position; not shaky; "held the ladder steady"
5: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" [syn: {firm}, {steadfast}, {unbendable}, {unfaltering}, {unshakable}, {unwavering}]
6: relating to a person who does something regularly; "a regular customer"; "a steady drinker" [syn: {regular}]
7: not easily excited or upset; "steady nerves"
n : a person loved by another person [syn: {sweetheart}, {sweetie}, {truelove}]
adv : in a steady manner; "he could still walk steadily" [syn: {steadily}] [ant: {unsteadily}]
v 1: make steady; "steady yourself" [syn: {calm}, {becalm}]
2: support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel" [syn: {brace}, {stabilize}, {stabilise}] [also: {steadied}, {steadiest}, {steadier}]

steadier
See {steady}

steadiest
steady
adj 1: not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer" [ant: {unsteady}]
2: persistent in occurrence and unvarying in nature; "maintained a constant temperature"; "a constant beat"; "principles of unvarying validity"; "a steady breeze" [syn: {changeless}, {constant}, {invariant}, {unvarying}]
3: not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; "stocks are still firm" [syn: {firm}, {unfluctuating}]
4: securely in position; not shaky; "held the ladder steady"
5: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" [syn: {firm}, {steadfast}, {unbendable}, {unfaltering}, {unshakable}, {unwavering}]
6: relating to a person who does something regularly; "a regular customer"; "a steady drinker" [syn: {regular}]
7: not easily excited or upset; "steady nerves"
n : a person loved by another person [syn: {sweetheart}, {sweetie}, {truelove}]
adv : in a steady manner; "he could still walk steadily" [syn: {steadily}] [ant: {unsteadily}]
v 1: make steady; "steady yourself" [syn: {calm}, {becalm}]
2: support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel" [syn: {brace}, {stabilize}, {stabilise}] [also: {steadied}, {steadiest}, {steadier}]

steadiest
See {steady}

steadily
adv 1: at a steady rate or pace; "his interest eroded steadily"
2: in a steady manner; "he could still walk steadily" [syn: {steady}] [ant: {unsteadily}]

steadiness
n 1: the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place [syn: {firmness}] [ant: {unsteadiness}]
2: the quality of being steady--regular and unvarying [ant: {unsteadiness}]

steady
adj 1: not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer" [ant: {unsteady}]
2: persistent in occurrence and unvarying in nature; "maintained a constant temperature"; "a constant beat"; "principles of unvarying validity"; "a steady breeze" [syn: {changeless}, {constant}, {invariant}, {unvarying}]
3: not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; "stocks are still firm" [syn: {firm}, {unfluctuating}]
4: securely in position; not shaky; "held the ladder steady"
5: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" [syn: {firm}, {steadfast}, {unbendable}, {unfaltering}, {unshakable}, {unwavering}]
6: relating to a person who does something regularly; "a regular customer"; "a steady drinker" [syn: {regular}]
7: not easily excited or upset; "steady nerves"
n : a person loved by another person [syn: {sweetheart}, {sweetie}, {truelove}]
adv : in a steady manner; "he could still walk steadily" [syn: {steadily}] [ant: {unsteadily}]
v 1: make steady; "steady yourself" [syn: {calm}, {becalm}]
2: support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel" [syn: {brace}, {stabilize}, {stabilise}] [also: {steadied}, {steadiest}, {steadier}]

steady down
v : become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down" [syn: {settle}, {root}, {take root}, {settle down}]

steady-going
adj : consistent in performance or behavior; "dependable in one's habits"; "a steady-going family man" [syn: {dependable}, {rock-steady}]

steadying
adj : causing to become steady; "had a steadying effect on her nerves"

steak
n : a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish

steak and kidney pie
n : steak with sauteed kidneys and onions cooked in wine and stock then covered with pastry and baked

steak au poivre
n : steak covered with crushed peppercorns pan-broiled and served with brandy-and-butter sauce [syn: {peppered steak}, {pepper steak}]

steak knife
n : a sharp table knife used in eating steak

steak sauce
n : pungent bottled sauce for steak

steak tartare
n : ground beef mixed with raw egg and e.g. onions and capers and anchovies; eaten raw [syn: {tartar steak}, {cannibal mound}]

steakhouse
n : a restaurant that specializes in steaks [syn: {chophouse}]

steal
n 1: an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price" [syn: {bargain}, {buy}]
2: a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)
v 1: take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
2: move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness" [syn: {slip}]
3: steal a base
4: to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house" [syn: {sneak}, {mouse}, {creep}, {pussyfoot}] [also: {stolen}, {stole}]

steal away
v : leave furtively and stealthily; "The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the balckboard" [syn: {slip away}, {sneak away}, {sneak off}, {sneak out}]

stealer
n : a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it [syn: {thief}]

stealing
n 1: the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International" [syn: {larceny}, {theft}, {thievery}, {thieving}]
2: avoiding detection by moving carefully [syn: {stealth}]

stealth
n : avoiding detection by moving carefully [syn: {stealing}]

stealth aircraft
n : an aircraft designed in accordance with technology that makes detection by radar difficult

stealth bomber
n : a bomber that is difficult to detect by radar

stealth fighter
n : a fighter that is difficult to detect by radar; is built for precise targeting and uses laser-guided bombs

stealthier
stealthy
adj : marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking in the shadows" [syn: {furtive}, {lurking}, {skulking}, {sneak(a)}, {sneaky}, {surreptitious}] [also: {stealthiest}, {stealthier}]

stealthier
See {stealthy}

stealthiest
stealthy
adj : marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking in the shadows" [syn: {furtive}, {lurking}, {skulking}, {sneak(a)}, {sneaky}, {surreptitious}] [also: {stealthiest}, {stealthier}]

stealthiest
See {stealthy}

stealthily
adv : in a stealthy manner; "stealthily they advanced upstream"

stealthiness
n : a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously [syn: {furtiveness}, {sneakiness}]

stealthy
adj : marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking in the shadows" [syn: {furtive}, {lurking}, {skulking}, {sneak(a)}, {sneaky}, {surreptitious}] [also: {stealthiest}, {stealthier}]

steam
n : water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
v 1: travel by means of steam power; "The ship steamed off into the Pacific"
2: emit steam; "The rain forest was literally steaming"
3: rise as vapor
4: get very angry; "her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man"
5: clean by means of steaming; "steam-clean the upholstered sofa" [syn: {steam clean}]
6: cook something by letting steam pass over it; "just steam the vegetables"

steam bath
n 1: a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe; `vapour bath' is a British term [syn: {steam room}, {vapor bath}, {vapour bath}]
2: you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower [syn: {Turkish bath}, {vapor bath}, {vapour bath}]

steam boiler
n : sealed vessel where water is converted to steam [syn: {boiler}]

steam chest
n : the chamber from which steam is distributed to a cylinder

steam clean
v : clean by means of steaming; "steam-clean the upholstered sofa" [syn: {steam}]

steam coal
n : coal suitable for use under steam boilers

steam engine
n : external-combustion engine in which heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder

steam fitting
n : care (installation and maintenance) of equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating

steam heat
n : a heating system in which steam is generated in boilers and piped to radiators [syn: {steam heating}]

steam heating
n : a heating system in which steam is generated in boilers and piped to radiators [syn: {steam heat}]

steam iron
n : a pressing iron that can emit steam

steam line
n : a pipe conducting steam [syn: {steam pipe}]

steam locomotive
n : a locomotive powered by a steam engine

steam organ
n : a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard [syn: {calliope}]

steam pipe
n : a pipe conducting steam [syn: {steam line}]

steam room
n : a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe; `vapour bath' is a British term [syn: {steam bath}, {vapor bath}, {vapour bath}]

steam shovel
n : a power shovel that is driven by steam

steam turbine
n : turbine in which steam strikes blades and makes them turn

steam whistle
n : a whistle in which the sound is produced by steam; usually attached to a steam boiler

steamboat
n : a boat propelled by a steam engine

steamed
adj 1: cooked in steam; "steamed clams"
2: aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay" [syn: {annoyed}, {irritated}, {miffed}, {nettled}, {peeved}, {pissed}, {pissed off}, {riled}, {roiled}, {stunng}]

steamed pudding
n : a pudding cooked by steaming

steamer
n 1: a clam that is usually steamed in the shell [syn: {soft-shell clam}, {steamer clam}, {long-neck clam}]
2: a cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it
3: a ship powered by one or more steam engines [syn: {steamship}]
4: an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe [syn: {soft-shell clam}, {steamer clam}, {long-neck clam}, {Mya arenaria}]

steamer clam
n 1: a clam that is usually steamed in the shell [syn: {soft-shell clam}, {steamer}, {long-neck clam}]
2: an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe [syn: {soft-shell clam}, {steamer}, {long-neck clam}, {Mya arenaria}]

steamfitter
n : a craftsman who installs and maintains equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating

steam-heat
v : heat by means of steam

steamier
steamy
adj : hot or warm and humid; "muggy weather"; "the steamy tropics"; "sticky weather" [syn: {muggy}, {sticky}] [also: {steamiest}, {steamier}]

steamier
See {steamy}

steamiest
steamy
adj : hot or warm and humid; "muggy weather"; "the steamy tropics"; "sticky weather" [syn: {muggy}, {sticky}] [also: {steamiest}, {steamier}]

steamiest
See {steamy}

steaming
adj : emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist; "a steaming kettle"; "steaming towels"
adv : (used of heat) extremely; "the casserole was piping hot" [syn: {piping}]

steam-powered
adj : powered by a steam engine; "a steam-powered locomotive"

steamroll
v 1: bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure; "The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat" [syn: {steamroller}]
2: proceed with great force; "The new teacher tends to steamroller" [syn: {steamroller}]
3: overwhelm by using great force; "steamroller the opposition" [syn: {steamroller}]
4: make level or flat with a steamroller; "steamroll the roads" [syn: {steamroller}]

steamroller
n 1: a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way [syn: {juggernaut}]
2: vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements [syn: {road roller}]
v 1: bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure; "The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat" [syn: {steamroll}]
2: proceed with great force; "The new teacher tends to steamroller" [syn: {steamroll}]
3: crush with a steamroller as if to level; "steamroller the road"
4: overwhelm by using great force; "steamroller the opposition" [syn: {steamroll}]
5: make level or flat with a steamroller; "steamroll the roads" [syn: {steamroll}]

steamship
n : a ship powered by one or more steam engines [syn: {steamer}]

steamship company
n : a line responsible for the operation of a fleet of steamships [syn: {steamship line}]

steamship line
n : a line responsible for the operation of a fleet of steamships [syn: {steamship company}]

steamy
adj : hot or warm and humid; "muggy weather"; "the steamy tropics"; "sticky weather" [syn: {muggy}, {sticky}] [also: {steamiest}, {steamier}]

stearic
adj : of or relating to or composed of fat

stearic acid
n : a waxy saturated fatty acid; occurs widely as a glyceride in animal and vegetable fats [syn: {octadecanoic acid}]

stearin
n : an ester of glycerol and stearic acid

steatite
n : a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments [syn: {soapstone}, {soaprock}, {soap-rock}]

steatocystoma
n : a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked [syn: {sebaceous cyst}, {pilar cyst}, {wen}]

Steatornis
n : type and sole genus of the family Steatornithidae [syn: {genus Steatornis}]

Steatornis caripensis
n : nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter [syn: {oilbird}, {guacharo}]

Steatornithidae
n : oilbirds [syn: {family Steatornithidae}]

steatorrhea
n : the presence of greater than normal amounts of fat in the feces which are frothy and foul smelling and floating; a symptom of disorders of fat metabolism and malabsorption syndrome

steed
n : (literary) a spirited horse for state or war

steel
n 1: an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
2: a cutting or thrusting weapon with a long blade [syn: {sword}, {blade}, {brand}]
3: knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod
v 1: get ready for something difficult or unpleasant [syn: {nerve}]
2: cover, plate, or edge with steel

steel arch bridge
n : a steel bridge constructed in the form of an arch

steel band
n : a band that plays instruments made from the heads of oil drums (Caribbean Islands)

steel blue
n : a grayish blue color

steel company
n : a company that makes and sells steel

steel drum
n : a concave percussion instrument made from the metal top of an oil drum; has an array of flattened areas that produce different tones when struck (of Caribbean origin)

steel engraving
n 1: an impression taken from an engraved steel plate
2: engraving on a steel plate
3: the act of engraving on a steel plate

steel factory
n : a factory where steel is made [syn: {steel mill}, {steelworks}, {steel plant}]

steel gray
n : slightly purplish or bluish dark gray [syn: {iron blue}, {Davy's gray}]

steel guitar
n : guitar whose steel strings are twanged while being pressed with a movable steel bar for a glissando effect [syn: {Hawaiian guitar}]

steel industry
n : the industry that makes steel and steel products

steel mill
n : a factory where steel is made [syn: {steelworks}, {steel plant}, {steel factory}]

steel oneself against
v : prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant [syn: {steel onself for}, {brace oneself for}, {prepare for}]

steel onself for
v : prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant [syn: {steel oneself against}, {brace oneself for}, {prepare for}]

steel plant
n : a factory where steel is made [syn: {steel mill}, {steelworks}, {steel factory}]

steel plate
n : a plate of steel

steel production
n : making steel from pig iron

steel trap
n : an acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well known sharpness of steel traps); "he's as sharp as a steel trap"; "a mind like a steel trap"

steel wool
n : a mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive [syn: {wire wool}]

Steele
n : English writer (1672-1729) [syn: {Sir Richrd Steele}]

steelmaker
n : a worker engaged in making steel [syn: {steelworker}, {steelman}]

steelman
n : a worker engaged in making steel [syn: {steelmaker}, {steelworker}]

steel-plated
adj : covered with heavy steel; "armor-plated vehicles" [syn: {armor-clad}, {armour-clad}, {armor-plated}, {armour-plated}]

steel-wool pad
n : abrader consisting of a pad of steel wool used for polishing or smoothing

steelworker
n : a worker engaged in making steel [syn: {steelmaker}, {steelman}]

steelworks
n : a factory where steel is made [syn: {steel mill}, {steel plant}, {steel factory}]

steely
adj 1: resembling steel as in hardness; "steely eyes"; "steely nerves like those of a steeplejack"
2: resembling steel in hardness

steelyard
n : a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length [syn: {lever scale}, {beam scale}]

steenbok
n : small plains antelope of southeastern Africa [syn: {steinbok}, {Raphicerus campestris}]

steep
adj 1: having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs" [ant: {gradual}]
2: greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usorious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending" [syn: {exorbitant}, {extortionate}, {outrageous}, {unconscionable}, {usurious}]
3: of a slope; set at a high angle; "note the steep incline"; "a steep roof sheds snow"
n : a steep place (as on a hill)
v 1: engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies" [syn: {immerse}, {engulf}, {plunge}, {engross}, {absorb}, {soak up}]
2: let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol" [syn: {infuse}]

steepen
v 1: become steeper; "The mountain side has steepened"
2: make steeper; "The landslides have steepened the mountain sides"

steeper
n : a vessel (usually a pot or vat) used for steeping

steepish
adj : somewhat steep

steeple
n : a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top [syn: {spire}]

steeplechase
n 1: a footrace of usually 3000 meters over a closed track with hurdles and a water jump
2: a horse race over an obstructed course

steeplechaser
n : a horse trained to run in steeplechases

steeplejack
n : someone who builds or maintains very tall structures

steeply
adv : in a steep manner; "the street rose steeply up to the castle"

steepness
n : the property possessed by a slope that is very steep [syn: {abruptness}, {precipitousness}] [ant: {gradualness}]

steer
n 1: an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" [syn: {tip}, {lead}, {confidential information}, {wind}, {hint}]
2: castrated bull [syn: {bullock}]
v 1: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling [syn: {maneuver}, {manoeuver}, {manoeuvre}, {direct}, {point}, {head}, {guide}, {channelize}, {channelise}]
2: direct (oneself) somewhere; "Steer clear of him"
3: be a guiding force, as with directions or advice; "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses" [syn: {guide}]

steer roping
n : capturing a steer with a lasso

steerable
adj : capable of being steered or directed [syn: {dirigible}]

steerage
n 1: the cheapest accommodations on a passenger ship
2: the act of steering a ship [syn: {steering}]

steerageway
n : (nautical) the minimum rate of motion needed for a vessel to be maneuvered

steerer
n 1: the person who steers a ship [syn: {helmsman}, {steersman}]
2: a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot) [syn: {decoy}]

steering
n 1: the act of guiding or showing the way [syn: {guidance}]
2: the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king" [syn: {guidance}, {direction}]
3: the act of steering a ship [syn: {steerage}]

steering committee
n : a committee to arrange the order of business for some larger (legislative) body

steering gear
n : a gear that couples the steering wheel to the steering linkage of a motor vehicle

steering linkage
n : mechanism consisting of a system of rods and levers connected to the front wheels of a motor vehicle; the steering gear pushes the steering linkage left or right which swivels the front wheels causing the vehicle to turn

steering mechanism
n : a mechanism by which something is steered (especially a motor vehicle) [syn: {steering system}]

steering system
n : a mechanism by which something is steered (especially a motor vehicle) [syn: {steering mechanism}]

steering wheel
n : a handwheel that is used for steering [syn: {wheel}]

steersman
n : the person who steers a ship [syn: {helmsman}, {steerer}]

Stefan Wyszynski
n : Polish prelate who persuaded the Soviet to allow greater religious freedom in Poland (1901-1981) [syn: {Wyszynski}]

Stefan Zweig
n : Austrian writer (1881-1942) [syn: {Zweig}]

Steffens
n : United States journalist who exposes in 1906 started an era of muckraking journalism (1866-1936) [syn: {Lincoln Steffens}, {Joseph Lincoln Steffens}]

Steffi Graf
n : German tennis player who won seven women's singles titles at Wimbledon (born in 1969) [syn: {Graf}, {Stephanie Graf}]

Steganopus
n : a genus of Phalaropidae [syn: {genus Steganopus}]

Steganopus tricolor
n : breeds on the northern great plains of Canada [syn: {Wilson's phalarope}]

Stegocephalia
n : in former classifications a division of Amphibia comprising all pre-Jurassic and some later extinct large salamandriform amphibia [syn: {order Stegocephalia}]

stegosaur
n : herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur with a row of bony plates along its back and a spiked tail probably used as a weapon [syn: {stegosaurus}, {Stegosaur stenops}]

Stegosaur stenops
n : herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur with a row of bony plates along its back and a spiked tail probably used as a weapon [syn: {stegosaur}, {stegosaurus}]

stegosaurus
n : herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur with a row of bony plates along its back and a spiked tail probably used as a weapon [syn: {stegosaur}, {Stegosaur stenops}]

Steichen
n : United States photographer who pioneered artistic photography (1879-1973) [syn: {Edward Jean Steichen}]

stein
n 1: a mug intended for serving beer [syn: {beer mug}]
2: experimental expatriate United States writer (1874-1946) [syn: {Gertrude Stein}]

Steinbeck
n : United States writer noted for his novels about agricultural workers (1902-1968) [syn: {John Steinbeck}, {John Ernst Steinbeck}]

Steinberg
n : United States cartoonist (born in Romania) noted for his caricatures of famous people (1914-1999) [syn: {Saul Steinberg}]

steinbok
n : small plains antelope of southeastern Africa [syn: {steenbok}, {Raphicerus campestris}]

Steinem
n : United States feminist (born in 1934) [syn: {Gloria Steinem}]

Steinert's disease
n : a severe form of muscular dystrophy marked by generalized weakness and muscular wasting that affects the face and feet and hands and neck; difficult speech and difficulty with the hands that spreads to the arms and shoulders and legs and hips; the onset can be any time from birth to middle age and the progression is slow; inheritance is autosomal dominant [syn: {myotonic muscular dystrophy}, {myotonic dystrophy}, {myotonia atrophica}]

Steinman
n : United States civil engineer noted for designing suspension bridges (including the George Washington Bridge) (1886-1960) [syn: {David Barnard Steinman}]

Steinmetz
n : United States electrical engineer and inventor (born in Germany) (1865-1923) [syn: {Charles Proteus Steinmetz}]

Steinway
n : United States piano maker (born in Germany) who founded a famous piano manufacturing firm in New York (1797-1871) [syn: {Henry Steinway}, {Henry Engelhard Steinway}, {Heinrich Engelhard Steinway}]

stela
n : an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings [syn: {stele}]

stelae
stele
n 1: the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant
2: an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings [syn: {stela}] [also: {stelae} (pl)]

stelae
See {stele}

stele
n 1: the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant
2: an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings [syn: {stela}] [also: {stelae} (pl)]

stelis
n : any of various small tropical American orchids of the genus Stelis having long slender racemes of numerous small to minute flowers

Stella
n : United States minimalist painter (born in 1936) [syn: {Frank Stella}, {Frank Philip Stella}]

stellar
adj 1: indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance" [syn: {leading(p)}, {prima(p)}, {star(p)}, {starring(p)}, {stellar(a)}]
2: being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars; "an astral body"; "stellar light" [syn: {astral}]

stellar parallax
n : the heliocentric parallax of a star

Stellaria
n : common chickweed; stitchwort [syn: {genus Stellaria}]

Stellaria holostea
n : low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to ease sharp pains in the side [syn: {stitchwort}, {greater stitchwort}, {starwort}]

Stellaria media
n : a common low-growing annual garden weed with small white flowers; cosmopolitan; so-called because it is eaten by chickens [syn: {common chickweed}]

Stellar's sea eagle
n : found on coasts of the northwestern Pacific [syn: {Kamchatkan sea eagle}, {Haliaeetus pelagicus}]

stellate
adj : arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center; "radial symmetry"; "a starlike or stellate arrangement of petals"; "many cities show a radial pattern of main highways" [syn: {radial}]

stellate venule
n : a star-shaped group of venules in the renal cortex

Steller
n : German naturalist (1709-1746) [syn: {Georg Wilhelm Steller}]

Steller sea lion
n : largest sea lion; of the northern Pacific [syn: {Steller's sea lion}, {Eumetopias jubatus}]

Steller's sea cow
n : extinct large sirenian mammal formerly found near Asiatic coast of the Bering Sea [syn: {Hydrodamalis gigas}]

Steller's sea lion
n : largest sea lion; of the northern Pacific [syn: {Steller sea lion}, {Eumetopias jubatus}]

stellified
See {stellify}

Stellite
n : a cobalt-base alloy with chromium and other metals; very hard; used to make cutting tools and for surfaces subject to heavy wear

stem
n 1: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem" [syn: {root}, {root word}, {base}, {theme}, {radical}]
2: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ [syn: {stalk}]
3: cylinder forming a long narrow part of something [syn: {shank}]
4: the tube of a tobacco pipe
5: front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line" [syn: {bow}, {fore}, {prow}]
6: a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it [syn: {stem turn}]
v 1: grow out of, have roots in, originate in; "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"
2: cause to point inward; "stem your skis"
3: stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "them the tide" [syn: {stanch}, {staunch}, {halt}]
4: remove the stem from; "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed" [also: {stemming}, {stemmed}]

stem blight
n : a fungous blight attacking the stems of plants

stem canker
n : rhizoctinia disease of potatoes [syn: {little potato}, {rosette}, {russet scab}]

stem cell
n : an undifferentiated cell whose daughter cells may differentiate into other cell types (such as blood cells)

stem ginger
n : tropical Asian plant widely cultivated for its pungent root; source of gingerroot and powdered ginger [syn: {common ginger}, {Canton ginger}, {Zingiber officinale}]

stem lettuce
n : lettuce valued especially for its edible stems [syn: {celtuce}, {Lactuca sativa asparagina}]

stem turn
n : a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it [syn: {stem}]

stem vowel
n : a vowel that ends a stem and precedes an inflection [syn: {thematic vowel}]

stem-cell research
n : research on stem cells and their use in medicine

stemless
adj 1: not having a stem; "stemless glassware" [ant: {stemmed}]
2: having no apparent stem above ground [syn: {acaulescent}] [ant: {caulescent}]

stemless carline thistle
n : stemless perennial having large flowers with white or purple-brown florets nestled in a rosette of long spiny leaves hairy beneath; of alpine regions of southern and eastern Europe [syn: {Carlina acaulis}]

stemless daisy
n : dwarf tufted nearly stemless herb having a rosette of woolly leaves and large white-rayed flower heads and bristly achenes; central Canada and United States west to Arizona [syn: {Easter daisy}, {Townsendia Exscapa}]

stemless golden weed
n : dark green erect herb of northwestern United States and southwestern Canada having stiff leaves in dense tufts and yellow flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Haplopappus [syn: {Stenotus acaulis}, {Haplopappus acaulis}]

stemless hymenoxys
n : perennial having tufted basal leaves and short leafless stalks each bearing a solitary yellow flower head; dry hillsides and plains of west central North America [syn: {Tetraneuris acaulis}, {Hymenoxys acaulis}]

stemlike
adj : resembling a stalk or stem [syn: {stalklike}]

stemma
n 1: a tree diagram showing a reconstruction of the transmission of manuscripts of a literary work
2: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" [syn: {lineage}, {line}, {line of descent}, {descent}, {bloodline}, {blood line}, {blood}, {pedigree}, {ancestry}, {origin}, {parentage}, {stock}]
3: an eye having a single lens [syn: {simple eye}, {ocellus}] [also: {stemmata} (pl)]

stemmata
stemma
n 1: a tree diagram showing a reconstruction of the transmission of manuscripts of a literary work
2: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" [syn: {lineage}, {line}, {line of descent}, {descent}, {bloodline}, {blood line}, {blood}, {pedigree}, {ancestry}, {origin}, {parentage}, {stock}]
3: an eye having a single lens [syn: {simple eye}, {ocellus}] [also: {stemmata} (pl)]

stemmata
See {stemma}

stemmatic
adj : of or relating to a textual stemma

stemmatics
n : the humanistic discipline that attempts to reconstruct the transmission of a text (especially a text in manuscript form) on the basis of relations between the various surviving manuscripts (sometimes using cladisitc analysis); "stemmatology also plays an important role in musicology"; "transcription errors are of decisive importance in stemmatics" [syn: {stemmatology}]

stemmatology
n : the humanistic discipline that attempts to reconstruct the transmission of a text (especially a text in manuscript form) on the basis of relations between the various surviving manuscripts (sometimes using cladisitc analysis); "stemmatology also plays an important role in musicology"; "transcription errors are of decisive importance in stemmatics" [syn: {stemmatics}]

stemmed
stem
n 1: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem" [syn: {root}, {root word}, {base}, {theme}, {radical}]
2: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ [syn: {stalk}]
3: cylinder forming a long narrow part of something [syn: {shank}]
4: the tube of a tobacco pipe
5: front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line" [syn: {bow}, {fore}, {prow}]
6: a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it [syn: {stem turn}]
v 1: grow out of, have roots in, originate in; "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"
2: cause to point inward; "stem your skis"
3: stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "them the tide" [syn: {stanch}, {staunch}, {halt}]
4: remove the stem from; "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed" [also: {stemming}, {stemmed}]

stemmed
adj 1: having a stem or stems or having a stem as specified; often used in combination; "stemmed goblets"; "long-stemmed roses" [ant: {stemless}]
2: producing a well-developed stem above ground [syn: {caulescent}, {cauline}] [ant: {acaulescent}]
3: having the stem removed; "stemmed berries"

stemmed
See {stem}

stemmer
n 1: a worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into books [syn: {stripper}, {sprigger}]
2: a worker who makes or applies stems for artificial flowers
3: an algorithm for removing inflectional and derivational endings in order to reduce word forms to a common stem [syn: {stemming algorithm}]
4: a miner's tamping bar for ramming packing in over a blasting charge
5: a device for removing stems from fruit (as from grapes or apples)

stemming
stem
n 1: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem" [syn: {root}, {root word}, {base}, {theme}, {radical}]
2: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ [syn: {stalk}]
3: cylinder forming a long narrow part of something [syn: {shank}]
4: the tube of a tobacco pipe
5: front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line" [syn: {bow}, {fore}, {prow}]
6: a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it [syn: {stem turn}]
v 1: grow out of, have roots in, originate in; "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"
2: cause to point inward; "stem your skis"
3: stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "them the tide" [syn: {stanch}, {staunch}, {halt}]
4: remove the stem from; "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed" [also: {stemming}, {stemmed}]

stemming
See {stem}

stemming algorithm
n : an algorithm for removing inflectional and derivational endings in order to reduce word forms to a common stem [syn: {stemmer}]

stems from
See {stem from}

stem-winder
n : a watch that is wound by turning a knob at the stem

Sten gun
n : a lightweight British submachine gun

stench
n : a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn: {malodor}, {malodour}, {stink}, {reek}, {fetor}, {foetor}, {mephitis}]

stench bomb
n : a small bomb designed to give off a foul odor when it explodes [syn: {stink bomb}]

stencil
n : device that has a sheet perforated with printing through which ink or paint can pass to create a printed pattern
v : mark or print with a stencil [also: {stencilling}, {stencilled}]

stencilled
stencil
n : device that has a sheet perforated with printing through which ink or paint can pass to create a printed pattern
v : mark or print with a stencil [also: {stencilling}, {stencilled}]

stencilled
See {stencil}

stencilling
stencil
n : device that has a sheet perforated with printing through which ink or paint can pass to create a printed pattern
v : mark or print with a stencil [also: {stencilling}, {stencilled}]

stencilling
See {stencil}

Stendhal
n : French writer whose novels were the first to feature psychological analysis of the character (1783-1842) [syn: {Marie Henri Beyle}]

Stengel
n : United States baseball manager (1890-1975) [syn: {Casey Stengel}, {Charles Dillon Stengel}]

Stenocarpus
n : small genus of timber trees; Australia to Malaysia [syn: {genus Stenocarpus}]

Stenocarpus salignus
n : tree or tall shrub with shiny leaves and umbels of fragrant creamy-white flowers; yields hard heavy reddish wood [syn: {scrub beefwood}, {beefwood}]

Stenocarpus sinuatus
n : eastern Australian tree widely cultivated as a shade tree and for its glossy leaves and circular clusters of showy red to orange-scarlet flowers [syn: {wheel tree}, {firewheel tree}]

Stenochlaena
n : large tropical ferns; some epiphytic climbers and some terrestrial bog ferns; Africa; Asia; Australasia [syn: {genus Stenochlaena}]

stenograph
n 1: a shorthand character
2: a machine for typewriting shorthand characters
v : write in shorthand; "The students were able to stenograph and record the conversation"

stenographer
n : someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation) [syn: {amanuensis}, {shorthand typist}]

stenographic
adj : of or relating to or employing stenography [syn: {stenographical}]

stenographical
adj : of or relating to or employing stenography [syn: {stenographic}]

stenography
n 1: a method of writing rapidly [syn: {shorthand}]
2: the act or art of writing in shorthand; "stenography is no longer a marketable skill"

Stenopelmatidae
n : long-horned grasshoppers [syn: {family Stenopelmatidae}]

Stenopelmatus
n : sand crickets [syn: {genus Stenopelmatus}]

Stenopelmatus fuscus
n : large wingless nocturnal grasshopper that burrows in loose soil along the Pacific coast of the United States [syn: {sand cricket}, {Jerusalem cricket}]

stenopterygius
n : an ichthyosaur of the genus Stenopterygius [syn: {Stenopterygius quadrisicissus}]

Stenopterygius quadrisicissus
n : an ichthyosaur of the genus Stenopterygius [syn: {stenopterygius}]

stenosed
adj : abnormally constricted body canal or passage; "a stenosed coronary artery" [syn: {stenotic}]

stenoses
stenosis
n : abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway [syn: {stricture}] [also: {stenoses} (pl)]

stenoses
See {stenosis}

stenosis
n : abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway [syn: {stricture}] [also: {stenoses} (pl)]

Stenotaphrum
n : lawn grasses [syn: {genus Stenotaphrum}]

Stenotaphrum secundatum
n : low mat-forming grass of southern United States and tropical America; grown as a lawn grass [syn: {St. Augustine grass}, {buffalo grass}]

stenotic
adj : abnormally constricted body canal or passage; "a stenosed coronary artery" [syn: {stenosed}]

Stenotomus
n : scups [syn: {genus Stenotomus}]

Stenotomus aculeatus
n : porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America [syn: {scup}, {southern porgy}, {southern scup}]

Stenotomus chrysops
n : found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish [syn: {scup}, {northern porgy}, {northern scup}]

Stenotus
n : genus of western North American low evergreen shrubs growing in dense tufts [syn: {genus Stenotus}]

Stenotus acaulis
n : dark green erect herb of northwestern United States and southwestern Canada having stiff leaves in dense tufts and yellow flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Haplopappus [syn: {stemless golden weed}, {Haplopappus acaulis}]

stent
n : a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis

stentor
n 1: a speaker with an unusually laoud voice
2: the mythical Greek warrior with an unusually loud voice who died after losing a shouting contest with Hermes
3: any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are members of the genus Stentor

stentorian
adj : used of the voice [syn: {booming}]

step
n 1: any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime" [syn: {measure}]
2: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: {footstep}, {pace}, {stride}]
3: the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"
4: support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step" [syn: {stair}]
5: relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions" [syn: {gradation}]
6: a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore" [syn: {stone's throw}]
7: the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch" [syn: {footfall}, {footstep}]
8: a musical interval of two semitones [syn: {tone}, {whole tone}, {whole step}]
9: a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window" [syn: {footprint}, {footmark}] 10: a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed 11: a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step" [syn: {dance step}]
v 1: shift or move by taking a step; "step back"
2: put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake" [syn: {tread}]
3: cause (a computer) to execute a single command
4: treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead" [syn: {mistreat}, {maltreat}, {abuse}, {ill-use}, {ill-treat}]
5: furnish with steps; "The architect wants to step the terrace"
6: move with one's feet in a specific manner; "step lively"
7: walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner; "step over to the blackboard"
8: place (a ship's mast) in its step
9: measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards" [syn: {pace}] 10: move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation; "She stepped into a life of luxury"; "he won't step into his father's footsteps" [also: {stepping}, {stepped}]

step by step
adv 1: in a gradual manner; "the snake moved gradually toward its victim" [syn: {gradually}, {bit by bit}]
2: proceeding in steps; "the voltage was increased stepwise" [syn: {stepwise}]

step dancing
n : dancing in which the steps are more important than gestures or postures [syn: {hoofing}]

step down
v 1: give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary fo the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal" [syn: {leave office}, {quit}, {resign}] [ant: {take office}]
2: reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis" [syn: {de-escalate}, {weaken}] [ant: {escalate}]

step forward
v : make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should step to the fore and help their peers" [syn: {come to the fore}, {come forward}, {step up}, {step to the fore}, {come out}]

step in
v 1: get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force; "Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?" [syn: {intervene}, {interfere}, {interpose}]
2: act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold" [syn: {substitute}, {deputize}, {deputise}]

step ladder
n : a folding portable ladder hinged at the top [syn: {stepladder}]

step on
v : place or press the foot on; "He stepped on the hem of her long gown" [syn: {tread on}]

step out
v : go outside a room or building for a short period of time

step stool
n : a stool that has one or two steps that fold under the seat

step to the fore
v : make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should step to the fore and help their peers" [syn: {come to the fore}, {step forward}, {come forward}, {step up}, {come out}]

step up
v 1: increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing" [syn: {escalate}, {intensify}] [ant: {de-escalate}]
2: speed up; "let's rev up production" [syn: {rev up}]
3: make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should step to the fore and help their peers" [syn: {come to the fore}, {step forward}, {come forward}, {step to the fore}, {come out}]

stepbrother
n : a son of your stepparent by a former marriage [syn: {half-brother}]

step-by-step
adj : one thing at a time [syn: {bit-by-bit}, {in small stages}, {piecemeal}, {stepwise}]

stepchild
n : a child of your spouse by a former marriage [also: {stepchildren} (pl)]

stepchildren
stepchild
n : a child of your spouse by a former marriage [also: {stepchildren} (pl)]

stepchildren
See {stepchild}

stepdaughter
n : a daughter of your spouse by a former marriage

step-down
n : the act of decreasing or reducing something [syn: {decrease}, {diminution}, {reduction}] [ant: {increase}]

step-down transformer
n : a transformer that reduces voltage

stepfather
n : the husband of your mother by a subsequent marriage

Stephane Grappelli
n : French jazz violinist (1908-1997) [syn: {Grappelli}]

Stephane Mallarme
n : French symbolist poet noted for his free verse (1842-1898) [syn: {Mallarme}]

Stephanie Graf
n : German tennis player who won seven women's singles titles at Wimbledon (born in 1969) [syn: {Graf}, {Steffi Graf}]

stephanion
n : the craniometric point on the coronal suture above the acoustic meatus

Stephanomeria
n : malheur wire lettuce [syn: {genus Stephanomeria}]

Stephanomeria malheurensis
n : a small plant of Oregon resembling mustard; a threatened species [syn: {malheur wire lettuce}]

stephanotis
n : any of various evergreen climbing shrubs of the genus Stephanotis having fragrant waxy flowers

Stephanotis floribunda
n : twining woody vine of Madagascar having thick dark waxy evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white flowers along the stems; widely cultivated in warm regions [syn: {Madagascar jasmine}, {waxflower}]

Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger
n : Boer statesman (1825-1904) [syn: {Kruger}, {Oom Paul Kruger}]

stephead
n : a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right [syn: {dropline}, {drop line}, {stepped line}, {stagger head}, {staggered head}]

Stephen
n : English writer (1832-1904) [syn: {Sir Leslie Stephen}]

Stephen A. Douglas
n : United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861) [syn: {Douglas}, {Stephen Arnold Douglas}, {The Little Giant}]

Stephen Arnold Douglas
n : United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861) [syn: {Douglas}, {Stephen A. Douglas}, {The Little Giant}]

Stephen Butler Leacock
n : Canadian economist best remembered for his humorous writings (1869-1944) [syn: {Leacock}, {Stephen Leacock}]

Stephen Collins Foster
n : United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864) [syn: {Foster}, {Stephen Foster}]

Stephen Crane
n : United States writer (1871-1900) [syn: {Crane}]

Stephen Decatur
n : United States naval officer remembered for his heroid deeds (1779-1820) [syn: {Decatur}]

Stephen Foster
n : United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864) [syn: {Foster}, {Stephen Collins Foster}]

Stephen Girard
n : United States financier (born in France) who helped finance the War of 1812 (1750-1831) [syn: {Girard}]

Stephen Grover Cleveland
n : 22nd and 24th President of the United States (1837-1908) [syn: {Cleveland}, {Grover Cleveland}, {President Cleveland}]

Stephen Hawking
n : English theoretical physicist (born in 1942) [syn: {Hawking}, {Stephen William Hawking}]

Stephen Jay Gould
n : United States paleontologist and popularizer of science (1941-2002) [syn: {Gould}]

Stephen Leacock
n : Canadian economist best remembered for his humorous writings (1869-1944) [syn: {Leacock}, {Stephen Butler Leacock}]

Stephen Michael Reich
n : United States composer (born in 1936) [syn: {Reich}, {Steve Reich}]

Stephen Samuel Wise
n : United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949) [syn: {Wise}]

Stephen Sondheim
n : United States composer of musicals (born in 1930) [syn: {Sondheim}]

Stephen Spender
n : English poet and critic (1909-1995) [syn: {Spender}, {Sir Stephen Harold Spender}]

Stephen Vincent Benet
n : United States poet; brother of William Rose Benet (1898-1943) [syn: {Benet}]

Stephen William Hawking
n : English theoretical physicist (born in 1942) [syn: {Hawking}, {Stephen Hawking}]

Stephenson
n : English railway pioneer who built the first passenger railway in 1825 (1781-1848) [syn: {George Stephenson}]

step-in
n : short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural) [syn: {pantie}, {panty}, {scanty}]

stepladder
n : a folding portable ladder hinged at the top [syn: {step ladder}]

stepmother
n : the wife of your father by a subsequent marriage

stepparent
n : the spouse of your parent by a subsequent marriage

steppe
n : extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia)

stepped
step
n 1: any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime" [syn: {measure}]
2: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: {footstep}, {pace}, {stride}]
3: the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"
4: support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step" [syn: {stair}]
5: relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions" [syn: {gradation}]
6: a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore" [syn: {stone's throw}]
7: the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch" [syn: {footfall}, {footstep}]
8: a musical interval of two semitones [syn: {tone}, {whole tone}, {whole step}]
9: a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window" [syn: {footprint}, {footmark}] 10: a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed 11: a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step" [syn: {dance step}]
v 1: shift or move by taking a step; "step back"
2: put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake" [syn: {tread}]
3: cause (a computer) to execute a single command
4: treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead" [syn: {mistreat}, {maltreat}, {abuse}, {ill-use}, {ill-treat}]
5: furnish with steps; "The architect wants to step the terrace"
6: move with one's feet in a specific manner; "step lively"
7: walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner; "step over to the blackboard"
8: place (a ship's mast) in its step
9: measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards" [syn: {pace}] 10: move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation; "She stepped into a life of luxury"; "he won't step into his father's footsteps" [also: {stepping}, {stepped}]

stepped
See {step}

stepped line
n : a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right [syn: {dropline}, {drop line}, {stagger head}, {staggered head}, {stephead}]

stepper
n 1: a professional dancer [syn: {hoofer}]
2: a motor (especially an electric motor) that moves or rotates in small discrete steps [syn: {stepping motor}]
3: a horse trained to lift its feet high off the ground while walking or trotting [syn: {high stepper}]

stepping
step
n 1: any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime" [syn: {measure}]
2: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: {footstep}, {pace}, {stride}]
3: the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"
4: support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step" [syn: {stair}]
5: relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions" [syn: {gradation}]
6: a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore" [syn: {stone's throw}]
7: the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch" [syn: {footfall}, {footstep}]
8: a musical interval of two semitones [syn: {tone}, {whole tone}, {whole step}]
9: a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window" [syn: {footprint}, {footmark}] 10: a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed 11: a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step" [syn: {dance step}]
v 1: shift or move by taking a step; "step back"
2: put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake" [syn: {tread}]
3: cause (a computer) to execute a single command
4: treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead" [syn: {mistreat}, {maltreat}, {abuse}, {ill-use}, {ill-treat}]
5: furnish with steps; "The architect wants to step the terrace"
6: move with one's feet in a specific manner; "step lively"
7: walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner; "step over to the blackboard"
8: place (a ship's mast) in its step
9: measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards" [syn: {pace}] 10: move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation; "She stepped into a life of luxury"; "he won't step into his father's footsteps" [also: {stepping}, {stepped}]

stepping
See {step}

stepping down
n 1: a formal resignation and renunciation of powers [syn: {abdication}]
2: the act of abdicating [syn: {abdication}]

stepping motor
n : a motor (especially an electric motor) that moves or rotates in small discrete steps [syn: {stepper}]

stepping stone
n 1: a stone in a marsh or shallow water that can be stepped on in crossing
2: any means of advancement; "the job was just a stepping stone on his way to fame and riches"

steprelationship
n : a family relationship by virtue of remarriage

steps
n 1: a way of access consisting of a set of steps [syn: {stairway}, {staircase}, {stairs}]
2: the course along which a person has walked or is walking in; "I followed in his steps"; "he retraced his steps"

stepsister
n : a sister who has only one parent in common with you [syn: {half sister}]

stepson
n : the son your spouse by a former marriage

step-up
n : the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary" [syn: {increase}] [ant: {decrease}]

step-up transformer
n : a transformer that increases voltage

stepwise
adj : one thing at a time [syn: {bit-by-bit}, {in small stages}, {piecemeal}, {step-by-step}]
adv : proceeding in steps; "the voltage was increased stepwise" [syn: {step by step}]

steradian
n : the unit of solid angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites [syn: {sr}]

stercobilinogen
n : a chromogen formed in the intestine from the breakdown of bilirubin; yields urobilins on oxidation; some is excreted in the feces and some is resorbed and excreted in bile or urine [syn: {urobilinogen}]

stercolith
n : a hard mass of dried feces [syn: {coprolith}, {fecalith}, {faecalith}]

Stercorariidae
n : jaegers and skuas: [syn: {family Stercorariidae}]

Stercorarius
n : type genus of the Stercorariidae: jaegers [syn: {genus Stercorarius}]

Stercorarius parasiticus
n : a variety of jaeger [syn: {parasitic jaeger}, {arctic skua}]

sterculia
n : any tree of the genus Sterculia

Sterculia acerifolia
n : south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers [syn: {flame tree}, {flame durrajong}, {Brachychiton acerifolius}]

Sterculia apetala
n : large deciduous tree native to Panama and from which the country takes its name; having densely leafy crown and naked trunk [syn: {Panama tree}]

sterculia family
n : a large family of plants of order Malvales [syn: {Sterculiaceae}, {family Sterculiaceae}]

Sterculia foetida
n : large tree of Old World tropics having foul-smelling orange-red blossoms followed by red pods enclosing oil-rich seeds sometimes used as food [syn: {kalumpang}, {Java olives}]

sterculia gum
n : exudate of an Asian tree; used for finishing textiles and to thicken foodstuffs and cosmetics [syn: {karaya gum}]

Sterculia rupestris
n : large tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers blotched with red inside; sometimes placed in genus Sterculia [syn: {Queensland bottletree}, {narrow-leaved bottletree}, {Brachychiton rupestris}]

Sterculiaceae
n : a large family of plants of order Malvales [syn: {family Sterculiaceae}, {sterculia family}]

stereo
adj : designating sound transmission from two sources through two channels [syn: {stereophonic}, {two-channel}]
n 1: reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound [syn: {stereo system}, {stereophonic system}]
2: two photographs taken from slightly different angles that appear three-dimensional when viewed together [syn: {stereoscopic picture}, {stereoscopic photograph}]

stereo system
n : reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound [syn: {stereo}, {stereophonic system}]

stereophonic
adj : designating sound transmission from two sources through two channels [syn: {stereo}, {two-channel}]

stereophonic system
n : reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound [syn: {stereo}, {stereo system}]

stereoscope
n : an optical device for viewing stereoscopic photographs

stereoscopic
adj 1: of or relating to a stereoscope; "stereoscopic lenses"
2: of or relating to stereoscopy; "stereoscopic vision"

stereoscopic photograph
n : two photographs taken from slightly different angles that appear three-dimensional when viewed together [syn: {stereo}, {stereoscopic picture}]

stereoscopic picture
n : two photographs taken from slightly different angles that appear three-dimensional when viewed together [syn: {stereo}, {stereoscopic photograph}]

stereoscopic vision
n : three-dimensional vision produced by the fusion of two slightly different views of a scene on each retina [syn: {stereoscopy}]

stereoscopy
n : three-dimensional vision produced by the fusion of two slightly different views of a scene on each retina [syn: {stereoscopic vision}]

Stereospondyli
n : formerly a suborder of Stegocephalia; amphibia having vertebrae whose component elements are fused into a single piece; "most vertebrates are stereospondylous" [syn: {order Stereospondyli}]

stereotype
n : a conventional or formulaic conception or image; "regional stereotypes have been part of America since its founding"
v : treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European" [syn: {pigeonhole}, {stamp}]

stereotyped
adj : lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality; "stereotyped phrases of condolence"; "even his profanity was unimaginative" [syn: {stereotypic}, {stereotypical}, {unimaginative}]

stereotypic
adj : lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality; "stereotyped phrases of condolence"; "even his profanity was unimaginative" [syn: {stereotyped}, {stereotypical}, {unimaginative}]

stereotypical
adj : lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality; "stereotyped phrases of condolence"; "even his profanity was unimaginative" [syn: {stereotyped}, {stereotypic}, {unimaginative}]

sterile
adj 1: incapable of reproducing; "an infertile couple" [syn: {unfertile}, {infertile}] [ant: {fertile}]
2: free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic surgical instruments"; "aseptic surgical techniques" [syn: {aseptic}]
3: deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention; "a sterile ideology lacking in originality"; "unimaginative development of a musical theme"; "uninspired writing" [syn: {unimaginative}, {uninspired}, {uninventive}]

sterileness
n : (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms [syn: {asepsis}, {antisepsis}, {sterility}]

sterilisation
n 1: the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce) [syn: {sterilization}]
2: the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means) [syn: {sterilization}]

sterilise
v 1: make free from bacteria [syn: {sterilize}]
2: make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disbilites are sterilized" [syn: {sterilize}, {desex}, {unsex}, {desexualize}, {desexualise}, {fix}]

sterilised
adj 1: made free from live bacteria or other microorganisms; "sterilized instruments" [syn: {antiseptic}, {sterilized}]
2: made infertile [syn: {sterilized}]

steriliser
n : a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments [syn: {autoclave}, {sterilizer}]

sterility
n 1: (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms [syn: {asepsis}, {antisepsis}, {sterileness}]
2: the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate [syn: {infertility}] [ant: {fertility}]

sterilization
n 1: the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce) [syn: {sterilisation}]
2: the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means) [syn: {sterilisation}]

sterilize
v 1: make free from bacteria [syn: {sterilise}]
2: make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disbilites are sterilized" [syn: {sterilise}, {desex}, {unsex}, {desexualize}, {desexualise}, {fix}]

sterilized
adj 1: made free from live bacteria or other microorganisms; "sterilized instruments" [syn: {antiseptic}, {sterilised}]
2: made infertile [syn: {sterilised}]

sterilizer
n : a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments [syn: {autoclave}, {steriliser}]

sterling
adj : highest in quality [syn: {greatest}, {sterling(a)}, {superlative}]
n : British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK

sterling area
n : the group of countries whose currencies are tied to the British pound sterling [syn: {sterling bloc}, {scheduled territories}]

sterling bloc
n : the group of countries whose currencies are tied to the British pound sterling [syn: {sterling area}, {scheduled territories}]

sterling silver
n : a silver alloy with no more than 7.5% copper

stern
adj 1: of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face" [syn: {austere}]
2: not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty; "grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood" [syn: {grim}, {inexorable}, {relentless}, {unappeasable}, {unforgiving}, {unrelenting}]
3: severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards" [syn: {strict}, {exacting}]
n 1: the rear part of a ship [syn: {after part}, {quarter}, {poop}, {tail}]
2: United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920) [syn: {Isaac Stern}]
3: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]

stern chaser
n : a naval gun able to fire astern at a ship in chase

Sterna
n : a genus of Sterninae [syn: {genus Sterna}]

sterna
sternum
n : the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs [syn: {breastbone}] [also: {sterna} (pl)]

sterna
See {sternum}

Sterna hirundo
n : common tern of Eurasia and America having white black and gray plumage [syn: {sea swallow}]

sternal
adj : of or relating to or near the sternum

Sterne
n : English writer (born in Ireland) (1713-1766) [syn: {Laurence Sterne}]

Sterninae
n : terns [syn: {subfamily Sterninae}]

sternly
adv : with sternness; in a severe manner; "`No,' she said sternly"; "peered severely over her glasses" [syn: {severely}]

sternness
n : uncompromising resolution [syn: {strictness}]

sternocleido mastoideus
n : one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone; turns head obliquely to the opposite side; when acting together they flex the neck and extend the head [syn: {sternocleidomastoid}, {sternocleidomastoid muscle}, {musculus sternocleidomastoideus}]

sternocleidomastoid
n : one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone; turns head obliquely to the opposite side; when acting together they flex the neck and extend the head [syn: {sternocleidomastoid muscle}, {sternocleido mastoideus}, {musculus sternocleidomastoideus}]

sternocleidomastoid muscle
n : one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone; turns head obliquely to the opposite side; when acting together they flex the neck and extend the head [syn: {sternocleidomastoid}, {sternocleido mastoideus}, {musculus sternocleidomastoideus}]

sternocleidomastoid vein
n : drains the sternocleidomastoid muscle; empties into the internal jugular vein [syn: {vena sternocleidomastoidea}]

Sternotherus
n : musk turtles [syn: {genus Sternotherus}]

sternpost
n : (nautical) the principal upright timber at the stern of a vessel

sternum
n : the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs [syn: {breastbone}] [also: {sterna} (pl)]

sternutation
n : a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose [syn: {sneeze}, {sneezing}]

sternutative
adj : causing sneezing; "pepper is a sternutatory substance" [syn: {sternutatory}]

sternutator
n : a chemical substance that causes sneezing and coughing and crying; "police used a sternutatory to subdue the mob" [syn: {sternutatory}]

sternutatory
adj 1: tending to cause sneezing
2: causing sneezing; "pepper is a sternutatory substance" [syn: {sternutative}]
n : a chemical substance that causes sneezing and coughing and crying; "police used a sternutatory to subdue the mob" [syn: {sternutator}]

sternwheeler
n : a paddle steamer having the paddle wheel in the stern

steroid
n 1: any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects
2: any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs [syn: {steroid hormone}, {sex hormone}]

steroid alcohol
n : any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances [syn: {sterol}]

steroid hormone
n : any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs [syn: {steroid}, {sex hormone}]

steroidal
adj : of or relating to steroid hormones or their effects [ant: {nonsteroidal}]

sterol
n : any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances [syn: {steroid alcohol}]

Sterope
n 1: (Greek mythology) one of the 7 Pleiades [syn: {Asterope}]
2: one of the stars in the star cluster Pleiades [syn: {Asterope}]

stertor
n : the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound [syn: {snore}, {snoring}]

stertorous
adj : of breathing having a heavy snoring sound

stertorously
adv : in a noisy and stertorous manner; "he was breathing stertorously"

stet
v 1: printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
2: printing: direct that a matter marked for omission or correction is to be retained (used in the imperative) [also: {stetting}, {stetted}]

stethoscope
n : a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body

Stetson
n : felt hat with a creased crown [syn: {fedora}, {felt hat}, {homburg}, {trilby}]

stetted
stet
v 1: printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
2: printing: direct that a matter marked for omission or correction is to be retained (used in the imperative) [also: {stetting}, {stetted}]

stetted
See {stet}

stetting
stet
v 1: printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
2: printing: direct that a matter marked for omission or correction is to be retained (used in the imperative) [also: {stetting}, {stetted}]

stetting
See {stet}

Steuben
n : American Revolutionary leader (born in Prussia) who trained the troops under George Washington (1730-1794) [syn: {Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben}]

Steve Martin
n : United States actor and comedian (born in 1945) [syn: {Martin}]

Steve Reich
n : United States composer (born in 1936) [syn: {Reich}, {Stephen Michael Reich}]

stevedore
n : a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port [syn: {loader}, {longshoreman}, {docker}, {dockhand}, {dock worker}, {dock-walloper}, {lumper}]

Steven Spielberg
n : United States filmmaker (born in 1947) [syn: {Spielberg}]

Steven Weinberg
n : United States theoretical physicist (born in 1933) [syn: {Weinberg}]

Stevens
n 1: United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973) [syn: {Smitty Stevens}, {S. Smith Stevens}, {Stanley Smith Stevens}]
2: United States poet (1879-1955) [syn: {Wallace Stevens}]
3: United States filmmaker (1905-1975) [syn: {George Stevens}]

Stevens' law
n : (psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases proportional to a power of the stimulus intensity [syn: {power law}, {Stevens' power law}]

Stevens' power law
n : (psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases proportional to a power of the stimulus intensity [syn: {Stevens' law}, {power law}]

Stevenson
n 1: Scottish author (1850-1894) [syn: {Robert Louis Stevenson}, {Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson}]
2: United States politician and diplomat (1900-1968) [syn: {Adlai Stevenson}, {Adlai Ewing Stevenson}]

stevia
n 1: any plant of the genus Stevia or the closely related genus Piqueria having glutinous foliage and white or purplish flowers; Central and South America
2: any plant of the genus Piqueria or the closely related genus Stevia

stew
n 1: agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" [syn: {fret}, {sweat}, {lather}, {swither}]
2: food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables
v 1: be in a huff; be silent or sullen [syn: {grizzle}, {brood}]
2: bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings [syn: {grudge}]
3: cook slowly and for a long time in liquid; "Stew the vegetables in wine"

stew meat
n : tough meat that needs stewing to be edible

steward
n 1: someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
2: the ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining arrangements
3: an attendant on an airplane [syn: {flight attendant}]
4: a union member who is elected to represent fellow workers in negotiating with management [syn: {shop steward}]
5: one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals [syn: {custodian}, {keeper}]

stewardess
n : a woman steward on an airplane [syn: {air hostess}, {hostess}]

stewardship
n : the position of steward

Stewart
n 1: United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997) [syn: {Jimmy Stewart}, {James Maitland Stewart}]
2: Scottish philosopher and follower of Thomas Reid (1753-1828) [syn: {Dugald Stewart}]

stewed
adj : cooked in hot water [syn: {boiled}, {poached}]

stewing
n 1: an extreme state of worry and agitation; "his stewing over the fight kept him awake most of the night"
2: cooking in a boiling liquid [syn: {boiling}, {simmering}]

stewing pan
n : a saucepan used for stewing [syn: {stewpan}]

stewpan
n : a saucepan used for stewing [syn: {stewing pan}]

STH
n : a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans [syn: {somatotropin}, {somatotrophin}, {somatotropic hormone}, {somatotrophic hormone}, {human growth hormone}, {growth hormone}]

sthene
n : a unit of force equal to 1000 newtons

Stheno
n : (Greek mythology) one of the three Gorgons

stibnite
n : a soft gray mineral; the chief ore of antimony

Stichaeidae
n : pricklebacks [syn: {family Stichaeidae}]

Sticherus
n : umbrella ferns; warm regions of Australia and New Zealand [syn: {genus Sticherus}]

Sticherus flabellatus
n : large Australasian fern with fanlike repeatedly forked fronds; sometimes placed in genus Gleichenia [syn: {umbrella fern}, {fan fern}, {Gleichenia flabellata}]

stick
n 1: implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick"
2: a small thin branch of a tree
3: a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane [syn: {control stick}, {joystick}]
4: informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks" [syn: {pin}, {peg}]
5: marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking [syn: {joint}, {marijuana cigarette}, {reefer}, {spliff}]
6: threat of a penalty; "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot"
v 1: fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table" [syn: {lodge}, {wedge}, {deposit}] [ant: {dislodge}]
2: stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!" [syn: {stay}, {stick around}, {stay put}] [ant: {move}]
3: cause to protrude or as if to protrude; "stick one's hand out of the window"; "stick one's nose into other people's business" [syn: {put forward}]
4: stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" [syn: {adhere}, {hold fast}, {bond}, {bind}, {stick to}]
5: be or become fixed; "The door sticks--we will have to plane it"
6: endure; "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life"
7: be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles" [syn: {adhere}]
8: be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war" [syn: {stand by}, {stick by}, {adhere}]
9: cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface; "stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it" 10: fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the poster onto the wall" 11: fasten with or as with pins or nails; "stick the photo onto the corkboard" 12: fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something; "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress" 13: pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument; "he stuck the cloth with the needle" 14: pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; "He stuck the needle into his finger" 15: come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" [syn: {cling}, {cleave}, {adhere}, {cohere}] 16: saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill" [syn: {sting}] 17: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {get}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder}, {flummox}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}] [also: {stuck}]

stick about
v : be available or ready for a certain function or service [syn: {stand by}, {stick around}]

stick around
v 1: be available or ready for a certain function or service [syn: {stand by}, {stick about}]
2: stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!" [syn: {stay}, {stick}, {stay put}] [ant: {move}]

stick by
v : be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war" [syn: {stand by}, {stick}, {adhere}]

stick cinnamon
n : dried rolled strips of cinnamon bark

stick figure
n : drawing of a human of animal that represents the head by a circle and the rest of the body by straight lines

stick horse
n : a child's plaything consisting on an imitation horse's head on one end of a stick

stick in
v 1: insert casually; "She slipped in a reference to her own work" [syn: {slip in}, {sneak in}, {insert}]
2: introduce; "Insert your ticket here" [syn: {insert}, {enclose}, {inclose}, {put in}, {introduce}]

stick insect
n : any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies [syn: {walking stick}, {walkingstick}]

stick lac
n : lac in its natural state as scraped off twigs and dried

stick on
v 1: apply a heavy coat to [syn: {plaster}, {plaster over}]
2: attach to; "affix the seal here" [syn: {affix}]

stick out
v 1: extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff" [syn: {protrude}, {jut out}, {jut}, {project}]
2: be highly noticeable [syn: {leap out}, {jump out}, {jump}, {stand out}]
3: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" [syn: {digest}, {endure}, {stomach}, {bear}, {stand}, {tolerate}, {support}, {brook}, {abide}, {suffer}, {put up}]

stick shift
n : a transmission that is operated manually with a gear lever and a clutch pedal [syn: {standard transmission}]

stick to
v 1: stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" [syn: {adhere}, {hold fast}, {bond}, {bind}, {stick}]
2: keep to; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet" [syn: {stick with}, {follow}]

stick together
v : be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble; "The two families stuck together throughout the war" [syn: {stay together}]

stick up
v 1: rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat [syn: {hold up}]
2: defend against attack or criticism; "He stood up for his friend"; "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student" [syn: {stand up}]

stick with
v : keep to; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet" [syn: {stick to}, {follow}]

stickball
n : a form of baseball played in the streets with a rubber ball and broomstick handle [syn: {stickball game}]

stickball game
n : a form of baseball played in the streets with a rubber ball and broomstick handle [syn: {stickball}]

sticker
n 1: a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf [syn: {spine}, {thorn}, {prickle}, {pricker}]
2: an adhesive label [syn: {gummed label}, {paster}]
3: a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem [syn: {poser}, {stumper}, {toughie}]
4: a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing [syn: {dagger}]

stickily
adv : in a sticky viscid manner; "he felt the blood move stickily from his split scalp and trickle down his forehead" [syn: {viscidly}]

stickiness
n : the property of sticking to a surface

sticking
adj : extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; "the jutting limb of a tree"; "massive projected buttresses"; "his protruding ribs"; "a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck" [syn: {jutting}, {projected}, {projecting}, {protruding}, {sticking(p)}, {sticking out(p)}]

sticking out
adj : extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; "the jutting limb of a tree"; "massive projected buttresses"; "his protruding ribs"; "a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck" [syn: {jutting}, {projected}, {projecting}, {protruding}, {sticking(p)}, {sticking out(p)}]

sticking plaster
n : adhesive tape used in dressing wounds [syn: {plaster}, {adhesive plaster}]

sticking point
n : a point at which an impasse arises in progress towrd and agreement or a goal

stick-in-the-mud
adj : (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned; "moss-grown ideas about family life" [syn: {fogyish}, {moss-grown}, {mossy}, {stick-in-the-mud(p)}, {stodgy}]
n : someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach" [syn: {plodder}, {slowpoke}, {slowcoach}]

stickle
v : dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points)

stickleback
n : small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research [syn: {prickleback}]

stickler
n : someone who insists on something; "a stickler for promptness"

stick-on
adj : gummed in advance; "stick-on labels"

stickpin
n : a decorative pin that is worn in a necktie

sticks and stone
n : a general term for building materials

sticktight
n 1: any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing [syn: {bur marigold}, {burr marigold}, {beggar-ticks}, {beggar's-ticks}]
2: parasitic on especially the heads of chickens [syn: {sticktight flea}, {Echidnophaga gallinacea}]

sticktight flea
n : parasitic on especially the heads of chickens [syn: {sticktight}, {Echidnophaga gallinacea}]

stickup
n : robbery at gunpoint [syn: {armed robbery}, {heist}, {holdup}]

stickup man
n : an armed thief [syn: {holdup man}]

stickweed
n : any of several herbaceous plants having seeds that cling to clothing

sticky
adj 1: having the properties of glue [syn: {gluey}, {glutinous}, {gummy}, {mucilaginous}, {pasty}, {viscid}, {viscous}]
2: moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking to the body; "felt sticky and chilly at the same time"
3: hot or warm and humid; "muggy weather"; "the steamy tropics"; "sticky weather" [syn: {muggy}, {steamy}]
4: hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment; "awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"; "an awkward pause followed his remark"; "a sticky question"; "in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign" [syn: {awkward}, {embarrassing}, {unenviable}]

sticky aster
n : wild aster having leafy stems and flower heads with narrow bright reddish-lavender or purple rays; western Colorado to Arizona [syn: {Machaeranthera bigelovii}]

sticky bun
n : rolled dough spread with sugar and nuts then sliced and baked in muffin tins with honey or sugar and butter in the bottom [syn: {honey bun}, {caramel bun}, {schnecken}]

sticky end
n : an end of DNA in which one strand of the double helix extends a few units beyond the other

sticky geranium
n : geranium of western North America having pinkish-purple flowers in open clusters [syn: {Geranium viscosissimum}]

Stictomys
n : mountain pacas [syn: {genus Stictomys}]

Stictopelia
n : a genus of Columbidae [syn: {genus Stictopelia}]

Stictopelia cuneata
n : small Australian dove [syn: {Australian turtledove}, {turtledove}]

stied
sty
n 1: an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid [syn: {stye}, {hordeolum}, {eye infection}]
2: a pen for swine [syn: {pigsty}, {pigpen}] [also: {stied}]

stied
See {sty}

Stieglitz
n : United States photographer (1864-1946) [syn: {Alfred Stieglitz}]

stiff
adj 1: lacking ease in bending; not limber; "a stiff neck"; "stiff joints"; "stiff hairs"
2: not moving or operating freely; "a stiff hinge"
3: powerful; "a stiff current"; "a stiff breeze"; "a stiff drink"
4: rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality" [syn: {starchy}, {buckram}]
5: hard to overcome or surmount; "a stiff hike"; "a stiff exam"; "an uphill battle against a popular incumbant" [syn: {uphill}]
6: of a collar; standing up rather than folded down; "an uncomfortable standup collar"; "a stiff collar" [syn: {stand-up}]
7: incapable of or resistant to bending; "a rigid strip of metal"; "a table made of rigid plastic"; "a palace guardsman stiff as a poker" [syn: {rigid}]
8: very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {tipsy}, {wet}]
n 1: an ordinary man; "a lucky stiff"; "a working stiff"
2: the dead body of a human being [syn: {cadaver}, {corpse}, {clay}, {remains}]
adv 1: extremely; "bored stiff"; "frightened stiff"
2: in a stiff manner; "his hands lay stiffly" [syn: {stiffly}]

stiff aster
n : wiry tufted perennial of the eastern United States with stiff erect rough stems, linear leaves and large violet flowers [syn: {Aster linarifolius}]

stiff gentian
n : gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers [syn: {agueweed}, {ague weed}, {five-flowered gentian}, {Gentianella quinquefolia}, {Gentiana quinquefolia}]

stiff upper lip
n : self-restraint in the expression of emotion (especially fear or grief); "the British like to keep a stiff upper lip"

stiff-backed
adj : having a stiff back; "the guards stood stiff-backed and unsmiling"

stiffen
v 1: become stiff or stiffer; "He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room" [ant: {loosen}]
2: make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine" [ant: {loosen}]
3: restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations" [syn: {tighten}, {tighten up}, {constrain}]

stiffened
adj 1: made or become difficult to move or bend; "felt the pain of stiffened joints"
2: stiffened or reinforced with wire; "stiffened brassieres"

stiffener
n : material used for stiffening something

stiffening
n 1: the act of becoming stiff; "stiffening his shoulders, he prepared to advance"
2: the process of becoming stiff or rigid [syn: {rigidifying}, {rigidification}]

stiffly
adv 1: in a stiff manner; "his hands lay stiffly" [syn: {stiff}]
2: in a rigid manner; "the body was rigidly erect"; "ge sat bolt upright" [syn: {rigidly}, {bolt}]

stiff-necked
adj : haughtily stubborn; "a stiff-necked old Boston Brahmin"

stiffness
n 1: the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend
2: the property of moving with pain or difficulty; "he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck"
3: the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) [syn: {awkwardness}, {clumsiness}, {gracelessness}]
4: excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp" [syn: {severity}, {harshness}, {rigor}, {rigour}, {inclemency}, {hardness}]

stifle
n : joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee [syn: {knee}]
v 1: conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn" [syn: {smother}, {strangle}, {muffle}, {repress}]
2: smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity" [syn: {dampen}] [ant: {stimulate}]
3: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" [syn: {suffocate}, {asphyxiate}, {choke}]
4: be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow" [syn: {suffocate}, {asphyxiate}]

stifled
adj : held in check with difficulty; "a smothered cough"; "a stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"; "suppressed laughter" [syn: {smothered}, {strangled}, {suppressed}]

stifler
n : a person who stifles or smothers or suppresses; "he is a real conversation stifler"; "I see from all the yawn smotherers that it is time to stop" [syn: {smotherer}]

stifling
adj : characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm" [syn: {sultry}, {sulfurous}, {sulphurous}]
n : forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent" [syn: {suppression}, {crushing}, {quelling}]

stigma
n 1: the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil
2: a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis [syn: {mark}, {brand}, {stain}]
3: an external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod
4: a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease [also: {stigmata} (pl)]

stigmata
stigma
n 1: the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil
2: a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis [syn: {mark}, {brand}, {stain}]
3: an external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod
4: a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease [also: {stigmata} (pl)]

stigmata
n : marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ

stigmata
See {stigma}

stigmatic
adj 1: pertaining to or resembling of having stigmata
2: pertaining to a lens or lens system free of astigmatism (able to form point images) [syn: {anastigmatic}]
3: not astigmatic [syn: {anastigmatic}] [ant: {astigmatic}]
n : a person whose body is marked by religious stigmata (such as marks resembling the wounds of the crucified Christ) [syn: {stigmatist}]

stigmatisation
n : the act of stigmatizing [syn: {stigmatization}, {branding}]

stigmatise
v 1: to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock" [syn: {stigmatize}, {brand}, {denounce}, {mark}]
2: mark with a stigma or stigmata; "They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress" [syn: {stigmatize}]

stigmatism
n 1: the condition of having or being marked by stigmata
2: (optics) condition of an optical system (as a lens) in which light rays from a single point converge in a single focal point [ant: {astigmatism}]
3: normal eyesight

stigmatist
n : a person whose body is marked by religious stigmata (such as marks resembling the wounds of the crucified Christ) [syn: {stigmatic}]

stigmatization
n : the act of stigmatizing [syn: {stigmatisation}, {branding}]

stigmatize
v 1: to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock" [syn: {stigmatise}, {brand}, {denounce}, {mark}]
2: mark with a stigma or stigmata; "They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress" [syn: {stigmatise}]

stilbesterol
n : synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy [syn: {diethylstilbesterol}, {DES}]

stilbestrol
n : a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry [syn: {diethylstilbestrol}, {diethylstilboestrol}, {stilboestrol}, {DES}]

stilboestrol
n : a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry [syn: {diethylstilbestrol}, {diethylstilboestrol}, {stilbestrol}, {DES}]

stile
n : an upright that is a member in a door or window frame

stiletto
n : a small dagger with a tapered blade [also: {stilettoeing}]

stiletto heel
n : a very high narrow heel on women's shoes [syn: {spike heel}]

stilettoeing
stiletto
n : a small dagger with a tapered blade [also: {stilettoeing}]

stilettoeing
See {stiletto}

still
adj 1: not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest" [syn: {inactive}, {motionless}, {static}]
2: marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still" [syn: {silent}, {soundless}]
3: free from disturbance; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water" [syn: {placid}, {quiet}, {tranquil}, {unruffled}]
4: used of pictures; of a single or static photograph not presented so as to create the illusion of motion; or representing objects not capable of motion; "a still photograph"; "Cezanne's still life of apples" [ant: {moving}]
5: not sparkling; "a still wine"; "still mineral water" [syn: {noneffervescent}] [ant: {sparkling}]
6: free from noticeable current; "a still pond"; "still waters run deep"
n 1: a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes); "he wanted some stills for a magazine ad"
2: (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night" [syn: {hush}, {stillness}]
3: an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed
4: a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation [syn: {distillery}]
adv 1: with reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation; "it's still warm outside"; "will you still love me when we're old and grey?" [ant: {no longer}]
2: despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go" [syn: {however}, {nevertheless}, {withal}, {yet}, {all the same}, {even so}, {nonetheless}, {notwithstanding}]
3: to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons; "looked sick and felt even worse"; "an even (or still) more interesting problem"; "still another problem must be solved"; "a yet sadder tale" [syn: {even}, {yet}]
4: without moving or making a sound; "he sat still as a statue"; "time stood still"; "they waited stock-still outside the door"; "he couldn't hold still any longer" [syn: {stock-still}]
v 1: make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" [syn: {calm}, {calm down}, {quiet}, {tranquilize}, {tranquillize}, {tranquillise}, {quieten}, {lull}] [ant: {agitate}]
2: cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" [syn: {hush}, {quieten}, {silence}, {shut up}, {hush up}] [ant: {louden}]
3: lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears" [syn: {allay}, {relieve}, {ease}]
4: make motionless

still hunt
n : a hunt for game carried on by stalking or waiting in ambush [syn: {stalk}, {stalking}]

still life
n : a painting of inanimate objects such as fruit or flowers

still room
n : a pantry or storeroom connected with the kitchen (especially in a large house) for preparing tea and beverages and for storing liquors and preserves and tea etc [syn: {stillroom}]

stillbirth
n : a natural loss of the products of conception [syn: {spontaneous abortion}, {miscarriage}] [ant: {live birth}]

stillborn
adj 1: failing to accomplish an intended result; "an abortive revolt"; "a stillborn plot to assassinate the President" [syn: {abortive}, {unsuccessful}]
2: (of newborn infant) showing no signs of life at birth; not liveborn; "a stillborn baby"

stillborn infant
n : infant who shows no signs of life after birth [ant: {liveborn infant}]

still-fish
v : fish with the line and bait resting still or stationary in the water

still-hunt
v : hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing [syn: {ambush}]

stillness
n 1: (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night" [syn: {hush}, {still}]
2: calmness without winds [syn: {windlessness}]
3: a state of no motion or movement [syn: {motionlessness}] [ant: {motion}]

stillroom
n : a pantry or storeroom connected with the kitchen (especially in a large house) for preparing tea and beverages and for storing liquors and preserves and tea etc [syn: {still room}]

Still's disease
n : a form of rheumatoid arthritis that affects children; large joints become inflamed and bone growth may be retarded [syn: {juvenile rheumatoid arthritis}]

Stillson wrench
n : a large pipe wrench with L-shaped adjustable jaws that tighten as pressure on the handle is increased

stilly
adj : (poetic) still or calm; "in the stilly night"

stilt
n 1: a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure [syn: {pile}, {spile}, {piling}]
2: one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground; "he was so tall I thought he was on stilts"
3: long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia [syn: {Australian stilt}]
4: long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons [syn: {stiltbird}, {longlegs}, {long-legs}, {stilt plover}, {Himantopus stilt}]

stilt plover
n : long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons [syn: {stilt}, {stiltbird}, {longlegs}, {long-legs}, {Himantopus stilt}]

stiltbird
n : long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons [syn: {stilt}, {longlegs}, {long-legs}, {stilt plover}, {Himantopus stilt}]

stilted
adj : artificially formal; "that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation" [syn: {artificial}, {contrived}, {hokey}]

stiltedly
adv : in a stilted manner; "she answered him stiltedly"

Stilton
n : English blue cheese

Stilwell
n : United States general who commanded the Allied forces in China and Burma and India during World War II (1883-1946) [syn: {Joseph Warren Stilwell}, {Vinegar Joe Stilwell}, {Uncle Joe}]

stimulant
adj : that stimulates; "stimulant phenomena" [syn: {stimulating}]
n 1: any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action [syn: {stimulation}, {stimulus}, {input}]
2: a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process [syn: {stimulant drug}]

stimulant drug
n : a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process [syn: {stimulant}]

stimulate
v 1: act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates" [syn: {excite}] [ant: {stifle}]
2: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" [syn: {induce}, {cause}, {have}, {get}, {make}]
3: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" [syn: {shake}, {shake up}, {excite}, {stir}]
4: cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" [syn: {arouse}, {brace}, {energize}, {energise}, {perk up}] [ant: {de-energize}, {de-energize}, {sedate}]
5: cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions" [syn: {induce}, {rush}, {hasten}]
6: stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions" [syn: {excite}, {stir}]
7: provide the needed stimulus for [syn: {provoke}]

stimulated
adj : emotionally aroused [syn: {stirred}, {stirred up}, {aroused}]

stimulating
adj 1: rousing or quickening activity or the senses; "a stimulating discussion" [ant: {unstimulating}]
2: that stimulates; "stimulant phenomena" [syn: {stimulant}]
3: making lively and cheerful; "the exhilarating effect of mountain air" [syn: {exhilarating}]

stimulation
n 1: the act of arousing an organism to action
2: any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action [syn: {stimulus}, {stimulant}, {input}]
3: (physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.)
4: mutual sexual stimulation prior to sexual intercourse [syn: {foreplay}, {arousal}]

stimulative
adj : capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent [ant: {depressant}]

stimuli
stimulus
n : any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action [syn: {stimulation}, {stimulant}, {input}] [also: {stimuli} (pl)]

stimuli
See {stimulus}

stimulus
n : any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action [syn: {stimulation}, {stimulant}, {input}] [also: {stimuli} (pl)]

stimulus generalisation
n : (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus [syn: {generalization}, {generalisation}, {stimulus generalization}]

stimulus generalization
n : (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus [syn: {generalization}, {generalisation}, {stimulus generalisation}]

sting
n 1: a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles" [syn: {stinging}]
2: a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience" [syn: {pang}]
3: a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin [syn: {bite}, {insect bite}]
4: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco game}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {con}, {confidence trick}, {confidence game}, {con game}, {gyp}, {hustle}, {flimflam}]
v 1: cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face" [syn: {bite}, {burn}]
2: deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" [syn: {bite}, {prick}]
3: saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill" [syn: {stick}]
4: cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin" [syn: {prick}, {twinge}]
5: cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung her" [also: {stung}]

sting operation
n : a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals)

stingaree-bush
n : spiny evergreen xerophytic shrub having showy rose-purple flowers and forming dense thickets; of dry rocky mountain slopes of California [syn: {chaparral pea}, {Pickeringia montana}]

stinger
n 1: a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy
2: a remark capable of wounding mentally; "the unkindest cut of all" [syn: {cut}]
3: a portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse; fired from the shoulder
4: a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland
5: a sharp stinging blow

stingier
stingy
adj 1: not generous; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" [syn: {ungenerous}] [ant: {generous}]
2: selfishly unwilling to share with others [syn: {ungenerous}] [also: {stingiest}, {stingier}]

stingier
See {stingy}

stingiest
stingy
adj 1: not generous; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" [syn: {ungenerous}] [ant: {generous}]
2: selfishly unwilling to share with others [syn: {ungenerous}] [also: {stingiest}, {stingier}]

stingiest
See {stingy}

stingily
adv : in a stingy manner; "their rich uncle treated them rather chintzily" [syn: {cheaply}, {chintzily}]

stinginess
n : a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money [ant: {generosity}]

stinging
adj 1: causing or experiencing a painful shivering feeling as from many tiny pricks; "a prickling blush of embarrassment"; "the tingling feeling in a foot that has gone to sleep"; "a stinging nettle"; "the stinging windblown sleet" [syn: {prickling}, {tingling}]
2: having a sting or the capacity to sting; "stinging insects"; "stinging nettles" [ant: {stingless}]
3: (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment" [syn: {cutting}, {edged}]
n : a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles" [syn: {sting}]

stinging hair
n : a multicellular hair in plants like the stinging nettle that expels an irritating fluid

stinging nettle
n : perennial Eurasian nettle established in North America having broad coarsely toothed leaves with copious stinging hairs [syn: {Urtica dioica}]

stingless
adj : having no sting; "stingless bees" [ant: {stinging}]

stingray
n : large venomous ray with large barbed spines near the base of a thin whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds

stingy
adj 1: not generous; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" [syn: {ungenerous}] [ant: {generous}]
2: selfishly unwilling to share with others [syn: {ungenerous}] [also: {stingiest}, {stingier}]

stink
n : a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn: {malodor}, {malodour}, {stench}, {reek}, {fetor}, {foetor}, {mephitis}]
v 1: be extremely bad in quality or in one's performance; "This term paper stinks!"
2: smell badly and offensively; "The building reeks of smoke" [syn: {reek}] [also: {stunk}, {stank}]

stink bell
n : a malodorous California herb with bell-shaped flowers; a common weed in grainfields [syn: {Fritillaria agrestis}]

stink bomb
n : a small bomb designed to give off a foul odor when it explodes [syn: {stench bomb}]

stink fly
n : pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae [syn: {green lacewing}, {chrysopid}]

stink out
v : cause to smell bad; fill with a bad smell [syn: {stink up}, {smell up}]

stink up
v : cause to smell bad; fill with a bad smell [syn: {smell up}, {stink out}]

stinkbird
n : crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings [syn: {hoatzin}, {hoactzin}, {Opisthocomus hoazin}]

stinker
n 1: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" [syn: {rotter}, {dirty dog}, {rat}, {skunk}, {stinkpot}, {bum}, {puke}, {crumb}, {lowlife}, {scum bag}, {so-and-so}, {git}]
2: anything that gives off an offensive odor (especially a cheap cigar)
3: an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory [syn: {lemon}]

stinkhorn
n : any of various ill-smelling brown-capped fungi of the order Phallales; "the foul smell of the stinkhorn attracts insects that carry the spores away on their feet" [syn: {carrion fungus}]

stinkiness
n : the attribute of having a strong offensive smell [syn: {malodorousness}, {foulness}, {rankness}]

stinking
adj 1: very bad; "a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world" [syn: {icky}, {crappy}, {lousy}, {rotten}, {shitty}, {stinky}]
2: offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell" [syn: {fetid}, {foetid}, {foul}, {foul-smelling}, {funky}, {noisome}, {smelly}, {putrid}]

stinking bean trefoil
n : shrub with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers followed by backward curving seed pods; leaves foetid when crushed [syn: {bean trefoil}, {Anagyris foetida}]

stinking cedar
n : rare small evergreen of northern Florida; its glossy green leaves have an unpleasant fetid smell when crushed [syn: {stinking yew}, {Torrey tree}, {Torreya taxifolia}]

stinking chamomile
n : widespread rank-smelling weed having white-rayed flower heads with yellow discs [syn: {mayweed}, {dog fennel}, {stinking mayweed}, {Anthemis cotula}]

stinking clover
n : plant of western North America having trifoliate leaves and white or pink spider-shaped flowers; sometimes used as an ornamental [syn: {Rocky Mountain bee plant}, {Cleome serrulata}]

stinking elder
n : common North American shrub or small tree [syn: {American red elder}, {red-berried elder}, {Sambucus pubens}]

stinking gladwyn
n : iris with purple flowers and evil-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa [syn: {stinking iris}, {gladdon}, {gladdon iris}, {roast beef plant}, {Iris foetidissima}]

stinking goosefoot
n : European goosefoot with strong-scented foliage; adventive in eastern North America [syn: {Chenopodium vulvaria}]

stinking hellebore
n : digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and irritant qualities when taken internally [syn: {bear's foot}, {setterwort}, {Helleborus foetidus}]

stinking horehound
n : ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of dark purple flowers [syn: {black horehound}, {black archangel}, {fetid horehound}, {Ballota nigra}]

stinking iris
n : iris with purple flowers and evil-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa [syn: {gladdon}, {gladdon iris}, {stinking gladwyn}, {roast beef plant}, {Iris foetidissima}]

stinking mayweed
n : widespread rank-smelling weed having white-rayed flower heads with yellow discs [syn: {mayweed}, {dog fennel}, {stinking chamomile}, {Anthemis cotula}]

stinking nightshade
n : poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamine [syn: {henbane}, {black henbane}, {Hyoscyamus niger}]

stinking smut
n 1: disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores [syn: {bunt}]
2: similar to Tilletia caries [syn: {bunt}, {Tilletia foetida}]

stinking wattle
n : scrubby Australian acacia having extremely foul-smelling blossoms [syn: {gidgee}, {Acacia cambegei}]

stinking weed
n : very leafy malodorous tropical weedy shrub whose seeds have been used as an adulterant for coffee; sometimes classified in genus Cassia [syn: {coffee senna}, {mogdad coffee}, {styptic weed}, {Senna occidentalis}, {Cassia occidentalis}]

stinking yew
n : rare small evergreen of northern Florida; its glossy green leaves have an unpleasant fetid smell when crushed [syn: {stinking cedar}, {Torrey tree}, {Torreya taxifolia}]

stinkpot
n 1: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" [syn: {rotter}, {dirty dog}, {rat}, {skunk}, {stinker}, {bum}, {puke}, {crumb}, {lowlife}, {scum bag}, {so-and-so}, {git}]
2: small freshwater turtle having a strong musky odor [syn: {musk turtle}]

stinkweed
n : foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized throughout North America [syn: {field pennycress}, {French weed}, {fanweed}, {penny grass}, {mithridate mustard}, {Thlaspi arvense}]

stinky
adj : very bad; "a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world" [syn: {icky}, {crappy}, {lousy}, {rotten}, {shitty}, {stinking}]

stinky squid
n : a stinkhorn of genus Pseudocolus; the fruiting body first resembles a small puffball that soon splits open to form a stalk with tapering arms that arch and taper to a common point [syn: {Pseudocolus fusiformis}]

stint
n 1: an unbroken period of time during which you do something; "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary" [syn: {stretch}]
2: smallest American sandpiper [syn: {least sandpiper}, {Erolia minutilla}]
3: an individuals prescribed share of work; "her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her"
v 1: subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp" [syn: {scrimp}, {skimp}]
2: supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance" [syn: {skimp}, {scant}]

stinter
n : an economizer who stints someone with something

stinting
adj : avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally" [syn: {economical}, {frugal}, {scotch}, {sparing}]

stipe
n : supporting stalk or stemlike structure especially of a pistil or fern frond or supporting a mushroom cap

stipend
n : a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose

stipendiary
adj 1: pertaining to or of the nature of a stipend or allowance; "stipendiary funds"
2: receiving or eligible for compensation; "salaried workers"; "a stipendiary magistrate" [syn: {compensated}, {remunerated}, {salaried}]
3: for which money is paid; "a paying job"; "remunerative work"; "salaried employment"; "stipendiary services" [syn: {compensable}, {paying(a)}, {remunerative}, {salaried}]
n : paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing with police cases [syn: {stipendiary magistrate}]

stipendiary magistrate
n : paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing with police cases [syn: {stipendiary}]

stiper
striper
n 1: a serviceman who wears stripes on the uniform to indicate rank or years of service; "he's a four-striper"
2: caught along the Atlantic coast of the United States [syn: {striped bass}]
3: marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes; migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus Morone [syn: {striped bass}, {Roccus saxatilis}, {rockfish}] [also: {stiper}]

stiper
See {striper}

stipites
See {stipes}

stipple
v 1: engrave by means of dots and flicks
2: make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink
3: apply (paint) in small touches
4: produce a mottled effect; "The sunlight stippled the trees" [syn: {speckle}]

stippled
adj : having a pattern of dots [syn: {dotted}, {flecked}, {specked}, {speckled}]

stippler
n : a painter who stipples (creates a stippled effect)

stipulate
v 1: specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments" [syn: {qualify}, {condition}, {specify}]
2: give a guarantee or promise of; "They stipulated to release all the prisoners"
3: make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force

stipulation
n 1: (law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court; must be in writing unless they are part of the court record; "a stipulation of fact was made in order to avoid delay" [syn: {judicial admission}]
2: an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else [syn: {condition}, {precondition}]
3: a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement [syn: {specification}]

stipulative definition
n : a definition that is stipulated by someone and that is not a standard usage

stipulatory
adj : constituted or contracted by stipulation or agreement; "stipulatory obligations" [syn: {agreed upon(p)}]

stipule
n : a small leafy outgrowth at the base of a leaf or its stalk; usually occurring in pairs and soon shed

stir
n 1: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: {disturbance}, {disruption}, {commotion}, {flutter}, {hurly burly}, {to-do}, {hoo-ha}, {hoo-hah}, {kerfuffle}]
2: emotional agitation and excitement
3: a rapid bustling commotion [syn: {bustle}, {hustle}, {flurry}, {ado}, {fuss}]
v 1: move an implement through with a circular motion; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink"
2: move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat" [syn: {shift}, {budge}, {agitate}]
3: stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions" [syn: {stimulate}, {excite}]
4: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" [syn: {stimulate}, {shake}, {shake up}, {excite}]
5: affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy" [syn: {touch}]
6: evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" [syn: {raise}, {conjure}, {conjure up}, {invoke}, {evoke}, {call down}, {arouse}, {bring up}, {put forward}, {call forth}]
7: to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir" [syn: {arouse}]
8: mix or add by stirring; "Stir nuts into the dough" [also: {stirring}, {stirred}]

stir fry
v : fry very quickly over high heat; "stir-fry the vegetables in a wok"

stir up
v 1: try to stir up public opinion [syn: {agitate}, {foment}]
2: arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred" [syn: {inflame}, {wake}, {ignite}, {heat}, {fire up}]
3: change the arrangement or position of [syn: {agitate}, {vex}, {disturb}, {commove}, {shake up}, {raise up}]
4: provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people" [syn: {incite}, {instigate}, {set off}]

stirk
n : yearling heifer or bullock

stirpes
See {stirps}

stirred
stir
n 1: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: {disturbance}, {disruption}, {commotion}, {flutter}, {hurly burly}, {to-do}, {hoo-ha}, {hoo-hah}, {kerfuffle}]
2: emotional agitation and excitement
3: a rapid bustling commotion [syn: {bustle}, {hustle}, {flurry}, {ado}, {fuss}]
v 1: move an implement through with a circular motion; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink"
2: move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat" [syn: {shift}, {budge}, {agitate}]
3: stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions" [syn: {stimulate}, {excite}]
4: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" [syn: {stimulate}, {shake}, {shake up}, {excite}]
5: affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy" [syn: {touch}]
6: evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" [syn: {raise}, {conjure}, {conjure up}, {invoke}, {evoke}, {call down}, {arouse}, {bring up}, {put forward}, {call forth}]
7: to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir" [syn: {arouse}]
8: mix or add by stirring; "Stir nuts into the dough" [also: {stirring}, {stirred}]

stirred
adj 1: emotionally affected; "very touched by the stranger's kindness" [syn: {affected(p)}, {stirred(p)}, {touched(p)}]
2: emotionally aroused [syn: {stimulated}, {stirred up}, {aroused}]
3: set into a usually circular motion in order to mix or blend

stirred
See {stir}

stirred up
adj : emotionally aroused [syn: {stimulated}, {stirred}, {aroused}]

stirrer
n 1: a person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up trouble [syn: {scaremonger}]
2: an implement used for stirring

stirring
stir
n 1: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: {disturbance}, {disruption}, {commotion}, {flutter}, {hurly burly}, {to-do}, {hoo-ha}, {hoo-hah}, {kerfuffle}]
2: emotional agitation and excitement
3: a rapid bustling commotion [syn: {bustle}, {hustle}, {flurry}, {ado}, {fuss}]
v 1: move an implement through with a circular motion; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink"
2: move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat" [syn: {shift}, {budge}, {agitate}]
3: stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions" [syn: {stimulate}, {excite}]
4: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" [syn: {stimulate}, {shake}, {shake up}, {excite}]
5: affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy" [syn: {touch}]
6: evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" [syn: {raise}, {conjure}, {conjure up}, {invoke}, {evoke}, {call down}, {arouse}, {bring up}, {put forward}, {call forth}]
7: to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir" [syn: {arouse}]
8: mix or add by stirring; "Stir nuts into the dough" [also: {stirring}, {stirred}]

stirring
adj 1: capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement; "a rousing sermon"; "stirring events such as wars and rescues" [syn: {rousing}]
2: exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions; "a stirring speech" [syn: {soul-stirring}]
n 1: agitating a liquid with an implement; "constant stirring prevents it from burning on the bottom of the pan"
2: arousing to a particular emotion or action [syn: {inspiration}]

stirring
See {stir}

stirringly
adv : in a stirring manner; "he talked stirringly about his days during the war"

stirrup
n 1: support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go [syn: {stirrup iron}]
2: the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea [syn: {stapes}]

stirrup cup
n : a farewell drink (especially one offered to a horseman ready to depart); usually alcoholic

stirrup iron
n : support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go [syn: {stirrup}]

stirrup pump
n : a hand-operated reciprocating pump; used in fighting fires

stitch
n 1: sewing consisting of a link or loop or knot made by drawing a threaded needle through a fabric
2: a sharp spasm of pain in the side resulting from running
v : fasten by sewing; do needlework [syn: {sew}, {run up}, {sew together}]

stitched
adj : fastened with stitches [syn: {sewed}, {sewn}]

stitcher
n : a garmentmaker who performs the finishing steps

stitchery
n : needlework that involves sewing; "she put her sewing back in the basket" [syn: {sewing}]

stitching
n : joining or attaching by stitches [syn: {sewing}]

stitchwort
n : low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to ease sharp pains in the side [syn: {greater stitchwort}, {starwort}, {Stellaria holostea}]

Stizidae
n : cicada killers [syn: {family Stizidae}]

Stizolobium
n : genus of tropical herbs and woody vines having trifoliate leaves and showy flowers in axillary clusters [syn: {genus Mucuna}, {genus Stizolobium}]

Stizolobium deeringiana
n : annual semi-woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing [syn: {cowage}, {velvet bean}, {Bengal bean}, {Benghal bean}, {Florida bean}, {Mucuna pruriens utilis}, {Mucuna deeringiana}, {Mucuna aterrima}]

Stizostedion
n : pikeperches [syn: {genus Stizostedion}]

Stizostedion vitreum
n : pike-like freshwater perches [syn: {walleye}, {walleyed pike}, {jack salmon}]

STM
n : what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it [syn: {short-term memory}, {immediate memory}]

stoae
See {stoa}

stoat
n : the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail

stob
n : a short straight stick of wood

stochastic
adj : being or having a random variable; "a stochastic variable"; "stochastic processes"

stochastic process
n : a statistical process involving a number of random variables depending on a variable parameter (which is usually time)

stochastic variable
n : a variable quantity that is random [syn: {random variable}, {variate}, {variant}, {chance variable}]

stochastically
adv : by stochastic means; "we estimated the answer stochastically"

stochasticity
n : the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan [syn: {randomness}, {haphazardness}, {noise}]

stock
adj 1: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" [syn: {banal}, {commonplace}, {hackneyed}, {old-hat}, {shopworn}, {stock(a)}, {threadbare}, {timeworn}, {tired}, {trite}, {well-worn}]
2: routine; "a stock answer"
3: regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a stock item" [syn: {standard}]
n 1: the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity); "he owns a controlling share of the company's stock"
2: liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces; "she made gravy with a base of beef stock" [syn: {broth}]
3: the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a vast inventory of hardware" [syn: {inventory}]
4: a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars" [syn: {store}, {fund}]
5: not used technically; any animals kept for use or profit [syn: {livestock}, {farm animal}]
6: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" [syn: {lineage}, {line}, {line of descent}, {descent}, {bloodline}, {blood line}, {blood}, {pedigree}, {ancestry}, {origin}, {parentage}, {stemma}]
7: the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun; "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock" [syn: {gunstock}]
8: the reputation and popularity a person has; "his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor"
9: a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep" [syn: {breed}, {strain}] 10: lumber used in the construction of something; "they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter" 11: a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation; "the value of his stocks doubled during the past year" [syn: {stock certificate}] 12: any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia [syn: {Malcolm stock}] 13: a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants 14: any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers [syn: {gillyflower}] 15: the handle end of some implements or tools; "he grabbed the cue by the stock" 16: persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant [syn: {caudex}] 17: an ornamental white cravat [syn: {neckcloth}]
v 1: have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?" [syn: {carry}, {stockpile}]
2: equip with a stock; "stock a rifle"
3: supply with fish; "stock a lake"
4: supply with livestock; "stock a farm"
5: stock up on to keep for future use or sale; "let's stock coffee as long as prices are low" [syn: {buy in}]
6: provide or furnish with a stock of something; "stock the larder with meat"
7: put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year" [syn: {sprout}]

stock breeder
n : a person who breeds animals [syn: {breeder}]

stock buyback
n : a corporation's purchase of its own outstanding stock; increases earnings/share so stock price rises (which can discourage a takeover attempt)

stock car
n 1: a car kept in dealers' stock for regular sales
2: a racing car with the basic chassis of a commercially available car

stock certificate
n : a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation; "the value of his stocks doubled during the past year" [syn: {stock}]

stock company
n 1: a company whose capital is represented by stock
2: a theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire [syn: {repertory company}]

stock cube
n : a cube of dehydrated stock

stock dividend
n : a dividend paid in stock rather than in cash

stock exchange
n : an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers [syn: {stock market}, {securities market}]

stock farmer
n : farmer who breed or raises livestock [syn: {stockman}, {stock raiser}]

stock index
n : index based on a statistical compilation of the share prices of a number of representative stocks [syn: {stock market index}]

stock issue
n : (corporation law) the authorization and delivery of shares of stock for sale to the public or the shares thus offered at a particular time

stock list
n : a detailed list of all the items in stock [syn: {inventory}]

stock market
n : an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers [syn: {stock exchange}, {securities market}]

stock market index
n : index based on a statistical compilation of the share prices of a number of representative stocks [syn: {stock index}]

stock of record
n : stock held by stockholders of record on a given date

stock option
n : the right to buy or sell a stock at a specified price within a stated period

stock power
n : a power of attorney document to transfer ownership of a registered security from the owner to another party

stock purchase plan
n : an organized plan for employees of a company to buy shares of its stock

stock raiser
n : farmer who breed or raises livestock [syn: {stockman}, {stock farmer}]

stock room
n : storeroom for storing goods and supplies used in a business [syn: {stockroom}]

stock saddle
n : an ornamented saddle used by cowboys; has a high horn to hold the lariat [syn: {Western saddle}]

stock split
n : an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity; "they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock" [syn: {split}, {split up}]

stock symbol
n : the letters used to identify listed companies on the securities exchanges where they are traded

stock ticker
n : character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on tickertape [syn: {ticker}]

stock trader
n : someone who buys and sells stock shares

stock warrant
n 1: a type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common stock at a stated price; "as a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income securities" [syn: {warrant}, {stock-purchase warrant}]
2: a written certificate that gives the holder the right to purchase shares of a stock for a specified price within a specified period of time

stockade
n 1: fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense
2: a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions) [syn: {concentration camp}]
v : surround with a stockade in order to fortify

stockbroker
n : an agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds

stockbroker belt
n : a wealthy residential suburb

stockcar
n : boxcar with latticed sides; for transporting livestock

stocked
adj : furnished with more than enough; "rivers well stocked with fish"; "a well-stocked store" [syn: {stocked with}]

stocked with
adj : furnished with more than enough; "rivers well stocked with fish"; "a well-stocked store" [syn: {stocked}]

stocker
n : a domestic animal (especially a young steer or heifer) kept as stock until fattened or matured and suitable for a breeding establishment

stockfish
n : fish cured by being split and air-dried without salt [also: {stockfishes} (pl)]

stockfishes
stockfish
n : fish cured by being split and air-dried without salt [also: {stockfishes} (pl)]

stockfishes
See {stockfish}

stockholder
n : someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation [syn: {shareholder}, {shareowner}]

stockholder of record
n : the stockholder whose name is registered on the books of the corporation as owning the shares at a particular time

stockholders meeting
n : a meeting at which the management reports to the stockholders of a company

stockholding
n 1: a specific number of stocks or shares owned; "sell holdings he has in corporations" [syn: {stockholdings}]
2: ownership of stocks; the state or fact of holding stock; "prohibition of unrestricted intercorporate stockholding"- W.Z.Ripley

stockholdings
n : a specific number of stocks or shares owned; "sell holdings he has in corporations" [syn: {stockholding}]

Stockholm
n : the capital and largest city of Sweden; located in southern Sweden on the Baltic; "the Nobel Prize is awarded in Stockholm" [syn: {capital of Sweden}]

stockhorn
n : an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone [syn: {hornpipe}, {pibgorn}]

stockier
stocky
adj : heavy and compact in form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thick middle-aged man"; "a thickset young man" [syn: {compact}, {heavyset}, {thick}, {thickset}] [also: {stockiest}, {stockier}]

stockier
See {stocky}

stockiest
stocky
adj : heavy and compact in form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thick middle-aged man"; "a thickset young man" [syn: {compact}, {heavyset}, {thick}, {thickset}] [also: {stockiest}, {stockier}]

stockiest
See {stocky}

stockily
adv : in a stocky manner; "he was stockily built"

stock-index futures
n : a futures contract based on a stock index; a bet on the future price of the indexed group of stocks

stockinet
n : knit used especially for infants' wear and undergarments [syn: {stockinette}]

stockinette
n : knit used especially for infants' wear and undergarments [syn: {stockinet}]

stockinette stitch
n : knitting stitch having alternate rows of knit stitches and purl stitches, producing a fabric as for stockings

stocking
adj : wearing stockings; "walks about in his stockinged (or stocking) feet" [syn: {stockinged}]
n 1: close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
2: the activity of supplying a stock of something; "he supervised the stocking of the stream with trout"

stocking cap
n : a close-fitting woolen cap; often has a tapering tail with a tassel [syn: {ski cap}, {toboggan cap}]

stocking filler
n : a small Christmas present included in the Christmas stocking [syn: {stocking stuffer}]

stocking stuffer
n : a small Christmas present included in the Christmas stocking [syn: {stocking filler}]

stockinged
adj : wearing stockings; "walks about in his stockinged (or stocking) feet" [syn: {stocking}]

stock-in-trade
n : any equipment constantly used as part of a profession or occupation; "friendliness is the salesman's stock in trade"

stockist
n : one (as a retailer or distributor) that stocks goods

stockjobber
n : one who deals only with brokers or other jobbers

stockman
n : farmer who breed or raises livestock [syn: {stock raiser}, {stock farmer}]

stockpile
n 1: something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose [syn: {reserve}, {backlog}]
2: a storage pile accumulated for future use
v : have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?" [syn: {stock}, {carry}]

stockpiling
n : accumulating and storing a reserve supply; "the stockpiling of war materials"

stockpot
n : a pot used for preparing soup stock

stock-purchase warrant
n : a type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common stock at a stated price; "as a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income securities" [syn: {warrant}, {stock warrant}]

stockroom
n : storeroom for storing goods and supplies used in a business [syn: {stock room}]

stocks
n : a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the neck and hands; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn [syn: {pillory}]

stock-still
adj : absolutely still; "frozen with horror"; "they stood rooted in astonishment" [syn: {frozen(p)}, {rooted(p)}]
adv : without moving or making a sound; "he sat still as a statue"; "time stood still"; "they waited stock-still outside the door"; "he couldn't hold still any longer" [syn: {still}]

stocktaking
n 1: reappraisal of a situation or position or outlook
2: making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand; "the inventory took two days" [syn: {inventory}, {inventorying}]

Stockton
n : United States writer (1834-1902) [syn: {Frank Stockton}, {Francis Richard Stockton}]

stocky
adj : heavy and compact in form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thick middle-aged man"; "a thickset young man" [syn: {compact}, {heavyset}, {thick}, {thickset}] [also: {stockiest}, {stockier}]

stockyard
n : enclosed yard where cattle, pigs, horses, or sheep are kept temporarily

stodge
n : heavy filling (and usually starchy) food

stodgier
stodgy
adj 1: (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned; "moss-grown ideas about family life" [syn: {fogyish}, {moss-grown}, {mossy}, {stick-in-the-mud(p)}]
2: excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull; "why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?"; "a stodgy dinner party" [syn: {stuffy}] [also: {stodgiest}, {stodgier}]

stodgier
See {stodgy}

stodgiest
stodgy
adj 1: (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned; "moss-grown ideas about family life" [syn: {fogyish}, {moss-grown}, {mossy}, {stick-in-the-mud(p)}]
2: excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull; "why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?"; "a stodgy dinner party" [syn: {stuffy}] [also: {stodgiest}, {stodgier}]

stodgiest
See {stodgy}

stodgily
adv : in a stuffy manner; "`Come in please,' he said stuffily" [syn: {stuffily}]

stodginess
n : dull and pompous gravity [syn: {stuffiness}]

stodgy
adj 1: (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned; "moss-grown ideas about family life" [syn: {fogyish}, {moss-grown}, {mossy}, {stick-in-the-mud(p)}]
2: excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull; "why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?"; "a stodgy dinner party" [syn: {stuffy}] [also: {stodgiest}, {stodgier}]

stoep
n : small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house [syn: {stoop}]

stoic
adj 1: seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive; "stoic courage"; "stoic patience"; "a stoical sufferer" [syn: {stoical}]
2: pertaining to Stoicism or its followers
n 1: a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno; "a Stoic achieves happiness by submission to destiny"
2: someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions [syn: {unemotional person}] [ant: {emotional person}]

stoical
adj : seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive; "stoic courage"; "stoic patience"; "a stoical sufferer" [syn: {stoic}]

stoically
adv : without emotion; in a stoic manner; "he stoically accepted all suffering"

stoichiometric
adj : of or relating to stoichiometry

stoichiometry
n : (chemistry) the relation between the quantities of substances that take part in a reaction or form a compound (typically a ratio of whole integers)

stoicism
n 1: an indifference to pleasure or pain [syn: {stolidity}, {stolidness}]
2: (philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno

stoke
v : stir up or tend; of a fire

stokehold
n : (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired [syn: {stokehole}, {fireroom}]

stokehole
n : (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired [syn: {stokehold}, {fireroom}]

Stoker
n 1: Irish writer of the horror novel about Dracula (1847-1912) [syn: {Bram Stoker}, {Abraham Stoker}]
2: a laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship) [syn: {fireman}]
3: a mechanical device for stoking a furnace

stokes' aster
n : erect perennial of southeastern United States having large heads of usually blue flowers [syn: {cornflower aster}, {Stokesia laevis}]

Stokes-Adams syndrome
n : recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat [syn: {heart block}, {Adams-Stokes syndrome}, {atrioventricular block}]

Stokesia
n : 1 species: stokes' aster [syn: {genus Stokesia}]

Stokesia laevis
n : erect perennial of southeastern United States having large heads of usually blue flowers [syn: {stokes' aster}, {cornflower aster}]

Stokowski
n : United States conductor (born in Britain) (1882-1977) [syn: {Leopold Stokowski}, {Leopold Antoni Stanislaw Stokowski}]

stole
n : a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women

stole
steal
n 1: an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price" [syn: {bargain}, {buy}]
2: a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)
v 1: take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
2: move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness" [syn: {slip}]
3: steal a base
4: to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house" [syn: {sneak}, {mouse}, {creep}, {pussyfoot}] [also: {stolen}, {stole}]

stole
See {steal}

stolen
adj : taken dishonestly; "the purloined letter" [syn: {purloined}]

stolen
steal
n 1: an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price" [syn: {bargain}, {buy}]
2: a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)
v 1: take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
2: move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness" [syn: {slip}]
3: steal a base
4: to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house" [syn: {sneak}, {mouse}, {creep}, {pussyfoot}] [also: {stolen}, {stole}]

stolen
See {steal}

stolen property
n : property that has been stolen

stolid
adj : having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited; "her impassive remoteness"; "he remained impassive, showing neither interest in nor concern for our plight"- Nordhoff & Hall; "a silent stolid creature who took it all as a matter of course"-Virginia Woolf; "her face showed nothing but stolid indifference" [syn: {impassive}]

stolidity
n 1: apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions [syn: {emotionlessness}, {impassivity}, {impassiveness}, {phlegm}, {indifference}, {unemotionality}]
2: an indifference to pleasure or pain [syn: {stoicism}, {stolidness}]

stolidly
adv : in a stolid manner; "he said `no' stolidly"

stolidness
n : an indifference to pleasure or pain [syn: {stoicism}, {stolidity}]

stolon
n : a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips [syn: {runner}, {offset}]

stoloniferous
adj : producing stolons

stoma
n 1: a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass [syn: {stomate}, {pore}]
2: a mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ) [also: {stomata} (pl)]

stomach
n 1: an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion [syn: {tummy}, {tum}, {breadbasket}]
2: the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis [syn: {abdomen}, {venter}, {belly}]
3: an inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness; "he had no stomach for a fight"
4: an appetite for food; "exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner"
v 1: bear to eat; "He cannot stomach raw fish"
2: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" [syn: {digest}, {endure}, {stick out}, {bear}, {stand}, {tolerate}, {support}, {brook}, {abide}, {suffer}, {put up}]

stomach ache
n : an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region [syn: {stomachache}, {bellyache}, {gastralgia}]

stomach exercise
n : an exercise designed to strengthen the abdominal muscles [syn: {tummy crunch}]

stomach flu
n : inflammation of the stomach and intestines; can be caused by Salmonella enteritidis [syn: {gastroenteritis}, {intestinal flu}]

stomach pump
n : a suction pump used to remove the contents of the stomach

stomach sweetbread
n : edible pancreas of an animal

stomach upset
n : a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea [syn: {indigestion}, {dyspepsia}, {upset stomach}]

stomachache
n : an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region [syn: {stomach ache}, {bellyache}, {gastralgia}]

stomachal
adj : relating to or involving the stomach; "gastric ulcer" [syn: {gastric}, {stomachic}]

stomacher
n : garment consisting of a V-shaped panel of stiff material worn over the chest and stomach in the 16th century

stomachic
adj : relating to or involving the stomach; "gastric ulcer" [syn: {gastric}, {stomachal}]

stomata
stoma
n 1: a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass [syn: {stomate}, {pore}]
2: a mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ) [also: {stomata} (pl)]

stomata
See {stoma}

stomatal
adj 1: relating to or of the nature of or having a mouth or mouthlike opening [syn: {stomatous}]
2: relating to or constituting plant stomata; "stomatal openings" [syn: {stomatous}]

stomate
n : a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass [syn: {stoma}, {pore}]

stomatitis
n : inflammation of the mucous membrane of the mouth

stomatopod
n : a kind of crustacean [syn: {stomatopod crustacean}]

stomatopod crustacean
n : a kind of crustacean [syn: {stomatopod}]

Stomatopoda
n : mantis shrimps [syn: {order Stomatopoda}]

stomatous
adj 1: relating to or of the nature of or having a mouth or mouthlike opening [syn: {stomatal}]
2: relating to or constituting plant stomata; "stomatal openings" [syn: {stomatal}]
3: having a mouth or mouthlike opening [ant: {astomatous}]

stomodaea
See {stomodaeum}

stomodea
See {stomodeum}

stomp
n : a dance involving a rhythmical stamping step
v : walk heavily; "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots" [syn: {stamp}, {stump}]

stomper
n : someone who walks with a heavy noisy gait or who stamps on the ground [syn: {stamper}, {tramper}, {trampler}]

stone
adj : of any of various dull tannish-gray colors
n 1: a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me" [syn: {rock}]
2: material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust; "that mountain is solid rock"; "stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries" [syn: {rock}]
3: building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose; "he wanted a special stone to mark the site"
4: a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry; "he had the gem set in a ring for his wife"; "she had jewels made of all the rarest stones" [syn: {gem}, {gemstone}]
5: the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed; "you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking" [syn: {pit}, {endocarp}]
6: an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds; "a heavy chap who must have weighed more than twenty stone"
7: United States filmmaker (born in 1946) [syn: {Oliver Stone}]
8: United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893) [syn: {Lucy Stone}]
9: United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989) [syn: {I. F. Stone}, {Isidor Feinstein Stone}] 10: United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as Chief Justice (1872-1946) [syn: {Harlan Fiske Stone}] 11: United States architect (1902-1978) [syn: {Edward Durell Stone}] 12: a lack of feeling or expression or movement; "he must have a heart of stone"; "her face was as hard as stone"
v 1: kill by throwing stones at; "Adulterers should be stoned according to the Koran" [syn: {lapidate}]
2: remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries" [syn: {pit}]

Stone Age
n : (archeology) the earliest known period of human culture, characterized by the use of stone implements

stone bass
n : brown fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean found around rocks and shipwrecks [syn: {wreckfish}, {Polyprion americanus}]

stone bramble
n : European trailing bramble with red berrylike fruits [syn: {Rubus saxatilis}]

stone breaker
n : someone who breaks up stone

stone crab
n 1: pale flesh with delicate texture and flavor; found in Florida but now very rare
2: large edible crab of S coat of United States especially Florida [syn: {Menippe mercenaria}]

stone cress
n : any Old World herb of the genus Aethionema; native of sunny limestone habitats [syn: {stonecress}]

stone curlew
n : large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint [syn: {thick-knee}, {Burhinus oedicnemus}]

stone drill
n : a drill for penetrating rock [syn: {bore bit}, {borer}, {rock drill}]

stone facing
n : a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment [syn: {revetment}, {revetement}]

stone fly
n : primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones [syn: {stonefly}, {plecopteran}]

stone fruit
n : fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube [syn: {drupe}]

stone life face
n : any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones [syn: {lithops}, {living stone}, {stoneface}, {stone-face}, {stone plant}, {flowering stone}]

stone marten
n : Eurasian marten having a brown coat with pale breast and throat [syn: {beech marten}, {Martes foina}]

stone mimicry plant
n : highly succulent stemless clump-forming plants with gray-green leaves similar in texture to lumps of granite; South Africa [syn: {living granite}, {living rock}]

stone parsley
n 1: slender roadside herb of western Europe and Mediterranean having foliage like parsley and white flowers with aromatic seeds [syn: {Sison amomum}]
2: any plant of the genus Seseli having dense umbels of small white or pink flowers and finely divided foliage [syn: {moon carrot}]

stone pine
n : medium-sized 2-needled pine of southern Europe having a spreading crown; widely cultivated for its sweet seeds that resemble almonds [syn: {umbrella pine}, {European nut pine}, {Pinus pinea}]

stone pit
n : a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'" [syn: {pit}, {quarry}]

stone plant
n : any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones [syn: {lithops}, {living stone}, {stoneface}, {stone-face}, {stone life face}, {flowering stone}]

stone root
n : erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States [syn: {horse balm}, {horseweed}, {stoneroot}, {stone-root}, {richweed}, {Collinsonia canadensis}]

stone wall
n : a fence built of rough stones; used to separate fields

stone-blind
adj : completely blind

stone-broke
adj : lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term" [syn: {broke}, {bust}, {skint}, {stony-broke}]

stonechat
n : common European chat with black plumage and a reddish-brown breast [syn: {Saxicola torquata}]

stone-cold
adj : completely cold; "by the time he got back to his coffee it was stone-cold"

stonecress
n : any Old World herb of the genus Aethionema; native of sunny limestone habitats [syn: {stone cress}]

stonecrop
n : any of various northern temperate plants of the genus Sedum having fleshy leaves and red or yellow or white flowers

stonecrop family
n : succulent shrubs and herbs [syn: {Crassulaceae}, {family Crassulaceae}]

stonecutter
n : someone who cuts or carves stone [syn: {cutter}]

stoned
adj : under the influence of narcotics [syn: {hopped-up}]

stone-dead
adj : as lifeless as a stone

stone-deaf
adj : totally deaf; unable to hear anything [syn: {profoundly deaf}, {deaf as a post}, {unhearing}]

stone-face
n : any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones [syn: {lithops}, {living stone}, {stoneface}, {stone plant}, {stone life face}, {flowering stone}]

stoneface
n : any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones [syn: {lithops}, {living stone}, {stone-face}, {stone plant}, {stone life face}, {flowering stone}]

stonefish
n : venomous tropical marine fish resembling a piece of rock [syn: {Synanceja verrucosa}] [also: {stonefishes} (pl)]

stonefishes
stonefish
n : venomous tropical marine fish resembling a piece of rock [syn: {Synanceja verrucosa}] [also: {stonefishes} (pl)]

stonefishes
See {stonefish}

stonefly
n : primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones [syn: {stone fly}, {plecopteran}]

stone-gray
adj : of the color of slate or granite; "the slaty sky of dawn" [syn: {slate-gray}, {slaty}, {slatey}]

stoneless
adj : (of fruits having stones) having the stone removed; "stoneless dried dates"

stonelike
adj : (of bone especially the temporal bone) resembling stone in hardness [syn: {petrous}]

stonemason
n : a craftsman who works with stone or brick [syn: {mason}]

stoner
n : an attacker who pelts the victim with stones (especially with intent to kill) [syn: {lapidator}]

stone-root
n : erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States [syn: {horse balm}, {horseweed}, {stoneroot}, {richweed}, {stone root}, {Collinsonia canadensis}]

stoneroot
n : erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States [syn: {horse balm}, {horseweed}, {stone-root}, {richweed}, {stone root}, {Collinsonia canadensis}]

stone's throw
n : a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore" [syn: {step}]

stone-sober
adj : totally sober [syn: {cold sober}]

stonewall
v 1: obstruct or hinder any discussion; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls"
2: engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate; "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist"

Stonewall Jackson
n : general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863) [syn: {Jackson}, {Thomas Jackson}, {Thomas J. Jackson}, {Thomas Jonathan Jackson}]

stonewaller
n : one who stonewalls or refuses to answer or cooperate; someone who delays by lengthy speeches etc.

stonewalling
n : stalling or delaying especially by refusing to answer questions or cooperate

stoneware
n : ceramic ware that is fired in high heat and vitrified and nonporous

stonewash
v : wash with stones to achieve a worn appearance; "stonewash blue jeans" [syn: {stone-wash}]

stone-wash
v : wash with stones to achieve a worn appearance; "stonewash blue jeans" [syn: {stonewash}]

stonework
n : masonry done with stone

stonewort
n : any of various submerged aquatic algae of the genus Chara having nodes with whorled filamentlike branches; usually encrusted with calcium carbonate deposits

stonier
stony
adj 1: abounding in rocks or stones; "rocky fields"; "stony ground"; "bouldery beaches" [syn: {rocky}, {bouldery}, {bouldered}]
2: showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart" [syn: {flinty}, {obdurate}]
3: hard as granite; "a granitic fist" [syn: {granitic}, {granitelike}, {rocklike}] [also: {stoniest}, {stonier}]

stonier
See {stony}

stoniest
stony
adj 1: abounding in rocks or stones; "rocky fields"; "stony ground"; "bouldery beaches" [syn: {rocky}, {bouldery}, {bouldered}]
2: showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart" [syn: {flinty}, {obdurate}]
3: hard as granite; "a granitic fist" [syn: {granitic}, {granitelike}, {rocklike}] [also: {stoniest}, {stonier}]

stoniest
See {stony}

stonily
adv : in a stony manner; "stonily indifferent to time"

stoning
n : pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death) [syn: {lapidation}]

stony
adj 1: abounding in rocks or stones; "rocky fields"; "stony ground"; "bouldery beaches" [syn: {rocky}, {bouldery}, {bouldered}]
2: showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart" [syn: {flinty}, {obdurate}]
3: hard as granite; "a granitic fist" [syn: {granitic}, {granitelike}, {rocklike}] [also: {stoniest}, {stonier}]

stony coral
n : corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands [syn: {madrepore}, {madriporian coral}]

stony-broke
adj : lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term" [syn: {broke}, {bust}, {skint}, {stone-broke}]

stonyhearted
adj : devoid of feeling for others; "an unfeeling wretch" [syn: {hardhearted}, {unfeeling}]

stood
stand
n 1: a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp" [syn: {base}, {pedestal}]
2: the position where a thing or person stands
3: a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area; "they cut down a stand of trees"
4: a small table for holding articles of various kinds; "a bedside stand"
5: a support for displaying various articles; "the newspapers were arranged on a rack" [syn: {rack}]
6: an interruption of normal activity [syn: {standstill}, {tie-up}]
7: a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events" [syn: {point of view}, {viewpoint}, {standpoint}]
8: a booth where articles are displayed for sale [syn: {stall}, {sales booth}]
9: a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance; "a one-night stand" 10: tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade) [syn: {stands}] 11: a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air [syn: {bandstand}, {outdoor stage}] 12: a defensive effort; "the army made a final stand at the Rhone"
v 1: be standing; be upright; "We had to stand for the entire performance!" [syn: {stand up}] [ant: {sit}, {lie}]
2: be in some specified state or condition; "I stand corrected"
3: occupy a place or location, also metaphorically; "We stand on common ground"
4: hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!" [syn: {remain firm}] [ant: {yield}]
5: have or maintain a position or stand on an issue; "Where do you stand on the War?"
6: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" [syn: {digest}, {endure}, {stick out}, {stomach}, {bear}, {tolerate}, {support}, {brook}, {abide}, {suffer}, {put up}]
7: remain inactive or immobile; "standing water"
8: be in effect; be or remain in force; "The law stands!"
9: be tall; have a height of; copula; "She stands 6 feet tall" 10: put into an upright position; "Can you stand the bookshelf up?" [syn: {stand up}, {place upright}] 11: withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow" [syn: {resist}, {fend}] 12: be available for stud services; "male domestic animals such as stallions serve selected females" [also: {stood}]

stood
See {stand}

stooge
n 1: a person of unquestioning obedience [syn: {flunky}, {flunkey}, {yes-man}]
2: a victim of ridicule or pranks [syn: {butt}, {goat}, {laughingstock}]
v 1: cruise in slow or routine flights
2: act as the stooge; "His role was to stooge for the popular comedian"
3: act as a stooge, in a compliant or subordinate manner; "He stooged for the flamboyant Senator"

stool
n 1: a simple seat without a back or arms
2: solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels [syn: {fecal matter}, {faecal matter}, {feces}, {faeces}, {BM}, {ordure}, {dejection}]
3: (forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings
4: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: {toilet}, {can}, {commode}, {crapper}, {pot}, {potty}, {throne}]
v 1: lure with a stool, as of wild fowl
2: react to a decoy, of wildfowl
3: grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers [syn: {tiller}]
4: have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds" [syn: {defecate}, {shit}, {take a shit}, {take a crap}, {ca-ca}, {crap}, {make}]

stool pigeon
n : a dummy pigeon used to decoy others

stool test
n : a take-home test in which you collect specimens of your stool that are tested for traces of blood; used to detect colorectal cancers [syn: {fecal occult test}, {faecal occult test}]

stoolie
n : someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police [syn: {fink}, {snitch}, {snitcher}, {stoolpigeon}, {sneak}, {sneaker}, {canary}]

stoolpigeon
n : someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police [syn: {fink}, {snitch}, {snitcher}, {stoolie}, {sneak}, {sneaker}, {canary}]

stoop
n 1: an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward
2: basin for holy water [syn: {stoup}]
3: small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house [syn: {stoep}]
v 1: bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse" [syn: {crouch}, {bend}, {bow}]
2: debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail" [syn: {condescend}, {lower oneself}]
3: descend swiftly, as if on prey; "The eagle stooped on the mice in the field"
4: sag, bend, bend over or down; "the rocks stooped down over the hiking path"
5: carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward; "The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane"

stoop to
v : make concessions to

stooped
adj : having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; "a little oldish misshapen stooping woman" [syn: {hunched}, {round-backed}, {round-shouldered}, {stooping}, {crooked}]

stooper
n 1: a person at a racetrack who searches for winning parimutuel tickets that have been carelessly discarded by others
2: a person who carries himself or herself with the head and shoulders habitually bent forward

stooping
adj : having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; "a little oldish misshapen stooping woman" [syn: {hunched}, {round-backed}, {round-shouldered}, {stooped}, {crooked}]

stop
n 1: the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill" [syn: {halt}]
2: the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood" [syn: {stoppage}]
3: a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends" [syn: {stopover}, {layover}]
4: the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat" [syn: {arrest}, {check}, {halt}, {hitch}, {stay}, {stoppage}]
5: a spot where something halts or pauses; "his next stop is Atlanta"
6: a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated" [syn: {stop consonant}, {occlusive}, {plosive consonant}, {plosive speech sound}, {plosive}] [ant: {continuant consonant}]
7: a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop" [syn: {period}, {point}, {full stop}, {full point}]
8: (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes; "the organist pulled out all the stops"
9: a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically" [syn: {diaphragm}] 10: a restraint that checks the motion of something; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open" [syn: {catch}] 11: an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" [syn: {blockage}, {block}, {closure}, {occlusion}, {stoppage}]
v 1: come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window" [syn: {halt}] [ant: {start}]
2: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother" [syn: {discontinue}, {cease}, {give up}, {quit}, {lay off}] [ant: {continue}]
3: stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process" [syn: {halt}, {block}, {kibosh}]
4: interrupt a trip; "we stopped at Aunt Mary's house"; "they stopped for three days in Florence" [syn: {stop over}]
5: cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief" [ant: {start}]
6: prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negociations" [syn: {break}, {break off}, {discontinue}]
7: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in Sout East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" [syn: {check}, {turn back}, {arrest}, {contain}, {hold back}]
8: seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace" [syn: {intercept}]
9: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" [syn: {end}, {finish}, {terminate}, {cease}] [ant: {begin}] 10: render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" [syn: {barricade}, {block}, {blockade}, {block off}, {block up}, {bar}] 11: stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!" [syn: {hold on}] [also: {stopping}, {stopped}]

stop bath
n : an acid bath used to stop the action of a developer [syn: {short-stop}, {short-stop bath}]

stop consonant
n : a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated" [syn: {stop}, {occlusive}, {plosive consonant}, {plosive speech sound}, {plosive}] [ant: {continuant consonant}]

stop dead
v : stop moving or become immobilized; "When he saw the police car he froze" [syn: {freeze}]

stop number
n : the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system [syn: {focal ratio}, {f number}, {speed}]

stop order
n : an order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a security falls (rises) to a designated level [syn: {stop-loss order}]

stop over
v 1: interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight; "We had to stop over in Venezuela on our flight back from Brazil" [syn: {lay over}]
2: interrupt a trip; "we stopped at Aunt Mary's house"; "they stopped for three days in Florence" [syn: {stop}]

stop payment
n : a depositor's order to a bank to refuse payment on a check

stop press
n : late news that is inserted into the newspaper at the last minute

stop up
v : fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak" [syn: {plug}, {secure}]

stopcock
n : faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid [syn: {cock}, {turncock}]

Stopes
n : birth-control campaigner who in 1921 opened the first birth control clinic in London (1880-1958) [syn: {Marie Stopes}, {Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes}]

stopgap
n : something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency [syn: {makeshift}]

stoplight
n 1: a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop [syn: {brake light}]
2: a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections [syn: {traffic light}, {traffic signal}]

stop-loss order
n : an order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a security falls (rises) to a designated level [syn: {stop order}]

stopo watch
n : a timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing (as of a race) [syn: {stopwatch}]

stopover
n 1: a stopping place on a journey; "there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago" [syn: {way station}]
2: a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends" [syn: {stop}, {layover}]

stoppable
adj : capable of being stopped; "if we pick up our pace he may be stoppable" [ant: {unstoppable}]

stoppage
n 1: the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat" [syn: {arrest}, {check}, {halt}, {hitch}, {stay}, {stop}]
2: an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" [syn: {blockage}, {block}, {closure}, {occlusion}, {stop}]
3: the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood" [syn: {stop}]

Stoppard
n : British dramatist (born in Czechoslovakia in 1937) [syn: {Tom Stoppard}, {Sir Tom Stoppard}, {Thomas Straussler}]

stopped
stop
n 1: the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill" [syn: {halt}]
2: the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood" [syn: {stoppage}]
3: a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends" [syn: {stopover}, {layover}]
4: the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat" [syn: {arrest}, {check}, {halt}, {hitch}, {stay}, {stoppage}]
5: a spot where something halts or pauses; "his next stop is Atlanta"
6: a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated" [syn: {stop consonant}, {occlusive}, {plosive consonant}, {plosive speech sound}, {plosive}] [ant: {continuant consonant}]
7: a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop" [syn: {period}, {point}, {full stop}, {full point}]
8: (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes; "the organist pulled out all the stops"
9: a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically" [syn: {diaphragm}] 10: a restraint that checks the motion of something; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open" [syn: {catch}] 11: an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" [syn: {blockage}, {block}, {closure}, {occlusion}, {stoppage}]
v 1: come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window" [syn: {halt}] [ant: {start}]
2: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother" [syn: {discontinue}, {cease}, {give up}, {quit}, {lay off}] [ant: {continue}]
3: stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process" [syn: {halt}, {block}, {kibosh}]
4: interrupt a trip; "we stopped at Aunt Mary's house"; "they stopped for three days in Florence" [syn: {stop over}]
5: cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief" [ant: {start}]
6: prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negociations" [syn: {break}, {break off}, {discontinue}]
7: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in Sout East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" [syn: {check}, {turn back}, {arrest}, {contain}, {hold back}]
8: seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace" [syn: {intercept}]
9: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" [syn: {end}, {finish}, {terminate}, {cease}] [ant: {begin}] 10: render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" [syn: {barricade}, {block}, {blockade}, {block off}, {block up}, {bar}] 11: stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!" [syn: {hold on}] [also: {stopping}, {stopped}]

stopped
adj 1: used of string or hole or pipe of instruments [ant: {unstopped}]
2: (of a nose) blocked; "a stopped (or stopped-up) nose" [syn: {stopped-up(a)}, {stopped up(p)}]

stopped
See {stop}

stopped up
adj : (of a nose) blocked; "a stopped (or stopped-up) nose" [syn: {stopped}, {stopped-up(a)}, {stopped up(p)}]

stopped-up
adj 1: (of a nose) blocked; "a stopped (or stopped-up) nose" [syn: {stopped}, {stopped-up(a)}, {stopped up(p)}]
2: having narrow opening filled [syn: {chinked}]

stopper
n 1: blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly [syn: {plug}, {stopple}]
2: an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down [syn: {show-stopper}, {showstopper}]
3: a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply [syn: {conversation stopper}]
4: (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit; "if my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump"
v : close or secure with or as if with a stopper; "She stoppered the wine bottle"; "The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers" [syn: {stopple}]

stopper knot
n : a knot that prevents a rope from passing through a hole

stoppered
adj : (of a container) having a stopper in the opening; "the tightly stoppered bottles"

stopping
stop
n 1: the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill" [syn: {halt}]
2: the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood" [syn: {stoppage}]
3: a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends" [syn: {stopover}, {layover}]
4: the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat" [syn: {arrest}, {check}, {halt}, {hitch}, {stay}, {stoppage}]
5: a spot where something halts or pauses; "his next stop is Atlanta"
6: a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated" [syn: {stop consonant}, {occlusive}, {plosive consonant}, {plosive speech sound}, {plosive}] [ant: {continuant consonant}]
7: a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop" [syn: {period}, {point}, {full stop}, {full point}]
8: (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes; "the organist pulled out all the stops"
9: a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically" [syn: {diaphragm}] 10: a restraint that checks the motion of something; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open" [syn: {catch}] 11: an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" [syn: {blockage}, {block}, {closure}, {occlusion}, {stoppage}]
v 1: come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window" [syn: {halt}] [ant: {start}]
2: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother" [syn: {discontinue}, {cease}, {give up}, {quit}, {lay off}] [ant: {continue}]
3: stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process" [syn: {halt}, {block}, {kibosh}]
4: interrupt a trip; "we stopped at Aunt Mary's house"; "they stopped for three days in Florence" [syn: {stop over}]
5: cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief" [ant: {start}]
6: prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negociations" [syn: {break}, {break off}, {discontinue}]
7: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in Sout East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" [syn: {check}, {turn back}, {arrest}, {contain}, {hold back}]
8: seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace" [syn: {intercept}]
9: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" [syn: {end}, {finish}, {terminate}, {cease}] [ant: {begin}] 10: render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" [syn: {barricade}, {block}, {blockade}, {block off}, {block up}, {bar}] 11: stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!" [syn: {hold on}] [also: {stopping}, {stopped}]

stopping
n 1: fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members [syn: {fillet}]
2: the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch; "the violinist's stopping was excellent"

stopping
See {stop}

stopping point
n : the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season" [syn: {finale}, {finis}, {finish}, {last}, {conclusion}, {close}]

stopple
n : blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly [syn: {plug}, {stopper}]
v : close or secure with or as if with a stopper; "She stoppered the wine bottle"; "The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers" [syn: {stopper}]

stops
n : a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card [syn: {Michigan}, {Chicago}, {Newmarket}, {boodle}]

stopwatch
n : a timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing (as of a race) [syn: {stopo watch}]

storage
n 1: the act of storing something
2: a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks" [syn: {storehouse}, {depot}, {entrepot}, {store}]
3: the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials
4: (computer science) the process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk
5: an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached" [syn: {memory}, {computer memory}, {computer storage}, {store}, {memory board}]
6: depositing in a warehouse [syn: {repositing}, {reposition}, {warehousing}]

storage area
n : the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo [syn: {cargo area}, {cargo deck}, {cargo hold}, {hold}]

storage battery
n : a voltaic battery that stores electric charge [syn: {accumulator}]

storage cell
n : a cell that can be recharged [syn: {secondary cell}]

storage device
n : a device that preserves information for retrieval [syn: {memory device}]

storage locker
n : a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock [syn: {cabinet}, {locker}]

storage medium
n : a medium for storing information [syn: {data-storage medium}]

storage ring
n : container consisting of a set of magnets set in a doughnut-shaped ring around which charged particles from an accelerator can be kept circulating until they are used

storage room
n : a room in which things are stored [syn: {storeroom}, {stowage}]

storage space
n : the area in any structure that provides space for storage

storage tank
n : a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids [syn: {tank}]

storage warehouse
n : a storehouse for goods and merchandise [syn: {warehouse}]

storax
n : a vanilla-scented resin from various trees of the genus Styrax

storax family
n : a widely distributed family of shrubs and trees of order Ebenales [syn: {Styracaceae}, {family Styracaceae}, {styrax family}]

store
n 1: a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod" [syn: {shop}]
2: a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars" [syn: {stock}, {fund}]
3: an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached" [syn: {memory}, {computer memory}, {storage}, {computer storage}, {memory board}]
4: a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks" [syn: {storehouse}, {depot}, {entrepot}, {storage}]
v 1: keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat" [syn: {hive away}, {lay in}, {put in}, {salt away}, {stack away}, {stash away}]
2: find a place for and put away for storage; "where should we stow the vegetables?"; "I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some"

store cheese
n : hard smooth-textured cheese [syn: {cheddar}, {cheddar cheese}]

store detective
n : a private detective employed by a merchant to stop pilferage

store-bought
adj : purchased; not homemade; "my boughten clothes"; "a store-bought dress" [syn: {boughten}]

stored
adj : accumulated until needed; "stored energy in the condenser"; "the computer can use stored information"

stored up
adj : amassed and put away for future use; "had some money saved up"; "many stored-up grievances" [syn: {saved up(p)}, {stored-up(a)}, {stored up(p)}]

stored-up
adj : amassed and put away for future use; "had some money saved up"; "many stored-up grievances" [syn: {saved up(p)}, {stored-up(a)}, {stored up(p)}]

storefront
n : the front side of a store facing the street; usually contains display windows [syn: {shopfront}]

storehouse
n : a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks" [syn: {depot}, {entrepot}, {storage}, {store}]

storekeeper
n : a merchant who owns or manages a shop [syn: {shopkeeper}, {tradesman}, {market keeper}]

Storeria
n : a genus of Colubridae [syn: {genus Storeria}]

Storeria occipitamaculata
n : harmless woodland snake of southeastern United States [syn: {red-bellied snake}]

storeroom
n : a room in which things are stored [syn: {storage room}, {stowage}]

storey
n : structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the office on?" [syn: {floor}, {level}, {story}]

storeyed
adj : having stories as indicated; "a six-storied building" [syn: {storied}]

storied
adj 1: having an illustrious past [syn: {celebrated}, {historied}]
2: having stories as indicated; "a six-storied building" [syn: {storeyed}]

storied
story
n 1: a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children" [syn: {narrative}, {narration}, {tale}]
2: a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines"
3: structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the office on?" [syn: {floor}, {level}, {storey}]
4: a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead" [syn: {history}, {account}, {chronicle}]
5: a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious" [syn: {report}, {news report}, {account}, {write up}]
6: a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?" [syn: {fib}, {tale}, {tarradiddle}, {taradiddle}] [also: {storied}]

storied
See {story}

stork
n : large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage

storksbill
n : any of various plants of the genus Erodium [syn: {heron's bill}]

storm
n 1: a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightening [syn: {violent storm}]
2: a violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot" [syn: {tempest}]
3: a direct and violent assault on a stronghold
v 1: behave violently, as if in state of a great anger [syn: {ramp}, {rage}]
2: take by force; "Storm the fort" [syn: {force}]
3: rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning; "If it storms, we'll need shelter"
4: blow hard; "It was storming all night"
5: attack by storm; attack suddenly [syn: {surprise}]

storm cellar
n : an underground shelter where you can go until a storm passes [syn: {cyclone cellar}, {tornado cellar}]

storm center
n 1: a center of trouble or disturbance [syn: {storm centre}]
2: the central area or point of lowest barometric pressure within a storm
3: the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm [syn: {storm centre}]

storm centre
n 1: a center of trouble or disturbance [syn: {storm center}]
2: the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm [syn: {storm center}]

storm cloud
n : a heavy dark cloud presaging rain or a storm

storm cone
n : a canvas cone hoisted to warn of high winds

storm door
n : an extra outer door for protection against severe weather or winter

storm lamp
n : an oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high winds; candlestick with a glass chimney [syn: {hurricane lamp}, {hurricane lantern}, {tornado lantern}, {storm lantern}]

storm lantern
n : an oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high winds; candlestick with a glass chimney [syn: {hurricane lamp}, {hurricane lantern}, {tornado lantern}, {storm lamp}]

storm petrel
n : any of various small petrels having dark plumage with paler underparts

storm sash
n : a window outside an ordinary window to protect against severe weather or winter [syn: {storm window}]

storm signal
n : a signal announcing the approach of a storm especially one of marked violence

storm trooper
n : a member of the Nazi SA

Storm Troops
n : Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943 [syn: {SA}, {Sturmarbeiteilung}]

storm window
n : a window outside an ordinary window to protect against severe weather or winter [syn: {storm sash}]

stormable
adj : susceptible to being stormed [syn: {expugnable}]

storm-beaten
adj : damaged by storm

stormbound
adj : delayed or confined or cut off by a storm; "the airport was filled with stormbound passengers"

stormier
stormy
adj 1: (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas" [ant: {calm}]
2: characterized by violent emotions or behavior; "a stormy argument"; "a stormy marriage" [also: {stormiest}, {stormier}]

stormier
See {stormy}

stormiest
stormy
adj 1: (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas" [ant: {calm}]
2: characterized by violent emotions or behavior; "a stormy argument"; "a stormy marriage" [also: {stormiest}, {stormier}]

stormiest
See {stormy}

stormily
adv : in a stormy or violent manner [syn: {turbulently}, {passionately}]

storminess
n : the state of being stormy; "he dreaded the storminess of the North Atlantic in winter"

stormproof
adj : protected against or able to withstand storms

storm-tossed
adj : pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities [syn: {buffeted}, {tempest-tossed}, {tempest-tost}, {tempest-swept}]

stormy
adj 1: (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas" [ant: {calm}]
2: characterized by violent emotions or behavior; "a stormy argument"; "a stormy marriage" [also: {stormiest}, {stormier}]

stormy petrel
n : sooty black petrel with white markings; of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean [syn: {northern storm petrel}, {Hydrobates pelagicus}]

story
n 1: a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children" [syn: {narrative}, {narration}, {tale}]
2: a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines"
3: structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the office on?" [syn: {floor}, {level}, {storey}]
4: a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead" [syn: {history}, {account}, {chronicle}]
5: a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious" [syn: {report}, {news report}, {account}, {write up}]
6: a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?" [syn: {fib}, {tale}, {tarradiddle}, {taradiddle}] [also: {storied}]

storyline
n : the plot of a book or play or film [syn: {plot line}]

storyteller
n 1: someone who tells a story [syn: {narrator}, {teller}]
2: someone who tells lies [syn: {fibber}, {fabricator}]

stotinka
n : 100 stotinka equal 1 lev [also: {stotkini} (pl), {stotinki} (pl)]

stotinki
stotinka
n : 100 stotinka equal 1 lev [also: {stotkini} (pl), {stotinki} (pl)]

stotinki
See {stotinka}

stotkini
stotinka
n : 100 stotinka equal 1 lev [also: {stotkini} (pl), {stotinki} (pl)]

stotkini
See {stotinka}

stotted
See {stot}

stotting
See {stot}

stoup
n 1: an archaic drinking vessel
2: basin for holy water [syn: {stoop}]

stout
adj 1: dependable; "the stalwart citizens at Lexington"; "a stalwart supporter of the UN"; "stout hearts" [syn: {stalwart}]
2: euphemisms for `fat'; "men are portly and women are stout" [syn: {portly}]
3: having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes" [syn: {hardy}, {stalwart}, {sturdy}]
n 1: a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops
2: a garment size for a large or heavy person

stouthearted
adj : used especially of persons; "a stalwart knight"; "a stouthearted fellow who had an active career in the army" [syn: {stalwart}]

stoutheartedness
n : the trait of having a courageous spirit [ant: {faintheartedness}]

stoutly
adv : in a resolute manner; "he was stoutly replying to his critics"

stoutness
n 1: the property of being strong and resolute [syn: {stalwartness}]
2: the property of excessive fatness [syn: {corpulence}, {overweight}, {adiposis}]

stove
stave
n 1: (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written [syn: {staff}]
2: one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket [syn: {lag}]
3: a crosspiece between the legs of a chair [syn: {rung}, {round}]
v 1: furnich with staves; "stave a ladder"
2: burst or force (a hole) into something [syn: {stave in}] [also: {stove}]

stove
n 1: a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; "dinner was already on the stove" [syn: {kitchen stove}, {range}, {kitchen range}, {cooking stove}]
2: any heating apparatus

stove
See {stave}

stove bolt
n : a small machine bolt

stove poker
n : fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire [syn: {poker}, {fire hook}, {salamander}]

stovepipe
n 1: chimney consisting of a metal pipe of large diameter that is used to connect a stove to a flue
2: a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with beaver or silk [syn: {dress hat}, {high hat}, {opera hat}, {silk hat}, {top hat}, {topper}, {beaver}]

stovepipe iron
n : plate iron that is thinner than tank iron

stovepiped
adj : of or relating to data stored in separate databases; "stovepiped information"

stovepiping
n : retrieval of information from unconnected databases; the situation that exists when it is necessary to climb out of one database in order to climb down into another; sometimes used for protection against wandering hackers

stover
n : the dried stalks and leaves of a field crop (especially corn) used as animal fodder after the grain has been harvested

stow
v : fill by packing tightly; "stow the cart"

stow away
v : hide aboard a ship or a plane to get free transportation; "The illegal immigrants stowed away on board the freighter"

stowage
n 1: the charge for stowing goods
2: a room in which things are stored [syn: {storeroom}, {storage room}]
3: the act of packing or storing away [syn: {stowing}]

stowaway
n : a person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage

Stowe
n : United States writer of a novel about slavery that advanced the abolitionists' cause (1811-1896) [syn: {Harriet Beecher Stowe}, {Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe}]

stowing
n : the act of packing or storing away [syn: {stowage}]

STP
n : standard temperature and pressure [syn: {s.t.p.}]

s.t.p.
n : standard temperature and pressure [syn: {STP}]

strabismus
n : abnormal alignment of one or both eyes [syn: {squint}]

strabotomy
n : the surgical operation of cutting a muscle or tendon of the eye in order to correct strabismus

Strachey
n : English biographer and leading member of the Bloomsbury Group (1880-1932) [syn: {Lytton Strachey}, {Giles Lytton Strachey}]

Strad
n : a violin made by Antonio Stradivari or a member of his family [syn: {Stradavarius}]

Stradavarius
n : a violin made by Antonio Stradivari or a member of his family [syn: {Strad}]

straddle
n 1: a noncommittal or equivocal position
2: a gymnastic exercise performed with the legs straddling the parallel bars
3: the act of sitting or standing astride [syn: {span}]
4: the option to buy or sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date; consists of an equal number of put and call options
v 1: sit or stand astride of
2: range or extend over; occupy a certain area; "The plants straddle the entire state" [syn: {range}]
3: be noncommittal [ant: {side}]

Stradivari
n : Italian violin maker who developed the modern violin and created violins of unequaled tonal quality (1644?-1737) [syn: {Antonio Stradivari}, {Stradivarius}, {Antonius Stradivarius}]

Stradivarius
n : Italian violin maker who developed the modern violin and created violins of unequaled tonal quality (1644?-1737) [syn: {Stradivari}, {Antonio Stradivari}, {Antonius Stradivarius}]

strafe
n : an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane; "the next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields"
v : attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane; "civilians were strafed in an effort to force the country's surrender"

strafer
n : a combat pilot who strafes the enemy

straggle
n : a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons); "a straggle of outbuildings"; "a straggle of followers"
v 1: wander from a direct or straight course [syn: {sidetrack}, {depart}, {digress}]
2: go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; "Branches straggling out quite far" [syn: {sprawl}]

straggler
n : someone who strays or falls behind [syn: {strayer}]

straggling
adj : spreading out carelessly (as if wandering) in different directions; "sprawling handwriting"; "straggling branches"; "straggly hair" [syn: {sprawling}, {straggly}]

stragglingly
adv : in a ragged irregular manner; "a stone wall trails raggedly through the woods" [syn: {raggedly}]

straggly
adj 1: spreading out carelessly (as if wandering) in different directions; "sprawling handwriting"; "straggling branches"; "straggly hair" [syn: {sprawling}, {straggling}]
2: growing or spreading sparsely or irregularly; "straggly ivy"

straight
adj 1: successive (without a break); "sick for five straight days" [syn: {consecutive}]
2: having no deviations; "straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders" [ant: {crooked}]
3: (of hair) having no waves or curls; "her naturally straight hair hung long and silky" [ant: {curly}]
4: erect in posture; "behind him sat old man Arthur; he was straight with something angry in his attitude"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back" [syn: {unbent}, {unbowed}, {upright}]
5: right; in keeping with the facts; "set the record straight"; "made sure the facts were straight in the report"
6: honest and morally upright; "I just want a straight answer to the question"; "straight dealing" [ant: {crooked}]
7: no longer coiled [syn: {uncoiled}] [ant: {coiled}]
8: without curves [ant: {curved}]
9: neatly arranged; not disorderly; "the room is straight now" 10: characterized by honesty and fairness; "a square deal"; "wanted to do the square thing" [syn: {square}] 11: not homosexual 12: accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite true" [syn: {true}] 13: without water; "took his whiskey neat" [syn: {neat}, {full-strength}] 14: reliable in matters of fact; "he was always straight with me" 15: following a correct or logical method; "straight reasoning" 16: rigidly conventional or old-fashioned [syn: {square}]
n 1: a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex [syn: {heterosexual}, {heterosexual person}, {straight person}]
2: a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
3: a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse [syn: {straightaway}]
adv 1: without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office" [syn: {directly}, {direct}]
2: in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; "he didn't answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay" [syn: {directly}, {flat}] [ant: {indirectly}]
3: in a straight line; in a direct course; "the road runs straight"

straight and narrow
n : the way of proper and honest behavior; "he taught his children to keep strictly to the straight and narrow" [syn: {strait and narrow}]

straight angle
n : an angle of 180 degrees

straight arch
n : an arch with mutually supporting voussoirs that has a straight horizontal extrados and intrados [syn: {flat arch}]

straight arrow
n : a frank and honest person [syn: {square shooter}, {straight shooter}] [ant: {liar}]

straight chain
n : an open chain of atoms with no side chains

straight chair
n : a straight-backed chair without arms [syn: {side chair}]

straight face
n : a serious facial expression giving no evidence of interest or amusement

straight flush
n : a poker hand with consecutive cards in the same suit

straight flute
n : a rock drill with straight flutes [syn: {straight-fluted drill}]

straight hang
n : a hang performed on the rings or parallel bars with the body erect and the arms at the sides

straight life insurance
n : insurance on the life of the insured for a fixed amount at a definite premium that is paid each year in the same amount during the entire lifetime of the insured [syn: {whole life insurance}, {ordinary life insurance}]

straight line
n : a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature; "the shortest distance between two points is a straight line" [ant: {curve}]

straight man
n : a performer who acts as stooge to a comedian [syn: {second banana}]

straight off
adv : without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" [syn: {immediately}, {instantly}, {straightaway}, {directly}, {now}, {right away}, {at once}, {forthwith}, {in real time}, {like a shot}]

straight person
n : a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex [syn: {heterosexual}, {heterosexual person}, {straight}]

straight pin
n : pin consisting of a short straight stiff piece of wire with a pointed end; used to fasten pieces of cloth or paper together

straight poker
n : poker in which each player gets 5 cards face down and bets are made without drawing any further cards

straight razor
n : a razor with a straight cutting edge enclosed in a case that forms a handle when the razor is opened for use

straight shooter
n : a frank and honest person [syn: {square shooter}, {straight arrow}] [ant: {liar}]

straight sinus
n : an unpaired sinus of the dura mater [syn: {tentorial sinus}, {sinus rectus}]

straight ticket
n : a ballot cast by a voter who votes for all the candidates of one party [ant: {split ticket}]

straight-arm
n : (American football) the act of warding off a tackler by holding the arm fully extended with the hand against the opponent

straightarrow
adj : conventionally moral and upright [syn: {straightarrow(a)}]

straightaway
adj : performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "prompt obedience"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial" [syn: {immediate}, {prompt}, {quick}]
n : a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse [syn: {straight}]
adv : without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" [syn: {immediately}, {instantly}, {straight off}, {directly}, {now}, {right away}, {at once}, {forthwith}, {in real time}, {like a shot}]

straight-backed
adj 1: of posture; "a slim straight-backed dancer"
2: having a straight back; "a straight-backed wooden chair"
adv : in a straight-backed manner; "the old man still walks erectly" [syn: {erectly}]

straightedge
n : hand tool consisting of a flat rigid rectangular bar (metal or wood) that can be used to draw straight lines (or test their straightness)

straighten
v 1: straighten up or out; make straight [syn: {unbend}] [ant: {bend}]
2: make straight [syn: {straighten out}]
3: get up from a sitting or slouching position; "The students straightened when the teacher entered"
4: put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" [syn: {tidy}, {tidy up}, {clean up}, {neaten}, {straighten out}, {square away}]
5: straighten by unrolling; "roll out the big map" [syn: {roll out}]
6: make straight or straighter; "Straighten this post"; "straighten hair"

straighten out
v 1: settle or put right; "we need to iron out our disagreements" [syn: {iron out}, {put right}]
2: extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?" [syn: {disentangle}, {unsnarl}] [ant: {entangle}, {entangle}]
3: change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light" [syn: {reform}, {see the light}]
4: make straight [syn: {straighten}]
5: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" [syn: {clear}, {clear up}, {shed light on}, {crystallize}, {crystallise}, {crystalize}, {crystalise}, {sort out}, {enlighten}, {illuminate}, {elucidate}]
6: put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" [syn: {tidy}, {tidy up}, {clean up}, {neaten}, {straighten}, {square away}]

straighten up
v : straighten oneself; "He drew himself up when he talked to his superior" [syn: {draw up}, {pull up}]

straightener
n : a device for straightening; "a hair straightener"

straight-fluted drill
n : a rock drill with straight flutes [syn: {straight flute}]

straightforward
adj 1: free from ambiguity; "a straightforward set of instructions"
2: without evasion or compromise; "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears" [syn: {square(a)}]
3: without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs" [syn: {aboveboard}]
4: pointed directly ahead; "a straightforward gaze"

straightforwardly
adv : with firmness and conviction; without compromise; "he stood foursquare for religious liberty and toleration"- C.G.Bowers; "dealt straightforwardly with all issues" [syn: {squarely}, {foursquare}]

straightforwardness
n 1: the quality of being direct and straightforward; "what some people take for rudeness is really straightforwardness" [syn: {downrightness}]
2: without hypocrisy; "the singleness of his motives could not be questioned" [syn: {singleness}]

straight-from-the-shoulder
adj : characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation" [syn: {blunt}, {candid}, {forthright}, {frank}, {free-spoken}, {outspoken}, {plainspoken}, {point-blank}]

straightjacket
n : a jacket-like garment used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person [syn: {straitjacket}]

straight-laced
adj : exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" [syn: {priggish}, {prim}, {prissy}, {prudish}, {puritanical}, {square-toed}, {straitlaced}, {strait-laced}, {straightlaced}, {tight-laced}, {victorian}]

straightlaced
adj : exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" [syn: {priggish}, {prim}, {prissy}, {prudish}, {puritanical}, {square-toed}, {straitlaced}, {strait-laced}, {straight-laced}, {tight-laced}, {victorian}]

straight-line method
n : (accounting) a method of calculating depreciation by taking an equal amount of the asset's cost as an expense for each year of the asset's useful life [syn: {straight-line method of depreciation}]

straight-line method of depreciation
n : (accounting) a method of calculating depreciation by taking an equal amount of the asset's cost as an expense for each year of the asset's useful life [syn: {straight-line method}]

straightness
n 1: of hair: lack of a tendency to curl [ant: {curliness}]
2: freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles [ant: {crookedness}]
3: trueness of course toward a goal; "rivaling a hawk in directness of aim" [syn: {directness}] [ant: {indirectness}]
4: having honest intentions; "he acted in good faith"; "doubt was expressed as to the good faith of the immigrants" [syn: {good faith}]
5: a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex [syn: {heterosexuality}, {heterosexualism}]

straight-out
adj : without reservation or exception [syn: {outright}, {unlimited}]

straightway
adv 1: at once; "straightway the clouds began to scatter"
2: in a direct course; "plunged straightway to the rocks below"

strain
n 1: (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
2: difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; "she endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson [syn: {stress}]
3: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" [syn: {tune}, {melody}, {air}, {melodic line}, {line}, {melodic phrase}]
4: (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; "his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him" [syn: {mental strain}, {nervous strain}]
5: a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep" [syn: {breed}, {stock}]
6: (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms" [syn: {form}, {variant}, {var.}]
7: a lineage or race of people [syn: {breed}]
8: injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
9: pervading note of an utterance; "I could follow the general tenor of his argument" [syn: {tenor}] 10: an effortful attempt to attain a goal [syn: {striving}, {nisus}, {pains}] 11: an intense or violent exertion [syn: {straining}] 12: the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates" [syn: {song}]
v 1: to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear" [syn: {strive}, {reach}]
2: test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!" [syn: {try}, {stress}]
3: use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much" [syn: {extend}]
4: separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour" [syn: {sift}, {sieve}]
5: make tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; [syn: {tense}, {tense up}] [ant: {relax}, {relax}]
6: stretch or force to the limit; "strain the rope" [syn: {tense}]
7: remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities" [syn: {filter}, {filtrate}, {separate out}, {filter out}]
8: rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; "puree the vegetables for the baby" [syn: {puree}]
9: alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy" [syn: {deform}, {distort}]

strain gage
n : a gauge for measuring strain in a surface [syn: {strain gauge}]

strain gauge
n : a gauge for measuring strain in a surface [syn: {strain gage}]

strained
adj 1: lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating" [syn: {labored}, {laboured}]
2: under great stress; "her voice was strained as she asked the question"
3: lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile" [syn: {constrained}, {forced}]
4: struggling for effect; "agonistic poses" [syn: {agonistic}]

strainer
n : a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through

strainer vine
n : any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge [syn: {luffa}, {dishcloth gourd}, {sponge gourd}, {rag gourd}]

straining
adj : taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt [syn: {arduous}, {strenuous}]
n 1: an intense or violent exertion [syn: {strain}]
2: the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean [syn: {distortion}, {overrefinement}, {torture}, {twisting}]

strait
adj : strict and severe; "strait is the gate"
n 1: a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water [syn: {sound}]
2: a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs [syn: {pass}, {straits}]

strait and narrow
n : the way of proper and honest behavior; "he taught his children to keep strictly to the straight and narrow" [syn: {straight and narrow}]

Strait of Calais
n : the strait between the English Channel and the North Sea; shortest distance between England and the European continent [syn: {Strait of Dover}, {Pas de Calais}]

Strait of Dover
n : the strait between the English Channel and the North Sea; shortest distance between England and the European continent [syn: {Strait of Calais}, {Pas de Calais}]

Strait of Georgia
n : the strait separating Vancouver Island from the Canadian mainland

Strait of Gibraltar
n : the strait between Spain and Africa

Strait of Hormuz
n : a strategically important strait linking the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman [syn: {Strait of Ormuz}]

Strait of Magellan
n : the strait separating South America from Tierra del Fuego and other islands south of the continent; discovered by Ferdinand Magellan in 1520; an important route around South American before the Panama Canal was built

Strait of Messina
n : the strait separating Sicily from the tip of Italy

Strait of Ormuz
n : a strategically important strait linking the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman [syn: {Strait of Hormuz}]

straiten
v : squeeze together

straitened
adj : distressed or embarrassed (especially financially)

straitjacket
n 1: anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines; "they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket"
2: a jacket-like garment used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person [syn: {straightjacket}]

strait-laced
adj : exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" [syn: {priggish}, {prim}, {prissy}, {prudish}, {puritanical}, {square-toed}, {straitlaced}, {straightlaced}, {straight-laced}, {tight-laced}, {victorian}]

straitlaced
adj : exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" [syn: {priggish}, {prim}, {prissy}, {prudish}, {puritanical}, {square-toed}, {strait-laced}, {straightlaced}, {straight-laced}, {tight-laced}, {victorian}]

straits
n 1: a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs [syn: {pass}, {strait}]
2: a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday" [syn: {pass}, {head}]

strake
n : thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship [syn: {wale}]

strand
n 1: a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole; "he tried to pick up the strands of his former life"; "I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously"
2: line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
3: a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls"; [syn: {chain}, {string}]
4: a very slender natural or synthetic fiber [syn: {fibril}, {filament}]
5: a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
6: a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels
v : leave stranded or isolated withe little hope og rescue; "the travellers were marooned" [syn: {maroon}]

strand wolf
n : of southern Africa [syn: {brown hyena}, {Hyaena brunnea}]

stranded
adj 1: cut off or left behind; "an isolated pawn"; "several stranded fish in a tide pool"; "travelers marooned by the blizzard" [syn: {isolated}, {marooned}]
2: with the bottom lodged on a reef or shoal in shallow water

strange
adj 1: being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has" [syn: {unusual}] [ant: {familiar}]
2: not known before; "used many strange words"; "saw many strange faces in the crowd"; "don't let anyone unknown into the house" [syn: {unknown}]
3: not at ease or comfortable; "felt strange among so many important people"

strange attractor
n : an attractor for which the approach to its final point in phase space is chaotic [syn: {chaotic attractor}]

strange particle
n : an elementary particle with non-zero strangeness

strange quark
n : a quark with an electric charge of -1/3 and a mass 988 times that of an electron and a strangeness of -1 [syn: {squark}]

strangely
adv 1: in a strange way; "he was strangely silent"
2: in a strange manner; "a queerly inscribed sheet of paper"; "he acted kind of funny" [syn: {queerly}, {oddly}, {funnily}, {funny}]

strangely enough
adv : curious (or funny or interesting or odd or strange) though it may seem; "curiously enough, he didn't recognize his old friend"; "interestingly enough, America is now dependent on Africa for a large part of its oil"; "funnily enough, the ones I thought so ugly were the ones that sold out first"; "oddly enough, he hasn't mentioned it" [syn: {curiously enough}, {funnily enough}, {interestingly enough}, {oddly enough}]

strangeness
n 1: unusualness as a consequence of not being well known [syn: {unfamiliarity}] [ant: {familiarity}]
2: the quality of being alien or not native; "the strangeness of a foreigner" [syn: {foreignness}, {curiousness}] [ant: {nativeness}]

stranger
n : anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found [syn: {alien}, {unknown}]

strangle
v 1: kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes" [syn: {strangulate}, {throttle}]
2: conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn" [syn: {smother}, {stifle}, {muffle}, {repress}]
3: die from strangulation
4: prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperilist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" [syn: {hamper}, {halter}, {cramp}]
5: constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing [syn: {choke}]
6: struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" [syn: {gag}, {choke}, {suffocate}]

strangled
adj : held in check with difficulty; "a smothered cough"; "a stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"; "suppressed laughter" [syn: {smothered}, {stifled}, {suppressed}]

stranglehold
n 1: complete power over a person or situation; "corporations have a strangelhold on the media"; "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public" [syn: {chokehold}, {throttlehold}]
2: a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe

strangler
n 1: an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree [syn: {strangler tree}]
2: someone who kills by strangling [syn: {garroter}, {garrotter}, {throttler}, {choker}]

strangler fig
n 1: a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas [syn: {golden fig}, {Florida strangler fig}, {wild fig}, {Ficus aurea}]
2: a common tropical American clusia having solitary white or rose flowers [syn: {pitch apple}, {Clusia rosea}, {Clusia major}]

strangler tree
n : an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree [syn: {strangler}]

strangles
n : an acute bacterial disease of horses characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes [syn: {equine distemper}]

strangling
n : the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused" [syn: {choking}, {strangulation}, {throttling}]

strangulate
v 1: kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes" [syn: {strangle}, {throttle}]
2: constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air
3: become constricted; "The hernia will strangulate"

strangulation
n 1: the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused" [syn: {choking}, {strangling}, {throttling}]
2: the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage
3: (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid; "strangulation of the intestine"

strap
n 1: an elongated leather strip (or or strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
2: hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it
3: a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag [syn: {shoulder strap}]
4: whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging
v 1: tie with a strap [ant: {unstrap}]
2: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" [syn: {flog}, {welt}, {whip}, {lather}, {lash}, {slash}, {trounce}]
3: sharpen with a strap; "strap a razor"
4: secure (a sprained joint) with a strap [also: {strapping}, {strapped}]

strap fern
n : fern with long narrow strap-shaped leaves

strap hinge
n : a hinge with two long straps; one strap is fastened to the surface of a moving part (e.g., a door or lid) and the other is fastened to the adjacent stationary frame [syn: {joint hinge}]

straphanger
n 1: a commuter who uses public transportation
2: a standing subway or bus passenger who grips a hanging strap for support

strapless
adj : having no straps; "a strapless evening gown"

straplike
adj : long and narrow like a strap; "straplike leaves"

strappado
n : torture in which a person's hands and tied behind their back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists and that allowed to drop until their fall is checked by the rope [also: {strappadoes} (pl)]

strappadoes
strappado
n : torture in which a person's hands and tied behind their back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists and that allowed to drop until their fall is checked by the rope [also: {strappadoes} (pl)]

strappadoes
See {strappado}

strapped
strap
n 1: an elongated leather strip (or or strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
2: hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it
3: a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag [syn: {shoulder strap}]
4: whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging
v 1: tie with a strap [ant: {unstrap}]
2: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" [syn: {flog}, {welt}, {whip}, {lather}, {lash}, {slash}, {trounce}]
3: sharpen with a strap; "strap a razor"
4: secure (a sprained joint) with a strap [also: {strapping}, {strapped}]

strapped
See {strap}

strapper
n : a large and strong and heavyset man; "he was a bull of a man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got" [syn: {bull}, {bruiser}, {Samson}]

strapping
adj : muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term" [syn: {beefy}, {burly}, {husky}, {buirdly}]

strapping
strap
n 1: an elongated leather strip (or or strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
2: hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it
3: a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag [syn: {shoulder strap}]
4: whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging
v 1: tie with a strap [ant: {unstrap}]
2: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" [syn: {flog}, {welt}, {whip}, {lather}, {lash}, {slash}, {trounce}]
3: sharpen with a strap; "strap a razor"
4: secure (a sprained joint) with a strap [also: {strapping}, {strapped}]

strapping
See {strap}

Strasbourg
n : city on the Rhine in eastern France near the German border; an inland port [syn: {Strassburg}]

Strassburg
n : city on the Rhine in eastern France near the German border; an inland port [syn: {Strasbourg}]

strata
stratum
n 1: one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism)
2: an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously" [syn: {level}, {layer}] [also: {strata} (pl)]

strata
See {stratum}

stratagem
n 1: a maneuver in a game or conversation [syn: {ploy}, {gambit}]
2: an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track" [syn: {contrivance}, {dodge}]

strategian
n : an expert in strategy (especially in warfare) [syn: {strategist}]

strategic
adj 1: relating to or concerned with strategy; "strategic weapon"; "the islands are of strategic importance"; "strategic considerations" [syn: {strategical}]
2: highly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war; "a strategic chess move"; "strategic withdrawal"; "strategic bombing missions"

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
n : negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in 1969 in Helsinki designed to limit both countries' stock of nuclear weapons [syn: {SALT}]

strategic buyout
n : an acquisition based on analysis of the benefits of consolidation in anticipation of increased earning power

strategic intelligence
n : intelligence that is required for forming policy and military plans at national and international levels

strategic warning
n : (miliatry) a warning prior to the start of a threatening act

strategical
adj : relating to or concerned with strategy; "strategic weapon"; "the islands are of strategic importance"; "strategic considerations" [syn: {strategic}]

strategically
adv : with regard to strategy; "strategically important decisions"

strategics
n : the science or art of strategy

strategist
n : an expert in strategy (especially in warfare) [syn: {strategian}]

strategy
n 1: an elaborate and systematic plan of action [syn: {scheme}]
2: the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war

Stratford-on-Avon
n : a town in central England on the River Avon; birthplace (and burial place) of William Shakespeare [syn: {Stratford-upon-Avon}]

Stratford-upon-Avon
n : a town in central England on the River Avon; birthplace (and burial place) of William Shakespeare [syn: {Stratford-on-Avon}]

strati
stratus
n : a large dark low cloud [syn: {stratus cloud}] [also: {strati} (pl)]

strati
See {stratus}

stratification
n 1: the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata
2: the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group [syn: {social stratification}]
3: forming or depositing in layers
4: a layered configuration
5: the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in ordere to preserve them or promote germination

stratified
stratify
v 1: divide society into social classes or castes; "Income distribution often stratifies a society"
2: form layers or strata; "The rock stratifies"
3: develop different social levels, classes, or castes; "Society stratifies when the income gap widens"
4: form, arrange, or deposit in layers; "The fish are stratified in barrels"; "The rock was stratified by the force of the water"; "A statistician stratifies the list of names according to the addresses"
5: render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand; "stratify seeds" [also: {stratified}]

stratified
adj 1: arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks; "stratified areas of the distribution" [syn: {graded}, {ranked}]
2: deposited or arranged in horizontal layers; "stratified rock" [syn: {bedded}] [ant: {unstratified}]
3: (used of society) socially hierarchical; "American society is becoming increasingly stratified" [syn: {class-conscious}]

stratified
See {stratify}

stratified language
n : a language that cannot be used as its own metalanguage [ant: {unstratified language}]

stratified sample
n : the population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratum [syn: {representative sample}, {proportional sample}]

stratified sampling
n : the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum [syn: {representative sampling}, {proportional sampling}]

stratify
v 1: divide society into social classes or castes; "Income distribution often stratifies a society"
2: form layers or strata; "The rock stratifies"
3: develop different social levels, classes, or castes; "Society stratifies when the income gap widens"
4: form, arrange, or deposit in layers; "The fish are stratified in barrels"; "The rock was stratified by the force of the water"; "A statistician stratifies the list of names according to the addresses"
5: render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand; "stratify seeds" [also: {stratified}]

stratocumuli
See {stratocumulus}

stratosphere
n : the atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere

stratum
n 1: one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism)
2: an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously" [syn: {level}, {layer}] [also: {strata} (pl)]

stratum basale
n : the innermost layer of the epidermis [syn: {stratum germinativum}, {malpighian layer}, {rete Malpighii}]

stratum corneum
n : the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off [syn: {corneum}, {horny layer}]

stratum germinativum
n : the innermost layer of the epidermis [syn: {stratum basale}, {malpighian layer}, {rete Malpighii}]

stratum granulosum
n : the layer of epidermis just under the stratum corneum or (on the palms and soles) just under the stratum lucidum; contains cells (with visible granules) that die and move to the surface

stratum lucidum
n : the layer of epidermis immediately under the stratum corneum in the skin of the palms and soles

stratus
n : a large dark low cloud [syn: {stratus cloud}] [also: {strati} (pl)]

stratus cloud
n : a large dark low cloud [syn: {stratus}]

Strauss
n 1: German composer of many operas; collaborated with librettist Hugo von Hoffmannsthal to produce several operas (1864-1949) [syn: {Richard Strauss}]
2: Austrian composer and son of Strauss the Elder; composed many famous waltzes and became known as the `waltz king' (1825-1899) [syn: {Johann Strauss}, {Strauss the Younger}]
3: Austrian composer of waltzes (1804-1849) [syn: {Johann Strauss}, {Strauss the Elder}]

Strauss the Elder
n : Austrian composer of waltzes (1804-1849) [syn: {Strauss}, {Johann Strauss}]

Strauss the Younger
n : Austrian composer and son of Strauss the Elder; composed many famous waltzes and became known as the `waltz king' (1825-1899) [syn: {Strauss}, {Johann Strauss}]

Stravinskian
adj : of or relating to or like or in the manner of Stravinsky [syn: {Stravinskyan}]

Stravinsky
n 1: composer who was born in Russia but lived in the United States after 1939 (1882-1971) [syn: {Igor Stravinsky}, {Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky}]
2: the music of Stravinsky; "Stravinsky no longer causes riots in the streets"

Stravinskyan
adj : of or relating to or like or in the manner of Stravinsky [syn: {Stravinskian}]

straw
adj : of a pale yellow color like straw; straw colored
n 1: plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
2: material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds [syn: {chaff}, {husk}, {shuck}, {stalk}, {stubble}]
3: a yellow tint; yellow diluted with white [syn: {pale yellow}]
4: a thin paper or plastic tube used to such liquids into the mouth [syn: {drinking straw}]
v 1: cover or provide with or as if with straw; "cows were strawed to weather the snowstorm"
2: spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all over the carpet" [syn: {strew}]

straw boss
n : a member of a work gang who supervises the other workers [syn: {assistant foreman}]

straw foxglove
n : European yellow-flowered foxglove [syn: {yellow foxglove}, {Digitalis lutea}]

straw hat
n : a stiff straw hat with a flat crown [syn: {boater}, {leghorn}, {Panama}, {Panama hat}, {sailor}, {skimmer}]

straw man
n 1: a person used as a cover for some questionable activity [syn: {front man}, {front}, {figurehead}, {nominal head}, {strawman}]
2: a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted [syn: {strawman}]
3: an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds [syn: {scarecrow}, {strawman}, {bird-scarer}, {scarer}]

straw mushroom
n : small tropical and subtropical edible mushroom having a white cap and long stem; an expensive delicacy in China and other Asian countries where it is grown commercially [syn: {Chinese mushroom}, {Volvariella volvacea}]

straw poll
n : an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue [syn: {straw vote}]

straw vote
n : an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue [syn: {straw poll}]

straw wine
n : sweet wine from grapes partially sun-dried on the vine or on straw mats

strawberry
n 1: sweet fleshy red fruit
2: any of various low perennial herbs with many runners and bearing white flowers followed by edible fruits having many small achenes scattered on the surface of an enlarged red pulpy berry
3: a soft red birthmark [syn: {strawberry mark}, {hemangioma simplex}]

strawberry blite
n : European annual with clusters of greenish flowers followed by red pulpy berrylike fruit; naturalized North America [syn: {strawberry pigweed}, {Indian paint}, {Chenopodium capitatum}]

strawberry bush
n 1: upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the eastern United States from New York to Florida and Texas [syn: {wahoo}, {Euonymus americanus}]
2: hardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove-scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowers [syn: {Carolina allspice}, {strawberry shrub}, {sweet shrub}, {Calycanthus floridus}]

strawberry daiquiri
n : daiquiri with crushed strawberries

strawberry geranium
n : eastern Asiatic saxifrage with racemes of small red-and-white flowers; spreads by numerous creeping stolons [syn: {strawberry saxifrage}, {mother-of-thousands}, {Saxifraga stolonifera}, {Saxifraga sarmentosam}]

strawberry guava
n : small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit [syn: {guava}, {yellow cattley guava}, {Psidium littorale}]

strawberry haemangioma
n : a congenital bright red superficial vascular tumor resembling a strawberry; tends to decrease in size during childhood [syn: {strawberry hemangioma}]

strawberry hemangioma
n : a congenital bright red superficial vascular tumor resembling a strawberry; tends to decrease in size during childhood [syn: {strawberry haemangioma}]

strawberry ice cream
n : ice cream flavored with fresh strawberries

strawberry jam
n : made with strawberries [syn: {strawberry preserves}]

strawberry mark
n : a soft red birthmark [syn: {strawberry}, {hemangioma simplex}]

strawberry pigweed
n : European annual with clusters of greenish flowers followed by red pulpy berrylike fruit; naturalized North America [syn: {strawberry blite}, {Indian paint}, {Chenopodium capitatum}]

strawberry preserves
n : made with strawberries [syn: {strawberry jam}]

strawberry saxifrage
n : eastern Asiatic saxifrage with racemes of small red-and-white flowers; spreads by numerous creeping stolons [syn: {strawberry geranium}, {mother-of-thousands}, {Saxifraga stolonifera}, {Saxifraga sarmentosam}]

strawberry shrub
n : hardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove-scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowers [syn: {Carolina allspice}, {strawberry bush}, {sweet shrub}, {Calycanthus floridus}]

strawberry tomato
n 1: stout hairy annual of eastern North America with sweet yellow fruits [syn: {dwarf cape gooseberry}, {Physalis pruinosa}]
2: decorative American annual having round fleshy yellow berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk [syn: {downy ground cherry}, {Physalis pubescens}]

strawberry tree
n : small evergreen European shrubby tree bearing many-seeded scarlet berries that are edible but bland; of Ireland, southern Europe, Asia Minor [syn: {Irish strawberry}, {Arbutus unedo}]

strawberry-shrub family
n : shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern United States and eastern Asia [syn: {Calycanthaceae}, {family Calycanthaceae}, {calycanthus family}]

strawboard
n : a coarse yellow cardboard made of straw pulp

strawflower
n 1: plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried [syn: {cornflower}, {Uvularia grandiflora}]
2: any of various plants of the genus Helipterum
3: Australian plant naturalized in Spain having flowers of lemon yellow to deep gold; the choice everlasting of dried-flower lovers [syn: {golden everlasting}, {yellow paper daisy}, {Helichrysum bracteatum}]

strawman
n 1: a person used as a cover for some questionable activity [syn: {front man}, {front}, {figurehead}, {nominal head}, {straw man}]
2: a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted [syn: {straw man}]
3: an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds [syn: {scarecrow}, {straw man}, {bird-scarer}, {scarer}]

strawworm
n 1: caddisfly larva; constructs a case of silk covered with sand or plant debris [syn: {caddisworm}]
2: larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grains [syn: {jointworm}]

stray
adj : not close together in time; "isolated instances of rebellion"; "scattered fire"; "a stray bullet grazed his thigh" [syn: {isolated}, {scattered}]
n : homeless cat [syn: {alley cat}]
v 1: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town" [syn: {roll}, {wander}, {swan}, {tramp}, {roam}, {cast}, {ramble}, {rove}, {range}, {drift}, {vagabond}]
2: wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course" [syn: {err}, {drift}]
3: lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture" [syn: {digress}, {divagate}, {wander}]

strayer
n : someone who strays or falls behind [syn: {straggler}]

straying
adj : unable to find your way; "found the straying sheep"

streak
n 1: an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" [syn: {run}]
2: a distinctive characteristic; "he has a stubborn streak"; "a streak of wildness"
3: a marking of a different color or texture from the background [syn: {stripe}]
4: a sudden flash (as of lightning)
v 1: move quickly in a straight line; "The plane streaked across the sky"
2: run naked in a public place
3: mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained [syn: {mottle}, {blotch}]

streaked
adj : marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations; "streaked hair"; "fat legs and dirty streaky faces" [syn: {streaky}]

streaker
n : some who takes off all their clothes and runs naked through a public place

streakier
streaky
adj : marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations; "streaked hair"; "fat legs and dirty streaky faces" [syn: {streaked}] [also: {streakiest}, {streakier}]

streakier
See {streaky}

streakiest
streaky
adj : marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations; "streaked hair"; "fat legs and dirty streaky faces" [syn: {streaked}] [also: {streakiest}, {streakier}]

streakiest
See {streaky}

streaky
adj : marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations; "streaked hair"; "fat legs and dirty streaky faces" [syn: {streaked}] [also: {streakiest}, {streakier}]

stream
n 1: a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth [syn: {watercourse}]
2: dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history" [syn: {flow}, {current}]
3: a steady flow (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air" [syn: {current}]
4: the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression [syn: {flow}]
5: something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously; "a stream of people emptied from the terminal"; "the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors" [syn: {flow}]
v 1: to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind; "their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind"
2: exude profusely; "She was streaming with sweat"; "His nose streamed blood"
3: move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza" [syn: {pour}, {swarm}, {teem}, {pullulate}]
4: rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!" [syn: {pour}, {pelt}, {rain cats and dogs}, {rain buckets}]
5: flow freely and abundantly; "Tears streamed down her face" [syn: {well out}]

stream of consciousness
n 1: a literary genre that reveals a character's thoughts and feeling as they develop by means of a long soliloquy
2: the continuous flow of ideas and feelings that constitute an individual's conscious experience

stream orchid
n : orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf [syn: {chatterbox}, {giant helleborine}, {Epipactis gigantea}]

streambed
n : a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a stream [syn: {creek bed}]

streamer
n 1: light that streams; "streamers of flames"
2: a newspaper headline that runs across the full page [syn: {banner}]
3: a long flag; often tapering [syn: {pennant}, {pennon}, {waft}]
4: long strip of cloth for decoration or advertising [syn: {banner}]

streamer fly
n : an artificial fly that has wings extending back beyond the crook of the fishhook

streamier
See {streamy}

streamiest
See {streamy}

streaming
adj 1: exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts; "his streaming face"; "her streaming eyes"
2: moving smoothly and continuously; "crowds flowing through the canyons of the streets"; "fan streaming into the concert hall" [syn: {flowing}]
3: (of liquids) moving freely; "a flowing brook" [syn: {flowing}]
n : the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell [syn: {cyclosis}]

streamlet
n : a small stream [syn: {rivulet}, {rill}, {run}, {runnel}]

streamline
v : contour economically or efficiently

streamline flow
n : flow of a gas or liquid in which the velocity at any point is relatively steady

streamlined
adj : made efficient by stripping off nonessentials; "short streamlined meetings"

streamliner
n : a streamlined train

Streep
n : United States film actress (born in 1949) [syn: {Meryl Streep}]

street
n 1: a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings; "they walked the streets of the small town"; "he lives on Nassau Street"
2: the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel; "be careful crossing the street"
3: the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction; "she tried to keep her children off the street"
4: a situation offering opportunities; "he worked both sides of the street"; "cooperation is a two-way street"
5: people living or working on the same street; "the whole street protested the absence of street lights"

street address
n : the address where a person or organization can be found

street arab
n : a homeless child who has been abandoned and roams the streets [syn: {gamin}, {throwaway}]

street child
n : a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned; "street children beg or steal in order to survive" [syn: {waif}]

street children
See {street child}

street cleaner
n : a worker employed to clean streets (especially one employed by a municipal sanitation department) [syn: {street sweeper}]

street clothes
n : ordinary clothing suitable for public appearances (as opposed to costumes or sports apparel or work clothes etc.)

street corner
n : the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by" [syn: {corner}, {turning point}]

street cred
n : credibility among young fashionable urban individuals [syn: {street credibility}, {cred}]

street credibility
n : credibility among young fashionable urban individuals [syn: {street cred}, {cred}]

street drug
n : a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction [syn: {drug of abuse}]

street fighter
n 1: a contestant who is very aggressive and willing to use underhand methods
2: someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing [syn: {tough}]

street girl
n : a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets [syn: {streetwalker}, {hooker}, {hustler}, {floozy}, {floozie}, {slattern}]

street lamp
n : a lamp supported on a lamppost; for illuminating a street [syn: {streetlight}]

street name
n 1: an alternative name that a person chooses or is given (especially in inner city neighborhoods); "her street name is Bonbon"
2: a slang term for something (especially for an illegal drug); "`smack' is a street name for heroin"
3: the name of a brokerage firm in which stock is held on behalf of a customer; "all my stocks are held in street name"
4: the name of a street

street organ
n : a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs [syn: {barrel organ}, {grind organ}, {hand organ}, {hurdy gurdy}]

street person
n : someone who sleeps in any convenient place [syn: {dosser}]

street sign
n : a sign visible from the street

street smart
adj : having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment [syn: {streetwise}, {with-it}]

street smarts
n : a shrewd ability to survive in a dangerous urban environment

street sweeper
n : a worker employed to clean streets (especially one employed by a municipal sanitation department) [syn: {street cleaner}]

street theater
n : dramatization of a social issue; enacted outside in a park or on the street [syn: {guerrilla theater}]

street urchin
n : a child who spends most of his time in the streets especially in slum areas [syn: {guttersnipe}]

streetcar
n : a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity; "`tram' and `tramcar' are British terms" [syn: {tram}, {tramcar}, {trolley}, {trolley car}]

streetcar track
n : the track on which trams or streetcars run [syn: {tramline}, {tramway}]

streetlight
n : a lamp supported on a lamppost; for illuminating a street [syn: {street lamp}]

street-walk
v : walk the streets in search of customers; "The prostitute is street-walking every night" [syn: {streetwalk}]

streetwalk
v : walk the streets in search of customers; "The prostitute is street-walking every night" [syn: {street-walk}]

streetwalker
n : a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets [syn: {street girl}, {hooker}, {hustler}, {floozy}, {floozie}, {slattern}]

streetwise
adj : having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment [syn: {street smart}, {with-it}]

Streisand
n : United States singer and actress (born in 1942) [syn: {Barbra Streisand}, {Barbra Joan Streisand}]

Strekelia
n : a monocotyledonous genus of the amaryllis family [syn: {genus Strekelia}]

Strekelia formosissima
n : Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower [syn: {Jacobean lily}, {Aztec lily}]

Strelitzia
n : small genus of large perennial evergreen herbs having leaves resembling those of banana plants; sometimes placed in family Musaceae [syn: {genus Strelitzia}]

strelitzia family
n : woody plants with erect stems of tropical South America and South Africa and Madagascar; in some classifications included in the family Musaceae [syn: {Strelitziaceae}, {family Strelitziaceae}]

Strelitzia reginae
n : ornamental plant of tropical South Africa and South America having stalks of orange and purplish-blue flowers resembling a bird [syn: {bird of paradise}]

Strelitziaceae
n : woody plants with erect stems of tropical South America and South Africa and Madagascar; in some classifications included in the family Musaceae [syn: {family Strelitziaceae}, {strelitzia family}]

strength
n 1: the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength" [ant: {weakness}]
2: capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture" [syn: {military capability}, {military strength}, {military posture}, {posture}]
3: physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man" [syn: {force}, {forcefulness}]
4: an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte" [syn: {forte}, {strong suit}, {long suit}, {metier}, {specialty}, {speciality}, {strong point}] [ant: {weak point}]
5: the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty; "the strength of his argument settled the matter" [syn: {persuasiveness}] [ant: {unpersuasiveness}]
6: the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation); "he adjusted the intensity of the sound"; "they measured the station's signal strength" [syn: {intensity}, {intensity level}]
7: capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks" [syn: {potency}, {effectiveness}]
8: the condition of financial success; "the strength of the company's stock in recent weeks" [ant: {weakness}]
9: permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; "they advertised the durability of their products" [syn: {lastingness}, {durability}, {enduringness}]

strengthen
v 1: make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strenghten the relations between the two countries" [syn: {beef up}, {fortify}] [ant: {weaken}]
2: gain strength; "His body strengthened" [ant: {weaken}]
3: give a healthy elasticity to; "Let's tone our muscles" [syn: {tone}, {tone up}]

strengthened
adj : given added strength or support; "reinforced concrete contains steel bars or metal netting" [syn: {reinforced}]

strengthener
n : a device designed to provide additional strength; "the cardboard backing was just a strengthener"; "he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook" [syn: {reinforcement}]

strengthening
adj : invigorating physically or mentally [syn: {fortifying}]
n 1: becoming stronger [ant: {weakening}]
2: the act of increasing the strength of something [ant: {weakening}]

strenuosity
n : intense energy; "his music is characterized by a happy athleticism" [syn: {athleticism}]

strenuous
adj 1: characterized by or performed with much energy or force; "strenuous exercise"
2: taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt [syn: {arduous}, {straining}]

strenuously
adv : in a strenuous manner; strongly or vigorously; "he objected strenuously to the stand his party was taking"

strenuousness
n : extreme effortfulness [syn: {arduousness}]

strep
adj : of or relating to or caused by streptococci [syn: {streptococcal}, {streptococcic}]
n : spherical gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis [syn: {streptococcus}, {streptococci}]

strep throat
n : an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus [syn: {streptococcal sore throat}, {streptococcus tonsilitis}, {septic sore throat}, {throat infection}]

Strepera
n : bell magpies [syn: {genus Strepera}]

Strepsiceros
n : African antelopes: kudus; bongos; nyalas; bushbucks [syn: {Tragelaphus}, {genus Tragelaphus}, {genus Strepsiceros}]

Strepsirhini
n : in some classifications either coextensive with the Lemuroidea or comprising the true lemurs [syn: {suborder Strepsirhini}]

streptobacillus
n : any of various rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria

streptocarpus
n : any of various plants of the genus Streptocarpus having leaves in a basal rosette and flowers like primroses

streptococcal
adj : of or relating to or caused by streptococci [syn: {streptococcic}, {strep}]

streptococcal sore throat
n : an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus [syn: {strep throat}, {streptococcus tonsilitis}, {septic sore throat}, {throat infection}]

streptococci
n : spherical gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis [syn: {streptococcus}, {strep}]

streptococci
streptococcus
n : spherical gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis [syn: {streptococci}, {strep}] [also: {streptococci} (pl)]

streptococci
See {streptococcus}

streptococcic
adj : of or relating to or caused by streptococci [syn: {streptococcal}, {strep}]

streptococcus
n : spherical gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis [syn: {streptococci}, {strep}] [also: {streptococci} (pl)]

Streptococcus anhemolyticus
n : a species of bacteria

streptococcus tonsilitis
n : an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus [syn: {streptococcal sore throat}, {strep throat}, {septic sore throat}, {throat infection}]

streptodornase
n : an enzyme produced by some hemolytic strains of streptococcus that dissolves fibrinous secretions from infections; used medicinally (often in combination with streptokinase)

streptokinase
n : an enzyme produced by some strains of streptococcus that can liquefy blood clots by converting plasminogen to plasmin; used medicinally in some cases of myocardial infarction and pulmonary embolism

streptolysin
n : any of several hemolysins derived from strains of streptococcus

streptomyces
n : aerobic bacteria (some of which produce the antibiotic streptomycin)

Streptomyces erythreus
n : source of the antibiotic erythromycin

Streptomyces griseus
n : source of the antibiotic streptomycin

Streptomyces scabies
n : cause of a potato disease characterized by brownish corky tissue [syn: {potato scab bacteria}]

Streptomycetaceae
n : higher bacteria typically aerobic soil saprophytes [syn: {family Streptomycetaceae}]

streptomycin
n : an antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus and used to treat tuberculosis

Streptopelia
n : turtledoves [syn: {genus Streptopelia}]

Streptopelia risoria
n : grayish Old World turtledove with a black band around the neck; often caged [syn: {ringdove}]

Streptopelia turtur
n : the common European wild dove noted for its plaintive cooing

Streptosolen
n : 1 species: marmalade bush [syn: {genus Streptosolen}]

Streptosolen jamesonii
n : evergreen South American shrub having showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers; grown as an ornamental or houseplant [syn: {marmalade bush}, {fire bush}, {fire-bush}]

streptothricin
n : a basic antibiotic derived from a soil actinomycete

stress
n 1: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable" [syn: {emphasis}, {accent}]
2: (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor" [syn: {tension}, {tenseness}]
3: (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body; "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area"
4: special emphasis attached to something; "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed" [syn: {focus}]
5: difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; "she endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson [syn: {strain}]
v 1: to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" [syn: {emphasize}, {emphasise}, {punctuate}, {accent}, {accentuate}]
2: put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word" [syn: {accent}, {accentuate}]
3: test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!" [syn: {try}, {strain}]

stress fracture
n : fracture resulting from excessive activity rather than a specific injury [syn: {fatigue fracture}]

stress incontinence
n : urinary incontinence that occurs when involuntary pressure is put on the bladder by coughing or laughing or sneezing or lifting or straining

stress mark
n : a mark indicating the stress on a syllable

stress test
n : a test measuring how a system functions when subjected to controlled amounts of stress

stressed
adj 1: suffering severe physical strain or distress; "he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing"; "the victim was in a bad way and needed immediate attention" [syn: {distressed}, {in a bad way(p)}]
2: bearing a stress or accent; "an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'" [ant: {unstressed}]

stressful
adj : extremely irritating to the nerves; "nerve-racking noise"; "the stressful days before a war"; "a trying day at the office" [syn: {nerve-racking}, {nerve-wracking}, {trying}]

stressor
n : any agent that causes stress to an organism

stretch
adj 1: having an elongated seating area; "a stretch limousine" [syn: {stretch(a)}]
2: easily stretched; "stretch hosiery"
n 1: a large and unbroken expanse or distance; "a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water"
2: the act of physically reaching or thrusting out [syn: {reach}, {reaching}]
3: a straightaway section of a racetrack
4: exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent [syn: {stretching}]
5: extension to or beyond the ordinary limit; "running at full stretch"; "by no stretch of the imagination"; "beyond any stretch of his understanding"
6: an unbroken period of time during which you do something; "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary" [syn: {stint}]
7: the capacity for being stretched [syn: {stretchiness}, {stretchability}]
v 1: occupy a large, elongated area; "The park stretched beneath the train line" [syn: {stretch along}]
2: extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head" [syn: {extend}]
3: extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna" [syn: {unfold}, {stretch out}, {extend}]
4: become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches" [ant: {shrink}]
5: make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric" [syn: {elongate}]
6: lie down comfortably; "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass" [syn: {stretch out}]
7: pull in opposite directions; "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"
8: extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly; "Stretch the limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination"
9: corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor" [syn: {adulterate}, {dilute}, {debase}] 10: increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice" [syn: {extend}] 11: extend one's body or limbs; "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours" [syn: {stretch out}]

stretch along
v : occupy a large, elongated area; "The park stretched beneath the train line" [syn: {stretch}]

stretch forth
v : thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting" [syn: {exsert}, {stretch out}, {put out}, {extend}, {hold out}]

stretch mark
n : a narrow band resulting from tension on the skin (as on abdominal skin after pregnancy)

stretch out
v 1: extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna" [syn: {unfold}, {stretch}, {extend}]
2: lie down comfortably; "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass" [syn: {stretch}]
3: thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting" [syn: {exsert}, {put out}, {extend}, {hold out}, {stretch forth}]
4: extend one's body or limbs; "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours" [syn: {stretch}]
5: stretch (the neck) so as to see better; "The women craned their necks to see the President drive by" [syn: {crane}]

stretch pants
n : trousers made of a stretchy fabric

stretch receptor
n : a receptor in a muscle that responds to stretching of the muscle tissue

stretch reflex
n : reflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is pulled; important in maintaining erect posture [syn: {myotactic reflex}]

stretchability
n : the capacity for being stretched [syn: {stretch}, {stretchiness}]

stretchable
adj : capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape [syn: {stretchy}]

stretched
adj 1: (of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching; "well-stretched muscles are less susceptible to injury"
2: (of the body) extended to full length; "he lay stretched out on the bed"; "stretched her calves before running" [syn: {stretched out}]
3: extended or spread over a wide area or distance; "broad fields lay stretched on both sides of us"

stretched out
adj : (of the body) extended to full length; "he lay stretched out on the bed"; "stretched her calves before running" [syn: {stretched}]

stretcher
n 1: a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
2: a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it
3: a litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles
4: a stone that forms the top of wall or building [syn: {capstone}, {copestone}, {coping stone}]

stretcher party
n : a party of people with stretchers to carry an injured person

stretcher-bearer
n : one who helps carry a stretcher [syn: {litter-bearer}]

stretchier
stretchy
adj : capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape [syn: {stretchable}] [also: {stretchiest}, {stretchier}]

stretchier
See {stretchy}

stretchiest
stretchy
adj : capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape [syn: {stretchable}] [also: {stretchiest}, {stretchier}]

stretchiest
See {stretchy}

stretchiness
n : the capacity for being stretched [syn: {stretch}, {stretchability}]

stretching
adj : extending far; "beyond the misty gray of the rain he saw the stretching hutment"; "wide-spreading plains" [syn: {stretching(a)}, {wide-spreading}]
n 1: act of expanding by lengthening or widening
2: exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent [syn: {stretch}]

stretchy
adj : capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape [syn: {stretchable}] [also: {stretchiest}, {stretchier}]

stretti
See {stretto}

strew
v 1: spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all over the carpet" [syn: {straw}]
2: cover; be dispersed over; "Dead bodies strewed the ground" [also: {strewn}]

strewing
n : the act of scattering [syn: {scatter}, {scattering}]

strewn
strew
v 1: spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all over the carpet" [syn: {straw}]
2: cover; be dispersed over; "Dead bodies strewed the ground" [also: {strewn}]

strewn
adj 1: (used with `with' or in combination) covered by or as if by something scattered over or on; "the forest floor strewn with boulders"; "the petal-strewn aisle"
2: being distributed here and there without order; "scattered leaves littered the sidewalk"; "don't forget to pick up the clothes lying strewn all over the floor" [syn: {scattered}]

strewn
See {strew}

stria
n 1: any of a number of tiny parallel grooves such as: the scratches left by a glacier on rocks or the streaks or ridges in muscle tissue [syn: {striation}]
2: a stripe of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands" [syn: {band}, {striation}] [also: {striae} (pl)]

striae
stria
n 1: any of a number of tiny parallel grooves such as: the scratches left by a glacier on rocks or the streaks or ridges in muscle tissue [syn: {striation}]
2: a stripe of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands" [syn: {band}, {striation}] [also: {striae} (pl)]

striae
See {stria}

striate
adj : marked with stria or striations
v : mark with striae or striations

striate body
n : a striped mass of white and grey matter located in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere; consists of the caudate nucleus and the lenticular nucleus [syn: {corpus striatum}, {striatum}]

striate vein
n : tributaries to the basal vein [syn: {inferior thalamostriate vein}]

striated muscle
n : a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes [syn: {skeletal muscle}]

striated muscle cell
n : an elongated contractile cell in striated muscle tissue [syn: {striated muscle fiber}]

striated muscle fiber
n : an elongated contractile cell in striated muscle tissue [syn: {striated muscle cell}]

striated muscle tissue
n : muscle tissue characterized by transverse stripes

striation
n 1: any of a number of tiny parallel grooves such as: the scratches left by a glacier on rocks or the streaks or ridges in muscle tissue [syn: {stria}]
2: a stripe of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands" [syn: {band}, {stria}]

striatum
n : a striped mass of white and grey matter located in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere; consists of the caudate nucleus and the lenticular nucleus [syn: {corpus striatum}, {striate body}]

stricken
adj 1: grievously affected especially by disease [syn: {afflicted}]
2: (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming; "conscience-smitten"; "awe-struck" [syn: {smitten}, {struck}]
3: put out of action (by illness) [syn: {laid low(p)}]

Strickland
n : United States architect and student of Latrobe (1787-1854) [syn: {William Strickland}]

strickle
n 1: an implement for sharpening scythes
2: a tool used to level off grain or other granular material in a measure
3: a tool used in a foundry to shape a mold in sand
v 1: form with a strickle; "strickle in sand"
2: smooth with a strickle; "strickle the grain in the measure" [syn: {strike}]

strict
adj 1: (of rules) stringently enforced; "hard-and-fast rules" [syn: {hard-and-fast}]
2: rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard; "rigorous application of the law"; "a strict vegetarian" [syn: {rigorous}]
3: incapable of compromise or flexibility [syn: {rigid}]
4: not indulgent; "strict parents" [syn: {nonindulgent}]
5: unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; "a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells; "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"; "a strict disciplinarian"; "a Spartan upbringing" [syn: {severe}, {spartan}]
6: severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards" [syn: {stern}, {exacting}]

strictly
adv 1: restricted to something; "we talked strictly business" [syn: {purely}]
2: in a stringent manner; "the laws are stringently enforced"; "stringently controlled" [syn: {stringently}]
3: in a rigorous manner; "he had been trained rigorously by the monks" [syn: {rigorously}]

strictly speaking
adv : in actual fact; "properly speaking, they are not husband and wife" [syn: {properly speaking}, {to be precise}]

strictness
n 1: conscientious attention to rules and details [syn: {stringency}]
2: uncompromising resolution [syn: {sternness}]

stricture
n 1: abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway [syn: {stenosis}]
2: severe criticism

stridden
stride
n 1: a step in walking or running [syn: {pace}, {tread}]
2: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: {footstep}, {pace}, {step}]
3: significant progress (especially in the phrase "make strides"); "they made big strides in productivity"
v 1: walk with long steps; "He strode confidently across the hall"
2: cover or traverse by taking long steps; "She strode several miles towards the woods" [also: {strode}, {stridden}]

stridden
See {stride}

stride
n 1: a step in walking or running [syn: {pace}, {tread}]
2: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: {footstep}, {pace}, {step}]
3: significant progress (especially in the phrase "make strides"); "they made big strides in productivity"
v 1: walk with long steps; "He strode confidently across the hall"
2: cover or traverse by taking long steps; "She strode several miles towards the woods" [also: {strode}, {stridden}]

stridence
n : having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound [syn: {shrillness}, {stridency}]

stridency
n : having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound [syn: {shrillness}, {stridence}]

strident
adj 1: conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob" [syn: {blatant}, {clamant}, {clamorous}, {vociferous}]
2: unpleasantly loud and harsh [syn: {raucous}]

stridently
adv : in a strident manner; "the cheap clock ticked stridently"

strider
n : a person who walks rapidly with long steps; "he was such a strider that she couldn't keep up without running"

stridor
n : a whistling sound when breathing (usually heard on inspiration); indicates obstruction of the trachea or larynx

stridulate
v : make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures; "male insects such as crickets or grasshoppers stridulate" [syn: {clitter}]

stridulation
n : a shrill grating or chirping noise made by some insects by rubbing body parts together

strife
n 1: lack of agreement or harmony [syn: {discord}]
2: bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension

Strigidae
n : a family of nocturnal birds of the order Strigiformes [syn: {family Strigidae}]

Strigiformes
n : owls [syn: {order Strigiformes}]

strike
n 1: a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions; "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled" [syn: {work stoppage}]
2: an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective; "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn"
3: a pitch that is in the strike zone and that the batter does not hit; "this pitcher throws more strikes than balls"
4: a gentle blow [syn: {rap}, {tap}]
5: a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball; "he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame" [syn: {ten-strike}]
6: a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang" [syn: {hit}, {smash}, {smasher}, {bang}]
v 1: hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" [syn: {hit}, {impinge on}, {run into}, {collide with}] [ant: {miss}]
2: deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"
3: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" [syn: {affect}, {impress}, {move}]
4: make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2" [syn: {hit}]
5: indicate (a certain time) by striking; "The clock struck midnight"; "Just when I entered, the clock struck"
6: affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely; "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight" [syn: {hit}]
7: stop work in order to press demands; "The auto workers are striking for higher wages"; "The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met" [syn: {walk out}]
8: touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears" [syn: {fall}, {shine}]
9: attain; "The horse finally struck a pace" [syn: {come to}] 10: produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically; "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"; "her comments struck a sour note" [syn: {hit}] 11: cause to form between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc" 12: find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake" [syn: {fall upon}, {come upon}, {light upon}, {chance upon}, {come across}, {chance on}, {happen upon}, {attain}, {discover}] 13: produce by ignition or a blow; "strike fire from the flintstone"; "strike a match" 14: remove by erasing or crossing out; "Please strike this remark from the record" [syn: {expunge}, {excise}] 15: cause to experience suddenly; "Panic struck me"; "An interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with fear" [syn: {hit}, {come to}] 16: drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling" [syn: {hit}] 17: occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose" [syn: {assume}, {take}, {take up}] 18: form by stamping, punching, or printing; "strike coins"; "strike a medal" [syn: {mint}, {coin}] 19: smooth with a strickle; "strickle the grain in the measure" [syn: {strickle}] 20: pierce with force; "The bullet struck her thigh"; "The icy wind struck through our coats" 21: arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing; "strike a balance"; "strike a bargain" [also: {struck}]

strike a blow
v : affect adversely; "The court ruling struck a blow at the old segregation laws"

strike a chord
v 1: create an emotional response; "The music struck a chord with the listeners"
2: refer to or be relevant or familiar to; "I hope this message hits home!" [syn: {hit home}, {strike home}, {strike a note}]
3: evoke a reaction, response, or emotion; "this writer strikes a chord with young women"; "The storyteller touched a chord" [syn: {touch a chord}]

strike a note
v : refer to or be relevant or familiar to; "I hope this message hits home!" [syn: {hit home}, {strike home}, {strike a chord}]

strike back
v : make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil; "The Empire strikes back"; "The Giants struck back and won the opener"; "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing" [syn: {retaliate}]

strike down
v 1: declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law" [syn: {cancel}]
2: cause to die, especially suddenly; "The disease struck down many young men in the village"
3: cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers" [syn: {fell}, {drop}, {cut down}]

strike dumb
v : render speechless, as by surprising or shocking; "we were dumbstruck by the candidate's announcement"

strike hard
v : deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room" [syn: {knock}]

strike home
v : refer to or be relevant or familiar to; "I hope this message hits home!" [syn: {hit home}, {strike a chord}, {strike a note}]

strike leader
n : someone who leads a strike

strike off
v : remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off the list" [syn: {cross off}, {cross out}, {strike out}, {mark}]

strike out
v 1: remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off the list" [syn: {cross off}, {cross out}, {strike off}, {mark}]
2: put out or be put out by a strikeout; "Oral struck out three batters to close the inning"
3: be unsuccessful in an endeavor; "The candidate struck out with his health care plan"
4: cause to retire; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base" [syn: {retire}]
5: set out on a course of action; "He struck out on his own"

strike pay
n : money paid to strikers from union funds

strike up
v 1: start playing; "The musicians struck up a tune" [syn: {sound off}]
2: begin; "strike up a conversation"; "strike up a friendship"

strikebound
adj : closed or immobilized by a strike; "a strikebound airline"

strikebreaker
n : someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike [syn: {scab}, {blackleg}, {rat}]

strikebreaking
n : confrontational activities intended to break up a strike by workers

strikeout
n : an out resulting from the batter getting three strikes

striker
n 1: a forward on a soccer team
2: someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating
3: an employee on strike against an employer
4: someone who hits; "a hard hitter"; "a fine striker of the ball"; "blacksmiths are good hitters" [syn: {hitter}]
5: the part of a mechanical device that strikes something

strike-slip fault
n : a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally

striking
adj 1: sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect; "a dramatic sunset"; "a dramatic pause"; "a spectacular display of northern lights"; "it was a spectacular play"; "his striking good looks always created a sensation" [syn: {dramatic}, {spectacular}]
2: having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child" [syn: {outstanding}, {prominent}, {salient}, {spectacular}]
n 1: the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull" [syn: {contact}, {impinging}]
2: the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit" [syn: {hit}, {hitting}]

strikingly
adv : in a striking manner; "this was strikingly demonstrated"; "the evidence was strikingly absent"

strikingness
n 1: the state of being salient [syn: {salience}, {saliency}]
2: the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly [syn: {boldness}]

Strindberg
n : Swedish dramatist and novelist (1849-1912) [syn: {August Strindberg}, {Johan August Strindberg}]

string
n 1: a lightweight cord [syn: {twine}]
2: stringed instruments that are played with a bow; "the strings played superlatively well" [syn: {bowed stringed instrument}]
3: a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed
4: a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding; "a string of islands"; "train of mourners"; "a train of thought" [syn: {train}]
5: a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases)
6: a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening; "he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag" [syn: {drawstring}, {drawing string}]
7: a collection of objects threaded on a single strand
8: a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls"; [syn: {chain}, {strand}]
v 1: thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries" [syn: {thread}, {draw}]
2: add as if on a string; "string these ideas together"; "string up these songs and you'll have a musical" [syn: {string up}]
3: move or come along [syn: {string along}]
4: stretch out or arrange like a string
5: string together; tie or fasten with a string; "string the package"
6: remove the stringy parts of; "string beans"
7: provide with strings; "string my guitar" [ant: {unstring}] [also: {strung}]

string along
v : move or come along [syn: {string}]

string bass
n : largest and lowest member of the violin family [syn: {bass fiddle}, {bass viol}, {bull fiddle}, {double bass}, {contrabass}]

string bean
n : green beans with strings that must be removed

string cheese
n : cheese formed in long strings twisted together

string line
n : line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game [syn: {balkline}, {baulk-line}]

string of beads
n : beads threaded on a string [syn: {beads}]

string of words
n : a linear sequence of words as spoken or written [syn: {word string}, {linguistic string}]

string orchestra
n : an orchestra playing only string instruments

string out
v : set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series; "the houses were strung out in a long row" [syn: {spread out}]

string quartet
n : an instrumental quartet with 2 violins and a viola and a cello [syn: {string quartette}]

string quartette
n : an instrumental quartet with 2 violins and a viola and a cello [syn: {string quartet}]

string section
n : the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments [syn: {strings}]

string tie
n : a very narrow necktie usually tied in a bow

string up
v 1: kill by hanging; "The murdered was hanged on Friday" [syn: {hang}]
2: add as if on a string; "string these ideas together"; "string up these songs and you'll have a musical" [syn: {string}]

stringed instrument
n : a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound

stringency
n 1: a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit [syn: {tightness}]
2: conscientious attention to rules and details [syn: {strictness}]

stringent
adj : demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures" [syn: {rigorous}, {tight}]

stringently
adv : in a stringent manner; "the laws are stringently enforced"; "stringently controlled" [syn: {strictly}]

stringer
n 1: a member of a squad on a team; "a first stringer"; "a second stringer"
2: a worker who strings; "a stringer of beads"
3: brace consisting of a longitudinal member to strengthen a fuselage or hull
4: a long horizontal timber to connect uprights

stringier
stringy
adj 1: lean and sinewy [syn: {wiry}]
2: (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew [syn: {fibrous}, {sinewy}, {unchewable}]
3: forming viscous or glutinous threads [syn: {ropy}, {ropey}, {thready}] [also: {stringiest}, {stringier}]

stringier
See {stringy}

stringiest
stringy
adj 1: lean and sinewy [syn: {wiry}]
2: (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew [syn: {fibrous}, {sinewy}, {unchewable}]
3: forming viscous or glutinous threads [syn: {ropy}, {ropey}, {thready}] [also: {stringiest}, {stringier}]

stringiest
See {stringy}

strings
n : the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments [syn: {string section}]

stringy
adj 1: lean and sinewy [syn: {wiry}]
2: (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew [syn: {fibrous}, {sinewy}, {unchewable}]
3: forming viscous or glutinous threads [syn: {ropy}, {ropey}, {thready}] [also: {stringiest}, {stringier}]

stringybark
n : any of several Australian eucalypts having fibrous inner bark

stringybark pine
n : Australian cypress pine with fibrous inner bark [syn: {Callitris parlatorei}]

strip
n 1: a relatively long narrow piece of something; "he felt a flat strip of muscle"
2: artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material [syn: {slip}]
3: an airfield without normal airport facilities [syn: {airstrip}, {flight strip}, {landing strip}]
4: a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book [syn: {comic strip}, {cartoon strip}]
5: thin piece of wood or metal
6: a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music; "she did a strip right in front of everyone" [syn: {striptease}, {strip show}]
v 1: take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets" [syn: {deprive}, {divest}]
2: get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living" [syn: {undress}, {discase}, {uncase}, {unclothe}, {strip down}, {disrobe}, {peel}] [ant: {dress}, {dress}]
3: remove the surface from; "strip wood"
4: remove substances from by a percolating liquid; "leach the soil" [syn: {leach}]
5: lay bare; "denude a forest" [syn: {denude}, {bare}, {denudate}]
6: steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" [syn: {plunder}, {despoil}, {loot}, {reave}, {rifle}, {ransack}, {pillage}, {foray}]
7: remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely; "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm" [syn: {clean}]
8: strip the cured leaves from; "strip tobacco"
9: remove the thread (of screws) 10: remove a constituent from a liquid 11: take off or remove; "strip a wall of its wallpaper" [syn: {dismantle}] 12: draw the last milk (of cows) 13: remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments" [syn: {undress}, {divest}, {disinvest}] [also: {stripping}, {stripped}]

strip alert
n : a state of readiness for domestic defense aircraft; "the Air Force will keep fighters on strip alert at bases around the country"

strip cropping
n : cultivation of crops in strips following the contours of the land to minimize erosion

strip down
v : get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living" [syn: {undress}, {discase}, {uncase}, {unclothe}, {strip}, {disrobe}, {peel}] [ant: {dress}, {dress}]

strip lighting
n : light consisting of long tubes (instead of bulbs) that provide the illumination

strip mall
n : a mercantile establishment consisting of a row of various stores and business and restaurants along a road or busy street; usually opening on a parking lot

strip mine
n : an open mine (usually for coal) where the seams run close to the surface
v : extract (ore) from a strip-mine [syn: {surface mine}, {surface-mine}]

strip miner
n : a miner who does strip mining

strip mining
n : the mining of ore or coal from an open mine [syn: {opencast mining}]

strip poker
n : poker in which a player's losses are paid by removing an article of clothing

strip search
n : searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs by having them remove their clothes

strip show
n : a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music; "she did a strip right in front of everyone" [syn: {strip}, {striptease}]

strip steak
n : steak from upper part of the short loin [syn: {New York strip}]

stripe
n 1: a strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material [syn: {band}, {banding}]
2: a piece of braid, usually on the sleeve, indicating military rank or length of service
3: V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service; "they earned their stripes in Kuwait" [syn: {chevron}, {stripes}, {grade insignia}]
4: a kind or category; "businessmen of every stripe joined in opposition to the proposal"
5: a marking of a different color or texture from the background [syn: {streak}]
v : mark with stripes

stripe blight
n : a disease of oats

striped
adj : marked or decorated with stripes [syn: {stripy}]

striped bass
n 1: caught along the Atlantic coast of the United States [syn: {striper}]
2: marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes; migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus Morone [syn: {striper}, {Roccus saxatilis}, {rockfish}]

striped button quail
n : a variety of button quail having stripes [syn: {Turnix sylvatica}]

striped coral root
n : nearly leafless wildflower with erect reddish-purple stems bearing racemes of pale pinkish and brownish-striped flowers; western Canada to Mexico [syn: {Corallorhiza striata}]

striped dogwood
n : maple of eastern North America with striped bard and large 2-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn [syn: {moosewood}, {moose-wood}, {striped maple}, {goosefoot maple}, {Acer pennsylvanicum}]

striped drum
n : a kind of drumfish [syn: {Equetus pulcher}]

striped gentian
n : a perennial marsh gentian of eastern North America [syn: {Gentiana villosa}]

striped hyena
n : of northern Africa and Arabia and India [syn: {Hyaena hyaena}]

striped killifish
n : black-barred fish of bays and coastal marshes of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States [syn: {mayfish}, {may fish}, {Fundulus majalis}]

striped maple
n : maple of eastern North America with striped bard and large 2-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn [syn: {moosewood}, {moose-wood}, {striped dogwood}, {goosefoot maple}, {Acer pennsylvanicum}]

striped marlin
n : Pacific food and game fish marked with dark blue vertical stripes [syn: {Makaira mitsukurii}]

striped muishond
n : ferret-sized muishond often tamed [syn: {Ictonyx striata}]

striped mullet
n : most important commercial mullet in eastern United States [syn: {Mugil cephalus}]

striped racer
n : a whipsnake of scrublands and rocky hillsides [syn: {California whipsnake}, {Masticophis lateralis}]

striped skunk
n : most common and widespread North American skunk [syn: {Mephitis mephitis}]

striped squirrel
n : small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches [syn: {eastern chipmunk}, {hackee}, {ground squirrel}, {Tamias striatus}]

striped violet
n : leafy-stemmed violet of eastern North America having large white or creamy flowers faintly marked with purple [syn: {pale violet}, {cream violet}, {Viola striata}]

striper
n 1: a serviceman who wears stripes on the uniform to indicate rank or years of service; "he's a four-striper"
2: caught along the Atlantic coast of the United States [syn: {striped bass}]
3: marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes; migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus Morone [syn: {striped bass}, {Roccus saxatilis}, {rockfish}] [also: {stiper}]

stripes
n : V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service; "they earned their stripes in Kuwait" [syn: {chevron}, {stripe}, {grade insignia}]

stripier
stripy
adj : marked or decorated with stripes [syn: {striped}] [also: {stripiest}, {stripier}]

stripier
See {stripy}

stripiest
stripy
adj : marked or decorated with stripes [syn: {striped}] [also: {stripiest}, {stripier}]

stripiest
See {stripy}

striping
n : the act of marking with stripes

strip-Jack-naked
n : a card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player's cards [syn: {beggar-my-neighbor}, {beggar-my-neighbour}]

stripling
n : a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity [syn: {adolescent}, {teenager}]

strip-mined
adj : mined near the earth's surface by stripping

stripped
strip
n 1: a relatively long narrow piece of something; "he felt a flat strip of muscle"
2: artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material [syn: {slip}]
3: an airfield without normal airport facilities [syn: {airstrip}, {flight strip}, {landing strip}]
4: a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book [syn: {comic strip}, {cartoon strip}]
5: thin piece of wood or metal
6: a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music; "she did a strip right in front of everyone" [syn: {striptease}, {strip show}]
v 1: take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets" [syn: {deprive}, {divest}]
2: get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living" [syn: {undress}, {discase}, {uncase}, {unclothe}, {strip down}, {disrobe}, {peel}] [ant: {dress}, {dress}]
3: remove the surface from; "strip wood"
4: remove substances from by a percolating liquid; "leach the soil" [syn: {leach}]
5: lay bare; "denude a forest" [syn: {denude}, {bare}, {denudate}]
6: steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" [syn: {plunder}, {despoil}, {loot}, {reave}, {rifle}, {ransack}, {pillage}, {foray}]
7: remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely; "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm" [syn: {clean}]
8: strip the cured leaves from; "strip tobacco"
9: remove the thread (of screws) 10: remove a constituent from a liquid 11: take off or remove; "strip a wall of its wallpaper" [syn: {dismantle}] 12: draw the last milk (of cows) 13: remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments" [syn: {undress}, {divest}, {disinvest}] [also: {stripping}, {stripped}]

stripped
adj 1: having only essential or minimal features; "a stripped new car"; "a stripped-down budget" [syn: {stripped-down}]
2: having extraneous everything removed including contents; "the bare walls"; "the cupboard was bare" [syn: {bare}]
3: with clothing stripped off

stripped
See {strip}

stripped-down
adj : having only essential or minimal features; "a stripped new car"; "a stripped-down budget" [syn: {stripped}]

stripper
n 1: a chemical compound used to remove paint or varnish
2: a worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into books [syn: {stemmer}, {sprigger}]
3: a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music [syn: {striptease artist}, {striptease}, {stripteaser}, {exotic dancer}, {ecdysiast}, {peeler}]
4: an oil well whose production has declined to less than ten barrels a day [syn: {stripper well}]

stripper well
n : an oil well whose production has declined to less than ten barrels a day [syn: {stripper}]

stripping
strip
n 1: a relatively long narrow piece of something; "he felt a flat strip of muscle"
2: artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material [syn: {slip}]
3: an airfield without normal airport facilities [syn: {airstrip}, {flight strip}, {landing strip}]
4: a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book [syn: {comic strip}, {cartoon strip}]
5: thin piece of wood or metal
6: a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music; "she did a strip right in front of everyone" [syn: {striptease}, {strip show}]
v 1: take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets" [syn: {deprive}, {divest}]
2: get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living" [syn: {undress}, {discase}, {uncase}, {unclothe}, {strip down}, {disrobe}, {peel}] [ant: {dress}, {dress}]
3: remove the surface from; "strip wood"
4: remove substances from by a percolating liquid; "leach the soil" [syn: {leach}]
5: lay bare; "denude a forest" [syn: {denude}, {bare}, {denudate}]
6: steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" [syn: {plunder}, {despoil}, {loot}, {reave}, {rifle}, {ransack}, {pillage}, {foray}]
7: remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely; "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm" [syn: {clean}]
8: strip the cured leaves from; "strip tobacco"
9: remove the thread (of screws) 10: remove a constituent from a liquid 11: take off or remove; "strip a wall of its wallpaper" [syn: {dismantle}] 12: draw the last milk (of cows) 13: remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments" [syn: {undress}, {divest}, {disinvest}] [also: {stripping}, {stripped}]

stripping
n : the removal of covering [syn: {denudation}, {uncovering}, {baring}, {husking}]

stripping
See {strip}

strip-search
v : search (someone) for weapons or drugs by having the person remove their clothes; "He was strip-searched at the airport"

striptease
n 1: a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music [syn: {stripper}, {striptease artist}, {stripteaser}, {exotic dancer}, {ecdysiast}, {peeler}]
2: a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music; "she did a strip right in front of everyone" [syn: {strip}, {strip show}]

striptease artist
n : a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music [syn: {stripper}, {striptease}, {stripteaser}, {exotic dancer}, {ecdysiast}, {peeler}]

stripteaser
n : a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music [syn: {stripper}, {striptease artist}, {striptease}, {exotic dancer}, {ecdysiast}, {peeler}]

stripy
adj : marked or decorated with stripes [syn: {striped}] [also: {stripiest}, {stripier}]

strive
v 1: attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy" [syn: {endeavor}, {endeavour}]
2: to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear" [syn: {reach}, {strain}] [also: {strove}, {striven}]

striven
strive
v 1: attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy" [syn: {endeavor}, {endeavour}]
2: to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear" [syn: {reach}, {strain}] [also: {strove}, {striven}]

striven
See {strive}

striver
n : someone who works as hard as a slave [syn: {slave}, {hard worker}]

striving
n : an effortful attempt to attain a goal [syn: {nisus}, {pains}, {strain}]

Strix
n : owls lacking ear tufts [syn: {genus Strix}]

Strix aluco
n : reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black eyes [syn: {tawny owl}]

Strix nebulosa
n : large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western Eurasia [syn: {great gray owl}]

Strix occidentalis
n : a large owl of North America found in forests from British Columbia to central Mexico; has dark brown plumage and a heavily spotted chest [syn: {spotted owl}]

Strix varia
n : large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown [syn: {barred owl}]

Strizostedion vitreum glaucum
n : variety inhabiting the Great Lakes [syn: {blue pike}, {blue pickerel}, {blue pikeperch}, {blue walleye}]

strobe
n : scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary [syn: {stroboscope}, {strobe light}]

strobe light
n : scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary [syn: {stroboscope}, {strobe}]

strobile
n : cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts [syn: {cone}, {strobilus}]

strobili
strobilus
n : cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts [syn: {cone}, {strobile}] [also: {strobili} (pl)]

strobili
See {strobilus}

Strobilomyces
n : fungi similar to Boletus but with a shaggy scaly cap [syn: {genus Strobilomyces}]

Strobilomyces floccopus
n : edible mild-tasting mushroom found in coniferous woodlands of eastern North America [syn: {old-man-of-the-woods}]

strobilus
n : cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts [syn: {cone}, {strobile}] [also: {strobili} (pl)]

stroboscope
n : scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary [syn: {strobe}, {strobe light}]

strode
stride
n 1: a step in walking or running [syn: {pace}, {tread}]
2: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: {footstep}, {pace}, {step}]
3: significant progress (especially in the phrase "make strides"); "they made big strides in productivity"
v 1: walk with long steps; "He strode confidently across the hall"
2: cover or traverse by taking long steps; "She strode several miles towards the woods" [also: {strode}, {stridden}]

strode
See {stride}

Stroheim
n : United States film actor (born in Austria) (1885-1957) [syn: {Erich von Stroheim}]

stroke
n 1: (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot" [syn: {shot}]
2: the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam [syn: {throw}, {cam stroke}]
3: a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain [syn: {apoplexy}, {cerebrovascular accident}, {CVA}]
4: a light touch
5: a light touch with the hands [syn: {stroking}]
6: the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
7: a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information [syn: {solidus}, {slash}, {virgule}, {diagonal}, {separatrix}]
8: a mark made by a writing implement (as in cursive writing)
9: any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing 10: a single complete movement
v 1: touch lightly and with affection, with brushing motions; "He stroked his long beard" [syn: {fondle}]
2: strike a ball with a smooth blow
3: row at a particular rate
4: treat gingerly or carefully; "You have to stroke the boss"

stroke play
n : golf scoring by total strokes taken [syn: {medal play}]

stroking
n : a light touch with the hands [syn: {stroke}]

stroll
n : a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) [syn: {amble}, {promenade}, {ramble}, {saunter}, {perambulation}]
v : walk leisurely and with no apparent aim [syn: {saunter}]

stroller
n 1: someone who walks at a leisurely pace [syn: {saunterer}, {ambler}]
2: a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around [syn: {baby buggy}, {baby carriage}, {carriage}, {perambulator}, {pram}, {go-cart}, {pushchair}, {pusher}]

stroma
n 1: the dense colorless framework of a chloroplast
2: the supporting tissue of an organ (as opposed to parenchyma) [also: {stromata} (pl)]

stromata
stroma
n 1: the dense colorless framework of a chloroplast
2: the supporting tissue of an organ (as opposed to parenchyma) [also: {stromata} (pl)]

stromata
See {stroma}

stromateid
n : small marine fish with a short smooth-scaled compressed body and feeble spines [syn: {butterfish}, {stromateid fish}]

stromateid fish
n : small marine fish with a short smooth-scaled compressed body and feeble spines [syn: {butterfish}, {stromateid}]

Stromateidae
n : butterfishes: harvest fishes; dollar fishes [syn: {family Stromateidae}]

Strombidae
n : the family of conchs [syn: {family Strombidae}]

Strombus
n : type genus of the family Strombidae [syn: {genus Strombus}]

Strombus gigas
n : a large variety of conch [syn: {giant conch}]

strong
adj 1: having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man" [ant: {weak}]
2: used of syllables or musical beats [syn: {accented}, {heavy}]
3: not faint or feeble; "a strong odor of burning rubber"
4: having or wielding force or authority; "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons" [syn: {potent}]
5: having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea" [syn: {potent}] [ant: {impotent}]
6: able to withstand attack; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable" [syn: {impregnable}, {inviolable}, {secure}, {unassailable}, {unattackable}]
7: of good quality and condition; solidly built; "a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings" [syn: {solid}, {substantial}]
8: of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection; "`sing' is a strong verb"
9: having a high alcoholic content; "hard liquor" [syn: {hard}] 10: freshly made or left; "a warm trail"; "the scent is warm" [syn: {warm}] 11: strong and sure; "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope" [syn: {firm}] [also: {strongest}, {stronger}]

strong belief
n : an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence [syn: {conviction}, {article of faith}]

strong breeze
n : wind moving 25-31 knots; 6 on the Beaufort scale

strong drink
n : distilled rather than fermented [syn: {liquor}, {spirits}, {booze}, {hard drink}, {hard liquor}, {John Barleycorn}]

strong force
n : (physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons [syn: {strong interaction}, {color force}]

strong gale
n : wind moving 47-54 knots; 9 on the Beaufort scale

strong interaction
n : (physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons [syn: {strong force}, {color force}]

strong point
n : an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte" [syn: {forte}, {strong suit}, {long suit}, {metier}, {specialty}, {speciality}, {strength}] [ant: {weak point}]

strong suit
n 1: a long suit including high cards
2: an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte" [syn: {forte}, {long suit}, {metier}, {specialty}, {speciality}, {strong point}, {strength}] [ant: {weak point}]

strong-arm
adj : impelled by physical force especially against resistance; "forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical"; "strong-arm tactics" [syn: {forcible}, {physical}]
v 1: handle roughly; "He was strong-armed by the policemen"
2: be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young" [syn: {bully}, {browbeat}, {bullyrag}, {ballyrag}, {boss around}, {hector}, {push around}]
3: use physical force against; "They strong-armed me when I left the restaurant"

strong-armer
n : an aggressive and violent young criminal [syn: {hood}, {hoodlum}, {goon}, {punk}, {thug}, {tough}, {toughie}]

strong-boned
adj : having strong bones

strongbox
n : a strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked [syn: {deedbox}]

stronger
strong
adj 1: having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man" [ant: {weak}]
2: used of syllables or musical beats [syn: {accented}, {heavy}]
3: not faint or feeble; "a strong odor of burning rubber"
4: having or wielding force or authority; "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons" [syn: {potent}]
5: having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea" [syn: {potent}] [ant: {impotent}]
6: able to withstand attack; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable" [syn: {impregnable}, {inviolable}, {secure}, {unassailable}, {unattackable}]
7: of good quality and condition; solidly built; "a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings" [syn: {solid}, {substantial}]
8: of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection; "`sing' is a strong verb"
9: having a high alcoholic content; "hard liquor" [syn: {hard}] 10: freshly made or left; "a warm trail"; "the scent is warm" [syn: {warm}] 11: strong and sure; "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope" [syn: {firm}] [also: {strongest}, {stronger}]

stronger
See {strong}

strongest
strong
adj 1: having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man" [ant: {weak}]
2: used of syllables or musical beats [syn: {accented}, {heavy}]
3: not faint or feeble; "a strong odor of burning rubber"
4: having or wielding force or authority; "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons" [syn: {potent}]
5: having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea" [syn: {potent}] [ant: {impotent}]
6: able to withstand attack; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable" [syn: {impregnable}, {inviolable}, {secure}, {unassailable}, {unattackable}]
7: of good quality and condition; solidly built; "a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings" [syn: {solid}, {substantial}]
8: of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection; "`sing' is a strong verb"
9: having a high alcoholic content; "hard liquor" [syn: {hard}] 10: freshly made or left; "a warm trail"; "the scent is warm" [syn: {warm}] 11: strong and sure; "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope" [syn: {firm}] [also: {strongest}, {stronger}]

strongest
See {strong}

stronghold
n : a strongly fortified defensive structure [syn: {fastness}]

strongly
adv 1: with strength or in a strong manner; "argues very strongly for his proposal"; "he was strongly opposed to the government" [ant: {weakly}]
2: in a powerful manner; "the federal government replaced the powerfully pro-settler Sir Godfrey Huggins with the even tougher and more determined ex-trade unionist" [syn: {powerfully}]

strongman
n 1: a man who performs feats of strength at a fair or circus
2: a powerful political figure who rules by the exercise of force or violencea; "he is determined to bring down the Iraqi strongman"

strong-minded
adj 1: having a determined will [syn: {strong-willed}]
2: marked by vigorous independence of thought and judgment

strongroom
n : and burglarproof and fireproof room in which valuables are kept

strong-willed
adj : having a determined will [syn: {strong-minded}]

Strongylodon
n : genus of Polynesian or southeastern Asian shrubs or vines [syn: {genus Strongylodon}]

Strongylodon macrobotrys
n : vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for spectacular festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster claws [syn: {jade vine}, {emerald creeper}]

strontianite
n : a mineral consisting of strontium carbonate

strontium
n : a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite [syn: {Sr}, {atomic number 38}]

strontium 90
n : a radioactive isotope of strontium (with the mass number 90) that is present in the fallout from nuclear explosions; can be assimilated like calcium into bones

strop
n : a leather strap used to sharpen razors
v : sharpen on a strop; "strop razors" [also: {stropping}, {stropped}]

strophanthin
n : a bitter and very toxic glycoside derived from plants of the genus Strophanthus; in moderate doses it is a cardiac stimulant but in larger doses it is a powerful poison; used in Africa as an arrow poison

strophanthus
n : any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Strophanthus having whorled leaves and showy flowers of various colors in dense and few-flowered corymbose clusters; some have poisonous seeds

Strophanthus kombe
n : plant that is a source of strophanthin

Stropharia
n : genus of gill fungi with brown spores that is closely related to Agaricus; here placed in its own family Strophariaceae [syn: {genus Stropharia}, {ring-stalked fungus}]

Stropharia ambigua
n : a gilled fungus with a long stalk and a yellow slimy cap from which fragments of the broken veil hang; gills are initially white but become dark brown as spores are released

Stropharia hornemannii
n : a gilled fungus with a large slimy purple or olive cap; gills become purple with age; the stalk is long and richly decorated with pieces of the white sheath that extends up to a ring

Stropharia rugoso-annulata
n : a large gilled fungus with a broad cap and a long stalk; the cap is dark brown; the white gills turn dark purplish brown with age; edible and choice

Strophariaceae
n : sometimes included in family Agaricaceae [syn: {family Strophariaceae}]

strophe
n : one section of a lyric poem or choral ode in classical Greek drama

stropped
strop
n : a leather strap used to sharpen razors
v : sharpen on a strop; "strop razors" [also: {stropping}, {stropped}]

stropped
See {strop}

stroppier
stroppy
adj : obstreperous [syn: {bolshy}] [also: {stroppiest}, {stroppier}]

stroppier
See {stroppy}

stroppiest
stroppy
adj : obstreperous [syn: {bolshy}] [also: {stroppiest}, {stroppier}]

stroppiest
See {stroppy}

stropping
strop
n : a leather strap used to sharpen razors
v : sharpen on a strop; "strop razors" [also: {stropping}, {stropped}]

stropping
See {strop}

stroppy
adj : obstreperous [syn: {bolshy}] [also: {stroppiest}, {stroppier}]

strove
strive
v 1: attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy" [syn: {endeavor}, {endeavour}]
2: to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear" [syn: {reach}, {strain}] [also: {strove}, {striven}]

strove
See {strive}

strown
See {strow}

struck
strike
n 1: a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions; "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled" [syn: {work stoppage}]
2: an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective; "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn"
3: a pitch that is in the strike zone and that the batter does not hit; "this pitcher throws more strikes than balls"
4: a gentle blow [syn: {rap}, {tap}]
5: a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball; "he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame" [syn: {ten-strike}]
6: a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang" [syn: {hit}, {smash}, {smasher}, {bang}]
v 1: hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" [syn: {hit}, {impinge on}, {run into}, {collide with}] [ant: {miss}]
2: deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"
3: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" [syn: {affect}, {impress}, {move}]
4: make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2" [syn: {hit}]
5: indicate (a certain time) by striking; "The clock struck midnight"; "Just when I entered, the clock struck"
6: affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely; "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight" [syn: {hit}]
7: stop work in order to press demands; "The auto workers are striking for higher wages"; "The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met" [syn: {walk out}]
8: touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears" [syn: {fall}, {shine}]
9: attain; "The horse finally struck a pace" [syn: {come to}] 10: produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically; "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"; "her comments struck a sour note" [syn: {hit}] 11: cause to form between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc" 12: find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake" [syn: {fall upon}, {come upon}, {light upon}, {chance upon}, {come across}, {chance on}, {happen upon}, {attain}, {discover}] 13: produce by ignition or a blow; "strike fire from the flintstone"; "strike a match" 14: remove by erasing or crossing out; "Please strike this remark from the record" [syn: {expunge}, {excise}] 15: cause to experience suddenly; "Panic struck me"; "An interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with fear" [syn: {hit}, {come to}] 16: drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling" [syn: {hit}] 17: occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose" [syn: {assume}, {take}, {take up}] 18: form by stamping, punching, or printing; "strike coins"; "strike a medal" [syn: {mint}, {coin}] 19: smooth with a strickle; "strickle the grain in the measure" [syn: {strickle}] 20: pierce with force; "The bullet struck her thigh"; "The icy wind struck through our coats" 21: arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing; "strike a balance"; "strike a bargain" [also: {struck}]

struck
adj : (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming; "conscience-smitten"; "awe-struck" [syn: {smitten}, {stricken}]

struck
See {strike}

structural
adj 1: relating to or caused by structure, especially political or economic structure; "structural unemployment in a technological society"
2: relating to or having or characterized by structure; "structural engineer"; "structural errors"; "structural simplicity"
3: affecting or involved in structure or construction; "the structural details of a house such as beams and joists and rafters; not ornamental elements"; "structural damage"
4: concerned with systematic structure in a particular field of study
5: pertaining to geological structure; "geomorphological features of the Black Hills"; "morphological features of granite"; "structural effects of folding and faulting of the earth's surface" [syn: {geomorphologic}, {geomorphological}, {morphologic}, {morphological}]
6: relating to or concerned with the morphology of plants and animals; "morphological differences" [syn: {morphologic}, {morphological}]

structural anthropology
n : an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena [syn: {structuralism}]

structural formula
n : an expanded molecular formula showing the arrangement of atoms within the molecule

structural gene
n : a gene that controls the production of a specific protein or peptide

structural genomics
n : the branch of genomics that determines the three-dimensional structures of proteins

structural iron
n : iron that has been cast or worked in structural shapes

structural linguistics
n : linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourse [syn: {structuralism}]

structural member
n : support that is a constituent part of any structure or building

structural sociology
n : a sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individuals [syn: {structuralism}]

structural steel
n : a strong steel that is rolled into shapes that are used in construction

structuralism
n 1: linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourse [syn: {structural linguistics}]
2: an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena [syn: {structural anthropology}]
3: a sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individuals [syn: {structural sociology}]

structurally
adv : with respect to structure; "structurally, the organization is healthy"

structure
n 1: a thing constructed; a complex construction or entity; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" [syn: {construction}]
2: the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts; "artists must study the structure of the human body"; "the structure of the benzene molecule"
3: the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations; "his lectures have no structure"
4: a particular complex anatomical structure; "he has good bone structure" [syn: {anatomical structure}, {complex body part}, {bodily structure}, {body structure}]
5: the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships; "the social organization of England and America is very different"; "sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family" [syn: {social organization}, {social organisation}, {social structure}, {social system}]
v : give a structure to; "I need to structure my days"

structured
adj 1: having definite and highly organized structure; "a structured environment" [ant: {unstructured}]
2: resembling a living organism in organization or development; "society as an integrated whole" [syn: {integrated}]

strudel
n : thin sheet of filled dough rolled and baked

struggle
n 1: an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition" [syn: {battle}]
2: an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" [syn: {conflict}, {battle}]
3: strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"
v 1: make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath" [syn: {fight}]
2: to exert strenuous effort against opposition; "he struggled to get free from the rope"
3: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: {clamber}, {scramble}, {shin}, {shinny}, {skin}, {sputter}]
4: be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting" [syn: {fight}]

struggler
n : a person who struggles with difficulties or with great effort

struggling
adj : engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity; "a financially struggling theater"; "struggling artists"

strum
n : sound of strumming; "the strum of a guitar"
v : sound the strings of (a string instrument); "strum a guitar" [syn: {thrum}] [also: {strumming}, {strummed}]

struma
n 1: abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from under-production or over-production of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet [syn: {goiter}, {goitre}, {thyromegaly}]
2: a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands [syn: {scrofula}, {king's evil}] [also: {strumae} (pl)]

strumae
struma
n 1: abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from under-production or over-production of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet [syn: {goiter}, {goitre}, {thyromegaly}]
2: a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands [syn: {scrofula}, {king's evil}] [also: {strumae} (pl)]

strumae
See {struma}

strummed
strum
n : sound of strumming; "the strum of a guitar"
v : sound the strings of (a string instrument); "strum a guitar" [syn: {thrum}] [also: {strumming}, {strummed}]

strummed
See {strum}

strumming
strum
n : sound of strumming; "the strum of a guitar"
v : sound the strings of (a string instrument); "strum a guitar" [syn: {thrum}] [also: {strumming}, {strummed}]

strumming
See {strum}

strumpet
n : a woman adulterer [syn: {adulteress}, {fornicatress}, {hussy}, {jade}, {loose woman}, {slut}, {trollop}]

strung
string
n 1: a lightweight cord [syn: {twine}]
2: stringed instruments that are played with a bow; "the strings played superlatively well" [syn: {bowed stringed instrument}]
3: a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed
4: a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding; "a string of islands"; "train of mourners"; "a train of thought" [syn: {train}]
5: a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases)
6: a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening; "he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag" [syn: {drawstring}, {drawing string}]
7: a collection of objects threaded on a single strand
8: a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls"; [syn: {chain}, {strand}]
v 1: thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries" [syn: {thread}, {draw}]
2: add as if on a string; "string these ideas together"; "string up these songs and you'll have a musical" [syn: {string up}]
3: move or come along [syn: {string along}]
4: stretch out or arrange like a string
5: string together; tie or fasten with a string; "string the package"
6: remove the stringy parts of; "string beans"
7: provide with strings; "string my guitar" [ant: {unstring}] [also: {strung}]

strung
adj : that is on a string; "keys strung on a red cord"

strung
See {string}

strung-out
adj : addicted to a drug [syn: {dependent}, {dependant}, {drug-addicted}, {hooked}]

strut
n 1: a proud stiff pompous gait [syn: {prance}, {swagger}]
2: brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression
v : to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" [syn: {swagger}, {ruffle}, {prance}, {sashay}, {cock}] [also: {strutting}, {strutted}]

Struthio
n : type genus of the Struthionidae: African ostriches [syn: {genus Struthio}]

Struthio camelus
n : fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird [syn: {ostrich}]

struthiomimus
n : small light-boned toothless dinosaur resembling an ostrich in size and proportions

Struthionidae
n : tall terrestrial birds: ostriches [syn: {family Struthionidae}]

Struthioniformes
n : a ratite bird order: ostriches and related extinct birds; known from the Pleistocene onward [syn: {order Struthioniformes}]

strutted
strut
n 1: a proud stiff pompous gait [syn: {prance}, {swagger}]
2: brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression
v : to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" [syn: {swagger}, {ruffle}, {prance}, {sashay}, {cock}] [also: {strutting}, {strutted}]

strutted
See {strut}

strutting
strut
n 1: a proud stiff pompous gait [syn: {prance}, {swagger}]
2: brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression
v : to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" [syn: {swagger}, {ruffle}, {prance}, {sashay}, {cock}] [also: {strutting}, {strutted}]

strutting
See {strut}

strychnine
n : an alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant

Strymon
n : large and widely distributed genus of hairstreak butterflies [syn: {genus Strymon}]

Strymon melinus
n : larvae are pests of various economic plants

Stuart
n 1: United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828) [syn: {Gilbert Stuart}, {Gilbert Charles Stuart}]
2: the royal family that ruled Scotland from 1371-1603 and ruled England and Scotland from 1603 to 1649 and again from 1660 to 1714

Stuart Davis
n : United States painter who developed an American version of Cubism (1894-1964) [syn: {Davis}]

stub
n 1: a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
2: a small piece; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil" [syn: {nub}]
3: a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt [syn: {ticket stub}]
4: the part of a check that is retained as a record [syn: {check stub}, {counterfoil}]
5: the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking) [syn: {butt}]
v : strike against an object; "She stubbed her one's toe in the dark and now it's broken" [syn: {scrape}, {skin}, {abrade}] [also: {stubbing}, {stubbed}]

stub nail
n : a short thick nail

stub out
v : extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar" [syn: {crush out}, {extinguish}, {press out}]

stubbed
stub
n 1: a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
2: a small piece; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil" [syn: {nub}]
3: a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt [syn: {ticket stub}]
4: the part of a check that is retained as a record [syn: {check stub}, {counterfoil}]
5: the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking) [syn: {butt}]
v : strike against an object; "She stubbed her one's toe in the dark and now it's broken" [syn: {scrape}, {skin}, {abrade}] [also: {stubbing}, {stubbed}]

stubbed
See {stub}

stubbiness
n : the property of being short and broad [syn: {squatness}]

stubbing
stub
n 1: a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
2: a small piece; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil" [syn: {nub}]
3: a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt [syn: {ticket stub}]
4: the part of a check that is retained as a record [syn: {check stub}, {counterfoil}]
5: the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking) [syn: {butt}]
v : strike against an object; "She stubbed her one's toe in the dark and now it's broken" [syn: {scrape}, {skin}, {abrade}] [also: {stubbing}, {stubbed}]

stubbing
See {stub}

stubble
n : material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds [syn: {chaff}, {husk}, {shuck}, {stalk}, {straw}]

stubbled
adj : having a short growth of beard; "his stubbled chin" [syn: {bestubbled}, {stubbly}]

stubbly
adj : having a short growth of beard; "his stubbled chin" [syn: {bestubbled}, {stubbled}]

stubborn
adj 1: tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield [ant: {docile}]
2: not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne" [syn: {refractory}]
3: difficult to treat or deal with; "stubborn rust stains"; "a stubborn case of acne"
4: persisting in a reactionary stand [syn: {obstinate}, {unregenerate}]

stubbornly
adv : in a stubborn unregenerate manner; "she remained stubbornly in the same position" [syn: {pig-headedly}, {obdurately}, {mulishly}, {obstinately}, {cussedly}]

stubbornness
n 1: the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome [syn: {obstinacy}, {obstinance}, {mulishness}]
2: resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires [syn: {bullheadedness}, {obstinacy}, {obstinance}, {pigheadedness}, {self-will}]

Stubbs
n : English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901) [syn: {William Stubbs}]

stubby
adj : short and blunt; "stubby fingers"; "a stubby pencil"

stucco
n : a plaster now made mostly from Portland cement and sand and lime; applied while soft to cover exterior walls or surfaces
v 1: decorate with stucco work; "stuccoed ceilings"
2: coat with stucco; "stucco the ceiling" [also: {stuccoes} (pl)]

stuccoes
stucco
n : a plaster now made mostly from Portland cement and sand and lime; applied while soft to cover exterior walls or surfaces
v 1: decorate with stucco work; "stuccoed ceilings"
2: coat with stucco; "stucco the ceiling" [also: {stuccoes} (pl)]

stuccoes
See {stucco}

stuck
stick
n 1: implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick"
2: a small thin branch of a tree
3: a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane [syn: {control stick}, {joystick}]
4: informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks" [syn: {pin}, {peg}]
5: marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking [syn: {joint}, {marijuana cigarette}, {reefer}, {spliff}]
6: threat of a penalty; "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot"
v 1: fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table" [syn: {lodge}, {wedge}, {deposit}] [ant: {dislodge}]
2: stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!" [syn: {stay}, {stick around}, {stay put}] [ant: {move}]
3: cause to protrude or as if to protrude; "stick one's hand out of the window"; "stick one's nose into other people's business" [syn: {put forward}]
4: stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" [syn: {adhere}, {hold fast}, {bond}, {bind}, {stick to}]
5: be or become fixed; "The door sticks--we will have to plane it"
6: endure; "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life"
7: be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles" [syn: {adhere}]
8: be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war" [syn: {stand by}, {stick by}, {adhere}]
9: cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface; "stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it" 10: fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the poster onto the wall" 11: fasten with or as with pins or nails; "stick the photo onto the corkboard" 12: fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something; "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress" 13: pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument; "he stuck the cloth with the needle" 14: pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; "He stuck the needle into his finger" 15: come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" [syn: {cling}, {cleave}, {adhere}, {cohere}] 16: saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill" [syn: {sting}] 17: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {get}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder}, {flummox}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}] [also: {stuck}]

stuck
adj 1: caught or fixed; "stuck in the mud" [ant: {unstuck}]
2: baffled; "this problem has me completely stuck"

stuck
See {stick}

stuck with
adj : burdened with; "stuck with the tab" [syn: {cursed with(p)}, {stuck with(p)}]

stuck-up
adj : used colloquially of one who is overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety" [syn: {bigheaded}, {persnickety}, {snooty}, {snot-nosed}, {snotty}, {too big for one's breeches}, {uppish}]

stud
n 1: a man who is virile and sexually active [syn: {he-man}, {macho-man}]
2: ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt) [syn: {rivet}]
3: an upright in house framing [syn: {scantling}]
4: adult male horse kept for breeding [syn: {studhorse}]
5: poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt [syn: {stud poker}]
v 1: scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills constellated with lights" [syn: {dot}, {constellate}]
2: provide with or construct with studs; "stud the wall" [also: {studding}, {studded}]

stud farm
n : a farm where horses are bred

stud finder
n : a small permanent magnet in a metal container; when the magnet clicks against the container it indicates that the magnet is directly over an iron nail that holds the wallboard to a stud

stud mare
n : a female horse used for breeding [syn: {broodmare}]

stud poker
n : poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt [syn: {stud}]

studbook
n : official record of the pedigree of purebred animals especially horses

studded
adj : dotted or adorned with or as with studs or nailheads; usually used in combination; "star-studded heavens"; "diamond-studded belt"

studded
stud
n 1: a man who is virile and sexually active [syn: {he-man}, {macho-man}]
2: ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt) [syn: {rivet}]
3: an upright in house framing [syn: {scantling}]
4: adult male horse kept for breeding [syn: {studhorse}]
5: poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt [syn: {stud poker}]
v 1: scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills constellated with lights" [syn: {dot}, {constellate}]
2: provide with or construct with studs; "stud the wall" [also: {studding}, {studded}]

studded
See {stud}

studding
stud
n 1: a man who is virile and sexually active [syn: {he-man}, {macho-man}]
2: ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt) [syn: {rivet}]
3: an upright in house framing [syn: {scantling}]
4: adult male horse kept for breeding [syn: {studhorse}]
5: poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt [syn: {stud poker}]
v 1: scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills constellated with lights" [syn: {dot}, {constellate}]
2: provide with or construct with studs; "stud the wall" [also: {studding}, {studded}]

studding
See {stud}

student
n 1: a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution [syn: {pupil}, {educatee}]
2: a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines [syn: {scholar}, {scholarly person}]

student center
n : a center for student activities at a college or university

student lamp
n : a reading lamp with a flexible neck; used on a desk

student lodging
n : inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips) [syn: {hostel}, {youth hostel}]

student nurse
n : a nurse in training who is undergoing a trial period [syn: {probationer}]

student residence
n : a college or university building containing living quarters for students [syn: {dormitory}, {dorm}, {residence hall}, {hall}]

student teacher
n : a college student who is teaching under the supervision of a certified teacher in order to qualify for a degree in education [syn: {practice teacher}]

student union
n : a building on a college campus dedicated to social and organizational activities of the student body

studentship
n : the position of student

studhorse
n : adult male horse kept for breeding [syn: {stud}]

studied
adj 1: produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation; "a studied smile"; "a note of biting irony and studied insult"- V.L.Parrington [syn: {deliberate}] [ant: {unstudied}]
2: carefully practiced or designed or premeditated; "a studied reply" [syn: {designed(a)}, {studied(a)}]

studied
study
n 1: a detailed critical inspection [syn: {survey}]
2: applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading); "mastering a second language requires a lot of work"; "no schools offer graduate study in interior design" [syn: {work}]
3: a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale" [syn: {report}, {written report}]
4: a state of deep mental absorption; "she is in a deep study"
5: a room used for reading and writing and studying; "he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study"
6: a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" [syn: {discipline}, {subject}, {subject area}, {subject field}, {field}, {field of study}, {bailiwick}, {branch of knowledge}]
7: preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint" [syn: {sketch}]
8: attentive consideration and meditation; "after much cogitation he rejected the offer" [syn: {cogitation}]
9: someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play); "he is a quick study" 10: a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique; "a study in spiccato bowing"
v 1: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" [syn: {analyze}, {analyse}, {examine}, {canvass}, {canvas}]
2: be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
3: give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving" [syn: {consider}]
4: be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam" [syn: {learn}, {read}, {take}]
5: learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now" [syn: {hit the books}]
6: think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study" [syn: {meditate}, {contemplate}] [also: {studied}]

studied
See {study}

studio
n 1: workplace for the teaching or practice of an art; "she ran a dance studio"; "the music department provided studios for their students"; "you don't need a studio to make a passport photograph"
2: an apartment with a living space and a bathroom and a small kitchen [syn: {studio apartment}]
3: workplace consisting of a room or building where movies or television shows or radio programs are produced and recorded

studio apartment
n : an apartment with a living space and a bathroom and a small kitchen [syn: {studio}]

studio couch
n : convertible consisting of an upholstered couch that can be converted into a double bed [syn: {day bed}]

studious
adj 1: marked by care and effort; "made a studious attempt to fix the television set"
2: characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading; "a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket"; "a quiet studious child" [syn: {bookish}]

studiously
adv : in a studious manner; "she examined the data studiously"

studiousness
n : diligent study

study
n 1: a detailed critical inspection [syn: {survey}]
2: applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading); "mastering a second language requires a lot of work"; "no schools offer graduate study in interior design" [syn: {work}]
3: a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale" [syn: {report}, {written report}]
4: a state of deep mental absorption; "she is in a deep study"
5: a room used for reading and writing and studying; "he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study"
6: a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" [syn: {discipline}, {subject}, {subject area}, {subject field}, {field}, {field of study}, {bailiwick}, {branch of knowledge}]
7: preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint" [syn: {sketch}]
8: attentive consideration and meditation; "after much cogitation he rejected the offer" [syn: {cogitation}]
9: someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play); "he is a quick study" 10: a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique; "a study in spiccato bowing"
v 1: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" [syn: {analyze}, {analyse}, {examine}, {canvass}, {canvas}]
2: be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
3: give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving" [syn: {consider}]
4: be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam" [syn: {learn}, {read}, {take}]
5: learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now" [syn: {hit the books}]
6: think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study" [syn: {meditate}, {contemplate}] [also: {studied}]

study hall
n 1: a period of time during the school day that is set aside for study
2: a classroom reserved for study

studying
n : reading carefully with intent to remember [syn: {perusal}, {perusing}, {poring over}]

stuff
n 1: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread" [syn: {material}]
2: miscellaneous unspecified objects; "the trunk was full of stuff" [syn: {whatchamacallit}, {whatsis}, {sundry}, {sundries}]
3: informal terms for personal possessions; "did you take all your clobber?" [syn: {clobber}]
4: senseless talk; "don't give me that stuff" [syn: {stuff and nonsense}, {hooey}, {poppycock}]
5: unspecified qualities required to do or be something; "the stuff of heros"; "you don't have the stuff to be a United States Marine"
6: information in some unspecified form; "it was stuff I had heard before"; "there's good stuff in that book"
7: a critically important or characteristic component; "suspense is the very stuff of narrative"
v 1: fill completely; "The child stuffed his pockets with candy"
2: press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand" [syn: {thrust}, {shove}, {squeeze}]
3: obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked" [syn: {lug}, {choke up}, {block}] [ant: {unstuff}]
4: overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream" [syn: {gorge}, {ingurgitate}, {overindulge}, {glut}, {englut}, {engorge}, {overgorge}, {overeat}, {gormandize}, {gormandise}, {gourmandize}, {binge}, {pig out}, {satiate}, {scarf out}]
5: treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting; "stuff a bearskin"
6: fill tightly with a material; "stuff a pillow with feathers"; "The old lady wants to have her dead poodle stuffed by the taxidermist"
7: fill with a stuffing while cooking; "Have you stuffed the turkey yet?"

stuff and nonsense
n : senseless talk; "don't give me that stuff" [syn: {stuff}, {hooey}, {poppycock}]

stuff shot
n : a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket [syn: {dunk}, {dunk shot}]

stuffed
adj 1: filled with something; "a stuffed turkey"
2: crammed with food; "a full stomach"; "I feel stuffed"

stuffed cabbage
n : parboiled head of cabbage scooped out and filled with a hash of chopped e.g. beef or ham and baked; served with tomato or cheese sauce

stuffed derma
n : (Judaism) roasted fowl intestines with a seasoned filling of matzo meal and suet [syn: {kishke}]

stuffed egg
n : halved hard-cooked egg with the yolk mashed with mayonnaise and seasonings and returned to the white [syn: {deviled egg}]

stuffed grape leaves
n : well-seasoned rice (with nuts or currants of minced lamb) simmered or braised in stock [syn: {dolmas}]

stuffed mushroom
n : mushrooms stuffed with any of numerous mixtures of e.g. meats or nuts or seafood or spinach

stuffed peppers
n : parboiled green peppers stuffed usually with rice and meat and baked briefly

stuffed shirt
n : a bore [syn: {fuddy-duddy}]

stuffed tomato
n 1: tomato cases filled with various salad mixtures and served cold [syn: {cold stuffed tomato}]
2: tomato cases filled with various mixtures and baked briefly [syn: {hot stuffed tomato}]

stuffer
n 1: a craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for display [syn: {taxidermist}, {animal stuffer}]
2: an advertising circular that is enclosed with other material and (usually) sent by mail

stuffier
stuffy
adj 1: lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke" [syn: {airless}, {close}, {unaired}]
2: excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull; "why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?"; "a stodgy dinner party" [syn: {stodgy}] [also: {stuffiest}, {stuffier}]

stuffier
See {stuffy}

stuffiest
stuffy
adj 1: lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke" [syn: {airless}, {close}, {unaired}]
2: excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull; "why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?"; "a stodgy dinner party" [syn: {stodgy}] [also: {stuffiest}, {stuffier}]

stuffiest
See {stuffy}

stuffily
adv : in a stuffy manner; "`Come in please,' he said stuffily" [syn: {stodgily}]

stuffiness
n : dull and pompous gravity [syn: {stodginess}]

stuffing
n 1: a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables [syn: {dressing}]
2: padding put in mattresses and cushions and upholstered furniture

stuffing box
n : a small chamber in which packing is compressed around a reciprocating shaft or piston to form a seal [syn: {packing box}]

stuffing nut
n : a nut used to tighten a stuffing box [syn: {packing nut}]

stuffy
adj 1: lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke" [syn: {airless}, {close}, {unaired}]
2: excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull; "why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?"; "a stodgy dinner party" [syn: {stodgy}] [also: {stuffiest}, {stuffier}]

stultification
n 1: derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistent [syn: {befooling}]
2: the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) [syn: {constipation}, {impairment}, {deadening}]

stultified
stultify
v 1: prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence; "nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself"
2: cause to appear foolish; "He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent"
3: deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless; "This measure crippled our efforts"; "Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work" [syn: {cripple}] [also: {stultified}]

stultified
See {stultify}

stultify
v 1: prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence; "nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself"
2: cause to appear foolish; "He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent"
3: deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless; "This measure crippled our efforts"; "Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work" [syn: {cripple}] [also: {stultified}]

stumble
n 1: an unsteady uneven gait [syn: {lurch}, {stagger}]
2: an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep" [syn: {trip}, {trip-up}, {misstep}]
v 1: walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about" [syn: {falter}, {bumble}]
2: miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root" [syn: {trip}]
3: encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant" [syn: {hit}]
4: make an error; "She slipped up and revealed the name" [syn: {slip up}, {trip up}]

stumblebum
n 1: a second-rate prize fighter [syn: {palooka}]
2: an awkward stupid person [syn: {lout}, {clod}, {goon}, {oaf}, {lubber}, {lummox}, {lump}, {gawk}]

stumbler
n 1: a walker or runner who trips and almost falls [syn: {tripper}]
2: someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence [syn: {bungler}, {blunderer}, {fumbler}, {bumbler}, {sad sack}, {botcher}, {butcher}, {fuckup}]

stumbling
adj : walking unsteadily; "a stqaggering gait" [syn: {lurching}, {staggering}, {weaving}]

stumbling block
n : any obstacle or impediment

stummed
See {stum}

stumming
See {stum}

stump
n 1: the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled [syn: {tree stump}]
2: the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed
3: (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket
4: a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it [syn: {dais}, {podium}, {pulpit}, {rostrum}, {ambo}, {soapbox}]
v 1: cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her" [syn: {mix up}]
2: walk heavily; "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots" [syn: {stomp}, {stamp}]
3: travel through a district and make political speeches; "the candidate stumped the Northeast"
4: remove tree stumps from; "stump a field"

stump speech
n : political oratory

stump spud
n : a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds [syn: {spud}]

stumper
n : a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem [syn: {poser}, {toughie}, {sticker}]

stumpier
stumpy
adj : short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure" [syn: {chunky}, {dumpy}, {low-set}, {squat}, {squatty}] [also: {stumpiest}, {stumpier}]

stumpier
See {stumpy}

stumpiest
stumpy
adj : short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure" [syn: {chunky}, {dumpy}, {low-set}, {squat}, {squatty}] [also: {stumpiest}, {stumpier}]

stumpiest
See {stumpy}

stumping
n : campaigning for something by making political speeches (stump speeches)

stumpknocker
n : inhabits streams from South Carolina to Florida; esteemed panfish [syn: {spotted sunfish}, {Lepomis punctatus}]

stumpy
adj : short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure" [syn: {chunky}, {dumpy}, {low-set}, {squat}, {squatty}] [also: {stumpiest}, {stumpier}]

stun
v 1: make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; "stun fish" [syn: {stupefy}]
2: surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted" [syn: {shock}, {floor}, {ball over}, {blow out of the water}, {take aback}]
3: hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag [syn: {sandbag}]
4: overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her" [syn: {bedaze}, {daze}] [also: {stunning}, {stunned}]

stun baton
n : a weapon designed to disable a victim temporarily by delivering a nonlethal high-voltage electric shock [syn: {stun gun}]

stun gun
n : a weapon designed to disable a victim temporarily by delivering a nonlethal high-voltage electric shock [syn: {stun baton}]

stung
sting
n 1: a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles" [syn: {stinging}]
2: a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience" [syn: {pang}]
3: a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin [syn: {bite}, {insect bite}]
4: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco game}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {con}, {confidence trick}, {confidence game}, {con game}, {gyp}, {hustle}, {flimflam}]
v 1: cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face" [syn: {bite}, {burn}]
2: deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" [syn: {bite}, {prick}]
3: saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill" [syn: {stick}]
4: cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin" [syn: {prick}, {twinge}]
5: cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung her" [also: {stung}]

stung
adj : feeling sharp psychological pain; "stung by the remark, she retorted angrily"

stung
See {sting}

stunk
stink
n : a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn: {malodor}, {malodour}, {stench}, {reek}, {fetor}, {foetor}, {mephitis}]
v 1: be extremely bad in quality or in one's performance; "This term paper stinks!"
2: smell badly and offensively; "The building reeks of smoke" [syn: {reek}] [also: {stunk}, {stank}]

stunk
See {stink}

stunned
stun
v 1: make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; "stun fish" [syn: {stupefy}]
2: surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted" [syn: {shock}, {floor}, {ball over}, {blow out of the water}, {take aback}]
3: hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag [syn: {sandbag}]
4: overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her" [syn: {bedaze}, {daze}] [also: {stunning}, {stunned}]

stunned
adj 1: filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock; "an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation"; "I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral"; "astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing"; "stood in stunned silence"; "stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses" [syn: {amazed}, {astonied}, {astonished}, {astounded}]
2: knocked unconscious by a heavy blow [syn: {knocked out(p)}, {kayoed}, {KO'd}, {out(p)}]
3: in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; "he had a dazed expression on his face"; "lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow"; "was stupid from fatigue" [syn: {dazed}, {stupefied}, {stupid(p)}]

stunned
See {stun}

stunner
n 1: a very attractive or seductive looking woman [syn: {smasher}, {knockout}, {beauty}, {ravisher}, {sweetheart}, {peach}, {lulu}, {looker}, {mantrap}, {dish}]
2: an unexpected and amazing event; "the stunner was what happened on Saturday"

stunng
adj : aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay" [syn: {annoyed}, {irritated}, {miffed}, {nettled}, {peeved}, {pissed}, {pissed off}, {riled}, {roiled}, {steamed}]

stunning
stun
v 1: make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; "stun fish" [syn: {stupefy}]
2: surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted" [syn: {shock}, {floor}, {ball over}, {blow out of the water}, {take aback}]
3: hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag [syn: {sandbag}]
4: overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her" [syn: {bedaze}, {daze}] [also: {stunning}, {stunned}]

stunning
adj 1: commanding attention; "an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"; "a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten"; "a stunning performance" [syn: {arresting}, {sensational}]
2: causing great astonishment and consternation; "the strike came as a stunning protest against management"; "a stunning defeat"
3: causing or capable of causing bewilderment or shock or insensibility; "laid the poor fellow senseless with one stunning blow"; "a stunning detonation with volumes of black smoke"
4: strikingly beautiful or attractive; "quite stunning with large dark eyes and a beautiful high-bosomed figure"; "stunning photographs of Canada's wilderness areas"

stunning
See {stun}

stunningly
adv : in a spectacular manner; "the area was spectacularly scenic" [syn: {spectacularly}]

stunt
n 1: a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
2: a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from attaining full growth
v 1: check the growth or development of; "You will stunt your growth by building all these muscles"
2: perform a stunt or stunts

stunt flier
n : a pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachuting [syn: {barnstormer}, {stunt pilot}]

stunt flying
n : the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft [syn: {acrobatics}, {aerobatics}, {stunting}]

stunt kite
n : a maneuverable kite controlled by two lines and flown with both hands [syn: {sport kite}]

stunt man
n : a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable" [syn: {double}, {stunt woman}]

stunt pilot
n : a pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachuting [syn: {barnstormer}, {stunt flier}]

stunt woman
n : a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable" [syn: {double}, {stunt man}]

stunted
adj : inferior in size or quality; "scrawny cattle"; "scrubby cut-over pine"; "old stunted thorn trees" [syn: {scrawny}, {scrubby}]

stuntedness
n : smallness of stature [syn: {puniness}, {runtiness}]

stunting
n : the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft [syn: {acrobatics}, {aerobatics}, {stunt flying}]

stupefaction
n 1: a feeling of stupefied astonishment
2: marginal consciousness; "his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion and by the blows"; "someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor" [syn: {grogginess}, {stupor}, {semiconsciousness}]
3: the action of stupefying; making dull or lethargic; "the professor was noted for his stupefaction of the students"

stupefied
stupefy
v 1: make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation [syn: {besot}]
2: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick}, {get}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder}, {flummox}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}]
3: make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; "stun fish" [syn: {stun}] [also: {stupefied}]

stupefied
adj 1: as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident"; "the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless"; "was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion" [syn: {dumbfounded}, {dumfounded}, {flabbergasted}, {thunderstruck}]
2: in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; "he had a dazed expression on his face"; "lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow"; "was stupid from fatigue" [syn: {dazed}, {stunned}, {stupid(p)}]

stupefied
See {stupefy}

stupefy
v 1: make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation [syn: {besot}]
2: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick}, {get}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder}, {flummox}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}]
3: make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; "stun fish" [syn: {stun}] [also: {stupefied}]

stupefying
adj 1: so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying" [syn: {astonishing}, {astounding}, {staggering}]
2: making physically stupid or dull or insensible; "a stupefying blow to the head"; "the stupefying effects of hemp"
3: shocking with surprise and consternation; "the stupefying impact of the tragedy"

stupendous
adj : so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe; "colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple"; "has a colossal nerve"; "a prodigious storm"; "a stupendous field of grass"; "stupendous demand" [syn: {colossal}, {prodigious}]

stupendously
adv : to a stupendous degree; "stupendously ignorant people"

stupid
adj 1: lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity [ant: {smart}]
2: in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; "he had a dazed expression on his face"; "lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow"; "was stupid from fatigue" [syn: {dazed}, {stunned}, {stupefied}, {stupid(p)}]
3: without much intelligence; "a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers" [syn: {unintelligent}] [ant: {intelligent}]
n : a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!" [syn: {stupid person}, {dullard}, {dolt}, {pudding head}, {pudden-head}, {poor fish}, {pillock}]

stupid person
n : a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!" [syn: {stupid}, {dullard}, {dolt}, {pudding head}, {pudden-head}, {poor fish}, {pillock}]

stupidity
n 1: a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience [ant: {intelligence}]
2: a stupid mistake [syn: {betise}, {folly}, {foolishness}, {imbecility}]

stupidly
adv : in a stupid manner; "he had stupidly bought a one way ticket" [syn: {doltishly}, {without thinking}]

stupor
n 1: the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's deathleft him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock" [syn: {daze}, {shock}]
2: marginal consciousness; "his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion and by the blows"; "someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor" [syn: {grogginess}, {stupefaction}, {semiconsciousness}]

stuporous
adj : stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion) [syn: {dazed}, {foggy}, {groggy}, {logy}]

sturdier
sturdy
adj 1: having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes" [syn: {hardy}, {stalwart}, {stout}]
2: substantially made or constructed; "sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal" [syn: {tough}] [also: {sturdiest}, {sturdier}]

sturdier
See {sturdy}

sturdiest
sturdy
adj 1: having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes" [syn: {hardy}, {stalwart}, {stout}]
2: substantially made or constructed; "sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal" [syn: {tough}] [also: {sturdiest}, {sturdier}]

sturdiest
See {sturdy}

sturdily
adv : in a sturdy manner; "feet sturdily apart"

sturdiness
n : the property of something that is strongly built

sturdy
adj 1: having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes" [syn: {hardy}, {stalwart}, {stout}]
2: substantially made or constructed; "sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal" [syn: {tough}] [also: {sturdiest}, {sturdier}]

sturgeon
n : large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone

Sturm und Drang
n : a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence" [syn: {turbulence}, {upheaval}]

Sturmarbeiteilung
n : Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943 [syn: {SA}, {Storm Troops}]

Sturnella
n : a genus of passerine birds including the meadowlarks [syn: {genus Sturnella}]

Sturnella magna
n : a meadowlark of eastern North America [syn: {eastern meadowlark}]

Sturnella neglecta
n : a meadowlark of western North America [syn: {western meadowlark}]

Sturnidae
n : Old World starlings [syn: {family Sturnidae}]

Sturnus
n : type genus of the Sturnidae: common starlings [syn: {genus Sturnus}]

Sturnus vulgaris
n : gregarious bird having plumage with dark metallic gloss; builds nests around dwellings and other structures; naturalized worldwide [syn: {common starling}]

Sturt pea
n : sprawling shrubby perennial noted for its scarlet black-marked flowers; widely distributed in dry parts of Australia [syn: {desert pea}, {Sturt's desert pea}, {Clianthus formosus}, {Clianthus speciosus}]

Sturt's desert pea
n : sprawling shrubby perennial noted for its scarlet black-marked flowers; widely distributed in dry parts of Australia [syn: {desert pea}, {Sturt pea}, {Clianthus formosus}, {Clianthus speciosus}]

stutter
n : a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds [syn: {stammer}]
v : speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room" [syn: {bumble}, {stammer}, {falter}]

stutterer
n : someone who speaks with involuntary pauses and repetitions [syn: {stammerer}]

stuttering
adj : unable to speak freely and easily [syn: {stammering(a)}, {stuttering(a)}]

stutteringly
adv : with a stammer; "`Will you marry me?' he asked stammeringly" [syn: {stammeringly}]

Stuttgart
n : a city in southwestern Germany famous for innovative architecture

Stuyvesant
n : the last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672) [syn: {Peter Stuyvesant}, {Petrus Stuyvesant}]

sty
n 1: an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid [syn: {stye}, {hordeolum}, {eye infection}]
2: a pen for swine [syn: {pigsty}, {pigpen}] [also: {stied}]

stye
n : an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid [syn: {sty}, {hordeolum}, {eye infection}]

Stygian
adj 1: hellish; "Hence loathed Melancholy.../In Stygian cave forlorn"- Milton
2: dark and dismal as of the rivers Acheron and Styx in Hades; "in the depths of an Acheronian forest"; "upon those roseate lips a Stygian hue"-Wordsworth [syn: {Acheronian}, {Acherontic}]

style
n 1: a particular kind (as to appearance); "this style of shoe is in demand"
2: how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion" [syn: {manner}, {mode}, {way}, {fashion}]
3: a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper" [syn: {expressive style}]
4: distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer" [syn: {dash}, {elan}, {flair}, {panache}]
5: the popular taste at a given time; "leather is the latest vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a style of their own" [syn: {vogue}, {trend}]
6: (botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma
7: editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display
8: a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving; "he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus" [syn: {stylus}]
9: a slender bristlelike or tubular process; "a cartilaginous style"
v 1: designate by an identifying term; "They styled their nation `The Confederate States'" [syn: {title}]
2: make consistent with a certain fashion or style; "Style my hair"; "style the dress"
3: make consistent with certain rules of style; "style a manuscript"

style of architecture
n : architecture as a kind of art form [syn: {architectural style}, {type of architecture}]

style sheet
n : a sheet summarizing the editorial conventions to be followed in preparing text for publication

styled
adj : designated by a name or title; "Edward VIII--later styled Duke of Windsor"

styleless
adj : lacking in style or elegance; "a styleless way of dressing"; "expensive but styleless country tweeds"; "wearing unstylish clothes" [syn: {unstylish}] [ant: {stylish}]

stylemark
n : a distinctive characteristic or attribute [syn: {hallmark}, {trademark}, {earmark}]

styler
n : someone who cuts or beautifies hair [syn: {hairdresser}, {hairstylist}, {stylist}]

stylet
n : small needle-like appendage; especially the feeding organ of a tardigrade

styli
stylus
n 1: a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player
2: a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving; "he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus" [syn: {style}] [also: {styli} (pl)]

styli
See {stylus}

stylisation
n : the act of stylizing; causing to conform to a particular style [syn: {stylization}]

stylise
v : represent according to a conventional style; "a stylized female head" [syn: {stylize}, {conventionalize}]

stylised
adj : using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous; "a stylized mode of theater production" [syn: {conventionalized}, {conventionalised}, {stylized}]

stylish
adj 1: having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress; "a little less posh but every bit as stylish as Lord Peter Wimsey"; "the stylish resort of Gstadd" [syn: {fashionable}] [ant: {styleless}]
2: being or in accordance with current fashion; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe" [syn: {fashionable}] [ant: {unfashionable}]

stylishly
adv : in a stylish manner; "she was dressed very stylishly"

stylishness
n : elegance by virtue of being fashionable [syn: {chic}, {chicness}, {modishness}, {smartness}, {swank}, {last word}]

stylist
n 1: an artist who is a master of a particular style
2: someone who cuts or beautifies hair [syn: {hairdresser}, {hairstylist}, {styler}]

stylistic
adj : of or relating to style (especially in the use of language); "stylistic devices"

stylistically
adv : in a rhetorically stylistic manner; "stylistially complex"

stylite
n : an early Christian ascetic who lived on top of high pillars

stylization
n : the act of stylizing; causing to conform to a particular style [syn: {stylisation}]

stylize
v : represent according to a conventional style; "a stylized female head" [syn: {stylise}, {conventionalize}]

stylized
adj : using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous; "a stylized mode of theater production" [syn: {conventionalized}, {conventionalised}, {stylised}]

styloid process
n : extends from the base of the temporal bone

stylomastoid vein
n : a vein that drains the tympanic cavity and empties into the retromandibular vein [syn: {vena stylomastoidea}]

Stylomecon
n : 1 species: wind poppy [syn: {genus Stylomecon}]

Stylomecon heterophyllum
n : California wild poppy with bright red flowers [syn: {wind poppy}, {flaming poppy}, {Papaver heterophyllum}]

stylopes
See {stylops}

Stylophorum
n : wood poppies [syn: {genus Stylophorum}]

Stylophorum diphyllum
n : perennial here native to woodland of the eastern United States having yellow flowers [syn: {celandine poppy}, {wood poppy}]

stylopodia
stylopodium
n : an enlargement at the base of the style in some Umbebelliferae [also: {stylopodia} (pl)]

stylopodia
See {stylopodium}

stylopodium
n : an enlargement at the base of the style in some Umbebelliferae [also: {stylopodia} (pl)]

stylostixis
n : treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin [syn: {acupuncture}]

stylus
n 1: a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player
2: a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving; "he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus" [syn: {style}] [also: {styli} (pl)]

stylus printer
n : an impact printer in which each character is represented by a pattern of dots made by wires or styli [syn: {wire matrix printer}, {wire printer}]

stymie
n 1: a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole
2: a thwarting and distressing situation
v : hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" [syn: {obstruct}, {blockade}, {block}, {hinder}, {stymy}, {embarrass}] [also: {stymying}]

stymy
v : hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" [syn: {obstruct}, {blockade}, {block}, {hinder}, {stymie}, {embarrass}]

stymying
stymie
n 1: a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole
2: a thwarting and distressing situation
v : hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" [syn: {obstruct}, {blockade}, {block}, {hinder}, {stymy}, {embarrass}] [also: {stymying}]

stymying
See {stymie}

Styphelia
n : Australian heathlike shrubs [syn: {genus Styphelia}]

Styphelia humifusum
n : small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes place in genus Styphelia [syn: {native cranberry}, {groundberry}, {ground-berry}, {cranberry heath}, {Astroloma humifusum}]

Styphelia triflora
n : heathlike shrub of southwestern Australia grown for its sharply scented foliage and pink flowers followed by pentagonal fruit [syn: {pink fivecorner}]

stypsis
n : the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids [syn: {astringency}]

styptic
adj : tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels [syn: {hemostatic}]
n : a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals [syn: {astringent}, {astringent drug}]

styptic weed
n : very leafy malodorous tropical weedy shrub whose seeds have been used as an adulterant for coffee; sometimes classified in genus Cassia [syn: {coffee senna}, {mogdad coffee}, {stinking weed}, {Senna occidentalis}, {Cassia occidentalis}]

Styracaceae
n : a widely distributed family of shrubs and trees of order Ebenales [syn: {family Styracaceae}, {storax family}, {styrax family}]

styracosaur
n : an unusual ceratopsian dinosaur having many large spikes around the edge of its bony frill and a long nose horn; late Cretaceous [syn: {styracosaurus}]

styracosaurus
n : an unusual ceratopsian dinosaur having many large spikes around the edge of its bony frill and a long nose horn; late Cretaceous [syn: {styracosaur}]

styrax
n : any shrub or small tree of the genus Styrax having fragrant bell-shaped flowers that hang below the dark green foliage

styrax family
n : a widely distributed family of shrubs and trees of order Ebenales [syn: {Styracaceae}, {family Styracaceae}, {storax family}]

Styrax japonicum
n : shrubby tree of China and Japan [syn: {Japanese snowbell}]

Styrax obassia
n : small tree native to Japan [syn: {snowbell}]

Styrax texana
n : styrax of southwestern United States; a threatened species [syn: {Texas snowbell}, {Texas snowbells}]

styrene
n : a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene [syn: {cinnamene}, {phenylethylene}, {vinylbenzene}]

Styrofoam
n : a light resilient foam of polystyrene

Styron
n : United States writer best known for his novels (born in 1925) [syn: {William Styron}]

Styx
n : (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls [syn: {River Styx}]

suasible
adj : being susceptible to persuasion [syn: {convincible}, {persuadable}, {persuasible}]

suasion
n : the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action [syn: {persuasion}]

suave
adj 1: having a sophisticated charm; "a debonair gentleman" [syn: {debonair}, {debonaire}, {debonnaire}]
2: smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the hostess averted a confrontation between two guests with a diplomatic change of subject"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"; "affable, suave, moderate men...smugly convinced of their respectability" - Ezra Pound [syn: {politic}, {smooth}]

suavely
adv : with suavity; in a suave manner; "he is suavely charming and all the ladies love him"

suaveness
n : smooth and gracious in manner [syn: {suavity}, {blandness}]

suavity
n : smooth and gracious in manner [syn: {suaveness}, {blandness}]

sub
n 1: a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States [syn: {bomber}, {grinder}, {hero}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy}, {Cuban sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {submarine}, {submarine sandwich}, {torpedo}, {wedge}, {zep}]
2: a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes [syn: {submarine}, {pigboat}, {U-boat}]
v : be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet" [syn: {substitute}, {stand in}, {fill in}] [also: {subbing}, {subbed}]

sub judice
adj : before a judge or court of law; awaiting judicial determination

sub rosa
adv : in secret or covertly; "held a meeting sub rosa to avoid general criticism"

subacid
adj : slightly sour to the taste

subacute
adj : less than acute; relating to a disease present in a person with no symptoms of it

subacute bacterial endocarditis
n : a chronic bacterial infection of the endocardium and heart valves; symptoms develop slowly

subacute inclusion body encephalitis
n : a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years [syn: {subacute sclerosing panencephalitis}, {SSPE}, {inclusion body encephalitis}, {sclerosing leukoencephalitis}, {subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis}, {Bosin's disease}, {Dawson's encephalitis}, {Van Bogaert encephalitis}]

subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis
n : a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years [syn: {subacute sclerosing panencephalitis}, {SSPE}, {inclusion body encephalitis}, {subacute inclusion body encephalitis}, {sclerosing leukoencephalitis}, {Bosin's disease}, {Dawson's encephalitis}, {Van Bogaert encephalitis}]

subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
n : a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years [syn: {SSPE}, {inclusion body encephalitis}, {subacute inclusion body encephalitis}, {sclerosing leukoencephalitis}, {subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis}, {Bosin's disease}, {Dawson's encephalitis}, {Van Bogaert encephalitis}]

subalpine
adj : growing at high altitudes [syn: {alpestrine}]

subalpine fir
n : medium-tall timber tree of the Rocky Mountains having a narrowly conic to columnar crown [syn: {Alpine fir}, {Abies lasiocarpa}]

subalpine larch
n : medium-sized larch of the Rocky Mountains; closely related to Larix occidentalis [syn: {Larix lyallii}]

subaltern
adj : inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" [syn: {junior-grade}, {inferior}, {lower}, {lower-ranking}, {lowly}, {petty(a)}, {secondary}, {subordinate}]
n : a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain

subaquatic
adj 1: growing or remaining under water; "viewing subaqueous fauna from a glass-bottomed boat"; "submerged leaves" [syn: {subaqueous}, {submerged}, {submersed}, {underwater}]
2: partially aquatic; living or growing partly on land and partly in water; "a marginal subaquatic flora" [syn: {semiaquatic}]

subaqueous
adj : growing or remaining under water; "viewing subaqueous fauna from a glass-bottomed boat"; "submerged leaves" [syn: {subaquatic}, {submerged}, {submersed}, {underwater}]

subarachnoid space
n : a space in the meninges beneath the arachnoid membrane and above the pia mater that contains the cerebrospinal fluid

subarctic
adj : of or relating to latitudes just south of the Arctic Circle

subartesian
adj : (of water) rising naturally in a well to a height appreciably above that of the surrounding water table but not flowing out of the well [ant: {artesian}]

sub-assembly
n : a unit assembled separately but designed to fit with other units in a manufactured product

subatomic
adj 1: of or relating to constituents of the atom or forces within the atom; "subatomic particles"; "harnessing subatomic energy"
2: of dimensions smaller than atomic dimensions

subatomic particle
n : a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter [syn: {elementary particle}, {fundamental particle}]

subbase
n : the lowest molding of an architectural base or of a baseboard

subbed
sub
n 1: a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States [syn: {bomber}, {grinder}, {hero}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy}, {Cuban sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {submarine}, {submarine sandwich}, {torpedo}, {wedge}, {zep}]
2: a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes [syn: {submarine}, {pigboat}, {U-boat}]
v : be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet" [syn: {substitute}, {stand in}, {fill in}] [also: {subbing}, {subbed}]

subbed
See {sub}

subbing
sub
n 1: a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States [syn: {bomber}, {grinder}, {hero}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy}, {Cuban sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {submarine}, {submarine sandwich}, {torpedo}, {wedge}, {zep}]
2: a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes [syn: {submarine}, {pigboat}, {U-boat}]
v : be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet" [syn: {substitute}, {stand in}, {fill in}] [also: {subbing}, {subbed}]

subbing
n : working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence [syn: {substituting}]

subbing
See {sub}

subclass
n : (biology) a taxonomic category below a class and above an order

subclass Acnidosporidia
n : a subclass of Sporozoa [syn: {Acnidosporidia}]

subclass Actinopoda
n : heliozoans; radiolarians [syn: {Actinopoda}]

subclass Alismatidae
n : one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises about 500 species in 14 families of aquatic and semi-aquatic herbs [syn: {Alismatidae}]

subclass Amphineura
n : a class of Gastropoda [syn: {Amphineura}]

subclass Anapsida
n : oldest known reptiles: turtles; extinct Permian forms [syn: {Anapsida}]

subclass Archaeornithes
n : primitive reptile-like fossil birds of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous [syn: {Archaeornithes}]

subclass Archosauria
n : a large subclass of diapsid reptiles including: crocodiles; alligators; dinosaurs; pterosaurs; plesiosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts [syn: {Archosauria}]

subclass Arecidae
n : one of four subclasses or superorder of Monocotyledones; comprises about 6400 species in 5 families of trees and shrubs and terrestrial herbs and a few free-floating aquatics including: Palmae; Araceae; Pandanaceae: and Lemnaceae [syn: {Arecidae}]

subclass Asteridae
n : a group of mostly sympetalous herbs and some trees and shrubs mostly with 2 fused carpels; contains 43 families including Campanulales; Solanaceae; Scrophulariaceae; Labiatae; Verbenaceae; Rubiaceae; Compositae; sometimes classified as a superorder [syn: {Asteridae}]

subclass Branchiopoda
n : primitive aquatic mainly freshwater crustaceans: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps; tadpole shrimps; can shrimps; water fleas [syn: {Branchiopoda}]

subclass Caryophyllidae
n : a group of families of mostly flowers having basal or free-central placentation and trinucleate pollen (binucleate pollen is commoner in flowering plants); contains 14 families including: Caryophyllaceae (carnations and pinks); Aizoaceae; Amaranthaceae; Batidaceae; Chenopodiaceae; Cactaceae (order Opuntiales); Nyctaginaceae; Phytolaccaceae; corresponds approximately to order Caryophyllales; sometimes classified as a superorder [syn: {Caryophyllidae}]

subclass Cirripedia
n : barnacles [syn: {Cirripedia}]

subclass Cnidosporidia
n : single-host parasites of lower vertebrates and invertebrates [syn: {Cnidosporidia}]

subclass Commelinidae
n : one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises about 19,000 species in 25 families of mostly terrestrial herbs especially of moist places including: Cyperaceae; Gramineae; Bromeliaceae; and Zingiberaceae [syn: {Commelinidae}]

subclass Copepoda
n : minute planktonic or parasitic crustaceans [syn: {Copepoda}]

subclass Crossopterygii
n : fishes having paired fins resembling limbs and regarded as ancestral to amphibians [syn: {Crossopterygii}]

subclass Diapsida
n : used in former classifications to include all living reptiles except turtles; superseded by the two subclasses Lepidosauria and Archosauria [syn: {Diapsida}]

subclass Dibranchia
n : comprising all living cephalopods except the family Nautilidae: the orders Octopoda (octopuses) and Decapoda (squids and cuttlefish) [syn: {Dibranchiata}, {subclass Dibranchiata}, {Dibranchia}]

subclass Dibranchiata
n : comprising all living cephalopods except the family Nautilidae: the orders Octopoda (octopuses) and Decapoda (squids and cuttlefish) [syn: {Dibranchiata}, {Dibranchia}, {subclass Dibranchia}]

subclass Dilleniidae
n : a group of families of more or less advanced trees and shrubs and herbs having either polypetalous or gamopetalous corollas and often with ovules attached to the walls of the ovary; contains 69 families including Ericaceae and Cruciferae and Malvaceae; sometimes classified as a superorder [syn: {Dilleniidae}]

subclass Dipnoi
n : bony fishes of the southern hemisphere that breathe by a modified air bladder as well as gills; sometimes classified as an order of Crossopterygii [syn: {Dipnoi}]

subclass Discomycetes
n : a large and taxonomically difficult group of Ascomycetes in which the fleshy fruiting body is disklike or cup-shaped [syn: {Discomycetes}]

subclass Elasmobranchii
n : sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates [syn: {Elasmobranchii}, {Selachii}, {subclass Selachii}]

subclass Entomostraca
n : in some older classifications includes the Branchiopoda and Copepoda and Ostracoda and Cirripedia; no longer in technical use [syn: {Entomostraca}]

subclass Euascomycetes
n : category not used in many classification systems [syn: {Euascomycetes}]

subclass Euryalida
n : basket stars [syn: {Euryalida}]

subclass Eutheria
n : all mammals except monotremes and marsupials [syn: {Eutheria}]

subclass Exopterygota
n : subclass of insects characterized by gradual and usually incomplete metamorphosis [syn: {Exopterygota}, {Hemimetabola}]

subclass Hamamelidae
n : a group of chiefly woody plants considered among the most primitive of angiosperms; perianth poorly developed or lacking; flowers often unisexual and often in catkins and often wind pollinated; contains 23 families including the Betulaceae and Fagaceae (includes the Amentiferae); sometimes classified as a superorder [syn: {Hamamelidae}]

subclass Heterobasidiomycetes
n : category used in some classification systems for various basidiomycetous fungi including rusts and smuts [syn: {Heterobasidiomycetes}]

subclass Holocephali
n : chimaeras and extinct forms [syn: {Holocephali}]

subclass Homobasidiomycetes
n : category used in some classification systems for various basidiomycetous fungi including e.g. mushrooms and puffballs which are usually placed in the classes Gasteromycetes and Hymenomycetes [syn: {Homobasidiomycetes}]

subclass Infusoria
n : in some recent classifications, coextensive with the Ciliata: minute organisms found in decomposing infusions of organic matter [syn: {Infusoria}]

subclass Lepidosauria
n : diapsid reptiles: lizards; snakes; tuataras [syn: {Lepidosauria}]

subclass Liliidae
n : one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises 17 families including: Liliaceae; Alliaceae; Amaryllidaceae; Iridaceae; Orchidaceae; Trilliaceae [syn: {Liliidae}]

subclass Magnoliidae
n : a group of families or trees and shrubs and herbs having well-developed perianths and apocarpous ovaries and generally regarded as the most primitive extant flowering plants; contains 36 families including Magnoliaceae and Ranunculaceae; sometimes classified as a superorder [syn: {Magnoliidae}, {ranalian complex}]

subclass Malacostraca
n : largest subclass of Crustacea including most of the well-known marine, freshwater, and terrestrial crustaceans: crabs; lobsters; shrimps; sow bugs; beach flies [syn: {Malacostraca}]

subclass Metatheria
n : pouched animals [syn: {Metatheria}]

subclass Ophiurida
n : brittle stars [syn: {Ophiurida}]

subclass Opisthobranchia
n : gastropods having the gills when present posterior to the heart and having no operculum: includes sea slugs; sea butterflies; sea hares [syn: {Opisthobranchia}]

subclass Ostracoda
n : seed shrimps [syn: {Ostracoda}]

subclass Pantotheria
n : generalized extinct mammals widespread during the Jurassic; commonly conceded to be ancestral to marsupial and placental mammals [syn: {Pantotheria}]

subclass Phytomastigina
n : plantlike flagellates containing chlorophyll; often considered unicellular algae [syn: {Phytomastigina}]

subclass Prototheria
n : echidnas; platypus [syn: {Prototheria}]

subclass Rhizopoda
n : creeping protozoans: amoebas and foraminifers [syn: {Rhizopoda}]

subclass Rosidae
n : a group of trees and shrubs and herbs mostly with polypetalous flowers; contains 108 families including Rosaceae; Crassulaceae; Myrtaceae; Melastomaceae; Euphorbiaceae; Umbelliferae [syn: {Rosidae}]

subclass Selachii
n : sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates [syn: {Elasmobranchii}, {subclass Elasmobranchii}, {Selachii}]

subclass Synapsida
n : extinct reptiles of the Permian to Jurassic considered ancestral to mammals [syn: {Synapsida}]

subclass Teleostei
n : large diverse group of bony fishes; includes most living species [syn: {Teleostei}]

subclass Telosporidia
n : parasitic sporozoans that form spores containing one or more infective sporozoites [syn: {Telosporidia}]

subclass Zoomastigina
n : in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; holozoic or saprozoic flagellates [syn: {Zoomastigina}]

subclavian
adj : situated beneath the clavicle

subclavian artery
n : either of two arteries that supply blood to the neck and arms [syn: {arteria subclavia}]

subclavian vein
n : a continuation of the axillary vein; joins the internal jugular to form the brachiocephalic vein [syn: {vena subclavia}]

subclinical
adj : relating to the stage in the development of a disease before the symptoms are observed

subclinical absence
n : transient impairment of cortical function demonstrable only by 3-per-second brain-wave spikes

subcommittee
n : a subset of committee members organized for a specific purpose

subcompact
n : a car smaller than a compact car [syn: {subcompact car}]

subcompact car
n : a car smaller than a compact car [syn: {subcompact}]

subconscious
adj : just below the level of consciousness
n : psychic activity just below the level of awareness [syn: {subconscious mind}]

subconscious mind
n : psychic activity just below the level of awareness [syn: {subconscious}]

subconsciously
adv : from the subconscious mind; "the image came to him subsconsciously"

subconsciousness
n : a state of mind not immediately available to consciousness

subcontinent
n : a large and distinctive landmass (as India or Greenland) that is a distinct part of some continent

subcontract
n : a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract
v 1: arranged for contracted work to be done by others [syn: {farm out}, {job}]
2: work under a subcontract; engage in a subcontract

subcontractor
n : someone who enters into a subcontract with the primary contractor

subcortical
adj : of or relating to or being or involving nerve centers below the cerebral cortex

subcortices
See {subcortex}

subculture
n : a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs

subcutaneous
adj : relating to or located below the epidermis; "hypodermic needle"; "subcutaneous implant" [syn: {hypodermic}]

subcutaneous injection
n : an injection under the skin

subcutaneous test
n : a form of skin test in which the suspected allergen is injected into the skin [syn: {intradermal test}]

subcutaneously
adv : below the skin; "inject subcutaneously"

subdata base
n : a subset of data in a database that are used in a specific application

subdeacon
n : a clergyman an order below deacon; one of the Holy Orders in the unreformed western Christian Church and the eastern Catholic Churches but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church

subdeliria
See {subdelirium}

subdirectory
n : (computer science) a directory that is listed in another directory

subdivide
v 1: form into subdivisions; "The cells subdivided"
2: divide into smaller and smaller pieces; "This apartment cannot be subdivided any further!"

subdivided
adj : divided again after a first division, e.g. of a tract of land, divided into lots

subdivider
n : someone who divides parts into smaller parts (especially a divider of land into building sites)

subdivision
n 1: an area composed of subdivided lots
2: the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided
3: an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress" [syn: {branch}, {arm}]
4: a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" [syn: {section}]
5: a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided [syn: {subsection}]

subdivision Ascomycota
n : a large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetes; sac fungi; in some classification systems considered a division of the kingdom Fungi [syn: {Ascomycota}, {Ascomycotina}, {subdivision Ascomycotina}]

subdivision Ascomycotina
n : a large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetes; sac fungi; in some classification systems considered a division of the kingdom Fungi [syn: {Ascomycota}, {subdivision Ascomycota}, {Ascomycotina}]

subdivision Basidiomycota
n : comprises fungi bearing the spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) and Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) and Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics and bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom Fungi [syn: {Basidiomycota}, {Basidiomycotina}, {subdivision Basidiomycotina}]

subdivision Basidiomycotina
n : comprises fungi bearing the spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) and Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) and Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics and bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom Fungi [syn: {Basidiomycota}, {subdivision Basidiomycota}, {Basidiomycotina}]

subdivision Coniferophytina
n : cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous period; most are substantial trees; includes the classes Pinopsida (subdivision Pinophytina) and Ginkgopsida (subdivision Ginkgophytina) and Taxopsida (subdivision Taxophytina) which in turn include the surviving orders Coniferales and Taxales (yews) and sometimes Ginkgoales as well as extinct orders such as Cordaitales (of the Carboniferous and Permian) [syn: {Coniferopsida}, {class Coniferopsida}, {Coniferophytina}, {Coniferophyta}]

subdivision Cycadophyta
n : palmlike gymnosperms: includes the surviving order Cycadales and several extinct orders; possibly not a natural group; in some systems considered a class (Cycadopsida) and in others a subdivision (Cycadophytina or Cycadophyta) [syn: {Cycadopsida}, {class Cycadopsida}, {Cycadophytina}, {subdivision Cycadophytina}, {Cycadophyta}]

subdivision Cycadophytina
n : palmlike gymnosperms: includes the surviving order Cycadales and several extinct orders; possibly not a natural group; in some systems considered a class (Cycadopsida) and in others a subdivision (Cycadophytina or Cycadophyta) [syn: {Cycadopsida}, {class Cycadopsida}, {Cycadophytina}, {Cycadophyta}, {subdivision Cycadophyta}]

subdivision Deuteromycota
n : large and heterogeneous form division of fungi comprising forms for which no sexually reproductive stage is known [syn: {Deuteromycota}, {Deuteromycotina}, {Fungi imperfecti}, {subdivision Deuteromycotina}]

subdivision Deuteromycotina
n : large and heterogeneous form division of fungi comprising forms for which no sexually reproductive stage is known [syn: {Deuteromycota}, {subdivision Deuteromycota}, {Deuteromycotina}, {Fungi imperfecti}]

subdivision Ginkgophytina
n : ginkgos: in some systems classified as a class (Ginkgopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Ginkgophytina or Ginkgophyta); used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta [syn: {Ginkgopsida}, {class Ginkgopsida}, {Ginkgophytina}, {Ginkgophyta}]

subdivision Gnetophytina
n : gymnospermous flowering plants; supposed link between conifers and angiosperms; in some systems classified as a class (Gnetopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Gnetophytina or Gnetophyta) [syn: {Gnetopsida}, {class Gnetopsida}, {Gnetophytina}, {Gnetophyta}]

subdivision Mastigomycota
n : fungi in which the spores and gametes are motile; in some systems placed in the Phycomycetes group with the Zygomycota [syn: {Mastigomycota}, {Mastigomycotina}, {subdivision Mastigomycotina}]

subdivision Mastigomycotina
n : fungi in which the spores and gametes are motile; in some systems placed in the Phycomycetes group with the Zygomycota [syn: {Mastigomycota}, {subdivision Mastigomycota}, {Mastigomycotina}]

subdivision Pinophytina
n : most conifers: in some systems classified as a class (Pinopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Pinophytina); used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta [syn: {Pinopsida}, {class Pinopsida}, {Pinophytina}]

subdivision Pteropsida
n : used in former classifications to include all ferns and flowering plants and divided into the three classes Filicinae and Gymnospermae and Angiospermae [syn: {Pteropsida}]

subdivision Taxophytina
n : yews: in some systems classified as a class (Taxopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Taxophytina) used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta [syn: {Taxopsida}, {class Taxopsida}, {Taxophytina}]

subdivision Zygomycota
n : division of fungi having sexually produced zygospores [syn: {Zygomycota}, {Zygomycotina}, {subdivision Zygomycotina}]

subdivision Zygomycotina
n : division of fungi having sexually produced zygospores [syn: {Zygomycota}, {subdivision Zygomycota}, {Zygomycotina}]

subdominant
n : (music) the fourth note of the diatonic scale

subduable
adj : susceptible to being subjugated [syn: {subjugable}]

subduction
n : a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate

subdue
v 1: put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land" [syn: {repress}, {quash}, {keep down}, {subjugate}, {reduce}]
2: to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" [syn: {suppress}, {stamp down}, {inhibit}, {conquer}, {curb}]
3: hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh" [syn: {mortify}, {cricify}]
4: get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness" [syn: {overcome}, {get over}, {surmount}, {master}]
5: make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler" [syn: {subordinate}]
6: correct by punishment or discipline [syn: {tame}, {chasten}]

subdued
adj 1: in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand" [syn: {hushed}, {muted}, {quiet}]
2: restrained in style or quality; "a little masterpiece of low-keyed eloquence" [syn: {low-key}, {low-keyed}]
3: quieted and brought under control; "children were subdued and silent"
4: lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music" [syn: {dim}]

subduedness
n : the property of lacking brilliance [syn: {dimness}]

subduer
n : someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion [syn: {surmounter}, {overcomer}]

subdural
adj : below the dura mater but above the arachnoid membrane of the meninges

subedit
v : edit and correct (written or printed material) [syn: {copyread}, {copyedit}]

subeditor
n : an assistant editor

suberic acid
n : a dicarboxylic acid found in cork [syn: {octanedioic acid}]

subfamily
n : (biology) a taxonomic category below a family

subfamily Acoraceae
n : used in some classifications for the genus Acorus which is usually assigned to Araceae [syn: {Acoraceae}]

subfamily Anserinae
n : used in some classifications for the swans [syn: {Anserinae}]

subfamily Bassariscidae
n : in some classifications considered a separate family [syn: {Bassariscidae}]

subfamily Bovinae
n : term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos: cattle; buffalo; and sometimes includes kudu [syn: {Bovinae}]

subfamily Cabombaceae
n : in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia [syn: {Cabombaceae}, {water-shield family}]

subfamily Caesalpinioideae
n : alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae [syn: {Caesalpinioideae}]

subfamily Carduelinae
n : used in some classifications for a subgroup of finches [syn: {Carduelinae}]

subfamily Carpinaceae
n : used in some classification systems for the genera Carpinus; Ostryopsis; and Ostryopsis [syn: {Carpinaceae}, {family Carpinaceae}]

subfamily Cetoniidae
n : considered a separate family in some classification systems [syn: {Cetoniidae}]

subfamily Corylaceae
n : used in some classification systems for the genus Corylus [syn: {Corylaceae}, {family Corylaceae}]

subfamily Dorylinae
n : army ants [syn: {Dorylinae}]

subfamily Dracaenaceae
n : one of two subfamilies to which some classification systems assign some members of the Agavaceae [syn: {Dracenaceae}, {subfamily Dracenaceae}, {Dracaenaceae}]

subfamily Dracenaceae
n : one of two subfamilies to which some classification systems assign some members of the Agavaceae [syn: {Dracenaceae}, {Dracaenaceae}, {subfamily Dracaenaceae}]

subfamily Emberizidae
n : buntings and some New World sparrows [syn: {Emberizidae}, {subfamily Emberizinae}]

subfamily Emberizinae
n : buntings and some New World sparrows [syn: {Emberizidae}, {subfamily Emberizidae}]

subfamily Garrulinae
n : subfamily of the crow family: jays [syn: {Garrulinae}]

subfamily Gerbillinae
n : gerbils [syn: {Gerbillinae}]

subfamily Hydromyinae
n : water rats of Australia and New Guinea [syn: {Hydromyinae}]

subfamily Loriinae
n : lories [syn: {Loriinae}]

subfamily Lutrinae
n : subdivision not used in some classifications: otters [syn: {Lutrinae}]

subfamily Malaconotinae
n : African bush shrikes [syn: {Malaconotinae}]

subfamily Melinae
n : subdivision not used in some classifications: badgers [syn: {Melinae}]

subfamily Melolonthidae
n : considered a separate family in some classification systems [syn: {Melolonthidae}]

subfamily Mephitinae
n : subdivision not used in some classifications: skunks [syn: {Mephitinae}]

subfamily Merginae
n : mergansers and closely related diving birds [syn: {Merginae}]

subfamily Mimosoideae
n : alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Mimosaceae [syn: {Mimosoideae}]

subfamily Nelumbonaceae
n : in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the single genus Nelumbo [syn: {Nelumbonaceae}]

subfamily Numididae
n : guinea fowl and related birds of Africa and Madagascar [syn: {Numididae}, {Numidinae}, {subfamily Numidinae}]

subfamily Numidinae
n : guinea fowl and related birds of Africa and Madagascar [syn: {Numididae}, {subfamily Numididae}, {Numidinae}]

subfamily Papilionoideae
n : alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae [syn: {Papilionoideae}]

subfamily Perdicidae
n : Old World partridges [syn: {Perdicidae}, {Perdicinae}, {subfamily Perdicinae}]

subfamily Perdicinae
n : Old World partridges [syn: {Perdicidae}, {subfamily Perdicidae}, {Perdicinae}]

subfamily Peristediinae
n : in some classifications considered a subfamily of Triglidae comprising the armored searobins [syn: {Peristediinae}]

subfamily Petauristidae
n : Old World flying squirrels [syn: {Petauristidae}]

subfamily Philadelphaceae
n : 1 genus; usually included in family Hydrangeaceae [syn: {Philadelphaceae}]

subfamily Potoroinae
n : rat kangaroos [syn: {Potoroinae}]

subfamily Pythoninae
n : Old World boas: pythons; in some classifications considered a separate family from Boidae [syn: {Pythoninae}]

subfamily Smilacaceae
n : one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted [syn: {Smilacaceae}]

subfamily Sterninae
n : terns [syn: {Sterninae}]

subfamily Sylviinae
n : alternative classification for the Old World warblers [syn: {Sylviinae}]

subfamily Taxodiaceae
n : coniferous trees; traditionally considered an independent family though recently included in Cupressaceae in some classification systems [syn: {Taxodiaceae}, {redwood family}]

subfamily Triglinae
n : in some classifications considered a subfamily of Triglidae comprising searobins having ordinary scales and no barbels (true searobins) [syn: {Triglinae}]

subfamily Turdinae
n : alternative classification for the thrushes [syn: {Turdinae}]

subfamily Uvulariaceae
n : one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae [syn: {Uvulariaceae}]

subfigure
n : a figure that is a part of another figure

subfusc
adj : devoid of brightness or appeal; "a subfusc mining town"; "dark subfusc clothing"

subgenera
subgenus
n : (biology) taxonomic group between a genus and a species [also: {subgenera} (pl)]

subgenera
See {subgenus}

subgenus
n : (biology) taxonomic group between a genus and a species [also: {subgenera} (pl)]

subgenus Azalea
n : group of evergreen or deciduous shrubs formerly considered a separate genus; now included in the genus Rhododendron [syn: {Azaleastrum}, {subgenus Azaleastrum}]

subgenus Azaleastrum
n : group of evergreen or deciduous shrubs formerly considered a separate genus; now included in the genus Rhododendron [syn: {subgenus Azalea}, {Azaleastrum}]

subgenus Calliopsis
n : used in some classification systems for some plants of genus Coreopsis

subgenus Chen
n : wild goose having white adult plumage [syn: {Chen}]

subgenus Pastor
n : only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus [syn: {Pastor}]

subgenus Poinciana
n : small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not recognized in some classifications [syn: {Poinciana}]

subgross
adj : too small to be visible to the naked eye

subgroup
n 1: a distinct and often subordinate group within a group
2: (mathematics) a subset (that is not empty) of a mathematical group

subhead
n : a heading of a subdivision of a text [syn: {subheading}]

subheading
n : a heading of a subdivision of a text [syn: {subhead}]

subhuman
adj 1: less than human or not worthy of a human being; "treated natives as subhuman"; "a subhuman spectacle"; "the subhuman primates" [ant: {superhuman}]
2: unfit for human beings; "subhuman conditions of life"

subindices
See {subindex}

sub-interval
n : an interval that is included in another interval

subjacent
adj : lying nearby but lower; "hills and subjacent valleys" [ant: {superjacent}]

subject
adj 1: not exempt from tax; "the gift will be subject to taxation" [syn: {subject(p)}]
2: possibly accepting or permitting; "a passage capable of misinterpretation"; "open to interpretation"; "an issue open to question"; "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation" [syn: {capable}, {open}]
3: being under the power or sovereignty of another or others; "subject peoples"; "a dependent prince" [syn: {dependent}]
n 1: the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love" [syn: {topic}, {theme}]
2: some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police" [syn: {topic}, {issue}, {matter}]
3: a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" [syn: {discipline}, {subject area}, {subject field}, {field}, {field of study}, {study}, {bailiwick}, {branch of knowledge}]
4: something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation; "a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject" [syn: {content}, {depicted object}]
5: a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation; "the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly"; "the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities" [syn: {case}, {guinea pig}]
6: a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects" [syn: {national}]
7: (grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated
8: (logic) the first term of a proposition
v 1: cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to; "He subjected me to his awful poetry"; "The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills"; "People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation"
2: make accountable for; "He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors"
3: make subservient; force to submit or subdue [syn: {subjugate}]
4: refer for judgment or consideration; "She submitted a proposal to the agency" [syn: {submit}]

subject area
n : a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" [syn: {discipline}, {subject}, {subject field}, {field}, {field of study}, {study}, {bailiwick}, {branch of knowledge}]

subject case
n : the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb [syn: {nominative}, {nominative case}] [ant: {oblique}]

subject field
n : a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" [syn: {discipline}, {subject}, {subject area}, {field}, {field of study}, {study}, {bailiwick}, {branch of knowledge}]

subject matter
n : what a communication that is about something is about [syn: {message}, {content}, {substance}]

subjectified
See {subjectify}

subjection
n 1: forced submission to control by others [syn: {subjugation}]
2: the act of conquering [syn: {conquest}, {conquering}, {subjugation}]

subjective
adj 1: taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias; "a subjective judgment" [ant: {objective}]
2: of a mental act performed entirely within the mind; "a cognition is an immanent act of mind" [syn: {immanent}] [ant: {transeunt}]

subjectively
adv : in a subjective way; "you cannot look at these facts subjectively" [ant: {objectively}]

subjectiveness
n : judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts [syn: {subjectivity}]

subjectivism
n 1: (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge and value are dependent on and limited by your subjective experience
2: the quality of being subjective

subjectivist
n : a person who subscribes to subjectivism

subjectivity
n : judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts [syn: {subjectiveness}]

subjoin
v : add to the end

subjoining
n : the act of supplementing [syn: {supplementation}, {subjunction}]

subjugable
adj : susceptible to being subjugated [syn: {subduable}]

subjugate
v 1: put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land" [syn: {repress}, {quash}, {keep down}, {subdue}, {reduce}]
2: make subservient; force to submit or subdue [syn: {subject}]

subjugated
adj : reduced to submission; "subjugated peoples"

subjugation
n 1: forced submission to control by others [syn: {subjection}]
2: the act of subjugating by cruelty; "the tyrant's oppression of the people" [syn: {oppression}]
3: the act of conquering [syn: {conquest}, {conquering}, {subjection}]

subjugator
n : a conqueror who defeats and enslaves

subjunction
n : the act of supplementing [syn: {supplementation}, {subjoining}]

subjunctive
adj : relating to a mood of verbs; "subjunctive verb endings"
n : a mood that represent an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible [syn: {subjunctive mood}]

subjunctive mood
n : a mood that represent an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible [syn: {subjunctive}]

subkingdom
n : (biology) a taxonomic group comprising a major division of a kingdom

subkingdom Metazoa
n : multicellular animals having cells differentiated into tissues and organs and usually a digestive cavity and nervous system [syn: {Metazoa}]

subkingdom Parazoa
n : multicellular organisms having less-specialized cells than in the Metazoa; comprises the single phylum Porifera [syn: {Parazoa}]

sublease
n : a lease from one lessee to another [syn: {sublet}]
v : lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person; "We sublet our apartment over the summer" [syn: {sublet}]

sublet
n : a lease from one lessee to another [syn: {sublease}]
v : lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person; "We sublet our apartment over the summer" [syn: {sublease}] [also: {subletting}]

subletting
sublet
n : a lease from one lessee to another [syn: {sublease}]
v : lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person; "We sublet our apartment over the summer" [syn: {sublease}] [also: {subletting}]

subletting
See {sublet}

sublieutenant
n : an officer ranking next below a lieutenant

sublimate
adj : made pure [syn: {purified}, {refined}]
n : the product of vaporization of a solid
v 1: direct energy or urges into useful activities
2: make more subtle or refined [syn: {rarefy}, {subtilize}]
3: remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water" [syn: {purify}, {make pure}, {distill}]
4: change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting; "sublime iodine"; "some salts sublime when heated" [syn: {sublime}]
5: vaporize and then condense right back again [syn: {sublime}]

sublimated
adj : passing or having passed from the solid to the gaseous state (or vice versa) without becoming liquid [syn: {sublimed}]

sublimation
n 1: (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid
2: (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable

Sublimaze
n : trade names of a narcotic analgesic that can be inhaled and that acts on the central nervous system and may become addictive; used as a veterinary anesthetic and with other drugs before, during, and after surgery; also used as a nonlethal gas to incapacitate people in hostage situations; also abused as a recreational drug [syn: {Fentanyl}]

sublime
adj 1: inspiring awe; "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb"- Hamilton Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night" [syn: {empyreal}, {empyrean}]
2: worthy of adoration or reverence [syn: {revered}, {reverenced}, {reverend}, {venerated}]
3: lifted up or set high; "their hearts were jocund and sublime"- Milton
v 1: vaporize and then condense right back again [syn: {sublimate}]
2: change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting; "sublime iodine"; "some salts sublime when heated" [syn: {sublimate}]

Sublime Porte
n : the Ottoman court in Constantinople [syn: {Porte}]

sublimed
adj : passing or having passed from the solid to the gaseous state (or vice versa) without becoming liquid [syn: {sublimated}]

sublimely
adv : with sublimity; in a sublime manner; "awaking in me, sublimely unconscious, interest and energy for tackling these tasks" [syn: {utterly}]

subliminal
adj : below the threshold of conscious perception

sublimity
n : nobility in thought or feeling or style [syn: {the sublime}]

sublingual
adj : beneath the tongue

sublingual gland
n : a small salivary gland that produces mucin (the viscous component of saliva); in human beings it is located on either side of the mouth under the tongue [syn: {sublingual salivary gland}]

sublingual salivary gland
n : a small salivary gland that produces mucin (the viscous component of saliva); in human beings it is located on either side of the mouth under the tongue [syn: {sublingual gland}]

sublingual vein
n : a tributary of the lingual vein [syn: {vena sublingualis}]

subliterary
adj : not written as or intended to be literature; "subliterary works such as letters and diaries"

sublittoral
adj : of or relating to the region of the continental shelf (between the seashore and the edge of the continental shelf) or the marine organisms situated there

sublunar
adj 1: situated between the earth and the moon [syn: {sublunary}, {cislunar}]
2: of this earth; "transcendental motives for sublunary actions"; "fleeting sublunary pleasures"; "the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball" [syn: {sublunary}, {terrestrial}]

sublunary
adj 1: situated between the earth and the moon [syn: {sublunar}, {cislunar}]
2: of this earth; "transcendental motives for sublunary actions"; "fleeting sublunary pleasures"; "the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball" [syn: {sublunar}, {terrestrial}]

subluxate
v : sprain or dislocate slightly; "subluxate the hip"

subluxation
n : partial displacement of a joint or organ

submachine gun
n : machine gun that is a portable automatic firearm

submandibular gland
n : a salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal saliva; discharges saliva into the mouth under the tongue [syn: {submaxillary gland}, {submaxillary salivary gland}, {submandibular salivary gland}, {mandibular gland}]

submandibular salivary gland
n : a salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal saliva; discharges saliva into the mouth under the tongue [syn: {submaxillary gland}, {submaxillary salivary gland}, {submandibular gland}, {mandibular gland}]

submarine
adj : beneath the surface of the sea [syn: {undersea}]
n 1: a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes [syn: {pigboat}, {sub}, {U-boat}]
2: a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States [syn: {bomber}, {grinder}, {hero}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy}, {Cuban sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {sub}, {submarine sandwich}, {torpedo}, {wedge}, {zep}]
v 1: move forward or under in a sliding motion; "The child was injured when he submarined under the safety belt of the car"
2: throw with an underhand motion
3: bring down with a blow to the legs
4: control a submarine
5: attack by submarine; "The Germans submarined the Allies"

submarine ball
n : a pitch thrown sidearm instead of overhead [syn: {submarine pitch}]

submarine earthquake
n : an earthquake at the sea bed [syn: {seaquake}]

submarine pitch
n : a pitch thrown sidearm instead of overhead [syn: {submarine ball}]

submarine sandwich
n : a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States [syn: {bomber}, {grinder}, {hero}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy}, {Cuban sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {sub}, {submarine}, {torpedo}, {wedge}, {zep}]

submarine torpedo
n : a torpedo designed to be launched from a submarine

submariner
n : a member of the crew of a submarine

submaxilla
n : the lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the mouth [syn: {lower jaw}, {mandible}, {mandibula}, {mandibular bone}, {lower jawbone}, {jawbone}, {jowl}]

submaxillary gland
n : a salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal saliva; discharges saliva into the mouth under the tongue [syn: {submaxillary salivary gland}, {submandibular gland}, {submandibular salivary gland}, {mandibular gland}]

submaxillary salivary gland
n : a salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal saliva; discharges saliva into the mouth under the tongue [syn: {submaxillary gland}, {submandibular gland}, {submandibular salivary gland}, {mandibular gland}]

submediant
n : (music) the sixth note of a major or minor scale (or the third below the tonic)

submenu
n : a secondary menu that appears while you are holding the cursor over an item on the primary menu [syn: {hierarchical menu}, {cascading menu}]

submerge
v 1: sink below the surface; go under or as if under water [syn: {submerse}]
2: cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech" [syn: {drown}, {overwhelm}]
3: put under water; "submerge your head completely" [syn: {submerse}]
4: fill or cover completely, usually with water [syn: {inundate}, {deluge}]

submerged
adj 1: under water; e.g. at the bottom of a body of water; "sunken treasure"; "a sunken ship" [syn: {sunken}] [ant: {afloat(p)}, {aground(p)}]
2: beneath the surface of the water; "submerged rocks" [syn: {submersed}, {underwater}]
3: growing or remaining under water; "viewing subaqueous fauna from a glass-bottomed boat"; "submerged leaves" [syn: {subaqueous}, {subaquatic}, {submersed}, {underwater}]

submergence
n : sinking until covered completely with water [syn: {submerging}, {submersion}, {immersion}]

submergible
adj : capable of being immersed in water or functioning while submerged; "a submersible pump"; "a submergible electric frying pan" [syn: {submersible}] [ant: {nonsubmersible}]

submerging
n : sinking until covered completely with water [syn: {submergence}, {submersion}, {immersion}]

submerse
v 1: sink below the surface; go under or as if under water [syn: {submerge}]
2: put under water; "submerge your head completely" [syn: {submerge}]

submersed
adj 1: beneath the surface of the water; "submerged rocks" [syn: {submerged}, {underwater}]
2: growing or remaining under water; "viewing subaqueous fauna from a glass-bottomed boat"; "submerged leaves" [syn: {subaqueous}, {subaquatic}, {submerged}, {underwater}]

submersible
adj : capable of being immersed in water or functioning while submerged; "a submersible pump"; "a submergible electric frying pan" [syn: {submergible}] [ant: {nonsubmersible}]
n 1: an apparatus intended for use under water
2: a warship designed to operate under water [syn: {submersible warship}] [ant: {surface ship}]

submersible warship
n : a warship designed to operate under water [syn: {submersible}] [ant: {surface ship}]

submersion
n 1: sinking until covered completely with water [syn: {submergence}, {submerging}, {immersion}]
2: the act of wetting something by submerging it [syn: {immersion}, {ducking}, {dousing}]

submission
n 1: something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition); "several of his submissions were rejected by publishers"; "what was the date of submission of your proposal?" [syn: {entry}]
2: the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another [syn: {compliance}]
3: the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else; "the union was brought into submission"; "his submission to the will of God"
4: the feeling of patient submissive humbleness [syn: {meekness}]
5: a legal document summarizing an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter
6: an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter
7: (law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing

submissive
adj 1: inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination; "submissive servants"; "a submissive reply"; "replacing troublemakers with more submissive people" [ant: {domineering}]
2: willing to submit without resistance to authority; deferent
3: abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant; "slavish devotion to her job ruled her life"; "a slavish yes-man to the party bosses"- S.H.Adams; "she has become submissive and subservient" [syn: {slavish}, {subservient}]

submissively
adv : in a servile manner; "he always acts so deferentially around his superviser" [syn: {deferentially}]

submissiveness
n : the trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.

submit
v 1: refer for judgment or consideration; "She submitted a proposal to the agency" [syn: {subject}]
2: put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty" [syn: {state}, {put forward}, {posit}]
3: yield to the control of another
4: hand over formally [syn: {present}]
5: refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues" [syn: {relegate}, {pass on}]
6: submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure" [syn: {bow}, {defer}, {accede}, {give in}]
7: accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut" [syn: {take}, {undergo}]
8: make an application as for a job or funding; "We put in a grant to the NSF" [syn: {put in}]
9: make over as a return; "They had to render the estate" [syn: {render}] 10: accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate" [syn: {resign}, {reconcile}] [also: {submitting}, {submitted}]

submitted
submit
v 1: refer for judgment or consideration; "She submitted a proposal to the agency" [syn: {subject}]
2: put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty" [syn: {state}, {put forward}, {posit}]
3: yield to the control of another
4: hand over formally [syn: {present}]
5: refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues" [syn: {relegate}, {pass on}]
6: submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure" [syn: {bow}, {defer}, {accede}, {give in}]
7: accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut" [syn: {take}, {undergo}]
8: make an application as for a job or funding; "We put in a grant to the NSF" [syn: {put in}]
9: make over as a return; "They had to render the estate" [syn: {render}] 10: accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate" [syn: {resign}, {reconcile}] [also: {submitting}, {submitted}]

submitted
See {submit}

submitter
n 1: someone who yields to the will of another person or force
2: someone who submits something (as an application for a job or a manuscript for publication etc.) for the judgment of others; "he was a prolific submitter of proposals"

submitting
submit
v 1: refer for judgment or consideration; "She submitted a proposal to the agency" [syn: {subject}]
2: put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty" [syn: {state}, {put forward}, {posit}]
3: yield to the control of another
4: hand over formally [syn: {present}]
5: refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues" [syn: {relegate}, {pass on}]
6: submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure" [syn: {bow}, {defer}, {accede}, {give in}]
7: accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut" [syn: {take}, {undergo}]
8: make an application as for a job or funding; "We put in a grant to the NSF" [syn: {put in}]
9: make over as a return; "They had to render the estate" [syn: {render}] 10: accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate" [syn: {resign}, {reconcile}] [also: {submitting}, {submitted}]

submitting
See {submit}

submucosa
n : the connective tissue beneath mucous membrane [also: {submucosae} (pl)]

submucosae
submucosa
n : the connective tissue beneath mucous membrane [also: {submucosae} (pl)]

submucosae
See {submucosa}

subnormal
adj : below normal or average; "after the floods the harvests were subnormal"; "subnormal intelligence"
n : a person of less than normal intelligence

subnormality
n 1: the state of being less than normal (especially with respect to intelligence)
2: lack of normal development of intellectual capacities [syn: {retardation}, {mental retardation}, {backwardness}, {slowness}]

subocean
adj : formed or situated or occurring beneath the ocean or the ocean bed; "suboceanic oil resources" [syn: {suboceanic}]

suboceanic
adj : formed or situated or occurring beneath the ocean or the ocean bed; "suboceanic oil resources" [syn: {subocean}]

subocular
adj : situated on or below the floor of the eye socket; "a suborbital bone" [syn: {suborbital}]

suborbital
adj 1: having or involving a trajectory of less than one orbit; "the first manned suborbital flight"
2: situated on or below the floor of the eye socket; "a suborbital bone" [syn: {subocular}]

suborder
n : (biology) taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order

suborder Alcyonacea
n : comprising the soft corals [syn: {Alcyonacea}]

suborder Anisoptera
n : dragonflies [syn: {Anisoptera}]

suborder Anseres
n : used in some especially older classifications; coextensive with the family Anatidae [syn: {Anseres}]

suborder Anthropoidea
n : monkeys; apes; hominids [syn: {Anthropoidea}]

suborder Blattaria
n : cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order [syn: {Blattodea}, {suborder Blattodea}, {Blattaria}]

suborder Blattodea
n : cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order [syn: {Blattodea}, {Blattaria}, {suborder Blattaria}]

suborder Blennioidea
n : blennies; butterfishes; gunnels [syn: {Blennioidea}]

suborder Brachyura
n : an order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface [syn: {Brachyura}]

suborder Carnosaura
n : largest carnivorous land animals ever known [syn: {Carnosaura}]

suborder Cephalaspida
n : extinct group of armored fishlike vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear [syn: {Osteostraci}, {suborder Osteostraci}, {Cephalaspida}]

suborder Ceratopsia
n : horned dinosaurs [syn: {Ceratopsia}]

suborder Ceratosaura
n : primitive saurischian dinosaurs

suborder Charadrii
n : shorebirds: plovers; sandpipers; avocets; phalaropes; coursers; stone curlews [syn: {Charadrii}]

suborder Clamatores
n : used in some classification systems; a suborder or superfamily nearly coextensive with suborder Tyranni; Passeriformes having relatively simple vocal organs and little power of song: clamatorial birds [syn: {Clamatores}]

suborder Euronithopoda
n : widespread group including duck-billed dinosaurs and their early relatives (hadrosaurs, trachodon and iguanodon) [syn: {Euronithopoda}, {euronithopod}, {Ornithopoda}, {suborder Ornithopoda}]

suborder Eurylaimi
n : broadbills [syn: {Eurylaimi}]

suborder Gorgonacea
n : red corals and sea fans [syn: {Gorgonacea}, {Gorgoniacea}, {suborder Gorgoniacea}]

suborder Gorgoniacea
n : red corals and sea fans [syn: {Gorgonacea}, {suborder Gorgonacea}, {Gorgoniacea}]

suborder Heteroptera
n : true bugs [syn: {Heteroptera}]

suborder Heterostraci
n : extinct group of armored jawless fishes or fishlike vertebrate; taxonomy is not clear [syn: {Heterostraci}]

suborder Homoptera
n : plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle insects [syn: {Homoptera}]

suborder Hyperoartia
n : lampreys as distinguished from hagfishes [syn: {Petromyzoniformes}, {suborder Petromyzoniformes}, {Hyperoartia}]

suborder Hyperotreta
n : hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys [syn: {Myxiniformes}, {suborder Myxiniformes}, {Hyperotreta}, {Myxinoidei}, {Myxinoidea}, {suborder Myxinoidei}]

suborder Hystricomorpha
n : an order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc. [syn: {Hystricomorpha}]

suborder Lacertilia
n : true lizards; including chameleons and geckos [syn: {Sauria}, {suborder Sauria}, {Lacertilia}]

suborder Lari
n : gulls; terns; jaegers; skimmers [syn: {Lari}]

suborder Lemuroidea
n : Lemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in some classifications instead of Prosimii; in others considered a subdivision of Prosimii [syn: {Lemuroidea}]

suborder Limicolae
n : term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds; coextensive with the Charadrii [syn: {Limicolae}]

suborder Lipotyphla
n : moles; hedgehogs; true shrews [syn: {Lipotyphla}]

suborder Maniraptora
n : advanced theropods including oviraptorids and dromaeosaurs and possibly even modern birds [syn: {Maniraptora}]

suborder Manteodea
n : mantises; in former classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera [syn: {Manteodea}]

suborder Marginocephalia
n : includes bone-headed (pachycephalosaurs) and horned (ceratopsian) dinosaurs [syn: {Marginocephalia}, {marginocephalian}]

suborder Megachiroptera
n : fruit bats [syn: {Megachiroptera}]

suborder Megaloptera
n : in some classifications considered a separate order: alderflies; dobsonflies; snake flies [syn: {Megaloptera}]

suborder Menotyphla
n : elephant shrews; tree shrews [syn: {Menotyphla}]

suborder Menurae
n : lyrebirds and scrubbirds [syn: {Menurae}]

suborder Microchiroptera
n : most of the bats in the world; all bats except fruit bats insectivorous bats [syn: {Microchiroptera}]

suborder Mugiloidea
n : fishes distinguished by abdominal pelvic fins: families Mugilidae; Atherinidae; Sphyraenidae [syn: {Mugiloidea}]

suborder Myomorpha
n : true rats and mice and related rodents [syn: {Myomorpha}]

suborder Mysticeti
n : baleen whales: right whales; rorquals; blue whales; humpbacks [syn: {Mysticeti}]

suborder Myxiniformes
n : hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys [syn: {Myxiniformes}, {Hyperotreta}, {suborder Hyperotreta}, {Myxinoidei}, {Myxinoidea}, {suborder Myxinoidei}]

suborder Myxinoidei
n : hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys [syn: {Myxiniformes}, {suborder Myxiniformes}, {Hyperotreta}, {suborder Hyperotreta}, {Myxinoidei}, {Myxinoidea}]

suborder Natantia
n : shrimp; prawns; etc. [syn: {Natantia}]

suborder Nematocera
n : mosquitoes; fungus gnats; crane flies; gnats; sand flies [syn: {Nematocera}]

suborder Nothosauria
n : a suborder of Sauropterygia [syn: {Nothosauria}]

suborder Odontoceti
n : toothed whales: dolphins; porpoises; sperm whales; beaked whales [syn: {Odontoceti}]

suborder Ophidia
n : snakes [syn: {Serpentes}, {suborder Serpentes}, {Ophidia}]

suborder Ornithomimida
n : lightly built medium-size theropods [syn: {Ornithomimida}]

suborder Ornithopoda
n : widespread group including duck-billed dinosaurs and their early relatives (hadrosaurs, trachodon and iguanodon) [syn: {Euronithopoda}, {suborder Euronithopoda}, {euronithopod}, {Ornithopoda}]

suborder Oscines
n : two names for the suborder of typical songbirds [syn: {Oscines}, {Passeres}, {suborder Passeres}]

suborder Osteostraci
n : extinct group of armored fishlike vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear [syn: {Osteostraci}, {Cephalaspida}, {suborder Cephalaspida}]

suborder Otides
n : terrestrial game birds of the Old World and Australia: bustards [syn: {Otides}]

suborder Pachycephalosaurus
n : bone-headed dinosaurs; late Cretaceous

suborder Passeres
n : two names for the suborder of typical songbirds [syn: {Oscines}, {suborder Oscines}, {Passeres}]

suborder Percoidea
n : in some classifications nearly or exactly equivalent to the Perciformes which are considered a suborder [syn: {Percoidea}]

suborder Petromyzoniformes
n : lampreys as distinguished from hagfishes [syn: {Petromyzoniformes}, {Hyperoartia}, {suborder Hyperoartia}]

suborder Pinnipedia
n : seals; sea lions; walruses [syn: {Pinnipedia}]

suborder Plesiosauria
n : any of the plesiosaurs [syn: {Plesiosauria}]

suborder Prosauropoda
n : the earliest known dinosaurs [syn: {Prosauropoda}]

suborder Prosimii
n : not used in all classifications; in some classifications considered coextensive with the Lemuroidea; in others includes both Lemuroidea and Tarsioidea [syn: {Prosimii}]

suborder Reptantia
n : lobsters; crabs [syn: {Reptantia}]

suborder Ruminantia
n : cattle; bison; sheep; goats; antelopes; deer; chevrotains; giraffes; camels [syn: {Ruminantia}]

suborder Sauria
n : true lizards; including chameleons and geckos [syn: {Sauria}, {Lacertilia}, {suborder Lacertilia}]

suborder Sauropoda
n : any of the sauropod dinosaurs [syn: {Sauropoda}]

suborder Sauropodomorpha
n : gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs having huge bodies with long necks and small heads: Prosauropoda and Sauropoda (apatosaurus, diplodocus and titanosaurs) [syn: {Sauropodomorpha}]

suborder Sciuromorpha
n : large more or less primitive rodents: squirrels; marmots; gophers; beavers; etc. [syn: {Sciuromorpha}]

suborder Scombroidea
n : mackerels; tunas; albacores; bonitos; swordfishes; sailfishes [syn: {Scombroidea}]

suborder Scorpaenoidea
n : mail-cheeked fishes: scorpionfishes; gurnards [syn: {Scorpaenoidea}]

suborder Serpentes
n : snakes [syn: {Serpentes}, {Ophidia}, {suborder Ophidia}]

suborder Strepsirhini
n : in some classifications either coextensive with the Lemuroidea or comprising the true lemurs [syn: {Strepsirhini}]

suborder Tarsioidea
n : in some classifications assigned to the suborder Prosimii [syn: {Tarsioidea}]

suborder Theropoda
n : carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs with short forelimbs; Jurassic and Cretaceous [syn: {Theropoda}]

suborder Thyreophora
n : armored dinosaurs: stegosaurs and ankylosaurs [syn: {Thyreophora}, {thyreophoran}]

suborder Tyranni
n : New World flycatchers; antbirds; oven birds; woodhewers [syn: {Tyranni}]

suborder Xenarthra
n : armadillos; American anteaters; sloths [syn: {Xenarthra}]

suborder Zygoptera
n : damselflies [syn: {Zygoptera}]

subordinate
adj 1: lower in rank or importance [syn: {low-level}] [ant: {dominant}]
2: subject or submissive to authority or the control of another; "a subordinate kingdom" [ant: {insubordinate}]
3: of a clause; unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence" [syn: {dependent}] [ant: {independent}]
4: inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" [syn: {junior-grade}, {inferior}, {lower}, {lower-ranking}, {lowly}, {petty(a)}, {secondary}, {subaltern}]
n 1: an assistant subject to the authority or control of another [syn: {subsidiary}, {underling}, {foot soldier}]
2: a word that is more specific than a given word [syn: {hyponym}, {subordinate word}]
v 1: rank or order as less important or consider of less value; "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools"
2: make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler" [syn: {subdue}]

subordinate clause
n : a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb [syn: {dependent clause}]

subordinate conjunction
n : a conjunction (like `since' or `that' or `who') that introduces a dependent clause [syn: {subordinating conjunction}]

subordinate word
n : a word that is more specific than a given word [syn: {hyponym}, {subordinate}]

subordinateness
n : secondary importance [syn: {subsidiarity}]

subordinating
adj : serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause; "`when' in `I will come when I can' is a subordinating conjunction" [syn: {subordinating(a)}, {subordinative}] [ant: {coordinating(a)}]

subordinating conjunction
n 1: the subordination that occurs when a conjunction makes one linguistic unit a constituent of another
2: a conjunction (like `since' or `that' or `who') that introduces a dependent clause [syn: {subordinate conjunction}]

subordination
n 1: the state of being subordinate to something
2: the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class [syn: {hyponymy}]
3: the grammatical relation of a modifying word or phrase to its head
4: the quality of obedient submissiveness [ant: {insubordination}]
5: the act of mastering or subordinating someone [syn: {mastery}]

subordinative
adj : serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause; "`when' in `I will come when I can' is a subordinating conjunction" [syn: {subordinating(a)}] [ant: {coordinating(a)}]

subordinator
adj : used of words such as relative pronouns and subordinating conjunctions that serve to subordinate sentence constituents; "`that' in `the house that we bought' is a subordinator"

suborn
v 1: incite to commit a crime or an evil deed; "He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife"
2: procure (false testimony or perjury)
3: induce to commit perjury or give false testimony; "The President tried to suborn false witnesses"

subornation
n 1: underhandedly or improperly inducing someone to do something improper or unlawful
2: perjured testimony that someone was persuaded to give

subornation of perjury
n : (law) inducing someone to make a false oath as part of a judicial proceeding; "to prove subordination of perjury you must prove the perjury and also prove that the perjured statement was procured by the accused suborner who knew that it would be false"

suborner
n : someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful act [syn: {briber}]

subpart
n : a part of a part

subphyla
subphylum
n : (biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and a class [also: {subphyla} (pl)]

subphyla
See {subphylum}

subphylum
n : (biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and a class [also: {subphyla} (pl)]

subphylum Cephalochordata
n : lancelets [syn: {Cephalochordata}]

subphylum Craniata
n : fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals [syn: {Vertebrata}, {subphylum Vertebrata}, {Craniata}]

subphylum Pentastomida
n : tongue worms [syn: {Pentastomida}]

subphylum Tunicata
n : tunicates [syn: {Urochordata}, {subphylum Urochordata}, {Urochorda}, {subphylum Urochorda}, {Tunicata}]

subphylum Urochorda
n : tunicates [syn: {Urochordata}, {subphylum Urochordata}, {Urochorda}, {Tunicata}, {subphylum Tunicata}]

subphylum Urochordata
n : tunicates [syn: {Urochordata}, {Urochorda}, {subphylum Urochorda}, {Tunicata}, {subphylum Tunicata}]

subphylum Vertebrata
n : fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals [syn: {Vertebrata}, {Craniata}, {subphylum Craniata}]

subpoena
n : a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court [syn: {subpoena ad testificandum}]
v : serve or summon with a subpoena; "The witness and her records were subpoenaed"

subpoena ad testificandum
n : a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court [syn: {subpoena}]

subpoena duces tecum
n : a writ issued by a court at the request of one of the parties to a suit; it requires a witness to bring to court or to a deposition any relevant documents under the witness's control

subpopulation
n : a population that is part of a larger population

subprogram
n : a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program [syn: {routine}, {subroutine}, {procedure}, {function}]

subrogate
v : substitue one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured

subrogation
n : (law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another

sub-rosa
adj : designed and carried out secretly or confidentially; "a sub-rosa report"; "has their under-the-table backing" [syn: {under-the-table}, {behind-the-scenes}]

subroutine
n : a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program [syn: {routine}, {subprogram}, {procedure}, {function}]

subroutine library
n : (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use [syn: {library}, {program library}]

sub-Saharan
adj : of or relating to or situated in the region south of the Sahara Desert

Sub-Saharan Africa
n : the region of Africa south of the Sahara Desert [syn: {Black Africa}]

subscribe
v 1: offer to buy, as of stocks and shares; "The broker subscribed 500 shares"
2: mark with one's signature; write one's name (on); "She signed the letter and sent it off"; "Please sign here" [syn: {sign}]
3: adopt as a belief; "I subscribe to your view on abortion" [syn: {support}]
4: pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals; "I pledged $10 a month to my favorite radio station" [syn: {pledge}]
5: receive or obtain by regular payment; "We take the Times every day" [syn: {subscribe to}, {take}]

subscribe to
v : receive or obtain by regular payment; "We take the Times every day" [syn: {subscribe}, {take}]

subscribed
adj : (of a contract or will or other document) having a signature written at the end; "the subscribed will"

subscriber
n 1: someone who expresses strong approval [syn: {endorser}, {indorser}, {ratifier}]
2: someone who contracts to receive and pay for a certain number of issues of a publication [syn: {reader}]
3: someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money [syn: {contributor}]

subscriber line
n : a telephone connection [syn: {telephone line}, {phone line}, {telephone circuit}, {line}]

subscript
adj : written or printed below and to one side of another character [syn: {inferior}] [ant: {adscript}, {superscript}]
n : a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character [syn: {inferior}] [ant: {superscript}]

subscription
n 1: a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
2: agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name
3: a pledged contribution
4: the act of signing your name; writing your signature (as on a document); "the deed was attested by the subscription of his signature"

subscription right
n : the right of a shareholder in a company to subscribe to shares of a new issue of common stock before it is offered to the public

subscription warrant
n : a warrant that expires on a stipulated date

subsection
n : a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided [syn: {subdivision}]

subsequence
n 1: something that follows something else [syn: {sequel}]
2: following in time [syn: {posteriority}, {subsequentness}] [ant: {priority}]

subsequent
adj : following in time or order; "subsequent developments" [ant: {antecedent}]

subsequently
adv : happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that" [syn: {later}, {afterwards}, {afterward}, {after}, {later on}]

subsequentness
n : following in time [syn: {posteriority}, {subsequence}] [ant: {priority}]

subserve
v : be helpful or useful

subservience
n 1: the condition of being something that is useful in reaching an end or carrying out a plan; "all his actions were in subservience to the general plan"
2: in a subservient state [syn: {subservientness}]
3: abject or cringing submissiveness [syn: {obsequiousness}, {servility}]

subservient
adj 1: compliant and obedient to authority; "editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones"-G. B. Shaw
2: abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant; "slavish devotion to her job ruled her life"; "a slavish yes-man to the party bosses"- S.H.Adams; "she has become submissive and subservient" [syn: {slavish}, {submissive}]

subserviently
adv : in an obsequious manner; "she acts obsequiously toward her boss" [syn: {obsequiously}, {servilely}]

subservientness
n : in a subservient state [syn: {subservience}]

subset
n : a set whose members are members of another set; a set contained within another set

subshrub
n : low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base [syn: {suffrutex}]

subside
v 1: wear off or die down; "The pain subsided" [syn: {lessen}]
2: sink to a lower level or form a depression; "the valleys subside"
3: sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm" [syn: {settle}]
4: descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair" [syn: {sink}]

subsidence
n 1: an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease); "his cancer is in remission" [syn: {remission}, {remittal}]
2: a gradual sinking to a lower level [syn: {settling}, {subsiding}]
3: the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it [syn: {cave in}]

subsidiarity
n : secondary importance [syn: {subordinateness}]

subsidiary
adj 1: relating to something that is added but is not essential; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxilliary to each other" [syn: {accessory}, {adjunct}, {ancillary}, {adjuvant}, {appurtenant}, {auxiliary}]
2: functioning in a subsidiary or supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches" [syn: {auxiliary}, {supplemental}, {supplementary}]
n 1: an assistant subject to the authority or control of another [syn: {subordinate}, {underling}, {foot soldier}]
2: a company that is completely controlled by another company [syn: {subsidiary company}]

subsidiary company
n : a company that is completely controlled by another company [syn: {subsidiary}]

subsidiary ledger
n : details of an account supporting the amount stated in the general ledger

subsiding
adj : decreasing in amount or intensity [syn: {abating}]
n : a gradual sinking to a lower level [syn: {settling}, {subsidence}]

subsidisation
n 1: mony (or other benefits) obtained as a subsidy [syn: {subsidization}]
2: the act of providing a subsidy [syn: {grant}, {subsidization}]

subsidise
v 1: secure the assistence of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces [syn: {subsidize}]
2: support through subsidies; "The arts in Europe are heavily subsidized" [syn: {subsidize}]

subsidised
adj : having partial financial support from public funds; "lived in subsidized public housing" [syn: {subsidized}]

subsidiser
n : someone who assists or supports by giving a subsidy [syn: {subsidizer}]

subsidization
n 1: mony (or other benefits) obtained as a subsidy [syn: {subsidisation}]
2: the act of providing a subsidy [syn: {grant}, {subsidisation}]

subsidize
v 1: support through subsidies; "The arts in Europe are heavily subsidized" [syn: {subsidise}]
2: secure the assistence of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces [syn: {subsidise}]

subsidized
adj : having partial financial support from public funds; "lived in subsidized public housing" [syn: {subsidised}]

subsidizer
n : someone who assists or supports by giving a subsidy [syn: {subsidiser}]

subsidy
n : a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public; "a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence"

subsist
v : support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day" [syn: {exist}, {survive}, {live}]

subsistence
n 1: minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting; "social security provided only a bare subsistence"
2: a means of surviving; "farming is a hard means of subsistence"
3: the state of existing in reality; having substance

subsistence farming
n : farming that provides for the basic needs of the farmer without surpluses for marketing

subsister
n : one who lives through affliction; "the survivors of the fire were taken to a hospital" [syn: {survivor}]

subsoil
n : the layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock [syn: {undersoil}]

subsonic
adj : (of speed) less than that of sound in a designated medium; "aircraft flying at subsonic speeds" [ant: {supersonic}, {sonic}]

subspace
n : a space that is contained within another space

subspecies
n : (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species [syn: {race}]

substance
n 1: that which has mass and occupies space; "an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter" [syn: {matter}]
2: the stuff of which an object consists
3: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: {kernel}, {core}, {center}, {essence}, {gist}, {heart}, {heart and soul}, {inwardness}, {marrow}, {meat}, {nub}, {pith}, {sum}, {nitty-gritty}]
4: the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?" [syn: {meaning}]
5: considerable capital (wealth or income); "he is a man of means" [syn: {means}]
6: what a communication that is about something is about [syn: {message}, {content}, {subject matter}]

substance abuse
n : excessive use of drugs [syn: {drug abuse}, {habit}]

substance abuser
n : a person who takes drugs [syn: {drug user}, {user}]

substandard
adj 1: falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard housing" [syn: {deficient}, {inferior}]
2: used of merchandise

substantia alba
n : whitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheaths [syn: {white matter}]

substantia grisea
n : greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons [syn: {grey matter}, {gray matter}, {grey substance}, {gray substance}]

substantia nigra
n : a layer of deeply pigmented gray matter in the midbrain; associated with the striate body; is involved in metabolic disturbances associated with Parkinson's disease and with Huntington's disease [syn: {nucleus niger}, {locus niger}]

substantial
adj 1: fairly large; "won by a substantial margin" [syn: {significant}]
2: being the essence or essential element of a thing; "substantial equivalents"; "substantive information" [syn: {substantive}, {in essence}]
3: having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare [syn: {real}, {material}] [ant: {insubstantial}]
4: providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast" [syn: {hearty}, {satisfying}, {solid}]
5: of good quality and condition; solidly built; "a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings" [syn: {solid}, {strong}]

substantiality
n : the quality of being substantial or having substance [syn: {substantialness}] [ant: {insubstantiality}]

substantially
adv 1: to a great extent or degree; "I'm afraid the film was well over budget"; "painting the room white made it seem considerably (or substantially) larger"; "the house has fallen considerably in value"; "the price went up substantially" [syn: {well}, {considerably}]
2: in a strong substantial way; "the house was substantially built"

substantialness
n : the quality of being substantial or having substance [syn: {substantiality}] [ant: {insubstantiality}]

substantiate
v 1: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" [syn: {confirm}, {corroborate}, {sustain}, {support}, {affirm}] [ant: {negate}]
2: represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist" [syn: {incarnate}, {body forth}, {embody}]
3: make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions" [syn: {realize}, {realise}, {actualize}, {actualise}]
4: solidify, firm, or strengthen; "The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country"

substantiated
adj : supported or established by evidence or proof; "the substantiated charges"; "a verified case" [syn: {corroborated}, {verified}]

substantiating
adj : serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence" [syn: {collateral}, {confirmative}, {confirming}, {confirmatory}, {corroborative}, {corroboratory}, {substantiative}, {validating}, {validatory}, {verificatory}, {verifying}]

substantiation
n 1: additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory" [syn: {confirmation}, {verification}, {check}]
2: the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something [syn: {validation}, {proof}]

substantiative
adj : serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence" [syn: {collateral}, {confirmative}, {confirming}, {confirmatory}, {corroborative}, {corroboratory}, {substantiating}, {validating}, {validatory}, {verificatory}, {verifying}]

substantival
adj : of or relating to or having the nature or function of a substantive (i.e. a noun or noun equivalent); "a substantival constitutent"

substantive
adj 1: being the essence or essential element of a thing; "substantial equivalents"; "substantive information" [syn: {substantial}, {in essence}]
2: applying to essential legal principles and rules of right; "substantive law" [syn: {essential}] [ant: {adjective}]
3: having substance and prompting thought; "a meaty discussion" [syn: {meaty}]
n : a noun or a pronoun that is used in place of a noun

substantive dye
n : dye with a high affinity for cellulose fibers (cotton or rayon etc.) [syn: {direct dye}]

substation
n : a subsidiary station where electricity is transformed for distribution by a low-voltage network

substitutability
n : exchangeability by virtue of being replaceable [syn: {replaceability}, {commutability}]

substitutable
adj 1: (of words) interchangeable in a given context without changing the import of the expression
2: capable of being exchanged for another or for something else that is equivalent [syn: {commutable}]

substitute
adj 1: being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a team [syn: {second-string}, {substitute(a)}]
2: capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team; "a utility infielder" [syn: {utility(a)}, {substitute(a)}]
3: artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee" [syn: {ersatz}]
n 1: a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another [syn: {replacement}]
2: an athlete who plays only when another member of the team drops out [syn: {reserve}]
3: someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" [syn: {stand-in}, {relief}, {reliever}, {backup}, {backup man}, {fill-in}]
v 1: put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk" [syn: {replace}]
2: be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet" [syn: {sub}, {stand in}, {fill in}]
3: act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold" [syn: {deputize}, {deputise}, {step in}]

substituting
n : working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence [syn: {subbing}]

substitution
n 1: an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood" [syn: {permutation}, {transposition}, {replacement}, {switch}]
2: the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help" [syn: {exchange}, {commutation}]

substitution class
n : the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another) [syn: {paradigm}]

substrasta
substratum
n : any stratum lying underneath another [syn: {substrate}] [also: {substrasta} (pl)]

substrasta
See {substratum}

substrate
n 1: the substance acted upon by an enzyme or ferment
2: any stratum lying underneath another [syn: {substratum}]

substratum
n : any stratum lying underneath another [syn: {substrate}] [also: {substrasta} (pl)]

substructure
n 1: the basic structure or features of a system or organization [syn: {infrastructure}]
2: lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" [syn: {foundation}, {base}, {fundament}, {foot}, {groundwork}, {understructure}]

subsume
v 1: contain or include; "This new system subsumes the old one"
2: consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle [syn: {colligate}]

subsumption
n 1: the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) [syn: {minor premise}, {minor premiss}]
2: incorporating something under a more general category

subsurface
adj : beneath the surface; "subsurface materials of the moon" [ant: {overhead}, {surface}]

subsystem
n : a system that is part of some larger system

subtend
v : be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry [syn: {delimit}]

subterfuge
n : something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind" [syn: {blind}]

subterminal
adj : near but not precisely at an end; "a subterminal band of color on the tail feathers"

subterranean
adj 1: being or operating under the surface of the earth; "subterranean passages"; "a subsurface flow of water" [syn: {subterraneous}]
2: lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed); "subterranean motives for murder"; "looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell [syn: {subterraneous}, {ulterior}]

subterraneous
adj 1: being or operating under the surface of the earth; "subterranean passages"; "a subsurface flow of water" [syn: {subterranean}]
2: lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed); "subterranean motives for murder"; "looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell [syn: {subterranean}, {ulterior}]

sub-test
n : one of a battery of related tests

subthalamic nucleus
n : an oval mass of gray matter located in the caudal part of the subthalamus; associated with the striate body

subthalamus
n : the ventral part of the thalamus

subtilin
n : a polypeptide antibiotic (similar to bacitracin) obtained from a soil bacterium

subtilise
v : make (senses) more keen [syn: {subtilize}]

subtilize
v 1: mark fine distinctions and subtleties, as among words
2: make more subtle or refined [syn: {rarefy}, {sublimate}]
3: make (senses) more keen [syn: {subtilise}]

subtitle
n 1: translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen [syn: {caption}]
2: secondary or explanatory title
v : supply (a movie) with subtitles

subtle
adj 1: be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind; "his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change"; "a subtle difference"; "that elusive thing the soul" [syn: {elusive}]
2: faint and difficult to analyze; "subtle aromas"
3: able to make fine distinctions; "a subtle mind"
4: working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison" [syn: {insidious}, {pernicious}]

subtlety
n 1: a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning" [syn: {nuance}, {nicety}, {shade}, {refinement}]
2: the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze; "you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew" [syn: {niceness}]

subtly
adv : in a subtle manner; "late nineteenth-century French opera at its most beautiful, subtly romantic with a twilight melancholy"

subtonic
n : (music) the seventh note of the diatonic scale [syn: {leading tone}]

subtopia
n : monotonous urban sprawl of standardized buildings

subtotalled
See {subtotal}

subtotalling
See {subtotal}

subtract
v : make a subtraction [syn: {deduct}, {take off}] [ant: {add}]

subtracted
adj : taken away [ant: {added}]

subtracter
n 1: a person who subtracts numbers
2: a machine that subtracts numbers

subtraction
n 1: an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated; "the subtraction of three from four leaves one"; "four minus three equals one" [syn: {minus}]
2: the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks" [syn: {deduction}] [ant: {addition}]

subtractive
adj : constituting or involving subtraction; "a subtractive correction" [ant: {additive}]

subtrahend
n : the number to be subtracted from the minuend

subtreasury
n : a subordinate treasury or place of deposit

subtropic
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics; "even near the equator vegetation at 5000 ft is subtropical rather than tropical" [syn: {subtropical}, {semitropical}, {semitropic}]

subtropical
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics; "even near the equator vegetation at 5000 ft is subtropical rather than tropical" [syn: {subtropic}, {semitropical}, {semitropic}]

subtropics
n : regions adjacent to the tropics [syn: {semitropics}]

Subularia
n : small genus of herbs of north temperate regions and mountains of tropical Africa [syn: {genus Subularia}]

Subularia aquatica
n : small aquatic plant having tufted awl-shaped leaves in a basal rosette and minute white flowers; circumboreal [syn: {awlwort}]

subunit
n : a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit [syn: {fractional monetary unit}]

suburb
n : a residential district located on the outskirts of a city [syn: {suburbia}, {suburban area}]

suburban
adj : relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs; "surburban population"

suburban area
n : a residential district located on the outskirts of a city [syn: {suburb}, {suburbia}]

suburbanise
v 1: take on suburban character; "the city suburbanized" [syn: {suburbanize}]
2: make suburban in character; "highly suburbanized cities" [syn: {suburbanize}]

suburbanised
adj : surrounded by many suburbs; "a highly suburbanized city" [syn: {suburbanized}]

suburbanite
n : a resident of a suburb

suburbanize
v 1: take on suburban character; "the city suburbanized" [syn: {suburbanise}]
2: make suburban in character; "highly suburbanized cities" [syn: {suburbanise}]

suburbanized
adj : surrounded by many suburbs; "a highly suburbanized city" [syn: {suburbanised}]

suburbia
n 1: a residential district located on the outskirts of a city [syn: {suburb}, {suburban area}]
2: suburbanites considered as a cultural class or subculture

subvent
v : guarantee financial support of; "The opera tour was subvented by a bank" [syn: {underwrite}, {subvention}]

subvention
n 1: grant of financial aid as from a government to an educational institution
2: the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort
v : guarantee financial support of; "The opera tour was subvented by a bank" [syn: {underwrite}, {subvent}]

subversion
n 1: destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity; "corruption of a minor"; "the big city's subversion of rural innocence" [syn: {corruption}]
2: the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government [syn: {subversive activity}]

subversive
adj : in opposition to a civil authority or government [syn: {insurgent}, {seditious}]
n : a radical supporter of political or social revolution [syn: {revolutionist}, {revolutionary}, {subverter}]

subversive activity
n : the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government [syn: {subversion}]

subversiveness
n : disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior [syn: {treason}, {traitorousness}]

subvert
v 1: cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class" [syn: {overthrow}, {overturn}, {bring down}]
2: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" [syn: {corrupt}, {pervert}, {demoralize}, {demoralise}, {debauch}, {debase}, {profane}, {vitiate}, {deprave}, {misdirect}]
3: destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" [syn: {sabotage}, {undermine}, {countermine}, {counteract}, {weaken}]
4: destroy completely; "we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis"

subverter
n : a radical supporter of political or social revolution [syn: {revolutionist}, {revolutionary}, {subversive}]

subvocalise
v : articulate without making audible sounds; "she was reading to herself and merely subvocalized" [syn: {subvocalize}]

subvocaliser
n : someone who articulates speech without uttering sounds [syn: {subvocalizer}]

subvocalize
v : articulate without making audible sounds; "she was reading to herself and merely subvocalized" [syn: {subvocalise}]

subvocalizer
n : someone who articulates speech without uttering sounds [syn: {subvocaliser}]

subway
n 1: electric underground railway [syn: {metro}, {tube}, {underground}]
2: an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway [syn: {underpass}]

subway fare
n : the fare charged for riding a subway train

subway station
n : a terminal where subways load and unload passengers

subway token
n : a token that is used to pay for entry to the subway system

subway train
n : a train that runs in a subway system

succedanea
succedaneum
n : (medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another) [also: {succedanea} (pl)]

succedanea
See {succedaneum}

succedaneum
n : (medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another) [also: {succedanea} (pl)]

succeed
v 1: attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" [syn: {win}, {come through}, {bring home the bacon}, {deliver the goods}] [ant: {fail}]
2: be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?" [syn: {come after}, {follow}] [ant: {precede}]

succeeder
n : a person with a record of successes; "his son would never be the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need apply"; "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success" [syn: {achiever}, {winner}, {success}] [ant: {failure}]

succeeding
adj 1: coming after or following [syn: {succeeding(a)}] [ant: {preceding(a)}]
2: (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president" [syn: {future(a)}, {next}, {succeeding(a)}]

success
n 1: an event that accomplishes its intended purpose; "let's call heads a success and tails a failure"; "the election was a remarkable success for Republicans" [ant: {failure}]
2: an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success"
3: a state of prosperity or fame; "he is enjoying great success"; "he does not consider wealth synonymous with success" [ant: {failure}]
4: a person with a record of successes; "his son would never be the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need apply"; "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success" [syn: {achiever}, {winner}, {succeeder}] [ant: {failure}]

successful
adj : having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; "a successful architect"; "a successful business venture" [ant: {unsuccessful}]

successfully
adv : in a successful manner; "she performed the surgery successfully" [syn: {with success}] [ant: {unsuccessfully}]

successfulness
n : the condition of prospering; having good fortune [syn: {prosperity}]

succession
n 1: a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients" [syn: {sequence}, {chronological sequence}, {successiveness}, {chronological succession}]
2: a group of people or things arranged or following in order; "a succession of stalls offering soft drinks"; "a succession of failures"
3: the action of following in order; "he played the trumps in sequence" [syn: {sequence}]
4: (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established [syn: {ecological succession}]
5: acquisition of property by descent or by will [syn: {taking over}]

successive
adj : in regular succession without gaps; "serial concerts" [syn: {consecutive}, {sequent}, {sequential}, {serial}]

successively
adv : in proper order or sequence; "talked to each child in turn"; "the stable became in turn a chapel and then a movie theater" [syn: {in turn}]

successiveness
n : a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients" [syn: {sequence}, {chronological sequence}, {succession}, {chronological succession}]

successor
n 1: a person who follows next in order; "he was President Lincoln's successor" [syn: {replacement}]
2: a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone
3: a person who inherits some title or office [syn: {heir}]

succinct
adj : briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject" [syn: {compendious}, {compact}, {summary}]

succinctly
adv : with concise and precise brevity; to the point; "Please state your case as succinctly as possible"; "he wrote compactly but clearly" [syn: {compactly}]

succinctness
n : terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words [syn: {conciseness}, {concision}, {pithiness}]

succinic
adj : of or relating to or obtained from amber

succinic acid
n : a dicarboxylic acid (C4H6O4) active in metabolic processes

succinylcholine
n : a muscle relaxant for striated muscle that is used as an adjunct to anesthesia during certain surgical procedures

succor
n : assistance in time of difficulty; "the contributions provided some relief for the victims" [syn: {relief}, {succour}, {ministration}]
v : help in a difficult situation [syn: {succour}]

succorer
n : someone who gives help in times of need or distress or difficulty [syn: {succourer}]

succory
n : perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads [syn: {chicory}, {chicory plant}, {Cichorium intybus}]

Succos
n : (Judaism) a Jewish harvest festival [syn: {Sukkoth}, {Feast of Booths}, {Feast of Tabernacles}, {Tabernacles}]

succotash
n : fresh corn and lima beans with butter or cream

succour
n : assistance in time of difficulty; "the contributions provided some relief for the victims" [syn: {relief}, {succor}, {ministration}]
v : help in a difficult situation [syn: {succor}]

succourer
n : someone who gives help in times of need or distress or difficulty [syn: {succorer}]

succuba
n : a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men [syn: {succubus}]

succubi
succubus
n : a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men [syn: {succuba}] [also: {succubi} (pl)]

succubi
See {succubus}

succubus
n : a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men [syn: {succuba}] [also: {succubi} (pl)]

succulence
n : a juicy appetizingness [syn: {juiciness}]

succulent
adj : full of juice; "lush fruits"; "succulent roast beef"; "succulent plants with thick fleshy leaves" [syn: {lush}]
n : a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs

succumb
v 1: consent reluctantly [syn: {yield}, {give in}, {knuckle under}, {buckle under}]
2: be fatally overwhelmed [syn: {yield}] [ant: {survive}]

succus
n : any of several liquids of the body; "digestive juices" [syn: {juice}]

succuss
v : shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body) [syn: {shake up}]

succussion
n : shaking a person to determine whether a large amount of liquid is present in a body cavity

such
adj 1: of a kind specified or understood; "it's difficult to please such people"; "on such a night as this"; "animals such as lions and tigers" [syn: {such(a)}, {such as}]
2: of a degree or quality specified (by the `that' clause); "their anxiety was such that they could not sleep" [syn: {such(p)}, {such that}]
3: of so extreme a degree or extent; "such weeping"; "so much weeping"; "such a help"; "such grief"; "never dreamed of such beauty" [syn: {such(a)}, {so much}]
adv : to so extreme a degree; "he is such a baby"; "Such rich people!"

such as
adj : of a kind specified or understood; "it's difficult to please such people"; "on such a night as this"; "animals such as lions and tigers" [syn: {such(a)}]

such that
adj : of a degree or quality specified (by the `that' clause); "their anxiety was such that they could not sleep" [syn: {such(p)}]

such-and-such
adj : specific but unspecified; "agreed to meet at such-and-such an hour"

suchlike
adj : of the same kind; "a locker that usually contained paper, ink, and suchlike equipment"

suck
n : the act of sucking [syn: {sucking}, {suction}]
v 1: draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth; "suck the poison from the place where the snake bit"; "suck on a straw"; "the baby sucked on the mother's breast"
2: draw something in by or as if by a vacuum; "Mud was sucking at her feet"
3: attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad" [syn: {suck in}]
4: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn: {absorb}, {imbibe}, {soak up}, {sop up}, {suck up}, {draw}, {take in}, {take up}]
5: give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" [syn: {breastfeed}, {bottle-feed}, {suckle}, {nurse}, {wet-nurse}, {lactate}, {give suck}] [ant: {bottlefeed}]

suck in
v 1: take up as if with a sponge [syn: {take in}, {sop up}, {take up}]
2: attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad" [syn: {suck}]
3: draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach" [syn: {draw in}]
4: remove as if by suction; "draw in air" [syn: {aspirate}, {draw in}]

suck up
v 1: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn: {absorb}, {suck}, {imbibe}, {soak up}, {sop up}, {draw}, {take in}, {take up}]
2: ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is playing up to the chairman" [syn: {cozy up}, {cotton up}, {shine up}, {play up}, {sidle up}]
3: try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss" [syn: {fawn}, {toady}, {truckle}, {bootlick}, {kowtow}, {kotow}]

sucker
n 1: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of [syn: {chump}, {fool}, {gull}, {mark}, {patsy}, {fall guy}, {soft touch}, {mug}]
2: a shoot arising from a plant's roots
3: a drinker who sucks (as at a nipple or through a straw)
4: flesh of any of numerous North American food fishes with toothless jaws
5: hard candy on a stick [syn: {lollipop}, {all-day sucker}]
6: an organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suction
7: mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carps

sucker punch
n : an unexpected punch

suckerfish
n : marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects [syn: {remora}, {sucking fish}] [also: {suckerfishes} (pl)]

suckerfishes
suckerfish
n : marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects [syn: {remora}, {sucking fish}] [also: {suckerfishes} (pl)]

suckerfishes
See {suckerfish}

suckfishes
See {suckfish}

sucking
n : the act of sucking [syn: {suck}, {suction}]

sucking fish
n : marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects [syn: {remora}, {suckerfish}]

sucking louse
n : wingless usually flattened blood-sucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals [syn: {louse}]

sucking pig
n : an unweaned piglet

suckle
v 1: suck milk from the mother's breasts; "the infant was suckling happily"
2: give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" [syn: {breastfeed}, {bottle-feed}, {suck}, {nurse}, {wet-nurse}, {lactate}, {give suck}] [ant: {bottlefeed}]

suckled
adj : (of an infant) breast-fed [syn: {nursed}]

Suckling
n 1: English poet and courtier (1609-1642) [syn: {Sir John Suckling}]
2: an infant considered in relation to its nurse [syn: {nursling}, {nurseling}]
3: a young mammal that has not been weaned
4: feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast [syn: {lactation}]

suckling pig
n : whole young pig suitable for roasting [syn: {cochon de lait}]

suckling reflex
n : reflex behavior in newborn mammals; includes finding and grasping the nipple in the mouth and sucking on it and swallowing the milk

sucralfate
n : medicine consisting of a tablet (trade name Carafate) used to treat peptic ulcers; said to bind to the ulcer site and coat it [syn: {Carafate}]

sucrase
n : an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose [syn: {invertase}, {saccharase}]

sucre
n 1: the basic unit of money in Ecuador; equal to 100 centavos
2: the legal capital and seat of the judiciary in Bolivia

sucrose
n : a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent [syn: {saccharose}]

suction
n 1: a force over an area produced by a pressure difference
2: the act of sucking [syn: {sucking}, {suck}]
v 1: remove or draw away by the force of suction; "the doctors had to suction the water from the patient's lungs"
2: empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction; "suction the uterus in an abortion"

suction curettage
n : a method of induced abortion; prior to the 14th week of gestation the embryo and placenta are removed by applying suction to the dilated cervix [syn: {vacuum aspiration}]

suction pump
n : a pump for raising fluids by suction

suction stop
n : a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu) [syn: {click}]

suctorial
adj : adapted for sucking or clinging by suction

Sudafed
n : vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms of nasal congestion and in eyedrops to treat eye irritation [syn: {naphazoline}, {Privine}]

Sudan
n 1: a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956; involved in state-sponsored terrorism [syn: {Republic of the Sudan}, {Soudan}]
2: a region of northern Africa south of the Sahara and Libyan deserts; extends from the Atlantic to the Red Sea [syn: {Soudan}]

Sudanese
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the African Republic of the Sudan or its people; "the Sudanese desert"
n : a native or inhabitant of Sudan

Sudanese monetary unit
n : monetary unit in the Sudan

Sudanese pound
n : the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters [syn: {pound}]

sudaria
See {sudarium}

sudate
v : excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; "Exercise makes one sweat" [syn: {sweat}, {perspire}]

sudation
n : the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process" [syn: {perspiration}, {sweating}, {diaphoresis}, {hidrosis}]

sudatoria
See {sudatorium}

Sudbury
n : a city in south central Canada in Ontario; a major nickel mining center

sudden
adj : happening without warning or in a short space of time; "a sudden storm"; "a sudden decision"; "a sudden cure" [ant: {gradual}]

sudden death
n : (sports) overtime in which play is stopped as soon as one contestant scores; e.g. football and golf

sudden infant death syndrome
n : sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep [syn: {SIDS}, {infant death}, {crib death}, {cot death}]

suddenly
adv 1: happening unexpectedly; "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side" [syn: {all of a sudden}, {of a sudden}]
2: quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly" [syn: {abruptly}, {short}, {dead}]
3: on impulse; without premeditation; "he decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment"; "he made up his mind suddenly" [syn: {on the spur of the moment}]

suddenness
n : the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning [syn: {abruptness}, {precipitateness}, {precipitance}, {precipitancy}]

sudor
n : salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; "sweat poured off his brow" [syn: {perspiration}, {sweat}]

sudoriferous gland
n : any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration [syn: {sweat gland}]

sudorific
adj : inducing perspiration [syn: {diaphoretic}]

Sudra
n 1: a member of the lowest or worker Hindu caste [syn: {Shudra}]
2: the lowest of the four varnas: the servants and workers of low status [syn: {shudra}]

suds
n 1: the froth produced by soaps or detergents [syn: {soapsuds}, {lather}]
2: a dysphemism for beer (especially for lager that effervesces)
v 1: wash in suds
2: make froth or foam and become bubbly; "The river foamed" [syn: {froth}, {spume}]

sudsy
adj : covered with or resembling small bubbles as from being agitated by beating or heating; "the bubbling candy mixture"; "a cup of foaming cocoa"; "frothy milkshakes"; "frothy waves"; "spumy surf" [syn: {bubbling}, {foaming}, {foamy}, {frothing}, {spumous}, {spumy}]

Sue
n : French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857) [syn: {Eugene Sue}]
v : institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination" [syn: {action}, {litigate}, {process}]

suede
n 1: leather with a napped surface
2: a fabric made to resemble suede leather [syn: {suede cloth}]

suede cloth
n : a fabric made to resemble suede leather [syn: {suede}]

suede glove
n : a glove made of fine soft leather (as kidskin) [syn: {kid glove}]

suer
n 1: a man who courts a woman; "a suer for the hand of the princess" [syn: {suitor}, {wooer}]
2: someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right [syn: {petitioner}]

suet
n : hard fat around the kidneys and loins in beef and mutton

suet pudding
n : a sweet or savory pudding made with suet and steamed or boiled

suety
adj : like or full of suet; "suety lamb chops"

Suez
n : a city in northeastern Egypt at the head of the Gulf of Suez and at the southern end of the Suez Canal

Suez Canal
n : a ship canal in northeastern Egypt linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea

suffer
v 1: undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom" [syn: {endure}] [ant: {enjoy}]
2: undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle" [syn: {sustain}, {have}, {get}]
3: endure (emotional pain); "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"
4: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" [syn: {digest}, {endure}, {stick out}, {stomach}, {bear}, {stand}, {tolerate}, {support}, {brook}, {abide}, {put up}]
5: get worse; "His grades suffered"
6: feel pain or be in pain [syn: {hurt}] [ant: {be well}]
7: feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?" [syn: {hurt}, {ache}]
8: undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate" [syn: {meet}]
9: feel unwell or uncomfortable; "She is suffering from the hot weather" 10: be given to; "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much" 11: be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation" [syn: {lose}]

sufferable
adj : capable of being borne though unpleasant; "sufferable punishment" [syn: {bearable}, {endurable}, {supportable}]

sufferance
n 1: patient endurance especially of pain or distress
2: a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations; "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace" [syn: {toleration}, {acceptance}]

sufferer
n 1: a person suffering from an illness [syn: {sick person}, {diseased person}]
2: one who suffers for the sake of principle [syn: {martyr}]

suffering
adj 1: troubled by pain or loss; "suffering refugees"
2: very unhappy; full of misery; "he felt depressed and miserable"; "a message of hope for suffering humanity"; "wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages" [syn: {miserable}, {wretched}]
n 1: a state of acute pain [syn: {agony}, {excruciation}]
2: misery resulting from affliction [syn: {woe}]
3: psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress" [syn: {distress}, {hurt}]
4: feelings of mental or physical pain [syn: {hurt}]

suffice
v : be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve" [syn: {do}, {answer}, {serve}]

sufficiency
n 1: sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations; "her father questioned the young suitor's sufficiency"
2: an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose; "enough is as good as a feast"; "there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country" [syn: {enough}]
3: the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence" [syn: {adequacy}] [ant: {insufficiency}, {insufficiency}]

sufficient
adj : of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant; "sufficient food" [ant: {insufficient}]

sufficiently
adv : to a sufficient degree; "she was sufficiently fluent in Mandarin" [ant: {insufficiently}]

suffix
n : an affix that is added at the end of the word [syn: {postfix}]
v : attach a suffix to; "suffix words" [ant: {prefix}]

suffix notation
n : a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator follows its operands [syn: {postfix notation}, {reverse Polish notation}]

suffixation
n : formation of a word by means of a suffix

suffocate
v 1: deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor" [syn: {smother}, {asphyxiate}]
2: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" [syn: {stifle}, {asphyxiate}, {choke}]
3: become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village" [syn: {choke}]
4: suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him" [syn: {choke}]
5: be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow" [syn: {stifle}, {asphyxiate}]
6: feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"
7: struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" [syn: {gag}, {choke}, {strangle}]

suffocating
adj : causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat; "the choking June dust"; "the smothering soft voices"; "smothering heat"; "the room was suffocating--hot and airless" [syn: {smothering}, {suffocative}]

suffocation
n 1: killing by depriving of oxygen [syn: {asphyxiation}]
2: the condition of being derprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped) [syn: {asphyxiation}]

suffocative
adj : causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat; "the choking June dust"; "the smothering soft voices"; "smothering heat"; "the room was suffocating--hot and airless" [syn: {smothering}, {suffocating}]

suffragan
n : an assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese [syn: {suffragan bishop}]

suffragan bishop
n : an assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese [syn: {suffragan}]

suffrage
n : a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment; "American women got the vote in 1920" [syn: {right to vote}, {vote}]

suffragette
n : a woman advocate of women's right to vote (especially a militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century)

suffragist
n : an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)

suffrutescent
adj : of a plant; having a woody base that does not die down each year

suffrutex
n : low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base [syn: {subshrub}]

suffuse
v 1: cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across; "The sky was suffused with a warm pink color" [syn: {perfuse}]
2: to become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light; "His whole frame suffused with a cold dew"

suffused
adj : being spread through with or as with color or light or liquid

suffusion
n : the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance [syn: {permeation}, {pervasion}]

suffusive
adj : spreading through; "suffusive purple light"

Sufi
adj : of or relating to the Sufis or to Sufism
n : a Muslim who represents the mystical dimension of Islam; a Muslim who seeks direct experience of Allah; mainly in Iran

Sufism
n : Islamic mysticism

sugar
n 1: a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative [syn: {refined sugar}]
2: an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain [syn: {carbohydrate}, {saccharide}]
3: informal terms for money [syn: {boodle}, {bread}, {cabbage}, {clams}, {dinero}, {dough}, {gelt}, {kale}, {lettuce}, {lolly}, {lucre}, {loot}, {moolah}, {pelf}, {scratch}, {shekels}, {simoleons}, {wampum}]
v : sweeten with sugar; "sugar your tea" [syn: {saccharify}]

sugar apple
n : sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds [syn: {sweetsop}, {anon}]

sugar beet
n 1: form of the common beet having a sweet white root from which sugar is obtained
2: white-rooted beet grown as a source of sugar

sugar bowl
n : a dish in which sugar is served

sugar candy
n : made by boiling pure sugar until it hardens

sugar cane
n 1: juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice [syn: {sugarcane}]
2: tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar [syn: {sugarcane}, {Saccharum officinarum}]

sugar cookie
n : drop cookies sprinkled with granulated sugar

sugar corn
n : corn whose young ears are sweet and suitable for eating as a vegetable [syn: {sweet corn}, {green corn}, {sweet corn plant}, {Zea mays rugosa}, {Zea saccharata}]

sugar daddy
n : a wealthy older man who gives a young person expensive gifts in return for friendship or intimacy

sugar loaf
n : a large conical loaf of concentrated refined sugar [syn: {sugarloaf}, {loaf sugar}]

sugar maple
n : maple of eastern and central North America having 3- to 5-lobed leaves and hard close-grained wood much used for cabinet work especially the curly-grained form; sap is chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar; many subspecies [syn: {rock maple}, {Acer saccharum}]

sugar of lead
n : a poisonous white solid (Pb[CH3CO]2) used in dyeing cotton and in making enamels and varnishes [syn: {lead acetate}]

sugar palm
n : Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith yields sago [syn: {gomuti}, {gomuti palm}, {Arenga pinnata}]

sugar pea
n 1: variety of pea plant producing peas having thin flat edible pods [syn: {snow pea}]
2: green peas with flat edible pods [syn: {snow pea}]

Sugar Ray Robinson
n : United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989) [syn: {Robinson}, {Ray Robinson}, {Walker Smith}]

sugar refinery
n : a refinery for sugar

sugar shell
n : a spoon for serving sugar; often made in the shape of a seashell [syn: {sugar spoon}]

sugar snap pea
n 1: variety of pea plant producing peas having crisp rounded edible pods [syn: {snap pea}]
2: green peas with edible pods that are very crisp and not flat

sugar sorghum
n : any of several sorghums cultivated as a source of syrup [syn: {sorgo}, {sorgho}, {sweet sorghum}]

sugar spoon
n : a spoon for serving sugar; often made in the shape of a seashell [syn: {sugar shell}]

sugar sumac
n : evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with spikes of reddish-yellow flowers and glandular hairy fruits [syn: {sugar-bush}, {Rhus ovata}]

sugar syrup
n : sugar and water and sometimes corn syrup boiled together; used as sweetening especially in drinks

sugar water
n : water sweetened with sugar

sugarberry
n 1: deciduous shade tree with small black berries; southern United States; yields soft yellowish wood [syn: {Celtis laevigata}]
2: small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits; southern United States [syn: {hackberry}]

sugar-bush
n : evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with spikes of reddish-yellow flowers and glandular hairy fruits [syn: {sugar sumac}, {Rhus ovata}]

sugarcane
n 1: juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice [syn: {sugar cane}]
2: tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar [syn: {sugar cane}, {Saccharum officinarum}]

sugarcoat
v 1: coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze [syn: {glaze}, {candy}]
2: cause to appear more pleasant or appealing; "The mayor did not sugarcoat the reality of the tax cuts"

sugar-coated
adj : encrusted with sugar or syrup; "candied grapefruit peel" [syn: {candied}]

sugared
adj : with sweetening added [syn: {sweetened}, {sweet}]

sugariness
n 1: the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth [syn: {sweet}, {sweetness}]
2: the sweetness of sugar

sugarless
adj : not containing sugar [syn: {nonsweet}] [ant: {sugary}]

sugarloaf
n : a large conical loaf of concentrated refined sugar [syn: {sugar loaf}, {loaf sugar}]

sugarplum
n : any of various small sugary candies

sugary
adj : containing sugar; "he eats too much sugary food" [ant: {sugarless}]

suggest
v 1: make a proposal, declare a plan for something [syn: {propose}, {advise}]
2: imply as a possibility; "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification" [syn: {intimate}]
3: drop a hint; intimate by a hint [syn: {hint}]
4: suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine; "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases" [syn: {indicate}] [ant: {contraindicate}]
5: call to mind or evoke [syn: {evoke}, {paint a picture}]

suggested
adj : mentioned as worthy of acceptance; "the recommended medicine"; "the suggested course of study" [syn: {recommended}]

suggester
n : someone who advances a suggestion or proposal; "the suggester of this absurd strategy was a fool" [syn: {proposer}]

suggestibility
n : susceptibility or responsiveness to suggestion

suggestible
adj : susceptible or responsive to suggestion; "suggestible young minds"

suggestion
n 1: an idea that is suggested; "the picnic was her suggestion"
2: a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse" [syn: {proposition}, {proffer}]
3: a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent" [syn: {trace}, {hint}]
4: persuasion formulated as a suggestion [syn: {prompting}]
5: the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association
6: the act of inducing hypnosis [syn: {hypnotism}, {mesmerism}]

suggestive
adj 1: tending to suggest or imply; "artifacts suggestive of an ancient society"; "an implicative statement" [syn: {implicational}, {implicative}, {suggestive of(p)}]
2: (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly; "actions indicative of fear" [syn: {indicative}, {indicatory}, {revelatory}, {significative}]

suggestive of
adj : tending to suggest or imply; "artifacts suggestive of an ancient society"; "an implicative statement" [syn: {implicational}, {implicative}, {suggestive}, {suggestive of(p)}]

sugi
n : tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood [syn: {Japanese cedar}, {Japan cedar}, {Cryptomeria japonica}]

Suharto
n : Indonesian statesman who seized power from Sukarno in 1967 (born in 1921)

sui generis
adj : constituting a class of its own; unique; "a history book sui generis"; "sui generis works like Mary Chestnut's Civil War diary"

suicidal
adj : dangerous to yourself or your interests; "suicidal impulses"; "a suicidal corporate takeover strategy"; "a kamikaze pilot" [syn: {self-destructive}]

suicide
n 1: the act of killing yourself; "it is a crime to commit suicide" [syn: {self-destruction}, {self-annihilation}]
2: a person who kills himself intentionally [syn: {felo-de-se}]

suicide bomber
n : a terrorist who blows himself up in order to kill or injure other people

suicide bombing
n : a terrorist bombing carried out by someone who does not hope to survive it

suicide mission
n : killing or injuring others while annihilating yourself; usually accomplished with a bomb [syn: {martyr operation}, {sacrifice operation}]

suicide pact
n : an agreement by two or more people to commit suicide together at a given place and time; "the two lovers killed themselves in a suicide pact"

suicide pill
n : a poison pill with potentially catastrophic implications for the company it is intended to protect

suicide squeeze
n : the runner on third base starts home as the pitcher delivers the ball [syn: {suicide squeeze play}]

suicide squeeze play
n : the runner on third base starts home as the pitcher delivers the ball [syn: {suicide squeeze}]

Suidae
n : pigs; hogs; boars [syn: {family Suidae}]

Suillus
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae [syn: {genus Suillus}]

Suillus albivelatus
n : a short squat edible fungus with a reddish brown cap and white stalk; fruits under pines in the spring

Suisse
n : a landlocked federal republic in central Europe [syn: {Switzerland}, {Swiss Confederation}, {Schweiz}, {Svizzera}]

suit
n 1: a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord" [syn: {lawsuit}, {case}, {cause}, {causa}]
2: a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color; "they buried him in his best suit" [syn: {suit of clothes}]
3: playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color; "a flush is five cards in the same suit"; "in bridge you must follow suit"; "what suit is trumps?"
4: a businessman dressed in a business suit; "all the suits care about is the bottom line"
5: a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage); "its was a brief and intense courtship" [syn: {courtship}, {wooing}, {courting}]
6: a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank
v 1: be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs" [syn: {accommodate}, {fit}]
2: be agreeable or acceptable; "This time suits me"
3: accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!" [syn: {befit}, {beseem}]
4: enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!" [syn: {become}]

suit of armor
n : armor that protects the wearer's whole body [syn: {body armor}, {body armour}, {suit of armour}, {coat of mail}, {cataphract}]

suit of armour
n : armor that protects the wearer's whole body [syn: {body armor}, {body armour}, {suit of armor}, {coat of mail}, {cataphract}]

suit of clothes
n : a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color; "they buried him in his best suit" [syn: {suit}]

suitability
n : the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose; "an important requirement is suitability for long trips" [syn: {suitableness}] [ant: {unsuitability}, {unsuitability}]

suitable
adj 1: suitable for the desired purpose; "Is this a suitable dress for the office?"
2: meant or adapted for an occasion or use; "a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty"; "not an appropriate (or fit) time for flippancy" [syn: {appropriate}, {suited}]
3: appropriate for a condition or occasion; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position" [syn: {proper}, {right}]
4: worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents found the girl suitable for their son" [syn: {desirable}, {worthy}]

suitableness
n : the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose; "an important requirement is suitability for long trips" [syn: {suitability}] [ant: {unsuitability}, {unsuitability}]

suitably
adv : in an appropriate manner; "he was appropriately dressed" [syn: {appropriately}, {fittingly}, {befittingly}, {fitly}] [ant: {inappropriately}, {inappropriately}]

suitcase
n : a portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him" [syn: {bag}, {traveling bag}, {grip}]

suite
n 1: a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
2: apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel) [syn: {rooms}]
3: the group following and attending to some important person [syn: {cortege}, {retinue}, {entourage}]
4: a matching set of furniture

suited
adj 1: meant or adapted for an occasion or use; "a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty"; "not an appropriate (or fit) time for flippancy" [syn: {appropriate}, {suitable}]
2: outfitted or supplied with clothing; "recruits suited in green"

suiting
n : a fabric used for suits

suitor
n : a man who courts a woman; "a suer for the hand of the princess" [syn: {suer}, {wooer}]

Sukarno
n : Indonesian statesman who obtained the independence of Indonesia from the Netherlands in 1949 and served as president until ousted by Suharto in a coup d'etat (1901-1970) [syn: {Achmad Sukarno}]

sukiyaki
n : thin beef strips (or chicken or pork) cooked briefly at the table with onions and greens and soy sauce

Sukkoth
n : (Judaism) a Jewish harvest festival [syn: {Succos}, {Feast of Booths}, {Feast of Tabernacles}, {Tabernacles}]

suksdorfia
n : any of several American plants of the genus Suksdorfia having orbicular to kidney-shaped somewhat succulent leaves and white or rose or violet flowers in terminal panicles

Suksdorfia violaceae
n : slender delicate plant with wide roundish deeply lobed leaves and deep pink to violet funnel-shaped flowers; British Columbia to northern Oregon and west to Idaho and Montana [syn: {violet suksdorfia}]

Sukur
n : a Chadic language spoke south of Lake Chad

Sula
n : type genus of the Sulidae [syn: {genus Sula}]

Sula bassana
n : very large white gannet with black wing tips [syn: {solan}, {solan goose}, {solant goose}]

Sulamyd
n : a topical sulfonamide (trade name Sulamyd) used to treat eye infections [syn: {sulfacetamide}]

Sulawesi
n : a mountainous island in eastern Indonesia [syn: {Celebes}]

sulcate
adj : having deep narrow furrows or grooves

sulci
sulcus
n : (anatomy) any of the narrow grooves in an organ or tissue especially those that mark the convolutions on the surface of the brain [also: {sulci} (pl)]

sulci
See {sulcus}

sulcus
n : (anatomy) any of the narrow grooves in an organ or tissue especially those that mark the convolutions on the surface of the brain [also: {sulci} (pl)]

sulcus centralis
n : a brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of both hemispheres; separates the frontal and parietal lobes [syn: {fissure of Rolando}, {Rolando's fissure}, {central sulcus}]

sulcus lateralis cerebri
n : the deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures; separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both hemispheres [syn: {fissure of Sylvius}, {Sylvian fissure}, {lateral cerebral sulcus}]

sulfa
n : antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA [syn: {sulfa drug}, {sulpha}, {sulfonamide}]

sulfa drug
n : antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA [syn: {sulfa}, {sulpha}, {sulfonamide}]

sulfacetamide
n : a topical sulfonamide (trade name Sulamyd) used to treat eye infections [syn: {Sulamyd}]

sulfadiazine
n : a sulfa drug used in treating meningitis and pneumonia and other infections

sulfamethazine
n : a sulfa drug used like sulfadiazine and also in veterinary medicine [syn: {sulfamezathine}]

sulfamethoxazole
n : a sulfonamide (trade name Gantanol) used to treat infections (especially infections of the urinary tract) [syn: {Gantanol}]

sulfamezathine
n : a sulfa drug used like sulfadiazine and also in veterinary medicine [syn: {sulfamethazine}]

sulfanilamide
n : a white odorless crystalline sulfa drug; the parent compound of most of the sulfa drugs

sulfanilic acid
n : a crystalline acid made from aniline and used as a dye [syn: {sulphanilic acid}]

sulfapyridine
n : sulfa drug derived from pyridine and sulfanilamide

sulfate
n : a salt or ester of sulphuric acid [syn: {sulphate}]

sulfide
n : a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive [syn: {sulphide}]

sulfisoxazole
n : a sulfonamide (trade name Gantrisin) used to treat infections of the urinary tract [syn: {Gantrisin}]

sulfonamide
n : antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA [syn: {sulfa drug}, {sulfa}, {sulpha}]

sulfonate
n : a salt of sulphonic acid

sulfonic acid
n : n acid derived from sulphuric acid [syn: {sulphonic acid}]

sulfonylurea
n : antidiabetic consisting of any of several drugs that reduce the level of glucose in the blood; used to treat diabetes mellitus

sulfur
n : an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions) [syn: {S}, {sulphur}, {atomic number 16}]
v : treat with sulphur in order to preserve; "These dried fruits are sulphured" [syn: {sulphur}]

sulfur bacteria
n : any bacterium of the genus Thiobacillus [syn: {thiobacteria}, {sulphur bacteria}]

sulfur bottom
n : largest mammal ever known; bluish-gray migratory whalebone whale mostly of southern hemisphere [syn: {blue whale}, {Balaenoptera musculus}]

sulfur butterfly
n : any of numerous yellow or orange butterflies [syn: {sulphur butterfly}]

sulfur dioxide
n : a colorless toxic gas (SO2) that occurs in the gases from volcanoes; used in many manufacturing processes and present in industrial emissions; causes acid rain [syn: {sulphur dioxide}]

sulfur hexafluoride
n : a colorless gas that is soluble in alcohol and ether; a powerful greehouse gas widely used in the electrical utility industry [syn: {sulphur hexafluoride}]

sulfur mine
n : a mine where sulphur is dug from the ground [syn: {sulphur mine}]

sulfur mustard
n : a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote [syn: {mustard gas}, {mustard agent}, {blistering agent}, {dichloroethyl sulfide}]

sulfur oxide
n : any of several oxides of sulphur [syn: {sulphur oxide}]

sulfur paintbrush
n : plant of moist highland meadows having ragged clusters of pale yellow flowers [syn: {Castilleja sulphurea}]

sulfurette
v : combine with sulfur [syn: {sulphurette}]

sulfuretted
adj : treated or impregnated with sulfur; "sulfuretted hydrogen" [syn: {sulphuretted}, {sulfurized}]

sulfuric
adj : of or relating to or containing sulfur; "sulphuric esters" [syn: {sulphuric}]

sulfuric acid
n : (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry [syn: {vitriol}, {oil of vitriol}, {sulphuric acid}]

sulfurized
adj : treated or impregnated with sulfur; "sulfuretted hydrogen" [syn: {sulphuretted}, {sulfuretted}]

sulfurous
adj 1: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation" [syn: {acerb}, {acerbic}, {acid}, {acrid}, {bitter}, {blistering}, {caustic}, {sulphurous}, {venomous}, {virulent}, {vitriolic}]
2: characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm" [syn: {sultry}, {stifling}, {sulphurous}]

Sulidae
n : gannets and boobies [syn: {family Sulidae}]

sulindac
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Clinoril) [syn: {Clinoril}]

sulk
n : a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal; "stayed home in a sulk" [syn: {sulkiness}]
v : be in a huff and display one's displeasure; "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted" [syn: {pout}, {brood}]

sulkier
sulky
adj : sullen or moody [syn: {huffish}]
n : a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person; drawn by one horse [also: {sulkiest}, {sulkier}]

sulkier
See {sulky}

sulkiest
sulky
adj : sullen or moody [syn: {huffish}]
n : a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person; drawn by one horse [also: {sulkiest}, {sulkier}]

sulkiest
See {sulky}

sulkily
adv : in a sulky manner; "`What else could I do?' said Graham sulkily"

sulkiness
n 1: a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal; "stayed home in a sulk" [syn: {sulk}]
2: a feeling of sulky resentment [syn: {huffishness}]
3: a sullen moody resentful disposition [syn: {sullenness}, {moroseness}, {sourness}]

sulky
adj : sullen or moody [syn: {huffish}]
n : a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person; drawn by one horse [also: {sulkiest}, {sulkier}]

sulla
n 1: perennial of southern Europe cultivated for forage and for its nectar-rich pink flowers that make it an important honey crop [syn: {French honeysuckle}, {Hedysarum coronarium}]
2: Roman general and dictator (138-78 BC) [syn: {Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix}]

sullen
adj 1: showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd" [syn: {dark}, {dour}, {glowering}, {glum}, {moody}, {morose}, {saturnine}, {sour}]
2: darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky" [syn: {heavy}, {lowering}, {threatening}]

sullenly
adv : in a sullen manner; "he sat in his chair dourly" [syn: {dourly}, {glumly}]

sullenness
n 1: a gloomy ill-tempered feeling [syn: {moroseness}, {glumness}]
2: a sullen moody resentful disposition [syn: {sulkiness}, {moroseness}, {sourness}]

sullied
adj : especially of reputation; "the senator's seriously damaged reputation"; "a flyblown reputation"; "a tarnished reputation"; "inherited a spotted name" [syn: {besmirched}, {damaged}, {flyblown}, {spotted}, {stained}, {tainted}, {tarnished}]

sullied
See {sully}

Sullivan
n 1: United States architect known for his steel framed skyscrapers and for coining the phrase `form follows function' (1856-1924) [syn: {Louis Sullivan}, {Louis Henry Sullivan}, {Louis Henri Sullivan}]
2: United States psychiatrist (1892-1949) [syn: {Harry Stack Sullivan}]
3: United States host on a well known television variety show (1902-1974) [syn: {Ed Sullivan}, {Edward Vincent Sullivan}]
4: United States educator who was the teacher and lifelong companion of Helen Keller (1866-1936) [syn: {Anne Sullivan}, {Anne Mansfield Sullivan}]
5: English composer of operettas who collaborated with the librettist William Gilbert (1842-1900) [syn: {Arthur Sullivan}, {Arthur Seymour Sullivan}, {Sir Arthur Sullivan}]

Sully
n 1: United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872) [syn: {Thomas Sully}]
2: French statesman (1560-1641) [syn: {Duc de Sully}, {Maxmilien de Bethune}]
v 1: place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation" [syn: {defile}, {corrupt}, {taint}, {cloud}]
2: make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man" [syn: {tarnish}, {stain}, {maculate}, {defile}]
3: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation" [syn: {defame}, {slander}, {smirch}, {asperse}, {denigrate}, {calumniate}, {smear}, {besmirch}]

sulpha
n : antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA [syn: {sulfa drug}, {sulfa}, {sulfonamide}]

sulphanilic acid
n : a crystalline acid made from aniline and used as a dye [syn: {sulfanilic acid}]

sulphate
n : a salt or ester of sulphuric acid [syn: {sulfate}]

sulphide
n : a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive [syn: {sulfide}]

sulphonic acid
n : n acid derived from sulphuric acid [syn: {sulfonic acid}]

sulphur
n : an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions) [syn: {sulfur}, {S}, {atomic number 16}]
v : treat with sulphur in order to preserve; "These dried fruits are sulphured" [syn: {sulfur}]

sulphur bacteria
n : any bacterium of the genus Thiobacillus [syn: {thiobacteria}, {sulfur bacteria}]

sulphur butterfly
n : any of numerous yellow or orange butterflies [syn: {sulfur butterfly}]

sulphur dioxide
n : a colorless toxic gas (SO2) that occurs in the gases from volcanoes; used in many manufacturing processes and present in industrial emissions; causes acid rain [syn: {sulfur dioxide}]

sulphur hexafluoride
n : a colorless gas that is soluble in alcohol and ether; a powerful greehouse gas widely used in the electrical utility industry [syn: {sulfur hexafluoride}]

sulphur mine
n : a mine where sulphur is dug from the ground [syn: {sulfur mine}]

sulphur oxide
n : any of several oxides of sulphur [syn: {sulfur oxide}]

sulphur-crested cockatoo
n : white cockatoo with a yellow erectile crest [syn: {Kakatoe galerita}, {Cacatua galerita}]

sulphurette
v : combine with sulfur [syn: {sulfurette}]

sulphuretted
adj : treated or impregnated with sulfur; "sulfuretted hydrogen" [syn: {sulfurized}, {sulfuretted}]

sulphuretted
See {sulphuret}

sulphuretting
See {sulphuret}

sulphuric
adj : of or relating to or containing sulfur; "sulphuric esters" [syn: {sulfuric}]

sulphuric acid
n : (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry [syn: {vitriol}, {oil of vitriol}, {sulfuric acid}]

sulphurous
adj 1: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation" [syn: {acerb}, {acerbic}, {acid}, {acrid}, {bitter}, {blistering}, {caustic}, {sulfurous}, {venomous}, {virulent}, {vitriolic}]
2: characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm" [syn: {sultry}, {stifling}, {sulfurous}]

sultan
n : the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire) [syn: {grand Turk}]

Sultan of Swat
n : United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948) [syn: {Ruth}, {Babe Ruth}, {George Herman Ruth}]

sultana
n 1: pale yellow seedless grape used for raisins and wine
2: dried seedless grape [syn: {seedless raisin}]

sultanate
n : country or territory ruled by a sultan

Sultanate of Oman
n : a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil [syn: {Oman}, {Muscat and Oman}]

sultrier
sultry
adj 1: sexually exciting or gratifying; "sensual excesses"; "a sultry look"; "a sultry dance" [syn: {sensual}]
2: characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm" [syn: {stifling}, {sulfurous}, {sulphurous}]
3: burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot; "the torrid noonday sun"; "sultry sands of the dessert" [syn: {torrid}] [also: {sultriest}, {sultrier}]

sultrier
See {sultry}

sultriest
sultry
adj 1: sexually exciting or gratifying; "sensual excesses"; "a sultry look"; "a sultry dance" [syn: {sensual}]
2: characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm" [syn: {stifling}, {sulfurous}, {sulphurous}]
3: burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot; "the torrid noonday sun"; "sultry sands of the dessert" [syn: {torrid}] [also: {sultriest}, {sultrier}]

sultriest
See {sultry}

sultrily
adv : in a sultry and sensual manner; "the belly dancer mover sensually among the tables" [syn: {sensually}]

sultriness
n : oppressively hot and humid weather

sultry
adj 1: sexually exciting or gratifying; "sensual excesses"; "a sultry look"; "a sultry dance" [syn: {sensual}]
2: characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm" [syn: {stifling}, {sulfurous}, {sulphurous}]
3: burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot; "the torrid noonday sun"; "sultry sands of the dessert" [syn: {torrid}] [also: {sultriest}, {sultrier}]

sum
n 1: a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient" [syn: {sum of money}, {amount}, {amount of money}]
2: a quantity obtained by addition [syn: {amount}, {total}]
3: the final aggregate; "the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered" [syn: {summation}, {sum total}]
4: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: {kernel}, {substance}, {core}, {center}, {essence}, {gist}, {heart}, {heart and soul}, {inwardness}, {marrow}, {meat}, {nub}, {pith}, {nitty-gritty}]
5: the whole amount [syn: {total}, {totality}, {aggregate}]
6: the basic unit of money in Uzbekistan
7: a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets; "let C be the union of the sets A and B" [syn: {union}, {join}]
v 1: be a summary of; "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper" [syn: {summarize}, {summarise}, {sum up}]
2: determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" [syn: {total}, {tot}, {tot up}, {sum up}, {summate}, {tote up}, {add}, {add together}, {tally}, {add up}] [also: {summing}, {summed}]

sum of money
n : a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient" [syn: {sum}, {amount}, {amount of money}]

sum total
n : the final aggregate; "the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered" [syn: {sum}, {summation}]

sum up
v 1: give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize" [syn: {summarize}, {summarise}, {resume}]
2: be a summary of; "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper" [syn: {summarize}, {summarise}, {sum}]
3: determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" [syn: {total}, {tot}, {tot up}, {sum}, {summate}, {tote up}, {add}, {add together}, {tally}, {add up}]

sumac
n 1: wood of a sumac
2: a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus) [syn: {sumach}, {shumac}]

sumac family
n : the cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac [syn: {Anacardiaceae}, {family Anacardiaceae}]

sumach
n : a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus) [syn: {sumac}, {shumac}]

Sumatra
n : a mountainous island in western Indonesia

Sumatran
adj : of or relating to the island of Sumatra or its inhabitants; "Sumatran cigars"
n : a native or inhabitant of Sumatra

Sumer
n : an area in the southern region of Babylonia in present-day Iraq; site of the Sumerian civilization of city-states that flowered during the third millennium BC

Sumerian
adj : of or relating to ancient Sumer or its inhabitants
n : a member of a people who inhabited ancient Sumer

Sumerology
n : the archeology of ancient Sumerians

summa cum laude
adj : with highest honor; with the highest academic distinction; "a summa cum laude graduate"
adv : with highest honor; "he graduated summa cum laude"

summae
See {summa}

summarily
adv : without delay; in a summary manner; "the suspected spy was summarily executed"

summarisation
n : the act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly [syn: {summarization}]

summarise
v 1: be a summary of; "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper" [syn: {summarize}, {sum}, {sum up}]
2: give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize" [syn: {sum up}, {summarize}, {resume}]

summarization
n : the act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly [syn: {summarisation}]

summarize
v 1: give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize" [syn: {sum up}, {summarise}, {resume}]
2: be a summary of; "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper" [syn: {summarise}, {sum}, {sum up}]

summary
adj 1: performed speedily and without formality; "a summary execution"; "summary justice" [syn: {drumhead}]
2: briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject" [syn: {compendious}, {compact}, {succinct}]
n : a briefstatement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"

summary judgement
n : a judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law [syn: {summary judgment}, {judgment on the pleadings}, {judgement on the pleadings}]

summary judgment
n : a judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law [syn: {summary judgement}, {judgment on the pleadings}, {judgement on the pleadings}]

summary treatment
n : a brief and unsympathetic rejection; "they made short shrift of my request" [syn: {short shrift}]

summate
v 1: determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" [syn: {total}, {tot}, {tot up}, {sum}, {sum up}, {tote up}, {add}, {add together}, {tally}, {add up}]
2: form or constitute a cumulative effect

summation
n 1: a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court) [syn: {summing up}, {rundown}]
2: (physiology) the process whereby multiple stimuli can produce a response (in a muscle or nerve or other part) that one stimulus alone does not produce
3: the final aggregate; "the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered" [syn: {sum}, {sum total}]
4: the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers; "the summation of four and three gives seven"; "four plus three equals seven" [syn: {addition}, {plus}]

summational
adj : of or relating to a summation or produced by summation [syn: {summative}]

summative
adj : of or relating to a summation or produced by summation [syn: {summational}]

summed
sum
n 1: a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient" [syn: {sum of money}, {amount}, {amount of money}]
2: a quantity obtained by addition [syn: {amount}, {total}]
3: the final aggregate; "the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered" [syn: {summation}, {sum total}]
4: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: {kernel}, {substance}, {core}, {center}, {essence}, {gist}, {heart}, {heart and soul}, {inwardness}, {marrow}, {meat}, {nub}, {pith}, {nitty-gritty}]
5: the whole amount [syn: {total}, {totality}, {aggregate}]
6: the basic unit of money in Uzbekistan
7: a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets; "let C be the union of the sets A and B" [syn: {union}, {join}]
v 1: be a summary of; "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper" [syn: {summarize}, {summarise}, {sum up}]
2: determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" [syn: {total}, {tot}, {tot up}, {sum up}, {summate}, {tote up}, {add}, {add together}, {tally}, {add up}] [also: {summing}, {summed}]

summed
See {sum}

summer
n : the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox; "they spent a lazy summer at the shore" [syn: {summertime}]
v : spend the summer; "We summered in Kashmir"

summer camp
n : a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months; "city kids get to see the country at a summer camp" [syn: {camp}]

summer cohosh
n : bugbane of the eastern United States having erect racemes of white flowers [syn: {American bugbane}, {Cimicifuga americana}]

summer crookneck
n : yellow squash with a thin curved neck and somewhat warty skin [syn: {crookneck}, {crookneck squash}]

summer cypress
n : densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn [syn: {burning bush}, {fire bush}, {fire-bush}, {belvedere}, {Bassia scoparia}, {Kochia scoparia}]

summer damask rose
n : large hardy very fragrant pink rose; cultivated in Asia Minor as source of attar of roses; parent of many hybrids [syn: {damask rose}, {Rosa damascena}]

summer duck
n : showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees [syn: {wood duck}, {wood widgeon}, {Aix sponsa}]

summer flounder
n : flounder of eastern coast of North America [syn: {Paralichthys dentatus}]

summer haw
n : hawthorn of southern United States bearing juicy acid scarlet fruit often used in jellies or preserves [syn: {mayhaw}, {Crataegus aestivalis}]

summer house
n : a country house (usually located in the country) that provides a cool place to live in the summer

summer hyacinth
n : southern African herb with white bell-shaped flowers [syn: {cape hyacinth}, {Hyacinthus candicans}, {Galtonia candicans}]

summer redbird
n : of middle and southern United States; male is deep rose-red the female mostly yellow [syn: {summer tanager}, {Piranga rubra}]

summer savory
n 1: erect annual herb with oval leaves and pink flowers; used to flavor e.g. meats or soups or salads; southeastern Europe and naturalized elsewhere [syn: {Satureja hortensis}, {Satureia hortensis}]
2: herb with delicately flavored leaves with many uses [syn: {summer savoury}]

summer savoury
n : herb with delicately flavored leaves with many uses [syn: {summer savory}]

summer school
n : an academic session during the summer; usually for remedial or supplementary study

summer snowflake
n : common Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters of star-shaped white flowers with green stripes; naturalized in the eastern United States [syn: {starflower}, {sleepy dick}, {Ornithogalum umbellatum}]

summer solstice
n : June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point [syn: {June 21}, {midsummer}] [ant: {winter solstice}]

summer squash
n 1: any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden [syn: {summer squash vine}, {Cucurbita pepo melopepo}]
2: any of various fruits of the gourd family that mature during the summer; eaten while immature and before seeds and rind harden

summer squash vine
n : any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden [syn: {summer squash}, {Cucurbita pepo melopepo}]

summer stock
n : theatrical productions performed by a stock company during the summer

summer sweet
n : shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers [syn: {sweet pepperbush}, {pepper bush}, {white alder}, {Clethra alnifolia}]

summer tanager
n : of middle and southern United States; male is deep rose-red the female mostly yellow [syn: {summer redbird}, {Piranga rubra}]

summercaters
n : (Maine colloquial) temporary summer residents of coastal Maine

summerhouse
n : a small roofed building affording shade and rest [syn: {gazebo}]

summerise
v : prepare for summer; "summerize your car"; "summerize a house" [syn: {summerize}] [ant: {winterize}]

summerize
v : prepare for summer; "summerize your car"; "summerize a house" [syn: {summerise}] [ant: {winterize}]

summertime
n : the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox; "they spent a lazy summer at the shore" [syn: {summer}]

summery
adj : belonging to or characteristic of or occurring in summer; "summery weather"; "summery dresses" [ant: {autumnal}, {wintry}, {vernal}]

summing
sum
n 1: a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient" [syn: {sum of money}, {amount}, {amount of money}]
2: a quantity obtained by addition [syn: {amount}, {total}]
3: the final aggregate; "the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered" [syn: {summation}, {sum total}]
4: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: {kernel}, {substance}, {core}, {center}, {essence}, {gist}, {heart}, {heart and soul}, {inwardness}, {marrow}, {meat}, {nub}, {pith}, {nitty-gritty}]
5: the whole amount [syn: {total}, {totality}, {aggregate}]
6: the basic unit of money in Uzbekistan
7: a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets; "let C be the union of the sets A and B" [syn: {union}, {join}]
v 1: be a summary of; "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper" [syn: {summarize}, {summarise}, {sum up}]
2: determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" [syn: {total}, {tot}, {tot up}, {sum up}, {summate}, {tote up}, {add}, {add together}, {tally}, {add up}] [also: {summing}, {summed}]

summing
See {sum}

summing up
n : a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court) [syn: {summation}, {rundown}]

summit
n 1: the highest level or degree attainable; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" [syn: {acme}, {height}, {elevation}, {peak}, {pinnacle}, {superlative}, {top}]
2: the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock" [syn: {peak}, {crown}, {crest}, {top}, {tip}]
3: a meeting of heads of governments [syn: {summit meeting}]
v : reach the summit of a mountain; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit"

summit meeting
n : a meeting of heads of governments [syn: {summit}]

summon
v 1: call in an official matter, such as to attend court [syn: {summons}, {cite}]
2: ask to come; "summon a lawyer"
3: gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage" [syn: {muster}, {rally}, {come up}, {muster up}]
4: make ready for action or use; "marshal resources" [syn: {mobilize}, {mobilise}, {marshal}]

summoning
n : calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations [syn: {evocation}]

summons
n 1: a request to be present; "they came at his bidding" [syn: {bidding}]
2: an order to appear in person at a given place and time
3: a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant [syn: {process}]
v : call in an official matter, such as to attend court [syn: {summon}, {cite}]

summum bonum
n : the supreme good in which all moral values are included or from which they are derived

Sumner
n : United States sociologist (1840-1910) [syn: {William Graham Sumner}]

sumo
n : a Japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground

sumo wrestler
n : a wrestler who participates in sumo (a Japanese form of wrestling); "sumo wrestlers are large heavy men"

sump
n 1: an oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine
2: a well or other hole in which water has collected
3: a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it [syn: {cesspool}, {cesspit}, {sink}]

sump pump
n : a suction pump for removing liquid from a sump

sumpsimus
n : a correct expression that takes the place of a popular but incorrect expression; "he preferred his erroneous but pleasing mumpsimus to the correct sumpsimus"

sumpter
n : an animal such as a mule or burro or horse used to carry loads [syn: {pack animal}]

sumptuary
adj : regulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior; "sumptuary laws discouraging construction of large houses on small plots"; "sumptuary laws forbidding gambling"

sumptuosity
n : the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive [syn: {lavishness}, {luxury}, {sumptuousness}]

sumptuous
adj : rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms" [syn: {deluxe}, {gilded}, {luxurious}, {opulent}, {princely}]

sumptuously
adv : in a sumptuous and opulent manner; "this government building is sumptuously appointed" [syn: {opulently}]

sumptuousness
n 1: wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living [syn: {luxury}, {luxuriousness}, {opulence}]
2: the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive [syn: {lavishness}, {luxury}, {sumptuosity}]

sun
n 1: a typical star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system; "the sun contains 99.85% of the mass in the solar system"
2: the rays of the sun; "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind" [syn: {sunlight}, {sunshine}]
3: a person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc
4: any star around which a planetary system evolves
5: first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians [syn: {Sunday}, {Lord's Day}, {Dominicus}]
v 1: expose one's body to the sun [syn: {sunbathe}]
2: expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun; "insolated paper may turn yellow and crumble"; "These herbs suffer when sunned" [syn: {insolate}, {solarize}, {solarise}] [also: {sunning}, {sunned}]

sun bathing
n : immersing the body in sunlight

sun blocker
n : a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn [syn: {sunscreen}, {sunblock}]

sun dance
n : a ceremonial dance performed by Amerindians at the summer solstice

sun deck
n : an unroofed deck

sun gear
n : the central gear in a epicyclic train

sun helmet
n : a light-weight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun [syn: {pith hat}, {pith helmet}, {topee}, {topi}]

Sun King
n : king of France from 1643 to 1715; his long reign was marked by the expansion of French influence in Europe and by the magnificence of his court and the Palace of Versailles (1638-1715) [syn: {Louis XIV}, {Louis the Great}]

sun lounge
n : a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun [syn: {sun parlor}, {sun parlour}, {sun porch}, {sunroom}, {solarium}]

sun marigold
n : any of several South African plants grown for the profusion of usually yellow daisylike flowers and mounds of aromatic foliage [syn: {cape marigold}, {star of the veldt}]

Sun Myung Moon
n : United States religious leader (born in Korea) who founded the Unification Church in 1954; was found guilty of conspiracy to evade taxes (born in 1920) [syn: {Moon}]

sun parlor
n : a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun [syn: {sun parlour}, {sun porch}, {sunroom}, {sun lounge}, {solarium}]

sun parlour
n : a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun [syn: {sun parlor}, {sun porch}, {sunroom}, {sun lounge}, {solarium}]

sun pitcher
n : any of several herbs of Guiana highlands having racemes of nodding white or pink flowers; trap and digest insects in pitcher-shaped leaves with spoon-shaped caps

sun plant
n : widely cultivated in many varieties for its fleshy mosslike foliage and profusion of brightly colored flowers [syn: {rose moss}, {Portulaca grandiflora}]

sun porch
n : a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun [syn: {sun parlor}, {sun parlour}, {sunroom}, {sun lounge}, {solarium}]

sun rose
n : any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions [syn: {helianthemum}, {sunrose}]

sun spurge
n : not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun [syn: {wartweed}, {wartwort}, {devil's milk}, {Euphorbia helioscopia}]

sun visor
n : a shade (sometimes of green mica) affixed above the windshield of an automobile

sun worshiper
n : someone who worships the sun

Sun Yat-sen
n : Chinese statesman who organized the Kuomintang and led the revolution that overthrew the Manchu dynasty in 1911 and 1912 (1866-1925) [syn: {Sun Yixian}]

Sun Yixian
n : Chinese statesman who organized the Kuomintang and led the revolution that overthrew the Manchu dynasty in 1911 and 1912 (1866-1925) [syn: {Sun Yat-sen}]

sunbaked
adj 1: dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; "a vast desert all adust"; "land lying baked in the heat"; "parched soil"; "the earth was scorched and bare"; "sunbaked salt flats" [syn: {adust}, {baked}, {parched}, {scorched}]
2: baked or hardened by exposure to sunlight; not burned; "sunbaked adobe bricks"

sunbathe
v : expose one's body to the sun [syn: {sun}]

sunbather
n : someone who basks in the sunshine in order to get a suntan

sunbeam
n : a ray of sunlight [syn: {sunray}]

Sunbelt
n : states in the south and southwest that have a warm climate and tend to be politically conservative

sunberry
n : improved garden variety of black nightshade having small edible orange or black berries [syn: {garden huckleberry}, {wonderberry}, {Solanum nigrum guineese}, {Solanum melanocerasum}, {Solanum burbankii}]

sunblind
n : a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun [syn: {awning}, {sunshade}]

sunblock
n : a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn [syn: {sunscreen}, {sun blocker}]

sunbonnet
n : a large bonnet that shades the face; worn by girls and women [syn: {sunhat}]

sunburn
n 1: a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun [syn: {tan}, {suntan}, {burn}]
2: redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun [syn: {erythema solare}]
v : get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun [syn: {burn}]

sunburned
adj : suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight [syn: {sunburnt}]

sunburnt
adj : suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight [syn: {sunburned}]

sunburst
adj : pleated or tucked in lines radiating from a circular edge; "blouse with a sunburst yoke"; "sunray fan pleats below the hips" [syn: {sunray}]
n : a jewelled brooch with a pattern resembling the sun

sunburst pleat
n : knife pleat cut on the bias to produce a flared effect [syn: {sunray pleat}]

sunchoke
n : sunflower tuber eaten raw or boiled or sliced thin and fried as Saratoga chips [syn: {Jerusalem artichoke}]

Sunda Islands
n : a chain of islands in the western Malay Archipelago

Sundacarpus
n : 1 species [syn: {genus Sundacarpus}]

Sundacarpus amara
n : a large fast-growing monoecious tropical evergreen tree having large glossy lanceolate leaves; of rain forests of Sumatra and Philippines to northern Queensland [syn: {Prumnopitys amara}, {Podocarpus amara}]

sundae
n : ice cream served with a topping [syn: {ice-cream sundae}]

Sundanese
n : the Indonesian language spoken in the Lesser Sunda Islands

Sunday
n : first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians [syn: {Lord's Day}, {Dominicus}, {Sun}]
v : spend Sunday; "We sundayed in the country"

Sunday best
n : the best attire you have which is worn to church on Sunday [syn: {Sunday clothes}]

Sunday clothes
n : the best attire you have which is worn to church on Sunday [syn: {Sunday best}]

Sunday punch
n : a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing [syn: {haymaker}, {knockout punch}, {KO punch}]

Sunday school
n : school meeting on Sundays for religious instruction [syn: {Sabbath school}]

Sunday school class
n : a class in a Sunday school

sunday-go-to-meeting
adj : used of clothing; "my good clothes"; "her Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes" [syn: {go-to-meeting(a)}, {Sunday-go-to-meeting(a)}]

sunder
v : break apart or in two, using violence

sundew
n : any of various bog plants of the genus Drosera having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects; cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {sundew plant}, {daily dew}]

sundew family
n : a family of carnivorous herbs and shrubs [syn: {Droseraceae}, {family Droseraceae}]

sundew plant
n : any of various bog plants of the genus Drosera having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects; cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {sundew}, {daily dew}]

sundial
n : timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial

sundial lupine
n : stout perennial of eastern and central North America having palmate leaves and showy racemose blue flowers [syn: {wild lupine}, {Indian beet}, {old-maid's bonnet}, {Lupinus perennis}]

sundog
n : a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals; "two or more parhelia are usually seen at once" [syn: {parhelion}, {mock sun}]

sundown
n : the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon [syn: {sunset}] [ant: {dawn}]

sundowner
n 1: a tramp who habitually arrives at sundown
2: a drink taken at sundown

sun-drenched
adj : covered with sunlight; "sun-drenched beaches along the Riviera"

sun-dried
adj : dried naturally by the sun; "sun-dried apricots"

sundries
n : miscellaneous unspecified objects; "the trunk was full of stuff" [syn: {whatchamacallit}, {stuff}, {whatsis}, {sundry}]

sundrops
n : a day-flowering biennial or perennial of the genus Oenothera [syn: {Oenothera fruticosa}]

sundry
adj : consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity); "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards [syn: {assorted}, {miscellaneous}, {mixed}, {motley}, {sundry(a)}]
n : miscellaneous unspecified objects; "the trunk was full of stuff" [syn: {whatchamacallit}, {stuff}, {whatsis}, {sundries}]

sunfish
n 1: the lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae
2: among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters [syn: {ocean sunfish}, {mola}, {headfish}]
3: small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed [syn: {centrarchid}] [also: {sunfishes} (pl)]

sunfishes
sunfish
n 1: the lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae
2: among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters [syn: {ocean sunfish}, {mola}, {headfish}]
3: small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed [syn: {centrarchid}] [also: {sunfishes} (pl)]

sunfishes
See {sunfish}

sunflower
n : any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays [syn: {helianthus}]

sunflower oil
n : oil from sunflower seeds [syn: {sunflower-seed oil}]

sunflower seed
n : edible seed of sunflowers; used as food and poultry feed and as a source of oil

Sunflower State
n : a state in midwestern United States [syn: {Kansas}, {KS}]

sunflower-seed oil
n : oil from sunflower seeds [syn: {sunflower oil}]

sung
adj : using the voice in song; "vocal music" [syn: {vocal}]
n : the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy [syn: {Sung dynasty}, {Song}, {Song dynasty}]

sung
sing
v 1: deliver by singing; "Sing Christmas carols"
2: produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well"
3: to make melodious sounds; "The nightingale was singing"
4: make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; "the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear" [syn: {whistle}]
5: divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" [syn: {spill the beans}, {let the cat out of the bag}, {talk}, {tattle}, {blab}, {peach}, {babble}, {babble out}, {blab out}] [ant: {keep quiet}] [also: {sung}, {singing}, {sang}]

sung
See {sing}

Sung dynasty
n : the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy [syn: {Sung}, {Song}, {Song dynasty}]

sunglasses
n : spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; "he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades" [syn: {dark glasses}, {shades}]

sun-god
n : a god associated with the sun

sunhat
n : a large bonnet that shades the face; worn by girls and women [syn: {sunbonnet}]

sunk
adj : doomed to extinction [syn: {done for(p)}, {ruined}, {undone}, {washed-up}]

sunk
sink
n 1: plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
2: (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system; "the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide" [ant: {source}]
3: a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof [syn: {sinkhole}, {swallow hole}]
4: a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it [syn: {cesspool}, {cesspit}, {sump}]
v 1: fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees" [syn: {drop}, {drop down}]
2: cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"
3: pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into Nirvana" [syn: {pass}, {lapse}]
4: go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" [syn: {settle}, {go down}, {go under}] [ant: {float}]
5: descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair" [syn: {subside}]
6: appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line" [syn: {dip}]
7: fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off" [syn: {slump}, {fall off}]
8: fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank" [syn: {slump}, {slide down}]
9: embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap" [syn: {bury}] [also: {sunken}, {sunk}, {sank}]

sunk
See {sink}

sunk fence
n : a ditch with one side being a retaining wall; used to divide lands without defacing the landscape [syn: {ha-ha}, {haw-haw}]

sunken
adj 1: having a sunken area; "hunger gave their faces a sunken look" [syn: {deep-set}, {recessed}]
2: under water; e.g. at the bottom of a body of water; "sunken treasure"; "a sunken ship" [syn: {submerged}] [ant: {afloat(p)}, {aground(p)}]

sunken
sink
n 1: plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
2: (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system; "the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide" [ant: {source}]
3: a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof [syn: {sinkhole}, {swallow hole}]
4: a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it [syn: {cesspool}, {cesspit}, {sump}]
v 1: fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees" [syn: {drop}, {drop down}]
2: cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"
3: pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into Nirvana" [syn: {pass}, {lapse}]
4: go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" [syn: {settle}, {go down}, {go under}] [ant: {float}]
5: descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair" [syn: {subside}]
6: appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line" [syn: {dip}]
7: fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off" [syn: {slump}, {fall off}]
8: fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank" [syn: {slump}, {slide down}]
9: embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap" [syn: {bury}] [also: {sunken}, {sunk}, {sank}]

sunken
See {sink}

sunken arch
n : an instep flattened so the entire sole rests on the ground [syn: {fallen arch}]

sunken garden
n : a garden set below the level of the ground surrounding it

sunken-eyed
adj : characteristic of the bony face of a cadaver [syn: {deep-eyed}, {hollow-eyed}]

sunlamp
n : a mercury-vapor lamp used in medical or cosmetic treatments [syn: {sunray lamp}, {sun-ray lamp}]

sunless
adj : filled or abounding with clouds [syn: {cloud-covered}, {clouded}, {overcast}]

sunlight
n : the rays of the sun; "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind" [syn: {sunshine}, {sun}]

sunlit
adj : lighted by sunlight; "the sunlit slopes of the canyon"; "violet valleys and the sunstruck ridges"- Wallace Stegner [syn: {sunstruck}]

Sunna
n : (Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran [syn: {Sunnah}, {hadith}]

Sunnah
n : (Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran [syn: {Sunna}, {hadith}]

sunned
sun
n 1: a typical star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system; "the sun contains 99.85% of the mass in the solar system"
2: the rays of the sun; "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind" [syn: {sunlight}, {sunshine}]
3: a person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc
4: any star around which a planetary system evolves
5: first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians [syn: {Sunday}, {Lord's Day}, {Dominicus}]
v 1: expose one's body to the sun [syn: {sunbathe}]
2: expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun; "insolated paper may turn yellow and crumble"; "These herbs suffer when sunned" [syn: {insolate}, {solarize}, {solarise}] [also: {sunning}, {sunned}]

sunned
See {sun}

Sunni
n 1: a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad [syn: {Sunnite}, {Sunni Muslim}]
2: one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam [syn: {the Sunnites}]

Sunni Muslim
n : a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad [syn: {Sunnite}, {Sunni}]

sunnier
sunny
adj 1: abounding with sunlight; "a bright sunny day"; "one shining norming"- John Muir; "when it is warm and shiny" [syn: {bright}, {shining}, {shiny}, {sunshiny}]
2: bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile" [syn: {cheery}, {gay}] [also: {sunniest}, {sunnier}]

sunnier
See {sunny}

sunniest
sunny
adj 1: abounding with sunlight; "a bright sunny day"; "one shining norming"- John Muir; "when it is warm and shiny" [syn: {bright}, {shining}, {shiny}, {sunshiny}]
2: bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile" [syn: {cheery}, {gay}] [also: {sunniest}, {sunnier}]

sunniest
See {sunny}

sunnily
adv : in a cheerful manner; "`I'll do the dishes,' he said pleasantly" [syn: {pleasantly}, {cheerily}]

sunniness
n : lightness created by sunlight

sunning
sun
n 1: a typical star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system; "the sun contains 99.85% of the mass in the solar system"
2: the rays of the sun; "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind" [syn: {sunlight}, {sunshine}]
3: a person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc
4: any star around which a planetary system evolves
5: first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians [syn: {Sunday}, {Lord's Day}, {Dominicus}]
v 1: expose one's body to the sun [syn: {sunbathe}]
2: expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun; "insolated paper may turn yellow and crumble"; "These herbs suffer when sunned" [syn: {insolate}, {solarize}, {solarise}] [also: {sunning}, {sunned}]

sunning
See {sun}

Sunnite
n : a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad [syn: {Sunni}, {Sunni Muslim}]

sunny
adj 1: abounding with sunlight; "a bright sunny day"; "one shining norming"- John Muir; "when it is warm and shiny" [syn: {bright}, {shining}, {shiny}, {sunshiny}]
2: bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile" [syn: {cheery}, {gay}] [also: {sunniest}, {sunnier}]

sun-ray
n : a ray of artifical ultraviolet light from a sunray lamp [syn: {sunray}]

sunray
adj : pleated or tucked in lines radiating from a circular edge; "blouse with a sunburst yoke"; "sunray fan pleats below the hips" [syn: {sunburst}]
n 1: a ray of sunlight [syn: {sunbeam}]
2: herb having a basal cluster of gray-green leaves and leafless stalks each with a solitary broad yellow flower head; desert areas Idaho to Arizona [syn: {Enceliopsis nudicaulis}]
3: a ray of artifical ultraviolet light from a sunray lamp [syn: {sun-ray}]

sun-ray lamp
n : a mercury-vapor lamp used in medical or cosmetic treatments [syn: {sunlamp}, {sunray lamp}]

sunray lamp
n : a mercury-vapor lamp used in medical or cosmetic treatments [syn: {sunlamp}, {sun-ray lamp}]

sunray pleat
n : knife pleat cut on the bias to produce a flared effect [syn: {sunburst pleat}]

sunrise
adj : of an industry or technology; new and developing; "high-technology sunrise industries" [syn: {sunrise(a)}]
n 1: the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning" [syn: {dawn}, {dawning}, {morning}, {aurora}, {first light}, {daybreak}, {break of day}, {break of the day}, {dayspring}, {sunup}, {cockcrow}] [ant: {sunset}]
2: atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun
3: the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon

sunrise industry
n : a new industry that is expanding rapidly (especially telecommunications or electronics)

sunroof
n : an automobile roof having a sliding or raisable panel; "`sunshine-roof' is a British term for `sunroof'" [syn: {sunshine-roof}]

sunroom
n : a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun [syn: {sun parlor}, {sun parlour}, {sun porch}, {sun lounge}, {solarium}]

sunrose
n : any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions [syn: {helianthemum}, {sun rose}]

sunscreen
n : a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn [syn: {sunblock}, {sun blocker}]

sunset
adj 1: of a declining industry or technology; "sunset industries"
2: providing for termination; "a program with a sunset provision" [syn: {sunset(a)}]
n 1: the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon [syn: {sundown}] [ant: {dawn}]
2: atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun
3: the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon

sunshade
n 1: a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun [syn: {awning}, {sunblind}]
2: a handheld collapsible source of shade [syn: {parasol}]

sunshine
n 1: the rays of the sun; "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind" [syn: {sunlight}, {sun}]
2: moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities [syn: {fair weather}, {temperateness}]

Sunshine State
n : a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn: {Florida}, {Everglade State}, {FL}]

sunshine-roof
n : an automobile roof having a sliding or raisable panel; "`sunshine-roof' is a British term for `sunroof'" [syn: {sunroof}]

sunshiny
adj : abounding with sunlight; "a bright sunny day"; "one shining norming"- John Muir; "when it is warm and shiny" [syn: {bright}, {shining}, {shiny}, {sunny}]

sunspot
n : a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field [syn: {macula}]

sunstone
n : a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals [syn: {aventurine}]

sunstroke
n : sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat [syn: {insolation}, {thermic fever}, {siriasis}]

sunstruck
adj : lighted by sunlight; "the sunlit slopes of the canyon"; "violet valleys and the sunstruck ridges"- Wallace Stegner [syn: {sunlit}]

sunsuit
n : a child's garment consisting of a brief top and shorts

suntan
n : a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun [syn: {tan}, {sunburn}, {burn}]
v : get a tan from being exposed to the sun

suntanned
adj : (of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun; "a young bronzed Apollo" [syn: {bronzed}, {browned}, {tanned}]

suntrap
n : a terrace or garden oriented to take advantage of the sun while protected from cold winds [syn: {solar trap}]

sunup
n : the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning" [syn: {dawn}, {dawning}, {morning}, {aurora}, {first light}, {daybreak}, {break of day}, {break of the day}, {dayspring}, {sunrise}, {cockcrow}] [ant: {sunset}]

sun-worship
n : worship of the sun [syn: {heliolatry}]

Suomi
n 1: republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917 [syn: {Finland}, {Republic of Finland}]
2: the official language of Finland; belongs to the Baltic Finnic family of languages [syn: {Finnish}]

sup
n : a small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale" [syn: {swallow}]
v : take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon [also: {supping}, {supped}]

super
adj 1: of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops" [syn: {ace}, {A-one}, {crack}, {first-rate}, {tiptop}, {topnotch}, {tops(p)}]
2: including more than a specified category; "a super experiment"
3: extremely large; "another super skyscraper"
n : a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector [syn: {superintendent}]
adv : to an extreme degree; "the house was super clean for Mother's visit" [syn: {extremely}]

super acid
n : street names for ketamine [syn: {K}, {jet}, {special K}, {honey oil}, {green}, {cat valium}, {super C}]

super C
n : street names for ketamine [syn: {K}, {jet}, {super acid}, {special K}, {honey oil}, {green}, {cat valium}]

super heavyweight
n : an amateur boxer who weighs more than 201 pounds

superable
adj : capable of being surmounted or excelled [syn: {conquerable}]

superabundance
n : a quantity that is more than what is appropriate; "four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy"; "we received an inundation of email" [syn: {overabundance}, {overmuch}, {overmuchness}]

superabundant
adj : most excessively abundant

superannuate
v 1: retire and pension (someone) because of age or physical inability
2: declare to be obsolete
3: become obsolete
4: retire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity

superannuated
adj 1: discharged as too old for use or work; especially with a pension; "a superannuated civil servant" [syn: {retired}]
2: too old to be useful; "He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders"- Anthony Trollope [syn: {overage}, {overaged}, {over-the-hill}]
3: old; no longer in use or valid or fashionable; "obsolete words"; "an obsolete locomotive"; "outdated equipment"; "superannuated laws"; "out-of-date ideas" [syn: {obsolete}, {outdated}, {out-of-date}]

superannuation
n 1: a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work [syn: {old-age pension}, {retirement pension}, {retirement check}, {retirement benefit}, {retirement fund}]
2: the property of being out of date and not current [syn: {obsoleteness}]
3: the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension)

superannuation fund
n : a fund reserved to pay workers' pensions when they retire from service [syn: {pension fund}]

superb
adj 1: of surpassing excellence; "a brilliant performance"; "a superb actor" [syn: {brilliant}]
2: surpassingly good; "a superb meal"

superbia
n : unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: {pride}]

superbly
adv : (used as an intensifier) extremely well; "her voice is superbly disciplined"; "the colors changed wondrously slowly" [syn: {wonderfully}, {wondrous}, {wondrously}, {toppingly}, {marvellously}, {terrifically}, {marvelously}]

superbug
n : a strain accidentally imported into Florida from the Middle East then spread to California where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias [syn: {Bemisia tabaci}, {poinsettia strain}]

supercargo
n : an officer on a merchant ship in charge of the cargo and its sale and purchase [also: {supercargoes} (pl)]

supercargoes
supercargo
n : an officer on a merchant ship in charge of the cargo and its sale and purchase [also: {supercargoes} (pl)]

supercargoes
See {supercargo}

supercharge
v 1: increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit" [syn: {boost}, {advance}]
2: increase the pressure on a gas or liquid [syn: {pressurize}, {pressurise}]

supercharged
adj 1: (of e.g. an engine) having the power increased by fitting with a supercharger
2: fraught with great emotion; "an atmosphere charged with excitement"; "an emotionally charged speech" [syn: {charged}]

supercharger
n : compressor that forces increased oxygen into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine

superciliary arch
n : a ridge on the frontal bone above the eye socket [syn: {supraorbital ridge}, {supraorbital torus}, {superciliary ridge}]

superciliary ridge
n : a ridge on the frontal bone above the eye socket [syn: {supraorbital ridge}, {supraorbital torus}, {superciliary arch}]

supercilious
adj 1: having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "shaggy supercilious camels"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer [syn: {disdainful}, {haughty}, {lordly}, {prideful}, {sniffy}, {swaggering}]
2: expressive of contempt; "curled his lip in a supercilious smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one" [syn: {sneering}, {snide}]

superciliously
adv : with a sneer; in an uncomplimentary sneering manner; "`I don't believe in these customs,' he said sneeringly" [syn: {sneeringly}, {snidely}]

superciliousness
n : the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior [syn: {condescension}, {disdainfulness}]

supercilium
n : the arch of hair above each eye [syn: {eyebrow}, {brow}]

superclass
n : (biology) a taxonomic class below a phylum and above a class

superclass Agnatha
n : superclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws and pelvic fins: lampreys; hagfishes; some extinct forms [syn: {Agnatha}]

superclass Chelicerata
n : spiders; scorpions; horseshoe crabs [syn: {Chelicerata}]

superclass Gnathostomata
n : comprising all vertebrates with upper and lower jaws [syn: {Gnathostomata}]

superclass Myriapoda
n : used in some classifications to encompass the millipedes (Diplopoda) and centipedes (Chilopoda); formerly a large taxon including also the Pauropoda and Symphyla; the term Myriapoda now usually used synonymously with Diplopoda and limited to the millipedes

supercomputer
n : a mainframe computer that is one of the most powerful available at a given time

superconducting supercollider
n : a collider that operates at very low temperatures

superconductivity
n : the disappearance of electrical resistance at very low temperatures

supercritical
adj : (especially of fissionable material) able to sustain a chain reaction in such a manner that the rate of reaction increases

superego
n : (psychoanalysis) that part of the unconscious mind that acts as a conscience

supererogation
n : an effort above and beyond the call of duty

supererogatory
adj : more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy" [syn: {excess}, {extra}, {redundant}, {spare}, {superfluous}, {supernumerary}, {surplus}]

superfamily
n : (biology) a taxonomic group ranking below an order but above a family

superfamily Aphidoidea
n : plant lice [syn: {Aphidoidea}]

superfamily Apoidea
n : bees [syn: {Apoidea}]

superfamily Coccoidea
n : scale insects and mealybugs [syn: {Coccoidea}]

superfamily Hominoidea
n : anthropoid apes and human beings [syn: {Hominoidea}]

superfamily Lamellicornia
n : scarabaeid beetles and stag beetles [syn: {Lamellicornia}]

superfamily Muroidea
n : essential equal to suborder Myomorpha with the Dipodidae excluded [syn: {Muroidea}]

superfamily Muscoidea
n : two-winged flies especially the families: Muscidae; Gasterophilidae; Calliphoridae; Tachinidae [syn: {Muscoidea}]

superfamily Platyrrhini
n : New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarin [syn: {Platyrrhini}]

superfamily Sphecoidea
n : families Sphecidae and Stizidae [syn: {Sphecoidea}]

superfamily Tineoidea
n : clothes moths; carpet moths; leaf miners [syn: {Tineoidea}]

superfamily Tyrannidae
n : New World tyrant flycatchers most numerous in Central America and South America but also in the United States and Canada [syn: {Tyrannidae}]

superfatted
adj : (of soap) containing extra unsaponified fat; "superfatted toilet soaps"

superfecta
n : a bet that you can pick the first four finishers in a race in the right order

superfecundation
n : fertilization of two or more ova released during the same menstrual cycle by sperm from separate acts of coitus (especially by different males)

superfetate
v : conceive when a fetus is already present in the uterus

superfetation
n : fertilization of a second ovum after a pregnancy has begun; results in two fetuses of different ages in the uterus at the same time; "superfetation is normal in some animal species"

superficial
adj 1: being or affecting or concerned with a surface; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually; "superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the true picture"; "only superficial differences" [ant: {profound}]
2: relating to a surface; "superficial measurements"; "the superficial area of the wall"
3: of little substance or significance; "a few superficial editorial changes"; "only trivial objections" [syn: {trivial}]
4: involving a surface only; "her beauty is only skin-deep"; "superficial bruising"; "a surface wound" [syn: {skin-deep}, {surface(a)}]

superficial epigastric vein
n : empties into the great saphenous vein [syn: {vena epigastrica superficialis}]

superficial middle cerebral vein
n : a large vein along the line of the Sylvian fissure to the cavernous sinus

superficial temporal vein
n : join the middle temporal vein to empty into the retromandibular vein

superficiality
n 1: lack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling [syn: {shallowness}] [ant: {profundity}]
2: shallowness in terms of affecting only surface layers of something; "he ignored the wound because of its superficiality"

superficially
adv : in a superficial manner; "he was superficially interested"

superficies
n 1: the purely external aspect of a thing; superficial appearance; "the audience was held by the substance of the play rather than by the superficies of the production"-R.W.Speaight
2: outer surface of an area or a body

superfine
adj 1: of extremely fine size or texture; "superfine sugar"; "a superfine file"
2: excessively delicate or refined [syn: {overrefined}]
3: (used especially of merchandise) very fine in quality; "made of superfine Flemish cloth"

superfluity
n : extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches" [syn: {overplus}, {plethora}, {embarrassment}]

superfluous
adj 1: serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words" [syn: {otiose}, {pointless}, {wasted}]
2: more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy" [syn: {excess}, {extra}, {redundant}, {spare}, {supererogatory}, {supernumerary}, {surplus}]

superfluously
adv : in a superfluous manner; "superfluously, he added his silly comments to the discussion"

Superfund
n : the federal government's program to locate and investigate and clean up the worst uncontrolled and abandoned toxic waste sites nationawide; administered by the Environmental Protection Agency; "some have intimated that the Superfund's money may have turned into a political slush fund" [syn: {Superfund program}]

Superfund program
n : the federal government's program to locate and investigate and clean up the worst uncontrolled and abandoned toxic waste sites nationawide; administered by the Environmental Protection Agency; "some have intimated that the Superfund's money may have turned into a political slush fund" [syn: {Superfund}]

Superfund site
n : a site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up [syn: {toxic site}, {toxic waste area}]

supergiant
n : an extremely bright star of very large diameter and low density

supergrass
n : a police informer who implicates many people

superheroes
See {superhero}

superhet
n : a radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplified [syn: {heterodyne receiver}, {superheterodyne receiver}]

superheterodyne receiver
n : a radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplified [syn: {heterodyne receiver}, {superhet}]

superhigh frequency
n : 3 to 30 gigahertz [syn: {SHF}]

superhighway
n 1: a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic [syn: {expressway}, {freeway}, {motorway}, {pike}, {state highway}, {throughway}, {thruway}]
2: an extensive electronic network (such as the internet) used for the rapid transfer of sound and video and graphics in digital form [syn: {information superhighway}]

superhuman
adj : above or beyond the human or demanding more than human power or endurance; "superhuman beings"; "superhuman strength"; "soldiers driven mad by superhuman misery" [ant: {subhuman}]

superimpose
v : place on top of; "can you superimpose the two images?" [syn: {superpose}, {lay over}]

superimposed
adj 1: added or imposed without integration; "the superimposed symbolism lacked validity"; "superimposed periodic variation"
2: placed on or over something else; "an overlying image" [syn: {overlying}]
3: with one layer on top of another; "superimposed rocks" [syn: {layered}]

superincumbent
adj : lying or resting on and exerting pressure on something else; "superincumbent layers of dead plants cut off the air and arrested decomposition"

superinfect
v : infect (an infected cell) further or infect a cell already containing similar organisms

superinfection
n : infection that occurs while you are being treated for another infection

superintend
v : watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?" [syn: {oversee}, {supervise}, {manage}]

superintendence
n : management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group [syn: {supervision}, {supervising}, {oversight}]

superintendent
n 1: a person who directs and manages an organization [syn: {overseer}]
2: a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector [syn: {super}]

superior
adj 1: of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" [ant: {inferior}]
2: of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior officer" [ant: {inferior}]
3: (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by; "overcome by a superior opponent"; "trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law"
4: written or printed above and to one side of another character [syn: {superscript}] [ant: {subscript}, {adscript}]
5: having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit; "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets" [ant: {inferior}]
6: having a higher rank; "superior officer" [syn: {ranking(a)}, {higher-ranking}]
7: (often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced by; "he is superior to fear"; "an ignited firework proceeds superior to circumstances until its blazing vitality fades" [syn: {superior(p)}]
n 1: one of greater rank or station or quality [syn: {higher-up}, {superordinate}] [ant: {inferior}]
2: the head of a religious community
3: a combatant who is able to defeat rivals [syn: {victor}, {master}]
4: the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes [syn: {Lake Superior}]
5: a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth
6: a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character [syn: {superscript}] [ant: {subscript}]

superior alveolar artery
n : the alveolar artery that supplies the upper teeth [syn: {arteria alveolaris superior}]

superior cerebellar artery
n : the superior branch of the cerebellar artery

superior cerebral vein
n : a cerebral vein that drains the dorsal convexity of the cerebral hemisphere and empties into the cavernous sinus [syn: {vena cerebrum superior}]

superior colliculus
n : an essential visual center between the retina and the striate cortex

superior conjunction
n : (astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the opposite side of the sun

superior court
n : any court that has jurisdiction above an inferior court

superior epigastric veins
n : veins that accompany the superior epigastric artery [syn: {venae epigastricae superiores}]

superior general
n : the head of a religious order or congregation [syn: {general}]

superior labial artery
n : a branch of the facial artery that supplies the upper lip [syn: {arteria labialis superior}]

superior labial vein
n : a tributary of the facial vein that drains the upper lip [syn: {vena labialis superior}]

superior mesenteric artery
n : originates from the upper part of the aorta that supplies the small intestines and the cecum and the colon

superior ophthalmic vein
n : a vein that begins at the inner angle of the eye socket and passes through the superior orbital fissure to empty into the cavernous sinus

superior planet
n : any of the planets whose orbit lies outside the earth's orbit

superior pulmonary vein
n : either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the superior lobes of the lungs [syn: {vena pulmonalis superior}]

superior rectus
n : the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball upward and medially [syn: {superior rectus muscle}, {rectus superior}]

superior rectus muscle
n : the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball upward and medially [syn: {superior rectus}, {rectus superior}]

superior skill
n : more than ordinary ability

superior thalamostriate vein
n : a long vein that helps to form the internal cerebral vein

superior thyroid vein
n : a vein on each side that drains the upper part of the thyroid and empties into the internal jugular vein

superior vena cava
n : receives blood from the head and arms and chest and empties into the right atrium of the heart; formed from the azygos and both brachiocephalic veins [syn: {precava}]

superior vocal cord
n : either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization [syn: {false vocal cord}, {false vocal fold}, {ventricular fold}, {vestibular fold}]

superiority
n 1: the quality of being superior [syn: {high quality}] [ant: {inferiority}, {inferiority}]
2: the quality of being a competitive advantage [syn: {favorable position}, {favourable position}]
3: displaying a sense of being better than others; "he hated the white man's superiority and condescension"
4: the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits [syn: {transcendence}, {transcendency}]

superiority complex
n : an exaggerated estimate of your own value and importance

superjacent
adj : lying immediately above or on something else [ant: {subjacent}]

superlative
adj : highest in quality [syn: {greatest}, {sterling(a)}]
n 1: an exaggerated expression (usually of praise); "the critics lavished superlatives on it"
2: the highest level or degree attainable; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" [syn: {acme}, {height}, {elevation}, {peak}, {pinnacle}, {summit}, {top}]
3: the superlative form of an adjective; "`best' is the superlative form of `good'"

superlatively
adv : to a superlative degree

superload
n : a variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving traffic [syn: {live load}]

superlunar
adj 1: situated beyond the moon or its orbit around the earth; "who can imagine a translunary visitor in Times Square?" [syn: {translunar}, {translunary}, {superlunary}]
2: unworldly or ethereal; "high translunary dreams" [syn: {translunar}, {translunary}, {superlunary}]

superlunary
adj 1: situated beyond the moon or its orbit around the earth; "who can imagine a translunary visitor in Times Square?" [syn: {translunar}, {translunary}, {superlunar}]
2: unworldly or ethereal; "high translunary dreams" [syn: {translunar}, {translunary}, {superlunar}]

superman
n 1: a person with great powers and abilities [syn: {demigod}, {Ubermensch}]
2: street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: {acid}, {back breaker}, {battery-acid}, {dose}, {dot}, {Elvis}, {loony toons}, {Lucy in the sky with diamonds}, {pane}, {window pane}, {Zen}]

supermarket
n : a large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods

supermarketeer
n : an operator of a supermarket [syn: {supermarketer}]

supermarketer
n : an operator of a supermarket [syn: {supermarketeer}]

Supermex
n : United States golfer (born in 1939) [syn: {Trevino}, {Lee Trevino}, {Lee Buck Trevino}]

supermodel
n : a fasion model who has attained the status of a celebrity

supermolecule
n : any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals [syn: {macromolecule}]

supermom
n : an informal term for a mother who can combine childcare and full-time employment

supernal
adj 1: being or coming from on high; "interpret the plague as a visitation from heaven, a supernal punishment for the sins of men" [ant: {infernal}]
2: of heaven or the spirit; "celestial peace"; "ethereal melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death" [syn: {celestial}, {ethereal}]

supernatant
adj : of a liquid; floating on the surface above a sediment or precipitate; "the supernatant fat was skimmed off"
n : a liquid lying above a sediment (floating on the surface)

supernatural
adj : not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings" [ant: {natural}]
n : supernatural forces and events and beings collectively; "She doesn't believe in the supernatural" [syn: {occult}]

supernatural being
n : an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events [syn: {spiritual being}]

supernatural virtue
n : according to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues (faith and hope and charity) created by God to round out the natural virtues [syn: {theological virtue}]

supernaturalism
n 1: a belief in forces beyond ordinary human understanding
2: the quality of being attributed to power that seems to violate or go beyond natural forces [syn: {supernaturalness}]

supernaturalist
adj : of or relating to supernaturalism; "supernaturalist beliefs" [syn: {supernaturalistic}]

supernaturalistic
adj : of or relating to supernaturalism; "supernaturalist beliefs" [syn: {supernaturalist}]

supernaturally
adv : in a supernatural manner; "she was preternaturally beautiful" [syn: {preternaturally}]

supernaturalness
n : the quality of being attributed to power that seems to violate or go beyond natural forces [syn: {supernaturalism}]

supernormal
adj 1: beyond the range of the normal or scientifically explainable; "supernormal intimations" [syn: {supranormal}]
2: exceeding the normal or average; "years of supernormal employment during the war"; "a phase of supernormal excitability"

supernova
n : a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process [also: {supernovae} (pl)]

supernovae
supernova
n : a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process [also: {supernovae} (pl)]

supernovae
See {supernova}

supernumerary
adj : more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy" [syn: {excess}, {extra}, {redundant}, {spare}, {supererogatory}, {superfluous}, {surplus}]
n : a minor actor in crowd scenes [syn: {spear carrier}, {extra}]

superorder
n : (biology) a taxonomic group ranking above an order and below a class or subclass

superorder Acanthopterygii
n : teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays [syn: {Acanthopterygii}]

superorder Labyrinthodonta
n : extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic [syn: {Labyrinthodontia}, {superorder Labyrinthodontia}, {Labyrinthodonta}]

superorder Labyrinthodontia
n : extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic [syn: {Labyrinthodontia}, {Labyrinthodonta}, {superorder Labyrinthodonta}]

superorder Malacopterygii
n : an extensive group of teleost fishes having fins supported by flexible cartilaginous rays [syn: {Malacopterygii}]

superorder Ratitae
n : used in former classifications to include all ratite bird orders [syn: {Ratitae}]

superordinate
adj : of higher rank or status or value
n 1: one of greater rank or station or quality [syn: {superior}, {higher-up}] [ant: {inferior}]
2: a word that is more generic than a given word [syn: {hypernym}, {superordinate word}]
v : place in a superior order or rank; "These two notions are superordinated to a third"

superordinate word
n : a word that is more generic than a given word [syn: {hypernym}, {superordinate}]

superordination
n : the semantic relation of being superordinate or belonging to a higher rank or class [syn: {hypernymy}]

superoxide
n 1: a metallic oxide containing the univalent anion O2-
2: the univalent anion O2-; "much of the O2 supporting cellular respiration is reduced to the superoxide anion O2-" [syn: {superoxide anion}]

superoxide anion
n : the univalent anion O2-; "much of the O2 supporting cellular respiration is reduced to the superoxide anion O2-" [syn: {superoxide}]

superoxide dismutase
n : an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and oxygen; "oxygen free radicals are normally removed in our bodies by the superoxide dismutase enzymes" [syn: {SOD}]

superpatriotic
adj : fanatically patriotic [syn: {chauvinistic}, {flag-waving(a)}, {jingoistic}, {nationalistic}, {ultranationalistic}]

superpatriotism
n : fanatical patriotism [syn: {chauvinism}, {jingoism}, {ultranationalism}]

superphylum
n : (biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and below a class or subclass

superposable
adj : coinciding exactly when superimposed; "identical triangles" [syn: {identical}]

superpose
v 1: place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide
2: place on top of; "can you superimpose the two images?" [syn: {superimpose}, {lay over}]

superposition
n 1: (geology) the deposition of one geological stratum on another
2: (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest [syn: {principle of superposition}, {superposition principle}]
3: (geometry) the placement of one object ideally in the position of another one in order to show that the two coincide
4: the placement of one thing on top of another

superposition principle
n : (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest [syn: {principle of superposition}, {superposition}]

superpower
n : a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world [syn: {world power}, {major power}, {great power}, {power}]

supersaturated
adj : being more concentrated than normally possible and therefore not in equilibrium

superscribe
v 1: write on the top or outside; "superscribe one's name and address"
2: write on the outside or upper part of; "superscribe an envelope"

superscript
adj : written or printed above and to one side of another character [syn: {superior}] [ant: {subscript}, {adscript}]
n : a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character [syn: {superior}] [ant: {subscript}]

superscription
n 1: an inscription written above something else
2: the activity of superscribing

supersede
v : take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school" [syn: {supplant}, {replace}, {supervene upon}]

supersedure
n : act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior [syn: {supersession}]

supersensitised
adj : having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); "allergic children"; "hypersensitive to pollen" [syn: {allergic}, {hypersensitive}, {hypersensitized}, {hypersensitised}, {sensitized}, {sensitised}, {supersensitive}, {supersensitized}]

supersensitive
adj : having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); "allergic children"; "hypersensitive to pollen" [syn: {allergic}, {hypersensitive}, {hypersensitized}, {hypersensitised}, {sensitized}, {sensitised}, {supersensitized}, {supersensitised}]

supersensitized
adj : having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); "allergic children"; "hypersensitive to pollen" [syn: {allergic}, {hypersensitive}, {hypersensitized}, {hypersensitised}, {sensitized}, {sensitised}, {supersensitive}, {supersensitised}]

supersession
n : act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior [syn: {supersedure}]

superslasher
n : large (20-ft) and swift carnivorous dinosaur having an upright 15-in slashing claw on each hind foot; early Cretaceous [syn: {utahraptor}]

supersonic
adj 1: (of speed) greater than the speed of sound in a given medium (especially air); "a supersonic bomber flies so fast that it must release its bombs while the target is still over the horizon" [ant: {sonic}, {subsonic}]
2: having frequencies above those of audible sound [syn: {ultrasonic}]

superstar
n : someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: {ace}, {adept}, {champion}, {sensation}, {maven}, {mavin}, {virtuoso}, {genius}, {hotshot}, {star}, {whiz}, {whizz}, {wizard}, {wiz}]

superstition
n : an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear [syn: {superstitious notion}]

superstitious
adj : showing ignorance or the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance; "finally realized that the horror he felt was superstitious in origin"

superstitious notion
n : an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear [syn: {superstition}]

superstitiously
adv : in a superstitious manner; "superstitiously he refused to travel on Friday the 13th"

superstrata
See {superstratum}

superstring
n : a hypothetical particle that is the elementary particle in a theory of space-time

superstructure
n : structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck

supersymmetry
n : (physics) a theory that tries to link the four fundamental forces; "according to supersymmetry each force emerged separately during the big bang"

supertanker
n : the largest class of oil tankers

supertax
n : an additional tax on certain kinds of income that has already been taxed [syn: {surtax}]

supertitle
n : translation of the words of a foreign opera (or choral work) projected on a screen above the stage [syn: {surtitle}]

supertonic
n : (music) the second note of a diatonic scale

supertwister
n : the most powerful tornado which can creat enormously devastating damage; "supertiwsters are fortunately rare"

supervene
v : take place as an additional or unexpected development

supervene upon
v : take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school" [syn: {supplant}, {replace}, {supersede}]

supervention
n : a following on in addition

supervise
v 1: watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?" [syn: {oversee}, {superintend}, {manage}]
2: keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance [syn: {monitor}, {ride herd on}]

supervised
adj : under observation or under the direction of a superintendent or overseer; "supervised play" [ant: {unsupervised}]

supervising
n : management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group [syn: {supervision}, {superintendence}, {oversight}]

supervision
n : management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group [syn: {supervising}, {superintendence}, {oversight}]

supervisor
n 1: one who supervises or has charge and direction of
2: a program that controls the execution of other programs [syn: {supervisory program}, {executive program}]

supervisor call instruction
n : an instruction that interrupts the program being executed and passes control to the supervisor [syn: {system call}]

supervisory
adj : of or limited to or involving supervision; "in a supervisory capacity"

supervisory program
n : a program that controls the execution of other programs [syn: {supervisor}, {executive program}]

supervisory routine
n : a routine that coordinates the operation of subroutines [syn: {executive routine}]

supervisory software
n : specialized programs that reside permanently in the computer's main memory and control the processing of user's programs

supinate
v : turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg)

supination
n : rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward [ant: {pronation}]

supinator
n : a muscle (especially in the forearm) that produces or assists in supination

supine
adj 1: lying face upward [syn: {resupine}]
2: offering no resistance; "resistless hostages"; "No other colony showed such supine, selfish helplessness in allowing her own border citizens to be mercilessly harried"- Theodore Roosevelt [syn: {resistless}, {unresisting}]

supinely
adv 1: with the face upward; "she was stretched supinely on her back"
2: in an indifferently supine manner; "he called the tune to me and I supinely took it up"

supped
sup
n : a small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale" [syn: {swallow}]
v : take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon [also: {supping}, {supped}]

supped
See {sup}

supper
n 1: a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
2: a social gathering where a light evening meal is served; "her suppers often included celebrities"

supper club
n : usually a small luxurious nightclub

supperless
adj : without supper; "went to bed supperless"

suppertime
n : the customary or habitual hour for the evening meal [syn: {dinnertime}]

supping
sup
n : a small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale" [syn: {swallow}]
v : take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon [also: {supping}, {supped}]

supping
n : ingestion of liquid food with a spoon or by drinking

supping
See {sup}

supplant
v : take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school" [syn: {replace}, {supersede}, {supervene upon}]

supplanter
n : one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another [syn: {usurper}]

supplanting
n : act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics [syn: {displacement}]

supple
adj 1: gracefully slender; moving and bending with ease [syn: {lissome}, {lissom}, {lithe}, {lithesome}, {slender}, {svelte}, {sylphlike}]
2: (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable; "a supple mind"; "a limber imagination" [syn: {limber}]
3: (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely [syn: {limber}]
v : make pliant and flexible; "These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use"

supplejack
n : walking stick made from the wood of an American tropical vine

supplement
n 1: textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end [syn: {addendum}, {postscript}]
2: a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency) [syn: {supplementation}]
3: a supplementary component that improves capability [syn: {accessory}, {appurtenance}, {add-on}]
v 1: add as a supplement to what seems insufficient; "supplement your diet"
2: serve as a supplement to; "Vitamins supplemented his meager diet"
3: add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language" [syn: {append}, {add on}, {affix}]

supplemental
adj 1: functioning in a subsidiary or supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches" [syn: {auxiliary}, {subsidiary}, {supplementary}]
2: added to complete or make up a deficiency; "produced supplementary volumes"; "additional reading" [syn: {supplementary}, {additional}]

supplementary
adj 1: added to complete or make up a deficiency; "produced supplementary volumes"; "additional reading" [syn: {supplemental}, {additional}]
2: functioning in a subsidiary or supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches" [syn: {auxiliary}, {subsidiary}, {supplemental}]

supplementary benefit
n : benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by law [syn: {social assistance}, {national assistance}]

supplementation
n 1: a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency) [syn: {supplement}]
2: the act of supplementing [syn: {subjunction}, {subjoining}]

suppleness
n 1: the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple [syn: {lissomeness}, {litheness}]
2: the property of being pliant [syn: {pliancy}, {pliantness}]

suppliant
adj : humbly entreating; "a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness" [syn: {supplicant}, {supplicatory}]
n : one praying humbly for something; "a suppliant for her favors" [syn: {petitioner}, {supplicant}]

supplicant
adj : humbly entreating; "a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness" [syn: {suppliant}, {supplicatory}]
n 1: someone who prays to God [syn: {prayer}]
2: one praying humbly for something; "a suppliant for her favors" [syn: {petitioner}, {suppliant}]

supplicate
v 1: ask humbly (for something); "He supplicated the King for clemency"
2: make a humble, earnest petition; "supplicate for permission"
3: ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer; "supplicate God's blessing"

supplication
n 1: a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service [syn: {invocation}]
2: a humble request for help from someone in authority [syn: {plea}]
3: the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving); "the priest sank to his knees in prayer" [syn: {prayer}]

supplicatory
adj : humbly entreating; "a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness" [syn: {suppliant}, {supplicant}]

supplied
supply
n 1: an amount of something available for use
2: offering goods and services for sale [ant: {demand}]
3: the activity of supplying or providing something [syn: {provision}, {supplying}]
v 1: provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" [syn: {provide}, {render}, {furnish}]
2: circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds" [syn: {issue}] [ant: {recall}]
3: provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" [syn: {provide}, {ply}, {cater}]
4: state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied" [syn: {add}, {append}] [also: {supplied}]

supplied
See {supply}

supplied with
adj : having a supply of [syn: {furnished with}, {provided with}]

supplier
n : someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity [syn: {provider}]

supply
n 1: an amount of something available for use
2: offering goods and services for sale [ant: {demand}]
3: the activity of supplying or providing something [syn: {provision}, {supplying}]
v 1: provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" [syn: {provide}, {render}, {furnish}]
2: circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds" [syn: {issue}] [ant: {recall}]
3: provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" [syn: {provide}, {ply}, {cater}]
4: state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied" [syn: {add}, {append}] [also: {supplied}]

supply chamber
n : a mechanical device for holding something and supplying it as needed

supply closet
n : a closet for storing supplies

supply line
n : a route over which supplies can be delivered [syn: {supply route}]

supply officer
n : a commissioned officer responsible for logistics

supply route
n : a route over which supplies can be delivered [syn: {supply line}]

supply ship
n : ship that usually provides supplies to other ships [syn: {tender}]

supplying
n : the activity of supplying or providing something [syn: {provision}, {supply}]

supply-side economics
n : the school of economic theory that stresses the costs of production as a means of stimulating the economy; advocates policies that raise capital and labor output by increasing the incentive to produce

support
n 1: the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities; "his support kept the family together"; "they gave him emotional support during difficult times"
2: aiding the cause or policy or interests of; "the president no longer had the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support"
3: something providing immaterial support or assistance to a person or cause or interest; "the policy found little public support"; "his faith was all the support he needed"; "the team enjoyed the support of their fans"
4: a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support" [syn: {reinforcement}, {reenforcement}]
5: documentary validation; "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this this view is the work of Jones" [syn: {documentation}]
6: the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood" [syn: {keep}, {livelihood}, {living}, {bread and butter}, {sustenance}]
7: supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; "the statue stood on a marble support"
8: the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; "he leaned against the wall for support" [syn: {supporting}]
9: a subordinate musical part; provides background for more important parts [syn: {accompaniment}, {musical accompaniment}, {backup}] 10: any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" 11: financial resources provided to make some project possible; "the foundation provided support for the experiment" [syn: {financial support}, {funding}, {backing}, {financial backing}]
v 1: give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up" [syn: {back up}]
2: support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"
3: be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960" [syn: {back}, {endorse}, {indorse}, {plump for}, {plunk for}]
4: be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?" [syn: {hold}, {sustain}, {hold up}]
5: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" [syn: {confirm}, {corroborate}, {sustain}, {substantiate}, {affirm}] [ant: {negate}]
6: adopt as a belief; "I subscribe to your view on abortion" [syn: {subscribe}]
7: support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence" [syn: {corroborate}, {underpin}, {bear out}]
8: argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike" [syn: {defend}, {fend for}]
9: play a subordinate role to (another performer); "Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act" 10: be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could" [syn: {patronize}, {patronise}, {patronage}, {keep going}] 11: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" [syn: {digest}, {endure}, {stick out}, {stomach}, {bear}, {stand}, {tolerate}, {brook}, {abide}, {suffer}, {put up}]

support column
n : a column that supports a heavy weight

support hose
n : elasticized stocking intended to reduce pressure on the veins of the leg (as in case of varicose veins) [syn: {support stocking}]

support level
n : (stock market) the price at which a certain security becomes attractive to investors

support payment
n : a payment made by one person for the support of another

support stocking
n : elasticized stocking intended to reduce pressure on the veins of the leg (as in case of varicose veins) [syn: {support hose}]

support system
n : a network of facilities and people who interact and remain in informal communication for mutual assistance; a network that enables you to live in a certain style

supportable
adj : capable of being borne though unpleasant; "sufferable punishment" [syn: {bearable}, {endurable}, {sufferable}]

supported
adj 1: sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support); "a club entirely supported by membership dues"; "well-supported allegations" [ant: {unsupported}]
2: held up or having the weight borne especially from below; "supported joints in a railroad track have ties directly under the rail ends" [ant: {unsupported}, {unsupported}]

supporter
n 1: a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" [syn: {protagonist}, {champion}, {admirer}, {booster}, {friend}]
2: someone who supports or champions something [syn: {patron}, {sponsor}]
3: a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" [syn: {assistant}, {helper}, {help}]
4: a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve) [syn: {garter}]
5: a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise [syn: {athletic supporter}, {suspensor}, {jockstrap}, {jock}]

Supporters of Islam
n : a radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as advocated by the United States; some members fought with the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan; said to receive financial support from Saddam Hussein [syn: {Ansar al Islam}, {Ansar al-Islam}]

supporting
adj 1: furnishing support and encouragement; "the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher" [syn: {encouraging}]
2: capable of bearing a structural load; "a supporting wall" [syn: {load-bearing(a)}, {supporting(a)}]
n : the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; "he leaned against the wall for support" [syn: {support}]

supporting fire
n : fire delivered by supporting units to protect or assist a unit in combat

supporting players
n : a cast other than the principles [syn: {ensemble}]

supporting structure
n : a structure that serves to support something

supporting tower
n : a tower that serves to support something

supportive
adj : furnishing support or assistance; "a supportive family network"; "his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer" [ant: {unsupportive}]

supposable
adj : able to be inferred on slight grounds [syn: {presumable}, {surmisable}]

supposal
n 1: a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions" [syn: {assumption}, {supposition}]
2: the cognitive process of supposing [syn: {supposition}]

suppose
v 1: express a supposition; "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?" [syn: {say}]
2: expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up" [syn: {think}, {opine}, {imagine}, {reckon}, {guess}]
3: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps" [syn: {speculate}, {theorize}, {theorise}, {conjecture}, {hypothesize}, {hypothesise}, {hypothecate}]
4: take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I presuppose that you have done your work" [syn: {presuppose}]
5: require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; "This step presupposes two prior ones" [syn: {presuppose}]

supposed
adj 1: firmly believed; "the way things are supposed to be" [syn: {supposed(p)}]
2: mistakenly believed; "the supposed existence of ghosts" [syn: {supposed(a)}]
3: commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds; "the foundling's putative father"; "the reputed (or purported) author of the book"; "the supposed date of birth" [syn: {putative(a)}, {purported(a)}, {reputed(a)}, {supposed(a)}]
4: designed to; "medication that is supposed to relieve pain"; "what's that gadget supposed to do?" [syn: {supposed(a)}]
5: doubtful or suspect; "these so-called experts are no help" [syn: {alleged(a)}, {so-called}]
6: required or under orders; "I'm supposed to be there at ten"; "he was supposed to go to the store" [syn: {supposed(p)}]
7: based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "supposititious hypotheses" [syn: {conjectural}, {divinatory}, {suppositional}, {suppositious}, {supposititious}]

supposedly
adv : believed or reputed to be the case [syn: {purportedly}]

supposition
n 1: a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence [syn: {guess}, {conjecture}, {surmise}, {surmisal}, {speculation}, {hypothesis}]
2: a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions" [syn: {assumption}, {supposal}]
3: the cognitive process of supposing [syn: {supposal}]

suppositional
adj : based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "supposititious hypotheses" [syn: {conjectural}, {divinatory}, {supposed}, {suppositious}, {supposititious}]

suppositious
adj : based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "supposititious hypotheses" [syn: {conjectural}, {divinatory}, {supposed}, {suppositional}, {supposititious}]

supposititious
adj : based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "supposititious hypotheses" [syn: {conjectural}, {divinatory}, {supposed}, {suppositional}, {suppositious}]

suppository
n : a small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts

suppress
v 1: to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" [syn: {stamp down}, {inhibit}, {subdue}, {conquer}, {curb}]
2: come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists" [syn: {oppress}, {crush}]
3: control and refrain from showing; of emotions [syn: {bottle up}]
4: keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool" [syn: {restrain}, {keep}, {keep back}, {hold back}]
5: put out of one's consciousness [syn: {repress}]

suppressant
n : a drug that suppresses appetite [syn: {appetite suppressant}]

suppressed
adj 1: kept from public knowledge by various means; [ant: {publicized}]
2: manifesting or subjected to suppression; "a suppressed press"
3: held in check with difficulty; "a smothered cough"; "a stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"; "suppressed laughter" [syn: {smothered}, {stifled}, {strangled}]

suppresser
n 1: someone who suppresses; "dictators are suppressors of free speech" [syn: {suppressor}]
2: a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene) [syn: {suppressor}, {suppressor gene}, {suppresser gene}]
3: an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents [syn: {suppressor}]

suppresser gene
n : a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene) [syn: {suppressor}, {suppresser}, {suppressor gene}]

suppression
n 1: (botany) the failure to develop of some part or organ of a plant
2: the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation; "a suppression of the newspaper" [syn: {curtailment}]
3: forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent" [syn: {crushing}, {quelling}, {stifling}]
4: (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires [syn: {inhibition}]

suppressive
adj : tending to suppress; "the government used suppressive measures to control the protest"

suppressive fire
n : fire on or about a weapon system to degrade its performance below what is needed to fulfill its mission objectives

suppressor
n 1: someone who suppresses; "dictators are suppressors of free speech" [syn: {suppresser}]
2: a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene) [syn: {suppresser}, {suppressor gene}, {suppresser gene}]
3: an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents [syn: {suppresser}]

suppressor gene
n : a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene) [syn: {suppressor}, {suppresser}, {suppresser gene}]

suppurate
v 1: cause to ripen and discharge pus; "The oil suppurates the pustules" [syn: {mature}]
2: ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering" [syn: {fester}, {maturate}]

suppurating sore
n : a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus [syn: {fester}]

suppuration
n 1: (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus [syn: {festering}, {maturation}]
2: a fluid product of inflammation [syn: {pus}, {purulence}, {ichor}, {sanies}, {festering}]

suppurative
adj : relating to or characterized by suppuration [ant: {nonsuppurative}]

supra
adv : at an earlier place; "see above" [syn: {above}] [ant: {below}]

supra expressionism
n : a movement that tried to go beyond expressionism

suprainfection
n : secondary infection caused by an opportunistic infection

supranational
adj : transcending established national boundaries or spheres of interest; "a supranational economy"; "supranational federations"

supranormal
adj : beyond the range of the normal or scientifically explainable; "supernormal intimations" [syn: {supernormal}]

supraocular
adj : located or occurring above the eye socket [syn: {supraorbital}]

supraorbital
adj : located or occurring above the eye socket [syn: {supraocular}]

supraorbital ridge
n : a ridge on the frontal bone above the eye socket [syn: {supraorbital torus}, {superciliary ridge}, {superciliary arch}]

supraorbital torus
n : a ridge on the frontal bone above the eye socket [syn: {supraorbital ridge}, {superciliary ridge}, {superciliary arch}]

supraorbital vein
n : drains the front of the scalp; unites with the supratrochlear vein to form the angular vein [syn: {vena supraorbitalis}]

suprarenal gland
n : either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney [syn: {adrenal gland}, {adrenal}]

suprarenalectomy
n : surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands [syn: {adrenalectomy}]

suprasegmental
adj : pertaining to a feature of speech that extends over more than a single speech sound

supratrochlear vein
n : drains the front of the scalp; unites with the supraorbital vein to form the angular vein [syn: {vena supratrochlearis}]

supremacist
n : a person who advocates the supremacy of some particular group over all others

supremacy
n : power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas" [syn: {domination}, {mastery}]

suprematism
n : a geometric abstractionis movement that originated in Russia and influenced constructivism

suprematist
n : an artist of the school of suprematism

supreme
adj 1: final or last in your life or progress; "the supreme sacrifice"; "the supreme judgment"
2: greatest in status or authority or power; "a supreme tribunal" [syn: {sovereign}]
3: highest in excellence or achievement; "supreme among musicians"; "a supreme endeavor"; "supreme courage"
4: greatest or maximal in degree; extreme; "supreme folly"

Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic
n : commanding officer of ACLANT; a general of the United States Army nominated by the President of the United States and approved by the North Atlantic Council [syn: {SACLANT}]

Supreme Allied Commander Europe
n : commanding officer of ACE; NATO's senior military commander in Europe [syn: {SACEUR}]

supreme authority
n : someone with the power to settle matters at will; "she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion" [syn: {arbiter}]

Supreme Being
n : the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions [syn: {God}]

Supreme Court
n 1: the highest federal court in the United States; has final appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation [syn: {Supreme Court of the United States}, {United States Supreme Court}]
2: the highest court in most states of the United States [syn: {state supreme court}, {high court}]

Supreme Court of the United States
n : the highest federal court in the United States; has final appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation [syn: {Supreme Court}, {United States Supreme Court}]

supreme headquarters
n : the highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of the military) [syn: {high command}]

Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
n : the supremem headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe [syn: {SHAPE}]

Supreme Truth
n : a terrorist organization whose goal is to take over Japan and then the world; based on a religion founded in 1987 that combines elements of Buddhism with Christianity; "in 1995 Aum members released deadly sarin gas on a Tokyo subway train" [syn: {Aum Shinrikyo}, {Aum}]

supremely
adv : to the maximum degree; "he was supremely confident"

supremo
n : the most important person in an organization

Sur
n : a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks [syn: {Tyre}]

sura
n 1: one of the sections (or chapters) in the Koran; "the Quran is divided in 114 suras"
2: the muscular back part of the shank [syn: {calf}]

surbase
n : the molding or border above the base of a structure (a pedestal or podium or wall)

surcease
n : a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder" [syn: {cessation}]

surcharge
n : an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)
v 1: charge an extra fee, as for a special service
2: rip off; ask an unreasonable price [syn: {overcharge}, {soak}, {gazump}, {fleece}, {plume}, {pluck}, {rob}, {hook}] [ant: {undercharge}]
3: fill to capacity with people; "The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards"
4: print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote
5: fill to an excessive degree; "The air was surcharged with tension"
6: place too much a load on; "don't overload the car" [syn: {overload}, {overcharge}]
7: show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given

surcoat
n 1: a loose outer coat usually of rich material
2: a tunic worn over a knight's armor

surd
adj : of speech sounds [syn: {voiceless}, {unvoiced}] [ant: {sonant}]
n : a consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords [syn: {voiceless consonant}]

sure
adj 1: having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends" [syn: {certain(p)}] [ant: {uncertain}, {uncertain}]
2: exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance; "be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through"; "be sure to lock the doors" [syn: {certain}]
3: certain to occur; destined or inevitable; "he was certain to fail"; "his fate is certain"; "In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes"- Benjamin Franklin; "he faced certain death"; "sudden but sure regret"; "he is sure to win" [syn: {certain}] [ant: {uncertain}]
4: physically secure or dependable; "a sure footing"; "was on sure ground"
5: capable of being depended on; "a quick and certain remedy"; "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure sign of termites" [syn: {certain}]
6: (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence; "a sure (or trusted) friend" [syn: {trusted}]
7: infallible or unfailing; "a sure (or true) sign of one's commitment"
8: certain not to fail; "a sure hand on the throttle"
9: impossible to doubt or dispute; "indisputable (or sure) proof" [syn: {indisputable}]
adv : definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely'); "the results are surely encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good"; "sure he'll come" [syn: {surely}, {certainly}, {for sure}, {for certain}, {sure enough}, {sure as shooting}]

sure as shooting
adj : absolutely certain; "it is sure as shooting that they will come"
adv : definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely'); "the results are surely encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good"; "sure he'll come" [syn: {surely}, {certainly}, {sure}, {for sure}, {for certain}, {sure enough}]

sure enough
adv 1: as supposed or expected; "sure enough, he asked her for money again"
2: definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely'); "the results are surely encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good"; "sure he'll come" [syn: {surely}, {certainly}, {sure}, {for sure}, {for certain}, {sure as shooting}]

sure thing
n : something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty" [syn: {certainty}, {foregone conclusion}] [ant: {uncertainty}]

sure-enough
adj : used informally especially for emphasis; "a real honest-to-god live cowboy"; "had us a high old time"; "went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel" [syn: {honest-to-god}, {honest-to-goodness}, {old(a)}, {sure-enough(a)}]

sure-fire
adj : certain to be successful; "a sure-fire way to get rich"

surefooted
adj 1: not liable to stumble or fall; "on surefooted donkeys" [syn: {footsure}]
2: not liable to error in judgment or action; "most surefooted of the statesmen who dealt with the depression"- Walter Lippman; "demonstrates a surefooted storytelling talent"- Michiko Kakutani [syn: {confident}]

sure-handed
adj : proficient and confident in performance; "promising playwrights...sure-handed enough to turn out top-drawer scripts"

surely
adv : definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely'); "the results are surely encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good"; "sure he'll come" [syn: {certainly}, {sure}, {for sure}, {for certain}, {sure enough}, {sure as shooting}]

sureness
n 1: freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority" [syn: {assurance}, {self-assurance}, {confidence}, {self-confidence}, {authority}]
2: the quality of being steady and unfailing; "sureness of hand"

surety
n 1: something clearly established
2: property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation; "bankers are reluctant to lend without good security" [syn: {security}]
3: a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms [syn: {hostage}]
4: one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another [syn: {guarantor}, {warrantor}, {warranter}]
5: a guarantee that an obligation will be met [syn: {security}]

surety bond
n : a bond given to protect the recipient against loss in case the terms of a contract are not filled; a surety company assumes liability for nonperformance [syn: {performance bond}]

surf
n : waves breaking on the shore [syn: {breaker}, {breakers}]
v 1: ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard; "Californians love to surf"
2: look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular; "browse a computer directory"; "surf the internet or the world wide web" [syn: {browse}]
3: switch channels, on television [syn: {channel-surf}]

surf casting
n : casting (artificial) bait far out into the ocean (up to 200 yards) with the waves breaking around you [syn: {surf fishing}]

surf fish
n 1: a fish of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: {yellowfin croaker}, {surffish}, {Umbrina roncador}]
2: small to medium-sized shallow-water fishes of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: {surfperch}, {surffish}]

surf fishing
n : casting (artificial) bait far out into the ocean (up to 200 yards) with the waves breaking around you [syn: {surf casting}]

surface
adj 1: on the surface; "surface materials of the moon" [ant: {subsurface}, {overhead}]
2: involving a surface only; "her beauty is only skin-deep"; "superficial bruising"; "a surface wound" [syn: {skin-deep}, {superficial}, {surface(a)}]
n 1: the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface"
2: the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface"
3: the outermost level of the land or sea; "earthquakes originate far below the surface"; "three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water" [syn: {Earth's surface}]
4: a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something; "it was not what it appeared to be on the surface"
5: information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface" [syn: {open}]
6: a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight [syn: {airfoil}, {aerofoil}, {control surface}]
v 1: come to the surface [syn: {come up}, {rise up}, {rise}]
2: put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate" [syn: {coat}]
3: appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again" [syn: {come on}, {come out}, {turn up}, {show up}]

surface area
n : the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area" [syn: {area}, {expanse}]

surface assimilation
n : the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid [syn: {adsorption}]

surface fire
n : a forest fire that burns only the surface litter and undergrowth

surface gage
n : gauge consisting of a scriber mounted on an adjustable stand; used to test the accuracy of plane surfaces [syn: {surface gauge}, {scribing block}]

surface gauge
n : gauge consisting of a scriber mounted on an adjustable stand; used to test the accuracy of plane surfaces [syn: {surface gage}, {scribing block}]

surface lift
n : a ski tow that pulls skiers up a slope without lifting them off the ground

surface mail
n : mail that is sent by land or sea [ant: {air mail}]

surface mine
v : extract (ore) from a strip-mine [syn: {strip mine}, {surface-mine}]

surface noise
n : noise produced by the friction of the stylus of a record player moving over the rotating record

surface search radar
n : a naval radar to search for surface targets

surface ship
n : a warship that operates on the surface of the water [ant: {submersible}]

surface soil
n : the layer of soil on the surface [syn: {topsoil}]

surface tension
n : a phenomenon at the surface of a liquid caused by intermolecular forces

surface-active
adj : capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid; used especially of detergents

surface-active agent
n : a substance capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved [syn: {wetting agent}, {wetter}, {surfactant}]

surface-assimilative
adj : having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface [syn: {adsorbent}, {adsorptive}] [ant: {nonadsorbent}]

surface-mine
v : extract (ore) from a strip-mine [syn: {strip mine}, {surface mine}]

surface-to-air
adj : operating from or designed to be launched from the ground against an airborne target; "surface-to-air missiles" [ant: {air-to-surface}, {air-to-air}]

surface-to-air missile
n : a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target [syn: {SAM}]

surface-to-air missile system
n : the shipboard system that fires missiles at aircraft

surfacing
n : emerging to the surface and becoming apparent

surfactant
n : a substance capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved [syn: {wetting agent}, {wetter}, {surface-active agent}]

surfbird
n : sandpiper-like shorebird of Pacific coasts of North America and South America [syn: {Aphriza virgata}]

surfboard
n : a narrow buoyant board for riding surf

surfboarder
n : someone who engages in surfboarding [syn: {surfer}]

surfboarding
n : the sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave [syn: {surfing}, {surfriding}]

surfboat
n : a boat that can be launched or landed in heavy surf

surfeit
n 1: the state of being more than full [syn: {excess}, {overabundance}]
2: the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall [syn: {glut}, {oversupply}]
3: eating until excessively full [syn: {repletion}]
v 1: supply or feed to surfeit [syn: {cloy}]
2: indulge (one's appetite) to satiety

surfeited
adj : fed beyond capacity or desire [syn: {gorged}, {sated}]

surfer
n : someone who engages in surfboarding [syn: {surfboarder}]

surffish
n 1: a fish of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: {yellowfin croaker}, {surf fish}, {Umbrina roncador}]
2: small to medium-sized shallow-water fishes of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: {surfperch}, {surf fish}]

surficial
adj : pertaining to or occurring on or near the earth's surface; "a surficial geologic deposit"

surfing
n : the sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave [syn: {surfboarding}, {surfriding}]

surfperch
n : small to medium-sized shallow-water fishes of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: {surffish}, {surf fish}]

surfriding
n : the sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave [syn: {surfing}, {surfboarding}]

surge
n 1: a sudden forceful flow [syn: {rush}, {spate}, {upsurge}]
2: a sudden or abrupt strong increase; "stimulated a surge of speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in violent crime" [syn: {upsurge}]
3: a large sea wave [syn: {billow}]
v 1: rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward" [syn: {billow}, {heave}]
2: rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yes" [syn: {soar}, {soar up}, {soar upwards}, {zoom}]
3: rise or move foward; "surging waves" [syn: {tide}] [ant: {ebb}]
4: rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave; "the boats surged" [syn: {scend}]
5: see one's performance improve; "He levelled the score and then surged ahead"

surge protector
n : electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current [syn: {surge suppressor}, {spike suppressor}, {spike arrester}, {lightning arrester}]

surge suppressor
n : electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current [syn: {surge protector}, {spike suppressor}, {spike arrester}, {lightning arrester}]

surgeon
n : a physician who specializes in surgery [syn: {operating surgeon}, {sawbones}]

Surgeon General
n 1: the head of the United States Public Health Service
2: the senior medical officer in an army or navy

surgeonfish
n : brightly colored coral-reef fish with knifelike spines at the tail [also: {surgeonfishes} (pl)]

surgeonfishes
surgeonfish
n : brightly colored coral-reef fish with knifelike spines at the tail [also: {surgeonfishes} (pl)]

surgeonfishes
See {surgeonfish}

surgeon's knot
n : any of several knots used in tying stitches or ligatures

surgery
n 1: the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures; "he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School"
2: a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted; "he read the warning in the doctor's surgery"
3: a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations; "great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic" [syn: {operating room}, {OR}, {operating theater}, {operating theatre}]
4: a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" [syn: {operation}, {surgical operation}, {surgical procedure}, {surgical process}]

surgical
adj 1: of or relating to or involving or used in surgery; "surgical instruments"; "surgical intervention" [ant: {nonsurgical}]
2: relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine; "a surgical appendix"; "a surgical procedure"; "operative dentistry" [syn: {operative}] [ant: {medical}]
3: performed with great precision; "a surgical air strike"

surgical contraception
n : contraception by surgical sterilization

surgical dressing
n : a loosely woven cotton dressing for incisions made during surgery

surgical gown
n : protective garment worn by surgeons during operations [syn: {gown}, {scrubs}]

surgical incision
n : the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) [syn: {incision}, {section}]

surgical instrument
n : a medical instrument used in surgery

surgical knife
n : a very sharp knife used in surgery

surgical operation
n : a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" [syn: {operation}, {surgery}, {surgical procedure}, {surgical process}]

surgical procedure
n : a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" [syn: {operation}, {surgery}, {surgical operation}, {surgical process}]

surgical process
n : a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" [syn: {operation}, {surgery}, {surgical operation}, {surgical procedure}]

surgical seam
n : a seam used in surgery [syn: {suture}]

surgical spirit
n : methylated spirit used in the practice of medicine (especially for cleansing the skin before injections or before surgery)

surgical strike
n : an attack (usually without prior warning) intended to deal only with a specific target

surgically
adv : in a surgical manner; by means of surgery; "surgically removed"

surging
adj : characterized by great swelling waves or surges; "billowy storm clouds"; "the restless billowing sea"; "surging waves" [syn: {billowy}, {billowing(a)}]

Suricata
n : meerkats [syn: {genus Suricata}]

Suricata suricatta
n : a meerkat with a thin and elongated tail [syn: {slender-tailed meerkat}]

Suricata tetradactyla
n : burrowing diurnal meerkat of southern Africa; often kept as a pet [syn: {suricate}]

suricate
n : burrowing diurnal meerkat of southern Africa; often kept as a pet [syn: {Suricata tetradactyla}]

Surinam
n : a republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975 [syn: {Suriname}, {Republic of Suriname}, {Dutch Guiana}, {Netherlands Guiana}]

Surinam cherry
n 1: tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries [syn: {barbados cherry}, {acerola}, {West Indian cherry}, {Malpighia glabra}]
2: Brazilian tree with spicy red fruit; often cultivated in California and Florida [syn: {pitanga}, {Eugenia uniflora}]
3: acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C [syn: {acerola}, {barbados cherry}, {West Indian cherry}]

Surinam River
n : a river in Suriname that flows northward to the Atlantic [syn: {Suriname River}]

Surinam toad
n : a South American toad; incubates its young in pits in the skin of its back [syn: {Pipa pipa}, {Pipa americana}]

Suriname
n : a republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975 [syn: {Republic of Suriname}, {Surinam}, {Dutch Guiana}, {Netherlands Guiana}]

Suriname River
n : a river in Suriname that flows northward to the Atlantic [syn: {Surinam River}]

Surinamese monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Suriname

surlier
surly
adj : inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace; "a surly waiter"; "an ugly frame of mind" [syn: {ugly}] [also: {surliest}, {surlier}]

surlier
See {surly}

surliest
surly
adj : inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace; "a surly waiter"; "an ugly frame of mind" [syn: {ugly}] [also: {surliest}, {surlier}]

surliest
See {surly}

surlily
adv : in a churlish manner; "the store owner treated his customers churlishly" [syn: {churlishly}]

surliness
n : a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees" [syn: {temper}, {biliousness}, {irritability}, {peevishness}, {pettishness}, {snappishness}]

surly
adj : inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace; "a surly waiter"; "an ugly frame of mind" [syn: {ugly}] [also: {surliest}, {surlier}]

surmisable
adj : able to be inferred on slight grounds [syn: {presumable}, {supposable}]

surmisal
n : a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence [syn: {guess}, {conjecture}, {supposition}, {surmise}, {speculation}, {hypothesis}]

surmise
n : a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence [syn: {guess}, {conjecture}, {supposition}, {surmisal}, {speculation}, {hypothesis}]
v 1: infer from incomplete evidence
2: imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it" [syn: {suspect}]

Surmontil
n : tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Surmontil) used to treat depression and anxiety and (sometimes) insomnia [syn: {trimipramine}]

surmount
v 1: get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness" [syn: {overcome}, {get over}, {subdue}, {master}]
2: be on top of; "The scarf surmounted the gown"
3: reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc" [syn: {scale}]
4: be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" [syn: {surpass}, {outstrip}, {outmatch}, {outgo}, {exceed}, {outdo}, {outperform}]

surmountable
adj 1: capable of being surmounted or overcome; "situations of measurable and surmountable danger" [ant: {insurmountable}]
2: capable of being surmounted [syn: {climbable}]

surmounted
adj : having something on top; "columns surmounted by statues"

surmounter
n : someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion [syn: {subduer}, {overcomer}]

surmullet
n : brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels [syn: {goatfish}, {red mullet}, {Mullus surmuletus}]

surname
n : the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) [syn: {family name}, {cognomen}, {last name}]

Surnia
n : a genus of hawk-like owls [syn: {genus Surnia}]

Surnia ulula
n : gray-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of the northern hemisphere [syn: {hawk owl}]

surpass
v 1: distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math" [syn: {excel}, {stand out}]
2: be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" [syn: {outstrip}, {outmatch}, {outgo}, {exceed}, {outdo}, {surmount}, {outperform}]
3: pass by; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other" [syn: {travel by}, {pass by}, {go past}, {go by}, {pass}]
4: go beyond; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds" [syn: {exceed}, {transcend}]

surpassing
adj 1: exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence [syn: {transcendent}]
2: far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents" [syn: {exceeding}, {exceptional}, {olympian}, {prodigious}]

surpassingly
adv : to a surpassing degree; "she was a surpassingly beautiful woman"

surplice
n : a loose-fitting white ecclesiastical vestment with wide sleeves

surpliced
adj : wearing a surplice

surplus
adj : more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy" [syn: {excess}, {extra}, {redundant}, {spare}, {supererogatory}, {superfluous}, {supernumerary}]
n : a quantity much larger than is needed [syn: {excess}, {surplusage}, {nimiety}]

surplusage
n : a quantity much larger than is needed [syn: {excess}, {surplus}, {nimiety}]

surprint
n : something added by overprinting [syn: {overprint}]

surprisal
n : the act of surprising someone [syn: {surprise}]

surprise
n 1: the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
2: a sudden unexpected event
3: the act of surprising someone [syn: {surprisal}]
v 1: cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me"
2: come upon or take unawares; "She surprised the couple"; "He surprised an interesting scene"
3: attack by storm; attack suddenly [syn: {storm}]

surprise attack
n : an attack without warning [syn: {coup de main}]

surprised
adj : taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment; "surprised by her student's ingenuity"; "surprised that he remembered my name"; "a surprised expression" [ant: {unsurprised}]

surprisedly
adv : in the manner of one who is surprised

surpriser
n : a captor who uses surprise to capture the victim

surprising
adj : causing surprise or wonder or amazement; "the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data"; "leaped up with surprising agility"; "she earned a surprising amount of money" [ant: {unsurprising}]

surprisingly
adv 1: in a surprising manner; "he was surprisingly friendly"
2: in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise; "amazingly, he finished medical school in three years" [syn: {amazingly}, {astonishingly}]

surprisingness
n : extraordinariness by virtue of being unexpected; "the unexpectedness of the warm welcome" [syn: {unexpectedness}] [ant: {expectedness}]

surreal
adj 1: characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions; "a great concourse of phantasmagoric shadows"--J.C.Powys; "the incongruous imagery in surreal art and literature" [syn: {phantasmagoric}, {phantasmagorical}, {surrealistic}]
2: resembling a dream; "night invested the lake with a dreamlike quality"; "as irrational and surreal as a dream" [syn: {dreamlike}]

surrealism
n : a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of Dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreams

surrealist
n : an artist who is a member of the movement called surrealism

surrealistic
adj : characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions; "a great concourse of phantasmagoric shadows"--J.C.Powys; "the incongruous imagery in surreal art and literature" [syn: {phantasmagoric}, {phantasmagorical}, {surreal}]

surrebuttal
n : (law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rebutter [syn: {surrebutter}]

surrebutter
n : (law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rebutter [syn: {surrebuttal}]

surrejoinder
n : (law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rejoinder

surrender
n 1: acceptance of despair [syn: {resignation}]
2: a verbal act of admitting defeat [syn: {giving up}, {yielding}]
3: the delivery of a principal into lawful custody
4: the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort" [syn: {capitulation}, {fall}]
v 1: give up or agree to forego to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered" [syn: {give up}] [ant: {resist}]
2: relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in" [syn: {cede}, {deliver}, {give up}]
3: relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another [syn: {relinquish}]

surrendered
adj : given up often unwillingly; "a relinquishment is a piece of relinquished or abandoned land" [syn: {relinquished}]

surrenderer
n : a person who yields or surrenders [syn: {yielder}]

surreptitious
adj 1: marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking in the shadows" [syn: {furtive}, {lurking}, {skulking}, {sneak(a)}, {sneaky}, {stealthy}]
2: conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance" [syn: {clandestine}, {cloak-and-dagger}, {hole-and-corner(a)}, {hugger-mugger}, {hush-hush}, {on the quiet(p)}, {secret}, {undercover}, {underground}]

surreptitiously
adv : in a surreptitious manner; "he was watching her surreptitiously as she waited in the hotel lobby" [syn: {sneakily}]

Surrey
n 1: a county in southeastern England on the Thames
2: a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; has two or four seats

surrogate
adj : providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father" [syn: {foster}]
n 1: someone who takes the place of another person [syn: {alternate}, {replacement}]
2: a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others [syn: {deputy}]

surrogate mother
n : a woman who bears a child for a couple where the wife is unable to do so; "a surrogate mother is artificially inseminated with the father's semen and carries the fetus to term"

surround
n : the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround" [syn: {environment}, {environs}, {surroundings}]
v 1: be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village" [syn: {environ}, {encircle}, {circle}, {round}, {ring}]
2: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property" [syn: {skirt}, {border}]
3: envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy" [syn: {smother}]
4: surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna" [syn: {besiege}, {beleaguer}, {hem in}, {circumvent}]
5: surround with a wall in order to fortify [syn: {wall}, {palisade}, {fence}, {fence in}]

surrounded
adj : confined on all sides; "a camp surrounded by enemies"; "the encircled pioneers" [syn: {encircled}]

surrounding
adj : closely encircling; "encompassing mountain ranges"; "the surrounding countryside" [syn: {encompassing(a)}, {surrounding(a)}]

surroundings
n 1: the environmental condition [syn: {milieu}]
2: the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround" [syn: {environment}, {environs}, {surround}]

sursum corda
n : (Roman Catholic Church) a Latin versicle meaning `lift up your hearts'

surtax
n : an additional tax on certain kinds of income that has already been taxed [syn: {supertax}]
v : levy an extra tax on; "surtax luxury items that cost more than $1,000"

surtitle
n : translation of the words of a foreign opera (or choral work) projected on a screen above the stage [syn: {supertitle}]

surtout
n : a man's overcoat in the style of a frock coat

surveil
v : keep under surveillance; "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing" [syn: {follow}, {survey}]

surveillance
n : close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)

surveillance of disease
n : the ongoing systematic collection and analysis of data about an infectious disease that can lead to action being taken to control or prevent the disease

surveillance system
n : a closed-circuit television system used to maintain close observation of a person or group

survey
n 1: a detailed critical inspection [syn: {study}]
2: short descriptive summary (of events) [syn: {sketch}, {resume}]
3: the act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited" [syn: {view}, {sight}]
v 1: consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting" [syn: {appraise}]
2: look over in a comprehensively, inspect; "He surveyed his new classmates"
3: keep under surveillance; "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing" [syn: {surveil}, {follow}]
4: hold a review (of troops) [syn: {review}, {go over}]
5: make a survey of; for statistical purposes
6: plot a map of (land)

surveying
n : the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map; "he studied surveying at college"

surveying instrument
n : an instrument used by surveyors [syn: {surveyor's instrument}]

surveyor
n 1: an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures
2: someone who conducts a statistical survey

surveyor's instrument
n : an instrument used by surveyors [syn: {surveying instrument}]

surveyor's level
n : surveying instrument consisting basically of a small telescope with an attached spirit level rotating around a vertical axis; for measuring relative heights of land

survival
n 1: a state of surviving; remaining alive [syn: {endurance}]
2: a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment [syn: {survival of the fittest}, {natural selection}, {selection}]
3: something that survives

survival of the fittest
n : a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment [syn: {survival}, {natural selection}, {selection}]

survivalist
n : someone who tries to insure their personal survival or the survival of their group or nation

survive
v 1: continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents" [syn: {last}, {live}, {live on}, {go}, {endure}, {hold up}, {hold out}]
2: continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds" [syn: {pull through}, {pull round}, {come through}, {make it}] [ant: {succumb}]
3: support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day" [syn: {exist}, {live}, {subsist}]
4: live longer than; "She outlived her husband by many years" [syn: {outlive}, {outlast}]

surviving
adj : still in existence; "the Wollemi pine found in Australia is a surviving specimen of a conifer thought to have been long extinct and therefore known as a living fossil"; "the only surviving frontier blockhouse in Pennsylvania" [syn: {living}]

survivor
n 1: one who lives through affliction; "the survivors of the fire were taken to a hospital" [syn: {subsister}]
2: one who outlives another; "he left his farm to his survivors"
3: an animal that survives in spite of adversity; "only the fittest animals were survivors of the cold winters"

survivor guilt
n : a deep feeling of guilt often experienced by those who have survived some catastrophe that took the lives of many others; derives in part from a feeling that they did not do enough to save the others who perished and in part from feelings of being unworthy relative to those who died; "survivor guilt was first noted in those who survived the Holocaust"

survivors insurance
n : insurance paid to surviving spouses

survivorship annuity
n : an annuity payable to one person in the event that someone else is unable to receive it [syn: {reversionary annuity}]

Surya
n : an important god of later Hinduism; the sun god or the sun itself worshipped as the source of warmth and light

Sus
n : type genus of the Suidae [syn: {genus Sus}]

Sus scrofa
n 1: Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States [syn: {wild boar}, {boar}]
2: domestic swine [syn: {hog}, {pig}, {grunter}, {squealer}]

Susa
n : a port city in eastern Tunisia on the Mediterranean [syn: {Sousse}, {Susah}]

Susah
n : a port city in eastern Tunisia on the Mediterranean [syn: {Sousse}, {Susa}]

Susan Anthony
n : United States suffragist (1820-1906) [syn: {Anthony}, {Susan B. Anthony}, {Susan Brownell Anthony}]

Susan B. Anthony
n : United States suffragist (1820-1906) [syn: {Anthony}, {Susan Anthony}, {Susan Brownell Anthony}]

Susan B Anthony dollar
n : a United States coin worth one dollar

Susan Brownell Anthony
n : United States suffragist (1820-1906) [syn: {Anthony}, {Susan Anthony}, {Susan B. Anthony}]

Susan Sontag
n : United States writer (born in 1933) [syn: {Sontag}]

Susanna
n : an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel [syn: {Book of Susanna}]

susceptibility
n : the state of being susceptible; easily affected [syn: {susceptibleness}] [ant: {unsusceptibility}]

susceptible
adj 1: (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof" [ant: {unsusceptible}]
2: easily impressed emotionally

susceptibleness
n : the state of being susceptible; easily affected [syn: {susceptibility}] [ant: {unsusceptibility}]

sushi
n : rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed

sushi bar
n : a bar where sushi is served

Susian
n : an extinct ancient language of unknown affinities; spoken by the Elamites [syn: {Elamitic}, {Elamite}]

Susiana
n : an ancient country in southwestern Asia east of the Tigris River (in what is modern Iran); was known for its warlike people [syn: {Elam}]

suslik
n : rather large central Eurasian ground squirrel [syn: {souslik}, {Citellus citellus}]

suspect
adj : not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior" [syn: {fishy}, {funny}, {queer}, {shady}, {suspicious}]
n 1: someone who is under suspicion
2: a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused [syn: {defendant}] [ant: {plaintiff}]
v 1: imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it" [syn: {surmise}]
2: regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in [syn: {distrust}, {mistrust}] [ant: {trust}, {trust}]
3: hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"

suspected
adj : believed likely; "a suspected thief"; "a suspected infection" [ant: {unsuspected}]

suspend
v 1: hang freely; "The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them"
2: cause to be held in suspension in a fluid; "suspend the particles"
3: bar temporarily; from school, office, etc. [syn: {debar}]
4: stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country" [syn: {freeze}]
5: make inoperative or stop; "suspend payments on the loan" [syn: {set aside}]
6: as of a prison sentence

suspended
adj 1: (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; "suspended matter such as silt or mud..."; "dust particles suspended in the air"; "droplets in suspension in a gas"
2: temporarily inactive [syn: {abeyant}, {inactive}, {in abeyance(p)}]

suspended animation
n : a temporary cessation of vital functions with loss of consciousness resembling death; usually resulting from asphyxia

suspender
n : elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) [syn: {brace}, {gallus}]

suspender belt
n : a wide belt of elastic with supporters hanging from it; worn by women to hold up stockings [syn: {garter belt}]

suspense
n 1: apprehension about what is going to happen
2: an uncertain cognitive state; "the matter remained in suspense for several years"
3: excited anticipation of an approaching climax; "the play kept the audience in suspense"

suspense account
n : an account used temporarily to carry doubtful receipts and disbursements or discrepancies pending their analysis and permanent classification

suspenseful
adj : (of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense [syn: {cliff-hanging}, {suspensive}, {nail-biting}]

suspension
n 1: a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy
2: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something [syn: {pause}, {intermission}, {break}, {interruption}]
3: temporary cessation or suspension [syn: {abeyance}]
4: an interruption in the intensity or amount of something [syn: {respite}, {reprieve}, {hiatus}, {abatement}]
5: a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle [syn: {suspension system}]
6: the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait" [syn: {dangling}, {hanging}]
7: a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc) [syn: {temporary removal}]

suspension bridge
n : a bridge that has a roadway supported by cables that are anchored at both ends

suspension point
n : (usually plural) one of a series of points indicating that something has been omitted or that the sentence is incomplete

suspension system
n : a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle [syn: {suspension}]

suspensive
adj 1: (of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense [syn: {cliff-hanging}, {suspenseful}, {nail-biting}]
2: undecided or characterized by indecisiveness

suspensor
n : a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise [syn: {athletic supporter}, {supporter}, {jockstrap}, {jock}]

suspensory
n : a bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast) [syn: {suspensory bandage}]

suspensory bandage
n : a bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast) [syn: {suspensory}]

suspicion
n 1: an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong" [syn: {intuition}, {hunch}]
2: doubt about someone's honesty [syn: {misgiving}, {mistrust}, {distrust}]
3: the state of being suspected; "he tried to shield me from suspicion"
4: being of a suspicious nature; "his suspiciousness destroyed his marriage" [syn: {suspiciousness}]

suspicious
adj 1: openly distrustful and unwilling to confide [syn: {leery}, {mistrustful}, {untrusting}, {wary}]
2: not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior" [syn: {fishy}, {funny}, {queer}, {shady}, {suspect}]

suspiciously
adv : with suspicion; "she regarded the food suspiciously"

suspiciousness
n : being of a suspicious nature; "his suspiciousness destroyed his marriage" [syn: {suspicion}]

suspiration
n : an utterance made by exhaling audibly [syn: {sigh}]

suspire
v 1: heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She sighed sadly" [syn: {sigh}]
2: draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring" [syn: {breathe}, {take a breath}, {respire}]

Susquehanna
n : a river in the northeastern United States that rises in New York and flows southward through Pennsylvania and Maryland into Chesapeake Bay [syn: {Susquehanna River}]

Susquehanna River
n : a river in the northeastern United States that rises in New York and flows southward through Pennsylvania and Maryland into Chesapeake Bay [syn: {Susquehanna}]

suss out
v : examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" [syn: {check}, {check up on}, {look into}, {check out}, {check over}, {go over}, {check into}]

Sussex
n : a former Anglo-Saxon kingdom in southern England on the English Channel; was captured by Wessex in the 9th century

Sussex spaniel
n : an English breed with short legs and a golden liver-colored coat

Sussex University
n : a red-brick university in Brighton, England [syn: {University of Sussex}]

sustain
v 1: lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negociations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work" [syn: {prolong}, {keep up}]
2: undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle" [syn: {suffer}, {have}, {get}]
3: provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children" [syn: {nourish}, {nurture}]
4: supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep" [syn: {keep}, {maintain}]
5: be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?" [syn: {hold}, {support}, {hold up}]
6: admit as valid; "The court sustained the motion"
7: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" [syn: {confirm}, {corroborate}, {substantiate}, {support}, {affirm}] [ant: {negate}]

sustainability
n : the property of being sustainable

sustainable
adj : capable of being sustained

sustained
adj 1: maintained at length without interruption or weakening; "sustained flight"
2: (of an electric arc) continuous; "heat transfer to the anode in free burning arcs" [syn: {free burning}]

sustainer
n : someone who upholds or maintains; "firm upholders of tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of democracy" [syn: {upholder}, {maintainer}]

sustaining pedal
n : a pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings and so allows them to continue vibrating [syn: {loud pedal}]

sustaining program
n : a program without a commercial sponsor

sustainment
n : the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment" [syn: {sustenance}, {sustentation}, {maintenance}, {upkeep}]

sustenance
n 1: a source of materials to nourish the body [syn: {nutriment}, {nourishment}, {nutrition}, {aliment}, {alimentation}, {victuals}]
2: the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood" [syn: {support}, {keep}, {livelihood}, {living}, {bread and butter}]
3: the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment" [syn: {sustentation}, {sustainment}, {maintenance}, {upkeep}]

sustentacular
adj : serving to sustain or support; "sustentacular cells"

sustentation
n : the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment" [syn: {sustenance}, {sustainment}, {maintenance}, {upkeep}]

susurrant
adj : making a low continuous indistinct sound; "like murmuring waves"; "susurrant voices" [syn: {murmuring}, {whispering}]

susurrate
v : issue soft noises

susurration
n 1: the indistinct sound of people whispering [syn: {susurrus}]
2: speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords [syn: {whisper}, {whispering}]

susurrous
adj : characterized by soft sounds; "a murmurous brook"; "a soughing wind in the pines"; "a slow sad susurrous rustle like the wind fingering the pines"- R.P.Warren [syn: {murmurous}, {rustling}, {soughing}]

susurrus
n : the indistinct sound of people whispering [syn: {susurration}]

Sutherland
n : Australian operatic soprano (born in 1926) [syn: {Joan Sutherland}, {Dame Joan Sutherland}]

sutler
n : a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army [syn: {victualer}, {victualler}, {provisioner}]

sutra
n : a rule or aphorism in Sanskrit literature or a group of aphoristic doctrinal summaries prepared for memorization

suttee
n : the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband

sutura
n : an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull) [syn: {suture}, {fibrous joint}]

sutura coronalis
n : the suture between the parietal and frontal bones of the skull [syn: {coronal suture}]

sutura frontalis
n : the suture between two halves of the frontal bone (usually obliterated by the age of 6) [syn: {frontal suture}]

sutura intermaxillaris
n : the suture between the two maxillae of the upper jawbone [syn: {intermaxillary suture}]

sutura internasalis
n : the suture between the two nasal bones [syn: {internasal suture}]

sutura lamboidea
n : the suture between the occipital and parietal bones [syn: {lamboid suture}]

sutura sagittalis
n : the suture uniting the two parietal bones [syn: {sagittal suture}, {interparietal suture}]

sutural bone
n : any of the tiny soft bones found in the sutures between cranial bones [syn: {Wormian bone}]

suture
n 1: an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull) [syn: {sutura}, {fibrous joint}]
2: a seam used in surgery [syn: {surgical seam}]
3: thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together
v : join with a suture; "suture the wound after surgery"

suturing
n : surgical joining of two surfaces

S.U.V.
n : a high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck chassis [syn: {sport utility}, {sport utility vehicle}]

Suva
n : the capital and largest city of Fiji (on Viti Levu island)

suzerain
n : a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs

suzerainty
n 1: the position or authority of a suzerain; "under the suzerainty of..."
2: the domain of a suzerain

Svalbard
n : a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean

Svante August Arrhenius
n : Swedish chemist and chemist noted for his theory of chemical dissociation (1859-1927) [syn: {Arrhenius}]

Svedberg
n : Swedish theologian (1688-1772) [syn: {Swedenborg}, {Emanuel Swedenborg}, {Emanuel Svedberg}]

svelte
adj 1: showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; "his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters" [syn: {polished}, {refined}, {urbane}]
2: gracefully slender; moving and bending with ease [syn: {lissome}, {lissom}, {lithe}, {lithesome}, {slender}, {supple}, {sylphlike}]

Svengali
n 1: someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his bidding
2: the musician in a novel by George du Maurier who controls Trilby's singing hypnotically

Sverdrup
n : Norwegian explorer who led expeditions into the Arctic (1855-1930) [syn: {Otto Neumann Sverdrup}]

Sverige
n : a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula [syn: {Sweden}, {Kingdom of Sweden}]

Svizzera
n : a landlocked federal republic in central Europe [syn: {Switzerland}, {Swiss Confederation}, {Suisse}, {Schweiz}]

SVR
n : Russia's intelligence service responsible for foreign operations, intelligence-gathering and analysis, and the exchange of intelligence information; collaborates with other countries to oppose proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and organized crime [syn: {Foreign Intelligence Service}, {Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki}]

SW
n : the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees [syn: {southwest}, {sou'-west}]

swab
n 1: implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion
2: cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors [syn: {swob}, {mop}]
v 1: wash with a swab or a mop; "swab the ship's decks" [syn: {swob}]
2: apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with paint" [syn: {dab}, {swob}] [also: {swabbing}, {swabbed}]

swabbed
swab
n 1: implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion
2: cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors [syn: {swob}, {mop}]
v 1: wash with a swab or a mop; "swab the ship's decks" [syn: {swob}]
2: apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with paint" [syn: {dab}, {swob}] [also: {swabbing}, {swabbed}]

swabbed
See {swab}

swabbing
swab
n 1: implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion
2: cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors [syn: {swob}, {mop}]
v 1: wash with a swab or a mop; "swab the ship's decks" [syn: {swob}]
2: apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with paint" [syn: {dab}, {swob}] [also: {swabbing}, {swabbed}]

swabbing
n : cleaning with a mop; "he gave it a good mopping" [syn: {mopping}]

swabbing
See {swab}

swad
n : a bunch; "a thick swad of plants"

swaddle
v : wrap in swaddling clothes; "swadddle the infant" [syn: {swathe}]

swaddling bands
n : a garment (a gown or narrow strips of cloth) for an infant [syn: {swaddling clothes}]

swaddling clothes
n 1: a garment (a gown or narrow strips of cloth) for an infant [syn: {swaddling bands}]
2: restrictions placed on the immature

swadust mushroom
n : an edible agaric found in piles of hardwood sawdust; the caps are black and coarsely wrinkled [syn: {Pluteus magnus}]

swag
n 1: valuable goods
2: goods or money obtained illegally [syn: {loot}, {booty}, {pillage}, {plunder}, {prize}, {dirty money}]
3: a bundle containing the personal belongings of a swagman
v 1: droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness [syn: {sag}, {droop}, {flag}]
2: walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room" [syn: {stagger}, {reel}, {keel}, {lurch}, {careen}]
3: sway heavily or unsteadily [also: {swagging}, {swagged}]

swage
n : a tool used to thicken or spread (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging [syn: {upset}]
v : form metals with a swage [syn: {upset}]

swage block
n : an iron block cut with holes and grooves to assist in cold working metal

swagged
swag
n 1: valuable goods
2: goods or money obtained illegally [syn: {loot}, {booty}, {pillage}, {plunder}, {prize}, {dirty money}]
3: a bundle containing the personal belongings of a swagman
v 1: droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness [syn: {sag}, {droop}, {flag}]
2: walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room" [syn: {stagger}, {reel}, {keel}, {lurch}, {careen}]
3: sway heavily or unsteadily [also: {swagging}, {swagged}]

swagged
See {swag}

swagger
adj : (British informal) very chic; "groovy clothes" [syn: {groovy}]
n 1: an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work [syn: {swagman}, {swaggie}]
2: a proud stiff pompous gait [syn: {strut}, {prance}]
v 1: to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" [syn: {ruffle}, {prance}, {strut}, {sashay}, {cock}]
2: discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate [syn: {browbeat}, {bully}]
3: act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner [syn: {bluster}, {swash}]

swagger stick
n : a short cane or stick covered with leather and carried by army officers

swaggerer
n : someone who walks in an arrogant manner

swaggering
adj 1: having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "shaggy supercilious camels"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer [syn: {disdainful}, {haughty}, {lordly}, {prideful}, {sniffy}, {supercilious}]
2: flamboyantly adventurous [syn: {swashbuckling}]

swaggie
n : an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work [syn: {swagman}, {swagger}]

swagging
swag
n 1: valuable goods
2: goods or money obtained illegally [syn: {loot}, {booty}, {pillage}, {plunder}, {prize}, {dirty money}]
3: a bundle containing the personal belongings of a swagman
v 1: droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness [syn: {sag}, {droop}, {flag}]
2: walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room" [syn: {stagger}, {reel}, {keel}, {lurch}, {careen}]
3: sway heavily or unsteadily [also: {swagging}, {swagged}]

swagging
See {swag}

swagman
n : an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work [syn: {swagger}, {swaggie}]

Swahili
n : the most widely spoken Bantu languages; the official language of Kenya and Tanzania and widely used as a lingua franca in east and central Africa

swain
n : a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked" [syn: {boyfriend}, {fellow}, {beau}, {young man}]

Swainsona
n : genus of Australian herbs and subshrubs: darling peas [syn: {genus Swainsona}]

Swainsona galegifolia
n : erect or trailing perennial of eastern Australia having axillary racemes of blue to purple or red flowers [syn: {smooth darling pea}]

Swainsona grandiflora
n : shrubby perennial of southern Australia having downy or woolly stems and undersides of leaves and racemes of red to pink flowers [syn: {hairy darling pea}, {Swainsona greyana}]

Swainsona greyana
n : shrubby perennial of southern Australia having downy or woolly stems and undersides of leaves and racemes of red to pink flowers [syn: {hairy darling pea}, {Swainsona grandiflora}]

swallow
n 1: a small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale" [syn: {sup}]
2: the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips" [syn: {drink}, {deglutition}]
3: small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
v 1: pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!" [syn: {get down}]
2: engulf and destroy; "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"
3: enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter" [syn: {immerse}, {swallow up}, {bury}, {eat up}]
4: utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her speech"
5: take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words" [syn: {take back}, {unsay}, {withdraw}]
6: keep from expressing; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"
7: tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncracies" [syn: {accept}, {live with}]
8: believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"

swallow dive
n : a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water [syn: {swan dive}]

swallow hole
n : a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof [syn: {sinkhole}, {sink}]

swallow shrike
n : Australasian and Asiatic bird related to the shrikes and resembling a swallow [syn: {wood swallow}]

swallow up
v : enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter" [syn: {immerse}, {swallow}, {bury}, {eat up}]

swallow wort
n : perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers [syn: {celandine}, {greater celandine}, {swallowwort}, {Chelidonium majus}]

swallowed
adj : completely enclosed or swallowed up; "a house engulfed in flames"; "the fog-enveloped cliffs"; "a view swallowed by night" [syn: {engulfed}, {enveloped}]

swallowtail
n : a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back [syn: {swallow-tailed coat}, {morning coat}]

swallow-tailed
adj : (especially of butterflies and birds) having a forked tail like that of a swallow

swallow-tailed coat
n : a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back [syn: {swallowtail}, {morning coat}]

swallow-tailed hawk
n : graceful North American black-and-white kite [syn: {swallow-tailed kite}, {Elanoides forficatus}]

swallow-tailed kite
n : graceful North American black-and-white kite [syn: {swallow-tailed hawk}, {Elanoides forficatus}]

swallowwort
n 1: tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics [syn: {blood flower}, {Asclepias curassavica}]
2: perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers [syn: {celandine}, {greater celandine}, {swallow wort}, {Chelidonium majus}]

swam
swim
n : the act of swimming [syn: {swimming}]
v 1: travel through water; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank"
2: be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink [syn: {float}] [ant: {sink}] [also: {swum}, {swimming}, {swam}]

swam
See {swim}

swami
n : a Hindu religious teacher; used as a title of respect [also: {swamies} (pl)]

swamies
swami
n : a Hindu religious teacher; used as a title of respect [also: {swamies} (pl)]

swamies
See {swami}

Swammerdam
n : Dutch naturalist and microscopist who proposed a classification of insects and who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and was the first to see red blood cells (1637-1680) [syn: {Jan Swammerdam}]

swamp
n 1: low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog [syn: {swampland}]
2: a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables; "he was trapped in a medical swamp"
v 1: drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged; "The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor" [syn: {drench}]
2: fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind" [syn: {deluge}, {flood}, {inundate}]

swamp ash
n : small ash of swampy areas of southeastern United States [syn: {Fraxinus caroliniana}]

swamp azalea
n : shrub growing in swamps throughout the eastern United States and having small white to pinkish flowers resembling honeysuckle [syn: {swamp honeysuckle}, {white honeysuckle}, {Rhododendron viscosum}]

swamp bay
n : shrub or small tree having rather small fragrant white flowers; abundant in southeastern United States [syn: {sweet bay}, {swamp laurel}, {Magnolia virginiana}]

swamp birch
n : birch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish bark [syn: {water birch}, {mountain birch}, {Western paper birch}, {Western birch}, {Betula fontinalis}]

swamp blackberry
n : of eastern North America [syn: {swamp dewberry}, {Rubus hispidus}]

swamp blueberry
n : high-growing deciduous shrub of eastern North America bearing edible blueish to blackish berries with a distinct bloom; source of most cultivated blueberries [syn: {high-bush blueberry}, {tall bilberry}, {Vaccinium corymbosum}]

swamp buggy
n : an amphibious vehicle typically having four-wheel drive and a raised body [syn: {marsh buggy}]

swamp candleberry
n : deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with gray-green wax-coated berries [syn: {bayberry}, {candleberry}, {waxberry}, {Myrica pensylvanica}]

swamp candles
n : North American plant with spikes of yellow flowers, found in wet places [syn: {Lysimachia terrestris}]

swamp chestnut oak
n : medium to large deciduous tree of moist areas of southeastern United States similar to the basket oak [syn: {Quercus michauxii}]

swamp cottonwood
n : North American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves and brownish bark and wood [syn: {black cottonwood}, {downy poplar}, {swamp poplar}, {Populus heterophylla}]

swamp cypress
n : common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottoms [syn: {bald cypress}, {pond bald cypress}, {southern cypress}, {Taxodium distichum}]

swamp dewberry
n : of eastern North America [syn: {swamp blackberry}, {Rubus hispidus}]

swamp fever
n : an infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals; characterized by jaundice and fever [syn: {leptospirosis}]

swamp fly honeysuckle
n : a variety of fly honeysuckle

swamp gum
n : medium-sized tree of southern Australia [syn: {Eucalypt ovata}]

swamp hare
n : of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands [syn: {swamp rabbit}, {canecutter}, {Sylvilagus aquaticus}]

swamp hickory
n : hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts [syn: {bitternut}, {bitternut hickory}, {bitter hickory}, {bitter pignut}, {Carya cordiformis}]

swamp honeysuckle
n : shrub growing in swamps throughout the eastern United States and having small white to pinkish flowers resembling honeysuckle [syn: {swamp azalea}, {white honeysuckle}, {Rhododendron viscosum}]

swamp horsetail
n : Eurasia; northern North America to Virginia [syn: {water horsetail}, {Equisetum fluviatile}]

swamp laurel
n 1: laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath [syn: {bog laurel}, {bog kalmia}, {Kalmia polifolia}]
2: shrub or small tree having rather small fragrant white flowers; abundant in southeastern United States [syn: {sweet bay}, {swamp bay}, {Magnolia virginiana}]

swamp lily
n : North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers [syn: {lizard's-tail}, {water dragon}, {Saururus cernuus}]

swamp locust
n : honey locust of swamps and bottomlands of southern United States having short oval pods; yields dark heavy wood [syn: {water locust}, {Gleditsia aquatica}]

swamp mallow
n : showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowers [syn: {rose mallow}, {common rose mallow}, {swamp rose mallow}, {Hibiscus moscheutos}]

swamp maple
n : maple of eastern and central America; 5-lobed leaves scarlet and yellow in autumn [syn: {red maple}, {scarlet maple}, {Acer rubrum}]

swamp milkweed
n : densely branching perennial of the eastern United States with white to crimson or purple flowers [syn: {Asclepias incarnata}]

swamp oak
n 1: Australian leafless shrub resembling broom and having small yellow flowers [syn: {Viminaria juncea}, {Viminaria denudata}]
2: fast-growing medium to large pyramidal deciduous tree of northeastern United States and southeastern Canada having deeply pinnatifid leaves that turn bright red in autumn; thrives in damp soil [syn: {pin oak}, {Quercus palustris}]
3: large flaky-barked deciduous oak of the eastern United States with leaves having fewer lobes than other white oaks; yields heavy strong wood used in construction; thrives in wet soil [syn: {swamp white oak}, {Quercus bicolor}]

swamp pine
n : any of several pines that prefer or endure moist situations such as loblolly pine or longleaf pine

swamp plant
n : a semi-aquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath [syn: {marsh plant}, {bog plant}]

swamp poplar
n : North American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves and brownish bark and wood [syn: {swamp cottonwood}, {black cottonwood}, {downy poplar}, {Populus heterophylla}]

swamp rabbit
n 1: of marshy coastal areas from North Carolina to Florida [syn: {marsh hare}, {Sylvilagus palustris}]
2: of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands [syn: {canecutter}, {swamp hare}, {Sylvilagus aquaticus}]

swamp red oak
n : large round-topped deciduous tree with spreading branches having narrow falcate leaves with deeply sinuate lobes and wood similar to that of northern red oaks; New Jersey to Illinois and southward [syn: {southern red oak}, {turkey oak}, {Quercus falcata}]

swamp rose mallow
n : showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowers [syn: {rose mallow}, {swamp mallow}, {common rose mallow}, {Hibiscus moscheutos}]

swamp sparrow
n : North American finch of marshy area [syn: {Melospiza georgiana}]

swamp sunflower
n : sunflower of eastern North America having narrow leaves and found in bogs [syn: {Helianthus angustifolius}]

swamp white oak
n : large flaky-barked deciduous oak of the eastern United States with leaves having fewer lobes than other white oaks; yields heavy strong wood used in construction; thrives in wet soil [syn: {swamp oak}, {Quercus bicolor}]

swamp willow
n : North American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear leaves growing close to streams and lakes [syn: {black willow}, {Salix nigra}]

swamped
adj 1: sunk by being filled with water; "a swamped boat"
2: rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something; "a desk flooded with applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear"; "swamped by work" [syn: {flooded}, {inundated}, {overcome}, {overpowered}, {overwhelmed}, {engulfed}]

swamphen
n : any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens [syn: {gallinule}, {marsh hen}, {water hen}]

swampland
n : low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog [syn: {swamp}]

swampy
adj : (of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous" [syn: {boggy}, {marshy}, {miry}, {mucky}, {muddy}, {quaggy}, {sloughy}]

swampy beggar-ticks
n : bur marigold of eastern and northern United States and Canada common in wet pastures and meadows [syn: {Bidens connata}]

swan
n : stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
v 1: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent" [syn: {affirm}, {verify}, {assert}, {avow}, {aver}, {swear}]
2: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town" [syn: {roll}, {wander}, {stray}, {tramp}, {roam}, {cast}, {ramble}, {rove}, {range}, {drift}, {vagabond}]
3: sweep majestically; "Airplanes were swanning over the mountains"

swan dive
n : a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water [syn: {swallow dive}]

swan orchid
n : any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan [syn: {swanflower}, {swan-flower}, {swanneck}, {swan-neck}]

Swan River daisy
n : western Australian annual much cultivated for its flower heads with white or bluish to violet or variegated rays [syn: {Brachycome Iberidifolia}]

Swan River everlasting
n : Australian annual everlasting having light pink nodding flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Helipterum [syn: {rhodanthe}, {Rhodanthe manglesii}, {Helipterum manglesii}]

swan song
n : a final performance or effort (especially before retirement) [syn: {last hurrah}]

swanflower
n : any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan [syn: {swan orchid}, {swan-flower}, {swanneck}, {swan-neck}]

swan-flower
n : any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan [syn: {swan orchid}, {swanflower}, {swanneck}, {swan-neck}]

swank
adj : imposingly fashionable and elegant; "a swank apartment" [syn: {swanky}]
n : elegance by virtue of being fashionable [syn: {chic}, {chicness}, {modishness}, {smartness}, {stylishness}, {last word}]
v : display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car" [syn: {flaunt}, {flash}, {show off}, {ostentate}]

swankier
swanky
adj : imposingly fashionable and elegant; "a swank apartment" [syn: {swank}] [also: {swankiest}, {swankier}]

swankier
See {swanky}

swankiest
swanky
adj : imposingly fashionable and elegant; "a swank apartment" [syn: {swank}] [also: {swankiest}, {swankier}]

swankiest
See {swanky}

swanky
adj : imposingly fashionable and elegant; "a swank apartment" [syn: {swank}] [also: {swankiest}, {swankier}]

swanneck
n : any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan [syn: {swan orchid}, {swanflower}, {swan-flower}, {swan-neck}]

swan-neck
n : any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan [syn: {swan orchid}, {swanflower}, {swan-flower}, {swanneck}]

swan's down
n 1: soft woolen fabric used especially for baby clothes
2: down of the swan

Swansea
n : a port city in southern Wales on an inlet of the Bristol Channel

Swanson
n : United States actress in many silent films (1899-1983) [syn: {Gloria Swanson}, {Gloria May Josephine Svensson}]

swap
n : an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter" [syn: {barter}, {swop}, {trade}]
v 1: exchange or give (something) in exchange for [syn: {trade}, {swop}, {switch}]
2: move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science [also: {swops}, {swopping}, {swopped}, {swapping}, {swapped}]

swap file
n : the disk space that is set aside for virtual memory [syn: {swap space}]

swap space
n : the disk space that is set aside for virtual memory [syn: {swap file}]

swapped
swap
n : an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter" [syn: {barter}, {swop}, {trade}]
v 1: exchange or give (something) in exchange for [syn: {trade}, {swop}, {switch}]
2: move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science [also: {swops}, {swopping}, {swopped}, {swapping}, {swapped}]

swapped
See {swap}

swapping
swap
n : an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter" [syn: {barter}, {swop}, {trade}]
v 1: exchange or give (something) in exchange for [syn: {trade}, {swop}, {switch}]
2: move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science [also: {swops}, {swopping}, {swopped}, {swapping}, {swapped}]

swapping
See {swap}

sward
n : surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass roots [syn: {turf}, {sod}, {greensward}]

swarm
n 1: a moving crowd [syn: {drove}, {horde}]
2: a group of many insects; "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "a cloud of butterflies" [syn: {cloud}]
v 1: be teeming, be abuzz; "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries" [syn: {teem}, {pullulate}]
2: move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza" [syn: {pour}, {stream}, {teem}, {pullulate}]

swarming
adj 1: abundantly filled with especially living things; "the Third World's teeming millions"; "the teeming boulevard"; "harried by swarming rats" [syn: {teeming}]
2: (of birds and animals) tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind; "ants are social insects"; "the herding instinct in sheep or cattle"; "swarming behavior in bees" [syn: {herding(a)}, {swarming(a)}, {social}]
3: filled by being spread over; sometimes used in combination; "the foe-swarming field"

swart
adj : naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic" [syn: {dark-skinned}, {dusky}, {swarthy}]

swarthier
swarthy
adj : naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic" [syn: {dark-skinned}, {dusky}, {swart}] [also: {swarthiest}, {swarthier}]

swarthier
See {swarthy}

swarthiest
swarthy
adj : naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic" [syn: {dark-skinned}, {dusky}, {swart}] [also: {swarthiest}, {swarthier}]

swarthiest
See {swarthy}

swarthiness
n : a swarthy complexion [syn: {darkness}, {duskiness}]

swarthy
adj : naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic" [syn: {dark-skinned}, {dusky}, {swart}] [also: {swarthiest}, {swarthier}]

swash
n : the movement or sound of water; "the swash of waves on the beach"
v 1: make violent, noisy movements
2: dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water" [syn: {spatter}, {splatter}, {plash}, {splash}, {splosh}]
3: show off [syn: {boast}, {tout}, {shoot a line}, {brag}, {gas}, {blow}, {bluster}, {vaunt}, {gasconade}]
4: act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner [syn: {swagger}, {bluster}]

swashbuckler
n : a reckless impetuous irresponsible person [syn: {daredevil}, {madcap}, {hothead}, {lunatic}, {harum-scarum}]

swashbuckling
adj : flamboyantly adventurous [syn: {swaggering}]
n : flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior

swastika
n : the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction [syn: {Hakenkreuz}]

swat
n : a sharp blow
v : hit swiftly with a violent blow; "Swat flies" [also: {swatting}, {swatted}]

SWAT squad
n : a squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with violent and dangerous situations [syn: {SWAT team}, {Special Weapons and Tactics team}, {Special Weapons and Tactics squad}]

SWAT team
n : a squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with violent and dangerous situations [syn: {SWAT squad}, {Special Weapons and Tactics team}, {Special Weapons and Tactics squad}]

swatch
n : a sample piece of cloth

swath
n 1: the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine
2: a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing) [syn: {belt}]

swathe
n : an enveloping bandage [syn: {wrapping}]
v : wrap in swaddling clothes; "swadddle the infant" [syn: {swaddle}]

swathing
n : cloth coverings wrapped around something (as a wound or a baby)

swatted
swat
n : a sharp blow
v : hit swiftly with a violent blow; "Swat flies" [also: {swatting}, {swatted}]

swatted
See {swat}

swatter
n : an implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects [syn: {flyswatter}, {flyswat}]
v : splash and flutter about in or as if in water; "She swattered about in the pool"

swatting
swat
n : a sharp blow
v : hit swiftly with a violent blow; "Swat flies" [also: {swatting}, {swatted}]

swatting
See {swat}

sway
n 1: controlling influence
2: pitching dangerously to one side [syn: {rock}, {careen}, {tilt}]
v 1: move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet" [syn: {rock}, {shake}]
2: move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back" [syn: {swing}]
3: win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters" [syn: {carry}, {persuade}]
4: cause to move back and forth; "rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently" [syn: {rock}]

swayback
adj : having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses) [syn: {dipped}, {lordotic}, {swaybacked}]

swaybacked
adj : having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses) [syn: {dipped}, {lordotic}, {swayback}]

swayer
n : a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe" [syn: {ruler}]

Swazi
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Swaziland or its people or their language
n 1: a member of a southeast African people living in Swaziland and adjacent areas
2: a Bantu language closely related to Zulu

Swaziland
n : a landlocked monarchy in southeastern Africa; member of the Commonwealth that achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1968 [syn: {Kingdom of Swaziland}]

Swaziland monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Swaziland

SWbS
n : the compass point that is one point south of southwest [syn: {southwest by south}]

SWbW
n : the compass point that is one point west of southwest [syn: {southwest by west}]

swear
v 1: utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street" [syn: {curse}, {cuss}, {blaspheme}, {imprecate}]
2: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent" [syn: {affirm}, {verify}, {assert}, {avow}, {aver}, {swan}]
3: promise solemnly; take an oath
4: make a deposition; declare under oath [syn: {depose}, {depone}]
5: have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes" [syn: {trust}, {rely}, {bank}] [ant: {distrust}, {distrust}] [also: {sworn}, {swore}]

swear in
v : administer on oath to; "The speaker of the House swore in the new President"

swear off
v : promise to abstain from; "I have sworn off cigarettes altogether"

swear out
v : deliver a warrant or summons to someone; "He was processed by the sheriff" [syn: {serve}, {process}]

swearer
n 1: someone who uses profanity
2: someone who takes a solemn oath

swearing
n 1: profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted" [syn: {curse}, {curse word}, {expletive}, {oath}, {swearword}, {cuss}]
2: a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury [syn: {oath}]

swearword
n : profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted" [syn: {curse}, {curse word}, {expletive}, {oath}, {swearing}, {cuss}]

sweat
n 1: salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; "sweat poured off his brow" [syn: {perspiration}, {sudor}]
2: agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" [syn: {fret}, {stew}, {lather}, {swither}]
3: condensation of moisture on a cold surface; "the cold glasses were streaked with sweat"
4: use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" [syn: {effort}, {elbow grease}, {exertion}, {travail}]
v : excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; "Exercise makes one sweat" [syn: {sudate}, {perspire}]

sweat bag
n : a porous bag (usually of canvas) that holds water and cools it by evaporation

sweat duct
n : a small duct that conveys sweat from a sudoriferous gland to the surface of the skin

sweat equity
n : interest in a building that a tenant earns by contributing to its renovation or maintenance

sweat gland
n : any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration [syn: {sudoriferous gland}]

sweat off
v : lose weight by sweating; "I sweated off 3 pounds in the sauna"

sweat pants
n : loose-fitting trousers with elastic cuffs; worn by athletes

sweat room
n : a Finnish steam bath; steam is produced by pouring water over heated rocks [syn: {sauna}]

sweat sock
n : a sock worn for athletic events [syn: {athletic sock}, {varsity sock}]

sweat suit
n : garment consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt [syn: {sweatsuit}, {sweats}, {workout suit}]

sweatband
n 1: a band of fabric or leather sewn inside the crown of a hat
2: a band of material tied around the forehead or wrist to absorb sweat

sweatbox
n 1: small or narrow cell
2: a device that causes tobacco leaves or fruit or hides to sweat

sweater
n 1: a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
2: a person who perspires [syn: {perspirer}]

sweater girl
n : a girl with an attractive bust who wears tight sweaters

sweatier
sweaty
adj : being wet with perspiration; "the perspiring runners"; "his sweating face"; "sweaty clothes" [syn: {perspiring}, {sweating}] [also: {sweatiest}, {sweatier}]

sweatier
See {sweaty}

sweatiest
sweaty
adj : being wet with perspiration; "the perspiring runners"; "his sweating face"; "sweaty clothes" [syn: {perspiring}, {sweating}] [also: {sweatiest}, {sweatier}]

sweatiest
See {sweaty}

sweating
adj : being wet with perspiration; "the perspiring runners"; "his sweating face"; "sweaty clothes" [syn: {perspiring}, {sweaty}]
n : the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process" [syn: {perspiration}, {diaphoresis}, {sudation}, {hidrosis}]

sweating sickness
n 1: a disease of cattle (especially calves)
2: epidemic in the 15th and 16th centuries and characterized by profuse sweating and high mortality [syn: {miliary fever}]

sweats
n : garment consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt [syn: {sweat suit}, {sweatsuit}, {workout suit}]

sweatshirt
n : cotton knit pullover with long sleeves worn during athletic activity

sweatshop
n : factory where workers do piecework for poor pay and are prevented from forming unions; common in the clothing industry

sweatsuit
n : garment consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt [syn: {sweat suit}, {sweats}, {workout suit}]

sweaty
adj : being wet with perspiration; "the perspiring runners"; "his sweating face"; "sweaty clothes" [syn: {perspiring}, {sweating}] [also: {sweatiest}, {sweatier}]

Swede
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Sweden
2: a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root [syn: {rutabaga}, {turnip cabbage}, {Swedish turnip}, {rutabaga plant}, {Brassica napus napobrassica}]
3: the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food [syn: {rutabaga}, {swedish turnip}, {yellow turnip}]

Sweden
n : a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula [syn: {Kingdom of Sweden}, {Sverige}]

Swedenborg
n : Swedish theologian (1688-1772) [syn: {Svedberg}, {Emanuel Swedenborg}, {Emanuel Svedberg}]

Swedish
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Sweden or its people or culture or language; "the Swedish King"; "Swedish punch"; "Swedish umlauts"
n : a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Sweden and one of two official languages of Finland

Swedish iron
n : wrought iron of high purity made in Sweden

Swedish krona
n : the basic unit of money in Sweden [syn: {krona}]

Swedish massage
n : massage combined with a system of active and passive exercises for the muscles and joints

Swedish meatball
n : meatballs simmered in stock

Swedish mile
n : a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km [syn: {mile}]

Swedish monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Sweden

Swedish Nightingale
n : Swedish soprano who toured the United States under the management of P. T. Barnum (1820-1887) [syn: {Lind}, {Jenny Lind}]

Swedish rye
n : a moist aromatic yeast-raised bread made with rye flour and molasses and orange rind [syn: {Swedish rye bread}]

Swedish rye bread
n : a moist aromatic yeast-raised bread made with rye flour and molasses and orange rind [syn: {Swedish rye}]

Swedish turnip
n 1: a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root [syn: {rutabaga}, {turnip cabbage}, {swede}, {rutabaga plant}, {Brassica napus napobrassica}]
2: the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food [syn: {rutabaga}, {swede}, {yellow turnip}]

Sweeney Todd
n : fictional character in a play by George Pitt; a barber who murdered his customers [syn: {Todd}]

sweep
n 1: a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains" [syn: {expanse}]
2: someone who cleans soot from chimneys [syn: {chimneysweeper}, {chimneysweep}]
3: winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge [syn: {slam}]
4: a long oar used in an open boat [syn: {sweep oar}]
5: (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line [syn: {end run}]
6: a movement in an arc; "a sweep of his arm"
v 1: sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience" [syn: {brush}]
2: move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions; "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky" [syn: {sail}]
3: sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed" [syn: {broom}]
4: force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business" [syn: {embroil}, {tangle}, {sweep up}, {drag}, {drag in}]
5: to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries" [syn: {cross}, {traverse}, {span}]
6: clean by sweeping; "Please sweep the floor"
7: win an overwhelming victory in or on; "Her new show dog swept all championships"
8: cover the entire range of
9: make a big sweeping gesture or movement [syn: {swing}, {swing out}] [also: {swept}]

sweep away
v 1: eliminate completely and without a trace; "The old values have been wiped out" [syn: {wipe out}]
2: overwhelm emotionally; "Her swept her away" [syn: {sweep off}]

sweep hand
n : a second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes [syn: {sweep-second}]

sweep oar
n : a long oar used in an open boat [syn: {sweep}]

sweep off
v : overwhelm emotionally; "Her swept her away" [syn: {sweep away}]

sweep over
v : overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli [syn: {overwhelm}, {overpower}, {whelm}, {overcome}, {overtake}]

sweep through
v : succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course" [syn: {breeze through}, {ace}, {pass with flying colors}, {sail through}, {nail}]

sweep under the rug
v : to conceal something in the hopes it won't be discovered by others; "The president tried to sweep the embarrassing incident under the rug"

sweep up
v 1: force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business" [syn: {embroil}, {tangle}, {sweep}, {drag}, {drag in}]
2: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholocism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith" [syn: {espouse}, {embrace}, {adopt}]

sweeper
n 1: an employee who sweeps (floors or streets etc.)
2: a cleaning device with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the device is pushed over a carpet [syn: {carpet sweeper}]
3: little-known nocturnal fish of warm shallow seas with an oblong compressed body

sweeping
adj 1: taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination; "a sweeping glance"; "a wide-sweeping view of the river"
2: ignoring distinctions; "sweeping generalizations"; "wholesale destruction" [syn: {wholesale}]
3: having broad range or effect; "had extensive press coverage"; "far-reaching changes in the social structure"; "sweeping reforms" [syn: {extensive}, {far-reaching}]
n : the act of cleaning with a broom

sweepingly
adv : in a sweeping manner; "he sweepingly condemned the entire population of the country for the war crimes"

sweep-second
n : a second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes [syn: {sweep hand}]

sweepstake
n : a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants [syn: {sweepstakes}]

sweepstakes
n : a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants [syn: {sweepstake}]

sweet
adj 1: having a pleasant taste (as of sugar) [ant: {sour}]
2: having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition" [syn: {angelic}, {angelical}, {cherubic}, {seraphic}]
3: pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello" [syn: {dulcet}, {honeyed}, {mellifluous}, {mellisonant}]
4: one of the four basic taste sensations; very pleasant; like the taste of sugar or honey
5: pleasing to the senses; "the sweet song of the lark"; "the sweet face of a child"
6: pleasing to the mind or feeling; "sweet revenge" [syn: {gratifying}]
7: having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers" [syn: {odoriferous}, {odorous}, {perfumed}, {scented}, {sweet-scented}, {sweet-smelling}]
8: (used of wines) having a sweet taste [ant: {dry}]
9: not soured or preserved; "sweet milk" [syn: {fresh}, {unfermented}] 10: with sweetening added [syn: {sugared}, {sweetened}] 11: not having a salty taste; "sweet water" [syn: {unsalty}]
n 1: English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912) [syn: {Henry Sweet}]
2: a dish served as the last course of a meal [syn: {dessert}, {afters}]
3: a food rich in sugar [syn: {confection}, {confectionery}]
4: the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth [syn: {sweetness}, {sugariness}]
5: the property of containing sugar [syn: {sweetness}]
adv : in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly'); "Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly"; "how sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank"- Shakespeare; "talking sweet to each other" [syn: {sweetly}]

sweet acacia
n : tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery [syn: {huisache}, {cassie}, {mimosa bush}, {sweet wattle}, {scented wattle}, {flame tree}, {Acacia farnesiana}]

sweet alison
n : perennial European plant having clusters of small fragrant usually white flowers; widely grown in gardens [syn: {sweet alyssum}, {Lobularia maritima}]

sweet almond
n : small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California [syn: {almond}, {Prunus dulcis}, {Prunus amygdalus}, {Amygdalus communis}]

sweet almond oil
n : pale yellow fatty oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds [syn: {almond oil}, {expressed almond oil}]

sweet alyssum
n : perennial European plant having clusters of small fragrant usually white flowers; widely grown in gardens [syn: {sweet alison}, {Lobularia maritima}]

sweet balm
n : bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America [syn: {lemon balm}, {garden balm}, {bee balm}, {beebalm}, {Melissa officinalis}]

sweet basil
n 1: annual or perennial of tropical Asia having spikes of small white flowers and aromatic leave; one of the most important culinary herbs; used in salads, casseroles, sauces and some liqueurs [syn: {common basil}, {Ocimum basilicum}]
2: leaves or the common basil; used fresh or dried [syn: {basil}]

sweet bay
n : shrub or small tree having rather small fragrant white flowers; abundant in southeastern United States [syn: {swamp bay}, {swamp laurel}, {Magnolia virginiana}]

sweet bells
n : bushy deciduous shrub of the eastern United States with long racemes of pinkish flowers [syn: {Leucothoe racemosa}]

sweet birch
n : common birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furniture [syn: {cherry birch}, {black birch}, {Betula lenta}]

sweet buckeye
n : a tall and often cultivated buckeye of the central United States

sweet calabash
n 1: West Indian passionflower with edible apple-sized fruit [syn: {Passiflora maliformis}]
2: apple-sized passion fruit of the West Indies

sweet calamus
n : perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots [syn: {sweet flag}, {calamus}, {myrtle flag}, {flagroot}, {Acorus calamus}]

sweet cassava
n : South American plant with roots used as a vegetable and herbage used for stock feed [syn: {Manihot dulcis}]

sweet cherry
n 1: large Eurasian tree producing small dark bitter fruit in the wild but edible sweet fruit under cultivation [syn: {Prunus avium}]
2: any of several fruits of cultivated cherry trees that have sweet flesh [syn: {black cherry}]

sweet chestnut
n : wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia [syn: {European chestnut}, {Spanish chestnut}, {Castanea sativa}]

sweet cicely
n 1: aromatic resin used in perfume and incense [syn: {myrrh}, {gum myrrh}]
2: European herb with soft ferny leaves and white flowers [syn: {Myrrhis odorata}]
3: fresh ferny leaves and green seeds used as garnish in salads and cold vegetables; dried seeds used in confectionery and liqueurs

sweet cider
n : unfermented cider

sweet clover
n : erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvement [syn: {melilotus}, {melilot}]

sweet coltsfoot
n 1: American sweet-scented herb [syn: {Petasites sagitattus}]
2: European herb with vanilla-scented white-pink flowers [syn: {winter heliotrope}, {Petasites fragrans}]

sweet corn
n 1: corn whose young ears are sweet and suitable for eating as a vegetable [syn: {sugar corn}, {green corn}, {sweet corn plant}, {Zea mays rugosa}, {Zea saccharata}]
2: corn developed to be eaten as a vegetable while still young and soft [syn: {green corn}]

sweet corn plant
n : corn whose young ears are sweet and suitable for eating as a vegetable [syn: {sweet corn}, {sugar corn}, {green corn}, {Zea mays rugosa}, {Zea saccharata}]

sweet cup
n : the edible yellow fruit of the Jamaica honeysuckle [syn: {bell apple}, {water lemon}, {yellow granadilla}]

sweet elder
n : common elder of central and eastern North America bearing purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies [syn: {American elder}, {black elderberry}, {Sambucus canadensis}]

sweet false chamomile
n : annual Eurasian herb similar in fragrance and medicinal uses to chamomile though taste is more bitter and effect is considered inferior [syn: {wild chamomile}, {German chamomile}, {Matricaria recutita}, {Matricaria chamomilla}]

sweet Fanny Adams
n : little or nothing at all; "I asked for a raise and they gave me bugger-all"; "I know sweet Fanny Adams about surgery" [syn: {bugger all}, {fuck all}, {Fanny Adams}]

sweet fern
n 1: mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia [syn: {common polypody}, {adder's fern}, {wall fern}, {golden maidenhair}, {golden polypody}, {Polypodium vulgare}]
2: deciduous shrub of eastern North America with sweet scented fernlike leaves and tiny white flowers [syn: {Comptonia peregrina}, {Comptonia asplenifolia}]

sweet flag
n : perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots [syn: {calamus}, {sweet calamus}, {myrtle flag}, {flagroot}, {Acorus calamus}]

sweet four o'clock
n : leafy wildflower having fragrant slender white or pale pink trumpet-shaped flowers; southwestern United States and northern Mexico [syn: {maravilla}, {Mirabilis longiflora}]

sweet gale
n : bog shrub of north temperate zone having bitter-tasting fragrant leaves [syn: {Scotch gale}, {Myrica gale}]

sweet goldenrod
n : goldenrod of eastern America having aromatic leaves from which a medicinal tea is made [syn: {Blue Mountain tea}, {Solidago odora}]

sweet granadilla
n : considered best for fruit [syn: {granadilla}, {Passiflora ligularis}]

sweet grass
n : any of several moisture-loving grasses of the genus Glyceria having sweet flavor or odor [syn: {manna grass}]

sweet gum
n 1: reddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet gum tree used to make furniture [syn: {satin walnut}, {hazelwood}, {red gum}]
2: aromatic exudate from the sweet gum tree [syn: {liquidambar}]
3: a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap [syn: {sweet gum tree}, {bilsted}, {red gum}, {American sweet gum}, {Liquidambar styraciflua}]

sweet gum tree
n : a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap [syn: {sweet gum}, {bilsted}, {red gum}, {American sweet gum}, {Liquidambar styraciflua}]

sweet lemon
n : lemon tree having fruit with a somewhat insipid sweetish pulp [syn: {sweet lime}, {Citrus limetta}]

sweet lime
n : lemon tree having fruit with a somewhat insipid sweetish pulp [syn: {sweet lemon}, {Citrus limetta}]

sweet marjoram
n : aromatic European plant native to Mediterranean and Turkey; not widespread in Europe [syn: {knotted marjoram}, {Origanum majorana}, {Majorana hortensis}]

sweet melon
n 1: any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell [syn: {muskmelon}, {sweet melon vine}, {Cucumis melo}]
2: the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons related to cucumbers [syn: {muskmelon}]

sweet melon vine
n : any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell [syn: {sweet melon}, {muskmelon}, {Cucumis melo}]

sweet nothings
n : inconsequential expressions of affection; "he whispered sweet nothings into her ear" [syn: {honeyed words}]

sweet oil
n : mild vegetable oil when used as food; especially olive or edible rape oil

sweet orange
n 1: orange with sweet juicy pulp; often thin-skinned
2: probably native to southern China; widely cultivated as source of table and juice oranges [syn: {sweet orange tree}, {Citrus sinensis}]

sweet orange tree
n : probably native to southern China; widely cultivated as source of table and juice oranges [syn: {sweet orange}, {Citrus sinensis}]

sweet pea
n : climbing garden plant having fragrant pastel-colored flowers [syn: {sweetpea}, {Lathyrus odoratus}]

sweet pepper
n 1: mild bell-shaped fruit of a sweet pepper plant; usually green and red but now available in orange and yellow and purple and black and white
2: plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers [syn: {bell pepper}, {pimento}, {pimiento}, {paprika}, {sweet pepper plant}, {Capsicum annuum grossum}]
3: large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong

sweet pepper plant
n : plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers [syn: {sweet pepper}, {bell pepper}, {pimento}, {pimiento}, {paprika}, {Capsicum annuum grossum}]

sweet pepperbush
n : shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers [syn: {pepper bush}, {summer sweet}, {white alder}, {Clethra alnifolia}]

sweet pickle
n : pickle cured in brine and preserved in sugar and vinegar

sweet potato
n 1: the fleshy root of the sweet potato vine
2: pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for its large sweet tuberous root with orange flesh [syn: {sweet potato vine}, {Ipomoea batatas}]
3: edible tuberous root of the sweet potato vine grown widely in warm regions of the United States
4: egg-shaped terra-cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes [syn: {ocarina}]

sweet potato vine
n : pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for its large sweet tuberous root with orange flesh [syn: {sweet potato}, {Ipomoea batatas}]

sweet reseda
n : Mediterranean woody annual widely cultivated for its dense terminal spikelike clusters greenish or yellowish white flowers having an intense spicy fragrance [syn: {mignonette}, {Reseda odorata}]

sweet rocket
n : long-cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America [syn: {damask violet}, {Dame's violet}, {Hesperis matronalis}]

sweet roll
n : any of numerous yeast-raised sweet rolls with our without raisins or nuts or spices or a glaze [syn: {coffee roll}]

sweet sand verbena
n 1: taller than Abronia elliptica and having night-blooming flowers [syn: {Abronia fragrans}]
2: plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions [syn: {snowball}, {Abronia elliptica}]

sweet scabious
n : Old World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson flower heads; naturalized in United States [syn: {pincushion flower}, {mournful widow}, {Scabiosa atropurpurea}]

sweet shrub
n : hardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove-scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowers [syn: {Carolina allspice}, {strawberry shrub}, {strawberry bush}, {Calycanthus floridus}]

sweet sorghum
n : any of several sorghums cultivated as a source of syrup [syn: {sorgo}, {sorgho}, {sugar sorghum}]

sweet sultan
n 1: annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers [syn: {blessed thistle}, {Cnicus benedictus}]
2: perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq; cultivated for its fragrant rose-pink flowers [syn: {Centaurea imperialis}]
3: Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea [syn: {Amberboa moschata}, {Centaurea moschata}]

sweet talk
n : flattery designed to gain favor [syn: {blarney}, {coaxing}, {soft soap}]

sweet talker
n : someone with an assured and ingratiating manner [syn: {smoothie}, {smoothy}, {charmer}]

sweet tooth
n : a strong appetite for sweet food

sweet unicorn plant
n : a herbaceous plant of the genus Proboscidea [syn: {Proboscidea fragrans}, {Martynia fragrans}]

sweet vermouth
n : sweet dark amber variety [syn: {Italian vermouth}]

sweet vetch
n : perennial of western United States having racemes of pink to purple flowers followed by flat pods that separate into nearly orbicular joints [syn: {Hedysarum boreale}]

sweet violet
n : European violet typically having purple to white flowers; widely naturalized [syn: {garden violet}, {English violet}, {Viola odorata}]

sweet wattle
n : tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery [syn: {huisache}, {cassie}, {mimosa bush}, {sweet acacia}, {scented wattle}, {flame tree}, {Acacia farnesiana}]

sweet white violet
n : short-stemmed violet of eastern North America having fragrant purple-veined white flowers [syn: {white violet}, {woodland white violet}, {Viola blanda}]

sweet William
n : Eurasian pink widely cultivated for its flat-topped dense clusters of varicolored flowers [syn: {Dianthus barbatus}]

sweet woodruff
n 1: Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some classifications placed in genus Asperula [syn: {waldmeister}, {woodruff}, {fragrant bedstraw}, {Galium odoratum}, {Asperula odorata}]
2: fragrant dark green leaves used to flavor May wine [syn: {waldmeister}]

sweet wormwood
n : wormwood of southeastern Europe to Iran [syn: {Artemisia annua}]

sweet-birch oil
n : a liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen; applied externally for minor muscle and joint pain [syn: {methyl salicylate}, {birch oil}]

sweetbread
n : edible glands of an animal [syn: {sweetbreads}]

sweetbreads
n : edible glands of an animal [syn: {sweetbread}]

sweetbriar
n : Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips [syn: {sweetbrier}, {brier}, {briar}, {eglantine}, {Rosa eglanteria}]

sweetbrier
n : Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips [syn: {sweetbriar}, {brier}, {briar}, {eglantine}, {Rosa eglanteria}]

sweeten
v 1: make sweeter in taste [syn: {dulcify}, {edulcorate}, {dulcorate}] [ant: {sour}]
2: make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable; "sweeten a deal"

sweetened
adj : with sweetening added [syn: {sugared}, {sweet}]

sweetener
n 1: something added to foods to make them taste sweeter [syn: {sweetening}]
2: anything that serves as an enticement [syn: {bait}, {come-on}, {hook}, {lure}]

sweetening
n 1: something added to foods to make them taste sweeter [syn: {sweetener}]
2: an improvement that makes something more agreeable [syn: {enhancement}]
3: the act of adding a sweetener to food

sweet-faced
adj : having a pleasing face or one showing a sweet disposition; "a sweet-faced child"

sweetheart
adj : privileged treatment of a favored person or corporation (sometimes unethically); "another sweetheart deal based on political influence"
n 1: a person loved by another person [syn: {sweetie}, {steady}, {truelove}]
2: any well-liked individual; "he's a sweetheart"
3: a very attractive or seductive looking woman [syn: {smasher}, {stunner}, {knockout}, {beauty}, {ravisher}, {peach}, {lulu}, {looker}, {mantrap}, {dish}]

sweetie
n : a person loved by another person [syn: {sweetheart}, {steady}, {truelove}]

sweetiewives
See {sweetiewife}

sweetish
adj : somewhat sweet

sweetleaf
n : small yellowwood tree of southern United States having small fragrant white flowers; leaves and bark yield a yellow dye [syn: {Symplocus tinctoria}]

sweetleaf family
n : a dicotyledonous family of order Ebenales [syn: {Symplocaceae}, {family Symplocaceae}]

sweetly
adv : in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly'); "Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly"; "how sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank"- Shakespeare; "talking sweet to each other" [syn: {sweet}]

sweetmeat
n : a sweetened delicacy (as a preserve or pastry)

sweetness
n 1: the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth [syn: {sweet}, {sugariness}]
2: the property of containing sugar [syn: {sweet}]
3: a pleasingly sweet olfactory property [syn: {bouquet}, {fragrance}, {redolence}]
4: the quality of giving pleasure; "he was charmed by the sweetness of her manner"; "the pleasantness of a cool breeze on a hot summer day" [syn: {pleasantness}] [ant: {unpleasantness}]

sweetness and light
n : a mild reasonableness; "when he learned who I was he became all sweetness and light"

sweetpea
n : climbing garden plant having fragrant pastel-colored flowers [syn: {sweet pea}, {Lathyrus odoratus}]

sweet-potato ring rot
n : disease of sweet potatoes in which roots are girdled by rings of dry rot

sweet-potato whitefly
n : a variety of whitefly

sweet-scented
adj : having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers" [syn: {odoriferous}, {odorous}, {perfumed}, {scented}, {sweet}, {sweet-smelling}]

sweet-scented geranium
n : any of several southern African geraniums having fragrant 3- to 5-lobed leaves and pink flowers [syn: {rose geranium}, {Pelargonium graveolens}]

sweet-smelling
adj : having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers" [syn: {odoriferous}, {odorous}, {perfumed}, {scented}, {sweet}, {sweet-scented}]

sweetsop
n 1: tropical American tree bearing sweet pulpy fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds [syn: {sweetsop tree}, {Annona squamosa}]
2: sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds [syn: {anon}, {sugar apple}]

sweetsop tree
n : tropical American tree bearing sweet pulpy fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds [syn: {sweetsop}, {Annona squamosa}]

sweet-talk
v : influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along" [syn: {wheedle}, {cajole}, {palaver}, {blarney}, {coax}, {inveigle}]

sweetwood bark
n : aromatic bark of cascarilla; used as a tonic and for making incense [syn: {cascarilla bark}, {eleuthra bark}]

swell
adj : very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {bully}, {corking}, {cracking}, {dandy}, {great}, {groovy}, {keen}, {neat}, {nifty}, {not bad(p)}, {peachy}, {slap-up}, {smashing}]
n 1: the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea [syn: {crestless wave}]
2: a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
3: a crescendo followed by a decrescendo
4: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance [syn: {dandy}, {dude}, {fop}, {gallant}, {sheik}, {beau}, {fashion plate}, {clotheshorse}]
v 1: increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo"
2: become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son" [syn: {puff up}]
3: expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling" [syn: {swell up}, {intumesce}, {tumefy}, {tumesce}]
4: as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things; "Strong emotions welled up"; "Smoke swelled from it" [syn: {well up}]
5: come up; "Tears well in her eyes" [syn: {well}]
6: cause to become swollen; "The water swells the wood" [also: {swollen}]

swell up
v : expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling" [syn: {swell}, {intumesce}, {tumefy}, {tumesce}]

swelled
adj : feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride" [syn: {big}, {vainglorious}]

swelled head
n : an exaggerated opinion of your own importance [syn: {egotism}, {self-importance}]

swellfishes
See {swellfish}

swellhead
n : a conceited and self-centered person [syn: {egotist}, {egoist}]

swelling
adj : becoming puffy as from internal bleeding or accumulation of other fluids; "put ice on the swelling ankle"
n 1: abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement [syn: {puffiness}, {lump}]
2: the swelling of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) [syn: {intumescence}, {intumescency}]

swelter
v 1: be uncomfortably hot
2: suffer from intense heat; "we were sweltering at the beach"

sweltering
adj : excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness; "a sweltering room"; "sweltering athletes" [syn: {sweltry}]

sweltry
adj : excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness; "a sweltering room"; "sweltering athletes" [syn: {sweltering}]

swept
sweep
n 1: a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains" [syn: {expanse}]
2: someone who cleans soot from chimneys [syn: {chimneysweeper}, {chimneysweep}]
3: winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge [syn: {slam}]
4: a long oar used in an open boat [syn: {sweep oar}]
5: (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line [syn: {end run}]
6: a movement in an arc; "a sweep of his arm"
v 1: sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience" [syn: {brush}]
2: move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions; "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky" [syn: {sail}]
3: sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed" [syn: {broom}]
4: force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business" [syn: {embroil}, {tangle}, {sweep up}, {drag}, {drag in}]
5: to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries" [syn: {cross}, {traverse}, {span}]
6: clean by sweeping; "Please sweep the floor"
7: win an overwhelming victory in or on; "Her new show dog swept all championships"
8: cover the entire range of
9: make a big sweeping gesture or movement [syn: {swing}, {swing out}] [also: {swept}]

swept
adj : possessing sweep; "the sleek swept wings of the plane" [ant: {unswept}]

swept
See {sweep}

sweptback
adj 1: (especially of aircraft wings) angled rearward from the point of attachment; "aircraft with sweptback wings"
2: used of hair [syn: {backswept}]

sweptwing
adj : (of an aircraft) having sweptback wings; "a sweptwing aircraft"

Swertia
n : genus of herbs of mountains of North America and Eurasia and Africa [syn: {genus Swertia}]

Swertia perennia
n : perennial of damp places in mountains of Eurasia and North America having dull-colored blue or violet flowers [syn: {marsh felwort}]

Swertia speciosa
n : tall herb with panicles of white flowers flushed with green; northwestern United States; sometimes placed in genus Swertia [syn: {green gentian}, {Frasera speciosa}]

swerve
n 1: the act of turning aside suddenly [syn: {swerving}, {veering}]
2: an erratic deflection from an intended course [syn: {yaw}]
v : turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right" [syn: {sheer}, {curve}, {trend}, {veer}, {slue}, {slew}, {cut}]

swerving
n : the act of turning aside suddenly [syn: {swerve}, {veering}]

Swietinia
n : tropical American mahogany trees [syn: {genus Swietinia}]

Swietinia macrophylla
n : an important Central American mahogany tree [syn: {Honduras mahogany}]

Swietinia mahogani
n : mahogany tree of West Indies [syn: {true mahogany}, {Cuban mahogany}, {Dominican mahogany}]

swift
adj : moving very fast; "fleet of foot"; "the fleet scurrying of squirrels"; "a swift current"; "swift flight of an arrow"; "a swift runner" [syn: {fleet}]
n 1: United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903) [syn: {Gustavus Franklin Swift}]
2: an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745) [syn: {Jonathan Swift}, {Dean Swift}]
3: small plain-colored bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight
4: common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks [syn: {western fence lizard}, {blue-belly}, {Sceloporus occidentalis}]

swiftlet
n : swift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird's nest [syn: {Collocalia inexpectata}]

swiftly
adv : in a swift manner; "she moved swiftly" [syn: {fleetly}]

swiftness
n : a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed" [syn: {speed}, {fastness}]

swig
n : a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp" [syn: {gulp}, {draft}, {draught}]
v 1: strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out" [syn: {slug}, {slog}]
2: to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers" [syn: {gulp}, {quaff}] [also: {swigging}, {swigged}]

swigged
swig
n : a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp" [syn: {gulp}, {draft}, {draught}]
v 1: strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out" [syn: {slug}, {slog}]
2: to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers" [syn: {gulp}, {quaff}] [also: {swigging}, {swigged}]

swigged
See {swig}

swigging
swig
n : a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp" [syn: {gulp}, {draft}, {draught}]
v 1: strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out" [syn: {slug}, {slog}]
2: to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers" [syn: {gulp}, {quaff}] [also: {swigging}, {swigged}]

swigging
See {swig}

swill
n : wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk [syn: {slop}, {slops}, {pigswill}, {pigwash}]
v 1: feed pigs [syn: {slop}]
2: drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink) [syn: {swill down}]

swill down
v : drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink) [syn: {swill}]

swilling
n : the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly [syn: {gulping}, {guzzling}]

swim
n : the act of swimming [syn: {swimming}]
v 1: travel through water; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank"
2: be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink [syn: {float}] [ant: {sink}] [also: {swum}, {swimming}, {swam}]

swim bladder
n : an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy [syn: {air bladder}]

swim meet
n : a swimming competition between two or more teams [syn: {swimming meet}]

swimmer
n 1: a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets; "he was an Olympic swimmer"
2: a person who travels through the water by swimming; "he is not a good swimmer" [syn: {natator}, {bather}]

swimmeret
n : one of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming [syn: {pleopod}]

swimmer's itch
n : a sensitization reaction to repeated invasion of the skin by cercariae of schistosomes [syn: {schistosome dermatitis}]

swimming
swim
n : the act of swimming [syn: {swimming}]
v 1: travel through water; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank"
2: be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink [syn: {float}] [ant: {sink}] [also: {swum}, {swimming}, {swam}]

swimming
adj 1: filled or brimming with tears; "swimming eyes"; "watery eyes"; "sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid" [syn: {liquid}, {watery}]
2: applied to a fish depicted horizontally [syn: {naiant}]
n : the act of swimming [syn: {swim}]

swimming
See {swim}

swimming bath
n : pool that provides a facility for swimming; "`swimming bath' is a British term" [syn: {swimming pool}, {natatorium}]

swimming cap
n : a tight-fitting cap that keeps hair dry while swimming [syn: {bathing cap}]

swimming costume
n : tight fitting garment worn for swimming [syn: {swimsuit}, {bathing suit}, {bathing costume}]

swimming crab
n : marine crab with some legs flattened and fringed for swimming

swimming event
n : an athletic competition that involves swimming

swimming hole
n : a small body of water (usually in a creek) that is deep enough to use for swimming

swimming kick
n : a movement of the legs in swimming

swimming meet
n : a swimming competition between two or more teams [syn: {swim meet}]

swimming pool
n : pool that provides a facility for swimming; "`swimming bath' is a British term" [syn: {swimming bath}, {natatorium}]

swimming stroke
n : a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward

swimming trunks
n : swimsuit worn by men while swimming [syn: {bathing trunks}]

swimmingly
adv : with great ease and success; "in spite of some mishaps, everything went swimmingly" [syn: {smoothly}]

swimsuit
n : tight fitting garment worn for swimming [syn: {bathing suit}, {swimming costume}, {bathing costume}]

Swinburne
n : English poet (1837-1909) [syn: {Algernon Charles Swinburne}]

swindle
n : the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud" [syn: {cheat}, {rig}]
v : deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" [syn: {victimize}, {rook}, {goldbrick}, {nobble}, {diddle}, {bunco}, {defraud}, {scam}, {mulct}, {gyp}, {con}]

swindler
n : a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud [syn: {chiseller}, {chiseler}, {gouger}, {scammer}, {grifter}, {sharper}, {sharpie}, {sharpy}]

swine
n : stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals

swine flu
n : an acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same viurs that caused the 1918 influenza pandemic [syn: {swine influenza}]

swine influenza
n : an acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same viurs that caused the 1918 influenza pandemic [syn: {swine flu}]

swineherd
n : a herder or swine [syn: {pigman}]

swing
n 1: a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity; "the party went with a swing"; "it took time to get into the swing of things"
2: mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
3: a sweeping blow or stroke; "he took a wild swing at my head"
4: changing location by moving back and forth [syn: {swinging}, {vacillation}]
5: a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz [syn: {swing music}, {jive}]
6: a jaunty rhythm in music [syn: {lilt}]
7: the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it [syn: {golf stroke}, {golf shot}]
8: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball" [syn: {baseball swing}, {cut}]
9: a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
v 1: move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting; "He swung his left fist"; "swing a bat"
2: move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back" [syn: {sway}]
3: change direction with a swinging motion; turn; "swing back"; "swing forward"
4: influence decisively; "This action swung many votes over to his side" [syn: {swing over}]
5: make a big sweeping gesture or movement [syn: {sweep}, {swing out}]
6: hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling" [syn: {dangle}, {drop}]
7: hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement; "The soccer player began to swing at the referee"
8: alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"
9: live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style; "The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely" 10: have a certain musical rhythm; "The music has to swing" 11: be a social swinger; socialize a lot [syn: {get around}] 12: play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm 13: engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends; "There were many swinging couples in the 1960's" [also: {swung}]

swing about
v : turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically; "He turned around to face his opponent"; "My conscience told me to turn around before I made a mistake" [syn: {swing around}, {turn around}]

swing around
v : turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically; "He turned around to face his opponent"; "My conscience told me to turn around before I made a mistake" [syn: {swing about}, {turn around}]

swing door
n : a door that swings on a double hinge; opens in either direction [syn: {swinging door}]

swing music
n : a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz [syn: {swing}, {jive}]

swing out
v : make a big sweeping gesture or movement [syn: {swing}, {sweep}]

swing over
v : influence decisively; "This action swung many votes over to his side" [syn: {swing}]

swing shift
n : the work shift during the evening (as 4 p.m. to midnight) [syn: {evening shift}]

swing voter
n : a voter who has no allegiance to any political party and whose unpredictable decisions can swing the outcome of an election one way or the other [syn: {floating voter}]

swinge
v : burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows" [syn: {singe}]

swingeing
adj : severe; punishingly bad; "swingeing taxation"; "swingeing damages awarded by the judge"

swinger
n 1: someone who swings sports implements
2: a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex [syn: {tramp}]

swinging
adj : characterized by a buoyant rhythm; "an easy lilting stride"; "the flute broke into a light lilting air"; "a swinging pace"; "a graceful swingy walk"; "a tripping singing measure" [syn: {lilting}, {swingy}, {tripping}]
n : changing location by moving back and forth [syn: {swing}, {vacillation}]

swinging chad
n : a chad that is incompletely removed and still attached at two corners

swinging door
n : a door that swings on a double hinge; opens in either direction [syn: {swing door}]

swinging post
n : the gatepost on which the gate is hung [syn: {hinging post}]

swingletree
n : a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling [syn: {whiffletree}, {whippletree}]

swingy
adj : characterized by a buoyant rhythm; "an easy lilting stride"; "the flute broke into a light lilting air"; "a swinging pace"; "a graceful swingy walk"; "a tripping singing measure" [syn: {lilting}, {swinging}, {tripping}]

swinish
adj 1: ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; "was boorish and insensitive"; "the loutish manners of a bully"; "her stupid oafish husband"; "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude" [syn: {boorish}, {loutish}, {neanderthal}, {neandertal}, {oafish}]
2: resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy; "piggish table manners"; "the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father"; "swinish slavering over food" [syn: {hoggish}, {piggish}, {piggy}, {porcine}]

swipe
n : a sweeping stroke or blow
v 1: strike with a swiping motion
2: make off with belongings of others [syn: {pilfer}, {cabbage}, {purloin}, {pinch}, {abstract}, {snarf}, {hook}, {sneak}, {filch}, {nobble}, {lift}]

swirl
n : the shape of something rotating rapidly [syn: {whirl}, {vortex}, {convolution}]
v 1: turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind" [syn: {twirl}, {twiddle}, {whirl}]
2: flow in a circular current, of liquids [syn: {eddy}, {purl}, {whirlpool}, {whirl}]

swirling
adj : moving or driven rapidly in a rotary or twisting motion; "a tornado's whirling winds"; "swirling currents" [syn: {whirling}]

swish
adj : elegant and fashionable; "classy clothes"; "a classy dame"; "a posh restaurant"; "a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac"- Julia Child [syn: {classy}, {posh}]
n : a brushing or rustling sound
v : move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound; "The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"; "The curtain swooshed open" [syn: {lap}, {swosh}, {swoosh}]

swishing
adj : resembling a sustained `sh' or soft whistle; "swishing windshield wipers"; "a swishy skirt" [syn: {swishy}]

swishy
adj : resembling a sustained `sh' or soft whistle; "swishing windshield wipers"; "a swishy skirt" [syn: {swishing}]

Swiss
adj : of or relating to Switzerland or its people or culture; "the Swiss army"
n : the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland [syn: {Swiss people}, {the Swiss}]

Swiss canton
n : one of the cantons of Switzerland

Swiss chard
n 1: beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks [syn: {chard}, {spinach beet}, {leaf beet}, {chard plant}, {Beta vulgaris cicla}]
2: long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves [syn: {chard}, {spinach beet}, {leaf beet}]

Swiss cheese
n : hard pale yellow cheese with many holes from Switzerland

Swiss Confederation
n : a landlocked federal republic in central Europe [syn: {Switzerland}, {Suisse}, {Schweiz}, {Svizzera}]

Swiss franc
n : the basic unit of money in Switzerland

Swiss mountain pine
n : low shrubby pine of central Europe with short bright green needles in bunches of two [syn: {mountain pine}, {dwarf mountain pine}, {mugho pine}, {mugo pine}, {Pinus mugo}]

Swiss people
n : the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland [syn: {Swiss}, {the Swiss}]

Swiss pine
n : large 5-needled European pine; yields cembra nuts and a resinous exudate [syn: {Swiss stone pine}, {arolla pine}, {cembra nut tree}, {Pinus cembra}]

Swiss roll
n : thin sheet of sponge cake spread with jelly and then rolled up to make a cylindrical cake [syn: {jellyroll}]

Swiss steak
n : steak braised in tomato and onion mixture

Swiss stone pine
n : large 5-needled European pine; yields cembra nuts and a resinous exudate [syn: {Swiss pine}, {arolla pine}, {cembra nut tree}, {Pinus cembra}]

switch
n 1: control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit [syn: {electric switch}, {electrical switch}]
2: an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood" [syn: {substitution}, {permutation}, {transposition}, {replacement}]
3: hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
4: railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
5: a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
6: a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
7: the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election" [syn: {switching}, {shift}]
v 1: change over, change around, or switch over [syn: {switch over}, {exchange}]
2: exchange or give (something) in exchange for [syn: {trade}, {swap}, {swop}]
3: lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes" [syn: {shift}, {change}]
4: make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched" [syn: {change over}, {shift}]
5: cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever" [syn: {throw}, {flip}]
6: flog with or as if with a flexible rod
7: reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) [syn: {interchange}, {tack}, {alternate}, {flip}, {flip-flop}]

switch cane
n : small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States [syn: {small cane}, {Arundinaria tecta}]

switch engine
n : a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard [syn: {donkey engine}]

switch grass
n : grass of western America used for hay [syn: {Panicum virgatum}]

switch off
v : cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights" [syn: {cut}, {turn off}, {turn out}] [ant: {switch on}]

switch on
v : cause to operate by flipping a switch; "switch on the light"; "turn on the stereo" [syn: {turn on}] [ant: {switch off}]

switch over
v : change over, change around, or switch over [syn: {switch}, {exchange}]

switchblade
n : a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button [syn: {switchblade knife}, {flick knife}]

switchblade knife
n : a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button [syn: {switchblade}, {flick knife}]

switchboard
n : telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords [syn: {patchboard}, {plugboard}]

switchboard operator
n : someone who helps callers get the person they are calling [syn: {telephone operator}, {telephonist}]

switcher
n : a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip [syn: {whipper}]

switcheroo
n : a sudden unexpected switch

switch-hit
v : bat right-handed against a left-handed and left-handed against a right-handed pitcher

switch-hitter
n 1: a baseball player who can bat either right or left handed
2: slang term for a bisexual person

switching
n : the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election" [syn: {switch}, {shift}]

switch-ivy
n : fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers [syn: {dog laurel}, {dog hobble}, {Leucothoe fontanesiana}, {Leucothoe editorum}]

switchman
n : a man who operates railroad switches

swither
n : agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" [syn: {fret}, {stew}, {sweat}, {lather}]

Switzerland
n : a landlocked federal republic in central Europe [syn: {Swiss Confederation}, {Suisse}, {Schweiz}, {Svizzera}]

swivel
n : a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
v : turn on a pivot [syn: {pivot}] [also: {swivelling}, {swivelled}]

swivel chair
n : a chair that swivels on its base

swivel pin
n : bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle [syn: {kingbolt}, {kingpin}]

swivelled
swivel
n : a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
v : turn on a pivot [syn: {pivot}] [also: {swivelling}, {swivelled}]

swivelled
See {swivel}

swivelling
swivel
n : a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
v : turn on a pivot [syn: {pivot}] [also: {swivelling}, {swivelled}]

swivelling
See {swivel}

swiz
n : British

swizzle
n : any of various tall frothy mixed drinks made usually of rum and lime juice and sugar shaken with ice

swizzle stick
n : a small stick used to stir mixed drinks

swob
n : cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors [syn: {swab}, {mop}]
v 1: wash with a swab or a mop; "swab the ship's decks" [syn: {swab}]
2: apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with paint" [syn: {dab}, {swab}]

swollen
swell
adj : very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {bully}, {corking}, {cracking}, {dandy}, {great}, {groovy}, {keen}, {neat}, {nifty}, {not bad(p)}, {peachy}, {slap-up}, {smashing}]
n 1: the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea [syn: {crestless wave}]
2: a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
3: a crescendo followed by a decrescendo
4: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance [syn: {dandy}, {dude}, {fop}, {gallant}, {sheik}, {beau}, {fashion plate}, {clotheshorse}]
v 1: increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo"
2: become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son" [syn: {puff up}]
3: expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling" [syn: {swell up}, {intumesce}, {tumefy}, {tumesce}]
4: as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things; "Strong emotions welled up"; "Smoke swelled from it" [syn: {well up}]
5: come up; "Tears well in her eyes" [syn: {well}]
6: cause to become swollen; "The water swells the wood" [also: {swollen}]

swollen
adj 1: abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; "hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh" [syn: {bloated}, {distended}, {puffed}, {puffy}, {tumescent}, {tumid}, {turgid}]
2: abnormally expanded or increased in size; (`swollen' is sometimes used in combination); "distended wineskins"; "the need to clean out swollen inventories"; "the raisins were plump and soft and swollen from being soaked"; "huge blood-swollen mosquitoes" [syn: {distended}]
3: characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes" [syn: {conceited}, {egotistic}, {egotistical}, {self-conceited}, {swollen-headed}, {vain}]
4: overfull with water; "swollen rivers and creeks" [syn: {flooding}, {in flood(p)}, {overflowing}]

swollen
See {swell}

swollen-headed
adj : characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes" [syn: {conceited}, {egotistic}, {egotistical}, {self-conceited}, {swollen}, {vain}]

swoon
n : a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain [syn: {faint}, {syncope}, {deliquium}]
v : pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain [syn: {faint}, {conk}, {pass out}]

swooning
adj : weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep" [syn: {faint}, {light}, {light-headed}, {lightheaded}]

swoop
n 1: (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides" [syn: {slide}]
2: a very rapid raid
3: a swift descent through the air
v 1: move down on as if in an attack; "The raptor swooped down on its prey"; "The teacher swooped down upon the new students" [syn: {pounce}]
2: move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc
3: seize or catch with a swooping motion [syn: {swoop up}]

swoop up
v : seize or catch with a swooping motion [syn: {swoop}]

swoosh
v : move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound; "The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"; "The curtain swooshed open" [syn: {lap}, {swish}, {swosh}]

swop
n : an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter" [syn: {barter}, {swap}, {trade}]
v : exchange or give (something) in exchange for [syn: {trade}, {swap}, {switch}]

swopped
swap
n : an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter" [syn: {barter}, {swop}, {trade}]
v 1: exchange or give (something) in exchange for [syn: {trade}, {swop}, {switch}]
2: move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science [also: {swops}, {swopping}, {swopped}, {swapping}, {swapped}]

swopped
See {swap}

swopping
swap
n : an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter" [syn: {barter}, {swop}, {trade}]
v 1: exchange or give (something) in exchange for [syn: {trade}, {swop}, {switch}]
2: move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science [also: {swops}, {swopping}, {swopped}, {swapping}, {swapped}]

swopping
See {swap}

swops
swap
n : an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter" [syn: {barter}, {swop}, {trade}]
v 1: exchange or give (something) in exchange for [syn: {trade}, {swop}, {switch}]
2: move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science [also: {swops}, {swopping}, {swopped}, {swapping}, {swapped}]

swops
See {swap}

sword
n : a cutting or thrusting weapon with a long blade [syn: {blade}, {brand}, {steel}]

sword bean
n : twining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually with red or brown beans; long cultivated in Orient for food [syn: {Canavalia gladiata}]

sword cane
n : a cane concealing a sword or dagger [syn: {sword stick}]

sword dance
n : any of various dances by men who step nimbly over swords or flourish them in the air [syn: {sword dancing}]

sword dancing
n : any of various dances by men who step nimbly over swords or flourish them in the air [syn: {sword dance}]

sword fern
n : any of several tropical ferns having more or less sword-shaped fronds including one from which the Boston fern developed

sword grass
n : any of various grasses or sedges having sword-shaped leaves with sharp edges

sword knot
n : an ornamental tassel on the hilt of a sword

sword lily
n 1: any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated [syn: {gladiolus}, {gladiola}]
2: plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals [syn: {iris}, {flag}, {fleur-de-lis}]

sword of Damocles
n : a constant and immanent peril; "the possibility hangs over their heads like the sword of Damocles"

sword stick
n : a cane concealing a sword or dagger [syn: {sword cane}]

sword-cut
n : a scar from a cut made by a sword

swordfish
n 1: flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks
2: large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night [syn: {Xiphias gladius}] [also: {swordfishes} (pl)]

swordfishes
swordfish
n 1: flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks
2: large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night [syn: {Xiphias gladius}] [also: {swordfishes} (pl)]

swordfishes
See {swordfish}

swordlike
adj : shaped like a sword blade; "the iris has an ensiform leaf" [syn: {ensiform}, {sword-shaped}, {bladelike}]

swordplay
n : the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully [syn: {play}]

sword-shaped
adj : shaped like a sword blade; "the iris has an ensiform leaf" [syn: {ensiform}, {swordlike}, {bladelike}]

swordsman
n : someone skilled at fencing [syn: {fencer}]

swordsmanship
n : skill in fencing

swordtail
n : freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish [syn: {helleri}, {topminnow}, {Xyphophorus helleri}]

swore
swear
v 1: utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street" [syn: {curse}, {cuss}, {blaspheme}, {imprecate}]
2: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent" [syn: {affirm}, {verify}, {assert}, {avow}, {aver}, {swan}]
3: promise solemnly; take an oath
4: make a deposition; declare under oath [syn: {depose}, {depone}]
5: have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes" [syn: {trust}, {rely}, {bank}] [ant: {distrust}, {distrust}] [also: {sworn}, {swore}]

swore
See {swear}

sworn
swear
v 1: utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street" [syn: {curse}, {cuss}, {blaspheme}, {imprecate}]
2: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent" [syn: {affirm}, {verify}, {assert}, {avow}, {aver}, {swan}]
3: promise solemnly; take an oath
4: make a deposition; declare under oath [syn: {depose}, {depone}]
5: have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes" [syn: {trust}, {rely}, {bank}] [ant: {distrust}, {distrust}] [also: {sworn}, {swore}]

sworn
adj 1: bound by or as if by an oath; "according to an early tradition became his sworn brother"; "sworn enemies" [syn: {pledged}]
2: bound by or stated on oath; "now my sworn friend and then mine enemy"- Shakespeare [ant: {unsworn}]

sworn
See {swear}

swosh
v : move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound; "The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"; "The curtain swooshed open" [syn: {lap}, {swish}, {swoosh}]

swot
n : an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or studying excessively [syn: {grind}, {nerd}, {wonk}, {dweeb}]
v : study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam" [syn: {cram}, {grind away}, {drum}, {bone up}, {get up}, {mug up}, {swot up}, {bone}] [also: {swotting}, {swotted}]

swot up
v : study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam" [syn: {cram}, {grind away}, {drum}, {bone up}, {swot}, {get up}, {mug up}, {bone}]

swotted
swot
n : an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or studying excessively [syn: {grind}, {nerd}, {wonk}, {dweeb}]
v : study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam" [syn: {cram}, {grind away}, {drum}, {bone up}, {get up}, {mug up}, {swot up}, {bone}] [also: {swotting}, {swotted}]

swotted
See {swot}

swotting
swot
n : an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or studying excessively [syn: {grind}, {nerd}, {wonk}, {dweeb}]
v : study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam" [syn: {cram}, {grind away}, {drum}, {bone up}, {get up}, {mug up}, {swot up}, {bone}] [also: {swotting}, {swotted}]

swotting
See {swot}

swum
swim
n : the act of swimming [syn: {swimming}]
v 1: travel through water; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank"
2: be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink [syn: {float}] [ant: {sink}] [also: {swum}, {swimming}, {swam}]

swum
See {swim}

swung
swing
n 1: a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity; "the party went with a swing"; "it took time to get into the swing of things"
2: mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
3: a sweeping blow or stroke; "he took a wild swing at my head"
4: changing location by moving back and forth [syn: {swinging}, {vacillation}]
5: a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz [syn: {swing music}, {jive}]
6: a jaunty rhythm in music [syn: {lilt}]
7: the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it [syn: {golf stroke}, {golf shot}]
8: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball" [syn: {baseball swing}, {cut}]
9: a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
v 1: move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting; "He swung his left fist"; "swing a bat"
2: move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back" [syn: {sway}]
3: change direction with a swinging motion; turn; "swing back"; "swing forward"
4: influence decisively; "This action swung many votes over to his side" [syn: {swing over}]
5: make a big sweeping gesture or movement [syn: {sweep}, {swing out}]
6: hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling" [syn: {dangle}, {drop}]
7: hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement; "The soccer player began to swing at the referee"
8: alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"
9: live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style; "The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely" 10: have a certain musical rhythm; "The music has to swing" 11: be a social swinger; socialize a lot [syn: {get around}] 12: play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm 13: engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends; "There were many swinging couples in the 1960's" [also: {swung}]

swung
See {swing}

swung dash
n : a punctuation mark used in text to indicate the omission of a word

sybarite
n : a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses [syn: {voluptuary}]

sybaritic
adj : furnishing gratification of the senses; "an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness" [syn: {epicurean}, {luxurious}, {voluptuary}, {voluptuous}]

sycamore
n 1: variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree [syn: {lacewood}]
2: any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits [syn: {plane tree}, {platan}]
3: Eurasian maple tree with pale gray bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn [syn: {great maple}, {scottish maple}, {Acer pseudoplatanus}]
4: thick-branched wide-spreading tree of Africa and adjacent southwestern Asia often buttressed with branches rising from near the ground; produces cluster of edible but inferior figs on short leafless twigs; the Biblical sycamore [syn: {sycamore fig}, {mulberry fig}, {Ficus sycomorus}]

sycamore fig
n : thick-branched wide-spreading tree of Africa and adjacent southwestern Asia often buttressed with branches rising from near the ground; produces cluster of edible but inferior figs on short leafless twigs; the Biblical sycamore [syn: {sycamore}, {mulberry fig}, {Ficus sycomorus}]

syconia
syconium
n : the fleshy multiple fruit of the fig consisting of an enlarged hollow receptacle containing numerous fruitlets [also: {syconia} (pl)]

syconia
See {syconium}

syconium
n : the fleshy multiple fruit of the fig consisting of an enlarged hollow receptacle containing numerous fruitlets [also: {syconia} (pl)]

sycophancy
n : fawning obsequiousness

sycophant
n : a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage [syn: {toady}, {crawler}, {lackey}]

sycophantic
adj : attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery [syn: {bootlicking}, {fawning}, {obsequious}, {toadyish}]

Sydenham
n : English physician (1624-1689) [syn: {Thomas Sydenham}, {The English Hippocrates}]

Sydenham's chorea
n : chorea occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever [syn: {Saint Vitus dance}, {St. Vitus dance}]

Sydney
n : the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port

Sydney Harbor Bridge
n : a steel arch bridge in Sydney, Australia

Sydney Pollack
n : United States filmmaker (born in 1934) [syn: {Pollack}]

Sydney silky
n : Australian breed of toy dogs having a silky blue coat [syn: {silky terrier}]

syllabary
n : a writing system whose characters represent syllables [syn: {syllabic script}]

syllabi
syllabus
n : an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university" [syn: {course of study}, {program}, {programme}, {curriculum}] [also: {syllabi} (pl)]

syllabi
See {syllabus}

syllabic
adj 1: of or relating to syllables; "syllabic accent"; "syllabic characters each represent a syllable"
2: consisting of or using a syllabary or syllabic characters; "eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing"
3: (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities [ant: {accentual}, {quantitative}]
4: consisting of a syllable or syllables; constituting a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; consisting of a consonant sound not accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound or consisting of a vowel sound dominating the other vowel sounds in a syllable (as being the first vowel in a falling diphthong); "the syllabic `l' in `riddle' or the syllabic `n' in `botany' when it is pronounced `bot-n-y'"; "the syllabic `o' in `oi'" [ant: {nonsyllabic}]
5: of liquids and nasals [syn: {vocalic}] [ant: {consonantal}]

syllabic script
n : a writing system whose characters represent syllables [syn: {syllabary}]

syllabically
adv : in or with syllables; "syllabically pronounced"

syllabicate
v : divide into syllables; "syllabify the words" [syn: {syllabify}, {syllabize}, {syllabise}]

syllabication
n : forming or dividing words into syllables [syn: {syllabification}]

syllabicity
n : the pattern of syllable formation in a particular language

syllabification
n : forming or dividing words into syllables [syn: {syllabication}]

syllabified
syllabify
v : divide into syllables; "syllabify the words" [syn: {syllabicate}, {syllabize}, {syllabise}] [also: {syllabified}]

syllabified
See {syllabify}

syllabify
v : divide into syllables; "syllabify the words" [syn: {syllabicate}, {syllabize}, {syllabise}] [also: {syllabified}]

syllabise
v 1: divide into syllables; "syllabify the words" [syn: {syllabify}, {syllabicate}, {syllabize}]
2: utter with distinct articulation of each syllable; "The poet syllabized the verses he read" [syn: {syllabize}]

syllabize
v 1: divide into syllables; "syllabify the words" [syn: {syllabify}, {syllabicate}, {syllabise}]
2: utter with distinct articulation of each syllable; "The poet syllabized the verses he read" [syn: {syllabise}]

syllable
n : a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme; "the word `pocket' has two syllables"

syllable structure
n : the admissible arrangement of sounds in words [syn: {morphology}, {sound structure}, {word structure}]

syllabled
adj : pronounced in syllables

syllabub
n 1: spiced hot milk with rum or wine [syn: {sillabub}]
2: sweetened cream beaten with wine or liquor [syn: {sillabub}]

syllabus
n : an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university" [syn: {course of study}, {program}, {programme}, {curriculum}] [also: {syllabi} (pl)]

syllepses
syllepsis
n : use of a word to govern two or more words though agreeing in number or case etc. with only one [also: {syllepses} (pl)]

syllepses
See {syllepsis}

syllepsis
n : use of a word to govern two or more words though agreeing in number or case etc. with only one [also: {syllepses} (pl)]

syllogise
v : reason by syllogisms [syn: {syllogize}]

syllogiser
n : logician skilled in syllogistic reasoning [syn: {syllogist}, {syllogizer}]

syllogism
n : deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises

syllogist
n : logician skilled in syllogistic reasoning [syn: {syllogizer}, {syllogiser}]

syllogistic
adj : of or relating to or consisting of syllogism; "syllogistic reasoning"

syllogize
v : reason by syllogisms [syn: {syllogise}]

syllogizer
n : logician skilled in syllogistic reasoning [syn: {syllogist}, {syllogiser}]

sylph
n 1: a slender graceful young woman
2: an elemental being believed to inhabit the air

sylphlike
adj : gracefully slender; moving and bending with ease [syn: {lissome}, {lissom}, {lithe}, {lithesome}, {slender}, {supple}, {svelte}]

sylva
n : the forest trees growing in a country or region [syn: {silva}]

sylvan
adj : relating to or characteristic of wooded regions; "a shady sylvan glade" [syn: {silvan}]
n : a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods [syn: {silvan}]

sylvanite
n : a silver-white mineral consisting of silver gold telluride; a source of gold in Australia and America [syn: {graphic tellurium}]

Sylvanus
n : (Roman mythology) god of woods and fields and flocks; Pan is the Greek counterpart [syn: {Silvanus}]

Sylvia communis
n : grayish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and underparts [syn: {greater whitethroat}, {whitethroat}]

Sylvia curruca
n : Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller [syn: {lesser whitethroat}, {whitethroat}]

Sylvia Plath
n : United States writer and poet (1932-1963) [syn: {Plath}]

Sylvian aqueduct
n : a canal connecting the third and fourth ventricles [syn: {cerebral aqueduct}, {aqueductus cerebri}]

Sylvian fissure
n : the deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures; separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both hemispheres [syn: {fissure of Sylvius}, {lateral cerebral sulcus}, {sulcus lateralis cerebri}]

Sylviidae
n : in some classifications considered a subfamily (Sylviinae) of the family Muscicapidae: Old World (true) warblers; American kinglets and gnatcatchers [syn: {family Sylviidae}]

Sylviinae
n : alternative classification for the Old World warblers [syn: {subfamily Sylviinae}]

Sylvilagus
n : North American rabbits [syn: {genus Sylvilagus}]

Sylvilagus aquaticus
n : of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands [syn: {swamp rabbit}, {canecutter}, {swamp hare}]

Sylvilagus floridanus
n : widely distributed in United States except northwest and far west regions [syn: {eastern cottontail}]

Sylvilagus palustris
n : of marshy coastal areas from North Carolina to Florida [syn: {marsh hare}, {swamp rabbit}]

sylvine
n : a mineral consisting of native potassium chloride; an important ore of potassium that is found in sedimentary beds [syn: {sylvite}]

sylvite
n : a mineral consisting of native potassium chloride; an important ore of potassium that is found in sedimentary beds [syn: {sylvine}]

Symbion pandora
n : only known species of Cycliophora; lives symbiotically attached to a lobster's lip by an adhesive disk and feeding by means of a hairy mouth ring; its complex life cycle includes asexual and sexual phases

symbiosis
n : the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other [syn: {mutualism}]

symbiotic
adj : used of organisms (especially of different species) living together but not necessarily in a relationship beneficial to each

symbiotically
adv : in a symbiotic manner

symbol
n 1: an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
2: something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; "the eagle is a symbol of the United States" [syn: {symbolization}, {symbolisation}, {symbolic representation}] [also: {symbolling}, {symbolled}]

symbolatry
n : worship of symbols [syn: {symbololatry}, {symbol-worship}]

symbolic
adj 1: relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols; "symbolic logic"; "symbolic operations"; "symbolic thinking" [syn: {symbolical}]
2: serving as a visible symbol for something abstract; "a crown is emblematic of royalty"; "the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish" [syn: {emblematic}, {emblematical}, {symbolical}]
3: using symbolism; "symbolic art"

symbolic logic
n : any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity [syn: {mathematical logic}, {formal logic}]

symbolic representation
n : something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; "the eagle is a symbol of the United States" [syn: {symbol}, {symbolization}, {symbolisation}]

symbolical
adj 1: relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols; "symbolic logic"; "symbolic operations"; "symbolic thinking" [syn: {symbolic}]
2: serving as a visible symbol for something abstract; "a crown is emblematic of royalty"; "the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish" [syn: {emblematic}, {emblematical}, {symbolic}]

symbolically
adv 1: in a symbolic manner; "symbolically accepted goals"
2: by means of symbols; "symbolically expressed"

symbolisation
n 1: the use of symbols to convey meaning [syn: {symbolization}]
2: something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; "the eagle is a symbol of the United States" [syn: {symbol}, {symbolization}, {symbolic representation}]
3: the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning [syn: {symbolism}, {symbolization}]

symbolise
v 1: represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols; "The poet symbolizes love in this poem"; "These painters believed that artists should symbolize" [syn: {symbolize}]
2: express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?" [syn: {typify}, {symbolize}, {stand for}, {represent}]

symboliser
n : someone skilled in the interpretation or representation of symbols [syn: {symbolist}, {symbolizer}]

symbolising
n : the act of representing something with a symbol [syn: {symbolizing}]

symbolism
n 1: a system of symbols and symbolic representations
2: the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning [syn: {symbolization}, {symbolisation}]
3: an artistic movement in the late 19th century that tried to express abstract or mystical ideas through the symbolic use of images

symbolist
n 1: a member of an artistic movement that expressed ideas indirectly via symbols
2: someone skilled in the interpretation or representation of symbols [syn: {symbolizer}, {symboliser}]

symbolization
n 1: the use of symbols to convey meaning [syn: {symbolisation}]
2: something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; "the eagle is a symbol of the United States" [syn: {symbol}, {symbolisation}, {symbolic representation}]
3: the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning [syn: {symbolism}, {symbolisation}]

symbolize
v 1: express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?" [syn: {typify}, {symbolise}, {stand for}, {represent}]
2: represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols; "The poet symbolizes love in this poem"; "These painters believed that artists should symbolize" [syn: {symbolise}]

symbolizer
n : someone skilled in the interpretation or representation of symbols [syn: {symbolist}, {symboliser}]

symbolizing
n : the act of representing something with a symbol [syn: {symbolising}]

symbolled
symbol
n 1: an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
2: something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; "the eagle is a symbol of the United States" [syn: {symbolization}, {symbolisation}, {symbolic representation}] [also: {symbolling}, {symbolled}]

symbolled
See {symbol}

symbolling
symbol
n 1: an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
2: something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; "the eagle is a symbol of the United States" [syn: {symbolization}, {symbolisation}, {symbolic representation}] [also: {symbolling}, {symbolled}]

symbolling
See {symbol}

symbololatry
n : worship of symbols [syn: {symbolatry}, {symbol-worship}]

symbol-worship
n : worship of symbols [syn: {symbolatry}, {symbololatry}]

symmetric
adj : having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts [syn: {symmetrical}] [ant: {asymmetrical}]

symmetrical
adj 1: having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts [syn: {symmetric}] [ant: {asymmetrical}]
2: exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities [syn: {harmonious}, {proportionate}]

symmetrically
adv : in a symmetrical manner; "they were symmetrically arranged" [ant: {asymmetrically}]

symmetricalness
n : (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact correspondence of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane [syn: {symmetry}, {correspondence}, {balance}] [ant: {asymmetry}]

symmetrise
v : make symmetric; "symmetrized waves" [syn: {symmetrize}]

symmetrize
v : make symmetric; "symmetrized waves" [syn: {symmetrise}]

symmetry
n 1: (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact correspondence of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane [syn: {symmetricalness}, {correspondence}, {balance}] [ant: {asymmetry}]
2: balance among the parts of something [syn: {proportion}] [ant: {disproportion}]
3: (physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions [syn: {isotropy}] [ant: {anisotropy}]

Symonds
n : English writer (1840-1893) [syn: {John Addington Symonds}]

Symons
n : English poet (1865-1945) [syn: {Arthur Symons}]

sympathectomy
n : surgical interruption of a nerve pathway in the sympathetic nervous system

sympathetic
adj 1: of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system; "sympathetic neurons"; "sympathetic stimulation"
2: expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward; "sympathetic to the students' cause"; "a sympathetic observer"; "a sympathetic gesture" [ant: {unsympathetic}]
3: having similar disposition and tastes; "a compatible married couple"; "with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion" [syn: {compatible}]
4: showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor" [syn: {charitable}, {kindly}, {large-hearted}]
5: (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play" [syn: {appealing}, {likeable}, {likable}] [ant: {unsympathetic}]
6: relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body; "sympathetic vibration" [syn: {harmonic}]

sympathetic nervous system
n : originates in the thoracic regions of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the parasympathetic: reduces digestive secretions; speeds the heart; contracts blood vessels

sympathetic strike
n : a strike in support of other workers who are on strike; a strike not resulting from direct grievances against the workers' employer [syn: {sympathy strike}]

sympathetic vibration
n : (physics) vibration produced by resonance

sympathetically
adv 1: with respect to the sympathetic nervous system; "the stimulus acted sympathetically"
2: in a sympathetic manner; "she listened to him sympathetically" [syn: {empathetically}, {with sympathy}, {with empathy}] [ant: {unsympathetically}]

sympathise
v 1: share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of [syn: {sympathize}]
2: to feel or express sympathy or compassion [syn: {commiserate}, {sympathize}]
3: be understanding of; "You don't need to explain--I understand!" [syn: {sympathize}, {empathize}, {empathise}, {understand}]

sympathiser
n 1: commiserates with someone who has had misfortune [syn: {sympathizer}, {comforter}]
2: someone who shares your feelings and expresses sympathy or hopes that something will be successful [syn: {sympathizer}, {well-wisher}]

sympathize
v 1: share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of [syn: {sympathise}]
2: be understanding of; "You don't need to explain--I understand!" [syn: {sympathise}, {empathize}, {empathise}, {understand}]
3: to feel or express sympathy or compassion [syn: {commiserate}, {sympathise}]

sympathize with
v : share the suffering of [syn: {feel for}, {pity}, {compassionate}, {condole with}]

sympathizer
n 1: commiserates with someone who has had misfortune [syn: {sympathiser}, {comforter}]
2: someone who shares your feelings and expresses sympathy or hopes that something will be successful [syn: {sympathiser}, {well-wisher}]

sympathomimetic
adj : relating to epinephrine (its release or action) [syn: {adrenergic}]

sympathy
n 1: an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding" [syn: {understanding}]
2: sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish) [syn: {fellow feeling}]
3: a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other; "the two of them were in close sympathy"

sympathy card
n : a card expressing sympathy

sympathy strike
n : a strike in support of other workers who are on strike; a strike not resulting from direct grievances against the workers' employer [syn: {sympathetic strike}]

sympatric
adj : (of biological species or speciation) occurring in the same or overlapping geographical areas [ant: {allopatric}]

sympatry
n : the occurrence of organisms in overlapping geographical areas, but without interbreeding [ant: {allopatry}]

sympetalous
adj : having a corolla composed of partially or wholly fused petals forming a corolla shaped like a tube or funnel [syn: {gamopetalous}]

Symphalangus
n : used in some classifications for the siamangs [syn: {genus Symphalangus}]

Symphalangus syndactylus
n : large black gibbon of Sumatra having the 2nd and 3rd toes partially united by a web [syn: {siamang}, {Hylobates syndactylus}]

symphilid
n : minute arthropod often infesting the underground parts of truck-garden and greenhouse crops [syn: {garden centipede}, {garden symphilid}, {Scutigerella immaculata}]

symphonic
adj 1: relating to or characteristic or suggestive of a symphony; "symphonic choir"
2: harmonious in sound; "the symphonic hum of a million insects" [syn: {symphonious}]

symphonic music
n : a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra [syn: {symphony}]

symphonic poem
n : an orchestral composition based on literature or folk tales [syn: {tone poem}]

symphonious
adj : harmonious in sound; "the symphonic hum of a million insects" [syn: {symphonic}]

symphonise
v : play or sound together, in harmony [syn: {symphonize}]

symphonize
v : play or sound together, in harmony [syn: {symphonise}]

symphony
n 1: a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra [syn: {symphonic music}]
2: a large orchestra; can perform symphonies; "we heard the Vienna symphony" [syn: {symphony orchestra}]

symphony orchestra
n : a large orchestra; can perform symphonies; "we heard the Vienna symphony" [syn: {symphony}]

Symphoricarpos
n : deciduous shrubs of North America and Central America and China [syn: {genus Symphoricarpos}]

Symphoricarpos alba
n : deciduous shrub of western North America having spikes of pink flowers followed by round white berries [syn: {snowberry}, {common snowberry}, {waxberry}]

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
n : North American deciduous shrub cultivated for it abundant clusters of coral-red berrylike fruits [syn: {coralberry}, {Indian currant}]

Symphyla
n : small class of minute arthropods; unimportant except for the garden centipede [syn: {class Symphyla}]

symphyses
symphysis
n 1: an abnormal adhesion of two or more structures
2: a growing together of parts or structures [also: {symphyses} (pl)]

symphyses
See {symphysis}

symphysion
n : the most forward point of the alveolar process of the mandible

symphysis
n 1: an abnormal adhesion of two or more structures
2: a growing together of parts or structures [also: {symphyses} (pl)]

Symphytum
n : comfrey [syn: {genus Symphytum}]

Symphytum officinale
n : European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America [syn: {common comfrey}, {boneset}]

Symplocaceae
n : a dicotyledonous family of order Ebenales [syn: {family Symplocaceae}, {sweetleaf family}]

Symplocarpus
n : one species: skunk cabbage [syn: {genus Symplocarpus}]

Symplocarpus foetidus
n : deciduous perennial low-growing fetid swamp plant of eastern North America having minute flowers enclosed in a mottled greenish or purple cowl-shaped spathe [syn: {skunk cabbage}, {polecat weed}, {foetid pothos}]

symploce
n : repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning and another at the end of successive clauses, i.e., simultaneous use of anaphora and epistrophe

Symplocus
n : type and sole genus of Symplocaceae including sweetleaf [syn: {genus Symplocus}]

Symplocus paniculata
n : deciduous shrub of eastern Asia bearing decorative bright blue fruit [syn: {Asiatic sweetleaf}, {sapphire berry}]

Symplocus tinctoria
n : small yellowwood tree of southern United States having small fragrant white flowers; leaves and bark yield a yellow dye [syn: {sweetleaf}]

sympodia
See {sympodium}

symposia
symposium
n : a meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations [also: {symposia} (pl)]

symposia
See {symposium}

symposium
n : a meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations [also: {symposia} (pl)]

symptom
n 1: (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
2: anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence

symptomatic
adj 1: characteristic or indicative of e.g. a disease; "a diagnostic sign of yellow fever"; "diagnostic information"; "a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever"; "symptomatic of insanity"; "a rise in crime symptomatic of social breakdown" [syn: {diagnostic}, {symptomatic of(p)}]
2: relating to or according to or affecting a symptom or symptoms; "symptomatic relief"; "symptomatic treatment"; "a symptomatic classification of diseases"

symptomatic of
adj : characteristic or indicative of e.g. a disease; "a diagnostic sign of yellow fever"; "diagnostic information"; "a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever"; "symptomatic of insanity"; "a rise in crime symptomatic of social breakdown" [syn: {diagnostic}, {symptomatic}, {symptomatic of(p)}]

symptomatically
adv : by symptoms

symptomless
adj : having no symptoms of illness or disease [syn: {asymptomatic}]

synaeresis
n 1: the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong [syn: {syneresis}]
2: the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making) [syn: {syneresis}]

synaesthesia
n : a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated [syn: {synesthesia}]

synaesthetic
adj : relating to or experiencing synesthesia; involving more than one sense; "synesthetic response to music"; "synesthetic metaphor" [syn: {synesthetic}]

synagogue
n : (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation [syn: {temple}, {tabernacle}]

Synagrops
n : a genus of Serranidae [syn: {genus Synagrops}]

Synagrops bellus
n : small marine fish with black mouth and gill cavity [syn: {blackmouth bass}]

Synanceja
n : stonefishes [syn: {genus Synanceja}]

Synanceja verrucosa
n : venomous tropical marine fish resembling a piece of rock [syn: {stonefish}]

synapse
n : the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle; "nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters"

synapses
synapsis
n : the side by side pairing of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes at the start of meiosis [also: {synapses} (pl)]

synapses
See {synapsis}

synapsid
n : extinct reptile having a single pair of lateral temporal openings in the skull [syn: {synapsid reptile}]

synapsid reptile
n : extinct reptile having a single pair of lateral temporal openings in the skull [syn: {synapsid}]

Synapsida
n : extinct reptiles of the Permian to Jurassic considered ancestral to mammals [syn: {subclass Synapsida}]

synapsis
n : the side by side pairing of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes at the start of meiosis [also: {synapses} (pl)]

synaptic
adj : (neuroscience) of or involving synapses

Synaptomys
n : bog lemmings [syn: {genus Synaptomys}]

Synaptomys borealis
n : of wet alpine and subalpine meadows of Canada and Alaska [syn: {northern bog lemming}]

Synaptomys cooperi
n : of low bogs and meadows of northeastern and central United States and southern Canada [syn: {southern bog lemming}]

synarthroses
See {synarthrosis}

sync
v : make synchronous and adjust in time or manner; "Let's synchronize our efforts" [syn: {synchronize}, {synchronise}] [ant: {desynchronize}, {desynchronize}]

syncarp
n : fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberry; raspberry; pineapple [syn: {aggregate fruit}, {multiple fruit}]

syncarpous
adj : (of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of united carpels [ant: {apocarpous}]

syncategorem
n : a syncategorematic expression; a word that cannot be used alone as a term in a logical proposition; "logical quantifiers, adverbs, prepositions, and conjunctions are called syncategoremes" [syn: {syncategoreme}] [ant: {categorem}, {categorem}]

syncategorematic
adj : of a term that cannot stand as the subject or (especially) the predicate of a proposition but must be used in conjunction with other terms; "`or' is a syncategorematic term" [ant: {categorematic}]

syncategoreme
n : a syncategorematic expression; a word that cannot be used alone as a term in a logical proposition; "logical quantifiers, adverbs, prepositions, and conjunctions are called syncategoremes" [syn: {syncategorem}] [ant: {categorem}, {categorem}]

synchro
n : a system consisting of a generator and a motor so connected that the motor will assume the same relative position as the generator; the generator and the motor are synchronized [syn: {selsyn}]

synchrocyclotron
n : cyclotron that achieves relativistic velocities by modulating the frequency of the accelerating electric field

synchroflash
n : a device used in photography to synchronize the peak of a flash with the opening of the camera shutter

synchromesh
n : an automotive system for shifting gears in which the gears revolve at the same speed and so shift smoothly

synchronal
adj : occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase; "recovery was synchronous with therapy"- Jour.A.M.A.; "a synchronous set of clocks"; "the synchronous action of a bird's wings in flight"; "synchronous oscillations" [syn: {synchronous}, {synchronic}] [ant: {asynchronous}]

synchroneity
n : the relation that exists when things occur at the same time; "the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain waves" [syn: {synchronism}, {synchrony}, {synchronicity}, {synchronization}, {synchronisation}, {synchronizing}] [ant: {asynchronism}, {asynchronism}, {asynchronism}]

synchronic
adj 1: occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase; "recovery was synchronous with therapy"- Jour.A.M.A.; "a synchronous set of clocks"; "the synchronous action of a bird's wings in flight"; "synchronous oscillations" [syn: {synchronous}, {synchronal}] [ant: {asynchronous}]
2: concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents; "synchronic linguistics"; "descriptive linguistics" [syn: {descriptive}] [ant: {diachronic}]
3: (of taxa) occurring in the same period of geological time

synchronic linguistics
n : an explanation of a person's mastery of their native language [syn: {descriptive linguistics}]

synchronicity
n : the relation that exists when things occur at the same time; "the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain waves" [syn: {synchronism}, {synchrony}, {synchroneity}, {synchronization}, {synchronisation}, {synchronizing}] [ant: {asynchronism}, {asynchronism}, {asynchronism}]

synchronisation
n 1: the relation that exists when things occur at the same time; "the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain waves" [syn: {synchronism}, {synchrony}, {synchronicity}, {synchroneity}, {synchronization}, {synchronizing}] [ant: {asynchronism}, {asynchronism}, {asynchronism}]
2: an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison [syn: {synchronization}, {synchronizing}, {synchronising}]
3: coordinating by causing to indicate the same time; "the synchronization of their watches was an important preliminary" [syn: {synchronization}, {synchronizing}]

synchronise
v 1: happen at the same time [syn: {synchronize}, {contemporize}, {contemporise}]
2: make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action; "synchronize this film" [syn: {synchronize}]
3: arrange or represent events so that they co-occur; "synchronize biblical events" [syn: {synchronize}, {contemporize}, {contemporise}]
4: operate simultaneously; "The clocks synchronize" [syn: {synchronize}]
5: cause to indicate the same time or rate; "synchronize your watches" [syn: {synchronize}]
6: make synchronous and adjust in time or manner; "Let's synchronize our efforts" [syn: {synchronize}, {sync}] [ant: {desynchronize}, {desynchronize}]

synchronised
adj : operating in unison; "the synchronized flapping of a bird's wings" [syn: {synchronized}]

synchroniser
n : 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) [syn: {synchroscope}, {synchronoscope}, {synchronizer}]

synchronising
n : an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison [syn: {synchronization}, {synchronisation}, {synchronizing}]

synchronism
n : the relation that exists when things occur at the same time; "the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain waves" [syn: {synchrony}, {synchronicity}, {synchroneity}, {synchronization}, {synchronisation}, {synchronizing}] [ant: {asynchronism}, {asynchronism}, {asynchronism}]

synchronization
n 1: the relation that exists when things occur at the same time; "the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain waves" [syn: {synchronism}, {synchrony}, {synchronicity}, {synchroneity}, {synchronisation}, {synchronizing}] [ant: {asynchronism}, {asynchronism}, {asynchronism}]
2: an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison [syn: {synchronisation}, {synchronizing}, {synchronising}]
3: coordinating by causing to indicate the same time; "the synchronization of their watches was an important preliminary" [syn: {synchronisation}, {synchronizing}]

synchronize
v 1: make synchronous and adjust in time or manner; "Let's synchronize our efforts" [syn: {synchronise}, {sync}] [ant: {desynchronize}, {desynchronize}]
2: happen at the same time [syn: {synchronise}, {contemporize}, {contemporise}]
3: make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action; "synchronize this film" [syn: {synchronise}]
4: arrange or represent events so that they co-occur; "synchronize biblical events" [syn: {synchronise}, {contemporize}, {contemporise}]
5: operate simultaneously; "The clocks synchronize" [syn: {synchronise}]
6: cause to indicate the same time or rate; "synchronize your watches" [syn: {synchronise}]

synchronized
adj : operating in unison; "the synchronized flapping of a bird's wings" [syn: {synchronised}]

synchronizer
n : 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) [syn: {synchroscope}, {synchronoscope}, {synchroniser}]

synchronizing
n 1: the relation that exists when things occur at the same time; "the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain waves" [syn: {synchronism}, {synchrony}, {synchronicity}, {synchroneity}, {synchronization}, {synchronisation}] [ant: {asynchronism}, {asynchronism}, {asynchronism}]
2: an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison [syn: {synchronization}, {synchronisation}, {synchronising}]
3: coordinating by causing to indicate the same time; "the synchronization of their watches was an important preliminary" [syn: {synchronization}, {synchronisation}]

synchronoscope
n : 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) [syn: {synchroscope}, {synchronizer}, {synchroniser}]

synchronous
adj 1: occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase; "recovery was synchronous with therapy"- Jour.A.M.A.; "a synchronous set of clocks"; "the synchronous action of a bird's wings in flight"; "synchronous oscillations" [syn: {synchronal}, {synchronic}] [ant: {asynchronous}]
2: (digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that requires a common clock signal (a timing reference) between the communicating devices in order to coordinate their transmissions [ant: {asynchronous}]

synchronous converter
n : electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa [syn: {rotary}, {rotary converter}]

synchronous motor
n : electric motor in which the speed of rotation is proportional to the frequency of the A.C. power

synchronous operation
n : operations that are initiated predictably by a clock [ant: {asynchronous operation}]

synchronously
adv : in synchrony; in a synchronous manner; "in four-chambered hearts, the two auricles move synchronously"

synchrony
n : the relation that exists when things occur at the same time; "the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain waves" [syn: {synchronism}, {synchronicity}, {synchroneity}, {synchronization}, {synchronisation}, {synchronizing}] [ant: {asynchronism}, {asynchronism}, {asynchronism}]

synchroscope
n : 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) [syn: {synchronoscope}, {synchronizer}, {synchroniser}]

synchrotron
n : cyclotron in which the electric field is maintained at a constant frequency

Synchytriaceae
n : a fungus family of order Chytridiales [syn: {family Synchytriaceae}]

Synchytrium
n : simple parasitic fungi including pond scum parasites [syn: {genus Synchytrium}]

Synchytrium endobioticum
n : fungus causing potato wart disease in potato tubers [syn: {potato wart fungus}]

synclinal
adj : sloping downward toward each other to create a trough [ant: {anticlinal}]

synclinoria
See {synclinorium}

syncopate
v 1: omit a sound or letter in a word; "syncopate a word"
2: modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat

syncopated
adj : stressing a normally weak beat

syncopation
n 1: (phonology) the loss of sounds in the interior of a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle') [syn: {syncope}]
2: a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat
3: music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm

syncopator
n : a musician who plays syncopated jazz music (usually in a dance band); "they called themselves the Dixie Syncopators"

syncope
n 1: a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain [syn: {faint}, {swoon}, {deliquium}]
2: (phonology) the loss of sounds in the interior of a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle') [syn: {syncopation}]

syncretic
adj 1: relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections; "modern English is a syncretic language" [syn: {syncretical}, {syncretistic}, {syncretistical}]
2: of or characterized by syncretism [syn: {syncretical}, {syncretistic}, {syncretistical}]

syncretical
adj 1: relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections; "modern English is a syncretic language" [syn: {syncretic}, {syncretistic}, {syncretistical}]
2: of or characterized by syncretism [syn: {syncretic}, {syncretistic}, {syncretistical}]

syncretise
v 1: become fused [syn: {syncretize}]
2: unite (beliefs or conflicting principles) [syn: {syncretize}]

syncretism
n 1: the union (or attempted fusion) of different systems of thought or belief (especially in religion or philosophy); "a syncretism of material and immaterial theories"
2: the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)

syncretistic
adj 1: relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections; "modern English is a syncretic language" [syn: {syncretic}, {syncretical}, {syncretistical}]
2: of or characterized by syncretism [syn: {syncretic}, {syncretical}, {syncretistical}]

syncretistical
adj 1: relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections; "modern English is a syncretic language" [syn: {syncretic}, {syncretical}, {syncretistic}]
2: of or characterized by syncretism [syn: {syncretic}, {syncretical}, {syncretistic}]

syncretize
v 1: become fused [syn: {syncretise}]
2: unite (beliefs or conflicting principles) [syn: {syncretise}]

syncytia
syncytium
n : a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei and enclosed in a membrane but no internal cell boundaries (as in muscle fibers) [also: {syncytia} (pl)]

syncytia
See {syncytium}

syncytium
n : a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei and enclosed in a membrane but no internal cell boundaries (as in muscle fibers) [also: {syncytia} (pl)]

syndactylism
n : birth defect in which there is partial or total webbing connecting two or more fingers or toes [syn: {syndactyly}]

syndactyly
n : birth defect in which there is partial or total webbing connecting two or more fingers or toes [syn: {syndactylism}]

syndesmoses
See {syndesmosis}

syndetic
adj : connected by a conjunction [ant: {asyndetic}]

syndic
n : one appointed to represent a city or university or corporation in business transactions

syndicalism
n : a radical political movement that advocates bringing industry and government under the control of labor unions

syndicalist
n : an advocate of anarchism [syn: {anarchist}, {nihilist}]

syndicate
n 1: a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities [syn: {crime syndicate}, {mob}, {family}]
2: an association of companies for some definite purpose [syn: {consortium}, {pool}]
3: a news agency that sells features or articles or photographs etc. to newspapers for simultaneous publication
v 1: join together into a syndicate; "The banks syndicated"
2: organize into or form a syndicate
3: sell articles, television programs, or photos to several publications or independent broadcasting stations

syndication
n 1: organizing into or administering as a syndicate
2: selling (an article or cartoon) for publication in many magazines or newspapers at the same time; "he received a comfortable income from the syndication of his work"

syndicator
n : a businessman who forms a syndicate

syndrome
n 1: a complex of concurrent things; "every word has a syndrome of meanings"
2: a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease

synecdoche
n : substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa

synecdochic
adj : using the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part; or the special for the general or the general for the special; or the material for the thing made of it; "to use `hand' for `worker' or `ten sail' for `ten ships' or `steel' for `sword' is to use a synecdochic figure of speech" [syn: {synecdochical}]

synecdochical
adj : using the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part; or the special for the general or the general for the special; or the material for the thing made of it; "to use `hand' for `worker' or `ten sail' for `ten ships' or `steel' for `sword' is to use a synecdochic figure of speech" [syn: {synecdochic}]

synechia
n : adhesions between the iris and the lens or cornea resulting from trauma or eye surgery of as a complication of glaucoma or cataract; can lead to blindness

Synentognathi
n : order of fishes having spineless fins; needlefishes; sauries; flying fishes; halfbeaks [syn: {order Synentognathi}]

Synercus
n : Cape buffalo [syn: {genus Synercus}, {tribe synercus}]

Synercus caffer
n : large often savage buffalo of southern Africa having upward-curving horns; mostly in game reserves [syn: {Cape buffalo}]

syneresis
n 1: the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong [syn: {synaeresis}]
2: the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making) [syn: {synaeresis}]

synergetic
adj : working together; used especially of groups, as subsidiaries of a corporation, cooperating for an enhanced effect; "a synergistic effect" [syn: {synergistic}]

synergism
n 1: the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects [syn: {synergy}]
2: the theological doctrine that salvation results from the interaction of human will and divine grace

synergist
n : a drug that augments the activity of another drug [ant: {antagonist}]

synergistic
adj 1: used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more) [syn: {interactive}] [ant: {antagonistic}]
2: of or relating to the theological doctrine of synergism
3: working together; used especially of groups, as subsidiaries of a corporation, cooperating for an enhanced effect; "a synergistic effect" [syn: {synergetic}]

synergy
n : the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects [syn: {synergism}]

synesthesia
n : a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated [syn: {synaesthesia}]

synesthetic
adj : relating to or experiencing synesthesia; involving more than one sense; "synesthetic response to music"; "synesthetic metaphor" [syn: {synaesthetic}]

synesthetic metaphor
n : a metaphor that exploits a similarity between experiences in different sense modalities

synezesis
n : the contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus during the prophase of meiosis [syn: {synizesis}]

Synge
n : Irish poet and playwright whose plays are based on rural Irish life (1871-1909) [syn: {J. M. Synge}, {John Millington Synge}, {Edmund John Millington Synge}]

Syngnathidae
n : pipefishes [syn: {family Syngnathidae}]

Syngnathus
n : type genus of the family Syngnathidae [syn: {genus Syngnathus}]

Syngnathus hildebrandi
n : small (4 inches) fish found off Florida gulf coast [syn: {dwarf pipefish}]

Syngonium
n : epiphytic or terrestrial climbing shrubs of Central and South America; used as ornamental houseplants for their velvety foliage [syn: {genus Syngonium}]

synizesis
n : the contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus during the prophase of meiosis [syn: {synezesis}]

synod
n : a council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business

synodic month
n : the period between successive new moons (29.531 days) [syn: {lunar month}, {moon}, {lunation}]

Synodontidae
n : soft-finned bottom-dwelling fishes [syn: {family Synodontidae}]

synoecious
adj : having male and female reproductive organs mixed in the same gametoecium [syn: {synoicous}]

synoicous
adj : having male and female reproductive organs mixed in the same gametoecium [syn: {synoecious}]

synonym
n : two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context [syn: {equivalent word}]

synonym finder
n : a book containing a classified list of synonyms [syn: {thesaurus}]

synonymist
n : a student of synonyms

synonymity
n : the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning [syn: {synonymy}, {synonymousness}]

synonymous
adj : (of words) meaning the same or nearly the same [ant: {antonymous}]

synonymously
adv : in a synonymous manner; "the two terms are used synonymously"

synonymousness
n : the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning [syn: {synonymy}, {synonymity}]

synonymy
n : the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning [syn: {synonymity}, {synonymousness}]

synopses
synopsis
n : a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory [syn: {outline}, {abstract}, {precis}] [also: {synopses} (pl)]

synopses
See {synopsis}

synopsis
n : a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory [syn: {outline}, {abstract}, {precis}] [also: {synopses} (pl)]

synoptic
adj 1: presenting a summary or general view of a whole; "a synoptic presentation of a physical theory"
2: presenting or taking the same point of view; used especially of the first three gospels of the New Testament; "the synoptic Gospels" [syn: {synoptical}]

synoptical
adj : presenting or taking the same point of view; used especially of the first three gospels of the New Testament; "the synoptic Gospels" [syn: {synoptic}]

synovia
n : viscid lubricating fluid secreted by the membrane lining joints and tendon sheaths etc. [syn: {synovial fluid}]

synovial
adj : relating to or secreting synovia

synovial fluid
n : viscid lubricating fluid secreted by the membrane lining joints and tendon sheaths etc. [syn: {synovia}]

synovial joint
n : a joint so articulated as to move freely [syn: {articulatio synovialis}, {diarthrosis}]

synovial membrane
n : a thin membrane in synovial (freely moving) joints that lines the point capsule and secretes synovial fluid [syn: {synovium}]

synovitis
n : inflammation of the synovial membrane that lines a synovial joint; results in pain and swelling

synovium
n : a thin membrane in synovial (freely moving) joints that lines the point capsule and secretes synovial fluid [syn: {synovial membrane}]

synsemantic
adj : of a word or phrase meaningful only when it occurs in the company of other words

synset
n : a set of one or more synonyms

syntactic
adj : of or relating to or conforming to the rules of syntax; "the syntactic rules of a language" [syn: {syntactical}]

syntactic category
n : (grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical properties [syn: {grammatical category}]

syntactical
adj : of or relating to or conforming to the rules of syntax; "the syntactic rules of a language" [syn: {syntactic}]

syntactically
adv : with respect to syntax; "syntactically ill-formed"

syntactically independent
adj : standing apart from a normal syntactical relation with other sentence elements; "in `joking apart, we need to go now' the words `joking apart' are syntactically independent"

syntactician
n : a linguist who specializes in the study of grammar and syntax [syn: {grammarian}]

syntagm
n : a syntactic string of words that forms a part of some larger syntactic unit [syn: {syntagma}]

syntagma
n : a syntactic string of words that forms a part of some larger syntactic unit [syn: {syntagm}] [also: {syntagmata} (pl)]

syntagmata
syntagma
n : a syntactic string of words that forms a part of some larger syntactic unit [syn: {syntagm}] [also: {syntagmata} (pl)]

syntagmata
See {syntagma}

syntagmatic
adj : related as members of a syntagma; "syntagmatic word associations" [ant: {paradigmatic}]

syntax
n 1: the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences [syn: {sentence structure}, {phrase structure}]
2: a systematic orderly arrangement
3: studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences

syntax checker
n : a program to check natural language syntax

syntax error
n : an error of language resulting from code that does not conform to the syntax of the programming language; "syntax errors can be recognized at compilation time"; "a common syntax error is to omit a parenthesis"

syntax language
n : a language used to describe the syntax of another language

syntheses
synthesis
n 1: the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)
2: the combination of ideas into a complex whole [syn: {synthetic thinking}] [ant: {analysis}]
3: reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) [syn: {deduction}, {deductive reasoning}] [also: {syntheses} (pl)]

syntheses
See {synthesis}

synthesis
n 1: the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)
2: the combination of ideas into a complex whole [syn: {synthetic thinking}] [ant: {analysis}]
3: reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) [syn: {deduction}, {deductive reasoning}] [also: {syntheses} (pl)]

synthesise
v : combine so as to form a more complex, product; "his operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony" [syn: {synthesize}] [ant: {analyze}]

synthesiser
n 1: an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods [syn: {synthesist}, {synthesizer}]
2: (music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments [syn: {synthesizer}]

synthesist
n : an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods [syn: {synthesizer}, {synthesiser}]

synthesize
v 1: combine so as to form a more complex, product; "his operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony" [syn: {synthesise}] [ant: {analyze}]
2: combine and form a synthesis

synthesizer
n 1: an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods [syn: {synthesist}, {synthesiser}]
2: (music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments [syn: {synthesiser}]

synthetic
adj 1: not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially; "man-made fibers"; "synthetic leather" [syn: {man-made}, {semisynthetic}]
2: involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis; "limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology"- P.S.Welch [syn: {synthetical}] [ant: {analytic}]
3: systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words [ant: {analytic}]
4: of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts; "`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition" [syn: {synthetical}] [ant: {analytic}]
5: artificial as if portrayed in a film; "a novel with flat celluloid characters" [syn: {celluloid}]
6: not genuine or natural; "counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic"- George Will
n : a compound made artificially by chemical reactions

synthetic cubism
n : the late phase of cubism

synthetic fiber
n : created from natural materials or by chemical processes [syn: {man-made fiber}]

synthetic heroin
n : synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction [syn: {methadone}, {methadone hydrochloride}, {methadon}, {dolophine hydrochloride}, {fixer}]

synthetic resin
n : a resin having a polymeric structure; especially a resin in the raw state; used chiefly in plastics

synthetic rubber
n : any of various synthetic materials that resemble rubber

synthetic thinking
n : the combination of ideas into a complex whole [syn: {synthesis}] [ant: {analysis}]

synthetical
adj 1: involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis; "limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology"- P.S.Welch [syn: {synthetic}] [ant: {analytic}]
2: of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts; "`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition" [syn: {synthetic}] [ant: {analytic}]

synthetically
adv : by synthesis; in a synthetic manner; "some of these drugs have been derived from opium and others have been produced synthetically"

synthetism
n : a genre of French painting characterized by bright flat shapes and symbolic treatments of abstract ideas

syph
n : a common venereal disease caused by the Treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) [syn: {syphilis}, {pox}]

syphilis
n : a common venereal disease caused by the Treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) [syn: {syph}, {pox}]

syphilitic
adj : of or relating to or infected with syphilis; "syphilitic symptoms"
n : a person suffering from syphilis

syphilomata
See {syphiloma}

syphon
n : a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that atmospheric pressure forces the liquid through the tube [syn: {siphon}]
v : convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon [syn: {siphon}, {siphon off}]

Syracuse
n 1: a city in central New York
2: a city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC [syn: {Siracusa}]
3: the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes) [syn: {siege of Syracuse}]
4: the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse [syn: {siege of Syracuse}]

Syria
n : an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization; involved in state-sponsored terrorism [syn: {Syrian Arab Republic}]

Syrian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Syria or its people or culture; "the Syrian government"
n : a native or inhabitant of Syria

Syrian Arab Republic
n : an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization; involved in state-sponsored terrorism [syn: {Syria}]

Syrian bean caper
n : perennial shrub of the eastern Mediterranean region and southwestern Asia having flowers whose buds are used as capers [syn: {bean caper}, {Zygophyllum fabago}]

Syrian bear
n : yellowish-gray Syrian brown bear [syn: {Ursus arctos syriacus}]

Syrian hamster
n : small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet [syn: {golden hamster}, {Mesocricetus auratus}]

Syrian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Syria

Syrian pound
n : the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters [syn: {pound}]

syringa
n 1: large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes [syn: {mock orange}, {Philadelphus coronarius}]
2: genus of Old World shrubs or low trees having fragrant flowers in showy panicles: lilacs [syn: {genus Syringa}]

Syringa amurensis japonica
n : small tree of Japan having narrow pointed leaves and creamy-white flowers [syn: {Japanese tree lilac}, {Syringa reticulata}]

Syringa emodi
n : robust upright shrub of mountains of northern India having oblong-elliptic leaves and pale lilac or white malodorous flowers [syn: {Himalayan lilac}]

Syringa josikaea
n : central European upright shrub having elliptic leaves and upright clusters of lilac or deep violet flowers [syn: {Hungarian lilac}, {Syringa josikea}]

Syringa josikea
n : central European upright shrub having elliptic leaves and upright clusters of lilac or deep violet flowers [syn: {Hungarian lilac}, {Syringa josikaea}]

Syringa persica
n : small densely branching Asiatic shrub having lanceolate leaves and panicles of fragrant lilac flowers [syn: {Persian lilac}]

Syringa reticulata
n : small tree of Japan having narrow pointed leaves and creamy-white flowers [syn: {Japanese tree lilac}, {Syringa amurensis japonica}]

Syringa villosa
n : lilac of northern China having ovate leaves and profuse early summer rose-lilac flowers [syn: {Japanese lilac}]

Syringa vulgaris
n : large European lilac naturalized in North America having heart-shaped ovate leaves and large panicles of highly fragrant lilac or white flowers [syn: {common lilac}]

syringe
n : a medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids
v : spray or irrigate (a body part) with a syringe

syringes
syrinx
n 1: a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together [syn: {panpipe}, {pandean pipe}]
2: the vocal organ of a bird [also: {syringes} (pl)]

syringes
See {syrinx}

syrinx
n 1: a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together [syn: {panpipe}, {pandean pipe}]
2: the vocal organ of a bird [also: {syringes} (pl)]

Syrrhaptes
n : a genus of Pteroclididae [syn: {genus Syrrhaptes}]

Syrrhaptes paradoxus
n : Eurasiatic sandgrouse with a black patch on the belly [syn: {pallas's sandgrouse}]

syrup
n : a thick sweet sticky liquid [syn: {sirup}]

syrupy
adj 1: overly sweet [syn: {cloying}, {saccharine}, {treacly}]
2: having a relatively high resistance to flow [syn: {viscous}]
3: with honey added [syn: {honeyed}, {honied}]

syssarcoses
See {syssarcosis}

system
n 1: a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going" [syn: {scheme}]
2: instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer"
3: a complex of methods or rules governing behavior; "they have to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language has a complex system for indicating gender" [syn: {system of rules}]
4: a procedure or process for obtaining an objective; "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation"
5: a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; "the body has a system of organs for digestion"
6: an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification" [syn: {arrangement}, {organization}, {organisation}]
7: (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium; "in a static system oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface"; "a system generating hydrogen peroxide"
8: the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole; "exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system"
9: an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized; "his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality"; "we can't do it unless we establish some system around here" [syn: {organization}, {organisation}]

system administrator
n : a person in charge of managing and maintaining a computer system of telecommunication system (as for a business or institution)

system call
n : an instruction that interrupts the program being executed and passes control to the supervisor [syn: {supervisor call instruction}]

system clock
n 1: a time-of-day clock in a computer system
2: an electronic device in a computer that issues a steady high-frequency signal that synchronizes all the internal components

system command
n : a computer user's instruction (not part of a program) that calls for action by the computer's executive program

system error
n : an instruction that is either not recognized by an operating system or is in violation of the procedural rules

system of logic
n : a system of reasoning [syn: {logic}, {logical system}]

system of macrophages
n : a widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow [syn: {mononuclear phagocyte system}, {MPS}]

system of measurement
n : a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic [syn: {metric}]

system of numeration
n : any notation for the representation of numbers [syn: {numeration system}, {number system}, {number representation system}]

system of rules
n : a complex of methods or rules governing behavior; "they have to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language has a complex system for indicating gender" [syn: {system}]

system of weights
n : a system of units used to express the weight of something [syn: {weight}]

system of weights and measures
n : system of measurement for length and weight and duration

system program
n : a program (as an operating system or compiler or utility program) that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer [syn: {systems program}, {systems software}]

systema alimentarium
n : the system that makes food absorbable into the body [syn: {digestive system}, {gastrointestinal system}, {systema digestorium}]

systema digestorium
n : the system that makes food absorbable into the body [syn: {digestive system}, {gastrointestinal system}, {systema alimentarium}]

systema lymphaticum
n : the interconnected system of spaces and vessels between body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates throughout the body [syn: {lymphatic system}]

systema nervosum
n : the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells [syn: {nervous system}]

systema nervosum centrale
n : the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord [syn: {central nervous system}, {CNS}]

systema nervosum periphericum
n : the section of the nervous system lying outside the brain and spinal cord [syn: {peripheral nervous system}]

systema respiratorium
n : the system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide; in terrestrial animals this is accomplished by breathing [syn: {respiratory system}]

systema skeletale
n : the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal [syn: {skeletal system}, {skeleton}, {frame}]

systema urogenitale
n : the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine [syn: {urogenital system}, {urogenital apparatus}, {urinary system}, {urinary apparatus}, {genitourinary system}, {genitourinary apparatus}, {apparatus urogenitalis}]

systematic
adj 1: characterized by order and planning; "the investigation was very systematic"; "a systematic administrator" [ant: {unsystematic}]
2: not haphazard; "a series of orderly actions at regular hours" [syn: {orderly}]

systematic desensitisation
n : a technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety; client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished [syn: {desensitization technique}, {desensitisation technique}, {desensitization procedure}, {desensitisation procedure}, {systematic desensitization}]

systematic desensitization
n : a technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety; client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished [syn: {desensitization technique}, {desensitisation technique}, {desensitization procedure}, {desensitisation procedure}, {systematic desensitisation}]

systematically
adv : in a systematic or consistent manner; "they systematically excluded women" [syn: {consistently}] [ant: {unsystematically}, {inconsistently}]

systematics
n : the science of systematic classification

systematisation
n : systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale [syn: {systematization}, {rationalization}, {rationalisation}]

systematise
v : arrange according to a system or reduce to a system; "systematize our scientific knowledge" [syn: {systematize}, {systemize}, {systemise}]

systematised
adj : reduced to a system; "systematized knowledge" [syn: {systematized}]

systematiser
n : an organizer who puts things in order; "Aristotle was a great orderer of ideas" [syn: {orderer}, {systematizer}, {systemizer}, {systemiser}, {systematist}]

systematism
n : the habitual practice of systematization and classification

systematist
n 1: a biologist who specializes in the classification of organisms into groups on the basis of their structure and origin and behavior [syn: {taxonomist}, {taxonomer}]
2: an organizer who puts things in order; "Aristotle was a great orderer of ideas" [syn: {orderer}, {systematizer}, {systematiser}, {systemizer}, {systemiser}]

systematization
n : systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale [syn: {systematisation}, {rationalization}, {rationalisation}]

systematize
v : arrange according to a system or reduce to a system; "systematize our scientific knowledge" [syn: {systematise}, {systemize}, {systemise}]

systematized
adj : reduced to a system; "systematized knowledge" [syn: {systematised}]

systematizer
n : an organizer who puts things in order; "Aristotle was a great orderer of ideas" [syn: {orderer}, {systematiser}, {systemizer}, {systemiser}, {systematist}]

Systeme International
n : a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current (ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter (mole) and luminous intensity (candela); "Today the United States is the only country in the world not totally committed to the Systeme International d'Unites" [syn: {Systeme International d'Unites}, {SI system}, {SI}, {International System of Units}, {International System}]

Systeme International d'Unites
n : a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current (ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter (mole) and luminous intensity (candela); "Today the United States is the only country in the world not totally committed to the Systeme International d'Unites" [syn: {Systeme International}, {SI system}, {SI}, {International System of Units}, {International System}]

systemic
adj : affecting an entire system; "a systemic poison"

systemic circulation
n : circulation that supplies blood to all the body except to the lungs

systemic lupus erythematosus
n : an inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms [syn: {SLE}, {disseminated lupus erythematosus}]

systemise
v : arrange according to a system or reduce to a system; "systematize our scientific knowledge" [syn: {systematize}, {systematise}, {systemize}]

systemiser
n : an organizer who puts things in order; "Aristotle was a great orderer of ideas" [syn: {orderer}, {systematizer}, {systematiser}, {systemizer}, {systematist}]

systemize
v : arrange according to a system or reduce to a system; "systematize our scientific knowledge" [syn: {systematize}, {systematise}, {systemise}]

systemizer
n : an organizer who puts things in order; "Aristotle was a great orderer of ideas" [syn: {orderer}, {systematizer}, {systematiser}, {systemiser}, {systematist}]

systems analysis
n : analysis of all aspects of a project along with ways to collect information about the operation of its parts

systems analyst
n : a person skilled at systems analysis

systems program
n : a program (as an operating system or compiler or utility program) that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer [syn: {system program}, {systems software}]

systems software
n : a program (as an operating system or compiler or utility program) that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer [syn: {system program}, {systems program}]

systole
n : the contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery

systolic
adj : of or relating to a systole or happing during a systole

systolic murmur
n : a murmur heard during systole

systolic pressure
n : the blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) during the contraction of the left ventricle of the heart

Syzygium
n : a tropical evergreen tree of the myrtle family native to the East Indies but cultivated elsewhere [syn: {genus Syzygium}]

Syzygium aromaticum
n : moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves [syn: {clove}, {clove tree}, {Eugenia aromaticum}, {Eugenia caryophyllatum}]

syzygy
n : the straight line configuration of 3 celestial bodies (as the sun and earth and moon) in a gravitational system

Szechuan
n : a populous province of south central China [syn: {Szechwan}, {Sichuan}, {Szechwan province}]

Szechwan
n : a populous province of south central China [syn: {Sichuan}, {Szechuan}, {Szechwan province}]

Szechwan province
n : a populous province of south central China [syn: {Szechwan}, {Sichuan}, {Szechuan}]

Szell
n : United States conductor (born in Hungary) (1897-1970) [syn: {George Szell}]

Szent-Gyorgyi
n : United States biochemist (born in Hungary) who was the first to isolate vitamin C (1893-1986) [syn: {Albert Szent-Gyorgyi}, {Albert von Szent-Gyorgyi}]

Szilard
n : United States physicist and molecular biologist who helped develop the first atom bomb and later opposed the use of all nuclear weapons (1898-1964) [syn: {Leo Szilard}]

T
n 1: a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine [syn: {thymine}]
2: one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose) [syn: {deoxythymidine monophosphate}]
3: a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms [syn: {metric ton}, {MT}, {tonne}]
4: a unit of information equal to a trillion (1,099,511,627,776) bytes or 1024 gigabytes [syn: {terabyte}, {TB}]
5: the 20th letter of the Roman alphabet
6: thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity; exerts the same biological effects as thyroxine but is more potent and briefer [syn: {triiodothyronine}, {liothyronine}]
7: hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells; "thyroxine is 65% iodine" [syn: {thyroxine}, {thyroxin}, {tetraiodothyronine}]

T cell
n : a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells [syn: {T lymphocyte}]

T. E. Lawrence
n : Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935) [syn: {Lawrence}, {Thomas Edward Lawrence}, {Lawrence of Arabia}]

T. H. White
n : United States political journalist (1915-1986) [syn: {White}, {Theodore Harold White}]

T hinge
n : a hinge that looks like the letter T when it is opened; similar to a strap hinge except that one strap has been replaced by half of a butt hinge that can be mortised flush into the stationary frame [syn: {tee hinge}]

T lymphocyte
n : a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells [syn: {T cell}]

T. S. Eliot
n : British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965) [syn: {Eliot}, {Thomas Stearns Eliot}]

Ta
n : a hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite [syn: {tantalum}, {atomic number 73}]

Taal
n : an official language of the Republic of South Africa; closely related to Dutch and Flemish [syn: {Afrikaans}, {the Taal}, {South African Dutch}]

tab
n 1: the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check" [syn: {check}, {chit}]
2: sensationalist journalism [syn: {yellow journalism}, {tabloid}]
3: the key on an electric typewriter that causes a tabulation [syn: {tab key}]
4: a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it; "pull the tab to open the can"; "files with a red tab will be stored separately"; "the collar has a tab with a button hole"
5: a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet [syn: {pill}, {lozenge}, {tablet}] [also: {tabbing}, {tabbed}]

tab key
n : the key on an electric typewriter that causes a tabulation [syn: {tab}]

Tabanidae
n : horseflies [syn: {family Tabanidae}]

tabard
n : a short sleeveless outer tunic emblazoned with a coat of arms; worn by a knight over his armor or by a herald

Tabasco
n 1: very spicy sauce made from tabasco peppers [syn: {Tabasco sauce}]
2: very hot red peppers; usually long and thin; some very small [syn: {red pepper}]

tabasco pepper
n : plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce [syn: {hot pepper}, {tabasco plant}, {Capsicum frutescens}]

tabasco plant
n : plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce [syn: {tabasco pepper}, {hot pepper}, {Capsicum frutescens}]

Tabasco sauce
n : very spicy sauce made from tabasco peppers [syn: {Tabasco}]

tabbed
tab
n 1: the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check" [syn: {check}, {chit}]
2: sensationalist journalism [syn: {yellow journalism}, {tabloid}]
3: the key on an electric typewriter that causes a tabulation [syn: {tab key}]
4: a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it; "pull the tab to open the can"; "files with a red tab will be stored separately"; "the collar has a tab with a button hole"
5: a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet [syn: {pill}, {lozenge}, {tablet}] [also: {tabbing}, {tabbed}]

tabbed
See {tab}

tabbing
tab
n 1: the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check" [syn: {check}, {chit}]
2: sensationalist journalism [syn: {yellow journalism}, {tabloid}]
3: the key on an electric typewriter that causes a tabulation [syn: {tab key}]
4: a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it; "pull the tab to open the can"; "files with a red tab will be stored separately"; "the collar has a tab with a button hole"
5: a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet [syn: {pill}, {lozenge}, {tablet}] [also: {tabbing}, {tabbed}]

tabbing
See {tab}

tabbouleh
n : a finely chopped salad with tomatoes and parsley and mint and scallions and bulgur wheat [syn: {tabooli}]

tabby
adj : having a gray or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats [syn: {brindled}, {brindle}, {brinded}]
n 1: a cat with a gray or tawny coat mottled with black [syn: {tabby cat}]
2: female cat [syn: {queen}]

tabby cat
n : a cat with a gray or tawny coat mottled with black [syn: {tabby}]

Tabernacle
n 1: the Mormon temple [syn: {Mormon Tabernacle}]
2: (Judaism) a portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant on their exodus
3: (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation [syn: {synagogue}, {temple}]

Tabernacles
n : (Judaism) a Jewish harvest festival [syn: {Succos}, {Sukkoth}, {Feast of Booths}, {Feast of Tabernacles}]

Tabernaemontana
n : evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with milky sap [syn: {genus Tabernaemontana}]

Tabernaemontana divaricate
n : tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand [syn: {crape jasmine}, {crepe jasmine}, {crepe gardenia}, {pinwheel flower}, {East Indian rosebay}, {Adam's apple}, {Nero's crown}, {coffee rose}]

tabes
n : wasting of the body during a chronic disease

tabes dorsalis
n : syphilis of the spinal cord characterized by degeneration of sensory neurons and stabbing pains in the trunk and legs and unsteady gait and incontinence and impotence [syn: {locomotor ataxia}]

tabi
n : a sock with a separation for the big toe; worn with thong sandals by the Japanese [syn: {tabis}]

tabis
n : a sock with a separation for the big toe; worn with thong sandals by the Japanese [syn: {tabi}]

tablature
n : a musical notation indicating the fingering to be used

table
n 1: a set of data arranged in rows and columns; "see table 1" [syn: {tabular array}]
2: a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a sturdy table"
3: a piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it; "I reserved a table at my favorite restaurant"
4: flat tableland with steep edges; "the tribe was relatively safe on the mesa but they had to descend into the valley for water" [syn: {mesa}]
5: a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game; "he entertained the whole table with his witty remarks"
6: food or meals in general; "she sets a fine table"; "room and board" [syn: {board}]
v : hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: {postpone}, {prorogue}, {hold over}, {put over}, {shelve}, {set back}, {defer}, {remit}, {put off}]

table d'hote
adj : (of a restaurant meal) complete but with limited choices and at a fixed price [syn: {prix fixe}] [ant: {a la carte}]
n : a menu offering a complete meal with limited choices at a fixed price

table game
n : a game that is played on a table

table knife
n : a knife used for eating at dining table

table lamp
n : a lamp that sits on a table

table lifting
n : manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits [syn: {table tipping}, {table tilting}, {table turning}]

table linen
n : linens for the dining table [syn: {napery}]

table mat
n : a pad for use under a hot dish to protect a table [syn: {hot pad}]

table mustard
n : pungent powder or paste prepared from ground mustard seeds [syn: {mustard}]

table napkin
n : to protect clothing; wipe mouth [syn: {napkin}, {serviette}]

table of contents
n : a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start [syn: {contents}]

table rapping
n : alleged form of communication with spirits of the dead [syn: {table tapping}, {spirit rapping}]

table salt
n : white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food [syn: {salt}, {common salt}]

table service
n : tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table [syn: {service}]

table talk
n : conversation during a meal

table tapping
n : alleged form of communication with spirits of the dead [syn: {table rapping}, {spirit rapping}]

table tennis
n : a game (trade name Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball [syn: {Ping-Pong}]

table tilting
n : manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits [syn: {table tipping}, {table turning}, {table lifting}]

table tipping
n : manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits [syn: {table tilting}, {table turning}, {table lifting}]

table turning
n : manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits [syn: {table tipping}, {table tilting}, {table lifting}]

table wine
n : wine containing not more than 14 percent alcohol usually served with a meal

tableau
n 1: a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting) [syn: {tableau vivant}]
2: any dramatic scene [also: {tableaux} (pl)]

tableau vivant
n : a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting) [syn: {tableau}]

tableaux
tableau
n 1: a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting) [syn: {tableau vivant}]
2: any dramatic scene [also: {tableaux} (pl)]

tableaux
See {tableau}

tablecloth
n : a covering spread over a dining table

tablefork
n : a fork for eating at a dining table

tableland
n : a relatively flat highland [syn: {plateau}]

tablemate
n : someone you dine with [syn: {dining companion}]

table-mountain pine
n : small 2-needled upland pine of the eastern United States (Appalachians) having dark brown flaking bark and thorn-tipped cone scales [syn: {prickly pine}, {hickory pine}, {Pinus pungens}]

tablespoon
n 1: as much as a tablespoon will hold [syn: {tablespoonful}]
2: a spoon larger than a dessert spoon; used for serving

tablespoonful
n : as much as a tablespoon will hold [syn: {tablespoon}]

tablet
n 1: a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
2: a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge [syn: {pad}, {pad of paper}]
3: a small flat compressed cake of some substance; "a tablet of soap"
4: a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet [syn: {pill}, {lozenge}, {tab}]

tablet-armed chair
n : a chair with an arm that has been widened for writing

table-tennis bat
n : paddle used to play table tennis [syn: {table-tennis racquet}, {pingpong paddle}]

table-tennis racquet
n : paddle used to play table tennis [syn: {table-tennis bat}, {pingpong paddle}]

table-tennis table
n : a table used for playing table tennis [syn: {ping-pong table}, {pingpong table}]

tabletop
n : the top horizontal work surface of a table

tableware
n : articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware)

tabloid
n 1: sensationalist journalism [syn: {yellow journalism}, {tab}]
2: newspaper with half-size pages [syn: {rag}, {sheet}]

taboo
adj 1: excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject" [syn: {forbidden}, {out(p)}, {prohibited}, {proscribed}, {tabu}, {verboten}]
2: forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands [syn: {tabu}]
n 1: a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature [syn: {tabu}]
2: an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion [syn: {tabu}]
v : declare as sacred and forbidden

tabooli
n : a finely chopped salad with tomatoes and parsley and mint and scallions and bulgur wheat [syn: {tabbouleh}]

tabor
n : a small drum with one head of soft calfskin [syn: {tabour}]

tabor pipe
n : a tubular wind instrument [syn: {pipe}]

Tabora
n : a city in central Tanzania

taboret
n : a low stool in the shape of a drum [syn: {tabouret}]

tabour
n : a small drum with one head of soft calfskin [syn: {tabor}]

tabouret
n : a low stool in the shape of a drum [syn: {taboret}]

Tabriz
n : an ancient city in northwestern Iran; known for hot springs

tabu
adj 1: forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands [syn: {taboo}]
2: excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject" [syn: {forbidden}, {out(p)}, {prohibited}, {proscribed}, {taboo}, {verboten}]
n 1: a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature [syn: {taboo}]
2: an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion [syn: {taboo}]

Tabuk
n : a city in northwestern Saudi Arabia

tabula rasa
n 1: a young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke)
2: an opportunity to start over without prejudice [syn: {fresh start}, {clean slate}]

tabular
adj 1: arranged or displayed systematically in table form
2: flat; like a table in form

tabular array
n : a set of data arranged in rows and columns; "see table 1" [syn: {table}]

tabular matter
n : information set out in tabular form [syn: {tabulation}]

tabularise
v : arrange in tabular form [syn: {tabularize}, {tabulate}]

tabularize
v : arrange in tabular form [syn: {tabularise}, {tabulate}]

tabulate
v 1: arrange in tabular form [syn: {tabularize}, {tabularise}]
2: shape or cut with a flat surface

tabulation
n 1: information set out in tabular form [syn: {tabular matter}]
2: the act of putting into tabular form; "the tabulation of the results"

tabulator
n : a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens [syn: {counter}]

tabun
n : the first known nerve agent, synthesized by German chemists in 1936; a highly toxic combustible liquid that is soluble in organic solvents and is used as a nerve gas in chemical warfare [syn: {GA}]

tacamahac
n : poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves [syn: {balsam poplar}, {hackmatack}, {Populus balsamifera}]

Tacca
n : genus of tropical plants with creeping rootstocks and small umbellate flowers [syn: {genus Tacca}]

Tacca leontopetaloides
n : perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch [syn: {pia}, {Indian arrowroot}, {Tacca pinnatifida}]

Tacca pinnatifida
n : perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch [syn: {pia}, {Indian arrowroot}, {Tacca leontopetaloides}]

Taccaceae
n : small family of tropical herbs [syn: {family Taccaceae}]

tach
n : measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation [syn: {tachometer}]

tacheometer
n : a theodolite designed for rapid measurements [syn: {tachymeter}]

tachina fly
n : bristly fly whose larvae live parasitically in caterpillars and other insects; important in control of noxious insects

Tachinidae
n : parasites on other insects [syn: {family Tachinidae}]

tachistoscope
n : scientific instrument used by psychologists; presents visual stimuli for brief exposures [syn: {t-scope}]

tachogram
n : a graphical record of speed and distance produced by a tachograph

tachograph
n : a tachometer that produces a graphical record of its readings; used to record the speed and duration of trips in a motor vehicle

tachometer
n : measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation [syn: {tach}]

tachycardia
n : abnormally rapid heartbeat (over 100 beats per minute)

Tachyglossidae
n : echidnas [syn: {family Tachyglossidae}]

Tachyglossus
n : type genus of the family Tachyglossidae [syn: {genus Tachyglossus}]

tachylite
n : a basic or basalt glass

tachymeter
n : a theodolite designed for rapid measurements [syn: {tacheometer}]

Tachypleus
n : a genus of Limulidae [syn: {genus Tachypleus}]

tacit
adj : indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly; "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement" [syn: {implied}, {silent}, {understood}]

tacit consent
n : (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing [syn: {connivance}, {secret approval}]

tacitly
adv : in a tacit manner; by unexpressed agreement; "they are tacitly expected to work 10 hours a day"

taciturn
adj : habitually reserved and uncommunicative [ant: {voluble}]

taciturnity
n : the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary [syn: {reserve}, {reticence}]

taciturnly
adv : without speaking; "he sat mutely next to her" [syn: {mutely}, {wordlessly}, {silently}]

tack
n 1: the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
2: a short nail with a sharp point and a large head
3: gear for a horse [syn: {stable gear}, {saddlery}]
4: (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind [syn: {sheet}, {mainsheet}, {weather sheet}, {shroud}]
5: (nautical) the act of changing tack [syn: {tacking}]
6: sailing a zigzag course
v 1: fasten with tacks; "tack the notice on the board"
2: turn into the wind; "The sailors decided to tack the boat"; "The boat tacked" [syn: {wear round}]
3: make by putting pieces together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses" [syn: {assemble}, {piece}, {put together}, {set up}, {tack together}] [ant: {disassemble}]
4: sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem" [syn: {baste}]
5: fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace" [syn: {append}, {tag on}, {tack on}, {hang on}]
6: reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) [syn: {interchange}, {switch}, {alternate}, {flip}, {flip-flop}]

tack hammer
n : a light hammer that is used to drive tacks

tack on
v : fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace" [syn: {append}, {tag on}, {tack}, {hang on}]

tack together
v : make by putting pieces together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses" [syn: {assemble}, {piece}, {put together}, {set up}, {tack}] [ant: {disassemble}]

tacker
n 1: a worker who fastens things by tacking them (as with tacks or by spotwelding)
2: a sewer who fastens a garment with long loose stitches [syn: {baster}]
3: a hand-held machine for driving staples home [syn: {staple gun}, {staplegun}]

tackier
tacky
adj 1: (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch; "tacky varnish"
2: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: {brassy}, {cheap}, {flash}, {flashy}, {garish}, {gaudy}, {gimcrack}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tatty}, {tawdry}, {trashy}] [also: {tackiest}, {tackier}]

tackier
See {tacky}

tackiest
tacky
adj 1: (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch; "tacky varnish"
2: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: {brassy}, {cheap}, {flash}, {flashy}, {garish}, {gaudy}, {gimcrack}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tatty}, {tawdry}, {trashy}] [also: {tackiest}, {tackier}]

tackiest
See {tacky}

tackiness
n : tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar [syn: {cheapness}, {tat}, {sleaze}]

tacking
n 1: loose temporary stitches [syn: {baste}, {basting}]
2: (nautical) the act of changing tack [syn: {tack}]

tackle
n 1: the person who plays that position on a football team; "the right tackle is a straight A student"
2: gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails [syn: {rigging}]
3: gear used in fishing [syn: {fishing gear}, {fishing tackle}, {fishing rig}, {rig}]
4: a position on the line of scrimmage; "it takes a big man to play tackle"
5: (American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground
v 1: accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task" [syn: {undertake}, {take on}]
2: put a harness; "harness the horse" [syn: {harness}] [ant: {unharness}]
3: seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball

tackler
n : a football player who tackles the ball carrier

tackling
n : taking the bull by the horns [syn: {braving}, {confronting}, {coping with}, {grappling}]

tacky
adj 1: (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch; "tacky varnish"
2: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: {brassy}, {cheap}, {flash}, {flashy}, {garish}, {gaudy}, {gimcrack}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tatty}, {tawdry}, {trashy}] [also: {tackiest}, {tackier}]

taco
n 1: offensive terms for a person of Mexican descent [syn: {greaser}, {wetback}]
2: a tortilla rolled cupped around a filling

taco sauce
n : spicy tomato-based sauce for tacos

Tacoma
n : a city in west central Washington on an arm of Puget Sound south of Seattle

Tacoma Narrows Bridge
n : a suspension bridge across Puget Sound at Tacoma

taconite
n : a variety of chert containing magnetite and hematite; mined as a low-grade iron ore

tact
n : consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offence [syn: {tactfulness}] [ant: {tactlessness}]

tactful
adj 1: having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others; "she was tactful enough not to shatter his illusion"; "a tactful remark eased her embarrassment" [ant: {tactless}]
2: showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people; "by diplomatic conduct he avoided antagonizing anyone"; "a tactful way of correcting someone"; "the agency got the kid-glove treatment on Capitol Hill" [syn: {kid-glove}]

tactfully
adv : showing tact or tactfulness; in a tactful manner; "he stepped tactfully in to prevent trouble" [ant: {tactlessly}]

tactfulness
n : consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offence [syn: {tact}] [ant: {tactlessness}]

tactic
n : a plan for attaining a particular goal [syn: {maneuver}, {manoeuvre}]

tactical
adj : of or pertaining to tactic or tactics; "a tactical error"

tactical intelligence
n : intelligence that is required for the planning and conduct of tactical operations [syn: {combat intelligence}]

tactical maneuver
n : a move made to gain a tactical end [syn: {maneuver}, {manoeuvre}, {tactical manoeuvre}]

tactical manoeuvre
n : a move made to gain a tactical end [syn: {maneuver}, {manoeuvre}, {tactical maneuver}]

tactical warning
n : (military) a warning after the initiation of a hostile act

tactically
adv : with regard to tactics; "the tactically useful province is still firmly in the rebels' hands"

tactician
n : a person who is skilled at planning tactics

tactics
n : the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy

tactile
adj 1: of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch; "haptic data"; "a tactile reflex" [syn: {haptic}, {tactual}]
2: producing a sensation of touch; "tactile qualities"; "the tactual luxury of stroking silky human hair" [syn: {tactual}]

tactile agnosia
n : a loss of the ability to recognize objects by handling them [syn: {astereognosis}]

tactile property
n : a property perceived by touch [syn: {feel}]

tactile sensation
n : the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin; "she likes the touch of silk on her skin"; "the surface had a greasy feeling" [syn: {touch}, {touch sensation}, {tactual sensation}, {feeling}]

tactility
n : the faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat or pain [syn: {tactual sensation}, {touch perception}, {skin perceptiveness}]

tactless
adj 1: lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others; "in the circumstances it was tactless to ask her age" [syn: {untactful}] [ant: {tactful}]
2: showing skill in handling difficult situations [syn: {undiplomatic}]
3: revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse; "an inept remark"; "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable" [syn: {inept}]

tactlessly
adv : without tact; in a tactless manner; "at the moment of the murder, he is standing in front of television cameras and talking tactlessly" [ant: {tactfully}]

tactlessness
n : the quality of lacking tact [ant: {tact}]

tactual
adj 1: of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch; "haptic data"; "a tactile reflex" [syn: {haptic}, {tactile}]
2: producing a sensation of touch; "tactile qualities"; "the tactual luxury of stroking silky human hair" [syn: {tactile}]

tactual exploration
n : a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional) [syn: {palpation}]

tactual sensation
n 1: the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin; "she likes the touch of silk on her skin"; "the surface had a greasy feeling" [syn: {touch}, {touch sensation}, {tactile sensation}, {feeling}]
2: the faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat or pain [syn: {tactility}, {touch perception}, {skin perceptiveness}]

tactually
adv : by touch; "he perceives shapes tactually" [syn: {haptically}]

tad
n : a slight amount or degree of difference; "a tad too expensive"; "not a tad of difference"; "the new model is a shade better than the old one" [syn: {shade}]

Tadarida
n : freetail bats [syn: {genus Tadarida}]

Tadarida brasiliensis
n : the common freetail bat of southern United States having short velvety fur; migrates southward for winter [syn: {guano bat}, {Mexican freetail bat}]

Tadeus Reichstein
n : a Swiss chemist born in Poland; studied the hormones of the adrenal cortex [syn: {Reichstein}]

Tadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura Kosciuszko
n : Polish patriot and soldier who fought with Americans in the American Revolution (1746-1817) [syn: {Kosciusko}, {Thaddeus Kosciusko}, {Kosciuszko}]

Tadirida femorosacca
n : small brown bat of California and northern Mexico [syn: {pocketed bat}, {pocketed freetail bat}]

Tadjik
n : a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet [syn: {Tajikistan}, {Republic of Tajikistan}, {Tadzhikistan}, {Tadzhik}, {Tajik}]

Tadorna
n : sheldrakes [syn: {genus Tadorna}]

tadpole
n : a larval frog or toad [syn: {polliwog}, {pollywog}]

tadpole shrimp
n : a kind of branchiopod crustacean

Tadzhik
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China [syn: {Tajik}]
2: a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet [syn: {Tajikistan}, {Republic of Tajikistan}, {Tadzhikistan}, {Tadjik}, {Tajik}]
3: an ethnic group (mostly Moslem) living in Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China [syn: {Tajik}]
4: the Iranian language of the Tajik people that is closely related to Farsi; spoken in Iran and Tajikistan [syn: {Tajiki}, {Tajik}]

Tadzhikistan
n : a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet [syn: {Tajikistan}, {Republic of Tajikistan}, {Tadzhik}, {Tadjik}, {Tajik}]

tae kwon do
n : a Korean martial art similar to karate

Taegu
n : a city in southeastern South Korea [syn: {Tegu}]

tael
n : a unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces

taenia
n 1: a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband [syn: {tenia}, {fillet}]
2: tapeworms parasitic in humans which uses the pig as its intermediate host [also: {taeniae} (pl)]

taeniae
taenia
n 1: a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband [syn: {tenia}, {fillet}]
2: tapeworms parasitic in humans which uses the pig as its intermediate host [also: {taeniae} (pl)]

taeniae
See {taenia}

Taeniidae
n : a family of Cestoda [syn: {family Taeniidae}]

taffeta
n : a crisp smooth lustrous fabric

taffeta weave
n : a basic style of weave in which the weft and warp threads intertwine alternately to produce a checkerboard effect [syn: {plain weave}]

taffrail
n : the railing around the stern of a ship

taffrail log
n : a torpedo-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship's speed [syn: {patent log}, {screw log}]

taffy
n : chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy

taffy apple
n : an apple that is covered with a candy-like substance (usually caramelized sugar) [syn: {candied apple}, {candy apple}, {caramel apple}, {toffee apple}]

Taft
n 1: United States sculptor (1860-1936) [syn: {Lorado Taft}]
2: 27th President of the United States and later chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1857-1930) [syn: {William Howard Taft}, {President Taft}]

tag
n 1: a label made of cardboard or plastic or metal
2: a small piece of cloth or paper [syn: {rag}, {shred}, {tag end}, {tatter}]
3: a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser
4: (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game)
v 1: attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles" [syn: {label}, {mark}]
2: touch a player while he is holding the ball
3: provide with a name or nickname
4: go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" [syn: {chase}, {chase after}, {trail}, {tail}, {give chase}, {dog}, {go after}, {track}]
5: supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes [also: {tagging}, {tagged}]

tag along
v : go along with, often uninvited; "my younger brother often tagged along when I went out with my friends"

tag end
n : a small piece of cloth or paper [syn: {rag}, {shred}, {tag}, {tatter}]

tag line
n : the point of a joke or humorous story [syn: {punch line}, {laugh line}, {gag line}]

tag on
v : fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace" [syn: {append}, {tack on}, {tack}, {hang on}]

Tagalog
n 1: a member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manila
2: language of the Tagalog people on which Filipino is based

tagalong
n : someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along [syn: {hanger-on}]

Tagamet
n : a drug (trade name Tagamet) used to treat peptic ulcers by decreasing the secretion of stomach acid [syn: {cimetidine}]

tagasaste
n : shrub of Canary Islands having bristle-tipped oblanceolate leaves; used as cattle fodder [syn: {Chamaecytisus palmensis}, {Cytesis proliferus}]

Tagetes erecta
n : a stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower heads; Mexico and Central America [syn: {African marigold}, {big marigold}, {Aztec marigold}]

Tagetes patula
n : strong-scented bushy annual with orange or yellow flower heads marked with red; Mexico and Guatemala [syn: {French marigold}]

Tageteste
n : marigolds [syn: {genus Tagetes}]

tagged
tag
n 1: a label made of cardboard or plastic or metal
2: a small piece of cloth or paper [syn: {rag}, {shred}, {tag end}, {tatter}]
3: a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser
4: (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game)
v 1: attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles" [syn: {label}, {mark}]
2: touch a player while he is holding the ball
3: provide with a name or nickname
4: go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" [syn: {chase}, {chase after}, {trail}, {tail}, {give chase}, {dog}, {go after}, {track}]
5: supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes [also: {tagging}, {tagged}]

tagged
adj : bearing or marked with a label or tag; "properly labeled luggage" [syn: {labeled}, {labelled}] [ant: {unlabeled}]

tagged
See {tag}

tagging
tag
n 1: a label made of cardboard or plastic or metal
2: a small piece of cloth or paper [syn: {rag}, {shred}, {tag end}, {tatter}]
3: a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser
4: (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game)
v 1: attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles" [syn: {label}, {mark}]
2: touch a player while he is holding the ball
3: provide with a name or nickname
4: go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" [syn: {chase}, {chase after}, {trail}, {tail}, {give chase}, {dog}, {go after}, {track}]
5: supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes [also: {tagging}, {tagged}]

tagging
See {tag}

tagliatelle
n : pasta cut in narrow ribbons

taguan
n : East Indian flying squirrel [syn: {flying marmot}, {flying cat}, {Petaurista petaurista}]

Tagus
n : a European river; flows into the North Atlantic [syn: {Tagus River}]

Tagus River
n : a European river; flows into the North Atlantic [syn: {Tagus}]

tahini
n : a thick Middle Eastern paste made from ground sesame seeds

Tahiti
n : an island in the south Pacific; the most important island in French Polynesia; made famous by Robert Louis Stevenson and Paul Gauguin

Tahitian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the island of Tahiti or its residents or their language and culture
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Tahiti
2: the Oceanic language spoken on Tahiti

tahoka daisy
n : wild aster with fernlike leaves and flower heads with very narrow bright purple rays; Alberta to Texas and Mexico [syn: {tansy leaf aster}, {Machaeranthera tanacetifolia}]

Tai
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people; "Siamese kings"; "different Thai tribes live in the north" [syn: {Thai}, {Siamese}]
2: of or relating to the languages of the Thai people; "Thai tones" [syn: {Thai}, {Siamese}]
3: of or relating to Thailand; "the Thai border with Laos" [syn: {Thai}, {Siamese}]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Thailand [syn: {Thai}, {Siamese}]
2: the most widespread and best known of the Kadai family of languages

t'ai chi
n : a Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise designed for relaxation and balance and health [syn: {tai chi}, {t'ai chi chuan}, {tai chi chuan}]

tai chi
n : a Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise designed for relaxation and balance and health [syn: {t'ai chi}, {t'ai chi chuan}, {tai chi chuan}]

t'ai chi chuan
n : a Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise designed for relaxation and balance and health [syn: {t'ai chi}, {tai chi}, {tai chi chuan}]

tai chi chuan
n : a Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise designed for relaxation and balance and health [syn: {t'ai chi}, {tai chi}, {t'ai chi chuan}]

Tai Dam
n : a branch of the Tai languages [syn: {Black Tai}]

Tai Long
n : a branch of the Tai languages [syn: {Shan}]

Tai Lue
n : a branch of the Tai languages [syn: {Xishuangbanna Dai}]

Tai Nuea
n : a branch of the Tai languages [syn: {Chinese Shan}, {Dehong Dai}]

Tai Yuan
n : a branch of the Tai languages [syn: {Kam Muang}]

Taichung
n : a city in Taiwan

Taif
n : a city in western Saudi Arabia east of Mecca

tail
n 1: the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
2: the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm" [syn: {fag end}, {tail end}]
3: any projection that resembles the tail of an animal [syn: {tail end}]
4: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]
5: a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements [syn: {shadow}, {shadower}]
6: (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head [ant: {head}]
7: the rear part of an aircraft [syn: {tail assembly}, {empennage}]
8: the rear part of a ship [syn: {stern}, {after part}, {quarter}, {poop}]
v 1: go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" [syn: {chase}, {chase after}, {trail}, {tag}, {give chase}, {dog}, {go after}, {track}]
2: remove or shorten the tail of an animal [syn: {dock}, {bob}]
3: remove the stalk of fruits or berries

tail assembly
n : the rear part of an aircraft [syn: {tail}, {empennage}]

tail bone
n : the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes [syn: {coccyx}]

tail coat
n : formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men [syn: {dress suit}, {full dress}, {tailcoat}, {tails}, {white tie}, {white tie and tails}]

tail end
n 1: the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm" [syn: {fag end}, {tail}]
2: any projection that resembles the tail of an animal [syn: {tail}]
3: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]

tail feather
n : feather growing from the tail (uropygium) of a bird

tail fin
n 1: a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane [syn: {vertical stabilizer}, {vertical stabiliser}, {vertical fin}, {tailfin}]
2: one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile [syn: {tailfin}, {fin}]
3: the tail of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates [syn: {caudal fin}]

tail gate
n : a gate downstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the lower end

tail lamp
n : lamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle [syn: {taillight}, {rear light}, {rear lamp}]

tail rotor
n : rotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a single-rotor helicopter; keeps the helicopter from spinning in the direction opposite to the rotation of the main rotor [syn: {anti-torque rotor}]

tailback
n 1: (football) the person who plays tailback
2: the position of the offensive back on a football team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage

tailboard
n : a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading [syn: {tailgate}]

tailcoat
n : formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men [syn: {dress suit}, {full dress}, {tail coat}, {tails}, {white tie}, {white tie and tails}]

tailed
adj : having a tail

tailed frog
n : western North American frog with a tail-like copulatory organ [syn: {bell toad}, {ribbed toad}, {tailed toad}, {Ascaphus trui}]

tailed toad
n : western North American frog with a tail-like copulatory organ [syn: {tailed frog}, {bell toad}, {ribbed toad}, {Ascaphus trui}]

tailfin
n 1: a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane [syn: {vertical stabilizer}, {vertical stabiliser}, {vertical fin}, {tail fin}]
2: one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile [syn: {tail fin}, {fin}]

tail-flower
n : any of various tropical American plants cultivated for their showy foliage and flowers [syn: {anthurium}, {tailflower}]

tailflower
n : any of various tropical American plants cultivated for their showy foliage and flowers [syn: {anthurium}, {tail-flower}]

tailgate
n : a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading [syn: {tailboard}]
v : follow at a dangerously close distance; "it is dangerous to tailgate another vehicle"

tailgater
n : a driver who follows too closely behind another motor vehicle

tailing
adj : following surreptitiously; keeping under surveillance; "always on guard against shadowing submarines" [syn: {shadowing}]
n : the act of following someone secretly [syn: {shadowing}]

tailless
adj : not having a tail; "anurous toads and frogs" [syn: {anurous}]

tailless tenrec
n : prolific animal that feeds chiefly on earthworms [syn: {Tenrec ecaudatus}]

taillight
n : lamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle [syn: {tail lamp}, {rear light}, {rear lamp}]

taillike
adj : resembling a tail [syn: {caudal}]

tailor
n : a person whose occupation is making and altering garments [syn: {seamster}, {sartor}]
v 1: make fit for a specific purpose [syn: {shoehorn}]
2: style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress" [syn: {cut}]
3: create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?" [syn: {sew}, {tailor-make}]

tailorbird
n : tropical Asian warbler that stitches leaves together to form and conceal its nest [syn: {Orthotomus sutorius}]

tailored
adj 1: severely simple in line or design; "a neat tailored suit"; "tailored curtains" [syn: {trim}]
2: of clothing [syn: {bespoke}, {bespoken}, {made-to-order}, {tailor-made}]

tailoring
n : the occupation of a tailor

tailor-made
adj : of clothing [syn: {bespoke}, {bespoken}, {made-to-order}, {tailored}]

tailor-make
v 1: create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?" [syn: {sew}, {tailor}]
2: make to specifications; "I had this desk custom-made for me" [syn: {custom-make}, {customize}, {customise}]

tailor's chalk
n : chalk used by tailors to make temporary marks on cloth

tailor's tack
n : loose looped stitch used to transfer marking for darts, etc., from a pattern to material

tailpiece
n : appendage added to extend the length of something

tailpipe
n : a pipe carrying fumes from the muffler to the rear of a car

tailplane
n : the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged [syn: {horizontal stabilizer}, {horizontal stabiliser}]

tailrace
n : a watercourse that carries water away from a mill or water wheel or turbine

tails
n : formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men [syn: {dress suit}, {full dress}, {tailcoat}, {tail coat}, {white tie}, {white tie and tails}]

tailspin
n 1: loss of emotional control often resulting in emotional collapse
2: rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral [syn: {spin}]

tailstock
n : support consisting of the movable part of a lathe that slides along the bed in alignment with the headstock and is locked into position to support the free end of the workpiece

tailwind
n : wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft

tailwort
n : hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach [syn: {borage}, {Borago officinalis}]

Taimyr Peninsula
n : a peninsula in northern Siberia [syn: {Taymyr Peninsula}]

taint
n : the state of being contaminated [syn: {contamination}]
v 1: place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation" [syn: {defile}, {sully}, {corrupt}, {cloud}]
2: contaminate with a disease or microorganism [syn: {infect}] [ant: {disinfect}]

tainted
adj 1: touched by rot or decay; "tainted bacon"; "`corrupt' is archaic" [syn: {corrupt}]
2: especially of reputation; "the senator's seriously damaged reputation"; "a flyblown reputation"; "a tarnished reputation"; "inherited a spotted name" [syn: {besmirched}, {damaged}, {flyblown}, {spotted}, {stained}, {sullied}, {tarnished}]

taipan
n : large highly venomous snake of northeastern Australia [syn: {Oxyuranus scutellatus}]

Taipeh
n : the capital of Nationalist China; located in northern Taiwan [syn: {Taipei}, {capital of Taiwan}]

Taipei
n : the capital of Nationalist China; located in northern Taiwan [syn: {Taipeh}, {capital of Taiwan}]

taira
n : long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central America and South America [syn: {tayra}, {Eira barbara}]

Taiwan
n 1: a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the communists led by Mao Zedong [syn: {China}, {Nationalist China}, {Republic of China}]
2: an island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea [syn: {Formosa}]

Taiwan dollar
n : the basic unit of money in Taiwan

Taiwanese
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language; "the Taiwanese capital is Taipeh" [syn: {Chinese}, {Formosan}]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Taiwan
2: any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province [syn: {Min}, {Min dialect}, {Fukien}, {Fukkianese}, {Hokkianese}, {Amoy}]

Taiyuan
n : an ancient city in northeastern China noted for coal mining and steel production

Taj Mahal
n : beautiful mausoleum at Agra built by the Mogul emperor Shah Jahan (completed in 1649) in memory of his favorite wife

Tajik
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China [syn: {Tadzhik}]
2: a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet [syn: {Tajikistan}, {Republic of Tajikistan}, {Tadzhikistan}, {Tadzhik}, {Tadjik}]
3: an ethnic group (mostly Moslem) living in Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China [syn: {Tadzhik}]
4: the Iranian language of the Tajik people that is closely related to Farsi; spoken in Iran and Tajikistan [syn: {Tajiki}, {Tadzhik}]

Tajiki
n : the Iranian language of the Tajik people that is closely related to Farsi; spoken in Iran and Tajikistan [syn: {Tajik}, {Tadzhik}]

Tajikistan
n : a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet [syn: {Republic of Tajikistan}, {Tadzhikistan}, {Tadzhik}, {Tadjik}, {Tajik}]

Tajikistani
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Tajikistan or it people or culture

Tajikistani monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Tajikistan

taka
n : the basic unit of money in Bangladesh; equal to 100 paisas

takahe
n : flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules [syn: {notornis}, {Notornis mantelli}]

Takakkaw
n : a waterfall in southeastern British Columbia; the highest waterfall in Canada (1250 feet high)

Takayasu's arteritis
n : disorder characterized by the absence of a pulse in both arms and in the carotid arteries [syn: {pulseless disease}]

take
n 1: the income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" [syn: {return}, {issue}, {proceeds}, {takings}, {yield}, {payoff}]
2: the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
v 1: carry out; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance"
2: as of time or space; "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time" [syn: {occupy}, {use up}]
3: take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" [syn: {lead}, {direct}, {conduct}, {guide}]
4: get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please" [syn: {get hold of}]
5: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables" [syn: {assume}, {acquire}, {adopt}, {take on}]
6: interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!" [syn: {read}]
7: take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point" [syn: {bring}, {convey}]
8: take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" [ant: {give}]
9: require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulates a patient's consent" [syn: {necessitate}, {ask}, {postulate}, {need}, {require}, {involve}, {call for}, {demand}] [ant: {obviate}] 10: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" [syn: {choose}, {select}, {pick out}] 11: travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route; "He takes the bus to work"; "She takes Route 1 to Newark" 12: receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present" [syn: {accept}, {have}] [ant: {refuse}] 13: assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development" [syn: {fill}] 14: take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case" [syn: {consider}, {deal}, {look at}] 15: experience or feel or submit to; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge" 16: make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" [syn: {film}, {shoot}] 17: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" [syn: {remove}, {take away}, {withdraw}] 18: serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" [syn: {consume}, {ingest}, {take in}, {have}] [ant: {abstain}] 19: accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut" [syn: {undergo}, {submit}] 20: make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity" [syn: {accept}] 21: take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill" 22: occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose" [syn: {assume}, {strike}, {take up}] 23: admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member" [syn: {accept}, {admit}, {take on}] 24: ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors" 25: be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam" [syn: {learn}, {study}, {read}] 26: take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her" [syn: {claim}, {exact}] 27: head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains" [syn: {make}] 28: aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent" [syn: {aim}, {train}, {take aim}, {direct}] 29: be seized or affected in a specified way; "take sick"; "be taken drunk" 30: have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains" [syn: {carry}, {pack}] 31: engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?" [syn: {lease}, {rent}, {hire}, {charter}, {engage}] 32: receive or obtain by regular payment; "We take the Times every day" [syn: {subscribe}, {subscribe to}] 33: buy, select; "I'll take a pound of that sausage" 34: to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort; "take shelter from the storm" 35: have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable" [syn: {have}] 36: lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea" [syn: {claim}] [ant: {disclaim}] 37: be designed to hold or take; "This surface will not take the dye" [syn: {accept}] 38: be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" [syn: {contain}, {hold}] 39: develop a habit; "He took to visiting bars" 40: proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work" [syn: {drive}] 41: obtain by winning; "Winner takes all"; "He took first prize" 42: be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill" [syn: {contract}, {get}] [also: {took}, {taken}]

take a bow
v 1: acknowledge praise or accept credit; "They finally took a bow for what they did"
2: acknowledge applause by inclining the head, as of an artist after a performance

take a breath
v : draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring" [syn: {breathe}, {respire}, {suspire}]

take a breather
v : take a short break from one's activities in order to relax [syn: {rest}, {breathe}, {catch one's breath}]

take a chance
v : take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling" [syn: {gamble}, {chance}, {risk}, {hazard}, {take chances}, {adventure}, {run a risk}]

take a crap
v : have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds" [syn: {stool}, {defecate}, {shit}, {take a shit}, {ca-ca}, {crap}, {make}]

take a dare
v 1: be dared to do something and not attempt it
2: be dared to do something and attempt it [syn: {pick up the gauntlet}]

take a dive
v : of a boxer: pretend to be knocked out

take a firm stand
v : be insistent and refuse to budge; "I must insist!" [syn: {insist}]

take a hit
v : inhale through the nose [syn: {snort}]

take a hop
v : spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" [syn: {bounce}, {resile}, {spring}, {bound}, {rebound}, {recoil}, {reverberate}, {ricochet}]

take a joke
v : listen to a joke at one's one expense; "Can't you take a joke?"

take a leak
v : eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" [syn: {make}, {urinate}, {piddle}, {puddle}, {micturate}, {piss}, {pee}, {pee-pee}, {make water}, {relieve oneself}, {spend a penny}, {wee}, {wee-wee}, {pass water}]

take a look
v : look at with attention; "Have a look at this!"; "Get a load of this pretty woman!" [syn: {have a look}, {get a load}]

take a powder
v : disappear without notifying anyone (idiom) [syn: {skip town}]

take a shit
v : have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds" [syn: {stool}, {defecate}, {shit}, {take a crap}, {ca-ca}, {crap}, {make}]

take aback
v : surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted" [syn: {shock}, {stun}, {floor}, {ball over}, {blow out of the water}]

take account
v : be fully aware of; realize fully; "Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?" [syn: {appreciate}]

take advantage
v 1: draw advantages from; "he is capitalizing on her mistake"; "she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover" [syn: {capitalize}, {capitalise}]
2: make excessive use of; "You are taking advantage of my good will!"; "She is trespassing upon my privacy" [syn: {trespass}]

take after
v 1: be similar to a relative; "She takes after her father!"
2: imitate in behavior; take as a model; "Teenagers follow their friends in everything" [syn: {follow}]

take aim
v : aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent" [syn: {aim}, {take}, {train}, {direct}]

take apart
v 1: take apart into its constituent pieces [syn: {disassemble}, {dismantle}, {break up}, {break apart}] [ant: {assemble}]
2: divide into pieces; "our department was dismembered when our funding dried up"; "The Empire was discerped after the war" [syn: {dismember}, {discerp}]
3: make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound" [syn: {analyze}, {analyse}, {break down}, {dissect}] [ant: {synthesize}]

take arms
v : commence hostilities [syn: {go to war}, {take up arms}]

take away
v 1: remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry" [syn: {bear off}, {bear away}, {carry away}, {carry off}] [ant: {bring}]
2: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" [syn: {remove}, {take}, {withdraw}]
3: take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables" [syn: {take out}] [ant: {add}]
4: take from a person or place; "We took the abused child away from its parents"
5: buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food; "We'll take out pizza, since I am too tired to cook" [syn: {take out}]
6: get rid of something abstract; "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away your sins" [syn: {remove}]
7: take away a part from; diminish; "His bad manners detract from his good character" [syn: {detract}]

take back
v 1: bring back to the point of departure [syn: {return}, {bring back}]
2: regain possession of something [syn: {repossess}]
3: resume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband
4: move text to the previous line; in printing
5: take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words" [syn: {swallow}, {unsay}, {withdraw}]
6: cause someone to remember the past; "This photo takes me back to the good old days"

take care
v 1: be careful, prudent, or watchful; "Take care when you cross the street!"
2: be in charge of or deal with; "She takes care of all the necessary arrangements" [syn: {mind}]
3: take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business" [syn: {attend}, {look}, {see}]

take chances
v : take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling" [syn: {gamble}, {chance}, {risk}, {hazard}, {adventure}, {run a risk}, {take a chance}]

take charge
v : assume control [syn: {take hold}, {take control}]

take control
v : assume control [syn: {take hold}, {take charge}]

take down
v 1: move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf" [syn: {lower}, {let down}, {get down}, {bring down}] [ant: {raise}]
2: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture" [syn: {degrade}, {disgrace}, {demean}, {put down}]
3: tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled" [syn: {level}, {raze}, {rase}, {dismantle}, {tear down}, {pull down}] [ant: {raise}]
4: make a written note of; "she noted everything the teacher said that morning" [syn: {note}]

take effect
v : go into effect or become effective or operative; "The new law will take effect next month"

take exception
v : raise a formal objection in a court of law [syn: {challenge}]

take fire
v : start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously" [syn: {erupt}, {ignite}, {catch fire}, {combust}, {conflagrate}]

take five
v : take a five-minute break; "The musicians took five during the rehearsal"

take flight
v : run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" [syn: {flee}, {fly}]

take for
v : keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; "take for granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible" [syn: {deem}, {hold}, {view as}]

take for granted
v : take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late" [syn: {assume}, {presume}]

take form
v : develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape" [syn: {form}, {take shape}, {spring}]

take heart
v : gain courage [syn: {buck up}]

take heed
v : listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision" [syn: {listen}, {hear}]

take hold
v 1: assume control [syn: {take charge}, {take control}]
2: have or hold in one's hands or grip; "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him" [syn: {hold}] [ant: {let go of}]

take hold of
v : take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!" [syn: {catch}, {grab}]

take home
v : earn as a salary or wage; "How much does your wife take home after taxes and other deductions?" [syn: {bring home}]

take in
v 1: provide with shelter
2: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: {gull}, {dupe}, {slang}, {befool}, {cod}, {fool}, {put on}, {put one over}, {put one across}]
3: suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter" [syn: {absorb}] [ant: {emit}]
4: visit for entertainment; "take in the sights"
5: call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent" [syn: {collect}]
6: see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie" [syn: {watch}, {view}, {see}, {catch}]
7: express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees" [syn: {receive}, {invite}]
8: fold up; "take in the sails" [syn: {gather in}]
9: take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe" [syn: {absorb}, {assimilate}, {ingest}] 10: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" [syn: {gain}, {clear}, {make}, {earn}, {realize}, {realise}, {pull in}, {bring in}] 11: hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table" [syn: {catch}, {overhear}] 12: accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid" [syn: {take up}] 13: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn: {absorb}, {suck}, {imbibe}, {soak up}, {sop up}, {suck up}, {draw}, {take up}] 14: take up as if with a sponge [syn: {sop up}, {suck in}, {take up}] 15: serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" [syn: {consume}, {ingest}, {take}, {have}] [ant: {abstain}] 16: take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua" [syn: {adopt}] 17: make (clothes) smaller; "Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight" [ant: {let out}]

take in charge
v : accept as a charge [syn: {undertake}]

take in vain
v : use a name, such as God, without proper respect

take in water
v : take in water at the bilge; "the tanker bilged" [syn: {bilge}]

take into account
v : allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something; "I allow for this possibility"; "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash" [syn: {allow}]

take issue
v : be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions" [syn: {disagree}, {differ}, {dissent}] [ant: {agree}]

take it easy
v : settle into a comfortable sitting position [syn: {sit back}]

take it on the chin
v : undergo failure or defeat

take kindly to
v : be willing or inclined to accept; "He did not take kindly to my critical remarks"

take leave
v : go away or leave [syn: {depart}, {quit}] [ant: {stay}]

take lying down
v : suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively; "I won't take this insult lying down"

take note
v : observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of this chemical reaction" [syn: {note}, {observe}]

take notice
v : observe with special attention; "Take notice of the great architecture"

take off
v 1: leave; "The family took off for Florida" [syn: {depart}, {part}, {start}, {start out}, {set forth}, {set off}, {set out}]
2: take away or remove; "Take that weight off me!"
3: depart from the ground; "The plane took off two hours late" [syn: {lift off}]
4: take time off from work; stop working temporarily [syn: {take time off}]
5: mimic or imitate, especially in an amusing or satirical manner; "This song takes off from a famous aria"
6: remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"
7: get started or set in motion, used figuratively; "the project took a long time to get off the ground" [syn: {get off the ground}]
8: prove fatal; "The disease took off"
9: make a subtraction [syn: {subtract}, {deduct}] [ant: {add}]

take office
v : assume an office, duty, or title; "When will the new President take office?" [ant: {leave office}]

take on
v 1: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables" [syn: {assume}, {acquire}, {adopt}, {take}]
2: take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?" [syn: {assume}, {adopt}, {take over}]
3: accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task" [syn: {undertake}, {tackle}]
4: admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member" [syn: {accept}, {admit}, {take}]
5: contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary" [syn: {meet}, {encounter}, {play}]

take one's lumps
v : suffer the results or consequences of one's behavior or actions [syn: {get one's lumps}]

take orders
v 1: receive and be expected to follow directions or commands; "I don't take orders from you!"
2: be ordained; enter the Christian ministry; "She took orders last month"

take out
v 1: cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom" [syn: {move out}, {remove}]
2: remove from its packing; "unpack the presents" [syn: {unpack}] [ant: {pack}]
3: take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables" [syn: {take away}] [ant: {add}]
4: obtain by legal of official process; "take our a license"; "take out a patent"
5: make a date; "Has he asked you out yet?" [syn: {ask out}, {invite out}]
6: remove something from a container or an enclosed space
7: purchase prepared food to be eaten at home [syn: {buy food}]
8: remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank" [syn: {withdraw}, {draw}, {draw off}] [ant: {deposit}]
9: bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim" [syn: {draw}, {pull}, {pull out}, {get out}] 10: take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel" [syn: {draw}] 11: draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram" [syn: {extract}, {pull out}, {pull}, {pull up}, {draw out}] 12: buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food; "We'll take out pizza, since I am too tired to cook" [syn: {take away}] 13: take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy [syn: {excerpt}, {extract}] 14: prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece" [syn: {exclude}, {except}, {leave out}, {leave off}, {omit}] [ant: {include}]

take over
v 1: seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died" [syn: {assume}, {usurp}, {seize}, {arrogate}]
2: take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?" [syn: {assume}, {adopt}, {take on}]
3: free someone temporarily from his or her obligations [syn: {relieve}]
4: take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility" [syn: {bear}, {accept}, {assume}]
5: take over ownership of; of corporations and companies [syn: {buy out}, {buy up}]
6: do over; "They would like to take it over again" [syn: {repeat}]
7: take up and practice as one's own [syn: {adopt}, {borrow}, {take up}]
8: take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something" [syn: {absorb}]

take pains
v : try very hard to do something [syn: {be at pains}]

take part
v : share in something [syn: {participate}]

take place
v : come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" [syn: {happen}, {hap}, {go on}, {pass off}, {occur}, {pass}, {fall out}, {come about}]

take pride
v : feel pride of; "She took great pride in her sons" [syn: {pride oneself}]

take root
v : become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down" [syn: {settle}, {root}, {steady down}, {settle down}]

take shape
v : develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape" [syn: {form}, {take form}, {spring}]

take stage
v : attract attention onto oneself [syn: {take the stage}]

take stock
v : to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror" [syn: {size up}, {scrutinize}, {scrutinise}]

take ten
v : take a ten minute break; "The players took ten during the long rehearsal"

take the air
v : take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure; "The lovers held hands while walking"; "We like to walk every Sunday" [syn: {walk}]

take the bull by the horns
v : face a difficulty and grapple with it without avoiding it

take the cake
v : rank first; used often in a negative context; "He takes the cake for chutzpah!"

take the count
v : be counted out; remain down while the referee counts to ten [syn: {remain down}]

take the field
v 1: go on a campaign; go off to war [syn: {campaign}]
2: go on the playing field, of a football team

take the Fifth
v : refuse to testify by invoking the Fifth Amendment, which states that nobody may be forced to testify as a witness against himself or herself [syn: {take the Fifth Amendment}]

take the Fifth Amendment
v : refuse to testify by invoking the Fifth Amendment, which states that nobody may be forced to testify as a witness against himself or herself [syn: {take the Fifth}]

take the floor
v 1: stand up to dance
2: rise in order to make a speech or motion

take the road
v : give theatrical performances while traveling from town to town

take the stage
v : attract attention onto oneself [syn: {take stage}]

take the stand
v : give testimony in a court of law [syn: {testify}, {attest}, {bear witness}]

take the veil
v : become a nun; "The young woman took the veil after ther fiance died"

take time by the forelock
v : act quickly and decisively; not let slip an opportunity

take time off
v : take time off from work; stop working temporarily [syn: {take off}]

take to
v 1: have a fancy or particular liking or desire for; "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window" [syn: {fancy}, {go for}]
2: develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation; "She took to drink"; "Men take to the military trades"

take to be
v : look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent" [syn: {think of}, {repute}, {regard as}, {look upon}, {look on}, {esteem}]

take to heart
v : get down to; pay attention to; take seriously; "Attend to your duties, please" [syn: {attend to}] [ant: {neglect}]

take to the woods
v : flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" [syn: {run}, {scarper}, {turn tail}, {lam}, {run away}, {hightail it}, {bunk}, {head for the hills}, {escape}, {fly the coop}, {break away}]

take turns
v : do something in turns; "We take turns on the night shift" [syn: {alternate}]

take up
v 1: pursue or resume; "take up a matter for consideration"
2: adopt; "take up new ideas" [syn: {latch on}, {fasten on}, {hook on}, {seize on}]
3: turn one's interest to; "He took up herpetology at the age of fifty"
4: take up time or space; "take up the slack"
5: begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "start a new job" [syn: {start}]
6: take up and practice as one's own [syn: {adopt}, {borrow}, {take over}]
7: occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose" [syn: {assume}, {take}, {strike}]
8: take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption [syn: {sorb}]
9: take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container" [syn: {scoop}, {scoop out}, {lift out}, {scoop up}] 10: accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid" [syn: {take in}] 11: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn: {absorb}, {suck}, {imbibe}, {soak up}, {sop up}, {suck up}, {draw}, {take in}] 12: take up as if with a sponge [syn: {take in}, {sop up}, {suck in}] 13: return to a previous location or condition; "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it" [syn: {resume}]

take up arms
v : commence hostilities [syn: {go to war}, {take arms}]

take water
v : enter the water; "the wild ducks took water"

take-away
adj : of or involving food to be taken and eaten off the premises; "takeout pizza"; "the takeout counter"; "`take-away' is chiefly British" [syn: {takeout}]

takeaway
n 1: prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises; "in England they call takeout food `takeaway'" [syn: {takeout}, {takeout food}]
2: a concession made by a labor union to a company that is trying to lower its expenditures
3: the act of taking the ball or puck away from the team on the offense (as by the interception of a pass)

takedown
n 1: (amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing position; "a takedown counts two points"
2: a crushing remark [syn: {put-down}, {squelch}, {squelcher}]

take-home
adj : (of salary or wages) remaining after all deductions including taxes

take-home pay
n : what is left of your pay after deductions for taxes and dues and insurance etc

take-in
n : the act of taking in as by fooling or cheating or swindling someone

Takelma
n 1: a member of a North American Indian people of southwestern Oregon
2: a Penutian language spoken by the Takelma people [syn: {Takilman}]

taken
take
n 1: the income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" [syn: {return}, {issue}, {proceeds}, {takings}, {yield}, {payoff}]
2: the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
v 1: carry out; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance"
2: as of time or space; "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time" [syn: {occupy}, {use up}]
3: take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" [syn: {lead}, {direct}, {conduct}, {guide}]
4: get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please" [syn: {get hold of}]
5: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables" [syn: {assume}, {acquire}, {adopt}, {take on}]
6: interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!" [syn: {read}]
7: take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point" [syn: {bring}, {convey}]
8: take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" [ant: {give}]
9: require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulates a patient's consent" [syn: {necessitate}, {ask}, {postulate}, {need}, {require}, {involve}, {call for}, {demand}] [ant: {obviate}] 10: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" [syn: {choose}, {select}, {pick out}] 11: travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route; "He takes the bus to work"; "She takes Route 1 to Newark" 12: receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present" [syn: {accept}, {have}] [ant: {refuse}] 13: assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development" [syn: {fill}] 14: take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case" [syn: {consider}, {deal}, {look at}] 15: experience or feel or submit to; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge" 16: make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" [syn: {film}, {shoot}] 17: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" [syn: {remove}, {take away}, {withdraw}] 18: serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" [syn: {consume}, {ingest}, {take in}, {have}] [ant: {abstain}] 19: accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut" [syn: {undergo}, {submit}] 20: make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity" [syn: {accept}] 21: take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill" 22: occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose" [syn: {assume}, {strike}, {take up}] 23: admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member" [syn: {accept}, {admit}, {take on}] 24: ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors" 25: be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam" [syn: {learn}, {study}, {read}] 26: take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her" [syn: {claim}, {exact}] 27: head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains" [syn: {make}] 28: aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent" [syn: {aim}, {train}, {take aim}, {direct}] 29: be seized or affected in a specified way; "take sick"; "be taken drunk" 30: have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains" [syn: {carry}, {pack}] 31: engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?" [syn: {lease}, {rent}, {hire}, {charter}, {engage}] 32: receive or obtain by regular payment; "We take the Times every day" [syn: {subscribe}, {subscribe to}] 33: buy, select; "I'll take a pound of that sausage" 34: to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort; "take shelter from the storm" 35: have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable" [syn: {have}] 36: lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea" [syn: {claim}] [ant: {disclaim}] 37: be designed to hold or take; "This surface will not take the dye" [syn: {accept}] 38: be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" [syn: {contain}, {hold}] 39: develop a habit; "He took to visiting bars" 40: proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work" [syn: {drive}] 41: obtain by winning; "Winner takes all"; "He took first prize" 42: be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill" [syn: {contract}, {get}] [also: {took}, {taken}]

taken
adj 1: understood in a certain way; made sense of; "a word taken literally"; "a smile taken as consent"; "an open door interpreted as an invitation" [syn: {interpreted}]
2: having possession gained especially by force or effort [ant: {given}]
3: be affected with an indisposition; "the child was taken ill"; "couldn't tell when he would be taken drunk"

taken
See {take}

taken a side
See {take a side}

taken for granted
adj 1: evident without proof or argument; "an axiomatic truth"; "we hold these truths to be self-evident" [syn: {axiomatic}, {self-evident}, {taken for granted(p)}]
2: accepted as real or true without proof; "an assumed increase in population"; "the assumed reason for his absence"; "assumptive beliefs"; "his loyalty was taken for granted" [syn: {assumed}, {assumptive}, {taken for granted(p)}]

taken over
adj : taken without permission or consent especially by public authority; "the condemned land was used for a highway cloverleaf"; "the confiscated liquor was poured down the drain" [syn: {appropriated}, {condemned}, {confiscate}, {confiscated}, {seized}]

taken pains
See {take pains}

taken steps
See {take steps}

taken up
adj : having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman" [syn: {haunted}, {obsessed}, {preoccupied}, {taken up(p)}]

taken with
adj : marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; "she was crazy about him"; "gaga over the rock group's new album"; "he was infatuated with her" [syn: {crazy}, {dotty}, {gaga}, {enamored}, {infatuated}, {in love}, {smitten}, {soft on(p)}, {taken with(p)}]

takeoff
n 1: a departure; especially of airplanes
2: the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne
3: a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way [syn: {parody}, {lampoon}, {spoof}, {sendup}, {mockery}, {burlesque}, {travesty}, {charade}, {pasquinade}, {put-on}]
4: humorous or satirical mimicry [syn: {parody}, {mockery}]

takeoff booster
n : the first stage of a multistage rocket [syn: {booster}, {booster rocket}, {booster unit}, {multistage rocket}, {takeoff rocket}]

takeoff rocket
n : the first stage of a multistage rocket [syn: {booster}, {booster rocket}, {booster unit}, {multistage rocket}, {takeoff booster}]

takeout
adj : of or involving food to be taken and eaten off the premises; "takeout pizza"; "the takeout counter"; "`take-away' is chiefly British" [syn: {take-away}]
n 1: prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises; "in England they call takeout food `takeaway'" [syn: {takeout food}, {takeaway}]
2: (bridge) a bid that asks your partner to bid another suit

takeout food
n : prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises; "in England they call takeout food `takeaway'" [syn: {takeout}, {takeaway}]

takeover
n 1: a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force [syn: {coup d'etat}, {coup}, {putsch}]
2: a change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation

takeover arbitrage
n : arbitrage involving risk; as in the simultaneous purchase of stock in a target company and sale of stock in its potential acquirer; if the takeover fails the arbitrageur may lose a great deal of money [syn: {risk arbitrage}]

takeover attempt
n : an attempt to take control of a corporation

takeover bid
n : an offer to buy shares in order to take over the company

takeover target
n : a company that has been chosen as attractive for takeover by a potential acquirer [syn: {target company}]

taker
n 1: one who accepts an offer
2: one who takes a bet or wager

takes a side
See {take a side}

takes pains
See {take pains}

takes steps
See {take steps}

take-up
n 1: a device for reducing slack or taking up lost motion
2: the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in

Takilman
n : a Penutian language spoken by the Takelma people [syn: {Takelma}]

takin
n : large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area [syn: {gnu goat}, {Budorcas taxicolor}]

taking
adj : very attractive; capturing interest; "a fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his manner"; "a winning personality" [syn: {fetching}, {winning}]
n : the act of someone who picks up or takes something; "the pickings were easy"; "clothing could be had for the taking" [syn: {pickings}]

taking a side
See {take a side}

taking apart
n : the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces [syn: {dismemberment}]

taking hold
n : the act of gripping something firmly with the hands [syn: {grasping}, {seizing}, {prehension}]

taking into custody
n : the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" [syn: {apprehension}, {arrest}, {catch}, {collar}, {pinch}]

taking over
n : acquisition of property by descent or by will [syn: {succession}]

taking pains
See {take pains}

taking possession
n : the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal" [syn: {occupation}, {occupancy}, {moving in}]

taking steps
See {take steps}

takings
n : the income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" [syn: {return}, {issue}, {proceeds}, {take}, {yield}, {payoff}]

tala
n : the basic unit of money in Western Samoa

talapoin
n : smallest guenon monkey; of swampy central and west African forests [syn: {Cercopithecus talapoin}]

talaria
n : a winged sandal (as worn by Hermes in Graeco-Roman art)

Talbot
n : English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877) [syn: {Fox Talbot}, {William Henry Fox Talbot}]

talc
n : a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder [syn: {talcum}]
v : apply talcum powder to (one's body) [also: {talcking}, {talcked}]

talcked
talc
n : a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder [syn: {talcum}]
v : apply talcum powder to (one's body) [also: {talcking}, {talcked}]

talcked
See {talc}

talcking
talc
n : a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder [syn: {talcum}]
v : apply talcum powder to (one's body) [also: {talcking}, {talcked}]

talcking
See {talc}

Talcott Parsons
n : United States sociologist (1902-1979) [syn: {Parsons}]

talcum
n 1: a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder [syn: {talc}]
2: a toilet powder made of purified talc and usually scented; absorbs excess moisture [syn: {talcum powder}]

talcum powder
n : a toilet powder made of purified talc and usually scented; absorbs excess moisture [syn: {talcum}]

tale
n 1: a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children" [syn: {narrative}, {narration}, {story}]
2: a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?" [syn: {fib}, {story}, {tarradiddle}, {taradiddle}]

Taleban
n : a fundamentalist Islamic militia; in 1995 the Taliban militia took over Afghanistan and in 1996 took Kabul and set up an Islamic government; "the Taliban enforced a strict Muslim code of behavior" [syn: {Taliban}]

talebearer
n : someone who gossips indiscreetly [syn: {tattletale}, {tattler}, {taleteller}, {telltale}, {blabbermouth}]

talebearing
adj : prone to communicate confidential information [syn: {blabbermouthed}, {leaky}, {talebearing(a)}, {tattling(a)}]

talent
n 1: natural qualities or talents [syn: {endowment}, {gift}, {natural endowment}]
2: a person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activity

talent agent
n : an agent who represents performers

talent scout
n : someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports) [syn: {scout}]

talented
adj : showing a natural aptitude for something [syn: {gifted}]

talentlessness
n : a lack of talent

taleteller
n : someone who gossips indiscreetly [syn: {tattletale}, {tattler}, {talebearer}, {telltale}, {blabbermouth}]

tali
talus
n 1: a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff [syn: {scree}]
2: the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint [syn: {anklebone}, {astragal}, {astragalus}] [also: {tali} (pl)]

tali
See {talus}

Taliban
n : a fundamentalist Islamic militia; in 1995 the Taliban militia took over Afghanistan and in 1996 took Kabul and set up an Islamic government; "the Taliban enforced a strict Muslim code of behavior" [syn: {Taleban}]

Talinum
n : genus of mainly American more-or-less succulent herbs [syn: {genus Talinum}]

Talinum augustissimum
n : similar to Talinum aurantiacum but with narrower leaves and yellow-orange flowers; southwestern United States [syn: {narrow-leaved flame flower}]

Talinum aurantiacum
n : plant with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil; southwestern United States; Indians once cooked the fleshy roots [syn: {flame flower}, {flame-flower}, {flameflower}]

Talinum brevifolium
n : low plant with crowded narrow succulent leaves and fairly large deep pink axillary flowers that seem to sit on the ground; southwestern United States [syn: {pigmy talinum}]

Talinum calycinum
n : pink-flowered perennial of rocky regions of western United States [syn: {rock pink}]

Talinum paniculatum
n : erect plant with tuberous roots and terminal panicles of red to yellow flowers; southwestern North America to Central America; widely introduced elsewhere [syn: {jewels-of-opar}]

Talinum spinescens
n : low cushion-forming plant with rose to crimson-magenta flowers and leaf midribs that persist as spines when the leaves die; southwestern United States [syn: {spiny talinum}]

talipes
n : congenital deformity of the foot usually marked by a curled shape or twisted position of the ankle and heel and toes [syn: {clubfoot}]

talipes calcaneus
n : talipes in which the toes are pointed upward and the person walks on the heel of the foot

talipes equinus
n : talipes in which the toes are pointed downward

talipes valgus
n : deformity of the foot in which the foot is twisted outward

talipot
n : tall palm of southern India and Sri Lanka with gigantic leaves used as umbrellas and fans or cut into strips for writing paper [syn: {talipot palm}, {Corypha umbraculifera}]

talipot palm
n : tall palm of southern India and Sri Lanka with gigantic leaves used as umbrellas and fans or cut into strips for writing paper [syn: {talipot}, {Corypha umbraculifera}]

talisman
n : a trinket or piece of jewelry thought to be a protection against evil [syn: {amulet}]

talismanic
adj : possessing or believed to possess magic power especially protective power; "a talismanic amulet"

talk
n 1: an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here" [syn: {talking}]
2: (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of') discussion; "his poetry contains much talk about love and anger"
3: the act of giving a talk to an audience; "I attended an interesting talk on local history"
4: a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications" [syn: {lecture}, {public lecture}]
5: idle gossip or rumor; "there has been talk about you lately" [syn: {talk of the town}]
v 1: exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words" [syn: {speak}]
2: express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" [syn: {speak}, {utter}, {mouth}, {verbalize}, {verbalise}]
3: use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect" [syn: {speak}]
4: reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details" [syn: {spill}]
5: divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" [syn: {spill the beans}, {let the cat out of the bag}, {tattle}, {blab}, {peach}, {babble}, {sing}, {babble out}, {blab out}] [ant: {keep quiet}]
6: deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?" [syn: {lecture}]

talk about
v 1: to consider or examine in speech or writing; "The article covered all the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'" [syn: {discourse}, {discuss}]
2: discuss or mention; "They spoke of many things" [syn: {talk of}]

talk down
v 1: belittle through talk
2: speak in a condescending manner, as if to a child; "He talks down to her"

talk into
v : persuade somebody to do something [ant: {talk out of}]

talk of
v : discuss or mention; "They spoke of many things" [syn: {talk about}]

talk of the town
n : idle gossip or rumor; "there has been talk about you lately" [syn: {talk}]

talk out of
v : persuade someone not to do something [ant: {talk into}]

talk over
v : speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget" [syn: {hash out}, {discuss}]

talk shop
v : discuss work-related matters; "As soon as they met, the linguists started to talk shop"

talk show
n : a program during which well-known people discuss a topic or answer questions telephoned in by the audience; "in England they call a talk show a chat show" [syn: {chat show}]

talk terms
v : discuss the terms of an arrangement; "They negotiated the sale of the house" [syn: {negociate}, {negotiate}]

talk turkey
v : discuss frankly, often in a business context

talkative
adj 1: full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors" [syn: {chatty}, {gabby}, {garrulous}, {loquacious}, {talky}]
2: unwisely talking too much [syn: {bigmouthed}, {blabbermouthed}, {blabby}]
3: friendly and open and willing to talk; "wine made the guest expansive" [syn: {expansive}]

talkatively
adv : in a chatty loquacious manner; "`When I was young,' she continued loquaciously, `I used to do all sorts of naughty things'" [syn: {loquaciously}, {garrulously}, {talkily}]

talkativeness
n : the quality of being wordy and talkative [syn: {garrulity}, {garrulousness}, {loquaciousness}, {loquacity}]

talker
n : someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims" [syn: {speaker}, {utterer}, {verbalizer}, {verbaliser}]

talker identification
n : identification of a person from the sound of their voice [syn: {speaker identification}]

talkie
n : a movie with synchronized speech and singing [syn: {talking picture}]

talkier
talky
adj : full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors" [syn: {chatty}, {gabby}, {garrulous}, {loquacious}, {talkative}] [also: {talkiest}, {talkier}]

talkier
See {talky}

talkiest
talky
adj : full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors" [syn: {chatty}, {gabby}, {garrulous}, {loquacious}, {talkative}] [also: {talkiest}, {talkier}]

talkiest
See {talky}

talkily
adv : in a chatty loquacious manner; "`When I was young,' she continued loquaciously, `I used to do all sorts of naughty things'" [syn: {loquaciously}, {garrulously}, {talkatively}]

talking
adj : uttering speech; "talking heads" [syn: {talking(a)}]
n : an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here" [syn: {talk}]

talking book
n : sound recording of someone reading a book; frequently used by blind people

talking head
n : a talker on television who talks directly into the cameras and whose upper body is all that is shown on the screen

talking picture
n : a movie with synchronized speech and singing [syn: {talkie}]

talking point
n : an especially persuasive point helping to support an argument or discussion

talking to
n : a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" [syn: {lecture}, {speech}]

talks
n : a discussion intended to produce an agreement; "the buyout negotiation lasted several days"; "they disagreed but kept an open dialogue"; "talks between Israelis and Palestinians" [syn: {negotiation}, {dialogue}]

talky
adj : full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors" [syn: {chatty}, {gabby}, {garrulous}, {loquacious}, {talkative}] [also: {talkiest}, {talkier}]

tall
adj 1: great in vertical dimension; high in stature; "tall people"; "tall buildings"; "tall trees"; "tall ships" [ant: {short}]
2: lofty in style; "he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying" [syn: {grandiloquent}, {magniloquent}]
3: impressively difficult; "a tall order" [syn: {tall(a)}]
4: too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story" [syn: {improbable}, {marvelous}, {marvellous}, {tall(a)}]

tall bellflower
n : annual or perennial of eastern North America with long spikes of blue or white flowers [syn: {Campanula americana}]

tall bilberry
n : high-growing deciduous shrub of eastern North America bearing edible blueish to blackish berries with a distinct bloom; source of most cultivated blueberries [syn: {high-bush blueberry}, {swamp blueberry}, {Vaccinium corymbosum}]

tall buttercup
n : perennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers widely naturalized especially in eastern North America [syn: {meadow buttercup}, {tall crowfoot}, {tall field buttercup}, {Ranunculus acris}]

tall crowfoot
n : perennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers widely naturalized especially in eastern North America [syn: {meadow buttercup}, {tall buttercup}, {tall field buttercup}, {Ranunculus acris}]

tall cupflower
n : shrubby Chilean herb having bluish-white tubular flowers used as an ornamental [syn: {Nierembergia frutescens}]

tall field buttercup
n : perennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers widely naturalized especially in eastern North America [syn: {meadow buttercup}, {tall buttercup}, {tall crowfoot}, {Ranunculus acris}]

tall gallberry holly
n : an evergreen shrub

tall goldenrod
n : a variety of goldenrod

tall mallow
n : erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States [syn: {high mallow}, {cheese}, {cheeseflower}, {Malva sylvestris}]

tall meadow grass
n : coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage [syn: {tall oat grass}, {evergreen grass}, {false oat}, {French rye}, {Arrhenatherum elatius}]

tall oat grass
n : coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage [syn: {tall meadow grass}, {evergreen grass}, {false oat}, {French rye}, {Arrhenatherum elatius}]

tall oil
n : an oil derived from wood pulp and used in making soaps or lubricants

tall order
n : a formidable task or requirement; "finishing in time was a tall order but we did it" [syn: {large order}]

tall sunflower
n : very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots [syn: {giant sunflower}, {Indian potato}, {Helianthus giganteus}]

tall tale
n : an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story

tall white violet
n : tall North American perennial with heart-shaped leaves and purple-streaked white flowers [syn: {Canada violet}, {white violet}, {Viola canadensis}]

tall yellow-eye
n : of Australia [syn: {Xyris operculata}]

Tallahassee
n : capital of the state of Florida; located in northern Florida [syn: {capital of Florida}]

tallaisim
tallith
n : (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer [syn: {prayer shawl}, {tallis}] [also: {tallitoth} (pl), {tallithes} (pl), {tallaisim} (pl)]

tallaisim
See {tallith}

Tallapoosa
n : river that rieses in northwestern Georgia and flows southwest through central Alabama to join the Coosa River near Montgomery and form the Alabama River [syn: {Tallapoosa River}]

Tallapoosa River
n : river that rieses in northwestern Georgia and flows southwest through central Alabama to join the Coosa River near Montgomery and form the Alabama River [syn: {Tallapoosa}]

tallboy
n : a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs [syn: {highboy}]

Tallchief
n : United States ballerina who promoted American ballet through tours and television appearances (born in 1925) [syn: {Maria Tallchief}]

Talleyrand
n : French statesman (1754-1838) [syn: {Charles Maurice de Talleyrand}]

tall-grass
n : any of various grasses that are tall and that flourish with abundant moisture [syn: {tallgrass}]

tallgrass
n : any of various grasses that are tall and that flourish with abundant moisture [syn: {tall-grass}]

tall-growing
adj : (of plants) having tall spindly stems [syn: {leggy}]

tallied
tally
n 1: a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely; "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"; "their first tally came in the 3rd inning" [syn: {run}]
2: a bill for an amount due [syn: {reckoning}]
3: the act of counting; "the counting continued for several hours" [syn: {count}, {counting}, {numeration}, {enumeration}, {reckoning}]
v 1: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" [syn: {match}, {fit}, {correspond}, {check}, {jibe}, {gibe}, {agree}] [ant: {disagree}]
2: gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season" [syn: {score}, {hit}, {rack up}]
3: keep score, as in games [syn: {chalk up}]
4: determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" [syn: {total}, {tot}, {tot up}, {sum}, {sum up}, {summate}, {tote up}, {add}, {add together}, {add up}] [also: {tallied}]

tallied
See {tally}

Tallin
n : a port city on the Gulf of Finland that is the capital and largest city of Estonia [syn: {Tallinn}, {capital of Estonia}]

Tallinn
n : a port city on the Gulf of Finland that is the capital and largest city of Estonia [syn: {Tallin}, {capital of Estonia}]

Tallis
n 1: English organist and composer of church and secular music; was granted a monopoly in music printing with William Byrd (1505-1585) [syn: {Thomas Tallis}]
2: (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer [syn: {prayer shawl}, {tallith}]

tallish
adj : somewhat tall

tallith
n : (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer [syn: {prayer shawl}, {tallis}] [also: {tallitoth} (pl), {tallithes} (pl), {tallaisim} (pl)]

tallithes
tallith
n : (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer [syn: {prayer shawl}, {tallis}] [also: {tallitoth} (pl), {tallithes} (pl), {tallaisim} (pl)]

tallithes
See {tallith}

tallitoth
tallith
n : (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer [syn: {prayer shawl}, {tallis}] [also: {tallitoth} (pl), {tallithes} (pl), {tallaisim} (pl)]

tallitoth
See {tallith}

tallness
n 1: the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top [syn: {height}]
2: the property of being taller than average stature [ant: {shortness}]

tallow
n : obtained from suet and used in making soap, candles and lubricants

tallow oil
n : an animal oil obtained by pressing tallow; used as a lubricant

Tallulah Bankhead
n : uninhibited United States actress (1903-1968) [syn: {Bankhead}]

tally
n 1: a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely; "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"; "their first tally came in the 3rd inning" [syn: {run}]
2: a bill for an amount due [syn: {reckoning}]
3: the act of counting; "the counting continued for several hours" [syn: {count}, {counting}, {numeration}, {enumeration}, {reckoning}]
v 1: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" [syn: {match}, {fit}, {correspond}, {check}, {jibe}, {gibe}, {agree}] [ant: {disagree}]
2: gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season" [syn: {score}, {hit}, {rack up}]
3: keep score, as in games [syn: {chalk up}]
4: determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" [syn: {total}, {tot}, {tot up}, {sum}, {sum up}, {summate}, {tote up}, {add}, {add together}, {add up}] [also: {tallied}]

tally clerk
n : one who keeps a tally of quantity or weight of goods produced or shipped or received [syn: {tallyman}]

tally-ho'd
See {tally-ho}

tallyman
n 1: one who sells goods on the installment plan
2: one who keeps a tally of quantity or weight of goods produced or shipped or received [syn: {tally clerk}]

Talmud
n : the collection of ancient rabbinic writings on Jewish law and tradition (the Mishna and the Gemara) that constitute the basis of religious authority in Orthodox Judaism

Talmudic literature
n : (Judaism) ancient rabbinical writings

talon
n : a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey

taloned
adj : of animals [syn: {clawed}]

Talpidae
n : moles [syn: {family Talpidae}]

talus
n 1: a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff [syn: {scree}]
2: the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint [syn: {anklebone}, {astragal}, {astragalus}] [also: {tali} (pl)]

Talwin
n : analgesic drug (trade name Talwin) that is less addictive than morphine [syn: {pentazocine}]

tam
n : a woolen cap of Scottish origin [syn: {tam-o'-shanter}, {tammy}]

tamable
adj : capable of being tamed [syn: {tameable}]

tamale
n : corn and cornmeal dough stuffed with a meat mixture then wrapped in corn husks and steamed

tamale pie
n : a meat mixture covered with cornbread topping that resembles a Mexican dish

tamandu
n : small toothless anteater with prehensile tale and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America [syn: {tamandua}, {lesser anteater}, {Tamandua tetradactyla}]

tamandua
n : small toothless anteater with prehensile tale and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America [syn: {tamandu}, {lesser anteater}, {Tamandua tetradactyla}]

Tamandua tetradactyla
n : small toothless anteater with prehensile tale and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America [syn: {tamandua}, {tamandu}, {lesser anteater}]

tamanoir
n : large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America [syn: {ant bear}, {giant anteater}, {great anteater}, {Myrmecophaga jubata}]

Tamara Karsavina
n : Russian dancer who danced with Nijinsky (1885-1978) [syn: {Karsavina}]

tamarack
n : medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark [syn: {American larch}, {black larch}, {Larix laricina}]

tamarao
n : small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines [syn: {tamarau}, {Bubalus mindorensis}, {Anoa mindorensis}]

tamarau
n : small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines [syn: {tamarao}, {Bubalus mindorensis}, {Anoa mindorensis}]

Tamaricaceae
n : family of desert shrubs and trees (mostly halophytes and xerophytes) [syn: {family Tamaricaceae}, {tamarisk family}]

tamarillo
n : South American arborescent shrub having pale pink blossoms followed by egg-shaped reddish-brown edible fruit somewhat resembling a tomato in flavor [syn: {tree tomato}]

tamarin
n : small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail [syn: {lion monkey}, {lion marmoset}, {leoncita}]

tamarind
n 1: long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp [syn: {tamarind tree}, {tamarindo}, {Tamarindus indica}]
2: large tropical seed pod with very tangy pulp that is eaten fresh or cooked with rice and fish or preserved for curries and chutneys [syn: {tamarindo}]

tamarind tree
n : long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp [syn: {tamarind}, {tamarindo}, {Tamarindus indica}]

tamarindo
n 1: long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp [syn: {tamarind}, {tamarind tree}, {Tamarindus indica}]
2: large tropical seed pod with very tangy pulp that is eaten fresh or cooked with rice and fish or preserved for curries and chutneys [syn: {tamarind}]

Tamarindus
n : widely cultivated tropical trees originally of Africa [syn: {genus Tamarindus}]

Tamarindus indica
n : long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp [syn: {tamarind}, {tamarind tree}, {tamarindo}]

tamarisk
n : any shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix having small scalelike or needle-shaped leaves and feathery racemes of small white or pinkish flowers; of mostly coastal areas with saline soil

tamarisk family
n : family of desert shrubs and trees (mostly halophytes and xerophytes) [syn: {Tamaricaceae}, {family Tamaricaceae}]

tamarisk gerbil
n : a gerbil that is popular as a pet [syn: {Meriones unguiculatus}]

Tamarix
n : genus of deciduous shrubs or small trees of eastern Mediterranean regions and tropical Asia [syn: {genus Tamarix}]

tambac
n : an alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding [syn: {tombac}, {tombak}]

tambala
n : 100 tambala equal 1 Kwacha

Tambocor
n : oral antiarrhythmic medication (trade name Tambocor) used as a last resort in treating arrhythmias; increases the risk of sudden death in heart attack patients [syn: {flecainide}]

tambour
n 1: a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering [syn: {embroidery frame}, {embroidery hoop}]
2: a drum

tambourine
n : a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides

Tamburlaine
n : Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405) [syn: {Tamerlane}, {Timur}, {Timur Lenk}]

tame
adj 1: flat and uninspiring
2: very restrained or quiet; "a tame Christmas party"; "she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed" [ant: {wild}]
3: brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries" [syn: {tamed}] [ant: {wild}]
4: very docile; "tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes [syn: {meek}]
v 1: correct by punishment or discipline [syn: {chasten}, {subdue}]
2: make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements" [syn: {tone down}, {moderate}]
3: adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil" [syn: {domesticate}, {cultivate}, {naturalize}, {naturalise}]
4: overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons" [syn: {domesticate}, {domesticize}, {domesticise}, {reclaim}]
5: make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans; "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog" [syn: {domesticate}]

tameable
adj : capable of being tamed [syn: {tamable}]

tamed
adj 1: brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries" [syn: {tame}] [ant: {wild}]
2: brought from wildness; "the once inhospitable landscape is now tamed"

tamely
adv : in a tame manner; "the labour movement allowed itself to be run out of power tamely"

tameness
n 1: the quality of being vapid and unsophisticated [syn: {jejunity}, {jejuneness}, {vapidity}, {vapidness}]
2: the attribute of having been domesticated [syn: {domestication}] [ant: {wildness}]

tamer
n : an animal trainer who tames wild animals

Tamerlane
n : Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405) [syn: {Tamburlaine}, {Timur}, {Timur Lenk}]

Tamias
n : chipmunks of eastern North America [syn: {genus Tamias}]

Tamias striatus
n : small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches [syn: {eastern chipmunk}, {hackee}, {striped squirrel}, {ground squirrel}]

Tamiasciurus
n : American red squirrels [syn: {genus Tamiasciurus}]

Tamiasciurus douglasi
n : far western United States counterpart of the red squirrel [syn: {chickeree}, {Douglas squirrel}]

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
n : of northern United States and Canada [syn: {American red squirrel}, {spruce squirrel}, {red squirrel}, {Sciurus hudsonicus}]

Tamil
adj : of or relating to a speaker of the Tamil language or the language itself; "the Tamil Tigers are fighting the Sinhalese in Sri Lanka"; "Tamil agglutinative phrases"
n 1: a member of the mixed Dravidian and Caucasoid people of southern India and Sri Lanka
2: the Dravidian language spoken since prehistoric times by the Tamil people in southern India and Sri Lanka

Tamil Nadu
n : a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras [syn: {Madras}]

Tamil Tigers
n : a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel; "the Tamil Tigers perfected suicide bombing as a weapon of war" [syn: {Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam}, {LTTE}, {Tigers}, {World Tamil Association}, {World Tamil Movement}]

Tamm
n : Russian physicist (1895-1971) [syn: {Igor Tamm}, {Igor Yevgeneevich Tamm}]

Tammany
n : a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York city (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism [syn: {Tammany Hall}, {Tammany Society}]

Tammany Hall
n : a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York city (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism [syn: {Tammany Society}, {Tammany}]

Tammany Society
n : a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York city (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism [syn: {Tammany Hall}, {Tammany}]

Tammerfors
n : an industrial city in south central Finland [syn: {Tampere}]

tammied
tammy
n 1: plain-woven (often glazed) fabric of wool or wool and cotton used especially formerly for linings and garments and curtains
2: a woolen cap of Scottish origin [syn: {tam}, {tam-o'-shanter}] [also: {tammied}]

tammied
See {tammy}

Tammuz
n 1: the tenth month of the civil year; the fourth month of the ecclesiastic year (in June and July) [syn: {Thammuz}]
2: Sumerian and Babylonian god of pastures and vegetation; consort of Inanna [syn: {Dumuzi}]

tammy
n 1: plain-woven (often glazed) fabric of wool or wool and cotton used especially formerly for linings and garments and curtains
2: a woolen cap of Scottish origin [syn: {tam}, {tam-o'-shanter}] [also: {tammied}]

Tammy Wynette
n : United States country singer (1942-1998) [syn: {Wynette}, {Tammy Wynetter Pugh}]

Tammy Wynetter Pugh
n : United States country singer (1942-1998) [syn: {Wynette}, {Tammy Wynette}]

tam-o'-shanter
n : a woolen cap of Scottish origin [syn: {tam}, {tammy}]

tamoxifen
n : an antagonist for estrogen that is used in the treatment of breast cancer [syn: {estrogen antagonist}]

tamp
n : a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.) [syn: {tamper}, {tamping bar}]
v : press down tightly; "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso" [syn: {tamp down}, {pack}]

tamp down
v : press down tightly; "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso" [syn: {tamp}, {pack}]

Tampa
n : a resort city in western Florida; located on Tampa Bay on the Gulf of Mexico

Tampa Bay
n : an arm of the Gulf of Mexico in west central Florida

Tampax
n : tampon used to absorb menstrual flow

tamper
n : a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.) [syn: {tamp}, {tamping bar}]
v 1: play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly; "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"; "The reporter fiddle with the facts" [syn: {fiddle}, {monkey}]
2: intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly; "Don't meddle in my affairs!" [syn: {meddle}]

Tampere
n : an industrial city in south central Finland [syn: {Tammerfors}]

tampering
n : the act of altering something secretly or improperly [syn: {meddling}]

Tampico
n : a port city in eastern Mexico

tamping bar
n : a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.) [syn: {tamp}, {tamper}]

tampion
n : plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture

tampon
n : plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood)
v : plug with a tampon

tamponade
n : blockage or closure (as of a wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding) [syn: {tamponage}]

tamponage
n : blockage or closure (as of a wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding) [syn: {tamponade}]

tam-tam
n : a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a soft-headed drumstick [syn: {gong}]

Tamus
n : a genus of tuberous-rooted vines of the family Dioscoreaceae; has twining stems and heart-shaped leaves and axillary racemes [syn: {genus Tamus}]

Tamus communis
n : common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries [syn: {black bryony}, {black bindweed}]

tan
adj : of a light yellowish-brown color
n 1: a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun [syn: {suntan}, {sunburn}, {burn}]
2: a light brown [syn: {topaz}]
3: ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle [syn: {tangent}]
v 1: treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather
2: get a tan, from wind or sun [syn: {bronze}] [also: {tanning}, {tanned}, {tannest}, {tanner}]

Tanacetum
n : a large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums; comprises some plants often included in other genera especially genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {genus Tanacetum}]

Tanacetum balsamita
n : tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {costmary}, {alecost}, {bible leaf}, {mint geranium}, {balsam herb}, {Chrysanthemum balsamita}]

Tanacetum camphoratum
n : densely hairy plant with rayless flowers; San Francisco Bay area [syn: {camphor dune tansy}]

Tanacetum cinerariifolium
n : white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {pyrethrum}, {Dalmatian pyrethrum}, {Dalmatia pyrethrum}, {Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium}]

Tanacetum coccineum
n : spring-flowering garden perennial of Asiatic origin having finely divided aromatic leaves and white to pink-purple flowers; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {painted daisy}, {pyrethrum}, {Chrysanthemum coccineum}]

Tanacetum douglasii
n : lightly hairy rhizomatous perennial having aromatic feathery leaves and stems bearing open clusters of small buttonlike yellow flowers; sand dunes of Pacific coast of North America [syn: {northern dune tansy}]

Tanacetum parthenium
n : bushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of buttonlike white-rayed flower heads; valued traditionally for medicinal uses; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {feverfew}, {Chrysanthemum parthenium}]

Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum
n : shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {dusty miller}, {silver-lace}, {silver lace}, {Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum}]

Tanacetum vulgare
n : common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally [syn: {tansy}, {golden buttons}, {scented fern}]

Tanach
n : the Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions--the Torah and the Prophets and the Writings [syn: {Tanakh}, {Hebrew Scripture}]

tanager
n : any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males

Tanakh
n : the Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions--the Torah and the Prophets and the Writings [syn: {Tanach}, {Hebrew Scripture}]

tanbark
n : bark rich in tannin; bruised and cut in pieces to use for tanning; spent tanbark used as a ground covering

tanbark oak
n : evergreen oak of the Pacific coast area having large leathery leaves; yields tanbark [syn: {Lithocarpus densiflorus}]

Tancred
n : Norman leader in the First Crusade who played an important role in the capture of Jerusalem (1078-1112)

Tandearil
n : an anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Tandearil) used to treat arthritis and bursitis [syn: {oxyphenbutazone}]

tandem
n : a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats [syn: {bicycle-built-for-two}, {tandem bicycle}]
adv : one behind the other; "ride tandem on a bicycle built for two"; "riding horses down the path in tandem"

tandem bicycle
n : a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats [syn: {bicycle-built-for-two}, {tandem}]

tandem trailer
n : trucking rig with two trailers in tandem

tandoor
n : a clay oven used in northern India and Pakistan

tanekaha
n : medium tall celery pine of New Zealand [syn: {Phyllocladus trichomanoides}]

Taney
n : United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court; remembered for his ruling that slaves and their descendants have no rights as citizens [syn: {Roger Taney}, {Roger Brooke Taney}]

tang
n 1: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth [syn: {relish}, {flavor}, {flavour}, {sapidity}, {savor}, {savour}, {smack}]
2: a tart spiciness [syn: {nip}, {piquance}, {piquancy}, {tanginess}, {zest}]
3: the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907 [syn: {Tang dynasty}]
4: common black rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure [syn: {bladderwrack}, {black rockweed}, {bladder fucus}, {Fucus vesiculosus}]
5: brown algae seaweed with serrated edges [syn: {serrated wrack}, {Fucus serratus}]
6: any of various coarse seaweeds [syn: {sea tang}]
7: any of various kelps especially of the genus Laminaria [syn: {sea tangle}]

Tang dynasty
n : the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907 [syn: {Tang}]

tanga
n : 100 tanga equal 1 Tajikistani ruble

Tanganyika
n 1: the longest lake in the world in central Africa between Tanzania and Congo [syn: {Lake Tanganyika}]
2: a former state in East Africa; united with Zanzibar in 1964 to form Tanzania

Tange
n : Japanese architect (born in 1913) [syn: {Kenzo Tange}]

tangelo
n 1: hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in Florida [syn: {tangelo tree}, {ugli fruit}, {Citrus tangelo}]
2: large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin [syn: {ugli}, {ugli fruit}]

tangelo tree
n : hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in Florida [syn: {tangelo}, {ugli fruit}, {Citrus tangelo}]

tangency
n 1: the state of being tangent; having contact at a single point or along a line without crossing
2: (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts" [syn: {contact}]

tangent
n 1: a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point
2: ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle [syn: {tan}]

tangent plane
n : the plane that contains all the lines tangent to a specific point on a surface

tangential
adj 1: of superficial relevance if any; "a digressive allusion to the day of the week"; "a tangential remark" [syn: {digressive}]
2: of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent; "tangential forces"

tangentially
adv : in passing; "touched on it tangentially"

tangerine
adj : of a strong reddish orange color
n 1: a variety of mandarin orange [syn: {tangerine tree}]
2: any of various deep orange mandarins grown in the United States and southern Africa
3: a reddish to vivid orange color

tangerine tree
n : a variety of mandarin orange [syn: {tangerine}]

tangibility
n : the quality of being perceivable by touch [syn: {tangibleness}, {palpability}] [ant: {intangibility}, {intangibility}]

tangible
adj 1: perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch; "skin with a tangible roughness" [ant: {intangible}]
2: possible to be treated as fact; "tangible evidence"; "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor" [syn: {real}]
3: (of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value ; "tangible property like real estate"; "tangible assets such as machinery" [ant: {intangible}]
4: capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt; "a barely palpable dust"; "felt sudden anger in a palpable wave"; "the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton" [syn: {palpable}] [ant: {impalpable}]
5: having substance or material existence; perceptible to the senses; "a physical manifestation"; "surrounded by tangible objects" [syn: {physical}, {touchable}]

tangibleness
n : the quality of being perceivable by touch [syn: {tangibility}, {palpability}] [ant: {intangibility}, {intangibility}]

tangibly
adv : in a tangible manner; "virtue is tangibly rewarded"

Tangier
n : a city of northern Morocco at the west end of the Strait of Gibraltar; "the first tangerines were shipped from Tangier to Europe in 1841" [syn: {Tangiers}]

tangier
tangy
adj : tasting sour like a lemon [syn: {lemony}, {lemonlike}, {sourish}, {tart}] [also: {tangiest}, {tangier}]

tangier
See {tangy}

Tangier pea
n : North African annual resembling the sweet pea having showy but odorless flowers [syn: {Tangier peavine}, {Lalthyrus tingitanus}]

Tangier peavine
n : North African annual resembling the sweet pea having showy but odorless flowers [syn: {Tangier pea}, {Lalthyrus tingitanus}]

Tangiers
n : a city of northern Morocco at the west end of the Strait of Gibraltar; "the first tangerines were shipped from Tangier to Europe in 1841" [syn: {Tangier}]

tangiest
tangy
adj : tasting sour like a lemon [syn: {lemony}, {lemonlike}, {sourish}, {tart}] [also: {tangiest}, {tangier}]

tangiest
See {tangy}

tanginess
n : a tart spiciness [syn: {nip}, {piquance}, {piquancy}, {tang}, {zest}]

tangle
n 1: a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven; "they carved their way through the tangle of vines"
2: something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations" [syn: {snarl}, {maze}]
v 1: force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business" [syn: {embroil}, {sweep}, {sweep up}, {drag}, {drag in}]
2: tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story" [syn: {ravel}, {knot}] [ant: {unravel}, {unravel}]
3: disarrange or rumple; dishevel; "The strong wind tousled my hair" [syn: {tousle}, {dishevel}]
4: twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord" [syn: {entangle}, {mat}, {snarl}] [ant: {disentangle}, {disentangle}]

tangle orchid
n : an orchid of the genus Plectorrhiza having tangled roots and long wiry stems bearing lax racemes of small fragrant green flowers

tangle with
v : get involved in or with [syn: {get into}]

tanglebush
n : spiny branching deciduous shrub of southwestern United States having clusters of insignificant yellow-white flowers appearing before leaves followed by attractive black berrylike fruits [syn: {desert olive}, {Forestiera neomexicana}]

tangled
adj 1: in a confused mass; "pushed back her tangled hair"; "the tangled ropes" [ant: {untangled}]
2: highly involved or intricate; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "intricate needlework"; "an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months" [syn: {Byzantine}, {convoluted}, {intricate}, {involved}, {knotty}, {labyrinthine}, {tortuous}]

tango
n 1: a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin
2: music written in duple time for dancing the tango
v : dance a tango

tangor
n : large citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that is easily peeled; widely cultivated in Florida [syn: {temple orange}, {temple orange tree}, {king orange}, {Citrus nobilis}]

tangram
n : a Chinese puzzle consisting of a square divided into seven pieces that must be arranged to match particular designs

Tangshan
n : an industrial city of northeastern China in Hebei province

Tanguy
n : United States surrealist painter (born in France) (1900-1955) [syn: {Yves Tanguy}]

tangy
adj : tasting sour like a lemon [syn: {lemony}, {lemonlike}, {sourish}, {tart}] [also: {tangiest}, {tangier}]

tank
n 1: an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads [syn: {army tank}, {armored combat vehicle}, {armoured combat vehicle}]
2: a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids [syn: {storage tank}]
3: as much as a tank will hold [syn: {tankful}]
4: a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk [syn: {tank car}]
5: a cell for violent prisoners [syn: {cooler}]
v 1: store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it
2: treat in a tank; "tank animal refuse"

tank car
n : a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk [syn: {tank}]

tank circuit
n : an oscillatory circuit

tank destroyer
n : an armored vehicle equipped with an antitank gun and capable of high speeds

tank driver
n : a soldier who drives a tank [syn: {tanker}]

tank engine
n : a locomotive that carries its own fuel and water; no tender is needed [syn: {tank locomotive}]

tank farm
n : an area used exclusively for storing petroleum in large tanks

tank farming
n : a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients [syn: {hydroponics}, {aquiculture}]

tank furnace
n : furnace into one end of which a batch of measured raw materials is shoveled and from the other end molten glass is obtained

tank iron
n : plate iron that is thinner than boilerplate but thicker than sheet iron or stovepipe iron

tank locomotive
n : a locomotive that carries its own fuel and water; no tender is needed [syn: {tank engine}]

tank shell
n : a shell fired by the cannon on a tank

tank ship
n : a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk [syn: {oil tanker}, {oiler}, {tanker}]

tank suit
n : a woman's one-piece bathing suit [syn: {maillot}]

tank top
n : a tight-fitting sleeveless shirt with wide shoulder straps and low neck and no front opening; often worn over a shirt or blouse

tanka
n 1: a form of Japanese poetry; the 1st and 3rd lines have five syllables and the 2nd, 4th, and 5th have seven syllables
2: a Tibetan religious painting on fabric

tankage
n 1: the quantity contained in (or the capacity of) a tank or tanks
2: the charge for storing something in tanks
3: the act of storing in tanks

tankard
n : large drinking vessel with one handle

tanker
n 1: a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk [syn: {oil tanker}, {oiler}, {tank ship}]
2: a soldier who drives a tank [syn: {tank driver}]

tanker plane
n : an airplane constructed to transport chemicals that can be dropped in order to fight a forest fire

tankful
n : as much as a tank will hold [syn: {tank}]

tanned
tan
adj : of a light yellowish-brown color
n 1: a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun [syn: {suntan}, {sunburn}, {burn}]
2: a light brown [syn: {topaz}]
3: ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle [syn: {tangent}]
v 1: treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather
2: get a tan, from wind or sun [syn: {bronze}] [also: {tanning}, {tanned}, {tannest}, {tanner}]

tanned
adj 1: (of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun; "a young bronzed Apollo" [syn: {bronzed}, {browned}, {suntanned}]
2: converted to leather by a tanning agent [ant: {untanned}]

tanned
See {tan}

Tannenberg
n : a battle in World War I (1914); decisive German victory over the Russians [syn: {battle of Tannenberg}]

tanner
tan
adj : of a light yellowish-brown color
n 1: a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun [syn: {suntan}, {sunburn}, {burn}]
2: a light brown [syn: {topaz}]
3: ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle [syn: {tangent}]
v 1: treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather
2: get a tan, from wind or sun [syn: {bronze}] [also: {tanning}, {tanned}, {tannest}, {tanner}]

tanner
n 1: a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970 [syn: {sixpence}]
2: a craftsman who tans skins and hides

tanner
See {tan}

tanner's cassia
n : evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {avaram}, {Senna auriculata}, {Cassia auriculata}]

tannery
n : workplace where skins and hides are tanned

tannest
tan
adj : of a light yellowish-brown color
n 1: a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun [syn: {suntan}, {sunburn}, {burn}]
2: a light brown [syn: {topaz}]
3: ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle [syn: {tangent}]
v 1: treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather
2: get a tan, from wind or sun [syn: {bronze}] [also: {tanning}, {tanned}, {tannest}, {tanner}]

tannest
See {tan}

tannia
n : tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes [syn: {yautia}, {spoonflower}, {malanga}, {Xanthosoma sagittifolium}, {Xanthosoma atrovirens}]

tannic
adj : derived from, or resembling, tan or tannin

tannic acid
n : any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine [syn: {tannin}]

tannin
n : any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine [syn: {tannic acid}]

tanning
tan
adj : of a light yellowish-brown color
n 1: a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun [syn: {suntan}, {sunburn}, {burn}]
2: a light brown [syn: {topaz}]
3: ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle [syn: {tangent}]
v 1: treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather
2: get a tan, from wind or sun [syn: {bronze}] [also: {tanning}, {tanned}, {tannest}, {tanner}]

tanning
n 1: process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light
2: beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment [syn: {whipping}, {flogging}, {lashing}, {flagellation}]
3: making leather from rawhide

tanning
See {tan}

tannish
adj : resembling tan

tannoy
n : a loudspeaker

Tanoan
n : a family of North American Indian language spoken in southwestern United States [syn: {Tanoan language}]

Tanoan language
n : a family of North American Indian language spoken in southwestern United States [syn: {Tanoan}]

tansy
n : common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally [syn: {golden buttons}, {scented fern}, {Tanacetum vulgare}]

tansy leaf aster
n : wild aster with fernlike leaves and flower heads with very narrow bright purple rays; Alberta to Texas and Mexico [syn: {tahoka daisy}, {Machaeranthera tanacetifolia}]

tansy mustard
n : North American herb with bitter-tasting pinnate leaves resembling those of tansy [syn: {Descurainia pinnata}]

tansy ragwort
n : widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity [syn: {ragwort}, {ragweed}, {benweed}, {Senecio jacobaea}]

tansy-leaved rocket
n : perennial stellate and hairy herb with small yellow flowers of mountains of southern Europe; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium [syn: {Hugueninia tanacetifolia}, {Sisymbrium tanacetifolia}]

tantalise
v : harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: {tease}, {razz}, {rag}, {cod}, {tantalize}, {bait}, {taunt}, {twit}, {rally}, {ride}]

tantaliser
n : someone who tantalizes; a tormentor who offers something desirable but keeps it just out of reach [syn: {tantalizer}]

tantalising
adj 1: arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach; "a tantalizing taste of success" [syn: {tantalizing}]
2: very pleasantly inviting; "a tantalizing aroma"; "a tempting repast" [syn: {tantalizing}, {tempting}]

tantalite
n : a mineral consisting of tantalum oxide of iron and manganese that occurs with niobite or in coarse granite; an ore of tantalum

tantalize
v : harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: {tease}, {razz}, {rag}, {cod}, {tantalise}, {bait}, {taunt}, {twit}, {rally}, {ride}]

tantalizer
n : someone who tantalizes; a tormentor who offers something desirable but keeps it just out of reach [syn: {tantaliser}]

tantalizing
adj 1: arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach; "a tantalizing taste of success" [syn: {tantalising}]
2: very pleasantly inviting; "a tantalizing aroma"; "a tempting repast" [syn: {tantalising}, {tempting}]

tantalizingly
adv : in a tantalizing manner; "she smiled at him tantalizingly" [syn: {invitingly}]

tantalum
n : a hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite [syn: {Ta}, {atomic number 73}]

Tantalus
n : (Greek mythology) a wicked king and son of Zeus; condemned in Hades to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and beneath fruit that receded when he reached for it

tantamount
adj : being essentially equal to something; "it was as good as gold"; "a wish that was equivalent to a command"; "his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt" [syn: {equivalent}, {tantamount(p)}]

Tantilla
n : black-headed snakes [syn: {genus Tantilla}]

tantra
n 1: any of a fairly recent class of Hindu or Buddhist religious literature concerned with ritual acts of body and speech and mind
2: doctrine of enlightenment as the realization of the oneness of one's self and the visible world; combines elements of Hinduism and paganism including magical and mystical elements like mantras and mudras and erotic rites; especially influential in Tibet [syn: {Tantrism}]

Tantric
adj : of or relating to Tantrism; "tantric rituals" [syn: {Tantrik}]

Tantrik
adj : of or relating to Tantrism; "tantric rituals" [syn: {Tantric}]

Tantrism
n 1: movement within Buddhism combining elements of Hinduism and paganism
2: doctrine of enlightenment as the realization of the oneness of one's self and the visible world; combines elements of Hinduism and paganism including magical and mystical elements like mantras and mudras and erotic rites; especially influential in Tibet [syn: {Tantra}]

Tantrist
n : an adherent of Tantrism

tantrum
n : a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene" [syn: {fit}, {scene}, {conniption}]

Tanzania
n : a republic in eastern Africa [syn: {United Republic of Tanzania}]

Tanzanian
adj : of or relating to the republic of Tanzania or its people
n : a native or inhabitant of Tanzania

Tanzanian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Tanzania

Tanzanian shilling
n : the basic unit of money in Tanzania; equal to 100 cents [syn: {shilling}]

Tanzim
n : a terrorist group organized by Yasser Arafat in 1995 as the armed wing of al-Fatah; serves a dual function of violent confrontation with Israel and serves as Arafat's unofficial militia to prevent rival Islamists from usurping leadership [syn: {Fatah Tanzim}]

Tanzimul Fuqra
n : an Islamic terrorist group organized in the 1980s; seeks to purify Islam through violence; the cells in North American and the Caribbean insulate themselves from Western culture and will even attack other Muslims who they regard as heretics [syn: {Jamaat ul-Fuqra}, {Fuqra}]

Tao
n 1: an adherent of any branch of Taoism [syn: {Taoist}]
2: the ultimate principle of the universe

Taoism
n 1: a Chinese sect claiming to follow the teaching of Lao-tzu but incorporating pantheism and sorcery in addition to Taoism
2: religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu
3: popular Chinese philosophical system based in teachings of Lao-tzu but characterized by a pantheism of many gods and the practices of alchemy and divination and magic [syn: {Hsuan Chiao}]
4: philosophical system developed by of Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events [syn: {Daoism}]

Taoist
adj 1: of or relating to the popular Chinese religious system based on the teachings of Lao-tzu but including a pantheon of gods along with divination and magic; "Taoist temples"
2: of or relating to the philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life
n : an adherent of any branch of Taoism [syn: {Tao}]

Taoist Trinity
n : the three pure ones; the three chief gods of Taoism

Taos
n 1: a member of the Pueblo people living in northern New Mexico
2: an artist colony in northern New Mexico

tap
n 1: the sound made by a gentle blow [syn: {pat}, {rap}]
2: a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask [syn: {water faucet}, {water tap}, {spigot}, {hydrant}]
3: a gentle blow [syn: {rap}, {strike}]
4: a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
5: a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
6: a plug for a bunghole in a cask [syn: {spigot}]
7: the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information [syn: {wiretap}]
8: a light touch or stroke [syn: {pat}, {dab}]
v 1: cut a female screw thread with a tap
2: draw from or dip into to get something; "tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money"
3: strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder" [syn: {tip}]
4: draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely" [syn: {exploit}]
5: tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?" [syn: {wiretap}, {intercept}, {bug}]
6: furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it; "tap a cask of wine"
7: make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently" [syn: {rap}, {knock}, {pink}]
8: walk with a tapping sound
9: dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes; "Glover tapdances better than anybody" [syn: {tapdance}] 10: draw (liquor) from a tap; "tap beer in a bar" 11: pierce in order to draw a liquid from; "tap a maple tree for its syrup"; "tap a keg of beer" 12: make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities" [syn: {solicit}, {beg}] [also: {tapping}, {tapped}]

tap dance
n : a dance step tapped out audibly with the feet [syn: {tap dancing}]
v : perform a tap dance

tap dancer
n : a dancer who who sounds out rhythms by using metal taps on the toes and heels of the shoes [syn: {tapper}]

tap dancing
n : a dance step tapped out audibly with the feet [syn: {tap dance}]

tap house
n : a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks [syn: {tavern}]

tap out
v : beat out a rhythm [syn: {beat out}, {thump out}]

tap water
n : water directly from the spigot

tap wrench
n : a wrench for turning a tap to create an internal screw thread

tapa
n 1: thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus [syn: {tappa}]
2: a paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific by pounding tapa bark [syn: {tappa}]

tapdance
v : dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes; "Glover tapdances better than anybody" [syn: {tap}]

tape
n 1: a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening; "he used a piece of tape for a belt"; "he wrapped a tape around the package"
2: a recording made on magnetic tape; "the several recordings were combined on a master tape" [syn: {tape recording}, {taping}]
3: the finishing line for a foot race; "he broke the tape in record time"
4: measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths; "the carpenter should have used his tape measure" [syn: {tapeline}, {tape measure}]
5: memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information; "he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview" [syn: {magnetic tape}, {mag tape}]
v 1: fasten or attach with tape; "tape the shipping label to the box"
2: record on videotape [syn: {videotape}]
3: register electronically; "They recorded her singing" [syn: {record}] [ant: {erase}]

tape cartridge
n : a cartridge containing magnetic tape; for use with audio or video recorders or computer systems

tape deck
n : electronic equipment for making or playing magnetic tapes (but without amplifiers or speakers); a component in an audio system

tape drive
n : a mechanism that transport magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder [syn: {tape transport}, {transport}]

tape grass
n : submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World and Australia [syn: {eelgrass}, {wild celery}, {Vallisneria spiralis}]

tape machine
n : a magnetic recorder using magnetic tape [syn: {tape recorder}]

tape measure
n : measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths; "the carpenter should have used his tape measure" [syn: {tape}, {tapeline}]

tape player
n : electronic equipment for playing back magnetic tapes

tape record
v : record with a tape recorder

tape recorder
n : a magnetic recorder using magnetic tape [syn: {tape machine}]

tape recording
n : a recording made on magnetic tape; "the several recordings were combined on a master tape" [syn: {tape}, {taping}]

tape transport
n : a mechanism that transport magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder [syn: {tape drive}, {transport}]

taped
adj 1: secured or held in place by tape; "carefully taped pieces of glass served as a windowpane"
2: recorded on tape [syn: {tape-recorded}]

tapeline
n : measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths; "the carpenter should have used his tape measure" [syn: {tape}, {tape measure}]

tapenade
n : a spread consisting of capers and black olives and anchovies made into a puree with olive oil

taper
n 1: a convex shape that narrows toward a point
2: the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
3: a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame [syn: {wick}]
4: stick of wax with a wick in the middle [syn: {candle}, {wax light}]
v 1: diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off"
2: give a point to; "The candles are tapered" [syn: {sharpen}, {point}]

taper file
n : a file with converging edges [ant: {blunt file}]

taper off
v 1: end weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending" [syn: {peter out}, {fizzle out}, {fizzle}]
2: become smaller or less active; "Business tapered off"

tape-recorded
adj : recorded on tape [syn: {taped}]

tapered
adj 1: gradually narrowed toward a point; "a tall tapering spire" [syn: {tapering}]
2: becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs" [syn: {tapering}, {narrowing}]

tapering
adj 1: gradually narrowed toward a point; "a tall tapering spire" [syn: {tapered}]
2: becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs" [syn: {tapered}, {narrowing}]
3: gradually decreasing until little remains [syn: {dwindling}, {tapering off}]
n : the act of gradually lowering the size or amount; "the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose"

tapering off
adj : gradually decreasing until little remains [syn: {dwindling}, {tapering}]

tapestried
adj : hung or decorated with tapestry

tapestry
n 1: something that is felt to resemble a tapestry in its complexity; "the tapestry of European history"
2: a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery [syn: {tapis}]
3: a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs [syn: {arras}]

tapestry moth
n : larvae feed on carpets and other woolens [syn: {carpet moth}, {Trichophaga tapetzella}]

tapeta
See {tapetum}

tapeworm
n : ribbon-like flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates [syn: {cestode}]

tapeworm infection
n : intestinal infection by a species of parasitic tapeworm; usually the result of eating inadequately cooked meat or fish

taphephobia
n : a morbid fear of being buried alive

taphouse
n : tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals [syn: {public house}, {pub}, {saloon}, {pothouse}, {gin mill}]

taping
n : a recording made on magnetic tape; "the several recordings were combined on a master tape" [syn: {tape}, {tape recording}]

tapioca
n : granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings

tapioca plant
n : cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca [syn: {bitter cassava}, {manioc}, {mandioc}, {mandioca}, {gari}, {Manihot esculenta}, {Manihot utilissima}]

tapioca pudding
n : sweet pudding thickened with tapioca

tapir
n : large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout

Tapiridae
n : tapirs and extinct related forms [syn: {family Tapiridae}]

Tapirus
n : type genus of the Tapiridae [syn: {genus Tapirus}]

Tapirus indicus
n : a tapir found in Malaya and Sumatra [syn: {Malayan tapir}, {Indian tapir}]

Tapirus terrestris
n : a tapir found in South America and Central America [syn: {New World tapir}]

tapis
n : a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery [syn: {tapestry}]

tap-off
n : the act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball [syn: {tip-off}]

tapotement
n : massage in which the body is tapped rhythmically with the fingers or with short rapid movements of the sides of the hand; used to loosen mucus on the chest walls of patients with bronchitis

tappa
n 1: thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus [syn: {tapa}]
2: a paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific by pounding tapa bark [syn: {tapa}]

Tappan
n : United States abolitionist (1786-1865) [syn: {Arthur Tappan}]

Tappan Zee Bridge
n : a cantilever bridge across the Hudson River

tapped
tap
n 1: the sound made by a gentle blow [syn: {pat}, {rap}]
2: a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask [syn: {water faucet}, {water tap}, {spigot}, {hydrant}]
3: a gentle blow [syn: {rap}, {strike}]
4: a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
5: a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
6: a plug for a bunghole in a cask [syn: {spigot}]
7: the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information [syn: {wiretap}]
8: a light touch or stroke [syn: {pat}, {dab}]
v 1: cut a female screw thread with a tap
2: draw from or dip into to get something; "tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money"
3: strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder" [syn: {tip}]
4: draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely" [syn: {exploit}]
5: tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?" [syn: {wiretap}, {intercept}, {bug}]
6: furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it; "tap a cask of wine"
7: make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently" [syn: {rap}, {knock}, {pink}]
8: walk with a tapping sound
9: dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes; "Glover tapdances better than anybody" [syn: {tapdance}] 10: draw (liquor) from a tap; "tap beer in a bar" 11: pierce in order to draw a liquid from; "tap a maple tree for its syrup"; "tap a keg of beer" 12: make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities" [syn: {solicit}, {beg}] [also: {tapping}, {tapped}]

tapped
adj : in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug; "latex from tapped rubber trees" [ant: {untapped}]

tapped
See {tap}

tapper
n 1: a tavern keeper who taps kegs or casks [syn: {tapster}]
2: a person who strikes a surface lightly and usually repeatedly; "finger tappers irritated her"
3: a worker who uses a tap to cut screw threads
4: someone who wiretaps a telephone or telegraph wire [syn: {wiretapper}, {phone tapper}]
5: a dancer who who sounds out rhythms by using metal taps on the toes and heels of the shoes [syn: {tap dancer}]

tappet
n : a lever that is moved in order to tap something else

tappet wrench
n : a wrench having parallel jaws at fixed separation (often on both ends of the handle) [syn: {open-end wrench}]

tapping
tap
n 1: the sound made by a gentle blow [syn: {pat}, {rap}]
2: a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask [syn: {water faucet}, {water tap}, {spigot}, {hydrant}]
3: a gentle blow [syn: {rap}, {strike}]
4: a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
5: a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
6: a plug for a bunghole in a cask [syn: {spigot}]
7: the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information [syn: {wiretap}]
8: a light touch or stroke [syn: {pat}, {dab}]
v 1: cut a female screw thread with a tap
2: draw from or dip into to get something; "tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money"
3: strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder" [syn: {tip}]
4: draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely" [syn: {exploit}]
5: tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?" [syn: {wiretap}, {intercept}, {bug}]
6: furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it; "tap a cask of wine"
7: make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently" [syn: {rap}, {knock}, {pink}]
8: walk with a tapping sound
9: dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes; "Glover tapdances better than anybody" [syn: {tapdance}] 10: draw (liquor) from a tap; "tap beer in a bar" 11: pierce in order to draw a liquid from; "tap a maple tree for its syrup"; "tap a keg of beer" 12: make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities" [syn: {solicit}, {beg}] [also: {tapping}, {tapped}]

tapping
n : the sound of light blow or knock; "he heard the tapping of the man's cane"

tapping
See {tap}

taproom
n : a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar" [syn: {barroom}, {bar}, {saloon}, {ginmill}]

taproot
n 1: (botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem
2: something that provides an important central source for growth or development; "the taproot of his resentment"; "genius and insanity spring from the same taproot"

taps
n : (military) signal to turn the lights out [syn: {lights-out}]

tapster
n : a tavern keeper who taps kegs or casks [syn: {tapper}]

tar
n 1: any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue [syn: {pitch}]
2: a man who serves as a sailor [syn: {mariner}, {seaman}, {Jack-tar}, {Jack}, {old salt}, {seafarer}, {gob}, {sea dog}]
v : coat with tar; "tar the roof"; "tar the roads" [also: {tarring}, {tarred}]

Tar Heel State
n : a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: {North Carolina}, {Old North State}, {NC}]

tar paper
n : a heavy paper impregnated with tar and used as part of a roof for waterproofing [syn: {roofing paper}]

tar pit
n : a natural accumulation of bitumens at the surface of the earth; often acts as a trap for animals whose bones are thus preserved

Tara
n : a village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin); seat of Irish kings until 6th century

tara vine
n : high-climbing Asiatic vine having long finely serrate leaves and racemes of white flowers followed by greenish-yellow edible fruit [syn: {bower actinidia}, {Actinidia arguta}]

Tarabulus Al-Gharb
n : the capital and chief port and largest city of Libya; in northwestern Libya on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by the Phoenicians in the 7th century BC [syn: {Tripoli}, {capital of Libya}]

Tarabulus Ash-Sham
n : a port city and commerical center in northwestern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea [syn: {Tripoli}, {Trablous}]

Taracahitian
n : a member of a group of peoples of Mexico

taradiddle
n 1: a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?" [syn: {fib}, {story}, {tale}, {tarradiddle}]
2: pretentious or silly talk or writing [syn: {baloney}, {boloney}, {bilgewater}, {bosh}, {drool}, {humbug}, {tarradiddle}, {tommyrot}, {tosh}, {twaddle}]

Tarahumara
n : a member of the Taracahitian people of north central Mexico

tarahumara frog
n : Mexican frog found within a jump of two or water [syn: {Rana tarahumarae}]

Taraktagenos
n : medium to large Indonesian and Malaysian trees [syn: {Hydnocarpus}, {genus Hydnocarpus}, {genus Taraktagenos}, {Taraktogenos}, {genus Taraktogenos}]

Taraktagenos kurzii
n : East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used to treat leprosy [syn: {chaulmoogra}, {chaulmoogra tree}, {chaulmugra}, {Hydnocarpus kurzii}, {Taraktogenos kurzii}]

Taraktogenos
n : medium to large Indonesian and Malaysian trees [syn: {Hydnocarpus}, {genus Hydnocarpus}, {Taraktagenos}, {genus Taraktagenos}, {genus Taraktogenos}]

Taraktogenos kurzii
n : East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used to treat leprosy [syn: {chaulmoogra}, {chaulmoogra tree}, {chaulmugra}, {Hydnocarpus kurzii}, {Taraktagenos kurzii}]

tar-and-feather
v : smear the body of (someone) with tar and feathers; done in some societies as punishment; "The thief was tarred and feathered"

tarantella
n 1: music composed in six-eight time for dancing the tarantella
2: a lively whirling Italian dance for two persons [syn: {tarantelle}]

tarantelle
n : a lively whirling Italian dance for two persons [syn: {tarantella}]

Tarantino
n : United States filmmaker (born in 1963) [syn: {Quentin Tarantino}, {Quentin Jerome Tarantino}]

tarantism
n : a nervous disorder characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance; popularly attributed to bite of the southern European tarantula or wolf spider

tarantula
n 1: large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement) [syn: {European wolf spider}, {Lycosa tarentula}]
2: large hairy tropical spider that can inflict painful but not highly venomous bites [also: {tarantulae} (pl)]

tarantulae
tarantula
n 1: large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement) [syn: {European wolf spider}, {Lycosa tarentula}]
2: large hairy tropical spider that can inflict painful but not highly venomous bites [also: {tarantulae} (pl)]

tarantulae
See {tarantula}

Taras Grigoryevich Shevchenko
n : Ukranian poet (1814-1861) [syn: {Shevchenko}]

Tarawa
n 1: national capital of Kiribati [syn: {Bairiki}]
2: battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting [syn: {Makin}, {Tarawa-Makin}]

Tarawa-Makin
n : battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting [syn: {Tarawa}, {Makin}]

Taraxacum
n : an asterid dicot genus of the family Compositae including dandelions [syn: {genus Taraxacum}]

Taraxacum kok-saghyz
n : perennial dandelion native to Kazakhstan cultivated for its fleshy roots that have high rubber content [syn: {Russian dandelion}, {kok-saghyz}, {kok-sagyz}]

Taraxacum officinale
n : Eurasian plant widely naturalized as a weed in North America; used as salad greens and to make wine [syn: {common dandelion}, {Taraxacum ruderalia}]

Taraxacum ruderalia
n : Eurasian plant widely naturalized as a weed in North America; used as salad greens and to make wine [syn: {common dandelion}, {Taraxacum officinale}]

tarboosh
n : a felt cap (usually red) for a man; shaped like a flat-topped cone with a tassel that hangs from the crown [syn: {fez}]

Tarchanoff phenomenon
n : a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body [syn: {galvanic skin response}, {GSR}, {psychogalvanic response}, {electrodermal response}, {electrical skin response}, {Fere phenomenon}]

tardier
tardy
adj : after the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments" [syn: {belated}, {late}] [also: {tardiest}, {tardier}]

tardier
See {tardy}

tardiest
tardy
adj : after the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments" [syn: {belated}, {late}] [also: {tardiest}, {tardier}]

tardiest
See {tardy}

Tardigrada
n : in some classifications considered a separate phylum: microscopic arachnid-like invertebrates living in water or damp moss having 4 pairs of legs and instead of a mouth a pair of stylets or needle-like piercing organs connected with the pharynx [syn: {class Tardigrada}]

tardigrade
n : an arthropod of the division Tardigrada

tardily
adv 1: without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights" [syn: {slowly}, {slow}, {easy}] [ant: {quickly}]
2: later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday" [syn: {late}, {belatedly}] [ant: {early}]

tardiness
n : the quality or habit of not adhering to a correct or usual or expected time [ant: {punctuality}]

tardive
adj : late-occurring (especially with reference to symptoms of a disease); "tardive dyskinesia"

tardive dyskinesia
n : involuntary rolling of the tongue and twitching of the face or trunk or limbs; often occurs in patients with parkinsonism who are treated with phenothiazine

tardy
adj : after the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments" [syn: {belated}, {late}] [also: {tardiest}, {tardier}]

tare
n 1: any of several weedy vetches grown for forage
2: weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous [syn: {darnel}, {bearded darnel}, {cheat}, {Lolium temulentum}]
3: counterweight consisting of an empty container that is used as a counterbalance to obtain net weight

Tareekh e Kasas
n : an organization of Muslims in India who killed Hindus in September 2002; believed to have ties with Muslim terrorists in Pakistan [syn: {Movement for Revenge}]

taret organ
n : (endocrinology) organ most affected by a particular hormone

target
n 1: a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark" [syn: {mark}]
2: a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt" [syn: {prey}, {quarry}, {fair game}]
3: the location of the target that is to be hit [syn: {target area}]
4: sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at [syn: {butt}]
5: the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children" [syn: {aim}, {object}, {objective}]
v : intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself" [syn: {aim}, {place}, {direct}, {point}]

target acquisition system
n : a shipboard system for the detection and identification and location of a target with enough detail to permit effective weapon employment

target area
n : the location of the target that is to be hit [syn: {target}]

target cell
n 1: any cell that has a specific receptor for antigen or antibody or hormone
2: an abnormal red blood cell with a ringed appearance; associated with anemia

target company
n : a company that has been chosen as attractive for takeover by a potential acquirer [syn: {takeover target}]

target language
n 1: the language into which a text written in another language is to be translated [syn: {object language}]
2: a computer language into which something written in another computer language is to be translated [syn: {object language}]

target organ
n : (radiology) organ intended to receive the therapeutic dose of a radioactive substance

target practice
n : practice in shooting at targets

target program
n : a fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer [syn: {object program}] [ant: {source program}]

target range
n : a practice range for target practice [syn: {firing range}]

target-hunting
adj : guided automatically toward the target

Taricha
n : Pacific newts [syn: {genus Taricha}]

Taricha granulosa
n : newt of humid coast from Alaska to southern California [syn: {rough-skinned newt}]

Taricha torosa
n : newt that is similar to Taricha granulosa in characteristics and habitat [syn: {California newt}]

tariff
n : a government tax on imports or exports; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries" [syn: {duty}]
v : charge a tariff; "tariff imported goods"

Tarkovsky
n : Russian filmmaker (1932-1986) [syn: {Andrei Tarkovsky}, {Andrei Arsenevich Tarkovsky}]

tarmac
n 1: a paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving [syn: {tarmacadam}]
2: a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar [syn: {tarmacadam}, {macadam}]
v : surface with macadam; "macadam the road" [syn: {macadamize}, {macadamise}]

tarmacadam
n 1: a paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving [syn: {tarmac}]
2: a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar [syn: {tarmac}, {macadam}]

tarn
n : a mountain lake (especially one formed by glaciers)

tarnish
n : discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
v : make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man" [syn: {stain}, {maculate}, {sully}, {defile}]

tarnished
adj : especially of reputation; "the senator's seriously damaged reputation"; "a flyblown reputation"; "a tarnished reputation"; "inherited a spotted name" [syn: {besmirched}, {damaged}, {flyblown}, {spotted}, {stained}, {sullied}, {tainted}]

tarnished plant bug
n : widespread plant and fruit pest [syn: {Lygus lineolaris}]

taro
n 1: edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants [syn: {cocoyam}, {dasheen}, {eddo}]
2: herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves [syn: {taro plant}, {dalo}, {dasheen}, {Colocasia esculenta}]
3: tropical starchy tuberous root [syn: {taro root}, {cocoyam}, {dasheen}, {edda}]

taro plant
n : herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves [syn: {taro}, {dalo}, {dasheen}, {Colocasia esculenta}]

taro root
n : tropical starchy tuberous root [syn: {taro}, {cocoyam}, {dasheen}, {edda}]

tarot
n : any of a set of (usually 72) cards that include 22 cards representing virtues and vices and death and fortune etc.; used by fortunetellers [syn: {tarot card}]

tarot card
n : any of a set of (usually 72) cards that include 22 cards representing virtues and vices and death and fortune etc.; used by fortunetellers [syn: {tarot}]

tarp
n : waterproofed canvas [syn: {tarpaulin}]

tarpan
n : European wild horse extinct since the early 20th century [syn: {Equus caballus gomelini}]

tarpaulin
n : waterproofed canvas [syn: {tarp}]

tarpon
n : large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off Florida [syn: {Tarpon atlanticus}]

Tarpon atlanticus
n : large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off Florida [syn: {tarpon}]

Tarquin
n : according to legend, the seventh and last Etruscan king of Rome who was expelled for his cruelty (reigned from 534 to 510 BC) [syn: {Tarquin the Proud}, {Tarquinius}, {Tarquinius Superbus}, {Lucius Tarquinius Superbus}]

Tarquin the Proud
n : according to legend, the seventh and last Etruscan king of Rome who was expelled for his cruelty (reigned from 534 to 510 BC) [syn: {Tarquin}, {Tarquinius}, {Tarquinius Superbus}, {Lucius Tarquinius Superbus}]

Tarquinius
n : according to legend, the seventh and last Etruscan king of Rome who was expelled for his cruelty (reigned from 534 to 510 BC) [syn: {Tarquin}, {Tarquin the Proud}, {Tarquinius Superbus}, {Lucius Tarquinius Superbus}]

Tarquinius Superbus
n : according to legend, the seventh and last Etruscan king of Rome who was expelled for his cruelty (reigned from 534 to 510 BC) [syn: {Tarquin}, {Tarquin the Proud}, {Tarquinius}, {Lucius Tarquinius Superbus}]

tarradiddle
n 1: a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?" [syn: {fib}, {story}, {tale}, {taradiddle}]
2: pretentious or silly talk or writing [syn: {baloney}, {boloney}, {bilgewater}, {bosh}, {drool}, {humbug}, {taradiddle}, {tommyrot}, {tosh}, {twaddle}]

tarragon
n 1: aromatic perennial of southeastern Russia [syn: {estragon}, {Artemisia dracunculus}]
2: fresh leaves (or leaves preserved in vinegar) used as seasoning [syn: {estragon}]

tarred
tar
n 1: any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue [syn: {pitch}]
2: a man who serves as a sailor [syn: {mariner}, {seaman}, {Jack-tar}, {Jack}, {old salt}, {seafarer}, {gob}, {sea dog}]
v : coat with tar; "tar the roof"; "tar the roads" [also: {tarring}, {tarred}]

tarred
See {tar}

tarred-and-feathered
adj : smeared with tar and covered with feathers as a punishment; "the poor tarred-and-feathered wretch" [syn: {tarred-and-feathered(a)}]

tarriance
n : the act of tarrying [syn: {lingering}]

tarried
tarry
adj : having the characteristics of pitch or tar [syn: {pitchy}, {resinous}, {resiny}]
v 1: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" [syn: {loiter}, {lounge}, {footle}, {lollygag}, {loaf}, {lallygag}, {hang around}, {mess about}, {linger}, {lurk}, {mill about}, {mill around}]
2: leave slowly and hesitantly [syn: {linger}] [also: {tarried}]

tarried
See {tarry}

Tarrietia
n : small genus of east Asian and Australian timber trees [syn: {genus Tarrietia}]

Tarrietia argyrodendron
n : Australian timber tree [syn: {silver tree}]

tarring
tar
n 1: any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue [syn: {pitch}]
2: a man who serves as a sailor [syn: {mariner}, {seaman}, {Jack-tar}, {Jack}, {old salt}, {seafarer}, {gob}, {sea dog}]
v : coat with tar; "tar the roof"; "tar the roads" [also: {tarring}, {tarred}]

tarring
See {tar}

tarry
adj : having the characteristics of pitch or tar [syn: {pitchy}, {resinous}, {resiny}]
v 1: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" [syn: {loiter}, {lounge}, {footle}, {lollygag}, {loaf}, {lallygag}, {hang around}, {mess about}, {linger}, {lurk}, {mill about}, {mill around}]
2: leave slowly and hesitantly [syn: {linger}] [also: {tarried}]

tarsal
adj : of or relating to or near the tarsus of the foot; "tarsal bones"
n : any bone of the tarsus [syn: {tarsal bone}]

tarsal bone
n : any bone of the tarsus [syn: {tarsal}]

tarsal gland
n : a long sebaceous gland that lubricates the eyelids; "bacterial infection of a Meibomian gland produces a stye" [syn: {Meibomian gland}]

tarsi
tarsus
n : the part of the foot of a vertebrate between the metatarsus and the leg; in human beings the bones of the ankle and heel collectively [also: {tarsi} (pl)]

tarsi
See {tarsus}

tarsier
n : nocturnal arboreal primate of Indonesia and the Philippines having huge eyes and digits ending in pads to facilitate climbing; the only primate that spurns all plant material as food living entirely on insects and small vertebrates

Tarsiidae
n : coextensive with the genus Tarsius: tarsiers [syn: {family Tarsiidae}]

Tarsioidea
n : in some classifications assigned to the suborder Prosimii [syn: {suborder Tarsioidea}]

tarsitis
n : inflammation of the eyelid

Tarsius
n : type and sole genus of the family Tarsiidae [syn: {genus Tarsius}]

Tarsius glis
n : a variety of tarsier

Tarsius syrichta
n : a variety of tarsier

tarsometatarsi
See {tarsometatarsus}

tarsus
n : the part of the foot of a vertebrate between the metatarsus and the leg; in human beings the bones of the ankle and heel collectively [also: {tarsi} (pl)]

tart
adj 1: tasting sour like a lemon [syn: {lemony}, {lemonlike}, {sourish}, {tangy}]
2: harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark" [syn: {sharp}, {sharp-worded}]
n 1: a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn: {prostitute}, {cocotte}, {whore}, {harlot}, {bawd}, {cyprian}, {fancy woman}, {working girl}, {sporting lady}, {lady of pleasure}, {woman of the street}]
2: a small open pie with a fruit filling
3: pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust

tart up
v 1: decorate in a cheap and flashy way; "the small-town bar was all tarted up"
2: dress up in a cheap and provocative way

tartan
n : a cloth having a crisscross design [syn: {plaid}]

tartar
n 1: a salt used especially in baking powder [syn: {cream of tartar}, {potassium hydrogen tartrate}]
2: a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman [syn: {dragon}]
3: a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century [syn: {Tatar}, {Mongol Tatar}]
4: an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums [syn: {calculus}, {tophus}]

tartar emetic
n : a poisonous colorless salt used as a mordant and in medicine [syn: {antimony potassium tartrate}]

tartar sauce
n : mayonnaise with chopped pickles and sometimes capers and shallots and parsley and hard-cooked egg; sauce for seafood especially fried fish [syn: {tartare sauce}]

tartar steak
n : ground beef mixed with raw egg and e.g. onions and capers and anchovies; eaten raw [syn: {steak tartare}, {cannibal mound}]

tartare sauce
n : mayonnaise with chopped pickles and sometimes capers and shallots and parsley and hard-cooked egg; sauce for seafood especially fried fish [syn: {tartar sauce}]

Tartarean
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus [syn: {Hadean}, {Plutonian}]

Tartarian honeysuckle
n : a honeysuckle shrub of southern Russia to central Asia [syn: {bush honeysuckle}, {Lonicera tatarica}]

tartaric
adj : relating to or derived from or resembling tartar; "tartaric acid"

tartaric acid
n : an acid found in many fruits; used in soft drinks and confectionery and baking powder

Tartarus
n : a place where the wicked are punished after death [syn: {Gehenna}]

Tartary
n : the vast geographical region of Europe and Asia that was controlled by the Mongols in the 13th and 14th centuries; "under Ghengis Khan Tartary extended as far east as the Pacific Ocean" [syn: {Tatary}]

tartlet
n : small tart usually used as a canape

tartly
adv : in a tart manner; "`Never mind your immortal soul,' she said tartly"

tartness
n 1: the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth [syn: {sour}, {sourness}]
2: a sharp sour taste [syn: {acerbity}]

tartrate
n : a salt or ester of tartaric acid

Tartu
n : a city of southeastern Estonia that was a member of the Hanseatic League

Tartufe
n : a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere) [syn: {Tartuffe}]

Tartuffe
n : a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere) [syn: {Tartufe}]

tarweed
n 1: any of various resinous glandular plants of the genus Madia; of western North and South America
2: any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock [syn: {gumweed}, {gum plant}, {rosinweed}]

tar-wood
n 1: New Zealand shrub [syn: {tarwood}, {New Zealand mountain pine}, {Halocarpus bidwilli}, {Dacrydium bidwilli}]
2: New Zealand silver pine of conical habit with long slender flexuous branches; adapted to cold wet summers and high altitudes [syn: {tarwood}, {Dacrydium colensoi}]

tarwood
n 1: New Zealand shrub [syn: {tar-wood}, {New Zealand mountain pine}, {Halocarpus bidwilli}, {Dacrydium bidwilli}]
2: New Zealand silver pine of conical habit with long slender flexuous branches; adapted to cold wet summers and high altitudes [syn: {tar-wood}, {Dacrydium colensoi}]

Tarzan
n 1: (sometimes used ironically) a man of great strength and agility (after the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs)
2: a man raised by apes who was the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs [syn: {Tarzan of the Apes}]

Tarzan of the Apes
n : a man raised by apes who was the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs [syn: {Tarzan}]

Tashkent
n : the capital of Uzbekistan [syn: {Taskent}, {capital of Uzbek}]

Tashmit
n : consort of Nabu [syn: {Tashmitum}]

Tashmitum
n : consort of Nabu [syn: {Tashmit}]

Tashunca-Uitco
n : a chief of the Sioux who resisted the invasion of the Black Hills and joined Sitting Bull in the defeat of General Custer at Little Bighorn (1849-1877) [syn: {Crazy Horse}]

task
n 1: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings" [syn: {undertaking}, {project}, {labor}]
2: a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores" [syn: {job}, {chore}]
v 1: assign a task to; "I tasked him with looking after the children"
2: use to the limit; "you are taxing my patience" [syn: {tax}]

task force
n 1: a temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objective
2: a semipermanent unit created to carry out a continuing task

Taskent
n : the capital of Uzbekistan [syn: {Tashkent}, {capital of Uzbek}]

taskmaster
n : someone who imposes hard or continuous work

taskmistress
n : a woman taskmaster

Tasman
n : Dutch navigator who was the first European to discover Tasmania and New Zealand (1603-1659) [syn: {Abel Tasman}, {Abel Janszoon Tasman}]

Tasman dwarf pine
n : small shrub or Tasmania having short stiff branches [syn: {Microstrobos niphophilus}]

Tasman Sea
n : an arm of the southern Pacific Ocean between southeastern Australia and New Zealand

Tasmania
n 1: an Australian state on the island of Tasmania
2: an island off the southeastern coast of Australia

Tasmanian
adj : of or relating to Tasmania

Tasmanian devil
n : small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black coat and long tail [syn: {ursine dasyure}, {Sarcophilus hariisi}]

Tasmanian tiger
n : rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct [syn: {thylacine}, {Tasmanian wolf}, {Thylacinus cynocephalus}]

Tasmanian wolf
n : rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct [syn: {thylacine}, {Tasmanian tiger}, {Thylacinus cynocephalus}]

tasse
n : one of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs [syn: {tasset}]

tassel
n : adornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end [also: {tasselling}, {tasselled}]

tassel flower
n 1: tropical Asiatic annual cultivated for its small tassel-shaped heads of scarlet flowers [syn: {Emilia sagitta}]
2: tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Cacalia [syn: {Emilia coccinea}, {Emilia javanica}, {Emilia flammea}, {Cacalia javanica}, {Cacalia lutea}]
3: young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as cereal [syn: {love-lies-bleeding}, {velvet flower}, {Amaranthus caudatus}]

tassel hyacinth
n : large beautiful Mediterranean species having sterile bluish-violet flowers with fringed corollas forming a tuft above the fertile flowers [syn: {Muscari comosum}]

tasseled
adj : fringed or adorned with tassels [syn: {tasselled}]

tasselled
tassel
n : adornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end [also: {tasselling}, {tasselled}]

tasselled
adj : fringed or adorned with tassels [syn: {tasseled}]

tasselled
See {tassel}

tasselling
tassel
n : adornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end [also: {tasselling}, {tasselled}]

tasselling
See {tassel}

tasset
n : one of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs [syn: {tasse}]

Tasso
n : Italian poet who wrote an epic poem about the capture of Jerusalem during the First Crusade (1544-1595) [syn: {Torquato Tasso}]

taste
n 1: the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste" [syn: {taste sensation}, {gustatory sensation}, {taste perception}, {gustatory perception}]
2: a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney" [syn: {preference}, {penchant}, {predilection}]
3: delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste" [syn: {appreciation}, {discernment}, {perceptiveness}]
4: a brief experience of something; "he got a taste of life on the wild side"; "she enjoyed her brief taste of independence"
5: a small amount eaten or drunk; "take a taste--you'll like it" [syn: {mouthful}]
6: the faculty of taste; "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste" [syn: {gustation}, {sense of taste}, {gustatory modality}]
7: a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds; "a wine tasting" [syn: {tasting}]
v 1: have flavor; taste of something [syn: {savor}, {savour}]
2: take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes" [syn: {sample}, {try}, {try out}]
3: perceive by the sense of taste; "Can you taste the garlic?"
4: have a distinctive or characteristic taste; "This tastes of nutmeg" [syn: {smack}]
5: distinguish flavors; "We tasted wines last night"
6: experience briefly; "The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died"

taste bud
n : an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue [syn: {tastebud}, {gustatory organ}]

taste cell
n : an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve [syn: {gustatory cell}]

taste perception
n : the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste" [syn: {taste}, {taste sensation}, {gustatory sensation}, {gustatory perception}]

taste property
n : a property appreciated via the sense of taste

taste sensation
n : the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste" [syn: {taste}, {gustatory sensation}, {taste perception}, {gustatory perception}]

taste tester
n : someone who samples food or drink for its quality [syn: {taster}, {taste-tester}, {sampler}]

tastebud
n : an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue [syn: {taste bud}, {gustatory organ}]

tasteful
adj 1: having or showing or conforming to good taste [syn: {in good taste(p)}] [ant: {tasteless}]
2: having flavor [ant: {tasteless}]
3: free from what is tawdry or unbecoming; "a neat style"; "a neat set of rules"; "she hated to have her neat plans upset" [syn: {neat}, {refined}]

tastefully
adv : with taste; in a tasteful manner; "the house was tastefully decorated" [syn: {tastily}] [ant: {tastelessly}]

tastefulness
n : elegance indicated by good taste [ant: {tastelessness}]

tasteless
adj 1: lacking flavor [ant: {tasteful}]
2: lacking aesthetic or social taste [syn: {in poor taste(p)}] [ant: {tasteful}]
3: not pleasing to the sense of taste [syn: {insipid}]
4: deficient in tastefulness; "coarse and tasteless luxury"

tastelessly
adv : without taste or in poor taste; in a tasteless manner; "the house was tastelessly decorated" [ant: {tastefully}]

tastelessness
n 1: the property of having no flavor [syn: {flavorlessness}, {flavourlessness}, {savorlessness}, {savourlessness}]
2: inelegance indicated by a lack of good taste [ant: {tastefulness}]

taste-maker
n : someone who popularizes a new fashion [syn: {trend-setter}, {fashion arbiter}]

taster
n : someone who samples food or drink for its quality [syn: {taste tester}, {taste-tester}, {sampler}]

taste-tester
n : someone who samples food or drink for its quality [syn: {taster}, {taste tester}, {sampler}]

tastier
tasty
adj 1: especially pleasing to the taste; "a dainty dish to set before a kind"; "a tasty morsel" [syn: {dainty}]
2: pleasing to the sense of taste [syn: {mouth-watering}, {savory}, {savoury}] [also: {tastiest}, {tastier}]

tastier
See {tasty}

tastiest
tasty
adj 1: especially pleasing to the taste; "a dainty dish to set before a kind"; "a tasty morsel" [syn: {dainty}]
2: pleasing to the sense of taste [syn: {mouth-watering}, {savory}, {savoury}] [also: {tastiest}, {tastier}]

tastiest
See {tasty}

tastily
adv 1: in a tasty manner; "the meal was tastily cooked"
2: with taste; in a tasteful manner; "the house was tastefully decorated" [syn: {tastefully}] [ant: {tastelessly}]

tastiness
n : pleasant palatability [syn: {pleasingness}]

tasting
n 1: a small amount (especially of food or wine)
2: a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds; "a wine tasting" [syn: {taste}]
3: taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality; "cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most" [syn: {savoring}, {savouring}, {relishing}, {degustation}]

tasty
adj 1: especially pleasing to the taste; "a dainty dish to set before a kind"; "a tasty morsel" [syn: {dainty}]
2: pleasing to the sense of taste [syn: {mouth-watering}, {savory}, {savoury}] [also: {tastiest}, {tastier}]

tat
n 1: tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar [syn: {cheapness}, {tackiness}, {sleaze}]
2: a projective technique using black-and-white pictures; subjects tell a story about each picture [syn: {Thematic Apperception Test}]
v : make lacework by knotting or looping [syn: {intertwine}] [also: {tatting}, {tatted}]

Tatahumara
n : the Uto-Aztecan language of the Tatahumara people

Tatar
n 1: a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century [syn: {Tartar}, {Mongol Tatar}]
2: a member of the Turkic-speaking people living from the Volga to the Ural Mountains (the name has been attributed to many other groups)
3: the Turkic language spoken by the Tatar people living from the Volga to the Ural Mountains

Tatary
n : the vast geographical region of Europe and Asia that was controlled by the Mongols in the 13th and 14th centuries; "under Ghengis Khan Tartary extended as far east as the Pacific Ocean" [syn: {Tartary}]

Tate
n : United States poet and critic (1899-1979) [syn: {Allen Tate}, {John Orley Allen Tate}]

tater
n : an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland [syn: {potato}, {white potato}, {Irish potato}, {murphy}, {spud}]

Tati
n : French filmmaker (1908-1982) [syn: {Jacques Tati}, {Jacques Tatischeff}]

tatou
n : about three feet long exclusive of tail [syn: {giant armadillo}, {tatu}, {Priodontes giganteus}]

tatouay
n : naked-tailed armadillo of tropical South America [syn: {cabassous}, {Cabassous unicinctus}]

tatted
tat
n 1: tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar [syn: {cheapness}, {tackiness}, {sleaze}]
2: a projective technique using black-and-white pictures; subjects tell a story about each picture [syn: {Thematic Apperception Test}]
v : make lacework by knotting or looping [syn: {intertwine}] [also: {tatting}, {tatted}]

tatted
See {tat}

tatter
n : a small piece of cloth or paper [syn: {rag}, {shred}, {tag}, {tag end}]

tatterdemalion
adj 1: worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing; "a man in a tattered shirt"; "the tattered flag"; "tied up in tattered brown paper"; "a tattered barefoot boy"; "a tatterdemalion prince" [syn: {tattered}]
2: in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack" [syn: {bedraggled}, {broken-down}, {dilapidated}, {ramshackle}, {tumble-down}, {unsound}]
n : a dirty shabbily clothed urchin [syn: {ragamuffin}]

tattered
adj 1: worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing; "a man in a tattered shirt"; "the tattered flag"; "tied up in tattered brown paper"; "a tattered barefoot boy"; "a tatterdemalion prince" [syn: {tatterdemalion}]
2: ruined or disrupted; "our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity"; "a tattered remnant of its former strength"; "my torn and tattered past" [syn: {shattered}]

tattier
tatty
adj 1: showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains" [syn: {moth-eaten}, {ratty}, {shabby}]
2: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: {brassy}, {cheap}, {flash}, {flashy}, {garish}, {gaudy}, {gimcrack}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tacky}, {tawdry}, {trashy}] [also: {tattiest}, {tattier}]

tattier
See {tatty}

tattiest
tatty
adj 1: showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains" [syn: {moth-eaten}, {ratty}, {shabby}]
2: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: {brassy}, {cheap}, {flash}, {flashy}, {garish}, {gaudy}, {gimcrack}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tacky}, {tawdry}, {trashy}] [also: {tattiest}, {tattier}]

tattiest
See {tatty}

tattily
adv : in a cheap manner; "a cheaply dressed woman approached him in the bar" [syn: {cheaply}, {inexpensively}] [ant: {expensively}]

tatting
n 1: needlework consisting of handmade lace made by looping and knotting a single thread on a small shuttle
2: act or process or making tatting or handmade lace [syn: {lace making}]

tatting
tat
n 1: tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar [syn: {cheapness}, {tackiness}, {sleaze}]
2: a projective technique using black-and-white pictures; subjects tell a story about each picture [syn: {Thematic Apperception Test}]
v : make lacework by knotting or looping [syn: {intertwine}] [also: {tatting}, {tatted}]

tatting
See {tat}

tattle
n : disclosing information or giving evidence about another [syn: {singing}, {telling}]
v 1: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly [syn: {chatter}, {piffle}, {palaver}, {prate}, {tittle-tattle}, {twaddle}, {clack}, {maunder}, {prattle}, {blab}, {gibber}, {blabber}, {gabble}]
2: divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" [syn: {spill the beans}, {let the cat out of the bag}, {talk}, {blab}, {peach}, {babble}, {sing}, {babble out}, {blab out}] [ant: {keep quiet}]

tattler
n 1: someone who gossips indiscreetly [syn: {tattletale}, {taleteller}, {talebearer}, {telltale}, {blabbermouth}]
2: any of several long-legged shorebirds having a loud whistling cry

tattletale
n : someone who gossips indiscreetly [syn: {tattler}, {taleteller}, {talebearer}, {telltale}, {blabbermouth}]

tattletale gray
n : a grayish white [syn: {tattletale grey}]

tattletale grey
n : a grayish white [syn: {tattletale gray}]

tattling
adj : prone to communicate confidential information [syn: {blabbermouthed}, {leaky}, {talebearing(a)}, {tattling(a)}]

tattoo
n 1: a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
2: a design on the skin made by tattooing
3: the practice of making a design on the skin by pricking and staining
v : stain (skin) with indelible color

tatty
adj 1: showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains" [syn: {moth-eaten}, {ratty}, {shabby}]
2: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: {brassy}, {cheap}, {flash}, {flashy}, {garish}, {gaudy}, {gimcrack}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tacky}, {tawdry}, {trashy}] [also: {tattiest}, {tattier}]

tatu
n : about three feet long exclusive of tail [syn: {giant armadillo}, {tatou}, {Priodontes giganteus}]

Tatum
n 1: United States biochemist who discovered how genes act by regulating definite chemical events (1909-1975) [syn: {Edward Lawrie Tatum}]
2: United States jazz pianist who was almost completely blind; his innovations influenced many other jazz musicians (1910-1956) [syn: {Art Tatum}, {Arthur Tatum}]

tau
n : the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet

tau coefficient of correlation
n : a nonparametric measure of the agreement between two rankings [syn: {Kendall's tau}, {Kendall rank correlation}]

tau cross
n : cross resembling the Greek letter tau [syn: {St. Anthony's cross}]

taught
adj : (all used chiefly with qualifiers `well' or `poorly' or `un-') having received specific instruction; "unschooled ruffians"; "well tutored applicants" [syn: {instructed}, {schooled}, {tutored}]

taught
See {teach}

tau-minus particle
n : a lepton of very great mass [syn: {tauon}]

taunt
n : aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing [syn: {twit}, {taunting}]
v : harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: {tease}, {razz}, {rag}, {cod}, {tantalize}, {tantalise}, {bait}, {twit}, {rally}, {ride}]

taunting
adj : abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'" [syn: {derisive}, {gibelike}, {jeering}, {mocking}]
n : aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing [syn: {twit}, {taunt}]

tauntingly
adv : in a playfully teasing manner; "`You hate things to be out of order, don't you?' she said teasingly" [syn: {teasingly}]

tauon
n : a lepton of very great mass [syn: {tau-minus particle}]

taupe
adj : having a dusky brownish gray color [syn: {fuscous}]
n : a grayish brown

tau-plus particle
n : an antilepton of very great mass [syn: {antitauon}]

taurine
adj : of or relating to or resembling a bull
n : a colorless crystalline substance obtained from the bile of mammals

Taurotragus
n : African antelopes: elands [syn: {genus Taurotragus}]

Taurotragus derbianus
n : large dark striped eland of western equatorial Africa [syn: {giant eland}]

Taurotragus oryx
n : dark fawn-colored eland of southern and eastern Africa [syn: {common eland}]

Taurus
n 1: Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949) [syn: {Sanchez}, {Ilich Sanchez}, {Ilich Ramirez Sanchez}, {Carlos}, {Carlos the Jackal}, {Salim}, {Andres Martinez}, {Glen Gebhard}, {Hector Hevodidbon}, {Michael Assat}]
2: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus [syn: {Bull}]
3: a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere near Orion; between Aries and Gemini
4: the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20 [syn: {Taurus the Bull}, {Bull}]

Taurus the Bull
n : the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20 [syn: {Taurus}, {Bull}]

taut
adj 1: pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope" [syn: {tight}]
2: subjected to great tension; stretched tight; "the skin of his face looked drawn and tight"; "her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow" [syn: {drawn}]

tauten
v 1: become taut or tauter; "Yur muscles will firm when you exercise regularly"; "the rope tautened" [syn: {firm}]
2: make taut or tauter; "tauten a rope" [syn: {firm}]

tautly
adv : in a taut manner; "the rope was tautly stretched"

tautness
n 1: the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body" [syn: {tension}, {tensity}, {tenseness}]
2: lack of movement or room for movement [syn: {tightness}] [ant: {looseness}]

tautog
n : large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America [syn: {blackfish}, {Tautoga onitis}]

Tautoga
n : tautogs [syn: {genus Tautoga}]

Tautoga onitis
n : large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America [syn: {tautog}, {blackfish}]

Tautogolabrus
n : a genus of Labridae [syn: {genus Tautogolabrus}]

Tautogolabrus adspersus
n : common in north Atlantic coastal waters of the United States [syn: {cunner}, {bergall}]

tautologic
adj : repetition of same sense in different words; "`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions"; "the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological"; "at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant [syn: {pleonastic}, {redundant}, {tautological}]

tautological
adj : repetition of same sense in different words; "`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions"; "the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological"; "at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant [syn: {pleonastic}, {redundant}, {tautologic}]

tautology
n 1: (logic) a statement that is necessarily true; "the statement `he is brave or he is not brave' is a tautology"
2: useless repetition; "to say that something is `adequate enough' is a tautology"

tavern
n : a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks [syn: {tap house}]

tavern keeper
n : the keeper of a public house [syn: {publican}]

taw
n 1: the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
2: a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles [syn: {shooter}]

tawdrier
tawdry
adj 1: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: {brassy}, {cheap}, {flash}, {flashy}, {garish}, {gaudy}, {gimcrack}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tacky}, {tatty}, {trashy}]
2: cheap and shoddy; "cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob"- Judith Crist [syn: {cheapjack}, {shoddy}] [also: {tawdriest}, {tawdrier}]

tawdrier
See {tawdry}

tawdriest
tawdry
adj 1: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: {brassy}, {cheap}, {flash}, {flashy}, {garish}, {gaudy}, {gimcrack}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tacky}, {tatty}, {trashy}]
2: cheap and shoddy; "cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob"- Judith Crist [syn: {cheapjack}, {shoddy}] [also: {tawdriest}, {tawdrier}]

tawdriest
See {tawdry}

tawdrily
adv : in a tastelessly garish manner; "the temple was garishly decorated with bright plastic flowers" [syn: {garishly}, {gaudily}]

tawdriness
n : tasteless showiness [syn: {flashiness}, {garishness}, {gaudiness}, {loudness}, {brashness}, {meretriciousness}, {glitz}]

tawdry
adj 1: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: {brassy}, {cheap}, {flash}, {flashy}, {garish}, {gaudy}, {gimcrack}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tacky}, {tatty}, {trashy}]
2: cheap and shoddy; "cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob"- Judith Crist [syn: {cheapjack}, {shoddy}] [also: {tawdriest}, {tawdrier}]

Tawney
n : English economist remembered for his studies of the development of capitalism (1880-1962) [syn: {Richard Henry Tawney}]

tawniness
n : a tawny complexion

tawny
adj : of a light brown to brownish orange color

tawny eagle
n : brownish eagle of Africa and parts of Asia [syn: {Aquila rapax}]

tawny owl
n : reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black eyes [syn: {Strix aluco}]

tawse
n : a leather strap for punishing children

tax
n : charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government [syn: {taxation}, {revenue enhancement}]
v 1: levy a tax on; "The State taxes alcohol heavily"; "Clothing is not taxed in our state"
2: set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine) [syn: {assess}]
3: use to the limit; "you are taxing my patience" [syn: {task}]
4: make a charge against or accuse; "They taxed him failure to appear in court" [also: {taxes} (pl)]

tax advantage
n : an advantage bestowed by legislation that reduces a tax on some preferred activity

tax assessment
n : the value set on taxable property

tax assessor
n : an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it [syn: {assessor}]

tax avoidance
n : the minimization of tax liability by lawful methods

tax base
n : collective value of taxable assets

tax benefit
n : a tax deduction that is granted in order to encourage a particular type of commercial activity [syn: {tax break}]

tax bill
n : money owed for taxes

tax boost
n : the amount by which taxes are increased; "a tax increase of 15 percent" [syn: {tax-increase}, {tax hike}]

tax bracket
n : a category of taxpayers based on the amount of their income [syn: {income bracket}, {income tax bracket}]

tax break
n : a tax deduction that is granted in order to encourage a particular type of commercial activity [syn: {tax benefit}]

tax collection
n : the collection of taxes

tax collector
n : someone who collects taxes for the government [syn: {taxman}, {exciseman}, {collector of internal revenue}, {internal revenue agent}]

tax credit
n : a direct reduction in tax liability (not dependent on the taxpayer's tax bracket)

tax deduction
n : a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket [syn: {tax write-off}, {deduction}]

tax evasion
n : the deliberate failure to pay taxes (usually by making a false report)

tax form
n : a form to use when paying your taxes

tax haven
n : a country or independent region where taxes are low

tax hike
n : the amount by which taxes are increased; "a tax increase of 15 percent" [syn: {tax-increase}, {tax boost}]

tax income
n : government income due to taxation [syn: {taxation}, {tax revenue}, {revenue}]

tax law
n : the body of laws governing taxation

tax liability
n : the amount of tax owed; calculated by applying the tax rate to the tax base

tax lien
n : lien of which a tax collector may avail himself in default of taxes (analogous to a judgment lien)

tax policy
n : a program for setting taxes [syn: {tax program}]

tax program
n : a program for setting taxes [syn: {tax policy}]

tax rate
n : rate used to calculate tax liability

tax return
n : document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability; "his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return" [syn: {income tax return}, {return}]

tax revenue
n : government income due to taxation [syn: {tax income}, {taxation}, {revenue}]

tax shelter
n : a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings [syn: {shelter}]

tax system
n : a legal system for assessing and collecting taxes

tax write-off
n : a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket [syn: {tax deduction}, {deduction}]

taxa
taxon
n : animal or plant group having natural relations [syn: {taxonomic group}, {taxonomic category}] [also: {taxa} (pl)]

taxa
See {taxon}

taxability
n : liability to taxation

taxable
adj : (of goods or funds) subject to taxation; "taxable income"; "nonexempt property" [syn: {nonexempt}] [ant: {nontaxable}]

Taxaceae
n : sometimes classified as member of order Taxales [syn: {family Taxaceae}, {yew family}]

Taxales
n : coextensive with the family Taxaceae: yews [syn: {order Taxales}]

taxation
n 1: charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government [syn: {tax}, {revenue enhancement}]
2: government income due to taxation [syn: {tax income}, {tax revenue}, {revenue}]
3: the imposition of taxes; the practice of the government in levying taxes on the subjects of a state

taxcut
n : the act of reducing taxation; "the new administration's large taxcut was highly controversial"

taxer
n : a bureaucrat who levies taxes

taxes
tax
n : charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government [syn: {taxation}, {revenue enhancement}]
v 1: levy a tax on; "The State taxes alcohol heavily"; "Clothing is not taxed in our state"
2: set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine) [syn: {assess}]
3: use to the limit; "you are taxing my patience" [syn: {task}]
4: make a charge against or accuse; "They taxed him failure to appear in court" [also: {taxes} (pl)]

taxes
See {tax}

tax-exempt
adj : (of goods or funds) not taxed; "tax-exempt bonds"; "an untaxed expense account" [syn: {tax-free}, {untaxed}]

tax-free
adj : (of goods or funds) not taxed; "tax-exempt bonds"; "an untaxed expense account" [syn: {tax-exempt}, {untaxed}]

taxi
n : a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money [syn: {cab}, {hack}, {taxicab}]
v 1: travel slowly; "The plane taxied down the runway"
2: ride in a taxicab [also: {taxying}, {taxies} (pl)]

taxi dancer
n : a woman employed to dance with patrons who pay a fee for each dance

taxi fare
n : the fare charged for riding in a taxicab [syn: {cab fare}]

taxi rank
n : a place where taxis park while awaiting customers; "in England the place where taxis wait to be hired is called a `taxi rank'" [syn: {cabstand}, {taxistand}]

taxi strip
n : a paved surface in the form of a strip; used by planes taxiing to or from the runway at an airport [syn: {taxiway}]

taxicab
n : a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money [syn: {cab}, {hack}, {taxi}]

Taxidea
n : in some classifications considered a genus of subfamily Melinae [syn: {genus Taxidea}]

Taxidea taxus
n : a variety of badger native to America [syn: {American badger}]

taxidermist
n : a craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for display [syn: {animal stuffer}, {stuffer}]

taxidermy
n : the art of mounting the skins of animals so that they have lifelike appearance

taxidriver
n : someone who drives a taxi for a living [syn: {taximan}, {cabdriver}, {cabman}, {cabby}, {hack driver}, {hack-driver}, {livery driver}]

taxies
taxi
n : a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money [syn: {cab}, {hack}, {taxicab}]
v 1: travel slowly; "The plane taxied down the runway"
2: ride in a taxicab [also: {taxying}, {taxies} (pl)]

taxies
See {taxi}

taximan
n : someone who drives a taxi for a living [syn: {taxidriver}, {cabdriver}, {cabman}, {cabby}, {hack driver}, {hack-driver}, {livery driver}]

taximeter
n : a meter in a taxi that registers the fare (based on the length of the ride)

tax-increase
n : the amount by which taxes are increased; "a tax increase of 15 percent" [syn: {tax boost}, {tax hike}]

taxing
adj : not easily borne; wearing; "the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return"; "my duties weren't onerous; I only had to greet the guests"; "a taxing schedule" [syn: {burdensome}, {onerous}]

taxis
n 1: a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism
2: the surgical procedure of manually restoring a displaced body part

taxistand
n : a place where taxis park while awaiting customers; "in England the place where taxis wait to be hired is called a `taxi rank'" [syn: {cabstand}, {taxi rank}]

taxiway
n : a paved surface in the form of a strip; used by planes taxiing to or from the runway at an airport [syn: {taxi strip}]

taxman
n : someone who collects taxes for the government [syn: {tax collector}, {exciseman}, {collector of internal revenue}, {internal revenue agent}]

Taxodiaceae
n : coniferous trees; traditionally considered an independent family though recently included in Cupressaceae in some classification systems [syn: {subfamily Taxodiaceae}, {redwood family}]

Taxodium
n : bald cypress; swamp cypress [syn: {genus Taxodium}]

Taxodium ascendens
n : smaller than and often included in the closely related Taxodium distichum [syn: {pond cypress}, {bald cypress}]

Taxodium distichum
n : common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottoms [syn: {bald cypress}, {swamp cypress}, {pond bald cypress}, {southern cypress}]

Taxodium mucronatum
n : cypress of river valleys of Mexican highlands [syn: {Montezuma cypress}, {Mexican swamp cypress}]

taxon
n : animal or plant group having natural relations [syn: {taxonomic group}, {taxonomic category}] [also: {taxa} (pl)]

taxonomer
n : a biologist who specializes in the classification of organisms into groups on the basis of their structure and origin and behavior [syn: {taxonomist}, {systematist}]

taxonomic
adj : of or relating to taxonomy; "taxonomic relations"; "a taxonomic designation" [syn: {taxonomical}]

taxonomic category
n : animal or plant group having natural relations [syn: {taxonomic group}, {taxon}]

taxonomic group
n : animal or plant group having natural relations [syn: {taxonomic category}, {taxon}]

taxonomical
adj : of or relating to taxonomy; "taxonomic relations"; "a taxonomic designation" [syn: {taxonomic}]

taxonomically
adv : with regard to taxonomy; "closely related taxonomically"

taxonomist
n : a biologist who specializes in the classification of organisms into groups on the basis of their structure and origin and behavior [syn: {taxonomer}, {systematist}]

taxonomy
n 1: a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc
2: (biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification
3: practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships

Taxophytina
n : yews: in some systems classified as a class (Taxopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Taxophytina) used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta [syn: {Taxopsida}, {class Taxopsida}, {subdivision Taxophytina}]

Taxopsida
n : yews: in some systems classified as a class (Taxopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Taxophytina) used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta [syn: {class Taxopsida}, {Taxophytina}, {subdivision Taxophytina}]

taxpayer
n : someone who pays taxes

taxpaying
adj : not exempt from paying taxes; "after training they became productivek taxpaying citizens"

Taxus
n : yews [syn: {genus Taxus}]

Taxus baccata
n : predominant yew in Europe; extraordinarily long-lived and slow growing; one of the oldest species in the world [syn: {Old World yew}, {English yew}]

Taxus brevifolia
n : small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood [syn: {Pacific yew}, {California yew}, {western yew}]

Taxus cuspidata
n : shrubby hardy evergreen of China and Japan having lustrous dark green foliage; cultivated in the eastern United States [syn: {Japanese yew}]

Taxus floridana
n : small bushy yew of northern Florida having spreading branches and very narrow leaves [syn: {Florida yew}]

taxying
taxi
n : a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money [syn: {cab}, {hack}, {taxicab}]
v 1: travel slowly; "The plane taxied down the runway"
2: ride in a taxicab [also: {taxying}, {taxies} (pl)]

taxying
See {taxi}

Tay
n : a branch of the Tai languages

Tayalic
n : a language spoken by a Malaysian people on Formosa [syn: {Atayalic}]

Tayassu
n : type genus of the Tayassuidae [syn: {genus Tayassu}, {genus Pecari}]

Tayassu angulatus
n : dark gray peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States [syn: {collared peccary}, {javelina}, {Tayassu tajacu}, {Peccari angulatus}]

Tayassu pecari
n : blackish peccary with whitish cheeks; larger than the collared peccary [syn: {white-lipped peccary}]

Tayassu tajacu
n : dark gray peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States [syn: {collared peccary}, {javelina}, {Tayassu angulatus}, {Peccari angulatus}]

Tayassuidae
n : peccaries [syn: {family Tayassuidae}]

Taylor
n 1: United States composer and music critic (1885-1966) [syn: {Deems Taylor}, {Joseph Deems Taylor}]
2: United States film actress (born in England) who was a childhood star; as an adult she often co-starred with Richard Burton (born in 1932) [syn: {Elizabeth Taylor}]
3: 12th President of the United States; died in office (1784-1850) [syn: {Zachary Taylor}, {President Taylor}]

Taymyr Peninsula
n : a peninsula in northern Siberia [syn: {Taimyr Peninsula}]

tayra
n : long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central America and South America [syn: {taira}, {Eira barbara}]

Tay-Sachs
n : a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occuring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood [syn: {Tay-Sachs disease}, {Sachs disease}, {infantile amaurotic idiocy}]

Tay-Sachs disease
n : a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occuring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood [syn: {Tay-Sachs}, {Sachs disease}, {infantile amaurotic idiocy}]

Tazicef
n : a parenteral cephalosporin (trade names Fortaz and Tazicef) used to treat moderate infections [syn: {ceftazidime}, {Fortaz}]

Tazir crime
n : (Islam) minor crimes committed by Muslims; crimes that are not mentioned in the Koran so judges are free to punish the offender in any appropriate way; "in some Islamic nations Tazir crimes are set by legislation"

Ta'ziyeh
n : (Islam) a form of Iranian musical pageant that is the theatrical expression of religious passion; based on the Battle of Kerbala and performed annually (in Farsi)

T.B.
n : infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages) [syn: {tuberculosis}, {TB}]

Tb
n 1: a metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite [syn: {terbium}, {atomic number 65}]
2: infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages) [syn: {tuberculosis}, {T.B.}]
3: a unit of information equal to a trillion (1,099,511,627,776) bytes or 1024 gigabytes [syn: {terabyte}, {T}]

T-bar
n : a surface lift where riders hold a bar and are pulled up the hill on their skis [syn: {T-bar lift}, {Alpine lift}]

T-bar lift
n : a surface lift where riders hold a bar and are pulled up the hill on their skis [syn: {T-bar}, {Alpine lift}]

Tbilisi
n : the capital and largest city of Georgia on the Kura river [syn: {Tiflis}, {capital of Georgia}]

T-bill
n : a short-term obligation that is not interest-bearing (it is purchased at a discount); can be traded on a discount basis for 91 days [syn: {Treasury bill}]

T-bone steak
n : small steak from the thin end of the short loin containing a T-shaped bone and small piece of tenderloin

Tc
n 1: a crystalline metallic element not found in nature; occurs as one of the fission products of uranium [syn: {technetium}, {atomic number 43}]
2: a permanent council of the United Nations that commissions a country (or countries) to undertake the administration of a territory [syn: {Trusteeship Council}]

TCE
n : a heavy colorless highly toxic liquid used as a solvent to clean electronic components and for dry cleaning and as a fumigant; causes cancer and liver and lung damage [syn: {trichloroethylene}, {trichloroethane}]

Tchad
n : a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960 [syn: {Chad}, {Republic of Chad}]

Tchaikovsky
n : important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies (1840-1893) [syn: {Peter Tchaikovsky}, {Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky}, {Pyotr Tchaikovsky}, {Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky}]

tchotchke
n 1: (Yiddish) a mistress [syn: {chachka}]
2: (Yiddish) an inexpensive showy trinket [syn: {chachka}]

TCP
n : a protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another; "TCP uses a retransmission strategy to insure that data will not be lost in transmission" [syn: {transmission control protocol}]

TCP/IP
n : a set of protocols (including TCP) developed for the internet in the 1970s to get data from one network device to another [syn: {transmission control protocol/internet protocol}]

TDT
n : (astronomy) a measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion; terrestrial time is mean solar time corrected for the irregularities of the Earth's motions [syn: {terrestrial time}, {TT}, {terrestrial dynamical time}, {ephemeris time}]

Te
n 1: a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold [syn: {tellurium}, {atomic number 52}]
2: the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization [syn: {ti}, {si}]

Te Deum
n : an ancient liturgical hymn

Te Kanawa
n : New Zealand operatic soprano (born in 1944) [syn: {Dame Kiri Te Kanawa}, {Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa}]

tea
n 1: a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water; "iced tea is a cooling drink"
2: a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes; "an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea" [syn: {afternoon tea}, {teatime}]
3: dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea; "the store shelves held many different kinds of tea"; "they threw the tea into Boston harbor" [syn: {tea leaf}]
4: a reception or party at which tea is served; "we met at the Dean's tea for newcomers"
5: a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea leaves; "tea has fragrant white flowers" [syn: {Camellia sinensis}]

tea bag
n 1: a measured amount of tea in a bag for an individual serving of tea
2: small paper bag holding a measure of tea

tea ball
n : a kitchen utensil consisting of a perforated metal ball for making tea

tea biscuit
n : flat semisweet cookie or biscuit usually served with tea [syn: {teacake}]

tea bread
n : sweetened buns to be eaten with tea

tea break
n : a snack taken during a break in the work day; "a ten-minute coffee break"; "the British have tea breaks" [syn: {coffee break}]

tea caddy
n : a can for storing tea [syn: {caddy}]

tea cart
n : serving cart for serving tea or light refreshments [syn: {teacart}, {tea trolley}, {tea wagon}]

tea ceremony
n : an ancient ritual for preparing and serving and drinking tea [syn: {chanoyu}]

tea chest
n : chest for storing or transporting tea

tea cloth
n : a small tablecloth

tea cosey
n : a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm [syn: {cosy}, {tea cosy}, {cosey}, {cozy}, {tea cozy}, {cozey}, {tea cozey}, {cozie}, {tea cozie}]

tea cosy
n : a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm [syn: {cosy}, {cosey}, {tea cosey}, {cozy}, {tea cozy}, {cozey}, {tea cozey}, {cozie}, {tea cozie}]

tea cozey
n : a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm [syn: {cosy}, {tea cosy}, {cosey}, {tea cosey}, {cozy}, {tea cozy}, {cozey}, {cozie}, {tea cozie}]

tea cozie
n : a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm [syn: {cosy}, {tea cosy}, {cosey}, {tea cosey}, {cozy}, {tea cozy}, {cozey}, {tea cozey}, {cozie}]

tea cozy
n : a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm [syn: {cosy}, {tea cosy}, {cosey}, {tea cosey}, {cozy}, {cozey}, {tea cozey}, {cozie}, {tea cozie}]

tea family
n : a family of trees and shrubs of the order Parietales [syn: {Theaceae}, {family Theaceae}]

tea garden
n : a public garden where tea is served

tea gown
n : a formal gown for evening wear [syn: {dinner dress}, {dinner gown}, {evening gown}]

tea leaf
n : dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea; "the store shelves held many different kinds of tea"; "they threw the tea into Boston harbor" [syn: {tea}]

tea maker
n : a covered spoon with perforations

tea napkin
n : a small napkin used when tea is served

tea parlor
n : a restaurant where tea and light meals are available [syn: {teashop}, {teahouse}, {tearoom}, {tea parlour}]

tea parlour
n : a restaurant where tea and light meals are available [syn: {teashop}, {teahouse}, {tearoom}, {tea parlor}]

tea party
n : a party at which tea is served

tea rose
n : any of several hybrid bush roses derived from a tea-scented Chinese rose with pink or yellow flowers [syn: {Rosa odorata}]

tea service
n : a set of china or silverware for serving tea [syn: {tea set}]

tea set
n : a set of china or silverware for serving tea [syn: {tea service}]

tea table
n : a small table for serving afternoon tea

tea tortrix
n : small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants [syn: {tortrix}, {Homona coffearia}]

tea towel
n : a towel for drying dishes [syn: {dish towel}]

tea tray
n : a tray that accommodates a tea service

tea trolley
n : serving cart for serving tea or light refreshments [syn: {tea cart}, {teacart}, {tea wagon}]

tea urn
n : an urn in which tea is brewed and from which it is served

tea wagon
n : serving cart for serving tea or light refreshments [syn: {tea cart}, {teacart}, {tea trolley}]

teaberry
n 1: creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil [syn: {wintergreen}, {checkerberry}, {mountain tea}, {groundberry}, {ground-berry}, {creeping wintergreen}, {Gaultheria procumbens}]
2: spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil [syn: {wintergreen}, {boxberry}, {checkerberry}, {spiceberry}]

teacake
n 1: flat semisweet cookie or biscuit usually served with tea [syn: {tea biscuit}]
2: any of various small cakes or cookies often served with tea

teacart
n : serving cart for serving tea or light refreshments [syn: {tea cart}, {tea trolley}, {tea wagon}]

Teach
n : an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718) [syn: {Edward Teach}, {Thatch}, {Edward Thatch}, {Blackbeard}]
v 1: impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat" [syn: {learn}, {instruct}]
2: accustom gradually to some action or attitude; "The child is taught to obey her parents"

teachable
adj : ready and willing to be taught; "docile pupils eager for instruction"; "teachable youngsters" [syn: {docile}]

teacher
n 1: a person whose occupation is teaching [syn: {instructor}]
2: a personified abstraction that teaches; "books were his teachers"; "experience is a demanding teacher"

teacher's certificate
n : a certificate saying that the holder is qualified to teach in the public schools [syn: {teaching certificate}]

teachers college
n : a two-year school for training elementary teachers [syn: {normal school}]

teacher's pet
n : the teacher's favorite student

teachership
n : the position of teacher

teacher-student relation
n : the academic relation between teachers and their students

teach-in
n : an extended session (as on a college campus) for lectures and discussion on an important and usually controversial issue

teaching
n 1: the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession" [syn: {instruction}, {pedagogy}]
2: a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts" [syn: {precept}, {commandment}]
3: the activities of educating or instructing or teaching; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good teaching is seldom rewarded" [syn: {education}, {instruction}, {pedagogy}, {educational activity}]

teaching aid
n : materials and equipment used in teaching

teaching certificate
n : a certificate saying that the holder is qualified to teach in the public schools [syn: {teacher's certificate}]

teaching fellow
n : a graduate student with teaching responsibilities

teaching method
n : the principles and methods of instruction [syn: {pedagogics}, {pedagogy}]

teaching reading
n : teaching beginners to read

teacup
n 1: as much as a teacup will hold [syn: {teacupful}]
2: a cup from which tea is drunk

teacupful
n : as much as a teacup will hold [syn: {teacup}]

teahouse
n : a restaurant where tea and light meals are available [syn: {teashop}, {tearoom}, {tea parlor}, {tea parlour}]

teak
n 1: hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding [syn: {teakwood}]
2: tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood [syn: {Tectona grandis}]

teakettle
n : kettle for boiling water to make tea

teakwood
n : hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding [syn: {teak}]

teal
adj : a bluish shade of green [syn: {bluish green}, {blue-green}, {cyan}]
n 1: a shade of green tinged with blue; "they painted it a light shade of bluish green" [syn: {bluish green}, {blue-green}]
2: any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America

team
n 1: a cooperative unit [syn: {squad}]
2: two or more draft animals that work together to pull something
v : form a team; "We teamed up for this new project" [syn: {team up}]

team spirit
n : the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed [syn: {esprit de corps}, {morale}]

team sport
n : a sport that involves competition between teams of players; "baseball is a team sport by golf is not"

team up
v : form a team; "We teamed up for this new project" [syn: {team}]

teammate
n : a fellow member of a team; "it was his first start against his former teammates" [syn: {mate}]

teamster
n 1: the driver of a team of horses doing hauling
2: someone who drives a truck as an occupation [syn: {trucker}, {truck driver}]

Teamsters Union
n : an industrial union of truck drivers and chauffeurs and warehouse workers

teamwork
n : cooperative work done by a team

teapot
n : pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle

Teapot Dome
n : a government scandal involving a former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased to a private oil company in 1921; became symbolic of the scandals of the Harding administration [syn: {Teapot Dome scandal}]

Teapot Dome scandal
n : a government scandal involving a former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased to a private oil company in 1921; became symbolic of the scandals of the Harding administration [syn: {Teapot Dome}]

tear
n 1: a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes" [syn: {teardrop}]
2: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" [syn: {rip}, {rent}, {snag}, {split}]
3: an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days" [syn: {bust}, {binge}, {bout}]
4: the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"
v 1: separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" [syn: {rupture}, {snap}, {bust}]
2: to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"
3: move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" [syn: {shoot}, {shoot down}, {charge}, {buck}]
4: strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" [syn: {pluck}, {pull}, {deplume}, {deplumate}, {displume}]
5: fill with tears or shed tears; "Her eyes were tearing" [also: {torn}, {tore}]

tear apart
v : express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance" [syn: {pan}, {trash}]

tear away
v : rip off violently and forcefully; "The passing bus tore off her side mirror" [syn: {tear off}]

tear down
v : tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled" [syn: {level}, {raze}, {rase}, {dismantle}, {take down}, {pull down}] [ant: {raise}]

tear duct
n : any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands [syn: {lacrimal duct}, {lachrymal duct}]

tear gas
n : a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds [syn: {teargas}, {lacrimator}, {lachrymator}]

tear gland
n : any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears [syn: {lacrimal gland}, {lachrymal gland}]

tear into
v : hit violently, as in an attack [syn: {lam into}, {lace into}, {pitch into}, {lay into}]

tear off
v : rip off violently and forcefully; "The passing bus tore off her side mirror" [syn: {tear away}]

tear sac
n : either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands [syn: {lacrimal sac}, {dacryocyst}]

tear sheet
n : a sheet that can be easily torn out of a publication

tear up
v : tear into shreds [syn: {shred}, {rip up}]

tearaway
adj : characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic) [syn: {hotheaded}, {impulsive}, {impetuous}, {madcap}, {tearaway(a)}, {brainish}]
n : a reckless and impetuous person

teardrop
n 1: anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring)
2: a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes" [syn: {tear}]

tearful
adj 1: filled with or marked by tears; "tearful eyes"; "tearful entreaties" [ant: {tearless}]
2: showing sorrow [syn: {dolorous}, {dolourous}, {lachrymose}, {weeping}]

tearfully
adv : with tears; in a tearful manner; "the man confessed tearfully to having beaten his wife"

tearfulness
n : sadness expressed by weeping [syn: {weepiness}]

teargas
n : a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds [syn: {tear gas}, {lacrimator}, {lachrymator}]
v : attack with teargas; subject to teargas fumes; "The students were teargassed during the riot"

tearing
adj : marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions" [syn: {fierce}, {vehement}, {violent}, {trigger-happy}]
n : shedding tears [syn: {lacrimation}, {lachrymation}, {watering}]

tearing down
n : complete destruction of a building [syn: {razing}, {leveling}, {demolishing}]

tearjerker
n : an excessively sentimental narrative

tearless
adj : free from tears [syn: {dry-eyed}] [ant: {tearful}]

tearoom
n : a restaurant where tea and light meals are available [syn: {teashop}, {teahouse}, {tea parlor}, {tea parlour}]

tears
n : the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears" [syn: {crying}, {weeping}]

teary
adj : with eyes full of tears [syn: {teary-eyed}, {watery-eyed}]

teary-eyed
adj : with eyes full of tears [syn: {teary}, {watery-eyed}]

Teasdale
n : United States poet (1884-1933) [syn: {Sara Teasdale}]

tease
n 1: someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) [syn: {teaser}, {annoyer}, {vexer}]
2: a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men [syn: {coquette}, {flirt}, {vamp}, {vamper}, {minx}, {prickteaser}]
3: the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent" [syn: {teasing}, {ribbing}]
v 1: annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" [syn: {badger}, {pester}, {bug}, {beleaguer}]
2: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: {razz}, {rag}, {cod}, {tantalize}, {tantalise}, {bait}, {taunt}, {twit}, {rally}, {ride}]
3: to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them; "The advertisement is intended to tease the customers"; "She has a way of teasing men with her flirtatious behavior"
4: tear into pieces; "tease tissue for microscopic examinations"
5: raise the nap of (fabrics)
6: disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool" [syn: {tease apart}, {loosen}]
7: separate the fibers of; "tease wool" [syn: {card}]
8: mock or make fun of playfully; "the flirting man teased the young woman"
9: ruffle (one's hair) by combing towards the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect [syn: {fluff}]

tease apart
v : disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool" [syn: {tease}, {loosen}]

teased
adj : feeling mild pleasurable excitement [syn: {titillated}]

teasel
n : any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts [syn: {teazel}, {teasle}] [also: {teaselling}, {teaselled}]

teaselled
teasel
n : any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts [syn: {teazel}, {teasle}] [also: {teaselling}, {teaselled}]

teaselled
See {teasel}

teaselling
teasel
n : any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts [syn: {teazel}, {teasle}] [also: {teaselling}, {teaselled}]

teaselling
See {teasel}

teaser
n 1: a worker who teases wool
2: someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) [syn: {tease}, {annoyer}, {vexer}]
3: an advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest
4: a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler" [syn: {puzzle}, {puzzler}, {mystifier}]
5: an attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show
6: a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings [syn: {tormenter}, {tormentor}]
7: a device for teasing wool; "a teaser is used to disentangle the fibers"

teashop
n : a restaurant where tea and light meals are available [syn: {teahouse}, {tearoom}, {tea parlor}, {tea parlour}]

teasing
adj 1: playfully vexing (especially by ridicule); "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell [syn: {mocking}, {quizzical}]
2: arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it; "her lazy teasing smile"
3: causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong" [syn: {annoying}, {bothersome}, {galling}, {irritating}, {nettlesome}, {pesky}, {pestering}, {pestiferous}, {plaguy}, {plaguey}, {vexatious}, {vexing}]
n 1: the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent" [syn: {tease}, {ribbing}]
2: playful vexation; "the parody was just a form of teasing"
3: the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb [syn: {comb-out}]

teasingly
adv : in a playfully teasing manner; "`You hate things to be out of order, don't you?' she said teasingly" [syn: {tauntingly}]

teasle
n : any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts [syn: {teasel}, {teazel}]

teaspoon
n 1: a small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee; holds about one fluid dram
2: as much as a teaspoon will hold [syn: {teaspoonful}]

teaspoonful
n : as much as a teaspoon will hold [syn: {teaspoon}]

tea-strainer
n : a device to keep back tea leaves when pouring a cup of tea

teat
n : the small projection of a mammary gland [syn: {nipple}, {mammilla}, {mamilla}, {pap}, {tit}]

teatime
n : a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes; "an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea" [syn: {tea}, {afternoon tea}]

teazel
n : any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts [syn: {teasel}, {teasle}]

Tebaldi
n : Italian operatic soprano (born in 1922) [syn: {Renata Tebaldi}]

Tebet
n : the fourth month of the civil year; the tenth month of the ecclesiastical year (in December and January) [syn: {Tevet}]

tec
n : a police officer who investigates crimes [syn: {detective}, {investigator}, {police detective}]

tech
n : a school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences [syn: {technical school}]

techie
n : a technician who is highly proficient and enthusiastic about some technical field (especially computing) [syn: {tekki}]

techier
techy
adj : easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" [syn: {cranky}, {fractious}, {irritable}, {nettlesome}, {peevish}, {peckish}, {pettish}, {petulant}, {testy}, {tetchy}] [also: {techiest}, {techier}]

techier
See {techy}

techiest
techy
adj : easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" [syn: {cranky}, {fractious}, {irritable}, {nettlesome}, {peevish}, {peckish}, {pettish}, {petulant}, {testy}, {tetchy}] [also: {techiest}, {techier}]

techiest
See {techy}

technetium
n : a crystalline metallic element not found in nature; occurs as one of the fission products of uranium [syn: {Tc}, {atomic number 43}]

technical
adj 1: of or relating to technique; "technical innovation in recent novels"; "technical details"
2: characterizing or showing skill in or specialized knowledge of applied arts and sciences; "a technical problem"; "highly technical matters hardly suitable for the general public"; "a technical report"; "producing the A-bomb was a challenge to the technical people of this country"; "technical training"; "technical language" [ant: {nontechnical}]
3: of or relating to proficiency in a practical skill; "no amount of technical skill and craftsmanship can take the place of vital interest"- John Dewey
4: of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles; "technical college"; "technological development" [syn: {technological}]
5: resulting from or dependent on market factors rather than fundamental economic considerations; "analysts content that the stock market is due for a technical rally"; "the fall is only a technical correction"
6: of production of chemicals for commercial purposes especially on a large scale; "technical (or commercial) sulfuric acid"
n 1: a pickup truck with a gun mounted on it
2: (basketball) a foul that that can be assessed on a player or a coach or a team for unsportsmanlike conduct; does not usually involve physical contact during play [syn: {technical foul}]

technical foul
n : (basketball) a foul that that can be assessed on a player or a coach or a team for unsportsmanlike conduct; does not usually involve physical contact during play [syn: {technical}]

technical knockout
n : a knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue [syn: {TKO}]

technical school
n : a school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences [syn: {tech}]

technical sergeant
n : a noncommissioned officer ranking below a master sergeant in the air force or marines

technicality
n : a detail that is considered insignificant [syn: {trifle}, {triviality}]

technically
adv 1: with regard to technique; "technically lagging behind the Japanese"
2: with regard to technical skill; "a technically brilliant solution"

technician
n 1: someone whose occupation involves training in a specific technical process
2: someone known for high skill in some intellectual or artistic technique

technicolor
n : a trademarked method of making color motion pictures

technique
n 1: a practical method or art applied to some particular task
2: skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; "practice greatly improves proficiency" [syn: {proficiency}]

technobabble
n : technical jargon from computing and other high-tech subjects

technocracy
n : a form of government in which scientists and technical experts are in control

technocrat
n 1: an expert who is a member of a highly skilled elite group
2: an advocate of technocracy

technological
adj 1: based in scientific and industrial progress; "a technological civilization"
2: of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles; "technical college"; "technological development" [syn: {technical}]

technological revolution
n : the transformation from an agricultural to an industrial nation [syn: {industrial revolution}]

technologically
adv : by means of technology; "technologically impossible"

technologist
n : a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems [syn: {engineer}, {applied scientist}]

technology
n 1: the practical application of science to commerce or industry [syn: {engineering}]
2: the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems; "he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study" [syn: {engineering}, {engineering science}, {applied science}]

Technology Administration
n : an agency in the Department of Commerce that works with United States industries to promote competitiveness and maximize the impact of technology on economic growth

technophile
n : a person who is enthusiastic about new technology [ant: {technophobe}]

technophilia
n : enthusiasm for new technology

technophilic
adj : of or relating to or showing technophilia

technophobe
n : a person who dislikes or avoids new technology [ant: {technophile}]

technophobia
n : dislike for new technology

technophobic
adj : of or relating to or showing technophobia

techy
adj : easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" [syn: {cranky}, {fractious}, {irritable}, {nettlesome}, {peevish}, {peckish}, {pettish}, {petulant}, {testy}, {tetchy}] [also: {techiest}, {techier}]

Tecophilaeacea
n : one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted [syn: {family Tecophilaeacea}]

Tectaria
n : terrestrial or epilithic ferns of tropical rain forests [syn: {genus Tectaria}]

Tectaria cicutaria
n : Jamaican fern having round buttonlike bulbils [syn: {button fern}]

Tectaria macrodonta
n : fern of tropical Asia having round buttonlike bulbils [syn: {Indian button fern}]

Tectona
n : small genus of southeastern Asian tropics: teak [syn: {genus Tectona}]

Tectona grandis
n : tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood [syn: {teak}]

tectonic
adj 1: pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust; "tectonic plates"; "tectonic valleys"
2: of or pertaining to construction or architecture [syn: {architectonic}]

tectonic movement
n : movement resulting from or causing deformation of the earth's crust [syn: {crustal movement}]

tectonics
n 1: the science of architecture [syn: {architectonics}]
2: the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust [syn: {plate tectonics}, {plate tectonic theory}]

tectrices
See {tectrix}

Tecumseh
n : a famous chief of the Shawnee who tried to unite Indian tribes against the increasing white settlement (1768-1813) [syn: {Tecumtha}]

Tecumtha
n : a famous chief of the Shawnee who tried to unite Indian tribes against the increasing white settlement (1768-1813) [syn: {Tecumseh}]

Ted
n : a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes [syn: {Teddy boy}]

Ted Hughes
n : English poet (born in 1930) [syn: {Hughes}, {Edward James Hughes}]

Ted Shawn
n : United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ruth Saint Denis (1891-1972) [syn: {Shawn}]

Ted Williams
n : United States baseball player noted as a hitter (1918-2002) [syn: {Williams}, {Theodore Samuel Williams}]

tedded
See {ted}

teddies
n : a woman's sleeveless undergarment [syn: {chemise}, {shimmy}, {shift}, {slip}, {teddy}]

tedding
See {ted}

teddy
n 1: plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials) [syn: {teddy bear}]
2: a woman's sleeveless undergarment [syn: {chemise}, {shimmy}, {shift}, {slip}, {teddies}]

teddy bear
n : plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials) [syn: {teddy}]

Teddy boy
n : a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes [syn: {Ted}]

teddy boys
n : a British youth subculture that first appeared in the mid-1950s; mainly from unskilled backgrounds, they adopted a pseudo-Edwardian dress code and rock'n'roll music; proletarian and xenophobic, they were involved in race riots in the United Kingdom

tedious
adj 1: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome" [syn: {boring}, {deadening}, {dull}, {ho-hum}, {irksome}, {slow}, {tiresome}, {wearisome}]
2: using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes" [syn: {long-winded}, {verbose}, {windy}, {wordy}]

tediously
adv : in a tedious manner; "boringly slow work"; "he plodded tediously forward" [syn: {boringly}, {tiresomely}]

tediousness
n : dullness owing to length or slowness [syn: {tedium}, {tiresomeness}]

tedium
n 1: the feeling of being bored by something tedious [syn: {boredom}, {ennui}]
2: dullness owing to length or slowness [syn: {tediousness}, {tiresomeness}]

tee
n 1: the starting place for each hole on a golf course; "they were waiting on the first tee" [syn: {teeing ground}]
2: support holding a football on end and above the ground preparatory to the kickoff [syn: {football tee}]
3: a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground [syn: {golf tee}]
v 1: place on a tee; "tee golf balls" [syn: {tee up}]
2: connect with a tee; "tee two pipes"

tee hinge
n : a hinge that looks like the letter T when it is opened; similar to a strap hinge except that one strap has been replaced by half of a butt hinge that can be mortised flush into the stationary frame [syn: {T hinge}]

tee off
v : strike a ball from the teeing ground at the start of a hole

tee shirt
n : a close-fitting pullover shirt [syn: {jersey}, {T-shirt}]

tee up
v 1: make detailed arrangements or preparations
2: place on a tee; "tee golf balls" [syn: {tee}]

teeing ground
n : the starting place for each hole on a golf course; "they were waiting on the first tee" [syn: {tee}]

teem
v 1: be teeming, be abuzz; "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries" [syn: {pullulate}, {swarm}]
2: move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza" [syn: {pour}, {swarm}, {stream}, {pullulate}]

teem in
v : exist in large quantity [syn: {abound in}, {pullulate with}]

teeming
adj : abundantly filled with especially living things; "the Third World's teeming millions"; "the teeming boulevard"; "harried by swarming rats" [syn: {swarming}]

teemingness
n : the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; "an age of abundance" [syn: {abundance}, {copiousness}] [ant: {scarcity}]

teen
adj : being of the age 13 through 19; "teenage mothers"; "the teen years" [syn: {adolescent}, {teenage}, {teenaged}]

teenage
adj : being of the age 13 through 19; "teenage mothers"; "the teen years" [syn: {adolescent}, {teen}, {teenaged}]

teenaged
adj : being of the age 13 through 19; "teenage mothers"; "the teen years" [syn: {adolescent}, {teen}, {teenage}]

teenager
n : a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity [syn: {adolescent}, {stripling}]

teenier
teeny
adj : (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: {bitty}, {bittie}, {teensy}, {teentsy}, {wee}, {weeny}, {weensy}, {teensy-weensy}, {teeny-weeny}, {itty-bitty}, {itsy-bitsy}] [also: {teeniest}, {teenier}]

teenier
See {teeny}

teeniest
teeny
adj : (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: {bitty}, {bittie}, {teensy}, {teentsy}, {wee}, {weeny}, {weensy}, {teensy-weensy}, {teeny-weeny}, {itty-bitty}, {itsy-bitsy}] [also: {teeniest}, {teenier}]

teeniest
See {teeny}

teens
n 1: the time of life between the ages of 12 and 20
2: all the numbers that end in -teen

teensy
adj : (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: {bitty}, {bittie}, {teentsy}, {teeny}, {wee}, {weeny}, {weensy}, {teensy-weensy}, {teeny-weeny}, {itty-bitty}, {itsy-bitsy}]

teensy-weensy
adj : (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: {bitty}, {bittie}, {teensy}, {teentsy}, {teeny}, {wee}, {weeny}, {weensy}, {teeny-weeny}, {itty-bitty}, {itsy-bitsy}]

teentsy
adj : (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: {bitty}, {bittie}, {teensy}, {teeny}, {wee}, {weeny}, {weensy}, {teensy-weensy}, {teeny-weeny}, {itty-bitty}, {itsy-bitsy}]

teeny
adj : (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: {bitty}, {bittie}, {teensy}, {teentsy}, {wee}, {weeny}, {weensy}, {teensy-weensy}, {teeny-weeny}, {itty-bitty}, {itsy-bitsy}] [also: {teeniest}, {teenier}]

teeny-weeny
adj : (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: {bitty}, {bittie}, {teensy}, {teentsy}, {teeny}, {wee}, {weeny}, {weensy}, {teensy-weensy}, {itty-bitty}, {itsy-bitsy}]

teeoff
n : the act of hitting a golf ball from the teeing ground at the start of each hole

teepee
n : a native American tent; usually of conical shape [syn: {tepee}, {tipi}]

teeter
v : move unsteadily, with a rocking motion [syn: {seesaw}, {totter}]

teeterboard
n : a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end [syn: {seesaw}, {teeter-totter}, {tilting board}, {dandle board}]

teeter-totter
n : a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end [syn: {seesaw}, {teeterboard}, {tilting board}, {dandle board}]

teeth
n : the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal [syn: {dentition}]

teeth
tooth
n 1: hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
2: something resembling the tooth of an animal
3: toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell
4: a means of enforcement; "the treaty had no teeth in it"
5: one of a number of uniform projections on a gear [also: {teeth} (pl)]

teeth
See {tooth}

teethe
v : grow teeth; cut the baby teeth; "The little one is teething now"

teething
n : the eruption through the gums of baby teeth [syn: {dentition}, {odontiasis}]

teething ring
n : device used for an infant to suck or bite on [syn: {comforter}, {pacifier}, {baby's dummy}]

teetotal
adj : practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal" [syn: {dry}]
v : practice teetotalism and abstain from the consuymption of alcoholic beverages

teetotaler
n : a total abstainer [syn: {teetotaller}, {teetotalist}]

teetotaling
n : abstaining from alcohol [syn: {teetotalism}]

teetotalism
n : abstaining from alcohol [syn: {teetotaling}]

teetotalist
n : a total abstainer [syn: {teetotaler}, {teetotaller}]

teetotaller
n : a total abstainer [syn: {teetotaler}, {teetotalist}]

teetotum
n : a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin; "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday" [syn: {top}, {whirligig}, {spinning top}]

teff
n : an African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flower of good quality) as well as for forage and hay [syn: {teff grass}, {Eragrostis tef}, {Eragrostic abyssinica}]

teff grass
n : an African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flower of good quality) as well as for forage and hay [syn: {teff}, {Eragrostis tef}, {Eragrostic abyssinica}]

tefillin
n : (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer [syn: {phylactery}]

teflon
adj : not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee; "they called Reagan the teflon president because mud never stuck to him" [syn: {slippery}, {tricky}]
n : a material used to coat cooking utensils and in industrial applications where sticking is to be avoided [syn: {polytetrafluoroethylene}]

teg
n : two-year-old sheep

tegmina
See {tegmen}

Tegu
n : a city in southeastern South Korea [syn: {Taegu}]

Tegucigalpa
n : the capital and largest city of Honduras [syn: {Honduran capital}]

tegular
adj : of or relating to or resembling a series of tiles

tegument
n : a natural protective covering of the body; site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body" [syn: {skin}, {cutis}]

Teheran
n : the capital and largest city of Iran; located in northern Iran [syn: {Tehran}, {capital of Iran}, {Iranian capital}]

Tehran
n : the capital and largest city of Iran; located in northern Iran [syn: {Teheran}, {capital of Iran}, {Iranian capital}]

teiid
n : tropical New World lizard with a long tail and large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail [syn: {teiid lizard}]

teiid lizard
n : tropical New World lizard with a long tail and large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail [syn: {teiid}]

Teiidae
n : whiptails; etc. [syn: {family Teiidae}]

Teilhard de Chardin
n : French paleontologist and philosopher (1881-1955) [syn: {Pierre Teilhard de Chardin}]

teju
n : large (to 3 feet) blackish yellow-banded South American lizard; raid henhouses; used as food

tekki
n : a technician who is highly proficient and enthusiastic about some technical field (especially computing) [syn: {techie}]

tektite
n : thought to derive from meteorites

Tel Aviv
n : the largest city and financial center of Israel; located in western Israel on the Mediterranean [syn: {Tel Aviv-Jaffa}]

Tel Aviv-Jaffa
n : the largest city and financial center of Israel; located in western Israel on the Mediterranean [syn: {Tel Aviv}]

telae
See {tela}

telamon
n : a figure of a man used as a supporting column [syn: {atlas}] [also: {telamones} (pl)]

telamones
telamon
n : a figure of a man used as a supporting column [syn: {atlas}] [also: {telamones} (pl)]

telamones
See {telamon}

telangiectases
See {telangiectasia}

Telanthera
n : used in former classifications systems; now included in genus Alternanthera [syn: {genus Telanthera}]

telco
n : a public utility that provides telephone service [syn: {telephone company}, {telephone service}, {phone company}, {phone service}]

telco building
n : a building that houses telecommunications equipment; "the telecom hotels are prime targets for bombing" [syn: {telecom hotel}]

telecast
n : a television broadcast
v : broadcast via television; "The Royal wedding was televised" [syn: {televise}]

telecaster
n : a television broadcaster

telecasting
n : broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs [syn: {television}, {TV}, {video}]

telecom
n : (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically [syn: {telecommunication}]

telecom equipment
n : a communication system for communicating at a distance [syn: {telecommunication system}, {telecom system}, {telecommunication equipment}]

telecom hotel
n : a building that houses telecommunications equipment; "the telecom hotels are prime targets for bombing" [syn: {telco building}]

telecom system
n : a communication system for communicating at a distance [syn: {telecommunication system}, {telecommunication equipment}, {telecom equipment}]

telecommerce
n : the use of the telephone as an interactive medium for promotion and sales [syn: {telemarketing}, {teleselling}]

telecommunicate
v : communicate long-distance, as via the telephone or e-mail

telecommunication
n 1: (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically [syn: {telecom}]
2: (often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance

telecommunication equipment
n : a communication system for communicating at a distance [syn: {telecommunication system}, {telecom system}, {telecom equipment}]

telecommunication system
n : a communication system for communicating at a distance [syn: {telecom system}, {telecommunication equipment}, {telecom equipment}]

telecommuting
n : employment at home while communicating with the workplace by phone or fax or modem [syn: {teleworking}]

teleconference
n : a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television [syn: {teleconferencing}]

teleconferencing
n : a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television [syn: {teleconference}]

telefax
v : send something via a facsimile machine; "Can you fax me the report right away?" [syn: {fax}, {facsimile}]

telegnosis
n : apparent knowledge of distant events without using sensory perceptions

telegnostic
adj : obtaining knowledge of distant events allegedly without use of normal sensory mechanisms

telegram
n : a message transmitted by telegraph [syn: {wire}]

telegraph
n : apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code) [syn: {telegraphy}]
v : send cables, wires, or telegrams [syn: {cable}, {wire}]

telegraph form
n : a form to use when sending a telegram

telegraph key
n : key consisting of a lever that sends a telegraph signal when it is depressed and the circuit is closed

telegraph line
n : the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals [syn: {telephone wire}, {telephone line}, {telegraph wire}]

telegraph operator
n : someone who transmits messages by telegraph [syn: {telegrapher}, {telegraphist}]

telegraph plant
n : erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine [syn: {semaphore plant}, {Codariocalyx motorius}, {Desmodium motorium}, {Desmodium gyrans}]

telegraph pole
n : tall pole supporting telephone wires [syn: {telephone pole}, {telegraph post}]

telegraph post
n : tall pole supporting telephone wires [syn: {telephone pole}, {telegraph pole}]

telegraph wire
n : the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals [syn: {telephone wire}, {telephone line}, {telegraph line}]

telegrapher
n : someone who transmits messages by telegraph [syn: {telegraphist}, {telegraph operator}]

telegraphese
n : language characterized by terseness and ellipsis as in telegrams

telegraphic
adj 1: of or relating to or transmitted by telegraph; "a telegraphic machine"; "telegraphic news reports"
2: having the style of a telegram with many short words left out; "telegraphic economy of words"; "the strange telegraphic speech of some aphasics"

telegraphic signal
n : a signal transmitted by telegraphy [syn: {radiotelegraphic signal}]

telegraphically
adv : in a short and concise manner; "a particular bird, exactly and tersely described in the book of birds" [syn: {tersely}]

telegraphist
n : someone who transmits messages by telegraph [syn: {telegrapher}, {telegraph operator}]

telegraphy
n 1: communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire
2: apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code) [syn: {telegraph}]

telekinesis
n : the power to move something by thinking about it without the application of physical force [syn: {psychokinesis}]

Telemann
n : German baroque composer (1681-1767) [syn: {Georg Philipp Telemann}]

telemark
n : a turn made in skiing; the outside ski is placed ahead and turned gradually inwards

telemarketing
n : the use of the telephone as an interactive medium for promotion and sales [syn: {teleselling}, {telecommerce}]

telemeter
n : any scientific instrument for observing events at a distance and transmitting the information back to the observer

telemetered
adj : of or pertaining to telemetry; "the telemetered information was recorded and analyzed"

telemetry
n : automatic transmission and measurement of data from remote sources by wire or radio or other means

telemetry intelligence
n : intelligence derived from the interception and processing and analysis of foreign telemetry [syn: {TELINT}]

telencephalon
n : the anterior division of the forebrain; the cerebrum and related parts of the hypothalamus

teleological
adj : of or relating to teleology

teleologist
n : advocate of teleology

teleology
n : (philosophy) a doctrine explaining phenomena by their ends or purposes

teleost
n : a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei [syn: {teleost fish}, {teleostan}]

teleost fish
n : a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei [syn: {teleost}, {teleostan}]

teleostan
n : a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei [syn: {teleost fish}, {teleost}]

Teleostei
n : large diverse group of bony fishes; includes most living species [syn: {subclass Teleostei}]

telepathic
adj : communicating without apparent physical signals

telepathise
v : communicate nonverbally by telepathy; "some people believe they can telepathize with others around the world" [syn: {telepathize}]

telepathist
n 1: someone with the power of communicating thoughts directly [syn: {thought-reader}, {mental telepathist}, {mind reader}]
2: a magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice) [syn: {mind reader}, {thought-reader}]

telepathize
v : communicate nonverbally by telepathy; "some people believe they can telepathize with others around the world" [syn: {telepathise}]

telepathy
n : apparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptions [syn: {thought transference}]

telephone
n 1: electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds; "I talked to him on the telephone" [syn: {phone}, {telephone set}]
2: transmitting speech at a distance [syn: {telephony}]
v : get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning" [syn: {call}, {call up}, {phone}, {ring}]

telephone bell
n : electric bell that rings to signal a call

telephone bill
n : statement of charges for telephone service [syn: {phone bill}]

telephone book
n : a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers [syn: {phonebook}, {phone book}, {telephone directory}]

telephone booth
n : booth for using a telephone [syn: {phone booth}, {call box}, {telephone box}, {telephone kiosk}]

telephone box
n : booth for using a telephone [syn: {telephone booth}, {phone booth}, {call box}, {telephone kiosk}]

telephone call
n : a telephone connection; "she reported several anonymous calls"; "he placed a phone call to London"; "he heard the phone ringing but didn't want to take the call" [syn: {call}, {phone call}]

telephone circuit
n : a telephone connection [syn: {telephone line}, {phone line}, {subscriber line}, {line}]

telephone company
n : a public utility that provides telephone service [syn: {telephone service}, {phone company}, {phone service}, {telco}]

telephone conversation
n : a conversation over the telephone

telephone cord
n : the telephone wire that connects to the handset [syn: {phone cord}]

telephone dial
n : a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called [syn: {dial}]

telephone directory
n : a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers [syn: {phonebook}, {phone book}, {telephone book}]

telephone exchange
n : a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication [syn: {central}, {exchange}]

telephone extension
n : an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line [syn: {extension}, {extension phone}]

telephone interview
n : an interview conducted over the telephone

telephone jack
n : a jack for plugging in a telephone [syn: {phone jack}]

telephone kiosk
n : booth for using a telephone [syn: {telephone booth}, {phone booth}, {call box}, {telephone box}]

telephone line
n 1: the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals [syn: {telephone wire}, {telegraph wire}, {telegraph line}]
2: a telephone connection [syn: {phone line}, {telephone circuit}, {subscriber line}, {line}]

telephone message
n : a message transmitted by telephone [syn: {phone message}]

telephone number
n : the number is used in calling a particular telephone; "he has an unlisted number" [syn: {phone number}, {number}]

telephone operator
n : someone who helps callers get the person they are calling [syn: {telephonist}, {switchboard operator}]

telephone order
n : receiving orders via telephone

telephone plug
n : a plug for connecting a telephone [syn: {phone plug}]

telephone pole
n : tall pole supporting telephone wires [syn: {telegraph pole}, {telegraph post}]

telephone receiver
n : earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds [syn: {receiver}]

telephone service
n : a public utility that provides telephone service [syn: {telephone company}, {phone company}, {phone service}, {telco}]

telephone set
n : electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds; "I talked to him on the telephone" [syn: {telephone}, {phone}]

telephone system
n : a communication system that transmits sound between distant points [syn: {phone system}]

telephone unit
n : a unit of measurement for telephone use

telephone wire
n : the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals [syn: {telephone line}, {telegraph wire}, {telegraph line}]

telephoner
n : the person initiating a telephone call; "there were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone" [syn: {caller}, {caller-up}, {phoner}]

telephonic
adj : of or relating to telephony; "telephonic connection"

telephonist
n : someone who helps callers get the person they are calling [syn: {telephone operator}, {switchboard operator}]

telephony
n : transmitting speech at a distance [syn: {telephone}]

telephoto
n : a photograph made with a telephoto lens [syn: {telephotograph}]

telephoto lens
n : a camera lens that magnifies the image [syn: {zoom lens}]

telephotograph
n 1: a photograph transmitted and reproduced over a distance
2: a photograph made with a telephoto lens [syn: {telephoto}]

telephotography
n 1: transmission and reproduction of photographs and charts and pictures over a distance
2: photography using a telephoto lens

teleport
v : transport by dematerializing at one point and assembling at another

teleportation
n : a hypothetical mode of instantaneous transportation; matter is dematerialized at one place and recreated at another

teleprinter
n : a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter [syn: {teletypewriter}, {teletype machine}, {telex}, {telex machine}]

teleprocessing
n : data processing in which some of the functions are performed in different places and connected by transmission facilities [syn: {distributed data processing}, {remote-access data processing}]

Teleprompter
n : a prompter for television performers

telerobotics
n : the area of robotics that is concerned with the control of robots from a distance

telescope
n : a magnifier of images of distant objects [syn: {scope}]
v 1: crush together or collapse; "In the accident, the cars telescoped"; "my hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack"
2: make smaller or shorter; "the novel was telescoped into a short play"

telescope sight
n : gunsight consisting of a telescope on a firearm for use as a sight [syn: {telescopic sight}]

telescoped
adj : shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another; "a miracle that anyone survived in the telescoped cars"; "years that seemed telescoped like time in a dream" [syn: {shortened}]

telescopic
adj 1: visible only with a telescopic; "a bright star with a telescopic companion"
2: capable of discerning distant objects; "a telescopic eye"; "telescopic vision"
3: having parts that slide one within another; "a telescopic antenna"; "a telescopic drinking cup"

telescopic sight
n : gunsight consisting of a telescope on a firearm for use as a sight [syn: {telescope sight}]

telescopically
adv : in a telescopic manner; "each of the four legs contains a simple screw jack with a thrust bearing that is operated telescopically inside of two tubes"

Telescopium
n : a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Ara

teleselling
n : the use of the telephone as an interactive medium for promotion and sales [syn: {telemarketing}, {telecommerce}]

telethermometer
n : a thermometer that registers the temperature at some distant point

teletype machine
n : a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter [syn: {teletypewriter}, {teleprinter}, {telex}, {telex machine}]

teletypewriter
n : a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter [syn: {teleprinter}, {teletype machine}, {telex}, {telex machine}]

televangelism
n : evangelism at a distance by the use of television

televangelist
n : an evangelist who conducts services on television

televise
v : broadcast via television; "The Royal wedding was televised" [syn: {telecast}]

television
n 1: broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs [syn: {telecasting}, {TV}, {video}]
2: a receiver that displays television images; "the British call a tv set a telly" [syn: {television receiver}, {television set}, {tv}, {tv set}, {idiot box}, {boob tube}, {telly}, {goggle box}]
3: a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points [syn: {television system}]

television announcer
n : an announcer on television [syn: {tv announcer}]

television antenna
n : an omnidirectional antenna tuned to the broadcast frequencies assigned to television [syn: {tv-antenna}]

television camera
n : television equipment consisting of a lens system that focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned by an electron beam [syn: {tv camera}, {camera}]

television channel
n : a television station and its programs; "a satellite TV channel"; "surfing through the channels"; "they offer more than one hundred channels" [syn: {channel}, {TV channel}]

television equipment
n : electronic equipment that broadcasts or receives electromagnetic waves representing images and sound [syn: {video equipment}]

television monitor
n : monitor used in a studio for monitoring the program being broadcast [syn: {tv monitor}]

television news
n : a television broadcast of news

television newscaster
n : someone who reports news stories via television [syn: {television reporter}, {TV reporter}, {TV newsman}]

television pickup tube
n : a tube that rapidly scans an optical image and converts it into electronic signals [syn: {television-camera tube}]

television program
n : a program broadcast by television [syn: {TV program}, {television show}, {TV show}]

television receiver
n : a receiver that displays television images; "the British call a tv set a telly" [syn: {television}, {television set}, {tv}, {tv set}, {idiot box}, {boob tube}, {telly}, {goggle box}]

television reporter
n : someone who reports news stories via television [syn: {television newscaster}, {TV reporter}, {TV newsman}]

television room
n : a room set aside for viewing television [syn: {tv room}]

television set
n : a receiver that displays television images; "the British call a tv set a telly" [syn: {television receiver}, {television}, {tv}, {tv set}, {idiot box}, {boob tube}, {telly}, {goggle box}]

television show
n : a program broadcast by television [syn: {television program}, {TV program}, {TV show}]

television star
n : a star in a television show [syn: {TV star}]

television station
n : station for the production and transmission of television broadcasts [syn: {TV station}]

television system
n : a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points [syn: {television}]

television transmitter
n : transmitter that is part of a television system

television tube
n : a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen [syn: {kinescope}, {picture tube}]

television-camera tube
n : a tube that rapidly scans an optical image and converts it into electronic signals [syn: {television pickup tube}]

teleworking
n : employment at home while communicating with the workplace by phone or fax or modem [syn: {telecommuting}]

telex
n : a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter [syn: {teletypewriter}, {teleprinter}, {teletype machine}, {telex machine}]
v : communicate by telex; "We telexed the information to our sister company"

telex machine
n : a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter [syn: {teletypewriter}, {teleprinter}, {teletype machine}, {telex}]

telfer
n : one of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpherage [syn: {telpher}]

telferage
n : a transportation system in which cars (telphers) are suspended from cables and operated on electricity [syn: {telpherage}]

telia
See {telium}

telingo potato
n : putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber [syn: {pungapung}, {elephant yam}, {Amorphophallus paeonifolius}, {Amorphophallus campanulatus}]

TELINT
n : intelligence derived from the interception and processing and analysis of foreign telemetry [syn: {telemetry intelligence}]

teliospore
n : a chlamydospore that develops in the last stage of the life cycle of the rust fungus

Tell
n : a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap) [syn: {William Tell}]
v 1: express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name" [syn: {state}, {say}]
2: let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late"
3: narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child" [syn: {narrate}, {recount}, {recite}]
4: give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed" [syn: {order}, {enjoin}, {say}]
5: discern or comprehend; "He could tell that she was unhappy"
6: inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!" [syn: {assure}]
7: give evidence; "he was telling on all his former colleague" [syn: {evidence}]
8: mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" [syn: {distinguish}, {separate}, {differentiate}, {secern}, {secernate}, {severalize}, {severalise}, {tell apart}]

tell apart
v 1: detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph" [syn: {recognize}, {recognise}, {distinguish}, {discern}, {pick out}, {make out}]
2: mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" [syn: {distinguish}, {separate}, {differentiate}, {secern}, {secernate}, {severalize}, {severalise}, {tell}]

tell off
v : reprimand; "She told the misbehaving student off" [syn: {brush down}]

tell on
v 1: give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: {denounce}, {betray}, {give away}, {rat}, {grass}, {shit}, {shop}, {snitch}, {stag}]
2: produce an affect or strain on somebody; "Each step told on his tired legs"

Teller
n 1: United States physicist (born in Hungary) who worked on the first atom bombs and the first hydrogen bomb (born in 1908) [syn: {Edward Teller}]
2: an official appointed to count the votes (especially in legislative assembly) [syn: {vote counter}]
3: an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money [syn: {cashier}, {bank clerk}]
4: someone who tells a story [syn: {narrator}, {storyteller}]

Tellima
n : genus of hardy perennials with palmately lobed leaves and long racemes of small nodding five-petaled flowers; western North America [syn: {genus Tellima}]

Tellima affinis
n : California perennial herb cultivated for its racemose white flowers with widely spreading petals; sometimes placed in genus Tellima [syn: {woodland star}, {Lithophragma affine}, {Lithophragma affinis}]

Tellima grandiflora
n : plant growing in clumps with mostly basal leaves and cream or pale pink fringed flowers in several long racemes; Alaska to coastal central California and east to Idaho [syn: {false alumroot}, {fringe cups}]

telling
adj 1: disclosing unintentionally; "a telling smile"; "a telltale panel of lights"; "a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down" [syn: {revealing}, {telltale(a)}]
2: powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument" [syn: {cogent}, {weighty}]
3: producing a strong effect; "gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture" [syn: {impressive}]
n 1: an act of narration; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable" [syn: {relation}, {recounting}]
2: informing by words [syn: {apprisal}, {notification}]
3: disclosing information or giving evidence about another [syn: {tattle}, {singing}]

tellingly
adv : in a telling manner; "the plain manner of its style all the more tellingly points up the horror of the case"

telltale
adj : disclosing unintentionally; "a telling smile"; "a telltale panel of lights"; "a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down" [syn: {revealing}, {telling}, {telltale(a)}]
n : someone who gossips indiscreetly [syn: {tattletale}, {tattler}, {taleteller}, {talebearer}, {blabbermouth}]

tellurian
adj : of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air [syn: {telluric}, {terrestrial}, {terrene}]
n : an inhabitant of the earth [syn: {earthling}, {earthman}]

telluric
adj 1: of or relating to or containing the chemical element tellurium
2: of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air [syn: {tellurian}, {terrestrial}, {terrene}]

telluride
n : any binary compound of tellurium with other more electropositive elements

tellurium
n : a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold [syn: {Te}, {atomic number 52}]

Tellus
n : (Roman mythology) goddess of the earth; protector of marriage and fertility; identified with Greek Gaea

telly
n : a receiver that displays television images; "the British call a tv set a telly" [syn: {television receiver}, {television}, {television set}, {tv}, {tv set}, {idiot box}, {boob tube}, {goggle box}]

telocentric
adj : having the form of a straight rod because the centromere is in a terminal position; "a telocentric chromosome"

telocentric chromosome
n : a chromosome like a straight rod with the centromere in terminal position

telomerase
n : an enzyme in eukaryotic cells that can add telomeres to the ends of chromosomes after they divide

telomere
n : either (free) end of a eukaryotic chromosome; "telomeres act as caps to keep the sticky ends of chromosomes from randomly clumping together"

Telopea
n : Australian evergreen shrubs: waratahs [syn: {genus Telopea}]

Telopea Oreades
n : tall shrub of eastern Australia having oblanceolate to obovate leaves and red flowers in compact racemes [syn: {waratah}]

Telopea speciosissima
n : straggling shrub with narrow leaves and conspicuous red flowers in dense globular racemes [syn: {waratah}]

telophase
n 1: the final stage of meiosis when the chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle
2: the final stage of mitosis

Telosporidia
n : parasitic sporozoans that form spores containing one or more infective sporozoites [syn: {subclass Telosporidia}]

telpher
n : one of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpherage [syn: {telfer}]

telpherage
n : a transportation system in which cars (telphers) are suspended from cables and operated on electricity [syn: {telferage}]

telsontail
n : any of several minute primitive wingless and eyeless insects having a cone-shaped head; inhabit damp soil or decaying organic matter [syn: {proturan}]

Telugu
n 1: a member of the people in southeastern India (Andhra Pradesh) who speak the Telugu language
2: a Dravidian language spoken by the Telugu people in southeastern India

temazepam
n : a frequently prescribed benzodiazepine (trade name Restoril); takes effect slowly and lasts long enough to help those people who wake up frequently during the night [syn: {Restoril}]

temblor
n : shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity [syn: {earthquake}, {quake}, {seism}]

temerarious
adj : presumptuously daring; "a daredevil test pilot having the right stuff" [syn: {brash}, {daredevil}]

temerity
n : fearless daring [syn: {audacity}, {audaciousness}]

Temnospondyli
n : formerly a suborder of Stegocephalia; large Carboniferous and Permian amphibians having vertebrae in which some elements remain separate [syn: {order Temnospondyli}]

temp
n : a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis [syn: {temporary worker}]

temper
n 1: a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood" [syn: {pique}, {irritation}]
2: a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor" [syn: {mood}, {humor}, {humour}]
3: a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees" [syn: {biliousness}, {irritability}, {peevishness}, {pettishness}, {snappishness}, {surliness}]
4: the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking [syn: {toughness}]
v 1: toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass" [syn: {anneal}, {normalize}]
2: harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel" [syn: {harden}]
3: adjust the pitch (of pianos)
4: make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism" [syn: {season}, {mollify}]
5: restrain or temper [syn: {chasten}, {moderate}]

tempera
n : pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such as size and egg yolk [syn: {poster paint}, {poster color}, {poster colour}]

temperament
n 1: your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition" [syn: {disposition}]
2: excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly)
3: an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys

temperamental
adj 1: relating to or caused by temperament; "temperamental indifference to neatness"; "temperamental peculiarities"
2: subject to sharply varying moods; "a temperamental opera singer" [syn: {moody}]
3: likely to perform unpredictably; "erratic winds are the bane of a sailor"; "a temperamental motor; sometimes it would start and sometimes it wouldn't"; "that beautiful but temperamental instrument the flute"- Osbert Lancaster [syn: {erratic}]

temperamentally
adv : by temperament; "temperamentally suited to each other"

temperance
n 1: the trait of avoiding excesses [syn: {moderation}] [ant: {intemperance}]
2: abstaining from excess [syn: {sobriety}]
3: the act of tempering

temperate
adj 1: (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate; "a temperate region"; "the temperate zones"; "temperate plants" [ant: {intemperate}]
2: not extreme in behavior; "temperate in his habits"; "a temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in his eating and drinking" [ant: {intemperate}]
3: not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism" [syn: {moderate}]

temperate rain forest
n : a rain forest in a temperate area

Temperate Zone
n : the part of the Earth's surface between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer or between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by temperate climate

temperately
adv 1: with restraint; "he used the privileges of his office temperately"
2: without extravagance; "these preferences are temperately stated"
3: in a sparing manner; without overindulgence; "he ate and drank abstemiously"; "indulged temperately in cocktails" [syn: {abstemiously}]

temperateness
n 1: moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities [syn: {fair weather}, {sunshine}]
2: exhibiting restraint imposed on the self; "an effective temperateness in debate" [syn: {self-restraint}]

temperature
n 1: the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
2: the somatic sensation of cold or heat

temperature change
n : a process whereby the degree of hotness of a body (or medium) changes

temperature gradient
n : change in temperature as a function of distance (especially altitude)

temperature reduction
n : the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature [syn: {cooling}, {chilling}]

temperature scale
n : a system of measuring temperature

temperature unit
n : a unit of measurement for temperature

tempered
adj 1: made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment; "a sword of tempered steel"; "tempered glass" [syn: {treated}, {hardened}, {toughened}] [ant: {untempered}]
2: adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element; "criticism tempered with kindly sympathy" [ant: {untempered}]

tempering
adj : moderating by making more temperate
n : hardening something by heat treatment [syn: {annealing}]

tempest
n 1: a violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot" [syn: {storm}]
2: (literary) a violent wind; "a tempest swept over the island"

tempest-swept
adj : pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities [syn: {buffeted}, {storm-tossed}, {tempest-tossed}, {tempest-tost}]

tempest-tossed
adj : pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities [syn: {buffeted}, {storm-tossed}, {tempest-tost}, {tempest-swept}]

tempest-tost
adj : pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities [syn: {buffeted}, {storm-tossed}, {tempest-tossed}, {tempest-swept}]

tempestuous
adj : (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea" [syn: {angry}, {furious}, {raging}, {wild}]

tempestuousness
n : a state of wild storminess

tempi
tempo
n 1: (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played [syn: {pacing}]
2: the rate of some repeating event [syn: {pace}] [also: {tempi} (pl)]

tempi
See {tempo}

Templar
n : a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher [syn: {Knight Templar}]

template
n : a model or standard for making comparisons [syn: {templet}, {guide}]

template RNA
n : the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein synthesis in the cell [syn: {messenger RNA}, {mRNA}, {informational RNA}]

temple
n 1: place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
2: the flat area on either side of the forehead; "the veins in his temple throbbed"
3: an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes
4: (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation [syn: {synagogue}, {tabernacle}]

Temple of Apollo
n : (Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or ambiguous [syn: {Oracle of Apollo}, {Delphic oracle}, {oracle of Delphi}]

Temple of Artemis
n : a large temple at Ephesus that was said to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world

Temple of Jerusalem
n : any of three successive temples in Jerusalem that served as the primary center for Jewish worship; the first temple contained the Ark of the Covenant and was built by Solomon in the 10th century BC and destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC; the second was built in 515 BC and the third was an enlargement by Herod the Great in 20 BC that was destroyed by the Romans during a Jewish revolt in AD 70; all that remains is the Wailing Wall [syn: {Temple of Solomon}]

Temple of Solomon
n : any of three successive temples in Jerusalem that served as the primary center for Jewish worship; the first temple contained the Ark of the Covenant and was built by Solomon in the 10th century BC and destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC; the second was built in 515 BC and the third was an enlargement by Herod the Great in 20 BC that was destroyed by the Romans during a Jewish revolt in AD 70; all that remains is the Wailing Wall [syn: {Temple of Jerusalem}]

temple orange
n 1: large citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that is easily peeled; widely cultivated in Florida [syn: {temple orange tree}, {tangor}, {king orange}, {Citrus nobilis}]
2: large sweet easily-peeled Florida fruit with deep orange rind

temple orange tree
n : large citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that is easily peeled; widely cultivated in Florida [syn: {temple orange}, {tangor}, {king orange}, {Citrus nobilis}]

temple tree
n : frangipani of India having an erect habit and conical form; grown in temple gardens [syn: {pagoda tree}, {Plumeria acutifolia}]

templet
n : a model or standard for making comparisons [syn: {template}, {guide}]

Templetonia
n : genus of Australian shrubs or subshrubs: coral bush [syn: {genus Templetonia}]

Templetonia retusa
n : Australian shrub having simple obovate leaves and brilliant scarlet flowers [syn: {coral bush}, {flame bush}]

tempo
n 1: (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played [syn: {pacing}]
2: the rate of some repeating event [syn: {pace}] [also: {tempi} (pl)]

temporal
adj 1: not eternal; "temporal matters of but fleeting moment"- F.D.Roosevelt
2: of or relating to or limited by time; "temporal processing"; "temporal dimensions"; "temporal and spacial boundaries"; "music is a temporal art"
3: of or relating to the temples (the sides of the skull behind the orbit); "temporal bone"
4: of the material world; "temporal possessions of the church"
5: concerned with secular rather than sacred matters; "lords temporal and spiritual" [syn: {worldly}]
6: of this earth or world; "temporal joys"; "our temporal existence"
n : the semantic role of the noun phrase that designating the time of the state or action denoted by the verb [syn: {temporal role}]

temporal arrangement
n : arrangement of events in time [syn: {temporal order}]

temporal arteritis
n : inflammation of the temporal arteries; characterized by headaches and difficulty chewing and (sometimes) visual impairment

temporal artery
n : any of the three arteries on either side of the brain supplying the cortex of the temporal lobe

temporal bone
n : a thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear [syn: {os temporale}]

temporal canthus
n : the outer corner of the eye

temporal gyrus
n : any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum

temporal lobe
n : that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying inside the temples of the head

temporal lobe epilepsy
n : epilepsy characterized clinically by impairment of consciousness and amnesia for the episode; often involves purposeful movements of the arms and legs and sometimes hallucinations [syn: {psychomotor epilepsy}]

temporal muscle
n : muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws [syn: {temporalis muscle}, {temporalis}, {musculus temporalis}]

temporal order
n : arrangement of events in time [syn: {temporal arrangement}]

temporal property
n : a property relating to time

temporal relation
n : a relation involving time

temporal role
n : the semantic role of the noun phrase that designating the time of the state or action denoted by the verb [syn: {temporal}]

temporal vein
n : any of several veins draining the temporal region [syn: {vena temporalis}]

temporalis
n : muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws [syn: {temporalis muscle}, {temporal muscle}, {musculus temporalis}]

temporalis muscle
n : muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws [syn: {temporal muscle}, {temporalis}, {musculus temporalis}]

temporality
n : the worldly possessions of a church [syn: {temporalty}]

temporally
adv : with regard to temporal order; "temporally processed"

temporalty
n 1: the worldly possessions of a church [syn: {temporality}]
2: everyone except the clergy [syn: {laity}] [ant: {clergy}]

temporarily
adv : for a limited time only; not permanently; "he will work here temporarily"; "he was brought out of retirement temporarily"; "a power failure temporarily darkened the town" [ant: {permanently}]

temporariness
n : the property of lasting only a short time

temporary
adj 1: not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing" [syn: {impermanent}] [ant: {permanent}]
2: lacking continuity or regularity; "an irregular worker"; "employed on a temporary basis" [syn: {irregular}]

temporary expedient
n : an unplanned expedient [syn: {improvisation}]

temporary hookup
n : a connection intended to be used for a limited time [syn: {patch}]

temporary injunction
n : injunction issued during a trial to maintain the status quo or preserve the subject matter of the litigation until the trial is over [syn: {interlocutory injunction}]

temporary removal
n : a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc) [syn: {suspension}]

temporary state
n : a state that continues for a limited time

temporary worker
n : a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis [syn: {temp}]

temporise
v : draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; "The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote" [syn: {temporize}]

temporiser
n : someone who temporizes; someone who tries to gain time or who waits for a favorable time [syn: {temporizer}]

temporize
v : draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; "The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote" [syn: {temporise}]

temporizer
n : someone who temporizes; someone who tries to gain time or who waits for a favorable time [syn: {temporiser}]

temporomandibular joint
n : the joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone [syn: {mandibular joint}, {articulatio temporomandibularis}]

Tempra
n : an analgesic for mild pain; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril and Tylenol and Panadol and Phenaphen and Tempra and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets) [syn: {acetaminophen}, {Datril}, {Tylenol}, {Panadol}, {Phenaphen}, {Anacin III}]

tempt
v 1: dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food" [syn: {allure}]
2: provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation" [syn: {entice}, {lure}]
3: give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers" [syn: {invite}]
4: induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money" [syn: {charm}, {influence}]
5: try to seduce
6: try presumptuously; "St. Anthony was tempted in the desert"

temptable
adj : susceptible to temptation

temptation
n 1: something that seduces or has the quality to seduce [syn: {enticement}]
2: the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid; "he felt the temptation and his will power weakened"
3: the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire; "his enticements were shameless" [syn: {enticement}]

tempter
n : a person who tempts others; "Satan is the great tempter of mankind"

tempting
adj 1: highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation" [syn: {alluring}, {beguiling}, {enticing}]
2: very pleasantly inviting; "a tantalizing aroma"; "a tempting repast" [syn: {tantalizing}, {tantalising}]

temptingly
adv : in a tempting seductive manner; "she smiled at him seductively" [syn: {seductively}]

temptingness
n : the power to entice or attract through personal charm [syn: {allure}, {allurement}]

temptress
n : a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive [syn: {enchantress}, {siren}, {Delilah}, {femme fatale}]

tempura
n : vegetables and seafood dipped in batter and deep-fried

Temuco
n : a city in central Chile south of Concepcion

ten
adj : being one more than nine [syn: {10}, {x}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system [syn: {10}, {X}, {tenner}, {decade}]

Ten Commandments
n : the biblical commandments of Moses [syn: {Decalogue}]

ten dollar bill
n : a United States bill worth 10 dollars [syn: {tenner}]

ten percent
n : a tenth part; one part in ten [syn: {one-tenth}, {tenth}, {tenth part}]

ten thousand
adj : denoting a quantity consisting of 10,000 items or units
n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand [syn: {10000}, {myriad}]

tenability
n : the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person; "he questioned the tenability of my claims" [syn: {reasonableness}, {tenableness}]

tenable
adj : based on sound reasoning or evidence; "a reasonable argument"; "well-founded suspicions" [syn: {well-founded}]

tenableness
n : the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person; "he questioned the tenability of my claims" [syn: {reasonableness}, {tenability}]

tenacious
adj 1: stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion" [syn: {bulldog}, {dogged}, {dour}, {pertinacious}, {unyielding}]
2: (of memory) having greater than average range; "a long memory especially for insults"; "a tenacious memory" [syn: {long}]
3: sticking together; "two coherent sheets"; "tenacious burrs" [syn: {coherent}]

tenaciously
adv : with obstinate determination; "he pursued her doggedly" [syn: {doggedly}]

tenaciousness
n : persistent determination [syn: {doggedness}, {perseverance}, {persistence}, {persistency}, {tenacity}, {pertinacity}]

tenacity
n : persistent determination [syn: {doggedness}, {perseverance}, {persistence}, {persistency}, {tenaciousness}, {pertinacity}]

tenacula
See {tenaculum}

tenancy
n : an act of being a tenant or occupant [syn: {occupancy}]

tenant
n 1: someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else; "the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent" [syn: {renter}]
2: a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease)
3: any occupant who dwells in a place
v : occupy as a tenant

tenant farmer
n : a farmer who works land owned by someone else

tenanted
adj : resided in; having tenants; "not all the occupied (or tenanted) apartments were well kept up" [syn: {occupied}]

tenantry
n : tenants of an estate considered as a group

tench
n : freshwater dace-like game fish of Europe and western Asia noted for ability to survive outside water [syn: {Tinca tinca}]

tend
v 1: have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence" [syn: {be given}, {lean}, {incline}, {run}]
2: have care of or look after; "She tends to the children"
3: manage or run; "tend a store"

ten-day fern
n : widely distributed fern of tropical southern hemisphere having leathery pinnatifid fronds [syn: {leather fern}, {leatherleaf fern}, {Rumohra adiantiformis}, {Polystichum adiantiformis}]

tended to
adj : having a caretaker or other watcher [syn: {attended}, {tended to(p)}]

tendencious
adj : having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one; "a tendentious account of recent elections"; "distinguishing between verifiable fact and tendentious assertion" [syn: {tendentious}]

tendency
n 1: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict" [syn: {inclination}, {disposition}]
2: an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity" [syn: {leaning}, {propensity}]
3: a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink" [syn: {inclination}]
4: a general direction in which something tends to move; "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market" [syn: {trend}]

tendentious
adj : having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one; "a tendentious account of recent elections"; "distinguishing between verifiable fact and tendentious assertion" [syn: {tendencious}]

tendentiously
adv : in a tendentious manner; "the paper reported rather tendentiously on the war atrocities"

tendentiousness
n : an intentional and controversial bias

tender
adj 1: given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality; "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother" [ant: {tough}]
2: hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw" [syn: {sensitive}, {sore}]
3: susceptible to physical or emotional injury; "at a tender age" [syn: {vulnerable}]
4: having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace" [syn: {affectionate}, {caring}, {fond}, {lovesome}, {warm}]
5: easy to cut or chew; "tender beef" [ant: {tough}]
6: physically untoughened; "tender feet" [syn: {untoughened}] [ant: {tough}]
7: (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail [syn: {crank}, {cranky}, {tippy}]
8: (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition; "tender green shoots"
n 1: something used as an official medium of payment [syn: {legal tender}]
2: someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another [syn: {attendant}, {attender}]
3: a formal proposal to buy at a specified price [syn: {bid}]
4: car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water
5: a boat for communication between ship and shore [syn: {ship's boat}, {pinnace}, {cutter}]
6: ship that usually provides supplies to other ships [syn: {supply ship}]
v 1: offer or present for acceptance
2: propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting" [syn: {offer}, {bid}]
3: make a tender of; in legal settlements
4: make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer; "tenderize meat" [syn: {tenderize}, {tenderise}]

tender loving care
n : considerate and solicitous care; "young children need lots of TLC" [syn: {TLC}]

tender offer
n : an offer to buy shares in a corporation (usually above the market price) for cash or securities or both

tenderfeet
tenderfoot
n : an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living) [also: {tenderfeet} (pl)]

tenderfeet
See {tenderfoot}

tenderfoot
n : an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living) [also: {tenderfeet} (pl)]

tendergreen
n : Asiatic plant cultivated for its swollen root crown and edible foliage [syn: {spinach mustard}, {Brassica perviridis}, {Brassica rapa perviridis}]

tenderhearted
adj 1: easily moved to love
2: easily moved by another's distress; "a noble tenderhearted creature who sympathizes with all the human race"- W.M.Thackeray

tenderheartedness
n : warm compassionate feelings [syn: {tenderness}]

tenderisation
n : the act of making meat tender by pounding or marinating it [syn: {tenderization}]

tenderise
v : make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer; "tenderize meat" [syn: {tender}, {tenderize}]

tenderised
adj : made tender as by marinating or pounding; "tenderized meat" [syn: {tenderized}]

tenderiser
n : a substance (as the plant enzyme papain) applied to meat to make it tender [syn: {tenderizer}]

tenderization
n : the act of making meat tender by pounding or marinating it [syn: {tenderisation}]

tenderize
v : make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer; "tenderize meat" [syn: {tender}, {tenderise}]

tenderized
adj : made tender as by marinating or pounding; "tenderized meat" [syn: {tenderised}]

tenderizer
n : a substance (as the plant enzyme papain) applied to meat to make it tender [syn: {tenderiser}]

tenderloin
n 1: a city district known for its vice and high crime rate [syn: {combat zone}]
2: the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column [syn: {undercut}]

tenderly
adv : with tenderness; in a tender manner; "tenderly she placed her arms round him"

tenderness
n 1: a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
2: a pain that is felt when the area is touched [syn: {soreness}]
3: warm compassionate feelings [syn: {tenderheartedness}]
4: a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart" [syn: {affection}, {affectionateness}, {fondness}, {heart}, {warmheartedness}]
5: a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless) [syn: {softheartedness}]

tending
adj : (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward; "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions" [syn: {apt(p)}, {disposed(p)}, {given(p)}, {minded(p)}, {tending(p)}]
n : the work of caring for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needed constant attention" [syn: {care}, {attention}, {aid}]

tendinitis
n : inflammation of a tendon [syn: {tendonitis}]

tendinous
adj : consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon [syn: {sinewy}]

tendon
n : a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment [syn: {sinew}]

tendon of Achilles
n : a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf [syn: {Achilles tendon}]

tendonitis
n : inflammation of a tendon [syn: {tendinitis}]

tendrac
n : small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar; resembles a hedgehog [syn: {tenrec}]

tendril
n : slender stemlike structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support

tenebrific
adj : dark and gloomy; "a tenebrous cave" [syn: {tenebrous}, {tenebrious}]

tenebrionid
n : sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain [syn: {darkling beetle}, {darkling groung beetle}]

Tenebrionidae
n : a family of arthropods including darkling beetles and mealworms [syn: {family Tenebrionidae}]

tenebrious
adj : dark and gloomy; "a tenebrous cave" [syn: {tenebrous}, {tenebrific}]

tenebrous
adj : dark and gloomy; "a tenebrous cave" [syn: {tenebrific}, {tenebrious}]

tenement
n : a rundown apartment house barely meeting minimal standards [syn: {tenement house}]

tenement district
n : a residential district occupied primarily with tenement houses

tenement house
n : a rundown apartment house barely meeting minimal standards [syn: {tenement}]

Tenerife
n : a Spanish island in the Atlantic off the northwestern coast of Africa; the largest of the Canary Islands

tenesmus
n : painful spasm of the anal sphincter along with an urgent desire to defecate without the significant production of feces; associated with irritable bowel syndrome

tenet
n : a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof [syn: {dogma}]

tenfold
adj : containing ten or ten parts [syn: {denary}]
adv : by ten times as much; "the population increased tenfold"

Teng Hsiao-ping
n : Chinese communist statesman (1904-1997) [syn: {Deng Xiaoping}, {Teng Hsiaoping}]

Teng Hsiaoping
n : Chinese communist statesman (1904-1997) [syn: {Deng Xiaoping}, {Teng Hsiao-ping}]

ten-gallon hat
n : a hat with a wide brim and a soft crown; worn by American ranch hands [syn: {cowboy hat}]

tenge
n 1: 100 tenge equal 1 manat
2: the basic unit of money in Kazakhstan

tenia
n : a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband [syn: {taenia}, {fillet}] [also: {teniae} (pl)]

teniae
tenia
n : a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband [syn: {taenia}, {fillet}] [also: {teniae} (pl)]

teniae
See {tenia}

ten-membered
adj : of a chemical compound having a ring with ten members [syn: {s10-membered}]

tenner
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system [syn: {ten}, {10}, {X}, {decade}]
2: a United States bill worth 10 dollars [syn: {ten dollar bill}]

Tennessean
n : a resident of Tennessee

Tennessee
n 1: a state in east central United States [syn: {Volunteer State}, {TN}]
2: a river formed by the confluence of two other rivers near Knoxville; it follows a U-shaped course to become a tributary of the Ohio River in western Kentucky [syn: {Tennessee River}]

Tennessee River
n : a river formed by the confluence of two other rivers near Knoxville; it follows a U-shaped course to become a tributary of the Ohio River in western Kentucky [syn: {Tennessee}]

Tennessee walker
n : a horse marked by stamina and trained to move at a fast running walk [syn: {Tennessee walking horse}, {Walking horse}, {Plantation walking horse}]

Tennessee walking horse
n : a horse marked by stamina and trained to move at a fast running walk [syn: {Tennessee walker}, {Walking horse}, {Plantation walking horse}]

Tennessee Williams
n : United States playwright (1911-1983) [syn: {Williams}, {Thomas Lanier Williams}]

Tenniel
n : English cartoonist (1820-1914) [syn: {Sir John Tenniel}]

tennis
n : a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court [syn: {lawn tennis}]

tennis ball
n : ball about the size of a fist used in playing tennis

tennis camp
n : a camp where tennis is taught

tennis club
n : a club of people to play tennis

tennis coach
n : a coach of tennis players

tennis court
n : the court on which tennis is played

tennis elbow
n : painful inflammation of the tendon at the outer border of the elbow resulting from overuse of lower arm muscles (as in twisting of the hand) [syn: {lateral epicondylitis}, {lateral humeral epicondylitis}]

tennis lesson
n : a lesson in playing tennis

tennis match
n : a match between tennis players

tennis player
n : an athlete who plays tennis

tennis pro
n : someone who earns a living playing or teaching tennis [syn: {professional tennis player}]

tennis racket
n : a racket used to play tennis [syn: {tennis racquet}]

tennis racquet
n : a racket used to play tennis [syn: {tennis racket}]

tennis shoe
n : a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole [syn: {gym shoe}, {sneaker}]

tennis shot
n : the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket [syn: {tennis stroke}]

tennis stroke
n : the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket [syn: {tennis shot}]

tenno
n : the emperor of Japan; when regarded as a religious leader the emperor is called tenno [syn: {mikado}]

Tennyson
n : Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892) [syn: {Alfred Tennyson}, {First Baron Tennyson}, {Alfred Lord Tennyson}]

tenon
n : a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint

tenor
adj 1: (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass; "a tenor sax"
2: of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice; "tenor voice"
n 1: the adult male singing voice above baritone [syn: {tenor voice}]
2: the pitch range of the highest male voice
3: an adult male with a tenor voice
4: pervading note of an utterance; "I could follow the general tenor of his argument" [syn: {strain}]

tenor clef
n : a clef that puts middle C on the fourth line of the staff; used for writing music for bassoons or cellos or tenor horns

tenor drum
n : any of various drums with small heads [syn: {tom-tom}]

tenor saxophonist
n : a musician who plays the tenor saxophone [syn: {tenorist}]

tenor voice
n : the adult male singing voice above baritone [syn: {tenor}]

Tenoretic
n : trade name for an antihypertensive drug consisting of a fixed combination of atenolol and a diuretic

tenorist
n : a musician who plays the tenor saxophone [syn: {tenor saxophonist}]

Tenormin
n : an oral beta blocker (trade name Tenormin) used in treating hypertension and angina; has adverse side effects (depression and exacerbation of congestive heart failure etc.) [syn: {atenolol}]

tenoroon
n : a tenor bassoon; pitched a fifth higher than the ordinary bassoon

tenosynovitis
n : inflammation of the sheath surrounding a tendon

tenpence
n : a decimal coin worth ten pennies

tenpenny nail
n : a nail 3 inches long

tenpin
n : one of the bottle-shaped pins used in bowling

tenpin bowling
n : bowling down an alley at a target of ten wooden pins [syn: {tenpins}]

tenpins
n : bowling down an alley at a target of ten wooden pins [syn: {tenpin bowling}]

tenpounder
n : game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller [syn: {ladyfish}, {Elops saurus}]

tenrec
n : small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar; resembles a hedgehog [syn: {tendrac}]

Tenrec ecaudatus
n : prolific animal that feeds chiefly on earthworms [syn: {tailless tenrec}]

Tenrecidae
n : tenrecs and extinct related forms [syn: {family Tenrecidae}]

tense
adj 1: in or of a state of physical or nervous tension [ant: {relaxed}]
2: pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat') [ant: {lax}]
3: taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings" [ant: {lax}]
n : a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
v 1: stretch or force to the limit; "strain the rope" [syn: {strain}]
2: increase the tension on; "tense a rope"
3: become tense or tenser; "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room" [syn: {tense up}] [ant: {relax}]
4: make tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; [syn: {strain}, {tense up}] [ant: {relax}, {relax}]

tense system
n : a system of tenses used in a particular language

tense up
v 1: become tense or tenser; "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room" [syn: {tense}] [ant: {relax}]
2: make tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; [syn: {tense}, {strain}] [ant: {relax}, {relax}]

tensed
adj : having inflections to indicate tense

tensely
adv : in a tense manner; "he sat down tensely"

tenseness
n 1: the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body" [syn: {tension}, {tensity}, {tautness}]
2: (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor" [syn: {tension}, {stress}]

tensile
adj 1: of or relating to tension; "tensile stress"; "tensile pull"
2: capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy" [syn: {ductile}, {malleable}, {pliable}, {pliant}, {tractile}]

tensile strength
n : the strength of material expressed as the greatest longitudinal stress it can bear without tearing apart

tensimeter
n : a manometer for measuring vapor pressure

tensiometer
n 1: a measuring instrument for measuring the moisture content of soil
2: a measuring instrument for measuring the tension in a wire or fiber or beam
3: a measuring instrument for measuring the surface tension of a liquid

tension
n 1: feelings of hostility that are not manifest; "he could sense her latent hostility to him"; "the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions" [syn: {latent hostility}]
2: (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor" [syn: {tenseness}, {stress}]
3: the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body" [syn: {tensity}, {tenseness}, {tautness}]
4: a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature); "there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time"; "there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history"
5: (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body; "the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear"
6: the action of stretching something tight; "tension holds the belt in the pulleys"

tension headache
n : a headache located at the back of the head; usually caused by body tension resulting from overwork or psychological stress

tensional
adj : of or relating to or produced by tension

tensionless
adj : free from tension

tensity
n : the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body" [syn: {tension}, {tenseness}, {tautness}]

tensor
n 1: a generalization of the concept of a vector
2: any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm

tensor tympani
n : a small muscle in the middle ear that tenses to protect the eardrum

ten-spined stickleback
n : confined to rivers [syn: {Gasterosteus pungitius}]

ten-spot
n : a spot (or playing card) with ten pips on the face

ten-strike
n : a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball; "he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame" [syn: {strike}]

tent
n : a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs); "he pitched his tent near the creek" [syn: {collapsible shelter}]
v : live in or as if in a tent; "Can we go camping again this summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The houseguests had to camp in the living room" [syn: {camp}, {encamp}, {camp out}, {bivouac}]

tent caterpillar
n : the larvae of moths that build communal silken webs in orchard and shade trees

tent flap
n : flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent [syn: {tent-fly}, {rainfly}, {fly sheet}, {fly}]

tent peg
n : a peg driven into the ground to hold a rope supporting a tent

tent stitch
n : a small diagonal needlepoint stitch [syn: {petit point}]

tentacle
n 1: something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp; "caught in the tentacles of organized crime"
2: any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals used for feeling or grasping or locomotion

tentacled
adj : having tentacles

tentacular
adj : of or relating to or resembling tentacles

Tentaculata
n : ctenophores have retractile tentacles [syn: {class Tentaculata}]

tentative
adj 1: under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule" [syn: {probationary}, {provisional}, {provisionary}]
2: unsettled in mind or opinion; "drew a few tentative conclusions" [syn: {doubtful}]

tentatively
adv : in a tentative manner; "we agreed tentatively on a dinner date"

tent-caterpillar moth
n 1: moth whose gregarious larvae spin carpets [syn: {Malacosoma disstria}]
2: moth whose larvae are tent caterpillars [syn: {Malacosoma americana}]

tenter
n : a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth

tenterhook
n : one of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter

tent-fly
n : flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent [syn: {rainfly}, {fly sheet}, {fly}, {tent flap}]

tenth
adj : coming next after the ninth and just before the eleventh in position [syn: {10th}]
n 1: a tenth part; one part in ten [syn: {one-tenth}, {tenth part}, {ten percent}]
2: position ten in a countable series of things

tenth cranial nerve
n : a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera [syn: {vagus}, {vagus nerve}, {nervus vagus}, {pneumogastric}, {pneumogastric nerve}, {wandering nerve}]

tenth part
n : a tenth part; one part in ten [syn: {one-tenth}, {tenth}, {ten percent}]

tenthly
adv : (in enumerating something, such as topics or points of discussion) in the tenth place

Tenthredinidae
n : sawflies [syn: {family Tenthredinidae}]

tenting
n : the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp [syn: {camping}, {encampment}, {bivouacking}]

tentmaker
n : someone who makes or repairs tents

tentorial sinus
n : an unpaired sinus of the dura mater [syn: {straight sinus}, {sinus rectus}]

tentorium
n : (anatomy) a fold of dura mater that covers the cerebellum and supports the occipital lobes of the cerebrum

tenues
See {tenuis}

tenuity
n 1: relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width; "the tenuity of a hair"; "the thinness of a rope" [syn: {thinness}, {slenderness}] [ant: {thickness}]
2: the quality of lacking intensity or substance; "a shrill yet sweet tenuity of voice"- Nathaniel Hawthorne [syn: {feebleness}]
3: a rarified quality; "the tenuity of the upper atmosphere" [syn: {rarity}, {low density}]

tenuous
adj 1: having little substance or significance; "a flimsy excuse"; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot" [syn: {flimsy}, {slight}, {thin}]
2: having thin consistency; "a tenuous fluid"
3: very thin in gauge or diameter; "a tenuous thread"

tenuously
adv : in a tenuous manner; "his works tenuously survive in the minds of a few scholars"

tenure
n 1: the term during which some position is held [syn: {term of office}, {incumbency}]
2: the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands [syn: {land tenure}]
v : give life-time employment to; "She was tenured after she published her book"

tenured
adj : appointed for life and not subject to dismissal except for a grave crime; "an irremovable officer"; "a tenured professor"

Tenzing Norgay
n : Sherpa mountaineer guide who with Sir Edmund Hillary was one of the first to attain the summit of Mount Everest (1914-1986)

Teodor Josef Konrad Korzeniowski
n : English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924) [syn: {Conrad}, {Joseph Conrad}]

tepal
n : an undifferentiated part of a perianth that cannot be distinguished as a sepal or a petal (as in lillies and tulips)

tepary bean
n : twining plant of southwestern United States and Mexico having roundish white or yellow or brown or black beans [syn: {Phaseolus acutifolius latifolius}]

tepee
n : a native American tent; usually of conical shape [syn: {tipi}, {teepee}]

tepefied
See {tepefy}

Tephrosia
n : genus of tropical and subtropical herbs or shrubs: hoary peas [syn: {genus Tephrosia}]

Tephrosia purpurea
n : East Indian shrub [syn: {bastard indigo}]

Tephrosia virginiana
n : perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone [syn: {catgut}, {goat's rue}, {wild sweet pea}]

Tepic
n : a city in west central Mexico

tepid
adj : moderately warm; "he hates lukewarm coffee"; "tepid bath water" [syn: {lukewarm}]

tepidity
n : a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin [syn: {lukewarmness}, {tepidness}]

tepidly
adv : in an unenthusiastically lukewarm manner; "he was lukewarmly received by his relatives" [syn: {lukewarmly}]

tepidness
n 1: a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin [syn: {lukewarmness}, {tepidity}]
2: lack of passion, force or animation [syn: {lukewarmness}]

tequila
n : Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an Agave plant

Tera
n : a three-tone Chadic language [syn: {Pidlimdi}, {Yamaltu}]

terabyte
n : a unit of information equal to a trillion (1,099,511,627,776) bytes or 1024 gigabytes [syn: {T}, {TB}]

teraflop
n : (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system [syn: {trillion floating point operations per second}]

terahertz
n : one trillion periods per second [syn: {THz}]

teraphim
See {teraph}

teras
n : (medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus [syn: {monster}] [also: {terata} (pl)]

terata
teras
n : (medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus [syn: {monster}] [also: {terata} (pl)]

terata
See {teras}

teratogen
n : any agent that interferes with normal embryonic development: alcohol or thalidomide or X-rays or rubella are examples

teratogenesis
n : the development of defects in an embryo

teratogenic
adj : of or relating to substances or agents that can interfere with normal embryonic development

teratology
n : the branch of biology concerned with the development of malformations or serious deviations from the normal type of organism

teratoma
n : a tumor consisting of a mixture of tissues not normally found at that site

terazosin
n : antihypertensive drug (trade name Hytrin) used to treat high blood pressure [syn: {Hytrin}]

terbinafine
n : an oral antifungal drug (trade name Lamisil) used to treat cases of fungal nail disease [syn: {Lamisil}]

terbium
n : a metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite [syn: {Tb}, {atomic number 65}]

terbium metal
n : a separate group of related lanthanides, including terbium, europium, gadolinium, and sometimes dysprosium

terce
n : the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m. [syn: {tierce}]

tercel
n : male hawk especially male peregrine or gyrfalcon [syn: {tiercel}, {tercelet}]

tercelet
n : male hawk especially male peregrine or gyrfalcon [syn: {tiercel}, {tercel}]

tercentenary
n : the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: {tercentennial}, {triennial}]

tercentennial
n : the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: {tercentenary}, {triennial}]

tercet
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [syn: {three}, {3}, {III}, {trio}, {threesome}, {tierce}, {leash}, {troika}, {triad}, {trine}, {trinity}, {ternary}, {ternion}, {triplet}, {terzetto}, {trey}, {deuce-ace}]

Terebella
n : type genus of Terebellidae; tube-forming marine polychete worms with many filamentous tentacles [syn: {genus Terebella}]

Terebellidae
n : marine burrowing or tube-forming polychete worms usually having long thick bodies [syn: {family Terebellidae}]

terebinth
n : a Mediterranean tree yielding Chian turpentine [syn: {Pistacia terebinthus}]

teredines
teredo
n : typical shipworm [also: {teredines} (pl)]

teredines
See {teredo}

teredinid
n : wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells [syn: {shipworm}]

Teredinidae
n : shipworms [syn: {family Teredinidae}]

teredo
n : typical shipworm [also: {teredines} (pl)]

terefah
adj : not conforming to dietary laws [syn: {nonkosher}, {tref}]

Terence
n : dramatist of ancient Rome (born in Greece) whose comedies were based on works by Menander (190?-159 BC) [syn: {Publius Terentius Afer}]

Terence Rattigan
n : British playwright (1911-1977) [syn: {Rattigan}, {Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan}]

teres
n : either of two muscles in the shoulder region that move the shoulders and arms [syn: {teres muscle}]

teres major
n : teres muscle that moves the arm and rotates it medially [syn: {teres major muscle}, {musculus teres major}]

teres major muscle
n : teres muscle that moves the arm and rotates it medially [syn: {teres major}, {musculus teres major}]

teres minor
n : teres muscle that adducts the arm and rotates it laterally [syn: {teres minor muscle}, {musculus teres minor}]

teres minor muscle
n : teres muscle that adducts the arm and rotates it laterally [syn: {teres minor}, {musculus teres minor}]

teres muscle
n : either of two muscles in the shoulder region that move the shoulders and arms [syn: {teres}]

Teresa
n : Indian nun and missionary (born in Albania) dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997) [syn: {Mother Teresa}, {Theresa}, {Mother Theresa}, {Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu}]

Tereshkova
n : Soviet cosmonaut who was the first woman in space (born in 1937) [syn: {Valentina Tereshkova}, {Valentina Vladmirovna Tereshkova}]

terete
adj : especially of plant parts; cylindrical and tapering

terga
See {tergum}

tergiversate
v 1: be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information [syn: {beat around the bush}, {equivocate}, {prevaricate}, {palter}]
2: abandon one's beliefs or allegiances [syn: {apostatize}, {apostatise}]

tergiversation
n 1: falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language [syn: {equivocation}]
2: the act of abandoning a party or cause [syn: {apostasy}]

teriyaki
n : beef or chicken or seafood marinated in spicy soy sauce and grilled or broiled

term
n 1: a word or expression used for some particular thing; "he learned many medical terms"
2: a limited period of time; "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term"
3: (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement; "the contract set out the conditions of the lease"; "the terms of the treaty were generous" [syn: {condition}]
4: any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial; "the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree"
5: one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition; "the major term of a syllogism must occur twice"
6: the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent; "a healthy baby born at full term" [syn: {full term}]
7: (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome [syn: {terminus}, {terminal figure}]
v : name formally or designate with a term

term infant
n : infant born at a gestational age between 37 and 42 completed weeks

term insurance
n : low-cost insurance that is valid only for a stated period of time and has no cash surrender value or loan value; "term insurance is most often associated with life insurance policies"

term of a contract
n : the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect [syn: {lease}]

term of enlistment
n : a period of time spent in military service [syn: {enlistment}, {hitch}, {tour of duty}, {duty tour}, {tour}]

term of office
n : the term during which some position is held [syn: {tenure}, {incumbency}]

term paper
n : a composition intended to indicate a student's progress during a school term

termagant
n : a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman [syn: {shrew}]

termer
n : a person who serves a specified term; "there are not many fourth termers in the Senate"

Termes
n : type genus of the Termitidae [syn: {genus Termes}]

terminable
adj : possible to terminate or terminating after a designated time; "terminable employees"; "a terminable annuity"

terminable interest
n : an interest in property that terminates under specific conditions

terminal
adj 1: being or situated at an end; "the endmost pillar"; "terminal buds on a branch"; "a terminal station"; "the terminal syllable" [syn: {endmost}]
2: of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route; "freight pickup is a terminal service"; "terminal charges"
3: relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time; "terminal examinations"; "terminal payments"
4: occurring at or forming an end or termination; "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave" [syn: {concluding}, {final}, {last}]
5: causing or ending in or approaching death; "a terminal patient"; "terminal cancer"
n 1: station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods [syn: {terminus}, {depot}]
2: a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves [syn: {pole}]
3: electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display

terminal emulation
n : (computer science) having a computer act exactly like a terminal

terminal figure
n : (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome [syn: {terminus}, {term}]

terminal leave
n : final leave before discharge from military service

terminal point
n : final or latest limiting point [syn: {terminus ad quem}, {limit}]

terminal velocity
n : the constant maximum velocity reached by a body falling through the atmosphere under the attraction of gravity

terminally
adv : at the end; "terminally ill"

terminate
v 1: bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WWI" [syn: {end}] [ant: {begin}, {get down}]
2: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" [syn: {end}, {stop}, {finish}, {cease}] [ant: {begin}]
3: be the end of; be the last or concluding part of; "This sad scene ended the movie" [syn: {end}]
4: terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: {fire}, {give notice}, {can}, {dismiss}, {give the axe}, {send away}, {sack}, {force out}, {give the sack}] [ant: {hire}]

terminated
adj 1: having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview" [syn: {complete}, {concluded}, {ended}, {over(p)}, {all over}]
2: (of e.g. a contract or term of office) having come to an end

termination
n 1: a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license" [syn: {expiration}, {expiry}]
2: a place where something ends or is complete [syn: {end point}, {endpoint}, {terminus}]
3: something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio" [syn: {result}, {resultant}, {final result}, {outcome}]
4: the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending" [syn: {ending}]
5: the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement" [syn: {ending}, {conclusion}]

terminative
adj : coming to an end; "a contract terminative with the end of the war"

terminator
n : someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects) [syn: {exterminator}, {eradicator}]

termini
terminus
n 1: a place where something ends or is complete [syn: {end point}, {endpoint}, {termination}]
2: the ultimate goal for which something is done [syn: {destination}]
3: (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome [syn: {terminal figure}, {term}]
4: either end of a railroad or bus route
5: station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods [syn: {terminal}, {depot}] [also: {termini} (pl)]

termini
See {terminus}

terminological
adj : of or concerning terminology; "terminological disputes"

terminology
n : a system of words used in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "the language of sociology" [syn: {nomenclature}, {language}]

terminus
n 1: a place where something ends or is complete [syn: {end point}, {endpoint}, {termination}]
2: the ultimate goal for which something is done [syn: {destination}]
3: (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome [syn: {terminal figure}, {term}]
4: either end of a railroad or bus route
5: station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods [syn: {terminal}, {depot}] [also: {termini} (pl)]

terminus a quo
n : earliest limiting point [syn: {starting point}]

terminus ad quem
n : final or latest limiting point [syn: {terminal point}, {limit}]

termite
n : whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood [syn: {white ant}]

Termitidae
n : termites [syn: {family Termitidae}]

terms
n 1: status with respect to the relations between people or groups; "on good terms with her in-laws"; "on a friendly footing" [syn: {footing}]
2: the amount of money needed to purchase something; "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage?" [syn: {price}, {damage}]

tern
n : small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail

ternary
adj : having three units or components or elements; "a ternary operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has three beats per measure"; "triplex windows" [syn: {treble}, {triple}, {triplex}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [syn: {three}, {3}, {III}, {trio}, {threesome}, {tierce}, {leash}, {troika}, {triad}, {trine}, {trinity}, {ternion}, {triplet}, {tercet}, {terzetto}, {trey}, {deuce-ace}]

ternate
adj : of a leaf shape; consisting of three leaflets or sections

ternion
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [syn: {three}, {3}, {III}, {trio}, {threesome}, {tierce}, {leash}, {troika}, {triad}, {trine}, {trinity}, {ternary}, {triplet}, {tercet}, {terzetto}, {trey}, {deuce-ace}]

terpene
n : an unsaturated hydrocarbon obtained from plants

Terpsichore
n 1: (Greek mythology) the Muse of the dance and of choral song
2: taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music [syn: {dancing}, {dance}, {saltation}]

terpsichorean
adj : of or relating to dancing; "her terpsichorean activities"

terra alba
n 1: finely pulverized gypsum used especially as a pigment
2: fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and in whitening leather [syn: {pipeclay}]
3: a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper) [syn: {china clay}, {china stone}, {kaolin}, {kaoline}, {porcelain clay}]

terra cotta
n : a hard unglazed brownish-red earthenware

terra firma
n : the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground" [syn: {land}, {dry land}, {earth}, {ground}, {solid ground}]

terra incognita
n : an unknown and unexplored region; "they came like angels out the unknown" [syn: {unknown}, {unknown region}]

terra sigillata
n : earthenware made from the reddish-brown clay found on the Aegean island of Lemnos [syn: {Samian ware}]

terrace
n 1: usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence [syn: {patio}]
2: a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below) [syn: {bench}]
3: a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face); "Grosvenor Terrace"
v 1: provide (a house) with a terrace; "We terrassed the country house" [syn: {terrasse}]
2: make into terraces as for cultivation; "The Incas terraced their mountainous land"

terraced house
n : a house that is part of a terrace

terrain
n : a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; "they decided to attack across the rocky terrain"

terrain flight
n : flight at very low altitudes [syn: {low level flight}]

terrain intelligence
n : tactical intelligence on the natural and man-made characteristics of an area

Terramycin
n : a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections [syn: {oxytetracycline}, {hydroxytetracycline}, {oxytetracycline hydrochloride}]

Terrapene
n : box turtles [syn: {genus Terrapene}]

Terrapene ornata
n : primarily a prairie turtle of western United States and northern Mexico [syn: {Western box turtle}]

terrapin
n : any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water

terraria
terrarium
n : a vivarium in which selected living plants are kept and observed [also: {terraria} (pl)]

terraria
See {terrarium}

terrarium
n : a vivarium in which selected living plants are kept and observed [also: {terraria} (pl)]

terrasse
v : provide (a house) with a terrace; "We terrassed the country house" [syn: {terrace}]

terrene
adj 1: of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air [syn: {tellurian}, {telluric}, {terrestrial}]
2: belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; "not a fairy palace; yet a mundane wonder of unimagined kind"; "so terrene a being as himself" [syn: {mundane}]

terreplein
n : level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampart

terrestrial
adj 1: of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air [syn: {tellurian}, {telluric}, {terrene}]
2: of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants; "planetary rumblings and eructations"- L.C.Eiseley ; "the planetary tilt"; "this terrestrial ball" [syn: {planetary}]
3: operating or living or growing on land [syn: {land(a)}] [ant: {amphibious}, {aquatic}]
4: concerned with the world or worldly matters; "mundane affairs"; "he developed an immense terrestrial practicality" [syn: {mundane}]
5: of this earth; "transcendental motives for sublunary actions"; "fleeting sublunary pleasures"; "the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball" [syn: {sublunar}, {sublunary}]

terrestrial dynamical time
n : (astronomy) a measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion; terrestrial time is mean solar time corrected for the irregularities of the Earth's motions [syn: {terrestrial time}, {TT}, {TDT}, {ephemeris time}]

terrestrial guidance
n : a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to the strength and direction of the earth's gravitational field

terrestrial planet
n : a planet having a compact rocky surface like the Earth's; the four innermost planets in the solar system

terrestrial time
n : (astronomy) a measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion; terrestrial time is mean solar time corrected for the irregularities of the Earth's motions [syn: {TT}, {terrestrial dynamical time}, {TDT}, {ephemeris time}]

terrestrially
adv 1: in a worldly manner; "terrestrially changeable" [syn: {mundanely}]
2: to a land environment; "terrestrially adapted"

terrible
adj 1: causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse" [syn: {awful}, {dire}, {direful}, {dread(a)}, {dreaded}, {dreadful}, {fearful}, {fearsome}, {frightening}, {horrendous}, {horrific}]
2: exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room" [syn: {atrocious}, {abominable}, {awful}, {dreadful}, {painful}, {unspeakable}]
3: intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; "severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy's guns"; "a wicked cough" [syn: {severe}, {wicked}]
4: extremely distressing; "fearful slum conditions"; "a frightful mistake"; "suffered terrible thirst" [syn: {fearful}, {frightful}]

terribleness
n : a quality of extreme unpleasantness [syn: {awfulness}, {dreadfulness}, {horridness}]

terribly
adv 1: used as intensifiers; "terribly interesting"; "I'm awful sorry" [syn: {awfully}, {awful}, {frightfully}]
2: in a terrible manner; "she sings terribly" [syn: {atrociously}, {awfully}, {abominably}, {abysmally}, {rottenly}]

terrier
n : any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground

Terrietia
n : small genus of timber trees of eastern Asia, Australasia and tropical Africa that form large buttresses [syn: {Heritiera}, {genus Heritiera}, {genus Terrietia}]

Terrietia trifoliolata
n : large tree of Australasia [syn: {red beech}, {brown oak}, {booyong}, {crow's foot}, {stave wood}, {silky elm}, {Heritiera trifoliolata}]

terrific
adj 1: very great or intense; "a terrific noise"; "a terrific thunderstorm storm"; "fought a terrific battle"
2: extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement" [syn: {fantastic}, {howling(a)}, {marvelous}, {marvellous}, {rattling(a)}, {tremendous}, {wonderful}, {wondrous}]
3: causing extreme terror; "a terrifying wail" [syn: {terrifying}]

terrifically
adv : (used as an intensifier) extremely well; "her voice is superbly disciplined"; "the colors changed wondrously slowly" [syn: {wonderfully}, {wondrous}, {wondrously}, {superbly}, {toppingly}, {marvellously}, {marvelously}]

terrified
adj : thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted" [syn: {panicky}, {panicked}, {panic-stricken}, {panic-struck}, {frightened}]

terrified
terrify
v : fill with terror; frighten greatly [syn: {terrorize}, {terrorise}] [also: {terrified}]

terrified
See {terrify}

terrify
v : fill with terror; frighten greatly [syn: {terrorize}, {terrorise}] [also: {terrified}]

terrifying
adj : causing extreme terror; "a terrifying wail" [syn: {terrific}]

terrine
n : a pate or fancy meatloaf baked in an earthenware casserole

territorial
adj 1: of or relating to a territory; "the territorial government of the Virgin Islands"; "territorial claims made by a country"
2: displaying territoriality; defending a territory from intruders; "territorial behavior"; "strongly territorial birds" [ant: {nonterritorial}]
3: of or relating to the local vicinity; "territorial waters" [ant: {extraterritorial}]
n 1: nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unit
2: a territorial military unit [syn: {territorial reserve}]

Territorial Army
n : British unit of nonprofessional soldiers organized for defense of GB

territorial division
n : a district defined for administrative purposes [syn: {administrative district}, {administrative division}]

territorial dominion
n : a region marked off for administrative or other purposes [syn: {district}, {territory}, {dominion}]

territorial reserve
n : a territorial military unit [syn: {territorial}]

territorial waters
n : the waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction [ant: {high sea}, {high sea}]

territorialisation
n : the act of organizing as a territory [syn: {territorialization}]

territorialise
v 1: organize as a territory [syn: {territorialize}]
2: place on a territorial basis; "The railways were territorialized" [syn: {territorialize}]
3: extend by adding territory [syn: {territorialize}]

territoriality
n : the behavior of a male animal that defines and defends its territory

territorialization
n : the act of organizing as a territory [syn: {territorialisation}]

territorialize
v 1: organize as a territory [syn: {territorialise}]
2: place on a territorial basis; "The railways were territorialized" [syn: {territorialise}]
3: extend by adding territory [syn: {territorialise}]

territorially
adv : with respect to territory; "territorially important"

territory
n 1: a region marked off for administrative or other purposes [syn: {district}, {territorial dominion}, {dominion}]
2: an area of knowledge or interest; "his questions covered a lot of territory"
3: the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state; "American troops were stationed on Japanese soil" [syn: {soil}]

terror
n 1: an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety [syn: {panic}]
2: a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood" [syn: {scourge}, {threat}]
3: a very troublesome child [syn: {brat}, {little terror}, {holy terror}]

terrorisation
n 1: to inspire with fear [syn: {terrorization}, {frightening}]
2: an act of terrorism [syn: {terrorization}]

terrorise
v 1: coerce by violence or with threats [syn: {terrorize}]
2: fill with terror; frighten greatly [syn: {terrify}, {terrorize}]

terrorism
n : the calculated use of violence (or threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimindation or coercion or instilling fear [syn: {act of terrorism}, {terrorist act}]

terrorist
adj : characteristic of someone who employs terrorism (especially as a political weapon); "terrorist activity"; "terrorist state"
n : a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities

terrorist act
n : the calculated use of violence (or threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimindation or coercion or instilling fear [syn: {terrorism}, {act of terrorism}]

terrorist attack
n : a surprise attack involving the deliberate use of violence against civilians in the hope of attaining political or religious aims

terrorist cell
n : a cell of terrorists (usually 3 to 5 members); "to insure operational security the members of adjacent terrorist cells usually don't know each other or the identity of their leadership" [syn: {radical cell}]

terrorist group
n : a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals [syn: {terrorist organization}, {foreign terrorist organization}, {FTO}]

terrorist organization
n : a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals [syn: {terrorist group}, {foreign terrorist organization}, {FTO}]

terrorization
n 1: to inspire with fear [syn: {terrorisation}, {frightening}]
2: an act of terrorism [syn: {terrorisation}]

terrorize
v 1: coerce by violence or with threats [syn: {terrorise}]
2: fill with terror; frighten greatly [syn: {terrify}, {terrorise}]

terror-stricken
adj : struck or filled with terror [syn: {terror-struck}]

terror-struck
adj : struck or filled with terror [syn: {terror-stricken}]

Terry
n 1: English actress (1847-1928) [syn: {Dame Ellen Terry}, {Dame Alice Ellen Terry}]
2: a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes [syn: {terry cloth}, {terrycloth}]

terry cloth
n : a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes [syn: {terry}, {terrycloth}]

terry towel
n : a bath towel with rough loose pile [syn: {Turkish towel}]

terrycloth
n : a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes [syn: {terry}, {terry cloth}]

terse
adj : brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand" [syn: {crisp}, {curt}, {laconic}]

tersely
adv : in a short and concise manner; "a particular bird, exactly and tersely described in the book of birds" [syn: {telegraphically}]

terseness
n : a neatly short and concise expressive style [ant: {verboseness}]

tertian
adj 1: relating to symptoms (especially malarial fever) that appear every other day; "tertian fever"
2: of or relating to a tonal system based on major thirds; "a tertian tonal system"

tertiary
adj : coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position [syn: {third}, {3rd}]
n : from 63 million to 2 million years ago [syn: {Tertiary period}]

Tertiary period
n : from 63 million to 2 million years ago [syn: {Tertiary}]

tertiary syphilis
n : the third stage; characterized by involvement of internal organs especially the brain and spinal cord as well as the heart and liver

tertigravida
n : a woman who is pregnant for the third time [syn: {gravida III}]

tertium quid
n : some third thing similar to two opposites but distinct from both

Tertry
n : a battle in France in 687 among the descendants of Clovis [syn: {battle of Tertry}]

Tertullian
n : Carthaginian theologian whose writing influenced early Christian theology (160-230) [syn: {Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus}]

Terylene
n : a kind of polyester fabric [syn: {Dacron}]

terza rima
n : a verse form with a rhyme scheme: aba bcb cdc, etc.

terzetti
terzetto
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [syn: {three}, {3}, {III}, {trio}, {threesome}, {tierce}, {leash}, {troika}, {triad}, {trine}, {trinity}, {ternary}, {ternion}, {triplet}, {tercet}, {trey}, {deuce-ace}] [also: {terzetti} (pl)]

terzetti
See {terzetto}

terzetto
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [syn: {three}, {3}, {III}, {trio}, {threesome}, {tierce}, {leash}, {troika}, {triad}, {trine}, {trinity}, {ternary}, {ternion}, {triplet}, {tercet}, {trey}, {deuce-ace}] [also: {terzetti} (pl)]

tesla
n 1: a unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter
2: United States electrical engineer and inventor (born in Croatia but of Serbian descent) who discovered the principles of alternating currents and developed the first alternating-current induction motor and the Tesla coil and several forms of oscillators (1856-1943) [syn: {Nikola Tesla}]

Tesla coil
n : a step-up transformer with an air core; used to produce high voltages at high frequencies

tesselate
v : fit together exactly, of identical shapes; "triangles tesselate"

tessella
n : a small tessera

tessellate
v : tile with tesserae; "tessellate the kitchen floor"

tessellated
adj 1: having a checkered or mottled appearance
2: decorated with small pieces of colored glass or stone fitted together; "a mosaic floor"; "a tessellated pavement" [syn: {mosaic}]

tessellation
n 1: the careful juxtaposition of shapes in a pattern; "a tessellation of hexagons"
2: the act of adorning with mosaic

tessera
n : a small square tile of stone or glass used in making mosaics [also: {tesserae} (pl)]

tesserae
tessera
n : a small square tile of stone or glass used in making mosaics [also: {tesserae} (pl)]

tesserae
See {tessera}

Tessin
n : an Italian-speaking region of southern Switzerland [syn: {Ticino}]

test
n 1: any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc; "the test was standardized on a large sample of students" [syn: {mental test}, {mental testing}, {psychometric test}]
2: the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial" [syn: {trial}, {run}]
3: the act of undergoing testing; "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill" [syn: {trial}]
4: trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain" [syn: {trial}, {trial run}, {tryout}]
5: a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions" [syn: {examination}, {exam}]
6: a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins
v 1: put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe" [syn: {prove}, {try}, {try out}, {examine}, {essay}]
2: test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; "screen the blood for the HIV virus" [syn: {screen}]
3: examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs" [syn: {quiz}]
4: show a certain characteristic when tested; "He tested positive for HIV"
5: achieve a certain score or rating on a test; "She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools"
6: determine the presence or properties of (a substance)
7: undergo a test; "She doesn't test well"

test ban
n : a ban on the testing of nuclear weapons that is mutually agreed to by countries that possess nuclear weapons

test bed
n : a place equipped with instruments for testing (e.g. engines or machinery or computer programs etc.) under working conditions

test case
n : a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent [syn: {test suit}]

test copy
n : (printing) an impression made to check for errors [syn: {proof}, {trial impression}]

test drive
n : test of the roadworthiness of a vehicle one is considering buying
v : test a vehicle by driving it; "I want to test drive the new Porsche"

test driver
n : a driver who drives a motor vehicle to evaluate its performance

test equipment
n : equipment required to perform a test

test fly
v : test a plane

test instrument vehicle
n : a rocket fired for test purposes [syn: {test rocket}, {research rocket}]

test match
n : an international championship match [syn: {match game}, {matched game}]

test paper
n 1: a written examination [syn: {examination paper}, {exam paper}, {question sheet}]
2: paper impregnated with an indicator for use in chemical tests

test period
n : a period of time during which someone or something is tested [syn: {trial period}]

test pilot
n : a pilot hired to fly experimental airplanes through maneuvers designed to test them

test range
n : a range for conducting tests

test rocket
n : a rocket fired for test purposes [syn: {research rocket}, {test instrument vehicle}]

test room
n : a room in which tests are conducted [syn: {testing room}]

test suit
n : a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent [syn: {test case}]

test tube
n : glass tube closed at one end

testa
n : protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants [syn: {episperm}, {seed coat}] [also: {testae} (pl)]

Testacea
n : testacean rhizopods [syn: {order Testacea}]

testacean
n : any of various rhizopods of the order Testacea characterized by having a shell

testaceous
adj 1: relating to or possessing a test
2: relating to or possessing a testa; "testaceous echinoderms"

testae
testa
n : protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants [syn: {episperm}, {seed coat}] [also: {testae} (pl)]

testae
See {testa}

testament
n 1: a profession of belief; "he stated his political testament"
2: a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die [syn: {will}]
3: strong evidence for something; "his easy victory was a testament to his skill"
4: either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible

testamentary
adj : of or relating to a will or testament or bequeathed by a will or testament

testamentary trust
n : a trust that is created under a will and that becomes active after the grantor dies

testate
adj : having made a legally valid will before death [ant: {intestate}]
n : a person who makes a will [syn: {testator}]

testator
n : a person who makes a will [syn: {testate}]

testatrix
n : a female testator

test-cross
n : a cross between an organism whose genotype for a certain trait is unknown and an organism that is homozygous recessive for that trait so the unknown genotype can be determined from that of the offspring [syn: {testcross}]

testcross
n : a cross between an organism whose genotype for a certain trait is unknown and an organism that is homozygous recessive for that trait so the unknown genotype can be determined from that of the offspring [syn: {test-cross}]

tested
adj 1: tested and proved useful or correct; "a tested method" [syn: {tried}, {well-tried}]
2: tested and proved to be reliable [syn: {time-tested}, {tried}, {tried and true}]

testee
n : someone who is tested (as by an intelligence test or an academic examination) [syn: {examinee}]

tester
n 1: someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications [syn: {examiner}, {quizzer}]
2: a flat canopy (especially one over a four-poster bed)

testes
testis
n : one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away" [syn: {testicle}, {orchis}, {ball}, {ballock}, {bollock}, {nut}, {egg}] [also: {testes} (pl)]

testes
See {testis}

testicle
n : one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away" [syn: {testis}, {orchis}, {ball}, {ballock}, {bollock}, {nut}, {egg}]

testicular
adj : of or involving the testes; "testicular cancer"

testicular artery
n : a branch of the aorta supplying the testicles [syn: {internal spermatic artery}, {arteria testicularis}]

testicular cancer
n : malignant tumor of the testis; usually occurring in older men [syn: {seminoma}]

testicular vein
n : a vein from the testicles [syn: {vena testicularis}]

testier
testy
adj : easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" [syn: {cranky}, {fractious}, {irritable}, {nettlesome}, {peevish}, {peckish}, {pettish}, {petulant}, {tetchy}, {techy}] [also: {testiest}, {testier}]

testier
See {testy}

testiere
n : medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head [syn: {chanfron}, {chamfron}, {frontstall}, {front-stall}]

testiest
testy
adj : easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" [syn: {cranky}, {fractious}, {irritable}, {nettlesome}, {peevish}, {peckish}, {pettish}, {petulant}, {tetchy}, {techy}] [also: {testiest}, {testier}]

testiest
See {testy}

testified
testify
v 1: give testimony in a court of law [syn: {attest}, {take the stand}, {bear witness}]
2: provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence" [syn: {bear witness}, {prove}, {evidence}, {show}] [also: {testified}]

testified
See {testify}

testifier
n : a person who testifies or gives a deposition [syn: {deponent}]

testify
v 1: give testimony in a court of law [syn: {attest}, {take the stand}, {bear witness}]
2: provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence" [syn: {bear witness}, {prove}, {evidence}, {show}] [also: {testified}]

testily
adv : in a petulant manner; "he said testily; `Go away!'" [syn: {irritably}, {petulantly}, {pettishly}]

testimonial
adj 1: expressing admiration or appreciation; "testimonial dinner"
2: of or relating to or constituting testimony
n 1: something that serves as evidence; "his effort was testimony to his devotion" [syn: {testimony}]
2: something given or done as an expression of esteem [syn: {tribute}]
3: something that recommends (or expresses commendation) of a person or thing as worthy or desirable [syn: {recommendation}, {good word}]

testimonial immunity
n : an exemption that displaces the privilege against self-incrimination; neither compelled testimony or any fruits of it can be used against the witness who therefore can no longer fear self-incrimination [syn: {use immunity}]

testimony
n 1: a solemn statement made under oath
2: an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact; "according to his own testimony he can't do it"
3: something that serves as evidence; "his effort was testimony to his devotion" [syn: {testimonial}]

testiness
n : feeling easily irritated [syn: {touchiness}, {tetchiness}]

testing
n 1: the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works; "they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons"
2: an examination of the characteristics of something; "there are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox"
3: the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned [syn: {examination}]

testing ground
n : a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation; "the new nation is a testing ground for socioeconomic theories"; "Pakistan is a laboratory for studying the use of American troops to combat terrorism" [syn: {laboratory}]

testing room
n : a room in which tests are conducted [syn: {test room}]

testis
n : one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away" [syn: {testicle}, {orchis}, {ball}, {ballock}, {bollock}, {nut}, {egg}] [also: {testes} (pl)]

testosterone
n : a potent androgenic hormone produced chiefly by the testes; responsible for the development of male secondary sex characteristics

test-tube baby
n : a baby conceived by fertilization that occurs outside the mother's body; the woman's ova are removed and mixed with sperm in a culture medium - if fertilization occurs the blastocyte is implanted in the woman's uterus

Testudinata
n : tortoises and turtles [syn: {Chelonia}, {order Chelonia}, {order Testudinata}, {Testudines}, {order Testudines}]

Testudines
n : tortoises and turtles [syn: {Chelonia}, {order Chelonia}, {Testudinata}, {order Testudinata}, {order Testudines}]

testudines
testudo
n 1: a movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification
2: type genus of the Testudinidae [syn: {genus Testudo}] [also: {testudines} (pl)]

testudines
See {testudo}

Testudinidae
n : land tortoises [syn: {family Testudinidae}]

testudo
n 1: a movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification
2: type genus of the Testudinidae [syn: {genus Testudo}] [also: {testudines} (pl)]

Testudo graeca
n : small land tortoise of southern Europe [syn: {European tortoise}]

testy
adj : easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" [syn: {cranky}, {fractious}, {irritable}, {nettlesome}, {peevish}, {peckish}, {pettish}, {petulant}, {tetchy}, {techy}] [also: {testiest}, {testier}]

Tet
n : the New Year in Vietnam; observed for three days after the first full moon after January 20th

tetanic
adj 1: of or relating to or causing tetany
2: of or relating to or causing tetanus

tetanilla
n : clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis [syn: {tetany}, {intermittent tetanus}, {intermittent cramp}, {apyretic tetanus}]

tetanus
n 1: an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages [syn: {lockjaw}]
2: a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses

tetanus antitoxin
n : antitoxin given for short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus

tetanus immune globulin
n : sterile solution of globulins derived from the blood plasma of a person who has been immunized for tetanus; provides short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillis [syn: {tetanus immunoglobulin}]

tetanus immunoglobulin
n : sterile solution of globulins derived from the blood plasma of a person who has been immunized for tetanus; provides short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillis [syn: {tetanus immune globulin}]

tetany
n : clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis [syn: {tetanilla}, {intermittent tetanus}, {intermittent cramp}, {apyretic tetanus}]

tetartanopia
n : a form of dichromacy characterized by lowered sensitivity to yellow light; so rare that its existence has been questioned [syn: {yellow-blindness}]

tetchier
tetchy
adj : easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" [syn: {cranky}, {fractious}, {irritable}, {nettlesome}, {peevish}, {peckish}, {pettish}, {petulant}, {testy}, {techy}] [also: {tetchiest}, {tetchier}]

tetchier
See {tetchy}

tetchiest
tetchy
adj : easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" [syn: {cranky}, {fractious}, {irritable}, {nettlesome}, {peevish}, {peckish}, {pettish}, {petulant}, {testy}, {techy}] [also: {tetchiest}, {tetchier}]

tetchiest
See {tetchy}

tetchily
adv : in an ill-natured and tetchy manner; "`Are you sure?' he asked her tetchily"

tetchiness
n : feeling easily irritated [syn: {testiness}, {touchiness}]

tetchy
adj : easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" [syn: {cranky}, {fractious}, {irritable}, {nettlesome}, {peevish}, {peckish}, {pettish}, {petulant}, {testy}, {techy}] [also: {tetchiest}, {tetchier}]

tete a tete
adv : without the intrusion of a third person; in intimate privacy; "we talked tete-a-tete"

tete-a-tete
adj : involving two persons; intimately private; "a tete-a-tete supper"; "a head-to-head conversation" [syn: {head-to-head}]
n 1: a private conversation between two people
2: small sofa that seats two people [syn: {love seat}, {vis-a-vis}]

teth
n : the 9th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

tether
n : restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal [syn: {leash}, {lead}]
v : tie with a tether; "tether horses"

tetherball
n : a game with two players who use rackets to strike a ball that is tethered to the top of a pole; the object is to wrap the string around the pole

tethered
adj : confined or restricted with or as if with a rope or chain

Tethyidae
n : sea hares [syn: {Aplysiidae}, {family Aplysiidae}, {family Tethyidae}]

Tethys
n 1: (Greek mythology) a Titaness and sea goddess; wife of Oceanus
2: type genus of the family Aplysiidae [syn: {Aplysia}, {genus Aplysia}, {genus Tethus}]

Teton Range
n : a mountain range in northwest Wyoming; contains the Grand Teton

tetra
n : brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes

tetrabasic acid
n : an acid containing four replaceable hydrogen atoms per molecule

tetrabromo-phenolsulfonephthalein
n : a dye used as an acid-base indicator [syn: {bromophenol blue}, {bromphenol blue}]

tetracaine
n : a crystalline compound used in the form of a hydrochloride as a local anesthetic

tetrachlorethylene
n : anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes [syn: {tetrachloroethylene}, {ethylene tetrachloride}, {carbon dichloride}]

tetrachloride
n : any compound that contains four chlorine atoms per molecule

tetrachloroethylene
n : anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes [syn: {tetrachlorethylene}, {ethylene tetrachloride}, {carbon dichloride}]

tetrachloromethane
n : a colorless nonflammable liquid used as a solvent for fats and oils; because of its toxicity its use as a cleaning fluid or fire extinguisher has declined [syn: {carbon tetrachloride}, {carbon tet}, {perchloromethane}]

tetrachoric correlation
n : a correlation coefficient computed for two normally distributed variables that are both expressed as a dichotomy [syn: {tetrachoric correlation coefficient}]

tetrachoric correlation coefficient
n : a correlation coefficient computed for two normally distributed variables that are both expressed as a dichotomy [syn: {tetrachoric correlation}]

Tetraclinis
n : sandarac tree [syn: {genus Tetraclinis}]

Tetraclinis articulata
n : large coniferous evergreen tree of North Africa and Spain having flattened branches and scalelike leaves yielding a hard fragrant wood; bark yields a resin used in varnishes [syn: {sandarac}, {sandarac tree}, {Callitris quadrivalvis}]

tetracycline
n : an antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections [syn: {Achromycin}]

tetrad
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: {four}, {4}, {IV}, {quatern}, {quaternion}, {quaternary}, {quaternity}, {quartet}, {quadruplet}, {foursome}, {Little Joe}]

tetradecanoic acid
n : a saturated fatty acid occurring naturally in animal and vegetable fats [syn: {myristic acid}]

tetraethyl lead
n : a clear oily poisonous liquid added to gasoline to prevent knocking [syn: {lead tetraethyl}]

tetrafluoroethylene
n : a flammable gaseous fluorocarbon used in making plastics (polytetrafluoroethylene resins)

tetragon
n : a four-sided polygon [syn: {quadrilateral}, {quadrangle}]

tetragonal
adj : of or relating to or shaped like a quadrilateral

Tetragonia
n : New Zealand spinach [syn: {genus Tetragonia}]

Tetragonia expansa
n : coarse sprawling Australasian plant with red or yellow flowers; cultivated for its edible young shoots and succulent leaves [syn: {New Zealand spinach}, {Tetragonia tetragonioides}]

Tetragonia tetragonioides
n : coarse sprawling Australasian plant with red or yellow flowers; cultivated for its edible young shoots and succulent leaves [syn: {New Zealand spinach}, {Tetragonia expansa}]

Tetragoniaceae
n : succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds [syn: {Aizoaceae}, {family Aizoaceae}, {family Tetragoniaceae}, {carpetweed family}]

Tetragonurus
n : a genus of Stromateidae [syn: {genus Tetragonurus}]

tetragram
n : a word that is written with four letters in an alphabetic writing system

Tetragrammaton
n : four Hebrew letters usually transliterated as YHWH (Yahweh) or JHVH (Jehovah) signifying the Hebrew name for God which the Jews regarded as too holy to pronounce

tetrahalide
n : any halide containing four halogen atoms in it molecules

tetrahedra
tetrahedron
n : any polyhedron having four plane faces [also: {tetrahedra} (pl)]

tetrahedra
See {tetrahedron}

tetrahedron
n : any polyhedron having four plane faces [also: {tetrahedra} (pl)]

tetrahydrocannabinol
n : psychoactive substance present in marijuana [syn: {THC}]

tetrahymena
n : relative of the paramecium; often used in genetics research

tetraiodothyronine
n : hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells; "thyroxine is 65% iodine" [syn: {thyroxine}, {thyroxin}, {T}]

tetralogy
n : a series of four related works (plays or operas or novels)

tetralogy of Fallot
n : a congenital heart defect producing cyanosis; characterized by four symptoms: pulmonary stenosis and ventricular septal defect and malposition of the aorta over both ventricles and hypertrophy of the right ventricle [syn: {Fallot's tetralogy}, {Fallot's syndrome}]

tetramerous
adj : having or consisting of four similar parts; tetramerous flowers

tetrameter
n : a verse line having four metrical feet

tetramethyldiarsine
n : a poisonous oily liquid with a garlicky odor composed of 2 cacodyl groups; undergoes spontaneous combustion in dry air [syn: {cacodyl}]

tetrametric
adj : of or relating to verse lines written in tetrameter

Tetraneuris
n : genus of hairy yellow-flowered plants of the western United States [syn: {genus Tetraneuris}]

Tetraneuris acaulis
n : perennial having tufted basal leaves and short leafless stalks each bearing a solitary yellow flower head; dry hillsides and plains of west central North America [syn: {stemless hymenoxys}, {Hymenoxys acaulis}]

Tetraneuris grandiflora
n : whitish hairy plant with featherlike leaves and a few stout stems each bearing an especially handsome solitary large yellow flower head; mountainous regions north central United States [syn: {old man of the mountain}, {alpine sunflower}, {Hymenoxys grandiflora}]

tetranychid
n : web-spinning mite that attacks garden plants and fruit trees [syn: {spider mite}]

Tetranychidae
n : plant-feeding mites [syn: {family Tetranychidae}]

Tetrao
n : type genus of the Tetraonidae: capercaillies [syn: {genus Tetrao}]

Tetrao urogallus
n : large black Old World grouse [syn: {capercaillie}, {capercailzie}, {horse of the wood}]

Tetraodontidae
n : puffers [syn: {family Tetraodontidae}]

Tetraonidae
n : grouse [syn: {family Tetraonidae}]

tetrapod
n : a vertebrate animal having four feet or legs or leglike appendages

Tetrapturus
n : a genus of Istiophoridae [syn: {genus Tetrapturus}]

tetrasaccharide
n : any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield four monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis

tetraskele
n : a figure consisting of four stylized human arms or legs (or bent lines) radiating from a center [syn: {tetraskelion}]

tetraskelia
tetraskelion
n : a figure consisting of four stylized human arms or legs (or bent lines) radiating from a center [syn: {tetraskele}] [also: {tetraskelia} (pl)]

tetraskelia
See {tetraskelion}

tetraskelion
n : a figure consisting of four stylized human arms or legs (or bent lines) radiating from a center [syn: {tetraskele}] [also: {tetraskelia} (pl)]

tetrasodium pyrophosphate
n : a sodium salt of pyrophosphoric acid used as a builder in soaps and detergents [syn: {sodium pyrophosphate}]

tetrasporangium
n : a sporangium containing four asexual spores

tetraspore
n : one of the four asexual spores produced within a sporangium

tetravalent
adj : haveing a valence of four

tetri
n : 100 tetri equal 1 lari

tetrode
n : a thermionic tube having four electrodes

tetrose
n : any monosaccharide sugar containing four atoms of carbon per molecule

tetterwort
n : perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leave and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant [syn: {bloodroot}, {puccoon}, {redroot}, {Sanguinaria canadensis}]

tettigoniid
n : grasshoppers with long threadlike antennae and well-developed stridulating organs on the forewings of the male [syn: {long-horned grasshopper}]

Tettigoniidae
n : long-horned grasshoppers; katydids [syn: {family Tettigoniidae}]

Teucrium
n : large widely distributed genus of perennial herbs or shrubs or subshrubs; native to Mediterranean region to western Asia [syn: {genus Teucrium}]

Teucrium canadense
n : subshrub with serrate leaves and cream to pink or purple flowers in spikelike racemes; North America [syn: {American germander}, {wood sage}]

Teucrium chamaedrys
n : European perennial subshrub with red-purple or bright rose flowers with red and white spots [syn: {wall germander}]

Teucrium marum
n : Mediterranean germander having small hairy leaves and reddish purple flowers; attractive to cats [syn: {cat thyme}, {marum}]

Teucrium scorodonia
n : European germander with one-sided racemes of yellow flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {wood sage}]

Teutoburger Wald
n : a battle in 9 AD in which the Germans under Arminius annihilated three Roman legions [syn: {battle of Teutoburger Wald}]

Teuton
n 1: someone (especially a German) who speaks a Germanic language
2: a member of the ancient Germanic people who migrated from Jutland to southern Gaul and were annihilated by the Romans

Teutonic
adj 1: of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages; "Teutonic peoples such as Germans and Scandinavians and British"; "Germanic mythology" [syn: {Germanic}]
2: of a more or less German nature; somewhat German; "Germanic peoples"; "his Germanic nature"; "formidable volumes Teutonic in their thoroughness" [syn: {German}, {Germanic}]

Teutonic deity
n : (German mythology) a deity worshipped by the ancient Teutons

Tevere
n : a river of central Italy; flows through Rome to the Tyrrhenian Sea [syn: {Tiber}]

Tevet
n : the fourth month of the civil year; the tenth month of the ecclesiastical year (in December and January) [syn: {Tebet}]

Tewkesbury
n : the final battle of the War of the Roses in 1471 in which Edward IV defeated the Lancastrians [syn: {battle of Tewkesbury}]

Texan
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Texas or its residents
n : a resident of Texas

Texarkana
n 1: a town in northeast Texas adjacent to Texarkana, Arkansas
2: a town in southwest Arkansas on the Texas border adjacent to Texarkana, Texas

Texas
n : the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico [syn: {Lone-Star State}, {TX}]

Texas armadillo
n : having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas to Paraguay [syn: {peba}, {nine-banded armadillo}, {Dasypus novemcinctus}]

Texas bluebonnet
n 1: closely resembles Lupinus subcarnosus; southwestern United States (Texas) [syn: {Lupinus texensis}]
2: low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States (Texas) having silky foliage and blue flowers; a leading cause of livestock poisoning in the southwestern United States [syn: {bluebonnet}, {buffalo clover}, {Lupinus subcarnosus}]

Texas chachalaca
n : of Mexico and Texas [syn: {Ortilis vetula macalli}]

Texas fever
n : an infectious disease of cattle transmitted by the cattle tick

Texas horned lizard
n : of arid and semiarid open country [syn: {Phrynosoma cornutum}]

Texas Independence Day
n : Texans celebrate the anniversary of Texas' declaration of independence from Mexico in 1836 [syn: {March 2}]

Texas leaguer
n : (baseball) a fly ball that falls between and infielder and an outfielder

Texas longhorn
n : long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States [syn: {longhorn}]

Texas millet
n : annual weedy grass used for hay [syn: {goose grass}, {Panicum Texanum}]

Texas purple spike
n : orchid with slender nearly leafless reddish-brown stems with loose racemes of reddish-brown flowers; of open brushy woods of southeastern Arizona and central Texas [syn: {Hexalectris warnockii}]

Texas Ranger
n : a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier [syn: {Ranger}]

Texas snowbell
n : styrax of southwestern United States; a threatened species [syn: {Texas snowbells}, {Styrax texana}]

Texas snowbells
n : styrax of southwestern United States; a threatened species [syn: {Texas snowbell}, {Styrax texana}]

Texas star
n 1: prairie herb with solitary lilac-colored flowers [syn: {prairia Sabbatia}, {Sabbatia campestris}]
2: Texas annual with coarsely pinnatifid leaves; cultivated for its showy radiate yellow flower heads [syn: {Lindheimera texana}]

Texas storksbill
n : of prairies and desert areas of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {Erodium texanum}]

Texas toad
n : nocturnal burrowing toad of mesquite woodland and prairies of the United States southwest [syn: {Bufo speciosus}]

Texas tortoise
n : close relative to the desert tortoise; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates

text
n 1: the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text" [syn: {textual matter}]
2: a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon; "the preacher chose a text from Psalms to introduce his sermon"
3: a book prepared for use in schools or colleges; "his economics textbook is in its tenth edition"; "the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy" [syn: {textbook}, {text edition}, {schoolbook}, {school text}] [ant: {trade book}]
4: the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.); "pictures made the text easier to understand"

text edition
n : a book prepared for use in schools or colleges; "his economics textbook is in its tenth edition"; "the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy" [syn: {textbook}, {text}, {schoolbook}, {school text}] [ant: {trade book}]

text editor
n 1: an editor who prepares text for publication [syn: {copy editor}, {copyreader}]
2: (computer science) an application that can be used to create and view and edit text files

text file
n : (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using 7-bit ASCII characters [syn: {document}]

textbook
adj : according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical; "a casebook schizophrenic"; "a textbook example" [syn: {casebook}]
n : a book prepared for use in schools or colleges; "his economics textbook is in its tenth edition"; "the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy" [syn: {text}, {text edition}, {schoolbook}, {school text}] [ant: {trade book}]

textile
adj : of or relating to fabrics or fabric making; "textile research"
n : artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitraqnsparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" [syn: {fabric}, {cloth}, {material}]

textile machine
n : a machine for making textiles

textile mill
n : a factory for making textiles

textile screw pine
n : Polynesian screw pine [syn: {lauhala}, {Pandanus tectorius}]

textual
adj : of or relating to or based on a text; "textual analysis"

textual criticism
n : comparison of a particular text with related materials in order to establish authenticity

textual matter
n : the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text" [syn: {text}]

texture
n 1: the feel of a surface or a fabric; "the wall had a smooth texture"
2: the essential quality of something; "the texture of Neapolitan life"
3: the musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together; "then another melodic line is added to the texture"
4: the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality

textured
adj : having surface roughness; "a textured wall of stucco"; "a rough-textured tweed" [syn: {rough-textured}]

Th
n 1: the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day [syn: {Thursday}]
2: a soft silvery-white tetravalent radioactive metallic element; isotope 232 is used as a power source in nuclear reactors; occurs in thorite and in monazite sands [syn: {thorium}, {atomic number 90}]

Thackeray
n : English writer (born in India) (1811-1863) [syn: {William Makepeace Thackeray}]

Thaddaeus
n : (New Testament) supposed brother of St James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless [syn: {Jude}, {Saint Jude}, {St. Jude}, {Judas}]

Thaddeus Kosciusko
n : Polish patriot and soldier who fought with Americans in the American Revolution (1746-1817) [syn: {Kosciusko}, {Kosciuszko}, {Tadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura Kosciuszko}]

Thai
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people; "Siamese kings"; "different Thai tribes live in the north" [syn: {Tai}, {Siamese}]
2: of or relating to the languages of the Thai people; "Thai tones" [syn: {Tai}, {Siamese}]
3: of or relating to Thailand; "the Thai border with Laos" [syn: {Tai}, {Siamese}]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Thailand [syn: {Tai}, {Siamese}]
2: a branch of the Tai languages [syn: {Siamese}, {Central Thai}]

Thai monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Thailand

Thailand
n : a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay peninsula; "Thailand is the official name of the former Siam" [syn: {Kingdom of Thailand}, {Siam}]

thalamencephala
See {thalamencephalon}

thalami
thalamus
n : large egg-shaped structures of gray matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon [also: {thalami} (pl)]

thalami
See {thalamus}

thalamocortical
adj : relating to or connecting the cortex and thalamus; "the thalamocortical system"

thalamostriate vein
n : a vein serving the thalamus and corpus striatum

thalamus
n : large egg-shaped structures of gray matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon [also: {thalami} (pl)]

Thalarctos
n : polar bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus [syn: {genus Thalarctos}]

Thalarctos maritimus
n : white bear of arctic regions [syn: {ice bear}, {polar bear}, {Ursus Maritimus}]

thalassaemia
n : an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin [syn: {thalassemia}, {Mediterranean anemia}, {Mediterranean anaemia}]

thalassaemia major
n : a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged [syn: {Cooley's anemia}, {Cooley's anaemia}, {thalassemia major}]

thalassemia
n : an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin [syn: {thalassaemia}, {Mediterranean anemia}, {Mediterranean anaemia}]

thalassemia major
n : a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged [syn: {Cooley's anemia}, {Cooley's anaemia}, {thalassaemia major}]

thalassic
adj : relating to the seas, especially smaller or inland seas; "deposits of sediment in gulfs and seas rather than in the ocean proper are known as thalassic deposits"- Scientific American

Thalassoma
n : a genus of Labridae [syn: {genus Thalassoma}]

Thalassoma bifasciatum
n : small Atlantic wrasse the male of which has a brilliant blue head [syn: {bluehead}]

Thales
n : a presocratic Greek philosopher and astronomer (who predicted an eclipse in 585 BC) who was said by Aristotle to be the founder of physical science; he held that all things originated in water (624-546 BC) [syn: {Thales of Miletus}]

Thales of Miletus
n : a presocratic Greek philosopher and astronomer (who predicted an eclipse in 585 BC) who was said by Aristotle to be the founder of physical science; he held that all things originated in water (624-546 BC) [syn: {Thales}]

Thalia
n 1: (Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry
2: (Greek mythology) one of the three Graces

Thaliacea
n : small class of free-swimming tunicates; sometimes classified as an order [syn: {class Thaliacea}]

Thalictrum
n : widely distributed genus of perennial herbs: meadow rue [syn: {genus Thalictrum}]

thalidomide
n : a sedative and hypnotic drug; withdrawn from sale after discovered to cause severe birth defects because it inhibits angiogenesis

Thalidone
n : a diuretic (trade names Hygroton and Thalidone) used to control hypertension and conditions that casue edema; effective in lowering blood pressure to prevent heart attacks [syn: {chlorthalidone}, {Hygroton}]

thalli
thallus
n : a plant body without true stems or roots or leaves or vascular system; characteristic of the thallophytes [also: {thalli} (pl)]

thalli
See {thallus}

thallium
n : a soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air; it is highly toxic and is used in rodent and insect poisons; occurs in zinc blende and some iron ores [syn: {Tl}, {atomic number 81}]

thalloid
adj : of or relating to or resembling or consisting of a thallus

Thallophyta
n : used only in former classifications: comprising what is now considered a heterogeneous assemblage of flowerless and seedless organisms: algae; bacteria; fungi; lichens

thallophyte
n : any of a group of cryptogamic organisms consisting principally of a thallus and thus showing no differentiation into stem and root and leaf

thallophytic
adj : pertaining to or characteristic of thallophytes

thallus
n : a plant body without true stems or roots or leaves or vascular system; characteristic of the thallophytes [also: {thalli} (pl)]

thalmencephalon
n : the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon [syn: {diencephalon}, {interbrain}, {betweenbrain}]

thalweg
n 1: the middle of the chief navigable channel of a waterway that forms the boundary line between states
2: a line following the lowest points of a valley

Thames
n : the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea [syn: {River Thames}, {Thames River}]

Thames River
n : the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea [syn: {Thames}, {River Thames}]

Thammuz
n : the tenth month of the civil year; the fourth month of the ecclesiastic year (in June and July) [syn: {Tammuz}]

Thamnophilus
n : a genus of Formicariidae [syn: {genus Thamnophilus}]

Thamnophis
n : garter snakes [syn: {genus Thamnophis}]

Thamnophis proximus
n : yellow- or reddish-striped snake of temperate woodlands and grasslands to tropics [syn: {Western ribbon snake}]

Thamnophis sauritus
n : slender yellow-striped North American garter snake; prefers wet places [syn: {ribbon snake}]

Thamnophis sirtalis
n : a garter snake that is widespread in North America [syn: {common garter snake}]

thanatology
n : the branch of science that studies death (especially its social and psychological aspects)

thanatophobia
n : a morbid fear of death

Thanatos
n : (Greek mythology) the Greek personification of death; son of Nyx

thane
n 1: a feudal lord or baron
2: a man ranking above an ordinary freeman and below a noble in Anglo-Saxon England (especially one who gave military service in exchange for land)

thaneship
n : the position of thane

thank
v : express gratitude or show appreciation to [syn: {give thanks}]

thank offering
n : an offering made as an expression of thanks

thank you
n : a conversational expression of gratitude

thankful
adj : feeling or showing gratitude; "a grateful heart"; "grateful for the tree's shade"; "a thankful smile" [syn: {grateful}] [ant: {ungrateful}]

thankfully
adv : for which you are thankful; "thankfully he didn't come to the party"

thankfulness
n : warm friendly feelings of gratitude [syn: {gratefulness}, {appreciativeness}]

thankless
adj 1: not feeling or showing gratitude; "ungrateful heirs"; "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"- Shakespeare [syn: {ungrateful}, {unthankful}] [ant: {grateful}]
2: not likely to be rewarded; "grading papers is a thankless task" [syn: {unappreciated}, {ungratifying}]

thankless wretch
n : a person who shows no gratitude [syn: {ingrate}, {ungrateful person}]

thanks
n 1: an acknowledgment of appreciation
2: with the help of or owing to; "thanks to hard work it was a great success"

Thanksgiving
n 1: fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag [syn: {Thanksgiving Day}]
2: a short prayer of thanks before a meal [syn: {grace}, {blessing}]

Thanksgiving cactus
n : South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers; often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as genus Schlumbergera [syn: {crab cactus}, {Zygocactus truncatus}, {Schlumbergera truncatus}]

Thanksgiving Day
n : fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag [syn: {Thanksgiving}]

Tharp
n : Innovative United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1941) [syn: {Twyla Tharp}]

that is
adv : that is to say; in other words [syn: {i.e.}, {ie}, {id est}]

that is to say
adv : as follows [syn: {namely}, {viz.}, {videlicet}]

that much
adv : to a certain degree; "we will be that much ahead of them"

thatch
n 1: hair resembling thatched roofing material
2: plant stalks used as roofing material
3: an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718) [syn: {Teach}, {Edward Teach}, {Edward Thatch}, {Blackbeard}]
4: a house roof made with a plant material (as straw) [syn: {thatched roof}]
v : cover with thatch; "thatch the roofs"

thatch palm
n : small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto [syn: {thatch tree}, {silver thatch}, {broom palm}, {Thrinax parviflora}]

thatch tree
n : small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto [syn: {thatch palm}, {silver thatch}, {broom palm}, {Thrinax parviflora}]

thatched roof
n : a house roof made with a plant material (as straw) [syn: {thatch}]

Thatcher
n 1: British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925) [syn: {Margaret Thatcher}, {Margaret Hilda Thatcher}, {Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven}, {Iron Lady}]
2: someone skilled in making a roof from plant stalks or foliage

Thatcherism
n : (England) the political policy of Margaret Thatcher

Thatcherite
n : an advocate of Thatcherism

thaumatolatry
n : worship of miracles [syn: {miracle-worship}]

thaw
n 1: the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours" [syn: {melt}, {thawing}, {melting}]
2: warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they welcomed the spring thaw" [syn: {thawing}, {warming}]
3: a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile; "the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs"
v : become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat" [syn: {dissolve}, {unfreeze}, {unthaw}, {dethaw}, {melt}]

thawed
adj 1: no longer frozen solid; "the thawed ice was treacheous"
2: no longer frozen; "the thawed ground was muddy"

thawing
n 1: the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours" [syn: {thaw}, {melt}, {melting}]
2: warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they welcomed the spring thaw" [syn: {thaw}, {warming}]

ThB
n : a bachelor's degree in theology [syn: {Bachelor of Theology}]

THC
n : psychoactive substance present in marijuana [syn: {tetrahydrocannabinol}]

ThD
n : a doctor's degree in theology [syn: {Doctor of Theology}]

The Admirable Crichton
n : Scottish man of letters and adventurer (1560-1582) [syn: {Crichton}, {James Crichton}]

the Alps
n : a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction [syn: {Alps}]

the Americas
n : North and South America [syn: {America}]

the Argentine
n : a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America [syn: {Argentina}, {Argentine Republic}]

The Armada
n : the great fleet sent from Spain against England by Philip II in 1588 [syn: {Spanish Armada}, {Invincible Armada}]

the bard
n : English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616) [syn: {Shakespeare}, {William Shakespeare}, {Shakspere}, {William Shakspere}]

The Book of Mormon
n : revealed to Joseph Smith in 1830 by an ancient prophet Mormon; supposedly a record of ancient peoples of America translated by Joseph Smith [syn: {Book of Mormon}]

The Boy Orator of the Platte
n : United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925) [syn: {Bryan}, {William Jennings Bryan}, {the Great Commoner}]

the British
n : the people of Great Britain [syn: {British}, {British people}, {Brits}]

The Bronx
n : a borough of New York City [syn: {Bronx}]

the Buddha
n : founder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god (c 563-483 BC) [syn: {Buddha}, {Siddhartha}, {Gautama}, {Gautama Siddhartha}, {Gautama Buddha}]

the calculus
n : the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions [syn: {calculus}, {infinitesimal calculus}]

The Centaur
n : a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross [syn: {Centaurus}, {Centaur}]

the City
n 1: the part of London situated within the ancient boundaries; the commercial and financial center of London [syn: {City of London}]
2: used to allude to the securities industry of Great Britain

the Crane
n : a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix [syn: {Grus}]

the Depression
n : a time period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment [syn: {Depression}, {the Great Depression}]

the Devil
n 1: (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell [syn: {Satan}, {Old Nick}, {Devil}, {Lucifer}, {Beelzebub}, {the Tempter}, {Prince of Darkness}]
2: something difficult or awkward to do or deal with; "it will be the devil to solve"

the doldrums
n : a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {doldrums}]

the English
n : the people of England [syn: {English}, {English people}]

The English Hippocrates
n : English physician (1624-1689) [syn: {Sydenham}, {Thomas Sydenham}]

the Fates
n : a group of three goddesses of destiny [syn: {Fates}, {Weird Sisters}]

The Father of Radio
n : United States electrical engineer who in 1907 patented the first triode vacuum tube, which made it possible to detect and amplify radio waves (1873-1961) [syn: {De Forest}, {Lee De Forest}]

The Gambia
n : a narrow republic surrounded by Senegal in West Africa [syn: {Gambia}, {Republic of The Gambia}]

the Gloomy Dean
n : English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954) [syn: {Inge}, {William Ralph Inge}]

the goat god
n : (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus [syn: {Pan}]

the good old days
n : past times remembered with nostalgia [syn: {auld langsyne}, {langsyne}, {old times}]

the Great Calamity
n : a famine in Ireland resulting from a potato blight; between 1846 and 1851 a million people starved to death and 1.6 million emigrated (most to America) [syn: {the Irish Famine}, {the Great Hunger}, {the Great Starvation}]

The Great Charter
n : the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215 [syn: {Magna Carta}, {Magna Charta}]

the Great Commoner
n : United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925) [syn: {Bryan}, {William Jennings Bryan}, {The Boy Orator of the Platte}]

the Great Compromiser
n : United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852) [syn: {Clay}, {Henry Clay}]

the Great Depression
n : a time period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment [syn: {Depression}, {the Depression}]

the Great Elector
n : the Elector of Brandenburg who rebuilt his domain after its destruction during the Thirty Years' War (1620-1688) [syn: {Frederick William}]

the Great Hunger
n : a famine in Ireland resulting from a potato blight; between 1846 and 1851 a million people starved to death and 1.6 million emigrated (most to America) [syn: {the Irish Famine}, {the Great Starvation}, {the Great Calamity}]

the Great Starvation
n : a famine in Ireland resulting from a potato blight; between 1846 and 1851 a million people starved to death and 1.6 million emigrated (most to America) [syn: {the Irish Famine}, {the Great Hunger}, {the Great Calamity}]

the green-eyed monster
n : a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something possessed by another [syn: {envy}, {enviousness}]

The Hague
n : the site of the royal residence and the de facto capital in the western part of the Netherlands; seat of the International Court of Justice [syn: {'s Gravenhage}, {Den Haag}]

the Hill
n : a hill in Washington, D.C., where the capitol building sits and Congress meets; "they are debating the budget today on Capital Hill" [syn: {Capitol Hill}]

the Himalaya
n : a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain [syn: {Himalayas}, {Himalaya Mountains}]

The Holy See
n : the smallest sovereign state in the world; the see of the Pope (as the Bishop of Rome); home of the Pope and the central administration of the Roman Catholic Church; achieved independence from Italy in 1929 [syn: {Holy See}, {State of the Vatican City}]

The Hunter
n : a constellation on the equator east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel [syn: {Orion}]

the Indies
n : the string of islands between North and South America; a popular resort area [syn: {West Indies}]

the Irish
n : people of Ireland or of Irish extraction [syn: {Irish}, {Irish people}]

the Irish Famine
n : a famine in Ireland resulting from a potato blight; between 1846 and 1851 a million people starved to death and 1.6 million emigrated (most to America) [syn: {the Great Hunger}, {the Great Starvation}, {the Great Calamity}]

the Iron Duke
n : British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852) [syn: {Wellington}, {Duke of Wellington}, {First Duke of Wellington}, {Arthur Wellesley}]

the Jersey Lillie
n : British actress and mistress of the prince who later became Edward VII (1853-1929) [syn: {Langtry}, {Lillie Langtry}, {Emilie Charlotte le Breton}]

the King of Swing
n : United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including Black as well as White musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986) [syn: {Goodman}, {Benny Goodman}, {Benjamin David Goodman}]

the Kingmaker
n : English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471) [syn: {Warwick}, {Earl of Warwick}, {Richard Neville}]

the Lady with the Lamp
n : English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910) [syn: {Nightingale}, {Florence Nightingale}]

the least bit
adv : in the slightest degree or in any respect; "Are you at all interested? No, not at all"; "was not in the least unfriendly" [syn: {at all}, {in the least}]

the like
n : a similar kind; "dogs, foxes, and the like", "we don't want the likes of you around here" [syn: {the likes of}]

the likes of
n : a similar kind; "dogs, foxes, and the like", "we don't want the likes of you around here" [syn: {the like}]

the Little Corporal
n : French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821) [syn: {Napoleon}, {Napoleon I}, {Napoleon Bonaparte}, {Bonaparte}]

The Little Giant
n : United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861) [syn: {Douglas}, {Stephen A. Douglas}, {Stephen Arnold Douglas}]

the living dead
n : a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force [syn: {zombi}, {zombie}]

The Manassa Mauler
n : United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (1895-1983) [syn: {Dempsey}, {Jack Dempsey}, {William Harrison Dempsey}]

The March King
n : a United States bandmaster and composer of military marches (1854-1932) [syn: {Sousa}, {John Philip Sousa}]

the Nazarene
n : a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29) [syn: {Jesus}, {Jesus of Nazareth}, {Jesus Christ}, {Christ}, {Savior}, {Saviour}, {Good Shepherd}, {Redeemer}, {Deliverer}]

The Netherlands
n : a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1579; half the country lies below sea level [syn: {Netherlands}, {Kingdom of The Netherlands}, {Holland}]

the other way around
adv : with the order reversed; "she hates him and vice versa" [syn: {vice versa}, {contrariwise}]

the pit
n : (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit" [syn: {Hell}, {perdition}, {Inferno}, {infernal region}, {nether region}] [ant: {Heaven}]

the pits
n : any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits"; [syn: {hell}, {hell on earth}, {hellhole}, {snake pit}, {inferno}]

The Queen City
n : the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina [syn: {Charlotte}]

the right way
adv : in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?" [syn: {properly}, {decently}, {decent}, {in good order}, {right}] [ant: {improperly}]

The Sailor King
n : King of England and Ireland; son of George III who ascended the throne after a long naval career (1765-1837) [syn: {William IV}]

the Say Hey Kid
n : United States baseball player (born in 1931) [syn: {Mays}, {Willie Mays}, {Willie Howard Mays Jr.}]

the Shiites
n : one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran [syn: {Shiah}, {Shia}, {Shiah Islam}]

the shits
n : obscene terms for diarrhea [syn: {the trots}]

the skinny
n : slang terms for inside information; "is that the straight dope?" [syn: {dope}, {poop}, {low-down}]

the Solent
n : a strait of the English Channel between the coast of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight [syn: {Solent}]

The Star-Spangled Banner
n : a poem written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812 was set to music and adopted by Congress in 1931 as the national anthem of the United States

the Street
n : used to allude to the securities industry of the United States [syn: {Wall Street}]

the sublime
n : nobility in thought or feeling or style [syn: {sublimity}]

the Sunnites
n : one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam [syn: {Sunni}]

the Swiss
n : the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland [syn: {Swiss}, {Swiss people}]

the Taal
n : an official language of the Republic of South Africa; closely related to Dutch and Flemish [syn: {Afrikaans}, {Taal}, {South African Dutch}]

the Tempter
n : (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell [syn: {Satan}, {Old Nick}, {Devil}, {the Devil}, {Lucifer}, {Beelzebub}, {Prince of Darkness}]

the Three Weird Sisters
n : the three Anglo-Saxon Fates or goddesses of destiny [syn: {the Weird Sisters}]

the Trapezium
n : a multiple star in the constellation of Orion [syn: {Trapezium}]

the Triangle
n : a small northern constellation near Perseus between Andromeda and Aries [syn: {Triangulum}]

the trots
n : obscene terms for diarrhea [syn: {the shits}]

the true
n : conformity to reality or actuality; "they debated the truth of the proposition"; "the situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat"; "he was famous for the truth of his portraits"; "he turned to religion in his search for eternal verities" [syn: {truth}, {verity}] [ant: {falsity}]

the Venerable Bede
n : (Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735) [syn: {Bede}, {Saint Bede}, {St. Bede}, {Baeda}, {Saint Baeda}, {St. Baeda}, {Beda}, {Saint Beda}, {St. Beda}]

The Virgin
n : the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics [syn: {Mary}, {Virgin Mary}, {Blessed Virgin}, {Madonna}]

the Weird Sisters
n : the three Anglo-Saxon Fates or goddesses of destiny [syn: {the Three Weird Sisters}]

the whole way
adv : to the goal; "she climbed the mountain all the way" [syn: {all the way}]

Thea
n : (Greek mythology) the Titaness who was mother of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology [syn: {Theia}]

Theaceae
n : a family of trees and shrubs of the order Parietales [syn: {family Theaceae}, {tea family}]

theanthropism
n 1: (theology) the doctrine that Jesus was a union of the human and the divine
2: the representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits [syn: {anthropomorphism}]

theater
n 1: a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full" [syn: {theatre}, {house}]
2: the art of writing and producing plays [syn: {dramaturgy}, {dramatic art}, {dramatics}, {theatre}]
3: a region in which active military operations are in progress; "the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he served in the Vietnam theater for three years" [syn: {field}, {field of operations}, {theater of operations}, {theatre}, {theatre of operations}]

theater company
n : a company that produces plays

theater critic
n : a critic of theatrical performances [syn: {drama critic}]

theater curtain
n : a hanging cloth that conceals the stage from the view of the audience; rises or parts at the beginning and descends or closes between acts and at the end of a performance [syn: {theatre curtain}]

theater director
n : someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show [syn: {director}, {theatre director}]

theater in the round
n : a theater arranged with seats around at least three sides of the stage [syn: {arena theater}]

theater light
n : any of various lights used in a theater

theater of operations
n : a region in which active military operations are in progress; "the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he served in the Vietnam theater for three years" [syn: {field}, {field of operations}, {theater}, {theatre}, {theatre of operations}]

theater of the absurd
n : plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life, usually to show that modern life is pointless; "Samuel Beckett and Eugene Ionesco have written plays for the theater of the absurd"

theater of war
n : the entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations [syn: {theatre of war}]

theater prompter
n : someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech [syn: {prompter}]

theater stage
n : a stage in a theater on which actors can perform [syn: {theatre stage}]

theater ticket
n : a ticket good for admission to a theater [syn: {theatre ticket}]

theatergoer
n : someone who attends the theater [syn: {playgoer}, {theatregoer}]

theatre
n 1: a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full" [syn: {theater}, {house}]
2: the art of writing and producing plays [syn: {dramaturgy}, {dramatic art}, {dramatics}, {theater}]
3: a region in which active military operations are in progress; "the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he served in the Vietnam theater for three years" [syn: {field}, {field of operations}, {theater}, {theater of operations}, {theatre of operations}]

theatre curtain
n : a hanging cloth that conceals the stage from the view of the audience; rises or parts at the beginning and descends or closes between acts and at the end of a performance [syn: {theater curtain}]

theatre director
n : someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show [syn: {director}, {theater director}]

theatre of operations
n : a region in which active military operations are in progress; "the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he served in the Vietnam theater for three years" [syn: {field}, {field of operations}, {theater}, {theater of operations}, {theatre}]

theatre of war
n : the entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations [syn: {theater of war}]

theatre stage
n : a stage in a theater on which actors can perform [syn: {theater stage}]

theatre ticket
n : a ticket good for admission to a theater [syn: {theater ticket}]

theatregoer
n : someone who attends the theater [syn: {playgoer}, {theatergoer}]

theatres-in-the-round
See {theatre-in-the-round}

theatrical
adj 1: of or relating to the theater
2: suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater; "a theatrical pose"; "one of the most theatrical figures in public life" [ant: {untheatrical}]
n : a performance of play [syn: {theatrical performance}, {representation}, {histrionics}]

theatrical agent
n : a business agent for an actor [syn: {actor's agent}]

theatrical performance
n : a performance of play [syn: {theatrical}, {representation}, {histrionics}]

theatrical poster
n : a poster advertising a show or play [syn: {show bill}, {show card}]

theatrical producer
n : someone who produces theatrical performances

theatrical production
n : the production of a drama on the stage [syn: {staging}]

theatrical role
n : an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona" [syn: {character}, {role}, {part}, {persona}]

theatrical season
n : the season when new plays are produced

theatricality
n : an artificial and mannered quality [syn: {staginess}]

theatrically
adv 1: in a stagy and theatrical manner; "`I cannot show my face at her house,' he declared theatrically" [syn: {stagily}]
2: in a theatrical manner; "theatrically dressed"

Theban
n : an inhabitant of ancient Thebes

thebe
n : 100 thebe equal 1 pula

Thebes
n 1: an ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC; today the archeological remains include include many splendid temples and tombs
2: an ancient Greek city in Boeotia destroyed by Alexander the Great in 336 BC

theca
n 1: a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule [syn: {sac}]
2: outer sheath of the pupa of certain insects [also: {thecae} (pl)]

thecae
theca
n 1: a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule [syn: {sac}]
2: outer sheath of the pupa of certain insects [also: {thecae} (pl)]

thecae
See {theca}

thecodont
n : presumably in the common ancestral line to dinosaurs and crocodiles and birds [syn: {thecodont reptile}]

thecodont reptile
n : presumably in the common ancestral line to dinosaurs and crocodiles and birds [syn: {thecodont}]

Thecodontia
n : extinct terrestrial reptiles having teeth set in sockets; of the late Permian to Triassic [syn: {order Thecodontia}]

theelin
n : a naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary; synthesized (trade name Estronol) and used to treat estrogen deficiency [syn: {estrone}, {oestrone}, {Estronol}]

theft
n : the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International" [syn: {larceny}, {thievery}, {thieving}, {stealing}]

Theia
n : (Greek mythology) the Titaness who was mother of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology [syn: {Thea}]

theism
n : the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods [ant: {atheism}]

theist
adj : of or relating to theism [syn: {theistical}, {theistic}]
n : one who believes in the existence of a god or gods

theistic
adj : of or relating to theism [syn: {theist}, {theistical}]

theistical
adj : of or relating to theism [syn: {theist}, {theistic}]

thelarche
n : the start of breast development in a woman at the beginning of puberty

Thelephoraceae
n : fungi having leathery or membranous sporophores [syn: {family Thelephoraceae}]

Thelonious Monk
n : United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982) [syn: {Monk}, {Thelonious Sphere Monk}]

Thelonious Sphere Monk
n : United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982) [syn: {Monk}, {Thelonious Monk}]

Thelypteridaceae
n : genera Thelypteris; Phegopteris; others [syn: {family Thelypteridaceae}]

Thelypteris
n : marsh ferns: in some classification systems considered part of genus Dryopteris in family Dryopteridaceae [syn: {genus Thelypteris}]

Thelypteris dryopteris
n : bright blue-green fern widely distributed especially in damp acid woodlands of temperate northern hemisphere [syn: {oak fern}, {Gymnocarpium dryopteris}]

Thelypteris hexagonoptera
n : beech fern of North American woodlands having straw-colored stripes [syn: {broad beech fern}, {southern beech fern}, {Phegopteris hexagonoptera}, {Dryopteris hexagonoptera}]

Thelypteris palustris
n : fern having pinnatifid fronds and growing in wet places; cosmopolitan in north temperate regions [syn: {marsh fern}, {Dryopteris thelypteris}]

Thelypteris palustris pubescens
n : fern of northeastern North America [syn: {snuffbox fern}, {meadow fern}, {Dryopteris thelypteris pubescens}]

Thelypteris phegopteris
n : beech fern of North America and Eurasia [syn: {long beech fern}, {narrow beech fern}, {northern beech fern}, {Phegopteris connectilis}, {Dryopteris phegopteris}]

Thelypteris simulata
n : delicate feathery shield fern of the eastern United States; sometimes placed in genus Thelypteris [syn: {Massachusetts fern}, {Parathelypteris simulata}]

thematic
adj 1: relating to or constituting a topic of discourse
2: of or relating to a melodic subject [ant: {unthematic}]

Thematic Apperception Test
n : a projective technique using black-and-white pictures; subjects tell a story about each picture [syn: {TAT}]

thematic vowel
n : a vowel that ends a stem and precedes an inflection [syn: {stem vowel}]

thematically
adv : with regard to thematic content; "thematically related"

theme
n 1: the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love" [syn: {subject}, {topic}]
2: a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme" [syn: {motif}]
3: (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it" [syn: {melodic theme}, {musical theme}, {idea}]
4: an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition" [syn: {composition}, {paper}, {report}]
5: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem" [syn: {root}, {root word}, {base}, {stem}, {radical}]
v : provide with a particular theme or motive; "the restaurant often themes its menus"

theme park
n : an amusement park that is organized around some theme (as the world of tomorrow)

theme song
n 1: a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program [syn: {signature}, {signature tune}]
2: a melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie

Themis
n : (Greek mythology) the Titaness who was goddess of justice in ancient mythology

Themistocles
n : Athenian statesman who persuaded Athens to build a navy and then led it to victory over the Persians (527-460 BC)

then
adj : at a specific prior time; "the then president" [syn: {then(a)}]
n : that time; that moment; "we will arrive before then"; "we were friends from then on"
adv 1: subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors); "then he left"; "go left first, then right"; "first came lightning, then thunder"; "we watched the late movie and then went to bed"; "and so home and to bed" [syn: {so}, {and so}, {and then}]
2: in that case or as a consequence; "if he didn't take it, then who did?"; "keep it then if you want to"; "the case, then, is closed"; "you've made up your mind then?"; "then you'll be rich"
3: at that time; "I was young then"; "prices were lower back then"; "science as it was then taught"

then again
adv : (contrastive) from another point of view; "on the other hand, she is too ambitious for her own good"; "then again, she might not go" [syn: {on the other hand}, {but then}] [ant: {on the one hand}]

thenal
adj : of or relating to the palm of the hand or to the area at the base of the thumb [syn: {thenar}]

thenar
adj : of or relating to the palm of the hand or to the area at the base of the thumb [syn: {thenal}]
n 1: the fleshy area of the palm at the base of the thumb
2: the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers [syn: {palm}]

thence
adv 1: from that place or from there; "proceeded thence directly to college"; "flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow"; "roads that lead therefrom" [syn: {therefrom}]
2: from that circumstance or source; "atomic formulas and all compounds thence constructible"- W.V.Quine; "a natural conclusion follows thence"; "public interest and a policy deriving therefrom"; "typhus fever results therefrom" [syn: {therefrom}, {thereof}]
3: (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result; "therefore X must be true"; "the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory"; "we were young and thence optimistic"; "it is late and thus we must go"; "the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted" [syn: {therefore}, {hence}, {thus}]

thenceforth
adv : from that time on; "thereafter he never called again" [syn: {thereafter}]

Theobid
n : a bronchodilator (trade names Elixophyllin and Slo-Bid and Theobid) used to treat asthma and bronchitis and emphysema [syn: {aminophylline}, {theophylline}, {Elixophyllin}, {Slo-Bid}]

Theobroma
n : cacao plants [syn: {genus Theobroma}]

Theobroma cacao
n : tropical American tree producing cacao beans [syn: {cacao}, {cacao tree}, {chocolate tree}]

theocracy
n 1: a political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided)
2: the belief in government by divine guidance

theocratic
adj : of or relating to or being a theocracy; "a theocratic state"

theodicy
n : the branch of theology that defends God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil

theodolite
n : a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod [syn: {transit}]

Theodor Mommsen
n : German historian noted for his history of Rome (1817-1903) [syn: {Mommsen}]

Theodor Schwann
n : German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 and 1839 identified the cell as the basic structure of plant and animal tissue (1810-1882) [syn: {Schwann}]

Theodor Seuss Geisel
n : United States writer of children's books (1904-1991) [syn: {Geisel}, {Dr. Seuss}]

Theodore Dreiser
n : United States novelist (1871-1945) [syn: {Dreiser}, {Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser}]

Theodore Dwight Weld
n : United States abolitionist (1803-1895) [syn: {Weld}]

Theodore Harold White
n : United States political journalist (1915-1986) [syn: {White}, {T. H. White}]

Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser
n : United States novelist (1871-1945) [syn: {Dreiser}, {Theodore Dreiser}]

Theodore Roosevelt
n : 26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-American War; Panama Canal was built during his administration; said `Speak softly but carry a big stick' (1858-1919) [syn: {Roosevelt}, {President Roosevelt}, {President Theodore Roosevelt}]

Theodore Roosevelt Memorial National Park
n : a national park in North Dakota that includes the site of former President Theodore Roosevelt's ranch

Theodore Samuel Williams
n : United States baseball player noted as a hitter (1918-2002) [syn: {Williams}, {Ted Williams}]

theogony
n : the study of the origins and genealogy of the gods

theologian
n : someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology (especially Christian theology) [syn: {theologist}, {theologizer}, {theologiser}]

theological
adj : of or relating to or concerning theology; "theological seminar"

theological doctrine
n : the doctrine of a religious group [syn: {religious doctrine}]

theological system
n : a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings; "Jewish theology"; "Roman Catholic theology" [syn: {theology}]

theological virtue
n : according to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues (faith and hope and charity) created by God to round out the natural virtues [syn: {supernatural virtue}]

theologically
adv 1: as regards theology; "the candidate was found theologically sound"
2: in a theological manner; "he dealt with the problem of evil theologically, not philosophically"

theologise
v 1: treat from a theological viewpoint or render theological in character [syn: {theologize}]
2: make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects [syn: {theologize}]

theologiser
n : someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology (especially Christian theology) [syn: {theologian}, {theologist}, {theologizer}]

theologist
n : someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology (especially Christian theology) [syn: {theologian}, {theologizer}, {theologiser}]

theologize
v 1: treat from a theological viewpoint or render theological in character [syn: {theologise}]
2: make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects [syn: {theologise}]

theologizer
n : someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology (especially Christian theology) [syn: {theologian}, {theologist}, {theologiser}]

theology
n 1: the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth [syn: {divinity}]
2: a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings; "Jewish theology"; "Roman Catholic theology" [syn: {theological system}]
3: the learned profession acquired by specialized courses in religion (usually taught at a college or seminary); "he studied theology at Oxford"

theophany
n : a visible (but not necessarily material) manifestation of a deity to a human person

Theophrastaceae
n : family of mainly tropical American trees and shrubs similar to those of the Myrsinaceae; often included in the Myrsinaceae [syn: {family Theophrastaceae}]

Theophrastus
n : Greek philosopher who was a student of Aristotle and who succeeded Aristotle as the leader of the Peripatetics (371-287 BC)

Theophrastus Philippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim
n : Swiss physician who introduced treatments of particular illnesses based on his observation and experience; he saw illness as having an external cause (rather than an imbalance of humors) and replaced traditional remedies with chemical remedies (1493-1541) [syn: {Paracelsus}, {Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus}]

theophylline
n : a bronchodilator (trade names Elixophyllin and Slo-Bid and Theobid) used to treat asthma and bronchitis and emphysema [syn: {aminophylline}, {Elixophyllin}, {Slo-Bid}, {Theobid}]

theorem
n 1: a proposition deducible from basic postulates
2: an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth

theoretic
adj : concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; "theoretical science" [syn: {theoretical}] [ant: {empirical}]

theoretical
adj 1: concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; "theoretical science" [syn: {theoretic}] [ant: {empirical}]
2: concerned with theories rather than their practical applications; "theoretical physics" [ant: {applied}]
3: based on specialized theory; "a theoretical analysis" [syn: {abstract}]

theoretical account
n : a simplified description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems" [syn: {model}, {framework}]

theoretically
adv 1: according to the assumed facts; "on paper the candidate seems promising" [syn: {on paper}, {in theory}]
2: in a theoretical manner; "he worked the problem out theoretically" [ant: {empirically}]

theoretician
n : someone who theorizes (especially in science or art) [syn: {theorist}, {theorizer}, {theoriser}]

theorisation
n : the production or use of theories [syn: {theorization}]

theorise
v : to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps" [syn: {speculate}, {theorize}, {conjecture}, {hypothesize}, {hypothesise}, {hypothecate}, {suppose}]

theoriser
n : someone who theorizes (especially in science or art) [syn: {theorist}, {theoretician}, {theorizer}]

theorist
n : someone who theorizes (especially in science or art) [syn: {theoretician}, {theorizer}, {theoriser}]

theorization
n : the production or use of theories [syn: {theorisation}]

theorize
v 1: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps" [syn: {speculate}, {theorise}, {conjecture}, {hypothesize}, {hypothesise}, {hypothecate}, {suppose}]
2: construct a theory about; "Galileo theorized the motion of the stars"
3: form or construct theories; "he thinks and theorizes all day"

theorizer
n : someone who theorizes (especially in science or art) [syn: {theorist}, {theoretician}, {theoriser}]

theory
n 1: a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena; "theories can incorporate facts and laws and tested hypotheses"; "true in fact and theory"
2: a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices" [syn: {hypothesis}, {possibility}]
3: a belief that can guide behavior; "the architect has a theory that more is less"; "they killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales"

theory of dissociation
n : (chemistry) theory that describes aqueous solutions in terms of acids (which dissociate to give hydrogen ions) and bases (which dissociate to give hydroxyl ions); the product of an acid and a base is a salt and water [syn: {theory of electrolytic dissociation}, {Arrhenius theory of dissociation}]

theory of electrolytic dissociation
n : (chemistry) theory that describes aqueous solutions in terms of acids (which dissociate to give hydrogen ions) and bases (which dissociate to give hydroxyl ions); the product of an acid and a base is a salt and water [syn: {theory of dissociation}, {Arrhenius theory of dissociation}]

theory of evolution
n : (biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals [syn: {theory of organic evolution}]

theory of games
n : (economics) a theory of competition stated in terms of gains and losses among opposing players [syn: {game theory}]

theory of gravitation
n : (physics) the theory that any two particles of matter attract one another with a force directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them [syn: {theory of gravity}, {gravitational theory}, {Newton's theory of gravitation}]

theory of gravity
n : (physics) the theory that any two particles of matter attract one another with a force directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them [syn: {theory of gravitation}, {gravitational theory}, {Newton's theory of gravitation}]

theory of indicators
n : (chemistry) the theory that all indicators are either weak acids or weak bases in which the color of the ionized form is different from the color before dissociation [syn: {Ostwald's theory of indicators}]

theory of inheritance
n : (biology) a theory of how characteristics of one generation are derived from earlier generations

theory of organic evolution
n : (biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals [syn: {theory of evolution}]

theory of preformation
n : a theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited) that an individual develops by simple enlargement of a tiny fully formed organism (a homunculus) that exists in the germ cell [syn: {preformation}]

theory of punctuated equilibrium
n : a theory of evolution holding that evolutionary change in the fossil record came in fits and starts rather than in a steady process of slow change [syn: {punctuated equilibrium}]

theory of relativity
n : (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts [syn: {relativity}, {relativity theory}, {Einstein's theory of relativity}]

theory-based
adj : based in theory rather than experiment; "theory-based arguments and positions"

theosophical
adj : of or relating to theosophy; "theosophical writings"

theosophist
n : a believer in theosophy

theosophy
n : belief based on mystical insight into the nature of God and the soul

theoterrorism
n : terrorism for a religious purpose

therapeutic
adj 1: tending to cure or restore to health; "curative powers of herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand"; "remedial surgery"; "a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air"; "a therapeutic agent"; "therapeutic diets" [syn: {curative}, {healing(p)}, {alterative}, {remedial}, {sanative}]
2: relating to or involved in therapy; "therapeutic approach to criminality" [syn: {therapeutical}]

therapeutic abortion
n : a legally induced abortion for medical reasons (as when the mother's life is threatened)

therapeutic cloning
n : nuclear transplantation of a patient's own cells to make an oocyte from which immune-compatible cells (especially stem cells) can be derived for transplant [syn: {biomedical cloning}]

therapeutic rehabilitation
n : providing help for disabled persons; the removal or reduction of disabilities [syn: {physical rehabilitation}, {physical restoration}]

therapeutical
adj : relating to or involved in therapy; "therapeutic approach to criminality" [syn: {therapeutic}]

therapeutically
adv : for therapeutic purposes

therapeutics
n : branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of disease

Theraphosidae
n : large tropical spiders; tarantulas [syn: {family Theraphosidae}]

therapist
n : a person skilled in a particular type of therapy [syn: {healer}]

therapsid
n : probably warm-blooded; considered direct ancestor of mammals [syn: {protomammal}]

Therapsida
n : extinct mammal-like reptiles found inhabiting all continents from the mid Permian to late Triassic [syn: {order Therapsida}]

therapy
n : (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.); "the quarterback is undergoing treatment for a knee injury"; "he tried every treatment the doctors suggested"; "heat therapy gave the best relief"

Theravada
n : one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing personal salvation through your own efforts; a conservative form of Buddhism that adheres to Pali scriptures and the nontheistic ideal of self purification to Nirvana; the dominant religion of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand and Laos and Cambodia [syn: {Theravada Buddhism}]

Theravada Buddhism
n : one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing personal salvation through your own efforts; a conservative form of Buddhism that adheres to Pali scriptures and the nontheistic ideal of self purification to Nirvana; the dominant religion of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand and Laos and Cambodia [syn: {Theravada}]

there
n : a location other than here; that place; "you can take it from there" [ant: {here}]
adv 1: in or at that place; "they have lived there for years"; "it's not there"; "that man [who is] there" [syn: {at that place}, {in that location}] [ant: {here}]
2: in that matter; "I agree with you there" [syn: {in that respect}, {on that point}]
3: to or toward that place; away from the speaker; "go there around noon!" [syn: {thither}] [ant: {here}]

thereabout
adv 1: near that time or date; "come at noon or thereabouts" [syn: {thereabouts}]
2: near that place; "he stayed in London or thereabouts for several weeks" [syn: {thereabouts}]

thereabouts
adv 1: near that time or date; "come at noon or thereabouts" [syn: {thereabout}]
2: near that place; "he stayed in London or thereabouts for several weeks" [syn: {thereabout}]

thereafter
adv : from that time on; "thereafter he never called again" [syn: {thenceforth}]

thereby
adv : by that means or because of that; "He knocked over the red wine, thereby ruining the table cloth"

therefor
adv : (in formal usage, especially legal usage) for that or for it; "ordering goods and enclosing payment therefor"; "a refund therefor"

therefore
adv 1: (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result; "therefore X must be true"; "the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory"; "we were young and thence optimistic"; "it is late and thus we must go"; "the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted" [syn: {hence}, {thence}, {thus}]
2: as a consequence; "he had good reason to be grateful for the opportunities which they had made available to him and which consequently led to the good position he now held" [syn: {consequently}]

therefrom
adv 1: from that circumstance or source; "atomic formulas and all compounds thence constructible"- W.V.Quine; "a natural conclusion follows thence"; "public interest and a policy deriving therefrom"; "typhus fever results therefrom" [syn: {thence}, {thereof}]
2: from that place or from there; "proceeded thence directly to college"; "flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow"; "roads that lead therefrom" [syn: {thence}]

therein
adv : (formal) in or into that thing or place; "they can read therein what our plans are" [syn: {in this}, {in that}]

thereinafter
adv : in the following part of a given matter, as in a document or speech

thereness
n 1: real existence; "things are really there...capture the thereness of them"--Charles Hopkinson
2: the state of being there--not here--in position [ant: {hereness}]

thereof
adv 1: of or concerning this or that; "a problem and the solution thereof"
2: from that circumstance or source; "atomic formulas and all compounds thence constructible"- W.V.Quine; "a natural conclusion follows thence"; "public interest and a policy deriving therefrom"; "typhus fever results therefrom" [syn: {thence}, {therefrom}]

thereon
adv : on that; "text and commentary thereon" [syn: {on it}, {on that}]

Theresa
n : Indian nun and missionary (born in Albania) dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997) [syn: {Teresa}, {Mother Teresa}, {Mother Theresa}, {Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu}]

thereto
adv : to that; "with all the appurtenances fitting thereto" [syn: {to it}, {to that}]

theretofore
adv : up to that time; "they had not done any work theretofore"

thereunder
adv : under that; "the headings and the items listed thereunder" [syn: {under that}, {under it}]

thereupon
adv : immediately after that; "thereupon the entire class applauded"; "with that, she left the room"; "I therewith withdraw my complaints" [syn: {therewith}, {with that}]

therewith
adv 1: with that or this or it; "I have learned that whatever state I am, therewith to be content"- Phil.4:11
2: immediately after that; "thereupon the entire class applauded"; "with that, she left the room"; "I therewith withdraw my complaints" [syn: {thereupon}, {with that}]

therewithal
adv : together with all that; besides; "thy slanders I forgive; and therewithal remit thy other forfeits"- Shakespeare

theridiid
n : spider having a comb-like row of bristles on each hind foot [syn: {comb-footed spider}]

Theridiidae
n : a family of comb-footed spiders [syn: {family Theridiidae}]

therm
n : a unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units

thermal
adj 1: relating to or associated with heat; "thermal movements of molecules"; "thermal capacity"; "thermic energy"; "the caloric effect of sunlight" [syn: {thermic}, {caloric}] [ant: {nonthermal}]
2: of or relating to hot a hot spring; "thermal water"
3: caused by or designed to retain heat; "a thermal burn"; "thermal underwear"
n : rising current of warm air

thermal barrier
n : a limit to high speed flight imposed by aerodynamic heating [syn: {heat barrier}]

thermal emission
n : the emission of electrons from very hot substances [syn: {thermionic emission}]

thermal equilibrium
n : a state in which all parts of a system are at the same temperature

thermal pollution
n : harm to lakes and rivers resulting from the release of excessive waste heat into them

thermal printer
n : a printer that produces characters by applying heat to special paper that is sensitive to heat

thermal reactor
n : a nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by neutrons that are slowed down by a moderator [ant: {fast reactor}]

thermal resistor
n : a semiconductor device made of materials whose resistance varies as a function of temperature; can be used to compensate for temperature variation in other components of a circuit [syn: {thermistor}]

thermal spring
n : a natural spring of water at a temperature of 70 F or above [syn: {hot spring}]

thermalgesia
n : pain caused by heat

thermally
adv : by means of heat or with respect to thermal properties

thermel
n : a thermometer that uses thermoelectric current to measure temperature [syn: {thermoelectric thermometer}, {electric thermometer}]

thermic
adj : relating to or associated with heat; "thermal movements of molecules"; "thermal capacity"; "thermic energy"; "the caloric effect of sunlight" [syn: {thermal}, {caloric}] [ant: {nonthermal}]

thermic fever
n : sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat [syn: {sunstroke}, {insolation}, {siriasis}]

Thermidor
n : eleventh month of the Revolutionary calendar (July and August); the month of heat

thermion
n : an electrically charged particle (electron or ion) emitted by a substance at a high temperature

thermionic
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of thermions; "thermionic cathode"

thermionic current
n : an electric current produced between two electrodes as a result of electrons emitted by thermionic emission

thermionic emission
n : the emission of electrons from very hot substances [syn: {thermal emission}]

thermionic tube
n : electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope [syn: {tube}, {vacuum tube}, {thermionic vacuum tube}, {electron tube}, {thermionic valve}]

thermionic vacuum tube
n : electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope [syn: {tube}, {vacuum tube}, {thermionic tube}, {electron tube}, {thermionic valve}]

thermionic valve
n : electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope [syn: {tube}, {vacuum tube}, {thermionic vacuum tube}, {thermionic tube}, {electron tube}]

thermionics
n : the branch of electronics dealing with thermionic phenomena (especially thermionic vacuum tubes)

thermistor
n : a semiconductor device made of materials whose resistance varies as a function of temperature; can be used to compensate for temperature variation in other components of a circuit [syn: {thermal resistor}]

thermoacidophile
n : archaebacteria that thrive in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures

thermobaric bomb
n : a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive; "a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb" [syn: {fuel-air bomb}, {vacuum bomb}, {volume-detonation bomb}, {aerosol bomb}]

Thermobia
n : a genus of Lepismatidae [syn: {genus Thermobia}]

Thermobia domestica
n : lives in warm moist areas e.g. around furnaces [syn: {firebrat}]

thermocautery
n : cautery (destruction of tissue) by heat

thermocoagulation
n : congealing tissue by heat (as by electric current)

thermocouple
n : a kind of thermometer consisting of two wires of different metals that are joined at both ends; one junction is at the temperature to be measured and the other is held at a fixed lower temperature; the current generated in the circuit is proportional to the temperature difference [syn: {thermocouple junction}]

thermocouple junction
n : a kind of thermometer consisting of two wires of different metals that are joined at both ends; one junction is at the temperature to be measured and the other is held at a fixed lower temperature; the current generated in the circuit is proportional to the temperature difference [syn: {thermocouple}]

thermodynamic
adj : of or concerned with thermodynamics; "the thermodynamic limit" [syn: {thermodynamical}]

thermodynamical
adj : of or concerned with thermodynamics; "the thermodynamic limit" [syn: {thermodynamic}]

thermodynamically
adv : with respect to thermodynamics; "this phenomenon is thermodynamically impossible"

thermodynamics
n : the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy

thermodynamics of equilibrium
n : the aspect of thermodynamics concerned with thermal equilibrium [syn: {thermostatics}]

thermoelectric
adj : involving or resulting from thermoelectricity [syn: {thermoelectrical}]

thermoelectric thermometer
n : a thermometer that uses thermoelectric current to measure temperature [syn: {thermel}, {electric thermometer}]

thermoelectrical
adj : involving or resulting from thermoelectricity [syn: {thermoelectric}]

thermoelectricity
n : electricity produced by heat (as in a thermocouple)

thermograph
n 1: medical instrument that uses an infrared camera to reveal temperature variations on the surface of the body
2: a thermometer that records temperature variations on a graph as a function of time [syn: {thermometrograph}]

thermography
n : diagnostic technique using a thermograph to record the heat produced by different parts of the body; used to study blood flow and to detect tumors

thermogravimeter
n : a hydrometer that includes a thermometer [syn: {thermohydrometer}]

thermogravimetric
adj : of or relating to thermal hydrometry [syn: {thermohydrometric}]

thermogravimetry
n : the measurement of changes in weight as a function of changes in temperature used as a technique of chemically analyzing substances

thermohydrometer
n : a hydrometer that includes a thermometer [syn: {thermogravimeter}]

thermohydrometric
adj : of or relating to thermal hydrometry [syn: {thermogravimetric}]

thermojunction
n : a junction between two dissimilar metals across which a voltage appears

thermolabile
adj : (chemistry, physics, biology) readily changed or destroyed by heat

thermometer
n : measuring instrument for measuring temperature

thermometric
adj : of or relating to thermometry; "helium gas was the thermometric fluid"

thermometrograph
n : a thermometer that records temperature variations on a graph as a function of time [syn: {thermograph}]

thermometry
n : the measurement of temperature

thermonuclear
adj : using nuclear weapons based on fusion as distinguished from fission

thermonuclear bomb
n : a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium [syn: {hydrogen bomb}, {H-bomb}, {fusion bomb}]

thermonuclear reaction
n : a nuclear fusion reaction taking place at very high temperatures (as in the sun)

thermonuclear reactor
n : a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fusion to generate energy [syn: {fusion reactor}]

thermonuclear warhead
n : the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb [syn: {atomic warhead}, {nuclear warhead}, {nuke}]

thermopile
n : a kind of thermometer for measuring heat radiation; consists of several thermocouple junctions in series

thermoplastic
adj : having the property of softening or fusing when heated and of hardening and becoming rigid again when cooled; "thermoplastic materials can be remelted and cooled time after time without undergoing any appreciable chemical change" [ant: {thermosetting}]
n : a material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled [syn: {thermoplastic resin}]

thermoplastic resin
n : a material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled [syn: {thermoplastic}]

Thermopsis
n : genus of American and Asiatic showy rhizomatous herbs: bush peas [syn: {genus Thermopsis}]

Thermopsis macrophylla
n : western United States bushy herb having yellow pealike flowers [syn: {false lupine}, {golden pea}, {yellow pea}]

Thermopsis villosa
n : eastern United States bush pea [syn: {Carolina lupine}]

Thermopylae
n : a famous battle in 480 BC; a Greek army under Leonidas was annihilated by the Persians who were trying to conquer Greece [syn: {battle of Thermopylae}]

thermoreceptor
n : a sensory receptor that responds to heat and cold

thermoregulator
n : a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat [syn: {thermostat}]

thermos
n : vacuum flask that preserves temperature of hot or cold drinks [syn: {thermos bottle}, {thermos flask}]

thermos bottle
n : vacuum flask that preserves temperature of hot or cold drinks [syn: {thermos}, {thermos flask}]

thermos flask
n : vacuum flask that preserves temperature of hot or cold drinks [syn: {thermos}, {thermos bottle}]

thermoset
adj : having the property of becoming permanently hard and rigid when heated or cured; "the phenol resins and plastics were the original synthetic thermosetting materials" [syn: {thermosetting}] [ant: {thermoplastic}]

thermosetting
adj : having the property of becoming permanently hard and rigid when heated or cured; "the phenol resins and plastics were the original synthetic thermosetting materials" [syn: {thermoset}] [ant: {thermoplastic}]

thermosetting compositions
n : a material that hardens when heated and cannot be remolded [syn: {thermosetting resin}]

thermosetting resin
n : a material that hardens when heated and cannot be remolded [syn: {thermosetting compositions}]

thermosphere
n : the atmospheric layer between the mesosphere and the exosphere

thermostat
n : a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat [syn: {thermoregulator}]
v : control the temperature with a thermostat

thermostated
adj : regulated by a thermostat

thermostatic
adj : of or relating to a thermostat; "thermostatic control"

thermostatically
adv : by thermostat; in a thermostatic manner; "the temperature is thermostatically controlled"

thermostatics
n : the aspect of thermodynamics concerned with thermal equilibrium [syn: {thermodynamics of equilibrium}]

thermotherapy
n : the use of heat to treat a disease or disorder; heating pads or hot compresses or hot-water bottles are used to promote circulation in peripheral vascular disease or to relax tense muscles

theropod
n : any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs [syn: {theropod dinosaur}, {bird-footed dinosaur}]

theropod dinosaur
n : any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs [syn: {theropod}, {bird-footed dinosaur}]

Theropoda
n : carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs with short forelimbs; Jurassic and Cretaceous [syn: {suborder Theropoda}]

therses
thyrse
n : a dense flower cluster (as of the lilac or horse chestnut) in which the main axis is racemose and the branches are cymose [syn: {thyrsus}] [also: {therses} (pl)]

therses
See {thyrse}

thesauri
thesaurus
n : a book containing a classified list of synonyms [syn: {synonym finder}] [also: {thesauri} (pl)]

thesauri
See {thesaurus}

thesaurus
n : a book containing a classified list of synonyms [syn: {synonym finder}] [also: {thesauri} (pl)]

theses
thesis
n 1: an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
2: a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree [syn: {dissertation}] [also: {theses} (pl)]

theses
See {thesis}

Theseus
n : (Greek mythology) a hero and king of Athens who was noted for his many great deeds: killed Procrustes and the Minotaur and defeated the Amazons and united Attica

thesis
n 1: an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
2: a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree [syn: {dissertation}] [also: {theses} (pl)]

Thespesia
n : small genus of tropical trees: Portia tree [syn: {genus Thespesia}]

Thespesia populnea
n : pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds [syn: {portia tree}, {bendy tree}, {seaside mahoe}]

thespian
adj : of or relating to drama; "the movie director had thespian cooperation"
n : a theatrical performer [syn: {actor}, {histrion}, {player}, {role player}]

Thespis
n : Greek poet who is said to have originated Greek tragedy (sixth century BC)

Thessalia
n : a fertile plain on the Aegean Sea in east central Greece; Thessaly was a former region of ancient Greece [syn: {Thessaly}]

Thessalonian
n : a native or inhabitant of Thessalonica

Thessalonica
n : a port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece [syn: {Thessaloniki}, {Salonika}, {Salonica}]

Thessaloniki
n : a port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece [syn: {Salonika}, {Salonica}, {Thessalonica}]

Thessaly
n : a fertile plain on the Aegean Sea in east central Greece; Thessaly was a former region of ancient Greece [syn: {Thessalia}]

theta
n : the 8th letter of the Greek alphabet

theta rhythm
n : the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake but relaxed and drowsy; occurs with low frequency and low amplitude [syn: {theta wave}]

theta wave
n : the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake but relaxed and drowsy; occurs with low frequency and low amplitude [syn: {theta rhythm}]

Thetis
n : (Greek mythology) one of the 50 Nereids; mother of Achilles by Peleus

theurgy
n : magic performed with the help of beneficent spirits

Thevetia
n : genus of poisonous tropical American evergreen shrubs and trees having entire leaves and large cymose flowers [syn: {genus Thevetia}]

Thevetia neriifolia
n : tropical American shrub or small tree having glossy dark green leaves and fragrant saffron yellow to orange or peach- colored flowers; all parts highly poisonous [syn: {yellow oleander}, {Thevetia peruviana}]

Thevetia peruviana
n : tropical American shrub or small tree having glossy dark green leaves and fragrant saffron yellow to orange or peach- colored flowers; all parts highly poisonous [syn: {yellow oleander}, {Thevetia neriifolia}]

thiabendazole
n : an antifungal agent and anthelmintic

thiamin
n : a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth [syn: {vitamin B1}, {thiamine}, {aneurin}, {antiberiberi factor}]

thiamine
n : a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth [syn: {vitamin B1}, {thiamin}, {aneurin}, {antiberiberi factor}]

thiamine pyrophosphate
n : a coenzyme important in respiration in the Krebs cycle [syn: {cocarboxylase}]

thiazide
n : any of a group of drugs commonly used as diuretics in the treatment of hypertension; they block the reabsorption of sodium in the kidneys

thiazine
n : a compound made up of a ring of four carbon atoms and one sulfur atom and one nitrogen atom

Thibet
n : an Asian country under the control of China; located in the Himalayas [syn: {Tibet}, {Xizang}, {Sitsang}]

thick
adj 1: not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions; "an inch thick"; "a thick board"; "a thick sandwich"; "spread a thick layer of butter"; "thick coating of dust"; "thick warm blankets" [ant: {thin}]
2: closely crowded together; "a compact shopping center"; "a dense population"; "thick crowds" [syn: {compact}, {dense}]
3: relatively dense in consistency; "thick cream"; "thick soup"; "thick smoke"; "thick fog" [ant: {thin}]
4: spoken as if with a thick tongue; "the thick speech of a drunkard"; "his words were slurred" [syn: {slurred}]
5: wide from side to side; "a heavy black mark" [syn: {heavy}]
6: hard to pass through because of dense growth; "dense vegetation"; "thick woods" [syn: {dense}]
7: (of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night" [syn: {deep}]
8: abundant; "a thick head of hair"
9: heavy and compact in form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thick middle-aged man"; "a thickset young man" [syn: {compact}, {heavyset}, {stocky}, {thickset}] 10: (used informally) associated on close terms; "a close friend"; "the bartender was chummy with the regular customers"; "the two were thick as thieves for months" [syn: {chummy}, {buddy-buddy}, {thick(p)}] 11: used informally [syn: {blockheaded}, {boneheaded}, {fatheaded}, {loggerheaded}, {thickheaded}, {thick-skulled}, {wooden-headed}] 12: abundantly covered or filled; "the top was thick with dust"
n : the location of something surrounded by other things; "in the midst of the crowd" [syn: {midst}]
adv 1: with a thick consistency; "the blood was flowing thick" [syn: {thickly}] [ant: {thinly}]
2: in quick succession; "misfortunes come fast and thick" [syn: {thickly}]

thick skin
n : skin that is very thick (as an elephant or rhinoceros)

thick-billed murre
n : a variety of murre [syn: {Uria lomvia}]

thicken
v 1: make thick or thicker; "Thicken the sauce"; "inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch" [syn: {inspissate}] [ant: {thin}]
2: become thick or thicker; "The sauce thickened"; "The egg yolk will inspissate" [syn: {inspissate}] [ant: {thin}]
3: make viscous or dense; "thicken the sauce by adding flour" [syn: {inspissate}]

thickened
adj 1: made or having become thick; "thickened bronchial arteries"
2: having skin made tough and thick through wear [syn: {calloused}]
3: made thick in consistency; "flour-thickened gravy"; "dust-thickened saliva"

thickener
n : any material used to thicken; "starch is used in cooking as a thickening" [syn: {thickening}]

thickening
adj 1: accumulating and becoming more intense; "the deepening gloom"; "felt a deepening love"; "the gathering darkness"; "the thickening dusk" [syn: {deepening(a)}, {gathering(a)}, {thickening(a)}]
2: becoming more intricate or complex; "a thickening plot"
n 1: any material used to thicken; "starch is used in cooking as a thickening" [syn: {thickener}]
2: any thickened enlargement [syn: {node}, {knob}]
3: the act of thickening [syn: {inspissation}]

thicket
n : a dense growth of bushes [syn: {brush}, {brushwood}, {coppice}, {copse}]

thick-footed morel
n : a delicious morel with a conic fertile portion having deep and irregular pits [syn: {Morchella crassipes}]

thickhead
n : Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call [syn: {whistler}]

thickheaded
adj : used informally [syn: {blockheaded}, {boneheaded}, {fatheaded}, {loggerheaded}, {thick}, {thick-skulled}, {wooden-headed}]

thick-knee
n : large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint [syn: {stone curlew}, {Burhinus oedicnemus}]

thickleaves
See {thickleaf}

thickly
adv 1: spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue; "after a few drinks he was beginning to speak thickly"
2: in a concentrated manner; "old houses are often so densely packed that perhaps three or four have to be demolished for every new one built"; "a thickly populated area" [syn: {densely}] [ant: {thinly}]
3: with a thick consistency; "the blood was flowing thick" [syn: {thick}] [ant: {thinly}]
4: with thickness; in a thick manner; "spread 1/4 lb softened margarine or cooking fat fairly thickly all over the surface"; "we were visiting a small, thickly walled and lovely town with straggling outskirt" [ant: {thinly}]
5: in quick succession; "misfortunes come fast and thick" [syn: {thick}]

thickly settled
adj : densely populated [syn: {populous}]

thickness
n 1: the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width [ant: {thinness}]
2: used of a line or mark [syn: {heaviness}]
3: resistance to flow [ant: {thinness}]

thickset
adj 1: heavy and compact in form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thick middle-aged man"; "a thickset young man" [syn: {compact}, {heavyset}, {stocky}, {thick}]
2: planted or growing close together; "thickset trees"

thick-skinned
adj : emotionally hardened; "a callous indifference to suffering"; "cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion" [syn: {callous}, {indurate}, {pachydermatous}]

thick-skulled
adj : used informally [syn: {blockheaded}, {boneheaded}, {fatheaded}, {loggerheaded}, {thick}, {thickheaded}, {wooden-headed}]

thickspread
adj : covered thickly; "toast thickspread with jam"

thief
n : a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it [syn: {stealer}] [also: {thieves} (pl)]

Thielavia
n : genus of fungi having spherical brown perithecia and some conidia borne in chains; cause root rot [syn: {genus Thielavia}]

Thielavia basicola
n : fungus causing brown root rot in plants of the pea and potato and cucumber families [syn: {brown root rot fungus}]

thieve
v : take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!" [syn: {hook}, {snitch}, {cop}, {knock off}, {glom}]

thievery
n : the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International" [syn: {larceny}, {theft}, {thieving}, {stealing}]

thieves
thief
n : a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it [syn: {stealer}] [also: {thieves} (pl)]

thieves
See {thief}

thieving
adj : given to thievery [syn: {thieving(a)}, {thievish}]
n : the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International" [syn: {larceny}, {theft}, {thievery}, {stealing}]

thievish
adj : given to thievery [syn: {thieving(a)}]

thievishly
adv : in a manner characteristic of a thief

thievishness
n : having a disposition to steal [syn: {larcenous}]

thigh
n 1: the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
2: the upper joint of the leg of a fowl [syn: {second joint}]

thigh boot
n : very high boots; used especially for fishing [syn: {hip boot}, {hip boots}, {thigh boots}]

thigh boots
n : very high boots; used especially for fishing [syn: {hip boot}, {hip boots}, {thigh boot}]

thigh pad
n : protective garment consisting of a pad worn over the thighs by football players

thighbone
n : the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee [syn: {femur}, {femoris}]

thigh-slapper
n : a joke that seems extremely funny [syn: {belly laugh}, {sidesplitter}, {howler}, {scream}, {wow}, {riot}]

thill
n : one of two shafts extending from the body of a cart or carriage on either side of the animal that pulls it

thimble
n 1: as much as a thimble will hold [syn: {thimbleful}]
2: a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing; can be used as a small container

thimbleberry
n 1: shrubby raspberry of eastern North America having showy rose to purplish flowers and red or orange thimble-shaped fruit [syn: {flowering raspberry}, {purple-flowering raspberry}, {Rubus odoratus}]
2: white-flowered raspberry of western North America and northern Mexico with thimble-shaped orange berries [syn: {salmonberry}, {salmon berry}, {Rubus parviflorus}]
3: raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit [syn: {black raspberry}, {blackcap}, {blackcap raspberry}, {Rubus occidentalis}]

thimbleful
n : as much as a thimble will hold [syn: {thimble}]

thimblerig
n : a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under [syn: {shell game}]

thimbleweed
n : a common North American anemone with cylindrical fruit clusters resembling thimbles [syn: {Anemone cylindrica}]

thimerosal
n : a light-colored crystalline powder (trade name Merthiolate) used as a surgical antiseptic [syn: {sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate}, {Merthiolate}]

thin
adj 1: of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint" [ant: {thick}]
2: lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare [syn: {lean}] [ant: {fat}]
3: very narrow; "a thin line across the page" [syn: {slender}]
4: having little substance or significance; "a flimsy excuse"; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot" [syn: {flimsy}, {slight}, {tenuous}]
5: not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse" [syn: {sparse}]
6: relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous; "air is thin at high altitudes"; "a thin soup"; "skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk"; "thin oil" [ant: {thick}]
7: (of sound) lacking resonance or volume; "a thin feeble cry" [ant: {full}]
8: lacking spirit or sincere effort; "a thin smile"
adv : without viscosity; "the blood was flowing thin" [syn: {thinly}] [ant: {thickly}]
v 1: lose thickness; become thin or thinner [ant: {thicken}]
2: make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution" [ant: {thicken}]
3: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon" [syn: {dilute}, {thin out}, {reduce}, {cut}]
4: take off weight [syn: {reduce}, {melt off}, {lose weight}, {slim}, {slenderize}, {slim down}] [ant: {gain}] [also: {thinning}, {thinned}, {thinnest}, {thinner}]

thin air
n : nowhere to be found in a giant void; "it vanished into thin air"

thin out
v 1: make sparse; "thin out the young plants"
2: become sparser; "Towards the end of town, the houses thinned out"
3: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon" [syn: {dilute}, {thin}, {reduce}, {cut}]

thin person
n : a person who is unusually thin [syn: {skin and bones}] [ant: {fatso}]

thing
n 1: a special situation; "this thing has got to end"; "it is a remarkable thing"
2: an action; "how could you do such a thing?"
3: an artifact; "how does this thing work?"
4: an event; "a funny thing happened on the way to the..."
5: a statement regarded as an object; "to say the same thing in other terms"; "how can you say such a thing?"
6: any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence; "the thing I like about her is ..."
7: a special abstraction; "a thing of the spirit"; "things of the heart"
8: a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well" [syn: {matter}, {affair}]
9: an entity that is not named specifically; "I couldn't tell what the thing was" 10: a special objective; "the thing is to stay in bounds" 11: a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion; "he has a thing about seafood"; "she has a thing about him" 12: a separate and self-contained entity

thingamabob
n : something whose name is either forgotten or not known [syn: {dohickey}, {dojigger}, {doodad}, {doohickey}, {gimmick}, {hickey}, {gizmo}, {gismo}, {gubbins}, {thingumabob}, {thingmabob}, {thingamajig}, {thingumajig}, {thingmajig}, {thingummy}]

thingamajig
n : something whose name is either forgotten or not known [syn: {dohickey}, {dojigger}, {doodad}, {doohickey}, {gimmick}, {hickey}, {gizmo}, {gismo}, {gubbins}, {thingamabob}, {thingumabob}, {thingmabob}, {thingumajig}, {thingmajig}, {thingummy}]

thing-in-itself
n : the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception [syn: {noumenon}]

thingmabob
n : something whose name is either forgotten or not known [syn: {dohickey}, {dojigger}, {doodad}, {doohickey}, {gimmick}, {hickey}, {gizmo}, {gismo}, {gubbins}, {thingamabob}, {thingumabob}, {thingamajig}, {thingumajig}, {thingmajig}, {thingummy}]

thingmajig
n : something whose name is either forgotten or not known [syn: {dohickey}, {dojigger}, {doodad}, {doohickey}, {gimmick}, {hickey}, {gizmo}, {gismo}, {gubbins}, {thingamabob}, {thingumabob}, {thingmabob}, {thingamajig}, {thingumajig}, {thingummy}]

things
n : any movable possession (especially articles of clothing); "she packed her things and left"

thingumabob
n : something whose name is either forgotten or not known [syn: {dohickey}, {dojigger}, {doodad}, {doohickey}, {gimmick}, {hickey}, {gizmo}, {gismo}, {gubbins}, {thingamabob}, {thingmabob}, {thingamajig}, {thingumajig}, {thingmajig}, {thingummy}]

thingumajig
n : something whose name is either forgotten or not known [syn: {dohickey}, {dojigger}, {doodad}, {doohickey}, {gimmick}, {hickey}, {gizmo}, {gismo}, {gubbins}, {thingamabob}, {thingumabob}, {thingmabob}, {thingamajig}, {thingmajig}, {thingummy}]

thingummy
n : something whose name is either forgotten or not known [syn: {dohickey}, {dojigger}, {doodad}, {doohickey}, {gimmick}, {hickey}, {gizmo}, {gismo}, {gubbins}, {thingamabob}, {thingumabob}, {thingmabob}, {thingamajig}, {thingumajig}, {thingmajig}]

think
n : an instance of deliberate thinking; "I need to give it a good think"
v 1: judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior" [syn: {believe}, {consider}, {conceive}]
2: expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up" [syn: {opine}, {suppose}, {imagine}, {reckon}, {guess}]
3: use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" [syn: {cogitate}, {cerebrate}]
4: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories" [syn: {remember}, {retrieve}, {recall}, {call back}, {call up}, {recollect}] [ant: {forget}]
5: imagine or visualize; "Just think--you could be rich one day!"; "Think what a scene it must have been!"
6: focus one's attention on a certain state; "Think big"; "think thin"
7: have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night" [syn: {intend}, {mean}]
8: decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting; "Can you think what to do next?"
9: ponder; reflect on, or reason about; "Think the matter through"; "Think how hard life in Russia must be these days" 10: dispose the mind in a certain way; "Do you really think so?" 11: have or formulate in the mind; "think good thoughts" 12: be capable of conscious thought; "Man is the only creature that thinks" 13: bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation; "She thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam" [also: {thought}]

think about
v 1: have on one's mind, think about actively; "I'm thinking about my friends abroad"; "She always thinks about her children first"
2: take into consideration, have in view; "He entertained the notion of moving to South America" [syn: {entertain}, {think of}, {toy with}, {flirt with}]

think back
v : recapture the past; indulge in memories; "he remembered how he used to pick flowers" [syn: {remember}]

think factory
n : a company that does research for hire and issues reports on the implications [syn: {think tank}]

think of
v 1: keep in mind for attention or consideration; "Remember the Alamo"; "Remember to call your mother every day!"; "Think of the starving children in India!" [syn: {remember}] [ant: {forget}]
2: look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent" [syn: {repute}, {regard as}, {look upon}, {look on}, {esteem}, {take to be}]
3: take into consideration, have in view; "He entertained the notion of moving to South America" [syn: {entertain}, {toy with}, {flirt with}, {think about}]
4: intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!" [syn: {have in mind}, {mean}]
5: devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software" [syn: {think up}, {dream up}, {hatch}, {concoct}]
6: choose in one's mind; "Think of any integer between 1 and 25"

think out
v : consider carefully and rationally; "Every detail has been thought out"

think over
v : reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" [syn: {chew over}, {meditate}, {ponder}, {excogitate}, {contemplate}, {muse}, {reflect}, {mull}, {mull over}, {ruminate}, {speculate}]

think piece
n : an article in a newspaper or magazine or journal that represents opinions and ideas and discussion rather than bare facts

think tank
n : a company that does research for hire and issues reports on the implications [syn: {think factory}]

think the world of
v : esteem very highly; "She thinks the world of her adviser"

think twice
v : consider and reconsider carefully; "Think twice before you have a child"

think up
v : devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software" [syn: {think of}, {dream up}, {hatch}, {concoct}]

thinkable
adj : capable of being conceived or imagined or considered [ant: {unthinkable}]

thinker
n 1: an important intellectual; "the great minds of the 17th century" [syn: {creative thinker}, {mind}]
2: someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision)

thinking
adj : endowed with the capacity to reason [syn: {intelligent}, {reasoning(a)}, {thinking(a)}]
n : the process of thinking (especially thinking carefully); "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought" [syn: {thought}, {cerebration}, {intellection}, {mentation}]

thinking cap
n : a state in which one thinks

thinking the world of
See {think the world of}

thinks the world of
See {think the world of}

thin-leaved bilberry
n : erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries [syn: {bilberry}, {mountain blue berry}, {Viccinium membranaceum}]

thin-leaved stringybark
n : stringybark having white wood [syn: {white stringybark}, {Eucalyptusd eugenioides}]

thinly
adv 1: without force or sincere effort; "smiled thinly"
2: without viscosity; "the blood was flowing thin" [syn: {thin}] [ant: {thickly}]
3: in a small quantity or extent; "spread the margarine thinly over the meat"; "apply paint lightly" [syn: {lightly}] [ant: {thickly}]
4: in a widely distributed manner; "thinly overgrown mountainside" [ant: {densely}]

thinned
thin
adj 1: of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint" [ant: {thick}]
2: lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare [syn: {lean}] [ant: {fat}]
3: very narrow; "a thin line across the page" [syn: {slender}]
4: having little substance or significance; "a flimsy excuse"; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot" [syn: {flimsy}, {slight}, {tenuous}]
5: not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse" [syn: {sparse}]
6: relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous; "air is thin at high altitudes"; "a thin soup"; "skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk"; "thin oil" [ant: {thick}]
7: (of sound) lacking resonance or volume; "a thin feeble cry" [ant: {full}]
8: lacking spirit or sincere effort; "a thin smile"
adv : without viscosity; "the blood was flowing thin" [syn: {thinly}] [ant: {thickly}]
v 1: lose thickness; become thin or thinner [ant: {thicken}]
2: make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution" [ant: {thicken}]
3: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon" [syn: {dilute}, {thin out}, {reduce}, {cut}]
4: take off weight [syn: {reduce}, {melt off}, {lose weight}, {slim}, {slenderize}, {slim down}] [ant: {gain}] [also: {thinning}, {thinned}, {thinnest}, {thinner}]

thinned
adj : mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup" [syn: {cut}, {weakened}]

thinned
See {thin}

thinner
thin
adj 1: of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint" [ant: {thick}]
2: lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare [syn: {lean}] [ant: {fat}]
3: very narrow; "a thin line across the page" [syn: {slender}]
4: having little substance or significance; "a flimsy excuse"; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot" [syn: {flimsy}, {slight}, {tenuous}]
5: not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse" [syn: {sparse}]
6: relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous; "air is thin at high altitudes"; "a thin soup"; "skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk"; "thin oil" [ant: {thick}]
7: (of sound) lacking resonance or volume; "a thin feeble cry" [ant: {full}]
8: lacking spirit or sincere effort; "a thin smile"
adv : without viscosity; "the blood was flowing thin" [syn: {thinly}] [ant: {thickly}]
v 1: lose thickness; become thin or thinner [ant: {thicken}]
2: make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution" [ant: {thicken}]
3: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon" [syn: {dilute}, {thin out}, {reduce}, {cut}]
4: take off weight [syn: {reduce}, {melt off}, {lose weight}, {slim}, {slenderize}, {slim down}] [ant: {gain}] [also: {thinning}, {thinned}, {thinnest}, {thinner}]

thinner
n : a diluting agent [syn: {dilutant}, {diluent}]

thinner
See {thin}

thinness
n 1: relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width; "the tenuity of a hair"; "the thinness of a rope" [syn: {tenuity}, {slenderness}] [ant: {thickness}]
2: the property of having little body fat [syn: {leanness}] [ant: {fatness}]
3: the property of being very narrow or thin; "he marvelled at the fineness of her hair" [syn: {fineness}]
4: a consistency of low viscosity; "he disliked the thinness of the soup" [ant: {thickness}]

thinnest
thin
adj 1: of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint" [ant: {thick}]
2: lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare [syn: {lean}] [ant: {fat}]
3: very narrow; "a thin line across the page" [syn: {slender}]
4: having little substance or significance; "a flimsy excuse"; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot" [syn: {flimsy}, {slight}, {tenuous}]
5: not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse" [syn: {sparse}]
6: relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous; "air is thin at high altitudes"; "a thin soup"; "skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk"; "thin oil" [ant: {thick}]
7: (of sound) lacking resonance or volume; "a thin feeble cry" [ant: {full}]
8: lacking spirit or sincere effort; "a thin smile"
adv : without viscosity; "the blood was flowing thin" [syn: {thinly}] [ant: {thickly}]
v 1: lose thickness; become thin or thinner [ant: {thicken}]
2: make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution" [ant: {thicken}]
3: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon" [syn: {dilute}, {thin out}, {reduce}, {cut}]
4: take off weight [syn: {reduce}, {melt off}, {lose weight}, {slim}, {slenderize}, {slim down}] [ant: {gain}] [also: {thinning}, {thinned}, {thinnest}, {thinner}]

thinnest
See {thin}

thinning
thin
adj 1: of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint" [ant: {thick}]
2: lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare [syn: {lean}] [ant: {fat}]
3: very narrow; "a thin line across the page" [syn: {slender}]
4: having little substance or significance; "a flimsy excuse"; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot" [syn: {flimsy}, {slight}, {tenuous}]
5: not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse" [syn: {sparse}]
6: relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous; "air is thin at high altitudes"; "a thin soup"; "skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk"; "thin oil" [ant: {thick}]
7: (of sound) lacking resonance or volume; "a thin feeble cry" [ant: {full}]
8: lacking spirit or sincere effort; "a thin smile"
adv : without viscosity; "the blood was flowing thin" [syn: {thinly}] [ant: {thickly}]
v 1: lose thickness; become thin or thinner [ant: {thicken}]
2: make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution" [ant: {thicken}]
3: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon" [syn: {dilute}, {thin out}, {reduce}, {cut}]
4: take off weight [syn: {reduce}, {melt off}, {lose weight}, {slim}, {slenderize}, {slim down}] [ant: {gain}] [also: {thinning}, {thinned}, {thinnest}, {thinner}]

thinning
n : the act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine" [syn: {cutting}]

thinning
See {thin}

thinning shears
n : shears with one serrate blade; used for thinning hair

thin-shelled mussel
n : mussel with thin fragile shells having only rudimentary hinge teeth

thin-skinned
adj : quick to take offense [syn: {huffy}, {touchy}]

thiobacillus
n : small rod-shaped bacteria living in sewage or soil and oxidizing sulfur

thiobacteria
n : any bacterium of the genus Thiobacillus [syn: {sulphur bacteria}, {sulfur bacteria}]

Thiobacteriaceae
n : free-living coccoid to rod-shaped bacteria that derive energy from oxidizing sulfur or sulfur compounds [syn: {family Thiobacteriaceae}]

thiocyanate
n : a salt of thiocyanic acid; formed when alkaline cyanides are fused with sulfur

thiocyanic acid
n : an unstable acid that can be obtained by distilling a thiocyanate salt

thiodiphenylamine
n : a compound used primarily in veterinary medicine to rid farm animals of internal parasites [syn: {phenothiazine}]

thioguanine
n : an antineoplastic drug used to treat acute leukemias

thiopental
n : barbiturate that is a hygroscopic powder (trade name Pentothal) that is a strong barbiturate that acts rapidly; induces a relaxed state when injected as a general anesthetic [syn: {thiopental sodium}, {thiopentobarbital sodium}, {Pentothal}]

thiopental sodium
n : barbiturate that is a hygroscopic powder (trade name Pentothal) that is a strong barbiturate that acts rapidly; induces a relaxed state when injected as a general anesthetic [syn: {thiopental}, {thiopentobarbital sodium}, {Pentothal}]

thiopentobarbital sodium
n : barbiturate that is a hygroscopic powder (trade name Pentothal) that is a strong barbiturate that acts rapidly; induces a relaxed state when injected as a general anesthetic [syn: {thiopental}, {thiopental sodium}, {Pentothal}]

thioridazine
n : a tranquilizer (trade name Mellaril) used to treat schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders [syn: {Mellaril}]

Thiosulfil
n : trade name for a sulfonamide antibacterial

thiotepa
n : an antineoplastic drug used to treat certain malignancies

thiothixene
n : a tranquilizer (trade name Navane) used to treat schizophrenia [syn: {Navane}]

thiouracil
n : depresses the function of the thyroid gland

third
adj 1: coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position [syn: {3rd}, {tertiary}]
2: being one of three equal parts; "a third share of the money" [syn: {third(a)}]
n 1: one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement" [syn: {one-third}, {tierce}]
2: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near 3rd base; "he is playing third" [syn: {third base}]
3: following the second position in an ordering or series; "a distant third"; "he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment"
4: the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it; "a simple harmony written in major thirds"
5: the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle; "you shouldn't try to start in third gear" [syn: {third gear}]
6: the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball; "he was cut down on a close play at third" [syn: {third base}]
adv : in the third place; "third we must consider unemployment" [syn: {thirdly}]

Third Baron Rayleigh
n : English physicist who studied the density of gases and discovered argon; made important contributions to acoustic theory (1842-1919) [syn: {Rayleigh}, {Lord Rayleigh}, {John William Strutt}]

third base
n 1: the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball; "he was cut down on a close play at third" [syn: {third}]
2: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near 3rd base; "he is playing third" [syn: {third}]

third baseman
n : (baseball) the person who plays third base [syn: {third sacker}]

third battle of Ypres
n : battle in World War I (1917); an Allied offensive which eventually failed because tanks bogged down in the waterlogged soil of Flanders; Germans introduced mustard gas which interfered with the Allied artillery [syn: {Ypres}, {battle of Ypres}]

third class
n 1: mail consisting of printed matter qualifying for reduced postal rates [syn: {third-class mail}]
2: inexpensive accommodations on a ship or train [syn: {tourist class}]

third cranial nerve
n : supplies extrinsic muscles of the eye [syn: {oculomotor}, {oculomotor nerve}, {nervus oculomotorius}]

Third Crusade
n : a Crusade from 1189 to 1192 led by Richard I and the king of France that failed because an army torn by dissensions and fighting on foreign soil could not succeed against forces united by religious zeal

third deck
n : the deck below the main deck [syn: {lower deck}]

third degree
n : interrogation often accompanied by torture to extort information or a confession

third dimension
n : the dimension whereby a solid object differs from a two-dimensional drawing of it

Third Epistel of John
n : the third New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle [syn: {III John}]

third estate
n : the third estate of the realm; the commons (especially in Britain or France) viewed as forming a political order having representation in a parliament

third eye
n : a sensory structure capable of light reception located on the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptiles [syn: {pineal eye}]

third eyelid
n : a protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammals [syn: {nictitating membrane}]

third gear
n : the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle; "you shouldn't try to start in third gear" [syn: {third}]

third house
n : a group of people who try actively to influence legislation [syn: {lobby}, {pressure group}]

third law of motion
n : action and reaction are equal and opposite [syn: {Newton's third law of motion}, {Newton's third law}, {law of action and reaction}]

third law of thermodynamics
n : law stating that the entropy of a substance approaches zero as its temperature approaches absolute zero

third party
n 1: someone other than the principals who are involved in a transaction
2: a political party organized in opposition to the major parties in a two-party system

third period
n : the third period of play in a game

third person
n : pronouns and verbs that are used to refer to something other than the speaker or addressee of the language in which they occur

third power
n : the product of three equal terms [syn: {cube}]

third rail
n : a rail through which electric current is supplied to an electric locomotive

Third Reich
n : the Nazi dictatorship under Hitler (1933-1945) [syn: {Nazi Germany}]

third sacker
n : (baseball) the person who plays third base [syn: {third baseman}]

third stomach
n : the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant [syn: {psalterium}, {omasum}]

third tonsil
n : a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx); "hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids"; "enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children" [syn: {pharyngeal tonsil}, {adenoid}, {Luschka's tonsil}, {tonsilla pharyngealis}, {tonsilla adenoidea}]

third trimester
n : time period extending from the 28th week of gestation until delivery

third ventricle
n : a narrow ventricle in the midplane below the corpus callosum; communicates with the fourth ventricle via the Sylvian aqueduct

Third World
n : underdeveloped and developing countries of Asia and Africa and Latin America collectively

third-class mail
n : mail consisting of printed matter qualifying for reduced postal rates [syn: {third class}]

third-degree burn
n : burn characterized by destruction of both epidermis and dermis

third-dimensional
adj : involving or relating to three dimensions or aspects; giving the illusion of depth; "lifelike three-dimensional characters"; "a three-dimensional account of conditions under the new government"; "they shot the movie in three-D" [syn: {three-dimensional}, {three-d}]

third-dimensionality
n : the property of having three dimensions [syn: {three-dimensionality}]

thirdhand
adj : derived from what is primary or original by two intermediate steps; "a thirdhand report"
adv : by doubly indirect means; "I got the news thirdhand"

thirdly
adv : in the third place; "third we must consider unemployment" [syn: {third}]

third-place finish
n : a finish in third place (as in a race)

third-rate
adj : of lesser quality than second-rate

third-rater
n : one who is third-rate or distinctly inferior

third-year
adj : used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college; "the junior class"; "a third-year student" [syn: {junior(a)}, {next-to-last}]

thirst
n 1: a physiological need to drink
2: strong desire for something (not food or drink); "a thirst for knowledge"; "hunger for affection" [syn: {hunger}]
v 1: feel the need to drink
2: have a craving, appetite, or great desire for [syn: {crave}, {hunger}, {starve}, {lust}]

thirst for knowledge
n : curiosity that motivates investigation and study [syn: {desire to know}, {lust for learning}]

thirster
n : a person with a strong desire for something; "a longer for money"; "a thirster after blood"; "a yearner for knowledge" [syn: {longer}, {yearner}]

thirstier
thirsty
adj 1: needing moisture; "thirsty fields under a rainless sky"
2: feeling a need or desire to drink; "after playing hard the children were thirsty" [ant: {hungry}]
3: (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous; "athirst for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for informaton" [syn: {athirst(p)}, {hungry(p)}, {thirsty(p)}]
4: able to take in large quantities of moisture; "thirsty towels" [also: {thirstiest}, {thirstier}]

thirstier
See {thirsty}

thirstiest
thirsty
adj 1: needing moisture; "thirsty fields under a rainless sky"
2: feeling a need or desire to drink; "after playing hard the children were thirsty" [ant: {hungry}]
3: (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous; "athirst for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for informaton" [syn: {athirst(p)}, {hungry(p)}, {thirsty(p)}]
4: able to take in large quantities of moisture; "thirsty towels" [also: {thirstiest}, {thirstier}]

thirstiest
See {thirsty}

thirstily
adv 1: in a thirsty manner; "we drank thirstily from the bottle that was passed around"
2: with eagerness; in an eager manner; "the news was eagerly awaited" [syn: {eagerly}]

thirsty
adj 1: needing moisture; "thirsty fields under a rainless sky"
2: feeling a need or desire to drink; "after playing hard the children were thirsty" [ant: {hungry}]
3: (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous; "athirst for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for informaton" [syn: {athirst(p)}, {hungry(p)}, {thirsty(p)}]
4: able to take in large quantities of moisture; "thirsty towels" [also: {thirstiest}, {thirstier}]

thirteen
adj : being one more than twelve [syn: {13}, {xiii}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one [syn: {13}, {XIII}, {baker's dozen}, {long dozen}]

thirteenth
adj : coming next after the twelfth in position [syn: {13th}]
n : position 13 in a countable series of things

thirties
n 1: the time of life between 30 and 40 [syn: {mid-thirties}, {thirty-something}]
2: the decade from 1930 to 1939 [syn: {1930s}]

thirtieth
adj : coming next after the twenty-ninth in position [syn: {30th}]
n : position 30 in a countable series of things

thirty
adj : being ten more than twenty [syn: {30}, {xxx}]
n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three [syn: {30}, {XXX}]

Thirty Years' War
n : a series of conflicts (1618-1648) between Protestants and Catholics staring in Germany and spreading until France and Denmark and Sweden were opposing the Holy Roman Empire and Spain

thirty-eight
adj : being eight more than thirty [syn: {38}, {xxxviii}]

thirty-eighth
adj : the ordinal number of thirty-eight in counting order [syn: {38th}]

thirty-fifth
adj : the ordinal number of thirty-five in counting order [syn: {35th}]

thirty-first
adj : coming next after the thirtieth in position [syn: {31st}]

thirty-five
adj : being five more than thirty [syn: {35}, {xxxv}]

thirty-four
adj : being four more than thirty [syn: {34}, {xxxiv}]

thirty-fourth
adj : the ordinal number of thirty-four in counting order [syn: {34th}]

thirty-nine
adj : being nine more than thirty [syn: {39}, {ixl}]

thirty-ninth
adj : the ordinal number of thirty-nine in counting order [syn: {39th}]

thirty-one
adj : being one more than thirty [syn: {31}, {xxxi}]

thirty-second
adj : the ordinal number of thirty-two in counting order [syn: {32nd}]

thirty-second note
n : a musical note having the time value of a thirty-second of a whole note [syn: {demisemiquaver}]

thirty-seven
adj : being severn more than thirty [syn: {37}, {xxxvii}]

thirty-seventh
adj : the ordinal number of thirty-seven in counting order [syn: {37th}]

thirty-six
adj : being six more than thirty [syn: {36}, {xxxvi}]

thirty-sixth
adj : the ordinal number of thirty-six in counting order [syn: {36th}]

thirty-something
n : the time of life between 30 and 40 [syn: {thirties}, {mid-thirties}]

thirty-third
adj : the ordinal number of thirty-three in counting order [syn: {33rd}]

thirty-three
adj : being three more than thirty [syn: {33}, {xxxiii}]

thirty-two
adj : being two more than thirty [syn: {32}, {xxxii}]

this evening
adv : during the night of the present day; "drop by tonight" [syn: {tonight}, {this night}]

this night
adv : during the night of the present day; "drop by tonight" [syn: {tonight}, {this evening}]

thistle
n : any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves

thistledown
n : pappus of a thistle consisting of silky featherlike hairs attached to the seedlike fruit of a thistle

thistlelike
adj : resembling a thistle

thither
adv : to or toward that place; away from the speaker; "go there around noon!" [syn: {there}] [ant: {here}]

Thlaspi
n : herbs of temperate regions: pennycress [syn: {genus Thlaspi}]

Thlaspi arvense
n : foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized throughout North America [syn: {field pennycress}, {French weed}, {fanweed}, {penny grass}, {stinkweed}, {mithridate mustard}]

ThM
n : a master's degree in theology [syn: {Master of Theology}]

Tho
n : a branch of the Tai languages

tho'
adv : despite the fact that; "even though she knew the answer, she did not respond" [syn: {although}, {though}]

thole
n : a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: {peg}, {pin}, {tholepin}, {rowlock}, {oarlock}]

tholepin
n : a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: {peg}, {pin}, {thole}, {rowlock}, {oarlock}]

tholoi
See {tholos}

Thomas
n 1: United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859) [syn: {Seth Thomas}]
2: United States socialist who was a candidate for president six times (1884-1968) [syn: {Norman Thomas}, {Norman Mattoon Thomas}]
3: a radio broadcast journalist during World War I and World War II noted for his nightly new broadcast (1892-1981) [syn: {Lowell Thomas}, {Lowell Jackson Thomas}]
4: Welsh poet (1914-1953) [syn: {Dylan Thomas}, {Dylan Marlais Thomas}]
5: the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes [syn: {Saint Thomas}, {St. Thomas}, {doubting Thomas}, {Thomas the doubting Apostle}]

Thomas a Becket
n : (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II concerning Henry's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170) [syn: {Becket}, {Saint Thomas a Becket}, {St. Thomas a Becket}]

Thomas a Kempis
n : German ecclesiastic (1380-1471) [syn: {a Kempis}]

Thomas Alva Edison
n : United States inventor; inventions included the phonograph and incandescent electric light and the microphone and the Kinetoscope (1847-1931) [syn: {Edison}, {Thomas Edison}]

Thomas Aquinas
n : (Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274) [syn: {Aquinas}, {Saint Thomas}, {St. Thomas}, {Saint Thomas Aquinas}, {St. Thomas Aquinas}]

Thomas Augustus Watson
n : United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934) [syn: {Watson}]

Thomas Babington Macaulay
n : English historian noted for his history of England (1800-1859) [syn: {Macaulay}, {First Baron Macaulay}, {Lord Macaulay}]

Thomas Bayes
n : English mathematician for whom Bayes' theorem is named (1702-1761) [syn: {Bayes}]

Thomas Bowdler
n : English editor who in 1818 published an expurgated edition of the works of Shakespeare (1754-1825) [syn: {Bowdler}]

Thomas Bradley
n : United States politician who was elected the first Black may of Los Angeles (1917-1998) [syn: {Bradley}, {Tom Bradley}]

Thomas Carew
n : Englishman and Cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored by Charles I (1595-1639) [syn: {Carew}]

Thomas Carlyle
n : Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881) [syn: {Carlyle}]

Thomas Chippendale
n : a British cabinetmaker remembered for his graceful designs (especially of chairs) which influenced his contemporaries (1718-1779) [syn: {Chippendale}]

Thomas Clayton Wolfe
n : United States writer best known for his autobiographical novels (1900-1938) [syn: {Wolfe}, {Thomas Wolfe}]

Thomas Crawford
n : United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857) [syn: {Crawford}]

Thomas De Quincey
n : English writer who described the psychological effects of addiction to opium (1785-1859) [syn: {De Quincey}]

Thomas Decker
n : English dramatist and pamphleteer (1572-1632) [syn: {Dekker}, {Decker}, {Thomas Dekker}]

Thomas Dekker
n : English dramatist and pamphleteer (1572-1632) [syn: {Dekker}, {Decker}, {Thomas Decker}]

Thomas Edison
n : United States inventor; inventions included the phonograph and incandescent electric light and the microphone and the Kinetoscope (1847-1931) [syn: {Edison}, {Thomas Alva Edison}]

Thomas Edward Lawrence
n : Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935) [syn: {Lawrence}, {T. E. Lawrence}, {Lawrence of Arabia}]

Thomas Gainsborough
n : English portrait and landscape painter (1727-1788) [syn: {Gainsborough}]

Thomas Gray
n : English poet best known for his elegy written in a country church-yard (1716-1771) [syn: {Gray}]

Thomas Hardy
n : English novelist and poet (1840-1928) [syn: {Hardy}]

Thomas Hart Benton
n 1: United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975) [syn: {Benton}]
2: United States legislator who opposed the use of paper currency (1782-1858) [syn: {Benton}, {Old Bullion}]

Thomas Hastings
n : United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929) [syn: {Hastings}]

Thomas Henry Huxley
n : English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory of evolution (1825-1895) [syn: {Huxley}, {Thomas Huxley}]

Thomas Higginson
n : United States writer and soldier who led the first Black regiment in the Union Army (1823-1911) [syn: {Higginson}, {Thomas Wentworth Storrow Higginson}]

Thomas Hobbes
n : English materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings (1588-1679) [syn: {Hobbes}]

Thomas Hodgkin
n : English physician who first described Hodgkin's disease (1798-1866) [syn: {Hodgkin}]

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
n : United States educator who established the first free school in the United States for the hearing impaired (1787-1851) [syn: {Gallaudet}]

Thomas Hunt Morgan
n : United States biologist who formulated the chromosome theory of heredity (1866-1945) [syn: {Morgan}]

Thomas Huxley
n : English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory of evolution (1825-1895) [syn: {Huxley}, {Thomas Henry Huxley}]

Thomas J. Hanks
n : United States film actor (born in 1956) [syn: {Hanks}, {Tom Hanks}]

Thomas J. Jackson
n : general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863) [syn: {Jackson}, {Thomas Jackson}, {Thomas Jonathan Jackson}, {Stonewall Jackson}]

Thomas Jackson
n : general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863) [syn: {Jackson}, {Thomas J. Jackson}, {Thomas Jonathan Jackson}, {Stonewall Jackson}]

Thomas Jefferson
n : 3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826) [syn: {Jefferson}, {President Jefferson}]

Thomas Jonathan Jackson
n : general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863) [syn: {Jackson}, {Thomas Jackson}, {Thomas J. Jackson}, {Stonewall Jackson}]

Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr.
n : United States writer who has written extensively on American culture (born in 1931) [syn: {Wolfe}, {Tom Wolfe}, {Thomas Wolfe}]

Thomas Kid
n : English dramatist (1558-1594) [syn: {Kyd}, {Kid}, {Thomas Kyd}]

Thomas Kyd
n : English dramatist (1558-1594) [syn: {Kyd}, {Kid}, {Thomas Kid}]

Thomas Lanier Williams
n : United States playwright (1911-1983) [syn: {Williams}, {Tennessee Williams}]

Thomas Malory
n : English writer who published a translation of romances about King Arthur taken from French and other sources (died in 1471) [syn: {Malory}, {Sir Thomas Malory}]

Thomas Malthus
n : an English economist who argued that increases in population would outgrow increases in the means of subsistence (1766-1834) [syn: {Malthus}, {Thomas Robert Malthus}]

Thomas Mann
n : German writer concerned about the role of the artist in bourgeois society (1875-1955) [syn: {Mann}]

Thomas Merton
n : United States religious and writer (1915-1968) [syn: {Merton}]

Thomas Middleton
n : English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627) [syn: {Middleton}]

Thomas Moore
n : Irish poet who wrote nostalgic and patriotic verse (1779-1852) [syn: {Moore}]

Thomas More
n : English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state [syn: {More}, {Sir Thomas More}]

Thomas Nast
n : United States political cartoonist (1840-1902) [syn: {Nast}]

Thomas Nelson Page
n : United States diplomat and writer about the Old South (1853-1922) [syn: {Page}]

Thomas Paine
n : American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist's fight for independence and supported the French Revolution (1737-1809) [syn: {Paine}, {Tom Paine}]

Thomas Pynchon
n : United States writer of pessimistic novels about life in a technologically advanced society (born in 1937) [syn: {Pynchon}]

Thomas Reid
n : Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796) [syn: {Reid}]

Thomas Robert Malthus
n : an English economist who argued that increases in population would outgrow increases in the means of subsistence (1766-1834) [syn: {Malthus}, {Thomas Malthus}]

Thomas Stearns Eliot
n : British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965) [syn: {Eliot}, {T. S. Eliot}]

Thomas Straussler
n : British dramatist (born in Czechoslovakia in 1937) [syn: {Stoppard}, {Tom Stoppard}, {Sir Tom Stoppard}]

Thomas Sully
n : United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872) [syn: {Sully}]

Thomas Sydenham
n : English physician (1624-1689) [syn: {Sydenham}, {The English Hippocrates}]

Thomas Tallis
n : English organist and composer of church and secular music; was granted a monopoly in music printing with William Byrd (1505-1585) [syn: {Tallis}]

Thomas the doubting Apostle
n : the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes [syn: {Thomas}, {Saint Thomas}, {St. Thomas}, {doubting Thomas}]

Thomas Wentworth Storrow Higginson
n : United States writer and soldier who led the first Black regiment in the Union Army (1823-1911) [syn: {Higginson}, {Thomas Higginson}]

Thomas Wolfe
n 1: United States writer who has written extensively on American culture (born in 1931) [syn: {Wolfe}, {Tom Wolfe}, {Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr.}]
2: United States writer best known for his autobiographical novels (1900-1938) [syn: {Wolfe}, {Thomas Clayton Wolfe}]

Thomas Woodrow Wilson
n : 28th President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924) [syn: {Wilson}, {Woodrow Wilson}, {President Wilson}]

Thomas Wright Waller
n : United States jazz musician (1904-1943) [syn: {Waller}, {Fats Waller}]

Thomas Young
n : British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829) [syn: {Young}]

Thomism
n : the comprehensive theological doctrine created by Saint Thomas Aquinas in the 13th century and still taught by the Dominicans

Thomomys
n : western pocket gophers [syn: {genus Thomomys}]

Thomomys bottae
n : of valleys and mountain meadows of western United States [syn: {valley pocket gopher}]

Thomomys talpoides
n : grayish to brown gopher of western and central United States [syn: {northern pocket gopher}]

Thompson
n 1: United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000) [syn: {Homer Thompson}, {Homer A. Thompson}, {Homer Armstrong Thompson}]
2: English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by moving particles (1753-1814) [syn: {Benjamin Thompson}, {Count Rumford}]

Thompson Seedless
n : seedless green table grape of California

Thompson submachine gun
n : a .45-caliber submachine gun [syn: {Tommy gun}]

Thomsen's disease
n : a mild, rare, congenital form of myotonia characterized by muscle stiffness [syn: {myotonia congenita}]

Thomson
n 1: United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989) [syn: {Virgil Thomson}, {Virgil Garnett Thomson}]
2: United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in 1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937) [syn: {Elihu Thomson}]
3: English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who co-discovered the diffraction of electrons by crystals (1892-1975) [syn: {George Paget Thomson}, {Sir George Paget Thomson}]
4: English physicist who experimented with the conduction of electricity through gases and who discovered the electron and determined its charge and mass (1856-1940) [syn: {Joseph John Thomson}, {Sir Joseph John Thomson}]

Thomson's gazelle
n : East African gazelle; the smallest gazelle [syn: {Gazella thomsoni}]

thong
n 1: leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip [syn: {lash}]
2: a thin strip of leather; often used to lash things together

Thor
n : (Norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with Teutonic Donar

Thor Hyerdahl
n : Norwegian anthropologist noted for his studies of cultural diffusion (1914-2002) [syn: {Heyerdahl}]

thoraces
thorax
n 1: the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen
2: the part of the human body between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates [syn: {chest}, {pectus}]
3: part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs [also: {thoraces} (pl)]

thoraces
See {thorax}

thoracic
adj : of or relating to the chest or thorax; "pectoral organ" [syn: {pectoral}]

thoracic actinomycosis
n : a serious form of actinomycosis that affects the chest

thoracic aorta
n : a branch of the descending aorta; divides into the iliac arteries

thoracic cavity
n : the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart [syn: {chest cavity}]

thoracic duct
n : the major duct of the lymphatic system

thoracic medicine
n : the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the chest

thoracic nerve
n : any of twelve pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the thoracic region of the spinal cord

thoracic outlet syndrome
n : tingling sensations in the fingers; caused by compression on a nerve supplying the arm

thoracic vein
n : veins that drain the thoracic walls [syn: {vena thoracica}]

thoracic vertebra
n : one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra [syn: {dorsal vertebra}]

thoracocentesis
n : removal of fluid from the chest by centesis for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes

thoracoepigastric vein
n : a vein arising from the region of the superficial epigastric vein and opening into the axillary vein or thoracic vein [syn: {vena thoracoepigastrica}]

thorax
n 1: the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen
2: the part of the human body between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates [syn: {chest}, {pectus}]
3: part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs [also: {thoraces} (pl)]

Thorazine
n : a drug (trade name Thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has anti-psychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer [syn: {chlorpromazine}]

Thoreau
n : United States writer and social critic (1817-1862) [syn: {Henry David Thoreau}]

Thoreauvian
adj : relating to or like or in the manner of Henry David Thoreau

thoriate
v : impregnate with thorium oxide to increase thermionic emission

thoriated
adj : being or sounding of nervous or suppressed laughter [syn: {tittering}]

thorite
n : a radioactive mineral consisting of thorium silicate; it is a source of thorium that is found in coarse granite

thorium
n : a soft silvery-white tetravalent radioactive metallic element; isotope 232 is used as a power source in nuclear reactors; occurs in thorite and in monazite sands [syn: {Th}, {atomic number 90}]

thorium-228
n : radioactive isotope of thorium with mass number 228 [syn: {radiothorium}]

thorn
n 1: something that causes irritation and annoyance; "he's a thorn in my flesh" [syn: {irritant}]
2: a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf [syn: {spine}, {prickle}, {pricker}, {sticker}]
3: a Germanic character of runic origin

thorn apple
n : any of several plants of the genus Datura

thornbill
n : any of various South American hummingbirds with a sharp pointed bill

Thorndike
n 1: English actress (1882-1976) [syn: {Dame Sybil Thorndike}]
2: United States educational psychologist (1874-1949) [syn: {Edward Lee Thorndike}]

thornier
thorny
adj 1: bristling with perplexities; "the thorny question of states' rights"
2: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" [syn: {barbed}, {barbellate}, {briary}, {briery}, {bristled}, {bristly}, {burred}, {burry}, {prickly}, {setose}, {setaceous}, {spiny}] [also: {thorniest}, {thornier}]

thornier
See {thorny}

thorniest
thorny
adj 1: bristling with perplexities; "the thorny question of states' rights"
2: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" [syn: {barbed}, {barbellate}, {briary}, {briery}, {bristled}, {bristly}, {burred}, {burry}, {prickly}, {setose}, {setaceous}, {spiny}] [also: {thorniest}, {thornier}]

thorniest
See {thorny}

thornless
adj : having no thorns

Thornton
n : American architect (1759-1828) [syn: {William Thornton}]

Thornton Niven Wilder
n : United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975) [syn: {Wilder}, {Thornton Wilder}]

Thornton Wilder
n : United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975) [syn: {Wilder}, {Thornton Niven Wilder}]

thorny
adj 1: bristling with perplexities; "the thorny question of states' rights"
2: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" [syn: {barbed}, {barbellate}, {briary}, {briery}, {bristled}, {bristly}, {burred}, {burry}, {prickly}, {setose}, {setaceous}, {spiny}] [also: {thorniest}, {thornier}]

thorny amaranth
n : erect annual of tropical central Asia and Africa having a pair of divergent spines at most leaf nodes [syn: {Amaranthus spinosus}]

thorny skate
n : cold-water bottom fish with spines on the back; to 40 inches [syn: {Raja radiata}]

thorough
adj 1: painstakingly careful and accurate; "our accountant is thorough"; "thorough research"
2: very thorough; exhaustively complete; "an exhaustive study"; "made a thorough search"; "thoroughgoing research" [syn: {exhaustive}, {thoroughgoing}]

thorough bass
n : a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played [syn: {figured bass}, {basso continuo}, {continuo}]

thoroughbred
adj : having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal [syn: {pedigree(a)}, {pedigreed}, {pureblood}, {pureblooded}]
n 1: a well-bred person [ant: {mixed-blood}]
2: a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares
3: a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses [syn: {purebred}, {pureblood}]

thoroughbred race
n : a race between thoroughbred horses

thoroughbred racing
n : the sport of racing thoroughbred horses

thoroughfare
n : a public road from one place to another

thoroughgoing
adj 1: very thorough; exhaustively complete; "an exhaustive study"; "made a thorough search"; "thoroughgoing research" [syn: {exhaustive}, {thorough}]
2: without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense" [syn: {arrant(a)}, {complete(a)}, {consummate(a)}, {double-dyed(a)}, {everlasting(a)}, {gross(a)}, {perfect(a)}, {pure(a)}, {sodding(a)}, {stark(a)}, {staring(a)}, {thoroughgoing(a)}, {utter(a)}]

thoroughly
adv 1: in a complete and thorough manner (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly'); "he was soundly defeated"; "we beat him good" [syn: {soundly}, {good}]
2: in an exhaustive manner; "we searched the files thoroughly" [syn: {exhaustively}]

thoroughness
n : conscientiousness in performing all aspects of a task

thoroughwort
n : perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine [syn: {boneset}, {agueweed}, {Eupatorium perfoliatum}]

Thorpe
n : outstanding United States athlete (1888-1953) [syn: {Jim Thorpe}, {James Francis Thorpe}]

Thorshavn
n : the administrative center of the Faroe Islands

Thorstein Bunde Veblen
n : United States economist who wrote about conspicuous consumption (1857-1929) [syn: {Veblen}, {Thorstein Veblen}]

Thorstein Veblen
n : United States economist who wrote about conspicuous consumption (1857-1929) [syn: {Veblen}, {Thorstein Bunde Veblen}]

thortveitite
n : a mineral consisting of scandium yttrium silicate; a source of scandium

Thoth
n : Egyptian ibis-headed moon deity; god of wisdom and learning and the arts; scribe of the gods

thou
n : the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 [syn: {thousand}, {one thousand}, {1000}, {M}, {K}, {chiliad}, {G}, {grand}, {yard}]

though
adv 1: despite the fact that; "even though she knew the answer, she did not respond" [syn: {although}, {tho'}]
2: (postpositive) however; "it might be unpleasant, though"

thought
think
n : an instance of deliberate thinking; "I need to give it a good think"
v 1: judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior" [syn: {believe}, {consider}, {conceive}]
2: expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up" [syn: {opine}, {suppose}, {imagine}, {reckon}, {guess}]
3: use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" [syn: {cogitate}, {cerebrate}]
4: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories" [syn: {remember}, {retrieve}, {recall}, {call back}, {call up}, {recollect}] [ant: {forget}]
5: imagine or visualize; "Just think--you could be rich one day!"; "Think what a scene it must have been!"
6: focus one's attention on a certain state; "Think big"; "think thin"
7: have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night" [syn: {intend}, {mean}]
8: decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting; "Can you think what to do next?"
9: ponder; reflect on, or reason about; "Think the matter through"; "Think how hard life in Russia must be these days" 10: dispose the mind in a certain way; "Do you really think so?" 11: have or formulate in the mind; "think good thoughts" 12: be capable of conscious thought; "Man is the only creature that thinks" 13: bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation; "She thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam" [also: {thought}]

thought
n 1: the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" [syn: {idea}]
2: the process of thinking (especially thinking carefully); "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought" [syn: {thinking}, {cerebration}, {intellection}, {mentation}]
3: the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual; "19th century thought"; "Darwinian thought"
4: a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" [syn: {opinion}, {sentiment}, {persuasion}, {view}]

thought
See {think}

thought the world of
See {think the world of}

thought transference
n : apparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptions [syn: {telepathy}]

thoughtful
adj 1: having intellectual depth; "a deeply thoughtful essay"
2: exhibiting or characterized by careful thought; "a thoughtful paper" [ant: {thoughtless}]
3: acting with or showing thought and good sense; "a sensible young man" [syn: {sensible}]
4: taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention; "heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer"; "heedful of what they were doing" [syn: {heedful}, {attentive}] [ant: {heedless}]
5: showing consideration and anticipation of needs; "it was thoughtful of you to bring flowers"; "a neighbor showed thoughtful attention" [syn: {kind}]

thoughtfully
adv 1: in a thoughtful manner; "he stared thoughtfully out the window" [ant: {thoughtlessly}]
2: showing thoughtfulness; "he had thoughtfully brought with him some food" [ant: {thoughtlessly}]

thoughtfulness
n 1: a calm lengthy intent consideration [syn: {contemplation}, {reflection}, {reflexion}, {rumination}, {musing}]
2: kind and considerate regard for others; "he showed no consideration for her feelings" [syn: {consideration}, {considerateness}] [ant: {inconsideration}, {inconsideration}]
3: the trait of thinking carefully before acting [ant: {unthoughtfulness}]
4: a considerate and thoughtful act [syn: {consideration}]

thought-image
n : a mental image produced by the imagination [syn: {imagination image}]

thoughtless
adj 1: showing lack of careful thought; "the debate turned into thoughtless bickering" [ant: {thoughtful}]
2: marked by or paying little heed or attention; "We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics"--Franklin D. Roosevelt; "heedless of danger"; "heedless of the child's crying" [syn: {heedless}, {unheeding}] [ant: {heedful}]
3: without care or thought for others; "the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; `Let them eat cake'" [syn: {uncaring}, {unthinking}]
4: (usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration; "careless of the consequences"; "the proverbial grasshopper--thoughtless of tomorrow"; "crushing the blooms with regardless tread" [syn: {careless(p)}, {thoughtless(p)}, {regardless}]

thoughtlessly
adv 1: in a thoughtless manner; "he stared thoughtlessly at the picture" [syn: {unthinkingly}, {unthinking}] [ant: {thoughtfully}]
2: showing thoughtlessness; "he treated his parents thoughtlessly" [ant: {thoughtfully}]

thoughtlessness
n 1: the quality of failing to be considerate of others [syn: {inconsideration}, {inconsiderateness}] [ant: {consideration}, {consideration}]
2: the trait of not thinking carefully before acting [syn: {unthoughtfulness}] [ant: {thoughtfulness}]

thought-provoking
adj : stimulating interest or thought; "a challenging hypothesis"; "a thought-provoking book" [syn: {challenging}]

thought-reader
n 1: someone with the power of communicating thoughts directly [syn: {telepathist}, {mental telepathist}, {mind reader}]
2: a magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice) [syn: {mind reader}, {telepathist}]

thousand
adj : denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units [syn: {a thousand}, {one thousand}, {1000}, {m}, {k}]
n : the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 [syn: {one thousand}, {1000}, {M}, {K}, {chiliad}, {G}, {grand}, {thou}, {yard}]

Thousand and One Nights
n : a collection of folktales in Arabic dating from the 10th century [syn: {Arabian Nights' Entertainment}, {Arabian Nights}]

Thousand Island dressing
n : mayonnaise with chili sauce or catsup and minced olives and peppers and hard-cooked egg

thousand times
adv : by three orders of magnitude; "this poison is a thousand-fold more toxic" [syn: {thousand-fold}]

thousand-fold
adv : by three orders of magnitude; "this poison is a thousand-fold more toxic" [syn: {thousand times}]

thousandth
adj : the ordinal number of one thousand in counting order [syn: {1000th}]
n 1: position 1,000 in a countable series of things
2: one part in a thousand [syn: {one-thousandth}]

Thrace
n : a region and ancient country and wine producing region in the east of the Balkan Peninsula north of the Aegean Sea; colonized by ancient Greeks; later a Roman province; now divided between Bulgaria and Greece and Turkey

Thracian
n : a Thraco-Phrygian language spoken by the ancient people of Thrace but extinct by the early Middle Ages

Thraco-Phrygian
n : an extinct branch of the Indo-European language family thought by some to be related to Armenian

thraldom
n : the state of being under the control of another person [syn: {bondage}, {slavery}, {thrall}, {thralldom}]

thrall
n 1: the state of being under the control of another person [syn: {bondage}, {slavery}, {thralldom}, {thraldom}]
2: someone held in bondage

thralldom
n : the state of being under the control of another person [syn: {bondage}, {slavery}, {thrall}, {thraldom}]

thrash
n : a swimming kick used while treading water
v 1: give a thrashing to; beat hard [syn: {thresh}, {lam}, {flail}]
2: move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed" [syn: {convulse}, {thresh}, {thresh about}, {thrash about}, {slash}, {toss}, {jactitate}]
3: dance the slam dance [syn: {slam dance}, {slam}, {mosh}]
4: beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all
5: move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation; "The system is thrashing again!"
6: beat the seeds out of a grain [syn: {thresh}]
7: beat thoroughly in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!" [syn: {bat}, {clobber}, {drub}, {lick}]

thrash about
v : move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed" [syn: {convulse}, {thresh}, {thresh about}, {thrash}, {slash}, {toss}, {jactitate}]

thrash out
v : discuss vehemently in order to reach a solution or an agreement; "The leaders of the various Middle Eastern countries are trying to hammer out a peace agreement" [syn: {hammer out}]

thrasher
n 1: a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw [syn: {thresher}, {threshing machine}]
2: thrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs [syn: {mocking thrush}]
3: large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed [syn: {thresher}, {thresher shark}, {fox shark}, {Alopius vulpinus}]

thrashing
n 1: a sound defeat [syn: {walloping}, {debacle}, {drubbing}, {slaughter}, {trouncing}, {whipping}]
2: the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows [syn: {beating}, {licking}, {drubbing}, {lacing}, {trouncing}, {whacking}]

Thraupidae
n : tanagers [syn: {family Thraupidae}]

thread
n 1: a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving [syn: {yarn}]
2: any long object resembling a thin line; "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a gray thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward" [syn: {ribbon}]
3: the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together; "I couldn't follow his train of thought"; "he lost the thread of his argument" [syn: {train of thought}]
4: the raised helical rib going around a screw [syn: {screw thread}]
v 1: to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body" [syn: {weave}, {wind}, {meander}, {wander}]
2: pass a thread through; "thread a needle"
3: remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string; "She had her eyebrows threaded"
4: pass through or into; "thread tape"; "thread film"
5: thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries" [syn: {string}, {draw}]

thread blight
n : a disease of tropical woody plants (cocoa or tea or citrus)

thread maker
n : someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads) [syn: {spinner}, {spinster}]

threadbare
adj 1: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" [syn: {banal}, {commonplace}, {hackneyed}, {old-hat}, {shopworn}, {stock(a)}, {timeworn}, {tired}, {trite}, {well-worn}]
2: having the nap worn away so that the threads show through; "threadbare rugs"

threaded
adj : (of bolts or screws) having screw threads

threader
n : a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops [syn: {bodkin}]

threadfin
n : mullet-like tropical marine fishes having pectoral fins with long threadlike rays

thread-fish
n : fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal fins [syn: {threadfish}, {Alectis ciliaris}]

threadfish
n : fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal fins [syn: {thread-fish}, {Alectis ciliaris}]

threadier
thready
adj 1: forming viscous or glutinous threads [syn: {ropy}, {ropey}, {stringy}]
2: thin in diameter; resembling a thread [syn: {filamentous}, {filiform}, {filamentlike}, {threadlike}] [also: {threadiest}, {threadier}]

threadier
See {thready}

threadiest
thready
adj 1: forming viscous or glutinous threads [syn: {ropy}, {ropey}, {stringy}]
2: thin in diameter; resembling a thread [syn: {filamentous}, {filiform}, {filamentlike}, {threadlike}] [also: {threadiest}, {threadier}]

threadiest
See {thready}

threadleaf groundsel
n : bluish-green bushy leafy plant covered with close white wool and bearing branched clusters of yellow flower heads; southwestern United States; toxic to range livestock [syn: {Senecio doublasii}]

threadlike
adj : thin in diameter; resembling a thread [syn: {filamentous}, {filiform}, {filamentlike}, {thready}]

threads
n : informal terms for clothing [syn: {togs}, {duds}]

threadworm
n : small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children [syn: {pinworm}, {Enterobius vermicularis}]

thready
adj 1: forming viscous or glutinous threads [syn: {ropy}, {ropey}, {stringy}]
2: thin in diameter; resembling a thread [syn: {filamentous}, {filiform}, {filamentlike}, {threadlike}] [also: {threadiest}, {threadier}]

threat
n 1: something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan" [syn: {menace}]
2: a warning that something unpleasant is imminent; "they were under threat of arrest"
3: declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another; "his threat to kill me was quite explicit"
4: a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood" [syn: {terror}, {scourge}]

threaten
v 1: pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops" [syn: {endanger}, {jeopardize}, {jeopardise}, {menace}, {imperil}, {peril}]
2: to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"
3: to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens"

threatened
adj : (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered; "the spotted owl is a threatened species, not yet an endangered one"

threatened abortion
n : the appearance of symptoms that signal the impending loss of the products of conception [syn: {imminent abortion}]

threatening
adj 1: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly" [syn: {baleful}, {forbidding}, {menacing}, {minacious}, {minatory}, {ominous}, {sinister}, {ugly}]
2: darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky" [syn: {heavy}, {lowering}, {sullen}]

threateningly
adv : in a menacing manner; "the voice at the other end of the line dropped menacingly" [syn: {menacingly}]

three
adj : being one more than two [syn: {3}, {iii}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [syn: {3}, {III}, {trio}, {threesome}, {tierce}, {leash}, {troika}, {triad}, {trine}, {trinity}, {ternary}, {ternion}, {triplet}, {tercet}, {terzetto}, {trey}, {deuce-ace}]

three hundred
adj : being one hundred more than two hundred [syn: {300}, {ccc}]

Three Kings' Day
n : twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus [syn: {Epiphany}, {Epiphany of Our Lord}, {Twelfth day}, {January 6}]

three times
adv : by a factor of three; "our rent increased threefold in the past five years" [syn: {threefold}]

three-bagger
n : a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base [syn: {triple}, {three-base hit}]

three-banded armadillo
n : South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates [syn: {apar}, {Tolypeutes tricinctus}]

three-base hit
n : a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base [syn: {triple}, {three-bagger}]

three-card monte
n : a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of the will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time [syn: {monte}, {four-card monte}]

three-centered arch
n : a round arch whose inner curve is drawn with circles having three centers [syn: {basket-handle arch}]

three-cornered
adj 1: having three corners; "a three-cornered hat"
2: involving a group or set of three; "a three-cornered race"

three-cornered leek
n : European leek naturalized in Great Britain; leaves triangular in section [syn: {triquetrous leek}, {Allium triquetrum}]

three-d
adj : involving or relating to three dimensions or aspects; giving the illusion of depth; "lifelike three-dimensional characters"; "a three-dimensional account of conditions under the new government"; "they shot the movie in three-D" [syn: {three-dimensional}, {third-dimensional}]
n 1: a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance [syn: {3-D}, {3D}]
2: having a three-dimensional form or appearance; "aren't dreams always in 3-D?" [syn: {3-D}, {3D}]

three-day event
n : an equestrian competition; the first day is dressage; the second is cross-country jumping; the third is stadium jumping

three-day measles
n : a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus during the first trimester [syn: {German measles}, {rubella}, {epidemic roseola}]

three-decker
n 1: made with three slices of usually toasted bread [syn: {club sandwich}, {triple-decker}]
2: any ship having three decks
3: a warship carrying guns on three decks

three-dimensional
adj 1: involving or relating to three dimensions or aspects; giving the illusion of depth; "lifelike three-dimensional characters"; "a three-dimensional account of conditions under the new government"; "they shot the movie in three-D" [syn: {third-dimensional}, {three-d}]
2: having three dimensions [syn: {cubic}] [ant: {linear}, {planar}]

three-dimensional figure
n : a three-dimensional shape [syn: {solid figure}]

three-dimensional radar
n : radar that will report altitude as well as azimuth and distance of a target [syn: {3d radar}]

three-dimensionality
n : the property of having three dimensions [syn: {third-dimensionality}]

three-figure
adj : (of numbers) written with three figures; "100 through 999 are three-figure numbers"

threefold
adj 1: three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase" [syn: {treble}, {triple}]
2: having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison [syn: {double}, {dual}, {twofold}, {treble}]
adv : by a factor of three; "our rent increased threefold in the past five years" [syn: {three times}]

three-fourths
n : three of four equal parts; "three-fourths of a pound"

three-hitter
n : a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 3 hits [syn: {3-hitter}]

three-hundredth
adj : the ordinal number of three hundred in counting order [syn: {300th}]

three-lane
adj : having a lane for traffic in each direction and a center lane for passing

three-legged
adj : having or as if having three legs; "a three-legged stool"; "a three-legged race"

three-membered
adj : of a chemical compound having a ring with three members [syn: {3-membered}]

three-mile limit
n : the limit of a nation's territorial waters

three-party
adj : involving three parties or elements; "the triangular mother-father-child relationship"; "a trilateral agreement"; "a tripartite treaty"; "a tripartite division"; "a three-way playoff" [syn: {triangular}, {trilateral}, {tripartite}, {three-way}]

threepence
n : former cupronickel coin of the United Kingdom equal to three pennies

threepenny
adj 1: used of nail size; 1 1/8 in long
2: of trifling worth [syn: {sixpenny}, {twopenny}, {tuppeny}, {two-a-penny}, {twopenny-halfpenny}]

three-piece
adj : (of clothing) made in or consisting of three parts or pieces; "the standard three-piece business suit; jacket and trousers and vest" [ant: {one-piece}, {two-piece}]

three-piece suit
n : a business suit consisting of a jacket and vest and trousers

three-ply
adj : having a thickness made up of three layers or strands; "three-ply cloth"; "three-ply yarn"

three-point landing
n : a landing in which all three wheels of the aircraft touch the ground at the same time

three-point switch
n : an electric switch that has three terminals; used to control a circuit from two different locations [syn: {three-way switch}]

three-point turn
n : the act of turning a vehicle around in a limited space by moving in a series of back and forward arcs

three-quarter
adj : representing three quarters of something; "a three-quarter-length portrait"; "a three-quarter view"

three-quarter binding
n : the spine and much of the sides are a different material from the rest of the cover

three-ring circus
n : a circus with simultaneous performances in three rings

threescore
adj : being ten more than fifty [syn: {sixty}, {60}, {lx}]
n : a set with 3 times 20 members

three-seeded mercury
n : weedy herb of eastern North America [syn: {Acalypha virginica}]

three-sided
adj : having three sides; "a trilateral figure" [syn: {trilateral}, {triangular}]

threesome
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [syn: {three}, {3}, {III}, {trio}, {tierce}, {leash}, {troika}, {triad}, {trine}, {trinity}, {ternary}, {ternion}, {triplet}, {tercet}, {terzetto}, {trey}, {deuce-ace}]
2: three people considered as a unit [syn: {trio}, {triad}, {trinity}]

three-spined stickleback
n : of rivers and coastal regions [syn: {Gasterosteus aculeatus}]

three-toed sloth
n : a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot [syn: {ai}, {Bradypus tridactylus}]

three-way
adj : involving three parties or elements; "the triangular mother-father-child relationship"; "a trilateral agreement"; "a tripartite treaty"; "a tripartite division"; "a three-way playoff" [syn: {triangular}, {trilateral}, {tripartite}, {three-party}]

three-way calling
n : a way of adding a third party to your conversation without the assistance of a telephone operator

three-way switch
n : an electric switch that has three terminals; used to control a circuit from two different locations [syn: {three-point switch}]

three-wheel
adj : of or relating to vehicles having three wheels; "a three-wheel bike" [syn: {three-wheeled}]

three-wheeled
adj : of or relating to vehicles having three wheels; "a three-wheel bike" [syn: {three-wheel}]

threnody
n : a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person [syn: {dirge}, {coronach}, {lament}, {requiem}]

threonine
n : a colorless crystalline amino acid found in protein; occurs in the hydrolysates of certain proteins; an essential component of human nutrition

thresh
v 1: move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed" [syn: {convulse}, {thresh about}, {thrash}, {thrash about}, {slash}, {toss}, {jactitate}]
2: move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing" [syn: {flail}]
3: beat the seeds out of a grain [syn: {thrash}]
4: give a thrashing to; beat hard [syn: {thrash}, {lam}, {flail}]

thresh about
v : move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed" [syn: {convulse}, {thresh}, {thrash}, {thrash about}, {slash}, {toss}, {jactitate}]

thresher
n 1: a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw [syn: {thrasher}, {threshing machine}]
2: large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed [syn: {thrasher}, {thresher shark}, {fox shark}, {Alopius vulpinus}]

thresher shark
n : large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed [syn: {thresher}, {thrasher}, {fox shark}, {Alopius vulpinus}]

thresher's lung
n : alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay [syn: {farmer's lung}]

threshing
n : the separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw; "they used to do the threshing by hand but now there are machines to do it"

threshing floor
n : a floor or ground area for threshing or treading out grain

threshing machine
n : a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw [syn: {thresher}, {thrasher}]

threshold
n 1: the starting point for a new state or experience; "on the threshold of manhood"
2: the smallest detectable sensation [syn: {limen}]
3: the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway" [syn: {doorway}, {door}, {room access}]
4: the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offer support when passing through a doorway [syn: {doorsill}, {doorstep}]
5: a region marking a boundary [syn: {brink}, {verge}]

threshold element
n : a logic element that performs a threshold operation [syn: {threshold gate}]

threshold function
n : a function that takes the value 1 if a specified function of the arguments exceeds a given threshold and 0 otherwise

threshold gate
n : a logic element that performs a threshold operation [syn: {threshold element}]

threshold level
n : the intensity level that is just barely perceptible

threshold operation
n : an operation performed on operands in order to obtain the value of a threshold function

Threskiornis
n : type genus of the Threskiornithidae [syn: {genus Threskiornis}]

Threskiornis aethiopica
n : African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians [syn: {sacred ibis}]

Threskiornithidae
n : ibises [syn: {family Threskiornithidae}, {family Ibidiidae}]

threw
throw
n 1: the act of throwing (propelling something through the air with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base"
2: a single chance or instance; "he couldn't afford $50 a throw"
3: the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam [syn: {stroke}, {cam stroke}]
4: the distance that something can be thrown; "it is just a stone's throw from here"
5: bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something
6: the throwing of an object in order to determine an outcome randomly; "he risked his fortune on a throw of the dice"
v 1: project through the air; "throw a frisbee"
2: move violently, energetically, or carelessly; "She threw herself forwards"
3: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes" [syn: {shed}, {cast}, {cast off}, {shake off}, {throw off}, {throw away}, {drop}]
4: place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar" [syn: {thrust}]
5: convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look" [syn: {give}]
6: cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever" [syn: {flip}, {switch}]
7: put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light" [syn: {project}, {cast}, {contrive}]
8: to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly; "Jane threw dinner together"; "throw the car into reverse"
9: cause to be confused emotionally [syn: {bewilder}, {bemuse}, {discombobulate}] 10: utter with force; utter vehemently; "hurl insults"; "throw accusations at someone" [syn: {hurl}] 11: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course" [syn: {hold}, {have}, {make}, {give}] 12: make on a potter's wheel; "she threw a beautiful teapot" 13: cause to fall off; "The horse threw its unexperienced rider" 14: throw (a die) out onto a flat surface; "Throw a six" 15: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" [syn: {confuse}, {fox}, {befuddle}, {fuddle}, {bedevil}, {confound}, {discombobulate}] [also: {thrown}, {threw}]

threw
See {throw}

threw out
See {throw out}

thrice
adv : three times; "I called you thrice last night"

thrift
n 1: any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers
2: extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily [syn: {parsimony}, {parsimoniousness}, {penny-pinching}]

thrift institution
n : a depository financial institution intended to encourage personal savings and home buying

thriftier
thrifty
adj 1: careful and diligent in the use of resources [ant: {wasteful}]
2: mindful of the future in spending money; "careful with money" [syn: {careful}] [also: {thriftiest}, {thriftier}]

thriftier
See {thrifty}

thriftiest
thrifty
adj 1: careful and diligent in the use of resources [ant: {wasteful}]
2: mindful of the future in spending money; "careful with money" [syn: {careful}] [also: {thriftiest}, {thriftier}]

thriftiest
See {thrifty}

thriftily
adv : in a thrifty manner; "a used towel that he had used and had left thriftily on the ledge below the mirror rather than consign to the linen basket"

thriftiness
n : frugality in the expenditure of money or resources; "the Scots are famous for their economy" [syn: {economy}]

thriftless
adj : careless of the future

thriftlessly
adv : in a thriftless manner; "he lives thriftlessly from day to day"

thriftlessness
n : the trait of wasting resources; "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities" [syn: {waste}, {wastefulness}]

thriftshop
n : a shop that sells second-hand goods at reduced prices [syn: {second-hand store}]

thrifty
adj 1: careful and diligent in the use of resources [ant: {wasteful}]
2: mindful of the future in spending money; "careful with money" [syn: {careful}] [also: {thriftiest}, {thriftier}]

thrill
n 1: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" [syn: {bang}, {boot}, {charge}, {rush}, {flush}, {kick}]
2: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" [syn: {frisson}, {shiver}, {chill}, {quiver}, {shudder}, {tingle}]
3: something that thrills; "the thrills of space travel"
v 1: cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input; "The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow"
2: feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine" [syn: {tickle}, {vibrate}]
3: tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement [syn: {shudder}, {shiver}, {throb}]
4: fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is obsolete in this usage); "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success" [syn: {exhilarate}, {inebriate}, {exalt}, {beatify}]

thrilled
adj : feeling intense pleasurable excitement

thriller
n : a suspenseful adventure story or play or movie

thrillful
adj : full of excitement; thrilled

thrilling
adj 1: causing a surge of emotion or excitement; "she gave a electrifying performance"; "a thrilling performer to watch" [syn: {electrifying}]
2: causing quivering or shivering as by cold or fear or electric shock; "a thrilling wind blew off the frozen lake"

Thrinax
n : small to medium-sized fan palms [syn: {genus Thrinax}]

Thrinax keyensis
n : small stocky fan palm of southern Florida and Cuba [syn: {key palm}, {silvertop palmetto}, {silver thatch}, {Thrinax microcarpa}, {Thrinax morrisii}]

Thrinax microcarpa
n : small stocky fan palm of southern Florida and Cuba [syn: {key palm}, {silvertop palmetto}, {silver thatch}, {Thrinax morrisii}, {Thrinax keyensis}]

Thrinax morrisii
n : small stocky fan palm of southern Florida and Cuba [syn: {key palm}, {silvertop palmetto}, {silver thatch}, {Thrinax microcarpa}, {Thrinax keyensis}]

Thrinax parviflora
n : small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto [syn: {thatch palm}, {thatch tree}, {silver thatch}, {broom palm}]

thrip
n : any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive [syn: {thrips}, {thripid}]

thripid
n : any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive [syn: {thrips}, {thrip}]

Thripidae
n : thrips [syn: {family Thripidae}]

thrips
n : any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive [syn: {thrip}, {thripid}]

Thrips tobaci
n : injurious to onion plants and sometimes tobacco [syn: {onion thrips}, {onion louse}]

thrive
v 1: grow stronger; "The economy was booming" [syn: {boom}, {prosper}, {get ahead}, {flourish}, {expand}]
2: gain in wealth [syn: {prosper}, {fly high}, {flourish}] [also: {throve}, {thriven}]

thriven
thrive
v 1: grow stronger; "The economy was booming" [syn: {boom}, {prosper}, {get ahead}, {flourish}, {expand}]
2: gain in wealth [syn: {prosper}, {fly high}, {flourish}] [also: {throve}, {thriven}]

thriven
See {thrive}

thriving
adj 1: very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids" [syn: {booming}, {flourishing}, {palmy}, {prospering}, {prosperous}, {roaring}]
2: having or showing vigorous vegetal or animal life; "flourishing crops"; "flourishing chicks"; "a growing boy"; "fast-growing weeds"; "a thriving deer population" [syn: {flourishing}, {growing}]

throat
n 1: the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone [syn: {pharynx}]
2: an opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep
3: a passage resembling a throat in shape or function; "the throat of the vase"; "the throat of a chimney";

throat infection
n : an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus [syn: {streptococcal sore throat}, {strep throat}, {streptococcus tonsilitis}, {septic sore throat}]

throat protector
n : protective garment worn by hockey goalkeeper and catcher in baseball

throat sweetbread
n : edible thymus gland of an animal [syn: {neck sweetbread}]

throated
adj : having a throat as specified; "deep-throated"; "white-throated"

throatier
throaty
adj : sounding as if pronounced low in the throat; "a rich throaty voice" [also: {throatiest}, {throatier}]

throatier
See {throaty}

throatiest
throaty
adj : sounding as if pronounced low in the throat; "a rich throaty voice" [also: {throatiest}, {throatier}]

throatiest
See {throaty}

throatwort
n : European bellflower with blue-purple to lilac flowers formerly used to treat sore throat [syn: {nettle-leaved bellflower}, {Campanula trachelium}]

throaty
adj : sounding as if pronounced low in the throat; "a rich throaty voice" [also: {throatiest}, {throatier}]

throb
n 1: a deep pulsating type of pain
2: an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head" [syn: {throbbing}, {pounding}]
v 1: pulsate or pound with abnormal force; "my head is throbbing"; "Her heart was throbbing"
2: expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it" [syn: {pulsate}, {pulse}]
3: tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement [syn: {shudder}, {shiver}, {thrill}] [also: {throbbing}, {throbbed}]

throbbed
throb
n 1: a deep pulsating type of pain
2: an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head" [syn: {throbbing}, {pounding}]
v 1: pulsate or pound with abnormal force; "my head is throbbing"; "Her heart was throbbing"
2: expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it" [syn: {pulsate}, {pulse}]
3: tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement [syn: {shudder}, {shiver}, {thrill}] [also: {throbbing}, {throbbed}]

throbbed
See {throb}

throbbing
adj : pounding or beating strongly or violently; "a throbbing pain"; "the throbbing engine of the boat"
n 1: an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head" [syn: {throb}, {pounding}]
2: a sound with a strong rhythmic beat; "the throbbing of the engines"

throbbing
throb
n 1: a deep pulsating type of pain
2: an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head" [syn: {throbbing}, {pounding}]
v 1: pulsate or pound with abnormal force; "my head is throbbing"; "Her heart was throbbing"
2: expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it" [syn: {pulsate}, {pulse}]
3: tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement [syn: {shudder}, {shiver}, {thrill}] [also: {throbbing}, {throbbed}]

throbbing
See {throb}

throe
n 1: severe spasm of pain; "the throes of dying"; "the throes of childbirth"
2: hard or painful trouble or struggle; "a country in the throes of economic collapse"

throes
n : violent pangs of suffering; "death throes"

thrombasthenia
n : a rare autosomal recessive disease in which the platelets do not produce clots in the normal way and hemorrhage results

thrombectomy
n : surgical removal of a blood clot (thrombus) from a blood vessel

thrombi
thrombus
n : a blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin [also: {thrombi} (pl)]

thrombi
See {thrombus}

thrombin
n : an enzyme that acts on fibrinogen in blood causing it to clot

thrombocyte
n : tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting [syn: {platelet}, {blood platelet}]

thrombocytopenia
n : a blood disease characterized by an abnormally small number of platelets in the blood [syn: {thrombopenia}]

thrombocytopenic purpura
n : purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of factors [syn: {idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura}, {purpura hemorrhagica}, {Werlhof's disease}]

thrombocytosis
n : increase in the number of platelets in the blood which tends to cause clots to form; associated with many neoplasms and chronic infections and other diseases

thromboembolism
n : occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus that has broken away from a thrombus

thrombokinase
n : an enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot [syn: {thromboplastin}, {factor III}]

thrombolysis
n : the process of breaking up and dissolving blood clots

thrombolytic
n : a kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking the flow of blood to the heart muscle [syn: {thrombolytic agent}, {clot buster}]

thrombolytic agent
n : a kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking the flow of blood to the heart muscle [syn: {thrombolytic}, {clot buster}]

thrombolytic therapy
n : therapy consisting of the administration of a pharmacological agent to cause thrombolysis of an abnormal blood clot

thrombopenia
n : a blood disease characterized by an abnormally small number of platelets in the blood [syn: {thrombocytopenia}]

thrombophlebitis
n : phlebitis in conjunction with the formation of a blood clot (thrombus)

thromboplastin
n : an enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot [syn: {thrombokinase}, {factor III}]

thrombose
v : become blocked by a thrombus; "the blood vessel thrombosed"

thrombosed
adj : affected with or obstructed by a clot of coagulated blood

thrombosis
n : the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel

thrombus
n : a blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin [also: {thrombi} (pl)]

throne
n 1: the chair of state of a monarch, bishop, etc.; "the king sat on his throne"
2: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: {toilet}, {can}, {commode}, {crapper}, {pot}, {potty}, {stool}]
3: the position and power of one who occupies a throne
v 1: sit on the throne as a ruler
2: put a monarch on the throne; "The Queen was enthroned more than 50 years ago" [syn: {enthrone}] [ant: {dethrone}]

throng
n : a large gathering of people [syn: {multitude}, {concourse}]
v : press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium" [syn: {mob}, {pack}, {pile}, {jam}]

thronged
adj : filled with great numbers crowded together; "I try to avoid the thronged streets and stores just before Christmas"

throstle
n 1: a spinning machine formerly used to twist and wind fibers of cotton or wool continuously
2: common Old World thrush noted for its song [syn: {song thrush}, {mavis}, {Turdus philomelos}]

throttle
n 1: a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine [syn: {accelerator}, {throttle valve}]
2: a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas" [syn: {accelerator}, {accelerator pedal}, {gas pedal}, {gas}, {gun}]
v 1: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" [syn: {restrict}, {restrain}, {trammel}, {limit}, {bound}, {confine}]
2: kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes" [syn: {strangle}, {strangulate}]
3: reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor" [syn: {choke}]

throttle valve
n : a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine [syn: {accelerator}, {throttle}]

throttlehold
n : complete power over a person or situation; "corporations have a strangelhold on the media"; "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public" [syn: {stranglehold}, {chokehold}]

throttler
n : someone who kills by strangling [syn: {garroter}, {garrotter}, {strangler}, {choker}]

throttling
n : the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused" [syn: {choking}, {strangling}, {strangulation}]

through
adj 1: having finished or arrived at completion; "certain to make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed"; "after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up"; "almost through with his studies" [syn: {done}, {through with(p)}]
2: of a route or journey etc.; continuing without requiring stops or changes; "a through street"; "a through bus"; "through traffic" [syn: {through(a)}]
adv 1: from one end or side to the other; "jealousy pierced her through"
2: from beginning to end; "read this book through"
3: over the whole distance; "this bus goes through to New York"
4: to completion; "think this through very carefully!"
5: in diameter; "this cylinder measures 15 inches through"
6: throughout the entire extent; "got soaked through in the rain"; "I'm frozen through"; "a letter shot through with the writer's personality"; "knew him through and through"; "boards rotten through and through" [syn: {through and through}]

through an experiment
adv : in an experimental fashion; "this can be experimentally determined" [syn: {experimentally}, {by experimentation}]

through and through
adv : throughout the entire extent; "got soaked through in the rain"; "I'm frozen through"; "a letter shot through with the writer's personality"; "knew him through and through"; "boards rotten through and through" [syn: {through}]

through empirical observation
adv : in an empirical manner; "this can be empirically tested" [syn: {empirically}, {by trial and error}] [ant: {theoretically}]

through with
adj 1: having finished or arrived at completion; "certain to make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed"; "after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up"; "almost through with his studies" [syn: {done}, {through}, {through with(p)}]
2: having no further concern with; "he was through with school and he was through with family"- John Dos Passos; "done with gambling"; "done with drinking" [syn: {done with(p)}, {through with(p)}]

throughout
adv 1: from first to last; "the play was excellent end-to-end" [syn: {end-to-end}]
2: used to refer to cited works [syn: {passim}]

throughput
n : output relative to input; the amount passing through a system from input to output (especially of a computer program over a period of time)

throughway
n : a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic [syn: {expressway}, {freeway}, {motorway}, {pike}, {state highway}, {superhighway}, {thruway}]

throve
thrive
v 1: grow stronger; "The economy was booming" [syn: {boom}, {prosper}, {get ahead}, {flourish}, {expand}]
2: gain in wealth [syn: {prosper}, {fly high}, {flourish}] [also: {throve}, {thriven}]

throve
See {thrive}

throw
n 1: the act of throwing (propelling something through the air with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base"
2: a single chance or instance; "he couldn't afford $50 a throw"
3: the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam [syn: {stroke}, {cam stroke}]
4: the distance that something can be thrown; "it is just a stone's throw from here"
5: bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something
6: the throwing of an object in order to determine an outcome randomly; "he risked his fortune on a throw of the dice"
v 1: project through the air; "throw a frisbee"
2: move violently, energetically, or carelessly; "She threw herself forwards"
3: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes" [syn: {shed}, {cast}, {cast off}, {shake off}, {throw off}, {throw away}, {drop}]
4: place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar" [syn: {thrust}]
5: convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look" [syn: {give}]
6: cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever" [syn: {flip}, {switch}]
7: put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light" [syn: {project}, {cast}, {contrive}]
8: to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly; "Jane threw dinner together"; "throw the car into reverse"
9: cause to be confused emotionally [syn: {bewilder}, {bemuse}, {discombobulate}] 10: utter with force; utter vehemently; "hurl insults"; "throw accusations at someone" [syn: {hurl}] 11: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course" [syn: {hold}, {have}, {make}, {give}] 12: make on a potter's wheel; "she threw a beautiful teapot" 13: cause to fall off; "The horse threw its unexperienced rider" 14: throw (a die) out onto a flat surface; "Throw a six" 15: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" [syn: {confuse}, {fox}, {befuddle}, {fuddle}, {bedevil}, {confound}, {discombobulate}] [also: {thrown}, {threw}]

throw a fit
v : get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" [syn: {flip one's lid}, {blow up}, {hit the roof}, {hit the ceiling}, {have kittens}, {have a fit}, {combust}, {blow one's stack}, {fly off the handle}, {flip one's wig}, {lose one's temper}, {blow a fuse}, {go ballistic}]

throw away
v 1: throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn: {discard}, {fling}, {toss}, {toss out}, {toss away}, {chuck out}, {cast aside}, {dispose}, {throw out}, {cast out}, {cast away}, {put away}]
2: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes" [syn: {shed}, {cast}, {cast off}, {shake off}, {throw}, {throw off}, {drop}]

throw back
v : throw back with a quick, light motion; "She tossed back her head" [syn: {toss back}]

throw cold water on
v : be discouraging or negative about [syn: {pour cold water on}]

throw in
v 1: add as an extra or as a gratuity
2: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up" [syn: {drop out}, {give up}, {fall by the wayside}, {drop by the wayside}, {throw in the towel}, {quit}, {chuck up the sponge}] [ant: {enter}]
3: to insert between other elements; "She interjected clever remarks" [syn: {interject}, {come in}, {interpose}, {put in}, {inject}]

throw in the towel
v : give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up" [syn: {drop out}, {give up}, {fall by the wayside}, {drop by the wayside}, {throw in}, {quit}, {chuck up the sponge}] [ant: {enter}]

throw off
v 1: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes" [syn: {shed}, {cast}, {cast off}, {shake off}, {throw}, {throw away}, {drop}]
2: get rid of; "I couldn't shake the car that was following me" [syn: {shake}, {shake off}, {escape from}]

throw out
v 1: force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country" [syn: {expel}, {kick out}]
2: throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn: {discard}, {fling}, {toss}, {toss out}, {toss away}, {chuck out}, {cast aside}, {dispose}, {cast out}, {throw away}, {cast away}, {put away}]
3: put out or expel from a place; "The child was expelled from the classroom" [syn: {expel}, {eject}, {chuck out}, {exclude}, {kick out}, {turf out}, {boot out}, {turn out}]
4: remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds" [syn: {oust}, {drum out}, {boot out}, {kick out}, {expel}]
5: bring forward for consideration or acceptance; "advance an argument" [syn: {advance}]
6: cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration; "This case is dismissed!" [syn: {dismiss}]

throw out of kilter
v : throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt" [syn: {perturb}, {derange}]

throw overboard
v 1: lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime [syn: {forfeit}, {give up}, {waive}, {forgo}] [ant: {claim}]
2: throw from a boat [syn: {deep-six}]

throw pillow
n : a small cushion that is used for decorative purposes

throw rug
n : a small rug; several can be used in a room [syn: {scatter rug}]

throw stick
n : a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower [syn: {boomerang}, {throwing stick}]

throw together
v 1: produce shoddily, without much attention to detail [syn: {fudge together}]
2: bring into random order [syn: {scramble}, {jumble}]

throw up
v : eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {purge}, {cast}, {sick}, {cat}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {regorge}, {retch}, {puke}, {barf}, {spew}, {spue}, {chuck}, {upchuck}, {honk}, {regurgitate}] [ant: {keep down}]

throwaway
adj 1: thrown away; "wearing someone's cast-off clothes"; "throwaway children living on the streets"; "salvaged some thrown-away furniture" [syn: {cast-off(a)}, {discarded}, {throwaway(a)}, {thrown-away(a)}]
2: intended to be thrown away after use; "throwaway diapers" [syn: {throwaway(p)}]
n 1: a homeless child who has been abandoned and roams the streets [syn: {street arab}, {gamin}]
2: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" [syn: {circular}, {handbill}, {bill}, {broadside}, {broadsheet}, {flier}, {flyer}]
3: words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis

throwback
adj : characteristic of an atavist [syn: {atavistic}, {throwback(a)}]
n 1: an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism [syn: {atavist}]
2: a reappearance of an earlier characteristic [syn: {atavism}, {reversion}]

thrower
n 1: a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn [syn: {throwster}]
2: someone who projects something through the air (especially by a rapid motion of the arm)
3: a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln [syn: {potter}, {ceramicist}, {ceramist}]

throw-in
n : (rugby) an act or instance of throwing a ball in to put it into play

throwing away
n : getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable [syn: {discard}]

throwing board
n : a sling-like device used in various primitive societies to propel a dart or spear [syn: {throwing stick}, {spear thrower}, {dart thrower}]

throwing out
See {throw out}

throwing stick
n 1: a sling-like device used in various primitive societies to propel a dart or spear [syn: {throwing board}, {spear thrower}, {dart thrower}]
2: a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower [syn: {boomerang}, {throw stick}]

thrown
throw
n 1: the act of throwing (propelling something through the air with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base"
2: a single chance or instance; "he couldn't afford $50 a throw"
3: the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam [syn: {stroke}, {cam stroke}]
4: the distance that something can be thrown; "it is just a stone's throw from here"
5: bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something
6: the throwing of an object in order to determine an outcome randomly; "he risked his fortune on a throw of the dice"
v 1: project through the air; "throw a frisbee"
2: move violently, energetically, or carelessly; "She threw herself forwards"
3: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes" [syn: {shed}, {cast}, {cast off}, {shake off}, {throw off}, {throw away}, {drop}]
4: place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar" [syn: {thrust}]
5: convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look" [syn: {give}]
6: cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever" [syn: {flip}, {switch}]
7: put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light" [syn: {project}, {cast}, {contrive}]
8: to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly; "Jane threw dinner together"; "throw the car into reverse"
9: cause to be confused emotionally [syn: {bewilder}, {bemuse}, {discombobulate}] 10: utter with force; utter vehemently; "hurl insults"; "throw accusations at someone" [syn: {hurl}] 11: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course" [syn: {hold}, {have}, {make}, {give}] 12: make on a potter's wheel; "she threw a beautiful teapot" 13: cause to fall off; "The horse threw its unexperienced rider" 14: throw (a die) out onto a flat surface; "Throw a six" 15: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" [syn: {confuse}, {fox}, {befuddle}, {fuddle}, {bedevil}, {confound}, {discombobulate}] [also: {thrown}, {threw}]

thrown
adj 1: caused to fall to the ground; "the thrown rider got back on his horse"; "a thrown wrestler"; "a ball player thrown for a loss"
2: twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread; "thrown silk is raw silk that has been twisted and doubled into yarn" [syn: {thrown and twisted}]

thrown
See {throw}

thrown and twisted
adj : twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread; "thrown silk is raw silk that has been twisted and doubled into yarn" [syn: {thrown}]

thrown out
See {throw out}

thrown-away
adj : thrown away; "wearing someone's cast-off clothes"; "throwaway children living on the streets"; "salvaged some thrown-away furniture" [syn: {cast-off(a)}, {discarded}, {throwaway(a)}, {thrown-away(a)}]

throws out
See {throw out}

throwster
n : a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn [syn: {thrower}]

throw-weight
n : the weight of the payload of a missile (not including the weight of the rocket)

thrum
n : a thrumming sound; "he could hear the thrum of a banjo"
v 1: sound with a monotonous hum [syn: {hum}]
2: sound the strings of (a string instrument); "strum a guitar" [syn: {strum}]
3: make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night" [syn: {drum}, {beat}] [also: {thrumming}, {thrummed}]

thrummed
thrum
n : a thrumming sound; "he could hear the thrum of a banjo"
v 1: sound with a monotonous hum [syn: {hum}]
2: sound the strings of (a string instrument); "strum a guitar" [syn: {strum}]
3: make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night" [syn: {drum}, {beat}] [also: {thrumming}, {thrummed}]

thrummed
See {thrum}

thrumming
thrum
n : a thrumming sound; "he could hear the thrum of a banjo"
v 1: sound with a monotonous hum [syn: {hum}]
2: sound the strings of (a string instrument); "strum a guitar" [syn: {strum}]
3: make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night" [syn: {drum}, {beat}] [also: {thrumming}, {thrummed}]

thrumming
See {thrum}

thrush
n 1: candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults
2: a woman who sings popular songs
3: songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast

thrush nightingale
n : large nightingale of eastern Europe [syn: {Luscinia luscinia}]

thrust
n 1: the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines" [syn: {push}]
2: a thrusting blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him" [syn: {stab}, {knife thrust}]
3: the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" [syn: {drive}, {driving force}]
4: verbal criticism; "he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians"
5: a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist" [syn: {jab}, {jabbing}, {poke}, {poking}, {thrusting}]
v 1: push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"
2: press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand" [syn: {stuff}, {shove}, {squeeze}]
3: make a thrusting forward movement [syn: {lunge}, {hurl}, {hurtle}]
4: impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him" [syn: {force}]
5: penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument [syn: {pierce}]
6: geology: thrust (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
7: push upward; "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air" [syn: {push up}]
8: place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar" [syn: {throw}]

thrust ahead
v : push one's way; "she barged into the meeting room" [syn: {barge}, {push forward}]

thrust bearing
n : a bearing designed to take thrusts parallel to the axis of revolution

thrust fault
n : a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression [syn: {overthrust fault}, {reverse fault}]

thrust out
v : push to thrust outward [syn: {push out}, {obtrude}]

thrust stage
n : a theater stage that extends out into the audience's part of a theater and has seats on three sides

thruster
n 1: one who intrudes or pushes himself forward [syn: {pusher}]
2: a small rocket engine that provides the thrust needed to maneuver a spacecraft

thrusting
n : a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist" [syn: {jab}, {jabbing}, {poke}, {poking}, {thrust}]

thruway
n : a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic [syn: {expressway}, {freeway}, {motorway}, {pike}, {state highway}, {superhighway}, {throughway}]

Thryothorus
n : Carolina wrens [syn: {genus Thryothorus}]

Thryothorus ludovicianus
n : large United States wren with a musical call [syn: {Carolina wren}]

Thucydides
n : ancient Greek historian remembered for his history of the Peloponnesian War (460-395 BC)

thud
n : a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) [syn: {thump}, {thumping}, {clump}, {clunk}]
v 1: make a dull sound; "the knocker thudded against the front door" [syn: {thump}]
2: strike with a dull sound; "Bullets were thudding against the wall"
3: make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants [syn: {crump}, {scrunch}] [also: {thudding}, {thudded}]

thudded
thud
n : a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) [syn: {thump}, {thumping}, {clump}, {clunk}]
v 1: make a dull sound; "the knocker thudded against the front door" [syn: {thump}]
2: strike with a dull sound; "Bullets were thudding against the wall"
3: make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants [syn: {crump}, {scrunch}] [also: {thudding}, {thudded}]

thudded
See {thud}

thudding
thud
n : a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) [syn: {thump}, {thumping}, {clump}, {clunk}]
v 1: make a dull sound; "the knocker thudded against the front door" [syn: {thump}]
2: strike with a dull sound; "Bullets were thudding against the wall"
3: make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants [syn: {crump}, {scrunch}] [also: {thudding}, {thudded}]

thudding
adj : not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft; "the dull thud"; "thudding bullets" [syn: {dull}]

thudding
See {thud}

thug
n : an aggressive and violent young criminal [syn: {hood}, {hoodlum}, {goon}, {punk}, {tough}, {toughie}, {strong-armer}]

thuggee
n : murder and robbery by thugs

thuggery
n : violent or brutal acts as of thugs

Thuja
n : red cedar [syn: {genus Thuja}]

Thuja occidentalis
n : small evergreen of eastern North America having tiny scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets [syn: {American arborvitae}, {northern white cedar}, {white cedar}]

Thuja orientalis
n : Asiatic shrub or small tree widely planted in United States and Europe; in some classifications assigned to its own genus [syn: {Oriental arborvitae}, {Platycladus orientalis}]

Thuja plicata
n : large valuable arborvitae of northwestern United States [syn: {western red cedar}, {red cedar}, {canoe cedar}]

Thujopsis
n : one species; has close similarity to genus Thuja [syn: {genus Thujopsis}]

Thujopsis dolobrata
n : slow-growing medium-large Japanese evergreen used as an ornamental [syn: {hiba arborvitae}]

Thule
n 1: a town in northwestern Greenland; during World War II a United States naval base was built there
2: the geographical region believed by ancient geographers to be the northernmost land in the inhabited world [syn: {ultima Thule}]

thulium
n : a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group; isotope 170 emits X-rays and is used in small portable X-ray machines; it occurs in monazite and apatite and xenotime [syn: {Tm}, {atomic number 69}]

thumb
n 1: the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb [syn: {pollex}]
2: the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb
3: a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse [syn: {ovolo}, {quarter round}]
v 1: travel by getting free rides from motorists [syn: {hitchhike}, {hitch}]
2: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" [syn: {flick}, {flip}, {riffle}, {leaf}, {riff}]
3: feel or handle with the fingers; "finger the binding of the book" [syn: {finger}]

thumb index
n : one of a series of rounded notches in the fore edge of a book to indicate sections

thumbed
adj : (of pages) worn or soiled by thumb and fingers by frequent handling or turning; "well-thumbed pages of the dictionary"

thumbhole
n 1: the hole in a woodwind that is closed and opened with the thumb
2: a finger hole made to fit the thumb (as in a bowling ball)

thumbnail
n : the nail of the thumb

thumbnut
n : a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning [syn: {wing nut}, {wing-nut}, {wing screw}, {butterfly nut}]

thumbprint
n : fingerprint made by the thumb (especially by the pad of the thumb)

thumbscrew
n 1: instrument of torture that crushes the thumb
2: screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers

thumbstall
n : protective covering for an injured thumb

thumbtack
n : a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board [syn: {drawing pin}, {pushpin}]
v : fasten with thumbtacks; "The teacher thumbtacked the notice on the bulletin board"

thump
n 1: a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) [syn: {thumping}, {clump}, {clunk}, {thud}]
2: a heavy blow with the hand
v 1: move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast" [syn: {beat}, {pound}]
2: make a dull sound; "the knocker thudded against the front door" [syn: {thud}]
3: hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist" [syn: {pound}, {poke}]

thump out
v : beat out a rhythm [syn: {beat out}, {tap out}]

thumping
adj : (used informally) very large; "a thumping loss" [syn: {humongous}, {banging}, {whopping}, {walloping}]
n : a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) [syn: {thump}, {clump}, {clunk}, {thud}]

Thunbergia
n : a genus of herbs or vines of the family Acanthaceae [syn: {genus Thunbergia}]

Thunbergia alata
n : tropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with a dark purple center [syn: {black-eyed Susan}, {black-eyed Susan vine}]

thunder
n 1: a deep prolonged loud noise [syn: {boom}, {roar}, {roaring}]
2: a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning
3: street names for heroin [syn: {big H}, {hell dust}, {nose drops}, {smack}]
v 1: move fast, noisily, and heavily; "The bus thundered down the road"
2: utter words loudly and forcefully; "`Get out of here,' he roared" [syn: {roar}]
3: be the case that thunder is being heard; "Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed" [syn: {boom}]
4: to make or produce a loud noise; "The river thundered below"; "The engine roared as the driver pushed the car to full throttle"

Thunder Bay
n : a port city in Ontario on Lake Superior

thunder lizard
n : huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic [syn: {apatosaur}, {apatosaurus}, {brontosaur}, {brontosaurus}, {Apatosaurus excelsus}]

thunder mug
n : a receptacle for urination or defecation in the bedroom [syn: {chamberpot}, {potty}]

thunder snake
n : small reddish wormlike snake of eastern United States [syn: {worm snake}, {Carphophis amoenus}]

thunderbird
n : (mythology) the spirit of thunder and lightning believed by some Native Americans to take the shape of a great bird

thunderbolt
n 1: a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder [syn: {bolt}, {bolt of lightning}]
2: a shocking surprise; "news of the attack came like a bombshell" [syn: {bombshell}, {thunderclap}]

thunderclap
n 1: a single sharp crash of thunder
2: a shocking surprise; "news of the attack came like a bombshell" [syn: {bombshell}, {thunderbolt}]

thundercloud
n : a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms [syn: {cumulonimbus}, {cumulonimbus cloud}]

Thunderer
n 1: an epithet for Jupiter [syn: {Jupiter Tonans}]
2: a noisemaker that makes a sound like thunder

thundering
adj 1: sounding like thunder; "the thundering herd"
2: extraordinarily big or impressive; "a thundering success"; "the thundering silence of what was left unsaid"

thunderous
adj 1: loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss [syn: {deafening}, {earsplitting}, {roaring}, {thundery}]
2: extremely ominous; "world events of thunderous import"

thundershower
n : a short rainstorm accompanied by thunder and lightning

thunderstorm
n : a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning [syn: {electrical storm}, {electric storm}]

thunderstruck
adj : as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident"; "the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless"; "was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion" [syn: {dumbfounded}, {dumfounded}, {flabbergasted}, {stupefied}]

thundery
adj 1: loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss [syn: {deafening}, {earsplitting}, {roaring}, {thunderous}]
2: accompanied with thunder

thunk
n : a dull hollow sound; "the basketball made a thunk as it hit the rim"

Thunnus
n : tunas: warm-blooded fishes [syn: {genus Thunnus}]

Thunnus alalunga
n : large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters [syn: {albacore}, {long-fin tunny}]

Thunnus albacares
n : may reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics [syn: {yellowfin}, {yellowfin tuna}]

Thunnus thynnus
n : largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics [syn: {bluefin}, {bluefin tuna}, {horse mackerel}]

Thurber
n : United States humorist and cartoonist who published collections of essays and stories (1894-1961) [syn: {James Thurber}, {James Grover Thurber}]

thurible
n : a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual) [syn: {censer}]

thurifer
n : an acolyte who carries a thurible

thurify
v : perfume especially with a censer [syn: {cense}, {incense}]

Thuringia
n : a historical region of southern Germany

Thursday
n : the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day [syn: {Th}]

thus
n : an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation [syn: {frankincense}, {olibanum}, {gum olibanum}]
adv 1: (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result; "therefore X must be true"; "the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory"; "we were young and thence optimistic"; "it is late and thus we must go"; "the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted" [syn: {therefore}, {hence}, {thence}]
2: in the way indicated; "hold the brush so"; "set up the pieces thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant) [syn: {thusly}, {so}]

thus far
adv : used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time; "So far he hasn't called"; "the sun isn't up yet" [syn: {so far}, {up to now}, {hitherto}, {heretofore}, {as yet}, {yet}, {til now}, {until now}]

thusly
adv : in the way indicated; "hold the brush so"; "set up the pieces thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant) [syn: {thus}, {so}]

thwack
n : a hard blow with a flat object
v : deliver a hard blow to; "The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved" [syn: {smack}]

thwart
n : a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat [syn: {cross thwart}]
v : hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn: {queer}, {spoil}, {scotch}, {foil}, {cross}, {frustrate}, {baffle}, {bilk}]

thwarted
adj : disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted" [syn: {defeated}, {disappointed}, {discomfited}, {foiled}, {frustrated}]

thwarter
n : someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take [syn: {obstructionist}, {obstructor}, {obstructer}, {resister}]

thwarting
adj : preventing realization or attainment of a desire [syn: {frustrating}, {frustrative}]
n : an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts [syn: {frustration}, {foiling}]

thwartwise
adj : extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis; "cross members should be all steel"; "from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully"; "transversal vibrations"; "transverse colon" [syn: {cross(a)}, {transverse}, {transversal}]

thylacine
n : rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct [syn: {Tasmanian wolf}, {Tasmanian tiger}, {Thylacinus cynocephalus}]

Thylacinus
n : Tasmanian wolf [syn: {genus Thylacinus}]

Thylacinus cynocephalus
n : rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct [syn: {thylacine}, {Tasmanian wolf}, {Tasmanian tiger}]

Thylogale
n : pademelons [syn: {genus Thylogale}]

thyme
n 1: any of various mints of the genus Thymus
2: leaves can be used as seasoning for almost any meat and stews and stuffings and vegetables

thyme camphor
n : a colorless crystalline solid used in perfume or preserving biological specimens or in embalming or medically as a fungicide or antiseptic [syn: {thymol}, {thymic acid}]

Thymelaeaceae
n : family of tough-barked trees and shrubs and herbs especially of Australia and tropical Africa [syn: {family Thymelaeaceae}, {daphne family}]

Thymelaeales
n : Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae; Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae; Rhizophoraceae; Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; Punicaceae [syn: {Myrtales}, {order Myrtales}, {order Thymelaeales}]

thyme-leaved sandwort
n : Eurasian annual sprawling plant naturalized throughout North America [syn: {Arenaria serpyllifolia}]

thyme-leaved speedwell
n : perennial decumbent herb having small opposite leaves and racemes of blue flowers; throughout Eurasia and the New World [syn: {Veronica serpyllifolia}]

thymi
See {thymus}

thymic acid
n : a colorless crystalline solid used in perfume or preserving biological specimens or in embalming or medically as a fungicide or antiseptic [syn: {thymol}, {thyme camphor}]

thymidine
n : a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of thymine and deoxyribose [syn: {deoxythymidine}]

thymine
n : a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine [syn: {T}]

thymol
n : a colorless crystalline solid used in perfume or preserving biological specimens or in embalming or medically as a fungicide or antiseptic [syn: {thyme camphor}, {thymic acid}]

thymosin
n : hormone secreted by the thymus; stimulates immunological activity of lymphoid tissue

Thymus
n 1: large genus of Old World mints: thyme [syn: {genus Thymus}]
2: a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age [syn: {thymus gland}]

thymus gland
n : a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age [syn: {thymus}]

Thymus serpyllum
n : aromatic dwarf shrub common on banks and hillsides in Europe; naturalized in United States [syn: {wild thyme}, {creeping thyme}]

Thymus vulgaris
n : common aromatic garden perennial native to the western Mediterranean; used in seasonings and formerly as medicine [syn: {common thyme}]

Thyreophora
n : armored dinosaurs: stegosaurs and ankylosaurs [syn: {suborder Thyreophora}, {thyreophoran}]

thyreophoran
n : armored dinosaurs: stegosaurs and ankylosaurs [syn: {Thyreophora}, {suborder Thyreophora}]

thyrocalcitonin
n : thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone [syn: {calcitonin}]

thyroglobulin
n : an iodine containing protein that is obtained from the thyroid gland and exhibits the general properties of the globulins

thyroid
adj 1: of or relating to the thyroid gland; "thyroid deficiency"; "thyroidal uptake" [syn: {thyroidal}]
2: suggestive of a thyroid disorder; "thyroid personality"
n : located near the base of the neck [syn: {thyroid gland}]

thyroid cartilage
n : the largest cartilage of the larynx [syn: {Adam's apple}]

thyroid gland
n : located near the base of the neck [syn: {thyroid}]

thyroid hormone
n : any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically

thyroid vein
n : any of several small veins draining blood from the thyroid area [syn: {vena thyroidea}]

thyroidal
adj : of or relating to the thyroid gland; "thyroid deficiency"; "thyroidal uptake" [syn: {thyroid}]

thyroidectomy
n : surgical removal of the thyroid gland

thyroiditis
n : inflammation of the thyroid gland

thyroid-stimulating hormone
n : anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland [syn: {thyrotropin}, {thyrotropic hormone}, {thyrotrophin}, {thyrotrophic hormone}, {TSH}]

thyromegaly
n : abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from under-production or over-production of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet [syn: {goiter}, {goitre}, {struma}]

thyronine
n : a phenolic amino acid of which thyroxine is a derivative

thyroprotein
n : a preparation made from iodinated protein and having an action similar to thyroxine

thyrotoxic
adj : of or relating to or affected by hyperthyroidism

thyrotoxicosis
n : an overactive thyroid gland; pathologically excessive production of thyroid hormones or the condition resulting from excessive production of thyroid hormones [syn: {hyperthyroidism}] [ant: {hypothyroidism}]

thyrotrophic hormone
n : anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland [syn: {thyrotropin}, {thyrotropic hormone}, {thyrotrophin}, {thyroid-stimulating hormone}, {TSH}]

thyrotrophin
n : anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland [syn: {thyrotropin}, {thyrotropic hormone}, {thyrotrophic hormone}, {thyroid-stimulating hormone}, {TSH}]

thyrotropic hormone
n : anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland [syn: {thyrotropin}, {thyrotrophin}, {thyrotrophic hormone}, {thyroid-stimulating hormone}, {TSH}]

thyrotropin
n : anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland [syn: {thyrotropic hormone}, {thyrotrophin}, {thyrotrophic hormone}, {thyroid-stimulating hormone}, {TSH}]

thyrotropin-releasing factor
n : hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary [syn: {thyrotropin-releasing hormone}, {TRH}, {TRF}, {protirelin}]

thyrotropin-releasing hormone
n : hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary [syn: {TRH}, {thyrotropin-releasing factor}, {TRF}, {protirelin}]

thyroxin
n : hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells; "thyroxine is 65% iodine" [syn: {thyroxine}, {tetraiodothyronine}, {T}]

thyroxine
n : hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells; "thyroxine is 65% iodine" [syn: {thyroxin}, {tetraiodothyronine}, {T}]

thyrse
n : a dense flower cluster (as of the lilac or horse chestnut) in which the main axis is racemose and the branches are cymose [syn: {thyrsus}] [also: {therses} (pl)]

thyrsi
thyrsus
n : a dense flower cluster (as of the lilac or horse chestnut) in which the main axis is racemose and the branches are cymose [syn: {thyrse}] [also: {thyrsi} (pl)]

thyrsi
See {thyrsus}

thyrsopteris
n : a terrestrial tree fern of South America [syn: {Thyrsopteris elegans}]

Thyrsopteris elegans
n : a terrestrial tree fern of South America [syn: {thyrsopteris}]

thyrsus
n : a dense flower cluster (as of the lilac or horse chestnut) in which the main axis is racemose and the branches are cymose [syn: {thyrse}] [also: {thyrsi} (pl)]

Thysanocarpus
n : small genus of herbs of upland regions of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: {genus Thysanocarpus}]

thysanopter
n : an insect of the order Thysanoptera [syn: {thysanopteron}, {thysanopterous insect}]

Thysanoptera
n : thrips [syn: {order Thysanoptera}]

thysanopteron
n : an insect of the order Thysanoptera [syn: {thysanopter}, {thysanopterous insect}]

thysanopterous insect
n : an insect of the order Thysanoptera [syn: {thysanopter}, {thysanopteron}]

Thysanura
n : firebrats; silverfish; machilids [syn: {order Thysanura}]

thysanuran insect
n : primitive wingless insects: bristletail [syn: {thysanuron}]

thysanuron
n : primitive wingless insects: bristletail [syn: {thysanuran insect}]

THz
n : one trillion periods per second [syn: {terahertz}]

Ti
n 1: a light strong gray lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong light-weight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite [syn: {titanium}, {atomic number 22}]
2: shrub with terminal tufts of elongated leaves used locally for thatching and clothing; thick sweet roots are used as food; tropical southeastern Asia, Australia and Hawaii [syn: {Cordyline terminalis}]
3: the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization [syn: {te}, {si}]

TIA
n : brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply; symptoms depend on the site of the blockage [syn: {transient ischemic attack}]

Tiamat
n : (Akkadian) mother of the gods and consort of Apsu

Tianjin
n : a major industrial center in northeastern China on the Grand Canal near the Yellow Sea; 3rd largest city in China [syn: {Tientsin}, {T'ien-ching}]

tiara
n : a crown-like jewelled headdress worn by women on formal occasions

Tiarella
n : small genus of North American herbs having mostly basal leaves and slender racemes of delicate white flowers [syn: {genus Tiarella}]

Tiarella cordifolia
n : stoloniferous white-flowered spring-blooming woodland plant [syn: {foamflower}, {coolwart}, {false miterwort}, {false mitrewort}]

Tiarella unifoliata
n : plant with tiny white flowers hanging in loose clusters on leafy stems; moist woods from Alaska to central California and east to Montana [syn: {false miterwort}, {false mitrewort}]

Tiber
n : a river of central Italy; flows through Rome to the Tyrrhenian Sea [syn: {Tevere}]

Tiberius
n : son-in-law of Augustus who became a suspicious tyrannical Emperor of Rome after a brilliant military career (42 BC to AD 37) [syn: {Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar Augustus}]

Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus
n : Roman Emperor after his nephew Caligula was murdered; consolidated the Empire and conquered southern Britain; was poisoned by his fourth wife Agrippina after her son Nero was named as Claudius' heir (10 BC to AD 54) [syn: {Claudius}, {Claudius I}]

Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar Augustus
n : son-in-law of Augustus who became a suspicious tyrannical Emperor of Rome after a brilliant military career (42 BC to AD 37) [syn: {Tiberius}]

Tibet
n : an Asian country under the control of China; located in the Himalayas [syn: {Thibet}, {Xizang}, {Sitsang}]

Tibetan
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Tibet or its people or their language; "Tibetan monks"
n 1: Himalayish language spoken in Tibet
2: a native or inhabitant of Tibet

Tibetan Buddhism
n : a Buddhist doctrine that includes elements from India that are not Buddhist and elements of preexisting shamanism [syn: {Lamaism}]

Tibetan mastiff
n : very large powerful rough-coated dog native to central Asia

Tibetan terrier
n : breed of medium-sized terriers bred in Tibet resembling Old English sheepdogs with fluffy curled tails [syn: {chrysanthemum dog}]

Tibeto-Burman
n : a branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages spoken from Tibet to the Malay peninsula [syn: {Tibeto-Burman language}]

Tibeto-Burman language
n : a branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages spoken from Tibet to the Malay peninsula [syn: {Tibeto-Burman}]

tibia
n : the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle [syn: {shinbone}, {shin}] [also: {tibiae} (pl)]

tibia valga
n : inward slant of the thigh [syn: {knock-knee}, {genu valgum}]

tibia vara
n : a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee) [syn: {bowleg}, {genu varum}]

tibiae
tibia
n : the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle [syn: {shinbone}, {shin}] [also: {tibiae} (pl)]

tibiae
See {tibia}

tibial
adj : relating to or located near a tibia

tibial vein
n : veins of the lower leg; empty into the popliteal vein [syn: {vena tibialis}]

tibialis
n : a skeletal muscle arising from the tibia; provides plantar flexion and inversion of the foot [syn: {tibialis muscle}, {musculus tibialis}]

tibialis anterior
n : a muscle running from the tibia to the first metatarsal and cuneiform bones [syn: {tibialis anticus}]

tibialis anticus
n : a muscle running from the tibia to the first metatarsal and cuneiform bones [syn: {tibialis anterior}]

tibialis muscle
n : a skeletal muscle arising from the tibia; provides plantar flexion and inversion of the foot [syn: {tibialis}, {musculus tibialis}]

tibialis posterior
n : a deep muscle of the leg [syn: {tibialis posticus}]

tibialis posticus
n : a deep muscle of the leg [syn: {tibialis posterior}]

Tibicen
n : harvest flies [syn: {genus Tibicen}]

Tibur
n : a town twenty miles east of Rome (Tibur is the ancient name); a summer resort during the Roman empire; noted for its waterfalls [syn: {Tivoli}]

tic
n : a local and habitual twitching especially in the face

tic douloureux
n : intense paroxysmal neuralgia along the trigeminal nerve [syn: {trigeminal neuralgia}]

tical
n : the basic unit of money in Thailand [syn: {baht}]

Tichodroma
n : wall creepers; in some classifications placed in family Sittidae [syn: {genus Tichodroma}]

Tichodroma muriaria
n : crimson-and-gray songbird that inhabits town walls and mountain cliffs of southern Eurasia and northern Africa [syn: {wall creeper}, {tichodrome}]

tichodrome
n : crimson-and-gray songbird that inhabits town walls and mountain cliffs of southern Eurasia and northern Africa [syn: {wall creeper}, {Tichodroma muriaria}]

Ticino
n : an Italian-speaking region of southern Switzerland [syn: {Tessin}]

tick
n 1: a metallic tapping sound; "he counted the ticks of the clock" [syn: {ticking}]
2: any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals
3: a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.; "as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name" [syn: {check mark}, {check}]
4: a light mattress
v 1: make a clicking or ticking sound; "The clock ticked away" [syn: {click}]
2: make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight" [syn: {ticktock}, {ticktack}, {beat}]
3: sew; "tick a mattress" [syn: {retick}]
4: put a check mark on or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items" [syn: {check}, {check off}, {mark}, {mark off}, {tick off}]

tick fever
n : caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks [syn: {Rocky Mountain spotted fever}, {mountain fever}]

tick off
v : put a check mark on or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items" [syn: {check}, {check off}, {mark}, {mark off}, {tick}]

tick over
v : run disconnected or idle; "the engine is idling" [syn: {idle}] [ant: {run}]

tick trefoil
n : any of various tropical and subtropical plants having trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or loments [syn: {beggar lice}, {beggar's lice}]

ticker
n 1: the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions pump blood through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly" [syn: {heart}, {pump}]
2: a small portable timepiece [syn: {watch}]
3: character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on tickertape [syn: {stock ticker}]

ticker tape
n 1: a continuous thin ribbon of paper on which stock quotes are written
2: paper strip on which a telegraphic stock ticker prints

ticket
n 1: a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
2: a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation)
3: a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices [syn: {slate}]
4: the appropriate or desirable thing; "this car could be just the ticket for a small family" [syn: {just the ticket}]
v 1: issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty; "I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street"; "Move your car or else you will be ticketed!" [syn: {fine}]
2: provide with a ticket for passage or admission; "Ticketed passengers can board now"

ticket agent
n : someone who sells tickets (e.g., theater seats or travel accommodations) [syn: {booking clerk}]

ticket book
n : a book of tickets that can be torn out and used

ticket booth
n : the office where tickets of admission are sold [syn: {box office}, {ticket office}]

ticket collector
n : someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets [syn: {ticket taker}]

ticket holder
n : holder of a ticket (for admission or for passage)

ticket line
n : a queue of people waiting to buy tickets

ticket office
n : the office where tickets of admission are sold [syn: {box office}, {ticket booth}]

ticket stub
n : a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt [syn: {stub}]

ticket taker
n : someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets [syn: {ticket collector}]

ticket tout
n : someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit [syn: {tout}]

ticket window
n : a window through which tickets are sold (as from a ticket booth)

ticket-of-leave
n : a permit formerly given to convicts allowing them to leave prison under specific restrictions

ticking
n 1: a metallic tapping sound; "he counted the ticks of the clock" [syn: {tick}]
2: a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers

ticking bomb
n : a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed; "India is a demographic time bomb"; "the refugee camp is a ticking bomb waiting to go off" [syn: {time bomb}]

tickle
n 1: a cutaneous sensation often resulting from light stroking
2: the act of tickling [syn: {tickling}, {titillation}]
v 1: touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements [syn: {titillate}, {vellicate}]
2: feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine" [syn: {thrill}, {vibrate}]
3: touch or stroke lightly; "The grass tickled her calves"

tickler
n : a file of memoranda or notices that remind of things to be done [syn: {tickler file}]

tickler coil
n : a small coil in series with the anode of a vacuum tube and coupled to the grid to provide feedback

tickler file
n : a file of memoranda or notices that remind of things to be done [syn: {tickler}]

tickling
adj : exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements [syn: {tingling}, {titillating}]
n : the act of tickling [syn: {tickle}, {titillation}]

ticklish
adj : difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers"; "hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter" [syn: {delicate}]

tickseed
n : any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America [syn: {coreopsis}, {tickweed}, {tick-weed}]

tickseed sunflower
n : North American bur marigold with large flowers [syn: {Bidens coronata}, {Bidens trichosperma}]

ticktack
n : system of signalling by hand signs used by bookmakers at racetracks
v : make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight" [syn: {tick}, {ticktock}, {beat}]

tick-tack-toe
n : a game in which two players alternately put crosses and circles in one of the compartments of a 3-by-3 board; the object is to get a row of three crosses or three circles before the opponent does [syn: {ticktacktoe}, {ticktacktoo}, {tic-tac-toe}, {tit-tat-toe}, {noughts and crosses}]

ticktacktoe
n : a game in which two players alternately put crosses and circles in one of the compartments of a 3-by-3 board; the object is to get a row of three crosses or three circles before the opponent does [syn: {ticktacktoo}, {tick-tack-toe}, {tic-tac-toe}, {tit-tat-toe}, {noughts and crosses}]

ticktacktoo
n : a game in which two players alternately put crosses and circles in one of the compartments of a 3-by-3 board; the object is to get a row of three crosses or three circles before the opponent does [syn: {ticktacktoe}, {tick-tack-toe}, {tic-tac-toe}, {tit-tat-toe}, {noughts and crosses}]

ticktock
n : steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock [syn: {tocktact}, {tictac}]
v : make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight" [syn: {tick}, {ticktack}, {beat}]

tick-weed
n : any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America [syn: {coreopsis}, {tickseed}, {tickweed}]

tickweed
n : any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America [syn: {coreopsis}, {tickseed}, {tick-weed}]

Ticonderoga
n : American revolutionary troops captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British in May 1775 [syn: {Fort Ticonderoga}]

tictac
n : steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock [syn: {ticktock}, {tocktact}]

tic-tac-toe
n : a game in which two players alternately put crosses and circles in one of the compartments of a 3-by-3 board; the object is to get a row of three crosses or three circles before the opponent does [syn: {ticktacktoe}, {ticktacktoo}, {tick-tack-toe}, {tit-tat-toe}, {noughts and crosses}]

tidal
adj : of or relating to or caused by tides; "tidal wave"

tidal basin
n : a basin that is full of water at high tide

tidal bore
n : a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) [syn: {bore}, {eagre}, {aegir}, {eager}]

tidal current
n : the water current caused by the tides [syn: {tidal flow}]

tidal flow
n : the water current caused by the tides [syn: {tidal current}]

tidal river
n : a stream in which the effects of the tide extend far upstream [syn: {tidewater river}, {tidal stream}, {tidewater stream}]

tidal stream
n : a stream in which the effects of the tide extend far upstream [syn: {tidal river}, {tidewater river}, {tidewater stream}]

tidal wave
n : a huge destructive wave (especially one caused by an earthquake) [syn: {tsunami}]

tidal zone
n : an area subject to tidal action

tidbit
n : a small tasty bit of food [syn: {choice morsel}, {titbit}]

tiddler
n : a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters" [syn: {child}, {kid}, {youngster}, {minor}, {shaver}, {nipper}, {small fry}, {tike}, {tyke}, {fry}, {nestling}]

tiddley
adj : very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tight}, {tipsy}, {wet}]

tiddly
adj : very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {tipsy}, {wet}]

tiddlywinks
n : a game in which players try to flip plastic disks into a cup by pressing them on the side sharply with a larger disk

tide
n 1: the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
2: something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea); "a rising tide of popular interest"
3: there are usually two high and two low tides each day [syn: {lunar time period}]
v 1: rise or move foward; "surging waves" [syn: {surge}] [ant: {ebb}]
2: cause to float with the tide
3: be carried with the tide

tide over
v : suffice for a period between two points; "This money will keep us going for another year" [syn: {bridge over}, {keep going}]

tide rip
n : a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current [syn: {rip}, {riptide}, {crosscurrent}, {countercurrent}]

tidemark
n : indicator consisting of a line at the high-water or low-water limits of the tides

tidewater
n 1: low-lying coastal land drained by tidal streams
2: the coastal plain of the South: eastern parts of Virginia and North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia

tidewater river
n : a stream in which the effects of the tide extend far upstream [syn: {tidal river}, {tidal stream}, {tidewater stream}]

tidewater stream
n : a stream in which the effects of the tide extend far upstream [syn: {tidal river}, {tidewater river}, {tidal stream}]

tideway
n : a channel in which a tidal current runs

tidied
tidy
adj 1: marked by good order and cleanliness in appearance or habits; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind" [ant: {untidy}]
2: (used of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard" [syn: {kempt}, {trim}]
3: large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune" [syn: {goodly}, {goodish}, {hefty}, {respectable}, {sizable}, {sizeable}]
n : receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)
v : put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" [syn: {tidy up}, {clean up}, {neaten}, {straighten}, {straighten out}, {square away}] [also: {tidied}, {tidiest}, {tidier}]

tidied
See {tidy}

tidier
tidy
adj 1: marked by good order and cleanliness in appearance or habits; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind" [ant: {untidy}]
2: (used of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard" [syn: {kempt}, {trim}]
3: large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune" [syn: {goodly}, {goodish}, {hefty}, {respectable}, {sizable}, {sizeable}]
n : receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)
v : put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" [syn: {tidy up}, {clean up}, {neaten}, {straighten}, {straighten out}, {square away}] [also: {tidied}, {tidiest}, {tidier}]

tidier
See {tidy}

tidiest
tidy
adj 1: marked by good order and cleanliness in appearance or habits; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind" [ant: {untidy}]
2: (used of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard" [syn: {kempt}, {trim}]
3: large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune" [syn: {goodly}, {goodish}, {hefty}, {respectable}, {sizable}, {sizeable}]
n : receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)
v : put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" [syn: {tidy up}, {clean up}, {neaten}, {straighten}, {straighten out}, {square away}] [also: {tidied}, {tidiest}, {tidier}]

tidiest
See {tidy}

tidily
adv : in a tidy manner; "the door gave access to a tidily furnished sitting-room where chintz and oak predominated"

tidiness
n 1: the habit of being tidy [ant: {untidiness}]
2: the trait of being neat and orderly [syn: {neatness}] [ant: {untidiness}]

tidings
n : new information about specific and timely events; "they awaited news of the outcome" [syn: {news}, {intelligence}, {word}]

tidy
adj 1: marked by good order and cleanliness in appearance or habits; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind" [ant: {untidy}]
2: (used of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard" [syn: {kempt}, {trim}]
3: large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune" [syn: {goodly}, {goodish}, {hefty}, {respectable}, {sizable}, {sizeable}]
n : receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)
v : put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" [syn: {tidy up}, {clean up}, {neaten}, {straighten}, {straighten out}, {square away}] [also: {tidied}, {tidiest}, {tidier}]

tidy sum
n : (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]

tidy tips
n : California annual having flower heads with yellow rays tipped with white [syn: {tidytips}, {Layia platyglossa}]

tidy up
v : put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" [syn: {tidy}, {clean up}, {neaten}, {straighten}, {straighten out}, {square away}]

tidytips
n : California annual having flower heads with yellow rays tipped with white [syn: {tidy tips}, {Layia platyglossa}]

tie
n 1: neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front; "he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie"; "he wore a vest and tie" [syn: {necktie}]
2: a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England" [syn: {affiliation}, {association}, {tie-up}]
3: the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie" [syn: {draw}, {standoff}]
4: a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating; "he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam" [syn: {tie beam}]
5: a fastener that serves to join or link; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction" [syn: {link}, {linkup}, {tie-in}]
6: equality of score in a contest
7: (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value
8: one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper" [syn: {railroad tie}, {crosstie}, {sleeper}]
9: a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied; "he needed a tie for the packages"
v 1: fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair" [syn: {bind}] [ant: {untie}]
2: finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie" [syn: {draw}]
3: limit or restrict to; "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports"
4: connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" [syn: {connect}, {link}, {link up}] [ant: {disconnect}]
5: form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie"
6: create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child" [syn: {bind}, {attach}, {bond}]
7: perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii" [syn: {marry}, {wed}, {splice}]
8: make by tying pieces together; "The fishermen tied their flies"
9: unite musical notes by a tie [also: {tying}]

tie beam
n : a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating; "he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam" [syn: {tie}]

tie clip
n : a piece of jewelry that holds a man's tie in place

tie down
v 1: secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapes and bring them to the recycling shed" [syn: {tie up}, {bind}, {truss}]
2: restrain from independence by an obligation; "He was tied down by his work"

tie dye
v : dye after knotting the fabric to produce an irregular pattern; "The flower children tie-dye their T-shirts"

tie in
v 1: be in connection with something relevant; "This ties in closely with his earlier remarks"
2: make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all" [syn: {associate}, {relate}, {link}, {colligate}, {link up}, {connect}] [ant: {decouple}]

tie rack
n : a rack for storing ties

tie rod
n : either of two rods that link the steering gear to the front wheels

tie tack
n : a pin used to hold the tie in place [syn: {tiepin}, {scarfpin}]

tie up
v 1: secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapes and bring them to the recycling shed" [syn: {tie down}, {bind}, {truss}]
2: invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes; "All my money is tied up in long-term investments"
3: restrain from moving or operating normally; "Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred"
4: secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat" [syn: {moor}, {berth}]
5: finish the last row [syn: {bind off}]

tieback
n : a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back; "the draperies were drawn to the sides by pullbacks" [syn: {pullback}]

tiebreaker
n : overtime play in order to break a tie; e.g. tennis and soccer

tied
adj 1: bound or secured closely; "the guard was found trussed up with his arms and legs securely tied"; "a trussed chicken" [syn: {trussed}]
2: bound together by or as if by a strong rope; especially as by a bond of affection; "people tied by blood or marriage"
3: fastened with strings or cords; "a neatly tied bundle" [syn: {fastened}] [ant: {untied}]
4: closed with a lace; "snugly laced shoes" [syn: {laced}] [ant: {unlaced}]
5: of the score in a contest; "the score is tied" [syn: {tied(p)}, {even}, {level(p)}]

tied up
adj : kept occupied or engaged; "she's tied up at the moment and can't see you"; "the phone was tied up for almost an hour" [syn: {tied up(p)}]

tie-in
n : a fastener that serves to join or link; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction" [syn: {link}, {linkup}, {tie}]

Tien Shan
n : a major mountain range of central Asia; extends 1,500 miles [syn: {Tyan Shan}]

T'ien-ching
n : a major industrial center in northeastern China on the Grand Canal near the Yellow Sea; 3rd largest city in China [syn: {Tianjin}, {Tientsin}]

Tien-pao
n : a member of the Taoist Trinity [syn: {Heavenly Jewel}]

Tientsin
n : a major industrial center in northeastern China on the Grand Canal near the Yellow Sea; 3rd largest city in China [syn: {Tianjin}, {T'ien-ching}]

tie-on
adj : fastened by tying on; "tie-on labels"

tiepin
n : a pin used to hold the tie in place [syn: {tie tack}, {scarfpin}]

Tiepolo
n : Italian painter (1696-1770) [syn: {Giovanni Battista Tiepolo}]

tier
n 1: a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade" [syn: {grade}, {level}]
2: any one of two or more competitors who tie one another
3: a worker who ties something [syn: {tier up}]
4: something that is used for tying; "the sail is fastened to the yard with tiers"
5: one of two or more layers one atop another; "tier upon tier of huge casks"; "a three-tier wedding cake"

tier up
n : a worker who ties something [syn: {tier}]

tierce
n 1: the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m. [syn: {terce}]
2: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [syn: {three}, {3}, {III}, {trio}, {threesome}, {leash}, {troika}, {triad}, {trine}, {trinity}, {ternary}, {ternion}, {triplet}, {tercet}, {terzetto}, {trey}, {deuce-ace}]
3: one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement" [syn: {one-third}, {third}]

tiercel
n : male hawk especially male peregrine or gyrfalcon [syn: {tercel}, {tercelet}]

tiered
adj : having or arranged in tiers; "a tiered mound"

tiered seats
n : seating that is arranged in sloping tiers so that spectators in the back can see over the heads of those in front

Tierra del Fuego
n : an archipelago off southern South America; separated from the continent by the Strait of Magellan; islands are administered by Chile and by Argentina

Tietze's syndrome
n : syndrome characterized by swelling of rib cartilage (causing pain)

tie-up
n 1: a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England" [syn: {affiliation}, {association}, {tie}]
2: an interruption of normal activity [syn: {stand}, {standstill}]

tiff
n : a quarrel about petty points [syn: {bicker}, {bickering}, {spat}, {squabble}, {pettifoggery}, {fuss}]

Tiffany
n : United States artist who developed Tiffany glass (1848-1933) [syn: {Louis Comfort Tiffany}]

Tiffany glass
n : a kind of opalescent colored glass that was used in the early 1900s for stained-glass windows and lamps

tiffin
n : a midday meal [syn: {lunch}, {luncheon}, {dejeuner}]

Tiflis
n : the capital and largest city of Georgia on the Kura river [syn: {Tbilisi}, {capital of Georgia}]

tiger
n 1: a fierce or audacious person; "he's a tiger on the tennis court"; "it aroused the tiger in me"
2: large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered [syn: {Panthera tigris}]

tiger beetle
n : active usually bright-colored beetle that preys on other insects

tiger cat
n 1: medium-sized wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-striped coat [syn: {Felis tigrina}]
2: a cat having a striped coat

tiger cowrie
n : cowrie whose shell is used for ornament [syn: {Cypraea tigris}]

tiger cub
n : a young tiger

tiger lily
n 1: east Asian perennial having large reddish-orange black-spotted flowers with reflexed petals [syn: {devil lily}, {kentan}, {Lilium lancifolium}]
2: lily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals [syn: {leopard lily}, {pine lily}, {Lilium catesbaei}]

tiger moth
n : medium-sized moth with long richly colored and intricately patterned wings; larvae are called woolly bears

tiger rattlesnake
n : having irregularly cross-banded back; of arid foothills and canyons of southern Arizona and Mexico [syn: {Crotalus tigris}]

tiger salamander
n : widely distributed brown or black North American salamander with vertical yellowish blotches [syn: {Ambystoma tigrinum}]

tiger shark
n : large dangerous warm-water shark with striped or spotted body [syn: {Galeocerdo cuvieri}]

tiger snake
n : highly venomous brown-and-yellow snake of Australia and Tasmania [syn: {Notechis scutatus}]

tigerish
adj : resembling a tiger in fierceness and lack of mercy; "a tigerish fury"

Tigers
n : a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel; "the Tamil Tigers perfected suicide bombing as a weapon of war" [syn: {Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam}, {LTTE}, {Tamil Tigers}, {World Tamil Association}, {World Tamil Movement}]

tight
adj 1: closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "tight skirts"; "he hated tight starched collars"; "fingers closed in a tight fist"; "a tight feeling in his chest" [ant: {loose}]
2: pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope" [syn: {taut}]
3: set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration; "in tight formation"; "a tight blockade"
4: pressed tightly together; "with lips compressed" [syn: {compressed}]
5: used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip" [syn: {mean}, {mingy}, {miserly}]
6: affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow; "tight money"; "a tight market"
7: of such close construction as to be impermeable; "a tight roof"; "warm in our tight little house" [ant: {leaky}]
8: of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave" [syn: {close}]
9: securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid; "the bolts are tight" 10: (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game" [syn: {close}] 11: very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tipsy}, {wet}] 12: exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; "a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation" [syn: {nasty}] 13: demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures" [syn: {rigorous}, {stringent}] 14: packed closely together; "the stood in a tight little group"; "hair in tight curls"; "the pub was packed tight"
adv 1: firmly or tightly; "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight" [syn: {fast}]
2: in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard" [syn: {close}, {closely}]

tight end
n : (football) an offensive end who lines up close to the tackle

tight money
n : the economic condition in which credit is difficult to secure and interest rates are high [ant: {easy money}]

tighten
v 1: make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire" [syn: {fasten}]
2: become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened"
3: restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations" [syn: {stiffen}, {tighten up}, {constrain}]
4: narrow or limit; "reduce the influx of foreigners" [syn: {reduce}]

tighten one's belt
v : live frugally and use less resources; "In the new economy, we all have to lear to tighten our belts"

tighten up
v : restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations" [syn: {stiffen}, {tighten}, {constrain}]

tightened
adj 1: made tight or tighter; "the tightened ropes"; "a tightened bolt"
2: made tighter or more stringent; "endured tightened economic controls"

tightening
n : the act of making something tighter; "the tightening of economic controls" [ant: {loosening}]

tightfisted
adj : unwilling to part with money [syn: {closefisted}, {hardfisted}]

tightfistedness
n : extreme stinginess [syn: {meanness}, {minginess}, {niggardliness}, {niggardness}, {parsimony}, {parsimoniousness}, {tightness}, {closeness}]

tight-fitting
adj : fitting snugly; "a tightly-fitting cover"; "tight-fitting clothes" [syn: {tightly fitting}]

tight-knit
adj : closely and firmly integrated; "a tight-knit organization" [syn: {tightly knit}]

tight-laced
adj : exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" [syn: {priggish}, {prim}, {prissy}, {prudish}, {puritanical}, {square-toed}, {straitlaced}, {strait-laced}, {straightlaced}, {straight-laced}, {victorian}]

tightlipped
adj : inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it" [syn: {close}, {closelipped}, {closemouthed}, {secretive}]

tightly
adv 1: in a tight or constricted manner; "a tightly packed pub"
2: securely fixed or fastened; "the window was tightly sealed"

tightly fitting
adj : fitting snugly; "a tightly-fitting cover"; "tight-fitting clothes" [syn: {tight-fitting}]

tightly knit
adj : closely and firmly integrated; "a tight-knit organization" [syn: {tight-knit}]

tightness
n 1: a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit [syn: {stringency}]
2: extreme stinginess [syn: {meanness}, {minginess}, {niggardliness}, {niggardness}, {parsimony}, {parsimoniousness}, {tightfistedness}, {closeness}]
3: lack of movement or room for movement [syn: {tautness}] [ant: {looseness}]

tightrope
n : tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the ground

tightrope walker
n : an acrobat who performs on a tightrope or slack rope [syn: {funambulist}]

tights
n 1: skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls [syn: {leotards}]
2: man's garment of the 16th and 17th centuries; worn with a doublet [syn: {hose}]

tightwad
n : a miserly person [syn: {cheapskate}]

tiglon
n : offspring of a male tiger and a female lion [syn: {tigon}]

tigon
n : offspring of a male tiger and a female lion [syn: {tiglon}]

tigress
n : a female tiger

Tigris
n : an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River [syn: {Tigris River}]

Tigris River
n : an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River [syn: {Tigris}]

Tijuana
n : a Mexican city just south of San Diego on the Lower California peninsula; popular among American tourists for racetracks and bullfights

tike
n 1: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement [syn: {peasant}, {barbarian}, {boor}, {churl}, {Goth}, {tyke}]
2: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters" [syn: {child}, {kid}, {youngster}, {minor}, {shaver}, {nipper}, {small fry}, {tiddler}, {tyke}, {fry}, {nestling}]

til now
adv : used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time; "So far he hasn't called"; "the sun isn't up yet" [syn: {so far}, {thus far}, {up to now}, {hitherto}, {heretofore}, {as yet}, {yet}, {until now}]

Tilapia
n : a genus of Cichlidae [syn: {genus Tilapia}]

Tilapia nilotica
n : important food fish of the Nile and other rivers of Africa and Asia Minor [syn: {bolti}]

tilde
n : a diacritical mark (~) placed over the letter n in Spanish to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel in Portuguese to indicate nasalization

Tilden
n : United States tennis player who dominated men's tennis in the 1920s (1893-1953) [syn: {Big Bill Tilden}, {William Tatem Tilden Jr.}]

tile
n 1: a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces
2: a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing [syn: {roofing tile}]
v : cover with tiles; "tile the wall and the floor of the bathroom"

tile cutter
n : a cutter (tool for cutting) for floor tiles

tile roof
n : a roof made of fired clay tiles

tiled
adj : covered or furnished with tiles; "baths with tiled walls"; "a tiled kitchen"

tilefish
n 1: important marine food fishes [syn: {blanquillo}]
2: yellow-spotted violet food fish of warm deep waters [syn: {Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps}] [also: {tilefishes} (pl)]

tilefishes
tilefish
n 1: important marine food fishes [syn: {blanquillo}]
2: yellow-spotted violet food fish of warm deep waters [syn: {Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps}] [also: {tilefishes} (pl)]

tilefishes
See {tilefish}

tiler
n : a worker who lays tile

Tilia
n : deciduous trees with smooth usually silver-gray bark of North America and Europe and Asia: lime trees; lindens; basswood [syn: {genus Tilia}]

Tilia americana
n : large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown [syn: {American basswood}, {American lime}]

Tilia cordata
n : large spreading European linden with small dark green leaves; often cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {small-leaved linden}, {small-leaved lime}]

Tilia heterophylla
n : American basswood of the Allegheny region [syn: {white basswood}, {cottonwood}]

Tilia japonica
n : medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental [syn: {Japanese linden}, {Japanese lime}]

Tilia tomentosa
n : large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having leaves with white tomentum on the under side; widely cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {silver lime}, {silver linden}]

Tiliaceae
n : chiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil; genera Tilia; Corchorus; Entelea; Grewia; Sparmannia [syn: {family Tiliaceae}, {linden family}]

tiling
n : the application of tiles to cover a surface

Tiliomycetes
n : category used in some systems to comprise the two orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) [syn: {class Tiliomycetes}]

till
n 1: unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together [syn: {boulder clay}]
2: a treasury for government funds [syn: {public treasury}, {trough}]
3: a strongbox for holding cash [syn: {cashbox}, {money box}]
v : work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation; "till the soil"

tillable
adj : (of farmland) capable of being farmed productively [syn: {arable}, {cultivable}, {cultivatable}]

tillage
n 1: arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops [syn: {cultivated land}, {farmland}, {plowland}, {ploughland}, {tilled land}, {tilth}]
2: the cultivation of soil for raising crops

Tillandsia
n : large genus of epiphytic or terrestrial sparse-rooting tropical plants usually forming dense clumps or pendant masses [syn: {genus Tillandsia}]

Tillandsia usneoides
n : dense festoons of greenish-gray hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America [syn: {Spanish moss}, {old man's beard}, {black moss}, {long moss}]

tilled
adj : turned or stirred by plowing or harrowing or hoeing; "tilled land ready for seed"

tilled land
n : arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops [syn: {cultivated land}, {farmland}, {plowland}, {ploughland}, {tillage}, {tilth}]

tiller
n 1: a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass
2: someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops)
3: lever used to turn the rudder on a boat
4: a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture) [syn: {cultivator}]
v : grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers [syn: {stool}]

Tilletia
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Tilletiaceae [syn: {genus Tilletia}]

Tilletia caries
n : fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores [syn: {bunt}]

Tilletia foetida
n : similar to Tilletia caries [syn: {bunt}, {stinking smut}]

Tilletiaceae
n : a family of smut fungi having a simple promycelium bearing the spores in an apical cluster [syn: {family Tilletiaceae}]

Tillich
n : United States theologian (born in Germany) (1886-1965) [syn: {Paul Tillich}, {Paul Johannes Tillich}]

tilling
n : cultivation of the land in order to raise crops

tilt
n 1: a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances [syn: {joust}]
2: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument" [syn: {controversy}, {contention}, {contestation}, {disputation}, {disceptation}, {argument}, {arguing}]
3: a slight but noticeable partiality; "the court's tilt toward conservative rulings"
4: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right" [syn: {list}, {inclination}, {lean}, {leaning}]
5: pitching dangerously to one side [syn: {rock}, {careen}, {sway}]
v 1: to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister" [syn: {lean}, {tip}, {slant}, {angle}]
2: heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting" [syn: {cant}, {cant over}, {slant}, {pitch}]
3: move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control" [syn: {careen}, {wobble}, {shift}]
4: charge with a tilt

tilt angle
n : the angle a rocket makes with the vertical as it curves along its trajectory

tilted
adj : departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the headstones were tilted" [syn: {atilt}, {canted}, {leaning}, {tipped}]

tilter
n 1: someone who engages in a tilt or joust
2: a device for emptying a cask by tilting it without disturbing the dregs

tilth
n 1: the state of aggregation of soil and its condition for supporting plant growth
2: arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops [syn: {cultivated land}, {farmland}, {plowland}, {ploughland}, {tilled land}, {tillage}]

tilting board
n : a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end [syn: {seesaw}, {teeter-totter}, {teeterboard}, {dandle board}]

tilt-top table
n : a pedestal table whose top is hinged so that it can be tilted to a vertical position [syn: {tip-top table}, {tip table}]

tiltyard
n : (formerly) an enclosed field for tilting contests

Tim Leary
n : United States psychologist who experimented with psychoactive drugs (including LSD) and became a well-known advocate of their use (1920-1996) [syn: {Leary}, {Timothy Leary}, {Timothy Francis Leary}]

Timalia
n : type genus of the Timaliidae [syn: {genus Timalia}]

Timaliidae
n : babblers [syn: {family Timaliidae}]

timbale
n 1: individual serving of minced e.g. meat or fish in a rich creamy sauce baked in a small pastry mold or timbale shell
2: small pastry shell for creamy mixtures of minced foods [syn: {timbale case}]

timbale case
n : small pastry shell for creamy mixtures of minced foods [syn: {timbale}]

timber
n 1: the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material [syn: {lumber}]
2: a beam made of wood
3: a post made of wood
4: land that is covered with trees and shrubs [syn: {forest}, {woodland}, {timberland}]
5: (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet" [syn: {timbre}, {quality}, {tone}]

timber hitch
n : a hitch used to secure a rope to a log or spar; often supplemented by a half hitch

timber line
n : line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes [syn: {timberline}, {tree line}]

timber rattlesnake
n : widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States [syn: {banded rattlesnake}, {Crotalus horridus horridus}]

timber wolf
n : brindled gray wolf of forested northern regions of North America [syn: {gray wolf}, {Canis lupus}]

timbered
adj 1: furnished with or made of wood or timbers; "timbered walls" [ant: {untimbered}]
2: covered with growing timber; "thickly timbered ridges clothed with loblolly pine and holly"; "hills timbered up to their summits"

timber-framed
adj : framed by exposed timbered; "a magnificently timbered old barn"

timberland
n : land that is covered with trees and shrubs [syn: {forest}, {woodland}, {timber}]

timberline
n : line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes [syn: {timber line}, {tree line}]

timberman
n : an owner or manager of a company that is engaged in lumbering

timbre
n : (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet" [syn: {timber}, {quality}, {tone}]

timbrel
n : small hand drum similar to a tambourine; formerly carried by itinerant jugglers

Timbuktu
n : a city in central Mali near the Niger river; formerly famous for its gold trade

time
n 1: an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip" [syn: {clip}]
2: an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor is his time"
3: a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something; "take time to smell the roses"; "I didn't have time to finish"; "it took more than half my time"
4: a suitable moment; "it is time to go"
5: the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
6: the time as given by a clock; "do you know what time it is?"; "the time is 10 o'clock" [syn: {clock time}]
7: the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event [syn: {fourth dimension}]
8: a person's experience on a particular occasion; "he had a time holding back the tears"; "they had a good time together"
9: rhythm as given by division into parts of equal time [syn: {meter}, {metre}] 10: the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned; "he served a prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10 years"; "he is doing time in the county jail" [syn: {prison term}, {sentence}]
v 1: measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time; "he clocked the runners" [syn: {clock}]
2: assign a time for an activity or event; "The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene"
3: set the speed, duration, or execution of; "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely"
4: regulate or set the time of; "time the clock"
5: adjust so that a force is applied an an action occurs at the desired time; "The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely"

time and a half
n : a rate of pay that is 1.5 times the regular rate; for overtime work

time and again
adv : repeatedly; "the unknown word turned up over and over again in the text" [syn: {over and over}, {again and again}, {over and over again}, {time and time again}]

time and motion study
n : an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort [syn: {time-and-motion study}, {time-motion study}, {motion study}, {time study}, {work study}]

time and time again
adv : repeatedly; "the unknown word turned up over and over again in the text" [syn: {over and over}, {again and again}, {over and over again}, {time and again}]

time being
n : the present occasion; "for the nonce" [syn: {nonce}]

time bill
n : a draft payable at a specified future date [syn: {time draft}]

time bomb
n 1: a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed; "India is a demographic time bomb"; "the refugee camp is a ticking bomb waiting to go off" [syn: {ticking bomb}]
2: a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time [syn: {infernal machine}]

time capsule
n : container for preserving historical records to be discovered at some future time

time clock
n : clock used to record the hours that people work

time constant
n 1: (electronics) the time required for the current or voltage in a circuit to rise or fall exponentially through approximately 63 per cent of its amplitude
2: the ratio of the inductance of a circuit in henries to its resistance in ohms

time deposit
n : a certificate of deposit from which withdrawals can be made only after advance notice or at a specified future date

time deposit account
n : a savings account in which the deposit is held for a fixed term or in which withdrawals can be made only after giving notice or with loss of interest [syn: {deposit account}]

time draft
n : a draft payable at a specified future date [syn: {time bill}]

time exposure
n 1: a photograph produced with a relatively long exposure time
2: exposure of a film for a relatively long time (more than half a second)

time frame
n : a time period during which something occurs or is expected to occur; "an agreement can be reached in a reasonably short time frame"

time immemorial
n : the distant past beyond memory [syn: {time out of mind}]

time interval
n : a definite length of time marked off by two instants [syn: {interval}]

time lag
n : time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action" [syn: {delay}, {hold}, {postponement}, {wait}]

time limit
n : a time period within which something must be done or completed

time loan
n : a loan that is payable on or before a specified date

time machine
n : a science fiction machine that is supposed to transport people or objects into the past or the future

time note
n : a note that specifies the time (or times) of repayment

time of arrival
n : the time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to arrive at a given destination [syn: {arrival time}]

time of day
n : clock time; "the hour is getting late" [syn: {hour}]

time of departure
n : the time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to depart from a given point of origin [syn: {departure time}]

time of life
n : a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state

time of origin
n : the oldness of wines [syn: {vintage}]

time of year
n : one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions; "the regular sequence of the seasons" [syn: {season}]

time off
n : a time period when you are not required to work; "he requested time off to attend his grandmother's funeral" [ant: {work time}]

time out
n : a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate" [syn: {respite}, {recess}, {break}]

time out of mind
n : the distant past beyond memory [syn: {time immemorial}]

time period
n : an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" [syn: {period of time}, {period}]

time plan
n : a system for paying for goods by installments [syn: {installment plan}, {installment buying}]

time scale
n : an arrangement of events used as a measure of duration; "on the geological time scale mankind has existed but for a brief moment"

time series
n : a series of values of a variable at successive times

time sharing
n : (computer science) the use of a central computer by many users simultaneously

time sheet
n : a record of the hours worked by employees

time signal
n : a signal (especially electronic or by radio) indicating the precisely correct time

time signature
n : a musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat [syn: {musical time signature}]

time slot
n : a time assigned on a schedule or agenda; "the TV program has a new time slot"; "an aircraft landing slot" [syn: {slot}]

time study
n : an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort [syn: {time and motion study}, {time-and-motion study}, {time-motion study}, {motion study}, {work study}]

time to come
n : the time yet to come [syn: {future}, {hereafter}, {futurity}] [ant: {past}]

time unit
n : a unit for measuring time periods [syn: {unit of time}]

time value
n : (music) the relative duration of a musical note [syn: {value}, {note value}]

time zone
n : any of the 24 regions of the globe (loosely divided by longitude) throughout which the same standard time is used

time-and-motion study
n : an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort [syn: {time and motion study}, {time-motion study}, {motion study}, {time study}, {work study}]

time-ball
n : a ball that slides down a staff to show a fixed time; especially at an observatory

timecard
n 1: a card recording an employee's starting and quitting times each work day
2: a card used with a time clock to record an employee's starting and quitting times each day

time-consuming
adj : of a task that takes time and patience

timed
adj : regularly spaced in time; "closely timed intervals"

time-delay measuring instrument
n : chronoscope for measuring the time difference between two events [syn: {time-delay measuring system}]

time-delay measuring system
n : chronoscope for measuring the time difference between two events [syn: {time-delay measuring instrument}]

time-fuse
n : a fuse made to burn for a given time (especially to explode a bomb)

time-honored
adj 1: honored because of age or long usage; "time-honored institutions" [syn: {time-honoured}]
2: of long standing and acceptance; "time-honored customs" [syn: {time-honoured}]

time-honoured
adj 1: honored because of age or long usage; "time-honored institutions" [syn: {time-honored}]
2: of long standing and acceptance; "time-honored customs" [syn: {time-honored}]

timekeeper
n 1: (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed [syn: {timer}]
2: a clerk who keeps track of the hours worked by employees
3: a measuring instrument or device for keeping time [syn: {timepiece}]

timekeeping
n : the act or process of determining the time

timeless
adj : unaffected by time; "few characters are so dateless as Hamlet"; "Helen's timeless beauty" [syn: {dateless}]

timeless existence
n : a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife [syn: {eternity}, {timelessness}]

timelessness
n : a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife [syn: {eternity}, {timeless existence}]

timelier
timely
adj 1: before a time limit expires; "the timely filing of his income tax return"
2: done or happening at the appropriate or proper time; "a timely warning"; "with timely treatment the patient has a good chance of recovery"; "a seasonable time for discussion"; "the book's publication was well timed" [syn: {seasonable}, {well-timed(a)}, {well timed(p)}]
adv : at an opportune time; "your letter arrived apropos" [syn: {seasonably}, {well-timed}, {apropos}] [also: {timeliest}, {timelier}]

timelier
See {timely}

timeliest
timely
adj 1: before a time limit expires; "the timely filing of his income tax return"
2: done or happening at the appropriate or proper time; "a timely warning"; "with timely treatment the patient has a good chance of recovery"; "a seasonable time for discussion"; "the book's publication was well timed" [syn: {seasonable}, {well-timed(a)}, {well timed(p)}]
adv : at an opportune time; "your letter arrived apropos" [syn: {seasonably}, {well-timed}, {apropos}] [also: {timeliest}, {timelier}]

timeliest
See {timely}

timeliness
n 1: being at the right time [syn: {seasonableness}] [ant: {unseasonableness}, {unseasonableness}]
2: timely convenience [syn: {opportuneness}, {patness}] [ant: {inopportuneness}]

timely
adj 1: before a time limit expires; "the timely filing of his income tax return"
2: done or happening at the appropriate or proper time; "a timely warning"; "with timely treatment the patient has a good chance of recovery"; "a seasonable time for discussion"; "the book's publication was well timed" [syn: {seasonable}, {well-timed(a)}, {well timed(p)}]
adv : at an opportune time; "your letter arrived apropos" [syn: {seasonably}, {well-timed}, {apropos}] [also: {timeliest}, {timelier}]

time-motion study
n : an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort [syn: {time and motion study}, {time-and-motion study}, {motion study}, {time study}, {work study}]

time-out
n : a brief suspension of play; "each team has two time-outs left"

timepiece
n : a measuring instrument or device for keeping time [syn: {timekeeper}]

timer
n 1: a timepiece that measures a time interval and signals its end
2: (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed [syn: {timekeeper}]
3: a regulator that activates or deactivates a mechanism at set times

times
n 1: the circumstances and ideas of the present age; "behind the times"; "in times like these" [syn: {modern times}, {present time}, {modern world}, {contemporary world}]
2: an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed; "the multiplication of four by three gives twelve"; "four times three equals twelve" [syn: {multiplication}]

Times Square
n : the area of Manhattan around the intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue; heart of the New York theater district; site of annual celebration of New Year's

timesaving
adj : characterized by speed and efficiency [syn: {expeditious}, {prompt}]

time-scale factor
n : the ratio of the simulation time to the time of the real process

timeserver
n : one who conforms to current ways and opinions for personal advantage

timeserving
adj : taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit [syn: {opportunist}, {opportunistic}]

time-switch
n : a switch set to operate at a desired time

timetable
n 1: a schedule listing events and the times at which they will take place
2: a schedule of times of arrivals and departures

time-tested
adj : tested and proved to be reliable [syn: {tested}, {tried}, {tried and true}]

timework
n : work paid for at a rate per unit of time

timeworn
adj : repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" [syn: {banal}, {commonplace}, {hackneyed}, {old-hat}, {shopworn}, {stock(a)}, {threadbare}, {tired}, {trite}, {well-worn}]

Timgad
n : an ancient town founded by the Romans; noted for extensive and well-preserved ruins

timid
adj 1: showing fear and lack of confidence [ant: {bold}]
2: contemptibly timid
3: lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man" [syn: {diffident}, {shy}, {unsure}]
4: lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady" [syn: {faint}, {fainthearted}]
n : people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid" [syn: {cautious}] [ant: {brave}]

timidity
n 1: fear of the unknown or unfamiliar and of making decisions [syn: {timidness}, {timorousness}]
2: fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities [syn: {timorousness}] [ant: {boldness}]

timidly
adv : in a shy or timid or bashful manner; "he smiled shyly" [syn: {shyly}, {bashfully}]

timidness
n : fear of the unknown or unfamiliar and of making decisions [syn: {timidity}, {timorousness}]

Timimoun
n : a town in central Algeria in the Atlas Mountains

timing
n : the time when something happens

timolol
n : a beta blocker (trade name Blocadren) administered after heart attacks [syn: {Blocadren}]

Timor
n : an island in Indonesia in the Malay Archipelago; the largest and most eastern of the Lesser Sunda Islands

Timor Sea
n : an arm of the eastern Indian Ocean between Timor and northern Australia

Timorese
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Timor or its inhabitants
n : a native or inhabitant of Timor

timorous
adj : timid by nature or revealing timidity; "timorous little mouse"; "in a timorous tone"; "cast fearful glances at the large dog" [syn: {fearful}, {trepid}]

timorously
adv : in a timorous and trepid manner [syn: {trepidly}]

timorousness
n 1: fear of the unknown or unfamiliar and of making decisions [syn: {timidity}, {timidness}]
2: fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities [syn: {timidity}] [ant: {boldness}]

timothy
n 1: grass with long cylindrical spikes frown in northern United States and Europe for hay [syn: {herd's grass}, {Phleum pratense}]
2: a disciple of Saint Paul who became the leader of the Christian community at Ephesus
3: a grass grown for hay

Timothy Francis Leary
n : United States psychologist who experimented with psychoactive drugs (including LSD) and became a well-known advocate of their use (1920-1996) [syn: {Leary}, {Tim Leary}, {Timothy Leary}]

Timothy Leary
n : United States psychologist who experimented with psychoactive drugs (including LSD) and became a well-known advocate of their use (1920-1996) [syn: {Leary}, {Tim Leary}, {Timothy Francis Leary}]

Timothy Miles Bindon Rice
n : English lyricist who frequently worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber (born in 1944) [syn: {Rice}, {Sir Tim Rice}]

timpani
n : a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it [syn: {kettle}, {kettledrum}, {tympanum}, {tympani}]

timpanist
n : a person who plays the kettledrums [syn: {tympanist}]

timucu
n : found in warm waters of western Atlantic

Timur
n : Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405) [syn: {Tamerlane}, {Tamburlaine}, {Timur Lenk}]

Timur Lenk
n : Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405) [syn: {Tamerlane}, {Tamburlaine}, {Timur}]

tin
n 1: a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide [syn: {Sn}, {atomic number 50}]
2: metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour [syn: {canister}, {cannister}]
3: airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. [syn: {can}, {tin can}]
v 1: plate with tin
2: preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty" [syn: {can}, {put up}]
3: prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface [also: {tinning}, {tinned}]

tin can
n 1: informal term for a destroyer
2: airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. [syn: {can}, {tin}]

tin disease
n : the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery gray tin a very cold temperatures [syn: {tin pest}, {tin plague}]

tin ear
n 1: an inability to distinguish differences in pitch [syn: {tone deafness}]
2: insensitivity to the appropriateness or subtlety of language; "he has a tin ear for dialogue"

tin foil
n 1: foil made of tin or an alloy of tin and lead [syn: {tinfoil}]
2: foil made of aluminum [syn: {aluminum foil}, {aluminium foil}]

tin hat
n : a lightweight protective helmet (plastic or metal) worn by construction workers [syn: {hard hat}, {safety hat}]

tin opener
n : a device for cutting cans open [syn: {can opener}]

Tin Pan Alley
n : a city district (originally in New York) where composers and publishers of popular music do business

tin pest
n : the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery gray tin a very cold temperatures [syn: {tin disease}, {tin plague}]

tin plague
n : the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery gray tin a very cold temperatures [syn: {tin pest}, {tin disease}]

tin plate
n : thin sheet metal (iron or steel) coated with tin to prevent rusting; used especially for cans and pots

tin pyrites
n : a dark gray mineral with a metallic luster that is a source of tin [syn: {stannite}]

tin whistle
n : an inexpensive fipple flute [syn: {pennywhistle}, {whistle}]

Tinamidae
n : comprising the tinamous [syn: {family Tinamidae}]

Tinamiformes
n : coextensive with the family Tinamidae [syn: {order Tinamiformes}]

tinamou
n : heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds [syn: {partridge}]

Tinbergen
n 1: Dutch zoologist who showed that much animal behavior is innate and stereotyped (1907-1988) [syn: {Nikolaas Tinbergen}]
2: Dutch economist noted for his work in econometrics (1903-1994) [syn: {Jan Tinbergen}]

Tinca
n : tench [syn: {genus Tinca}]

Tinca tinca
n : freshwater dace-like game fish of Europe and western Asia noted for ability to survive outside water [syn: {tench}]

tinct
v : dye with a color [syn: {tint}, {bepaint}, {tinge}, {touch}]

tincture
n 1: a substances that colors metals
2: an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension" [syn: {trace}, {vestige}, {shadow}]
3: a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted" [syn: {shade}, {tint}, {tone}]
4: (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution
v 1: fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide" [syn: {impregnate}, {infuse}, {instill}]
2: stain or tint with a color; "The leaves were tinctured with a bright red"

tincture of iodine
n : a tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic [syn: {iodine}]

tincture of opium
n : narcotic consisting of a tincture of opium or any preparation in which opium is the main ingredient [syn: {laudanum}]

Tindal
n : English translator and Protestant martyr; his translation of the Bible into English (which later formed the basis for the King James Version) aroused ecclesiastical opposition; he left England in 1524 and was burned at the stake in Antwerp as a heretic (1494-1536) [syn: {Tyndale}, {William Tyndale}, {Tindale}, {William Tindale}, {William Tindal}]

Tindale
n : English translator and Protestant martyr; his translation of the Bible into English (which later formed the basis for the King James Version) aroused ecclesiastical opposition; he left England in 1524 and was burned at the stake in Antwerp as a heretic (1494-1536) [syn: {Tyndale}, {William Tyndale}, {William Tindale}, {Tindal}, {William Tindal}]

tinder
n : material for starting a fire [syn: {kindling}, {touchwood}, {spunk}, {punk}]

tinderbox
n 1: a dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence; "the Balkans are the tinderbox of Europe"
2: a box for holding tinder

tine
n : prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler

tine test
n : a tuberculin test in which a disk with several tines bearing tuberculin antigen is used to puncture the skin; development of a hard red area indicates past or present exposure to tubercle bacilli and the need for further testing

tinea
n 1: infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches [syn: {ringworm}, {roundworm}]
2: type genus of the Tineidae: clothes moths [syn: {genus Tinea}]

tinea barbae
n : fungal infection of the face and neck [syn: {barber's itch}]

tinea capitis
n : fungal infection of the scalp characterized by bald patches

tinea corporis
n : fungal infection of nonhairy parts of the skin

tinea cruris
n : fungal infection of the groin (most common in men) [syn: {jock itch}, {eczema marginatum}]

tinea pedis
n : fungal infection of the feet [syn: {athlete's foot}]

Tinea pellionella
n : the larvae live in tubes of its food material fastened with silk that it spins [syn: {casemaking clothes moth}]

tinea unguium
n : fungal infection of the nails (especially toenails)

tined
adj : having prongs or tines; usually used in combination; "a three-tined fork" [syn: {pronged}]

tineid
n : small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur [syn: {tineid moth}]

tineid moth
n : small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur [syn: {tineid}]

Tineidae
n : clothes moths [syn: {family Tineidae}]

tineoid
n : small dull-colored moth with chewing mouthparts [syn: {tineoid moth}]

tineoid moth
n : small dull-colored moth with chewing mouthparts [syn: {tineoid}]

Tineoidea
n : clothes moths; carpet moths; leaf miners [syn: {superfamily Tineoidea}]

Tineola
n : webbing clothes moths [syn: {genus Tineola}]

Tineola bisselliella
n : moth that forms a web in which it lives [syn: {webbing clothes moth}, {webbing moth}]

tinfoil
n : foil made of tin or an alloy of tin and lead [syn: {tin foil}]

ting
n : a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell [syn: {tinkle}]
v 1: cause to make a ting
2: make a light, metallic sound; go `ting'

tinge
n 1: a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic" [syn: {touch}, {hint}, {mite}, {pinch}, {jot}, {speck}, {soupcon}]
2: a pale or subdued color [syn: {undertone}]
v 1: suffuse with color [syn: {imbue}, {hue}]
2: affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life" [syn: {color}, {colour}, {distort}]
3: dye with a color [syn: {tint}, {tinct}, {bepaint}, {touch}]

tinged
adj : being colored slightly; sometimes used in combination; "white petals touched with pink"; "the resplendent sun-touched flag"; "pink-tinged apple blossoms" [syn: {touched}]

Tingidae
n : lace bugs [syn: {family Tingidae}]

tingle
n 1: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" [syn: {frisson}, {shiver}, {chill}, {quiver}, {shudder}, {thrill}]
2: a prickling somatic sensation as from many tiny pricks [syn: {prickling}, {tingling}]
v : cause a stinging or tingling sensation [syn: {prickle}]

tingling
adj 1: exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements [syn: {tickling}, {titillating}]
2: causing or experiencing a painful shivering feeling as from many tiny pricks; "a prickling blush of embarrassment"; "the tingling feeling in a foot that has gone to sleep"; "a stinging nettle"; "the stinging windblown sleet" [syn: {prickling}, {stinging}]
n : a prickling somatic sensation as from many tiny pricks [syn: {prickling}, {tingle}]

tinier
tiny
adj : very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy" [syn: {bantam}, {diminutive}, {lilliputian}, {midget}, {petite}, {flyspeck}] [also: {tiniest}, {tinier}]

tinier
See {tiny}

tiniest
tiny
adj : very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy" [syn: {bantam}, {diminutive}, {lilliputian}, {midget}, {petite}, {flyspeck}] [also: {tiniest}, {tinier}]

tiniest
See {tiny}

tininess
n : the property of being very small in size [syn: {diminutiveness}, {minuteness}, {petiteness}, {weeness}]

tink
v : make or emit a high sound; "tinkling bells" [syn: {tinkle}, {clink}, {chink}]

tinker
n 1: a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts [syn: {tinkerer}]
2: an itinerant Gypsy
3: a traveling repairman who mends broken things (such as metal household utensils) [syn: {mender}, {tinkerer}]
4: small mackerel found nearly worldwide [syn: {chub mackerel}, {Scomber japonicus}]
v 1: do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house" [syn: {putter}, {mess around}, {potter}, {monkey}, {monkey around}, {muck about}, {muck around}]
2: work as a tinker or tinkerer
3: try to fix or mend; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend" [syn: {fiddle}]

tinkerer
n 1: an unskilled person who tries to fix or mend [syn: {fiddler}]
2: a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts [syn: {tinker}]
3: a traveling repairman who mends broken things (such as metal household utensils) [syn: {mender}, {tinker}]

tinker's dam
n : something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" [syn: {damn}, {darn}, {hoot}, {red cent}, {shit}, {shucks}, {tinker's damn}]

tinker's damn
n : something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" [syn: {damn}, {darn}, {hoot}, {red cent}, {shit}, {shucks}, {tinker's dam}]

tinker's root
n : coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers [syn: {feverroot}, {horse gentian}, {wild coffee}, {Triostium perfoliatum}]

tinkle
n : a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell [syn: {ting}]
v : make or emit a high sound; "tinkling bells" [syn: {tink}, {clink}, {chink}]

tinkling
adj : like the short high ringing sound of a small bell; "sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal" [syn: {tinkly}]

tinkly
adj : like the short high ringing sound of a small bell; "sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal" [syn: {tinkling}]

tinned
tin
n 1: a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide [syn: {Sn}, {atomic number 50}]
2: metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour [syn: {canister}, {cannister}]
3: airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. [syn: {can}, {tin can}]
v 1: plate with tin
2: preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty" [syn: {can}, {put up}]
3: prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface [also: {tinning}, {tinned}]

tinned
adj : sealed in a can or jar [syn: {canned}]

tinned
See {tin}

tinned goods
n : food preserved by canning [syn: {canned food}, {canned foods}, {canned goods}]

tinned meat
n : meat preserved in a can or tin [syn: {canned meat}]

tinner
n : someone who makes or repairs tinware [syn: {tinsmith}]

tinnevelly senna
n : erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {Alexandria senna}, {Alexandrian senna}, {true senna}, {Indian senna}, {Senna alexandrina}, {Cassia acutifolia}, {Cassia augustifolia}]

tinnier
tinny
adj 1: of very poor quality [syn: {bum}, {cheap}, {cheesy}, {chintzy}, {crummy}, {punk}, {sleazy}]
2: thin and metallic in sound; lacking resonance; "an unpleasant tinny voice" [also: {tinniest}, {tinnier}]

tinnier
See {tinny}

tinniest
tinny
adj 1: of very poor quality [syn: {bum}, {cheap}, {cheesy}, {chintzy}, {crummy}, {punk}, {sleazy}]
2: thin and metallic in sound; lacking resonance; "an unpleasant tinny voice" [also: {tinniest}, {tinnier}]

tinniest
See {tinny}

tinning
tin
n 1: a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide [syn: {Sn}, {atomic number 50}]
2: metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour [syn: {canister}, {cannister}]
3: airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. [syn: {can}, {tin can}]
v 1: plate with tin
2: preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty" [syn: {can}, {put up}]
3: prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface [also: {tinning}, {tinned}]

tinning
n 1: the application of a thin layer of soft solder to the ends of wires before soldering them; "careful tinning of the ends of wires results in a better joint when you solder them"
2: the application of a protective layer of tin [syn: {tin-plating}]

tinning
See {tin}

tinnitus
n : a ringing or booming sensation in one or both ears; a symptom of an ear infection or Meniere's disease

tinny
adj 1: of very poor quality [syn: {bum}, {cheap}, {cheesy}, {chintzy}, {crummy}, {punk}, {sleazy}]
2: thin and metallic in sound; lacking resonance; "an unpleasant tinny voice" [also: {tinniest}, {tinnier}]

tin-plating
n : the application of a protective layer of tin [syn: {tinning}]

tinpot
adj : inferior (espcially of a country's leadership); "he's a tinpot Hitler" [syn: {tinpot(a)}]

tinsel
n 1: a showy decoration that is basically valueless; "all the tinsel of self-promotion"
2: a thread with glittering metal foil attached
v 1: impart a cheap brightness to; "his tinseled image of Hollywood"
2: adorn with tinsel; "snow flakes tinseled the trees"
3: interweave with tinsel; "tinseled velvet" [also: {tinselling}, {tinselled}]

tinseled
adj : glittering with gold or silver [syn: {clinquant}, {tinselly}]

tinselled
tinsel
n 1: a showy decoration that is basically valueless; "all the tinsel of self-promotion"
2: a thread with glittering metal foil attached
v 1: impart a cheap brightness to; "his tinseled image of Hollywood"
2: adorn with tinsel; "snow flakes tinseled the trees"
3: interweave with tinsel; "tinseled velvet" [also: {tinselling}, {tinselled}]

tinselled
See {tinsel}

tinselling
tinsel
n 1: a showy decoration that is basically valueless; "all the tinsel of self-promotion"
2: a thread with glittering metal foil attached
v 1: impart a cheap brightness to; "his tinseled image of Hollywood"
2: adorn with tinsel; "snow flakes tinseled the trees"
3: interweave with tinsel; "tinseled velvet" [also: {tinselling}, {tinselled}]

tinselling
See {tinsel}

tinselly
adj : glittering with gold or silver [syn: {clinquant}, {tinseled}]

tinsmith
n : someone who makes or repairs tinware [syn: {tinner}]

tinsnips
n : (plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal [syn: {snips}]

tint
n : a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted" [syn: {shade}, {tincture}, {tone}]
v : dye with a color [syn: {tinct}, {bepaint}, {tinge}, {touch}]

tintack
n : tack or small nail of tinned iron

tinter
n : a hairdresser who tints hair

tinting
n : the act of adding a tinge of color; "the hairdresser gave her hair a modest tinting"

tintinnabula
See {tintinnabulum}

tintinnabulate
v : ring or sound like a small bell

tintinnabulation
n : the sound of a bell ringing; "the distinctive ring of the church bell"; "the ringing of the telephone"; "the tintinnabulation that so volumnously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe [syn: {ring}, {ringing}]

tintometer
n : a measuring instrument used in colorimetric analysis to determine the quantity of a substance from the color it yields with specific reagents [syn: {colorimeter}]

Tintoretto
n : Italian painter of the Venetian school (1518-1594) [syn: {Jacopo Robusti}]

tinware
n : articles of commerce made of tin plate

tiny
adj : very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy" [syn: {bantam}, {diminutive}, {lilliputian}, {midget}, {petite}, {flyspeck}] [also: {tiniest}, {tinier}]

tip
n 1: the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
2: a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) [syn: {gratuity}, {pourboire}, {baksheesh}, {bakshish}, {bakshis}, {backsheesh}]
3: an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" [syn: {lead}, {steer}, {confidential information}, {wind}, {hint}]
4: a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points" [syn: {point}, {peak}]
5: the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock" [syn: {peak}, {crown}, {crest}, {top}, {summit}]
v 1: cause to tilt; "tip the screen upward"
2: mark with a tip; "tip the arrow with the small stone"
3: give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the agreed-on compensation; "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward" [syn: {fee}, {bung}]
4: cause to topple or tumble by pushing [syn: {topple}, {tumble}]
5: to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister" [syn: {lean}, {tilt}, {slant}, {angle}]
6: walk on one's toes [syn: {tiptoe}, {tippytoe}]
7: strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder" [syn: {tap}]
8: give insider information or advise to; "He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot" [syn: {tip off}]
9: remove the tip from; "tip artichokes" [also: {tipping}, {tipped}]

tip in
n : a basketball shot made by tapping the rebounding ball back into the basket

tip off
v : give insider information or advise to; "He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot" [syn: {tip}]

tip over
v 1: cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer" [syn: {overturn}, {turn over}, {upset}, {knock over}, {bowl over}, {tump over}]
2: turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over" [syn: {overturn}, {turn over}, {tump over}]

tip sheet
n : a publication containing the latest information or tips or predictions for a particular business or stock market information or horse racing results, etc.

tip table
n : a pedestal table whose top is hinged so that it can be tilted to a vertical position [syn: {tilt-top table}, {tip-top table}]

tip truck
n : truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity [syn: {dump truck}, {dumper}, {tipper truck}, {tipper lorry}, {tipper}]

tip-and-run
adj : designed for or consisting of a brief attack followed by a quick escape; "hit-and-run units"; "tip-and-run assaults" [syn: {hit-and-run}]

tipi
n : a native American tent; usually of conical shape [syn: {tepee}, {teepee}]

tip-off
n 1: inside information that something is going to happen
2: the act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball [syn: {tap-off}]

tipped
tip
n 1: the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
2: a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) [syn: {gratuity}, {pourboire}, {baksheesh}, {bakshish}, {bakshis}, {backsheesh}]
3: an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" [syn: {lead}, {steer}, {confidential information}, {wind}, {hint}]
4: a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points" [syn: {point}, {peak}]
5: the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock" [syn: {peak}, {crown}, {crest}, {top}, {summit}]
v 1: cause to tilt; "tip the screen upward"
2: mark with a tip; "tip the arrow with the small stone"
3: give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the agreed-on compensation; "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward" [syn: {fee}, {bung}]
4: cause to topple or tumble by pushing [syn: {topple}, {tumble}]
5: to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister" [syn: {lean}, {tilt}, {slant}, {angle}]
6: walk on one's toes [syn: {tiptoe}, {tippytoe}]
7: strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder" [syn: {tap}]
8: give insider information or advise to; "He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot" [syn: {tip off}]
9: remove the tip from; "tip artichokes" [also: {tipping}, {tipped}]

tipped
adj 1: having a tip; or having a tip as specified (used in combination); "a rubber-tipped cane" [ant: {untipped}]
2: departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the headstones were tilted" [syn: {atilt}, {canted}, {leaning}, {tilted}]

tipped
See {tip}

tipper
n 1: a person who leaves a tip; "a generous tipper"
2: truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity [syn: {dump truck}, {dumper}, {tipper truck}, {tipper lorry}, {tip truck}]

tipper lorry
n : truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity [syn: {dump truck}, {dumper}, {tipper truck}, {tip truck}, {tipper}]

tipper truck
n : truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity [syn: {dump truck}, {dumper}, {tipper lorry}, {tip truck}, {tipper}]

tippet
n : a woman's fur shoulder cape with hanging ends; often consisting of the whole fur of a fox or marten

tipping
tip
n 1: the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
2: a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) [syn: {gratuity}, {pourboire}, {baksheesh}, {bakshish}, {bakshis}, {backsheesh}]
3: an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" [syn: {lead}, {steer}, {confidential information}, {wind}, {hint}]
4: a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points" [syn: {point}, {peak}]
5: the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock" [syn: {peak}, {crown}, {crest}, {top}, {summit}]
v 1: cause to tilt; "tip the screen upward"
2: mark with a tip; "tip the arrow with the small stone"
3: give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the agreed-on compensation; "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward" [syn: {fee}, {bung}]
4: cause to topple or tumble by pushing [syn: {topple}, {tumble}]
5: to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister" [syn: {lean}, {tilt}, {slant}, {angle}]
6: walk on one's toes [syn: {tiptoe}, {tippytoe}]
7: strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder" [syn: {tap}]
8: give insider information or advise to; "He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot" [syn: {tip off}]
9: remove the tip from; "tip artichokes" [also: {tipping}, {tipped}]

tipping
See {tip}

tipple
n : a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft" [syn: {draft}, {draught}, {potation}]
v : drink moderately but regularly; "We tippled the cognac" [syn: {bib}]

tippler
n : someone who drinks liquor repeatedly in small quantities [syn: {social drinker}]

tippy
adj : (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail [syn: {crank}, {cranky}, {tender}]

tippytoe
v : walk on one's toes [syn: {tiptoe}, {tip}]

tipsier
tipsy
adj : very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {wet}] [also: {tipsiest}, {tipsier}]

tipsier
See {tipsy}

tipsiest
tipsy
adj : very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {wet}] [also: {tipsiest}, {tipsier}]

tipsiest
See {tipsy}

tipsiness
n : a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol [syn: {drunkenness}, {inebriation}, {inebriety}, {intoxication}] [ant: {soberness}]

tipstaff
n : staff with a metal tip carried as a sign of office by e.g. a bailiff or constable

tipster
n : one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack) [syn: {tout}]

tipsy
adj : very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {wet}] [also: {tipsiest}, {tipsier}]

tipsy cake
n : a trifle soaked in wine and decorated with almonds and candied fruit

tip-tilted
adj : (used of noses) turned up at the end; "a retrousse nose"; "a small upturned nose" [syn: {retrousse}, {upturned}]

tiptoe
adj : walking on the tips of ones's toes so as to make no noise; "moving with tiptoe steps"
n : the tip of a toe
adv : on tiptoe or as if on tiptoe; "standing tiptoe"
v : walk on one's toes [syn: {tip}, {tippytoe}]

tip-top
adv : to the highest extent; "the shoes fit me tip-top"

tiptop
adj : of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops" [syn: {ace}, {A-one}, {crack}, {first-rate}, {super}, {topnotch}, {tops(p)}]

tip-top table
n : a pedestal table whose top is hinged so that it can be tilted to a vertical position [syn: {tilt-top table}, {tip table}]

tipu
n : semi-evergreen South American tree with odd-pinnate leaves and golden yellow flowers cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {tipu tree}, {yellow jacaranda}, {pride of Bolivia}]

tipu tree
n : semi-evergreen South American tree with odd-pinnate leaves and golden yellow flowers cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {tipu}, {yellow jacaranda}, {pride of Bolivia}]

Tipuana
n : 1 species: South American tree: tipu tree [syn: {genus Tipuana}]

Tipulidae
n : crane flies [syn: {family Tipulidae}]

tip-up
adj : constructed so as to tip up or out of the way; "the little tip-up seat of the taxi"

tirade
n : a speech of violent denunciation [syn: {philippic}, {broadside}]

tiramisu
n : an Italian dessert consisting of layers of sponge cake soaked with coffee and brandy or liqueur layered with mascarpone cheese and topped with grated chocolate

Tirana
n : the capital and largest city of Albania in the center of the country [syn: {Albanian capital}]

tire
n : hoop that covers a wheel; "automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air" [syn: {tyre}]
v 1: get tired of something or somebody [syn: {pall}, {weary}, {fatigue}, {jade}]
2: exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {wear upon}, {tire out}, {wear}, {weary}, {jade}, {wear out}, {outwear}, {wear down}, {fag out}, {fag}, {fatigue}] [ant: {refresh}]
3: deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength" [syn: {run down}, {exhaust}, {play out}, {sap}]
4: cause to be bored [syn: {bore}] [ant: {interest}]

tire chains
n : chains attached to wheels to increase traction on ice or snow [syn: {snow chains}]

tire iron
n : hand tool consisting of a lever that is used to force the casing of a pneumatic tire onto a steel wheel [syn: {tire tool}]

tire out
v : exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {wear upon}, {wear}, {weary}, {jade}, {wear out}, {outwear}, {wear down}, {fag out}, {fag}, {fatigue}] [ant: {refresh}]

tire tool
n : hand tool consisting of a lever that is used to force the casing of a pneumatic tire onto a steel wheel [syn: {tire iron}]

tired
adj 1: depleted of strength or energy; "tired mothers with crying babies"; "too tired to eat" [ant: {rested}]
2: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" [syn: {banal}, {commonplace}, {hackneyed}, {old-hat}, {shopworn}, {stock(a)}, {threadbare}, {timeworn}, {trite}, {well-worn}]

tired of
adj : having a strong distaste from surfeit; "grew more and more disgusted"; "fed up with their complaints"; "sick of it all"; "sick to death of flattery"; "gossip that makes one sick"; "tired of the noise and smoke" [syn: {disgusted}, {fed up(p)}, {sick(p)}, {sick of(p)}, {tired of(p)}]

tiredly
adv : in a weary manner; "he walked around tiredly" [syn: {wearily}]

tiredness
n : temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work; "he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue"; "growing fatigue was apparent from the decline in the execution of their athletic skills"; "weariness overcame her after twelve hours and she fell asleep" [syn: {fatigue}, {weariness}]

tireless
adj 1: showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality; "an indefatigable advocate of equal rights"; "a tireless worker"; "unflagging pursuit of excellence" [syn: {indefatigable}, {unflagging}, {unwearying}]
2: characterized by hard work and perseverance [syn: {hardworking}, {industrious}, {untiring}]

tirelessly
adv : with indefatigable energy; "she watched the show indefatigably" [syn: {indefatigably}, {inexhaustibly}]

tirelessness
n : tireless determination [syn: {indefatigability}, {indefatigableness}]

Tiresias
n : (Greek mythology) the blind prophet of Thebes who revealed to Oedipus that Oedipus had murdered his father and married his mother

tiresome
adj : so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome" [syn: {boring}, {deadening}, {dull}, {ho-hum}, {irksome}, {slow}, {tedious}, {wearisome}]

tiresomely
adv : in a tedious manner; "boringly slow work"; "he plodded tediously forward" [syn: {boringly}, {tediously}]

tiresomeness
n : dullness owing to length or slowness [syn: {tediousness}, {tedium}]

Tirich Mir
n : a mountain in the Hindu Kush in Pakistan (25,230 feet high)

tiring
adj : producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing" [syn: {exhausting}, {wearing}, {wearying}]

tiro
n : someone new to a field or activity [syn: {novice}, {beginner}, {tyro}, {initiate}] [also: {tyros} (pl)]

Tirol
n : a picturesque mountainous province of western Austria [syn: {Tyrol}]

Tirso de Molina
n : Spanish dramatist who wrote the first dramatic treatment of the legend of Don Juan (1571-1648) [syn: {Gabriel Tellez}]

tisane
n : infusion of e.g. dried or fresh flowers or leaves

Tisha b'Ab
n : (Judaism) a Jewish fast day commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem [syn: {Tishah b'Av}, {Tishah b'Ab}, {Tisha b'Av}, {Ninth of Av}, {Ninth of Ab}, {Fast of Av}, {Fast of Ab}]

Tisha b'Av
n : (Judaism) a Jewish fast day commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem [syn: {Tishah b'Av}, {Tishah b'Ab}, {Tisha b'Ab}, {Ninth of Av}, {Ninth of Ab}, {Fast of Av}, {Fast of Ab}]

Tishah b'Ab
n : (Judaism) a Jewish fast day commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem [syn: {Tishah b'Av}, {Tisha b'Av}, {Tisha b'Ab}, {Ninth of Av}, {Ninth of Ab}, {Fast of Av}, {Fast of Ab}]

Tishah b'Av
n : (Judaism) a Jewish fast day commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem [syn: {Tishah b'Ab}, {Tisha b'Av}, {Tisha b'Ab}, {Ninth of Av}, {Ninth of Ab}, {Fast of Av}, {Fast of Ab}]

Tishri
n : the first month of the civil year; the seventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in September and October)

Tisiphone
n : one of the three Furies

tissue
n 1: a part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
2: a soft thin (usually translucent) paper [syn: {tissue paper}]
v : create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton; "tissue textiles" [syn: {weave}]

tissue layer
n : a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects organs or cells of animals [syn: {membrane}]

tissue paper
n : a soft thin (usually translucent) paper [syn: {tissue}]

tissue plasminogen activator
n : a thrombolytic agent (trade name Activase) that causes fibrinolysis at the site of a blood clot; used in treating acute myocardial infarction [syn: {Activase}]

tissue typing
n : a series of diagnostic tests before an organ transplant to determine whether the tissues of a donor and recipient are compatible

tit
n 1: either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman [syn: {breast}, {bosom}, {knocker}, {boob}, {titty}]
2: the small projection of a mammary gland [syn: {nipple}, {mammilla}, {mamilla}, {pap}, {teat}]
3: small insectivorous birds [syn: {titmouse}]

tit for tat
n : an equivalent given in return

titan
n 1: a person of exceptional importance and reputation [syn: {colossus}, {behemoth}, {giant}, {heavyweight}]
2: (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth)
3: the largest of the satellites of Saturn; has a hazy nitrogen atmosphere

titan arum
n : malodorous tropical plant having a spathe that resembles the corolla of a morning glory and attains a diameter of several feet [syn: {krubi}, {Amorphophallus titanum}]

Titaness
n : (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant goddesses who were offspring of Uranus (heaven) and Gaea (earth) in ancient mythology

titania
n 1: a white powder used as a pigment for its high covering power and durability [syn: {titanium dioxide}, {titanium oxide}, {titanic oxide}]
2: (Middle Ages) the queen of the fairies

titanic
adj : of great force or power

titanic acid
n : a white weak acid that is a hydrated form of titanium dioxide

titanic oxide
n : a white powder used as a pigment for its high covering power and durability [syn: {titanium dioxide}, {titanium oxide}, {titania}]

titanium
n : a light strong gray lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong light-weight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite [syn: {Ti}, {atomic number 22}]

titanium dioxide
n : a white powder used as a pigment for its high covering power and durability [syn: {titanium oxide}, {titanic oxide}, {titania}]

titanium oxide
n : a white powder used as a pigment for its high covering power and durability [syn: {titanium dioxide}, {titanic oxide}, {titania}]

titanosaur
n : amphibious quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur with a long thin neck and whiplike tail; of the Cretaceous mostly in the southern hemisphere [syn: {titanosaurian}]

titanosaurian
n : amphibious quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur with a long thin neck and whiplike tail; of the Cretaceous mostly in the southern hemisphere [syn: {titanosaur}]

Titanosauridae
n : herbivorous dinosaurs of the Cretaceous [syn: {family Titanosauridae}]

Titanosaurus
n : genus of herbivorous dinosaurs flourishing during the Cretaceous in South America [syn: {genus Titanosaurus}]

titbit
n : a small tasty bit of food [syn: {choice morsel}, {tidbit}]

titer
n : the concentration of a solution as determined by titration [syn: {titre}]

titfer
n : a hat (Cockney rhyming slang: `tit for tat' rhymes with `hat')

tithe
n 1: a levy of one tenth of something
2: an offering of a tenth part of some personal income
v 1: exact a tithe from; "The church was tithed"
2: levy a tithe on (produce or a crop); "The wool was thithed"
3: pay one tenth of; pay tithes on, especially to the church; "He tithed his income to the Church"
4: pay a tenth of one's income, especially to the church; "Although she left the church officially, she still tithes"

tithe barn
n : barn originally built to hold tithes paid in kind and common in England

tither
n : someone who pays tithes

tithonia
n : any plant of the genus Tithonia; tall coarse herbs or shrubs of Mexico to Panama having large flower heads resembling sunflowers with yellow disc florets and golden-yellow to orange-scarlet rays [syn: {Mexican sunflower}]

titi
n 1: tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers [syn: {buckwheat tree}, {Cliftonia monophylla}]
2: deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves [syn: {sorrel tree}, {sourwood}, {Oxydendrum arboreum}]
3: small South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and long nonprehensile tail [syn: {titi monkey}]

titi family
n : shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and small white flowers in racemes: genera Cyrilla and Cliftonia [syn: {Cyrilliaceae}, {family Cyrilliaceae}, {cyrilla family}]

titi monkey
n : small South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and long nonprehensile tail [syn: {titi}]

Titian
n : old master of the Venetian school (1490-1576) [syn: {Tiziano Vecellio}]

titillate
v 1: touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements [syn: {tickle}, {vellicate}]
2: excite pleasurably or erotically; "A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine"

titillated
adj : feeling mild pleasurable excitement [syn: {teased}]

titillating
adj 1: pleasantly and superficially exciting
2: giving sexual pleasure; sexually arousing [syn: {erotic}]
3: exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements [syn: {tickling}, {tingling}]

titillation
n 1: a tingling feeling of excitement (as from teasing or tickling)
2: an agreeable arousal
3: the act of tickling [syn: {tickle}, {tickling}]

titivate
v : make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child" [syn: {spruce up}, {spruce}, {tittivate}, {smarten up}, {slick up}, {spiff up}]

titivation
n : sprucing up; making decorative additions to [syn: {tittivation}]

titlark
n : small songbirds resembling larks [syn: {pipit}, {lark}]

title
n 1: a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with; "Title 8 provided federal help for schools" [syn: {statute title}, {rubric}]
2: the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.; "he looked for books with the word `jazz' in the title"; "he refused to give titles to his paintings"; "I can never remember movie titles"
3: a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work; "the novel had chapter titles"
4: the status of being a champion; "he held the title for two years" [syn: {championship}]
5: a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment" [syn: {deed}, {deed of conveyance}]
6: an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. Mr. or General; "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title" [syn: {title of respect}]
7: an established or recognized right; "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate"; "he staked his claim" [syn: {claim}]
8: (usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action; "the titles go by faster than I can read"
9: an appellation signifying nobility; "`your majesty' is the appropriate title to use in addressing a king" 10: an informal right to something; "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame" [syn: {claim}]
v 1: give a title to [syn: {entitle}]
2: designate by an identifying term; "They styled their nation `The Confederate States'" [syn: {style}]

title deed
n : a legal document proving a person's right to property

title of respect
n : an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. Mr. or General; "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title" [syn: {title}]

title page
n : a page of a book displaying the title and author and publisher

title role
n : the role of the character after whom the play is named [syn: {name part}]

titled
adj 1: having or given a name or title; "many paintings are titled simply `Untitled'" [ant: {untitled}]
2: belonging to the peerage; "the princess and her coroneted companions"; "the titled classes" [syn: {coroneted}, {highborn}]

title-holder
n : someone who has won first place in a competition [syn: {champion}, {champ}]

titmice
titmouse
n : small insectivorous birds [syn: {tit}] [also: {titmice} (pl)]

titmice
See {titmouse}

titmouse
n : small insectivorous birds [syn: {tit}] [also: {titmice} (pl)]

Tito
n : Yugoslav statesman who led the resistance to German occupation during World War II and established a communist state after the war (1892-1980) [syn: {Marshal Tito}, {Josip Broz}]

titrate
v : measure by (the volume or concentration of solutions) by titration

titration
n : a measured amount of a solution of unknown concentration is added to a known volume of a second solution until the reaction between them is just complete; the concentration of the unknown solution (the titer) can them be calculated

titrator
n : an apparatus for performing a titration

titre
n : the concentration of a solution as determined by titration [syn: {titer}]

tit-tat-toe
n : a game in which two players alternately put crosses and circles in one of the compartments of a 3-by-3 board; the object is to get a row of three crosses or three circles before the opponent does [syn: {ticktacktoe}, {ticktacktoo}, {tick-tack-toe}, {tic-tac-toe}, {noughts and crosses}]

titter
n : a nervous restrained laugh
v : laugh nervously; "The girls giggled when the rock star came into the classroom" [syn: {giggle}]

titterer
n : a person who laughs nervously [syn: {giggler}]

tittering
adj : being or sounding of nervous or suppressed laughter [syn: {thoriated}]

tittivate
v : make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child" [syn: {spruce up}, {spruce}, {titivate}, {smarten up}, {slick up}, {spiff up}]

tittivation
n : sprucing up; making decorative additions to [syn: {titivation}]

tittle
n : a tiny or scarcely detectable amount [syn: {shred}, {scintilla}, {whit}, {iota}, {smidgen}, {smidgeon}, {smidgin}, {smidge}]

tittle-tattle
n : light informal conversation for social occasions [syn: {chitchat}, {small talk}, {gab}, {gabfest}, {gossip}, {chin-wag}, {chin-wagging}, {causerie}]
v : speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly [syn: {chatter}, {piffle}, {palaver}, {prate}, {twaddle}, {clack}, {maunder}, {prattle}, {blab}, {gibber}, {tattle}, {blabber}, {gabble}]

tittupped
See {tittup}

tittupping
See {tittup}

titty
n : either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman [syn: {breast}, {bosom}, {knocker}, {boob}, {tit}]

titular
adj 1: of or relating to a legal title to something; "titulary rights" [syn: {titulary}]
2: of or associated with or bearing a title signifying nobility; "of titular rank"
3: derived from a title; "performed well in the titular (or title) role"; "the titular theme of the book"
4: of or associated with or bearing a title signifying status or function; "titular dignitaries"
5: being such in name only; "the nominal (or titular) head of his party" [syn: {nominal}]

titulary
adj : of or relating to a legal title to something; "titulary rights" [syn: {titular}]

Titus
n 1: a Greek disciple and helper of Saint Paul
2: Emperor of Rome; son of Vespasian (40-81) [syn: {Titus Vespasianus Augustus}, {Titus Flavius Vespasianus}]
3: a new Testament book containing Saint Paul's epistle to Titus; contains advice on pastoral matters [syn: {Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Titus}, {Epistle to Titus}]

Titus Flavius Domitianus
n : Emperor of Rome; son of Vespasian who succeeded his brother Titus; instigated a reign of terror and was assassinated as a tyrant (51-96) [syn: {Domitian}]

Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespasianus
n : Emperor of Rome and founder of the Flavian dynasty who consolidated Roman rule in Germany and Britain and reformed the army and brought prosperity to the empire; began the construction of the Colosseum (9-79) [syn: {Vespasian}]

Titus Flavius Vespasianus
n : Emperor of Rome; son of Vespasian (40-81) [syn: {Titus}, {Titus Vespasianus Augustus}]

Titus Livius
n : Roman historian whose history of Rome filled 142 volumes (of which only 35 survive) including the earliest history of the war with Hannibal (59 BC to AD 17) [syn: {Livy}]

Titus Lucretius Carus
n : Roman philosopher and poet; in a long didactic poem he tried to provide a scientific explanation of the universe (96-55 BC) [syn: {Lucretius}]

Titus Maccius Plautus
n : comic dramatist of ancient Rome (253?-184 BC) [syn: {Plautus}]

Titus Oates
n : English conspirator who claimed that there was a Jesuit plot to assassinate Charles II (1649-1705) [syn: {Oates}]

Titus Vespasianus Augustus
n : Emperor of Rome; son of Vespasian (40-81) [syn: {Titus}, {Titus Flavius Vespasianus}]

Tiu
n : god of war and sky; counterpart of Norse Tyr

Tivoli
n : a town twenty miles east of Rome (Tibur is the ancient name); a summer resort during the Roman empire; noted for its waterfalls [syn: {Tibur}]

tiyin
n : 100 tiyin equal 1 tenge

Tiziano Vecellio
n : old master of the Venetian school (1490-1576) [syn: {Titian}]

tizzy
n : an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft" [syn: {dither}, {pother}, {fuss}, {flap}]

Tjalling Charles Koopmans
n : United States economist (born in the Netherlands) (1910-1985) [syn: {Koopmans}, {Tjalling Koopmans}]

Tjalling Koopmans
n : United States economist (born in the Netherlands) (1910-1985) [syn: {Koopmans}, {Tjalling Charles Koopmans}]

T-junction
n : a junction where two roads or pipes etc. meet to form a T

TKO
n : a knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue [syn: {technical knockout}]

Tl
n : a soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air; it is highly toxic and is used in rodent and insect poisons; occurs in zinc blende and some iron ores [syn: {thallium}, {atomic number 81}]

TLC
n : considerate and solicitous care; "young children need lots of TLC" [syn: {tender loving care}]

Tlingit
n 1: a member of a seafaring group of North American Indians living in southern Alaska
2: the Na-Dene language spoken by the Tlingit people

Tm
n : a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group; isotope 170 emits X-rays and is used in small portable X-ray machines; it occurs in monazite and apatite and xenotime [syn: {thulium}, {atomic number 69}]

T-man
n : a special law-enforcement agent of the United States Treasury

TMV
n : the widely studied plant virus that causes tobacco mosaic; it was the first virus discovered (1892) [syn: {tobacco mosaic virus}]

TN
n : a state in east central United States [syn: {Tennessee}, {Volunteer State}]

T-network
n : a circuit formed by two equal series circuits with a shunt between them

TNF
n : a proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages); has an antineoplastic effect but causes inflammation (as in rheumatoid arthritis) [syn: {tumor necrosis factor}, {tumour necrosis factor}]

TNT
n : explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene [syn: {trinitrotoluene}]

to a fault
adv : to an excessive degree; "too big" [syn: {excessively}, {overly}, {too}]

to a great extent
adv : to a considerable degree; "he relied heavily on others' data" [syn: {heavily}]

to a greater extent
adv : used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; "more interesting"; "more beautiful"; "more quickly" [syn: {more}] [ant: {less}]

to a higher degree
adv : comparing quantity or quality; "by the time she was 4 she was more than half her father's height" [syn: {more than}] [ant: {less than}]

to a higher place
adv : in or to a place that is higher [syn: {above}, {higher up}, {in a higher place}] [ant: {below}]

to a lesser degree
adv : comparing quantity or quality; "she was less than half her weight after the crash diet" [syn: {less than}] [ant: {more than}]

to a lesser extent
adv : used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; "less interesting"; "less expensive"; "less quickly" [syn: {less}] [ant: {more}]

to a lower place
adv : in or to a place that is lower [syn: {below}, {at a lower place}, {beneath}] [ant: {above}]

to a man
adv : without exception; "voted for unionization to a man"

to a T
adv : in every detail; "the new house suited them to a T" [syn: {to the letter}, {just right}, {to perfection}]

to a tolerable degree
adv : in a tolerable manner; "she did it well enough" [syn: {tolerably}, {well enough}, {to an adequate degree}]

to advantage
adv : in a flattering way; "the dress brought out her figure to advantage"

to all intents and purposes
adv : in every practical sense; "to all intents and purposes the case is closed"; "the rest are for all practical purposes useless" [syn: {for all practical purposes}, {for all intents and purposes}]

to an adequate degree
adv : in a tolerable manner; "she did it well enough" [syn: {tolerably}, {well enough}, {to a tolerable degree}]

to and fro
adv : moving from one place to another and back again; "he traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York" [syn: {back and forth}, {backward and forward}]

to be precise
adv : in actual fact; "properly speaking, they are not husband and wife" [syn: {properly speaking}, {strictly speaking}]

to be sure
adv : admittedly; "to be sure, he is no Einstein" [syn: {without doubt}, {no doubt}]

to begin with
adv : before now; "why didn't you tell me in the first place?" [syn: {in the first place}, {earlier}, {in the beginning}, {originally}]

to boot
adv : by way of addition; furthermore; "he serves additionally as the CEO" [syn: {additionally}, {in addition}]

to both ears
adv : in a binaural manner; "the stimulus was presented binaurally" [syn: {binaurally}, {in both ears}] [ant: {monaurally}]

to date
adv : prior to the present time; "no suspect has been found to date" [syn: {up to now}]

to each one
adv : to or from every one of two or more (considered individually); "they received $10 each" [syn: {each}, {for each one}, {from each one}, {apiece}]

to it
adv : to that; "with all the appurtenances fitting thereto" [syn: {thereto}, {to that}]

to leeward
n : the side sheltered from the wind [syn: {leeward side}]

to no degree
adv : in no manner; "they are nowise different" [syn: {nowise}]

to one ear
adv : in a monaural manner; "the stimuli were presented monaurally" [syn: {monaurally}, {in one ear}] [ant: {binaurally}]

to order
adv : to specification; "he had the shoes made to order"

to perfection
adv : in every detail; "the new house suited them to a T" [syn: {to a T}, {to the letter}, {just right}]

to that
adv : to that; "with all the appurtenances fitting thereto" [syn: {thereto}, {to it}]

to that degree
adv : to the degree or extent; "insofar as it can be ascertained, the horse lung is comparable to that of man" [syn: {insofar}, {in so far}, {to that extent}]

to that effect
adv : with that general meaning; "she said something to that effect"

to that extent
adv : to the degree or extent; "insofar as it can be ascertained, the horse lung is comparable to that of man" [syn: {insofar}, {in so far}, {to that degree}]

to the contrary
adv : contrary to expectations; "he didn't stay home; on the contrary, he went out with his friends" [syn: {contrarily}, {contrariwise}, {on the contrary}]

to the full
adv : to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form); "fully grown"; "he didn't fully understand"; "knew full well"; "full-grown"; "full-fledged" [syn: {fully}, {full}]

to the highest degree
adv : used to form the superlative; "the king cobra is the most dangerous snake" [syn: {most}] [ant: {least}]

to the hilt
adv : in full; "you are in this to the hilt" [syn: {to the limit}]

to the letter
adv : in every detail; "the new house suited them to a T" [syn: {to a T}, {just right}, {to perfection}]

to the limit
adv : in full; "you are in this to the hilt" [syn: {to the hilt}]

to the lowest degree
adv : used to form the superlative; "The garter snake is the least dangerous snake" [syn: {least}] [ant: {most}]

to the north
adv : in a northern direction; "they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!" [syn: {north}, {in the north}, {northerly}, {northwards}, {northward}]

to the point
adj : having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand; "a list of articles pertinent to the discussion"; "remarks that were to the point" [syn: {pertinent}, {to the point(p)}]

to the south
adv : in a southern direction; "we moved south" [syn: {south}, {in the south}]

to what degree
adv : how much or how many [syn: {to what extent}]

to what extent
adv : how much or how many [syn: {to what degree}]

to windward
n : the side toward the wind [syn: {windward side}, {weatherboard}, {weather side}]

toad
n : any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species [syn: {frog}, {toad frog}, {anuran}, {batrachian}, {salientian}]

toad frog
n : any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species [syn: {frog}, {toad}, {anuran}, {batrachian}, {salientian}]

toad lily
n : a floating or creeping Indian lettuce having terminal racemes of pale rose flowers; wet areas at high elevations of western North America [syn: {Montia chamissoi}]

toad rush
n : low-growing annual rush of damp low-lying ground; nearly cosmopolitan [syn: {Juncus bufonius}]

toadfish
n : bottom-dwelling fish having scaleless slimy skin and a broad thick head with a wide mouth [syn: {Opsanus tau}] [also: {toadfishes} (pl)]

toadfishes
toadfish
n : bottom-dwelling fish having scaleless slimy skin and a broad thick head with a wide mouth [syn: {Opsanus tau}] [also: {toadfishes} (pl)]

toadfishes
See {toadfish}

toadflax
n : common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America [syn: {butter-and-eggs}, {wild snapdragon}, {devil's flax}, {Linaria vulgaris}]

toadied
toady
n : a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage [syn: {sycophant}, {crawler}, {lackey}]
v : try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss" [syn: {fawn}, {truckle}, {bootlick}, {kowtow}, {kotow}, {suck up}] [also: {toadied}]

toadied
See {toady}

toad-in-the-hole
n : sausage baked in batter

toadshade
n : trillium of northeastern United States with sessile leaves and red or purple flowers having a pungent odor [syn: {red trillium}, {sessile trillium}, {Trillium sessile}]

toadstool
n : common name for an inedible or poisonous agaric (contrasting with the edible mushroom) [ant: {mushroom}]

toady
n : a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage [syn: {sycophant}, {crawler}, {lackey}]
v : try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss" [syn: {fawn}, {truckle}, {bootlick}, {kowtow}, {kotow}, {suck up}] [also: {toadied}]

toadyish
adj : attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery [syn: {bootlicking}, {fawning}, {obsequious}, {sycophantic}]

toast
n 1: slices of bread that have been toasted
2: a celebrity who receives much accalim and attention; "he was the toast of the town"
3: a person in desperate straits; someone doomed; "I'm a goner if this plan doesn't work"; "one mistake and you're toast" [syn: {goner}]
4: a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event [syn: {pledge}]
v 1: make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread"; "crisp potatoes" [syn: {crisp}]
2: propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year" [syn: {drink}, {pledge}, {salute}, {wassail}]

toast mistress
n : a woman toastmaster

toasted
adj : browned over by exposure to heat; "he liked toasted marshmallows"

toaster
n 1: a kitchen appliance (usually electric) for toasting bread
2: someone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the health of success of someone or some venture [syn: {wassailer}]

toaster oven
n : kitchen appliance consisting of a small electric oven for toasting or warming food

toasting
n : cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill; "proper toasting should brown both sides of a piece of bread" [syn: {browning}]

toasting fork
n : long-handled fork for cooking or toasting frankfurters or bread etc. (especially over an open fire)

toastmaster
n : the person who proposes toasts and introduces speakers at a banquet

toastrack
n : a rack for holding slices of toast

tobacco
n 1: leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion [syn: {baccy}]
2: aromatic annual or perennial herbs and shrubs [also: {tobaccoes} (pl)]

tobacco budworm
n : larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops [syn: {corn earworm}, {cotton bollworm}, {tomato fruitworm}, {vetchworm}, {Heliothis zia}]

tobacco hornworm
n : large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm [syn: {tomato worm}, {Manduca sexta}]

tobacco industry
n : an industry that manufactures and sells products containing tobacco

tobacco juice
n : saliva colored brown by tobacco (snuff or chewing tobacco)

tobacco mildew
n : fungus causing a downy mildew on growing tobacco [syn: {Peronospora hyoscyami}]

tobacco mosaic
n : a plant disease causing discoloration of the leaves of tobacco plants

tobacco mosaic virus
n : the widely studied plant virus that causes tobacco mosaic; it was the first virus discovered (1892) [syn: {TMV}]

tobacco moth
n : small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products [syn: {cacao moth}, {Ephestia elutella}]

tobacco pipe
n : a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco [syn: {pipe}]

tobacco pouch
n : a pouch for carrying pipe tobacco

tobacco shop
n : a shop that sells pipes and pipe tobacco and cigars and cigarettes [syn: {tobacconist shop}, {tobacconist}]

tobacco thrips
n : injurious to growing tobacco and peanuts [syn: {Frankliniella fusca}]

tobacco user
n : a person who smokes tobacco [syn: {smoker}] [ant: {nonsmoker}]

tobacco wilt
n : disease of tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas solanacearum [syn: {ring rot}, {ring disease}]

tobaccoes
tobacco
n 1: leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion [syn: {baccy}]
2: aromatic annual or perennial herbs and shrubs [also: {tobaccoes} (pl)]

tobaccoes
See {tobacco}

tobacconist
n 1: a retail dealer in tobacco and tobacco-related articles
2: a shop that sells pipes and pipe tobacco and cigars and cigarettes [syn: {tobacco shop}, {tobacconist shop}]

tobacconist shop
n : a shop that sells pipes and pipe tobacco and cigars and cigarettes [syn: {tobacco shop}, {tobacconist}]

Tobago
n : island in West Indies

Tobagonian
adj : of or relating to Tobago or its people; "Tobagonian beaches"
n : a native or inhabitant of the island of Tobago in the West Indies

Tobey
n : United States abstract painter influenced by oriental calligraphy (1890-1976) [syn: {Mark Tobey}]

Tobias George Smollett
n : Scottish writer of adventure novels (1721-1771) [syn: {Smollett}, {Tobias Smollett}]

Tobias Smollett
n : Scottish writer of adventure novels (1721-1771) [syn: {Smollett}, {Tobias George Smollett}]

Tobin
n : United States economist (1918-2002) [syn: {James Tobin}]

Tobin bronze
n : alpha-beta brass containing tin; resistant to sea water; Admiralty Metal is a trademark [syn: {naval brass}, {Admiralty brass}, {Admiralty Metal}]

Tobit
n : an Apocryphal book that was a popular novel for several centuries [syn: {Book of Tobit}]

toboggan
n : a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front
v : move along on a luge or toboggan [syn: {luge}]

toboggan cap
n : a close-fitting woolen cap; often has a tapering tail with a tassel [syn: {ski cap}, {stocking cap}]

tobogganing
n : riding on a long light sled with low handrails

tobogganist
n : someone who rides a toboggan

tobramycin
n : an antibiotic (trade name Nebcin) that is especially effective against gram-negative bacteria [syn: {Nebcin}]

toby
n : a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat [syn: {toby jug}, {toby fillpot jug}]

toby fillpot jug
n : a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat [syn: {toby}, {toby jug}]

toby jug
n : a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat [syn: {toby}, {toby fillpot jug}]

tocainide
n : antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Tonocard) used to treat ventricular arrhythmias when less dangerous drugs have failed [syn: {Tonocard}]

Tocantins
n : a river in eastern Brazil that flows generally north to the Para River [syn: {Tocantins River}]

Tocantins River
n : a river in eastern Brazil that flows generally north to the Para River [syn: {Tocantins}]

toccata
n : a baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style

Tocharian
n : a branch of the Indo-European language family that originated in central Asia during the first millennium A.D.

tocktact
n : steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock [syn: {ticktock}, {tictac}]

tocology
n : the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother [syn: {obstetrics}, {OB}, {midwifery}]

tocopherol
n : a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body [syn: {vitamin E}, {E}]

Tocqueville
n : French political writer noted for his analysis of American institutions (1805-1859) [syn: {Alexis de Tocqueville}, {Alexis Charles Henri Maurice de Tocqueville}]

tocsin
n 1: the sound of an alarm (usually a bell) [syn: {alarm bell}]
2: a bell used to sound an alarm [syn: {warning bell}]

tod
adj : alone and on your own; "don't just sit there on your tod"
n : a unit of weight for wool equal to about 28 pounds

Toda
n 1: a member of a pastoral people living in the Nilgiri hills of southern India
2: the Dravidian language spoken by the Toda people in southern India

today
n 1: the present time or age; "the world of today"; "today we have computers"
2: the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow); "Today is beautiful"; "did you see today's newspaper?"
adv 1: in these times; "it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished"- Nancy Mitford; "we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets"; "today almost every home has television" [syn: {nowadays}, {now}]
2: on this day as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow; "I can't meet with you today"

Todd
n 1: Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907) [syn: {Sir Alexander Robertus Todd}]
2: fictional character in a play by George Pitt; a barber who murdered his customers [syn: {Sweeney Todd}]

toddle
v : walk unsteadily; "small children toddle" [syn: {coggle}, {totter}, {dodder}, {paddle}, {waddle}]

toddler
n : a young child [syn: {yearling}, {tot}, {bambino}]

toddy
n : a mixed drink made of liquor and water with sugar and spices and served hot [syn: {hot toddy}]

toddy alm
n : fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago [syn: {wine palm}, {jaggery palm}, {kitul}, {kittul}, {kitul tree}, {Caryota urens}]

toddy palm
n : tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving [syn: {palmyra}, {palmyra palm}, {wine palm}, {lontar}, {longar palm}, {Borassus flabellifer}]

Todea
n : a genus of delicate ferns belonging to the family Osmundaceae [syn: {genus Todea}]

Todea barbara
n : fern of rain forests of tropical Australia and New Zealand and South Africa [syn: {crepe fern}, {king fern}]

Todea superba
n : New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea [syn: {crape fern}, {Prince-of-Wales fern}, {Prince-of-Wales feather}, {Prince-of-Wales plume}, {Leptopteris superba}]

Todidae
n : a family of birds of the order Coraciiformes [syn: {family Todidae}]

to-do
n : a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: {disturbance}, {disruption}, {commotion}, {stir}, {flutter}, {hurly burly}, {hoo-ha}, {hoo-hah}, {kerfuffle}]

Todus
n : type genus of the Todidae [syn: {genus Todus}]

tody
n : tiny insectivorous West Indian bird having red-and-green plumage and a long straight bill

toe
adj : having a toe or toes of a specified kind; often used in combination; "long-toed"; "five-toed" [syn: {toed}] [ant: {toeless}]
n 1: one of the digits of the foot
2: the part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes
3: forepart of a hoof
4: (golf) the part of a clubhead farthest from the shaft
v 1: walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction; "She toes inwards"
2: drive obliquely; "toe a nail" [syn: {toenail}]
3: hit (a golf ball) with the toe of the club
4: drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club
5: touch with the toe

toe crack
n : a crack on the forepart of a horse's hindfoot

toe dance
n : a dance performed on tiptoe [syn: {toe dancing}]

toe dancing
n : a dance performed on tiptoe [syn: {toe dance}]

toe the line
v : do what is expected

toe toe
n : tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads [syn: {plumed tussock}, {toetoe}, {Cortaderia richardii}, {Arundo richardii}]

toea
n : 100 toea equal 1 kina

toecap
n : leather covering the toe of a boot or shoe and reinforcing or decorating it

toed
adj : having a toe or toes of a specified kind; often used in combination; "long-toed"; "five-toed" [syn: {toe}] [ant: {toeless}]

toehold
n 1: a relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be made; "American diplomacy provided a toehold on which to proceed toward peace talks"; "his father gave him a toehold in the oil business"
2: a small foothold used in climbing
3: a wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints

toe-in
n : the alignment of the front wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the front than at the back

toeless
adj : lacking a toe or toes; "a toeless shoe" [ant: {toed}]

toenail
n : the nail at the end of a toe
v : drive obliquely; "toe a nail" [syn: {toe}]

toetoe
n 1: tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads [syn: {plumed tussock}, {toe toe}, {Cortaderia richardii}, {Arundo richardii}]
2: used by Maoris for thatching [syn: {toitoi}, {Arundo conspicua}, {Chionochloa conspicua}]

toe-to-toe
adv : in close combat or at close quarters; "they fought toe-to-toe for the nomination"

toff
n : an elegantly dressed man (often with affected manners) [syn: {nob}]

toffee
n : caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets [syn: {brittle}, {toffy}]

toffee apple
n : an apple that is covered with a candy-like substance (usually caramelized sugar) [syn: {candied apple}, {candy apple}, {taffy apple}, {caramel apple}]

toffee-nosed
adj : snobbish; pretentiously superior

toffy
n : caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets [syn: {brittle}, {toffee}]

Tofieldia
n : genus of perennial herbs of cool temperate regions; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae [syn: {genus Tofieldia}]

Tofieldia pusilla
n : false asphodel having spikes of white or white-green flowers; of mountainous regions of Europe [syn: {Scotch asphodel}]

Tofranil
n : a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Imavate and Tofranil) used to treat clinical depression [syn: {imipramine}, {impramine hydrochloride}, {Imavate}]

tofu
n : cheeselike food made of curdled soybean milk [syn: {bean curd}]

tog
v : provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" [syn: {dress}, {clothe}, {enclothe}, {garb}, {raiment}, {garment}, {habilitate}, {fit out}, {apparel}] [ant: {undress}] [also: {togging}, {togged}]

tog out
v : put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" [syn: {dress up}, {fig out}, {fig up}, {deck up}, {gussy up}, {fancy up}, {trick up}, {deck out}, {trick out}, {prink}, {attire}, {get up}, {rig out}, {tog up}, {overdress}] [ant: {dress down}]

tog up
v : put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" [syn: {dress up}, {fig out}, {fig up}, {deck up}, {gussy up}, {fancy up}, {trick up}, {deck out}, {trick out}, {prink}, {attire}, {get up}, {rig out}, {tog out}, {overdress}] [ant: {dress down}]

toga
n : a one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome

toga virilis
n : (ancient Rome) a toga worn by a youth as a symbol of manhood and citizenship

Togaviridae
n : a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods

togavirus
n : any of a group of arboviruses including those causing hepatitis non-A non-B and yellow fever

together
adj : mentally and emotionally stable; "she's really together"
adv 1: in conjunction with; combined; "Our salaries put together couldn't pay for the damage"; "we couldn`t pay for the damages with all out salaries put together" [syn: {jointly}, {collectively}, {conjointly}, {put together}]
2: in contact with each other; "the leaves stuck together"
3: assembled in one place; "we were gathered together"
4: in each other's company; "we went to the movies together"; "the family that prays together stays together"
5: at the same time; "we graduated together"
6: with cooperation and interchange; "we worked together on the project" [syn: {in collaboration}, {unitedly}]
7: with a common plan; "act in concert" [syn: {in concert}, {in agreement}]

togetherness
n : affectionate closeness

togged
tog
v : provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" [syn: {dress}, {clothe}, {enclothe}, {garb}, {raiment}, {garment}, {habilitate}, {fit out}, {apparel}] [ant: {undress}] [also: {togging}, {togged}]

togged
adj : dressed especially in smart clothes

togged
See {tog}

togged up
adj : dressed in fancy or formal clothing [syn: {dressed(p)}, {dressed-up}, {dressed to the nines(p)}, {dressed to kill(p)}, {dolled up}, {spruced up}, {spiffed up}]

togging
tog
v : provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" [syn: {dress}, {clothe}, {enclothe}, {garb}, {raiment}, {garment}, {habilitate}, {fit out}, {apparel}] [ant: {undress}] [also: {togging}, {togged}]

togging
See {tog}

toggle
n 1: any instruction that works first one way and then the other; it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next time
2: a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions [syn: {toggle switch}, {on-off switch}, {on/off switch}]
3: a fastener consisting of a peg or pin or crosspiece that is inserted into an eye at the end of a rope or a chain or a cable in order to fasten it to something (as another rope or chain or cable)
v 1: provide with a toggle or toggles
2: fasten with, or as if with, a toggle
3: release by a toggle switch; "toggle a bomb from an airplane"

toggle bolt
n : a fastener consisting of a threaded bolt and a hinged spring-loaded toggle; used to fasten objects to hollow walls

toggle joint
n : a joint made by two arms attached by a pivot; used to apply pressure at the two ends by straightening the joint

toggle switch
n : a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions [syn: {toggle}, {on-off switch}, {on/off switch}]

Togo
n : a republic on the western coast of Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; formerly under French control [syn: {Togolese Republic}]

Togo franc
n : the basic unit of money in Togo

Togolese
adj : of or relating to the African country of Togo or its people; "the Togolese capital"
n : a native or inhabitant of Togo

Togolese Republic
n : a republic on the western coast of Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; formerly under French control [syn: {Togo}]

togs
n : informal terms for clothing [syn: {threads}, {duds}]

toil
n : productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill" [syn: {labor}, {labour}]
v : work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" [syn: {labor}, {labour}, {fag}, {travail}, {grind}, {drudge}, {dig}, {moil}]

toiler
n : one who works strenuously

toilet
n 1: a room equipped with toilet facilities [syn: {lavatory}, {lav}, {can}, {john}, {privy}, {bathroom}]
2: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: {can}, {commode}, {crapper}, {pot}, {potty}, {stool}, {throne}]
3: misfortune resulting in lost effort or money; "his career was in the gutter"; "all that work went down the sewer"; "pensions are in the toilet" [syn: {gutter}, {sewer}]
4: the act of dressing and preparing yourself; "he made his morning toilet and went to breakfast" [syn: {toilette}]

toilet article
n : an artifact used in making your toilet [syn: {toiletry}, {toiletries}]

toilet bag
n : a waterproof bag for holding bathrooms items (soap and toothpaste etc.) when you are travelling [syn: {sponge bag}]

toilet bowl
n : the bowl of a toilet that can be flushed with water

toilet facility
n : a toilet that is available to the public [syn: {public toilet}, {comfort station}, {public convenience}, {convenience}, {public lavatory}, {restroom}, {wash room}]

toilet kit
n : a kit for carrying toilet articles while traveling [syn: {travel kit}]

toilet paper
n : a soft thin absorbent paper for use in toilets [syn: {toilet tissue}, {bathroom tissue}]

toilet powder
n : a fine powder for spreading on the body (as after bathing) [syn: {bath powder}, {dusting powder}]

toilet roll
n : a roll of toilet paper

toilet seat
n : the hinged seat on a toilet

toilet soap
n : soap used as a toiletry [syn: {face soap}, {bath soap}]

toilet table
n : low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup [syn: {dressing table}, {dresser}, {vanity}]

toilet tissue
n : a soft thin absorbent paper for use in toilets [syn: {toilet paper}, {bathroom tissue}]

toilet water
n : a perfumed liquid lighter than cologne [syn: {eau de toilette}]

toiletries
n : an artifact used in making your toilet [syn: {toiletry}, {toilet article}]

toiletry
n : an artifact used in making your toilet [syn: {toilet article}, {toiletries}]

toilette
n : the act of dressing and preparing yourself; "he made his morning toilet and went to breakfast" [syn: {toilet}]

toilet-train
v : train (a small child) to use the toilet

toilet-trained
adj : (of children) trained to use the toilet [syn: {potty-trained}, {pot-trained}]

toiling
adj : doing arduous or unpleasant work; "drudging peasants"; "the bent backs of laboring slaves picking cotton"; "toiling coal miners in the black deeps" [syn: {drudging}, {laboring}, {labouring}]

toilsome
adj : characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace" [syn: {arduous}, {backbreaking}, {grueling}, {gruelling}, {hard}, {heavy}, {laborious}, {punishing}]

toilsomeness
n : the quality of requiring extended effort [syn: {laboriousness}, {operoseness}]

toitoi
n : used by Maoris for thatching [syn: {toetoe}, {Arundo conspicua}, {Chionochloa conspicua}]

Tojo
n : Japanese army officer who initiated the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and who assumed dictatorial control of Japan during World War II; he was subsequently tried and executed as a war criminal (1884-1948) [syn: {Tojo Hideki}, {Tojo Eiki}]

Tojo Eiki
n : Japanese army officer who initiated the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and who assumed dictatorial control of Japan during World War II; he was subsequently tried and executed as a war criminal (1884-1948) [syn: {Tojo}, {Tojo Hideki}]

Tojo Hideki
n : Japanese army officer who initiated the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and who assumed dictatorial control of Japan during World War II; he was subsequently tried and executed as a war criminal (1884-1948) [syn: {Tojo}, {Tojo Eiki}]

tokamak
n : a doughnut-shaped chamber used in fusion research; a plasma is heated and confined in a magnetic bottle

Tokay
n 1: Hungarian wine made from Tokay grapes
2: variety of wine grape originally grown in Hungary; the prototype of vinifera grapes

toke
n : a puff of a marijuana or hashish cigarette; "the boys took a few tokes on a joint"

token
adj : insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal); "the fee was nominal"; "a token gesture of resistance"; "a tokenish gesture" [syn: {nominal}, {token(a)}, {tokenish}]
n 1: an individual instance of a type of symbol; "the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'" [syn: {item}]
2: a metal or plastic disk that can be used (as a substitute for coins) in slot machines
3: something of sentimental value [syn: {keepsake}, {souvenir}, {relic}]

token economy
n : a form of behavior therapy that has been used in some mental institutions; patients are rewarded with tokens for appropriate behavior and the tokens may be cashed in for valued rewards

token money
n : coins of regular issue whose face value is greater than their intrinsic value

token payment
n : a small payment made in acknowledgement of an obligation

tokenish
adj : insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal); "the fee was nominal"; "a token gesture of resistance"; "a tokenish gesture" [syn: {nominal}, {token(a)}]

Tokio
n : the capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan [syn: {Tokyo}, {Yeddo}, {Yedo}, {Edo}, {Japanese capital}, {capital of Japan}]

Toklas
n : United States writer remembered as the secretary and companion of Gertrude Stein (1877-1967) [syn: {Alice B. Toklas}]

Tokyo
n : the capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan [syn: {Tokio}, {Yeddo}, {Yedo}, {Edo}, {Japanese capital}, {capital of Japan}]

tolazamide
n : a drug (trade name Tolinase) used in treating stable adult-onset diabetes mellitus [syn: {Tolinase}]

tolazoline
n : vasodilator that is used to treat spasms of peripheral blood vessels (as in acrocyanosis)

tolbooth
n : a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls [syn: {tollbooth}, {tollhouse}]

tolbutamide
n : sulfonylurea; an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Orinase) used in the treatment of adult-onset diabetes mellitus [syn: {Orinase}]

told
See {tell}

tole
n : enameled or lacquered metalware (usually gilded and elaborately painted); popular in the 18th century; "the Pennsylvania Dutch tole watering can might be a reproduction but it looks convincing"

Tolectin
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Tolectin) [syn: {tolmetin sodium}]

Toledo
n 1: an industrial city in northwestern Ohio on Lake Erie
2: a city in central Spain on the Tagus river; famous for steel and swords since the first century

tolerable
adj 1: able to be tolerated or endured; "the climate is at least tolerable" [ant: {intolerable}]
2: neither good nor bad; "an indifferent performance"; "a gifted painter but an indifferent actor"; "her work at the office is passable"; "a so-so golfer"; "feeling only so-so"; "prepared a tolerable dinner"; "a tolerable working knowledge of French" [syn: {indifferent}, {passable}, {so-so(p)}]

tolerably
adv 1: in a tolerable manner; "she did it well enough" [syn: {well enough}, {to a tolerable degree}, {to an adequate degree}]
2: in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner; "she plays tennis tolerably" [syn: {acceptably}, {so-so}] [ant: {unacceptably}, {unacceptably}]

tolerance
n 1: the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
2: a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior [syn: {permissiveness}] [ant: {unpermissiveness}]
3: the act of tolerating something
4: willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others [ant: {intolerance}]
5: a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits [syn: {allowance}, {leeway}, {margin}]

tolerant
adj 1: showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others [ant: {intolerant}]
2: tolerant and forgiving under provocation; "our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke" [syn: {kind}]
3: showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions" [syn: {broad}, {large-minded}, {liberal}]
4: showing the capacity for endurance; "injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving"; "a man patient of distractions" [syn: {patient of}]

tolerantly
adv : in a tolerant manner; "he reacts rather tolerantly toward his son's juvenile behavior" [ant: {intolerantly}]

tolerate
v 1: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" [syn: {digest}, {endure}, {stick out}, {stomach}, {bear}, {stand}, {support}, {brook}, {abide}, {suffer}, {put up}]
2: recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others); "We must tolerate the religions of others"
3: have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen; "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him"
4: allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting; "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital" [syn: {allow}, {permit}]

toleration
n 1: a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations; "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace" [syn: {acceptance}, {sufferance}]
2: official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion)

Tolinase
n : a drug (trade name Tolinase) used in treating stable adult-onset diabetes mellitus [syn: {tolazamide}]

Tolkien
n : British philologist and writer of fantasies (born in South Africa) (1892-1973) [syn: {J.R.R. Tolkien}, {John Ronald Reuel Tolkien}]

toll
n 1: a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
2: value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something; "the cost in human life was enormous"; "the price of success is hard work"; "what price glory?" [syn: {price}, {cost}]
3: the sound of a bell being struck; "saved by the bell"; "she heard the distant toll of church bells" [syn: {bell}]
v 1: ring slowly; "For whom the bell tolls"
2: charge a fee for using; "Toll the bridges into New York City"

toll agent
n : someone employed to collect tolls [syn: {tollkeeper}, {tollman}, {tollgatherer}, {toll collector}, {toll taker}, {toller}]

toll call
n : a long-distance telephone call at charges above a local rate

toll collector
n : someone employed to collect tolls [syn: {tollkeeper}, {tollman}, {tollgatherer}, {toll taker}, {toll agent}, {toller}]

Toll House cookie
n : cookies containing chocolate chips [syn: {chocolate chip cookie}]

toll line
n : a telephone line for long-distance calls

toll plaza
n : an area where tollbooths are located

toll taker
n : someone employed to collect tolls [syn: {tollkeeper}, {tollman}, {tollgatherer}, {toll collector}, {toll agent}, {toller}]

tollbar
n : a gate or bar across a toll bridge or toll road which is lifted when the toll is paid [syn: {tollgate}]

tollbooth
n : a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls [syn: {tolbooth}, {tollhouse}]

toller
n 1: a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation) [syn: {bell ringer}, {ringer}]
2: someone employed to collect tolls [syn: {tollkeeper}, {tollman}, {tollgatherer}, {toll collector}, {toll taker}, {toll agent}]

toll-free
adj : having no toll levied for its use; "a toll-free road"; "a toll-free telephone number"

tollgate
n : a gate or bar across a toll bridge or toll road which is lifted when the toll is paid [syn: {tollbar}]

tollgatherer
n : someone employed to collect tolls [syn: {tollkeeper}, {tollman}, {toll collector}, {toll taker}, {toll agent}, {toller}]

tollhouse
n : a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls [syn: {tollbooth}, {tolbooth}]

tollkeeper
n : someone employed to collect tolls [syn: {tollman}, {tollgatherer}, {toll collector}, {toll taker}, {toll agent}, {toller}]

tollman
n : someone employed to collect tolls [syn: {tollkeeper}, {tollgatherer}, {toll collector}, {toll taker}, {toll agent}, {toller}]

tollon
n : ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia [syn: {toyon}, {Christmasberry}, {Christmas berry}, {Heteromeles arbutifolia}, {Photinia arbutifolia}]

tolmetin sodium
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Tolectin) [syn: {Tolectin}]

Tolmiea
n : 1 species: pickaback plant [syn: {genus Tolmiea}]

Tolmiea menziesii
n : vigorous perennial herb with flowers in erect racemes and having young plants develop at the junction of a leaf blade and the leafstalk [syn: {pickaback plant}, {piggyback plant}, {youth-on-age}]

Tolstoy
n : Russian author remembered for two great novels (1828-1910) [syn: {Leo Tolstoy}, {Count Lev Nikolayevitch Tolstoy}]

tolu
n 1: an aromatic balsam
2: aromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree used especially in cough syrups [syn: {balsam of tolu}, {tolu balsam}]

tolu balsam
n : aromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree used especially in cough syrups [syn: {tolu}, {balsam of tolu}]

tolu balsam tree
n : medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and cabinetwork [syn: {tolu tree}, {Myroxylon balsamum}, {Myroxylon toluiferum}]

tolu tree
n : medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and cabinetwork [syn: {tolu balsam tree}, {Myroxylon balsamum}, {Myroxylon toluiferum}]

toluene
n : a colorless flammable liquid obtained from petroleum or coal tar; used as a solvent for gums and lacquers and in high-octane fuels [syn: {methylbenzene}]

toluic acid
n : an isomeric acid derived from toluene

Tolypeutes
n : a genus of Dasypodidae [syn: {genus Tolypeutes}]

Tolypeutes tricinctus
n : South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates [syn: {apar}, {three-banded armadillo}]

Tom
n 1: contemptuous name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites [syn: {Uncle Tom}]
2: male cat [syn: {tomcat}]
3: male turkey [syn: {turkey cock}, {gobbler}, {tom turkey}]

Tom and Jerry
n : hot rum toddy with a beaten egg

Tom Bradley
n : United States politician who was elected the first Black may of Los Angeles (1917-1998) [syn: {Bradley}, {Thomas Bradley}]

Tom Collins
n : tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice [syn: {collins}]

Tom Hanks
n : United States film actor (born in 1956) [syn: {Hanks}, {Thomas J. Hanks}]

Tom Paine
n : American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist's fight for independence and supported the French Revolution (1737-1809) [syn: {Paine}, {Thomas Paine}]

Tom Sawyer
n : the boy hero of a novel by Mark Twain

Tom Stoppard
n : British dramatist (born in Czechoslovakia in 1937) [syn: {Stoppard}, {Sir Tom Stoppard}, {Thomas Straussler}]

Tom Thumb
n 1: an imaginary hero of English folklore who was no taller than his father's thumb
2: a very small person

tom turkey
n : male turkey [syn: {turkey cock}, {gobbler}, {tom}]

Tom Wolfe
n : United States writer who has written extensively on American culture (born in 1931) [syn: {Wolfe}, {Thomas Wolfe}, {Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr.}]

tomahawk
n : weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American indians [syn: {hatchet}]
v 1: cut with a tomahawk
2: kill with a tomahawk

tomalley
n : edible greenish substance in boiled lobster

Tomas de Torquemada
n : the Spaniard who as Grand Inquisitor was responsible for the death of thousands of Jews and suspected witches during the Spanish Inquisition (1420-1498) [syn: {Torquemada}]

tomatillo
n 1: Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes [syn: {miltomate}, {purple ground cherry}, {jamberry}, {Physalis philadelphica}]
2: annual of Mexico and southern United States having edible purplish viscid fruit resembling small tomatoes [syn: {jamberry}, {Mexican husk tomato}, {Physalis ixocarpa}]
3: small edible yellow to purple tomato-like fruit enclosed in a bladderlike husk [syn: {husk tomato}, {Mexican husk tomato}]

tomato
n 1: mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable
2: native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties [syn: {love apple}, {tomato plant}, {Lycopersicon esculentum}] [also: {tomatoes} (pl)]

tomato blight
n : a disease of tomato plants [syn: {tomato yellows}]

tomato concentrate
n : a concentrated form of tomatoes

tomato fruitworm
n : larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops [syn: {corn earworm}, {cotton bollworm}, {tobacco budworm}, {vetchworm}, {Heliothis zia}]

tomato hornworm
n : large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tomato and potato plants; similar to tobacco hornworm [syn: {potato worm}, {Manduca quinquemaculata}]

tomato juice
n : the juice of tomatoes (usually bottled or canned)

tomato ketchup
n : thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes [syn: {catsup}, {ketchup}, {cetchup}]

tomato paste
n : thick concentrated tomato puree

tomato plant
n : native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties [syn: {tomato}, {love apple}, {Lycopersicon esculentum}]

tomato sauce
n : sauce made with a puree of tomatoes (or strained tomatoes) with savory vegetables and other seasonings; can be used on pasta

tomato streak
n : disease of a wide range of plants (tomatoes, potatoes, peas) resulting from a mixed infection of potato and tomato mosaic

tomato worm
n : large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm [syn: {tobacco hornworm}, {Manduca sexta}]

tomato yellows
n : a disease of tomato plants [syn: {tomato blight}]

tomatoes
tomato
n 1: mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable
2: native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties [syn: {love apple}, {tomato plant}, {Lycopersicon esculentum}] [also: {tomatoes} (pl)]

tomatoes
See {tomato}

tomb
n : a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone); "he put flowers on his mother's grave" [syn: {grave}]

tombac
n : an alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding [syn: {tombak}, {tambac}]

tombak
n : an alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding [syn: {tombac}, {tambac}]

Tombaugh
n : United States astronomer who discovered the planet Pluto (1906-1997) [syn: {Clyde William Tombaugh}]

Tombigbee
n : a river that rises in northeastern Mississippi and flows southward through western Alabama to join the Alabama River and form the Mobile River [syn: {Tombigbee River}]

Tombigbee River
n : a river that rises in northeastern Mississippi and flows southward through western Alabama to join the Alabama River and form the Mobile River [syn: {Tombigbee}]

tombola
n : a lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum

tomboy
n : a girl who behaves in a boyish manner [syn: {romp}, {hoyden}]

tomboyish
adj 1: used of boisterous girls [syn: {hoyden(a)}, {hoydenish}]
2: used of girls; wild and boisterous [syn: {hoydenish}]

tomboyishness
n : masculinity in women (especially in girls and young women) [syn: {hoydenism}]

tombstone
n : a stone that is used to mark a grave [syn: {gravestone}, {headstone}]

tomcat
n : male cat [syn: {tom}]

tome
n : a (usually) large and scholarly book

tomenta
tomentum
n 1: filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; "peach fuzz" [syn: {hair}, {fuzz}]
2: a network of tiny blood vessels between the cerebral surface of the pia mater and the cerebral cortex [syn: {tomentum cerebri}] [also: {tomenta} (pl)]

tomenta
See {tomentum}

tomentose
adj 1: covered with densely matted filaments
2: densely covered with short matted woolly hairs; "a tomentose leaf" [syn: {tomentous}]

tomentous
adj : densely covered with short matted woolly hairs; "a tomentose leaf" [syn: {tomentose}]

tomentum
n 1: filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; "peach fuzz" [syn: {hair}, {fuzz}]
2: a network of tiny blood vessels between the cerebral surface of the pia mater and the cerebral cortex [syn: {tomentum cerebri}] [also: {tomenta} (pl)]

tomentum cerebri
n : a network of tiny blood vessels between the cerebral surface of the pia mater and the cerebral cortex [syn: {tomentum}]

tomfool
n : a person who lacks good judgment [syn: {fool}, {sap}, {saphead}, {muggins}]

tomfoolery
n : foolish or senseless behavior [syn: {folly}, {foolery}, {craziness}, {lunacy}, {indulgence}]

Tomistoma
n : a genus of Malayan crocodiles [syn: {genus Tomistoma}]

Tomistoma schlegeli
n : crocodile of southeast Asia similar to but smaller than the gavial [syn: {false gavial}]

Tommy gun
n : a .45-caliber submachine gun [syn: {Thompson submachine gun}]

tommyrot
n : pretentious or silly talk or writing [syn: {baloney}, {boloney}, {bilgewater}, {bosh}, {drool}, {humbug}, {taradiddle}, {tarradiddle}, {tosh}, {twaddle}]

tomograph
n : X-ray machine in which a computer builds a detailed image of a particular plane through an object from multiple X-ray measurements

tomography
n : (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body [syn: {imaging}]

tomorrow
n 1: the day after today; "what are our tasks for tomorrow?"
2: the near future; "tomorrow's world"; "everyone hopes for a better tomorrow"
adv : the next day, the day after, following the present day

tomtate
n : found off the West Indies and Florida [syn: {Haemulon aurolineatum}]

tomtit
n : widely distributed European titmouse with bright cobalt blue wings and tail and crown of the head [syn: {blue tit}, {Parus caeruleus}]

tom-tom
n : any of various drums with small heads [syn: {tenor drum}]

ton
n 1: a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds [syn: {short ton}, {net ton}]
2: a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds [syn: {long ton}, {gross ton}]

tonal
adj 1: employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words; "Chinese is a tonal language" [syn: {tonic}]
2: having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic [ant: {atonal}]

tonal language
n : a language in which different tones distinguish different meanings [syn: {tone language}]

tonal pattern
n : the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes [syn: {melody}]

tonal system
n : the system of tones used in a particular language or dialect of a tone language [syn: {tone system}]

tonality
n : any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music [syn: {key}] [ant: {atonality}]

tondi
See {tondo}

tone
n 1: the quality of a person's voice; "he began in a conversational tone"; "he spoke in a nervous tone of voice" [syn: {tone of voice}]
2: (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages; "the Beijing dialect uses four tones"
3: (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet" [syn: {timbre}, {timber}, {quality}]
4: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" [syn: {spirit}, {feel}, {feeling}, {flavor}, {flavour}, {look}, {smell}]
5: a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted" [syn: {shade}, {tint}, {tincture}]
6: a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long" [syn: {note}, {musical note}]
7: a steady sound without overtones; "they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies" [syn: {pure tone}]
8: the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity" [syn: {tonicity}, {tonus}] [ant: {atonicity}]
9: a musical interval of two semitones [syn: {whole tone}, {step}, {whole step}] 10: the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author; "the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw"; "from the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome"
v 1: utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again" [syn: {chant}, {intone}]
2: of one's speech, varying the pitch [syn: {inflect}, {modulate}]
3: change the color or tone of; "tone a negative"
4: change to a color image; "tone a photographic image"
5: give a healthy elasticity to; "Let's tone our muscles" [syn: {tone up}, {strengthen}]

tone arm
n : mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge [syn: {pickup}, {pickup arm}]

tone deafness
n : an inability to distinguish differences in pitch [syn: {tin ear}]

tone down
v 1: deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping [syn: {muffle}, {mute}, {dull}, {damp}, {dampen}]
2: make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements" [syn: {moderate}, {tame}]

tone ending
n : (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone [syn: {release}]

tone language
n : a language in which different tones distinguish different meanings [syn: {tonal language}]

tone of voice
n : the quality of a person's voice; "he began in a conversational tone"; "he spoke in a nervous tone of voice" [syn: {tone}]

tone poem
n : an orchestral composition based on literature or folk tales [syn: {symphonic poem}]

tone system
n : the system of tones used in a particular language or dialect of a tone language [syn: {tonal system}]

tone up
v : give a healthy elasticity to; "Let's tone our muscles" [syn: {tone}, {strengthen}]

tone-beginning
n : a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase [syn: {attack}]

toned
adj 1: having or characterized or distinguished by tone or a specific tone; often used in combination; "full-toned"; "shrill-toned"; "deep-toned"
2: having or distinguished by a tone; often used in combination; "full-toned"; "silver-toned" [ant: {toneless}]

toned down
adj : made less strong or severe; "a pale gleam of diluted sunlight" [syn: {diluted}, {toned down(p)}]

tone-deaf
adj : unable to appreciate music

Tonegawa Susumu
n : Japanese molecular biologist noted for his studies of how the immune system produces antibodies (born in 1939)

toneless
adj : lacking in tone or expression; "his toneless mechanical voice" [ant: {toned}]

tonelessly
adv : in a monotone; "`Come in,' she said tonelessly"

toner
n 1: a solution containing chemicals that can change the color of a photographic print
2: a substance used in a printer to develop a xerographic image
3: a lotion for cleansing the skin and contracting the pores

tong ho
n : grown for its succulent edible leaves used in Oriental cooking [syn: {chop-suey greens}, {shun giku}, {Chrysanthemum coronarium spatiosum}]

Tonga
n 1: a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970 [syn: {Kingdom of Tonga}, {Friendly Islands}]
2: the language of the Tonga people of south central Africa (Zambia and Rhodesia)

Tongan
adj : of or relating to the island monarchy of Tonga or its people; "Tongan beaches"
n : a native or inhabitant of Tonga

Tongan monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Tonga

tongs
n : any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below [syn: {pair of tongs}]

tongue
n 1: a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity [syn: {lingua}, {glossa}, {clapper}]
2: a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language [syn: {natural language}] [ant: {artificial language}]
3: any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark" [syn: {knife}]
4: a manner of speaking; "he spoke with a thick tongue"; "she has a glib tongue"
5: a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea [syn: {spit}]
6: the tongue of certain animals used as meat
7: the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
8: metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side [syn: {clapper}]
v 1: articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
2: lick or explore with the tongue

tongue and groove joint
n : a mortise joint made by fitting a projection on the edge of one board into a matching groove on another board

tongue depressor
n : a thin depressor used to press the tongue down during an examination of the mouth and throat

tongue fern
n : east Asian fern having fronds shaped like tongues; sometimes placed in genus Cyclophorus [syn: {felt fern}, {Pyrrosia lingua}, {Cyclophorus lingua}]

tongue tie
n : a congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the tongue is too short limiting the mobility of the tongue [syn: {ankyloglossia}]

tongue twister
n : an expression that is difficult to articulate clearly; "`rubber baby buggy bumper' is a tongue twister"

tongue worm
n : wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth; parasitic in nasal sinuses of mammals [syn: {pentastomid}]

tongued
adj 1: provided with or resembling a tongue; often used in combination; "tongued shoes"; "tongued boards"; "toungued lightning"; "long-tongued" [ant: {tongueless}]
2: having a manner of speaking as specified; often used in combination; "golden-tongued"; "sharp-tongued"

tongue-fish
n : left-eyed marine flatfish whose tail tapers to a point; of little commercial value [syn: {tonguefish}]

tonguefish
n : left-eyed marine flatfish whose tail tapers to a point; of little commercial value [syn: {tongue-fish}]

tongue-flower
n : orchid having blue to purple flowers with tongue- or strap-shaped protuberances (calli) at the lip base [syn: {tongueflower}]

tongueflower
n : orchid having blue to purple flowers with tongue- or strap-shaped protuberances (calli) at the lip base [syn: {tongue-flower}]

tongue-in-cheek
adj : cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice" [syn: {bantering}, {facetious}]
adv 1: in a bantering fashion; "he spoke to her banteringly" [syn: {banteringly}]
2: not seriously; "I meant it facetiously" [syn: {facetiously}, {jokingly}]

tongue-lashing
n : rebuking a person harshly [syn: {chiding}, {scolding}, {objurgation}]

tongueless
adj 1: lacking a tongue; "tongueless moccasins" [ant: {tongued}]
2: lacking power of speech [syn: {mute}]
3: expressed without speech; especially because words would be inappropriate or inadequate; "a mute appeal"; "a silent curse"; "best grief is tongueless"- Emily Dickinson; "the words stopped at her lips unsounded"; "unspoken grief"; "choking exasperation and wordless shame"- Thomas Wolfe [syn: {mute}, {unspoken}, {wordless}]

tongueless frog
n : almost completely aquatic frog native to Africa and Panama and northern South America

tonguelike
adj : resembling a tongue in form or function

tongue-shaped
adj : shaped like a tongue [syn: {lingulate}]

tongue-tie
v : deprive of speech; "When he met his idol, the young man was tongue-tied"

tongue-tied
adj : unable to express yourself clearly or fluently; "felt tongue-tied with embarrassment"; "incoherent with grief" [syn: {incoherent}]

tonguing and grooving plane
n : a plane having cutters designed to make the tongues and grooves on the edges of matchboards [syn: {match plane}]

Toni Morrison
n : United States writer whose novels describe the lives of African-Americans (born in 1931) [syn: {Morrison}, {Chloe Anthony Wofford}]

tonic
adj 1: of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue; "a tonic reflex"; "tonic muscle contraction"
2: employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words; "Chinese is a tonal language" [syn: {tonal}]
3: used of syllables; "a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word" [syn: {accented}] [ant: {atonic}]
4: relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale; "tonic harmony"
5: imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air" [syn: {bracing}, {brisk}, {energizing}, {energising}, {fresh}, {refreshing}, {refreshful}]
n 1: lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine [syn: {tonic water}, {quinine water}]
2: a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics" [syn: {pop}, {soda}, {soda pop}, {soda water}]
3: (music) the first note of a diatonic scale [syn: {keynote}]
4: a medicine that strengthens and invigorates [syn: {restorative}]

tonic accent
n : emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness [syn: {pitch accent}]

tonic epilepsy
n : epilepsy in which the body is rigid during the seizure

tonic key
n : the basic key in which a piece of music is written [syn: {home key}]

tonic solfa
n : a system of solmization using the solfa syllables: do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti [syn: {solfa}]

tonic water
n : lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine [syn: {tonic}, {quinine water}]

tonicity
n : the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity" [syn: {tonus}, {tone}] [ant: {atonicity}]

tonier
See {tony}

toniest
See {tony}

tonight
n : the present or immediately coming night
adv : during the night of the present day; "drop by tonight" [syn: {this evening}, {this night}]

tonka bean
n 1: fragrant black nutlike seeds of the tonka bean tree; used in perfumes and medicines and as a substitute for vanilla [syn: {coumara nut}]
2: tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for flavoring [syn: {tonka bean tree}, {Coumarouna odorata}, {Dipteryx odorata}]

tonka bean tree
n : tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for flavoring [syn: {tonka bean}, {Coumarouna odorata}, {Dipteryx odorata}]

tonnage
n : a tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the ship [syn: {tunnage}, {tonnage duty}]

tonnage duty
n : a tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the ship [syn: {tonnage}, {tunnage}]

tonne
n : a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms [syn: {metric ton}, {MT}, {t}]

tonneaux
See {tonneau}

Tonocard
n : antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Tonocard) used to treat ventricular arrhythmias when less dangerous drugs have failed [syn: {tocainide}]

tonometer
n : measuring instrument for measuring tension or pressure (especially for measuring intraocular pressure in testing for glaucoma)

tons
n : a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed a mountain of newspapers" [syn: {dozens}, {heaps}, {lots}, {mountain}, {piles}, {scores}, {stacks}, {loads}, {rafts}, {slews}, {wads}, {oodles}, {gobs}, {scads}, {lashings}]

tonsil
n : either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx [syn: {palatine tonsil}, {faucial tonsil}, {tonsilla}]

tonsilla
n : either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx [syn: {tonsil}, {palatine tonsil}, {faucial tonsil}]

tonsilla adenoidea
n : a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx); "hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids"; "enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children" [syn: {pharyngeal tonsil}, {adenoid}, {Luschka's tonsil}, {third tonsil}, {tonsilla pharyngealis}]

tonsilla pharyngealis
n : a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx); "hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids"; "enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children" [syn: {pharyngeal tonsil}, {adenoid}, {Luschka's tonsil}, {third tonsil}, {tonsilla adenoidea}]

tonsillectomy
n : surgical removal of the palatine tonsils; commonly performed along with adenoidectomy

tonsillitis
n : inflammation of the tonsils (especially the palatine tonsils)

tonsorial
adj : of or relating to barbers and barbering; "tonsorial work"; "tonsorial parlor"

tonsure
n 1: the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head
2: shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order
v : shave the head of a newly inducted monk

tonsured
adj : having a bald spot either shaved or natural; "tonsured monks"

tontine
n 1: a form of life insurance whereby on the death or default of a participant his share is distributed to the remaining members [syn: {tontine insurance}]
2: an annuity scheme wherein participants share certain benefits and on the death of any participant his benefits are redistributed among the remaining participants; can run for a fixed period of time or until the death of all but one participant

tontine insurance
n : a form of life insurance whereby on the death or default of a participant his share is distributed to the remaining members [syn: {tontine}]

tonus
n : the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity" [syn: {tonicity}, {tone}] [ant: {atonicity}]

Tony Blair
n : British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953) [syn: {Blair}, {Anthony Charles Lynton Blair}]

too
adv 1: to an excessive degree; "too big" [syn: {excessively}, {overly}, {to a fault}]
2: in addition; "he has a Mercedes, too" [syn: {besides}, {also}, {likewise}, {as well}]

too bad
adj : deserving regret; "regrettable remarks"; "it's regrettable that she didn't go to college"; "it's too bad he had no feeling himself for church" [syn: {regrettable}]

too big for one's breeches
adj : used colloquially of one who is overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety" [syn: {bigheaded}, {persnickety}, {snooty}, {snot-nosed}, {snotty}, {stuck-up}, {uppish}]

too large
adj : excessively large [syn: {overlarge}]

too little
adj : not enough

too much
adj : being excessive or unreasonable; "the clothes she wears are a bit much"; "in retrospect the elaborate preparations seemed de trop"; "this is entirely too much!" [syn: {a bit much(p)}, {de trop}, {too much(p)}]
adv : more than necessary; "she eats too much"; "let's not blame them overmuch" [syn: {overmuch}]

too soon
adv : before the usual time or the time expected; "she graduated early"; "the house was completed ahead of time" [syn: {early}, {ahead of time}] [ant: {late}]

too-careful
adj : excessively or unduly careful [syn: {overcareful}]

too-generous
adj : very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain" [syn: {lavish}, {munificent}, {overgenerous}, {prodigal}, {unsparing}, {unstinted}, {unstinting}]

too-greedy
adj : excessively gluttonous [syn: {overgreedy}]

took
take
n 1: the income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" [syn: {return}, {issue}, {proceeds}, {takings}, {yield}, {payoff}]
2: the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
v 1: carry out; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance"
2: as of time or space; "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time" [syn: {occupy}, {use up}]
3: take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" [syn: {lead}, {direct}, {conduct}, {guide}]
4: get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please" [syn: {get hold of}]
5: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables" [syn: {assume}, {acquire}, {adopt}, {take on}]
6: interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!" [syn: {read}]
7: take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point" [syn: {bring}, {convey}]
8: take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" [ant: {give}]
9: require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulates a patient's consent" [syn: {necessitate}, {ask}, {postulate}, {need}, {require}, {involve}, {call for}, {demand}] [ant: {obviate}] 10: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" [syn: {choose}, {select}, {pick out}] 11: travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route; "He takes the bus to work"; "She takes Route 1 to Newark" 12: receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present" [syn: {accept}, {have}] [ant: {refuse}] 13: assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development" [syn: {fill}] 14: take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case" [syn: {consider}, {deal}, {look at}] 15: experience or feel or submit to; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge" 16: make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" [syn: {film}, {shoot}] 17: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" [syn: {remove}, {take away}, {withdraw}] 18: serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" [syn: {consume}, {ingest}, {take in}, {have}] [ant: {abstain}] 19: accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut" [syn: {undergo}, {submit}] 20: make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity" [syn: {accept}] 21: take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill" 22: occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose" [syn: {assume}, {strike}, {take up}] 23: admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member" [syn: {accept}, {admit}, {take on}] 24: ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors" 25: be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam" [syn: {learn}, {study}, {read}] 26: take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her" [syn: {claim}, {exact}] 27: head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains" [syn: {make}] 28: aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent" [syn: {aim}, {train}, {take aim}, {direct}] 29: be seized or affected in a specified way; "take sick"; "be taken drunk" 30: have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains" [syn: {carry}, {pack}] 31: engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?" [syn: {lease}, {rent}, {hire}, {charter}, {engage}] 32: receive or obtain by regular payment; "We take the Times every day" [syn: {subscribe}, {subscribe to}] 33: buy, select; "I'll take a pound of that sausage" 34: to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort; "take shelter from the storm" 35: have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable" [syn: {have}] 36: lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea" [syn: {claim}] [ant: {disclaim}] 37: be designed to hold or take; "This surface will not take the dye" [syn: {accept}] 38: be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" [syn: {contain}, {hold}] 39: develop a habit; "He took to visiting bars" 40: proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work" [syn: {drive}] 41: obtain by winning; "Winner takes all"; "He took first prize" 42: be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill" [syn: {contract}, {get}] [also: {took}, {taken}]

took
See {take}

took a side
See {take a side}

took pains
See {take pains}

took steps
See {take steps}

tool
n 1: an implement used in the practice of a vocation
2: the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease" [syn: {instrument}]
3: a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else [syn: {creature}, {puppet}]
4: obscene terms for penis [syn: {cock}, {prick}, {dick}, {shaft}, {pecker}, {peter}, {putz}]
v 1: drive; "The convertible tooled down the street"
2: ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it; "We tooled down the street" [syn: {joyride}, {tool around}]
3: furnish with tools
4: work with a tool

tool around
v : ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it; "We tooled down the street" [syn: {joyride}, {tool}]

tool bag
n : a bag in which tools are carried

tool cabinet
n : a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools [syn: {toolbox}, {tool chest}, {tool case}]

tool case
n : a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools [syn: {toolbox}, {tool chest}, {tool cabinet}]

tool chest
n : a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools [syn: {toolbox}, {tool cabinet}, {tool case}]

tool kit
n : a set of carpenter's tools [syn: {carpenter's kit}]

tool steel
n : alloy steel that is suitable for making tools; is hard a tough and can retain a cutting edge

tool-and-die work
n : the craft of making special tools and dies

toolbox
n : a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools [syn: {tool chest}, {tool cabinet}, {tool case}]

toolmaker
n : someone skilled in making or repairing tools

Toona
n : formerly included in genus Cedrela [syn: {genus Toona}]

Toona calantas
n : Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood [syn: {Philippine mahogany}, {Philippine cedar}, {kalantas}, {Cedrela calantas}]

tooshie
n : the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]

toot
n 1: a blast of a horn
2: revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party [syn: {carouse}, {carousal}, {bender}, {booze-up}]
v : make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared" [syn: {honk}, {blare}, {beep}, {claxon}]

tooth
n 1: hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
2: something resembling the tooth of an animal
3: toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell
4: a means of enforcement; "the treaty had no teeth in it"
5: one of a number of uniform projections on a gear [also: {teeth} (pl)]

tooth and nail
adv : with force and ferocity; "she fought tooth and nail"

tooth decay
n : soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth [syn: {cavity}, {caries}, {dental caries}]

tooth doctor
n : a person qualified to practice dentistry [syn: {dentist}, {dental practitioner}]

tooth enamel
n : hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth [syn: {enamel}]

tooth fairy
n : a fairy that is said to leave money at night under a child's pillow to compensate for a baby tooth falling out

tooth fungus
n : a fungus of the family Hydnaceae

tooth powder
n : a dentifrice in the form of a powder [syn: {toothpowder}]

tooth root
n : the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support [syn: {root}]

tooth shell
n : any of various seashore mollusks having a tapering tubular shell open at each end and a foot pointed like a spade for burrowing [syn: {tusk shell}]

tooth socket
n : a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth [syn: {alveolus}]

toothache
n : an ache localized in or around a tooth [syn: {odontalgia}]

toothache tree
n : small deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny branches and yellowish flowers; eastern North America [syn: {sea ash}, {Zanthoxylum americanum}, {Zanthoxylum fraxineum}]

toothbrush
n 1: small brush; has long handle; used to clean teeth
2: slang terms for a mustache [syn: {soup-strainer}]

toothbrush tree
n : glabrous or pubescent evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Salvadora; twigs are fibrous and in some parts of the world are bound together in clusters and used as a toothbrush; shoots are used as camel fodder; plant ash provides salt [syn: {mustard tree}, {Salvadora persica}]

toothed
adj 1: having teeth especially of a certain number or type; often used in combination; "saw-toothed" [ant: {toothless}]
2: notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex [syn: {serrate}, {serrated}, {saw-toothed}, {notched}]
3: having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed [syn: {erose}, {jagged}, {jaggy}, {notched}]

toothed spurge
n : an annual weed of northeastern North America with dentate leaves [syn: {Euphorbia dentata}]

toothed sword fern
n : tropical American fern cultivated for its finely divided grayish-green foliage; West Indies and southern Mexico to Peru and Brazil [syn: {basket fern}, {Nephrolepis pectinata}]

toothed whale
n : any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc.

toothed wheel
n : a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations [syn: {roulette}]

toothier
toothy
adj : having or showing prominent teeth; "a toothy smile" [also: {toothiest}, {toothier}]

toothier
See {toothy}

toothiest
toothy
adj : having or showing prominent teeth; "a toothy smile" [also: {toothiest}, {toothier}]

toothiest
See {toothy}

toothless
adj 1: lacking teeth; "most birds are toothless"; "a toothless old crone" [ant: {toothed}]
2: lacking necessary force for effectiveness; "a toothless piece of legislation"

toothlike
adj : resembling a tooth

toothpaste
n : a dentifrice in the form of a paste

toothpick
n : pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth

toothpowder
n : a dentifrice in the form of a powder [syn: {tooth powder}]

toothsome
adj : extremely pleasing to the sense of taste [syn: {delectable}, {delicious}, {luscious}, {pleasant-tasting}, {scrumptious}, {yummy}]

toothsomeness
n : extreme appetizingness [syn: {delectability}, {deliciousness}, {lusciousness}]

toothwort
n : North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots [syn: {crinkleroot}, {crinkle-root}, {crinkle root}, {pepper root}, {Cardamine diphylla}, {Dentaria diphylla}]

toothy
adj : having or showing prominent teeth; "a toothy smile" [also: {toothiest}, {toothier}]

tootle
n : sound of tooting softly and repeatedly as on a flute
v : toot continuously; "tootling car horns"

toowomba canary grass
n : perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced in North America as forage grass [syn: {hardinggrass}, {Harding grass}, {Phalaris aquatica}, {Phalaris tuberosa}]

top
adj 1: situated at the top or highest position; "the top shelf" [syn: {top(a)}] [ant: {bottom(a)}, {side(a)}]
2: not to be surpassed; "his top effort" [syn: {greatest}]
n 1: the upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page"
2: the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted" [syn: {top side}, {upper side}, {upside}]
3: the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock" [syn: {peak}, {crown}, {crest}, {tip}, {summit}]
4: the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat; "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth" [syn: {top of the inning}] [ant: {bottom}]
5: the highest level or degree attainable; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" [syn: {acme}, {height}, {elevation}, {peak}, {pinnacle}, {summit}, {superlative}]
6: the greatest possible intensity; "he screamed at the top of his lungs"
7: platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
8: a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin; "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday" [syn: {whirligig}, {teetotum}, {spinning top}]
9: covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container); "he removed the top of the carton"; "he couldn't get the top off of the bottle"; "put the cover back on the kettle" [syn: {cover}] 10: a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips; "he stared as she buttoned her top" 11: a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance; "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the big top up in less than an hour" [syn: {circus tent}, {big top}, {round top}]
v 1: go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" [syn: {exceed}, {transcend}, {overstep}, {pass}, {go past}]
2: pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops" [syn: {clear}]
3: be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point; "A star tops the Christmas Tree"
4: be ahead of others; be the first; "she topped her class every year" [syn: {lead}]
5: provide with a top; "the towers were topped with conical roofs"
6: reach or ascend the top of; "The hikers topped the mountain just before noon"
7: strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin
8: cut the top off; "top trees and bushes" [syn: {pinch}]
9: be the culminating event; "The speech crowned the meeting" [syn: {crown}] 10: finish up or conclude; "They topped off their dinner with a cognac"; "top the evening with champagne" [syn: {top off}] [also: {topping}, {topped}]

top banana
n 1: the leading comedian in a burlesque show
2: the most important person in a group or undertaking [syn: {kingpin}, {bigwig}]

top billing
n : the advertisement of a star's name at the top of a theatrical poster

top boot
n : a boot reaching halfway up to the knee [syn: {buskin}, {chukka boot}, {combat boot}, {desert boot}, {half boot}]

top brass
n : the most important persons in a governing body

top dog
n : a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation" [syn: {head}, {chief}]

top dressing
n : a layer of fertilizer or manure not plowed in

top executive
n : a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" [syn: {baron}, {big businessman}, {business leader}, {king}, {magnate}, {mogul}, {power}, {tycoon}]

top fermentation
n : a violent kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature high enough to carry the yeast cells to the top of the fermenting liquid; used in the production of ale; "top fermentation uses a yeast that ferments at higher temperatures than that used for bottom fermentation"

top fermenting yeast
n : brewer's yeast used in top fermentation of ale

top hat
n : a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with beaver or silk [syn: {dress hat}, {high hat}, {opera hat}, {silk hat}, {stovepipe}, {topper}, {beaver}]

top lift
n : the bottom layer of a heel

top of the inning
n : the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat; "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth" [syn: {top}] [ant: {bottom}]

top of the line
n : the best (most expensive) in a given line of merchandise

top off
v 1: finish up or conclude; "They topped off their dinner with a cognac"; "top the evening with champagne" [syn: {top}]
2: fill to the point of almost overflowing; "She topped off the cup"

top onion
n : type of perennial onion grown chiefly as a curiosity or for early salad onions; having bulbils that replace the flowers [syn: {tree onion}, {Egyptian onion}, {Allium cepa viviparum}]

top out
v 1: give up one's career just as one becomes very successful; "The financial consultant topped out at age 40 because he was burned out"
2: reach the highest point; "Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million" [ant: {bottom out}]

top quark
n : a hypothetical quark with a charge of +2/3 and a mass more than 100,000 times that of an electron [syn: {truth quark}]

top round
n : roast cut from the round; usually suitable for roasting

top side
n : the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted" [syn: {top}, {upper side}, {upside}]

topaz
n 1: a yellow quartz [syn: {false topaz}, {common topaz}]
2: a mineral (fluosilicate of aluminum) that occurs in crystals of various colors and is used as a gemstone
3: a light brown [syn: {tan}]

topcoat
n : a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter [syn: {greatcoat}, {overcoat}]

top-down
adj : of an approach to a problem that begins at the highest conceptual level and works down to the details; "a top-down analysis might begin by looking at macro-economic trends"; "top-down programming" [ant: {bottom-up}]

topdress
v : scatter manure or fertilizer over (land)

tope
v : drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; "The husband drinks and beats his wife" [syn: {drink}]

topee
n : a light-weight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun [syn: {pith hat}, {pith helmet}, {sun helmet}, {topi}]

Topeka
n : the capital of the state of Kansas; located in eastern Kansas on the Kansas river [syn: {capital of Kansas}]

toper
n : a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) [syn: {drinker}, {imbiber}, {juicer}] [ant: {abstainer}]

toper's nose
n : enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol [syn: {rhinophyma}, {hypertrophic rosacea}, {brandy nose}, {rum nose}, {rum-blossom}, {potato nose}, {hammer nose}, {copper nose}]

top-flight
adj : excellent; best possible [syn: {top-hole}, {topping}]

topgallant
n 1: a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast [syn: {topgallant sail}]
2: a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel [syn: {topgallant mast}]

topgallant mast
n : a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel [syn: {topgallant}]

topgallant sail
n : a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast [syn: {topgallant}]

top-grade
adj : surpassing in quality; "top-grade ore" [syn: {finest}, {high-grade}, {top-quality}]

top-heavy
adj : unstable by being overloaded at the top

tophi
tophus
n 1: a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout [syn: {chalkstone}]
2: an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums [syn: {tartar}, {calculus}] [also: {tophi} (pl)]

tophi
See {tophus}

top-hole
adj : excellent; best possible [syn: {top-flight}, {topping}]

tophus
n 1: a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout [syn: {chalkstone}]
2: an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums [syn: {tartar}, {calculus}] [also: {tophi} (pl)]

topi
n 1: a light-weight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun [syn: {pith hat}, {pith helmet}, {sun helmet}, {topee}]
2: a large South African antelope; considered the swiftest hoofed mammal [syn: {sassaby}, {Damaliscus lunatus}]

topiary
n 1: a garden having shrubs clipped or trimmed into decorative shapes especially of animals
2: making decorative shapes by trimming shrubs or trees

topic
n 1: the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love" [syn: {subject}, {theme}]
2: some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police" [syn: {subject}, {issue}, {matter}]

topic sentence
n : a sentence that states the topic of its paragraph

topical
adj 1: pertaining to the surface of a body part; "a drug for topical (or local) application"; "a topical anesthesia"
2: of or relating to or arranged by topics; "a detailed record on both a chronological and a topical basis"
3: of interest at the present time; "a topical reference"; "a topical and timely study of civil liberty"

topical anaesthesia
n : loss of sensation confined to the skin or mucous surfaces (as when benzocaine or lidocaine is applied to the surface) [syn: {topical anesthesia}]

topical anaesthetic
n : anesthetic that numbs a local area of the body [syn: {local anesthetic}, {local anaesthetic}, {local}, {topical anesthetic}]

topical anesthesia
n : loss of sensation confined to the skin or mucous surfaces (as when benzocaine or lidocaine is applied to the surface) [syn: {topical anaesthesia}]

topical anesthetic
n : anesthetic that numbs a local area of the body [syn: {local anesthetic}, {local anaesthetic}, {local}, {topical anaesthetic}]

topicality
n : the attribute of being of interest at the present time; "the library had to discard books that had lost their topicality"

topicalization
n : (linguistics) emphasis placed on the topic or focus of a sentence by preposing it to the beginning of the sentence; placing the topic at the beginning of the sentence is typical for English; "`Those girls, they giggle when they see me' and `Cigarettes, you couldn't pay me to smoke them' are examples of topicalization"

topicalize
v : emphasize by putting have stress on or by moving to the front of the sentence; "Speakers topicalize more often than they realize"; "The object of the sentence is topicalized in what linguists call `Yiddish Movement'"

topically
adv : to a restricted area of the body; "apply this medicine topically" [syn: {locally}]

topknot
n 1: headdress consisting of a decorative ribbon or bow worn in the hair
2: showy crest or knot of hair or feathers

topknotted
adj : (of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination; "golden crested"; "crested iris"; "crested oriole"; "tufted duck"; "tufted loosestrife" [syn: {crested}, {tufted}]

topless
adj 1: having no top; "a topless jar" [ant: {topped}]
2: having the breasts uncovered or featuring such nudity; "topless waitresses"; "a topless cabaret" [syn: {bare-breasted}, {braless}]

top-level
adj : of the highest rank; used of persons; "the commanding officer" [syn: {commanding}, {ranking}, {top-ranking}]

topmast
n : the mast next above a lower mast and topmost in a fore-and-aft rig

topminnow
n 1: small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control [syn: {poeciliid fish}, {poeciliid}, {live-bearer}]
2: freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish [syn: {swordtail}, {helleri}, {Xyphophorus helleri}]

topmost
adj : at or nearest to the top; "the uppermost book in the pile"; "on the topmost step" [syn: {uppermost}, {upmost}]

topnotch
adj : of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops" [syn: {ace}, {A-one}, {crack}, {first-rate}, {super}, {tiptop}, {tops(p)}]

topognosia
n : recognition of the location of a stimulus on the skin [syn: {topognosis}]

topognosis
n : recognition of the location of a stimulus on the skin [syn: {topognosia}]

topographic
adj : concerned with topography; "a topographical engineer"; "a topographical survey"; "topographic maps" [syn: {topographical}]

topographic anatomy
n : the study of anatomy based on regions or divisions of the body and emphasizing the relations between various structures (muscles and nerves and arteries etc.) in that region [syn: {regional anatomy}, {topology}]

topographic point
n : a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic" [syn: {place}, {spot}]

topographical
adj : concerned with topography; "a topographical engineer"; "a topographical survey"; "topographic maps" [syn: {topographic}]

topographically
adv : with regard to topography; "the geological environment is the primary factor in determining the character of a country not only topographically but historically"

topography
n 1: the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features
2: precise detailed study of the surface features of a region

topoi
topos
n : a traditional theme or motif or literary convention; "James Joyce uses the topos of the Wandering Jew in his Ulysses" [also: {topoi} (pl)]

topoi
See {topos}

topolatry
n : worship of places [syn: {place-worship}]

topological space
n : (mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind; "assume that the topological space is finite dimensional" [syn: {mathematical space}]

topology
n 1: topographic study of a given place (especially the history of place as indicated by its topography); "Greenland's topology has been shaped by the glaciers of the ice age"
2: the study of anatomy based on regions or divisions of the body and emphasizing the relations between various structures (muscles and nerves and arteries etc.) in that region [syn: {regional anatomy}, {topographic anatomy}]
3: the branch of pure mathematics that deals only with the properties of a figure X that hold for every figure into which X can be transformed with a one-to-one correspondence that is continuous in both directions [syn: {analysis situs}]
4: the configuration of a communication network [syn: {network topology}]

toponomy
n 1: the nomenclature of regional anatomy [syn: {toponymy}]
2: the branch of lexicology that studies the place names of a region or a language [syn: {toponymy}]

toponym
n : the name by which a geographical place is known [syn: {place name}]

toponymy
n 1: the nomenclature of regional anatomy [syn: {toponomy}]
2: the branch of lexicology that studies the place names of a region or a language [syn: {toponomy}]

topos
n : a traditional theme or motif or literary convention; "James Joyce uses the topos of the Wandering Jew in his Ulysses" [also: {topoi} (pl)]

topped
adj : having a top of a specified character [ant: {topless}]

topped
top
adj 1: situated at the top or highest position; "the top shelf" [syn: {top(a)}] [ant: {bottom(a)}, {side(a)}]
2: not to be surpassed; "his top effort" [syn: {greatest}]
n 1: the upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page"
2: the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted" [syn: {top side}, {upper side}, {upside}]
3: the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock" [syn: {peak}, {crown}, {crest}, {tip}, {summit}]
4: the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat; "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth" [syn: {top of the inning}] [ant: {bottom}]
5: the highest level or degree attainable; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" [syn: {acme}, {height}, {elevation}, {peak}, {pinnacle}, {summit}, {superlative}]
6: the greatest possible intensity; "he screamed at the top of his lungs"
7: platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
8: a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin; "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday" [syn: {whirligig}, {teetotum}, {spinning top}]
9: covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container); "he removed the top of the carton"; "he couldn't get the top off of the bottle"; "put the cover back on the kettle" [syn: {cover}] 10: a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips; "he stared as she buttoned her top" 11: a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance; "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the big top up in less than an hour" [syn: {circus tent}, {big top}, {round top}]
v 1: go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" [syn: {exceed}, {transcend}, {overstep}, {pass}, {go past}]
2: pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops" [syn: {clear}]
3: be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point; "A star tops the Christmas Tree"
4: be ahead of others; be the first; "she topped her class every year" [syn: {lead}]
5: provide with a top; "the towers were topped with conical roofs"
6: reach or ascend the top of; "The hikers topped the mountain just before noon"
7: strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin
8: cut the top off; "top trees and bushes" [syn: {pinch}]
9: be the culminating event; "The speech crowned the meeting" [syn: {crown}] 10: finish up or conclude; "They topped off their dinner with a cognac"; "top the evening with champagne" [syn: {top off}] [also: {topping}, {topped}]

topped
See {top}

topper
n 1: a worker who makes or adds the top to something
2: a worker who cuts tops off (of trees or vegetables etc.)
3: the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others; "he could beat the best of them" [syn: {best}]
4: an exceedingly good witticism that surpasses all that have gone before
5: a woman's short coat
6: a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with beaver or silk [syn: {dress hat}, {high hat}, {opera hat}, {silk hat}, {stovepipe}, {top hat}, {beaver}]

topping
adj : excellent; best possible [syn: {top-flight}, {top-hole}]
n : a flavorful addition on top of a dish

topping
top
adj 1: situated at the top or highest position; "the top shelf" [syn: {top(a)}] [ant: {bottom(a)}, {side(a)}]
2: not to be surpassed; "his top effort" [syn: {greatest}]
n 1: the upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page"
2: the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted" [syn: {top side}, {upper side}, {upside}]
3: the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock" [syn: {peak}, {crown}, {crest}, {tip}, {summit}]
4: the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat; "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth" [syn: {top of the inning}] [ant: {bottom}]
5: the highest level or degree attainable; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" [syn: {acme}, {height}, {elevation}, {peak}, {pinnacle}, {summit}, {superlative}]
6: the greatest possible intensity; "he screamed at the top of his lungs"
7: platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
8: a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin; "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday" [syn: {whirligig}, {teetotum}, {spinning top}]
9: covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container); "he removed the top of the carton"; "he couldn't get the top off of the bottle"; "put the cover back on the kettle" [syn: {cover}] 10: a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips; "he stared as she buttoned her top" 11: a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance; "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the big top up in less than an hour" [syn: {circus tent}, {big top}, {round top}]
v 1: go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" [syn: {exceed}, {transcend}, {overstep}, {pass}, {go past}]
2: pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops" [syn: {clear}]
3: be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point; "A star tops the Christmas Tree"
4: be ahead of others; be the first; "she topped her class every year" [syn: {lead}]
5: provide with a top; "the towers were topped with conical roofs"
6: reach or ascend the top of; "The hikers topped the mountain just before noon"
7: strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin
8: cut the top off; "top trees and bushes" [syn: {pinch}]
9: be the culminating event; "The speech crowned the meeting" [syn: {crown}] 10: finish up or conclude; "They topped off their dinner with a cognac"; "top the evening with champagne" [syn: {top off}] [also: {topping}, {topped}]

topping
See {top}

toppingly
adv : (used as an intensifier) extremely well; "her voice is superbly disciplined"; "the colors changed wondrously slowly" [syn: {wonderfully}, {wondrous}, {wondrously}, {superbly}, {marvellously}, {terrifically}, {marvelously}]

topple
v 1: fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it" [syn: {tumble}]
2: cause to topple or tumble by pushing [syn: {tumble}, {tip}]

toppling
adj : falling over as if from top-heaviness or lack of support; "a toppling pile of books"; "toppling empires"

top-quality
adj : surpassing in quality; "top-grade ore" [syn: {finest}, {high-grade}, {top-grade}]

top-ranking
adj : of the highest rank; used of persons; "the commanding officer" [syn: {commanding}, {ranking}, {top-level}]

tops
adj : of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops" [syn: {ace}, {A-one}, {crack}, {first-rate}, {super}, {tiptop}, {topnotch}, {tops(p)}]

topsail
n : a sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast

top-secret
adj : the highest official level of classification of documents

topside
n : (usually plural) weather deck; the part of a ship's hull that is above the waterline

topsoil
n : the layer of soil on the surface [syn: {surface soil}]

topspin
n : forward spin (usually of a moving ball) that is imparted by an upward stroke

topsy-turvily
adv : in disorderly haste; "we ran head over heels toward the shelter" [syn: {head over heels}, {heels over head}, {topsy-turvy}, {in great confusion}]

topsy-turvy
adj : in utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes" [syn: {disorderly}, {higgledy-piggledy}, {hugger-mugger}, {jumbled}]
adv 1: in a disordered manner; "they were piled up higgledy-piggledy" [syn: {higgledy-piggledy}]
2: in disorderly haste; "we ran head over heels toward the shelter" [syn: {head over heels}, {heels over head}, {topsy-turvily}, {in great confusion}]

topsy-turvydom
n : a state of extreme confusion and disorder [syn: {chaos}, {pandemonium}, {bedlam}, {topsy-turvyness}]

topsy-turvyness
n : a state of extreme confusion and disorder [syn: {chaos}, {pandemonium}, {bedlam}, {topsy-turvydom}]

top-up
n : an amount needed to restore something to its former level

TOPV
n : an oral poliovirus vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis [syn: {Sabin vaccine}, {oral poliovirus vaccine}, {OPV}, {trivalent live oral poliomyelitis vaccine}]

toque
n 1: a tall white hat with a pouched crown; worn by chefs
2: a small round woman's hat [syn: {pillbox}, {turban}]

tor
n 1: a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill
2: a high rocky hill

Toradol
n : nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Acular and Toradol) that is administered only intramuscularly [syn: {ketorolac tromethamine}, {Acular}]

Torah
n 1: the whole body of the Jewish sacred writings and tradition including the oral tradition
2: the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit [syn: {Pentateuch}, {Laws}]
3: (Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written; is used in a synagogue during services

torch
n 1: a light carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
2: tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches [syn: {common mullein}, {great mullein}, {Aaron's rod}, {flannel mullein}, {woolly mullein}, {Verbascum thapsus}]
3: a small portable battery-powered electric lamp [syn: {flashlight}]
4: a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame [syn: {blowtorch}, {blowlamp}]
v : burn maliciously, as by arson; "The madman torched the barns"

torch race
n : (ancient Greece) in which a torch is passed from one runner to the next

torch singer
n : a singer (usually a woman) who specializes in singing torch songs

torch song
n : a popular song concerned with disappointment in love

torchbearer
n : a leader in a campaign or movement

torchlight
n : light from a torch or torches

torchwood family
n : resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees [syn: {Burseraceae}, {family Burseraceae}]

tore
tear
n 1: a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes" [syn: {teardrop}]
2: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" [syn: {rip}, {rent}, {snag}, {split}]
3: an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days" [syn: {bust}, {binge}, {bout}]
4: the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"
v 1: separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" [syn: {rupture}, {snap}, {bust}]
2: to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"
3: move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" [syn: {shoot}, {shoot down}, {charge}, {buck}]
4: strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" [syn: {pluck}, {pull}, {deplume}, {deplumate}, {displume}]
5: fill with tears or shed tears; "Her eyes were tearing" [also: {torn}, {tore}]

tore
n : commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column [syn: {torus}]

tore
See {tear}

toreador
n : someone who fights bulls [syn: {bullfighter}]

toreador pant
n : snug trousers ending at the calves; worn by women and girls [syn: {pedal pusher}]

torero
n : a matador or one of the supporting team during a bull fight

tori
torus
n 1: a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle [syn: {toroid}]
2: commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column [syn: {tore}] [also: {tori} (pl)]

tori
See {torus}

Torino
n : capital city of the Piemonte region of northwestern Italy [syn: {Turin}]

torment
n 1: unbearable physical pain [syn: {torture}]
2: extreme mental distress [syn: {anguish}, {torture}]
3: intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned" [syn: {agony}, {torture}]
4: a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; "so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors" [syn: {harassment}]
5: a severe affliction [syn: {curse}]
6: the act of harassing someone [syn: {badgering}, {worrying}, {bedevilment}]
v 1: torment emotionally or mentally [syn: {torture}, {excruciate}, {rack}]
2: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" [syn: {rag}, {bedevil}, {crucify}, {dun}, {frustrate}]
3: subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible" [syn: {torture}, {excruciate}]

tormented
adj 1: experiencing intense pain especially mental pain; "an anguished conscience"; "a small tormented schoolboy"; "a tortured witness to another's humiliation" [syn: {anguished}, {tortured}]
2: tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears; "hagridden...by visions of an imminent heaven or hell upon earth"- C.S.Lewis [syn: {hag-ridden}, {hagridden}]

tormenter
n 1: someone who torments [syn: {tormentor}, {persecutor}]
2: a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings [syn: {tormentor}, {teaser}]

tormentor
n 1: someone who torments [syn: {tormenter}, {persecutor}]
2: a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings [syn: {tormenter}, {teaser}]

torn
tear
n 1: a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes" [syn: {teardrop}]
2: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" [syn: {rip}, {rent}, {snag}, {split}]
3: an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days" [syn: {bust}, {binge}, {bout}]
4: the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"
v 1: separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" [syn: {rupture}, {snap}, {bust}]
2: to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"
3: move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" [syn: {shoot}, {shoot down}, {charge}, {buck}]
4: strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" [syn: {pluck}, {pull}, {deplume}, {deplumate}, {displume}]
5: fill with tears or shed tears; "Her eyes were tearing" [also: {torn}, {tore}]

torn
adj 1: having edges that are jagged from injury [syn: {lacerate}, {lacerated}, {mangled}]
2: disrupted by the pull of contrary forces; "torn between love and hate"; "torn by conflicting loyalties"; "torn by religious dissensions"

torn
See {tear}

tornado
n 1: a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground [syn: {twister}]
2: a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted [syn: {crack}] [also: {tornadoes} (pl)]

tornado cellar
n : an underground shelter where you can go until a storm passes [syn: {storm cellar}, {cyclone cellar}]

tornado lantern
n : an oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high winds; candlestick with a glass chimney [syn: {hurricane lamp}, {hurricane lantern}, {storm lantern}, {storm lamp}]

tornadoes
tornado
n 1: a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground [syn: {twister}]
2: a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted [syn: {crack}] [also: {tornadoes} (pl)]

tornadoes
See {tornado}

tornillo
n : shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods [syn: {screw bean}, {screwbean}, {screwbean mesquite}, {Prosopis pubescens}]

Torodal
n : nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Torodal) that is given only orally [syn: {ketorolac}]

toroid
n 1: the doughnut-shaped object enclosed by a torus
2: a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle [syn: {torus}]

toroidal
adj : of or relating to or shaped like a toroid; doughnut shaped

Toronto
n : the provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada)

Torpedinidae
n : electric rays [syn: {family Torpedinidae}]

Torpediniformes
n : rays with torpedo-shaped bodies [syn: {order Torpediniformes}]

torpedo
n 1: a professional killer who uses a gun [syn: {gunman}, {gunslinger}, {hired gun}, {gun}, {gun for hire}, {triggerman}, {hit man}, {hitman}, {shooter}]
2: a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States [syn: {bomber}, {grinder}, {hero}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy}, {Cuban sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {sub}, {submarine}, {submarine sandwich}, {wedge}, {zep}]
3: an explosive device that is set off in an oil well (or a gas well) to start or to increase the flow of oil (or gas)
4: a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface
5: a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead
6: armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
7: any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges [syn: {electric ray}, {crampfish}, {numbfish}]
v : attack or hit with torpedoes [also: {torpedoes} (pl)]

torpedo boat
n : small high-speed warship designed for torpedo attacks in coastal waters

torpedo tube
n : a tube near the waterline of a vessel through which a torpedo is fired

torpedo-boat destroyer
n : small destroyer that was the forerunner of modern destroyers; designed to destroy torpedo boats

torpedoes
torpedo
n 1: a professional killer who uses a gun [syn: {gunman}, {gunslinger}, {hired gun}, {gun}, {gun for hire}, {triggerman}, {hit man}, {hitman}, {shooter}]
2: a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States [syn: {bomber}, {grinder}, {hero}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy}, {Cuban sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {sub}, {submarine}, {submarine sandwich}, {wedge}, {zep}]
3: an explosive device that is set off in an oil well (or a gas well) to start or to increase the flow of oil (or gas)
4: a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface
5: a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead
6: armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
7: any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges [syn: {electric ray}, {crampfish}, {numbfish}]
v : attack or hit with torpedoes [also: {torpedoes} (pl)]

torpedoes
See {torpedo}

torpid
adj 1: slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age" [syn: {inert}, {sluggish}]
2: in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs" [syn: {dormant}, {hibernating(a)}]

torpidity
n 1: a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility; "he fell into a deep torpor" [syn: {torpor}]
2: inactivity resulting from torpidity and lack of vigor or energy [syn: {listlessness}, {torpidness}, {torpor}]

torpidly
adv : in a daze; in a dazed manner; "he wondered dazedly whether the term after next at his new school wouldn't matter so much" [syn: {dazedly}]

torpidness
n : inactivity resulting from torpidity and lack of vigor or energy [syn: {listlessness}, {torpidity}, {torpor}]

torpor
n 1: a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility; "he fell into a deep torpor" [syn: {torpidity}]
2: inactivity resulting from torpidity and lack of vigor or energy [syn: {listlessness}, {torpidity}, {torpidness}]

Torquato Tasso
n : Italian poet who wrote an epic poem about the capture of Jerusalem during the First Crusade (1544-1595) [syn: {Tasso}]

torque
n : a twisting force [syn: {torsion}]

torque converter
n : converter for transmitting and amplifying torque (especially by hydraulic means)

torque wrench
n : a wrench that has a gauge that indicates the amount of torque being applied

Torquemada
n : the Spaniard who as Grand Inquisitor was responsible for the death of thousands of Jews and suspected witches during the Spanish Inquisition (1420-1498) [syn: {Tomas de Torquemada}]

torr
n : a unit of pressure equal to 0.001316 atmosphere; named after Torricelli [syn: {millimeter of mercury}, {mm Hg}]

torrefied
See {torrefy}

torrent
n 1: a heavy rain [syn: {downpour}, {cloudburst}, {deluge}, {waterspout}, {pelter}, {soaker}]
2: a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent" [syn: {violent stream}]
3: an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse" [syn: {flood}, {inundation}, {deluge}]

torrential
adj 1: relating to or resulting from the action of a torrent; "torrential erosion"; "torrential adaptations seen in some aquatic forms"
2: resembling a torrent in force and abundance; "torrential applause"; "torrential abuse"; "the torrential facility and fecundity characteristic of his style"- Winthrop Sargeant
3: pouring in abundance; "torrential rains"

Torreon
n : a city in northern Mexico west of Monterrey

Torres Strait
n : a strait between northeastern Australia and southern New Guinea that connects the Coral Sea with the Arafura Sea

Torrey pine
n : medium-sized 5-needled pine of southwestern California having long cylindrical cones [syn: {Torrey's pine}, {soledad pine}, {gray-leaf pine}, {sabine pine}, {Pinus torreyana}]

Torrey tree
n : rare small evergreen of northern Florida; its glossy green leaves have an unpleasant fetid smell when crushed [syn: {stinking cedar}, {stinking yew}, {Torreya taxifolia}]

Torreya
n : nutmeg-yews [syn: {genus Torreya}]

Torreya californica
n : California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but with a strong turpentine flavor [syn: {California nutmeg}, {nutmeg-yew}]

Torreya taxifolia
n : rare small evergreen of northern Florida; its glossy green leaves have an unpleasant fetid smell when crushed [syn: {stinking cedar}, {stinking yew}, {Torrey tree}]

Torrey's pine
n : medium-sized 5-needled pine of southwestern California having long cylindrical cones [syn: {Torrey pine}, {soledad pine}, {gray-leaf pine}, {sabine pine}, {Pinus torreyana}]

Torricelli
n : Italian physicist who invented the mercury barometer (1608-1647) [syn: {Evangelista Torricelli}]

torrid
adj 1: characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair" [syn: {ardent}, {burning(a)}, {fervent}, {fervid}, {fiery}, {impassioned}, {perfervid}]
2: emotionally charged and vigorously energetic; "a torrid dance"; "torrid jazz bands"; "hot trumpets and torrid rhythms"
3: burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot; "the torrid noonday sun"; "sultry sands of the dessert" [syn: {sultry}]

Torrid Zone
n : the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate [syn: {tropical zone}, {tropics}]

torridity
n : extreme heat

torrify
See {torrefy}

torsi
torso
n : the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" [syn: {trunk}, {body}] [also: {torsi} (pl)]

torsi
See {torso}

torsion
n 1: a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions" [syn: {tortuosity}, {tortuousness}, {contortion}, {crookedness}]
2: a twisting force [syn: {torque}]

torsion balance
n : measuring instrument designed to measure small forces by the torsion they exert on a thin wire

torsk
n : large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod [syn: {cusk}, {Brosme brosme}]

torso
n : the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" [syn: {trunk}, {body}] [also: {torsi} (pl)]

tort
n : (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought [syn: {civil wrong}]

torte
n : rich cake usually covered with cream and fruit or nuts; originated in Austria

tortellini
n : small ring-shaped stuffed pasta

tort-feasor
n : a party who has committed a tort [syn: {tortfeasor}]

tortfeasor
n : a party who has committed a tort [syn: {tort-feasor}]

torticollis
n : an unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted [syn: {wryneck}]

tortilla
n : thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour

tortilla chip
n : a small piece of tortilla

tortious
adj : of or pertaining to the nature of a tort; "tortious acts"

tortoise
n : usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica

tortoise plant
n : South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark [syn: {elephant's-foot}, {Hottentot bread vine}, {Hottentot's bread vine}, {Dioscorea elephantipes}]

tortoiseshell
n 1: the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles
2: brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles [syn: {tortoiseshell butterfly}]
3: a cat having black and cream and yellowish markings [syn: {tortoiseshell-cat}, {calico cat}]

tortoiseshell butterfly
n : brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles [syn: {tortoiseshell}]

tortoiseshell turtle
n : pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell [syn: {hawksbill turtle}, {hawksbill}, {hawkbill}, {Eretmochelys imbricata}]

tortoiseshell-cat
n : a cat having black and cream and yellowish markings [syn: {tortoiseshell}, {calico cat}]

tortricid
n : any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leafrollers or live in fruits and galls [syn: {tortricid moth}]

tortricid moth
n : any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leafrollers or live in fruits and galls [syn: {tortricid}]

Tortricidae
n : leaf rollers and codling moths [syn: {family Tortricidae}]

tortrix
n 1: California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges [syn: {orange tortrix}, {Argyrotaenia citrana}]
2: small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants [syn: {tea tortrix}, {Homona coffearia}]

tortuosity
n : a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions" [syn: {tortuousness}, {torsion}, {contortion}, {crookedness}]

tortuous
adj 1: highly involved or intricate; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "intricate needlework"; "an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months" [syn: {Byzantine}, {convoluted}, {intricate}, {involved}, {knotty}, {labyrinthine}, {tangled}]
2: marked by repeated turns and bends; "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track" [syn: {twisting}, {twisty}, {winding}]
3: not straightforward; "his tortuous reasoning"

tortuously
adv : in a tortuous manner; "tortuously haggling over the price"

tortuousness
n : a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions" [syn: {tortuosity}, {torsion}, {contortion}, {crookedness}]

torture
n 1: extreme mental distress [syn: {anguish}, {torment}]
2: unbearable physical pain [syn: {torment}]
3: intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned" [syn: {agony}, {torment}]
4: the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean [syn: {distortion}, {overrefinement}, {straining}, {twisting}]
5: the act of torturing someone; "it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession" [syn: {torturing}]
v 1: torment emotionally or mentally [syn: {torment}, {excruciate}, {rack}]
2: subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible" [syn: {excruciate}, {torment}]

torture chamber
n : a room in which torture is inflicted

tortured
adj 1: subjected to intense pain; "hundreds of tortured prisoners"
2: experiencing intense pain especially mental pain; "an anguished conscience"; "a small tormented schoolboy"; "a tortured witness to another's humiliation" [syn: {anguished}, {tormented}]

torturer
n : someone who inflicts severe physical pain

torturesome
adj : extremely painful [syn: {agonizing}, {agonising}, {excruciating}, {harrowing}, {torturing}, {torturous}]

torturing
adj : extremely painful [syn: {agonizing}, {agonising}, {excruciating}, {harrowing}, {torturous}, {torturesome}]
n : the act of torturing someone; "it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession" [syn: {torture}]

torturous
adj : extremely painful [syn: {agonizing}, {agonising}, {excruciating}, {harrowing}, {torturing}, {torturesome}]

torturously
adv : in a very painful manner; "the progress was agonizingly slow" [syn: {agonizingly}, {excruciatingly}]

torulose
adj : of a cylindrical or ellipsoid body; swollen and constricted at intervals

torus
n 1: a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle [syn: {toroid}]
2: commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column [syn: {tore}] [also: {tori} (pl)]

Tory
n 1: an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution
2: a supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of reform; a political conservative

Toscana
n : a region in central Italy [syn: {Tuscany}]

Toscanini
n : Italian conductor of many orchestras worldwide (1867-1957) [syn: {Arturo Toscanini}]

tosh
n : pretentious or silly talk or writing [syn: {baloney}, {boloney}, {bilgewater}, {bosh}, {drool}, {humbug}, {taradiddle}, {tarradiddle}, {tommyrot}, {twaddle}]

Tosk
n : the dialect of Albanian spoken in southern Albania and in areas of Greece and Italy [syn: {Tosk dialect}]

Tosk dialect
n : the dialect of Albanian spoken in southern Albania and in areas of Greece and Italy [syn: {Tosk}]

toss
n 1: the act of flipping a coin [syn: {flip}]
2: (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled" [syn: {pass}, {flip}]
3: an abrupt movement; "a toss of his head"
v 1: throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper" [syn: {flip}, {sky}, {pitch}]
2: lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!" [syn: {flip}]
3: throw carelessly; "chuck the ball" [syn: {chuck}]
4: move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed" [syn: {convulse}, {thresh}, {thresh about}, {thrash}, {thrash about}, {slash}, {jactitate}]
5: throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn: {discard}, {fling}, {toss out}, {toss away}, {chuck out}, {cast aside}, {dispose}, {throw out}, {cast out}, {throw away}, {cast away}, {put away}]
6: agitate; "toss the salad"

toss away
v : throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn: {discard}, {fling}, {toss}, {toss out}, {chuck out}, {cast aside}, {dispose}, {throw out}, {cast out}, {throw away}, {cast away}, {put away}]

toss back
v : throw back with a quick, light motion; "She tossed back her head" [syn: {throw back}]

toss bombing
n : a bombing run in which the bomber approaches the target at a low altitude and pulls up just before releasing the bomb [syn: {loft bombing}]

toss in
v : add casually to a conversation; "I don't agree with this," she tossed in

toss off
v 1: write quickly; "She dashed off a note to her husdband saying she would not be home for supper" [syn: {dash off}, {knock off}, {fling off}]
2: drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work" [syn: {pop}, {bolt down}, {belt down}, {pour down}, {down}, {drink down}, {kill}]

toss out
v : throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn: {discard}, {fling}, {toss}, {toss away}, {chuck out}, {cast aside}, {dispose}, {throw out}, {cast out}, {throw away}, {cast away}, {put away}]

tossed salad
n : salad tossed with a dressing

tosser
n 1: terms of abuse for a masturbator [syn: {jerk-off}, {wanker}]
2: someone who throws lightly (as with the palm upward)

tossing
adj : thrown from side to side; "a tossing ship" [syn: {agitated}]

toss-up
n : an unpredictable phenomenon; "it's a toss-up whether he will win or lose" [syn: {tossup}, {even chance}]

tossup
n : an unpredictable phenomenon; "it's a toss-up whether he will win or lose" [syn: {toss-up}, {even chance}]

tostada
n 1: a flat tortilla with various fillings piled on it
2: a crisp flat tortilla

tot
n 1: a small amount (especially of a drink); "a tot of rum"
2: a young child [syn: {toddler}, {yearling}, {bambino}]
v : determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" [syn: {total}, {tot up}, {sum}, {sum up}, {summate}, {tote up}, {add}, {add together}, {tally}, {add up}] [also: {totting}, {totted}]

tot up
v : determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" [syn: {total}, {tot}, {sum}, {sum up}, {summate}, {tote up}, {add}, {add together}, {tally}, {add up}]

total
adj 1: constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure" [syn: {entire}, {full}]
2: including everything; "the overall cost"; "the total amount owed" [syn: {overall}]
3: without conditions or limitations; "a total ban" [syn: {absolute}, {unconditioned}]
4: complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster" [syn: {full}]
n 1: the whole amount [syn: {sum}, {totality}, {aggregate}]
2: a quantity obtained by addition [syn: {sum}, {amount}]
v 1: add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000" [syn: {number}, {add up}, {come}, {amount}]
2: determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" [syn: {tot}, {tot up}, {sum}, {sum up}, {summate}, {tote up}, {add}, {add together}, {tally}, {add up}] [also: {totalling}, {totalled}]

total aphasia
n : loss of all ability to communicate [syn: {global aphasia}]

total darkness
n : total absence of light; "they fumbled around in total darkness"; "in the black of night" [syn: {lightlessness}, {blackness}, {pitch blackness}, {black}]

total depravity
n : the Calvinist doctrine that everyone is born in a state of corruption as a result of original sin

total eclipse
n : an eclipse as seen from a place where the eclipsed body is completely obscured

total heat
n : (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure; "enthalpy is the amount of energy in a system capable of doing mechanical work" [syn: {heat content}, {enthalpy}, {H}]

total hysterectomy
n : surgical removal of the uterus and cervix

total parenteral nutrition
n : administration of a nutritionally adequate solution through a catheter into the vena cava; used in cases of long-term coma or severe burns or severe gastrointestinal syndromes [syn: {TPN}, {hyperalimentation}]

totaled
adj : used of automobiles; completely demolished; "the insurance adjuster declared the automobile totaled"

totalisator
n : computer that registers bets and divides the total amount bet among those who won [syn: {pari-mutuel machine}, {totalizer}, {totaliser}, {totalizator}]

totalise
v : make into a total; "Can we totalize these different ideas into one philosophy?" [syn: {totalize}]

totaliser
n 1: computer that registers bets and divides the total amount bet among those who won [syn: {pari-mutuel machine}, {totalizer}, {totalizator}, {totalisator}]
2: a calculator that performs simple arithmetic functions [syn: {adding machine}, {totalizer}]

totalism
n : the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government [syn: {absolutism}, {totalitarianism}]

totalistic
adj : of or relating to the principles of totalitarianism according to which the state regulates every realm of life; "totalitarian theory and practice"; "operating in a totalistic fashion" [syn: {totalitarian}]

totalitarian
adj 1: characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control; "a totalitarian regime crushes all autonomous institutions in its drive to seize the human soul"- Arthur M.Schlesinger, Jr.
2: of or relating to the principles of totalitarianism according to which the state regulates every realm of life; "totalitarian theory and practice"; "operating in a totalistic fashion" [syn: {totalistic}]

totalitarianism
n 1: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) [syn: {dictatorship}, {absolutism}, {authoritarianism}, {Caesarism}, {despotism}, {monocracy}, {one-man rule}, {shogunate}, {Stalinism}, {tyranny}]
2: the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government [syn: {absolutism}, {totalism}]

totality
n 1: the state of being total; "appalled by the totality of the destruction" [syn: {entirety}, {entireness}]
2: the quality of being complete and indiscriminate; "the totality of war and its consequences"; "the all-embracing totality of the state"
3: the whole amount [syn: {sum}, {total}, {aggregate}]

totalizator
n : computer that registers bets and divides the total amount bet among those who won [syn: {pari-mutuel machine}, {totalizer}, {totaliser}, {totalisator}]

totalize
v : make into a total; "Can we totalize these different ideas into one philosophy?" [syn: {totalise}]

totalizer
n 1: computer that registers bets and divides the total amount bet among those who won [syn: {pari-mutuel machine}, {totaliser}, {totalizator}, {totalisator}]
2: a calculator that performs simple arithmetic functions [syn: {adding machine}, {totaliser}]

totalled
total
adj 1: constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure" [syn: {entire}, {full}]
2: including everything; "the overall cost"; "the total amount owed" [syn: {overall}]
3: without conditions or limitations; "a total ban" [syn: {absolute}, {unconditioned}]
4: complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster" [syn: {full}]
n 1: the whole amount [syn: {sum}, {totality}, {aggregate}]
2: a quantity obtained by addition [syn: {sum}, {amount}]
v 1: add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000" [syn: {number}, {add up}, {come}, {amount}]
2: determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" [syn: {tot}, {tot up}, {sum}, {sum up}, {summate}, {tote up}, {add}, {add together}, {tally}, {add up}] [also: {totalling}, {totalled}]

totalled
See {total}

totalling
total
adj 1: constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure" [syn: {entire}, {full}]
2: including everything; "the overall cost"; "the total amount owed" [syn: {overall}]
3: without conditions or limitations; "a total ban" [syn: {absolute}, {unconditioned}]
4: complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster" [syn: {full}]
n 1: the whole amount [syn: {sum}, {totality}, {aggregate}]
2: a quantity obtained by addition [syn: {sum}, {amount}]
v 1: add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000" [syn: {number}, {add up}, {come}, {amount}]
2: determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" [syn: {tot}, {tot up}, {sum}, {sum up}, {summate}, {tote up}, {add}, {add together}, {tally}, {add up}] [also: {totalling}, {totalled}]

totalling
See {total}

totally
adv : to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea" [syn: {wholly}, {entirely}, {completely}, {all}, {altogether}, {whole}] [ant: {partially}]

totara
n : valuable timber tree of New Zealand yielding hard reddish wood used for furniture and bridges and wharves [syn: {Podocarpus totara}]

tote
n : a capacious bag or basket [syn: {carryall}, {holdall}, {tote bag}]
v : carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase" [syn: {lug}, {tug}]

tote bag
n : a capacious bag or basket [syn: {carryall}, {holdall}, {tote}]

tote up
v : determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" [syn: {total}, {tot}, {tot up}, {sum}, {sum up}, {summate}, {add}, {add together}, {tally}, {add up}]

totem
n 1: a clan identified by their kinship to a common totemic object
2: emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians)

totem pole
n : a tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast

totemic
adj : relating to totemism; "totemic object"

totemism
n : belief in the kinship of a group of people with a common totem

toter
n : someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the bonds were transmitted by carrier" [syn: {carrier}, {bearer}]

totipotence
n : the ability of a cell to give rise to unlike cells and so to develop a new organism or part; "animal cells lose their totipotency at an early stage in embryonic development" [syn: {totipotency}]

totipotency
n : the ability of a cell to give rise to unlike cells and so to develop a new organism or part; "animal cells lose their totipotency at an early stage in embryonic development" [syn: {totipotence}]

totipotent
adj : having the ability to give rise to unlike cells; "embryonic stem cells are totipotent"

totted
tot
n 1: a small amount (especially of a drink); "a tot of rum"
2: a young child [syn: {toddler}, {yearling}, {bambino}]
v : determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" [syn: {total}, {tot up}, {sum}, {sum up}, {summate}, {tote up}, {add}, {add together}, {tally}, {add up}] [also: {totting}, {totted}]

totted
See {tot}

Totten trust
n : a savings account deposited by someone who makes themselves the trustee for a beneficiary and who controls it during their lifetime; afterward the balance is payable to the previously named beneficiary [syn: {savings account trust}, {savings bank trust}, {trust account}, {trustee account}]

totter
v 1: move without being stable, as if threatening to fall; "The drunk man tottered over to our table"
2: walk unsteadily; "small children toddle" [syn: {toddle}, {coggle}, {dodder}, {paddle}, {waddle}]
3: move unsteadily, with a rocking motion [syn: {teeter}, {seesaw}]

totterer
n : someone who walks unsteadily as if about to fall [syn: {staggerer}, {reeler}]

tottering
adj 1: unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age; "a tottering skeleton of a horse"; "a tottery old man" [syn: {tottery}]
2: (of structures or institutions) having lost stability; failing or on the point of collapse; "a tottering empire"

tottery
adj : unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age; "a tottering skeleton of a horse"; "a tottery old man" [syn: {tottering}]

totting
tot
n 1: a small amount (especially of a drink); "a tot of rum"
2: a young child [syn: {toddler}, {yearling}, {bambino}]
v : determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" [syn: {total}, {tot up}, {sum}, {sum up}, {summate}, {tote up}, {add}, {add together}, {tally}, {add up}] [also: {totting}, {totted}]

totting
See {tot}

toucan
n : brilliantly colored arboreal fruit-eating bird of tropical America having a very large thin-walled beak

toucanet
n : small toucan

touch
n 1: the event of something coming in contact with the body; "he longed for the touch of her hand"; "the cooling touch of the night air" [syn: {touching}]
2: the faculty of touch; "only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us" [syn: {sense of touch}, {skin senses}, {touch modality}, {cutaneous senses}]
3: a suggestion of some quality; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face" [syn: {trace}, {ghost}]
4: a distinguishing style; "this room needs a woman's touch" [syn: {signature}]
5: the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights" [syn: {touching}]
6: a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic" [syn: {hint}, {tinge}, {mite}, {pinch}, {jot}, {speck}, {soupcon}]
7: a communicative interaction; "the pilot made contact with the base"; "he got in touch with his colleagues" [syn: {contact}]
8: a slight attack of illness; "he has a touch of rheumatism" [syn: {spot}]
9: the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan); "he watched the beggar trying to make a touch" 10: the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin; "she likes the touch of silk on her skin"; "the surface had a greasy feeling" [syn: {touch sensation}, {tactual sensation}, {tactile sensation}, {feeling}] 11: deftness in handling matters; "he has a master's touch" 12: the feel of mechanical action; "this piano has a wonderful touch"
v 1: make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"
2: perceive via the tactile sense; "Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her"
3: affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy" [syn: {stir}]
4: have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" [syn: {refer}, {pertain}, {relate}, {concern}, {come to}, {bear on}, {touch on}]
5: be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" [syn: {adjoin}, {meet}, {contact}]
6: have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?" [syn: {affect}, {impact}, {bear upon}, {bear on}, {touch on}]
7: deal with; usually used with a form of negation; "I wouldn't touch her with a ten-foot pole"; "The local Mafia won't touch gambling"
8: cause to be in brief contact with; "He touched his toes to the horse's flanks"
9: to extend as far as; "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall" [syn: {reach}, {extend to}] 10: be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents" [syn: {equal}, {rival}, {match}] 11: tamper with; "Don't touch my CDs!" [syn: {disturb}] 12: make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it" [syn: {allude}, {advert}] 13: comprehend; "He could not touch the meaning of the poem" 14: consume; "She didn't touch her food all night" [syn: {partake}] 15: dye with a color [syn: {tint}, {tinct}, {bepaint}, {tinge}]

touch a chord
v : evoke a reaction, response, or emotion; "this writer strikes a chord with young women"; "The storyteller touched a chord" [syn: {strike a chord}]

touch base
v : establish communication with someone; "did you finally connect with your long-lost cousin?" [syn: {get in touch}, {connect}]

touch down
v : come or bring (a plane) to a landing; "the plane touched down at noon"

touch football
n : a version of American football in which the ball carrier is touched rather than tackled

touch modality
n : the faculty of touch; "only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us" [syn: {touch}, {sense of touch}, {skin senses}, {cutaneous senses}]

touch off
v : put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits" [syn: {trip}, {actuate}, {trigger}, {activate}, {set off}, {spark off}, {spark}, {trigger off}]

touch on
v 1: refer to or discuss briefly
2: have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" [syn: {refer}, {pertain}, {relate}, {concern}, {come to}, {bear on}, {touch}]
3: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" [syn: {repair}, {mend}, {fix}, {bushel}, {doctor}, {furbish up}, {restore}] [ant: {break}]
4: have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?" [syn: {affect}, {impact}, {bear upon}, {bear on}, {touch}]

touch perception
n : the faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat or pain [syn: {tactual sensation}, {tactility}, {skin perceptiveness}]

touch sensation
n : the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin; "she likes the touch of silk on her skin"; "the surface had a greasy feeling" [syn: {touch}, {tactual sensation}, {tactile sensation}, {feeling}]

touch system
n : typewriting in which the fingers are trained to hit particular keys; typist can read and type at the same time [syn: {touch typing}]

touch typing
n : typewriting in which the fingers are trained to hit particular keys; typist can read and type at the same time [syn: {touch system}]

touch up
v : alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance; "This photograph has been retouched!" [syn: {retouch}]

touchable
adj : having substance or material existence; perceptible to the senses; "a physical manifestation"; "surrounded by tangible objects" [syn: {physical}, {tangible}]

touch-and-go
adj : fraught with danger; "dangerous waters"; "a parlous journey on stormy seas"; "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"; "the precarious life of an undersea diver"; "dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery" [syn: {parlous}, {perilous}, {precarious}]

touchback
n : (American football) a play in which the opposing team has kicked the football into your end zone

touchdown
n 1: a score in American football; being in possession of the ball across the opponents' goal line
2: a landing (as the wheels touch the landing field); especially of airplanes

touched
adj 1: being colored slightly; sometimes used in combination; "white petals touched with pink"; "the resplendent sun-touched flag"; "pink-tinged apple blossoms" [syn: {tinged}]
2: having come into contact [ant: {untouched}]
3: slightly insane [syn: {fey}, {touched(p)}]
4: emotionally affected; "very touched by the stranger's kindness" [syn: {affected(p)}, {stirred(p)}, {touched(p)}]

toucher
n : a person who causes or allows a part of the body to come in contact with someone or something

touchier
touchy
adj 1: quick to take offense [syn: {huffy}, {thin-skinned}]
2: irritable and looking for trouble; "too touchy to make judicious decisions" [syn: {feisty}] [also: {touchiest}, {touchier}]

touchier
See {touchy}

touchiest
touchy
adj 1: quick to take offense [syn: {huffy}, {thin-skinned}]
2: irritable and looking for trouble; "too touchy to make judicious decisions" [syn: {feisty}] [also: {touchiest}, {touchier}]

touchiest
See {touchy}

touchily
adv : in a touchy manner; "he touchily refused all offers to help"

touchiness
n : feeling easily irritated [syn: {testiness}, {tetchiness}]

touching
adj : arousing affect; "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching" [syn: {affecting}, {poignant}]
n 1: the event of something coming in contact with the body; "he longed for the touch of her hand"; "the cooling touch of the night air" [syn: {touch}]
2: the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights" [syn: {touch}]

touchingly
adv : in a poignant or touching manner; "she spoke poignantly" [syn: {affectingly}, {poignantly}]

touchline
n : either of the sidelines in soccer or Rugby

touch-me-not
n 1: North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil [syn: {jewelweed}, {lady's earrings}, {orange balsam}, {celandine}, {Impatiens capensis}]
2: Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched [syn: {squirting cucumber}, {exploding cucumber}, {Ecballium elaterium}]
3: prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft gray-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled [syn: {sensitive plant}, {shame plant}, {live-and-die}, {humble plant}, {action plant}, {Mimosa pudica}]

touchstone
n : a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "they set the measure for all subsequent work" [syn: {standard}, {criterion}, {measure}]

touch-type
v : type without looking at the keyboard

touch-typist
n : a skilled typist who can type a document without looking at the keyboard

touchwood
n : material for starting a fire [syn: {kindling}, {tinder}, {spunk}, {punk}]

touchy
adj 1: quick to take offense [syn: {huffy}, {thin-skinned}]
2: irritable and looking for trouble; "too touchy to make judicious decisions" [syn: {feisty}] [also: {touchiest}, {touchier}]

touchy-feely
adj : (often derogatory) openly expressing love and affection (especially through physical contact)

tough
adj 1: not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character" [ant: {tender}]
2: very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution; "a rugged competitive examination"; "the rugged conditions of frontier life"; "the competition was tough"; "it's a tough life"; "it was a tough job" [syn: {rugged}]
3: physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet" [syn: {toughened}] [ant: {tender}]
4: substantially made or constructed; "sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal" [syn: {sturdy}]
5: violent and lawless; "the more ruffianly element"; "tough street gangs" [syn: {ruffianly}]
6: feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad'); "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night" [syn: {bad}]
7: tough to cut or chew [ant: {tender}]
8: unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break" [syn: {hard}]
n 1: someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing [syn: {street fighter}]
2: an aggressive and violent young criminal [syn: {hood}, {hoodlum}, {goon}, {punk}, {thug}, {toughie}, {strong-armer}]
3: a cruel and brutal fellow [syn: {bully}, {hooligan}, {ruffian}, {roughneck}, {rowdy}, {yob}, {yobo}, {yobbo}]

tough guy
n : someone who bullies weaker people [syn: {plug-ugly}]

tough luck
n : an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes [syn: {misfortune}, {bad luck}, {ill luck}] [ant: {good fortune}, {good fortune}]

toughen
v : make tough or tougher; "This experience will toughen her"

toughened
adj 1: physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet" [syn: {tough}] [ant: {tender}]
2: made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment; "a sword of tempered steel"; "tempered glass" [syn: {tempered}, {treated}, {hardened}] [ant: {untempered}]

toughie
n 1: an aggressive and violent young criminal [syn: {hood}, {hoodlum}, {goon}, {punk}, {thug}, {tough}, {strong-armer}]
2: a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem [syn: {poser}, {stumper}, {sticker}]

toughly
adv : in a ruggedly tough manner; "toughly vigorous story-telling"

tough-minded
adj : facing facts or difficulties realistically and with determination [syn: {unsentimental}]

toughness
n 1: enduring strength and energy [syn: {stamina}, {staying power}]
2: the property of being big and strong [syn: {huskiness}, {ruggedness}]
3: the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking [syn: {temper}]
4: impressive difficulty [syn: {formidability}]

Toulouse
n : a city on the Garonne River in southern France southeast of Bordeaux; a cultural center of medieval Europe

Toulouse-Lautrec
n : French painter who portrayed life in the cafes and music halls of Montmartre (1864-1901) [syn: {Henri Toulouse-Lautrec}]

toupe
n : a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness [syn: {toupee}]

toupee
n : a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness [syn: {toupe}]

toupeed
adj : wearing a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness

tour
n 1: a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area; "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the island" [syn: {circuit}]
2: a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work" [syn: {go}, {spell}, {turn}]
3: a period of time spent in military service [syn: {enlistment}, {hitch}, {term of enlistment}, {tour of duty}, {duty tour}]
v : make a tour of a certain place; "We toured the Provence this summer"

tour de force
n : a masterly or brilliant feat

Tour de France
n : a French bicycle race for professional cyclists that last three weeks and covers about 3,000 miles

tour guide
n : a guide who leads others on a tour

tour of duty
n : a period of time spent in military service [syn: {enlistment}, {hitch}, {term of enlistment}, {duty tour}, {tour}]

touraco
n : large brightly crested bird of Africa [syn: {turaco}, {turacou}, {turakoo}] [also: {touracos} (pl)]

touracos
touraco
n : large brightly crested bird of Africa [syn: {turaco}, {turacou}, {turakoo}] [also: {touracos} (pl)]

touracos
See {touraco}

tourer
n 1: someone who travels for pleasure [syn: {tourist}, {holidaymaker}]
2: large open car seating four with folding top [syn: {touring car}, {phaeton}]

Tourette
n : French neurologist (1857-1904) [syn: {Gilles de la Tourette}, {Georges Gilles de la Tourette}]

Tourette's syndrome
n : neurological disorder characterized by facial grimaces and tics and movements of the upper body and grunts and shouts and coprolalia [syn: {Gilles de la Tourette syndrome}]

touring
adj : working for a short time in different places; "itinerant laborers"; "a road show"; "traveling salesman"; "touring company" [syn: {itinerant}, {road}, {traveling}]

touring car
n : large open car seating four with folding top [syn: {phaeton}, {tourer}]

tourism
n : the business of providing services to tourists; "Tourism is a major business in Bermuda" [syn: {touristry}]

tourist
n : someone who travels for pleasure [syn: {tourer}, {holidaymaker}]

tourist class
n : inexpensive accommodations on a ship or train [syn: {third class}]

tourist court
n : a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area [syn: {motor hotel}, {motor inn}, {motor lodge}, {court}]

touristed
adj : visited by throngs of tourists; "of the three American Virgin islands St. Thomas is the most touristed"; "tourists descend in busloads...so the whole place is rather touristy" [syn: {touristy}]

touristry
n : the business of providing services to tourists; "Tourism is a major business in Bermuda" [syn: {tourism}]

touristy
adj : visited by throngs of tourists; "of the three American Virgin islands St. Thomas is the most touristed"; "tourists descend in busloads...so the whole place is rather touristy" [syn: {touristed}]

tourmaline
n : a mineral that is a complex borosilicate and hydroxide of aluminum containing iron and magnesium and calcium and lithium and sodium; it is usually black but occurs in transparent colored forms that are used as gemstones

tournament
n 1: a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner [syn: {tourney}]
2: a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize

tournedos
n : thick steak cut from the beef tenderloin

tourney
n : a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner [syn: {tournament}]
v : engage in a tourney

tourniquet
n : bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure [syn: {compression bandage}]

tousle
v : disarrange or rumple; dishevel; "The strong wind tousled my hair" [syn: {dishevel}, {tangle}]

tousled
adj : in disarray; extremely disorderly; "her clothing was disheveled"; "powder-smeared and frowzled"; "a rumpled unmade bed"; "a bed with tousled sheets"; "his brown hair was tousled, thick, and curly"- Al Spiers [syn: {disheveled}, {dishevelled}, {frowzled}, {rumpled}]

tout
n 1: someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit [syn: {ticket tout}]
2: someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way [syn: {touter}]
3: one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack) [syn: {tipster}]
v 1: advertize in strongly positive terms; "This product was touted as a revolutionary invention"
2: show off [syn: {boast}, {swash}, {shoot a line}, {brag}, {gas}, {blow}, {bluster}, {vaunt}, {gasconade}]

tout ensemble
n 1: an assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a whole [syn: {ensemble}]
2: a total impression or effect of something made up of individual parts
adv : with everything considered (and neglecting details); "altogether, I'm sorry it happened"; "all in all, it's not so bad" [syn: {all in all}, {on the whole}, {altogether}]

touter
n : someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way [syn: {tout}]

tovarich
n : a comrade

tow
n : the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope; "the truck gave him a tow to the garage" [syn: {towage}]
v : drag behind; "Horses used to tow barges along the canal"

tow car
n : a truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones) [syn: {tow truck}, {wrecker}]

tow truck
n : a truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones) [syn: {tow car}, {wrecker}]

towage
n : the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope; "the truck gave him a tow to the garage" [syn: {tow}]

toward land
adv : towards the shore from the water; "we invited them ashore" [syn: {ashore}, {on land}, {onto land}]

toward the sea
adv : in the direction of the sea; "the sailor looked seaward" [syn: {seaward}, {seawards}, {asea}]

towboat
n : a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships [syn: {tugboat}, {tug}, {tower}]

towel
n : a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
v : wipe with a towel; "towel your hair dry" [also: {towelling}, {towelled}]

towel bar
n : a horizontal bar a few inches from a wall for holding towels [syn: {towel rail}]

towel horse
n : a rack consisting of one or more bars on which towels can be hung [syn: {towel rack}]

towel rack
n : a rack consisting of one or more bars on which towels can be hung [syn: {towel horse}]

towel rail
n : a horizontal bar a few inches from a wall for holding towels [syn: {towel bar}]

towel ring
n : a circular hoop for holding a towel

toweling
n : any of various fabrics (linen or cotton) used to make towels [syn: {towelling}]

towelled
towel
n : a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
v : wipe with a towel; "towel your hair dry" [also: {towelling}, {towelled}]

towelled
See {towel}

towelling
towel
n : a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
v : wipe with a towel; "towel your hair dry" [also: {towelling}, {towelled}]

towelling
n : any of various fabrics (linen or cotton) used to make towels [syn: {toweling}]

towelling
See {towel}

tower
n 1: a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
2: anything tall and thin approximating the shape of a column or tower; "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite" [syn: {column}, {pillar}]
3: a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships [syn: {tugboat}, {tug}, {towboat}]
v : appear very large or occupy a commanding position; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall" [syn: {loom}, {predominate}, {hulk}]

tower block
n : tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments; "`tower block' is the British term for `high-rise'" [syn: {high-rise}]

tower cress
n 1: or genus Arabis: erect cress widely distributed throughout Europe [syn: {tower mustard}, {Turritis glabra}, {Arabis glabra}]
2: European cress having stiff erect stems; sometimes placed in genus Turritis [syn: {tower mustard}, {Arabis turrita}]

tower mustard
n 1: or genus Arabis: erect cress widely distributed throughout Europe [syn: {tower cress}, {Turritis glabra}, {Arabis glabra}]
2: European cress having stiff erect stems; sometimes placed in genus Turritis [syn: {tower cress}, {Arabis turrita}]

Tower of Babel
n : (Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another [syn: {Babel}]

Tower of London
n : a fortress in London on the Thames; used as a palace and a state prison and now as a museum containing the crown jewels

tower of strength
n : a person who can be relied on to give a great deal of support and comfort [syn: {pillar of strength}]

towering
adj : of imposing height; especially standing out above others; "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering iceburgs" [syn: {eminent}, {lofty}, {soaring}]

towheaded
adj : of hair color; whitish [syn: {ash-blonde}, {platinum-blonde}]

tow-headed snake
n : boa of grasslands and woodlands of western North America; looks and feels like rubber with tail and head of similar shape [syn: {rubber boa}, {Charina bottae}]

towhee
n : any of numerous long-tailed American finches

towing line
n : (nautical) a rope used in towing [syn: {towline}, {towrope}, {towing rope}]

towing path
n : a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats [syn: {towpath}]

towing rope
n : (nautical) a rope used in towing [syn: {towline}, {towrope}, {towing line}]

towline
n : (nautical) a rope used in towing [syn: {towrope}, {towing line}, {towing rope}]

town
n 1: an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city; "they drive through town on their way to work"
2: an administrative division of a county; "the town is responsible for snow removal" [syn: {township}]
3: the people living in a municipality smaller than a city; "the whole town cheered the team" [syn: {townspeople}, {townsfolk}]

town clerk
n : the official who keeps a town's records

town crier
n : (formerly) an official who made public announcements [syn: {crier}]

town gas
n : coal gas manufactured for domestic and industrial use

town hall
n : a government building that houses administrative offices of a town government

town house
n : a house that is one of a row of identical houses situated side by side and sharing common walls [syn: {row house}]

town meeting
n 1: government of a town by an assembly of the qualified voters
2: a meeting of the inhabitants of a town

town planning
n : determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community [syn: {city planning}, {urban planning}]

townee
n : townsman unacquainted with country life especially a slick and flashy male city dweller

towner
n : a resident of a town or city [syn: {townsman}]

townie
n : resident of a college town not affiliated with the college [syn: {towny}]

Townsend
n : United States social reformer who proposed an old-age pension sponsored by the federal government; his plan was a precursor to Social Security (1867-1960) [syn: {Francis Everett Townsend}]

Townsend Harris
n : United States diplomat who was instrumental in opening Japan to foreign trade (1804-1878) [syn: {Harris}]

Townsendia
n : genus of western American low tufted herbs: Easter daisy [syn: {genus Townsendia}]

Townsendia Exscapa
n : dwarf tufted nearly stemless herb having a rosette of woolly leaves and large white-rayed flower heads and bristly achenes; central Canada and United States west to Arizona [syn: {Easter daisy}, {stemless daisy}]

townsfolk
n : the people living in a municipality smaller than a city; "the whole town cheered the team" [syn: {town}, {townspeople}]

township
n : an administrative division of a county; "the town is responsible for snow removal" [syn: {town}]

townsman
n 1: a person from the same town as yourself; "a fellow townsman"
2: a resident of a town or city [syn: {towner}]

townspeople
n : the people living in a municipality smaller than a city; "the whole town cheered the team" [syn: {town}, {townsfolk}]

towny
n : resident of a college town not affiliated with the college [syn: {townie}]

towpath
n : a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats [syn: {towing path}]

towrope
n : (nautical) a rope used in towing [syn: {towline}, {towing line}, {towing rope}]

toxaemia
n 1: an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine [syn: {toxemia of pregnancy}, {toxaemia of pregnancy}, {toxemia}]
2: blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood [syn: {toxemia}]

toxaemia of pregnancy
n : an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine [syn: {toxemia of pregnancy}, {toxemia}, {toxaemia}]

toxemia
n 1: an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine [syn: {toxemia of pregnancy}, {toxaemia of pregnancy}, {toxaemia}]
2: blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood [syn: {toxaemia}]

toxemia of pregnancy
n : an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine [syn: {toxaemia of pregnancy}, {toxemia}, {toxaemia}]

toxic
adj : of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison; "suffering from exposure to toxic substances" [ant: {nontoxic}]

toxic condition
n : the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance [syn: {poisoning}, {intoxication}]

toxic dumpsite
n : a location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally) [syn: {toxic waste dump}, {toxic waste site}]

toxic industrial waste
n : poisonous waste materials; can cause injury (especially by chemical means) [syn: {toxic waste}]

toxic shock
n : syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus; characterized by fever and diarrhea and nausea and diffuse erythema and shock; occurs especially in menstruating women using high-absorbency tampons [syn: {toxic shock syndrome}, {TSS}]

toxic shock syndrome
n : syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus; characterized by fever and diarrhea and nausea and diffuse erythema and shock; occurs especially in menstruating women using high-absorbency tampons [syn: {toxic shock}, {TSS}]

toxic site
n : a site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up [syn: {toxic waste area}, {Superfund site}]

toxic waste
n : poisonous waste materials; can cause injury (especially by chemical means) [syn: {toxic industrial waste}]

toxic waste area
n : a site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up [syn: {toxic site}, {Superfund site}]

toxic waste dump
n : a location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally) [syn: {toxic waste site}, {toxic dumpsite}]

toxic waste site
n : a location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally) [syn: {toxic waste dump}, {toxic dumpsite}]

toxicant
adj : having the qualities or effects of a poison [syn: {poisonous}]

toxicity
n 1: the degree to which something is poisonous
2: grave harmfulness or deadliness [syn: {perniciousness}]

Toxicodendron
n : in some classifications: comprising those members of the genus Rhus having foliage that is poisonous to the touch; of North America and northern South America [syn: {genus Toxicodendron}]

Toxicodendron diversilobum
n : poisonous shrub of the Pacific coast of North America that causes a rash on contact [syn: {western poison oak}, {Rhus diversiloba}]

Toxicodendron quercifolium
n : poisonous shrub of southeastern United States causing a rash on contact [syn: {eastern poison oak}, {Rhus quercifolia}, {Rhus toxicodenedron}]

Toxicodendron radicans
n : climbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact [syn: {poison ivy}, {markweed}, {poison mercury}, {poison oak}, {Rhus radicans}]

Toxicodendron vernicifluum
n : small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained [syn: {varnish tree}, {lacquer tree}, {Chinese lacquer tree}, {Japanese lacquer tree}, {Japanese varnish tree}, {Japanese sumac}, {Rhus verniciflua}]

Toxicodendron vernix
n : smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an irritating oil [syn: {poison ash}, {poison dogwood}, {poison sumac}, {Rhus vernix}]

toxicologic
adj : of or relating to toxicology [syn: {toxicological}]

toxicological
adj : of or relating to toxicology [syn: {toxicologic}]

toxicologist
n : one who studies the nature and effects of poisons and their treatment

toxicology
n : the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons

toxin
n : a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species

toxin antitoxin
n : a mixture of toxin and antitoxin used to immunize against a disease

toxoid
n : a bacterial toxin that has been weakened until it is no longer toxic but is strong enough to induce the formation of antibodies and immunity to the specific disease caused by the toxin; "diphtheria toxoid" [syn: {anatoxin}]

toxoplasmosis
n : infection caused by parasites transmitted to humans from infected cats; if contracted by a pregnant woman it can result in serious damage to the fetus

Toxostoma
n : thrashers [syn: {genus Toxostoma}]

Toxostoma rufums
n : common large songbird of eastern United States having reddish-brown plumage [syn: {brown thrasher}, {brown thrush}]

Toxotes
n : type genus of the Toxotidae [syn: {genus Toxotes}]

Toxotes jaculatrix
n : any of several small freshwater fishes that catch insects by squirting water at them and knocking them into the water; found in Indonesia and Australia [syn: {archerfish}]

Toxotidae
n : archerfishes [syn: {family Toxotidae}]

toy
n 1: an artifact designed to be played with [syn: {plaything}]
2: a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier); "a toy stove"
3: copy that reproduces something in greatly reduced size [syn: {miniature}]
4: any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets [syn: {toy dog}]
v 1: behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection" [syn: {dally}, {play}, {flirt}]
2: manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate" [syn: {fiddle}, {diddle}, {play}]
3: engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stockmarket"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea" [syn: {play}]

toy box
n : chest for storage of toys [syn: {toy chest}]

toy business
n : an industry that manufactures and sells toys for children [syn: {toy industry}]

toy chest
n : chest for storage of toys [syn: {toy box}]

toy dog
n : any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets [syn: {toy}]

toy industry
n : an industry that manufactures and sells toys for children [syn: {toy business}]

toy Manchester
n : breed of small Manchester terrier [syn: {toy Manchester terrier}]

toy Manchester terrier
n : breed of small Manchester terrier [syn: {toy Manchester}]

toy poodle
n : the smallest poodle

toy soldier
n : a doll that resembles a soldier

toy spaniel
n : a very small spaniel

toy terrier
n : a small active dog

toy with
v : take into consideration, have in view; "He entertained the notion of moving to South America" [syn: {entertain}, {think of}, {flirt with}, {think about}]

toying
n : playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest [syn: {flirt}, {flirting}, {flirtation}, {coquetry}, {dalliance}]

Toynbee
n : English historian who studied the rise and fall of civilizations looking for cyclical patterns (1889-1975) [syn: {Arnold Toynbee}, {Arnold Joseph Toynbee}]

toyon
n : ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia [syn: {tollon}, {Christmasberry}, {Christmas berry}, {Heteromeles arbutifolia}, {Photinia arbutifolia}]

toyshop
n : shop where toys are sold

TPN
n : administration of a nutritionally adequate solution through a catheter into the vena cava; used in cases of long-term coma or severe burns or severe gastrointestinal syndromes [syn: {total parenteral nutrition}, {hyperalimentation}]

trabeate
adj : not arcuate; having straight horizontal beams or lintels (rather than arches) [syn: {trabeated}]

trabeated
adj : not arcuate; having straight horizontal beams or lintels (rather than arches) [syn: {trabeate}]

trabecula
n : rod-shaped structures of fibrous tissue that divide an organ into parts (as in the penis) or stabilize the structure of an organ (as in the spleen) [also: {trabeculae} (pl)]

trabeculae
trabecula
n : rod-shaped structures of fibrous tissue that divide an organ into parts (as in the penis) or stabilize the structure of an organ (as in the spleen) [also: {trabeculae} (pl)]

trabeculae
See {trabecula}

trabecular
adj : of or relating to trabeculae [syn: {trabeculate}]

trabeculate
adj : of or relating to trabeculae [syn: {trabecular}]

Trablous
n : a port city and commerical center in northwestern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea [syn: {Tripoli}, {Tarabulus Ash-Sham}]

trace
n 1: a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent" [syn: {hint}, {suggestion}]
2: an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension" [syn: {vestige}, {tincture}, {shadow}]
3: a suggestion of some quality; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face" [syn: {touch}, {ghost}]
4: drawing created by tracing [syn: {tracing}]
5: either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
6: a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
v 1: follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress" [syn: {follow}]
2: make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" [syn: {draw}, {line}, {describe}, {delineate}]
3: to go back over again; "we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path" [syn: {retrace}]
4: pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him" [syn: {hound}, {hunt}]
5: discover traces of; "She traced the circumstances of her birth"
6: make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along; "The children traced along the edge of the drak forest"; "The women traced the pasture"
7: copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of; "trace a design"; "trace a pattern"
8: read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs" [syn: {decipher}]

trace detector
n : a screening device for traces of explosives; used at airline terminals

trace element
n : an element that occurs at very small quantities in the body but is nonetheless important for many biological processes

trace program
n : a utility program that exhibits the sequence and results of executing the instructions in another program

traceable
adj 1: (usually followed by `to') able to be traced to; "a failure traceable to lack of energy"
2: capable of being traced or tracked; "a traceable riverbed"; "the traceable course of an ancient wall" [syn: {trackable}] [ant: {untraceable}]

traced
adj : derived by copying something else; especially by following lines seen through a transparent sheet [syn: {copied}]

tracer
n 1: an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods
2: an instrument used to make tracings
3: (radiology) any radioactive isotope introduced into the body to study metabolism or other biological processes
4: ammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smoke [syn: {tracer bullet}]

tracer bullet
n : ammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smoke [syn: {tracer}]

tracery
n : decoration consisting of an open pattern of interlacing ribs

trachea
n 1: membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi [syn: {windpipe}]
2: one of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids [also: {tracheae} (pl)]

tracheae
trachea
n 1: membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi [syn: {windpipe}]
2: one of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids [also: {tracheae} (pl)]

tracheae
See {trachea}

tracheal
adj : relating to or resembling or functioning like a trachea

tracheal vein
n : several small veins from the trachea [syn: {vena trachealis}]

tracheid
n : long tubular cell peculiar to xylem

tracheitis
n : inflammation of the trachea

Trachelospermum
n : genus of Asiatic woody vines with milky sap in leaves and stems [syn: {genus Trachelospermum}]

Trachelospermum jasminoides
n : evergreen Chinese woody climber with shiny dark green leaves and intensely fragrant white flowers [syn: {star jasmine}, {confederate jasmine}]

tracheobronchitis
n : common respiratory infection characterized by inflammation of the trachea and the bronchi

Tracheophyta
n : in former classifications: comprising plants with a vascular system including ferns and fern allies as well as seed plants [syn: {division Tracheophyta}]

tracheophyte
n : green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms [syn: {vascular plant}]

tracheostomy
n : a surgical operation that creates an opening into the trachea with a tube inserted to provide a passage for air; performed when the pharynx is obstructed by edema or cancer or other causes [syn: {tracheotomy}]

tracheotomy
n : a surgical operation that creates an opening into the trachea with a tube inserted to provide a passage for air; performed when the pharynx is obstructed by edema or cancer or other causes [syn: {tracheostomy}]

Trachinotus
n : a genus of Carangidae [syn: {genus Trachinotus}]

Trachinotus carolinus
n : found in coastal waters New England to Brazil except clear waters of West Indies [syn: {Florida pompano}]

Trachinotus falcatus
n : large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies [syn: {permit}]

Trachipteridae
n : ribbonfishes [syn: {family Trachipteridae}]

Trachipterus
n : type genus of the Trachipteridae [syn: {genus Trachipterus}]

Trachipterus arcticus
n : deep-sea ribbonfish [syn: {dealfish}]

trachodon
n : large duck-billed dinosaur of the Cretaceous period [syn: {trachodont}]

trachodont
n : large duck-billed dinosaur of the Cretaceous period [syn: {trachodon}]

trachoma
n : a chronic contagious viral disease marked by inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye and the formation of scar tissue

Trachurus
n : scads especially horse mackerels [syn: {genus Trachurus}]

Trachurus symmetricus
n : a California food fish [syn: {horse mackerel}, {jack mackerel}, {Spanish mackerel}, {saurel}]

Trachurus trachurus
n : large elongated compressed food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe [syn: {horse mackerel}, {saurel}]

tracing
n 1: the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline
2: drawing created by tracing [syn: {trace}]

tracing paper
n : a semitransparent paper that is used for tracing drawings

tracing routine
n : a routine that provides a chronological record of the execution of a computer program

track
n 1: a line or route along which something travels or moves; "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river" [syn: {path}, {course}]
2: evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator" [syn: {lead}, {trail}]
3: a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels
4: a course over which races are run [syn: {racetrack}, {racecourse}, {raceway}]
5: a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc; "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album" [syn: {cut}]
6: an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground [syn: {caterpillar track}, {caterpillar tread}]
7: (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data [syn: {data track}]
8: a groove on a phonograph recording
9: a bar or bars of rolled steel making a track along which vehicles can roll [syn: {rail}, {rails}] 10: any road or path affording passage especially a rough one [syn: {cart track}, {cartroad}] 11: the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track [syn: {running}]
v 1: carry on the feet and deposit; "track mud into the house"
2: observe or plot the moving path of something; "track a missile"
3: go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" [syn: {chase}, {chase after}, {trail}, {tail}, {tag}, {give chase}, {dog}, {go after}]
4: travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" [syn: {traverse}, {cover}, {cross}, {pass over}, {get over}, {get across}, {cut through}, {cut across}]
5: make tracks upon

track and field
n : participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it

track down
v : pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" [syn: {hunt}, {run}, {hunt down}]

track event
n : a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor)

track meet
n : a track and field competition between two or more teams

track record
n 1: the fastest time ever recorded for a specific distance at a particular racetrack; "the track record for the mile and a half at Belmont is 2 minutes 24 seconds held by Secretariat since 1973"
2: the sum of recognized accomplishments; "the lawyer has a good record"; "the track record shows that he will be a good president" [syn: {record}]

track star
n : a star runner

trackable
adj : capable of being traced or tracked; "a traceable riverbed"; "the traceable course of an ancient wall" [syn: {traceable}] [ant: {untraceable}]

trackball
n : an electronic device consisting of a rotatable ball in a housing; used to position the cursor and move images on a computer screen; "a trackball is essentially an upside-down mouse"

tracked
adj : having tracks; "new snow tracked by rabbits"; "tracked vehicles" [ant: {trackless}]

tracked vehicle
n : a self-propelled vehicle that moves on tracks

tracker
n : someone who tracks down game

tracking
n : the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind [syn: {trailing}]

tracklayer
n : a workman who lays and repairs railroad tracks [syn: {platelayer}]

trackless
adj 1: having no tracks; "a trackless trolley"; "the trackless snowy meadow" [ant: {tracked}]
2: lacking pathways; "trackless wilderness"; "roadless areas" [syn: {pathless}, {roadless}, {untracked}, {untrod}, {untrodden}]

trackless trolley
n : a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires [syn: {trolleybus}, {trolley coach}]

track-to-track seek time
n : (computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to an adjacent data track

tract
n 1: an extended area of land [syn: {piece of land}, {piece of ground}, {parcel of land}, {parcel}]
2: a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose
3: a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet [syn: {pamphlet}]
4: a bundle of mylenated nerve fibers following a path through the brain [syn: {nerve pathway}, {nerve tract}, {pathway}]

tract house
n : one of many houses of similar design constructed together on a tract of land

tract housing
n : housing consisting of similar houses constructed together on a tract of land

tractability
n : the trait of being easily persuaded [syn: {tractableness}, {flexibility}] [ant: {intractability}]

tractable
adj 1: easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); "tractable young minds"; "gold is tractable"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler [syn: {manipulable}] [ant: {intractable}]
2: readily reacting to suggestions and influences; "a responsive student" [syn: {responsive}, {amenable}]

tractableness
n : the trait of being easily persuaded [syn: {tractability}, {flexibility}] [ant: {intractability}]

Tractarian
n : a follower of Tractarianism and supporter of the Oxford movement (which was expounded in pamphlets called Tracts for the Times)

Tractarianism
n : principles of the founders of the Oxford movement as expounded in pamphlets called Tracts for the Times [syn: {Puseyism}]

tractile
adj : capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy" [syn: {ductile}, {malleable}, {pliable}, {pliant}, {tensile}]

traction
n 1: the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) [syn: {grip}, {adhesive friction}]
2: (orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing; "his leg was in traction for several days"

traction engine
n : steam-powered locomotive for drawing heavy loads along surfaces other than tracks

tractive
adj : exerting traction and serving to pull

tractor
n 1: a wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and other applications
2: a truck that has a cab but no body; used for pulling large trailers or vans

tractor trailer
n : a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together [syn: {trailer truck}, {trucking rig}, {rig}, {articulated lorry}, {semi}]

Tracy
n : United States film actor who appeared in many films with Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967) [syn: {Spencer Tracy}]

trad
n : traditional jazz as revived in the 1950s

trade
adj : relating to or used in or intended for trade or commerce; "a trade fair"; "trade journals"; "trade goods" [syn: {trade(a)}]
n 1: the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services; "Venice was an important center of trade with the East"; "they are accused of conspiring to constrain trade"
2: people who perform a particular kind of skilled work; "he represented the craft of brewers"; "as they say in the trade" [syn: {craft}]
3: an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter" [syn: {barter}, {swap}, {swop}]
4: the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice" [syn: {craft}]
5: a particular instance of buying or selling; "it was a package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he's a master of the business deal" [syn: {deal}, {business deal}]
6: the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers; "even before noon there was a considerable patronage" [syn: {patronage}]
7: steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator; "they rode the trade winds going west" [syn: {trade wind}]
v 1: engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone sets" [syn: {merchandise}]
2: turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase; "trade in an old car for a new one" [syn: {trade in}]
3: be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions; "The stock traded around $20 a share"
4: exchange or give (something) in exchange for [syn: {swap}, {swop}, {switch}]
5: do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" [syn: {deal}, {sell}]

trade acceptance
n : a bill of exchange for a specific purchase; drawn on the buyer by the seller and bearing the buyer's acceptance

trade balance
n : the difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of merchandise; "a nation's balance of trade is favorable when its exports exceed its imports" [syn: {balance of trade}, {visible balance}, {trade gap}]

trade barrier
n : any regulation or policy that restricts international trade [syn: {import barrier}]

trade bill
n : a statute that would regulate foreign trade

trade book
n : a book intended for general readership [syn: {trade edition}] [ant: {textbook}]

trade cycle
n : recurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of recession and recovery and growth and decline [syn: {business cycle}]

trade deficit
n : an excess of imports over exports

trade discount
n : a discount from the list price of a commodity allowed by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a merchant

trade edition
n : a book intended for general readership [syn: {trade book}] [ant: {textbook}]

trade embargo
n : a government order imposing a trade barrier [syn: {embargo}, {trade stoppage}]

trade expense
n : ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in a taxpayer's business or trade [syn: {business expense}]

trade gap
n : the difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of merchandise; "a nation's balance of trade is favorable when its exports exceed its imports" [syn: {balance of trade}, {trade balance}, {visible balance}]

trade goods
n : articles of commerce [syn: {commodity}, {goods}]

trade in
v : turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase; "trade in an old car for a new one" [syn: {trade}]

trade magazine
n : a magazine published for and read by members of a particular trade group

trade name
n : a name given to a product or service [syn: {brand name}, {brand}, {marque}]

trade policy
n : a government's policy controlling foreign trade [syn: {national trading policy}]

trade protection
n : the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition; "he made trade protection a plank in the party platform" [syn: {protection}]

trade rat
n : any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects [syn: {packrat}, {pack rat}, {bushytail woodrat}, {Neotoma cinerea}]

trade route
n 1: a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels [syn: {seaway}, {sea lane}, {ship route}]
2: a route followed by traders (usually in caravans)

trade school
n : a secondary school teaching the skilled trades [syn: {vocational school}]

trade secret
n : a secret (method or device or formula) that gives a manufacturer an advantage over the competition

trade stoppage
n : a government order imposing a trade barrier [syn: {embargo}, {trade embargo}]

trade union
n : an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job" [syn: {union}, {labor union}, {trades union}, {brotherhood}]

trade union movement
n : an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action especially via labor unions (especially the leaders of this movement) [syn: {labor movement}, {labor}]

trade unionism
n : the system or principles and theory of labor unions [syn: {unionism}]

trade unionist
n : a worker who belongs to a trade union [syn: {unionist}, {union member}]

trade wind
n : steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator; "they rode the trade winds going west" [syn: {trade}]

tradecraft
n : skill acquired through experience in a trade; often used to discuss skill in espionage; "instructional designers are trained in something that might be called tradecraft"; "the CIA chief of station accepted responsibility for his agents' failures of tradecraft"

traded
adj : (of securities) bought and sold on a stock exchange

trade-in
n : an item of property that is given in part payment for a new one

trade-last
n : a compliment that I heard about you that I offer to trade for a compliment you have heard about me

trademark
n 1: a distinctive characteristic or attribute [syn: {hallmark}, {earmark}, {stylemark}]
2: a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product

trademarked
adj : (of goods and merchandise) labeled with proprietary (and legally registered) identification guaranteeing exclusive use; "trademarked goods"

trade-off
n : an exchange that occurs as a compromise; "I faced a tradeoff between eating and buying my medicine" [syn: {tradeoff}]

tradeoff
n : an exchange that occurs as a compromise; "I faced a tradeoff between eating and buying my medicine" [syn: {trade-off}]

trader
n : someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold [syn: {bargainer}, {dealer}, {monger}]

trades union
n : an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job" [syn: {union}, {labor union}, {trade union}, {brotherhood}]

Tradescant
n : English botanist who was one of the first to collect specimens of plants (1570-1638) [syn: {John Tradescant}]

Tradescantia
n : spiderworts [syn: {genus Tradescantia}]

tradescant's aster
n : a variety of aster

tradesman
n : a merchant who owns or manages a shop [syn: {shopkeeper}, {storekeeper}, {market keeper}]

trading
n : buying or selling securities or commodities

trading card
n : a card with a picture on it; collected and traded by children

trading floor
n : a large room in a stock exchange where the trading is done; "he is a floor trader" [syn: {floor}]

trading operations
n : financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records [syn: {operations}]

trading post
n : a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise [syn: {country store}, {general store}]

trading stamp
n : a stamp given by a retailer to a buyer; redeemable for articles on a premium list

tradition
n 1: an inherited pattern of thought or action
2: a specific practice of long standing [syn: {custom}]

traditional
adj 1: consisting of or derived from tradition; "traditional history"; "traditional morality" [ant: {nontraditional}]
2: pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines; "the simple security of traditional assumptions has vanished"

traditional knowledge
n : knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote; "early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend" [syn: {lore}]

traditionalism
n 1: strict adherence to traditional methods or teachings [syn: {traditionality}]
2: adherence to tradition (especially in cultural or religious matters)
3: the doctrine that all knowledge was originally derived by divine revelation and that it is transmitted by traditions

traditionalist
adj : stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded [syn: {hidebound}]
n : one who adheres to traditional views [syn: {diehard}]

traditionalistic
adj : adhering to tradition especially in cultural or religious practices

traditionality
n : strict adherence to traditional methods or teachings [syn: {traditionalism}]

traditionally
adv : according to tradition; in a traditional manner; "traditionally, we eat fried foods on Hanukah"

traditores
See {traditor}

traduce
v : speak unfavorably about; "She badmouthes her husband everywhere" [syn: {badmouth}, {malign}, {drag through the mud}]

traducement
n : a malicious attack [syn: {defamation}, {calumny}, {obloquy}, {hatchet job}]

traducer
n : one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel [syn: {defamer}, {maligner}, {slanderer}, {vilifier}, {libeler}, {backbiter}]

Trafalgar
n : a naval battle in 1805 off the southwest coast of Spain; the French and Spanish fleets were defeated by the English under Nelson (who was mortally wounded) [syn: {battle of Trafalgar}]

Trafalgar Square
n : a square in central London where there is a memorial to Admiral Nelson

traffic
n 1: the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
2: buying and selling; especially illicit trade
3: the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time; "heavy traffic overloaded the trunk lines"; "traffic on the internet is lightest during the night"
4: social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with') [syn: {dealings}]
v 1: deal illegally; "traffic drugs"
2: trade or deal a commodity; "They trafficked with us for gold" [also: {trafficking}, {trafficked}]

traffic circle
n : a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary" [syn: {circle}, {rotary}, {roundabout}]

traffic control
n : control of the flow of traffic in a building or a city

traffic cop
n : a policeman who controls the flow of automobile traffic

traffic court
n : a court that has power to prosecute for traffic offences

traffic island
n : an island area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded; provides safe area for pedestrians [syn: {safety island}, {safety isle}, {safety zone}]

traffic jam
n : a number of vehicles blocking one another until they can scarcely move [syn: {snarl-up}]

traffic lane
n : a lane of a main road that is defined by painted lines; "that car is in the wrong traffic lane"

traffic light
n : a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections [syn: {traffic signal}, {stoplight}]

traffic pattern
n : the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport; "the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded"; "they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted" [syn: {approach pattern}, {pattern}]

traffic signal
n : a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections [syn: {traffic light}, {stoplight}]

trafficator
n : a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn [syn: {blinker}, {turn signal}, {turn indicator}]

trafficked
traffic
n 1: the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
2: buying and selling; especially illicit trade
3: the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time; "heavy traffic overloaded the trunk lines"; "traffic on the internet is lightest during the night"
4: social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with') [syn: {dealings}]
v 1: deal illegally; "traffic drugs"
2: trade or deal a commodity; "They trafficked with us for gold" [also: {trafficking}, {trafficked}]

trafficked
See {traffic}

trafficker
n : someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money [syn: {seller}, {marketer}, {vender}, {vendor}]

trafficking
traffic
n 1: the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
2: buying and selling; especially illicit trade
3: the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time; "heavy traffic overloaded the trunk lines"; "traffic on the internet is lightest during the night"
4: social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with') [syn: {dealings}]
v 1: deal illegally; "traffic drugs"
2: trade or deal a commodity; "They trafficked with us for gold" [also: {trafficking}, {trafficked}]

trafficking
See {traffic}

tragacanth
n : a gum used in pharmacy, adhesives, and textile printing

tragedian
n 1: a writer (especially a playwright) who writes tragedies
2: an actor who specializes in tragic roles

tragedienne
n : an actress who specializes in tragic roles

tragedy
n 1: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster" [syn: {calamity}, {catastrophe}, {disaster}, {cataclysm}]
2: drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity [ant: {comedy}]

Tragelaphus
n : African antelopes: kudus; bongos; nyalas; bushbucks [syn: {genus Tragelaphus}, {Strepsiceros}, {genus Strepsiceros}]

Tragelaphus angasi
n : spiral-horned South African antelope with a fringe of white hairs along back and neck [syn: {nyala}]

Tragelaphus buxtoni
n : shaggy antelope of mountains of Ethiopia [syn: {mountain nyala}]

Tragelaphus eurycerus
n : large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns [syn: {bongo}, {Boocercus eurycerus}]

Tragelaphus imberbis
n : a smaller variety of kudu [syn: {lesser kudu}]

Tragelaphus scriptus
n : antelope with white markings like a harness and twisted horns [syn: {bushbuck}, {guib}]

Tragelaphus strepsiceros
n : a variety of kudu [syn: {greater kudu}]

tragi
tragus
n : a small cartilaginous flap in front of the external opening of the ear [also: {tragi} (pl)]

tragi
See {tragus}

tragic
adj 1: very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction; "a tragic face"; "a tragic plight"; "a tragic accident" [syn: {tragical}]
2: of or relating to or characteristic of tragedy; "tragic hero"

tragic flaw
n : the character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall [syn: {hamartia}]

tragical
adj : very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction; "a tragic face"; "a tragic plight"; "a tragic accident" [syn: {tragic}]

tragically
adv : in a tragic manner; with tragic consequences; "the adventure ended tragically"; "tragically, she contracted AIDS"

tragicomedy
n 1: a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating
2: a comedy with serious elements or overtones [syn: {seriocomedy}]

tragicomic
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of tragicomedy; "a playwright specializing in tragicomic drama"
2: manifesting both tragic and comic aspects; "the tragicomic disparity...between's man's aspirations and his accomplishments"- B.R.Redman [syn: {tragicomical}]
3: having pathetic as well as ludicrous characteristics; "her life...presented itself to me as a tragicomical adventure"--Joseph Conrad [syn: {tragicomical}]

tragicomical
adj 1: manifesting both tragic and comic aspects; "the tragicomic disparity...between's man's aspirations and his accomplishments"- B.R.Redman [syn: {tragicomic}]
2: having pathetic as well as ludicrous characteristics; "her life...presented itself to me as a tragicomical adventure"--Joseph Conrad [syn: {tragicomic}]

tragopan
n : brilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two fleshy processes on the head

Tragopogon
n : genus of Old World herbs with linear entire leaves and yellow or purple flower heads [syn: {genus Tragopogon}]

Tragopogon dubius
n : European perennial naturalized throughout United States having hollow stems with a few long narrow tapered leaves and each bearing a solitary pale yellow flower [syn: {yellow salsify}]

Tragopogon porrifolius
n : Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States [syn: {salsify}, {oyster plant}, {vegetable oyster}]

Tragopogon pratensis
n : weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in United States [syn: {meadow salsify}, {goatsbeard}, {shepherd's clock}]

Tragulidae
n : chevrotains [syn: {family Tragulidae}]

Tragulus
n : type genus of the Tragulidae [syn: {genus Tragulus}]

Tragulus Javanicus
n : chevrotain somewhat larger than the kanchil; found in India and Malaya [syn: {napu}]

Tragulus kanchil
n : small chevrotain of southeastern Asia [syn: {kanchil}]

tragus
n : a small cartilaginous flap in front of the external opening of the ear [also: {tragi} (pl)]

trail
n 1: a track or mark left by something that has passed; "there as a trail of blood"; "a tear left its trail on her cheek"
2: a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
3: evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator" [syn: {lead}, {track}]
v 1: to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging" [syn: {drag}, {get behind}, {hang back}, {drop behind}]
2: go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" [syn: {chase}, {chase after}, {tail}, {tag}, {give chase}, {dog}, {go after}, {track}]
3: move, proceed, or walk draggingly pr slowly; "John trailed behind behis class mates"; "The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart" [syn: {shack}]
4: hang down so as to drag along the ground; "The bride's veiled trailed along the ground"
5: drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground; "The toddler was trailing his pants"; "She trained her long scarf behind her" [syn: {train}]

trail bike
n : a lightweight motorcycle equipped with rugged tires and suspension; an off-road motorcycle designed for riding cross country or over unpaved ground [syn: {dirt bike}, {scrambler}]

trail boss
n : the person responsible for driving a herd of cattle

trail head
n : the beginning of a trail [syn: {trailhead}]

trail riding
n : riding along a roughly blazed path

trailblazer
n 1: someone who marks a trail by leaving blazes on trees
2: someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art [syn: {pioneer}, {innovator}, {groundbreaker}]

trailer
n 1: someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind [syn: {dawdler}, {drone}, {laggard}, {lagger}]
2: an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future [syn: {preview}, {prevue}]
3: a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor
4: a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy [syn: {house trailer}]

trailer camp
n : a camp where space for house trailers can be rented; utilities are generally provided [syn: {trailer park}]

trailer park
n : a camp where space for house trailers can be rented; utilities are generally provided [syn: {trailer camp}]

trailer truck
n : a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together [syn: {tractor trailer}, {trucking rig}, {rig}, {articulated lorry}, {semi}]

trailhead
n : the beginning of a trail [syn: {trail head}]

trailing
adj : having the lower score or lagging position in a contest; "behind by two points"; "the 8th inning found the home team trailing" [syn: {behind(p)}]
n : the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind [syn: {tracking}]

trailing arbutus
n : low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers [syn: {mayflower}, {Epigaea repens}]

trailing edge
n : the rear edge of an airfoil

trailing four o'clock
n : trailing plant having crowded clusters of 3 brilliant deep pink flowers resembling a single flower blooming near the ground; found in dry gravelly or sandy soil; southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {trailing windmills}, {Allionia incarnata}]

trailing windmills
n : trailing plant having crowded clusters of 3 brilliant deep pink flowers resembling a single flower blooming near the ground; found in dry gravelly or sandy soil; southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {trailing four o'clock}, {Allionia incarnata}]

train
n 1: public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive; "express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction" [syn: {railroad train}]
2: a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding; "a string of islands"; "train of mourners"; "a train of thought" [syn: {string}]
3: a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file; "we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels"; "they joined the wagon train for safety" [syn: {caravan}, {wagon train}]
4: a series of consequences wrought by an event; "it led to a train of disasters"
5: piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor; "the bride's train was carried by her two young nephews"
6: wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed; "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain" [syn: {gearing}, {gears}, {geartrain}, {power train}]
v 1: create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future" [syn: {develop}, {prepare}, {educate}]
2: undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid" [syn: {prepare}]
3: train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?" [syn: {discipline}, {check}, {condition}]
4: prepare (someone) for a future role or function; "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior" [syn: {prepare}, {groom}]
5: train to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry" [syn: {educate}, {school}, {cultivate}, {civilize}, {civilise}]
6: aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent" [syn: {aim}, {take}, {take aim}, {direct}]
7: teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports; "He is training our Olympic team"; "She is coaching the crew" [syn: {coach}]
8: exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition; "She is training for the Olympics"
9: train to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it; "train the vine" 10: travel by rail or train; "They railed from Rome to Venice"; "She trained to Hamburg" [syn: {rail}] 11: drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground; "The toddler was trailing his pants"; "She trained her long scarf behind her" [syn: {trail}]

train depot
n : terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods [syn: {railway station}, {railroad station}, {railroad terminal}, {train station}]

train dispatcher
n : a railroad employer who is in charge of a railway yard [syn: {yardmaster}, {trainmaster}]

train fare
n : the fare charged for traveling by train

train of thought
n : the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together; "I couldn't follow his train of thought"; "he lost the thread of his argument" [syn: {thread}]

train oil
n : a white to brown oil obtained from whale blubber; formerly used as an illuminant [syn: {whale oil}]

train set
n : a toy consisting of small models of railroad trains and the track for them to run on

train station
n : terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods [syn: {railway station}, {railroad station}, {railroad terminal}, {train depot}]

train ticket
n : a ticket good for a ride on a railroad train [syn: {railroad ticket}]

trainband
n : a company of militia in England or America from the 16th century to the 18th century

trainbandsman
n : a member of a trainband

trainbearer
n : one who holds up the train of a gown or robe on a ceremonial occasion

trained
adj 1: shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form; "a trained mind"; "trained pigeons"; "well-trained servants" [ant: {untrained}]
2: having acquired necessary skills by e.g. undergoing a course of study; "a trained nurse"; "a trained voice"; "trained manpower"; "psychologically trained workers"

trained nurse
n : someone who has completed the course of study (including hospital practice) at a nurses training school [syn: {graduate nurse}]

trained worker
n : a worker who has acquired special skills [syn: {skilled worker}]

trainee
n : someone who is being trained

traineeship
n : financial aid that enables you to get trained for a specified job; "the bill provided traineeships in vocational rehabilitation"

trainer
n 1: one who trains other persons or animals
2: simulator consisting of a machine on the ground that simulates the conditions of flying a plane [syn: {flight simulator}]

training
n 1: activity leading to skilled behavior [syn: {preparation}, {grooming}]
2: the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement" [syn: {education}, {breeding}]

training college
n : a school providing training for a special field or profession

training program
n : a program designed for training in specific skills

training school
n 1: a school providing practical vocational and technical training
2: correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders [syn: {reformatory}, {reform school}]

training ship
n : a ship used to train students as sailors [syn: {school ship}]

training table
n : planned meals for athletes in training (usually served in a mess hall)

trainload
n : quantity that can be carried by a train

trainman
n : an employee of a railroad [syn: {railroader}, {railroad man}, {railwayman}, {railway man}]

trainmaster
n : a railroad employer who is in charge of a railway yard [syn: {yardmaster}, {train dispatcher}]

traipse
v : walk or tramp about [syn: {shlep}]

trait
n : a distinguishing feature of your personal nature

traitor
n 1: someone who betrays his country by committing treason [syn: {treasonist}]
2: a person who says one thing and does another [syn: {double-crosser}, {double-dealer}, {two-timer}, {betrayer}]

traitorous
adj 1: deliberately and abominably disloyal or likely to betray trust or confidence; "the faithless Benedict Arnold"; "a lying traitorous insurrectionist" [syn: {faithless}, {unfaithful}]
2: constituting treason; "a traitorous act"; "treasonable acts like sabotage" [syn: {treasonable}, {treasonous}]

traitorously
adv : in a disloyal and faithless manner; "he behaved treacherously"; "his wife played him false" [syn: {faithlessly}, {treacherously}, {treasonably}, {false}]

traitorousness
n : disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior [syn: {treason}, {subversiveness}]

traitress
n : female traitor

Trajan
n : Roman emperor and adoptive son of Nerva; extended the empire to the east and conducted an extensive program of building (53-117) [syn: {Marcus Ulpius Traianus}]

trajectory
n : the path followed by an object moving through space [syn: {flight}]

tra-la
n : a set of nonsensical syllables used while humming a refrain [syn: {tra-la-la}]

tra-la-la
n : a set of nonsensical syllables used while humming a refrain [syn: {tra-la}]

tralatitious
adj : having been passed along from generation to generation; "among Biblical critics a tralatitious interpretation is one received by expositor from expositor" [syn: {handed-down}]

tram
n 1: a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers [syn: {tramway}, {aerial tramway}, {cable tramway}, {ropeway}]
2: a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine; "a tramcar carries coal out of a coal mine" [syn: {tramcar}]
3: a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity; "`tram' and `tramcar' are British terms" [syn: {streetcar}, {tramcar}, {trolley}, {trolley car}] [also: {tramming}, {trammed}]

tramcar
n 1: a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine; "a tramcar carries coal out of a coal mine" [syn: {tram}]
2: a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity; "`tram' and `tramcar' are British terms" [syn: {streetcar}, {tram}, {trolley}, {trolley car}]

trameled
trammel
n 1: a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh [syn: {trammel net}]
2: an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace
3: a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble
4: a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) [syn: {shackle}, {bond}, {hamper}, {trammels}]
v 1: catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" [syn: {trap}, {entrap}, {snare}, {ensnare}]
2: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" [syn: {restrict}, {restrain}, {limit}, {bound}, {confine}, {throttle}] [also: {tramels}, {tramelling}, {tramelled}, {trameling}, {trameled}]

trameled
See {trammel}

trameling
trammel
n 1: a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh [syn: {trammel net}]
2: an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace
3: a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble
4: a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) [syn: {shackle}, {bond}, {hamper}, {trammels}]
v 1: catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" [syn: {trap}, {entrap}, {snare}, {ensnare}]
2: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" [syn: {restrict}, {restrain}, {limit}, {bound}, {confine}, {throttle}] [also: {tramels}, {tramelling}, {tramelled}, {trameling}, {trameled}]

trameling
See {trammel}

tramelled
trammel
n 1: a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh [syn: {trammel net}]
2: an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace
3: a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble
4: a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) [syn: {shackle}, {bond}, {hamper}, {trammels}]
v 1: catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" [syn: {trap}, {entrap}, {snare}, {ensnare}]
2: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" [syn: {restrict}, {restrain}, {limit}, {bound}, {confine}, {throttle}] [also: {tramels}, {tramelling}, {tramelled}, {trameling}, {trameled}]

tramelled
See {trammel}

tramelling
trammel
n 1: a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh [syn: {trammel net}]
2: an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace
3: a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble
4: a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) [syn: {shackle}, {bond}, {hamper}, {trammels}]
v 1: catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" [syn: {trap}, {entrap}, {snare}, {ensnare}]
2: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" [syn: {restrict}, {restrain}, {limit}, {bound}, {confine}, {throttle}] [also: {tramels}, {tramelling}, {tramelled}, {trameling}, {trameled}]

tramelling
See {trammel}

tramels
trammel
n 1: a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh [syn: {trammel net}]
2: an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace
3: a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble
4: a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) [syn: {shackle}, {bond}, {hamper}, {trammels}]
v 1: catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" [syn: {trap}, {entrap}, {snare}, {ensnare}]
2: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" [syn: {restrict}, {restrain}, {limit}, {bound}, {confine}, {throttle}] [also: {tramels}, {tramelling}, {tramelled}, {trameling}, {trameled}]

tramels
See {trammel}

tramline
n : the track on which trams or streetcars run [syn: {tramway}, {streetcar track}]

trammed
tram
n 1: a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers [syn: {tramway}, {aerial tramway}, {cable tramway}, {ropeway}]
2: a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine; "a tramcar carries coal out of a coal mine" [syn: {tramcar}]
3: a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity; "`tram' and `tramcar' are British terms" [syn: {streetcar}, {tramcar}, {trolley}, {trolley car}] [also: {tramming}, {trammed}]

trammed
See {tram}

trammel
n 1: a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh [syn: {trammel net}]
2: an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace
3: a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble
4: a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) [syn: {shackle}, {bond}, {hamper}, {trammels}]
v 1: catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" [syn: {trap}, {entrap}, {snare}, {ensnare}]
2: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" [syn: {restrict}, {restrain}, {limit}, {bound}, {confine}, {throttle}] [also: {tramels}, {tramelling}, {tramelled}, {trameling}, {trameled}]

trammel net
n : a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh [syn: {trammel}]

trammels
n : a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) [syn: {shackle}, {bond}, {hamper}, {trammel}]

tramming
tram
n 1: a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers [syn: {tramway}, {aerial tramway}, {cable tramway}, {ropeway}]
2: a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine; "a tramcar carries coal out of a coal mine" [syn: {tramcar}]
3: a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity; "`tram' and `tramcar' are British terms" [syn: {streetcar}, {tramcar}, {trolley}, {trolley car}] [also: {tramming}, {trammed}]

tramming
See {tram}

tramontana
n : a cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean [syn: {tramontane}]

tramontane
adj 1: on or coming from the other side of the mountains (from the speaker); "the transmontane section of the state"; "tramontane winds" [syn: {transmontane}] [ant: {cismontane}]
2: being or coming from another country; "tramontane influences"
n : a cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean [syn: {tramontana}]

tramp
n 1: a disreputable vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums" [syn: {hobo}, {bum}]
2: a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex [syn: {swinger}]
3: a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure) [syn: {hiker}, {tramper}]
4: a heavy footfall; "the tramp of military boots"
5: a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule [syn: {tramp steamer}]
6: a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure [syn: {hike}]
v 1: travel on on foot, especially on a walking expedition; "We went tramping about the state of Colorado"
2: walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" [syn: {slog}, {footslog}, {plod}, {trudge}, {pad}]
3: cross on foot; "We had to tramp the creeks"
4: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town" [syn: {roll}, {wander}, {swan}, {stray}, {roam}, {cast}, {ramble}, {rove}, {range}, {drift}, {vagabond}]

tramp down
v : walk on and flatten; "tramp down the grass"; "trample the flowers" [syn: {trample}, {tread down}]

tramp steamer
n : a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule [syn: {tramp}]

tramper
n 1: someone who walks with a heavy noisy gait or who stamps on the ground [syn: {stamper}, {stomper}, {trampler}]
2: a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure) [syn: {hiker}, {tramp}]

trample
n : the sound of heavy treading or stomping; "he heard the trample of many feet" [syn: {trampling}]
v 1: tread or stomp heavily or roughly; "The soldiers trampled across the fields" [syn: {tread}]
2: injure by trampling or as if by trampling; "The passerby was trampled by an elephant"
3: walk on and flatten; "tramp down the grass"; "trample the flowers" [syn: {tramp down}, {tread down}]

trampled
adj : crushed or broken by being stepped upon heavily; "her trampled flowers lay crushed and broken"; "the grass was trodden and muddy" [syn: {trodden}]

trampler
n 1: someone who injures by trampling
2: someone who walks with a heavy noisy gait or who stamps on the ground [syn: {stamper}, {stomper}, {tramper}]

trampling
n : the sound of heavy treading or stomping; "he heard the trample of many feet" [syn: {trample}]

trampoline
n : gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to a metal frame; used for tumbling

tramp's spurge
n : common perennial United States spurge having showy white petallike bracts [syn: {wild spurge}, {flowering spurge}, {Euphorbia corollata}]

tramway
n 1: a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers [syn: {tram}, {aerial tramway}, {cable tramway}, {ropeway}]
2: the track on which trams or streetcars run [syn: {tramline}, {streetcar track}]

trance
n 1: a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation [syn: {enchantment}, {spell}]
2: a state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing; a state resembling deep sleep
v : attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" [syn: {capture}, {enamour}, {catch}, {becharm}, {enamor}, {captivate}, {beguile}, {charm}, {fascinate}, {bewitch}, {entrance}, {enchant}]

trancelike
adj : as if in a trance

tranche
n : a portion of something (especially money)

Trandate
n : antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure) [syn: {labetalol}, {labetalol hydrochloride}, {Normodyne}]

tranquil
adj 1: characterized by absence of emotional agitation; "calm acceptance of the inevitable"; "remained serene in the midst of turbulence"; "a serene expression on her face"; "she became more tranquil"; "tranquil life in the country" [syn: {calm}, {serene}]
2: free from disturbance; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water" [syn: {placid}, {quiet}, {still}, {unruffled}]

tranquilising
adj : tending to soothe or tranquilize; "valium has a tranquilizing effect"; "took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed" [syn: {ataractic}, {ataraxic}, {sedative}, {tranquilizing}]

tranquility
n 1: a disposition free from stress or emotion [syn: {repose}, {quiet}, {placidity}, {serenity}, {tranquillity}]
2: a state of peace and quiet [syn: {tranquillity}, {quietness}, {quietude}]

tranquilize
v 1: make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" [syn: {calm}, {calm down}, {quiet}, {tranquillize}, {tranquillise}, {quieten}, {lull}, {still}] [ant: {agitate}]
2: cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation" [syn: {sedate}, {calm}, {tranquillize}, {tranquillise}] [ant: {stimulate}]

tranquilizer
n : a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity [syn: {tranquillizer}, {tranquilliser}, {antianxiety agent}, {ataractic drug}, {ataractic agent}, {ataractic}]

tranquilizing
adj : tending to soothe or tranquilize; "valium has a tranquilizing effect"; "took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed" [syn: {ataractic}, {ataraxic}, {sedative}, {tranquilising}]

tranquillise
v 1: make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" [syn: {calm}, {calm down}, {quiet}, {tranquilize}, {tranquillize}, {quieten}, {lull}, {still}] [ant: {agitate}]
2: cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation" [syn: {sedate}, {calm}, {tranquilize}, {tranquillize}] [ant: {stimulate}]

tranquilliser
n : a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity [syn: {tranquilizer}, {tranquillizer}, {antianxiety agent}, {ataractic drug}, {ataractic agent}, {ataractic}]

tranquillity
n 1: an untroubled state; free from disturbances [syn: {quiet}]
2: a state of peace and quiet [syn: {tranquility}, {quietness}, {quietude}]
3: a disposition free from stress or emotion [syn: {repose}, {quiet}, {placidity}, {serenity}, {tranquility}]

tranquillize
v 1: make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" [syn: {calm}, {calm down}, {quiet}, {tranquilize}, {tranquillise}, {quieten}, {lull}, {still}] [ant: {agitate}]
2: cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation" [syn: {sedate}, {calm}, {tranquilize}, {tranquillise}] [ant: {stimulate}]

tranquillizer
n : a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity [syn: {tranquilizer}, {tranquilliser}, {antianxiety agent}, {ataractic drug}, {ataractic agent}, {ataractic}]

tranquilly
adv : without emotional agitation; "tranquilly she went on with her work"

trans fatty acid
n : a fatty acid that has been been produced by hydrogenating an unsaturated fatty acid (and so changing its shape); found in processed foods such as margarine and fried foods and puddings and commercially baked goods and partially hydrogenated vegetable oils

transact
v : conduct business; "transact with foreign governments"

transactinide
adj : of or belonging to the elements with atomic numbers greater than 103
n : any of the artificially produced elements with atomic numbers greater than 103

transaction
n : the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me" [syn: {dealing}, {dealings}]

transaction file
n : (computer science) a computer file containing relatively transient data about a particular data processing task [syn: {detail file}]

transactional immunity
n : a broader form of use immunity that also protects the witness from any prosecution brought about relating to transactions to which they gave testimony

transactions
n : a written account of what transpired at a meeting [syn: {minutes}, {proceedings}]

transactor
n : someone who conducts or carries on business or negotiations

trans-Alaska pipeline
n : an oil pipeline that runs 800 miles from wells at Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdez [syn: {Alaskan pipeline}]

transalpine
adj : on or relating to or characteristic of the region or peoples beyond the Alps from Italy (or north of the Alps); "ancient transalpine Gaul was an area northwest of the Alps and included modern France and Belgium"; "Cracow was a transalpine university" [syn: {ultramontane}]
n : one living on or coming from the other side of the Alps from Italy

transaminase
n : a class of transferases that catalyze transamination (that transfer an amino group from an amino acid to another compound) [syn: {aminotransferase}, {aminopherase}]

transaminate
v 1: change (an amino group) by transferring it from one compound to another
2: undergo transfer from one compound to another; "amino groups can transaminate"

transamination
n 1: the process of transposing an amino group within a chemical compound
2: the process of transfering an amino group from one compound to another

transatlantic
adj : crossing the Atlantic Ocean; "transatlantic flight"

transcend
v 1: go beyond; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds" [syn: {exceed}, {surpass}]
2: go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" [syn: {exceed}, {overstep}, {pass}, {go past}, {top}]

transcendence
n 1: a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience [syn: {transcendency}]
2: the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits [syn: {transcendency}, {superiority}]

transcendency
n 1: a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience [syn: {transcendence}]
2: the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits [syn: {transcendence}, {superiority}]

transcendent
adj 1: beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding; "philosophers...often explicitly reject the notion of any transcendent reality beyond thought...and claim to be concerned only with thought itself..."- W.P.Alston; "the unknowable mysteries of lifer" [syn: {unknowable}]
2: exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence [syn: {surpassing}]

transcendental
adj 1: existing outside of or not in accordance with nature; "find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley [syn: {nonnatural}, {otherworldly}, {preternatural}]
2: of or characteristic of a system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual about the empirical and material

transcendental number
n : an irrational number that is not algebraic

transcendental philosophy
n : any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material [syn: {transcendentalism}]

transcendentalism
n : any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material [syn: {transcendental philosophy}]

transcendentalist
n : advocate of Transcendentalism

transcendentally
adv : in a transcendental way or to a transcendental extent

transcontinental
adj : spanning or crossing or on the farther side of a continent; "transcontinental railway"; "transcontinental travelers"; "a transcontinental city"

transcortical aphasia
n : a general term for aphasia that results from lesions outside of Broca's area or Wernicke's area of the cerebral cortex

transcribe
v 1: write out from speech, notes, etc.; "Transcribe the oral history of this tribe"
2: rewrite in a different script; "The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated" [syn: {transliterate}]
3: rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended
4: make a phonetic transcription of; "The anthropologist transcribed the sentences of the native informant"
5: convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA

transcribed
adj 1: taken down in writing especially from notes or dictated or recorded information
2: recorded for broadcast; "a transcribed announcement"; "canned laughter" [syn: {canned}]

transcriber
n 1: a person who translates written messages from one language to another [syn: {translator}]
2: someone who rewrites in a different script
3: someone who represents the sounds of speech in phonetic notation
4: someone who makes a written version of spoken material
5: a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance [syn: {arranger}, {adapter}]

transcript
n 1: something that has been transcribed; a written record (usually typewritten) of dictated or recorded speech; "he read a transcript of the interrogation"; "you can obtain a transcript of this radio program by sending a self-addressed envelope to the station"
2: a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record) [syn: {copy}]

transcriptase
n : a polymerase associated with the process of transcription

transcription
n 1: something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation [syn: {written text}]
2: (genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence of messenger RNA is synthesized on a template of complementary DNA
3: a sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording)
4: the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music [syn: {arrangement}, {arranging}]
5: the act of making a record (especially an audio record); "she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth" [syn: {recording}]

transcultural
adj : extending through all human cultures; "a transcultural ideal of freedom embraciong all the peoples of the world"

transcutaneous
adj : through the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches); "transdermal estrogen"; "percutaneous absorption" [syn: {transdermal}, {transdermic}, {percutaneous}]

transdermal
adj : through the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches); "transdermal estrogen"; "percutaneous absorption" [syn: {transdermic}, {percutaneous}, {transcutaneous}]

transdermal patch
n : a medicated adhesive pad placed on the skin for absorption of a time released dose of medication into the bloodstream [syn: {skin patch}]

transdermic
adj : through the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches); "transdermal estrogen"; "percutaneous absorption" [syn: {transdermal}, {percutaneous}, {transcutaneous}]

transduce
v : cause transduction (of energy forms)

transducer
n : an electrical device that converts one form of energy into another

transducing vector
n : a vector for delivering genes into cells [syn: {gene delivery vector}]

transduction
n 1: (genetics) the process of transfering genetic material from one cell to another by a plasmid or bacteriophage
2: the process whereby a transducer accepts energy in one form and gives back related energy in a different form; "the transduction of acoustic waves into voltages by a microphone"

transept
n : structure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church; crosses the nave at right angles

transeunt
adj : of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind [syn: {transient}] [ant: {immanent}]

transexual
n 1: a person who has undergone a sex change operation [syn: {transsexual}]
2: a person whose sexual identification is entirely with the opposite sex [syn: {transsexual}]

transfer
n 1: the act of transporting something from one location to another [syn: {transportation}, {transferral}, {conveyance}]
2: someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another; "the best student was a transfer from LSU" [syn: {transferee}]
3: the act of transfering something from one form to another; "the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise" [syn: {transference}]
4: a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances
5: application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation [syn: {transfer of training}, {carry-over}]
6: transferring ownership [syn: {transference}]
v 1: move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket" [syn: {shift}]
2: transfer somebody to a different position or location of work [syn: {reassign}]
3: move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
4: lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the young rice plants" [syn: {transplant}]
5: cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"
6: change from one vehicle or transportation line to another; "She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast" [syn: {change}]
7: send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message" [syn: {transmit}, {transport}, {channel}, {channelize}, {channelise}]
8: shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court" [syn: {remove}]
9: transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America" [syn: {transpose}, {transplant}] [also: {transferring}, {transferred}]

transfer agent
n : an agency (usually a bank) that is appointed by a corporation to keep records of its stock and bond owners and to resolve problems about certificates

transfer of training
n : application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation [syn: {transfer}, {carry-over}]

transfer paper
n : a paper that is coated with a preparation for transferring a design to another surface

transfer payment
n : a public expenditure (as for unemployment compensation or veteran's benefits) that is not for goods and services

transfer RNA
n : short-chain RNA molecules present in the cell (in at least 20 varieties, each variety capable of combining with a specific amino acid) that attach the correct amino acid to the protein chain that is being synthesized at the ribosome of the cell (according to directions coded in the mRNA) [syn: {tRNA}, {acceptor RNA}, {soluble RNA}]

transfer tax
n : any tax levied on the passing of title to property

transferability
n : the quality of being transferable or exchangeable; "sterling transferability affords a means of multilateral settlement for....trade between nondollar countries"

transferable
adj 1: capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another [syn: {movable}, {moveable}, {transferrable}, {transportable}]
2: legally transferable to the ownership of another; "negotiable bonds" [syn: {assignable}, {conveyable}, {negotiable}, {transferrable}]

transferase
n : any of various enzymes that move a chemical group from one compound to another compound

transferee
n 1: (law) someone to whom a title or property is conveyed
2: someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another; "the best student was a transfer from LSU" [syn: {transfer}]

transference
n 1: (psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another; during psychoanalysis the displacement of feelings toward others (usually the parents) is onto the analyst
2: transferring ownership [syn: {transfer}]
3: the act of transfering something from one form to another; "the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise" [syn: {transfer}]

transferer
n : someone who transfers something [syn: {transferrer}]

transferor
n : (law) someone who conveys a title or property to another

transferrable
adj 1: capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another [syn: {movable}, {moveable}, {transferable}, {transportable}]
2: legally transferable to the ownership of another; "negotiable bonds" [syn: {assignable}, {conveyable}, {negotiable}, {transferable}]

transferral
n : the act of transporting something from one location to another [syn: {transportation}, {transfer}, {conveyance}]

transferred
transfer
n 1: the act of transporting something from one location to another [syn: {transportation}, {transferral}, {conveyance}]
2: someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another; "the best student was a transfer from LSU" [syn: {transferee}]
3: the act of transfering something from one form to another; "the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise" [syn: {transference}]
4: a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances
5: application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation [syn: {transfer of training}, {carry-over}]
6: transferring ownership [syn: {transference}]
v 1: move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket" [syn: {shift}]
2: transfer somebody to a different position or location of work [syn: {reassign}]
3: move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
4: lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the young rice plants" [syn: {transplant}]
5: cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"
6: change from one vehicle or transportation line to another; "She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast" [syn: {change}]
7: send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message" [syn: {transmit}, {transport}, {channel}, {channelize}, {channelise}]
8: shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court" [syn: {remove}]
9: transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America" [syn: {transpose}, {transplant}] [also: {transferring}, {transferred}]

transferred
See {transfer}

transferred possession
n : a possession whose ownership changes or lapses [syn: {transferred property}]

transferred property
n : a possession whose ownership changes or lapses [syn: {transferred possession}]

transferrer
n : someone who transfers something [syn: {transferer}]

transferrin
n : a globulin in blood plasma that carries iron [syn: {beta globulin}, {siderophilin}]

transferring
transfer
n 1: the act of transporting something from one location to another [syn: {transportation}, {transferral}, {conveyance}]
2: someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another; "the best student was a transfer from LSU" [syn: {transferee}]
3: the act of transfering something from one form to another; "the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise" [syn: {transference}]
4: a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances
5: application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation [syn: {transfer of training}, {carry-over}]
6: transferring ownership [syn: {transference}]
v 1: move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket" [syn: {shift}]
2: transfer somebody to a different position or location of work [syn: {reassign}]
3: move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
4: lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the young rice plants" [syn: {transplant}]
5: cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"
6: change from one vehicle or transportation line to another; "She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast" [syn: {change}]
7: send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message" [syn: {transmit}, {transport}, {channel}, {channelize}, {channelise}]
8: shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court" [syn: {remove}]
9: transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America" [syn: {transpose}, {transplant}] [also: {transferring}, {transferred}]

transferring
See {transfer}

Transfiguration
n 1: (Christianity) a church festival held in commemoration of the Transfiguration of Jesus [syn: {Transfiguration Day}, {August 6}]
2: (New Testament) the sudden emanation of radiance from the person of Jesus [syn: {Transfiguration of Jesus}]
3: a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances; "the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting" [syn: {metamorphosis}]
4: the act of transforming so as to exalt or glorify

Transfiguration Day
n : (Christianity) a church festival held in commemoration of the Transfiguration of Jesus [syn: {Transfiguration}, {August 6}]

Transfiguration of Jesus
n : (New Testament) the sudden emanation of radiance from the person of Jesus [syn: {Transfiguration}]

transfigure
v 1: elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration [syn: {glorify}, {spiritualize}]
2: change completely the nature or appearance of; "In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug"; "The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman"; "Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection" [syn: {metamorphose}, {transmogrify}]

transfix
v 1: to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra" [syn: {fascinate}, {grip}, {spellbind}]
2: pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer" [syn: {impale}, {empale}, {spike}] [also: {transfixt}]

transfixed
adj : having your attention fixated as though by a spell [syn: {fascinated}, {hypnotized}, {hypnotised}, {mesmerized}, {mesmerised}, {spellbound}]

transfixt
transfix
v 1: to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra" [syn: {fascinate}, {grip}, {spellbind}]
2: pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer" [syn: {impale}, {empale}, {spike}] [also: {transfixt}]

transfixt
See {transfix}

transform
v 1: subject to a mathematical transformation
2: change or alter in form, appearance, or nature; "This experience transformed her completely"; "She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture"; "transubstantiate one element into another" [syn: {transmute}, {transubstantiate}]
3: change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle" [syn: {transmute}, {metamorphose}]
4: change from one form or medium into another; "Braque translated collage into oil" [syn: {translate}]
5: convert (one form of energy) to another; "transform energy to light"
6: change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species
7: increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)

transformable
adj : capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy; "is lead really transmutable into gold?"; "ideas translatable into reality" [syn: {convertible}, {translatable}, {transmutable}]

transformation
n 1: a qualitative change [syn: {transmutation}, {shift}]
2: (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system
3: a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure
4: (genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA
5: the act of changing in form or shape or appearance; "a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface" [syn: {translation}]

transformed
adj : given a completely different form or appearance; "shocked to see the transformed landscape"

transformer
n : an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage

transforming gene
n : a gene that causes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells [syn: {oncogene}]

transfuse
v 1: impart gradually; "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students" [syn: {instill}]
2: pour out of one vessel into another
3: treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin [syn: {cup}]
4: give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to

transfusion
n 1: the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery [syn: {blood transfusion}]
2: the action of pouring a liquid from one vessel to another

transfusion reaction
n : reaction of the body to a transfusion of blood that is not compatible with its own blood; an adverse reaction can range from fever and hives to renal failure and shock and death

transgress
v 1: act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law" [syn: {offend}, {infract}, {violate}, {go against}, {breach}, {break}]
2: spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline; "The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island"
3: commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law [syn: {sin}, {trespass}]
4: pass beyond (limits or boundaries) [syn: {trespass}, {overstep}]

transgression
n 1: the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father" [syn: {evildoing}]
2: the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata
3: the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit

transgressor
n : someone who transgresses; someone who violates a law or command; "the way of transgressors is hard"

tranship
transship
v : transfer for further transportation from one ship or conveyance to another [also: {transshipping}, {transshipped}, {tranship}]

tranship
See {transship} [also: {transhipping}, {transhipped}]

transhipped
See {tranship}

transhipped
tranship See {transship} [also: {transhipping}, {transhipped}]

transhipping
See {tranship}

transhipping
tranship See {transship} [also: {transhipping}, {transhipped}]

transience
n 1: an impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying [syn: {transiency}, {transitoriness}]
2: the attribute of being brief or fleeting [syn: {brevity}, {briefness}]

transiency
n : an impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying [syn: {transience}, {transitoriness}]

transient
adj 1: of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind [syn: {transeunt}] [ant: {immanent}]
2: enduring a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but at is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms" [syn: {ephemeral}, {passing}, {short-lived}, {transitory}, {fugacious}]
n 1: one who stays for only a short time; "transient laborers"
2: (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load

transient global amnesia
n : memory disorder seen in middle aged and elderly persons; characterized by an episode of amnesia and bewilderment that lasts for several hours; person is otherwise alert and intellectually active

transient ischemic attack
n : brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply; symptoms depend on the site of the blockage [syn: {TIA}]

transiently
adv : for a very short time; "these three pions may actually be joined together transiently as a compound particle during the interchange process"

transistor
n : a semiconductor device capable of amplification [syn: {junction transistor}, {electronic transistor}]

transistorise
v : equip (an electronic circuit or device) with transistors [syn: {transistorize}]

transistorised
adj : (of an electronic device) equipped with transistors [syn: {transistorized}]

transistorize
v : equip (an electronic circuit or device) with transistors [syn: {transistorise}]

transistorized
adj : (of an electronic device) equipped with transistors [syn: {transistorised}]

transit
n 1: a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod [syn: {theodolite}]
2: a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods [syn: {transportation system}, {transportation}]
3: a journey usually by ship; "the outward passage took 10 days" [syn: {passage}]
v 1: make a passage or journey from one place to another [syn: {pass through}, {pass across}, {pass over}]
2: pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place); "The comet will transit on September 11"
3: revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction
4: cause or enable to pass through; "The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day"

transit declinometer
n : an instrument for measuring magnetic declination [syn: {declinometer}]

transit instrument
n : a telescope mounted on an axis running east and west and used to time the transit of a celestial body across the meridian

transit line
n : a line providing public transit

transit zone
n : a six million square mile area that includes the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern Pacific Ocean; includes the principal routes used by drug smugglers

transition
n 1: the act of passing from one state or place to the next [syn: {passage}]
2: an event that results in a transformation [syn: {conversion}, {changeover}]
3: a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another
4: a musical passage moving from one key to another [syn: {modulation}]
5: a passage that connects a topic to one that follows

transitional
adj : of or relating to or characterized by transition; "adolescence is a transitional stage between childhood and adulthood"

transitionally
adv : as a transitional step or in a transitional manner

transitive
adj : designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning [ant: {intransitive}]

transitive verb
n : a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical [syn: {transitive verb form}]

transitive verb form
n : a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical [syn: {transitive verb}]

transitively
adv : in a transitive manner; "you can use the verb `eat' transitively or intransitively" [ant: {intransitively}]

transitiveness
n : the grammatical relation created by a transitive verb [syn: {transitivity}] [ant: {intransitivity}]

transitivise
v : make transitive; "adding `out' to many verbs transitivizes them" [syn: {transitivize}] [ant: {detransitivize}]

transitivity
n 1: (logic and mathematics) a relation between three elements such that if it holds between the first and second and it also holds between the second and third it must necessarily hold between the first and third
2: the grammatical relation created by a transitive verb [syn: {transitiveness}] [ant: {intransitivity}]

transitivize
v : make transitive; "adding `out' to many verbs transitivizes them" [syn: {transitivise}] [ant: {detransitivize}]

transitorily
adv : for a very brief time

transitoriness
n : an impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying [syn: {transience}, {transiency}]

transitory
adj : enduring a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but at is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms" [syn: {ephemeral}, {passing}, {short-lived}, {transient}, {fugacious}]

translatable
adj 1: capable of being put into another form or style or language; "substances readily translatable to the American home table"; "his books are eminently translatable" [ant: {untranslatable}]
2: capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy; "is lead really transmutable into gold?"; "ideas translatable into reality" [syn: {convertible}, {transformable}, {transmutable}]

translate
v 1: restate (words) from one language into another language; "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U.N." [syn: {interpret}, {render}]
2: change from one form or medium into another; "Braque translated collage into oil" [syn: {transform}]
3: make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?" [syn: {understand}, {read}, {interpret}]
4: bring to a certain spiritual state
5: change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation
6: be equivalent in effect; "the growth in income translates into greater purchasing power"
7: be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way; "poetry often does not translate"; "Tolstoy's novels translate well into English"
8: physics: subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body
9: express, as in simple and less technical langauge; "Can you translate the instructions in this manual for a layman?"; "Is there a need to translate the psychiatrist's remarks?" 10: genetics: determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA

translating program
n : a program that translates one programming language into another [syn: {translator}]

translation
n 1: a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language [syn: {interlingual rendition}, {rendering}, {version}]
2: a uniform movement without rotation
3: the act of changing in form or shape or appearance; "a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface" [syn: {transformation}]
4: (mathematics) a transformation in which the origin of the coordinate system is moved to another position but the direction of each axis remains the same
5: (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm
6: rewording something in less technical terminology
7: the act of uniform movement [syn: {displacement}]

translational
adj : of or relating to uniform movement without rotation [ant: {nontranslational}]

translator
n 1: a person who translates written messages from one language to another [syn: {transcriber}]
2: someone who mediates between speakers of different languages [syn: {interpreter}]
3: a program that translates one programming language into another [syn: {translating program}]

transliterate
v : rewrite in a different script; "The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated" [syn: {transcribe}]

transliteration
n : a transcription from one alphabet to another

translocate
v 1: transfer (a chromosomal segment) to a new position
2: move from one place to another, especially of wild animals; "The endangered turtles were translocated to a safe environment"

translocation
n 1: the transport of dissolved material within a plant
2: (genetics) an exchange of chromosome parts; "translocations can result in serious congenital disorders"

translucence
n : the quality of allowing light to pass diffusely [syn: {translucency}, {semitransparency}]

translucency
n : the quality of allowing light to pass diffusely [syn: {translucence}, {semitransparency}]

translucent
adj : almost transparent; allowing light to pass through diffusely; "translucent amber"; "semitransparent curtains at the windows" [syn: {semitransparent}]

translucent substance
n : a material having the property of admitting light diffusely; a partly transparent material [syn: {transparent substance}]

translunar
adj 1: situated beyond the moon or its orbit around the earth; "who can imagine a translunary visitor in Times Square?" [syn: {translunary}, {superlunar}, {superlunary}]
2: unworldly or ethereal; "high translunary dreams" [syn: {translunary}, {superlunar}, {superlunary}]

translunary
adj 1: situated beyond the moon or its orbit around the earth; "who can imagine a translunary visitor in Times Square?" [syn: {translunar}, {superlunar}, {superlunary}]
2: unworldly or ethereal; "high translunary dreams" [syn: {translunar}, {superlunar}, {superlunary}]

transmigrante
n : a Latin American who buys used goods in the United States and takes them to Latin America to sell

transmigrate
v 1: be born anew in another body after death; "Hindus believe that we transmigrate" [syn: {reincarnate}]
2: move from one country or region to another and settle there; "Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century"; "This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries" [syn: {migrate}]

transmigration
n : the passing of a soul into another body after death

transmissible
adj 1: (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection [syn: {catching}, {communicable}, {contagious}, {contractable}, {transmittable}]
2: tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features" [syn: {familial}, {genetic}, {hereditary}, {inherited}, {transmitted}]
3: inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent; "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition" [syn: {ancestral}, {hereditary}, {patrimonial}]

transmission
n 1: the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted [syn: {transmittal}, {transmitting}]
2: communication by means of transmitted signals
3: the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance [syn: {transmittance}]
4: an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted [syn: {infection}, {contagion}]
5: the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle [syn: {transmission system}]

transmission channel
n : a path over which electrical signals can pass; "a channel is typically what you rent from a telephone company" [syn: {channel}]

transmission control protocol
n : a protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another; "TCP uses a retransmission strategy to insure that data will not be lost in transmission" [syn: {TCP}]

transmission control protocol/internet protocol
n : a set of protocols (including TCP) developed for the internet in the 1970s to get data from one network device to another [syn: {TCP/IP}]

transmission line
n : a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power [syn: {cable}, {line}]

transmission mechanism
n : any mechanism whereby an infectious agent is spread from a reservoir to a human being

transmission shaft
n : rotating shaft that transmits rotary motion from the engine to the differential

transmission system
n : the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle [syn: {transmission}]

transmission time
n : the coordinated universal time time when a transmission is sent from Earth to a spacecraft or other celestial body [syn: {TRM}]

transmit
v 1: transfer to another; "communicate a disease" [syn: {convey}, {communicate}]
2: transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat" [syn: {conduct}, {convey}, {carry}, {channel}]
3: broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song" [syn: {air}, {send}, {broadcast}, {beam}]
4: send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message" [syn: {transfer}, {transport}, {channel}, {channelize}, {channelise}] [also: {transmitting}, {transmitted}]

transmittable
adj : (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection [syn: {catching}, {communicable}, {contagious}, {contractable}, {transmissible}]

transmittal
n : the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted [syn: {transmission}, {transmitting}]

transmittance
n : the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance [syn: {transmission}]

transmitted
transmit
v 1: transfer to another; "communicate a disease" [syn: {convey}, {communicate}]
2: transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat" [syn: {conduct}, {convey}, {carry}, {channel}]
3: broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song" [syn: {air}, {send}, {broadcast}, {beam}]
4: send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message" [syn: {transfer}, {transport}, {channel}, {channelize}, {channelise}] [also: {transmitting}, {transmitted}]

transmitted
adj 1: sent electronically as by wire or radio; "the transmitted signals"
2: tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features" [syn: {familial}, {genetic}, {hereditary}, {inherited}, {transmissible}]

transmitted
See {transmit}

transmitter
n 1: someone who transmits a message; "return to sender" [syn: {sender}]
2: any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease; "mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever"; "fleas are vectors of the plague"; "aphids are transmitters of plant diseases"; "when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects" [syn: {vector}]
3: set used to broadcast radio or tv signals [syn: {sender}]

transmitting
n : the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted [syn: {transmission}, {transmittal}]

transmitting
transmit
v 1: transfer to another; "communicate a disease" [syn: {convey}, {communicate}]
2: transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat" [syn: {conduct}, {convey}, {carry}, {channel}]
3: broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song" [syn: {air}, {send}, {broadcast}, {beam}]
4: send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message" [syn: {transfer}, {transport}, {channel}, {channelize}, {channelise}] [also: {transmitting}, {transmitted}]

transmitting
See {transmit}

transmitting aerial
n : an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals [syn: {antenna}, {aerial}]

transmogrification
n : the act of changing into a different form or appearance (especially a fantastic or grotesque one); "the transmogrification of the prince into a porcupine"

transmogrified
transmogrify
v : change completely the nature or appearance of; "In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug"; "The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman"; "Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection" [syn: {metamorphose}, {transfigure}] [also: {transmogrified}]

transmogrified
See {transmogrify}

transmogrify
v : change completely the nature or appearance of; "In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug"; "The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman"; "Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection" [syn: {metamorphose}, {transfigure}] [also: {transmogrified}]

transmontane
adj : on or coming from the other side of the mountains (from the speaker); "the transmontane section of the state"; "tramontane winds" [syn: {tramontane}] [ant: {cismontane}]

transmundane
adj : existing or extending beyond the physical world; "whatever of transmundane...insight...we may carry"- William James

transmutability
n : the quality of being commutable [syn: {commutability}]

transmutable
adj : capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy; "is lead really transmutable into gold?"; "ideas translatable into reality" [syn: {convertible}, {transformable}, {translatable}]

transmutation
n 1: an act that changes the form or character or substance of something [syn: {transubstantiation}]
2: a qualitative change [syn: {transformation}, {shift}]
3: (physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment); "the transmutation of base metals into gold proved to be impossible"

transmute
v 1: alter the nature of (elements)
2: change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle" [syn: {transform}, {metamorphose}]
3: change or alter in form, appearance, or nature; "This experience transformed her completely"; "She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture"; "transubstantiate one element into another" [syn: {transform}, {transubstantiate}]

transnational
adj : involving or operating in several nations or nationalities; "multinational corporations"; "transnational terrorist networks" [syn: {multinational}]

transoceanic
adj : on or from the other side of an ocean; "transoceanic crossing"

transom
n 1: a window above a door and hinged to a transom [syn: {transom window}, {fanlight}]
2: a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it [syn: {traverse}]

transom window
n : a window above a door and hinged to a transom [syn: {transom}, {fanlight}]

transonic
adj : (of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level; "a sonic boom" [syn: {sonic}] [ant: {subsonic}, {supersonic}]

transorbital lobotomy
n : a method of performing prefrontal lobotomy in which the surgical knife is inserted above the eyeball and moved to cut brain fibers

transparence
n 1: permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation [syn: {transparency}] [ant: {opacity}]
2: the quality of being clear and transparent [syn: {transparency}, {transparentness}]

transparency
n 1: permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation [syn: {transparence}] [ant: {opacity}]
2: the quality of being clear and transparent [syn: {transparence}, {transparentness}]
3: picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector [syn: {foil}]

transparent
adj 1: transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; "the cold crystalline water of melted snow"; "crystal clear skies"; "could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool"; "lucid air"; "a pellucid brook"; "transparent cristal" [syn: {crystalline}, {crystal clear}, {limpid}, {lucid}, {pellucid}]
2: so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks" [syn: {diaphanous}, {filmy}, {gauzy}, {gossamer}, {see-through}, {sheer}, {vaporous}, {cobwebby}]
3: free of deceit [syn: {guileless}]
4: easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety); "a transparent explanation"; "a transparent lie"

transparent gem
n : a gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion

transparent quartz
n : a clear quartz used in making electronic and optical equipment [syn: {rock crystal}]

transparent substance
n : a material having the property of admitting light diffusely; a partly transparent material [syn: {translucent substance}]

transparently
adv 1: so as to be easily understood or seen through; "his transparently lucid prose"; "his transparently deceitful behavior"
2: so as to allow the passage of light; "the red brilliance of the claret shines transparently in our glasses"

transparentness
n : the quality of being clear and transparent [syn: {transparency}, {transparence}]

transpirate
v : pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas [syn: {transpire}]

transpiration
n 1: the passage of gases through fine tubes because of differences in pressure or temperature
2: the process of givng off or exhaling water vapor through the skin or mucous membranes
3: the emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants

transpire
v 1: pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas [syn: {transpirate}]
2: exude water vapor; "plants transpire"
3: come to light; become known; "It transpired that she had worked as spy in East Germany"
4: come about, happen, or occur; "Several important events transpired last week"
5: give off (water) through the skin

transpiring
adj : that is passing through; "transpiring gas"

transplacental
adj : through or by way of the placenta; "transplacental passage of nutrients"

transplant
n 1: (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient [syn: {graft}]
2: an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient); "he had a kidney transplant" [syn: {transplantation}, {organ transplant}]
3: the act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location; "the transplant was successful"; "too frequent transplanting is not good for plants" [syn: {transplanting}, {transplantation}]
v 1: lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the young rice plants" [syn: {transfer}]
2: be transplantable; "These delicate plants do not transplant easily"
3: place athe organ of a donor into the body of a recipient [syn: {graft}]
4: transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America" [syn: {transfer}, {transpose}]

transplantable
adj : capable of being transplanted

transplantation
n 1: the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind) [syn: {resettlement}, {relocation}]
2: an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient); "he had a kidney transplant" [syn: {transplant}, {organ transplant}]
3: the act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location; "the transplant was successful"; "too frequent transplanting is not good for plants" [syn: {transplant}, {transplanting}]

transplanter
n : a gardener who moves plants to new locations

transplanting
n : the act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location; "the transplant was successful"; "too frequent transplanting is not good for plants" [syn: {transplant}, {transplantation}]

transpolar
adj : extending across or crossing either pole; "transpolar air routes"

transponder
n : electrical device designed to receive a specific signal and automatically transmit a specific reply

transport
n 1: something that serves as a means of transportation [syn: {conveyance}]
2: an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes
3: the commercial enterprise of transporting goods and materials [syn: {transportation}, {shipping}]
4: a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens [syn: {ecstasy}, {rapture}, {exaltation}, {raptus}]
5: a mechanism that transport magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder [syn: {tape drive}, {tape transport}]
v 1: move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
2: move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river" [syn: {carry}]
3: hold spellbound [syn: {enchant}, {enrapture}, {enthrall}, {ravish}, {enthral}, {delight}] [ant: {disenchant}]
4: transport commercially [syn: {send}, {ship}]
5: send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message" [syn: {transmit}, {transfer}, {channel}, {channelize}, {channelise}]

transport ship
n : a ship for carrying soldiers or military equipment

transportable
adj : capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another [syn: {movable}, {moveable}, {transferable}, {transferrable}]

transportation
n 1: a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods [syn: {transportation system}, {transit}]
2: the act of transporting something from one location to another [syn: {transfer}, {transferral}, {conveyance}]
3: the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance [syn: {fare}]
4: the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966 [syn: {Department of Transportation}, {DoT}]
5: the commercial enterprise of transporting goods and materials [syn: {shipping}, {transport}]
6: the act of expelling a person from their native land; "men in exile dream of hope"; "his deportation to a penal colony"; "the expatriation of wealthy farmers"; "the sentence was one of transportation for life" [syn: {exile}, {deportation}, {expatriation}]

transportation company
n : a company providing transportation

Transportation Safety Administration
n : an agency established in 2001 to safeguard United States transportation systems and insure safe air travel [syn: {TSA}]

Transportation Secretary
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Transportation; "Johnson appointed Alan S. Boyd as the first Transportation Secretary" [syn: {Secretary of Transportation}]
2: the position of the head of the Department of Transportation; "the post of Transportation Secretary was created in 1966" [syn: {Secretary of Transportation}]

transportation system
n : a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods [syn: {transportation}, {transit}]

transporter
n 1: a long truck for carrying motor vehicles [syn: {car transporter}]
2: a crane for moving material with dispatch as in loading and unloading ships
3: a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory) [syn: {conveyer belt}, {conveyor belt}, {conveyer}, {conveyor}]

transposability
n : ability to change sequence [syn: {permutability}, {permutableness}]

transposable
adj : capable of changing sequence [syn: {permutable}]

transpose
n : a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix
v 1: change the order or arrangement of; "Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word" [syn: {permute}, {commute}]
2: transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America" [syn: {transfer}, {transplant}]
3: cause to change places; "interchange this screw for one of a smaller size" [syn: {counterchange}, {interchange}]
4: transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality
5: put (a piece of music) into another key
6: transpose and remain equal in value; "These operators commute with each other" [syn: {commute}]
7: change key; "Can you transpose this fugue into G major?"

transposed
adj : turned about in order or relation; "transposed letters" [syn: {converse}, {reversed}]

transposition
n 1: any abnormal position of the organs of the body [syn: {heterotaxy}]
2: an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood" [syn: {substitution}, {permutation}, {replacement}, {switch}]
3: (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome
4: (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity form one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign
5: (electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance; "he wrote a textbook on the electrical effects of transposition"
6: the act of reversing the order or place of [syn: {reversal}]
7: (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards

transposon
n : a segment of DNA that can become integrated at many different sites along a chromosome (especially a segment of bacterial DNA that can be translocated as a whole) [syn: {jumping gene}]

transsexual
adj : overwhelmingly desirous of being, or completely identifying with, the opposite sex [syn: {transsexual(a)}]
n 1: a person who has undergone a sex change operation [syn: {transexual}]
2: a person whose sexual identification is entirely with the opposite sex [syn: {transexual}]

transsexual surgery
n : surgical procedures and hormonal treatments designed to alter a person's sexual characteristics so that the resemble those of the opposite sex [syn: {sex-change operation}]

transsexualism
n : condition in which a person assumes the identity and permanently acts the part of the gender opposite to his or her biological sex

transship
v : transfer for further transportation from one ship or conveyance to another [also: {transshipping}, {transshipped}, {tranship}]

transshipment
n : the transfer from one conveyance to another for shipment

transshipment center
n : a port where merchandise can be imported and re-exported without paying import duties; "Bahrain has been an entrepot of trade between Arabia and India since the second millenium BC" [syn: {entrepot}]

transshipped
transship
v : transfer for further transportation from one ship or conveyance to another [also: {transshipping}, {transshipped}, {tranship}]

transshipped
See {transship}

transshipping
transship
v : transfer for further transportation from one ship or conveyance to another [also: {transshipping}, {transshipped}, {tranship}]

transshipping
See {transship}

transubstantiate
v 1: change (the Eucharist bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ
2: change or alter in form, appearance, or nature; "This experience transformed her completely"; "She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture"; "transubstantiate one element into another" [syn: {transform}, {transmute}]

transubstantiation
n 1: the Roman Catholic doctrine that the whole substance of the bread and the wine changes into the substance of the body and blood of Christ when consecrated in the Eucharist
2: an act that changes the form or character or substance of something [syn: {transmutation}]

transudate
n : a substance that transudes [syn: {transudation}]

transudation
n 1: a substance that transudes [syn: {transudate}]
2: the process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes [syn: {exudation}]

transude
v : release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude sweat through the pores" [syn: {exude}, {exudate}, {ooze out}, {ooze}]

transuranic
adj : having an atomic number greater than 92

transuranic element
n : any element having an atomic number greater than 92 (which is the atomic number of uranium); all are radioactive

transurethral resection of the prostate
n : removal of significant amounts of prostate tissue (as in cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia) [syn: {TURP}]

Transvaal
n : a province of northeastern South Africa originally inhabited by Africans who spoke Bantu; colonized by the Boers

Transvaal daisy
n : widely cultivated South African perennial having flower heads with orange to flame-colored rays [syn: {Barberton daisy}, {Gerbera jamesonii}]

Transvaal kafferboom
n : small semi-evergreen of South Africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds [syn: {kaffir boom}, {Erythrina lysistemon}]

transversal
adj : extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis; "cross members should be all steel"; "from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully"; "transversal vibrations"; "transverse colon" [syn: {cross(a)}, {transverse}, {thwartwise}]

transversally
adv : in a transverse manner; "they were cut transversely" [syn: {transversely}]

transverse
adj : extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis; "cross members should be all steel"; "from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully"; "transversal vibrations"; "transverse colon" [syn: {cross(a)}, {transversal}, {thwartwise}]

transverse colon
n : the part of the large intestine that extends across the abdominal cavity and joins the ascending to the descending colon

transverse flute
n : a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown [syn: {flute}]

transverse muscle of abdomen
n : a flat muscle with transverse fibers that forms the anterior and lateral walls of the abdominal cavity [syn: {transversus abdominis muscle}, {musculus transversalis abdominis}, {transversus abdominis}]

transverse process
n : one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs

transverse sinus
n : a paired dural sinus; terminates in the sigmoid sinus [syn: {sinus transversus}]

transversely
adv : in a transverse manner; "they were cut transversely" [syn: {transversally}]

transversus abdominis
n : a flat muscle with transverse fibers that forms the anterior and lateral walls of the abdominal cavity [syn: {transversus abdominis muscle}, {transverse muscle of abdomen}, {musculus transversalis abdominis}]

transversus abdominis muscle
n : a flat muscle with transverse fibers that forms the anterior and lateral walls of the abdominal cavity [syn: {transverse muscle of abdomen}, {musculus transversalis abdominis}, {transversus abdominis}]

transvestic
adj : receiving sexual gratification from wearing clothing of the opposite sex [syn: {transvestite(a)}]

transvestism
n : the practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the sexual role of the opposite sex [syn: {transvestitism}, {cross dressing}]

transvestite
adj : receiving sexual gratification from wearing clothing of the opposite sex [syn: {transvestic}, {transvestite(a)}]
n : someone who adopts the dress or manner or sexual role of the opposite sex [syn: {cross-dresser}]

transvestitism
n : the practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the sexual role of the opposite sex [syn: {transvestism}, {cross dressing}]

tranylcypromine
n : an antidepressant drug that is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor; administered as a sulfate

trap
n 1: a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
2: drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
3: something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion" [syn: {snare}]
4: a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
5: the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise [syn: {ambush}, {ambuscade}, {lying in wait}]
6: informal terms for the mouth [syn: {cakehole}, {hole}, {maw}, {yap}, {gob}]
7: a light two-wheeled carriage
8: a hazard on a golf course [syn: {bunker}, {sand trap}]
v 1: place in a confining or embarrassing position; "He was trapped in a difficult situation"
2: catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" [syn: {entrap}, {snare}, {ensnare}, {trammel}]
3: hold or catch as if in a trap; "The gaps between the teeth trap food particles"
4: to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree" [syn: {pin}, {immobilize}, {immobilise}] [also: {trapping}, {trapped}]

trap block
n : (American football) an illegal block

trap door
n : a hinged or sliding door in a floor or ceiling

trap line
n : a line or series of traps

trap play
n : (American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated [syn: {mousetrap}]

Trapa
n : small genus of Eurasian aquatic perennial herbs: water chestnut [syn: {genus Trapa}]

Trapa bicornis
n : water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs [syn: {ling}, {ling ko}]

Trapa natans
n : a variety of water chestnut [syn: {water caltrop}, {Jesuits' nut}]

Trapaceae
n : family comprising solely the genus Trapa; in some classifications treated as a subfamily or tribe of the family Onagraceae [syn: {family Trapaceae}]

trap-and-drain auger
n : a plumber's snake for clearing a trap and drain

trapanned
See {trapan}

trapanning
See {trapan}

trap-door spider
n : American spider that constructs a silk-lined nest with a hinged lid

trapeze
n : a swing used by circus acrobats

trapezia
trapezium
n 1: a quadrilateral with no parallel sides [ant: {parallelogram}]
2: a multiple star in the constellation of Orion [syn: {the Trapezium}]
3: the wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that articulates with the 1st and 2nd metacarpals [syn: {trapezium bone}, {os trapezium}] [also: {trapezia} (pl)]

trapezia
See {trapezium}

trapezium
n 1: a quadrilateral with no parallel sides [ant: {parallelogram}]
2: a multiple star in the constellation of Orion [syn: {the Trapezium}]
3: the wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that articulates with the 1st and 2nd metacarpals [syn: {trapezium bone}, {os trapezium}] [also: {trapezia} (pl)]

trapezium bone
n : the wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that articulates with the 1st and 2nd metacarpals [syn: {trapezium}, {os trapezium}]

trapezius
n : either of two flat triangular muscles of the shoulder and upper back that are involved in moving the shoulders and arms [syn: {trapezius muscle}, {cowl muscle}, {musculus trapezius}]

trapezius muscle
n : either of two flat triangular muscles of the shoulder and upper back that are involved in moving the shoulders and arms [syn: {trapezius}, {cowl muscle}, {musculus trapezius}]

trapezohedra
trapezohedron
n : a polyhedron whose faces are trapeziums [also: {trapezohedra} (pl)]

trapezohedra
See {trapezohedron}

trapezohedron
n : a polyhedron whose faces are trapeziums [also: {trapezohedra} (pl)]

trapezoid
n 1: a quadrilateral with two parallel sides
2: the wrist bone between the trapezium and the capitate bones [syn: {trapezoid bone}, {os trapezoideum}]

trapezoid bone
n : the wrist bone between the trapezium and the capitate bones [syn: {trapezoid}, {os trapezoideum}]

trapezoidal
adj : resembling a trapezoid

trapped
trap
n 1: a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
2: drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
3: something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion" [syn: {snare}]
4: a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
5: the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise [syn: {ambush}, {ambuscade}, {lying in wait}]
6: informal terms for the mouth [syn: {cakehole}, {hole}, {maw}, {yap}, {gob}]
7: a light two-wheeled carriage
8: a hazard on a golf course [syn: {bunker}, {sand trap}]
v 1: place in a confining or embarrassing position; "He was trapped in a difficult situation"
2: catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" [syn: {entrap}, {snare}, {ensnare}, {trammel}]
3: hold or catch as if in a trap; "The gaps between the teeth trap food particles"
4: to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree" [syn: {pin}, {immobilize}, {immobilise}] [also: {trapping}, {trapped}]

trapped
adj : forced to turn and face attackers; "a stag at bay"; "she had me cornered between the porch and her car"; "like a trapped animal" [syn: {at bay(p)}, {cornered}, {treed}]

trapped
See {trap}

trapper
n : someone who sets traps for animals (usually to obtain their furs)

trapper's tea
n : a Rocky Mountain shrub similar to Ledum groenlandicum [syn: {glandular Labrador tea}]

trapping
trap
n 1: a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
2: drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
3: something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion" [syn: {snare}]
4: a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
5: the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise [syn: {ambush}, {ambuscade}, {lying in wait}]
6: informal terms for the mouth [syn: {cakehole}, {hole}, {maw}, {yap}, {gob}]
7: a light two-wheeled carriage
8: a hazard on a golf course [syn: {bunker}, {sand trap}]
v 1: place in a confining or embarrassing position; "He was trapped in a difficult situation"
2: catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" [syn: {entrap}, {snare}, {ensnare}, {trammel}]
3: hold or catch as if in a trap; "The gaps between the teeth trap food particles"
4: to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree" [syn: {pin}, {immobilize}, {immobilise}] [also: {trapping}, {trapped}]

trapping
n : stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse [syn: {caparison}, {trappings}, {housing}, {housings}]

trapping
See {trap}

trappings
n 1: accessory wearing apparel [syn: {furnishings}]
2: stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse [syn: {caparison}, {trapping}, {housing}, {housings}]

Trappist
n : member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence [syn: {Cistercian}]

trapshooter
n : a person who engages in shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled into the air by a trap

trapshooting
n : the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird [syn: {skeet}, {skeet shooting}]

trash
n 1: worthless material that is to be disposed of [syn: {rubbish}, {scrap}]
2: worthless people [syn: {scum}]
3: nonsensical talk or writing [syn: {folderol}, {rubbish}, {tripe}, {trumpery}, {wish-wash}, {applesauce}, {codswallop}]
4: amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant [syn: {methamphetamine}, {methamphetamine hydrochloride}, {Methedrine}, {meth}, {deoxyephedrine}, {chalk}, {chicken feed}, {crank}, {glass}, {ice}, {shabu}]
v 1: dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer" [syn: {junk}, {scrap}]
2: express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance" [syn: {pan}, {tear apart}]

trash barrel
n : a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected [syn: {ashcan}, {trash can}, {garbage can}, {wastebin}, {ash bin}, {ash-bin}, {ashbin}, {dustbin}, {trash bin}]

trash bin
n : a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected [syn: {ashcan}, {trash can}, {garbage can}, {wastebin}, {ash bin}, {ash-bin}, {ashbin}, {dustbin}, {trash barrel}]

trash can
n : a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected [syn: {ashcan}, {garbage can}, {wastebin}, {ash bin}, {ash-bin}, {ashbin}, {dustbin}, {trash barrel}, {trash bin}]

trash collection
n : the collection and removal of garbage [syn: {garbage collection}, {garbage pickup}, {trash pickup}]

trash dump
n : a piece of land where waste materials are dumped [syn: {dump}, {garbage dump}, {rubbish dump}, {wasteyard}, {waste-yard}, {dumpsite}]

trash heap
n : an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter [syn: {garbage heap}, {junk heap}, {rubbish heap}, {scrapheap}, {junk pile}, {trash pile}, {refuse heap}]

trash pickup
n : the collection and removal of garbage [syn: {garbage collection}, {garbage pickup}, {trash collection}]

trash pile
n : an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter [syn: {garbage heap}, {junk heap}, {rubbish heap}, {scrapheap}, {trash heap}, {junk pile}, {refuse heap}]

trashier
trashy
adj 1: cheap and inferior; of no value; "rubbishy newspapers that form almost the sole reading of the majority"; "trashy merchandise" [syn: {rubbishy}]
2: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: {brassy}, {cheap}, {flash}, {flashy}, {garish}, {gaudy}, {gimcrack}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tacky}, {tatty}, {tawdry}] [also: {trashiest}, {trashier}]

trashier
See {trashy}

trashiest
trashy
adj 1: cheap and inferior; of no value; "rubbishy newspapers that form almost the sole reading of the majority"; "trashy merchandise" [syn: {rubbishy}]
2: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: {brassy}, {cheap}, {flash}, {flashy}, {garish}, {gaudy}, {gimcrack}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tacky}, {tatty}, {tawdry}] [also: {trashiest}, {trashier}]

trashiest
See {trashy}

trashiness
n : the quality of being cheaply imitative of something better [syn: {shoddiness}]

trashy
adj 1: cheap and inferior; of no value; "rubbishy newspapers that form almost the sole reading of the majority"; "trashy merchandise" [syn: {rubbishy}]
2: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: {brassy}, {cheap}, {flash}, {flashy}, {garish}, {gaudy}, {gimcrack}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tacky}, {tatty}, {tawdry}] [also: {trashiest}, {trashier}]

Trasimeno
n : a battle in central Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans under Flaminius in 217 BC [syn: {battle of Trasimeno}]

Traubel
n : United States operatic soprano (1903-1972) [syn: {Helen Traubel}]

trauma
n 1: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. [syn: {injury}, {hurt}, {harm}]
2: an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects [syn: {psychic trauma}] [also: {traumata} (pl)]

traumata
trauma
n 1: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. [syn: {injury}, {hurt}, {harm}]
2: an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects [syn: {psychic trauma}] [also: {traumata} (pl)]

traumata
See {trauma}

traumatic
adj 1: of or relating to a physical injury or wound to the body
2: psychologically painful
3: causing physical or especially psychological injury; "a stabbing remark"; "few experiences are more traumatic than losing a child"; "wounding and false charges of disloyalty" [syn: {stabbing}, {wounding}]

traumatic epilepsy
n : a convulsive epileptic state caused by a head injury [syn: {posttraumatic epilepsy}]

traumatise
v : inflict a trauma upon [syn: {traumatize}, {shock}]

traumatize
v : inflict a trauma upon [syn: {traumatise}, {shock}]

traumatology
n : the branch of medicine that deals with the surgical repair of injuries and wounds arising from accidents [syn: {accident surgery}]

traumatophobia
n : a morbid fear of battle or physical injury

Trautvetteria
n : small genus of perennial herbs: false bugbane [syn: {genus Trautvetteria}]

Trautvetteria carolinensis
n : tall perennial of the eastern United States having large basal leaves and white summer flowers [syn: {false bugbane}]

travail
n 1: concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours" [syn: {parturiency}, {labor}, {labour}, {confinement}, {lying-in}, {childbed}]
2: use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" [syn: {effort}, {elbow grease}, {exertion}, {sweat}]
v : work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" [syn: {labor}, {labour}, {toil}, {fag}, {grind}, {drudge}, {dig}, {moil}]

trave
n : a horizontal beam that extends across something [syn: {traverse}, {crossbeam}, {crosspiece}]

travel
n 1: the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel" [syn: {traveling}, {travelling}]
2: a movement through space that changes the location of something [syn: {change of location}]
3: self-propelled movement [syn: {locomotion}]
v 1: change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell" [syn: {go}, {move}, {locomote}] [ant: {stay in place}]
2: undertake a journey or trip [syn: {journey}]
3: make a trip for pleasure [syn: {trip}, {jaunt}]
4: travel upon or across; "travel the oceans" [syn: {journey}]
5: undergo transportation as in a vehicle; "We travelled North on Rte. 508"
6: travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge [syn: {move around}] [also: {travelling}, {travelled}]

travel agency
n : an agency that arranges personal travel

travel agent
n : someone who sells or arranges trips or tours for customers

travel allowance
n : a sum allowed for travel

travel along
v : travel along a certain course; "follow the road"; "follow the trail" [syn: {follow}]

travel and entertainment account
n : an account to which salespersons or executives can charge travel and entertainment expenses [syn: {expense account}]

travel back and forth
v : travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home [syn: {commute}]

travel bargain
n : a bargain rate for travellers on commercial routes (usually air routes)

travel by
v : pass by; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other" [syn: {pass by}, {surpass}, {go past}, {go by}, {pass}]

travel expense
n : (frequently plural) expenses incurred by an employee in the performance of the job and usually reimbursed by the employer

travel guidebook
n : a guidebook for travelers [syn: {itinerary}]

travel iron
n : a small lightweight iron that can be carried while traveling

travel kit
n : a kit for carrying toilet articles while traveling [syn: {toilet kit}]

travel plan
n : a proposed route of travel [syn: {itinerary}]

travel purposefully
v : travel volitionally and in a certain direction with a certain goal

travel rapidly
v : move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed" [syn: {speed}, {hurry}, {zip}]

travel time
n : a period of time spent traveling; "workers were not paid for their travel time between home and factory"

travel to
v : go to certain places as for sightseeing; "Did you ever visit Paris?" [syn: {visit}]

travelable
adj : able to be traveled; "highway crews soon had the roads travelable" [syn: {traversable}]

traveled
adj 1: traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term [ant: {untraveled}]
2: familiar with many parts of the world; "a traveled, educated man"; "well-traveled people" [syn: {travelled}]

traveler
n : a person who changes location [syn: {traveller}]

traveler's check
n : a letter of credit issued by a bank or express company that is payable on presentation to any correspondent of the issuer [syn: {traveller's check}, {banker's check}]

traveler's joy
n : vigorous deciduous climber of Europe to Afghanistan and Lebanon having panicles of fragrant green-white flowers in summer and autumn [syn: {traveller's joy}, {old man's beard}, {Clematis vitalba}]

traveler's letter of credit
n : a letter of credit given to a traveler [syn: {traveller's letter of credit}]

traveler's tree
n : giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an emergency source of water for travelers [syn: {traveller's tree}, {ravenala}, {Ravenala madagascariensis}]

traveling
adj : working for a short time in different places; "itinerant laborers"; "a road show"; "traveling salesman"; "touring company" [syn: {itinerant}, {road}, {touring}]
n : the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel" [syn: {travel}, {travelling}]

traveling bag
n : a portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him" [syn: {bag}, {grip}, {suitcase}]

traveling salesman
n : a salesman who travels to call on customers [syn: {travelling salesman}, {commercial traveler}, {commercial traveller}, {roadman}, {bagman}]

traveling wave
n : a wave in which the medium moves in the direction of propagation of the wave

travelled
travel
n 1: the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel" [syn: {traveling}, {travelling}]
2: a movement through space that changes the location of something [syn: {change of location}]
3: self-propelled movement [syn: {locomotion}]
v 1: change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell" [syn: {go}, {move}, {locomote}] [ant: {stay in place}]
2: undertake a journey or trip [syn: {journey}]
3: make a trip for pleasure [syn: {trip}, {jaunt}]
4: travel upon or across; "travel the oceans" [syn: {journey}]
5: undergo transportation as in a vehicle; "We travelled North on Rte. 508"
6: travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge [syn: {move around}] [also: {travelling}, {travelled}]

travelled
adj : familiar with many parts of the world; "a traveled, educated man"; "well-traveled people" [syn: {traveled}]

travelled
See {travel}

traveller
n : a person who changes location [syn: {traveler}]

traveller's check
n : a letter of credit issued by a bank or express company that is payable on presentation to any correspondent of the issuer [syn: {traveler's check}, {banker's check}]

traveller's joy
n : vigorous deciduous climber of Europe to Afghanistan and Lebanon having panicles of fragrant green-white flowers in summer and autumn [syn: {traveler's joy}, {old man's beard}, {Clematis vitalba}]

traveller's letter of credit
n : a letter of credit given to a traveler [syn: {traveler's letter of credit}]

traveller's tree
n : giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an emergency source of water for travelers [syn: {traveler's tree}, {ravenala}, {Ravenala madagascariensis}]

travelling
travel
n 1: the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel" [syn: {traveling}, {travelling}]
2: a movement through space that changes the location of something [syn: {change of location}]
3: self-propelled movement [syn: {locomotion}]
v 1: change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell" [syn: {go}, {move}, {locomote}] [ant: {stay in place}]
2: undertake a journey or trip [syn: {journey}]
3: make a trip for pleasure [syn: {trip}, {jaunt}]
4: travel upon or across; "travel the oceans" [syn: {journey}]
5: undergo transportation as in a vehicle; "We travelled North on Rte. 508"
6: travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge [syn: {move around}] [also: {travelling}, {travelled}]

travelling
n : the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel" [syn: {travel}, {traveling}]

travelling
See {travel}

travelling salesman
n : a salesman who travels to call on customers [syn: {traveling salesman}, {commercial traveler}, {commercial traveller}, {roadman}, {bagman}]

travelog
n : a film or illustrated lecture on traveling [syn: {travelogue}]

travelogue
n : a film or illustrated lecture on traveling [syn: {travelog}]

travel-soiled
adj : soiled from travel; "travel-soiled clothes" [syn: {travel-stained}]

travel-stained
adj : soiled from travel; "travel-soiled clothes" [syn: {travel-soiled}]

travel-worn
adj : tired by travel

traversable
adj : able to be traveled; "highway crews soon had the roads travelable" [syn: {travelable}]

traversal
n 1: taking a zigzag path on skis [syn: {traverse}]
2: travel across [syn: {traverse}]

traverse
n 1: a horizontal beam that extends across something [syn: {trave}, {crossbeam}, {crosspiece}]
2: a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it [syn: {transom}]
3: taking a zigzag path on skis [syn: {traversal}]
4: travel across [syn: {traversal}]
v 1: travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" [syn: {track}, {cover}, {cross}, {pass over}, {get over}, {get across}, {cut through}, {cut across}]
2: to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries" [syn: {cross}, {span}, {sweep}]
3: deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit [syn: {deny}]

Traverse City
n : a town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Michigan

traverser
n : someone who moves or passes across; "the traversers slowly ascended the mountain"

travestied
travesty
n 1: a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations [syn: {farce}, {farce comedy}]
2: a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way [syn: {parody}, {lampoon}, {spoof}, {sendup}, {mockery}, {takeoff}, {burlesque}, {charade}, {pasquinade}, {put-on}]
v : make a travesty of [also: {travestied}]

travestied
See {travesty}

travesty
n 1: a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations [syn: {farce}, {farce comedy}]
2: a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way [syn: {parody}, {lampoon}, {spoof}, {sendup}, {mockery}, {takeoff}, {burlesque}, {charade}, {pasquinade}, {put-on}]
v : make a travesty of [also: {travestied}]

trawl
n 1: a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys) [syn: {trawl line}, {spiller}, {setline}, {trotline}]
2: a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths [syn: {dragnet}, {trawl net}]
v : fish with trawlers

trawl line
n : a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys) [syn: {trawl}, {spiller}, {setline}, {trotline}]

trawl net
n : a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths [syn: {trawl}, {dragnet}]

trawler
n 1: a fisherman who use a trawl net
2: a fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish [syn: {dragger}]

tray
n : an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food

tray cloth
n : table linen consisting of a small cloth for a tray

trazodone
n : oral antidepressant (trade name Desyrel) that is a nontricyclic drug used as a sedative [syn: {trazodone hydrochloride}, {Desyrel}]

trazodone hydrochloride
n : oral antidepressant (trade name Desyrel) that is a nontricyclic drug used as a sedative [syn: {trazodone}, {Desyrel}]

treacherous
adj 1: dangerously unstable and unpredictable; "treacherous winding roads"; "an unreliable trestle" [syn: {unreliable}]
2: tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans; "Punic faith"; "the perfidious Judas"; "the fiercest and most treacherous of foes"; "treacherous intrigues" [syn: {punic}, {perfidious}]

treacherously
adv : in a disloyal and faithless manner; "he behaved treacherously"; "his wife played him false" [syn: {faithlessly}, {traitorously}, {treasonably}, {false}]

treachery
n 1: betrayal of a trust [syn: {perfidy}, {perfidiousness}]
2: an act of deliberate betrayal [syn: {betrayal}, {treason}, {perfidy}]

treacle
n 1: a pale cane syrup [syn: {golden syrup}]
2: an expression that is excessively sweet and sentimental [syn: {mush}]

treacly
adj : overly sweet [syn: {cloying}, {saccharine}, {syrupy}]

tread
n 1: a step in walking or running [syn: {pace}, {stride}]
2: the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire
3: the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground
4: structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step
v 1: put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake" [syn: {step}]
2: tread or stomp heavily or roughly; "The soldiers trampled across the fields" [syn: {trample}]
3: crush as if by treading on; "tread grapes to make wine"
4: brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center
5: apply (the tread) to a tire
6: mate with; "male birds tread the females" [also: {trodden}, {trod}]

tread down
v : walk on and flatten; "tramp down the grass"; "trample the flowers" [syn: {tramp down}, {trample}]

tread on
v : place or press the foot on; "He stepped on the hem of her long gown" [syn: {step on}]

treading water
n : a stroke that keeps the head above water by thrashing the legs and arms

treadle
n : a lever that is operated with the foot [syn: {pedal}, {foot pedal}, {foot lever}]
v 1: tread over; "the brickmaker treadles over clay to pick out the stones"
2: operate (machinery) by a treadle

treadmill
n 1: an exercise device consisting of an endless belt on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
2: a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps [syn: {treadwheel}, {tread-wheel}]
3: a job involving drudgery and confinement [syn: {salt mine}]

treadmill test
n : a stress test in which the patient walks on a moving treadmill while the heart and breathing rates are monitored

tread-softly
n : a stinging herb of tropical America [syn: {spurge nettle}, {devil nettle}, {pica-pica}, {Cnidoscolus urens}, {Jatropha urens}, {Jatropha stimulosus}]

tread-wheel
n : a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps [syn: {treadmill}, {treadwheel}]

treadwheel
n : a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps [syn: {treadmill}, {tread-wheel}]

treason
n 1: a crime that undermines the offender's government [syn: {high treason}, {lese majesty}]
2: disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior [syn: {subversiveness}, {traitorousness}]
3: an act of deliberate betrayal [syn: {treachery}, {betrayal}, {perfidy}]

treasonable
adj : constituting treason; "a traitorous act"; "treasonable acts like sabotage" [syn: {traitorous}, {treasonous}]

treasonably
adv : in a disloyal and faithless manner; "he behaved treacherously"; "his wife played him false" [syn: {faithlessly}, {traitorously}, {treacherously}, {false}]

treasonist
n : someone who betrays his country by committing treason [syn: {traitor}]

treasonous
adj : constituting treason; "a traitorous act"; "treasonable acts like sabotage" [syn: {traitorous}, {treasonable}]

treasure
n 1: accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.; "the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies" [syn: {hoarded wealth}]
2: art highly prized for its beauty or perfection [syn: {gem}]
3: any possession that is highly valued by its owner; "the children returned from the seashore with their shells and other treasures"
4: a collection of precious things; "the trunk held all her meager treasures"
v 1: hold dear; "I prize these old photographs" [syn: {prize}, {value}, {appreciate}]
2: be fond of; be attached to [syn: {care for}, {cherish}, {hold dear}]

treasure chest
n : a chest filled with valuables

treasure flower
n : decumbent South African perennial with short densely leafy stems and orange flower rays with black eyespots at base [syn: {Gazania rigens}]

treasure house
n : a storehouse for treasures

treasure hunt
n : a game in which players try to find hidden articles by using a series of clues

treasure ship
n : a 16th-century ship loaded with treasure

Treasure State
n : a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border [syn: {Montana}, {MT}]

treasure trove
n 1: treasure of unknown ownership found hidden (usually in the earth) [syn: {trove}]
2: any collection of valuables that is discovered; "her book was a treasure trove of new ideas"; "mother's attic was a treasure trove when we were looking for antiques"

treasured
adj : characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted" [syn: {cherished}, {precious}, {wanted}]

treasurer
n : an officer charged with receiving and disbursing funds [syn: {financial officer}]

treasurer's check
n : a check issued by the officer of a bank on the banks own account (not that of a private person); "cashier's checks are as good as cash" [syn: {cashier's check}, {cashier's cheque}, {treasurer's cheque}]

treasurer's cheque
n : a check issued by the officer of a bank on the banks own account (not that of a private person); "cashier's checks are as good as cash" [syn: {cashier's check}, {treasurer's check}, {cashier's cheque}]

treasurership
n : the position of treasurer

Treasuries
n : negotiable debt obligations of the United States government secured by its full faith and credit [syn: {Treasury obligations}]

treasury
n 1: the funds of a government or institution or individual [syn: {exchequer}]
2: the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues
3: the British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy [syn: {First Lord of the Treasury}]
4: the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789 [syn: {Department of the Treasury}, {Treasury Department}, {United States Treasury}]
5: a depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely

Treasury bill
n : a short-term obligation that is not interest-bearing (it is purchased at a discount); can be traded on a discount basis for 91 days [syn: {T-bill}]

Treasury bond
n : a debt instrument with maturities of 10 years or longer

Treasury Department
n : the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789 [syn: {Department of the Treasury}, {Treasury}, {United States Treasury}]

Treasury note
n : securities with maturities of 1 to 10 years; sold for cash or in exchange for maturing issues or at auction

Treasury obligations
n : negotiable debt obligations of the United States government secured by its full faith and credit [syn: {Treasuries}]

Treasury Secretary
n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Treasury Department; "Alexander Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury" [syn: {Secretary of the Treasury}]
2: the position of the head of the Treasury Department; "the position of Treasury Secretary was created in 1789" [syn: {Secretary of the Treasury}]

treasury shares
n : stock that has been bought back by the issuing corporation and is available for retirement or resale; it is issued but not outstanding; it cannot vote and pays no dividends [syn: {treasury stock}, {reacquired stock}]

treasury stock
n : stock that has been bought back by the issuing corporation and is available for retirement or resale; it is issued but not outstanding; it cannot vote and pays no dividends [syn: {treasury shares}, {reacquired stock}]

treat
n 1: something considered choice to eat [syn: {dainty}, {delicacy}, {goody}, {kickshaw}]
2: an occurrence that cause special pleasure or delight
v 1: interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" [syn: {handle}, {do by}]
2: subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill" [syn: {process}]
3: provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics" [syn: {care for}]
4: deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China" [syn: {cover}, {handle}, {plow}, {deal}, {address}]
5: provide with a gift or entertainment; "Grandmother always treated us to the circus"; "I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed"
6: provide with choice or abundant food or drink; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night" [syn: {regale}]
7: engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement; "they had to treat with the King"
8: regard or consider in a specific way; "I treated his advances as a joke"

treated
adj 1: subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent; "the sludge of treated sewage can be used as fertilizer"; "treated timbers resist rot"; "treated fabrics resist wrinkling" [ant: {untreated}]
2: (of a specimen for study under a microscope) treated with a reagent or dye that colors only certain structures
3: given medical care or treatment; "a treated cold is usually gone in 14 days; if left untreated it lasts two weeks" [ant: {untreated}]
4: made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment; "a sword of tempered steel"; "tempered glass" [syn: {tempered}, {hardened}, {toughened}] [ant: {untempered}]

treater
n : someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement) [syn: {negotiator}, {negotiant}]

treatise
n : a formal exposition

treatment
n 1: care by procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury
2: the management of someone or something; "the handling of prisoners"; "the treatment of water sewage"; "the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system" [syn: {handling}]
3: a manner of dealing with something artistically; "his treatment of space borrows from Italian architecture"
4: an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased" [syn: {discussion}, {discourse}]

treaty
n : a written agreement between two states or sovereigns [syn: {pact}, {accord}]

Treaty of Versailles
n : the treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans

treaty port
n : a port in China or Korea or Japan that once was open to foreign trade on the basis of a trading treaty

treble
adj 1: having or denoting a high range; "soprano voice"; "soprano sax"; "the boy still had a fine treble voice"; "the treble clef" [syn: {soprano}]
2: three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase" [syn: {threefold}, {triple}]
3: having three units or components or elements; "a ternary operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has three beats per measure"; "triplex windows" [syn: {ternary}, {triple}, {triplex}]
4: having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison [syn: {double}, {dual}, {twofold}, {threefold}]
n : the pitch range of the highest female voice [syn: {soprano}]
v 1: sing treble
2: increase threefold; "Triple your income!" [syn: {triple}]

treble clef
n : a clef that puts the G above middle C on the second line of a staff [syn: {G clef}]

treble damages
n : three times the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to

treble recorder
n : a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes [syn: {flageolet}, {shepherd's pipe}]

trebuchet
n : medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles [syn: {catapult}, {arbalest}, {arbalist}, {ballista}, {bricole}, {mangonel}, {onager}, {trebucket}]

trebucket
n : medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles [syn: {catapult}, {arbalest}, {arbalist}, {ballista}, {bricole}, {mangonel}, {onager}, {trebuchet}]

treck
v : go trecking; "We trecked in the Himalayas"

tree
n 1: a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
2: a figure that branches from a single root; "genealogical tree" [syn: {tree diagram}]
3: English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917) [syn: {Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree}]
v : chase a bear up a tree with dogs and kill it

tree branch
n : any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree [syn: {limb}]

tree celandine
n : small Central American tree having loose racemes of purple-tinted green flowers [syn: {bocconia}, {Bocconia frutescens}]

tree clubmoss
n : a variety of clubmoss [syn: {ground fir}, {princess pine}, {Lycopodium obscurum}]

tree cotton
n 1: small bushy tree grown on islands of the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of the southern United States; yields cotton with unusually long silky fibers [syn: {sea island cotton}, {Gossypium barbadense}]
2: East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its pale yellow to deep purple blossoms [syn: {Gossypium arboreum}]

tree creeper
n 1: any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb about on trees [syn: {creeper}]
2: any of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers [syn: {woodhewer}, {woodcreeper}, {wood-creeper}]

tree cricket
n : pale arboreal American cricket noted for loud stridulation

tree diagram
n : a figure that branches from a single root; "genealogical tree" [syn: {tree}]

tree farm
n : a forest (or part of a forest) where trees are grown for commercial use

tree farmer
n : someone trained in forestry [syn: {forester}, {arboriculturist}]

tree farming
n : the cultivation of tree for the production of timber [syn: {arboriculture}]

tree fern
n : any of numerous usually tropical ferns having a thick woody stem or caudex and a crown of large fronds; found especially in Australia and New Zealand; chiefly of the families Cyatheaceae and Marattiaceae but some from Polypodiaceae

tree frog
n 1: arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America [syn: {tree toad}, {tree-frog}]
2: any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toes [syn: {tree-frog}]

tree fuchsia
n : erect deciduous shrub or tree to 10 feet with maroon-flushed flowers; New Zealand [syn: {konini}, {native fuchsia}, {Fuchsia excorticata}]

tree heath
n 1: gaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender tapering leaves 3 to 5 feet long [syn: {grass tree}, {Richea pandanifolia}]
2: evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes [syn: {briar}, {brier}, {Erica arborea}]

tree house
n : a playhouse built in the branches of a tree

tree hugger
n : derogatory term for environmentalists who support restrictions on the logging industry and the preservation of forests

tree kangaroo
n : arboreal wallabies of New Guinea and northern Australia having hind and forelegs of similar length [syn: {tree wallaby}]

tree line
n : line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes [syn: {timber line}, {timberline}]

tree lizard
n : a climbing lizard of western United States and northern Mexico [syn: {Urosaurus ornatus}]

tree lupine
n : evergreen shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having showy yellow or blue flowers; naturalized in Australia [syn: {Lupinus arboreus}]

tree mallow
n : arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States [syn: {velvetleaf}, {velvet-leaf}, {Lavatera arborea}]

tree martin
n : of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities [syn: {tree swallow}, {Hirundo nigricans}]

tree of heaven
n : deciduous rapidly growing tree of China with foliage like sumac and sweetish fetid flowers; widely planted in United States as a street tree because of its resistance to pollution [syn: {tree of the gods}, {Ailanthus altissima}]

tree of knowledge
n : the biblical tree in the Garden of Eden whose forbidden fruit was tasted by Adam and Eve

tree of the gods
n : deciduous rapidly growing tree of China with foliage like sumac and sweetish fetid flowers; widely planted in United States as a street tree because of its resistance to pollution [syn: {tree of heaven}, {Ailanthus altissima}]

tree onion
n : type of perennial onion grown chiefly as a curiosity or for early salad onions; having bulbils that replace the flowers [syn: {Egyptian onion}, {top onion}, {Allium cepa viviparum}]

tree poppy
n : evergreen shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico often cultivated for its fragrant golden yellow flowers [syn: {bush poppy}]

tree shrew
n : insectivorous arboreal mammal of southeast Asia that resembles a squirrel with large eyes and long sharp snout

tree sloth
n : any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits [syn: {sloth}]

tree sparrow
n 1: Eurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrow [syn: {Passer montanus}]
2: finch common in winter in the northern U.S. [syn: {Spizella arborea}]

tree squirrel
n : any typical arboreal squirrel

tree stump
n : the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled [syn: {stump}]

tree surgeon
n : a specialist in treating damaged trees [syn: {arborist}]

tree surgery
n : treatment of damaged or decaying trees

tree swallow
n 1: bluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in tree cavities [syn: {white-bellied swallow}, {Iridoprocne bicolor}]
2: of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities [syn: {tree martin}, {Hirundo nigricans}]

tree swift
n : birds of southeast Asia and East Indies differing from true swifts in having upright crests and nesting in trees [syn: {crested swift}]

tree toad
n : arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America [syn: {tree frog}, {tree-frog}]

tree tobacco
n : evergreen South American shrub naturalized in United States; occasionally responsible for poisoning livestock [syn: {mustard tree}, {Nicotiana glauca}]

tree tomato
n : South American arborescent shrub having pale pink blossoms followed by egg-shaped reddish-brown edible fruit somewhat resembling a tomato in flavor [syn: {tamarillo}]

tree trunk
n : the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber [syn: {trunk}, {bole}]

tree wallaby
n : arboreal wallabies of New Guinea and northern Australia having hind and forelegs of similar length [syn: {tree kangaroo}]

treed
adj : forced to turn and face attackers; "a stag at bay"; "she had me cornered between the porch and her car"; "like a trapped animal" [syn: {at bay(p)}, {cornered}, {trapped}]

tree-frog
n 1: arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America [syn: {tree toad}, {tree frog}]
2: any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toes [syn: {tree frog}]

treehopper
n : small leaping insect that sucks juices of branches and twigs

treeless
adj : not wooded [syn: {unwooded}] [ant: {wooded}]

treelet
n : a small tree

treelike
adj : resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges" [syn: {arboreal}, {arboreous}, {arborescent}, {arboresque}, {arboriform}, {dendriform}, {dendroid}, {dendroidal}, {tree-shaped}]

tree-living
adj : inhabiting or frequenting trees; "arboreal apes" [syn: {arboreal}, {arboreous}] [ant: {nonarboreal}]

treenail
n : a wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast [syn: {trenail}, {trunnel}]

tree-shaped
adj : resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges" [syn: {arboreal}, {arboreous}, {arborescent}, {arboresque}, {arboriform}, {dendriform}, {dendroid}, {dendroidal}, {treelike}]

treetop
n : the upper branches and leaves of a tree [syn: {crown}, {capitulum}]

tree-worship
n : worship of trees [syn: {arborolatry}]

tref
adj : not conforming to dietary laws [syn: {nonkosher}, {terefah}]

trefoil
n 1: any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves [syn: {medic}, {medick}]
2: a plant of the genus Trifolium [syn: {clover}]
3: an architectural ornament in the form of three arcs arranged in a circle

trefoil arch
n : a pointed arch having cusps in the intrados on either side of the apex

treillage
n : latticework used to support climbing plants [syn: {trellis}]

trek
n 1: a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
2: any long and difficult trip
v 1: journey on foot, especially in the mountains; "We spent the summer trekking in the foothills of the Himalayas"
2: make a long and difficult journey; "They trekked towards the North Pole with sleds and skis" [also: {trekking}, {trekked}]

trekked
trek
n 1: a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
2: any long and difficult trip
v 1: journey on foot, especially in the mountains; "We spent the summer trekking in the foothills of the Himalayas"
2: make a long and difficult journey; "They trekked towards the North Pole with sleds and skis" [also: {trekking}, {trekked}]

trekked
See {trek}

trekker
n : a traveler who makes a long arduous journey (as hiking through mountainous country)

trekking
trek
n 1: a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
2: any long and difficult trip
v 1: journey on foot, especially in the mountains; "We spent the summer trekking in the foothills of the Himalayas"
2: make a long and difficult journey; "They trekked towards the North Pole with sleds and skis" [also: {trekking}, {trekked}]

trekking
See {trek}

trellis
n : latticework used to support climbing plants [syn: {treillage}]
v : train on a trellis, as of a vine

Trema
n : an evergreen tree of the family Ulmaceae that grows in tropical America and Africa and Asia [syn: {genus Trema}]

Trematoda
n : parasitic flatworms (including flukes) [syn: {class Trematoda}]

trematode
n : parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host [syn: {fluke}, {trematode worm}]

trematode worm
n : parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host [syn: {fluke}, {trematode}]

tremble
n : reflex shaking caused by cold or fear or excitement [syn: {shiver}, {shake}]
v : move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document"

trembler
n : one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear [syn: {quaker}]

trembles
n : disease of livestock and especially cattle poisoned by eating certain kinds of snakeroot [syn: {milk sickness}]

trembling
adj : vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze; "a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "with shaking knees"; "seemed shaky on her feet"; "sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"; "trembling hands" [syn: {quaking}, {quivering}, {shaking}, {shaky}, {shivering}]
n : a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe" [syn: {shaking}, {shakiness}, {quiver}, {quivering}, {vibration}, {palpitation}]

Tremella
n : fungi with yellowish gelatinous sporophores having convolutions resembling those of the brain [syn: {genus Tremella}]

Tremella foliacea
n : a jelly fungus with a fruiting body 5-15 cm broad and gelatinous in consistency; resembles a bunch of leaf lettuce; mostly water and brownish in color

Tremella fuciformis
n : popular in China and Japan and Taiwan; gelatinous mushrooms; most are dried [syn: {snow mushroom}]

Tremella lutescens
n : a yellow jelly fungus [syn: {witches' butter}]

Tremella reticulata
n : a jelly fungus with an erect whitish fruiting body and a highly variable shape (sometimes resembling coral fungi)

Tremellaceae
n : a family of basidiomycetous fungi of the order Tremellales that have the basidium divided longitudinally [syn: {family Tremellaceae}]

Tremellales
n : fungi varying from gelatinous to waxy or even horny in texture; most are saprophytic [syn: {order Tremellales}]

tremendous
adj 1: extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree; "an enormous boulder"; "enormous expenses"; "tremendous sweeping plains"; "a tremendous fact in human experience; that a whole civilization should be dependent on technology"- Walter Lippman; "a plane took off with a tremendous noise" [syn: {enormous}]
2: extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement" [syn: {fantastic}, {howling(a)}, {marvelous}, {marvellous}, {rattling(a)}, {terrific}, {wonderful}, {wondrous}]

tremendously
adv : extremely; "he was enormously popular" [syn: {enormously}, {hugely}, {staggeringly}]

tremolite
n : a white or pale green mineral (calcium magnesium silicate) of the amphibole group used as a form of asbestos

tremolo
n 1: (music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones
2: vocal vibrato especially an excessive or poorly controlled one

tremor
n 1: an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear) [syn: {shudder}]
2: a small earthquake [syn: {earth tremor}, {microseism}]
3: shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease)
v : shake with seismic vibrations; "The earth was quaking" [syn: {quake}]

tremulous
adj : (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear; "the old lady's quavering voice"; "spoke timidly in a tremulous voice" [syn: {quavering}]

tremulously
adv : in a tremulous manner; "the leaves rustled tremulously in the wind"

trenail
n : a wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast [syn: {treenail}, {trunnel}]

trench
n 1: a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
2: a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor [syn: {deep}, {oceanic abyss}]
3: any long ditch cut in the ground
v 1: impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains" [syn: {impinge}, {encroach}, {entrench}]
2: fortify by surrounding with trenches; "He trenched his military camp"
3: cut or carve deeply into; "letters trenched into the stone"
4: set, plant, or bury in a trench; "trench the fallen soldiers"; "trench the vegetables"
5: cut a trench in, as for drainage; "ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields" [syn: {ditch}]
6: dig a trench or trenches; "The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench"

trench coat
n : a military style raincoat; belted with deep pockets

trench fever
n : marked by pain in muscles and joints and transmitted by lice

trench foot
n : resembling frostbite but without freezing; resulting from exposure to cold and wet [syn: {immersion foot}]

trench knife
n : a knife with a double-edged blade for hand-to-hand fighting

trench mortar
n : a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range [syn: {mortar}, {howitzer}]

trench mouth
n : an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane [syn: {Vincent's angina}, {Vincent's infection}]

trenchancy
n : keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect [syn: {incisiveness}]

trenchant
adj 1: having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism" [syn: {searching}]
2: characterized by or full of force and vigor; "a hard-hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument" [syn: {hard-hitting}]
3: clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong" [syn: {clear-cut}, {distinct}]

trenchantly
adv : in a vigorous and effective manner; "he defended his client's civil rights trenchantly"

trencher
n 1: someone who digs trenches
2: a wooden board or platter on which food is served or carved

trencherman
n : a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess [syn: {glutton}, {gourmand}]

trenching spade
n : a hand shovel carried by infantrymen for digging trenches [syn: {entrenching tool}]

trend
n 1: a general direction in which something tends to move; "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market" [syn: {tendency}]
2: general line of orientation; "the river takes a southern course"; "the northeastern trend of the coast" [syn: {course}]
3: a general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right" [syn: {drift}, {movement}]
4: the popular taste at a given time; "leather is the latest vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a style of their own" [syn: {vogue}, {style}]
v : turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right" [syn: {swerve}, {sheer}, {curve}, {veer}, {slue}, {slew}, {cut}]

trend analysis
n : analysis of changes over time

trend line
n : a line on a graph indicating a statistical trend

trend setting
n : the initiating or popularizing of a trend or fashion

trendier
trendy
adj : in accord with the latest fad; "trendy ideas"; "trendy clothes"; "voguish terminology" [syn: {voguish}] [also: {trendiest}, {trendier}]

trendier
See {trendy}

trendiest
trendy
adj : in accord with the latest fad; "trendy ideas"; "trendy clothes"; "voguish terminology" [syn: {voguish}] [also: {trendiest}, {trendier}]

trendiest
See {trendy}

trend-setter
n : someone who popularizes a new fashion [syn: {taste-maker}, {fashion arbiter}]

trendsetting
adj : initiating or popularizing a trend

trendy
adj : in accord with the latest fad; "trendy ideas"; "trendy clothes"; "voguish terminology" [syn: {voguish}] [also: {trendiest}, {trendier}]

Trent
n : a river in central England that flows generally notheastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber [syn: {River Trent}, {Trent River}]

Trent River
n : a river in central England that flows generally notheastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber [syn: {Trent}, {River Trent}]

Trental
n : a drug (trade name Trental) used to treat claudication; believed to increase the flexibility of red blood cells so they can flow through the blood vessels to the legs and feet [syn: {pentoxifylline}]

trente-et-quarante
n : a card game in which two rows of cards are dealt and players can bet on the color of the cards or on which row will have a count nearer some number [syn: {rouge et noir}]

Trentino-Alto Adige
n : a region of northeastern Italy bordering Austria

Trento
n : a city in northern Italy on the River Adige; the site of the Council of Trent

Trenton
n : capital of the state of New Jersey; located in western New Jersey on the Delaware river [syn: {capital of New Jersey}]

trepan
n 1: a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull [syn: {trephine}]
2: a drill for cutting circular holes around a center
v : cut a hole with a trepan, as in surgery [also: {trepanning}, {trepanned}]

trepang
n : of warm coasts from Australia to Asia; used as food especially by Chinese [syn: {Holothuria edulis}]

trepanned
trepan
n 1: a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull [syn: {trephine}]
2: a drill for cutting circular holes around a center
v : cut a hole with a trepan, as in surgery [also: {trepanning}, {trepanned}]

trepanned
See {trepan}

trepanning
trepan
n 1: a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull [syn: {trephine}]
2: a drill for cutting circular holes around a center
v : cut a hole with a trepan, as in surgery [also: {trepanning}, {trepanned}]

trepanning
See {trepan}

trephination
n : a operation that removes a circular section of bone from the skull

trephine
n : a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull [syn: {trepan}]
v : operate on with a trephine

Trephritidae
n : fruit flies; some leafminers [syn: {Trypetidae}, {family Trypetidae}, {family Trephritidae}]

trepid
adj : timid by nature or revealing timidity; "timorous little mouse"; "in a timorous tone"; "cast fearful glances at the large dog" [syn: {fearful}, {timorous}]

trepidation
n : a feeling of alarm or dread

trepidly
adv : in a timorous and trepid manner [syn: {timorously}]

treponema
n : spirochete that causes disease in humans (e.g. syphilis and yaws) [also: {treponemata} (pl)]

treponemata
treponema
n : spirochete that causes disease in humans (e.g. syphilis and yaws) [also: {treponemata} (pl)]

treponemata
See {treponema}

Treponemataceae
n : small spirochetes some parasitic or pathogenic [syn: {family Treponemataceae}]

trespass
n 1: a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages
2: entry to another's property without right or permission [syn: {encroachment}, {violation}, {intrusion}, {usurpation}]
v 1: enter unlawfully on someone's property; "Don't trespass on my land!" [syn: {intrude}]
2: make excessive use of; "You are taking advantage of my good will!"; "She is trespassing upon my privacy" [syn: {take advantage}]
3: break the law
4: commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law [syn: {sin}, {transgress}]
5: pass beyond (limits or boundaries) [syn: {transgress}, {overstep}]

trespass de bonis asportatis
n : an action brought to recover damages from a person who has taken goods or property from its rightful owner

trespass on the case
n : an action brought to recover damages from a person whose actions have resulted indirectly in injury or loss; "a person struck by a log as it was thrown onto a road could maintain trespass against the thrower but one who was hurt by stumbling over it could maintain and action on the case"

trespass quare clausum fregit
n : the defendant unlawfully enters the land of the plaintiff

trespass viet armis
n : trespass with force and arms resulting in injury to another's person or property

trespasser
n : someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission [syn: {intruder}, {interloper}]

trespassing
adj : gradually intrusive without right or permission; "we moved back from the encroaching tide"; "invasive tourists"; "trespassing hunters" [syn: {encroaching(a)}, {invasive}, {trespassing(a)}]

tress
n : a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair [syn: {braid}, {plait}, {twist}]

trestle
n 1: a supporting tower used to support a bridge
2: sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop

trestle bridge
n : a bridge supported by trestlework

trestle table
n : a table supported on trestles

trestlework
n : a supporting structure composed of a system of connected trestles; for a bridge or pier or scaffold e.g.

Trevelyan
n 1: English historian and son of Sir George Otto Trevelyan whose works include a social history of England and a biography of Garibaldi (1876-1962) [syn: {George Macaulay Trevelyan}]
2: English historian who wrote a history of the American revolution and a biography of his uncle Lord Macaulay (1838-1928) [syn: {George Otto Trevelyan}, {Sir George Otto Trevelyan}]

Trevino
n : United States golfer (born in 1939) [syn: {Lee Trevino}, {Lee Buck Trevino}, {Supermex}]

Trevithick
n : English engineer who built the first railway locomotive (1771-1833) [syn: {Richard Trevithick}]

trews
n : tight-fitting trousers; usually of tartan

trey
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [syn: {three}, {3}, {III}, {trio}, {threesome}, {tierce}, {leash}, {troika}, {triad}, {trine}, {trinity}, {ternary}, {ternion}, {triplet}, {tercet}, {terzetto}, {deuce-ace}]
2: one of four playing cards in a deck having three pips

TRF
n : hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary [syn: {thyrotropin-releasing hormone}, {TRH}, {thyrotropin-releasing factor}, {protirelin}]

TRH
n : hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary [syn: {thyrotropin-releasing hormone}, {thyrotropin-releasing factor}, {TRF}, {protirelin}]

triacetate
n : cellulose acetate that is relatiely slow to burn; used instead of celluloid for motion-picture film [syn: {cellulose triacetate}]

triad
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [syn: {three}, {3}, {III}, {trio}, {threesome}, {tierce}, {leash}, {troika}, {trine}, {trinity}, {ternary}, {ternion}, {triplet}, {tercet}, {terzetto}, {trey}, {deuce-ace}]
2: a set of three similar things considered as a unit [syn: {trio}, {triplet}]
3: three people considered as a unit [syn: {trio}, {threesome}, {trinity}]
4: a 3-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones [syn: {common chord}]

Triaenodon
n : a genus of Triakidae [syn: {genus Triaenodon}]

Triaenodon obseus
n : smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins [syn: {whitetip shark}, {reef whitetip shark}]

triage
n : sorting and allocating aid on the basis of need for or likely benefit from medical treatment or food

Triakidae
n : small smooth-skinned sharks lacking spines on dorsal fins [syn: {family Triakidae}]

trial
n 1: (law) legal proceedings consisting of the judicial examination of issues by a competent tribunal; "most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial"
2: the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial" [syn: {test}, {run}]
3: (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications; "the trials for the semifinals began yesterday"
4: (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law; "he had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty"
5: trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain" [syn: {trial run}, {test}, {tryout}]
6: an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event; "his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him"; "life is full of tribulations"; "a visitation of the plague" [syn: {tribulation}, {visitation}]
7: the act of undergoing testing; "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill" [syn: {test}]

trial and error
n : experimenting until a solution is found

trial attorney
n : a lawyer who specializes in defending clients before a court of law [syn: {trial lawyer}]

trial balance
n : a balance of debits and credits in double-entry bookkeeping; drawn up to test their equality

trial balloon
n 1: a test of public opinion
2: a balloon sent up to test air currents

trial by ordeal
n : a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence [syn: {ordeal}]

trial court
n : the first court before which the facts of a case are decided

trial impression
n : (printing) an impression made to check for errors [syn: {proof}, {test copy}]

trial judge
n : a judge in a trial court

trial lawyer
n : a lawyer who specializes in defending clients before a court of law [syn: {trial attorney}]

trial period
n : a period of time during which someone or something is tested [syn: {test period}]

trial run
n : trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain" [syn: {trial}, {test}, {tryout}]

trial-and-error
adj 1: trying out various means or theories until error is satisfactorily reduced or eliminated; "he argued that all learning is a trial-and-error process that resembles biological evolution"
2: relating to solving problems by experience rather than theory; "they adopted a trial-and-error procedure"

Trialeurodes
n : a genus of Aleyrodidae [syn: {genus Trialeurodes}]

Trialeurodes vaporariorum
n : whitefly that inhabits greenhouses [syn: {greenhouse whitefly}]

triamcinolone
n : a synthetic corticosteroid (trade names Aristocort or Aristopak or Kenalog) used as an anti-inflammatory agent [syn: {Aristocort}, {Aristopak}, {Kenalog}]

triangle
n 1: a three-sided polygon [syn: {trigon}, {trilateral}]
2: something approximating the shape of a triangle; "the coastline of Chile and Argentina and Brazil forms two legs of a triangle"
3: any of various triangular drafting instruments used to draw straight lines at specified angles
4: a percussion instrument consisting of a metal bar bent in the shape of an open triangle

triangular
adj 1: having three angles; forming or shaped like a triangle; "a triangular figure"; "a triangular pyrimid has a triangle for a base"
2: involving three parties or elements; "the triangular mother-father-child relationship"; "a trilateral agreement"; "a tripartite treaty"; "a tripartite division"; "a three-way playoff" [syn: {trilateral}, {tripartite}, {three-party}, {three-way}]
3: having three sides; "a trilateral figure" [syn: {trilateral}, {three-sided}]

triangular bandage
n : bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck [syn: {sling}, {scarf bandage}]

triangular prism
n : a prism whose bases are triangles

triangularity
n : the property of being shaped like a triangle

triangulate
adj : composed of or marked with triangles
v 1: divide into triangles or give a triangular form to; "triangulate the piece of cardboard"
2: measure by using trigonometry; "triangulate the angle"
3: survey by triangulation; "The land surveyor worked by triangulating the plot"

triangulation
n 1: a trigonometric method of determining the position of a fixed point from the angles to it from two fixed points a known distance apart; useful in navigation
2: a method of surveying; the area is divided into triangles and the length of one side and its angles with the other two are measured, then the lengths of the other sides can be calculated

Triangulum
n : a small northern constellation near Perseus between Andromeda and Aries [syn: {the Triangle}]

Triangulum Australe
n : a small bright constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Circinus and Apus [syn: {Southern Triangle}]

Triassic
n : from 230 million to 190 million years ago; dinosaurs, marine reptiles; volcanic activity [syn: {Triassic period}]

Triassic period
n : from 230 million to 190 million years ago; dinosaurs, marine reptiles; volcanic activity [syn: {Triassic}]

Triatoma
n : conenoses [syn: {genus Triatoma}]

Triavil
n : tranquilizer and antidepressant (trade name Triavil) sometimes used as an antiemetic for adults [syn: {perphenazine}]

triazine
n : any of three isomeric compounds having three carbon and three nitrogen atoms in a six-membered ring

triazolam
n : a form of benzodiazepine (trade name Halcion) frequently prescribed as a sleeping pill; usually given to people who have trouble falling asleep [syn: {Halcion}]

tribade
n : a female homosexual [syn: {lesbian}, {gay woman}]

tribadism
n : a form of lesbianism that simulates heterosexual intercourse

tribadistic
adj : of female homosexual behavior that attempts to simulate heterosexual behavior

tribal
adj : relating to or characteristic of a tribe; "tribal customs"

tribal chief
n : the head of a tribe or clan [syn: {headman}, {chieftain}]

tribal sheik
n : the leader of an Arab village or family [syn: {sheik}, {sheikh}, {tribal sheikh}, {Arab chief}]

tribal sheikh
n : the leader of an Arab village or family [syn: {sheik}, {tribal sheik}, {sheikh}, {Arab chief}]

tribal society
n : a society with the social organization of a tribe

tribalisation
n : the act of making tribal; unification on a tribal basis [syn: {tribalization}] [ant: {detribalization}, {detribalization}]

tribalism
n 1: the state of living together in tribes
2: the beliefs of a tribal society

tribalization
n : the act of making tribal; unification on a tribal basis [syn: {tribalisation}] [ant: {detribalization}, {detribalization}]

tribasic acid
n : an acid containing three replaceable hydrogen atoms per molecule

tribasic sodium phosphate
n : the tertiary phosphate of sodium used as a builder in soaps and detergents [syn: {trisodium phosphate}, {trisodium orthophosphate}]

tribe
n 1: a social division of (usually preliterate) people [syn: {folk}]
2: a federation (as of American Indians) [syn: {federation of tribes}]
3: (biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily
4: group of people related by blood or marriage [syn: {kin}, {kin group}, {kinship group}, {kindred}, {clan}]

tribe Bambuseae
n : bamboos [syn: {Bambuseae}]

tribe Bovini
n : term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos [syn: {Bovini}]

tribe Bubalus
n : in some classification systems included in genus Bos; water buffaloes [syn: {Bubalus}, {genus Bubalus}]

tribe synercus
n : Cape buffalo [syn: {Synercus}, {genus Synercus}]

Tribes of Israel
n : twelve kin groups of ancient Israel each traditionally descended from one of the twelve sons of Jacob [syn: {Twelve Tribes of Israel}]

tribesman
n : someone who lives in a tribe

Tribolium
n : flour beetles [syn: {genus Tribolium}]

tribologist
n : a specialist in tribology

tribology
n : the branch of engineering that deals with the interaction of surfaces in relative motion (as in bearings or gears): their design and friction and wear and lubrication

Tribonema
n : type genus of Tribonemaceae [syn: {genus Tribonema}, {genus Conferva}]

Tribonemaceae
n : simple filamentous freshwater yellow-green algae [syn: {family Tribonemaceae}]

tribromoethanol
n : an intravenous anesthetic [syn: {tribromoethyl alcohol}]

tribromoethyl alcohol
n : an intravenous anesthetic [syn: {tribromoethanol}]

tribromomethane
n : colorless liquid haloform CHBr3 [syn: {bromoform}]

tribulate
v : oppress or trouble greatly

tribulation
n : an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event; "his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him"; "life is full of tribulations"; "a visitation of the plague" [syn: {trial}, {visitation}]

Tribulus
n : annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs of warm regions [syn: {genus Tribulus}]

Tribulus terestris
n : tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed [syn: {caltrop}, {devil's weed}]

tribunal
n : an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business [syn: {court}, {judicature}]

tribune
n : the apse of a Christian church that contains the bishop's throne

tribuneship
n : the position of tribune

tributary
adj 1: of a stream; flowing into a larger stream
2: paying tribute; "a tributary colony"
3: tending to bring about; being partly responsible for; "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"; "a contributory factor" [syn: {conducive}, {contributing(a)}, {contributive}, {contributory}]
n : a branch that flows into the main stream [syn: {feeder}, {affluent}] [ant: {distributary}]

tribute
n 1: something given or done as an expression of esteem [syn: {testimonial}]
2: payment by one nation for protection by another
3: payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection" [syn: {protection}]

tribute album
n : concept album compiling a performer's work or work supporting some worthy cause [syn: {benefit album}]

tributyrin
n : a bitter oily triglyceride of butyric acid; a form of butyrin

tricarboxylic acid cycle
n : in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that are the source of cellular energy [syn: {Krebs cycle}, {Krebs citric acid cycle}, {citric acid cycle}]

trice
n : a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash" [syn: {blink of an eye}, {flash}, {heartbeat}, {instant}, {jiffy}, {split second}, {twinkling}, {wink}, {New York minute}]
v 1: raise with a line; "trice a window shade" [syn: {trice up}]
2: hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope [syn: {trice up}]

trice up
v 1: raise with a line; "trice a window shade" [syn: {trice}]
2: hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope [syn: {trice}]

tricentenary
adj : of or relating to or completing a period of 300 years [syn: {tricentennial}]

tricentennial
adj : of or relating to or completing a period of 300 years [syn: {tricentenary}]

triceps
n : any skeletal muscle having three origins (but especially the triceps brachii)

triceps brachii
n : the skeletal muscle having three origins that extends the forearm when it contracts [syn: {musculus triceps brachii}]

triceratops
n : huge ceratopsian dinosaur having three horns and the neck heavily armored with a very solid frill

tri-chad
n : a chad that is incompletely removed and still attached at three corners

Trichechidae
n : comprising only the manatees [syn: {family Trichechidae}]

Trichechus
n : type and sole genus of the Trichechidae [syn: {genus Trichecus}]

Trichechus manatus
n : sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded [syn: {manatee}]

trichina
n : parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles [syn: {Trichinella spiralis}] [also: {trichinae} (pl)]

trichinae
trichina
n : parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles [syn: {Trichinella spiralis}] [also: {trichinae} (pl)]

trichinae
See {trichina}

Trichinella spiralis
n : parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles [syn: {trichina}]

trichiniasis
n : infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where they become encysted [syn: {trichinosis}, {myositis trichinosa}]

trichinosis
n : infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where they become encysted [syn: {trichiniasis}, {myositis trichinosa}]

trichion
n : point where the hairline meets the midpoint of the forehead [syn: {crinion}]

Trichiuridae
n : cutlassfishes [syn: {family Trichiuridae}]

trichloracetic acid
n : a strong acid made by chlorinating acetic acid [syn: {trichloroacetic acid}]

trichloride
n : any compound containing three chlorine atoms in each molecule

trichlormethiazide
n : diuretic drug (trade name Naqua) used to treat hypertension [syn: {Naqua}]

trichloroacetic acid
n : a strong acid made by chlorinating acetic acid [syn: {trichloracetic acid}]

trichloroethane
n : a heavy colorless highly toxic liquid used as a solvent to clean electronic components and for dry cleaning and as a fumigant; causes cancer and liver and lung damage [syn: {trichloroethylene}, {TCE}]

trichloroethylene
n : a heavy colorless highly toxic liquid used as a solvent to clean electronic components and for dry cleaning and as a fumigant; causes cancer and liver and lung damage [syn: {trichloroethane}, {TCE}]

trichloromethane
n : a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic; "chloroform was the first inhalation anesthetic" [syn: {chloroform}]

trichobezoar
n : a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur) [syn: {hairball}, {hair ball}]

Trichoceros
n : small genus of small epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical South America [syn: {genus Trichoceros}]

trichodesmium
n : large colonial bacterium common in tropical open-ocean waters; important in carbon and nitrogen fixation

Trichodontidae
n : two species of elongate compressed scaleless large-eyed fishes that live in sand or mud [syn: {family Trichodontidae}]

Trichoglossus
n : a genus of Loriinae [syn: {genus Trichoglossus}]

Trichoglossus moluccanus
n : a kind of lorikeet [syn: {rainbow lorikeet}]

Tricholoma
n : agarics with white spores and a fleshy stalk and notched gills; of various colors both edible and inedible [syn: {genus Tricholoma}]

Tricholoma aurantium
n : an orange tan agaric whose gills become brown by maturity; has a strong odor and taste

Tricholoma flavovirens
n : an edible agaric with yellow gills and a viscid yellow cap that has a brownish center [syn: {man-on-a-horse}]

Tricholoma irinum
n : an edible agaric with large silky white caps and thick stalks [syn: {Clitocybe irina}, {Lepista irina}]

Tricholoma pardinum
n : a poisonous agaric having a pale cap with fine gray fibrils

Tricholoma pessundatum
n : a mildly poisonous agaric with a viscid reddish brown cap and white gills and stalk

Tricholoma populinum
n : an edible agaric that fruits in great clusters (especially in sandy soil under cottonwood trees) [syn: {sandy mushroom}]

Tricholoma sejunctum
n : an agaric with a cap that is coated with dark fibrils in the center and has yellowish margins

Tricholoma vaccinum
n : an agaric with a cap that is densely covered with reddish fibrils and pale gills and stalk

Tricholoma venenata
n : a poisonous white agaric

Tricholomataceae
n : a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales [syn: {family Tricholomataceae}]

Trichomanes
n : bristle ferns; kidney ferns [syn: {genus Trichomanes}]

Trichomanes boschianum
n : a variety of bristle fern [syn: {hare's-foot bristle fern}]

Trichomanes reniforme
n : large fern of New Zealand having kidney-shaped fronds [syn: {kidney fern}]

Trichomanes speciosum
n : large stout fern of extreme western Europe [syn: {Killarney fern}]

trichomonad
n : cause of trichomoniasis in women and cattle and birds

trichomoniasis
n : infection of the vagina

Trichophaga
n : carpet moths [syn: {genus Trichophaga}]

Trichophaga tapetzella
n : larvae feed on carpets and other woolens [syn: {carpet moth}, {tapestry moth}]

Trichophyton
n : a genus of fungus of the family Moniliaceae; causes ringworm and favus [syn: {genus Trichophyton}]

Trichoptera
n : an order of insects consisting of caddis flies [syn: {order Trichoptera}]

trichopteran
n : caddis fly [syn: {trichopterous insect}, {trichopteron}]

trichopteron
n : caddis fly [syn: {trichopterous insect}, {trichopteran}]

trichopterous insect
n : caddis fly [syn: {trichopteran}, {trichopteron}]

Trichostema
n : genus of North American aromatic herbs or subshrubs: blue curls [syn: {genus Trichostema}]

Trichostema dichotomum
n : aromatic plant of the eastern United States [syn: {bastard pennyroyal}]

Trichostema lanatum
n : aromatic wooly-leaved plant of southern California and Mexico [syn: {black sage}, {wooly blue curls}, {California romero}]

Trichostema lanceolatum
n : aromatic plant of western United States [syn: {turpentine camphor weed}, {camphorweed}, {vinegarweed}]

Trichostigma
n : a genus of erect or climbing shrubs found in tropical South America [syn: {genus Trichostigma}]

Trichosurus
n : a genus of Phalangeridae [syn: {genus Trichosurus}]

Trichosurus vulpecula
n : bushy-tailed phalanger [syn: {brush-tailed phalanger}]

trichotillomania
n : an irresistible urge to pull out your own hair

trichroism
n : pleochroism of a crystal so that it exhibits three different colors when viewed from three different directions

trichromacy
n : the normal ability to see colors [syn: {color vision}, {chromatic vision}]

trichromatic
adj : having or involving three colors; "trichromatic vision"; "a trichromatic printing process"; "trichromatic staining is the staining of tissue samples differentially in three colors"; "tricolor plumage"; "a tricolor process in photography" [syn: {trichrome}, {tricolor}]

trichrome
adj : having or involving three colors; "trichromatic vision"; "a trichromatic printing process"; "trichromatic staining is the staining of tissue samples differentially in three colors"; "tricolor plumage"; "a tricolor process in photography" [syn: {trichromatic}, {tricolor}]

trichuriasis
n : infestation by a roundworm; common in tropical areas with poor sanitation

Trichys
n : a genus of Hystricidae [syn: {genus Trichys}]

Trichys lipura
n : porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a long tail [syn: {long-tailed porcupine}]

trick
n 1: a cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it" [syn: {fast one}]
2: a period of work or duty
3: an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent; "that offer was a dirty trick"
4: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn: {antic}, {joke}, {prank}, {caper}, {put-on}]
5: an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers [syn: {magic trick}, {conjuring trick}, {magic}, {legerdemain}, {conjuration}, {illusion}, {deception}]
v : deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" [syn: {fob}, {fox}, {pull a fast one on}, {play a trick on}]

trick or treat
n : a request by children on Halloween; they pass from door to door asking for goodies and threatening to play tricks on those who refuse

trick out
v : put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" [syn: {dress up}, {fig out}, {fig up}, {deck up}, {gussy up}, {fancy up}, {trick up}, {deck out}, {prink}, {attire}, {get up}, {rig out}, {tog up}, {tog out}, {overdress}] [ant: {dress down}]

trick up
v : put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" [syn: {dress up}, {fig out}, {fig up}, {deck up}, {gussy up}, {fancy up}, {deck out}, {trick out}, {prink}, {attire}, {get up}, {rig out}, {tog up}, {tog out}, {overdress}] [ant: {dress down}]

tricked out
adj : with superficial adornments added; "all gussied up in sequins and feathers" [syn: {fancied up}, {gussied}, {gussied up}]

tricked-out
adj : decorated in a particular way; "tricked-out cupboards looking like Georgian cabinets"

tricker
n : someone who plays practical jokes on others [syn: {prankster}, {cut-up}, {trickster}, {hoaxer}, {practical joker}]

trickery
n 1: verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way [syn: {hocus-pocus}, {slickness}, {hanky panky}, {jiggery-pokery}, {skulduggery}, {skullduggery}]
2: the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) [syn: {chicanery}, {chicane}, {guile}, {wile}, {shenanigan}]

trickier
tricky
adj 1: not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee; "they called Reagan the teflon president because mud never stuck to him" [syn: {slippery}, {teflon}]
2: having concealed difficulty; "a catchy question"; "a tricky recipe to follow" [syn: {catchy}]
3: marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {cunning}, {dodgy}, {foxy}, {guileful}, {knavish}, {slick}, {sly}, {tricksy}, {wily}] [also: {trickiest}, {trickier}]

trickier
See {tricky}

trickiest
tricky
adj 1: not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee; "they called Reagan the teflon president because mud never stuck to him" [syn: {slippery}, {teflon}]
2: having concealed difficulty; "a catchy question"; "a tricky recipe to follow" [syn: {catchy}]
3: marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {cunning}, {dodgy}, {foxy}, {guileful}, {knavish}, {slick}, {sly}, {tricksy}, {wily}] [also: {trickiest}, {trickier}]

trickiest
See {tricky}

trickily
adv : in an artful manner; "he craftily arranged to be there when the decision was announced"; "had ever circumstances conspired so cunningly?" [syn: {craftily}, {cunningly}, {foxily}, {knavishly}, {slyly}, {artfully}]

trickiness
n : the quality of being a slippery rascal [syn: {rascality}, {shiftiness}, {slipperiness}]

trickle
n : flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof" [syn: {drip}, {dribble}]
v : run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in" [syn: {dribble}, {filter}]

tricksier
tricksy
adj : marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {cunning}, {dodgy}, {foxy}, {guileful}, {knavish}, {slick}, {sly}, {tricky}, {wily}] [also: {tricksiest}, {tricksier}]

tricksier
See {tricksy}

tricksiest
tricksy
adj : marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {cunning}, {dodgy}, {foxy}, {guileful}, {knavish}, {slick}, {sly}, {tricky}, {wily}] [also: {tricksiest}, {tricksier}]

tricksiest
See {tricksy}

trickster
n 1: someone who plays practical jokes on others [syn: {prankster}, {cut-up}, {tricker}, {hoaxer}, {practical joker}]
2: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true [syn: {deceiver}, {cheat}, {cheater}, {beguiler}, {slicker}]
3: a mischevous supernatural being found in the folklore of many primitive people; sometimes distinguished by prodigious biological drives and exaggerated bodily parts

tricksy
adj : marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {cunning}, {dodgy}, {foxy}, {guileful}, {knavish}, {slick}, {sly}, {tricky}, {wily}] [also: {tricksiest}, {tricksier}]

tricky
adj 1: not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee; "they called Reagan the teflon president because mud never stuck to him" [syn: {slippery}, {teflon}]
2: having concealed difficulty; "a catchy question"; "a tricky recipe to follow" [syn: {catchy}]
3: marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {cunning}, {dodgy}, {foxy}, {guileful}, {knavish}, {slick}, {sly}, {tricksy}, {wily}] [also: {trickiest}, {trickier}]

triclinia
triclinium
n 1: a dining room (especially a dining room containing a dining table with couches along three sides)
2: a dining table with couches along three sides in ancient Rome [also: {triclinia} (pl)]

triclinia
See {triclinium}

triclinic
adj : having three unequal crystal axes intersecting at oblique angles; "triclinic system" [syn: {anorthic}] [ant: {monoclinic}]

triclinium
n 1: a dining room (especially a dining room containing a dining table with couches along three sides)
2: a dining table with couches along three sides in ancient Rome [also: {triclinia} (pl)]

tricolor
adj : having or involving three colors; "trichromatic vision"; "a trichromatic printing process"; "trichromatic staining is the staining of tissue samples differentially in three colors"; "tricolor plumage"; "a tricolor process in photography" [syn: {trichromatic}, {trichrome}]
n : a flag having three colored stripes (especially the French flag) [syn: {tricolour}]

tricolor television tube
n : a color television tube in which three primary colors are combined to give the full range of colors [syn: {tricolour television tube}, {tricolor tube}, {tricolour tube}]

tricolor tube
n : a color television tube in which three primary colors are combined to give the full range of colors [syn: {tricolor television tube}, {tricolour television tube}, {tricolour tube}]

tricolour
n : a flag having three colored stripes (especially the French flag) [syn: {tricolor}]

tricolour television tube
n : a color television tube in which three primary colors are combined to give the full range of colors [syn: {tricolor television tube}, {tricolor tube}, {tricolour tube}]

tricolour tube
n : a color television tube in which three primary colors are combined to give the full range of colors [syn: {tricolor television tube}, {tricolour television tube}, {tricolor tube}]

tricorn
n : cocked hat with the brim turned up to form three points [syn: {tricorne}]

tricorne
n : cocked hat with the brim turned up to form three points [syn: {tricorn}]

tricot
n : a knitted fabric or one resembling knitting

tricuspid
adj : having three cusps or points (especially a molar tooth); "tricuspid molar"; "tricuspid valve" [syn: {tricuspidate}]

tricuspid valve
n : valve with three cusps; situated between the right atrium and the right ventricle; allows blood to pass from atrium to ventricle and closes to prevent backflow when the ventricle contracts [syn: {right atrioventricular valve}]

tricuspidate
adj : having three cusps or points (especially a molar tooth); "tricuspid molar"; "tricuspid valve" [syn: {tricuspid}]

tricycle
n : a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals [syn: {trike}, {velocipede}]

tricyclic
n : an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin and thus making more of those substances available to act on receptors in the brain [syn: {tricyclic antidepressant}, {tricyclic antidepressant drug}]

tricyclic antidepressant
n : an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin and thus making more of those substances available to act on receptors in the brain [syn: {tricyclic}, {tricyclic antidepressant drug}]

tricyclic antidepressant drug
n : an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin and thus making more of those substances available to act on receptors in the brain [syn: {tricyclic}, {tricyclic antidepressant}]

Tridacna
n : type genus of the family Tridacnidae: giant clams [syn: {genus Tridacna}]

Tridacna gigas
n : giant clam inhabiting reefs in the southern Pacific weighing up to 500 pounds [syn: {giant clam}]

Tridacnidae
n : large marine hard-shell clams [syn: {family Tridacnidae}]

trident
n : a spear with three prongs

tridymite
n : a mineral form of silica

tried
adj 1: tested and proved useful or correct; "a tested method" [syn: {tested}, {well-tried}]
2: tested and proved to be reliable [syn: {tested}, {time-tested}, {tried and true}]

tried
try
n : earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" [syn: {attempt}, {effort}, {endeavor}, {endeavour}]
v 1: make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world" [syn: {seek}, {attempt}, {essay}, {assay}]
2: put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe" [syn: {test}, {prove}, {try out}, {examine}, {essay}]
3: put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials" [syn: {judge}, {adjudicate}]
4: take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes" [syn: {sample}, {try out}, {taste}]
5: examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California" [syn: {hear}]
6: give pain or trouble to; "I've been sorely tried by these students"
7: test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!" [syn: {strain}, {stress}]
8: melt (fat, lard, etc.) in order to separate out impurities; "try the yak butter"; "render fat in a casserole" [syn: {render}]
9: put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice; "Try on this sweater to see how it looks" [syn: {try on}] [also: {tried}]

tried
See {try}

tried and true
adj : tested and proved to be reliable [syn: {tested}, {time-tested}, {tried}]

triennia
See {triennium}

triennial
adj : occurring every third year or lasting 3 years
n : the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: {tercentennial}, {tercentenary}]

trier
n 1: one (as a judge) who examines and settles a case
2: one who tries [syn: {attempter}, {essayer}]

trifid
adj : divided into three lobes; "trifid petals"

trifid beggar-ticks
n : of temperate Eurasia [syn: {European beggar-ticks}, {trifid bur marigold}, {Bidens tripartita}]

trifid bur marigold
n : of temperate Eurasia [syn: {European beggar-ticks}, {trifid beggar-ticks}, {Bidens tripartita}]

trifle
n 1: jam-spread sponge cake soaked in wine served with custard sauce
2: a detail that is considered insignificant [syn: {technicality}, {triviality}]
3: something of small importance [syn: {triviality}, {trivia}, {small beer}]
v 1: waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently [syn: {piddle}, {wanton}, {wanton away}, {piddle away}]
2: act frivolously [syn: {frivol}]
3: consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania" [syn: {dally}, {play}]

trifle away
v : spend wastefully; "wanton one's money away" [syn: {wanton}, {wanton away}]

trifler
n : one who behaves lightly or not seriously

trifling
adj : not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter" [syn: {negligible}, {paltry}]
n : the deliberate act of wasting time instead of working [syn: {dalliance}, {dawdling}, {wasting time}]

trifluoromethane
n : colorless gas haloform CHF3 (similar to chloroform) [syn: {fluoroform}]

trifoliata
n : small fast-growing spiny deciduous Chinese orange tree bearing sweetly scented flowers and decorative but inedible fruit: used as a stock in grafting and for hedges [syn: {trifoliate orange}, {wild orange}, {Poncirus trifoliata}]

trifoliate
adj : of a leaf shape; having three leaflets [syn: {trifoliolate}, {trifoliated}]

trifoliate orange
n : small fast-growing spiny deciduous Chinese orange tree bearing sweetly scented flowers and decorative but inedible fruit: used as a stock in grafting and for hedges [syn: {trifoliata}, {wild orange}, {Poncirus trifoliata}]

trifoliated
adj : of a leaf shape; having three leaflets [syn: {trifoliate}, {trifoliolate}]

trifoliolate
adj : of a leaf shape; having three leaflets [syn: {trifoliate}, {trifoliated}]

trifoliolate leaf
n : having three leaflets

Trifolium
n : any leguminous plant having leaves divided into three leaflets [syn: {genus Trifolium}]

Trifolium alpinum
n : European mountain clover with fragrant usually pink flowers [syn: {alpine clover}]

Trifolium dubium
n : clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock [syn: {hop clover}, {shamrock}, {lesser yellow trefoil}]

Trifolium incarnatum
n : southern European annual with spiky heads of crimson flower; extensively cultivated in United States for forage [syn: {crimson clover}, {Italian clover}]

Trifolium pratense
n : erect to decumbent short-lived perennial having red-purple to pink flowers; the most commonly grown forage clover [syn: {red clover}, {purple clover}]

Trifolium reflexum
n : clover of western United States [syn: {buffalo clover}]

Trifolium repens
n : creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage [syn: {white clover}, {dutch clover}, {shamrock}]

Trifolium stoloniferum
n : clover of western United States [syn: {buffalo clover}]

triforia
See {triforium}

trifurcate
v : divide into three; "The road trifurcates at the bridge"

trifurcation
n : the act of splitting into three branches

trig
adj : (of persons) neat and smart in appearance; "a clean-cut and well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap" [syn: {clean-cut}, {trim}]
n : the mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions [syn: {trigonometry}] [also: {trigging}, {trigged}]

Triga
n : type genus of the Triglidae [syn: {genus Triga}]

trigeminal
n : the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication [syn: {trigeminal nerve}, {trigeminus}, {nervus trigeminus}, {fifth cranial nerve}]

trigeminal nerve
n : the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication [syn: {trigeminal}, {trigeminus}, {nervus trigeminus}, {fifth cranial nerve}]

trigeminal neuralgia
n : intense paroxysmal neuralgia along the trigeminal nerve [syn: {tic douloureux}]

trigeminus
n : the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication [syn: {trigeminal}, {trigeminal nerve}, {nervus trigeminus}, {fifth cranial nerve}]

trigged
trig
adj : (of persons) neat and smart in appearance; "a clean-cut and well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap" [syn: {clean-cut}, {trim}]
n : the mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions [syn: {trigonometry}] [also: {trigging}, {trigged}]

trigged
See {trig}

trigger
n 1: lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun [syn: {gun trigger}]
2: a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen
3: an act that sets in motion some course of events [syn: {induction}, {initiation}]
v 1: put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits" [syn: {trip}, {actuate}, {activate}, {set off}, {spark off}, {spark}, {trigger off}, {touch off}]
2: release or pull the trigger on; "Trigger a gun"

trigger off
v : put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits" [syn: {trip}, {actuate}, {trigger}, {activate}, {set off}, {spark off}, {spark}, {touch off}]

triggerfish
n : any of numerous compressed deep-bodied tropical fishes with sandpapery skin and erectile spines in the first dorsal fin [also: {triggerfishes} (pl)]

triggerfishes
triggerfish
n : any of numerous compressed deep-bodied tropical fishes with sandpapery skin and erectile spines in the first dorsal fin [also: {triggerfishes} (pl)]

triggerfishes
See {triggerfish}

trigger-happy
adj 1: irresponsible in the use of firearms
2: marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions" [syn: {fierce}, {tearing}, {vehement}, {violent}]

triggerman
n : a professional killer who uses a gun [syn: {gunman}, {gunslinger}, {hired gun}, {gun}, {gun for hire}, {hit man}, {hitman}, {torpedo}, {shooter}]

trigging
trig
adj : (of persons) neat and smart in appearance; "a clean-cut and well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap" [syn: {clean-cut}, {trim}]
n : the mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions [syn: {trigonometry}] [also: {trigging}, {trigged}]

trigging
See {trig}

Trigla lucerna
n : a kind of gurnard [syn: {tub gurnard}, {yellow gurnard}]

Triglidae
n : in some classifications restricted to the gurnards and subdivided into the subfamilies Triglinae (true sea robins) and Peristediinae (armored sea robins) [syn: {family Triglidae}]

Triglinae
n : in some classifications considered a subfamily of Triglidae comprising searobins having ordinary scales and no barbels (true searobins) [syn: {subfamily Triglinae}]

Triglochin
n : perennial or annual bog or marsh plants; includes arrow grass [syn: {genus Triglochin}]

Triglochin maritima
n : tufted perennial found in shallow water or marshland; sometimes poisons livestock [syn: {arrow grass}]

triglyceride
n : glyceride occurring naturally in animal and vegetable tissues; it consists of three individual fatty acids bound together in a single large molecule; an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body

trigon
n 1: a three-sided polygon [syn: {triangle}, {trilateral}]
2: (astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees [syn: {triplicity}]
3: a triangular lyre of ancient Greece and Rome

trigonal
adj : having three-fold symmetry [syn: {rhombohedral}]

Trigonella
n : Old World genus of frequently aromatic herbs [syn: {genus Trigonella}]

Trigonella foenumgraecum
n : annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry [syn: {fenugreek}, {Greek clover}]

Trigonella ornithopodioides
n : Old World herb related to fenugreek [syn: {bird's foot trefoil}]

trigonometric
adj : of or relating to or according to the principles of trigonometry; "trigonometric function"

trigonometric function
n : function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle [syn: {circular function}]

trigonometrician
n : a mathematician specializing in trigonometry

trigonometry
n : the mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions [syn: {trig}]

trigonum cerebrale
n : an arched bundle of white fibers at the base of the brain by which the hippocampus of each hemisphere projects to the contralateral hippocampus and to the thalamus and mamillary bodies [syn: {fornix}]

trigram
n : a word that is written with three letters in an alphabetic writing system

trihedra
See {trihedron}

trihydroxy
adj : containing three hydroxyl groups

tri-iodomethane
n : sweet smelling yellow solid haloform CHI3 [syn: {iodoform}]

triiodomethane
n : a yellowish crystalline solid with a penetrating odor; sometimes used as an antiseptic dressing [syn: {iodoform}]

tri-iodothyronine
n : thyronine with three iodine atoms added

triiodothyronine
n : thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity; exerts the same biological effects as thyroxine but is more potent and briefer [syn: {liothyronine}, {T}]

trike
n : a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals [syn: {tricycle}, {velocipede}]

trilateral
adj 1: involving three parties or elements; "the triangular mother-father-child relationship"; "a trilateral agreement"; "a tripartite treaty"; "a tripartite division"; "a three-way playoff" [syn: {triangular}, {tripartite}, {three-party}, {three-way}]
2: having three sides; "a trilateral figure" [syn: {triangular}, {three-sided}]
n : a three-sided polygon [syn: {triangle}, {trigon}]

Trilby
n 1: singer in a novel by George du Maurier who was under the control of the hypnotist Svengali
2: felt hat with a creased crown [syn: {fedora}, {felt hat}, {homburg}, {Stetson}]

trilingual
adj : using or knowing three languages; "trilingual speakers"

Trilisa
n : genus of herbs of southern United States [syn: {genus Trilisa}]

Trilisa odoratissima
n : perennial of southeastern United States with leaves having the fragrance of vanilla [syn: {wild vanilla}]

trill
n : a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it [syn: {shake}]
v 1: pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's"
2: sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below [syn: {warble}, {quaver}]

trilled
adj : uttered with a trill; "she used rolling r's as in Spanish" [syn: {rolled}, {rolling}]

Trilliaceae
n : small family of herbs having flowers with 3 petals and 3 sepals; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae [syn: {family Trilliaceae}, {trillium family}]

Trilling
n : United States literary critic (1905-1975) [syn: {Lionel Trilling}]

trillion
adj 1: one quintillion in Great Britain [syn: {a trillion}]
2: one million million in the United States [syn: {a trillion}]
n 1: the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros; "in England they call a quintillion a trillion" [syn: {one million million million}]
2: the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; "in England they call a trillion a billion" [syn: {one million million}, {1000000000000}]

trillion floating point operations per second
n : (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system [syn: {teraflop}]

trillions
n : a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) [syn: {millions}, {billions}, {zillions}, {jillions}]

trillionth
adj : the ordinal number of one trillion in counting order
n : one part in a trillion [syn: {one-trillionth}]

trillium
n : any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower [syn: {wood lily}, {wake-robin}]

Trillium erectum
n : trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in fold medicine especially to ease childbirth [syn: {purple trillium}, {red trillium}, {birthroot}]

trillium family
n : small family of herbs having flowers with 3 petals and 3 sepals; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae [syn: {Trilliaceae}, {family Trilliaceae}]

Trillium recurvatum
n : trillium of central United States having dark purple sessile flowers [syn: {prairie wake-robin}, {prairie trillium}]

Trillium sessile
n : trillium of northeastern United States with sessile leaves and red or purple flowers having a pungent odor [syn: {red trillium}, {toadshade}, {sessile trillium}]

trilobate
adj : of a leaf shape; divided into three lobes [syn: {trilobated}, {trilobed}]

trilobated
adj : of a leaf shape; divided into three lobes [syn: {trilobate}, {trilobed}]

trilobed
adj : of a leaf shape; divided into three lobes [syn: {trilobate}, {trilobated}]

trilobite
n : an extinct arthropod that was abundant in Palaeozoic times; had an exoskeleton divided into three parts

trilogy
n : a set of three literary or dramatic works related in subject or theme

trim
adj 1: thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise" [syn: {spare}]
2: (used of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard" [syn: {kempt}, {tidy}]
3: of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat" [syn: {shipshape}, {well-kept}]
4: (of persons) neat and smart in appearance; "a clean-cut and well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap" [syn: {clean-cut}, {trig}]
5: severely simple in line or design; "a neat tailored suit"; "tailored curtains" [syn: {tailored}]
n 1: a state of arrangement or appearance; "in good trim" [syn: {trimness}]
2: a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt" [syn: {trimming}, {passementerie}]
3: attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
4: cutting down to the desired size or shape [syn: {trimming}, {clipping}]
v 1: remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber" [syn: {pare}]
2: decorate, as with ornaments; "trim the christmas tree"; "trim a shop window"
3: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" [syn: {reduce}, {cut down}, {cut back}, {trim down}, {trim back}, {cut}, {bring down}]
4: balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces; "trim an airplane"
5: be in equilibrium during a flight; "The airplane trimmed"
6: decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods [syn: {garnish}, {dress}]
7: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" [syn: {snip}, {clip}, {crop}, {lop}, {dress}, {prune}, {cut back}]
8: cut closely; "trim my beard" [syn: {shave}]
9: adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used [also: {trimming}, {trimmed}, {trimmest}, {trimmer}]

trim back
v : cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" [syn: {reduce}, {cut down}, {cut back}, {trim}, {trim down}, {cut}, {bring down}]

trim down
v : cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" [syn: {reduce}, {cut down}, {cut back}, {trim}, {trim back}, {cut}, {bring down}]

trimaran
n : a fast sailboat with 3 parallel hulls

trimer
n : a polymer (or a molecule of a polymer) consisting of three identical monomers

trimester
n 1: a period of three months; especially one of the three three-month periods into which human pregnancy is divided
2: one of three divisions of an academic year

trimipramine
n : tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Surmontil) used to treat depression and anxiety and (sometimes) insomnia [syn: {Surmontil}]

trimly
adv : in a trim manner; "he was trimly attired"

trimmed
trim
adj 1: thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise" [syn: {spare}]
2: (used of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard" [syn: {kempt}, {tidy}]
3: of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat" [syn: {shipshape}, {well-kept}]
4: (of persons) neat and smart in appearance; "a clean-cut and well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap" [syn: {clean-cut}, {trig}]
5: severely simple in line or design; "a neat tailored suit"; "tailored curtains" [syn: {tailored}]
n 1: a state of arrangement or appearance; "in good trim" [syn: {trimness}]
2: a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt" [syn: {trimming}, {passementerie}]
3: attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
4: cutting down to the desired size or shape [syn: {trimming}, {clipping}]
v 1: remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber" [syn: {pare}]
2: decorate, as with ornaments; "trim the christmas tree"; "trim a shop window"
3: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" [syn: {reduce}, {cut down}, {cut back}, {trim down}, {trim back}, {cut}, {bring down}]
4: balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces; "trim an airplane"
5: be in equilibrium during a flight; "The airplane trimmed"
6: decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods [syn: {garnish}, {dress}]
7: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" [syn: {snip}, {clip}, {crop}, {lop}, {dress}, {prune}, {cut back}]
8: cut closely; "trim my beard" [syn: {shave}]
9: adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used [also: {trimming}, {trimmed}, {trimmest}, {trimmer}]

trimmed
adj : made neat and tidy by trimming; "his neatly trimmed hair" [syn: {cut}] [ant: {untrimmed}]

trimmed
See {trim}

trimmer
trim
adj 1: thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise" [syn: {spare}]
2: (used of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard" [syn: {kempt}, {tidy}]
3: of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat" [syn: {shipshape}, {well-kept}]
4: (of persons) neat and smart in appearance; "a clean-cut and well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap" [syn: {clean-cut}, {trig}]
5: severely simple in line or design; "a neat tailored suit"; "tailored curtains" [syn: {tailored}]
n 1: a state of arrangement or appearance; "in good trim" [syn: {trimness}]
2: a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt" [syn: {trimming}, {passementerie}]
3: attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
4: cutting down to the desired size or shape [syn: {trimming}, {clipping}]
v 1: remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber" [syn: {pare}]
2: decorate, as with ornaments; "trim the christmas tree"; "trim a shop window"
3: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" [syn: {reduce}, {cut down}, {cut back}, {trim down}, {trim back}, {cut}, {bring down}]
4: balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces; "trim an airplane"
5: be in equilibrium during a flight; "The airplane trimmed"
6: decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods [syn: {garnish}, {dress}]
7: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" [syn: {snip}, {clip}, {crop}, {lop}, {dress}, {prune}, {cut back}]
8: cut closely; "trim my beard" [syn: {shave}]
9: adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used [also: {trimming}, {trimmed}, {trimmest}, {trimmer}]

trimmer
n 1: a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs; "untouched by the pruner's axe" [syn: {pruner}]
2: a machine that trims timber
3: capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine adjustments [syn: {trimming capacitor}]
4: joist that receives the end of a header in floor or roof framing in order to leave an opening for a staircase or chimney etc. [syn: {trimmer joist}]

trimmer
See {trim}

trimmer arch
n : an arch built between trimmers in a floor (to support the weight of a hearth)

trimmer joist
n : joist that receives the end of a header in floor or roof framing in order to leave an opening for a staircase or chimney etc. [syn: {trimmer}]

trimmest
trim
adj 1: thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise" [syn: {spare}]
2: (used of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard" [syn: {kempt}, {tidy}]
3: of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat" [syn: {shipshape}, {well-kept}]
4: (of persons) neat and smart in appearance; "a clean-cut and well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap" [syn: {clean-cut}, {trig}]
5: severely simple in line or design; "a neat tailored suit"; "tailored curtains" [syn: {tailored}]
n 1: a state of arrangement or appearance; "in good trim" [syn: {trimness}]
2: a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt" [syn: {trimming}, {passementerie}]
3: attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
4: cutting down to the desired size or shape [syn: {trimming}, {clipping}]
v 1: remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber" [syn: {pare}]
2: decorate, as with ornaments; "trim the christmas tree"; "trim a shop window"
3: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" [syn: {reduce}, {cut down}, {cut back}, {trim down}, {trim back}, {cut}, {bring down}]
4: balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces; "trim an airplane"
5: be in equilibrium during a flight; "The airplane trimmed"
6: decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods [syn: {garnish}, {dress}]
7: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" [syn: {snip}, {clip}, {crop}, {lop}, {dress}, {prune}, {cut back}]
8: cut closely; "trim my beard" [syn: {shave}]
9: adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used [also: {trimming}, {trimmed}, {trimmest}, {trimmer}]

trimmest
See {trim}

trimming
trim
adj 1: thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise" [syn: {spare}]
2: (used of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard" [syn: {kempt}, {tidy}]
3: of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat" [syn: {shipshape}, {well-kept}]
4: (of persons) neat and smart in appearance; "a clean-cut and well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap" [syn: {clean-cut}, {trig}]
5: severely simple in line or design; "a neat tailored suit"; "tailored curtains" [syn: {tailored}]
n 1: a state of arrangement or appearance; "in good trim" [syn: {trimness}]
2: a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt" [syn: {trimming}, {passementerie}]
3: attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
4: cutting down to the desired size or shape [syn: {trimming}, {clipping}]
v 1: remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber" [syn: {pare}]
2: decorate, as with ornaments; "trim the christmas tree"; "trim a shop window"
3: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" [syn: {reduce}, {cut down}, {cut back}, {trim down}, {trim back}, {cut}, {bring down}]
4: balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces; "trim an airplane"
5: be in equilibrium during a flight; "The airplane trimmed"
6: decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods [syn: {garnish}, {dress}]
7: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" [syn: {snip}, {clip}, {crop}, {lop}, {dress}, {prune}, {cut back}]
8: cut closely; "trim my beard" [syn: {shave}]
9: adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used [also: {trimming}, {trimmed}, {trimmest}, {trimmer}]

trimming
n 1: the act of adding decoration; "the children had to be in bed before it was time for the trimming of the tree"
2: a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt" [syn: {trim}, {passementerie}]
3: cutting down to the desired size or shape [syn: {trim}, {clipping}]

trimming
See {trim}

trimming capacitor
n : capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine adjustments [syn: {trimmer}]

trimmings
n : the accessories that normally accompany (something or some activity); "an elaborate formal dinner with all the fixings"; "he bought a Christmas tree and trimmings to decorate it" [syn: {fixings}]

trimness
n : a state of arrangement or appearance; "in good trim" [syn: {trim}]

Trimorphodon
n : lyre snakes [syn: {genus Trimorphodon}]

Trimorphodon lambda
n : of desert regions of southwestern North America [syn: {Sonoran lyre snake}]

trimotored
adj : having three motors

Trimox
n : an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections [syn: {amoxicillin}, {Amoxil}, {Larotid}, {Polymox}, {Augmentin}]

Trimurti
n : the triad of divinities of later Hinduism

trine
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [syn: {three}, {3}, {III}, {trio}, {threesome}, {tierce}, {leash}, {troika}, {triad}, {trinity}, {ternary}, {ternion}, {triplet}, {tercet}, {terzetto}, {trey}, {deuce-ace}]

trine immersion
n : baptism by immersion three times (in the names in turn of the Trinity)

Trinectes
n : a genus of Soleidae [syn: {genus Trinectes}]

Trinectes maculatus
n : useless as food; in coastal streams from Maine to Texas and Panama [syn: {hogchoker}]

Tringa
n : a genus of Scolopacidae [syn: {genus Tringa}]

Tringa flavipes
n : a variety of yellowlegs [syn: {lesser yellowlegs}]

Tringa melanoleuca
n : a variety of yellowlegs [syn: {greater yellowlegs}]

Tringa nebularia
n : large European sandpiper with greenish legs [syn: {greenshank}]

Tringa totanus
n : a common Old World wading bird with long red legs [syn: {redshank}]

Trinidad
n : island in West Indies

Trinidad and Tobago
n : an island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962 [syn: {Republic of Trinidad and Tobago}]

Trinidad and Tobago dollar
n : the basic unit of money in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidadian
adj : of or relating to the island of Trinidad; "Trinidadian rum"
n : inhabitant or native of Trinidad

Trinil man
n 1: a type of primitive man who lived in Java in the Paleolithic Age [syn: {Java man}]
2: fossil remains found in Java; formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus [syn: {Java man}]

Trinitarian
n : adherent of Trinitarianism

Trinitarianism
n : Christian doctrine stressing belief in the Trinity

trinitroglycerin
n : a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat) [syn: {nitroglycerin}, {nitroglycerine}, {glyceryl trinitrate}, {Nitrospan}, {Nitrostat}]

trinitrotoluene
n : explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene [syn: {TNT}]

trinity
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [syn: {three}, {3}, {III}, {trio}, {threesome}, {tierce}, {leash}, {troika}, {triad}, {trine}, {ternary}, {ternion}, {triplet}, {tercet}, {terzetto}, {trey}, {deuce-ace}]
2: the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead [syn: {Holy Trinity}, {Blessed Trinity}, {Sacred Trinity}]
3: three people considered as a unit [syn: {trio}, {threesome}, {triad}]

Trinity River
n : a river in eastern Texas that is formed near Dallas and flows generally southeastward to Galveston Bay

Trinity Sunday
n : eighth Sunday after Easter

trinket
n : cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing [syn: {bangle}, {bauble}, {gaud}, {gewgaw}, {novelty}, {fallal}]

trinuclear
adj : having three nuclei [syn: {trinucleate}, {trinucleated}] [ant: {mononuclear}, {binucleate}]

trinucleate
adj : having three nuclei [syn: {trinuclear}, {trinucleated}] [ant: {mononuclear}, {binucleate}]

trinucleated
adj : having three nuclei [syn: {trinucleate}, {trinuclear}] [ant: {mononuclear}, {binucleate}]

trio
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [syn: {three}, {3}, {III}, {threesome}, {tierce}, {leash}, {troika}, {triad}, {trine}, {trinity}, {ternary}, {ternion}, {triplet}, {tercet}, {terzetto}, {trey}, {deuce-ace}]
2: a musical composition for three performers
3: three performers or singers who perform together
4: a set of three similar things considered as a unit [syn: {triad}, {triplet}]
5: three people considered as a unit [syn: {threesome}, {triad}, {trinity}]

triode
n : a thermionic vacuum tube having three electrodes; fluctuations of the charge on the grid control the flow from cathode to anode which making amplification possible

triolein
n : a naturally occuring glyceride of oleic acid that is found in fats and oils [syn: {olein}]

Trionychidae
n : soft-shelled turtles [syn: {family Trionychidae}]

Trionyx
n : type genus of the Trionychidae [syn: {genus Trionyx}]

Trionyx muticus
n : river turtle of Mississippi basin; prefers running water [syn: {smooth softshell}]

Trionyx spiniferus
n : river turtle of western United States with a warty shell; prefers quiet water [syn: {spiny softshell}]

Triopidae
n : a family of Notostraca [syn: {family Triopidae}]

Triops
n : type genus of the family Triopidae: small crustaceans with a small third median eye [syn: {genus Triops}]

triose
n : any monosaccharide sugar containing three atoms of carbon per molecule

Triostium
n : genus of Asiatic and North American herbs: feverroot [syn: {genus Triostium}]

Triostium perfoliatum
n : coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers [syn: {feverroot}, {horse gentian}, {tinker's root}, {wild coffee}]

trioxide
n : an oxide containing three atoms of oxygen in the molecule

trip
n 1: a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); "he took a trip to the shopping center"
2: a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs; "an acid trip"
3: an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills" [syn: {slip}]
4: an exciting or stimulting experience [syn: {head trip}]
5: a catch mechanism that acts as a switch; "the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water" [syn: {tripper}]
6: a light or nimble tread; "he heard the trip of women's feet overhead"
7: an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep" [syn: {trip-up}, {stumble}, {misstep}]
v 1: miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root" [syn: {stumble}]
2: cause to stumble; "The questions on the test tripped him up" [syn: {trip up}]
3: make a trip for pleasure [syn: {travel}, {jaunt}]
4: put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits" [syn: {actuate}, {trigger}, {activate}, {set off}, {spark off}, {spark}, {trigger off}, {touch off}]
5: get high, stoned, or drugged; "He trips every weekend" [syn: {trip out}, {turn on}, {get off}] [also: {tripping}, {tripped}]

trip line
n : a light rope used in lumbering to free a dog hook from a log at a distance

trip out
v : get high, stoned, or drugged; "He trips every weekend" [syn: {trip}, {turn on}, {get off}]

trip the light fantastic
v : move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio" [syn: {dance}, {trip the light fantastic toe}]

trip the light fantastic toe
v : move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio" [syn: {dance}, {trip the light fantastic}]

trip up
v 1: detect a blunder or misstep; "The reporter tripped up the senator" [syn: {catch}]
2: cause to stumble; "The questions on the test tripped him up" [syn: {trip}]
3: make an error; "She slipped up and revealed the name" [syn: {stumble}, {slip up}]

trip wire
n 1: a small military force that serves as a first line of defense; if they become engaged in hostilities it will trigger the intervention of stronger military forces
2: a wire stretched close to the ground that activates something (a trap or camera or weapon) when tripped over

tripalmitin
n : a triglyceride of palmitic acid [syn: {glycerol tripalmitate}]

tripartite
adj : involving three parties or elements; "the triangular mother-father-child relationship"; "a trilateral agreement"; "a tripartite treaty"; "a tripartite division"; "a three-way playoff" [syn: {triangular}, {trilateral}, {three-party}, {three-way}]

tripe
n 1: lining of the stomach of a ruminant (especially a bovine) used as food
2: nonsensical talk or writing [syn: {folderol}, {rubbish}, {trumpery}, {trash}, {wish-wash}, {applesauce}, {codswallop}]

triphammer
n : a massive power hammer; raised by a cam until released to fall under gravity

triphosphopyridine
n : a pyridine ring with three phosphorus groups

triphosphopyridine nucleotide
n : a coenzyme of several enzymes

triphosphoric acid
n : an acid that is a partial anhydride of three molecules of phosphoric acid; known chiefly in the form of its salts and esters

tripinnate
adj : of a leaf shape thrice pinnate [syn: {tripinnated}]

tripinnated
adj : of a leaf shape thrice pinnate [syn: {tripinnate}]

tripinnatifid
adj : of a leaf shape: bipinnatifid with segments pinnatifid

triple
adj 1: having three units or components or elements; "a ternary operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has three beats per measure"; "triplex windows" [syn: {ternary}, {treble}, {triplex}]
2: three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase" [syn: {treble}, {threefold}]
n 1: a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base [syn: {three-base hit}, {three-bagger}]
2: a quantity that is three times as great as another
v 1: increase threefold; "Triple your income!" [syn: {treble}]
2: hit a three-base hit

triple cream
n : fresh soft French cheese containing at least 72% fat [syn: {triple creme}]

triple creme
n : fresh soft French cheese containing at least 72% fat [syn: {triple cream}]

triple crown
n 1: (horse racing) a title won by a horse that can win the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness
2: (baseball) an unofficial title won by a batter who leads the league in hitting average and runs batted in and home runs

Triple Frontier
n : the border area where Argentina and Brazil and Paraguay meet; an active South American center for contraband and drug trafficking and money laundering; a suspected locale for Islamic extremist groups

triple jump
n : an athletic contest in which a competitor must perform successively a hop and a step and a jump in continuous movement [syn: {hop-step-and-jump}]

triple play
n : the act of getting three players out on one play

triple sec
n : type of curacao having higher alcoholic content

triple-crown
adj 1: of a horse that has won the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness Stakes races
2: unofficial championship title for player who heads the league in batting average and home runs and runs batted in

triple-crown season
n : a season of baseball during which a player wins the triple crown

triple-decker
n : made with three slices of usually toasted bread [syn: {club sandwich}, {three-decker}]

triple-space
v : type with two empty spaces between lines

triple-spacing
n : typing that leaves two lines blank between lines of typing

triplet
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [syn: {three}, {3}, {III}, {trio}, {threesome}, {tierce}, {leash}, {troika}, {triad}, {trine}, {trinity}, {ternary}, {ternion}, {tercet}, {terzetto}, {trey}, {deuce-ace}]
2: one of three offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
3: a set of three similar things considered as a unit [syn: {trio}, {triad}]

triplet code
n : the normal version of the genetic code in which a sequence of three nucleotides codes for the synthesis of a specific amino acid

tripletail
n : large food fish of warm waters worldwide having long anal and dorsal fins that with caudal fin suggest a three-lobed tail

triple-tongue
v : play fast notes on a wind instrument [syn: {double tongue}]

Tripleurospermum
n : small genus comprising plants often included in genus Matricaria [syn: {genus Tripleurospermum}]

Tripleurospermum inodorum
n : ubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated in eastern North America; sometimes included in genus Matricaria [syn: {scentless camomile}, {scentless false camomile}, {scentless mayweed}, {scentless hayweed}, {corn mayweed}, {Matricaria inodorum}]

Tripleurospermum oreades tchihatchewii
n : mat-forming perennial herb of Asia Minor; sometimes included in genus Matricaria [syn: {turfing daisy}, {Matricaria oreades}]

Tripleurospermum tchihatchewii
n : low densely tufted perennial herb of Turkey having small white flowers; used as a ground cover in dry places; sometimes included in genus Matricaria [syn: {turfing daisy}, {Matricaria tchihatchewii}]

triplex
adj : having three units or components or elements; "a ternary operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has three beats per measure"; "triplex windows" [syn: {ternary}, {treble}, {triple}]

triplicate
n : one of three copies; any of three things that correspond to one another exactly
v : reproduce threefold; "triplicate the letter for the committee"

triplicity
n 1: (astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees [syn: {trigon}]
2: the property of being triple

tripling
n : increase by a factor of three

Triplochiton
n : small genus of tropical African trees with maplelike leaves [syn: {genus Triplochiton}]

Triplochiton scleroxcylon
n : large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood [syn: {obeche}, {obechi}, {arere}, {samba}]

triploid
adj : of a cell or organism having three complete sets of chromosomes; "human triploid fetuses are usually spontaneously aborted"

tripod
n : a three-legged rack used for support

tripoli
n 1: a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing [syn: {rottenstone}]
2: the capital and chief port and largest city of Libya; in northwestern Libya on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by the Phoenicians in the 7th century BC [syn: {Tarabulus Al-Gharb}, {capital of Libya}]
3: a port city and commerical center in northwestern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea [syn: {Tarabulus Ash-Sham}, {Trablous}]

tripos
n : final honors degree examinations at Cambridge University

tripped
trip
n 1: a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); "he took a trip to the shopping center"
2: a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs; "an acid trip"
3: an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills" [syn: {slip}]
4: an exciting or stimulting experience [syn: {head trip}]
5: a catch mechanism that acts as a switch; "the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water" [syn: {tripper}]
6: a light or nimble tread; "he heard the trip of women's feet overhead"
7: an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep" [syn: {trip-up}, {stumble}, {misstep}]
v 1: miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root" [syn: {stumble}]
2: cause to stumble; "The questions on the test tripped him up" [syn: {trip up}]
3: make a trip for pleasure [syn: {travel}, {jaunt}]
4: put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits" [syn: {actuate}, {trigger}, {activate}, {set off}, {spark off}, {spark}, {trigger off}, {touch off}]
5: get high, stoned, or drugged; "He trips every weekend" [syn: {trip out}, {turn on}, {get off}] [also: {tripping}, {tripped}]

tripped
See {trip}

tripper
n 1: (slang) someone who has taken a psychedelic drug and is undergoing hallucinations
2: a walker or runner who trips and almost falls [syn: {stumbler}]
3: a tourist who is visiting sights of interest [syn: {sightseer}, {excursionist}, {rubberneck}]
4: a catch mechanism that acts as a switch; "the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water" [syn: {trip}]

tripping
trip
n 1: a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); "he took a trip to the shopping center"
2: a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs; "an acid trip"
3: an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills" [syn: {slip}]
4: an exciting or stimulting experience [syn: {head trip}]
5: a catch mechanism that acts as a switch; "the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water" [syn: {tripper}]
6: a light or nimble tread; "he heard the trip of women's feet overhead"
7: an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep" [syn: {trip-up}, {stumble}, {misstep}]
v 1: miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root" [syn: {stumble}]
2: cause to stumble; "The questions on the test tripped him up" [syn: {trip up}]
3: make a trip for pleasure [syn: {travel}, {jaunt}]
4: put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits" [syn: {actuate}, {trigger}, {activate}, {set off}, {spark off}, {spark}, {trigger off}, {touch off}]
5: get high, stoned, or drugged; "He trips every weekend" [syn: {trip out}, {turn on}, {get off}] [also: {tripping}, {tripped}]

tripping
adj 1: characterized by a buoyant rhythm; "an easy lilting stride"; "the flute broke into a light lilting air"; "a swinging pace"; "a graceful swingy walk"; "a tripping singing measure" [syn: {lilting}, {swinging}, {swingy}]
2: moving easily and quickly; nimble; "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step" [syn: {light}, {lightsome}]

tripping
See {trip}

trippingly
adv : moving with quick light steps; "she walked lightsomely down the long staircase" [syn: {lightsomely}]

triptych
n : art consisting of a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on three panels (usually hinged together)

trip-up
n : an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep" [syn: {trip}, {stumble}, {misstep}]

triquetral
n : a wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform and hamate and lunate bones [syn: {triquetral bone}, {os triquetrum}, {cuneiform bone}, {pyramidal bone}]

triquetral bone
n : a wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform and hamate and lunate bones [syn: {triquetral}, {os triquetrum}, {cuneiform bone}, {pyramidal bone}]

triquetrous leek
n : European leek naturalized in Great Britain; leaves triangular in section [syn: {three-cornered leek}, {Allium triquetrum}]

trireme
n : ancient Greek or Roman galley or warship having three tiers of oars on each side

trisaccharide
n : any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield three monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis

trisect
v : cut in three; "trisect a line"

triskaidekaphobia
n : a morbid fear of the number 13

triskaidekaphobic
adj : suffering from triskaidekaphobia (abnormal fear of the number 13)

triskele
n : a figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center [syn: {triskelion}]

triskelia
triskelion
n : a figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center [syn: {triskele}] [also: {triskelia} (pl)]

triskelia
See {triskelion}

triskelion
n : a figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center [syn: {triskele}] [also: {triskelia} (pl)]

trismus
n : prolonged spasm of the jaw muscles

trisoctahedra
See {trisoctahedron}

trisodium orthophosphate
n : the tertiary phosphate of sodium used as a builder in soaps and detergents [syn: {trisodium phosphate}, {tribasic sodium phosphate}]

trisodium phosphate
n : the tertiary phosphate of sodium used as a builder in soaps and detergents [syn: {trisodium orthophosphate}, {tribasic sodium phosphate}]

trisomy
n : chrosomal abnormality in which there is one more than the normal number of chromosomes in a cell

trisomy 21
n : a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation [syn: {mongolism}, {mongolianism}, {Down's syndrome}, {Down syndrome}]

Tristan
n : (Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other [syn: {Tristram}]

Tristan Tzara
n : French poet (born in Romania) who was one of the cofounders of the Dada movement (1896-1963) [syn: {Tzara}, {Samuel Rosenstock}]

tristearin
n : a triglyceride of stearic acid [syn: {glycerol tristearate}]

Tristram
n : (Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other [syn: {Tristan}]

trisyllable
n : a word having three syllables

tritanopia
n : rare form of dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to blue light resulting in an inability to distinguish blue and yellow [syn: {blue-blindness}]

tritanopic
adj : inability to see the color blue or to distinguish the colors blue and yellow [syn: {blue-blind}]

trite
adj : repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" [syn: {banal}, {commonplace}, {hackneyed}, {old-hat}, {shopworn}, {stock(a)}, {threadbare}, {timeworn}, {tired}, {well-worn}]

tritely
adv : in a trite manner; "tritely expressed emotions"

triteness
n : unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed [syn: {staleness}]

tritheism
n : (Christianity) the heretical belief that the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit are three separate gods

tritheist
n : someone (not an orthodox Christian) who believes that the Father and Son and Holy Ghost are three separate gods

Triticum
n : annual cereal grasses from Mediterranean area; widely cultivated in temperate regions [syn: {genus Triticum}]

Triticum aestivum
n : widely cultivated in temperate regions in many varieties for its commercially important grain [syn: {common wheat}]

Triticum aestivum spelta
n : hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed [syn: {spelt}, {Triticum spelta}]

Triticum dicoccum
n : hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany; in United States as stock feed [syn: {emmer}, {starch wheat}, {two-grain spelt}]

Triticum dicoccum dicoccoides
n : found wild in Palestine; held to be prototype of cultivated wheat [syn: {wild wheat}, {wild emmer}]

Triticum durum
n : wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America [syn: {durum}, {durum wheat}, {hard wheat}, {Triticum turgidum}, {macaroni wheat}]

Triticum spelta
n : hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed [syn: {spelt}, {Triticum aestivum spelta}]

Triticum turgidum
n : wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America [syn: {durum}, {durum wheat}, {hard wheat}, {Triticum durum}, {macaroni wheat}]

tritium
n : a radioactive isotope of hydrogen; atoms of tritium have three times the mass of ordinary hydrogen atoms

tritoma
n : a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers [syn: {kniphofia}, {flame flower}, {flame-flower}, {flameflower}]

Triton
n 1: (Greek mythology) a sea god; son of Poseidon
2: tropical marine gastropods having beautifully colored spiral shells
3: small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia [syn: {newt}]

Triturus
n : chiefly aquatic salamanders [syn: {genus Triturus}]

Triturus vulgaris
n : small semiaquatic salamander [syn: {common newt}]

triumph
n 1: a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense" [syn: {victory}] [ant: {defeat}]
2: the exultation of victory
v 1: prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight" [syn: {prevail}]
2: be ecstatic with joy [syn: {wallow}, {rejoice}]
3: dwell on with satisfaction [syn: {gloat}, {crow}]
4: to express great joy; "Who cannot exult in Spring?" [syn: {exult}, {rejoice}, {jubilate}]

triumphal
adj 1: relating to or celebrating a triumph; "a triumphal procession"; "a triumphal arch"
2: joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout" [syn: {exultant}, {exulting}, {jubilant}, {prideful}, {rejoicing}, {triumphant}]

triumphal arch
n : a monumental archway; usually they are built to commemorate some notable victory

triumphant
adj 1: joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout" [syn: {exultant}, {exulting}, {jubilant}, {prideful}, {rejoicing}, {triumphal}]
2: experiencing triumph [syn: {victorious}]

triumphantly
adv : in a triumphant manner; "she shouted triumphantly"

triumvir
n : one of a group of three sharing public administration or civil authority especially in ancient Rome [also: {triumviri} (pl)]

triumvirate
n : a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority

triumviri
triumvir
n : one of a group of three sharing public administration or civil authority especially in ancient Rome [also: {triumviri} (pl)]

triumviri
See {triumvir}

triune
adj : being three in one; used especially of the Christian Trinity; "a triune God"

trivalent
adj : having a valence of three

trivalent live oral poliomyelitis vaccine
n : an oral poliovirus vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis [syn: {Sabin vaccine}, {oral poliovirus vaccine}, {OPV}, {TOPV}]

trivet
n 1: a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth
2: a stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table

trivia
n : something of small importance [syn: {triviality}, {trifle}, {small beer}]

trivia
See {trivium}

trivial
adj 1: (informal terms) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction" [syn: {fiddling}, {footling}, {lilliputian}, {little}, {Mickey Mouse}, {niggling}, {piddling}, {piffling}, {petty}, {picayune}]
2: obvious and dull; "trivial conversation"; "commonplace prose" [syn: {banal}, {commonplace}]
3: of little substance or significance; "a few superficial editorial changes"; "only trivial objections" [syn: {superficial}]
4: concerned with trivialities; "a trivial young woman"; "a trivial mind"
5: not large enough to consider or notice [syn: {insignificant}]

trivialise
v : make trivial or insignificant; "Don't trivialize the seriousness of the issue!" [syn: {trivialize}]

triviality
n 1: the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous [syn: {pettiness}, {slightness}]
2: a detail that is considered insignificant [syn: {technicality}, {trifle}]
3: something of small importance [syn: {trivia}, {trifle}, {small beer}]

trivialize
v : make trivial or insignificant; "Don't trivialize the seriousness of the issue!" [syn: {trivialise}]

trivially
adv 1: with little effort; "we can prove trivially that this theorem is false"
2: in a frivolously trivial manner; "trivially motivated requests"

TRM
n : the coordinated universal time time when a transmission is sent from Earth to a spacecraft or other celestial body [syn: {transmission time}]

tRNA
n : short-chain RNA molecules present in the cell (in at least 20 varieties, each variety capable of combining with a specific amino acid) that attach the correct amino acid to the protein chain that is being synthesized at the ribosome of the cell (according to directions coded in the mRNA) [syn: {transfer RNA}, {acceptor RNA}, {soluble RNA}]

troat
v : emit a cry intended to attract other animals; used especially of animals at rutting time

trochaic
adj : of or consisting of trochees; "trochaic dactyl"

trochanter
n : one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached

troche
n : a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat [syn: {cough drop}, {pastille}, {pastil}]

trochee
n : a metrical unit with stressed-stressed-unstressed syllables

Trochilidae
n : hummingbirds [syn: {family Trochilidae}]

trochleae
See {trochlea}

trochlear
n : either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes [syn: {trochlear nerve}, {trochlearis}, {fourth cranial nerve}]

trochlear nerve
n : either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes [syn: {trochlear}, {trochlearis}, {fourth cranial nerve}]

trochlearis
n : either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes [syn: {trochlear}, {trochlear nerve}, {fourth cranial nerve}]

trod
tread
n 1: a step in walking or running [syn: {pace}, {stride}]
2: the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire
3: the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground
4: structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step
v 1: put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake" [syn: {step}]
2: tread or stomp heavily or roughly; "The soldiers trampled across the fields" [syn: {trample}]
3: crush as if by treading on; "tread grapes to make wine"
4: brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center
5: apply (the tread) to a tire
6: mate with; "male birds tread the females" [also: {trodden}, {trod}]

trod
See {tread}

trodden
tread
n 1: a step in walking or running [syn: {pace}, {stride}]
2: the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire
3: the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground
4: structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step
v 1: put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake" [syn: {step}]
2: tread or stomp heavily or roughly; "The soldiers trampled across the fields" [syn: {trample}]
3: crush as if by treading on; "tread grapes to make wine"
4: brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center
5: apply (the tread) to a tire
6: mate with; "male birds tread the females" [also: {trodden}, {trod}]

trodden
adj : crushed or broken by being stepped upon heavily; "her trampled flowers lay crushed and broken"; "the grass was trodden and muddy" [syn: {trampled}]

trodden
See {tread}

Trofim Denisovich Lysenko
n : Soviet geneticist whose adherence to Lamarck's theory of evolution was favored by Stalin (1898-1976) [syn: {Lysenko}]

trogged
See {trog}

trogging
See {trog}

Trogium
n : a genus of Psocidae [syn: {genus Trogium}]

Trogium pulsatorium
n : a variety of booklouse [syn: {common booklouse}]

troglodyte
n 1: one who lives in solitude [syn: {hermit}, {recluse}, {solitary}, {solitudinarian}]
2: someone who dwells in a cave [syn: {caveman}, {cave man}, {cave dweller}]

Troglodytes
n : type genus of the Troglodytidae [syn: {genus Troglodytes}]

Troglodytes aedon
n : common American wren that nests around houses [syn: {house wren}]

Troglodytes troglodytes
n : small wren of coniferous forests of northern hemisphere [syn: {winter wren}]

Troglodytidae
n : wrens [syn: {family Troglodytidae}]

trogon
n : forest bird of warm regions of the New World having brilliant lustrous plumage and long tails

Trogonidae
n : coextensive with the order Trogoniformes [syn: {family Trogonidae}]

Trogoniformes
n : trogons [syn: {order Trogoniformes}]

troika
n 1: a Russian carriage pulled by three horses abreast
2: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [syn: {three}, {3}, {III}, {trio}, {threesome}, {tierce}, {leash}, {triad}, {trine}, {trinity}, {ternary}, {ternion}, {triplet}, {tercet}, {terzetto}, {trey}, {deuce-ace}]
3: a modern Russian triumvirate

Trojan
adj : of or relating to the ancient city of Troy or its inhabitants; "Trojan cities"
n 1: a native of ancient Troy [syn: {Dardan}, {Dardanian}]
2: a program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful; "the contents of a trojan can be a virus or a worm"; "when he downloaded the free game it turned out to be a trojan horse" [syn: {trojan horse}]

Trojan horse
n 1: a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst [syn: {fifth column}]
2: a program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful; "the contents of a trojan can be a virus or a worm"; "when he downloaded the free game it turned out to be a trojan horse" [syn: {trojan}]
3: a large hollow wooden figure of a horse (filled with Greek soldiers) left by the Greeks outside Troy during the Trojan War [syn: {Wooden Horse}]

Trojan War
n : (Greek mythology) a great war fought between Greece and Troy; the Greeks sailed to Troy to recover Helen of Troy, the beautiful wife of Menelaus who had been abducted by Paris; after ten years the Greeks (via the Trojan Horse) achieved final victory and burned Troy to the ground; "the story of the Trojan War is told in Homer's Iliad"

troll
n 1: (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
2: a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time; "they enjoyed singing rounds" [syn: {round}]
3: a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling; "he used a spinner as his troll"
4: angling by drawing a baited line through the water [syn: {trolling}]
v 1: circulate, move around
2: cause to move round and round; "The child trolled her hoop"
3: sing the parts of (a round) in succession
4: angle with a hook and line drawn through the water
5: sing loudly and without inhibition
6: praise or celebrate in song; "All tongues shall troll you"
7: speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice

troller
n : a fisherman who uses a hook and line [syn: {angler}]

trolley
n : a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity; "`tram' and `tramcar' are British terms" [syn: {streetcar}, {tram}, {tramcar}, {trolley car}]

trolley car
n : a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity; "`tram' and `tramcar' are British terms" [syn: {streetcar}, {tram}, {tramcar}, {trolley}]

trolley coach
n : a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires [syn: {trolleybus}, {trackless trolley}]

trolley line
n : a transit line using streetcars or trolley buses

trolleybus
n : a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires [syn: {trolley coach}, {trackless trolley}]

trolling
n : angling by drawing a baited line through the water [syn: {troll}]

Trollius
n : perennial herbs of north temperate regions: globeflowers [syn: {genus Trollius}]

trollop
n 1: a dirty untidy woman [syn: {slattern}, {slut}, {slovenly woman}]
2: a woman adulterer [syn: {adulteress}, {fornicatress}, {hussy}, {jade}, {loose woman}, {slut}, {strumpet}]

Trollope
n : English writer of novels (1815-1882) [syn: {Anthony Trollope}]

Trombicula
n : type genus of the family Trombiculidae [syn: {genus Trombicula}]

trombiculiasis
n : infestation with chiggers

Trombiculidae
n : mites [syn: {family Trombiculidae}]

trombiculiid
n : mite that as nymph and adult feeds on early stages of small arthropods but whose larvae are parasitic on terrestrial vertebrates

trombidiid
n : mite that in all stages feeds on other arthropods

Trombidiidae
n : mites [syn: {family Trombidiidae}]

trombone
n : a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide

trombone player
n : a musician who plays the trombone [syn: {trombonist}]

trombonist
n : a musician who plays the trombone [syn: {trombone player}]

trompe l'oeil
n : a painting rendered in such great detail as to deceive the viewer concerning its reality

trompe-l'oeil
adj : creating the illusion of seeing reality; "the visual deception of trompe-l'oeil art" [syn: {eye-deceiving}, {trompe-l'oeil(a)}]

trompillo
n : weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk; central United States to South America [syn: {white horse nettle}, {prairie berry}, {purple nightshade}, {silverleaf nightshade}, {silver-leaved nightshade}, {silver-leaved nettle}, {Solanum elaeagnifolium}]

Trondheim
n : a port in central Norway on Trondheim Fjord [syn: {Nidaros}]

Trondheim Fiord
n : a long narrow inlet of the Norwegian Sea [syn: {Trondheim Fjord}]

Trondheim Fjord
n : a long narrow inlet of the Norwegian Sea [syn: {Trondheim Fiord}]

troop
n 1: a group of soldiers
2: a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company
3: a unit of girl or boy scouts [syn: {scout troop}, {scout group}]
4: an orderly crowd; "a troop of children" [syn: {flock}]
v 1: march in a procession; "the veterans paraded down the street" [syn: {parade}, {promenade}]
2: move or march as if in a crowd; "They children trooped into the room"

troop carrier
n : any land or sea or air vehicle designed to carry troops [syn: {troop transport}]

troop movement
n : movement of military units to a new location

troop transport
n : any land or sea or air vehicle designed to carry troops [syn: {troop carrier}]

trooper
n 1: a soldier in a motorized army unit [syn: {cavalryman}]
2: a mounted policeman
3: a state police officer [syn: {state trooper}]
4: a soldier mounted on horseback; "a cavalryman always takes good care of his mount" [syn: {cavalryman}]

troops
n : soldiers collectively [syn: {military personnel}, {soldiery}]

troopship
n : ship for transporting troops

tropaeola
See {tropaeolum}

Tropaeolaceae
n : coextensive with the genus Tropaeolum [syn: {family Tropaeolaceae}, {nasturtium family}]

Tropaeolum
n : a tropical American genus of dicotyledonous climbing or diffuse pungent herbs constituting the family Tropaeolaceae [syn: {genus Tropaeolum}]

Tropaeolum majus
n : strong-growing annual climber having large flowers of all shades of orange from orange-red to yellowish orange and seeds that are pickled and used like capers [syn: {garden nasturtium}, {Indian cress}]

Tropaeolum minus
n : annual with deep yellow flowers smaller than the common garden nasturtium [syn: {bush nasturtium}]

Tropaeolum peregrinum
n : a climber having canary-colored flowers [syn: {canarybird flower}, {canarybird vine}, {canary creeper}]

trope
n : language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense [syn: {figure of speech}, {figure}, {image}]

trophic
adj : of or relating to nutrition; "a trophic level on the food chain"

trophobiosis
n : a symbiotic relation is which one organism protects the other in return for some kind of food product

trophoblast
n : the membrane that forms the wall of the blastocyst in early development; aids implantation in the uterine wall; "after implantation of the blastocyst in the uterine wall the trophoblast divides into two layers, the chorion and the placenta"

trophoblastic
adj : of or relating to the trophoblast; "trophoblastic cancer"

trophoblastic cancer
n : malignant neoplasm of the uterus derived from the epithelium of the chorion

trophotropic
adj : of or relating to trophotropism

trophotropism
n : an orienting response to food

trophozoite
n : a sporozoan in the active feeding stage of its life cycle

trophy
n 1: an award for success in war or hunting
2: something given as a token of victory [syn: {prize}]

trophy case
n : a case in which to display trophies

trophy wife
n : a wife who is an attractive young woman; seldom the first wife of an affluent older man; "his trophy wife was an asset to his business"

tropic
adj 1: relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator); "tropical islands"; "tropical fruit" [syn: {tropical}]
2: of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics; "tropical weather" [syn: {tropical}]
n : either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics

tropic bird
n : mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land [syn: {tropicbird}, {boatswain bird}]

Tropic of Cancer
n : a line of latitude about 23 degrees North of the equator

Tropic of Capricorn
n : a line of latitude about 23 degrees South of the equator

tropical
adj 1: relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator); "tropical islands"; "tropical fruit" [syn: {tropic}]
2: of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic; "tropical year"
3: characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense
4: of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics; "tropical weather" [syn: {tropic}]

tropical medicine
n : the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases that are found most often in tropical regions

tropical pitcher plant
n : any of several tropical carnivorous shrubs or woody herbs of the genus Nepenthes

tropical prawn
n : edible tropical and warm-water prawn

tropical rain forest
n : a rain forest in a tropical area [syn: {selva}]

tropical sore
n : leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions [syn: {cutaneous leishmaniasis}, {Old World leishmaniasis}, {oriental sore}, {Delhi boil}, {Aleppo boil}]

tropical sprue
n : a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and nontropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation [syn: {sprue}]

tropical year
n : the time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes [syn: {solar year}, {astronomical year}, {equinoctial year}]

tropical zone
n : the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate [syn: {Torrid Zone}, {tropics}]

tropically
adv : in a tropical manner; "it was tropically hot in the greenhouse"

tropicbird
n : mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land [syn: {tropic bird}, {boatswain bird}]

tropics
n : the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate [syn: {Torrid Zone}, {tropical zone}]

Tropidoclonion
n : lined snakes [syn: {genus Tropidoclonion}]

Tropidoclonion lineatum
n : secretive snake of city dumps and parks as well as prairies and open woods; feeds on earthworms; of central United States [syn: {lined snake}]

tropism
n : an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source

troponomy
n : the place name of a region or a language [syn: {troponymy}]

troponym
n : a word that denotes a manner of doing something; "`march' is a troponym of `walk'" [syn: {manner name}]

troponymy
n 1: the semantic relation of being a manner of does something
2: the place name of a region or a language [syn: {troponomy}]

tropopause
n : the region of discontinuity between the troposphere and the stratosphere

troposphere
n : the lowest atmospheric layer; from 4 to 11 miles high (depending on latitude)

trot
n 1: a slow pace of running [syn: {jog}, {lope}]
2: radicals who support Trotsky's theory that socialism must be established throughout the world by continuing revolution [syn: {Trotskyite}, {Trotskyist}]
3: a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly) [syn: {pony}, {crib}]
4: a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together
v 1: run at a moderately swift pace [syn: {jog}, {clip}]
2: ride at a trot
3: cause to trot; "She trotted the horse home" [also: {trotting}, {trotted}]

trot out
v : bring out and show for inspection and admiration; "His novel trots out a rich heiress"; "always able to trot out some new excuse"

troth
n 1: a mutual promise to marry [syn: {betrothal}, {engagement}]
2: a solemn pledge of fidelity [syn: {plight}]

trotline
n : a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys) [syn: {trawl}, {trawl line}, {spiller}, {setline}]

Trotsky
n : Russian revolutionary and Communist theorist who helped Lenin and built up the army; he was ousted from the Communist Party by Stalin and eventually assassinated in Mexico (1879-1940) [syn: {Leon Trotsky}, {Lev Davidovich Bronstein}]

Trotskyism
n : the form of communism advocated by Leon Trotsky; calls for immediate worldwide revolution by the proletariat

Trotskyist
n : radicals who support Trotsky's theory that socialism must be established throughout the world by continuing revolution [syn: {Trotskyite}, {Trot}]

Trotskyite
n : radicals who support Trotsky's theory that socialism must be established throughout the world by continuing revolution [syn: {Trotskyist}, {Trot}]

trotted
trot
n 1: a slow pace of running [syn: {jog}, {lope}]
2: radicals who support Trotsky's theory that socialism must be established throughout the world by continuing revolution [syn: {Trotskyite}, {Trotskyist}]
3: a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly) [syn: {pony}, {crib}]
4: a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together
v 1: run at a moderately swift pace [syn: {jog}, {clip}]
2: ride at a trot
3: cause to trot; "She trotted the horse home" [also: {trotting}, {trotted}]

trotted
See {trot}

trotter
n 1: foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food
2: a horse trained to trot; especially a horse trained for harness racing [syn: {trotting horse}]

trotting
trot
n 1: a slow pace of running [syn: {jog}, {lope}]
2: radicals who support Trotsky's theory that socialism must be established throughout the world by continuing revolution [syn: {Trotskyite}, {Trotskyist}]
3: a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly) [syn: {pony}, {crib}]
4: a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together
v 1: run at a moderately swift pace [syn: {jog}, {clip}]
2: ride at a trot
3: cause to trot; "She trotted the horse home" [also: {trotting}, {trotted}]

trotting
See {trot}

trotting horse
n : a horse trained to trot; especially a horse trained for harness racing [syn: {trotter}]

troubadour
n : a singer of folk songs [syn: {folk singer}, {jongleur}, {minstrel}, {poet-singer}]

trouble
n 1: a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?" [syn: {problem}]
2: an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" [syn: {fuss}, {bother}, {hassle}]
3: an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"
4: an effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty" [syn: {difficulty}]
5: a strong feeling of anxiety; "his worry over the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles" [syn: {worry}]
6: an unwanted pregnancy; "he got several girls in trouble"
v 1: move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought" [syn: {disturb}, {upset}]
2: to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..." [syn: {put out}, {inconvenience}, {disoblige}, {discommode}, {incommode}, {bother}]
3: disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" [syn: {perturb}, {unhinge}, {disquiet}, {cark}, {distract}, {disorder}]
4: take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please" [syn: {trouble oneself}, {bother}, {inconvenience oneself}]
5: cause bodily suffering to [syn: {afflict}, {ail}, {pain}]

trouble maker
n : someone who deliberately stirs up trouble [syn: {troublemaker}, {troubler}, {mischief-maker}, {bad hat}]

trouble oneself
v : take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please" [syn: {trouble}, {bother}, {inconvenience oneself}]

trouble shooter
n : a worker whose job is to locate and fix sources of trouble (especially in mechanical devices) [syn: {troubleshooter}]

troubled
adj 1: characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers" [ant: {untroubled}]
2: characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination; "effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly childhood" [syn: {disruptive}, {riotous}, {tumultuous}, {turbulent}]

trouble-free
adj : without problems or difficulties; "NASA reported a trouble-free launch"

troublemaker
n : someone who deliberately stirs up trouble [syn: {trouble maker}, {troubler}, {mischief-maker}, {bad hat}]

troubler
n : someone who deliberately stirs up trouble [syn: {troublemaker}, {trouble maker}, {mischief-maker}, {bad hat}]

trouble-shoot
v : solve problems; "He is known to be good at trouble-shooting"

troubleshooter
n : a worker whose job is to locate and fix sources of trouble (especially in mechanical devices) [syn: {trouble shooter}]

troublesome
adj : difficult to deal with; "a troublesome infection"; "a troublesome situation"

troublesomeness
n : a difficulty that causes anxiety [syn: {inconvenience}, {worriment}]

troubling
adj : causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time" [syn: {distressing}, {distressful}, {disturbing}, {perturbing}, {worrisome}, {worrying}]

troublous
adj : full of trouble; "these are troublous times"

trou-de-loup
n : a sloping pit with a stake in the middle used as an obstacle to the enemy [also: {trous-de-loup} (pl)]

trough
n 1: a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
2: a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater [syn: {gutter}]
3: a concave shape with an open top [syn: {bowl}]
4: a treasury for government funds [syn: {public treasury}, {till}]
5: a long narrow shallow receptacle
6: a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed [syn: {manger}]

trounce
v 1: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" [syn: {flog}, {welt}, {whip}, {lather}, {lash}, {slash}, {strap}]
2: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" [syn: {beat}, {beat out}, {crush}, {shell}, {vanquish}]
3: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {rebuke}, {rag}, {reproof}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {jaw}, {dress down}, {call down}, {scold}, {chide}, {berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]

trouncing
n 1: a sound defeat [syn: {thrashing}, {walloping}, {debacle}, {drubbing}, {slaughter}, {whipping}]
2: the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows [syn: {beating}, {thrashing}, {licking}, {drubbing}, {lacing}, {whacking}]

troupe
n : organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel" [syn: {company}]

trouper
n 1: a person who is reliable and uncomplaining and hard working
2: an actor who travels around the country presenting plays [syn: {barnstormer}, {playactor}, {play-actor}]

trous-de-loup
trou-de-loup
n : a sloping pit with a stake in the middle used as an obstacle to the enemy [also: {trous-de-loup} (pl)]

trous-de-loup
See {trou-de-loup}

trouser
n : garment designed for or relating to trousers; "in his trouser's pocket"; "he ripped his left trouser on the fence"

trouser clip
n : a clip worn around a cyclist's ankles that keeps trousers from becoming caught in the bicycle chain [syn: {bicycle clip}]

trouser cuff
n : a cuff on the bottoms of trouser legs

trouser leg
n : the leg of a pair of trousers [syn: {pant leg}]

trouser press
n : a home appliance in which trousers can be hung and the wrinkles pressed out [syn: {pants presser}]

trousered
adj : dressed in trousers [syn: {breeched}, {pantalooned}]

trousering
n : any fabric used to make trousers [syn: {panting}]

trousers
n : (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers" [syn: {pants}]

trousseau
n : the personal outfit of a bride; clothes and accessories and linens [also: {trousseaux} (pl)]

trousseaux
trousseau
n : the personal outfit of a bride; clothes and accessories and linens [also: {trousseaux} (pl)]

trousseaux
See {trousseau}

trout
n 1: flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
2: any of various game and food fishes of cool fresh waters mostly smaller than typical salmons

trout lily
n : eastern North American dogtooth having solitary yellow flowers marked with brown or purple and spotted interiors [syn: {yellow adder's tongue}, {amberbell}, {Erythronium americanum}]

trove
n : treasure of unknown ownership found hidden (usually in the earth) [syn: {treasure trove}]

trowel
n : a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials
v : use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work [also: {trowelling}, {trowelled}]

trowelled
trowel
n : a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials
v : use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work [also: {trowelling}, {trowelled}]

trowelled
See {trowel}

trowelling
trowel
n : a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials
v : use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work [also: {trowelling}, {trowelled}]

trowelling
See {trowel}

troy
n 1: a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains [syn: {troy weight}]
2: an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War [syn: {Ilion}, {Ilium}]

troy ounce
n : a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound [syn: {ounce}, {apothecaries' ounce}]

troy pound
n : an apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams [syn: {apothecaries' pound}]

troy unit
n : any of the unit of the troy system of weights

troy weight
n : a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains [syn: {troy}]

truancy
n : failure to attend (especially school) [syn: {hooky}]

truant
adj : absent without permission; "truant schoolboys"; "the soldier was AWOL for almost a week" [syn: {awol}]
n 1: one who is absent from school without permission [syn: {hooky player}]
2: someone who shirks duty [syn: {no-show}, {nonattender}]

truce
n : a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms [syn: {armistice}, {cease-fire}]

truck
n 1: an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling [syn: {motortruck}]
2: a handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge at the bottom and handles at the top; used to move crates or other heavy objects [syn: {hand truck}]
v : convey (goods etc.) by truck; "truck fresh vegetables across the mountains"

truck bed
n : the floor or bottom of a wagon or truck or trailer

truck dealer
n : a firm that sells and buys trucks

truck driver
n : someone who drives a truck as an occupation [syn: {teamster}, {trucker}]

truck farm
n : a farm where vegetables are grown for market [syn: {truck garden}]

truck farming
n : growing vegetables for the market

truck garden
n : a farm where vegetables are grown for market [syn: {truck farm}]

truck stop
n : a roadside service station (and restaurant) that caters to truck drivers

truck traffic
n : trucks coming and going

truckage
n 1: a fee charged for transporting goods by truckage
2: the activity of transporting goods by truck [syn: {hauling}, {trucking}]

trucker
n : someone who drives a truck as an occupation [syn: {teamster}, {truck driver}]

trucking
n : the activity of transporting goods by truck [syn: {hauling}, {truckage}]

trucking company
n : a company that ships goods or possessions by truck

trucking industry
n : an industry that provides transportation for commercial products

trucking rig
n : a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together [syn: {trailer truck}, {tractor trailer}, {rig}, {articulated lorry}, {semi}]

truckle
n : a low bed to be slid under a higher bed [syn: {trundle bed}, {trundle}, {truckle bed}]
v 1: yield to out of weakness
2: try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss" [syn: {fawn}, {toady}, {bootlick}, {kowtow}, {kotow}, {suck up}]

truckle bed
n : a low bed to be slid under a higher bed [syn: {trundle bed}, {trundle}, {truckle}]

truckler
n : someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect [syn: {apple polisher}, {bootlicker}, {fawner}, {groveller}, {groveler}, {ass-kisser}]

truckling
n : the act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons)

truculence
n : obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness [syn: {truculency}]

truculency
n : obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness [syn: {truculence}]

truculent
adj 1: defiantly aggressive; "as truculent as a small boy who thinks his big brother can lick anybody"
2: aggressively hostile; "a truculent speech against the new government"

truculently
adv 1: in an aggressively truculent manner; "they strive for security by truculently asserting their own interests"
2: in a defiantly truculent manner; "the boy looked up truculently at his teacher"

trudge
n : a long difficult walk
v : walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" [syn: {slog}, {footslog}, {plod}, {pad}, {tramp}]

trudger
n : someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner [syn: {plodder}, {slogger}]

true
adj 1: consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement" [ant: {false}]
2: not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin; "real mink"; "true gold" [syn: {real}]
3: conforming to definitive criteria; "the horseshoe crab is not a true crab"; "Pythagoras was the first true mathematician"
4: accurately placed or thrown; "his aim was true"; "he was dead on target" [syn: {dead on target}]
5: devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth; "true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them"
6: expressing or given to expressing the truth; "a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person" [syn: {truthful}] [ant: {untruthful}]
7: worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable source of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me" [syn: {dependable}, {honest}, {reliable}, {true(p)}]
8: not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief" [syn: {genuine}, {true(a)}, {unfeigned}]
9: rightly so called; "true courage"; "a spirit which true men have always admired"; "a true friend" [syn: {true(a)}] 10: determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles; "true north is geographic north" [syn: {true(a)}] 11: having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king" [syn: {true(a)}, {lawful}, {rightful(a)}] 12: in tune; accurate in pitch; "a true note" [syn: {on-key}] 13: accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite true" [syn: {straight}] 14: reliable as a basis for action; "a true prophesy"
n : proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment; "out of true"
adv : as acknowledged; "true, she is the smartest in her class" [syn: {admittedly}, {avowedly}, {confessedly}]
v : make level, square, balanced, or concentric; "true up the cylinder of an engine" [syn: {true up}] [also: {truest}, {truer}]

true anomaly
n : the angular distance of a point in an orbit past the point of periapsis measured in degrees

true bacteria
n : a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella [syn: {eubacteria}, {eubacterium}]

true bill
n : an indictment endorsed by a grand jury

true blackberry
n : the true blackberry of Europe as well as any of numerous varieties having sweet edible black or dark purple berries [syn: {Rubus fruticosus}]

true bug
n : any of various insects of the order Hemiptera and especially of the suborder Heteroptera

true cat
n : feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and being unable to roar; domestic cats; wildcats [syn: {cat}]

true cedar
n : any cedar of the genus Cedrus [syn: {cedar}, {cedar tree}]

true dwarf
n : a dwarf whose small size is the result of a genetic defect in response to growth hormone; body parts and mental and sexual development are normal [syn: {primordial dwarf}, {hypoplastic dwarf}, {normal dwarf}]

true fir
n : any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas [syn: {fir}, {fir tree}]

true flycatcher
n : any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing [syn: {Old World flycatcher}, {flycatcher}]

true frog
n : insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legs [syn: {ranid}]

true fungus
n : any of numerous fungi of the division Eumycota

true glottis
n : the space between the two true vocal folds [syn: {rima glottidis}, {rima vocalis}, {glottis vera}]

true guava
n : small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit [syn: {guava}, {guava bush}, {Psidium guajava}]

true heath
n : any plant of the genus Erica [syn: {erica}]

true jasmine
n : tall-climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea [syn: {common jasmine}, {jessamine}, {Jasminum officinale}]

true laurel
n : small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors [syn: {bay}, {bay laurel}, {bay tree}, {Laurus nobilis}]

true lobster
n : large edible marine crustaceans having large pincers on the first pair of legs

true lover's knot
n : a knot for tying the ends of two lines together [syn: {fisherman's knot}, {truelove knot}]

true mahogany
n : mahogany tree of West Indies [syn: {Cuban mahogany}, {Dominican mahogany}, {Swietinia mahogani}]

true marmoset
n : a marmoset

true pepper
n : any of various shrubby vines of the genus Piper [syn: {pepper vine}]

true pine
n : a coniferous tree [syn: {pine}, {pine tree}]

true puffball
n : any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature [syn: {puffball}]

true rib
n : one of the first seven ribs in a human being which attach to the sternum

true sago palm
n : Malaysian palm whose pithy trunk yields sago--a starch used as a food thickener and fabric stiffener; Malaya to Fiji [syn: {Metroxylon sagu}]

true sandalwood
n : parasitic tree of Indonesia and Malaysia having fragrant close-grained yellowish heartwood with insect-repelling properties and used, e.g., for making chests [syn: {sandalwood tree}, {Santalum album}]

true seal
n : any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers [syn: {earless seal}, {hair seal}]

true senna
n : erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {Alexandria senna}, {Alexandrian senna}, {tinnevelly senna}, {Indian senna}, {Senna alexandrina}, {Cassia acutifolia}, {Cassia augustifolia}]

true slime mold
n : a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes [syn: {acellular slime mold}, {plasmodial slime mold}, {myxomycete}]

true sparrow
n : any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects [syn: {sparrow}]

true statement
n : a true statement; "he told the truth"; "he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it" [syn: {truth}] [ant: {falsehood}]

true to
adj : sexually faithful; "she was true to her significant other" [syn: {true to(p)}]

true to life
adj : representing things or actions or conditions as they actually are; "the novel about ghetto life was true to life"; "true-to-life duck decoys" [syn: {true-to-life(a)}, {true to life(p)}]

true toad
n : tailless amphibian similar to a frog but more terrestrial and having drier warty skin

true tulipwood
n : light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer [syn: {tulipwood}, {whitewood}, {white poplar}, {yellow poplar}]

true up
v : make level, square, balanced, or concentric; "true up the cylinder of an engine" [syn: {true}]

true vampire bat
n : any of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood [syn: {vampire bat}]

true vocal cord
n : either of the two lower vocal folds that come together to form the glottis; produce a vocal tone when they are approximated and air from the lungs passes between them [syn: {true vocal fold}, {inferior vocal cord}, {inferior vocal fold}]

true vocal fold
n : either of the two lower vocal folds that come together to form the glottis; produce a vocal tone when they are approximated and air from the lungs passes between them [syn: {true vocal cord}, {inferior vocal cord}, {inferior vocal fold}]

true warbler
n : small active brownish or grayish Old World birds [syn: {Old World warbler}]

true-blue
adj : marked by unswerving loyalty; "a true-blue American"; "a reliable true-blue country club conservative"

true-false
adj : offering a series of statements each of which is to be judged as true or false; "a true-false test" [ant: {multiple-choice}]

truehearted
adj : unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause; "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison; "fast friends" [syn: {firm}, {loyal}, {fast(a)}]

truelove
n : a person loved by another person [syn: {sweetheart}, {sweetie}, {steady}]

truelove knot
n : a knot for tying the ends of two lines together [syn: {fisherman's knot}, {true lover's knot}]

trueness
n : exactness of adjustment; "I marveled at the trueness of his aim"

truer
true
adj 1: consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement" [ant: {false}]
2: not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin; "real mink"; "true gold" [syn: {real}]
3: conforming to definitive criteria; "the horseshoe crab is not a true crab"; "Pythagoras was the first true mathematician"
4: accurately placed or thrown; "his aim was true"; "he was dead on target" [syn: {dead on target}]
5: devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth; "true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them"
6: expressing or given to expressing the truth; "a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person" [syn: {truthful}] [ant: {untruthful}]
7: worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable source of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me" [syn: {dependable}, {honest}, {reliable}, {true(p)}]
8: not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief" [syn: {genuine}, {true(a)}, {unfeigned}]
9: rightly so called; "true courage"; "a spirit which true men have always admired"; "a true friend" [syn: {true(a)}] 10: determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles; "true north is geographic north" [syn: {true(a)}] 11: having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king" [syn: {true(a)}, {lawful}, {rightful(a)}] 12: in tune; accurate in pitch; "a true note" [syn: {on-key}] 13: accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite true" [syn: {straight}] 14: reliable as a basis for action; "a true prophesy"
n : proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment; "out of true"
adv : as acknowledged; "true, she is the smartest in her class" [syn: {admittedly}, {avowedly}, {confessedly}]
v : make level, square, balanced, or concentric; "true up the cylinder of an engine" [syn: {true up}] [also: {truest}, {truer}]

truer
See {true}

truest
true
adj 1: consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement" [ant: {false}]
2: not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin; "real mink"; "true gold" [syn: {real}]
3: conforming to definitive criteria; "the horseshoe crab is not a true crab"; "Pythagoras was the first true mathematician"
4: accurately placed or thrown; "his aim was true"; "he was dead on target" [syn: {dead on target}]
5: devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth; "true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them"
6: expressing or given to expressing the truth; "a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person" [syn: {truthful}] [ant: {untruthful}]
7: worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable source of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me" [syn: {dependable}, {honest}, {reliable}, {true(p)}]
8: not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief" [syn: {genuine}, {true(a)}, {unfeigned}]
9: rightly so called; "true courage"; "a spirit which true men have always admired"; "a true friend" [syn: {true(a)}] 10: determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles; "true north is geographic north" [syn: {true(a)}] 11: having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king" [syn: {true(a)}, {lawful}, {rightful(a)}] 12: in tune; accurate in pitch; "a true note" [syn: {on-key}] 13: accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite true" [syn: {straight}] 14: reliable as a basis for action; "a true prophesy"
n : proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment; "out of true"
adv : as acknowledged; "true, she is the smartest in her class" [syn: {admittedly}, {avowedly}, {confessedly}]
v : make level, square, balanced, or concentric; "true up the cylinder of an engine" [syn: {true up}] [also: {truest}, {truer}]

truest
See {true}

true-to-life
adj : representing things or actions or conditions as they actually are; "the novel about ghetto life was true to life"; "true-to-life duck decoys" [syn: {true-to-life(a)}, {true to life(p)}]

Truffaut
n : French filmmaker (1932-1984) [syn: {Francois Truffaut}]

truffle
n 1: any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe [syn: {earthnut}, {earth-ball}]
2: edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber [syn: {earthnut}]
3: creamy chocolate candy [syn: {chocolate truffle}]

truism
n : an obvious truth

truly
adv 1: in accordance with truth or fact or reality; "she was now truly American"; "a genuinely open society"; "they don't really listen to us" [syn: {genuinely}, {really}]
2: by right; "baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime" [syn: {rightfully}]
3: with sincerity; without pretense; "she praised him sincerely for his victory"; "was unfeignedly glad to see his old teacher"; "we are truly sorry for the inconvenience" [syn: {sincerely}, {unfeignedly}] [ant: {insincerely}]
4: in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers); "in truth, moral decay hastened the decline of the Roman Empire"; "really, you shouldn't have done it"; "a truly awful book" [syn: {in truth}, {really}]

Truman
n : elected Vice President in Roosevelt's 4th term; became 33rd President of the United States on Roosevelt's death in 1945 and was elected President in 1948; authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan (1884-1972) [syn: {Harry Truman}, {Harry S Truman}, {President Truman}]

Truman doctrine
n : President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology

Trumbo
n : United States screenwriter who was blacklisted and imprisoned for refusing to cooperate with congressional investigations of communism in America (1905-1976) [syn: {Dalton Trumbo}]

Trumbull
n 1: American Revolutionary leader who as governor of Connecticut provided supplies for the Continental Army (1710-1785) [syn: {Jonathan Trumbull}]
2: American painter of historical scenes (1756-1843) [syn: {John Trumbull}]
3: American satirical poet (1750-1831) [syn: {John Trumbull}]

trump
n 1: a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps [syn: {trump card}]
2: a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves [syn: {cornet}, {horn}, {trumpet}]
v 1: produce a sound as if from a trumpet
2: get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition" [syn: {outdo}, {outflank}, {best}, {scoop}]
3: play a trump [syn: {ruff}]
4: proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare [syn: {trump out}]

trump card
n : a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps [syn: {trump}]

trump out
v : proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare [syn: {trump}]

trump up
v : of charges [syn: {concoct}]

trumped-up
adj : concocted with intent to deceive; "trumped-up charges" [syn: {trumped-up(a)}]

trumpery
n 1: nonsensical talk or writing [syn: {folderol}, {rubbish}, {tripe}, {trash}, {wish-wash}, {applesauce}, {codswallop}]
2: ornamental objects of no great value [syn: {falderal}, {folderol}, {frills}, {gimcrackery}, {gimcracks}, {nonsense}]

trumpet
n : a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves [syn: {cornet}, {horn}, {trump}]
v 1: proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet; "Liberals like to trumpet their opposition to the death penalty"
2: play or blow on the trumpet
3: utter in trumpet-like sounds; "Elephants are trumpeting"

trumpet arch
n : a conical squinch

trumpet creeper
n : a North American woody vine having pinnate leaves and large red trumpet-shaped flowers [syn: {trumpet vine}, {Campsis radicans}]

trumpet flower
n 1: Mexican evergreen climbing plant having large solitary funnel-shaped fragrant yellow flowers with purple-brown ridges in the throat [syn: {chalice vine}, {cupflower}, {Solandra guttata}]
2: woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section [syn: {cross vine}, {quartervine}, {quarter-vine}, {Bignonia capreolata}]
3: evergreen North American honeysuckle vine having coral-red or orange flowers [syn: {trumpet honeysuckle}, {coral honeysuckle}, {trumpet vine}, {Lonicera sempervirens}]

trumpet honeysuckle
n : evergreen North American honeysuckle vine having coral-red or orange flowers [syn: {coral honeysuckle}, {trumpet flower}, {trumpet vine}, {Lonicera sempervirens}]

trumpet section
n : the section of a band or orchestra that plays trumpets or cornets

trumpet tree
n : tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems [syn: {trumpetwood}, {trumpet-wood}, {snake wood}, {imbauba}, {Cecropia peltata}]

trumpet vine
n 1: a North American woody vine having pinnate leaves and large red trumpet-shaped flowers [syn: {trumpet creeper}, {Campsis radicans}]
2: evergreen North American honeysuckle vine having coral-red or orange flowers [syn: {trumpet honeysuckle}, {coral honeysuckle}, {trumpet flower}, {Lonicera sempervirens}]

trumpet weed
n : North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple [syn: {Joe-Pye weed}, {purple boneset}, {marsh milkweed}, {Eupatorium purpureum}]

trumpeter
n 1: a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet [syn: {cornetist}]
2: (formal) a person who announces important news; "the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet" [syn: {herald}]
3: large gregarious forest-dwelling cranelike bird of South America having glossy black plumage and a loud prolonged cry; easily domesticated
4: large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry [syn: {trumpeter swan}, {Cygnus buccinator}]

trumpeter swan
n : large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry [syn: {trumpeter}, {Cygnus buccinator}]

trumpetfish
n : tropical Atlantic fish with a long snout; swims snout down [syn: {Aulostomus maculatus}]

trumpets
n : pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect wide-mouth yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with erect lids [syn: {huntsman's horn}, {huntsman's horns}, {yellow trumpet}, {yellow pitcher plant}, {Sarracenia flava}]

trumpet-wood
n : tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems [syn: {trumpetwood}, {trumpet tree}, {snake wood}, {imbauba}, {Cecropia peltata}]

trumpetwood
n : tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems [syn: {trumpet-wood}, {trumpet tree}, {snake wood}, {imbauba}, {Cecropia peltata}]

trumping
n : the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit [syn: {ruff}]

truncate
adj : terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off; "a truncate leaf"; "truncated volcanic mountains"; "a truncated pyramid" [syn: {truncated}]
v 1: replace a corner by a plane
2: approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one; "truncate a series"
3: make shorter as if by cutting off; "truncate a word"; "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains" [syn: {cut short}]

truncated
adj 1: cut short in duration; "the abbreviated speech"; "a curtailed visit"; "her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking"; "an unsatisfactory truncated conversation" [syn: {abbreviated}, {shortened}]
2: terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off; "a truncate leaf"; "truncated volcanic mountains"; "a truncated pyramid" [syn: {truncate}]

truncated cone
n : a frustum formed from a cone

truncated pyramid
n : a frustum formed from a pyramid

truncation
n 1: the property of being truncated or short [syn: {shortness}]
2: the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
3: the act of cutting short; "it is an obvious truncation of the verse"; "they were sentenced to a truncation of their limbs"

truncation error
n : (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from cutting off a numerical calculation before it is finished

truncheon
n : a short stout club used primarily by policemen [syn: {nightstick}, {billy}, {billystick}, {billy club}]

Truncocolumella
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Rhizopogonaceae [syn: {genus Truncocolumella}]

Truncocolumella citrina
n : a fungus with a round yellow to orange fruiting body that is found on the surface of the ground or partially buried; has a distinctive sterile column extending into the spore-bearing tissue

truncus atrioventricularis
n : a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles causing them to contract [syn: {atrioventricular bundle}, {bundle of His}, {atrioventricular trunk}]

truncus celiacus
n : an artery that originates from the abdominal aorta just below the diaphragm and branches into the left gastric artery and the common hepatic artery and the splenic artery [syn: {celiac trunk}, {celiac artery}, {arteria celiaca}]

truncus pulmonalis
n : the artery that carries venous blood from the right ventricle of the heart and divides into the right and left pulmonary arteries [syn: {pulmonary trunk}]

trundle
n 1: a low bed to be slid under a higher bed [syn: {trundle bed}, {truckle bed}, {truckle}]
2: small wheel or roller
v : move heavily; "the streetcar trundled down the avenue"

trundle bed
n : a low bed to be slid under a higher bed [syn: {trundle}, {truckle bed}, {truckle}]

trunk
n 1: the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber [syn: {tree trunk}, {bole}]
2: luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage
3: the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" [syn: {torso}, {body}]
4: compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools; "he put his golf bag in the trunk" [syn: {luggage compartment}, {automobile trunk}]
5: a long flexible snout as of an elephant [syn: {proboscis}]

trunk call
n : a telephone call made outside the local calling area [syn: {long-distance}, {long-distance call}]

trunk hose
n : puffed breeches of the 16th and 17th centuries usually worn over hose

trunk lid
n : hinged lid for a trunk

trunk line
n 1: line that is the main route on a railway [syn: {trunk route}]
2: a telephone line connecting two exchanges directly

trunk road
n : a highway [syn: {highroad}]

trunk route
n : line that is the main route on a railway [syn: {trunk line}]

trunkfish
n : any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates [syn: {boxfish}] [also: {trunkfishes} (pl)]

trunkfishes
trunkfish
n : any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates [syn: {boxfish}] [also: {trunkfishes} (pl)]

trunkfishes
See {trunkfish}

trunks
n : trousers that end at or above the knee [syn: {short pants}, {shorts}]

trunnel
n : a wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast [syn: {treenail}, {trenail}]

truss
n 1: (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure
2: a framework of beams forming a rigid structure (as a roof truss)
3: (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent) [syn: {corbel}]
v 1: tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it
2: secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapes and bring them to the recycling shed" [syn: {tie down}, {tie up}, {bind}]
3: support structurally; "truss the roofs"; "trussed bridges"

truss bridge
n : a bridge supported by trusses

trussed
adj : bound or secured closely; "the guard was found trussed up with his arms and legs securely tied"; "a trussed chicken" [syn: {tied}]

trust
n 1: something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary); "he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father"
2: certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun" [syn: {reliance}]
3: the trait of trusting; of believing in the honesty and reliability of others; "the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity" [syn: {trustingness}, {trustfulness}] [ant: {distrust}]
4: a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly" [syn: {corporate trust}, {combine}, {cartel}]
5: complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust" [syn: {faith}]
6: a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust" [syn: {confidence}]
v 1: have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes" [syn: {swear}, {rely}, {bank}] [ant: {distrust}, {distrust}]
2: allow without fear
3: be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war" [syn: {believe}]
4: expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise" [syn: {hope}, {desire}]
5: confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" [syn: {entrust}, {intrust}, {confide}, {commit}]
6: extend credit to

trust account
n : a savings account deposited by someone who makes themselves the trustee for a beneficiary and who controls it during their lifetime; afterward the balance is payable to the previously named beneficiary [syn: {savings account trust}, {savings bank trust}, {trustee account}, {Totten trust}]

trust busting
n : (law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws)

trust company
n : an organization (usually with a commercial bank) that is engaged as a trustee or fiduciary or agent in handling trust funds or estates of custodial arrangements or stock transfers or related services [syn: {trust corporation}]

trust corporation
n : an organization (usually with a commercial bank) that is engaged as a trustee or fiduciary or agent in handling trust funds or estates of custodial arrangements or stock transfers or related services [syn: {trust company}]

trust deed
n : a written instrument legally conveying property to a trustee often used to secure an obligation such as a mortgage or promissory note [syn: {deed of trust}]

trust fund
n : a fund held in trust

trust territory
n : a dependent country; administered by another country under the supervision of the United Nations [syn: {trusteeship}]

trustbuster
n : a federal agent who engages in trust busting

trusted
adj : (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence; "a sure (or trusted) friend" [syn: {sure}]

trustee
n 1: a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit [syn: {legal guardian}]
2: members of a governing board [syn: {regent}]

trustee account
n : a savings account deposited by someone who makes themselves the trustee for a beneficiary and who controls it during their lifetime; afterward the balance is payable to the previously named beneficiary [syn: {savings account trust}, {savings bank trust}, {trust account}, {Totten trust}]

trustee-beneficiary relation
n : the responsibility of a trustee to act in the best interests of the beneficiary

trusteeship
n : a dependent country; administered by another country under the supervision of the United Nations [syn: {trust territory}]

Trusteeship Council
n : a permanent council of the United Nations that commissions a country (or countries) to undertake the administration of a territory [syn: {TC}]

truster
n : a supporter who accepts something as true [syn: {believer}]

trustful
adj : inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust; "great brown eye, true and trustful"- Nordhoff & Hall [syn: {trusting}] [ant: {distrustful}]

trustfully
adv 1: with trust; in a trusting manner; "she looked at her father trustingly" [syn: {trustingly}, {confidingly}] [ant: {distrustfully}]
2: in a trustful manner; "his mouth grinned trustfully" [syn: {showing trust}]

trustfulness
n : the trait of trusting; of believing in the honesty and reliability of others; "the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity" [syn: {trust}, {trustingness}] [ant: {distrust}]

trustier
trusty
adj : worthy of trust or belief; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion" [syn: {trustworthy}] [ant: {untrustworthy}] [also: {trustiest}, {trustier}]

trustier
See {trusty}

trustiest
trusty
adj : worthy of trust or belief; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion" [syn: {trustworthy}] [ant: {untrustworthy}] [also: {trustiest}, {trustier}]

trustiest
See {trusty}

trustiness
n : the trait of deserving trust and confidence [syn: {trustworthiness}] [ant: {untrustworthiness}, {untrustworthiness}]

trusting
adj 1: inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust; "great brown eye, true and trustful"- Nordhoff & Hall [syn: {trustful}] [ant: {distrustful}]
2: tending to trust; "she had an open and trusting nature"

trustingly
adv : with trust; in a trusting manner; "she looked at her father trustingly" [syn: {trustfully}, {confidingly}] [ant: {distrustfully}]

trustingness
n : the trait of trusting; of believing in the honesty and reliability of others; "the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity" [syn: {trust}, {trustfulness}] [ant: {distrust}]

trustworthiness
n : the trait of deserving trust and confidence [syn: {trustiness}] [ant: {untrustworthiness}, {untrustworthiness}]

trustworthy
adj 1: worthy of trust or belief; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion" [syn: {trusty}] [ant: {untrustworthy}]
2: taking responsibility for one's conduct and obligations; "trustworthy public servants"

trusty
adj : worthy of trust or belief; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion" [syn: {trustworthy}] [ant: {untrustworthy}] [also: {trustiest}, {trustier}]

truth
n 1: a fact that has been verified; "at last he knew the truth"; "the truth is the he didn't want to do it"
2: conformity to reality or actuality; "they debated the truth of the proposition"; "the situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat"; "he was famous for the truth of his portraits"; "he turned to religion in his search for eternal verities" [syn: {the true}, {verity}] [ant: {falsity}]
3: a true statement; "he told the truth"; "he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it" [syn: {true statement}] [ant: {falsehood}]
4: the quality of nearness to the truth or the true value; "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth of my account" [syn: {accuracy}] [ant: {inaccuracy}]
5: United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883) [syn: {Sojourner Truth}]

truth drug
n : an intravenous anesthetic drug that has a hypnotic effect; induces relaxation and weakens inhibitions; is believed to induce people to talk freely [syn: {truth serum}]

truth quark
n : a hypothetical quark with a charge of +2/3 and a mass more than 100,000 times that of an electron [syn: {top quark}]

truth serum
n : an intravenous anesthetic drug that has a hypnotic effect; induces relaxation and weakens inhibitions; is believed to induce people to talk freely [syn: {truth drug}]

truthful
adj 1: expressing or given to expressing the truth; "a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person" [syn: {true}] [ant: {untruthful}]
2: conforming to truth; "I wouldn't have told you this if it weren't so"; "a truthful statement" [syn: {so(p)}]

truthfully
adv : with truth; "I told him truthfully that I had just returned from my vacation"; "he answered the question as truthfully as he could" [ant: {mendaciously}]

truthfulness
n : the quality of being truthful [ant: {untruthfulness}]

try
n : earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" [syn: {attempt}, {effort}, {endeavor}, {endeavour}]
v 1: make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world" [syn: {seek}, {attempt}, {essay}, {assay}]
2: put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe" [syn: {test}, {prove}, {try out}, {examine}, {essay}]
3: put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials" [syn: {judge}, {adjudicate}]
4: take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes" [syn: {sample}, {try out}, {taste}]
5: examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California" [syn: {hear}]
6: give pain or trouble to; "I've been sorely tried by these students"
7: test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!" [syn: {strain}, {stress}]
8: melt (fat, lard, etc.) in order to separate out impurities; "try the yak butter"; "render fat in a casserole" [syn: {render}]
9: put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice; "Try on this sweater to see how it looks" [syn: {try on}] [also: {tried}]

try for
v : make an attempt at achieving something; "She tried for the Olympics" [syn: {go for}]

try on
v : put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice; "Try on this sweater to see how it looks" [syn: {try}]

try out
v 1: put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe" [syn: {test}, {prove}, {try}, {examine}, {essay}]
2: try something new, as in order to gain experience; "Students experiment sexually"; "The composer experimented with a new style" [syn: {experiment}]
3: perform in order to get a role; "She auditioned for a role on Broadway" [syn: {audition}]
4: take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes" [syn: {sample}, {try}, {taste}]

try square
n : a square having a metal ruler set at right angles to another straight piece

Trygve Halvden Lie
n : Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968) [syn: {Lie}, {Trygve Lie}]

Trygve Lie
n : Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968) [syn: {Lie}, {Trygve Halvden Lie}]

trying
adj 1: hard to endure; "fell upon trying times"
2: extremely irritating to the nerves; "nerve-racking noise"; "the stressful days before a war"; "a trying day at the office" [syn: {nerve-racking}, {nerve-wracking}, {stressful}]

trying on
n : trying on clothes to see whether they fit [syn: {fitting}, {try-on}]

trymata
See {tryma}

try-on
n : trying on clothes to see whether they fit [syn: {fitting}, {trying on}]

tryout
n 1: trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain" [syn: {trial}, {trial run}, {test}]
2: a test of the suitability of a performer [syn: {audition}]

Trypetidae
n : fruit flies; some leafminers [syn: {family Trypetidae}, {Trephritidae}, {family Trephritidae}]

trypsin
n : an enzyme of pancreatic origin; catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to smaller polypeptide units

trypsinogen
n : inactive precursor of trypsin; a substance secreted by the pancreas and converted to active trypsin by enterokinase in the small intestine

tryptophan
n : an amino acid that occurs in proteins; is essential for growth and normal metabolism; a precursor of niacin [syn: {tryptophane}]

tryptophane
n : an amino acid that occurs in proteins; is essential for growth and normal metabolism; a precursor of niacin [syn: {tryptophan}]

tryst
n 1: a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex [syn: {rendezvous}]
2: a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers) [syn: {assignation}]

TSA
n : an agency established in 2001 to safeguard United States transportation systems and insure safe air travel [syn: {Transportation Safety Administration}]

tsar
n : a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917) [syn: {czar}, {tzar}]

tsarina
n : the wife or widow of a czar [syn: {czarina}, {tzarina}, {czaritza}, {tsaritsa}]

tsarist
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of a czar [syn: {czarist}, {czaristic}, {tsaristic}, {tzarist}]

tsaristic
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of a czar [syn: {czarist}, {czaristic}, {tsarist}, {tzarist}]

tsaritsa
n : the wife or widow of a czar [syn: {czarina}, {tsarina}, {tzarina}, {czaritza}]

Tsaritsyn
n : a city in the European part of Russia on the Volga; site of German defeat in World War II in the winter of 1942-43 [syn: {Volgograd}, {Stalingrad}]

t-scope
n : scientific instrument used by psychologists; presents visual stimuli for brief exposures [syn: {tachistoscope}]

tsetse
n : blood-sucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc. [syn: {tsetse fly}, {tzetze fly}, {tzetze}, {glossina}]

tsetse fly
n : blood-sucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc. [syn: {tsetse}, {tzetze fly}, {tzetze}, {glossina}]

TSH
n : anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland [syn: {thyrotropin}, {thyrotropic hormone}, {thyrotrophin}, {thyrotrophic hormone}, {thyroid-stimulating hormone}]

T-shaped
adj : shaped in the form of the letter T

Tshiluba
n : a Bantu language spoken in southeastern Congo [syn: {Luba}]

T-shirt
n : a close-fitting pullover shirt [syn: {jersey}, {tee shirt}]

Tsimshian
n 1: a member of a Penutian people who lived on rivers and a sound in British Columbia
2: a Penutian language spoken by the Tsimshian people

tsine
n : wild ox of the Malay Archipelago [syn: {banteng}, {banting}, {Bos banteng}]

tsoris
n : (Yiddish) trouble and suffering

Tsouic
n : a Formosan language

T-square
n : a square used by draftsmen to draw parallel lines

TSS
n : syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus; characterized by fever and diarrhea and nausea and diffuse erythema and shock; occurs especially in menstruating women using high-absorbency tampons [syn: {toxic shock}, {toxic shock syndrome}]

Tsuga
n : hemlock; hemlock fir; hemlock spruce [syn: {genus Tsuga}]

Tsuga canadensis
n : common forest tree of the eastern United States and Canada; used especially for pulpwood [syn: {eastern hemlock}, {Canadian hemlock}, {spruce pine}]

Tsuga caroliniana
n : medium-sized evergreen of southeastern United States having spreading branches and widely diverging cone scales [syn: {Carolina hemlock}]

Tsuga heterophylla
n : tall evergreen of western North America; commercially important timber tree [syn: {western hemlock}, {Pacific hemlock}, {west coast hemlock}]

Tsuga mertensiana
n : large evergreen of western United States; wood much harder than Canadian hemlock [syn: {mountain hemlock}, {black hemlock}]

tsunami
n : a huge destructive wave (especially one caused by an earthquake) [syn: {tidal wave}]

Tsung Dao Lee
n : United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926) [syn: {Lee}]

tsuris
n : (Yiddish) aggravating trouble; "the frustrating tsuris he subjected himself to"

Tsushima
n : a naval battle in the Russo-Japanese War (1905); the Japanese fleet defeated the Russian fleet in the Korean Strait

tsutsugamushi disease
n : transmitted by larval mites and widespread in Asia [syn: {scrub typhus}]

Tswana
adj : of or relating to a dialect of Sotho or the Bantu people who speak it; "Tswana vowels"
n 1: a member of a Bantu people living chiefly in Botswana and western South Africa [syn: {Bechuana}, {Batswana}]
2: the dialect of Sotho spoken by the Tswana people in Botswana [syn: {Setswana}, {Sechuana}]

TT
n 1: (astronomy) a measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion; terrestrial time is mean solar time corrected for the irregularities of the Earth's motions [syn: {terrestrial time}, {terrestrial dynamical time}, {TDT}, {ephemeris time}]
2: a republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States [syn: {Palau}, {Republic of Palau}]
3: a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986 [syn: {Micronesia}, {Federated States of Micronesia}]

Tuamotu Archipelago
n : a group of about 80 coral islands in French Polynesia [syn: {Paumotu Archipelago}, {Low Archipelago}]

Tuareg
n 1: a member of a nomadic Berber people of the Sahara
2: the dialect of Berber spoken by the Tuareg people

tuatara
n : only extant member of the order Rhynchocephalia of large spiny lizard-like diapsid reptiles of coastal islands off New Zealand [syn: {Sphenodon punctatum}]

Tuatha De
n : race of Celtic gods or demigods; ruled Ireland in the Golden Age [syn: {Tuatha De Danann}]

Tuatha De Danann
n : race of Celtic gods or demigods; ruled Ireland in the Golden Age [syn: {Tuatha De}]

tub
n 1: a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body [syn: {bathtub}, {bathing tub}, {bath}]
2: a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids [syn: {vat}]
3: the amount that a tub will hold; "a tub of water" [syn: {tubful}]

tub gurnard
n : a kind of gurnard [syn: {yellow gurnard}, {Trigla lucerna}]

tuba
n : the lowest brass wind instrument [syn: {bass horn}, {sousaphone}] [also: {tubae} (pl)]

tuba root
n : woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers; the swollen roots contain rotenone [syn: {derris root}, {Derris elliptica}]

tubae
tuba
n : the lowest brass wind instrument [syn: {bass horn}, {sousaphone}] [also: {tubae} (pl)]

tubae
See {tuba}

tubal
adj : of or relating to occurring in a tube such as e.g. the fallopian tube or eustachian tube; "tubal ligation"; "tubal pregnancy"

tubal ligation
n : a sterilization procedure with women; both Fallopian tubes are tied in two places and the tubes removed in between the ligations

tubal pregnancy
n : ectopic pregnancy in a Fallopian tube

tubbier
tubby
adj : short and fat [syn: {dumpy}, {podgy}, {pudgy}] [also: {tubbiest}, {tubbier}]

tubbier
See {tubby}

tubbiest
tubby
adj : short and fat [syn: {dumpy}, {podgy}, {pudgy}] [also: {tubbiest}, {tubbier}]

tubbiest
See {tubby}

tubbiness
n : the property of having a plump and round body [syn: {chubbiness}, {pudginess}, {rolypoliness}]

tubby
adj : short and fat [syn: {dumpy}, {podgy}, {pudgy}] [also: {tubbiest}, {tubbier}]

tub-cart
n : a cart with an underslung axle and two seats [syn: {pony cart}, {ponycart}, {donkey cart}]

tube
n 1: conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases [syn: {tubing}]
2: electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope [syn: {vacuum tube}, {thermionic vacuum tube}, {thermionic tube}, {electron tube}, {thermionic valve}]
3: a hollow cylindrical shape [syn: {pipe}]
4: (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure [syn: {tube-shaped structure}]
5: electric underground railway [syn: {metro}, {subway}, {underground}]
v 1: provide with a tube or insert a tube into
2: convey in a tube; "inside Paris, they used to tube mail"
3: ride or float on an inflated tube; "We tubed down the river on a hot summer day"
4: place or enclose in a tube

tube foot
n : tentacular tubular process of most echinoderms (starfish and sea urchins and holothurians) having a sucker at the end and used for e.g. locomotion and respiration

tube well
n : a well made by driving a tube into the earth to a stratum that bears water [syn: {driven well}]

tube wrench
n : adjustable wrench for gripping and turning a pipe; has two serrated jaws that are adjusted to grip the pipe [syn: {pipe wrench}]

tubed
adj : of a tire; having an inner tube [ant: {tubeless}]

tubeless
adj : of a tire; not needing an inner tube [ant: {tubed}]
n : pneumatic tire not needing an inner tube to be airtight [syn: {tubeless tire}]

tubeless tire
n : pneumatic tire not needing an inner tube to be airtight [syn: {tubeless}]

tubelike
adj : having the form of a cylinder or tube [syn: {cylindrical}, {tube-shaped}, {vasiform}]

tube-nosed bat
n : any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes [syn: {harpy}, {harpy bat}, {tube-nosed fruit bat}]

tube-nosed fruit bat
n : any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes [syn: {harpy}, {harpy bat}, {tube-nosed bat}]

tuber
n 1: a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage
2: type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles [syn: {genus Tuber}]

tuber root
n : erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers [syn: {butterfly weed}, {orange milkweed}, {chigger flower}, {chiggerflower}, {pleurisy root}, {Indian paintbrush}, {Asclepias tuberosa}]

Tuberaceae
n : family of fungi whose ascocarps resemble tubers and vary in size from that of an acorn to that of a large apple [syn: {family Tuberaceae}]

Tuberales
n : small order of fungi belonging to the subdivision Ascomycota having closed underground ascocarps [syn: {order Tuberales}]

tubercle
n 1: a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis
2: small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant [syn: {nodule}]
3: a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament [syn: {tuberosity}, {eminence}]

tubercle bacillus
n : cause of tuberculosis [syn: {Mycobacterium tuberculosis}]

tubercular
adj 1: characterized by the presence of tuberculosis lesions or tubercles; "tubercular leprosy"
2: pertaining to or of the nature of a normal tuberosity or tubercle; "a tubercular process for the attachment of a ligament or muscle"
3: relating to tuberculosis or those suffering from it; "a tubercular hospital"
4: constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus; "a tubercular child"; "tuberculous patients"; "tubercular meningitis" [syn: {tuberculous}]

Tubercularia
n : type genus of the Tuberculariaceae; fungi with nodules of red or pink conidia; some cause diebacks of woody plants [syn: {genus Tubercularia}]

Tuberculariaceae
n : large family of mainly saprophytic imperfect fungi [syn: {family Tuberculariaceae}]

tuberculate
adj : covered with tubercles

tuberculin
n : a sterile liquid containing a purified protein derivative of the tuberculosis bacterium; used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis

tuberculin skin test
n : a skin test to determine past or present infection with the tuberculosis bacterium; based on hypersensitivity of the skin to tuberculin [syn: {tuberculin test}]

tuberculin test
n : a skin test to determine past or present infection with the tuberculosis bacterium; based on hypersensitivity of the skin to tuberculin [syn: {tuberculin skin test}]

tuberculoid
adj : resembling tuberculosis; "tuberculoid lesions"; "tuberculoid leprosy"

tuberculoid leprosy
n : leprosy characterized by tumors in the skin and cutaneous nerves

tuberculosis
n : infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages) [syn: {TB}, {T.B.}]

tuberculous
adj : constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus; "a tubercular child"; "tuberculous patients"; "tubercular meningitis" [syn: {tubercular}]

tuberose
n : a tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lilylike waxy white flowers [syn: {Polianthes tuberosa}]

tuberosity
n : a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament [syn: {tubercle}, {eminence}]

tuberous
adj : of or relating to or resembling a tuber; "a tuberous root"

tuberous begonia
n : any of numerous begonias having large tuberous roots

tuberous plant
n : plant growing from a tuber

tuberous vetch
n : European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in Scotland to flavor whiskey [syn: {heath pea}, {earth-nut pea}, {earthnut pea}, {Lathyrus tuberosus}]

tube-shaped
adj : having the form of a cylinder or tube [syn: {cylindrical}, {tubelike}, {vasiform}]

tube-shaped structure
n : (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure [syn: {tube}]

tubful
n : the amount that a tub will hold; "a tub of water" [syn: {tub}]

tubing
n : conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases [syn: {tube}]

Tubman
n : United States abolitionist born a slave on a plantation in Maryland and became a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad leading other slaves to freedom in the North (1820-1913) [syn: {Harriet Tubman}]

tubocurarine
n : a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles; used by South American indians as an arrow poison; "curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction" [syn: {curare}]

tub-thumper
n : a noisy and vigorous or ranting public speaker

Tubuai Islands
n : a chain of small islands in French Polynesia [syn: {Austral Islands}]

tubular
adj : having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids) [syn: {cannular}]

tubular cavity
n : a cavity having the shape of a tube

tubule
n : a small tube

Tubulidentata
n : an order of Eutheria [syn: {order Tubulidentata}]

Tucana
n : a large faint constellation in the southern hemisphere containing most of the Small Magellanic Cloud

Tuchman
n : United States historian (1912-1989) [syn: {Barbara Tuchman}, {Barbara Wertheim Tuchman}]

tuck
n 1: eatables (especially sweets)
2: (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest
3: a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place
4: a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges [syn: {rapier}]
v 1: fit snugly into; "insert your ticket into the slot"; "tuck your shirtail in" [syn: {insert}]
2: make a tuck or several folds in; "tuck the fabric"; "tuck in the sheet"
3: draw fabric together and sew it tightly [syn: {gather}, {pucker}]

tuck away
v : eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food; "My son tucked in a whole pizza" [syn: {tuck in}, {put away}]

tuck box
n : a box for storing eatables (especially at boarding school)

tuck in
v : eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food; "My son tucked in a whole pizza" [syn: {tuck away}, {put away}]

tuck shop
n : a candy store in Great Britain

tuckahoe
n : perennial herb of the eastern United States having arrowhead-shaped leaves and an elongate pointed spathe and green berries [syn: {green arrow arum}, {Peltandra virginica}]

tucked
adj : having tucked or being tucked; "tightly tucked blankets"; "a fancy tucked shirt" [ant: {untucked}]

Tucker
n 1: United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939) [syn: {Benjamin Ricketson Tucker}]
2: United States vaudevillian (born in Russia) noted for her flamboyant performances (1884-1966) [syn: {Sophie Tucker}]
3: a sewer who tucks
4: a detachable yoke of linen or lace worn over the breast of a low-cut dress
v : wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam" [syn: {exhaust}, {wash up}, {beat}, {tucker out}]

tucker out
v : wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam" [syn: {exhaust}, {wash up}, {beat}, {tucker}]

tucker-bag
n : a bag used for carrying food; "the swagman filled his tuckerbag"

tucket
n : (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare" [syn: {flourish}, {fanfare}]

Tucson
n : a city in southeastern Arizona ringed by mountain ranges; long known as a winter and health resort but the population shift from industrial states to the Sunbelt resulted in rapid growth late in the 20th century

Tudor
adj : of or relating to a style of architecture in England in the 15th century; "half-timbered Tudor houses"; "Tudor furniture"
n 1: an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603) [syn: {House of Tudor}]
2: United States dancer and choreographer (born in England) (1909-1987) [syn: {Antony Tudor}]

Tudor arch
n : a low elliptical or pointed arch; usually drawn from four centers [syn: {four-centered arch}]

Tudor architecture
n : a style of English-Gothic architecture popular during the Tudor period; characterized by half-timbered houses

tudung
n : a scarf worn around the head by Muslim women in Malaysia; conceals the hair but not the face

Tues
n : the third day of the week; the second working day [syn: {Tuesday}]

Tuesday
n : the third day of the week; the second working day [syn: {Tues}]

tufa
n 1: a soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime [syn: {calc-tufa}]
2: hard volcanic rock composed of compacted volcanic ash [syn: {tuff}]

tuff
n : hard volcanic rock composed of compacted volcanic ash [syn: {tufa}]

tuft
n 1: a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass [syn: {tussock}]
2: a bunch of feathers or hair

tufted
adj 1: (of plants) growing in dense clumps or tufts [syn: {caespitose}, {cespitose}]
2: having or adorned with tufts; "a tufted bedspread"
3: (of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination; "golden crested"; "crested iris"; "crested oriole"; "tufted duck"; "tufted loosestrife" [syn: {crested}, {topknotted}]

tufted centaury
n : tufted perennial of western Europe and Azores having bright pink to white flowers [syn: {Centaurium scilloides}]

tufted gentian
n : small blue-flowered fringed gentian of Sierra Nevada mountains [syn: {Gentianopsis holopetala}, {Gentiana holopetala}]

tufted pansy
n : European viola with an unusually long corolla spur [syn: {horned violet}, {Viola cornuta}]

tufted puffin
n : northern Pacific puffin having a large yellow plume over each eye [syn: {Lunda cirrhata}]

tufted titmouse
n : crested titmouse of eastern and midwestern United States [syn: {Parus bicolor}]

tufted vetch
n : common perennial climber of temperate regions of Eurasia and North America having dense elongate clusters of flowers [syn: {bird vetch}, {Calnada pea}, {Vicia cracca}]

tug
n 1: a sudden abrupt pull [syn: {jerk}]
2: a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships [syn: {tugboat}, {towboat}, {tower}]
v 1: pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings"
2: strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis" [syn: {labor}, {labour}, {push}, {drive}]
3: tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor"
4: carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase" [syn: {lug}, {tote}]
5: move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"
6: pull or strain hard at; "Each oar was tugged by several men"
7: struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts" [also: {tugging}, {tugged}]

tugboat
n : a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships [syn: {tug}, {towboat}, {tower}]

Tugela
n : a major waterfall in southern Africa; has more than one leap [syn: {Tugela Falls}]

Tugela Falls
n : a major waterfall in southern Africa; has more than one leap [syn: {Tugela}]

tugged
tug
n 1: a sudden abrupt pull [syn: {jerk}]
2: a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships [syn: {tugboat}, {towboat}, {tower}]
v 1: pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings"
2: strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis" [syn: {labor}, {labour}, {push}, {drive}]
3: tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor"
4: carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase" [syn: {lug}, {tote}]
5: move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"
6: pull or strain hard at; "Each oar was tugged by several men"
7: struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts" [also: {tugging}, {tugged}]

tugged
See {tug}

tugger
n : someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something [syn: {puller}, {dragger}]

tugging
tug
n 1: a sudden abrupt pull [syn: {jerk}]
2: a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships [syn: {tugboat}, {towboat}, {tower}]
v 1: pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings"
2: strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis" [syn: {labor}, {labour}, {push}, {drive}]
3: tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor"
4: carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase" [syn: {lug}, {tote}]
5: move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"
6: pull or strain hard at; "Each oar was tugged by several men"
7: struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts" [also: {tugging}, {tugged}]

tugging
See {tug}

tughrik
n : the basic unit of money in Mongolia [syn: {tugrik}]

tug-of-war
n 1: any hard struggle between equally matched groups
2: a contest in which teams pull of opposite ends of a rope; the team dragged across a central line loses

tugrik
n : the basic unit of money in Mongolia [syn: {tughrik}]

Tuileries
n 1: palace and royal residence built for Catherine de Medicis in 1564 and burned down in 1871; all that remains today are the formal gardens [syn: {Tuileries Palace}]
2: formal gardens next to the Louvre in Paris [syn: {Tuileries Gardens}]

Tuileries Gardens
n : formal gardens next to the Louvre in Paris [syn: {Tuileries}]

Tuileries Palace
n : palace and royal residence built for Catherine de Medicis in 1564 and burned down in 1871; all that remains today are the formal gardens [syn: {Tuileries}]

tuille
n : armor plate that protects the hip and thigh

tuition
n 1: a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education); "tuition and room and board were more than $25,000"
2: teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately) [syn: {tutelage}, {tutorship}]

tularaemia
n : a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animals [syn: {tularemia}, {rabbit fever}, {deer fly fever}, {yatobyo}]

tularemia
n : a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animals [syn: {tularaemia}, {rabbit fever}, {deer fly fever}, {yatobyo}]

Tule tree
n : Mexico's most famous tree; a giant specimen of Montezuma cypress more than 2,000 years old with a girth of 165 feet at Santa Maria del Tule; "some say the Tule tree is the world's largest single biomass" [syn: {Ahuehuete}]

Tulestoma
n : type genus of the Tulostomaceae [syn: {Tulostoma}, {genus Tulostoma}, {genus Tulestoma}]

tulip
n : any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower

tulip bed
n : a flowerbed in which tulips are growing

tulip gentian
n : one of the most handsome prairie wildflowers laving large erect bell-shaped bluish flowers; of moist places in prairies and fields from eastern Colorado and Nebraska south to New Mexico and Texas [syn: {prairie gentian}, {bluebell}, {Eustoma grandiflorum}]

tulip orchid
n : Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous gray-green leaves and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only partially opened; sometimes placed in genus Cattleya [syn: {Encyclia citrina}, {Cattleya citrina}]

tulip poplar
n : tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work [syn: {tulip tree}, {yellow poplar}, {canary whitewood}, {Liriodendron tulipifera}]

tulip tree
n : tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work [syn: {tulip poplar}, {yellow poplar}, {canary whitewood}, {Liriodendron tulipifera}]

Tulipa
n : Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs [syn: {genus Tulipa}]

Tulipa armena
n : small early-blooming tulip [syn: {dwarf tulip}, {Tulipa suaveolens}]

Tulipa clusiana
n : Eurasian tulip with small flowers blotched at the base [syn: {lady tulip}, {candlestick tulip}]

Tulipa gesneriana
n : tall late-blooming tulip

Tulipa suaveolens
n : small early-blooming tulip [syn: {dwarf tulip}, {Tulipa armena}]

tulipwood
n 1: the variegated or showily striped ornamental wood of various tulipwood trees
2: light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer [syn: {true tulipwood}, {whitewood}, {white poplar}, {yellow poplar}]

tulipwood tree
n : any of various trees yielding variously colored woods similar to true tulipwood

tulle
n : a fine (often starched) net used for veils or tutus or gowns

Tully
n : a Roman statesman and orator remembered for his mastery of Latin prose (106-43 BC) [syn: {Cicero}, {Marcus Tullius Cicero}]

Tulostoma
n : type genus of the Tulostomaceae [syn: {genus Tulostoma}, {Tulestoma}, {genus Tulestoma}]

Tulostomaceae
n : stalked puffballs [syn: {family Tulostomaceae}, {Tulostomataceae}, {family Tulostomataceae}]

Tulostomataceae
n : stalked puffballs [syn: {Tulostomaceae}, {family Tulostomaceae}, {family Tulostomataceae}]

Tulostomatales
n : an order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes [syn: {order Tulostomatales}]

Tulsa
n : a major city of northeastern Oklahoma on the Arkansas river; once known as the oil capital of the world and still heavily involved in the oil and gas industries

Tulu
n 1: a member of a Dravidian people living on the southwestern coast of India
2: a Dravidian language spoken by the Tulu people

tum
n : an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion [syn: {stomach}, {tummy}, {breadbasket}]

tumble
n 1: an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
2: a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice" [syn: {spill}, {fall}]
v 1: fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it" [syn: {topple}]
2: cause to topple or tumble by pushing [syn: {topple}, {tip}]
3: roll over and over, back and forth
4: fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air" [syn: {whirl}, {whirl around}]
5: fall apart; "the building crimbled after the explosion"; "Negociations broke down" [syn: {crumble}, {crumple}, {break down}, {collapse}]
6: throw together in a confused mass; "They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern"
7: understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on" [syn: {catch on}, {get wise}, {get onto}, {latch on}, {cotton on}, {twig}, {get it}]
8: fall suddenly and sharply; "Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency"
9: put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying; "Wash in warm water and tumble dry" 10: suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat 11: do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully

tumble drier
n : a clothes dryer that spins wet clothes inside a cylinder with heated air [syn: {tumble-dryer}]

tumble dry
v : dry by spinning with hot air inside a cylinder; "These fabrics are delicate and cannot be tumbled dry"

tumble grass
n : North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land [syn: {witchgrass}, {witch grass}, {old witchgrass}, {old witch grass}, {Panicum capillare}]

tumblebug
n : any of various dung beetles

tumble-down
adj : in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack" [syn: {bedraggled}, {broken-down}, {dilapidated}, {ramshackle}, {tatterdemalion}, {unsound}]

tumble-dryer
n : a clothes dryer that spins wet clothes inside a cylinder with heated air [syn: {tumble drier}]

tumbler
n 1: a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.
2: a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom
3: a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown
4: pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground [syn: {roller}, {tumbler pigeon}]

tumbler pigeon
n : pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground [syn: {roller}, {tumbler}]

tumbleweed
n 1: any plant that breaks away from its roots in autumn and is driven by the wind as a light rolling mass
2: prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States [syn: {Russian thistle}, {Russian tumbleweed}, {Russian cactus}, {Salsola kali tenuifolia}]
3: bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds [syn: {winged pigweed}, {Cycloloma atriplicifolium}]
4: bushy plant of western United States [syn: {Amaranthus albus}, {Amaranthus graecizans}]

tumbling
adj 1: moving in surges and billows and rolls; "billowing smoke from burning houses"; "the rolling fog"; "the rolling sea"; "the tumbling water of the rapids" [syn: {billowing}, {rolling}]
2: pitching headlong with a rolling or twisting movement; "a violent tumbling fall"
n : the gymnastic moves of an acrobat [syn: {acrobatics}]

tumbrel
n : a farm dumpcart for carrying dung; carts of this type were used to carry prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution [syn: {tumbril}]

tumbril
n : a farm dumpcart for carrying dung; carts of this type were used to carry prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution [syn: {tumbrel}]

tumefaction
n : the process of tumefying; the organic process whereby tissue becomes swollen by the accumulation of fluid within it

tumefied
tumefy
v 1: cause to become very swollen
2: expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling" [syn: {swell}, {swell up}, {intumesce}, {tumesce}] [also: {tumefied}]

tumefied
See {tumefy}

tumefy
v 1: cause to become very swollen
2: expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling" [syn: {swell}, {swell up}, {intumesce}, {tumesce}] [also: {tumefied}]

tumesce
v : expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling" [syn: {swell}, {swell up}, {intumesce}, {tumefy}]

tumescence
n : tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues

tumescent
adj : abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; "hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh" [syn: {bloated}, {distended}, {puffed}, {puffy}, {swollen}, {tumid}, {turgid}]

tumid
adj 1: ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose" [syn: {bombastic}, {declamatory}, {large}, {orotund}, {turgid}]
2: abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; "hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh" [syn: {bloated}, {distended}, {puffed}, {puffy}, {swollen}, {tumescent}, {turgid}]
3: of sexual organs; stiff and rigid [syn: {erect}]

tumidity
n : slight swelling of an organ or part [syn: {tumidness}]

tumidness
n : slight swelling of an organ or part [syn: {tumidity}]

tummy
n 1: slang terms for a paunch [syn: {pot}, {potbelly}, {bay window}, {corporation}]
2: an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion [syn: {stomach}, {tum}, {breadbasket}]

tummy crunch
n : an exercise designed to strengthen the abdominal muscles [syn: {stomach exercise}]

tummy tuck
n : cosmetic surgery of the abdomen to remove wrinkles and tighten the skin over the stomach [syn: {abdominoplasty}]

tumor
n : an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose [syn: {tumour}, {neoplasm}]

tumor necrosis factor
n : a proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages); has an antineoplastic effect but causes inflammation (as in rheumatoid arthritis) [syn: {tumour necrosis factor}, {TNF}]

tumor virus
n : a cell-free filtrate held to be a virus responsible for a specific neoplasm

tumour
n : an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose [syn: {tumor}, {neoplasm}]

tumour necrosis factor
n : a proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages); has an antineoplastic effect but causes inflammation (as in rheumatoid arthritis) [syn: {tumor necrosis factor}, {TNF}]

tump over
v 1: cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer" [syn: {overturn}, {tip over}, {turn over}, {upset}, {knock over}, {bowl over}]
2: turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over" [syn: {overturn}, {turn over}, {tip over}]

Tums
n : an antacid

tumult
n 1: a state of commotion and noise and confusion [syn: {tumultuousness}, {uproar}, {garboil}]
2: violent agitation [syn: {turmoil}]
3: the act of making a noisy disturbance [syn: {commotion}, {din}, {ruction}, {ruckus}, {rumpus}]

tumultuous
adj : characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination; "effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly childhood" [syn: {disruptive}, {riotous}, {troubled}, {turbulent}]

tumultuous disturbance
n : a sudden violent disturbance [syn: {outburst}]

tumultuously
adv : in a tumultuous and riotous manner; "the crowd was demonstrating tumultuously" [syn: {riotously}]

tumultuousness
n : a state of commotion and noise and confusion [syn: {tumult}, {uproar}, {garboil}]

tumulus
n : (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs [syn: {burial mound}, {grave mound}, {barrow}]

tun
n : a large cask especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 butts or 252 gals [also: {tunning}, {tunned}]

tuna
n 1: tropical American flat-jointed prickly pear; Jamaica [syn: {Opuntia tuna}]
2: important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks [syn: {tuna fish}, {tunny}]
3: any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters [syn: {tunny}]
4: New Zealand eel [syn: {Anguilla sucklandii}]

tuna fish
n : important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks [syn: {tuna}, {tunny}]

tuna fish salad
n : salad composed primarily of chopped canned tuna fish [syn: {tuna salad}]

tuna oil
n : an oil obtained from tuna

tuna salad
n : salad composed primarily of chopped canned tuna fish [syn: {tuna fish salad}]

tunaburger
n : a sandwich that resembles a hamburger but made with tuna instead of beef

tundra
n : a vast treeless plain in the arctic regions between the ice cap and the tree line

tundra soil
n : a black mucky soil with a frozen subsoil that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions

tundra swan
n : swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds [syn: {Cygnus columbianus}]

tune
n 1: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" [syn: {melody}, {air}, {strain}, {melodic line}, {line}, {melodic phrase}]
2: the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch; "he cannot sing in tune"; "the clarinet was out of tune"
3: the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency
v 1: adjust for (better) functioning; "tune the engine" [syn: {tune up}]
2: of musical instruments; "My piano needs to be tuned" [syn: {tune up}] [ant: {untune}]

tune in
v : regulate (a radio or television set) in order to receive a certain station or program

tune up
v 1: adjust for (better) functioning; "tune the engine" [syn: {tune}]
2: of musical instruments; "My piano needs to be tuned" [syn: {tune}] [ant: {untune}]

tuned
adj 1: brought to correct pitch; "his tuned violin"; "the attuned instruments" [syn: {attuned}]
2: so adjusted as to be appropriate or brought into harmony; "an industry not attuned to the demands of the market"; "a remark keyed to the situation"; "charges finely tuned to the amount a student can afford" [syn: {attuned}, {keyed}]
3: tuned in equal temperament; or so tuned as to allow modulation into other keys

tuneful
adj : having a musical sound; especially a pleasing tune [syn: {melodious}] [ant: {tuneless}]

tunefully
adv : in a melodious manner; "she sang melodiously" [syn: {melodiously}] [ant: {unmelodiously}]

tunefulness
n : the property of having a melody [syn: {melodiousness}]

tuneless
adj : not having a musical sound or pleasing tune [syn: {untuneful}, {unmelodious}] [ant: {tuneful}]

tunelessly
adv : in a tuneless fashion; "he whistled tunelessly"

tuner
n 1: someone who tunes pianos [syn: {piano tuner}]
2: an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals [syn: {radio receiver}, {receiving set}, {radio set}, {radio}, {wireless}]

tune-up
n 1: exercising in preparation for strenuous activity [syn: {warm-up}, {prolusion}]
2: adjustments made to an engine to improve its performance

tung
n : Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil [syn: {tung tree}, {tung-oil tree}, {Aleurites fordii}]

tung oil
n : a yellow oil obtained from the seeds of the tung tree [syn: {Chinese wood oil}]

tung tree
n : Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil [syn: {tung}, {tung-oil tree}, {Aleurites fordii}]

Tunga
n : a genus of Siphonaptera [syn: {genus Tunga}]

Tunga penetrans
n : small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans [syn: {chigoe}, {chigger}, {chigoe flea}]

tung-oil tree
n : Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil [syn: {tung tree}, {tung}, {Aleurites fordii}]

tungstate
n : a salt of tungstic acid

tungsten
n : a heavy gray-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite [syn: {wolfram}, {W}, {atomic number 74}]

tungsten steel
n : a very hard heat-resistant steel containing tungsten [syn: {wolfram steel}]

tungstic acid
n : an oxyacid of tungsten (often polymeric in nature) formed by neutralizing alkaline tungstate solutions

Tungus
n 1: a member of the Tungus speaking people of Mongolian race who are a nomadic people widely spread over eastern Siberia; related to the Manchu [syn: {Evenk}]
2: the Tungusic language of the Evenki people in eastern Siberia [syn: {Tunguz}, {Evenki}, {Ewenki}]

Tungusic
n 1: any member of a people speaking a language in the Tungusic family
2: a family of Altaic languages spoken in Mongolia and neighboring areas [syn: {Tungusic language}]

Tungusic language
n : a family of Altaic languages spoken in Mongolia and neighboring areas [syn: {Tungusic}]

Tunguz
n : the Tungusic language of the Evenki people in eastern Siberia [syn: {Tungus}, {Evenki}, {Ewenki}]

tunic
n 1: an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue [syn: {tunica}, {adventitia}]
2: any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees

tunica
n : an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue [syn: {tunic}, {adventitia}]

tunica albuginea testes
n : whitish cover of the testicle

tunica conjunctiva bulbi
n : the part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior face of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea [syn: {bulbar conjunctiva}, {conjunctival layer of bulb}]

tunica conjunctiva palpebrarum
n : the part of the conjunctiva lining the posterior surface of the eyelids; continuous with the bulbar conjunctiva [syn: {palpebra conjunctiva}, {conjunctival layer of eyelids}]

Tunicata
n : tunicates [syn: {Urochordata}, {subphylum Urochordata}, {Urochorda}, {subphylum Urochorda}, {subphylum Tunicata}]

tunicate
n : primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord (a notochord) conspicuous in the larva [syn: {urochordate}, {urochord}]

tuning
n : (music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard frequency

tuning fork
n : a metal implement with two prongs that gives a fixed tone when struck; used to tune musical instruments

Tunis
n : the capital and principal port of Tunisia [syn: {capital of Tunisia}]

Tunisia
n : a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean coast; achieved independence from France in 1956; "southern Tunisia is mostly desert" [syn: {Republic of Tunisia}]

Tunisian
adj 1: of or relating to the city of Tunis or its residents; "Tunisian markets"
2: of or relating to Tunisia or its inhabitants; "Tunisian archeological sites"
n : a native or inhabitant of Tunisia

Tunisian dinar
n : the basic unit of money in Tunisia [syn: {dinar}]

Tunisian dirham
n : 100 dirhams equal 1 dinar [syn: {dirham}]

Tunisian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Tunisia

Tunker
n : an adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion) [syn: {Dunker}, {Dunkard}]

tunnage
n : a tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the ship [syn: {tonnage}, {tonnage duty}]

tunned
tun
n : a large cask especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 butts or 252 gals [also: {tunning}, {tunned}]

tunned
See {tun}

tunnel
n 1: a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars); "the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection"
2: a hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter [syn: {burrow}]
v 1: move through by or as by digging; "burrow through the forest" [syn: {burrow}]
2: force a way through [also: {tunnelling}, {tunnelled}]

tunnel vision
n : visual impairment involving a loss of peripheral vision

tunnelled
tunnel
n 1: a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars); "the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection"
2: a hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter [syn: {burrow}]
v 1: move through by or as by digging; "burrow through the forest" [syn: {burrow}]
2: force a way through [also: {tunnelling}, {tunnelled}]

tunnelled
See {tunnel}

tunnelling
tunnel
n 1: a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars); "the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection"
2: a hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter [syn: {burrow}]
v 1: move through by or as by digging; "burrow through the forest" [syn: {burrow}]
2: force a way through [also: {tunnelling}, {tunnelled}]

tunnelling
See {tunnel}

Tunney
n : United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship by defeating Jack Dempsey twice (1898-1978) [syn: {Gene Tunney}, {James Joseph Tunney}]

tunning
tun
n : a large cask especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 butts or 252 gals [also: {tunning}, {tunned}]

tunning
See {tun}

tunny
n 1: important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks [syn: {tuna}, {tuna fish}]
2: any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters [syn: {tuna}]

tup
n : uncastrated adult male sheep; "a British term is `tup'" [syn: {ram}] [also: {tupping}, {tupped}]

Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement
n : a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization in Peru; was formed in 1983 to overthrow the Peruvian government and replace it with a Marxist regime; has connections with the ELN in Bolivia [syn: {Movimiento Revolucionario Tupac Anaru}, {MRTA}]

Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army
n : a terrorist group that is the remnants of the original Bolivian insurgents trained by Che Guevara; attacks small unprotected targets such as power pylons or oil pipelines or government buildings [syn: {EGTK}]

Tupaia
n : type genus of the Tupaia: chief genus of tree shrews [syn: {genus Tupaia}]

Tupaiidae
n : tree shrews; in some classifications tree shrews are considered prosimian primates [syn: {family Tupaiidae}]

tupek
n : tent that is an Eskimo summer dwelling [syn: {tupik}, {sealskin tent}]

tupelo
n 1: pale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum
2: any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America [syn: {tupelo tree}]
3: a town in northeast Mississippi

tupelo family
n : a family of dicotyledonous trees of order Myrtales that includes the sour gum trees [syn: {Nyssaceae}, {family Nyssaceae}, {sour-gum family}]

tupelo tree
n : any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America [syn: {tupelo}]

Tupi
n 1: a member of the South American Indian people living in Brazil and Paraguay
2: the language spoken by the Tupi people of Brazil and Paraguay

Tupi-Guarani
n : a family of South American Indian languages [syn: {Tupi-Guarani language}]

Tupi-Guarani language
n : a family of South American Indian languages [syn: {Tupi-Guarani}]

tupik
n : tent that is an Eskimo summer dwelling [syn: {tupek}, {sealskin tent}]

Tupinambis
n : tejus [syn: {genus Tupinambis}]

tupped
tup
n : uncastrated adult male sheep; "a British term is `tup'" [syn: {ram}] [also: {tupping}, {tupped}]

tupped
See {tup}

tuppence
n : a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies [syn: {twopence}]

tuppeny
adj : of trifling worth [syn: {sixpenny}, {threepenny}, {twopenny}, {two-a-penny}, {twopenny-halfpenny}]

tupping
tup
n : uncastrated adult male sheep; "a British term is `tup'" [syn: {ram}] [also: {tupping}, {tupped}]

tupping
See {tup}

Tupungatito
n : an inactive volcano in central Chile; last erupted in 1959

Tupungato
n : a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,310 feet high)

turaco
n : large brightly crested bird of Africa [syn: {touraco}, {turacou}, {turakoo}]

turacou
n : large brightly crested bird of Africa [syn: {touraco}, {turaco}, {turakoo}]

turakoo
n : large brightly crested bird of Africa [syn: {touraco}, {turaco}, {turacou}]

turban
n 1: a traditional Muslim headdress consisting of a long scarf wrapped around the head
2: a small round woman's hat [syn: {pillbox}, {toque}]

turban squash
n 1: squash plants bearing hard-shelled fruit shaped somewhat like a turban with a rounded central portion protruding from the end opposite the stem [syn: {Cucurbita maxima turbaniformis}]
2: large squash shaped somewhat like a turban usually with a rounded central portion protruding from the blossom end

turbaned
adj : wearing a turban

Turbatrix
n : a genus of Cephalobidae [syn: {Anguillula}, {genus Anguillula}, {genus Turbatrix}]

Turbatrix aceti
n : minute eelworm that feeds on organisms that cause fermentation in e.g. vinegar [syn: {vinegar eel}, {vinegar worm}, {Anguillula aceti}]

Turbellaria
n : free-living flatworms [syn: {class Turbellaria}]

turbid
adj : (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters" [syn: {cloudy}, {muddy}, {mirky}, {murky}]

turbidity
n : muddiness created by stirring up sediment or having foreign particles suspended [syn: {turbidness}]

turbidness
n : muddiness created by stirring up sediment or having foreign particles suspended [syn: {turbidity}]

turbinal
n : any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates [syn: {turbinate bone}, {turbinate}]

turbinate
adj 1: of or relating to the scroll-shaped turbinate bones in the nasal passages
2: in the shape of a coil [syn: {coiling}, {helical}, {spiral}, {spiraling}, {volute}, {voluted}, {whorled}]
n : any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates [syn: {turbinate bone}, {turbinal}]

turbinate bone
n : any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates [syn: {turbinate}, {turbinal}]

turbine
n : rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate

turbofan
n : jet engine in which a turbine drives air to the burner [syn: {turbojet}, {turbojet engine}, {turbofan engine}]

turbofan engine
n : jet engine in which a turbine drives air to the burner [syn: {turbojet}, {turbojet engine}, {turbofan}]

turbogenerator
n : generator consisting of a steam turbine coupled to an electric generator for the production of electric power

turbojet
n 1: airplane powered by a turbojet engine [syn: {turboprop}]
2: jet engine in which a turbine drives air to the burner [syn: {turbojet engine}, {turbofan}, {turbofan engine}]

turbojet engine
n : jet engine in which a turbine drives air to the burner [syn: {turbojet}, {turbofan}, {turbofan engine}]

turboprop
n 1: airplane powered by a turbojet engine [syn: {turbojet}]
2: an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine [syn: {propjet}, {turbo-propeller plane}]

turbo-propeller plane
n : an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine [syn: {propjet}, {turboprop}]

turbot
n 1: flesh of a large European flatfish
2: a large brownish European flatfish [syn: {Psetta maxima}]

turbulence
n 1: unstable flow of a liquid or gas [syn: {turbulency}]
2: instability in the atmosphere
3: a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence" [syn: {upheaval}, {Sturm und Drang}]

turbulency
n : unstable flow of a liquid or gas [syn: {turbulence}]

turbulent
adj 1: characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination; "effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly childhood" [syn: {disruptive}, {riotous}, {troubled}, {tumultuous}]
2: (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence; "the river's roiling current"; "turbulent rapids" [syn: {churning}, {roiling}, {roiled}, {roily}]

turbulent flow
n : flow in which the velocity at any point varies erratically

turbulently
adv 1: in a turbulent manner; with turbulence; "the river rolls turbulently boiling"
2: in a stormy or violent manner [syn: {stormily}, {passionately}]

Turcoman
n 1: a member of a Turkic people living in Turkmenistan and neighboring areas [syn: {Turkoman}, {Turkmen}]
2: the Turkic language spoken by the Turkoman people [syn: {Turkmen}, {Turkoman}]

turd
n : obscene terms for feces [syn: {crap}, {dirt}, {shit}, {shite}, {poop}]

Turdidae
n : thrushes; in some classifications considered a subfamily (Turdinae) of the family Muscicapidae [syn: {family Turdidae}]

Turdinae
n : alternative classification for the thrushes [syn: {subfamily Turdinae}]

Turdus
n : type genus of the Turdidae [syn: {genus Turdus}]

Turdus grayi
n : robin of Mexico and Central America [syn: {clay-colored robin}]

Turdus iliacus
n : small European thrush having reddish flanks [syn: {redwing}]

Turdus merula
n : common black European thrush [syn: {blackbird}, {merl}, {merle}, {ouzel}, {ousel}, {European blackbird}]

Turdus migratorius
n : large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen [syn: {robin}, {American robin}]

Turdus philomelos
n : common Old World thrush noted for its song [syn: {song thrush}, {mavis}, {throstle}]

Turdus pilaris
n : medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter [syn: {fieldfare}, {snowbird}]

Turdus torquatus
n : European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck [syn: {ring ouzel}, {ring blackbird}, {ring thrush}]

Turdus viscivorus
n : large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries [syn: {missel thrush}, {mistle thrush}, {mistletoe thrush}]

tureen
n : large deep serving dish with a cover; for serving soups and stews

turf
n 1: surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass roots [syn: {sod}, {sward}, {greensward}]
2: the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
3: range of jurisdiction or influence; "a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system"
v : cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots [also: {turves} (pl)]

turf out
v : put out or expel from a place; "The child was expelled from the classroom" [syn: {expel}, {eject}, {chuck out}, {exclude}, {throw out}, {kick out}, {boot out}, {turn out}]

turf war
n : a bitter struggle for territory or power or control or rights; "a turf war erupted between street gangs"; "the president's resignation was the result of a turf war with the board of directors"

Turfan
n : a dialect of Tocharian [syn: {East Tocharian}, {Turfan dialect}]

Turfan dialect
n : a dialect of Tocharian [syn: {Turfan}, {East Tocharian}]

turfier
See {turfy}

turfiest
See {turfy}

turfing daisy
n 1: low densely tufted perennial herb of Turkey having small white flowers; used as a ground cover in dry places; sometimes included in genus Matricaria [syn: {Tripleurospermum tchihatchewii}, {Matricaria tchihatchewii}]
2: mat-forming perennial herb of Asia Minor; sometimes included in genus Matricaria [syn: {Tripleurospermum oreades tchihatchewii}, {Matricaria oreades}]

Turgenev
n : Russian writer of stories and novels and plays (1818-1883) [syn: {Ivan Turgenev}, {Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev}]

turgid
adj 1: ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose" [syn: {bombastic}, {declamatory}, {large}, {orotund}, {tumid}]
2: abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; "hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh" [syn: {bloated}, {distended}, {puffed}, {puffy}, {swollen}, {tumescent}, {tumid}]

turgidity
n : pompously embellished language [syn: {turgidness}, {flatulence}]

turgidly
adv : in a turgid manner; "he lectured bombastically about his theories" [syn: {bombastically}]

turgidness
n : pompously embellished language [syn: {turgidity}, {flatulence}]

turgor
n : (biology) the normal rigid state of fullness of a cell or blood vessel or capillary resulting from pressure of the contents against the wall or membrane

Turgot
n : French economist who in 1774 was put in control of finances by Louis XVI; his proposals for reforms that involved abolishing feudal privileges made him unpopular with the aristocracy and in 1776 he was dismissed (1727-1781) [syn: {Anne Robert Jacques Turgot}]

Turin
n : capital city of the Piemonte region of northwestern Italy [syn: {Torino}]

Turing
n : English mathematician who conceived of the Turing machine and broke German codes during World War II (1912-1954) [syn: {Alan Turing}, {Alan Mathison Turing}]

Turing machine
n : a hypothetical computer with an infinitely long memory tape

Turk
n : a native or inhabitant of Turkey

Turkestan
n : a historical region of central Asia that was a center for trade between the East and the West [syn: {Turkistan}]

turkey
n 1: large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food [syn: {Meleagris gallopavo}]
2: a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1923 [syn: {Republic of Turkey}]
3: a person who does something thoughtless or annoying; "some joker is blocking the driveway" [syn: {joker}]
4: flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
5: an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned" [syn: {bomb}, {dud}]
6: wild turkey of Central America and northern South America [syn: {ocellated turkey}, {Agriocharis ocellata}]

turkey buzzard
n : common in South America and Central America and southern United States [syn: {buzzard}, {turkey vulture}, {Cathartes aura}]

turkey cock
n : male turkey [syn: {gobbler}, {tom}, {tom turkey}]

turkey drumstick
n : the lower joint of the leg of a turkey [syn: {turkey leg}]

turkey leg
n : the lower joint of the leg of a turkey [syn: {turkey drumstick}]

turkey oak
n 1: small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes [syn: {American turkey oak}, {Quercus laevis}]
2: small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing to a slender bristly point [syn: {bluejack oak}, {Quercus incana}]
3: large round-topped deciduous tree with spreading branches having narrow falcate leaves with deeply sinuate lobes and wood similar to that of northern red oaks; New Jersey to Illinois and southward [syn: {southern red oak}, {swamp red oak}, {Quercus falcata}]
4: large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having oblong-lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes [syn: {European turkey oak}, {Quercus cerris}]

Turkey red
n : a bright orange-red color produced in cotton cloth with alizarine dye [syn: {alizarine red}]

turkey stew
n : a stew made with turkey

turkey stuffing
n : stuffing for turkey

turkey trot
n : an early ragtime one-step

turkey vulture
n : common in South America and Central America and southern United States [syn: {buzzard}, {turkey buzzard}, {Cathartes aura}]

turkey wing
n : the wing of a turkey

Turki
n 1: any member of the peoples speaking a Turkic language
2: a subfamily of Altaic languages [syn: {Turkic}, {Turko-Tatar}, {Turkic language}]

Turkic
adj : of or relating to the people who speak the Turkic language
n : a subfamily of Altaic languages [syn: {Turki}, {Turko-Tatar}, {Turkic language}]

Turkic language
n : a subfamily of Altaic languages [syn: {Turki}, {Turkic}, {Turko-Tatar}]

Turkic-speaking
adj : able to communicate in Turkic

Turkish
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Turkey or its people or language; "Turkish towels"
n : a Turkic language spoken by the Turks

Turkish bath
n 1: a steam room where facilities are available for a bath followed by a shower and massage
2: you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower [syn: {steam bath}, {vapor bath}, {vapour bath}]

Turkish boxwood
n : very hard tough close-grained light yellow wood of the box especially the common box; used in delicate woodwork: musical instruments and inlays and engraving blocks [syn: {boxwood}]

Turkish capital
n : the capital of Turkey; located in west-central Turkey; formerly known as Angora and is the home of Angora goats [syn: {Ankara}, {capital of Turkey}]

Turkish coffee
n : drink made from pulverized coffee beans; usually sweetened

Turkish Delight
n : a jellied candy typically flavored with rose water

Turkish Empire
n : a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire [syn: {Ottoman Empire}]

Turkish Hizballah
n : an ethnic Kurdish group of Sunni extremists formed in the late 1980s in southeastern Turkey; seeks to replace Turkey's secular regime with an Islamic state and strict shariah law; responsible for bombings and the torture and murder of Turkish and Kurdish journalists and businessmen; receives support from Iran

Turkish lira
n : the basic unit of money in Turkey [syn: {lira}]

Turkish monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Turkey

Turkish tobacco
n : a dark, aromatic, small-leaved tobacco of eastern Europe and used in cigarettes

Turkish towel
n : a bath towel with rough loose pile [syn: {terry towel}]

Turkistan
n : a historical region of central Asia that was a center for trade between the East and the West [syn: {Turkestan}]

Turkmen
adj : of or relatin to or characteristic of Turkmenistan or its people or culture
n 1: a member of a Turkic people living in Turkmenistan and neighboring areas [syn: {Turkoman}, {Turcoman}]
2: a republic in Asia east of the Caspian Sea and south of Kazakhstan and north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991 [syn: {Turkmenistan}, {Turkomen}, {Turkmenia}]
3: the Turkic language spoken by the Turkoman people [syn: {Turkoman}, {Turcoman}]

Turkmen monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Turkmenistan

Turkmenia
n : a republic in Asia east of the Caspian Sea and south of Kazakhstan and north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991 [syn: {Turkmenistan}, {Turkomen}, {Turkmen}]

Turkmenistan
n : a republic in Asia east of the Caspian Sea and south of Kazakhstan and north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991 [syn: {Turkomen}, {Turkmen}, {Turkmenia}]

Turkoman
n 1: a member of a Turkic people living in Turkmenistan and neighboring areas [syn: {Turkmen}, {Turcoman}]
2: the Turkic language spoken by the Turkoman people [syn: {Turkmen}, {Turcoman}]

Turkomen
n : a republic in Asia east of the Caspian Sea and south of Kazakhstan and north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991 [syn: {Turkmenistan}, {Turkmen}, {Turkmenia}]

Turko-Tatar
n : a subfamily of Altaic languages [syn: {Turki}, {Turkic}, {Turkic language}]

Turk's cap-lily
n : lily of the eastern United States with orange to red maroon-spotted flowers [syn: {Turk's-cap}, {Lilium superbum}]

Turk's head
n : an ornamental knot that resembles a small turban

Turk's-cap
n 1: lily of the eastern United States with orange to red maroon-spotted flowers [syn: {Turk's cap-lily}, {Lilium superbum}]
2: lily with small dull purple flowers of northwestern Europe and northwestern Asia [syn: {martagon}, {Lilium martagon}]

turmeric
n 1: widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye [syn: {Curcuma longa}, {Curcuma domestica}]
2: ground dried rhizome of the turmeric plant used as seasoning

turmeric root
n : perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves [syn: {goldenseal}, {golden seal}, {yellow root}, {Hydrastis Canadensis}]

turmoil
n 1: a violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market" [syn: {convulsion}, {upheaval}]
2: violent agitation [syn: {tumult}]
3: disturbance usually in protest [syn: {agitation}, {excitement}, {upheaval}, {hullabaloo}]

turn
n 1: a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path" [syn: {bend}, {crook}]
2: the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right" [syn: {turning}]
3: the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play" [syn: {play}]
4: an unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward turn" [syn: {turn of events}, {twist}]
5: a movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind" [syn: {turning}]
6: turning away or in the opposite direction; "he made an abrupt turn away from her"
7: turning or twisting around (in place); "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room" [syn: {twist}]
8: a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work" [syn: {go}, {spell}, {tour}]
9: (sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive [syn: {bout}, {round}] 10: a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did" [syn: {act}, {routine}, {number}, {bit}] 11: a favor for someone; "he did me a good turn" [syn: {good turn}] 12: taking a short walk out and back; "we took a turn in the park"
v 1: change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"
2: undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor" [syn: {become}]
3: undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" [syn: {change state}]
4: cause to move around or rotate; "turn a key"; "turn your palm this way"
5: pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry" [syn: {grow}]
6: to send or let go; "They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion"
7: pass to the other side of; "turn the corner"; "move around the obstacle" [syn: {move around}]
8: move around an axis or a center; "The wheels are turning"
9: cause to move around a center so as to show another side of; "turn a page of a book" [syn: {turn over}] 10: change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern" [syn: {change by reversal}, {reverse}] 11: to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring" [syn: {plow}, {plough}] 12: change color; "In Vermont, the leaves turn early" 13: cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics; "The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him"; "The alchemists tried to turn lead into gold" 14: let (something) fall or spill a container; "turn the flour onto a plate" [syn: {release}] 15: twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days" [syn: {twist}, {sprain}, {wrench}, {wrick}, {rick}] 16: shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel; "turn the legs of the table"; "turn the clay on the wheel" 17: go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out" [syn: {sour}, {ferment}, {work}] 18: accomplish by rotating; "turn a somersault"; "turn cartwheels" 19: get by buying and selling; "the company turned a good profit after a year" 20: cause to move along an axis or into a new direction; "turn your face to the wall"; "turn the car around"; "turn your dance partner around" 21: channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something; "The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction"; "people turn to mysticism at the turn of a millenium" 22: cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar" [syn: {flex}, {bend}, {deform}, {twist}] [ant: {unbend}] 23: alter the functioning or setting of; "turn the dial to 10"; "turn the heat down" 24: direct at someone; "She turned a smile on me"; "They turned their flashlights on the car" 25: have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to; "She called on her Representative to help her"; "She turned to her relatives for help" [syn: {call on}] 26: become officially one year older; "She is turning 50 this year"

turn a blind eye
v : refuse to acknowledge; "He turns a blind eye to the injustices in his office"

turn a loss
v : fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year" [syn: {lose}] [ant: {profit}, {break even}]

turn a nice dime
v : make a satisfactory profit; "The company turned a nice dime after a short time" [syn: {turn a nice penny}, {turn a nice dollar}]

turn a nice dollar
v : make a satisfactory profit; "The company turned a nice dime after a short time" [syn: {turn a nice dime}, {turn a nice penny}]

turn a nice penny
v : make a satisfactory profit; "The company turned a nice dime after a short time" [syn: {turn a nice dime}, {turn a nice dollar}]

turn a profit
v : make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger" [syn: {profit}] [ant: {lose}, {break even}]

turn a trick
v : have a customer, of a prostitute

turn around
n : turning in an opposite direction or position; "the reversal of the image in the lens" [syn: {reversal}]
v 1: turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically; "He turned around to face his opponent"; "My conscience told me to turn around before I made a mistake" [syn: {swing around}, {swing about}]
2: cause to get better; "The new stategy turned around sales"; "The tutor turned around my son's performance in math"
3: get better; "Her performance in school picked up" [syn: {pick up}]

turn away
v 1: move so as not face somebody or something
2: turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest [syn: {deflect}, {bend}]
3: refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs" [syn: {reject}, {turn down}, {refuse}] [ant: {admit}]
4: turn away or aside; "They averted their eyes when the King entered" [syn: {avert}]

turn back
v 1: retrace one's course; "The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back" [syn: {backtrack}, {double back}]
2: go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules" [syn: {revert}, {return}, {retrovert}, {regress}]
3: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers" [syn: {chase away}, {drive out}, {drive away}, {dispel}, {drive off}, {run off}]
4: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in Sout East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" [syn: {check}, {arrest}, {stop}, {contain}, {hold back}]

turn down
v 1: refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality" [syn: {refuse}, {reject}, {pass up}, {decline}] [ant: {accept}]
2: refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs" [syn: {reject}, {turn away}, {refuse}] [ant: {admit}]
3: reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" [syn: {reject}, {spurn}, {freeze off}, {scorn}, {pooh-pooh}, {disdain}]
4: take a downward direction; "The economy finally turned down after a long boom"
5: make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio" [syn: {lower}, {lour}]

turn in
v 1: make an entrance by turning from a road; "Turn in after you see the gate"
2: to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money" [syn: {hand over}, {fork over}, {fork out}, {fork up}, {get in}, {deliver}, {render}]
3: carry out (performances); "They turned in a splendid effort"; "They turned in top jobs for the second straight game" [syn: {put on}]
4: go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn" [syn: {go to bed}, {bed}, {crawl in}, {kip down}, {hit the hay}, {hit the sack}, {sack out}, {go to sleep}, {retire}] [ant: {get up}, {get up}]

turn indicator
n : a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn [syn: {blinker}, {turn signal}, {trafficator}]

turn of events
n : an unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward turn" [syn: {turn}, {twist}]

turn of the century
n : the period from about 1890 to 1910

turn off
v 1: cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights" [syn: {switch off}, {cut}, {turn out}] [ant: {switch on}]
2: make a turn; "turn off at the parking area"
3: cause to feel intense dislike or distaste [syn: {put off}]

turn on
v 1: cause to operate by flipping a switch; "switch on the light"; "turn on the stereo" [syn: {switch on}] [ant: {switch off}]
2: be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the electin"; "Your grade will depends on your homework" [syn: {depend on}, {devolve on}, {depend upon}, {ride}, {hinge on}, {hinge upon}]
3: produce suddenly or automatically; "Turn on the charm"; "turn on the waterworks"
4: become hostile towards; "The dog suddenly turned on the mailman"
5: cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" [syn: {agitate}, {rouse}, {charge}, {commove}, {excite}, {charge up}] [ant: {calm}]
6: stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience" [syn: {arouse}, {sex}, {excite}, {wind up}]
7: get high, stoned, or drugged; "He trips every weekend" [syn: {trip}, {trip out}, {get off}]

turn on a dime
v : have a small turning radius; "My little subcompact car turns on a dime!"

turn one's stomach
v : upset and make nauseated; "The smell of the foood turned the pregnant woman's stomach"; "The mold ont he food sickened the diners" [syn: {sicken}, {nauseate}]

turn out
v 1: be shown or be found to be; "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV positive" [syn: {prove}, {turn up}]
2: prove to be in the result or end; "It turns out that he was right"
3: produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery; "This factory turns out saws"
4: prove to be in the result or end; "How will the game turn out?" [syn: {come out}]
5: come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons; "How many people turned out that evening?"
6: bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers" [syn: {bear}]
7: put out or expel from a place; "The child was expelled from the classroom" [syn: {expel}, {eject}, {chuck out}, {exclude}, {throw out}, {kick out}, {turf out}, {boot out}]
8: come and gather for a public event; "Hundreds of thousands turned out for the anti-war rally in New York"
9: outfit or equip, as with accessories; "The actors were turned out lavishly" 10: turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees" [syn: {splay}, {spread out}, {rotate}] 11: cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights" [syn: {switch off}, {cut}, {turn off}] [ant: {switch on}] 12: get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night" [syn: {get up}, {arise}, {uprise}, {rise}] [ant: {go to bed}, {go to bed}]

turn over
v 1: place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" [syn: {pass}, {hand}, {reach}, {pass on}, {give}]
2: cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer" [syn: {overturn}, {tip over}, {upset}, {knock over}, {bowl over}, {tump over}]
3: move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side" [syn: {roll}]
4: turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration" [syn: {dig}, {delve}, {cut into}]
5: do business worth a certain amount of money; "The company turns over ten million dollars a year"
6: cause to move around a center so as to show another side of; "turn a page of a book" [syn: {turn}]
7: turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over" [syn: {overturn}, {tip over}, {tump over}]
8: turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes" [syn: {flip}, {flip over}]
9: think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind" [syn: {consider}, {debate}, {moot}, {deliberate}]

turn signal
n : a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn [syn: {blinker}, {turn indicator}, {trafficator}]

turn tail
v : flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" [syn: {run}, {scarper}, {lam}, {run away}, {hightail it}, {bunk}, {head for the hills}, {take to the woods}, {escape}, {fly the coop}, {break away}]

turn the tables
v : cause a complete reversal of the circumstances; "The tables are turned now that the Republicans are in power!" [syn: {turn the tide}]

turn the tide
v : cause a complete reversal of the circumstances; "The tables are turned now that the Republicans are in power!" [syn: {turn the tables}]

turn thumbs down
v : vote against; "The faculty turned thumbs down on the candidate for the Dean position" [syn: {vote down}]

turn to
v 1: speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the window" [syn: {address}]
2: direct one's interest or attention towards; go into; "The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction"; "People turn to mysticism at the turn of a millenium"

turn turtle
v : overturn accidentally; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!" [syn: {capsize}, {turtle}]

turn up
v 1: appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again" [syn: {come on}, {come out}, {surface}, {show up}]
2: bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar" [syn: {fold}, {fold up}] [ant: {unfold}]
3: discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing" [syn: {locate}]
4: be shown or be found to be; "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV positive" [syn: {prove}, {turn out}]
5: find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden" [syn: {excavate}, {dig up}]

turn up the heat
v : apply great or increased pressure; "The Democrats turned up the heat on their candidate to concede the election" [syn: {turn up the pressure}]

turn up the pressure
v : apply great or increased pressure; "The Democrats turned up the heat on their candidate to concede the election" [syn: {turn up the heat}]

turnabout
n 1: a decision to reverse an earlier decision [syn: {reversal}, {change of mind}, {flip-flop}, {turnaround}]
2: turning in the opposite direction [syn: {reversion}, {reverse}, {reversal}, {turnaround}]

turnaround
n 1: time need to prepare a vessel or ship for a return trip [syn: {turnaround time}]
2: a decision to reverse an earlier decision [syn: {reversal}, {change of mind}, {flip-flop}, {turnabout}]
3: an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around
4: act or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip [syn: {turnround}]
5: turning in the opposite direction [syn: {reversion}, {reverse}, {reversal}, {turnabout}]

turnaround time
n : time need to prepare a vessel or ship for a return trip [syn: {turnaround}]

turncoat
n : a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. [syn: {deserter}, {apostate}, {renegade}, {recreant}, {ratter}]

turncock
n 1: one employed to control water supply by turning water mains on and off
2: faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid [syn: {stopcock}, {cock}]

turndown
n : the act of refusing an offer; "the turndown was polite but very firm" [syn: {nonacceptance}]

turned
adj 1: moved around an axis or center [ant: {unturned}]
2: in an unpalatable state; "sour milk" [syn: {off}, {sour}]

turned on
adj 1: feeling great sexual desire; "feeling horny" [syn: {aroused}, {horny}, {randy}, {ruttish}, {turned on(p)}]
2: keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker; "he was aflame with desire" [syn: {ablaze}, {aflame}, {aroused}, {turned on(p)}]

turned out
adj : dressed well or smartly; "the girls were well turned out and smart"

Turner
n 1: United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831) [syn: {Nat Turner}]
2: United States endocrinologist (1892-1970) [syn: {Henry Hubert Turner}]
3: English landscape painter whose treatment of light and color influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851) [syn: {Joseph Mallord William Turner}]
4: United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951) [syn: {Frederick Jackson Turner}]
5: a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein
6: a lathe operator
7: cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food [syn: {food turner}]

Turner's syndrome
n : a chromosomal disorder in females who have only one X chromosome; marked by dwarfism and heart abnormalities and underdeveloped sex organs

turnery
n 1: workshop where objects are made on a lathe
2: products made on a lathe

Turnicidae
n : small Old World birds resembling but not related to true quail [syn: {family Turnicidae}]

turning
n 1: the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right" [syn: {turn}]
2: act of changing in practice or custom; "the law took many turnings over the years"
3: a movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind" [syn: {turn}]

turning away
n : deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening [syn: {avoidance}, {shunning}, {dodging}]

turning point
n 1: an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations" [syn: {landmark}, {watershed}]
2: the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by" [syn: {corner}, {street corner}]

turnip
n 1: widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root [syn: {white turnip}, {Brassica rapa}]
2: root of any of several members of the mustard family

turnip bed
n : a bed in which turnips are growing

turnip cabbage
n 1: a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root [syn: {rutabaga}, {swede}, {Swedish turnip}, {rutabaga plant}, {Brassica napus napobrassica}]
2: fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem of the kohlrabi plant [syn: {kohlrabi}]

turnip greens
n : tender leaves of young white turnips

turnip plant
n : any of several widely cultivated plants having edible roots

turnip-rooted celery
n : grown for its thickened edible aromatic root [syn: {celeriac}, {celery root}, {knob celery}, {root celery}, {Apium graveolens rapaceum}]

turnip-rooted parsley
n : parsley with smooth leaves and enlarged edible taproot resembling a savory parsnip [syn: {Hamburg parsley}, {Petroselinum crispum tuberosum}]

Turnix
n : type genus of the Turnicidae: button quail [syn: {genus Turnix}]

Turnix sylvatica
n : a variety of button quail having stripes [syn: {striped button quail}]

turnkey
n : someone who guards prisoners [syn: {prison guard}, {jailer}, {jailor}, {gaoler}, {screw}]

turnoff
n 1: something causing antagonism or loss of interest [syn: {negative stimulation}]
2: a side road where you can turn off; "I missed the turnoff and went 15 miles out of my way"

turn-on
n : something causing excitement or stimulating interest

turnout
n 1: the group that gathers together for a particular occasion; "a large turnout for the meeting"
2: a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park [syn: {widening}]
3: a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass [syn: {siding}, {railroad siding}, {sidetrack}]
4: what is produced in a given time period [syn: {output}, {outturn}]
5: a set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was exceedingly elegant" [syn: {outfit}, {getup}, {rig}]
6: attendance for a particular event or purpose (as to vote in an election); "the turnout for the rally"
7: (ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip

turnover
n 1: the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers [syn: {employee turnover}, {turnover rate}]
2: made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling
3: the volume measured in dollars; "the store's dollar volume continues to rise" [syn: {dollar volume}]
4: the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed" [syn: {upset}, {overturn}]

turnover rate
n : the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers [syn: {employee turnover}, {turnover}]

turnpike
n 1: (from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid
2: an expressway on which tolls are collected

turnround
n : act or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip [syn: {turnaround}]

turnspit
n : a roasting spit that can be turned

turnstile
n : a gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms; set in a passageway for controlling the persons entering

turnstone
n : migratory shorebirds of the plover family that turn over stones in searching for food

turntable
n 1: a circular horizontal platform that rotates a phonograph record while it is being played
2: a revolving tray placed on a dining table [syn: {lazy Susan}]
3: a rotatable platform with a track; used to turn locomotives and cars

turnup
n : the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg [syn: {cuff}]

turnverein
n : a club of tumblers or gymnasts

TURP
n : removal of significant amounts of prostate tissue (as in cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia) [syn: {transurethral resection of the prostate}]

turpentine
n 1: obtained from conifers (especially pines) [syn: {gum terpentine}]
2: volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally [syn: {oil of turpentine}, {spirit of turpentine}, {turps}]

turpentine camphor weed
n : aromatic plant of western United States [syn: {camphorweed}, {vinegarweed}, {Trichostema lanceolatum}]

turpentine weed
n : low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads [syn: {rabbitweed}, {rabbit-weed}, {snakeweed}, {broom snakeweed}, {broom snakeroot}, {Gutierrezia sarothrae}]

Turpin
n : English highwayman (1706-1739) [syn: {Dick Turpin}]

turpitude
n : a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice; "the various turpitudes of modern society" [syn: {depravity}]

turps
n : volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally [syn: {turpentine}, {oil of turpentine}, {spirit of turpentine}]

turquoise
n 1: a blue to gray green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate; blue turquoise is valued as a gemstone
2: a shade of blue tinged with green [syn: {greenish blue}, {aqua}, {aquamarine}, {cobalt blue}, {peacock blue}]

turreae
n : any of numerous trees and shrubs grown for their beautiful glossy foliage and sweetly fragrant starry flowers

turret
n 1: a small tower extending above a building
2: a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation [syn: {gun enclosure}, {gun turret}]

turret clock
n : a clock with more than one dial to show the time in all directions from a tower

Turritis
n : closely related to and often included in genus Arabis [syn: {genus Turritis}]

Turritis glabra
n : or genus Arabis: erect cress widely distributed throughout Europe [syn: {tower mustard}, {tower cress}, {Arabis glabra}]

Tursiops
n : a genus of Delphinidae [syn: {genus Tursiops}]

Tursiops gilli
n : a bottlenose dolphin found in the Pacific Ocean [syn: {Pacific bottlenose dolphin}]

Tursiops truncatus
n : the most common dolphin of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; often kept captive and trained to perform [syn: {Atlantic bottlenose dolphin}]

turtle
n : any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
v 1: overturn accidentally; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!" [syn: {capsize}, {turn turtle}]
2: hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation

turtle bean
n : black-seeded bean of South America; usually dried [syn: {black bean}]

turtle soup
n : soup usually made of the flesh of green turtles [syn: {green turtle soup}]

turtledove
n 1: small Australian dove [syn: {Australian turtledove}, {Stictopelia cuneata}]
2: any of several Old World wild doves

turtlehead
n : showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple [syn: {shellflower}, {shell-flower}, {snakehead}, {snake-head}, {Chelone glabra}]

turtleneck
adj : having a high tubular collar fitting closely around the neck [syn: {turtlenecked}]
n : a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar [syn: {polo-neck}]

turtleneck collar
n : a high close-fitting turnover collar [syn: {polo-neck collar}]

turtlenecked
adj : having a high tubular collar fitting closely around the neck [syn: {turtleneck}]

turtler
n : someone whose occupation is hunting turtles

turves
turf
n 1: surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass roots [syn: {sod}, {sward}, {greensward}]
2: the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
3: range of jurisdiction or influence; "a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system"
v : cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots [also: {turves} (pl)]

turves
See {turf}

Tuscaloosa
n : a university town in west central Alabama

Tuscan
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Tuscany or its people
2: a classical order similar to Roman Doric
n 1: a resident of Tuscany
2: a dialect of Italian spoken in Tuscany (especially Florence)

Tuscan order
n : a Roman order that resembles the Doric order but without a fluted shaft

Tuscany
n : a region in central Italy [syn: {Toscana}]

Tuscarora
n 1: a member of a Iroquois people who formerly lived in North Carolina and then moved to New York state and joined the Iroquois
2: the Iroquoian language spoken by the Tuscarora people

tush
n : the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]

tushery
n : writing of poor quality; characterized by affected choice of archaic words

tusk
n 1: a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses [syn: {ivory}]
2: a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog
v 1: stab or pierce with a horn or tusk; "the rhino horned the explorer" [syn: {horn}]
2: remove the tusks of animals; "tusk an elephant" [syn: {detusk}]

tusk shell
n : any of various seashore mollusks having a tapering tubular shell open at each end and a foot pointed like a spade for burrowing [syn: {tooth shell}]

Tuskegee
n : a town in eastern Alabama

tusker
n : any mammal with prominent tusks (especially an elephant or wild boar)

tussah
n : oriental moth that produces brownish silk [syn: {tusseh}, {tussur}, {tussore}, {tusser}, {Antheraea mylitta}]

Tussaud
n : French modeler (resident in England after 1802) who made wax death masks of prominent victims of the French Revolution and toured Britain with her wax models; in 1835 she opened a permanent waxworks exhibition in London (1761-1850) [syn: {Marie Tussaud}, {Madame Tussaud}, {Marie Grosholtz}]

tusseh
n : oriental moth that produces brownish silk [syn: {tussah}, {tussur}, {tussore}, {tusser}, {Antheraea mylitta}]

tusser
n : oriental moth that produces brownish silk [syn: {tussah}, {tusseh}, {tussur}, {tussore}, {Antheraea mylitta}]

Tussilago
n : genus of low creeping yellow-flowered perennial herbs of north temperate regions: coltsfoots; in some classifications includes species often placed in other genera especially Homogyne and Petasites [syn: {genus Tussilago}]

Tussilago alpina
n : rhizomatous herb with purple-red flowers suitable for groundcover; sometimes placed in genus Tussilago [syn: {alpine coltsfoot}, {Homogyne alpina}]

Tussilago farfara
n : perennial herb with large rounded leaves resembling a colt's foot and yellow flowers appearing before the leaves do; native to Europe but now nearly cosmopolitan; used medicinally especially formerly [syn: {coltsfoot}]

tussle
n : disorderly fighting [syn: {hassle}, {scuffle}, {dogfingt}, {rough-and-tumble}]
v 1: fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters; "the drunken men started to scuffle" [syn: {scuffle}]
2: make messy or untidy; "the child mussed up my hair" [syn: {muss}]

tussock
n : a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass [syn: {tuft}]

tussock bellflower
n : European perennial bellflower that grows in clumps with spreading stems and blue or white flowers [syn: {spreading bellflower}, {Campanula carpatica}]

tussock caterpillar
n : larva of a tussock moth

tussock moth
n : dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees [syn: {lymantriid}]

tussore
n : oriental moth that produces brownish silk [syn: {tussah}, {tusseh}, {tussur}, {tusser}, {Antheraea mylitta}]

tussur
n : oriental moth that produces brownish silk [syn: {tussah}, {tusseh}, {tussore}, {tusser}, {Antheraea mylitta}]

Tutankhamen
n : Pharaoh of Egypt around 1358 BC; his tomb was discovered almost intact by Howard Carter in 1922

tutee
n : learns from a tutor

tutelage
n 1: teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately) [syn: {tuition}, {tutorship}]
2: attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard" [syn: {care}, {charge}, {guardianship}]

tutelar
adj : providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding; "daycare that is educational and not just custodial"; "a guardian angel"; "tutelary gods" [syn: {custodial}, {guardian}, {tutelary}]

tutelary
adj : providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding; "daycare that is educational and not just custodial"; "a guardian angel"; "tutelary gods" [syn: {custodial}, {guardian}, {tutelar}]

Tutelo
n 1: a member of the Siouan people of Virginia and North Carolina
2: the Siouan language spoken by the Tutelo people

tutor
n : a person who gives private instruction (as in singing or acting) [syn: {coach}, {private instructor}]
v 1: be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction; "She tutored me in Spanish"
2: act as a guardian to someone

tutored
adj : (all used chiefly with qualifiers `well' or `poorly' or `un-') having received specific instruction; "unschooled ruffians"; "well tutored applicants" [syn: {instructed}, {schooled}, {taught}]

tutorial
adj : of or relating to tutors or tutoring; "tutorial sessions"
n : a session of intensive tuition given by a tutor to an individual or to a small number of students

tutorially
adv : by tutorials; in a tutorial manner; "undergraduates are better taught tutorially"

tutorship
n : teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately) [syn: {tutelage}, {tuition}]

tutsan
n : deciduous bushy Eurasian shrub with golden yellow flowers and reddish-purple fruits from which a soothing salve is made in Spain [syn: {common St John's wort}, {Hypericum androsaemum}]

Tutsi
n : a member of a Bantu speaking people living in Rwanda and Burundi [syn: {Watutsi}, {Watusi}]

tutti-frutti
n : ice cream containing chopped candied fruits

tut-tutted
See {tut-tut}

tut-tutting
See {tut-tut}

Tutu
n 1: South African prelate and leader of the antiapartheid struggle (born in 1931) [syn: {Desmond Tutu}]
2: very short skirt worn by ballerinas [syn: {ballet skirt}]

Tuvalu
n 1: a small island republic on the Tuvalu islands; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it withdrew in 1975 and became independent of the United Kingdom in 1978
2: a group of coral islands in Micronesia southwest of Hawaii [syn: {Ellice Islands}]

Tuvalu dollar
n : the basic unit of money in Tuvalu

tux
n : semiformal evening dress for men [syn: {dinner jacket}, {tuxedo}, {black tie}]

tuxedo
n : semiformal evening dress for men [syn: {dinner jacket}, {tux}, {black tie}]

tuxedoed
adj : dressed in a tuxedo; "a tuxedoed gentleman"

Tuxtla Gutierrez
n : a city in southeastern Mexico

TV
n 1: broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs [syn: {television}, {telecasting}, {video}]
2: a receiver that displays television images; "the British call a tv set a telly" [syn: {television receiver}, {television}, {television set}, {tv set}, {idiot box}, {boob tube}, {telly}, {goggle box}]

tv announcer
n : an announcer on television [syn: {television announcer}]

TV audience
n : the audience reached by television [syn: {viewing audience}, {viewers}]

tv camera
n : television equipment consisting of a lens system that focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned by an electron beam [syn: {television camera}, {camera}]

TV channel
n : a television station and its programs; "a satellite TV channel"; "surfing through the channels"; "they offer more than one hundred channels" [syn: {channel}, {television channel}]

TV dinner
n : a meal that is prepared in advance and frozen; can be heated and served

tv monitor
n : monitor used in a studio for monitoring the program being broadcast [syn: {television monitor}]

TV newsman
n : someone who reports news stories via television [syn: {television reporter}, {television newscaster}, {TV reporter}]

TV program
n : a program broadcast by television [syn: {television program}, {television show}, {TV show}]

TV reporter
n : someone who reports news stories via television [syn: {television reporter}, {television newscaster}, {TV newsman}]

tv room
n : a room set aside for viewing television [syn: {television room}]

tv set
n : a receiver that displays television images; "the British call a tv set a telly" [syn: {television receiver}, {television}, {television set}, {tv}, {idiot box}, {boob tube}, {telly}, {goggle box}]

TV show
n : a program broadcast by television [syn: {television program}, {TV program}, {television show}]

TV star
n : a star in a television show [syn: {television star}]

TV station
n : station for the production and transmission of television broadcasts [syn: {television station}]

tv-antenna
n : an omnidirectional antenna tuned to the broadcast frequencies assigned to television [syn: {television antenna}]

twaddle
n : pretentious or silly talk or writing [syn: {baloney}, {boloney}, {bilgewater}, {bosh}, {drool}, {humbug}, {taradiddle}, {tarradiddle}, {tommyrot}, {tosh}]
v : speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly [syn: {chatter}, {piffle}, {palaver}, {prate}, {tittle-tattle}, {clack}, {maunder}, {prattle}, {blab}, {gibber}, {tattle}, {blabber}, {gabble}]

twaddler
n : someone who twaddles; someone who writes or talks twaddle

twain
n : two items of the same kind [syn: {couple}, {pair}, {twosome}, {brace}, {span}, {yoke}, {couplet}, {distich}, {duo}, {duet}, {dyad}, {duad}]

twang
n 1: a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)
2: exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects) [syn: {nasal twang}]
v 1: cause to sound with a twang; "He twanged the guitar string"
2: sound with a twang; "the bowstring was twanging"
3: twitch or throb with pain
4: pluck (strings of an instrument); "He twanged his bow"
5: pronounce with a nasal twang

twat
n 1: a man who is a stupid incompetent fool [syn: {fathead}, {goof}, {goofball}, {bozo}, {jackass}, {goose}, {cuckoo}, {zany}]
2: obscene terms for female genitals [syn: {cunt}, {puss}, {pussy}, {slit}, {snatch}]

twayblade
n 1: orchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown; Europe to central Asia [syn: {Listera ovata}]
2: an orchid of the genus Liparis having a pair of leaves

tweak
n : a squeeze with the fingers [syn: {pinch}]
v 1: pinch or squeeze sharply
2: pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush" [syn: {pluck}, {pull off}, {pick off}]
3: adjust finely; "fine-tune the engine" [syn: {fine-tune}]

twee
adj : affectedly dainty or refined [syn: {dainty}, {mincing}, {niminy-piminy}, {prim}]

tweed
n 1: thick woolen fabric used for clothing; originated in Scotland
2: (usually in the plural) trousers [syn: {flannel}, {gabardine}, {white}]

tweedier
tweedy
adj : of textiles; having a rough surface; "a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns" [syn: {homespun(p)}, {nubby}, {nubbly}, {slubbed}] [also: {tweediest}, {tweedier}]

tweedier
See {tweedy}

tweediest
tweedy
adj : of textiles; having a rough surface; "a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns" [syn: {homespun(p)}, {nubby}, {nubbly}, {slubbed}] [also: {tweediest}, {tweedier}]

tweediest
See {tweedy}

tweediness
n : looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth) [syn: {coarseness}, {nubbiness}]

tweedle
v 1: sing in modulation [syn: {chirp}]
2: play negligently on a musical instrument
3: entice through the use of music

Tweedledee and Tweedledum
n : any two people who are hard to tell apart [syn: {Tweedledum and Tweedledee}]

Tweedledum and Tweedledee
n : any two people who are hard to tell apart [syn: {Tweedledee and Tweedledum}]

tweedy
adj : of textiles; having a rough surface; "a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns" [syn: {homespun(p)}, {nubby}, {nubbly}, {slubbed}] [also: {tweediest}, {tweedier}]

'tween
adv : in between; "two houses with a tree between" [syn: {between}]

'tween decks
adv : in the space between decks, on a ship [syn: {between decks}]

tweet
n : a week chirping sound as of a small bird
v 1: make a weak, chirping sound; "the small bird was tweeting in the tree" [syn: {twirp}]
2: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" [syn: {pinch}, {squeeze}, {twinge}, {nip}, {twitch}]

tweeter
n : a loudspeaker that reproduces higher audio frequency sounds; "the sound system had both tweeters and woofers"

tweeze
v : pluck with tweezers; "tweeze facial hair"

tweezer
n : a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever [syn: {pincer}, {pair of pincers}, {pair of tweezers}]

twelfth
adj : coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position [syn: {12th}]
n : position 12 in a countable series of things

twelfth cranial nerve
n : supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue muscles [syn: {hypoglossal}, {hypoglossal nerve}, {nervus hypoglosus}]

Twelfth day
n : twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus [syn: {Epiphany}, {Epiphany of Our Lord}, {Three Kings' Day}, {January 6}]

Twelfth night
n : eve of Twelfth day; evening of January 5

Twelfthtide
n : the season of Epiphany

twelve
adj : denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units [syn: {12}, {xii}, {dozen}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one [syn: {12}, {XII}, {dozen}]

twelve noon
n : the middle of the day [syn: {noon}, {high noon}, {midday}, {noonday}, {noontide}]

Twelve Tribes of Israel
n : twelve kin groups of ancient Israel each traditionally descended from one of the twelve sons of Jacob [syn: {Tribes of Israel}]

twelvemonth
n : a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days; "she is 4 years old"; "in the year 1920" [syn: {year}, {yr}]

twelve-tone music
n : a type of serial music introduced by Arnold Schoenberg; uses a tone row formed by the twelve semitones of the chromatic scale (and inverted or backward versions of the row) [syn: {12-tone music}, {twelve-tone system}, {12-tone system}]

twelve-tone system
n : a type of serial music introduced by Arnold Schoenberg; uses a tone row formed by the twelve semitones of the chromatic scale (and inverted or backward versions of the row) [syn: {twelve-tone music}, {12-tone music}, {12-tone system}]

twenties
n 1: the time of life between 20 and 30 [syn: {mid-twenties}]
2: the decade from 1920 to 1929 [syn: {1920s}]

twentieth
adj : coming next after the nineteenth in position [syn: {20th}]
n : position 20 in a countable series of things

Twentieth Amendment
n : an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920; guarantees that no state can deny the right to vote on the basis of sex

twenty
adj : denoting a quantity consisting of 20 items or units [syn: {20}, {xx}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one [syn: {20}, {XX}]
2: a United States bill worth 20 dollars [syn: {twenty dollar bill}]

twenty dollar bill
n : a United States bill worth 20 dollars [syn: {twenty}]

twenty percent
n : a fifth part [syn: {one-fifth}, {fifth}, {fifth part}]

twenty-eight
adj : being eight more than twenty [syn: {28}, {xxviii}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one [syn: {28}, {XXVIII}]

twenty-eighth
adj : coming next after the twenty-seventh in position [syn: {28th}]

twenty-fifth
adj : coming next after the twenty-fourth in position [syn: {25th}]

twenty-first
adj : coming next after the twentieth in position [syn: {21st}]

twenty-five
adj : being five more than twenty [syn: {25}, {xxv}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-four and one [syn: {25}, {XXV}]

twenty-five percent
n : one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" [syn: {one-fourth}, {fourth}, {quarter}, {fourth part}, {quartern}]

twenty-four
adj : being four more than twenty [syn: {24}, {xxiv}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-three and one [syn: {24}, {XXIV}, {two dozen}]

twenty-four hours
n : time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day" [syn: {day}, {solar day}, {mean solar day}]

twenty-fourth
adj : coming next after the twenty-third in position [syn: {24th}]

twenty-nine
adj : being nine more than twenty [syn: {29}, {xxix}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-eight and one [syn: {29}, {XXIX}]

twenty-ninth
adj : coming next after the twenty-eighth in position [syn: {29th}]

twenty-one
adj : being one more than twenty [syn: {21}, {xxi}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one [syn: {21}, {XXI}]
2: a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the bank up to but not exceeding 21 [syn: {blackjack}, {vingt-et-un}]

twenty-second
adj : coming next after the twenty-first in position [syn: {22nd}]

twenty-seven
adj : being seven more than twenty [syn: {27}, {xxvii}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one [syn: {27}, {XXVII}]

twenty-seventh
adj : coming next after the twenty-sixth in position [syn: {27th}]

twenty-six
adj : being six more than twenty [syn: {26}, {xxvi}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-five and one [syn: {26}, {XXVI}]

twenty-sixth
adj : coming next after the twenty-fifth in position [syn: {26th}]

twenty-third
adj : coming next after the twenty-second in position [syn: {23rd}]

twenty-three
adj : being three more than twenty [syn: {23}, {xxiii}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one [syn: {23}, {XXIII}]

twenty-two
adj : being two more than twenty [syn: {22}, {xxii}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one [syn: {22}, {XXII}]
2: a .22 caliber firearm (pistol or rifle) [syn: {.22}]

twenty-two pistol
n : a .22-caliber pistol

twenty-two rifle
n : a .22-caliber rifle

twerp
n : someone who is regarded as contemptible [syn: {twirp}, {twit}]

twice
adv 1: two times; "I called her twice"
2: to double the degree; "she was doubly rewarded"; "his eyes were double bright" [syn: {doubly}, {double}]

twice-baked bread
n : slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp [syn: {zwieback}, {rusk}, {Brussels biscuit}]

twiddle
n : a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
v 1: turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind" [syn: {twirl}, {swirl}, {whirl}]
2: manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner; "He twiddled her thumbs while waiting for the interview" [syn: {fiddle with}]

twiddler
n : someone who manipulates in a nervous or unconscious manner [syn: {fiddler}]

twig
n : small branch or division of a branch; usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year [syn: {branchlet}, {sprig}]
v 1: branch out in a twiglike manner; "The lightning bolt twigged in several directions"
2: understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on" [syn: {catch on}, {get wise}, {get onto}, {tumble}, {latch on}, {cotton on}, {get it}] [also: {twigging}, {twigged}]

twig blight
n : a disease of the ends of twigs of woody plants

twigged
twig
n : small branch or division of a branch; usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year [syn: {branchlet}, {sprig}]
v 1: branch out in a twiglike manner; "The lightning bolt twigged in several directions"
2: understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on" [syn: {catch on}, {get wise}, {get onto}, {tumble}, {latch on}, {cotton on}, {get it}] [also: {twigging}, {twigged}]

twigged
See {twig}

twiggier
twiggy
adj : resembling a twig [syn: {twiglike}] [also: {twiggiest}, {twiggier}]

twiggier
See {twiggy}

twiggiest
twiggy
adj : resembling a twig [syn: {twiglike}] [also: {twiggiest}, {twiggier}]

twiggiest
See {twiggy}

twigging
twig
n : small branch or division of a branch; usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year [syn: {branchlet}, {sprig}]
v 1: branch out in a twiglike manner; "The lightning bolt twigged in several directions"
2: understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on" [syn: {catch on}, {get wise}, {get onto}, {tumble}, {latch on}, {cotton on}, {get it}] [also: {twigging}, {twigged}]

twigging
See {twig}

twiggy
adj : resembling a twig [syn: {twiglike}] [also: {twiggiest}, {twiggier}]

twiglike
adj : resembling a twig [syn: {twiggy}]

twilight
adj : lighted by or as if by twilight; "The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding; "the twilight glow of the sky"; "a boat on a twilit river" [syn: {dusky}, {twilight(a)}, {twilit}]
n 1: the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night" [syn: {dusk}, {gloaming}, {nightfall}, {evenfall}, {fall}, {crepuscule}, {crepuscle}]
2: the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth
3: a condition of decline following successes; "in the twilight of the empire"

Twilight of the Gods
n : myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil [syn: {Gotterdammerung}, {Ragnarok}]

twilight sleep
n : a state of general anesthesia in which the person retains a slight degree of consciousness; can be induced by injection of scopolamine or morphine

twilight vision
n : the ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight) [syn: {night vision}, {night-sight}, {scotopic vision}]

twilight zone
n 1: the lowest level of the ocean to which light can reach
2: the ambiguous region between two categories or states or conditions (usually containing some features of both); "but there is still a twilight zone, the tantalizing occurrences that are probably noise noise but might possibly be a signal"; "in the twilight zone between humor and vulgarity"; "in that no man's land between negotiation and aggression" [syn: {no man's land}]

twilit
adj : lighted by or as if by twilight; "The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding; "the twilight glow of the sky"; "a boat on a twilit river" [syn: {dusky}, {twilight(a)}]

twill
n 1: a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs [syn: {twill weave}]
2: a cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs
v : weave diagonal lines into (textiles)

twill weave
n : a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs [syn: {twill}]

twilled
adj : of textiles; having parallel raised lines [syn: {corded}]

twin
adj 1: being two identical [syn: {duplicate}, {matching}, {twin(a)}, {twinned}]
2: very similar [syn: {siamese}]
n 1: either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
2: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun in in Gemini [syn: {Gemini}]
3: a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho [syn: {Twin Falls}]
4: a duplicate copy [syn: {counterpart}, {similitude}]
v 1: duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse" [syn: {duplicate}, {parallel}]
2: bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project" [syn: {match}, {mate}, {couple}, {pair}]
3: grow as twins; "twin crystals"
4: give birth to twins [also: {twinning}, {twinned}]

twin bed
n : one of a pair of identical beds

twin bill
n : two instead of one [syn: {doubleheader}, {double feature}]

Twin Cities
n : nickname for Saint Paul and Minneapolis

Twin Falls
n 1: a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho [syn: {Twin}]
2: a town on the Snake River in south central Idaho near the Twin Falls

twin towers
n : twin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City; built in 1970 to 1973; destroyed by a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 [syn: {World Trade Center}, {WTC}]

twin-aisle airplane
n : a commerical airliner with two aisles [syn: {widebody aircraft}, {wide-body aircraft}, {wide-body}]

twin-bedded
adj : having twin beds

twinberry
n 1: shrubby honeysuckle with purple flowers; western North America [syn: {Lonicera involucrata}]
2: creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries [syn: {partridgeberry}, {boxberry}, {Mitchella repens}]

twine
n : a lightweight cord [syn: {string}]
v 1: spin or twist together so as to form a cord; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope" [syn: {intertwine}, {entwine}, {enlace}, {interlace}, {lace}] [ant: {untwine}]
2: coil around; "Wisteria twining the fence posts"
3: wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool" [syn: {wind}, {wrap}, {roll}] [ant: {unwind}]
4: make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope"
5: form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" [syn: {twist}, {distort}] [ant: {untwist}]

twined
adj : wound or wrapped around something; "hair twined around her fingers"; "bulky with twisted stitches around the edges" [syn: {twisted}]

twiner
n : someone who intertwines (e.g. threads) or forms something by twisting or interlacing

twinflower
n : creeping evergreen subshrub of the northern parts of Europe and Asia with delicate fragrant tubular bell-shaped usually pink flowers borne in pairs [syn: {Linnaea borealis}]

twinge
n 1: a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience" [syn: {pang}, {stab}]
2: a sharp stab of pain
v 1: cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin" [syn: {prick}, {sting}]
2: feel a sudden sharp, local pain
3: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" [syn: {pinch}, {squeeze}, {tweet}, {nip}, {twitch}]

twinjet
n : a jet plane propelled by two jet engines

twinkle
n : a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash [syn: {scintillation}, {sparkling}]
v 1: gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing" [syn: {flash}, {blink}, {wink}, {winkle}]
2: emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?" [syn: {winkle}, {scintillate}]

twinkler
n : an object that emits or reflects light in an intermittent flickering manner

twinkling
adj : shining intermittently with a sparkling light; "twinkling stars" [syn: {twinkling(a)}]
n : a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash" [syn: {blink of an eye}, {flash}, {heartbeat}, {instant}, {jiffy}, {split second}, {trice}, {wink}, {New York minute}]

twinkly
adj : smiling with happiness or optimism; "Come to my arms, my beamish boy!"- Lewis Carroll; "a room of smiling faces"; "a round red twinkly Santa Claus" [syn: {beamish}, {smiling(a)}]

twinned
twin
adj 1: being two identical [syn: {duplicate}, {matching}, {twin(a)}, {twinned}]
2: very similar [syn: {siamese}]
n 1: either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
2: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun in in Gemini [syn: {Gemini}]
3: a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho [syn: {Twin Falls}]
4: a duplicate copy [syn: {counterpart}, {similitude}]
v 1: duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse" [syn: {duplicate}, {parallel}]
2: bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project" [syn: {match}, {mate}, {couple}, {pair}]
3: grow as twins; "twin crystals"
4: give birth to twins [also: {twinning}, {twinned}]

twinned
adj : being two identical [syn: {duplicate}, {matching}, {twin(a)}]

twinned
See {twin}

twinning
twin
adj 1: being two identical [syn: {duplicate}, {matching}, {twin(a)}, {twinned}]
2: very similar [syn: {siamese}]
n 1: either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
2: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun in in Gemini [syn: {Gemini}]
3: a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho [syn: {Twin Falls}]
4: a duplicate copy [syn: {counterpart}, {similitude}]
v 1: duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse" [syn: {duplicate}, {parallel}]
2: bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project" [syn: {match}, {mate}, {couple}, {pair}]
3: grow as twins; "twin crystals"
4: give birth to twins [also: {twinning}, {twinned}]

twinning
adj : producing two offspring at a time [syn: {biparous}]

twinning
See {twin}

twin-prop
n : a propeller plane with an engine that drives two propellers in opposite directions (for stability) [syn: {double-prop}, {double-propeller plane}, {twin-propeller-plane}]

twin-propeller-plane
n : a propeller plane with an engine that drives two propellers in opposite directions (for stability) [syn: {double-prop}, {double-propeller plane}, {twin-prop}]

twins
n 1: (mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
2: the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20 [syn: {Gemini}, {Gemini the Twins}]

twirl
n 1: a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight [syn: {kink}, {twist}]
2: the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting" [syn: {spin}, {twist}, {twisting}, {whirl}]
v 1: turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind" [syn: {swirl}, {twiddle}, {whirl}]
2: cause to spin; "spin a coin" [syn: {whirl}, {birl}, {spin}]

twirler
n 1: someone who twirls a baton [syn: {baton twirler}]
2: (baseball) the person who does the pitching; "our pitcher has a sore arm" [syn: {pitcher}, {hurler}]

twirlingly
adv : doing twirls; "they had a most twirlingly magnificent time"

twirp
n : someone who is regarded as contemptible [syn: {twerp}, {twit}]
v 1: make a weak, chirping sound; "the small bird was tweeting in the tree" [syn: {tweet}]
2: make high-pitched sounds; of birds [syn: {peep}, {cheep}, {chirp}, {chirrup}]

twist
n 1: an unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward turn" [syn: {turn}, {turn of events}]
2: an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct" [syn: {construction}]
3: any clever (deceptive) maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point" [syn: {device}, {gimmick}]
4: the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting" [syn: {spin}, {twirl}, {twisting}, {whirl}]
5: a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull" [syn: {wrench}, {pull}]
6: a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight [syn: {kink}, {twirl}]
7: a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself [syn: {eddy}]
8: a jerky pulling movement [syn: {wrench}]
9: a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair [syn: {braid}, {plait}, {tress}] 10: social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s; "they liked to dance the twist" 11: the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind" [syn: {wind}, {winding}] 12: turning or twisting around (in place); "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room" [syn: {turn}]
v 1: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace" [syn: {writhe}, {wrestle}, {wriggle}, {worm}, {squirm}]
2: cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar" [syn: {flex}, {bend}, {deform}, {turn}] [ant: {unbend}]
3: turn in the opposite direction; "twist a wire"
4: form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" [syn: {twine}, {distort}] [ant: {untwist}]
5: form into twists; "Twist the bacon around the sausage"
6: do the twist
7: twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates; "wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest" [syn: {wrench}]
8: practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive [syn: {twist around}, {pervert}, {convolute}, {sophisticate}]
9: twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days" [syn: {sprain}, {wrench}, {turn}, {wrick}, {rick}]

twist around
v : practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive [syn: {twist}, {pervert}, {convolute}, {sophisticate}]

twist bit
n : a bit or drill having deep helical grooves [syn: {twist drill}]

twist drill
n : a bit or drill having deep helical grooves [syn: {twist bit}]

twist wood
n : vigorous deciduous European treelike shrub common along waysides; red berries turn black [syn: {wayfaring tree}, {twistwood}, {Viburnum lantana}]

twisted
adj 1: wound or wrapped around something; "hair twined around her fingers"; "bulky with twisted stitches around the edges" [syn: {twined}]
2: strained or wrenched out of normal shape; "old trees with contorted branches"; "scorched and distorted fragments of steel"; "trapped under twisted steel girders" [syn: {contorted}, {distorted}]
3: having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented; "many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality"; "a perverted translation of the poem" [syn: {distorted}, {misrepresented}, {perverted}]

twister
n 1: a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground [syn: {tornado}]
2: small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnuts [syn: {cruller}]

twisting
adj 1: having a twisting or snake-like or worm-like motion; "squirming boys"; "wiggly worms"; "writhing snakes" [syn: {squirming}, {wiggling}, {wiggly}, {wriggling}, {wriggly}, {writhing}]
2: marked by repeated turns and bends; "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track" [syn: {tortuous}, {twisty}, {winding}]
n 1: the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean [syn: {distortion}, {overrefinement}, {straining}, {torture}]
2: the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting" [syn: {spin}, {twirl}, {twist}, {whirl}]

twistwood
n : vigorous deciduous European treelike shrub common along waysides; red berries turn black [syn: {wayfaring tree}, {twist wood}, {Viburnum lantana}]

twisty
adj : marked by repeated turns and bends; "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track" [syn: {tortuous}, {twisting}, {winding}]

twit
n 1: someone who is regarded as contemptible [syn: {twerp}, {twirp}]
2: aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing [syn: {taunt}, {taunting}]
v : harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: {tease}, {razz}, {rag}, {cod}, {tantalize}, {tantalise}, {bait}, {taunt}, {rally}, {ride}] [also: {twitting}, {twitted}]

twitch
n : a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition [syn: {twitching}, {vellication}]
v 1: make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; "his face is twitching" [syn: {jerk}]
2: move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The patient's legs were jerkings" [syn: {jerk}]
3: toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air [syn: {flip}]
4: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" [syn: {pinch}, {squeeze}, {twinge}, {tweet}, {nip}]
5: move or pull with a sudden motion

twitching
n : a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition [syn: {twitch}, {vellication}]

twitted
twit
n 1: someone who is regarded as contemptible [syn: {twerp}, {twirp}]
2: aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing [syn: {taunt}, {taunting}]
v : harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: {tease}, {razz}, {rag}, {cod}, {tantalize}, {tantalise}, {bait}, {taunt}, {rally}, {ride}] [also: {twitting}, {twitted}]

twitted
See {twit}

twitter
n : a series of chirps [syn: {chirrup}]
v : make high-pitched sounds, as of birds [syn: {chitter}]

twitterer
n : a bird that twitters

twitting
twit
n 1: someone who is regarded as contemptible [syn: {twerp}, {twirp}]
2: aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing [syn: {taunt}, {taunting}]
v : harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: {tease}, {razz}, {rag}, {cod}, {tantalize}, {tantalise}, {bait}, {taunt}, {rally}, {ride}] [also: {twitting}, {twitted}]

twitting
See {twit}

two
adj : being one more than one; "he received two messages" [syn: {2}, {ii}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number [syn: {2}, {II}, {deuce}]

two dollar bill
n : a United States bill worth 2 dollars

two dozen
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-three and one [syn: {twenty-four}, {24}, {XXIV}]

two hundred
adj : being ten more than one hundred ninety [syn: {200}, {cc}]

two iron
n : long iron with a nearly vertical face [syn: {midiron}]

two times
adv : by a factor of two; "the price increased twofold last year" [syn: {twofold}]

two weeks
n : a period of fourteen consecutive days; "most major tennis tournaments last a fortnight" [syn: {fortnight}]

two-a-penny
adj : of trifling worth [syn: {sixpenny}, {threepenny}, {twopenny}, {tuppeny}, {twopenny-halfpenny}]

two-bagger
n : a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield" [syn: {double}, {two-base hit}, {two-baser}]

two-base hit
n : a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield" [syn: {double}, {two-bagger}, {two-baser}]

two-baser
n : a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield" [syn: {double}, {two-base hit}, {two-bagger}]

two-by-four
n : a timber measuring (slightly under) 2 inches by 4 inches in cross section

two-chambered
adj : consisting of two chambers; "the bicameral heart of a fish" [syn: {bicameral}]

two-channel
adj : designating sound transmission from two sources through two channels [syn: {stereophonic}, {stereo}]

two-dimensional
adj 1: involving two dimensions [syn: {planar}] [ant: {cubic}, {linear}]
2: lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth; "a film with two-dimensional characters"; "a flat two-dimensional painting" [syn: {flat}]

two-dimensional figure
n : a two-dimensional shape [syn: {plane figure}]

two-dimensionality
n : the property of having two dimensions [syn: {flatness}, {planeness}]

two-eared
adj : having two ears

two-eyed violet
n : violet of Pacific coast of North America having white petals tinged with yellow and deep violet [syn: {heartsease}, {Viola ocellata}]

two-faced
adj 1: marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray [syn: {ambidextrous}, {deceitful}, {double-dealing}, {duplicitous}, {Janus-faced}, {double-faced}, {double-tongued}]
2: having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past; "Janus the two-faced god" [syn: {Janus-faced}]

twofer
n 1: an offer of two for the price of one
2: a coupon that allows the holder to purchase two items (as two tickets to a play) for the price of one

twofold
adj 1: having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison [syn: {double}, {dual}, {treble}, {threefold}]
2: twice as great or many; "ate a double portion"; "the dose is doubled"; "a twofold increase" [syn: {double}, {doubled}]
adv : by a factor of two; "the price increased twofold last year" [syn: {two times}]

two-footed
adj : having two feet [syn: {bipedal}, {biped}] [ant: {quadrupedal}, {quadrupedal}]

two-grain spelt
n : hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany; in United States as stock feed [syn: {emmer}, {starch wheat}, {Triticum dicoccum}]

two-handed
adj 1: equally skillful with each hand; "an ambidextrous surgeon" [syn: {ambidextrous}] [ant: {right-handed}, {left-handed}]
2: requiring two hands or designed for two people; "a two-handed sledgehammer"; "a two-handed crosscut saw"; "a machine designed for bimanual operation" [syn: {bimanual}]

two-handed backhand
n : a backhand shot made holding the racquet in both hands

two-handed saw
n : a handsaw intended for use by two people [syn: {whipsaw}]

two-hitter
n : a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 2 hits [syn: {2-hitter}]

two-hundredth
adj : the ordinal number of two hundred in counting order [syn: {200th}]

two-lane
adj : having a lane for traffic in each direction

two-man tent
n : a tent designed for occupancy by two persons

two-party
adj 1: supported by both sides; "a two-way treaty" [syn: {bipartisan}, {bipartizan}, {two-way}]
2: involving two parties or elements; "a bipartite document"; "a two-way treaty" [syn: {bipartite}, {two-way}]

twopence
n : a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies [syn: {tuppence}]

twopenny
adj : of trifling worth [syn: {sixpenny}, {threepenny}, {tuppeny}, {two-a-penny}, {twopenny-halfpenny}]

twopenny-halfpenny
adj : of trifling worth [syn: {sixpenny}, {threepenny}, {twopenny}, {tuppeny}, {two-a-penny}]

two-piece
adj : (of clothing) made in or consisting of two parts or pieces; "a two-piece swimsuit" [ant: {three-piece}, {one-piece}]
n 1: a business suit consisting of a matching jacket and skirt or trousers [syn: {two-piece suit}, {lounge suit}]
2: a woman's abbreviated two-piece bathing suit [syn: {bikini}]

two-piece suit
n : a business suit consisting of a matching jacket and skirt or trousers [syn: {two-piece}, {lounge suit}]

two-ply
adj : having a thickness made up of two layers or strands

twoscore
adj : being ten more than thirty [syn: {forty}, {40}, {xl}]

two-seater
n : an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat [syn: {roadster}, {runabout}]

two-sided
adj 1: capable of being reversed or used with either side out; "a reversible jacket" [syn: {reversible}] [ant: {nonreversible}]
2: having two sides or parts [syn: {bilateral}] [ant: {unilateral}, {multilateral}]

twosome
n 1: two items of the same kind [syn: {couple}, {pair}, {twain}, {brace}, {span}, {yoke}, {couplet}, {distich}, {duo}, {duet}, {dyad}, {duad}]
2: a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome" [syn: {couple}, {duo}, {duet}]

two-spotted ladybug
n : red ladybug with a black spot on each wing [syn: {Adalia bipunctata}]

two-step
n : a ballroom dance in duple meter; marked by sliding steps

two-thirds
n : two of three equal parts of a divisible whole

two-tier bid
n : a takeover bid where the acquirer offers to pay more for the shares needed to gain control than for the remaining shares

two-time
v : carry on a romantic relationship with two people at the same time

two-timer
n 1: someone who deceives a lover or spouse by carrying on a sexual relationship with somebody else
2: a person who says one thing and does another [syn: {double-crosser}, {double-dealer}, {betrayer}, {traitor}]

two-timing
adj : not faithful to a spouse or lover; "adulterous husbands and wives"; "a two-timing boyfriend" [syn: {adulterous}, {cheating(a)}, {two-timing(a)}]

two-toed anteater
n : squirrel-sized South American toothless anteater with long silky golden fur [syn: {silky anteater}, {Cyclopes didactylus}]

two-toed sloth
n 1: relatively small fast-moving sloth [syn: {unau}, {Choloepus hoffmanni}]
2: relatively small fast-moving sloth [syn: {unau}, {Choloepus didactylus}]

two-way
adj 1: supported by both sides; "a two-way treaty" [syn: {bipartisan}, {bipartizan}, {two-party}]
2: involving two parties or elements; "a bipartite document"; "a two-way treaty" [syn: {bipartite}, {two-party}]
3: operating or permitting operation in either of two opposite directions; "a two-way valve"; "two-way traffic"; "two-way streets"

two-way street
n : a street on which vehicular traffic can move in either of two directions; "you have to look both ways crossing a two-way street"

two-wheel
adj : of or relating to vehicles with two wheels; "a two-wheeled cart" [syn: {two-wheeled}]

two-wheeled
adj : of or relating to vehicles with two wheels; "a two-wheeled cart" [syn: {two-wheel}]

two-wing flying fish
n : having only pectoral fins enlarged [syn: {monoplane flying fish}]

two-winged insects
n : insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing [syn: {dipterous insect}, {dipteran}, {dipteron}]

two-year
adj : having a life cycle lasting two seasons; "a biennial life cycle"; "parsnips and carrots are biennial plants often grown as annuals" [syn: {biennial}] [ant: {perennial}, {annual}]

Twyla Tharp
n : Innovative United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1941) [syn: {Tharp}]

TX
n : the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico [syn: {Texas}, {Lone-Star State}]

Tyan Shan
n : a major mountain range of central Asia; extends 1,500 miles [syn: {Tien Shan}]

Tyche
n : (Greek mythology) the goddess of fortune; identified with Roman Fortuna

tycoon
n : a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" [syn: {baron}, {big businessman}, {business leader}, {king}, {magnate}, {mogul}, {power}, {top executive}]

tying
tie
n 1: neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front; "he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie"; "he wore a vest and tie" [syn: {necktie}]
2: a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England" [syn: {affiliation}, {association}, {tie-up}]
3: the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie" [syn: {draw}, {standoff}]
4: a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating; "he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam" [syn: {tie beam}]
5: a fastener that serves to join or link; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction" [syn: {link}, {linkup}, {tie-in}]
6: equality of score in a contest
7: (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value
8: one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper" [syn: {railroad tie}, {crosstie}, {sleeper}]
9: a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied; "he needed a tie for the packages"
v 1: fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair" [syn: {bind}] [ant: {untie}]
2: finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie" [syn: {draw}]
3: limit or restrict to; "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports"
4: connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" [syn: {connect}, {link}, {link up}] [ant: {disconnect}]
5: form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie"
6: create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child" [syn: {bind}, {attach}, {bond}]
7: perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii" [syn: {marry}, {wed}, {splice}]
8: make by tying pieces together; "The fishermen tied their flies"
9: unite musical notes by a tie [also: {tying}]

tying
n : the act of tying or binding things together [syn: {ligature}]

tying
See {tie}

tying up
n : the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes [syn: {docking}, {moorage}]

tyiyn
n : 100 tyiyn equal 1 som

tyke
n 1: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement [syn: {peasant}, {barbarian}, {boor}, {churl}, {Goth}, {tike}]
2: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters" [syn: {child}, {kid}, {youngster}, {minor}, {shaver}, {nipper}, {small fry}, {tiddler}, {tike}, {fry}, {nestling}]

Tylenchidae
n : a family of Nematoda [syn: {family Tylenchidae}]

Tylenchus
n : type genus of the family Tylenchidae [syn: {genus Tylenchus}]

Tylenchus tritici
n : small roundworm parasitic on wheat [syn: {wheatworm}, {wheat eel}, {wheat eelworm}]

Tylenol
n : an analgesic for mild pain; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril and Tylenol and Panadol and Phenaphen and Tempra and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets) [syn: {acetaminophen}, {Datril}, {Panadol}, {Phenaphen}, {Tempra}, {Anacin III}]

Tyler
n 1: elected Vice President and became the 10th President of the United States when Harrison died (1790-1862) [syn: {John Tyler}, {President Tyler}]
2: a town in northeast Texas

tympan
n : a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretch across each end [syn: {drum}, {membranophone}]

tympana
tympanum
n 1: the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear [syn: {middle ear}, {tympanic cavity}]
2: the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound [syn: {eardrum}, {tympanic membrane}, {myringa}]
3: a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it [syn: {kettle}, {kettledrum}, {tympani}, {timpani}] [also: {tympana} (pl)]

tympana
See {tympanum}

tympani
n : a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it [syn: {kettle}, {kettledrum}, {tympanum}, {timpani}]

tympanic
adj : associated with the eardrum

tympanic bone
n : the bone enclosing the middle ear

tympanic cavity
n : the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear [syn: {middle ear}, {tympanum}]

tympanic membrane
n : the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound [syn: {eardrum}, {tympanum}, {myringa}]

tympanic vein
n : veins from the tympanic cavity that empty into the retromandibular vein

tympanist
n : a person who plays the kettledrums [syn: {timpanist}]

tympanites
n : distension of the abdomen that is caused by the accumulation of gas in the intestines or the peritoneal cavity

tympanitic
adj : of or relating to tympanites

tympanitis
n : inflammation of the inner ear

tympanoplasty
n : surgical correction or repair of defects or injuries in the eardrum or the bones of the middle ear

Tympanuchus
n : prairie chickens [syn: {genus Tympanuchus}]

Tympanuchus cupido
n : the most common variety of prairie chicken [syn: {greater prairie chicken}]

Tympanuchus cupido cupido
n : extinct prairie chicken [syn: {heath hen}]

Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
n : a smaller prairie chicken of western Texas [syn: {lesser prairie chicken}]

tympanum
n 1: the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear [syn: {middle ear}, {tympanic cavity}]
2: the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound [syn: {eardrum}, {tympanic membrane}, {myringa}]
3: a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it [syn: {kettle}, {kettledrum}, {tympani}, {timpani}] [also: {tympana} (pl)]

Tyndale
n : English translator and Protestant martyr; his translation of the Bible into English (which later formed the basis for the King James Version) aroused ecclesiastical opposition; he left England in 1524 and was burned at the stake in Antwerp as a heretic (1494-1536) [syn: {William Tyndale}, {Tindale}, {William Tindale}, {Tindal}, {William Tindal}]

Tyndall
n : British physicist (born in Ireland) remembered for his experiments on the transparency of gases and the absorption of radiant heat by gases and the transmission of sound through the atmosphere; he was the first person to explain why the daylight sky is blue (1820-1893) [syn: {John Tyndall}]

Tyndall effect
n : the phenomenon in which light is scattered by very small particles in its path; it makes a beam of light visible; the scattered light is mainly blue

Tyne
n : a river in northern England that flows east to the North Sea [syn: {River Tyne}, {Tyne River}]

Tyne River
n : a river in northern England that flows east to the North Sea [syn: {Tyne}, {River Tyne}]

type
n 1: a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?" [ant: {antitype}]
2: a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case" [syn: {character}, {eccentric}, {case}]
3: (biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon
4: printed characters; "small type is hard to read"
5: a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper; "he dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them up"
6: all of the tokens of the same symbol; "the word `element' contains five different types of character"
v 1: write by means of a keyboard with types; "type the acceptance letter, please" [syn: {typewrite}]
2: identify as belonging to a certain type; "Such people can practically be typed" [syn: {typecast}]

type A
n : the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen [syn: {A}, {group A}]

type AB
n : the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens [syn: {AB}, {group AB}]

type B
n : the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen [syn: {B}, {group B}]

type family
n : a complete set of type suitable for printing text

type genus
n : (biology) genus from which the name of a family or subfamily is formed; it is not necessarily the most representative genus but often the largest or best known or earliest described

type I allergic reaction
n : an allergic reaction that becomes apparent in a sensitized person only minutes after contact [syn: {immediate allergy}, {atopy}, {atopic allergy}]

type I diabetes
n : severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease [syn: {insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus}, {IDDM}, {juvenile-onset diabetes}, {juvenile diabetes}, {growth-onset diabetes}, {ketosis-prone diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-prone diabetes}, {autoimmune diabetes}]

type II diabetes
n : mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin [syn: {non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus}, {NIDDM}, {non-insulin-dependent diabetes}, {ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketosis-resistant diabetes}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus}, {ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes}, {adult-onset diabetes mellitus}, {adult-onset diabetes}, {maturity-onset diabetes mellitus}, {maturity-onset diabetes}, {mature-onset diabetes}]

type IV allergic reaction
n : an allergic reaction that becomes apparent only hours after contact [syn: {delayed allergy}]

type metal
n : an alloy of tin and lead and antimony used to make printing type

type O
n : the blood group whose red cells carry neither the A nor B antigens; "people with type O blood are universal donors" [syn: {O}, {group O}]

type of architecture
n : architecture as a kind of art form [syn: {architectural style}, {style of architecture}]

type species
n : (biology) the species that best exemplifies the essential characteristics of the genus to which it belongs

type specimen
n : the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made [syn: {holotype}]

typecast
v 1: cast repeatedly in the same kind of role
2: identify as belonging to a certain type; "Such people can practically be typed" [syn: {type}]

typed
adj : written on a typewriter [syn: {typewritten}]

typeface
n : a specific size and style of type within a type family [syn: {font}, {fount}, {face}]

typescript
n : typewritten matter especially a typewritten copy of a manuscript

typeset
v : set in type; "My book will be typeset nicely" [also: {typesetting}]

typesetter
n : one who sets written material into type [syn: {compositor}, {setter}, {typographer}]

typesetting
typeset
v : set in type; "My book will be typeset nicely" [also: {typesetting}]

typesetting
See {typeset}

typesetting machine
n : a printer that sets textual material in type

typewrite
v : write by means of a keyboard with types; "type the acceptance letter, please" [syn: {type}] [also: {typewrote}, {typewritten}]

typewriter
n : hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time

typewriter carriage
n : a carriage for carrying a sheet of paper

typewriter font
n : a typeface is which each character is given the same width (as by a typewriter) [syn: {constant-width font}, {fixed-width font}, {monospaced font}] [ant: {proportional font}]

typewriter keyboard
n : a keyboard for manually entering characters to be printed

typewriter paper
n : writing paper suitable for use in a typewriter [syn: {typing paper}]

typewriter ribbon
n : a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter [syn: {ribbon}]

typewriting
n : writing done with a typewriter [syn: {typing}]

typewritten
typewrite
v : write by means of a keyboard with types; "type the acceptance letter, please" [syn: {type}] [also: {typewrote}, {typewritten}]

typewritten
adj : written on a typewriter [syn: {typed}]

typewritten
See {typewrite}

typewrote
typewrite
v : write by means of a keyboard with types; "type the acceptance letter, please" [syn: {type}] [also: {typewrote}, {typewritten}]

typewrote
See {typewrite}

Typha
n : reed maces; cattails [syn: {genus Typha}]

Typha angustifolia
n : reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia [syn: {lesser bullrush}, {narrow-leaf cattail}, {narrow-leaved reedmace}, {soft flag}]

Typha latifolia
n : tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa [syn: {cat's-tail}, {bullrush}, {bulrush}, {nailrod}, {reed mace}, {reedmace}]

Typhaceae
n : perennial marsh plants with creeping rootstocks and long linear leaves [syn: {family Typhaceae}, {cattail family}]

Typhlopidae
n : blind snakes [syn: {family Typhlopidae}]

Typhoeus
n : (Greek mythology) son of Gaea and Tartarus who created the whirlwinds; had a terrifying voice and 100 dragon heads that spurted fire

typhoid
n : serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation and ulceration; caused by Salmonella typhosa ingested with food or water [syn: {typhoid fever}, {enteric fever}]

typhoid bacillus
n : a form of salmonella that causes typhoid fever [syn: {Salmonella typhosa}, {Salmonella typhi}]

typhoid bacteriophage
n : a bacteriophage specific for the bacterium Salmonella typhi

typhoid fever
n : serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation and ulceration; caused by Salmonella typhosa ingested with food or water [syn: {typhoid}, {enteric fever}]

Typhoid Mary
n : United States cook who was an immune carrier of typhoid fever and who infected dozens of people (1870-1938) [syn: {Mallon}, {Mary Mallon}]

Typhon
n : (Greek mythology) a monster with a hundred heads and one of the whirlwinds; son of Typhoeus and Echidna; father of Cerberus and the Chimera and the Sphinx

typhoon
n : a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans

typhus
n : rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever [syn: {typhus fever}]

typhus fever
n : rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever [syn: {typhus}]

typic
adj : being or serving as an illustration of a type; "the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy"; "an action exemplary of his conduct"; [syn: {emblematic}, {exemplary}]

typical
adj 1: exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category; "a typical American girl"; "a typical suburban community"; "the typical car owner drives 10,000 miles a year"; "a painting typical of the Impressionist school"; "a typical romantic poem"; "a typical case of arteritis" [ant: {atypical}]
2: of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing; "Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor"- Curtis Wilkie; "that is typical of you!" [syn: {distinctive}]
3: conforming to a type; "the typical (or normal) American"; "typical teenage behavior"

typical jerboa
n : small nocturnal jumping rodent with long hind legs; of arid parts of Asia and northern Africa

typicality
n : the state of being that is typical [ant: {atypicality}]

typically
adv : in a typical manner; "Tom was typically hostile" [ant: {atypically}]

typification
n 1: a representational or typifying form or model [syn: {exemplification}]
2: the act of representing by a type or symbol; the action of typifying

typified
typify
v 1: embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; "The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition" [syn: {epitomize}, {epitomise}]
2: express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?" [syn: {symbolize}, {symbolise}, {stand for}, {represent}] [also: {typified}]

typified
See {typify}

typify
v 1: embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; "The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition" [syn: {epitomize}, {epitomise}]
2: express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?" [syn: {symbolize}, {symbolise}, {stand for}, {represent}] [also: {typified}]

typing
n : writing done with a typewriter [syn: {typewriting}]

typing paper
n : writing paper suitable for use in a typewriter [syn: {typewriter paper}]

typing pool
n : a group of typists who can work for different persons

typist
n : someone paid to operate a typewriter

typo
n : a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind [syn: {misprint}, {erratum}, {typographical error}, {literal error}, {literal}]

typographer
n : one who sets written material into type [syn: {compositor}, {typesetter}, {setter}]

typographic
adj : relating to or occurring or used in typography; "the typographic art"; "a typographical error" [syn: {typographical}]

typographical
adj : relating to or occurring or used in typography; "the typographic art"; "a typographical error" [syn: {typographic}]

typographical error
n : a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind [syn: {misprint}, {erratum}, {typo}, {literal error}, {literal}]

typographically
adv : in a typographic way

typography
n 1: the craft of composing type and printing from it
2: art and technique of printing with movable type [syn: {composition}]

typology
n : classification according to general type

Tyr
n : (Norse mythology) god of war and strife and son of Odin; identified with Anglo-Saxon Tiu [syn: {Tyrr}]

tyramine
n : amino acid derived from tyrosine; has a sympathomimetic action; found in chocolate and cola drinks and ripe cheese and beer; "patients taking MAOIs should avoid foods containing tyramine"

Tyranni
n : New World flycatchers; antbirds; oven birds; woodhewers [syn: {suborder Tyranni}]

tyrannic
adj : of or relating to or associated with or resembling a dictatorship; "tyrannical suppression of liberty" [syn: {tyrannical}]

tyrannical
adj 1: of or relating to or associated with or resembling a dictatorship; "tyrannical suppression of liberty" [syn: {tyrannic}]
2: marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; "the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights" [syn: {oppressive}, {tyrannous}]
3: characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government" [syn: {authoritarian}, {autocratic}, {dictatorial}, {despotic}]

tyrannicide
n : killing a tyrant

tyrannid
n : a passerine bird of the suborder Tyranni

Tyrannidae
n : New World tyrant flycatchers most numerous in Central America and South America but also in the United States and Canada [syn: {superfamily Tyrannidae}]

tyrannise
v 1: rule a country as a tyrant [syn: {tyrannize}, {grind down}]
2: rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner; "her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her" [syn: {tyrannize}, {domineer}]

tyrannize
v 1: rule a country as a tyrant [syn: {tyrannise}, {grind down}]
2: rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner; "her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her" [syn: {tyrannise}, {domineer}]

tyrannosaur
n : large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur having enormous teeth with knifelike serrations; may have been a scavenger rather than an active predator; later Cretaceous period in North America [syn: {tyrannosaurus}, {Tyrannosaurus rex}]

tyrannosaurus
n : large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur having enormous teeth with knifelike serrations; may have been a scavenger rather than an active predator; later Cretaceous period in North America [syn: {tyrannosaur}, {Tyrannosaurus rex}]

Tyrannosaurus rex
n : large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur having enormous teeth with knifelike serrations; may have been a scavenger rather than an active predator; later Cretaceous period in North America [syn: {tyrannosaur}, {tyrannosaurus}]

tyrannous
adj : marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; "the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights" [syn: {oppressive}, {tyrannical}]

Tyrannus
n : type genus of the Tyrannidae: tyrant flycatchers [syn: {genus Tyrannus}]

Tyrannus domenicensis domenicensis
n : a kingbird that breeds in the southeastern United States and winters in tropical America; similar to but larger than the eastern kingbird [syn: {gray kingbird}, {petchary}]

Tyrannus tyrannus
n : large American flycatcher [syn: {kingbird}]

Tyrannus vociferans
n : a kingbird seen in the southwestern United States; largely gray with a yellow abdomen [syn: {Cassin's kingbird}]

tyranny
n 1: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) [syn: {dictatorship}, {absolutism}, {authoritarianism}, {Caesarism}, {despotism}, {monocracy}, {one-man rule}, {shogunate}, {Stalinism}, {totalitarianism}]
2: dominance through threat of punishment and violence [syn: {absolutism}, {despotism}]

tyrant
n 1: a cruel and oppressive dictator [syn: {autocrat}, {despot}]
2: in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it
3: any person who exercises power in a cruel way; "his father was a tyrant"

tyrant bird
n : large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing [syn: {New World flycatcher}, {flycatcher}, {tyrant flycatcher}]

tyrant flycatcher
n : large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing [syn: {New World flycatcher}, {flycatcher}, {tyrant bird}]

Tyre
n 1: a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks [syn: {Sur}]
2: hoop that covers a wheel; "automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air" [syn: {tire}]

Tyrian purple
n 1: a red-purple to deep purple dye obtained from snails or made synthetically
2: a vivid purplish-red color

tyro
n : someone new to a field or activity [syn: {novice}, {beginner}, {tiro}, {initiate}]

tyrocidin
n : a basic polypeptide antibiotic derived from a soil bacterium; a major component of tyrothricin [syn: {tyrocidine}]

tyrocidine
n : a basic polypeptide antibiotic derived from a soil bacterium; a major component of tyrothricin [syn: {tyrocidin}]

Tyrol
n : a picturesque mountainous province of western Austria [syn: {Tirol}]

Tyrolean
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the Tyrol or its people; "Tyrolian yodeling" [syn: {Tyrolese}]
n : soft green felt hat with a feather or brush hatband ornament

Tyrolese
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the Tyrol or its people; "Tyrolian yodeling" [syn: {Tyrolean}]

tyros
tiro
n : someone new to a field or activity [syn: {novice}, {beginner}, {tyro}, {initiate}] [also: {tyros} (pl)]

tyros
See {tiro}

tyrosine
n : an amino acid found in most proteins; a precursor of several hormones

tyrosine kinase inhibitor
n : a drug used in cases of chronic myeloid leukemia

tyrosinemia
n : autosomal recessive defect in tyrosine metabolism resulting in liver and kidney disturbances and mental retardation

tyrothricin
n : a mixture of antibiotics applied locally to infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria

Tyrr
n : (Norse mythology) god of war and strife and son of Odin; identified with Anglo-Saxon Tiu [syn: {Tyr}]

Tyrrhenian Sea
n : an arm of the Mediterranean between Italy and the islands of Corsica and Sardinia and Sicily

Tyson
n : United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (born in 1966) [syn: {Mike Tyson}, {Michael Gerald Tyson}]

Tyto
n : type and only genus of the family Tytonidae [syn: {genus Tyto}]

Tyto alba
n : mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control [syn: {barn owl}]

Tytonidae
n : comprising only the barn owls [syn: {family Tytonidae}]

tyyn
n : 100 tyyn equal 1 sum

tzar
n : a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917) [syn: {czar}, {tsar}]

Tzara
n : French poet (born in Romania) who was one of the cofounders of the Dada movement (1896-1963) [syn: {Tristan Tzara}, {Samuel Rosenstock}]

tzarina
n : the wife or widow of a czar [syn: {czarina}, {tsarina}, {czaritza}, {tsaritsa}]

tzarist
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of a czar [syn: {czarist}, {czaristic}, {tsarist}, {tsaristic}]

tzetze
n : blood-sucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc. [syn: {tsetse fly}, {tsetse}, {tzetze fly}, {glossina}]

tzetze fly
n : blood-sucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc. [syn: {tsetse fly}, {tsetse}, {tzetze}, {glossina}]

u
adj : (chiefly British) of or appropriate to the upper classes especially in language use
n 1: a nitrogen-containing base found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine [syn: {uracil}]
2: a heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons [syn: {uranium}, {atomic number 92}]
3: the 21st letter of the Roman alphabet

U. S. Air Force
n : the airforce of the United States of America; defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space [syn: {United States Air Force}, {US Air Force}, {USAF}]

U. S. Army
n : the army of the United States of America; organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare [syn: {United States Army}, {US Army}, {USA}]

U. S. Army Special Forces
n : a division of the United States Army that is specially trained for guerilla fighting [syn: {Special Forces}, {United States Army Special Forces}]

U. S. Coast Guard
n : an agency of the Department of Transportation responsible for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce [syn: {United States Coast Guard}, {US Coast Guard}]

U. S. Code
n : a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States; is prepared and published by a unit of the United States House of Representatives [syn: {United States Code}]

U308
n : an impure mixture of uranium oxides obtained during the processing of uranium ore [syn: {yellowcake}]

uakari
n : medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin; only New World monkey with a short tail

Ubermensch
n : a person with great powers and abilities [syn: {demigod}, {superman}]

ubermenschen
See {ubermensch}

ubiety
n : the state of existing and being localized in space

ubiquinone
n : any of several quinones that function as electron-carrying coenzymes [syn: {coenzyme Q}]

ubiquitous
adj : being present everywhere at once [syn: {omnipresent}]

ubiquitousness
n : the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once) [syn: {ubiquity}, {omnipresence}]

ubiquity
n : the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once) [syn: {ubiquitousness}, {omnipresence}]

U-boat
n : a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes [syn: {submarine}, {pigboat}, {sub}]

Ubykh
n : a virtually extinct Caucasian language spoken exclusively in Turkey

Uca
n : fiddler crabs [syn: {genus Uca}]

UDA
n : the major Protestant paramilitary group in Northern Ireland; responsible for bombing the homes of Catholics and for criminal racketeering and selling drugs [syn: {Ulster Defense Association}]

udder
n : mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats) [syn: {bag}]

Udmurt
n 1: a member of the Finno-Ugric-speaking people living in eastern European Russia [syn: {Votyak}]
2: the Finnic language spoken by the Votyak people [syn: {Votyak}]

udometer
n : gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation [syn: {rain gauge}, {rain gage}, {pluviometer}]

u-drive
n : a rented car; "she picked up a hire car at the airport and drove to her hotel" [syn: {car rental}, {hire car}, {rent-a-car}, {self-drive}, {you-drive}]

Ufa
n : a city in the European part of Russia

UFO
n : an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins [syn: {unidentified flying object}, {flying saucer}]

Uganda
n : a landlocked republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962 [syn: {Republic of Uganda}]

Ugandan
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Uganda or its people; "Ugandan game parks"
n : a native or inhabitant of Uganda

Ugandan monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Uganda

Ugandan shilling
n : the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents [syn: {shilling}]

Ugaritic
n : an extinct Semitic language of northern Syria

ugli
n : large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin [syn: {tangelo}, {ugli fruit}] [also: {uglies} (pl)]

ugli fruit
n 1: hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in Florida [syn: {tangelo}, {tangelo tree}, {Citrus tangelo}]
2: large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin [syn: {tangelo}, {ugli}]

uglier
ugly
adj 1: displeasing to the senses and morally revolting; "an ugly face"; "ugly furniture"; "war is ugly" [ant: {beautiful}]
2: deficient in beauty; "ugly gray slums"
3: inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace; "a surly waiter"; "an ugly frame of mind" [syn: {surly}]
4: morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them" [syn: {despicable}, {vile}, {unworthy}]
5: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly" [syn: {baleful}, {forbidding}, {menacing}, {minacious}, {minatory}, {ominous}, {sinister}, {threatening}]
6: provoking horror; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound" [syn: {atrocious}, {frightful}, {horrifying}, {horrible}] [also: {ugliest}, {uglier}]

uglier
See {ugly}

uglies
ugli
n : large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin [syn: {tangelo}, {ugli fruit}] [also: {uglies} (pl)]

uglies
See {ugli}

ugliest
ugly
adj 1: displeasing to the senses and morally revolting; "an ugly face"; "ugly furniture"; "war is ugly" [ant: {beautiful}]
2: deficient in beauty; "ugly gray slums"
3: inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace; "a surly waiter"; "an ugly frame of mind" [syn: {surly}]
4: morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them" [syn: {despicable}, {vile}, {unworthy}]
5: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly" [syn: {baleful}, {forbidding}, {menacing}, {minacious}, {minatory}, {ominous}, {sinister}, {threatening}]
6: provoking horror; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound" [syn: {atrocious}, {frightful}, {horrifying}, {horrible}] [also: {ugliest}, {uglier}]

ugliest
See {ugly}

uglified
uglify
v : make ugly [ant: {beautify}] [also: {uglified}]

uglified
See {uglify}

uglify
v : make ugly [ant: {beautify}] [also: {uglified}]

ugliness
n : qualities that do not give pleasure to the senses [ant: {beauty}]

ugly
adj 1: displeasing to the senses and morally revolting; "an ugly face"; "ugly furniture"; "war is ugly" [ant: {beautiful}]
2: deficient in beauty; "ugly gray slums"
3: inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace; "a surly waiter"; "an ugly frame of mind" [syn: {surly}]
4: morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them" [syn: {despicable}, {vile}, {unworthy}]
5: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly" [syn: {baleful}, {forbidding}, {menacing}, {minacious}, {minatory}, {ominous}, {sinister}, {threatening}]
6: provoking horror; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound" [syn: {atrocious}, {frightful}, {horrifying}, {horrible}] [also: {ugliest}, {uglier}]

ugly duckling
n : an ugly or unpromising child who grows into a beautiful or worthy person

Ugo Buoncompagni
n : the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585) [syn: {Gregory}, {Gregory XIII}]

Ugrian
n : one of the two branches of the Finno-Ugric family of languages; spoken in Hungary and northwestern Siberia [syn: {Ugric}]

Ugric
n : one of the two branches of the Finno-Ugric family of languages; spoken in Hungary and northwestern Siberia [syn: {Ugrian}]

UHF
n : 300 to 3000 megahertz [syn: {ultrahigh frequency}]

Uhland
n : German romantic poet (1787-1862) [syn: {Johann Ludwig Uhland}]

Uighur
n 1: a member of a people who speak Uighur and live in Xinjiang and adjacent areas [syn: {Uigur}, {Uygur}]
2: the Turkic language spoken by approximately 7,000,000 Uighur people in extreme northwestern China [syn: {Uigur}, {Uygur}]
3: the script (derived from Aramaic) used to write the Uighur language [syn: {Uigur}, {Uygur}]

Uigur
n 1: a member of a people who speak Uighur and live in Xinjiang and adjacent areas [syn: {Uighur}, {Uygur}]
2: the Turkic language spoken by approximately 7,000,000 Uighur people in extreme northwestern China [syn: {Uighur}, {Uygur}]
3: the script (derived from Aramaic) used to write the Uighur language [syn: {Uighur}, {Uygur}]

uigurs
See {uighur}

uintathere
n : a variety of dinocerate [syn: {dinoceras}]

Uintatheriidae
n : an extinct family of Dinocerata [syn: {family Uintatheriidae}]

Uintatherium
n : type genus of the Uintatheriidae; extinct large herbivorous ungulates somewhat resembling elephants; from the Eocene in Wyoming [syn: {genus Uintatherium}]

UK
n : a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland [syn: {United Kingdom}, {Great Britain}, {GB}, {Britain}, {United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland}]

ukase
n : an edict of the Russian tsar

uke
n : a small guitar having four strings [syn: {ukulele}]

Ukraine
n : a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century [syn: {Ukrayina}]

Ukrainian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Ukraine or its people or culture
n : the Slavic language spoken in the Ukraine

Ukranian
n : a native or inhabitant of the Ukraine

Ukranian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Ukraine

Ukrayina
n : a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century [syn: {Ukraine}]

ukulele
n : a small guitar having four strings [syn: {uke}]

Ulaanbaatar
n : the capital and largest city of Mongolia [syn: {Ulan Bator}, {Urga}, {Kulun}, {capital of Mongolia}]

ulalgia
n : pain in the gums

ulama
n : the body of mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community [syn: {ulema}]

Ulan Bator
n : the capital and largest city of Mongolia [syn: {Ulaanbaatar}, {Urga}, {Kulun}, {capital of Mongolia}]

Ulanova
n : Russian ballet dancer (1910-1998) [syn: {Galina Ulanova}, {Galina Sergeevna Ulanova}]

ulatrophia
n : recession of the gums

ulcer
n : a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue [syn: {ulceration}]

ulcer diet
n : a diet of foods that are not irritating; "he ate a bland diet because of his colitis" [syn: {bland diet}]

ulcerate
v 1: undergo ulceration; "Her stomach ulcerated"
2: affect with an ulcer; "Her stomach was ulcerated"

ulcerated
adj : having an ulcer or canker [syn: {cankerous}, {ulcerous}]

ulceration
n 1: a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue [syn: {ulcer}]
2: the process of ulcer formation; the process of becoming ulcerated

ulcerative
adj : of or relating to or characterized by ulceration; "ulcerative colitis"

ulcerative colitis
n : a serious chronic inflammatory disease of the large intestine and rectum characterized by recurrent episodes of abdominal pain and fever and chills and profuse diarrhea

ulcerous
adj : having an ulcer or canker [syn: {cankerous}, {ulcerated}]

ulema
n : the body of mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community [syn: {ulama}]

ulemorrhagia
n : bleeding of the gums

Ulex
n : genus of Eurasian spiny shrubs: gorse [syn: {genus Ulex}]

Ulex europaeus
n : very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe [syn: {gorse}, {furze}, {whin}, {Irish gorse}]

Ulfila
n : a Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382) [syn: {Ulfilas}, {Bishop Ulfilas}, {Bishop Ulfila}, {Wulfila}, {Bishop Wulfila}]

Ulfilas
n : a Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382) [syn: {Bishop Ulfilas}, {Ulfila}, {Bishop Ulfila}, {Wulfila}, {Bishop Wulfila}]

ulitis
n : inflammation of the gums

Ull
n : (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis; son of Sif and stepson of Thor [syn: {Ullr}]

ullage
n : the amount that a container (as a wine bottle or tank) lacks of being full

Ullr
n : (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis; son of Sif and stepson of Thor [syn: {Ull}]

Ulmaceae
n : a dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera Ulmus; Celtis; Planera; Trema [syn: {family Ulmaceae}, {elm family}]

Ulmus
n : type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regions [syn: {genus Ulmus}]

Ulmus alata
n : North American elm having twigs and young branches with prominent corky projections [syn: {winged elm}, {wing elm}]

Ulmus americana
n : large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America [syn: {American elm}, {white elm}, {water elm}, {rock elm}]

Ulmus campestris sarniensis
n : a variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves [syn: {Jersey elm}, {guernsey elm}, {wheately elm}, {Ulmus sarniensis}, {Ulmus campestris wheatleyi}]

Ulmus campestris wheatleyi
n : a variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves [syn: {Jersey elm}, {guernsey elm}, {wheately elm}, {Ulmus sarniensis}, {Ulmus campestris sarniensis}]

Ulmus carpinifolia
n : European elm with lustrous smooth leaves used as an ornamental [syn: {smooth-leaved elm}, {European field elm}]

Ulmus crassifolia
n : elm of southern United States and Mexico having spreading pendulous corky branches [syn: {cedar elm}]

Ulmus glabra
n : Eurasian elm often planted as a shade tree [syn: {witch elm}, {wych elm}]

Ulmus hollandica
n : any of various hybrid ornamental European shade trees ranging from dwarf to tall [syn: {Dutch elm}]

Ulmus hollandica vegetata
n : erect vigorous hybrid ornamental [syn: {Huntingdon elm}]

Ulmus laevis
n : Eurasian elm closely resembling the American elm; thrives in a moist environment [syn: {water elm}]

Ulmus parvifolia
n : small fast-growing tree native to Asia; widely grown as shelterbelts and hedges [syn: {Chinese elm}]

Ulmus procera
n : broad spreading rough-leaved elm common throughout Europe and planted elsewhere [syn: {English elm}, {European elm}]

Ulmus pumila
n : fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United States for shelter or ornament [syn: {Siberian elm}, {Chinese elm}, {dwarf elm}]

Ulmus rubra
n : North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard wood [syn: {slippery elm}, {red elm}]

Ulmus sarniensis
n : a variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves [syn: {Jersey elm}, {guernsey elm}, {wheately elm}, {Ulmus campestris sarniensis}, {Ulmus campestris wheatleyi}]

Ulmus serotina
n : autumn-flowering elm of southeastern United States [syn: {September elm}, {red elm}]

Ulmus thomasii
n : tall widely distributed elm of eastern North America [syn: {rock elm}]

ulna
n : the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm [syn: {elbow bone}] [also: {ulnae} (pl)]

ulnae
ulna
n : the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm [syn: {elbow bone}] [also: {ulnae} (pl)]

ulnae
See {ulna}

ulnar
adj : relating to or near the ulna

ulnar artery
n : large artery that branches from the brachial artery to supply the muscles of the forearm and wrist and hand [syn: {arteria ulnaris}]

ulnar nerve
n : a nerve running along the inner side of the arm and passing near the elbow; supplies intrinsic muscles of the hand and the skin of the medial side of the hand [syn: {cubital nerve}, {nervus ulnaris}]

ulnar vein
n : any of several veins of the forearm [syn: {vena ulnaris}]

Ulrich Zwingli
n : Swiss theologian whose sermons began the Reformation in Switzerland (1484-1531) [syn: {Zwingli}, {Huldreich Zwingli}]

Ulster
n 1: a historic division of Ireland located in the northeastern part of the island; six of Ulster's nine counties are in Northern Ireland
2: loose long overcoat of heavy fabric; usually belted

Ulster Defense Association
n : the major Protestant paramilitary group in Northern Ireland; responsible for bombing the homes of Catholics and for criminal racketeering and selling drugs [syn: {UDA}]

ult
adj : in or of the month preceding the present one; "your letter received on the 29th ult" [syn: {ultimo}]

ulterior
adj 1: lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed); "subterranean motives for murder"; "looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell [syn: {subterranean}, {subterraneous}]
2: beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote; "a suggestion ulterior to the present discussion"; "without...any purpose, immediate or ulterior"- G.B.Shaw
3: coming at a subsequent time or stage; "the future president entered college at the age of 16"; "awaiting future actions on the bill"; "later developments"; "without ulterior argument" [syn: {future(a)}, {later(a)}]

ulteriority
n : the quality of being ulterior; "their conversation was limited to ulteriorities"; "a terrible feeling of ulteriority"; "his stories were too susceptible to ulteriority"

ulteriorly
adv : in an ulterior manner

ultima Thule
n : the geographical region believed by ancient geographers to be the northernmost land in the inhabited world [syn: {Thule}]

ultimacy
n : the state or degree of being ultimate; the final or most extreme in degree or size or time or distance, "the ultimacy of these social values" [syn: {ultimateness}]

ultimata
ultimatum
n : a final peremptory demand [also: {ultimata} (pl)]

ultimata
See {ultimatum}

ultimate
adj 1: furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme; "the ultimate achievement"; "the ultimate question"; "man's ultimate destiny"; "the ultimate insult"; "one's ultimate goal in life" [ant: {proximate}]
2: being the last or concluding element of a series; "the ultimate sonata of that opus"; "a distinction between the verb and noun senses of `conflict' is that in the verb the stress is on the ultimate (or last) syllable"
3: being the ultimate or elemental constituents of anything; "the elemental stuff of...out of which the many forms of life have been molded"- Jack London; "the ultimate ingredients of matter"; "his proposal is elegantly simple" [syn: {elemental}]

ultimate frisbee
n : a game between two teams whose players try to toss a Frisbee to one another until they cross the opponents goal; possession changes hands when the frisbee is intercepted or touches the ground or goes out of bounds

ultimately
adv 1: as the end result of a succession or process; "ultimately he had to give in"; "at long last the winter was over" [syn: {finally}, {in the end}, {at last}, {at long last}]
2: after everything has been considered; "in the final analysis, we are quite well off" [syn: {in the last analysis}, {in the final analysis}]

ultimateness
n : the state or degree of being ultimate; the final or most extreme in degree or size or time or distance, "the ultimacy of these social values" [syn: {ultimacy}]

ultimatum
n : a final peremptory demand [also: {ultimata} (pl)]

ultimo
adj : in or of the month preceding the present one; "your letter received on the 29th ult" [syn: {ult}]

ultra
adj : (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative" [syn: {extremist}, {radical}]

ultra vires
adj : beyond the legal power or authority of a person or official or body etc; "an ultra vires contract" [ant: {intra vires}]
adv : beyond the scope or in excess of legal power or authority

Ultracef
n : a cephalosporin antibiotic (trade name Ultracef) [syn: {cefadroxil}]

ultracentrifugation
n : centrifugation at very high speeds

ultracentrifuge
n : a high speed centrifuge used to determine the relative molecular masses of large molecules in high polymers and proteins
v : subject to the action of an ultracentrigue

ultraconservative
adj : extremely conservative
n : an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism [syn: {reactionary}, {extreme right-winger}]

ultrahigh frequency
n : 300 to 3000 megahertz [syn: {UHF}]

ultramarine
adj : of a brilliant pure blue to purplish blue color
n 1: blue pigment made of powdered lapis lazuli [syn: {ultramarine blue}]
2: vivid blue to purple-blue

ultramarine blue
n : blue pigment made of powdered lapis lazuli [syn: {ultramarine}]

ultramicroscope
n : light microscope that uses scattered light to show particles too small to see with ordinary microscopes [syn: {dark-field microscope}]

ultramicroscopic
adj : too small to be seen without an ultramicroscope

ultramodern
adj : extremely modern; "Dadism and ultramodern art"

ultramontane
adj 1: of or relating to ultramonatism
2: on or relating to or characteristic of the region or peoples beyond the Alps from Italy (or north of the Alps); "ancient transalpine Gaul was an area northwest of the Alps and included modern France and Belgium"; "Cracow was a transalpine university" [syn: {transalpine}]
3: on the Italian or Roman side of the Alps; "ancient cisalpine Gaul included an area south and east of the Alps" [syn: {cisalpine}]
n : a Roman Catholic who advocates ultramontanism (supreme papal authority in matters of faith and discipline)

ultramontanism
n : (Roman Catholic Church) the policy that the absolute authority of the church should be vested in the pope

ultranationalism
n : fanatical patriotism [syn: {chauvinism}, {jingoism}, {superpatriotism}]

ultranationalistic
adj : fanatically patriotic [syn: {chauvinistic}, {flag-waving(a)}, {jingoistic}, {nationalistic}, {superpatriotic}]

ultrasonic
adj : having frequencies above those of audible sound [syn: {supersonic}]

ultrasonically
adv : by ultrasonic means; "the kidney stones were removed ultrasonically"

ultrasonography
n : using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs [syn: {sonography}, {ultrasound}]

ultrasound
n 1: very high frequency sound; used in ultrasonography
2: using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs [syn: {sonography}, {ultrasonography}]

Ultrasuede
n : a synthetic suede cloth

ultraviolet
adj : having or employing wavelengths shorter than light but longer than X-rays; lying outside the visible spectrum at its violet end; "ultraviolet radiation"; "an ultraviolet lamp"
n : radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays [syn: {ultraviolet radiation}, {ultraviolet light}, {ultraviolet illumination}, {UV}]

ultraviolet illumination
n : radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays [syn: {ultraviolet}, {ultraviolet radiation}, {ultraviolet light}, {UV}]

ultraviolet lamp
n : any source of illumination that emits ultraviolet radiation [syn: {ultraviolet source}]

ultraviolet light
n : radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays [syn: {ultraviolet}, {ultraviolet radiation}, {ultraviolet illumination}, {UV}]

ultraviolet radiation
n : radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays [syn: {ultraviolet}, {ultraviolet light}, {ultraviolet illumination}, {UV}]

ultraviolet source
n : any source of illumination that emits ultraviolet radiation [syn: {ultraviolet lamp}]

ultraviolet spectrum
n : the spectrum of ultraviolet radiation

Ulugh Muz Tagh
n : a mountain in the Kunlun range in China (25,340 feet high) [syn: {Ulugh Muztagh}]

Ulugh Muztagh
n : a mountain in the Kunlun range in China (25,340 feet high) [syn: {Ulugh Muz Tagh}]

ululate
v : emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow" [syn: {howl}, {wail}, {roar}, {yawl}]

ululation
n : a long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect" [syn: {howl}, {howling}]

Ulva
n : type genus of the family Ulvaceae; green seaweed having a thallus two cells thick: sea lettuce [syn: {genus Ulva}]

Ulvaceae
n : thin flat or tubular green algae [syn: {family Ulvaceae}, {sea-lettuce family}]

Ulvales
n : an order of protoctista [syn: {order Ulvales}]

Ulvophyceae
n : alternative name for the class Chlorophyceae in some classifications [syn: {class Ulvophyceae}]

Ulysses
n : Roman misspelling for Odysseus

Ulysses Grant
n : 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885) [syn: {Grant}, {Ulysses S. Grant}, {Ulysses Simpson Grant}, {Hiram Ulysses Grant}, {President Grant}]

Ulysses S. Grant
n : 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885) [syn: {Grant}, {Ulysses Grant}, {Ulysses Simpson Grant}, {Hiram Ulysses Grant}, {President Grant}]

Ulysses Simpson Grant
n : 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885) [syn: {Grant}, {Ulysses Grant}, {Ulysses S. Grant}, {Hiram Ulysses Grant}, {President Grant}]

Uma
n 1: a benevolent aspect of Devi; `splendor'
2: fringe-toed lizard [syn: {genus Uma}]

Uma notata
n : with long pointed scales around toes; of deserts of United States and Mexico [syn: {fringe-toed lizard}]

Umar al-Mukhtar Forces
n : a little known Palestinian group responsible for bombings and for killing Israelis; seeks to defeat Israel and liberate southern Lebanon, Palestine, and Golan Heights [syn: {Forces of Umar Al-Mukhtar}]

Umayyad
n : the first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was Damascus [syn: {Ommiad}, {Omayyad}]

umbel
n : flat-topped or rounded inflorescence characteristic of the family Umbelliferae in which the individual flower stalks arise from about the same point; youngest flowers are at the center

Umbellales
n : plants having umbels or corymbs of uniovulate flowers; includes the Umbelliferae (chiefly herbs) and Cornaceae (chiefly trees or shrubs) [syn: {order Umbellales}]

umbellar
adj : bearing or consisting of or resembling umbels [syn: {umbellate}]

umbellate
adj 1: bearing or consisting of or resembling umbels [syn: {umbellar}]
2: resembling an umbel in form [syn: {umbel-like}]

umbellifer
n : any of numerous aromatic herbs of the family Umbelliferae [syn: {umbelliferous plant}]

Umbelliferae
n : plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill [syn: {family Umbelliferae}, {Apiaceae}, {family Apiaceae}, {carrot family}]

umbelliferous
adj : relating to or belonging to plants of the family Umbelliferae

umbelliferous plant
n : any of numerous aromatic herbs of the family Umbelliferae [syn: {umbellifer}]

umbelliform
adj : resembling or in the form of an umbel

umbel-like
adj : resembling an umbel in form [syn: {umbellate}]

Umbellularia
n : aromatic evergreen trees of Pacific coast [syn: {genus Umbellularia}]

Umbellularia californica
n : Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood [syn: {California laurel}, {California bay tree}, {Oregon myrtle}, {pepperwood}, {spice tree}, {sassafras laurel}, {California olive}, {mountain laurel}]

umber
adj : of the color of any of various natural brown earth pigments
n 1: an earth pigment
2: a medium to dark brown color [syn: {chocolate}, {coffee}, {deep brown}, {burnt umber}]

umbilical
adj : relating to or resembling the umbilicus; "umbilical cord"

umbilical cord
n : membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta

umbilical hernia
n : protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navel; usually self correcting after birth [syn: {omphalocele}]

umbilical vein
n : a vein in the umbilical cord; returns nutrient blood from the placenta to the fetus [syn: {vena umbilicalis}]

umbilical vesicle
n : membranous structure that functions as the circulatory system in mammal embryos until the heart becomes functional [syn: {yolk sac}, {vitelline sac}, {vesicula umbilicus}]

umbilicate
adj : depressed like a naval

umbilici
umbilicus
n : scar where the umbilical cord was attached [syn: {navel}, {bellybutton}, {omphalos}, {omphalus}] [also: {umbilici} (pl)]

umbilici
See {umbilicus}

umbilicus
n : scar where the umbilical cord was attached [syn: {navel}, {bellybutton}, {omphalos}, {omphalus}] [also: {umbilici} (pl)]

umbo
n : a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum [also: {umbones} (pl)]

umbones
umbo
n : a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum [also: {umbones} (pl)]

umbones
See {umbo}

umbra
n : a region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light [also: {umbrae} (pl)]

umbrae
umbra
n : a region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light [also: {umbrae} (pl)]

umbrae
See {umbra}

umbrage
n : a feeling of anger caused by being offended; "he took offence at my question" [syn: {offense}, {offence}]

umbrageous
adj 1: filled with shade; "the shady side of the street"; "the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed"; "we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove"; "cool umbrageous woodlands" [syn: {shady}, {shadowed}, {shadowy}]
2: angered at something unjust or wrong; "an indignant denial"; "incensed at the judges' unfairness"; "a look of outraged disbelief"; "umbrageous at the loss of their territory" [syn: {indignant}, {incensed}, {outraged}]

umbrella
adj : covering or applying simultaneously to a number of similar items or elements or groups; "an umbrella organization"; "umbrella insurance coverage"
n 1: a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
2: a formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets; "an air umbrella over England"
3: having the function of uniting a group of similar things; "the Democratic Party is an umbrella for many liberal groups"; "under the umbrella of capitalism"

umbrella arum
n : foul-smelling somewhat fleshy tropical plant of southeastern Asia cultivated for its edible corms or in the greenhouse for its large leaves and showy dark red spathe surrounding a large spadix [syn: {devil's tongue}, {snake palm}, {Amorphophallus rivieri}]

umbrella bird
n : black tropical American bird having a large overhanging crest and long feathered wattle [syn: {Cephalopterus ornatus}]

umbrella fern
n : large Australasian fern with fanlike repeatedly forked fronds; sometimes placed in genus Gleichenia [syn: {fan fern}, {Sticherus flabellatus}, {Gleichenia flabellata}]

umbrella magnolia
n : small deciduous open-crowned tree of eastern North America having creamy white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches [syn: {umbrella tree}, {elkwood}, {elk-wood}, {Magnolia tripetala}]

umbrella pine
n : medium-sized 2-needled pine of southern Europe having a spreading crown; widely cultivated for its sweet seeds that resemble almonds [syn: {stone pine}, {European nut pine}, {Pinus pinea}]

umbrella plant
n 1: rhizomatous perennial herb with large dramatic peltate leaves and white to bright pink flowers in round heads on leafless stems; colonizes stream banks in the Sierra Nevada in California [syn: {Indian rhubarb}, {Darmera peltata}, {Peltiphyllum peltatum}]
2: late-blooming perennial plant of shale barrens of Virginia having flowers in flat-topped clusters [syn: {Eriogonum allenii}]
3: African sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water plant for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender grasslike leaves [syn: {umbrella sedge}, {Cyperus alternifolius}]

umbrella sedge
n : African sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water plant for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender grasslike leaves [syn: {umbrella plant}, {Cyperus alternifolius}]

umbrella tent
n : a small tent with a single supporting pole and radiating metal ribs

umbrella tree
n 1: erect evergreen shrub or small tree of Australia and northern Guinea having palmately compound leaves [syn: {Schefflera actinophylla}, {Brassaia actinophylla}]
2: small deciduous open-crowned tree of eastern North America having creamy white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches [syn: {umbrella magnolia}, {elkwood}, {elk-wood}, {Magnolia tripetala}]

umbrellalike
adj : resembling an umbrella

umbrellawort
n : a plant of the genus Mirabilis

Umbria
n : a mountainous region in central Italy

Umbrian
n : an extinct Italic language of ancient southern Italy

Umbrina
n : croakers [syn: {genus Umbrina}]

Umbrina roncador
n : a fish of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: {yellowfin croaker}, {surffish}, {surf fish}]

Umbundu
n : a Bantu language spoken in Angola

umlaut
n : a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound [syn: {dieresis}, {diaeresis}]

Umma
n : the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan; "moderate Muslims urge the Ummah to reject the terrorism of radical Muslims" [syn: {Ummah}, {Muslim Ummah}, {Islamic Ummah}, {Islam Nation}]

Umma Tameer-e-Nau
n : a nongovernmental organization of Pakistani scientists that has been a supporter of terrorism; has provided information about chemical and biological and nuclear warfare to Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda and the Taliban [syn: {UTN}]

Ummah
n : the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan; "moderate Muslims urge the Ummah to reject the terrorism of radical Muslims" [syn: {Umma}, {Muslim Ummah}, {Islamic Ummah}, {Islam Nation}]

ump
n : an official at a baseball game [syn: {umpire}]

umpirage
n 1: mediation by an umpire
2: the act of umpiring; "the officiating was excellent" [syn: {officiation}, {officiating}, {refereeing}]

umpire
n : an official at a baseball game [syn: {ump}]
v : be a referee or umpire in a sports competition [syn: {referee}]

umpteen
adj : innumerable but many [syn: {umteen}]

umpteenth
adj : last in an indefinitely numerous series [syn: {umteenth}, {umptieth}]

umptieth
adj : last in an indefinitely numerous series [syn: {umpteenth}, {umteenth}]

umteen
adj : innumerable but many [syn: {umpteen}]

umteenth
adj : last in an indefinitely numerous series [syn: {umpteenth}, {umptieth}]

UN
n : an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security [syn: {United Nations}]

UN agency
n : an agency of the United Nations [syn: {United Nations agency}]

unabashed
adj : not embarrassed; "a tinseled charm and unabashed sentimentality"- Jerome Stone; "an unembarrassed greeting as if nothing untoward had happened" [syn: {unembarrassed}]

unabashedly
adv : in an unabashed manner; "unabashedly, he asked for more"

unabated
adj : continuing at full strength or intensity; "the winds are unabated"; "the popularity of his books among young people continued unabated"

unable
adj 1: (usually followed by `to') not having the necessary means or skill or know-how; "unable to get to town without a car"; "unable to obtain funds" [syn: {not able}] [ant: {able}]
2: (usually followed by `to') lacking necessary physical or mental ability; "dyslexics are unable to learn to read adequately"; "the sun was unable to melt enough snow" [syn: {unable(p)}]
3: lacking in power or forcefulness; "an ineffectual ruler"; "like an unable phoenix in hot ashes" [syn: {ineffective}, {ineffectual}]

unable to help
adv : in a helpless manner; "the crowd watched him helplessly" [syn: {helplessly}, {impotently}]

unabridged
adj : (used of texts) not shortened; "an unabridged novel" [ant: {abridged}]

unabridged dictionary
n : a dictionary that is claimed to be complete

unabused
adj 1: not abused with language [ant: {abused}]
2: not physically abused; treated properly [ant: {abused}]

unaccented
adj 1: used of syllables; "an atonic syllable carries no stress" [syn: {atonic}] [ant: {tonic}]
2: not bearing a stress or accent; "short vowels are unstressed" [syn: {unstressed}] [ant: {stressed}]
3: used of vowels or syllables; pronounced with little or no stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable" [syn: {light}, {weak}]

unacceptability
n : unsatisfactoriness by virtue of not conforming to approved standards [syn: {unacceptableness}] [ant: {acceptability}]

unacceptable
adj 1: not adequate to give satisfaction; "the coach told his players that defeat was unacceptable"
2: not acceptable; not welcome; "a word unacceptable in polite society"; "an unacceptable violation of personal freedom" [ant: {acceptable}]
3: used of persons or their behavior; "impossible behavior"; "insufferable insolence" [syn: {impossible}, {insufferable}, {unsufferable}]
4: not conforming to standard usage; "the following use of `access' was judged unacceptable by a panel of linguists; `You can access your cash at any of 300 automatic tellers'" [syn: {unaccepted}]

unacceptableness
n : unsatisfactoriness by virtue of not conforming to approved standards [syn: {unacceptability}] [ant: {acceptability}]

unacceptably
adv : to an unacceptable degree; "The percentage of lead in our drinking water is unacceptably high" [syn: {intolerably}] [ant: {acceptably}, {acceptably}]

unaccepted
adj : not conforming to standard usage; "the following use of `access' was judged unacceptable by a panel of linguists; `You can access your cash at any of 300 automatic tellers'" [syn: {unacceptable}]

unaccessible
adj : capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all [syn: {inaccessible}] [ant: {accessible}]

unaccommodating
adj 1: not accommodating; "the unaccommodating bus driver pulled out while she was banging on the door" [syn: {unobliging}] [ant: {accommodating}]
2: offering no assistance; "rudely unaccommodating to the customers"; "icily neutral, disagreeably unhelpful"

unaccompanied
adj : without accompaniment or companions; "the soloist sang unaccompanied"; "it had dramatic energy unaccompanied by an adequate sense of dramatic form"; "unaccompanied women were excluded" [ant: {accompanied}]
adv : without anybody else; "the child stayed home alone"; "he flew solo" [syn: {alone}, {solo}]

unaccountable
adj 1: not to be accounted for or explained; "perceptible only as unaccountable influences that hinder progress"; "an unexplainable fear" [syn: {unexplainable}]
2: free from control or responsibility

unaccountably
adv : in an unaccountable manner; "in the book, a tycoon unaccountably becomes the hero's friend"

unaccredited
adj : lacking official approval [syn: {unlicensed}, {unlicenced}]

unaccustomed
adj 1: not habituated to; unfamiliar with; "unaccustomed to wearing suits" [ant: {accustomed}]
2: not customary or usual; "an unaccustomed pleasure"; "many varieties of unaccustomed foods"; "a new budget of unaccustomed austerity"

unachievable
adj : impossible to achieve; "an unattainable goal" [syn: {unattainable}, {undoable}, {unrealizable}]

unachievably
adv : in an unattainable manner or to an unattainable degree; "this house is unattainably expensive" [syn: {unattainably}]

unacknowledged
adj 1: not recognized or admitted [ant: {acknowledged}]
2: not openly acknowledged; "an unacknowledged emergency"

unacquainted
adj : having little or no knowledge of; "unacquainted with city ways" [syn: {unacquainted(p)}, {unacquainted with(p)}, {unfamiliar with(p)}]

unacquainted with
adj 1: not knowledgeable about something specified; "American tourists wholly innocent of French"; "a person unacquainted with our customs" [syn: {innocent of(p)}, {unacquainted with(p)}]
2: having little or no knowledge of; "unacquainted with city ways" [syn: {unacquainted(p)}, {unacquainted with(p)}, {unfamiliar with(p)}]

unacquisitive
adj : not acquisitive; not interested in acquiring or owning anything [ant: {acquisitive}]

unactable
adj : not actable; "an unactable play" [ant: {actable}]

unadaptability
n : the inability to change or be changed to fit changed circumstances [ant: {adaptability}]

unadaptable
adj : not adaptable [ant: {adaptable}]

unadapted
adj 1: not changed in form or character for a purpose
2: not having adapted to new conditions; "several unadjusted refugees" [syn: {unadjusted}]

unaddicted
adj : not addicted [ant: {addicted}]

unaddressed
adj : not addressed; "an unaddressed envelope" [ant: {addressed}]

unadjustable
adj : not adjustable

unadjusted
adj 1: not altered to fit certain requirements; "an unadjusted figure of 8.5 percent"; "the unadjusted clock is running fast"; [ant: {adjusted}]
2: not having adapted to new conditions; "several unadjusted refugees" [syn: {unadapted}]

unadmonished
adj : not subjected to reproof or rebuke [syn: {unchastened}, {unrebuked}, {unreproved}]

unadoptable
adj : difficult to place in an adoptive home [ant: {adoptable}]

unadorned
adj : not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction [syn: {undecorated}] [ant: {adorned}]

unadulterated
adj : not mixed with impurities; "unadulterated maple syrup"; "the unadulterated truth"; "here is genius unadulterated"- Amy Loveman

unadventurous
adj : lacking in boldness [ant: {adventurous}]

unadvisable
adj : not prudent or wise; not recommended; "running on the ice is inadvisable" [syn: {inadvisable}] [ant: {advisable}]

unadvised
adj 1: without careful prior deliberation or counsel; "ill-advised efforts"; "it would be ill-advised to accept the offer"; "took the unadvised measure of going public with the accusations"; "ill-advised efforts" [syn: {ill-advised}] [ant: {well-advised}]
2: having received no information; "a defendant unadvised of her legal rights"

unadvisedly
adv : in an unadvised manner

unaerated
adj : used of blood; not supplied with oxygen [syn: {unoxygenated}]

unaesthetic
adj : violating aesthetic canons or requirements; deficient in tastefulness or beauty; "inaesthetic and quite unintellectual"; "peered through those inaesthetic spectacles" [syn: {inaesthetic}] [ant: {aesthetic}]

unaffected
adj 1: undergoing no change when acted upon; "entirely unaffected by each other's writings"; "fibers remained apparently unaffected by the treatment" [ant: {affected}]
2: (followed by `to' or `by') unaware of or indifferent to; "insensible to the suffering around him" [syn: {insensible(p)}, {unaffected(p)}]
3: free of artificiality; sincere and genuine; "an unaffected grace" [ant: {affected}]
4: not touched emotionally; "was left untouched by the music" [syn: {unaffected(p)}, {untouched(p)}]

unaffectedness
n : not affected; a personal manner that is not consciously constrained [ant: {affectedness}]

unaffecting
adj : not arousing affect

unaffectionate
adj : lacking affection or warm feeling; "an uncaring person" [syn: {uncaring}]

unaffiliated
adj : not affiliated

unaffixed
adj : not affixed; "the stamp came loose" [syn: {loose}] [ant: {affixed}]

unafraid
adj 1: oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them [syn: {unafraid(p)}, {fearless}] [ant: {afraid(p)}]
2: free from fear or doubt; easy in mind; "secure himself, he went out of his way to help others" [syn: {secure}, {untroubled}] [ant: {insecure}]

unaged
adj : not subjected to an aging process; "vodka is an unaged liquor from Russia"

unaggressive
adj : not aggressive; not given to fighting or assertiveness [syn: {nonaggressive}] [ant: {aggressive}]

unagitated
adj 1: not physically disturbed or seSt in motion [ant: {agitated}]
2: not agitated or disturbed emotionally [ant: {agitated}]
3: not agitated; without losing self-possession; "spoke in a calm voice"; "remained calm throughout the uproar" [syn: {calm}]

unaided
adj 1: being without physical aid; "he could not rise unaided from a sitting position"
2: (of the eye or ear e.g.) without the aid of an optical or acoustical device or instrument; "visible to the naked eye"; "clearly audible to the unaided ear" [syn: {naked}]

unaired
adj : lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke" [syn: {airless}, {close}, {stuffy}]

unairworthy
adj : not fit to fly [ant: {airworthy}]

unalarming
adj : not alarming; assuaging alarm [ant: {alarming}]

unalert
adj : not alert or attentive [ant: {alert}]

unalienable
adj : incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another; "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights" [syn: {inalienable}] [ant: {alienable}]

unalike
adj : not alike or similar; "as unalike as two people could be" [syn: {dissimilar}] [ant: {alike(p)}]

unalloyed
adj : used of metals

unalterability
n 1: the quality of not being alterable [ant: {alterability}]
2: the quality of being fixed and unchangeable; "the fixedness of his gaze upset her" [syn: {fixedness}]

unalterable
adj 1: not capable of being changed or altered; "unalterable resolve"; "an unalterable ground rule" [syn: {inalterable}] [ant: {alterable}]
2: of a sentence; that cannot be changed; "an unalterable death sentence"
3: remaining the same for indefinitely long times [syn: {changeless}]

unalterably
adv : in an unalterable and unchangeable manner; "his views were unchangeably fixed" [syn: {unchangeably}, {unassailably}, {immutably}]

unaltered
adj : remaining in an original state; "persisting unaltered through time" [syn: {unchanged}] [ant: {altered}]

unambiguity
n : clarity achieved by the avoidance of ambiguity [syn: {unequivocalness}] [ant: {ambiguity}, {ambiguity}]

unambiguous
adj 1: having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; "As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous"- Mario Vargas Llosa [ant: {ambiguous}]
2: admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion; "unequivocal evidence"; "took an unequivocal position"; "an unequivocal success"; "an unequivocal promise"; "an unequivocal (or univocal) statement" [syn: {unequivocal}, {univocal}] [ant: {equivocal}]

unambiguously
adv 1: in an unambiguous manner; "she stated her intentions unequivocally" [syn: {unequivocally}, {without ambiguity}] [ant: {ambiguously}]
2: so as to be unique; "he could determine uniquely the properties of the compound" [syn: {uniquely}]

unambitious
adj : having little desire for success or achievement [syn: {ambitionless}] [ant: {ambitious}]

unambitiously
adv : in an unambitious manner; "he does his job, but he works unambitiously" [ant: {ambitiously}]

unamended
adj : (of legislation) not amended [ant: {amended}]

un-American
adj : considered contrary to the best interests of the United States

unamused
adj : lacking mirth [syn: {mirthless}]

unamusing
adj : not amusing; "his jokes were labored and unamusing"

unanalyzable
adj : representing the furthest possible extent of analysis or division into parts; "a feeling is a simple and undecomposable mental state"- G.S.Brett; "this weight of evidence is something mystical and unanalyzable"-M.R.Cohen [syn: {undecomposable}]

unanalyzed
adj : not analyzed or broken down for detailed examination; "an unalyzed compound"; "unanalyzed data" [ant: {analyzed}]

unangry
adj : not angry [syn: {unangry(p)}] [ant: {angry}]

unanimated
adj : not animated or enlivened; dull [ant: {animated}]

unanimity
n : everyone being of one mind

unanimous
adj 1: in complete agreement; "a unanimous decision" [syn: {consentaneous}, {consentient}]
2: acting together as a single undiversified whole; "a solid voting bloc" [syn: {solid}]

unanimously
adv : of one mind; without dissent; "the Senate unanimously approved the bill"; "we voted unanimously" [syn: {nem con}, {nemine contradicente}]

unannealed
adj : (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured [syn: {brittle}]

unannounced
adj : without warning or announcement; "they arrived unannounced"; "a totally unheralded telegram that his daughter...died last night"- M.A.D.Howe [syn: {unheralded}, {unpredicted}]

unanswerable
adj : impossible to answer; "an unanswerable argument"

unanswered
adj : not returned in kind; "unrequited (unanswered) love" [syn: {unreciprocated}, {unrequited}]

unanticipated
adj : not anticipated; "unanticipated and disconcerting lines of development"- H.W.Glidden; "unforeseen circumstances"; "a virtue unlooked-for in people so full of energy"; "like a bolt out of the blue" [syn: {unforeseen}, {unlooked-for}, {out of the blue(p)}]

unapologetic
adj : unwilling to make or express an apology; "an unapologetic believer" [ant: {apologetic}]

unappareled
adj : having removed clothing [syn: {unattired}, {unclad}, {undressed}, {ungarbed}, {ungarmented}]

unapparent
adj : not readily apparent; "the answer was at first unapparent"

unappealable
adj : not subject to appeal; "the judge's ruling was handed down in a preliminary hearing rather than a trial and was therefore unappealable" [ant: {appealable}]

unappealing
adj 1: (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings; "all the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic" [syn: {unsympathetic}, {unlikeable}, {unlikable}] [ant: {sympathetic}]
2: not able to attract favorable attention; "they have made the place as unappealing as possible"; "was forced to talk to his singularly unappealing hostess" [ant: {appealing}]

unappealingly
adv : in an unappealing manner; "the kitchen was unappealingly dirty" [ant: {appealingly}]

unappeasable
adj : not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty; "grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood" [syn: {grim}, {inexorable}, {relentless}, {stern}, {unforgiving}, {unrelenting}]

unappendaged
adj : not having an appendage [ant: {appendaged}]

unappetising
adj : not appetizing in appearance, aroma, or taste [syn: {unappetizing}] [ant: {appetizing}]

unappetisingness
n : the property of spoiling the appetite [syn: {unappetizingness}] [ant: {appetizingness}]

unappetizing
adj : not appetizing in appearance, aroma, or taste [syn: {unappetising}] [ant: {appetizing}]

unappetizingness
n : the property of spoiling the appetite [syn: {unappetisingness}] [ant: {appetizingness}]

unappreciated
adj 1: not likely to be rewarded; "grading papers is a thankless task" [syn: {thankless}, {ungratifying}]
2: having value that is not acknowledged [syn: {unsung}, {unvalued}]

unappreciative
adj : not feeling or expressing gratitude; "unappreciative of nature's bounty"

unappreciatively
adv : in an ungrateful manner [syn: {ungratefully}] [ant: {appreciatively}, {appreciatively}]

unapprehensive
adj : not recognizing or slow to recognize danger

unapproachability
n : a disposition to be unapproachable; unfriendly and inaccessible [ant: {approachability}]

unapproachable
adj 1: discouraging intimacies; reserved; "an unapproachable executive" [ant: {approachable}]
2: inaccessibly located or situated; "an unapproachable chalet high in the mountains"; "an unreachable canyon"; "the unreachable stars" [syn: {unreachable}, {unreached}, {out of reach(p)}]

unarbitrary
adj : not subject to individual determination [syn: {nonarbitrary}] [ant: {arbitrary}]

unarguable
adj : against which no argument can be made [syn: {inarguable}]

unarguably
adv : in an unarguable and undisputed manner; "you write as if this fact whilst inarguably forever condemning me to the ranks of Bohemianism nevertheless earned for me the right of entry into any company" [syn: {undisputedly}]

unargumentative
adj : not given to or characterized by argument [ant: {argumentative}]

unarm
v : take away the weapons from; render harmless [syn: {disarm}]

unarmed
adj 1: (used of persons or the military) not having or using arms; "went alone and unarmed"; "unarmed peasants were shot down"; "unarmed vehicles" [ant: {armed}]
2: used of plants or animals; without barbs or stings [ant: {armed}]

unarmored
adj 1: used of animals; without protective covering [syn: {unarmoured}] [ant: {armored}]
2: (used of persons or things military) without protective armor [syn: {unarmoured}] [ant: {armored}]

unarmoured
adj 1: used of animals; without protective covering [syn: {unarmored}] [ant: {armored}]
2: (used of persons or things military) without protective armor [syn: {unarmored}] [ant: {armored}]

unarticulate
adj : without or deprived of the use of speech or words; "inarticulate beasts"; "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommital"; "inarticulate with rage"; "an inarticulate cry" [syn: {inarticulate}] [ant: {articulate}]

unarticulated
adj 1: not consisting of segments that are held together by joints [ant: {articulated}]
2: uttered without the use of normal words or syllables

unartistic
adj : lacking aesthetic sensibility; [syn: {inartistic}]

unary
adj : consisting of or involving a single element or component; "in a unary operation in a mathematical system one element is used to yield a single result"

unary operation
n : an operation with exactly one operand [syn: {monadic operation}]

unascertainable
adj : not able to be ascertained; resisting discovery [syn: {undiscoverable}]

unascribable
adj : not attributable [syn: {unattributable}] [ant: {attributable}]

unashamed
adj : used of persons or their behavior; feeling no shame [ant: {ashamed(p)}]

unashamedly
adv : without shame; "he unashamedly abandoned the project when he realized he would not gain from it" [syn: {shamelessly}, {barefacedly}] [ant: {ashamedly}]

unasked
adj 1: not asked for; "unasked advice"
2: without being invited; "an unwanted intrusion"; "uninvited guests" [syn: {uninvited}, {unwanted}]
3: not invited or requested; "unbidden guests"; "comments unbid and unwelcome" [syn: {unbid}, {unbidden}]

unassailable
adj 1: able to withstand attack; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable" [syn: {impregnable}, {inviolable}, {secure}, {strong}, {unattackable}]
2: impossible to assail [syn: {untouchable}]
3: without flaws or loopholes; "an ironclad contract"; "a watertight alibi"; "a bulletproof argument" [syn: {ironclad}, {unshakable}, {watertight}, {bulletproof}]

unassailably
adv : in an unalterable and unchangeable manner; "his views were unchangeably fixed" [syn: {unalterably}, {unchangeably}, {immutably}]

unassertive
adj 1: inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence; "a shy unassertive person" [ant: {assertive}]
2: not blatant or overly aggressive in manner or appearance; "a retiring disposition" [syn: {retiring}]

unassertively
adv : in an unassertive manner; "unassertively, she always follows her husband's suggestions" [ant: {assertively}]

unassertiveness
n : diffidence about self promotion

unassignable
adj : incapable of being transferred [syn: {nontransferable}, {untransferable}]

unassigned
adj : not assigned; "unassigned personnel" [ant: {assigned}]

unassisted
adj 1: unsupported by other people [syn: {single-handed}, {unbacked}]
2: lacking help [ant: {assisted}]

unassuming
adj : not arrogant or presuming; "unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work"; "a shy retiring girl" [syn: {retiring}]

unassumingly
adv : in an unassuming manner; "she is unassumingly skeptical of her own work"

unassumingness
n : a quality of naturalness and simplicity; "the simple sincerity of folk songs" [syn: {sincerity}]

unassured
adj : lacking boldness or confidence

unasterisked
adj : not marked with an asterisk; "unasterisked items" [syn: {unstarred}]

unattached
adj 1: not fastened together
2: not associated in an exclusive sexual relationship [syn: {uncommitted}] [ant: {attached}]
3: (of animals) able to swim about; not attached [syn: {free-swimming}]

unattackable
adj : able to withstand attack; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable" [syn: {impregnable}, {inviolable}, {secure}, {strong}, {unassailable}]

unattainable
adj : impossible to achieve; "an unattainable goal" [syn: {unachievable}, {undoable}, {unrealizable}]

unattainableness
n : the state of being unattainable

unattainably
adv : in an unattainable manner or to an unattainable degree; "this house is unattainably expensive" [syn: {unachievably}]

unattended
adj 1: not watched; "she dashed out leaving the bar unattended"; "a fire left unattended"
2: lacking accompaniment or a guard or escort; "unattended women"; "problems unattended with danger"
3: lacking a caretaker; "a neglected child"; "many casualties were lying unattended" [syn: {neglected}]

unattired
adj : having removed clothing [syn: {unappareled}, {unclad}, {undressed}, {ungarbed}, {ungarmented}]

unattractive
adj 1: lacking beauty or charm; "as unattractive as most mining regions" [ant: {attractive}]
2: lacking power to arouse interest; "being unemployed is a most unattractive prospect"
3: not appealing to the senses; "untempting food" [syn: {untempting}]

unattractively
adv : in an unattractive manner; "she was unattractively dressed last night" [ant: {beautifully}]

unattractiveness
n : ugliness that is not appealing [ant: {attractiveness}]

unattributable
adj : not attributable [syn: {unascribable}] [ant: {attributable}]

unau
n 1: relatively small fast-moving sloth [syn: {two-toed sloth}, {Choloepus hoffmanni}]
2: relatively small fast-moving sloth [syn: {two-toed sloth}, {Choloepus didactylus}]

unauthentic
adj : intended to deceive; "a spurious work of art" [syn: {inauthentic}, {spurious}]

unauthorised
adj 1: not endowed with authority [syn: {unauthorized}] [ant: {authorized}]
2: without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage" [syn: {unauthorized}, {wildcat}]

unauthorized
adj 1: not endowed with authority [syn: {unauthorised}] [ant: {authorized}]
2: without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage" [syn: {unauthorised}, {wildcat}]

unauthorized absence
n : unauthorized military absence [syn: {absence without leave}]

unavailability
n : the quality of not being unavailable when needed [syn: {inaccessibility}] [ant: {handiness}, {handiness}]

unavailable
adj : not available or accessible or at hand; "fresh milk was unavailable during the emergency"; "his secretary said he was unavailable for comment" [ant: {available}]

unavailing
adj : producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt" [syn: {futile}, {ineffectual}, {otiose}]

unavenged
adj : for which vengeance has not been taken; "an unavenged murder" [ant: {avenged}]

unavoidability
n : the quality of being impossible to avoid or evade [syn: {ineluctability}]

unavoidable
adj : impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"; "an ineluctable destiny"; "an unavoidable accident" [syn: {ineluctable}, {inescapable}]

unavoidable casualty
n : a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God" [syn: {act of God}, {force majeure}, {vis major}, {inevitable accident}]

unavoidably
adv : by necessity; "the new council was inescapably of political meaning" [syn: {inescapably}, {ineluctably}, {inevitably}]

unavowed
adj 1: not openly expressed; "a sneaking suspicion" [syn: {sneaking(a)}]
2: not affirmed or mentioned or declared
3: not openly made known; "a secret marriage"; "a secret bride" [syn: {secret}]

unawakened
adj 1: not aroused or activated; "unawakened emotions" [ant: {awakened}]
2: still asleep

unaware
adj 1: (often followed by `of') not aware; "seemed unaware of the scrutiny"; "unaware of the danger they were in"; "unaware of the newborn hope"; "the most unaware person I've known" [ant: {aware(p)}]
2: not aware or knowing; "an unwitting subject in an experiment" [syn: {unwitting}] [ant: {witting}]
3: (often followed by `of') lacking knowledge or awareness; "incognizant of the new political situation" [syn: {incognizant}] [ant: {cognizant}]

unawareness
n : unconsciousness resulting from lack of knowledge or attention [syn: {unknowingness}]

unawares
adv 1: without forethought or plan; inadvertently; "came upon the diamond unawares"
2: suddenly and unexpectedly; "rain caught them unawares"; "sorrow comes to all, and to the young it comes with bittered agony because it takes them unawares"- A.Lincoln
3: at a disadvantage; "I was caught short" [syn: {short}]

unawed
adj : not awed [ant: {awed}]

unbacked
adj : unsupported by other people [syn: {single-handed}, {unassisted}]

unbaffled
adj : not perplexed by conflicting situations or statements [syn: {unconfused}]

unbalance
n 1: a state of disequilibrium (as may occur in cases of inner ear disease) [syn: {imbalance}, {instability}] [ant: {balance}]
2: a state of mental disturbance and disorientation [syn: {derangement}, {mental unsoundness}]
v 1: throw out of balance or equilibrium; "The tax relief unbalanced the budget"; "The primadonna unbalances the smooth work in our department" [ant: {balance}]
2: derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane; "The death of his parents unbalanced him" [syn: {derange}]

unbalanced
adj 1: being or thrown out of equilibrium [syn: {imbalanced}] [ant: {balanced}]
2: affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad" [syn: {brainsick}, {crazy}, {demented}, {distracted}, {disturbed}, {mad}, {sick}, {unhinged}]
3: debits and credits are not equal

unbalconied
adj : not having balconies [ant: {balconied}]

unbanded
adj : not identified with a band; "an unbanded bird" [ant: {banded}]

unbaptised
adj : not having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism [syn: {unbaptized}] [ant: {baptized}]

unbaptized
adj : not having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism [syn: {unbaptised}] [ant: {baptized}]

unbar
v : remove a bar from (a door, for example) [ant: {bar}] [also: {unbarring}, {unbarred}]

unbarred
unbar
v : remove a bar from (a door, for example) [ant: {bar}] [also: {unbarring}, {unbarred}]

unbarred
adj : not firmly fastened or secured; "an unbarred door"; "went through the unlatched gate into the street"; "an unlocked room" [syn: {unbolted}, {unlatched}, {unlocked}, {unsecured}]

unbarred
See {unbar}

unbarreled
adj : not in a barrel [syn: {unbarrelled}] [ant: {barreled}]

unbarrelled
adj : not in a barrel [syn: {unbarreled}] [ant: {barreled}]

unbarring
unbar
v : remove a bar from (a door, for example) [ant: {bar}] [also: {unbarring}, {unbarred}]

unbarring
See {unbar}

unbearable
adj : impossible to bear; "unbearable pain"; "unendurable agony" [syn: {unendurable}]

unbearably
adv : to an unbearable degree; "it was unbearably hot in the room"

unbeatable
adj 1: hard to defeat; "an unbeatable ball team"
2: incapable of being overcome or subdued; "an invincible army"; "her invincible spirit" [syn: {invincible}, {unvanquishable}]

unbeaten
adj : not conquered [syn: {unconquered}, {unvanquished}]

unbecoming
adj 1: considered inappropriate for or unattractive on a particular person; "an unbecoming style"
2: not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry" [syn: {indecent}, {indecorous}, {uncomely}, {unseemly}, {untoward}]

unbecomingly
adv : without decorousness [syn: {indecorously}] [ant: {decorously}]

unbecomingness
n : the quality of being unbecoming [ant: {becomingness}]

unbefitting
adj : not befitting; "behavior unbefitting a father"

unbeholden
adj : free of moral obligation [syn: {unbeholden(p)}]

unbeknown
adj : (usually used with `to') occurring or existing without the knowledge of; "a crisis unbeknown to me"; "she had been ill for months, unbeknownst to the family" [syn: {unbeknown(p)}, {unbeknownst(p)}]
adv : without someone's knowledge; "unbeknownst to me, she made all the arrangements" [syn: {unbeknownst}]

unbeknownst
adj : (usually used with `to') occurring or existing without the knowledge of; "a crisis unbeknown to me"; "she had been ill for months, unbeknownst to the family" [syn: {unbeknown(p)}, {unbeknownst(p)}]
adv : without someone's knowledge; "unbeknownst to me, she made all the arrangements" [syn: {unbeknown}]

unbelief
n : a rejection of belief [syn: {disbelief}] [ant: {belief}]

unbelievable
adj 1: beyond belief or understanding; "at incredible speed"; "the book's plot is simply incredible" [syn: {incredible}] [ant: {credible}]
2: having a probability to low to inspire belief [syn: {improbable}, {unconvincing}, {unlikely}]

unbelievably
adv 1: not easy to believe; "behind you the coastal hills plunge to the incredibly blue sea backed by the Turkish mountains" [syn: {incredibly}, {improbably}, {implausibly}] [ant: {believably}, {credibly}]
2: in an unbelievable manner; "he was unbelievably angry" [ant: {believably}]

unbeliever
n : someone who refuses to believe (as in a divinity) [syn: {disbeliever}, {nonbeliever}]

unbelieving
adj 1: rejecting any belief in gods [syn: {atheistic}, {atheistical}]
2: holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible [syn: {nescient}]
3: denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion; "a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles" [syn: {disbelieving}, {skeptical}, {sceptical}]

unbelievingly
adv : in an incredulous manner; "the woman looked up at her incredulously" [syn: {incredulously}, {disbelievingly}] [ant: {credulously}, {credulously}]

unbeloved
adj : unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love [syn: {bereft}, {lovelorn}]

unbelt
v : undo the belt of; "unbelt your trousers" [ant: {belt}]

unbelted
adj : lacking a belt; "unbelted jackets are in this season" [syn: {beltless}] [ant: {belted}]

unbend
v 1: straighten up or out; make straight [syn: {straighten}] [ant: {bend}]
2: unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay
3: free from flexure; "unbend a bow" [ant: {flex}]
4: make less tight; "relax the tension on the rope" [syn: {relax}]
5: become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work" [syn: {relax}, {loosen up}, {unwind}, {decompress}, {slow down}] [ant: {tense}]
6: release from mental strain, tension, or formality; "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information" [also: {unbent}]

unbendable
adj : marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" [syn: {firm}, {steadfast}, {steady}, {unfaltering}, {unshakable}, {unwavering}]

unbending
adj : incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending will to dominate" [syn: {inflexible}, {rigid}]

unbeneficed
adj : not having a benefice [ant: {beneficed}]

unbent
unbend
v 1: straighten up or out; make straight [syn: {straighten}] [ant: {bend}]
2: unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay
3: free from flexure; "unbend a bow" [ant: {flex}]
4: make less tight; "relax the tension on the rope" [syn: {relax}]
5: become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work" [syn: {relax}, {loosen up}, {unwind}, {decompress}, {slow down}] [ant: {tense}]
6: release from mental strain, tension, or formality; "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information" [also: {unbent}]

unbent
adj 1: not bent; "looking for an unbent nail"; "trees with straight unbent trunks make the best lumber"
2: erect in posture; "behind him sat old man Arthur; he was straight with something angry in his attitude"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back" [syn: {straight}, {unbowed}, {upright}]

unbent
See {unbend}

unbiased
adj 1: characterized by a lack of partiality; "a properly indifferent jury"; "an unbiased account of her family problems" [syn: {indifferent}, {unbiassed}]
2: without bias [syn: {unbiassed}]

unbiassed
adj 1: characterized by a lack of partiality; "a properly indifferent jury"; "an unbiased account of her family problems" [syn: {indifferent}, {unbiased}]
2: without bias [syn: {unbiased}]

unbid
adj : not invited or requested; "unbidden guests"; "comments unbid and unwelcome" [syn: {unasked}, {unbidden}]

unbidden
adj : not invited or requested; "unbidden guests"; "comments unbid and unwelcome" [syn: {unasked}, {unbid}]

unbigoted
adj : not opinionated

unbind
v : untie or unfasten; "unbind the feet of this poor woman" [ant: {bind}] [also: {unbound}]

unbitter
adj : having or showing no resentment or desire for revenge; "remarkably unbitter toward her captors"

unbleached
adj : not artificially colored or bleached; "unbleached blonde hair"; "her hair is uncolored"; "undyed cotton" [syn: {uncolored}, {undyed}]

unblemished
adj : free from physical or moral spots or stains; "an unblemished record"; "an unblemished complexion" [ant: {blemished}]

unblended
adj : not blended or mixed together [ant: {blended}]

unblessed
adj : not provided with something desirable; "a hovel unblessed with electricity or running water"

unblinking
adj 1: showing no visible emotion; "stood unblinking and accepted a sentence of a year"
2: not shrinking from danger [syn: {unflinching}, {unintimidated}, {unshrinking}]

unblinkingly
adv : showing no emotion; "the convicted killer listened unblinkingly to the reading of his sentence"

unblock
v 1: play the cards of (a suit) so that the last trick on which a hand can follow suit will be taken by a higher card in the hand of a partner who has the remaining cards of a combined holding
2: make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account" [syn: {unfreeze}, {free}, {release}] [ant: {freeze}, {freeze}]

unbloodied
adj : not caused to bleed; "got out of the fracas with his nose unbloodied"

unbloody
adj : achieved without bloodshed; "an unbloody transfer of power" [syn: {nonviolent}]

unblushing
adj : feeling no shame; "a shameless imposter"; "an unblushing apologist for fascism" [syn: {shameless}]

unblushingly
adv : without blushing; "his principal opponent unblushingly declared victory before the ballots had been counted"

unbodied
adj 1: having no body [ant: {bodied}]
2: not having a material body; "bodiless ghosts" [syn: {discorporate}, {unembodied}, {bodiless}, {disembodied}]

unbolt
v : undo the bolt of; "unbolt the door" [ant: {bolt}]

unbolted
adj : not firmly fastened or secured; "an unbarred door"; "went through the unlatched gate into the street"; "an unlocked room" [syn: {unbarred}, {unlatched}, {unlocked}, {unsecured}]

unbooked
adj : not reserved in advance

unbordered
adj : having no border [ant: {bordered}]

unborn
adj : not yet brought into existence; "unborn generations" [ant: {born}]

unbosom
v : relieve oneself of troubling information [syn: {relieve}]

unbound
unbind
v : untie or unfasten; "unbind the feet of this poor woman" [ant: {bind}] [also: {unbound}]

unbound
adj 1: not secured within a cover; "an unbound book" [ant: {bound}]
2: not restrained or tied down by bonds [ant: {bound}]
3: not held in chemical or physical combination

unbound
See {unbind}

unbounded
adj : seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent; "unbounded enthusiasm"; "children with boundless energy"; "a limitless supply of money" [syn: {boundless}, {limitless}]

unbounded interval
n : an interval that does not include its endpoints [syn: {open interval}] [ant: {closed interval}]

unboundedness
n : the quality of being infinite; without bound or limit [syn: {infiniteness}, {infinitude}, {boundlessness}, {limitlessness}] [ant: {finiteness}]

unbowed
adj 1: erect in posture; "behind him sat old man Arthur; he was straight with something angry in his attitude"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back" [syn: {straight}, {unbent}, {upright}]
2: not forced to bow down to a conqueror

unbox
v : remove from a box; "unbox the presents" [ant: {box}]

unbrace
v 1: undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner" [syn: {untie}, {unlace}] [ant: {tie}]
2: remove from tension
3: remove a brace or braces from
4: remove a brace or braces form

unbraced
adj : without braces or props

unbraid
v : undo the braids of; "unbraid my hair" [ant: {braid}]

unbrainwashed
adj : not successfully subjected to brainwashing; "despite the torture and the psychological pressure some POWs remained unbrainwashed" [ant: {brainwashed}]

unbranched
adj : without branches; "a tree with an unbranched trunk" [syn: {unbranching}]

unbranching
adj : without branches; "a tree with an unbranched trunk" [syn: {unbranched}]

unbranded
adj : not marked with a brand; "unbranded cattle" [ant: {branded}]

unbreakable
adj 1: impossible to break especially under ordinary usage; "unbreakable plastic dinnerwear" [ant: {breakable}]
2: impossible to not honor; "an unbreakable promise"

unbreakableness
n : a consistency of something that does not break under pressure [ant: {breakableness}]

unbridgeable
adj : not bridgeable; "a wide unbridgeable river"; "unbridgeable generation gap" [ant: {bridgeable}]

unbridled
adj : not restrained or controlled; "unbridled rage"; "an unchecked temper"; "ungoverned rage" [syn: {unchecked}, {uncurbed}, {ungoverned}]

unbroken
adj 1: marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence; "cars in an unbroken procession"; "the unbroken quiet of the afternoon" [ant: {broken}]
2: not subdued or trained for service or use; "unbroken colts"
3: (of farmland) not plowed; "unplowed fields"; "unbroken land" [syn: {unplowed}, {unploughed}] [ant: {plowed}]
4: (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded; "unbroken promises"; "promises kept" [syn: {kept}] [ant: {broken}]
5: not broken; whole and intact; in one piece; "fortunately the other lens is unbroken" [ant: {broken}]

unbrowsed
adj : not fed on by animals; "an unbrowsed meadow"

unbrushed
adj : (of hair or clothing) not brushed; "snarled unbrushed hair"; "the suit was wrinkled and unbrushed, as if it had been slept in"

unbuckle
v : undo the buckle of; "Unbuckle your seat belt" [ant: {buckle}]

unburden
v 1: free or relieve (someone) of a burden
2: take the burden off; remove the burden from; "unburden the donkey" [syn: {disburden}] [ant: {burden}]

unburdened
adj 1: not burdened with difficulties or responsibilities; "unburdened by an overarching theory"- Alex Inkeles [ant: {burdened}]
2: not encumbered with a physical burden or load [syn: {burdenless}]

unburied
adj : not buried [ant: {buried}]

unburned
adj : having not undergone oxidation; "unburned powder" [ant: {burned}]

unburnished
adj : of metals e.g.; not made shiny and smooth by friction

unbutton
v : undo the buttons of; "unbutton the shirt" [ant: {button}]

unbuttoned
adj 1: not buttoned; "the wind picked up the hem of her unbuttoned coat" [syn: {unfastened}] [ant: {buttoned}]
2: not under constraint in action or expression; "this unbuttoned and disrespectful age"- Curtis Bok; "unlaced behavior in the neighborhood pub" [syn: {unlaced}]

uncalled-for
adj 1: not required or requested; "uncalled-for suggestions"
2: unnecessary and unwarranted; "a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life" [syn: {gratuitous}, {needless}]

uncamphorated
adj : not containing camphor [ant: {camphorated}]

uncannily
adv : in an uncanny manner; "uncannily human robots"

uncanny
adj 1: suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; "an eldritch screech"; "the three weird sisters"; "stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy; "an unearthly light"; "he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"- Henry Kingsley [syn: {eldritch}, {weird}, {unearthly}]
2: beyond what is natural; "his uncanny sense of direction"; (`unco' is chiefly Scottish) [syn: {unco}]

uncapped
adj : used especially of front teeth; "natural uncapped teeth"

uncapped
See {uncap}

uncapping
See {uncap}

uncarbonated
adj : not having carbonation [syn: {noncarbonated}]

uncared-for
adj : lacking needed care and attention [ant: {cared-for}]

uncaring
adj 1: lacking affection or warm feeling; "an uncaring person" [syn: {unaffectionate}]
2: without care or thought for others; "the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; `Let them eat cake'" [syn: {thoughtless}, {unthinking}]

uncarpeted
adj : not carpeted; "bare uncarpeted floors" [ant: {carpeted}]

uncarved
adj : not carved [ant: {carved}]

uncase
v : get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living" [syn: {undress}, {discase}, {unclothe}, {strip}, {strip down}, {disrobe}, {peel}] [ant: {dress}, {dress}]

uncastrated
adj : not castrated [ant: {castrated}]

uncategorised
adj : not categorized or sorted [syn: {uncategorized}, {unsorted}]

uncategorized
adj : not categorized or sorted [syn: {uncategorised}, {unsorted}]

uncaulked
adj : not caulked or sealed [ant: {caulked}]

uncaused
adj : having no cause or apparent cause; "a causeless miracle"; "fortuitous encounters--strange accidents of fortune"; "we cannot regard artistic invention as...uncaused and unrelated to the times" [syn: {causeless}, {fortuitous}]

unceasing
adj 1: continuing forever or indefinitely; "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven" [syn: {ageless}, {eternal}, {everlasting}, {perpetual}, {unending}]
2: uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing; "the ceaseless thunder of surf"; "in constant pain"; "night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city"; "the never-ending search for happiness"; "the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy"; "man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation"; "unremitting demands of hunger" [syn: {ceaseless}, {constant}, {incessant}, {never-ending}, {perpetual}, {unremitting}]

unceasingly
adv : with unflagging resolve; "dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste" [syn: {endlessly}, {ceaselessly}, {incessantly}, {unendingly}, {continuously}]

uncensored
adj : not subject to censorship; "uncensored news reports" [ant: {censored}]

unceremonial
adj : without ceremony or formality; "an unceremonious speech" [syn: {unceremonious}]

unceremonious
adj 1: without ceremony or formality; "an unceremonious speech" [syn: {unceremonial}]
2: without due formalities; "unceremonious dismissal from office"

unceremoniously
adv : in an unceremonious manner; "he was dismissed unceremoniously" [ant: {ceremoniously}]

unceremoniousness
n : an unceremonial manner [ant: {ceremoniousness}]

uncertain
adj 1: lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance; "uncertain of his convictions"; "unsure of himself and his future"; "moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps"; "an uncertain smile"; "touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers" [syn: {unsure}, {incertain}] [ant: {certain(p)}, {certain(p)}]
2: not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown; "an uncertain future"; "a manuscript of uncertain origin"; "plans are still uncertain"; "changes of great if uncertain consquences"; "without further evidence his story must remain uncertain" [ant: {certain(p)}]
3: not established or confirmed; "his doom is as yet unsealed" [syn: {unsealed}] [ant: {sealed}]
4: not firm or secure; "balancing three boxes in an uncertain pile"
5: not certain to occur; not inevitable; "everything is uncertain about the army"; "the issue is uncertain" [ant: {certain}]
6: subject to change; "a changeable climate"; "the weather is uncertain"; "unsettled weather with rain and hail and sunshine coming one right after the other" [syn: {changeable}, {unsettled}]
7: not safe from danger or mishap; "faced an uncertain future"; "an unsure existence" [syn: {unsure}]
8: not consistent or dependable; "an uncertain recollection of events"; "a gun with a rather uncertain trigger"
9: ambiguous (especially in the negative); "she spoke in no uncertain terms"

uncertainly
adv 1: in an unsteady manner; "he walked unsteadily toward the exit"; "The wounded soldier was swinging unsteadily on his legs" [syn: {unsteadily}, {falteringly}] [ant: {steadily}]
2: showing lack of certainty; "he paused uncertainly"

uncertainness
n : being unsettled or in doubt; "the uncertainty of the outcome" [syn: {uncertainty}] [ant: {certainty}]

uncertainty
n 1: being unsettled or in doubt; "the uncertainty of the outcome" [syn: {uncertainness}] [ant: {certainty}]
2: the state of being unsure of something [syn: {doubt}, {incertitude}, {dubiety}, {doubtfulness}, {dubiousness}] [ant: {certainty}]

uncertainty principle
n : (quantum theory) the theory that it is impossible to measure both energy and time (or position and momentum) completely accurately at the same time [syn: {indeterminacy principle}]

uncertified
adj : lacking requisite official documentation or endorsement [ant: {certified}]

unchain
v 1: remove the chains from [ant: {chain}]
2: make free

unchained
adj : not bound by shackles and chains [syn: {unfettered}, {unshackled}, {untied}]

unchallengeable
adj : not open to challenge; "unchallengeable facts"; "a position of unchallengeable supremacy"

unchallenged
adj : accepted without question; "undoubted evidence" [syn: {undisputed}, {undoubted}, {unquestioned}]

unchangeability
n : the quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency to remain unchanged [syn: {changelessness}, {unchangeableness}, {unchangingness}] [ant: {changeableness}]

unchangeable
adj : not changeable or subject to change; "a fixed and unchangeable part of the germ plasm"-Ashley Montagu; "the unchangeable seasons"; "one of the unchangeable facts of life" [ant: {changeable}]

unchangeableness
n : the quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency to remain unchanged [syn: {changelessness}, {unchangeability}, {unchangingness}] [ant: {changeableness}]

unchangeably
adv : in an unalterable and unchangeable manner; "his views were unchangeably fixed" [syn: {unalterably}, {unassailably}, {immutably}]

unchanged
adj 1: not made or become different; "the causes that produced them have remained unchanged" [ant: {changed}]
2: remaining in an original state; "persisting unaltered through time" [syn: {unaltered}] [ant: {altered}]

unchanging
adj 1: not active or moving; "a static village community and a completely undynamic type of agriculture"; "static feudal societies" [syn: {static}]
2: conforming to the same principles or course of action over time
3: showing little if any change; "a static population" [syn: {static}, {stable}]

unchangingness
n : the quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency to remain unchanged [syn: {changelessness}, {unchangeability}, {unchangeableness}] [ant: {changeableness}]

uncharacteristic
adj : distinctive and not typical; "a book uncharacteristic of its author" [syn: {uncharacteristic of}] [ant: {characteristic}]

uncharacteristic of
adj : distinctive and not typical; "a book uncharacteristic of its author" [syn: {uncharacteristic}] [ant: {characteristic}]

uncharacteristically
adv : in uncharacteristic manner; "he was uncharacteristically cool" [ant: {characteristically}]

uncharged
adj : of a particle or body or system; having no charge; "an uncharged particle"; "an uncharged battery" [ant: {charged}]

uncharitable
adj 1: lacking love and generosity; "all pious words and uncharitable deeds"- Charles Reade [ant: {charitable}]
2: harsh and severe; "I hope I'm not being uncharitable but he really is a bore"; "unjust and uncharitable criticism" [syn: {unforgiving}]

uncharted
adj : (of unknown regions) not yet surveyed or investigated; "uncharted seas" [syn: {chartless}, {unmapped}]

unchartered
adj : not chartered [ant: {chartered}]

unchaste
adj : not chaste; "unchaste conduct" [ant: {chaste}]

unchastened
adj : not subjected to reproof or rebuke [syn: {unadmonished}, {unrebuked}, {unreproved}]

uncheckable
adj : incapable of being checked or restrained

unchecked
adj : not restrained or controlled; "unbridled rage"; "an unchecked temper"; "ungoverned rage" [syn: {unbridled}, {uncurbed}, {ungoverned}]

uncheerful
adj : lacking cheer; depressing; "something cheerless about the room"; "a moody and uncheerful person"; "an uncheerful place" [syn: {cheerless}] [ant: {cheerful}]

uncheerfulness
n 1: a feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadness [syn: {cheerlessness}] [ant: {cheerfulness}]
2: not conducive to cheer or good spirits [ant: {cheerfulness}]

unchewable
adj : (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew [syn: {fibrous}, {sinewy}, {stringy}]

unchivalrous
adj : offensively discourteous [syn: {caddish}, {ungallant}]

unchivalrously
adv : in an unchivalrous and ungallant manner; "unchivalrously, the husbands who had to provide such innocent indulgences eventually began to count the costs" [ant: {gallantly}]

unchristian
adj : not of a Christian faith [ant: {christian}]

unchristianly
adj : not becoming to or like a Christian; "ashamed to have to recognize how unchristianly his assumptions and motives are" [syn: {unchristlike}]

unchristlike
adj : not becoming to or like a Christian; "ashamed to have to recognize how unchristianly his assumptions and motives are" [syn: {unchristianly}]

unci
uncus
n : (biology) any hook-shaped process or part [also: {unci} (pl)]

unci
See {uncus}

uncial
adj : relating to or written in majuscule letters (which resemble modern capitals); "uncial letters"
n : a style of orthography characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; found especially in Greek and Latin manuscripts of the 4th to 8th centuries

uncidia
See {uredium}

unciform bone
n : the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers [syn: {hamate}, {hamate bone}, {os hamatum}]

uncivil
adj : lacking civility or good manners; "want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue"- Willa Cather [syn: {rude}] [ant: {civil}]

uncivilised
adj : without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes" [syn: {barbarian}, {barbaric}, {savage}, {uncivilized}, {wild}]

uncivilized
adj : without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes" [syn: {barbarian}, {barbaric}, {savage}, {uncivilised}, {wild}]

uncivilly
adv : in an uncivil manner; "he treats his former wife uncivilly" [ant: {civilly}]

unclad
unclothe
v 1: strip; "unclothe your heart of envy"
2: take the covers off; "She unclothed her innermost feelings"
3: get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living" [syn: {undress}, {discase}, {uncase}, {strip}, {strip down}, {disrobe}, {peel}] [ant: {dress}, {dress}] [also: {unclad}]

unclad
adj : having removed clothing [syn: {unappareled}, {unattired}, {undressed}, {ungarbed}, {ungarmented}]

unclad
See {unclothe}

unclaimed
adj : not claimed or called for by an owner or assignee; "unclaimed luggage"

unclasp
v : release from a clasp; "She clasped and unclasped her hands" [ant: {clasp}, {clasp}]

unclassifiable
adj : not possible to classify

unclassified
adj 1: not subject to a security classification [ant: {classified}]
2: not arranged in any specific grouping [ant: {classified}]

uncle
n 1: the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt [ant: {aunt}]
2: a source of help and advice and encouragement; "he played uncle to lonely students"

Uncle Joe
n : United States general who commanded the Allied forces in China and Burma and India during World War II (1883-1946) [syn: {Stilwell}, {Joseph Warren Stilwell}, {Vinegar Joe Stilwell}]

Uncle Sam
n : a personification of the United States government

Uncle Tom
n 1: contemptuous name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites [syn: {Tom}]
2: a servile black character in a novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe

unclean
adj 1: soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves" [syn: {dirty}, {soiled}] [ant: {clean}]
2: ritually unclean or impure; "and the swine...is unclean to you"-Leviticus 11:3 [syn: {impure}] [ant: {clean}]

uncleanliness
n 1: the habit of neglecting cleanliness [ant: {cleanliness}]
2: lack of cleanly habits [ant: {cleanliness}]

uncleanness
n : the state of being unsanitary [syn: {dirtiness}] [ant: {cleanness}]

unclear
adj 1: poorly stated or described; "he confuses the reader with ill-defined terms and concepts" [syn: {ill-defined}] [ant: {well-defined}]
2: not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day" [ant: {clear}]
3: not easily deciphered; "indecipherable handwriting" [syn: {indecipherable}, {undecipherable}, {unreadable}]

uncleared
adj : not cleared; not rid of objects or obstructions; "uncleared land"; "many cars were stuck in the snow on uncleared streets" [ant: {cleared}]

unclearness
n : incomprehensibility as a result of not being clear [ant: {clarity}]

unclimbable
adj 1: impossible to climb
2: impossible to surmount or climb [syn: {unsurmountable}]

unclip
v : remove the clip from [ant: {clip}]

unclipped
adj 1: not clipped; without a portion cut off; "unclipped wings" [ant: {clipped}]
2: not clipped; "unclipped rosebushes"; "unclipped hair"

uncloak
v 1: reveal the true nature of; "The journal article unmasked the corrupt politician" [syn: {unmask}]
2: remove a cloak from

unclog
v : become or cause to become unobstructed; "The chemical that we poured down the drain unclogged it" [ant: {clog}] [also: {unclogging}, {unclogged}]

unclogged
adj : freed of obstructions; "an unclogged drain"

unclogged
unclog
v : become or cause to become unobstructed; "The chemical that we poured down the drain unclogged it" [ant: {clog}] [also: {unclogging}, {unclogged}]

unclogged
See {unclog}

unclogging
unclog
v : become or cause to become unobstructed; "The chemical that we poured down the drain unclogged it" [ant: {clog}] [also: {unclogging}, {unclogged}]

unclogging
See {unclog}

unclothe
v 1: strip; "unclothe your heart of envy"
2: take the covers off; "She unclothed her innermost feelings"
3: get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living" [syn: {undress}, {discase}, {uncase}, {strip}, {strip down}, {disrobe}, {peel}] [ant: {dress}, {dress}] [also: {unclad}]

unclothed
adj : not wearing clothing [ant: {clothed}]

unclouded
adj 1: (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell" [syn: {clean}, {clear}, {light}]
2: free from clouds; "under a cloudless sky" [syn: {cloudless}]
3: not mentally disordered; "an unclouded mind"
4: not made opaque or cloudy by sediment; "the wine was unclouded"

uncloudedness
n : the quality of clear water; "when she awoke the clarity was back in her eyes" [syn: {clearness}, {clarity}] [ant: {opacity}]

unclutter
v : rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk" [syn: {clear}] [ant: {clutter}]

uncluttered
adj : having nothing extraneous; "an uncluttered room"; "the unlittered shoulders of the road" [syn: {unlittered}]

unco
adj : beyond what is natural; "his uncanny sense of direction"; (`unco' is chiefly Scottish) [syn: {uncanny}]
adv : to a remarkably degree or extent; "she was unusually tall" [syn: {unusually}, {remarkably}, {outstandingly}] [ant: {normally}]

uncoated
adj : not having a coating; "uncoated paper" [ant: {coated}]

uncoerced
adj : not brought about by coercion or force; "the confession was uncoerced" [syn: {unforced}, {willing}]

uncoil
v : unwind or untwist [ant: {coil}]

uncoiled
adj : no longer coiled [syn: {straight}] [ant: {coiled}]

uncollected
adj : not brought together in one place; "uncollected garbage in the streets" [syn: {ungathered}] [ant: {collected}, {collected}]

uncollectible
adj : not capable of being collected; "a bad (or uncollectible) debt" [syn: {bad}]

uncolored
adj 1: without color; "pure water is uncolored" [syn: {uncoloured}] [ant: {colored}]
2: not artificially colored or bleached; "unbleached blonde hair"; "her hair is uncolored"; "undyed cotton" [syn: {unbleached}, {undyed}]

uncoloured
adj : without color; "pure water is uncolored" [syn: {uncolored}] [ant: {colored}]

uncolumned
adj : not having columns [syn: {noncolumned}] [ant: {columned}]

uncombable
adj : not capable of being combed

uncombed
adj : (of hair) not combed; "he was unwashed and uncombed with his clothes half buttoned"; "wild unkempt hair" [ant: {combed}]

uncombined
adj : not joined or united into one [ant: {combined}]

un-come-at-able
adj : difficult to reach or attain [syn: {un-get-at-able}, {ungetatable}]

uncomely
adj : not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry" [syn: {indecent}, {indecorous}, {unbecoming}, {unseemly}, {untoward}]

uncomfortable
adj 1: conducive to or feeling mental discomfort; "this kind of life can prove disruptive and uncomfortable"; "the uncomfortable truth"; "grew uncomfortable beneath his appraising eye"; "an uncomfortable way of surprising me just when I felt surest"; "the teacher's presence at the conference made the child very uncomfortable" [ant: {comfortable}]
2: providing or experiencing physical discomfort; "an uncomfortable chair"; "an uncomfortable day in the hot sun" [ant: {comfortable}]

uncomfortableness
n 1: the state of being tense and feeling pain [syn: {discomfort}] [ant: {comfort}]
2: embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you [syn: {self-consciousness}, {uneasiness}]

uncomfortably
adv : in physical discomfort; "she lay on the couch, her body uncomfortably twisted" [ant: {comfortably}]

uncommercial
adj : not conducive to commercial success; "might prove arty and hence uncommercial"- H.E.Clurman

uncommercialised
adj : not having been commercialized [syn: {uncommercialized}]

uncommercialized
adj : not having been commercialized [syn: {uncommercialised}]

uncommitted
adj 1: not bound or pledged [ant: {committed}]
2: not associated in an exclusive sexual relationship [syn: {unattached}] [ant: {attached}]
3: not busy; not otherwise committed; "he was not available for comment"; "he was available and willing to accompany her" [syn: {available}]

uncommon
adj 1: not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind; "uncommon birds"; "frost and floods are uncommon during these months"; "doing an uncommon amount of business"; "an uncommon liking for money"; "he owed his greatest debt to his mother's uncommon character and ability" [ant: {common}]
2: marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind; "what is so rare as a day in June"-J.R.Lowell; "a rare skill"; "an uncommon sense of humor"; "she was kind to an uncommon degree" [syn: {rare}]

uncommonly
adv : exceptionally; "a common remedy is uncommonly difficult to find"

uncommonness
n : extraordinariness as a consequence of being rare and uncommon [ant: {commonness}]

uncommunicative
adj : not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions [syn: {incommunicative}] [ant: {communicative}]

uncommunicativeness
n : the trait of being uncommunicative [ant: {communicativeness}]

Uncompahgre Peak
n : the highest peak in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado (14,309 feet high)

uncomparable
adj : such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared; "an incomparable week of rest and pleasure"; "the computer proceeds with its incomparable logic and efficiency"; "this report is incomparable with the earlier ones because of different breakdowns of the data" [syn: {incomparable}] [ant: {comparable}]

uncomparably
adv : in an incomparable manner or to an incomparable degree; "she is incomparably gifted" [syn: {incomparably}] [ant: {comparably}]

uncompartmented
adj : not compartmented; not divided into compartments or isolated units [ant: {compartmented}]

uncompassionate
adj : lacking compassion or feeling for others; "nor silver-shedding tears could penetrate her uncompassionate sire"- Shakespeare [ant: {compassionate}]

uncompensated
adj : not paying a salary; "an uncompensated federal post" [syn: {unsalaried}]

uncompetitive
adj : not inclined to compete

uncomplaining
adj : not complaining; "uncomplaining courage" [ant: {complaining(a)}]

uncomplainingly
adv : without complaining; "an equally gallant little wife and mother uncomplainingly keeping up the production of tasty and nourishing meals" [ant: {complainingly}]

uncomplete
adj : not complete or total; not completed; "an incomplete account of his life"; "political consequences of incomplete military success"; "an incomplete forward pass" [syn: {incomplete}] [ant: {complete}]

uncompleted
adj 1: not yet finished; "his thesis is still incomplete"; "an uncompleted play" [syn: {incomplete}]
2: not caught or not caught within bounds; "an uncompleted pass"

uncomplicated
adj 1: lacking complexity; "small and uncomplicated cars for those really interested in motoring"; "an unsophisticated machine" [syn: {unsophisticated}]
2: easy and not involved or complicated; "an elementary problem in statistics"; "elementary, my dear Watson"; "a simple game"; "found an uncomplicated solution to the problem" [syn: {elementary}, {simple}, {unproblematic}]

uncomplimentary
adj 1: tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage [ant: {complimentary}]
2: not complimentary; "uncomplimentary dress"

uncompounded
adj : not constituting a compound [syn: {unmixed}]

uncomprehended
adj : not fully understood; "an uncomprehended mystery"

uncomprehending
adj : lacking understanding; "tried to explain to her uncomprehending husband"

uncomprehensible
adj : difficult to understand; "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein [syn: {incomprehensible}] [ant: {comprehensible}]

uncompress
v : restore to its uncompressed form; "decompress data" [syn: {decompress}] [ant: {compress}]

uncompromising
adj : not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty" [syn: {inflexible}] [ant: {compromising}]

uncompromisingly
adv : in an uncompromising manner

unconcealed
adj : not concealed or hidden; "her unconcealed hostility poisoned the atmosphere"; "watched with unconcealed curiosity" [ant: {concealed}]

unconcern
n 1: the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern [syn: {nonchalance}, {indifference}]
2: a feeling of lack of concern [ant: {concern}]

unconcerned
adj 1: lacking in interest or care or feeling; "the average American...is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal and economic and governmental actions...beyond the normal citizen's comprehension and control"; "blithely unconcerned about his friend's plight" [ant: {concerned}]
2: easy in mind; not worried; "the prisoner seems entirely unconcerned as to the outcome of the examination"
3: not occupied or engaged with; "readers unconcerned with style"

unconcernedly
adv : in an unconcerned manner; "war was breaking out in Europe, but she unconcernedly planned for a holiday"

unconditional
adj 1: not conditional; "unconditional surrender" [ant: {conditional}]
2: not modified or restricted by reservations; "a categorical denial"; "a flat refusal" [syn: {categoric}, {categorical}, {flat}]
3: not contingent; not determined or influenced by someone or something else

unconditionally
adv 1: not subject to a condition; "he accepted the offer unconditionally" [ant: {conditionally}]
2: in an unqualified manner; "he flatly denied the charges" [syn: {flatly}, {categorically}]

unconditioned
adj 1: without conditions or limitations; "a total ban" [syn: {absolute}, {total}]
2: not established by conditioning or learning; "an unconditioned reflex" [syn: {innate}, {unlearned}] [ant: {conditioned}]

unconditioned reflex
n : an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus [syn: {reflex}, {instinctive reflex}, {innate reflex}, {inborn reflex}, {physiological reaction}]

unconfessed
adj : not admitted; "unconfessed sins"
n : people who have not confessed; "the unconfessed cannot be forgiven"

unconfident
adj : lacking or marked by a lack of confidence [ant: {confident}]

unconfined
adj 1: not confined [ant: {confined}]
2: free from confinement or physical restraint [syn: {unimprisoned}]

unconfirmed
adj : not finally established or settled; "an unconfirmed letter of credit"; "unconfirmed rumors" [ant: {confirmed}]

unconformable
adj : not correspondent; "a description unconformable to previous accounts"

unconformist
adj : not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought; "their rabidly nonformist deportment has made them legendary"; "the old stubborn nonconformist spirit of the early settlers" [syn: {nonconformist}] [ant: {conformist}]

unconfused
adj : not perplexed by conflicting situations or statements [syn: {unbaffled}]

uncongenial
adj 1: not suitable to your tastes or needs; "the uncongenial roommates were always fighting"; "the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs" [syn: {incompatible}] [ant: {congenial}]
2: very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes" [syn: {hostile}, {unfriendly}]
3: used of plant stock or scions; incapable of being grafted

uncongeniality
n : a disposition not to be congenial [ant: {congeniality}]

unconnected
adj 1: having had the relation broken [syn: {dissociated}]
2: not joined or linked together [ant: {connected}]
3: not connected by birth or family [syn: {not kin(p)}]
4: lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts" [syn: {confused}, {disconnected}, {disjointed}, {disordered}, {garbled}, {illogical}, {scattered}]

unconnectedness
n : the lack of a connection between things [ant: {connection}]

unconquerable
adj 1: not capable of being conquered or vanquished or overcome; "a tribute to his courage...and his unconquerable will"- R.E.Danielson; "faced unconquerable difficulties" [ant: {conquerable}]
2: incapable of being surmounted or excelled; "insuperable odds"; "insuperable heroes" [syn: {insuperable}]

unconquered
adj : not conquered [syn: {unbeaten}, {unvanquished}]

unconscientious
adj : not conscientious; not guided by a sense of right and wrong [ant: {conscientious}]

unconscientiousness
n 1: the quality of being willing to ignore the dictates of conscience [ant: {conscientiousness}]
2: the trait of not being painstaking or careful [ant: {conscientiousness}]

unconscionable
adj 1: lacking a conscience; "a conscienceless villain"; "brash, unprincipled, and conscienceless"; "an unconscionable liar" [syn: {conscienceless}]
2: greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usorious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending" [syn: {exorbitant}, {extortionate}, {outrageous}, {steep}, {usurious}]

unconscious
adj 1: not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead; "lay unconscious on the floor" [ant: {conscious}]
2: without conscious volition
3: (followed by `of') not knowing or perceiving; "happily unconscious of the new calamity at home"- Charles Dickens [syn: {unconscious(p)}]
n : that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware [syn: {unconscious mind}]

unconscious mind
n : that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware [syn: {unconscious}]

unconscious process
n : a mental process that you are not directly aware of; "the process of denial" [syn: {process}]

unconsciously
adv : without awareness; "she jumped up unconsciously when he entered the room" [ant: {consciously}]

unconsciousness
n : a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment [ant: {consciousness}]

unconsecrated
adj : not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled [syn: {profane}, {unsanctified}]

unconsidered
adj : without proper consideration or reflection; "slovenly inconsiderate reasoning"; "unconsidered words"; "prejudice is the holding of unconsidered opinions" [syn: {inconsiderate}]

unconsolable
adj : sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled; "inconsolable when her son died" [syn: {inconsolable}, {disconsolate}] [ant: {consolable}]

unconsolidated
adj : loose and unstratified; "unconsolidated soil"

unconstipated
adj : not constipated [syn: {regular}] [ant: {constipated}]

unconstitutional
adj : not consistent with or according to a constitution; contrary to the U.S. Constitution [ant: {constitutional}]

unconstitutionally
adv : in an unconstitutional manner; "the president acted unconstitutionally" [ant: {constitutionally}]

unconstrained
adj : not under constraint of any kind; "sailors at liberty while their ship is in port"; "you are at liberty to go" [syn: {at liberty(p)}]

unconstraint
n : the trait of lacking restraint or control; freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon" [syn: {abandon}, {wantonness}]

unconstricted
adj : not constricted physically or by extension psychologically; "healthy unconstricted arteries" [ant: {constricted}]

unconstructive
adj : not constructive

unconsumed
adj 1: not consumed
2: not eaten or drunk up; "the cat found the baby's undrunk milk" [syn: {undrunk}]

unconsummated
adj : not consummated (especially of a marriage); "an unconsummated marriage can be annulled" [ant: {consummated}]

uncontaminated
adj 1: not corrupted by contact or association; "there is no culture uncontaminated by contact with the outside world" [ant: {contaminated}]
2: free from admixture with noxious elements; clean; "unpolluted streams"; "a contaminated lake" [syn: {unpolluted}]

uncontaminating
adj : not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more efficient engines"; "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean" [syn: {clean}] [ant: {dirty}]

uncontested
adj : not disputed and not made the object of contention or competition; "uncontested authority" [ant: {contested}]

uncontrived
adj : not by design or artifice; unforced and impromptu; "an air of unstudied spontaneous utterance is apt to be painstakingly achieved"; "simple unstudied charm" [syn: {unstudied}] [ant: {studied}]

uncontrollable
adj 1: difficult to solve or alleviate; "uncontrollable pain" [syn: {unmanageable}]
2: of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly" [syn: {indocile}, {ungovernable}, {unruly}]
3: not susceptible of improvement; "uncontrollable children"; "an uncorrectable habit" [syn: {uncorrectable}, {unmanageable}]
4: impossible to repress or control; "an irrepressible chatterbox"; "uncontrollable laughter" [syn: {irrepressible}]

uncontrollably
adv : in an uncontrolled manner; "she laughed uncontrollably"

uncontrolled
adj 1: not being under control; out of control; "the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS"; "uncontrolled growth" [ant: {controlled}]
2: extravagant or extreme; "the inhumanity of his untempered principles"- M.S.Dworkin [syn: {unrestrained}, {untempered}]

uncontroversial
adj 1: not likely to arouse controversy [syn: {noncontroversial}] [ant: {controversial}]
2: not offensive; "an inoffensive level" [syn: {inoffensive}]

uncontroversially
adv : not involving any controversy [ant: {controversially}]

unconventional
adj 1: not conforming to accepted rules or standards; "her unconventional dress and hair style" [ant: {conventional}]
2: not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles" [ant: {conventional}, {conventional}]
3: not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention; "an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking practices" [syn: {improper}, {unlawful}]

unconventionality
n 1: originality by virtue of being unconventional [ant: {conventionality}]
2: unorthodoxy by virtue of being unconventional [ant: {conventionality}]

unconventionally
adv : in an unconventional manner; "she always behaves rather unconventionally" [ant: {conventionally}]

unconverted
adj : not converted [syn: {unpersuaded}]

unconvertible
adj : used especially of currencies; incapable of being exchanged for or replaced by another currency of equal value [syn: {inconvertible}, {unexchangeable}] [ant: {convertible}]

unconvinced
adj : lacking conviction; "I remain unconvinced" [ant: {convinced}]

unconvincing
adj 1: not convincing; "unconvincing excuses"; "as unconvincing as a forced smile" [ant: {convincing}]
2: having a probability to low to inspire belief [syn: {improbable}, {unbelievable}, {unlikely}]

unconvincingly
adv : in an unconvincing manner; "he argued unconvincingly" [ant: {convincingly}]

uncooked
adj : not cooked

uncool
adj : (spoken slang) unfashionable and boring

uncooperative
adj 1: unwilling to cooperate; "an uncooperative witness" [ant: {cooperative}]
2: intentionally unaccommodating; "the action was not offensive to him but proved somewhat disobliging" [syn: {disobliging}]

uncoordinated
adj 1: lacking proper coordination; "uncoordinated scheduling often resulted in conflicting games"
2: not well coordinated; "his movements are clumsy and uncoordinated"

uncordial
adj : lacking warmth or friendliness; "looked uncordial as we approached"

uncork
v 1: release; "uncork his anger"
2: draw the cork from (bottles); "uncork the French wine" [ant: {cork}]

uncorrectable
adj : not susceptible of improvement; "uncontrollable children"; "an uncorrectable habit" [syn: {uncontrollable}, {unmanageable}]

uncorrected
adj 1: left faulty or wrong; "uncorrected astigmatism" [ant: {corrected}]
2: not subjected to correction or discipline; "let her children grow up uncorrected" [syn: {undisciplined}]

uncorrelated
adj : not varying together

uncorroborated
adj : unsupported by nother evidence [syn: {unsubstantiated}]

uncorrupted
adj 1: (of language) not having its purity or excellence debased; "uncorrupted English"; "learn to speak pure English undefiled"- Van Wyck Brooks [syn: {undefiled}]
2: not decayed or decomposed [syn: {unspoiled}]
3: not debased; "though his associates were dishonest, he remained uncorrupted"; "uncorrupted values"

uncounted
adj : too numerous to be counted; "incalculable riches"; "countless hours"; "an infinite number of reasons"; "innumerable difficulties"; "the multitudinous seas"; "myriad stars"; "untold thousands" [syn: {countless}, {infinite}, {innumerable}, {innumerous}, {myriad(a)}, {multitudinous}, {numberless}, {unnumberable}, {unnumbered}, {unnumerable}]

uncouple
v : disconnect or separate; "uncouple the hounds" [syn: {decouple}] [ant: {couple}]

uncoupled
adj : having the coupling undone; "the uncoupled caboose rolled down the incline"

uncousinly
adj : not befitting a cousin [ant: {cousinly}]

uncouth
adj : lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich" [syn: {coarse}, {common}, {rough-cut}, {vulgar}]

uncouthly
adv : in an uncouth manner; "uncouthly, he told stories that made everybody at the table wince"

uncouthness
n : inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor [syn: {boorishness}]

uncover
v 1: make visible; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings out the best in her"; "The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings" [syn: {bring out}, {unveil}, {reveal}]
2: remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body; "uncover your belly"; "The man exposed himself in the subway" [syn: {expose}] [ant: {cover}]

uncovered
adj 1: not supplied with a cover or covering; "an uncovered well"; "the stands are uncovered so take an umbrella" [ant: {covered}]
2: not covered with clothing; "her exposed breast" [syn: {exposed}]

uncovering
n 1: the removal of covering [syn: {denudation}, {stripping}, {baring}, {husking}]
2: the act of discovering something [syn: {discovery}, {find}]

uncrannied
adj : without chinks or crannies [syn: {smooth}] [ant: {crannied}]

uncrate
v : remove from the crate; "uncrate the glassed carefully!" [ant: {crate}]

uncreased
adj : used especially of fabrics; "uncreased trousers" [syn: {creaseless}]

uncreative
adj : not creative; "an uncreative imagination" [ant: {creative}]

uncreativeness
n : a lack of creativity [ant: {creativity}]

uncritical
adj 1: marked by disregard for critical standards or procedures; "news sources reflected uncritical estimates of the number of juvenile addicts" [syn: {noncritical}] [ant: {critical}]
2: not critical; not tending to find or call attention to errors; "a devoted and almost uncritical admirer" [ant: {critical}]
3: lacking in discrimination; "she was absolutely uncritical, she believed everything"

uncritically
adv : in an uncritical manner; "he accepted her decisions uncritically" [ant: {critically}]

uncropped
adj 1: not subjected to cutting or clipping or browsing; "uncropped hair"; "a dog with uncropped ears"; "tall uncropped grass" [ant: {cropped}]
2: not used for growing crops; "uncropped soil"

uncross
v : change from a crossed to an uncrossed position; "She uncrossed her legs" [ant: {cross}]

uncrossed
adj 1: (of a check) not crosses [ant: {crossed}]
2: not crossed; "sitting primly with uncrossed legs" [ant: {crossed}]

uncrowded
adj : having or allowing sufficient room; "an uncrowded train"; "an uncrowded view" [ant: {crowded}]

uncrowned
adj 1: not having an artificial crown on a tooth; used especially of molars and bicuspids; "uncrowned teeth badly in need of attention" [ant: {crowned}]
2: not (especially not yet) provided with a crown; "the uncrowned king" [syn: {crownless}] [ant: {crowned}]

uncrystallised
adj 1: not finally or definitely formed; "uncrystallized ideas" [syn: {uncrystallized}] [ant: {crystallized}]
2: without real or apparent crystalline form; "an amorphous mineral"; "amorphous structure" [syn: {amorphous}, {uncrystallized}]

uncrystallized
adj 1: not finally or definitely formed; "uncrystallized ideas" [syn: {uncrystallised}] [ant: {crystallized}]
2: without real or apparent crystalline form; "an amorphous mineral"; "amorphous structure" [syn: {amorphous}, {uncrystallised}]

unction
n 1: excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm [syn: {smarm}, {fulsomeness}]
2: smug self-serving earnestness [syn: {fulsomeness}, {oiliness}, {oleaginousness}, {smarminess}, {unctuousness}]
3: semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation [syn: {ointment}, {unguent}, {balm}, {salve}]
4: anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual [syn: {inunction}]

unctuous
adj : unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep" [syn: {buttery}, {fulsome}, {oily}, {oleaginous}, {smarmy}]

unctuously
adv : in an unctuous manner [syn: {smarmily}, {fulsomely}]

unctuousness
n : smug self-serving earnestness [syn: {fulsomeness}, {oiliness}, {oleaginousness}, {smarminess}, {unction}]

uncultivable
adj : not suitable for cultivation or tilling; "thickets of indigenous trees...on uncultivable land"- C.B.Palmer [syn: {uncultivatable}]

uncultivatable
adj : not suitable for cultivation or tilling; "thickets of indigenous trees...on uncultivable land"- C.B.Palmer [syn: {uncultivable}]

uncultivated
adj 1: (of land or fields) not prepared for raising crops; "uncultivated land" [ant: {cultivated}]
2: (of persons) lacking art or knowledge [syn: {artless}, {uncultured}]
3: characteristic of a person who is not cultivated or does not have intellectual tastes; "lowbrow tastes" [syn: {lowbrow}, {lowbrowed}]

uncultured
adj : (of persons) lacking art or knowledge [syn: {artless}, {uncultivated}]

uncurbed
adj : not restrained or controlled; "unbridled rage"; "an unchecked temper"; "ungoverned rage" [syn: {unbridled}, {unchecked}, {ungoverned}]

uncured
adj 1: not seasoned; "uncured pelts"
2: used of meats

uncurl
v : move out of a curled position; "He uncurled himself"

uncurled
adj 1: not curled; "lay uncurled on the bed"
2: not having been curled

uncurtained
adj : not provided with curtains; "blank, curtainless windows stared back at her" [syn: {curtainless}] [ant: {curtained}]

uncurved
adj : having no curves [syn: {uncurving}]

uncurving
adj : having no curves [syn: {uncurved}]

uncus
n : (biology) any hook-shaped process or part [also: {unci} (pl)]

uncut
adj 1: not trimmed; "shaggy untrimmed locks" [syn: {untrimmed}] [ant: {trimmed}]
2: (used of grass or vegetation) not cut down with a hand implement or machine; "uncut grass"; "an unmown lawn" [syn: {unmown}] [ant: {mown}]
3: not shaped by cutting or trimming; "an uncut diamond"; "rough gemstones" [syn: {rough}] [ant: {cut}]
4: (of pages of a book) having adjacent leaves still joined at the fore edge; "a book with its leaves still uncut" [ant: {cut}]
5: not cut [ant: {cut}]
6: not cut; "glad to get out of the house with my throat uncut"- Tobias Smollett
7: not cut down; "standing timber"; "uncut trees" [syn: {standing}]
8: complete; "the full-length play" [syn: {full-length}]

undamaged
adj : not harmed or spoiled; sound [ant: {damaged}]

undatable
adj : not capable of being given a date [ant: {datable}]

undated
adj : not bearing a date; "a dateless letter" [syn: {dateless}]

undaunted
adj 1: unshaken in purpose; "wholly undismayed by the commercial failure of the three movies he had made" [syn: {undismayed}, {unshaken}]
2: resolutely courageous; "undaunted in the face of death"

undecagon
n : an eleven-sided polygon

undeceive
v : free from deception or illusion [ant: {deceive}]

undeceived
adj : freed of a mistaken or misguided notion; "some people are still not disabused of the old idea that the universe revolves around the Earth" [syn: {disabused(p)}]

undecided
adj 1: not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought; "an open question"; "our position on this bill is still undecided"; "our lawsuit is still undetermined" [syn: {open}, {undetermined}, {unresolved}]
2: characterized by indecision; "some who had been on the fence came out in favor of the plan"; "too many voters still declare they are undecided" [syn: {on the fence(p)}]
3: not yet having made a commitment; "undecided voters"

undecipherable
adj : not easily deciphered; "indecipherable handwriting" [syn: {indecipherable}, {unclear}, {unreadable}]

undecipherably
adv : in an illegible manner; "this student writes illegibly" [syn: {illegibly}, {unreadably}] [ant: {legibly}]

undeciphered
adj : not deciphered; "Linear A is still undeciphered" [ant: {deciphered}]

undeclared
adj : not announced or openly acknowledged; "fighting an undeclared war" [ant: {declared}]

undecomposable
adj : representing the furthest possible extent of analysis or division into parts; "a feeling is a simple and undecomposable mental state"- G.S.Brett; "this weight of evidence is something mystical and unanalyzable"-M.R.Cohen [syn: {unanalyzable}]

undecomposed
adj : not disintegrated by rot

undecorated
adj : not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction [syn: {unadorned}] [ant: {adorned}]

undecylenic acid
n : an acid that is a component of perspiration

undedicated
adj : not dedicated; "the playground has been completed but is still undedicated" [ant: {dedicated}]

undefeated
adj : victorious; "undefeated in battle"; "an undefeated team" [ant: {defeated}]

undefendable
adj : not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city"; "open to attack" [syn: {assailable}, {undefended}, {open}]

undefended
adj : not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city"; "open to attack" [syn: {assailable}, {undefendable}, {open}]

undeferential
adj : not showing courteous respect

undefiled
adj 1: free from stain or blemish [syn: {immaculate}]
2: (of language) not having its purity or excellence debased; "uncorrupted English"; "learn to speak pure English undefiled"- Van Wyck Brooks [syn: {uncorrupted}]

undefinable
adj : not capable of being precisely or readily described; not easily put into words; "an indefinable feeling of terror"; "an abstract concept that seems indefinable" [syn: {indefinable}]

undefined
adj : not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished; "an undefined term"; "undefined authority"; "some undefined sense of excitement"; "vague feelings of sadness"; "a vague uneasiness" [syn: {vague}] [ant: {defined}]

undelineated
adj : not represented accurately or precisely [ant: {delineated}]

undemanding
adj : not demanding; requiring little if any patience or effort or skill; "the pay was adequate and the job undemanding"; "simple undemanding affection"; "an undemanding boss" [ant: {demanding}]

undemocratic
adj : not in agreement with or according to democratic doctrine or practice or ideals; "the union broke with its past undemocratic procedures" [ant: {democratic}]

undemocratically
adv : in an undemocratic manner; "undemocratically, he made all the important decisions without his colleagues" [ant: {democratically}]

undemonstrative
adj : not given to open expression of emotion [ant: {demonstrative}]

undeniable
adj : not possible to deny [ant: {deniable}]

undeniably
adv : to an undeniable degree or in an undeniable manner; "she is undeniably the most gifted student in the class"

undenominational
adj : not bound to devoted to the promotion of a particular denomination; "undenominational religious instruction"

undependability
n : the trait of not being dependable or reliable [syn: {undependableness}, {unreliability}, {unreliableness}] [ant: {dependability}, {dependability}, {dependability}, {dependability}]

undependable
adj 1: not worthy of reliance or trust; "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant" [syn: {unreliable}] [ant: {reliable}, {reliable}]
2: not to be trusted [syn: {unreliable}]
3: liable to be erroneous or misleading; "an undependable generalization" [syn: {unreliable}]

undependableness
n : the trait of not being dependable or reliable [syn: {undependability}, {unreliability}, {unreliableness}] [ant: {dependability}, {dependability}, {dependability}, {dependability}]

undependably
adv : in an unfaithful undependable unreliable manner [syn: {unfaithfully}, {unreliably}] [ant: {faithfully}, {faithfully}, {faithfully}]

undepicted
adj : not pictured [syn: {unpictured}]

under
adj 1: located below or beneath something else; "nether garments"; "the under parts of a machine" [syn: {nether}]
2: lower in rank, power, or authority; "an under secretary" [syn: {under(a)}]
adv 1: down to defeat, death, or ruin; "their competitors went under"
2: through a range downward; "children six and under will be admitted free"
3: into unconsciousness; "this will put the patient under"
4: in or into a state of subordination or subjugation; "we must keep our disappointment under"
5: below some quantity or limit; "fifty dollars or under"
6: below the horizon; "the sun went under"
7: down below; "get under quickly!"
8: further down; "see under for further discussion" [syn: {below}]

under arms
adv : armed and prepared for fighting

under attack
adj : subjected to enemy attack or censure; "an official under fire for mismanagement" [syn: {under attack(p)}, {under fire(p)}]

under consideration
adj : now in consideration or under discussion; "regarding the matter in hand" [syn: {at issue(a)}, {in dispute(p)}, {in hand(p)}, {in question(p)}, {under consideration(p)}]

under control
adv : unable to act freely; "he held the enemy's armies in check" [syn: {in check}, {in restraint}]

under fire
adj : subjected to enemy attack or censure; "an official under fire for mismanagement" [syn: {under attack(p)}, {under fire(p)}]

under it
adv : under that; "the headings and the items listed thereunder" [syn: {thereunder}, {under that}]

under that
adv : under that; "the headings and the items listed thereunder" [syn: {thereunder}, {under it}]

under the circumstances
adv : because of prevailing conditions; "under the circumstances I cannot buy the house"

under the weather
adj : somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work" [syn: {ailing}, {indisposed}, {peaked(p)}, {poorly(p)}, {sickly}, {unwell}]

under way
adv : in motion; set in motion; "the ship got under way"

under wraps
adj : kept secret; "the plan was kept carefully under wraps" [syn: {under wraps(p)}]

underachieve
v : perform less well or with less success than expected; "John consistently underachieves, although he is very able"; "My stocks underperformed last year" [syn: {underperform}]

underachievement
n : poorer than expected performance (poorer than might have been predicted from intelligence tests) [ant: {overachievement}]

underachiever
n : a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates [syn: {underperformer}, {nonachiever}]

underact
v : act (a role) with great restraint [syn: {underplay}] [ant: {overact}]

underactive
adj : abnormally inactive [syn: {hypoactive}]

underage
adj 1: not of legal age; "minor children" [syn: {minor}, {nonaged}] [ant: {major}]
2: dependent by virtue of youth

underarm
adj : with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke" [syn: {underhand}, {underhanded}] [ant: {overhand}]
adv : with the hand swung below shoulder level'; "throwing a ball underarm" [syn: {underhand}]

underbelly
n 1: lower side; "the underbellies of clouds"
2: the soft belly or underside of an animal's body [syn: {underbody}]
3: the quality of being weak or unprotected; "the soft underbelly of the Axis"- Winston Churchill

underbid
v 1: bid (a hand of cards) at less than the strength of the hand warrants
2: bid lower than a competing bidder [ant: {outbid}]
3: bid too low [ant: {overbid}] [also: {underbidding}]

underbidding
underbid
v 1: bid (a hand of cards) at less than the strength of the hand warrants
2: bid lower than a competing bidder [ant: {outbid}]
3: bid too low [ant: {overbid}] [also: {underbidding}]

underbidding
See {underbid}

underbodice
n : a short sleeveless undergarment for women [syn: {camisole}]

underbody
n : the soft belly or underside of an animal's body [syn: {underbelly}]

underboss
n : an assistant or second-in-command to a chief (especially in a crime syndicate)

underbought
See {underbuy}

underbred
adj 1: (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace [syn: {ill-bred}, {bounderish}, {lowbred}, {rude}, {yokelish}]
2: of inferior or mixed breed; "a cur dog"; "an underbred dog"

underbrush
n : the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest [syn: {undergrowth}, {underwood}]

undercarriage
n : framework that serves as a support for the body of a vehicle

undercharge
n 1: a price that is too low
2: an insufficient charge
v : charge (someone) too little money [ant: {overcharge}]

underclass
adj : belonging to the lowest and least privileged social stratum; "underclass mothers and children" [syn: {underclass(a)}]

underclassman
n : an undergraduate who is not yet a senior [syn: {lowerclassman}]

underclothed
adj : inadequately clothed [syn: {half-clothed}, {scantily clad}]

underclothes
n : undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments [syn: {underwear}, {underclothing}]

underclothing
n : undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments [syn: {underwear}, {underclothes}]

undercoat
n 1: seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion [syn: {underseal}]
2: the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface [syn: {flat coat}, {ground}, {primer}, {priming}, {primer coat}, {priming coat}]
3: thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair [syn: {underfur}]
v : cover with a primer; apply a primer to [syn: {prime}, {ground}]

undercoated
adj : (of motor vehicles) having a coating of tar or rubber-based material applied to the underside to retard rusting [syn: {undersealed}]

undercover
adj : conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance" [syn: {clandestine}, {cloak-and-dagger}, {hole-and-corner(a)}, {hugger-mugger}, {hush-hush}, {on the quiet(p)}, {secret}, {surreptitious}, {underground}]

undercover agent
n : (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors [syn: {spy}]

undercover operation
n : an operation involving secret work within a community or institution

undercover work
n : the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes [syn: {spying}]

undercurrent
n 1: subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning [syn: {undertone}]
2: a current below the surface of a fluid [syn: {undertide}]

undercut
n 1: the material removed by a cut made underneath
2: the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column [syn: {tenderloin}]
3: a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall
4: (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player" [syn: {cut}]
5: a cut made underneath to remove material
v 1: sell cheaper than one's competition [syn: {undersell}]
2: cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief
3: cut away the underpart of; "undercut a vein of ore"
4: strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot
5: cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall [also: {undercutting}]

undercutting
undercut
n 1: the material removed by a cut made underneath
2: the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column [syn: {tenderloin}]
3: a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall
4: (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player" [syn: {cut}]
5: a cut made underneath to remove material
v 1: sell cheaper than one's competition [syn: {undersell}]
2: cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief
3: cut away the underpart of; "undercut a vein of ore"
4: strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot
5: cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall [also: {undercutting}]

undercutting
See {undercut}

underdevelop
v : process (a film or photographic plate) less than the required time or in an ineffective solution or at an insufficiently high temperature; "These photos are underdeveloped"

underdeveloped
adj 1: relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply [syn: {developing}]
2: not yet fully developed
3: (of a photograph) lacking in contrast because it was left in the developer for less than the required time

underdevelopment
n 1: state of inadequate development; "much poverty can be traced to the underdevelopment of industry"
2: (photography) inadequate processing of film resulting in inadequate contrast

underdog
n : one at a disadvantage and expected to lose

underdone
adj : insufficiently cooked [syn: {half-baked}]

underdrawers
n : (usually in the plural) underpants worn by men [syn: {drawers}, {shorts}, {boxers}, {boxershorts}]

underdress
v : put on clothes that make a careless or ill-dressed impression [syn: {dress down}] [ant: {dress up}]

underdressed
adj : inadequately or too informally clothed

undereducated
adj : poorly or insufficiently educated

underemployed
adj : employed only part-time when one needs full-time employment or not making full use of your skills; "migrants are likely to be poor and underemployed"; "able people are kept underemployed"

underestimate
n : an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value [syn: {underestimation}, {underrating}, {underreckoning}]
v 1: assign too low a value to; "Don't underestimate the value of this heirlooom-you may sell it at a good price" [syn: {undervalue}] [ant: {overvalue}, {overvalue}]
2: make a deliberately low estimate; "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed" [syn: {lowball}]
3: make too low an estimate of; "he underestimated the work that went into the renovation"; "Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river" [syn: {underrate}] [ant: {overestimate}]

underestimation
n : an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value [syn: {underestimate}, {underrating}, {underreckoning}]

underevaluation
n : an appraisal that underestimates the value of something

underexpose
v 1: expose to too little light; "The film is underexposed, so the image is very dark" [ant: {overexpose}]
2: expose insufficiently; "The child was underexposed to language" [ant: {overexpose}]

underexposure
n 1: the act of exposing film to too little light or for too short a time
2: inadequate publicity

underfed
adj : not getting adequate food; "gaunt underfed children"; "badly undernourished" [syn: {ill-fed}, {undernourished}]

underfed
See {underfeed}

underfelt
n : a carpet pad of thick felt

underfoot
adv 1: under the feet; "trampled the beans underfoot"; "green grass growing underfoot"
2: in the way and hindering progress; "a house with children and pets and toys always underfoot"

underframe
n : the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape; "the building has a steel skeleton" [syn: {skeleton}, {skeletal frame}, {frame}]

underfur
n : thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair [syn: {undercoat}]

undergarment
n : a garment worn under other garments [ant: {overgarment}]

undergird
v 1: lend moral support to
2: make secure underneath; "undergird the ship" [syn: {brace up}] [also: {undergirt}]

undergirt
undergird
v 1: lend moral support to
2: make secure underneath; "undergird the ship" [syn: {brace up}] [also: {undergirt}]

undergirt
See {undergird}

undergo
v 1: of mental or physical states or experiences; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" [syn: {experience}, {receive}, {have}, {get}]
2: go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" [syn: {experience}, {see}, {go through}]
3: accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut" [syn: {take}, {submit}] [also: {underwent}, {undergone}]

undergone
undergo
v 1: of mental or physical states or experiences; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" [syn: {experience}, {receive}, {have}, {get}]
2: go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" [syn: {experience}, {see}, {go through}]
3: accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut" [syn: {take}, {submit}] [also: {underwent}, {undergone}]

undergone
See {undergo}

undergrad
n : a university student who has not yet received a first degree [syn: {undergraduate}]

undergraduate
n : a university student who has not yet received a first degree [syn: {undergrad}]

underground
adj 1: under the level of the ground; "belowground storage areas"; "underground caverns" [syn: {belowground}]
2: conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance" [syn: {clandestine}, {cloak-and-dagger}, {hole-and-corner(a)}, {hugger-mugger}, {hush-hush}, {on the quiet(p)}, {secret}, {surreptitious}, {undercover}]
3: used of independent armed resistance forces; "guerrilla warfare"; "partisan forces" [syn: {guerrilla(a)}, {guerilla(a)}, {irregular}]
n 1: a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force [syn: {resistance}]
2: electric underground railway [syn: {metro}, {subway}, {tube}]
adv 1: in or into hiding or secret operation; "the organization was driven underground"
2: beneath the surface of the earth; "water flowing underground"

underground press
n : a system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature [syn: {samizdat}]

Underground Railroad
n : abolitionists secret aid to escaping slaves; pre-Civil War in US [syn: {Underground Railway}]

Underground Railway
n : abolitionists secret aid to escaping slaves; pre-Civil War in US [syn: {Underground Railroad}]

undergrow
v : grow below something; "The moss undergrew the stone patio"

undergrowth
n : the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest [syn: {underbrush}, {underwood}]

underhand
adj 1: with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke" [syn: {underhanded}, {underarm}] [ant: {overhand}]
2: marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods" [syn: {sneaky}, {underhanded}]
adv 1: slyly and secretly; "Mean revenge, committed underhand"- John Donne; "oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt...to align Germany with the Western democracies"- C.G.Bowers [syn: {underhandedly}]
2: with the hand swung below shoulder level'; "throwing a ball underarm" [syn: {underarm}]

underhanded
adj 1: marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods" [syn: {sneaky}, {underhand}]
2: with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke" [syn: {underhand}, {underarm}] [ant: {overhand}]

underhandedly
adv : slyly and secretly; "Mean revenge, committed underhand"- John Donne; "oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt...to align Germany with the Western democracies"- C.G.Bowers [syn: {underhand}]

underhung
adj 1: supported from below especially resting on a track instead of suspended from above; "underhung sliding doors"
2: having a lower part projecting beyond the upper; "an underhung jaw"; "undershot bulldog" [syn: {undershot}, {underslung}]

underivative
adj : not derivative or imitative; "a natural underivative poet"

underived
adj : not derived; primary or simple [ant: {derived}]

underlaid
underlay See {underlie} [also: {underlaid}]

underlaid
underlay
n : a pad placed under a carpet [syn: {carpet pad}, {rug pad}, {underlayment}]
v 1: raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; "underlay the plate"
2: put (something) under or beneath; "They underlaid athe shingles with roofing paper"
3: provide with a base, support, lining, or backing; "underlay the boards with joists" [also: {underlaid}]

underlaid
See {underlay}

underlain
See {underlie}

underlain
underlie
v 1: be or form the base for
2: lie underneath [also: {underlying}, {underlay}, {underlain}]

underlay
See {underlie} [also: {underlaid}]

underlay
n : a pad placed under a carpet [syn: {carpet pad}, {rug pad}, {underlayment}]
v 1: raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; "underlay the plate"
2: put (something) under or beneath; "They underlaid athe shingles with roofing paper"
3: provide with a base, support, lining, or backing; "underlay the boards with joists" [also: {underlaid}]

underlay
underlie
v 1: be or form the base for
2: lie underneath [also: {underlying}, {underlay}, {underlain}]

underlayment
n : a pad placed under a carpet [syn: {carpet pad}, {rug pad}, {underlay}]

underletting
See {underlet}

underlie
v 1: be or form the base for
2: lie underneath [also: {underlying}, {underlay}, {underlain}]

underline
n : a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter) [syn: {underscore}]
v 1: give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words" [syn: {underscore}, {emphasize}, {emphasise}]
2: draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to [syn: {underscore}]

underling
n : an assistant subject to the authority or control of another [syn: {subordinate}, {subsidiary}, {foot soldier}]

underlying
See {underlie}

underlying
underlie
v 1: be or form the base for
2: lie underneath [also: {underlying}, {underlay}, {underlain}]

underlying
adj 1: in the nature of something though not readily apparent; "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying meaning" [syn: {implicit in(p)}, {inherent}]
2: located beneath or below
3: being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incompatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles" [syn: {fundamental}, {rudimentary}]

undermanned
adj : inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.; "they're rather short-handed at the moment"; "overcrowded and understaffed hospitals" [syn: {short-handed}, {short-staffed}, {understaffed}]

undermentioned
adj : about to be mentioned or specified; "the following items" [syn: {following(a)}]

undermine
v 1: destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" [syn: {sabotage}, {countermine}, {counteract}, {subvert}, {weaken}]
2: hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "The river was caving the banks" [syn: {cave}]

underneath
adv 1: on the lower or downward side; "a chest of drawers all scratched underneath"
2: lower down on the page; "diagrams with figures underneath"
3: beneath by way of support; "a house with a good foundation underneath"
4: under or below an object or a surface; "we could see the original painting underneath"

undernourish
v : provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment; "The stunted growth of these children shows that they are undernourished" [syn: {malnourish}]

undernourished
adj : not getting adequate food; "gaunt underfed children"; "badly undernourished" [syn: {ill-fed}, {underfed}]

undernourishment
n : not having enough food to develop or function formally [syn: {malnourishment}]

underpaid
See {underpay}

underpaid
underpay
v : pay too little [ant: {overpay}] [also: {underpaid}]

underpants
n : an undergarment that covers the body from the waist no further than to the thighs; usually worn next to the skin

underpart
n : a part lying on the lower side or underneath an animal's body; "the warbler has a white throat and underparts"; "a woodland mouse with white underparts"

underpass
n : an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway [syn: {subway}]

underpay
v : pay too little [ant: {overpay}] [also: {underpaid}]

underpayment
n 1: a payment smaller than needed or expected
2: the act of paying less than required

underperform
v 1: perform less well or with less success than expected; "John consistently underachieves, although he is very able"; "My stocks underperformed last year" [syn: {underachieve}]
2: perform too rarely; "Her plays are underperformed, although they are very good"

underperformer
n 1: a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates [syn: {underachiever}, {nonachiever}]
2: a business that is less successful than expected

underpin
v 1: support from beneath
2: support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence" [syn: {corroborate}, {bear out}, {support}] [also: {underpinning}, {underpinned}]

underpinned
See {underpin}

underpinned
underpin
v 1: support from beneath
2: support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence" [syn: {corroborate}, {bear out}, {support}] [also: {underpinning}, {underpinned}]

underpinning
See {underpin}

underpinning
underpin
v 1: support from beneath
2: support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence" [syn: {corroborate}, {bear out}, {support}] [also: {underpinning}, {underpinned}]

underplay
v 1: act (a role) with great restraint [syn: {underact}] [ant: {overact}]
2: play a card lower than (a held high card)

underpopulated
adj : having a lower population density than normal or desirable; "the richly endowed but underpopulated Ivory Coast"

underprice
v : sell at artificially low prices [syn: {dump}]

underprivileged
adj : lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society [ant: {privileged}]

underproduce
v : produce below capacity or demand; "The East German factories were underproducing for many years"

underproduction
n : inadequate production or less than expected

underpropped
See {underprop}

underpropping
See {underprop}

underquote
v 1: offer for sale at a price lower than the market price
2: quote a price lower than that quoted by (another seller)

underrate
v : make too low an estimate of; "he underestimated the work that went into the renovation"; "Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river" [syn: {underestimate}] [ant: {overestimate}]

underrating
n : an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value [syn: {underestimate}, {underestimation}, {underreckoning}]

underreckoning
n : an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value [syn: {underestimate}, {underestimation}, {underrating}]

underscore
n : a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter) [syn: {underline}]
v 1: give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words" [syn: {underline}, {emphasize}, {emphasise}]
2: draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to [syn: {underline}]

undersea
adj : beneath the surface of the sea [syn: {submarine}]

underseal
n : seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion [syn: {undercoat}]

undersealed
adj : (of motor vehicles) having a coating of tar or rubber-based material applied to the underside to retard rusting [syn: {undercoated}]

undersecretary
n : a secretary immediately subordinate to the head of a department of government

undersell
v : sell cheaper than one's competition [syn: {undercut}] [also: {undersold}]

underseller
n : a seller that sells at a lower price than others do; "he went all over town looking for undersellers"

undersetting
See {underset}

undersexed
adj : having a subnormal degree of sexual desire

undershirt
n : a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body [syn: {singlet}, {vest}]

undershoot
v 1: fall short of (the runway) in a landing; "The plane undershot the runway"
2: shoot short of or below (a target) [ant: {overshoot}] [also: {undershot}]

undershot
See {undershoot}

undershot
undershoot
v 1: fall short of (the runway) in a landing; "The plane undershot the runway"
2: shoot short of or below (a target) [ant: {overshoot}] [also: {undershot}]

undershot
adj : having a lower part projecting beyond the upper; "an underhung jaw"; "undershot bulldog" [syn: {underhung}, {underslung}]

undershrub
n : a low shrub

underside
n : the lower side of anything [syn: {bottom}, {undersurface}]

undersign
v : sign at the bottom of (a document, for example)

undersize
adj : smaller than normal for its kind [syn: {undersized}]

undersized
adj : smaller than normal for its kind [syn: {undersize}]

underskirt
n : undergarment worn under a skirt [syn: {petticoat}, {half-slip}]

underslung
adj 1: supported from above especially in a vehicle having springs attached to the axle from below
2: having a lower part projecting beyond the upper; "an underhung jaw"; "undershot bulldog" [syn: {underhung}, {undershot}]
3: having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground [syn: {squat}]

undersoil
n : the layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock [syn: {subsoil}]

undersold
See {undersell}

undersold
undersell
v : sell cheaper than one's competition [syn: {undercut}] [also: {undersold}]

underspend
v 1: spend less than the whole of (a budget, for example) [ant: {overspend}]
2: spend at less than the normal rate [ant: {overspend}]

underspent
adj : not spending at the normal rate

understaffed
adj : inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.; "they're rather short-handed at the moment"; "overcrowded and understaffed hospitals" [syn: {short-handed}, {short-staffed}, {undermanned}]

understand
v 1: know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"
2: perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea" [syn: {realize}, {realise}, {see}]
3: make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?" [syn: {read}, {interpret}, {translate}]
4: believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?" [syn: {infer}]
5: be understanding of; "You don't need to explain--I understand!" [syn: {sympathize}, {sympathise}, {empathize}, {empathise}] [also: {understood}]

understandability
n : the quality of comprehensible language or thought [syn: {comprehensibility}] [ant: {incomprehensibility}]

understandable
adj : capable of being apprehended or understood [syn: {apprehensible}, {intelligible}, {graspable}, {perceivable}]

understandably
adv : in an intelligible manner; "the foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly" [syn: {intelligibly}, {clearly}] [ant: {unintelligibly}]

understanding
adj : characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy; "an understanding friend"
n 1: the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect" [syn: {apprehension}, {discernment}, {savvy}]
2: the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers" [syn: {agreement}]
3: an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding" [syn: {sympathy}]
4: the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil" [syn: {reason}, {intellect}]

understandingly
adv : with understanding; "she nodded understandingly"

understate
v : represent as less significant or important [syn: {minimize}, {minimise}, {downplay}] [ant: {overstate}]

understated
adj : exhibiting restrained good taste; "the room is pleasant and understated" [syn: {unostentatious}, {unpretentious}]

understatement
n : a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said [ant: {exaggeration}]

understock
v : stock with less than the usual or desirable number or quantity [ant: {overstock}]

understood
See {understand}

understood
adj 1: fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation; "the understood conditions of troop withdrawal were clear" [ant: {ununderstood}]
2: indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly; "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement" [syn: {implied}, {silent}, {tacit}]

understood
understand
v 1: know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"
2: perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea" [syn: {realize}, {realise}, {see}]
3: make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?" [syn: {read}, {interpret}, {translate}]
4: believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?" [syn: {infer}]
5: be understanding of; "You don't need to explain--I understand!" [syn: {sympathize}, {sympathise}, {empathize}, {empathise}] [also: {understood}]

understructure
n : lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" [syn: {foundation}, {base}, {fundament}, {foot}, {groundwork}, {substructure}]

understudied
See {understudy}

understudied
understudy
n : an actor able to replace a regular performer when required [syn: {standby}]
v : be an understudy or alternate for a role [syn: {alternate}] [also: {understudied}]

understudy
n : an actor able to replace a regular performer when required [syn: {standby}]
v : be an understudy or alternate for a role [syn: {alternate}] [also: {understudied}]

undersurface
n : the lower side of anything [syn: {bottom}, {underside}]

undertake
v 1: enter upon an activity or enterprise [syn: {set about}, {attempt}]
2: accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task" [syn: {tackle}, {take on}]
3: promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners" [syn: {guarantee}]
4: enter into a contractual arrangement [syn: {contract}]
5: accept as a charge [syn: {take in charge}] [also: {undertook}, {undertaken}]

undertaken
See {undertake}

undertaken
undertake
v 1: enter upon an activity or enterprise [syn: {set about}, {attempt}]
2: accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task" [syn: {tackle}, {take on}]
3: promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners" [syn: {guarantee}]
4: enter into a contractual arrangement [syn: {contract}]
5: accept as a charge [syn: {take in charge}] [also: {undertook}, {undertaken}]

undertaker
n : one whose business is the management of funerals [syn: {mortician}, {funeral undertaker}, {funeral director}]

undertaking
n 1: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings" [syn: {project}, {task}, {labor}]
2: the trade of a funeral director

under-the-counter
adj : done or sold illicitly and secretly;

under-the-table
adj : designed and carried out secretly or confidentially; "a sub-rosa report"; "has their under-the-table backing" [syn: {sub-rosa}, {behind-the-scenes}]

undertide
n : a current below the surface of a fluid [syn: {undercurrent}]

undertone
n 1: a quiet or hushed tone of voice; "spoke in undertones"
2: subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning [syn: {undercurrent}]
3: a pale or subdued color [syn: {tinge}]

undertook
See {undertake}

undertook
undertake
v 1: enter upon an activity or enterprise [syn: {set about}, {attempt}]
2: accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task" [syn: {tackle}, {take on}]
3: promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners" [syn: {guarantee}]
4: enter into a contractual arrangement [syn: {contract}]
5: accept as a charge [syn: {take in charge}] [also: {undertook}, {undertaken}]

undertow
n 1: an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling; "his account had a poignant undertow of regret"
2: the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore [syn: {sea puss}, {sea-puss}, {sea purse}, {sea-purse}, {sea-poose}]

undervaluation
n : too low a value or price assigned to something

undervalue
v 1: assign too low a value to; "Don't underestimate the value of this heirlooom-you may sell it at a good price" [syn: {underestimate}] [ant: {overvalue}, {overvalue}]
2: esteem lightly
3: lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again" [syn: {depreciate}, {devaluate}, {devalue}] [ant: {appreciate}]

underwater
adj 1: beneath the surface of the water; "submerged rocks" [syn: {submerged}, {submersed}]
2: growing or remaining under water; "viewing subaqueous fauna from a glass-bottomed boat"; "submerged leaves" [syn: {subaqueous}, {subaquatic}, {submerged}, {submersed}]

underwater archaeology
n : the archeology of underwater sites [syn: {marine archeology}, {marine archaeology}, {underwater archeology}]

underwater archeology
n : the archeology of underwater sites [syn: {marine archeology}, {marine archaeology}, {underwater archaeology}]

underwater diver
n : someone who works underwater [syn: {diver}, {frogman}]

underway
adj : currently in progress; "there is mischief afoot"; "plans are afoot"; "preparations for the trial are underway" [syn: {afoot(p)}]

underwear
n : undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments [syn: {underclothes}, {underclothing}]

underweight
adj : having unattractive thinness; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck" [syn: {scraggy}, {scrawny}, {skinny}, {weedy}]

underwent
See {undergo}

underwent
undergo
v 1: of mental or physical states or experiences; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" [syn: {experience}, {receive}, {have}, {get}]
2: go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" [syn: {experience}, {see}, {go through}]
3: accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut" [syn: {take}, {submit}] [also: {underwent}, {undergone}]

underwing
n : moth having dull forewings and brightly colored hind wings

underwood
n : the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest [syn: {underbrush}, {undergrowth}]

underworld
n 1: the criminal class
2: (religion) the world of the dead; "he didn't want to go to hell when he died" [syn: {Hel}, {Hell}, {Hades}, {infernal region}, {netherworld}, {Scheol}]

underwrite
v 1: guarantee financial support of; "The opera tour was subvented by a bank" [syn: {subvention}, {subvent}]
2: protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this" [syn: {cover}, {insure}] [also: {underwrote}, {underwritten}]

underwriter
n 1: a banker who deals chiefly in underwriting new securities [syn: {investment banker}]
2: an agent who sells insurance [syn: {insurance broker}, {insurance agent}, {general agent}]
3: a financial institution that sells insurance [syn: {insurance company}, {insurance firm}, {insurer}, {insurance underwriter}]

underwritten
See {underwrite}

underwritten
underwrite
v 1: guarantee financial support of; "The opera tour was subvented by a bank" [syn: {subvention}, {subvent}]
2: protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this" [syn: {cover}, {insure}] [also: {underwrote}, {underwritten}]

underwrote
See {underwrite}

underwrote
underwrite
v 1: guarantee financial support of; "The opera tour was subvented by a bank" [syn: {subvention}, {subvent}]
2: protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this" [syn: {cover}, {insure}] [also: {underwrote}, {underwritten}]

undescended
adj : (of the testis) remaining in the abdomen instead of descending into the scrotum

undescended testicle
n : a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops; "undescended testicles have an increased risk for cancer" [syn: {undescended testis}]

undescended testis
n : a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops; "undescended testicles have an increased risk for cancer" [syn: {undescended testicle}]

undescriptive
adj : not successful in describing [ant: {descriptive}]

undeserved
adj : not deserved or earned; "has an undeserved reputation as a coward"

undeservedly
adv : in an unmerited manner; "the team chalked up another victory, the last one quite undeservedly, in my opinion" [ant: {deservedly}]

undeserving
adj : not deserving; "the undeserving poor" [syn: {undeserving of(p)}, {unworthy of(p)}]

undeserving of
adj : not deserving; "the undeserving poor" [syn: {undeserving}, {undeserving of(p)}, {unworthy of(p)}]

undesigned
adj : not done or made or performed with purpose or intent [syn: {unintentional}] [ant: {designed}]

undesirability
n : the quality possessed by something that should be avoided [ant: {desirability}]

undesirable
adj 1: not desirable; "undesirable impurities in steel"; "legislation excluding undesirable aliens" [ant: {desirable}]
2: not worthy of being chosen (especially as a spouse) [syn: {unsuitable}]
n : one whose presence is undesirable; "rounding up vagrants and drunks and other undesirables"

undesirably
adv : in an undesirable manner

undesired
adj : not desired; "an undesired result" [syn: {unsought}]

undesiring
adj : having or feeling no desire; "a very private man, totally undesirous of public office" [syn: {undesirous}] [ant: {desirous}]

undesirous
adj : having or feeling no desire; "a very private man, totally undesirous of public office" [syn: {undesiring}] [ant: {desirous}]

undestroyable
adj 1: very long lasting; "less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys"; "the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent" [syn: {durable}, {indestructible}, {perdurable}]
2: not capable of being destroyed

undetectable
adj 1: not easily seen
2: barely able to be perceived; "the transition was almost indiscernible"; "an almost insensible change" [syn: {indiscernible}, {insensible}]

undetected
adj : not perceived or discerned; "they feared some undetected trace of poison"; "she looked around to be sure her faux pas was undetected" [ant: {detected}]

undeterminable
adj : not capable of being definitely decided or ascertained [syn: {indeterminable}] [ant: {determinable}]

undetermined
adj 1: not yet having been ascertained or determined; "of undetermined species" [ant: {determined}]
2: not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance; "of indeterminate age"; "a zillion is a large indeterminate number"; "an indeterminate point of law"; "the influence of environment is indeterminate"; "an indeterminate future" [syn: {indeterminate}] [ant: {determinate}]
3: not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought; "an open question"; "our position on this bill is still undecided"; "our lawsuit is still undetermined" [syn: {open}, {undecided}, {unresolved}]

undeterred
adj : not deterred; "pursued his own path...undeterred by lack of popular appreciation and understanding"- Osbert Sitwell [syn: {undiscouraged}]

undeveloped
adj 1: not developed; "courses in interior design were rare and undeveloped"; "undeveloped social awareness" [ant: {developed}]
2: undeveloped or unused; "vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources" [syn: {unexploited}] [ant: {exploited}]
3: (of real estate) not built upon or ready for building upon; "taxes on undeveloped lots are low"

undeviating
adj 1: going directly ahead from one point to another without veering or turning aside; "some people see evolution as an undeviating upward march from simple organisms to the very complex"; "a straight and narrow tree-lined road unswerving across the lowlands" [syn: {unswerving}]
2: used of values and principles; not subject to change; steady; "undeviating loyalty"

undiagnosable
adj : not possible to diagnose

undiagnosed
adj : eluding diagnosis; "undiagnosed disease"

undid
See {undo}

undid
undo
v 1: cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions"
2: deprive of certain characteristics [syn: {unmake}] [ant: {do}]
3: cause the ruin or downfall of; "A single mistake undid the President and he had to resign"
4: cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie" [syn: {untie}, {loosen}]
5: remove the outer cover or wrapping of; "Let's unwrap the gifts!"; "undo the parcel" [syn: {unwrap}] [ant: {wrap}] [also: {undone}, {undid}]

undies
n : women's underwear

undifferentiated
adj : not differentiated [syn: {uniform}] [ant: {differentiated}]

undigested
adj 1: not thought over and arranged systematically in the mind; not absorbed or assimilated mentally; "an undigested mass of facts gathered at random"
2: not digested; "undigested food"

undignified
adj : lacking dignity [ant: {dignified}]

undiluted
adj 1: not diluted; "undiluted milk"; "an undiluted racial strain" [ant: {diluted}]
2: not mixed; "pure oxygen" [syn: {pure}, {unmixed}]

undiminished
adj : not lessened or diminished; "unrelieved suffering" [syn: {unrelieved}]

undimmed
adj : not made dim or less bright; "undimmed headlights"; "surprisingly the curtain started to rise while the houselights were still undimmed" [syn: {bright}] [ant: {dimmed}]

undine
n : any of various water spirits

undiplomatic
adj 1: not skilled in dealing with others [ant: {diplomatic}]
2: showing skill in handling difficult situations [syn: {tactless}]

undiplomatically
adv : in an undiplomatic manner; "she declined the invitation undiplomatically" [syn: {without diplomacy}] [ant: {diplomatically}]

undirected
adj : aimlessly drifting [syn: {adrift(p)}, {afloat(p)}, {aimless}, {directionless}, {planless}, {rudderless}]

undiscerning
adj : lacking discernment [ant: {discerning}]

undischarged
adj 1: owed as a debt; "outstanding bills"; "the amount still owed"; "undischarged debts" [syn: {outstanding}, {owed}, {owing(p)}]
2: still capable of exploding or being fired; "undischarged ammunition"; "an unexploded bomb" [syn: {unexploded}]

undiscipline
n : the trait of lacking discipline [syn: {indiscipline}] [ant: {discipline}]

undisciplined
adj 1: not subjected to discipline; "undisciplined talent"
2: not subjected to correction or discipline; "let her children grow up uncorrected" [syn: {uncorrected}]
3: lacking in discipline or control; "undisciplined behavior"; "ungoverned youth" [syn: {ungoverned}]

undisclosed
adj : not made known [syn: {unrevealed}]

undiscouraged
adj : not deterred; "pursued his own path...undeterred by lack of popular appreciation and understanding"- Osbert Sitwell [syn: {undeterred}]

undiscoverable
adj : not able to be ascertained; resisting discovery [syn: {unascertainable}]

undiscovered
adj 1: not discovered; "with earth-based telescopes many stars remain undiscovered"
2: not yet discovered; "undiscovered islands" [syn: {unexplored}]

undiscriminating
adj : not discriminating [syn: {indiscriminating}] [ant: {discriminating}]

undisguised
adj : plain to see; "undisguised curiosity"

undismayed
adj : unshaken in purpose; "wholly undismayed by the commercial failure of the three movies he had made" [syn: {undaunted}, {unshaken}]

undisputable
adj : not open to question; obviously true; "undeniable guilt"; "indisputable evidence of a witness" [syn: {incontestable}, {indisputable}]

undisputed
adj 1: generally agreed upon; not subject to dispute; "the accepted interpretation of the poem"; "an accepted theory" [syn: {accepted}]
2: accepted without question; "undoubted evidence" [syn: {unchallenged}, {undoubted}, {unquestioned}]

undisputedly
adv : in an unarguable and undisputed manner; "you write as if this fact whilst inarguably forever condemning me to the ranks of Bohemianism nevertheless earned for me the right of entry into any company" [syn: {unarguably}]

undissolved
adj : retaining a solid form; "undissolved sugar in the bottom of the cup"

undistinguishable
adj : not capable of being distinguished or differentiated; "the two specimens are actually different from each other but the differences are almost indistinguishable"; "the twins were indistinguishable"; "a colorless person quite indistinguishable from the colorless mass of humanity" [syn: {indistinguishable}] [ant: {distinguishable}]

undistinguished
adj : not worthy of notice [syn: {insignificant}]

undistorted
adj : without alteration or misrepresentation; "his judgment was undistorted by emotion"

undistributed
adj : (of investments) not distributed among a variety of securities

undisturbed
adj 1: untroubled by interference or disturbance; "food supplies were allowed through unmolested"; "he could pursue his studies undisturbed" [syn: {unmolested}]
2: peaceful without disturbance; "the undisturbed tenor of their life"

undiversified
adj : not diversified [syn: {unvaried}] [ant: {diversified}]

undividable
adj : cannot be divided without leaving a remainder [syn: {indivisible by(p)}]

undivided
adj 1: not parted by conflict of opinion; "presented an undivided front"
2: not shared by or among others; "undivided responsibility"
3: not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective; "judging a contest with a single eye"; "a single devotion to duty"; "undivided affection"; "gained their exclusive attention" [syn: {single(a)}, {exclusive}]
4: not separated into parts or shares; constituting an undivided unit; "an undivided interest in the property"; "a full share" [syn: {full}]

undivided interest
n : the interest in property owned by tenants whereby each tenant has an equal right to enjoy the entire property [syn: {undivided right}]

undivided right
n : the interest in property owned by tenants whereby each tenant has an equal right to enjoy the entire property [syn: {undivided interest}]

undo
v 1: cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions"
2: deprive of certain characteristics [syn: {unmake}] [ant: {do}]
3: cause the ruin or downfall of; "A single mistake undid the President and he had to resign"
4: cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie" [syn: {untie}, {loosen}]
5: remove the outer cover or wrapping of; "Let's unwrap the gifts!"; "undo the parcel" [syn: {unwrap}] [ant: {wrap}] [also: {undone}, {undid}]

undoable
adj : impossible to achieve; "an unattainable goal" [syn: {unachievable}, {unattainable}, {unrealizable}]

undock
v 1: move out of a dock; "We docked at noon" [ant: {dock}]
2: take out of a dock; "undock the ship" [ant: {dock}]

undocked
adj : (of animal tails or ears) cut short; "an undocked tail"

undocumented
adj : lacking necessary documents (as for e.g. permission to live or work in a country); "undocumented aliens"; "undocumented tax deductions" [ant: {documented}]

undoer
n 1: a seducer who ruins a woman; "she awoke in the arms of her cruel undoer"
2: a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens; "children are talented undoers of their shoelaces" [syn: {opener}, {unfastener}, {untier}]
3: a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to; "a destroyer of the environment"; "jealousy was his undoer"; "uprooters of gravestones" [syn: {destroyer}, {ruiner}, {waster}, {uprooter}]

undogmatic
adj 1: characterized by tolerance; "although favoring European unity he was noncommital about the form it should take" [syn: {noncommital}, {undogmatical}]
2: unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion) [syn: {free-thinking}, {latitudinarian}, {undogmatical}]

undogmatical
adj 1: characterized by tolerance; "although favoring European unity he was noncommital about the form it should take" [syn: {noncommital}, {undogmatic}]
2: unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion) [syn: {free-thinking}, {latitudinarian}, {undogmatic}]

undoing
n 1: an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done)
2: loosening the ties that fasten something; "the tying of bow ties is an art; the untying is easy" [syn: {untying}, {unfastening}]

undomestic
adj : not domestic or related to home; "had established herself in her career at the price of being so undomestic she didn't even know how to light the oven" [ant: {domestic}]

undomesticated
adj 1: not domesticated; "a few undomesticated horses left"
2: unaccustomed to home life; "after years of marriage he remained essentially undomesticated"

undone
See {undo}

undone
undo
v 1: cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions"
2: deprive of certain characteristics [syn: {unmake}] [ant: {do}]
3: cause the ruin or downfall of; "A single mistake undid the President and he had to resign"
4: cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie" [syn: {untie}, {loosen}]
5: remove the outer cover or wrapping of; "Let's unwrap the gifts!"; "undo the parcel" [syn: {unwrap}] [ant: {wrap}] [also: {undone}, {undid}]

undone
adj 1: not done; "the work could be done or undone and nobody cared"
2: doomed to extinction [syn: {done for(p)}, {ruined}, {sunk}, {washed-up}]
3: not fastened or tied or secured; "her blouse had come undone at the neck"; "his shoelaces were undone"
4: thrown into a state of disorganization or incoherence; "price programs became unstuck because little grain was available" [syn: {unstuck}]

undoubted
adj : accepted without question; "undoubted evidence" [syn: {unchallenged}, {undisputed}, {unquestioned}]

undoubtedly
adv : with certainty; "it's undoubtedly very beautiful" [syn: {doubtless}, {beyond question}, {without doubt}, {beyond any doubt}]

undrained
adj : not drained; "preserve wetlands; keep them undrained" [ant: {drained}]

undramatic
adj : lacking dramatic force and quality; "moved with quiet force and undramatic bearing" [ant: {dramatic}]

undramatically
adv : in an undramatic manner [ant: {dramatically}]

undrape
v : strip something of drapery

undraped
adj 1: stripped of drapery; "the undraped statue"
2: lacking drapery or draperies; "undraped windows"

undrawn
adj : not represented in a drawing

undreamed
adj : not imagined even in a dream [syn: {undreamed of}, {undreamt}, {undreamt of}, {unimagined}]

undreamed of
adj : not imagined even in a dream [syn: {undreamed}, {undreamt}, {undreamt of}, {unimagined}]

undreamt
adj : not imagined even in a dream [syn: {undreamed}, {undreamed of}, {undreamt of}, {unimagined}]

undreamt of
adj : not imagined even in a dream [syn: {undreamed}, {undreamed of}, {undreamt}, {unimagined}]

undress
n : partial or complete nakedness; "a state of undress"
v 1: get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living" [syn: {discase}, {uncase}, {unclothe}, {strip}, {strip down}, {disrobe}, {peel}] [ant: {dress}, {dress}]
2: remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments" [syn: {strip}, {divest}, {disinvest}]

undressed
adj 1: of lumber or stone or hides; not finished or dressed; "undressed granite"; "undressed hides"
2: having removed clothing [syn: {unappareled}, {unattired}, {unclad}, {ungarbed}, {ungarmented}]

undried
adj : still wet or moist

undrinkable
adj : not fit to drink [ant: {drinkable}]

undrunk
adj : not eaten or drunk up; "the cat found the baby's undrunk milk" [syn: {unconsumed}]

Undset
n : Norwegian novelist (1882-1949) [syn: {Sigrid Undset}]

undue
adj 1: not yet payable; "an undue loan" [syn: {not due}] [ant: {due}]
2: not appropriate or proper (or even legal) in the circumstances; "undue influence"; "I didn't want to show undue excitement"; "accused of using undue force" [ant: {due}]
3: lacking justification or authorization; "unreasonable searches and seizures"; "desire for undue private profit"; "unwarranted limitations of personal freedom" [syn: {unjustified}, {unwarranted}]
4: beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands" [syn: {excessive}, {inordinate}, {unreasonable}]

undulant fever
n : infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache [syn: {brucellosis}, {Malta fever}, {Gibraltar fever}, {Rock fever}, {Mediterranean fever}]

undulate
adj : having a sinuate margin and rippled surface
v 1: stir up (water) so as to form ripples [syn: {ripple}, {ruffle}, {riffle}, {cockle}]
2: occur in soft rounded shapes; "The hills rolled past" [syn: {roll}]
3: move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach" [syn: {roll}, {flap}, {wave}]
4: increase and decrease in volume or pitch, as if in waves; "The singer's voice undulated"

undulation
n 1: an undulating curve [syn: {wave}]
2: wave-like motion; a gentle rising and falling in the manner of waves
3: (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth [syn: {wave}]

undulatory theory
n : (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves [syn: {wave theory}, {wave theory of light}] [ant: {corpuscular theory}, {corpuscular theory}]

unduly
adv : to an undue degree; "she was unduly pessimistic about her future"

undutiful
adj : lacking due respect or dutifulness; "impious toward one's parents"; "an undutiful son" [syn: {impious}]

undutifulness
n : impiety characterized by lack of devotion to duty

undyed
adj : not artificially colored or bleached; "unbleached blonde hair"; "her hair is uncolored"; "undyed cotton" [syn: {unbleached}, {uncolored}]

undying
adj : never dying; "his undying fame" [syn: {deathless}]

undynamic
adj : characterized by an absence of force or forcefulness [syn: {adynamic}] [ant: {dynamic}]

uneager
adj : lacking interest or spirit or animation; "decrepit, colorless uneager things" [ant: {eager}]

unearned
adj : not gained by merit or labor or service; "accepted the unearned rewards that came his ways as well as the unearned criticism"; "unearned income"; "an unearned run" [ant: {earned}]

unearned income
n 1: personal income that you did not earn (e.g., dividends or interest or rent income) [syn: {unearned revenue}]
2: (accounting) income received but not yet earned (usually considered a current liability on a company's balance sheet) [syn: {unearned revenue}]

unearned increment
n : an unearned rise in the market value of property resulting from general market factors

unearned revenue
n 1: personal income that you did not earn (e.g., dividends or interest or rent income) [syn: {unearned income}]
2: (accounting) income received but not yet earned (usually considered a current liability on a company's balance sheet) [syn: {unearned income}]

unearned run
n : a run that was scored as a result of an error by the other team [ant: {earned run}]

unearth
v 1: bring to light; "The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President"
2: lay bare through digging; "Schliemann excavated Troy" [syn: {excavate}]

unearthly
adj 1: concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul; "a spiritual approach to life"; "spiritual fulfillment"; "spiritual values"; "unearthly love" [syn: {spiritual}]
2: suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; "an eldritch screech"; "the three weird sisters"; "stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy; "an unearthly light"; "he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"- Henry Kingsley [syn: {eldritch}, {weird}, {uncanny}]

unease
n 1: physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression) [syn: {malaise}, {uneasiness}]
2: the trait of seeming ill at ease [syn: {disquiet}, {uneasiness}]

uneasily
adv : with anxiety or apprehension; "we watched anxiously" [syn: {anxiously}, {apprehensively}]

uneasiness
n 1: feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable [syn: {edginess}, {inquietude}, {disquietude}]
2: physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression) [syn: {malaise}, {unease}]
3: embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you [syn: {self-consciousness}, {uncomfortableness}]
4: the trait of seeming ill at ease [syn: {disquiet}, {unease}]
5: inability to rest or relax or be still [syn: {restlessness}]

uneasy
adj 1: lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance; "farmers were uneasy until rain finally came"; "uneasy about his health"; "gave an uneasy laugh"; "uneasy lies the head that wears the crown"; "an uneasy coalition government"; "an uneasy calm"; "an uneasy silence fell on the group" [ant: {easy}]
2: causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind" [syn: {anxious}, {nervous}, {unquiet}]
3: marked by a lack of quiet; not conducive to rest; "spent a restless night"; "fell into an uneasy sleep" [syn: {restless}]
4: not at ease socially; unsure and constrained in manner; "awkward and reserved at parties"; "ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know"; "was always uneasy with strangers" [syn: {awkward}, {ill at ease(p)}]

uneatable
adj : not suitable for food [syn: {inedible}] [ant: {edible}]

uneaten
adj : not eaten or used up; "gave the dog the uneaten remnants of the roast" [ant: {eaten}]

uneconomic
adj : wasteful of resources [syn: {uneconomical}]

uneconomical
adj 1: inefficient in use of time and effort and materials; "a clumsy and wasteful process"; "wasteful duplication of effort"; "uneconomical ebb and flow of power" [syn: {wasteful}]
2: wasteful of resources [syn: {uneconomic}]

unedifying
adj : not edifying [syn: {unenlightening}] [ant: {edifying}]

unedited
adj : not changed by editing

uneducated
adj 1: not having a good education [ant: {educated}]
2: not adequately educated in the use of numerical terms and concepts

uneducated person
n : an ignorant person [syn: {ignoramus}, {know nothing}]

uneffective
adj : not producing an intended effect; "an ineffective teacher"; "ineffective legislation" [syn: {ineffective}, {ineffectual}] [ant: {effective}]

unelaborate
adj : not elaborate; lacking rich or complex detail [syn: {inelaborate}]

unelaborated
adj : giving only major points; lacking completeness; "a sketchy account"; "details of the plan remain sketchy" [syn: {sketchy}]

unembarrassed
adj : not embarrassed; "a tinseled charm and unabashed sentimentality"- Jerome Stone; "an unembarrassed greeting as if nothing untoward had happened" [syn: {unabashed}]

unembellished
adj 1: lacking stylistic embellishment; "a literal description"; "wrote good but plain prose"; "a plain unadorned account of the coronation"; "a forthright unembellished style" [syn: {literal}, {plain}]
2: lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete" [syn: {plain}, {unornamented}]

unembodied
adj : not having a material body; "bodiless ghosts" [syn: {discorporate}, {bodiless}, {unbodied}, {disembodied}]

unemotional
adj 1: unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion [ant: {emotional}]
2: cool and formal in manner [syn: {reserved}, {restrained}, {reticent}]

unemotional person
n : someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions [syn: {stoic}] [ant: {emotional person}]

unemotionality
n 1: apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions [syn: {emotionlessness}, {impassivity}, {impassiveness}, {phlegm}, {indifference}, {stolidity}]
2: absence of emotion [syn: {emotionlessness}] [ant: {emotionality}]

unemotionally
adv : in an unemotional manner; "the defendant stared unemotionally at the victim's family" [syn: {without emotion}] [ant: {emotionally}]

unemphatic
adj : not emphasized

unemployable
adj : not acceptable for employment as a worker; "his illiteracy made him unemployable" [ant: {employable}]

unemployed
adj : not engaged in a gainful occupation; "unemployed workers marched on the capital" [ant: {employed}]

unemployed person
n : someone who is jobless

unemployment
n : the state of being unemployed or not having a job; "unemployment is a serious social evil"; "the rate of unemployment is an indicator of the health of an economy" [ant: {employment}]

unemployment compensation
n : payment by a United States agency to unemployed people

unemployment line
n : a queue of people waiting for employment

unemployment rate
n : the percentage of the work force that is unemployed at any given date

unenclosed
adj 1: not closed in our surrounded or included; "an unenclosed porch"; "unenclosed common land" [ant: {enclosed}]
2: of livestock and domestic poultry; permitted to graze or forage rather than being confined to a feedlot [syn: {free-range}]

unencouraging
adj : not encouraging

unencumbered
adj 1: free of encumbrance; "inherited an unencumbered estate" [ant: {encumbered}]
2: not burdened with cares or responsibilities; "living an unencumbered life"

unended
adj : not ended; lacking an end or conclusion; "he did with the book still unended"

unending
adj : continuing forever or indefinitely; "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven" [syn: {ageless}, {eternal}, {everlasting}, {perpetual}, {unceasing}]

unendingly
adv : with unflagging resolve; "dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste" [syn: {endlessly}, {ceaselessly}, {incessantly}, {unceasingly}, {continuously}]

unendowed
adj : not equipped or provided; "unendowed with genius"- J.L.Lowes [ant: {endowed}]

unendurable
adj : impossible to bear; "unbearable pain"; "unendurable agony" [syn: {unbearable}]

unenergetic
adj : not inclined to be enterprising [syn: {slowgoing}]

unenergetically
adv : without energy; in a lethargic manner; "he hung around the house lethargically" [syn: {lethargically}]

unenforceable
adj : not enforceable; not capable of being brought about by compulsion; "an unenforceable law"; "unenforceable reforms" [ant: {enforceable}]

unenforced
adj : not enforced; not compelled especially by legal or police action; "too many unenforced laws can breed contempt for law" [ant: {enforced}]

unengaged
adj 1: not busy or occupied; free; "the cancellation left her unengaged a good part of the afternoon"
2: not promised in marriage; "continued seeing him but on an unengaged basis" [syn: {unpledged}, {unpromised}]

unenlightened
adj 1: not enlightened; ignorant; "the devices by which unenlightened men preserved the unjust social order" [ant: {enlightened}]
2: lacking information or instruction; "lamentably unenlightened as to the laws" [syn: {uninstructed}]
3: lacking general education or knowledge; "an ignorant man"; "nescient of contemporary literature"; "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"; "exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions" [syn: {ignorant}, {nescient}, {unlearned}, {unlettered}]

unenlightening
adj 1: not tending to inform or clarify; "an unenlightening comment" [syn: {uninformative}, {uninstructive}] [ant: {enlightening}]
2: not edifying [syn: {unedifying}] [ant: {edifying}]
3: failing to enlighten or clarify; "an unilluminating report" [syn: {unilluminating}] [ant: {illuminating}]

unenlightenment
n : a lack of understanding [ant: {enlightenment}]

unenlivened
adj : not made lively or brightened; "a life unenlivened by romance" [ant: {enlivened}]

unenterprising
adj : lacking in enterprise; not bold or venturesome [syn: {nonenterprising}] [ant: {enterprising}]

unentertaining
adj : not entertaining; "a quite unentertaining letter" [ant: {entertaining}]

unenthusiastic
adj : not enthusiastic; lacking excitement or ardor; "an unenthusiastic performance by the orchestra"; "unenthusiastic applause" [ant: {enthusiastic}]

unenthusiastically
adv : without enthusiasm; showing no enthusiasm; "the children opened the presents unenthusiastically" [ant: {enthusiastically}]

unentitled
adj : having no right or entitlement; "a distinction to which he was unentitled" [syn: {unqualified}]

unenviable
adj 1: hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment; "awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"; "an awkward pause followed his remark"; "a sticky question"; "in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign" [syn: {awkward}, {embarrassing}, {sticky}]
2: so undesirable as to be incapable of arousing envy; "unenviable notoriety"

unequal
adj 1: not equal in amount; "they distributed unlike (or unequal) sums to the various charities" [syn: {unlike}] [ant: {like}]
2: poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure [ant: {equal}]

unequal to
adj : not meeting requirements; "unequal to the demands put upon him" [syn: {incapable}, {incompetent}, {unequal to(p)}]

unequaled
adj : radically distinctive and without equal; "he is alone in the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen whose skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic ability"; "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history" [syn: {alone(p)}, {unique}, {unequalled}, {unparalleled}]

unequalised
adj : not caused to be equal [syn: {unequalized}]

unequalized
adj : not caused to be equal [syn: {unequalised}]

unequalled
adj : radically distinctive and without equal; "he is alone in the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen whose skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic ability"; "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history" [syn: {alone(p)}, {unique}, {unequaled}, {unparalleled}]

unequally
adv : in an unequal or partial manner; "profits were distributed unevenly"; "angry at being dealt with so unequally" [syn: {unevenly}] [ant: {evenly}, {evenly}]

unequipped
adj 1: not equipped with what is needed especially furniture; "an unfurnished apartment" [syn: {unfurnished}] [ant: {furnished}]
2: without necessary physical or intellectual equipment; "guerrillas unequipped for a pitched battle"; "unequipped for jobs in a modern technological society" [ant: {equipped}]
3: not furnished with equipment needed for voyaging

unequivocal
adj 1: admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion; "unequivocal evidence"; "took an unequivocal position"; "an unequivocal success"; "an unequivocal promise"; "an unequivocal (or univocal) statement" [syn: {univocal}, {unambiguous}] [ant: {equivocal}]
2: clearly defined or formulated; "the plain and unequivocal language of the laws"- R.B.Taney [syn: {definitive}]

unequivocally
adv : in an unambiguous manner; "she stated her intentions unequivocally" [syn: {unambiguously}, {without ambiguity}] [ant: {ambiguously}]

unequivocalness
n : clarity achieved by the avoidance of ambiguity [syn: {unambiguity}] [ant: {ambiguity}, {ambiguity}]

unerasable
adj : cannot be removed, washed away or erased; "an indelible stain" [syn: {indelible}]

unerect
adj : not upright in position or posture [ant: {erect}]

unergetic
adj : deficient in alertness or activity; "bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights" [syn: {lethargic}] [ant: {energetic}]

uneroded
adj : not worn away by exposure [syn: {unweathered}]

unerring
adj : not liable to error; "the Church was...theoretically inerrant and omnicompetent"-G.G.Coulton; "lack an inerrant literary sense"; "an unerring marksman" [syn: {inerrable}, {inerrant}]

unerringly
adv : without making errors; "he unerringly fixed things for us"

UNESCO
n : an agency of the United Nations that promotes education and communication and the arts [syn: {United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization}]

unessential
adj : not basic or fundamental [syn: {inessential}] [ant: {essential}]

unestablished
adj : not established; "a reputation as yet unestablished" [ant: {established}]

unethical
adj 1: not conforming to approved standards of social or professional behavior; "unethical business practices" [ant: {ethical}]
2: not adhering to ethical or moral principles; "base and unpatriotic motives"; "a base, degrading way of life"; "cheating is dishonorable"; "they considered colonialism immoral"; "unethical practices in handling public funds" [syn: {base}, {dishonorable}, {dishonourable}, {immoral}]

unethically
adv : in an unethical manner; "he behaved unethically" [ant: {ethically}]

uneven
adj 1: not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture; "an uneven color"; "uneven ground"; "uneven margins"; "wood with an uneven grain" [ant: {even}]
2: (of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents; "vaudeville...waged an uneven battle against the church" [syn: {mismatched}]
3: inconsistent in quality [syn: {spotty}]

unevenly
adv 1: in an uneven and irregular way [ant: {evenly}]
2: in a ragged uneven manner; "I took the cigarette he offered, drawing at it raggedly" [syn: {raggedly}]
3: in an unequal or partial manner; "profits were distributed unevenly"; "angry at being dealt with so unequally" [syn: {unequally}] [ant: {evenly}, {evenly}]

unevenness
n 1: a quality of variability and lack of uniformity [syn: {variability}] [ant: {evenness}, {evenness}]
2: the quality of being unbalanced [ant: {evenness}]

uneventful
adj : marked by no noteworthy or significant events; "an uneventful life"; "the voyage was pleasant and uneventful"; "recovery was uneventful" [ant: {eventful}]

uneventfully
adv : in an uneventful manner; "the space shuttle landed uneventfully"

unexacting
adj : not rigorous; "relaxed and unexacting standards"

unexampled
adj : having no previous example or precedent or parallel; "a time of unexampled prosperity" [syn: {new}]

unexceeded
adj : not capable of being improved on [syn: {unexcelled}, {unsurpassed}]

unexcelled
adj : not capable of being improved on [syn: {unexceeded}, {unsurpassed}]

unexceptionable
adj : completely acceptable; not open to exception or reproach; "two unexceptionable witnesses"; "a judge's ethics should be unexceptionable" [syn: {unimpeachable}]

unexceptional
adj : not special in any way; "run-of-the-mill boxing"; "your run-of-the-mine college graduate"; "a unexceptional an incident as can be found in a lawyer's career" [syn: {run-of-the-mill}, {run-of-the-mine}, {mine run}]

unexchangeability
n : the quality of being incapable of exchange or interchange [ant: {exchangeability}]

unexchangeable
adj 1: not suitable to be exchanged [ant: {exchangeable}]
2: used especially of currencies; incapable of being exchanged for or replaced by another currency of equal value [syn: {inconvertible}, {unconvertible}] [ant: {convertible}]

unexcitable
adj : not easily excited; "an unexcitable temperament" [ant: {excitable}]

unexcited
adj : not excited; "made an unexcited appraisal of the situation" [ant: {excited}]

unexciting
adj 1: not stimulating [syn: {unstimulating}] [ant: {stimulating}]
2: not exciting; "an unexciting novel"; "lived an unexciting life" [ant: {exciting}]

unexcitingly
adv : in an unexciting manner; "this painting was nothing more but an unexcitingly grey canvas with a few red speckles" [ant: {excitingly}]

unexclusive
adj : accessible to all [syn: {unrestricted}]

unexcused
adj : not excused; "too many unexcused absences"

unexhausted
adj : not used up completely; "an unexhausted well" [ant: {exhausted}]

unexpansive
adj 1: showing no tendency to expand; "unexpansive bodies" [ant: {expansive}]
2: not given to high spirits or effusiveness; "an unexpansive man"

unexpected
adj 1: not expected or anticipated; "unexpected guests"; "unexpected news" [ant: {expected}]
2: not foreseen; "unsuspected difficulties arose"; "unsuspected turnings in the road"
3: made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency; "a forced landing" [syn: {forced}]
4: causing surprise or amazement by not being expected; "the curtains opened to reveal a completely unexpected scene"
5: not planned; "an unexpected pregnancy"
6: happening or coming quickly and without warning; "a sudden unexpected development" [syn: {unforeseen}]

unexpectedly
adv 1: in a way that was not expected; "her brother showed up at the wedding out of the blue" [syn: {out of the blue}]
2: without advance planning; "they met accidentally" [syn: {by chance}, {accidentally}, {circumstantially}] [ant: {intentionally}]

unexpectedness
n : extraordinariness by virtue of being unexpected; "the unexpectedness of the warm welcome" [syn: {surprisingness}] [ant: {expectedness}]

unexpendable
adj : not suitable to be expended [ant: {expendable}]

unexpended
adj 1: (of financial resources) not spent; "unexpended funds"; "his unspent allowance" [syn: {unspent}]
2: not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions" [syn: {leftover}, {left over(p)}, {left(p)}, {odd}, {remaining}]

unexpired
adj : not having come to an end or been terminated by passage of time; "elected to fill the senator's unexpired term"; "an unexpired driver's license" [ant: {expired}]

unexplainable
adj : not to be accounted for or explained; "perceptible only as unaccountable influences that hinder progress"; "an unexplainable fear" [syn: {unaccountable}]

unexplained
adj 1: not explained; "accomplished by some unexplained process"
2: having the reason or cause not made clear; "an unexplained error"

unexploded
adj : still capable of exploding or being fired; "undischarged ammunition"; "an unexploded bomb" [syn: {undischarged}]

unexploited
adj : undeveloped or unused; "vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources" [syn: {undeveloped}] [ant: {exploited}]

unexplorative
adj : not exploratory [syn: {nonexploratory}, {nonexplorative}, {unexploratory}] [ant: {exploratory}]

unexploratory
adj : not exploratory [syn: {nonexploratory}, {nonexplorative}, {unexplorative}] [ant: {exploratory}]

unexplored
adj : not yet discovered; "undiscovered islands" [syn: {undiscovered}]

unexportable
adj : not suitable for export [ant: {exportable}]

unexpressed
adj : not made explicit; "the unexpressed terms of the agreement"; "things left unsaid"; "some kind of unspoken agreement"; "his action is clear but his reason remains unstated" [syn: {unsaid}, {unstated}, {unuttered}, {unverbalized}, {unverbalised}, {unvoiced}, {unspoken}]

unexpressible
adj : defying expression [syn: {inexpressible}] [ant: {expressible}]

unexpressive
adj : deliberately impassive in manner; "deadpan humor"; "his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read" [syn: {deadpan}, {expressionless}, {impassive}, {poker-faced}]

unexpurgated
adj : not having material deleted; "volumes of the best plays, unexpurgated"- Havelock Ellis

unextended
adj : not extended or stretched out; "an unextended arm" [ant: {extended}]

unfaceted
adj : having no facets; "an unfaceted gem" [ant: {faceted}]

unfading
adj : of an imaginary flower that never fades [syn: {amaranthine}]

unfailing
adj 1: not liable to failure; "a foolproof identification system"; "the unfailing sign of an amateur"; "an unfailing test" [syn: {foolproof}]
2: always able to supply more; "an unfailing source of good stories"; "a subject of unfailing interest"
3: unceasing; "unfailing loyalty"; "unfailing good spirits"; "unflagging courtesy" [syn: {unflagging}]

unfailingly
adv : without fail

unfair
adj 1: showing favoritism [syn: {partial}] [ant: {impartial}]
2: not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception; "used unfair methods"; "it was an unfair trial"; "took an unfair advantage" [syn: {unjust}] [ant: {fair}]

unfairly
adv : in an unfair manner; "they dealt with him unfairly"; "their accusations hit below the belt" [syn: {below the belt}] [ant: {fairly}]

unfairness
n 1: partiality that is not fair or equitable [syn: {inequity}] [ant: {fairness}]
2: injustice by virtue of not being equitable [syn: {inequity}] [ant: {fairness}, {fairness}]
3: an unjust act [syn: {injustice}, {iniquity}]

unfaithful
adj 1: not true to duty or obligation or promises; "an unfaithful lover" [ant: {faithful}]
2: having sexual relations with someone other than your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend; "her husband was unfaithful" [ant: {faithful}]
3: deliberately and abominably disloyal or likely to betray trust or confidence; "the faithless Benedict Arnold"; "a lying traitorous insurrectionist" [syn: {faithless}, {traitorous}]
4: not trustworthy; "an unfaithful reproduction"

unfaithfully
adv : in an unfaithful undependable unreliable manner [syn: {undependably}, {unreliably}] [ant: {faithfully}, {faithfully}, {faithfully}]

unfaithfulness
n : the quality of being unfaithful [syn: {infidelity}] [ant: {fidelity}, {fidelity}]

unfaltering
adj : marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" [syn: {firm}, {steadfast}, {steady}, {unbendable}, {unshakable}, {unwavering}]

unfalteringly
adv : in a determined manner; "he clung to the past determinedly" [syn: {determinedly}, {unshakably}, {with determination}]

unfamiliar
adj : not known or well known; "a name unfamiliar to most"; "be alert at night especially in unfamiliar surroundings" [ant: {familiar}]

unfamiliar with
adj : having little or no knowledge of; "unacquainted with city ways" [syn: {unacquainted(p)}, {unacquainted with(p)}, {unfamiliar with(p)}]

unfamiliarity
n : unusualness as a consequence of not being well known [syn: {strangeness}] [ant: {familiarity}]

unfashionable
adj : not in accord with or not following current fashion; "unfashionable clothes"; "melodrama of a now unfashionable kind" [syn: {unstylish}] [ant: {fashionable}]

unfashionably
adv : in an unfashionable manner; "she seemed to make a point of being unfashionably dressed" [ant: {fashionably}]

unfasten
v 1: cause to become undone; "unfasten your belt" [ant: {fasten}]
2: become undone or untied; "The shoelaces unfastened" [ant: {fasten}]

unfastened
adj 1: not closed or secured; "the car door was unfastened"; "unfastened seatbelts" [ant: {fastened}]
2: affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed; "an open door"; "they left the door open" [syn: {open}] [ant: {shut}]
3: not buttoned; "the wind picked up the hem of her unbuttoned coat" [syn: {unbuttoned}] [ant: {buttoned}]
4: not tied [syn: {untied}] [ant: {tied}]

unfastener
n : a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens; "children are talented undoers of their shoelaces" [syn: {undoer}, {opener}, {untier}]

unfastening
n : loosening the ties that fasten something; "the tying of bow ties is an art; the untying is easy" [syn: {untying}, {undoing}]

unfastidious
adj 1: not exacting in nutritional requirements [ant: {fastidious}]
2: not fastidious; not concerned with cleanliness; "unfastidious in her dress" [ant: {fastidious}]

unfathomable
adj 1: of depth; not capable of being sounded or measured [ant: {fathomable}]
2: so deep as to be unmeasurable; "the abyssal depths of the ocean" [syn: {abysmal}, {abyssal}]
3: impossible to come to understand

unfathomed
adj : situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed; "the profound depths of the sea"; "the dark unfathomed caves of ocean"-Thomas Gray; "unplumbed depths of the sea"; "remote and unsounded caverns" [syn: {profound}, {unplumbed}, {unsounded}]

unfattened
adj : (of market animals) not optimal for marketing

unfavorable
adj 1: not encouraging or approving or pleasing; "unfavorable conditions"; "an unfavorable comparison"; "unfavorable comments" [syn: {unfavourable}] [ant: {favorable}]
2: (of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose; "unfavorable winds" [syn: {unfavourable}] [ant: {favorable}]
3: not favorable; "made an unfavorable impression"; "unfavorable reviews"

unfavorable judgment
n : disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent" [syn: {criticism}]

unfavorable position
n : the quality of being a competitive disadvantage [syn: {inferiority}]

unfavorableness
n : the quality of not being encouraging or indicative of success [syn: {unfavourableness}] [ant: {favorableness}]

unfavorably
adv : showing disapproval; in a disparaging way; "he reviewed the play unfavorably" [syn: {unfavourably}] [ant: {favorably}]

unfavourable
adj 1: not encouraging or approving or pleasing; "unfavorable conditions"; "an unfavorable comparison"; "unfavorable comments" [syn: {unfavorable}] [ant: {favorable}]
2: (of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose; "unfavorable winds" [syn: {unfavorable}] [ant: {favorable}]

unfavourableness
n : the quality of not being encouraging or indicative of success [syn: {unfavorableness}] [ant: {favorableness}]

unfavourably
adv : showing disapproval; in a disparaging way; "he reviewed the play unfavorably" [syn: {unfavorably}] [ant: {favorably}]

unfearing
adj : invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers" [syn: {audacious}, {brave}, {dauntless}, {fearless}, {intrepid}]

unfeasibility
n : the quality of not being doable [syn: {infeasibility}] [ant: {feasibility}]

unfeasible
adj : not capable of being carried out or put into practice; "refloating the sunken ship proved impracticable because of its fragility"; "a suggested reform that was unfeasible in the prevailing circumstances" [syn: {impracticable}, {infeasible}, {unworkable}]

unfeathered
adj 1: having no feathers; "a featherless biped"; "the unfeathered legs of an Orpington" [syn: {featherless}] [ant: {feathered}]
2: not having feathers; "the unfeathered brood"

unfed
adj 1: not fed
2: not given support; "a grudge that remained unfed"

unfeeling
adj 1: devoid of feeling for others; "an unfeeling wretch" [syn: {hardhearted}, {stonyhearted}]
2: devoid of feeling or sensation; "unfeeling trees"

unfeelingly
adv 1: without compassionate feelings; "unfeelingly, she required her maid to work on Christmas Day" [ant: {feelingly}]
2: in a callous way; "he callously exploited their feelings" [syn: {callously}]

unfeelingness
n : devoid of passion or feeling [syn: {callousness}, {hardness}, {insensibility}]

unfeigned
adj : not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief" [syn: {genuine}, {true(a)}]

unfeignedly
adv : with sincerity; without pretense; "she praised him sincerely for his victory"; "was unfeignedly glad to see his old teacher"; "we are truly sorry for the inconvenience" [syn: {sincerely}, {truly}] [ant: {insincerely}]

unfelled
adj : (of trees) not cut down; "unfelled trees" [ant: {felled}]

unfeminine
adj : not suitable for a woman; "an unfeminine depth of voice"

unfenced
adj : not fenced in; "unfenced pasture" [syn: {fenceless}]

unfermented
adj : not soured or preserved; "sweet milk" [syn: {fresh}, {sweet}]

unfertile
adj : incapable of reproducing; "an infertile couple" [syn: {sterile}, {infertile}] [ant: {fertile}]

unfertilised
adj : not having been fertilized; "an unfertilized egg" [syn: {unfertilized}, {unimpregnated}]

unfertilized
adj : not having been fertilized; "an unfertilized egg" [syn: {unfertilised}, {unimpregnated}]

unfettered
adj : not bound by shackles and chains [syn: {unchained}, {unshackled}, {untied}]

unfiled
adj : not filed or recorded in the place prescribed by law; "an unregistered trademark"; "an unregistered mortgage" [syn: {unregistered}]

unfilled
adj : not filled; "an unfilled bottle"; "unfilled spaces"

unfilmed
adj : not recorded on film or tape [syn: {untaped}]

unfinished
adj 1: not brought to the desired final state [ant: {finished}]
2: not brought to an end or conclusion; "unfinished business"; "the building is still unfinished" [ant: {finished}]
3: lacking a surface finish such as paint; "bare wood"; "unfinished furniture" [syn: {bare}]

unfinished business
n : work that is left incomplete [syn: {loose end}]

unfirm
adj 1: not firmly or solidly positioned; "climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder"; "an unfirm stance" [syn: {unsteady}]
2: (of soil) unstable; "shifting sands"; "unfirm earth" [syn: {shifting}]

unfit
adj 1: below the required standards for a purpose; "an unfit parent"; "unfit for human consumption" [ant: {fit}]
2: not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service" [ant: {fit}]
3: physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth" [syn: {bad}, {unsound}]
v : make unfit or unsuitable; "Your income disqualifies you" [syn: {disqualify}, {indispose}] [ant: {qualify}] [also: {unfitting}, {unfitted}]

unfitness
n 1: poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition [syn: {poor shape}, {bad condition}] [ant: {fitness}]
2: lacking the power to perform [syn: {inability}] [ant: {ability}]
3: the condition of not being suitable; "the judges agreed on his unfitness for the appointment" [ant: {fitness}]

unfitted
See {unfit}

unfitted
unfit
adj 1: below the required standards for a purpose; "an unfit parent"; "unfit for human consumption" [ant: {fit}]
2: not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service" [ant: {fit}]
3: physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth" [syn: {bad}, {unsound}]
v : make unfit or unsuitable; "Your income disqualifies you" [syn: {disqualify}, {indispose}] [ant: {qualify}] [also: {unfitting}, {unfitted}]

unfitting
See {unfit}

unfitting
unfit
adj 1: below the required standards for a purpose; "an unfit parent"; "unfit for human consumption" [ant: {fit}]
2: not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service" [ant: {fit}]
3: physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth" [syn: {bad}, {unsound}]
v : make unfit or unsuitable; "Your income disqualifies you" [syn: {disqualify}, {indispose}] [ant: {qualify}] [also: {unfitting}, {unfitted}]

unfitting
adj : not in keeping with what is correct or proper; "completely inappropriate behavior" [syn: {inappropriate}, {incompatible}, {out or keeping(p)}]

unfixed
adj 1: not firmly placed or set or fastened [ant: {fixed}]
2: lacking definition or definite content; "nebulous reasons"; "unfixed as were her general notions of what men ought to be"- Jane Austen [syn: {nebulous}]

unflagging
adj 1: showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality; "an indefatigable advocate of equal rights"; "a tireless worker"; "unflagging pursuit of excellence" [syn: {indefatigable}, {tireless}, {unwearying}]
2: unceasing; "unfailing loyalty"; "unfailing good spirits"; "unflagging courtesy" [syn: {unfailing}]

unflappable
adj : not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure; "hitherto imperturbable, he now showed signs of alarm"; "an imperturbable self-possession"; "unflappable in a crisis" [syn: {imperturbable}]

unflattering
adj : tending to reveal or represent unfavorably; "an unflattering portrait"; "the full unflattering light of morning"- Walter de la Mare [ant: {flattering}]

unflavored
adj : without flavoring added [syn: {unflavoured}, {nonflavored}, {nonflavoured}]

unflavoured
adj : without flavoring added [syn: {unflavored}, {nonflavored}, {nonflavoured}]

unflawed
adj : without a flaw; "a flawless gemstone" [syn: {flawless}]

unfledged
adj 1: (of birds) not yet having developed feathers; "a small unfledged sparrow on the window sill" [syn: {immature}] [ant: {fledged}]
2: (of an arrow) not equipped with feathers; "shot an unfledged arrow" [syn: {fledgeless}, {unvaned}]
3: young and inexperienced; "a fledgling enterprise"; "a fledgling skier"; "an unfledged lawyer" [syn: {fledgling}]

unflinching
adj : not shrinking from danger [syn: {unblinking}, {unintimidated}, {unshrinking}]

unfluctuating
adj : not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; "stocks are still firm" [syn: {firm}, {steady}]

unflurried
adj : free from emotional agitation or nervous tension; "the waiters were unflurried and good natured"; "with contented mind and unruffled spirit"- Anthony Trollope [syn: {unflustered}, {unperturbed}, {unruffled}]

unflustered
adj : free from emotional agitation or nervous tension; "the waiters were unflurried and good natured"; "with contented mind and unruffled spirit"- Anthony Trollope [syn: {unflurried}, {unperturbed}, {unruffled}]

unfocused
adj 1: (of an image) not in or brought into focus; "at their edges things were pretty much out of focus" [syn: {unfocussed}, {out of focus}] [ant: {focused}]
2: not concentrated at one point or upon one objective; "diversity...in our huge unfocused country"- Owen Wister [syn: {unfocussed}]

unfocussed
adj 1: (of an image) not in or brought into focus; "at their edges things were pretty much out of focus" [syn: {unfocused}, {out of focus}] [ant: {focused}]
2: not concentrated at one point or upon one objective; "diversity...in our huge unfocused country"- Owen Wister [syn: {unfocused}]

unfold
v 1: develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into maturity" [syn: {blossom}, {blossom out}, {blossom forth}]
2: open to the view; "A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings"
3: extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna" [syn: {stretch}, {stretch out}, {extend}]
4: spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms" [syn: {spread}, {spread out}, {open}] [ant: {fold}]

unfolded
adj : spread or opened out; "an unfolded newspaper"; "unfolded wings" [ant: {folded}]

unfolding
n : a developmental process; "the flowering of ante-bellum culture" [syn: {flowering}]

unforbearing
adj : unwilling to endure; "she was short with the slower students" [syn: {short}]

unforced
adj 1: not brought about by coercion or force; "the confession was uncoerced" [syn: {uncoerced}, {willing}]
2: not resulting from undue effort; not forced; "a voice with a pleasingly unforced quality"; "his playing is facile and unstrained" [syn: {unstrained}]

unforceful
adj : lacking force; feeble; "a forceless argument" [syn: {forceless}, {weak}] [ant: {forceful}]

unforeseeable
adj : incapable of being anticipated; "unforeseeable consequences"

unforeseen
adj 1: not anticipated; "unanticipated and disconcerting lines of development"- H.W.Glidden; "unforeseen circumstances"; "a virtue unlooked-for in people so full of energy"; "like a bolt out of the blue" [syn: {unanticipated}, {unlooked-for}, {out of the blue(p)}]
2: happening or coming quickly and without warning; "a sudden unexpected development" [syn: {unexpected}]

unforesightful
adj : lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan"; "myopic thinking" [syn: {short}, {shortsighted}, {myopic}]

unforested
adj : not covered with forest; "unforested lands"

unforethoughtful
adj : lacking forethought

unforfeitable
adj : not subject to forfeiture; "an unforfeitable right" [syn: {inalienable}]

unforgettable
adj : impossible to forget [ant: {forgettable}]

unforgettably
adv : in a memorable manner; "Horowitz could play Chopin memorably" [syn: {memorably}] [ant: {unmemorably}]

unforgivable
adj : not excusable [syn: {inexcusable}]

unforgivably
adv : in an unpardonable manner or to an unpardonable degree; "he was inexcusably cruel to his wife" [syn: {inexcusably}, {unpardonably}] [ant: {excusably}, {excusably}, {excusably}]

unforgiving
adj 1: unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy; "a surly unforgiving old woman" [ant: {forgiving}]
2: not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty; "grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood" [syn: {grim}, {inexorable}, {relentless}, {stern}, {unappeasable}, {unrelenting}]
3: harsh and severe; "I hope I'm not being uncharitable but he really is a bore"; "unjust and uncharitable criticism" [syn: {uncharitable}]

unforgivingly
adv : without forgiveness; in an unforgiving manner; "unforgivingly, he insisted that she pay her debt to the last penny" [ant: {forgivingly}]

unformatted capacity
n : (computer science) the total number of bytes on a disk including the space that will be required to format it

unformed
adj 1: not having form or shape; "unformed clay" [ant: {formed}]
2: not formed or organized; "an as yet unformed government"
3: not yet fully formed; "unformed still in body and mind"
4: lacking in development; "immature plans"; "an unformed character" [syn: {immature}]

unforsaken
adj : not forsaken [ant: {forsaken}]

unfortunate
adj 1: not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned" [ant: {fortunate}]
2: not auspicious; boding ill [syn: {inauspicious}] [ant: {auspicious}]
3: unsuitable or regrettable; "an unfortunate choice of words"; "an unfortunate speech"
n : a person who suffers misfortune [syn: {unfortunate person}]

unfortunate person
n : a person who suffers misfortune [syn: {unfortunate}]

unfortunately
adv : by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay" [syn: {unluckily}, {regrettably}, {alas}] [ant: {fortunately}, {fortunately}]

unfounded
adj : without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy" [syn: {baseless}, {groundless}, {idle}, {unwarranted}]

unfractured
adj : not fractured; "X-rays showed the skull to be unfractured"

unframed
adj : not provided with a frame; "unframed pictures" [ant: {framed}]

unfree
adj : hampered and not free; not able to act at will [ant: {free}]

unfreeze
v 1: become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat" [syn: {dissolve}, {thaw}, {unthaw}, {dethaw}, {melt}]
2: make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account" [syn: {unblock}, {free}, {release}] [ant: {freeze}, {freeze}] [also: {unfrozen}, {unfroze}]

unfrequented
adj : separated from or unfrequented by others; remote or secluded; "a lonely crossroads"; "a solitary retreat"; "a trail leading to an unfrequented lake" [syn: {lonely(a)}, {solitary}]

unfretted
adj : without frets [ant: {fretted}]

unfriendlier
unfriendly
adj 1: not easy to understand or use; "user-unfriendly" [ant: {friendly}]
2: not disposed to friendship or friendliness; "an unfriendly coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take" [ant: {friendly}]
3: lacking warmth of feeling; "a chilly greeting"; "an unfriendly manner" [syn: {chilly}]
4: not friendly; "an unfriendly act of aggression"; "an inimical critic" [syn: {inimical}]
5: very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes" [syn: {hostile}, {uncongenial}] [also: {unfriendliest}, {unfriendlier}]

unfriendlier
See {unfriendly}

unfriendliest
unfriendly
adj 1: not easy to understand or use; "user-unfriendly" [ant: {friendly}]
2: not disposed to friendship or friendliness; "an unfriendly coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take" [ant: {friendly}]
3: lacking warmth of feeling; "a chilly greeting"; "an unfriendly manner" [syn: {chilly}]
4: not friendly; "an unfriendly act of aggression"; "an inimical critic" [syn: {inimical}]
5: very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes" [syn: {hostile}, {uncongenial}] [also: {unfriendliest}, {unfriendlier}]

unfriendliest
See {unfriendly}

unfriendliness
n 1: dislike experienced as an absence of friendliness [ant: {friendliness}]
2: an unfriendly disposition [ant: {friendliness}]

unfriendly
adj 1: not easy to understand or use; "user-unfriendly" [ant: {friendly}]
2: not disposed to friendship or friendliness; "an unfriendly coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take" [ant: {friendly}]
3: lacking warmth of feeling; "a chilly greeting"; "an unfriendly manner" [syn: {chilly}]
4: not friendly; "an unfriendly act of aggression"; "an inimical critic" [syn: {inimical}]
5: very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes" [syn: {hostile}, {uncongenial}] [also: {unfriendliest}, {unfriendlier}]

unfrightened
adj : not affected by fright

unfrock
v : divest of the frock; of church officials [syn: {defrock}]

unfrosted
adj : (of glass) lacking a frosted coating; "unfrosted light bulbs"

unfroze
See {unfreeze}

unfroze
unfreeze
v 1: become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat" [syn: {dissolve}, {thaw}, {unthaw}, {dethaw}, {melt}]
2: make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account" [syn: {unblock}, {free}, {release}] [ant: {freeze}, {freeze}] [also: {unfrozen}, {unfroze}]

unfrozen
See {unfreeze}

unfrozen
unfreeze
v 1: become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat" [syn: {dissolve}, {thaw}, {unthaw}, {dethaw}, {melt}]
2: make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account" [syn: {unblock}, {free}, {release}] [ant: {freeze}, {freeze}] [also: {unfrozen}, {unfroze}]

unfrozen
adj : not frozen; "unfrozen ground" [ant: {frozen}]

unfruitful
adj : not fruitful; not conducive to abundant production [ant: {fruitful}]

unfueled
adj : not provided with fuel [ant: {fueled}]

unfulfilled
adj : of persons; marked by failure to realize full potentialities; "unfulfilled and uneasy men"; "unrealized dreams and ambitions" [syn: {unrealized}, {unrealised}]

unfunctional
adj : not related to or fitted for everyday needs or activities

unfunded
adj : not furnished with funds; "an unfunded project" [ant: {funded}]

unfunny
adj : not funny; especially failing to achieve the intended humor; "a very unfunny joke"

unfurl
v : unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state; "unfurl a banner" [syn: {unroll}] [ant: {roll up}]

unfurnished
adj : not equipped with what is needed especially furniture; "an unfurnished apartment" [syn: {unequipped}] [ant: {furnished}]

unfurnished with
adj : lacking; "unfurnished with money or skill" [syn: {unfurnished with(p)}, {unprovided with(p)}, {unsupplied with(p)}]

unfurrowed
adj : not marked with shallow depressions or furrows; "an unfurrowed field"; "unfurrowed cheeks" [ant: {furrowed}]

ungainlier
ungainly
adj 1: lacking grace in movement or posture; "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair" [syn: {gawky}, {clumsy}, {clunky}, {unwieldy}]
2: difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape; "an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl" [syn: {awkward}, {bunglesome}, {clumsy}] [also: {ungainliest}, {ungainlier}]

ungainlier
See {ungainly}

ungainliest
ungainly
adj 1: lacking grace in movement or posture; "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair" [syn: {gawky}, {clumsy}, {clunky}, {unwieldy}]
2: difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape; "an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl" [syn: {awkward}, {bunglesome}, {clumsy}] [also: {ungainliest}, {ungainlier}]

ungainliest
See {ungainly}

ungainliness
n : the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant [syn: {gawkiness}]

ungainly
adj 1: lacking grace in movement or posture; "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair" [syn: {gawky}, {clumsy}, {clunky}, {unwieldy}]
2: difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape; "an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl" [syn: {awkward}, {bunglesome}, {clumsy}] [also: {ungainliest}, {ungainlier}]

ungallant
adj : offensively discourteous [syn: {caddish}, {unchivalrous}]

ungarbed
adj : having removed clothing [syn: {unappareled}, {unattired}, {unclad}, {undressed}, {ungarmented}]

ungarmented
adj : having removed clothing [syn: {unappareled}, {unattired}, {unclad}, {undressed}, {ungarbed}]

ungathered
adj : not brought together in one place; "uncollected garbage in the streets" [syn: {uncollected}] [ant: {collected}, {collected}]

ungeared
adj : having gears not engaged or disconnected; "the machine's ungeared pinion" [ant: {geared}]

ungenerous
adj 1: lacking in magnanimity; "it seems ungenerous to end this review of a splendid work of scholarship on a critical note"- Times Litt. Sup.; "a meanspirited man unwilling to forgive" [syn: {meanspirited}] [ant: {generous}]
2: not generous; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" [syn: {stingy}] [ant: {generous}]
3: selfishly unwilling to share with others [syn: {stingy}]
4: lacking in largess; "an ungenerous response to an appeal for funds"

ungentle
adj : not of the nobility; "of ignoble (or ungentle) birth"; "untitled civilians" [syn: {ignoble}, {untitled}]

ungentlemanlike
adj : not befitting a gentleman [syn: {ungentlemanly}]

ungentlemanly
adj : not befitting a gentleman [syn: {ungentlemanlike}]

ungetatable
adj : difficult to reach or attain [syn: {un-come-at-able}, {un-get-at-able}]

un-get-at-able
adj : difficult to reach or attain [syn: {un-come-at-able}, {ungetatable}]

unglamorous
adj : not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines" [syn: {commonplace}, {humdrum}, {prosaic}, {unglamourous}]

unglamourous
adj : not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines" [syn: {commonplace}, {humdrum}, {prosaic}, {unglamorous}]

unglazed
adj 1: not furnished with glass; "windows were unglazed to admit as much light and air as possible" [syn: {glassless}] [ant: {glazed}]
2: not having a shiny coating; "unglazed paper" [ant: {glazed}]

ungodlier
ungodly
adj 1: characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin; "iniquitous deeds"; "he said it was sinful to wear lipstick"; "ungodly acts" [syn: {iniquitous}, {sinful}]
2: lacking piety and reverence for a god [syn: {impious}] [also: {ungodliest}, {ungodlier}]

ungodlier
See {ungodly}

ungodliest
ungodly
adj 1: characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin; "iniquitous deeds"; "he said it was sinful to wear lipstick"; "ungodly acts" [syn: {iniquitous}, {sinful}]
2: lacking piety and reverence for a god [syn: {impious}] [also: {ungodliest}, {ungodlier}]

ungodliest
See {ungodly}

ungodliness
n : impiety by virtue of not being a godly person [syn: {godlessness}] [ant: {godliness}]

ungodly
adj 1: characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin; "iniquitous deeds"; "he said it was sinful to wear lipstick"; "ungodly acts" [syn: {iniquitous}, {sinful}]
2: lacking piety and reverence for a god [syn: {impious}] [also: {ungodliest}, {ungodlier}]

ungovernable
adj : of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly" [syn: {indocile}, {uncontrollable}, {unruly}]

ungoverned
adj 1: not restrained or controlled; "unbridled rage"; "an unchecked temper"; "ungoverned rage" [syn: {unbridled}, {unchecked}, {uncurbed}]
2: lacking in discipline or control; "undisciplined behavior"; "ungoverned youth" [syn: {undisciplined}]

ungraceful
adj : lacking grace; clumsy; "a graceless production of the play"; "his stature low...his bearing ungraceful"- Sir Walter Scott [syn: {graceless}]

ungracefully
adv : without grace; rigidly; "they moved woodenly" [syn: {ungraciously}, {gracelessly}, {woodenly}, {without graciousness}] [ant: {graciously}, {graciously}]

ungracefulness
n : an unpleasant carriage [syn: {gracelessness}]

ungracious
adj 1: lacking charm and good taste; "an ungracious industrial city"; "this curt summary is not meant to be ungracious"; "ungracious behavior" [ant: {gracious}]
2: lacking social graces [syn: {discourteous}]

ungraciously
adv : without grace; rigidly; "they moved woodenly" [syn: {ungracefully}, {gracelessly}, {woodenly}, {without graciousness}] [ant: {graciously}, {graciously}]

ungraciousness
n : an offensive lack of good manners [ant: {graciousness}]

ungradable opposition
n : an opposition that has no intermediate grade; either one or the other

ungraded
adj 1: (of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel [syn: {dirt}]
2: not arranged in order hierarchically [syn: {unordered}, {unranked}]

ungrammatical
adj : not grammatical; not conforming to the rules of grammar or accepted usage [syn: {ill-formed}] [ant: {grammatical}]

ungrammatically
adv : in an ungrammatical manner; "this child speaks ungrammatically" [ant: {grammatically}]

ungrasped
adj : not fully apprehended; "the ungrasped infinite ground of all being"- Philip Wheelwright

ungrateful
adj 1: not feeling or showing gratitude; "ungrateful heirs"; "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"- Shakespeare [syn: {thankless}, {unthankful}] [ant: {grateful}]
2: disagreeable; "I will not perform the ungrateful task of comparing cases of failure"- Abraham Lincoln

ungrateful person
n : a person who shows no gratitude [syn: {ingrate}, {thankless wretch}]

ungratefully
adv : in an ungrateful manner [syn: {unappreciatively}] [ant: {appreciatively}, {appreciatively}]

ungratefulness
n : a lack of gratitude [syn: {ingratitude}] [ant: {gratitude}]

ungratified
adj : worried and uneasy [syn: {restless}, {unsatisfied}]

ungratifying
adj : not likely to be rewarded; "grading papers is a thankless task" [syn: {thankless}, {unappreciated}]

ungreased
adj : not lubricated [syn: {unlubricated}] [ant: {lubricated}]

ungregarious
adj 1: not gregarious [ant: {gregarious}]
2: not disposed to seek company; "a lonely ungregarious person"

ungroomed
adj : not neat and smart in appearance; "he was wrinkled and ungroomed, with a two-day beard"; "ungroomed hair" [ant: {groomed}]

ungrudging
adj : without envy or reluctance; "ungrudging admiration"

ungrudgingly
adv : in a generous and ungrudging manner; "he ungrudgingly agreed to pay for everybody's dinner when the guests found themselves without cash" [ant: {grudgingly}]

ungual
adj : of or relating to a nail or claw or hoof

unguaranteed
adj : without financial security; "an unsecured note" [syn: {unsecured}]

unguarded
adj 1: lacking protection or a guard; "an unguarded gate"; "his unguarded queen was open to attack" [syn: {unprotected}]
2: displaying or feeling no wariness; "an unguarded remark"; "spilled the beans in an incautious moment" [syn: {incautious}]

unguent
n : semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation [syn: {ointment}, {unction}, {balm}, {salve}]

Unguiculata
n : in former classifications a major division of Mammalia comprising mammals with nails or claws; distinguished from hoofed mammals and cetaceans

unguiculate
adj : having or resembling claws or nails; "unguiculate animals"; "an unguiculate flower petal" [syn: {unguiculated}] [ant: {ungulate}]
n : a mammal having nails or claws [syn: {unguiculate mammal}]

unguiculate mammal
n : a mammal having nails or claws [syn: {unguiculate}]

unguiculated
adj : having or resembling claws or nails; "unguiculate animals"; "an unguiculate flower petal" [syn: {unguiculate}] [ant: {ungulate}]

unguided
adj : not subject to guidance or control after launching; "unguided missiles" [ant: {guided}]

unguis
n : any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin [syn: {horny structure}]

Ungulata
n : in former classifications a major division of Mammalia comprising all hoofed mammals; now divided into the orders Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) and Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

ungulate
adj : having or resembling hoofs; "horses and other hoofed animals" [syn: {ungulated}, {hoofed}, {hooved}] [ant: {unguiculate}]
n : any of a number of hoofed mammals superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically [syn: {hoofed mammal}]

ungulated
adj : having or resembling hoofs; "horses and other hoofed animals" [syn: {ungulate}, {hoofed}, {hooved}] [ant: {unguiculate}]

ungummed
adj : not treated with adhesive gum

ungusseted
adj : not having gussets [ant: {gusseted}]

Unh
n : a transuranic element [syn: {unnilhexium}, {element 106}, {atomic number 106}]

unhallowed
adj : not hallowed or consecrated [syn: {unholy}] [ant: {holy}]

unhampered
adj 1: not slowed or blocked or interfered with; "an outlet for healthy and unhampered action"; "a priest unhampered by scruple"; "the new stock market was unhampered by tradition" [syn: {unhindered}]
2: not held in check or subject to control; "unhampered dissemination of news"; "this would give black people the opportunity to live unhampered by racism" [syn: {free of(p)}]

unhand
v : remove the hand from

unhappier
unhappy
adj 1: experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad" [ant: {happy}]
2: generalized feeling of distress [syn: {dysphoric}, {distressed}] [ant: {euphoric}]
3: causing discomfort; "the unhappy truth"
4: marked by or producing unhappiness; "infelicitous circumstances"; "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series [syn: {infelicitous}] [also: {unhappiest}, {unhappier}]

unhappier
See {unhappy}

unhappiest
unhappy
adj 1: experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad" [ant: {happy}]
2: generalized feeling of distress [syn: {dysphoric}, {distressed}] [ant: {euphoric}]
3: causing discomfort; "the unhappy truth"
4: marked by or producing unhappiness; "infelicitous circumstances"; "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series [syn: {infelicitous}] [also: {unhappiest}, {unhappier}]

unhappiest
See {unhappy}

unhappily
adv 1: in an unpleasant way; "they were unhappily married" [ant: {happily}]
2: in an unfortunate way; "sadly he died before he could see his grandchild" [syn: {sadly}] [ant: {happily}]

unhappiness
n 1: emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being [syn: {sadness}] [ant: {happiness}]
2: state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief [ant: {happiness}]

unhappy
adj 1: experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad" [ant: {happy}]
2: generalized feeling of distress [syn: {dysphoric}, {distressed}] [ant: {euphoric}]
3: causing discomfort; "the unhappy truth"
4: marked by or producing unhappiness; "infelicitous circumstances"; "unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"- American Guide Series [syn: {infelicitous}] [also: {unhappiest}, {unhappier}]

unhardened
adj : not brought to a proper consistency or hardness; "untempered mortar"; "untempered steel" [syn: {untempered}] [ant: {tempered}]

unharmed
adj : wholly unharmed [syn: {unhurt}, {unscathed}]

unharmonious
adj : not in harmony [syn: {inharmonious}] [ant: {harmonious}]

unharmoniously
adv : in a discordant manner; "the piece ended discordantly" [syn: {discordantly}]

unharness
v : remove the harness from; "unharness a horse" [ant: {harness}]

unhatched
adj : not yet hatched

unhazardous
adj : thought to be devoid of risk [syn: {risk-free}, {riskless}]

unheaded
adj : not having a heading or caption; "unheaded sections" [ant: {headed}]

unhealed
adj : not healed; "an unhealed wound"

unhealthful
adj 1: not sanitary or healthful; "unsanitary open sewers"; "grim and unsanitary conditions" [syn: {unsanitary}, {insanitary}] [ant: {sanitary}]
2: detrimental to good health; "unhealthful air pollution"; "unhealthful conditions in old apartments with peeling lead-based paint" [ant: {healthful}]
3: detrimental to health [syn: {insalubrious}, {unhealthy}]

unhealthfulness
n : the quality of promoting poor health [ant: {healthfulness}]

unhealthier
unhealthy
adj 1: not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers" [ant: {healthy}]
2: detrimental to health [syn: {insalubrious}, {unhealthful}]
3: not conducive to good health; "an unhealthy diet of fast foods"; "an unhealthy climate" [also: {unhealthiest}, {unhealthier}]

unhealthier
See {unhealthy}

unhealthiest
unhealthy
adj 1: not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers" [ant: {healthy}]
2: detrimental to health [syn: {insalubrious}, {unhealthful}]
3: not conducive to good health; "an unhealthy diet of fast foods"; "an unhealthy climate" [also: {unhealthiest}, {unhealthier}]

unhealthiest
See {unhealthy}

unhealthiness
n : a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain [syn: {ill health}, {health problem}] [ant: {good health}]

unhealthy
adj 1: not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers" [ant: {healthy}]
2: detrimental to health [syn: {insalubrious}, {unhealthful}]
3: not conducive to good health; "an unhealthy diet of fast foods"; "an unhealthy climate" [also: {unhealthiest}, {unhealthier}]

unhearable
adj : impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear; "an inaudible conversation" [syn: {inaudible}] [ant: {audible}]

unheard
adj : not necessarily inaudible but not heard

unheard-of
adj : previously unknown; "a first novel by an unheard of writer"; "developments on an unheard-of scale"

unhearing
adj : totally deaf; unable to hear anything [syn: {profoundly deaf}, {stone-deaf}, {deaf as a post}]

unheated
adj : not having been heated or warmed; "an unheated room"; "unwarmed rolls" [syn: {unwarmed}]

unheeded
adj : disregarded; "his cries were unheeded"; "Shaw's neglected one-act comedy, `A Village Wooing'"; "her ignored advice" [syn: {ignored}, {neglected}]

unheeding
adj 1: marked by or paying little heed or attention; "We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics"--Franklin D. Roosevelt; "heedless of danger"; "heedless of the child's crying" [syn: {heedless}, {thoughtless}] [ant: {heedful}]
2: unwilling to hear [syn: {inattentive}, {unlistening(a)}, {deaf to(p)}]

unhelpful
adj 1: providing no assistance [ant: {helpful}]
2: showing no willingness to cooperate; "an unhelpful attitude"

unhelpfully
adv : in an unhelpful manner; "he stood by unhelpfully while the house burned down" [ant: {helpfully}]

unhelpfulness
n : an inability to be helpful

unheralded
adj : without warning or announcement; "they arrived unannounced"; "a totally unheralded telegram that his daughter...died last night"- M.A.D.Howe [syn: {unannounced}, {unpredicted}]

unhesitating
adj : characterized by quickness and firmness; "his reply was unhesitating" [syn: {resolute}]

unhesitatingly
adv : without hesitation; "she said yes unhesitatingly" [ant: {hesitantly}]

unhewn
adj : (of stone especially) not given a finished form by or as if by hewing; "a house of unhewn gray stone roughly cemented together"

unhindered
adj : not slowed or blocked or interfered with; "an outlet for healthy and unhampered action"; "a priest unhampered by scruple"; "the new stock market was unhampered by tradition" [syn: {unhampered}]

unhinge
v 1: disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" [syn: {perturb}, {disquiet}, {trouble}, {cark}, {distract}, {disorder}]
2: remove the hinges from; "unhinge the door"

unhinged
adj : affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad" [syn: {brainsick}, {crazy}, {demented}, {distracted}, {disturbed}, {mad}, {sick}, {unbalanced}]

unhitch
v : unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch [ant: {hitch}]

unholier
unholy
adj 1: not hallowed or consecrated [syn: {unhallowed}] [ant: {holy}]
2: extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces" [syn: {demonic}, {diabolic}, {diabolical}, {fiendish}, {hellish}, {infernal}, {satanic}]
3: having committed unrighteous acts; "a sinful person" [syn: {sinful}, {wicked}] [also: {unholiest}, {unholier}]

unholier
See {unholy}

unholiest
unholy
adj 1: not hallowed or consecrated [syn: {unhallowed}] [ant: {holy}]
2: extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces" [syn: {demonic}, {diabolic}, {diabolical}, {fiendish}, {hellish}, {infernal}, {satanic}]
3: having committed unrighteous acts; "a sinful person" [syn: {sinful}, {wicked}] [also: {unholiest}, {unholier}]

unholiest
See {unholy}

unholiness
n : the quality of being unholy [ant: {holiness}]

unhollowed
adj : not hollowed out

unholy
adj 1: not hallowed or consecrated [syn: {unhallowed}] [ant: {holy}]
2: extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces" [syn: {demonic}, {diabolic}, {diabolical}, {fiendish}, {hellish}, {infernal}, {satanic}]
3: having committed unrighteous acts; "a sinful person" [syn: {sinful}, {wicked}] [also: {unholiest}, {unholier}]

unhomogenised
adj : not having undergone homogenization [syn: {unhomogenized}]

unhomogenized
adj : not having undergone homogenization [syn: {unhomogenised}]

unhook
v : take off a hook [ant: {hook}]

unhoped
adj : so unexpected as to have not been imagined; "an unhoped-for piece of luck"; "an unthought advantage"; "an unthought-of place to find the key" [syn: {unhoped-for}, {unthought}, {unthought-of}]

unhoped-for
adj : so unexpected as to have not been imagined; "an unhoped-for piece of luck"; "an unthought advantage"; "an unthought-of place to find the key" [syn: {unhoped}, {unthought}, {unthought-of}]

unhopeful
adj : showing utter resignation or hopelessness; "abject surrender" [syn: {abject}, {resigned}]

unhorse
v : get off (a horse) [syn: {dismount}, {light}, {get off}, {get down}]

unhostile
adj : not hostile

unhuman
adj : divested of human qualities or attributes [syn: {dehumanized}, {dehumanised}]

unhumorous
adj : lacking humor; "it was a humorless wink; a wink of warning"- Truman Capote [syn: {humorless}, {humourless}] [ant: {humorous}]

unhurried
adj 1: relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste; "people strolling about in an unhurried way"; "an unhurried walk"; "spoke in a calm and unhurried voice" [ant: {hurried}]
2: capable of accepting delay with equanimity; "was unhurried with the small children"

unhurriedly
adv : without haste; "she proceeded unhurriedly" [ant: {hurriedly}]

unhurriedness
n : a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry [syn: {slowness}, {deliberation}, {deliberateness}]

unhurt
adj 1: wholly unharmed [syn: {unharmed}, {unscathed}]
2: free from danger or injury; "the children were found safe and sound" [syn: {safe and sound}]

unhygienic
adj : so unclean as to be a likely cause of disease; "pathetic dogs kept in small unhygienic cages"

unhygienically
adv : in an unhygienic manner; "the meat is unhygienically processed on wooden tables" [ant: {hygienically}]

Uniat
n : a member of the Uniat Church [syn: {Uniate}, {Uniate Christian}]

Uniat Church
n : any of several churches in eastern Europe or the Middle East that acknowledge papal authority but retain their own liturgy [syn: {Uniate Church}]

Uniate
adj : of or relating to former Eastern Christian or Orthodox churches that have been received under the jurisdiction of the Church of Rome but retain their own rituals and practices and canon law
n : a member of the Uniat Church [syn: {Uniat}, {Uniate Christian}]

Uniate Christian
n : a member of the Uniat Church [syn: {Uniat}, {Uniate}]

Uniate Church
n : any of several churches in eastern Europe or the Middle East that acknowledge papal authority but retain their own liturgy [syn: {Uniat Church}]

unicameral
adj : composed of one legislative body [ant: {bicameral}]

UNICEF
n : an agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries [syn: {United Nations Children's Fund}, {United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund}]

unicellular
adj : having or consisting of a single cell

unicorn
n : an imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from its forehead

unicorn root
n : any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic [syn: {colicroot}, {colic root}, {crow corn}, {star grass}]

unicuspid
adj : having a single cusp or point; "a unicuspid tooth"

unicycle
n : a vehicle with a single wheel that is driven by pedals [syn: {monocycle}]

unicyclist
n : a person who rides a unicycle

unidentifiable
adj : impossible to identify [ant: {identifiable}]

unidentified
adj 1: not yet identified; "an unidentifed species"; "an unidentified witness"
2: being or having an unknown or unnamed source; "a poem by an unknown author"; "corporations responsible to nameless owners"; "an unnamed donor" [syn: {nameless}, {unknown}, {unnamed}]

unidentified flying object
n : an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins [syn: {UFO}, {flying saucer}]

unidimensional
adj : relating to a single dimension or aspect; having no depth or scope; "a prose statement of fact is unidimensional, its value being measured wholly in terms of its truth"- Mary Sheehan; "a novel with one-dimensional characters" [syn: {one-dimensional}] [ant: {multidimensional}]

unidirectional
adj : operating or moving or allowing movement in one direction only; "a unidirectional flow"; "a unidirectional antenna"; "a unidirectional approach to a problem" [ant: {bidirectional}]

unifacial
adj : having but one principal or specialized surface; "a primitive unifacial flint tool"

unification
n 1: an occurrence that involves the production of a union [syn: {fusion}, {merger}]
2: the state of being joined or united or linked; "there is strength in union" [syn: {union}] [ant: {separation}]
3: the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays" [syn: {union}, {uniting}, {conjugation}, {jointure}] [ant: {disunion}]

Unification Church
n : a Christian church (with some Buddhist elements) founded in 1954 by Sun Myung Moon and known for staging mass weddings and other communal activities

unified
adj 1: formed or united into a whole [syn: {incorporate}, {incorporated}, {integrated}, {merged}]
2: operating as a unit; "a unified utility system"; "a coordinated program" [syn: {coordinated}, {interconnected}]

unified
unify
v 1: become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "Will the two Koreas unify?" [syn: {unite}, {merge}] [ant: {disunify}]
2: to bring or combine together or with something else; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance" [syn: {mix}, {mingle}, {commix}, {amalgamate}]
3: act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief [syn: {unite}] [ant: {divide}]
4: join or combine; "We merged our resources" [syn: {unite}, {merge}] [also: {unified}]

unified
See {unify}

unifilar
adj : having or using only one filament

unifoliate
adj : having a single leaf

uniform
adj 1: always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences; "a street of uniform tall white buildings" [syn: {unvarying}] [ant: {multiform}]
2: the same throughout in structure or composition; "bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product" [syn: {consistent}]
3: not differentiated [syn: {undifferentiated}] [ant: {differentiated}]
4: evenly spaced; "at regular (or uniform) intervals"
n : clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification
v : provide with uniforms; "The guards were uniformed"

uniform resource locator
n : the address of a web page on the world wide web [syn: {URL}, {universal resource locator}]

uniformed
adj : dressed in a uniform; "uniformed policemen lined the President's route"

uniformise
v : make uniform; "the data have been uniformized" [syn: {uniformize}]

uniformity
n 1: a condition in which everything is regular and unvarying
2: the quality of lacking diversity or variation (even to the point of boredom) [syn: {uniformness}] [ant: {nonuniformity}]

uniformize
v : make uniform; "the data have been uniformized" [syn: {uniformise}]

uniformly
adv : in a uniform manner; "a uniformly bright surface"

uniformness
n : the quality of lacking diversity or variation (even to the point of boredom) [syn: {uniformity}] [ant: {nonuniformity}]

unify
v 1: become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "Will the two Koreas unify?" [syn: {unite}, {merge}] [ant: {disunify}]
2: to bring or combine together or with something else; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance" [syn: {mix}, {mingle}, {commix}, {amalgamate}]
3: act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief [syn: {unite}] [ant: {divide}]
4: join or combine; "We merged our resources" [syn: {unite}, {merge}] [also: {unified}]

unifying
adj 1: combining into a single unit [syn: {consolidative}]
2: tending to unify [syn: {centripetal}, {unifying(a)}]

unilateral
adj 1: involving only one part or side; "unilateral paralysis"; "a unilateral decision" [syn: {one-sided}] [ant: {multilateral}, {bilateral}]
2: tracing descent from either the paternal or the maternal line only [syn: {unilateralist}]

unilateral contract
n : a one-sided agreement whereby you promise to do (or refrain from doing) something in return for a performance (not a promise)

unilateral descent
n : line of descent traced through one side of the family

unilateral paralysis
n : paralysis of one side of the body [syn: {hemiplegia}]

unilateralism
n : the doctrine that nations should conduct their foreign affairs individualistically without the advice or involvement of other nations

unilateralist
adj : tracing descent from either the paternal or the maternal line only [syn: {unilateral}]
n : an advocate of unilateralism

unilaterally
adv : in a unilateral manner; "they worked out an agreement unilaterally" [ant: {bilaterally}]

unilluminated
adj : without illumination; "came up the lightless stairs"; "the unilluminated side of Mars"; "through dark unlighted (or unlit) streets" [syn: {lightless}, {unlighted}, {unlit}]

unilluminating
adj : failing to enlighten or clarify; "an unilluminating report" [syn: {unenlightening}] [ant: {illuminating}]

unimaginable
adj : totally unlikely [syn: {impossible}, {inconceivable}, {out of the question}]

unimaginably
adv : to an unimaginable extent [syn: {unthinkably}]

unimaginative
adj 1: deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention; "a sterile ideology lacking in originality"; "unimaginative development of a musical theme"; "uninspired writing" [syn: {sterile}, {uninspired}, {uninventive}]
2: dealing only with concrete facts
3: lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality; "stereotyped phrases of condolence"; "even his profanity was unimaginative" [syn: {stereotyped}, {stereotypic}, {stereotypical}]

unimaginatively
adv 1: in a matter-of-fact manner; "I applied my attention prosaically to my routine" [syn: {prosaically}]
2: without imagination; "the stage sets were designed rather unimaginatively" [ant: {imaginatively}]

unimagined
adj : not imagined even in a dream [syn: {undreamed}, {undreamed of}, {undreamt}, {undreamt of}]

unimodal
adj : having a single mode [ant: {bimodal}]

unimpaired
adj : not damaged or diminished in any respect; "his speech remained unimpaired" [ant: {impaired}]

unimpassioned
adj : free from emotional appeal; marked by reasonableness; "answered with an unimpassioned defense"; "the unimpassioned intellect"

unimpeachable
adj 1: beyond doubt or reproach; "an unimpeachable source"
2: free of guilt; not subject to blame; "has lived a blameless life"; "of irreproachable character"; "an unimpeachable reputation" [syn: {blameless}, {inculpable}, {irreproachable}]
3: completely acceptable; not open to exception or reproach; "two unexceptionable witnesses"; "a judge's ethics should be unexceptionable" [syn: {unexceptionable}]

unimpeachably
adv : without question; "Fred Winter is unquestionably the jockey to follow"; "they hired unimpeachably first-rate faculty members" [syn: {unquestionably}]

unimpeded
adj : not slowed or prevented; "a time of unimpeded growth"; "an unimpeded sweep of meadows and hills afforded a peaceful setting"

unimportance
n 1: the state of being humble and unimportant [syn: {humbleness}, {obscureness}]
2: the quality of not being important or worthy of note [ant: {importance}]

unimportant
adj 1: not important; "a relatively unimportant feature of the system"; "the question seems unimportant" [ant: {important}]
2: not important or noteworthy [syn: {insignificant}] [ant: {significant}]

unimposing
adj : lacking in impressiveness; "on the whole the results of this system are unimposing"

unimpregnated
adj : not having been fertilized; "an unfertilized egg" [syn: {unfertilized}, {unfertilised}]

unimpressed
adj : not moved to serious regard; "trying to appear unimpressed"

unimpressionable
adj : not sensitive or susceptible to impression; "an unimpressionable mind" [ant: {impressionable}]

unimpressive
adj : not capable of impressing [ant: {impressive}]

unimpressively
adv : in an unimpressive manner; "she scored unimpressively low in the first round of the competition" [ant: {impressively}]

unimprisoned
adj : free from confinement or physical restraint [syn: {unconfined}]

unimproved
adj 1: not made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially not made ready for use or marketing; "taxes on unimproved land are low"; "unimproved dirt roads" [ant: {improved}]
2: (of land) not cleared of trees and brush; in the wild or natural state; "a farm with 50 acres of unimproved and 68 acres of improved land"; "unimproved woodlands"

unincorporated
adj : not organized and maintained as a legal corporation

unindebted
adj : having debts paid up; "an unindebted man, at last"

unindustrialised
adj : not converted to industrialism [syn: {unindustrialized}]

unindustrialized
adj : not converted to industrialism [syn: {unindustrialised}]

uninebriated
adj : not inebriated [syn: {unintoxicated}]

uninfected
adj : free from sepsis or infection; "a clean (or uninfected) wound" [syn: {clean}]

uninflected
adj 1: (of the voice) not inflected; "uninflected words"; "monotonic uninflected speech" [ant: {inflected}]
2: not inflected; "`boy' and `swim' are uninflected English words" [ant: {inflected}]
3: expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection [syn: {analytic}] [ant: {synthetic}]

uninfluenced
adj : not influenced or affected; "stewed in its petty provincialism untouched by the brisk debates that stirred the old world"- V.L.Parrington; "unswayed by personal considerations" [syn: {unswayed}, {untouched}]

uninfluential
adj : not influential [ant: {influential}]

uninformative
adj 1: not tending to inform or clarify; "an unenlightening comment" [syn: {unenlightening}, {uninstructive}] [ant: {enlightening}]
2: not informative or enlightening [syn: {uninstructive}] [ant: {instructive}]
3: not informative [syn: {uninstructive}] [ant: {informative}]

uninformatively
adv : in an uninformative manner; "`I can't tell you when the manager will arrive,' he said rather uninformatively" [syn: {uninstructively}] [ant: {informatively}, {informatively}]

uninformed
adj : not informed; lacking in knowledge or information; "the uniformed public" [ant: {informed}]

uninhabitable
adj : not fit for habitation

uninhabited
adj : not having inhabitants; not lived in; "an uninhabited island"; "gaping doors of uninhabited houses" [ant: {inhabited}]

uninhibited
adj : not inhibited or restrained; "uninhibited exuberance" [ant: {inhibited}]

uninitiate
adj : not initiated; deficient in relevant experience; "it seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes" [syn: {uninitiated}]
n : people who have not been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it diverts the attention of the uninitiate" [ant: {initiate}]

uninitiated
adj : not initiated; deficient in relevant experience; "it seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes" [syn: {uninitiate}]

uninjectable
adj : (used of drugs) not capable of being injected [ant: {injectable}]

uninjured
adj : not injured physically or mentally [ant: {injured}]

uninominal
adj : based on the system of having only one member from each district (as of a legislature); "a uninominal electoral system" [syn: {one-member}]

uninominal system
n : based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district [syn: {uninominal voting system}, {single-member system}, {scrutin uninomial system}, {scrutin uninominal voting system}]

uninominal voting system
n : based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district [syn: {uninominal system}, {single-member system}, {scrutin uninomial system}, {scrutin uninominal voting system}]

uninquiring
adj 1: not inquiring [syn: {uninquisitive}] [ant: {inquiring}]
2: deficient in curiosity [syn: {uninquisitive}]

uninquisitive
adj 1: not inquiring [syn: {uninquiring}] [ant: {inquiring}]
2: deficient in curiosity [syn: {uninquiring}]

uninspired
adj 1: having no intellectual or emotional or spiritual excitement; "the production was professional but uninspired"
2: deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention; "a sterile ideology lacking in originality"; "unimaginative development of a musical theme"; "uninspired writing" [syn: {sterile}, {unimaginative}, {uninventive}]

uninspiring
adj : depressing to the spirit; "a villa of uninspiring design" [ant: {inspiring}]

uninstructed
adj : lacking information or instruction; "lamentably unenlightened as to the laws" [syn: {unenlightened}]

uninstructive
adj 1: not tending to inform or clarify; "an unenlightening comment" [syn: {unenlightening}, {uninformative}] [ant: {enlightening}]
2: not informative or enlightening [syn: {uninformative}] [ant: {instructive}]
3: not informative [syn: {uninformative}] [ant: {informative}]

uninstructively
adv : in an uninformative manner; "`I can't tell you when the manager will arrive,' he said rather uninformatively" [syn: {uninformatively}] [ant: {informatively}, {informatively}]

uninsurability
n : the quality of being uninsurable; the conditions under which an insurance company will refuse to issue insurance to an applicant (based on standards set by the insurance company) [ant: {insurability}]

uninsurable
adj : not capable of being insured or not elegible to be insured

uninsured
adj : not covered by insurance; "an uninsured motorist" [ant: {insured}]

unintegrated
adj 1: not integrated; not taken into or made a part of a whole [syn: {nonintegrated}] [ant: {integrated}]
2: separated or isolated from others or a main group; "a segregated school system"; "a segregated neighborhood" [syn: {segregated}] [ant: {integrated}]

unintelligent
adj : without much intelligence; "a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers" [syn: {stupid}] [ant: {intelligent}]

unintelligently
adv : in an unintelligent manner; "he acted rather unintelligently in this crisis" [syn: {showing lack of intelligence}] [ant: {intelligently}]

unintelligibility
n 1: nonsense that is simply incoherent and unintelligible [syn: {incoherence}, {incoherency}]
2: incomprehensibility as a consequence of being unintelligible [ant: {intelligibility}]

unintelligible
adj 1: poorly articulated or enunciated, or drowned by noise; "unintelligible speech" [ant: {intelligible}]
2: not clearly understood or expressed [syn: {opaque}]

unintelligibly
adv : in an unintelligible manner; "the foreigners spoke unintelligibly" [syn: {ununderstandably}] [ant: {intelligibly}]

unintended
adj : not deliberate [ant: {intended}]

unintentional
adj 1: not done or made or performed with purpose or intent [syn: {undesigned}] [ant: {designed}]
2: without deliberate intent; "my heart with unwilled love grew warm"- George Macdonald [syn: {unwilled}]
3: not intentional; "an unintended slight"; "an unintentional pun"; "the offense was unintentional"; "an unwitting mistake may be overlooked" [syn: {unplanned}, {unwitting}]

unintentionally
adv : without intention; in an unintentional manner; "she hit him unintentionally" [syn: {accidentally}] [ant: {intentionally}, {intentionally}]

uninterested
adj 1: not having or showing interest; "an uninterested spectator" [ant: {interested}]
2: having no care or interest in knowing; "she appeared totally uninterested"

uninteresting
adj 1: arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; "a very uninteresting account of her trip" [ant: {interesting}]
2: characteristic or suggestive of an institution especially in being uniform or dull or unimaginative; "institutional food"

uninterestingly
adv : in an uninteresting manner [ant: {interestingly}]

uninterestingness
n : inability to capture or hold one's interest [ant: {interest}]

uninterrupted
adj 1: having undisturbed continuity; "a convalescent needs uninterrupted sleep"
2: continuing in time or space without interruption; "a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans; "a continuous bout of illness lasting six months"; "lived in continuous fear"; "a continuous row of warehouses"; "a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it"; "moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks" [syn: {continuous}] [ant: {discontinuous}]

uninterruptedly
adv : without interruption; "this pleasant state of affairs had continued peacefully and uninterruptedly for many years"

unintimidated
adj : not shrinking from danger [syn: {unblinking}, {unflinching}, {unshrinking}]

unintoxicated
adj : not inebriated [syn: {uninebriated}]

unintrusive
adj : not interfering or meddling [syn: {not intrusive}] [ant: {intrusive}]

uninucleate
adj : having one nucleus [ant: {multinucleate}]

uninventive
adj : deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention; "a sterile ideology lacking in originality"; "unimaginative development of a musical theme"; "uninspired writing" [syn: {sterile}, {unimaginative}, {uninspired}]

uninvited
adj 1: without being invited; "an unwanted intrusion"; "uninvited guests" [syn: {unasked}, {unwanted}]
2: not invited [ant: {invited}]

uninvitedly
adv : in an unwanted manner; "he was unwantedly friendly" [syn: {unwantedly}]

uninviting
adj 1: neither attractive nor tempting [ant: {inviting}]
2: not tempting [syn: {untempting}]

uninvolved
adj 1: not involved; "being uninvolved he remained objective" [ant: {involved}]
2: showing lack of emotional involvement; "adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair"- J.S.Perelman; "she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she's not hypocritically effusive"; "an uninvolved bystander" [syn: {degage}, {detached}]

Unio
n : type genus of the family Unionidae [syn: {genus Unio}]

uniocular dichromat
n : a person who has normal vision in one eye and dichromacy in the other; very rare but very useful for experiments on color vision

Union
adj 1: being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the Civil War; "Union soldiers"; "Federal forces"; "a Federal infantryman" [syn: {Federal}]
2: of trade unions; "the union movement"; "union negotiations"; "a union-shop clause in the contract" [ant: {nonunion}]
n 1: an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job" [syn: {labor union}, {trade union}, {trades union}, {brotherhood}]
2: the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War); "he has visited every state in the Union"; "Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union"; "the North's superior resources turned the scale" [syn: {North}]
3: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring" [syn: {coupling}, {mating}, {pairing}, {conjugation}, {sexual union}]
4: the state of being joined or united or linked; "there is strength in union" [syn: {unification}] [ant: {separation}]
5: the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union" [syn: {marriage}, {matrimony}, {spousal relationship}, {wedlock}]
6: healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones [syn: {conglutination}]
7: a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations; "the Soviet Union"
8: a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets; "let C be the union of the sets A and B" [syn: {sum}, {join}]
9: the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts; "lightning produced an unusual union of the metals" 10: a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner) 11: the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays" [syn: {unification}, {uniting}, {conjugation}, {jointure}] [ant: {disunion}]

Union Army
n : the northern army during the American Civil War

union card
n : a card certifying membership in a labor union

Union flag
n : national flag of the United Kingdom [syn: {Union Jack}]

Union Jack
n : national flag of the United Kingdom [syn: {Union flag}]

union member
n : a worker who belongs to a trade union [syn: {trade unionist}, {unionist}]

Union of Burma
n : a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal; "much opium is grown in Myanmar" [syn: {Myanmar}, {Burma}]

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
n : a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia an others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991 [syn: {Soviet Union}, {Russia}, {USSR}]

union representative
n : a representative for a labor union

union shop
n : a company allowed to hire nonunion workers on the condition that they will join the union within a specified time

Union soldier
n : a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War [syn: {Federal}, {Federal soldier}]

union suit
n : an undergarment with shirt and drawers in one piece [syn: {long underwear}]

Unionidae
n : freshwater mussels found worldwide [syn: {family Unionidae}]

unionisation
n : act of forming labor unions; "the issue underlying the strike was unionization" [syn: {unionization}]

unionise
v 1: recruit for a union or organize into a union; "We don't allow people to come into our plant and try to unionize the workers" [syn: {unionize}]
2: form or join a union; "The autoworkers decided to unionize" [syn: {unionize}, {organize}, {organise}]

unionised
adj 1: not converted into ions [syn: {nonionized}, {nonionised}, {unionized}, {nonionic}] [ant: {ionized}]
2: being a member of or formed into a labor union; "organized labor"; "unionized workers"; "a unionized shop" [syn: {organized}, {organised}, {unionized}]

unionism
n : the system or principles and theory of labor unions [syn: {trade unionism}]

unionist
n : a worker who belongs to a trade union [syn: {trade unionist}, {union member}]

unionization
n : act of forming labor unions; "the issue underlying the strike was unionization" [syn: {unionisation}]

unionize
v 1: recruit for a union or organize into a union; "We don't allow people to come into our plant and try to unionize the workers" [syn: {unionise}]
2: form or join a union; "The autoworkers decided to unionize" [syn: {unionise}, {organize}, {organise}]

unionized
adj 1: not converted into ions [syn: {nonionized}, {nonionised}, {unionised}, {nonionic}] [ant: {ionized}]
2: being a member of or formed into a labor union; "organized labor"; "unionized workers"; "a unionized shop" [syn: {organized}, {organised}, {unionised}]

uniovular
adj : having a single ovule [syn: {uniovulate}]

uniovulate
adj : having a single ovule [syn: {uniovular}]

uniparous
adj : producing only one offspring at a time [ant: {multiparous}]

unipolar
adj : having a single pole [ant: {bipolar}]

unipolar depression
n : a major depressive episode that occurs without the manic phase that occurs in the classic form of bipolar disorder

unique
adj 1: radically distinctive and without equal; "he is alone in the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen whose skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic ability"; "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history" [syn: {alone(p)}, {unequaled}, {unequalled}, {unparalleled}]
2: (followed by `to') applying exclusively to a given category or condition or locality; "a species unique to Australia" [syn: {unique(p)}]
3: the single one of its kind; "a singular example"; "the unique existing example of Donne's handwriting"; "a unique copy of an ancient manuscript"; "certain types of problems have unique solutions" [syn: {singular}]
4: highly unusual or rare but not the single instance; "spoke with a unique accent"; "had unique ability in raising funds"; "a frankness unique in literature"; "a unique dining experience"

uniquely
adv : so as to be unique; "he could determine uniquely the properties of the compound" [syn: {unambiguously}]

uniqueness
n : the quality of being one of a kind; "that singularity distinguished him from all his companions" [syn: {singularity}]

unironed
adj : (of linens or clothes) not ironed; "a pile of unironed laundry"; "wore unironed jeans" [syn: {wrinkled}] [ant: {ironed}]

unisex
adj : not distinguished on the basis of sex

unisexual
adj : relating to only one sex or having only one type of sexual organ; not hermaphroditic

unison
n 1: corresponding exactly; "marching in unison"
2: occurring together or simultaneously; "the two spoke in unison"
3: (music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves; "singing in unison"

unit
n 1: any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change per unit volume" [syn: {unit of measurement}]
2: an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole; "the reduced the number of units and installations"; "the word is a basic linguistic unit"
3: an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit" [syn: {social unit}]
4: a single undivided whole; "an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another"
5: a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else; "units of nucleic acids" [syn: {building block}]
6: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit" [syn: {whole}, {whole thing}]

unit cell
n : the smallest group of atoms or molecules whose repetition at regular intervals in three dimensions produces the lattices of a crystal

unit character
n : (genetics) a character inherited on an all-or-none basis and dependent on the presence of a single gene

unit cost
n : calculated cost for a given unit of a product

unit investment trust
n : a regulated investment company consisting of professional managers who issue redeemable securities representing a portfolio of many different securities; "you can invest in a unit investment trust for as little as $1000" [syn: {unit trust}]

unit matrix
n : a scalar matrix in which all of the diagonal elements are unity [syn: {identity matrix}]

unit of ammunition
n : a charge of ammunition for a single shot [syn: {round}, {one shot}]

unit of measurement
n : any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change per unit volume" [syn: {unit}]

unit of time
n : a unit for measuring time periods [syn: {time unit}]

unit of viscosity
n : a unit of measurement for viscosity

unit trust
n : a regulated investment company consisting of professional managers who issue redeemable securities representing a portfolio of many different securities; "you can invest in a unit investment trust for as little as $1000" [syn: {unit investment trust}]

unitard
n : a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles); worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance [syn: {leotard}, {body suit}, {cat suit}]

Unitarian
adj : of or relating to or characterizing Unitarianism
n : adherent of Unitarianism

Unitarian Church
n : the Protestant denomination that rejects the doctrine of the Trinity

Unitarianism
n : Christian doctrine that stresses individual freedom of belief and rejects the Trinity

unitary
adj 1: relating to or characterized by or aiming toward unity; "the unitary principles of nationalism"; "a unitary movement in politics"
2: of or pertaining to or involving the use of units; "a unitary method was applied"; "established a unitary distance on which to base subsequent calculations"
3: characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority; "a unitary as opposed to a federal form of government" [ant: {federal}]
4: having the indivisible character of a unit; "a unitary action"; "spoke with one voice" [syn: {one(a)}]

unite
v 1: act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief [syn: {unify}] [ant: {divide}]
2: become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "Will the two Koreas unify?" [syn: {unify}, {merge}] [ant: {disunify}]
3: have or possess in combination; "she unites charm with a good business sense" [syn: {combine}]
4: be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport" [syn: {connect}, {link}, {link up}, {join}]
5: join or combine; "We merged our resources" [syn: {unify}, {merge}]

united
adj 1: characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity; "presented a united front" [ant: {divided}]
2: involving the joint activity of two or more; "the attack was met by the combined strength of two divisions"; "concerted action"; "the conjunct influence of fire and strong dring"; "the conjunctive focus of political opposition"; "a cooperative effort"; "a united effort"; "joint military activities" [syn: {combined}, {concerted}, {conjunct}, {conjunctive}, {cooperative}]
3: of or relating to two people who are married to each other [syn: {joined}]

United Arab Emirate dirham
n : the basic unit of money in the United Arab Emirates; equal to 1,000 fils [syn: {dirham}]

United Arab Emirate monetary unit
n : monetary unit in the United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates
n : a federation of seven Arab emirates on the eastern Arabian peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; rich in oil reserves

United Arab Emirates's capital
n : a sheikhdom of eastern Arabia and capital of the United Arab Emirates [syn: {Abu Dhabi}]

United Arab Republic
n : a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC [syn: {Egypt}, {Arab Republic of Egypt}]

United Church of Christ
n : merger of the Congregational Christian Church and the Evangelical and Reformed Church in 1957

United Front
n : a multiethnic alliance in Afghanistan who practice a moderate form of Islam and are united in their opposition to the Taliban [syn: {Northern Alliance}]

United Kingdom
n : a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland [syn: {UK}, {Great Britain}, {GB}, {Britain}, {United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland}]

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
n : a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland [syn: {United Kingdom}, {UK}, {Great Britain}, {GB}, {Britain}]

United Methodist Church
n : union of the Wesleyan Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church

United Mexican States
n : a Republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810 [syn: {Mexico}]

United Mine Workers
n : an industrial union of mine workers in North America [syn: {United Mine Workers of America}]

United Mine Workers of America
n : an industrial union of mine workers in North America [syn: {United Mine Workers}]

United Nations
n : an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security [syn: {UN}]

United Nations agency
n : an agency of the United Nations [syn: {UN agency}]

United Nations Children's Fund
n : an agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries [syn: {United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund}, {UNICEF}]

United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
n : the United Nations office responsible for crime prevention and criminal justice and law reform [syn: {Centre for International Crime Prevention}]

United Nations Day
n : a day for celebrating the founding of the United Nations [syn: {October 24}]

United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
n : an agency of the United Nations that promotes education and communication and the arts [syn: {UNESCO}]

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
n : an agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries [syn: {United Nations Children's Fund}, {UNICEF}]

United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention
n : an agency of the United Nations that promotes drug control and crime prevention [syn: {DCCP}]

United Nations Secretariat
n : the administrative arm of the United Nations

United Republic of Tanzania
n : a republic in eastern Africa [syn: {Tanzania}]

United Self-Defense Force of Colombia
n : a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members; "the AUC conducted over 800 assassinations in one year" [syn: {United Self-Defense Group of Colombia}, {Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia}, {AUC}]

United Self-Defense Group of Colombia
n : a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members; "the AUC conducted over 800 assassinations in one year" [syn: {United Self-Defense Force of Colombia}, {Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia}, {AUC}]

United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing
n : a celibate and communistic Christian sect in the United States [syn: {Shakers}]

United States
n 1: North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 [syn: {United States of America}, {America}, {US}, {U.S.}, {USA}, {U.S.A.}]
2: the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States [syn: {United States government}, {U.S. government}, {US Government}, {U.S.}]

United States Air Force
n : the airforce of the United States of America; defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space [syn: {U. S. Air Force}, {US Air Force}, {USAF}]

United States Air Force Academy
n : a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Air Force [syn: {US Air Force Academy}]

United States Army
n : the army of the United States of America; organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare [syn: {US Army}, {U. S. Army}, {USA}]

United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
n : a defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command; the Army's primary forensic laboratory in support of criminal intelligence [syn: {U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory}, {US Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory}, {USACIL}]

United States Army Rangers
n : a specially trained elite unit of the United States Army

United States Army Special Forces
n : a division of the United States Army that is specially trained for guerilla fighting [syn: {Special Forces}, {U. S. Army Special Forces}]

United States Attorney General
n : the person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department; "Edmund Randolph was the first Attorney General, appointed by President Washington" [syn: {Attorney General}, {US Attorney General}]

United States Border Patrol
n : the mobile law enforcement arm of the Immigration and Naturalization Service that detects and prevents illegal entry of aliens into the United States [syn: {US Border Patrol}]

United States Cabinet
n : a board to advise the President; members are the secretaries of executive departments; the United States constitution does not provide for the Cabinet [syn: {US Cabinet}]

United States Civil War
n : civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865 [syn: {American Civil War}, {War between the States}]

United States Coast Guard
n : an agency of the Department of Transportation responsible for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce [syn: {U. S. Coast Guard}, {US Coast Guard}]

United States Code
n : a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States; is prepared and published by a unit of the United States House of Representatives [syn: {U. S. Code}]

United States Congress
n : the legislature of the United States government [syn: {Congress}, {U.S. Congress}, {US Congress}]

United States Constitution
n : the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states [syn: {Constitution of the United States}]

United States Customary System
n : the system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint that dates back to colonial America but differs in some respects from the British Imperial System; today in the United States this system exists side by side with the SI system

United States Department of Defense
n : the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the UnitedStates; created in 1947 [syn: {Department of Defense}, {Defense Department}, {Defense}, {DoD}]

United States dollar
n : the basic unit of money in the United States

United States dry unit
n : a unit of measurement of capacity for dry substances officially adopted in the United States Customary System

United States Fish and Wildlife Service
n : an agency in the Department of the Interior that conserves and protects fish and wildlife andtheir habitats; assesses the environmental impact of pesticides and nuclear power site and hydroelectric dams and thermal pollution [syn: {US Fish and Wildlife Service}, {FWS}]

United States government
n : the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States [syn: {United States}, {U.S. government}, {US Government}, {U.S.}]

United States Government Accounting Office
n : an independent nonpartisan federal agency that acts as the investigative arm of Congress making the executive branch accountable to Congress and the government accountable to citizens of the United States [syn: {Government Accounting Office}, {GAO}]

United States Government Printing Office
n : an agency of the legislative branch that provides printing and binding services for Congress and the departments and establishments of the federal government [syn: {US Government Printing Office}, {Government Printing Office}, {GPO}]

United States House of Representatives
n : the lower legislative house of the United States Congress [syn: {U.S. House of Representatives}, {US House of Representatives}, {House of Representatives}, {U.S. House}, {US House}]

United States intelligence agency
n : an intelligence service in the United States

United States Intelligence Community
n : a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States Government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence [syn: {Intelligence Community}, {National Intelligence Community}, {IC}]

United States liquid unit
n : a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System

United States Marine Corps
n : an amphibious division of the United States Navy [syn: {United States Marines}, {Marine Corps}, {US Marine Corps}, {USMC}]

United States Marines
n : an amphibious division of the United States Navy [syn: {United States Marine Corps}, {Marine Corps}, {US Marine Corps}, {USMC}]

United States Marshals Service
n : the United States' oldest federal law enforcement agency is responsible today for protecting the Federal Judiciary and transporting federal prisoners and protecting federal witnesses and managing assets seized from criminals and generally ensuring the effective operation of the federal judicial system [syn: {US Marshals Service}, {Marshals}]

United States Military Academy
n : a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Army [syn: {US Military Academy}]

United States Mint
n : the mint that manufactures and distributes United States coins for circulation through Federal Reserve Banks; processes gold and silver bullion [syn: {U.S. Mint}, {US Mint}]

United States National Library of Medicine
n : the world's largest medical library [syn: {National Library of Medicine}, {U.S. National Library of Medicine}]

United States Naval Academy
n : a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Navy [syn: {US Naval Academy}]

United States Navy
n : the navy of the United States of America; maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces [syn: {US Navy}, {USN}]

United States of America
n : North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 [syn: {United States}, {America}, {US}, {U.S.}, {USA}, {U.S.A.}]

United States Post Office
n : an independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States [syn: {US Post Office}, {Post Office}, {PO}]

United States Postal Inspection Service
n : the primary law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service [syn: {US Postal Inspection Service}]

United States Postal Service
n : an independent federal agency that provides mail processing and delivery service for individuals and businesses in the United States [syn: {US Postal Service}, {USPS}]

United States President
n : the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government; "the President likes to jog every morning" [syn: {President of the United States}, {President}, {Chief Executive}]

United States Public Health Service
n : an agency that serves as the office of Surgeon General; includes agencies whose mission is to improve the public health [syn: {PHS}]

United States Secret Service
n : the United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors; detects and apprehends counterfeiters; suppresses forgery of government securities and documents [syn: {US Secret Service}, {USSS}, {Secret Service}, {SS}]

United States Senate
n : the upper house of the United States Congress [syn: {US Senate}, {Senate}]

United States Supreme Court
n : the highest federal court in the United States; has final appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation [syn: {Supreme Court}, {Supreme Court of the United States}]

United States Trade Representative
n : the executive agency that administers the President's policies on international trade [syn: {US Trade Representative}]

United States Treasury
n : the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789 [syn: {Department of the Treasury}, {Treasury Department}, {Treasury}]

United States Virgin Islands
n : more than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands; a dependent territory of the United States [syn: {American Virgin Islands}, {VI}]

United States waters
n : territorial waters included within a distance of 12 nautical miles of the coasts of the United States and its territories; "ships operating in United States waters must adhere to United States laws and regulations" [syn: {U.S. waters}]

unitedly
adv : with cooperation and interchange; "we worked together on the project" [syn: {together}, {in collaboration}]

uniting
n 1: the combination of two or more commercial companies [syn: {amalgamation}, {merger}]
2: the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays" [syn: {union}, {unification}, {conjugation}, {jointure}] [ant: {disunion}]

unitisation
n 1: (psychology) the configuration of smaller units of information into large coordinated units [syn: {unitization}, {chunking}]
2: the act of packaging cargo into unit loads [syn: {unitization}]
3: conversion of an investment trust into a unit investment trust [syn: {unitization}]
4: the joint development of a petroleum resource that straddles territory controlled by different companies [syn: {unitization}]

unitise
v 1: divide (bulk material) and process as units [syn: {unitize}]
2: make into a unit; "unitize a car body" [syn: {unitize}]
3: separate or classify into units; "The hospital was unitized for efficiency" [syn: {unitize}]

unitization
n 1: (psychology) the configuration of smaller units of information into large coordinated units [syn: {unitisation}, {chunking}]
2: the act of packaging cargo into unit loads [syn: {unitisation}]
3: conversion of an investment trust into a unit investment trust [syn: {unitisation}]
4: the joint development of a petroleum resource that straddles territory controlled by different companies [syn: {unitisation}]

unitize
v 1: divide (bulk material) and process as units [syn: {unitise}]
2: make into a unit; "unitize a car body" [syn: {unitise}]
3: separate or classify into units; "The hospital was unitized for efficiency" [syn: {unitise}]

unity
n 1: an unreduced or unbroken completeness or totality [syn: {integrity}, {wholeness}]
2: the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one" [syn: {one}, {1}, {I}, {ace}, {single}]
3: the quality of being united into one [syn: {oneness}]

univalent
adj 1: used of a chromosome that is not paired or united with its homologous chromosome during synapsis; "a univalent chromosome" [ant: {bivalent}, {multivalent}]
2: having a valence of 1 [syn: {monovalent}] [ant: {polyvalent}]

univalve
adj : used of mollusks, especially gastropods, as snails etc. [ant: {bivalve}]
n : a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes [syn: {gastropod}]

universal
adj : of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience" [syn: {cosmopolitan}, {ecumenical}, {oecumenical}, {general}, {worldwide}]
n : coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions; "in motor vehicles a universal joint allows the driveshaft to move up and down as the vehicle passes over bumps" [syn: {universal joint}]

universal agent
n : someone authorized to transact every kind of business for the principal [syn: {general agent}] [ant: {special agent}]

universal donor
n : a person whose type O Rh-negative blood may be safely transfused into persons with other blood types

universal gas constant
n : (physics) the universal constant in the gas equation: pressure times volume = R times temperature; equal to 8.3143 joules per kelvin per mole [syn: {gas constant}, {R}]

universal gravitational constant
n : (physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation [syn: {gravitational constant}, {constant of gravitation}, {G}]

universal joint
n : coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions; "in motor vehicles a universal joint allows the driveshaft to move up and down as the vehicle passes over bumps" [syn: {universal}]

Universal Product Code
n : code consisting of a series of vertical bars of variable width that are scanned by a laser; printed on consumer product packages to identify the item for a computer that provides the price and registers inventory information [syn: {bar code}]

universal quantifier
n : a logical quantifier of a proposition that asserts that the proposition is true for all members of a class of things

universal resource locator
n : the address of a web page on the world wide web [syn: {URL}, {uniform resource locator}]

universal solvent
n : hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists [syn: {alkahest}, {alcahest}]

universal time
n : the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere [syn: {Greenwich Mean Time}, {Greenwich Time}, {GMT}, {UT}, {UT1}]

universal veil
n : membrane initially completely investing the young sporophore of various mushrooms that is ruptured by growth; represented in the mature mushroom by a volva around lower part of stem and scales on upper surface of the cap [syn: {velum}]

universalise
v : make universal; "This author's stories unversalize old themes" [syn: {universalize}]

universalism
n : the theological doctrine that all people will eventually be saved

universalist
adj : of or relating to or tending toward universalism [syn: {universalistic}]

universalistic
adj 1: of or relating to or tending toward universalism [syn: {universalist}]
2: of or relating to the whole

universality
n : the quality of being universal; existing everywhere [syn: {catholicity}]

universalize
v : make universal; "This author's stories unversalize old themes" [syn: {universalise}]

universally
adv : everywhere; "people universally agree on this"

universe
n 1: everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" [syn: {existence}, {creation}, {world}, {cosmos}, {macrocosm}]
2: (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn; "it is an estimate of the mean of the population" [syn: {population}]
3: everything stated or assumed in a given discussion [syn: {universe of discourse}]

universe of discourse
n : everything stated or assumed in a given discussion [syn: {universe}]

university
n 1: the body of faculty and students at a university
2: establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching
3: a large and diverse institution of higher learning created to educate for life and for a profession and to grant degrees

university extension
n : an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who not enrolled as regular students [syn: {extension}, {extension service}]

University of California at Berkeley
n : a univeristy in Berkeley, California

University of Chicago
n : a university in Chicago, Illinois

University of Michigan
n : a university in Ann Arbor, Michigan

University of Nebraska
n : a university in Lincoln, Nebraska

University of North Carolina
n : a university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

University of Paris
n : a university in Paris; intellectual center of France [syn: {Paris University}, {Sorbonne}]

University of Pennsylvania
n : a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [syn: {Pennsylvania}, {Penn}]

University of Pittsburgh
n : a university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

University of Sussex
n : a red-brick university in Brighton, England [syn: {Sussex University}]

University of Texas
n : a university in Austin, Texas

University of Vermont
n : a university in Burlington, Vermont

University of Washington
n : a university in Seattle, Washington

University of West Virginia
n : a university in Morgantown, West Virginia

University of Wisconsin
n : a university in Madison, Wisconsin

university student
n : a student enrolled in a college or university [syn: {college student}]

univocal
adj : admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion; "unequivocal evidence"; "took an unequivocal position"; "an unequivocal success"; "an unequivocal promise"; "an unequivocal (or univocal) statement" [syn: {unequivocal}, {unambiguous}] [ant: {equivocal}]

UNIX
n : trademark for a powerful operating system [syn: {UNIX system}, {UNIX operating system}]

UNIX guru
n : an expert on the UNIX operating system

UNIX operating system
n : trademark for a powerful operating system [syn: {UNIX}, {UNIX system}]

UNIX system
n : trademark for a powerful operating system [syn: {UNIX}, {UNIX operating system}]

unjointed
adj : without joints or jointed segments

unjust
adj 1: not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception; "used unfair methods"; "it was an unfair trial"; "took an unfair advantage" [syn: {unfair}] [ant: {fair}]
2: violating principles of justice; "unjust punishment"; "an unjust judge"; "an unjust accusation" [ant: {just}]
3: not equitable or fair; "the inequitable division of wealth"; "inequitable taxation" [syn: {inequitable}] [ant: {equitable}]
4: not righteous; "`unjust' is an archaic term for `unrighteous'"

unjustifiable
adj : incapable of being justified or explained [syn: {indefensible}, {insupportable}, {unwarrantable}, {unwarranted}]

unjustifiably
adv : without any excuse; "he is unjustifiably harsh on her" [syn: {inexcusably}] [ant: {justifiably}]

unjustified
adj : lacking justification or authorization; "unreasonable searches and seizures"; "desire for undue private profit"; "unwarranted limitations of personal freedom" [syn: {undue}, {unwarranted}]

unjustly
adv : in an unjust manner; "he was unjustly singled out for punishment" [ant: {rightly}]

unjustness
n : the practice of being unjust or unfair [syn: {injustice}] [ant: {justice}]

unkempt
adj 1: not neatly combed; "wild unkempt hair"
2: not neat or cared for; slovenly; "his unkempt appearance"
3: not properly maintained; "an unkempt garden"; "native vistas and unkempt rambling paths"

unkemptness
n : untidiness in personal appearance [syn: {sloppiness}, {slovenliness}]

unkennelled
See {unkennel}

unkennelling
See {unkennel}

unkept
adj : (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded; "broken (or unkept) promises"; "broken contracts" [syn: {broken}] [ant: {unbroken}]

unkeyed
adj : characterized by avoidance of traditional Western tonality [syn: {atonal}] [ant: {tonal}]

unkind
adj 1: lacking kindness; "a thoughtless and unkind remark"; "the unkindest cut of all" [ant: {kind}]
2: deficient in humane and kindly feelings [syn: {pitiless}]
3: lacking or showing kindness or compassion or mercy [syn: {cruel}]
4: used of circumstances (especially weather) that cause suffering; "brutal weather"; "northern winters can be cruel"; "a cruel world"; "a harsh climate"; "a rigorous climate"; "unkind winters" [syn: {brutal}, {cruel}, {harsh}, {rigorous}]

unkind person
n : a person of mean disposition [syn: {meanie}, {meany}]

unkindled
adj : not set afire

unkindly
adj : lacking in sympathy and kindness; "unkindly ancts" [syn: {unsympathetic}]
adv : in an unkind manner or with unkindness; "The teacher treats the children unkindly" [ant: {kindly}]

unkindness
n : lack of sympathy [ant: {kindness}]

unknitted
See {unknit}

unknitting
See {unknit}

unknot
v : become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "the sweater unravelled" [syn: {unravel}, {unscramble}, {untangle}, {unpick}] [ant: {ravel}, {ravel}]

unknowable
adj 1: not knowable [ant: {knowable}]
2: beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding; "philosophers...often explicitly reject the notion of any transcendent reality beyond thought...and claim to be concerned only with thought itself..."- W.P.Alston; "the unknowable mysteries of lifer" [syn: {transcendent}]

unknowing
adj : lacking information or knowledge; "an unknowledgeable assistant" [syn: {ignorant}, {unknowledgeable}, {unwitting}]
n : ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs) [syn: {ignorantness}, {nescience}, {unknowingness}]

unknowingly
adv : without knowledge or intention; "he unwittingly deleted the references" [syn: {unwittingly}, {inadvertently}] [ant: {mindfully}, {wittingly}, {wittingly}]

unknowingness
n 1: ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs) [syn: {ignorantness}, {nescience}, {unknowing}]
2: unconsciousness resulting from lack of knowledge or attention [syn: {unawareness}]

unknowledgeable
adj : lacking information or knowledge; "an unknowledgeable assistant" [syn: {ignorant}, {unknowing}, {unwitting}]

unknown
adj 1: not known; "an unknown amount"; "an unknown island"; "an unknown writer"; "an unknown source" [ant: {known}]
2: being or having an unknown or unnamed source; "a poem by an unknown author"; "corporations responsible to nameless owners"; "an unnamed donor" [syn: {nameless}, {unidentified}, {unnamed}]
3: not known to exist; "things obscurely felt surged up from unsuspected depths in her"- Edith Wharton
4: not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war" [syn: {obscure}, {unsung}]
5: not known before; "used many strange words"; "saw many strange faces in the crowd"; "don't let anyone unknown into the house" [syn: {strange}]
n 1: an unknown and unexplored region; "they came like angels out the unknown" [syn: {unknown region}, {terra incognita}]
2: anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found [syn: {stranger}, {alien}]
3: a variable whose values are solutions of an equation [syn: {unknown quantity}]

unknown quantity
n 1: a factor in a given situation whose bearing and importance is not apparent; "I don't know what the new man will do; he's still an unknown quantity"
2: a variable whose values are solutions of an equation [syn: {unknown}]

unknown region
n : an unknown and unexplored region; "they came like angels out the unknown" [syn: {unknown}, {terra incognita}]

Unknown Soldier
n : an unidentified soldier whose body is honored as a memorial

unlabeled
adj : lacking a label or tag; "unlabeled luggage is liable to be lost" [syn: {unlabelled}, {untagged}] [ant: {labeled}]

unlabelled
adj : lacking a label or tag; "unlabeled luggage is liable to be lost" [syn: {unlabeled}, {untagged}] [ant: {labeled}]

unlace
v : undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner" [syn: {untie}, {unbrace}] [ant: {tie}]

unlaced
adj 1: with laces not tied; "teenagers slopping around in unlaced sneakers" [syn: {untied}] [ant: {laced}]
2: not under constraint in action or expression; "this unbuttoned and disrespectful age"- Curtis Bok; "unlaced behavior in the neighborhood pub" [syn: {unbuttoned}]

unladylike
adj : lacking the behavior or manner or style considered proper for a lady

unlaid
See {unlay}

unlamented
adj : not grieved for; causing no mourning; "interred in an unlamented grave" [syn: {unmourned}] [ant: {lamented}]

unlash
v : untie the lashing of; "unlash the horse" [ant: {lash}]

unlatched
adj : not firmly fastened or secured; "an unbarred door"; "went through the unlatched gate into the street"; "an unlocked room" [syn: {unbarred}, {unbolted}, {unlocked}, {unsecured}]

unlaureled
adj : not crowned with laurel; having no acclaim or reward; "the unlaureled heroism of endurance"- Francis Parkman [syn: {unlaurelled}] [ant: {laureled}]

unlaurelled
adj : not crowned with laurel; having no acclaim or reward; "the unlaureled heroism of endurance"- Francis Parkman [syn: {unlaureled}] [ant: {laureled}]

unlawful
adj 1: not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention; "an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking practices" [syn: {improper}, {unconventional}]
2: contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law; "unlawful measures"; "unlawful money"; "unlawful hunters" [ant: {lawful}]
3: not morally right or permissible; "unlawful love"
4: having no legally established claim; "the wrongful heir to the throne" [syn: {wrongful}]
5: contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures" [syn: {illegitimate}, {illicit}, {outlaw(a)}, {outlawed}]

unlawful carnal knowledge
n : forbidden or tabu sexual intercourse between individuals [syn: {criminal congress}]

unlawfully
adv : not conforming to the law; "they were unlawfully married" [ant: {legally}]

unlawfulness
n : the quality of failing to conform to law [ant: {lawfulness}]

unlax
v : cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me" [syn: {relax}, {unstrain}, {loosen up}, {unwind}, {make relaxed}] [ant: {tense}, {tense}]

unleaded
adj 1: not treated with lead; "unleaded gasoline" [syn: {leadless}] [ant: {leaded}]
2: not having leads between the lines

unleaded gasoline
n : gasoline that has not been treated with a lead compound [ant: {leaded gasoline}]

unlearn
v 1: try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge
2: discard something previously learnt, like an old habit [also: {unlearnt}]

unlearned
adj 1: not established by conditioning or learning; "an unconditioned reflex" [syn: {unconditioned}, {innate}] [ant: {conditioned}]
2: not well learned
3: lacking general education or knowledge; "an ignorant man"; "nescient of contemporary literature"; "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"; "exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions" [syn: {ignorant}, {nescient}, {unenlightened}, {unlettered}]

unlearnt
unlearn
v 1: try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge
2: discard something previously learnt, like an old habit [also: {unlearnt}]

unlearnt
See {unlearn}

unleash
v 1: release or vent; "unleash one's anger"
2: release from a leash; "unleash the dogs in the park"
3: turn loose or free from restraint; "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity" [syn: {let loose}, {loose}]

unleavened
adj : made without leavening; "unleavened bread is often simply flour mixed with water" [ant: {leavened}]

unleavened bread
n : brittle flat bread eaten at Passover [syn: {matzo}, {matzoh}, {matzah}]

unlettered
adj 1: having little acquaintance with writing; "special tutorials to assist the unlettered sector of society" [syn: {analphabetic}]
2: lacking general education or knowledge; "an ignorant man"; "nescient of contemporary literature"; "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"; "exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions" [syn: {ignorant}, {nescient}, {unenlightened}, {unlearned}]

unlicenced
adj : lacking official approval [syn: {unaccredited}, {unlicensed}]

unlicensed
adj : lacking official approval [syn: {unaccredited}, {unlicenced}]

unlicensed gambling
n : unlicensed gambling is illegal in most jurisdictions

unlifelike
adj : without substance; "cardboard caricatures of historical figures" [syn: {cardboard}]

unlighted
adj 1: not set afire or burning; "the table was bare, the candles unlighted"; "held an unlit cigarette" [syn: {unlit}] [ant: {lighted}]
2: without illumination; "came up the lightless stairs"; "the unilluminated side of Mars"; "through dark unlighted (or unlit) streets" [syn: {lightless}, {unilluminated}, {unlit}]

unlikable
adj 1: (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings; "all the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic" [syn: {unsympathetic}, {unappealing}, {unlikeable}] [ant: {sympathetic}]
2: difficult or impossible to like; "a disagreeable and unlikable old woman" [syn: {unlikeable}]

unlike
adj 1: not like; marked by dissimilarity; "for twins they are very unlike"; "people are profoundly different" [syn: {dissimilar}, {different}] [ant: {like}]
2: not equal in amount; "they distributed unlike (or unequal) sums to the various charities" [syn: {unequal}] [ant: {like}]

unlikeable
adj 1: (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings; "all the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic" [syn: {unsympathetic}, {unappealing}, {unlikable}] [ant: {sympathetic}]
2: difficult or impossible to like; "a disagreeable and unlikable old woman" [syn: {unlikable}]

unlikelihood
n : the improbability of a specified outcome [syn: {unlikeliness}] [ant: {likelihood}, {likelihood}]

unlikeliness
n : the improbability of a specified outcome [syn: {unlikelihood}] [ant: {likelihood}, {likelihood}]

unlikely
adj 1: not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred; "legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; "an improbable event" [syn: {improbable}] [ant: {probable}]
2: has little chance of being the case or coming about; "an unlikely story"; "an unlikely candidate for reelection"; "a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism" [ant: {likely}]
3: having a probability to low to inspire belief [syn: {improbable}, {unbelievable}, {unconvincing}]

unlikeness
n : dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness [syn: {dissimilitude}] [ant: {likeness}, {likeness}]

unlimited
adj 1: having no limits in range or scope; "to start with a theory of unlimited freedom is to end up with unlimited despotism"- Philip Rahv; "the limitless reaches of outer space" [syn: {limitless}] [ant: {limited}]
2: without reservation or exception [syn: {outright}, {straight-out}]
3: that cannot be entirely consumed or used up; "an inexhaustible supply of coal" [syn: {inexhaustible}]

unlined
adj 1: not having a lining or liner; "a thin unlined jacket" [ant: {lined}]
2: used especially of skin; "his cheeks were unlined"; "his unseamed face" [syn: {seamless}, {unseamed}]

unlipped
adj : without a lip or lips [syn: {lipless}] [ant: {lipped}]

unlisted
adj 1: not on a list; "an unlisted telephone number" [ant: {listed}]
2: not having your name entered on a voting list; "an unlisted voter"

unlisted security
n : a security traded in the over-the-counter market [syn: {over the counter security}, {OTC security}] [ant: {listed security}]

unlisted stock
n : stock that is not listed and traded on an organized exchange [syn: {over the counter stock}, {OTC stock}]

unlistening
adj : unwilling to hear [syn: {inattentive}, {unheeding}, {unlistening(a)}, {deaf to(p)}]

unlit
adj 1: not set afire or burning; "the table was bare, the candles unlighted"; "held an unlit cigarette" [syn: {unlighted}] [ant: {lighted}]
2: without illumination; "came up the lightless stairs"; "the unilluminated side of Mars"; "through dark unlighted (or unlit) streets" [syn: {lightless}, {unilluminated}, {unlighted}]

unliterary
adj : marked by lack of affectation or pedantry; "her talk was very unliterary"- W.D.Howells [syn: {nonliterary}]

unlittered
adj : having nothing extraneous; "an uncluttered room"; "the unlittered shoulders of the road" [syn: {uncluttered}]

unlivable
adj : unfit or unsuitable to live in or with; "unlivable substandard housing" [syn: {unliveable}] [ant: {livable}]

unlive
v : live so as to annul some previous behavior; "You can never live this down!" [syn: {live down}]

unliveable
adj : unfit or unsuitable to live in or with; "unlivable substandard housing" [syn: {unlivable}] [ant: {livable}]

unliveried
adj : not wearing livery; "an unliveried chauffeur" [ant: {liveried}]

unload
v 1: leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo; [syn: {drop}, {set down}, {put down}, {discharge}]
2: take the load off (a container or vehicle); "unload the truck"; "offload the van" [syn: {offload}]

unloaded
adj : (of weapons) not charged with ammunition; "many people are killed by guns thought to be unloaded" [ant: {loaded}]

unloading
adj : used in unloading or removing e.g. cargo [ant: {loading(a)}]
n : the labor of unloading something [ant: {loading}]

unlobed
adj : without lobes

unlocated
adj : lacking a particular location

unlock
v 1: open the lock of; "unlock the door" [ant: {lock}]
2: set free or release
3: become unlocked; "The door unlocked from the inside" [ant: {lock}, {lock}]

unlocked
adj : not firmly fastened or secured; "an unbarred door"; "went through the unlatched gate into the street"; "an unlocked room" [syn: {unbarred}, {unbolted}, {unlatched}, {unsecured}]

unlogical
adj : lacking in correct logical relation [syn: {illogical}] [ant: {logical}]

unlooked-for
adj : not anticipated; "unanticipated and disconcerting lines of development"- H.W.Glidden; "unforeseen circumstances"; "a virtue unlooked-for in people so full of energy"; "like a bolt out of the blue" [syn: {unanticipated}, {unforeseen}, {out of the blue(p)}]

unloose
v 1: grant freedom to; free from confinement [syn: {free}, {liberate}, {release}, {unloosen}, {loose}] [ant: {confine}]
2: loosen the ties of; "unloose your sneakers" [syn: {unloosen}]

unloosen
v 1: grant freedom to; free from confinement [syn: {free}, {liberate}, {release}, {unloose}, {loose}] [ant: {confine}]
2: loosen the ties of; "unloose your sneakers" [syn: {unloose}]

unlovable
adj : incapable of inspiring love or affection; "she was in some mysterious way...unlovable"-Joseph Conrad

unloved
adj : not loved [ant: {loved}]

unlovely
adj 1: without beauty or charm [syn: {unpicturesque}]
2: used of circumstances; "an unlovely ride to work on a crowded train"

unloving
adj : not giving or reciprocating affection [ant: {loving}]

unlubricated
adj : not lubricated [syn: {ungreased}] [ant: {lubricated}]

unluckily
adv : by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay" [syn: {unfortunately}, {regrettably}, {alas}] [ant: {fortunately}, {fortunately}]

unlucky
adj 1: having or bringing misfortune; "Friday the 13th is an unlucky date" [syn: {luckless}] [ant: {lucky}]
2: marked by or promising bad fortune; "their business venture was doomed from the start"; "an ill-fated business venture"; "an ill-starred romance"; "the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott [syn: {doomed}, {ill-fated}, {ill-omened}, {ill-starred}]

unmade
adj : (of a bed) not having the sheets and blankets set in order; "an unmade bed with tangled sheets and blankets" [ant: {made}]

unmade
unmake
v : deprive of certain characteristics [syn: {undo}] [ant: {do}] [also: {unmade}]

unmade
See {unmake}

unmake
v : deprive of certain characteristics [syn: {undo}] [ant: {do}] [also: {unmade}]

unmalicious
adj : not malicious or spiteful [ant: {malicious}]

unmaligned
adj : not assailed with contemptuous language [syn: {unreviled}]

unmalleability
n : a lack of malleability [ant: {malleability}]

unmalleable
adj : difficult or impossible to shape or work

unman
v : cause to lose one's nerve; "an unmanning experience" [also: {unmanning}, {unmanned}]

unmanageable
adj 1: difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape; "we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter"; "almost dropped the unwieldy parcel" [syn: {unwieldy}] [ant: {wieldy}]
2: difficult to manage or control [ant: {manageable}]
3: difficult to solve or alleviate; "uncontrollable pain" [syn: {uncontrollable}]
4: not susceptible of improvement; "uncontrollable children"; "an uncorrectable habit" [syn: {uncontrollable}, {uncorrectable}]

unmanageableness
n : the trait of being unmanageable [syn: {refractoriness}, {recalcitrance}, {recalcitrancy}]

unmanageably
adv : so as to be unmanageable; "`This house is unmanageably large,' she complained" [ant: {manageably}]

unmanful
adj : not possessing qualities befitting a man [syn: {unmanly}, {unmanlike}] [ant: {manly}]

unmanfully
adv : without qualities thought to befit a man [syn: {unmanly}] [ant: {manfully}]

unmanlike
adj : not possessing qualities befitting a man [syn: {unmanly}, {unmanful}] [ant: {manly}]

unmanliness
n : the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man) [syn: {effeminacy}, {effeminateness}, {sissiness}, {womanishness}]

unmanly
adj 1: not possessing qualities befitting a man [syn: {unmanful}, {unmanlike}] [ant: {manly}]
2: lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful [syn: {pusillanimous}, {poor-spirited}]
adv : without qualities thought to befit a man [syn: {unmanfully}] [ant: {manfully}]

unmanned
unman
v : cause to lose one's nerve; "an unmanning experience" [also: {unmanning}, {unmanned}]

unmanned
adj : lacking a crew; "an unmanned satellite to Mars" [syn: {remote-controlled}] [ant: {manned}]

unmanned
See {unman}

unmannered
adj 1: socially incorrect in behavior; "resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion" [syn: {ill-mannered}, {rude}, {unmannerly}]
2: without artificiality; natural; "the doctor's quiet unmannered entry"

unmannerly
adj : socially incorrect in behavior; "resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion" [syn: {ill-mannered}, {rude}, {unmannered}]

unmanning
unman
v : cause to lose one's nerve; "an unmanning experience" [also: {unmanning}, {unmanned}]

unmanning
See {unman}

unmapped
adj : (of unknown regions) not yet surveyed or investigated; "uncharted seas" [syn: {chartless}, {uncharted}]

unmarked
adj 1: not having an identifying mark; "unmarked cards"; "an unmarked police car" [ant: {marked}]
2: not taken into account; "his retirement was not allowed to go unmarked" [syn: {overlooked}, {unnoted}]

unmarketable
adj 1: not fit for sale [syn: {unmerchantable}, {unvendible}]
2: not capable of being sold

unmarred
adj : without a mar or blemish; "fragile tracery that must be preserved unmutilated and distinct"- B.N.Cardozo [syn: {unmutilated}]

unmarried
adj : not married or related to the unmarried state; "unmarried men and women"; "unmarried life"; "sex and the single girl"; "single parenthood"; "are you married or single?" [syn: {single}] [ant: {married}]

unmarried man
n : a man who has never been married [syn: {bachelor}]

unmarried woman
n : a woman who is not married

unmask
v 1: reveal the true nature of; "The journal article unmasked the corrupt politician" [syn: {uncloak}]
2: take the mask of; "unmask the imposter" [ant: {mask}]

unmasking
n : the exposure of an impostor or a fraud; "he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government" [syn: {expose}]

unmatchable
adj : eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity"; "unrivaled mastery of her art" [syn: {matchless}, {nonpareil}, {one(a)}, {one and only(a)}, {peerless}, {unmatched}, {unrivaled}, {unrivalled}]

unmatched
adj 1: of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g. [syn: {odd}, {unmated}, {unpaired}]
2: eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity"; "unrivaled mastery of her art" [syn: {matchless}, {nonpareil}, {one(a)}, {one and only(a)}, {peerless}, {unmatchable}, {unrivaled}, {unrivalled}]

unmated
adj 1: not mated sexually [ant: {mated}]
2: of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g. [syn: {odd}, {unmatched}, {unpaired}]

unmeaning
adj : signifying nothing; "insignificant sounds"; "his response...is picayune and unmeaning"- R.B. Pearsall [syn: {insignificant}]

unmeasurable
adj : impossible to measure; "unmeasurable reaches of outer space" [syn: {immeasurable}, {immensurable}] [ant: {measurable}]

unmeasured
adj 1: not measured [ant: {measured}]
2: without limits in extent or size or quantity; "immeasurable vastness of our solar system" [syn: {illimitable}, {limitless}, {measureless}]

unmechanical
adj : of persons without mechanical skills [syn: {nonmechanical}]

unmechanised
adj : not mechanized; "production of furniture remained largely unmechanized"- Gordon Russell [syn: {unmechanized}]

unmechanized
adj : not mechanized; "production of furniture remained largely unmechanized"- Gordon Russell [syn: {unmechanised}]

unmediated
adj : without the interposition of other agencies or conditions; "unmediated relations between God and man"

unmedical
adj : not having a medicinal effect or not medically prescribed; "he took mind-altering drugs for nonmedicinal reasons" [syn: {unmedicinal}, {unmedicative}, {nonmedicinal}]

unmedicative
adj : not having a medicinal effect or not medically prescribed; "he took mind-altering drugs for nonmedicinal reasons" [syn: {unmedicinal}, {unmedical}, {nonmedicinal}]

unmedicinal
adj : not having a medicinal effect or not medically prescribed; "he took mind-altering drugs for nonmedicinal reasons" [syn: {unmedicative}, {unmedical}, {nonmedicinal}]

unmelodic
adj : lacking melody [syn: {unmelodious}, {unmusical}] [ant: {melodious}]

unmelodious
adj 1: not having a musical sound or pleasing tune [syn: {tuneless}, {untuneful}] [ant: {tuneful}]
2: lacking melody [syn: {unmelodic}, {unmusical}] [ant: {melodious}]

unmelodiously
adv : in an unmelodious manner; "she sings rather unmelodiously" [ant: {melodiously}]

unmelted
adj : not melted; "streets unpassable because of piles of unmelted snow" [ant: {melted}]

unmemorable
adj : not worth remembering

unmemorably
adv : in an unmemorable manner [ant: {memorably}]

unmentionable
adj : unsuitable or forbidden as a topic of conversation; "unmentionable words"

unmercenary
adj : not mercenary; not influenced by financial gains

unmerchantable
adj : not fit for sale [syn: {unmarketable}, {unvendible}]

unmerciful
adj : having or showing no mercy; "the merciless enemy"; "a merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating" [syn: {merciless}] [ant: {merciful}]

unmercifully
adv : without pity; in a merciless manner; "he was mercilessly trounced by his opponent in the House" [syn: {mercilessly}, {pitilessly}, {remorselessly}]

unmercifulness
n : inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving [syn: {mercilessness}] [ant: {mercifulness}]

unmerited
adj 1: not merited or deserved; "received an unmerited honorary degree" [ant: {merited}]
2: not merited; "unmerited treatment of a potentially fine subject"

unmeritorious
adj : without merit; "protect...from unmeritorious criticism"

unmethodical
adj : not efficient or methodical; "the project failed through unmethodical planning"

unmilitary
adj : not associated with soldiers or the military; "unmilitary circles of government"; "fatigue duty involves nonmilitary labor" [syn: {nonmilitary}] [ant: {military}]

unmindful
adj 1: not mindful or attentive; "while thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled"- G.B.Shaw [syn: {forgetful}, {mindless}] [ant: {mindful}]
2: (followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of; "oblivious of the mounting pressures for political reform"; "oblivious to the risks she ran"; "not unmindful of the heavy responsibility" [syn: {oblivious(p)}, {unmindful(p)}]

unmindfully
adv : in a careless and thoughtless manner [ant: {mindfully}]

unmindfulness
n : the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities [syn: {heedlessness}, {inadvertence}, {inadvertency}] [ant: {mindfulness}, {mindfulness}]

unmined
adj : not mined; "deposits of unmined uranium" [ant: {mined}]

unmingled
adj : not mixed with extraneous elements; "plain water"; "sheer wine"; "not an unmixed blessing" [syn: {plain}, {sheer}, {unmixed}]

unmistakable
adj : clearly evident to the mind; "his opposition to slavery was unmistakable"

unmistakably
adv 1: without possibility of mistake; "this watercolor is unmistakably a synthesis of nature"
2: in a signal manner; "signally inappropriate methods" [syn: {signally}, {remarkably}]

unmitigable
adj : incapable of being mitigated; "stern and unmitigable accusations"

unmitigated
adj : not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier; "unmitigated suffering"; "an unmitigated horror"; "an unmitigated lie" [ant: {mitigated}]

unmixable
adj : (chemistry, physics) incapable of mixing [syn: {immiscible}] [ant: {miscible}]

unmixed
adj 1: not mixed; "pure oxygen" [syn: {pure}, {undiluted}]
2: not mixed with extraneous elements; "plain water"; "sheer wine"; "not an unmixed blessing" [syn: {plain}, {sheer}, {unmingled}]
3: not constituting a compound [syn: {uncompounded}]

unmoderated
adj : not made less extreme; "spoke with unmoderated harshness"

unmodernised
adj : not brought up to date [syn: {unmodernized}]

unmodernized
adj : not brought up to date [syn: {unmodernised}]

unmodifiable
adj : incapable of being modified in form or character or strength (especially by making less extreme); "these variations from custom are illogical, incomprehensible, and unmodifiable" [ant: {modifiable}]

unmodified
adj : not changed in form or character [ant: {modified}]

unmodulated
adj : not modulated; not toned down; "he lectured in an unmodulated voice edged with hysteria" [ant: {modulated}]

unmolested
adj : untroubled by interference or disturbance; "food supplies were allowed through unmolested"; "he could pursue his studies undisturbed" [syn: {undisturbed}]

unmoral
adj : without moral standards or principles; "a completely amoral person" [syn: {amoral}] [ant: {moral}, {immoral}]

unmortgaged
adj : (especially of a title) free from any encumberance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law; "I have clear title to this property" [syn: {clear}]

unmotivated
adj : without motivation [ant: {motivated}]

unmotorised
adj : having no motor [syn: {unmotorized}, {motorless}] [ant: {motorized}]

unmotorized
adj : having no motor [syn: {unmotorised}, {motorless}] [ant: {motorized}]

unmourned
adj : not grieved for; causing no mourning; "interred in an unlamented grave" [syn: {unlamented}] [ant: {lamented}]

unmovable
adj : not able or intended to be moved; "the immovable hills" [syn: {immovable}, {immoveable}, {stabile}]

unmoved
adj 1: emotionally unmoved; "always appeared completely unmoved and imperturbable" [syn: {unmoved(p)}] [ant: {moved(p)}]
2: being in the original position; not having been moved; "the archeologists could date the vase because it was in situ"; "an in-situ investigator" [syn: {in-situ}]

unmoving
adj 1: not in motion [syn: {nonmoving}] [ant: {moving}]
2: not arousing emotions [ant: {moving}]

unmown
adj : (used of grass or vegetation) not cut down with a hand implement or machine; "uncut grass"; "an unmown lawn" [syn: {uncut}] [ant: {mown}]

unmurmuring
adj : without any murmur of discontent or protest [syn: {unprotesting}]

unmusical
adj 1: lacking interest in or talent for music; "too unmusical to care for concerts"; "it is unfortunate that her children were all nonmusical" [syn: {nonmusical}] [ant: {musical}]
2: not musical in nature; "the unmusical cry of the bluejay" [syn: {nonmusical}, {dissonant}] [ant: {musical}]
3: lacking melody [syn: {unmelodious}, {unmelodic}] [ant: {melodious}]

unmusically
adv : in an unmusical manner; "She sings rather unmusically" [ant: {musically}]

unmutilated
adj : without a mar or blemish; "fragile tracery that must be preserved unmutilated and distinct"- B.N.Cardozo [syn: {unmarred}]

unmyelinated
adj : (of neurons) not myelinated [ant: {myelinated}]

unnameable
adj : too sacred to be uttered; "the ineffable name of the Deity" [syn: {ineffable}, {unspeakable}, {unutterable}]

unnamed
adj : being or having an unknown or unnamed source; "a poem by an unknown author"; "corporations responsible to nameless owners"; "an unnamed donor" [syn: {nameless}, {unidentified}, {unknown}]

unnatural
adj 1: not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature; "an unnatural death"; "the child's unnatural interest in death" [ant: {natural}]
2: speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression [syn: {affected}] [ant: {unaffected}]
3: distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous; "tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas"; "twisted into monstrous shapes" [syn: {grotesque}, {monstrous}]

unnaturalised
adj : not having acquired citizenship [syn: {unnaturalized}]

unnaturalized
adj : not having acquired citizenship [syn: {unnaturalised}]

unnaturally
adv 1: in an unnatural way; "his other arm lay across his chest, unnaturally, as if placed there deliberately, for a purpose" [ant: {naturally}]
2: not according to nature; not by natural means; "artificially induced conditions" [syn: {artificially}, {by artificial means}] [ant: {naturally}]
3: not as might be expected; "The early Church not unnaturally adopted the position that failure to see the messianic character of his work was really caused by the people's own blindness" [ant: {naturally}]

unnaturalness
n : the quality of being unnatural or not based on natural principles [ant: {naturalness}]

unnavigable
adj : impossible to sail through

unnecessarily
adv 1: in an unnecessary manner; "they were unnecessarily rude" [ant: {necessarily}]
2: without any necessity; "this marathon would exhaust him unnecessarily"

unnecessary
adj : not necessary [syn: {unneeded}] [ant: {necessary}]

unneeded
adj : not necessary [syn: {unnecessary}] [ant: {necessary}]

unneighborliness
n : an unneighborly disposition [ant: {neighborliness}]

unneighborly
adj : not exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor [syn: {unneighbourly}]

unneighbourly
adj : not exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor [syn: {unneighborly}]

unnerve
v : disturb the composure of [syn: {faze}, {enervate}, {unsettle}]

unnerved
adj : deprived of courage and strength; "the steeplejack, exhausted and unnerved, couldn't hold on to his dangerous perch much longer"

unnerving
adj : inspiring fear; "the formidable prospect of major surgery"; "a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic"- G.H.Johnston; "something unnerving and prisonlike about high gray wall" [syn: {formidable}, {redoubtable}]

unneurotic
adj : not neurotic; "successful mothers--mothers with unneurotic children"; "he's the most unneurotic person I know" [ant: {neurotic}]

unnilhexium
n : a transuranic element [syn: {Unh}, {element 106}, {atomic number 106}]

unnilpentium
n : a transuranic element that has not been found in nature [syn: {unnilquintium}, {Unp}, {hahnium}, {element 105}, {atomic number 105}]

unnilquadium
n : a radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized [syn: {rutherfordium}, {Rf}, {kurchatovium}, {Ku}, {Unq}, {element 104}, {atomic number 104}]

unnilquintium
n : a transuranic element that has not been found in nature [syn: {unnilpentium}, {Unp}, {hahnium}, {element 105}, {atomic number 105}]

unnilseptium
n : a transuranic element that has not been found in nature [syn: {Uns}, {element 107}, {atomic number 107}]

unnotched
adj : having no notches [syn: {untoothed}]

unnoted
adj : not taken into account; "his retirement was not allowed to go unmarked" [syn: {overlooked}, {unmarked}]

unnoticeable
adj 1: not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable; "a quiet, unobtrusive life of self-denial" [syn: {unobtrusive}] [ant: {obtrusive}]
2: not noticeable; not drawing attention; "her clothes were simple and unnoticeable"- J.G.Cozzens [ant: {noticeable}]
3: not drawing attention; "an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet"; "an obscure flaw" [syn: {obscure}]

unnoticeableness
n : the quality of being not easily noticed

unnoticeably
adv : in an imperceptible manner or to an imperceptible degree; "the power of the Secretary of State in London increased gradually but imperceptibly" [syn: {imperceptibly}, {observably}] [ant: {perceptibly}]

unnoticed
adj : not noticed; "hoped his departure had passed unnoticed" [ant: {noticed}]

unnourished
adj : not nourished

unnumberable
adj : too numerous to be counted; "incalculable riches"; "countless hours"; "an infinite number of reasons"; "innumerable difficulties"; "the multitudinous seas"; "myriad stars"; "untold thousands" [syn: {countless}, {infinite}, {innumerable}, {innumerous}, {myriad(a)}, {multitudinous}, {numberless}, {uncounted}, {unnumbered}, {unnumerable}]

unnumbered
adj : too numerous to be counted; "incalculable riches"; "countless hours"; "an infinite number of reasons"; "innumerable difficulties"; "the multitudinous seas"; "myriad stars"; "untold thousands" [syn: {countless}, {infinite}, {innumerable}, {innumerous}, {myriad(a)}, {multitudinous}, {numberless}, {uncounted}, {unnumberable}, {unnumerable}]

unnumerable
adj : too numerous to be counted; "incalculable riches"; "countless hours"; "an infinite number of reasons"; "innumerable difficulties"; "the multitudinous seas"; "myriad stars"; "untold thousands" [syn: {countless}, {infinite}, {innumerable}, {innumerous}, {myriad(a)}, {multitudinous}, {numberless}, {uncounted}, {unnumberable}, {unnumbered}]

unobjectionable
adj 1: (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; "good clean fun"; "a clean joke" [syn: {clean}] [ant: {dirty}]
2: not causing disapproval; "it was an innocuous remark"; "confined himself to innocuous generalities"; "unobjectionable behavior" [syn: {innocuous}]
3: not objectionable; "the ends are unobjectionable; it's the means that one can't accept"

unobjective
adj : (of e.g. evidence) not objective or easily verified [syn: {unverifiable}]

unobligated
adj : not obligated [ant: {obligated(p)}]

unobliging
adj : not accommodating; "the unaccommodating bus driver pulled out while she was banging on the door" [syn: {unaccommodating}] [ant: {accommodating}]

unobservable
adj : not accessible to direct observation

unobservant
adj 1: not consciously observing; "looked through him with blank unseeing eyes" [syn: {unseeing}]
2: not paying attention [syn: {inattentive}, {unvigilant}, {unwatchful}]

unobserved
adj 1: not observed [syn: {unseen}]
2: not observed; "managed to slip away unobserved"

unobserved fire
n : fire for which the point of impact (the bursts) cannot be observed

unobstructed
adj : free from impediment or obstruction or hindrance; "an unobstructed view" [ant: {obstructed}]

unobtainable
adj : not capable of being obtained; "a rare work, today almost inaccessible"; "timber is virtually unobtainable in the islands"; "untouchable resources buried deep within the earth" [syn: {inaccessible}, {unprocurable}, {untouchable}]

unobtrusive
adj : not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable; "a quiet, unobtrusive life of self-denial" [syn: {unnoticeable}] [ant: {obtrusive}]

unobtrusively
adv : in an unobtrusive manner; "messengers were moving unobtrusively over the jet-black mountain ranges, bearing confidential tidings from sheikhdom to sheikhdom" [ant: {obtrusively}]

unobtrusiveness
n : the quality of not sticking out in an unwelcome way [ant: {obtrusiveness}]

unobvious
adj : not immediately apparent; "in mathematical science connections are exhibited which...are extremely unobvious"- A.N.Whitehead [ant: {obvious}]

unoccupied
adj 1: not held or filled or in use; "an unoccupied telephone booth"; "unoccupied hours" [ant: {occupied}]
2: not seized and controlled; "unoccupied areas of France" [ant: {occupied}]
3: not leased to or occupied by a tenant; "an unoccupied apartment"; "very little unclaimed and untenanted land" [syn: {untenanted}]

unoffending
adj 1: not offending; "an unoffending motorist should not have been stopped" [ant: {offending}]
2: not causing anger or annoyance; "inoffensive behavior" [syn: {inoffensive}] [ant: {offensive}]
3: causing no harm; "an inoffensive animal" [syn: {inoffensive}]

unofficial
adj 1: not having official authority or sanction; "a sort of unofficial mayor"; "an unofficial estimate"; "he participated in an unofficial capacity" [ant: {official}]
2: not officially established; "the early election returns are unofficial"

unofficially
adv 1: without official authorization; "he had made some money on the side" [syn: {on the side}]
2: not in an official capacity; "unofficially, he serves as the treasurer" [ant: {officially}]

unoiled
adj 1: in need of oil treatment; "dusty unoiled roads"; "a dull unoiled table" [ant: {oiled}]
2: not having oil rubbed into the surface

unopen
adj : not open; "the door slammed shut" [syn: {shut}, {closed}] [ant: {open}]

unopened
adj : not yet opened or unsealed; "unopened Christmas presents"

unopposable
adj : not opposable [ant: {opposable}]

unopposed
adj : not having opposition or an opponent; "unopposed military forces"; "the candidate was unopposed" [ant: {opposed}]

unordered
adj 1: not arranged in order [syn: {disordered}] [ant: {ordered}]
2: not arranged in order hierarchically [syn: {ungraded}, {unranked}]

unorganised
adj 1: not having or belonging to a structured whole; "unorganized territories lack a formal government" [syn: {unorganized}] [ant: {organized}]
2: not affiliated in a trade union; "the workers in the plant were unorganized" [syn: {unorganized}, {nonunionized}, {nonunionised}]

unorganized
adj 1: not having or belonging to a structured whole; "unorganized territories lack a formal government" [syn: {unorganised}] [ant: {organized}]
2: not affiliated in a trade union; "the workers in the plant were unorganized" [syn: {unorganised}, {nonunionized}, {nonunionised}]

unoriented
adj : not having position or goal definitely set or ascertained; "engaged in unoriented study"; "unoriented until she looked at the map" [ant: {oriented}]

unoriginal
adj : not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual; "the manuscript contained unoriginal emendations"; "his life had been unoriginal, conforming completely to the given pattern"- Gwethalyn Graham [ant: {original}]

unoriginality
n 1: uncreativeness due to a lack of originality
2: the quality of being unoriginal [ant: {originality}]

unornamented
adj : lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete" [syn: {plain}, {unembellished}]

unorthodox
adj 1: independent in behavior or thought; "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians" [syn: {irregular}, {maverick}]
2: breaking with convention or tradition; "an unorthodox lifestyle" [ant: {orthodox}]

unorthodoxy
n 1: any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position [syn: {heterodoxy}, {heresy}] [ant: {orthodoxy}]
2: a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion [syn: {heresy}]
3: the quality of being unorthodox [syn: {heterodoxy}] [ant: {orthodoxy}]

unostentatious
adj 1: not ostentatious; "his unostentatious office"; "unostentatious elegance" [syn: {unpretentious}, {unpretending}] [ant: {ostentatious}]
2: exhibiting restrained good taste; "the room is pleasant and understated" [syn: {understated}, {unpretentious}]
3: free from ostentation or pretension; "the restrained elegance of the room" [syn: {modest}, {restrained}]

unowned
adj : having no owner [syn: {ownerless}] [ant: {owned}]

unoxygenated
adj : used of blood; not supplied with oxygen [syn: {unaerated}]

Unp
n : a transuranic element that has not been found in nature [syn: {unnilquintium}, {unnilpentium}, {hahnium}, {element 105}, {atomic number 105}]

unpacific
adj : inclined to make war [syn: {warlike}]

unpack
v : remove from its packing; "unpack the presents" [syn: {take out}] [ant: {pack}]

unpackaged
adj : not packaged or put into packets; "unpackaged nuts" [ant: {packaged}]

unpadded
adj : not softened by the addition of padding

unpaid
adj 1: not paid; "unpaid wages"; "an unpaid bill" [ant: {paid}]
2: without payment; "the soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers"; "a volunteer fire department" [syn: {volunteer(a)}]
3: engaged in as a pastime; "an amateur painter"; "gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals"; "recreational golfers"; "reading matter that is both recreational and mentally stimulating"; "unpaid extras in the documentary" [syn: {amateur}, {recreational}]

unpaid worker
n : a person who performs voluntary work [syn: {volunteer}]

unpainful
adj : not accompanied by pain sensations; "pain-free surgery" [syn: {pain-free}]

unpaintable
adj : not paintable especially not suitable for artistic representation on canvas; "the inexpressible, unpaintable `tick' in the unconscious" [ant: {paintable}]

unpainted
adj 1: not having makeup on; "her sweet unpainted face" [ant: {painted}]
2: not having a coat of paint or badly in need of a fresh coat; "an unpainted house"; "unpainted furniture" [ant: {painted}]

unpaired
adj : of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g. [syn: {odd}, {unmatched}, {unmated}]

unpalatability
n : the property of being unacceptable to the mouth [syn: {unpalatableness}] [ant: {palatability}]

unpalatable
adj : not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind; "an unpalatable meal"; "unpalatable truths"; "unpalatable behavior" [ant: {palatable}]

unpalatableness
n : the property of being unacceptable to the mouth [syn: {unpalatability}] [ant: {palatability}]

unpalatably
adv : in an unpalatable way; "The vegetables looked unpalatably wilted" [ant: {palatably}]

unparallel
adj : not straight or parallel

unparalleled
adj : radically distinctive and without equal; "he is alone in the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen whose skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic ability"; "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history" [syn: {alone(p)}, {unique}, {unequaled}, {unequalled}]

unpardonable
adj : not admitting of pardon; "unpardonable behavior" [ant: {pardonable}]

unpardonably
adv : in an unpardonable manner or to an unpardonable degree; "he was inexcusably cruel to his wife" [syn: {inexcusably}, {unforgivably}] [ant: {excusably}, {excusably}, {excusably}]

unparented
adj : having no parent or parents or not cared for by parent surrogates [syn: {parentless}] [ant: {parented}]

unparliamentary
adj : so rude and abusive as to be unsuitable for Parliament

unpartitioned
adj : not divided by partitions

unpassable
adj : impossible to pass [syn: {impassable}] [ant: {passable}]

unpasteurised
adj : not having undergone pasteurization [syn: {unpasteurized}]

unpasteurized
adj : not having undergone pasteurization [syn: {unpasteurised}]

unpatented
adj : (of devices and processes) not protected by patent; "unpatented inventions"

unpatriotic
adj : showing lack of love for your country [syn: {disloyal}] [ant: {patriotic}]

unpatriotically
adv : in an unpatriotic manner; "unpatriotically he contrived a way of avoiding military service" [ant: {patriotically}]

unpatronised
adj : having little patronage or few clients; "a restaurant unpatronized by the elite" [syn: {unpatronized}, {patronless}] [ant: {patronized}]

unpatronized
adj : having little patronage or few clients; "a restaurant unpatronized by the elite" [syn: {unpatronised}, {patronless}] [ant: {patronized}]

unpatterned
adj : lacking patterns especially in color [syn: {plain}] [ant: {patterned}]

unpaved
adj : not having a hard surface [ant: {paved}]

unpeaceable
adj : not disposed to peace

unpeaceful
adj : not peaceful; "unpeaceful times"; "an unpeaceful marriage" [ant: {peaceful}]

unpegged
See {unpeg}

unpegging
See {unpeg}

unpeopled
adj : with no people living there; "vast unpopulated plains" [syn: {unpopulated}]

unperceivable
adj : impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses; "an imperceptible drop in temperature"; "an imperceptible nod"; "color is unperceivable to the touch" [syn: {imperceptible}] [ant: {perceptible}]

unperceived
adj : not perceived or commented on [syn: {unremarked}]

unperceiving
adj : lacking perception; "as unperceptive as a boulder" [syn: {unperceptive}] [ant: {perceptive}]

unperceptive
adj 1: lacking perception; "as unperceptive as a boulder" [syn: {unperceiving}] [ant: {perceptive}]
2: lacking sensitivity, taste, or judgment

unperceptiveness
n : the lack of insight and sympathetic understanding [ant: {perceptiveness}]

unperformed
adj : not performed; "the author of numerous unperformed plays"

unpermed
adj : not having had a permanent wave; "smooth glossy unpermed hair"

unpermissive
adj : not inclined to grant permission; severe in discipline [ant: {permissive}]

unpermissiveness
n : lack of permissiveness or indulgence [ant: {permissiveness}]

unperplexed
adj : experiencing no difficulty or confusion or bewilderment [ant: {perplexed}]

unperson
n : a person regarded as nonexistent and having no rights; a person whose existence is systematically ignored (especially for ideological or political reasons); "the former senator is treated as a nonperson by this administration"; "George Orwell predicted that political dissidents would be treated as unpersons" [syn: {nonperson}]

unpersuadable
adj : not susceptible to persuasion [syn: {unsuasible}]

unpersuaded
adj : not converted [syn: {unconverted}]

unpersuasive
adj : not capable of persuading

unpersuasiveness
n : inability to persuade [ant: {persuasiveness}]

unperturbed
adj : free from emotional agitation or nervous tension; "the waiters were unflurried and good natured"; "with contented mind and unruffled spirit"- Anthony Trollope [syn: {unflurried}, {unflustered}, {unruffled}]

unpick
v 1: become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "the sweater unravelled" [syn: {unravel}, {unknot}, {unscramble}, {untangle}] [ant: {ravel}, {ravel}]
2: undo (the stitches) of (a piece of sewing)

unpictured
adj : not pictured [syn: {undepicted}]

unpicturesque
adj : without beauty or charm [syn: {unlovely}]

unpierced
adj : not pierced; "unpierced ears"

unpigmented
adj : having no pigmentation

unpillared
adj : lacking pillars

unpin
v : remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of [ant: {pin}] [also: {unpinning}, {unpinned}]

unpinned
unpin
v : remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of [ant: {pin}] [also: {unpinning}, {unpinned}]

unpinned
See {unpin}

unpinning
unpin
v : remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of [ant: {pin}] [also: {unpinning}, {unpinned}]

unpinning
See {unpin}

unpitying
adj : without mercy or pity; "an act of ruthless ferocity"; "a monster of remorseless cruelty" [syn: {pitiless}, {remorseless}, {ruthless}]

unplaced
adj : not one of the first three in a race or competition

unplanned
adj 1: without apparent forethought or prompting or planning; "an unplanned economy"; "accepts an unplanned order"; "an unplanned pregnancy"; "unplanned remarks" [ant: {planned}]
2: not intentional; "an unintended slight"; "an unintentional pun"; "the offense was unintentional"; "an unwitting mistake may be overlooked" [syn: {unintentional}, {unwitting}]

unplanted
adj : not planted [ant: {planted}]

unplayable
adj : not capable of or suitable for being played or played on; "the golf ball was in an unplayable lie"; "the field was unplayable"; "some music seems almost unplayable" [ant: {playable}]

unplayful
adj : completely lacking in playfulness [syn: {serious}, {sober}] [ant: {playful}]

unpleasant
adj 1: not pleasant; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors" [ant: {pleasant}]
2: causing disapproval or protest; "a vulgar and objectionable person" [syn: {objectionable}, {obnoxious}]
3: very unpleasant or annoying

unpleasant person
n : a person who is not pleasant or agreeable [syn: {disagreeable person}]

unpleasant woman
n : a woman who is an unpleasant person [syn: {disagreeable woman}]

unpleasantly
adv : in an unpleasant manner; "he had been unpleasantly surprised" [ant: {pleasantly}]

unpleasantness
n 1: the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling [ant: {pleasantness}]
2: the quality of giving displeasure; "the recent unpleasantness of the weather" [ant: {pleasantness}]

unpleasing
adj : lacking graciousness; "a totally graceless hostess" [syn: {graceless}]

unpleasingness
n : the quality of being unpleasant [ant: {pleasingness}]

unpleated
adj : without pleats [syn: {flat}]

unpledged
adj : not promised in marriage; "continued seeing him but on an unengaged basis" [syn: {unengaged}, {unpromised}]

unploughed
adj : (of farmland) not plowed; "unplowed fields"; "unbroken land" [syn: {unplowed}, {unbroken}] [ant: {plowed}]

unplowed
adj : (of farmland) not plowed; "unplowed fields"; "unbroken land" [syn: {unploughed}, {unbroken}] [ant: {plowed}]

unplug
v : of electrical appliances [syn: {disconnect}] [ant: {plug in}] [also: {unplugging}, {unplugged}]

unplugged
unplug
v : of electrical appliances [syn: {disconnect}] [ant: {plug in}] [also: {unplugging}, {unplugged}]

unplugged
See {unplug}

unplugging
unplug
v : of electrical appliances [syn: {disconnect}] [ant: {plug in}] [also: {unplugging}, {unplugged}]

unplugging
See {unplug}

unplumbed
adj : situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed; "the profound depths of the sea"; "the dark unfathomed caves of ocean"-Thomas Gray; "unplumbed depths of the sea"; "remote and unsounded caverns" [syn: {profound}, {unfathomed}, {unsounded}]

unpointed
adj : not having a point especially a sharp point; "my pencils are all pointless" [syn: {pointless}] [ant: {pointed}]

unpointedness
n : the property of having only a dull point if any [ant: {point}]

unpolished
adj 1: not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing; "dull unpolished shoes" [ant: {polished}]
2: lacking social polish; "too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate"; "their excellent manners always may be feel gauche" [syn: {gauche}, {graceless}]

unpolitical
adj : politically neutral [syn: {apolitical}]

unpolluted
adj : free from admixture with noxious elements; clean; "unpolluted streams"; "a contaminated lake" [syn: {uncontaminated}]

unpompous
adj : not pompous

unpopular
adj : regarded with disfavor or lacking general approval; "unpopular ideas"; "an unpopular war" [ant: {popular}]

unpopularity
n : the quality of lacking general approval or acceptance [ant: {popularity}]

unpopulated
adj : with no people living there; "vast unpopulated plains" [syn: {unpeopled}]

unportable
adj : not portable; not easily moved or transported [ant: {portable}]

unposed
adj : not arranged for pictorial purposes; "unposed photographs" [ant: {posed}]

unpotted
adj : not planted in pots [ant: {potted}]

unpowered
adj : not having or using power; "an autogiro is supported in flight by unpowered rotating wings" [ant: {powered}]

unpracticed
adj : not having had extensive practice [syn: {unpractised}]

unpractised
adj : not having had extensive practice [syn: {unpracticed}]

unprecedented
adj : having no precedent; novel; "an unprecedented expansion in population and industry" [ant: {precedented}]

unprecedentedly
adv : in an unprecedented manner [ant: {precedentedly}]

unpredictability
n 1: the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses [syn: {capriciousness}]
2: the trait of being unpredictably irresolute; "the volatility of the market drove many investors away" [syn: {volatility}]
3: lacking predictability [ant: {predictability}]

unpredictable
adj 1: impossible to foretell [ant: {predictable}]
2: unknown in advance; "an unpredictable (or indeterminable) future"
3: not occurring at expected times [syn: {irregular}]

unpredictably
adv : in an erratic unpredictable manner; "economic changes are proceeding erratically" [syn: {erratically}]

unpredicted
adj : without warning or announcement; "they arrived unannounced"; "a totally unheralded telegram that his daughter...died last night"- M.A.D.Howe [syn: {unannounced}, {unheralded}]

unpredictive
adj : having no predictive value

unprejudiced
adj : free from undue bias or preconceived opinions; "an unprejudiced appraisal of the pros and cons"; "the impartial eye of a scientist" [syn: {impartial}] [ant: {prejudiced}]

unpremeditated
adj 1: not prepared or planned in advance; "asked an unpremeditated question"
2: not premeditated [ant: {premeditated}]

unprepared
adj 1: without preparation; not prepared for; "unprepared remarks"; "the shock was unprepared"; "our treaty makers approached their immensely difficult problems unprepared"- R.E.Danielson [ant: {prepared}]
2: lacking with intellectual equipment; "unprepared to stand on his own feet"
3: not put in a state of preparedness; "the machinery was unprepared for the extra load"

unprepossessing
adj : creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression [syn: {unpresentable}]

unpresentable
adj : creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression [syn: {unprepossessing}]

unpresidential
adj : not presidential; "very unpresidential behavior" [ant: {presidential}]

unpressed
adj : (of clothing) not smoothed with heat

unpretending
adj : not ostentatious; "his unostentatious office"; "unostentatious elegance" [syn: {unostentatious}, {unpretentious}] [ant: {ostentatious}]

unpretentious
adj 1: lacking pretension or affectation; "an unpretentious country church"; "her quiet unpretentious demeanor" [ant: {pretentious}]
2: not ostentatious; "his unostentatious office"; "unostentatious elegance" [syn: {unostentatious}, {unpretending}] [ant: {ostentatious}]
3: exhibiting restrained good taste; "the room is pleasant and understated" [syn: {understated}, {unostentatious}]

unpretentiously
adv : in an unpretentious manner; "she was unpretentiously dressed even though she was the guest of honor" [ant: {pretentiously}]

unpretentiousness
n : the quality of being natural and without pretensions [ant: {pretentiousness}]

unpreventable
adj : not preventable; "unpreventable hysteria" [ant: {preventable}]

unpriestly
adj : not priestly; unbefitting a priest; "unpriestly behavior" [ant: {priestly}]

unprincipled
adj 1: lacking principles or moral scruples; "freedom from coarse unprincipled calumny"- A.E.Stevenson [ant: {principled}]
2: having little or no integrity

unprintable
adj : unfit for print because morally or legally objectionable or offensive to good taste; "an unprintable epithet"; "unprintable pictures" [ant: {printable}]

unproblematic
adj : easy and not involved or complicated; "an elementary problem in statistics"; "elementary, my dear Watson"; "a simple game"; "found an uncomplicated solution to the problem" [syn: {elementary}, {simple}, {uncomplicated}]

unprocessed
adj 1: not refined or processed; "unrefined ore"; "crude oil" [syn: {unrefined}, {crude}] [ant: {refined}]
2: not altered from an original or natural state; "unprocessed commodities" [ant: {processed}]
3: not treated or prepared by a special process

unprocurable
adj : not capable of being obtained; "a rare work, today almost inaccessible"; "timber is virtually unobtainable in the islands"; "untouchable resources buried deep within the earth" [syn: {inaccessible}, {unobtainable}, {untouchable}]

unproductive
adj 1: not producing or capable of producing; "elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries" [ant: {productive}]
2: not producing desired results; "the talks between labor and management were unproductive"

unproductively
adv : in an unproductive manner [syn: {fruitlessly}, {unprofitably}] [ant: {productively}, {productively}, {productively}]

unproductiveness
n : the quality of lacking the power to produce [ant: {productiveness}]

unprofessional
adj : not characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession; "described in unprofessional language so that high school students could understand it"; "was censured for unprofessional conduct"; "unprofessional repairs" [ant: {professional}]

unprofitability
n : the quality of affording no gain or no benefit or no profit [syn: {unprofitableness}] [ant: {profitableness}, {profitableness}]

unprofitable
adj 1: producing little or no profit or gain; "deposits abandoned by mining companies as unprofitable" [ant: {profitable}]
2: not worth using [syn: {inutile}]
3: without profit or reward; "let us have no part in profitless quarrels"- D.D.Eisenhower; "How weary, flat, stale, and unprofitable / Seem to me all the uses of this world"- Shakespeare [syn: {profitless}]

unprofitableness
n : the quality of affording no gain or no benefit or no profit [syn: {unprofitability}] [ant: {profitableness}, {profitableness}]

unprofitably
adv 1: without gain or profit [syn: {profitlessly}, {gainlessly}]
2: in an unproductive manner [syn: {unproductively}, {fruitlessly}] [ant: {productively}, {productively}, {productively}]

unprogressive
adj : old-fashioned and out of date [syn: {fusty}, {standpat(a)}, {nonprogressive}]

unpromised
adj : not promised in marriage; "continued seeing him but on an unengaged basis" [syn: {unengaged}, {unpledged}]

unpromising
adj : appearing to be unlikely to result favorably or be enjoyable; "faced an unpromising task"; "music for unpromising combinations of instruments"

unprompted
adj : proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus; "an impulsive gesture of affection" [syn: {impulsive}]

unpronounceable
adj 1: impossible or difficult to pronounce correctly [ant: {pronounceable}]
2: very difficult to pronounce correctly; "an unpronounceable foreign word"; "unutterable consonant clusters" [syn: {unutterable}]

unprophetic
adj : not prophetic; not foreseeing correctly [ant: {prophetic}]

unpropitious
adj : not propitious [ant: {propitious}]

unpropitiously
adv : in an inauspicious manner; "he started his new job inauspiciously on Friday the 13th" [syn: {inauspiciously}] [ant: {auspiciously}, {auspiciously}]

unpropitiousness
n : the quality of suggesting an unsuccessful result [syn: {inauspiciousness}] [ant: {auspiciousness}, {auspiciousness}]

unprotected
adj 1: lacking protection or defense [ant: {protected}]
2: lacking protection or a guard; "an unguarded gate"; "his unguarded queen was open to attack" [syn: {unguarded}]

unprotectedness
n : the property of being helpless in the face of attack [syn: {defenselessness}, {defencelessness}]

unprotective
adj : not affording protection [ant: {protective}]

unprotesting
adj : without any murmur of discontent or protest [syn: {unmurmuring}]

unprovable
adj : not provable; "it was both unproved and unprovable"

unproved
adj : not proved; "unproved allegations"; "unproved assumptions" [syn: {unproven}] [ant: {proved}]

unproven
adj : not proved; "unproved allegations"; "unproved assumptions" [syn: {unproved}] [ant: {proved}]

unprovided for
adj 1: without income or means; "left his family unprovided for" [syn: {unprovided for(p)}]
2: not prepared or ready for [syn: {unprovided for(p)}]

unprovided with
adj : lacking; "unfurnished with money or skill" [syn: {unfurnished with(p)}, {unprovided with(p)}, {unsupplied with(p)}]

unprovocative
adj : not provocative [syn: {unprovoking}] [ant: {provocative}]

unprovoked
adj : occurring without motivation or provocation; "motiveless malignity"; "unprovoked and dastardly attack"- F.D.Roosevelt [syn: {motiveless}, {wanton}]

unprovoking
adj : not provocative [syn: {unprovocative}] [ant: {provocative}]

unpublishable
adj : not suitable for publication [ant: {publishable}]

unpublished
adj : not published; "unpublished letters and diaries" [ant: {published}]

unpunctual
adj : not punctual; after the appointed time [ant: {punctual}]

unpunished
adj : not punished; "would he forget the crime and let it go unpunished?" [ant: {punished}]

unpurified
adj : not made pure

unputdownable
adj : (of a book etc) so well written and entertaining as to be difficult to put down; "Unless the story is at once as unputdownable to a taxi driver as to a university professor it is not good enough"- Brian Burland

Unq
n : a radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized [syn: {rutherfordium}, {Rf}, {kurchatovium}, {Ku}, {unnilquadium}, {element 104}, {atomic number 104}]

unqualified
adj 1: not limited or restricted; "an unqualified denial" [ant: {qualified}]
2: not meeting the proper standards and requirements and training [ant: {qualified}]
3: having no right or entitlement; "a distinction to which he was unentitled" [syn: {unentitled}]
4: lacking specific legal qualifications; "a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband"
5: lacking the necessary skill or knowledge etc.; "an incapable helper" [syn: {incapable}]

unqualifiedly
adv : without qualification or limitation

unquenchable
adj : impossible to quench; "unquenchable thirst" [syn: {quenchless}]

unquestionability
n : the quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt [syn: {indisputability}, {indubitability}, {unquestionableness}]

unquestionable
adj 1: impossible to question; "unquestionable authority" [ant: {questionable}]
2: not counterfeit or copied; "an authentic signature"; "a bona fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs taken in a veritable bull ring" [syn: {authentic}, {bona fide}, {veritable}]
3: not open to question; "an unquestionable (or unequivocal) loss of prestige"

unquestionableness
n : the quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt [syn: {indisputability}, {indubitability}, {unquestionability}]

unquestionably
adv 1: without question; "Fred Winter is unquestionably the jockey to follow"; "they hired unimpeachably first-rate faculty members" [syn: {unimpeachably}]
2: without question and beyond doubt; "it was decidedly too expensive"; "she told him off in spades"; "by all odds they should win" [syn: {decidedly}, {emphatically}, {definitely}, {in spades}, {by all odds}]

unquestioned
adj : accepted without question; "undoubted evidence" [syn: {unchallenged}, {undisputed}, {undoubted}]

unquestioning
adj 1: not inclined to ask questions
2: being without doubt or reserve; "implicit trust" [syn: {implicit}]

unquestioningly
adv : in an unquestioning manner; "he followed his leader unquestioningly"

unquiet
adj 1: characterized by unrest or disorder; "unquiet days of riots"; "following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation"; "spent an unquiet night tossing and turning" [ant: {quiet}]
2: causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind" [syn: {anxious}, {nervous}, {uneasy}]

unquietly
adv : with agitation or turbulence [ant: {quietly}]

unquotable
adj : not able or fit to be repeated or quoted; "what he said was funny but unquotable" [syn: {unrepeatable}] [ant: {repeatable}, {repeatable}]

unraised
adj : not made with leavening; "most flat breads are made from unleavened dough" [syn: {flat}]

unranked
adj : not arranged in order hierarchically [syn: {ungraded}, {unordered}]

unratable
adj : British; "unratable properties"

unratified
adj : lacking legal authority; "the unratified Equal Right Amendment"

unravel
v 1: become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "the sweater unravelled" [syn: {unknot}, {unscramble}, {untangle}, {unpick}] [ant: {ravel}, {ravel}]
2: disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?"; "unravel the ball or yarn" [syn: {ravel}, {ravel out}]
3: become undone; "the sweater unraveled" [syn: {run}] [also: {unravelling}, {unravelled}]

unraveler
n : a person who removes tangles; someone who takes something out of a tangled state [syn: {disentangler}, {unraveller}]

unravelled
unravel
v 1: become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "the sweater unravelled" [syn: {unknot}, {unscramble}, {untangle}, {unpick}] [ant: {ravel}, {ravel}]
2: disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?"; "unravel the ball or yarn" [syn: {ravel}, {ravel out}]
3: become undone; "the sweater unraveled" [syn: {run}] [also: {unravelling}, {unravelled}]

unravelled
See {unravel}

unraveller
n : a person who removes tangles; someone who takes something out of a tangled state [syn: {disentangler}, {unraveler}]

unravelling
unravel
v 1: become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "the sweater unravelled" [syn: {unknot}, {unscramble}, {untangle}, {unpick}] [ant: {ravel}, {ravel}]
2: disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?"; "unravel the ball or yarn" [syn: {ravel}, {ravel out}]
3: become undone; "the sweater unraveled" [syn: {run}] [also: {unravelling}, {unravelled}]

unravelling
See {unravel}

unreachable
adj : inaccessibly located or situated; "an unapproachable chalet high in the mountains"; "an unreachable canyon"; "the unreachable stars" [syn: {unapproachable}, {unreached}, {out of reach(p)}]

unreached
adj : inaccessibly located or situated; "an unapproachable chalet high in the mountains"; "an unreachable canyon"; "the unreachable stars" [syn: {unapproachable}, {unreachable}, {out of reach(p)}]

unreactive
adj 1: not reacting chemically [ant: {reactive}]
2: not tending to react to stimulation [syn: {unresponsive}]

unread
adj : not informed through reading; "he seems to have been wholly unread in political theory"- V.L.Parrington

unreadable
adj : not easily deciphered; "indecipherable handwriting" [syn: {indecipherable}, {unclear}, {undecipherable}]

unreadably
adv : in an illegible manner; "this student writes illegibly" [syn: {illegibly}, {undecipherably}] [ant: {legibly}]

unready
adj : not prepared or in a state of readiness; slow to understand or respond; "she cursed her unready tongue" [ant: {ready}]

unreal
adj 1: lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news" [ant: {real}]
2: not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary; "this conversation is getting more and more unreal"; "the fantastically unreal world of government bureaucracy"; "the unreal world of advertising art" [ant: {real(a)}]
3: contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" [syn: {artificial}] [ant: {natural}]
4: lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon" [syn: {insubstantial}, {unsubstantial}] [ant: {substantial}]

unrealised
adj : of persons; marked by failure to realize full potentialities; "unfulfilled and uneasy men"; "unrealized dreams and ambitions" [syn: {unfulfilled}, {unrealized}]

unrealism
n : a representation having no reference to concrete objects or specific examples [syn: {abstractionism}]

unrealistic
adj : not realistic; "unrealistic expectations"; "prices at unrealistic high levels" [ant: {realistic}]

unrealistically
adv : in an unrealistic manner; "his expectations were unrealistically high" [ant: {realistically}]

unreality
n 1: the quality possessed by something that is unreal [ant: {reality}]
2: the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact [syn: {irreality}] [ant: {reality}]

unrealizable
adj : impossible to achieve; "an unattainable goal" [syn: {unachievable}, {unattainable}, {undoable}]

unrealized
adj : of persons; marked by failure to realize full potentialities; "unfulfilled and uneasy men"; "unrealized dreams and ambitions" [syn: {unfulfilled}, {unrealised}]

unreason
n : the state of being irrational; lacking powers of understanding [syn: {irrationality}]

unreasonable
adj 1: not reasonable; not showing good judgment [ant: {reasonable}]
2: pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" [syn: {cockamamie}, {cockamamy}, {goofy}, {sappy}, {silly}, {wacky}, {whacky}, {zany}]
3: absurd and inappropriate; "the unreasonable nimbus of romance with which she had encircled that man"- Thomas Hardy
4: beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands" [syn: {excessive}, {inordinate}, {undue}]
5: inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman [syn: {absurd}]

unreasonably
adv 1: not in a reasonable or intelligent manner; "she reacted unreasonably when she learned she had failed" [ant: {sanely}]
2: to a degree that exceeds the bounds or reason or moderation; "his prices are unreasonably high" [syn: {immoderately}] [ant: {reasonably}, {reasonably}]

unreasoning
adj : not based on reason or evidence; "blind hatred"; "blind faith"; "unreasoning panic" [syn: {blind}]

unreasoningly
adv : in an unreasoning visceral manner [syn: {viscerally}]

unreassuring
adj : not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety [syn: {worrisome}] [ant: {reassuring}]

unrebuked
adj : not subjected to reproof or rebuke [syn: {unadmonished}, {unchastened}, {unreproved}]

unreceptive
adj : not receptive [ant: {receptive}]

unreciprocated
adj : not returned in kind; "unrequited (unanswered) love" [syn: {unanswered}, {unrequited}]

unrecognisable
adj : defying recognition as e.g. because of damage or alteration [syn: {unrecognizable}]
adv : beyond recognition; in an unrecognizable manner; "he had unrecognizably aged" [syn: {unrecognizably}] [ant: {recognizably}]

unrecognised
adj 1: not having a secure reputation; "short stories by unrecognized writiers" [syn: {unrecognized}]
2: not recognized; "he was unrecognized in his disguise" [syn: {unrecognized}]

unrecognizable
adj : defying recognition as e.g. because of damage or alteration [syn: {unrecognisable}]

unrecognizably
adv : beyond recognition; in an unrecognizable manner; "he had unrecognizably aged" [syn: {unrecognisable}] [ant: {recognizably}]

unrecognized
adj 1: not recognized; "he was unrecognized in his disguise" [syn: {unrecognised}]
2: not having a secure reputation; "short stories by unrecognized writiers" [syn: {unrecognised}]

unreconcilable
adj : impossible to reconcile; "irreconcilable differences" [syn: {irreconcilable}] [ant: {reconcilable}]

unreconciled
adj 1: (followed by `to') not reconciled; "he remained unreconciled to the situation" [ant: {reconciled}]
2: not made consistent or compatible; "two unreconciled accountings"

unreconstructed
adj : adhering to an attitude or position widely held to be outmoded; "peasants are still unreconstructed small capitalists at heart"; "there are probably more unreconstructed Southerners than one would like to admit" [ant: {reconstructed}]

unrecorded
adj 1: not made a matter of official record; "an unrecorded deed" [ant: {recorded}]
2: actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing; "a live television program"; "brought to you live from Lincoln Center"; "live entertainment involves performers actually in the physical presence of a live audience" [syn: {live}] [ant: {recorded}]

unrecoverable
adj : incapable of being recovered or regained [syn: {irrecoverable}] [ant: {recoverable}]

unredeemable
adj : insusceptible of reform; "vicious irreclaimable boys"; "irredeemable sinners" [syn: {irreclaimable}, {irredeemable}, {unreformable}]

unredeemed
adj : in danger of the eternal punishment of hell; "poor damned souls" [syn: {cursed}, {damned}, {doomed}, {unsaved}]

unreduced
adj : not altered by reduction

unreel
v : unwind from or as if from a reel; "unreel the tape" [syn: {reel off}]

unreeling
adj : unwinding from or as if from a reel; "recorded on the unreeling film inside her"; "a long unwinding silk cocoon" [syn: {unwinding}]

unrefined
adj 1: not refined or processed; "unrefined ore"; "crude oil" [syn: {unprocessed}, {crude}] [ant: {refined}]
2: used of persons and their behavior; not refined; uncouth; "how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?" [ant: {refined}]

unreflected
adj : (especially of incident sound or light) not turned back by physical reflection [ant: {reflected}]

unreflective
adj : not exhibiting or characterized by careful thought [syn: {unthinking}, {unthoughtful}]

unreformable
adj 1: insusceptible of reform; "vicious irreclaimable boys"; "irredeemable sinners" [syn: {irreclaimable}, {irredeemable}, {unredeemable}]
2: hopelessly bad; "an unregenerate criminal" [syn: {depraved}, {unregenerate}]

unrefreshed
adj : with energy unrestored [syn: {unrested}]

unregenerate
adj 1: not regenerate or reformed; "unregenerate human nature"; "unregenerate conservatism" [syn: {unregenerated}] [ant: {regenerate}]
2: hopelessly bad; "an unregenerate criminal" [syn: {depraved}, {unreformable}]
3: persisting in a reactionary stand [syn: {obstinate}, {stubborn}]

unregenerated
adj : not regenerate or reformed; "unregenerate human nature"; "unregenerate conservatism" [syn: {unregenerate}] [ant: {regenerate}]

unregistered
adj 1: (of animals) not recorded with or certified by an official breed association; "unregistered dairy cattle" [ant: {registered}]
2: not registered; "an unregistered citizen" [ant: {registered}]
3: not filed or recorded in the place prescribed by law; "an unregistered trademark"; "an unregistered mortgage" [syn: {unfiled}]
4: (a boat or vessel) not furnished with official documents

unregretful
adj : feeling no regret; "was completely unregretful about what had happened" [syn: {unregretting}] [ant: {regretful}]

unregretting
adj : feeling no regret; "was completely unregretful about what had happened" [syn: {unregretful}] [ant: {regretful}]

unregularity
n : not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals [syn: {irregularity}] [ant: {regularity}]

unregulated
adj 1: not regulated; not subject to rule or discipline; "unregulated off-shore fishing" [ant: {regulated}]
2: without regulation or discipline; "an unregulated environment"

unrehearsed
adj : with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments" [syn: {ad-lib}, {extemporaneous}, {extemporary}, {extempore}, {impromptu}, {offhand}, {offhanded}, {off-the-cuff}]

unrelated
adj 1: not connected or associated [ant: {related}]
2: not connected by kinship [ant: {related}]

unrelatedness
n : the lack of any particular manner of connectedness [ant: {relatedness}]

unrelaxed
adj : nor relaxed; "his life was drawing to a close in baffled zeal and unrelaxed strain"- U.B.Phillips

unreleased
adj : not (or not yet) made available for distribution or publication; "someone leaked the unreleased announcement"; "a film that remained unreleased for years"

unrelenting
adj 1: not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty; "grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood" [syn: {grim}, {inexorable}, {relentless}, {stern}, {unappeasable}, {unforgiving}]
2: never-ceasing; "the relentless beat of the drums" [syn: {persistent}, {relentless}]

unrelentingly
adv : in a relentless manner; "he worked relentlessly" [syn: {relentlessly}]

unreliability
n : the trait of not being dependable or reliable [syn: {undependability}, {undependableness}, {unreliableness}] [ant: {dependability}, {dependability}, {dependability}, {dependability}]

unreliable
adj 1: liable to be erroneous or misleading; "an undependable generalization" [syn: {undependable}]
2: not to be trusted [syn: {undependable}]
3: not worthy of reliance or trust; "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant" [syn: {undependable}] [ant: {reliable}, {reliable}]
4: dangerously unstable and unpredictable; "treacherous winding roads"; "an unreliable trestle" [syn: {treacherous}]
5: lacking a sense of responsibility

unreliableness
n : the trait of not being dependable or reliable [syn: {undependability}, {undependableness}, {unreliability}] [ant: {dependability}, {dependability}, {dependability}, {dependability}]

unreliably
adv : in an unfaithful undependable unreliable manner [syn: {unfaithfully}, {undependably}] [ant: {faithfully}, {faithfully}, {faithfully}]

unrelieved
adj : not lessened or diminished; "unrelieved suffering" [syn: {undiminished}]

unremarkable
adj : found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant [syn: {everyday}, {mundane}, {quotidian}, {routine}, {workaday}]

unremarkably
adv : under normal conditions; "usually she was late" [syn: {normally}, {usually}, {commonly}, {ordinarily}] [ant: {unusually}]

unremarked
adj : not perceived or commented on [syn: {unperceived}]

unremedied
adj : not having been put right; "unremedied errors"

unremitting
adj : uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing; "the ceaseless thunder of surf"; "in constant pain"; "night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city"; "the never-ending search for happiness"; "the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy"; "man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation"; "unremitting demands of hunger" [syn: {ceaseless}, {constant}, {incessant}, {never-ending}, {perpetual}, {unceasing}]

unremorseful
adj : not penitent or remorseful [syn: {impenitent}, {unrepentant}] [ant: {penitent}, {penitent}]

unremunerative
adj : not yielding profit or recompense; "an unremunerative occupation"

unrenewable
adj : that can not be renewed; "books on that shelf are unrenewable"; "gas and oil are nonrenewable resources" [syn: {nonrenewable}] [ant: {renewable}]

unrenewed
adj : not revived [syn: {unrevived}] [ant: {revived}]

unrentable
adj : not able or fit to be rented; "the house was unrentable in that condition" [ant: {rentable}]

unrepaired
adj 1: unserviceable because necessary repairs have not been made
2: not repaired [syn: {in disrepair(p)}]

unrepeatable
adj 1: not able or fit to be repeated or quoted; "what he said was funny but unquotable" [syn: {unquotable}] [ant: {repeatable}, {repeatable}]
2: unique; "dogs and mice and flies are as unrepeatable as men are"- Theodosius Dobzhansky

unrepentant
adj 1: not penitent or remorseful [syn: {impenitent}, {unremorseful}] [ant: {penitent}, {penitent}]
2: stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing [syn: {cussed}, {obdurate}, {obstinate}]

unrepentantly
adv : in an impenitent manner; "he repeated his position unrepentantly" [syn: {impenitently}] [ant: {penitently}, {penitently}]

unreplaceable
adj : impossible to replace; "irreplaceable antiques" [syn: {irreplaceable}] [ant: {replaceable}]

unreportable
adj : (of income) not reportable; not required by law to be reported; "very little income is unreportable" [ant: {reportable}]

unreported
adj : not reported; "unreported results" [ant: {reported}]

unrepresentative
adj : not exemplifying a class; "I soon tumbled to the fact that my weekends were atypical"; "behavior quite unrepresentative (or atypical) of the profession"

unrepressed
adj : not repressed; "unrepressed hostilities"

unreproducible
adj : impossible to reproduce or duplicate [syn: {irreproducible}] [ant: {reproducible}]

unreproducibly
adv : in an unreproducible manner; "he has an inimitably verbose style" [syn: {inimitably}]

unreproved
adj : not subjected to reproof or rebuke [syn: {unadmonished}, {unchastened}, {unrebuked}]

unrequested
adj : not requested; "the merchandise was unrequested" [ant: {requested}]

unrequited
adj : not returned in kind; "unrequited (unanswered) love" [syn: {unanswered}, {unreciprocated}]

unresentful
adj : not resentful; "completely unresentful and forgiving" [ant: {resentful}]

unreserved
adj 1: not reserved [ant: {reserved}]
2: not cautious or reticent; "unreserved behavior" [ant: {reserved}]

unreservedly
adv : without reservation; "I can unreservedly recommend this restaurant!"

unresistant
adj : (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with; "liable to diabetes" [syn: {liable(p)}, {nonimmune}, {nonresistant}]

unresisting
adj : offering no resistance; "resistless hostages"; "No other colony showed such supine, selfish helplessness in allowing her own border citizens to be mercilessly harried"- Theodore Roosevelt [syn: {resistless}, {supine}]

unresolvable
adj 1: not easily solved; "an apparantly insolvable problem"; "public finance...had long presented problems unsolvable or at least unsolved"- C.L.Jones [syn: {insolvable}, {unsoluble}, {unsolvable}]
2: not capable of being resolved; "unresolvable confusion"

unresolved
adj 1: not solved; "many crimes remain unsolved"; "many problems remain unresolved" [syn: {unsolved}] [ant: {solved}]
2: not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought; "an open question"; "our position on this bill is still undecided"; "our lawsuit is still undetermined" [syn: {open}, {undecided}, {undetermined}]
3: characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved [syn: {dissonant}]

unrespectability
n : dishonorableness by virtue of lacking respectability or a good reputation [syn: {disreputability}, {disreputableness}] [ant: {respectability}, {respectability}]

unrespectable
adj 1: unworthy of respect [ant: {respectable}]
2: not worthy of respect

unrespected
adj : accorded no respect

unresponsive
adj 1: not responsive [ant: {responsive}]
2: aloof or indifferent; "was unresponsive to her passionate advances"
3: not susceptible to suggestion or influence
4: not responsive; "a government unresponsive to their demands"
5: not tending to react to stimulation [syn: {unreactive}]

unresponsiveness
n : the quality of being unresponsive; not reacting; as a quality of people, it is marked by a failure to respond quickly or with emotion to people or events [ant: {responsiveness}]

unrest
n 1: a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced a new leadership"; "social unrest" [syn: {agitation}, {ferment}, {fermentation}]
2: a feeling of restless agitation

unrested
adj : with energy unrestored [syn: {unrefreshed}]

unrestored
adj : not restored; "the paintings were unrestored" [ant: {restored}]

unrestrained
adj 1: not subject to restraint; "unrestrained laughter" [ant: {restrained}]
2: extravagant or extreme; "the inhumanity of his untempered principles"- M.S.Dworkin [syn: {uncontrolled}, {untempered}]
3: marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure" [syn: {delirious}, {excited}, {frantic}, {mad}]
4: richly and brilliantly colorful [syn: {flamboyant}, {resplendent}]

unrestrainedly
adv : in an unrestrained manner

unrestraint
n : the quality of lacking restraint [ant: {restraint}]

unrestricted
adj 1: not subject to or subjected to restriction [ant: {restricted}]
2: free of restrictions on conduct; "I had unrestricted access"
3: accessible to all [syn: {unexclusive}]
4: not restricted or modified in meaning; "unrestricted verbs are usually stronger than those qualified by adverbs"
5: never having had security classification [syn: {nonsensitive}]

unrestrictive
adj : not tending to restrict [ant: {restrictive}]

unretentive
adj : not retentive [syn: {forgetful}] [ant: {retentive}]

unretrievable
adj : impossible to recover or recoup or overcome; "an irretrievable loss"; "irretrievable errors in judgment" [syn: {irretrievable}]

unrevealed
adj : not made known [syn: {undisclosed}]

unrevealing
adj : very reluctant to give out information [syn: {guarded}, {noncommittal}]

unreverberant
adj : not reverberant; lacking a tendency to reverberate [syn: {nonresonant}] [ant: {reverberant}]

unreviled
adj : not assailed with contemptuous language [syn: {unmaligned}]

unrevised
adj : not improved or brought up to date; "the book is still unrevised"

unrevived
adj : not revived [syn: {unrenewed}] [ant: {revived}]

unrewarded
adj : having acquired or gained nothing; "the returned from the negotiations empty-handed" [syn: {empty-handed}]

unrewarding
adj : not rewarding; not providing personal satisfaction [ant: {rewarding}]

unrhetorical
adj : not rhetorical [ant: {rhetorical}]

unrhymed
adj : not having rhyme; "writing unrhymed blank verse is like playing tennis without a net" [syn: {unrimed}, {rhymeless}, {rimeless}] [ant: {rhymed}]

unrhythmic
adj : not rhythmic; irregular in beat or accent [syn: {unrhythmical}] [ant: {rhythmical}]

unrhythmical
adj : not rhythmic; irregular in beat or accent [syn: {unrhythmic}] [ant: {rhythmical}]

unrifled
adj : of a firearm; not having rifling or internal spiral grooves inside the barrel [syn: {smoothbore}] [ant: {rifled}]

unrigged
adj : stripped of rigging [ant: {rigged}]

unrigged
See {unrig}

unrigging
See {unrig}

unrighteous
adj : not righteous; "an unrighteous man"; "an unrighteous law" [ant: {righteous}]

unrighteously
adv : in an unrighteous manner; "he acted unrighteously" [ant: {righteously}]

unrighteousness
n : failure to adhere to moral principles; "forgave us our sins and cleansed us of all unrighteousness" [ant: {righteousness}]

unrimed
adj : not having rhyme; "writing unrhymed blank verse is like playing tennis without a net" [syn: {unrhymed}, {rhymeless}, {rimeless}] [ant: {rhymed}]

unripe
adj 1: not fully developed or mature; not ripe; "unripe fruit"; "fried green tomatoes"; "green wood" [syn: {green}, {unripened}, {immature}] [ant: {ripe}]
2: not fully prepared

unripened
adj : not fully developed or mature; not ripe; "unripe fruit"; "fried green tomatoes"; "green wood" [syn: {green}, {unripe}, {immature}] [ant: {ripe}]

unripped
See {unrip}

unripping
See {unrip}

unrivaled
adj : eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity"; "unrivaled mastery of her art" [syn: {matchless}, {nonpareil}, {one(a)}, {one and only(a)}, {peerless}, {unmatched}, {unmatchable}, {unrivalled}]

unrivalled
adj : eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity"; "unrivaled mastery of her art" [syn: {matchless}, {nonpareil}, {one(a)}, {one and only(a)}, {peerless}, {unmatched}, {unmatchable}, {unrivaled}]

unroll
v 1: reverse the winding or twisting of; "unwind a ball of yarn" [syn: {unwind}, {wind off}] [ant: {wind}]
2: unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state; "unfurl a banner" [syn: {unfurl}] [ant: {roll up}]

unrolled
adj 1: extended or spread out fully before one; "saw miles of sand dunes rolled out to the horizon" [syn: {rolled out(p)}]
2: unwound and spread out (of something rolled or coiled)

unromantic
adj : neither expressive of nor exciting sexual love or romance

unromantically
adv : in an unromantic manner; "we got married, rather unromatically, in a dingy office in the town hall" [ant: {romantically}]

unroofed
adj : having no roof; "an unroofed shed"

unrotted
adj : not rotten [syn: {unrotten}] [ant: {rotten}]

unrotten
adj : not rotten [syn: {unrotted}] [ant: {rotten}]

unrouged
adj : not wearing rouge; "unrouged lips"

unrove
See {unreeve}

unruffled
adj 1: free from emotional agitation or nervous tension; "the waiters were unflurried and good natured"; "with contented mind and unruffled spirit"- Anthony Trollope [syn: {unflurried}, {unflustered}, {unperturbed}]
2: free from disturbance; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water" [syn: {placid}, {quiet}, {still}, {tranquil}]

unrulier
unruly
adj 1: noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline; "a boisterous crowd"; "a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand"; "a robustious group of teenagers"; "beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings"; "an unruly class" [syn: {boisterous}, {rambunctious}, {robustious}, {rumbustious}]
2: unwilling to submit to authority; "unruly teenagers" [syn: {disobedient}]
3: of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly" [syn: {indocile}, {uncontrollable}, {ungovernable}] [also: {unruliest}, {unrulier}]

unrulier
See {unruly}

unruliest
unruly
adj 1: noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline; "a boisterous crowd"; "a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand"; "a robustious group of teenagers"; "beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings"; "an unruly class" [syn: {boisterous}, {rambunctious}, {robustious}, {rumbustious}]
2: unwilling to submit to authority; "unruly teenagers" [syn: {disobedient}]
3: of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly" [syn: {indocile}, {uncontrollable}, {ungovernable}] [also: {unruliest}, {unrulier}]

unruliest
See {unruly}

unruliness
n : the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline [syn: {fractiousness}, {willfulness}, {wilfulness}]

unruly
adj 1: noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline; "a boisterous crowd"; "a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand"; "a robustious group of teenagers"; "beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings"; "an unruly class" [syn: {boisterous}, {rambunctious}, {robustious}, {rumbustious}]
2: unwilling to submit to authority; "unruly teenagers" [syn: {disobedient}]
3: of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly" [syn: {indocile}, {uncontrollable}, {ungovernable}] [also: {unruliest}, {unrulier}]

unrusted
adj : free of rust [syn: {rust-free}]

Uns
n : a transuranic element that has not been found in nature [syn: {unnilseptium}, {element 107}, {atomic number 107}]

unsaddle
v : remove the saddle from; "They unsaddled their mounts" [syn: {offsaddle}] [ant: {saddle}]

unsaddled
adj : with no saddle [ant: {saddled}]

unsafe
adj 1: lacking in security or safety; "his fortune was increasingly insecure"; "an insecure future" [syn: {insecure}] [ant: {secure}]
2: involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions" [syn: {dangerous}] [ant: {safe}]
3: not safe from attack [syn: {insecure}]

unsaid
adj : not made explicit; "the unexpressed terms of the agreement"; "things left unsaid"; "some kind of unspoken agreement"; "his action is clear but his reason remains unstated" [syn: {unexpressed}, {unstated}, {unuttered}, {unverbalized}, {unverbalised}, {unvoiced}, {unspoken}]

unsaid
unsay
v : take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words" [syn: {swallow}, {take back}, {withdraw}] [also: {unsaid}]

unsaid
See {unsay}

unsalable
adj : impossible to sell [syn: {unsaleable}] [ant: {salable}]

unsalaried
adj : not paying a salary; "an uncompensated federal post" [syn: {uncompensated}]

unsaleable
adj : impossible to sell [syn: {unsalable}] [ant: {salable}]

unsalted
adj : without salt or seasoning [syn: {unseasoned}]

unsalty
adj : not having a salty taste; "sweet water" [syn: {sweet}]

unsanctification
n : unholiness by virtue of being profane [syn: {profaneness}]

unsanctified
adj : not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled [syn: {profane}, {unconsecrated}]

unsanctify
v : remove the sanctification from or make unsanctified

unsanctioned
adj : without explicit official permission; "unsanctioned use of company cars"

unsanded
adj : used of wood and furniture; "raw wood" [syn: {raw(a)}]

unsanitariness
n : a state that is not conducive to health [ant: {sanitariness}]

unsanitary
adj : not sanitary or healthful; "unsanitary open sewers"; "grim and unsanitary conditions" [syn: {insanitary}, {unhealthful}] [ant: {sanitary}]

unsaponified
adj : not converted into soap; "unsaponified fat" [ant: {saponified}]

unsarcastic
adj : not sarcastic [ant: {sarcastic}]

unsated
adj : not having been satisfied [syn: {unsatiated}, {unsatisfied}]

unsatiable
adj : impossible to satiate or satisfy; "an insatiable appetite"; "an insatiable hunger for knowledge" [syn: {insatiate}, {insatiable}] [ant: {satiate}]

unsatiably
adv 1: to an insatiable degree; "she was insatiably hungry" [syn: {insatiably}]
2: in an insatiable manner; with persistence but without satisfaction; "he clawed insatiably at the traditional precepts" [syn: {insatiably}]

unsatiated
adj : not having been satisfied [syn: {unsated}, {unsatisfied}]

unsatisfactorily
adv : in an unsatisfactory manner; "He performed unsatisfactorily as a manager" [ant: {satisfactorily}]

unsatisfactoriness
n : the quality of being adequate or suitable [ant: {satisfactoriness}]

unsatisfactory
adj : not giving satisfaction; "shops should take back unsatisfactory goods"; "her performance proved to be unsatisfactory"; "life is becoming increasingly unsatifactory"; "our discussion was very unsatisfactory" [ant: {satisfactory}]

unsatisfiable
adj : impossible to satisfy

unsatisfied
adj 1: not having been satisfied [syn: {unsated}, {unsatiated}]
2: worried and uneasy [syn: {restless}, {ungratified}]

unsatisfying
adj : not up to expectations; "a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising" [syn: {disappointing}, {dissatisfactory}]

unsaturated
adj 1: not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a substance at a given temperature; "an unsaturated salt solution" [ant: {saturated}]
2: used of a compound (especially of carbon) containing atoms sharing more than one valence bond; "unsaturated fats" [ant: {saturated}]
3: (of color) not chromatically pure; diluted; "an unsaturated red" [ant: {saturated}]

unsaturated fatty acid
n : a fatty acid whose carbon chain can absorb additional hydrogen atoms

unsaved
adj : in danger of the eternal punishment of hell; "poor damned souls" [syn: {cursed}, {damned}, {doomed}, {unredeemed}]

unsavoriness
n : extreme unpalatability [syn: {disgustingness}, {distastefulness}, {nauseatingness}, {sickeningness}]

unsavory
adj 1: morally offensive; "an unsavory reputation"; "an unsavory scandal" [syn: {unsavoury}, {offensive}] [ant: {savory}]
2: not pleasing in odor or taste [syn: {distasteful}, {unsavoury}]

unsavoury
adj 1: morally offensive; "an unsavory reputation"; "an unsavory scandal" [syn: {unsavory}, {offensive}] [ant: {savory}]
2: not pleasing in odor or taste [syn: {distasteful}, {unsavory}]

unsay
v : take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words" [syn: {swallow}, {take back}, {withdraw}] [also: {unsaid}]

unscalable
adj : not possible to scale [ant: {scalable}]

unscathed
adj : wholly unharmed [syn: {unharmed}, {unhurt}]

unscheduled
adj : not scheduled or not on a regular schedule; "an unscheduled meeting"; "the plane made an unscheduled stop at Gander for refueling" [ant: {scheduled}]

unscholarly
adj : not scholarly [ant: {scholarly}]

unschooled
adj : lacking in schooling; "untaught people whose verbal skills are grossly deficient"; "an untutored genius"; "uneducated children" [syn: {untaught}, {untutored}]

unscientific
adj : not consistent with the methods or principles of science; "an unscientific lack of objectivity" [ant: {scientific}]

unscientifically
adv : in an unscientific way; not according to the principles of science; "they proceeded unscientifically when they dissected the mummy"

unscramble
v 1: make intelligible; "Can you unscramble the message?" [ant: {scramble}]
2: become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "the sweater unravelled" [syn: {unravel}, {unknot}, {untangle}, {unpick}] [ant: {ravel}, {ravel}]

unscrew
v 1: loosen something by unscrewing it; "unscrew the outlet plate"
2: loosen by turning; "unscrew the bottle cap" [ant: {screw}]

unscripted
adj : not furnished with or using a script; "unrehearsed and unscript spot interviews"; "unscripted talk shows" [ant: {scripted}]

unscrupulous
adj 1: without scruples or principles; "unscrupulous politicos who would be happy to sell...their country in order to gain power" [ant: {scrupulous}]
2: lacking honesty and oblivious to what is honorable [syn: {dishonest}]

unscrupulously
adv : without scruples; "she unscrupulously uses her charm to make men do what she wants"

unscrupulousness
n : the quality of unscrupulous dishonesty [ant: {scrupulousness}]

unseal
v : break the seal of; "He unsealed the letter" [ant: {seal}]

unsealed
adj 1: not established or confirmed; "his doom is as yet unsealed" [syn: {uncertain}] [ant: {sealed}]
2: not closed or secured with or as if with a seal; "unsealed goods"; "the letter arrived unsealed" [ant: {sealed}]

unseamanlike
adj : not seamanlike [ant: {seamanlike}]

unseamed
adj 1: having no seams; "an unseamed garment made of pastic"
2: used especially of skin; "his cheeks were unlined"; "his unseamed face" [syn: {seamless}, {unlined}]

unseasonable
adj 1: not in keeping with (and usually undesirable for) the season; "a sudden unseasonable blizzard"; "unseasonable bright blue weather in November" [ant: {seasonable}]
2: badly timed; "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke" [syn: {ill-timed(a)}, {ill timed(p)}, {untimely}, {wrong}]

unseasonableness
n : being at an inappropriate time [syn: {untimeliness}] [ant: {seasonableness}, {seasonableness}]

unseasonably
adv : not in accordance with the season; "it was unseasonably cold" [ant: {seasonably}]

unseasoned
adj 1: not aged or processed; "unseasoned timber" [ant: {seasoned}]
2: without salt or seasoning [syn: {unsalted}]
3: not tried or tested by experience; "unseasoned artillery volunteers"; "still untested in battle"; "an illustrator untried in mural painting" [syn: {untested}, {untried}]

unseat
v 1: remove from political office; "The Republicans are trying to unseat the liberal Democrat"
2: dislodge from one's seat, as from a horse

unseaworthy
adj : unfit for a voyage [ant: {seaworthy}]

unsectarian
adj : not restricted to one sect or school or party; "religious training in a nonsectarian atmosphere"; "nonsectarian colleges"; "a wide and unsectarian interest in religion"- Bertrand Russell [syn: {nonsectarian}] [ant: {sectarian}]

unsecured
adj 1: not firmly fastened or secured; "an unbarred door"; "went through the unlatched gate into the street"; "an unlocked room" [syn: {unbarred}, {unbolted}, {unlatched}, {unlocked}]
2: without financial security; "an unsecured note" [syn: {unguaranteed}]

unsecured bond
n : a bond that is backed by the credit of the issuer but not by any specific collateral [syn: {debenture}, {debenture bond}] [ant: {secured bond}]

unseductive
adj : not seductive [ant: {seductive}]

unseeable
adj : impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye; "the invisible man"; "invisible rays"; "an invisible hinge"; "invisible mending" [syn: {invisible}] [ant: {visible}]

unseeded
adj 1: not seeded; used of players of lesser skill [ant: {seeded}]
2: (of a piece of ground) not have a crop sown on it; "farmland still unsown" [syn: {unsown}]

unseeing
adj 1: not consciously observing; "looked through him with blank unseeing eyes" [syn: {unobservant}]
2: lacking sight; "blind as an eyeless beggar" [syn: {eyeless}, {sightless}]

unseemliness
n : a lack of consideration for others [ant: {seemliness}]

unseemly
adj : not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry" [syn: {indecent}, {indecorous}, {unbecoming}, {uncomely}, {untoward}]

unseen
adj 1: not seen or perceived; "unseen natural resources"
2: not observed [syn: {unobserved}]
n : a belief that there is a realm controlled by a divine spirit [syn: {spiritual world}]

unsegmented
adj : having a body that is not divided into segments; "unsegmented worms" [syn: {nonsegmental}]

unsegregated
adj : rid of segregation; having had segregation ended [syn: {desegrated}, {nonsegregated}]

unselected
adj : not selected [ant: {selected}]

unselective
adj : not selective or discriminating; "unselective in her reading habits; her choices seemed completely random"

unselfconscious
adj : not self-conscious; "she grew up with him in unselfconscious friendship"

unselfconsciously
adv : in an unselfconscious manner; "they were naked, unshy, and unselfconsciously beautiful" [ant: {self-consciously}]

unselfconsciousness
n : the quality of being not self-conscious; unawareness of yourself or of others' views of yourself; "he had the unselfconsciousness of a child" [ant: {self-consciousness}]

unselfish
adj 1: not selfish [ant: {selfish}]
2: not greedy

unselfishly
adv : in an unselfish manner; "he acted unselfishly when he helped her get the promotion" [ant: {egotistically}]

unselfishness
n 1: the quality of not putting yourself first but being willing to give your time or money or effort etc. for others; "rural people show more devotion and unselfishness than do their urban cousins" [ant: {selfishness}]
2: acting generously [syn: {generosity}]

unsensational
adj : not of such character as to arouse intense interest, curiosity, or emotional reaction [ant: {sensational}]

unsent
adj : not dispatched or transmitted; "the letter remained unwritten and unsent" [ant: {sent}]

unsentimental
adj : facing facts or difficulties realistically and with determination [syn: {tough-minded}]

unsentimentally
adv : in an unsentimental manner; "unsentimentally, she threw out her dead son's toys" [ant: {sentimentally}]

unserviceable
adj 1: not ready for service; "unserviceable equipment may be replaced" [ant: {serviceable}]
2: impossible to use [syn: {unusable}, {unuseable}]

unservile
adj : not servile or submissive [syn: {unsubmissive}] [ant: {servile}]

unsettle
v : disturb the composure of [syn: {faze}, {unnerve}, {enervate}]

unsettled
adj 1: still in doubt; "an unsettled issue"; "an unsettled state of mind" [ant: {settled}]
2: not settled or established; "an unsettled lifestyle" [ant: {settled}]
3: subject to change; "a changeable climate"; "the weather is uncertain"; "unsettled weather with rain and hail and sunshine coming one right after the other" [syn: {changeable}, {uncertain}]
4: lacking order or stability; "these unsettled times" [syn: {disturbed}]
5: not yet settled; "unsettled territory"

unsex
v 1: deprive of sex or sexual powers
2: remove the qualities typical of one's sex; "She unsexed herself"
3: make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disbilites are sterilized" [syn: {sterilize}, {sterilise}, {desex}, {desexualize}, {desexualise}, {fix}]

unsexed
adj : deprived of sexual capacity or sexual attributes [syn: {castrated}] [ant: {uncastrated}]

unsexy
adj : not sexually aroused or arousing [ant: {sexy}]

unshackled
adj : not bound by shackles and chains [syn: {unchained}, {unfettered}, {untied}]

unshaded
adj 1: (of pictures) not having shadow represented; "unshaded drawings resembling cartoons" [ant: {shaded}]
2: not darkened or dimmed by shade; "an unshaded meadow"; "a bright and unshaded lane" [ant: {shaded}]

unshadowed
adj : not darkened or obscured by shadow; "on the rough sea ice you may on an unshadowed day...fall over a chunk of ice that is kneehigh"- Vilhjalmur Stefansson

unshakable
adj 1: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" [syn: {firm}, {steadfast}, {steady}, {unbendable}, {unfaltering}, {unwavering}]
2: without flaws or loopholes; "an ironclad contract"; "a watertight alibi"; "a bulletproof argument" [syn: {ironclad}, {unassailable}, {watertight}, {bulletproof}]

unshakably
adv : in a determined manner; "he clung to the past determinedly" [syn: {determinedly}, {unfalteringly}, {with determination}]

unshaken
adj : unshaken in purpose; "wholly undismayed by the commercial failure of the three movies he had made" [syn: {undaunted}, {undismayed}]

unshaped
adj : incompletely or imperfectly shaped; "unshaped dough"; "unshaped timbers" [syn: {unshapen}]

unshapely
adj : not shapely; not well-proportioned and pleasing in shape; "a stout unshapely woman" [ant: {shapely}]

unshapen
adj : incompletely or imperfectly shaped; "unshaped dough"; "unshaped timbers" [syn: {unshaped}]

unshared
adj : not shared [ant: {shared}]

unsharpened
adj : not sharpened

unshaved
adj : not shaved [syn: {unshaven}] [ant: {shaven}]

unshaven
adj : not shaved [syn: {unshaved}] [ant: {shaven}]

unsheared
adj 1: not sheared; "a grizzly unshorn beard"; "unshorn sheep" [syn: {unshorn}] [ant: {sheared}]
2: (used especially of fur or wool) not having been sheared; "unsheared beaver"

unsheathe
v : draw from a sheathe or scabbard; "the knight unsheathed his sword" [ant: {sheathe}]

unsheathed
adj : not having a protective covering; "unsheathed cables"; "a bare blade" [syn: {bare}] [ant: {sheathed}]

unshielded
adj : used especially of machinery

unshipped
See {unship}

unshipping
See {unship}

unshockable
adj : incapable of being shocked; "he was warmhearted, sensible and unshockable" [syn: {broad-minded}] [ant: {shockable}]

unshod
adj 1: (used of certain religious orders) barefoot or wearing only sandals; "discalced friars" [syn: {discalced}, {discalceate}] [ant: {calced}]
2: not shod [syn: {unshoed}] [ant: {shod}]

unshoed
adj : not shod [syn: {unshod}] [ant: {shod}]

unshorn
adj : not sheared; "a grizzly unshorn beard"; "unshorn sheep" [syn: {unsheared}] [ant: {sheared}]

unshrinkable
adj : incapable of being shrunk or diminished or reduced [ant: {shrinkable}]

unshrinking
adj : not shrinking from danger [syn: {unblinking}, {unflinching}, {unintimidated}]

unshuttered
adj : not provided with shutters or having the shuttered open; "unshuttered windows" [ant: {shuttered}]

unsighted
adj : unable to see [syn: {blind}] [ant: {sighted}]

unsightliness
n : ugliness that is unpleasant to look at

unsightly
adj : unpleasant to look at; "unsightly billboards"

unsigned
adj : lacking a signature; "the message was typewritten and unsigned" [ant: {signed}]

unsilenced
adj : not silenced [ant: {silenced}]

unsimilarity
n : the quality of being dissimilar [syn: {dissimilarity}] [ant: {similarity}]

unsinkable
adj : incapable of being sunk; "they thought the Titanic was unsinkable" [ant: {sinkable}]

unsized
adj 1: not having the surface treated or coated with sizing; "unsized paper" [ant: {sized}]
2: not fashioned to sizes; "unsized gloves; one size fits all" [ant: {sized}]

unskilled
adj 1: not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency; "unskilled in the art of rhetoric"; "an enthusiastic but unskillful mountain climber"; "unskilled labor"; "workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities"; "unskilled workmanship" [ant: {skilled}]
2: lacking professional skill or expertise; "a very amateurish job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled painting" [syn: {amateurish}, {amateur}, {inexpert}]
3: not doing a good job; "incompetent at chess" [syn: {incompetent}]

unskilled person
n : a person who lacks technical training

unskillful
adj : poorly done; "a botchy piece of work"; "it was an unskillful attempt" [syn: {botchy}, {butcherly}]

unskillfulness
n : a lack of cognitive skill [ant: {skillfulness}]

unslaked lime
n : a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide [syn: {calcium oxide}, {quicklime}, {lime}, {calx}, {calcined lime}, {fluxing lime}, {burnt lime}]

unsleeping
adj : fully awake; "the unsleeping city"; "so excited she was wide-awake all night" [syn: {wide-awake}]

unsloped
adj : in a vertical position; not sloping; "an upright post" [syn: {upright}]

unslung
See {unsling}

unsmiling
adj : not smiling

unsmilingly
adv : without smiling; in an unsmiling manner; "unsmilingly, he greeted his in-laws" [ant: {smilingly}]

unsmooth
adj : having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "a rough ride"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"; "unsmooth writing" [syn: {rough}] [ant: {smooth}]

unsmoothed
adj : not having been made smooth by having hands run over the surface

unsnapped
See {unsnap}

unsnapping
See {unsnap}

unsnarl
v : extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?" [syn: {disentangle}, {straighten out}] [ant: {entangle}, {entangle}]

unsnarled
adj : straightened out [syn: {disentangled}, {loosened}]

unsnarling
n : the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition [syn: {untangling}, {disentanglement}, {extrication}]

unsociability
n : an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship [syn: {unsociableness}] [ant: {sociability}]

unsociable
adj : not inclined to society or companionship; "an unsociable nature...shy and reserved"; "generally unsociable except with intimate friends"; "unsociable behavior"; "an unsociable neighborhood" [ant: {sociable}]

unsociableness
n : an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship [syn: {unsociability}] [ant: {sociability}]

unsociably
adv : in an unsociable manner; "the new neighbors behave quite unsociably" [ant: {sociably}]

unsocial
adj : not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions; "the unsocial disposition to neglect one's neighbors" [ant: {social}]

unsoiled
adj : without soil or spot or stain [syn: {unspotted}, {unstained}]

unsold
adj : not disposed of by purchase; "the house has been on the market almost a year and is still unsold" [ant: {sold}]

unsolder
v : remove the soldering from

unsoldierly
adj : not conforming to military standards; "unsoldierly posture"

unsolicited
adj : not requested; "an unsolicited nomination" [syn: {unsought}]

unsoluble
adj : not easily solved; "an apparantly insolvable problem"; "public finance...had long presented problems unsolvable or at least unsolved"- C.L.Jones [syn: {insolvable}, {unsolvable}, {unresolvable}]

unsolvable
adj : not easily solved; "an apparantly insolvable problem"; "public finance...had long presented problems unsolvable or at least unsolved"- C.L.Jones [syn: {insolvable}, {unsoluble}, {unresolvable}]

unsolved
adj : not solved; "many crimes remain unsolved"; "many problems remain unresolved" [syn: {unresolved}] [ant: {solved}]

unsophisticated
adj 1: not wise in the ways of the world; "either too unsophisticated or too honest to promise more than he could deliver"; "this helplessly unworldly woman"- Kate O'Brien [syn: {unworldly}]
2: lacking complexity; "small and uncomplicated cars for those really interested in motoring"; "an unsophisticated machine" [syn: {uncomplicated}]
3: lacking experience of life; "a callow youth of seventeen" [syn: {callow}, {inexperienced}, {naive}]
4: awkwardly simple and provincial; "bumpkinly country boys"; "rustic farmers"; "a hick town"; "the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists" [syn: {bumpkinly}, {hick}, {rustic}]
5: lacking sophistication [syn: {naive}]

unsorted
adj 1: not arranged according to size
2: not categorized or sorted [syn: {uncategorized}, {uncategorised}]

unsought
adj 1: not desired; "an undesired result" [syn: {undesired}]
2: not requested; "an unsolicited nomination" [syn: {unsolicited}]

unsound
adj 1: not in good condition; damaged or decayed; "an unsound foundation" [ant: {sound}]
2: not sound financially; "unsound banking practices" [ant: {sound}]
3: containing or based on a fallacy; "fallacious reasoning"; "an unsound argument" [syn: {fallacious}]
4: suffering from severe mental illness; "of unsound mind" [syn: {mentally ill}, {unstable}]
5: physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth" [syn: {bad}, {unfit}]
6: of e.g. advice
7: in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack" [syn: {bedraggled}, {broken-down}, {dilapidated}, {ramshackle}, {tatterdemalion}, {tumble-down}]

unsoundable
adj : too deep to determine the depth of

unsounded
adj 1: situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed; "the profound depths of the sea"; "the dark unfathomed caves of ocean"-Thomas Gray; "unplumbed depths of the sea"; "remote and unsounded caverns" [syn: {profound}, {unfathomed}, {unplumbed}]
2: not made to sound; "the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded" [syn: {silent}]

unsoundness
n : a condition of damage or decay [ant: {soundness}]

unsoured
adj : not having turned bad [ant: {soured}]

unsown
adj : (of a piece of ground) not have a crop sown on it; "farmland still unsown" [syn: {unseeded}]

unspaced
adj : arranged without spaces between [ant: {spaced}]

unsparing
adj 1: very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain" [syn: {lavish}, {munificent}, {overgenerous}, {prodigal}, {too-generous}, {unstinted}, {unstinting}]
2: not forbearing; ruthless; "an unsparing critic"

unsparingly
adv : in a scathing and unsparing manner; "she criticized him scathingly" [syn: {scathingly}]

unspeakable
adj 1: defying expression or description; "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor" [syn: {indefinable}, {indescribable}, {ineffable}, {untellable}, {unutterable}]
2: exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room" [syn: {atrocious}, {abominable}, {awful}, {dreadful}, {painful}, {terrible}]
3: too sacred to be uttered; "the ineffable name of the Deity" [syn: {ineffable}, {unnameable}, {unutterable}]

unspeakably
adv : to an inexpressible degree; "she was looking very young tonight, and, as usual, indescribably beautiful, in a simple strapless dress of a green and white silky cotton" [syn: {ineffably}, {indescribably}, {unutterably}]

unspecialised
adj : not specialized or modified for a particular purpose or function [syn: {unspecialized}] [ant: {specialized}]

unspecialized
adj : not specialized or modified for a particular purpose or function [syn: {unspecialised}] [ant: {specialized}]

unspecific
adj : not detailed or specific; "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread" [syn: {broad}]

unspecified
adj : not stated explicitly or in detail; "threatened unspecified reprisals" [ant: {specified}]

unspectacular
adj : not spectacular; "an unspectacular but necessary task"

unspell
v : release from a spell [ant: {spell}]

unspent
adj : (of financial resources) not spent; "unexpended funds"; "his unspent allowance" [syn: {unexpended}]

unspoiled
adj 1: not left to spoil; "the meat is still good" [syn: {good}, {unspoilt}]
2: not decayed or decomposed [syn: {uncorrupted}]

unspoilt
adj : not left to spoil; "the meat is still good" [syn: {good}, {unspoiled}]

unspoke
See {unspeak}

unspoken
adj 1: expressed without speech; especially because words would be inappropriate or inadequate; "a mute appeal"; "a silent curse"; "best grief is tongueless"- Emily Dickinson; "the words stopped at her lips unsounded"; "unspoken grief"; "choking exasperation and wordless shame"- Thomas Wolfe [syn: {mute}, {tongueless}, {wordless}]
2: not made explicit; "the unexpressed terms of the agreement"; "things left unsaid"; "some kind of unspoken agreement"; "his action is clear but his reason remains unstated" [syn: {unexpressed}, {unsaid}, {unstated}, {unuttered}, {unverbalized}, {unverbalised}, {unvoiced}]

unspoken
See {unspeak}

unspoken accusation
n : an accusation that is understood without needing to be spoken [syn: {veiled accusation}]

unsporting
adj : violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior" [syn: {cheating(a)}, {dirty}, {foul}, {unsportsmanlike}]

unsportingly
adv : in an unsportsmanlike manner [ant: {sportingly}]

unsportsmanlike
adj : violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior" [syn: {cheating(a)}, {dirty}, {foul}, {unsporting}]

unspotted
adj : without soil or spot or stain [syn: {unsoiled}, {unstained}]

unstable
adj 1: lacking stability or fixity or firmness; "unstable political conditions"; "the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind"; "an unstable world economy" [ant: {stable}]
2: highly or violently reactive; "sensitive and highly unstable compounds"
3: affording no ease or reassurance; "a precarious truce" [syn: {precarious}]
4: suffering from severe mental illness; "of unsound mind" [syn: {mentally ill}, {unsound}]
5: disposed to psychological variability; "his rather unstable religious convictions"
6: subject to change; variable; "a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty"; "everything was unstable following the coup" [syn: {fluid}]

unstableness
n : the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute [syn: {instability}] [ant: {stability}, {stability}]

unstaged
adj : not performed on the stage [ant: {staged}]

unstained
adj 1: not stained; "An apron keeps his clothing unstained" [ant: {stained}]
2: not having a coating of stain or varnish [syn: {unvarnished}]
3: without soil or spot or stain [syn: {unsoiled}, {unspotted}]
4: of reputation; "his unsullied name"; "an untarnished reputation" [syn: {stainless}, {unsullied}, {untainted}, {untarnished}]

unstaple
v : take the staples off; "unstaple the piece of paper from the receipt" [ant: {staple}]

unstarred
adj : not marked with an asterisk; "unasterisked items" [syn: {unasterisked}]

unstartling
adj : not startling

unstated
adj : not made explicit; "the unexpressed terms of the agreement"; "things left unsaid"; "some kind of unspoken agreement"; "his action is clear but his reason remains unstated" [syn: {unexpressed}, {unsaid}, {unuttered}, {unverbalized}, {unverbalised}, {unvoiced}, {unspoken}]

unstatesmanlike
adj : not statesmanlike; "unstatesmanlike procedure" [ant: {statesmanlike}]

unsteadied
unsteady
adj 1: subject to change or variation especially in behavior; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice" [ant: {steady}]
2: not having a steady rhythm; "an arrhythmic heartbeat" [syn: {arrhythmic}, {jerking}, {jerky}]
3: not firmly or solidly positioned; "climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder"; "an unfirm stance" [syn: {unfirm}] [also: {unsteadied}]

unsteadied
See {unsteady}

unsteadily
adv : in an unsteady manner; "he walked unsteadily toward the exit"; "The wounded soldier was swinging unsteadily on his legs" [syn: {falteringly}, {uncertainly}] [ant: {steadily}]

unsteadiness
n 1: the quality of not being steady or securely fixed in place [ant: {steadiness}]
2: the quality of being unsteady--varying and irregular [ant: {steadiness}]

unsteady
adj 1: subject to change or variation especially in behavior; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice" [ant: {steady}]
2: not having a steady rhythm; "an arrhythmic heartbeat" [syn: {arrhythmic}, {jerking}, {jerky}]
3: not firmly or solidly positioned; "climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder"; "an unfirm stance" [syn: {unfirm}] [also: {unsteadied}]

unstepped
See {unstep}

unstepping
See {unstep}

unsterilised
adj : not sterilized [syn: {unsterilized}]

unsterilized
adj : not sterilized [syn: {unsterilised}]

unstilted
adj : flowing naturally and continuously; "unstilted conversation"

unstimulating
adj : not stimulating [syn: {unexciting}] [ant: {stimulating}]

unstinted
adj : very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain" [syn: {lavish}, {munificent}, {overgenerous}, {prodigal}, {too-generous}, {unsparing}, {unstinting}]

unstinting
adj : very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain" [syn: {lavish}, {munificent}, {overgenerous}, {prodigal}, {too-generous}, {unsparing}, {unstinted}]

unstintingly
adv : in an unstinting manner

unstirred
adj : not agitated by stirring; "the ingredients sat in the bowl unstirred while she buttered the pan"

unstoppable
adj : not capable of being stopped; "as unstoppable as the wind" [ant: {stoppable}]

unstopped
See {unstop}

unstopped
adj : used of string or hole or pipe of instruments [syn: {open}] [ant: {stopped}]

unstoppered
adj : (of a container) having the stopper removed; "whiskey spilled from the unstoppered bottle"

unstopping
See {unstop}

unstrain
v : cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me" [syn: {relax}, {unlax}, {loosen up}, {unwind}, {make relaxed}] [ant: {tense}, {tense}]

unstrained
adj 1: not placed under psychological stress; "the campaign would not leave party loyalties unstrained"
2: not processed by putting through a strainer; "unstrained home-style orange juice"
3: not resulting from undue effort; not forced; "a voice with a pleasingly unforced quality"; "his playing is facile and unstrained" [syn: {unforced}]

unstrap
v : remove the strap or straps from [ant: {strap}]

unstratified
adj : not deposited in layers; "glacial till is unstratified" [ant: {stratified}]

unstratified language
n : a programming language that (like natural language) can be used as its own metalanguage [ant: {stratified language}]

unstressed
adj : not bearing a stress or accent; "short vowels are unstressed" [syn: {unaccented}] [ant: {stressed}]

unstring
v : remove the strings from; "unstring my guitar" [ant: {string}] [also: {unstrung}]

unstructured
adj 1: lacking definite structure or organization; "an unstructured situation with no one in authority"; "a neighborhood gang with a relatively unstructured system"; "children in an unstructured environment often feel insecure"; "unstructured inkblots" [ant: {structured}]
2: lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies [syn: {amorphous}]

unstrung
See {unstring}

unstrung
adj : emotionally upset; "the incident left him unstrung and incapable of rational effort"

unstrung
unstring
v : remove the strings from; "unstring my guitar" [ant: {string}] [also: {unstrung}]

unstuck
See {unstick}

unstuck
adj 1: free; "a man with a mule got my car unstuck"; "the gears locked in second and would not come unstuck" [ant: {stuck}]
2: thrown into a state of disorganization or incoherence; "price programs became unstuck because little grain was available" [syn: {undone}]

unstudied
adj 1: not by design or artifice; unforced and impromptu; "an air of unstudied spontaneous utterance is apt to be painstakingly achieved"; "simple unstudied charm" [syn: {uncontrived}] [ant: {studied}]
2: lacking knowledge gained by study often in a particular field; "is unstudied in Latin as he is in may other matters"

unstudious
adj : not studious

unstuff
v : cause to become unblocked; "The medicine unstuffed my nose in minutes!" [syn: {loosen up}] [ant: {stuff}]

unstylish
adj 1: lacking in style or elegance; "a styleless way of dressing"; "expensive but styleless country tweeds"; "wearing unstylish clothes" [syn: {styleless}] [ant: {stylish}]
2: not in accord with or not following current fashion; "unfashionable clothes"; "melodrama of a now unfashionable kind" [syn: {unfashionable}] [ant: {fashionable}]

unsuasible
adj : not susceptible to persuasion [syn: {unpersuadable}]

unsubdivided
adj : (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions [syn: {simple}] [ant: {compound}]

unsubduable
adj : impossible to subdue [syn: {indomitable}, {never-say-die}]

unsubmissive
adj : not servile or submissive [syn: {unservile}] [ant: {servile}]

unsubstantial
adj : lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon" [syn: {insubstantial}, {unreal}] [ant: {substantial}]

unsubstantialise
v : render immaterial or incorporeal [syn: {immaterialize}, {immaterialise}, {unsubstantialize}]

unsubstantialize
v : render immaterial or incorporeal [syn: {immaterialize}, {immaterialise}, {unsubstantialise}]

unsubstantiated
adj : unsupported by nother evidence [syn: {uncorroborated}]

unsubtle
adj : lacking subtlety; obvious; "gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave" [syn: {broad}]

unsuccessful
adj 1: not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome [ant: {successful}]
2: failing to accomplish an intended result; "an abortive revolt"; "a stillborn plot to assassinate the President" [syn: {abortive}, {stillborn}]

unsuccessful person
n : a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently [syn: {failure}, {loser}, {nonstarter}] [ant: {achiever}]

unsuccessfully
adv : without success; "she tried unsuccessfully to persuade him to buy a new car" [ant: {successfully}]

unsufferable
adj : used of persons or their behavior; "impossible behavior"; "insufferable insolence" [syn: {impossible}, {insufferable}, {unacceptable}]

unsugared
adj : with no sugar added

unsuitability
n : the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose [syn: {unsuitableness}, {ineptness}] [ant: {suitability}, {suitability}]

unsuitable
adj 1: not meant or adapted for a particular purpose; "a solvent unsuitable for use on wood surfaces"
2: not capable of being applied; "rules inapplicable to day students" [syn: {inapplicable}]
3: not conducive to good moral development; "the movie is unsuitable for children"
4: not worthy of being chosen (especially as a spouse) [syn: {undesirable}]
5: not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "unsuitable attire for the office"; "said all the wrong things" [syn: {improper}, {wrong}]

unsuitableness
n : the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose [syn: {unsuitability}, {ineptness}] [ant: {suitability}, {suitability}]

unsuitably
adv : in an inappropriate manner; "he was inappropriately dressed" [syn: {inappropriately}, {not suitably}] [ant: {appropriately}, {appropriately}]

unsuited
adj : not easy to combine harmoniously [syn: {ill-sorted}, {incompatible}, {mismated}]

unsullied
adj 1: spotlessly clean and fresh; "the unsullied snow of mountains"; "the unsullied splender of eternal youth"- Oscar Wilde
2: of reputation; "his unsullied name"; "an untarnished reputation" [syn: {stainless}, {unstained}, {untainted}, {untarnished}]

unsung
adj 1: not rendered in song; "their dirge was unsung"
2: not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war" [syn: {obscure}, {unknown}]
3: having value that is not acknowledged [syn: {unappreciated}, {unvalued}]

unsupervised
adj : not supervised or under constant observation; "the school maintains unsupervised study halls during free periods"; "reliable workers are generally unsupervised" [ant: {supervised}]

unsupplied with
adj : lacking; "unfurnished with money or skill" [syn: {unfurnished with(p)}, {unprovided with(p)}, {unsupplied with(p)}]

unsupportable
adj : not able to be supported or defended

unsupported
adj 1: not sustained or maintained by nonmaterial aid; "unsupported accusations" [ant: {supported}, {supported}]
2: not held up or borne; "removal of the central post left the roof unsupported" [ant: {supported}]
3: not supported by written evidence; "unsupported accusations"

unsupportive
adj : not furnishing support or assistance [ant: {supportive}]

unsuppressed
adj : given vent to; "unsuppressed rage"; "unsuppressed feelings"

unsure
adj 1: lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance; "uncertain of his convictions"; "unsure of himself and his future"; "moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps"; "an uncertain smile"; "touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers" [syn: {uncertain}, {incertain}] [ant: {certain(p)}, {certain(p)}]
2: not safe from danger or mishap; "faced an uncertain future"; "an unsure existence" [syn: {uncertain}]
3: lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man" [syn: {diffident}, {shy}, {timid}]

unsurmountable
adj 1: not capable of being surmounted or overcome; "insurmountable disadvantages" [syn: {insurmountable}] [ant: {surmountable}]
2: impossible to surmount or climb [syn: {unclimbable}]

unsurpassable
adj : not to be exceeded; "unsurpassable skill"; "unsurpassable standards of workmanship"

unsurpassed
adj : not capable of being improved on [syn: {unexcelled}, {unexceeded}]

unsurprised
adj : not surprised or expressing surprise; "that unsuprised obstinate look on his face" [syn: {not surprised}] [ant: {surprised}]

unsurprising
adj : not causing surprise [ant: {surprising}]

unsusceptibility
n : the state of not being susceptible; "unsusceptibility to rust" [syn: {immunity}] [ant: {susceptibility}]

unsusceptible
adj : not susceptible to [syn: {insusceptible}] [ant: {susceptible}]

unsuspected
adj : not suspected or believed likely; "remained unsuspected as the head of the spy ring"; "he was able to get into the building unspotted and unsuspected" [ant: {suspected}]

unsuspecting
adj 1: not suspicious; "deceiving the unsuspecting public" [syn: {unsuspicious}]
2: (often followed by `of') not knowing or expecting; not thinking likely; "an unsuspecting victim"; "unsuspecting (or unaware) of the fact that I would one day be their leader"

unsuspectingly
adv : without suspicions; "he was sitting unsuspectingly beyond that wall only a few yards from the burglar"

unsuspicious
adj : not suspicious; "deceiving the unsuspecting public" [syn: {unsuspecting}]

unswayed
adj : not influenced or affected; "stewed in its petty provincialism untouched by the brisk debates that stirred the old world"- V.L.Parrington; "unswayed by personal considerations" [syn: {uninfluenced}, {untouched}]

unsweet
adj 1: (of champagne) moderately dry [syn: {sec}]
2: distasteful; "he found life unsweet"

unsweetened
adj : not made sweet

unswept
adj 1: not swept or having sweep; "a boxy little plane with square unswept wings" [ant: {swept}]
2: not having been swept; "unswept floors"

unswerving
adj 1: going directly ahead from one point to another without veering or turning aside; "some people see evolution as an undeviating upward march from simple organisms to the very complex"; "a straight and narrow tree-lined road unswerving across the lowlands" [syn: {undeviating}]
2: firm and dependable especially in loyalty; "a steadfast ally"; "a staunch defender of free speech"; "unswerving devotion"; "unswerving allegiance" [syn: {steadfast}, {staunch}]

unswervingly
adv 1: in a constant and steadfast manner; "an unswervingly loyal man"
2: without swerving; in a direct and unswerving manner; "the ship travelled unswervingly through the night"

unswore
See {unswear}

unsworn
See {unswear}

unsworn
adj : not bound by or stated on oath; "the witness stands unsworn"; "unsworn testimony" [ant: {sworn}]

unsyllabic
adj : not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; consisting of a consonant sound accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound or consisting of a vowel sound dominated by other vowel sounds in a syllable (as the second vowel in a falling diphthong); "the nonsyllabic `n' in `botany' when it is pronounced `botny'"; "the nonsyllabic `i' in `oi'" [syn: {nonsyllabic}] [ant: {syllabic}]

unsyllabled
adj : not articulated in syllables

unsymbolic
adj : not standing for something else [syn: {nonrepresentative}] [ant: {representative}]

unsymmetric
adj : lacking symmetry [syn: {unsymmetrical}]

unsymmetrical
adj 1: lacking symmetry [syn: {unsymmetric}]
2: having unsymmetrical parts or unequal dimensions or measurements [syn: {anisometric}]

unsymmetrically
adv : in an asymmetrical manner; "they were asymmetrically arranged" [syn: {asymmetrically}] [ant: {symmetrically}]

unsympathetic
adj 1: not sympathetic or disposed toward; "unsympathetic officialdom"; "people unsympathetic to the revolution"; "his dignity made him seem aloof and unsympathetic" [ant: {sympathetic}]
2: (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings; "all the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic" [syn: {unappealing}, {unlikeable}, {unlikable}] [ant: {sympathetic}]
3: not having an open mind; "a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas" [syn: {closed}]
4: lacking in sympathy and kindness; "unkindly ancts" [syn: {unkindly}]
5: not agreeing with your tastes or expectations; "found the task disagreeable and decided to abandon it"; "a job temperamentally unsympathetic to him" [syn: {disagreeable}]

unsympathetically
adv : in an unsympathetic manner; "the judge listened to the accused unsympathetically" [syn: {without sympathy}] [ant: {sympathetically}]

unsympathising
adj : not showing or expressing sympathy; "an uncharitable and unsympathizing attitude" [syn: {unsympathizing}]

unsympathizing
adj : not showing or expressing sympathy; "an uncharitable and unsympathizing attitude" [syn: {unsympathising}]

unsynchronised
adj : not occurring together [syn: {nonsynchronous}, {unsynchronized}, {unsynchronous}]

unsynchronized
adj : not occurring together [syn: {nonsynchronous}, {unsynchronised}, {unsynchronous}]

unsynchronous
adj : not occurring together [syn: {nonsynchronous}, {unsynchronized}, {unsynchronised}]

unsystematic
adj : lacking systematic arrangement or method or organization; "unsystematic and fragmentary records"; "he works in an unsystematic manner" [ant: {systematic}]

unsystematically
adv : in an unsystematic manner; "his books were lined up unsystematically on the shelf" [ant: {systematically}]

unsystematised
adj : not done according to a system; "works in an unsystematized manner"; "unsystematized and fragmentary records" [syn: {unsystematized}]

unsystematized
adj : not done according to a system; "works in an unsystematized manner"; "unsystematized and fragmentary records" [syn: {unsystematised}]

untactful
adj : lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others; "in the circumstances it was tactless to ask her age" [syn: {tactless}] [ant: {tactful}]

untagged
adj : lacking a label or tag; "unlabeled luggage is liable to be lost" [syn: {unlabeled}, {unlabelled}] [ant: {labeled}]

untainted
adj : of reputation; "his unsullied name"; "an untarnished reputation" [syn: {stainless}, {unstained}, {unsullied}, {untarnished}]

untalkative
adj : temperamentally disinclined to talk [syn: {reticent}]

untamed
adj : in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants" [syn: {wild}] [ant: {tame}]

untangle
v 1: release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task" [syn: {extricate}, {disentangle}, {disencumber}]
2: become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "the sweater unravelled" [syn: {unravel}, {unknot}, {unscramble}, {unpick}] [ant: {ravel}, {ravel}]

untangled
adj : not tangled [ant: {tangled}]

untangling
n : the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition [syn: {unsnarling}, {disentanglement}, {extrication}]

untanned
adj : not converted to leather by a tanning agent; "a whip made of untanned hide" [ant: {tanned}]

untaped
adj : not recorded on film or tape [syn: {unfilmed}]

untapped
adj 1: not subjected to tapping; "an untapped keg"; "an untapped sugar maple" [ant: {tapped}]
2: not drawn upon or used; "untapped reserves of coal"; "the untapped stockrooms of our minds"- G.R.Harrison

untarnished
adj : of reputation; "his unsullied name"; "an untarnished reputation" [syn: {stainless}, {unstained}, {unsullied}, {untainted}]

untasted
adj : still full; "an untouched cocktail in her hand" [syn: {untouched}]

untaught
See {unteach}

untaught
adj : lacking in schooling; "untaught people whose verbal skills are grossly deficient"; "an untutored genius"; "uneducated children" [syn: {unschooled}, {untutored}]

untaught
unteach
v 1: cause to disbelieve; teach someone the contrary of what he or she had learned earlier
2: cause to unlearn; "teach somebody to unlearn old habits or methods" [also: {untaught}]

untaxed
adj : (of goods or funds) not taxed; "tax-exempt bonds"; "an untaxed expense account" [syn: {tax-exempt}, {tax-free}]

unteach
v 1: cause to disbelieve; teach someone the contrary of what he or she had learned earlier
2: cause to unlearn; "teach somebody to unlearn old habits or methods" [also: {untaught}]

untechnical
adj : not characteristic of or skilled in applied arts and sciences; "nontechnical aspects of the job"; "nontechnical training"; "an untechnical reader"; "in clear effective nontechnical language" [syn: {nontechnical}] [ant: {technical}]

untellable
adj : defying expression or description; "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor" [syn: {indefinable}, {indescribable}, {ineffable}, {unspeakable}, {unutterable}]

untempered
adj 1: not brought to a proper consistency or hardness; "untempered mortar"; "untempered steel" [syn: {unhardened}] [ant: {tempered}]
2: not tempered; "individualism untempered by social responsibilities" [ant: {tempered}]
3: extravagant or extreme; "the inhumanity of his untempered principles"- M.S.Dworkin [syn: {uncontrolled}, {unrestrained}]

untempting
adj 1: not tempting [syn: {uninviting}]
2: not appealing to the senses; "untempting food" [syn: {unattractive}]

untenable
adj : (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified [syn: {indefensible}]

untenanted
adj : not leased to or occupied by a tenant; "an unoccupied apartment"; "very little unclaimed and untenanted land" [syn: {unoccupied}]

untended
adj : lacking care and attention; "untended garden was soon overgrown with weeds"; "untended children"

Untermeyer
n : United States writer (1885-1977) [syn: {Louis Untermeyer}]

untested
adj 1: not tried or tested by experience; "unseasoned artillery volunteers"; "still untested in battle"; "an illustrator untried in mural painting" [syn: {unseasoned}, {untried}]
2: not yet proved or subjected to testing; "an untested drug"; "untested theory"; "an untried procedure" [syn: {untried}]

untethered
adj : not confined or restricted with a tether

unthankful
adj : not feeling or showing gratitude; "ungrateful heirs"; "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"- Shakespeare [syn: {ungrateful}, {thankless}] [ant: {grateful}]

unthaw
v : become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat" [syn: {dissolve}, {thaw}, {unfreeze}, {dethaw}, {melt}]

unthawed
adj : still frozen; "there was'nt time to cook the unthawed turkey, so they had to settle for hotdogs"

untheatrical
adj : not suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater; "a well-written but untheatrical play"; "an untheatrical personality" [ant: {theatrical}]

unthematic
adj : not relating to a melodic subject; "there is nothing unthematic in this composition" [ant: {thematic}]

unthinkable
adj : incapable of being conceived or considered [ant: {thinkable}]

unthinkably
adv : to an unimaginable extent [syn: {unimaginably}]

unthinking
adj 1: not exhibiting or characterized by careful thought [syn: {unreflective}, {unthoughtful}]
2: without care or thought for others; "the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; `Let them eat cake'" [syn: {thoughtless}, {uncaring}]
3: mentally sluggish [syn: {lumpish}, {lumpen}]
adv : in a thoughtless manner; "he stared thoughtlessly at the picture" [syn: {thoughtlessly}, {unthinkingly}] [ant: {thoughtfully}]

unthinkingly
adv : in a thoughtless manner; "he stared thoughtlessly at the picture" [syn: {thoughtlessly}, {unthinking}] [ant: {thoughtfully}]

unthought
See {unthink}

unthought
adj : so unexpected as to have not been imagined; "an unhoped-for piece of luck"; "an unthought advantage"; "an unthought-of place to find the key" [syn: {unhoped}, {unhoped-for}, {unthought-of}]

unthoughtful
adj : not exhibiting or characterized by careful thought [syn: {unreflective}, {unthinking}]

unthoughtfulness
n : the trait of not thinking carefully before acting [syn: {thoughtlessness}] [ant: {thoughtfulness}]

unthought-of
adj : so unexpected as to have not been imagined; "an unhoped-for piece of luck"; "an unthought advantage"; "an unthought-of place to find the key" [syn: {unhoped}, {unhoped-for}, {unthought}]

unthreatening
adj : not unfriendly or threatening; "her well-meaning words were received in silence"; "the exasperation of a...well-meaning cow worried by dogs" [syn: {well-meaning}]

untidied
See {untidy}

untidied
untidy
adj 1: not neat and tidy; "careless and untidy in her personal habits"; "an untidy living room"; "untidy and casual about money" [ant: {tidy}]
2: careless and slovenly [also: {untidied}, {untidiest}, {untidier}]

untidier
untidy
adj 1: not neat and tidy; "careless and untidy in her personal habits"; "an untidy living room"; "untidy and casual about money" [ant: {tidy}]
2: careless and slovenly [also: {untidied}, {untidiest}, {untidier}]

untidier
See {untidy}

untidiest
untidy
adj 1: not neat and tidy; "careless and untidy in her personal habits"; "an untidy living room"; "untidy and casual about money" [ant: {tidy}]
2: careless and slovenly [also: {untidied}, {untidiest}, {untidier}]

untidiest
See {untidy}

untidily
adv : in a messy, untidy manner; "Rossi spat very deliberately, and very messily, upon Durieux's party card" [syn: {messily}]

untidiness
n 1: the condition of being untidy [ant: {tidiness}]
2: the trait of being untidy and messy [syn: {messiness}] [ant: {tidiness}]

untidy
adj 1: not neat and tidy; "careless and untidy in her personal habits"; "an untidy living room"; "untidy and casual about money" [ant: {tidy}]
2: careless and slovenly [also: {untidied}, {untidiest}, {untidier}]

untie
v 1: undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner" [syn: {unbrace}, {unlace}] [ant: {tie}]
2: cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie" [syn: {undo}, {loosen}] [also: {untying}]

untied
adj 1: not tied [syn: {unfastened}] [ant: {tied}]
2: with laces not tied; "teenagers slopping around in unlaced sneakers" [syn: {unlaced}] [ant: {laced}]
3: not bound by shackles and chains [syn: {unchained}, {unfettered}, {unshackled}]

untier
n : a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens; "children are talented undoers of their shoelaces" [syn: {undoer}, {opener}, {unfastener}]

until now
adv : used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time; "So far he hasn't called"; "the sun isn't up yet" [syn: {so far}, {thus far}, {up to now}, {hitherto}, {heretofore}, {as yet}, {yet}, {til now}]

untilled
adj : not plowed or harrowed or hoed; "untilled land"

untimbered
adj 1: lacking timbers; "an untimbered boat" [ant: {timbered}]
2: without trees; "an untimbered area"

untimeliness
n 1: being at an inappropriate time [syn: {unseasonableness}] [ant: {seasonableness}, {seasonableness}]
2: the quality of occurring at an inconvenient time [syn: {inopportuneness}] [ant: {opportuneness}]

untimely
adj 1: badly timed; "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke" [syn: {ill-timed(a)}, {ill timed(p)}, {unseasonable}, {wrong}]
2: uncommonly early or before the expected time; "illness led to his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an untimely end" [syn: {premature}]
adv : too soon; in a premature manner; "I spoke prematurely" [syn: {prematurely}]

untipped
adj : not provided with a special tip; "untipped cigarettes" [ant: {tipped}]

untired
adj : with unreduced energy [syn: {unwearied}, {unweary}]

untiring
adj : characterized by hard work and perseverance [syn: {hardworking}, {industrious}, {tireless}]

untitled
adj 1: not having a title or name; "his still untitled autobiography"; "many paintings are titled simply `Untitled'" [ant: {titled}]
2: not of the nobility; "of ignoble (or ungentle) birth"; "untitled civilians" [syn: {ignoble}, {ungentle}]

untoasted
adj : not having been browned by exposure to heat

untold
adj : of an incalculable amount; "untold suffering"

untoothed
adj : having no notches [syn: {unnotched}]

untouchable
adj 1: beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment; "for the first time criticism was directed at a hitherto untouchable target"- Newsweek
2: impossible to assail [syn: {unassailable}]
3: forbidden to the touch; "in most museums such articles are untouchable"
4: defiling to the touch; especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes
5: not capable of being obtained; "a rare work, today almost inaccessible"; "timber is virtually unobtainable in the islands"; "untouchable resources buried deep within the earth" [syn: {inaccessible}, {unobtainable}, {unprocurable}]
n : belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India [syn: {Harijan}]

untouched
adj 1: still full; "an untouched cocktail in her hand" [syn: {untasted}]
2: not influenced or affected; "stewed in its petty provincialism untouched by the brisk debates that stirred the old world"- V.L.Parrington; "unswayed by personal considerations" [syn: {uninfluenced}, {unswayed}]
3: not having come in contact [ant: {touched}]
4: not touched emotionally; "was left untouched by the music" [syn: {unaffected(p)}, {untouched(p)}]

untoughened
adj : physically untoughened; "tender feet" [syn: {tender}] [ant: {tough}]

untoward
adj 1: not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry" [syn: {indecent}, {indecorous}, {unbecoming}, {uncomely}, {unseemly}]
2: contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions" [syn: {adverse}, {harmful}, {inauspicious}]

untraceable
adj : incapable of being traced or tracked down; "an untraceable source" [ant: {traceable}]

untracked
adj : lacking pathways; "trackless wilderness"; "roadless areas" [syn: {pathless}, {roadless}, {trackless}, {untrod}, {untrodden}]

untraditional
adj : not conforming to or in accord with tradition; "nontraditional designs"; "nontraditional practices" [syn: {nontraditional}] [ant: {traditional}]

untrained
adj : not disciplined or conditioned or made adept by training; "an untrained voice"; "untrained troops"; "young minds untrained in the habit of concentration" [ant: {trained}]

untrammeled
adj : not confined or limited; "the gift of a fresh eye and an untrammeled curiosity"- Russell Lord; "the untrammeled rush that the snows had shown in the first spring sun"- Farley Mowat [syn: {untrammelled}]

untrammelled
adj : not confined or limited; "the gift of a fresh eye and an untrammeled curiosity"- Russell Lord; "the untrammeled rush that the snows had shown in the first spring sun"- Farley Mowat [syn: {untrammeled}]

untransferable
adj : incapable of being transferred [syn: {nontransferable}, {unassignable}]

untranslatable
adj : not capable of being put into another form or style or language; "an untranslatable idiom"; "untranslatable art" [ant: {translatable}]

untransmutable
adj : not capable of being changed into something else; "the alchemists were unable to accept the inconvertible nature of elemental metals" [syn: {inconvertible}]

untraveled
adj : not traveled over or through; "untraveled roads" [syn: {untravelled}] [ant: {traveled}]

untravelled
adj : not traveled over or through; "untraveled roads" [syn: {untraveled}] [ant: {traveled}]

untraversable
adj : impossible to traverse

untraversed
adj : not traveled over or through; "untraveled roads"; "an untraversed region"

untreated
adj 1: not given medical care or treatment; "an untreated disease"; "the untreated wounded lay on makeshift cots" [ant: {treated}]
2: not subjected to chemical or physical treatment; "an untreated fabric" [ant: {treated}]
3: (of a specimen for study under a microscope) not treated with a reagent or dye

untried
adj 1: not tried or tested by experience; "unseasoned artillery volunteers"; "still untested in battle"; "an illustrator untried in mural painting" [syn: {unseasoned}, {untested}]
2: not yet proved or subjected to testing; "an untested drug"; "untested theory"; "an untried procedure" [syn: {untested}]

untrimmed
adj : not trimmed; "shaggy untrimmed locks" [syn: {uncut}] [ant: {trimmed}]

untrod
See {untread}

untrod
adj : lacking pathways; "trackless wilderness"; "roadless areas" [syn: {pathless}, {roadless}, {trackless}, {untracked}, {untrodden}]

untrodden
See {untread}

untrodden
adj : lacking pathways; "trackless wilderness"; "roadless areas" [syn: {pathless}, {roadless}, {trackless}, {untracked}, {untrod}]

untroubled
adj 1: not beset by troubles or disturbance or distress; "seemed untroubled by doubts of any kind"; "untroubled sleep"; "a kind untroubled face" [ant: {troubled}]
2: free from fear or doubt; easy in mind; "secure himself, he went out of his way to help others" [syn: {secure}, {unafraid}] [ant: {insecure}]
3: free from turmoil or worries; "untroubled times"

untrue
adj 1: not according with the facts; "unfortunately the statement was simply untrue"; "the facts as reported were wrong" [syn: {wrong}]
2: not true to an obligation or trust; "is untrue to his highest opportunity and duty"-Bruno Laske
3: not accurately fitted; not level; "the frame was out of true"; "off-level floors and untrue doors and windows" [syn: {out of true}]
4: (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful; "a false friend"; "when lovers prove untrue" [syn: {false}]

untruly
adv : in a untrue manner; "he silenced the whisperings which connected her, untruly and unfairly, with his separation from his wife"

untrustiness
n : the trait of not deserving trust or confidence [syn: {untrustworthiness}] [ant: {trustworthiness}, {trustworthiness}]

untrusting
adj : openly distrustful and unwilling to confide [syn: {leery}, {mistrustful}, {suspicious}, {wary}]

untrustworthiness
n : the trait of not deserving trust or confidence [syn: {untrustiness}] [ant: {trustworthiness}, {trustworthiness}]

untrustworthy
adj : not worthy of trust or belief; "an untrustworthy person" [syn: {untrusty}] [ant: {trustworthy}]

untrusty
adj : not worthy of trust or belief; "an untrustworthy person" [syn: {untrustworthy}] [ant: {trustworthy}]

untruth
n : a false statement [syn: {falsehood}, {falsity}, {false statement}] [ant: {truth}]

untruthful
adj : not expressing or given to expressing the truth; "the statement given under oath was untruthful"; "an untruthful person" [ant: {truthful}]

untruthfully
adv : in a mendacious and untruthful manner; "I told him, quite untruthfully, that I had just returned from leave" [syn: {mendaciously}] [ant: {truthfully}]

untruthfulness
n : the quality of being untruthful [ant: {truthfulness}]

untucked
adj : lacking tucks or not being tucked; "the sheet came untucked"; "plain untucked shirt front" [ant: {tucked}]

untufted
adj : not adorned with tufts; "untufted ears"

untune
v 1: cause to lose one's composure [syn: {upset}, {discompose}, {disconcert}, {discomfit}]
2: cause to be out of tune; "Don't untune that string!" [ant: {tune}]

untuneful
adj : not having a musical sound or pleasing tune [syn: {tuneless}, {unmelodious}] [ant: {tuneful}]

unturned
adj : not turned; "left no stone unturned" [ant: {turned}]

untutored
adj : lacking in schooling; "untaught people whose verbal skills are grossly deficient"; "an untutored genius"; "uneducated children" [syn: {unschooled}, {untaught}]

untwine
v : undo what has been twined together; "untwine the strings" [ant: {intertwine}]

untwist
v : cause to become untwisted [ant: {twist}]

untwisted
adj : not twisted; formerly twisted but now straight

untying
See {untie}

untying
untie
v 1: undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner" [syn: {unbrace}, {unlace}] [ant: {tie}]
2: cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie" [syn: {undo}, {loosen}] [also: {untying}]

untying
n : loosening the ties that fasten something; "the tying of bow ties is an art; the untying is easy" [syn: {undoing}, {unfastening}]

untypical
adj : deviating from or not conforming to type; "atypical behavior..not the accepted type of response that we expect from children"- G.E.Gardner [syn: {atypical}] [ant: {typical}]

untypicality
n : any state that is not typical [syn: {atypicality}] [ant: {typicality}]

untypically
adv : in a manner that is not typical; "she was atypically quiet" [syn: {atypically}] [ant: {typically}]

ununderstandably
adv : in an unintelligible manner; "the foreigners spoke unintelligibly" [syn: {unintelligibly}] [ant: {intelligibly}]

ununderstood
adj : not understood; "should not tamely submit to the unpredictable and ununderstood cycles of wars"- Psychiatry [ant: {understood}]

unusable
adj 1: impossible to use [syn: {unserviceable}, {unuseable}]
2: not able to perform its normal function [syn: {inoperable}]

unuseable
adj : impossible to use [syn: {unserviceable}, {unusable}]

unused
adj 1: not yet used or soiled; "a fresh shirt"; "a fresh sheet of paper"; "an unused envelope" [syn: {fresh}]
2: not yet put into use; "we boughtt an unused car for a change"
3: not in active use; "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands" [syn: {idle}]

unused to
adj : (usually followed by `to') infrequently exposed to; "feet unused to shoes" [syn: {unused to(p)}]

unusefulness
n : the quality of having no practical use [syn: {inutility}, {uselessness}] [ant: {utility}, {utility}]

unusual
adj 1: not usual or common or ordinary; "a scene of unusual beauty"; "a man of unusual ability"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "an unusual meteorite" [ant: {usual}]
2: being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has" [syn: {strange}] [ant: {familiar}]
3: not commonly encountered; "two-career families are no longer unusual"

unusual person
n : a person who is unusual [syn: {anomaly}]

unusually
adv : to a remarkably degree or extent; "she was unusually tall" [syn: {remarkably}, {outstandingly}, {unco}] [ant: {normally}]

unusualness
n : uncommonness by virtue of being unusual [ant: {usualness}]

unutterable
adj 1: too sacred to be uttered; "the ineffable name of the Deity" [syn: {ineffable}, {unnameable}, {unspeakable}]
2: defying expression or description; "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor" [syn: {indefinable}, {indescribable}, {ineffable}, {unspeakable}, {untellable}]
3: very difficult to pronounce correctly; "an unpronounceable foreign word"; "unutterable consonant clusters" [syn: {unpronounceable}]

unutterably
adv : to an inexpressible degree; "she was looking very young tonight, and, as usual, indescribably beautiful, in a simple strapless dress of a green and white silky cotton" [syn: {ineffably}, {indescribably}, {unspeakably}]

unuttered
adj : not made explicit; "the unexpressed terms of the agreement"; "things left unsaid"; "some kind of unspoken agreement"; "his action is clear but his reason remains unstated" [syn: {unexpressed}, {unsaid}, {unstated}, {unverbalized}, {unverbalised}, {unvoiced}, {unspoken}]

unvaccinated
adj : not vaccinated

unvalued
adj : having value that is not acknowledged [syn: {unappreciated}, {unsung}]

unvaned
adj : (of an arrow) not equipped with feathers; "shot an unfledged arrow" [syn: {unfledged}, {fledgeless}]

unvanquishable
adj : incapable of being overcome or subdued; "an invincible army"; "her invincible spirit" [syn: {invincible}, {unbeatable}]

unvanquished
adj : not conquered [syn: {unbeaten}, {unconquered}]

unvaried
adj 1: lacking variety [syn: {unvarying}] [ant: {varied}]
2: not diversified [syn: {undiversified}] [ant: {diversified}]

unvariedness
n : characterized by an absence of variation [ant: {variedness}]

unvarnished
adj 1: not having a coating of stain or varnish [syn: {unstained}]
2: free from any effort to soften to disguise; "the plain and unvarnished truth"; "the unvarnished candor of old people and children" [syn: {plain}]

unvarying
adj 1: persistent in occurrence and unvarying in nature; "maintained a constant temperature"; "a constant beat"; "principles of unvarying validity"; "a steady breeze" [syn: {changeless}, {constant}, {invariant}, {steady}]
2: lacking variety [syn: {unvaried}] [ant: {varied}]
3: always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences; "a street of uniform tall white buildings" [syn: {uniform}] [ant: {multiform}]

unveil
v 1: remove the veil from; "Women must not unveil themselves in public in Islamic societies" [ant: {veil}]
2: make visible; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings out the best in her"; "The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings" [syn: {uncover}, {bring out}, {reveal}]
3: remove the cover from; "unveil a painting"

unveiled
adj : revealed; especially by having a veil removed; "a new generation of unveiled women in Iran"; "applauding the unveiled statue of Winston Churchill" [ant: {veiled}]

unveiling
n 1: putting on display for the first time; "he attended the unveiling of the statue"
2: the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line" [syn: {introduction}, {debut}, {first appearance}, {launching}, {entry}]

unvendible
adj : not fit for sale [syn: {unmarketable}, {unmerchantable}]

unvented
adj : not provided with vents

unventilated
adj : not ventilated; "stuffy unventilated rooms" [ant: {ventilated}]

unverbalised
adj : not made explicit; "the unexpressed terms of the agreement"; "things left unsaid"; "some kind of unspoken agreement"; "his action is clear but his reason remains unstated" [syn: {unexpressed}, {unsaid}, {unstated}, {unuttered}, {unverbalized}, {unvoiced}, {unspoken}]

unverbalized
adj : not made explicit; "the unexpressed terms of the agreement"; "things left unsaid"; "some kind of unspoken agreement"; "his action is clear but his reason remains unstated" [syn: {unexpressed}, {unsaid}, {unstated}, {unuttered}, {unverbalised}, {unvoiced}, {unspoken}]

unverifiable
adj : (of e.g. evidence) not objective or easily verified [syn: {unobjective}]

unverified
adj : lacking proof or substantiation

unversed
adj : lacking knowledge or skill; "unversed in the jargon of the social scientist" [syn: {ignorant}] [ant: {versed}]

unvigilant
adj : not paying attention [syn: {inattentive}, {unobservant}, {unwatchful}]

unvindictive
adj : not vindictive

unvitrified
adj : (of ceramics) lacking a vitreous finish; "unvitrified pottery"

unvoiced
adj 1: of speech sounds [syn: {surd}, {voiceless}] [ant: {sonant}]
2: not using the voice; "unvoiced thoughts"; "unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'" [syn: {voiceless}] [ant: {voiced}]
3: not made explicit; "the unexpressed terms of the agreement"; "things left unsaid"; "some kind of unspoken agreement"; "his action is clear but his reason remains unstated" [syn: {unexpressed}, {unsaid}, {unstated}, {unuttered}, {unverbalized}, {unverbalised}, {unspoken}]

unvoluntary
adj : not subject to the control of the will; "involuntary manslaughter"; "involuntary servitude"; "an involuntary shudder"; "It (becoming a hero) was involuntary. They sank my boat"- John F.Kennedy [syn: {involuntary}, {nonvoluntary}] [ant: {voluntary}]

unvulcanised
adj : not vulcanized [syn: {unvulcanized}]

unvulcanized
adj : not vulcanized [syn: {unvulcanised}]

unwanted
adj 1: not wanted; not needed; "tried to give away unwanted kittens" [ant: {wanted}]
2: without being invited; "an unwanted intrusion"; "uninvited guests" [syn: {unasked}, {uninvited}]
3: interfering; "unwanted shadows distort the picture"; "removed the unwanted vegetation"

unwantedly
adv : in an unwanted manner; "he was unwantedly friendly" [syn: {uninvitedly}]

unwarily
adv : without heed or caution [ant: {warily}]

unwariness
n : the trait of not being cautious and watchful [ant: {wariness}]

unwarmed
adj : not having been heated or warmed; "an unheated room"; "unwarmed rolls" [syn: {unheated}]

unwarrantable
adj : incapable of being justified or explained [syn: {indefensible}, {insupportable}, {unjustifiable}, {unwarranted}]

unwarrantably
adv : in an unwarrantable manner or to an unwarranted degree; "in this painting, the relationship of the upper part of the body to the lower is uneasy and the right thigh seems unwarrantably stressed"

unwarranted
adj 1: incapable of being justified or explained [syn: {indefensible}, {insupportable}, {unjustifiable}, {unwarrantable}]
2: without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy" [syn: {baseless}, {groundless}, {idle}, {unfounded}]
3: lacking justification or authorization; "unreasonable searches and seizures"; "desire for undue private profit"; "unwarranted limitations of personal freedom" [syn: {undue}, {unjustified}]

unwary
adj : not alert to danger or deception; "the shrieks of unwary animals taken by surprise"; "some thieves prey especially on unwary travelers"; "seduce the unwary reader into easy acquiescence"- O.J.Campbell [ant: {wary}]

unwashed
adj 1: of or associated with the great masses of people; "the common people in those days suffered greatly"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "his square plebeian nose"; "a vulgar and objectionable person"; "the unwashed masses" [syn: {common}, {plebeian}, {vulgar}]
2: not cleaned with or as if with soap and water; "a sink full of unwashed dishes"

unwatchful
adj : not paying attention [syn: {inattentive}, {unobservant}, {unvigilant}]

unwavering
adj 1: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" [syn: {firm}, {steadfast}, {steady}, {unbendable}, {unfaltering}, {unshakable}]
2: not showing abrupt variations; "spoke in a level voice"; "she gave him a level look"- Louis Auchincloss [syn: {level}]

unwaveringly
adv : with resolute determination; "we firmly believed it"; "you must stand firm" [syn: {firm}, {firmly}, {steadfastly}]

unwaxed
adj : not waxed; "the unwaxed floor" [ant: {waxed}]

unweaned
adj : not weaned; "some children remain unweaned until their second or third birthdays" [ant: {weaned}]

unwearable
adj : not suitable for wear or able to be worn; "shoes so dilapidated as to be unwearable" [ant: {wearable}]

unwearied
adj : with unreduced energy [syn: {untired}, {unweary}]

unweary
adj : with unreduced energy [syn: {untired}, {unwearied}]

unwearying
adj : showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality; "an indefatigable advocate of equal rights"; "a tireless worker"; "unflagging pursuit of excellence" [syn: {indefatigable}, {tireless}, {unflagging}]

unweathered
adj : not worn away by exposure [syn: {uneroded}]

unweave
v : undo strands that have been woven together [ant: {weave}]

unwebbed
adj : (of the feet of some animals) not webbed; "a primitive frog with unwebbed toes" [ant: {webbed}]

unwed
adj : of someone who has not been married; "unwed mother" [syn: {unwedded}]

unwedded
adj : of someone who has not been married; "unwed mother" [syn: {unwed}]

unwelcome
adj 1: not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure; "unwelcome publicity"; "unwelcome interruptions"; "unwelcome visitors" [ant: {welcome}]
2: not welcome; "unwelcome publicity" [syn: {unwished}, {unwished-for}]

unwelcome guest
n : someone who gets in (to a party) without an invitation or without paying [syn: {gatecrasher}, {crasher}]

unwelcome person
n : a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome [syn: {persona non grata}]

unwell
adj 1: undergoing menstruation [syn: {menstruating}]
2: somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work" [syn: {ailing}, {indisposed}, {peaked(p)}, {poorly(p)}, {sickly}, {under the weather}]

unwellness
n : impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism [syn: {illness}, {malady}, {sickness}] [ant: {health}, {health}]

unwholesome
adj : detrimental to physical or moral well-being; "unwholesome food"; "unwholesome habits like smoking" [ant: {wholesome}]

unwholesomeness
n : the quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you [syn: {morbidness}, {morbidity}] [ant: {wholesomeness}]

unwieldiness
n : trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape; "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano" [syn: {awkwardness}, {cumbersomeness}]

unwieldy
adj 1: difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape; "we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter"; "almost dropped the unwieldy parcel" [syn: {unmanageable}] [ant: {wieldy}]
2: lacking grace in movement or posture; "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair" [syn: {gawky}, {clumsy}, {clunky}, {ungainly}]

unwilled
adj 1: without deliberate intent; "my heart with unwilled love grew warm"- George Macdonald [syn: {unintentional}]
2: without deliberate volition

unwilling
adj 1: not disposed or inclined toward; "an unwilling assistant" [ant: {willing}]
2: in spite of contrary volition

unwillingly
adv : in an unwilling manner; "he had sinned against her unwillingly" [ant: {willingly}]

unwillingness
n : the trait of being unwilling; "his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made" [ant: {willingness}]

unwind
v 1: reverse the winding or twisting of; "unwind a ball of yarn" [syn: {wind off}, {unroll}] [ant: {wind}]
2: separate the tangles of [syn: {disentangle}]
3: become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work" [syn: {relax}, {loosen up}, {unbend}, {decompress}, {slow down}] [ant: {tense}]
4: cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me" [syn: {relax}, {unstrain}, {unlax}, {loosen up}, {make relaxed}] [ant: {tense}, {tense}] [also: {unwound}]

unwinding
adj : unwinding from or as if from a reel; "recorded on the unreeling film inside her"; "a long unwinding silk cocoon" [syn: {unreeling}]

unwire
v : undo the wiring of [ant: {wire}]

unwise
adj 1: showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom; "an unwise investor is soon impoverished"
2: not appropriate to the purpose [syn: {inexpedient}]

unwisely
adv : without good sense or judgment; "He acted foolishly when he agreed to come" [syn: {foolishly}] [ant: {wisely}]

unwiseness
n : the trait of acting stupidly or rashly [syn: {folly}, {foolishness}] [ant: {wisdom}]

unwished
adj : not welcome; "unwelcome publicity" [syn: {unwelcome}, {unwished-for}]

unwished-for
adj : not welcome; "unwelcome publicity" [syn: {unwelcome}, {unwished}]

unwitting
adj 1: not intentional; "an unintended slight"; "an unintentional pun"; "the offense was unintentional"; "an unwitting mistake may be overlooked" [syn: {unintentional}, {unplanned}]
2: not aware or knowing; "an unwitting subject in an experiment" [syn: {unaware}] [ant: {witting}]
3: lacking information or knowledge; "an unknowledgeable assistant" [syn: {ignorant}, {unknowledgeable}, {unknowing}]

unwittingly
adv : without knowledge or intention; "he unwittingly deleted the references" [syn: {inadvertently}, {unknowingly}] [ant: {mindfully}, {wittingly}, {wittingly}]

unwomanly
adj : not womanly; "the logical clearness of her arguments...condemned her as eccentric and unwomanly" [ant: {womanly}]

unwonted
adj : out of the ordinary; "an unwonted softness in her face"

unwontedly
adv : in an unusual manner

unwooded
adj : not wooded [syn: {treeless}] [ant: {wooded}]

unworkable
adj : not capable of being carried out or put into practice; "refloating the sunken ship proved impracticable because of its fragility"; "a suggested reform that was unfeasible in the prevailing circumstances" [syn: {impracticable}, {infeasible}, {unfeasible}]

unworkmanlike
adj : not characteristic of or suitable for a good workman; "an unworkmanlike result"; "an unworkmanlike tool"

unworldly
adj 1: not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations; "was unworldly and did not greatly miss worldly rewards"- Sheldon Cheney [ant: {worldly}]
2: not wise in the ways of the world; "either too unsophisticated or too honest to promise more than he could deliver"; "this helplessly unworldly woman"- Kate O'Brien [syn: {unsophisticated}]

unworn
adj : not affected by wear [ant: {worn}]

unworried
adj : free of trouble and worry and care; "the carefree joys of childhood"; "carefree millionaires, untroubled financially" [syn: {carefree}]

unworthily
adv : in an unworthy manner

unworthiness
n : the quality of being bad by virtue of lacking merit or value [ant: {worthiness}]

unworthy
adj 1: lacking in value or merit; "dispel a student whose conduct is deemed unworthy"; "unworthy of forgiveness" [ant: {worthy}]
2: morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them" [syn: {despicable}, {ugly}, {vile}]

unworthy of
adj : not deserving; "the undeserving poor" [syn: {undeserving}, {undeserving of(p)}, {unworthy of(p)}]

unwound
See {unwind}

unwound
unwind
v 1: reverse the winding or twisting of; "unwind a ball of yarn" [syn: {wind off}, {unroll}] [ant: {wind}]
2: separate the tangles of [syn: {disentangle}]
3: become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work" [syn: {relax}, {loosen up}, {unbend}, {decompress}, {slow down}] [ant: {tense}]
4: cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me" [syn: {relax}, {unstrain}, {unlax}, {loosen up}, {make relaxed}] [ant: {tense}, {tense}] [also: {unwound}]

unwound
adj : no longer wound; "the thread has come unwound"

unwounded
adj : not wounded

unwoven
adj : not woven; "tapa cloth is an unwoven fabric made by pounding bark into a thin sheet" [ant: {woven}]

unwrap
v : remove the outer cover or wrapping of; "Let's unwrap the gifts!"; "undo the parcel" [syn: {undo}] [ant: {wrap}] [also: {unwrapping}, {unwrapped}]

unwrapped
See {unwrap}

unwrapped
unwrap
v : remove the outer cover or wrapping of; "Let's unwrap the gifts!"; "undo the parcel" [syn: {undo}] [ant: {wrap}] [also: {unwrapping}, {unwrapped}]

unwrapped
adj : not yet wrapped or having the wrapping removed; "she faced a mountainous pile of presents still unwrapped"; "the floor around the tree was littered with gifts already unwrapped" [ant: {wrapped}]

unwrapping
See {unwrap}

unwrapping
unwrap
v : remove the outer cover or wrapping of; "Let's unwrap the gifts!"; "undo the parcel" [syn: {undo}] [ant: {wrap}] [also: {unwrapping}, {unwrapped}]

unwrinkled
adj 1: not wrinkled or creased [syn: {wrinkleless}] [ant: {wrinkled}]
2: not marked with wrinkles; "unwrinkled cheeks" [syn: {smooth}]

unwritten
adj 1: based on custom rather than documentation; "an unwritten law"; "rites...so ancient that they well might have had their unwritten origins in Aurignacian times"- J.L.T.C.Spence [ant: {written}]
2: using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement" [syn: {oral}]
3: said or done without having been planned or written in advance; "he made a few ad-lib remarks" [syn: {ad-lib}, {spontaneous}]

unwritten law
n : law based on customary behavior

unyielding
adj 1: stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion" [syn: {bulldog}, {dogged}, {dour}, {pertinacious}, {tenacious}]
2: refusing to give way or compromise; "unyielding determination"
3: having austere inflexibility; "a flinty manner"; "granitic morality"; "his unyielding mouth and glassy eyes"- Marchette Chute [syn: {flinty}, {granitic}]

unyieldingness
n : resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible [syn: {adamance}, {obduracy}]

unyoke
v : remove the yoke from; "unyoke the cow" [ant: {yoke}]

unzip
v : open the zipper of; "unzip the bag" [ant: {zip up}] [also: {unzipping}, {unzipped}]

unzipped
See {unzip}

unzipped
unzip
v : open the zipper of; "unzip the bag" [ant: {zip up}] [also: {unzipping}, {unzipped}]

unzipping
See {unzip}

unzipping
unzip
v : open the zipper of; "unzip the bag" [ant: {zip up}] [also: {unzipping}, {unzipped}]

up
adj 1: being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up" [ant: {down}]
2: getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an improving economy" [syn: {improving}]
3: extending or moving toward a higher place; "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish" [syn: {up(a)}, {upward(a)}]
4: (usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness; "he was up on his homework"; "had to be up for the game" [syn: {up(p)}]
5: open; "the windows are up"
6: (used of computers) operating properly; "how soon will the computers be up?" [syn: {up(p)}]
7: used up; "time is up" [syn: {up(p)}]
8: out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning" [syn: {astir(p)}, {up(p)}]
adv 1: spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile" [syn: {upwards}, {upward}, {upwardly}] [ant: {down}, {down}, {down}, {down}]
2: to a higher intensity; "he turned up the volume" [ant: {down}]
3: nearer to the speaker; "he walked up and grabbed my lapels"
4: to a more central or a more northerly place; "was transferred up to headquarters"; "up to Canada for a vacation" [ant: {down}]
5: to a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward" [syn: {upwards}, {upward}]
v : raise; "up the ante" [also: {upping}, {upped}]

up and down
adv 1: moving backward and forward along a given course; "he walked up and down the locker room"; "all up and down the Eastern seaboard"
2: alternately upward and downward; "he eyed him up and down"

up here
adv : in a specified area or place; "you shouldn't be up here" [syn: {over here}]

up in the air
adj 1: very uncertain; "left everything up in the air"
2: not yet determined; "plans are still up in the air"

up on
adj : being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge; "kept abreast of the latest developments"; "constant revision keeps the book au courant"; "always au fait on the latest events"; "up on the news" [syn: {abreast of(p)}, {au courant}, {au fait}, {up on(p)}]

up quark
n : a stable quark with an electric charge of +2/3 and a mass 607 times that of an electron

up the stairs
adv : on a floor above; "they lived upstairs" [syn: {upstairs}, {on a higher floor}] [ant: {downstairs}]

up to
adj 1: busy or occupied with; "what have you been up to?"; "up to no good"
2: having the requisite qualities for; "equal to the task"; "the work isn't up to the standard I require" [syn: {adequate to(p)}, {capable}, {equal to(p)}, {up to(p)}]

up to her neck
adj : deeply involved; "neck-deep in work"; "up to their necks in debt" [syn: {neck-deep}, {up to my neck}, {up to your neck}, {up to his neck}, {up to our necks}, {up to their necks}]

up to his neck
adj : deeply involved; "neck-deep in work"; "up to their necks in debt" [syn: {neck-deep}, {up to my neck}, {up to your neck}, {up to her neck}, {up to our necks}, {up to their necks}]

up to my neck
adj : deeply involved; "neck-deep in work"; "up to their necks in debt" [syn: {neck-deep}, {up to your neck}, {up to her neck}, {up to his neck}, {up to our necks}, {up to their necks}]

up to now
adv 1: used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time; "So far he hasn't called"; "the sun isn't up yet" [syn: {so far}, {thus far}, {hitherto}, {heretofore}, {as yet}, {yet}, {til now}, {until now}]
2: prior to the present time; "no suspect has been found to date" [syn: {to date}]

up to our necks
adj : deeply involved; "neck-deep in work"; "up to their necks in debt" [syn: {neck-deep}, {up to my neck}, {up to your neck}, {up to her neck}, {up to his neck}, {up to their necks}]

up to their necks
adj : deeply involved; "neck-deep in work"; "up to their necks in debt" [syn: {neck-deep}, {up to my neck}, {up to your neck}, {up to her neck}, {up to his neck}, {up to our necks}]

up to your neck
adj : deeply involved; "neck-deep in work"; "up to their necks in debt" [syn: {neck-deep}, {up to my neck}, {up to her neck}, {up to his neck}, {up to our necks}, {up to their necks}]

up-and-coming
adj : working hard to promote an enterprise [syn: {energetic}, {gumptious}, {industrious}]

Upanishad
n : a later sacred text of Hinduism of a mystical nature dealing with metaphysical questions; "the Vedanta philosophy developed from the pantheistic views of the Upanishads"

upbeat
adj : pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic [syn: {cheerful}, {pollyannaish}]
n 1: a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous; "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles" [syn: {wellbeing}, {well-being}, {welfare}, {eudaemonia}, {eudaimonia}] [ant: {ill-being}]
2: an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)

upbound
adj : heading in any direction that is conventionally up; "upbound shipping lanes"

up-bow
n : an upward stroke from the tip to the heel of the bow

upbraid
v : express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior" [syn: {reproach}]

upbraider
n : someone who finds fault or imputes blame [syn: {reprover}, {reproacher}, {rebuker}]

upbraiding
n : a severe scolding [syn: {castigation}, {earful}, {bawling out}, {chewing out}, {going-over}, {dressing down}]

upbringing
n 1: properties acquired during a person's formative years
2: raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" [syn: {breeding}, {bringing up}, {fostering}, {fosterage}, {nurture}, {raising}, {rearing}]

upbuilt
See {upbuild}

upcast
n : air passage consisting of a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine

upchuck
v : eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {purge}, {cast}, {sick}, {cat}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {regorge}, {retch}, {puke}, {barf}, {spew}, {spue}, {chuck}, {honk}, {regurgitate}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]

upcoming
adj : of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions" [syn: {approaching}, {coming(a)}, {forthcoming}]

up-country
adv : to or in the interior of a country or region; "they live upcountry"

upcountry
adj : of or coming from the middle of a region or country; "upcountry districts" [syn: {interior}, {midland}]

upcurved
adj : curving upward

update
n : news that updates your information
v 1: modernize or bring up to date; "We updated the kitchen in the old house"
2: bring up to date; supply with recent information
3: bring to the latest state of technology

updating
n : the act of changing something to bring it up to date (usually by adding something); "criminal records need regular updating"

Updike
n : United States author (born 1932) [syn: {John Updike}, {John Hoyer Updike}]

updraft
n : a strong upward air current

upend
v 1: become turned or set on end; "the airplanes upended"
2: set, turn, or stand on end; "upend the box and empty the contents"

upended
adj : turned up on end

upending
n : turning upside down; setting on end [syn: {inversion}]

upfield
adj : away from the defending teams's end of the playing field

upfront
adj : frank and honest; "he was upfront about his intentions"

upgrade
n 1: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise" [syn: {ascent}, {acclivity}, {rise}, {raise}, {climb}] [ant: {descent}]
2: software that provides better performance than an earlier version did
3: a reservation that is upgraded; "I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full"
4: the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises [syn: {rise}, {rising slope}]
5: hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did
6: the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components); "the power plant received a new upgrade"
v 1: rate higher; raise in value or esteem [ant: {downgrade}]
2: to improve, especially something that was old or outdated; "I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software"; "The company upgraded their personnel"
3: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" [syn: {promote}, {advance}, {kick upstairs}, {raise}, {elevate}] [ant: {demote}]
4: get better travel conditions; "I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked"
5: give better travel conditions to; "The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full"

upheaval
n 1: a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence" [syn: {turbulence}, {Sturm und Drang}]
2: a violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market" [syn: {convulsion}, {turmoil}]
3: (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) [syn: {uplift}, {upthrow}, {upthrust}]
4: disturbance usually in protest [syn: {agitation}, {excitement}, {turmoil}, {hullabaloo}]

upheave
v : lift forcefully from beneath [also: {uphove}]

upheld
See {uphold}

upheld
uphold
v 1: keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" [syn: {continue}, {carry on}, {bear on}, {preserve}] [ant: {discontinue}]
2: stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals
3: support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict" [syn: {maintain}] [also: {upheld}]

uphill
adj 1: sloping upward [syn: {acclivitous}, {rising}]
2: hard to overcome or surmount; "a stiff hike"; "a stiff exam"; "an uphill battle against a popular incumbant" [syn: {stiff}]
n : the upward slope of a hill
adv 1: against difficulties; "she was talking uphill"
2: upward on a hill or incline; "this street lay uphill"

uphold
v 1: keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" [syn: {continue}, {carry on}, {bear on}, {preserve}] [ant: {discontinue}]
2: stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals
3: support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict" [syn: {maintain}] [also: {upheld}]

upholder
n : someone who upholds or maintains; "firm upholders of tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of democracy" [syn: {maintainer}, {sustainer}]

upholster
v : provide furniture with padding, springs, webbing, and covers

upholsterer
n : a craftsman who upholsters furniture

upholstery
n 1: covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture
2: the craft of upholstering

upholstery material
n : the fabric used in upholstering

upholstery needle
n : any of several very heavy and sometimes curved sewing needles used by upholsterers

uphove
See {upheave}

uphove
upheave
v : lift forcefully from beneath [also: {uphove}]

Upjohn
n : United States architect (born in England) (1802-1878) [syn: {Richard Upjohn}]

upkeep
n 1: activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care" [syn: {care}, {maintenance}]
2: the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment" [syn: {sustenance}, {sustentation}, {sustainment}, {maintenance}]

upland
adj : used of high or hilly country [syn: {highland(a)}] [ant: {lowland}]
n : elevated (e.g., mountainous) land [syn: {highland}] [ant: {lowland}]

upland cotton
n : native tropical American plant now cultivated in the United States yielding short-staple cotton [syn: {Gossypium hirsutum}]

upland plover
n : large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands [syn: {upland sandpiper}, {Bartramian sandpiper}, {Bartramia longicauda}]

upland sandpiper
n : large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands [syn: {upland plover}, {Bartramian sandpiper}, {Bartramia longicauda}]

upland white aster
n : tufted rigid North American perennial with loose clusters of white flowers [syn: {Aster ptarmicoides}]

uplift
n 1: (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) [syn: {upheaval}, {upthrow}, {upthrust}]
2: a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts
v 1: fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits" [syn: {elate}, {lift up}, {pick up}, {intoxicate}] [ant: {depress}]
2: lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces; "the earth's movement uplifted this part of town"
3: lift up or elevate

uplifted
adj : exalted emotionally especially with pride

uplifting
n : the rise of something; "the uplifting of the clouds revealed the blue of a summer sky"

uplink
n : a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission

upload
v : transfer a file or program to a central computer from a smaller computer or a computer at a remote location [ant: {download}]

upmarket
adj : designed for high-income consumers; "he turned up in well-cut clothes...and upmarket felt hats"- New Yorker [ant: {downmarket}]

upmost
adj : at or nearest to the top; "the uppermost book in the pile"; "on the topmost step" [syn: {topmost}, {uppermost}]

upon one's guard
adj : vigilant; "on guard against con artists"; "must remain on your guard in such a situation" [syn: {on guard}, {on one's guard(p)}, {upon one's guard(p)}, {on your guard}]

upped
See {up}

upped
up
adj 1: being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up" [ant: {down}]
2: getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an improving economy" [syn: {improving}]
3: extending or moving toward a higher place; "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish" [syn: {up(a)}, {upward(a)}]
4: (usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness; "he was up on his homework"; "had to be up for the game" [syn: {up(p)}]
5: open; "the windows are up"
6: (used of computers) operating properly; "how soon will the computers be up?" [syn: {up(p)}]
7: used up; "time is up" [syn: {up(p)}]
8: out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning" [syn: {astir(p)}, {up(p)}]
adv 1: spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile" [syn: {upwards}, {upward}, {upwardly}] [ant: {down}, {down}, {down}, {down}]
2: to a higher intensity; "he turned up the volume" [ant: {down}]
3: nearer to the speaker; "he walked up and grabbed my lapels"
4: to a more central or a more northerly place; "was transferred up to headquarters"; "up to Canada for a vacation" [ant: {down}]
5: to a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward" [syn: {upwards}, {upward}]
v : raise; "up the ante" [also: {upping}, {upped}]

upper
adj 1: higher in place or position; "the upper bunk"; "in the upper center of the picture"; "the upper stories"
2: the topmost one of two
3: superior in rank or accomplishment; "the upper half of the class"
n 1: the higher of two berths [syn: {upper berth}]
2: piece of leather that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole
3: a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression [syn: {amphetamine}, {pep pill}, {speed}]

Upper Avon
n : a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn [syn: {Avon}, {River Avon}, {Upper Avon River}]

Upper Avon River
n : a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn [syn: {Avon}, {River Avon}, {Upper Avon}]

upper balcony
n : rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats [syn: {second balcony}, {family circle}, {peanut gallery}]

upper berth
n : the higher of two berths [syn: {upper}]

upper bound
n : (mathematics) a number equal to or greater than any other number in a given set

upper cannon
n : cannon that provides plate armor for the upper arm [syn: {rerebrace}]

Upper Carboniferous
n : from 310 million to 280 million years ago; warm climate; swampy land [syn: {Pennsylvanian}, {Pennsylvanian period}, {Upper Carboniferous period}]

Upper Carboniferous period
n : from 310 million to 280 million years ago; warm climate; swampy land [syn: {Pennsylvanian}, {Pennsylvanian period}, {Upper Carboniferous}]

upper case
n : one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; "printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters" [syn: {capital}, {capital letter}, {upper-case letter}, {majuscule}] [ant: {small letter}]

upper class
n : the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy [syn: {upper crust}]

upper crust
n : the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy [syn: {upper class}]

upper deck
n : a higher deck

Upper Egypt
n : one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt; extends south from Cairo to Sudan

upper hand
n : position of advantage and control [syn: {whip hand}]

upper jaw
n : the upper jawbone in vertebrates; it is fused to the cranium [syn: {upper jawbone}, {maxilla}]

upper jawbone
n : the upper jawbone in vertebrates; it is fused to the cranium [syn: {upper jaw}, {maxilla}]

upper limit
n 1: the largest possible quantity [syn: {maximum}] [ant: {minimum}]
2: the limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something

upper mantle
n : the upper part of the mantle

Upper Paleolithic
n : the time period during which only modern Homo sapiens was known to have existed; ended about 10,000 years BC

Upper Peninsula
n : the peninsula between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan that forms the northwestern part of Michigan

upper respiratory infection
n : infection of the upper respiratory tract

upper respiratory tract
n : the nose and throat and trachea

upper side
n : the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted" [syn: {top}, {top side}, {upside}]

upper surface
n : the side that is uppermost

Upper Volta
n : a desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa; was formerly Upper Volta under French rule but gained independence in 1960 [syn: {Burkina Faso}]

uppercase
adj : relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case; "uppercase letters; X and Y and Z etc" [ant: {lowercase}]

upper-case letter
n : one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; "printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters" [syn: {capital}, {capital letter}, {upper case}, {majuscule}] [ant: {small letter}]

upper-class
adj : occupying the highest socioeconomic position in a society [ant: {lower-class}, {middle-class}]

uppercut
n : a swinging blow directed upward (especially at an opponent's chin) [also: {uppercutting}]

uppercutting
See {uppercut}

uppercutting
uppercut
n : a swinging blow directed upward (especially at an opponent's chin) [also: {uppercutting}]

upper-level
adj : at an elevated level in rank or importance; "a high-level official"; "a high-level corporate briefing"; "upper-level management" [syn: {high-level}, {high-ranking}]

upper-lower-class
adj : occupying the upper part of the lower class

upper-middle-class
adj : occupying the upper part of the middle socioeconomic range in a society

uppermost
adj : at or nearest to the top; "the uppermost book in the pile"; "on the topmost step" [syn: {topmost}, {upmost}]
adv 1: in or into the most prominent position, as in the mind; "say what comes uppermost"
2: in or into the highest position; "the blade turned uppermost"

Upper-Normandy
n : a division of Normandy [syn: {Haute-Normandie}]

upping
See {up}

upping
up
adj 1: being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up" [ant: {down}]
2: getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an improving economy" [syn: {improving}]
3: extending or moving toward a higher place; "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish" [syn: {up(a)}, {upward(a)}]
4: (usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness; "he was up on his homework"; "had to be up for the game" [syn: {up(p)}]
5: open; "the windows are up"
6: (used of computers) operating properly; "how soon will the computers be up?" [syn: {up(p)}]
7: used up; "time is up" [syn: {up(p)}]
8: out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning" [syn: {astir(p)}, {up(p)}]
adv 1: spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile" [syn: {upwards}, {upward}, {upwardly}] [ant: {down}, {down}, {down}, {down}]
2: to a higher intensity; "he turned up the volume" [ant: {down}]
3: nearer to the speaker; "he walked up and grabbed my lapels"
4: to a more central or a more northerly place; "was transferred up to headquarters"; "up to Canada for a vacation" [ant: {down}]
5: to a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward" [syn: {upwards}, {upward}]
v : raise; "up the ante" [also: {upping}, {upped}]

uppish
adj : used colloquially of one who is overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety" [syn: {bigheaded}, {persnickety}, {snooty}, {snot-nosed}, {snotty}, {stuck-up}, {too big for one's breeches}]

uppishly
adv : in a snobbish manner; "they snobbishly excluded their less wealthy friends from the party" [syn: {snobbishly}, {snootily}]

uppishness
n : assumption of airs beyond one's station [syn: {uppityness}]

uppity
adj : presumptuously arrogant; "had a witty but overweening manner"; "no idea how overweening he would be"- S.V.Benet; "getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down"- NY Times [syn: {overweening}]

uppityness
n : assumption of airs beyond one's station [syn: {uppishness}]

UPPP
n : surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea) [syn: {palatopharyngoplasty}, {PPP}, {uvulopalatopharyngoplasty}]

Uppsala
n : a city is east central Sweden north northwest of Stockholm [syn: {Upsala}]

upraise
v : cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts" [syn: {resurrect}, {raise}]

upraised
adj : held up in the air; "stood with arms upraised"; "her upraised flag" [syn: {lifted}]

upright
adj 1: in a vertical position; not sloping; "an upright post" [syn: {unsloped}]
2: of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"; "the life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous"- Frederick Douglass [syn: {good}, {just}, {virtuous}]
3: erect in posture; "behind him sat old man Arthur; he was straight with something angry in his attitude"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back" [syn: {straight}, {unbent}, {unbowed}]
4: maintaining an erect position; "standing timber"; "many buildings were still standing" [syn: {standing}] [ant: {falling}]
5: upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright" [syn: {erect}, {vertical}] [ant: {unerect}]
n 1: a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights" [syn: {vertical}]
2: a piano with a vertical sounding board [syn: {upright piano}]

upright piano
n : a piano with a vertical sounding board [syn: {upright}]

uprightly
adv 1: in an honorable manner; "he acted honorably" [syn: {honorably}] [ant: {dishonorably}]
2: in an upright position

uprightness
n 1: the property of being upright in posture [syn: {erectness}]
2: position at right angles to the horizon [syn: {verticality}, {verticalness}, {erectness}]
3: uprightness as a consequence of being honorable and honest [syn: {rectitude}]

uprise
v 1: come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" [syn: {originate}, {arise}, {rise}, {develop}, {spring up}, {grow}]
2: ascend as a sound; "The choirs singing uprose and filled the church"
3: rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!" [syn: {bristle}, {stand up}]
4: rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded" [syn: {arise}, {rise}, {get up}, {stand up}] [ant: {sit down}, {lie down}]
5: come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends" [syn: {rise}, {come up}, {ascend}] [ant: {set}]
6: move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" [syn: {rise}, {lift}, {arise}, {move up}, {go up}, {come up}] [ant: {descend}]
7: return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise" [syn: {resurrect}, {rise}]
8: get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night" [syn: {get up}, {turn out}, {arise}, {rise}] [ant: {go to bed}, {go to bed}] [also: {uprose}, {uprisen}]

uprisen
See {uprise}

uprisen
uprise
v 1: come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" [syn: {originate}, {arise}, {rise}, {develop}, {spring up}, {grow}]
2: ascend as a sound; "The choirs singing uprose and filled the church"
3: rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!" [syn: {bristle}, {stand up}]
4: rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded" [syn: {arise}, {rise}, {get up}, {stand up}] [ant: {sit down}, {lie down}]
5: come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends" [syn: {rise}, {come up}, {ascend}] [ant: {set}]
6: move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" [syn: {rise}, {lift}, {arise}, {move up}, {go up}, {come up}] [ant: {descend}]
7: return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise" [syn: {resurrect}, {rise}]
8: get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night" [syn: {get up}, {turn out}, {arise}, {rise}] [ant: {go to bed}, {go to bed}] [also: {uprose}, {uprisen}]

uprising
n : organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another [syn: {rebellion}, {insurrection}, {revolt}, {rising}]

upriver
adv : toward the source or against the current [syn: {upstream}] [ant: {downriver}, {downriver}]

uproar
n 1: a state of commotion and noise and confusion [syn: {tumult}, {tumultuousness}, {garboil}]
2: loud confused noise from many sources [syn: {hubbub}, {brouhaha}, {katzenjammer}]

uproarious
adj 1: uncontrollably noisy [syn: {rackety}, {rip-roaring}]
2: marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter; "hilarious broad comedy"; "a screaming farce"; "uproarious stories" [syn: {hilarious}, {screaming(a)}]

uproariously
adv : in a hilarious manner; "hilariously funny" [syn: {hilariously}]

uproot
v 1: move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment; "The war uprooted many people" [syn: {displace}, {deracinate}]
2: destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" [syn: {eradicate}, {extirpate}, {exterminate}]
3: pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden" [syn: {extirpate}, {deracinate}, {root out}]

uprooter
n : a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to; "a destroyer of the environment"; "jealousy was his undoer"; "uprooters of gravestones" [syn: {destroyer}, {ruiner}, {undoer}, {waster}]

uprose
See {uprise}

uprose
uprise
v 1: come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" [syn: {originate}, {arise}, {rise}, {develop}, {spring up}, {grow}]
2: ascend as a sound; "The choirs singing uprose and filled the church"
3: rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!" [syn: {bristle}, {stand up}]
4: rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded" [syn: {arise}, {rise}, {get up}, {stand up}] [ant: {sit down}, {lie down}]
5: come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends" [syn: {rise}, {come up}, {ascend}] [ant: {set}]
6: move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" [syn: {rise}, {lift}, {arise}, {move up}, {go up}, {come up}] [ant: {descend}]
7: return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise" [syn: {resurrect}, {rise}]
8: get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night" [syn: {get up}, {turn out}, {arise}, {rise}] [ant: {go to bed}, {go to bed}] [also: {uprose}, {uprisen}]

Upsala
n : a city is east central Sweden north northwest of Stockholm [syn: {Uppsala}]

upscale
adj : appropriate for people with good incomes; "an upscale neighborhood"; "an upscale motel"

upset
adj 1: afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children" [syn: {disquieted}, {distressed}, {disturbed}, {worried}]
2: thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset" [syn: {broken}, {confused}, {disordered}]
3: used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win; "the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers" [syn: {upset(a)}]
4: mildly physically distressed; "an upset stomach"
5: having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom; "an overturned car"; "the upset pitcher of milk"; "sat on an upturned bucket" [syn: {overturned}, {upturned}]
n 1: an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me" [syn: {disturbance}, {perturbation}]
2: the act of disturbing the mind or body; "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living" [syn: {derangement}, {overthrow}]
3: condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time" [syn: {disorder}]
4: a tool used to thicken or spread (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging [syn: {swage}]
5: the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed" [syn: {overturn}, {turnover}]
6: an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath" [syn: {overturn}]
v 1: disturb the balance or stability of; "The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"
2: cause to lose one's composure [syn: {discompose}, {untune}, {disconcert}, {discomfit}]
3: move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought" [syn: {disturb}, {trouble}]
4: cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer" [syn: {overturn}, {tip over}, {turn over}, {knock over}, {bowl over}, {tump over}]
5: form metals with a swage [syn: {swage}]
6: defeat suddenly and unexpectedly; "The foreign team upset the local team" [also: {upsetting}]

upset price
n : (auction) the minimum price at which a seller of property will entertain bids

upset stomach
n : a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea [syn: {indigestion}, {dyspepsia}, {stomach upset}]

upsetter
n : an unexpected winner; someone who defeats the favorite competitor

upsetting
See {upset}

upsetting
upset
adj 1: afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children" [syn: {disquieted}, {distressed}, {disturbed}, {worried}]
2: thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset" [syn: {broken}, {confused}, {disordered}]
3: used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win; "the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers" [syn: {upset(a)}]
4: mildly physically distressed; "an upset stomach"
5: having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom; "an overturned car"; "the upset pitcher of milk"; "sat on an upturned bucket" [syn: {overturned}, {upturned}]
n 1: an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me" [syn: {disturbance}, {perturbation}]
2: the act of disturbing the mind or body; "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living" [syn: {derangement}, {overthrow}]
3: condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time" [syn: {disorder}]
4: a tool used to thicken or spread (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging [syn: {swage}]
5: the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed" [syn: {overturn}, {turnover}]
6: an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath" [syn: {overturn}]
v 1: disturb the balance or stability of; "The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"
2: cause to lose one's composure [syn: {discompose}, {untune}, {disconcert}, {discomfit}]
3: move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought" [syn: {disturb}, {trouble}]
4: cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer" [syn: {overturn}, {tip over}, {turn over}, {knock over}, {bowl over}, {tump over}]
5: form metals with a swage [syn: {swage}]
6: defeat suddenly and unexpectedly; "The foreign team upset the local team" [also: {upsetting}]

upsetting
adj : causing an emotional disturbance; "his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly"- Herb Caen; "an upsetting experience" [syn: {disconcerting}]

upshot
n : a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" [syn: {consequence}, {effect}, {outcome}, {result}, {event}, {issue}]

upside
n : the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted" [syn: {top}, {top side}, {upper side}]

upside down
adv : in an inverted manner; "the box was lying on the floor upside down"

upside-down
adj : being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed; "a quotation mark is sometimes called an inverted comma"; "an upside-down cake" [syn: {inverted}]

upside-down cake
n : batter baked atop a layer of sweetened fruit then turned upside down so fruit is on top [syn: {skillet cake}]

upsilon
n : the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet

upsprang
See {upspring}

upsprung
See {upspring}

upstage
adj 1: of the back half of a stage; "she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience" [ant: {downstage}]
2: remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers" [syn: {aloof}, {distant}]
adv : at or toward the rear of the stage; "the dancers were directed to move upstage" [ant: {downstage}]
v 1: treat snobbishly, put in one's place
2: move (another actor) upstage, forcing him to turn away from the audience
3: steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else; "When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress"

upstager
n : a selfish actor who upstages the other actors

upstair
adj : on or of upper floors of a building; "the upstairs maid"; "an upstairs room" [syn: {upstairs}] [ant: {downstairs}]

upstairs
adj : on or of upper floors of a building; "the upstairs maid"; "an upstairs room" [syn: {upstair}] [ant: {downstairs}]
adv 1: on a floor above; "they lived upstairs" [syn: {up the stairs}, {on a higher floor}] [ant: {downstairs}]
2: with respect to the mind; "she's a bit weak upstairs" [syn: {in the head}, {in the mind}]

upstanding
adj : having high moral qualities; "a noble spirit"; "a solid citizen"; "an upstanding man"; "a worthy successor" [syn: {noble}, {solid}, {worthy}]

upstart
adj : characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position [syn: {nouveau-riche}, {parvenu}, {parvenue}, {upstart(a)}]
n 1: an arrogant or presumptuous person
2: a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class [syn: {parvenu}, {nouveau-riche}, {arriviste}]
3: a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an errect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright [syn: {kip}]

upstate
adv : in or toward the northern parts of a state; "he lives upstate New York"

upstream
adj : in the direction against a stream's current [ant: {downstream}]
adv 1: toward the source or against the current [syn: {upriver}] [ant: {downriver}, {downriver}]
2: against the current; "he swam upstream"

upstroke
n : a stroke normally made in an upward direction

upsurge
n 1: a sudden forceful flow [syn: {rush}, {spate}, {surge}]
2: a sudden or abrupt strong increase; "stimulated a surge of speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in violent crime" [syn: {surge}]

upswept
See {upsweep}

upswollen
See {upswell}

upswung
See {upswing}

uptake
n 1: the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) [syn: {consumption}, {ingestion}, {intake}]
2: a process of taking up or using up or consuming; "they developed paper napkins with greater uptake of liquids"

upthrow
n : (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) [syn: {upheaval}, {uplift}, {upthrust}]

upthrust
n : (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) [syn: {upheaval}, {uplift}, {upthrow}]

up-tick
n : a small increase; "the up-tick in terrorist activity"

uptick
n : a transaction in the stock market at a price above the price of the preceding transaction [ant: {downtick}]

uptight
adj : being in a tense state [syn: {edgy}, {high-strung}, {highly strung}, {in suspense(p)}, {jittery}, {jumpy}, {nervy}, {overstrung}, {restive}]

uptime
n : a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is functioning and available for use [ant: {downtime}]

up-to-date
adj 1: reflecting the latest information or changes; "an up-to-date issue of the magazine"
2: in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style; "wears only the latest style"; "the last thing in swimwear"; "knows the newest dances"; "cutting-edge technology"; "a with-it boutique" [syn: {latest}, {last}, {newest}, {cutting-edge}, {with-it}]

up-to-dateness
n : the property of belonging to the present time; "the currency of a slang term" [syn: {currentness}, {currency}]

Upton Beall Sinclair
n : United States writer whose novels argued for social reform (1878-1968) [syn: {Sinclair}, {Upton Sinclair}]

Upton Sinclair
n : United States writer whose novels argued for social reform (1878-1968) [syn: {Sinclair}, {Upton Beall Sinclair}]

up-to-the-minute
adj : up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date; "the news is up-to-the-minute"; "the very latest scientific discoveries" [syn: {latest}]

uptown
adj : of or located in the upper part of a town; "uptown residential areas" [ant: {downtown}]
n : a residential part of town away from the central commercial district
adv : toward or in the upper part of town [ant: {downtown}]

upturn
n : an upward movement or trend as in business activity

upturned
adj 1: having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom; "an overturned car"; "the upset pitcher of milk"; "sat on an upturned bucket" [syn: {overturned}, {upset}]
2: (used of noses) turned up at the end; "a retrousse nose"; "a small upturned nose" [syn: {retrousse}, {tip-tilted}]

Upupa
n : type genus of the Upupidae [syn: {genus Upupa}]

Upupa epops
n : pinkish-brown hoopoe with black-and-white wings [syn: {Euopean hoopoe}]

Upupidae
n : hoopoes [syn: {family Upupidae}]

upward
adj 1: directed up; "the cards were face upward"; "an upward stroke of the pen"
2: extending or moving toward a higher place; "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish" [syn: {up(a)}, {upward(a)}]
adv 1: spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile" [syn: {up}, {upwards}, {upwardly}] [ant: {down}, {down}, {down}, {down}]
2: to a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward" [syn: {up}, {upwards}]

upwardly
adv : spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile" [syn: {up}, {upwards}, {upward}] [ant: {down}, {down}, {down}, {down}]

upwards
adv 1: spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile" [syn: {up}, {upward}, {upwardly}] [ant: {down}, {down}, {down}, {down}]
2: to a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward" [syn: {up}, {upward}]

upwind
adj : towards the side exposed to wind [syn: {weather(a)}]
adv 1: toward the wind; "they were sailing leeward" [syn: {leeward}] [ant: {windward}, {windward}]
2: in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing; "they flew upwind" [syn: {against the wind}, {into the wind}] [ant: {downwind}]

Ur
n : an ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River

uracil
n : a nitrogen-containing base found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine [syn: {U}]

uraemia
n : accumulation in the blood of nitrogen-bearing waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine [syn: {uremia}, {azotemia}, {azotaemia}]

Ural Mountains
n : a mountain range in western Russia extending from the arctic to the Caspian Sea; forms part of the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia [syn: {Urals}]

Ural-Altaic
n : a (postulated) group of languages including many of the indigenous languages of Russia (but not Russian)

Uralic
n : a family of Ural-Altaic languages [syn: {Uralic language}]

Uralic language
n : a family of Ural-Altaic languages [syn: {Uralic}]

Urals
n : a mountain range in western Russia extending from the arctic to the Caspian Sea; forms part of the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia [syn: {Ural Mountains}]

uranalysis
n : (medicine) the chemical analysis of urine (for medical diagnosis) [syn: {urinalysis}]

Urania
n 1: (Greek mythology) the Muse of astronomy
2: goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite [syn: {Venus}]

uraninite
n : a mineral consisting of uranium oxide and trace amounts of radium and thorium and polonium and lead and helium; uraninite in massive form is called pitchblende which is the chief uranium ore [syn: {pitchblende}]

uranium
n : a heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons [syn: {U}, {atomic number 92}]

uranium 235
n : a uranium isotope with mass number 235; capable of sustaining chain reactions

uranium 238
n : the commonest isotope of uranium; it is not fissionable but when irradiated with neutrons it produces fissionable plutonium 239

uranium ore
n : any ore from which uranium can be extracted

uranologist
n : a physicist who studies astronomy [syn: {astronomer}, {stargazer}]

uranology
n : the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole [syn: {astronomy}]

uranoplasty
n : surgical correction of a defect of the palate

Uranoscopidae
n : stargazers [syn: {family Uranoscopidae}]

Uranus
n 1: (Greek mythology) god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology [syn: {Ouranos}]
2: a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; 7th from the sun

uranyl
n : the bivalent radical UO2 which forms salts with acids [syn: {uranyl group}, {uranyl radical}]

uranyl group
n : the bivalent radical UO2 which forms salts with acids [syn: {uranyl}, {uranyl radical}]

uranyl nitrate
n : a yellow salt obtained by the reaction of uranium salts with nitric acid

uranyl oxalate
n : a salt obtained by the reaction of uranium salts with oxalic acid

uranyl radical
n : the bivalent radical UO2 which forms salts with acids [syn: {uranyl}, {uranyl group}]

urarthritis
n : a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints [syn: {gout}, {gouty arthritis}]

urate
n : a salt of uric acid

uratemia
n : presence of abnormal amounts of uric acid salts in the blood; symptom of gout

uraturia
n : presence of abnormally large amounts of uric acid in the urine; symptom of gout

urban
adj 1: relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area; "urban sociology"; "urban development"
2: located in or characteristic of a city or city life; "urban property owners"; "urban affairs"; "urban manners" [ant: {rural}]

urban area
n : a geographical area constituting a city or town [syn: {populated area}] [ant: {country}]

urban center
n : a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city" [syn: {city}, {metropolis}]

urban guerrilla
n : a guerrilla who fights only in cities and towns

Urban II
n : pope who called for the First Crusade (1042-1099) [syn: {Odo of Lagery}]

urban planning
n 1: the branch of architecture dealing with the design and organization of urban space and activities
2: determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community [syn: {city planning}, {town planning}]

urban renewal
n : the clearing and rebuilding and redevelopment of urban slums

urban sprawl
n : an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities [syn: {conurbation}]

urban typhus
n : acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected flea; characterized by fever and chills and muscle aches and a rash [syn: {murine typhus}, {rat typhus}, {endemic typhus}]

Urban VI
n : pope who alienated the French cardinals (1318-1389) [syn: {Bartolomeo Prignano}]

Urbana
n : a university town in east central Illinois adjoining Champaign

urbane
adj 1: showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; "his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters" [syn: {polished}, {refined}, {svelte}]
2: characterized by tact and propriety
3: marked by wide-ranging knowledge and appreciation of many parts of the world arising from urban life and wide travel; "the sophisticated manners of a true cosmopolite"; "urbane and pliant...he was at ease even in the drawing rooms of Paris" [syn: {sophisticated}]

urbanely
adv : in an urbane manner; "`I had tea occasionally with the Duke,' said Mr. Eggers urbanely"

urbanisation
n 1: the condition of being urbanized [syn: {urbanization}]
2: the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban [syn: {urbanization}]

urbanise
v 1: impart urban habits, ways of life, or responsibilities upon; "Birds are being urbanized by people in outdoor cafes feeding them" [syn: {urbanize}]
2: make more industrial or city-like; "The area was urbanized after many people moved in" [syn: {urbanize}]

urbanised
adj : made urban in nature; taking on urban characteristics; "the urbanized Eastern states" [syn: {urbanized}]

urbanity
n : polished courtesy; elegance of manner

urbanization
n 1: the condition of being urbanized [syn: {urbanisation}]
2: the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban [syn: {urbanisation}]

urbanize
v 1: make more industrial or city-like; "The area was urbanized after many people moved in" [syn: {urbanise}]
2: impart urban habits, ways of life, or responsibilities upon; "Birds are being urbanized by people in outdoor cafes feeding them" [syn: {urbanise}]

urbanized
adj : made urban in nature; taking on urban characteristics; "the urbanized Eastern states" [syn: {urbanised}]

urceolate
adj : urn-shaped; large below and contracted toward the mouth

urceole
n : a vessel that holds water for washing the hands

urchin
n : poor and often mischievous city child

Urd
n : goddess of fate: Past [syn: {Urth}]

Urdu
adj : relating to the Urdu language; "Urdu poetry"
n : the official literary language of Pakistan, closely related to Hindi; widely used in India (mostly by Moslems); written in Arabic script

urea
n : the chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed and in plastics [syn: {carbamide}]

urea-formaldehyde resin
n : a clear thermosetting resin made from urea and formaldehyde and used in electrical fittings, adhesives, and finishes

urease
n : an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea into carbon dioxide and ammonia; is present in intestinal bacteria

Uredinales
n : rust fungi: parasitic fungi causing rust in plants; sometimes placed in [syn: {order Uredinales}]

uredines
See {uredo}

uredinia
See {uredinium}

uredosori
See {uredosorus}

uremia
n : accumulation in the blood of nitrogen-bearing waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine [syn: {uraemia}, {azotemia}, {azotaemia}]

uremic
adj : of or involving excess nitrogenous waste products in the urine (usually due to kidney insufficiency) [syn: {azotemic}]

ureter
n : either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder

ureteritis
n : inflammation of the ureter

ureterocele
n : prolapse of the end of the ureter into the bladder; may obstruct urine flow

ureterorenal reflux
n : a backflow of urine from the ureter into the renal pelvis

ureterostenosis
n : stenosis of the ureter

urethane
n : an ester of carbamic acid

urethra
n : duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct [also: {urethrae} (pl)]

urethrae
urethra
n : duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct [also: {urethrae} (pl)]

urethrae
See {urethra}

urethral
adj : of or relating to the urethra

urethral orifice
n : the orifice through which urine is discharged [syn: {external orifice}]

urethral sphincter
n : a striated sphincter muscle that constricts the urethra [syn: {musculus sphincter urethrae}]

urethritis
n : inflammation of the urethra; results in painful urination

urethrocele
n : prolapse of the urethra into the vagina

Urex
n : antibacterial agent (trade names Mandelamine and Urex) that is contained in many products that are used to treat urinary infections [syn: {methenamine}, {Mandelamine}]

Urey
n : United States chemist who discovered deuterium (1893-1981) [syn: {Harold Urey}, {Harold Clayton Urey}]

Urga
n : the capital and largest city of Mongolia [syn: {Ulan Bator}, {Ulaanbaatar}, {Kulun}, {capital of Mongolia}]

urge
n 1: an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses" [syn: {impulse}]
2: a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?" [syn: {itch}]
v 1: force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies" [syn: {urge on}, {press}, {exhort}]
2: push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day" [syn: {recommend}, {advocate}]
3: urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" [syn: {cheer}, {inspire}, {barrack}, {urge on}, {exhort}, {pep up}]

urge incontinence
n : urinary incontinence that is generally attributable to involuntary contracts of the bladder muscle resulting in an urgent need to urinate accompanied by a sudden loss of urine; most common in people over 60 years of age

urge on
v 1: urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" [syn: {cheer}, {inspire}, {urge}, {barrack}, {exhort}, {pep up}]
2: force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies" [syn: {urge}, {press}, {exhort}]

urgency
n 1: the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
2: pressing importance requiring speedy action; "the urgency of his need"
3: an urgent situation calling for prompt action; "I'll be there, barring any urgencies"; "they departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs"
4: insistent solicitation and entreaty; "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree" [syn: {importunity}, {urging}]

urgent
adj : compelling immediate action; "too pressing to permit of longer delay"; "the urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!'"; "bridges in urgent need of repair" [syn: {pressing}]

urgently
adv : with great urgency; "health care reform is needed urgently"; "the soil desperately needed potash" [syn: {desperately}]

Urginea
n : Mediterranean liliaceous plants; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae [syn: {genus Urginea}]

Urginea maritima
n : having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties [syn: {sea squill}, {sea onion}, {squill}]

urging
n 1: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" [syn: {goad}, {goading}, {prod}, {prodding}, {spur}, {spurring}]
2: the act of earnestly supporting or encouraging
3: insistent solicitation and entreaty; "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree" [syn: {importunity}, {urgency}]

Uria
n : murres [syn: {genus Uria}]

Uria aalge
n : the most frequent variety of murre [syn: {common murre}]

Uria lomvia
n : a variety of murre [syn: {thick-billed murre}]

urial
n : bearded reddish sheep of southern Asia [syn: {Ovis vignei}]

uric
adj : in or relating to or obtained from urine; "uric acid"

uric acid
n : a white tasteless odorless crystalline product of protein metabolism; found in the blood and urine

uricaciduria
n : presence of abnormal amounts of uric acid in the urine; symptom of gout

Urim and Thummin
n : lots thrown to determine God's answers to yes-no questions

urinal
n : a plumbing fixture (usually attached to the wall) used by men to urinate

urinalyses
urinalysis
n : (medicine) the chemical analysis of urine (for medical diagnosis) [syn: {uranalysis}] [also: {urinalyses} (pl)]

urinalyses
See {urinalysis}

urinalysis
n : (medicine) the chemical analysis of urine (for medical diagnosis) [syn: {uranalysis}] [also: {urinalyses} (pl)]

urinary
adj 1: of or relating to the function or production or secretion of urine
2: of or relating to the urinary system of the body

urinary apparatus
n : the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine [syn: {urogenital system}, {urogenital apparatus}, {urinary system}, {genitourinary system}, {genitourinary apparatus}, {systema urogenitale}, {apparatus urogenitalis}]

urinary bladder
n : a membranous sac for temporary retention of urine

urinary calculus
n : a calculus formed in the kidney [syn: {kidney stone}, {nephrolith}, {renal calculus}]

urinary hesitancy
n : difficulty in beginning the flow of urine; associated with prostate enlargement in men and with narrowing of the urethral opening in women; may be caused by emotional stress in either men or women

urinary incontinence
n : inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination [syn: {enuresis}]

urinary organ
n : an organ that separates waste substances from the blood and discharges them [syn: {excretory organ}]

urinary retention
n : holding urine in the urinary bladder; "he has a problem with urinary retention"

urinary system
n : the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine [syn: {urogenital system}, {urogenital apparatus}, {urinary apparatus}, {genitourinary system}, {genitourinary apparatus}, {systema urogenitale}, {apparatus urogenitalis}]

urinary tract
n : the organs and tubes involved in the production and excretion of urine

urinary tract infection
n : any infection of any of the organs of the urinary tract

urinate
v 1: pass after the manner of urine; "The sick men urinated blood"
2: eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" [syn: {make}, {piddle}, {puddle}, {micturate}, {piss}, {pee}, {pee-pee}, {make water}, {relieve oneself}, {take a leak}, {spend a penny}, {wee}, {wee-wee}, {pass water}]

urination
n : the discharge of urine [syn: {micturition}]

urinator
n : a person who urinates [syn: {pisser}]

urine
n : liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water" [syn: {piss}, {pee}, {piddle}, {weewee}, {water}]

uriniferous tubule
n : any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney [syn: {nephron}]

URL
n : the address of a web page on the world wide web [syn: {uniform resource locator}, {universal resource locator}]

urn
n 1: a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
2: a large pot for making coffee or tea

urn fungus
n : an urn-shaped discomycete with a nearly black interior [syn: {Urnula craterium}]

Urnula craterium
n : an urn-shaped discomycete with a nearly black interior [syn: {urn fungus}]

urobilin
n : brown bile pigment formed from urobilinogens and found in feces and in small amounts in urine

urobilinogen
n : a chromogen formed in the intestine from the breakdown of bilirubin; yields urobilins on oxidation; some is excreted in the feces and some is resorbed and excreted in bile or urine [syn: {stercobilinogen}]

urocele
n : extravasation of urine into the scrotal sac

urochesia
n : passage of urine from the anus [syn: {urochezia}]

urochezia
n : passage of urine from the anus [syn: {urochesia}]

urochord
n 1: primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord (a notochord) conspicuous in the larva [syn: {tunicate}, {urochordate}]
2: a notochord of a larval tunicate typically confined to the caudal region

Urochorda
n : tunicates [syn: {Urochordata}, {subphylum Urochordata}, {subphylum Urochorda}, {Tunicata}, {subphylum Tunicata}]

Urochordata
n : tunicates [syn: {subphylum Urochordata}, {Urochorda}, {subphylum Urochorda}, {Tunicata}, {subphylum Tunicata}]

urochordate
n : primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord (a notochord) conspicuous in the larva [syn: {tunicate}, {urochord}]

Urocyon
n : gray foxes [syn: {genus Urocyon}]

Urocyon cinereoargenteus
n : dark gray American fox; from Central America through southern United States [syn: {gray fox}, {grey fox}]

Urocystis
n : a genus of smut fungi belonging to the family Tilletiaceae [syn: {genus Urocystis}]

Urocystis cepulae
n : smut fungus causing blackish blisters on scales and leaves of onions; especially destructive to seedlings [syn: {onion smut}]

Urocystis tritici
n : fungus affecting leaves and stems of wheat [syn: {wheat flag smut}]

urodele
n : amphibians that resemble lizards [syn: {caudate}]

Urodella
n : salamanders; newts; congo snakes [syn: {order Urodella}, {Caudata}, {order Caudata}]

urodynia
n : pain during urination

urogenital
adj : of or relating to the urinary and reproductive systems

urogenital apparatus
n : the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine [syn: {urogenital system}, {urinary system}, {urinary apparatus}, {genitourinary system}, {genitourinary apparatus}, {systema urogenitale}, {apparatus urogenitalis}]

urogenital cleft
n : the fissure between the labia majora [syn: {pudendal cleft}, {rima pudendi}, {rima vulvae}, {pudendal cleavage}, {pudendal slit}, {vulvar slit}]

urogenital medicine
n : the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the urinary tract or urogenital system [syn: {urology}]

urogenital system
n : the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine [syn: {urogenital apparatus}, {urinary system}, {urinary apparatus}, {genitourinary system}, {genitourinary apparatus}, {systema urogenitale}, {apparatus urogenitalis}]

urokinase
n : protease produced in the kidney that converts plasminogen to plasmin and so initiates fibrinolysis [syn: {plasminogen activator}]

urolith
n : a urinary stone

urologist
n : a specialist in urology

urology
n : the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the urinary tract or urogenital system [syn: {urogenital medicine}]

uropathy
n : any pathology of the urinary tract

Urophycis
n : hakes [syn: {genus Urophycis}]

Uropsilus
n : shrew moles [syn: {genus Uropsilus}]

Uropsilus soricipes
n : shrew mole of eastern Asia [syn: {Asiatic shrew mole}]

Uropygi
n : whip scorpions [syn: {Pedipalpi}, {order Pedipalpi}, {order Uropygi}]

uropygial gland
n : oil-secreting gland situated at the base of the tail in most birds [syn: {preen gland}]

uropygium
n : posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers grow

Urosaurus
n : a reptile genus of Iguanidae [syn: {genus Urosaurus}]

Urosaurus ornatus
n : a climbing lizard of western United States and northern Mexico [syn: {tree lizard}]

Ursa Major
n : a constellation outside the Zodiac that rotates around the North Star [syn: {Great Bear}]

Ursa Minor
n : a constellation outside the Zodiac that rotates around the North Star [syn: {Little Bear}]

Ursidae
n : bears and extinct related forms [syn: {family Ursidae}]

ursine
adj : of or relating to or similar to bears

ursine dasyure
n : small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black coat and long tail [syn: {Tasmanian devil}, {Sarcophilus hariisi}]

ursinia
n : any of various plants of the genus Ursinia grown for their yellow- or orange- or white-rayed flowers

Ursus
n : type genus of Ursidae: brown bears; in some classifications genus Ursus includes all bears [syn: {genus Ursus}]

Ursus americanus
n : brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear [syn: {American black bear}, {black bear}, {Euarctos americanus}]

Ursus arctos
n : large ferocious bear of Eurasia [syn: {brown bear}, {bruin}]

Ursus arctos horribilis
n : powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America [syn: {grizzly}, {grizzly bear}, {silvertip}, {silver-tip}, {Ursus horribilis}]

Ursus arctos middendorffi
n : brown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia [syn: {Alaskan brown bear}, {Kodiak bear}, {Kodiak}, {Ursus middendorffi}]

Ursus arctos syriacus
n : yellowish-gray Syrian brown bear [syn: {Syrian bear}]

Ursus horribilis
n : powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America [syn: {grizzly}, {grizzly bear}, {silvertip}, {silver-tip}, {Ursus arctos horribilis}]

Ursus Maritimus
n : white bear of arctic regions [syn: {ice bear}, {polar bear}, {Thalarctos maritimus}]

Ursus middendorffi
n : brown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia [syn: {Alaskan brown bear}, {Kodiak bear}, {Kodiak}, {Ursus arctos middendorffi}]

Ursus thibetanus
n : black bear of central and eastern Asia [syn: {Asiatic black bear}, {black bear}, {Selenarctos thibetanus}]

Ursus ursinus
n : common coarse-haired long-snouted bear of south-central Asia [syn: {sloth bear}, {Melursus ursinus}]

Urth
n : goddess of fate: Past [syn: {Urd}]

Urtica
n : a nettle yielding fiber resembling flax [syn: {genus Urtica}]

Urtica dioica
n : perennial Eurasian nettle established in North America having broad coarsely toothed leaves with copious stinging hairs [syn: {stinging nettle}]

Urtica pipulifera
n : annual European nettle with stinging foliage and small clusters of green flowers [syn: {Roman nettle}]

Urticaceae
n : a family of plants of order Urticales including many nettles with stinging hairs [syn: {family Urticaceae}, {nettle family}]

Urticales
n : an order of dicotyledonous plants including Moraceae and Urticaceae and Ulmaceae [syn: {order Urticales}]

urticaria
n : an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs [syn: {urtication}, {hives}, {nettle rash}]

urticate
v 1: whip with or as with nettles
2: sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation [syn: {nettle}]

urtication
n 1: an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs [syn: {urticaria}, {hives}, {nettle rash}]
2: a sensation of having been stung by nettles

Urubupunga
n : a waterfall in the Parana river in Brazil [syn: {Urubupunga Falls}]

Urubupunga Falls
n : a waterfall in the Parana river in Brazil [syn: {Urubupunga}]

Uruguay
n : a South American republic on the southeast coast of South America; achieved independence from Brazil in 1825

Uruguay potato
n 1: South American potato vine [syn: {Uruguay potato vine}, {Solanum commersonii}]
2: similar to the common potato

Uruguay potato vine
n : South American potato vine [syn: {Uruguay potato}, {Solanum commersonii}]

Uruguayan
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Uruguay or its people
n : a native or inhabitant of Uruguay

Uruguayan monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Uruguay

Uruguayan peso
n : the basic unit of money in Uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos [syn: {peso}]

urus
n : large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle [syn: {aurochs}, {Bos primigenius}]

U.S.
n 1: the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States [syn: {United States government}, {United States}, {U.S. government}, {US Government}]
2: North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 [syn: {United States}, {United States of America}, {America}, {US}, {USA}, {U.S.A.}]

US
n : North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 [syn: {United States}, {United States of America}, {America}, {U.S.}, {USA}, {U.S.A.}]

US Air Force
n : the airforce of the United States of America; defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space [syn: {United States Air Force}, {U. S. Air Force}, {USAF}]

US Air Force Academy
n : a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Air Force [syn: {United States Air Force Academy}]

US Army
n : the army of the United States of America; organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare [syn: {United States Army}, {U. S. Army}, {USA}]

U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
n : a defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command; the Army's primary forensic laboratory in support of criminal intelligence [syn: {United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory}, {US Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory}, {USACIL}]

US Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
n : a defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command; the Army's primary forensic laboratory in support of criminal intelligence [syn: {United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory}, {U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory}, {USACIL}]

US Attorney General
n : the person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department; "Edmund Randolph was the first Attorney General, appointed by President Washington" [syn: {Attorney General}, {United States Attorney General}]

US Border Patrol
n : the mobile law enforcement arm of the Immigration and Naturalization Service that detects and prevents illegal entry of aliens into the United States [syn: {United States Border Patrol}]

US Cabinet
n : a board to advise the President; members are the secretaries of executive departments; the United States constitution does not provide for the Cabinet [syn: {United States Cabinet}]

US Coast Guard
n : an agency of the Department of Transportation responsible for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce [syn: {United States Coast Guard}, {U. S. Coast Guard}]

U.S. Congress
n : the legislature of the United States government [syn: {Congress}, {United States Congress}, {US Congress}]

US Congress
n : the legislature of the United States government [syn: {Congress}, {United States Congress}, {U.S. Congress}]

US Fish and Wildlife Service
n : an agency in the Department of the Interior that conserves and protects fish and wildlife andtheir habitats; assesses the environmental impact of pesticides and nuclear power site and hydroelectric dams and thermal pollution [syn: {United States Fish and Wildlife Service}, {FWS}]

U.S. government
n : the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States [syn: {United States government}, {United States}, {US Government}, {U.S.}]

US Government
n : the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States [syn: {United States government}, {United States}, {U.S. government}, {U.S.}]

US Government Printing Office
n : an agency of the legislative branch that provides printing and binding services for Congress and the departments and establishments of the federal government [syn: {United States Government Printing Office}, {Government Printing Office}, {GPO}]

U.S. House
n : the lower legislative house of the United States Congress [syn: {United States House of Representatives}, {U.S. House of Representatives}, {US House of Representatives}, {House of Representatives}, {US House}]

US House
n : the lower legislative house of the United States Congress [syn: {United States House of Representatives}, {U.S. House of Representatives}, {US House of Representatives}, {House of Representatives}, {U.S. House}]

U.S. House of Representatives
n : the lower legislative house of the United States Congress [syn: {United States House of Representatives}, {US House of Representatives}, {House of Representatives}, {U.S. House}, {US House}]

US House of Representatives
n : the lower legislative house of the United States Congress [syn: {United States House of Representatives}, {U.S. House of Representatives}, {House of Representatives}, {U.S. House}, {US House}]

US Marine Corps
n : an amphibious division of the United States Navy [syn: {United States Marine Corps}, {United States Marines}, {Marine Corps}, {USMC}]

US Marshals Service
n : the United States' oldest federal law enforcement agency is responsible today for protecting the Federal Judiciary and transporting federal prisoners and protecting federal witnesses and managing assets seized from criminals and generally ensuring the effective operation of the federal judicial system [syn: {United States Marshals Service}, {Marshals}]

US Military Academy
n : a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Army [syn: {United States Military Academy}]

U.S. Mint
n : the mint that manufactures and distributes United States coins for circulation through Federal Reserve Banks; processes gold and silver bullion [syn: {United States Mint}, {US Mint}]

US Mint
n : the mint that manufactures and distributes United States coins for circulation through Federal Reserve Banks; processes gold and silver bullion [syn: {United States Mint}, {U.S. Mint}]

U.S. National Library of Medicine
n : the world's largest medical library [syn: {National Library of Medicine}, {United States National Library of Medicine}]

US Naval Academy
n : a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Navy [syn: {United States Naval Academy}]

US Navy
n : the navy of the United States of America; maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces [syn: {United States Navy}, {USN}]

US Post Office
n : an independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States [syn: {United States Post Office}, {Post Office}, {PO}]

US Postal Inspection Service
n : the primary law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service [syn: {United States Postal Inspection Service}]

US Postal Service
n : an independent federal agency that provides mail processing and delivery service for individuals and businesses in the United States [syn: {United States Postal Service}, {USPS}]

US Secret Service
n : the United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors; detects and apprehends counterfeiters; suppresses forgery of government securities and documents [syn: {United States Secret Service}, {USSS}, {Secret Service}, {SS}]

US Senate
n : the upper house of the United States Congress [syn: {United States Senate}, {Senate}]

US Trade Representative
n : the executive agency that administers the President's policies on international trade [syn: {United States Trade Representative}]

U.S. waters
n : territorial waters included within a distance of 12 nautical miles of the coasts of the United States and its territories; "ships operating in United States waters must adhere to United States laws and regulations" [syn: {United States waters}]

U.S.A.
n : North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 [syn: {United States}, {United States of America}, {America}, {US}, {U.S.}, {USA}]

USA
n 1: North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 [syn: {United States}, {United States of America}, {America}, {US}, {U.S.}, {U.S.A.}]
2: the army of the United States of America; organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare [syn: {United States Army}, {US Army}, {U. S. Army}]

usable
adj 1: able to be put to use; "usable byproducts" [syn: {useable}]
2: fit or ready for use or service; "the toaster was still functional even after being dropped"; "the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable"; "an operational aircraft"; "the dishwasher is now in working order" [syn: {functional}, {useable}, {in working order(p)}, {operable}, {operational}]
3: convenient for use or disposal; "the house is available after July 1"; "2000 square feet of usable office space" [syn: {available}, {useable}]

usableness
n : the quality of being able to provide good service [syn: {serviceability}, {serviceableness}]

USACIL
n : a defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command; the Army's primary forensic laboratory in support of criminal intelligence [syn: {United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory}, {U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory}, {US Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory}]

USAF
n : the airforce of the United States of America; defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space [syn: {United States Air Force}, {U. S. Air Force}, {US Air Force}]

usage
n 1: the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers" [syn: {use}, {utilization}, {utilisation}, {employment}, {exercise}]
2: accepted or habitual practice [syn: {custom}, {usance}]

Usama bin Laden
n : Arab terrorist who established al-Qaeda (born in 1957) [syn: {bin Laden}, {Osama bin Laden}]

usance
n 1: the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange)
2: (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily" [syn: {consumption}, {economic consumption}, {use}, {use of goods and services}]
3: accepted or habitual practice [syn: {custom}, {usage}]

Usbeg
n 1: a member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas [syn: {Uzbek}, {Uzbeg}, {Uzbak}, {Usbek}]
2: the Turkic language spoken by the Uzbek people [syn: {Uzbek}, {Uzbeg}, {Uzbak}, {Usbek}]

Usbek
n 1: a member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas [syn: {Uzbek}, {Uzbeg}, {Uzbak}, {Usbeg}]
2: the Turkic language spoken by the Uzbek people [syn: {Uzbek}, {Uzbeg}, {Uzbak}, {Usbeg}]

USCB
n : the agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import tariffs [syn: {Bureau of Customs}, {Customs Bureau}, {Customs Service}]

USDA
n : the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862 [syn: {Department of Agriculture}, {Agriculture Department}, {Agriculture}]

use
n 1: the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers" [syn: {usage}, {utilization}, {utilisation}, {employment}, {exercise}]
2: a particular service; "he put his knowledge to good use"; "patrons have their uses"
3: what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?" [syn: {function}, {purpose}, {role}]
4: (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily" [syn: {consumption}, {economic consumption}, {usance}, {use of goods and services}]
5: a pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it" [syn: {habit}, {wont}]
6: (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property; "we were given the use of his boat" [syn: {enjoyment}]
7: exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage; "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous" [syn: {manipulation}]
v 1: put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't make use of this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" [syn: {utilize}, {utilise}, {apply}, {employ}]
2: take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely" [syn: {habituate}]
3: seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage; "She uses her influential friends to get jobs"; "The president's wife used her good connections"
4: use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions" [syn: {expend}]
5: avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance" [syn: {practice}, {apply}]
6: habitually do something (use only in the past tense); "She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally"; "I used to get sick when I ate in that dining hall"; "They used to vacation in the Bahamas"

use immunity
n : an exemption that displaces the privilege against self-incrimination; neither compelled testimony or any fruits of it can be used against the witness who therefore can no longer fear self-incrimination [syn: {testimonial immunity}]

use of goods and services
n : (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily" [syn: {consumption}, {economic consumption}, {usance}, {use}]

use up
v 1: use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" [syn: {consume}, {eat up}, {eat}, {deplete}, {exhaust}, {run through}, {wipe out}]
2: as of time or space; "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time" [syn: {take}, {occupy}]

useable
adj 1: fit or ready for use or service; "the toaster was still functional even after being dropped"; "the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable"; "an operational aircraft"; "the dishwasher is now in working order" [syn: {functional}, {usable}, {in working order(p)}, {operable}, {operational}]
2: able to be put to use; "usable byproducts" [syn: {usable}]
3: convenient for use or disposal; "the house is available after July 1"; "2000 square feet of usable office space" [syn: {available}, {usable}]

used
adj 1: employed in accomplishing something; "the principle of surprise is the most used and misused of all the principles of war"- H.H.Arnold & I.C.Eaker [ant: {misused}]
2: of persons; taken advantage of; "after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used" [syn: {exploited}, {ill-used}, {put-upon}, {victimized}, {victimised}]
3: previously used or owned by another; "bought a secondhand (or used) car" [syn: {secondhand}]

used to
adj : in the habit; "I am used to hitchhiking"; "you'll get used to the idea"; "...was wont to complain that this is a cold world"- Henry David Thoreau [syn: {used to(p)}, {wont to(p)}]

used up
adj : completely used up [syn: {consumed}, {used-up(a)}, {used up(p)}]

used-car lot
n : a parking lot where a dealer in used-cars displays cars for sale

used-up
adj : completely used up [syn: {consumed}, {used-up(a)}, {used up(p)}]

useful
adj 1: being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society" [syn: {utile}] [ant: {useless}]
2: of great importance or use or service; "useful information"; "valuable advice" [syn: {valuable}, {of value}]
3: capable of being turned to use or account; "useful applications of calculus"
4: having a useful function; "utilitarian steel tables" [syn: {utilitarian}]

usefully
adv : in a useful manner; "extra money could be usefully spent on this project" [ant: {uselessly}]

usefulness
n : the quality of being of practical use [syn: {utility}] [ant: {inutility}, {inutility}]

useless
adj 1: having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully; "a kitchen full of useless gadgets"; "she is useless in an emergency" [ant: {useful}]
2: not useful; "a curiously unhelpful and useless manual"

uselessly
adv : in a useless manner; "the furniture was sitting around uselessly" [ant: {usefully}]

uselessness
n : the quality of having no practical use [syn: {inutility}, {unusefulness}] [ant: {utility}, {utility}]

user
n 1: a person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something
2: a person who uses something or someone selfishly or unethically [syn: {exploiter}]
3: a person who takes drugs [syn: {drug user}, {substance abuser}]

user interface
n : (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system [syn: {interface}]

user-friendly
adj : easy to use

U-shaped
adj : shaped in the form of the letter U

Ushas
n : goddess of dawn; daughter of Sky and sister of Night

Usher
n 1: Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656) [syn: {Ussher}, {James Ussher}, {James Usher}]
2: an official doorkeeper as in a courtroom or legislative chamber [syn: {doorkeeper}]
3: someone employed to conduct others [syn: {guide}]
v : show (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats" [syn: {show}]

usher in
v : be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period" [syn: {inaugurate}, {introduce}]

usher out
v : end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave; "I was dismissed after I gave my report" [syn: {dismiss}]

usherette
n : a female usher

ushering in
n : the introduction of something new; "it signalled the ushering in of a new era"

using
n : an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly); "capitalistic exploitation of the working class"; "paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization" [syn: {exploitation}, {victimization}, {victimisation}]

using up
n : the act of consuming something [syn: {consumption}, {expenditure}]

Uskub
n : capital of modern Macedonia [syn: {Skopje}, {Skoplje}]

USMC
n : an amphibious division of the United States Navy [syn: {United States Marine Corps}, {United States Marines}, {Marine Corps}, {US Marine Corps}]

USN
n : the navy of the United States of America; maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces [syn: {United States Navy}, {US Navy}]

Usnea
n : widely distributed lichens usually having a grayish or yellow pendulous freely branched thallus [syn: {genus Usnea}]

Usnea barbata
n : greenish gray pendulous lichen growing on trees [syn: {beard lichen}, {beard moss}]

Usneaceae
n : fruticose lichens having prostrate or erect or pendulous thalli: genera Usnea; Evernia; Ramalina; Alectoria [syn: {family Usneaceae}]

USPS
n : an independent federal agency that provides mail processing and delivery service for individuals and businesses in the United States [syn: {United States Postal Service}, {US Postal Service}]

USS Cole
n : a United States destroyer; "17 sailors died as the result of a terrorist attack while the USS Cole was anchored in Aden"

Ussher
n : Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656) [syn: {James Ussher}, {Usher}, {James Usher}]

USSR
n : a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia an others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991 [syn: {Soviet Union}, {Russia}, {Union of Soviet Socialist Republics}]

USSS
n : the United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors; detects and apprehends counterfeiters; suppresses forgery of government securities and documents [syn: {United States Secret Service}, {US Secret Service}, {Secret Service}, {SS}]

Ustilaginaceae
n : a fungus family of loose smuts [syn: {family Ustilaginaceae}]

Ustilaginales
n : parasitic fungi causing smuts; sometimes placed in class Tiliomycetes [syn: {order Ustilaginales}]

Ustilaginoidea
n : genus of imperfect fungi causing plant diseases like smut [syn: {genus Ustilaginoidea}]

Ustilaginoidea virens
n : fungus causing green smut in rice [syn: {green smut fungus}]

Ustilago
n : type genus of the Ustilaginaceae; genus comprising the loose smuts [syn: {genus Ustilago}]

Ustilago maydis
n : a common smut attacking Indian corn causing grayish white swellings that rupture to expose a black spore mass [syn: {boil smut}]

Ustinov
n : British actor and playwright (born in 1921) [syn: {Sir Peter Ustinov}, {Peter Alexander Ustinov}]

usual
adj 1: occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure; "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime" [ant: {unusual}]
2: commonly encountered; "a common (or familiar) complaint"; "the usual greeting" [syn: {common}]

usually
adv : under normal conditions; "usually she was late" [syn: {normally}, {unremarkably}, {commonly}, {ordinarily}] [ant: {unusually}]

usualness
n : commonness by virtue of not being unusual [ant: {unusualness}]

usufruct
n : a legal right to use and derive profit from property belonging to someone else provided that the property itself is not injured in any way

usufructuary
adj : of or relating to the nature of a usufruct
n : someone who holds property by usufruct

Usuli
n : a religious movement by Persian Shiite Muslims in 17th century Iran that is opposed to the Akhbari; "Usuli Shiism produced the politically active caste of priests that is a distinctive feature of Iranian Shiism"

Usumbura
n : the capital and largest city of Burundi; "Usumbura was renamed Bujumbura when Burundi became independent in 1962" [syn: {Bujumbura}, {capital of Burundi}]

usurer
n : someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest [syn: {loan shark}, {moneylender}, {shylock}]

usurious
adj : greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usorious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending" [syn: {exorbitant}, {extortionate}, {outrageous}, {steep}, {unconscionable}]

usuriously
adv : to an exorbitant degree; "prices are exorbitantly high in the capital" [syn: {exorbitantly}, {extortionately}]

usurp
v 1: seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died" [syn: {assume}, {seize}, {take over}, {arrogate}]
2: take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terorist act broke"

usurpation
n 1: entry to another's property without right or permission [syn: {trespass}, {encroachment}, {violation}, {intrusion}]
2: wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority); "a succession of generals who ruled by usurpation"

usurped
adj : (used especially of the rights of another) seized and held by force; "the usurped crown sat heavy on his head"

usurper
n : one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another [syn: {supplanter}]

usury
n 1: an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest [syn: {vigorish}]
2: the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest

UT
n 1: the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere [syn: {Greenwich Mean Time}, {Greenwich Time}, {GMT}, {universal time}, {UT1}]
2: a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young [syn: {Utah}, {Beehive State}, {Mormon State}]
3: the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization [syn: {do}, {doh}]

UT1
n : the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere [syn: {Greenwich Mean Time}, {Greenwich Time}, {GMT}, {universal time}, {UT}]

Uta
n : a reptile genus of Iguanidae [syn: {genus Uta}]

Uta stansburiana
n : one of the most abundant lizards in the arid western United States [syn: {side-blotched lizard}, {sand lizard}]

Utah
n : a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young [syn: {Beehive State}, {Mormon State}, {UT}]

Utahan
n : a resident of Utah

utahraptor
n : large (20-ft) and swift carnivorous dinosaur having an upright 15-in slashing claw on each hind foot; early Cretaceous [syn: {superslasher}]

UTC
n : Greenwich Mean Time updated with leap seconds [syn: {coordinated universal time}]

Ute
n 1: a member of the Shoshonean people of Utah and Colorado and New Mexico
2: the Shoshonean language spoken by the Ute people

utensil
n : an implement for practical use (especially in a household)

uteri
uterus
n : a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus [syn: {womb}] [also: {uteri} (pl)]

uteri
See {uterus}

uterine
adj : of or involving the uterus; "uterine cancer"

uterine artery
n : a branch of the internal iliac artery that supplies the uterus and the upper part of the vagina [syn: {arteria uterina}]

uterine cavity
n : the space inside the uterus between the cervical canal and the Fallopian tubes

uterine cervix
n : necklike opening to the uterus [syn: {cervix}, {cervix uteri}]

uterine contraction
n : a rhythmic tightening in labor of the upper uterine musculature that contracts the size of the uterus and pushes the fetus toward the birth canal

uterine tube
n : either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus [syn: {Fallopian tube}, {oviduct}]

uterine vein
n : one of two veins on each side that arise from the uterine plexus and empty into the internal iliac vein

uterus
n : a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus [syn: {womb}] [also: {uteri} (pl)]

Utica
n 1: a city in central New York
2: an ancient city on the north coast of Africa (northwest of Carthage); destroyed by Arabs around 700 AD

utile
adj : being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society" [syn: {useful}] [ant: {useless}]

utilisation
n : the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers" [syn: {use}, {usage}, {utilization}, {employment}, {exercise}]

utilise
v : put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't make use of this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" [syn: {use}, {utilize}, {apply}, {employ}]

utilised
adj : put to use [syn: {utilized}]

utiliser
n : someone who puts to good use; "not all organisms are utilizers of oxygen"; "the social agencies and their utilizers both objected to the budget cut" [syn: {utilizer}]

utilitarian
adj 1: having a useful function; "utilitarian steel tables" [syn: {useful}]
2: having utility often to the exclusion of values; "plain utilitarian kitchenware"
n : someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility

utilitarianism
n : doctrine that the useful is the good; especially as elaborated by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill; the aim was said to be the greatest happiness for the greatest number

utility
adj 1: used of beef; usable but inferior [syn: {utility(a)}, {utility-grade}]
2: capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team; "a utility infielder" [syn: {utility(a)}, {substitute(a)}]
n 1: a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation [syn: {public utility}, {public-service corporation}]
2: the quality of being of practical use [syn: {usefulness}] [ant: {inutility}, {inutility}]
3: the service provided by a utility company; "the cost of utilities never decreases"
4: (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice
5: (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer; "a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users" [syn: {utility program}, {service program}]
6: a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal; "the price of the house included all utilities"

utility bond
n : a bond issued to finance the construction of public utility services [syn: {utility revenue bond}]

utility man
n 1: a baseball player valued for the ability to play at several positions
2: a workman expected to serve in any capacity when called on

utility program
n : (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer; "a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users" [syn: {utility}, {service program}]

utility revenue bond
n : a bond issued to finance the construction of public utility services [syn: {utility bond}]

utility routine
n : a routine that can be used as needed [syn: {service routine}]

utility-grade
adj : used of beef; usable but inferior [syn: {utility(a)}]

utilizable
adj : capable of being put to a profitable or practical use

utilization
n 1: the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers" [syn: {use}, {usage}, {utilisation}, {employment}, {exercise}]
2: the state of having been made use of; "the rate of utilization"

utilize
v 1: put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't make use of this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" [syn: {use}, {utilise}, {apply}, {employ}]
2: convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)

utilized
adj : put to use [syn: {utilised}]

utilizer
n : someone who puts to good use; "not all organisms are utilizers of oxygen"; "the social agencies and their utilizers both objected to the budget cut" [syn: {utiliser}]

utmost
adj 1: of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity; "extreme cold"; "extreme caution"; "extreme pleasure"; "utmost contempt"; "to the utmost degree"; "in the uttermost distress" [syn: {extreme}, {utmost(a)}, {uttermost(a)}]
2: highest in extent or degree; "to the last measure of human endurance"; "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually" [syn: {last}]
3: (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order; "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored the furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the peninsula" [syn: {farthermost}, {farthest}, {furthermost}, {furthest}, {uttermost}]
n : the greatest possible degree; "he tried his utmost" [syn: {uttermost}, {maximum}, {level best}]

UTN
n : a nongovernmental organization of Pakistani scientists that has been a supporter of terrorism; has provided information about chemical and biological and nuclear warfare to Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda and the Taliban [syn: {Umma Tameer-e-Nau}]

Utnapishtim
n : favorite of the gods and grandfather of Gilgamish; survived the great flood and became immortal

Uto-Aztecan
n : a family of American Indian languages [syn: {Uto-Aztecan language}]

Uto-Aztecan language
n : a family of American Indian languages [syn: {Uto-Aztecan}]

Utopia
n 1: a book by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island
2: ideally perfect state; especially in its social and political and moral aspects [ant: {dystopia}]
3: a work of fiction describing a utopia
4: an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal [syn: {Zion}, {Sion}]

utopian
adj 1: of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia; "a Utopian novel"
2: characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection; "the dim utopian future"; "utopian idealists"; "recognized the utopian nature of his hopes" [ant: {dystopian}]
n : an idealistic (but usually impractical) social reformer; "a Utopian believes in the ultimate perfectibility of man"

utopian socialism
n : socialism achieved by voluntary sacrifice

Utopianism
n : the political orientation of a utopian who believes in impossibly idealistic schemes social perfection

Utrecht
n : a city in the central Netherlands

utricle
n : a small pouch into which the semicircular canals open [syn: {utriculus}]

Utricularia
n : bladderworts: large genus of aquatic carnivorous plants; cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {genus Utricularia}]

utriculi
utriculus
n : a small pouch into which the semicircular canals open [syn: {utricle}] [also: {utriculi} (pl)]

utriculi
See {utriculus}

utriculus
n : a small pouch into which the semicircular canals open [syn: {utricle}] [also: {utriculi} (pl)]

Utrillo
n : French painter noted for his paintings of Parisian street scenes (1883-1955) [syn: {Maurice Utrillo}]

Uttar Pradesh
n : a state in northern India

utter
adj 1: without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense" [syn: {arrant(a)}, {complete(a)}, {consummate(a)}, {double-dyed(a)}, {everlasting(a)}, {gross(a)}, {perfect(a)}, {pure(a)}, {sodding(a)}, {stark(a)}, {staring(a)}, {thoroughgoing(a)}, {utter(a)}]
2: total; "dead silence"; "utter seriousness" [syn: {dead(a)}, {utter(a)}]
v 1: articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" [syn: {express}, {verbalize}, {verbalise}, {give tongue to}]
2: express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" [syn: {emit}, {let out}, {let loose}]
3: express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" [syn: {talk}, {speak}, {mouth}, {verbalize}, {verbalise}]
4: put into circulation; "utter counterfeit currency"

utterable
adj : capable of being uttered in words or sentences [syn: {speakable}]

utterance
n : the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication [syn: {vocalization}]

uttered
adj : communicated in words; "frequently uttered sentiments" [syn: {expressed}, {verbalized}, {verbalised}]

utterer
n 1: an organism that can utter vocal sounds; "an utterer of foul oaths"; "is the giraffe a vocalizer?" [syn: {vocalizer}, {vocaliser}]
2: someone who circulates forged banknotes or counterfeit coins
3: someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims" [syn: {speaker}, {talker}, {verbalizer}, {verbaliser}]

utterly
adv 1: completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers; "an absolutely magnificent painting"; "a perfectly idiotic idea"; "you're perfectly right"; "utterly miserable"; "you can be dead sure of my innocence"; "was dead tired"; "dead right" [syn: {absolutely}, {perfectly}, {dead}]
2: with sublimity; in a sublime manner; "awaking in me, sublimely unconscious, interest and energy for tackling these tasks" [syn: {sublimely}]

uttermost
adj 1: of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity; "extreme cold"; "extreme caution"; "extreme pleasure"; "utmost contempt"; "to the utmost degree"; "in the uttermost distress" [syn: {extreme}, {utmost(a)}, {uttermost(a)}]
2: (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order; "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored the furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the peninsula" [syn: {farthermost}, {farthest}, {furthermost}, {furthest}, {utmost}]
n : the greatest possible degree; "he tried his utmost" [syn: {utmost}, {maximum}, {level best}]

Utu
n : sun god; counterpart of Akkadian Shamash [syn: {Utug}]

Utug
n : sun god; counterpart of Akkadian Shamash [syn: {Utu}]

u-turn
n : complete reversal of direction of travel

UV
n : radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays [syn: {ultraviolet}, {ultraviolet radiation}, {ultraviolet light}, {ultraviolet illumination}]

uvea
n : the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid

uveal
adj : of or relating to the uvea of the eye [syn: {uveous}]

uveitis
n : inflammation of the uvea of the eye

uveous
adj : of or relating to the uvea of the eye [syn: {uveal}]

uvula
n : a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate [also: {uvulae} (pl)]

uvulae
uvula
n : a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate [also: {uvulae} (pl)]

uvulae
See {uvula}

uvular
adj : of or relating to or associated with the uvula; "the uvular r"

Uvularia
n : genus of perennial rhizomatous herb of southern and southeastern United States [syn: {genus Uvularia}]

Uvularia grandiflora
n : plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried [syn: {strawflower}, {cornflower}]

Uvulariaceae
n : one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae [syn: {subfamily Uvulariaceae}]

uvulitis
n : inflammation of the uvula

uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
n : surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea) [syn: {palatopharyngoplasty}, {PPP}, {UPPP}]

ux
n : (legal terminology) the Latin word for wife [syn: {uxor}]

uxor
n : (legal terminology) the Latin word for wife [syn: {ux}]

uxorial
adj : of or befitting or characteristic of a wife [syn: {wifely}, {wifelike}] [ant: {husbandly}]

uxorious
adj : foolishly fond of or submissive to your wife

uxoriously
adv : in a loving and uxorious manner; "he kept deferring uxoriously to Mary"

uxoriousness
n : foolish fondness for or excessive submissiveness to one's wife

Uygur
n 1: a member of a people who speak Uighur and live in Xinjiang and adjacent areas [syn: {Uighur}, {Uigur}]
2: the Turkic language spoken by approximately 7,000,000 Uighur people in extreme northwestern China [syn: {Uighur}, {Uigur}]
3: the script (derived from Aramaic) used to write the Uighur language [syn: {Uighur}, {Uigur}]

Uzbak
n 1: a member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas [syn: {Uzbek}, {Uzbeg}, {Usbek}, {Usbeg}]
2: the Turkic language spoken by the Uzbek people [syn: {Uzbek}, {Uzbeg}, {Usbek}, {Usbeg}]

Uzbeg
n 1: a member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas [syn: {Uzbek}, {Uzbak}, {Usbek}, {Usbeg}]
2: the Turkic language spoken by the Uzbek people [syn: {Uzbek}, {Uzbak}, {Usbek}, {Usbeg}]

Uzbek
n 1: a member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas [syn: {Uzbeg}, {Uzbak}, {Usbek}, {Usbeg}]
2: a landlocked republic in west central Asia; formerly an Asian soviet [syn: {Uzbekistan}, {Republic of Uzbekistan}]
3: the Turkic language spoken by the Uzbek people [syn: {Uzbeg}, {Uzbak}, {Usbek}, {Usbeg}]

Uzbekistan
n : a landlocked republic in west central Asia; formerly an Asian soviet [syn: {Republic of Uzbekistan}, {Uzbek}]

Uzbekistani
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Uzbekistan or its people or culture

Uzbekistani monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Uzbekistan

Uzi
n : a type of submachine gun that is designed and manufactured in Israel; "the Uzi is used throughout the world as a police and special forces firearm"

v
adj : being one more than four [syn: {five}, {5}]
n 1: a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it [syn: {volt}]
2: a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite [syn: {vanadium}, {atomic number 23}]
3: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn: {five}, {5}, {cinque}, {quint}, {quintet}, {fivesome}, {quintuplet}, {pentad}, {fin}, {Phoebe}, {Little Phoebe}]
4: the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet

V neck
n : the neck of a garment has the shape in front of the letter V

V sign
n : a sign (for victory); making a V with the index and middle fingers

V-1
n : a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb [syn: {buzz bomb}, {robot bomb}, {flying bomb}, {doodlebug}]

V-8 juice
n : brand name for canned mixed vegetable juices

VA
n 1: a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War [syn: {Virginia}, {Old Dominion}, {Old Dominion State}]
2: the United States federal department responsible for the interests of military veterans; created in 1989 [syn: {Department of Veterans Affairs}]

vac
n : informal term for vacation

vacancy
n 1: being unoccupied
2: an empty area or space; "the huge desert voids"; "the emptiness of outer space"; "without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum" [syn: {void}, {emptiness}, {vacuum}]

vacancy rate
n : the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) that are unoccupied or not rented at a given time

vacant
adj 1: void of thought or knowledge; "a vacant mind"
2: without an occupant or incumbent; "the throne is never vacant"

vacant lot
n : a lot on which there are no permanent buildings [syn: {building site}]

vacantly
adv : in a vacant manner; "she was staring vacantly into the room"

vacate
v 1: leave (a job, post, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds" [syn: {resign}, {renounce}, {give up}]
2: leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight" [syn: {empty}, {abandon}]
3: annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [syn: {revoke}, {annul}, {lift}, {countermand}, {reverse}, {repeal}, {overturn}, {rescind}]

vacation
n 1: leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure; "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico" [syn: {holiday}]
2: the act of making something legally void
v : spend or take a vacation [syn: {holiday}]

vacation home
n : a dwelling (a second home) where you live while you are on vacation

vacation spot
n : an area where many people go for recreation [syn: {resort area}, {playground}]

vacationer
n : someone on vacation; someone who is devoting time to pleasure or relaxation rather than to work [syn: {vacationist}]

vacationing
n : the act of taking a vacation

vacationist
n : someone on vacation; someone who is devoting time to pleasure or relaxation rather than to work [syn: {vacationer}]

Vaccaria
n : cow-cockles [syn: {genus Vaccaria}]

Vaccaria hispanica
n : European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated flower or self-sown grainfield weed; introduced in North America; sometimes classified as a soapwort [syn: {cowherb}, {cow cockle}, {Vaccaria pyramidata}, {Saponaria vaccaria}]

Vaccaria pyramidata
n : European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated flower or self-sown grainfield weed; introduced in North America; sometimes classified as a soapwort [syn: {cowherb}, {cow cockle}, {Vaccaria hispanica}, {Saponaria vaccaria}]

vaccina
n : a local infection induced in humans by innoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar [syn: {vaccinia}, {variola vaccine}, {variola vaccinia}, {variola vaccina}]

vaccinate
v : perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation; "We vaccinate against scarlet fever"; "The nurse vaccinated the children in the school" [syn: {immunize}, {immunise}, {inoculate}]

vaccinated
adj : having been rendered unsusceptible to a disease [syn: {immunized}, {immunised}]

vaccinating
n : the act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity; "doctors examined the recruits but nurses did the innoculating" [syn: {inoculating}]

vaccination
n 1: taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease [syn: {inoculation}]
2: the scar left following innoculation with a vaccine

vaccinator
n : a medical practitioner who inoculates people against diseases [syn: {inoculator}]

vaccine
n : immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies [syn: {vaccinum}]

vaccinee
n : a patient who has been vaccinated

vaccinia
n 1: a local infection induced in humans by innoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar [syn: {vaccina}, {variola vaccine}, {variola vaccinia}, {variola vaccina}]
2: a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox [syn: {cowpox}]

vaccinia gangrenosa
n : a severe or even fatal form of vaccinia that occurs mainly in persons with an immunological deficiency; characterized by progressive enlargement of the initial lesion [syn: {progressive vaccinia}]

Vaccinium
n : evergreen or deciduous berry-bearing shrubs of northern hemisphere: cranberries; blueberries [syn: {genus Vaccinium}]

Vaccinium angustifolium
n : low-growing deciduous shrub of northeastern North America having flowers in compact racemes and bearing sweet dark blue berries [syn: {low-bush blueberry}, {low blueberry}, {Vaccinium pennsylvanicum}]

Vaccinium arboreum
n : shrub or small tree of eastern United States having black inedible berries [syn: {farkleberry}, {sparkleberry}]

Vaccinium ashei
n : shrub of southeastern United States grown commercially especially for canning industry [syn: {rabbiteye blueberry}, {rabbit-eye blueberry}, {rabbiteye}]

Vaccinium caespitosum
n : low-growing tufted deciduous shrub of northern and alpine North America having pink to coral-red flowers followed by sweet blue berries [syn: {dwarf bilberry}, {dwarf blueberry}]

Vaccinium corymbosum
n : high-growing deciduous shrub of eastern North America bearing edible blueish to blackish berries with a distinct bloom; source of most cultivated blueberries [syn: {high-bush blueberry}, {tall bilberry}, {swamp blueberry}]

Vaccinium macrocarpon
n : trailing red-fruited plant [syn: {American cranberry}, {large cranberry}]

Vaccinium myrsinites
n : shrub of the eastern United States having shining evergreen leaves and bluish-black fruit [syn: {evergreen blueberry}]

Vaccinium ovatum
n : stiff bushy evergreen shrub of western North America having sour black berries and glossy green foliage used in floral arrangements [syn: {evergreen huckleberry}]

Vaccinium oxycoccus
n : small red-fruited trailing cranberry of Arctic and cool regions of the northern hemisphere [syn: {European cranberry}, {small cranberry}]

Vaccinium pallidum
n : low deciduous shrub of the eastern United States bearing dark blue sweet berries [syn: {dryland blueberry}, {dryland berry}]

Vaccinium pennsylvanicum
n : low-growing deciduous shrub of northeastern North America having flowers in compact racemes and bearing sweet dark blue berries [syn: {low-bush blueberry}, {low blueberry}, {Vaccinium angustifolium}]

Vaccinium scoparium
n : shrub of northwestern North America bearing red berries [syn: {grouseberry}, {grouse-berry}, {grouse whortleberry}]

Vaccinium stamineum
n : small branching blueberry common in marshy areas of the eastern United States having greenish or yellowish unpalatable berries reputedly eaten by deer [syn: {deerberry}, {squaw huckleberry}]

Vaccinium uliginosum alpinum
n : an evergreen shrub with leathery leaves [syn: {bog bilberry}, {bog whortleberry}, {moor berry}]

Vaccinium vitis-idaea
n : low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries [syn: {cowberry}, {mountain cranberry}, {lingonberry}, {lingenberry}, {lingberry}, {foxberry}]

vaccinum
n : immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies [syn: {vaccine}]

Vachel Lindsay
n : United States poet who traveled the country trading his poems for room and board (1879-1931) [syn: {Lindsay}, {Nicholas Vachel Lindsay}]

vacillant
adj : uncertain in purpose or action [syn: {vacillating}, {wavering}]

vacillate
v 1: be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement" [syn: {hover}, {vibrate}, {oscillate}]
2: move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated" [syn: {fluctuate}, {waver}]

vacillating
adj : uncertain in purpose or action [syn: {vacillant}, {wavering}]

vacillation
n 1: indecision in speech or action [syn: {hesitation}, {wavering}]
2: changing location by moving back and forth [syn: {swing}, {swinging}]

vacillator
n : one who hesitates (uaually out of fear) [syn: {waverer}, {hesitator}, {hesitater}]

Vaclav Havel
n : Czech dramatist and statesman whose plays opposed totalitarianism and who served as president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 to 1992 and president of the Czech Republic since 1993 (born in 1936) [syn: {Havel}]

vacua
vacuum
n 1: the absence of matter [syn: {vacuity}]
2: an empty area or space; "the huge desert voids"; "the emptiness of outer space"; "without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum" [syn: {void}, {vacancy}, {emptiness}]
3: a region empty of matter [syn: {vacuity}]
4: an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction [syn: {vacuum cleaner}]
v : clean with a vacuum cleaner; "vacuum the carpets" [syn: {vacuum-clean}, {hoover}] [also: {vacua} (pl)]

vacua
See {vacuum}

vacuity
n 1: the absence of matter [syn: {vacuum}]
2: total absence of matter [syn: {vacuousness}]
3: a region empty of matter [syn: {vacuum}]
4: total lack of meaning or ideas [syn: {inanity}, {senselessness}, {mindlessness}, {pointlessness}]

vacuolate
adj : formed into or containing one or more vacuoles or small membrane-bound cavities within a cell [syn: {vacuolated}]

vacuolated
adj : formed into or containing one or more vacuoles or small membrane-bound cavities within a cell [syn: {vacuolate}]

vacuolation
n : the state of having become filled with vacuoles [syn: {vacuolization}, {vacuolisation}]

vacuole
n : a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell

vacuolisation
n : the state of having become filled with vacuoles [syn: {vacuolization}, {vacuolation}]

vacuolization
n : the state of having become filled with vacuoles [syn: {vacuolisation}, {vacuolation}]

vacuous
adj 1: complacently or inanely foolish [syn: {asinine}, {fatuous}, {inane}, {mindless}]
2: devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments" [syn: {empty}, {hollow}]

vacuously
adv : in a vacuous manner

vacuousness
n : total absence of matter [syn: {vacuity}]

vacuum
n 1: the absence of matter [syn: {vacuity}]
2: an empty area or space; "the huge desert voids"; "the emptiness of outer space"; "without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum" [syn: {void}, {vacancy}, {emptiness}]
3: a region empty of matter [syn: {vacuity}]
4: an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction [syn: {vacuum cleaner}]
v : clean with a vacuum cleaner; "vacuum the carpets" [syn: {vacuum-clean}, {hoover}] [also: {vacua} (pl)]

vacuum aspiration
n : a method of induced abortion; prior to the 14th week of gestation the embryo and placenta are removed by applying suction to the dilated cervix [syn: {suction curettage}]

vacuum bag
n : a bag into which dirt is sucked by a vacuum cleaner [syn: {dust bag}]

vacuum bomb
n : a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive; "a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb" [syn: {thermobaric bomb}, {fuel-air bomb}, {volume-detonation bomb}, {aerosol bomb}]

vacuum bottle
n : flask with double walls separated by vacuum; used to maintain substances at high or low temperatures [syn: {vacuum flask}]

vacuum chamber
n : a chamber from which nearly all matter (especially air) has been removed

vacuum cleaner
n : an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction [syn: {vacuum}]

vacuum flask
n : flask with double walls separated by vacuum; used to maintain substances at high or low temperatures [syn: {vacuum bottle}]

vacuum gage
n : a gauge for indicating negative atmospheric pressure [syn: {vacuum gauge}]

vacuum gauge
n : a gauge for indicating negative atmospheric pressure [syn: {vacuum gage}]

vacuum pump
n : a pump that moves air in or out of something [syn: {air pump}]

vacuum tube
n : electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope [syn: {tube}, {thermionic vacuum tube}, {thermionic tube}, {electron tube}, {thermionic valve}]

vacuum-clean
v : clean with a vacuum cleaner; "vacuum the carpets" [syn: {vacuum}, {hoover}]

vade mecum
n : a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location [syn: {handbook}, {enchiridion}]

Vaduz
n : the capital and largest city of Liechtenstein [syn: {capital of Liechtenstein}]

vagabond
adj 1: wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community; "led a vagabond life"; "a rootless wanderer" [syn: {rootless}]
2: continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another; "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties" [syn: {aimless}, {drifting}, {floating}, {vagrant}]
n 1: anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place; "pirate ships were vagabonds of the sea"
2: a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support [syn: {vagrant}, {drifter}, {floater}]
v : move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town" [syn: {roll}, {wander}, {swan}, {stray}, {tramp}, {roam}, {cast}, {ramble}, {rove}, {range}, {drift}]

vagabondage
n : travelling about without any clear destination; "she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him" [syn: {wandering}, {roving}]

vagal
adj : of or relating to the vagus nerve [syn: {pneumogastric}]

vagary
n : an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.); "the vagaries of the weather"; "his wealth fluctuates with the vagaries of the stock market"; "he has dealt with human vagaries for many years"

vagged
See {vag}

vagging
See {vag}

vagi
vagus
n : a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera [syn: {vagus nerve}, {nervus vagus}, {pneumogastric}, {pneumogastric nerve}, {tenth cranial nerve}, {wandering nerve}] [also: {vagi} (pl)]

vagi
See {vagus}

vagile
adj : having freedom to move about; "vagile aquatic animals" [ant: {sessile}]

vagina
n : the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus; "the vagina receives the penis during coitus"; "the vagina is elastic enough to allow the passage of a fetus" [also: {vaginae} (pl)]

vaginae
vagina
n : the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus; "the vagina receives the penis during coitus"; "the vagina is elastic enough to allow the passage of a fetus" [also: {vaginae} (pl)]

vaginae
See {vagina}

vaginal
adj : of or relating to the vagina; "vaginal suppository"

vaginal artery
n : a branch of the internal iliac that provides blood for the vagina and the base of the bladder and the rectum [syn: {arteria vaginalis}]

vaginal birth
n : the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child [syn: {childbirth}, {childbearing}, {accouchement}]

vaginal discharge
n : discharge of secretions from the cervical glands of the vagina; normally clear or white

vaginal smear
n : smear taken from the vaginal mucosa for cytological analysis

vaginismus
n : muscular contraction that causes the vagina to close; usually an anxiety reaction before coitus or pelvic examination

vaginitis
n : inflammation of the vagina (usually associated with candidiasis)

vaginocele
n : hernia projecting into the vagina [syn: {colpocele}]

Vagn Walfrid Ekman
n : Swedish oceanographer who recognized the role of the Coriolis effect on ocean currents (1874-1954) [syn: {Ekman}]

vagrancy
n : the state of wandering from place to place; having no permanent home or means of livelihood

vagrant
adj : continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another; "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties" [syn: {aimless}, {drifting}, {floating}, {vagabond}]
n : a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support [syn: {drifter}, {floater}, {vagabond}]

vague
adj 1: not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke [syn: {obscure}]
2: not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished; "an undefined term"; "undefined authority"; "some undefined sense of excitement"; "vague feelings of sadness"; "a vague uneasiness" [syn: {undefined}] [ant: {defined}]
3: lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood" [syn: {dim}, {faint}, {shadowy}, {wispy}]

vaguely
adv : in a vague way; "he looked vaguely familiar"; "he explained it somewhat mistily" [syn: {mistily}]

vagueness
n : unclearness by virtue of being vague

vagus
n : a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera [syn: {vagus nerve}, {nervus vagus}, {pneumogastric}, {pneumogastric nerve}, {tenth cranial nerve}, {wandering nerve}] [also: {vagi} (pl)]

vagus nerve
n : a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera [syn: {vagus}, {nervus vagus}, {pneumogastric}, {pneumogastric nerve}, {tenth cranial nerve}, {wandering nerve}]

vain
adj 1: characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes" [syn: {conceited}, {egotistic}, {egotistical}, {self-conceited}, {swollen}, {swollen-headed}]
2: unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt" [syn: {bootless}, {fruitless}, {futile}, {sleeveless}]

vainglorious
adj : feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride" [syn: {big}, {swelled}]

vainglory
n : outspoken conceit [syn: {boastfulness}]

vainly
adv : to no avail; "he looked for her in vain"; "the city fathers tried vainly to find a solution" [syn: {in vain}]

Vaisakha
n : the second month of the Hindu calendar [syn: {Baisakh}]

Vaishnava
n : worshipper of Vishnu

Vaishnavism
n 1: Hindu sect worshiping of Vishnu [syn: {Vaisnavism}]
2: worship of Vishnu one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon [syn: {Vaisnavism}, {Vishnuism}]

Vaisnavism
n 1: Hindu sect worshiping of Vishnu [syn: {Vaishnavism}]
2: worship of Vishnu one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon [syn: {Vaishnavism}, {Vishnuism}]

Vaisya
n 1: a member of the mercantile and professional Hindu caste; the third of the four main castes
2: the third of the four varnas: the commoners or yeoman farmers or mercantile and professional category

Vajra
n : Indras's thunderbolt

valance
n : a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing [syn: {cornice}, {valance board}, {pelmet}]

valance board
n : a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing [syn: {cornice}, {valance}, {pelmet}]

Valdez
n : a port on Alaska's southern coast from which oil is shipped to markets around the world

Valdosta
n : a town in southern Georgia near the Florida border

vale
n : a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river [syn: {valley}]

valediction
n 1: a farewell oration delivered by the most outstanding member of a graduating class [syn: {valedictory address}, {valedictory}]
2: the act of saying farewell

valedictorian
n : the student with the best grades who delivers the valedictory at graduation [syn: {valedictory speaker}]

valedictory
adj 1: of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell; "a valedictory address"; "valedictory praise for his uniformly manly course"; "a suitable valedictory gesture"
2: of a speech expressing leave-taking; "a valedictory address"
n : a farewell oration delivered by the most outstanding member of a graduating class [syn: {valediction}, {valedictory address}]

valedictory address
n : a farewell oration delivered by the most outstanding member of a graduating class [syn: {valediction}, {valedictory}]

valedictory speaker
n : the student with the best grades who delivers the valedictory at graduation [syn: {valedictorian}]

valence
n 1: (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate [syn: {valency}]
2: (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent) [syn: {valency}]

valence electron
n : an electron in the outer shell of an atom which can combine with other atoms to form molecules

Valencia
n 1: an industrial city in northern Venezuela
2: a city in eastern Spain on the Mediterranean; "Valencia is the third largest city in Spain"

Valencia orange
n : variety of sweet orange cultivated extensively in Florida and California

valency
n 1: the phenomenon of forming chemical bonds
2: (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate [syn: {valence}]
3: (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent) [syn: {valence}]

Valentina Tereshkova
n : Soviet cosmonaut who was the first woman in space (born in 1937) [syn: {Tereshkova}, {Valentina Vladmirovna Tereshkova}]

Valentina Vladmirovna Tereshkova
n : Soviet cosmonaut who was the first woman in space (born in 1937) [syn: {Tereshkova}, {Valentina Tereshkova}]

valentine
n 1: a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day; "will you be my valentine?"
2: a card sent or given (as to a sweetheart) on Saint Valentine's Day

Valentine Day
n : a day for the exchange of tokens of affection [syn: {Valentine's Day}, {Saint Valentine's Day}, {St Valentine's Day}, {February 14}]

Valentine's Day
n : a day for the exchange of tokens of affection [syn: {Valentine Day}, {Saint Valentine's Day}, {St Valentine's Day}, {February 14}]

valerian
n : a plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or ink flowers

valerian family
n : genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor [syn: {Valerianaceae}, {family Valerianaceae}]

Valeriana
n : genus of widely distributed perennial herbs and some shrubs [syn: {genus Valeriana}]

Valeriana officinalis
n : tall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and rhizomes used medicinally [syn: {common valerian}, {garden heliotrope}]

Valerianaceae
n : genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor [syn: {family Valerianaceae}, {valerian family}]

Valerianella
n : genus of Old World annual herbs widely naturalized [syn: {genus Valerianella}]

Valerianella locusta
n : widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb; often a weed [syn: {common corn salad}, {lamb's lettuce}, {Valerianella olitoria}]

Valerianella olitoria
n : widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb; often a weed [syn: {common corn salad}, {lamb's lettuce}, {Valerianella locusta}]

valeric acid
n : a clear liquid carboxylic acid used in perfumes and drugs [syn: {pentanoic acid}]

valet
n : a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" [syn: {valet de chambre}, {gentleman}, {gentleman's gentleman}, {man}]
v : serve as a personal attendant to

valet de chambre
n : a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" [syn: {valet}, {gentleman}, {gentleman's gentleman}, {man}]

Valetta
n : the capital of Malta; located on the northeastern coast of the island [syn: {Valletta}, {capital of Malta}]

valetudinarian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarian
n : weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health

valgus
adj : turned outward; especially of a deformity in which part of a limb is twisted away from the center of the body; "talipes valgus" [ant: {varus}]

Valhalla
n : (Norse mythology) the hall in which Odin received the souls of slain heroes [syn: {Walhalla}]

Vali
n : (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir and avenger of Balder; son of Odin

valiance
n : the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor" [syn: {heroism}, {gallantry}, {valor}, {valour}, {valorousness}, {valiancy}]

valiancy
n : the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor" [syn: {heroism}, {gallantry}, {valor}, {valour}, {valorousness}, {valiance}]

valiant
adj : having or showing valor; "a valiant attempt to prevent the hijack"; "a valiant soldier" [syn: {valorous}]

valiantly
adv : with valor; in a valiant manner; "he fought valiantly until the end" [syn: {valorously}]

valid
adj 1: well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force; "a valid inference"; "a valid argument"; "a valid contract"; "a valid license" [ant: {invalid}]
2: still legally acceptable; "the license is still valid"

validate
v 1: declare or make legally valid [syn: {formalize}, {formalise}] [ant: {invalidate}]
2: prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something [ant: {invalidate}]
3: give evidence for [syn: {corroborate}]
4: make valid or confirm the validity of; "validate a ticket" [ant: {invalidate}]

validated
adj : declared or made legally valid; "a validated claim"

validating
adj : serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence" [syn: {collateral}, {confirmative}, {confirming}, {confirmatory}, {corroborative}, {corroboratory}, {substantiating}, {substantiative}, {validatory}, {verificatory}, {verifying}]

validation
n 1: the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something [syn: {proof}, {substantiation}]
2: the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof [syn: {establishment}]

validatory
adj : serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence" [syn: {collateral}, {confirmative}, {confirming}, {confirmatory}, {corroborative}, {corroboratory}, {substantiating}, {substantiative}, {validating}, {verificatory}, {verifying}]

validity
n 1: the quality of being logically valid [syn: {cogency}, {rigor}, {rigour}]
2: the quality of having legal force or effectiveness [syn: {validness}]

validly
adv : in a valid manner; "this may not validly be done" [syn: {with validity}]

validness
n : the quality of having legal force or effectiveness [syn: {validity}]

valine
n : an essential amino acid found in proteins; important for growth in children and nitrogen balance in adults

valise
n : a small overnight bag for short trips

Valium
n : a tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles; acts by enhancing the inhibitory actions of the neurotransmitter GABA; can also be used as an anticonvulsant drug in cases of nerve agent poisoning [syn: {diazepam}]

Valkyrie
n : (Norse mythology) one of the maidens of Odin who chose heroes to be slain in battle and conducted them to Valhalla

Valle D'Aosta
n : a region in northwestern Italy

vallecula
n : (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part [syn: {groove}] [also: {valleculae} (pl)]

valleculae
vallecula
n : (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part [syn: {groove}] [also: {valleculae} (pl)]

valleculae
See {vallecula}

Valletta
n : the capital of Malta; located on the northeastern coast of the island [syn: {Valetta}, {capital of Malta}]

valley
n : a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river [syn: {vale}]

valley fever
n : an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules [syn: {coccidioidomycosis}, {coccidiomycosis}, {desert rheumatism}]

valley girl
n : a girl who grew up in the tract housing in the San Fernando Valley

valley oak
n : tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns [syn: {California white oak}, {valley white oak}, {roble}, {Quercus lobata}]

valley pocket gopher
n : of valleys and mountain meadows of western United States [syn: {Thomomys bottae}]

valley white oak
n : tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns [syn: {California white oak}, {valley oak}, {roble}, {Quercus lobata}]

Vallisneria
n : eelgrass; eel grass [syn: {genus Vallisneria}]

Vallisneria spiralis
n : submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World and Australia [syn: {tape grass}, {eelgrass}, {wild celery}]

Valmy
n : the French defeated the Austrian and Prussian troops in 1792 (with a famous cannonade from the French artillery) [syn: {battle of Valmy}]

Valois
n : French royal house from 1328 to 1589

valor
n : the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor" [syn: {heroism}, {gallantry}, {valour}, {valorousness}, {valiance}, {valiancy}]

valorous
adj : having or showing valor; "a valiant attempt to prevent the hijack"; "a valiant soldier" [syn: {valiant}]

valorously
adv : with valor; in a valiant manner; "he fought valiantly until the end" [syn: {valiantly}]

valorousness
n : the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor" [syn: {heroism}, {gallantry}, {valor}, {valour}, {valiance}, {valiancy}]

valour
n : the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor" [syn: {heroism}, {gallantry}, {valor}, {valorousness}, {valiance}, {valiancy}]

Valparaiso
n : the chief port and second largest city of Chile; located on a wide harbor in central Chile

valproic acid
n : anticonvulsant (trade name Depokene) used to prevent some kinds of seizures [syn: {Depokene}]

valse
n : a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat [syn: {waltz}]

valuable
adj 1: having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange; "another human being equally valuable in the sight of God"; "a valuable diamond" [ant: {worthless}]
2: having worth or merit or value; "a valuable friend"; "a good and worthful man" [syn: {worthful}]
3: of great importance or use or service; "useful information"; "valuable advice" [syn: {useful}, {of value}]
n : something of value; "all our valuables were stolen"

valuableness
n : the positive quality of being precious and beyond value [syn: {invaluableness}, {preciousness}, {pricelessness}]

valuate
v : place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional" [syn: {measure}, {evaluate}, {assess}, {appraise}, {value}]

valuation
n 1: an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship" [syn: {evaluation}, {rating}]
2: assessed price; "the valuation of this property is much too high"

valuation account
n : a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets [syn: {valuation reserve}, {allowance}, {allowance account}]

valuation reserve
n : a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets [syn: {valuation account}, {allowance}, {allowance account}]

valuator
n : one who estimates officially the worth or value or quality of things [syn: {appraiser}]

value
n 1: a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed; "the value assigned was 16 milliseconds"
2: the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"
3: the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else; "he tried to estimate the value of the produce at normal prices" [syn: {economic value}]
4: relative darkness or lightness of a color; "I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values--dark, medium...and light"-Joe Hing Lowe
5: (music) the relative duration of a musical note [syn: {time value}, {note value}]
6: an ideal accepted by some individual or group; "he has old-fashioned values"
v 1: fix or determine the value of; assign a value to; "value the jewelry and art work in the estate"
2: hold dear; "I prize these old photographs" [syn: {prize}, {treasure}, {appreciate}]
3: regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity" [syn: {respect}, {esteem}, {prize}, {prise}] [ant: {disrespect}, {disrespect}]
4: place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional" [syn: {measure}, {evaluate}, {valuate}, {assess}, {appraise}]
5: estimate the value of; "How would you rate his chances to become President?"; "Gold was rated highly among the Romans" [syn: {rate}]

value judgement
n : an assessment that reveals more about the values of the person making the assessment than about the reality of what is assessed [syn: {value judgment}]

value judgment
n : an assessment that reveals more about the values of the person making the assessment than about the reality of what is assessed [syn: {value judgement}]

value orientation
n : the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group; "the Puritan ethic"; "a person with old-fashioned values" [syn: {ethic}, {moral principle}, {value-system}]

value statement
n : a statement of the desirability of something

value-added
adj : being or pertaining to something added to a product to increase its value or price; "software supplied by a value-added distributor"; "a value-added tax"

value-added tax
n : a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production [syn: {VAT}, {ad valorem tax}]

valued
adj 1: (usually used in combination) having value of a specified kind; "triple-valued"
2: held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature; "a valued friend"

valueless
adj : of no value

valuelessness
n : having none of the properties that endow something with value

valuer
n : someone who assesses the monetary worth of possessions

values
n : beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something); "he has very conservatives values"

value-system
n : the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group; "the Puritan ethic"; "a person with old-fashioned values" [syn: {ethic}, {moral principle}, {value orientation}]

valve
n 1: a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
2: device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone
3: control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid

valve rocker
n : a lever pivoted at the center; used especially to push a valve down in an internal-combustion engine [syn: {rocker arm}]

valved
adj : (of brass instruments) having valves

valve-in-head engine
n : internal-combustion engine having both inlet and exhaust valves located in the cylinder head

valvelet
n : a small valve (or valve-like structure) [syn: {valvule}, {valvula}]

valvotomy
n : incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction [syn: {valvulotomy}]

valvula
n : a small valve (or valve-like structure) [syn: {valvule}, {valvelet}]

valvular
adj : relating to or operating by means of valves

valvular heart disease
n : heart disease caused by stenosis of the cardiac valves and obstructed blood flow or caused by degeneration and blood regurgitation

valvular incompetence
n : inability of a bodily valve to close completely

valvule
n : a small valve (or valve-like structure) [syn: {valvelet}, {valvula}]

valvulitis
n : inflammation of a valve (especially of a cardiac valve as a consequence of rheumatic fever)

valvulotomy
n : incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction [syn: {valvotomy}]

vambrace
n : cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm [syn: {lower cannon}]

vamoose
v : leave suddenly; "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town" [syn: {decamp}, {skip}]

vamp
n 1: a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men [syn: {coquette}, {flirt}, {vamper}, {minx}, {tease}, {prickteaser}]
2: an improvised musical accompaniment
3: piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe
v 1: make up; "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting" [syn: {vamp up}]
2: piece (something old) with a new part; "vamp up an old speech" [syn: {vamp up}]
3: act seductively with (someone)
4: provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots" [syn: {revamp}]

vamp up
v 1: make up; "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting" [syn: {vamp}]
2: piece (something old) with a new part; "vamp up an old speech" [syn: {vamp}]

vamper
n : a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men [syn: {coquette}, {flirt}, {vamp}, {minx}, {tease}, {prickteaser}]

vampire
n : (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living [syn: {lamia}]

vampire bat
n : any of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood [syn: {true vampire bat}]

van
n 1: any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts) [syn: {avant-garde}, {vanguard}, {new wave}]
2: the leading units moving at the head of an army [syn: {vanguard}]
3: a camper equipped with living quarters [syn: {caravan}]
4: a truck with an enclosed cargo space

Van Allen
n : United States physicist who discovered two belts of charged particles from the solar wind trapped by the Earth's magnetic field (born in 1914) [syn: {James Alfred Van Allen}]

Van Allen belt
n : a belt of charged particles (resulting from cosmic rays) above the Earth trapped by the Earth's magnetic field

van Beethoven
n : German composer of instrumental music (especially symphonic and chamber music); continued to compose after he lost his hearing (1770-1827) [syn: {Beethoven}, {Ludwig van Beethoven}]

Van Bogaert encephalitis
n : a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years [syn: {subacute sclerosing panencephalitis}, {SSPE}, {inclusion body encephalitis}, {subacute inclusion body encephalitis}, {sclerosing leukoencephalitis}, {subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis}, {Bosin's disease}, {Dawson's encephalitis}]

Van Buren
n : 8th President of the United States (1782-1862) [syn: {Martin Van Buren}, {President Van Buren}]

Van de Graaff
n : United States physicist (1901-1967) [syn: {Robert Van de Graaff}, {Robert Jemison Van de Graaff}]

Van de Graaff generator
n : electrical device that produces a high voltage by building up a charge of static electricity [syn: {electrostatic generator}, {electrostatic machine}, {Wimshurst machine}]

van de Velde
n : Belgian architect (1863-1957) [syn: {Henri van de Velde}, {Henri Clemens van de Velde}]

van der Waals
n : Dutch physicist (1837-1923) [syn: {Johannes van der Waals}, {Johannes Diderik van der Waals}]

van der Waal's forces
n : relatively weak attraction between neutral atoms and molecules arising from polarization induced in each particle by the presence of other particles

Van Doren
n : United States writer and literary critic (1885-1950) [syn: {Carl Van Doren}, {Carl Clinton Van Doren}]

Van Dyck
n : Flemish painter of numerous portraits (1599-1641) [syn: {Vandyke}, {Anthony Vandyke}, {Sir Anthony Vandyke}]

van Eyck
n : Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of painting and who pioneered modern techniques of oil painting (1390-1441) [syn: {Eyck}, {Jan van Eyck}]

van Gogh
n : Dutch postimpressionist painter noted for his use of color (1853-1890) [syn: {Vincent van Gogh}, {Gogh}]

Van Vleck
n : United States physicist (1899-1980) [syn: {John Van Vleck}, {John Hasbrouck Van Vleck}]

Van Wyck Brooks
n : United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963) [syn: {Brooks}]

vanadate
n : a salt or ester of vanadic acid; an anion containing pentavalent vanadium

vanadic acid
n : any of various oxyacids of vanadium; known mostly in the form of its salts [syn: {vanadium pentoxide}]

vanadinite
n : a mineral consisting of chloride and vanadate of lead; a source of vanadium

vanadium
n : a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite [syn: {V}, {atomic number 23}]

vanadium pentoxide
n : any of various oxyacids of vanadium; known mostly in the form of its salts [syn: {vanadic acid}]

vanadium steel
n : steel alloyed with vanadium for greater strength and high-temperature stability

Vanbrugh
n : English architect (1664-1726) [syn: {John Vanbrugh}, {Sir John Vanbrigh}]

Vancocin
n : an antibiotic (trade name Vancocin) effective against some bacterial infections [syn: {vancomycin}]

vancomycin
n : an antibiotic (trade name Vancocin) effective against some bacterial infections [syn: {Vancocin}]

Vancouver
n 1: English navigator remembered for his exploration of the Pacific coast of North America (1757-1798) [syn: {George Vancouver}]
2: a town in southwestern Washington on the Columbia River across from Portland, Oregon
3: a port city in southwestern British Columbia on an arm of the Pacific Ocean opposite Vancouver Island; Canada's chief Pacific port and third largest city

Vancouver Island
n : an island off southwestern Canada (off the southwestern coast of British Columbia); the largest island off the west coast of North America

vanda
n : any of numerous showy orchids of the genus Vanda having many large flowers in loose racemes

Vanda coerulea
n : famous orchid of northern India having large pale to deep lilac-blue flowers [syn: {blue orchid}]

vandal
n 1: someone who willfully destroys or defaces property
2: a member of the Germanic people who overran Gaul and Spain and North Africa and sacked Rome in 455

vandalise
v : destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism; "vandalize the park" [syn: {vandalize}]

vandalism
n : willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others [syn: {hooliganism}, {malicious mischief}]

vandalize
v : destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism; "vandalize the park" [syn: {vandalise}]

Vanderbilt
n : United States financier who accumulated great wealth from railroad and shipping businesses (1794-1877) [syn: {Cornelius Vanderbilt}, {Commodore Vanderbilt}]

Vandyke
n 1: Flemish painter of numerous portraits (1599-1641) [syn: {Van Dyck}, {Anthony Vandyke}, {Sir Anthony Vandyke}]
2: a short pointed beard (named after Anthony Vandyke) [syn: {vandyke beard}]

vandyke beard
n : a short pointed beard (named after Anthony Vandyke) [syn: {vandyke}]

Vandyke brown
n : a moderate brown color

vane
n 1: flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water [syn: {blade}]
2: mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind [syn: {weathervane}, {weather vane}, {wind vane}]
3: a metal fin attached to the tail of a bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it
4: the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft [syn: {web}]

vaned
adj : (of an arrow) equipped with feathers [syn: {fledged}]

Vanellus
n : Eurasian lapwings [syn: {genus Vanellus}]

Vanern
n : a lake in southwestern Sweden; the largest lake in Sweden [syn: {Lake Vanern}]

Vanessa
n : painted beauty and red admiral [syn: {genus Vanessa}]

Vanessa atalanta
n : of temperate Europe and Asia; having black wings with red and white markings [syn: {red admiral}]

Vanessa Bell
n : English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961) [syn: {Bell}, {Vanessa Stephen}]

Vanessa Stephen
n : English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961) [syn: {Bell}, {Vanessa Bell}]

Vanessa virginiensis
n : American butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spots [syn: {painted beauty}]

vanguard
n 1: the leading units moving at the head of an army [syn: {van}]
2: any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts) [syn: {avant-garde}, {van}, {new wave}]
3: the position of greatest advancement; the leading position in any movement or field [syn: {forefront}, {cutting edge}]

Vanguards of Conquest
n : an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s; seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells; "the original Jihad was responsible for the assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981" [syn: {al-Jihad}, {Egyptian Islamic Jihad}, {Islamic Jihad}]

Vangueria
n : tropical African and Asiatic trees and shrubs having one-seeded fruit [syn: {genus Vangueria}]

Vangueria infausta
n : small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit [syn: {wild medlar}, {wild medlar tree}, {medlar}]

Vangueria madagascariensis
n : shrubby tree of Madagascar occasionally cultivated for its edible apple-shaped fruit [syn: {Spanish tamarind}]

vanilla
n 1: any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers
2: a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans) [syn: {vanilla extract}]
3: a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans

vanilla bean
n : long bean-like fruit; seeds are used as flavoring

vanilla extract
n : a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans) [syn: {vanilla}]

vanilla ice cream
n : Ice cream flavored with vanilla extract

vanilla orchid
n : climbing non-ornamental orchid bearing a podlike fruit yielding vanilla beans; widely cultivated from Florida southward throughout tropical America [syn: {Vanilla planifolia}]

Vanilla planifolia
n : climbing non-ornamental orchid bearing a podlike fruit yielding vanilla beans; widely cultivated from Florida southward throughout tropical America [syn: {vanilla orchid}]

vanilla pudding
n : sweet vanilla flavored custard-like pudding usually thickened with flour rather than eggs

vanillin
n : a crystalline compound found in vanilla beans and some balsam resins; used in perfumes and flavorings

Vanir
n : (Norse mythology) race of ancient gods sometimes in conflict with the Aesir

vanish
v 1: get lost, especially without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace" [syn: {disappear}, {go away}] [ant: {appear}]
2: become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when day broke" [syn: {disappear}, {go away}]
3: pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him" [syn: {fly}, {fell}]
4: cease to exist; "An entire civilization vanished" [syn: {disappear}] [ant: {appear}]
5: decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized" [syn: {fly}, {vaporize}]

vanished
adj : having passed out of existence; "vanished civilizations"

vanisher
n : a person who disappears

vanishing
adj : quickly going away and passing out of sight; "all I saw was his vanishing back" [syn: {disappearing}]
n 1: a sudden or mysterious disappearance
2: suddenly disappearing from sight

vanishing cream
n : a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin [syn: {cold cream}, {coldcream}, {face cream}]

vanishing point
n 1: the point beyond which something disappears or ceases to exist
2: the appearance of a point on the horizon at which parallel lines converge

vanishingly
adv : so as to disappear or approach zero; "errors are vanishingly rare"

vanity
n 1: feelings of excessive pride [syn: {amour propre}, {conceit}, {self-love}]
2: the quality of being valueless or futile; "he rejected the vanities of the world" [syn: {emptiness}]
3: the trait of being vain and conceited [syn: {conceit}]
4: low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup [syn: {dressing table}, {dresser}, {toilet table}]

vanity fair
n : a vain and frivolous lifestyle especially in large cities

Vannevar Bush
n : United States electrical engineer who designed an early analogue computer and who led the scientific program of the United States during World War II (1890-1974) [syn: {Bush}]

vanquish
v : come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" [syn: {beat}, {beat out}, {crush}, {shell}, {trounce}]

vanquishable
adj : susceptible to being defeated [syn: {beatable}, {vincible}]

vanquisher
n : someone who is victorious by force of arms [syn: {conqueror}]

vantage
n 1: place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective)
2: the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me" [syn: {advantage}] [ant: {disadvantage}]

vantage point
n : a place from which something can be viewed; "from that vantage point he could survey the whole valley" [syn: {viewpoint}]

Vanua Levu
n : a volcanic island in the Fijis

Vanuatu
n : a volcanic island republic in Melanesia; independent since 1980 [syn: {Republic of Vanuatu}, {New Hebrides}]

Vanzetti
n : United States anarchist (born in Italy) who with Nicola Sacco was convicted of murder and in spite of world-wide protest was executed (1888-1927) [syn: {Bartolomeo Vanzetti}]

vapid
adj 1: lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea" [syn: {bland}, {flat}, {flavorless}, {flavourless}, {insipid}, {savorless}, {savourless}]
2: lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest; "a vapid conversation"; "a vapid smile"; "a bunch of vapid schoolgirls"

vapidity
n : the quality of being vapid and unsophisticated [syn: {jejunity}, {jejuneness}, {tameness}, {vapidness}]

vapidly
adv : in a vapid manner; "a vapidly smiling salesman"

vapidness
n : the quality of being vapid and unsophisticated [syn: {jejunity}, {jejuneness}, {tameness}, {vapidity}]

vapor
n 1: a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance [syn: {vapour}]
2: the process of becoming a vapor [syn: {vaporization}, {vaporisation}, {vapour}, {evaporation}]

vapor bath
n 1: a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe; `vapour bath' is a British term [syn: {steam bath}, {steam room}, {vapour bath}]
2: you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower [syn: {Turkish bath}, {steam bath}, {vapour bath}]

vapor density
n : the density of a gas relative to the density of hydrogen [syn: {vapour density}]

vapor lock
n : a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor) [syn: {vapour lock}]

vapor pressure
n : the pressure exerted by a vapor; often understood to mean saturated vapor pressure (the vapor pressure of a vapor in contact with its liquid form) [syn: {vapour pressure}]

vaporetti
See {vaporetto}

vaporific
adj 1: used of substances [syn: {evaporable}, {vaporizable}, {volatilizable}, {volatilisable}]
2: resembling or characteristic of vapor; "vaporous clouds" [syn: {vaporish}, {vapourish}, {vaporous}]

vaporing
n : an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade" [syn: {brag}, {bragging}, {crow}, {crowing}, {line-shooting}, {gasconade}]

vaporisation
n 1: the process of becoming a vapor [syn: {vaporization}, {vapor}, {vapour}, {evaporation}]
2: annihilation by vaporizing something [syn: {vaporization}]

vaporise
v 1: cause to change into a vapor; "The chemist evaporated the water" [syn: {evaporate}]
2: change into a vapor; "The water evaporated in front of our eyes" [syn: {evaporate}]
3: turn into gas; "The substance gasified" [syn: {gasify}, {vaporize}, {aerify}]
4: lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue; "evaporate milk" [syn: {evaporate}, {vaporize}]

vaporised
adj : converted into a gas or vapor [syn: {gasified}, {vaporized}, {volatilized}, {volatilised}]

vaporish
adj : resembling or characteristic of vapor; "vaporous clouds" [syn: {vaporific}, {vapourish}, {vaporous}]

vaporizable
adj : used of substances [syn: {evaporable}, {vaporific}, {volatilizable}, {volatilisable}]

vaporization
n 1: annihilation by vaporizing something [syn: {vaporisation}]
2: the process of becoming a vapor [syn: {vaporisation}, {vapor}, {vapour}, {evaporation}]

vaporize
v 1: turn into gas; "The substance gasified" [syn: {gasify}, {vaporise}, {aerify}]
2: kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting; "in this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens" [syn: {zap}]
3: lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue; "evaporate milk" [syn: {evaporate}, {vaporise}]
4: decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized" [syn: {vanish}, {fly}]

vaporized
adj : converted into a gas or vapor [syn: {gasified}, {vaporised}, {volatilized}, {volatilised}]

vaporous
adj 1: so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks" [syn: {diaphanous}, {filmy}, {gauzy}, {gossamer}, {see-through}, {sheer}, {transparent}, {cobwebby}]
2: resembling or characteristic of vapor; "vaporous clouds" [syn: {vaporific}, {vaporish}, {vapourish}]
3: filled with vapor; "miasmic jungles"; "a vaporous bog" [syn: {miasmal}, {miasmic}]

vapors
n : a state of depression; "he had a bad case of the blues" [syn: {blues}, {blue devils}, {megrims}, {vapours}]

vapour
n 1: a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance [syn: {vapor}]
2: the process of becoming a vapor [syn: {vaporization}, {vaporisation}, {vapor}, {evaporation}]

vapour bath
n 1: a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe; `vapour bath' is a British term [syn: {steam bath}, {steam room}, {vapor bath}]
2: you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower [syn: {Turkish bath}, {steam bath}, {vapor bath}]

vapour density
n : the density of a gas relative to the density of hydrogen [syn: {vapor density}]

vapour lock
n : a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor) [syn: {vapor lock}]

vapour pressure
n : the pressure exerted by a vapor; often understood to mean saturated vapor pressure (the vapor pressure of a vapor in contact with its liquid form) [syn: {vapor pressure}]

vapourish
adj : resembling or characteristic of vapor; "vaporous clouds" [syn: {vaporific}, {vaporish}, {vaporous}]

vapours
n : a state of depression; "he had a bad case of the blues" [syn: {blues}, {blue devils}, {megrims}, {vapors}]

vaquero
n : local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California) [syn: {buckaroo}, {buckeroo}]

vaquita
n : a short porpoise that lives in the Gulf of California; an endangered species [syn: {Phocaena sinus}]

var
n : a unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere [syn: {volt-ampere}]

var.
n : (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms" [syn: {form}, {variant}, {strain}]

vara
n : a Spanish unit of length (about a yard) having different values in different localities

varan
n : any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles [syn: {monitor}, {monitor lizard}]

Varanidae
n : monitor lizards [syn: {family Varanidae}]

Varanus
n : type and sole extant genus of the Varanidae [syn: {genus Varanus}]

Varanus komodoensis
n : the largest lizard in the world (10 feet); found on Indonesian islands [syn: {Komodo dragon}, {Komodo lizard}, {dragon lizard}, {giant lizard}]

Varanus niloticus
n : destroys crocodile eggs [syn: {African monitor}]

Varese
n : United States composer (born in France) whose music combines dissonance with complex rhythms and the use of electronic techniques (1883-1965) [syn: {Edgard Varese}]

Vargas
n : Brazilian statesman who ruled Brazil as a virtual dictator (1883-1954) [syn: {Getulio Dornelles Vargas}]

Vargas Llosa
n : Peruvian writer (born in 1936) [syn: {Mario Vargas Llosa}, {Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa}]

variability
n 1: the quality of being subject to variation [syn: {variableness}, {variance}] [ant: {invariability}, {invariability}]
2: a quality of variability and lack of uniformity [syn: {unevenness}] [ant: {evenness}, {evenness}]

variable
adj 1: liable to or capable of change; "rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable"; "variable winds"; "variable expenses" [ant: {invariable}]
2: marked by diversity or difference; "the varying angles of roof slope"; "nature is infinitely variable" [syn: {varying}]
3: (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied; "a variable capacitor"; "variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights"
n 1: something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation; "the weather is one variable to be considered"
2: a quantity that can assume any of a set of values [syn: {variable quantity}]
3: a star that varies noticeably in brightness [syn: {variable star}]
4: a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity

variable quantity
n : a quantity that can assume any of a set of values [syn: {variable}]

variable resistor
n : resistor for regulating current [syn: {rheostat}]

variable star
n : a star that varies noticeably in brightness [syn: {variable}]

variableness
n : the quality of being subject to variation [syn: {variability}, {variance}] [ant: {invariability}, {invariability}]

variable-pitch propeller
n : propeller for which the angle of the blades is adjustable

variably
adv : with variation; in a variable manner or to a variable degree; "it will be variably cloudy"

variance
n 1: an event that departs from expectations [syn: {discrepancy}, {variant}]
2: discord that splits a group [syn: {division}]
3: the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value
4: a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion" [syn: {discrepancy}, {disagreement}, {divergence}]
5: the quality of being subject to variation [syn: {variability}, {variableness}] [ant: {invariability}, {invariability}]
6: an activity that varies from a norm or standard; "any variation in his routine was immediately reported" [syn: {variation}]

variant
adj : differing from a norm or standard; "a variant spelling"
n 1: an event that departs from expectations [syn: {discrepancy}, {variance}]
2: (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms" [syn: {form}, {strain}, {var.}]
3: a variable quantity that is random [syn: {random variable}, {variate}, {stochastic variable}, {chance variable}]
4: something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "an emery wheel is a modern variant of the grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father" [syn: {version}, {variation}, {edition}]

variate
n : a variable quantity that is random [syn: {random variable}, {variant}, {stochastic variable}, {chance variable}]

variation
n 1: an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change [syn: {fluctuation}]
2: an activity that varies from a norm or standard; "any variation in his routine was immediately reported" [syn: {variance}]
3: a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
4: something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "an emery wheel is a modern variant of the grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father" [syn: {version}, {variant}, {edition}]
5: an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard; "he patented a variation on the sandal"
6: the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north [syn: {magnetic declination}, {magnetic variation}]
7: (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)
8: (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration [syn: {mutant}, {mutation}, {sport}]
9: (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure [syn: {pas seul}] 10: the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard; "who is responsible for these variations in taxation?"

varicella
n : an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body [syn: {chickenpox}]

varicella zoster virus
n : the member of the herpes virus family that is responsible for chickenpox

varicelliform
adj : resembling the rash of chickenpox

varices
varix
n : abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel [also: {varices} (pl)]

varices
See {varix}

varicocele
n : dilatation of the veins associated with the spermatic cord in the testes

varicolored
adj 1: having a variety of colors [syn: {varicoloured}, {variegated}]
2: having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies" [syn: {motley}, {calico}, {multicolor}, {multicolour}, {multicolored}, {multicoloured}, {painted}, {particolored}, {particoloured}, {piebald}, {pied}, {varicoloured}]

varicoloured
adj 1: having a variety of colors [syn: {varicolored}, {variegated}]
2: having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies" [syn: {motley}, {calico}, {multicolor}, {multicolour}, {multicolored}, {multicoloured}, {painted}, {particolored}, {particoloured}, {piebald}, {pied}, {varicolored}]

varicose
adj : abnormally swollen or knotty; "varicose veins"

varicose vein
n : a vein that is permanently dilated; most common in the legs

varicosis
n : pathological condition of being varicose or having varicose veins

varicosity
n : varix or varicose condition in which a vein is swollen and tortuous

varied
adj 1: characterized by variety; "immigrants' varied ethnic and religious traditions"; "his work is interesting and varied" [ant: {unvaried}]
2: widely different; "varied motives prompt people to join a political party"; "varied ethnic traditions of the immigrants" [syn: {wide-ranging}]
3: broken away from sameness or identity or duplication; "her quickly varied answers indicated uncertainty"

varied
vary
v 1: make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season" [syn: {change}, {alter}]
2: be at variance with; be out of line with [syn: {deviate}, {diverge}, {depart}] [ant: {conform}]
3: be subject to change in accordance with a variable; "Prices vary"; "His moods vary depending on the weather"
4: make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu" [syn: {variegate}, {motley}] [also: {varied}]

varied
See {vary}

varied Lorikeet
n : lorikeet with a colorful coat [syn: {Glossopsitta versicolor}]

variedness
n : characterized by variation [ant: {unvariedness}]

variegate
v 1: change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors
2: make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu" [syn: {vary}, {motley}]

variegated
adj : having a variety of colors [syn: {varicolored}, {varicoloured}]

variegated horsetail
n : northern North America; Greenland; northern and central Europe [syn: {variegated scouring rush}, {Equisetum variegatum}]

variegated scouring rush
n : northern North America; Greenland; northern and central Europe [syn: {variegated horsetail}, {Equisetum variegatum}]

variegation
n 1: variability in coloration
2: the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered); "my broker recommended a greater diversification of my investments"; "he limited his losses by diversification of his product line" [syn: {diversification}]

variety
n 1: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" [syn: {assortment}, {mixture}, {mixed bag}, {miscellany}, {miscellanea}, {salmagundi}, {smorgasbord}, {potpourri}, {motley}]
2: noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing" [syn: {diverseness}, {diversity}, {multifariousness}]
3: (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differe from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics; "varieties are frequently recognized in botany"
4: a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances [syn: {variety show}]
5: a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" [syn: {kind}, {sort}, {form}]
6: a difference that is usually pleasant; "he goes to France for variety"; "it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic" [syn: {change}]

variety meat
n : edible viscera of a butchered animal [syn: {organs}]

variety show
n : a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances [syn: {variety}]

variform
adj : varying in form or shape

variola
n : a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars [syn: {smallpox}, {variola major}]

variola major
n 1: a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars [syn: {smallpox}, {variola}]
2: a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of up to 25 percent [syn: {variola major virus}]

variola major virus
n : a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of up to 25 percent [syn: {variola major}]

variola minor
n 1: a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus [syn: {alastrim}, {pseudosmallpox}, {pseudovariola}, {milk pox}, {white pox}, {West Indian smallpox}, {Cuban itch}, {Kaffir pox}]
2: a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about 1 percent [syn: {variola minor virus}]

variola minor virus
n : a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about 1 percent [syn: {variola minor}]

variola vaccina
n : a local infection induced in humans by innoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar [syn: {vaccinia}, {vaccina}, {variola vaccine}, {variola vaccinia}]

variola vaccine
n : a local infection induced in humans by innoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar [syn: {vaccinia}, {vaccina}, {variola vaccinia}, {variola vaccina}]

variola vaccinia
n : a local infection induced in humans by innoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar [syn: {vaccinia}, {vaccina}, {variola vaccine}, {variola vaccina}]

variola virus
n : the virus that causes smallpox in humans; can be used as a bioweapon [syn: {smallpox virus}]

variolar
adj : relating to small pox [syn: {variolic}, {variolous}]

variolation
n : the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox [syn: {variolization}]

variolic
adj : relating to small pox [syn: {variolar}, {variolous}]

variolization
n : the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox [syn: {variolation}]

variolous
adj : relating to small pox [syn: {variolar}, {variolic}]

variometer
n : a measuring instrument for measuring variations in a magnetic field

variorum
n : an edition containing various versions of a text or notes by various scholars or editors [syn: {variorum edition}]

variorum edition
n : an edition containing various versions of a text or notes by various scholars or editors [syn: {variorum}]

various
adj 1: of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity; "assorted sizes"; "his disguises are many and various"; "various experiments have failed to disprove the theory"; "cited various reasons for his behavior" [syn: {assorted}]
2: considered individually; "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed" [syn: {respective(a)}, {several(a)}, {various(a)}]
3: distinctly dissimilar or unlike; "diverse parts of the country"; "celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan"; "animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth" [syn: {diverse}]
4: having great diversity or variety; "his various achievements are impressive"; "his vast and versatile erudition" [syn: {versatile}]

variously
adv : in diverse ways; "the alternatives that are variously represented by the participants"; "the speakers treated the subject most diversely" [syn: {diversely}, {multifariously}]

variously-leaved pondweed
n : of Europe (except the Mediterranean area) and the northern United States [syn: {Potamogeton gramineous}]

varix
n : abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel [also: {varices} (pl)]

varlet
n 1: a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel [syn: {rogue}, {knave}, {rascal}, {rapscallion}, {scalawag}, {scallywag}]
2: in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood [syn: {page}]

varment
n : any usually predatory wild animal considered undesirable; e.g. coyote [syn: {varmint}]

varmint
n 1: an irritating or obnoxious person [syn: {vermin}]
2: any usually predatory wild animal considered undesirable; e.g. coyote [syn: {varment}]

varna
n : (Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis)

varnish
n : paint that provides a hard glossy transparent coating
v : cover with varnish [syn: {seal}]

varnish tree
n 1: large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles [syn: {candlenut}, {Aleurites moluccana}]
2: small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained [syn: {lacquer tree}, {Chinese lacquer tree}, {Japanese lacquer tree}, {Japanese varnish tree}, {Japanese sumac}, {Toxicodendron vernicifluum}, {Rhus verniciflua}]

varnished
adj : having a coating of stain or varnish [syn: {stained}]

varnisher
n : someone who applies a finishing coat of varnish

Varro
n : Roman scholar (116-27 BC) [syn: {Marcus Terentius Varro}]

varsity
n 1: a British abbreviation of `university'; usually refers to Oxford University or Cambridge University
2: a team representing a college or university [syn: {first team}]

varsity letter
n : an award earned by participation in a school sport; "he won letters in three sports" [syn: {letter}]

varsity sock
n : a sock worn for athletic events [syn: {athletic sock}, {sweat sock}]

Varuna
n : in Vedism, god of the night sky who with his thousand eyes watches over human conduct and judges good and evil and punishes evildoers; often considered king of the Hindu gods and frequently paired with Mitra as an upholder of the world

varus
adj : turned inward; especially of a deformity in which part of a limb is twisted toward the center of the body; "varus deformities of the hand" [ant: {valgus}]

vary
v 1: make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season" [syn: {change}, {alter}]
2: be at variance with; be out of line with [syn: {deviate}, {diverge}, {depart}] [ant: {conform}]
3: be subject to change in accordance with a variable; "Prices vary"; "His moods vary depending on the weather"
4: make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu" [syn: {variegate}, {motley}] [also: {varied}]

varying
adj : marked by diversity or difference; "the varying angles of roof slope"; "nature is infinitely variable" [syn: {variable}]

varying hare
n : large large-footed North American hare; white in winter [syn: {snowshoe hare}, {snowshoe rabbit}, {Lepus americanus}]

vas
n : a tube in which a body fluid circulates [syn: {vessel}] [also: {vasa} (pl)]

vas deferens
n : a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct [syn: {ductus deferens}]

vasa
vas
n : a tube in which a body fluid circulates [syn: {vessel}] [also: {vasa} (pl)]

vasa
See {vas}

vasa brevis
n : several small arteries branching off of the splenic artery and going to the greater curvature of the stomach [syn: {short gastric artery}, {arteria gastrica breves}]

vasa efferentia
n : the several highly convoluted tubules that lead from the rete testis to the vas deferens and form the head of the epididymis

vasa vasorum
n : any small blood vessel ramifying on the outside of a major artery or vein

Vasarely
n : French painter (born in Hungary) who was a pioneer of op art (1908-1997) [syn: {Viktor Vasarely}]

Vasari
n : Italian painter and art historian (1511-1574) [syn: {Giorgio Vasari}]

Vasco da Gamma
n : Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524) [syn: {da Gamma}, {Gamma}]

Vasco Nunez de Balboa
n : Spanish explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519) [syn: {Balboa}]

vascula
See {vasculum}

vascular
adj : of or relating to or having vessels that conduct and circulate fluids; "vascular constriction"; "a vascular bundle" [ant: {avascular}]

vascular bundle
n : a unit strand of the vascular system in stems and leaves of higher plants consisting essentially of xylem and phloem [syn: {vascular strand}, {fibrovascular bundle}]

vascular hemophilia
n : a form of hemophilia discovered by Erik von Willebrand; a genetic disorder that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait; characterized by a deficiency of the coagulation factor and by mucosal bleeding [syn: {von Willebrand's disease}, {angiohemophilia}]

vascular plant
n : green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms [syn: {tracheophyte}]

vascular ray
n : a sheet of vascular tissue separating the vascular bundles [syn: {medullary ray}]

vascular spider
n : a dilation of superficial capillaries with a central red dot from which blood vessels radiate [syn: {spider angioma}, {spider nevus}]

vascular strand
n : a unit strand of the vascular system in stems and leaves of higher plants consisting essentially of xylem and phloem [syn: {vascular bundle}, {fibrovascular bundle}]

vascular structure
n : a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels

vascular system
n : the vessels and tissue that carry or circulate fluids such as blood or lymph or sap through the body of an animal or plant

vascular tissue
n : tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants

vascularisation
n : the organic process whereby body tissue becomes vascular and develops capillaries [syn: {vascularization}]

vascularise
v 1: become vascular and have vessels that circulate fluids; "The egg yolk vascularized" [syn: {vascularize}]
2: make vascular; "the yolk sac is gradually vascularized" [syn: {vascularize}]

vascularity
n : the property being vascular; "a prominent vascularity"

vascularization
n : the organic process whereby body tissue becomes vascular and develops capillaries [syn: {vascularisation}]

vascularize
v 1: become vascular and have vessels that circulate fluids; "The egg yolk vascularized" [syn: {vascularise}]
2: make vascular; "the yolk sac is gradually vascularized" [syn: {vascularise}]

vasculitis
n : inflammation of a blood vessel

vase
n : an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers

vase vine
n : scandent subshrub of southeastern United States having large red-purple bell-shaped flowers with leathery recurved sepals [syn: {leather flower}, {vase-fine}, {Clematis viorna}]

vasectomise
v : remove the vas deferens; "many men choose to be vasectomized as a form of safe birth control" [syn: {vasectomize}]

vasectomize
v : remove the vas deferens; "many men choose to be vasectomized as a form of safe birth control" [syn: {vasectomise}]

vasectomy
n : surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible

vase-fine
n : scandent subshrub of southeastern United States having large red-purple bell-shaped flowers with leathery recurved sepals [syn: {leather flower}, {vase vine}, {Clematis viorna}]

Vaseline
n : a trademarked brand of petroleum jelly

vasiform
adj : having the form of a cylinder or tube [syn: {cylindrical}, {tube-shaped}, {tubelike}]

Vaslav Nijinsky
n : Russian dancer considered by many to be the greatest dancer of the 20th century (1890-1950) [syn: {Nijinsky}, {Waslaw Nijinsky}]

vasoconstriction
n : decrease in the diameter of blood vessels

vasoconstrictive
n : any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure [syn: {vasoconstrictor}]

vasoconstrictor
n : any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure [syn: {vasoconstrictive}]

vasodilation
n : dilation of blood vessels (especially the arteries)

vasodilative
n : a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels [syn: {vasodilator}]

vasodilator
n : a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels [syn: {vasodilative}]

Vasomax
n : a virility drug (trade name Vasomax) to treat erectile dysfunction in men [syn: {phentolamine}]

vasomotor
adj : relating to the nerves and muscles that cause the blood vessels to constrict or dilate

vasopressin
n : hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules [syn: {antidiuretic hormone}, {ADH}, {Pitressin}]

vasopressor
n : any agent that produces vasoconstriction and a rise in blood pressure (usually understood as increased arterial pressure)

vasosection
n : surgical incision into or division of the vas deferens [syn: {vasotomy}]

Vasotec
n : an ACE inhibitor (trade name Vasotec) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidney and so results in vasodilation; administered after heart attacks [syn: {enalapril}]

vasotomy
n : surgical incision into or division of the vas deferens [syn: {vasosection}]

vasovasostomy
n : a surgical procedure that attempts to restore the function of the vas deferens after a vasectomy

vasovesiculitis
n : inflammation of the vas deferens and seminal vesicles; usually occurring with prostatitis

vassal
n : a person holding a fief [syn: {liege}, {liegeman}, {liege subject}, {feudatory}]

vassalage
n : the state of a serf [syn: {serfdom}, {serfhood}]

vast
adj : unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; "huge government spending"; "huge country estates"; "huge popular demand for higher education"; "a huge wave"; "the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains"; "immense numbers of birds"; "at vast (or immense) expense"; "the vast reaches of outer space"; "the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization"- W.R.Inge [syn: {huge}, {immense}, {Brobdingnagian}]

vastier
See {vasty}

vastiest
See {vasty}

vastly
adv : to an exceedingly great extent or degree; "He had vastly overestimated his resources"; "was immensely more important to the project as a scientist than as an administrator" [syn: {immensely}]

vastness
n : unusual largeness in size or extent [syn: {enormousness}, {grandness}, {greatness}, {immenseness}, {immensity}, {sizeableness}]

VAT
n 1: a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production [syn: {value-added tax}, {ad valorem tax}]
2: a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids [syn: {tub}]

vat color
n : a dye that is applied by reducing the dye to a base-soluble form, applying the dye, then regenerating the insoluble dye by oxidation in the material; used for dyeing cotton [syn: {vat dye}]

vat dye
n : a dye that is applied by reducing the dye to a base-soluble form, applying the dye, then regenerating the insoluble dye by oxidation in the material; used for dyeing cotton [syn: {vat color}]

vatic
adj : resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy; "the high priest's divinatory pronouncement"; "mantic powers"; "a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions" [syn: {divinatory}, {mantic}, {sibylline}, {sibyllic}, {vatical}]

vatical
adj : resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy; "the high priest's divinatory pronouncement"; "mantic powers"; "a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions" [syn: {divinatory}, {mantic}, {sibylline}, {sibyllic}, {vatic}]

Vatican
n : the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City [syn: {Vatican Palace}]

Vatican City
n : the capital of the State of the Vatican City [syn: {Citta del Vaticano}]

Vatican Palace
n : the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City [syn: {Vatican}]

vaticinate
v 1: predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration [syn: {prophesy}]
2: foretell through or as if through the power of prophecy

vaticination
n : knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) [syn: {prophecy}, {prognostication}]

vaticinator
n : an authoritative person who divines the future [syn: {prophet}, {oracle}, {seer}]

vatted
See {vat}

vatting
See {vat}

vaudeville
n : a variety show with songs and comic acts etc. [syn: {music hall}]

vaudeville theater
n : a theater in which vaudeville is staged [syn: {music hall}, {vaudeville theatre}]

vaudeville theatre
n : a theater in which vaudeville is staged [syn: {music hall}, {vaudeville theater}]

vaudevillian
n : a performer who works in vaudeville

Vaughan
n : United States jazz singer noted for her complex bebop phrasing and scat singing (1924-1990) [syn: {Sarah Vaughan}]

Vaughan Williams
n : English composer influenced by folk tunes and music of the Tudor period (1872-1958) [syn: {Ralph Vaughan Williams}]

vault
n 1: a burial chamber (usually underground) [syn: {burial vault}]
2: a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables [syn: {bank vault}]
3: an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof
4: the act of jumping over an obstacle [syn: {hurdle}]
v 1: jump across or leap over (an obstacle) [syn: {overleap}]
2: bound vigorously

vault of heaven
n : the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected [syn: {celestial sphere}, {sphere}, {empyrean}, {firmament}, {heavens}, {welkin}]

vaulted
adj : having a hemispherical vault or dome [syn: {domed}]

vaulter
n : an athlete who jumps over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole [syn: {pole vaulter}, {pole jumper}]

vaulting
adj : revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights; "vaulting ambition" [syn: {overreaching}]
n 1: (architecture) a vaulted structure; "arches and vaulting"
2: a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down [syn: {curvet}]

vaulting horse
n : a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting [syn: {long horse}, {buck}]

vaunt
n : extravagant self-praise
v : show off [syn: {boast}, {tout}, {swash}, {shoot a line}, {brag}, {gas}, {blow}, {bluster}, {gasconade}]

vaunter
n : a very boastful and talkative person [syn: {bragger}, {braggart}, {boaster}, {blowhard}, {line-shooter}]

vauntingly
adv : in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening" [syn: {boastfully}, {big}, {large}]

Vaux
n : United States landscape architect (born in England) who designed Central Park (1824-1895) [syn: {Calvert Vaux}]

Vayu
n : wind god

VCR
n : a magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) TV programs [syn: {videocassette recorder}]

VD
n : a communicable disease transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact [syn: {venereal disease}, {social disease}, {Cupid's itch}, {Cupid's disease}, {Venus's curse}, {sexually transmitted disease}]

V-day
n : the day of a victory [syn: {Victory Day}]

VDU
n : (British) a device for displaying input signals as letters on a screen; usually has a keyboard [syn: {visual display unit}]

V-E Day
n : the date of Allied victory in Europe, World War II [syn: {8 May 1945}]

Veadar
n : included seven times in every 19 years [syn: {Adar Sheni}]

veal
n : meat from a calf [syn: {veau}]

veal cordon bleu
n : thin slices of veal stuffed with cheese and ham and then sauteed

veal parmesan
n : sauteed veal cutlet in a breadcrumb-and-cheese coating served with tomato sauce [syn: {veal parmigiana}]

veal parmigiana
n : sauteed veal cutlet in a breadcrumb-and-cheese coating served with tomato sauce [syn: {veal parmesan}]

veal roast
n : cut of veal suitable for roasting [syn: {roast veal}]

veal scallopini
n : thin sauteed cutlets of veal

veau
n : meat from a calf [syn: {veal}]

Veblen
n 1: United States economist who wrote about conspicuous consumption (1857-1929) [syn: {Thorstein Veblen}, {Thorstein Bunde Veblen}]
2: United States mathematician (1880-1960) [syn: {Oswald Veblen}]

vector
n 1: a variable quantity that can be resolved into components
2: a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction
3: any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease; "mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever"; "fleas are vectors of the plague"; "aphids are transmitters of plant diseases"; "when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects" [syn: {transmitter}]

vector algebra
n : the part of algebra that deals with the theory of vectors and vector spaces

vector decomposition
n : the analysis of a vector field [syn: {decomposition}]

vector product
n : a vector that is the product of two other vectors [syn: {cross product}]

vector sum
n : a vector that is the sum of two or more other vectors [syn: {resultant}]

vector-borne transmission
n : indirect transmission of an infectious agent that occurs when a vector bites or touches a person

Veda
n : (from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit; traditionallly believed to comprise the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the Upanishads [syn: {Vedic literature}]

vedalia
n : native to Australia; introduced elsewhere to control scale insects [syn: {Rodolia cardinalis}]

Vedanga
n : Vedic texts from the fifth and fourth centuries BC dealing with phonetics and ritual injunctions and linguistics and grammar and etymology and lexicography and prosody and astronomy and astrology

Vedanta
n : (from the Sanskrit for `end of the Veda') one of six orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints rooted in the Upanishads as opposed to Mimamsa which relies on the Vedas and Brahmanas

Vedic
adj : of or relating to the Vedas or to the ancient Sanskrit in which they were written; "the Vedic literature"

Vedic literature
n : (from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit; traditionallly believed to comprise the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the Upanishads [syn: {Veda}]

Vedism
n : the form of Hinduism that revolves primarily around the mythic version and ritual ideologies in the Vedas

Vedist
n : a scholar of or an authority on the Vedas

veer
v 1: turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right" [syn: {swerve}, {sheer}, {curve}, {trend}, {slue}, {slew}, {cut}]
2: shift to a clockwise direction; "the wind veered" [ant: {back}]

veering
n : the act of turning aside suddenly [syn: {swerve}, {swerving}]

veery
n : tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song [syn: {Wilson's thrush}, {Hylocichla fuscescens}]

Vega
n 1: prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635) [syn: {Lope de Vega}, {Lope Felix de Vega Carpio}]
2: the brightest star in the constellation Lyra

vegan
n : a strict vegetarian; someone who eats no animal or dairy products at all

vege out
v : engage in passive relaxation; "After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television" [syn: {vegetate}]

vegetable
adj : of the nature of or characteristic of or derived from plants; "decaying vegetable matter" [ant: {mineral}, {animal}]
n 1: edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant [syn: {veggie}]
2: any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower

vegetable garden
n : a small garden where vegetables are grown [syn: {kitchen garden}, {vegetable patch}]

vegetable hummingbird
n : soft-wooded tree with lax racemes of usually red or pink flowers; tropical Australia and Asia; naturalized in southern Florida and West Indies [syn: {scarlet wisteria tree}, {Sesbania grandiflora}]

vegetable ivory
n : nutlike seed of a South American palm; the hard white shell takes a high polish and is used for e.g. buttons [syn: {ivory nut}, {apple nut}]

vegetable marrow
n 1: any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh [syn: {marrow}, {marrow squash}]
2: large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins [syn: {marrow}]

vegetable matter
n : matter produced by plants or growing in the manner of a plant

vegetable oil
n : any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants [syn: {oil}]

vegetable oyster
n 1: Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States [syn: {salsify}, {oyster plant}, {Tragopogon porrifolius}]
2: long white-skinned salsify [syn: {oyster plant}]

vegetable patch
n : a small garden where vegetables are grown [syn: {kitchen garden}, {vegetable garden}]

vegetable sheep
n 1: perennial prostrate mat-forming herb with hoary woolly foliage [syn: {sheep plant}, {Raoulia lutescens}, {Raoulia australis}]
2: cushion-forming New Zealand herb having leaves densely covered with tawny hairs [syn: {sheep plant}, {Haastia pulvinaris}]

vegetable silk
n : from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation [syn: {kapok}, {silk cotton}]

vegetable soup
n : soup made with a variety of vegetables [syn: {petite marmite}, {minestrone}]

vegetable sponge
n : the bathroom loofah [syn: {loofah}, {Luffa cylindrica}]

vegetable tallow
n : a waxy fat obtained from certain plants (e.g. bayberry) and used as tallow

vegetable wax
n : a waxy substance obtained from plants (especially from the trunks of certain palms)

vegetal
adj 1: (of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes [syn: {vegetative}]
2: composed of vegetation or plants; "regions rich in vegetal products"; "vegetational cover"; "the decaying vegetative layer covering a forest floor" [syn: {vegetational}, {vegetative}]

vegetarian
n : eater of fruits and grains and nuts; someone who eats no meat or fish or (often) any animal products

vegetarianism
n : a diet excluding all meat and fish

vegetate
v 1: lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind
2: establish vegetation on; "They vegetated the hills behind their house"
3: produce vegetation; "The fields vegetate vigorously"
4: grow like a plant; "This fungus usually vegetates vigorously"
5: grow or spread abnormally; "warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed"
6: propagate asexually; "The bacterial growth vegetated along"
7: engage in passive relaxation; "After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television" [syn: {vege out}]

vegetation
n 1: all the plant life in a particular region [syn: {flora}] [ant: {fauna}]
2: the process of growth in plants
3: an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart)
4: inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life; "their holiday was spent in sleep and vegetation"

vegetational
adj : composed of vegetation or plants; "regions rich in vegetal products"; "vegetational cover"; "the decaying vegetative layer covering a forest floor" [syn: {vegetal}, {vegetative}]

vegetative
adj 1: of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous; "a dull vegetative lifestyle" [syn: {vegetive}]
2: used of involuntary bodily functions; "vegetative functions such as digestion or growth or circulation"
3: (of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes [syn: {vegetal}]
4: composed of vegetation or plants; "regions rich in vegetal products"; "vegetational cover"; "the decaying vegetative layer covering a forest floor" [syn: {vegetal}, {vegetational}]

vegetative cell
n : any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes; "somatic cells are produced from preexisting cells"; [syn: {somatic cell}]

vegetive
adj : of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous; "a dull vegetative lifestyle" [syn: {vegetative}]

veggie
n : edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant [syn: {vegetable}]

vehemence
n 1: intensity or forcefulness of expression; "the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights" [syn: {emphasis}]
2: the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence" [syn: {ferocity}, {fierceness}, {furiousness}, {fury}, {violence}, {wildness}]

vehement
adj 1: marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions" [syn: {fierce}, {tearing}, {violent}, {trigger-happy}]
2: characterized by great force or energy; "vehement deluges of rain"; "vehement clapping"; "a vehement defense"

vehemently
adv : in a vehement manner; "he vehemently denied the accusations against him"

vehicle
n 1: a conveyance that transports people or objects
2: a medium for the expression or achievement of something; "his editorials provided a vehicle for his political views"; "a congregation is a vehicle of group identity"
3: any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another [syn: {fomite}]

vehicle traffic
n : the aggregation of vehicles coming and going in a particular locality [syn: {vehicular traffic}]

vehicle-borne transmission
n : indirect transmission of an infectious agent that occurs when a vehicle (or fomite) touches a person's body or is ingested

vehicular
adj : of or relating to or intended for (motor) vehicles; "vehicular traffic"

vehicular traffic
n : the aggregation of vehicles coming and going in a particular locality [syn: {vehicle traffic}]

veil
n 1: a garment that covers the head and face [syn: {head covering}]
2: the inner embryonic membrane of higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth) [syn: {caul}, {embryonic membrane}]
3: a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl [syn: {humeral veil}]
v 1: to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces" [ant: {unveil}]
2: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" [syn: {obscure}, {blot out}, {obliterate}, {hide}]

veiled
adj 1: having or as if having a veil or concealing cover; "a veiled dancer"; "a veiled hat"; "veiled threats"; "veiled insults" ; "the night-veiled landscape" [ant: {unveiled}]
2: muted or unclear; "veiled sounds"; "the image is veiled or foggy"

veiled accusation
n : an accusation that is understood without needing to be spoken [syn: {unspoken accusation}]

veiling
n : a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave [syn: {gauze}, {netting}]

vein
n 1: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; all veins except the pulmonary carry unaerated blood [syn: {vena}, {venous blood vessel}]
2: a distinctive style or manner; "he continued in this vein for several minutes"
3: any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ [syn: {nervure}]
4: a layer of ore between layers of rock [syn: {mineral vein}]
5: one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect [syn: {nervure}]
v : make a veinlike pattern

vein of penis
n : a vein serving the penis

veinal
adj : relating to the veins of plants; "leaves affected with veinal mosaic"

veined
adj : having or showing markings that resemble veins [syn: {venose}, {veinlike}]

veinlike
adj : having or showing markings that resemble veins [syn: {veined}, {venose}]

Vela
n : a sails-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere near Carina

vela
velum
n 1: membrane of the young sporophore of various mushrooms extending from the margin of the cap to the stem and is ruptured by growth; represented in mature mushroom by an annulus around the stem and sometimes a cortina on the margin of the cap [syn: {partial veil}]
2: membrane initially completely investing the young sporophore of various mushrooms that is ruptured by growth; represented in the mature mushroom by a volva around lower part of stem and scales on upper surface of the cap [syn: {universal veil}]
3: a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking [syn: {soft palate}] [also: {vela} (pl)]

vela
See {velum}

velamina
See {velamen}

velar
adj 1: of or relating to the velum
2: produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate (as `k' in `cat' and `g' in `gun' and `ng' in `sing')

velaria
See {velarium}

Velazquez
n : Spanish painter (1599-1660) [syn: {Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez}]

Velban
n : periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Velban) that disrupts cell division [syn: {vinblastine}]

Velcro
n : nylon fabric used as a fastening
v : fasten with velcro; "velcro the belt"

veld
n : elevated open grassland in southern Africa [syn: {veldt}]

veldt
n : elevated open grassland in southern Africa [syn: {veld}]

velleity
n 1: a mere wish, unaccompanied by effort to obtain
2: volition in its weakest form

vellicate
v 1: touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements [syn: {tickle}, {titillate}]
2: irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear; "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back" [syn: {pinch}]

vellication
n : a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition [syn: {twitch}, {twitching}]

vellum
n 1: a heavy creamy-colored paper resembling parchment
2: fine parchment prepared from the skin of a young animal e.g. a calf or lamb

velocipede
n 1: any of several early bicycles with pedals on the front wheel
2: a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals [syn: {tricycle}, {trike}]

velociraptor
n : small active carnivore that probably fed on protoceratops; possibly related more closely to birds than to other dinosaurs

velocity
n : distance travelled per unit time [syn: {speed}]

velour
n : heavy fabric that resembles velvet [syn: {velours}]

velours
n : heavy fabric that resembles velvet [syn: {velour}]

veloute
n : white sauce made with stock instead of milk

velum
n 1: membrane of the young sporophore of various mushrooms extending from the margin of the cap to the stem and is ruptured by growth; represented in mature mushroom by an annulus around the stem and sometimes a cortina on the margin of the cap [syn: {partial veil}]
2: membrane initially completely investing the young sporophore of various mushrooms that is ruptured by growth; represented in the mature mushroom by a volva around lower part of stem and scales on upper surface of the cap [syn: {universal veil}]
3: a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking [syn: {soft palate}] [also: {vela} (pl)]

Velveeta
n : trademark: soft processed American cheese

velvet
adj 1: smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste [syn: {velvety}]
2: resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface [syn: {velvety}]
n : a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back

velvet ant
n : a solitary wasp of the family Mutillidae; the body has a coat of brightly colored velvetly hair and the females are wingless

velvet bean
n : annual semi-woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing [syn: {cowage}, {Bengal bean}, {Benghal bean}, {Florida bean}, {Mucuna pruriens utilis}, {Mucuna deeringiana}, {Mucuna aterrima}, {Stizolobium deeringiana}]

velvet bent
n : common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves [syn: {velvet bent grass}, {brown bent}, {Rhode Island bent}, {dog bent}, {Agrostis canina}]

velvet bent grass
n : common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves [syn: {velvet bent}, {brown bent}, {Rhode Island bent}, {dog bent}, {Agrostis canina}]

velvet flower
n : young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as cereal [syn: {love-lies-bleeding}, {tassel flower}, {Amaranthus caudatus}]

velvet grass
n : tall European perennial grass having a velvety stem; naturalized in United States and used for forage [syn: {Yorkshire fog}, {Holcus lanatus}]

velvet osier
n : willow with long flexible twigs used in basketry [syn: {common osier}, {hemp willow}, {Salix viminalis}]

velvet plant
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers [syn: {mullein}, {flannel leaf}]
2: Javanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety leaves with violet-purple hairs [syn: {purple velvet plant}, {royal velvet plant}, {Gynura aurantiaca}]

velvet sumac
n : deciduous shrubby tree or eastern North America with compound leaves that turn brilliant red in fall and dense panicles of greenish yellow flowers followed by crimson acidic berries [syn: {staghorn sumac}, {Virginian sumac}, {vinegar tree}, {Rhus typhina}]

velvet worm
n : any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms [syn: {onychophoran}, {peripatus}]

velveteen
n : a usually cotton fabric with a short pile imitating velvet

velvet-leaf
n 1: arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States [syn: {tree mallow}, {velvetleaf}, {Lavatera arborea}]
2: tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States [syn: {velvetleaf}, {velvetweed}, {Indian mallow}, {butter-print}, {China jute}, {Abutilon theophrasti}]

velvetleaf
n 1: arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States [syn: {tree mallow}, {velvet-leaf}, {Lavatera arborea}]
2: tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States [syn: {velvet-leaf}, {velvetweed}, {Indian mallow}, {butter-print}, {China jute}, {Abutilon theophrasti}]

velvetweed
n : tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States [syn: {velvetleaf}, {velvet-leaf}, {Indian mallow}, {butter-print}, {China jute}, {Abutilon theophrasti}]

velvety
adj 1: smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste [syn: {velvet}]
2: resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface [syn: {velvet}]

vena
n : a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; all veins except the pulmonary carry unaerated blood [syn: {vein}, {venous blood vessel}] [also: {venae} (pl)]

vena anastomotica
n : either of two communicating veins serving the brain [syn: {anastomotic vein}]

vena angularis
n : a short vein formed by the supraorbital vein and the supratrochlear vein and continuing as the facial vein [syn: {angular vein}]

vena appendicularis
n : a vein that accompanies the appendicular artery and empties into the ileocolic vein [syn: {appendicular vein}]

vena arcuata renis
n : veins that receive blood from interlobular veins of kidney and rectal venules [syn: {arcuate vein of the kidney}]

vena auricularis
n : one of two veins serving the ear region [syn: {auricular vein}]

vena axillaris
n : a continuation of the basilic vein and brachial vein that becomes the subclavian vein [syn: {axillary vein}]

vena azygos
n : one of a system of veins that drain the thoracic and abdominal walls; arises as a continuation of the right ascending lumbar vein and terminates in the superior vena cava [syn: {azygos vein}, {azygous vein}]

vena basalis
n : a large vein passing along the medial surface of the temporal lobe and emptying into the great cerebral vein [syn: {basal vein}]

vena basilica
n : a vein that drains the back of the hand and forearm and empties into the axillary vein [syn: {basilic vein}]

vena basivertebralis
n : one of a number of veins draining the spongy substance of the vertebrae and emptying into the anterior internal vertebral venous plexus [syn: {basivertebral vein}]

vena brachialis
n : two veins in either arm that accompany the brachial artery and empty into the axillary vein [syn: {brachial vein}]

vena brachiocephalica
n : veins formed by the union of the internal jugular and subclavian veins [syn: {brachiocephalic vein}, {innominate vein}]

vena bronchialis
n : veins serving the bronchi; empty into the azygos vein [syn: {bronchial vein}]

vena bulbi penis
n : vein of the head of the penis; tributary of the internal pudendal vein that drains the perineum

vena bulbi vestibuli
n : vein of the vestibular bulb

vena canaliculi cochleae
n : vein of the cochlear canal

vena cava
n : either of two large veins that return oxygen-depleted blood to the right atrium of the heart

vena centrales retinae
n : vein formed by the union of the retinal veins; accompanies central arteries of the retina in the optic nerve [syn: {central vein of retina}]

vena centralis glandulae suprarenalis
n : a single draining vein; on the right it empties into the inferior vena cava; on the left it empties into the left renal vein [syn: {central vein of suprarenal gland}]

vena cephalica
n : a large vein of the arm that empties into the axillary vein [syn: {cephalic vein}]

vena cephalica accessoria
n : a vein that passes along the radial edge of the forearm and joins the cephalic vein near the elbow [syn: {accessory cephalic vein}]

vena cerebellum
n : the veins draining the cerebellum [syn: {cerebellar vein}]

vena cerebri
n : any of several veins serving the cerebral hemispheres of the brain [syn: {cerebral vein}]

vena cerebri anterior
n : accompanies the anterior cerebral artery and empties into the basal vein [syn: {anterior cerebral vein}]

vena cerebri magna
n : a cerebral vein formed by the two internal cerebral veins and continuing into the sinus rectus [syn: {great cerebral vein}]

vena cerebri media
n : either of two cerebral veins [syn: {middle cerebral vein}]

vena cerebrum internus
n : two paired veins passing caudally near the midline and uniting to form the great cerebral vein [syn: {internal cerebral vein}]

vena cerebrum superior
n : a cerebral vein that drains the dorsal convexity of the cerebral hemisphere and empties into the cavernous sinus [syn: {superior cerebral vein}]

vena cervicalis profunda
n : a vein that accompanies an artery of the same name [syn: {cervical vein}, {deep cervical vein}]

vena choroidea
n : either of two veins serving the choroid coat of the eye [syn: {choroid vein}]

vena circumflexa
n : any of several curved parallel veins accompanying arteries of the same name [syn: {circumflex vein}]

vena circumflexa ilium
n : accompanies the artery of the same name [syn: {circumflex iliac vein}]

vena circumflexus femoris
n : either of two veins that accompany arteries of the same name serving the hip and thigh [syn: {circumflex femoral vein}]

vena clitoridis
n : veins that serve the clitoris [syn: {clitoral vein}]

vena colica
n : vein serving the large intestine [syn: {colic vein}]

vena comitans
n : a vein accompanying another structure; a vein may accompany an artery in such a way that the arterial pulses aid venous return [syn: {accompanying vein}]

vena cutanea
n : one of a number of veins in the subcutaneous tissue that empty into deep veins [syn: {cutaneous vein}]

vena cystica
n : vein that drains the gallbladder [syn: {cystic vein}]

vena digitalis
n : one of the veins serving the fingers or toes [syn: {digital vein}]

vena diploica
n : one of the veins serving the spongy part of the cranial bones [syn: {diploic vein}]

vena dorsalis clitoridis profunda
n : deep dorsal vein of the clitoris; tributary of the vesical venous plexus

vena emissaria
n : one of several connecting veins in the scalp and head that drain blood from sinuses in the dura mater to veins outside the skull [syn: {emissary vein}]

vena epigastrica inferior
n : empties into the external iliac vein [syn: {inferior epigastric vein}]

vena epigastrica superficialis
n : empties into the great saphenous vein [syn: {superficial epigastric vein}]

vena ethmoidalis
n : veins that drain the ethmoidal sinuses and empty into the superior ophthalmic vein [syn: {ethmoidal vein}]

vena facialis
n : any of several veins draining the face [syn: {facial vein}]

vena facialis anterior
n : a continuation of the angular vein; unites with the retromandibular vein before emptying into the internal jugular vein [syn: {anterior facial vein}]

vena femoralis
n : a vein that accompanies the femoral artery in the same sheath; a continuation of the popliteal vein; becomes the external iliac vein [syn: {femoral vein}]

vena gastrica
n : one of several veins draining the stomach walls [syn: {gastric vein}]

vena gastrica sinistra
n : arises from a union of veins from the gastric cardia; runs in the lesser omentum; empties into the portal vein [syn: {left gastric vein}]

vena gastrica-dextra
n : receives veins from the upper surfaces of the stomach and empties into the portal vein [syn: {pyloric vein}, {right gastric vein}]

vena gastroomentalis
n : one of two veins serving the great curvature of the stomach [syn: {gastroomental vein}, {gastroepiploic vein}]

vena genus
n : veins that drain blood from structures around the knee; empty into the popliteal vein [syn: {genicular vein}]

vena gluteus
n : veins draining the gluteal muscles on either side of the body [syn: {gluteal vein}]

vena hemiazygos accessoria
n : a vein formed by the union of the 4th to 7th posterior intercostal veins; empties into the azygos vein [syn: {accessory hemiazygos vein}, {accessory hemiazygous vein}]

vena hemizygos
n : a continuation of the left ascending lumbar vein; crosses the midline at the 8th vertebra and empties into the azygos vein [syn: {hemizygos vein}, {hemizygous vein}]

vena hepatica
n : a vein that drains the liver; empties into the vena cava [syn: {hepatic vein}]

vena ileocolica
n : a vein that drains the end of the ileum and the appendix and the cecum and the lower part of the ascending colon [syn: {ileocolic vein}]

vena iliaca
n : one of three veins draining the pelvic area [syn: {iliac vein}]

vena iliolumbalis
n : a branch of the internal iliac vein [syn: {iliolumbar vein}]

vena intercapitalis
n : veins connecting the dorsal and palmar veins of the hand or the dorsal and plantar veins of the foot [syn: {intercapitular vein}]

vena intercostalis
n : several veins draining the intercostal spaces of the rib cage [syn: {intercostal vein}]

vena intervertebralis
n : one of several veins accompanying spinal nerves [syn: {intervertebral vein}]

vena jugularis
n : veins in the neck that return blood from the head [syn: {jugular vein}, {jugular}]

vena labialis
n 1: veins draining the lips of the vulva [syn: {labial vein}]
2: a vein draining the lips of the mouth [syn: {labial vein}]

vena labialis inferior
n : a tributary of the facial vein that drains the lower lip [syn: {inferior labial vein}]

vena labialis superior
n : a tributary of the facial vein that drains the upper lip [syn: {superior labial vein}]

vena lacrimalis
n : drains the lacrimal gland; empties into the superior ophthalmic vein [syn: {lacrimal vein}]

vena laryngea
n : one of two veins draining the larynx [syn: {laryngeal vein}]

vena lienalis
n : a vein formed by several small veins on the surface of the spleen; joins the superior mesenteric to form the portal vein [syn: {splenic vein}]

vena lingualis
n : a vein that receives blood from the tongue and the floor of the mouth and empties into the internal jugular or the facial vein [syn: {lingual vein}]

vena lumbalis
n : veins that drain the posterior body wall and the lumbar vertebral venous plexuses [syn: {lumbar vein}]

vena maxillaris
n : posterior continuation of the pterygoid plexus; joins the superficial temporal vein to form the retromandibular vein [syn: {maxillary vein}]

vena mesenterica
n : a tributary of the portal vein passing from the intestine between the two layers of mesentery [syn: {mesenteric vein}]

vena metacarpus
n : dorsal and palmar veins of the hand [syn: {metacarpal vein}]

vena metatarsus
n : dorsal and plantar branches of veins serving the metatarsal region of the foot [syn: {metatarsal vein}]

vena musculophrenica
n : veins that drain the upper abdominal wall and the lower intercostal spaces and the abdomen [syn: {musculophrenic vein}]

vena nasalis externa
n : one of the veins that drain the external nose and empty into the angular or facial vein [syn: {external nasal vein}]

vena nasofrontalis
n : a vein located in the anterior medial part of the orbit; connects the superior ophthalmic with the angular vein [syn: {nasofrontal vein}]

vena obliqua atrii sinistri
n : a tributary of the coronary sinus; on the posterior wall of the left atrium [syn: {oblique vein of the left atrium}]

vena obturatoria
n : a vein formed by the union of tributaries that drain the hip joints and thigh muscles; empties into the internal iliac vein [syn: {obturator vein}]

vena occipitalis
n : a vein that drains the occipital region [syn: {occipital vein}]

vena ophthalmica
n : either of two veins that serve the eye; empties into the cavernous sinus [syn: {ophthalmic vein}]

vena ovarica
n : one of the veins that drain the ovaries; the right opens into the inferior vena cava; the left opens into the left renal vein [syn: {ovarian vein}]

vena palatina
n : a vein that drains the region of the palate and empties into the facial vein [syn: {palatine vein}]

vena paraumbilicalis
n : small veins arising in skin around the navel; terminate as accessory portal veins [syn: {paraumbilical vein}]

vena pectoralis
n : veins that drain the pectoral muscles and empty into the subclavian vein [syn: {pectoral vein}]

vena perforantis
n : veins that accompany the perforating arteries; drain leg muscles; empty into the deep femoral vein [syn: {perforating vein}]

vena pericardiaca
n : several small veins from the pericardium [syn: {pericardial vein}]

vena peroneus
n : accompany the peroneal arteries; arising in the heel and running up the back of the leg to join the posterior tibial veins of the popliteal vein [syn: {peroneal vein}, {fibular vein}]

vena pharyngeus
n : veins from the pharyngeal plexus that empty into the internal jugular vein [syn: {pharyngeal vein}]

vena phrenica
n : either of two veins that drain the diaphragm [syn: {phrenic vein}]

vena poplitea
n : a vein arising in the knee and ascending to become the femoral vein [syn: {popliteal vein}]

vena portae
n : a short vein that carries blood into the liver [syn: {portal vein}, {hepatic portal vein}, {portal}]

vena posterior ventriculi sinistri
n : arises near the apex of the heart and empties into the coronary sinus [syn: {posterior vein of the left ventricle}]

vena profunda penis
n : deep vein of the penis; enters the prostatic plexus

vena pulmanalis inferior
n : either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the inferior lobes of the lungs [syn: {inferior pulmonary vein}]

vena pulmonalis
n : any of four veins that carry arterial blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart [syn: {pulmonary vein}]

vena pulmonalis superior
n : either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the superior lobes of the lungs [syn: {superior pulmonary vein}]

vena pylorica
n : a tributary of the right gastric vein [syn: {prepyloric vein}]

vena radialis
n : superficial veins ascending the radial side of the forearm; combines with the ulnar veins to form the brachial vein [syn: {radial vein}]

vena rectalis
n : any of several veins draining the walls of the anal canal and rectum [syn: {hemorrhoidal vein}, {rectal vein}]

vena renalis
n : veins that accompany renal arteries; open into the vena cava at the level of the 2nd lumbar vertebra [syn: {renal vein}]

vena retromandibularis
n : posterior branch of the facial vein; formed by temporal veins in front of the ear [syn: {retromandibular vein}, {posterior facial vein}]

vena sacralis
n : vein of the sacral region [syn: {sacral vein}]

vena saphena
n : either of two chief superficial veins of the leg that drain blood from the foot [syn: {saphenous vein}]

vena scapularis dorsalis
n : vein that is a tributary of the subclavian vein or external jugular vein and accompanies the descending scapular artery [syn: {dorsal scapular vein}]

vena scrotalis
n : veins passing from the scrotum to the pudendal veins [syn: {scrotal vein}]

vena sigmoideus
n : tributaries of the inferior mesenteric vein; drains the sigmoid colon [syn: {sigmoid vein}]

vena spinalis
n : veins that drain the spinal cord [syn: {spinal vein}]

vena sternocleidomastoidea
n : drains the sternocleidomastoid muscle; empties into the internal jugular vein [syn: {sternocleidomastoid vein}]

vena stylomastoidea
n : a vein that drains the tympanic cavity and empties into the retromandibular vein [syn: {stylomastoid vein}]

vena subclavia
n : a continuation of the axillary vein; joins the internal jugular to form the brachiocephalic vein [syn: {subclavian vein}]

vena sublingualis
n : a tributary of the lingual vein [syn: {sublingual vein}]

vena supraorbitalis
n : drains the front of the scalp; unites with the supratrochlear vein to form the angular vein [syn: {supraorbital vein}]

vena supratrochlearis
n : drains the front of the scalp; unites with the supraorbital vein to form the angular vein [syn: {supratrochlear vein}]

vena temporalis
n : any of several veins draining the temporal region [syn: {temporal vein}]

vena testicularis
n : a vein from the testicles [syn: {testicular vein}]

vena thoracica
n : veins that drain the thoracic walls [syn: {thoracic vein}]

vena thoracoepigastrica
n : a vein arising from the region of the superficial epigastric vein and opening into the axillary vein or thoracic vein [syn: {thoracoepigastric vein}]

vena thyroidea
n : any of several small veins draining blood from the thyroid area [syn: {thyroid vein}]

vena tibialis
n : veins of the lower leg; empty into the popliteal vein [syn: {tibial vein}]

vena trachealis
n : several small veins from the trachea [syn: {tracheal vein}]

vena ulnaris
n : any of several veins of the forearm [syn: {ulnar vein}]

vena umbilicalis
n : a vein in the umbilical cord; returns nutrient blood from the placenta to the fetus [syn: {umbilical vein}]

vena vertebralis
n : a vein that goes through the foramina of the cervical vertebrae and forms a plexus around the vertebral artery; empties into the brachiocephalic vein [syn: {vertebral vein}]

vena vertebralis accessoria
n : a vein that accompanies the vertebral vein but passes through the foramen of the transverse process of the 7th cervical vertebra and empties into the brachiocephalic vein [syn: {accessory vertebral vein}]

vena vertebralis anterior
n : a vein that accompanies the ascending cervical artery and opens into the vertebral vein [syn: {anterior vertebral vein}]

vena vesicalis
n : veins that drain the vesical plexus and join the internal iliac veins [syn: {vesical vein}]

vena vestibularis
n : veins that drain the saccule and utricle [syn: {vestibular vein}]

vena vorticosum
n : a vein formed by branches from the back surface of the eye and the ciliary body; empties into the ophthalmic veins [syn: {vortex vein}, {vorticose vein}]

venae
vena
n : a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; all veins except the pulmonary carry unaerated blood [syn: {vein}, {venous blood vessel}] [also: {venae} (pl)]

venae
See {vena}

venae cavae
See {vena cava}

venae centrales hepatis
n : terminal branches of the hepatic veins that lie in the hepatic lobules and receive blood from the liver sinusoids [syn: {central veins of liver}]

venae cerebrum inferior
n : veins that drain the undersurface of the cerebral hemispheres and empty into the cavernous and transverse sinuses [syn: {inferior cerebral vein}]

venae ciliares
n : small veins coming from the ciliary body [syn: {ciliary veins}]

venae conjunctivales
n : veins draining the conjunctiva [syn: {conjunctival veins}]

venae dorsales clitoridis superficiales
n : superficial dorsal veins of the clitoris; tributaries of the external pudendal vein on either side

venae dorsales penis profunda
n : deep dorsal vein of the penis; tributary of the prostatic plexus

venae dorsales penis superficiales
n : superficial dorsal veins of the penis; paired tributaries of the external pudendal veins on each side

venae epigastricae superiores
n : veins that accompany the superior epigastric artery [syn: {superior epigastric veins}]

venae episclerales
n : small veins in the sclera near the corneal margin; empty into the anterior ciliary veins [syn: {episcleral veins}]

venae esophageae
n : small veins from the esophagus emptying into the brachiocephalic vein or the azygos veins [syn: {esophageal veins}, {oesophageal veins}]

venae interlobulares hepatis
n : interlobular veins of the liver

venae interlobulares renis
n : interlobular veins of the kidney; receive blood from the arcuate vein and empty into the renal veins

venae labiales anteriores
n : veins from the labia majora to the external pudendal vein [syn: {anterior labial veins}]

venae labiales posteriores
n : veins that pass posterior from the labia majora to the internal pudendal vein [syn: {posterior labial veins}]

venae meningeae
n : veins at accompany the meningeal arteries [syn: {meningeal veins}]

venae palpebrales
n : veins of the eyelids

venae pancreatica
n : veins draining the pancreas and emptying into the superior mesenteric and splenic veins [syn: {pancreatic vein}]

venae profundae clitoridis
n : deep veins of the clitoris; join the vesical plexus

venae pudendum
n : vein of the pudendum [syn: {pudendal vein}]

venae renis
n : veins of the kidney; drain the kidney into the renal vein

venae sclerales
n : tributaries of the anterior ciliary veins that drain the sclera of the eye [syn: {scleral veins}]

venal
adj : capable of being corrupted; "corruptible judges"; "dishonest politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a venal police officer" [syn: {corruptible}, {bribable}, {dishonest}, {purchasable}]

venality
n : prostitution of talents or offices or services for reward

venally
adv : in a corrupt and deceitful manner; "he acted dishonestly when he gave the contract to his best friend" [syn: {dishonestly}, {deceitfully}] [ant: {honestly}]

venation
n 1: (botany) the arrangement of veins in a leaf
2: (zoology) the system of venous blood vessels in an animal [syn: {venous blood system}]

vend
v : sell or offer for sale from place to place [syn: {peddle}, {monger}, {huckster}, {hawk}, {pitch}]

vendable
adj : fit to be offered for sale; "marketable produce" [syn: {marketable}, {merchantable}, {sellable}, {vendible}]

vendee
n : a person who buys [syn: {buyer}, {purchaser}, {emptor}]

Vendemiaire
n : first month of the Revolutionary calendar (September and October); the month of the grape harvest

vender
n : someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money [syn: {seller}, {marketer}, {vendor}, {trafficker}]

vendetta
n : a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other [syn: {blood feud}]

vendible
adj : fit to be offered for sale; "marketable produce" [syn: {marketable}, {merchantable}, {sellable}, {vendable}]

vending
n : the act of selling goods for a living [syn: {peddling}, {hawking}, {vendition}]

vending machine
n : a slot machine for selling goods

vendition
n : the act of selling goods for a living [syn: {vending}, {peddling}, {hawking}]

vendor
n : someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money [syn: {seller}, {marketer}, {vender}, {trafficker}]

vendue
n : the public sale of something to the highest bidder [syn: {auction}, {auction sale}]

veneer
n 1: coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood [syn: {veneering}]
2: an ornamental coating to a building [syn: {facing}]
v : cover with veneer; "veneer the furniture to protect it"

veneering
n 1: coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood [syn: {veneer}]
2: the act of applying veneer

venerable
adj 1: impressive by reason of age; "a venerable sage with white hair and beard"
2: profoundly honored; "revered holy men" [syn: {august}, {revered}]

venerate
v : regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius" [syn: {reverence}, {fear}, {revere}]

venerated
adj : worthy of adoration or reverence [syn: {revered}, {reverenced}, {reverend}, {sublime}]

venerating
adj : feeling or manifesting veneration [syn: {respectful}, {reverential}]

veneration
n 1: a profound emotion inspired by a deity; "the fear of God" [syn: {fear}, {reverence}, {awe}]
2: religious zeal; willingness to serve God [syn: {idolatry}, {devotion}, {cultism}]

venerator
n : someone who regards with deep respect or reverence

venereal
adj : of or relating to the external sex organs; "genital herpes"; "venereal disease" [syn: {genital}]

venereal disease
n : a communicable disease transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact [syn: {VD}, {social disease}, {Cupid's itch}, {Cupid's disease}, {Venus's curse}, {sexually transmitted disease}]

venereal wart
n : a small benign wart on or around the genitals and anus [syn: {genital wart}, {condyloma acuminatum}, {verruca acuminata}]

Veneridae
n : hard-shell clams [syn: {family Veneridae}]

venesect
v : practice venesection

venesection
n : surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis [syn: {phlebotomy}]

Venetia
n : a region of northeastern Italy on the Adriatic [syn: {Veneto}, {Venezia-Euganea}]

Venetian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Venice or its people; "Venetian glass"; "Venetian canals"
n : a resident of Venice

Venetian blind
n : a window blind made of horizontal strips that overlap when closed

Venetian glass
n : fine glassware made near Venice

Venetian red
n : a shade of brown with a tinge of red [syn: {reddish brown}, {sepia}, {burnt sienna}]

Venetian sumac
n : Old World shrub having large plumes of yellowish feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke [syn: {wig tree}, {Cotinus coggygria}]

Veneto
n : a region of northeastern Italy on the Adriatic [syn: {Venezia-Euganea}, {Venetia}]

Venezia
n : the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction [syn: {Venice}]

Venezia-Euganea
n : a region of northeastern Italy on the Adriatic [syn: {Veneto}, {Venetia}]

Venezuela
n : a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil [syn: {Republic of Venezuela}]

Venezuelan
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Venezuela or its people; "Venezuelan oil"
n : a native or inhabitant of Venezuela

Venezuelan monetary unit
n : monetary unit of Venezuela

vengeance
n : the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19; "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield; "he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him"; "the swiftness of divine retribution" [syn: {retribution}, {payback}]

vengeful
adj : disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge; "more vindictive than jealous love"- Shakespeare; "punishments...essentially vindictive in their nature"- M.R.Cohen [syn: {revengeful}, {vindictive}]

vengefully
adv : in a vindictive, revengeful manner; "he plotted vindictively against his former superiors" [syn: {revengefully}, {vindictively}]

vengefulness
n : a malevolent desire for revenge [syn: {vindictiveness}]

venial
adj 1: warranting only temporal punishment; "venial sin" [syn: {minor}]
2: easily excused or forgiven; "a venial error" [syn: {excusable}, {forgivable}]

venial sin
n : a pardonable sin regarded as entailing only a partial loss of grace [ant: {mortal sin}]

Venice
n : the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction [syn: {Venezia}]

venipuncture
n : (medicine) puncture of a vein through the skin in order to withdraw blood for analysis or to start an intravenous drip or to inject medication or a radiopaque dye

venire
n : (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen) [syn: {panel}]

venire facias
n : a judicial writ ordering a sheriff to summon people for jury duty

venison
n : meat from a deer used as food

Venn
n : English logician who introduced Venn diagrams (1834-1923) [syn: {John Venn}]

Venn diagram
n : a diagram that uses circles to represent set theory; the position and overlap of the circles indicate the relations among the sets [syn: {Venn's diagram}]

Venn's diagram
n : a diagram that uses circles to represent set theory; the position and overlap of the circles indicate the relations among the sets [syn: {Venn diagram}]

venogram
n : an X ray of a vein injected with a radiopaque contrast medium [syn: {phlebogram}]

venography
n : roentgenographic examination of veins

venom
n 1: toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)
2: feeling a need to see others suffer [syn: {malice}, {maliciousness}, {spite}, {spitefulness}]

venomed
adj : full of malice or hate; "venomed remarks"

venomous
adj 1: extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite" [syn: {deadly}, {virulent}]
2: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation" [syn: {acerb}, {acerbic}, {acid}, {acrid}, {bitter}, {blistering}, {caustic}, {sulfurous}, {sulphurous}, {virulent}, {vitriolic}]
3: marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful; "a malevolent lie"; "poisonous hate...in his eyes"- Ernest Hemingway; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip" [syn: {poisonous}, {vicious}]

venomous lizard
n : any of two or three large heavy-bodied lizards; only known venomous lizards

venomously
adv : in a very malevolent manner [syn: {poisonously}]

venose
adj : having or showing markings that resemble veins [syn: {veined}, {veinlike}]

venous
adj : of or contained in or performing the function of the veins; "venous inflammation"; "venous blood as contrasted with arterial blood"; "venous circulation"

venous blood
n : blood found in the veins; "except in the pulmonary vein venous blood is rich in carbon dioxide and poor in oxygen"

venous blood system
n : (zoology) the system of venous blood vessels in an animal [syn: {venation}]

venous blood vessel
n : a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; all veins except the pulmonary carry unaerated blood [syn: {vein}, {vena}]

venous pressure
n : the pressure exerted on the walls of the veins by the circulating blood

venous sinus
n : a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel [syn: {sinus}]

venous thrombosis
n : thrombosis of a vein without prior inflammation of the vein; associated with sluggish blood flow (as in prolonged bedrest or pregnancy or surgery) or with rapid coagulation of the blood [syn: {phlebothrombosis}]

vent
n 1: a hole for the escape of gas or air [syn: {venthole}, {vent-hole}, {blowhole}]
2: external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate
3: a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt [syn: {volcano}]
4: a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket)
5: activity that releases or expresses creative energy or emotion; "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger" [syn: {release}, {outlet}]
v 1: give expression or utterance to; "She vented her anger"; "The graduates gave vent to cheers" [syn: {ventilate}, {give vent}]
2: expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms" [syn: {ventilate}, {air out}, {air}]

ventail
n : a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck [syn: {camail}, {aventail}]

vented
adj : supplied with a vent or vents for intake of air or discharge of gases

venter
n 1: a speaker who expresses or gives vent to a personal opinion or grievance
2: the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis [syn: {abdomen}, {stomach}, {belly}]
3: the womb; "`in venter' is legal terminology for `conceived but not yet born'"
4: a belly-like body part (as the belly of a muscle)

vent-hole
n : a hole for the escape of gas or air [syn: {vent}, {venthole}, {blowhole}]

venthole
n : a hole for the escape of gas or air [syn: {vent}, {vent-hole}, {blowhole}]

ventilate
v 1: expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms" [syn: {vent}, {air out}, {air}]
2: expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage; "Wheat should be well ventilated"
3: circulate through and freshen; "The gust of air ventilated the room"
4: give expression or utterance to; "She vented her anger"; "The graduates gave vent to cheers" [syn: {vent}, {give vent}]
5: furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape; "The architect did not thnk about ventilating the storage space"

ventilated
adj : exposed to air; "a well ventilated room" [ant: {unventilated}]

ventilating system
n : a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air; "she was continually adjusting the ventilation" [syn: {ventilation}, {ventilation system}]

ventilation
n 1: the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air [syn: {airing}]
2: a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air; "she was continually adjusting the ventilation" [syn: {ventilation system}, {ventilating system}]
3: free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest; "such a proposal deserves thorough public discussion" [syn: {public discussion}]
4: the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation [syn: {breathing}, {external respiration}, {respiration}]

ventilation shaft
n : a shaft in a building; serves as an air passage for ventilation

ventilation system
n : a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air; "she was continually adjusting the ventilation" [syn: {ventilation}, {ventilating system}]

ventilator
n 1: a device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air
2: a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure [syn: {breathing device}, {breathing apparatus}, {breathing machine}]

ventilatory
adj : provided with ventilation or involving pulmonary ventilation

venting
n : the act of venting [syn: {discharge}]

Ventner
n : United States geneticist who published the complete base sequences for all the genes of a free-living organism, the influenza bacterium; later led team that developed a first draft of the entire human genome (born in 1946) [syn: {Craig Ventner}, {J. Craig Ventner}]

Ventolin
n : a bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects are tachycardia and shakiness [syn: {albuterol}, {Proventil}]

Ventose
n : sixth month of the Revolutionary calendar (February and March); the windy month

ventral
adj 1: toward or on or near the belly (front of a primate or lower surface of a lower animal); "the ventral aspect of the human body"; "the liver is somewhat ventral in position"; "ventral (or pelvic) fins correspond to the hind limbs of a quadruped" [ant: {dorsal}]
2: nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism; "the upper side of a leaf is known as the adaxial surface" [syn: {adaxial}] [ant: {abaxial}]

ventral fin
n : either of a pair of fins attached to the pelvic girdle in fishes that help control the direction of movement; correspond to hind limbs of a land vertebrate [syn: {pelvic fin}]

ventral placentation
n : with ovules borne on the wall along the ventral suture of a simple ovary [syn: {marginal placentation}]

ventrally
adv : in a ventral location or direction

ventricle
n 1: one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid
2: a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries [syn: {heart ventricle}]

ventricose
adj : having a swelling on one side; "the ventricose gullet of an insect" [syn: {ventricous}]

ventricous
adj : having a swelling on one side; "the ventricose gullet of an insect" [syn: {ventricose}]

ventricular
adj : of or relating to a ventricle (of the heart or brain)

ventricular aneurysm
n : a localized dilation or protrusion on the wall of the left ventricle of the heart (occurring after a myocardial infarction)

ventricular fibrillation
n : fibrillation of heart muscles resulting in interference with rhythmic contractions of the ventricles and possibly leading to cardiac arrest

ventricular fold
n : either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization [syn: {false vocal cord}, {false vocal fold}, {superior vocal cord}, {vestibular fold}]

ventricular septal defect
n : a common congenital heart defect; an abnormal opening in the septum dividing the ventricles allows blood to pass directly from the left to the right ventricle; large openings may cause congestive heart failure

ventriculi
ventriculus
n : thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food [syn: {gizzard}, {gastric mill}] [also: {ventriculi} (pl)]

ventriculi
See {ventriculus}

ventriculus
n : thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food [syn: {gizzard}, {gastric mill}] [also: {ventriculi} (pl)]

ventriloquism
n : the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy) [syn: {ventriloquy}]

ventriloquist
n : a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy

ventriloquist's dummy
n : a wooden dummy into which a ventriloquist projects the voice

ventriloquy
n : the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy) [syn: {ventriloquism}]

venture
n 1: any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
2: an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits; "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it" [syn: {speculation}]
3: a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit
v 1: proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer" [syn: {embark}]
2: put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong" [syn: {guess}, {pretend}, {hazard}]
3: put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this" [syn: {hazard}, {adventure}, {stake}, {jeopardize}]

venture capital
n : wealth available for investment in new or speculative enterprises [syn: {risk capital}]

venture capitalist
n : a speculator who makes money available for innovative projects (especially in high technology)

venturer
n 1: a merchant who undertakes a trading venture (especially a venture that sends goods overseas) [syn: {merchant-venturer}]
2: a person who enjoys taking risks [syn: {adventurer}]

venturesome
adj 1: involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a venturesome journey in wintertime"; "a venturous enterprise" [syn: {hazardous}, {risky}, {venturous}]
2: willing to try new things and take risks; "there is a new venturesome spirit among young people today"
3: disposed to venture or take risks; "audacious visions of the total conquest of space"; "an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas"; "the most daring of contemporary fiction writers"; "a venturesome investor"; "a venturous spirit" [syn: {audacious}, {daring}, {venturous}]

venturesomeness
n : the trait of being adventurous [syn: {adventurousness}]

Venturi
n 1: United States architect (born in 1925) [syn: {Robert Venturi}, {Robert Charles Venturi}]
2: a tube with a constriction; used to control fluid flow (as in the air inlet of a carburetor)

Venturi tube
n : a measuring instrument used to measure the rate of flow of a liquid

venturous
adj 1: involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a venturesome journey in wintertime"; "a venturous enterprise" [syn: {hazardous}, {risky}, {venturesome}]
2: disposed to venture or take risks; "audacious visions of the total conquest of space"; "an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas"; "the most daring of contemporary fiction writers"; "a venturesome investor"; "a venturous spirit" [syn: {audacious}, {daring}, {venturesome}]

venue
n 1: the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting) [syn: {locale}, {locus}]
2: in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held

venula
n : a minute vein continuous with a capillary [syn: {venule}, {capillary vein}]

venule
n : a minute vein continuous with a capillary [syn: {venula}, {capillary vein}]

Venus
n 1: the second nearest planet to the sun; visible as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'; rotates slowly clockwise (in the opposite direction from the normal rotation of the planets); "before it was known that they were the same object the evening star was called Venus and the morning star was called Lucifer"
2: goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite [syn: {Urania}]
3: type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells [syn: {genus Venus}]

Venus maidenhair
n : delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalks; cosmopolitan [syn: {common maidenhair}, {Venushair}, {Venus'-hair fern}, {southern maidenhair}, {Adiantum capillus-veneris}]

Venus mercenaria
n : an edible American clam [syn: {quahog}, {quahaug}, {hard-shell clam}, {round clam}, {Mercenaria mercenaria}]

Venus' slipper
n : any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers with pouchlike lips [syn: {Venus's slipper}, {Venus's shoe}]

Venushair
n : delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalks; cosmopolitan [syn: {common maidenhair}, {Venus'-hair fern}, {southern maidenhair}, {Venus maidenhair}, {Adiantum capillus-veneris}]

Venus'-hair fern
n : delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalks; cosmopolitan [syn: {common maidenhair}, {Venushair}, {southern maidenhair}, {Venus maidenhair}, {Adiantum capillus-veneris}]

Venus's curse
n : a communicable disease transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact [syn: {venereal disease}, {VD}, {social disease}, {Cupid's itch}, {Cupid's disease}, {sexually transmitted disease}]

Venus's flower basket
n : a deep-water marine sponge having a cylindrical skeleton of intricate glassy latticework; found in the waters of the East Indies and the eastern coast of Asia

Venus's flytrap
n : carnivorous plant of coastal plains of the Carolinas having sensitive hinged marginally bristled leaf blades that close and entrap insects [syn: {Venus's flytraps}, {Dionaea muscipula}]

Venus's flytraps
n : carnivorous plant of coastal plains of the Carolinas having sensitive hinged marginally bristled leaf blades that close and entrap insects [syn: {Venus's flytrap}, {Dionaea muscipula}]

Venus's girdle
n : ctenophore having a ribbon-shaped iridescent gelatinous body [syn: {Cestum veneris}]

Venus's shoe
n : any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers with pouchlike lips [syn: {Venus' slipper}, {Venus's slipper}]

Venus's slipper
n : any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers with pouchlike lips [syn: {Venus' slipper}, {Venus's shoe}]

Veps
n 1: a member of a Finnish people of Russia [syn: {Vepse}, {Vepsian}]
2: a Finnic language spoken by the Veps people [syn: {Vepse}, {Vepsian}]

Vepse
n 1: a member of a Finnish people of Russia [syn: {Veps}, {Vepsian}]
2: a Finnic language spoken by the Veps people [syn: {Veps}, {Vepsian}]

Vepsian
n 1: a member of a Finnish people of Russia [syn: {Veps}, {Vepse}]
2: a Finnic language spoken by the Veps people [syn: {Veps}, {Vepse}]

veracious
adj 1: habitually speaking the truth; "an honest man"; "a veracious witness" [syn: {honest}]
2: precisely accurate; "a veracious account"

veracity
n : unwillingness to tell lies [ant: {mendacity}]

Veracruz
n : a major Mexican port on the Gulf of Mexico in the state of Veracruz

veranda
n : a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed) [syn: {verandah}, {gallery}]

verandah
n : a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed) [syn: {veranda}, {gallery}]

verapamil
n : a drug (trade names Calan and Isoptin) used as an oral or parenteral calcium blocker in cases of hypertension or congestive heart failure or angina or migraine [syn: {Calan}, {Isoptin}]

Veratrum
n : a genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae [syn: {genus Veratrum}]

Veratrum viride
n : North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally [syn: {white hellebore}, {American hellebore}, {Indian poke}, {bugbane}]

verb
n 1: a word that serves as the predicate of a sentence
2: a content word that denotes an action or a state

verb phrase
n : one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements [syn: {predicate}]

verbal
adj 1: communicated in the form of words; "verbal imagery"; "a verbal protest"
2: of or relating to or formed from words in general; "verbal ability"
3: of or relating to or formed from a verb; "verbal adjectives like `running' in `hot and cold running water'"
4: relating to or having facility in the use of words; "a good poet is a verbal artist"; "a merely verbal writer who sacrifices content to sound"; "verbal aptitude" [ant: {numerical}]
5: expressed in spoken words; "a verbal contract"
6: prolix; "you put me to forget a lady's manners by being so verbal"- Shakespeare

verbal creation
n : creating something by the use of speech and language

verbal description
n : a statement that represents something in words [syn: {description}]

verbal intelligence
n : intelligence in the use and comprehension of language

verbal noun
n : a noun that is derived from a verb [syn: {deverbal noun}]

verbalisation
n : expressing something in words [syn: {verbalization}]

verbalise
v 1: be verbose; "This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious" [syn: {verbalize}]
2: express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" [syn: {talk}, {speak}, {utter}, {mouth}, {verbalize}]
3: articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" [syn: {express}, {verbalize}, {utter}, {give tongue to}]
4: convert into a verb; "many English nouns have become verbalized" [syn: {verbalize}]

verbalised
adj : communicated in words; "frequently uttered sentiments" [syn: {expressed}, {uttered}, {verbalized}]

verbaliser
n : someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims" [syn: {speaker}, {talker}, {utterer}, {verbalizer}]

verbalization
n : expressing something in words [syn: {verbalisation}]

verbalize
v 1: be verbose; "This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious" [syn: {verbalise}]
2: express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" [syn: {talk}, {speak}, {utter}, {mouth}, {verbalise}]
3: articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" [syn: {express}, {verbalise}, {utter}, {give tongue to}]
4: convert into a verb; "many English nouns have become verbalized" [syn: {verbalise}]

verbalized
adj : communicated in words; "frequently uttered sentiments" [syn: {expressed}, {uttered}, {verbalised}]

verbalizer
n : someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims" [syn: {speaker}, {talker}, {utterer}, {verbaliser}]

verbally
adv 1: as a verb; "he had a habit of using nouns verbally"
2: by means of language; "verbally expressive"

Verbascum
n : genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs mostly with woolly leaves [syn: {genus Verbascum}]

Verbascum blattaria
n : European mullein with smooth leaves and large yellow or purplish flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America [syn: {moth mullein}]

Verbascum lychnitis
n : densely hairy Eurasian herb with racemose white flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {white mullein}]

Verbascum phoeniceum
n : Eurasian mullein with showy purple or pink flowers [syn: {purple mullein}]

Verbascum thapsus
n : tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches [syn: {common mullein}, {great mullein}, {Aaron's rod}, {flannel mullein}, {woolly mullein}, {torch}]

verbatim
adj : in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker; "a direct quotation"; "repeated their dialog verbatim" [syn: {direct}]
adv : using exactly the same words; "he repeated her remarks verbatim" [syn: {word for word}]

verbena
n : any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers [syn: {vervain}]

verbena family
n : family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees [syn: {Verbenaceae}, {family Verbenaceae}, {vervain family}]

Verbenaceae
n : family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees [syn: {family Verbenaceae}, {verbena family}, {vervain family}]

Verbesina
n : herbs and shrubs of warm North America to Mexico; includes plants formerly placed in genus Actinomeris [syn: {genus Verbesina}]

Verbesina alternifolia
n : perennial herb with showy yellow flowers; the eastern United States [syn: {wingstem}, {golden ironweed}, {yellow ironweed}, {golden honey plant}, {Actinomeris alternifolia}]

Verbesina encelioides
n : coarse grayish green annual yellow-flowered herb; southwestern United States to Mexico [syn: {cowpen daisy}, {golden crownbeard}, {golden crown beard}, {butter daisy}, {Ximenesia encelioides}]

Verbesina helianthoides
n : perennial herb with yellow flowers; southern and south central United States [syn: {gravelweed}]

Verbesina virginica
n : tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the eastern United States [syn: {Virginia crownbeard}, {frostweed}, {frost-weed}]

verbiage
n 1: overabundance of words
2: the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton [syn: {wording}, {diction}, {phrasing}, {phraseology}, {choice of words}]

verbified
verbify
v : make into a verb; "'mouse' has been verbified by computer users" [also: {verbified}]

verbified
See {verbify}

verbify
v : make into a verb; "'mouse' has been verbified by computer users" [also: {verbified}]

verbolatry
n : worship of words [syn: {grammatolatry}, {word-worship}]

verbose
adj : using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes" [syn: {long-winded}, {tedious}, {windy}, {wordy}]

verbosely
adv : in a verbose manner; "she explained her ideas verbosely" [syn: {windily}, {long-windedly}, {wordily}]

verboseness
n : an expressive style that uses excessive words [syn: {verbosity}] [ant: {terseness}]

verbosity
n : an expressive style that uses excessive words [syn: {verboseness}] [ant: {terseness}]

verboten
adj : excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject" [syn: {forbidden}, {out(p)}, {prohibited}, {proscribed}, {taboo}, {tabu}]

verd antique
n : a dark green impure marble [syn: {verde antique}]

verdancy
n : lush greenness of flourishing vegetation [syn: {greenness}, {verdure}]

Verdandi
n : goddess of fate: Present [syn: {Verthandi}]

verdant
adj : characterized by abundance of verdure

verde antique
n : a dark green impure marble [syn: {verd antique}]

Verdi
n : Italian operatic composer (1813-1901) [syn: {Giuseppe Verdi}, {Guiseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi}]

Verdicchio
n 1: a variety of white wine grape grown in Italy
2: a dry white Italian wine made from Verdicchio grapes

verdict
n : (law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment [syn: {finding of fact}]

verdigris
n 1: a blue or green powder used as a paint pigment [syn: {cupric acetate}]
2: a green patina that forms on copper or brass or bronze that has been exposed to the air or water for long periods of time
v : color verdigris

verdin
n : very small yellow-headed titmouse of western North America [syn: {Auriparus flaviceps}]

verdolagas
n : weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine; cosmopolitan [syn: {common purslane}, {pussley}, {pusly}, {Portulaca oleracea}]

Verdun
n : a battle in World War I (1916); in some of the bloodiest fighting in World War I the German offensive was stopped [syn: {battle of Verdun}]

verdure
n 1: green foliage [syn: {greenery}]
2: lush greenness of flourishing vegetation [syn: {greenness}, {verdancy}]

Verey pistol
n : a pistol for firing Very-light flares [syn: {Very pistol}]

verge
n 1: a region marking a boundary [syn: {brink}, {threshold}]
2: the limit beyond which something happens or changes; "on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy" [syn: {brink}]
3: a ceremonial or emblematic staff [syn: {scepter}, {sceptre}, {wand}]
4: a grass border along a road
v : border on; come close to; "His behavior verges on the criminal"

verger
n : a church officer who takes care of the interior of the building and acts as an attendant (carries the verge) during ceremonies

Vergil
n : a Roman poet; author of the epic poem `Aeneid' (70-19 BC) [syn: {Virgil}, {Publius Vergilius Maro}]

veridical
adj : coinciding with reality; "perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafson [syn: {real}]

verifiable
adj 1: capable of being verified; "a verifiable account of the incident"
2: capable of being tested (verified or falsified) by experiment or observation [syn: {confirmable}, {falsifiable}]

verification
n 1: additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory" [syn: {confirmation}, {check}, {substantiation}]
2: (law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement

verificatory
adj : serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence" [syn: {collateral}, {confirmative}, {confirming}, {confirmatory}, {corroborative}, {corroboratory}, {substantiating}, {substantiative}, {validating}, {validatory}, {verifying}]

verified
adj 1: supported or established by evidence or proof; "the substantiated charges"; "a verified case" [syn: {corroborated}, {substantiated}]
2: proved to be true; "a verified claim"

verified
verify
v 1: confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"
2: verify or regulate by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard, of scientific experiments; "Are you controlling for the temperature?" [syn: {control}]
3: attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)
4: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent" [syn: {affirm}, {assert}, {avow}, {aver}, {swan}, {swear}] [also: {verified}]

verified
See {verify}

verifier
n : someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement [syn: {voucher}]

verify
v 1: confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"
2: verify or regulate by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard, of scientific experiments; "Are you controlling for the temperature?" [syn: {control}]
3: attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)
4: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent" [syn: {affirm}, {assert}, {avow}, {aver}, {swan}, {swear}] [also: {verified}]

verifying
adj : serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence" [syn: {collateral}, {confirmative}, {confirming}, {confirmatory}, {corroborative}, {corroboratory}, {substantiating}, {substantiative}, {validating}, {validatory}, {verificatory}]

verily
adv 1: truly or confidentially; "I verily think so"
2: in truth; beyond doubt or question; "trust in the Lord...and verily thou shalt be fed"- Ps 37:3

verisimilar
adj : appearing to be true or real; "a verisimilar tale"

verisimilitude
n : the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true

veritable
adj 1: often used as intensifiers; "a regular morass of details"; "a regular nincompoop"; "he's a veritable swine" [syn: {regular(a)}, {veritable(a)}]
2: not counterfeit or copied; "an authentic signature"; "a bona fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs taken in a veritable bull ring" [syn: {authentic}, {bona fide}, {unquestionable}]

verity
n 1: conformity to reality or actuality; "they debated the truth of the proposition"; "the situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat"; "he was famous for the truth of his portraits"; "he turned to religion in his search for eternal verities" [syn: {truth}, {the true}] [ant: {falsity}]
2: an enduring or necessary ethical or religious or aesthetic truth

Verlaine
n : French symbolist poet (1844-1896) [syn: {Paul Verlaine}]

Vermeer
n : Dutch painter renowned for his use of light (1632-1675) [syn: {Jan Vermeer}, {Jan van der Meer}]

vermes
vermis
n : the narrow central part of the cerebellum between the two hemispheres [syn: {vermis cerebelli}] [also: {vermes} (pl)]

vermes
See {vermis}

vermicelli
n : pasta in strings thinner than spaghetti

vermicide
n : an agent that kills worms (especially those in the intestines)

vermicular
adj : decorated with wormlike tracery or markings; "vermicular (or vermiculated) stonework" [syn: {vermiculate}, {vermiculated}]

vermiculate
adj 1: eaten (or as if eaten) by worms [syn: {worm-eaten}, {wormy}]
2: decorated with wormlike tracery or markings; "vermicular (or vermiculated) stonework" [syn: {vermicular}, {vermiculated}]
v : decorate with wavy or winding lines

vermiculated
adj : decorated with wormlike tracery or markings; "vermicular (or vermiculated) stonework" [syn: {vermicular}, {vermiculate}]

vermiculation
n 1: the process of wave-like muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along [syn: {peristalsis}] [ant: {anastalsis}]
2: a decoration consisting of wormlike carvings

vermiform
adj : resembling a worm; long and thin and cylindrical [syn: {worm-shaped}]

vermiform appendix
n : a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch [syn: {appendix}, {vermiform process}, {cecal appendage}]

vermiform process
n : a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch [syn: {appendix}, {vermiform appendix}, {cecal appendage}]

vermifuge
n : a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms [syn: {anthelmintic}, {anthelminthic}, {helminthic}]

vermilion
adj : of a vivid red to reddish-orange color [syn: {vermillion}, {cinnabar}, {Chinese-red}]
n : a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge [syn: {scarlet}, {orange red}]
v : color vermilion

vermillion
adj : of a vivid red to reddish-orange color [syn: {vermilion}, {cinnabar}, {Chinese-red}]

vermillion flycatcher
n : tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black plumage [syn: {firebird}, {Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus}]

vermillion rockfish
n : a commercially important fish of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: {rasher}, {Sebastodes miniatus}]

vermin
n 1: an irritating or obnoxious person [syn: {varmint}]
2: any of various small animals or insects that are pests; e.g. cockroaches or rats

verminous
adj : of the nature of vermin; very offensive or repulsive

vermis
n : the narrow central part of the cerebellum between the two hemispheres [syn: {vermis cerebelli}] [also: {vermes} (pl)]

vermis cerebelli
n : the narrow central part of the cerebellum between the two hemispheres [syn: {vermis}]

Vermont
n : a state in New England [syn: {Green Mountain State}, {VT}]

Vermonter
n : a resident of Vermont

vermouth
n : any of several white wines flavored with aromatic herbs; used as aperitifs or in mixed drinks

vernacular
adj : being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language; "common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongue of the masses"; "the technical and vulgar names for an animal species" [syn: {common}, {vulgar}]
n 1: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" [syn: {cant}, {jargon}, {slang}, {lingo}, {argot}, {patois}]
2: the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)

vernacular art
n : a genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained artists who do not recognize themselves as artists [syn: {outsider art}, {self-taught art}, {naive art}, {primitive art}]

vernal
adj 1: suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh [syn: {youthful}]
2: of or characteristic of or occurring in spring; "the vernal equinox" [ant: {summery}, {autumnal}, {wintry}]

vernal equinox
n 1: March 21 [syn: {March equinox}, {spring equinox}] [ant: {autumnal equinox}]
2: (astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Pisces

vernal iris
n : low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright blue-lilac flowers [syn: {dwarf iris}, {Iris verna}]

vernal witch hazel
n : fragrant shrub of lower Mississippi valley having very small flowers from midwinter to spring [syn: {Hamamelis vernalis}]

vernation
n : (botany) the arrangement of young leaves in a leaf bud before it opens

Verne
n : French writer who is considered the father of science fiction (1828-1905) [syn: {Jules Verne}]

Verner
n : Danish philologist (1846-1896) [syn: {Karl Adolph Verner}]

Verner's law
n : a qualification of Grimm's law

vernier
n 1: a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale [syn: {vernier scale}]
2: French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637) [syn: {Paul Vernier}]

vernier caliper
n : a caliper with a vernier scale for very fine measurements [syn: {vernier micrometer}]

vernier micrometer
n : a caliper with a vernier scale for very fine measurements [syn: {vernier caliper}]

vernier scale
n : a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale [syn: {vernier}]

vernix
n : a white cheese-like protective material that covers the skin of a fetus [syn: {vernix caseosa}]

vernix caseosa
n : a white cheese-like protective material that covers the skin of a fetus [syn: {vernix}]

vernonia
n : any of various plants of the genus Vernonia of tropical and warm regions of especially North America that take their name from their loose heads of purple to rose flowers that quickly take on a rusty hue [syn: {ironweed}]

Verona
n : a city in Veneto on the River Adige

veronal
n : a barbiturate used as a hypnotic [syn: {barbital}, {barbitone}, {diethylbarbituric acid}, {diethylmalonylurea}]

Veronese
n : Italian painter of the venetian school (1528-1588) [syn: {Paolo Veronese}, {Paola Caliari}]

veronica
n : any plant of the genus Veronica [syn: {speedwell}]

Veronica agrestis
n : European plant with minute axillary blue flowers on long stalks; widely naturalized in America [syn: {field speedwell}]

Veronica americana
n : plant of western North America and northeastern Asia having prostrate stems with dense racemes of pale violet to lilac flowers [syn: {brooklime}, {American brooklime}]

Veronica anagallis-aquatica
n : plant of wet places in Eurasia and America [syn: {water speedwell}, {Veronica michauxii}]

Veronica arvensis
n : erect or procumbent blue-flowered annual found in waste places of Europe and America [syn: {corn speedwell}]

Veronica beccabunga
n : European plant having low-lying stems with blue flowers often pink-flushed; sparsely naturalized in North America [syn: {brooklime}, {European brooklime}]

Veronica chamaedrys
n : Old World plant with axillary racemes of blue-and-white flowers [syn: {germander speedwell}, {bird's eye}]

Veronica michauxii
n : plant of wet places in Eurasia and America [syn: {water speedwell}, {Veronica anagallis-aquatica}]

Veronica officinalis
n : common hairy European perennial with pale blue or lilac flowers in axillary racemes [syn: {common speedwell}, {gypsyweed}]

Veronica peregrina
n : North American annual with small white flowers widely naturalized as a weed in South America and Europe [syn: {purslane speedwell}]

Veronica serpyllifolia
n : perennial decumbent herb having small opposite leaves and racemes of blue flowers; throughout Eurasia and the New World [syn: {thyme-leaved speedwell}]

Veronicastrum virginicum
n : a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowers; common in eastern North America [syn: {Culver's root}, {Culvers root}, {Culver's physic}, {Culvers physic}, {whorlywort}]

Verpa
n : a morel whose fertile portion resembles a bell and is attached to the stipe only at the top [syn: {bell morel}]

Verpa bohemica
n : resembles a thimble on a finger; the surface of the fertile portion is folded into wrinkles that extend from the top down; fruiting begins in spring before the leaves are out on the trees [syn: {early morel}]

Verpa conica
n : a morel with a fertile portion that has a relatively smooth surface; the stalk is fragile [syn: {conic Verpa}]

Verrazano
n : Florentine navigator who explored the eastern coast of North America (circa 1485-1528) [syn: {Giovanni da Verrazano}, {Verrazzano}, {Giovanni da Verrazzano}]

Verrazano Narrows
n : a narrow channel of water separating Staten Island and Brooklyn

Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
n : a suspension bridge across the Verrazano Narrows between Brooklyn and Staten Island

Verrazzano
n : Florentine navigator who explored the eastern coast of North America (circa 1485-1528) [syn: {Verrazano}, {Giovanni da Verrazano}, {Giovanni da Verrazzano}]

verruca
n : (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus [syn: {wart}] [also: {verrucae} (pl)]

verruca acuminata
n : a small benign wart on or around the genitals and anus [syn: {genital wart}, {venereal wart}, {condyloma acuminatum}]

verrucae
verruca
n : (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus [syn: {wart}] [also: {verrucae} (pl)]

verrucae
See {verruca}

verrucose
adj : (of skin) covered with warts or projections that resemble warts [syn: {warty}, {wartlike}]

vers libre
n : unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern [syn: {free verse}]

Versace
n : Italian fashion designer (1946-1997) [syn: {Gianni Versace}]

Versailles
n 1: a city in north central France near Paris; site of the Palace of Versailles that was built by Louis XIV in the 17th century
2: a palace built in the 17th century for Louis XIV southwest of Paris near the city of Versailles [syn: {Palace of Versailles}]

versant
n : the side or slope of a mountain; "conifer forests cover the eastern versant" [syn: {mountainside}]

versatile
adj 1: (used of persons) having many skills
2: having great diversity or variety; "his various achievements are impressive"; "his vast and versatile erudition" [syn: {various}]
3: changeable or inconstant; "versatile moods"
4: competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another; "a versatile writer"
5: able to move freely in all directions; "an owl's versatile toe can move backward and forward"; "an insect's versatile antennae can move up and down or laterally"; "a versatile anther of a flower moves freely in the wind"

versatility
n : having a wide variety of skills

verse
n 1: literature in metrical form [syn: {poetry}, {poesy}]
2: a piece of poetry [syn: {rhyme}]
3: a line of metrical text [syn: {verse line}]
v 1: compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga" [syn: {versify}, {poetize}, {poetise}]
2: familiarize through thorough study or experience; "She versed herself in Roman archeology"

verse form
n : a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines [syn: {poem}]

verse line
n : a line of metrical text [syn: {verse}]

versed
adj : thoroughly acquainted with and skilled in something through study or experience; "well versed in classical languages" [syn: {knowledgeable}] [ant: {unversed}]
n : an injectable form of benzodiazepine (trade name Versed) useful for sedation and for reducing pain during uncomfortable medical procedures [syn: {midazolam}]

versicle
n : a short verse said or sung by a priest or minister in public worship and followed by a response from the congregation

versification
n 1: a metrical adaptation of something (e.g., of a prose text)
2: the form or metrical composition of a poem
3: the art or practice of writing verse

versified
versify
v : compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga" [syn: {verse}, {poetize}, {poetise}] [also: {versified}]

versified
See {versify}

versifier
n : a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets) [syn: {rhymer}, {rhymester}, {poetizer}, {poetiser}]

versify
v : compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga" [syn: {verse}, {poetize}, {poetise}] [also: {versified}]

version
n 1: an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint; "his version of the fight was different from mine"
2: something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "an emery wheel is a modern variant of the grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father" [syn: {variant}, {variation}, {edition}]
3: a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel" [syn: {adaptation}]
4: a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language [syn: {translation}, {interlingual rendition}, {rendering}]
5: a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something [syn: {interpretation}, {reading}]
6: manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery)

verso
n 1: left-hand page [ant: {recto}]
2: the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design [syn: {reverse}] [ant: {obverse}]

verst
n : a Russian unit of length (1.067 km)

vertebra
n : one of the bony segments of the spinal column [also: {vertebrae} (pl)]

vertebrae
vertebra
n : one of the bony segments of the spinal column [also: {vertebrae} (pl)]

vertebrae
See {vertebra}

vertebral
adj : of or relating to or constituting vertebrae

vertebral arch
n : a structure arising dorsally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the spinal cord [syn: {neural arch}]

vertebral artery
n : the first branch of the subclavian artery; divided into four parts [syn: {arteria vertebralis}]

vertebral canal
n : the canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes [syn: {spinal canal}, {canalis vertebralis}]

vertebral column
n : the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back" [syn: {spinal column}, {spine}, {backbone}, {back}, {rachis}]

vertebral vein
n : a vein that goes through the foramina of the cervical vertebrae and forms a plexus around the vertebral artery; empties into the brachiocephalic vein [syn: {vena vertebralis}]

Vertebrata
n : fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals [syn: {subphylum Vertebrata}, {Craniata}, {subphylum Craniata}]

vertebrate
adj : having a backbone or spinal column; "fishes and amphibians and reptiles and birds and mammals are verbetrate animals" [ant: {invertebrate}]
n : animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium [syn: {craniate}]

vertebrate foot
n : the extremity of the limb in vertebrates [syn: {pedal extremity}]

vertebrate paleontology
n : the paleontology of vertebrates

vertex
n 1: the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure
2: the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid" [syn: {peak}, {apex}, {acme}] [also: {vertices} (pl)]

Verthandi
n : goddess of fate: Present [syn: {Verdandi}]

vertical
adj 1: at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line; "a vertical camera angle"; "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"; "measure the perpendicular height" [syn: {perpendicular}] [ant: {inclined}, {horizontal}]
2: upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright" [syn: {erect}, {upright}] [ant: {unerect}]
n 1: something that is oriented vertically
2: a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights" [syn: {upright}]

vertical angle
n : either of two equal and opposite angles formed by the intersection of two straight lines

vertical bank
n : a bank so steep that the plane's lateral axis approaches the vertical

vertical circle
n : a great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the zenith and perpendicular to the horizon

vertical combination
n : absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distribution [syn: {vertical integration}]

vertical file
n : a file in which records are stored upright on one edge

vertical fin
n : a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane [syn: {vertical stabilizer}, {vertical stabiliser}, {tail fin}, {tailfin}]

vertical flute
n : a woodwind with a vertical pipe and 8 finger holes and a whistle mouthpiece [syn: {fipple flute}, {fipple pipe}, {recorder}]

vertical integration
n : absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distribution [syn: {vertical combination}]

vertical section
n : a mechanical drawing showing the interior of an object as if made by a vertical plane passing through it

vertical stabiliser
n : a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane [syn: {vertical stabilizer}, {vertical fin}, {tail fin}, {tailfin}]

vertical stabilizer
n : a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane [syn: {vertical stabiliser}, {vertical fin}, {tail fin}, {tailfin}]

vertical surface
n : a surface that is vertical

vertical tail
n : the vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft

vertical union
n : a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft [syn: {industrial union}]

verticality
n : position at right angles to the horizon [syn: {verticalness}, {erectness}, {uprightness}]

vertically
adv : in a vertical direction; "a gallery quite often is added to make use of space vertically as well as horizontally"

verticalness
n : position at right angles to the horizon [syn: {verticality}, {erectness}, {uprightness}]

vertices
vertex
n 1: the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure
2: the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid" [syn: {peak}, {apex}, {acme}] [also: {vertices} (pl)]

vertices
See {vertex}

verticil
n : a whorl of leaves growing around a stem

verticillate
adj : forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem) [syn: {verticillated}, {whorled}]

verticillated
adj : forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem) [syn: {verticillate}, {whorled}]

verticilliosis
n : caused by soil-borne fungi of the genus Verticillium

verticillium
n : a fungus of the genus Verticillium

vertigines
vertigo
n : a reeling sensation; feeling about to fall [syn: {dizziness}, {giddiness}, {lightheadedness}] [also: {vertigoes} (pl), {vertigines} (pl)]

vertigines
See {vertigo}

vertiginous
adj : having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling; "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; "a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff" [syn: {dizzy}, {giddy}, {woozy}]

vertigo
n : a reeling sensation; feeling about to fall [syn: {dizziness}, {giddiness}, {lightheadedness}] [also: {vertigoes} (pl), {vertigines} (pl)]

vertigoes
vertigo
n : a reeling sensation; feeling about to fall [syn: {dizziness}, {giddiness}, {lightheadedness}] [also: {vertigoes} (pl), {vertigines} (pl)]

vertigoes
See {vertigo}

vertu
n 1: love of or taste for fine objects of art [syn: {virtu}, {connoisseurship}]
2: artistic quality [syn: {virtu}]

vervain
n : any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers [syn: {verbena}]

vervain family
n : family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees [syn: {Verbenaceae}, {family Verbenaceae}, {verbena family}]

vervain sage
n : Eurasian sage with blue flowers and foliage like verbena; naturalized in United States [syn: {wild sage}, {wild clary}, {Salvia verbenaca}]

verve
n : an energetic style [syn: {vitality}]

vervet
n : South African monkey with black face and hands [syn: {vervet monkey}, {Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus}]

vervet monkey
n : South African monkey with black face and hands [syn: {vervet}, {Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus}]

Verwoerd
n : South African statesman who instituted the policy of apartheid (1901-1966) [syn: {Hendrik Verwoerd}, {Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd}]

very
adj 1: precisely as stated; "the very center of town" [syn: {very(a)}]
2: being the exact same one; not any other:; "this is the identical room we stayed in before"; "the themes of his stories are one and the same"; "saw the selfsame quotation in two newspapers"; "on this very spot"; "the very thing he said yesterday"; "the very man I want to see" [syn: {identical}, {one and the same(p)}, {selfsame(a)}, {very(a)}]
3: used to give emphasis to the relevance of the thing modified; "his very name struck terror"; "caught in the very act" [syn: {very(a)}]
4: used to give emphasis; "the very essence of artistic expression is invention"- Irving R. Kaufman; "the very back of the room" [syn: {very(a)}]
adv 1: used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn" [syn: {really}, {real}, {rattling}]
2: precisely so; "on the very next page"; "he expected the very opposite"

very fast
adv : in a relatively short time; "she finished the assignment in no time" [syn: {in no time}]

very high frequency
n : 30 to 300 megahertz [syn: {VHF}]

very important person
n : an important or influential (and often overbearing) person [syn: {VIP}, {high-up}, {dignitary}, {panjandrum}, {high muckamuck}]

Very light
n : a colored flare fired from a Very pistol

very loudly
adv : a direction in music; to be played very loudly [syn: {fortissimo}] [ant: {pianissimo}]

very low density lipoprotein
n : large lipoproteins rich in triglycerides; VLDLs circulate through the blood giving up their triglycerides to fat and muscle tissue until the VLDL remnants are modified and converted into LDL [syn: {VLDL}]

very low frequency
n : 3 to 30 kilohertz [syn: {VLF}]

very much
adv : to a very great degree or extent; "we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much interested"; "this would help a great deal" [syn: {a lot}, {a good deal}, {a great deal}, {much}]

very much like
adv : in a similar way [syn: {much as}]

Very pistol
n : a pistol for firing Very-light flares [syn: {Verey pistol}]

Very Reverend
n : a title of respect for various ecclesiastical officials (as cathedral deans and canons and others)

very softly
adv : a direction in music; to be played very softly [syn: {pianissimo}] [ant: {fortissimo}]

very well
adv 1: quite well; "she doesn't feel first-rate today" [syn: {first-rate}]
2: sentence-initial expression of agreement [syn: {fine}, {alright}, {all right}, {OK}]

Vesalius
n : a Flemish surgeon who is considered the father of modern anatomy (1514-1564) [syn: {Andreas Vesalius}]

Vesey
n : United States freed slave and insurrectionist in South Carolina who was involved in planning an uprising of slaves and was hanged (1767-1822) [syn: {Denmark Vesey}]

vesica
n : a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas) [syn: {bladder}] [also: {vesicae} (pl)]

vesicae
vesica
n : a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas) [syn: {bladder}] [also: {vesicae} (pl)]

vesicae
See {vesica}

vesical
adj : of or relating to a bladder (especially the urinary bladder)

vesical vein
n : veins that drain the vesical plexus and join the internal iliac veins [syn: {vena vesicalis}]

vesicant
adj : causing blisters [syn: {vesicatory}]
n : a chemical agent that causes blistering [syn: {vesicatory}]

Vesicaria
n : small genus of chiefly Mediterranean herbs: bladderpods [syn: {genus Vesicaria}]

vesicate
v : get blistered; "Her feet blistered during the long hike" [syn: {blister}]

vesication
n : the formation of vesicles [syn: {vesiculation}, {blistering}]

vesicatory
adj : causing blisters [syn: {vesicant}]
n : a chemical agent that causes blistering [syn: {vesicant}]

vesicle
n : a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid) [syn: {cyst}]

vesicopapule
n : a papule that changes into a blister [syn: {papulovesicle}]

vesicoureteral reflux
n : a backflow of urine from the bladder into the ureter

vesicula umbilicus
n : membranous structure that functions as the circulatory system in mammal embryos until the heart becomes functional [syn: {yolk sac}, {vitelline sac}, {umbilical vesicle}]

vesicular
adj : of or relating to or involving vesicles; "normal vesicular breathing"

vesicular stomatitis
n : a disease of horses, cattle, swine, and occasionally human beings; caused by the vesiculovirus

vesiculate
v 1: become vesicular or full of air cells; "The organs vesiculated"
2: cause to become vesicular or full of air cells; "vesiculate an organ"

vesiculation
n : the formation of vesicles [syn: {vesication}, {blistering}]

vesiculitis
n : inflammation of a seminal vesicle (usually in conjunction with prostatitis)

vesiculovirus
n : an animal virus that causes vesicular stomatitis

Vespa
n : type genus of the Vespidae: various hornets and yellow jackets [syn: {genus Vespa}]

Vespa crabro
n : European hornet introduced into the United States [syn: {giant hornet}]

Vespasian
n : Emperor of Rome and founder of the Flavian dynasty who consolidated Roman rule in Germany and Britain and reformed the army and brought prosperity to the empire; began the construction of the Colosseum (9-79) [syn: {Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespasianus}]

Vesper
n 1: a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky [syn: {evening star}, {Hesperus}]
2: a late afternoon or evening worship service

vesper mouse
n : American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts [syn: {white-footed mouse}, {Peromyscus leucopus}]

vesper sparrow
n : common North American finch noted for its evening song [syn: {grass finch}, {Pooecetes gramineus}]

vespers
n : the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on Sundays [syn: {evensong}]

vespertilian bat
n : a variety of carnivorous bat [syn: {vespertilionid}]

Vespertilio
n : a genus of Vespertilionidae [syn: {genus Vespertilio}]

Vespertilio murinus
n : common Eurasian bat with white-tipped hairs in its coat [syn: {frosted bat}]

vespertilionid
n : a variety of carnivorous bat [syn: {vespertilian bat}]

Vespertilionidae
n : the majority of common bats of temperate regions of the world [syn: {family Vespertilionidae}]

vespid
n : mostly social nest-building wasps [syn: {vespid wasp}]

vespid wasp
n : mostly social nest-building wasps [syn: {vespid}]

Vespidae
n : an arthropod family of the order Hymenoptera including: yellow jackets; hornets; mason wasps [syn: {family Vespidae}]

Vespucci
n : Florentine navigator who explored the coast of South America; America was named in his honor (1454-1512) [syn: {Amerigo Vespucci}, {Americus Vespucius}]

Vespula
n : sometimes considered a subgenus of Vespa: social wasps [syn: {genus Vespula}]

Vespula maculata
n : North American hornet [syn: {bald-faced hornet}, {white-faced hornet}]

Vespula maculifrons
n : small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground [syn: {yellow jacket}, {yellow hornet}]

Vespula vulgaris
n : a variety of vespid wasp [syn: {common wasp}]

vessel
n 1: a tube in which a body fluid circulates [syn: {vas}]
2: a craft designed for water transportation [syn: {watercraft}]
3: an object used as a container (especially for liquids)

vest
n 1: a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat [syn: {waistcoat}]
2: a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body [syn: {singlet}, {undershirt}]
v 1: provide with power and authority; "They vested the council with special rights" [syn: {invest}, {enthrone}] [ant: {divest}]
2: place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons; "She vested her vast fortune in her two sons"
3: become legally vested; "The property vests in the trustees"
4: clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments
5: clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes [syn: {robe}]

vest pocket
n : a small pocket in a man's vest

Vesta
n 1: (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia
2: the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered

vestal
adj 1: of or relating to Vesta; "vestal virgin"
2: in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal" [syn: {pure}, {virgin}, {virginal}, {virtuous}]
n : a chaste woman

vestal virgin
n : (Roman mythology) one of the virgin priestesses consecrated to the Roman goddess Vesta and to maintaining the sacred fire in her temple

vested
adj : fixed and absolute and without contingency; "a vested right"

vested interest
n 1: (law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another
2: groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit

vestiary
adj : relating to clothing (especially vestments)

vestibular
adj : relating to the sense of equilibrium

vestibular apparatus
n : organs mediating the labyrinthine sense; concerned with equilibrium [syn: {vestibular system}]

vestibular fold
n : either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization [syn: {false vocal cord}, {false vocal fold}, {superior vocal cord}, {ventricular fold}]

vestibular gland
n : a gland that opens into the vestibule of the vagina; secretions lubricate the vagina during coitus

vestibular sense
n : a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head [syn: {equilibrium}, {labyrinthine sense}, {sense of balance}, {sense of equilibrium}]

vestibular system
n : organs mediating the labyrinthine sense; concerned with equilibrium [syn: {vestibular apparatus}]

vestibular vein
n : veins that drain the saccule and utricle [syn: {vena vestibularis}]

vestibule
n 1: a large entrance or reception room or area [syn: {anteroom}, {antechamber}, {entrance hall}, {hall}, {foyer}, {lobby}]
2: any of various bodily cavities leading to another cavity (as of the ear or vagina)

vestibule of the ear
n : the central cavity of the bony labyrinth of the ear

vestibule of the vagina
n : the space between the labia minora containing the orifice of the urethra

vestibulocochlear nerve
n : a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea [syn: {acoustic nerve}, {auditory nerve}, {nervus vestibulocochlearis}, {eighth cranial nerve}]

vestige
n : an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension" [syn: {trace}, {tincture}, {shadow}]

vestigial
adj : not fully developed in mature animals; "rudimentary wings" [syn: {rudimentary}]

vestment
n : gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy

vestmental
adj : of or relating to or resembling a vestment

vestmented
adj : dressed in ceremonial garments especially clerical vestment

Vestris
n : Italian dancer for Louis XVI who was considered the greatest dancer of his day; he was the first to discard the mask in mime (1729-1808) [syn: {Gaetan Vestris}]

vestry
n 1: in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church
2: a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held [syn: {sacristy}]

vestryman
n : a man who is a member of a church vestry

vestrywoman
n : a woman who is a member of a church vestry

vesture
n 1: something that covers or cloaks like a garment; "fields in a vesture of green"
2: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body [syn: {clothing}, {article of clothing}, {wear}]
v : provide or cover with a cloak

vesuvian
n : a green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone [syn: {vesuvianite}, {idocrase}]

vesuvianite
n : a green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone [syn: {vesuvian}, {idocrase}]

Vesuvius
n : a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast; a Plinian eruption in 79 AD buried Pompeii and killed Pliny the Elder; last erupted in 1944 [syn: {Mount Vesuvius}, {Mt. Vesuvius}]

vet
n 1: a doctor who practices veterinary medicine [syn: {veterinarian}, {veterinary}, {veterinary surgeon}]
2: a person who has served in the armed forces [syn: {veteran}, {ex-serviceman}]
v 1: work as a veterinarian; "She vetted for the farms in the area for many years"
2: examine carefully; "Someone should vet this report before it goes out"
3: provide (a person) with medical care
4: provide veterinary care for [also: {vetting}, {vetted}]

vetch
n : any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers; includes valuable forage and soil-building plants

vetchling
n : any of various small plants of the genus Lathyrus; climb usually by means of tendrils

vetchworm
n : larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops [syn: {corn earworm}, {cotton bollworm}, {tomato fruitworm}, {tobacco budworm}, {Heliothis zia}]

veteran
adj : rendered competent through trial and experience; "troops seasoned in combat"; "a seasoned traveler"; "veteran steadiness"; "a veteran officer" [syn: {seasoned}, {veteran(a)}]
n 1: a serviceman who has seen considerable active service; "the veterans laughed at the new recruits" [syn: {veteran soldier}]
2: a person who has served in the armed forces [syn: {vet}, {ex-serviceman}]
3: an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service [syn: {old-timer}, {oldtimer}, {old hand}, {warhorse}, {old stager}, {stager}]

veteran soldier
n : a serviceman who has seen considerable active service; "the veterans laughed at the new recruits" [syn: {veteran}]

Veterans' Day
n : a legal holiday in the United States; formerly Armistice Day but called Veterans' Day since 1954 [syn: {Armistice Day}, {November 11}]

Veterans of Foreign Wars
n : an organization of United States war veterans [syn: {VFW}]

veterinarian
n : a doctor who practices veterinary medicine [syn: {veterinary}, {veterinary surgeon}, {vet}]

veterinary
adj : of or relating to veterinarians or veterinary medicine
n : a doctor who practices veterinary medicine [syn: {veterinarian}, {veterinary surgeon}, {vet}]

veterinary medicine
n : the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of animals (especially domestic animals)

veterinary school
n : a school teaching veterinary medicine

veterinary surgeon
n : a doctor who practices veterinary medicine [syn: {veterinarian}, {veterinary}, {vet}]

veto
n 1: a vote that blocks a decision
2: the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature)
v 1: vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill" [syn: {blackball}, {negative}]
2: command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store" [syn: {forbid}, {prohibit}, {interdict}, {proscribe}, {disallow}] [ant: {permit}, {permit}] [also: {vetoes} (pl)]

vetoes
veto
n 1: a vote that blocks a decision
2: the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature)
v 1: vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill" [syn: {blackball}, {negative}]
2: command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store" [syn: {forbid}, {prohibit}, {interdict}, {proscribe}, {disallow}] [ant: {permit}, {permit}] [also: {vetoes} (pl)]

vetoes
See {veto}

vetted
vet
n 1: a doctor who practices veterinary medicine [syn: {veterinarian}, {veterinary}, {veterinary surgeon}]
2: a person who has served in the armed forces [syn: {veteran}, {ex-serviceman}]
v 1: work as a veterinarian; "She vetted for the farms in the area for many years"
2: examine carefully; "Someone should vet this report before it goes out"
3: provide (a person) with medical care
4: provide veterinary care for [also: {vetting}, {vetted}]

vetted
See {vet}

vetting
vet
n 1: a doctor who practices veterinary medicine [syn: {veterinarian}, {veterinary}, {veterinary surgeon}]
2: a person who has served in the armed forces [syn: {veteran}, {ex-serviceman}]
v 1: work as a veterinarian; "She vetted for the farms in the area for many years"
2: examine carefully; "Someone should vet this report before it goes out"
3: provide (a person) with medical care
4: provide veterinary care for [also: {vetting}, {vetted}]

vetting
See {vet}

vex
v 1: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" [syn: {annoy}, {rag}, {get to}, {bother}, {get at}, {irritate}, {rile}, {nark}, {nettle}, {gravel}, {chafe}, {devil}]
2: disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me" [syn: {worry}] [ant: {reassure}]
3: change the arrangement or position of [syn: {agitate}, {disturb}, {commove}, {shake up}, {stir up}, {raise up}]
4: subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation; "vex the subject of the death penalty"
5: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {stick}, {get}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder}, {flummox}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}]

vexation
n 1: anger produced by some annoying irritation [syn: {annoyance}, {chafe}]
2: the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed [syn: {irritation}, {annoyance}, {botheration}]
3: something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" [syn: {concern}, {worry}, {headache}]
4: the act of troubling or annoying someone [syn: {annoyance}, {annoying}, {irritation}]

vexatious
adj : causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong" [syn: {annoying}, {bothersome}, {galling}, {irritating}, {nettlesome}, {pesky}, {pestering}, {pestiferous}, {plaguy}, {plaguey}, {teasing}, {vexing}]

vexatious litigation
n : litigation shown to have been instituted maliciously and without probable cause; "he got an injunction against vexatious litigation by his enemies"

vexed
adj 1: troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager" [syn: {annoyed}, {harassed}, {harried}, {pestered}]
2: causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed; "the vexed issue of priorities"; "we live in vexed and troubled times"

vexer
n : someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) [syn: {tease}, {teaser}, {annoyer}]

vexilla
See {vexillum}

vexing
adj 1: extremely annoying or displeasing; "his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating"; "I've had an exasperating day"; "her infuriating indifference"; "the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening" [syn: {exasperating}, {infuriating}, {maddening}]
2: causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong" [syn: {annoying}, {bothersome}, {galling}, {irritating}, {nettlesome}, {pesky}, {pestering}, {pestiferous}, {plaguy}, {plaguey}, {teasing}, {vexatious}]

VFW
n : an organization of United States war veterans [syn: {Veterans of Foreign Wars}]

VHF
n 1: a group of illnesses caused by a viral infection (usually restricted to a specific geographic area); fever and gastrointestinal symptoms are followed by capillary hemorrhage [syn: {hemorrhagic fever}, {haemorrhagic fever}, {viral hemorrhagic fever}, {viral haemorrhagic fever}]
2: 30 to 300 megahertz [syn: {very high frequency}]

vi
adj : denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units [syn: {six}, {6}, {half dozen}, {half a dozen}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one [syn: {six}, {6}, {sixer}, {sise}, {Captain Hicks}, {half a dozen}, {sextet}, {sestet}, {sextuplet}, {hexad}]
2: more than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands; a dependent territory of the United States [syn: {United States Virgin Islands}, {American Virgin Islands}]

via aircraft
adv : in an aerial manner; by means of aircraft; "the survey was carried out aerially" [syn: {aerially}]

via media
n : a middle way between two extremes [syn: {compromise}]

viability
n 1: (of living things) capable of normal growth and development
2: capable of become practical and useful

viable
adj 1: capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are [syn: {feasible}, {executable}, {practicable}, {workable}]
2: capable of life or normal growth and development; "viable seeds"; "a viable fetus"

viaduct
n : bridge consisting of a series of arches supported by piers used to carry a road (or railroad) over a valley

Viagra
n : virility drug (trade name Viagra) used to treat erectile dysfunction in men [syn: {sildenafil}]

vial
n : a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle) [syn: {phial}, {ampule}, {ampul}, {ampoule}]

viand
n : a choice or delicious dish

viands
n : a stock or supply of foods [syn: {commissariat}, {provisions}, {provender}, {victuals}]

viatica
See {viaticum}

viatical
adj : pertaining to the purchase of insurance policies from terminally ill policy holders; "viatical business"; "viatical companies"; "National Viatical Association"

viatical settlement
n 1: cash derived from sale of an insurance policy by a terminally ill policy holder
2: sale of an insurance policy by a terminally ill policy holder [syn: {viaticus settlement}]

viatication
n : purchasing insurance policies for cash from terminally ill policy holders [syn: {viaticus}]

viaticus
n : purchasing insurance policies for cash from terminally ill policy holders [syn: {viatication}]

viaticus settlement
n : sale of an insurance policy by a terminally ill policy holder [syn: {viatical settlement}]

viatores
See {viator}

vibe
n : a distinctive emotional atmosphere; sensed intuitively; "it gave me a nostalgic vibe"; "that man gives off bad vibes" [syn: {vibration}]

vibes
n : a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound [syn: {vibraphone}, {vibraharp}]

vibist
n : a musician who plays the vibraphone [syn: {vibraphonist}]

Viborg
n : a town of Denmark in north central Jutland

vibracula
See {vibraculum}

vibraharp
n : a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound [syn: {vibraphone}, {vibes}]

Vibramycin
n : an antibiotic derived from tetracycline that is effective against many infections; "Vibramycin is the trade name of doxycycline" [syn: {doxycycline}]

vibrancy
n : having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant [syn: {plangency}, {resonance}, {reverberance}, {ringing}, {sonorousness}, {sonority}]

vibrant
adj : vigorous and active; "a vibrant group that challenged the system"; "a charming and vivacious hostess"; "a vivacious folk dance" [syn: {vivacious}]

vibraphone
n : a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound [syn: {vibraharp}, {vibes}]

vibraphonist
n : a musician who plays the vibraphone [syn: {vibist}]

vibrate
v 1: shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
2: move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating" [syn: {oscillate}]
3: be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement" [syn: {hover}, {vacillate}, {oscillate}]
4: sound with resonance; "The sound resonates well in this theater" [syn: {resonate}]
5: feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine" [syn: {thrill}, {tickle}]

vibrating
adj : moving very rapidly to and fro or up and down; "the vibrating piano strings" [syn: {vibratory}]

vibrating reed
n : a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it; "the clarinetist fitted a new reed onto his mouthpiece" [syn: {reed}]

vibration
n 1: the act of vibrating [syn: {quiver}, {quivering}]
2: a distinctive emotional atmosphere; sensed intuitively; "it gave me a nostalgic vibe"; "that man gives off bad vibes" [syn: {vibe}]
3: a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe" [syn: {shaking}, {shakiness}, {trembling}, {quiver}, {quivering}, {palpitation}]
4: (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean [syn: {oscillation}]

vibrational
adj : of or relating to or characterized by vibration

vibrations
n : a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively; "that place gave me bad vibrations"

vibrato
n : (music) a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone produced by slight and rapid variations in pitch

vibrator
n 1: a mechanical device that vibrates; "a reed is the vibrator that produces the sound"
2: mechanical device that produces vibratory motion; used for massage

vibratory
adj : moving very rapidly to and fro or up and down; "the vibrating piano strings" [syn: {vibrating}]

vibrio
n : curved rodlike motile bacterium [syn: {vibrion}]

Vibrio comma
n : comma-shaped bacteria that cause Asiatic cholera [syn: {comma bacillus}]

Vibrio fetus
n : bacteria that cause abortion in sheep

vibrion
n : curved rodlike motile bacterium [syn: {vibrio}]

vibrionic
adj : caused by bacteria of the genus Vibrio; "vibrionic dysentary"

vibrissa
n : a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat [syn: {whisker}, {sensory hair}] [also: {vibrissae} (pl)]

vibrissae
vibrissa
n : a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat [syn: {whisker}, {sensory hair}] [also: {vibrissae} (pl)]

vibrissae
See {vibrissa}

Viburnum
n : deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees: arrow-wood; wayfaring tree [syn: {genus Viburnum}]

Viburnum dentatum
n : deciduous shrub of eastern North America having blue-black berries and tough pliant wood formerly used to make arrows [syn: {arrow wood}, {southern arrow wood}]

Viburnum lantana
n : vigorous deciduous European treelike shrub common along waysides; red berries turn black [syn: {wayfaring tree}, {twist wood}, {twistwood}]

Viburnum opulus
n : deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berries [syn: {guelder rose}, {European cranberrybush}, {European cranberry bush}, {crampbark}, {cranberry tree}]

Viburnum prunifolium
n : upright deciduous shrub having frosted dark-blue fruit; east and east central North America [syn: {black haw}]

Viburnum recognitum
n : closely related to southern arrow wood; grows in the eastern United States from Maine to Ohio and Georgia [syn: {arrow wood}]

Viburnum trilobum
n : deciduous North American shrub or small tree having three-lobed leaves and red berries [syn: {cranberry bush}, {cranberry tree}, {American cranberry bush}, {highbush cranberry}]

vicar
n 1: a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
2: (Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel
3: (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish

vicar apostolic
n : a titular Roman Catholic bishop in a non-Catholic area

Vicar of Christ
n : the head of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {Pope}, {Catholic Pope}, {Roman Catholic Pope}, {Pontiff}, {Holy Father}, {Bishop of Rome}]

vicarage
n : an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector [syn: {parsonage}, {rectory}]

vicar-general
n : (Roman Catholic Church) an administrative deputy who assists a bishop

vicarial
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of a vicar

vicariate
n : the religious institution under the authority of a vicar [syn: {vicarship}]

vicarious
adj 1: experienced at secondhand; "read about mountain climbing and felt vicarious excitement"
2: occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function; "vicarious menstruation"
3: suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another; "vicarious atonement"

vicariously
adv : indirectly, as, by, or through a substitute; "she enjoyed the wedding vicariously"

vicarship
n : the religious institution under the authority of a vicar [syn: {vicariate}]

Viccinium membranaceum
n : erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries [syn: {bilberry}, {thin-leaved bilberry}, {mountain blue berry}]

Viccinium myrtillus
n : erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries [syn: {bilberry}, {whortleberry}, {whinberry}, {blaeberry}]

vice
n 1: moral weakness [syn: {frailty}]
2: a specific form of evildoing; "vice offends the moral standards of the community"

vice admiral
n : an admiral ranking below a full admiral and above a rear admiral

vice chairman
n : one ranking below or serving in the place of a chairman

vice chancellor
n : a deputy or assistant to someone bearing the title of chancellor

vice crime
n : a vice that is illegal

vice president
n : an executive officer ranking immediately below a president; may serve in the president's place under certain circumstances [syn: {V.P.}]

vice squad
n : a police group to enforce laws against gambling and prostitution

vice versa
adv : with the order reversed; "she hates him and vice versa" [syn: {the other way around}, {contrariwise}]

vicegerent
n : someone appointed by a ruler as an administrative deputy

vicenary
adj : of or relating to or based on 20

vicennial
adj : occurring once every 20 years

vice-presidential
adj : relating to a vice-president or vice-presidency; "Vice-presidential debates"

viceregal
adj : of or relating to a viceroy; "the viceregal visit"

vice-regent
n : a regent's deputy

vicereine
n 1: wife of a viceroy
2: governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign [syn: {viceroy}]

viceroy
n 1: governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign [syn: {vicereine}]
2: showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller [syn: {Limenitis archippus}]

viceroyalty
n : a district or province governed by a viceroy

viceroyship
n : the position of viceroy

Vichy
n : a town in central France (south of Paris) noted for hot mineral springs; was capital of the unoccupied part of France during World War II

Vichy water
n : sparkling mineral water from springs at Vichy, France or water similar to it

vichyssoise
n : a creamy potato soup flavored with leeks and onions; usually served cold

Vicia
n : widely distributed genus of annual or perennial and often climbing herbs [syn: {genus Vicia}]

Vicia cracca
n : common perennial climber of temperate regions of Eurasia and North America having dense elongate clusters of flowers [syn: {tufted vetch}, {bird vetch}, {Calnada pea}]

Vicia faba
n : Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder [syn: {broad bean}, {broad-bean}, {broad-bean plant}, {English bean}, {European bean}, {field bean}]

Vicia orobus
n : European perennial toxic vetch [syn: {bitter betch}]

Vicia sativa
n : herbaceous climbing plant valuable as fodder and for soil-building [syn: {spring vetch}]

Vicia sepium
n : European purple-flowered with slender stems; occurs as a weed in hedges [syn: {bush vetch}]

Vicia villosa
n : European vetch much cultivated as forage and cover crops [syn: {hairy vetch}, {hairy tare}]

vicinal
adj : belonging to or limited to a vicinity

vicinity
n : a surrounding or nearby region; "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood"; "I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods" [syn: {locality}, {neighborhood}, {neighbourhood}, {neck of the woods}]

vicious
adj 1: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks" [syn: {barbarous}, {brutal}, {cruel}, {fell}, {roughshod}, {savage}]
2: having the nature of vice [syn: {depraved}, {evil}]
3: marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful; "a malevolent lie"; "poisonous hate...in his eyes"- Ernest Hemingway; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip" [syn: {poisonous}, {venomous}]

vicious circle
n 1: one trouble leads to another that aggravates the first [syn: {vicious cycle}]
2: an argument that assumes that which is to be proved

vicious cycle
n : one trouble leads to another that aggravates the first [syn: {vicious circle}]

viciously
adv : in a vicious manner; "he was viciously attacked" [syn: {brutally}, {savagely}]

viciousness
n : the trait of extreme cruelty [syn: {ferociousness}, {brutality}, {savageness}, {savagery}]

vicissitude
n 1: a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something; "the project was subject to the usual vicissitudes of exploratory research"
2: mutability in life or nature (especially successive alternation from one condition to another)

Vicksburg
n 1: a town in western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River west of Jackson; focus of an important campaign during the American Civil War as the Union fought to control the Mississippi River and so to cut the Confederacy into two halves
2: a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered [syn: {siege of Vicksburg}]

Vicomte de Chateaubriand
n : French statesman and writer; considered a precursor of the romantic movement in France (1768-1848) [syn: {Chateaubriand}, {Francois Rene Chateaubriand}]

Vicomte Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps
n : French diplomat who supervised the construction of the Suez Canal (1805-1894) [syn: {Lesseps}, {Ferdinand de Lesseps}]

victim
n 1: an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
2: a person who is tricked or swindled [syn: {dupe}]

victimisation
n : an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly); "capitalistic exploitation of the working class"; "paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization" [syn: {exploitation}, {victimization}, {using}]

victimise
v 1: make a victim of; "I was victimized by this con-man" [syn: {victimize}]
2: punish unjustly [syn: {victimize}]

victimised
adj : of persons; taken advantage of; "after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used" [syn: {exploited}, {ill-used}, {put-upon}, {used}, {victimized}]

victimiser
n : a person who victimizes others; "I thought we were partners, not victim and victimizer" [syn: {victimizer}]

victimization
n 1: adversity resulting from being made a victim; "his victimization infuriated him"
2: an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly); "capitalistic exploitation of the working class"; "paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization" [syn: {exploitation}, {victimisation}, {using}]

victimize
v 1: make a victim of; "I was victimized by this con-man" [syn: {victimise}]
2: punish unjustly [syn: {victimise}]
3: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" [syn: {swindle}, {rook}, {goldbrick}, {nobble}, {diddle}, {bunco}, {defraud}, {scam}, {mulct}, {gyp}, {con}]

victimized
adj : of persons; taken advantage of; "after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used" [syn: {exploited}, {ill-used}, {put-upon}, {used}, {victimised}]

victimizer
n : a person who victimizes others; "I thought we were partners, not victim and victimizer" [syn: {victimiser}]

victimless crime
n : an act that is legally a crime but that seem to have no victims; "he considers prostitution to be a victimless crime"

victor
n 1: a combatant who is able to defeat rivals [syn: {master}, {superior}]
2: the contestant who wins the contest [syn: {winner}] [ant: {loser}]

Victor Emanuel II
n : king of Italy who completed the unification of Italy by acquiring Venice and Rome (1820-1878)

Victor Emanuel III
n : king of Italy who appointed Mussolini prime minister; he abdicated in 1946 and the monarchy was abolished (1869-1947)

Victor Franz Hess
n : United States physicist (born in Austria) who was a discoverer of cosmic radiation (1883-1964) [syn: {Hess}, {Victor Hess}]

Victor Herbert
n : United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924) [syn: {Herbert}]

Victor Hess
n : United States physicist (born in Austria) who was a discoverer of cosmic radiation (1883-1964) [syn: {Hess}, {Victor Franz Hess}]

Victor Horta
n : Belgian architect and leader in art nouveau architecture (1861-1947) [syn: {Horta}]

Victor Hugo
n : French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885) [syn: {Hugo}, {Victor-Marie Hugo}]

Victoria
n 1: queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901 (1819-1901) [syn: {Queen Victoria}]
2: (Roman mythology) goddess of victory; counterpart of Greek Nike
3: a waterfall in the Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia; diminishes seasonally [syn: {Victoria Falls}]
4: a town in southeast Texas southeast of San Antonio
5: port city and the capital of Seychelles [syn: {capital of Seychelles}]
6: a state in southeastern Australia
7: capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia on Vancouver Island

Victoria Clafin Woodhull
n : United States advocate of women's suffrage; in 1872 she was the first woman to run for the United States presidency (1838-1927) [syn: {Woodhull}]

Victoria Cross
n : a British military decoration for gallantry

Victoria de Durango
n : a city in north central Mexico; mining center [syn: {Durango}]

Victoria Falls
n 1: a waterfall in the Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia; diminishes seasonally [syn: {Victoria}]
2: a large waterfall on the border between Argentina and Brazil [syn: {Iguazu}, {Iguazu Falls}, {Iguassu}, {Iguassu Falls}]

Victoria Land
n : a mountainous area of Antarctica bounded by the Ross Sea and Wilkes Land

Victoria Nyanza
n : the largest lake in Africa and the 2nd largest fresh water lake in the world; a headwaters reservoir for the Nile River [syn: {Lake Victoria}]

Victoria plum
n : a large red plum served as dessert

Victoria sandwich
n : a cake consisting of two layers of sponge cake with a jelly filling in between [syn: {Victoria sponge}]

Victoria sponge
n : a cake consisting of two layers of sponge cake with a jelly filling in between [syn: {Victoria sandwich}]

Victorian
adj 1: of or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled; "Victorian morals"
2: exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" [syn: {priggish}, {prim}, {prissy}, {prudish}, {puritanical}, {square-toed}, {straitlaced}, {strait-laced}, {straightlaced}, {straight-laced}, {tight-laced}]
3: typical of the moral standards or conduct of the age of Queen Victoria
n : a person who lived during the reign of Victoria

Victorian age
n : a period in British history during the reign of Queen Victoria in the 19th century; her character and moral standards restored the prestige of the British monarchy but gave the era a prudish reputation

Victorian architecture
n : a style of architecture used in England during the reign of Queen Victoria; characterized by massive construction and elaborate ornamentation

Victoriana
n : collection of materials of or characteristic of the Victorian era

victorious
adj 1: having won; "the victorious entry"; "the winning team" [syn: {winning}]
2: experiencing triumph [syn: {triumphant}]

victoriously
adv : in a victorious manner; "Virginia had defended her land victoriously"

Victor-Marie Hugo
n : French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885) [syn: {Hugo}, {Victor Hugo}]

victory
n : a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense" [syn: {triumph}] [ant: {defeat}]

victory celebration
n : a celebration following a victory in a battle or sports competition

Victory Day
n : the day of a victory [syn: {V-day}]

victory garden
n : a kitchen garden planted during wartime to relieve food shortages

victory lap
n : a lap by the winning person or team run to celebrate the victory [syn: {lap of honour}]

Victrola
n : a brand of gramophone

victual
n : any substance that can be used as food [syn: {comestible}, {edible}, {eatable}, {pabulum}, {victuals}]
v 1: supply with food; "The population was victualed during the war"
2: lay in provisions; "The vessel victualled before the long voyage"
3: take in nourishment [also: {victualling}, {victualled}]

victualer
n 1: an innkeeper (especially British) [syn: {victualler}]
2: a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army [syn: {sutler}, {victualler}, {provisioner}]

victualled
victual
n : any substance that can be used as food [syn: {comestible}, {edible}, {eatable}, {pabulum}, {victuals}]
v 1: supply with food; "The population was victualed during the war"
2: lay in provisions; "The vessel victualled before the long voyage"
3: take in nourishment [also: {victualling}, {victualled}]

victualled
See {victual}

victualler
n 1: an innkeeper (especially British) [syn: {victualer}]
2: a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army [syn: {sutler}, {victualer}, {provisioner}]

victualling
victual
n : any substance that can be used as food [syn: {comestible}, {edible}, {eatable}, {pabulum}, {victuals}]
v 1: supply with food; "The population was victualed during the war"
2: lay in provisions; "The vessel victualled before the long voyage"
3: take in nourishment [also: {victualling}, {victualled}]

victualling
See {victual}

victuals
n 1: a stock or supply of foods [syn: {commissariat}, {provisions}, {provender}, {viands}]
2: a source of materials to nourish the body [syn: {nutriment}, {nourishment}, {nutrition}, {sustenance}, {aliment}, {alimentation}]
3: any substance that can be used as food [syn: {comestible}, {edible}, {eatable}, {pabulum}, {victual}]

Vicugna
n : a genus of Camelidae [syn: {genus Vicugna}]

Vicugna vicugna
n : small wild cud-chewing Andean animal similar to the guanaco but smaller; valued for its fleecy undercoat [syn: {vicuna}]

vicuna
n 1: the wool of the vicuna
2: a soft wool fabric made from the fleece of the vicuna
3: small wild cud-chewing Andean animal similar to the guanaco but smaller; valued for its fleecy undercoat [syn: {Vicugna vicugna}]

Vidal
n : United States writer (born in 1925) [syn: {Gore Vidal}, {Eugene Luther Vidal}]

Vidalia onion
n : sweet-flavored onion grown in Georgia

Vidar
n : (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir; son of Odin; avenges his parent by slaying Fenrir at Ragnarok [syn: {Vitharr}, {Vithar}]

videlicet
adv : as follows [syn: {namely}, {viz.}, {that is to say}]

video
n 1: the visible part of a television transmission; "they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone" [syn: {picture}]
2: a recording of both the video and audio components (especially one containing a recording of a movie or television program) [syn: {video recording}]
3: broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs [syn: {television}, {telecasting}, {TV}]

video digitizing
n : the process of capturing and converting and storing video images for use by a computer

video equipment
n : electronic equipment that broadcasts or receives electromagnetic waves representing images and sound [syn: {television equipment}]

video game
n : a game played against a computer [syn: {computer game}]

video recording
n : a recording of both the video and audio components (especially one containing a recording of a movie or television program) [syn: {video}]

videocassette
n : a cassette for videotape

videocassette recorder
n : a magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) TV programs [syn: {VCR}]

videodisc
n : a digital videodisc; a recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set [syn: {videodisk}, {DVD}]

videodisk
n : a digital videodisc; a recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set [syn: {videodisc}, {DVD}]

videotape
n 1: a video recording made on magnetic tape
2: a relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording visual images and associated sound
v : record on videotape [syn: {tape}]

Vidua
n : whydahs [syn: {genus Vidua}]

vie
v : compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others [syn: {compete}, {contend}] [also: {vying}]

Vienna
n : the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss [syn: {Austrian capital}, {capital of Austria}]

Vienna roll
n : yeast-raised roll with a hard crust [syn: {hard roll}]

Vienna sausage
n : short slender frankfurter usually with ends cut off

Viennese
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Vienna or its inhabitants

Vientiane
n : the capital and largest city of Laos [syn: {Laotian capital}, {capital of Laos}]

Vieques
n : a small island off the coast of Puerto Rico used for target practice by the United States Navy

Viet Nam
n : a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945 [syn: {Vietnam}, {Socialist Republic of Vietnam}, {Annam}]

Vietnam
n 1: a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945 [syn: {Socialist Republic of Vietnam}, {Viet Nam}, {Annam}]
2: a prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the non-communist armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States [syn: {Vietnam War}]

Vietnam War
n : a prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the non-communist armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States [syn: {Vietnam}]

Vietnamese
adj 1: of or relating to Vietnam; "the Vietnamese countryside"
2: of or relating to the vietnamese language; "Vietnamese tones"
3: of or relating to or characteristic of the people of Vietnam; "Vietnamese boat people"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Vietnam [syn: {Annamese}]
2: the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Vietnam [syn: {Annamese}, {Annamite}]

Vietnamese monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Vietnam

view
n 1: a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view" [syn: {position}, {perspective}]
2: the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views" [syn: {aspect}, {prospect}, {scene}, {vista}, {panorama}]
3: the act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited" [syn: {survey}, {sight}]
4: the range of the eye; "they were soon out of view" [syn: {eyeshot}]
5: a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" [syn: {opinion}, {sentiment}, {persuasion}, {thought}]
6: a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page" [syn: {opinion}]
7: purpose; the phrase `with a view to' means `with the intention of' or `for the purpose of'; "he took the computer with a view to pawning it"
8: graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept; "he painted scenes from everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment" [syn: {scene}]
9: the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge" [syn: {horizon}, {purview}] 10: outward appearance; "they look the same in outward view"
v 1: deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" [syn: {see}, {consider}, {reckon}, {regard}]
2: look at carefully; study mentally; "view a problem" [syn: {consider}, {look at}]
3: see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie" [syn: {watch}, {see}, {catch}, {take in}]

view angle
n : the angle included by a photographic lens [syn: {angle of view}]

view as
v : keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; "take for granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible" [syn: {deem}, {hold}, {take for}]

view finder
n : optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest [syn: {finder}, {viewfinder}]

viewable
adj : capable of being viewed

viewer
n 1: a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind); "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star" [syn: {spectator}, {witness}, {watcher}, {looker}]
2: an optical device for viewing photographic transparencies

viewers
n : the audience reached by television [syn: {viewing audience}, {TV audience}]

viewfinder
n : optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest [syn: {finder}, {view finder}]

viewgraph
n : a transparency for use with an overhead projector [syn: {overhead}]

viewier
See {viewy}

viewiest
See {viewy}

viewing
n 1: the display of a motion picture [syn: {screening}, {showing}]
2: a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial; "there's no weeping at an Irish wake" [syn: {wake}]

viewing audience
n : the audience reached by television [syn: {TV audience}, {viewers}]

viewless
adj : not having or expressing opinions or views

viewpoint
n 1: a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events" [syn: {point of view}, {stand}, {standpoint}]
2: a place from which something can be viewed; "from that vantage point he could survey the whole valley" [syn: {vantage point}]

Vigdis Finnbogadottir
n : former president of Ireland; first woman to be democratically elected head of state (born in 1930) [syn: {Finnbogadottir}]

Vigee-Lebrun
n : French painter noted for her portraits (1755-1842) [syn: {Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun}, {Marie Louise Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun}]

vigesimal
adj : relating to or based on the number twenty

vigil
n 1: a period of sleeplessness
2: a devotional watch (especially on the eve of a religious festival) [syn: {watch}]
3: a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe [syn: {watch}]

vigil candle
n : a candle lighted by a worshiper in a church [syn: {vigil light}]

vigil light
n : a candle lighted by a worshiper in a church [syn: {vigil candle}]

vigilance
n 1: the process of paying close and continuous attention [syn: {watchfulness}, {alertness}]
2: vigilant attentiveness; "he keeps a weather eye open for trouble" [syn: {watchfulness}, {weather eye}]

vigilance committee
n : a volunteer committee to maintain order where an efficient legal system does not exist

vigilance man
n : member of a vigilance committee [syn: {vigilante}]

vigilant
adj : carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow" [syn: {argus-eyed}, {open-eyed}, {wakeful}, {watchful}]

vigilante
n : member of a vigilance committee [syn: {vigilance man}]

vigilantism
n : the actions of a vigilance committee in trying to enforce the laws

vigilantly
adv : in a watchful manner [syn: {watchfully}]

Vigna
n : genus of vines or erect herbs having trifoliate leaves and yellowish or purplish flowers; of warm or tropical regions; most species often placed in genus Phaseolus [syn: {genus Vigna}]

Vigna aconitifolia
n : East Indian legume having hairy foliage and small yellow flowers followed by cylindrical pods; used especially in India for food and forage and soil-conditioning; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus [syn: {moth bean}, {Phaseolus aconitifolius}]

Vigna angularis
n : bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seeds [syn: {adzuki bean}, {adsuki bean}, {Phaseolus angularis}]

Vigna caracalla
n : perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus [syn: {snailflower}, {snail-flower}, {snail flower}, {snail bean}, {corkscrew flower}, {Phaseolus caracalla}]

Vigna radiata
n : erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus [syn: {mung}, {mung bean}, {green gram}, {golden gram}, {Phaseolus aureus}]

Vigna sesquipedalis
n : South American bean having very long succulent pods [syn: {asparagus bean}, {yard-long bean}, {Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis}]

Vigna sinensis
n : sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure [syn: {cowpea}, {cowpea plant}, {black-eyed pea}, {Vigna unguiculata}]

Vigna unguiculata
n : sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure [syn: {cowpea}, {cowpea plant}, {black-eyed pea}, {Vigna sinensis}]

Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis
n : South American bean having very long succulent pods [syn: {asparagus bean}, {yard-long bean}, {Vigna sesquipedalis}]

vignette
n 1: a brief literary description [syn: {sketch}]
2: a photograph whose edges shade off gradually
3: a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books)

vigor
n 1: an exertion of force; "he plays tennis with great energy" [syn: {energy}, {vigour}]
2: active strength of body or mind [syn: {vigour}]
3: an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy" [syn: {energy}, {vigour}, {vim}]

vigorish
n 1: an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest [syn: {usury}]
2: a percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster [syn: {rake-off}]

vigorous
adj 1: characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity; "a vigorous hiker"; "gave her skirt a vigorous shake"; "a vigorous campaign"; "a vigorous foreign policy"; "vigorous opposition to the war"
2: strong and active physically or mentally; "a vigorous old man who spent half of his day on horseback"- W.H.Hudson

vigorously
adv : with vigor; in a vigorous manner; "he defended his ideas vigorously" [syn: {smartly}]

vigour
n 1: an exertion of force; "he plays tennis with great energy" [syn: {energy}, {vigor}]
2: active strength of body or mind [syn: {vigor}]
3: an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy" [syn: {energy}, {vigor}, {vim}]

vii
adj : being one more than six [syn: {seven}, {7}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one [syn: {seven}, {7}, {sevener}, {heptad}, {septet}]

viii
adj : being one more than seven [syn: {eight}, {8}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one [syn: {eight}, {8}, {eighter}, {eighter from Decatur}, {octad}, {ogdoad}, {octonary}, {octet}]

Viking
n : any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries

Viktor Korchnoi
n : Russian chess master (born in 1931) [syn: {Korchnoi}, {Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi}]

Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi
n : Russian chess master (born in 1931) [syn: {Korchnoi}, {Viktor Korchnoi}]

Viktor Vasarely
n : French painter (born in Hungary) who was a pioneer of op art (1908-1997) [syn: {Vasarely}]

Vila
n : capital of Vanuatu [syn: {Port Vila}, {capital of Vanuatu}]

vile
adj 1: morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them" [syn: {despicable}, {ugly}, {unworthy}]
2: thoroughly unpleasant; "filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we're having" [syn: {filthy}, {foul}, {nasty}]
3: causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench" [syn: {nauseating}, {nauseous}, {noisome}, {loathsome}, {offensive}, {sickening}]

vilely
adv : in a vile manner; "his vilely spelt and illiterate letters"

vileness
n 1: the quality of being wicked [syn: {nefariousness}, {wickedness}]
2: the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions [syn: {loathsomeness}, {repulsiveness}, {sliminess}]

Vilfredo Pareto
n : Italian sociologist and economist whose theories influenced the development of fascism in Italy (1848-1923) [syn: {Pareto}]

vilification
n 1: slanderous defamation [syn: {smear}, {malignment}]
2: a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team" [syn: {abuse}, {insult}, {revilement}, {contumely}]

vilified
vilify
v : spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews" [syn: {revile}, {vituperate}, {rail}] [also: {vilified}]

vilified
See {vilify}

vilifier
n : one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel [syn: {defamer}, {maligner}, {slanderer}, {libeler}, {backbiter}, {traducer}]

vilify
v : spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews" [syn: {revile}, {vituperate}, {rail}] [also: {vilified}]

Villa
n 1: Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923) [syn: {Pancho Villa}, {Francisco Villa}, {Doroteo Arango}]
2: detached or semi-detached suburban house
3: country house in ancient Rome consisting of residential quarters and farm buildings around a courtyard
4: pretentious and luxurious country residence with extensive grounds

village
n 1: a community of people smaller than a town [syn: {small town}, {settlement}]
2: a settlement smaller than a town [syn: {hamlet}]
3: a mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century [syn: {Greenwich Village}]

village green
n : a village park consisting of a plot of grassy land

villager
n : one who has lived in a village most of their life

Villahermosa
n : a city in southeastern Mexico

villain
n 1: a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately [syn: {scoundrel}]
2: the principle bad character in a film or work of fiction [syn: {baddie}]

villainage
n : the legal status or condition of servitude of a villein or feudal serf [syn: {villeinage}]

villainess
n : a woman villain

villainous
adj : extremely wicked; "nefarious schemes"; "a villainous plot"; "a villainous band of thieves" [syn: {nefarious}]

villainousness
n : the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior [syn: {villainy}]

villainy
n 1: the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior [syn: {villainousness}]
2: a treacherous or vicious act

Villa-Lobos
n : Brazilian composer (1887-1959) [syn: {Heitor Villa-Lobos}]

Villard
n : United States railroad magnate and businessman (1835-1900) [syn: {Henry Villard}]

villein
n : (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord [syn: {serf}, {helot}]

villeinage
n 1: the legal status or condition of servitude of a villein or feudal serf [syn: {villainage}]
2: tenure by which a villein held land

villi
villus
n : a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane [also: {villi} (pl)]

villi
See {villus}

villoma
n : a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass [syn: {papilloma}, {papillary tumor}, {papillary tumour}]

Villon
n : French poet (flourished around 1460) [syn: {Francois Villon}]

villus
n : a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane [also: {villi} (pl)]

Vilna
n : the capital and largest city of Lithuania; located in southeastern Lithuania [syn: {Vilnius}, {Vilno}, {Wilno}, {capital of Lithuania}]

Vilnius
n : the capital and largest city of Lithuania; located in southeastern Lithuania [syn: {Vilna}, {Vilno}, {Wilno}, {capital of Lithuania}]

Vilno
n : the capital and largest city of Lithuania; located in southeastern Lithuania [syn: {Vilnius}, {Vilna}, {Wilno}, {capital of Lithuania}]

vim
n 1: a healthy capacity for vigorous activity; "jogging works off my excess energy"; "he seemed full of vim and vigor" [syn: {energy}, {vitality}]
2: an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy" [syn: {energy}, {vigor}, {vigour}]

vimina
See {vimen}

Viminaria
n : 1 species: Australian leafless shrubs: swamp oak [syn: {genus Viminaria}]

Viminaria denudata
n : Australian leafless shrub resembling broom and having small yellow flowers [syn: {swamp oak}, {Viminaria juncea}]

Viminaria juncea
n : Australian leafless shrub resembling broom and having small yellow flowers [syn: {swamp oak}, {Viminaria denudata}]

vin ordinaire
n : cheap French table wine of unspecified origin

Vina del Mar
n : a resort city on the Pacific in central Chile

vinaceous
adj 1: of or relating to wine [syn: {vinous}]
2: of the color of wine

vinaigrette
n : oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic [syn: {French dressing}, {sauce vinaigrette}]

vinblastine
n : periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Velban) that disrupts cell division [syn: {Velban}]

Vinca
n : periwinkles: low creeping evergreen perennials [syn: {genus Vinca}]

Vinca major
n : plant having variegated foliage and used for window boxes [syn: {large periwinkle}]

Vinca minor
n : widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers [syn: {myrtle}]

Vinca rosea
n : commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers [syn: {periwinkle}, {rose periwinkle}, {Madagascar periwinkle}, {old maid}, {Cape periwinkle}, {red periwinkle}, {cayenne jasmine}, {Catharanthus roseus}]

Vincent van Gogh
n : Dutch postimpressionist painter noted for his use of color (1853-1890) [syn: {van Gogh}, {Gogh}]

Vincent's angina
n : an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane [syn: {Vincent's infection}, {trench mouth}]

Vincent's infection
n : an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane [syn: {Vincent's angina}, {trench mouth}]

Vincenzo Bellini
n : Italian composer of operas (1801-1835) [syn: {Bellini}]

Vincetoxicum
n : genus of chiefly tropical American vines having cordate leaves and large purple or greenish cymose flowers; supposedly having powers as an antidote [syn: {genus Vincetoxicum}]

Vincetoxicum hirsutum
n : twining vine with hairy foliage and dark purplish-brown flowers [syn: {negro vine}, {Vincetoxicum negrum}]

Vincetoxicum negrum
n : twining vine with hairy foliage and dark purplish-brown flowers [syn: {negro vine}, {Vincetoxicum hirsutum}]

vincible
adj : susceptible to being defeated [syn: {beatable}, {vanquishable}]

vincristine
n : periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Oncovin); used to treat cancer of the lymphatic system [syn: {Oncovin}]

vincula
See {vinculum}

vindicate
v 1: show to be right by providing justification or proof; "vindicate a claim" [syn: {justify}]
2: maintain, uphold, or defend; "vindicate the rights of the citizens"
3: clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof; "You must vindicate yourself and fight this libel"

vindicated
adj : freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated" [syn: {absolved}, {clear}, {cleared}, {exculpated}, {exonerated}]

vindication
n 1: the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.; "friends provided a vindication of his position" [syn: {exoneration}]
2: the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory" [syn: {defense}, {defence}]

vindicator
n : a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution; "an apologist for capital punishment" [syn: {apologist}, {justifier}]

vindicatory
adj 1: of or relating to or having the nature of retribution; "retributive justice demands an eye for an eye" [syn: {retaliatory}, {relatiative}, {retributive}, {retributory}]
2: given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts; "retributive justice" [syn: {retributive}, {retributory}]
3: providing justification [syn: {justificative}, {justificatory}]

vindictive
adj 1: disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge; "more vindictive than jealous love"- Shakespeare; "punishments...essentially vindictive in their nature"- M.R.Cohen [syn: {revengeful}, {vengeful}]
2: showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite; "a despiteful fiend"; "a truly spiteful child"; "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment" [syn: {despiteful}, {spiteful}]

vindictively
adv : in a vindictive, revengeful manner; "he plotted vindictively against his former superiors" [syn: {revengefully}, {vengefully}]

vindictiveness
n : a malevolent desire for revenge [syn: {vengefulness}]

vine
n : weak-stemmed plant that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

vine cactus
n : desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers [syn: {ocotillo}, {coachwhip}, {Jacob's staff}, {Fouquieria splendens}]

vine maple
n : small maple of northwestern North America having prostrate stems that root freely and form dense thickets [syn: {Acer circinatum}]

vine snake
n : slender arboreal snake found from southern Arizona to Bolivia

vinegar
n 1: sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative [syn: {acetum}]
2: dilute acetic acid

vinegar eel
n : minute eelworm that feeds on organisms that cause fermentation in e.g. vinegar [syn: {vinegar worm}, {Anguillula aceti}, {Turbatrix aceti}]

vinegar fly
n : flies whose larvae feed on pickles and imperfectly sealed preserves

Vinegar Joe Stilwell
n : United States general who commanded the Allied forces in China and Burma and India during World War II (1883-1946) [syn: {Stilwell}, {Joseph Warren Stilwell}, {Uncle Joe}]

vinegar tree
n 1: deciduous shrubby tree or eastern North America with compound leaves that turn brilliant red in fall and dense panicles of greenish yellow flowers followed by crimson acidic berries [syn: {staghorn sumac}, {velvet sumac}, {Virginian sumac}, {Rhus typhina}]
2: common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with waxy compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries [syn: {smooth sumac}, {scarlet sumac}, {Rhus glabra}]

vinegar worm
n : minute eelworm that feeds on organisms that cause fermentation in e.g. vinegar [syn: {vinegar eel}, {Anguillula aceti}, {Turbatrix aceti}]

vinegariness
n : a sourness resembling that of vinegar [syn: {vinegarishness}]

vinegarishness
n : a sourness resembling that of vinegar [syn: {vinegariness}]

vinegarroon
n : large whip-scorpion of Mexico and southern United States that emits a vinegary odor when alarmed [syn: {Mastigoproctus giganteus}]

vinegarweed
n : aromatic plant of western United States [syn: {turpentine camphor weed}, {camphorweed}, {Trichostema lanceolatum}]

vinegary
adj : tasting like vinegar [syn: {acetose}, {acetous}]

vinery
n : a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced [syn: {vineyard}]

vineyard
n : a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced [syn: {vinery}]

vingt-et-un
n : a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the bank up to but not exceeding 21 [syn: {blackjack}, {twenty-one}]

viniculture
n : the craft and science of growing grapes and making wine [syn: {winemaking}]

vinifera
n : common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes [syn: {vinifera grape}, {common grape vine}, {Vitis vinifera}]

vinifera grape
n 1: common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes [syn: {vinifera}, {common grape vine}, {Vitis vinifera}]
2: grape from a cultivated variety of the common grape vine of Europe

vinification
n : the process whereby fermentation changes grape juice into wine

vinify
v : convert a juice into wine by fermentation; "vinify grape juice"

vino
n : fermented juice (of grapes especially) [syn: {wine}]

Vinogradoff
n : British historian (born in Russia) (1854-1925) [syn: {Sir Paul Gavrilovich Vinogradoff}]

vinous
adj : of or relating to wine [syn: {vinaceous}]

Vinson
n : United States jurist who served as chief justice of the Supreme Court (1890-1953) [syn: {Frederick Moore Vinson}]

vintage
n 1: a season's yield of wine from a vineyard
2: the oldness of wines [syn: {time of origin}]

vintager
n : a person who harvests grapes for making wine

vintner
n 1: someone who sells wine [syn: {wine merchant}]
2: someone who makes wine [syn: {winemaker}, {wine maker}]

vinyl
n 1: a univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene [syn: {vinyl group}, {vinyl radical}]
2: shiny and tough and flexible plastic; used especially for floor coverings

vinyl cyanide
n : a colorless liquid unsaturated nitrile made from propene [syn: {propenonitrile}, {acrylonitrile}]

vinyl ether
n : a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic [syn: {ether}, {ethoxyethane}, {divinyl ether}, {diethyl ether}, {ethyl ether}]

vinyl group
n : a univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene [syn: {vinyl}, {vinyl radical}]

vinyl polymer
n : a thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds containing the vinyl group [syn: {vinyl resin}, {polyvinyl resin}]

vinyl radical
n : a univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene [syn: {vinyl}, {vinyl group}]

vinyl resin
n : a thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds containing the vinyl group [syn: {vinyl polymer}, {polyvinyl resin}]

vinylbenzene
n : a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene [syn: {styrene}, {cinnamene}, {phenylethylene}]

Vinylite
n : any of various vinyl resins

Viocin
n : a basic polypeptide antibiotic (trade name Viocin) administered intramuscularly (along with other drugs) in the treatment of tuberculosis [syn: {viomycin}]

viol
n : any of a family of bowed stringed instruments that preceded the violin family

viola
n 1: any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
2: large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions [syn: {genus Viola}]
3: a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower

Viola arvensis
n : common Old World viola with creamy often violet-tinged flowers [syn: {field pansy}, {heartsease}]

Viola blanda
n : short-stemmed violet of eastern North America having fragrant purple-veined white flowers [syn: {sweet white violet}, {white violet}, {woodland white violet}]

Viola canadensis
n : tall North American perennial with heart-shaped leaves and purple-streaked white flowers [syn: {Canada violet}, {tall white violet}, {white violet}]

Viola canina
n : Old World leafy-stemmed blue-flowered violet [syn: {dog violet}, {heath violet}]

viola clef
n : a clef that puts middle C on the third line of a staff [syn: {alto clef}]

Viola conspersa
n : violet of eastern North America having pale violet to white flowers [syn: {American dog violet}]

Viola cornuta
n : European viola with an unusually long corolla spur [syn: {horned violet}, {tufted pansy}]

viola da braccio
n : a member of the viol family with approximately the range of a viola

viola da gamba
n : viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello [syn: {bass viol}]

viola d'amore
n : viol that is the tenor of the viol family

Viola ocellata
n : violet of Pacific coast of North America having white petals tinged with yellow and deep violet [syn: {two-eyed violet}, {heartsease}]

Viola odorata
n : European violet typically having purple to white flowers; widely naturalized [syn: {sweet violet}, {garden violet}, {English violet}]

Viola pedata
n : common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies [syn: {bird's-foot violet}, {pansy violet}, {Johnny-jump-up}, {wood violet}]

Viola pubescens
n : violet of eastern North America having softly pubescent leaves and stems and clear yellow flowers with brown-purple veins [syn: {downy yellow violet}]

Viola reichenbachiana
n : common European violet that grows in woods and hedgerows [syn: {hedge violet}, {wood violet}, {Viola sylvatica}]

Viola rostrata
n : violet of eastern North America having lilac-purple flowers with a long slender spur [syn: {long-spurred violet}]

Viola striata
n : leafy-stemmed violet of eastern North America having large white or creamy flowers faintly marked with purple [syn: {pale violet}, {striped violet}, {cream violet}]

Viola sylvatica
n : common European violet that grows in woods and hedgerows [syn: {hedge violet}, {wood violet}, {Viola reichenbachiana}]

Viola tricolor
n : a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived [syn: {wild pansy}, {Johnny-jump-up}, {heartsease}, {love-in-idleness}, {pink of my John}]

Viola tricolor hortensis
n : large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors [syn: {pansy}]

violable
adj : that can be violated; "a violable rule"; "a violable contract" [ant: {inviolable}]

Violaceae
n : a family of order Parietales including the genera Viola; Hybanthus; Hymenanthera; Melicytus [syn: {family Violaceae}, {violet family}]

violate
v 1: fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax" [syn: {go against}, {break}] [ant: {conform to}]
2: act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law" [syn: {transgress}, {offend}, {infract}, {go against}, {breach}, {break}]
3: destroy; "Don't violate my garden"; "violate my privacy"
4: violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God" [syn: {desecrate}, {profane}, {outrage}]
5: force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" [syn: {rape}, {ravish}, {assault}, {dishonor}, {dishonour}, {outrage}]
6: destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country" [syn: {rape}, {spoil}, {despoil}, {plunder}]

violated
adj : treated irreverently or sacrilegiously [syn: {profaned}]

violation
n 1: a crime less serious than a felony [syn: {misdemeanor}, {misdemeanour}, {infraction}, {offence}, {offense}, {infringement}]
2: an act that disregards an agreement or a right; "he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment" [syn: {infringement}]
3: entry to another's property without right or permission [syn: {trespass}, {encroachment}, {intrusion}, {usurpation}]
4: a disrespectful act [syn: {irreverence}]
5: the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will [syn: {rape}, {assault}, {ravishment}]

violative
adj : violating or tending to violate or offend against; "violative of the principles of liberty"; "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity" [syn: {offensive}]

violator
n 1: someone who violates the law [syn: {lawbreaker}, {law offender}]
2: someone who assaults others sexually [syn: {debaucher}, {ravisher}]

violence
n 1: an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists); "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one" [syn: {force}]
2: the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence" [syn: {ferocity}, {fierceness}, {furiousness}, {fury}, {vehemence}, {wildness}]
3: a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.

violent
adj 1: acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity; "a violent attack"; "a violent person"; "violent feelings"; "a violent rage"; "felt a violent dislike" [ant: {nonviolent}]
2: effected by force or injury rather than natural causes; "a violent death"
3: (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud; "a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts" [syn: {wild}]
4: marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions" [syn: {fierce}, {tearing}, {vehement}, {trigger-happy}]
5: characterized by violence or bloodshed; "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red rage"- Hudson Strode [syn: {crimson}, {red}]

violent death
n : an event that causes someone to die [syn: {killing}]

violent disorder
n : violently angry and destructive behavior [syn: {rampage}]

violent storm
n : a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightening [syn: {storm}]

violent stream
n : a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent" [syn: {torrent}]

violently
adv : in a violent manner; "they attacked violently" [ant: {nonviolently}]

violet
adj : of a color midway between red and blue [syn: {purple}, {purplish}]
n 1: any of numerous low-growing small-flowered violas
2: a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum [syn: {reddish blue}]

violet family
n : a family of order Parietales including the genera Viola; Hybanthus; Hymenanthera; Melicytus [syn: {Violaceae}, {family Violaceae}]

violet suksdorfia
n : slender delicate plant with wide roundish deeply lobed leaves and deep pink to violet funnel-shaped flowers; British Columbia to northern Oregon and west to Idaho and Montana [syn: {Suksdorfia violaceae}]

violet wood sorrel
n : perennial herb of eastern North America with palmately compound leaves and usually rose-purple flowers [syn: {Oxalis violacea}]

violet-flowered petunia
n : herb or small shrublet having solitary violet to rose-red flowers [syn: {Petunia integrifolia}]

violin
n : bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow [syn: {fiddle}]

violin bow
n : a bow used in playing the violin [syn: {fiddlestick}]

violin lesson
n : a less in playing the violin

violin maker
n : someone who makes violins

violin section
n : the section of an orchestra that plays violins

violinist
n : a musician who plays the violin [syn: {fiddler}]

violist
n : a musician who plays the viola

violoncello
n : a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing [syn: {cello}]

viomycin
n : a basic polypeptide antibiotic (trade name Viocin) administered intramuscularly (along with other drugs) in the treatment of tuberculosis [syn: {Viocin}]

Viorna baldwinii
n : erect clematis of Florida having pink to purple flowers [syn: {pine hyacinth}, {Clematis baldwinii}]

viosterol
n : a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets [syn: {vitamin D}, {calciferol}, {ergocalciferol}, {cholecarciferol}, {D}]

Vioxx
n : a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Vioxx) that relieves pain without harming the digestive tract [syn: {rofecoxib}]

VIP
n : an important or influential (and often overbearing) person [syn: {very important person}, {high-up}, {dignitary}, {panjandrum}, {high muckamuck}]

viper
n : venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw

Vipera
n : type genus of the Viperidae [syn: {genus Vipera}]

Vipera aspis
n : of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder [syn: {asp}, {asp viper}]

Vipera berus
n : small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia [syn: {adder}, {common viper}]

Viperidae
n : Old World vipers [syn: {family Viperidae}]

viperine grass snake
n : a small harmless grass snake [syn: {Natrix maura}]

viper's bugloss
n : a coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States [syn: {blueweed}, {blue devil}, {blue thistle}, {Echium vulgare}]

viper's grass
n : perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black-skinned carrot-shaped edible roots [syn: {black salsify}, {scorzonera}, {Scorzonera hispanica}]

Viracept
n : a protease inhibitor (trade name Viracept) used in treating HIV usually in combination with other drugs [syn: {nelfinavir}]

viraemia
n : the presence of a virus in the blood stream; "viremia spread the smallpox virus to the internal organs" [syn: {viremia}]

virago
n 1: a noisy or scolding or domineering woman
2: a large strong and aggressive woman [syn: {amazon}] [also: {viragoes} (pl)]

viragoes
virago
n 1: a noisy or scolding or domineering woman
2: a large strong and aggressive woman [syn: {amazon}] [also: {viragoes} (pl)]

viragoes
See {virago}

viral
adj : relating to or caused by a virus; "viral infection"

viral delivery vector
n : a transducing vector that uses a retrovirus

viral haemorrhagic fever
n : a group of illnesses caused by a viral infection (usually restricted to a specific geographic area); fever and gastrointestinal symptoms are followed by capillary hemorrhage [syn: {hemorrhagic fever}, {haemorrhagic fever}, {viral hemorrhagic fever}, {VHF}]

viral hemorrhagic fever
n : a group of illnesses caused by a viral infection (usually restricted to a specific geographic area); fever and gastrointestinal symptoms are followed by capillary hemorrhage [syn: {hemorrhagic fever}, {haemorrhagic fever}, {viral haemorrhagic fever}, {VHF}]

viral hepatitis
n : hepatitis caused by a virus

viral infection
n : infection by a virus that is pathogenic to humans [syn: {virus infection}]

viral pneumonia
n : pneumonia caused by a virus

Viramune
n : a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Viramune) used to treat AIDS and HIV [syn: {nevirapine}]

Virazole
n : an inhaled antiviral agent (trade name Virazole) that may be used to treat serious virus infections [syn: {ribavirin}]

Virchow
n : German pathologist who recognized that all cells come from cells by binary fission and who emphasized cellular abnormalities in disease (1821-1902) [syn: {Rudolf Virchow}, {Rudolf Karl Virchow}]

viremia
n : the presence of a virus in the blood stream; "viremia spread the smallpox virus to the internal organs" [syn: {viraemia}]

vireo
n : any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly olive-gray in color

Vireo olivaceous
n : of northern North America having red irises and a olive-gray body with white underparts [syn: {red-eyed vireo}]

Vireo solitarius
n : of eastern North America having a bluish-gray head and mostly green body [syn: {solitary vireo}]

Vireo solitarius solitarius
n : common vireo of northeastern North America with bluish slaty-gray head [syn: {blue-headed vireo}]

Vireonidae
n : small insectivorous American songbirds [syn: {family Vireonidae}]

vires
See {vis}

virga
n : light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity)

Virgil
n : a Roman poet; author of the epic poem `Aeneid' (70-19 BC) [syn: {Vergil}, {Publius Vergilius Maro}]

Virgil Garnett Thomson
n : United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989) [syn: {Thomson}, {Virgil Thomson}]

Virgil Thomson
n : United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989) [syn: {Thomson}, {Virgil Garnett Thomson}]

Virgilia
n : genus of South African trees having pinnate leaves and rose-purple flowers followed by leathery pods [syn: {genus Virgilia}]

Virgilia capensis
n : tree with odd-pinnate leaves and racemes of fragrant pink to purple flowers [syn: {keurboom}, {Virgilia oroboides}]

Virgilia divaricata
n : fast-growing round-headed tree with fragrant white to deep rose flowers; planted as an ornamental [syn: {keurboom}]

Virgilia oroboides
n : tree with odd-pinnate leaves and racemes of fragrant pink to purple flowers [syn: {keurboom}, {Virgilia capensis}]

virgin
adj 1: being used or worked for the first time; "virgin wool"
2: in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal" [syn: {pure}, {vestal}, {virginal}, {virtuous}]
n 1: a person who has never had sex
2: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo [syn: {Virgo}]
3: the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22 [syn: {Virgo}, {Virgo the Virgin}]

virgin birth
n 1: human conception without fertilization by a man [syn: {parthenogenesis}, {parthenogeny}]
2: the theological doctrine that Jesus Christ had no human father; Christians believe that Jesus's birth fulfilled Old Testament prophecies and was attended by miracles; the Nativity is celebrated at Christmas [syn: {Nativity}]

virgin forest
n : forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity [syn: {old growth}]

Virgin Islands
n : a group of islands in northeastern West Indies (east of Puerto Rico) discovered by Christopher Colombus in 1493; owned by United States and Britain

Virgin Islands National Park
n : a national park in the Virgin Islands having tropical plants and animals; sandy beaches and coral reefs

Virgin Mary
n 1: the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics [syn: {Mary}, {The Virgin}, {Blessed Virgin}, {Madonna}]
2: a Bloody Mary made without alcohol [syn: {bloody shame}]

virgin wool
n : wool not used before; wool not processed or woven before

virginal
adj 1: characteristic of a virgin or virginity; "virginal white dresses"
2: untouched or undefiled; "nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage"- L.P.Smith
3: in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal" [syn: {pure}, {vestal}, {virgin}, {virtuous}]
n : a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries [syn: {pair of virginals}]

virginal membrane
n : a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin [syn: {hymen}, {maidenhead}]

Virginia
n 1: a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War [syn: {Old Dominion}, {Old Dominion State}, {VA}]
2: one of the British colonies that formed the United States
3: a town in northeastern Minnesota in the heart of the Mesabi Range

Virginia Beach
n : the largest city in Virginia; long overshadowed by Norfolk but growing rapidly since 1970; with 28 miles of public beaches tourism is a major factor in the economy; site of three United States Navy bases

Virginia bluebell
n : smooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in bud [syn: {Virginia cowslip}, {Mertensia virginica}]

Virginia chain fern
n : North American fern [syn: {Woodwardia virginica}]

Virginia cowslip
n : smooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in bud [syn: {Virginia bluebell}, {Mertensia virginica}]

Virginia creeper
n : common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit [syn: {American ivy}, {woodbine}, {Parthenocissus quinquefolia}]

Virginia crownbeard
n : tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the eastern United States [syn: {frostweed}, {frost-weed}, {Verbesina virginica}]

Virginia deer
n : common North American deer; tail has a white underside [syn: {white tail}, {whitetail}, {white-tailed deer}, {whitetail deer}, {Odocoileus Virginianus}]

Virginia fence
n : rail fence consisting of a zigzag of interlocking rails [syn: {worm fence}, {snake fence}, {snake-rail fence}]

Virginia ham
n : a lean hickory-smoked ham; has dark red meat

Virginia mallow
n : tall handsome perennial herb of southeastern United States having maplelike leaves and white flowers [syn: {Sida hermaphrodita}]

Virginia McMath
n : United States dancer and film actress who partnered with Fred Astaire (born 1911) [syn: {Rogers}, {Ginger Rogers}]

Virginia oyster
n : common edible oyster of Atlantic coast of North America

Virginia pine
n : common small shrubby pine of the eastern United States having straggling often twisted or branches and short needles in bunches of 2 [syn: {scrub pine}, {Jersey pine}, {Pinus virginiana}]

Virginia reel
n : an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines [syn: {reel}]

Virginia serpentaria
n : birthwort of the eastern United States woodlands [syn: {Virginia snakeroot}, {Virginia serpentary}, {Aristolochia serpentaria}]

Virginia serpentary
n : birthwort of the eastern United States woodlands [syn: {Virginia snakeroot}, {Virginia serpentaria}, {Aristolochia serpentaria}]

Virginia snakeroot
n : birthwort of the eastern United States woodlands [syn: {Virginia serpentaria}, {Virginia serpentary}, {Aristolochia serpentaria}]

Virginia spring beauty
n : small cormous perennial grown for its low rosette of succulent foliage and racemes of pink-tinged white flowers; eastern North America [syn: {Claytonia virginica}]

Virginia stock
n : erect branching herb cultivated for its loose racemes of fragrant white or pink or red or lilac flowers; native to sands and sea cliffs of southwestern Greece and southern Albania [syn: {Virginian stock}, {Malcolmia maritima}]

Virginia strawberry
n : North American wild strawberry with sweet scarlet fruit; a source of many cultivated strawberries [syn: {scarlet strawberry}, {Fragaria virginiana}]

Virginia thimbleweed
n : thimbleweed of central and eastern North America [syn: {Anemone virginiana}]

Virginia Wade
n : English tennis player who won may women's singles titles (born in 1945) [syn: {Wade}]

Virginia waterleaf
n : showy perennial herb with white flowers; leaves sometimes used as edible greens in southeastern United States [syn: {Shawnee salad}, {shawny}, {Indian salad}, {John's cabbage}, {Hydrophyllum virginianum}]

Virginia Woolf
n : English author whose work used such techniques as stream of consciousness and the interior monologue; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1882-1941) [syn: {Woolf}, {Adeline Virginia Stephen Woolf}]

Virginian
n : a resident of Virginia

Virginian stock
n : erect branching herb cultivated for its loose racemes of fragrant white or pink or red or lilac flowers; native to sands and sea cliffs of southwestern Greece and southern Albania [syn: {Virginia stock}, {Malcolmia maritima}]

Virginian sumac
n : deciduous shrubby tree or eastern North America with compound leaves that turn brilliant red in fall and dense panicles of greenish yellow flowers followed by crimson acidic berries [syn: {staghorn sumac}, {velvet sumac}, {vinegar tree}, {Rhus typhina}]

Virginian witch hazel
n : common shrub of eastern North America having small yellow flowers after the leaves have fallen [syn: {Hamamelis virginiana}]

virginity
n : the condition or quality of being a virgin

virgin's bower
n : common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers [syn: {old man's beard}, {devil's darning needle}, {Clematis virginiana}]

Virgo
n 1: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo [syn: {Virgin}]
2: a large zodiacal constellation on the equator; between Leo and Libra
3: the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22 [syn: {Virgo the Virgin}, {Virgin}]

Virgo the Virgin
n : the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22 [syn: {Virgo}, {Virgin}]

virgule
n : a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information [syn: {solidus}, {slash}, {diagonal}, {stroke}, {separatrix}]

viricidal
adj : tending to destroy viruses [syn: {virucidal}]

viricide
n : an agent (physical or chemical) that inactivates or destroys viruses [syn: {virucide}]

viridity
n : the property of being green; resembling the color of growing grass [syn: {green}, {greenness}]

virile
adj 1: characterized by energy and vigor; "a virile and ever stronger free society"; "a new and virile leadership"
2: characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports" [syn: {male}, {manful}, {manlike}, {manly}]
3: (of a male) able to copulate [syn: {potent}] [ant: {impotent}]

virilisation
n : the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction) [syn: {masculinization}, {masculinisation}, {virilization}]

virilise
v : produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy; "the drugs masculinized the teenage girl" [syn: {masculinize}, {masculinise}, {virilize}]

virility
n 1: the property of being capable of copulation and procreation
2: the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male [syn: {manfulness}, {manliness}]

virility drug
n : drug to treat impotence attributable to erectile dysfunction [syn: {anit-impotence drug}]

virilization
n : the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction) [syn: {masculinization}, {masculinisation}, {virilisation}]

virilize
v : produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy; "the drugs masculinized the teenage girl" [syn: {masculinize}, {masculinise}, {virilise}]

virino
n : (microbiology) a hypothetical infectious particle thought to be the cause of scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the central nervous system; consists of nucleic acid in a protective coat of host cell proteins

virion
n : (virology) a complete viral particle; nucleic acid and capsid (and a lipid envelope in some viruses)

viroid
n : the smallest of viruses; a plant virus with its RNA arranged in a circular chromosome without a protein coat [syn: {virusoid}]

virological
adj : of or relating to the science of virology; "virological research"

virologist
n : a specialist in virology

virology
n : the branch of medical science that studies viruses and viral diseases

virtu
n 1: love of or taste for fine objects of art [syn: {vertu}, {connoisseurship}]
2: artistic quality [syn: {vertu}]
3: objet d'art collectively (especially fine antiques)

virtual
adj 1: being actually such in almost every respect; "a practical failure"; "the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin" [syn: {virtual(a)}, {practical(a)}]
2: being such in essence or effect though not in actual fact; "a virtual dependence on charity"; "a virtual revolution"; "virtual reality" [syn: {virtual(a)}]

virtual image
n : a reflected optical image (as seen in a plane mirror)

virtual memory
n : (computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory; the addressable storage space available to the user of a computer system in which virtual addresses are mapped into real addresses [syn: {virtual storage}]

virtual reality
n : a hypothetical three-dimensional visual world created by a computer; user wears special goggles and fiber optic gloves etc., and can enter and move about in this world and interact with objects as if inside it

virtual storage
n : (computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory; the addressable storage space available to the user of a computer system in which virtual addresses are mapped into real addresses [syn: {virtual memory}]

virtually
adv 1: (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration; "our eyes were literally pinned to TV during the Gulf war" [syn: {literally}]
2: in essence or effect but not in fact; "the strike virtually paralyzed the city"; "I'm virtually broke"
3: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost'; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees" [syn: {about}, {just about}, {almost}, {most}, {all but}, {nearly}, {near}, {nigh}, {well-nigh}]

virtue
n 1: the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong [syn: {virtuousness}, {moral excellence}]
2: any admirable quality or attribute; "work of great merit" [syn: {merit}] [ant: {demerit}]
3: morality with respect to sexual relations [syn: {chastity}, {sexual morality}]
4: a particular moral excellence

virtuosi
virtuoso
adj : having or revealing supreme mastery or skill; "a consummate artist"; "consummate skill"; "a masterful speaker"; "masterful technique"; "a masterly performance of the sonata"; "a virtuoso performance" [syn: {consummate}, {masterful}, {masterly}, {virtuoso(a)}]
n 1: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: {ace}, {adept}, {champion}, {sensation}, {maven}, {mavin}, {genius}, {hotshot}, {star}, {superstar}, {whiz}, {whizz}, {wizard}, {wiz}]
2: a musician who is a consummate master of technique and artistry [also: {virtuosi} (pl)]

virtuosi
See {virtuoso}

virtuosity
n : technical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso

virtuoso
adj : having or revealing supreme mastery or skill; "a consummate artist"; "consummate skill"; "a masterful speaker"; "masterful technique"; "a masterly performance of the sonata"; "a virtuoso performance" [syn: {consummate}, {masterful}, {masterly}, {virtuoso(a)}]
n 1: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: {ace}, {adept}, {champion}, {sensation}, {maven}, {mavin}, {genius}, {hotshot}, {star}, {superstar}, {whiz}, {whizz}, {wizard}, {wiz}]
2: a musician who is a consummate master of technique and artistry [also: {virtuosi} (pl)]

virtuous
adj 1: of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"; "the life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous"- Frederick Douglass [syn: {good}, {just}, {upright}]
2: morally excellent [ant: {wicked}]
3: behaving according to standards of what is right or just; "led a virtuous (or moral) life"
4: in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal" [syn: {pure}, {vestal}, {virgin}, {virginal}]

virtuously
adv 1: in a moral manner; "he acted morally under the circumstances" [syn: {morally}] [ant: {immorally}]
2: in a chaste and virtuous manner; "she lived chastely" [syn: {chastely}]

virtuousness
n : the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong [syn: {virtue}, {moral excellence}]

virucidal
adj : tending to destroy viruses [syn: {viricidal}]

virucide
n : an agent (physical or chemical) that inactivates or destroys viruses [syn: {viricide}]

virulence
n 1: extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease); "the virulence of the plague" [syn: {virulency}]
2: extreme hostility; "the virulence of the malicious old man" [syn: {virulency}]

virulency
n 1: extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease); "the virulence of the plague" [syn: {virulence}]
2: extreme hostility; "the virulence of the malicious old man" [syn: {virulence}]

virulent
adj 1: extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite" [syn: {deadly}, {venomous}]
2: infectious; having the ability to cause disease [ant: {avirulent}]
3: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation" [syn: {acerb}, {acerbic}, {acid}, {acrid}, {bitter}, {blistering}, {caustic}, {sulfurous}, {sulphurous}, {venomous}, {vitriolic}]

virulently
adv : in a virulent manner; "an old woman advanced a few paces to shake her fist virulently in my face"

virus
n 1: (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein
2: a harmful or corrupting agency; "bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread"; "the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone"
3: a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer; "a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance" [syn: {computer virus}]

virus infection
n : infection by a virus that is pathogenic to humans [syn: {viral infection}]

virusoid
n : the smallest of viruses; a plant virus with its RNA arranged in a circular chromosome without a protein coat [syn: {viroid}]

vis major
n : a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God" [syn: {act of God}, {force majeure}, {inevitable accident}, {unavoidable casualty}]

visa
n : an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it
v 1: provide (a passport) with a visa
2: approve officially; "The list of speakers must be visaed"

visage
n 1: the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) [syn: {countenance}, {physiognomy}, {phiz}, {kisser}, {smiler}, {mug}]
2: the appearance conveyed by a person's face; "a pleasant countenance"; "a stern visage" [syn: {countenance}]

visaged
adj : having a face or visage as specified; "gloomy-visaged funeral directors"

vis-a-vis
n 1: a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another [syn: {counterpart}, {opposite number}]
2: small sofa that seats two people [syn: {love seat}, {tete-a-tete}]
adv : face-to-face; face-to-face with; "they sat vis-a-vis at the table"; "I found myself vis-a-vis a burly policeman"

Visayan
n : a member of the most numerous indigenous people of the Philippines [syn: {Bisayan}]

Visayan Islands
n : group of islands in the central Philippines [syn: {Bisayas}]

Viscaceae
n : in some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae [syn: {family Viscaceae}, {mistletoe family}]

viscacha
n : gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas [syn: {chinchillon}, {Lagostomus maximus}]

viscera
n : internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity); "`viscera' is the plural form of `viscus'" [syn: {entrails}, {innards}]

visceral
adj 1: relating to or affecting the viscera; "visceral bleeding"; "a splanchnic nerve" [syn: {splanchnic}]
2: obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation [syn: {intuitive}, {nonrational}]

visceral brain
n : a system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior [syn: {limbic system}, {limbic brain}]

visceral leishmaniasis
n : leishmaniasis of the viscera [syn: {kala-azar}, {Assam fever}, {dumdum fever}]

visceral pericardium
n : the innermost of the two layers of the pericardium [syn: {epicardium}]

visceral pleura
n : pleura that covers the lungs

viscerally
adv 1: in an unreasoning visceral manner [syn: {unreasoningly}]
2: in the viscera; "he is bleeding viscerally"

viscid
adj : having the properties of glue [syn: {gluey}, {glutinous}, {gummy}, {mucilaginous}, {pasty}, {sticky}, {viscous}]

viscid mushroom
n : one of the most important fungi cultivated in Japan [syn: {nameko}, {Pholiota nameko}]

viscidity
n : the property of being cohesive and sticky [syn: {cohesiveness}, {glueyness}, {gluiness}, {gumminess}, {ropiness}, {viscidness}]

viscidly
adv : in a sticky viscid manner; "he felt the blood move stickily from his split scalp and trickle down his forehead" [syn: {stickily}]

viscidness
n : the property of being cohesive and sticky [syn: {cohesiveness}, {glueyness}, {gluiness}, {gumminess}, {ropiness}, {viscidity}]

viscoelastic
adj : having viscous as well as elastic properties

viscometer
n : a measuring instrument for measuring viscosity [syn: {viscosimeter}]

viscometric
adj : of or relating to the measurement of viscosity [syn: {viscosimetric}]

viscometry
n : the measurement of viscosity

Visconti
n : Italian filmmaker (1906-1976) [syn: {Luchino Visconti}, {Don Luchino Visconti Conte di Modrone}]

viscose
n 1: a cellulose ester obtained by treating cellulose with caustic soda [syn: {cellulose xanthate}]
2: a rayon fabric made from viscose (cellulose xanthate) fibers [syn: {viscose rayon}]

viscose rayon
n : a rayon fabric made from viscose (cellulose xanthate) fibers [syn: {viscose}]

viscosimeter
n : a measuring instrument for measuring viscosity [syn: {viscometer}]

viscosimetric
adj : of or relating to the measurement of viscosity [syn: {viscometric}]

viscosity
n : resistance of a liquid to sheer forces (and hence to flow) [syn: {viscousness}]

viscount
n 1: (in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
2: a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron

Viscount Nelson
n : English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805) [syn: {Nelson}, {Horatio Nelson}, {Admiral Nelson}, {Lord Nelson}]

Viscount Northcliffe
n : British newspaper publisher (1865-1922) [syn: {Harmsworth}, {Alfred Charles William Harmsworth}]

Viscount St. Albans
n : English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626) [syn: {Bacon}, {Francis Bacon}, {Sir Francis Bacon}, {Baron Verulam}, {1st Baron Verulam}]

viscountcy
n 1: the dignity or rank or position of a viscount or viscountess [syn: {viscounty}]
2: the title of a viscount

viscountess
n 1: a wife or widow of a viscount
2: a noblewoman holding the rank of viscount in her own right

Viscountess Astor
n : British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964) [syn: {Astor}, {Nancy Witcher Astor}]

viscounty
n 1: the dignity or rank or position of a viscount or viscountess [syn: {viscountcy}]
2: the domain controlled by a viscount or viscountess

viscous
adj 1: having a relatively high resistance to flow [syn: {syrupy}]
2: having the properties of glue [syn: {gluey}, {glutinous}, {gummy}, {mucilaginous}, {pasty}, {sticky}, {viscid}]

viscousness
n : resistance of a liquid to sheer forces (and hence to flow) [syn: {viscosity}]

Viscum
n : type genus of the Viscaceae: Old World evergreen shrubs parasitic on many trees including oaks but especially apple trees, poplars, aspens and cottonwoods [syn: {genus Viscum}]

Viscum album
n : Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas [syn: {mistletoe}, {Old World mistletoe}]

viscus
n : a main organ that is situated inside the body [syn: {internal organ}]

vise
n : a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place [syn: {bench vise}]

viselike
adj : clamped as in a vise; "a viselike grip"

Vishnu
n : the Sustainer; a Hindu divinity worshipped as the preserver of worlds

Vishnuism
n : worship of Vishnu one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon [syn: {Vaishnavism}, {Vaisnavism}]

visibility
n 1: quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye; "low visibility caused by fog" [syn: {visibleness}] [ant: {invisibility}]
2: degree of exposure to public notice; "that candidate does not have sufficient visibility to win an election"; "he prefers a low profile" [syn: {profile}]
3: capability of providing a clear unobstructed view; "a windshield with good visibility"

visible
adj 1: perceptible especially by the eye; or open to easy view; "a visible object"; "visible stars"; "mountains visible in the distance"; "a visible change of expression"; "visible files" [syn: {seeable}] [ant: {invisible}]
2: obvious to the eye; "a visible change of expression" [syn: {obvious}]
3: being often in the public eye; "a visible public figure"
4: present and easily available; "the cash on hand is adequate for current needs"; "emergency police were on hand in case of trouble"; "a visible supply"; "visible resources" [syn: {on hand(p)}, {visible(a)}]

visible balance
n : the difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of merchandise; "a nation's balance of trade is favorable when its exports exceed its imports" [syn: {balance of trade}, {trade balance}, {trade gap}]

visible horizon
n : the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet [syn: {horizon}, {apparent horizon}, {sensible horizon}, {skyline}]

visible light
n : (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" [syn: {light}, {visible radiation}]

visible radiation
n : (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" [syn: {light}, {visible light}]

visible spectrum
n : the distribution of colors produced when light is dispersed by a prism [syn: {color spectrum}]

visible speech
n 1: a phonetic alphabet invented by Melville Bell in the 19th century
2: spectrogram of speech; speech displayed spectrographically

visibleness
n : quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye; "low visibility caused by fog" [syn: {visibility}] [ant: {invisibility}]

visibly
adv 1: in a visible manner; "he was visibly upset" [ant: {invisibly}]
2: so as to be visible; "the sign was visibly displayed"

Visigoth
n : a member of the western group of Goths who sacked Rome and created a kingdom in present-day Spain and southern France

vision
n 1: a vivid mental image; "he had a vision of his own death"
2: the ability to see; the faculty of vision [syn: {sight}, {visual sense}, {visual modality}]
3: the perceptual experience of seeing; "the runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision"; "he had a visual sensation of intense light" [syn: {visual sensation}]
4: the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses; "popular imagination created a world of demons"; "imagination reveals what the world could be" [syn: {imagination}, {imaginativeness}]
5: a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance; "he had a vision of the Virgin Mary"

vision defect
n : impairment of the sense of sight [syn: {visual impairment}, {visual defect}, {visual disorder}]

visionary
adj : not practical or realizable; speculative; "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich" [syn: {airy}, {impractical}, {Laputan}]
n 1: a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible
2: a person with unusual powers of foresight [syn: {illusionist}, {seer}]

visit
n 1: the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time; "he dropped by for a visit"
2: a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice; "he scheduled a visit to the dentist"
3: the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection)
4: the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity; "a visit to the dentist"
5: a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest) [syn: {sojourn}]
v 1: visit a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning" [syn: {see}]
2: go to certain places as for sightseeing; "Did you ever visit Paris?" [syn: {travel to}]
3: pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens" [syn: {call in}, {call}]
4: come to see in an official or professional capacity; "The governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator visited the laboratory" [syn: {inspect}]
5: impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students" [syn: {inflict}, {bring down}, {impose}]
6: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn: {chew the fat}, {shoot the breeze}, {chat}, {confabulate}, {confab}, {chitchat}, {chatter}, {chaffer}, {natter}, {gossip}, {jaw}, {claver}]
7: stay with as a guest; "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month"
8: assail; "He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly"

visitant
n : someone who visits [syn: {visitor}]

visitation
n 1: an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event; "his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him"; "life is full of tribulations"; "a visitation of the plague" [syn: {trial}, {tribulation}]
2: any disaster or catastrophe; "a visitation of the plague"
3: an official visit for inspection or supervision; "the commissioner made visitations to all the precinct stations"; "the recent visitation of the bishop to his diocese"

visitation rights
n : the right granted by a court to a parent (or other relative) who is deprived of custody of a child to visit the child on a regular basis

visiting
adj : staying temporarily; "a visiting foreigner"; "guest conductor" [syn: {guest(a)}]
n : the activity of making visits; "visiting with the neighbors filled her afternoons"

visiting card
n : a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited [syn: {calling card}, {card}]

visiting fireman
n : an important or distinguished visitor

visiting nurse
n : a nurse who is paid to visit the sick in their homes

visiting professor
n : a professor visiting another college or university to teach for a limited time

visitor
n : someone who visits [syn: {visitant}]

Visken
n : an oral beta blocker (trade name Visken) used in treating hypertension [syn: {pindolol}]

visor
n 1: a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face [syn: {vizor}]
2: a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead" [syn: {bill}, {peak}, {eyeshade}, {vizor}]

visored
adj : having or provided with a visor or a visor of a particular kind; "their spic, red-visored caps"

vista
n : the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views" [syn: {view}, {aspect}, {prospect}, {scene}, {panorama}]

Vistaril
n : a drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness [syn: {hydroxyzine hydrochloride}, {hydroxyzine}, {Atarax}]

Vistula
n : a European river; flows into the Baltic Sea [syn: {Vistula River}]

Vistula River
n : a European river; flows into the Baltic Sea [syn: {Vistula}]

visual
adj 1: relating to or using sight; "ocular inspection"; "an optical illusion"; "visual powers"; "visual navigation" [syn: {ocular}, {optic}, {optical}]
2: able to be seen; "be sure of it; give me the ocular proof"- Shakespeare; "a visual presentation"; "a visual image" [syn: {ocular}]

visual acuity
n : sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart) [syn: {acuity}, {sharp-sightedness}]

visual agnosia
n : inability to recognize or interpret objects in the visual field

visual aphasia
n : inability to perceive written words [syn: {alexia}, {word blindness}]

visual area
n : the cortical area that receives information from the lateral geniculate body of the thalamus [syn: {visual cortex}]

visual aspect
n : outward or visible aspect of a person or thing [syn: {appearance}]

visual cell
n : one of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to light

visual communication
n : communication that relies on vision

visual cortex
n : the cortical area that receives information from the lateral geniculate body of the thalamus [syn: {visual area}]

visual defect
n : impairment of the sense of sight [syn: {visual impairment}, {vision defect}, {visual disorder}]

visual disorder
n : impairment of the sense of sight [syn: {visual impairment}, {visual defect}, {vision defect}]

visual display unit
n : (British) a device for displaying input signals as letters on a screen; usually has a keyboard [syn: {VDU}]

visual field
n : all of the points of the physical environment that can be perceived by a stable eye at a given moment [syn: {field of vision}, {field of regard}]

visual hallucination
n : illusory visual perception

visual image
n 1: a mental image that is similar to a visual perception [syn: {visualization}, {visualisation}]
2: a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system [syn: {visual percept}]

visual impairment
n : impairment of the sense of sight [syn: {visual defect}, {vision defect}, {visual disorder}]

visual joke
n : a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie) [syn: {sight gag}]

visual modality
n : the ability to see; the faculty of vision [syn: {sight}, {vision}, {visual sense}]

visual percept
n : a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system [syn: {visual image}]

visual perception
n : perception by means of the eyes [syn: {beholding}, {seeing}]

visual property
n : an attribute of vision

visual purple
n : a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light [syn: {rhodopsin}, {retinal purple}]

visual range
n : distance at which a given standard object can be seen with the unaided eye

visual sensation
n : the perceptual experience of seeing; "the runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision"; "he had a visual sensation of intense light" [syn: {vision}]

visual sense
n : the ability to see; the faculty of vision [syn: {sight}, {vision}, {visual modality}]

visual signal
n : a signal that involves visual communication

visual space
n : the visual perception of space

visual system
n : the sensory system for vision

visualisation
n : a mental image that is similar to a visual perception [syn: {visual image}, {visualization}]

visualise
v 1: view the outline of by means of an X-ray; "The radiologist can visualize the cancerous liver" [syn: {visualize}]
2: for a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract; "Mathematicians often visualize" [syn: {visualize}]
3: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" [syn: {visualize}, {envision}, {project}, {fancy}, {see}, {figure}, {picture}, {image}]
4: make visible; "With this machine, ultrasound can be visualized" [syn: {visualize}]

visualised
adj : seen in the mind as a mental image; "the glory of his envisioned future"; "the snow-covered Alps pictured in her imagination"; "the visualized scene lacked the ugly details of real life" [syn: {envisioned}, {pictured}, {visualized}]

visualiser
n : one whose prevailing mental imagery is visual [syn: {visualizer}]

visualization
n : a mental image that is similar to a visual perception [syn: {visual image}, {visualisation}]

visualize
v 1: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" [syn: {visualise}, {envision}, {project}, {fancy}, {see}, {figure}, {picture}, {image}]
2: view the outline of by means of an X-ray; "The radiologist can visualize the cancerous liver" [syn: {visualise}]
3: for a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract; "Mathematicians often visualize" [syn: {visualise}]
4: make visible; "With this machine, ultrasound can be visualized" [syn: {visualise}]

visualized
adj : seen in the mind as a mental image; "the glory of his envisioned future"; "the snow-covered Alps pictured in her imagination"; "the visualized scene lacked the ugly details of real life" [syn: {envisioned}, {pictured}, {visualised}]

visualizer
n : one whose prevailing mental imagery is visual [syn: {visualiser}]

visually
adv : with respect to vision; "visually distorted"

visually challenged
adj : having greatly reduced vision [syn: {dim-sighted}, {near-blind}, {purblind}, {sand-blind}, {visually impaired}]

visually handicapped person
n : someone handicapped by inferior vision

visually impaired
adj 1: having greatly reduced vision [syn: {dim-sighted}, {near-blind}, {purblind}, {sand-blind}, {visually challenged}]
2: visual impairment resulting from faulty refraction of light rays in the eye

Vitaceae
n : a family of vines belonging to order Rhamnales [syn: {family Vitaceae}, {Vitidaceae}, {grapevine family}]

vitae
See {vita}

vital
adj 1: urgently needed; absolutely necessary; "a critical element of the plan"; "critical medical supplies"; "vital for a healthy society"; "of vital interest" [syn: {critical}]
2: performing an essential function in the living body; "vital organs"; "blood and other vital fluids"; "the loss of vital heat in shock"; "a vital spot"; "life-giving love and praise" [syn: {life-sustaining}]
3: full of spirit; "a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world" [syn: {full of life}, {lively}]
4: manifesting or characteristic of life; "a vital, living organism"; "vital signs"

vital capacity
n : the maximum amount of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inhalation (usually tested with a spirometer); used to determine the condition of lung tissue

vital force
n : (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms [syn: {life force}, {vitality}, {elan vital}]

vital organ
n : a bodily organ that is essential for life [syn: {vitals}]

vital principle
n : a hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed [syn: {life principle}]

vital sign
n : sign of life; usually an indicator of a person's general physical condition; "he was still alive but his vital signs were weak"

vital statistics
n : data relating to births and deaths and health and diseases and marriages

vitalisation
n : the state of being vitalized and filled with life [syn: {vitalization}]

vitalise
v 1: give life to; "The eggs are vitalized" [syn: {vitalize}]
2: make more lively or vigorous; "The treatment at the spa vitalized the old man" [syn: {vitalize}] [ant: {devitalize}]

vitaliser
n : someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people [syn: {energizer}, {energiser}, {vitalizer}, {animator}]

vitalism
n : (philosophy) a doctrine that life is a vital principle distinct from physics and chemistry

vitalist
n : one who believes in vitalism

vitality
n 1: an energetic style [syn: {verve}]
2: a healthy capacity for vigorous activity; "jogging works off my excess energy"; "he seemed full of vim and vigor" [syn: {energy}, {vim}]
3: (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms [syn: {life force}, {vital force}, {elan vital}]
4: the property of being able to survive and grow; "the vitality of a seed" [syn: {animation}]

vitalization
n : the state of being vitalized and filled with life [syn: {vitalisation}]

vitalize
v 1: give life to; "The eggs are vitalized" [syn: {vitalise}]
2: make more lively or vigorous; "The treatment at the spa vitalized the old man" [syn: {vitalise}] [ant: {devitalize}]

vitalizer
n : someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people [syn: {energizer}, {energiser}, {vitaliser}, {animator}]

vitalizing
adj : giving or having the power to give life and spirit; "returning the life-giving humus to the land"- Louis Bromfield; "life-giving love and praise"; "the vitalizing rays of the warming sun" [syn: {life-giving}]

vitally
adv : to a vital degree; "this is vitally important"

vitalness
n 1: the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without [syn: {indispensability}, {indispensableness}] [ant: {dispensability}, {dispensability}]
2: the quality of being essential to maintain life

vitals
n : a bodily organ that is essential for life [syn: {vital organ}]

vitamin
n : any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism

vitamin A
n : any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes [syn: {antiophthalmic factor}, {axerophthol}, {A}]

vitamin A1
n : an unsaturated alcohol that occurs in marine fish-liver oils and is synthesized biologically from carotene [syn: {retinol}]

vitamin A2
n : a viscous alcohol that is less active in mammals than is vitamin A1 [syn: {dehydroretinol}]

vitamin B
n : originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins [syn: {B-complex vitamin}, {B complex}, {vitamin B complex}, {B vitamin}, {B}]

vitamin B complex
n : originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins [syn: {B-complex vitamin}, {B complex}, {vitamin B}, {B vitamin}, {B}]

vitamin B1
n : a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth [syn: {thiamine}, {thiamin}, {aneurin}, {antiberiberi factor}]

vitamin B12
n : a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia [syn: {cobalamin}, {cyanocobalamin}, {antipernicious anemia factor}]

vitamin B2
n : a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss [syn: {vitamin G}, {riboflavin}, {lactoflavin}, {ovoflavin}, {hepatoflavin}]

vitamin B6
n : a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch [syn: {pyridoxine}, {pyridoxal}, {pyridoxamine}, {adermin}]

vitamin Bc
n : a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction [syn: {vitamin M}, {folate}, {folic acid}, {folacin}, {pteroylglutamic acid}, {pteroylmonoglutamic acid}]

vitamin C
n : a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy [syn: {ascorbic acid}]

vitamin D
n : a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets [syn: {calciferol}, {viosterol}, {ergocalciferol}, {cholecarciferol}, {D}]

vitamin E
n : a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body [syn: {tocopherol}, {E}]

vitamin G
n : a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss [syn: {vitamin B2}, {riboflavin}, {lactoflavin}, {ovoflavin}, {hepatoflavin}]

vitamin H
n : a B vitamin that aids in body growth [syn: {biotin}]

vitamin K
n : a fat-soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood [syn: {naphthoquinone}, {antihemorrhagic factor}]

vitamin K1
n : a form of vitamin K [syn: {phylloquinone}, {phytonadione}]

vitamin K3
n : a form of vitamin K [syn: {menadione}]

vitamin M
n : a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction [syn: {vitamin Bc}, {folate}, {folic acid}, {folacin}, {pteroylglutamic acid}, {pteroylmonoglutamic acid}]

vitamin P
n : a vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell and capillary walls to permeation [syn: {bioflavinoid}, {citrin}]

vitamin pill
n : a pill containing one or more vitamins; taken as a dietary supplement

vitamin-deficiency diet
n : a diet designed to patients with vitamin deficiencies [syn: {high-vitamin diet}]

vitaminise
v : add vitamins as a supplement; "vitaminized processed foods" [syn: {vitaminize}]

vitaminize
v : add vitamins as a supplement; "vitaminized processed foods" [syn: {vitaminise}]

vitelli
vitellus
n : nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg) [syn: {yolk}] [also: {vitelli} (pl)]

vitelli
See {vitellus}

vitelline circulation
n : circulation of blood between the embryo and the yolk sac

vitelline sac
n : membranous structure that functions as the circulatory system in mammal embryos until the heart becomes functional [syn: {yolk sac}, {umbilical vesicle}, {vesicula umbilicus}]

vitellus
n : nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg) [syn: {yolk}] [also: {vitelli} (pl)]

Vithar
n : (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir; son of Odin; avenges his parent by slaying Fenrir at Ragnarok [syn: {Vitharr}, {Vidar}]

Vitharr
n : (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir; son of Odin; avenges his parent by slaying Fenrir at Ragnarok [syn: {Vithar}, {Vidar}]

Viti Levu
n : a volcanic island in the Fijis

vitiate
v 1: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" [syn: {corrupt}, {pervert}, {subvert}, {demoralize}, {demoralise}, {debauch}, {debase}, {profane}, {deprave}, {misdirect}]
2: make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty" [syn: {mar}, {impair}, {spoil}, {deflower}]
3: take away the legal force of or render ineffective; "invalidateas a contract" [syn: {invalidate}, {void}] [ant: {validate}]

vitiated
adj 1: impaired by diminution [syn: {diminished}, {lessened}, {weakened}]
2: ruined in character or quality [syn: {corrupted}, {debased}]

vitiation
n : nullification by the destruction of the legal force; rendering null; "the vitiation of the contract"

viticulture
n : the cultivation of grape vines; grape growing

viticulturist
n : a cultivator of grape vine

Vitidaceae
n : a family of vines belonging to order Rhamnales [syn: {Vitaceae}, {family Vitaceae}, {grapevine family}]

vitiliginous
adj : of or relating to or having vitiligo

vitiligo
n : an acquired skin disease characterized by patches of unpigmented skin (often surrounded by a heavily pigmented border)

Vitis
n : the type genus of the family Vitaceae; woody vines with simple leaves and small flowers; includes a wide variety of grapes [syn: {genus Vitis}]

Vitis labrusca
n : native grape of northeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties e.g. Concord grapes [syn: {fox grape}]

Vitis rotundifolia
n : native grape of southeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties [syn: {muscadine}]

Vitis vinifera
n : common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes [syn: {vinifera}, {vinifera grape}, {common grape vine}]

vitreous
adj 1: of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye; "the vitreous chamber"
2: relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass; "vitreous rocks"; "vitreous silica"
3: (of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it; "glazed pottery"; "glassy porcelain"; "hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures" [syn: {glassy}, {vitrified}]

vitreous body
n : the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeball [syn: {vitreous humor}, {vitreous humour}]

vitreous humor
n : the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeball [syn: {vitreous humour}, {vitreous body}]

vitreous humour
n : the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeball [syn: {vitreous humor}, {vitreous body}]

vitreous silica
n : colorless glass made of almost pure silica [syn: {quartz glass}, {quartz}, {lechatelierite}, {crystal}]

vitrification
n 1: a vitrified substance; the glassy result of being vitrified
2: the process of becoming vitreous

vitrified
adj : (of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it; "glazed pottery"; "glassy porcelain"; "hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures" [syn: {glassy}, {vitreous}]

vitrified
vitrify
v 1: change into glass or a glass-like substance by applying heat
2: undergo vitrification; become glassy or glass-like [also: {vitrified}]

vitrified
See {vitrify}

vitrify
v 1: change into glass or a glass-like substance by applying heat
2: undergo vitrification; become glassy or glass-like [also: {vitrified}]

vitriol
n 1: (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry [syn: {oil of vitriol}, {sulfuric acid}, {sulphuric acid}]
2: abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will [syn: {vituperation}, {invective}]
v 1: expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol
2: subject to bitter verbal abuse [also: {vitriolling}, {vitriolled}]

vitriolic
adj 1: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation" [syn: {acerb}, {acerbic}, {acid}, {acrid}, {bitter}, {blistering}, {caustic}, {sulfurous}, {sulphurous}, {venomous}, {virulent}]
2: of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action [syn: {caustic}, {corrosive}, {erosive}]

vitriolically
adv : in a caustic vitriolic manner; "he addressed her caustically" [syn: {caustically}]

vitriolled
vitriol
n 1: (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry [syn: {oil of vitriol}, {sulfuric acid}, {sulphuric acid}]
2: abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will [syn: {vituperation}, {invective}]
v 1: expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol
2: subject to bitter verbal abuse [also: {vitriolling}, {vitriolled}]

vitriolled
See {vitriol}

vitriolling
vitriol
n 1: (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry [syn: {oil of vitriol}, {sulfuric acid}, {sulphuric acid}]
2: abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will [syn: {vituperation}, {invective}]
v 1: expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol
2: subject to bitter verbal abuse [also: {vitriolling}, {vitriolled}]

vitriolling
See {vitriol}

vittae
See {vitta}

Vittaria
n : tropical epiphytic ferns with straplike fronds [syn: {genus Vittaria}]

Vittaria lineata
n : epiphytic fern found in lowland forests of tropical America [syn: {grass fern}, {ribbon fern}]

Vittariaceae
n : one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems: genus Vittaria [syn: {family Vittariaceae}]

Vittorio De Sica
n : Italian film maker (1901-1974) [syn: {De Sica}]

vituperate
v : spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews" [syn: {vilify}, {revile}, {rail}]

vituperation
n : abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will [syn: {invective}, {vitriol}]

vituperative
adj : marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing" [syn: {scathing}, {blistering}, {scalding}]

Vitus
n : Christian martyr and patron of those who suffer from epilepsy and Sydenham's chorea (died around 300) [syn: {St. Vitus}]

Vitus Behring
n : Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741) [syn: {Bering}, {Vitus Bering}, {Behring}]

Vitus Bering
n : Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741) [syn: {Bering}, {Behring}, {Vitus Behring}]

viva
n : an examination conducted by word of mouth [syn: {oral}, {oral exam}, {oral examination}, {viva voce}]

viva voce
n : an examination conducted by word of mouth [syn: {oral}, {oral exam}, {oral examination}, {viva}]
adv : orally; "I heard it viva voce" [syn: {by word of mouth}]

vivace
adj : (of tempo) very fast and lively
adv : lively, in music; "play this section vivace!"

vivacious
adj : vigorous and active; "a vibrant group that challenged the system"; "a charming and vivacious hostess"; "a vivacious folk dance" [syn: {vibrant}]

vivaciously
adv : with vivacity; "he describes his adventures vivaciously"

vivacity
n : characterized by high spirits and animation

Vivaldi
n : Italian baroque composer and violinist (1675-1741) [syn: {Antonio Vivaldi}, {Antonio Lucio Vivaldi}]

vivaria
vivarium
n : an indoor enclosure for keeping and raising living animals and plants and observing them under natural conditions [also: {vivaria} (pl)]

vivaria
See {vivarium}

vivarium
n : an indoor enclosure for keeping and raising living animals and plants and observing them under natural conditions [also: {vivaria} (pl)]

viva-voce
adj : expressed orally; "a viva-voce report"; "the film had good word-of-mouth publicity" [syn: {word-of-mouth}]

Viverra
n : type genus of the family Viverridae [syn: {genus Viverra}]

Viverra zibetha
n : common civet of India and southeast Asia [syn: {large civet}]

Viverricula
n : a genus of Viverridae [syn: {genus Viverricula}]

Viverricula indica
n : common small civet of southeast Asia [syn: {small civet}, {Viverricula malaccensis}]

Viverricula malaccensis
n : common small civet of southeast Asia [syn: {small civet}, {Viverricula indica}]

Viverridae
n : genets; civets; mongooses [syn: {family Viverridae}, {Viverrinae}, {family Viverrinae}]

Viverrinae
n : genets; civets; mongooses [syn: {Viverridae}, {family Viverridae}, {family Viverrinae}]

viverrine
n : small catlike predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World [syn: {viverrine mammal}]

viverrine mammal
n : small catlike predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World [syn: {viverrine}]

vivid
adj 1: evoking lifelike images within the mind; "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description" [syn: {graphic}, {lifelike}, {pictorial}]
2: having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience; "a vivid recollection"
3: having striking color; "bright greens"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage" [syn: {bright}, {brilliant}]
4: (of color) having the highest saturation; "vivid green"; "intense blue" [syn: {intense}]

vividly
adv : in a vivid manner; "he described his adventures vividly"

vividness
n 1: interest and variety and intensity; "the Puritan Period was lacking in color" [syn: {color}, {colour}]
2: chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vividness of hue [syn: {saturation}, {chroma}, {intensity}]

Vivien Leigh
n : English film actress (1913-1967) [syn: {Leigh}]

vivification
n 1: quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous [syn: {animation}, {spiritedness}, {invigoration}, {brio}]
2: the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something [syn: {invigoration}, {animation}]

vivified
vivify
v 1: give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health" [syn: {animate}, {recreate}, {reanimate}, {revive}, {renovate}, {repair}, {quicken}, {revivify}]
2: make more striking or animated; "his remarks always vivify an otherwise dull story" [also: {vivified}]

vivified
See {vivify}

vivify
v 1: give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health" [syn: {animate}, {recreate}, {reanimate}, {revive}, {renovate}, {repair}, {quicken}, {revivify}]
2: make more striking or animated; "his remarks always vivify an otherwise dull story" [also: {vivified}]

viviparous
adj : producing living young (not eggs) [ant: {oviparous}, {ovoviviparous}]

viviparous eelpout
n : an eelpout of northern Europe that is viviparous [syn: {Zoarces viviparus}]

vivisect
v : cut (a body) open while still alive; "people no longer vivisect animals--it's considered unethical"

vivisection
n : the act of operating on living animals (especially in scientific research)

vivisectionist
n : cuts open live animals for research

vixen
n : a malicious fierce-tempered woman [syn: {harpy}, {hellcat}]

vixenish
adj : shrewish and malicious; "a vixenish old woman"

Viyella
n : a fabric made from a twilled mixture of cotton and wool

viz.
adv : as follows [syn: {namely}, {that is to say}, {videlicet}]

Vizcaino
n : Spanish explorer who was the first European to explore the California coast (1550-1615) [syn: {Sebastian Vizcaino}]

vizier
n : a high official in a Muslim government (especially in the Ottoman Empire)

viziership
n : the position of vizier

vizla
n : Hungarian hunting dog resembling the Weimaraner but having a rich deep red coat [syn: {Hungarian pointer}]

vizor
n 1: a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face [syn: {visor}]
2: a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead" [syn: {bill}, {peak}, {eyeshade}, {visor}]

V-J Day
n : the date of Allied victory over Japan, World War II [syn: {15 August 1945}]

Vladimir Horowitz
n : Russian concert pianist who was a leading international virtuoso (1904-1989) [syn: {Horowitz}]

Vladimir Ilich Lenin
n : Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924) [syn: {Lenin}, {Vladimir Lenin}, {Nikolai Lenin}, {Vladimir Ilyich Lenin}, {Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov}, {Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov}]

Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov
n : Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924) [syn: {Lenin}, {Vladimir Lenin}, {Nikolai Lenin}, {Vladimir Ilyich Lenin}, {Vladimir Ilich Lenin}, {Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov}]

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
n : Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924) [syn: {Lenin}, {Vladimir Lenin}, {Nikolai Lenin}, {Vladimir Ilich Lenin}, {Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov}, {Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov}]

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov
n : Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924) [syn: {Lenin}, {Vladimir Lenin}, {Nikolai Lenin}, {Vladimir Ilyich Lenin}, {Vladimir Ilich Lenin}, {Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov}]

Vladimir Kosma Zworykin
n : United States physicist who invented the iconoscope (1889-1982) [syn: {Zworykin}]

Vladimir Lenin
n : Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924) [syn: {Lenin}, {Nikolai Lenin}, {Vladimir Ilyich Lenin}, {Vladimir Ilich Lenin}, {Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov}, {Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov}]

Vladimir Nabokov
n : United States writer (born in Russia) (1899-1977) [syn: {Nabokov}, {Vladimir vladimirovich Nabokov}]

Vladimir Putin
n : Russian statesman chosen as president of the Russian Federation in 2000; formerly director of the Federal Security Bureau (born in 1952) [syn: {Putin}, {Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin}]

Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovski
n : Soviet poet; leader of Russian futurism (1893-1930) [syn: {Mayakovski}]

Vladimir vladimirovich Nabokov
n : United States writer (born in Russia) (1899-1977) [syn: {Nabokov}, {Vladimir Nabokov}]

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
n : Russian statesman chosen as president of the Russian Federation in 2000; formerly director of the Federal Security Bureau (born in 1952) [syn: {Putin}, {Vladimir Putin}]

Vladivostok
n : a seaport in the Asian part of Russia

Vlaminck
n : French painter and exponent of Fauvism (1876-1958) [syn: {Maurice de Vlaminck}]

VLDL
n : large lipoproteins rich in triglycerides; VLDLs circulate through the blood giving up their triglycerides to fat and muscle tissue until the VLDL remnants are modified and converted into LDL [syn: {very low density lipoprotein}]

VLF
n : 3 to 30 kilohertz [syn: {very low frequency}]

vocable
n : a word that is spoken aloud [syn: {spoken word}]

vocabulary
n 1: a listing of the words used in some enterprise
2: a language user's knowledge of words [syn: {lexicon}, {mental lexicon}]
3: the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts); "he introduced a wide vocabulary of techniques"

vocal
adj 1: relating to or designed for or using the singing voice; "vocal technique"; "the vocal repertoire"; "organized a vocal group to sing his compositions" [ant: {instrumental}]
2: having or using the power to produce speech or sound; "vocal organs"; "all vocal beings hymned their praise"
3: using the voice in song; "vocal music" [syn: {sung}]
4: given to expressing yourself freely or insistently; "outspoken in their opposition to segregation"; "a vocal assembly" [syn: {outspoken}]
5: using the voice in speech; "vocal communication"; "either silent or vocal prayers"; "vocal noises" [syn: {spoken}]
6: full of the sound of voices; "a playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children"

vocal band
n : either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx [syn: {vocal cord}, {vocal fold}, {plica vocalis}]

vocal cord
n : either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx [syn: {vocal fold}, {vocal band}, {plica vocalis}]

vocal fold
n : either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx [syn: {vocal cord}, {vocal band}, {plica vocalis}]

vocal music
n : music that is vocalized (as contrasted with instrumental music)

vocal organ
n : any of the organs involved in speech production [syn: {speech organ}]

vocalic
adj 1: being or containing or characterized by vowels; "vocalic sounds"; "the Gaelic language being uncommonly vocalic"- Walter Scott [ant: {consonantal}]
2: relating to or associated with or containing a vowel; "vocalic segments"; "the vocalic ablaut"
3: of liquids and nasals [syn: {syllabic}] [ant: {consonantal}]

vocalisation
n : the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract; "a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations" [syn: {voice}, {vocalization}, {phonation}, {vox}]

vocalise
v 1: sing with one vowel [syn: {vocalize}]
2: pronounce as a vowel; "between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized" [syn: {vocalize}, {vowelize}, {vowelise}]
3: express or state clearly [syn: {articulate}, {enunciate}, {vocalize}]
4: utter with vibrating vocal chords [syn: {voice}, {sound}, {vocalize}] [ant: {devoice}]
5: utter speech sounds [syn: {vocalize}, {phonate}]

vocaliser
n 1: an organism that can utter vocal sounds; "an utterer of foul oaths"; "is the giraffe a vocalizer?" [syn: {utterer}, {vocalizer}]
2: a person who sings [syn: {singer}, {vocalist}, {vocalizer}]

vocalist
n : a person who sings [syn: {singer}, {vocalizer}, {vocaliser}]

vocalization
n 1: the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract; "a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations" [syn: {voice}, {vocalisation}, {phonation}, {vox}]
2: the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication [syn: {utterance}]

vocalize
v 1: utter with vibrating vocal chords [syn: {voice}, {sound}, {vocalise}] [ant: {devoice}]
2: sing with one vowel [syn: {vocalise}]
3: pronounce as a vowel; "between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized" [syn: {vocalise}, {vowelize}, {vowelise}]
4: express or state clearly [syn: {articulate}, {enunciate}, {vocalise}]
5: utter speech sounds [syn: {vocalise}, {phonate}]

vocalizer
n 1: an organism that can utter vocal sounds; "an utterer of foul oaths"; "is the giraffe a vocalizer?" [syn: {utterer}, {vocaliser}]
2: a person who sings [syn: {singer}, {vocalist}, {vocaliser}]

vocalizing
n : the act of singing vocal music [syn: {singing}]

vocally
adv : in a vocal manner; "she defended herself vocally"

vocation
n 1: the particular occupation for which you are trained [syn: {career}, {calling}]
2: a body of people doing the same kind of work [syn: {occupational group}]

vocational
adj : of or relation to a vocation or occupation; especially providing or undergoing training in special skills; "vocational school"; "vocational students learning to repair a motor"

vocational education
n : training for a specific vocation in industry or agriculture or trade [syn: {vocational training}]

vocational program
n : a program of vocational education

vocational rehabilitation
n : providing training in a specific trade with the aim of gaining employment

vocational rehabilitation program
n : a program of rehabilitation through job training with an eye to gainful employment

vocational school
n : a secondary school teaching the skilled trades [syn: {trade school}]

vocational training
n : training for a specific vocation in industry or agriculture or trade [syn: {vocational education}]

vocationally
adv : affecting the pursuit of a vocation or occupation; "vocationally trained"

vocative
adj : relating to a case used in some languages; "vocative verb endings"
n : the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed [syn: {vocative case}]

vocative case
n : the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed [syn: {vocative}]

voces
vox
n : the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract; "a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations" [syn: {voice}, {vocalization}, {vocalisation}, {phonation}] [also: {voces} (pl)]

voces
See {vox}

vociferate
v : utter in a very loud voice; "They vociferated their demands" [syn: {shout out}]

vociferation
n : a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" [syn: {cry}, {outcry}, {call}, {yell}, {shout}]

vociferator
n : a loud and vehement speaker (usually in protest)

vociferous
adj : conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob" [syn: {blatant}, {clamant}, {clamorous}, {strident}]

vociferously
adv : in a vociferous manner; "he complained vociferously"

vodka
n : unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia

vodka martini
n : martini made with vodka rather than gin

vodoun
n : a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities [syn: {voodoo}, {voodooism}, {hoodooism}]

vogue
n 1: the popular taste at a given time; "leather is the latest vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a style of their own" [syn: {trend}, {style}]
2: a current state of general acceptance and use [syn: {currency}]

voguish
adj 1: elegant and stylish; "chic elegance"; "a smart new dress"; "a suit of voguish cut" [syn: {chic}, {smart}]
2: in accord with the latest fad; "trendy ideas"; "trendy clothes"; "voguish terminology" [syn: {trendy}]

Vogul
n 1: a member of a nomadic people of the northern Ural mountains [syn: {Mansi}]
2: the Ugric language (related to Hungarian) spoken by the Vogul people [syn: {Mansi}]

voice
n 1: the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech; "A shrill voice sounded behind us"
2: the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract; "a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations" [syn: {vocalization}, {vocalisation}, {phonation}, {vox}]
3: a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance; "the noisy voice of the waterfall"; "the incessant voices of the artillery"
4: expressing in coherent verbal form; "the articulation of my feelings"; "I gave voice to my feelings" [syn: {articulation}]
5: a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated; "the voice of the law"; "the Times is not the voice of New York"; "conservatism has many voices"
6: something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression; "the wee small voice of conscience"; "the voice of experience"; "he said his voices told him to do it"
7: (metonymy) a singer; "he wanted to hear trained voices sing it"
8: an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government" [syn: {spokesperson}, {interpreter}, {representative}]
9: the ability to speak; "he lost his voice" 10: (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes 11: the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; "he tried to sing the tenor part" [syn: {part}]
v 1: give voice to; "He voiced his concern"
2: utter with vibrating vocal chords [syn: {sound}, {vocalize}, {vocalise}] [ant: {devoice}]

voice box
n : a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech [syn: {larynx}]

voice communication
n : (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets" [syn: {speech}, {speech communication}, {spoken communication}, {spoken language}, {language}, {oral communication}]

voice of conscience
n : an inner voice that judges your behavior [syn: {wee small voice}, {small voice}]

voice over
n : the voice on an unseen commentator in a film of television program

voice part
n : a part written for a singer

voiced
adj 1: produced or delivered by the voice; often used in combination; "a frequently voiced opinion"; "voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'"; "loud-voiced teenagers" [ant: {unvoiced}]
2: of speech sounds [syn: {sonant}] [ant: {surd}]

voiced sound
n : a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords [syn: {sonant}]

voiceless
adj 1: of speech sounds [syn: {surd}, {unvoiced}] [ant: {sonant}]
2: not using the voice; "unvoiced thoughts"; "unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'" [syn: {unvoiced}] [ant: {voiced}]
3: uttered without voice; "could hardly hear her breathed plea, `Help me'"; "voiceless whispers" [syn: {breathed}]
4: being voiceless through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech [syn: {aphonic}]

voiceless consonant
n : a consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords [syn: {surd}]

voicelessness
n : a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice [syn: {aphonia}]

voiceprint
n : biometric identification by electronically recording and graphically representing a person's voice; "voiceprints are uniquely characteristic of individual speakers"

voicer
n 1: someone who regulates the tone of organ pipes
2: a speaker who voices an opinion

voicing
n : the act of adjusting an organ pipe (or wind instrument) so that it conforms to the standards of tone and pitch and color

void
adj 1: lacking any legal or binding force; "null and void" [syn: {null}]
2: containing nothing; "the earth was without form, and void"
n 1: the state of nonexistence [syn: {nothingness}, {nullity}]
2: an empty area or space; "the huge desert voids"; "the emptiness of outer space"; "without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum" [syn: {vacancy}, {emptiness}, {vacuum}]
v 1: declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea" [syn: {invalidate}, {annul}, {quash}, {avoid}, {nullify}] [ant: {validate}]
2: clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place, receptacle, etc.) of something; "The chemist voided the glass bottle"; "The concert hall was voided of the audience"
3: take away the legal force of or render ineffective; "invalidateas a contract" [syn: {invalidate}, {vitiate}] [ant: {validate}]
4: excrete or discharge from the body [syn: {evacuate}, {empty}]

void of
adj : completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "a novel devoid of wit and inventiveness"; "a life empty of happiness"; "innocent of literary merit"; "void of understanding" [syn: {barren of(p)}, {destitute of(p)}, {devoid of(p)}, {empty of(p)}, {innocent of(p)}, {void of(p)}]

voidable
adj : capable of being rescinded or voided; "the judgment was rescindable"; "voidable contracts" [syn: {rescindable}]

voidance
n : the act of removing the contents of something [syn: {emptying}, {evacuation}]

voider
n 1: an official who can invalidate or nullify; "my bank check was voided and I wanted to know who the invalidator was" [syn: {invalidator}, {nullifier}]
2: a person who defecates [syn: {defecator}, {shitter}]
3: a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate [syn: {gusset}]
4: a hamper that holds dirty clothes to be washed or wet clothes to be dried [syn: {clothes hamper}, {laundry basket}, {clothes basket}]

voiding
n : the bodily process of discharging waste matter [syn: {elimination}, {evacuation}, {excretion}, {excreting}]

voile
n : a light semitransparent fabric

voix celeste
n : an organ stop producing a gentle tremolo effect [syn: {vox angelica}]

volaille
n : the flesh of a chicken used for food [syn: {chicken}, {poulet}]

Volans
n : a small constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Carina

volant
adj : with wings extended in a flying position [syn: {volant(ip)}]

Volapuk
n : one of the first artificial language constructed for use as an auxiliary international language; based largely on English but with some German and French and Latin roots

volar
adj : relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot; "the volar surface"; "the palmar muscle" [syn: {palmar}]

volary
n : a building where birds are kept [syn: {aviary}, {bird sanctuary}]

volatile
adj 1: evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures; "volatile oils"; "volatile solvents" [ant: {nonvolatile}]
2: liable to lead to sudden change or violence; "an explosive issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation" [syn: {explosive}]
3: marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments; "fickle friends"; "a flirt's volatile affections" [syn: {fickle}]
4: tending to vary often or widely; "volatile stocks"; "volatile emotions"
n : a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor; "it was heated to evaporate the volatiles"

volatile oil
n : an oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings [syn: {essential oil}]

volatile storage
n : computer storage that is erased when the power is turned off [ant: {non-volatile storage}, {non-volatile storage}]

volatilisable
adj : used of substances [syn: {evaporable}, {vaporific}, {vaporizable}, {volatilizable}]

volatilise
v : make volatile; cause to pass off in a vapor [syn: {volatilize}]

volatilised
adj : converted into a gas or vapor [syn: {gasified}, {vaporized}, {vaporised}, {volatilized}]

volatility
n 1: the property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor
2: the trait of being unpredictably irresolute; "the volatility of the market drove many investors away" [syn: {unpredictability}]
3: being easily excited [syn: {excitability}, {excitableness}]

volatilizable
adj : used of substances [syn: {evaporable}, {vaporific}, {vaporizable}, {volatilisable}]

volatilize
v : make volatile; cause to pass off in a vapor [syn: {volatilise}]

volatilized
adj : converted into a gas or vapor [syn: {gasified}, {vaporized}, {vaporised}, {volatilised}]

vol-au-vent
n : puff paste shell filled with a savory meat mixture usually with a sauce

Volcan de Colima
n : an active volcano in southwestern Mexico [syn: {Colima}, {Nevado de Colima}]

volcanic
adj 1: relating to or produced by or consisting of volcanoes; "volcanic steam"; "volcanic islands such as Iceland"; "a volcanic cone is a conical mountain or hill built up of material from volcanic eruptions"
2: explosively unstable; "a volcanic temper"
3: igneous rock produced by eruption and solidified on or near the earth's surface; rhyolite or andesite or basalt; "volcanic rock includes the volcanic glass obsidian" [syn: {eruptive}]

volcanic crater
n : a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano [syn: {crater}]

volcanic eruption
n : the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material [syn: {eruption}]

volcanic glass
n : a kind of natural glass produced when molten lava cools very rapidly

volcanic rock
n : extrusive igneous rock solidified near or on the surface of the Earth

volcanically
adv : by or like volcanoes; "volcanically created landscape"

volcanism
n : the phenomena associated with volcanic activity

volcano
n 1: a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt [syn: {vent}]
2: a mountain formed by volcanic material [also: {volcanoes} (pl)]

Volcano Islands
n : a group of Japanese Islands in the northwesternern Pacific Ocean north of the Marianas

volcanoes
volcano
n 1: a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt [syn: {vent}]
2: a mountain formed by volcanic material [also: {volcanoes} (pl)]

volcanoes
See {volcano}

volcanology
n : the branch of geology that studies volcanoes [syn: {vulcanology}]

vole
n : any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows [syn: {field mouse}]

Volga
n : a Russian river; the longest river in Europe; flows into the Caspian Sea [syn: {Volga River}]

Volga River
n : a Russian river; the longest river in Europe; flows into the Caspian Sea [syn: {Volga}]

Volgaic
n : a group of Finnic languages spoken around the Volga river

Volgograd
n : a city in the European part of Russia on the Volga; site of German defeat in World War II in the winter of 1942-43 [syn: {Stalingrad}, {Tsaritsyn}]

volition
n 1: the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith [syn: {will}]
2: the act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own volition" [syn: {willing}]

volitional
adj : with deliberate intention; "a volitional act"

volitionally
adv : in a willing manner; "I willingly accept" [syn: {willingly}] [ant: {unwillingly}]

Volkhov
n : a river in northwestern Russia flowing generally north into Lake Ladoga [syn: {Volkhov River}]

Volkhov River
n : a river in northwestern Russia flowing generally north into Lake Ladoga [syn: {Volkhov}]

volkslieder
See {volkslied}

volley
n 1: rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" [syn: {fusillade}, {salvo}, {burst}]
2: a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces [ant: {ground stroke}]
v 1: be dispersed in a volley; "gun shots volleyed at the attackers"
2: hit before it touches the ground; "volley the tennis ball"
3: discharge in, or as if in, a volley; "the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians"
4: make a volley
5: utter rapidly; "volley a string of curses"

volleyball
n 1: a game in which two teams hit an inflated ball over a high net using their hands [syn: {volleyball game}]
2: an inflated ball used in playing volleyball

volleyball court
n : the court on which volleyball is played

volleyball game
n : a game in which two teams hit an inflated ball over a high net using their hands [syn: {volleyball}]

volleyball net
n : the high net that separates the two teams and over which the volleyball must pass

volleyball player
n : someone who plays the game of volleyball

volt
n : a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it [syn: {V}]

Volta
n : Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745-1827) [syn: {Count Alessandro Volta}, {Conte Alessandro Volta}, {Conte Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta}]

voltage
n 1: the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts [syn: {electromotive force}, {emf}]
2: the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts [syn: {electric potential}, {potential}, {potential difference}, {potential drop}]

voltage divider
n : resistors connected in series across a voltage source; used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage [syn: {potential divider}]

voltage drop
n : a decrease in voltage along a conductor through which current is flowing

voltage regulator
n : a transformer whose voltage ratio of transformation can be adjusted

voltaic
adj : pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action; "a galvanic cell"; "a voltaic (or galvanic) couple" [syn: {galvanic}]
n : a group of Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in southeastern Mali and northern Ghana [syn: {Gur}]

voltaic battery
n : battery consisting of a number of voltaic cells arranged in series or parallel [syn: {galvanic battery}]

voltaic cell
n : an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recharged [syn: {galvanic cell}, {primary cell}] [ant: {electrolytic cell}]

voltaic pile
n : battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta [syn: {pile}, {galvanic pile}]

Voltaire
n : French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment (1694-1778) [syn: {Arouet}, {Francois-Marie Arouet}]

volt-ampere
n : a unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere [syn: {var}]

Voltarean
adj : in the manner of Voltaire [syn: {Voltarian}]

Voltaren
n : a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Voltaren) that is administered only orally [syn: {diclofenac sodium}]

Voltarian
adj : in the manner of Voltaire [syn: {Voltarean}]

volte
See {volta}

volte-face
n : a reversal in attitude or principle or point of view; "an about-face on foreign policy" [syn: {about-face}, {reversal}, {policy change}]

voltmeter
n : meter that measures the potential difference between two points

volubility
n : the quality of being facile in speech and writing [syn: {fluency}, {articulateness}]

voluble
adj : marked by a ready flow of speech; "she is an extremely voluble young woman who engages in soliloquies not conversations" [ant: {taciturn}]

volubly
adv : in a chatty manner; "`when I was a girl,' she said chattily, `I used to ride a bicycle'" [syn: {chattily}]

volume
n 1: the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object; "the gas expanded to twice its original volume"
2: the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports" [syn: {bulk}, {mass}]
3: physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop" [syn: {book}]
4: a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications; "the third volume was missing"; "he asked for the 1989 volume of the Annual Review"
5: a relative amount; "mix one volume of the solution with ten volumes of water"
6: the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction); "the kids played their music at full volume" [syn: {loudness}, {intensity}] [ant: {softness}]

volume unit
n : a unit of measurement of volume or capacity [syn: {capacity unit}, {capacity measure}, {cubage unit}, {cubic measure}, {cubic content unit}, {displacement unit}, {cubature unit}]

volumed
adj 1: (often used in combination) consisting of or having a given number or kind of volumes; "the poet's volumed works"; "a two-volumed history"; "multi-volumed encyclopedias"; "large-volumed editions"
2: formed or rising in rounded masses; "gasping with the volumed smoke"
3: furnished with volumes; "a large room volumed with ancient books"

volume-detonation bomb
n : a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive; "a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb" [syn: {thermobaric bomb}, {fuel-air bomb}, {vacuum bomb}, {aerosol bomb}]

volumeter
n : a meter to measure the volume of gases, liquids, or solids (either directly or by displacement)

volumetric
adj : of or relating to measurement by volume; "volumetric analysis" [syn: {volumetrical}]

volumetric analysis
n 1: determination of the volume of gases (or changes in their volume) during combination
2: quantitative analysis by the use of definite volumes of standard solutions or reagents

volumetrical
adj : of or relating to measurement by volume; "volumetric analysis" [syn: {volumetric}]

volumetrically
adv : with respect to volume; "analyzed volumetrically"

voluminosity
n : greatness of volume [syn: {fullness}, {voluminousness}]

voluminous
adj 1: large in volume or bulk; "a voluminous skirt"
2: large in number or quantity (especially of discourse); "she took copious notes"; "extensive press coverage"; "a subject of voluminous legislation" [syn: {copious}, {extensive}]

voluminousness
n : greatness of volume [syn: {fullness}, {voluminosity}]

Volund
n : (Norse mythology) a wonderful smith; identified with Anglo-Saxon Wayland and Teutonic Wieland

voluntarily
adv : out of your own free will; "he voluntarily submitted to the fingerprinting" [ant: {involuntarily}]

voluntary
adj 1: of your own free will or design; not forced or compelled; "man is a voluntary agent"; "participation was voluntary"; "voluntary manslaughter"; "voluntary generosity in times of disaster"; "voluntary social workers"; "a voluntary confession" [ant: {involuntary}]
2: controlled by individual volition; "voluntary motions"; "voluntary muscles" [ant: {involuntary}]
n 1: (military) a person who freely enlists for service [syn: {volunteer}, {military volunteer}] [ant: {draftee}]
2: composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a service or performance

voluntary muscle
n : striated muscle that can be controlled voluntarily

volunteer
adj : without payment; "the soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers"; "a volunteer fire department" [syn: {unpaid}, {volunteer(a)}]
n 1: (military) a person who freely enlists for service [syn: {military volunteer}, {voluntary}] [ant: {draftee}]
2: a person who performs voluntary work [syn: {unpaid worker}]
v 1: tell voluntarily; "He volunteered the information"
2: agree freely; "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it" [syn: {offer}]
3: do volunteer work

Volunteer State
n : a state in east central United States [syn: {Tennessee}, {TN}]

voluptuary
adj : furnishing gratification of the senses; "an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness" [syn: {epicurean}, {luxurious}, {sybaritic}, {voluptuous}]
n : a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses [syn: {sybarite}]

voluptuous
adj 1: having strong sexual appeal; "juicy barmaids"; "a red-hot mama"; "a voluptuous woman" [syn: {juicy}, {luscious}, {red-hot}]
2: (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves; "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight dress" [syn: {bosomy}, {busty}, {buxom}, {curvaceous}, {curvy}, {full-bosomed}, {sonsie}, {sonsy}, {well-endowed}]
3: furnishing gratification of the senses; "an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness" [syn: {epicurean}, {luxurious}, {sybaritic}, {voluptuary}]

voluptuously
adv 1: in a shapely and voluptuous manner; "a voluptuously curved woman"
2: in an indulgently voluptuous manner; "he sniffed the perfume voluptuously"

voluptuousness
n : the quality of having a well-rounded body [syn: {curvaceousness}, {shapeliness}]

volute
adj : in the shape of a coil [syn: {coiling}, {helical}, {spiral}, {spiraling}, {voluted}, {whorled}, {turbinate}]
n 1: ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center [syn: {spiral}]
2: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope" [syn: {coil}, {spiral}, {whorl}, {helix}]

volute spring
n : a spring in the shape of a coil [syn: {coil spring}]

voluted
adj : in the shape of a coil [syn: {coiling}, {helical}, {spiral}, {spiraling}, {volute}, {whorled}, {turbinate}]

volution
n : a rolling or revolving motion

volva
n : cuplike structure around the base of the stalk of certain fungi [also: {volvae} (pl)]

volvae
volva
n : cuplike structure around the base of the stalk of certain fungi [also: {volvae} (pl)]

volvae
See {volva}

Volvaria
n : agarics having pink spores and a distinct volva [syn: {genus Volvaria}]

Volvaria bombycina
n : a parasite on various trees

Volvariaceae
n : a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales [syn: {family Volvariaceae}]

Volvariella
n : an important genus of mushrooms in the Orient [syn: {genus Volvariella}]

Volvariella bombycina
n : a mushroom with a dry yellowish to white fibrillose cap

Volvariella volvacea
n : small tropical and subtropical edible mushroom having a white cap and long stem; an expensive delicacy in China and other Asian countries where it is grown commercially [syn: {straw mushroom}, {Chinese mushroom}]

Volvocaceae
n : unicellular or colonial biflagellate free-swimming flagellates [syn: {family Volvocaceae}]

Volvocales
n : chiefly freshwater green algae; solitary or colonial [syn: {order Volvocales}]

Volvox
n : type genus of the Volvocaceae; minute pale green flagellates occurring in tiny spherical colonies; minute flagella rotate the colony about an axis [syn: {genus Volvox}]

volvulus
n : abnormal twisting of the intestines (usually in the are of the ileum or sigmoid colon) resulting in intestinal obstruction

Vombatidae
n : wombats [syn: {family Vombatidae}]

vomer
n : thin trapezoidal bone of the skull forming the posterior and inferior parts of the nasal septum

vomit
n 1: the matter ejected in vomiting [syn: {vomitus}, {puke}]
2: a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting [syn: {emetic}, {vomitive}, {nauseant}]
3: the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth [syn: {vomiting}, {emesis}, {regurgitation}, {disgorgement}, {puking}]
v : eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" [syn: {vomit up}, {purge}, {cast}, {sick}, {cat}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {regorge}, {retch}, {puke}, {barf}, {spew}, {spue}, {chuck}, {upchuck}, {honk}, {regurgitate}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]

vomit up
v : eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" [syn: {vomit}, {purge}, {cast}, {sick}, {cat}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {regorge}, {retch}, {puke}, {barf}, {spew}, {spue}, {chuck}, {upchuck}, {honk}, {regurgitate}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]

vomiter
n : a person who vomits [syn: {spewer}]

vomiting
n : the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth [syn: {vomit}, {emesis}, {regurgitation}, {disgorgement}, {puking}]

vomitive
n : a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting [syn: {emetic}, {vomit}, {nauseant}]

vomitory
n : an entrance to an amphitheater or stadium

vomitus
n : the matter ejected in vomiting [syn: {vomit}, {puke}]

von Bismarck
n : German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898) [syn: {Bismarck}, {Otto von Bismarck}, {Prince Otto von Bismarck}, {Prince Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck}, {Iron Chancellor}]

von Braun
n : United States rocket engineer (born in Germany where he designed a missile used against England); he led the United States Army team that put the first American satellite into space (1912-1977) [syn: {Braun}, {Wernher von Braun}, {Wernher Magnus Maximilian von Braun}]

von Mauser
n : German arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle and pistol (1838-1914) [syn: {Mauser}, {P. P. von Mauser}, {Peter Paul Mauser}]

von Neumann
n : United States mathematician who contributed to the development of atom bombs and of stored-program digital computers (1903-1957) [syn: {Neumann}, {John von Neumann}]

von Neumann machine
n : any digital computer incorporating the ideas of stored programs and serial counters that were proposed in 1946 by von Neumann and his colleagues

von Recklinghausen's disease
n : autosomal dominant disease characterized by numerous neurofibromas and by spots on the skin and often by developmental abnormalities [syn: {neurofibromatosis}]

von Rundstedt
n : German field marshal in World War II who directed the conquest of Poland and led the Ardennes counteroffensive (1875-1953) [syn: {Rundstedt}, {Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt}]

von Sternberg
n : United States film maker (born in Austria) whose films made Marlene Dietrich an international star (1894-1969) [syn: {Josef von Sternberg}]

von Willebrand
n : Finnish physician who first described vascular hemophilia (1870-1949) [syn: {Willebrand}, {E. A. von Willebrand}, {Erik von Willebrand}, {Erik Adolf von Willebrand}]

von Willebrand's disease
n : a form of hemophilia discovered by Erik von Willebrand; a genetic disorder that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait; characterized by a deficiency of the coagulation factor and by mucosal bleeding [syn: {angiohemophilia}, {vascular hemophilia}]

Vonnegut
n : United States writer whose novels and short stories are a mixture of realism and satire and science fiction (born in 1922) [syn: {Kurt Vonnegut}]

voodoo
n 1: a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers [syn: {juju}, {hoodoo}, {fetish}, {fetich}]
2: a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities [syn: {vodoun}, {voodooism}, {hoodooism}]
v : bewitch by or as if by a voodoo

voodooism
n : a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities [syn: {voodoo}, {vodoun}, {hoodooism}]

voracious
adj 1: excessively greedy and grasping; "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"; "ravening creditors"; "paying taxes to voracious governments" [syn: {rapacious}, {ravening}]
2: devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks" [syn: {edacious}, {esurient}, {rapacious}, {ravening}, {ravenous}, {wolfish}]

voraciously
adv : in an eagerly voracious manner; "she reads voraciously"

voraciousness
n 1: excessive desire to eat [syn: {edacity}, {esurience}, {ravenousness}, {voracity}]
2: extreme gluttony [syn: {edacity}, {esurience}, {rapaciousness}, {rapacity}, {voracity}]

voracity
n 1: excessive desire to eat [syn: {edacity}, {esurience}, {ravenousness}, {voraciousness}]
2: extreme gluttony [syn: {edacity}, {esurience}, {rapaciousness}, {rapacity}, {voraciousness}]

vortex
n 1: the shape of something rotating rapidly [syn: {whirl}, {swirl}, {convolution}]
2: a powerful circular current of water (usually the resulting of conflicting tides) [syn: {whirlpool}, {maelstrom}] [also: {vortices} (pl)]

vortex vein
n : a vein formed by branches from the back surface of the eye and the ciliary body; empties into the ophthalmic veins [syn: {vorticose vein}, {vena vorticosum}]

vorticella
n : any of various protozoa having a transparent goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk [also: {vorticellae} (pl)]

vorticellae
vorticella
n : any of various protozoa having a transparent goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk [also: {vorticellae} (pl)]

vorticellae
See {vorticella}

vortices
vortex
n 1: the shape of something rotating rapidly [syn: {whirl}, {swirl}, {convolution}]
2: a powerful circular current of water (usually the resulting of conflicting tides) [syn: {whirlpool}, {maelstrom}] [also: {vortices} (pl)]

vortices
See {vortex}

vorticose vein
n : a vein formed by branches from the back surface of the eye and the ciliary body; empties into the ophthalmic veins [syn: {vortex vein}, {vena vorticosum}]

votary
n 1: one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; "monasteries of votaries"
2: a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult; "a votary of Aphrodite"
3: a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity; "the cultured votary of science"

vote
n 1: a choice that is made by voting; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion" [syn: {ballot}, {voting}, {balloting}]
2: the opinion of a group as determined by voting; "they put the question to a vote"
3: a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment; "American women got the vote in 1920" [syn: {right to vote}, {suffrage}]
4: a body of voters who have the same interests; "he failed to get the Black vote"
5: the total number of votes cast; "they are hoping for a large vote" [syn: {voter turnout}]
v 1: express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote; "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night"
2: express one's choice or preference by vote; "vote the Democratic ticket"
3: express a choice or opinion; "I vote that we all go home"; "She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant"
4: be guided by in voting; "vote one's conscience"
5: bring into existence or make available by vote; "They voted aid for the underdeveloped countries in Asia"

vote counter
n : an official appointed to count the votes (especially in legislative assembly) [syn: {teller}]

vote down
v 1: thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal" [syn: {kill}, {shoot down}, {defeat}, {vote out}]
2: vote against; "The faculty turned thumbs down on the candidate for the Dean position" [syn: {turn thumbs down}]

vote in
v : elect in a voting process; "They voted in Clinton"

vote of confidence
n : an expression of approval and encouragement; "they gave the chairman a vote of confidence"

vote out
v : thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal" [syn: {kill}, {shoot down}, {defeat}, {vote down}]

voteless
adj : deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote [syn: {disenfranchised}, {disfranchised}] [ant: {enfranchised}]

voter
n : a citizen who has a legal right to vote [syn: {elector}]

voter turnout
n : the total number of votes cast; "they are hoping for a large vote" [syn: {vote}]

voting
n : a choice that is made by voting; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion" [syn: {vote}, {ballot}, {balloting}]

voting age
n : the age at which a person is old enough to vote in public elections

voting booth
n : a booth in which a person can cast a private vote

voting machine
n : a mechanical device for recording and counting votes mechanically

voting precinct
n : one of several districts into which a city or town is divided for voting; each contains one polling place [syn: {election district}]

voting right
n : the right to vote; especially the right of a common shareholder to vote in person or by proxy on the affairs of a company

voting stock
n : shares in a corporation that entitle the shareholder to voting and proxy rights

voting system
n : a legal system for making democratic choices [syn: {electoral system}]

voting trust
n : an agreement whereby persons owning stock with voting powers retain ownership while transferring the voting rights to the trustees

votive
adj : dedicated in fulfillment of a vow; "votive prayers"

Votyak
n 1: a member of the Finno-Ugric-speaking people living in eastern European Russia [syn: {Udmurt}]
2: the Finnic language spoken by the Votyak people [syn: {Udmurt}]

vouch
v 1: give personal assurance; guarantee; "Will he vouch for me?"
2: give surety or assume responsibility; "I vouch for the quality of my products" [syn: {guarantee}]
3: summon (a vouchee) into court to warrant or defend a title
4: give supporting evidence; "He vouched his words by his deeds"

vouch in
v : summon into court to defend a lawsuit against another and to be made liable to pay any judgment secured for the plaintiff; "the defendant couches in his own insurance liability company to defend a negligence case aginst him"

vouchee
n : (law) a person called into court to defend a title

voucher
n 1: someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement [syn: {verifier}]
2: a document that serves as evidence of some expenditure
3: a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed [syn: {coupon}]

vouchsafe
v 1: grant in a condescending manner
2: promise or agree condescendingly, as a special favor

vouge
n : a kind of pike used by foot soldiers in the 14th century

voussoir
n : wedge-shaped stone building block used in constructing an arch or vault

Vouvray
n : a dry white French wine (either still or sparkling) made in the Loire valley

vow
n : a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner; "they took vows of poverty"
v 1: make a vow; promise; "He vowed never to drink alcohol again"
2: dedicate to a deity by a vow [syn: {consecrate}]

vowel
n 1: a speech sound made with the vocal tract open [syn: {vowel sound}] [ant: {consonant}]
2: a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel

vowel point
n : a mark placed below or near a consonant (as in Hebrew or Arabic) to indicate the spoken vowel

vowel rhyme
n : the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words [syn: {assonance}]

vowel sound
n : a speech sound made with the vocal tract open [syn: {vowel}] [ant: {consonant}]

vowel system
n : the system of vowels used in a particular language

vowelise
v : pronounce as a vowel; "between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized" [syn: {vocalize}, {vocalise}, {vowelize}]

vowelize
v : pronounce as a vowel; "between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized" [syn: {vocalize}, {vocalise}, {vowelise}]

vowellike
adj : having characteristics of a vowel sound; "the vowellike nature of `r'"

vower
n : someone who makes a solemn promise to do something or behave in a certain way; "young vowers of eternal love"; "there are many vowers of chastity but few who observe it"

vox
n : the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract; "a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations" [syn: {voice}, {vocalization}, {vocalisation}, {phonation}] [also: {voces} (pl)]

vox angelica
n : an organ stop producing a gentle tremolo effect [syn: {voix celeste}]

vox humana
n : an organ reed stop producing tones imitative of the human voice

vox populi
n : a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion" [syn: {public opinion}, {popular opinion}, {opinion}]

voyage
n 1: an act of traveling by water [syn: {ocean trip}]
2: a journey to some distant place
v : travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow" [syn: {sail}, {navigate}]

voyager
n : a traveler to a distant land (especially one who travels by sea)

Voyageurs National Park
n : a national park in Minnesota having ancient rock outcroppings and evergreen forests

voyeur
n : a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others [syn: {Peeping Tom}, {peeper}]

voyeurism
n : perversion in which a person receives sexual gratification from seeing the genitalia of others or witnessing others' sexual behavior

voyeuristic
adj : of or relating to voyeurs or voyeurism; "his voyeuristic pleasures" [syn: {voyeuristical}]

voyeuristical
adj : of or relating to voyeurs or voyeurism; "his voyeuristic pleasures" [syn: {voyeuristic}]

voyeuristically
adv : like a voyeur; "he sneaks voyeuristically around the swimming pool"

Voznesenski
n : Russian poet (born in 1933) [syn: {Andrei Voznesenski}]

V.P.
n : an executive officer ranking immediately below a president; may serve in the president's place under certain circumstances [syn: {vice president}]

vroom
v : make a loud, roaring sound, as of a car engine, while moving

v-shaped
adj : shaped in the form of the letter V

VT
n : a state in New England [syn: {Vermont}, {Green Mountain State}]

Vuillard
n : French painter (1868-1940) [syn: {Edouard Vuillard}, {Jean Edouard Vuillard}]

Vulcan
n : (Roman mythology) god of fire and metal working; counterpart of Greek Hephaestus

vulcanisation
n : process of treating rubber or rubberlike materials with sulphur at great heat to improve elasticity and strength or to harden them [syn: {vulcanization}]

vulcanise
v 1: undergo vulcanization; "vulcanize rubber" [syn: {vulcanize}]
2: subject to vulcanization; "vulcanized rubber" [syn: {vulcanize}]

vulcanised
adj : (used of rubber, e.g.) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity) [syn: {cured}, {vulcanized}]

vulcaniser
n : someone who vulcanizes rubber to improve its strength and resiliency [syn: {vulcanizer}]

vulcanite
n : a hard nonresilient rubber formed by vulcanizing natural rubber [syn: {hard rubber}, {ebonite}]

vulcanization
n : process of treating rubber or rubberlike materials with sulphur at great heat to improve elasticity and strength or to harden them [syn: {vulcanisation}]

vulcanize
v 1: undergo vulcanization; "vulcanize rubber" [syn: {vulcanise}]
2: subject to vulcanization; "vulcanized rubber" [syn: {vulcanise}]

vulcanized
adj : (used of rubber, e.g.) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity) [syn: {cured}, {vulcanised}]

vulcanized fiber
n : a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth [syn: {fiber}, {fibre}]

vulcanizer
n : someone who vulcanizes rubber to improve its strength and resiliency [syn: {vulcaniser}]

vulcanology
n : the branch of geology that studies volcanoes [syn: {volcanology}]

vulgar
adj 1: lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich" [syn: {coarse}, {common}, {rough-cut}, {uncouth}]
2: of or associated with the great masses of people; "the common people in those days suffered greatly"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "his square plebeian nose"; "a vulgar and objectionable person"; "the unwashed masses" [syn: {common}, {plebeian}, {unwashed}]
3: being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language; "common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongue of the masses"; "the technical and vulgar names for an animal species" [syn: {common}, {vernacular}]
4: conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited" [syn: {coarse}, {crude}, {earthy}, {gross}]

Vulgar Latin
n : nonclassical Latin dialects spoken in the Roman Empire; source of Romance languages

vulgarian
n : a vulgar person (especially someone who makes a vulgar display of wealth)

vulgarisation
n 1: the act of rendering something coarse and unrefined [syn: {vulgarization}]
2: the act of making something attractive to the general public [syn: {popularization}, {popularisation}, {vulgarization}]

vulgarise
v 1: cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use; "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors" [syn: {popularize}, {popularise}, {vulgarize}, {generalize}, {generalise}]
2: debase and make vulgar; "The Press has vulgarized Love and Marriage" [syn: {vulgarize}]
3: act in a vulgar manner; "The drunkard tends to vulgarize" [syn: {vulgarize}]

vulgariser
n 1: someone who makes something vulgar [syn: {vulgarizer}]
2: someone who makes attractive to the general public [syn: {popularizer}, {populariser}, {vulgarizer}]

vulgarism
n 1: an offensive or indecent word or phrase [syn: {obscenity}, {dirty word}]
2: the quality of lacking taste and refinement [syn: {coarseness}, {commonness}, {grossness}, {vulgarity}, {raunch}]

vulgarity
n : the quality of lacking taste and refinement [syn: {coarseness}, {commonness}, {grossness}, {vulgarism}, {raunch}]

vulgarization
n 1: the act of rendering something coarse and unrefined [syn: {vulgarisation}]
2: the act of making something attractive to the general public [syn: {popularization}, {popularisation}, {vulgarisation}]

vulgarize
v 1: cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use; "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors" [syn: {popularize}, {popularise}, {vulgarise}, {generalize}, {generalise}]
2: debase and make vulgar; "The Press has vulgarized Love and Marriage" [syn: {vulgarise}]
3: act in a vulgar manner; "The drunkard tends to vulgarize" [syn: {vulgarise}]

vulgarizer
n 1: someone who makes something vulgar [syn: {vulgariser}]
2: someone who makes attractive to the general public [syn: {popularizer}, {populariser}, {vulgariser}]

vulgarly
adv : in a smutty manner [syn: {smuttily}]

Vulgate
n : the Latin edition of the Bible translated from Hebrew and Greek mainly by St. Jerome at the end of the 4th century; as revised in 1592 it was adopted as the official text for the Roman Catholic Church

vulnerability
n 1: the state of being vulnerable or exposed; "his vulnerability to litigation"; "his exposure to ridicule" [syn: {exposure}]
2: susceptibility to injury or attack [ant: {invulnerability}]

vulnerable
adj 1: susceptible to attack; "a vulnerable bridge" [ant: {invulnerable}]
2: susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation; "vulnerable to bribery"; "an argument vulnerable to refutation"
3: capable of being wounded or hurt; "vulnerable parts of the body"
4: susceptible to physical or emotional injury; "at a tender age" [syn: {tender}]

vulnerably
adv : in a vulnerable manner

Vulpecula
n : a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Sagitta

vulpecular
adj : resembling or characteristic of a fox; "vulpine cunning" [syn: {vulpine}]

Vulpes
n : foxes [syn: {genus Vulpes}]

Vulpes fulva
n : New World fox; often considered the same species las the Old World fox [syn: {red fox}]

Vulpes macrotis
n : small gray fox of southwestern United States; may be a subspecies of Vulpes velox [syn: {kit fox}]

Vulpes velox
n : small gray fox of the plains of western North America [syn: {kit fox}, {prairie fox}]

Vulpes vulpes
n : the common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly considered a single circumpolar species [syn: {red fox}]

vulpine
adj : resembling or characteristic of a fox; "vulpine cunning" [syn: {vulpecular}]

Vultur
n : usually restricted to the Andean condor [syn: {genus Vultur}]

Vultur gryphus
n : large vulture of the high Andes having black plumage and white neck ruff [syn: {Andean condor}]

vulture
n 1: any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion
2: someone who attacks in search of booty [syn: {marauder}, {predator}, {piranha}]

vulturine
adj : living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey; "a predatory bird"; "the rapacious wolf"; "raptorial birds"; "ravening wolves"; "a vulturine taste for offal" [syn: {predatory}, {rapacious}, {raptorial}, {ravening}, {vulturous}]

vulturous
adj : living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey; "a predatory bird"; "the rapacious wolf"; "raptorial birds"; "ravening wolves"; "a vulturine taste for offal" [syn: {predatory}, {rapacious}, {raptorial}, {ravening}, {vulturine}]

vulva
n : external parts of the female genitalia [also: {vulvae} (pl)]

vulvae
vulva
n : external parts of the female genitalia [also: {vulvae} (pl)]

vulvae
See {vulva}

vulval
adj : of or relating to the vulva [syn: {vulvar}]

vulvar
adj : of or relating to the vulva [syn: {vulval}]

vulvar slit
n : the fissure between the labia majora [syn: {pudendal cleft}, {urogenital cleft}, {rima pudendi}, {rima vulvae}, {pudendal cleavage}, {pudendal slit}]

vulvectomy
n : surgical removal of part or all of the vulva

vulvitis
n : inflammation of the vulva

vulvovaginitis
n : inflammation of the vulva and the vagina

VX gas
n : a highly lethal nerve agent used in chemical warfare; a toxic liquid that penetrates the skin or lungs to disrupt the nervous system and stop respiration; in combat VX gas is deployed by detonating a container over the target area and can persist in the environment up to several weeks after release; "VX gas is one of those things we wish we could disinvent"

Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov
n : Soviet statesman (1890-1986) [syn: {Molotov}]

vying
vie
v : compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others [syn: {compete}, {contend}] [also: {vying}]

vying
See {vie}

W
n 1: a heavy gray-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite [syn: {tungsten}, {wolfram}, {atomic number 74}]
2: the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees [syn: {west}, {due west}]
3: a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm [syn: {watt}]
4: the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: {double-u}]

W. B. Yeats
n : Irish poet and dramatist (1865-1939) [syn: {Yeats}, {William Butler Yeats}]

W. C. Fields
n : United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946) [syn: {Fields}, {William Claude Dukenfield}]

W. C. Handy
n : United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958) [syn: {Handy}, {William Christopher Handy}]

W. E. B. Du Bois
n : United States civil rights leader and political activist who campaigned for equality for Black Americans (1868-1963) [syn: {Du Bois}, {William Edward Burghardt Du Bois}]

W. H. Auden
n : United States poet (born in England) (1907-1973) [syn: {Auden}, {Wystan Hugh Auden}]

W. H. Hudson
n : English naturalist (born in Argentina) (1841-1922) [syn: {Hudson}, {William Henry Hudson}]

W. K. Kellogg
n : United States food manufacturer who (with his brother) developed a breakfast cereal of crisp flakes of rolled and toasted wheat and corn; he established a company to manufacture the cereal (1860-1951) [syn: {Kellogg}, {Will Keith Kellog}]

W. Somerset Maugham
n : English writer (born in France) of novels and short stories (1874-1965) [syn: {Maugham}, {Somerset Maugham}, {William Somerset Maugham}]

W. V. Quine
n : United States philosopher and logician who championed an empirical view of knowledge that depended on language (1908-2001) [syn: {Quine}, {Willard Van Orman Quine}]

W. W. Jacobs
n : English writer of macabre short stories (1863-1943) [syn: {Jacobs}, {William Wymark Jacobs}]

WA
n : a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific [syn: {Washington}, {Evergreen State}]

Wabash
n : a tributary of the Ohio River that rises in western Ohio and flows southwestward across Indiana [syn: {Wabash River}]

Wabash River
n : a tributary of the Ohio River that rises in western Ohio and flows southwestward across Indiana [syn: {Wabash}]

Wac
n : a member of the Women's Army Corp that was organized during World War II but is no longer a separate branch

wackier
wacky
adj 1: pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" [syn: {cockamamie}, {cockamamy}, {goofy}, {sappy}, {silly}, {whacky}, {zany}, {unreasonable}]
2: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {whacky}] [also: {wackiest}, {wackier}]

wackier
See {wacky}

wackiest
wacky
adj 1: pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" [syn: {cockamamie}, {cockamamy}, {goofy}, {sappy}, {silly}, {whacky}, {zany}, {unreasonable}]
2: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {whacky}] [also: {wackiest}, {wackier}]

wackiest
See {wacky}

wackily
adv : in a mildly insane manner; "the old lady is beginning to behave quite dottily" [syn: {daftly}, {dottily}, {balmily}, {nuttily}]

wacko
n : a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad [syn: {nutter}, {whacko}]

wacky
adj 1: pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" [syn: {cockamamie}, {cockamamy}, {goofy}, {sappy}, {silly}, {whacky}, {zany}, {unreasonable}]
2: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {whacky}] [also: {wackiest}, {wackier}]

Waco
n : a city in east central Texas

wad
n 1: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]
2: a wad of something chewable as tobacco [syn: {chew}, {chaw}, {cud}, {quid}, {plug}]
v 1: compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box" [syn: {pack}, {bundle}, {compact}]
2: crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked" [syn: {jam}, {jampack}, {ram}, {chock up}, {cram}] [also: {wadding}, {wadded}]

wadded
wad
n 1: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]
2: a wad of something chewable as tobacco [syn: {chew}, {chaw}, {cud}, {quid}, {plug}]
v 1: compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box" [syn: {pack}, {bundle}, {compact}]
2: crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked" [syn: {jam}, {jampack}, {ram}, {chock up}, {cram}] [also: {wadding}, {wadded}]

wadded
See {wad}

waddied
See {waddy}

wadding
wad
n 1: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]
2: a wad of something chewable as tobacco [syn: {chew}, {chaw}, {cud}, {quid}, {plug}]
v 1: compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box" [syn: {pack}, {bundle}, {compact}]
2: crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked" [syn: {jam}, {jampack}, {ram}, {chock up}, {cram}] [also: {wadding}, {wadded}]

wadding
n : any material used especially to protect something [syn: {packing material}, {packing}]

wadding
See {wad}

waddle
n : walking with a waddling gait; walking with short steps and the weight shifting from one foot to the other
v : walk unsteadily; "small children toddle" [syn: {toddle}, {coggle}, {totter}, {dodder}, {paddle}]

waddler
n : someone who walks with a waddling gait; "fat waddlers who walk like pigeons"

Wade
n : English tennis player who won may women's singles titles (born in 1945) [syn: {Virginia Wade}]
v : walk (through relatively shallow water); "Can we wade across the river to the other side?"; "Wade the pond"

wader
n : any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food [syn: {wading bird}]

waders
n : waterproof hip boots (sometimes extending to the chest) worn by anglers

wadi
n : gully or streambed in northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season

wading
n : walking with your feet in shallow water

wading bird
n : any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food [syn: {wader}]

wading pool
n : a shallow pool for children

wads
n : a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed a mountain of newspapers" [syn: {tons}, {dozens}, {heaps}, {lots}, {mountain}, {piles}, {scores}, {stacks}, {loads}, {rafts}, {slews}, {oodles}, {gobs}, {scads}, {lashings}]

wadsetted
See {wadset}

wadsetting
See {wadset}

wafer
n 1: a small adhesive disk of paste; used to seal letters
2: a small thin crisp cake or cookie
3: thin disk of unleavened bread used in a religious service (especially in the celebration of the Eucharist)

wafer-thin
adj : very thin; "wafer-thin sheets of metal"
adv : very thin; "it was cut wafer-thin"

waffle
n : pancake batter baked in a waffle iron
v : pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" [syn: {hesitate}, {waver}]

waffler
n : someone who speaks or writes in a vague and evasive manner

waft
n : a long flag; often tapering [syn: {pennant}, {pennon}, {streamer}]
v 1: be driven or carried along, as by the air; "Sounds wafted into the room"
2: blow gently; "A breeze wafted through the door"

wafture
n : the act of signaling by a movement of the hand [syn: {wave}, {waving}]

wag
n 1: a witty amusing person who makes jokes [syn: {wit}, {card}]
2: causing to move repeatedly from side to side [syn: {waggle}, {shake}]
v : move from side to side; "The happy dog wagged his tail" [syn: {waggle}] [also: {wagging}, {wagged}]

wage
n : something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings" [syn: {pay}, {earnings}, {remuneration}, {salary}]
v : as of wars, battles, or campaigns; "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe" [syn: {engage}]

wage claim
n : the wage demanded from management for workers by their union representatives [syn: {pay claim}]

wage concession
n : an agreement to raise wages

wage earner
n : someone who earn wages in return for their labor [syn: {earner}]

wage floor
n : floor below which wages are not allowed to fall

wage freeze
n : freeze of wages at a given level

wage hike
n : the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike" [syn: {raise}, {rise}, {hike}, {wage increase}, {salary increase}]

wage increase
n : the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike" [syn: {raise}, {rise}, {wage hike}, {hike}, {salary increase}]

wage scale
n : a schedule of wages paid for different jobs [syn: {wage schedule}]

wage schedule
n : a schedule of wages paid for different jobs [syn: {wage scale}]

wage setter
n : any financial condition or variable that serves to set wage rates

wage-earning
adj 1: working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries; "working-class occupations include manual as well as industrial labor" [syn: {working-class}]
2: of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers; "party of the propertyless proletariat"- G.B.Shaw [syn: {propertyless}, {working-class}, {blue-collar}]

wager
n 1: the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet" [syn: {bet}]
2: the money risked on a gamble [syn: {stake}, {stakes}, {bet}]
v 1: stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" [syn: {bet}, {play}]
2: maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!" [syn: {bet}]

wagerer
n : someone who bets [syn: {bettor}, {better}, {punter}]

wages
n : a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward" [syn: {reward}, {payoff}]

Wagga Wagga
n : a town on the Murrumbidgee River in New South Wales; agricultural trading center

wagged
wag
n 1: a witty amusing person who makes jokes [syn: {wit}, {card}]
2: causing to move repeatedly from side to side [syn: {waggle}, {shake}]
v : move from side to side; "The happy dog wagged his tail" [syn: {waggle}] [also: {wagging}, {wagged}]

wagged
See {wag}

waggery
n 1: waggish behavior [syn: {waggishness}]
2: a quaint and amusing jest [syn: {drollery}]

wagging
wag
n 1: a witty amusing person who makes jokes [syn: {wit}, {card}]
2: causing to move repeatedly from side to side [syn: {waggle}, {shake}]
v : move from side to side; "The happy dog wagged his tail" [syn: {waggle}] [also: {wagging}, {wagged}]

wagging
See {wag}

waggish
adj : witty or joking; "Muskrat Castle as the house has been facetiously named by some waggish officer"- James Fenimore Cooper

waggishly
adv : in a waggish manner

waggishness
n : waggish behavior [syn: {waggery}]

waggle
n : causing to move repeatedly from side to side [syn: {wag}, {shake}]
v 1: move from side to side; "The happy dog wagged his tail" [syn: {wag}]
2: move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion [syn: {wamble}]

waggon
n 1: any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by a horse or tractor [syn: {wagon}]
2: a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat [syn: {beach wagon}, {station wagon}, {wagon}, {beach waggon}, {station waggon}]

waggoner
n : the driver of a wagon [syn: {wagoner}]

waggonwright
n : a wagon maker [syn: {wagonwright}, {wainwright}]

Wagner
n 1: Austrian architect and pioneer of modern architecture (1841-1918) [syn: {Otto Wagner}]
2: German composer of operas and inventor of the music drama in which drama and spectacle and music are fused (1813-1883) [syn: {Richard Wagner}, {Wilhelm Richard Wagner}]
3: the music of Wagner; "they say that Hitler listened only to Wagner"

Wagnerian
adj : of or relating to Richard Wagner or his music

wagon
n 1: any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by a horse or tractor [syn: {waggon}]
2: van used by police to transport prisoners [syn: {police van}, {police wagon}, {paddy wagon}, {patrol wagon}, {black Maria}]
3: a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major [syn: {Big Dipper}, {Dipper}, {Plough}, {Charles's Wain}, {Wain}]
4: a child's four-wheeled toy cart sometimes used for coasting [syn: {coaster wagon}]
5: a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat [syn: {beach wagon}, {station wagon}, {beach waggon}, {station waggon}, {waggon}]

wagon tire
n : a metal hoop forming the tread of a wheel

wagon train
n : a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file; "we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels"; "they joined the wagon train for safety" [syn: {caravan}, {train}]

wagon wheel
n : a wheel of a wagon

wagoner
n : the driver of a wagon [syn: {waggoner}]

wagon-lit
n : a passenger car that has berths for sleeping [syn: {sleeping car}, {sleeper}] [also: {wagons-lits} (pl)]

wagons-lits
wagon-lit
n : a passenger car that has berths for sleeping [syn: {sleeping car}, {sleeper}] [also: {wagons-lits} (pl)]

wagons-lits
See {wagon-lit}

wagonwright
n : a wagon maker [syn: {waggonwright}, {wainwright}]

Wagram
n : a battle in the Napoleonic campaigns (1809); Napoleon defeated the Austrians [syn: {battle of Wagram}]

wagtail
n : Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks

Wahabi
n : a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam; "Ossama bin Laden is said to be a Wahhabi Muslim" [syn: {Wahhabi}]

Wahabism
n : a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia; "Osama bin Laden and his followers practice Wahhabism" [syn: {Wahhabism}]

Wahhabi
n : a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam; "Ossama bin Laden is said to be a Wahhabi Muslim" [syn: {Wahabi}]

wahhabis
See {wahabi}

Wahhabism
n : a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia; "Osama bin Laden and his followers practice Wahhabism" [syn: {Wahabism}]

wahoo
n 1: upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the eastern United States from New York to Florida and Texas [syn: {strawberry bush}, {Euonymus americanus}]
2: deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds [syn: {burning bush}, {Euonymus atropurpureus}]
3: large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwide [syn: {Acanthocybium solandri}]

Wahunsonacock
n : Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas (1550?-1618) [syn: {Powhatan}]

Wahvey
n : a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH [syn: {Yahweh}, {YHWH}, {Yahwe}, {Yahveh}, {YHVH}, {Yahve}, {Jahvey}, {Jahweh}, {Jehovah}, {JHVH}]

waif
n : a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned; "street children beg or steal in order to survive" [syn: {street child}]

Waikiki
n : a well-known beach and resort area on Oahu Island southeast of Honolulu

wail
n : a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward" [syn: {lament}, {lamentation}, {plaint}]
v 1: emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow" [syn: {howl}, {ululate}, {roar}, {yawl}]
2: cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain" [syn: {whimper}, {mewl}, {pule}]

wailer
n : a mourner who utters long loud high-pitched cries

wailful
adj : vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression; "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare [syn: {lamenting}, {wailing}]

wailing
adj : vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression; "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare [syn: {lamenting}, {wailful}]
n : loud cries made while weeping [syn: {bawling}]

Wailing Wall
n : a wall in Jerusalem; sacred to Jews as a place of prayer and lamentation; its stones are believed to have formed part of the Temple of Solomon

Wain
n 1: English writer (1925-1994) [syn: {John Wain}, {John Barrington Wain}]
2: a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major [syn: {Big Dipper}, {Dipper}, {Plough}, {Charles's Wain}, {Wagon}]
3: large open farm wagon

wainscot
n 1: panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest [syn: {dado}]
2: wooden panel used to line the walls of a room [syn: {wainscoting}, {wainscotting}]

wainscoted
adj : used of walls; decorated with panels or wainscoting [syn: {paneled}]

wainscoting
n 1: a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively) [syn: {wainscotting}]
2: wooden panel used to line the walls of a room [syn: {wainscot}, {wainscotting}]

wainscotting
n 1: a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively) [syn: {wainscoting}]
2: wooden panel used to line the walls of a room [syn: {wainscot}, {wainscoting}]

wainwright
n : a wagon maker [syn: {wagonwright}, {waggonwright}]

waist
n 1: the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips [syn: {waistline}]
2: the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole [syn: {shank}]

waist anchor
n : spare anchor for use in emergency [syn: {sheet anchor}]

waist pack
n : a small pouch (usually with a zipper) that attaches to a belt and is worn around the waist [syn: {belt bag}]

waistband
n : a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers [syn: {girdle}, {cincture}, {sash}, {waistcloth}]

waistcloth
n : a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers [syn: {girdle}, {cincture}, {sash}, {waistband}]

waistcoat
n : a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat [syn: {vest}]

waist-deep
adv : up to the waist; "the water rose waist-high" [syn: {waist-high}]

waist-high
adv : up to the waist; "the water rose waist-high" [syn: {waist-deep}]

waistline
n : the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips [syn: {waist}]

wait
n 1: time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action" [syn: {delay}, {hold}, {time lag}, {postponement}]
2: the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him" [syn: {waiting}]
v 1: stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"
2: wait before acting [syn: {hold off}, {hold back}]
3: look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted" [syn: {expect}, {look}, {await}]
4: serve as a waiter in a restaurant; "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's"

wait on
v : work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years" [syn: {serve}, {attend to}, {attend}, {assist}]

waiter
n 1: a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant) [syn: {server}]
2: a person who waits or awaits

waiter's assistant
n : a restaurant attendant who sets tables and assists waiters and clears away dirty dishes [syn: {busboy}]

waiting
adj : being and remaining ready and available for use; "waiting cars and limousines lined the curb"; "found her mother waiting for them"; "an impressive array of food ready and waiting for the guests"; "military forces ready and waiting" [syn: {ready and waiting(p)}]
n : the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him" [syn: {wait}]

waiting area
n : a public room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait [syn: {lounge}, {waiting room}]

waiting game
n : a strategy of delay

waiting line
n : a line of people or vehicles waiting for something [syn: {queue}]

waiting list
n : a roster of those waiting to obtain something

waiting room
n : a public room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait [syn: {lounge}, {waiting area}]

waitress
n : a woman waiter

waive
v 1: do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" [syn: {relinquish}, {forgo}, {foreswear}, {dispense with}]
2: lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime [syn: {forfeit}, {give up}, {throw overboard}, {forgo}] [ant: {claim}]

waiver
n : a formal written statement of relinquishment [syn: {release}, {discharge}]

Wajda
n : Polish filmmaker (born in 1929) [syn: {Andrzej Wajda}]

Wakashan
n 1: a member of one of the peoples in British Columbia and Washington who speak the Wakashan language
2: a family of North American Indian languages of British Columbia and Washington [syn: {Wakashan language}]

Wakashan language
n : a family of North American Indian languages of British Columbia and Washington [syn: {Wakashan}]

wake
n 1: the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured" [syn: {aftermath}, {backwash}]
2: an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii [syn: {Wake Island}]
3: the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe" [syn: {backwash}]
4: a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial; "there's no weeping at an Irish wake" [syn: {viewing}]
v 1: be awake, be alert, be there [ant: {sleep}]
2: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" [syn: {wake up}, {awake}, {arouse}, {awaken}, {come alive}, {waken}] [ant: {fall asleep}]
3: arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred" [syn: {inflame}, {stir up}, {ignite}, {heat}, {fire up}]
4: make aware of; "His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation"
5: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." [syn: {awaken}, {waken}, {rouse}, {wake up}, {arouse}] [ant: {cause to sleep}] [also: {woken}, {woke}]

wake board
n : a buoyant board (resembling a surfboard) that is used to ride over water while being pulled behind a motorboat [syn: {wakeboard}]

Wake Island
n : an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii [syn: {Wake}]

wake up
v 1: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." [syn: {awaken}, {wake}, {waken}, {rouse}, {arouse}] [ant: {cause to sleep}]
2: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" [syn: {awake}, {arouse}, {awaken}, {wake}, {come alive}, {waken}] [ant: {fall asleep}]

wakeboard
n : a buoyant board (resembling a surfboard) that is used to ride over water while being pulled behind a motorboat [syn: {wake board}]

wakeful
adj 1: carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow" [syn: {argus-eyed}, {open-eyed}, {vigilant}, {watchful}]
2: (of sleep) easily disturbed; "in a light doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night" [syn: {light}]

wakefulness
n 1: a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world
2: a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep [syn: {sleeplessness}] [ant: {sleepiness}]

wakeless
adj : (of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep" [syn: {heavy}, {profound}, {sound}]

waken
v 1: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." [syn: {awaken}, {wake}, {rouse}, {wake up}, {arouse}] [ant: {cause to sleep}]
2: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" [syn: {wake up}, {awake}, {arouse}, {awaken}, {wake}, {come alive}] [ant: {fall asleep}]

wakening
n : the act of waking; "it was an early awakening"; "it was the waking up he hated most" [syn: {awakening}, {waking up}]

waker
n 1: someone who rouses others from sleep [syn: {rouser}, {arouser}]
2: a person who awakes; "an early waker"

wake-robin
n 1: any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower [syn: {trillium}, {wood lily}]
2: common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries [syn: {jack-in-the-pulpit}, {Indian turnip}, {Arisaema triphyllum}, {Arisaema atrorubens}]

wake-up call
n 1: a warning to take action concerning something that was overlooked or neglected; "the bombing was a wake-up call to strengthene domestic security"
2: a telephone call that you request be made a specific time in order to wake you up at that time (especially in hotels); "she left a wake-up call for 7 a.m."

wake-up signal
n : (military) signal to wake up [syn: {reveille}]

waking
adj : marked by full consciousness or alertness; "worked every moment of my waking hours" [syn: {waking(a)}]
n : the state of remaining awake; "days of danger and nights of waking" [ant: {sleeping}]

waking up
n : the act of waking; "it was an early awakening"; "it was the waking up he hated most" [syn: {awakening}, {wakening}]

Walapai
n 1: a member of a North American people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona [syn: {Hualapai}, {Hualpai}]
2: the Yuman language spoken by the Walapai people [syn: {Hualapai}, {Hualpai}]

Walbiri
n : a language of Australian aborigines [syn: {Warlpiri}]

Waldheim
n : Austrian diplomat who was Secretary General of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981; in 1986 he was elected president of Austria in spite of worldwide allegations that he had direct knowledge of Nazi atrocities during World War II (born in 1918) [syn: {Kurt Waldheim}]

waldmeister
n 1: Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some classifications placed in genus Asperula [syn: {sweet woodruff}, {woodruff}, {fragrant bedstraw}, {Galium odoratum}, {Asperula odorata}]
2: fragrant dark green leaves used to flavor May wine [syn: {sweet woodruff}]

Waldorf salad
n : typically made of apples and celery with nuts or raisins and dressed with mayonnaise

wale
n 1: a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions [syn: {welt}, {weal}, {wheal}]
2: thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship [syn: {strake}]

Wales
n : one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria [syn: {Cymru}, {Cambria}]

Walesa
n : Polish labor leader and statesman (born in 1943) [syn: {Lech Walesa}]

Walhalla
n : (Norse mythology) the hall in which Odin received the souls of slain heroes [syn: {Valhalla}]

walk
n 1: the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise" [syn: {walking}]
2: (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls" [syn: {base on balls}, {pass}]
3: manner of walking; "he had a funny walk" [syn: {manner of walking}]
4: the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch"
5: a path set aside for walking; "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk" [syn: {walkway}, {paseo}]
6: a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground
7: careers in general; "it happens in all walks of life" [syn: {walk of life}]
v 1: use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" [ant: {ride}]
2: traverse or cover by walking; "Walk the tightrope"; "Paul walked the streets of Damascus"; "She walks 3 miles every day"
3: accompany or escort; "I'll walk you to your car"
4: obtain a base on balls
5: live or behave in a specified manner; "walk in sadness"
6: take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure; "The lovers held hands while walking"; "We like to walk every Sunday" [syn: {take the air}]
7: give a base on balls to
8: be or act in association with; "We must walk with our dispossessed brothers and sisters"; "Walk with God"
9: make walk; "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the dog twice a day" 10: walk at a pace; "The horsese walked across the meadow"

walk about
v : walk with no particular goal; "we were walking around in the garden"; "after breakfast, she walked about in the park" [syn: {perambulate}, {walk around}]

walk around
v 1: walk with no particular goal; "we were walking around in the garden"; "after breakfast, she walked about in the park" [syn: {perambulate}, {walk about}]
2: walk around something [syn: {circumambulate}]
3: behave in a certain manner or have certain properties; "He walks around with his nose in the air"; "She walks around with this strange boyfriend"
4: walk randomly; "We were walking around in the neighborhood to see whether we could find an open drugstore"

walk away
v : go away from; "The actor walked off before he got his cue"; "I got annoyed and just walked off" [syn: {walk off}]

walk in
v : enter by walking; "She walks in at all hours, as if she lived here"

walk of life
n : careers in general; "it happens in all walks of life" [syn: {walk}]

walk off
v 1: take without permission; "he walked off with my wife!"; "The thief walked off with my gold watch"
2: go away from; "The actor walked off before he got his cue"; "I got annoyed and just walked off" [syn: {walk away}]

walk on air
v : feel extreme happiness or elation [syn: {exult}, {be on cloud nine}, {jump for joy}]

walk out
v 1: stop work in order to press demands; "The auto workers are striking for higher wages"; "The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met" [syn: {strike}]
2: leave abruptly, often in protest or anger; "The customer that was not served walked out"
3: leave suddenly, often as an expression of disapproval; "She walked out on her husband and children"

walk out of
v : leave, usually as an expression of disapproval

walk over
v : beat easily; "The local team walked over their old rivals for the championship"

walk through
v : perform in a perfunctory way, as for a first rehearsal

walkabout
n 1: a walking trip or tour
2: a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally
3: nomadic excursions into the bush made by an Aborigine

walkaway
n : an easy victory [syn: {runaway}, {blowout}, {romp}, {laugher}, {shoo-in}]

Walker
n 1: New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952) [syn: {John Walker}]
2: United States writer (born in 1944) [syn: {Alice Walker}, {Alice Malsenior Walker}]
3: a person who travels by foot [syn: {pedestrian}, {footer}]
4: a shoe designed for comfortable walking
5: a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk [syn: {Zimmer}, {Zimmer frame}]
6: an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk [syn: {baby-walker}, {go-cart}]

Walker foxhound
n : an American breed of foxhound [syn: {Walker hound}]

Walker hound
n : an American breed of foxhound [syn: {Walker foxhound}]

Walker Percy
n : United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990) [syn: {Percy}]

Walker Smith
n : United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989) [syn: {Robinson}, {Ray Robinson}, {Sugar Ray Robinson}]

walkie-talkie
n : small portable radio link (receiver and transmitter) [syn: {walky-talky}]

walk-in
adj : (of e.g. closets or refrigerators) extending very far enough back to allow a person to enter; "a deep walk-in refrigerator"; "walk-in closets" [syn: {walk-in(a)}]
n 1: person who walks in without having an appointment; "the emergency room was overrun with walk-ins"
2: an operative who initiates his own defection (usually to a hostile country) for political asylum
3: an assured victory (especially in an election) [syn: {waltz}]
4: a small room large enough to admit entrance

walking
adj : close enough to be walked to; "walking distance"; "the factory with the big parking lot...is more convenient than the walk-to factory" [syn: {walk-to(a)}, {walking(a)}]
n : the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise" [syn: {walk}]

walking delegate
n : a union representative who visits workers at their jobs to see whether agreements are observed

walking fern
n : ferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip [syn: {walking leaf}, {Asplenium rhizophyllum}, {Camptosorus rhizophyllus}]

Walking horse
n : a horse marked by stamina and trained to move at a fast running walk [syn: {Tennessee walker}, {Tennessee walking horse}, {Plantation walking horse}]

walking leaf
n 1: ferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip [syn: {walking fern}, {Asplenium rhizophyllum}, {Camptosorus rhizophyllus}]
2: tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body; common in southern Asia and the East Indies [syn: {leaf insect}]

walking on air
n : a state of extreme happiness [syn: {bliss}, {blissfulness}, {cloud nine}, {seventh heaven}]

walking papers
n : (informal) a notice of dismissal or discharge [syn: {marching orders}]

walking shoe
n : a light comfortable shoe designed for vigorous walking

walking stick
n 1: a stick carried in the hand for support in walking
2: any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies [syn: {walkingstick}, {stick insect}]

walkingstick
n : any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies [syn: {walking stick}, {stick insect}]

walk-on
adj : not capable of or especially not involving speech or spoken lines; "had a nonspeaking role in the play" [syn: {nonspeaking}] [ant: {speaking(a)}]
n : plays a small part in a dramatic production

walkout
n 1: a strike in which the workers walk out
2: the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest; "there was a walkout by the Black members as the chairman rose to speak"

walkover
n 1: backbends combined with handstands
2: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" [syn: {cinch}, {breeze}, {picnic}, {snap}, {duck soup}, {child's play}, {pushover}, {piece of cake}]

walk-through
n 1: a thorough explanation (usually accompanied by a demonstration) of each step in a procedure or process; "she gave me a walk-through of my new duties"
2: a pedestrian passageway through the ground floor of a building
3: a first perfunctory rehearsal of a theatrical production in which actors read their lines from the script and move as directed
4: the act of walking in order to view something; "the realtor took her on a walk-through of the apartment"

walk-to
adj : close enough to be walked to; "walking distance"; "the factory with the big parking lot...is more convenient than the walk-to factory" [syn: {walk-to(a)}, {walking(a)}]

walk-up
adj : a building with no elevator; "a walk-up apartment"
n 1: an apartment in a building without an elevator [syn: {walk-up apartment}]
2: an apartment building without an elevator

walk-up apartment
n : an apartment in a building without an elevator [syn: {walk-up}]

walkway
n : a path set aside for walking; "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk" [syn: {walk}, {paseo}]

walky-talky
n : small portable radio link (receiver and transmitter) [syn: {walkie-talkie}]

wall
n 1: an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures"
2: an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down" [syn: {rampart}, {bulwark}]
3: anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect; "a wall of water"; "a wall of smoke"; "a wall of prejudice"; "negotiations ran into a brick wall"
4: a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden); "the wall followed the road"; "he ducked behind the garden wall and waited"
5: (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure; "stomach walls" [syn: {paries}]
6: a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)
7: a layer of material that encloses space; "the walls of the cylinder were perforated"; "the container's walls were blue"
8: a difficult or awkward situation; "his back was to the wall"; "competition was pushing them to the wall"
v : surround with a wall in order to fortify [syn: {palisade}, {fence}, {fence in}, {surround}]

wall barley
n : European annual grass often found as a weed in waste ground especially along roadsides and hedgerows [syn: {barley grass}, {Hordeum murinum}]

wall clock
n : a clock mounted on a wall

wall creeper
n : crimson-and-gray songbird that inhabits town walls and mountain cliffs of southern Eurasia and northern Africa [syn: {tichodrome}, {Tichodroma muriaria}]

wall fern
n : mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia [syn: {common polypody}, {adder's fern}, {golden maidenhair}, {golden polypody}, {sweet fern}, {Polypodium vulgare}]

wall germander
n : European perennial subshrub with red-purple or bright rose flowers with red and white spots [syn: {Teucrium chamaedrys}]

wall hanging
n : decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings" [syn: {hanging}]

wall in
v : enclose with a wall [syn: {wall up}]

wall of silence
n : the secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers; "the blue wall cracked when some officers refused to take part in the cover-up" [syn: {blue wall of silence}, {blue wall}]

wall painting
n : a painting that is applied to a wall surface [syn: {mural}]

wall panel
n : paneling that forms part of a wall

wall pellitory
n : herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers [syn: {pellitory-of-the-wall}, {pellitory}, {Parietaria difussa}]

wall pepper
n : mossy European creeping sedum with yellow flowers; widely introduced as a ground cover [syn: {Sedum acre}]

wall plate
n : plate (a timber along the top of a wall) to support the ends of joists, etc., and distribute the load

wall plug
n : receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices [syn: {wall socket}, {electric outlet}, {electrical outlet}, {outlet}, {electric receptacle}]

wall rock
n : a rock immediately adjacent to a vein or fault

wall rocket
n : yellow-flowered European plant that grows on old walls and in waste places; an adventive weed in North America [syn: {Diplotaxis muralis}, {Diplotaxis tenuifolia}]

wall rue
n : small delicate spleenwort found on a steep slope (as a wall or cliff) of Eurasia and North America [syn: {wall rue spleenwort}, {Asplenium ruta-muraria}]

wall rue spleenwort
n : small delicate spleenwort found on a steep slope (as a wall or cliff) of Eurasia and North America [syn: {wall rue}, {Asplenium ruta-muraria}]

wall socket
n : receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices [syn: {wall plug}, {electric outlet}, {electrical outlet}, {outlet}, {electric receptacle}]

Wall St.
n : a street in lower Manhattan where the New York Stock Exchange is located; symbol of American finance [syn: {Wall Street}]

Wall Street
n 1: a street in lower Manhattan where the New York Stock Exchange is located; symbol of American finance [syn: {Wall St.}]
2: used to allude to the securities industry of the United States [syn: {the Street}]

wall tent
n : a canvas tent with four vertical walls

wall unit
n : a piece of furniture having several units that stands against one wall of a room

wall up
v : enclose with a wall [syn: {wall in}]

Walla Walla
n : a town in southeastern Washington near the Oregon border

wallaby
n : any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos often brightly colored [syn: {brush kangaroo}]

Wallace
n 1: Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305) [syn: {Sir William Wallace}]
2: English writer noted for his crime novels (1875-1932) [syn: {Edgar Wallace}, {Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace}]
3: English naturalist who formulated a concept of evolution that resembled Charles Darwin's (1823-1913) [syn: {Alfred Russel Wallace}]

Wallace Carothers
n : United States chemist who developed nylon (1896-1937) [syn: {Carothers}, {Wallace Hume Carothers}]

Wallace Hume Carothers
n : United States chemist who developed nylon (1896-1937) [syn: {Carothers}, {Wallace Carothers}]

Wallace Stevens
n : United States poet (1879-1955) [syn: {Stevens}]

wallah
n : usually in combination: person in charge of or employed at a particular thing; "a kitchen wallah"; "the book wallah"

wallboard
n : thin sheet used to cover walls or partitions

walled
adj : having or surrounded by walls or walls of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term; "the ancient walled city of Jerico"; "thick-walled cells" [ant: {wall-less}]

Wallenstein
n : Austrian general who fought for the Hapsburgs during the Thirty Years' War (1583-1634) [syn: {Albrecht Eusebius Wenzel von Wallenstein}]

Waller
n : United States jazz musician (1904-1943) [syn: {Fats Waller}, {Thomas Wright Waller}]

wallet
n : a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money [syn: {billfold}, {notecase}, {pocketbook}]

walleye
n 1: strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward [syn: {divergent strabismus}, {exotropia}]
2: pike-like freshwater perches [syn: {walleyed pike}, {jack salmon}, {Stizostedion vitreum}]

walleyed
adj : having divergent strabismus [ant: {cross-eyed}]

walleyed pike
n : pike-like freshwater perches [syn: {walleye}, {jack salmon}, {Stizostedion vitreum}]

wallflower
n 1: any of numerous plants of the genus Erysimum having fragrant yellow or orange or brownish flowers
2: perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in genus Erysimum [syn: {Cheiranthus cheiri}, {Erysimum cheiri}]
3: remains on sidelines at social event

Wallis Warfield Simpson
n : United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication [syn: {Simpson}, {Mrs. Simpson}, {Wallis Warfield Windsor}, {Duchess of Windsor}]

Wallis Warfield Windsor
n : United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication [syn: {Simpson}, {Mrs. Simpson}, {Wallis Warfield Simpson}, {Duchess of Windsor}]

wall-less
adj : lacking walls; "the wall-less ground floor is open to the winds" [ant: {walled}]

Walloon
n 1: a member of the French-speaking people living in Belgium
2: an ethnic group speaking a dialect of French and living in southern and eastern Belgium and neighboring parts of France
3: dialect of French spoken in Belgium and adjacent parts of France

wallop
n 1: a forceful consequence; a strong effect; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop" [syn: {impact}]
2: a severe blow
v 1: hit hard; "The teacher whacked the boy" [syn: {whack}, {wham}, {whop}]
2: defeat soundly and utterly; "We'll wallop them!"

walloper
n 1: a very hard hitter
2: a winner by a wide margin
3: a gross untruth; a blatant lie [syn: {whopper}]

walloping
adj : (used informally) very large; "a thumping loss" [syn: {humongous}, {banging}, {thumping}, {whopping}]
n : a sound defeat [syn: {thrashing}, {debacle}, {drubbing}, {slaughter}, {trouncing}, {whipping}]

wallow
n 1: a puddle where animals go to wallow
2: an indolent or clumsy rolling about; "a good wallow in the water"
v 1: devote oneself entirely to something; indulge in to an immoderate degree, usually with pleasure; "Wallow in luxury"; "wallow in your sorrows"
2: roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud" [syn: {welter}]
3: rise up as if in waves; "smoke billowed up nto the sky" [syn: {billow}]
4: be ecstatic with joy [syn: {rejoice}, {triumph}]
5: delight greatly in; "wallow in your success!"

wallpaper
n : a decorative paper for the walls of rooms
v : cover with wallpaper [syn: {paper}]

wall-paperer
n : a worker who papers walls [syn: {wallpaperer}]

wallpaperer
n : a worker who papers walls [syn: {wall-paperer}]

Wally
n : a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid

walnut
n 1: nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell
2: hard dark-brown wood of any of various walnut trees; used especially for furniture and paneling
3: any of various trees of the genus Juglans [syn: {walnut tree}]

walnut blight
n : a disease of English walnut trees

walnut family
n : trees having usually edible nuts: butternuts; walnuts; hickories; pecans [syn: {Juglandaceae}, {family Juglandaceae}]

walnut oil
n : oil from walnuts

walnut tree
n : any of various trees of the genus Juglans [syn: {walnut}]

Walpole
n 1: English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole (1717-1797) [syn: {Horace Walpole}, {Horatio Walpole}, {Fourth Earl of Orford}]
2: Englishman and Whig statesman who (under George I) was effectively the first British prime minister (1676-1745) [syn: {Robert Walpole}, {Sir Robert Walpole}, {First Earl of Orford}]

Walpurgis Night
n : eve of May Day

walrus
n : either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber [syn: {seahorse}, {sea horse}]

walrus moustache
n : a bushy droopy mustache [syn: {walrus mustache}]

walrus mustache
n : a bushy droopy mustache [syn: {walrus moustache}]

Walt Disney
n : United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) [syn: {Disney}, {Walter Elias Disney}]

Walt Disney World
n : a large amusement park established in 1971 southwest of Orlando

Walt Whitman
n : United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892) [syn: {Whitman}]

Walt Whitman Bridge
n : a suspension bridge across the Delaware River

Walter
n : German conductor (1876-1962) [syn: {Bruno Walter}]

Walter de la Mare
n : English poet remembered for his verse for children (1873-1956) [syn: {de la Mare}, {Walter John de la Mare}]

Walter Elias Disney
n : United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) [syn: {Disney}, {Walt Disney}]

Walter Gropius
n : United States architect (born in Germany) and founder of the Bauhaus school (1883-1969) [syn: {Gropius}]

Walter Hess
n : Swiss physiologist noted for studies of the brain (1881-1973) [syn: {Hess}, {Walter Rudolf Hess}]

Walter John de la Mare
n : English poet remembered for his verse for children (1873-1956) [syn: {de la Mare}, {Walter de la Mare}]

Walter Lippmann
n : United States journalist (1889-1974) [syn: {Lippmann}]

Walter Mitty
n : fictional character created by James Thurber who daydreams about his adventures and triumphs

Walter Piston
n : United States neoclassical composer (1894-1976) [syn: {Piston}]

Walter Ralegh
n : English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618) [syn: {Raleigh}, {Walter Raleigh}, {Sir Walter Raleigh}, {Ralegh}, {Sir Walter Ralegh}]

Walter Raleigh
n : English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618) [syn: {Raleigh}, {Sir Walter Raleigh}, {Ralegh}, {Walter Ralegh}, {Sir Walter Ralegh}]

Walter Reed
n : United States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902) [syn: {Reed}]

Walter Rudolf Hess
n : Swiss physiologist noted for studies of the brain (1881-1973) [syn: {Hess}, {Walter Hess}]

Walter Scott
n : British author of historical novels and ballads (1771-1832) [syn: {Scott}, {Sir Walter Scott}]

Walter William Skeat
n : English philologist (1835-1912) [syn: {Skeat}]

Walther Hermann Nernst
n : German physicist and chemist who formulated the third law of thermodynamics (1864-1941) [syn: {Nernst}]

Walther Richard Rudolf Hess
n : Nazi leader who in 1941 flew to Scotland in an apparent attempt to negotiate a peace treaty with Great Britain but was imprisoned for life (1894-1987) [syn: {Hess}, {Rudolf Hess}]

Walton
n 1: English composer (1902-1983) [syn: {Sir William Walton}, {Sir William Turner Walton}]
2: English writer remember for his treatise on fishing (1593-1683) [syn: {Izaak Walton}]
3: Irish physicist who (with Sir John Cockcroft in 1931) first split an atom (1903-1995) [syn: {E. T. S. Walton}, {Ernest Walton}, {Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton}]

waltz
n 1: an assured victory (especially in an election) [syn: {walk-in}]
2: music composed in triple time for waltzing
3: a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat [syn: {valse}]
v : dance a waltz [syn: {waltz around}]

waltz around
v : dance a waltz [syn: {waltz}]

waltzer
n : a dancer who waltzes

wamble
v : move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion [syn: {waggle}]

Wampanoag
n : a member of the Algonquian people of Rhode Island and Massachusetts who greeted the Pilgrims

wampee
n : American plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in shallow water of streams and ponds [syn: {pickerelweed}, {pickerel weed}, {Pontederia cordata}]

wampum
n 1: informal terms for money [syn: {boodle}, {bread}, {cabbage}, {clams}, {dinero}, {dough}, {gelt}, {kale}, {lettuce}, {lolly}, {lucre}, {loot}, {moolah}, {pelf}, {scratch}, {shekels}, {simoleons}, {sugar}]
2: small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency [syn: {peag}, {wampumpeag}]

wampumpeag
n : small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency [syn: {wampum}, {peag}]

wan
adj 1: (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn" [syn: {pale}, {pallid}]
2: abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed" [syn: {pale}, {pallid}]
3: lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness; "a wan smile"
n : a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network [syn: {wide area network}]
v : become pale and sickly [also: {wanning}, {wanned}, {wannest}, {wanner}]

Wanamaker
n : United States businessman whose business grew into one of the first department stores (1838-1922) [syn: {John Wanamaker}]

wand
n 1: a baton used by a magician or water diviner
2: a ceremonial or emblematic staff [syn: {scepter}, {sceptre}, {verge}]

Wanda Landowska
n : United States harpsichordist (born in Poland) who helped to revive modern interest in the harpsichord (1879-1959) [syn: {Landowska}]

Wandala
n : a Chadic language spoken in the Mandara mountains in Cameroon; has only two vowels [syn: {Mandara}]

wander
v 1: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town" [syn: {roll}, {swan}, {stray}, {tramp}, {roam}, {cast}, {ramble}, {rove}, {range}, {drift}, {vagabond}]
2: be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?" [syn: {cheat on}, {cheat}, {cuckold}, {betray}]
3: go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town"
4: to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body" [syn: {weave}, {wind}, {thread}, {meander}]
5: lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture" [syn: {digress}, {stray}, {divagate}]

wanderer
n 1: someone who leads a wandering unsettled life [syn: {roamer}, {rover}, {bird of passage}]
2: a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine [syn: {spider}]

wandering
adj 1: (of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently; "a restless mobile society"; "the nomadic habits of the Bedouins"; "believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future"; "wandering tribes" [syn: {mobile}, {nomadic}, {peregrine}, {roving}]
2: of a path e.g.; "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road" [syn: {meandering(a)}, {rambling}, {wandering(a)}, {winding}]
3: having no fixed course; "an erratic comet"; "his life followed a wandering course"; "a planetary vagabond" [syn: {erratic}, {planetary}]
n : travelling about without any clear destination; "she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him" [syn: {roving}, {vagabondage}]

wandering albatross
n : very large albatross; white with wide black wings [syn: {Diomedea exulans}]

Wandering Jew
n : a legendary Jew condemned to roam the world for mocking Jesus at the Crucifixion

wandering nerve
n : a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera [syn: {vagus}, {vagus nerve}, {nervus vagus}, {pneumogastric}, {pneumogastric nerve}, {tenth cranial nerve}]

wanderjahre
See {wanderjahr}

wanderlust
n : very strong or irresistible impulse to travel [syn: {itchy feet}]

wandflower
n 1: a showy often-cultivated plant with tawny yellow often purple-spotted flowers [syn: {Sparaxis tricolor}]
2: tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall [syn: {galax}, {galaxy}, {beetleweed}, {coltsfoot}, {Galax urceolata}]

wane
n : a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) [syn: {ebb}, {ebbing}]
v 1: grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned" [syn: {decline}, {go down}]
2: become smaller; "Interest in his novels waned" [ant: {wax}]
3: decrease in phase; "the moon is waning" [ant: {wax}]

wangle
n : an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery [syn: {wangling}]
v 1: achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods [syn: {finagle}, {manage}]
2: fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" [syn: {fudge}, {manipulate}, {fake}, {falsify}, {cook}, {misrepresent}]

wangler
n : a deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods [syn: {finagler}]

wangling
n : an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery [syn: {wangle}]

waning
adj : (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases; "after full moon comes the waning moon" [ant: {waxing}]
n : a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent; "the waning of his enthusiasm was obvious"; "the waxing and waning of the moon" [ant: {waxing}]

wank
n : slang terms for masturbation [syn: {jacking off}, {jerking off}, {hand job}]
v : get sexual gratification through self-stimulation [syn: {masturbate}, {fuck off}, {she-bop}, {jack off}, {jerk off}]

Wankel engine
n : a rotary engine that is a four-stroke internal-combustion engine without reciprocating parts [syn: {Wankel rotary engine}, {epitrochoidal engine}]

Wankel rotary engine
n : a rotary engine that is a four-stroke internal-combustion engine without reciprocating parts [syn: {Wankel engine}, {epitrochoidal engine}]

wanker
n : terms of abuse for a masturbator [syn: {tosser}, {jerk-off}]

wanly
adv : in a weak or pale or languid manner; "she was smiling wanly"

wannabe
n : an ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes" [syn: {aspirant}, {aspirer}, {hopeful}, {wannabee}]

wannabee
n : an ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes" [syn: {aspirant}, {aspirer}, {hopeful}, {wannabe}]

wanned
See {wan}

wanned
wan
adj 1: (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn" [syn: {pale}, {pallid}]
2: abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed" [syn: {pale}, {pallid}]
3: lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness; "a wan smile"
n : a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network [syn: {wide area network}]
v : become pale and sickly [also: {wanning}, {wanned}, {wannest}, {wanner}]

wanner
wan
adj 1: (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn" [syn: {pale}, {pallid}]
2: abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed" [syn: {pale}, {pallid}]
3: lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness; "a wan smile"
n : a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network [syn: {wide area network}]
v : become pale and sickly [also: {wanning}, {wanned}, {wannest}, {wanner}]

wanner
See {wan}

wanness
n : unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) [syn: {lividness}, {lividity}, {luridness}, {paleness}, {pallidness}, {pallor}, {achromasia}]

wannest
wan
adj 1: (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn" [syn: {pale}, {pallid}]
2: abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed" [syn: {pale}, {pallid}]
3: lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness; "a wan smile"
n : a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network [syn: {wide area network}]
v : become pale and sickly [also: {wanning}, {wanned}, {wannest}, {wanner}]

wannest
See {wan}

wanning
See {wan}

wanning
wan
adj 1: (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn" [syn: {pale}, {pallid}]
2: abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed" [syn: {pale}, {pallid}]
3: lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness; "a wan smile"
n : a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network [syn: {wide area network}]
v : become pale and sickly [also: {wanning}, {wanned}, {wannest}, {wanner}]

want
n 1: a state of extreme poverty [syn: {privation}, {deprivation}]
2: the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost" [syn: {lack}, {deficiency}]
3: anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants" [syn: {need}]
4: a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire" [syn: {wish}, {wishing}]
v 1: feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" [syn: {desire}]
2: have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner" [syn: {need}, {require}]
3: wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!"
4: hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you"
5: be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter"

want ad
n : a newspaper advertisement stating what is wanted

wanted
adj 1: desired or wished for or sought; "couldn't keep her eyes off the wanted toy"; "a wanted criminal"; "a wanted poster" [ant: {unwanted}]
2: freely permitted or invited; "invited guests" [syn: {invited}]
3: characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted" [syn: {cherished}, {precious}, {treasured}]

wanted notice
n : a public announcement by a law enforcement agency that they desire to question or arrest some person [syn: {wanted poster}]

wanted poster
n : a public announcement by a law enforcement agency that they desire to question or arrest some person [syn: {wanted notice}]

wanter
n : a person who wants or needs something; "an owner of many things and needer of none" [syn: {needer}]

wanting
adj 1: not existing; "innovation has been sadly lacking"; "character development is missing from the book" [syn: {lacking(p)}, {missing}, {nonexistent}, {wanting(a)}]
2: inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting" [syn: {deficient}, {lacking(p)}, {wanting(p)}]

wanton
adj 1: occurring without motivation or provocation; "motiveless malignity"; "unprovoked and dastardly attack"- F.D.Roosevelt [syn: {motiveless}, {unprovoked}]
2: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior" [syn: {easy}, {light}, {loose}, {promiscuous}, {sluttish}]
n : lewd or lascivious woman
v 1: waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently [syn: {piddle}, {wanton away}, {piddle away}, {trifle}]
2: indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life
3: spend wastefully; "wanton one's money away" [syn: {wanton away}, {trifle away}]
4: become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously [syn: {luxuriate}]
5: engage in amorous play
6: behave extremely cruelly and brutally

wanton away
v 1: waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently [syn: {piddle}, {wanton}, {piddle away}, {trifle}]
2: spend wastefully; "wanton one's money away" [syn: {wanton}, {trifle away}]

wantonly
adv 1: in a wanton manner; "the animals were killed wantonly for sport"
2: in a licentious and promiscuous manner; "this young girl has to share a room with her mother who lives promiscuously" [syn: {licentiously}, {promiscuously}]

wantonness
n 1: the trait of lacking restraint or control; freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon" [syn: {abandon}, {unconstraint}]
2: the quality of being lewd and lascivious [syn: {licentiousness}]

wapiti
n : large North American deer with large much-branched antlers [syn: {American elk}, {Cervus canadensis}]

war
n 1: the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war" [syn: {warfare}]
2: a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring" [syn: {state of war}] [ant: {peace}]
3: an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare" [syn: {warfare}]
4: a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"
v : make or wage war [ant: {make peace}] [also: {warring}, {warred}]

War Admiral
n : thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1937

war advocacy
n : a policy of advocating war [syn: {warmongering}]

war baby
n : conceived or born during war

War between the States
n : civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865 [syn: {American Civil War}, {United States Civil War}]

war bride
n : bride of a serviceman during wartime

war chest
n : a fund accumulated to finance a war (or a political campaign)

war cloud
n : an ominous sign that war threatens

war correspondent
n : a journalist who sends news reports and commentary from a combat zone or place of battle for publication or broadcast

war crime
n : a crime committed in wartime; violation of rules of war

war criminal
n : an offender who violates international law during times of war

war cry
n 1: a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'" [syn: {rallying cry}, {battle cry}, {cry}, {watchword}]
2: a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle [syn: {war whoop}, {rallying cry}, {battle cry}]

war dance
n : a ceremonial dance performed before a battle or after a victory

War Department
n : a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1789 and combined with the Navy Department in 1947

war game
n : a simulation of a military operation intended to train military commanders or to demonstrate a situation or to test a proposed strategy

war god
n : a god worshipped as giving victory in war [syn: {god of war}]

war hawk
n : an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations [syn: {hawk}] [ant: {dove}]

war machine
n : the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" [syn: {military}, {armed forces}, {armed services}, {military machine}]

War of 1812
n : a war (1812-1814) between the United States and England which was trying to interfere with American trade with France

War of American Independence
n : the revolution of the American colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783 [syn: {American Revolution}, {American Revolutionary War}, {American War of Independence}]

War of Greek Independence
n : the Greeks rebelled against Turkish rule in 1821; with the support of England and France and Russia they won independence in 1828 at Navarino (although the country included only half its present size)

war of nerves
n : the use of psychological tactics to destroy the opponents' morale [syn: {psychological warfare}]

War of the Austrian Succession
n : Prussian and Austria fought over Silesia and most of the rest of Europe took sides; 1740-1748

War of the Grand Alliance
n : an aggressive war waged by Louis XIV against Spain and the Empire and England and Holland and other states (1689-1697) [syn: {War of the League of Augsburg}]

War of the League of Augsburg
n : an aggressive war waged by Louis XIV against Spain and the Empire and England and Holland and other states (1689-1697) [syn: {War of the Grand Alliance}]

War of the Roses
n : struggle for the English throne (1455-1485) between the house of York (white rose) and the house of Lancaster (red rose) ending with the accession of the Tudor monarch Henry VII [syn: {Wars of the Roses}]

War of the Spanish Succession
n : a general war in Europe (1701-1714) that broke out when Louis XIV installed his grandson on the throne of Spain; England and Holland hoped to limit Louis' power

war paint
n 1: adornment consisting of paint applied to the face and body of certain Amerindians before a battle
2: full ceremonial regalia
3: cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance [syn: {makeup}, {make-up}]

war party
n 1: a band of warriors who raid or fight an enemy (used especially of Native Americans)
2: a political party that supports a war

war power
n : an extraordinary power exercised (usually by the executive branch) in the prosecution of a war and involving an extension of the powers that the government normally has in peacetime

war room
n : a room where strategic decisions are made (especially for military or political campaigns)

War Secretary
n : head of a former executive department; combined with the Navy Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947 [syn: {Secretary of War}]

War to End War
n : a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the central powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918 [syn: {World War I}, {World War 1}, {Great War}, {First World War}]

war vessel
n : a government ship that is available for waging war [syn: {warship}, {combat ship}]

war whoop
n : a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle [syn: {war cry}, {rallying cry}, {battle cry}]

war widow
n : a woman whose husband has died in war

war zone
n : a combat zone where military operations are coordinated (especiallya designated area in international waters where the rights of neutrals are not respected by nations at war)

waratah
n 1: straggling shrub with narrow leaves and conspicuous red flowers in dense globular racemes [syn: {Telopea speciosissima}]
2: tall shrub of eastern Australia having oblanceolate to obovate leaves and red flowers in compact racemes [syn: {Telopea Oreades}]

warble
n : a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly
v 1: sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below [syn: {trill}, {quaver}]
2: sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains" [syn: {yodel}, {descant}]

warble fly
n : hairy bee-like fly whose larvae produce lumpy abscesses (warbles) under the skin of cattle

warbler
n 1: a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song
2: a small active songbird

Warburg
n 1: German biochemist who pioneered the use of chemical techniques in biological investigations; noted for studies of cellular respiration (1883-1970) [syn: {Otto Heinrich Warburg}]
2: German art historian (1866-1929) [syn: {Aby Warburg}, {Aby Moritz Warburg}]

ward
n 1: a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
2: a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
3: block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care; "they put her in a 4-bed ward" [syn: {hospital ward}]
4: English economist and conservationist (1914-1981) [syn: {Barbara Ward}, {Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth}]
5: English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920) [syn: {Mrs. Humphrey Ward}, {Mary Augusta Arnold Ward}]
6: United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913) [syn: {Montgomery Ward}, {Asron Montgomery Ward}]
7: a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells) [syn: {cellblock}]
v : watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my possessions while I'm away" [syn: {guard}]

ward off
v 1: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" [syn: {debar}, {obviate}, {deflect}, {avert}, {head off}, {stave off}, {fend off}, {avoid}]
2: avert, turn away, or repel; "Ward off danger"

warden
n : the chief official in charge of a prison [syn: {warder}]

wardenship
n : the position of warden

warder
n : the chief official in charge of a prison [syn: {warden}]

wardership
n : the position of warder

ward-heeler
n : a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends [syn: {machine politician}, {political hack}, {hack}]

wardress
n : a woman warder

wardrobe
n 1: a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes [syn: {closet}, {press}]
2: collection of clothing belonging to one person
3: collection of costumes belonging to a theatrical company

wardroom
n : military quarters for dining and recreation for officers of a warship (except the captain)

ware
n : articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: silverware; software
v : spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not" [syn: {consume}, {squander}, {waste}]

warehouse
n : a storehouse for goods and merchandise [syn: {storage warehouse}]
v : store in a warehouse

warehouseman
n : a workman who manages or works in a warehouse [syn: {warehouser}]

warehouseman's lien
n : right of a warehouseman to retain goods until all storage charges have been paid

warehouser
n : a workman who manages or works in a warehouse [syn: {warehouseman}]

warehousing
n : depositing in a warehouse [syn: {repositing}, {reposition}, {storage}]

wares
n : commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products" [syn: {merchandise}, {product}]

warfare
n 1: the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war" [syn: {war}]
2: an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare" [syn: {war}]

warfarin
n : an anticoagulant (trade name Coumadin) use to prevent and treat a thrombus or embolus [syn: {Coumadin}]

warhead
n : the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents [syn: {payload}, {load}]

Warhol
n : United States artist who was a leader of the pop art movement (1930-1987) [syn: {Andy Warhol}]

warhorse
n 1: a work of art (composition or drama) that is part of the standard repertory but has become hackneyed from much repetition
2: an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service [syn: {veteran}, {old-timer}, {oldtimer}, {old hand}, {old stager}, {stager}]
3: horse used in war

warier
wary
adj 1: marked by keen caution and watchful prudence; "they were wary in their movements"; "a wary glance at the black clouds"; "taught to be wary of strangers" [ant: {unwary}]
2: openly distrustful and unwilling to confide [syn: {leery}, {mistrustful}, {suspicious}, {untrusting}] [also: {wariest}, {warier}]

warier
See {wary}

wariest
wary
adj 1: marked by keen caution and watchful prudence; "they were wary in their movements"; "a wary glance at the black clouds"; "taught to be wary of strangers" [ant: {unwary}]
2: openly distrustful and unwilling to confide [syn: {leery}, {mistrustful}, {suspicious}, {untrusting}] [also: {wariest}, {warier}]

wariest
See {wary}

warily
adv : in a wary manner; "the sailor watched the sky warily" [ant: {unwarily}]

wariness
n : the trait of being cautious and watchful [syn: {chariness}] [ant: {unwariness}]

Warji
n : a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria

warlike
adj 1: inclined to make war [syn: {unpacific}]
2: suggesting war or military life [syn: {martial}]

warlock
n : a male witch or demon

warlord
n : supreme military leader exercising civil power in a region especially one accountable to nobody when the central government is weak

Warlpiri
n : a language of Australian aborigines [syn: {Walbiri}]

warm
adj 1: having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat; "a warm body"; "a warm room"; "a warm climate"; "a warm coat" [ant: {cool}]
2: psychologically warm; friendly and responsive; "a warm greeting"; "a warm personality"; "warm support" [ant: {cool}]
3: (color) inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows; "warm reds and yellows and orange" [ant: {cool}]
4: having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace" [syn: {affectionate}, {caring}, {fond}, {lovesome}, {tender}]
5: freshly made or left; "a warm trail"; "the scent is warm" [syn: {strong}]
6: easily aroused or excited; "a quick temper"; "a warm temper" [syn: {quick}]
7: characterized by strong enthusiasm; "ardent revolutionaries"; "warm support" [syn: {ardent}]
8: characterized by liveliness or excitement or disagreement; "a warm debate"
9: uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble; "made things warm for the bookies" 10: of a seeker; near to the object sought; "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail" [syn: {hot}]
adv : in a warm manner; "warmly dressed"; "warm-clad skiers" [syn: {warmly}]
v 1: get warm or warmer; "The soup warmed slowly on the stove" [syn: {warm up}]
2: make warm or warmer; "The blanket will warm you"

warm front
n : the front of an advancing mass of warmer air

warm the bench
v : be out of the game; "Miller was riding the bench in Saturday's game" [syn: {ride the bench}]

warm to
v : become excited about; "He warmed to the idea of a trip to Antarctica"

warm up
v 1: run until the normal working temperature is reached; "We warmed up the car for a few minutes"
2: become more friendly or open; "She warmed up after we had lunch together"
3: get warm or warmer; "The soup warmed slowly on the stove" [syn: {warm}]
4: cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles; "The coach warmed up the players before the game"
5: make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity [syn: {limber up}, {loosen up}]

warm-blooded
adj : having warm blood (in animals whose body temperature is internally regulated) [ant: {cold-blooded}]

warmed
adj : having been warmed up; "a cup of warmed milk"

warmed-over
adj : uneaten and saved for eating later; "leftover food served at a later meal"; "yesterday's reheated soup" [syn: {leftover}, {cooked-over}, {reheated}]

warmer
n : device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room [syn: {heater}]

warmhearted
adj : marked by warmth of feeling like kindness and sympathy and generosity; "gave a warmhearted welcome to the stranger" [ant: {coldhearted}]

warmheartedness
n 1: a warmhearted feeling [syn: {warmth}]
2: a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart" [syn: {affection}, {affectionateness}, {fondness}, {tenderness}, {heart}]

warming
adj 1: imparting heat; "a warming fire"
2: producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body; "a mustard plaster is calefacient" [syn: {calefacient}]
n 1: the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature [syn: {heating}]
2: warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they welcomed the spring thaw" [syn: {thaw}, {thawing}]

warming pan
n : a long-handled covered pan holding live coals to warm a bed

warmly
adv 1: in a hearty manner; "`Yes,' the children chorused heartily"; "We welcomed her warmly" [syn: {heartily}, {cordially}]
2: in a warm manner; "warmly dressed"; "warm-clad skiers" [syn: {warm}]

warmness
n : the quality of having a moderate degree of heat; "an agreeable warmth in the house" [syn: {warmth}]

warmonger
n : a person who advocates war or warlike policies [syn: {militarist}]

warmongering
n : a policy of advocating war [syn: {war advocacy}]

warmth
n 1: the sensation caused by heat energy [syn: {heat}]
2: a warmhearted feeling [syn: {warmheartedness}]
3: the quality of having a moderate degree of heat; "an agreeable warmth in the house" [syn: {warmness}]
4: intense passion or emotion [syn: {heat}, {passion}]
5: a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love [syn: {affectionateness}, {fondness}, {lovingness}]

warm-toned
adj : used of music

warm-up
n : exercising in preparation for strenuous activity [syn: {tune-up}, {prolusion}]

warn
v 1: notify of danger, potential harm, or risk; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking"
2: admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet" [syn: {discourage}, {admonish}, {monish}]
3: ask to go away; "The old man warned the children off his property"
4: notify, usually in advance; "I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions"

Warner
n 1: United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958) [syn: {Charles Dudley Warner}]
2: someone who gives a warning to others

warning
adj : serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence" [syn: {admonitory}, {cautionary}, {exemplary}, {monitory}, {warning(a)}]
n 1: a message informing of danger
2: cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger) [syn: {admonition}, {monition}, {word of advice}]

warning bell
n : a bell used to sound an alarm [syn: {tocsin}]

warning coloration
n : conspicuous coloration or markings of an animal serving to warn off predators; "a skunk's aposematic coloration" [syn: {aposematic coloration}]

warning device
n : a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event [syn: {alarm}, {alarm system}]

warning light
n : a cautionary sign of danger [syn: {red light}]

warning of attack
n : a warning to national policy makers that an enemy intends to launch an attack in the near future

warning of war
n : a warning to national policy makers that an enemy intends war or is preparing for war and is on a course that increases the risk of war

warning signal
n : an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger [syn: {alarm}, {alert}, {alarum}]

warp
n 1: a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting [syn: {deflection}]
2: a shape distorted by twisting or folding [syn: {buckle}]
3: a moral or mental distortion [syn: {warping}]
4: yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof
v 1: make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story [syn: {falsify}, {distort}, {garble}]
2: bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heatwave" [syn: {heave}, {buckle}]

warpath
n 1: hostile or belligerent mood; "the chief is on the warpath today"
2: a course leading to warfare or battle

warped
adj : used especially of timbers or boards; bent out of shape usually by moisture; "the floors were warped and cracked"

warping
n : a moral or mental distortion [syn: {warp}]

warplane
n : an aircraft designed and used for combat [syn: {military plane}]

warragal
n 1: Australian wild horse [syn: {warrigal}]
2: wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia [syn: {dingo}, {warrigal}, {Canis dingo}]

warrant
n 1: a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
2: a type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common stock at a stated price; "as a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income securities" [syn: {stock warrant}, {stock-purchase warrant}]
3: formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement" [syn: {sanction}, {countenance}, {endorsement}, {indorsement}, {imprimatur}]
4: a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications [syn: {guarantee}, {warrantee}, {warranty}]
v 1: show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means" [syn: {justify}]
2: stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information" [syn: {guarantee}]

warrant officer
n : holds rank by virtue of a warrant

warranted
adj : secured by written agreement [syn: {bonded}, {guaranteed}, {secured}]

warrantee
n 1: a recipient of a warrant issued by a court in the United States
2: a customer to whom a warrant or guarantee is given
3: a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications [syn: {guarantee}, {warrant}, {warranty}]

warranter
n : one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another [syn: {guarantor}, {surety}, {warrantor}]

warrantor
n : one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another [syn: {guarantor}, {surety}, {warranter}]

warranty
n : a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications [syn: {guarantee}, {warrant}, {warrantee}]

warred
See {war}

warred
war
n 1: the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war" [syn: {warfare}]
2: a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring" [syn: {state of war}] [ant: {peace}]
3: an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare" [syn: {warfare}]
4: a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"
v : make or wage war [ant: {make peace}] [also: {warring}, {warred}]

Warren
n 1: United States writer and poet (1905-1989) [syn: {Robert Penn Warren}]
2: United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1891-1974) [syn: {Earl Warren}]
3: a series of connected underground tunnels occupied by rabbits [syn: {rabbit warren}]
4: an overcrowded residential area [syn: {rabbit warren}]
5: a colony of rabbits

Warren Gamaliel Harding
n : 29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823) [syn: {Harding}, {Warren Harding}, {President Harding}]

Warren Harding
n : 29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823) [syn: {Harding}, {Warren Gamaliel Harding}, {President Harding}]

warrener
n : maintains a rabbit warren

war-ridden
adj : engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"; "a fighting war" [syn: {belligerent}, {fighting}, {militant}, {warring}]

warrigal
n 1: Australian wild horse [syn: {warragal}]
2: wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia [syn: {dingo}, {warragal}, {Canis dingo}]

warring
See {war}

warring
war
n 1: the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war" [syn: {warfare}]
2: a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring" [syn: {state of war}] [ant: {peace}]
3: an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare" [syn: {warfare}]
4: a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"
v : make or wage war [ant: {make peace}] [also: {warring}, {warred}]

warring
adj : engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"; "a fighting war" [syn: {belligerent}, {fighting}, {militant}, {war-ridden}]

warrior
n : someone engaged in or experienced in warfare

warriorlike
adj : (of persons) befitting a warrior; "a military bearing" [syn: {soldierly}, {soldierlike}, {martial}]

Wars of the Roses
n : struggle for the English throne (1455-1485) between the house of York (white rose) and the house of Lancaster (red rose) ending with the accession of the Tudor monarch Henry VII [syn: {War of the Roses}]

Warsaw
n : the capital and largest city of Poland; located in central Poland [syn: {Warszawa}, {capital of Poland}]

warship
n : a government ship that is available for waging war [syn: {war vessel}, {combat ship}]

Warszawa
n : the capital and largest city of Poland; located in central Poland [syn: {Warsaw}, {capital of Poland}]

wart
n 1: any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals)
2: (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus [syn: {verruca}]

warthog
n : African wild swine with warty protuberances on the face and large protruding tusks

wartime
n : a period of time during which there is armed conflict

wartlike
adj : (of skin) covered with warts or projections that resemble warts [syn: {verrucose}, {warty}]

war-torn
adj : laid waste by war [syn: {war-worn}]

wartweed
n : not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun [syn: {sun spurge}, {wartwort}, {devil's milk}, {Euphorbia helioscopia}]

wartwort
n : not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun [syn: {sun spurge}, {wartweed}, {devil's milk}, {Euphorbia helioscopia}]

warty
adj : (of skin) covered with warts or projections that resemble warts [syn: {verrucose}, {wartlike}]

Warwick
n : English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471) [syn: {Earl of Warwick}, {Richard Neville}, {the Kingmaker}]

war-worn
adj : laid waste by war [syn: {war-torn}]

wary
adj 1: marked by keen caution and watchful prudence; "they were wary in their movements"; "a wary glance at the black clouds"; "taught to be wary of strangers" [ant: {unwary}]
2: openly distrustful and unwilling to confide [syn: {leery}, {mistrustful}, {suspicious}, {untrusting}] [also: {wariest}, {warier}]

was
See {be}

wash
n 1: a thin coat of water-base paint
2: the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) [syn: {washing}, {lavation}]
3: the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon) [syn: {dry wash}]
4: the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway); "from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water" [syn: {washout}]
5: the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller [syn: {slipstream}, {airstream}, {race}, {backwash}]
6: a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other [syn: {wash drawing}]
7: garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering [syn: {laundry}, {washing}, {washables}]
8: any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out; "at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash"
v 1: clean with some chemical process [syn: {rinse}]
2: cleanse (one's body) with soap and water [syn: {lave}]
3: cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water; "Wash the towels, please!" [syn: {launder}]
4: move by or as if by water; "The swollen river washed away the footbridge"
5: be capable of being washed; "Does this material wash?"
6: admit to testing or proof; "This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court"
7: separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
8: apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
9: remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent; "he washed the dirt from his coat"; "The nurse washed away the blood"; "Can you wash away the spots on the windows?"; "he managed to wash out the stains" [syn: {wash out}, {wash off}, {wash away}] 10: form by erosion; "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside" 11: make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows" [syn: {moisten}, {dampen}] 12: wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore" [syn: {lave}, {lap}] 13: to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking; "The cat washes several times a day"

wash away
v 1: eliminate; "wash away all the differences"
2: remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent; "he washed the dirt from his coat"; "The nurse washed away the blood"; "Can you wash away the spots on the windows?"; "he managed to wash out the stains" [syn: {wash}, {wash out}, {wash off}]

wash down
v 1: eat food accompanied by lots of liquid; also use metaphorically; "She washed down her dinner with a bottle of red wine"; "He washes down his worries with a nightly glass of whisky"
2: flow freely; "The body washed down the river" [syn: {flush down}]

wash drawing
n : a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other [syn: {wash}]

wash leather
n : piece of chamois used for cleaning and polishing

wash off
v : remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent; "he washed the dirt from his coat"; "The nurse washed away the blood"; "Can you wash away the spots on the windows?"; "he managed to wash out the stains" [syn: {wash}, {wash out}, {wash away}]

wash one's hands
v : to absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame; "I wash my hands of this"

wash out
v 1: prevent or interrupt due to rain; "The storm had washed out the game" [syn: {rain out}]
2: wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt; "Wash out your dirty shirt in the sink"
3: wear or destroy by the force of water; "The hail storms had washed out the bridges"
4: remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent; "he washed the dirt from his coat"; "The nurse washed away the blood"; "Can you wash away the spots on the windows?"; "he managed to wash out the stains" [syn: {wash}, {wash off}, {wash away}]
5: deplete of strength or vitality; "The illness washed her out"
6: drain off the color in the course of laundering; "The harsh soap washed out the delicate blouse"
7: lose color in the process of being washed; "The expensive shirt washed out in the German washing machine"

wash room
n : a toilet that is available to the public [syn: {public toilet}, {comfort station}, {public convenience}, {convenience}, {public lavatory}, {restroom}, {toilet facility}]

wash up
v 1: wash one's face and hands; "She freshened up in the bathroom" [syn: {lave}]
2: carry somewhere (of water or current or waves); "The tide washed up the corpse"
3: wash dishes; "I cook and my husband washes up after dinner" [syn: {do the dishes}]
4: be carried somewhere by water or as if by water; "The body washed up on the beach"
5: wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam" [syn: {exhaust}, {beat}, {tucker}, {tucker out}]

washable
adj : capable of being washed without injury; "washable woolens"; "acrylic blankets are both warm and washable" [ant: {nonwashable}]

washables
n : garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering [syn: {laundry}, {wash}, {washing}]

wash-and-wear
adj : treated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried and requiring little or no ironing; "a wash-and-wear shirt" [syn: {drip-dry}]
n : a fabric treated to be easily washable and to require no ironing [syn: {wash-and-wear fabric}]

wash-and-wear fabric
n : a fabric treated to be easily washable and to require no ironing [syn: {wash-and-wear}]

washbasin
n 1: a bathroom or lavatory sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you wash your hands and face; "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face" [syn: {basin}, {washbowl}, {washstand}, {lavatory}]
2: a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression) [syn: {handbasin}, {washbowl}, {lavabo}, {wash-hand basin}]

washboard
n 1: device consisting of a corrugated surface to scrub clothes on
2: protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side [syn: {splashboard}]

washbowl
n 1: a bathroom or lavatory sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you wash your hands and face; "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face" [syn: {washbasin}, {basin}, {washstand}, {lavatory}]
2: a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression) [syn: {washbasin}, {handbasin}, {lavabo}, {wash-hand basin}]

washcloth
n : bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body [syn: {washrag}, {flannel}, {face cloth}]

washday
n : a day set aside for doing household laundry [syn: {washing day}]

washed
adj 1: clean by virtue of having been washed in water [syn: {water-washed}]
2: wet as from washing; sometimes used in combination; "rain-washed"

washed-out
adj 1: drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted; "the day's shopping left her exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt completely washed-out"; "only worn-out horses and cattle"; "you look worn out" [syn: {exhausted}, {dog-tired}, {fagged}, {fatigued}, {played out}, {spent}, {worn-out(a)}, {worn out(p)}]
2: having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors" [syn: {bleached}, {faded}, {washy}]

washed-up
adj : doomed to extinction [syn: {done for(p)}, {ruined}, {sunk}, {undone}]

washer
n 1: someone who washes things for a living
2: seal consisting of a flat disk placed to prevent leakage
3: a home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically [syn: {automatic washer}, {washing machine}]

washerman
n : operates industrial washing machine [syn: {laundryman}]

washerwoman
n : a working woman who takes in washing [syn: {washwoman}, {laundrywoman}, {laundress}]

wash-hand basin
n : a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression) [syn: {washbasin}, {handbasin}, {washbowl}, {lavabo}]

wash-hand stand
n : furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: `wash-hand stand' is a British term [syn: {washstand}]

washhouse
n : a building or outbuilding where laundry is done

washier
washy
adj 1: lacking strength or vigor; "a washy handshake"; "washy prose"
2: overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea" [syn: {watery}, {weak}]
3: having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors" [syn: {bleached}, {faded}, {washed-out}] [also: {washiest}, {washier}]

washier
See {washy}

washiest
washy
adj 1: lacking strength or vigor; "a washy handshake"; "washy prose"
2: overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea" [syn: {watery}, {weak}]
3: having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors" [syn: {bleached}, {faded}, {washed-out}] [also: {washiest}, {washier}]

washiest
See {washy}

washing
n 1: the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) [syn: {wash}, {lavation}]
2: garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering [syn: {laundry}, {wash}, {washables}]

washing day
n : a day set aside for doing household laundry [syn: {washday}]

washing machine
n : a home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically [syn: {washer}, {automatic washer}]

washing powder
n : soap in powdered form mixed with alkaline builders [syn: {soap powder}, {built-soap powder}]

washing soda
n : a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper [syn: {sodium carbonate}, {sal soda}, {soda ash}, {soda}]

Washington
n 1: the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles l'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791 [syn: {Washington D.C.}, {American capital}, {capital of the United States}]
2: a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific [syn: {Evergreen State}, {WA}]
3: the federal government of the United States [syn: {Capitol}]
4: 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799) [syn: {George Washington}, {President Washington}]
5: United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915) [syn: {Booker T. Washington}, {Booker Taliaferro Washington}]

Washington D.C.
n : the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles l'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791 [syn: {Washington}, {American capital}, {capital of the United States}]

Washington Irving
n : United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859) [syn: {Irving}]

Washington Monument
n : a tall stone obelisk in Washington honoring George Washington

Washingtonian
adj 1: of or relating to or in the manner of George Washington
2: of or relating to the people who run the federal government; "Washingtonian politics as usual"
3: of or relating to the capital of the United States; "Washingtonian museums"
4: of or relating to or in the state of Washington
n 1: a resident of the city of Washington
2: a resident of the state of Washington

Washington's Birthday
n : the day on which George Washington is remembered [syn: {February 22}]

washing-up
n : the washing of dishes etc after a meal

washout
n 1: the channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water; "it was several days after the storm before they could repair the washout and open the road"
2: the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway); "from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water" [syn: {wash}]
3: someone who is unsuccessful [syn: {flop}, {dud}]

washrag
n : bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body [syn: {washcloth}, {flannel}, {face cloth}]

washroom
n : especially a lavatory in a public place

washstand
n 1: furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: `wash-hand stand' is a British term [syn: {wash-hand stand}]
2: a bathroom or lavatory sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you wash your hands and face; "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face" [syn: {washbasin}, {basin}, {washbowl}, {lavatory}]

washtub
n : a tub in which clothes or linens can be washed

washup
n 1: the act of washing yourself (or another person) [syn: {bathing}]
2: the act of washing dishes [syn: {dishwashing}]

washwoman
n : a working woman who takes in washing [syn: {washerwoman}, {laundrywoman}, {laundress}]

washy
adj 1: lacking strength or vigor; "a washy handshake"; "washy prose"
2: overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea" [syn: {watery}, {weak}]
3: having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors" [syn: {bleached}, {faded}, {washed-out}] [also: {washiest}, {washier}]

Waslaw Nijinsky
n : Russian dancer considered by many to be the greatest dancer of the 20th century (1890-1950) [syn: {Nijinsky}, {Vaslav Nijinsky}]

WASP
n 1: a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination [syn: {white Anglo-Saxon Protestant}]
2: social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting

wasp waist
n : a very slender waist

waspish
adj : very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues" [syn: {bristly}, {prickly}, {splenetic}]

wasps' nest
n : habitation for wasps or hornets [syn: {wasp's nest}, {hornet's nest}, {hornets' nest}]

wasp's nest
n : habitation for wasps or hornets [syn: {wasps' nest}, {hornet's nest}, {hornets' nest}]

wasp-waisted
adj : having a small waist [syn: {slender-waisted}, {slim-waisted}]

wassail
n : a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas
v 1: celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!" [syn: {revel}, {racket}, {make whoopie}, {make merry}, {make happy}, {whoop it up}, {jollify}]
2: propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year" [syn: {toast}, {drink}, {pledge}, {salute}]

wassailer
n 1: someone who enjoys riotous drinking [syn: {carouser}]
2: someone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the health of success of someone or some venture [syn: {toaster}]

Wasserman reaction
n : a blood test to detect syphilis; a complement fixation test is used to detect antibodies to the syphilis organism treponema; a positive reaction indicates the presence of antibodies and therefore syphilis infection [syn: {Wassermann test}, {Wassermann}]

Wassermann
n 1: German bacteriologist who developed a diagnostic test for syphilis (1866-1925) [syn: {Agust von Wassermann}]
2: a blood test to detect syphilis; a complement fixation test is used to detect antibodies to the syphilis organism treponema; a positive reaction indicates the presence of antibodies and therefore syphilis infection [syn: {Wassermann test}, {Wasserman reaction}]

Wassermann test
n : a blood test to detect syphilis; a complement fixation test is used to detect antibodies to the syphilis organism treponema; a positive reaction indicates the presence of antibodies and therefore syphilis infection [syn: {Wasserman reaction}, {Wassermann}]

Wassily Kandinsky
n : Russian painter who was a pioneer of abstract art (1866-1944) [syn: {Kandinsky}]

Wassily Leontief
n : United States economist (born in Russia) who devised an input-output method of economic analysis (1906-1999) [syn: {Leontief}]

wastage
n 1: the process of wasting
2: anything lost by wear or waste

waste
adj 1: disposed of as useless; "waste paper" [syn: {cast-off(a)}, {discarded}, {junked}, {scrap(a)}]
2: located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places" [syn: {desert}, {godforsaken}, {wild}]
n 1: any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers" [syn: {waste material}, {waste matter}, {waste product}]
2: useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly; "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources" [syn: {wastefulness}, {dissipation}]
3: the trait of wasting resources; "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities" [syn: {thriftlessness}, {wastefulness}]
4: an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert" [syn: {barren}, {wasteland}]
5: (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect [syn: {permissive waste}]
v 1: spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree" [syn: {blow}, {squander}] [ant: {conserve}]
2: use inefficiently or inappropriately; "waste heat"; "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience"
3: get rid of; "We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer"
4: run off as waste; "The water wastes back into the ocean" [syn: {run off}]
5: get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized" [syn: {neutralize}, {neutralise}, {liquidate}, {knock off}, {do in}]
6: spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not" [syn: {consume}, {squander}, {ware}]
7: lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away" [syn: {pine away}, {languish}]
8: cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him" [syn: {emaciate}, {macerate}]
9: devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion" [syn: {lay waste to}, {devastate}, {desolate}, {ravage}, {scourge}] 10: waste away; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world" [syn: {rot}]

waste basket
n : a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish [syn: {wastepaper basket}, {waste-paper basket}, {wastebasket}, {circular file}]

waste material
n : any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers" [syn: {waste}, {waste matter}, {waste product}]

waste matter
n : any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers" [syn: {waste}, {waste material}, {waste product}]

waste of effort
n : a useless effort [syn: {waste of energy}]

waste of energy
n : a useless effort [syn: {waste of effort}]

waste of material
n : a useless consumption of material

waste of money
n : money spent for inadequate return; "the senator said that the project was a waste of money"

waste of time
n : the devotion of time to a useless activity; "the waste of time could prove fatal"

waste one's time
v : be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day" [syn: {bum}, {bum around}, {bum about}, {arse around}, {arse about}, {fuck off}, {loaf}, {frig around}, {lounge around}, {loll}, {loll around}, {lounge about}]

waste paper
n : paper discarded after use

waste pipe
n : a pipe through which liquid is carried away [syn: {drain}, {drainpipe}]

waste product
n : any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers" [syn: {waste}, {waste material}, {waste matter}]

wastebasket
n : a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish [syn: {wastepaper basket}, {waste-paper basket}, {waste basket}, {circular file}]

wastebin
n : a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected [syn: {ashcan}, {trash can}, {garbage can}, {ash bin}, {ash-bin}, {ashbin}, {dustbin}, {trash barrel}, {trash bin}]

wasted
adj 1: serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words" [syn: {otiose}, {pointless}, {superfluous}]
2: not used to good advantage; "squandered money cannot be replaced"; "a wasted effort" [syn: {squandered}]
3: (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use; "partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm" [syn: {atrophied}, {diminished}] [ant: {hypertrophied}]
4: very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration" [syn: {bony}, {cadaverous}, {emaciated}, {gaunt}, {haggard}, {pinched}, {skeletal}]
5: made uninhabitable; "upon this blasted heath"- Shakespeare; "a wasted landscape" [syn: {blasted}, {desolate}, {desolated}, {devastated}, {ravaged}, {ruined}]

wasteful
adj 1: inefficient in use of time and effort and materials; "a clumsy and wasteful process"; "wasteful duplication of effort"; "uneconomical ebb and flow of power" [syn: {uneconomical}]
2: tending to squander and waste [ant: {thrifty}]
3: laying waste; "when wasteful war shall statues overturn"- Shakespeare

wastefully
adv : to a wasteful manner or to a wasteful degree; "we are still prodigally rich compared to others" [syn: {prodigally}]

wastefulness
n 1: the trait of wasting resources; "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities" [syn: {thriftlessness}, {waste}]
2: useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly; "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources" [syn: {waste}, {dissipation}]

wasteland
n : an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert" [syn: {barren}, {waste}]

waste-paper basket
n : a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish [syn: {wastepaper basket}, {wastebasket}, {waste basket}, {circular file}]

wastepaper basket
n : a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish [syn: {waste-paper basket}, {wastebasket}, {waste basket}, {circular file}]

waster
n 1: someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently [syn: {wastrel}]
2: a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to; "a destroyer of the environment"; "jealousy was his undoer"; "uprooters of gravestones" [syn: {destroyer}, {ruiner}, {undoer}, {uprooter}]

wastewater
n : water mixed with waste matter [syn: {effluent}, {sewer water}]

wasteweir
n : a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction [syn: {spillway}, {spill}]

waste-yard
n : a piece of land where waste materials are dumped [syn: {dump}, {garbage dump}, {trash dump}, {rubbish dump}, {wasteyard}, {dumpsite}]

wasteyard
n : a piece of land where waste materials are dumped [syn: {dump}, {garbage dump}, {trash dump}, {rubbish dump}, {waste-yard}, {dumpsite}]

wasting
n 1: any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease [syn: {cachexia}, {cachexy}]
2: a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse [syn: {atrophy}, {wasting away}]

wasting away
n : a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse [syn: {atrophy}, {wasting}]

wasting disease
n : involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body [syn: {pulmonary tuberculosis}, {consumption}, {phthisis}, {white plague}]

wasting time
n : the deliberate act of wasting time instead of working [syn: {dalliance}, {dawdling}, {trifling}]

wastrel
n : someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently [syn: {waster}]

watch
n 1: a small portable timepiece [syn: {ticker}]
2: a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
3: a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe [syn: {vigil}]
4: the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty
5: a person employed to watch for something to happen [syn: {lookout}, {lookout man}, {sentinel}, {sentry}, {spotter}, {scout}, {picket}]
6: a devotional watch (especially on the eve of a religious festival) [syn: {vigil}]
v 1: look attentively; "watch a basketball game"
2: follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars" [syn: {observe}, {follow}, {watch over}, {keep an eye on}]
3: see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie" [syn: {view}, {see}, {catch}, {take in}]
4: observe with attention; "They watched as the murderer was executed" [syn: {look on}]
5: be vigilant, be on the lookout, be on one's guard, be careful; "Watch out for pickpockets!" [syn: {look out}, {watch out}]
6: observe or determine by looking; "Watch how the dog chases the cats away"
7: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time" [syn: {determine}, {check}, {find out}, {see}, {ascertain}, {learn}]

watch bracelet
n : a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist [syn: {watchband}, {watchstrap}, {wristband}, {bracelet}]

watch cap
n : a knitted dark blue wool cap worn by seamen in cold or stormy weather

watch case
n : the metal case in which the works of a watch are housed

watch chain
n : short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest [syn: {fob}, {watch guard}]

watch crystal
n : a protective cover that protects the face of a watch [syn: {crystal}, {watch glass}]

watch fire
n : a fire lighted at night as a signal

watch glass
n 1: laboratory glassware; a shallow glass dish used as an evaporating surface or to cover a beaker
2: a protective cover that protects the face of a watch [syn: {crystal}, {watch crystal}]

watch guard
n : short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest [syn: {fob}, {watch chain}]

watch key
n : winder consisting of a key with a square hole; used for winding some watches

watch night
n : a devotional service (especially on New Year's Eve)

watch out
v : be vigilant, be on the lookout, be on one's guard, be careful; "Watch out for pickpockets!" [syn: {watch}, {look out}]

watch over
v : follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars" [syn: {watch}, {observe}, {follow}, {keep an eye on}]

watch pocket
n : a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch [syn: {fob}]

watchband
n : a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist [syn: {watchstrap}, {wristband}, {watch bracelet}, {bracelet}]

watchdog
n 1: a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste; "she is the global watchdog for human rights abuses"
2: a dog trained to guard property [syn: {guard dog}]

watcher
n 1: a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind); "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star" [syn: {spectator}, {witness}, {viewer}, {looker}]
2: a guard who keeps watch [syn: {watchman}, {security guard}]
3: a person who keeps a devotional vigil by a sick bed or by a dead body

watchful
adj 1: carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow" [syn: {argus-eyed}, {open-eyed}, {vigilant}, {wakeful}]
2: experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; "insomniac old people"; "insomniac nights"; "lay sleepless all night"; "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare [syn: {insomniac}, {sleepless}]

watchfully
adv : in a watchful manner [syn: {vigilantly}]

watchfulness
n 1: the process of paying close and continuous attention [syn: {vigilance}, {alertness}]
2: vigilant attentiveness; "he keeps a weather eye open for trouble" [syn: {vigilance}, {weather eye}]

watching
n : the act of observing; taking a patient look [syn: {observation}, {observance}]

watchmaker
n : someone who makes or repairs watches [syn: {horologist}, {horologer}]

watchman
n : a guard who keeps watch [syn: {watcher}, {security guard}]

watchstrap
n : a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist [syn: {watchband}, {wristband}, {watch bracelet}, {bracelet}]

watchtower
n : an observation tower for a lookout to watch over prisoners or watch for fires or enemies

watchword
n 1: a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'" [syn: {war cry}, {rallying cry}, {battle cry}, {cry}]
2: a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password" [syn: {password}, {word}, {parole}, {countersign}]

water
n 1: binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent [syn: {H2O}]
2: the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" [syn: {body of water}]
3: facility that provides a source of water; "the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water" [syn: {water system}, {water supply}]
4: once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
5: liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water" [syn: {urine}, {piss}, {pee}, {piddle}, {weewee}]
6: a fluid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"
v 1: supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields" [syn: {irrigate}]
2: provide with water; "We watered the buffalo"
3: secrete or form water, as tears or saliva; "My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner"; "His eyes watered"
4: fill with tears; "His eyes were watering"

water arum
n : plant of wetlands and bogs of temperate regions having small greenish flowers partly enclosed in a white spathe and red berries [syn: {wild calla}, {Calla palustris}]

water avens
n : erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate leaves and few nodding flowers with brown-purple calyx and orange-pink petals [syn: {Indian chocolate}, {purple avens}, {chocolate root}, {Geum rivale}]

water back
n : water heater consisting of a tank or pipes set at the back of a fireplace or in the firebox of a stove

Water Bearer
n 1: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aquarius [syn: {Aquarius}]
2: the eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18 [syn: {Aquarius}, {Aquarius the Water Bearer}]

water bed
n : a bed with a mattress made of strong plastic that is filled with water

water beetle
n : any of numerous aquatic beetles usually having a smooth oval body and flattened hind legs for swimming

water birch
n : birch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish bark [syn: {swamp birch}, {mountain birch}, {Western paper birch}, {Western birch}, {Betula fontinalis}]

water bird
n : freshwater aquatic bird [syn: {waterfowl}, {waterbird}]

water biscuit
n : a thin flour-and-water biscuit usually made without shortening; often served with cheese

water bitternut
n : hickory of southern United States having many narrow leaflets and rather bitter nuts [syn: {water hickory}, {bitter pecan}, {Carya aquatica}]

water blister
n : blister containing a nonpurulent clear watery content

water boatman
n : carnivorous aquatic bug having paddle-like hind legs [syn: {boat bug}]

water bottle
n : a bottle for holding water

water boy
n : an assistant who supplies drinking water [syn: {waterer}]

water buffalo
n : Asiatic buffalo often domesticated for use as a draft animal [syn: {water ox}, {Asiatic buffalo}, {Bubalus bubalis}]

water bug
n 1: a true bug: large aquatic bug adapted to living in or on the surface of water
2: small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest [syn: {German cockroach}, {Croton bug}, {crotonbug}, {Blattella germanica}]

water butt
n : a butt set on end to contain water especially to store rainwater

water buttercup
n : plant of ponds and slow streams having submerged and floating leaves and white flowers; Europe and North America [syn: {water crowfoot}, {Ranunculus aquatilis}]

water cabbage
n : pantropical floating plant forming a rosette of wedge-shaped leaves; a widespread weed in rivers and lakes [syn: {pistia}, {water lettuce}, {Pistia stratiotes}, {Pistia stratoites}]

water caltrop
n : a variety of water chestnut [syn: {Jesuits' nut}, {Trapa natans}]

water cannon
n : a hose (carried on a truck) that fires water under high pressure to disperse crowds (especially crowds of rioters) [syn: {watercannon}]

water carpet
n : aquatic herb with yellowish flowers; central and western United States [syn: {water mat}, {Chrysosplenium americanum}]

water cart
n : cart with a tank for water (especially with fresh water for sale)

water chestnut
n 1: a plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged edible nutlike fruits [syn: {water chestnut plant}, {caltrop}]
2: Chinese sedge yielding edible bulb-shaped tubers [syn: {Chinese water chestnut}, {Eleocharis dulcis}]
3: edible bulbous tuber of a Chinese marsh plant

water chestnut plant
n : a plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged edible nutlike fruits [syn: {water chestnut}, {caltrop}]

water chevrotain
n : largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa [syn: {water deer}, {Hyemoschus aquaticus}]

water chickweed
n : small Indian lettuce of northern regions [syn: {blinks}, {blinking chickweed}, {Montia lamprosperma}]

water chinquapin
n 1: water lily of eastern North America having pale yellow blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds [syn: {American lotus}, {yanquapin}, {Nelumbo lutea}]
2: edible nutlike seeds of an American lotus having the flavor of a chinquapin

water chute
n : chute with flowing water down which toboggans and tubes and people slide into a pool

water clock
n : clock that measures time by the escape of water [syn: {clepsydra}, {water glass}]

water closet
n : a toilet in England [syn: {closet}, {W.C.}, {loo}]

water clover
n : water fern of Europe and Asia and the eastern United States distinguished by four leaflets resembling clover leaves [syn: {Marsilea quadrifolia}]

water company
n : a public utility that provides water [syn: {waterworks}]

water conservation
n : the conservation of water resources

water cooler
n : a device for cooling and dispensing drinking water

water crowfoot
n : plant of ponds and slow streams having submerged and floating leaves and white flowers; Europe and North America [syn: {water buttercup}, {Ranunculus aquatilis}]

water deer
n : largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa [syn: {water chevrotain}, {Hyemoschus aquaticus}]

water development
n : making an area of water more useful [syn: {water project}, {water program}]

water dog
n 1: a person who enjoys being in or on the water [syn: {water rat}]
2: a dog accustomed to water and usually trained to retrieve waterfowl

water down
v 1: make less strong or intense; "water down the mixture"
2: thin by adding water to; "They watered down the moonshine"

water dragon
n 1: North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers [syn: {lizard's-tail}, {swamp lily}, {Saururus cernuus}]
2: swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups [syn: {marsh marigold}, {kingcup}, {meadow bright}, {May blob}, {cowslip}, {Caltha palustris}]

water dropwort
n : European poisonous herb having tuberous roots, yellow juice that stains the skin, yellow flowers and foliage resembling celery; all parts extremely poisonous [syn: {hemlock water dropwort}, {Oenanthe crocata}]

water elm
n 1: Eurasian elm closely resembling the American elm; thrives in a moist environment [syn: {Ulmus laevis}]
2: large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America [syn: {American elm}, {white elm}, {rock elm}, {Ulmus americana}]

water faucet
n : a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask [syn: {water tap}, {tap}, {spigot}, {hydrant}]

water fennel
n : European poisonous herb with fibrous roots [syn: {Oenanthe aquatica}]

water fern
n : ferns that grow in water [syn: {aquatic fern}]

water filter
n : a filter to remove impurities from the water supply

water finder
n : forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil [syn: {divining rod}, {dowser}, {dowsing rod}, {waterfinder}]

water flaxseed
n : cosmopolitan except South America and New Zealand and some oceanic islands [syn: {great duckweed}, {Spirodela polyrrhiza}]

water flea
n 1: minute free-swimming freshwater copepod having a large median eye and pear-shaped body and long antennae used in swimming; important in some food chains and as intermediate hosts of parasitic worms that affect man e.g. Guinea worms [syn: {cyclops}]
2: minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell; moves about like a flea by means of hairy branched antennae [syn: {daphnia}]

water fountain
n : a public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water [syn: {drinking fountain}, {bubbler}]

water gage
n : gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir [syn: {water gauge}, {water glass}]

water gap
n : a pass in a mountain ridge through which a stream flows

water gas
n : a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide with small amounts of other gases; made by blowing steam over hot coke or coal

water gate
n : regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice [syn: {sluicegate}, {sluice valve}, {floodgate}, {penstock}, {head gate}]

water gauge
n : gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir [syn: {water gage}, {water glass}]

water gillyflower
n : a featherfoil of the eastern United States with submerged spongy inflated flower stalks and white flowers [syn: {American featherfoil}, {Hottonia inflata}]

water glass
n 1: a viscous glass consisting of sodium silicate in solution; used as a cement or as a protective coating and to preserve eggs [syn: {soluble glass}, {sodium silicate}]
2: a glass for drinking water
3: gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir [syn: {water gauge}, {water gage}]
4: clock that measures time by the escape of water [syn: {water clock}, {clepsydra}]

water gum
n : columnar swamp tree of southeastern to midwestern North America yielding pale soft easily worked wood [syn: {Nyssa aquatica}]

water gun
n : plaything consisting of a toy pistol that squirts water [syn: {water pistol}, {squirt gun}, {squirter}]

water hammer
n : the banging sound of steam in pipes

water hazard
n : hazard provided by ponds of water that the golfer must avoid

water heater
n : a heater and storage tank to supply heated water [syn: {hot-water heater}, {hot-water tank}]

water hemlock
n : tall erect highly poisonous Eurasiatic perennial herb locally abundant in marshy areas [syn: {Cicuta verosa}]

water hen
n 1: North American coot [syn: {American coot}, {marsh hen}, {mud hen}, {Fulica americana}]
2: any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens [syn: {gallinule}, {marsh hen}, {swamphen}]

water hickory
n : hickory of southern United States having many narrow leaflets and rather bitter nuts [syn: {bitter pecan}, {water bitternut}, {Carya aquatica}]

water hole
n : a natural hole or hollow containing water

water horehound
n : aromatic perennial herb of United States [syn: {Lycopus americanus}]

water horsetail
n : Eurasia; northern North America to Virginia [syn: {swamp horsetail}, {Equisetum fluviatile}]

water hyacinth
n : a tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large blue flowers; troublesome in clogging waterways especially in southern United States [syn: {water orchid}, {Eichhornia crassipes}, {Eichhornia spesiosa}]

water ice
n 1: water frozen in the solid state; "Americans like ice in their drinks" [syn: {ice}]
2: an ice containing no milk

water jacket
n : a container filled with water that surrounds a machine to cool it; especially that surrounding the cylinder block of an engine

water jug
n : a jug that holds water

water jump
n : a pool or stream in a steeplechase or similar contest

water lemon
n : the edible yellow fruit of the Jamaica honeysuckle [syn: {bell apple}, {sweet cup}, {yellow granadilla}]

water lettuce
n : pantropical floating plant forming a rosette of wedge-shaped leaves; a widespread weed in rivers and lakes [syn: {pistia}, {water cabbage}, {Pistia stratiotes}, {Pistia stratoites}]

water level
n 1: the level of the surface of a body of water
2: underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water; "spring rains had raised the water table" [syn: {water table}, {groundwater level}]
3: a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship [syn: {waterline}, {water line}]
4: a water gauge that shows the level by showing the surface of the water in a trough or U-shaped tube

water lily
n : an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae

water line
n 1: a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship [syn: {waterline}, {water level}]
2: a line marking the level reached by a body of water [syn: {watermark}]

water lobelia
n : erect perennial aquatic herb of Europe and North America having submerged spongy leaves and pendulous racemes of blue flowers above the water [syn: {Lobelia dortmanna}]

water locust
n : honey locust of swamps and bottomlands of southern United States having short oval pods; yields dark heavy wood [syn: {swamp locust}, {Gleditsia aquatica}]

water main
n : main (a pipe or conduit) for conveying water

water mat
n : aquatic herb with yellowish flowers; central and western United States [syn: {water carpet}, {Chrysosplenium americanum}]

water meter
n : meter for measuring the quantity of water passing through a particular outlet

water milfoil
n : an aquatic plant of the genus Myriophyllum having feathery underwater leaves and small inconspicuous flowers

water mill
n : a mill powered by a water wheel

water mint
n : a European mint that thrives in wet places; has a perfume like that of the bergamot orange; naturalized in eastern North America [syn: {water-mint}, {Mentha aquatica}]

water moccasin
n 1: venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States [syn: {cottonmouth}, {cottonmouth moccasin}, {Agkistrodon piscivorus}]
2: any of numerous North American water snakes inhabiting fresh waters

water mold
n : parasitic or saprobic organisms living chiefly in fresh water or moist soil

water nymph
n 1: submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water [syn: {naiad}]
2: a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions [syn: {fragrant water lily}, {pond lily}, {Nymphaea odorata}]
3: (Greek mythology) any nymph of the water
4: a fairy that inhabits water [syn: {water sprite}]

water oak
n : relatively tall deciduous water oak of southeastern United States often cultivated as a shade tree; thrives in wet soil [syn: {possum oak}, {Quercus nigra}]

water of crystallisation
n : the water present in hydrated compounds [syn: {water of crystallization}, {water of hydration}]

water of crystallization
n : the water present in hydrated compounds [syn: {water of crystallisation}, {water of hydration}]

water of hydration
n : the water present in hydrated compounds [syn: {water of crystallization}, {water of crystallisation}]

water on the knee
n : hydrarthrosis affecting the knee

water orchid
n : a tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large blue flowers; troublesome in clogging waterways especially in southern United States [syn: {water hyacinth}, {Eichhornia crassipes}, {Eichhornia spesiosa}]

water ouzel
n : small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom [syn: {dipper}]

water ox
n : Asiatic buffalo often domesticated for use as a draft animal [syn: {water buffalo}, {Asiatic buffalo}, {Bubalus bubalis}]

water parsnip
n : stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh water; northern United States and Asia [syn: {Sium suave}]

water parting
n : a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems [syn: {watershed}, {divide}]

water pill
n : any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine [syn: {diuretic drug}, {diuretic}]

water pimpernel
n : a white-flowered aquatic plant of the genus Samolus

water pipe
n : an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water; "a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola" [syn: {hookah}, {narghile}, {nargileh}, {sheesha}, {shisha}, {chicha}, {calean}, {kalian}, {hubble-bubble}, {hubbly-bubbly}]

water pistol
n : plaything consisting of a toy pistol that squirts water [syn: {water gun}, {squirt gun}, {squirter}]

water plant
n : a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth [syn: {aquatic plant}, {hydrophyte}, {hydrophytic plant}]

water plantain
n : marsh plant having clusters of small white or pinkish flowers and broad pointed or rounded leaves [syn: {Alisma plantago-aquatica}]

water pollution
n : pollution of the water in rivers and lakes

water polo
n : a game played in a swimming pool by two teams of swimmers who try to throw an inflated ball into the opponents' goal

water pore
n : a pore that exudes water on the surface or margin of a leaf of higher plants [syn: {hydathode}, {water stoma}]

water program
n : making an area of water more useful [syn: {water development}, {water project}]

water project
n : making an area of water more useful [syn: {water development}, {water program}]

water pump
n : the pump in the cooling system of an automobile that cause the water to circulate

water rat
n 1: a person who enjoys being in or on the water [syn: {water dog}]
2: common large Eurasian vole [syn: {water vole}, {Arvicola amphibius}]
3: any of various amphibious rats

water right
n : right of access to water [syn: {riparian right}]

water sapphire
n : a deep blue cordierite often used as a gemstone

water scooter
n : a motorboat resembling a motor scooter [syn: {sea scooter}, {scooter}]

water scorpion
n : long-legged aquatic insect having the front legs fitted for seizing and holding prey and the abdomen extended by a long breathing tube

water shamrock
n : perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across the surface [syn: {buckbean}, {bogbean}, {bog myrtle}, {marsh trefoil}, {Menyanthes trifoliata}]

water shrew
n : any of several small semiaquatic shrews usually living near swift-flowing streams

water skater
n : long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water [syn: {water strider}, {pond-skater}]

water ski
n : broad ski for skimming over water towed by a speedboat
v : ride water skis

water skin
n : a container of skin for holding water [syn: {waterskin}]

water snake
n : any of various mostly harmless snakes that live in or near water

water softener
n : a substance (such as sodium chloride) that lessens the hardness of water by replacing calcium and magnesium ions with sodium ions and so gives the water more efficient sudsing power

water spaniel
n : any dog of two large curly-coated breeds used for hunting waterfowl

water speedwell
n : plant of wet places in Eurasia and America [syn: {Veronica michauxii}, {Veronica anagallis-aquatica}]

water sport
n : sports that involve bodies of water [syn: {aquatics}]

water sprite
n 1: aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums [syn: {floating fern}, {Ceratopteris pteridioides}]
2: a fairy that inhabits water [syn: {water nymph}]

water star grass
n : grassy-leaved North American aquatic plant with yellow star-shaped blossoms [syn: {mud plantain}, {Heteranthera dubia}]

water starwort
n : any of several aquatic plants having a star-shaped rosette of floating leaves; America, Europe and Asia

water stoma
n : a pore that exudes water on the surface or margin of a leaf of higher plants [syn: {hydathode}, {water pore}]

water strider
n : long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water [syn: {pond-skater}, {water skater}]

water supply
n : facility that provides a source of water; "the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water" [syn: {water system}, {water}]

water system
n 1: a river and all of its tributaries
2: facility that provides a source of water; "the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water" [syn: {water supply}, {water}]

water table
n : underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water; "spring rains had raised the water table" [syn: {water level}, {groundwater level}]

water tank
n : a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet [syn: {cistern}]

water tap
n : a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask [syn: {water faucet}, {tap}, {spigot}, {hydrant}]

water thrush
n : brownish North American warbler found near streams

water tower
n : a large reservoir for water

water travel
n : travel by water [syn: {seafaring}]

water trumpet
n : any plant of the genus Cryptocoryne; evergreen perennials growing in fresh or brackish water; tropical Asia [syn: {cryptocoryne}]

water turkey
n : blackish New World snakebird of swampy regions [syn: {Anhinga anhinga}]

water under the bridge
n : past events to be put aside; "let bygones be bygones" [syn: {bygone}]

water vapor
n : water in a vaporous form diffused in the atmosphere but below boiling temperature [syn: {water vapour}]

water vapour
n : water in a vaporous form diffused in the atmosphere but below boiling temperature [syn: {water vapor}]

water vascular system
n : system of fluid-filled tubes used by echinoderms in locomotion and feeding and respiration

water violet
n : featherfoil of Europe and western Asia having submerged and floating leaves and violet flowers [syn: {Hottonia palustris}]

water vole
n 1: common large Eurasian vole [syn: {water rat}, {Arvicola amphibius}]
2: of western North America [syn: {Richardson vole}, {Microtus richardsoni}]

water waggon
n : a wagon that carries water (as for troops or work gangs or to sprinkle down dusty dirt roads in the summertime) [syn: {water wagon}]

water wagon
n : a wagon that carries water (as for troops or work gangs or to sprinkle down dusty dirt roads in the summertime) [syn: {water waggon}]

water wheel
n 1: a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond [syn: {waterwheel}]
2: a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine [syn: {waterwheel}]

water wings
n : a life preserver consisting of a connected pair of inflatable bags that fit under a person's arms and provide buoyancy; used by children learning to swim

water witch
n : someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water [syn: {dowser}, {rhabdomancer}]

water yam
n : grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh [syn: {white yam}, {Dioscorea alata}]

water-base paint
n : paint in which water is used as the vehicle

waterbird
n : freshwater aquatic bird [syn: {waterfowl}, {water bird}]

waterborne
adj 1: transported by water; "waterborne freight"
2: supported by water; "waterborne craft"

waterbuck
n : any of several large African antelopes of the genus Kobus having curved ridged horns and frequenting e.g. swamps and rivers

Waterbury
n : a city in west central Connecticut

watercannon
n : a hose (carried on a truck) that fires water under high pressure to disperse crowds (especially crowds of rioters) [syn: {water cannon}]

watercolor
n 1: a painting produced with watercolors [syn: {watercolour}]
2: a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists [syn: {watercolour}]
3: water-soluble pigment [syn: {watercolour}]
v : paint with watercolors [syn: {watercolour}]

watercolorist
n : paints with watercolors [syn: {watercolourist}]

watercolour
n 1: water-soluble pigment [syn: {watercolor}]
2: a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists [syn: {watercolor}]
3: a painting produced with watercolors [syn: {watercolor}]
v : paint with watercolors [syn: {watercolor}]

watercolourist
n : paints with watercolors [syn: {watercolorist}]

water-cooled
adj : kept cool or designed to be kept cool by means of water especially circulating water; "a water-cooled engine"

water-cooled reactor
n : nuclear reactor using water as a coolant

watercourse
n 1: natural or artificial channel through which water flows
2: a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth [syn: {stream}]
3: a conduit through which water flows [syn: {waterway}]

watercraft
n 1: skill in the management of boats
2: a craft designed for water transportation [syn: {vessel}]

watercress
adj : of a moderate yellow-green color that is greener and deeper than moss green and yellower and darker than pea green [syn: {cress green}, {cresson}]
n 1: any of several water-loving cresses
2: cresses that grow in clear ponds and streams

waterdog
n : any of several large aquatic salamanders

watered
adj : of silk fabric; having a wavelike pattern [syn: {moire}]

watered stock
n : stock representing ownership of overvalued assets; stock of a corporation whose total worth is less than its invested capital

watered-silk
n : silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern [syn: {moire}]

waterer
n 1: someone who waters plants or crops
2: an assistant who supplies drinking water [syn: {water boy}]

waterfall
n : a steep descent of the water of a river [syn: {falls}]

waterfinder
n : forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil [syn: {divining rod}, {dowser}, {dowsing rod}, {water finder}]

Waterford
n : a port city in southern Ireland; famous for glass industry

waterfowl
n : freshwater aquatic bird [syn: {water bird}, {waterbird}]

waterfront
n : the area of a city (such as a harbor or dockyard) alongside a body of water

Watergate
n : a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974 [syn: {Watergate scandal}]

Watergate scandal
n : a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974 [syn: {Watergate}]

Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome
n : syndrome associated with bacterial meningitis; marked by sudden high fever and skin discoloration and petechiae with hemorrhage into the adrenal glands and cardiovascular collapse

wateriness
n : the property of resembling the viscosity of water

watering
n 1: shedding tears [syn: {lacrimation}, {lachrymation}, {tearing}]
2: wetting with water; "the lawn needs a great deal of watering"

watering can
n : a container with a handle and a spout with a perforated nozzle; used to sprinkle water over plants [syn: {watering pot}]

watering cart
n : water cart with a tank and sprinkler for sprinkling roads

watering hole
n : a health resort near a spring or at the seaside [syn: {watering place}, {spa}]

watering place
n : a health resort near a spring or at the seaside [syn: {watering hole}, {spa}]

watering pot
n : a container with a handle and a spout with a perforated nozzle; used to sprinkle water over plants [syn: {watering can}]

waterleaf
n : any of several plants of the genus Hydrophyllum

waterleaf family
n : perennial woodland herbs [syn: {Hydrophyllaceae}, {family Hydrophyllaceae}]

waterless
adj : lacking sufficient water or rainfall; "an arid climate"; "a waterless well"; "miles of waterless country to cross" [syn: {arid}]

waterlessness
n : the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water) [syn: {dryness}, {xerotes}] [ant: {wetness}]

water-lily family
n : dicot aquatic plants [syn: {Nymphaeaceae}, {family Nymphaeaceae}]

waterline
n : a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship [syn: {water line}, {water level}]

waterlogged
adj : soaked with moisture; "a soggy lawn"; "the flood left waterlogged fields" [syn: {soggy}]

Waterloo
n 1: a final crushing defeat; "he met his Waterloo"
2: the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Napoleon met his final defeat; Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon [syn: {Battle of Waterloo}]

waterman
n : someone who drives or rides in a boat [syn: {boatman}, {boater}]

watermark
n 1: a line marking the level reached by a body of water [syn: {water line}]
2: a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light

watermeal
n : any of various aquatic plants of the genus Wolffia; throughout warmer regions of the world

watermelon
n 1: an African melon [syn: {watermelon vine}, {Citrullus vulgaris}]
2: large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp

watermelon begonia
n : grown as a houseplant for its silvery striped fleshy foliage; South America [syn: {Peperomia argyreia}, {Peperomia sandersii}]

watermelon vine
n : an African melon [syn: {watermelon}, {Citrullus vulgaris}]

watermelon-shaped
adj : having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter; "a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis" [syn: {prolate}] [ant: {oblate}]

water-milfoil family
n : a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales [syn: {Haloragidaceae}, {family Haloragidaceae}, {Haloragaceae}, {family Haloragaceae}]

water-mint
n : a European mint that thrives in wet places; has a perfume like that of the bergamot orange; naturalized in eastern North America [syn: {water mint}, {Mentha aquatica}]

water-plantain family
n : perennial or annual aquatic or marsh plants [syn: {Alismataceae}, {family Alismataceae}]

waterpower
n : the power to do work that is latent in a head of water

waterproof
adj : not permitting the passage of water [syn: {rainproof}, {waterproofed}]
n 1: any fabric impervious to water
2: a water-resistant coat [syn: {raincoat}]
v : make watertight; "Waterproof the coat"

waterproofed
adj : not permitting the passage of water [syn: {rainproof}, {waterproof}]

waterproofing
n 1: the act of treating something to make it repel water [syn: {sealing}]
2: a coating capable of making a surface waterproof

water-rate
n : rate per quarter for water from a public supply

water-repellent
adj : hindering the penetration of water; "a water-repellent coat" [syn: {water-resistant}]

water-resistant
adj : hindering the penetration of water; "a water-repellent coat" [syn: {water-repellent}]

Waters
n 1: United States actress and singer (1896-1977) [syn: {Ethel Waters}]
2: the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion; "before a woman gives birth her waters break" [syn: {amniotic fluid}, {amnionic fluid}]

watershed
n 1: a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems [syn: {water parting}, {divide}]
2: an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations" [syn: {landmark}, {turning point}]

water-shield
n 1: aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers; in lakes and slow-moving streams; suitable for aquariums [syn: {Brasenia schreberi}, {water-target}]
2: common aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating and submerged leaves and white yellow-spotted flowers [syn: {fanwort}, {Cabomba caroliniana}]

water-shield family
n : in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia [syn: {Cabombaceae}, {subfamily Cabombaceae}]

waterside
n : land bordering a body of water

water-ski'd
See {water-ski}

water-skiing
n : skiing on water while being towed by a motorboat

waterskin
n : a container of skin for holding water [syn: {water skin}]

water-soluble
adj : soluble in water

water-soluble vitamin
n : any vitamin that is soluble in water

waterspout
n 1: a tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist
2: a heavy rain [syn: {downpour}, {cloudburst}, {deluge}, {torrent}, {pelter}, {soaker}]
3: a channel through which water is discharged (especially one used for drainage from the gutters of a roof)

water-target
n : aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers; in lakes and slow-moving streams; suitable for aquariums [syn: {water-shield}, {Brasenia schreberi}]

watertight
adj 1: having no leaks [syn: {leakproof}]
2: not allowing water to pass in or out
3: without flaws or loopholes; "an ironclad contract"; "a watertight alibi"; "a bulletproof argument" [syn: {ironclad}, {unassailable}, {unshakable}, {bulletproof}]

Watertown
n 1: a town in southeastern Wisconsin
2: a town in northern New York

water-wash
v : wash with water

water-washed
adj 1: washed or swept with water especially waves of the sea
2: clean by virtue of having been washed in water [syn: {washed}]

waterway
n 1: a navigable body of water
2: a conduit through which water flows [syn: {watercourse}]

waterweed
n : a weedy aquatic plant of genus Elodea

waterwheel
n 1: a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond [syn: {water wheel}]
2: a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine [syn: {water wheel}]

waterwheel plant
n : floating aquatic carnivorous perennial of central and southern Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia having whorls of 6 to 9 leaves ending in hinged lobes for capturing e.g. water fleas [syn: {Aldrovanda vesiculosa}]

waterworks
n 1: a public utility that provides water [syn: {water company}]
2: workplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community

waterworn
adj : (of rocks especially) worn smooth by the action of water

watery
adj 1: filled with water; "watery soil"
2: wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or blood or tears; "wiped his reeking neck" [syn: {reeking}, {dripping}]
3: filled or brimming with tears; "swimming eyes"; "watery eyes"; "sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid" [syn: {liquid}, {swimming}]
4: relating to or resembling or consisting of water; "a watery grave"
5: overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea" [syn: {washy}, {weak}]

watery-eyed
adj : with eyes full of tears [syn: {teary}, {teary-eyed}]

WATS
n : a telephone line;long distance service at fixed rates for fixed zones; an acronym for wide area telephone service [syn: {WATS line}]

WATS line
n : a telephone line;long distance service at fixed rates for fixed zones; an acronym for wide area telephone service [syn: {WATS}]

Watson
n 1: United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934) [syn: {Thomas Augustus Watson}]
2: United States psychologist considered the founder of behavioristic psychology (1878-1958) [syn: {John Broadus Watson}]
3: United States geneticist who (with Crick in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (born in 1928) [syn: {James Watson}, {James Dewey Watson}]

watt
n 1: a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm [syn: {W}]
2: Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819) [syn: {James Watt}]

watt second
n : a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second [syn: {joule}, {J}]

wattage
n : the product of voltage and current [syn: {electrical power}, {electric power}]

Watteau
n : French painter (1684-1721) [syn: {Jean Antoine Watteau}]

watt-hour
n : a unit of energy equal to the power of one watt operating for one hour

wattle
n 1: a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards [syn: {lappet}]
2: framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence
v 1: build of or with wattle
2: interlace to form wattle

wattle and daub
n : building material consisting of interwoven rods and twigs covered with clay

Watts
n : English poet and theologian (1674-1748) [syn: {Isaac Watts}]

Watusi
n : a member of a Bantu speaking people living in Rwanda and Burundi [syn: {Tutsi}, {Watutsi}]

Watutsi
n : a member of a Bantu speaking people living in Rwanda and Burundi [syn: {Tutsi}, {Watusi}]

Waugh
n : English author of satirical novels (1903-1966) [syn: {Evelyn Waugh}, {Evelyn Arthur Saint John Waugh}]

waul
v : make high-pitched, whiney noises [syn: {squall}, {wawl}]

Wausau
n : a town in north central Wisconsin

wave
n 1: one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) [syn: {moving ridge}]
2: a movement like that of an ocean wave; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"
3: (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth [syn: {undulation}]
4: something that rises rapidly; "a wave of emotion swept over him"; "there was a sudden wave of buying before the market closed"; "a wave of conservatism in the country led by the hard right"
5: the act of signaling by a movement of the hand [syn: {waving}, {wafture}]
6: a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
7: an undulating curve [syn: {undulation}]
8: a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
9: a member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch
v 1: signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably" [syn: {beckon}]
2: move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun" [syn: {brandish}, {flourish}]
3: move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach" [syn: {roll}, {undulate}, {flap}]
4: twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please" [syn: {curl}]
5: set waves in; "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair"

wave angle
n : the angle of arrival (or departure) of a radio wave with respect to the axis of an antenna array

wave equation
n : a differential equation that describes the passage of harmonic waves through a medium

wave form
n : the shape of a wave illustrated graphically by plotting the values of the period quantity against time [syn: {waveform}, {wave shape}]

wave front
n 1: all the points just reached by a wave as it propagates
2: (physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium [syn: {wavefront}]

wave guide
n : a hollow metal conductor that provides a path to guide microwaves; used in radar [syn: {waveguide}]

wave mechanics
n : the modern form of quantum theory; an extension of quantum mechanics based on Schrodinger's equation; atomic events are explained as interactions between particle waves

wave number
n : the reciprocal of the wavelength of a wave

wave off
v : dismiss as insignificant; "He waved off suggestions of impropriety"

wave shape
n : the shape of a wave illustrated graphically by plotting the values of the period quantity against time [syn: {wave form}, {waveform}]

wave theory
n : (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves [syn: {undulatory theory}, {wave theory of light}] [ant: {corpuscular theory}, {corpuscular theory}]

wave theory of light
n : (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves [syn: {wave theory}, {undulatory theory}] [ant: {corpuscular theory}, {corpuscular theory}]

wave train
n : a succession of waves spaced at regular intervals

waveband
n : a band of adjacent radio frequencies (e.g., assigned for transmitting radio or television signals) [syn: {frequency band}]

waveform
n : the shape of a wave illustrated graphically by plotting the values of the period quantity against time [syn: {wave form}, {wave shape}]

wavefront
n : (physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium [syn: {wave front}]

waveguide
n : a hollow metal conductor that provides a path to guide microwaves; used in radar [syn: {wave guide}]

wavelength
n 1: the distance (measured in the direction of propagation) between two points in the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave
2: a shared orientation leading to mutual understanding; "they are on the same wavelength"

wavelet
n : a small wave on the surface of a liquid [syn: {ripple}, {rippling}, {riffle}]

wavelike
adj : having wrinkles or waves [syn: {crinkled}, {crinkly}, {rippled}, {wavy}]

Wavell
n : British field marshal in North Africa in World War II; he defeated the Italians before being defeated by the Germans (1883-1950) [syn: {Archibald Percival Wavell}, {First Earl Wavell}]

wave-off
n : an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt [syn: {overshoot}, {go-around}]

wave-particle duality
n : (physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained best by wave theory and others by particle theory [syn: {duality}]

waver
n 1: someone who communicates by waving
2: the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech" [syn: {hesitation}, {falter}, {faltering}]
3: the act of moving back and forth [syn: {flutter}, {flicker}]
v 1: pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" [syn: {hesitate}, {waffle}]
2: be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering" [syn: {falter}]
3: move hesitatingly, as if about to give way [syn: {falter}]
4: move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated" [syn: {fluctuate}, {vacillate}]
5: move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered" [syn: {flicker}, {flitter}, {flutter}, {quiver}]
6: sway to and fro [syn: {weave}]
7: give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency [syn: {quaver}]

waverer
n : one who hesitates (uaually out of fear) [syn: {vacillator}, {hesitator}, {hesitater}]

wavering
adj : uncertain in purpose or action [syn: {vacillant}, {vacillating}]
n 1: indecision in speech or action [syn: {hesitation}, {vacillation}]
2: the quality of being unsteady and subject to fluctuations; "he kept a record of price fluctuations" [syn: {fluctuation}]

wavier
wavy
adj 1: in waves
2: having wrinkles or waves [syn: {crinkled}, {crinkly}, {rippled}, {wavelike}] [also: {waviest}, {wavier}]

wavier
See {wavy}

waviest
wavy
adj 1: in waves
2: having wrinkles or waves [syn: {crinkled}, {crinkly}, {rippled}, {wavelike}] [also: {waviest}, {wavier}]

waviest
See {wavy}

waving
adj : streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air; "ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her"; "flying banners"; "flags waving in the breeze" [syn: {aflare}, {flaring}, {flying}]
n : the act of signaling by a movement of the hand [syn: {wave}, {wafture}]

wavy
adj 1: in waves
2: having wrinkles or waves [syn: {crinkled}, {crinkly}, {rippled}, {wavelike}] [also: {waviest}, {wavier}]

wavy-leaved aster
n : a variety of aster

waw
n : the 6th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

wawl
v : make high-pitched, whiney noises [syn: {squall}, {waul}]

wax
n : any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water
v 1: cover with wax; "wax the car"
2: go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered" [syn: {mount}, {climb}, {rise}] [ant: {wane}]
3: increase in phase; "the moon is waxing" [syn: {full}] [ant: {wane}]

wax bean
n 1: a common bean plant grown for its edible golden pod
2: snap beans with yellow pods [syn: {yellow bean}]

wax begonia
n : hybrid fibrous-rooted begonia having broad-ovate green to bronze- or black-red leaves and small clusters of white or pink or red flowers; widely used as a bedding plant [syn: {Begonia semperflorens}]

wax crayon
n : writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing [syn: {crayon}]

wax figure
n : an effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax [syn: {waxwork}]

wax insect
n : any of various insects that secrete a waxy substance

wax light
n : stick of wax with a wick in the middle [syn: {candle}, {taper}]

wax mallow
n : any of various plants of the genus Malvaviscus having brilliant bell-shaped drooping flowers like incompletely opened hibiscus flowers [syn: {waxmallow}, {sleeping hibiscus}]

wax moth
n : moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs [syn: {bee moth}, {Galleria mellonella}]

wax myrtle
n : any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries

wax palm
n 1: South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax [syn: {caranday}, {caranda}, {caranda palm}, {Copernicia australis}, {Copernicia alba}]
2: Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax [syn: {carnauba}, {carnauba palm}, {Copernicia prunifera}, {Copernicia cerifera}]
3: palm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candles [syn: {Ceroxylon andicola}, {Ceroxylon alpinum}]

wax paper
n : paper that has been waterproofed by treatment with wax of paraffin

wax plant
n : succulent climber of southern Asia with umbels of pink and white star-shaped flowers [syn: {Hoya carnosa}]

waxberry
n 1: deciduous shrub of western North America having spikes of pink flowers followed by round white berries [syn: {snowberry}, {common snowberry}, {Symphoricarpos alba}]
2: deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with gray-green wax-coated berries [syn: {bayberry}, {candleberry}, {swamp candleberry}, {Myrica pensylvanica}]

wax-chandler
n : one who deals in wax candles

waxed
adj : treated with wax; "waxed floors"; "waxed mustache" [ant: {unwaxed}]

waxen
adj 1: made of or covered with wax; "waxen candles"; "careful, the floor is waxy" [syn: {waxy}]
2: having the paleness of wax; "the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor"- Bram Stoker; "the soldier turned his waxlike features toward him"; "a thin face with a waxy paleness" [syn: {waxlike}, {waxy}]

waxflower
n 1: twining woody vine of Madagascar having thick dark waxy evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white flowers along the stems; widely cultivated in warm regions [syn: {Madagascar jasmine}, {Stephanotis floribunda}]
2: epiphytic clusia of British Guiana [syn: {Clusia insignis}]
3: small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age [syn: {Indian pipe}, {Monotropa uniflora}]

waxier
waxy
adj 1: made of or covered with wax; "waxen candles"; "careful, the floor is waxy" [syn: {waxen}]
2: resembling or covered with wax; "as shiny as a waxy pippin"; "the ceraceous surface of the leaves" [syn: {waxlike}, {ceraceous}]
3: having the paleness of wax; "the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor"- Bram Stoker; "the soldier turned his waxlike features toward him"; "a thin face with a waxy paleness" [syn: {waxen}, {waxlike}] [also: {waxiest}, {waxier}]

waxier
See {waxy}

waxiest
waxy
adj 1: made of or covered with wax; "waxen candles"; "careful, the floor is waxy" [syn: {waxen}]
2: resembling or covered with wax; "as shiny as a waxy pippin"; "the ceraceous surface of the leaves" [syn: {waxlike}, {ceraceous}]
3: having the paleness of wax; "the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor"- Bram Stoker; "the soldier turned his waxlike features toward him"; "a thin face with a waxy paleness" [syn: {waxen}, {waxlike}] [also: {waxiest}, {waxier}]

waxiest
See {waxy}

waxing
adj : (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases; "the waxing moon passes from new to full" [ant: {waning}]
n 1: the application of wax to a surface
2: a gradual increase in magnitude or extent; "the waxing of the moon" [ant: {waning}]

waxlike
adj 1: having the paleness of wax; "the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor"- Bram Stoker; "the soldier turned his waxlike features toward him"; "a thin face with a waxy paleness" [syn: {waxen}, {waxy}]
2: resembling or covered with wax; "as shiny as a waxy pippin"; "the ceraceous surface of the leaves" [syn: {waxy}, {ceraceous}]

waxmallow
n : any of various plants of the genus Malvaviscus having brilliant bell-shaped drooping flowers like incompletely opened hibiscus flowers [syn: {wax mallow}, {sleeping hibiscus}]

wax-myrtle family
n : constituting the order Myricales [syn: {Myricaceae}, {family Myricaceae}]

waxwing
n : brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips

waxwork
n 1: twining shrub of North America having three-valved yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds [syn: {bittersweet}, {American bittersweet}, {climbing bittersweet}, {false bittersweet}, {staff vine}, {Celastrus scandens}]
2: an effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax [syn: {wax figure}]

waxy
adj 1: made of or covered with wax; "waxen candles"; "careful, the floor is waxy" [syn: {waxen}]
2: resembling or covered with wax; "as shiny as a waxy pippin"; "the ceraceous surface of the leaves" [syn: {waxlike}, {ceraceous}]
3: having the paleness of wax; "the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor"- Bram Stoker; "the soldier turned his waxlike features toward him"; "a thin face with a waxy paleness" [syn: {waxen}, {waxlike}] [also: {waxiest}, {waxier}]

waxycap
n : any fungus of the family Hygrophoraceae having gills that are more or less waxy in appearance

way
n 1: how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion" [syn: {manner}, {mode}, {style}, {fashion}]
2: how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success" [syn: {means}, {agency}]
3: a journey or passage; "they are on the way"
4: the condition of things generally; "that's the way it is"; "I felt the same way"
5: a course of conduct; "the path of virtue"; "we went our separate ways"; "our paths in life led us apart"; "genius usually follows a revolutionary path" [syn: {path}, {way of life}]
6: any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another; "he said he was looking for the way out"
7: a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home" [syn: {direction}]
8: the property of distance in general; "it's a long way to Moscow"; "he went a long ways" [syn: {ways}]
9: doing as one pleases or chooses; "if I had my way" 10: a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'; "they didn't have much in the way of clothing" 11: space for movement; "room to pass"; "make way for"; "hardly enough elbow room to turn around" [syn: {room}, {elbow room}] 12: a portion of something divided into shares; "the split the loot three ways"
adv : to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States); "way over budget"; "way off base"; "the other side of the hill is right smart steeper than the side we are on" [syn: {right smart}]

way of life
n : a course of conduct; "the path of virtue"; "we went our separate ways"; "our paths in life led us apart"; "genius usually follows a revolutionary path" [syn: {way}, {path}]

way out
n : an opening that permits escape or release; "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one issue" [syn: {exit}, {issue}, {outlet}]

way station
n 1: a stopping place on a journey; "there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago" [syn: {stopover}]
2: a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal [syn: {whistle stop}, {flag stop}]

waybill
n : a receipt given by the carrier to the shipper acknowledging receipt of the goods being shipped and specifying the terms of delivery [syn: {bill of lading}]

wayfarer
n 1: walks from place to place
2: goes on a trip [syn: {journeyer}]

wayfaring
adj : traveling especially on foot; "peripatetic country preachers"; "a poor wayfaring stranger" [syn: {peripatetic}]

wayfaring tree
n : vigorous deciduous European treelike shrub common along waysides; red berries turn black [syn: {twist wood}, {twistwood}, {Viburnum lantana}]

waylaid
See {waylay}

waylaid
waylay
v : wait in hiding to attack [syn: {ambush}, {scupper}, {bushwhack}, {lurk}, {ambuscade}, {lie in wait}] [also: {waylaid}]

Wayland
n : (European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund [syn: {Wayland the Smith}, {Wieland}]

Wayland the Smith
n : (European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund [syn: {Wayland}, {Wieland}]

waylay
v : wait in hiding to attack [syn: {ambush}, {scupper}, {bushwhack}, {lurk}, {ambuscade}, {lie in wait}] [also: {waylaid}]

Wayne
n 1: United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979) [syn: {John Wayne}, {Duke Wayne}]
2: American general during the American Revolution (1745-1796) [syn: {Anthony Wayne}, {Mad Anthony Wayne}]

Wayne Gretzky
n : high-scoring Canadian ice-hockey player (born in 1961) [syn: {Gretzky}]

way-out
adj : informal terms; strikingly unconventional [syn: {far-out}, {kinky}, {offbeat}, {quirky}]

ways
n 1: the property of distance in general; "it's a long way to Moscow"; "he went a long ways" [syn: {way}]
2: structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired [syn: {shipway}, {slipway}]
adv : n is between 2 and infinity; "They split the loot four ways" [syn: {n-ways}]

ways and means
n : resources available to meet expenses (especially legislation for raising revenue for a government)

Ways and Means Committee
n : a permanent committee of the United States House of Representatives that makes recommendations to the House on all bills that would raise revenue

wayside
n : edge of a way or road or path; "flowers along the wayside" [syn: {roadside}]

wayward
adj : resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior" [syn: {contrary}, {obstinate}, {perverse}]

Wb
n : a unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells [syn: {weber}]

WBC
n : blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system [syn: {leukocyte}, {leucocyte}, {white blood cell}, {white cell}, {white blood corpuscle}, {white corpuscle}]

WbN
n : the compass point that is one point north of due west [syn: {west by north}]

WbS
n : the compass point that is one point south of due west [syn: {west by south}]

W.C.
n : a toilet in England [syn: {water closet}, {closet}, {loo}]

weak
adj 1: having little physical or spiritual strength; "a weak radio signal"; "a weak link" [ant: {strong}]
2: overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea" [syn: {watery}, {washy}]
3: lacking power [syn: {powerless}] [ant: {powerful}]
4: used of vowels or syllables; pronounced with little or no stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable" [syn: {unaccented}, {light}]
5: having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only human"; "frail humanity" [syn: {fallible}, {frail}, {imperfect}]
6: lacking force; feeble; "a forceless argument" [syn: {forceless}, {unforceful}] [ant: {forceful}]
7: lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless" [syn: {decrepit}, {debile}, {feeble}, {infirm}, {sapless}, {weakly}]
8: used of verbs having standard (or regular) inflection
9: lacking physical strength or vigor 10: characterized by excessive softness or self-indulgence; "an effeminate civilization" [syn: {effeminate}]

weak force
n : (physics) an interaction between elementary particles involving neutrinos or antineutrinos that is responsible for certain kinds of radioactive decay; mediated by intermediate vector bosons [syn: {weak interaction}]

weak interaction
n : (physics) an interaction between elementary particles involving neutrinos or antineutrinos that is responsible for certain kinds of radioactive decay; mediated by intermediate vector bosons [syn: {weak force}]

weak part
n : a place of especial vulnerability [syn: {weak spot}, {soft spot}] [ant: {good part}]

weak point
n : an attribute that is inadequate or deficient [ant: {forte}]

weak spot
n : a place of especial vulnerability [syn: {weak part}, {soft spot}] [ant: {good part}]

weaken
v 1: lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body" [ant: {strengthen}]
2: become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days" [ant: {strengthen}]
3: destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" [syn: {sabotage}, {undermine}, {countermine}, {counteract}, {subvert}]
4: reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis" [syn: {de-escalate}, {step down}] [ant: {escalate}]
5: lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" [syn: {dampen}, {damp}, {soften}, {break}]

weakened
adj 1: impaired by diminution [syn: {diminished}, {lessened}, {vitiated}]
2: made weak or weaker
3: reduced in strength; "the faded tones of an old recording" [syn: {attenuate}, {attenuated}, {faded}]
4: mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup" [syn: {cut}, {thinned}]
5: used of inanimate objects or their value [syn: {hurt}]

weakener
n : that which weakens or causes a loss of strength; "doubt is a great weakener of resolve"

weakening
adj 1: causing debilitation [syn: {debilitative}, {enervating}, {enfeebling}]
2: moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker
n 1: becoming weaker [ant: {strengthening}]
2: the act of reducing the strength of something [ant: {strengthening}]

weakfish
n 1: lean flesh of food and game fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States
2: food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a mouth from which hooks easily tear out [syn: {Cynoscion regalis}] [also: {weakfishes} (pl)]

weakfishes
weakfish
n 1: lean flesh of food and game fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States
2: food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a mouth from which hooks easily tear out [syn: {Cynoscion regalis}] [also: {weakfishes} (pl)]

weakfishes
See {weakfish}

weak-kneed
adj : lacking will power or resolution; "the role of the dissenter is not for the weak-kneed"

weaklier
weakly
adj : lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless" [syn: {decrepit}, {debile}, {feeble}, {infirm}, {sapless}, {weak}]
adv : in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree; "weakly agreed to a compromise"; "wheezed weakly"; "he was weakly attracted to her" [ant: {strongly}] [also: {weakliest}, {weaklier}]

weaklier
See {weakly}

weakliest
weakly
adj : lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless" [syn: {decrepit}, {debile}, {feeble}, {infirm}, {sapless}, {weak}]
adv : in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree; "weakly agreed to a compromise"; "wheezed weakly"; "he was weakly attracted to her" [ant: {strongly}] [also: {weakliest}, {weaklier}]

weakliest
See {weakly}

weakling
n : a person who is physically weak and ineffectual [syn: {doormat}, {wuss}]

weakly
adj : lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless" [syn: {decrepit}, {debile}, {feeble}, {infirm}, {sapless}, {weak}]
adv : in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree; "weakly agreed to a compromise"; "wheezed weakly"; "he was weakly attracted to her" [ant: {strongly}] [also: {weakliest}, {weaklier}]

weakly interacting massive particle
n : a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe [syn: {WIMP}]

weakness
n 1: a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's failings" [syn: {failing}]
2: powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of their weakness the group remains highly active" [syn: {helplessness}, {impuissance}]
3: the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain; "his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed" [ant: {strength}]
4: the condition of being financially weak; "the weakness of the dollar against the yen" [ant: {strength}]
5: a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you; "he has a weakness for chocolate"

weal
n : a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions [syn: {wale}, {welt}, {wheal}]

weald
n : an area of open or forested country

wealth
n 1: the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money; "great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence" [syn: {wealthiness}] [ant: {poverty}]
2: the quality of profuse abundance; "she has a wealth of talent"
3: an abundance of material possessions and resources [syn: {riches}]
4: property that has economic utility: a monetary value or an exchange value

wealthier
wealthy
adj : having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value; "an affluent banker"; "a speculator flush with cash"; "not merely rich but loaded"; "moneyed aristocrats"; "wealthy corporations" [syn: {affluent}, {flush}, {loaded}, {moneyed}] [also: {wealthiest}, {wealthier}]

wealthier
See {wealthy}

wealthiest
wealthy
adj : having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value; "an affluent banker"; "a speculator flush with cash"; "not merely rich but loaded"; "moneyed aristocrats"; "wealthy corporations" [syn: {affluent}, {flush}, {loaded}, {moneyed}] [also: {wealthiest}, {wealthier}]

wealthiest
See {wealthy}

wealthily
adv : with riches

wealthiness
n : the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money; "great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence" [syn: {wealth}] [ant: {poverty}]

wealthy
adj : having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value; "an affluent banker"; "a speculator flush with cash"; "not merely rich but loaded"; "moneyed aristocrats"; "wealthy corporations" [syn: {affluent}, {flush}, {loaded}, {moneyed}] [also: {wealthiest}, {wealthier}]

wealthy man
n : a man who is wealthy [syn: {man of means}, {rich man}]

wealthy person
n : a person who possesses great material wealth [syn: {rich person}, {have}]

wean
v 1: gradually deprive (infants) of mother's milk; "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk" [syn: {ablactate}]
2: detach the affections of

weaned
adj : freed of dependence on something especially (for mammals) mother's milk; "the just-weaned calf bawled for its mother" [ant: {unweaned}]

weaning
n : the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal [syn: {ablactation}]

weapon
n 1: any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" [syn: {arm}, {weapon system}]
2: a means of persuading or arguing; "he used all his conversational weapons" [syn: {artillery}]

weapon of mass destruction
n : a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons) [syn: {WMD}, {W.M.D.}]

weapon system
n : any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" [syn: {weapon}, {arm}]

weaponed
adj : carrying weapons [syn: {equipped}]

weapon-grade plutonium
n : plutonium 239 that is recovered when nuclear weapons are disassembled; it is stored in plutonium pits [syn: {weapons plutonium}]

weaponize
v : make into or use as a weapon or a potential weapon; "Will modern physicists weaponize String Theory?"

weaponless
adj : without a weapon

weaponry
n : weapons considered collectively [syn: {arms}, {implements of war}, {weapons system}, {munition}]

weapons carrier
n : military vehicle that is a light truck designed to carry mortars or machine guns and their crews

weapons emplacement
n : an emplacement for a gun [syn: {gun emplacement}]

weapons platform
n : any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons [syn: {platform}]

weapons plutonium
n : plutonium 239 that is recovered when nuclear weapons are disassembled; it is stored in plutonium pits [syn: {weapon-grade plutonium}]

weapons system
n : weapons considered collectively [syn: {weaponry}, {arms}, {implements of war}, {munition}]

weapons-grade
adj 1: of a quality adequate for use in weapons (especially in weapons of mass destruction); "weapons-grade plutonium"; "weapons-grade anthrax"
2: extremely strong or concentrated or durable; "industrial-strength detergent"; "weapons-grade salsa" [syn: {industrial-strength}]

wear
n 1: impairment resulting from long use; "the tires showed uneven wear"
2: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body [syn: {clothing}, {article of clothing}, {vesture}]
3: the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; "she bought it for everyday wear" [syn: {wearing}]
v 1: be dressed in; "She was wearing yellow that day" [syn: {have on}]
2: have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar" [syn: {bear}]
3: have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality; "He always wears a smile"
4: deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth" [syn: {wear off}, {wear out}, {wear thin}]
5: have or show an appearance of; "wear one's hair in a certain way"
6: last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years" [syn: {hold out}, {endure}]
7: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" [syn: {break}, {wear out}, {bust}, {fall apart}]
8: exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {wear upon}, {tire out}, {weary}, {jade}, {wear out}, {outwear}, {wear down}, {fag out}, {fag}, {fatigue}] [ant: {refresh}]
9: put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans" [syn: {put on}, {get into}, {don}, {assume}] [also: {worn}, {wore}]

wear and tear
n : decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use [syn: {depreciation}]

wear away
v 1: cut away in small pieces [syn: {whittle away}, {whittle down}]
2: diminish, as by friction; "Erosion wore away the surface" [syn: {wear off}]
3: become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded" [syn: {erode}, {gnaw}, {gnaw at}, {eat at}]

wear down
v : exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {wear upon}, {tire out}, {wear}, {weary}, {jade}, {wear out}, {outwear}, {fag out}, {fag}, {fatigue}] [ant: {refresh}]

wear off
v 1: deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth" [syn: {wear}, {wear out}, {wear thin}]
2: diminish, as by friction; "Erosion wore away the surface" [syn: {wear away}]

wear on
v : pass slowly (of time); "The day wore on"

wear out
v 1: exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {wear upon}, {tire out}, {wear}, {weary}, {jade}, {outwear}, {wear down}, {fag out}, {fag}, {fatigue}] [ant: {refresh}]
2: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" [syn: {break}, {wear}, {bust}, {fall apart}]
3: deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth" [syn: {wear}, {wear off}, {wear thin}]

wear round
v : turn into the wind; "The sailors decided to tack the boat"; "The boat tacked" [syn: {tack}]

wear ship
v : turn away from the wind; "The sailors decided it was time to wear ship"

wear the trousers
v : exercise authority or be in charge; "Who is calling the shots in this house?" [syn: {call the shots}, {call the tune}]

wear thin
v : deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth" [syn: {wear}, {wear off}, {wear out}]

wear upon
v : exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {tire out}, {wear}, {weary}, {jade}, {wear out}, {outwear}, {wear down}, {fag out}, {fag}, {fatigue}] [ant: {refresh}]

wearable
adj : suitable for wear or able to be worn; "wearable evening clothes"; "a wearable hearing aid" [ant: {unwearable}]

wearer
n : one that wears or carries or displays something as a body covering or accessory; "the wearer of the crown"

wearied
See {weary}

wearied
weary
adj : physically and mentally fatigued; "`aweary' is archaic" [syn: {aweary}]
v 1: exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {wear upon}, {tire out}, {wear}, {jade}, {wear out}, {outwear}, {wear down}, {fag out}, {fag}, {fatigue}] [ant: {refresh}]
2: get tired of something or somebody [syn: {tire}, {pall}, {fatigue}, {jade}] [also: {wearied}, {weariest}, {wearier}]

wearied
adj : exhausted; "my father's words had left me jaded and depressed"- William Styron [syn: {jaded}]

wearier
weary
adj : physically and mentally fatigued; "`aweary' is archaic" [syn: {aweary}]
v 1: exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {wear upon}, {tire out}, {wear}, {jade}, {wear out}, {outwear}, {wear down}, {fag out}, {fag}, {fatigue}] [ant: {refresh}]
2: get tired of something or somebody [syn: {tire}, {pall}, {fatigue}, {jade}] [also: {wearied}, {weariest}, {wearier}]

wearier
See {weary}

weariest
weary
adj : physically and mentally fatigued; "`aweary' is archaic" [syn: {aweary}]
v 1: exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {wear upon}, {tire out}, {wear}, {jade}, {wear out}, {outwear}, {wear down}, {fag out}, {fag}, {fatigue}] [ant: {refresh}]
2: get tired of something or somebody [syn: {tire}, {pall}, {fatigue}, {jade}] [also: {wearied}, {weariest}, {wearier}]

weariest
See {weary}

wearily
adv : in a weary manner; "he walked around tiredly" [syn: {tiredly}]

weariness
n : temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work; "he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue"; "growing fatigue was apparent from the decline in the execution of their athletic skills"; "weariness overcame her after twelve hours and she fell asleep" [syn: {fatigue}, {tiredness}]

wearing
adj : producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing" [syn: {exhausting}, {tiring}, {wearying}]
n 1: (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) [syn: {erosion}, {eroding}, {eating away}, {wearing away}]
2: the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; "she bought it for everyday wear" [syn: {wear}]

wearing apparel
n : clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress" [syn: {apparel}, {dress}, {clothes}]

wearing away
n : (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) [syn: {erosion}, {eroding}, {eating away}, {wearing}]

wearisome
adj : so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome" [syn: {boring}, {deadening}, {dull}, {ho-hum}, {irksome}, {slow}, {tedious}, {tiresome}]

weary
adj : physically and mentally fatigued; "`aweary' is archaic" [syn: {aweary}]
v 1: exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {wear upon}, {tire out}, {wear}, {jade}, {wear out}, {outwear}, {wear down}, {fag out}, {fag}, {fatigue}] [ant: {refresh}]
2: get tired of something or somebody [syn: {tire}, {pall}, {fatigue}, {jade}] [also: {wearied}, {weariest}, {wearier}]

Weary Willie
n : United States circus clown (1898-1979) [syn: {Kelly}, {Emmett Kelly}]

wearying
adj : producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing" [syn: {exhausting}, {tiring}, {wearing}]

weasel
n : small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck

weasel word
n : an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion

weasel-worded
adj : evasively worded in order to avoid an unqualified statement [syn: {hedged}]

weather
adj : towards the side exposed to wind [syn: {upwind}, {weather(a)}]
n : the meteorological conditions: temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception" [syn: {weather condition}, {atmospheric condition}]
v 1: face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements" [syn: {endure}, {brave}, {brave out}]
2: cause to slope
3: sail to the windward of
4: change under the action or influence of the weather; "A weathered old hut"

weather bureau
n : an administrative unit responsible for gathering and interpreting meteorological data for weather study and forecasts

weather chart
n : a map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region [syn: {weather map}]

weather condition
n : the meteorological conditions: temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception" [syn: {weather}, {atmospheric condition}]

weather deck
n : upper deck having no overhead protection from the weather, but sheltering the deck below [syn: {shelter deck}]

weather eye
n : vigilant attentiveness; "he keeps a weather eye open for trouble" [syn: {watchfulness}, {vigilance}]

weather forecast
n : a forecast of the weather [syn: {weather outlook}]

weather forecaster
n : predicts the weather [syn: {weatherman}]

weather forecasting
n : predicting what the weather will be [syn: {meteorology}]

weather map
n : a map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region [syn: {weather chart}]

weather outlook
n : a forecast of the weather [syn: {weather forecast}]

weather radar
n : radar that is able to detect clouds and precipitation

weather satellite
n : a satellite that transmits frequent picture of the earth below [syn: {meteorological satellite}]

weather sheet
n : (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind [syn: {sheet}, {tack}, {mainsheet}, {shroud}]

weather ship
n : an oceangoing vessel equipped to make meteorological observations

weather side
n : the side toward the wind [syn: {to windward}, {windward side}, {weatherboard}]

weather station
n : one of a networks of observation posts where meteorological data is recorded [syn: {meteorological observation post}]

weather strip
n : a strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold [syn: {weather stripping}]

weather stripping
n : a strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold [syn: {weather strip}]

weather vane
n : mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind [syn: {weathervane}, {vane}, {wind vane}]

weather-beaten
adj 1: tanned and coarsened from being outdoors; "a weather-beaten face"
2: worn by exposure to the weather; "a house of weathered shingles" [syn: {weatherworn}, {weathered}]

weatherboard
n 1: a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below [syn: {clapboard}, {weatherboarding}]
2: the side toward the wind [syn: {to windward}, {windward side}, {weather side}]

weatherboarding
n : a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below [syn: {clapboard}, {weatherboard}]

weather-bound
adj : delayed or shut in by bad weather; "weather-bound traffic"; "irritable weather-bound children"

weathercock
n : weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster

weathered
adj : worn by exposure to the weather; "a house of weathered shingles" [syn: {weather-beaten}, {weatherworn}]

weatherglass
n : a simple barometer for indicating changes in atmospheric pressure

weatherliness
n : (of a sailing vessel) the quality of being able to sail close to the wind with little drift to the leeward (even in a stiff wind); "the Spanish ships had superior speed and weatherliness"

weatherly
adj : (of a sailing vessel) making very little leeway when close-hauled

weatherman
n : predicts the weather [syn: {weather forecaster}]

weatherproof
adj : able to withstand exposure to weather without damage; "weatherproof electric wiring"; "a weatherproof coat"
v : make resistant to bad weather

weatherstrip
v 1: provide with weatherstripping; "The window must be weatherstripped before the cold weather sets in"
2: equip with weatherstripping; "He weatherstripped the windows when it got cold" [also: {weatherstripping}, {weatherstripped}]

weatherstripped
See {weatherstrip}

weatherstripped
weatherstrip
v 1: provide with weatherstripping; "The window must be weatherstripped before the cold weather sets in"
2: equip with weatherstripping; "He weatherstripped the windows when it got cold" [also: {weatherstripping}, {weatherstripped}]

weather-stripped
adj : having cracks blocked with weather stripping

weatherstripping
See {weatherstrip}

weatherstripping
weatherstrip
v 1: provide with weatherstripping; "The window must be weatherstripped before the cold weather sets in"
2: equip with weatherstripping; "He weatherstripped the windows when it got cold" [also: {weatherstripping}, {weatherstripped}]

weathervane
n : mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind [syn: {weather vane}, {vane}, {wind vane}]

weatherworn
adj : worn by exposure to the weather; "a house of weathered shingles" [syn: {weather-beaten}, {weathered}]

weave
n : pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric
v 1: interlace by or as it by weaving [syn: {interweave}] [ant: {unweave}]
2: create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton; "tissue textiles" [syn: {tissue}]
3: sway to and fro [syn: {waver}]
4: to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body" [syn: {wind}, {thread}, {meander}, {wander}] [also: {woven}, {wove}]

weaver
n 1: a craftsman who weaves cloth
2: finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests [syn: {weaverbird}, {weaver finch}]

weaver finch
n : finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests [syn: {weaver}, {weaverbird}]

weaverbird
n : finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests [syn: {weaver}, {weaver finch}]

weaver's broom
n : tall thornless shrub having pale yellow flowers and flexible rushlike twigs used in basketry; of southwestern Europe and Mediterranean; naturalized in California [syn: {Spanish broom}, {Spartium junceum}]

weaver's hitch
n : a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye) [syn: {sheet bend}, {becket bend}, {weaver's knot}]

weaver's knot
n : a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye) [syn: {sheet bend}, {becket bend}, {weaver's hitch}]

weaving
adj : walking unsteadily; "a stqaggering gait" [syn: {lurching}, {stumbling}, {staggering}]
n : creating fabric

web
n 1: an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving; "the trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn"
2: an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim [syn: {entanglement}]
3: the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft [syn: {vane}]
4: an interconnected system of things or people; "he owned a network of shops"; "retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life"; "tangled in a web of cloth" [syn: {network}]
5: computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol [syn: {World Wide Web}, {WWW}]
6: a fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven)
7: membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals
v : construct or form a web, as if by weaving [syn: {net}] [also: {webbing}, {webbed}]

web browser
n : a program used to view HTML documents [syn: {browser}]

web log
n : a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies [syn: {blog}]

web page
n : a document connected to the World Wide Web and viewable by anyone connected to the internet who has a web browser

web site
n : a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web; "the Israeli web site was damaged by hostile hackers" [syn: {internet site}, {site}]

web spinner
n : any of a small order of slender typically tropical insects that nest in colonies in silken tunnels that they spin

Webb
n 1: English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943) [syn: {Beatrice Webb}, {Martha Beatrice Potter Webb}]
2: English sociologist and economist and a central member of the Fabian Society (1859-1947) [syn: {Sidney Webb}, {Sidney James Webb}, {First Baron Passfield}]

webbed
See {web}

webbed
web
n 1: an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving; "the trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn"
2: an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim [syn: {entanglement}]
3: the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft [syn: {vane}]
4: an interconnected system of things or people; "he owned a network of shops"; "retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life"; "tangled in a web of cloth" [syn: {network}]
5: computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol [syn: {World Wide Web}, {WWW}]
6: a fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven)
7: membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals
v : construct or form a web, as if by weaving [syn: {net}] [also: {webbing}, {webbed}]

webbed
adj 1: (of the feet of some animals) having the digits connected by a thin fold of skin [ant: {unwebbed}]
2: having open interstices or resembling a web [syn: {lacy}, {netlike}, {netted}, {weblike}, {webby}]

webbed foot
n : a bird's foot with folds of skin between the toes

webbier
webby
adj : having open interstices or resembling a web [syn: {lacy}, {netlike}, {netted}, {webbed}, {weblike}] [also: {webbiest}, {webbier}]

webbier
See {webby}

webbiest
webby
adj : having open interstices or resembling a web [syn: {lacy}, {netlike}, {netted}, {webbed}, {weblike}] [also: {webbiest}, {webbier}]

webbiest
See {webby}

webbing
See {web}

webbing
web
n 1: an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving; "the trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn"
2: an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim [syn: {entanglement}]
3: the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft [syn: {vane}]
4: an interconnected system of things or people; "he owned a network of shops"; "retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life"; "tangled in a web of cloth" [syn: {network}]
5: computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol [syn: {World Wide Web}, {WWW}]
6: a fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven)
7: membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals
v : construct or form a web, as if by weaving [syn: {net}] [also: {webbing}, {webbed}]

webbing
n 1: a narrow closely woven tape; used in upholstery or for seat belts
2: a strong fabric woven in strips

webbing clothes moth
n : moth that forms a web in which it lives [syn: {webbing moth}, {Tineola bisselliella}]

webbing moth
n : moth that forms a web in which it lives [syn: {webbing clothes moth}, {Tineola bisselliella}]

webby
adj : having open interstices or resembling a web [syn: {lacy}, {netlike}, {netted}, {webbed}, {weblike}] [also: {webbiest}, {webbier}]

webcam
n : a digital camera designed to take digital photographs and transmit them over the internet

weber
n 1: a unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells [syn: {Wb}]
2: German physicist and brother of E. H. Weber; noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1804-1891) [syn: {Wilhelm Eduard Weber}]
3: United States abstract painter (born in Russia) (1881-1961) [syn: {Max Weber}]
4: German sociologist and pioneer of the analytic method in sociology (1864-1920) [syn: {Max Weber}]
5: German conductor and composer of Romantic operas (1786-1826) [syn: {Carl Maria von Weber}, {Baron Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber}]
6: German physiologist who studied sensory responses to stimuli and is considered the father of psychophysics (1795-1878) [syn: {E. H. Weber}, {Ernst Heinrich Weber}]

Weber-Fechner law
n : (psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases proportional to the logarithm of the stimulus intensity; based on early work by E. H. Weber [syn: {Fechner's law}]

Weber's law
n : (psychophysics) the concept that a just-noticeable difference in a stimulus is proportional to the magnitude of the original stimulus; "Weber's law explains why you don't notice your headlights are on in the daytime"

webfoot
n : a foot having the toes connected by folds of skin

web-footed
adj : having feet with webbed toes [syn: {web-toed}]

weblike
adj : having open interstices or resembling a web [syn: {lacy}, {netlike}, {netted}, {webbed}, {webby}]

Webster
n 1: English playwright (1580-1625) [syn: {John Webster}]
2: United States politician and orator (1782-1817) [syn: {Daniel Webster}]
3: United States lexicographer (1758-1843) [syn: {Noah Webster}]

web-toed
adj : having feet with webbed toes [syn: {web-footed}]

web-toed salamander
n : any of several salamanders with webbed toes and very long extensile tongues; excellent climbers that move with ease over smooth rock surfaces

webworm
n : several gregarious moth larvae that spin webs over foliage on which they feed

webworm moth
n : a variety of moth that spins a web in which it lives

wed
adj : having been taken in marriage [syn: {wedded}]
n : the fourth day of the week; the third working day [syn: {Wednesday}]
v 1: take in marriage [syn: {marry}, {get married}, {conjoin}, {hook up with}, {get hitched with}, {espouse}]
2: perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii" [syn: {marry}, {tie}, {splice}] [also: {wedding}, {wedded}]

wedded
See {wed}

wedded
adj : having been taken in marriage [syn: {wed}]

wedded
wed
adj : having been taken in marriage [syn: {wedded}]
n : the fourth day of the week; the third working day [syn: {Wednesday}]
v 1: take in marriage [syn: {marry}, {get married}, {conjoin}, {hook up with}, {get hitched with}, {espouse}]
2: perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii" [syn: {marry}, {tie}, {splice}] [also: {wedding}, {wedded}]

Weddell Sea
n : an arm of the south Atlantic in Antarctica east of the Antarctic Penninsula

wedding
See {wed}

wedding
n 1: the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed [syn: {wedding ceremony}, {nuptials}, {hymeneals}]
2: the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel" [syn: {marriage}, {marriage ceremony}]
3: a party of people at a wedding [syn: {wedding party}]

wedding
wed
adj : having been taken in marriage [syn: {wedded}]
n : the fourth day of the week; the third working day [syn: {Wednesday}]
v 1: take in marriage [syn: {marry}, {get married}, {conjoin}, {hook up with}, {get hitched with}, {espouse}]
2: perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii" [syn: {marry}, {tie}, {splice}] [also: {wedding}, {wedded}]

wedding anniversary
n : the anniversary of the day on which you were married (or the celebration of it)

wedding band
n : a ring (usually plain gold) given to the bride (and sometimes one is also given to the groom) at the wedding [syn: {wedding ring}]

wedding cake
n : a rich cake with two or more tiers and covered with frosting and decorations; served at a wedding reception [syn: {bridecake}]

wedding ceremony
n : the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed [syn: {wedding}, {nuptials}, {hymeneals}]

wedding chest
n : chest for storage of clothing (trousseau) and household goods in anticipation of marriage [syn: {hope chest}]

wedding day
n : the day of a wedding

wedding dress
n : a gown worn by the bride at a wedding [syn: {bridal gown}, {wedding gown}]

wedding gift
n : a present given to someone getting married [syn: {wedding present}]

wedding gown
n : a gown worn by the bride at a wedding [syn: {bridal gown}, {wedding dress}]

wedding guest
n : a guest at a wedding

wedding licence
n : a license authorizing a man and a woman to marry [syn: {marriage license}, {marriage licence}, {wedding license}]

wedding license
n : a license authorizing a man and a woman to marry [syn: {marriage license}, {marriage licence}, {wedding licence}]

wedding march
n : a march to be played for a wedding procession

wedding night
n : the night after the wedding when bride and groom sleep together

wedding party
n : a party of people at a wedding [syn: {wedding}]

wedding pictures
n : photographs of bride and groom and their friends taken at their wedding

wedding present
n : a present given to someone getting married [syn: {wedding gift}]

wedding reception
n : a reception wedding guests held after the wedding

wedding ring
n : a ring (usually plain gold) given to the bride (and sometimes one is also given to the groom) at the wedding [syn: {wedding band}]

wedge
n 1: any shape that is triangular in cross section [syn: {wedge shape}, {cuneus}]
2: a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States [syn: {bomber}, {grinder}, {hero}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy}, {Cuban sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {sub}, {submarine}, {submarine sandwich}, {torpedo}, {zep}]
3: a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as c) to indicate pronunciation [syn: {hacek}]
4: a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe [syn: {wedge heel}]
5: (golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole
6: something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them
7: a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object [syn: {chock}]
v 1: fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table" [syn: {lodge}, {stick}, {deposit}] [ant: {dislodge}]
2: squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner" [syn: {squeeze}, {force}]

wedge bone
n : part of the sirloin nearest the rump

wedge heel
n : a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe [syn: {wedge}]

wedge shape
n : any shape that is triangular in cross section [syn: {wedge}, {cuneus}]

wedged
adj : wedged or packed in together; "an impacted tooth" [syn: {impacted}]

wedge-shaped
adj 1: of a leaf shape; narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the base [syn: {cuneate}]
2: shaped like a wedge [syn: {cuneal}, {cuneiform}]

wedgie
n : a shoe with a wedge heel

Wedgwood
n 1: English potter (1730-1795) [syn: {Josiah Wedgwood}]
2: a type of pottery made by Josiah Wedgwood and his successors; typically has a classical decoration in white on a blue background

wedlock
n : the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union" [syn: {marriage}, {matrimony}, {union}, {spousal relationship}]

Wednesday
n : the fourth day of the week; the third working day [syn: {Wed}]

wee
adj 1: (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: {bitty}, {bittie}, {teensy}, {teentsy}, {teeny}, {weeny}, {weensy}, {teensy-weensy}, {teeny-weeny}, {itty-bitty}, {itsy-bitsy}]
2: very early; "the wee hours of the morning"
n : a short time; "bide a wee"
v : eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" [syn: {make}, {urinate}, {piddle}, {puddle}, {micturate}, {piss}, {pee}, {pee-pee}, {make water}, {relieve oneself}, {take a leak}, {spend a penny}, {wee-wee}, {pass water}]

wee small voice
n : an inner voice that judges your behavior [syn: {small voice}, {voice of conscience}]

weed
n 1: any plant that crowds out cultivated plants [ant: {cultivated plant}]
2: street names for marijuana [syn: {pot}, {grass}, {green goddess}, {dope}, {gage}, {sess}, {sens}, {smoke}, {skunk}, {locoweed}, {Mary Jane}]
v : clear of weeds; "weed the garden"

weed killer
n : a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth [syn: {herbicide}, {weedkiller}]

weed out
v : remove unwanted elements; "The company weeded out the incompetent people"; "The new law weeds out the old inequities" [syn: {comb out}]

weeded
adj : having had weeds removed

weeder
n 1: a farmhand hired to remove weeds
2: a hand tool for removing weeds

weedier
weedy
adj 1: abounding with or resembling weeds; "a weedy path"; "weedy plants that take over a garden" [ant: {weedless}]
2: having unattractive thinness; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck" [syn: {scraggy}, {scrawny}, {skinny}, {underweight}] [also: {weediest}, {weedier}]

weedier
See {weedy}

weediest
weedy
adj 1: abounding with or resembling weeds; "a weedy path"; "weedy plants that take over a garden" [ant: {weedless}]
2: having unattractive thinness; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck" [syn: {scraggy}, {scrawny}, {skinny}, {underweight}] [also: {weediest}, {weedier}]

weediest
See {weedy}

weedkiller
n : a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth [syn: {herbicide}, {weed killer}]

weedless
adj : free from weeds; "a weedless garden" [ant: {weedy}]

weeds
n 1: a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning [syn: {widow's weeds}]
2: a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning [syn: {mourning band}]

weedy
adj 1: abounding with or resembling weeds; "a weedy path"; "weedy plants that take over a garden" [ant: {weedless}]
2: having unattractive thinness; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck" [syn: {scraggy}, {scrawny}, {skinny}, {underweight}] [also: {weediest}, {weedier}]

week
n 1: any period of seven consecutive days; "it rained for a week" [syn: {hebdomad}]
2: a period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday [syn: {calendar week}]
3: hours or days of work in a calendar week; "they worked a 40-hour week" [syn: {workweek}]

week after week
adv : for an indefinite number of successive weeks

week by week
adv : weekly; "week by week, the betrayal gnawed at his heart"

week from Monday
n : a time period of a week or more; "a week from Monday will be too soon!"

weekday
adj : occurring every day of the week except Sunday (and sometimes Saturday); "his weekday commute"; "a weekday newspaper"
n : any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday)

weekend
n : a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday
v : spend the weekend

weekend warrior
n 1: a homeowner who acts as a contractor and tries to do major improvement projects on weekends (often without understanding the scope of the work to be done)
2: a reservist who fulfills the military obligation on weekends

weekender
n 1: someone who vacations on a weekend
2: a small suitcase to carry clothing and accessories for a weekend trip

weeklong
adj : lasting through a week; "her weeklong vacation"

weekly
adj : occurring or payable every week; "a weekly trip to town"; "weekly wages"; "weekly rent"
n : a periodical that is published every week
adv : without missing a week; "she visited her aunt weekly" [syn: {hebdomadally}, {every week}, {each week}]

weeknight
n : any night of the week except Saturday or Sunday

weeness
n : the property of being very small in size [syn: {diminutiveness}, {minuteness}, {petiteness}, {tininess}]

weenie
n : a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll [syn: {frank}, {frankfurter}, {hotdog}, {hot dog}, {dog}, {wiener}, {wienerwurst}]

weenie roast
n : a cookout where roasted frankfurters are the main course [syn: {wiener roast}]

weenier
weeny
adj : (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: {bitty}, {bittie}, {teensy}, {teentsy}, {teeny}, {wee}, {weensy}, {teensy-weensy}, {teeny-weeny}, {itty-bitty}, {itsy-bitsy}] [also: {weeniest}, {weenier}]

weenier
See {weeny}

weeniest
weeny
adj : (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: {bitty}, {bittie}, {teensy}, {teentsy}, {teeny}, {wee}, {weensy}, {teensy-weensy}, {teeny-weeny}, {itty-bitty}, {itsy-bitsy}] [also: {weeniest}, {weenier}]

weeniest
See {weeny}

weensier
weensy
adj : (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: {bitty}, {bittie}, {teensy}, {teentsy}, {teeny}, {wee}, {weeny}, {teensy-weensy}, {teeny-weeny}, {itty-bitty}, {itsy-bitsy}] [also: {weensiest}, {weensier}]

weensier
See {weensy}

weensiest
weensy
adj : (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: {bitty}, {bittie}, {teensy}, {teentsy}, {teeny}, {wee}, {weeny}, {teensy-weensy}, {teeny-weeny}, {itty-bitty}, {itsy-bitsy}] [also: {weensiest}, {weensier}]

weensiest
See {weensy}

weensy
adj : (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: {bitty}, {bittie}, {teensy}, {teentsy}, {teeny}, {wee}, {weeny}, {teensy-weensy}, {teeny-weeny}, {itty-bitty}, {itsy-bitsy}] [also: {weensiest}, {weensier}]

weeny
adj : (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: {bitty}, {bittie}, {teensy}, {teentsy}, {teeny}, {wee}, {weensy}, {teensy-weensy}, {teeny-weeny}, {itty-bitty}, {itsy-bitsy}] [also: {weeniest}, {weenier}]

weep
v : shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs" [syn: {cry}] [ant: {laugh}] [also: {wept}]

weeper
n 1: a person who weeps [syn: {crier}]
2: a hired mourner

weepier
weepy
adj : liable to weep easily [also: {weepiest}, {weepier}]

weepier
See {weepy}

weepiest
weepy
adj : liable to weep easily [also: {weepiest}, {weepier}]

weepiest
See {weepy}

weepiness
n : sadness expressed by weeping [syn: {tearfulness}]

weeping
adj : showing sorrow [syn: {dolorous}, {dolourous}, {lachrymose}, {tearful}]
n : the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears" [syn: {crying}, {tears}]

weeping beech
n : variety of European beech with pendulous limbs [syn: {Fagus pendula}, {Fagus sylvatica pendula}]

weeping love grass
n : perennial South African grass having densely clumped flimsy stems; introduced into United States especially for erosion control [syn: {African love grass}, {Eragrostis curvula}]

weeping spruce
n : medium-sized spruce of California and Oregon having pendulous branches [syn: {Brewer's spruce}, {Picea breweriana}]

weeping tree broom
n : small shrubby tree of New Zealand having weeping branches and racemes of white to violet flowers followed by woolly indehiscent 2-seeded pods

weeping willow
n : willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {Babylonian weeping willow}, {Salix babylonica}]

weepy
adj : liable to weep easily [also: {weepiest}, {weepier}]

weevil
n : any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout weevils and seed weevils

wee-wee
v : eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" [syn: {make}, {urinate}, {piddle}, {puddle}, {micturate}, {piss}, {pee}, {pee-pee}, {make water}, {relieve oneself}, {take a leak}, {spend a penny}, {wee}, {pass water}]

weewee
n : liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water" [syn: {urine}, {piss}, {pee}, {piddle}, {water}]

weft
n : the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving [syn: {woof}, {filling}, {pick}]

Wegener
n : German geophysicist who proposed the theory of continental drift (1880-1930) [syn: {Alfred Lothar Wegener}]

Wei
n : any of several imperial dynasties of China ruling from 220 to 265 and from 386 to 556 [syn: {Wei dynasty}]

Wei dynasty
n : any of several imperial dynasties of China ruling from 220 to 265 and from 386 to 556 [syn: {Wei}]

weigela
n : deciduous shrub widely cultivated for its white or pink or red flowers [syn: {Weigela florida}]

Weigela florida
n : deciduous shrub widely cultivated for its white or pink or red flowers [syn: {weigela}]

weigh
v 1: have a certain weight
2: show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient" [syn: {consider}, {count}]
3: determine the weight of; "The butcher weighed the chicken" [syn: {librate}]
4: have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much" [syn: {count}, {matter}]
5: to be oppressive or burdensome; "weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind" [syn: {press}]

weigh anchor
v : heave up an anchor in preparation for sailing [syn: {weigh the anchor}]

weigh down
v 1: be oppressive or disheartening to [syn: {weigh on}] [ant: {lighten}]
2: exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the roof" [syn: {drag down}, {bear down}, {bear down on}, {press down on}]

weigh on
v : be oppressive or disheartening to [syn: {weigh down}] [ant: {lighten}]

weigh the anchor
v : heave up an anchor in preparation for sailing [syn: {weigh anchor}]

weighbridge
n : platform scale flush with a roadway for weighing vehicles and cattle etc

weighed down
adj 1: full of; bearing great weight; "trees heavy with fruit"; "vines weighed down with grapes" [syn: {heavy}]
2: heavily burdened with work or cares; "bowed down with troubles"; "found himself loaded down with responsibilities"; "overburdened social workers"; "weighed down with cares" [syn: {bowed down(p)}, {loaded down(p)}, {overburdened}, {weighed down(p)}]

weigher
n : an official who weighs and records the weight

weighing
n : careful consideration; "a little deliberation would have deterred them" [syn: {deliberation}, {advisement}]

weighing machine
n : a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass [syn: {scale}]

weight
n 1: the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
2: sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; a weight that is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms [syn: {free weight}, {exercising weight}]
3: the relative importance granted to something; "his opinion carries great weight"
4: an artifact that is heavy
5: an oppressive feeling of heavy force; "bowed down by the weight of responsibility"
6: a system of units used to express the weight of something [syn: {system of weights}]
7: a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan" [syn: {weight unit}]
8: (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance [syn: {weighting}]
v 1: weight down with a load [syn: {burden}, {burthen}, {weight down}] [ant: {unburden}]
2: present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders" [syn: {slant}, {angle}]

weight down
v : weight down with a load [syn: {burden}, {burthen}, {weight}] [ant: {unburden}]

weight gainer
n : a person who gains weight [syn: {gainer}]

weight gaining
n : bodybuilding that increases muscle mass and body weight

weight unit
n 1: a decimal unit of weight based on the gram [syn: {metric weight unit}]
2: a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan" [syn: {weight}]

weighted
adj 1: made heavy or weighted down with weariness; "his leaden arms"; "weighted eyelids" [syn: {leaden}]
2: adjusted to reflect value or proportion; "votes weighted according to the size of constituencies"; "a law weighted in favor of landlords"; "a weighted average"

weightier
weighty
adj 1: having relatively great weight; heavy; "a weighty load"; "a weighty package" [ant: {weightless}]
2: of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference" [syn: {grave}, {grievous}, {heavy}]
3: weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry; "weighty problems"
4: excessively fat; "a weighty man" [syn: {corpulent}, {obese}, {rotund}]
5: powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument" [syn: {cogent}, {telling}] [also: {weightiest}, {weightier}]

weightier
See {weighty}

weightiest
weighty
adj 1: having relatively great weight; heavy; "a weighty load"; "a weighty package" [ant: {weightless}]
2: of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference" [syn: {grave}, {grievous}, {heavy}]
3: weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry; "weighty problems"
4: excessively fat; "a weighty man" [syn: {corpulent}, {obese}, {rotund}]
5: powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument" [syn: {cogent}, {telling}] [also: {weightiest}, {weightier}]

weightiest
See {weighty}

weightily
adv 1: in a serious manner; "the speech was weighty and it was weightily delivered"
2: as something very heavy; "she moved weightily"

weightiness
n : the property of being comparatively great in weight; "the heaviness of lead" [syn: {heaviness}] [ant: {lightness}]

weighting
n : (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance [syn: {weight}]

weightless
adj : having little or no weight or apparent gravitational pull; light; "floating freely in a weightless condition"; "a baby bat...fluffy and weightless as a moth"; "jackets made of a weightless polyester fabric" [ant: {weighty}]

weightlessness
n : the property of being comparatively small in weight; "the lightness of balsa wood" [syn: {lightness}] [ant: {heaviness}]

weightlift
v : lift weights; "This guy can press 300 pounds" [syn: {weight-lift}, {press}]

weight-lift
v : lift weights; "This guy can press 300 pounds" [syn: {weightlift}, {press}]

weightlifter
n : an athlete who lifts barbells [syn: {lifter}]

weightlifting
n : exercise by lifting weights

weighty
adj 1: having relatively great weight; heavy; "a weighty load"; "a weighty package" [ant: {weightless}]
2: of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference" [syn: {grave}, {grievous}, {heavy}]
3: weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry; "weighty problems"
4: excessively fat; "a weighty man" [syn: {corpulent}, {obese}, {rotund}]
5: powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument" [syn: {cogent}, {telling}] [also: {weightiest}, {weightier}]

Weil
n 1: French philosopher (1909-1943) [syn: {Simone Weil}]
2: United States mathematician (born in France) (1906-1998) [syn: {Andre Weil}]

Weill
n : German composer; collaborated with Bertolt Brecht (1900-1950) [syn: {Kurt Weill}]

Weil's disease
n : a severe form of leptospirosis in human beings

Weimar
n : a German city near Leipzig; scene of the adoption in 1919 of the constitution of the Weimar Republic that lasted until 1933

Weimar Republic
n : the German republic founded at Weimar in 1919; "The Weimar Republic was overthrown in 1933 and replaced by the Third Reich"

Weimaraner
n : large breed of hound having a smooth grayish coat; originated in Germany

Weinberg
n : United States theoretical physicist (born in 1933) [syn: {Steven Weinberg}]

weir
n 1: a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow
2: a fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish

weird
adj 1: suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; "an eldritch screech"; "the three weird sisters"; "stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy; "an unearthly light"; "he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"- Henry Kingsley [syn: {eldritch}, {uncanny}, {unearthly}]
2: strikingly odd or unusual; "some trick of the moonlight; some weird effect of shadow"- Bram Stoker
n : Fate personified; one of the three Weird Sisters [syn: {Wyrd}]

Weird Sisters
n : a group of three goddesses of destiny [syn: {Fates}, {the Fates}]

weirdie
n : someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric [syn: {creep}, {weirdo}, {weirdy}, {spook}]

weirdly
adv : in a weird manner; "she was dressed weirdly"

weirdness
n : strikingly out of the ordinary [syn: {outlandishness}, {bizarreness}]

weirdo
n 1: someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric [syn: {creep}, {weirdie}, {weirdy}, {spook}]
2: someone deranged and possibly dangerous [syn: {crazy}, {loony}, {looney}]

weirdy
n : someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric [syn: {creep}, {weirdo}, {weirdie}, {spook}]

weisenheimer
n : an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments [syn: {wise guy}, {smart aleck}, {wiseacre}, {wisenheimer}]

Weismann
n : German biologist who was one of the founders of modern genetics; his theory of genetic transmission ruled out the possibility of transmitting acquired characteristics (1834-1914) [syn: {August Friedrich Leopold Weismann}]

Weissbier
n : a general name for beers made from wheat by top fermentation; usually very pale and cloudy and effervescent [syn: {white beer}, {wheat beer}]

Weisshorn
n : a mountain in the Alps in Switzerland (14,804 feet high)

Weizenbier
n : a general name in southern Germany for wheat beers

Weizenbock
n : a German wheat beer of bock strength

Weizmann
n : Israeli statesman who persuaded the United States to recognize the new state of Israel and became its first president (1874-1952) [syn: {Chaim Weizmann}, {Chaim Azriel Weizmann}]

weka
n : flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting [syn: {maori hen}, {wood hen}]

welcher
n : someone who swindles you by not repaying a debt or wager [syn: {welsher}]

welcome
adj : giving pleasure or satisfaction or received with pleasure or freely granted; "a welcome relief"; "a welcome guest"; "made the children feel welcome"; "you are welcome to join us" [ant: {unwelcome}]
n 1: the state of being welcome; "don't outstay your welcome"
2: a greeting or reception; "the proposal got a warm welcome"
v 1: accept gladly; "I welcome your proposals"
2: bid welcome to; greet upon arrival [syn: {receive}] [ant: {say farewell}]
3: receive someone, as into one's house

welcome mat
n : a mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering [syn: {doormat}]

welcome wagon
n : a wheeled vehicle carrying information and gifts from local merchants for new residents in an area

welcomed
adj : gladly and cordially received or admitted [syn: {welcomed(a)}]

welcomer
n : a person who greets; "the newcomers were met by smiling greeters" [syn: {greeter}, {saluter}]

welcoming
adj : very cordial; "a welcoming smile"

welcoming committee
n : a committee to welcome new residents to a community

weld
n 1: European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America [syn: {dyer's rocket}, {dyer's mignonette}, {Reseda luteola}]
2: United States abolitionist (1803-1895) [syn: {Theodore Dwight Weld}]
3: a metal joint formed by softening with heat and fusing or hammering together
v 1: join together by heating; "weld metal"
2: unite closely or intimately; "Her gratitude welded her to him"

welder
n : joins pieces of metal by welding them together

welder's mask
n : a mask that you wear for protection when doing welding

welding
n : fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure

weldment
n : an assembly of parts welded together

welfare
n 1: governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need [syn: {social welfare}]
2: something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the common good" [syn: {benefit}]
3: a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous; "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles" [syn: {wellbeing}, {well-being}, {upbeat}, {eudaemonia}, {eudaimonia}] [ant: {ill-being}]

welfare case
n : a case for a welfare worker [syn: {charity case}]

welfare state
n : a government that undertakes responsibility for the welfare of its citizens through programs in public health and public housing and pensions and unemployment compensation etc.

welfare work
n : an organized activity to improve the condition of disadvantaged people in society [syn: {social service}]

welfare worker
n : someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged) [syn: {social worker}, {caseworker}]

welfare-statist
adj : of or relating to a welfare state [syn: {welfarist}]

welfarist
adj : of or relating to a welfare state [syn: {welfare-statist}]

welkin
n : the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected [syn: {celestial sphere}, {sphere}, {empyrean}, {firmament}, {heavens}, {vault of heaven}]

well
adj 1: in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury; "appears to be entirely well"; "the wound is nearly well"; "a well man"; "I think I'm well; at least I feel well" [ant: {ill}]
2: resulting favorably; "its a good thing that I wasn't there"; "it is good that you stayed"; "it is well that no one saw you"; "all's well that ends well" [syn: {good}, {well(p)}]
3: wise or advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be well to start early" [syn: {well(p)}]
n 1: a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
2: a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
3: an abundant source; "she was a well of information" [syn: {wellspring}, {fountainhead}]
4: an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
5: an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps
adv 1: (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well'); "the children behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party went well"; "he slept well"; "a well-argued thesis"; "a well-planned party"; "the baby can walk pretty good" [syn: {good}] [ant: {ill}]
2: thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form; "The problem is well understood"; "she was well informed"; "shake well before using"; "in order to avoid food poisoning be sure the meat is well cooked"; "well-done beef", "well-satisfied customers"; "well-educated"
3: indicating high probability; in all likelihood; "I might well do it"; "a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster"; "you may well need your umbrella"; "he could equally well be trying to deceive us" [syn: {easily}]
4: (used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully; "a book well worth reading"; "was well aware of the difficulties ahead"; "suspected only too well what might be going on"
5: to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree; "the project was well underway"; "the fetus has well developed organs"; "his father was well pleased with his grades"
6: favorably; with approval; "their neighbors spoke well of them"; "he thought well of the book" [ant: {ill}]
7: to a great extent or degree; "I'm afraid the film was well over budget"; "painting the room white made it seem considerably (or substantially) larger"; "the house has fallen considerably in value"; "the price went up substantially" [syn: {considerably}, {substantially}]
8: with great or especially intimate knowledge; "we knew them well" [syn: {intimately}]
9: with prudence or propriety; "You would do well to say nothing more"; "could not well refuse" 10: with skill or in a pleasing manner; "she dances well"; "he writes well" [ant: {badly}] 11: in a manner affording benefit or advantage; "she married well"; "The children were settled advantageously in Seattle" [syn: {advantageously}] [ant: {badly}, {badly}] 12: in financial comfort; "They live well"; "she has been able to live comfortably since her husband died" [syn: {comfortably}] 13: without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor; "took the joke well"; "took the tragic news well" [ant: {badly}]
v : come up; "Tears well in her eyes" [syn: {swell}] [also: {better}, {best}]

well aware
adj : (usually followed by `of') having knowledge or understanding; "our youth are cognizant of the law"; "I am well aware of his limitations" [syn: {cognizant}, {cognisant}, {well aware(p)}, {aware(p)}] [ant: {incognizant}]

well behaved
adj : (usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct; "a well-behaved child" [syn: {well-behaved}]

well endowed
adj : having plentiful supplies of a resource; "Brazil is well endowed with coffee"

well enough
adv : in a tolerable manner; "she did it well enough" [syn: {tolerably}, {to a tolerable degree}, {to an adequate degree}]

well out
v : flow freely and abundantly; "Tears streamed down her face" [syn: {stream}]

well over
v : flow or run over (a limit or brim) [syn: {overflow}, {overrun}, {run over}, {brim over}]

well point
n : a perforated tube driven into the ground to collect water from the surrounding area [syn: {wellpoint}]

well thought out
adj : resulting from careful thought; "the paper was well thought out" [syn: {considered}, {reasoned}, {well thought out(p)}]

well timed
adj : done or happening at the appropriate or proper time; "a timely warning"; "with timely treatment the patient has a good chance of recovery"; "a seasonable time for discussion"; "the book's publication was well timed" [syn: {timely}, {seasonable}, {well-timed(a)}, {well timed(p)}]

well up
v : as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things; "Strong emotions welled up"; "Smoke swelled from it" [syn: {swell}]

well water
n : underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious rocks [syn: {ground water}, {spring water}]

well-adjusted
adj : free from psychological disorder; "a well-adjusted personality" [syn: {well-balanced}]

well-advised
adj : having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel; "a well-advised delay in carrying out the plan" [syn: {advised}] [ant: {ill-advised}]

well-appointed
adj : having a full array of suitable equipment or furnishings; "a well-appointed kitchen"; "a well-appointed apartment" [syn: {well-found}]

well-balanced
adj 1: in an optimal state of balance or equilibrium; "a well-balanced wheel"
2: free from psychological disorder; "a well-adjusted personality" [syn: {well-adjusted}]

well-behaved
adj : (usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct; "a well-behaved child" [syn: {well behaved}]

well-being
n : a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous; "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles" [syn: {wellbeing}, {welfare}, {upbeat}, {eudaemonia}, {eudaimonia}] [ant: {ill-being}]

wellbeing
n : a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous; "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles" [syn: {well-being}, {welfare}, {upbeat}, {eudaemonia}, {eudaimonia}] [ant: {ill-being}]

wellborn
adj : of good or upper-class lineage; "a rich and wellborn husband"

well-bound
adj : (of books) having a sturdy and attractive binding

well-bred
adj : of good upbringing [syn: {well-mannered}]

well-chosen
adj : well expressed and to the point; "a happy turn of phrase"; "a few well-chosen words"; "a felicitous comment" [syn: {happy}]

well-conducted
adj : characterized by good organization and control; "a well-conducted meeting"

well-connected
adj : connected by blood or close acquaintance with people of wealth or social position; "a well-connected Edinburgh family" [syn: {socially connected}]

well-defined
adj 1: having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut along the edges; "a finely chiseled nose"; "well-defined features" [syn: {chiseled}]
2: accurately stated or described; "a set of well-defined values" [syn: {clear}] [ant: {ill-defined}]

well-disposed
adj : favorably disposed; not antagonistic; "a government favorable to our interests" [syn: {favorable}]

well-done
adj : (of meat) cooked until there is no pink meat left inside

well-educated
adj : highly educated; having extensive information or understanding; "an enlightened public"; "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience" [syn: {enlightened}, {knowing}, {knowledgeable}, {learned}, {lettered}, {well-read}]

well-endowed
adj : (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves; "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight dress" [syn: {bosomy}, {busty}, {buxom}, {curvaceous}, {curvy}, {full-bosomed}, {sonsie}, {sonsy}, {voluptuous}]

wellerism
n : a comparison comprising a well-known quotation followed by a facetious sequel

Welles
n : United States actor and filmmaker (1915-1985) [syn: {Orson Welles}, {George Orson Welles}]

well-favored
adj : pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion; "a fine-looking woman"; "a good-looking man"; "better-looking than her sister"; "very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray; "our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian Hellman [syn: {fine-looking}, {good-looking}, {better-looking}, {handsome}, {well-favoured}]

well-favoured
adj : pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion; "a fine-looking woman"; "a good-looking man"; "better-looking than her sister"; "very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray; "our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian Hellman [syn: {fine-looking}, {good-looking}, {better-looking}, {handsome}, {well-favored}]

well-fed
adj : properly nourished [syn: {well-nourished}]

well-fixed
adj : in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community" [syn: {comfortable}, {easy}, {prosperous}, {well-heeled}, {well-off}, {well-situated}, {well-to-do}]

well-formed
adj : conforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers; "spoke in grammatical sentences" [syn: {grammatical}] [ant: {ungrammatical}]

well-found
adj : having a full array of suitable equipment or furnishings; "a well-appointed kitchen"; "a well-appointed apartment" [syn: {well-appointed}]

well-founded
adj : based on sound reasoning or evidence; "a reasonable argument"; "well-founded suspicions" [syn: {tenable}]

well-grooved
adj : established as if settled into a groove or rut [syn: {grooved}]

well-grounded
adj : reflects weight of sound argument or evidence; "a sound argument" [syn: {reasoned}, {sound}]

wellhead
n 1: the source of water for a well [syn: {wellspring}]
2: a structure built over a well

well-heeled
adj : in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community" [syn: {comfortable}, {easy}, {prosperous}, {well-fixed}, {well-off}, {well-situated}, {well-to-do}]

well-informed
adj : possessing sound knowledge; "well-informed readers" [syn: {intelligent}]

Wellington
n 1: British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852) [syn: {Duke of Wellington}, {First Duke of Wellington}, {Arthur Wellesley}, {the Iron Duke}]
2: the capital of New Zealand [syn: {capital of New Zealand}]
3: (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot [syn: {Hessian boot}, {hessian}, {jackboot}, {Wellington boot}]

Wellington boot
n : (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot [syn: {Hessian boot}, {hessian}, {jackboot}, {Wellington}]

well-intentioned
adj : marked by good intentions though often producing unfortunate results; "a well-intentioned but clumsy waiter"; "a well-meaning but tactless fellow"; "the son's well-meaning efforts threw a singular chill upon the father's admirers"- S.W.Maughm; "blunt but well-meant criticism" [syn: {well-meaning}, {well-meant}]

well-kept
adj 1: kept in good condition [syn: {kept up(p)}, {maintained}]
2: of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat" [syn: {shipshape}, {trim}]

well-knit
adj : strongly and firmly constructed; "a well-knit argument"; "a well-knit theatrical production"; "well-knit athletes"; "a sailor short but well-set"- Alexander Hamilton [syn: {well-set}]

well-known
adj 1: widely or fully known; "a well-known politician"; "well-known facts"; "a politician who is well known"; "these facts are well known"
2: frequently experienced; known closely or intimately; "a long-familiar face"; "a well-known voice reached her ears" [syn: {long-familiar}, {well-known(a)}]

well-lighted
adj : provided with artificial light; "illuminated advertising"; "looked up at the lighted windows"; "a brightly lit room"; "a well-lighted stairwell" [syn: {illuminated}, {lighted}, {lit}]

well-lined
adj : full of money; "a well-lined purse"

well-made
adj : skillfully constructed

well-mannered
adj 1: of good upbringing [syn: {well-bred}]
2: socially correct in behavior [syn: {mannerly}]

well-marked
adj : clearly indicated; "a well-marked route"

well-matched
adj : (of a couple) existing together harmoniously [syn: {compatible}]

well-meaning
adj 1: not unfriendly or threatening; "her well-meaning words were received in silence"; "the exasperation of a...well-meaning cow worried by dogs" [syn: {unthreatening}]
2: marked by good intentions though often producing unfortunate results; "a well-intentioned but clumsy waiter"; "a well-meaning but tactless fellow"; "the son's well-meaning efforts threw a singular chill upon the father's admirers"- S.W.Maughm; "blunt but well-meant criticism" [syn: {well-intentioned}, {well-meant}]

well-meant
adj : marked by good intentions though often producing unfortunate results; "a well-intentioned but clumsy waiter"; "a well-meaning but tactless fellow"; "the son's well-meaning efforts threw a singular chill upon the father's admirers"- S.W.Maughm; "blunt but well-meant criticism" [syn: {well-intentioned}, {well-meaning}]

well-mined
adj : well known and commonly used; "Shakespeare exploited many well-mined sources for his plays"

wellness
n : a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease; "physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients" [syn: {health}] [ant: {illness}, {illness}]

well-nigh
adv : (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost'; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees" [syn: {about}, {just about}, {almost}, {most}, {all but}, {nearly}, {near}, {nigh}, {virtually}]

well-nourished
adj : properly nourished [syn: {well-fed}]

well-off
adj 1: in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community" [syn: {comfortable}, {easy}, {prosperous}, {well-fixed}, {well-heeled}, {well-situated}, {well-to-do}]
2: fortunately situated; "doesn't know when he's well-off"

well-ordered
adj : ordered well; "well-ordered work habits"

wellpoint
n : a perforated tube driven into the ground to collect water from the surrounding area [syn: {well point}]

well-preserved
adj : used of older persons who are healthy

well-proportioned
adj : of pleasing proportions

well-qualified
adj : more than adequately qualified; "a well-qualified officer"

well-read
adj 1: well informed or deeply versed through reading; "respect for a well-read man"; "well-read in medieval history"
2: highly educated; having extensive information or understanding; "an enlightened public"; "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience" [syn: {enlightened}, {knowing}, {knowledgeable}, {learned}, {lettered}, {well-educated}]

well-rounded
adj : many-sided; "an all-around athlete"; "a well-rounded curriculum" [syn: {all-around(a)}, {all-round(a)}]

Wells
n : prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946) [syn: {H. G. Wells}, {Herbert George Wells}]

well-set
adj : strongly and firmly constructed; "a well-knit argument"; "a well-knit theatrical production"; "well-knit athletes"; "a sailor short but well-set"- Alexander Hamilton [syn: {well-knit}]

well-shaven
adj : closely shaved recently [syn: {clean-shaven}, {smooth-shaven}]

well-situated
adj : in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community" [syn: {comfortable}, {easy}, {prosperous}, {well-fixed}, {well-heeled}, {well-off}, {well-to-do}]

well-spoken
adj : speaking or spoken fittingly or pleasingly; "a well-spoken gentleman"; "a few well-spoken words on civic pride"

wellspring
n 1: the source of water for a well [syn: {wellhead}]
2: an abundant source; "she was a well of information" [syn: {well}, {fountainhead}]

well-stacked
adj : well or attractively formed with respect to physique [syn: {built(p)}, {stacked(p)}]

well-thought-of
adj : receiving deferential regard; "a respected family" [syn: {respected}]

well-timed
adj : done or happening at the appropriate or proper time; "a timely warning"; "with timely treatment the patient has a good chance of recovery"; "a seasonable time for discussion"; "the book's publication was well timed" [syn: {timely}, {seasonable}, {well-timed(a)}, {well timed(p)}]
adv : at an opportune time; "your letter arrived apropos" [syn: {seasonably}, {timely}, {apropos}]

well-to-do
adj : in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community" [syn: {comfortable}, {easy}, {prosperous}, {well-fixed}, {well-heeled}, {well-off}, {well-situated}]

well-tried
adj : tested and proved useful or correct; "a tested method" [syn: {tested}, {tried}]

well-turned
adj 1: of a pleasing shape; "a well-turned ankle"
2: (of language) aptly and pleasingly expressed; "a well-turned phrase"

well-wisher
n : someone who shares your feelings and expresses sympathy or hopes that something will be successful [syn: {sympathizer}, {sympathiser}]

well-wishing
adj : extending good wishes for success; "his well-wishing supporters" [syn: {well-wishing(a)}]
n : an expression of good will from one person to another; "much hand-shaking and well-wishing"

well-worn
adj 1: showing signs of much wear or use
2: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" [syn: {banal}, {commonplace}, {hackneyed}, {old-hat}, {shopworn}, {stock(a)}, {threadbare}, {timeworn}, {tired}, {trite}]

well-written
adj : knowledgeable about literature; "a literary style" [syn: {literary}]

Welsh
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Wales or its people or their language; "the Welsh coast"; "Welsh syntax" [syn: {Cambrian}]
n 1: a native or resident of Wales [syn: {Welshman}, {Cambrian}]
2: a Celtic language of Wales
3: Welsh breed of dual-purpose cattle [syn: {Welsh Black}]
v : cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt

Welsh Black
n : Welsh breed of dual-purpose cattle [syn: {Welsh}]

Welsh corgi
n : either of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs with erect ears and a fox-like head [syn: {corgi}]

Welsh onion
n : Asiatic onion with slender bulbs; used as early green onions [syn: {Japanese leek}, {Allium fistulosum}]

Welsh pony
n : breed of small ponies originally from Wales

Welsh poppy
n : widely cultivated west European plant with showy pale yellow flowers [syn: {Meconopsis cambrica}]

Welsh rabbit
n : cheese melted with ale or beer served over toast [syn: {Welsh rarebit}, {rarebit}]

Welsh rarebit
n : cheese melted with ale or beer served over toast [syn: {Welsh rabbit}, {rarebit}]

Welsh springer spaniel
n : a red-and-white breed slightly smaller than the English springer spaniel

Welsh terrier
n : wire-haired terrier resembling airedales but smaller; developed in Wales for hunting

welsher
n : someone who swindles you by not repaying a debt or wager [syn: {welcher}]

Welshman
n : a native or resident of Wales [syn: {Welsh}, {Cambrian}]

welt
n 1: a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions [syn: {wale}, {weal}, {wheal}]
2: a raised or strengthened seam
v 1: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" [syn: {flog}, {whip}, {lather}, {lash}, {slash}, {strap}, {trounce}]
2: put a welt on; "welt the shoes"

Weltanschauung
n : a comprehensive view of the world and human life [syn: {world view}]

welted thistle
n : European biennial introduced in North America having flower heads in crowded clusters at ends of spiny-winged branches [syn: {Carduus crispus}]

welter
n : a confused multitude of things [syn: {clutter}, {jumble}, {muddle}, {mare's nest}, {smother}]
v 1: toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way; "The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours"
2: roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud" [syn: {wallow}]
3: be immersed in; "welter in work"

welterweight
n 1: a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeple chase or hurdle race)
2: an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds
3: a wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds
4: a professional boxer who weighs between 141 and 147 pounds

Weltschmerz
n : sadness on thinking about the evils of the world [syn: {world-weariness}]

Welty
n : United States writer about rural Southern life (1909-2001) [syn: {Eudora Welty}]

welwitschia
n : curious plant of arid regions of southwestern Africa having a yard-high and yard-wide trunk like a turnip with a deep taproot and two large persistent woody straplike leaves growing from the base; living relic of a flora long disappeared; some may be 700-5000 years old [syn: {Welwitschia mirabilis}]

Welwitschia mirabilis
n : curious plant of arid regions of southwestern Africa having a yard-high and yard-wide trunk like a turnip with a deep taproot and two large persistent woody straplike leaves growing from the base; living relic of a flora long disappeared; some may be 700-5000 years old [syn: {welwitschia}]

Welwitschiaceae
n : in some classifications included in the Gnetaceae [syn: {family Welwitschiaceae}]

Wembley
n : a southeastern part of Greater London that is the site of the English national soccer stadium

wen
n : a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked [syn: {sebaceous cyst}, {pilar cyst}, {steatocystoma}]

Wen Ch'ang
n : Chinese god of literature [syn: {Wen-Ti}]

wench
n : informal terms for a (young) woman [syn: {dame}, {doll}, {skirt}, {chick}, {bird}]
v : frequent prostitutes

wencher
n : someone who patronizes prostitutes

wend
v : direct one's course or way; "wend yoour way through the crowds"

wendy house
n : plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of [syn: {playhouse}]

went
See {go}

went
go
adj : functioning correctly and ready for action; "all systems are go" [ant: {no-go}]
n 1: a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work" [syn: {spell}, {tour}, {turn}]
2: street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine [syn: {Adam}, {ecstasy}, {XTC}, {disco biscuit}, {cristal}, {X}, {hug drug}]
3: a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" [syn: {crack}, {fling}, {pass}, {whirl}, {offer}]
4: a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters [syn: {go game}]
v 1: change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell" [syn: {travel}, {move}, {locomote}] [ant: {stay in place}]
2: follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels" [syn: {proceed}, {move}]
3: move away from a place into another direction; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon" [syn: {go away}, {depart}] [ant: {come}]
4: enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!" [syn: {become}, {get}]
5: be awarded; be allotted; "The first prize goes to Mary"; "Her money went on clothes"
6: have a particular form; "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..." [syn: {run}]
7: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" [syn: {run}, {pass}, {lead}, {extend}]
8: follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?" [syn: {proceed}]
9: be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge" 10: be or continue to be in a certain condition; "The children went hungry that day" 11: make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" [syn: {sound}] 12: perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" [syn: {function}, {work}, {operate}, {run}] [ant: {malfunction}] 13: to be spent or finished; "The money had gone after a few days"; "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest" [syn: {run low}, {run short}] 14: progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting" [syn: {move}, {run}] 15: continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents" [syn: {survive}, {last}, {live}, {live on}, {endure}, {hold up}, {hold out}] 16: pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action; "How is it going?"; "The day went well until I got your call" 17: pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully" [syn: {die}, {decease}, {perish}, {exit}, {pass away}, {expire}, {pass}] [ant: {be born}] 18: be in the right place or situation; "Where do these books belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government"; "Where do these books go?" [syn: {belong}] 19: be ranked or compare; "This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go" 20: begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!" [syn: {start}, {get going}] [ant: {stop}] 21: have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?" [syn: {move}] 22: be contained in; "How many times does 18 go into 54?" 23: be sounded, played, or expressed; "How does this song go again?" 24: blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs" [syn: {blend}, {blend in}] 25: lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South" [syn: {lead}] 26: be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle" [syn: {fit}] 27: go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way; "Who rifled through my desk drawers?" [syn: {rifle}] 28: be spent; "All my money went for food and rent" 29: give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates" [syn: {plump}] 30: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" [syn: {fail}, {go bad}, {give way}, {die}, {give out}, {conk out}, {break}, {break down}] [also: {went}, {gone}, {goes} (pl)]

went deep
See {go deep}

Wen-Ti
n : Chinese god of literature [syn: {Wen Ch'ang}]

wept
See {weep}

wept
weep
v : shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs" [syn: {cry}] [ant: {laugh}] [also: {wept}]

Werdnig-Hoffman disease
n : autosomal recessive disease in which the degeneration of spinal nerve cells and brain nerve cells leads to atrophy of skeletal muscles and flaccid paralysis; death usually occurs in early childhood

were
See {be}

werewolf
n : a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf [syn: {wolfman}, {lycanthrope}] [also: {werewolves} (pl)]

werewolves
werewolf
n : a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf [syn: {wolfman}, {lycanthrope}] [also: {werewolves} (pl)]

werewolves
See {werewolf}

Werfel
n : United States writer (1890-1945) [syn: {Franz Werfel}]

Werlhof's disease
n : purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of factors [syn: {thrombocytopenic purpura}, {idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura}, {purpura hemorrhagica}]

Werner Karl Heisenberg
n : German mathematical physicist noted for stating the uncertainty principle (1901-1976) [syn: {Heisenberg}]

Wernher Magnus Maximilian von Braun
n : United States rocket engineer (born in Germany where he designed a missile used against England); he led the United States Army team that put the first American satellite into space (1912-1977) [syn: {Braun}, {von Braun}, {Wernher von Braun}]

Wernher von Braun
n : United States rocket engineer (born in Germany where he designed a missile used against England); he led the United States Army team that put the first American satellite into space (1912-1977) [syn: {Braun}, {von Braun}, {Wernher Magnus Maximilian von Braun}]

Wernicke
n : German neurologist best known for his studies of aphasia (1848-1905) [syn: {Karl Wernicke}]

Wernicke's aphasia
n : aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written words [syn: {fluent aphasia}, {receptive aphasia}, {sensory aphasia}, {impressive aphasia}]

Wernicke's area
n : the auditory word center; located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people [syn: {Wernicke's center}]

Wernicke's center
n : the auditory word center; located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people [syn: {Wernicke's area}]

Wernicke's encephalopathy
n : inflammatory degenerative disease of the brain caused by thiamine deficiency that is usually associated with alcoholism

Wesley
n 1: English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788) [syn: {Charles Wesley}]
2: English clergyman and founder of Methodism (1703-1791) [syn: {John Wesley}]

Wesleyan
adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley; "Methodist theology" [syn: {Methodist}]
n : a follower of Wesleyanism

Wesleyan Methodist Church
n : the original Methodist Church [syn: {Wesleyan Methodists}]

Wesleyan Methodists
n : the original Methodist Church [syn: {Wesleyan Methodist Church}]

Wesleyanism
n : evangelical principles taught by John Wesley [syn: {Wesleyism}]

Wesleyism
n : evangelical principles taught by John Wesley [syn: {Wesleyanism}]

Wessex
n : a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century

west
adj : situated in or facing or moving toward the west [ant: {east}]
n 1: the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North and South America [syn: {Occident}]
2: the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees [syn: {due west}, {W}]
3: the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River [syn: {western United States}]
4: British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983) [syn: {Rebecca West}, {Dame Rebecca West}, {Cicily Isabel Fairfield}]
5: United States film actress (1892-1980) [syn: {Mae West}]
6: English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820) [syn: {Benjamin West}]
adv : to, toward, or in the west; "we moved west to Arizona"

West Africa
n : an area of western African between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea

West African
adj : of or relating to the countries or cultures or people of West Africa
n : a group of languages spoken in the extreme western part of West Africa

West Bank
n : an area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river; populated largely by Palestinians

West Bengal
n : a state in eastern India

West Berlin
n : the part of Berlin under United States and British and French control until 1989

West Berliner
n : an inhabitant of West Berlin

west by north
n : the compass point that is one point north of due west [syn: {WbN}]

west by south
n : the compass point that is one point south of due west [syn: {WbS}]

West Chadic
n : a group of Chadic languages spoken in northern Nigeria; Hausa in the most important member

West Coast
n : the western seaboard of the United States from Washington to California

west coast hemlock
n : tall evergreen of western North America; commercially important timber tree [syn: {western hemlock}, {Pacific hemlock}, {Tsuga heterophylla}]

West Country
n : the southwest of England (including Cornwall and Devon and Somerset)

West End
n : the part of west central London containing the main entertainment and shopping areas

West Germanic
n : a branch of the Germanic languages [syn: {West Germanic language}]

West Germanic language
n : a branch of the Germanic languages [syn: {West Germanic}]

West Germany
n : a republic in north central Europe on the North Sea; established in 1949 from the zones of Germany occupied by the British and French and Americans after the German defeat; reunified with East Germany in 1990 [syn: {Federal Republic of Germany}]

West Highland white terrier
n : small white long-coated terrier developed in Scotland

West Indian
n : a native or inhabitant of the West Indies

West Indian cherry
n 1: tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries [syn: {barbados cherry}, {acerola}, {Surinam cherry}, {Malpighia glabra}]
2: acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C [syn: {acerola}, {barbados cherry}, {surinam cherry}]

West Indian jasmine
n : tall sparingly branched conical tree having large fragrant yellow flowers with white centers [syn: {pagoda tree}, {Plumeria alba}]

West Indian satinwood
n : West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood [syn: {satinwood}, {Zanthoxylum flavum}]

West Indian smallpox
n : a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus [syn: {alastrim}, {variola minor}, {pseudosmallpox}, {pseudovariola}, {milk pox}, {white pox}, {Cuban itch}, {Kaffir pox}]

West Indian snowberry
n : evergreen climbing shrub of southern Florida and West Indies grown for its racemes of fragrant white to creamy flowers followed by globose white succulent berries [syn: {blolly}, {Chiococca alba}]

West Indies
n : the string of islands between North and South America; a popular resort area [syn: {the Indies}]

West Malaysia
n : the region of Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula

West Midland
n : a dialect of Middle English

West Nile encephalitis
n : encephalitis caused by the West Nile virus; can be fatal in humans and horses and birds

West Nile encephalitis virus
n : the flavivirus that causes West Nile encephalitis [syn: {West Nile virus}]

West Nile virus
n : the flavivirus that causes West Nile encephalitis [syn: {West Nile encephalitis virus}]

west northwest
n : the compass point midway between west and northwest [syn: {WNW}]

West Pakistan
n : a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 [syn: {Pakistan}, {Islamic Republic of Pakistan}]

West Palm Beach
n : a town in southeast Florida on the mainland opposite Palm Beach; founded as a commercial center for Palm Beach

West Point
n : United States Army installation on the west bank of Hudson river north of New York City; site of United States Military Academy

West Saxon
n 1: an inhabitant of Wessex
2: a literary dialect of Old English
3: a dialect of Middle English [syn: {Southwestern}]

west side
n : the side that is on the west

west southwest
n : the compass point midway between west and southwest [syn: {WSW}]

West Sussex
n : a county in southern England on the English Channel

West Tocharian
n : a dialect of Tocharian [syn: {Kuchean}, {Kuchean dialect}]

West Virginia
n : a state in east central United States [syn: {Mountain State}, {WV}]

West Virginian
n : a resident of West Virginia

west wind
n : wind that blows from west to east [syn: {wester}]

West Yorkshire
n : a metropolitan county in northern England

westbound
adj : moving toward the west; "westbound pioneers" [syn: {westerly}, {westward}]

west-central
adj : of a region of the United States usually including Colorado; Nevada; Utah

wester
n : wind that blows from west to east [syn: {west wind}]

westerly
adj 1: lying in or toward the west [syn: {western}]
2: of wind; from the west [syn: {western}]
3: moving toward the west; "westbound pioneers" [syn: {westbound}, {westward}]
n : the west-to-east winds that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth [syn: {prevailing westerly}]
adv 1: toward the west; "we began to steer away westerly"- Daniel Defoe
2: from the west; "the wind blew westerly" [ant: {easterly}]

western
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of regions of western parts of the world; "the Western Hemisphere"; "Western Europe"; "the Western Roman Empire" [ant: {eastern}]
2: lying in or toward the west [syn: {westerly}]
3: of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River; "a Western ranch" [ant: {eastern}]
4: lying toward or situated in the west; "our company's western office"
5: of wind; from the west [syn: {westerly}]
n 1: a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development [syn: {horse opera}]
2: a sandwich made from a western omelet [syn: {western sandwich}]

Western Australia
n : a state containing the western third of Australia

Western Australia coral pea
n : vigorous climber of the forests of western Australia; grown for their dense racemes of attractive bright rose-purple flowers [syn: {Hardenbergia comnptoniana}]

Western ax
n : an ax that has cutting edges on both sides of the head [syn: {double-bitted ax}, {double-bitted axe}, {Western axe}]

Western axe
n : an ax that has cutting edges on both sides of the head [syn: {double-bitted ax}, {double-bitted axe}, {Western ax}]

Western balsam poplar
n : cottonwood of western North America with dark green leaves shining above and rusty or silvery beneath [syn: {black cottonwood}, {Populus trichocarpa}]

western big-eared bat
n : bat of western North America having extremely large ears [syn: {Plecotus townsendi}]

Western birch
n : birch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish bark [syn: {swamp birch}, {water birch}, {mountain birch}, {Western paper birch}, {Betula fontinalis}]

western blackberry
n : American blackberry with oblong black fruit [syn: {western dewberry}, {Rubus ursinus}]

western black-legged tick
n : feeds on dusky-footed wood rat and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in western United States especially northern California [syn: {Ixodes pacificus}]

western blind snake
n : burrows among roots of shrubs and beneath rocks in desert and rocky hillside areas and beach sand of western United States [syn: {Leptotyphlops humilis}]

Western box turtle
n : primarily a prairie turtle of western United States and northern Mexico [syn: {Terrapene ornata}]

western buttercup
n : perennial of western North America [syn: {Ranunculus occidentalis}]

western chimpanzee
n : masked or pale-faced chimpanzees of western Africa; distantly related to the eastern and central chimpanzees; possibly a distinct species [syn: {Pan troglodytes verus}]

western chokecherry
n : chokecherry of western United States [syn: {Prunus virginiana demissa}, {Prunus demissa}]

Western Church
n : the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy [syn: {Roman Catholic}, {Roman Catholic Church}, {Church of Rome}, {Roman Church}]

Western civilization
n : the modern culture of western Europe and North America; "when Ghandi was asked what he thought of Western civilization he said he thought it would be a good idea" [syn: {Western culture}]

western coral snake
n : ranges from Central America to southwestern United States [syn: {Micruroides euryxanthus}]

western crab apple
n : wild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink flowers [syn: {Iowa crab}, {Iowa crab apple}, {prairie crab}, {Malus ioensis}]

Western culture
n : the modern culture of western Europe and North America; "when Ghandi was asked what he thought of Western civilization he said he thought it would be a good idea" [syn: {Western civilization}]

western dewberry
n : American blackberry with oblong black fruit [syn: {western blackberry}, {Rubus ursinus}]

Western diamondback
n : largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {Western diamondback rattlesnake}, {Crotalus atrox}]

Western diamondback rattlesnake
n : largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {Western diamondback}, {Crotalus atrox}]

Western Empire
n : the western part after the Roman Empire was divided in 395; it lasted only until 476 [syn: {Western Roman Empire}]

western fence lizard
n : common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks [syn: {swift}, {blue-belly}, {Sceloporus occidentalis}]

western gray squirrel
n : large gray squirrel of far western areas of United States [syn: {Sciurus griseus}]

western hemisphere
n : the hemisphere that includes North and South America [syn: {occident}, {New World}]

western hemlock
n : tall evergreen of western North America; commercially important timber tree [syn: {Pacific hemlock}, {west coast hemlock}, {Tsuga heterophylla}]

western holly fern
n : North American fern [syn: {Polystichum scopulinum}]

Western honey mesquite
n : thorny deep-rooted drought-resistant shrub native to southwestern United States and Mexico bearing pods rich in sugar and important as livestock feed; tends to form extensive thickets [syn: {honey mesquite}, {Prosopis glandulosa}]

Western Islands
n : a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland [syn: {Hebrides}, {Hebridean Islands}, {Hebridean Isles}, {Western Isles}]

Western Isles
n : a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland [syn: {Hebrides}, {Hebridean Islands}, {Hebridean Isles}, {Western Islands}]

western kingbird
n : a kingbird seen in western United States; head and back are pale gray and the breast is yellowish and the tail is black [syn: {Arkansas kingbird}]

western ladies' tresses
n : similar to Spiranthes romanzoffiana;States [syn: {Spiranthes porrifolia}]

western larch
n : tall larch of western North America have pale green sharply pointed leaves and oblong cones; an important timber tree [syn: {western tamarack}, {Oregon larch}, {Larix occidentalis}]

western lowland gorilla
n : a kind of gorilla [syn: {Gorilla gorilla gorilla}]

Western Malayo-Polynesian
n : a western subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages

western meadowlark
n : a meadowlark of western North America [syn: {Sturnella neglecta}]

Western mountain ash
n : an ash of the Western coast of North America [syn: {Sorbus sitchensis}]

western mugwort
n : perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States [syn: {white sage}, {cudweed}, {prairie sage}, {Artemisia ludoviciana}, {Artemisia gnaphalodes}]

western narrow-mouthed toad
n : small secretive toad with smooth tough skin of central and western North America [syn: {Gastrophryne olivacea}]

western omelet
n : a firm omelet that has diced ham and peppers and onions

Western paper birch
n : birch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish bark [syn: {swamp birch}, {water birch}, {mountain birch}, {Western birch}, {Betula fontinalis}]

Western pasqueflower
n : of western North America [syn: {Pulsatilla occidentalis}, {Anemone occidentalis}]

western pipistrel
n : of western North America [syn: {SPipistrellus hesperus}]

western poison oak
n : poisonous shrub of the Pacific coast of North America that causes a rash on contact [syn: {Toxicodendron diversilobum}, {Rhus diversiloba}]

western poppy
n : showy annual of California with red flowers [syn: {Papaver californicum}]

western prince's pine
n : Eurasian herb with white or pinkish flowers in a terminal corymb [syn: {love-in-winter}, {Chimaphila umbellata}, {Chimaphila corymbosa}]

western ragweed
n : coarse perennial ragweed with creeping roots of dry barren lands of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {perennial ragweed}, {Ambrosia psilostachya}]

Western rattlesnake
n : widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies [syn: {prairie rattlesnake}, {prairie rattler}, {Crotalus viridis}]

western red cedar
n : large valuable arborvitae of northwestern United States [syn: {red cedar}, {canoe cedar}, {Thuja plicata}]

western red-backed salamander
n : salamander of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: {Plethodon vehiculum}]

western redbud
n : shrub of western United States having pink or crimson flowers; often forms thickets [syn: {California redbud}, {Cercis occidentalis}]

Western ribbon snake
n : yellow- or reddish-striped snake of temperate woodlands and grasslands to tropics [syn: {Thamnophis proximus}]

Western Roman Empire
n : the western part after the Roman Empire was divided in 395; it lasted only until 476 [syn: {Western Empire}]

Western saddle
n : an ornamented saddle used by cowboys; has a high horn to hold the lariat [syn: {stock saddle}]

Western Sahara
n : an area in northwestern Africa with rich phosphate deposits; under Moroccan control since 1992 [syn: {Spanish Sahara}]

Western Samoa
n : a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific [syn: {Samoa}, {Independent State of Samoa}, {Samoa i Sisifo}]

Western Samoan monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Western Samoa

Western sand cherry
n : dwarf ornamental shrub of western United States having large black to red and yellow sweet edible fruit [syn: {Rocky Mountains cherry}, {Prunus besseyi}]

western sandwich
n : a sandwich made from a western omelet [syn: {western}]

western saxifrage
n : saxifrage having loose clusters of white flowers on hairy stems growing from a cluster of basal leaves; moist slopes of western North America [syn: {Saxifraga occidentalis}]

Western silvery aster
n : a variety of aster

western skink
n : found in western North American grasslands and open woodlands [syn: {Eumeces skiltonianus}]

western spadefoot
n : of California [syn: {Scaphiopus hammondii}]

western tamarack
n : tall larch of western North America have pale green sharply pointed leaves and oblong cones; an important timber tree [syn: {western larch}, {Oregon larch}, {Larix occidentalis}]

western tanager
n : of western North America; male is black and yellow and orange-red [syn: {Piranga ludoviciana}]

western toad
n : of a great variety of habitats from southern Alaska to Baja California west of the Rockies [syn: {Bufo boreas}]

western United States
n : the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River [syn: {West}]

western wall flower
n : biennial or short-lived perennial prairie rocket having orange-yellow flowers; western North America to Minnesota and Kansas; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus [syn: {Erysimum asperum}, {Cheiranthus asperus}, {Erysimum arkansanum}]

western wheatgrass
n : valuable forage grass of western United States [syn: {bluestem wheatgrass}, {Agropyron smithii}]

western whiptail
n : active lizard having a network of dusky dark markings; of semiarid areas from Oregon and Idaho to Baja California [syn: {Cnemidophorus tigris}]

western white pine
n : tall pine of western North America with stout blue-green needles; bark is gray-brown with rectangular plates when mature [syn: {silver pine}, {mountain pine}, {Pinus monticola}]

western wood pewee
n : small flycatcher of western North America [syn: {Contopus sordidulus}]

western yellow pine
n : common and widely distributed tall timber pine of western North America having dark green needles in bunches of 2 to 5 and thick bark with dark brown plates when mature [syn: {ponderosa}, {ponderosa pine}, {bull pine}, {Pinus ponderosa}]

western yew
n : small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood [syn: {Pacific yew}, {California yew}, {Taxus brevifolia}]

westerner
n : an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S.

Westernisation
n : assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization [syn: {Westernization}]

westernise
v : make western in character; "The country was Westernized after it opened up" [syn: {occidentalize}, {occidentalise}, {westernize}] [ant: {orientalize}, {orientalize}]

Westernization
n : assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization [syn: {Westernisation}]

westernize
v : make western in character; "The country was Westernized after it opened up" [syn: {occidentalize}, {occidentalise}, {westernise}] [ant: {orientalize}, {orientalize}]

westernmost
adj : farthest to the west [syn: {westmost}]

Westinghouse
n : United States inventor and manufacturer (1846-1914) [syn: {George Westinghouse}]

westland pine
n : timber tree of New Zealand having shiny white wood [syn: {silver pine}, {Lagarostrobus colensoi}]

Westminster
n : a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey [syn: {City of Westminster}]

Westminster Abbey
n : a famous Gothic church in London on the site of a former Benedictine monastery; "Westminster Abbey is the scene of the coronations of almost all English monarchs"; "Distinguished English subjects are buried in Westminster Abbey"

westmost
adj : farthest to the west [syn: {westernmost}]

Weston
n : United States photographer(1886-1958) [syn: {Edward Weston}]

Weston cell
n : a standard voltaic cell (trademark Weston) [syn: {cadmium cell}]

westside
adj : of the western part of a city; "he lives in upper westside Manhattan"

West-sider
n : a resident of the west side of Manhattan in New York City

westward
adj : moving toward the west; "westbound pioneers" [syn: {westbound}, {westerly}]
adv : toward the west; "they traveled westward toward the setting sun" [syn: {westwards}]

westwards
adv : toward the west; "they traveled westward toward the setting sun" [syn: {westward}]

wet
adj 1: covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet paint"; "wet weather" [ant: {dry}]
2: supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "a wet candidate running on a wet platform"; "a wet county" [ant: {dry}]
3: producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow"; "lactating cows" [syn: {lactating}] [ant: {dry}]
4: consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor; "a wet cargo"; "a wet canteen"
5: very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {tipsy}]
n : wetness caused by water; "drops of wet gleamed on the window" [syn: {moisture}]
v 1: cause to become wet; "Wet your face" [ant: {dry}]
2: make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating; "This eight year old boy still wets his bed" [also: {wetting}, {wetted}, {wettest}, {wetter}]

wet bar
n : a bar for mixing drinks that has a sink with running water

wet behind the ears
adj : lacking training or experience; "the new men were eager to fight"; "raw recruits"; "he was still wet behind the ears when he shipped as a hand on a merchant vessel" [syn: {raw}, {new}, {wet behind the ears(p)}]

wet blanket
n : someone who spoils the pleasure of others [syn: {spoilsport}, {killjoy}, {party pooper}]

wet cell
n : a primary voltaic cell having a liquid electrolyte

wet dream
n : an erotic dream (usually at night) accompanied by the (nocturnal) emission of semen

wet fly
n : fisherman's fly that floats under the surface of the water [ant: {dry fly}]

wet lung
n : acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc. [syn: {adult respiratory distress syndrome}, {ARDS}, {white lung}]

wet nurse
n : a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else [syn: {wet-nurse}, {wetnurse}, {amah}]

wet suit
n : a close-fitting garment made of a permeable material; worn in cold water (as by skin divers) to retain body heat

wetback
n : offensive terms for a person of Mexican descent [syn: {greaser}, {taco}]

wet-bulb thermometer
n : a thermometer with a bulb that is covered with moist muslin; used in a psychrometer to measure humidity [ant: {dry-bulb thermometer}]

wether
n : male sheep especially a castrated one

wetland
n : a low area where the land is saturated with water

wetness
n : the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water); "he confirmed the wetness of the paint" [ant: {dryness}]

wet-nurse
n : a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else [syn: {wet nurse}, {wetnurse}, {amah}]
v : give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" [syn: {breastfeed}, {bottle-feed}, {suckle}, {suck}, {nurse}, {lactate}, {give suck}] [ant: {bottlefeed}]

wetnurse
n : a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else [syn: {wet nurse}, {wet-nurse}, {amah}]

wetted
See {wet}

wetted
wet
adj 1: covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet paint"; "wet weather" [ant: {dry}]
2: supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "a wet candidate running on a wet platform"; "a wet county" [ant: {dry}]
3: producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow"; "lactating cows" [syn: {lactating}] [ant: {dry}]
4: consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor; "a wet cargo"; "a wet canteen"
5: very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {tipsy}]
n : wetness caused by water; "drops of wet gleamed on the window" [syn: {moisture}]
v 1: cause to become wet; "Wet your face" [ant: {dry}]
2: make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating; "This eight year old boy still wets his bed" [also: {wetting}, {wetted}, {wettest}, {wetter}]

wetter
wet
adj 1: covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet paint"; "wet weather" [ant: {dry}]
2: supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "a wet candidate running on a wet platform"; "a wet county" [ant: {dry}]
3: producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow"; "lactating cows" [syn: {lactating}] [ant: {dry}]
4: consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor; "a wet cargo"; "a wet canteen"
5: very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {tipsy}]
n : wetness caused by water; "drops of wet gleamed on the window" [syn: {moisture}]
v 1: cause to become wet; "Wet your face" [ant: {dry}]
2: make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating; "This eight year old boy still wets his bed" [also: {wetting}, {wetted}, {wettest}, {wetter}]

wetter
n 1: a substance capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved [syn: {wetting agent}, {surfactant}, {surface-active agent}]
2: a workman who wets the work in a manufacturing process
3: someone suffering from enuresis; someone who urinates while asleep in bed [syn: {bedwetter}, {bed wetter}]

wetter
See {wet}

wettest
wet
adj 1: covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet paint"; "wet weather" [ant: {dry}]
2: supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "a wet candidate running on a wet platform"; "a wet county" [ant: {dry}]
3: producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow"; "lactating cows" [syn: {lactating}] [ant: {dry}]
4: consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor; "a wet cargo"; "a wet canteen"
5: very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {tipsy}]
n : wetness caused by water; "drops of wet gleamed on the window" [syn: {moisture}]
v 1: cause to become wet; "Wet your face" [ant: {dry}]
2: make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating; "This eight year old boy still wets his bed" [also: {wetting}, {wetted}, {wettest}, {wetter}]

wettest
See {wet}

wetting
See {wet}

wetting
wet
adj 1: covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet paint"; "wet weather" [ant: {dry}]
2: supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "a wet candidate running on a wet platform"; "a wet county" [ant: {dry}]
3: producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow"; "lactating cows" [syn: {lactating}] [ant: {dry}]
4: consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor; "a wet cargo"; "a wet canteen"
5: very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley}, {tight}, {tipsy}]
n : wetness caused by water; "drops of wet gleamed on the window" [syn: {moisture}]
v 1: cause to become wet; "Wet your face" [ant: {dry}]
2: make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating; "This eight year old boy still wets his bed" [also: {wetting}, {wetted}, {wettest}, {wetter}]

wetting
n 1: the act of making something wet
2: a euphemism for urination; "he had to take a leak" [syn: {leak}, {making water}, {passing water}]

wetting agent
n : a substance capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved [syn: {wetter}, {surfactant}, {surface-active agent}]

weymouth pine
n : tall-growing pine of eastern North America; bark is brown with longitudinal fissures when mature; valued as a timber tree [syn: {American white pine}, {eastern white pine}, {Pinus strobus}]

whack
n 1: the sound made by a sharp swift blow
2: the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack" [syn: {knock}, {belt}, {rap}, {whang}]
v : hit hard; "The teacher whacked the boy" [syn: {wham}, {whop}, {wallop}]

whacked
adj : (British informal) exhausted or worn out

whacker
n : something especially big or impressive of its kind [syn: {whopper}]

whackier
whacky
adj 1: pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" [syn: {cockamamie}, {cockamamy}, {goofy}, {sappy}, {silly}, {wacky}, {zany}, {unreasonable}]
2: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}] [also: {whackiest}, {whackier}]

whackier
See {whacky}

whackiest
whacky
adj 1: pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" [syn: {cockamamie}, {cockamamy}, {goofy}, {sappy}, {silly}, {wacky}, {zany}, {unreasonable}]
2: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}] [also: {whackiest}, {whackier}]

whackiest
See {whacky}

whacking
adj : (British informal) enormous; "a whacking phone bill"; "a whacking lie"
n : the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows [syn: {beating}, {thrashing}, {licking}, {drubbing}, {lacing}, {trouncing}]
adv : extremely; "a whacking good story"

whacko
n : a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad [syn: {nutter}, {wacko}]

whacky
adj 1: pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" [syn: {cockamamie}, {cockamamy}, {goofy}, {sappy}, {silly}, {wacky}, {zany}, {unreasonable}]
2: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky}] [also: {whackiest}, {whackier}]

whale
n 1: a very large person; impressive in size or qualities [syn: {giant}, {hulk}, {heavyweight}]
2: any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
v : hunt for whales

whale louse
n : amphipod crustacean parasitic on cetaceans

whale oil
n : a white to brown oil obtained from whale blubber; formerly used as an illuminant [syn: {train oil}]

whale shark
n : large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide; resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton [syn: {Rhincodon typus}]

whale sucker
n : large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins [syn: {whalesucker}, {Remilegia australis}]

whaleboat
n : a long narrow boat designed for quick turning and use in rough seas

whalebone
n : a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets [syn: {baleen}]

whalebone whale
n : whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water [syn: {baleen whale}]

whaler
n 1: a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales
2: a ship engaged in whale fishing [syn: {whaling ship}]

whalesucker
n : large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins [syn: {whale sucker}, {Remilegia australis}]

whaling gun
n : a gun (or device resembling a gun) for discharging a projectile (especially a harpoon) at a whale

whaling ship
n : a ship engaged in whale fishing [syn: {whaler}]

wham
v : hit hard; "The teacher whacked the boy" [syn: {whack}, {whop}, {wallop}] [also: {whamming}, {whammed}]

whammed
See {wham}

whammed
wham
v : hit hard; "The teacher whacked the boy" [syn: {whack}, {whop}, {wallop}] [also: {whamming}, {whammed}]

whamming
See {wham}

whamming
wham
v : hit hard; "The teacher whacked the boy" [syn: {whack}, {whop}, {wallop}] [also: {whamming}, {whammed}]

whammy
n 1: a serious or devastating setback
2: an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me" [syn: {hex}, {jinx}, {curse}]

whang
n : the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack" [syn: {knock}, {belt}, {rap}, {whack}]
v 1: beat with force
2: propel or hit with force; "whang the ball"
3: attack forcefully; "whang away at the school reform plan"

whap
v : hit hard [syn: {sock}, {bop}, {whop}, {bonk}, {bash}] [also: {whapping}, {whapped}]

whapped
See {whap}

whapped
whap
v : hit hard [syn: {sock}, {bop}, {whop}, {bonk}, {bash}] [also: {whapping}, {whapped}]

whapping
See {whap}

whapping
whap
v : hit hard [syn: {sock}, {bop}, {whop}, {bonk}, {bash}] [also: {whapping}, {whapped}]

wharf
n : a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats [syn: {pier}, {wharfage}, {dock}]
v 1: provide with a wharf; "Wharf the mouth of the river"
2: store on a wharf; "Wharf the merchandise"
3: discharge at a wharf; "wharf the passengers"
4: come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the evening" [syn: {moor}, {berth}]
5: moor at a wharf; "The ship was wharfed" [also: {wharves} (pl)]

wharf rat
n 1: someone who lives near wharves and lives by pilfering from ships or warehouses
2: brown rat that infests wharves

wharfage
n 1: a fee charged for the use of a wharf
2: a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats [syn: {pier}, {wharf}, {dock}]

Wharton
n : United States novelist (1862-1937) [syn: {Edith Wharton}, {Edith Newbold Jones Wharton}]

wharves
wharf
n : a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats [syn: {pier}, {wharfage}, {dock}]
v 1: provide with a wharf; "Wharf the mouth of the river"
2: store on a wharf; "Wharf the merchandise"
3: discharge at a wharf; "wharf the passengers"
4: come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the evening" [syn: {moor}, {berth}]
5: moor at a wharf; "The ship was wharfed" [also: {wharves} (pl)]

wharves
See {wharf}

what for
n : a strong reprimand

what is more
adv : in addition; "computer chess games are getting cheaper all the time; furthermore, their quality is improving"; "the cellar was dark; moreover, mice nested there"; "what is more, there's no sign of a change" [syn: {furthermore}, {moreover}]

whatchamacallit
n : miscellaneous unspecified objects; "the trunk was full of stuff" [syn: {stuff}, {whatsis}, {sundry}, {sundries}]

whatever
adj : one or some or every or all without specification; "give me any peaches you don't want"; "not any milk is left"; "any child would know that"; "pick any card"; "any day now"; "cars can be rented at almost any airport"; "at twilight or any other time"; "beyond any doubt"; "need any help we can get"; "give me whatever peaches you don't want"; "no milk whatsoever is left" [syn: {any(a)}, {whatsoever}]

whatever may come
adv : in spite of all obstacles; "we'll go to Tibet come hell or high water" [syn: {come hell or high water}, {no matter what happens}]

whatnot
n : miscellaneous curios [syn: {bric-a-brac}, {knickknack}, {nicknack}, {knickknackery}]

whatsis
n : miscellaneous unspecified objects; "the trunk was full of stuff" [syn: {whatchamacallit}, {stuff}, {sundry}, {sundries}]

whatsoever
adj : one or some or every or all without specification; "give me any peaches you don't want"; "not any milk is left"; "any child would know that"; "pick any card"; "any day now"; "cars can be rented at almost any airport"; "at twilight or any other time"; "beyond any doubt"; "need any help we can get"; "give me whatever peaches you don't want"; "no milk whatsoever is left" [syn: {any(a)}, {whatever}]

wheal
n : a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions [syn: {wale}, {welt}, {weal}]

wheat
n 1: annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains [syn: {corn}]
2: grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour [syn: {wheat berry}]

wheat beer
n : a general name for beers made from wheat by top fermentation; usually very pale and cloudy and effervescent [syn: {Weissbier}, {white beer}]

wheat berry
n 1: a grain of wheat
2: grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour [syn: {wheat}]

wheat eel
n : small roundworm parasitic on wheat [syn: {wheatworm}, {wheat eelworm}, {Tylenchus tritici}]

wheat eelworm
n : small roundworm parasitic on wheat [syn: {wheatworm}, {wheat eel}, {Tylenchus tritici}]

wheat field
n : a field planted with wheat [syn: {wheatfield}]

wheat flag smut
n : fungus affecting leaves and stems of wheat [syn: {Urocystis tritici}]

wheat flour
n : flour prepared from wheat

wheat future
n : wheat bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date

wheat germ
n : embryo of the wheat kernel; removed before milling and eaten as a source of vitamins

wheat gluten
n : gluten prepared from wheat

wheat rust
n : rust fungus that attacks wheat [syn: {Puccinia graminis}]

wheat scab
n : a disease of the heads of wheat plants

wheatear
n : small songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rump

wheately elm
n : a variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves [syn: {Jersey elm}, {guernsey elm}, {Ulmus sarniensis}, {Ulmus campestris sarniensis}, {Ulmus campestris wheatleyi}]

wheaten
adj : of or relating to or derived from wheat; "wheaten bread" [syn: {whole-wheat}, {wholemeal}]

wheatfield
n : a field planted with wheat [syn: {wheat field}]

wheatflake
n : crisp flake made from wheat

wheatgrass
n : a grass of the genus Agropyron [syn: {wheat-grass}]

wheat-grass
n : a grass of the genus Agropyron [syn: {wheatgrass}]

Wheatley
n : American poet (born in Africa) who was the first recognized Black writer in America (1753-1784) [syn: {Phillis Wheatley}]

Wheatstone
n : English physicist and inventor who devised the Wheatstone bridge (1802-1875) [syn: {Sir Charles Wheatstone}]

Wheatstone bridge
n : a bridge used to measure resistances

wheatworm
n : small roundworm parasitic on wheat [syn: {wheat eel}, {wheat eelworm}, {Tylenchus tritici}]

wheedle
v : influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along" [syn: {cajole}, {palaver}, {blarney}, {coax}, {sweet-talk}, {inveigle}]

wheedler
n : someone who tries to persuade by blandishment and coaxing [syn: {coaxer}]

wheedling
n : the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery [syn: {blandishment}]

wheel
n 1: a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
2: a handwheel that is used for steering [syn: {steering wheel}]
3: a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel
4: game equipment consisting of a rotating wheel with slots that is used for gambling; players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in [syn: {roulette wheel}]
5: an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims [syn: {rack}]
6: a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals [syn: {bicycle}, {bike}, {cycle}]
v 1: change directions as if revolving on a pivot; "They wheeled their horses around and left" [syn: {wheel around}]
2: wheel somebody or something [syn: {wheel around}]
3: move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds" [syn: {roll}]
4: ride a bicycle [syn: {bicycle}, {cycle}, {bike}, {pedal}]

wheel and axle
n : hoist so arranged that a rope unwinding from a wheel is wound onto a cylindrical drum or shaft coaxial with the wheel

wheel around
v 1: wheel somebody or something [syn: {wheel}]
2: change directions as if revolving on a pivot; "They wheeled their horses around and left" [syn: {wheel}]

wheel bug
n : large predatory North American bug that sucks the blood of other insects [syn: {Arilus cristatus}]

wheel horse
n : a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle [syn: {wheeler}]

wheel lock
n : an obsolete gunlock using flint and a revolving wheel

wheel tree
n : eastern Australian tree widely cultivated as a shade tree and for its glossy leaves and circular clusters of showy red to orange-scarlet flowers [syn: {firewheel tree}, {Stenocarpus sinuatus}]

wheelbarrow
n : a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels [syn: {barrow}, {garden cart}, {lawn cart}]

wheelbase
n : the distance from the center of a car's front wheel to the rear axle

wheelchair
n : a movable chair mounted on large wheels; for invalids or those who cannot walk; frequently propelled by the occupant

wheeled
adj : having wheels; often used in combination [ant: {wheelless}]

wheeled vehicle
n : a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people; "the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around 3500 BC"

Wheeler
n 1: Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976) [syn: {Sir Mortimer Wheeler}, {Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler}]
2: someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels [syn: {wheelwright}]
3: the man at the outermost end of the rank in wheeling
4: a person who rides a bicycle [syn: {cyclist}, {bicyclist}, {bicycler}]
5: a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle [syn: {wheel horse}]

wheeler dealer
n : a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties [syn: {hustler}, {operator}]

Wheeler Peak
n : a mountain peak in northeastern New Mexico in the Rocky Mountains

wheelhouse
n : an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated [syn: {pilothouse}]

Wheeling
n 1: a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river
2: propelling something on wheels [syn: {rolling}]

wheelless
adj : having no wheels or having no wheeled vehicles; "dragging a wheelless stoneboat filled with rocks"; "wheelless societies" [ant: {wheeled}]

wheels
n : forces that provide energy and direction; "the wheels of government began to turn"

wheelwork
n : mechanical device including an arrangement of wheel in a machine (especially a train of gears)

wheelwright
n : someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels [syn: {wheeler}]

wheeze
n 1: breathing with a husky or whistling sound
2: (Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick; "a clever wheeze probably succeeded in neutralizing the German espionage threat"
v : breathe with difficulty

wheezily
adv : with a wheeze; "he talked wheezily" [syn: {wheezingly}]

wheeziness
n : presence of abnormal high-pitched sound heard with a stethoscope when an airway is blocked (as in asthma or chronic bronchitis)

wheezing
adj : relating to breathing with a whistling sound [syn: {asthmatic}, {wheezy}]

wheezingly
adv : with a wheeze; "he talked wheezily" [syn: {wheezily}]

wheezy
adj 1: having a tone of a reed instrument [syn: {reedy}]
2: relating to breathing with a whistling sound [syn: {asthmatic}, {wheezing}]

whelk
n 1: large marine snail much used as food in Europe
2: large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell
v : gather whelk

whelm
v : overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli [syn: {overwhelm}, {overpower}, {sweep over}, {overcome}, {overtake}]

whelp
n : young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf [syn: {pup}]
v : birth; "the dog whelped" [syn: {pup}]

whelped
adj : (used of a canine) born

when
adv : as soon as; "once we are home, we can rest" [syn: {once}]

when first seen
adv : as a first impression; "at first blush the offer seemed attractive" [syn: {at first blush}]

when the time comes
adv : at the appropriate time; "we'll get to this question in due course" [syn: {in due course}, {in due season}, {in good time}, {in due time}]

whence
adv : from what place or origin or source; "whence did he come?"; "whence comes this splendid feast?"; "sketches the lawless society whence the ballads sprang"-DeLancey Ferguson [syn: {wherefrom}]

where
adv : in or at or to what place; "I know where he is"; "use it wherever necessary" [syn: {wherever}]

whereabout
adv : about where or near what place; "I don't know whereabouts the border will be drawn"; "whereabout do you live?" [syn: {whereabouts}]

whereabouts
n : the general location where something is; "I questioned him about his whereabouts on the night of the crime"
adv : about where or near what place; "I don't know whereabouts the border will be drawn"; "whereabout do you live?" [syn: {whereabout}]

whereat
adv 1: in consequence of which; "this is a statement whereat the listeners may get angry" [syn: {whereupon}]
2: at or toward which; "we were at a party whereat there was lots of dancing"

whereby
adv 1: as a result of which
2: by or through which; "the means whereby we achieved our goal"

wherefor
adv : for which reason; "wherefore do I receive this honor?" [syn: {wherefore}]

wherefore
n : the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores' [syn: {why}]
adv : for which reason; "wherefore do I receive this honor?" [syn: {wherefor}]

wherefrom
adv : from what place or origin or source; "whence did he come?"; "whence comes this splendid feast?"; "sketches the lawless society whence the ballads sprang"-DeLancey Ferguson [syn: {whence}]

wherein
adv 1: in regard to which; "a case wherein he took an active part"
2: in the course or during which; "a period wherein he did not work"
3: in which; where; "the particular state wherein you reside"
4: in what; "wherein consists this matter?"

whereof
adv 1: of which; "punishment for a crime whereof he was convicted"
2: of what; "he knows whereof he speaks"

whereon
adv : on which; "land whereon to grow corn"

wheresoever
adv : in any place whatever

whereto
adv 1: to or unto which [syn: {whereunto}]
2: to which; "the species whereto this name might be better applied"
3: to what place, purpose, or end

whereunto
adv : to or unto which [syn: {whereto}]

whereupon
adv 1: closely following and in consequence of which; "the Japanese refused to import U.S. made cellular phones whereupon the U.S. imposed strict tariffs on Japanese exports"
2: upon which; "the rock whereupon she stood"
3: in consequence of which; "this is a statement whereat the listeners may get angry" [syn: {whereat}]

wherever
adv : in or at or to what place; "I know where he is"; "use it wherever necessary" [syn: {where}]

wherewith
adv : out of, or by means of which; "tools wherewith to scrape the windshield of my car" [syn: {wherewithal}]

wherewithal
n : the necessary means (especially financial means)
adv : out of, or by means of which; "tools wherewith to scrape the windshield of my car" [syn: {wherewith}]

wherry
n 1: sailing barge used especially in East Anglia [syn: {Norfolk wherry}]
2: light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors

whet
v 1: make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite" [syn: {quicken}]
2: sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone [also: {whetting}, {whetted}]

whetstone
n : a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives

whetted
See {whet}

whetted
whet
v 1: make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite" [syn: {quicken}]
2: sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone [also: {whetting}, {whetted}]

whetting
See {whet}

whetting
whet
v 1: make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite" [syn: {quicken}]
2: sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone [also: {whetting}, {whetted}]

whey
n 1: the serum or watery part of milk that is separated from the curd in making cheese [syn: {milk whey}]
2: watery part of milk produced when raw milk sours and coagulates; "Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating some curds and whey"

whicker
n : the characteristic sounds made by a horse [syn: {neigh}, {nicker}, {whinny}]
v : characteristic of horses [syn: {neigh}, {nicker}, {whinny}]

whidah
n : mostly black African weaverbird [syn: {whydah}, {widow bird}]

whiff
n 1: a short light gust of air [syn: {puff}, {puff of air}]
2: a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
3: a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike
v 1: perceive by inhaling through the nose; "sniff the perfume" [syn: {sniff}]
2: drive or carry as if by a puff of air; "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"
3: strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third
4: smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe" [syn: {puff}]
5: utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer"

whiffer
n : a batter who strikes out by swinging at and missing the third strike

whiffletree
n : a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling [syn: {whippletree}, {swingletree}]

Whig
n 1: urged social reform in 19th century England
2: a supporter of the American Revolution
3: a member of the Whig Party in the United States in pre-Civil-War times

Whig Party
n : a former political party in the United States; formed in 1834 in opposition to the Democratic Party; advocated a loose interpretation of the Constitution and high protective tariffs

while
n : a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather" [syn: {piece}, {spell}, {patch}]

while away
v : spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner; of time [syn: {get through}]

whim
n 1: a sudden desire; "he bought it on an impulse" [syn: {caprice}, {impulse}]
2: an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it" [syn: {notion}, {whimsy}, {whimsey}]

whimper
n : a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way [syn: {whine}]
v : cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain" [syn: {wail}, {mewl}, {pule}]

whimsey
n 1: an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it" [syn: {notion}, {whim}, {whimsy}]
2: the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment; "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory" [syn: {flightiness}, {arbitrariness}, {whimsicality}, {whimsy}, {capriciousness}]

whimsical
adj : determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; "a capricious refusal"; "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"; "the victim of whimsical persecutions" [syn: {capricious}, {impulsive}]

whimsicality
n 1: the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment; "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory" [syn: {flightiness}, {arbitrariness}, {whimsy}, {whimsey}, {capriciousness}]
2: the trait of behaving like an imp [syn: {impishness}, {mischievousness}, {puckishness}]

whimsically
adv : in a fanciful manner; "the Christmas tree was fancifully decorated" [syn: {fancifully}]

whimsier
whimsy
n 1: an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it" [syn: {notion}, {whim}, {whimsey}]
2: the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment; "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory" [syn: {flightiness}, {arbitrariness}, {whimsicality}, {whimsey}, {capriciousness}] [also: {whimsiest}, {whimsier}]

whimsier
See {whimsy}

whimsiest
whimsy
n 1: an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it" [syn: {notion}, {whim}, {whimsey}]
2: the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment; "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory" [syn: {flightiness}, {arbitrariness}, {whimsicality}, {whimsey}, {capriciousness}] [also: {whimsiest}, {whimsier}]

whimsiest
See {whimsy}

whimsy
n 1: an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it" [syn: {notion}, {whim}, {whimsey}]
2: the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment; "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory" [syn: {flightiness}, {arbitrariness}, {whimsicality}, {whimsey}, {capriciousness}] [also: {whimsiest}, {whimsier}]

whin
n 1: very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe [syn: {gorse}, {furze}, {Irish gorse}, {Ulex europaeus}]
2: small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as weed in England and United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental [syn: {woodwaxen}, {dyer's greenweed}, {dyer's-broom}, {dyeweed}, {greenweed}, {woadwaxen}, {Genista tinctoria}]
3: any of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt) [syn: {whinstone}]

whinberry
n : erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries [syn: {bilberry}, {whortleberry}, {blaeberry}, {Viccinium myrtillus}]

whinchat
n : brown-and-buff European songbird of grassy meadows [syn: {Saxicola rubetra}]

whine
n : a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way [syn: {whimper}]
v 1: move with a whining sound; "The bullets were whining past us"
2: talk in a tearful manner [syn: {snivel}]
3: complain whiningly [syn: {grizzle}, {yammer}, {yawp}]

whiner
n : a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining [syn: {complainer}, {moaner}, {sniveller}, {crybaby}, {bellyacher}, {grumbler}, {squawker}]

whiney
adj : habitually complaining; "a whining child" [syn: {fretful}, {querulous}, {whining(a)}, {whiny}]

whining
adj 1: long and high-pitched like a whine or plaintive crying
2: habitually complaining; "a whining child" [syn: {fretful}, {querulous}, {whiney}, {whining(a)}, {whiny}]

whiningly
adv : in a whining manner

whinnied
See {whinny}

whinnied
whinny
n : the characteristic sounds made by a horse [syn: {neigh}, {nicker}, {whicker}]
v : characteristic of horses [syn: {neigh}, {nicker}, {whicker}] [also: {whinnied}]

whinny
n : the characteristic sounds made by a horse [syn: {neigh}, {nicker}, {whicker}]
v : characteristic of horses [syn: {neigh}, {nicker}, {whicker}] [also: {whinnied}]

whinstone
n : any of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt) [syn: {whin}]

whiny
adj : habitually complaining; "a whining child" [syn: {fretful}, {querulous}, {whiney}, {whining(a)}]

whip
n 1: an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
2: a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline [syn: {party whip}]
3: a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
4: (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club
5: a quick blow with a whip [syn: {lash}, {whiplash}]
v 1: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" [syn: {flog}, {welt}, {lather}, {lash}, {slash}, {strap}, {trounce}]
2: defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents" [syn: {worst}, {pip}, {mop up}, {rack up}]
3: thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; "The tall grass whipped in the wind"
4: strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face" [syn: {lash}]
5: whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs" [syn: {whisk}]
6: subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community" [syn: {blister}, {scald}] [also: {whipping}, {whipped}]

whip hand
n : position of advantage and control [syn: {upper hand}]

whip scorpion
n : nonvenomous arachnid that resembles a scorpion and that has a long thin stingless tail [syn: {whip-scorpion}]

whip snake
n : any of several fast-moving North American snakes with long whiplike tails [syn: {whip-snake}]

whip through
v : go through very fast; "We whipped through the last papers that we had to read before the weekend"

whip top
n : a top that is spun by whipping [syn: {whipping top}]

whip up
v : prepare or cook quickly or hastily [syn: {whomp up}]

whipcord
n 1: closely twisted hard cord used for the lashes of whips
2: a strong worsted or cotton fabric with a diagonal rib

whiplash
n 1: an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident) [syn: {whiplash injury}]
2: a quick blow with a whip [syn: {whip}, {lash}]

whiplash injury
n : an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident) [syn: {whiplash}]

whiplike
adj : having or resembling a flagellum or flagella [syn: {flagellate}, {flagellated}]

whipped
See {whip}

whipped
whip
n 1: an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
2: a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline [syn: {party whip}]
3: a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
4: (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club
5: a quick blow with a whip [syn: {lash}, {whiplash}]
v 1: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" [syn: {flog}, {welt}, {lather}, {lash}, {slash}, {strap}, {trounce}]
2: defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents" [syn: {worst}, {pip}, {mop up}, {rack up}]
3: thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; "The tall grass whipped in the wind"
4: strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face" [syn: {lash}]
5: whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs" [syn: {whisk}]
6: subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community" [syn: {blister}, {scald}] [also: {whipping}, {whipped}]

whipped cream
n : cream that has been beaten until light and fluffy

whipper
n : a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip [syn: {switcher}]

whipper-in
n : huntsman's assistant in managing the hounds [also: {whippers-in} (pl)]

whippers-in
whipper-in
n : huntsman's assistant in managing the hounds [also: {whippers-in} (pl)]

whippers-in
See {whipper-in}

whippersnapper
n : someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous [syn: {jackanapes}, {lightweight}]

whippet
n : small slender dog of greyhound type developed in England

whipping
See {whip}

whipping
whip
n 1: an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
2: a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline [syn: {party whip}]
3: a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
4: (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club
5: a quick blow with a whip [syn: {lash}, {whiplash}]
v 1: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" [syn: {flog}, {welt}, {lather}, {lash}, {slash}, {strap}, {trounce}]
2: defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents" [syn: {worst}, {pip}, {mop up}, {rack up}]
3: thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; "The tall grass whipped in the wind"
4: strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face" [syn: {lash}]
5: whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs" [syn: {whisk}]
6: subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community" [syn: {blister}, {scald}] [also: {whipping}, {whipped}]

whipping
adj : smart and fashionable; "snappy conversation"; "some sharp and whipping lines" [syn: {snappy}]
n 1: beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment [syn: {tanning}, {flogging}, {lashing}, {flagellation}]
2: a sound defeat [syn: {thrashing}, {walloping}, {debacle}, {drubbing}, {slaughter}, {trouncing}]
3: a stitch passing over an edge diagonally [syn: {whipstitch}, {whipstitching}]
4: the act of overcoming or outdoing [syn: {beating}]

whipping boy
n : someone punished for the errors of others [syn: {scapegoat}]

whipping cream
n : cream that has enough butterfat (30% to 36%) to be whipped [syn: {light whipping cream}]

whipping post
n : post formerly used in public to which offenders are tied to be whipped

whipping top
n : a top that is spun by whipping [syn: {whip top}]

Whipple's penstemon
n : wine-lavender to black-purple flowers in several clusters on the upper half of leafy stems; Montana south through the Rocky Mountains to Arizona and New Mexico [syn: {Penstemon whippleanus}]

whippletree
n : a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling [syn: {whiffletree}, {swingletree}]

whippoorwill
n : American nocturnal goatsucker with gray-and-white plumage [syn: {Caprimulgus vociferus}]

whippy
adj : rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resiliant as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf" [syn: {bouncy}, {live}, {lively}, {resilient}, {springy}]

whip-round
n : solicitation of money usually for a benevolent purpose

whipsaw
n : a handsaw intended for use by two people [syn: {two-handed saw}]
v 1: victimize, especially in gambling or negotiations
2: saw with a whipsaw [also: {whipsawn}]

whipsawn
See {whipsaw}

whipsawn
whipsaw
n : a handsaw intended for use by two people [syn: {two-handed saw}]
v 1: victimize, especially in gambling or negotiations
2: saw with a whipsaw [also: {whipsawn}]

whip-scorpion
n : nonvenomous arachnid that resembles a scorpion and that has a long thin stingless tail [syn: {whip scorpion}]

whip-snake
n : any of several fast-moving North American snakes with long whiplike tails [syn: {whip snake}]

whipstitch
n : a stitch passing over an edge diagonally [syn: {whipping}, {whipstitching}]

whipstitching
n : a stitch passing over an edge diagonally [syn: {whipstitch}, {whipping}]

whiptail
n : any of numerous very agile and alert New World lizards [syn: {whiptail lizard}]

whiptail lizard
n : any of numerous very agile and alert New World lizards [syn: {whiptail}]

whir
n : sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers" [syn: {whirr}, {whirring}, {birr}]
v : make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" [syn: {whizz}, {whiz}, {whirr}, {birr}, {purr}] [also: {whirring}, {whirred}]

whirl
n 1: confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits" [syn: {commotion}]
2: the shape of something rotating rapidly [syn: {swirl}, {vortex}, {convolution}]
3: a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" [syn: {crack}, {fling}, {go}, {pass}, {offer}]
4: the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting" [syn: {spin}, {twirl}, {twist}, {twisting}]
v 1: turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind" [syn: {twirl}, {swirl}, {twiddle}]
2: cause to spin; "spin a coin" [syn: {birl}, {spin}, {twirl}]
3: flow in a circular current, of liquids [syn: {eddy}, {purl}, {whirlpool}, {swirl}]
4: revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" [syn: {spin}, {spin around}, {reel}, {gyrate}]
5: fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air" [syn: {tumble}, {whirl around}]

whirl around
v : fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air" [syn: {whirl}, {tumble}]

Whirlaway
n : thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1941

whirler
n 1: a dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling [syn: {whirling dervish}]
2: a revolving mechanism

whirligig
n 1: a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin; "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday" [syn: {top}, {teetotum}, {spinning top}]
2: large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on [syn: {carousel}, {carrousel}, {merry-go-round}, {roundabout}]
v : whirl or spin like a whirligig

whirligig beetle
n : aquatic beetle that circles rapidly on the water surface

whirling
adj 1: moving or driven rapidly in a rotary or twisting motion; "a tornado's whirling winds"; "swirling currents" [syn: {swirling}]
2: rotating rapidly about an axis; "a spinning top"; "the whirling dance of the Dervish" [syn: {spinning}]
n : the act of rotating in a circle or spiral [syn: {gyration}]

whirling dervish
n : a dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling [syn: {whirler}]

whirlpool
n : a powerful circular current of water (usually the resulting of conflicting tides) [syn: {vortex}, {maelstrom}]
v : flow in a circular current, of liquids [syn: {eddy}, {purl}, {swirl}, {whirl}]

whirlwind
n : a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth

whirlybird
n : an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades [syn: {helicopter}, {chopper}, {eggbeater}]

whirr
n : sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers" [syn: {whir}, {whirring}, {birr}]
v 1: make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" [syn: {whizz}, {whiz}, {whir}, {birr}, {purr}]
2: make a vibrant sound, as of some birds [syn: {churr}]

whirred
See {whir}

whirred
whir
n : sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers" [syn: {whirr}, {whirring}, {birr}]
v : make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" [syn: {whizz}, {whiz}, {whirr}, {birr}, {purr}] [also: {whirring}, {whirred}]

whirring
See {whir}

whirring
whir
n : sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers" [syn: {whirr}, {whirring}, {birr}]
v : make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" [syn: {whizz}, {whiz}, {whirr}, {birr}, {purr}] [also: {whirring}, {whirred}]

whirring
adj : like the sound of rapidly vibrating wings
n : sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers" [syn: {whir}, {whirr}, {birr}]

whish
v 1: make a sibilant sound
2: move with a whishing sound; "The car whished past her"

whisk
n 1: a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream
2: a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes [syn: {whisk broom}]
v 1: move somewhere quickly; "The President was whisked away in his limo"
2: move quickly and nimbly; "He whisked into the house"
3: brush or wipe off lightly [syn: {whisk off}]
4: whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs" [syn: {whip}]

whisk away
v : take away quickly and suddenly [syn: {whisk off}]

whisk broom
n : a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes [syn: {whisk}]

whisk by
v : move by very quickly [syn: {zip by}, {fly by}]

whisk fern
n : chiefly tropical clump-forming plants of skeletal appearance resembling whisk brooms; lacking roots

whisk off
v 1: brush or wipe off lightly [syn: {whisk}]
2: take away quickly and suddenly [syn: {whisk away}]

whisker
n 1: a very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker" [syn: {hair's-breadth}, {hairsbreadth}, {hair}]
2: a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat [syn: {vibrissa}, {sensory hair}]
v : furnish with whiskers; "a whiskered jersey" [syn: {bewhisker}]

whisker jack
n : gray jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery [syn: {Canada jay}, {gray jay}, {camp robber}, {Perisoreus canadensis}]

whiskered
adj : having hair on the cheeks and chin [syn: {bearded}, {barbate}, {bewhiskered}, {whiskery}]

whiskerless
adj : having no beard [syn: {beardless}]

whiskers
n : the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face [syn: {beard}, {face fungus}]

whiskery
adj : having hair on the cheeks and chin [syn: {bearded}, {barbate}, {bewhiskered}, {whiskered}]

whiskey
n : a liquor made from fermented mash of grain [syn: {whisky}]

whiskey bottle
n : a bottle for holding whiskey

whiskey jug
n : a jug that contains whiskey

whiskey neat
n : a drink consisting of whiskey without a mixer; "he ordered a whiskey neat" [syn: {whisky neat}]

whiskey on the rocks
n : whiskey with ice [syn: {whisky on the rocks}]

whiskey sour
n : a sour made with whiskey [syn: {whisky sour}]

whisky
n : a liquor made from fermented mash of grain [syn: {whiskey}]

whisky neat
n : a drink consisting of whiskey without a mixer; "he ordered a whiskey neat" [syn: {whiskey neat}]

whisky on the rocks
n : whiskey with ice [syn: {whiskey on the rocks}]

whisky sour
n : a sour made with whiskey [syn: {whiskey sour}]

whisper
n 1: speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords [syn: {whispering}, {susurration}]
2: the light noise like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind [syn: {rustle}, {rustling}, {whispering}]
v : speak softly; in a low voice [ant: {shout}]

whispered
adj : spoken in soft hushed tones (without vibrations of the vocal cords); "a long whispered conversation"

whisperer
n : one who speaks in a whisper

whispering
adj : making a low continuous indistinct sound; "like murmuring waves"; "susurrant voices" [syn: {murmuring}, {susurrant}]
n 1: the light noise like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind [syn: {rustle}, {rustling}, {whisper}]
2: speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords [syn: {whisper}, {susurration}]

whispering bells
n : viscid herb of arid or desert habitats of southwestern United States having pendulous yellow flowers [syn: {yellow bells}, {California yellow bells}, {Emmanthe penduliflora}]

whispering campaign
n : the organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed to discredit a candidate

whispering dome
n : a space beneath a dome or arch in which sounds produced at certain points are clearly audible at certain distant points [syn: {whispering gallery}]

whispering gallery
n : a space beneath a dome or arch in which sounds produced at certain points are clearly audible at certain distant points [syn: {whispering dome}]

whist
n : a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six [syn: {long whist}, {short whist}]

whist drive
n 1: a party of people assembled to play progressive whist
2: a progressive whist party

whistle
n 1: the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture [syn: {whistling}]
2: the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle; "the whistle signalled the end of the game" [syn: {whistling}]
3: acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound
4: an inexpensive fipple flute [syn: {pennywhistle}, {tin whistle}]
v 1: make whistling sounds; "He lay there, snoring and whistling"
2: move with, or as with, a whistling sound; "The bullets whistled past him"
3: utter or express by whistling; "She whistled a melody"
4: move, send, or bring as if by whistling; "Her optimism whistled away these worries"
5: make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; "the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear" [syn: {sing}]
6: give a signal by whistling; "She whistled for her maid"

whistle blower
n : an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it; "the law gives little protection to whistleblowers who feel the public has a right to know what is going on"; "the whistleblower was fired for exposing the conditions in mental hospitals" [syn: {whistle-blower}, {whistleblower}]

whistle buoy
n : a buoy that makes a whistling noise [syn: {whistling buoy}]

whistle stop
n : a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal [syn: {flag stop}, {way station}]

whistle-blower
n : an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it; "the law gives little protection to whistleblowers who feel the public has a right to know what is going on"; "the whistleblower was fired for exposing the conditions in mental hospitals" [syn: {whistle blower}, {whistleblower}]

whistleblower
n : an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it; "the law gives little protection to whistleblowers who feel the public has a right to know what is going on"; "the whistleblower was fired for exposing the conditions in mental hospitals" [syn: {whistle blower}, {whistle-blower}]

Whistler
n 1: United States painter (1834-1903) [syn: {James Abbott McNeill Whistler}]
2: makes a loud high sound
3: large North American mountain marmot [syn: {hoary marmot}, {whistling marmot}, {Marmota caligata}]
4: large-headed swift-flying diving duck of arctic regions [syn: {goldeneye}, {Bucephela clangula}]
5: Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call [syn: {thickhead}]

whistlestop
v : tour the country in order to solicit votes for an election

whistle-stop tour
n : a tour by a candidate as part of a political campaign in which a series of small towns are visited; "in 1948 Truman crossed the country several times on his whistle-stop tours"

whistle-stopped
See {whistle-stop}

whistle-stopping
See {whistle-stop}

whistling
n 1: the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture [syn: {whistle}]
2: the act of whistling a tune; "his cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work"
3: the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle; "the whistle signalled the end of the game" [syn: {whistle}]

whistling buoy
n : a buoy that makes a whistling noise [syn: {whistle buoy}]

whistling marmot
n : large North American mountain marmot [syn: {hoary marmot}, {whistler}, {Marmota caligata}]

whistling swan
n : North American subspecies of tundra swan having a soft whistling note [syn: {Cygnus columbianus columbianus}]

whit
n : a tiny or scarcely detectable amount [syn: {shred}, {scintilla}, {iota}, {tittle}, {smidgen}, {smidgeon}, {smidgin}, {smidge}]

whit leather
n : a leather that has been treated with alum and/or salt [syn: {white leather}]

white
adj 1: being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light; "as white as fresh snow"; "a bride's white dress" [syn: {achromatic}] [ant: {black}]
2: of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration; "voting patterns within the white population" [syn: {caucasian}] [ant: {black}]
3: free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied; "in shining white armor"
4: marked by the presence of snow; "a white Christmas"; "the white hills of a northern winter" [syn: {snowy}]
5: restricted to whites only; "under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains"; "a lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization" [syn: {lily-white}]
6: glowing white with heat; "white flames"; "a white-hot center of the fire" [syn: {white-hot}]
7: benevolent; without malicious intent; "white magic"; "a white lie"; "that's white of you"
8: of a surface; not written or printed on; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins" [syn: {blank}, {clean}]
9: (of coffee) having cream or milk added 10: dressed (or especially habited) in white; "white nuns" 11: (of hair) having lost its color; "the white hairs of old age" [syn: {whitened}] 12: ash-colored or anemic looking from illness or emotion; "a face turned ashen"; "the invalid's blanched cheeks"; "tried to speak with bloodless lips"; "a face livid with shock"; "lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley; "lips white with terror"; "a face white with rage" [syn: {ashen}, {blanched}, {bloodless}, {livid}] 13: of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets; "white nights"
n 1: a member of the Caucasoid race [syn: {white person}, {Caucasian}]
2: the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) [syn: {whiteness}] [ant: {black}]
3: Australian writer (1912-1990) [syn: {Patrick White}, {Patrick Victor Martindale White}]
4: United States political journalist (1915-1986) [syn: {T. H. White}, {Theodore Harold White}]
5: United States architect (1853-1906) [syn: {Stanford White}]
6: United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985) [syn: {E. B. White}, {Elwyn Brooks White}]
7: United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918) [syn: {Andrew D. White}, {Andrew Dickson White}]
8: a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri [syn: {White River}]
9: (board games) the lighter pieces [ant: {black}] 10: (usually in the plural) trousers [syn: {flannel}, {gabardine}, {tweed}]
v : turn white; "This detergent will whiten your laundry" [syn: {whiten}] [ant: {blacken}]

white admiral
n 1: North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band [syn: {banded purple}, {Limenitis arthemis}]
2: Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings [syn: {Limenitis camilla}]

white alder
n 1: tree of western United States [syn: {mountain alder}, {Alnus rhombifolia}]
2: shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers [syn: {sweet pepperbush}, {pepper bush}, {summer sweet}, {Clethra alnifolia}]

white Anglo-Saxon Protestant
n : a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination [syn: {WASP}]

white ant
n : whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood [syn: {termite}]

white ash
n 1: small to medium-sized tree of Australia and Tasmania having smooth white to light-grey bark shedding in patches or strips [syn: {snow gum}, {ghost gum}, {Eucalyptus coriacea}, {Eucalyptus pauciflora}]
2: spreading American ash with leaves pale green or silvery beneath and having hard brownish wood [syn: {Fraxinus Americana}]

white aspen
n : a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces [syn: {white poplar}, {abele}, {aspen poplar}, {silver-leaved poplar}, {Populus alba}]

white avens
n 1: avens of Virginia having pale or greenish yellow flowers [syn: {bennet}, {Geum virginianum}]
2: North American white-flowered avens [syn: {bennet}, {Geum canadense}]

white backlash
n : backlash by white racists against black civil rights advances [syn: {whitelash}]

white baneberry
n : North American herb with white poisonous berries [syn: {white cohosh}, {white bead}, {doll's eyes}, {Actaea alba}]

white basswood
n : American basswood of the Allegheny region [syn: {cottonwood}, {Tilia heterophylla}]

white bead
n : North American herb with white poisonous berries [syn: {white baneberry}, {white cohosh}, {doll's eyes}, {Actaea alba}]

white bean
n : white-seeded bean; usually dried [syn: {navy bean}, {pea bean}]

white bedstraw
n : Eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {wild madder}, {white madder}, {infant's-breath}, {false baby's breath}, {Galium mollugo}]

white beech
n : North American forest tree with light green leaves and edible nuts [syn: {American beech}, {red beech}, {Fagus grandifolia}, {Fagus americana}]

white beer
n : a general name for beers made from wheat by top fermentation; usually very pale and cloudy and effervescent [syn: {Weissbier}, {wheat beer}]

white birch
n : European birch with dull white to pale brown bark and somewhat drooping hairy branches [syn: {downy birch}, {Betula pubescens}]

white blood cell
n : blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system [syn: {leukocyte}, {leucocyte}, {white cell}, {white blood corpuscle}, {white corpuscle}, {WBC}]

white blood corpuscle
n : blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system [syn: {leukocyte}, {leucocyte}, {white blood cell}, {white cell}, {white corpuscle}, {WBC}]

white book
n : a government report; bound in white [syn: {white paper}]

white bread
n : bread made with finely ground and usually bleached wheat flour [syn: {light bread}]

white broom
n : low European broom having trifoliate leaves and yellowish-white flowers [syn: {white Spanish broom}, {Cytisus albus}, {Cytisus multiflorus}]

white bryony
n : white-flowered vine having thick roots and bearing small black berries; Europe to Iran [syn: {devil's turnip}, {Bryonia alba}]

white Burgundy
n : dry white table wine of Chablis, France or a wine resembling it [syn: {Chablis}]

white cake
n : cake made without egg yolks

white camas
n : plant of eastern and central North America having creamy white flowers tinged with brown or purple; poisonous especially to grazing animals [syn: {Zigadenus glaucus}]

white campion
n : bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis [syn: {evening lychnis}, {white cockle}, {bladder campion}, {Silene latifolia}, {Lychnis alba}]

white cedar
n 1: small evergreen of eastern North America having tiny scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets [syn: {American arborvitae}, {northern white cedar}, {Thuja occidentalis}]
2: slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae [syn: {southern white cedar}, {coast white cedar}, {Atlantic white cedar}, {white cypress}, {Chamaecyparis thyoides}]

white cell
n : blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system [syn: {leukocyte}, {leucocyte}, {white blood cell}, {white blood corpuscle}, {white corpuscle}, {WBC}]

white chocolate
n : a blend of cocoa butter and milk solids and sugar and vanilla; used in candy bars and backing and coatings; not technically chocolate because it contains no chocolate liquor

white cinnamon
n : highly aromatic inner bark of the Canella winterana used as a condiment and a tonic [syn: {canella}, {canella bark}]

white cinnamon tree
n : large evergreen shrub or small tree having white aromatic bark and leathery leaves and small purple to red flowers in terminal cymes [syn: {wild cinnamon}, {Canella winterana}, {Canella-alba}]

white clover
n : creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage [syn: {dutch clover}, {shamrock}, {Trifolium repens}]

white cockle
n : bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis [syn: {white campion}, {evening lychnis}, {bladder campion}, {Silene latifolia}, {Lychnis alba}]

white cohosh
n : North American herb with white poisonous berries [syn: {white baneberry}, {white bead}, {doll's eyes}, {Actaea alba}]

white corpuscle
n : blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system [syn: {leukocyte}, {leucocyte}, {white blood cell}, {white cell}, {white blood corpuscle}, {WBC}]

white crappie
n : a crappie that is white [syn: {Pomoxis annularis}]

white croaker
n 1: silvery and bluish drumfish of shallow California coastal waters [syn: {queenfish}, {Seriphus politus}]
2: small silvery marine food fish found off California [syn: {chenfish}, {kingfish}, {Genyonemus lineatus}]

white currant
n : garden currant bearing small white berries [syn: {Ribes sativum}]

white cypress
n : slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae [syn: {southern white cedar}, {coast white cedar}, {Atlantic white cedar}, {white cedar}, {Chamaecyparis thyoides}]

white cypress pine
n : small tree or shrub of southern Australia [syn: {Callitris glaucophylla}, {Callitris glauca}]

white daisy
n : tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {oxeye daisy}, {ox-eyed daisy}, {marguerite}, {moon daisy}, {Leucanthemum vulgare}, {Chrysanthemum leucanthemum}]

white dead nettle
n : European dead nettle with white flowers [syn: {Lamium album}]

white dipladenia
n : shrubby climber having glossy leaves and white funnel-shaped flowers with yellow throats [syn: {Mandevilla boliviensis}, {Dipladenia boliviensis}]

white dog's-tooth violet
n : North American dogtooth having solitary white flowers with yellow centers and blue- or pink-tinted exteriors [syn: {white dogtooth violet}, {blonde lilian}, {Erythronium albidum}]

white dogtooth violet
n : North American dogtooth having solitary white flowers with yellow centers and blue- or pink-tinted exteriors [syn: {white dog's-tooth violet}, {blonde lilian}, {Erythronium albidum}]

white dwarf
n : a faint star of enormous density [syn: {white dwarf star}]

white dwarf star
n : a faint star of enormous density [syn: {white dwarf}]

white elephant
n 1: a valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive
2: albinic Indian elephant; rare and sometimes venerated in east Asia

white elm
n : large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America [syn: {American elm}, {water elm}, {rock elm}, {Ulmus americana}]

white fairy lantern
n : globe lily having open branched clusters of egg-shaped white flowers; southern California [syn: {white globe lily}, {Calochortus albus}]

white false indigo
n : erect or spreading herb having racemes of creamy white flowers; the eastern United States [syn: {Baptisia lactea}]

white feather
n : a symbol of cowardice

white feldspar
n : a widely distributed rock-forming feldspar [syn: {albite}]

white fir
n 1: medium to tall fir of central to western United States having a narrow erect crown and soft wood [syn: {Colorado fir}, {California white fir}, {Abies concolor}, {Abies lowiana}]
2: medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when crushed [syn: {amabilis fir}, {Pacific silver fir}, {red silver fir}, {Christmas tree}, {Abies amabilis}]

white flag
n : flag consisting of a piece of white cloth that is hoisted to signal surrender or to ask for a truce [syn: {flag of truce}]

white fox
n : thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions; brownish in summer and white in winter [syn: {arctic fox}, {Alopex lagopus}]

White Friar
n : a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers [syn: {Carmelite}]

white fringed orchid
n : bog orchid of eastern North America with a spike of pure white fringed flowers [syn: {white fringed orchis}, {Habenaria albiflora}]

white fringed orchis
n : bog orchid of eastern North America with a spike of pure white fringed flowers [syn: {white fringed orchid}, {Habenaria albiflora}]

white fritillary
n : California herb with white conic or bell-shaped flowers usually green-tinged [syn: {Fritillaria liliaceae}]

white fungus
n : a fungus that attacks living fish and tadpoles and spawn causing white fungus disease: a coating of white hyphae on especially peripheral parts (as fins) [syn: {Saprolegnia ferax}]

white globe lily
n : globe lily having open branched clusters of egg-shaped white flowers; southern California [syn: {white fairy lantern}, {Calochortus albus}]

white gold
n : a pale alloy of gold usually with platinum or nickel or palladium

white goods
n 1: large electrical home appliances (refrigerators or washing machines etc.) that are typically finished in white enamel
2: drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth [syn: {household linen}]

white heat
n : the hotness of something heated until it turns white

white heather
n : heath of mountains of western United States having bell-shaped white flowers [syn: {Cassiope mertensiana}]

white hellebore
n : North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally [syn: {American hellebore}, {Indian poke}, {bugbane}, {Veratrum viride}]

white honeysuckle
n 1: bushy honeysuckle with twining branches and white or yellow-white flowers; southern United States [syn: {Lonicera albiflora}]
2: shrub growing in swamps throughout the eastern United States and having small white to pinkish flowers resembling honeysuckle [syn: {swamp azalea}, {swamp honeysuckle}, {Rhododendron viscosum}]

white hope
n : someone (or something) expected to achieve great success in a given field; "this company is the great white hope of the nuclear industry's waste management policy" [syn: {great white hope}]

white horehound
n : European aromatic herb with hairy leaves and numerous white flowers in axillary cymes; leaves yield a bitter extract use medicinally and as flavoring [syn: {common horehound}, {Marrubium vulgare}]

white horse
n : a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white [syn: {whitecap}]

white horse nettle
n : weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk; central United States to South America [syn: {trompillo}, {prairie berry}, {purple nightshade}, {silverleaf nightshade}, {silver-leaved nightshade}, {silver-leaved nettle}, {Solanum elaeagnifolium}]

White House
n 1: the chief executive department of the United States government [syn: {EXEC}]
2: the government building that serves as the residence and office of the President of the United States

white knight
n : a company that is a friendly acquirer in a takeover

white lead
n : a poisonous lead-containing white pigment [syn: {lead carbonate}]

white lead ore
n : a mineral consisting of lead carbonate that is an important source of lead [syn: {cerussite}]

white leather
n : a leather that has been treated with alum and/or salt [syn: {whit leather}]

white leg
n : painful thrombosis of the femoral vein in the leg following childbirth [syn: {milk leg}, {phlegmasia alba dolens}]

white lettuce
n : herb of northeastern North America having drooping clusters of yellowish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes [syn: {cankerweed}, {Nabalus alba}, {Prenanthes alba}]

white lie
n : an unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite)

white lily
n 1: lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers [syn: {Madonna lily}, {Annunciation lily}, {Lent lily}, {Lilium candidum}]
2: white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians [syn: {lotus}, {white lotus}, {Egyptian water lily}, {Nymphaea lotus}]

white line
n : a white stripe in the middle of a road to mark traffic lanes

white lotus
n : white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians [syn: {lotus}, {Egyptian water lily}, {white lily}, {Nymphaea lotus}]

white lung
n : acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc. [syn: {adult respiratory distress syndrome}, {ARDS}, {wet lung}]

white lupine
n : white-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage and erosion control [syn: {field lupine}, {wolf bean}, {Egyptian lupine}, {Lupinus albus}]

white madder
n : Eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {wild madder}, {white bedstraw}, {infant's-breath}, {false baby's breath}, {Galium mollugo}]

white magic
n : magic used only for good purposes

white maire
n : small New Zealand tree having red pulpy one-seeded fruit [syn: {Olea lanceolata}]

white mallee
n : small shrubby mallee [syn: {congoo mallee}, {Eucalyptus dumosa}]

white mallow
n : European perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers [syn: {marsh mallow}, {Althea officinalis}]

white man
n : a man who is White

white mangrove
n 1: a small to medium-sized tree growing in brackish water especially along the shores of the southwestern Pacific [syn: {Avicennia officinalis}]
2: shrub to moderately large tree that grows in brackish water along the seacoasts of western Africa and tropical America; locally important as a source of tannin [syn: {Laguncularia racemosa}]

white man's burden
n : the supposed responsibility of the white race to take of their non-white subjects

white marlin
n : small marlin (to 180 pounds) of western Atlantic [syn: {Makaira albida}]

white matsutake
n : a large white mushroom that develops brown stains as it ages; gills are white; odor is spicy and aromatic; collected commercially for oriental cooking the Pacific Northwest [syn: {Armillaria ponderosa}]

white matter
n : whitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheaths [syn: {substantia alba}]

white meat
n : meat carved from the breast of a fowl [syn: {breast}]

white melilot
n : biennial plant; valuable honey plant [syn: {white sweet clover}, {Melilotus alba}]

white metal
n : an alloy (often of lead or tin base) used for bearings [syn: {bearing metal}]

white milkweed
n : tall herb with leafless waxy-white stems and whitish starlike flowers; southwestern United States [syn: {Asclepias albicans}]

white mountain ash
n : large tree with dark compact bark on lower trunk but smooth and white above; yields lumber similar to that of European or American ashes [syn: {Eucalyptus fraxinoides}]

white mulberry
n : Asiatic mulberry with white to pale red fruit; leaves used to feed silkworms [syn: {Morus alba}]

white mullein
n : densely hairy Eurasian herb with racemose white flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {Verbascum lychnitis}]

white mullet
n : silvery mullet of Atlantic and Pacific coasts [syn: {Mugil curema}]

white mustard
n : Eurasian mustard cultivated for its pungent seeds; a source of table mustard and mustard oil [syn: {Brassica hirta}, {Sinapis alba}]

White Nile
n : a headstream of the Nile; joins the Blue Nile at Khartoum to form the Nile

white noise
n : a `sh' noise produced by a stimulus containing all audible frequencies of vibration

white oak
n : any of numerous Old World and American oaks having 6 to 8 stamens in each floret, acorns that mature in one year and leaf veins that never extend beyond the margin of the leaf

white onion sauce
n : veloute sauce with sauteed chopped onions and whipping cream [syn: {Soubise}]

white pages
n : a telephone directory or section of a directory (suually printed on white paper) where the names of people are listed alphabetically along with their telephone numbers

white paper
n : a government report; bound in white [syn: {white book}]

white pelican
n : large American pelican; white with black wing feathers [syn: {Pelecanus erythrorhynchos}]

White people
n : a light-skinned race [syn: {White race}, {Caucasoid race}, {Caucasian race}]

white pepper
n 1: climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam [syn: {pepper}, {common pepper}, {black pepper}, {Madagascar pepper}, {Piper nigrum}]
2: pepper ground from husked peppercorns

white perch
n : small silvery food and game fish of eastern United States streams [syn: {silver perch}, {Morone americana}]

white person
n : a member of the Caucasoid race [syn: {White}, {Caucasian}]

white pine
n 1: any of several 5-needled pines with white wood and smooth usually light gray bark when young; especially the eastern white pine
2: soft white wood of white pine trees

white pine blister rust
n : any of several diseases of pines caused by rust fungi of the genus Cronartium and marked by destructive invasion of bark and sapwood and producing blisters externally [syn: {blister rust}, {white-pine rust}]

white plague
n 1: involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body [syn: {pulmonary tuberculosis}, {consumption}, {phthisis}, {wasting disease}]
2: an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug) [syn: {drug addiction}]

white popinac
n : low scrubby tree of tropical and subtropical North America having white flowers tinged with yellow resembling mimosa and long flattened pods [syn: {lead tree}, {Leucaena glauca}, {Leucaena leucocephala}]

white poplar
n 1: a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces [syn: {white aspen}, {abele}, {aspen poplar}, {silver-leaved poplar}, {Populus alba}]
2: light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer [syn: {tulipwood}, {true tulipwood}, {whitewood}, {yellow poplar}]

white potato
n 1: annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous [syn: {potato}, {white potato vine}, {Solanum tuberosum}]
2: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland [syn: {potato}, {Irish potato}, {murphy}, {spud}, {tater}]

white potato vine
n : annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous [syn: {potato}, {white potato}, {Solanum tuberosum}]

white pox
n : a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus [syn: {alastrim}, {variola minor}, {pseudosmallpox}, {pseudovariola}, {milk pox}, {West Indian smallpox}, {Cuban itch}, {Kaffir pox}]

white prairie aster
n : perennial of western North America having white flowers [syn: {Aster falcatus}]

White race
n : a light-skinned race [syn: {White people}, {Caucasoid race}, {Caucasian race}]

white rhinoceros
n : large light-gray African rhinoceros having two horns; endangered; sometimes placed in genus Diceros [syn: {Ceratotherium simum}, {Diceros simus}]

white rice
n : having husk or outer brown layers removed [syn: {polished rice}]

White River
n : a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri [syn: {White}]

white rocket
n : from Mediterranean region; a naturalized weed throughout southern Europe [syn: {Diplotaxis erucoides}]

white room
n : a room that is virtually free of dust or bacteria; used in laboratory work and in assembly or repair of precision equipment [syn: {clean room}]

White Russia
n : a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet [syn: {Belarus}, {Republic of Belarus}, {Byelarus}, {Byelorussia}, {Belorussia}]

White Russian
n : a native or inhabitant of Byelorussia [syn: {Byelorussian}, {Belorussian}]

white rust
n : fungus causing a disease characterized by a white powdery mass of conidia

white sage
n : perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States [syn: {western mugwort}, {cudweed}, {prairie sage}, {Artemisia ludoviciana}, {Artemisia gnaphalodes}]

white sale
n : a sale of household linens

white sanicle
n : American herb having flat-topped clusters of small white flower heads; reputedly a cause of trembles and milk sickness; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium [syn: {white snakeroot}, {Ageratina altissima}, {Eupatorium rugosum}]

white sauce
n : milk thickened with a butter and flour roux [syn: {bechamel sauce}, {bechamel}]

White Sea
n : a large inlet of the Barents Sea in the northwestern part of European Russia

white separatism
n : a social system in which white people live separately from members of other races

white separatist
n : someone who advocates a society in which white people live separately from members of other races

white shark
n : large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans [syn: {great white shark}, {man-eater}, {man-eating shark}, {Carcharodon carcharias}]

white sheep
n : large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska [syn: {Dall sheep}, {Dall's sheep}, {Ovis montana dalli}]

white silk-cotton tree
n : massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber [syn: {kapok}, {ceiba tree}, {silk-cotton tree}, {Bombay ceiba}, {God tree}, {Ceiba pentandra}]

white slave
n : a woman sold into prostitution

white slaver
n : a person who forces women to become prostitutes

white slime mushroom
n : a type of slime mushroom

white snakeroot
n : American herb having flat-topped clusters of small white flower heads; reputedly a cause of trembles and milk sickness; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium [syn: {white sanicle}, {Ageratina altissima}, {Eupatorium rugosum}]

white snapdragon
n : California plant with slender racemes of white flowers [syn: {Antirrhinum coulterianum}]

white Spanish broom
n : low European broom having trifoliate leaves and yellowish-white flowers [syn: {white broom}, {Cytisus albus}, {Cytisus multiflorus}]

white spruce
n : medium-sized spruce of northeastern North America having short blue-green leaves and slender cones [syn: {Picea glauca}]

white squire
n : a white knight that buys less than a majority interest

white stork
n : the common stork of Europe; white with black wing feathers and a red bill [syn: {Ciconia ciconia}]

white stringybark
n : stringybark having white wood [syn: {thin-leaved stringybark}, {Eucalyptusd eugenioides}]

white sturgeon
n 1: valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas [syn: {beluga}, {hausen}, {Acipenser huso}]
2: food and game fish of marine and fresh waters of northwestern coast of North America [syn: {Pacific sturgeon}, {Sacramento sturgeon}, {Acipenser transmontanus}]

white supremacist
n : a person who believes that the white race is or should be supreme

white supremacy
n : the prejudice that members of the white race are superior to members of other races

white sweet clover
n : biennial plant; valuable honey plant [syn: {white melilot}, {Melilotus alba}]

White Tai
n : a branch of the Tai languages

white tail
n : common North American deer; tail has a white underside [syn: {Virginia deer}, {whitetail}, {white-tailed deer}, {whitetail deer}, {Odocoileus Virginianus}]

white thistle
n 1: any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America [syn: {prickly poppy}, {argemone}, {devil's fig}]
2: spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {quail bush}, {quail brush}, {Atriplex lentiformis}]

white tie
n 1: bow tie worn as part of a man's formal evening dress
2: formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men [syn: {dress suit}, {full dress}, {tailcoat}, {tail coat}, {tails}, {white tie and tails}]

white tie and tails
n : formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men [syn: {dress suit}, {full dress}, {tailcoat}, {tail coat}, {tails}, {white tie}]

white titi
n : shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white flowers and orange-crimson foliage [syn: {cyrilla}, {leatherwood}, {Cyrilla racemiflora}]

white trash
n : an offensive term for White people who are impoverished [syn: {poor white trash}, {poor white}]

white trumpet lily
n : tall lily have large white trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in the spring [syn: {Easter lily}, {Bermuda lily}, {Lilium longiflorum}]

white turnip
n 1: widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root [syn: {turnip}, {Brassica rapa}]
2: white root of a turnip plant

white violet
n 1: short-stemmed violet of eastern North America having fragrant purple-veined white flowers [syn: {sweet white violet}, {woodland white violet}, {Viola blanda}]
2: tall North American perennial with heart-shaped leaves and purple-streaked white flowers [syn: {Canada violet}, {tall white violet}, {Viola canadensis}]

white vitriol
n : a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc [syn: {zinc sulfate}, {zinc sulphate}, {zinc vitriol}]

white walnut
n : North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye [syn: {butternut}, {butternut tree}, {Juglans cinerea}]

white water
n : frothy water as in rapids or waterfalls

white wax tree
n : erect evergreen treelike shrub of China and Korea and Japan having acuminate leaves and flowers in long erect panicles; resembles Japanese privet [syn: {Chinese privet}, {Ligustrum lucidum}]

white whale
n : small northern whale that is white when adult [syn: {beluga}, {Delphinapterus leucas}]

white willow
n : large willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having grayish canescent leaves and gray bark [syn: {Huntingdon willow}, {Salix alba}]

white wine
n : pale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentation

white wolf
n : wolf of arctic North America having white fur and a black-tipped tail [syn: {Arctic wolf}, {Canis lupus tundrarum}]

white woman
n : a woman who is White

white wood aster
n : rhizomatous perennial wood aster of eastern North America with white flowers [syn: {Aster divaricatus}]

white yam
n : grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh [syn: {water yam}, {Dioscorea alata}]

white zinnia
n : subshrub with slender woolly stems and long narrow leaves and flower heads with white rays; southern United States and northern Mexico [syn: {Zinnia acerosa}]

white-alder family
n : coextensive with the genus Clethra [syn: {Clethraceae}, {family Clethraceae}]

whitebait
n 1: minnows or other small fresh- or salt-water fish (especially herring); usually cooked whole
2: the edible young of especially herrings and sprats and smelts

whitebark pine
n : small pine of western North America; having smooth gray-white bark and soft brittle wood; similar to limber pine [syn: {whitebarked pine}, {Pinus albicaulis}]

whitebarked pine
n : small pine of western North America; having smooth gray-white bark and soft brittle wood; similar to limber pine [syn: {whitebark pine}, {Pinus albicaulis}]

white-bellied swallow
n : bluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in tree cavities [syn: {tree swallow}, {Iridoprocne bicolor}]

white-berry yew
n : yew of southeastern China, differing from the Old World yew in having white berries [syn: {Pseudotaxus chienii}]

white-bread
adj : of or belonging to or representative of the white middle class; "white-bread America"; "a white-bread college student"

white-breasted nuthatch
n : bluish-gray nuthatch with black head and white breast; of eastern North America [syn: {Sitta carolinensis}]

whitecap
n : a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white [syn: {white horse}]

white-chinned petrel
n : large black petrel of southern seas having a white mark on the chin [syn: {Procellaria aequinoctialis}]

white-coat hypertension
n : temporary rise in blood pressure in the doctor's office

white-collar
adj : of or designating salaried professional or clerical work or workers; "the coal miner's son aspired to a white-collar occupation as a bookkeeper" [ant: {blue-collar}]

white-crowned sparrow
n : finch with black-and-white striped crown [syn: {Zonotrichia leucophrys}]

whitecup
n : prostrate woody South American herb with white tubular flowers often tinged with blue or rose [syn: {Nierembergia repens}, {Nierembergia rivularis}]

whited sepulcher
n : a person who is inwardly evil but outwardly professes to be virtuous [syn: {whited sepulchre}]

whited sepulchre
n : a person who is inwardly evil but outwardly professes to be virtuous [syn: {whited sepulcher}]

whiteface
n 1: hardy English breed of dairy cattle raised extensively in United States [syn: {Hereford}]
2: a clown whose face is covered with white make-up

white-faced hornet
n : North American hornet [syn: {bald-faced hornet}, {Vespula maculata}]

whitefish
n 1: any market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish--except herring
2: flesh of salmon- or trout-like cold-water fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere
3: silvery herring-like freshwater food fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere [also: {whitefishes} (pl)]

whitefishes
whitefish
n 1: any market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish--except herring
2: flesh of salmon- or trout-like cold-water fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere
3: silvery herring-like freshwater food fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere [also: {whitefishes} (pl)]

whitefishes
See {whitefish}

whitefly
n : minute insect that feeds on plant juices; related to scale insects

white-footed mouse
n : American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts [syn: {vesper mouse}, {Peromyscus leucopus}]

white-haired
adj 1: showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head" [syn: {gray}, {grey}, {gray-haired}, {grey-haired}, {gray-headed}, {grey-headed}, {grizzly}, {hoar}, {hoary}]
2: favorite; "the fair-haired boy of the literary set" [syn: {blue-eyed(a)}, {fair-haired(a)}, {white-haired(a)}]

Whitehall
n 1: a wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government offices
2: the British civil service

Whitehead
n 1: English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Bertrand Russell (1861-1947) [syn: {Alfred North Whitehead}]
2: a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland [syn: {milium}]

white-headed stilt
n : stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck [syn: {Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus}]

white-heart hickory
n : smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nut [syn: {mockernut}, {mockernut hickory}, {black hickory}, {big-bud hickory}, {Carya tomentosa}]

Whitehorse
n : the provincial capital of the Yukon Territory

white-hot
adj 1: intensely zealous or fervid; "fierce white-hot loyalty"
2: glowing white with heat; "white flames"; "a white-hot center of the fire" [syn: {white}]

whitelash
n : backlash by white racists against black civil rights advances [syn: {white backlash}]

white-leaved rockrose
n : compact white pubescent shrub of southwestern Europe having pink flowers [syn: {Cistus albidus}]

white-lipped
adj : having white lips from fear or terror

white-lipped peccary
n : blackish peccary with whitish cheeks; larger than the collared peccary [syn: {Tayassu pecari}]

white-livered
adj : easily frightened [syn: {chicken}, {chickenhearted}, {lily-livered}, {yellow}, {yellow-bellied}]

whiteman's foot
n : common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed [syn: {broad-leaved plantain}, {common plantain}, {white-man's foot}, {cart-track plant}, {Plantago major}]

white-man's foot
n : common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed [syn: {broad-leaved plantain}, {common plantain}, {whiteman's foot}, {cart-track plant}, {Plantago major}]

whiten
v : turn white; "This detergent will whiten your laundry" [syn: {white}] [ant: {blacken}]

whitened
adj : (of hair) having lost its color; "the white hairs of old age" [syn: {white}]

whitener
n : an agent that makes things white or colorless [syn: {bleaching agent}, {bleach}, {blanching agent}]

whiteness
n : the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) [syn: {white}] [ant: {black}]

whitening
n : changing to a lighter color [syn: {lightening}]

whiteout
n : an arctic atmospheric condition with clouds over snow produce a uniform whiteness and objects are difficult to see; occurs when the light reflected off the snow equals the light coming through the clouds

white-out
v 1: cover up with white-out; "white-out the typo"
2: lose daylight visibility in heavy fog, snow, or rain
3: widen the interlinear spacing by inserting leads

white-pine rust
n : any of several diseases of pines caused by rust fungi of the genus Cronartium and marked by destructive invasion of bark and sapwood and producing blisters externally [syn: {blister rust}, {white pine blister rust}]

white-rayed mule's ears
n : herb with basal leaves and leafy hairy stems bearing solitary flower heads with white or pale cream rays; northwestern United States [syn: {Wyethia helianthoides}]

white-rumped shrike
n : of western North America; gray with white underparts [syn: {Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides}]

white-shoe
adj : denoting a company or law firm owned and run by members of the WASP elite who are generally conservative; "the politician tried to hide his white-shoe background"

white-stemmed filaree
n : low annual European herb naturalized in America; similar to alfilaria [syn: {musk clover}, {muskus grass}, {Erodium moschatum}]

whitetail
n : common North American deer; tail has a white underside [syn: {Virginia deer}, {white tail}, {white-tailed deer}, {whitetail deer}, {Odocoileus Virginianus}]

whitetail antelope squirrel
n : small ground squirrel of western United States [syn: {antelope squirrel}, {antelope chipmunk}, {Citellus leucurus}]

whitetail deer
n : common North American deer; tail has a white underside [syn: {Virginia deer}, {white tail}, {whitetail}, {white-tailed deer}, {Odocoileus Virginianus}]

whitetail jackrabbit
n : largest hare of northern plains and western mountains of United States; brownish-gray in summer and pale gray in winter; tail nearly always all white [syn: {white-tailed jackrabbit}, {Lepus townsendi}]

whitetail prairie dog
n : tail is white tipped [syn: {Cynomys gunnisoni}]

white-tailed deer
n : common North American deer; tail has a white underside [syn: {Virginia deer}, {white tail}, {whitetail}, {whitetail deer}, {Odocoileus Virginianus}]

white-tailed jackrabbit
n : largest hare of northern plains and western mountains of United States; brownish-gray in summer and pale gray in winter; tail nearly always all white [syn: {whitetail jackrabbit}, {Lepus townsendi}]

white-tailed kite
n : gray-and-white American kite of warm and tropical regions [syn: {Elanus leucurus}]

white-tailed sea eagle
n : bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland [syn: {ern}, {erne}, {gray sea eagle}, {European sea eagle}, {Haliatus albicilla}]

whitethorn
n : thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America [syn: {English hawthorn}, {may}, {Crataegus laevigata}, {Crataegus oxycantha}]

whitethroat
n 1: Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller [syn: {lesser whitethroat}, {Sylvia curruca}]
2: grayish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and underparts [syn: {greater whitethroat}, {Sylvia communis}]
3: common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown [syn: {white-throated sparrow}, {Zonotrichia albicollis}]

white-throated sparrow
n : common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown [syn: {whitethroat}, {Zonotrichia albicollis}]

white-tie
adj : requiring white ties and tailcoats for men; "a white-tie occasion"

whitetip shark
n 1: smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins [syn: {reef whitetip shark}, {Triaenodon obseus}]
2: large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark [syn: {oceanic whitetip shark}, {white-tipped shark}, {Carcharinus longimanus}]

white-tipped shark
n : large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark [syn: {whitetip shark}, {oceanic whitetip shark}, {Carcharinus longimanus}]

white-topped aster
n : herb having corymbose white-rayed flowers with scaly bracts and silky indehiscent fruits

whitewash
n 1: a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
2: wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces
3: a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects
v 1: cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes" [syn: {gloss over}, {sleek over}, {hush up}]
2: cover with whitewash; "whitewash walls"
3: exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data

whitewashed
adj : coated with whitewash; "miles of whitewashed fences"

whitewood
n : light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer [syn: {tulipwood}, {true tulipwood}, {white poplar}, {yellow poplar}]

whitey
n : offensive names for a White man [syn: {honky}, {honkey}, {honkie}]

whither
adv : to what place; "whither go you?"

whitherso
adv : to whatever place; "whithersoever you go..." [syn: {whithersoever}]

whithersoever
adv : to whatever place; "whithersoever you go..." [syn: {whitherso}]

whiting
n 1: flesh of a cod-like fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe
2: flesh of any of a number of slender food fishes especially of Atlantic coasts of North America
3: a small fish of the genus Sillago; excellent food fish
4: any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters
5: found off Atlantic coast of North America [syn: {silver hake}, {Merluccius bilinearis}]
6: a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus [syn: {Merlangus merlangus}, {Gadus merlangus}]

whitish
adj 1: resembling milk in color or cloudiness; not clear; "milky glass" [syn: {milky}, {milklike}]
2: tending toward white [syn: {off-white}]

whitlavia
n : desert plant of southern California with blue or violet tubular flowers in terminal racemes [syn: {California bluebell}, {Phacelia minor}, {Phacelia whitlavia}]

whitlow
n : a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail [syn: {felon}]

whitlow grass
n : annual weed of Europe and North America having a rosette of basal leaves and tiny flowers followed by oblong seed capsules [syn: {shadflower}, {shad-flower}, {Draba verna}]

whitlowwort
n : any of various low-growing tufted plants of the genus Paronychia having tiny greenish flowers and usually whorled leaves; widespread throughout warm regions of both Old and New Worlds; formerly thought to cure whitlows (suppurative infections around a fingernail)

Whitman
n 1: United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892) [syn: {Walt Whitman}]
2: United States frontier missionary who established a post in Oregon where Christianity and schooling and medicine were available to Native Americans (1802=1847) [syn: {Marcus Whitman}]

Whitmonday
n : the day after Whitsunday; a legal holiday in England and Wales and Ireland [syn: {Whitsun Monday}]

Whitney
n 1: United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825) [syn: {Eli Whitney}]
2: the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada range in California (14,494 feet high) [syn: {Mount Whitney}]

Whitney Moore Young Jr.
n : United States civil rights leader (1921-1971) [syn: {Young}, {Whitney Young}]

Whitney Young
n : United States civil rights leader (1921-1971) [syn: {Young}, {Whitney Moore Young Jr.}]

Whitsun
n : Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days) [syn: {Whitsuntide}, {Whitweek}]

Whitsun Monday
n : the day after Whitsunday; a legal holiday in England and Wales and Ireland [syn: {Whitmonday}]

Whitsun Tuesday
n : the day after Whitmonday [syn: {Whit-Tuesday}]

Whitsunday
n : seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of the Holy Spirit to the apostles; a quarter day in Scotland [syn: {Pentecost}]

Whitsuntide
n : Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days) [syn: {Whitsun}, {Whitweek}]

Whittier
n : United States poet best known for his nostalgic poems about New England (1807-1892) [syn: {John Greenleaf Whittier}]

whittle
v : cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of wood" [syn: {pare}]

whittle away
v : cut away in small pieces [syn: {whittle down}, {wear away}]

whittle down
v : cut away in small pieces [syn: {whittle away}, {wear away}]

whittler
n : someone who whittles (usually as an idle pastime)

Whit-Tuesday
n : the day after Whitmonday [syn: {Whitsun Tuesday}]

Whitweek
n : Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days) [syn: {Whitsun}, {Whitsuntide}]

whiz
n 1: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: {ace}, {adept}, {champion}, {sensation}, {maven}, {mavin}, {virtuoso}, {genius}, {hotshot}, {star}, {superstar}, {whizz}, {wizard}, {wiz}]
2: a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air; "he heard the whiz of bullets near his head"
v : make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" [syn: {whizz}, {whirr}, {whir}, {birr}, {purr}] [also: {whizzing}, {whizzes}, {whizzed}]

whizbang
n 1: a small high-velocity shell; it makes a whizzing sound followed by a bang when it hits [syn: {whizzbang}]
2: a firecracker that (like the whizbang shell) makes a whizzing sound followed by a loud explosion [syn: {whizzbang}]

whiz-kid
n : someone whose career progresses rapidly [syn: {go-getter}, {whizz-kid}, {ball of fire}]

whizz
n : someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: {ace}, {adept}, {champion}, {sensation}, {maven}, {mavin}, {virtuoso}, {genius}, {hotshot}, {star}, {superstar}, {whiz}, {wizard}, {wiz}]
v 1: make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" [syn: {whiz}, {whirr}, {whir}, {birr}, {purr}]
2: move along very quickly [syn: {zoom}, {zoom along}, {whizz along}]

whizz along
v : move along very quickly [syn: {zoom}, {zoom along}, {whizz}]

whizzbang
n 1: a small high-velocity shell; it makes a whizzing sound followed by a bang when it hits [syn: {whizbang}]
2: a firecracker that (like the whizbang shell) makes a whizzing sound followed by a loud explosion [syn: {whizbang}]

whizzed
See {whiz}

whizzed
whiz
n 1: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: {ace}, {adept}, {champion}, {sensation}, {maven}, {mavin}, {virtuoso}, {genius}, {hotshot}, {star}, {superstar}, {whizz}, {wizard}, {wiz}]
2: a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air; "he heard the whiz of bullets near his head"
v : make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" [syn: {whizz}, {whirr}, {whir}, {birr}, {purr}] [also: {whizzing}, {whizzes}, {whizzed}]

whizzes
whiz
n 1: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: {ace}, {adept}, {champion}, {sensation}, {maven}, {mavin}, {virtuoso}, {genius}, {hotshot}, {star}, {superstar}, {whizz}, {wizard}, {wiz}]
2: a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air; "he heard the whiz of bullets near his head"
v : make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" [syn: {whizz}, {whirr}, {whir}, {birr}, {purr}] [also: {whizzing}, {whizzes}, {whizzed}]

whizzes
See {whiz}

whizzing
whiz
n 1: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: {ace}, {adept}, {champion}, {sensation}, {maven}, {mavin}, {virtuoso}, {genius}, {hotshot}, {star}, {superstar}, {whizz}, {wizard}, {wiz}]
2: a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air; "he heard the whiz of bullets near his head"
v : make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" [syn: {whizz}, {whirr}, {whir}, {birr}, {purr}] [also: {whizzing}, {whizzes}, {whizzed}]

whizzing
See {whiz}

whizz-kid
n : someone whose career progresses rapidly [syn: {go-getter}, {whiz-kid}, {ball of fire}]

WHO
n : a United Nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services [syn: {World Health Organization}]

whodunit
n : a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie [syn: {mystery}, {mystery story}]

whole
adj 1: including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip home"; "a whole loaf of bread" [ant: {fractional}]
2: (of siblings) having the same parents; "whole brothers and sisters" [ant: {half}]
3: exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again" [syn: {hale}]
n 1: all of something including all its component elements or parts; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature"
2: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit" [syn: {whole thing}, {unit}]
adv : to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea" [syn: {wholly}, {entirely}, {completely}, {totally}, {all}, {altogether}] [ant: {partially}]

whole blood
n : blood that has not been modified except for the addition of an anticoagulant; "whole blood is normally used in blood transfusions"

whole caboodle
n : everything available; usually preceded by `the'; "we saw the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment" [syn: {whole shebang}, {whole kit and caboodle}, {kit and caboodle}, {whole kit and boodle}, {kit and boodle}, {whole kit}, {whole works}, {works}, {full treatment}]

whole gale
n : wind moving 55-63 knots; 10 on the Beaufort scale

whole kit
n : everything available; usually preceded by `the'; "we saw the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment" [syn: {whole shebang}, {whole kit and caboodle}, {kit and caboodle}, {whole kit and boodle}, {kit and boodle}, {whole caboodle}, {whole works}, {works}, {full treatment}]

whole kit and boodle
n : everything available; usually preceded by `the'; "we saw the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment" [syn: {whole shebang}, {whole kit and caboodle}, {kit and caboodle}, {kit and boodle}, {whole kit}, {whole caboodle}, {whole works}, {works}, {full treatment}]

whole kit and caboodle
n : everything available; usually preceded by `the'; "we saw the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment" [syn: {whole shebang}, {kit and caboodle}, {whole kit and boodle}, {kit and boodle}, {whole kit}, {whole caboodle}, {whole works}, {works}, {full treatment}]

whole life insurance
n : insurance on the life of the insured for a fixed amount at a definite premium that is paid each year in the same amount during the entire lifetime of the insured [syn: {ordinary life insurance}, {straight life insurance}]

whole lot
n : (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole slew}]

whole meal bread
n : bread made with whole wheat flour [syn: {dark bread}, {whole wheat bread}, {brown bread}]

whole meal flour
n : flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the bran; (`whole meal flour' is British usage) [syn: {whole wheat flour}, {graham flour}, {graham}]

whole milk
n : milk from which no constituent (such as fat) has been removed [ant: {skim milk}]

whole name
n : a word that names the whole of which a given word is a part; "`hat' is a holonym for `brim' and `crown'" [syn: {holonym}]

whole note
n : a musical note having the longest time value (equal to four beats in common time) [syn: {semibreve}]

whole number
n : any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero [syn: {integer}]

whole rest
n : a musical rest equal in duration to four beats in common time

whole shebang
n : everything available; usually preceded by `the'; "we saw the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment" [syn: {whole kit and caboodle}, {kit and caboodle}, {whole kit and boodle}, {kit and boodle}, {whole kit}, {whole caboodle}, {whole works}, {works}, {full treatment}]

whole slew
n : (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}]

whole snipe
n : common snipe of Eurasia and Africa [syn: {common snipe}, {Gallinago gallinago}]

whole step
n : a musical interval of two semitones [syn: {tone}, {whole tone}, {step}]

whole thing
n : an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit" [syn: {whole}, {unit}]

whole to part relation
n : the semantic relation that holds between a whole and its parts [syn: {holonymy}]

whole tone
n : a musical interval of two semitones [syn: {tone}, {step}, {whole step}]

whole wheat bread
n : bread made with whole wheat flour [syn: {dark bread}, {whole meal bread}, {brown bread}]

whole wheat flour
n : flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the bran; (`whole meal flour' is British usage) [syn: {graham flour}, {graham}, {whole meal flour}]

whole works
n : everything available; usually preceded by `the'; "we saw the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment" [syn: {whole shebang}, {whole kit and caboodle}, {kit and caboodle}, {whole kit and boodle}, {kit and boodle}, {whole kit}, {whole caboodle}, {works}, {full treatment}]

wholehearted
adj : with unconditional and enthusiastic devotion; "heart-whole friendship"; "gave wholehearted support to her candidacy"; "wholehearted commitment"; "demonstrated his whole-souled allegiance" [syn: {heart-whole}, {whole-souled}]

wholeheartedly
adv : without reserve; without reservation; "he adopted wholeheartedly some of the policies that he had previously criticized"

wholeheartedness
n 1: undivided purpose or will or enthusiasm
2: the quality of hearty sincerity [syn: {heartiness}]
3: undivided commitment or unreserved enthusiasm

wholemeal
adj : of or relating to or derived from wheat; "wheaten bread" [syn: {wheaten}, {whole-wheat}]

wholeness
n 1: an unreduced or unbroken completeness or totality [syn: {integrity}, {unity}]
2: a state of robust good health [syn: {haleness}]

wholesale
adj 1: selling or related to selling goods in large quantities for resale to the consumer; "wholesale prices"; "a wholesale produce market" [ant: {retail}]
2: ignoring distinctions; "sweeping generalizations"; "wholesale destruction" [syn: {sweeping}]
n : the selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers [ant: {retail}]
adv 1: at a wholesale price; "I can sell it to you wholesale" [ant: {retail}]
2: on a large scale without careful discrimination; "I buy food wholesale" [syn: {in large quantities}]
v : sell in large quantities [ant: {retail}]

wholesale house
n : a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price [syn: {discount house}, {discount store}, {discounter}]

wholesale price index
n : an index of changes in wholesale prices [syn: {producer price index}]

wholesaler
n : someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers [syn: {jobber}, {middleman}]

wholesome
adj 1: conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being; "wholesome attitude"; "wholesome appearance"; "wholesome food" [ant: {unwholesome}]
2: sound or exhibiting soundness in body or mind; "exercise develops wholesome appetites"; "a grin on his ugly wholesome face"

wholesomely
adv : in a wholesome manner; "the papers we found shed some valuable light on this question, wholesomely contradicting all lies"

wholesomeness
n : the quality of being beneficial and generally good for you [ant: {unwholesomeness}]

whole-souled
adj : with unconditional and enthusiastic devotion; "heart-whole friendship"; "gave wholehearted support to her candidacy"; "wholehearted commitment"; "demonstrated his whole-souled allegiance" [syn: {heart-whole}, {wholehearted}]

whole-wheat
adj : of or relating to or derived from wheat; "wheaten bread" [syn: {wheaten}, {wholemeal}]

whole-word method
n : teaching reading by training beginners to associate printed words with spoken words

wholly
adv : to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea" [syn: {entirely}, {completely}, {totally}, {all}, {altogether}, {whole}] [ant: {partially}]

whomp
v 1: hit with the hand [syn: {cuff}]
2: beat overwhelmingly

whomp up
v : prepare or cook quickly or hastily [syn: {whip up}]

whoop
n : a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement
v 1: shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm; "The children whooped when they were led to the picnic table"
2: cough spasmodically; "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day" [syn: {hack}]

whoop it up
v : celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!" [syn: {revel}, {racket}, {make whoopie}, {make merry}, {make happy}, {jollify}, {wassail}]

whoopee
n : noisy and boisterous revelry

whooper
n 1: rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call [syn: {whooping crane}, {Grus americana}]
2: common Old World swan noted for its whooping call [syn: {whooper swan}, {Cygnus cygnus}]

whooper swan
n : common Old World swan noted for its whooping call [syn: {whooper}, {Cygnus cygnus}]

whooping cough
n : a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane [syn: {pertussis}]

whooping crane
n : rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call [syn: {whooper}, {Grus americana}]

whoosh
v 1: move with a sibilant sound; "He whooshed the doors open"
2: move with a whooshing sound [syn: {hiss}]
3: gush or squirt out; "Oil whooshed up when the drill hit the well"

whop
v 1: hit hard; "The teacher whacked the boy" [syn: {whack}, {wham}, {wallop}]
2: hit hard [syn: {sock}, {bop}, {whap}, {bonk}, {bash}] [also: {whopping}, {whopped}]

whopped
See {whop}

whopped
whop
v 1: hit hard; "The teacher whacked the boy" [syn: {whack}, {wham}, {wallop}]
2: hit hard [syn: {sock}, {bop}, {whap}, {bonk}, {bash}] [also: {whopping}, {whopped}]

whopper
n 1: a gross untruth; a blatant lie [syn: {walloper}]
2: something especially big or impressive of its kind [syn: {whacker}]

whopping
whop
v 1: hit hard; "The teacher whacked the boy" [syn: {whack}, {wham}, {wallop}]
2: hit hard [syn: {sock}, {bop}, {whap}, {bonk}, {bash}] [also: {whopping}, {whopped}]

whopping
adj : (used informally) very large; "a thumping loss" [syn: {humongous}, {banging}, {thumping}, {walloping}]
adv : extremely; "they all were whopping drunk"

whopping
See {whop}

whore
n : a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn: {prostitute}, {cocotte}, {harlot}, {bawd}, {tart}, {cyprian}, {fancy woman}, {working girl}, {sporting lady}, {lady of pleasure}, {woman of the street}]
v 1: corrupt by lewd intercourse
2: have unlawful sex with a whore

whoredom
n : offering sexual intercourse for pay [syn: {prostitution}, {harlotry}]

whorehouse
n : a building where prostitutes are available [syn: {brothel}, {bordello}, {bagnio}, {house of prostitution}, {house of ill repute}, {bawdyhouse}, {cathouse}, {sporting house}]

whoremaster
n 1: a prostitute's customer [syn: {whoremonger}, {john}]
2: a pimp who procures whores [syn: {whoremonger}]

whoremonger
n 1: a prostitute's customer [syn: {whoremaster}, {john}]
2: a pimp who procures whores [syn: {whoremaster}]

whoreson
n 1: the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents [syn: {bastard}, {by-blow}, {love child}, {illegitimate child}, {illegitimate}]
2: insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous [syn: {asshole}, {bastard}, {cocksucker}, {dickhead}, {shit}, {mother fucker}, {motherfucker}, {prick}, {son of a bitch}, {SOB}]

whorl
n 1: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles [syn: {coil}, {roll}, {curl}, {curlicue}, {ringlet}, {gyre}, {scroll}]
2: a strand or cluster of hair [syn: {lock}, {curl}, {ringlet}]
3: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope" [syn: {coil}, {spiral}, {volute}, {helix}]

whorled
adj 1: like the pattern basic to the human fingerprint [syn: {looped}]
2: in the shape of a coil [syn: {coiling}, {helical}, {spiral}, {spiraling}, {volute}, {voluted}, {turbinate}]
3: forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem) [syn: {verticillate}, {verticillated}]

whorled aster
n : North American perennial with apparently whorled leaves and showy white purple-tinged flowers [syn: {Aster acuminatus}]

whorled caraway
n : a caraway with whorled leaves

whorled loosestrife
n : common North American yellow-flowered plant [syn: {Lysimachia quadrifolia}]

whorled milkweed
n : milkweed of the eastern United States with narrow leaves in whorls and greenish-white flowers [syn: {Asclepias verticillata}]

whorlywort
n : a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowers; common in eastern North America [syn: {Culver's root}, {Culvers root}, {Culver's physic}, {Culvers physic}, {Veronicastrum virginicum}]

whortleberry
n 1: erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries [syn: {bilberry}, {whinberry}, {blaeberry}, {Viccinium myrtillus}]
2: blue-black berries similar to American blueberries [syn: {bilberry}, {European blueberry}]

why
n : the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores' [syn: {wherefore}]
adv : question word; what is the reason (`how come' is a nonstandard variant); "why are you here?"; "how come he got an ice cream cone but I didn't?" [syn: {how come}]

whydah
n : mostly black African weaverbird [syn: {whidah}, {widow bird}]

WI
n : a midwestern state in north central United States [syn: {Wisconsin}, {Badger State}]

Wichita
n 1: a member of the Caddo people formerly living between Kansas and central Texas
2: the largest city in Kansas; located in southern Kansas on the Arkansas River
3: the Caddoan language spoken by the Wichita people

Wichita Falls
n : a city in north central Texas near the Oklahoma border

wick
n 1: any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
2: a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame [syn: {taper}]

wicked
adj 1: morally bad in principle or practice [ant: {virtuous}]
2: having committed unrighteous acts; "a sinful person" [syn: {sinful}, {unholy}]
3: intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; "severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy's guns"; "a wicked cough" [syn: {severe}, {terrible}]
4: morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds" [syn: {evil}] [ant: {good}]
5: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench" [syn: {disgusting}, {disgustful}, {distasteful}, {foul}, {loathly}, {loathsome}, {repellent}, {repellant}, {repelling}, {revolting}, {skanky}, {yucky}]

wickedly
adv : in a wicked evil manner; "act wickedly"; "grin evilly" [syn: {evilly}]

wickedness
n 1: morally objectionable behavior [syn: {evil}, {immorality}, {iniquity}]
2: absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness" [syn: {iniquity}, {darkness}, {dark}]
3: the quality of being wicked [syn: {nefariousness}, {vileness}]
4: estrangement from god [syn: {sin}, {sinfulness}]

wicker
n 1: slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or some canes); used for wickerwork
2: work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches) [syn: {wickerwork}, {caning}]

wicker basket
n : a basket made of wickerwork

wickerwork
n : work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches) [syn: {wicker}, {caning}]

wicket
n 1: cricket equipment consisting of a set of three stumps topped by crosspieces; used in playing cricket
2: a small arch used as croquet equipment [syn: {hoop}]
3: small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger door) [syn: {wicket door}, {wicket gate}]
4: small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted [syn: {lattice}, {grille}]

wicket door
n : small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger door) [syn: {wicket}, {wicket gate}]

wicket gate
n : small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger door) [syn: {wicket}, {wicket door}]

wicket-keeper
n : stands behind the wicket to catch balls

wickiup
n : a lodge consisting of a frame covered with matting or brush; used by nomadic American indians in the southwestern United States [syn: {wikiup}]

Wickliffe
n : English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384) [syn: {Wycliffe}, {John Wycliffe}, {John Wickliffe}, {Wyclif}, {John Wyclif}, {Wiclif}, {John Wiclif}]

wickup
n : tall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks and narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent clearings; an important honey plant [syn: {fireweed}, {giant willowherb}, {rosebay willowherb}, {Epilobium angustifolium}]

Wiclif
n : English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384) [syn: {Wycliffe}, {John Wycliffe}, {Wickliffe}, {John Wickliffe}, {Wyclif}, {John Wyclif}, {John Wiclif}]

wicopy
n : deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers [syn: {leatherwood}, {moosewood}, {moose-wood}, {ropebark}, {Dirca palustris}]

Widal test
n : a test for detecting typhoid fever and other salmonella infections [syn: {Widal's test}]

Widal's test
n : a test for detecting typhoid fever and other salmonella infections [syn: {Widal test}]

wide
adj 1: having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river" [syn: {broad}] [ant: {narrow}]
2: broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" [syn: {across-the-board}, {all-embracing}, {all-encompassing}, {all-inclusive}, {blanket(a)}, {broad}, {encompassing}, {panoptic}]
3: (used of eyes) fully open or extended; "listened in round-eyed wonder"; "stared with wide eyes" [syn: {round-eyed}, {wide-eyed}]
4: very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies" [syn: {broad}, {spacious}]
5: great in degree; "won by a wide margin" [ant: {narrow}]
6: great in range or scope; "an extended vocabulary"; "surgeons with extended experience"; "extensive examples of picture writing"; "suffered extensive damage"; "a wide selection" [syn: {extended}, {extensive}]
7: having ample fabric; "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt" [syn: {wide-cut}, {full}]
8: not on target; "the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth" [syn: {wide of the mark}]
adv 1: with or by a broad space; "stand with legs wide apart"; "ran wide around left end"
2: to the fullest extent possible; "open your eyes wide"; "with the throttle wide open"
3: far from the intended target; "the arrow went wide of the mark"; "a bullet went astray and killed a bystander" [syn: {astray}]
4: to or over a great extent or range; far; "wandered wide through many lands"; "he traveled widely" [syn: {widely}]

wide area network
n : a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network [syn: {WAN}]

wide of the mark
adj : not on target; "the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth" [syn: {wide}]

wide screen
n : a projection screen that is much wider than it is high

wide wale
n : corduroy with wide ribs

wide-angle
adj : of or relating to a fisheye lens [syn: {fisheye}]

wide-angle lens
n : a camera lens having a wider than normal angle of view (and usually a short focal length); produces an image that is foreshortened in the center and increasingly distorted in the periphery [syn: {fisheye lens}]

wide-awake
adj 1: fully awake; "the unsleeping city"; "so excited she was wide-awake all night" [syn: {unsleeping}]
2: fully alert and watchful; "played heads-up ball" [syn: {heads-up}]

wideband
adj : responding to or operating at a wide band of frequencies; "a broadband antenna" [syn: {broadband}]

wide-body
n : a commerical airliner with two aisles [syn: {widebody aircraft}, {wide-body aircraft}, {twin-aisle airplane}]

wide-body aircraft
n : a commerical airliner with two aisles [syn: {widebody aircraft}, {wide-body}, {twin-aisle airplane}]

widebody aircraft
n : a commerical airliner with two aisles [syn: {wide-body aircraft}, {wide-body}, {twin-aisle airplane}]

wide-cut
adj : having ample fabric; "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt" [syn: {wide}, {full}]

wide-eyed
adj 1: exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "simple courtesy" [syn: {childlike}, {dewy-eyed}, {simple}]
2: (used of eyes) fully open or extended; "listened in round-eyed wonder"; "stared with wide eyes" [syn: {round-eyed}, {wide}]

widegrip pushup
n : a pushup with the arms widely separated

widely
adv 1: to a great degree; "her work is widely known"
2: to or over a great extent or range; far; "wandered wide through many lands"; "he traveled widely" [syn: {wide}]
3: so as to leave much space or distance between; "widely separated"

widely distributed
adj : growing or occurring in many parts of the world; "a cosmopolitan herb"; "cosmopolitan in distribution" [syn: {cosmopolitan}] [ant: {endemic}]

widen
v 1: become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened" [ant: {narrow}]
2: make (clothes) larger; "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight" [syn: {let out}] [ant: {take in}]
3: make wider; "widen the road"
4: extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard" [syn: {broaden}, {extend}]

wideness
n : the property of being wide; having great width [syn: {broadness}] [ant: {narrowness}]

widening
n 1: an increase in width [syn: {broadening}] [ant: {narrowing}]
2: a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park [syn: {turnout}]
3: the act of making something wider [syn: {broadening}] [ant: {narrowing}]

wide-open
adj 1: open wide; "left the doors wide-open"
2: lax in enforcing laws; "an open town" [syn: {open}, {lawless}]

wide-ranging
adj 1: including much; "the pianist's wide-ranging repertoire"
2: widely different; "varied motives prompt people to join a political party"; "varied ethnic traditions of the immigrants" [syn: {varied}]

wide-screen
adj : (motion pictures) projected on a screen with much greater width than height [syn: {wide-screen(a)}]

widespread
adj 1: widely circulated or diffused; "a widespread doctrine"; "widespread fear of nuclear war"
2: distributed over a considerable extent; "far-flung trading operations"; "the West's far-flung mountain ranges"; "widespread nuclear fallout" [syn: {far-flung}]

wide-spreading
adj 1: extending far; "beyond the misty gray of the rain he saw the stretching hutment"; "wide-spreading plains" [syn: {stretching(a)}]
2: spreading over a wide area; "under the spreading chestnut tree"; "the spreading circle of lamplight"; "wide-spreading branches" [syn: {spreading}]

widgeon
n : freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals [syn: {wigeon}, {Anas penelope}]

widget
n : a device that is very useful for a particular job [syn: {appliance}, {contraption}, {contrivance}, {convenience}, {gadget}, {gizmo}, {gismo}]

widow
n : a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried [syn: {widow woman}]
v : cause to be without a spouse; "The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia"

widow bird
n : mostly black African weaverbird [syn: {whydah}, {whidah}]

widow woman
n : a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried [syn: {widow}]

widowed
adj : single because of death of the spouse

widower
n : a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried [syn: {widowman}]

widowhood
n 1: the time of a woman's life when she is a widow
2: the state of being a widow who has not remarried

widowman
n : a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried [syn: {widower}]

widow's peak
n : a V-shaped point in the hairline in the middle of the forehead

widow's walk
n : a lookout atop a coastal house

widow's weeds
n : a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning [syn: {weeds}]

width
n : the extent of something from side to side [syn: {breadth}]

Wieland
n : (European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund [syn: {Wayland}, {Wayland the Smith}]

wield
v 1: of power or authority [syn: {exert}, {maintain}]
2: handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe" [syn: {handle}]

wieldier
wieldy
adj : easy to handle or use or manage; "a large but wieldy book" [syn: {manageable}] [ant: {unwieldy}] [also: {wieldiest}, {wieldier}]

wieldier
See {wieldy}

wieldiest
wieldy
adj : easy to handle or use or manage; "a large but wieldy book" [syn: {manageable}] [ant: {unwieldy}] [also: {wieldiest}, {wieldier}]

wieldiest
See {wieldy}

wieldy
adj : easy to handle or use or manage; "a large but wieldy book" [syn: {manageable}] [ant: {unwieldy}] [also: {wieldiest}, {wieldier}]

Wiener
n 1: United States mathematician and founder of cybernetics (1894-1964) [syn: {Norbert Wiener}]
2: a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll [syn: {frank}, {frankfurter}, {hotdog}, {hot dog}, {dog}, {wienerwurst}, {weenie}]

wiener roast
n : a cookout where roasted frankfurters are the main course [syn: {weenie roast}]

Wiener schnitzel
n : deep-fried breaded veal cutlets [syn: {schnitzel}]

wienerwurst
n : a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll [syn: {frank}, {frankfurter}, {hotdog}, {hot dog}, {dog}, {wiener}, {weenie}]

Wiesbaden
n : a city in western Germany; a spa since Roman times

Wiesel
n : United States writer who survived Nazi concentration camps and is dedicated to keeping alive the memory of the Holocaust (born in 1928) [syn: {Elie Wiesel}, {Eliezer Wiesel}]

wiesenboden
n : a dark meadow soil rich in organic material; developed through poor drainage in humid grassy or sedge regions

Wiesenthal
n : Austrian investigator of Nazi war crimes (born in 1908) [syn: {Samuel Wiesenthal}]

wife
n : a married woman; a man's partner in marriage [syn: {married woman}] [ant: {husband}] [also: {wives} (pl)]

wifelike
adj : of or befitting or characteristic of a wife [syn: {wifely}, {uxorial}] [ant: {husbandly}]

wifely
adj : of or befitting or characteristic of a wife [syn: {wifelike}, {uxorial}] [ant: {husbandly}]

WiFi
n : a local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet; uses ethernet protocol [syn: {wireless local area network}, {WLAN}, {wireless fidelity}]

wig
n 1: hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
2: British slang for a scolding [syn: {wigging}] [also: {wigging}, {wigged}]

wig tree
n : Old World shrub having large plumes of yellowish feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke [syn: {Venetian sumac}, {Cotinus coggygria}]

wigeon
n : freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals [syn: {widgeon}, {Anas penelope}]

wigged
adj : wearing a wig; "the judges all wigged and robed" [ant: {wigless}]

wigged
wig
n 1: hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
2: British slang for a scolding [syn: {wigging}] [also: {wigging}, {wigged}]

wigged
See {wig}

wigging
See {wig}

wigging
n : British slang for a scolding [syn: {wig}]

wigging
wig
n 1: hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
2: British slang for a scolding [syn: {wigging}] [also: {wigging}, {wigged}]

wiggle
n : the act of wiggling [syn: {wriggle}, {squirm}]
v : move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!" [syn: {jiggle}, {joggle}]

wiggle nail
n : a small strip of corrugated steel with sharp points on one side; hammered across wood joints in rough carpentry [syn: {corrugated fastener}]

wiggle room
n : flexibility of interpretation or of options; "the request left some wiggle room for future restructuring"

wiggler
n 1: one who can't stay still (especially a child); "the toddler was a real wiggler on plane trips" [syn: {wriggler}, {squirmer}]
2: larva of a mosquito [syn: {wriggler}]
3: terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers [syn: {earthworm}, {angleworm}, {fishworm}, {fishing worm}, {nightwalker}, {nightcrawler}, {crawler}, {dew worm}, {red worm}]

wiggliness
n : a jerky back and forth kind of mobility; "he walked with the wiggliness of a child on high heels"

wiggling
adj : having a twisting or snake-like or worm-like motion; "squirming boys"; "wiggly worms"; "writhing snakes" [syn: {squirming}, {twisting}, {wiggly}, {wriggling}, {wriggly}, {writhing}]

wiggly
adj 1: curved or curving in and out; "wiggly lines" [syn: {sinuate}, {sinuous}]
2: having a twisting or snake-like or worm-like motion; "squirming boys"; "wiggly worms"; "writhing snakes" [syn: {squirming}, {twisting}, {wiggling}, {wriggling}, {wriggly}, {writhing}]

wight
n 1: a human being; `wight' is an archaic term [syn: {creature}]
2: an isle and county of southern England in the English Channel [syn: {Isle of Wight}]

wigless
adj : not wearing a wig [ant: {wigged}]

wigmaker
n : someone who makes and sells wigs

Wigner
n : United States physicist (born in Hungary) noted for his work on the structure of the atom and its nucleus (born in 1902) [syn: {Eugene Wigner}, {Eugene Paul Wigner}]

wigwag
v 1: send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code
2: signal by or as if by a flag or light waved according to a code [also: {wigwagging}, {wigwagged}]

wigwagged
See {wigwag}

wigwagged
wigwag
v 1: send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code
2: signal by or as if by a flag or light waved according to a code [also: {wigwagging}, {wigwagged}]

wigwagging
See {wigwag}

wigwagging
wigwag
v 1: send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code
2: signal by or as if by a flag or light waved according to a code [also: {wigwagging}, {wigwagged}]

wigwam
n : a native American lodge frequently having an oval shape and covered with bark or hides

wikiup
n : a lodge consisting of a frame covered with matting or brush; used by nomadic American indians in the southwestern United States [syn: {wickiup}]

Wilbur Wright
n : United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912) [syn: {Wright}]

wild
adj 1: marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild ideas"; "wild talk"; "wild originality"; "wild parties" [ant: {tame}]
2: in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants" [syn: {untamed}] [ant: {tame}]
3: in a state of extreme emotion; "wild with anger"; "wild with grief"
4: deviating widely from an intended course; "a wild bullet"; "a wild pitch"
5: (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud; "a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts" [syn: {violent}]
6: not subjected to control or restraint; "a piano played with a wild exuberance"- Louis Bromfield
7: talking or behaving irrationally; "a raving lunatic" [syn: {raving}, {raving mad}]
8: produced without being planted or without human labor; "wild strawberries" [syn: {spontaneous}]
9: located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places" [syn: {desert}, {godforsaken}, {waste}] 10: without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes" [syn: {barbarian}, {barbaric}, {savage}, {uncivilized}, {uncivilised}] 11: (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea" [syn: {angry}, {furious}, {raging}, {tempestuous}]
n 1: a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild" [syn: {natural state}, {state of nature}]
2: a wild and uninhabited area [syn: {wilderness}]
adv 1: in an uncontrolled and rampant manner; "weeds grew rampantly around here" [syn: {rampantly}]
2: in a wild or undomesticated manner; "growing wild"; "roaming wild"

wild angelica
n : European herb with compound leaves and white flowers; adventive on Cape Breton Island [syn: {Angelica sylvestris}]

wild apple
n : any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acid fruit [syn: {crab apple}, {crabapple}]

wild ass
n : any of several plain-colored equine mammals of Asia and northeast Africa

wild basil
n : aromatic herb having heads of small pink or whitish flowers; widely distributed in United States, Europe and Asia [syn: {cushion calamint}, {Clinopodium vulgare}, {Satureja vulgaris}]

wild bean
n 1: a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans [syn: {groundnut}, {groundnut vine}, {Indian potato}, {potato bean}, {Apios americana}, {Apios tuberosa}]
2: nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans [syn: {groundnut}, {potato bean}]

wild bergamot
n : any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda [syn: {monarda}]

Wild Bill Hickock
n : frontier marshal whose adventures have become legendary (1837-1876) [syn: {Hickock}, {James Butler Hickock}]

wild blue yonder
n : the sky as viewed during daylight; "he shot an arrow into the blue" [syn: {blue sky}, {blue}, {blue air}]

wild boar
n : Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States [syn: {boar}, {Sus scrofa}]

wild buckwheat
n : low-growing shrub with spreading branches and flowers in loose heads; desert regions of western United States (California to Utah) [syn: {California buckwheat}, {Erigonum fasciculatum}]

wild cabbage
n : wild original of cultivated cabbages; common in western coastal Europe [syn: {Brassica oleracea}]

wild calla
n : plant of wetlands and bogs of temperate regions having small greenish flowers partly enclosed in a white spathe and red berries [syn: {water arum}, {Calla palustris}]

wild card
n 1: an unpredictable factor; "the weather was a wild card"
2: a playing card whose value can be determined by the person who holds it

wild carrot
n : a widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots [syn: {Queen Anne's lace}, {Daucus carota}]

wild cavy
n : South American cavy; possibly ancestral to the domestic guinea pig [syn: {aperea}, {Cavia porcellus}]

wild celery
n 1: herb of Europe and temperate Asia [syn: {Apium graveolens}]
2: submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World and Australia [syn: {tape grass}, {eelgrass}, {Vallisneria spiralis}]

wild chamomile
n : annual Eurasian herb similar in fragrance and medicinal uses to chamomile though taste is more bitter and effect is considered inferior [syn: {sweet false chamomile}, {German chamomile}, {Matricaria recutita}, {Matricaria chamomilla}]

wild cherry
n 1: the fruit of the wild cherry tree
2: an uncultivated cherry tree [syn: {wild cherry tree}]

wild cherry tree
n : an uncultivated cherry tree [syn: {wild cherry}]

wild chervil
n : coarse erect biennial Old World herb introduced as a weed in eastern North America [syn: {cow parsley}, {Anthriscus sylvestris}]

wild China tree
n : deciduous tree of southwestern United States having pulpy fruit containing saponin [syn: {Sapindus drumondii}, {Sapindus marginatus}]

wild cinnamon
n 1: large evergreen shrub or small tree having white aromatic bark and leathery leaves and small purple to red flowers in terminal cymes [syn: {white cinnamon tree}, {Canella winterana}, {Canella-alba}]
2: West Indian tree; source of bay rum [syn: {bayberry}, {bay-rum tree}, {Jamaica bayberry}, {Pimenta acris}]

wild clary
n : Eurasian sage with blue flowers and foliage like verbena; naturalized in United States [syn: {wild sage}, {vervain sage}, {Salvia verbenaca}]

wild climbing hempweed
n : herb of tropical America having vanilla-scented flowers; climbs up trees [syn: {climbing hempweed}, {climbing boneset}, {climbing hemp-vine}, {Mikania scandens}]

wild coffee
n : coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers [syn: {feverroot}, {horse gentian}, {tinker's root}, {Triostium perfoliatum}]

wild cotton
n : shrub of southern Arizona and Mexico [syn: {Arizona wild cotton}, {Gossypium thurberi}]

wild crab
n : wild crab apple native to Europe; a chief ancestor of cultivated apples [syn: {Malus sylvestris}]

wild cranberry
n : evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn [syn: {common bearberry}, {red bearberry}, {mealberry}, {hog cranberry}, {sand berry}, {sandberry}, {mountain box}, {bear's grape}, {creashak}, {Arctostaphylos uva-ursi}]

wild crocus
n : short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia [syn: {American pasqueflower}, {Eastern pasque flower}, {lion's beard}, {prairie anemone}, {blue tulip}, {American pulsatilla}, {Pulsatilla patens}, {Anemone ludoviciana}]

wild dog
n : any of various undomesticated mammals of the family Canidae that are thought to resemble domestic dogs as distinguished from jackals or wolves

wild duck
n : an undomesticated duck (especially a mallard)

wild emmer
n : found wild in Palestine; held to be prototype of cultivated wheat [syn: {wild wheat}, {Triticum dicoccum dicoccoides}]

wild fig
n 1: a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas [syn: {golden fig}, {Florida strangler fig}, {strangler fig}, {Ficus aurea}]
2: a West Indies clusia having fig-shaped fruit [syn: {Clusia flava}]

wild flower
n : wild or uncultivated flowering plant [syn: {wildflower}]

wild garlic
n 1: pungent Old World weedy plant [syn: {wood garlic}, {Ramsons}, {Allium ursinum}]
2: pungent Old World wild onion [syn: {crow garlic}, {false garlic}, {field garlic}, {stag's garlic}, {Allium vineale}]

wild geranium
n : common wild geranium of eastern North America with deeply parted leaves and rose-purple flowers [syn: {spotted cranesbill}, {Geranium maculatum}]

wild ginger
n : low-growing perennial herb with pungent gingery leaves and rhizomes

wild goat
n : undomesticated goat

wild hollyhock
n 1: perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North America that is also cultivated [syn: {checkerbloom}, {Sidalcea malviflora}]
2: a rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea [syn: {Iliamna remota}, {Sphaeralcea remota}]

wild hop
n : bryony having fleshy roots pale green flowers and very small red berries; Europe; North Africa; western Asia [syn: {red bryony}, {Bryonia dioica}]

wild horse
n : undomesticated or feral domestic horse

wild hyacinth
n 1: sometimes placed in genus Scilla [syn: {wood hyacinth}, {bluebell}, {harebell}, {Hyacinthoides nonscripta}, {Scilla nonscripta}]
2: eastern camas; eastern and central North America [syn: {indigo squill}, {Camassia scilloides}]

wild hydrangea
n : deciduous shrub with creamy white flower clusters; eastern United States [syn: {Hydrangea arborescens}]

wild indigo
n : any of several plants of the genus Baptisia [syn: {false indigo}]

wild leek
n 1: North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers [syn: {ramp}, {Allium tricoccum}]
2: coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized [syn: {Levant garlic}, {kurrat}, {Allium ampeloprasum}]

wild licorice
n 1: bedstraw with sweetish roots [syn: {Galium lanceolatum}]
2: North American plant similar to true licorice and having a root with similar properties [syn: {wild liquorice}, {American licorice}, {American liquorice}, {Glycyrrhiza lepidota}]
3: European perennial [syn: {wild liquorice}, {Astragalus glycyphyllos}]

wild lily of the valley
n 1: evergreen with rounded leaves and very fragrant creamy-white flowers; widely distributed in northern parts of Old and New Worlds [syn: {Pyrola rotundifolia}]
2: North American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters [syn: {shinleaf}, {Pyrola elliptica}]

wild liquorice
n 1: North American plant similar to true licorice and having a root with similar properties [syn: {wild licorice}, {American licorice}, {American liquorice}, {Glycyrrhiza lepidota}]
2: European perennial [syn: {wild licorice}, {Astragalus glycyphyllos}]

wild lupine
n : stout perennial of eastern and central North America having palmate leaves and showy racemose blue flowers [syn: {sundial lupine}, {Indian beet}, {old-maid's bonnet}, {Lupinus perennis}]

wild madder
n : Eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {white madder}, {white bedstraw}, {infant's-breath}, {false baby's breath}, {Galium mollugo}]

wild man
n : a person who is not socialized [syn: {feral man}]

wild mandrake
n : North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit [syn: {mayapple}, {May apple}, {Podophyllum peltatum}]

wild mango
n : African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos; valued for its oil-rich seed and hardy green termite-resistant wood [syn: {dika}, {wild mango tree}, {Irvingia gabonensis}]

wild mango tree
n : African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos; valued for its oil-rich seed and hardy green termite-resistant wood [syn: {wild mango}, {dika}, {Irvingia gabonensis}]

wild marjoram
n : aromatic Eurasian perennial [syn: {oregano}, {marjoram}, {pot marjoram}, {winter sweet}, {Origanum vulgare}]

wild meadow lily
n : common lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown [syn: {Canada lily}, {wild yellow lily}, {meadow lily}, {Lilium canadense}]

wild medlar
n : small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit [syn: {wild medlar tree}, {medlar}, {Vangueria infausta}]

wild medlar tree
n : small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit [syn: {wild medlar}, {medlar}, {Vangueria infausta}]

wild morning-glory
n 1: common Eurasian and American wild climber with pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Convolvulus [syn: {hedge bindweed}, {Calystegia sepium}, {Convolvulus sepium}]
2: weakly climbing European perennial with white or pink flowers; naturalized in North America and an invasive weed [syn: {field bindweed}, {Convolvulus arvensis}]

wild mustard
n : weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields [syn: {field mustard}, {charlock}, {chadlock}, {Brassica kaber}, {Sinapis arvensis}]

wild oat
n : common in meadows and pastures [syn: {wild oat grass}, {Avena fatua}]

wild oat grass
n : common in meadows and pastures [syn: {wild oat}, {Avena fatua}]

wild oats
n : any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers [syn: {bellwort}, {merry bells}]

wild olive
n : erect shrub or climber of India and China with red olivelike fruit [syn: {Elaeagnus latifolia}]

wild onion
n : any of various plants of the genus Allium with edible bulbs found growing wild

wild orange
n 1: small fast-growing spiny deciduous Chinese orange tree bearing sweetly scented flowers and decorative but inedible fruit: used as a stock in grafting and for hedges [syn: {trifoliate orange}, {trifoliata}, {Poncirus trifoliata}]
2: small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States [syn: {cherry laurel}, {laurel cherry}, {mock orange}, {Prunus caroliniana}]

wild ox
n : any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos [syn: {ox}]

wild pansy
n : a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived [syn: {Johnny-jump-up}, {heartsease}, {love-in-idleness}, {pink of my John}, {Viola tricolor}]

wild parsley
n : any of various uncultivated umbelliferous plants with foliage resembling that of carrots or parsley

wild parsnip
n : biennial weed in Europe and America having large pinnate leaves and yellow flowers and a bitter and somewhat poisonous root; the ancestor of cultivated parsnip [syn: {madnep}]

wild pea
n : any of various plants of the family Leguminosae that usually grow like vines

wild peach
n : large much-branched shrub grown primarily for its evergreen foliage [syn: {Kiggelaria africana}]

wild peanut
n : vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually subterranean) edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts [syn: {hog peanut}, {Amphicarpaea bracteata}, {Amphicarpa bracteata}]

wild pink
n 1: a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide-gaping corolla; Canada [syn: {bog rose}, {dragon's mouth}, {Arethusa bulbosa}]
2: perennial of eastern and central North America having short-stalked pink or white flowers in hairy clusters [syn: {Silene caroliniana}]

wild pitch
n : an errant pitch that the catcher cannot be expected to catch and that allows a base runner to advance a base

wild plum
n 1: an uncultivated plum tree or shrub [syn: {wild plum tree}]
2: wild plum of southern United States [syn: {hog plum}]

wild plum tree
n : an uncultivated plum tree or shrub [syn: {wild plum}]

wild potato
n : erect or spreading perennial of southwestern United States and Mexico bearing small pale brown to cream tubers resembling potatoes [syn: {Solanum jamesii}]

wild potato vine
n : tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato [syn: {wild sweet potato vine}, {man-of-the-earth}, {manroot}, {scammonyroot}, {Ipomoea panurata}, {Ipomoea fastigiata}]

wild pumpkin
n : perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit [syn: {prairie gourd}, {prairie gourd vine}, {Missouri gourd}, {buffalo gourd}, {calabazilla}, {Cucurbita foetidissima}]

wild quinine
n : stout perennial herb of the eastern United States with whitish flowers; leaves traditionally used by Catawba indians to treat burns [syn: {American feverfew}, {prairie dock}, {Parthenium integrifolium}]

wild radish
n : Eurasian weed having yellow or mauve or white flowers and podlike fruits [syn: {jointed charlock}, {wild rape}, {runch}, {Raphanus raphanistrum}]

wild rape
n : Eurasian weed having yellow or mauve or white flowers and podlike fruits [syn: {jointed charlock}, {wild radish}, {runch}, {Raphanus raphanistrum}]

wild raspberry
n : the common European raspberry; fruit red or orange [syn: {European raspberry}, {framboise}, {Rubus idaeus}]

wild red oat
n : Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern cultivated oat [syn: {animated oat}, {Avene sterilis}]

wild rice
n 1: perennial aquatic grass of North America bearing grain used for food [syn: {Zizania aquatica}]
2: grains of aquatic grass of North America [syn: {Indian rice}]

wild rosemary
n : bog shrub of northern and central Europe and eastern Siberia to Korea and Japan [syn: {marsh tea}, {Ledum palustre}]

wild rye
n : any of several grasses of the genus Elymus

wild sage
n : Eurasian sage with blue flowers and foliage like verbena; naturalized in United States [syn: {wild clary}, {vervain sage}, {Salvia verbenaca}]

wild sarsaparilla
n : common perennial herb having aromatic roots used as a substitute for sarsaparilla; central and eastern North America [syn: {false sarsaparilla}, {wild sarsparilla}, {Aralia nudicaulis}]

wild sarsparilla
n : common perennial herb having aromatic roots used as a substitute for sarsaparilla; central and eastern North America [syn: {wild sarsaparilla}, {false sarsaparilla}, {Aralia nudicaulis}]

wild senna
n : North American perennial herb; leaves are used medicinally; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {Senna marilandica}, {Cassia marilandica}]

wild sensitive plant
n : tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: {partridge pea}, {sensitive pea}, {Chamaecrista fasciculata}, {Cassia fasciculata}]

wild service tree
n : European tree bearing edible small speckled brown fruit [syn: {Sorbus torminalis}]

wild sheep
n : undomesticated sheep

wild snapdragon
n : common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America [syn: {toadflax}, {butter-and-eggs}, {devil's flax}, {Linaria vulgaris}]

wild spinach
n 1: European plant naturalized in North America; often collected from the wild as a potherb [syn: {good-king-henry}, {allgood}, {fat hen}, {Chenopodium bonus-henricus}]
2: common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb [syn: {lamb's-quarters}, {pigweed}, {Chenopodium album}]
3: leafy greens collected from the wild and used as a substitute for spinach
4: leaves collected from the wild [syn: {lamb's-quarter}, {pigweed}]

wild spurge
n : common perennial United States spurge having showy white petallike bracts [syn: {flowering spurge}, {tramp's spurge}, {Euphorbia corollata}]

wild strawberry
n : Europe [syn: {wood strawberry}, {Fragaria vesca}]

wild sweet pea
n : perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone [syn: {catgut}, {goat's rue}, {Tephrosia virginiana}]

wild sweet potato vine
n : tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato [syn: {wild potato vine}, {man-of-the-earth}, {manroot}, {scammonyroot}, {Ipomoea panurata}, {Ipomoea fastigiata}]

wild tamarind
n 1: common thorny tropical American tree having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum [syn: {manila tamarind}, {camachile}, {huamachil}, {Pithecellobium dulce}]
2: a tree of the West Indies and Florida and Mexico; resembles tamarind and has long flat pods [syn: {Lysiloma latisiliqua}, {Lysiloma bahamensis}]

wild teasel
n : European teasel with white to pink flowers; naturalized in United States [syn: {Dipsacus sylvestris}]

wild thyme
n : aromatic dwarf shrub common on banks and hillsides in Europe; naturalized in United States [syn: {creeping thyme}, {Thymus serpyllum}]

wild tobacco
n : tobacco plant of South America and Mexico [syn: {Indian tobacco}, {Nicotiana rustica}]

wild vanilla
n : perennial of southeastern United States with leaves having the fragrance of vanilla [syn: {Trilisa odoratissima}]

wild water lemon
n : tropical American passion flower with finely dissected bracts; stems malodorous when crushed [syn: {love-in-a-mist}, {running pop}, {Passiflora foetida}]

Wild West
n : the western United States during its frontier period

Wild West Show
n : a spectacular show organized in 1883 by William F. Cody that featured horseback riding and marksmanship on a large scale; toured the United States and Europe [syn: {Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show}]

wild wheat
n : found wild in Palestine; held to be prototype of cultivated wheat [syn: {wild emmer}, {Triticum dicoccum dicoccoides}]

wild wilkworm
n : larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon [syn: {silkworm}, {giant silkworm}]

wild winterpea
n : week-stemmed winter annual native to Mediterranean region for long established in southern United States; cultivated as a cover and pasture crop [syn: {singletary pea}, {Caley pea}, {rough pea}, {Lathyrus hirsutus}]

wild yam
n : having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders [syn: {Dioscorea paniculata}]

wild yellow lily
n : common lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown [syn: {Canada lily}, {meadow lily}, {wild meadow lily}, {Lilium canadense}]

wildcat
adj 1: outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices; "wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks"; "wildcat stock speculation"; "a wildcat airline"; "wildcat life insurance schemes"
2: without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage" [syn: {unauthorized}, {unauthorised}]
3: (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive; "drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation"; "a wildcat mine"; "wildcat drilling"; "wildcat wells"
n 1: an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field [syn: {wildcat well}]
2: a cruelly rapacious person [syn: {beast}, {wolf}, {savage}, {brute}]
3: any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild [also: {wildcatting}, {wildcatted}]

wildcat strike
n : a strike undertaken by workers without approval from the officials of their union

wildcat well
n : an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field [syn: {wildcat}]

wildcatted
See {wildcat}

wildcatted
wildcat
adj 1: outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices; "wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks"; "wildcat stock speculation"; "a wildcat airline"; "wildcat life insurance schemes"
2: without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage" [syn: {unauthorized}, {unauthorised}]
3: (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive; "drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation"; "a wildcat mine"; "wildcat drilling"; "wildcat wells"
n 1: an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field [syn: {wildcat well}]
2: a cruelly rapacious person [syn: {beast}, {wolf}, {savage}, {brute}]
3: any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild [also: {wildcatting}, {wildcatted}]

wildcatter
n : an oilman who drills exploratory wells in territory not known to be an oil field

wildcatting
See {wildcat}

wildcatting
wildcat
adj 1: outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices; "wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks"; "wildcat stock speculation"; "a wildcat airline"; "wildcat life insurance schemes"
2: without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage" [syn: {unauthorized}, {unauthorised}]
3: (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive; "drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation"; "a wildcat mine"; "wildcat drilling"; "wildcat wells"
n 1: an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field [syn: {wildcat well}]
2: a cruelly rapacious person [syn: {beast}, {wolf}, {savage}, {brute}]
3: any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild [also: {wildcatting}, {wildcatted}]

Wilde
n : Irish writer and wit (1854-1900) [syn: {Oscar Wilde}, {Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde}]

wilde dagga
n : relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco [syn: {dagga}, {Cape dagga}, {red dagga}, {Leonotis leonurus}]

wildebeest
n : large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail [syn: {gnu}]

Wilder
n 1: United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975) [syn: {Thornton Wilder}, {Thornton Niven Wilder}]
2: United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002) [syn: {Billy Wilder}, {Samuel Wilder}]

wilderness
n : a wild and uninhabited area [syn: {wild}]

Wilderness Campaign
n : American Civil War; a series of indecisive battles in Grant's campaign (1864) against Lee in which both armies suffered terrible losses

wild-eyed
adj 1: appearing extremely agitated; "crowded the wild-eyed animals into a truck"
2: not sensible about practical matters; unrealistic; "as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood"; "a romantic disregard for money"; "a wild-eyed dream of a world state" [syn: {quixotic}, {romantic}]

wildfire
n : a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration

wildflower
n : wild or uncultivated flowering plant [syn: {wild flower}]

wildfowl
n : flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food

wild-goose chase
n : the fruitless pursuit of something unattainable

wilding
n 1: a wild uncultivated plant (especially a wild apple or crab-apple tree)
2: an outrageous rampage usually involving sexual attacks by men on women

wildlife
n : all living things (except people) that are undomesticated; "chemicals could kill all the wildlife"

wildly
adv 1: to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree; "the storyline is wildly unrealistic"
2: in an uncontrolled or unrestrained manner; "He gesticulated wildly"
3: with violent and uncontrollable passion; "attacked wildly, slashing and stabbing over and over"

wildness
n 1: a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of his anger" [syn: {abandon}]
2: the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence" [syn: {ferocity}, {fierceness}, {furiousness}, {fury}, {vehemence}, {violence}]
3: a state of nature [ant: {tameness}]

wile
n : the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) [syn: {trickery}, {chicanery}, {chicane}, {guile}, {shenanigan}]

Wiley Post
n : United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935) [syn: {Post}]

wilful
adj 1: done by design; "the insult was intentional"; "willful disobedience" [syn: {intentional}, {willful}]
2: habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition [syn: {froward}, {headstrong}, {self-willed}, {willful}]
3: by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time" [syn: {deliberate}, {intentional}, {knowing}, {willful}]

wilfully
adv : in a willful manner; "she had willfully deceived me" [syn: {willfully}]

wilfulness
n : the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline [syn: {unruliness}, {fractiousness}, {willfulness}]

Wilhelm Apollinaris de Kostrowitzki
n : French poet; precursor of surrealism (1880-1918) [syn: {Apollinaire}, {Guillaume Apollinaire}]

Wilhelm Eduard Weber
n : German physicist and brother of E. H. Weber; noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1804-1891) [syn: {Weber}]

Wilhelm Grimm
n : the younger of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories (1786-1859) [syn: {Grimm}, {Wilhelm Karl Grimm}]

Wilhelm II
n : grandson of Queen Victoria and Kaiser of Germany from 1888 to 1918; he was vilified as causing World War I (1859-1941) [syn: {Kaiser Wilhelm}, {Kaiser Bill}]

Wilhelm Karl Grimm
n : the younger of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories (1786-1859) [syn: {Grimm}, {Wilhelm Grimm}]

Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen
n : German physicist who discovered x-rays and developed roentgenography (1845-1923) [syn: {Roentgen}, {Rontgen}, {Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen}]

Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen
n : German physicist who discovered x-rays and developed roentgenography (1845-1923) [syn: {Roentgen}, {Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen}, {Rontgen}]

Wilhelm Ostwald
n : German chemist (1853-1932) [syn: {Ostwald}]

Wilhelm Reich
n : Austrian born psychoanalyst who lived in the United States; advocated sexual freedom and believed that cosmic energy could be concentrated in a human being (1897-1957) [syn: {Reich}]

Wilhelm Richard Wagner
n : German composer of operas and inventor of the music drama in which drama and spectacle and music are fused (1813-1883) [syn: {Wagner}, {Richard Wagner}]

Wilhelm von Opel
n : German industrialist who was the first in Germany to use an assembly line in manufacturing automobiles (1871-1948) [syn: {Opel}]

wilier
wily
adj : marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {cunning}, {dodgy}, {foxy}, {guileful}, {knavish}, {slick}, {sly}, {tricksy}, {tricky}] [also: {wiliest}, {wilier}]

wilier
See {wily}

wiliest
wily
adj : marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {cunning}, {dodgy}, {foxy}, {guileful}, {knavish}, {slick}, {sly}, {tricksy}, {tricky}] [also: {wiliest}, {wilier}]

wiliest
See {wily}

wiliness
n : shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception [syn: {craft}, {craftiness}, {cunning}, {foxiness}, {guile}, {slyness}]

Wilkes
n 1: English reformer who published attacks on George III and supported the rights of the American colonists (1727-1797) [syn: {John Wilkes}]
2: United States explorer of Antarctica (1798-1877) [syn: {Charles Wilkes}]

Wilkes Land
n : a coastal region of Antarctica on the Indian Ocean south of Australia; most of the territory is claimed by Australia

Wilkie Collins
n : English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889) [syn: {Collins}, {William Wilkie Collins}]

Wilkins
n 1: United States civil rights leader (1901-1981) [syn: {Roy Wilkins}]
2: Australian who was the first to explore the Arctic by airplane (1888-1958) [syn: {George Hubert Wilkins}]
3: English biochemist who helped discover the structure of DNA (born in 1916) [syn: {Maurice Wilkins}, {Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins}]

Wilkins Micawber
n : fictional character created by Charles Dickens; an eternal optimist [syn: {Micawber}]

Wilkinson
n : English chemist honored for his research on pollutants in car exhausts (born in 1921) [syn: {Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson}]

will
n 1: the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith [syn: {volition}]
2: a fixed and persistent intent or purpose; "where there's a will there's a way"
3: a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die [syn: {testament}]
v 1: decree or ordain; "God wills our existence"
2: have in mind; "I will take the exam tomorrow" [syn: {wish}]
3: determine by choice; "This action was willed and intended"
4: leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate" [syn: {bequeath}, {leave}] [ant: {disinherit}]

Will Durant
n : United States historian (1885-1981) [syn: {Durant}, {William James Durant}]

Will Hays
n : United States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United states films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954) [syn: {Hays}, {William Harrison Hays}]

Will Keith Kellog
n : United States food manufacturer who (with his brother) developed a breakfast cereal of crisp flakes of rolled and toasted wheat and corn; he established a company to manufacture the cereal (1860-1951) [syn: {Kellogg}, {W. K. Kellogg}]

Will Rogers
n : United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935) [syn: {Rogers}, {William Penn Adair Rogers}]

Willa Cather
n : United States writer who wrote about frontier life (1873-1947) [syn: {Cather}, {Willa Sibert Cather}]

Willa Sibert Cather
n : United States writer who wrote about frontier life (1873-1947) [syn: {Cather}, {Willa Cather}]

Willamette
n : a river in western Oregon that flows north into the Columbia River near Portland [syn: {Willamette River}]

Willamette River
n : a river in western Oregon that flows north into the Columbia River near Portland [syn: {Willamette}]

Willard
n 1: United States advocate of temperance and women's suffrage (1839-1898) [syn: {Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard}]
2: United States educator who was an early campaigner for higher education for women (1787-1870) [syn: {Emma Hart Willard}]

Willard Frank Libby
n : United States chemist who developed a method of radiocarbon dating (1908-1980) [syn: {Libby}]

Willard Huntington Wright
n : United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939) [syn: {Wright}, {S. S. Van Dine}]

Willard Van Orman Quine
n : United States philosopher and logician who championed an empirical view of knowledge that depended on language (1908-2001) [syn: {Quine}, {W. V. Quine}]

Willebrand
n : Finnish physician who first described vascular hemophilia (1870-1949) [syn: {von Willebrand}, {E. A. von Willebrand}, {Erik von Willebrand}, {Erik Adolf von Willebrand}]

Willem de Kooning
n : United States painter (born in the Netherlands) who was a leading American exponent of abstract expressionism (1904-1997) [syn: {de Kooning}]

Willem de Sitter
n : Dutch astronomer who calculated the size of the universe and suggested that it is expanding (1872-1934) [syn: {Sitter}]

Willem Einthoven
n : Dutch physiologist who devised the first electrocardiograph (1860-1927) [syn: {Einthoven}]

willet
n : large North American shorebird of eastern and Gulf coasts [syn: {Catoptrophorus semipalmatus}]

willful
adj 1: done by design; "the insult was intentional"; "willful disobedience" [syn: {intentional}, {wilful}]
2: habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition [syn: {froward}, {headstrong}, {self-willed}, {wilful}]
3: by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time" [syn: {deliberate}, {intentional}, {knowing}, {wilful}]

willful neglect
n : a tendency to be negligent and uncaring; "he inherited his delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities" [syn: {delinquency}, {dereliction}]

willfully
adv : in a willful manner; "she had willfully deceived me" [syn: {wilfully}]

willfulness
n : the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline [syn: {unruliness}, {fractiousness}, {wilfulness}]

William A. Craigie
n : English lexicographer who was a joint editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (1872-1966) [syn: {Craigie}, {Sir William Alexander Craigie}]

William and Mary
n : joint monarchs of England; William III and Mary II

William Augustus
n : English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765) [syn: {Cumberland}, {Duke of Cumberland}, {Butcher Cumberland}]

William Averell Harriman
n : United States financier who negotiated a treaty with the Soviet Union banning tests of nuclear weapons (1891-1986) [syn: {Harriman}, {Averell Harriman}]

William Beaumont
n : United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853) [syn: {Beaumont}]

William Benjamin Hogan
n : United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (born in 1912) [syn: {Hogan}, {Ben Hogan}]

William Blake
n : visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827) [syn: {Blake}]

William Bligh
n : British admiral; was captain of the H.M.S. Bounty in 1789 when part of the crew mutinied and set him afloat in an open boat; a few weeks later he arrived safely in Timor 4,000 miles away (1754-1817) [syn: {Bligh}, {Captain Bligh}]

William Bradford
n : United States printer (born in England) whose press produced the first American prayer book and the New York City's first newspaper (1663-1752) [syn: {Bradford}]

William Bradford Shockley
n : United States physicist (born in England) who contributed to the development of the electronic transistor (1910-1989) [syn: {Shockley}, {William Shockley}]

William Burroughs
n : United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997) [syn: {Burroughs}, {William S. Burroughs}, {William Seward Burroughs}]

William Butler Yeats
n : Irish poet and dramatist (1865-1939) [syn: {Yeats}, {W. B. Yeats}]

William Butterfield
n : English architect who designed many churches (1814-1900) [syn: {Butterfield}]

William Byrd
n : English organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623) [syn: {Byrd}]

William Carlos Williams
n : United States poet (1883-1963) [syn: {Williams}]

William Caxton
n : English printer who in 1474 printed the first book in English (1422-1491) [syn: {Caxton}]

William Chambers
n : English architect (1723-1796) [syn: {Chambers}, {Sir William Chambers}]

William Christopher Handy
n : United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958) [syn: {Handy}, {W. C. Handy}]

William Claire Menninger
n : United States psychiatrist and son of Charles Menninger (1899-1966) [syn: {Menninger}, {William Menninger}]

William Clark
n : United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838) [syn: {Clark}]

William Clark Gable
n : United States film actor (1901-1960) [syn: {Gable}, {Clark Gable}]

William Claude Dukenfield
n : United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946) [syn: {Fields}, {W. C. Fields}]

William Cowper
n 1: English surgeon who discovered Cowper's gland (1666-1709) [syn: {Cowper}]
2: English poet who wrote hymns and poetry about nature (1731-1800) [syn: {Cowper}]

William Crawford Gorgas
n : United States Army surgeon who suppressed yellow fever in Havana and in the Panama Canal Zone (1854-1920) [syn: {Gorgas}]

William Crookes
n : English chemist and physicist; discovered thallium; invented the radiometer and studied cathode rays (1832-1919) [syn: {Crookes}, {Sir William Crookes}]

William Curtis
n : English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799) [syn: {Curtis}]

William Cuthbert Faulkner
n : United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about people in the southern United States (1897-1962) [syn: {Faulkner}, {William Faulkner}, {Falkner}, {William Falkner}]

William Dawes
n : American patriot who rode with Paul Revere to warn that the British were advancing on Lexington and Concord (1745-1799) [syn: {Dawes}]

William Dean Howells
n : United States writer and editor (1837-1920) [syn: {Howells}]

William Dudley Haywood
n : United States labor leader and militant socialist who was one of the founders of the Industrial Workers of the World (1869-1928) [syn: {Haywood}, {Big Bill Haywood}]

William Edward Burghardt Du Bois
n : United States civil rights leader and political activist who campaigned for equality for Black Americans (1868-1963) [syn: {Du Bois}, {W. E. B. Du Bois}]

William Ewart Gladstone
n : liberal British statesman who served as prime minister four times (1809-1898) [syn: {Gladstone}, {William Gladstone}]

William F. Cody
n : United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917) [syn: {Cody}, {William Frederick Cody}, {Buffalo Bill}, {Buffalo Bill Cody}]

William Falkner
n : United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about people in the southern United States (1897-1962) [syn: {Faulkner}, {William Faulkner}, {William Cuthbert Faulkner}, {Falkner}]

William Faulkner
n : United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about people in the southern United States (1897-1962) [syn: {Faulkner}, {William Cuthbert Faulkner}, {Falkner}, {William Falkner}]

William Felton Russell
n : United States basketball center (born in 1934) [syn: {Russell}, {Bill Russell}]

William Franklin Graham
n : United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918) [syn: {Graham}, {Billy Graham}]

William Frederick Cody
n : United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917) [syn: {Cody}, {William F. Cody}, {Buffalo Bill}, {Buffalo Bill Cody}]

William Fulbright
n : United States senator who is remembered for his creation of grants that fund exchange programs of teachers and students between the United States and other countries (1905-1995) [syn: {Fulbright}, {James William Fulbright}]

William Gilbert
n 1: a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911) [syn: {Gilbert}, {William S. Gilbert}, {William Schwenk Gilbert}, {Sir William Gilbert}]
2: English court physician noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1540-1603) [syn: {Gilbert}]

William Gladstone
n : liberal British statesman who served as prime minister four times (1809-1898) [syn: {Gladstone}, {William Ewart Gladstone}]

William Golding
n : English novelist (1911-1993) [syn: {Golding}, {Sir William Gerald Golding}]

William Graham Sumner
n : United States sociologist (1840-1910) [syn: {Sumner}]

William Green
n : United States labor leader who was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1924 to 1952 and who led the struggle with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (1873-1952) [syn: {Green}]

William H. Bonney
n : United States outlaw who was said to have killed 21 men (1859-1881) [syn: {Bonney}, {Billie the Kid}]

William Harrison Dempsey
n : United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (1895-1983) [syn: {Dempsey}, {Jack Dempsey}, {The Manassa Mauler}]

William Harrison Hays
n : United States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United states films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954) [syn: {Hays}, {Will Hays}]

William Harvey
n : English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657) [syn: {Harvey}]

William Hazlitt
n : English essayist and literary critic (1778-1830) [syn: {Hazlitt}]

William Henry
n : English chemist who studied the quantities of gas absorbed by water at different temperatures and under different pressures (1775-1836) [syn: {Henry}]

William Henry Beveridge
n : British economist (born in India) whose report on social insurance provided the basis for most of the social legislation on which the welfare state in the United Kingdom is based (1879-1963) [syn: {Beveridge}, {First Baron Beveridge}]

William Henry Fox Talbot
n : English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877) [syn: {Talbot}, {Fox Talbot}]

William Henry Gates
n : United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955) [syn: {Gates}, {Bill Gates}]

William Henry Harrison
n : 9th President of the United States; caught pneumonia during his inauguration and died shortly after (1773-1841) [syn: {Harrison}, {President Harrison}, {President William Henry Harrison}]

William Henry Hoover
n : United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932) [syn: {Hoover}, {William Hoover}]

William Henry Hudson
n : English naturalist (born in Argentina) (1841-1922) [syn: {Hudson}, {W. H. Hudson}]

William Henry Mauldin
n : United States cartoonist noted for his drawings of soldiers in battle (born in 1921) [syn: {Mauldin}, {Bill Mauldin}]

William Henry Pratt
n : United States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969) [syn: {Karloff}, {Boris Karloff}]

William Henry Seward
n : United States politician who as secretary of state in 1867 arranged for the purchase of Alaska from Russia (known at the time as Seward's Folly) (1801-1872) [syn: {Seward}]

William Herschel
n : English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822) [syn: {Herschel}, {Sir William Herschel}, {Sir Frederick William Herschel}]

William Hogarth
n : English artist noted for a series of engravings that satirized the affectations of his time (1697-1764) [syn: {Hogarth}]

William Holman Hunt
n : Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910) [syn: {Hunt}, {Holman Hunt}]

William Holmes McGuffey
n : United States educator who compiled the McGuffey Eclectic Readers (1800-1873) [syn: {McGuffey}]

William Hoover
n : United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932) [syn: {Hoover}, {William Henry Hoover}]

William Howard Taft
n : 27th President of the United States and later chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1857-1930) [syn: {Taft}, {President Taft}]

William Hubbs Rehnquist
n : United States jurist who served as an associate justice on the United States Supreme Court from 1972 until 1986, when he was appointed chief justice (born in 1924) [syn: {Rehnquist}, {William Rehnquist}]

William Hyde Wollaston
n : English chemist and physicist who discovered palladium and rhodium and demonstrated that static and current electricity are the same (1766-1828) [syn: {Wollaston}]

William I
n : duke of Normandy who led the Norman invasion of England and became the first Norman to be King of England; he defeated Harold II at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and introduced many Norman customs into England (1027-1087) [syn: {William the Conqueror}]

William II
n : the second son of William the Conqueror who succeeded him as King of England (1056-1100) [syn: {William Rufus}]

William III
n : King of England and Scotland and Ireland; he married the daughter of James II and was invited by opponents of James II to invade England; when James fled, William III and Mary II were declared joint monarchs (1650-1702) [syn: {William of Orange}]

William Inge
n : United States playwright (1913-1973) [syn: {Inge}]

William IV
n : King of England and Ireland; son of George III who ascended the throne after a long naval career (1765-1837) [syn: {The Sailor King}]

William James
n : United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910) [syn: {James}]

William James Durant
n : United States historian (1885-1981) [syn: {Durant}, {Will Durant}]

William Jefferson Clinton
n : 42nd President of the United States (1946-) [syn: {Clinton}, {Bill Clinton}, {President Clinton}]

William Jennings Bryan
n : United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925) [syn: {Bryan}, {the Great Commoner}, {The Boy Orator of the Platte}]

William John Clifton Haley Jr.
n : United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock'n'roll music (1925-1981) [syn: {Haley}, {Bill Haley}]

William Kidd
n : Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701) [syn: {Kidd}, {Captain Kidd}]

William Lawrence Shirer
n : United States broadcast journalist who was in Berlin at the outbreak of World War II (born in 1904) [syn: {Shirer}]

William Le Baron Jenny
n : United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907) [syn: {Jenny}]

William Lloyd Garrison
n : United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879) [syn: {Garrison}]

William Makepeace Thackeray
n : English writer (born in India) (1811-1863) [syn: {Thackeray}]

William Maxwell Aitken
n : British newspaper publisher and politician (born in Canada); confidant of Winston Churchill (1879-1964) [syn: {Beaverbrook}, {1st Baron Beaverbrook}]

William McKinley
n : 25th President of the United States; was assassinated by an anarchist (1843-1901) [syn: {McKinley}, {President McKinley}]

William Menninger
n : United States psychiatrist and son of Charles Menninger (1899-1966) [syn: {Menninger}, {William Claire Menninger}]

William Mitchell
n : United States aviator and general who was an early advocate of military air power (1879-1936) [syn: {Mitchell}, {Billy Mitchell}]

William Morris
n : English poet and craftsman (1834-1896) [syn: {Morris}]

William Nunn Lipscom Jr.
n : United States chemist noted for his theories of molecular structure (born in 1919) [syn: {Lipscomb}]

William of Occam
n : English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349) [syn: {Occam}, {Ockham}, {William of Ockham}]

William of Ockham
n : English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349) [syn: {Occam}, {William of Occam}, {Ockham}]

William of Orange
n : King of England and Scotland and Ireland; he married the daughter of James II and was invited by opponents of James II to invade England; when James fled, William III and Mary II were declared joint monarchs (1650-1702) [syn: {William III}]

William of Wykeham
n : English prelate and statesman; founded a college at Oxford and Winchester College in Winchester; served as chancellor of England and bishop of Winchester (1324-1404) [syn: {Wykeham}]

William Patterson
n : American Revolutionary leader (born in Ireland) who was a member of the Constitutional Convention (1745-1806) [syn: {Paterson}]

William Penn
n : Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718) [syn: {Penn}]

William Penn Adair Rogers
n : United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935) [syn: {Rogers}, {Will Rogers}]

William Pitt
n 1: English statesman and son of Pitt the Elder (1759-1806) [syn: {Pitt}, {Second Earl of Chatham}, {Pitt the Younger}]
2: English statesman who brought the Seven Years' War to an end (1708-1778) [syn: {Pitt}, {First Earl of Chatham}, {Pitt the Elder}]

William Ralph Inge
n : English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954) [syn: {Inge}, {the Gloomy Dean}]

William Randolph Hearst
n : United States newspaper publisher whose introduction of large headlines and sensational reporting changed American journalism (1863-1951) [syn: {Hearst}]

William Rehnquist
n : United States jurist who served as an associate justice on the United States Supreme Court from 1972 until 1986, when he was appointed chief justice (born in 1924) [syn: {Rehnquist}, {William Hubbs Rehnquist}]

William Richard Morris
n : British industrialist who manufactured automobiles and created a philanthropic foundation (1877-1963) [syn: {Nuffield}, {First Viscount Nuffield}]

William Rose Benet
n : United States writer; brother of Stephen Vincent Benet (1886-1950) [syn: {Benet}]

William Rowan Hamilton
n : Irish mathematician (1806-1865) [syn: {Hamilton}, {Sir William Rowan Hamilton}]

William Rufus
n : the second son of William the Conqueror who succeeded him as King of England (1056-1100) [syn: {William II}]

William S. Burroughs
n : United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997) [syn: {Burroughs}, {William Burroughs}, {William Seward Burroughs}]

William S. Gilbert
n : a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911) [syn: {Gilbert}, {William Gilbert}, {William Schwenk Gilbert}, {Sir William Gilbert}]

William Saroyan
n : United States writer of plays and short stories (1908-1981) [syn: {Saroyan}]

William Schwenk Gilbert
n : a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911) [syn: {Gilbert}, {William Gilbert}, {William S. Gilbert}, {Sir William Gilbert}]

William Seward Burroughs
n 1: United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997) [syn: {Burroughs}, {William Burroughs}, {William S. Burroughs}]
2: United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898) [syn: {Burroughs}]

William Shakespeare
n : English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616) [syn: {Shakespeare}, {Shakspere}, {William Shakspere}, {the bard}]

William Shakspere
n : English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616) [syn: {Shakespeare}, {William Shakespeare}, {Shakspere}, {the bard}]

William Shockley
n : United States physicist (born in England) who contributed to the development of the electronic transistor (1910-1989) [syn: {Shockley}, {William Bradford Shockley}]

William Somerset Maugham
n : English writer (born in France) of novels and short stories (1874-1965) [syn: {Maugham}, {Somerset Maugham}, {W. Somerset Maugham}]

William Stanley Jevons
n : English economist and logician who contributed to the development of the theory of marginal utility (1835-1882) [syn: {Jevons}]

William Strickland
n : United States architect and student of Latrobe (1787-1854) [syn: {Strickland}]

William Stubbs
n : English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901) [syn: {Stubbs}]

William Styron
n : United States writer best known for his novels (born in 1925) [syn: {Styron}]

William Sydney Porter
n : United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910) [syn: {Porter}, {O. Henry}]

William Tatem Tilden Jr.
n : United States tennis player who dominated men's tennis in the 1920s (1893-1953) [syn: {Tilden}, {Big Bill Tilden}]

William Tecumseh Sherman
n : United States general who was commander of all Union troops in the West; he captured Atlanta and led a destructive march to the sea that cut the Confederacy in two (1820-1891) [syn: {Sherman}]

William Tell
n : a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap) [syn: {Tell}]

William the Conqueror
n : duke of Normandy who led the Norman invasion of England and became the first Norman to be King of England; he defeated Harold II at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and introduced many Norman customs into England (1027-1087) [syn: {William I}]

William Thompson
n : British physicist who invented the Kelvin scale of temperature and pioneered undersea telegraphy (1824-1907) [syn: {Kelvin}, {First Baron Kelvin}]

William Thornton
n : American architect (1759-1828) [syn: {Thornton}]

William Tindal
n : English translator and Protestant martyr; his translation of the Bible into English (which later formed the basis for the King James Version) aroused ecclesiastical opposition; he left England in 1524 and was burned at the stake in Antwerp as a heretic (1494-1536) [syn: {Tyndale}, {William Tyndale}, {Tindale}, {William Tindale}, {Tindal}]

William Tindale
n : English translator and Protestant martyr; his translation of the Bible into English (which later formed the basis for the King James Version) aroused ecclesiastical opposition; he left England in 1524 and was burned at the stake in Antwerp as a heretic (1494-1536) [syn: {Tyndale}, {William Tyndale}, {Tindale}, {Tindal}, {William Tindal}]

William Tyndale
n : English translator and Protestant martyr; his translation of the Bible into English (which later formed the basis for the King James Version) aroused ecclesiastical opposition; he left England in 1524 and was burned at the stake in Antwerp as a heretic (1494-1536) [syn: {Tyndale}, {Tindale}, {William Tindale}, {Tindal}, {William Tindal}]

William Wilkie Collins
n : English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889) [syn: {Collins}, {Wilkie Collins}]

William Wordsworth
n : a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850) [syn: {Wordsworth}]

William Wycherley
n : English playwright noted for his humorous and satirical plays (1640-1716) [syn: {Wycherley}]

William Wyler
n : United States filmmaker (1902-1981) [syn: {Wyler}]

William Wymark Jacobs
n : English writer of macabre short stories (1863-1943) [syn: {Jacobs}, {W. W. Jacobs}]

Williams
n 1: United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953) [syn: {Hank Williams}, {Hiram Williams}, {Hiram King Williams}]
2: English philosopher credited with reviving the field of moral philosophy (1929-2003) [syn: {Sir Bernanrd Williams}, {Bernanrd Arthur Owen Williams}]
3: United States poet (1883-1963) [syn: {William Carlos Williams}]
4: United States baseball player noted as a hitter (1918-2002) [syn: {Ted Williams}, {Theodore Samuel Williams}]
5: English clergyman and colonist who was expelled from Massachusetts for criticizing Puritanism; he founded Providence in 1636 and obtained a royal charter for Rhode Island in 1663 (1603-1683) [syn: {Roger Williams}]
6: United States playwright (1911-1983) [syn: {Tennessee Williams}, {Thomas Lanier Williams}]

Williams syndrome
n : a rare congenital disorder associated with deletion of genetic material in chromosome 7; characterized by mental deficiency and some growth deficiency and elfin faces but an overly social personality and a remarkable gift for vocabulary

Williamstown
n : a town in northwestern Massachusetts

Willie Howard Mays Jr.
n : United States baseball player (born in 1931) [syn: {Mays}, {Willie Mays}, {the Say Hey Kid}]

Willie Mays
n : United States baseball player (born in 1931) [syn: {Mays}, {Willie Howard Mays Jr.}, {the Say Hey Kid}]

willies
n : feelings of uneasiness; "that guy gave me the willies"

willing
adj 1: disposed or inclined toward; "a willing participant"; "willing helpers" [ant: {unwilling}]
2: not brought about by coercion or force; "the confession was uncoerced" [syn: {uncoerced}, {unforced}]
3: disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion"; "the spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak"- Matthew 26:41 [syn: {amenable}, {conformable}]
n : the act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own volition" [syn: {volition}]

willing and able
adj : not reluctant

willingly
adv : in a willing manner; "I willingly accept" [syn: {volitionally}] [ant: {unwillingly}]

willingness
n : cheerful compliance; "he expressed his willingness to help" [ant: {unwillingness}]

will-o'-the-wisp
n 1: a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground [syn: {friar's lantern}, {ignis fatuus}, {jack-o'-lantern}]
2: an illusion that misleads [syn: {ignis fatuus}]

willow
n 1: any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix [syn: {willow tree}]
2: a textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers

willow aster
n : a variety of aster

willow bell
n : perennial European bellflower with racemose white or blue flowers [syn: {peach bells}, {peach bell}, {Campanula persicifolia}]

willow family
n : two genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins: Salix; Populus [syn: {Salicaceae}, {family Salicaceae}]

willow oak
n : medium to large deciduous oak of the eastern United States having long lanceolate leaves and soft strong wood [syn: {Quercus phellos}]

willow tree
n : any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix [syn: {willow}]

willowherb
n : a plant of the genus Epilobium having pink or yellow flowers and seeds with silky hairs

willow-pattern
n : chinaware decorated with a blue Chinese design on a white background depicting a willow tree and often a river [syn: {willowware}]

willowware
n : chinaware decorated with a blue Chinese design on a white background depicting a willow tree and often a river [syn: {willow-pattern}]

willowy
adj : slender and graceful [syn: {gracile}]

willpower
n : the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior [syn: {self-control}, {self-possession}, {possession}, {self-command}, {self-will}]

Willy Brandt
n : German states who as chancellor of West Germany worked to reduce tensions with eastern Europe (1913-1992) [syn: {Brandt}]

willy-nilly
adv 1: in a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered"; "bullets were fired into the crowd at random" [syn: {randomly}, {indiscriminately}, {haphazardly}, {arbitrarily}, {at random}, {every which way}]
2: without having a choice

Wilmington
n 1: a town in southeastern North Carolina on the Cape Fear River
2: the largest city in Delaware

Wilms' tumor
n : malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass [syn: {Wilms tumour}, {adenomyosarcoma}, {nephroblastoma}, {embryoma of the kidney}]

Wilms tumour
n : malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass [syn: {Wilms' tumor}, {adenomyosarcoma}, {nephroblastoma}, {embryoma of the kidney}]

Wilmut
n : English geneticist who succeeded in cloning a sheep from a cell from an adult ewe (born in 1944) [syn: {Ian Wilmut}]

Wilno
n : the capital and largest city of Lithuania; located in southeastern Lithuania [syn: {Vilnius}, {Vilna}, {Vilno}, {capital of Lithuania}]

Wilson
n 1: author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870) [syn: {Harriet Wilson}]
2: English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991) [syn: {Sir Angus Wilson}, {Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson}]
3: Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813) [syn: {Alexander Wilson}]
4: United States physicist honored for his work on cosmic microwave radiation (born in 1918) [syn: {Robert Woodrow Wilson}]
5: Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993) [syn: {John Tuzo Wilson}]
6: American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798) [syn: {James Wilson}]
7: United States entomologist who has generalized from social insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929) [syn: {E. O. Wilson}, {Edward Osborne Wilson}]
8: Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber (1869-1959) [syn: {Charles Thomson Rees Wilson}]
9: United States literary critic (1895-1972) [syn: {Edmund Wilson}] 10: 28th President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924) [syn: {Woodrow Wilson}, {Thomas Woodrow Wilson}, {President Wilson}] 11: a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet high) [syn: {Mount Wilson}]

Wilson cloud chamber
n : apparatus that detects high-energy particles passing through a supersaturated vapor; each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track [syn: {cloud chamber}]

Wilsonia pusilla
n : yellow wood warbler with a black crown [syn: {Wilson's warbler}, {Wilson's blackcap}]

Wilsonian
adj : of or relating to or suggestive of Woodrow Wilson

Wilson's blackcap
n : yellow wood warbler with a black crown [syn: {Wilson's warbler}, {Wilsonia pusilla}]

Wilson's disease
n : a rare inherited disorder of copper metabolism; copper accumulates in the liver and then in the red blood cells and brain [syn: {hepatolenticular degeneration}]

Wilson's phalarope
n : breeds on the northern great plains of Canada [syn: {Steganopus tricolor}]

Wilson's snipe
n : American snipe [syn: {Gallinago gallinago delicata}]

Wilson's thrush
n : tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song [syn: {veery}, {Hylocichla fuscescens}]

Wilson's warbler
n : yellow wood warbler with a black crown [syn: {Wilson's blackcap}, {Wilsonia pusilla}]

wilt
n 1: any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots [syn: {wilt disease}]
2: causing to become limp or drooping [syn: {wilting}]
v 1: lose strength; "My opponent was wilting"
2: become limp; "The flowers wilted" [syn: {droop}]

wilt disease
n : any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots [syn: {wilt}]

wilted
adj : not firm; "wilted lettuce" [syn: {limp}]

wilting
n : causing to become limp or drooping [syn: {wilt}]

Wilton
n : a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile [syn: {Wilton carpet}]

Wilton carpet
n : a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile [syn: {Wilton}]

wily
adj : marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {cunning}, {dodgy}, {foxy}, {guileful}, {knavish}, {slick}, {sly}, {tricksy}, {tricky}] [also: {wiliest}, {wilier}]

wimble
n : hand tool for boring holes [syn: {auger}, {gimlet}, {screw auger}]

Wimbledon
n : a suburb of London and the headquarters of the club where annual international tennis championships are played on grass courts

wimp
n 1: a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy [syn: {chicken}, {crybaby}]
2: a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe [syn: {weakly interacting massive particle}]

wimpish
adj : weak and ineffectual [syn: {wimpy}]

wimple
n : headdress of cloth; worn over the head and around the neck and ears by medieval women

wimpy
adj : weak and ineffectual [syn: {wimpish}]

Wimshurst machine
n : electrical device that produces a high voltage by building up a charge of static electricity [syn: {electrostatic generator}, {electrostatic machine}, {Van de Graaff generator}]

win
n 1: a victory (as in a race or other competition); "he was happy to get the win"
2: something won (especially money) [syn: {winnings}, {profits}] [ant: {losings}]
v 1: be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game" [ant: {lose}]
2: win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance" [syn: {acquire}, {gain}] [ant: {lose}]
3: obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference" [syn: {gain}, {advance}, {pull ahead}, {make headway}, {get ahead}, {gain ground}] [ant: {fall back}]
4: attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" [syn: {succeed}, {come through}, {bring home the bacon}, {deliver the goods}] [ant: {fail}] [also: {won}, {winning}]

win back
v : recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost; "We got back the money after we threatened to sue the company"; "He got back his son from the kidnappers" [syn: {get back}]

win over
v : make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product" [syn: {convert}, {convince}]

wince
n 1: the facial expression of sudden pain
2: a reflex response to sudden pain [syn: {flinch}]
v 1: draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" [syn: {flinch}, {squinch}, {funk}, {cringe}, {shrink}, {recoil}, {quail}]
2: make a face indicating disgust or dislike; "She winced when she heard his pompous speech"

wincey
n : a plain or twilled fabric of wool and cotton used especially for warm shirts or skirts and pajamas

winceyette
n : cotton flannelette with a nap on both sides

winch
n : lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds [syn: {windlass}]
v : pull or lift up with or as if with a winch; "winch up the slack line"

Winchester
n 1: a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
2: a shoulder rifle

Winchester College
n : the oldest English public school; located in Winchester

Winchester drive
n : computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it [syn: {disk drive}, {disc drive}, {hard drive}]

Winckelmann
n : German archaeologist and art historian said to be the father of archaeology (1717-1768) [syn: {Johann Winckelmann}, {Johann Joachim Winckelmann}]

wind
n 1: air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere" [syn: {air current}, {current of air}]
2: a tendency or force that influences events; "the winds of change"
3: breath; "the collision knocked the wind out of him"
4: empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz" [syn: {idle words}, {jazz}, {nothingness}]
5: an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" [syn: {tip}, {lead}, {steer}, {confidential information}, {hint}]
6: a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath [syn: {wind instrument}]
7: a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus [syn: {fart}, {farting}, {flatus}, {breaking wind}]
8: the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind" [syn: {winding}, {twist}]
v 1: to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body" [syn: {weave}, {thread}, {meander}, {wander}]
2: extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake" [syn: {curve}]
3: wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool" [syn: {wrap}, {roll}, {twine}] [ant: {unwind}]
4: catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs" [syn: {scent}, {nose}]
5: coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem; "wind your watch" [syn: {wind up}]
6: form into a wreath [syn: {wreathe}]
7: raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car" [syn: {hoist}, {lift}] [also: {wound}]

wind bells
n : a decorative arrangement of pieces of metal or glass or pottery that hang together loosely so the wind can cause them to tinkle [syn: {wind chimes}]

Wind Cave National Park
n : a national park in South Dakota featuring bison herds and limestone caverns

wind chimes
n : a decorative arrangement of pieces of metal or glass or pottery that hang together loosely so the wind can cause them to tinkle [syn: {wind bells}]

wind cone
n : a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind [syn: {windsock}, {sock}, {air sock}, {wind sleeve}, {drogue}]

wind deflection
n : the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind [syn: {windage}]

wind energy facility
n : a power plant that uses wind turbines to generate electricity [syn: {wind farm}, {wind park}]

wind exposure
n : exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance) [syn: {windage}]

wind farm
n : a power plant that uses wind turbines to generate electricity [syn: {wind park}, {wind energy facility}]

wind gage
n : a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind [syn: {anemometer}, {wind gauge}]

wind gap
n : a pass in a mountain ridge with no stream flowing through it

wind gauge
n : a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind [syn: {anemometer}, {wind gage}]

wind generation
n : power derived from the wind (as by windmills) [syn: {wind power}]

wind generator
n : generator that extracts usable energy from winds [syn: {windmill}, {aerogenerator}]

wind harp
n : a harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind passes over them [syn: {aeolian harp}, {aeolian lyre}]

wind instrument
n : a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath [syn: {wind}]

wind off
v : reverse the winding or twisting of; "unwind a ball of yarn" [syn: {unwind}, {unroll}] [ant: {wind}]

wind park
n : a power plant that uses wind turbines to generate electricity [syn: {wind farm}, {wind energy facility}]

wind poppy
n : California wild poppy with bright red flowers [syn: {flaming poppy}, {Stylomecon heterophyllum}, {Papaver heterophyllum}]

wind power
n : power derived from the wind (as by windmills) [syn: {wind generation}]

wind rose
n : weather map showing the frequency and strength of winds from different directions

wind scale
n : an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane) [syn: {Beaufort scale}]

wind sleeve
n 1: a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind [syn: {windsock}, {sock}, {air sock}, {wind cone}, {drogue}]
2: truncated cloth cone used to indicate wind direction [syn: {air sock}, {air sleeve}, {wind sock}]

wind sock
n : truncated cloth cone used to indicate wind direction [syn: {air sock}, {air sleeve}, {wind sleeve}]

wind tee
n : weather vane shaped like a T and located at an airfield

wind tunnel
n : a structure resembling a tunnel where air is blown at known velocities for testing parts of aircraft

wind turbine
n : a turbine that is driven by the wind

wind up
v 1: finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again" [syn: {finish up}, {land up}, {fetch up}, {end up}, {finish}]
2: give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching
3: stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience" [syn: {arouse}, {sex}, {excite}, {turn on}]
4: coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem; "wind your watch" [syn: {wind}]

wind vane
n : mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind [syn: {weathervane}, {weather vane}, {vane}]

windage
n 1: the retarding force of air friction on a moving object
2: bore-to-projectile difference in diameter
3: exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance) [syn: {wind exposure}]
4: the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind [syn: {wind deflection}]

Windaus
n : German chemist who studied steroids and cholesterol and discovered histamine (1876-1959) [syn: {Adolf Windaus}]

windbag
n : a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics [syn: {gasbag}]

windblown
adj : used especially of trees; growing in a shape determined by the prevailing winds

windbreak
n : hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion [syn: {shelterbelt}]

windbreaker
n : a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term) [syn: {parka}, {windcheater}, {anorak}]

windburn
n : redness and irritation of the skin caused by exposure to high-velocity wind

windburned
adj : suffering from windburn [syn: {windburnt}]

windburnt
adj : suffering from windburn [syn: {windburned}]

windcheater
n : a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term) [syn: {parka}, {windbreaker}, {anorak}]

winded
adj : breathing laboriously or convulsively [syn: {blown}, {gasping}, {out of breath(p)}, {panting}, {pursy}, {short-winded}]

winder
n 1: a worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism)
2: mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock) [syn: {key}]
3: mechanical device around which something can be wound

windfall
n 1: fruit that has fallen from the tree
2: a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed lik an assembly line" [syn: {boom}, {bonanza}, {gold rush}, {gravy}, {godsend}, {manna from heaven}, {bunce}]

windfall profit
n : profit that occurs unexpectedly as a consequence of some event not controlled by those who profit from it

windflower
n : any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves [syn: {anemone}]

Windhoek
n : capital of Namibia in the center of the country

windier
windy
adj 1: abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; "blowy weather"; "a windy bluff" [syn: {blowy}, {breezy}]
2: using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes" [syn: {long-winded}, {tedious}, {verbose}, {wordy}] [also: {windiest}, {windier}]

windier
See {windy}

windiest
windy
adj 1: abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; "blowy weather"; "a windy bluff" [syn: {blowy}, {breezy}]
2: using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes" [syn: {long-winded}, {tedious}, {verbose}, {wordy}] [also: {windiest}, {windier}]

windiest
See {windy}

windily
adv : in a verbose manner; "she explained her ideas verbosely" [syn: {verbosely}, {long-windedly}, {wordily}]

windiness
n : a mildly windy state of the air [syn: {breeziness}]

winding
adj 1: marked by repeated turns and bends; "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track" [syn: {tortuous}, {twisting}, {twisty}]
2: of a path e.g.; "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road" [syn: {meandering(a)}, {rambling}, {wandering(a)}]
n : the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind" [syn: {wind}, {twist}]

winding-clothes
n : burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped [syn: {pall}, {shroud}, {cerement}, {winding-sheet}]

winding-sheet
n : burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped [syn: {pall}, {shroud}, {cerement}, {winding-clothes}]

windjammer
n : a large sailing ship

windlass
n : lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds [syn: {winch}]

windless
adj : without or almost without wind; "he prefers windless days for playing golf"

windlessness
n : calmness without winds [syn: {stillness}]

windmill
n 1: a mill that is powered by the wind
2: generator that extracts usable energy from winds [syn: {aerogenerator}, {wind generator}]

windmill grass
n : perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill [syn: {creeping windmill grass}, {star grass}, {Chloris truncata}]

window
n 1: a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
2: a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened
3: a transparent panel (as of an envelope) inserted in an otherwise opaque material
4: an opening that resembles a window in appearance or function; "he could see them through a window in the trees"
5: the time period that is considered best for starting or finishing something; "the expanded window will give us time to catch the thieves"; "they had a window of less than an hour when an attack would have succeeded"
6: a pane in a window; "the ball shattered the window" [syn: {windowpane}]
7: an opening in the wall of a building (usually to admit light and air); "he stuck his head in the window"
8: (computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen

window blind
n : a blind for privacy or to keep out light

window box
n : a long narrow box for growing plants on a windowsill

window cleaner
n : someone who cleans windows for pay

window dresser
n : someone who decorates shop windows [syn: {window trimmer}]

window dressing
n 1: a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant [syn: {facade}]
2: the decoration of shop windows

window envelope
n : an envelope with a transparent panel that reveals the address on the enclosure

window frame
n : the framework that supports a window

window glass
n : sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors [syn: {pane}, {pane of glass}]

window lock
n : a lock attached to the sashes of a double hung window that can fix both in the shut position [syn: {sash fastener}, {sash lock}]

window oyster
n : marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell [syn: {windowpane oyster}, {capiz}, {Placuna placenta}]

window pane
n : street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: {acid}, {back breaker}, {battery-acid}, {dose}, {dot}, {Elvis}, {loony toons}, {Lucy in the sky with diamonds}, {pane}, {superman}, {Zen}]

window sash
n : a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame [syn: {sash}]

window screen
n : screen to keep insects from entering a building through the open window

window seat
n : a bench or bench-like seat built into a window recess

window shade
n : an opaque window blind that can cover or uncover a window

window trimmer
n : someone who decorates shop windows [syn: {window dresser}]

window washer
n : someone who washes windows

window-dress
v : make something appear superficially attractive; "The researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data"; "Don't try to dress up the unpleasant truth" [syn: {dress up}]

windowpane
n 1: a pane in a window; "the ball shattered the window" [syn: {window}]
2: very thin translucent flounder of the Atlantic coast of North America [syn: {Scophthalmus aquosus}]

windowpane oyster
n : marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell [syn: {window oyster}, {capiz}, {Placuna placenta}]

window-shop
v : examine the shop windows; shop with the eyes only [also: {window-shopping}, {window-shopped}]

window-shopped
See {window-shop}

window-shopped
window-shop
v : examine the shop windows; shop with the eyes only [also: {window-shopping}, {window-shopped}]

window-shopping
See {window-shop}

window-shopping
window-shop
v : examine the shop windows; shop with the eyes only [also: {window-shopping}, {window-shopped}]

windowsill
n : the sill of a window; the horizontal member at the bottom of the window frame

window-washing
n : the activity of washing windows

windpipe
n : membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi [syn: {trachea}]

windscreen
n : transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle [syn: {windshield}]

windscreen wiper
n : a mechanical device that cleans the windshield [syn: {windshield wiper}, {wiper}, {wiper blade}]

windshield
n : transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle [syn: {windscreen}]

windshield wiper
n : a mechanical device that cleans the windshield [syn: {windscreen wiper}, {wiper}, {wiper blade}]

windsock
n : a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind [syn: {sock}, {air sock}, {wind sleeve}, {wind cone}, {drogue}]

Windsor
n 1: a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit
2: the British royal family since 1917 [syn: {House of Windsor}]

Windsor chair
n : straight chair having a shaped seat and a back of many spindles

Windsor green
n : a light chrome green pigment

Windsor knot
n : a wide triangular slipknot for tying a tie

Windsor tie
n : a wide necktie worn in a loose bow

windstorm
n : a storm consisting of violent winds

windsurf
v : ride standing on a surfboard with an attached sail, on water; "You cannot windsurf when the air is completely still"

windswept
adj : open to or swept by wind; "windswept headlands"

windtalker
n : a secret agent who was one of the Navajos who devised and used a code based on their native language; the code was unbroken by the Japanese during World War II [syn: {codetalker}]

windup
adj : operated by a mechanism; "windup toys" [syn: {windup(a)}]
n : a concluding action [syn: {completion}, {culmination}, {closing}, {mop up}]

windward
adj : on the side exposed to the wind; "the windward islands" [ant: {leeward}]
n : the direction from which the wind is coming [ant: {leeward}]
adv : away from the wind; "they were sailing windward" [syn: {downwind}] [ant: {leeward}, {leeward}]

Windward Islands
n : a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies; the southern part of the Lesser Antilles [syn: {Windward Isles}]

Windward Isles
n : a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies; the southern part of the Lesser Antilles [syn: {Windward Islands}]

Windward Passage
n : a channel between eastern Cuba and western Haiti that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Caribbean Sea

windward side
n : the side toward the wind [syn: {to windward}, {weatherboard}, {weather side}]

windy
adj 1: abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; "blowy weather"; "a windy bluff" [syn: {blowy}, {breezy}]
2: using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes" [syn: {long-winded}, {tedious}, {verbose}, {wordy}] [also: {windiest}, {windier}]

Windy City
n : largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan [syn: {Chicago}]

wine
n 1: fermented juice (of grapes especially) [syn: {vino}]
2: a red as dark as red wine [syn: {wine-colored}]
v 1: drink wine
2: treat to wine; "Our relatives in Italy wined and dined us for a week"

wine and dine
v 1: eat sumptuously; "we wined and dined in Paris"
2: provide with food and drink, usually lavishly

wine bar
n : a bar that serves only wine

wine barrel
n : a barrel that holds wine [syn: {wine cask}]

wine bottle
n : a bottle for holding wine

wine bucket
n : a bucket of ice used to chill a bottle of wine [syn: {wine cooler}]

wine cask
n : a barrel that holds wine [syn: {wine barrel}]

wine cellar
n : storage space where wines are stored [syn: {cellar}]

wine cooler
n : a bucket of ice used to chill a bottle of wine [syn: {wine bucket}]

wine lover
n : a connoisseur of fine wines; a grape nut [syn: {oenophile}, {oenophilist}]

wine maker
n 1: someone who makes wine [syn: {vintner}, {winemaker}]
2: distillery where wine is made [syn: {winery}]

wine merchant
n : someone who sells wine [syn: {vintner}]

wine palm
n 1: fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago [syn: {jaggery palm}, {kitul}, {kittul}, {kitul tree}, {toddy alm}, {Caryota urens}]
2: tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving [syn: {palmyra}, {palmyra palm}, {toddy palm}, {lontar}, {longar palm}, {Borassus flabellifer}]

wine sauce
n : white or veloute sauce with wine and stock variously seasoned with onions and herbs; for fish or meat

wine steward
n : a waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant [syn: {sommelier}, {wine waiter}]

wine taster
n : a taster who evaluates the quality of wines

wine tasting
n : a gathering of people to taste and compare different wines

wine vinegar
n : vinegar made from wine

wine waiter
n : a waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant [syn: {sommelier}, {wine steward}]

wineberry
n 1: raspberry of China and Japan having pale pink flowers grown for ornament and for the small red acid fruits [syn: {Rubus phoenicolasius}]
2: graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine [syn: {makomako}, {New Zealand wine berry}, {Aristotelia serrata}, {Aristotelia racemosa}]

wine-colored
n : a red as dark as red wine [syn: {wine}]

wineglass
n : a glass that has a stem and in which wine is served

wineglass heel
n : a heel on a woman's shoe in the shape of a wineglass

winemaker
n : someone who makes wine [syn: {vintner}, {wine maker}]

wine-maker's yeast
n : used in making wine [syn: {Saccharomyces ellipsoides}]

winemaking
n : the craft and science of growing grapes and making wine [syn: {viniculture}]

winepress
n : a press that is used to extract the juice from grapes

winery
n : distillery where wine is made [syn: {wine maker}]

Winesap
n : crisp apple with dark red skin

wineskin
n : an animal skin (usually a goatskin) that forms a bag and is used to hold and dispense wine

winey
adj : having the taste of wine; "a rich winy taste" [syn: {winy}]

Winfield Scott
n : United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866) [syn: {Scott}]

Winfred
n : (Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754) [syn: {Boniface}, {Saint Boniface}, {St. Boniface}, {Wynfrith}, {Apostle of Germany}]

wing
n 1: a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
2: one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
3: a stage area out of sight of the audience [syn: {offstage}, {backstage}]
4: a unit of military aircraft
5: the side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the enemy's right flank" [syn: {flank}]
6: a hockey player stationed in a forward positin on either side
7: the wing of a fowl; "he preferred the drumsticks to the wings"
8: a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud; "in England they call a fender a wing" [syn: {fender}]
9: an addition that extends a main building [syn: {annex}, {annexe}, {extension}]
v : travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly" [syn: {fly}]

wing case
n : either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings [syn: {elytron}]

wing chair
n : easy chair having wings on each side of a high back

wing commander
n : (RAF rank) one who is next below a Group Captain

wing elm
n : North American elm having twigs and young branches with prominent corky projections [syn: {winged elm}, {Ulmus alata}]

wing flat
n : a flat situated in the wings [syn: {coulisse}]

wing loading
n : the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its wing area

wing nut
n 1: any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia [syn: {wing-nut}]
2: a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning [syn: {wing-nut}, {wing screw}, {butterfly nut}, {thumbnut}]

wing screw
n : a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning [syn: {wing nut}, {wing-nut}, {butterfly nut}, {thumbnut}]

wing shooting
n : shooting game birds that are flying (on the wing)

wing tip
n 1: a shoe having a wing-tip toecap
2: a decorative toecap having a point extending toward the throat of the shoe

wingback
n 1: (football) the person who plays wingback
2: the position of the offensive back who lines up behind or outside the end

winged
adj 1: having or as if having wings; "the winged feet of Mercury"; [ant: {wingless}]
2: very fast; as if with wings; "on winged feet"

winged bean
n : tuberous-rooted twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics [syn: {winged pea}, {goa bean}, {goa bean vine}, {Manila bean}, {Psophocarpus tetragonolobus}]

winged elm
n : North American elm having twigs and young branches with prominent corky projections [syn: {wing elm}, {Ulmus alata}]

winged everlasting
n : Australian plant widely cultivated for its beautiful silvery-white blooms with bright yellow centers on long winged stems [syn: {Ammobium alatum}]

winged pea
n 1: tuberous-rooted twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics [syn: {winged bean}, {goa bean}, {goa bean vine}, {Manila bean}, {Psophocarpus tetragonolobus}]
2: sprawling European annual having a 4-winged edible pod [syn: {asparagus pea}, {Lotus tetragonolobus}]

winged pigweed
n : bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds [syn: {tumbleweed}, {Cycloloma atriplicifolium}]

winged spindle tree
n : bushy deciduous shrub with branches having thin wide corky longitudinal wings; brilliant red in autumn; northeastern Asia to central China [syn: {Euonymous alatus}]

winger
n : (sports) player in wing position

wingless
adj : lacking wings [ant: {winged}]

winglike
adj : resembling a wing in shape or position

wingman
n : the pilot who positions his aircraft outside and behind (on the wing of) the leader of a flying formation

wing-nut
n 1: any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia [syn: {wing nut}]
2: a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning [syn: {wing nut}, {wing screw}, {butterfly nut}, {thumbnut}]

wings
n 1: a means of flight or ascent; "necessity lends wings to inspiration"
2: stylized bird wings worn as an insignia by qualified pilots or air crew members

wing-shaped
adj : having or resembling wings [syn: {alar}, {alary}, {aliform}]

wingspan
n : linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil [syn: {wingspread}]

wingspread
n 1: distance between the tips of the wings (as of a bird or insect) when fully extended
2: linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil [syn: {wingspan}]

wingstem
n : perennial herb with showy yellow flowers; the eastern United States [syn: {golden ironweed}, {yellow ironweed}, {golden honey plant}, {Verbesina alternifolia}, {Actinomeris alternifolia}]

winier
winy
adj : having the taste of wine; "a rich winy taste" [syn: {winey}] [also: {winiest}, {winier}]

winier
See {winy}

winiest
winy
adj : having the taste of wine; "a rich winy taste" [syn: {winey}] [also: {winiest}, {winier}]

winiest
See {winy}

wink
n 1: a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash" [syn: {blink of an eye}, {flash}, {heartbeat}, {instant}, {jiffy}, {split second}, {trice}, {twinkling}, {New York minute}]
2: closing one eye quickly as a signal
3: a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly [syn: {blink}, {eye blink}, {blinking}, {winking}, {nictitation}, {nictation}]
v 1: signal by winking; "She winked at him"
2: gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing" [syn: {flash}, {blink}, {twinkle}, {winkle}]
3: briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink" [syn: {blink}, {nictitate}, {nictate}]
4: force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears" [syn: {blink}, {blink away}]

wink at
v : give one's silent approval to [syn: {connive at}]

winker
n 1: a person who winks
2: blind consisting of a leather eye-patch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side [syn: {blinker}, {blinder}]

winking
adj : closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly; "he stood blinking in the bright sunlight" [syn: {blinking}]
n : a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly [syn: {blink}, {eye blink}, {blinking}, {wink}, {nictitation}, {nictation}]

winkle
n 1: small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked [syn: {periwinkle}]
2: edible marine gastropod [syn: {periwinkle}]
v 1: emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?" [syn: {twinkle}, {scintillate}]
2: gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing" [syn: {flash}, {blink}, {wink}, {twinkle}]
3: remove or displace from a position [syn: {winkle out}]

winkle out
v 1: force from a place or position; "The committee winkled out the unqualified candidates"
2: remove or displace from a position [syn: {winkle}]

winless
adj : having no wins; "the team had a very disappointing winless season"

Winnebago
n 1: a member of the Siouan-speaking people formerly living in eastern Wisconsin south of Green Bay; ally of the Menomini and enemy of the Fox and Sauk people
2: the Siouan language spoken by the Winnebago people

winner
n 1: the contestant who wins the contest [syn: {victor}] [ant: {loser}]
2: a gambler who wins a bet [ant: {loser}]
3: a person with a record of successes; "his son would never be the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need apply"; "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success" [syn: {achiever}, {success}, {succeeder}] [ant: {failure}]

winner's circle
n : a small area at a racecourse where awards are given to the owners of winning horses

winning
See {win}

winning
win
n 1: a victory (as in a race or other competition); "he was happy to get the win"
2: something won (especially money) [syn: {winnings}, {profits}] [ant: {losings}]
v 1: be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game" [ant: {lose}]
2: win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance" [syn: {acquire}, {gain}] [ant: {lose}]
3: obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference" [syn: {gain}, {advance}, {pull ahead}, {make headway}, {get ahead}, {gain ground}] [ant: {fall back}]
4: attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" [syn: {succeed}, {come through}, {bring home the bacon}, {deliver the goods}] [ant: {fail}] [also: {won}, {winning}]

winning
adj 1: bringing success; "the winning run"
2: having won; "the victorious entry"; "the winning team" [syn: {victorious}]
3: very attractive; capturing interest; "a fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his manner"; "a winning personality" [syn: {fetching}, {taking}]
n : succeeding with great difficulty; "winning is not everything"

winning post
n : the post at the end of a racecourse

winning streak
n : a streak of wins

winnings
n : something won (especially money) [syn: {win}, {profits}] [ant: {losings}]

Winnipeg
n 1: Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba; located in southern Manitoba; known for severe winters
2: a lake in southern Canada in Manitoba [syn: {Lake Winnipeg}]

winnow
n : the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women" [syn: {winnowing}, {sifting}]
v 1: separate from chaff; "She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field" [syn: {fan}]
2: blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair"
3: treat by exposure to a current of air so that waste matter is eliminated; "winnow grain"
4: remove by a current of air; "winnow chaff"

winnowing
n : the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women" [syn: {winnow}, {sifting}]

Winslow
n : English colonial administrator who traveled to America on the Mayflower and served as the first governor of the Plymouth Colony (1595-1655) [syn: {Edward Winslow}]

Winslow Homer
n : United States painter best known for his seascapes (1836-1910) [syn: {Homer}]

winsome
adj : charming in a childlike or naive way

winsomely
adv : in an engaging manner; "she played the role engagingly" [syn: {engagingly}]

winsomeness
n : childlike charm or appeal

Winston Churchill
n : British statesman and leader during World War II; received Nobel Prize for literature in 1953 (1874-1965) [syn: {Churchill}, {Winston S. Churchill}, {Sir Winston Leonard Spenser Churchill}]

Winston S. Churchill
n : British statesman and leader during World War II; received Nobel Prize for literature in 1953 (1874-1965) [syn: {Churchill}, {Winston Churchill}, {Sir Winston Leonard Spenser Churchill}]

Winston-Salem
n : a city of north central North Carolina

winter
n : the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox [syn: {wintertime}]
v : spend the winter; "We wintered on the Riviera"

winter aconite
n : small Old World perennial herb grown for its bright yellow flowers which appear in early spring often before snow is gone [syn: {Eranthis hyemalis}]

winter cherry
n 1: Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx [syn: {Chinese lantern plant}, {bladder cherry}, {Physalis alkekengi}]
2: small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-sized fruit [syn: {Jerusalem cherry}, {Madeira winter cherry}, {Solanum pseudocapsicum}]

winter cress
n 1: any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad [syn: {St. Barbara's herb}, {scurvy grass}]
2: cress cultivated for winter salads

winter crookneck
n : any of various plants bearing squash having hard rinds and elongated recurved necks [syn: {winter crookneck squash}, {Cucurbita moschata}]

winter crookneck squash
n 1: any of various plants bearing squash having hard rinds and elongated recurved necks [syn: {winter crookneck}, {Cucurbita moschata}]
2: a squash with a hard rind and an elongated curved neck

winter currant
n : a flowering shrub [syn: {Ribes sanguineum}]

winter fern
n : large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous [syn: {hemlock}, {poison hemlock}, {poison parsley}, {California fern}, {Nebraska fern}, {Conium maculatum}]

winter flounder
n 1: flesh of American flounder; important in the winter [syn: {lemon sole}]
2: important American food fish in the winter [syn: {blackback flounder}, {lemon sole}, {Pseudopleuronectes americanus}]

winter flowering cherry
n : shrub or tree native to Japan cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-pink flowers [syn: {rosebud cherry}, {Prunus subhirtella}]

winter hazel
n : any of several Asiatic deciduous shrubs cultivated for their nodding racemes of yellow flowers that appear before the leaves [syn: {flowering hazel}]

winter heath
n : dwarf European shrub with very early-blooming bell-shaped red flowers [syn: {spring heath}, {Erica carnea}]

winter heliotrope
n : European herb with vanilla-scented white-pink flowers [syn: {sweet coltsfoot}, {Petasites fragrans}]

winter jasmine
n : deciduous rambling shrub widely cultivated for its winter-blooming yellow flowers [syn: {Jasminum nudiflorum}]

winter melon
n 1: any of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not have a musky smell [syn: {Persian melon}, {honeydew melon}, {winter melon vine}, {Cucumis melo inodorus}]
2: the fruit of the winter melon vine; a green melon with pale green to orange flesh that keeps well

winter melon vine
n : any of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not have a musky smell [syn: {winter melon}, {Persian melon}, {honeydew melon}, {Cucumis melo inodorus}]

winter mushroom
n : an edible agaric that is available in early spring or late fall when few other mushrooms are; has a viscid smooth orange to brown cap and a velvety stalk that turns black in maturity and pallid gills; often occur in clusters [syn: {Flammulina velutipes}]

Winter Olympic Games
n : an olympics for winter sports [syn: {Winter Olympics}]

Winter Olympics
n : an olympics for winter sports [syn: {Winter Olympic Games}]

winter purslane
n : succulent herb sometimes grown as a salad or pot herb; grows on dunes and waste ground of Pacific coast of North America [syn: {miner's lettuce}, {Cuban spinach}, {Montia perfoliata}]

winter rose
n : European evergreen plant with white or purplish roselike winter-blooming flowers [syn: {Christmas rose}, {black hellebore}, {Helleborus niger}]

winter savory
n 1: erect perennial subshrub having pink or white flowers and leathery leaves with a flavor of thyme; southern Europe [syn: {Satureja montana}, {Satureia montana}]
2: resinous leaves used in stews and stuffings and meat loaf [syn: {winter savoury}]

winter savoury
n : resinous leaves used in stews and stuffings and meat loaf [syn: {winter savory}]

winter solstice
n : December 22, when the sun is at its southernmost point [ant: {summer solstice}]

winter squash
n 1: any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall [syn: {winter squash plant}]
2: any of various fruits of the gourd family with thick rinds and edible yellow to orange flesh that mature in the fall and can be stored for several months

winter squash plant
n : any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall [syn: {winter squash}]

winter sweet
n 1: dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete [syn: {dittany of crete}, {cretan dittany}, {crete dittany}, {hop marjoram}, {Origanum dictamnus}]
2: aromatic Eurasian perennial [syn: {oregano}, {marjoram}, {pot marjoram}, {wild marjoram}, {Origanum vulgare}]
3: medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits [syn: {poison arrow plant}, {Acocanthera oblongifolia}, {Acocanthera spectabilis}]
4: deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers [syn: {Japan allspice}, {Japanese allspice}, {Chimonanthus praecox}]

winter urn
n : a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae

winter wren
n : small wren of coniferous forests of northern hemisphere [syn: {Troglodytes troglodytes}]

Wintera
n : evergreen shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand [syn: {Pseudowintera}, {genus Pseudowintera}, {genus Wintera}]

Wintera colorata
n : evergreen shrub or small tree whose foliage is conspicuously blotched with red and yellow and having small black fruits [syn: {pepper shrub}, {Pseudowintera colorata}]

Winteraceae
n : small family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees of genera Drimys and Pseudowintera; sometimes included in Magnoliaceae [syn: {family Winteraceae}, {winter's bark family}]

winterberry
n : deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States [syn: {bearberry}, {possum haw}, {Ilex decidua}]

winterfed
See {winterfeed}

wintergreen
n 1: any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola [syn: {pyrola}]
2: creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil [syn: {teaberry}, {checkerberry}, {mountain tea}, {groundberry}, {ground-berry}, {creeping wintergreen}, {Gaultheria procumbens}]
3: spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil [syn: {boxberry}, {checkerberry}, {teaberry}, {spiceberry}]

wintergreen family
n : evergreen herbs of temperate regions: genera Pyrola; Chimaphila; Moneses; Orthilia [syn: {Pyrolaceae}, {family Pyrolaceae}]

wintergreen oil
n : oil or flavoring obtained from the creeping wintergreen or teaberry plant [syn: {oil of wintergreen}]

winterier
wintery
adj : characteristic of or occurring in winter; "suffered severe wintry weather"; "brown wintry grasses" [syn: {wintry}] [ant: {vernal}, {summery}, {autumnal}] [also: {winteriest}, {winterier}]

winterier
See {wintery}

winteriest
wintery
adj : characteristic of or occurring in winter; "suffered severe wintry weather"; "brown wintry grasses" [syn: {wintry}] [ant: {vernal}, {summery}, {autumnal}] [also: {winteriest}, {winterier}]

winteriest
See {wintery}

winterise
v : prepare for winter; "winterize cars"; "winterize your houses" [syn: {winterize}] [ant: {summerize}]

winterize
v : prepare for winter; "winterize cars"; "winterize your houses" [syn: {winterise}] [ant: {summerize}]

winter's bark
n 1: aromatic bark having tonic and stimulant properties
2: South American evergreen tree yielding winter's bark and a light soft wood similar to basswood [syn: {winter's bark tree}, {Drimys winteri}]

winter's bark family
n : small family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees of genera Drimys and Pseudowintera; sometimes included in Magnoliaceae [syn: {Winteraceae}, {family Winteraceae}]

winter's bark tree
n : South American evergreen tree yielding winter's bark and a light soft wood similar to basswood [syn: {winter's bark}, {Drimys winteri}]

wintertime
n : the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox [syn: {winter}]

wintery
adj : characteristic of or occurring in winter; "suffered severe wintry weather"; "brown wintry grasses" [syn: {wintry}] [ant: {vernal}, {summery}, {autumnal}] [also: {winteriest}, {winterier}]

wintrier
wintry
adj 1: characteristic of or occurring in winter; "suffered severe wintry weather"; "brown wintry grasses" [syn: {wintery}] [ant: {vernal}, {summery}, {autumnal}]
2: devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile" [syn: {frigid}, {frosty}, {frozen}, {glacial}, {icy}] [also: {wintriest}, {wintrier}]

wintrier
See {wintry}

wintriest
wintry
adj 1: characteristic of or occurring in winter; "suffered severe wintry weather"; "brown wintry grasses" [syn: {wintery}] [ant: {vernal}, {summery}, {autumnal}]
2: devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile" [syn: {frigid}, {frosty}, {frozen}, {glacial}, {icy}] [also: {wintriest}, {wintrier}]

wintriest
See {wintry}

wintry
adj 1: characteristic of or occurring in winter; "suffered severe wintry weather"; "brown wintry grasses" [syn: {wintery}] [ant: {vernal}, {summery}, {autumnal}]
2: devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile" [syn: {frigid}, {frosty}, {frozen}, {glacial}, {icy}] [also: {wintriest}, {wintrier}]

Wintun
n 1: a member of a North American Indian people living in the Sacramento valley in California
2: a Copehan language spoken by the Wintun people

winy
adj : having the taste of wine; "a rich winy taste" [syn: {winey}] [also: {winiest}, {winier}]

wipe
n : the act of rubbing or wiping; "he gave the hood a quick rub" [syn: {rub}]
v : rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard" [syn: {pass over}]

wipe away
v : remove by wiping [syn: {wipe off}]

wipe off
v 1: remove by wiping [syn: {wipe away}]
2: remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!" [syn: {erase}, {rub out}, {score out}, {efface}]

wipe out
v 1: use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" [syn: {consume}, {eat up}, {use up}, {eat}, {deplete}, {exhaust}, {run through}]
2: kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population" [syn: {eliminate}, {annihilate}, {extinguish}, {eradicate}, {decimate}, {carry off}]
3: eliminate completely and without a trace; "The old values have been wiped out" [syn: {sweep away}]
4: remove from memory or existence; "The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915" [syn: {erase}]
5: mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech" [syn: {kill}, {obliterate}]
6: wipe out the effect of something; "The new tax effectively cancels out my raise"; "The `A' will cancel out the `C' on your record" [syn: {cancel out}]

wipe up
v : to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel" [syn: {mop up}, {mop}]

wiped out
adj 1: destroyed completely [syn: {annihilated}, {exterminated}, {wiped out(p)}]
2: destroyed financially; "the broken fortunes of the family" [syn: {broken}, {wiped out(p)}, {impoverished}]

wipeout
n 1: an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something [syn: {destruction}, {demolition}]
2: a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard)

wiper
n 1: a worker who wipes
2: contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet [syn: {wiper arm}, {contact arm}]
3: a mechanical device that cleans the windshield [syn: {windshield wiper}, {windscreen wiper}, {wiper blade}]

wiper arm
n : contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet [syn: {wiper}, {contact arm}]

wiper blade
n : a mechanical device that cleans the windshield [syn: {windshield wiper}, {windscreen wiper}, {wiper}]

wiper motor
n : electric motor that moves the windshield wiper

wire
n 1: ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
2: a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance [syn: {conducting wire}]
3: the finishing line on a racetrack
4: a message transmitted by telegraph [syn: {telegram}]
v 1: provide with electrical circuits; "wire the addition to the house"
2: send cables, wires, or telegrams [syn: {cable}, {telegraph}]
3: fasten with wire; "The columns were wired to the beams for support" [ant: {unwire}]
4: string on a wire; "wire beads"
5: equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance" [syn: {electrify}]

wire cloth
n : fabric woven of metallic wire

wire cutter
n : an edge tool used in cutting wire

wire gage
n : gauge for measuring the diameter of wire [syn: {wire gauge}]

wire gauge
n : gauge for measuring the diameter of wire [syn: {wire gage}]

wire glass
n : a glass that contains a layer of wire netting in it

wire grass
n 1: handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn [syn: {broom beard grass}, {prairie grass}, {Andropogon scoparius}, {Schizachyrium scoparium}]
2: coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere [syn: {yardgrass}, {yard grass}, {goose grass}, {Eleusine indica}]

wire matrix printer
n : an impact printer in which each character is represented by a pattern of dots made by wires or styli [syn: {wire printer}, {stylus printer}]

wire printer
n : an impact printer in which each character is represented by a pattern of dots made by wires or styli [syn: {wire matrix printer}, {stylus printer}]

wire recorder
n : an early type of magnetic recorder using iron wire

wire service
n : an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically [syn: {news agency}, {press agency}, {press association}, {news organization}, {news organisation}]

wire wool
n : a mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive [syn: {steel wool}]

wired
adj 1: equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service; "a well-wired house" [ant: {wireless}]
2: tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline; "we were really pumped up for the race"; "he was so pumped he couldn't sleep" [syn: {pumped-up(a)}, {pumped up(p)}, {pumped(p)}]
3: tied or bound with wire; "wired bundles of newspapers"

wiredrawn
See {wiredraw}

wiredrew
See {wiredraw}

wirehair
n : a terrier with wiry hair [syn: {wirehaired terrier}, {wire-haired terrier}]

wire-haired
adj : (especially of dogs) having stiff wiry hair; "a wire-haired terrier"

wire-haired fox terrier
n : a fox terrier with wiry hair

wire-haired pointing griffon
n : breed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat and harsh wiry outer coat; originated in Holland but largely developed in France [syn: {griffon}]

wire-haired terrier
n : a terrier with wiry hair [syn: {wirehair}, {wirehaired terrier}]

wirehaired terrier
n : a terrier with wiry hair [syn: {wirehair}, {wire-haired terrier}]

wireless
adj : having no wires; "a wireless security system" [ant: {wired}]
n 1: medium for communication [syn: {radio}, {radiocommunication}]
2: transmission by radio waves
3: an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals [syn: {radio receiver}, {receiving set}, {radio set}, {radio}, {tuner}]
4: a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves [syn: {radio}]

wireless fidelity
n : a local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet; uses ethernet protocol [syn: {wireless local area network}, {WLAN}, {WiFi}]

wireless local area network
n : a local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet; uses ethernet protocol [syn: {WLAN}, {wireless fidelity}, {WiFi}]

wireless telegraph
n : the use of radio to send telegraphic messages (usually by Morse code) [syn: {radiotelegraph}, {radiotelegraphy}, {wireless telegraphy}]

wireless telegraphy
n 1: telegraphy that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire [syn: {radiotelegraph}, {radiotelegraphy}]
2: the use of radio to send telegraphic messages (usually by Morse code) [syn: {radiotelegraph}, {radiotelegraphy}, {wireless telegraph}]

wireless telephone
n 1: telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire [syn: {radiotelephone}, {radiotelephony}]
2: a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables [syn: {radiotelephone}, {radiophone}]

wireman
n : a worker who installs and repairs electric wiring [syn: {wirer}]

wire-puller
n : one who uses secret influence (i.e. pulls wires or strings) for his own ends

wirer
n 1: someone who sends a telegram
2: a worker who installs and repairs electric wiring [syn: {wireman}]

wiretap
n : the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information [syn: {tap}]
v : tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?" [syn: {tap}, {intercept}, {bug}]

wiretapper
n : someone who wiretaps a telephone or telegraph wire [syn: {tapper}, {phone tapper}]

wirework
n : mesh netting made of wires [syn: {grillwork}]

wireworm
n : wormlike larva of various elaterid beetles; feeds on roots of many crop plants

wirier
wiry
adj : lean and sinewy [syn: {stringy}] [also: {wiriest}, {wirier}]

wirier
See {wiry}

wiriest
wiry
adj : lean and sinewy [syn: {stringy}] [also: {wiriest}, {wirier}]

wiriest
See {wiry}

wiring
n 1: a circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity
2: the work of installing the wires for an electrical system or device

wiring diagram
n : a schematic drawing of the wiring of an electrical system

wiry
adj : lean and sinewy [syn: {stringy}] [also: {wiriest}, {wirier}]

Wisconsin
n 1: a tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin [syn: {Wisconsin River}]
2: a midwestern state in north central United States [syn: {Badger State}, {WI}]

Wisconsin River
n : a tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin [syn: {Wisconsin}]

Wisconsin weeping willow
n : hybrid willow usually not strongly weeping in habit [syn: {Salix pendulina}, {Salix blanda}, {Salix pendulina blanda}]

Wisconsinite
n : a resident of Wisconsin

wisdom
n 1: accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
2: the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight [syn: {wiseness}] [ant: {folly}]
3: ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight [syn: {sapience}]
4: the quality of being prudent and sensible [syn: {wiseness}, {soundness}]
5: an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC [syn: {Wisdom of Solomon}]

wisdom book
n : any of the biblical books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus) that are considered to contain widom [syn: {sapiential book}, {wisdom literature}]

wisdom literature
n : any of the biblical books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus) that are considered to contain widom [syn: {sapiential book}, {wisdom book}]

Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach
n : an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect) [syn: {Ben Sira}, {Sirach}, {Ecclesiasticus}]

Wisdom of Solomon
n : an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC [syn: {Wisdom}]

wisdom tooth
n : any of the last 4 teeth on each side of the upper and lower jaw; the last of the permanent teeth to erupt (between ages 16 and 21)

wise
adj 1: having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment" [ant: {foolish}]
2: marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a sensible manager"; "a wise decision" [syn: {judicious}, {sensible}]
3: evidencing the possession of inside information [syn: {knowing}, {wise(p)}, {wise to(p)}]
4: able to take a broad view of negotiations between states [syn: {diplomatic}]
5: carefully considered; "a considered opinion" [syn: {considered}]
n 1: a way of doing or being; "in no wise"; "in this wise"
2: United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949) [syn: {Stephen Samuel Wise}]
3: United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900) [syn: {Isaac Mayer Wise}]

wise guy
n : an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments [syn: {smart aleck}, {wiseacre}, {wisenheimer}, {weisenheimer}]

wise man
n : a wise and trusted guide and advisor [syn: {mentor}]

Wise Men
n : (New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born; the Gospel According to Matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them [syn: {Magi}]

wise to
adj : evidencing the possession of inside information [syn: {knowing}, {wise(p)}, {wise to(p)}]

wise up
v 1: get wise to; "They wised up to it"
2: cause someone to become aware of something

wiseacre
n : an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments [syn: {wise guy}, {smart aleck}, {wisenheimer}, {weisenheimer}]

wisecrack
n : witty remark [syn: {crack}, {sally}, {quip}]
v : make a comment, usually ironic

wisely
adv : in a wise manner; "she acted wisely when she invited her parents" [syn: {sagely}, {with wisdom}, {showing wisdom}] [ant: {foolishly}]

wiseness
n 1: the quality of being prudent and sensible [syn: {wisdom}, {soundness}]
2: the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight [syn: {wisdom}] [ant: {folly}]

wisenheimer
n : an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments [syn: {wise guy}, {smart aleck}, {wiseacre}, {weisenheimer}]

wisent
n : European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison [syn: {aurochs}, {Bison bonasus}]

wish
n 1: a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire" [syn: {wishing}, {want}]
2: an expression of some desire or inclination; "I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave"; "his crying was an indirect request for attention" [syn: {indirect request}]
3: (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes" [syn: {regard}, {compliments}]
4: the particular preference that you have; "it was his last wish"; "they should respect the wishes of the people"
v 1: hope for; have a wish; "I wish I could go home now"
2: prefer or wish to do something; "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?" [syn: {care}, {like}]
3: have in mind; "I will take the exam tomorrow" [syn: {will}]
4: make or express a wish; "I wish that Christmas were over"
5: feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of [syn: {wish well}] [ant: {begrudge}]
6: order politely; express a wish for
7: invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" [syn: {bid}]

wish list
n : a list of events that you wish would occur

wish well
v : feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of [syn: {wish}] [ant: {begrudge}]

wishbone
n : the furcula of a domestic fowl [syn: {wishing bone}]

wished-for
adj : greatly desired [syn: {longed-for}, {yearned-for}]

wishful
adj : seeking advancement or recognition [syn: {aspirant}, {aspiring(p)}, {would-be(a)}]

wishful thinker
n : a person who escapes into a world of fantasy [syn: {escapist}, {dreamer}]

wishful thinking
n : the illusion that what you wish for is actually true

wishfully
adv : in a wishful manner; "he wishfully indulged in dreams of fame"

wishfulness
n : an unrealistic yearning

wishing
n : a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire" [syn: {wish}, {want}]

wishing bone
n : the furcula of a domestic fowl [syn: {wishbone}]

wishing cap
n : a magical cap that secures whatever one wishes for

wish-wash
n 1: any thin watery drink
2: nonsensical talk or writing [syn: {folderol}, {rubbish}, {tripe}, {trumpery}, {trash}, {applesauce}, {codswallop}]

wishy-washy
adj : weak in willpower [syn: {namby-pamby}, {spineless}]

wisp
n 1: a small tuft or lock; "wisps of hair"
2: a small person; "a mere wisp of a girl"
3: a small bundle of straw or hay
4: a flock of snipe

wispier
wispy
adj 1: thin and weak; "a wispy little fellow with small hands and feet"- Edmund Wilson [syn: {wisplike}]
2: lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood" [syn: {dim}, {faint}, {shadowy}, {vague}] [also: {wispiest}, {wispier}]

wispier
See {wispy}

wispiest
wispy
adj 1: thin and weak; "a wispy little fellow with small hands and feet"- Edmund Wilson [syn: {wisplike}]
2: lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood" [syn: {dim}, {faint}, {shadowy}, {vague}] [also: {wispiest}, {wispier}]

wispiest
See {wispy}

wisplike
adj : thin and weak; "a wispy little fellow with small hands and feet"- Edmund Wilson [syn: {wispy}]

wispy
adj 1: thin and weak; "a wispy little fellow with small hands and feet"- Edmund Wilson [syn: {wisplike}]
2: lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood" [syn: {dim}, {faint}, {shadowy}, {vague}] [also: {wispiest}, {wispier}]

wistaria
n : any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria [syn: {wisteria}]

Wister
n : United States writer (1860-1938) [syn: {Owen Wister}]

wisteria
n : any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria [syn: {wistaria}]

Wisteria chinensis
n : having deep purple flowers [syn: {Chinese wistaria}]

Wisteria floribunda
n : having flowers of pink to mauve or violet-blue [syn: {Japanese wistaria}]

Wisteria frutescens
n : an eastern United States native resembling the cultivated Japanese wisteria having pale purple-lilac flowers [syn: {American wistaria}, {American wisteria}]

Wisteria venusta
n : a wisteria of China having white flowers [syn: {silky wisteria}]

wistful
adj 1: full of longing or unfulfilled desire; "those wistful little ads that the lovelorn place in the classifieds" [syn: {yearning}]
2: showing pensive sadness; "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty" [syn: {pensive}]

wistfully
adv : in a wistful manner; "his sister would have looked beautiful in that dress, he thought wistfully, just like an angel"

wistfulness
n : a sadly pensive longing

wit
n 1: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter [syn: {humor}, {humour}, {witticism}, {wittiness}]
2: mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense" [syn: {brain}, {brainpower}, {learning ability}, {mental capacity}, {mentality}]
3: a witty amusing person who makes jokes [syn: {wag}, {card}]

witch
n 1: a female sorcerer or magician [syn: {enchantress}]
2: a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil
3: an ugly evil-looking old woman [syn: {hag}, {beldam}, {beldame}, {crone}]
v : cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something [syn: {hex}, {bewitch}, {glamour}, {enchant}, {jinx}]

witch alder
n : any of several deciduous low-growing shrubs of the genus Fothergilla having showy brushlike spikes of white flowers in spring and fiery red and orange autumn color; grows from Alabama to the Allegheny Mountains [syn: {fothergilla}]

witch broom
n : an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance [syn: {witches' broom}, {hexenbesen}, {staghead}]

witch doctor
n : someone who is believed to heal through magical powers

witch elm
n : Eurasian elm often planted as a shade tree [syn: {wych elm}, {Ulmus glabra}]

witch grass
n 1: North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land [syn: {witchgrass}, {old witchgrass}, {old witch grass}, {tumble grass}, {Panicum capillare}]
2: European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed [syn: {dog grass}, {couch grass}, {quackgrass}, {quack grass}, {quick grass}, {witchgrass}, {Agropyron repens}]

witch hazel
n 1: any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark yields an astringent lotion [syn: {wych hazel}]
2: lotion consisting of an astringent alcoholic solution containing an extract from the witch hazel plant [syn: {wych hazel}]

witchcraft
n : the art of sorcery [syn: {witchery}]

witchery
n : the art of sorcery [syn: {witchcraft}]

witches' brew
n : a fearsome mixture; "a witches' brew of gansters and terrorists"; "mixing dope and alcohol creates a witches' brew" [syn: {witches' broth}, {witch's brew}]

witches' broom
n : an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance [syn: {witch broom}, {hexenbesen}, {staghead}]

witches' broth
n : a fearsome mixture; "a witches' brew of gansters and terrorists"; "mixing dope and alcohol creates a witches' brew" [syn: {witches' brew}, {witch's brew}]

witches' butter
n : a yellow jelly fungus [syn: {Tremella lutescens}]

witches' Sabbath
n : a midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery; in the Middle Ages it was supposed to be a demonic orgy [syn: {sabbat}]

witchgrass
n 1: North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land [syn: {witch grass}, {old witchgrass}, {old witch grass}, {tumble grass}, {Panicum capillare}]
2: European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed [syn: {dog grass}, {couch grass}, {quackgrass}, {quack grass}, {quick grass}, {witch grass}, {Agropyron repens}]

witch-hazel family
n : comprises genera Hamamelis; Corylopsis; Fothergilla; Liquidambar; Parrotia; other small genera [syn: {Hamamelidaceae}, {family Hamamelidaceae}]

witch-hunt
n : searching out and harassing dissenters

witch-hunter
n : someone who identifies and punishes people for their opinions

witching
adj : possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers; "charming incantations"; "magic signs that protect against adverse influence"; "a magical spell"; "'tis now the very witching time of night"- Shakespeare; "wizard wands"; "wizardly powers" [syn: {charming}, {magic}, {magical}, {sorcerous}, {witching(a)}, {wizard(a)}, {wizardly}]

witchlike
adj : being or having the character of witchcraft

witch's brew
n : a fearsome mixture; "a witches' brew of gansters and terrorists"; "mixing dope and alcohol creates a witches' brew" [syn: {witches' brew}, {witches' broth}]

with a rush
adv : without delay; "she tackled the job lickety-split" [syn: {lickety split}, {lickety cut}, {at full speed}]

with adroitness
adv : in an adroit manner; "he handled the situation adroitly" [syn: {adroitly}] [ant: {maladroitly}]

with all respect
adv : in a respectful manner; "might I respectfully suggest to the Town Council that they should adopt a policy of masterly inactivity?" [syn: {respectfully}] [ant: {disrespectfully}]

with ambition
adv : in an ambitious and energetic manner; "she pursued her goals ambitiously" [syn: {ambitiously}, {determinedly}] [ant: {unambitiously}]

with an editorial
adv : by means of an editorial; "the paper commented editorially on the scandal" [syn: {editorially}, {in an editorial}]

with approval
adv : in an approving manner; "she nodded approvingly" [syn: {approvingly}] [ant: {disapprovingly}]

with attention
adv : in an attentive manner; "he listened attentively" [syn: {attentively}, {paying attention}]

with authority
adv : in an authoritative manner; "she spoke authoritatively" [syn: {authoritatively}, {magisterially}]

with bitterness
adv : in a resentful manner; "she complained bitterly" [syn: {bitterly}]

with boldness
adv : in a bold manner; "we must tackle these tasks boldly" [syn: {boldly}]

with chemicals
adv : by the use of chemicals; "chemically fertilized" [syn: {chemically}]

with child
adj : in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child" [syn: {big(p)}, {enceinte}, {expectant}, {gravid}, {great(p)}, {large(p)}, {heavy(p)}, {with child(p)}]

with compassion
adv : in a compassionate manner; "the nurse looked at him pityingly" [syn: {pityingly}, {compassionately}, {with pity}]

with competence
adv : in a competent capable manner; "they worked competently" [syn: {competently}, {aptly}, {ably}, {capably}] [ant: {incompetently}]

with conceit
adv : in a conceited manner; "he always acts so conceitedly!" [syn: {conceitedly}, {self-conceitedly}]

with concern
adv : in a manner showing concern; "`Are you all right,' he asked concernedly" [syn: {concernedly}]

with confidence
adv : in a confident manner; "we have to do what is right confidently" [syn: {confidently}]

with consideration
adv : in a considerate manner; "they considerately withdrew" [syn: {considerately}] [ant: {inconsiderately}]

with convulsions
adv : in a convulsive way; "her leg twitched convulsively" [syn: {convulsively}]

with courtesy
adv : in a polite manner; "the policeman answered politely, `Now look here, lady...'" [syn: {politely}, {courteously}, {in a well mannered way}, {with politeness}] [ant: {impolitely}, {impolitely}]

with cynicism
adv : in a cynical manner; "Larsen's frost-blackened lips curved cynically" [syn: {cynically}]

with determination
adv : in a determined manner; "he clung to the past determinedly" [syn: {determinedly}, {unfalteringly}, {unshakably}]

with diplomacy
adv : in a diplomatic manner; "he answered very diplomatically" [syn: {diplomatically}] [ant: {undiplomatically}]

with efficiency
adv : in an efficient manner; "he functions efficiently" [syn: {efficiently}, {expeditiously}] [ant: {inefficiently}]

with empathy
adv : in a sympathetic manner; "she listened to him sympathetically" [syn: {sympathetically}, {empathetically}, {with sympathy}] [ant: {unsympathetically}]

with excitement
adv : in an excited manner; "she shook his hand excitedly" [syn: {excitedly}]

with expertise
adv : in an expert manner; "he repaired the TV set expertly" [syn: {expertly}, {like an expert}] [ant: {amateurishly}]

with formality
adv : in a formal manner; "he was dressed rather formally" [syn: {formally}] [ant: {informally}]

with full force
adv : with all your strength; "he pulled the ropes amain" [syn: {amain}]

with great care
adv : in a careful manner; "you must treat this plant just so" [syn: {just so}]

with greater reason
adv : for a still stronger, more certain reason; "if you are wrong then, a foritori, so am I" [syn: {a fortiori}, {with more reason}]

with happiness
adv : in a joyous manner; "they shouted happily" [syn: {happily}, {merrily}, {mirthfully}, {gayly}, {blithely}, {jubilantly}] [ant: {unhappily}]

with hostility
adv : in a belligerent hostile manner; "he pushed her against the wall belligerently" [syn: {belligerently}, {hostilely}]

with humor
adv : in a humorous manner; "Dickens had humorously suggested a special service of intercession at St. Paul's Cathedral" [syn: {humorously}, {with humour}] [ant: {humorlessly}]

with humour
adv : in a humorous manner; "Dickens had humorously suggested a special service of intercession at St. Paul's Cathedral" [syn: {humorously}, {with humor}] [ant: {humorlessly}]

with impatience
adv : in an impatient manner; "he answered her impatiently" [syn: {impatiently}] [ant: {patiently}]

with inspiration
adv : in an inspiring manner, "he talked inspirationally" [syn: {inspirationally}]

with kid gloves
adv : with caution or prudence or tact; "she ventured cautiously downstairs"; "they handled the incident with kid gloves" [syn: {cautiously}, {carefully}] [ant: {incautiously}, {incautiously}]

with longing
adv : in a yearning manner; "he spent the rest of the act gazing longingly over my right shoulder at the illuminated word `Exit'" [syn: {longingly}, {yearningly}]

with love
adv : in an amorous manner; "he looked at her amorously" [syn: {amorously}]

with many interruptions
adv : intermittently; "he worked on his book by fits and starts" [syn: {by fits and starts}]

with mercy
adv : in a compassionate manner; "he dealt with the thief mercifully" [syn: {mercifully}, {showing mercy}]

with moderation
adv : in a moderate manner; "he drinks moderately" [syn: {moderately}] [ant: {immoderately}]

with modesty
adv : in a modest manner; "the dissertation was entitled, modestly, `Remarks about a play by Shakespeare'" [syn: {modestly}] [ant: {immodestly}]

with more reason
adv : for a still stronger, more certain reason; "if you are wrong then, a foritori, so am I" [syn: {a fortiori}, {with greater reason}]

with much to-do
adv : with much ceremony; "they celebrated her birthday in a big way" [syn: {in a big way}]

with nostalgia
adv : in a nostalgic manner; "they spent an hour together, talking nostalgically as they wandered slowly down the coast road" [syn: {nostalgically}]

with ostentation
adv : in an ostentatious manner; "Mr Khrushchev ostentatiously wooed and embraced Castro at the U.N. general assembly" [syn: {ostentatiously}, {showily}]

with patience
adv : in a patient manner; "he patiently played with the child" [syn: {patiently}] [ant: {impatiently}]

with pity
adv : in a compassionate manner; "the nurse looked at him pityingly" [syn: {pityingly}, {compassionately}, {with compassion}]

with politeness
adv : in a polite manner; "the policeman answered politely, `Now look here, lady...'" [syn: {politely}, {courteously}, {with courtesy}, {in a well mannered way}] [ant: {impolitely}, {impolitely}]

with pride
adv : in a proud manner; "he walked proudly into town" [syn: {proudly}]

with reason
adv : with good reason; "he is justifiably bitter" [syn: {justifiably}] [ant: {unjustifiably}]

with specific intentions
adv : for the express purpose; "she needs the money expressly for her patients" [syn: {expressly}]

with speculation
adv : in a speculative manner; "he looked at her speculatively" [syn: {speculatively}]

with spite
adv : in a spiteful manner; "he answered his accusers spitefully" [syn: {spitefully}]

with success
adv : in a successful manner; "she performed the surgery successfully" [syn: {successfully}] [ant: {unsuccessfully}]

with sympathy
adv : in a sympathetic manner; "she listened to him sympathetically" [syn: {sympathetically}, {empathetically}, {with empathy}] [ant: {unsympathetically}]

with that
adv : immediately after that; "thereupon the entire class applauded"; "with that, she left the room"; "I therewith withdraw my complaints" [syn: {thereupon}, {therewith}]

with the wind
adv : in the direction the wind is blowing; "they flew downwind" [syn: {downwind}] [ant: {upwind}]

with validity
adv : in a valid manner; "this may not validly be done" [syn: {validly}]

with wisdom
adv : in a wise manner; "she acted wisely when she invited her parents" [syn: {wisely}, {sagely}, {showing wisdom}] [ant: {foolishly}]

withal
adv 1: despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go" [syn: {however}, {nevertheless}, {still}, {yet}, {all the same}, {even so}, {nonetheless}, {notwithstanding}]
2: together with this

withdraw
v 1: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn: {retreat}, {pull away}, {draw back}, {recede}, {pull back}, {retire}, {move back}]
2: withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess" [syn: {retire}]
3: release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears" [syn: {disengage}] [ant: {engage}]
4: cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt" [syn: {recall}, {call in}, {call back}]
5: take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words" [syn: {swallow}, {take back}, {unsay}]
6: keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book" [syn: {seclude}, {sequester}, {sequestrate}]
7: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" [syn: {remove}, {take}, {take away}]
8: break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library" [syn: {adjourn}, {retire}]
9: retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship" [syn: {bow out}] 10: remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank" [syn: {draw}, {take out}, {draw off}] [ant: {deposit}] 11: lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died" [syn: {retire}] 12: make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns" [syn: {retreat}, {pull back}, {back out}, {back away}, {crawfish}, {crawfish out}, {pull in one's horns}] [also: {withdrew}, {withdrawn}]

withdrawal
n 1: a retraction of a previously held position [syn: {backdown}, {climb-down}]
2: the act of taking out money or other capital
3: the act of withdrawing
4: avoiding emotional involvement [syn: {detachment}]
5: formal separation from an alliance or federation [syn: {secession}]
6: the termination of drug taking [syn: {drug withdrawal}]

withdrawal method
n : a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation [syn: {coitus interruptus}, {pulling out}, {onanism}]

withdrawal symptom
n : any physical or psychological disturbance (as sweating or depression) experienced by a drug addict when deprived of the drug

withdrawer
n 1: an authority who withdraws permission
2: an individualist who withdraws from social interaction
3: a drug addict who is discontinuing the use of narcotics
4: a contestant who withdraws from competition
5: a student who withdraws from the educational institution in which he or she was enrolled
6: a depositor who withdraws funds previously deposited

withdrawing
adj : forced withdrawal; "pursued the withdrawing redcoats"

withdrawing room
n : a formal room where visitors can be received and entertained [syn: {drawing room}]

withdrawn
See {withdraw}

withdrawn
withdraw
v 1: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn: {retreat}, {pull away}, {draw back}, {recede}, {pull back}, {retire}, {move back}]
2: withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess" [syn: {retire}]
3: release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears" [syn: {disengage}] [ant: {engage}]
4: cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt" [syn: {recall}, {call in}, {call back}]
5: take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words" [syn: {swallow}, {take back}, {unsay}]
6: keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book" [syn: {seclude}, {sequester}, {sequestrate}]
7: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" [syn: {remove}, {take}, {take away}]
8: break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library" [syn: {adjourn}, {retire}]
9: retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship" [syn: {bow out}] 10: remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank" [syn: {draw}, {take out}, {draw off}] [ant: {deposit}] 11: lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died" [syn: {retire}] 12: make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns" [syn: {retreat}, {pull back}, {back out}, {back away}, {crawfish}, {crawfish out}, {pull in one's horns}] [also: {withdrew}, {withdrawn}]

withdrawn
adj 1: withdrawn from society; seeking solitude; "lived an unsocial reclusive life" [syn: {recluse}, {reclusive}]
2: tending to reserve or introspection; "a quiet indrawn man" [syn: {indrawn}]

withdrawnness
n : a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner [syn: {aloofness}, {remoteness}, {standoffishness}]

withdrew
See {withdraw}

withdrew
withdraw
v 1: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn: {retreat}, {pull away}, {draw back}, {recede}, {pull back}, {retire}, {move back}]
2: withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess" [syn: {retire}]
3: release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears" [syn: {disengage}] [ant: {engage}]
4: cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt" [syn: {recall}, {call in}, {call back}]
5: take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words" [syn: {swallow}, {take back}, {unsay}]
6: keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book" [syn: {seclude}, {sequester}, {sequestrate}]
7: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" [syn: {remove}, {take}, {take away}]
8: break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library" [syn: {adjourn}, {retire}]
9: retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship" [syn: {bow out}] 10: remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank" [syn: {draw}, {take out}, {draw off}] [ant: {deposit}] 11: lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died" [syn: {retire}] 12: make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns" [syn: {retreat}, {pull back}, {back out}, {back away}, {crawfish}, {crawfish out}, {pull in one's horns}] [also: {withdrew}, {withdrawn}]

withe
n 1: band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems
2: strong flexible twig [syn: {withy}]

wither
v 1: wither, especially with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled" [syn: {shrivel}, {shrivel up}, {shrink}]
2: lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading" [syn: {fade}]

withered
adj 1: lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "the old woman's shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and ill"; "a shrunken old man"; "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie; "he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened little man with frizzy gray hair" [syn: {shriveled}, {shrivelled}, {shrunken}, {wizen}, {wizened}]
2: (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines" [syn: {dried-up}, {sere}, {sear}, {shriveled}, {shrivelled}]

withering
adj 1: wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire" [syn: {annihilative}, {annihilating}, {devastating}]
2: making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert [syn: {annihilating}, {devastating}]
n : any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) [syn: {atrophy}]

witheringly
adv : in a withering manner; "guns fired witheringly at the railroad cars"

withers
n 1: sensibility to trouble (as in the phrase `wring one's withers'); "the lawsuit was wringing his withers"; "our withers are unwrung"--Shakespeare
2: the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals

Witherspoon
n : American Revolutionary leader and educator (born in Scotland) who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and president of the college that became Princeton University (1723-1794) [syn: {John Witherspoon}]

withheld
See {withhold}

withheld
withhold
v 1: hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room" [syn: {keep back}]
2: retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes" [syn: {deduct}, {recoup}] [also: {withheld}]

withhold
v 1: hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room" [syn: {keep back}]
2: retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes" [syn: {deduct}, {recoup}] [also: {withheld}]

withholder
n 1: a person who refrains from granting; "a withholder of payments" [ant: {granter}]
2: a person who restrains or checks or holds back

withholding
n 1: the act of deducting from an employee's salary
2: income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer [syn: {withholding tax}]
3: the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control; "I resented his withholding permission"; "there were allegations of the withholding of evidence"

withholding tax
n : income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer [syn: {withholding}]

within
adv : on the inside; "inside, the car is a mess" [syn: {inside}] [ant: {outside}]

within reason
adv : to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"; "they lived comfortably within reason" [syn: {reasonably}, {moderately}, {somewhat}, {fairly}, {middling}, {passably}] [ant: {unreasonably}, {unreasonably}]

with-it
adj 1: in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style; "wears only the latest style"; "the last thing in swimwear"; "knows the newest dances"; "cutting-edge technology"; "a with-it boutique" [syn: {latest}, {last}, {newest}, {up-to-date}, {cutting-edge}]
2: having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment [syn: {streetwise}, {street smart}]

without a stitch
adj : without any clothing at all

without aim
adv : in an aimless manner; "he wandered around aimlessly" [syn: {aimlessly}]

without ambiguity
adv : in an unambiguous manner; "she stated her intentions unequivocally" [syn: {unambiguously}, {unequivocally}] [ant: {ambiguously}]

without becoming upset
adv : without losing equilibrium; "she took all his criticism in stride" [syn: {in stride}, {in good spirits}]

without bias
adv : without selfish motives; "he decided the case disinterestedly" [syn: {disinterestedly}]

without bloodshed
adv : in a bloodless manner; without shedding blood; "the coup disposed of the dictator bloodlessly" [syn: {bloodlessly}] [ant: {bloodily}]

without checking
adv : with trust and confidence; "we accepted him on faith" [syn: {on faith}]

without concern
adv : in an unconcerned manner; "she could leave the children alone at home without fear" [syn: {without fear}, {without worrying}]

without consideration
adv : in an inconsiderate manner; "inconsiderately, he asked to be invited for dinner" [syn: {inconsiderately}] [ant: {considerately}]

without delay
adv : in a punctual manner; "he did his homework promptly" [syn: {promptly}, {readily}, {pronto}]

without diplomacy
adv : in an undiplomatic manner; "she declined the invitation undiplomatically" [syn: {undiplomatically}] [ant: {diplomatically}]

without doubt
adv 1: used to reinforces an assertion; "it's expensive all right" [syn: {all right}, {alright}]
2: admittedly; "to be sure, he is no Einstein" [syn: {to be sure}, {no doubt}]
3: with certainty; "it's undoubtedly very beautiful" [syn: {undoubtedly}, {doubtless}, {beyond question}, {beyond any doubt}]

without emotion
adv 1: in an unemotional manner; "the defendant stared unemotionally at the victim's family" [syn: {unemotionally}] [ant: {emotionally}]
2: in a cold unemotional manner; "he killed her in cold blood" [syn: {coldly}, {in cold blood}]

without end
adv : (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; "the Nubian desert seemed to stretch out before them endlessly" [syn: {endlessly}]

without expression
adv : in a blank manner; "she stared at him blankly" [syn: {blankly}]

without favoring one party
adv : in a fair evenhanded manner; "deal fairly with one another" [syn: {fairly}, {fair}, {without favouring one party}, {evenhandedly}]

without favouring one party
adv : in a fair evenhanded manner; "deal fairly with one another" [syn: {fairly}, {fair}, {without favoring one party}, {evenhandedly}]

without fear
adv : in an unconcerned manner; "she could leave the children alone at home without fear" [syn: {without worrying}, {without concern}]

without formality
adv : without formality; "he visited us informally" [syn: {informally}] [ant: {formally}]

without graciousness
adv : without grace; rigidly; "they moved woodenly" [syn: {ungraciously}, {ungracefully}, {gracelessly}, {woodenly}] [ant: {graciously}, {graciously}]

without humor
adv : in a humorless manner; "he reacted rather humorlessly to these rumors" [syn: {humorlessly}, {humourlessly}, {without humour}] [ant: {humorously}]

without humour
adv : in a humorless manner; "he reacted rather humorlessly to these rumors" [syn: {humorlessly}, {humourlessly}, {without humor}] [ant: {humorously}]

without moderation
adv : in an immoderate manner; "he eats immoderately" [syn: {immoderately}] [ant: {moderately}]

without modesty
adv : in an immodest manner; "the book was entitled, immodestly, `All about Wisdom'" [syn: {immodestly}] [ant: {modestly}]

without questioning
adv : in every detail; "he believed her story hook, line, and sinker" [syn: {hook line and sinker}]

without reasoning
adv : in an irrational manner; "they acted irrationally" [syn: {irrationally}] [ant: {rationally}]

without showing responsibility
adv : in an irresponsible manner; "he acted irresponsibly" [syn: {irresponsibly}] [ant: {responsibly}]

without stopping
adv : on and on for a long time; "the child cried no end" [syn: {no end}]

without sympathy
adv : in an unsympathetic manner; "the judge listened to the accused unsympathetically" [syn: {unsympathetically}] [ant: {sympathetically}]

without thinking
adv : in a stupid manner; "he had stupidly bought a one way ticket" [syn: {stupidly}, {doltishly}]

without worrying
adv : in an unconcerned manner; "she could leave the children alone at home without fear" [syn: {without fear}, {without concern}]

withstand
v 1: resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held" [syn: {defy}, {hold}, {hold up}]
2: stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something [syn: {resist}, {hold out}, {stand firm}] [ant: {surrender}] [also: {withstood}]

withstander
n 1: an opponent who resists with force or resolution; "obstinate withstanders of innovation"
2: a fighter who holds out against attack [syn: {defender}]

withstood
See {withstand}

withstood
withstand
v 1: resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held" [syn: {defy}, {hold}, {hold up}]
2: stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something [syn: {resist}, {hold out}, {stand firm}] [ant: {surrender}] [also: {withstood}]

withy
n : strong flexible twig [syn: {withe}]

witless
adj : (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment [syn: {nitwitted}, {senseless}, {soft-witted}]

witloof
n 1: widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched [syn: {endive}, {Cichorium endivia}]
2: young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head [syn: {Belgian endive}, {French endive}]

witness
n 1: someone who sees an event and reports what happened [syn: {witnesser}, {informant}]
2: a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind); "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star" [syn: {spectator}, {viewer}, {watcher}, {looker}]
3: testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
4: (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature [syn: {attestant}, {attestor}, {attestator}]
5: (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law
v 1: be a witness to
2: perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "I want to see results"; "The 1960 saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results" [syn: {find}, {see}]

witness box
n : a box enclosure for a witness when testifying [syn: {witness stand}]

witness stand
n : a box enclosure for a witness when testifying [syn: {witness box}]

witnesser
n : someone who sees an event and reports what happened [syn: {witness}, {informant}]

Witold Gombrowicz
n : Polish author (1904-1969) [syn: {Gombrowicz}]

wits
n : the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception; "he used his wits to get ahead"; "I was scared out of my wits"; "he still had all his marbles and was in full possession of a lively mind" [syn: {marbles}]

Wittgenstein
n : British philosopher born in Austria; a major influence on logic and logical positivism (1889-1951) [syn: {Ludwig Wittgenstein}, {Ludwig Josef Johan Wittgenstein}]

Wittgensteinian
adj : in the manner of Ludwig Wittgenstein

witticism
n : a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter [syn: {wit}, {humor}, {humour}, {wittiness}]

wittier
witty
adj : combining clever conception and facetious expression; "his sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent" [also: {wittiest}, {wittier}]

wittier
See {witty}

wittiest
witty
adj : combining clever conception and facetious expression; "his sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent" [also: {wittiest}, {wittier}]

wittiest
See {witty}

wittily
adv : in a witty manner; "he would wittily chime into our conversation"

wittiness
n : a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter [syn: {wit}, {humor}, {humour}, {witticism}]

witting
adj 1: aware or knowing; "a witting tool of the Communists" [syn: {aware}] [ant: {unwitting}]
2: intentionally conceived; "a conscious effort to speak more slowly"; "a conscious policy" [syn: {conscious}]

wittingly
adv : with full knowledge and deliberation; "he wittingly deleted the references" [syn: {knowingly}] [ant: {unwittingly}, {unwittingly}]

witty
adj : combining clever conception and facetious expression; "his sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent" [also: {wittiest}, {wittier}]

Witwatersrand
n : a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese [syn: {Rand}, {Reef}]

wive
v 1: take (someone) as a wife
2: marry a woman, take a wife
3: provide with a wife; marry (someone) to a wife

wivern
n : a fire-breathing dragon used in medieval heraldry; had the head of a dragon and the tail of a snake and a body with wings and two legs [syn: {wyvern}]

wives
wife
n : a married woman; a man's partner in marriage [syn: {married woman}] [ant: {husband}] [also: {wives} (pl)]

wives
See {wife}

wiz
n : someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: {ace}, {adept}, {champion}, {sensation}, {maven}, {mavin}, {virtuoso}, {genius}, {hotshot}, {star}, {superstar}, {whiz}, {whizz}, {wizard}]

wizard
adj : possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers; "charming incantations"; "magic signs that protect against adverse influence"; "a magical spell"; "'tis now the very witching time of night"- Shakespeare; "wizard wands"; "wizardly powers" [syn: {charming}, {magic}, {magical}, {sorcerous}, {witching(a)}, {wizard(a)}, {wizardly}]
n 1: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: {ace}, {adept}, {champion}, {sensation}, {maven}, {mavin}, {virtuoso}, {genius}, {hotshot}, {star}, {superstar}, {whiz}, {whizz}, {wiz}]
2: one who practices magic or sorcery [syn: {sorcerer}, {magician}, {necromancer}]

wizardly
adj : possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers; "charming incantations"; "magic signs that protect against adverse influence"; "a magical spell"; "'tis now the very witching time of night"- Shakespeare; "wizard wands"; "wizardly powers" [syn: {charming}, {magic}, {magical}, {sorcerous}, {witching(a)}, {wizard(a)}]

wizardry
n : exceptional creative ability [syn: {genius}]

wizen
adj : lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "the old woman's shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and ill"; "a shrunken old man"; "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie; "he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened little man with frizzy gray hair" [syn: {shriveled}, {shrivelled}, {shrunken}, {withered}, {wizened}]

wizened
adj : lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "the old woman's shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and ill"; "a shrunken old man"; "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie; "he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened little man with frizzy gray hair" [syn: {shriveled}, {shrivelled}, {shrunken}, {withered}, {wizen}]

WLAN
n : a local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet; uses ethernet protocol [syn: {wireless local area network}, {wireless fidelity}, {WiFi}]

W.M.D.
n : a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons) [syn: {weapon of mass destruction}, {WMD}]

WMD
n : a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons) [syn: {weapon of mass destruction}, {W.M.D.}]

WMO
n : the United Nations agency concerned with the international collection of meteorological data [syn: {World Meteorological Organization}]

WNW
n : the compass point midway between west and northwest [syn: {west northwest}]

woad
n 1: a blue dyestuff obtained from the woad plant
2: any of several herbs of the genus Isatis

woadwaxen
n : small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as weed in England and United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental [syn: {woodwaxen}, {dyer's greenweed}, {dyer's-broom}, {dyeweed}, {greenweed}, {whin}, {Genista tinctoria}]

wobble
n : an unsteady rocking motion
v 1: move unsteadily; "His knees wobbled"; "The old cart wobbled down the street" [syn: {coggle}]
2: move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control" [syn: {careen}, {shift}, {tilt}]
3: tremble or shake; "His voice wobbled with restrained emotion" [syn: {shimmy}]

wobbler
n : something that wobbles

wobbling
adj : (of sound) fluctuating unsteadily; "a low-pitched wobbling sound"

wobbly
adj : inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; "a rickety table"; "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"; "the ladder felt a little wobbly"; "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky" [syn: {rickety}, {shaky}, {wonky}]
n : a member of the Industrial Workers of the World

Wodan
n : chief god; counterpart of Norse Odin and Teutonic Wotan [syn: {Woden}]

Wodehouse
n : English writer known for his humorous novels and stories (1881-1975) [syn: {P. G. Wodehouse}, {Pelham Grenville Wodehouse}]

Woden
n : chief god; counterpart of Norse Odin and Teutonic Wotan [syn: {Wodan}]

woe
n 1: misery resulting from affliction [syn: {suffering}]
2: intense mournfulness [syn: {woefulness}]

woebegone
adj 1: worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack" [syn: {creaky}, {decrepit}, {flea-bitten}, {run-down}]
2: affected by or full of grief or woe; "his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier [syn: {woeful}]

woeful
adj 1: affected by or full of grief or woe; "his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier [syn: {woebegone}]
2: of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment" [syn: {deplorable}, {execrable}, {miserable}, {wretched}]

woefully
adv : in an unfortunate or deplorable manner; "he was sadly neglected"; "it was woefully inadequate" [syn: {deplorably}, {lamentably}, {sadly}]

woefulness
n : intense mournfulness [syn: {woe}]

wog
n : an offensive slang term used by the British to refer to people of color from Africa or Asia

wok
n : pan with a convex bottom; used for frying in Chinese cooking

woke
See {wake}

woke
wake
n 1: the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured" [syn: {aftermath}, {backwash}]
2: an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii [syn: {Wake Island}]
3: the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe" [syn: {backwash}]
4: a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial; "there's no weeping at an Irish wake" [syn: {viewing}]
v 1: be awake, be alert, be there [ant: {sleep}]
2: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" [syn: {wake up}, {awake}, {arouse}, {awaken}, {come alive}, {waken}] [ant: {fall asleep}]
3: arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred" [syn: {inflame}, {stir up}, {ignite}, {heat}, {fire up}]
4: make aware of; "His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation"
5: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." [syn: {awaken}, {waken}, {rouse}, {wake up}, {arouse}] [ant: {cause to sleep}] [also: {woken}, {woke}]

woken
See {wake}

woken
wake
n 1: the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured" [syn: {aftermath}, {backwash}]
2: an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii [syn: {Wake Island}]
3: the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe" [syn: {backwash}]
4: a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial; "there's no weeping at an Irish wake" [syn: {viewing}]
v 1: be awake, be alert, be there [ant: {sleep}]
2: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" [syn: {wake up}, {awake}, {arouse}, {awaken}, {come alive}, {waken}] [ant: {fall asleep}]
3: arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred" [syn: {inflame}, {stir up}, {ignite}, {heat}, {fire up}]
4: make aware of; "His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation"
5: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." [syn: {awaken}, {waken}, {rouse}, {wake up}, {arouse}] [ant: {cause to sleep}] [also: {woken}, {woke}]

wold
n : a tract of open rolling country (especially upland)

wolf
n 1: any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
2: Austrian composer (1860-1903) [syn: {Hugo Wolf}]
3: German classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824) [syn: {Friedrich August Wolf}]
4: a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women [syn: {woman chaser}, {skirt chaser}, {masher}]
5: a cruelly rapacious person [syn: {beast}, {savage}, {brute}, {wildcat}]
v : eat hastily; "The teenager wolfed down the pizza" [syn: {wolf down}] [also: {wolves} (pl)]

wolf bean
n : white-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage and erosion control [syn: {white lupine}, {field lupine}, {Egyptian lupine}, {Lupinus albus}]

wolf boy
n : a male person assumed to have been raised by wolves

wolf cub
n : a young wolf [syn: {wolf pup}]

wolf down
v : eat hastily; "The teenager wolfed down the pizza" [syn: {wolf}]

wolf fish
n : large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins [syn: {wolffish}, {catfish}]

wolf pack
n 1: a group of submarines operating together in attacking enemy convoys
2: a group of wolves hunting together

wolf pup
n : a young wolf [syn: {wolf cub}]

wolf spider
n : ground spider that hunts its prey instead of using a web [syn: {hunting spider}]

wolfbane
n : poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock [syn: {wolfsbane}, {wolf's bane}, {Aconitum lycoctonum}]

Wolfe
n 1: United States writer who has written extensively on American culture (born in 1931) [syn: {Tom Wolfe}, {Thomas Wolfe}, {Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr.}]
2: United States writer best known for his autobiographical novels (1900-1938) [syn: {Thomas Wolfe}, {Thomas Clayton Wolfe}]

Wolff
n : German anatomist (1733-1794) [syn: {Kaspar Friedrich Wolff}]

Wolffia
n : minute rootless aquatic herbs having globular fronds floating on or near the water surface and bearing one flower per frond [syn: {genus Wolffia}]

Wolffia columbiana
n : smallest flowering plants known; of the Americas [syn: {common wolffia}]

Wolffiella
n : minute rootless aquatic herbs having flat fronds floating on or below the water surface and bearing 1-2 flowers per frond; America and Africa [syn: {genus Wolffiella}]

Wolffiella gladiata
n : having narrow flat sickle-shaped submerged fronds; North America [syn: {mud midget}, {bogmat}]

wolffish
n 1: large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins [syn: {wolf fish}, {catfish}]
2: large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long sail-like dorsal fin [syn: {lancetfish}, {lancet fish}] [also: {wolffishes} (pl)]

wolffishes
wolffish
n 1: large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins [syn: {wolf fish}, {catfish}]
2: large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long sail-like dorsal fin [syn: {lancetfish}, {lancet fish}] [also: {wolffishes} (pl)]

wolffishes
See {wolffish}

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
n : prolific Austrian composer and child prodigy; master of the classical style in all its forms of his time (1756-1791) [syn: {Mozart}]

Wolfgang Pauli
n : United States physicist (born in Austria) who proposed the exclusion principle (thus providing a theoretical basis for the periodic table) (1900-1958) [syn: {Pauli}]

wolfhound
n : the largest breed of dogs; formerly used to hunt wolves

wolfish
adj 1: resembling or characteristic (or considered characteristic) of a wolf; "ran in wolflike packs"; "wolfish rapacity" [syn: {wolflike}]
2: devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks" [syn: {edacious}, {esurient}, {rapacious}, {ravening}, {ravenous}, {voracious}]

wolfishly
adv : in the manner of a wolf

wolflike
adj : resembling or characteristic (or considered characteristic) of a wolf; "ran in wolflike packs"; "wolfish rapacity" [syn: {wolfish}]

wolfman
n : a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf [syn: {werewolf}, {lycanthrope}]

wolfram
n : a heavy gray-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite [syn: {tungsten}, {W}, {atomic number 74}]

wolfram steel
n : a very hard heat-resistant steel containing tungsten [syn: {tungsten steel}]

wolframite
n : a mineral consisting of iron-manganese tungstate in crystalline form; the principal ore of tungsten; found in quartz veins associated with granitic rocks [syn: {iron manganese tungsten}]

wolf's bane
n : poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock [syn: {wolfsbane}, {wolfbane}, {Aconitum lycoctonum}]

wolf's milk
n : tall European perennial naturalized and troublesome as a weed in eastern North America [syn: {leafy spurge}, {Euphorbia esula}]

wolfsbane
n : poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock [syn: {wolfbane}, {wolf's bane}, {Aconitum lycoctonum}]

wolf-whistle
v : whistle or howl approvingly at a female, of males

Wollaston
n : English chemist and physicist who discovered palladium and rhodium and demonstrated that static and current electricity are the same (1766-1828) [syn: {William Hyde Wollaston}]

Wollaston prism
n : optical device that produces plane-polarized ultraviolet light [syn: {Rochon prism}]

wollastonite
n : a white or grayish mineral typically found in metamorphic limestone; a silicate of calcium

Wollemi pine
n : newly discovered (1994) pine thought to have been long extinct; Australia; genus and species names not yet assigned

Wollstonecraft
n : English writer and early feminist who denied male supremacy and advocated equal education for women; mother of Mary Shelley (1759-1797) [syn: {Mary Wollstonecraft}, {Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin}]

Wolof
n : the West AFrican language of the Wolof people in Senegal; related to Fula

Wolstonian glaciation
n : the next-to-last Plesitocene glaciation in Britain and the deposits laid down at that time

Wolverine
n 1: a resident of Michigan [syn: {Michigander}]
2: wolverine of northern Eurasia [syn: {glutton}, {Gulo gulo}]
3: stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal [syn: {carcajou}, {skunk bear}, {Gulo luscus}]

Wolverine State
n : a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region [syn: {Michigan}, {Great Lakes State}, {MI}]

wolves
wolf
n 1: any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
2: Austrian composer (1860-1903) [syn: {Hugo Wolf}]
3: German classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824) [syn: {Friedrich August Wolf}]
4: a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women [syn: {woman chaser}, {skirt chaser}, {masher}]
5: a cruelly rapacious person [syn: {beast}, {savage}, {brute}, {wildcat}]
v : eat hastily; "The teenager wolfed down the pizza" [syn: {wolf down}] [also: {wolves} (pl)]

wolves
See {wolf}

woman
n 1: an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" [syn: {adult female}] [ant: {man}]
2: women as a class; "it's an insult to American womanhood"; "woman is the glory of creation" [syn: {womanhood}]
3: a human female who does housework; "the char will clean the carpet" [syn: {charwoman}, {char}, {cleaning woman}, {cleaning lady}]
4: a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man; "he was faithful to his woman" [ant: {man}]

woman chaser
n : a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women [syn: {wolf}, {skirt chaser}, {masher}]

woman hater
n : a misanthrope who dislikes women in particular [syn: {misogynist}]

woman of the house
n : a wife who who manages a household while her husband earns the family income [syn: {housewife}, {homemaker}, {lady of the house}]

woman of the street
n : a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn: {prostitute}, {cocotte}, {whore}, {harlot}, {bawd}, {tart}, {cyprian}, {fancy woman}, {working girl}, {sporting lady}, {lady of pleasure}]

womanhood
n 1: the state of being an adult woman [syn: {muliebrity}]
2: women as a class; "it's an insult to American womanhood"; "woman is the glory of creation" [syn: {woman}]
3: the status of a woman

womanise
v : have amorous affairs; of men; "He has been womanizing for years" [syn: {philander}, {womanize}]

womaniser
n : a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them [syn: {womanizer}, {philanderer}]

womanish
adj : having characteristics associated with women and considered undesirable in men; "womanish tears"

womanishness
n : the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man) [syn: {effeminacy}, {effeminateness}, {sissiness}, {unmanliness}]

womanize
v 1: have amorous affairs; of men; "He has been womanizing for years" [syn: {philander}, {womanise}]
2: to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to; "This hairdo feminizes the man" [syn: {feminize}, {feminise}, {effeminize}, {erreminise}]

womanizer
n : a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them [syn: {womaniser}, {philanderer}]

womankind
n : women as distinguished from men

womanlike
adj : resembling a woman; "a womanlike stone image"
n : the trait of being womanly; having the characteristics of an adult female [syn: {womanliness}]

womanliness
n : the trait of being womanly; having the characteristics of an adult female [syn: {womanlike}]

womanly
adj : befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman; "womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion" [syn: {feminine}] [ant: {unwomanly}]

woman's body
n : the body of an adult woman [syn: {adult female body}]

woman's doctor
n : a specialist in gynecology [syn: {gynecologist}, {gynaecologist}]

woman's hat
n : hats for women; the wares sold by a milliner [syn: {millinery}]

woman-worship
n : worship of women [syn: {gyneolatry}, {gynaeolatry}]

womb
n : a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus [syn: {uterus}]

wombat
n : burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials about the size of a badger

womb-to-tomb
adj : continuing through life; "a lifelong friend"; "from lifelong habit"; "his lifelong study of Greek art" [syn: {lifelong}]

women's lib
n : the movement aimed at equal rights for women [syn: {feminist movement}, {feminism}, {women's liberation movement}]

women's liberation movement
n : the movement aimed at equal rights for women [syn: {feminist movement}, {feminism}, {women's lib}]

women's liberationist
n : a supporter of feminism [syn: {feminist}, {women's rightist}, {libber}]

women's rightist
n : a supporter of feminism [syn: {feminist}, {women's liberationist}, {libber}]

won
See {win} [also: {wonning}, {wonned}]

won
win
n 1: a victory (as in a race or other competition); "he was happy to get the win"
2: something won (especially money) [syn: {winnings}, {profits}] [ant: {losings}]
v 1: be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game" [ant: {lose}]
2: win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance" [syn: {acquire}, {gain}] [ant: {lose}]
3: obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference" [syn: {gain}, {advance}, {pull ahead}, {make headway}, {get ahead}, {gain ground}] [ant: {fall back}]
4: attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" [syn: {succeed}, {come through}, {bring home the bacon}, {deliver the goods}] [ant: {fail}] [also: {won}, {winning}]

won
adj : not subject to defeat; "with that move it's a won game" [ant: {lost}]
n 1: the basic unit of money in South Korea [syn: {South Korean won}]
2: the basic unit of money in North Korea [syn: {North Korean won}] [also: {wonning}, {wonned}]

won ton
n 1: a Chinese dumpling filled with spiced minced pork; usually served in soup [syn: {wonton}]
2: a soup with won ton dumplings [syn: {wonton}, {wonton soup}]

wonder
n 1: the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising [syn: {wonderment}, {admiration}]
2: something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science" [syn: {marvel}]
3: a state in which you want to learn more about something [syn: {curiosity}]
v 1: have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church" [syn: {inquire}, {enquire}]
2: place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight" [syn: {question}]
3: be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities" [syn: {marvel}]

wonder bean
n : annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forage [syn: {jack bean}, {giant stock bean}, {Canavalia ensiformis}]

wonder boy
n : a man who is unusually successful at an early age [syn: {golden boy}]

wonder child
n : a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age; "Mozart was a child prodigy" [syn: {child prodigy}, {infant prodigy}]

wonder flower
n : South African perennial with long-lasting spikes of white blossoms that are shipped in to Europe and America for use as winter cut flowers [syn: {chincherinchee}, {Ornithogalum thyrsoides}]

wonder woman
n : a woman who can be a successful wife and have a professional career at the same time

wonderberry
n : improved garden variety of black nightshade having small edible orange or black berries [syn: {garden huckleberry}, {sunberry}, {Solanum nigrum guineese}, {Solanum melanocerasum}, {Solanum burbankii}]

wonderer
n 1: someone who is curious about something
2: someone filled with admiration and awe; someone who wonders at something [syn: {marveller}]

wonderful
adj : extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement" [syn: {fantastic}, {howling(a)}, {marvelous}, {marvellous}, {rattling(a)}, {terrific}, {tremendous}, {wondrous}]

wonderfully
adv : (used as an intensifier) extremely well; "her voice is superbly disciplined"; "the colors changed wondrously slowly" [syn: {wondrous}, {wondrously}, {superbly}, {toppingly}, {marvellously}, {terrifically}, {marvelously}]

wonderfulness
n : admirable excellence [syn: {admirability}, {admirableness}]

wondering
adj : showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow" [syn: {inquisitive}, {speculative}, {questioning}, {wondering(a)}]

wonderingly
adv : in a curious and questioning manner; "they turned their heads questioningly, as if awaiting further instructions" [syn: {questioningly}]

wonderland
n 1: a place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder
2: an imaginary realm of marvels or wonders

wonderment
n : the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising [syn: {wonder}, {admiration}]

wonder-struck
adj : affected by or overcome with wonder

wonderworking
adj : performing or able to perform wonders or miracles

wondrous
adj : extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement" [syn: {fantastic}, {howling(a)}, {marvelous}, {marvellous}, {rattling(a)}, {terrific}, {tremendous}, {wonderful}]
adv : (used as an intensifier) extremely well; "her voice is superbly disciplined"; "the colors changed wondrously slowly" [syn: {wonderfully}, {wondrously}, {superbly}, {toppingly}, {marvellously}, {terrifically}, {marvelously}]

wondrously
adv : (used as an intensifier) extremely well; "her voice is superbly disciplined"; "the colors changed wondrously slowly" [syn: {wonderfully}, {wondrous}, {superbly}, {toppingly}, {marvellously}, {terrifically}, {marvelously}]

wonk
n : an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or studying excessively [syn: {swot}, {grind}, {nerd}, {dweeb}]

wonkier
wonky
adj 1: turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff" [syn: {askew}, {awry(p)}, {cockeyed}, {lopsided}, {skew-whiff}]
2: inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; "a rickety table"; "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"; "the ladder felt a little wobbly"; "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky" [syn: {rickety}, {shaky}, {wobbly}] [also: {wonkiest}, {wonkier}]

wonkier
See {wonky}

wonkiest
wonky
adj 1: turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff" [syn: {askew}, {awry(p)}, {cockeyed}, {lopsided}, {skew-whiff}]
2: inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; "a rickety table"; "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"; "the ladder felt a little wobbly"; "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky" [syn: {rickety}, {shaky}, {wobbly}] [also: {wonkiest}, {wonkier}]

wonkiest
See {wonky}

wonky
adj 1: turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff" [syn: {askew}, {awry(p)}, {cockeyed}, {lopsided}, {skew-whiff}]
2: inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; "a rickety table"; "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"; "the ladder felt a little wobbly"; "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky" [syn: {rickety}, {shaky}, {wobbly}] [also: {wonkiest}, {wonkier}]

won-lost record
n : (sports) a record of win versus losses

wonned
won See {win} [also: {wonning}, {wonned}]

wonned
See {won}

wonned
won
adj : not subject to defeat; "with that move it's a won game" [ant: {lost}]
n 1: the basic unit of money in South Korea [syn: {South Korean won}]
2: the basic unit of money in North Korea [syn: {North Korean won}] [also: {wonning}, {wonned}]

wonning
See {won}

wonning
won See {win} [also: {wonning}, {wonned}]

wonning
won
adj : not subject to defeat; "with that move it's a won game" [ant: {lost}]
n 1: the basic unit of money in South Korea [syn: {South Korean won}]
2: the basic unit of money in North Korea [syn: {North Korean won}] [also: {wonning}, {wonned}]

wont
n 1: an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening" [syn: {habit}]
2: a pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it" [syn: {habit}, {use}]

wont to
adj : in the habit; "I am used to hitchhiking"; "you'll get used to the idea"; "...was wont to complain that this is a cold world"- Henry David Thoreau [syn: {used to(p)}, {wont to(p)}]

wonted
adj : commonly used or practiced; usual; "his accustomed thoroughness"; "took his customary morning walk"; "his habitual comment"; "with her wonted candor" [syn: {accustomed}, {customary}, {habitual}, {wonted(a)}]

wonton
n 1: a Chinese dumpling filled with spiced minced pork; usually served in soup [syn: {won ton}]
2: a soup with won ton dumplings [syn: {won ton}, {wonton soup}]

wonton soup
n : a soup with won ton dumplings [syn: {won ton}, {wonton}]

woo
v 1: seek someone's favor; "China is wooing Russia" [syn: {court}]
2: make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary" [syn: {court}, {romance}, {solicit}]

wood
n 1: the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
2: the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area [syn: {forest}, {woods}]
3: United States film actress (1938-1981) [syn: {Natalie Wood}]
4: English conductor (1869-1944) [syn: {Sir Henry Wood}, {Sir Henry Joseph Wood}]
5: English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (1814-1887) [syn: {Mrs. Henry Wood}, {Ellen Price Wood}]
6: United States painter noted for works based on life in the Midwest (1892-1942) [syn: {Grant Wood}]
7: any wind instrument other than the brass instruments [syn: {woodwind}, {woodwind instrument}]
8: a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; metal woods are now available

wood alcohol
n : a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol [syn: {methanol}, {methyl alcohol}, {wood spirit}]

wood anemone
n 1: common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers [syn: {snowdrop}, {Anemone quinquefolia}]
2: European anemone with solitary white flowers common in deciduous woodlands [syn: {Anemone nemorosa}]

wood ant
n : reddish-brown European ant typically living in anthills in woodlands [syn: {Formica rufa}]

wood aster
n : any of several asters of eastern North America usually growing in woods

wood avens
n : hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally [syn: {herb bennet}, {cloveroot}, {clover-root}, {Geum urbanum}]

wood block
n : engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it; used to make prints [syn: {woodcut}, {wood engraving}]

wood chisel
n : a chisel for working wood; it is either struck with a mallet or pushed by hand

wood coal
n 1: intermediate between peat and bituminous coal [syn: {lignite}, {brown coal}]
2: a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air [syn: {charcoal}]

wood cudweed
n : weedy perennial of north temperate regions having woolly foliage and dirty white flowers in a leafy spike [syn: {chafeweed}, {Gnaphalium sylvaticum}]

wood drake
n : male wood duck

wood duck
n : showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees [syn: {summer duck}, {wood widgeon}, {Aix sponsa}]

wood engraving
n 1: an engraving made from a woodcut [syn: {woodcut}]
2: engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it; used to make prints [syn: {woodcut}, {wood block}]

wood fern
n : any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris [syn: {wood-fern}, {woodfern}]

wood file
n : a coarse file with sharp pointed projections [syn: {rasp}]

wood frog
n : wide-ranging light-brown frog of moist North American woodlands especially spruce [syn: {wood-frog}, {Rana sylvatica}]

wood garlic
n : pungent Old World weedy plant [syn: {wild garlic}, {Ramsons}, {Allium ursinum}]

wood grain
n : texture of fibers in wood [syn: {woodgrain}]

wood hen
n : flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting [syn: {weka}, {maori hen}]

wood hoopoe
n : tropical African bird having metallic blackish plumage but no crest

wood horsetail
n : Eurasia except southern Russia; northern North America [syn: {Equisetum Sylvaticum}]

wood hyacinth
n : sometimes placed in genus Scilla [syn: {wild hyacinth}, {bluebell}, {harebell}, {Hyacinthoides nonscripta}, {Scilla nonscripta}]

wood ibis
n 1: Old World wood ibis [syn: {wood stork}, {Ibis ibis}]
2: American stork resembling the true ibises in having a downward-curved bill; inhabits wooded swamps of New World tropics [syn: {wood stork}, {Mycteria americana}]

wood laurel
n 1: bushy Eurasian shrub with glossy leathery oblong leaves and yellow-green flowers [syn: {spurge laurel}, {Daphne laureola}]
2: a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers [syn: {mountain laurel}, {American laurel}, {calico bush}, {Kalmia latifolia}]

wood lily
n 1: any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower [syn: {trillium}, {wake-robin}]
2: lily of eastern North America having orange to orange-red purple-spotted flowers [syn: {Lilium philadelphicum}]

wood meadowgrass
n : slender European grass of shady places; grown also in northeastern America and temperate Asia [syn: {Poa nemoralis}, {Agrostis alba}]

wood mint
n : American herb of genus Blephilia with more or less hairy leaves and clusters of purplish or bluish flowers

wood mouse
n : any of various New World woodland mice

wood nettle
n : American perennial herb found in rich woods and provided with stinging hairs; provides fibers used for textiles [syn: {Laportea canadensis}]

wood nymph
n : a deity or nymph of the woods [syn: {dryad}]

wood pewee
n : small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America [syn: {pewee}, {peewee}, {peewit}, {pewit}, {Contopus virens}]

wood pigeon
n : Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck [syn: {ringdove}, {cushat}, {Columba palumbus}]

wood poppy
n : perennial here native to woodland of the eastern United States having yellow flowers [syn: {celandine poppy}, {Stylophorum diphyllum}]

wood pulp
n : wood that has been ground to a pulp; used in making cellulose products (as rayon or paper)

wood pussy
n : American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae [syn: {skunk}, {polecat}]

wood rabbit
n : common small rabbit of North America having grayish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks) [syn: {cottontail}, {cottontail rabbit}]

wood rat
n : any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur gray above and white below with well-furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks) [syn: {wood-rat}]

wood sage
n 1: European germander with one-sided racemes of yellow flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {Teucrium scorodonia}]
2: subshrub with serrate leaves and cream to pink or purple flowers in spikelike racemes; North America [syn: {American germander}, {Teucrium canadense}]

wood shavings
n : thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing [syn: {excelsior}]

wood sorrel
n : any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis [syn: {oxalis}, {sorrel}]

wood spirit
n : a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol [syn: {methanol}, {methyl alcohol}, {wood alcohol}]

wood spurge
n : European perennial herb with greenish yellow terminal flower clusters [syn: {Euphorbia amygdaloides}]

wood stork
n 1: Old World wood ibis [syn: {wood ibis}, {Ibis ibis}]
2: American stork resembling the true ibises in having a downward-curved bill; inhabits wooded swamps of New World tropics [syn: {wood ibis}, {Mycteria americana}]

wood strawberry
n : Europe [syn: {wild strawberry}, {Fragaria vesca}]

wood sugar
n : a sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics [syn: {xylose}]

wood swallow
n : Australasian and Asiatic bird related to the shrikes and resembling a swallow [syn: {swallow shrike}]

wood tar
n : any tar obtained by the destructive distillation of wood

wood thrush
n : large thrush common in eastern American woodlands; noted for its melodious song [syn: {Hylocichla mustelina}]

wood tick
n : common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia [syn: {American dog tick}, {Dermacentor variabilis}]

wood vinegar
n : a red-brown liquid formed in distillation of wood which contains acetic acid, methanol, acetone, wood oils, and tars [syn: {pyroligneous acid}]

wood violet
n 1: common European violet that grows in woods and hedgerows [syn: {hedge violet}, {Viola sylvatica}, {Viola reichenbachiana}]
2: common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies [syn: {bird's-foot violet}, {pansy violet}, {Johnny-jump-up}, {Viola pedata}]

wood vise
n : a vise with jaws that are padded in order to hold lumber without denting it [syn: {woodworking vise}, {shoulder vise}]

wood warbler
n 1: small bright-colored American songbird with a weak unmusical song [syn: {New World warbler}]
2: European woodland warbler with dull yellow plumage [syn: {Phylloscopus sibilatrix}]

wood widgeon
n : showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees [syn: {wood duck}, {summer duck}, {Aix sponsa}]

woodbine
n 1: common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit [syn: {Virginia creeper}, {American ivy}, {Parthenocissus quinquefolia}]
2: European twining honeysuckle with fragrant red and yellow-white flowers [syn: {Lonicera periclymenum}]

woodborer
n : any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood [syn: {borer}]

Woodbury
n : United States social economist (1876-1933) [syn: {Helen Laura Sumner Woodbury}]

woodcarver
n : makes decorative wooden panels [syn: {carver}]

woodcarving
n : a carving created by carving wood

woodchuck
n : reddish brown North American marmot [syn: {groundhog}, {Marmota monax}]

woodcock
n : game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe

woodcock snipe
n 1: Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe [syn: {great snipe}, {Gallinago media}]
2: small long-billed American woodcock; prized as a game bird [syn: {American woodcock}, {Philohela minor}]

woodcraft
n 1: skill and experience in matters relating to the woods (as hunting or fishing or camping)
2: skill in carving or fashioning objects from wood

wood-creeper
n : any of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers [syn: {woodhewer}, {woodcreeper}, {tree creeper}]

woodcreeper
n : any of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers [syn: {woodhewer}, {wood-creeper}, {tree creeper}]

woodcut
n 1: an engraving made from a woodcut [syn: {wood engraving}]
2: engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it; used to make prints [syn: {wood block}, {wood engraving}]

woodcutter
n : cuts down trees and chops wood as a job

wooded
adj : covered with growing trees and bushes etc; "wooded land"; "a heavily wooded tract" [ant: {unwooded}]

wooden
adj 1: made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood; "a wooden box"; "an ancient cart with wooden wheels"; "wood houses"; "a wood fire"
2: lacking ease or grace; "the actor's performance was wooden"; "a wooden smile"

Wooden Horse
n : a large hollow wooden figure of a horse (filled with Greek soldiers) left by the Greeks outside Troy during the Trojan War [syn: {Trojan Horse}]

wooden leg
n : a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg [syn: {peg}, {leg}, {pegleg}]

wooden shoe
n : a shoe carved from a single block of wood [syn: {sabot}]

wooden spoon
n 1: a booby prize consisting of a spoon made of wood
2: a spoon made of wood

wooden-headed
adj : used informally [syn: {blockheaded}, {boneheaded}, {fatheaded}, {loggerheaded}, {thick}, {thickheaded}, {thick-skulled}]

woodenly
adv : without grace; rigidly; "they moved woodenly" [syn: {ungraciously}, {ungracefully}, {gracelessly}, {without graciousness}] [ant: {graciously}, {graciously}]

woodenware
n : ware for domestic use made of wood

wood-fern
n : any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris [syn: {wood fern}, {woodfern}]

woodfern
n : any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris [syn: {wood fern}, {wood-fern}]

wood-frog
n : wide-ranging light-brown frog of moist North American woodlands especially spruce [syn: {wood frog}, {Rana sylvatica}]

woodgrain
n : texture of fibers in wood [syn: {wood grain}]

woodgraining
n : a texture like that of wood [syn: {graining}]

woodhewer
n : any of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers [syn: {woodcreeper}, {wood-creeper}, {tree creeper}]

Woodhull
n : United States advocate of women's suffrage; in 1872 she was the first woman to run for the United States presidency (1838-1927) [syn: {Victoria Clafin Woodhull}]

woodier
woody
adj 1: made of or containing or resembling wood; "woody plants"; "perennial herbs with woody stems"; "a woody taste" [ant: {nonwoody}]
2: abounding in trees; "an arboreous landscape"; "violets in woodsy shady spots"; "a woody area near the highway" [syn: {arboraceous}, {arboreous}, {woodsy}]
3: made hard like wood as the result of the deposition of lignin in the cell walls [syn: {lignified}] [also: {woodiest}, {woodier}]

woodier
See {woody}

woodiest
woody
adj 1: made of or containing or resembling wood; "woody plants"; "perennial herbs with woody stems"; "a woody taste" [ant: {nonwoody}]
2: abounding in trees; "an arboreous landscape"; "violets in woodsy shady spots"; "a woody area near the highway" [syn: {arboraceous}, {arboreous}, {woodsy}]
3: made hard like wood as the result of the deposition of lignin in the cell walls [syn: {lignified}] [also: {woodiest}, {woodier}]

woodiest
See {woody}

woodland
n : land that is covered with trees and shrubs [syn: {forest}, {timberland}, {timber}]

woodland caribou
n : any of several large caribou living in coniferous forests of southern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus [syn: {Rangifer caribou}]

woodland oxeye
n : hairy Eurasian perennial having deep yellow daisies on lax willowy stems; found in the wild in open woodland and on rocky slopes [syn: {Buphthalmum salicifolium}]

woodland star
n : California perennial herb cultivated for its racemose white flowers with widely spreading petals; sometimes placed in genus Tellima [syn: {Lithophragma affine}, {Lithophragma affinis}, {Tellima affinis}]

woodland white violet
n : short-stemmed violet of eastern North America having fragrant purple-veined white flowers [syn: {sweet white violet}, {white violet}, {Viola blanda}]

woodlet
n : garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth [syn: {grove}, {orchard}, {plantation}]

woodlice
woodlouse
n : any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats [syn: {slater}] [also: {woodlice} (pl)]

woodlice
See {woodlouse}

woodlouse
n : any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats [syn: {slater}] [also: {woodlice} (pl)]

woodman
n 1: someone who lives in the woods [syn: {woodsman}]
2: makes things out of wood [syn: {woodworker}, {woodsman}]

woodpecker
n : bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects [syn: {peckerwood}, {pecker}]

woodpile
n : a pile or stack of wood to be used for fuel

wood-rat
n : any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur gray above and white below with well-furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks) [syn: {wood rat}]

Woodrow Charles Herman
n : United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987) [syn: {Herman}, {Woody Herman}]

Woodrow Wilson
n : 28th President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924) [syn: {Wilson}, {Thomas Woodrow Wilson}, {President Wilson}]

Woodrow Wilson Guthrie
n : United States folk singer and songwriter (1912-1967) [syn: {Guthrie}, {Woody Guthrie}]

woodruff
n 1: Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some classifications placed in genus Asperula [syn: {sweet woodruff}, {waldmeister}, {fragrant bedstraw}, {Galium odoratum}, {Asperula odorata}]
2: any plant of the genus Asperula

woods
n : the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area [syn: {forest}, {wood}]

Wood's alloy
n : a fusible bismuth-base alloy; melts at about 160 degrees Fahrenheit [syn: {Wood's metal}]

Wood's metal
n : a fusible bismuth-base alloy; melts at about 160 degrees Fahrenheit [syn: {Wood's alloy}]

woodscrew
n : a metal screw that tapers to a point so that it can be driven into wood with a screwdriver

woodshed
n : a shed for storing firewood or garden tools

woodsia
n : any fern of the genus Woodsia

Woodsia alpina
n : slender fern of northern North America with shining chestnut-colored stipes and bipinnate fronds with usually distinct marginal sori [syn: {Alpine woodsia}, {northern woodsia}, {flower-cup fern}]

Woodsia glabella
n : rock-inhabiting fern of Arctic and subarctic Europe to eastern Asia [syn: {smooth woodsia}]

Woodsia ilvensis
n : a common rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate regions having rusty-brown stipes and lanceolate pinnate fronds [syn: {rusty woodsia}, {fragrant woodsia}, {oblong woodsia}]

woodsier
woodsy
adj 1: characteristic or suggestive of woods; "a fresh woodsy fragrance"
2: abounding in trees; "an arboreous landscape"; "violets in woodsy shady spots"; "a woody area near the highway" [syn: {arboraceous}, {arboreous}, {woody}] [also: {woodsiest}, {woodsier}]

woodsier
See {woodsy}

woodsiest
woodsy
adj 1: characteristic or suggestive of woods; "a fresh woodsy fragrance"
2: abounding in trees; "an arboreous landscape"; "violets in woodsy shady spots"; "a woody area near the highway" [syn: {arboraceous}, {arboreous}, {woody}] [also: {woodsiest}, {woodsier}]

woodsiest
See {woodsy}

woodsman
n 1: someone who lives in the woods [syn: {woodman}]
2: makes things out of wood [syn: {woodworker}, {woodman}]

wood-sorrel family
n : a family of widely distributed herbs of the order Geraniales; have compound leaves and pentamerous flowers [syn: {Oxalidaceae}, {family Oxalidaceae}]

woodsy
adj 1: characteristic or suggestive of woods; "a fresh woodsy fragrance"
2: abounding in trees; "an arboreous landscape"; "violets in woodsy shady spots"; "a woody area near the highway" [syn: {arboraceous}, {arboreous}, {woody}] [also: {woodsiest}, {woodsier}]

Woodward
n 1: United States historian (born in 1908) [syn: {C. Vann Woodward}, {Comer Vann Woodward}]
2: United States chemist honored for synthesizing complex organic compounds (1917-1979) [syn: {Robert Burns Woodward}]

Woodwardia
n : in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae: chain ferns [syn: {genus Woodwardia}]

Woodwardia virginica
n : North American fern [syn: {Virginia chain fern}]

woodwaxen
n : small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as weed in England and United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental [syn: {dyer's greenweed}, {dyer's-broom}, {dyeweed}, {greenweed}, {whin}, {woadwaxen}, {Genista tinctoria}]

woodwind
n : any wind instrument other than the brass instruments [syn: {woodwind instrument}, {wood}]

woodwind instrument
n : any wind instrument other than the brass instruments [syn: {woodwind}, {wood}]

woodwork
n 1: work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture
2: the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood [syn: {carpentry}, {woodworking}]

woodworker
n : makes things out of wood [syn: {woodsman}, {woodman}]

woodworking
n : the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood [syn: {carpentry}, {woodwork}]

woodworking plane
n : a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood; "the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work" [syn: {plane}, {carpenter's plane}]

woodworking vise
n : a vise with jaws that are padded in order to hold lumber without denting it [syn: {wood vise}, {shoulder vise}]

woodworm
n : a larva of a woodborer

woody
adj 1: made of or containing or resembling wood; "woody plants"; "perennial herbs with woody stems"; "a woody taste" [ant: {nonwoody}]
2: abounding in trees; "an arboreous landscape"; "violets in woodsy shady spots"; "a woody area near the highway" [syn: {arboraceous}, {arboreous}, {woodsy}]
3: made hard like wood as the result of the deposition of lignin in the cell walls [syn: {lignified}] [also: {woodiest}, {woodier}]

Woody Allen
n : United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-) [syn: {Allen}, {Allen Stewart Konigsberg}]

Woody Guthrie
n : United States folk singer and songwriter (1912-1967) [syn: {Guthrie}, {Woodrow Wilson Guthrie}]

Woody Herman
n : United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987) [syn: {Herman}, {Woodrow Charles Herman}]

woody nightshade
n : poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America [syn: {bittersweet}, {bittersweet nightshade}, {climbing nightshade}, {deadly nightshade}, {poisonous nightshade}, {Solanum dulcamara}]

woody pear
n : tree bearing pear-shaped fruit with a thick woody epicarp [syn: {native pear}, {Xylomelum pyriforme}]

woody plant
n : a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems [syn: {ligneous plant}]

wooer
n : a man who courts a woman; "a suer for the hand of the princess" [syn: {suitor}, {suer}]

woof
n : the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving [syn: {weft}, {filling}, {pick}]

woofer
n : a loudspeaker that reproduces lower audio frequency sounds

wooing
n : a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage); "its was a brief and intense courtship" [syn: {courtship}, {courting}, {suit}]

wool
n 1: a fabric made from the hair of sheep [syn: {woolen}, {woollen}]
2: fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving
3: outer coat of especially sheep and yaks [syn: {fleece}]

wool fat
n : a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics [syn: {lanolin}, {wool grease}]

wool grass
n 1: sedge of eastern North America having numerous clustered woolly spikelets [syn: {Scirpus cyperinus}]
2: grass often cultivated for its long white-ribbed leaves and large plumes resembling those of pampas grass [syn: {Ravenna grass}, {Erianthus ravennae}]

wool grease
n : a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics [syn: {lanolin}, {wool fat}]

wool oil
n : any oil used to oil wool before spinning

wool stapler
n 1: a dealer in wool
2: a person who sorts wool into different grades [syn: {woolsorter}]

woolen
adj : of or related to or made of wool; "a woolen sweater" [syn: {woollen}]
n : a fabric made from the hair of sheep [syn: {wool}, {woollen}]

Woolf
n : English author whose work used such techniques as stream of consciousness and the interior monologue; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1882-1941) [syn: {Virginia Woolf}, {Adeline Virginia Stephen Woolf}]

woolgather
v : have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy [syn: {dream}, {daydream}, {stargaze}]

woolgatherer
n : someone who indulges in idle or absent-minded daydreaming [syn: {daydreamer}]

woolgathering
adj : dreamy in mood or nature; "a woolgathering moment" [syn: {dreamy}, {moony}]
n : an idle indulgence in fantasy

Woollcott
n : United States drama critic and journalist (1887-1943) [syn: {Alexander Woollcott}]

woollen
adj : of or related to or made of wool; "a woolen sweater" [syn: {woolen}]
n : a fabric made from the hair of sheep [syn: {wool}, {woolen}]

Woolley
n : English archaeologist who supervised the excavations at Ur (1880-1960) [syn: {Sir Leonard Woolley}, {Sir Charles Leonard Woolley}]

woollier
woolly
adj 1: having a fluffy character or appearance [syn: {flocculent}, {wooly}]
2: confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas" [syn: {addled}, {befuddled}, {muddled}, {muzzy}, {wooly}, {woolly-headed}, {wooly-minded}]
3: covered with dense often matted or curly hairs; "woolly lambs" [syn: {wooly}]
4: covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments; "the woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton" [syn: {lanate}] [also: {woolliest}, {woollier}]

woollier
See {woolly}

woolliest
woolly
adj 1: having a fluffy character or appearance [syn: {flocculent}, {wooly}]
2: confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas" [syn: {addled}, {befuddled}, {muddled}, {muzzy}, {wooly}, {woolly-headed}, {wooly-minded}]
3: covered with dense often matted or curly hairs; "woolly lambs" [syn: {wooly}]
4: covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments; "the woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton" [syn: {lanate}] [also: {woolliest}, {woollier}]

woolliest
See {woolly}

woolly
adj 1: having a fluffy character or appearance [syn: {flocculent}, {wooly}]
2: confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas" [syn: {addled}, {befuddled}, {muddled}, {muzzy}, {wooly}, {woolly-headed}, {wooly-minded}]
3: covered with dense often matted or curly hairs; "woolly lambs" [syn: {wooly}]
4: covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments; "the woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton" [syn: {lanate}] [also: {woolliest}, {woollier}]

woolly adelgid
n : an insect that feeds on hemlocks; its egg sacs are small fuzzy white balls like artificial snow on a Christmas tree

woolly alder aphid
n : attacks alders [syn: {Prociphilus tessellatus}]

woolly aphid
n : secretes a waxy substance like a mass of fine curly white cotton or woolly threads [syn: {woolly plant louse}]

woolly apple aphid
n : primarily a bark feeder on aerial parts and roots of apple and other trees [syn: {American blight}, {Eriosoma lanigerum}]

woolly bear
n : caterpillar of numerous moths characterized by a dense coat of woolly hairs; feed on plants and some are destructive pests [syn: {woolly bear caterpillar}]

woolly bear caterpillar
n : caterpillar of numerous moths characterized by a dense coat of woolly hairs; feed on plants and some are destructive pests [syn: {woolly bear}]

woolly bear moth
n : larva of moth of the family Arctiidae

woolly daisy
n : tiny gray woolly tufted annual with small golden-yellow flower heads; southeastern California to northwestern Arizona and southwestern Utah; sometimes placed in genus Eriophyllum [syn: {dwarf daisy}, {Antheropeas wallacei}, {Eriophyllum wallacei}]

woolly indris
n : nocturnal indris with thick gray-brown fur and a long tail [syn: {Avahi laniger}]

woolly mammoth
n : very hairy mammoth common in colder portions of the northern hemisphere [syn: {northern mammoth}, {Mammuthus primigenius}]

woolly manzanita
n : erect openly branched California shrub whose twigs are woolly when young [syn: {downy manzanita}, {Arctostaphylos tomentosa}]

woolly monkey
n : large monkeys with dark skin and woolly fur of the Amazon and Orinoco basins

woolly mullein
n : tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches [syn: {common mullein}, {great mullein}, {Aaron's rod}, {flannel mullein}, {torch}, {Verbascum thapsus}]

woolly plant louse
n : secretes a waxy substance like a mass of fine curly white cotton or woolly threads [syn: {woolly aphid}]

woolly rhinoceros
n : extinct thick-haired species of arctic regions [syn: {Rhinoceros antiquitatis}]

woolly sunflower
n : any plant of the genus Eriophyllum

woolly thistle
n 1: biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {cotton thistle}, {Scotch thistle}, {Onopordum acanthium}, {Onopordon acanthium}]
2: thistle of western North America having white woolly leaves [syn: {Cirsium flodmanii}]

woolly-headed
adj : confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas" [syn: {addled}, {befuddled}, {muddled}, {muzzy}, {woolly}, {wooly}, {wooly-minded}]

woolsorter
n : a person who sorts wool into different grades [syn: {wool stapler}]

woolsorter's disease
n : a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse [syn: {pulmonary anthrax}, {inhalation anthrax}, {anthrax pneumonia}, {ragpicker's disease}, {ragsorter's disease}, {woolsorter's pneumonia}]

woolsorter's pneumonia
n : a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse [syn: {pulmonary anthrax}, {inhalation anthrax}, {anthrax pneumonia}, {ragpicker's disease}, {ragsorter's disease}, {woolsorter's disease}]

Woolworth
n : United States businessman who opened a shop in 1879 selling low-priced goods and built it into a national chain of stores (1852-1919) [syn: {Frank Winfield Woolworth}]

wooly
adj 1: having a fluffy character or appearance [syn: {flocculent}, {woolly}]
2: confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas" [syn: {addled}, {befuddled}, {muddled}, {muzzy}, {woolly}, {woolly-headed}, {wooly-minded}]
3: covered with dense often matted or curly hairs; "woolly lambs" [syn: {woolly}]

wooly blue curls
n : aromatic wooly-leaved plant of southern California and Mexico [syn: {black sage}, {California romero}, {Trichostema lanatum}]

wooly lip fern
n : small North American evergreen fern whose stipes and lower frond surfaces are densely wooly [syn: {hairy lip fern}, {Cheilanthes lanosa}]

wooly-minded
adj : confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas" [syn: {addled}, {befuddled}, {muddled}, {muzzy}, {woolly}, {wooly}, {woolly-headed}]

woozier
woozy
adj : having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling; "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; "a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff" [syn: {dizzy}, {giddy}, {vertiginous}] [also: {wooziest}, {woozier}]

woozier
See {woozy}

wooziest
woozy
adj : having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling; "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; "a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff" [syn: {dizzy}, {giddy}, {vertiginous}] [also: {wooziest}, {woozier}]

wooziest
See {woozy}

woozy
adj : having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling; "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; "a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff" [syn: {dizzy}, {giddy}, {vertiginous}] [also: {wooziest}, {woozier}]

wop
n : offensive terms for a person of Italian descent [syn: {dago}, {Guinea}, {greaseball}]

Worcester
n 1: United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865) [syn: {Joseph Emerson Worcester}]
2: an industrial and university city in central Massachusetts west of Boston
3: a cathedral city in west central England on the River Severn

Worcester sauce
n : a savory sauce of vinegar and soy sauce and spices [syn: {Worcestershire}, {Worcestershire sauce}]

Worcestershire
n : a savory sauce of vinegar and soy sauce and spices [syn: {Worcester sauce}, {Worcestershire sauce}]

Worcestershire sauce
n : a savory sauce of vinegar and soy sauce and spices [syn: {Worcester sauce}, {Worcestershire}]

word
n 1: a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"
2: a brief statement; "he didn't say a word about it"
3: new information about specific and timely events; "they awaited news of the outcome" [syn: {news}, {intelligence}, {tidings}]
4: the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus) [syn: {Son}, {Logos}]
5: a promise; "he gave his word" [syn: {parole}, {word of honor}]
6: a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password" [syn: {password}, {watchword}, {parole}, {countersign}]
7: an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it" [syn: {discussion}, {give-and-take}]
8: the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen" [syn: {Bible}, {Christian Bible}, {Book}, {Good Book}, {Holy Scripture}, {Holy Writ}, {Scripture}, {Word of God}]
9: a verbal command for action; "when I give the word, charge!" 10: a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory; "large computers use words up to 64 bits long"
v : put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees" [syn: {give voice}, {formulate}, {phrase}, {articulate}]

word accent
n : the distribution of stresses within a polysyllabic word [syn: {word stress}]

word blindness
n : inability to perceive written words [syn: {visual aphasia}, {alexia}]

word class
n : one of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical context [syn: {part of speech}, {form class}]

word deafness
n : an impairment in understanding spoken language that is not attributable to hearing loss [syn: {auditory aphasia}, {acoustic aphasia}]

word division
n : division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page [syn: {hyphenation}]

word finder
n : a thesaurus organized to help you find the word you want but cannot think of [syn: {wordfinder}]

word for word
adv : using exactly the same words; "he repeated her remarks verbatim" [syn: {verbatim}]

word form
n : the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached" [syn: {form}, {signifier}, {descriptor}]

word game
n : any game involving the formation or alteration or discovery of words

word meaning
n : the accepted meaning of a word [syn: {word sense}, {acceptation}]

word of advice
n : cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger) [syn: {admonition}, {monition}, {warning}]

word of farewell
n : an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting [syn: {farewell}]

Word of God
n 1: a manifestation of the mind and will of God
2: the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen" [syn: {Bible}, {Christian Bible}, {Book}, {Good Book}, {Holy Scripture}, {Holy Writ}, {Scripture}, {Word}]
3: the message of the gospel of Christ

word of honor
n : a promise; "he gave his word" [syn: {parole}, {word}]

word of mouth
n : gossip spread by spoken communication; "the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth" [syn: {grapevine}, {pipeline}]

word order
n : the order of words in a text

word picture
n : a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters" [syn: {word-painting}, {delineation}, {depiction}, {picture}, {characterization}, {characterisation}]

word play
n : playing on words or speech sounds

word processing
n : rapid and efficient processing (storage and printing) of linguistic data for composition and editing

word processing system
n : an application that provides the user with tools needed to write and edit and format text and to send it to a printer [syn: {word processor}]

word processor
n : an application that provides the user with tools needed to write and edit and format text and to send it to a printer [syn: {word processing system}]

word salad
n : jumble of incoherent speech as sometimes heard in schizophrenia

word sense
n : the accepted meaning of a word [syn: {word meaning}, {acceptation}]

word square
n : a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across [syn: {acrostic}]

word stress
n : the distribution of stresses within a polysyllabic word [syn: {word accent}]

word string
n : a linear sequence of words as spoken or written [syn: {string of words}, {linguistic string}]

word structure
n : the admissible arrangement of sounds in words [syn: {morphology}, {sound structure}, {syllable structure}]

word-blind
adj : of or relating to or symptomatic of alexia [syn: {alexic}]

wordbook
n : a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings)

wordfinder
n : a thesaurus organized to help you find the word you want but cannot think of [syn: {word finder}]

word-for-word
adj : (of a translation) corresponding word for word with the original; "literal translation of the article"; "an awkward word-for-word translation" [syn: {literal}]

wordier
wordy
adj 1: use of more words than required to express an idea; "a wordy gossipy account of a simple incident"; "a redundant text crammed with amplifications of the obvious" [syn: {redundant}]
2: using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes" [syn: {long-winded}, {tedious}, {verbose}, {windy}] [also: {wordiest}, {wordier}]

wordier
See {wordy}

wordiest
wordy
adj 1: use of more words than required to express an idea; "a wordy gossipy account of a simple incident"; "a redundant text crammed with amplifications of the obvious" [syn: {redundant}]
2: using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes" [syn: {long-winded}, {tedious}, {verbose}, {windy}] [also: {wordiest}, {wordier}]

wordiest
See {wordy}

wordily
adv : in a verbose manner; "she explained her ideas verbosely" [syn: {verbosely}, {windily}, {long-windedly}]

wordiness
n : boring verboseness [syn: {prolixity}, {prolixness}, {long-windedness}]

wording
n : the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton [syn: {diction}, {phrasing}, {phraseology}, {choice of words}, {verbiage}]

wordless
adj : expressed without speech; especially because words would be inappropriate or inadequate; "a mute appeal"; "a silent curse"; "best grief is tongueless"- Emily Dickinson; "the words stopped at her lips unsounded"; "unspoken grief"; "choking exasperation and wordless shame"- Thomas Wolfe [syn: {mute}, {tongueless}, {unspoken}]

wordlessly
adv : without speaking; "he sat mutely next to her" [syn: {mutely}, {silently}, {taciturnly}]

wordmonger
n : a writer who uses language carelessly or pretentiously with little regard for meaning

wordnet
n 1: any of the machine-readable lexical databases modeled after the Princeton WordNet
2: a machine-readable lexical database organized by meanings; developed at Princeton University [syn: {Princeton WordNet}]

word-of-mouth
adj : expressed orally; "a viva-voce report"; "the film had good word-of-mouth publicity" [syn: {viva-voce}]

word-painter
n : a writer of vivid or graphic descriptive power

word-painting
n : a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters" [syn: {word picture}, {delineation}, {depiction}, {picture}, {characterization}, {characterisation}]

word-perfect
adj : correct to the last detail; especially being in or following the exact words; "a letter-perfect rendition of the soliloquy"; "she was word-perfect in her part" [syn: {letter-perfect}]

wordplay
n : a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her" [syn: {pun}, {punning}, {paronomasia}]

words
n 1: the words that are spoken; "I listened to his words very closely"
2: the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language" [syn: {lyric}, {language}]
3: language that is spoken or written; "he has a gift for words"; "she put her thoughts into words"
4: an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words" [syn: {quarrel}, {wrangle}, {row}, {run-in}, {dustup}]
5: words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his speech" [syn: {actor's line}, {speech}]

words per minute
n : the rate at which words are produced (as in speaking or typing) [syn: {wpm}]

wordsmith
n : a fluent and prolific writer

word-splitting
n : making too fine distinctions of little importance; "they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously" [syn: {hairsplitting}]

Wordsworth
n : a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850) [syn: {William Wordsworth}]

Wordsworthian
adj : in the manner of William Wordsworth

word-worship
n : worship of words [syn: {verbolatry}, {grammatolatry}]

wordy
adj 1: use of more words than required to express an idea; "a wordy gossipy account of a simple incident"; "a redundant text crammed with amplifications of the obvious" [syn: {redundant}]
2: using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes" [syn: {long-winded}, {tedious}, {verbose}, {windy}] [also: {wordiest}, {wordier}]

wore
See {wear}

wore
wear
n 1: impairment resulting from long use; "the tires showed uneven wear"
2: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body [syn: {clothing}, {article of clothing}, {vesture}]
3: the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; "she bought it for everyday wear" [syn: {wearing}]
v 1: be dressed in; "She was wearing yellow that day" [syn: {have on}]
2: have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar" [syn: {bear}]
3: have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality; "He always wears a smile"
4: deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth" [syn: {wear off}, {wear out}, {wear thin}]
5: have or show an appearance of; "wear one's hair in a certain way"
6: last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years" [syn: {hold out}, {endure}]
7: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" [syn: {break}, {wear out}, {bust}, {fall apart}]
8: exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {wear upon}, {tire out}, {weary}, {jade}, {wear out}, {outwear}, {wear down}, {fag out}, {fag}, {fatigue}] [ant: {refresh}]
9: put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans" [syn: {put on}, {get into}, {don}, {assume}] [also: {worn}, {wore}]

work
n 1: activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work"
2: a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time" [syn: {piece of work}]
3: the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work" [syn: {employment}]
4: applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading); "mastering a second language requires a lot of work"; "no schools offer graduate study in interior design" [syn: {study}]
5: the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it); "he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre"; "Picasso's work can be divided into periods" [syn: {oeuvre}, {body of work}]
6: a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today" [syn: {workplace}]
7: (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force; "work equals force times distance"
v 1: exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor" [ant: {idle}]
2: be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college" [syn: {do work}]
3: have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water" [syn: {act}]
4: perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" [syn: {function}, {operate}, {go}, {run}] [ant: {malfunction}]
5: shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal" [syn: {work on}, {process}]
6: give a work-out to; "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles" [syn: {exercise}, {work out}]
7: proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest" [syn: {make}]
8: operate in a certain place, area, or specialty; "She works the night clubs"; "The salesman works the Midwest"; "This artist works mostly in acrylics"
9: proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity; "work your way through every problem or task"; "She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived"; "Start from the bottom and work towards the top" 10: move in an agitated manner; "His fingers worked with tension" 11: cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area" [syn: {bring}, {play}, {wreak}, {make for}] 12: cause to work; "he is working his servants hard" [syn: {put to work}] 13: prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land" [syn: {cultivate}, {crop}] 14: behave in a certain way when handled; "This dough does not work easily"; "The soft metal works well" 15: have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate" [syn: {influence}, {act upon}] 16: operate in or through; "Work the phones" 17: cause to operate or function; "This pilot works the controls"; "Can you work an electric drill?" 18: provoke or excite; "The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy" 19: gratify and charm, usually in order to influence; "the political candidate worked the crowds" 20: make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" [syn: {shape}, {form}, {mold}, {mould}, {forge}] 21: move into or onto; "work the raisins into the dough"; "the student worked a few jokes into his presentation"; "work the body onto the flatbed truck" 22: make uniform; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft" [syn: {knead}] 23: use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy" [syn: {exploit}] 24: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem" [syn: {solve}, {work out}, {figure out}, {puzzle out}, {lick}] 25: cause to undergo fermentation; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats" [syn: {ferment}] 26: go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out" [syn: {sour}, {turn}, {ferment}] 27: arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times" [also: {wrought}]

work animal
n : an animal trained for and used for heavy labor

work at
v : to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something; "the child worked at the multiplication table until she had it down cold" [syn: {work on}]

work bench
n : a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic [syn: {workbench}, {bench}]

work camp
n : camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government projects [syn: {prison camp}, {prison farm}]

work day
n : a day on which work is done [syn: {workday}, {working day}] [ant: {rest day}]

work flow
n : progress (or rate of progress) in work being done [syn: {workflow}]

work force
n : the force of workers available [syn: {workforce}, {manpower}, {hands}, {men}]

work in
v : add by mixing or blending on or attaching; "work in the butter and the dough will get the right consistency"; "In his speech, the presidential candidate worked in a lot of learned words"

work in progress
n : a piece of work that is not yet finished

work of art
n : art that is a product of one of the fine arts (especially a painting or sculpture of artistic merit)

work off
v : cause to go away through effort or work; "work off the extra pounds you have gained over the holidays"; "we must work off the debt"

work on
v 1: to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something; "the child worked at the multiplication table until she had it down cold" [syn: {work at}]
2: shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal" [syn: {work}, {process}]

work out
v 1: come up with; "His colleagues worked out his interesting idea"; "We worked up an ad for our client" [syn: {work up}]
2: happen in a certain way, leading to, producing, or resulting in a certain outcome, often well; "Things worked out in an interesting way"; "Not everything worked out in the end and we were disappointed"
3: work out in detail; "elaborate a plan" [syn: {elaborate}]
4: do physical exercise; "She works out in the gym every day" [syn: {exercise}]
5: be calculated; "The fees work out to less than $1,000"
6: make a mathematical calculation or computation [syn: {calculate}, {cipher}, {cypher}, {compute}, {reckon}, {figure}]
7: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem" [syn: {solve}, {figure out}, {puzzle out}, {lick}, {work}]
8: give a work-out to; "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles" [syn: {exercise}, {work}]

work over
v : give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students" [syn: {beat}, {beat up}]

work papers
n : a legal document giving information required for employment of certain people in certain countries [syn: {working papers}, {work permit}]

work party
n : an organized group of workmen [syn: {gang}, {crew}]

work permit
n : a legal document giving information required for employment of certain people in certain countries [syn: {working papers}, {work papers}]

work shift
n : the time period during which you are at work [syn: {shift}, {duty period}]

work shoe
n : a thick and heavy shoe [syn: {brogan}, {brogue}, {clodhopper}]

work song
n : a usually rhythmical song song to accompany repetitious work

work stoppage
n : a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions; "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled" [syn: {strike}]

work study
n : an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort [syn: {time and motion study}, {time-and-motion study}, {time-motion study}, {motion study}, {time study}]

work surface
n : a horizontal surface for supporting objects used in working or playing games

work table
n : a table designed for a particular task [syn: {worktable}]

work through
v : apply thoroughly; think through; "We worked through an example" [syn: {run through}, {go through}]

work time
n : a time period when you are required to work [ant: {time off}]

work to rule
n : a job action in which workers cause a slowdown by doing only the minimum amount required by the rules of the workplace

work unit
n : a unit of measurement for work [syn: {heat unit}, {energy unit}]

work up
v 1: form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border" [syn: {build up}, {build}, {progress}]
2: develop; "we worked up an as of an appetite" [syn: {get up}]
3: bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports" [syn: {build up}, {build}, {ramp up}]
4: come up with; "His colleagues worked out his interesting idea"; "We worked up an ad for our client" [syn: {work out}]

workable
adj : capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are [syn: {feasible}, {executable}, {practicable}, {viable}]

workaday
adj : found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant [syn: {everyday}, {mundane}, {quotidian}, {routine}, {unremarkable}]

workaholic
n : person with a compulsive need to work

workaholism
n : compulsiveness about working

workbag
n : container for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing) [syn: {workbasket}, {workbox}]

workbasket
n : container for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing) [syn: {workbox}, {workbag}]

workbench
n : a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic [syn: {work bench}, {bench}]

work-board
n : a horizontal board that provides a supported surface for manual work [syn: {workboard}]

workboard
n : a horizontal board that provides a supported surface for manual work [syn: {work-board}]

workbook
n : a student's book or booklet containing problems with spaces for solving them

workbox
n : container for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing) [syn: {workbasket}, {workbag}]

work-clothes
n : clothing worn for doing manual labor [syn: {work-clothing}]

work-clothing
n : clothing worn for doing manual labor [syn: {work-clothes}]

workday
n 1: a day on which work is done [syn: {working day}, {work day}] [ant: {rest day}]
2: the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage; "they work an 8-hour day" [syn: {working day}]

worked up
adj : of persons; excessively affected by emotion; "he would become emotional over nothing at all"; "she was worked up about all the noise" [syn: {aroused}, {emotional}, {excited}]

worker
n 1: a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker" [ant: {nonworker}]
2: a member of the working class (not necessarily employed); "workers of the world--unite!" [syn: {proletarian}, {prole}]
3: sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae
4: a person who acts and gets things done; "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker" [syn: {actor}, {doer}]

worker bee
n : sterile bee specialized to collect food and maintain the hive

workfellow
n : an associate you work with [syn: {colleague}, {co-worker}, {fellow worker}]

workflow
n : progress (or rate of progress) in work being done [syn: {work flow}]

workforce
n : the force of workers available [syn: {work force}, {manpower}, {hands}, {men}]

workhorse
n 1: machine that performs dependably under heavy use; "the IBM main frame computers have been the workhorse of the business world"
2: a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor

workhouse
n 1: a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor
2: a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months

work-in
n : occasion when workers continue to work as a protest against e.g. proposed dismissal or closure of the factory

working
adj 1: actively engaged in paid work; "the working population"; "the ratio of working men to unemployed"; "a working mother"; "robots can be on the job day and night" [syn: {working(a)}, {on the job(p)}]
2: adequate for practical use; especially sufficient in strength or numbers to accomplish something; "the party has a working majority in the House"; "a working knowledge of Spanish"
3: adopted as a temporary basis for further work; "a working draft"; "a working hypothesis" [syn: {working(a)}]
4: (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes" [syn: {running(a)}, {operative}, {functional}, {working(a)}]
5: serving to permit or facilitate further work or activity; "discussed the working draft of a peace treaty"; "they need working agreements with their neighbor states on interstate projects"
n : a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked [syn: {workings}]

working agreement
n : an informal agreement to work together

working capital
n : assets available for use in the production of further assets [syn: {capital}]

working class
n : a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field" [syn: {labor}, {labour}, {proletariat}]

working day
n 1: a day on which work is done [syn: {workday}, {work day}] [ant: {rest day}]
2: the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage; "they work an 8-hour day" [syn: {workday}]

working dog
n : any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogs

working girl
n 1: a young woman who is employed
2: a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn: {prostitute}, {cocotte}, {whore}, {harlot}, {bawd}, {tart}, {cyprian}, {fancy woman}, {sporting lady}, {lady of pleasure}, {woman of the street}]

working group
n : a group of people working together temporarily until some goal is achieved; "the working group was supposed to report back in two weeks" [syn: {working party}]

working man
n : an employee who performs manual or industrial labor [syn: {workman}, {working person}]

working memory
n : memory for intermediate results that must be held during thinking

working out
n : developing in intricate and painstaking detail [syn: {elaboration}]

working papers
n 1: records kept of activities involved in carrying out a project; "the auditor was required to produce his working papers"
2: a legal document giving information required for employment of certain people in certain countries [syn: {work papers}, {work permit}]

working party
n : a group of people working together temporarily until some goal is achieved; "the working group was supposed to report back in two weeks" [syn: {working group}]

working person
n : an employee who performs manual or industrial labor [syn: {workman}, {working man}]

working principle
n : a rule that is adequate to permit work to be done [syn: {working rule}]

working rule
n : a rule that is adequate to permit work to be done [syn: {working principle}]

working-class
adj 1: of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers; "party of the propertyless proletariat"- G.B.Shaw [syn: {propertyless}, {wage-earning}, {blue-collar}]
2: working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries; "working-class occupations include manual as well as industrial labor" [syn: {wage-earning}]

workings
n 1: the internal mechanism of a device [syn: {works}]
2: a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked [syn: {working}]

workload
n : work that a person is expected to do in a specified time

workman
n : an employee who performs manual or industrial labor [syn: {working man}, {working person}]

workmanlike
adj : worthy of a good workman; "a competent job"; "the book is a workmanlike job with chronology and bibliography and index"

workmanship
n : skill in an occupation or trade [syn: {craft}, {craftsmanship}]

workmate
n : a fellow worker

workmen's compensation
n : compensation for death or injury suffered by a worker in the course of his employment

workout
n : the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit; "the doctor recommended regular exercise"; "he did some exercising"; "the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit" [syn: {exercise}, {exercising}, {physical exercise}, {physical exertion}]

workout suit
n : garment consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt [syn: {sweat suit}, {sweatsuit}, {sweats}]

workpiece
n : work consisting of a piece of metal being machined

workplace
n : a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today" [syn: {work}]

workroom
n : room where work is done

works
n 1: buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles" [syn: {plant}, {industrial plant}]
2: everything available; usually preceded by `the'; "we saw the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment" [syn: {whole shebang}, {whole kit and caboodle}, {kit and caboodle}, {whole kit and boodle}, {kit and boodle}, {whole kit}, {whole caboodle}, {whole works}, {full treatment}]
3: performance of moral or religious acts; "salvation by deeds"; "the reward for good works" [syn: {deeds}]
4: the internal mechanism of a device [syn: {workings}]

works council
n : (chiefly Brit) a council representing employer and employees of a plant or business to discuss working conditions etc; also: a committee representing the workers elected to negotiate with management about grievances and wages etc

works program
n : a program to provide jobs on public works paid for by government funds

worksheet
n 1: a sheet of paper with multiple columns; used by an accountant to assemble figures for financial statements
2: a piece of paper recording work planned or done on a project

workshop
n 1: small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done [syn: {shop}]
2: a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving

work-shy
adj : disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy" [syn: {faineant}, {indolent}, {lazy}, {otiose}, {slothful}]

workspace
n : space allocated for your work (as in an office)

workstation
n : a desktop digital computer that is conventionally considered to be more powerful than a microcomputer

work-study program
n : an educational plan in which students alternate between paid employment and formal study

worktable
n : a table designed for a particular task [syn: {work table}]

workweek
n : hours or days of work in a calendar week; "they worked a 40-hour week" [syn: {week}]

world
adj : involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance" [syn: {global}, {planetary}, {world(a)}, {worldwide}]
n 1: all of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women" [syn: {human race}, {humanity}, {humankind}, {human beings}, {humans}, {mankind}, {man}]
2: everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" [syn: {universe}, {existence}, {creation}, {cosmos}, {macrocosm}]
3: all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you; "his world was shattered"; "we live in different worlds"; "for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were" [syn: {reality}]
4: people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest; "the Western world" [syn: {domain}]
5: the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet on which we live; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world" [syn: {Earth}, {globe}]
6: the concerns of the world as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world" [syn: {worldly concern}, {earthly concern}, {earth}]
7: a part of the earth that can be considered separately; "the outdoor world"; "the world of insects"
8: people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public" [syn: {populace}, {public}]

world affairs
n : affairs between nations; "you can't really keep up with world affairs by watching television" [syn: {international affairs}]

World Bank
n : a United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments [syn: {International Bank for Reconstruction and Development}, {IBRD}]

world council
n : a council with representatives from different nations

World Council of Churches
n : an ecumenical organization of Protestant and Eastern churches; intended to promote unity and cooperation in religious and secular matters

World Court
n : a court established to settle disputes between members of the United Nations [syn: {International Court of Justice}]

World Cup
n : a soccer tournament held every four years between national soccer teams to determine a world champion

World Health Organization
n : a United Nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services [syn: {WHO}]

World Meteorological Organization
n : the United Nations agency concerned with the international collection of meteorological data [syn: {WMO}]

world organisation
n : an international alliance involving many different countries [syn: {world organization}, {international organization}, {international organisation}, {global organization}]

world organization
n : an international alliance involving many different countries [syn: {world organisation}, {international organization}, {international organisation}, {global organization}]

world power
n : a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world [syn: {major power}, {great power}, {power}, {superpower}]

world premiere
n : (music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world

world record
n : the best record in the whole world

World Series
n : series that constitutes the playoff for the baseball championship; "we watched the World Series on TV"

World Tamil Association
n : a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel; "the Tamil Tigers perfected suicide bombing as a weapon of war" [syn: {Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam}, {LTTE}, {Tamil Tigers}, {Tigers}, {World Tamil Movement}]

World Tamil Movement
n : a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel; "the Tamil Tigers perfected suicide bombing as a weapon of war" [syn: {Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam}, {LTTE}, {Tamil Tigers}, {Tigers}, {World Tamil Association}]

World Trade Center
n : twin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City; built in 1970 to 1973; destroyed by a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 [syn: {WTC}, {twin towers}]

World Trade Organization
n : an international organization based in Geneva that monitors and enforces rules governing global trade [syn: {WTO}]

world traveler
n : someone who travels widely and often [syn: {globetrotter}]

world view
n : a comprehensive view of the world and human life [syn: {Weltanschauung}]

world war
n : a war in which the major nations of the world are involved

World War 1
n : a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the central powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918 [syn: {World War I}, {Great War}, {First World War}, {War to End War}]

World War 2
n : a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945 [syn: {World War II}, {Second World War}]

World War I
n : a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the central powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918 [syn: {World War 1}, {Great War}, {First World War}, {War to End War}]

World War II
n : a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945 [syn: {World War 2}, {Second World War}]

World Wide Web
n : computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol [syn: {WWW}, {web}]

world-beater
n : a competitor who holds a preeminent position [syn: {king}, {queen}]

world-class
adj : ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate" [syn: {first}, {foremost}]

worldlier
worldly
adj 1: characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world; "worldly goods and advancement" [ant: {unworldly}]
2: very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world; "the blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the pond'"; "the benefits of his worldly wisdom" [syn: {blase}]
3: concerned with secular rather than sacred matters; "lords temporal and spiritual" [syn: {temporal}] [also: {worldliest}, {worldlier}]

worldlier
See {worldly}

worldliest
worldly
adj 1: characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world; "worldly goods and advancement" [ant: {unworldly}]
2: very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world; "the blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the pond'"; "the benefits of his worldly wisdom" [syn: {blase}]
3: concerned with secular rather than sacred matters; "lords temporal and spiritual" [syn: {temporal}] [also: {worldliest}, {worldlier}]

worldliest
See {worldly}

worldliness
n : the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated through cultivation or experience or disillusionment [syn: {sophistication}] [ant: {naivete}]

worldly
adj 1: characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world; "worldly goods and advancement" [ant: {unworldly}]
2: very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world; "the blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the pond'"; "the benefits of his worldly wisdom" [syn: {blase}]
3: concerned with secular rather than sacred matters; "lords temporal and spiritual" [syn: {temporal}] [also: {worldliest}, {worldlier}]

worldly belongings
n : all the property that you possess; "he left all his worldly possessions to his daughter" [syn: {worldly possessions}, {worldly goods}]

worldly concern
n : the concerns of the world as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world" [syn: {earthly concern}, {world}, {earth}]

worldly goods
n : all the property that you possess; "he left all his worldly possessions to his daughter" [syn: {worldly possessions}, {worldly belongings}]

worldly possessions
n : all the property that you possess; "he left all his worldly possessions to his daughter" [syn: {worldly belongings}, {worldly goods}]

worldly-minded
adj : marked by materialism [syn: {materialistic}, {mercenary}]

worldly-wise
adj : experienced in and wise to the ways of the world

world-shaking
adj : sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; "earthshaking proposals"; "the contest was no world-shaking affair"; "the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering" [syn: {earthshaking}, {world-shattering}]

world-shattering
adj : sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; "earthshaking proposals"; "the contest was no world-shaking affair"; "the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering" [syn: {earthshaking}, {world-shaking}]

world-weariness
n : sadness on thinking about the evils of the world [syn: {Weltschmerz}]

world-weary
adj : tired of the world; "bored with life"; "strolled through the museum with a bored air" [syn: {bored}]

worldwide
adj 1: spanning or extending throughout the entire world; "worldwide distribution"; "a worldwide epidemic"
2: involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance" [syn: {global}, {planetary}, {world(a)}]
3: of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience" [syn: {cosmopolitan}, {ecumenical}, {oecumenical}, {general}, {universal}]

worm
n 1: any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
2: a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect [syn: {louse}, {insect}, {dirt ball}]
3: a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network; "worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers"
4: screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
v : to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace" [syn: {writhe}, {wrestle}, {wriggle}, {squirm}, {twist}]

worm family
n : a family of worms

worm fence
n : rail fence consisting of a zigzag of interlocking rails [syn: {snake fence}, {snake-rail fence}, {Virginia fence}]

worm fish
n : poorly known family of small tropical shallow-water fishes related to gobies

worm gear
n : gear consisting of a shaft with screw thread (the worm) that meshes with a toothed wheel (the worm wheel); changes the direction of the axis of rotary motion

worm genus
n : a genus of worms

worm lizard
n : a lizard of the genus Amphisbaena; harmless wormlike limbless lizard of warm or tropical regions having concealed eyes and ears and a short blunt tail

worm salamander
n : any of several small slim salamanders of the Pacific coast of the United States [syn: {slender salamander}]

worm snake
n 1: wormlike burrowing snake of warm regions having vestigial eyes [syn: {blind snake}]
2: small reddish wormlike snake of eastern United States [syn: {thunder snake}, {Carphophis amoenus}]

worm wheel
n : gear with the thread of a worm

wormcast
n 1: cylindrical mass of earth voided by a burrowing earthworm or lugworm
2: fossil trail of a worm

worm-eaten
adj : eaten (or as if eaten) by worms [syn: {vermiculate}, {wormy}]

wormhole
n : hole made by a burrowing worm

Wormian bone
n : any of the tiny soft bones found in the sutures between cranial bones [syn: {sutural bone}]

wormier
wormy
adj 1: eaten (or as if eaten) by worms [syn: {vermiculate}, {worm-eaten}]
2: totally submissive [syn: {cringing}, {groveling}, {grovelling}, {wormlike}] [also: {wormiest}, {wormier}]

wormier
See {wormy}

wormiest
wormy
adj 1: eaten (or as if eaten) by worms [syn: {vermiculate}, {worm-eaten}]
2: totally submissive [syn: {cringing}, {groveling}, {grovelling}, {wormlike}] [also: {wormiest}, {wormier}]

wormiest
See {wormy}

wormlike
adj : totally submissive [syn: {cringing}, {groveling}, {grovelling}, {wormy}]

wormseed
n : rank-smelling tropical American pigweed [syn: {American wormseed}, {Mexican tea}, {Spanish tea}, {Chenopodium ambrosioides}]

wormseed mustard
n : slender yellow-flowered European mustard often troublesome as a weed; formerly used as an anthelmintic [syn: {Erysimum cheiranthoides}]

worm-shaped
adj : resembling a worm; long and thin and cylindrical [syn: {vermiform}]

wormwood
n : any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium

wormwood oil
n : a dark bitter oil obtained obtained from wormwood leaves; flavors absinthe liqueurs [syn: {absinthe oil}]

wormwood sage
n : silky-leaved aromatic perennial of dry northern parts of the northern hemisphere; has tawny florets [syn: {prairie sagewort}, {Artemisia frigida}]

wormy
adj 1: eaten (or as if eaten) by worms [syn: {vermiculate}, {worm-eaten}]
2: totally submissive [syn: {cringing}, {groveling}, {grovelling}, {wormlike}] [also: {wormiest}, {wormier}]

worn
See {wear}

worn
wear
n 1: impairment resulting from long use; "the tires showed uneven wear"
2: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body [syn: {clothing}, {article of clothing}, {vesture}]
3: the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; "she bought it for everyday wear" [syn: {wearing}]
v 1: be dressed in; "She was wearing yellow that day" [syn: {have on}]
2: have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar" [syn: {bear}]
3: have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality; "He always wears a smile"
4: deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth" [syn: {wear off}, {wear out}, {wear thin}]
5: have or show an appearance of; "wear one's hair in a certain way"
6: last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years" [syn: {hold out}, {endure}]
7: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" [syn: {break}, {wear out}, {bust}, {fall apart}]
8: exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {wear upon}, {tire out}, {weary}, {jade}, {wear out}, {outwear}, {wear down}, {fag out}, {fag}, {fatigue}] [ant: {refresh}]
9: put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans" [syn: {put on}, {get into}, {don}, {assume}] [also: {worn}, {wore}]

worn
adj 1: affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket" [ant: {unworn}]
2: showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering; "looking careworn as she bent over her mending"; "her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness"; "that raddled but still noble face"; "shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"- Charles Dickens [syn: {careworn}, {drawn}, {haggard}, {raddled}]

worn out
adj : drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted; "the day's shopping left her exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt completely washed-out"; "only worn-out horses and cattle"; "you look worn out" [syn: {exhausted}, {dog-tired}, {fagged}, {fatigued}, {played out}, {spent}, {washed-out}, {worn-out(a)}, {worn out(p)}]

worn spot
n : a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion [syn: {fret}]

worn-out
adj 1: worn until no longer useful; "battered trumpets and raddled radios"; "worn-out shoes with flapping soles" [syn: {raddled}]
2: drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted; "the day's shopping left her exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt completely washed-out"; "only worn-out horses and cattle"; "you look worn out" [syn: {exhausted}, {dog-tired}, {fagged}, {fatigued}, {played out}, {spent}, {washed-out}, {worn-out(a)}, {worn out(p)}]

worried
worry
n 1: something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" [syn: {concern}, {headache}, {vexation}]
2: a strong feeling of anxiety; "his worry over the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles" [syn: {trouble}]
v 1: be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job"
2: be concerned with; "I worry about my grades" [syn: {care}]
3: disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me" [syn: {vex}] [ant: {reassure}]
4: be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant" [syn: {concern}, {interest}, {occupy}]
5: lacerate by biting; "the dog worried his bone"
6: touch or rub constantly; "The old man worried his beads" [also: {worried}]

worried
adj : afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children" [syn: {disquieted}, {distressed}, {disturbed}, {upset}]

worried
See {worry}

worriedly
adv : in a worried manner; "`I wonder what to do,' she said worriedly"; "he paused worriedly before calling the bank"

worrier
n : thinks about unfortunate things that might happen [syn: {fuss-budget}, {fusspot}, {worrywart}]

worriment
n : a difficulty that causes anxiety [syn: {troublesomeness}, {inconvenience}]

worrisome
adj 1: not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety [syn: {unreassuring}] [ant: {reassuring}]
2: causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time" [syn: {distressing}, {distressful}, {disturbing}, {perturbing}, {troubling}, {worrying}]

worry
n 1: something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" [syn: {concern}, {headache}, {vexation}]
2: a strong feeling of anxiety; "his worry over the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles" [syn: {trouble}]
v 1: be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job"
2: be concerned with; "I worry about my grades" [syn: {care}]
3: disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me" [syn: {vex}] [ant: {reassure}]
4: be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant" [syn: {concern}, {interest}, {occupy}]
5: lacerate by biting; "the dog worried his bone"
6: touch or rub constantly; "The old man worried his beads" [also: {worried}]

worrying
adj : causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time" [syn: {distressing}, {distressful}, {disturbing}, {perturbing}, {troubling}, {worrisome}]
n 1: the act of harassing someone [syn: {badgering}, {torment}, {bedevilment}]
2: the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes; "vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw"

worryingly
adv : in a manner to cause worry

worrywart
n : thinks about unfortunate things that might happen [syn: {worrier}, {fuss-budget}, {fusspot}]

worse
adj 1: (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability; "this road is worse than the first one we took"; "the road is in worse shape than it was"; "she was accused of worse things than cheating and lying" [ant: {better}]
2: changed for the worse in health or fitness; "I feel worse today"; "her cold is worse" [syn: {worsened}] [ant: {better}]
n : something inferior in quality or condition or effect; "for better or for worse"; "accused of cheating and lying and worse"
adv : (comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner; "he did worse on the second exam"

worse
See {bad}

worse
bad
adj 1: having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice" [ant: {good}]
2: very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm" [syn: {big}]
3: feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad'); "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night" [syn: {tough}]
4: (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food" [syn: {spoiled}, {spoilt}]
5: not capable of being collected; "a bad (or uncollectible) debt" [syn: {uncollectible}]
6: below average in quality or performance; "a bad chess player"; "a bad recital"
7: nonstandard; "so-called bad grammar"
8: not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises" [syn: {insecure}, {risky}, {high-risk}, {speculative}]
9: physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth" [syn: {unfit}, {unsound}] 10: capable of harming; "bad habits"; "bad air"; "smoking is bad for you" 11: keenly sorry or regretful; "felt bad about letting the team down"; "was sorry that she had treated him so badly"; "felt bad about breaking the vase" [syn: {sorry}] 12: characterized by wickedness or immorality; "led a very bad life" [syn: {immoral}] 13: reproduced fraudulently; "like a bad penny..."; "a forged twenty dollar bill" [syn: {forged}] 14: not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance" [syn: {defective}]
n : that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good" [syn: {badness}] [ant: {good}, {good}]
adv 1: with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly'); "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were badly shaken"; "it hurts bad"; "we need water bad" [syn: {badly}]
2: very much; strongly; "I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it"; "the cables had sagged badly"; "they were badly in need of help"; "he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it" [syn: {badly}] [also: {worst}, {worse}]

worsen
v 1: grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened" [syn: {decline}] [ant: {better}]
2: make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain" [syn: {aggravate}, {exacerbate}, {exasperate}] [ant: {better}]

worsened
adj 1: changed for the worse in health or fitness; "I feel worse today"; "her cold is worse" [syn: {worse}] [ant: {better}]
2: made or become worse; impaired; "troubled by the worsened economic conditions"; "the worsened diplomatic relations"

worsening
adj : changing for the worse; "worried by the worsening storm" [ant: {bettering}]
n 1: process of changing to an inferior state [syn: {deterioration}, {decline in quality}, {declension}]
2: changing something with the result that it becomes worse

worship
n 1: the activity of worshipping
2: a feeling of profound love and admiration [syn: {adoration}]
v 1: love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles" [syn: {idolize}, {idolise}, {hero-worship}, {revere}]
2: show devotion to (a deity); "Many Hindus worship Shiva"
3: attend religious services; "They worship in the traditional manner" [also: {worshipping}, {worshipped}]

worship of heavenly bodies
n : worship of planets or stars [syn: {astrolatry}]

worship of man
n : worship of human beings [syn: {anthropolatry}]

worship of saints
n : worship of saints [syn: {hagiolatry}, {hierolatry}]

worshiper
n 1: someone who admires too much to recognize faults [syn: {worshipper}]
2: a person who has religious faith [syn: {believer}, {worshipper}]

worshipful
adj 1: showing adoration [syn: {adoring}]
2: showing great reverence for god; "a godly man"; "leading a godly life" [syn: {godly}, {reverent}]

worshiping
adj : that is at worship; "a worshiping group" [syn: {worshipping}]

worshipped
worship
n 1: the activity of worshipping
2: a feeling of profound love and admiration [syn: {adoration}]
v 1: love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles" [syn: {idolize}, {idolise}, {hero-worship}, {revere}]
2: show devotion to (a deity); "Many Hindus worship Shiva"
3: attend religious services; "They worship in the traditional manner" [also: {worshipping}, {worshipped}]

worshipped
adj : regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god); "adored grandchildren"; "an idolized wife" [syn: {adored}, {idolized}, {idolised}, {worshipped(a)}]

worshipped
See {worship}

worshipper
n 1: a person who has religious faith [syn: {believer}, {worshiper}]
2: someone who admires too much to recognize faults [syn: {worshiper}]

worshipping
adj : that is at worship; "a worshiping group" [syn: {worshiping}]

worshipping
worship
n 1: the activity of worshipping
2: a feeling of profound love and admiration [syn: {adoration}]
v 1: love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles" [syn: {idolize}, {idolise}, {hero-worship}, {revere}]
2: show devotion to (a deity); "Many Hindus worship Shiva"
3: attend religious services; "They worship in the traditional manner" [also: {worshipping}, {worshipped}]

worshipping
See {worship}

worst
adj : (superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition; "the worst player on the team"; "the worst weather of the year" [ant: {best}]
n 1: the least favorable outcome; "the worst that could happen"
2: the greatest damage or wickedness of which one is capable; "the invaders did their worst"; "so pure of heart that his worst is another man's best"
3: the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of; "it was the worst he had ever done on a test" [ant: {best}]
adv : to the highest degree of inferiority or badness; "She suffered worst of all"; "schools were the worst hit by government spending cuts"; "the worst dressed person present"
v : defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents" [syn: {pip}, {mop up}, {whip}, {rack up}]

worst
See {bad}

worst
bad
adj 1: having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice" [ant: {good}]
2: very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm" [syn: {big}]
3: feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad'); "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night" [syn: {tough}]
4: (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food" [syn: {spoiled}, {spoilt}]
5: not capable of being collected; "a bad (or uncollectible) debt" [syn: {uncollectible}]
6: below average in quality or performance; "a bad chess player"; "a bad recital"
7: nonstandard; "so-called bad grammar"
8: not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises" [syn: {insecure}, {risky}, {high-risk}, {speculative}]
9: physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth" [syn: {unfit}, {unsound}] 10: capable of harming; "bad habits"; "bad air"; "smoking is bad for you" 11: keenly sorry or regretful; "felt bad about letting the team down"; "was sorry that she had treated him so badly"; "felt bad about breaking the vase" [syn: {sorry}] 12: characterized by wickedness or immorality; "led a very bad life" [syn: {immoral}] 13: reproduced fraudulently; "like a bad penny..."; "a forged twenty dollar bill" [syn: {forged}] 14: not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance" [syn: {defective}]
n : that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good" [syn: {badness}] [ant: {good}, {good}]
adv 1: with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly'); "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were badly shaken"; "it hurts bad"; "we need water bad" [syn: {badly}]
2: very much; strongly; "I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it"; "the cables had sagged badly"; "they were badly in need of help"; "he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it" [syn: {badly}] [also: {worst}, {worse}]

worsted
n 1: a woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap; woven of worsted yarns
2: a tightly twisted woolen yarn

wort
n 1: usually used in combination: `liverwort'; `milkwort'; `whorlywort'
2: unfermented or fermenting malt

worth
adj 1: having sufficient worth; "an idea worth considering"; "a cause deserving or meriting support"; "the deserving poor" (often used ironically) [syn: {deserving(p)}, {meriting(p)}, {worth(p)}]
2: having a specified value; "not worth his salt"; "worth her weight in gold" [syn: {worth(p)}]
n 1: an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value; "10 dollars worth of gasoline"
2: the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful [ant: {worthlessness}]
3: French couturier (born in England) regarded as the founder of Parisian haute couture; noted for introducing the bustle (1825-1895) [syn: {Charles Frederick Worth}]

worthful
adj : having worth or merit or value; "a valuable friend"; "a good and worthful man" [syn: {valuable}]

worthier
worthy
adj 1: having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "no student deemed worthy, and chosen for admission, would be kept out for lack of funds"- Nathan Pusey; "worthy of acclaim"; "orthy of consideration"; "a worthy cause" [ant: {unworthy}]
2: worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents found the girl suitable for their son" [syn: {desirable}, {suitable}]
3: meriting respect or esteem; "the worthy gentleman"
4: having high moral qualities; "a noble spirit"; "a solid citizen"; "an upstanding man"; "a worthy successor" [syn: {noble}, {solid}, {upstanding}]
5: morally admirable; "a worthy citizen"
n : word is often used humorously [also: {worthiest}, {worthier}]

worthier
See {worthy}

worthiest
worthy
adj 1: having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "no student deemed worthy, and chosen for admission, would be kept out for lack of funds"- Nathan Pusey; "worthy of acclaim"; "orthy of consideration"; "a worthy cause" [ant: {unworthy}]
2: worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents found the girl suitable for their son" [syn: {desirable}, {suitable}]
3: meriting respect or esteem; "the worthy gentleman"
4: having high moral qualities; "a noble spirit"; "a solid citizen"; "an upstanding man"; "a worthy successor" [syn: {noble}, {solid}, {upstanding}]
5: morally admirable; "a worthy citizen"
n : word is often used humorously [also: {worthiest}, {worthier}]

worthiest
See {worthy}

worthily
adv : in a worthy manner; with worthiness

worthiness
n : the quality or state of having merit or value [ant: {unworthiness}]

worthless
adj : lacking in excellence or value; "a worthless idler" [ant: {valuable}]

worthlessly
adv : in a worthless manner

worthlessness
n 1: having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful; "the drill sergeant's intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness" [ant: {worth}]
2: the quality of being without practical use

worthwhile
adj : sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest; "a worthwhile book"

worthwhileness
n : value sufficient to repay time or effort spent

worthy
adj 1: having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "no student deemed worthy, and chosen for admission, would be kept out for lack of funds"- Nathan Pusey; "worthy of acclaim"; "orthy of consideration"; "a worthy cause" [ant: {unworthy}]
2: worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents found the girl suitable for their son" [syn: {desirable}, {suitable}]
3: meriting respect or esteem; "the worthy gentleman"
4: having high moral qualities; "a noble spirit"; "a solid citizen"; "an upstanding man"; "a worthy successor" [syn: {noble}, {solid}, {upstanding}]
5: morally admirable; "a worthy citizen"
n : word is often used humorously [also: {worthiest}, {worthier}]

Wotan
n : supreme Teutonic god; counterpart of Norse Odin and Anglo-Saxon Woden

Wouk
n : United States writer (born in 1915) [syn: {Herman Wouk}]

would-be
adj 1: seeking advancement or recognition [syn: {aspirant}, {aspiring(p)}, {wishful}, {would-be(a)}]
2: unfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition [syn: {manque}, {would-be(a)}]

wound
wind
n 1: air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere" [syn: {air current}, {current of air}]
2: a tendency or force that influences events; "the winds of change"
3: breath; "the collision knocked the wind out of him"
4: empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz" [syn: {idle words}, {jazz}, {nothingness}]
5: an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" [syn: {tip}, {lead}, {steer}, {confidential information}, {hint}]
6: a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath [syn: {wind instrument}]
7: a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus [syn: {fart}, {farting}, {flatus}, {breaking wind}]
8: the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind" [syn: {winding}, {twist}]
v 1: to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body" [syn: {weave}, {thread}, {meander}, {wander}]
2: extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake" [syn: {curve}]
3: wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool" [syn: {wrap}, {roll}, {twine}] [ant: {unwind}]
4: catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs" [syn: {scent}, {nose}]
5: coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem; "wind your watch" [syn: {wind up}]
6: form into a wreath [syn: {wreathe}]
7: raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car" [syn: {hoist}, {lift}] [also: {wound}]

wound
adj : put in a coil
n 1: any break in the skin or an organ caused by violence or surgical incision [syn: {lesion}]
2: a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat [syn: {injury}, {combat injury}]
3: a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride); "he feared that mentioning it might reopen the wound"; "deep in her breast lives the silent wound"; "The right reader of a good poem can tell the moment it strikes him that he has taken an immortal wound--that he will never get over it"--Robert Frost
4: the act of inflicting a wound [syn: {wounding}]
v 1: cause injuries or bodily harm to [syn: {injure}]
2: hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised me ego" [syn: {hurt}, {injure}, {bruise}, {offend}, {spite}]

wound
See {wind}

wound tumor virus
n : a tumor virus transmitted by leafhoppers [syn: {WTV}]

wound up
adj : brought to a state of great tension; "all wound up for a fight" [syn: {aroused}]

wounded
adj : suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle; "nursing his wounded arm"; "ambulances...for the hurt men and women" [syn: {hurt}]
n : people who are wounded; "they had to leave the wounded where they fell" [syn: {maimed}]

wounding
adj : causing physical or especially psychological injury; "a stabbing remark"; "few experiences are more traumatic than losing a child"; "wounding and false charges of disloyalty" [syn: {stabbing}, {traumatic}]
n : the act of inflicting a wound [syn: {wound}]

wove
weave
n : pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric
v 1: interlace by or as it by weaving [syn: {interweave}] [ant: {unweave}]
2: create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton; "tissue textiles" [syn: {tissue}]
3: sway to and fro [syn: {waver}]
4: to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body" [syn: {wind}, {thread}, {meander}, {wander}] [also: {woven}, {wove}]

wove
See {weave}

wove paper
n : writing paper having a very faint mesh pattern

woven
weave
n : pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric
v 1: interlace by or as it by weaving [syn: {interweave}] [ant: {unweave}]
2: create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton; "tissue textiles" [syn: {tissue}]
3: sway to and fro [syn: {waver}]
4: to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body" [syn: {wind}, {thread}, {meander}, {wander}] [also: {woven}, {wove}]

woven
adj : made or constructed by interlacing threads or strips of material or other elements into a whole; "woven fabrics"; "woven baskets"; "the incidents woven into the story"; "folk songs woven into a symphony" [ant: {unwoven}]

woven
See {weave}

wow
n : a joke that seems extremely funny [syn: {belly laugh}, {sidesplitter}, {howler}, {thigh-slapper}, {scream}, {riot}]
v : impress greatly; "The speaker wowed the audience"

wpm
n : the rate at which words are produced (as in speaking or typing) [syn: {words per minute}]

wrack
n 1: dried seaweed especially that cast ashore
2: the destruction or collapse of something; "wrack and ruin" [syn: {rack}]
3: growth of marine vegetation especially of the large forms such as rockweeds and kelp [syn: {sea wrack}]
v : smash or break forcefully; "The kid busted up the car" [syn: {bust up}, {wreck}]

wraith
n : a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past" [syn: {ghost}, {shade}, {spook}, {specter}, {spectre}]

wraithlike
adj : lacking in substance; "strange fancies of unreal and shadowy worlds"- W.A.Butler; "dim shadowy forms"; "a wraithlike column of smoke" [syn: {shadowy}]

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
n : the largest national park of the United States; located in Alaska

wrangle
n 1: an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words" [syn: {quarrel}, {row}, {words}, {run-in}, {dustup}]
2: an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining) [syn: {haggle}, {haggling}, {wrangling}]
v 1: to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; "The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street" [syn: {brawl}]
2: herd and care for; "wrangle horses"

wrangler
n 1: someone who argues noisily or angrily
2: a cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses [syn: {horse wrangler}]

wrangling
n : an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining) [syn: {haggle}, {haggling}, {wrangle}]

wrap
n 1: cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person [syn: {wrapper}]
2: a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla
3: the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped [syn: {wrapping}, {wrapper}]
v 1: arrange or fold as a cover or protection; "wrap the baby before taking her out"; "Wrap the present" [syn: {wrap up}] [ant: {unwrap}]
2: wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool" [syn: {wind}, {roll}, {twine}] [ant: {unwind}]
3: enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house" [syn: {envelop}, {enfold}, {enwrap}, {enclose}] [also: {wrapping}, {wrapped}]

wrap up
v 1: arrange or fold as a cover or protection; "wrap the baby before taking her out"; "Wrap the present" [syn: {wrap}] [ant: {unwrap}]
2: finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment" [syn: {get through}, {finish off}, {mop up}, {polish off}, {clear up}, {finish up}]
3: form a cylinder by rolling; "roll up a banner" [syn: {roll up}] [ant: {unfurl}]
4: clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!" [syn: {cover}]

wraparound
n : a garment (as a dress or coat) with a full length opening; adjusts to the body by wrapping around

wrapped
wrap
n 1: cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person [syn: {wrapper}]
2: a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla
3: the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped [syn: {wrapping}, {wrapper}]
v 1: arrange or fold as a cover or protection; "wrap the baby before taking her out"; "Wrap the present" [syn: {wrap up}] [ant: {unwrap}]
2: wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool" [syn: {wind}, {roll}, {twine}] [ant: {unwind}]
3: enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house" [syn: {envelop}, {enfold}, {enwrap}, {enclose}] [also: {wrapping}, {wrapped}]

wrapped
adj 1: covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak; "leaf-clothed trees"; "fog-cloaked meadows"; "a beam draped with cobwebs"; "cloud-wrapped peaks" [syn: {cloaked}, {clothed}, {draped}, {mantled}]
2: wholly absorbed as in thought; "deep in thought"; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "the book had her totally engrossed"; "enwrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought" [syn: {absorbed}, {engrossed}, {enwrapped}, {intent}, {rapt}]
3: enclosed securely in a covering of paper or the like; "gaily wrapped gifts" [ant: {unwrapped}]

wrapped
See {wrap}

wrapped up
adj : deeply devoted to; "bound up in her teaching"; "is wrapped up in his family" [syn: {bound up}]

wrapper
n 1: a loose dressing gown for women [syn: {negligee}, {neglige}, {peignoir}, {housecoat}]
2: the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped [syn: {wrapping}, {wrap}]
3: cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person [syn: {wrap}]

wrapping
wrap
n 1: cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person [syn: {wrapper}]
2: a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla
3: the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped [syn: {wrapping}, {wrapper}]
v 1: arrange or fold as a cover or protection; "wrap the baby before taking her out"; "Wrap the present" [syn: {wrap up}] [ant: {unwrap}]
2: wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool" [syn: {wind}, {roll}, {twine}] [ant: {unwind}]
3: enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house" [syn: {envelop}, {enfold}, {enwrap}, {enclose}] [also: {wrapping}, {wrapped}]

wrapping
n 1: the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped [syn: {wrap}, {wrapper}]
2: an enveloping bandage [syn: {swathe}]

wrapping
See {wrap}

wrapping paper
n : a tough paper used for wrapping

wrasse
n : chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored

wrath
n 1: intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
2: belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: {anger}, {ire}, {ira}]

wrathful
adj : vehemently incensed and condemnatory; "they trembled before the wrathful queen"; "but wroth as he was, a short struggle ended in reconciliation" [syn: {wroth}, {wrothful}]

wrathfully
adv : in a wrathful manner; "he looked at her, not wrathfully now, but quizzically"

wrawl
v : cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the desert" [syn: {howl}, {yammer}, {yowl}]

wreak
v : cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area" [syn: {bring}, {work}, {play}, {make for}]

wreath
n : flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes [syn: {garland}, {coronal}, {chaplet}, {lei}]
v : encircle with or as if with a wreath; "Her face was wreathed with blossoms" [syn: {wreathe}]

wreathe
v 1: move with slow, sinuous movements
2: encircle with or as if with a wreath; "Her face was wreathed with blossoms" [syn: {wreath}]
3: decorate or deck with wreathes; "wreathe the grave site"
4: form into a wreath [syn: {wind}]

wreathed
adj : adorned or crowned with a circlet; sometimes used as combining forms; "a brow encircled with laurel"; "wreathed in an extraordinary luminescence"; "ringed round with daisies"; "smoke-wreathed" [syn: {encircled}, {ringed}]

wreck
n 1: something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation; "the house was a wreck when they bought it"; "thanks to that quack I am a human wreck"
2: an accident that destroys a ship at sea [syn: {shipwreck}]
3: a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane" [syn: {crash}]
4: a ship that has been destroyed at sea
v : smash or break forcefully; "The kid busted up the car" [syn: {bust up}, {wrack}]

wreckage
n : the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked; "they searched the wreckage for signs of survivors"

wrecked
adj : destroyed in an accident; "a wrecked ship"; "a highway full of wrecked cars"

wrecker
n 1: someone who demolishes or dismantles buildings as a job
2: someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks [syn: {saboteur}, {diversionist}]
3: a truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones) [syn: {tow truck}, {tow car}]

wreckfish
n : brown fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean found around rocks and shipwrecks [syn: {stone bass}, {Polyprion americanus}] [also: {wreckfishes} (pl)]

wreckfishes
wreckfish
n : brown fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean found around rocks and shipwrecks [syn: {stone bass}, {Polyprion americanus}] [also: {wreckfishes} (pl)]

wreckfishes
See {wreckfish}

wrecking
n 1: the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled [syn: {razing}]
2: destruction achieved by wrecking something [syn: {laying waste}, {ruin}, {ruining}, {ruination}]

wrecking bar
n : a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge [syn: {crowbar}, {pry}, {pry bar}]

Wren
n 1: English architect who designed more than fifty London churches (1632-1723) [syn: {Sir Christopher Wren}]
2: and of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects [syn: {jenny wren}]

wren warbler
n : small Asiatic and African bird; constructs nests like those of tailorbirds

wrench
n 1: a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull" [syn: {twist}, {pull}]
2: a jerky pulling movement [syn: {twist}]
3: a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt [syn: {spanner}]
v 1: twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates; "wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest" [syn: {twist}]
2: make a sudden twisting motion
3: twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand" [syn: {wring}]
4: twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days" [syn: {twist}, {sprain}, {turn}, {wrick}, {rick}]

wrenching
adj : causing great physical or mental suffering; "a wrenching pain" [syn: {racking}]

wren-tit
n : small brown bird of California resembling a wren [syn: {Chamaea fasciata}]

wrest
v : obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically; "wrest the knife from his hands"; "wrest a meaning from the old text"; "wrest power from the old government"

wrester
n : someone who obtains something by pulling it violently with twisting movements

wrestle
n : the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully" [syn: {wrestling}, {grapple}, {grappling}, {hand-to-hand struggle}]
v 1: combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"
2: engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate; "I wrestled with this decision for years"
3: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace" [syn: {writhe}, {wriggle}, {worm}, {squirm}, {twist}]
4: engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the garden"

wrestler
n : combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground [syn: {grappler}, {matman}]

wrestling
n 1: the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully" [syn: {wrestle}, {grapple}, {grappling}, {hand-to-hand struggle}]
2: the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down [syn: {rassling}, {grappling}]

wrestling hold
n : a hold used in the sport of wrestling

wrestling mat
n : a mat on which wrestling matches are conducted

wrestling match
n : a match between wrestlers

wrestling ring
n : a ring in which wrestlers compete

wretch
n 1: performs some wicked deed
2: someone you feel sorry for [syn: {poor devil}]

wretched
adj 1: of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment" [syn: {deplorable}, {execrable}, {miserable}, {woeful}]
2: characterized by physical misery; "a wet miserable weekend"; "spent a wretched night on the floor" [syn: {miserable}]
3: very unhappy; full of misery; "he felt depressed and miserable"; "a message of hope for suffering humanity"; "wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages" [syn: {miserable}, {suffering}]
4: deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life" [syn: {hapless}, {miserable}, {misfortunate}, {pathetic}, {piteous}, {pitiable}, {pitiful}, {poor}]

wretchedly
adv : in a wretched manner; "`I can't remember who I am,' I said, wretchedly"

wretchedness
n : a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune; "the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable" [syn: {misery}]

wrick
n : a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) [syn: {crick}, {rick}]
v : twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days" [syn: {twist}, {sprain}, {wrench}, {turn}, {rick}]

wried
wry
adj 1: humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit" [syn: {dry}, {ironic}, {ironical}]
2: bent to one side; "a wry neck"
3: disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking; "his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists"- Frank Schoenberner; "a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing"- Irwin Edman [syn: {sardonic}] [also: {wried}, {wryest}, {wryer}, {wriest}, {wrier}]

wried
See {wry}

wrier
wry
adj 1: humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit" [syn: {dry}, {ironic}, {ironical}]
2: bent to one side; "a wry neck"
3: disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking; "his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists"- Frank Schoenberner; "a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing"- Irwin Edman [syn: {sardonic}] [also: {wried}, {wryest}, {wryer}, {wriest}, {wrier}]

wrier
See {wry}

wriest
wry
adj 1: humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit" [syn: {dry}, {ironic}, {ironical}]
2: bent to one side; "a wry neck"
3: disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking; "his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists"- Frank Schoenberner; "a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing"- Irwin Edman [syn: {sardonic}] [also: {wried}, {wryest}, {wryer}, {wriest}, {wrier}]

wriest
See {wry}

wriggle
n : the act of wiggling [syn: {wiggle}, {squirm}]
v : to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace" [syn: {writhe}, {wrestle}, {worm}, {squirm}, {twist}]

wriggler
n 1: one who can't stay still (especially a child); "the toddler was a real wiggler on plane trips" [syn: {wiggler}, {squirmer}]
2: larva of a mosquito [syn: {wiggler}]

wriggling
adj : having a twisting or snake-like or worm-like motion; "squirming boys"; "wiggly worms"; "writhing snakes" [syn: {squirming}, {twisting}, {wiggling}, {wiggly}, {wriggly}, {writhing}]

wriggly
adj : having a twisting or snake-like or worm-like motion; "squirming boys"; "wiggly worms"; "writhing snakes" [syn: {squirming}, {twisting}, {wiggling}, {wiggly}, {wriggling}, {writhing}]

Wright
n 1: United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939) [syn: {Willard Huntington Wright}, {S. S. Van Dine}]
2: United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960) [syn: {Richard Wright}]
3: United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912) [syn: {Wilbur Wright}]
4: United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948) [syn: {Orville Wright}]
5: influential United States architect (1869-1959) [syn: {Frank Lloyd Wright}]
6: United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852) [syn: {Frances Wright}, {Fanny Wright}]
7: someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)

wring
n : a twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring" [syn: {squeeze}]
v 1: twist and press out of shape [syn: {contort}, {deform}, {distort}]
2: twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand" [syn: {wrench}]
3: obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" [syn: {extort}, {squeeze}, {rack}, {gouge}]
4: twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels" [also: {wrung}]

wring from
v : get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner [syn: {extort}]

wring out
v : extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing; "wring out the washcloth" [syn: {squeeze out}]

wringer
n : a clothes dryer consisting of two roles between which the wet clothes are squeezed

wrinkle
n 1: a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles" [syn: {furrow}, {crease}, {crinkle}, {seam}, {line}]
2: a minor difficulty; "they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out"
3: a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)
v 1: gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; "purse ones's lips" [syn: {purse}]
2: make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress got wrinkled" [syn: {ruckle}, {crease}, {crinkle}, {scrunch}, {scrunch up}, {crisp}]
3: make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one's brow" [syn: {furrow}, {crease}]
4: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle" [syn: {rumple}, {crumple}, {crease}, {crinkle}]

wrinkled
adj 1: marked with wrinkles or furrows; "her ancient wrinkled cheeks" [syn: {wrinkly}]
2: made or become wrinkled as by crushing or folding; "tired travelers in wrinkled clothes" [ant: {unwrinkled}]
3: (of linens or clothes) not ironed; "a pile of unironed laundry"; "wore unironed jeans" [syn: {unironed}] [ant: {ironed}]

wrinkleless
adj : not wrinkled or creased [syn: {unwrinkled}] [ant: {wrinkled}]

wrinkleproof
adj : of fabric that does not wrinkle easily [syn: {creaseproof}, {crease-resistant}, {wrinkle-resistant}]

wrinkle-resistant
adj : of fabric that does not wrinkle easily [syn: {creaseproof}, {wrinkleproof}, {crease-resistant}]

wrinkly
adj : marked with wrinkles or furrows; "her ancient wrinkled cheeks" [syn: {wrinkled}]

wrist
n : a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones [syn: {carpus}, {wrist joint}, {radiocarpal joint}, {articulatio radiocarpea}]

wrist band
n : a band or bracelet worn around the wrist [syn: {wristlet}]

wrist bone
n : any of the eight small bones of the wrist [syn: {carpal bone}, {carpal}]

wrist joint
n : a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones [syn: {wrist}, {carpus}, {radiocarpal joint}, {articulatio radiocarpea}]

wrist pad
n : protective garment consisting of a pad worn by football players

wrist pin
n : pin joining a piston to a connecting rod [syn: {gudgeon pin}]

wrist watch
n : a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist [syn: {wristwatch}]

wristband
n 1: band consisting of a part of a sleeve that covers the wrist
2: a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist [syn: {watchband}, {watchstrap}, {watch bracelet}, {bracelet}]

wristlet
n : a band or bracelet worn around the wrist [syn: {wrist band}]

wristwatch
n : a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist [syn: {wrist watch}]

writ
n : (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer [syn: {judicial writ}]

writ large
adj : made more obvious or prominent; "the effect of...his irregular life could be seen writ large on his gaunt features"

writ of certiorari
n : a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case [syn: {certiorari}]

writ of detinue
n : a writ ordering the release of goods that have been unlawfully detained

writ of election
n : a writ ordering the holding of an election

writ of error
n : a judicial writ from an appellate court ordering the court of record to produce the records of trial

writ of execution
n : a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out [syn: {execution}]

writ of habeas corpus
n : a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge [syn: {habeas corpus}]

writ of mandamus
n : an extraordinary writ commanding an official to perform a ministerial act that the law recognizes as an absolute duty and not a matter for the official's discretion; used only when all other judicial remedies fail [syn: {mandamus}]

writ of prohibition
n : a judicial writ from a higher court ordering a lower court not to exercise jurisdiction in a particular case

writ of right
n : a writ ordering that land be restored to its rightful owner

write
v 1: produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" [syn: {compose}, {pen}, {indite}]
2: communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week"
3: have (one's written work) issued for publication; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career" [syn: {publish}]
4: communicate (with) in writing; "Write her soon, please!" [syn: {drop a line}]
5: communicate by letter; "He wrote that he would be coming soon"
6: write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies" [syn: {compose}]
7: mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"
8: record data on a computer; "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk"
9: write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word); "He spelled the word wrong in this letter" [syn: {spell}] [also: {wrote}, {written}]

write about
v : write about a particular topic; "Snow wrote about China" [syn: {write on}, {write of}]

write copy
v : write for commercial publications; "She writes copy for Harper's Bazaar"

write down
v 1: put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc. [syn: {set down}, {get down}, {put down}]
2: reduce the estimated value of something; "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer" [syn: {write off}]

write in
v 1: cast a vote by inserting a name that does not appear on the ballot; "Many voters wrote in the names of strangers"
2: write to an organization; "Many listeners wrote in after the controversial radio program"

write in code
v : convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons" [syn: {encode}, {code}, {encipher}, {cipher}, {cypher}, {encrypt}, {inscribe}] [ant: {decode}]

write of
v : write about a particular topic; "Snow wrote about China" [syn: {write on}, {write about}]

write off
v 1: concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody; "write it off as a loss"
2: write something fluently, and without hesitation
3: cancel (a debt)
4: reduce the estimated value of something; "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer" [syn: {write down}]

write on
v : write about a particular topic; "Snow wrote about China" [syn: {write of}, {write about}]

write out
v 1: put into writing; write in complete form; "write out a contract" [syn: {write up}]
2: make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me" [syn: {issue}, {make out}, {cut}]

write up
n : a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious" [syn: {report}, {news report}, {story}, {account}]
v 1: bring to public notice by writing, with praise or condemnation; "The New York Times wrote him up last week"; "Did your boss write you up?"
2: put into writing; write in complete form; "write out a contract" [syn: {write out}]

write-down
n : (accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset [syn: {write-off}]

write-in
n 1: a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters [syn: {write-in candidate}]
2: a vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate who is not listed on the ballot

write-in candidate
n : a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters [syn: {write-in}]

write-off
n 1: (accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset [syn: {write-down}]
2: the act of cancelling from an account a bad debt or a worthless asset

writer
n 1: writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) [syn: {author}]
2: a person who is able to write and has written something

writer's block
n : an inability to write; "he had writer's block; the words wouldn't come"

writer's cramp
n : muscular spasms of thumb and forefinger while writing with a pen or pencil [syn: {graphospasm}]

writer's name
n : the name that appears on the by-line to identify the author of a work [syn: {author's name}]

writhe
v : to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace" [syn: {wrestle}, {wriggle}, {worm}, {squirm}, {twist}]

writhed
adj : twisted (especially as in pain or struggle); "his mad contorted smile"; "writhed lips"; "my writhen features"- Walter scott [syn: {contorted}, {writhen}]

writhen
adj : twisted (especially as in pain or struggle); "his mad contorted smile"; "writhed lips"; "my writhen features"- Walter scott [syn: {contorted}, {writhed}]

writhing
adj : having a twisting or snake-like or worm-like motion; "squirming boys"; "wiggly worms"; "writhing snakes" [syn: {squirming}, {twisting}, {wiggling}, {wiggly}, {wriggling}, {wriggly}]

writing
n 1: the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship" [syn: {authorship}, {composition}, {penning}]
2: the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing" [syn: {written material}, {piece of writing}]
3: (usually plural) the collected work of an author; "the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings"
4: letters or symbols written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language; "he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"; "the doctor's writing was illegible"
5: the activity of putting something in written form; "she did the thinking while he did the writing" [syn: {committal to writing}]

writing arm
n : an arm of a tablet-armed chair; widened to provide a writing surface

writing assignment
n : an assignment to write something [syn: {written assignment}]

writing board
n : work surface consisting of a wide light-weight board that can be placed across the lap and used for writing

writing desk
n 1: a portable case containing writing materials and having a writing surface
2: a desk for writing (usually with a sloping top)

writing implement
n : an implement that is used to write

writing ink
n : any permanent or washable ink used with pens

writing pad
n : a pad of paper on which messages can be written [syn: {message pad}]

writing paper
n : paper material made into thin sheets that are sized to take ink; used for writing correspondence and manuscripts

writing style
n : a style of expressing yourself in writing [syn: {literary genre}, {genre}]

writing system
n : a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols [syn: {orthography}]

writing table
n : a desk used for writing [syn: {secretary}, {escritoire}, {secretaire}]

Writings
n : the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures [syn: {Hagiographa}, {Ketubim}]

written
write
v 1: produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" [syn: {compose}, {pen}, {indite}]
2: communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week"
3: have (one's written work) issued for publication; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career" [syn: {publish}]
4: communicate (with) in writing; "Write her soon, please!" [syn: {drop a line}]
5: communicate by letter; "He wrote that he would be coming soon"
6: write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies" [syn: {compose}]
7: mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"
8: record data on a computer; "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk"
9: write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word); "He spelled the word wrong in this letter" [syn: {spell}] [also: {wrote}, {written}]

written
adj 1: set down in writing in any of various ways; "written evidence" [ant: {spoken}]
2: systematically collected and written down; "written laws" [ant: {unwritten}]
3: written as for a film or play or broadcast [syn: {scripted}] [ant: {unscripted}]

written
See {write}

written account
n : a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events [syn: {written record}]

written agreement
n : a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties

written assignment
n : an assignment to write something [syn: {writing assignment}]

written communication
n : communication by means of written symbols [syn: {written language}]

written document
n : writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) [syn: {document}, {papers}]

written language
n : communication by means of written symbols [syn: {written communication}]

written material
n : the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing" [syn: {writing}, {piece of writing}]

written matter
n : matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials [syn: {copy}]

written record
n : a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events [syn: {written account}]

written report
n : a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale" [syn: {report}, {study}]

written symbol
n : a written or printed symbol [syn: {printed symbol}]

written text
n : something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation [syn: {transcription}]

written word
n : the written form of a word

Wroclaw
n : a city in southwestern Poland on the Oder [syn: {Breslau}]

wrong
adj 1: not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions" [syn: {incorrect}] [ant: {correct}, {correct}]
2: contrary to conscience or morality or law; "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie" [ant: {right}]
3: not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "unsuitable attire for the office"; "said all the wrong things" [syn: {unsuitable}, {improper}]
4: not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine" [syn: {amiss(p)}, {awry(p)}, {haywire}, {wrong(p)}]
5: not according with the facts; "unfortunately the statement was simply untrue"; "the facts as reported were wrong" [syn: {untrue}]
6: based on or acting or judging in error; "it is wrong to think that way" [ant: {right}]
7: not in accord with established usage or procedure; "the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"
8: not conforming with accepted standards of propriety or taste; undesirable; "incorrect behavior"; "she was seen in all the wrong places"; "He thought it was wrong for her to go out to work" [syn: {inappropriate}, {incorrect}]
9: used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward; "socks worn wrong side out" 10: badly timed; "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke" [syn: {ill-timed(a)}, {ill timed(p)}, {unseasonable}, {untimely}]
n 1: that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law; "he feels that you are in the wrong" [syn: {wrongfulness}] [ant: {right}, {right}]
2: a legal injury is any damage resulting from a violation of a legal right [syn: {legal injury}, {damage}]
adv : in an incorrect manner; "she guessed wrong" [syn: {incorrectly}, {wrongly}] [ant: {correctly}, {correctly}]
v : treat unjustly; do wrong to [ant: {right}]

wrong 'un
n : a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way [syn: {googly}, {bosie}, {bosie ball}]

wrongdoer
n : a person who transgresses moral or civil law [syn: {offender}]

wrongdoing
n 1: departure from what is ethically acceptable [syn: {error}]
2: activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing" [syn: {wrongful conduct}, {misconduct}, {actus reus}]

wrongful
adj 1: having no legally established claim; "the wrongful heir to the throne" [syn: {unlawful}]
2: unlawfully violating the rights of others; "wrongful death"; "a wrongful diversion of trust income"
3: not just or fair; "a wrongful act"; "a wrongful charge"

wrongful conduct
n : activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing" [syn: {wrongdoing}, {misconduct}, {actus reus}]

wrongful death
n : a death that results from a wrongful act or from negligence; a death that can serve as the basis for a civil action for damages on behalf of the dead person's family or heirs

wrongfully
adv : by law; conforming to the law; "we are lawfully wedded now" [syn: {legally}, {lawfully}, {de jure}] [ant: {unlawfully}]

wrongfulness
n : that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law; "he feels that you are in the wrong" [syn: {wrong}] [ant: {right}, {right}]

wrongheaded
adj : obstinately perverse in judgment or opinion; "a wrongheaded policy"

wrongheadedly
adv : in a wrongheaded manner

wrongly
adv 1: without justice or fairness; "wouldst not play false and yet would wrongly win"- Shakespeare
2: in an incorrect manner; "she guessed wrong" [syn: {incorrectly}, {wrong}] [ant: {correctly}, {correctly}]

wrongness
n 1: inappropriate conduct [syn: {inappropriateness}] [ant: {appropriateness}]
2: contrary to conscience or morality [ant: {rightness}]
3: the quality of not conforming to fact or truth [syn: {incorrectness}] [ant: {correctness}, {correctness}]

wrong-side-out
adj : with the inside surface on the outside [syn: {wrong-side-out(p)}, {inside-out(p)}]

wrong-site surgery
n : a surgical operation performed on the wrong part of the body

wrote
write
v 1: produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" [syn: {compose}, {pen}, {indite}]
2: communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week"
3: have (one's written work) issued for publication; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career" [syn: {publish}]
4: communicate (with) in writing; "Write her soon, please!" [syn: {drop a line}]
5: communicate by letter; "He wrote that he would be coming soon"
6: write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies" [syn: {compose}]
7: mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"
8: record data on a computer; "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk"
9: write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word); "He spelled the word wrong in this letter" [syn: {spell}] [also: {wrote}, {written}]

wrote
See {write}

wroth
adj : vehemently incensed and condemnatory; "they trembled before the wrathful queen"; "but wroth as he was, a short struggle ended in reconciliation" [syn: {wrathful}, {wrothful}]

wrothful
adj : vehemently incensed and condemnatory; "they trembled before the wrathful queen"; "but wroth as he was, a short struggle ended in reconciliation" [syn: {wrathful}, {wroth}]

wrought
adj : shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort); "a shaped handgrip"; "the molded steel plates"; "the wrought silver bracelet" [syn: {shaped}, {molded}]

wrought
work
n 1: activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work"
2: a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time" [syn: {piece of work}]
3: the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work" [syn: {employment}]
4: applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading); "mastering a second language requires a lot of work"; "no schools offer graduate study in interior design" [syn: {study}]
5: the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it); "he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre"; "Picasso's work can be divided into periods" [syn: {oeuvre}, {body of work}]
6: a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today" [syn: {workplace}]
7: (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force; "work equals force times distance"
v 1: exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor" [ant: {idle}]
2: be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college" [syn: {do work}]
3: have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water" [syn: {act}]
4: perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" [syn: {function}, {operate}, {go}, {run}] [ant: {malfunction}]
5: shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal" [syn: {work on}, {process}]
6: give a work-out to; "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles" [syn: {exercise}, {work out}]
7: proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest" [syn: {make}]
8: operate in a certain place, area, or specialty; "She works the night clubs"; "The salesman works the Midwest"; "This artist works mostly in acrylics"
9: proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity; "work your way through every problem or task"; "She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived"; "Start from the bottom and work towards the top" 10: move in an agitated manner; "His fingers worked with tension" 11: cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area" [syn: {bring}, {play}, {wreak}, {make for}] 12: cause to work; "he is working his servants hard" [syn: {put to work}] 13: prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land" [syn: {cultivate}, {crop}] 14: behave in a certain way when handled; "This dough does not work easily"; "The soft metal works well" 15: have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate" [syn: {influence}, {act upon}] 16: operate in or through; "Work the phones" 17: cause to operate or function; "This pilot works the controls"; "Can you work an electric drill?" 18: provoke or excite; "The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy" 19: gratify and charm, usually in order to influence; "the political candidate worked the crowds" 20: make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" [syn: {shape}, {form}, {mold}, {mould}, {forge}] 21: move into or onto; "work the raisins into the dough"; "the student worked a few jokes into his presentation"; "work the body onto the flatbed truck" 22: make uniform; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft" [syn: {knead}] 23: use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy" [syn: {exploit}] 24: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem" [syn: {solve}, {work out}, {figure out}, {puzzle out}, {lick}] 25: cause to undergo fermentation; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats" [syn: {ferment}] 26: go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out" [syn: {sour}, {turn}, {ferment}] 27: arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times" [also: {wrought}]

wrought
See {work}

wrought iron
n : iron having a low carbon content that is tough and malleable and so can be forged and welded

wrung
wring
n : a twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring" [syn: {squeeze}]
v 1: twist and press out of shape [syn: {contort}, {deform}, {distort}]
2: twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand" [syn: {wrench}]
3: obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" [syn: {extort}, {squeeze}, {rack}, {gouge}]
4: twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels" [also: {wrung}]

wrung
See {wring}

wry
adj 1: humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit" [syn: {dry}, {ironic}, {ironical}]
2: bent to one side; "a wry neck"
3: disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking; "his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists"- Frank Schoenberner; "a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing"- Irwin Edman [syn: {sardonic}] [also: {wried}, {wryest}, {wryer}, {wriest}, {wrier}]

wry face
n : a disdainful pouting grimace [syn: {pout}, {moue}]

wryer
wry
adj 1: humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit" [syn: {dry}, {ironic}, {ironical}]
2: bent to one side; "a wry neck"
3: disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking; "his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists"- Frank Schoenberner; "a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing"- Irwin Edman [syn: {sardonic}] [also: {wried}, {wryest}, {wryer}, {wriest}, {wrier}]

wryer
See {wry}

wryest
wry
adj 1: humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit" [syn: {dry}, {ironic}, {ironical}]
2: bent to one side; "a wry neck"
3: disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking; "his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists"- Frank Schoenberner; "a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing"- Irwin Edman [syn: {sardonic}] [also: {wried}, {wryest}, {wryer}, {wriest}, {wrier}]

wryest
See {wry}

wryly
adv : in a wry manner; "`I see,' he commented wryly"

wrymouth
n : eellike Atlantic bottom fish with large almost vertical mouth [syn: {ghostfish}, {Cryptacanthodes maculatus}]

wryneck
n 1: an unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted [syn: {torticollis}]
2: Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neck

W-shaped
adj : shaped in the form of the letter W

WSW
n : the compass point midway between west and southwest [syn: {west southwest}]

WTC
n : twin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City; built in 1970 to 1973; destroyed by a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 [syn: {World Trade Center}, {twin towers}]

WTO
n : an international organization based in Geneva that monitors and enforces rules governing global trade [syn: {World Trade Organization}]

WTV
n : a tumor virus transmitted by leafhoppers [syn: {wound tumor virus}]

Wu
n : a dialect of Chinese spoken in the Yangtze delta [syn: {Wu dialect}, {Shanghai dialect}]

Wu dialect
n : a dialect of Chinese spoken in the Yangtze delta [syn: {Wu}, {Shanghai dialect}]

Wuerzburg
n : a city of south central Germany [syn: {Wurzburg}]

Wuhan
n : a city of central China on the Chang Jiang; the commercial and industrial center of central China

wulfenite
n : a yellow to orange or brown mineral used as a molybdenum ore

Wulfila
n : a Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382) [syn: {Ulfilas}, {Bishop Ulfilas}, {Ulfila}, {Bishop Ulfila}, {Bishop Wulfila}]

wunderkinder
See {wunderkind}

Wurlitzer
n : United States businessman (born in German) who founded a company to make pipe organs (1831-1914) [syn: {Rudolf Wurlitzer}]

Wurzburg
n : a city of south central Germany [syn: {Wuerzburg}]

wuss
n : a person who is physically weak and ineffectual [syn: {weakling}, {doormat}]

WV
n : a state in east central United States [syn: {West Virginia}, {Mountain State}]

WWW
n : computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol [syn: {World Wide Web}, {web}]

WY
n : a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east [syn: {Wyoming}, {Equality State}]

Wyat
n : English poet who introduced the sonnet form to English literature (1503-1542) [syn: {Wyatt}, {Sir Thomas Wyatt}, {Sir Thomas Wyat}]

Wyatt
n 1: English architect (1746-1813) [syn: {James Wyatt}]
2: English poet who introduced the sonnet form to English literature (1503-1542) [syn: {Sir Thomas Wyatt}, {Wyat}, {Sir Thomas Wyat}]

wych elm
n : Eurasian elm often planted as a shade tree [syn: {witch elm}, {Ulmus glabra}]

wych hazel
n 1: any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark yields an astringent lotion [syn: {witch hazel}]
2: lotion consisting of an astringent alcoholic solution containing an extract from the witch hazel plant [syn: {witch hazel}]

Wycherley
n : English playwright noted for his humorous and satirical plays (1640-1716) [syn: {William Wycherley}]

Wyclif
n : English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384) [syn: {Wycliffe}, {John Wycliffe}, {Wickliffe}, {John Wickliffe}, {John Wyclif}, {Wiclif}, {John Wiclif}]

Wycliffe
n : English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384) [syn: {John Wycliffe}, {Wickliffe}, {John Wickliffe}, {Wyclif}, {John Wyclif}, {Wiclif}, {John Wiclif}]

Wyeth
n : United States painter (born in 1917) [syn: {Andrew Wyeth}]

wyethia
n : low tufted white-woolly yellow-flowered herb of California [syn: {Wyethia ovata}]

Wyethia amplexicaulis
n : balsamic-resinous herb with clumps of lanceolate leaves and stout leafy stems ending in large deep yellow flowers on long stalks; northwestern United States [syn: {mule's ears}]

Wyethia helianthoides
n : herb with basal leaves and leafy hairy stems bearing solitary flower heads with white or pale cream rays; northwestern United States [syn: {white-rayed mule's ears}]

Wyethia ovata
n : low tufted white-woolly yellow-flowered herb of California [syn: {wyethia}]

Wykeham
n : English prelate and statesman; founded a college at Oxford and Winchester College in Winchester; served as chancellor of England and bishop of Winchester (1324-1404) [syn: {William of Wykeham}]

Wykehamist
n : a student enrolled in (or graduated from) Winchester College

Wyler
n : United States filmmaker (1902-1981) [syn: {William Wyler}]

Wylie
n : United States poet (1885-1928) [syn: {Elinor Morton Hoyt Wylie}]

Wynette
n : United States country singer (1942-1998) [syn: {Tammy Wynette}, {Tammy Wynetter Pugh}]

Wynfrith
n : (Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754) [syn: {Boniface}, {Saint Boniface}, {St. Boniface}, {Winfred}, {Apostle of Germany}]

Wynnea
n : a genus of fungi belonging to the family Sarcoscyphaceae [syn: {genus Wynnea}]

Wynnea americana
n : a fungus composed of several apothecia that look like elongated rabbit ears; the sterile surface is dark brown and warty; the fertile surface is smooth and pinkish orange

Wynnea sparassoides
n : a fungus with a long solid stalk embedded in soil and a cauliflower-shaped yellow-brown head

Wyoming
n : a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east [syn: {Equality State}, {WY}]

Wyomingite
n : a resident of Wyoming

Wyrd
n : Fate personified; one of the three Weird Sisters [syn: {Weird}]

wysiwyg
adj : relating to or being a word processing system that prints the text exactly as it appears on the computer screen

Wystan Hugh Auden
n : United States poet (born in England) (1907-1973) [syn: {Auden}, {W. H. Auden}]

Wyszynski
n : Polish prelate who persuaded the Soviet to allow greater religious freedom in Poland (1901-1981) [syn: {Stefan Wyszynski}]

Wytensin
n : antihypertensive drug (trade name Wytensin) that reduces blood pressure by its effect on the central nervous system [syn: {guanabenz}]

wyvern
n : a fire-breathing dragon used in medieval heraldry; had the head of a dragon and the tail of a snake and a body with wings and two legs [syn: {wivern}]

x
adj : being one more than nine [syn: {ten}, {10}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system [syn: {ten}, {10}, {tenner}, {decade}]
2: the 24th letter of the Roman alphabet
3: street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine [syn: {Adam}, {ecstasy}, {XTC}, {go}, {disco biscuit}, {cristal}, {hug drug}]

X chromosome
n : the sex chromosome that is present in both sexes: singly in males and doubly in females; "human females normally have two X chromosomes"

X ray
n 1: electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target [syn: {X-radiation}, {roentgen ray}]
2: a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis [syn: {roentgenogram}, {X-ray picture}, {X-ray photograph}]

Xanax
n : an antianxiety agent (trade name Xanax) of the benzodiazepine class [syn: {alprazolam}]

xanthate
n : a salt or ester of xanthic acid

xanthelasma
n : xanthoma of the eyelids; occurs chiefly in the elderly

xanthemia
n : excess carotene in the blood stream; can cause the skin to turn a pale yellow-red color [syn: {carotenemia}]

xanthic acid
n : any of a class of unstable organic acids containing sulphur

xanthine
n : crystalline oxidation product of the metabolism of nucleoproteins; precursor of uric acid; found in many organs and in urine

Xanthium
n : coarse herbs having small heads of greenish flowers followed by burrs with hooked bristles [syn: {genus Xanthium}]

xanthoma
n : a skin problem marked by the development (on the eyelids and neck and back) of irregular yellow nodules; sometimes attributable to disturbances of cholesterol metabolism

xanthoma disseminatum
n : rare chronic xanthoma of adults n which orange or brownish papules develop on many surfaces of the body

xanthoma multiplex
n : widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees); often associated with a disorder of lipid metabolism [syn: {xanthomatosis}, {cholesterosis cutis}, {lipid granulomatosis}, {lipoid granulomatosis}]

xanthomatosis
n : widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees); often associated with a disorder of lipid metabolism [syn: {xanthoma multiplex}, {cholesterosis cutis}, {lipid granulomatosis}, {lipoid granulomatosis}]

xanthomonad
n : bacteria producing yellow non-water-soluble pigments; some pathogenic for plants

Xanthomonas
n : a genus of bacteria similar to Pseudomonas but producing a yellow pigment that is not soluble in water [syn: {genus Xanthomonas}]

Xanthophyceae
n : yellow-green algae [syn: {class Xanthophyceae}]

xanthophyl
n : yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks [syn: {xanthophyll}, {lutein}]

xanthophyll
n : yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks [syn: {xanthophyl}, {lutein}]

xanthopsia
n : visual defect in which objects appear to have a yellowish hue; sometimes occurs in cases of jaundice

Xanthorrhoeaceae
n : one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted [syn: {family Xanthorrhoeaceae}, {grass tree family}]

Xanthorroea
n : grass trees; sometimes placed in family Xanthorrhoeaceae [syn: {genus Xanthorroea}]

xanthosis
n : an abnormal yellow discoloration of the skin

Xanthosoma
n : tropical American tuberous perennials [syn: {genus Xanthosoma}]

Xanthosoma atrovirens
n : tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes [syn: {yautia}, {tannia}, {spoonflower}, {malanga}, {Xanthosoma sagittifolium}]

Xanthosoma sagittifolium
n : tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes [syn: {yautia}, {tannia}, {spoonflower}, {malanga}, {Xanthosoma atrovirens}]

xanthous
adj : similar to the color of an egg yolk [syn: {yellow}, {yellowish}]

Xantusiidae
n : night lizards [syn: {family Xantusiidae}]

Xavier
n : Spanish missionary and Jesuit who establish missionaries in Japan and Ceylon and the East Indies (1506-1552) [syn: {Saint Francis Xavier}]

x-axis
n : the horizontal axis in a plane coordinate system

xc
adj : being ten more than eighty [syn: {ninety}, {90}]
n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine [syn: {ninety}, {90}]

xci
adj : being one more than ninety [syn: {ninety-one}, {91}]

xcii
adj : being two more than ninety [syn: {ninety-two}, {92}]

xciii
adj : being three more than ninety [syn: {ninety-three}, {93}]

xciv
adj : being four more than ninety [syn: {ninety-four}, {94}]

xcl
adj : being ten more than one hundred eighty [syn: {one hundred ninety}, {190}]

xcv
adj : being five more than ninety [syn: {ninety-five}, {95}]

xcvi
adj : being six more than ninety [syn: {ninety-six}, {96}]

xcvii
adj : being seven more than ninety [syn: {ninety-seven}, {97}]

xcviii
adj : being eight more than ninety [syn: {ninety-eight}, {98}]

Xe
n : a colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts [syn: {xenon}, {atomic number 54}]

Xenarthra
n : armadillos; American anteaters; sloths [syn: {suborder Xenarthra}]

Xenicidae
n : alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens [syn: {family Xenicidae}, {Acanthisittidae}, {family Acanthisittidae}]

Xenicus
n : type genus for the Xenicidae [syn: {genus Xenicus}]

Xenicus gilviventris
n : short-tailed bird resembling a wren [syn: {rock wren}]

xenogenesis
n : the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal [syn: {alternation of generations}, {heterogenesis}]

xenograft
n : tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species [syn: {heterograft}]

xenolith
n : (geology) a piece of rock of different origin from the igneous rock in which it is embedded

xenon
n : a colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts [syn: {Xe}, {atomic number 54}]

Xenophanes
n : Greek philosopher (560-478 BC)

xenophobia
n : an irrational fear of foreigners or strangers

xenophobic
adj : suffering from xenophobia; having abnormal fear or hatred of the strange or foreign

Xenophon
n : Greek general and historian; student of Socrates (430-355 BC)

Xenopodidae
n : in some classifications the family of the genus Xenopus which is otherwise included in the family Pipidae [syn: {family Xenopodidae}]

Xenopus
n : an African clawed frog; in some classifications made the type genus of a separate family Xenopodidae [syn: {genus Xenopus}]

Xenopus laevis
n : a tongueless frog native to Africa; established in the United States as result of release of laboratory and aquarium animals [syn: {African clawed frog}]

Xenorhyncus
n : East Indian and Australian storks [syn: {genus Xenorhyncus}]

Xenorhyncus asiaticus
n : large mostly white Australian stork [syn: {policeman bird}, {black-necked stork}, {jabiru}]

Xenosauridae
n : monotypic family of Mexican lizards [syn: {family Xenosauridae}]

Xenosaurus
n : type and sole genus of Xenosauridae: slender-bodied Mexican lizards having the upper surface covered with tiny granules and tubercles [syn: {genus Xenosaurus}]

xenotime
n : a brown-to-yellow mineral that is a phosphate of yttrium in crystalline form

xenotransplant
n : a surgical procedure in which tissue or whole organs are transfered from one species to another species [syn: {xenotransplantation}]

xenotransplantation
n : a surgical procedure in which tissue or whole organs are transfered from one species to another species [syn: {xenotransplant}]

xeranthemum
n : any plant of the genus Xeranthemum native to southern Europe having chaffy or silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers

Xeranthemum annuum
n : mostly widely cultivated species of everlasting flowers having usually purple flowers; southern Europe to Iran; naturalized elsewhere [syn: {immortelle}]

xeric
adj : being deficient in moisture; "deserts provide xeric environments" [ant: {hydric}, {mesic}]

Xerobates
n : possible new genus for desert and Texas tortoises based on recent research [syn: {genus Xerobates}]

xeroderma
n : a mild form of ichthyosis characterized by abnormal dryness and roughness of the skin [syn: {xerodermia}]

xeroderma pigmentosum
n : a rare genetic condition characterized by an eruption of exposed skin occurring in childhood and photosensitivity with severe sunburn; inherited as a recessive autosomal trait in which DNA repair processesm are defective so they are more likely to chromosome breaks and cancers when exposed to ultraviolet light

xerodermia
n : a mild form of ichthyosis characterized by abnormal dryness and roughness of the skin [syn: {xeroderma}]

xerographic
adj : of or relating to xerography

xerographic copier
n : duplicator that copies graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent image is developed with a resinous powder [syn: {Xerox}, {Xerox machine}]

xerographic printer
n : a page printer that uses the xerographic process

xerography
n : forming an image by the action of light on a specially coated charged plate; the latent image is developed with powders that adhere only to electrically charged areas; "edge enhancement is intrinsic in xerography"

xeroma
n : abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A [syn: {xerophthalmia}, {xerophthalmus}, {conjunctivitis arida}]

xerophile
n : plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte [syn: {desert plant}, {xerophyte}, {xerophytic plant}, {xerophilous plant}]

xerophilous plant
n : plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte [syn: {desert plant}, {xerophyte}, {xerophytic plant}, {xerophile}]

xerophthalmia
n : abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A [syn: {xerophthalmus}, {xeroma}, {conjunctivitis arida}]

xerophthalmus
n : abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A [syn: {xerophthalmia}, {xeroma}, {conjunctivitis arida}]

Xerophyllum
n : small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal leaves: squaw grass; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae [syn: {genus Xerophyllum}]

Xerophyllum tenax
n : plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers [syn: {squaw grass}, {bear grass}]

xerophyte
n : plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte [syn: {desert plant}, {xerophytic plant}, {xerophile}, {xerophilous plant}]

xerophytic
adj : adapted to a xeric (or dry) environment; "cacti are xerophytic plants"; "xerophytic adaptations"

xerophytic plant
n : plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte [syn: {desert plant}, {xerophyte}, {xerophile}, {xerophilous plant}]

xeroradiography
n : radiography using X-rays and xerographic (rather than roentgenographic) techniques

xerostomia
n : abnormal dryness of the mouth resulting from decreased secretion of saliva [syn: {dry mouth}]

xerotes
n : the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water) [syn: {dryness}, {waterlessness}] [ant: {wetness}]

xerox
n 1: a copy made by the xerox process [syn: {xerox copy}]
2: duplicator that copies graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent image is developed with a resinous powder [syn: {xerographic copier}, {Xerox machine}]
v : reproduce by xerography [syn: {photocopy}, {run off}]

xerox copy
n : a copy made by the xerox process [syn: {xerox}]

Xerox machine
n : duplicator that copies graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent image is developed with a resinous powder [syn: {Xerox}, {xerographic copier}]

Xerxes I
n : king of Persia who led a vast army against Greece and won the battle of Thermopylae but was eventually defeated (519-465 BC) [syn: {Xerxes the Great}]

Xerxes the Great
n : king of Persia who led a vast army against Greece and won the battle of Thermopylae but was eventually defeated (519-465 BC) [syn: {Xerxes I}]

Xestobium rufovillosum
n : bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death [syn: {deathwatch beetle}, {deathwatch}]

Xhosa
n : a Bantu language closely related to Zulu

xi
adj : being one more than ten [syn: {eleven}, {11}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one [syn: {eleven}, {11}]
2: the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet

Xian
n : a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC [syn: {Sian}, {Singan}, {Changan}, {Hsian}]

xii
adj : denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units [syn: {twelve}, {12}, {dozen}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one [syn: {twelve}, {12}, {dozen}]

xiii
adj : being one more than twelve [syn: {thirteen}, {13}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one [syn: {thirteen}, {13}, {baker's dozen}, {long dozen}]

Ximenesia encelioides
n : coarse grayish green annual yellow-flowered herb; southwestern United States to Mexico [syn: {cowpen daisy}, {golden crownbeard}, {golden crown beard}, {butter daisy}, {Verbesina encelioides}]

Xinjiang
n : an autonomous province in far northwestern China on the border with Mongolia and Kazakhstan; the largest province in the People's Republic of China and the homeland of the Uighur people [syn: {Sinkiang}, {Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region}]

Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region
n : an autonomous province in far northwestern China on the border with Mongolia and Kazakhstan; the largest province in the People's Republic of China and the homeland of the Uighur people [syn: {Xinjiang}, {Sinkiang}]

Xiphias
n : type genus of the Xiphiidae [syn: {genus Xiphias}]

Xiphias gladius
n : large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night [syn: {swordfish}]

Xiphiidae
n : comprising the common swordfishes [syn: {family Xiphiidae}]

xiphisterna
See {xiphisternum}

xiphium iris
n : bulbous iris of western Mediterranean region having usually violet-purple flowers [syn: {Spanish iris}, {Iris xiphium}]

xiphoid process
n : smallest of the three parts of the breastbone; articulates with the corpus sternum and the seventh rib

Xiphosura
n : horseshoe crabs and extinct forms [syn: {order Xiphosura}]

Xiphosurus polyphemus
n : large marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a horseshoe and a stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related to the wood louse [syn: {horseshoe crab}, {king crab}, {Limulus polyphemus}]

Xishuangbanna Dai
n : a branch of the Tai languages [syn: {Tai Lue}]

xiv
adj : being one more than thirteen [syn: {fourteen}, {14}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one [syn: {fourteen}, {14}]

xix
adj : being one more than eighteen [syn: {nineteen}, {19}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one [syn: {nineteen}, {19}]

Xizang
n : an Asian country under the control of China; located in the Himalayas [syn: {Tibet}, {Thibet}, {Sitsang}]

xl
adj : being ten more than thirty [syn: {forty}, {40}, {twoscore}]
n : the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four [syn: {forty}, {40}]

xli
adj : being one more than forty [syn: {forty-one}, {41}]

xlii
adj : being two more than forty [syn: {forty-two}, {42}]

xliii
adj : being three more than forty [syn: {forty-three}, {43}]

X-linked
adj : relating to genes or characteristics or conditions carried on the X chromosome; "an X-linked mutation"

X-linked dominant inheritance
n : hereditary pattern in which a dominant gene on the X chromosome causes a characteristic to be manifested in the offspring

X-linked gene
n : a gene located on an X chromosome

X-linked recessive inheritance
n : hereditary pattern in which a recessive gene on the X chromosome results in the manifestation of characteristics in male offspring and a carrier state in female offspring

X-linked SCID
n : SCID in male children resulting from mutation of a gene that codes for a protein on the surface of T cells that allows them to develop a growth factor receptor [syn: {X-SCID}]

xliv
adj : being four more than forty [syn: {forty-four}, {44}]

xlv
adj : being five more than forty [syn: {forty-five}, {45}]

xlvi
adj : being six more than forty [syn: {forty-six}, {46}]

xlvii
adj : being seven more than forty [syn: {forty-seven}, {47}]

xlviii
adj : being eight more than forty [syn: {forty-eight}, {48}]

Xmas
n : a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn: {Christmas}, {Christmas Day}, {Dec 25}]

X-OR circuit
n : gate for exclusive OR; a circuit in a computer that fires only if only one of its inputs fire [syn: {XOR circuit}, {XOR gate}]

XOR circuit
n : gate for exclusive OR; a circuit in a computer that fires only if only one of its inputs fire [syn: {X-OR circuit}, {XOR gate}]

XOR gate
n : gate for exclusive OR; a circuit in a computer that fires only if only one of its inputs fire [syn: {X-OR circuit}, {XOR circuit}]

X-radiation
n 1: electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target [syn: {X ray}, {roentgen ray}]
2: obtaining images by the use of X rays [syn: {X-raying}]

x-ray
v 1: examine by taking x-rays
2: take an x-ray of something or somebody; "The doctor x-rayed my chest"

X-ray diffraction
n : the scattering of X rays by the atoms of a crystal; the diffraction pattern shows structure of the crystal

X-ray film
n : photographic film used to make X-ray pictures

X-ray machine
n : an apparatus that provides a source of X rays

X-ray photograph
n : a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis [syn: {roentgenogram}, {X ray}, {X-ray picture}]

X-ray photography
n : radiography that uses X-rays to produce a roentgenogram [syn: {roentgenography}]

X-ray picture
n : a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis [syn: {roentgenogram}, {X ray}, {X-ray photograph}]

X-ray therapy
n : the therapeutic use of X rays

X-ray tube
n : a vacuum tube containing a metal target onto which a beam of electrons is directed at high energy for the generation of X rays

X-raying
n : obtaining images by the use of X rays [syn: {X-radiation}]

X-SCID
n : SCID in male children resulting from mutation of a gene that codes for a protein on the surface of T cells that allows them to develop a growth factor receptor [syn: {X-linked SCID}]

XT
n : the presence of an unwanted signal via an accidental coupling [syn: {crosstalk}]

XTC
n : street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine [syn: {Adam}, {ecstasy}, {go}, {disco biscuit}, {cristal}, {X}, {hug drug}]

xv
adj : being one more than fourteen [syn: {fifteen}, {15}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one [syn: {fifteen}, {15}]

xvi
adj : being one more than fifteen [syn: {sixteen}, {16}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one [syn: {sixteen}, {16}]

xvii
adj : being one more than sixteen [syn: {seventeen}, {17}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one [syn: {seventeen}, {17}]

xviii
adj : being one more than seventeen [syn: {eighteen}, {18}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one [syn: {eighteen}, {18}]

xx
adj : denoting a quantity consisting of 20 items or units [syn: {twenty}, {20}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one [syn: {twenty}, {20}]
2: (genetics) normal complement of sex chromosomes in a female

xxi
adj : being one more than twenty [syn: {twenty-one}, {21}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one [syn: {twenty-one}, {21}]

xxii
adj : being two more than twenty [syn: {twenty-two}, {22}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one [syn: {twenty-two}, {22}]

xxiii
adj : being three more than twenty [syn: {twenty-three}, {23}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one [syn: {twenty-three}, {23}]

xxiv
adj : being four more than twenty [syn: {twenty-four}, {24}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-three and one [syn: {twenty-four}, {24}, {two dozen}]

xxix
adj : being nine more than twenty [syn: {twenty-nine}, {29}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-eight and one [syn: {twenty-nine}, {29}]

xxv
adj : being five more than twenty [syn: {twenty-five}, {25}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-four and one [syn: {twenty-five}, {25}]

xxvi
adj : being six more than twenty [syn: {twenty-six}, {26}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-five and one [syn: {twenty-six}, {26}]

xxvii
adj : being seven more than twenty [syn: {twenty-seven}, {27}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one [syn: {twenty-seven}, {27}]

xxviii
adj : being eight more than twenty [syn: {twenty-eight}, {28}]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one [syn: {twenty-eight}, {28}]

xxx
adj : being ten more than twenty [syn: {thirty}, {30}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three [syn: {thirty}, {30}]
2: (genetics) abnormal complement of three X chromosomes in a female

xxxi
adj : being one more than thirty [syn: {thirty-one}, {31}]

xxxii
adj : being two more than thirty [syn: {thirty-two}, {32}]

xxxiii
adj : being three more than thirty [syn: {thirty-three}, {33}]

xxxiv
adj : being four more than thirty [syn: {thirty-four}, {34}]

xxxv
adj : being five more than thirty [syn: {thirty-five}, {35}]

xxxvi
adj : being six more than thirty [syn: {thirty-six}, {36}]

xxxvii
adj : being severn more than thirty [syn: {thirty-seven}, {37}]

xxxviii
adj : being eight more than thirty [syn: {thirty-eight}, {38}]

XXY
n : (genetics) abnormal complement of sex hormones in a male resulting in Klinefelter's syndrome

XXY-syndrome
n : syndrome in males that is characterized by small testes and long legs and enlarged breasts and reduced sperm production and mental retardation; a genetic defect in which an extra X chromosome (XXY) is present in the male [syn: {Klinefelter's syndrome}, {Klinefelter syndrome}]

XY
n : (genetics) normal complement of sex hormones in a male

Xylaria
n : type genus of Xylariaceae; fungi with perithecia in the upper part of erect black woody stromata [syn: {genus Xylaria}]

Xylaria mali
n : fungus causing black root rot in apples [syn: {black root rot fungus}]

Xylaria polymorpha
n : the fruiting bodies of the fungi of the genus Xylaria [syn: {dead-man's-fingers}, {dead-men's-fingers}]

Xylariaceae
n : family of fungi characterized by dark brown to back spores [syn: {family Xylariaceae}]

xylem
n : the woody part of plants: the supporting and water-conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels

xylene
n : a colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent [syn: {xylol}]

Xylocaine
n : a local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranes [syn: {lidocaine}]

Xylocopa
n : carpenter bees [syn: {genus Xylocopa}]

xylol
n : a colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent [syn: {xylene}]

Xylomelum
n : small species of Australian trees or shrubs; grown for their fruit and flowers [syn: {genus Xylomelum}]

Xylomelum pyriforme
n : tree bearing pear-shaped fruit with a thick woody epicarp [syn: {native pear}, {woody pear}]

xylophone
n : a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets [syn: {marimba}]

xylophonist
n : someone who plays a xylophone

Xylopia
n : tropical evergreen trees or shrubs; chiefly African [syn: {genus Xylopia}]

Xylopia aethiopica
n : tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine [syn: {Guinea pepper}, {negro pepper}]

xylose
n : a sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics [syn: {wood sugar}]

xylosma
n : shrub or small tree grown as an ornamental in mild climates for its neat evergreen foliage and fragrant late flowers; native of China [syn: {Xylosma congestum}]

Xylosma congestum
n : shrub or small tree grown as an ornamental in mild climates for its neat evergreen foliage and fragrant late flowers; native of China [syn: {xylosma}]

Xyphophorus
n : swordtails [syn: {genus Xyphophorus}]

Xyphophorus helleri
n : freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish [syn: {swordtail}, {helleri}, {topminnow}]

Xyridaceae
n : plants of tropical to temperate regions; usually in wet places [syn: {family Xyridaceae}, {yellow-eyed grass family}]

Xyridales
n : an order of monocotyledonous herbs [syn: {order Xyridales}, {Commelinales}, {order Commelinales}]

Xyris
n : chiefly American marsh plants, having usually yellow flowers [syn: {genus Xyris}]

Xyris operculata
n : of Australia [syn: {tall yellow-eye}]

XYY
n : (genetics) abnormal complement of sex hormones in a male who has two Y chromosomes

Y
n 1: a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys [syn: {yttrium}, {atomic number 39}]
2: the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet

Y chromosome
n : the sex chromosome that is carried by men; "human males normally have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome"

Y2K
n : the year 2000 in the Gregorian calendar

Y2K compliant
adj : prepared to accurately process date and time data between and into the 20th and 21st centuries

yacca
n : West Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves [syn: {yacca podocarp}, {Podocarpus coriaceus}]

yacca podocarp
n : West Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves [syn: {yacca}, {Podocarpus coriaceus}]

yacht
n : an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing [syn: {racing yacht}]
v : travel in a yacht

yacht chair
n : a light folding armchair for outdoor use

yacht club
n : club that promotes and supports yachting and boating [syn: {boat club}]

yacht race
n : a race between crews of people in yachts [syn: {sailing-race}]

yachting
n : water travel for pleasure [syn: {boating}]

yachting cap
n : a cap with a flat circular top and a visor [syn: {kepi}, {peaked cap}, {service cap}]

yachtsman
n : sails a yacht [syn: {yachtswoman}]

yachtswoman
n : sails a yacht [syn: {yachtsman}]

yack
n : noisy talk [syn: {yak}, {yakety-yak}, {chatter}, {cackle}]
v : talk incessantly and tiresomely [syn: {jaw}, {yack away}, {rattle on}, {yap away}]

yack away
v : talk incessantly and tiresomely [syn: {yack}, {jaw}, {rattle on}, {yap away}]

Yafo
n : a port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950 [syn: {Jaffa}, {Joppa}]

yagi
n : a sharply directional antenna [syn: {Yagi aerial}]

Yagi aerial
n : a sharply directional antenna [syn: {yagi}]

Yahi
n 1: a member of an extinct North American Indian people who lived in the Pit river valley in northern California
2: the Yanan language spoken by the Yahi people

yahoo
n 1: not very intelligent or interested in culture [syn: {yokel}, {rube}, {hick}, {hayseed}, {bumpkin}, {chawbacon}]
2: one of a race of brutes resembling men but subject to the Houyhnhnms in a novel by Jonathan Swift

Yahve
n : a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH [syn: {Yahweh}, {YHWH}, {Yahwe}, {Yahveh}, {YHVH}, {Wahvey}, {Jahvey}, {Jahweh}, {Jehovah}, {JHVH}]

Yahveh
n : a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH [syn: {Yahweh}, {YHWH}, {Yahwe}, {YHVH}, {Yahve}, {Wahvey}, {Jahvey}, {Jahweh}, {Jehovah}, {JHVH}]

Yahwe
n : a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH [syn: {Yahweh}, {YHWH}, {Yahveh}, {YHVH}, {Yahve}, {Wahvey}, {Jahvey}, {Jahweh}, {Jehovah}, {JHVH}]

Yahweh
n : a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH [syn: {YHWH}, {Yahwe}, {Yahveh}, {YHVH}, {Yahve}, {Wahvey}, {Jahvey}, {Jahweh}, {Jehovah}, {JHVH}]

Yajur-Veda
n : a collection of sacrificial formulas and prayers

yak
n 1: noisy talk [syn: {yack}, {yakety-yak}, {chatter}, {cackle}]
2: large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated [syn: {Bos grunniens}] [also: {yakking}, {yakked}]

yak butter
n : butter made from yaks' milk

yakety-yak
n : noisy talk [syn: {yak}, {yack}, {chatter}, {cackle}]

Yakima
n : a town in south central Washington

yakked
yak
n 1: noisy talk [syn: {yack}, {yakety-yak}, {chatter}, {cackle}]
2: large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated [syn: {Bos grunniens}] [also: {yakking}, {yakked}]

yakked
See {yak}

yakking
yak
n 1: noisy talk [syn: {yack}, {yakety-yak}, {chatter}, {cackle}]
2: large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated [syn: {Bos grunniens}] [also: {yakking}, {yakked}]

yakking
See {yak}

yak's milk
n : the milk of a yak

Yakut
n 1: a member of a Turkic people of northeastern Siberia (mainly in the Lena river basin)
2: the Turkic language spoken by the Yakut people

yakuza
n 1: a Japanese gangster
2: organized crime in Japan; an alliance of criminal organizations and illegal enterprises

Yale
n 1: a university in Connecticut [syn: {Yale University}]
2: English philanthropist who made contributions to a college in Connecticut that was renamed in his honor (1649-1721) [syn: {Elihu Yale}]

Yale University
n : a university in Connecticut [syn: {Yale}]

Yalta
n : a resort city in southern Ukraine on the Black Sea; scene of the Allied conference between Churchill and Stalin and Roosevelt in 1945

Yaltopya
n : Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia [syn: {Ethiopia}, {Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia}, {Abyssinia}]

Yalu
n : river in eastern Asia; rises in North Korea and flows southwest to Korea Bay (forming part of the border between North Korea and China) [syn: {Yalu River}]

Yalu River
n 1: river in eastern Asia; rises in North Korea and flows southwest to Korea Bay (forming part of the border between North Korea and China) [syn: {Yalu}]
2: a battle in the Korean War (November 1950); when UN troops advanced north to the Yalu River 200,000 Chinese troops crossed the river and drove them back

yam
n 1: edible tuber of any of several yams
2: any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots [syn: {yam plant}]
3: sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked
4: edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food

yam bean
n 1: twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots [syn: {potato bean}, {Pachyrhizus tuberosus}]
2: Central American twining plant with edible roots and pods; large tubers are eaten raw or cooked especially when young and young pods must be thoroughly cooked; pods and seeds also yield rotenone and oils [syn: {Pachyrhizus erosus}]

yam family
n : yams [syn: {Dioscoreaceae}, {family Dioscoreaceae}]

yam plant
n : any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots [syn: {yam}]

Yama
n : Hindu god of death and lord of the underworld

Yamaltu
n : a three-tone Chadic language [syn: {Tera}, {Pidlimdi}]

Yamamoto
n : Japanese admiral who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 (1884-1943) [syn: {Isoroku Yamamoto}]

Yamani
n : Saudi Arabian minister of petroleum who was a central figure in the creation of OPEC (born in 1930) [syn: {Ahmed Zoki Yamani}]

yammer
v 1: cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the desert" [syn: {howl}, {wrawl}, {yowl}]
2: complain whiningly [syn: {whine}, {grizzle}, {yawp}]

Yamoussukro
n : capital of the Ivory Coast

Yana
n 1: a member of an extinct North American Indian people who lived in the Pit river valley in northern California
2: the Yanan language spoken by the Yana people

Yanan
n : a language group of the Hokan family

yang
n : the bright positive masculine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology; "yin and yang together produce everything that comes into existence" [ant: {yin}]

Yang Chen Ning
n : United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Tsung Dao Lee in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1922) [syn: {Chen N. Yang}]

Yangon
n : the capital and largest city of Myanmar; located in the south near the Irrawaddy river delta [syn: {Rangoon}]

Yangtze
n : the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai [syn: {Chang Jiang}, {Chang}, {Yangtze River}, {Yangtze Kiang}]

Yangtze Kiang
n : the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai [syn: {Chang Jiang}, {Chang}, {Yangtze}, {Yangtze River}]

Yangtze River
n : the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai [syn: {Chang Jiang}, {Chang}, {Yangtze}, {Yangtze Kiang}]

Yank
n 1: an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War) [syn: {Yankee}, {Northerner}]
2: an American who lives in New England [syn: {New Englander}, {Yankee}]
3: an American [syn: {Yankee}, {Yankee-Doodle}]
v : pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open" [syn: {jerk}]

Yankee
adj : used by southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)
n 1: an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War) [syn: {Yank}, {Northerner}]
2: an American who lives in New England [syn: {New Englander}, {Yank}]
3: an American [syn: {Yank}, {Yankee-Doodle}]

Yankee corn
n : corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm [syn: {flint corn}, {flint maize}, {Zea mays indurata}]

Yankee-Doodle
n : an American [syn: {Yankee}, {Yank}]

yanker
n : someone who gives a strong sudden pull [syn: {jerker}]

yanquapin
n : water lily of eastern North America having pale yellow blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds [syn: {water chinquapin}, {American lotus}, {Nelumbo lutea}]

Yaounde
n : the capital of Cameroon [syn: {capital of Cameroon}]

yap
n : informal terms for the mouth [syn: {trap}, {cakehole}, {hole}, {maw}, {gob}]
v : bark in a high-pitched tone; "the puppies yelped" [syn: {yelp}, {yip}] [also: {yapping}, {yapped}]

yap away
v : talk incessantly and tiresomely [syn: {yack}, {jaw}, {yack away}, {rattle on}]

yapped
yap
n : informal terms for the mouth [syn: {trap}, {cakehole}, {hole}, {maw}, {gob}]
v : bark in a high-pitched tone; "the puppies yelped" [syn: {yelp}, {yip}] [also: {yapping}, {yapped}]

yapped
See {yap}

yapping
yap
n : informal terms for the mouth [syn: {trap}, {cakehole}, {hole}, {maw}, {gob}]
v : bark in a high-pitched tone; "the puppies yelped" [syn: {yelp}, {yip}] [also: {yapping}, {yapped}]

yapping
See {yap}

yard
n 1: a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride [syn: {pace}]
2: the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard" [syn: {grounds}, {curtilage}]
3: a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings); "they opened a repair yard on the edge of town"
4: an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines [syn: {railway yard}]
5: an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)
6: a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel) [syn: {cubic yard}]
7: a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen
8: the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 [syn: {thousand}, {one thousand}, {1000}, {M}, {K}, {chiliad}, {G}, {grand}, {thou}]

yard goods
n : merchandise in the form of fabrics sold by the yard [syn: {piece goods}]

yard grass
n : coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere [syn: {yardgrass}, {wire grass}, {goose grass}, {Eleusine indica}]

yard line
n : in football; line parallel to the goal lines indicating position on the field

yard marker
n : (football) a marker indicating the yardline

yard measure
n : a ruler or tape that is three feet long [syn: {yardstick}]

yard sale
n : an outdoor sale of used personal or household items held on the seller's premises [syn: {garage sale}]

yardage
n : distance measured in the aggregate number of yards; "what is the yardage of this golf course?"

yardarm
n : either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship

Yardbird Parker
n : United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955) [syn: {Parker}, {Charlie Parker}, {Bird Parker}, {Charles Christopher Parker}]

yarder
n : (used only in combinations) the height of length of something in yards; "the golfer hit a 300-yarder to the green"

yardgrass
n : coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere [syn: {yard grass}, {wire grass}, {goose grass}, {Eleusine indica}]

yardie
n : member of an international gang of Jamaican criminals who sell drugs and violence; "A much publicized raid on a yardie stronghold had first been simulated at Riot City"

yard-long bean
n : South American bean having very long succulent pods [syn: {asparagus bean}, {Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis}, {Vigna sesquipedalis}]

yardman
n 1: worker in a railway yard
2: a laborer hired to do outdoor work (such as mowing lawns)

yardmaster
n : a railroad employer who is in charge of a railway yard [syn: {trainmaster}, {train dispatcher}]

yardstick
n 1: a measure or standard used for comparison; "on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?"
2: a ruler or tape that is three feet long [syn: {yard measure}]

yarer
See {yare}

yarest
See {yare}

yarmelke
n : a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer) [syn: {yarmulke}, {yarmulka}]

yarmulka
n : a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer) [syn: {yarmulke}, {yarmelke}]

yarmulke
n : a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer) [syn: {yarmulka}, {yarmelke}]

yarn
n 1: the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant" [syn: {narration}, {recital}]
2: a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving [syn: {thread}]
v : tell or spin a yarn

yarn-dye
v : dye (fabric) before it is spun [syn: {impress}]

yarn-spinning
adj : inclined to tell long and involved stories (often of incredible happenings)

yarrow
n : ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white florets; widely naturalized in North America [syn: {milfoil}, {Achillea millefolium}]

yashmac
n : the face veil worn by Muslim women [syn: {yashmak}]

yashmak
n : the face veil worn by Muslim women [syn: {yashmac}]

Yasser Arafat
n : Palestinian statesman who is chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (born in 1929) [syn: {Arafat}]

Yastrzemski
n : United States baseball player (born in 1939) [syn: {Carl Yastrzemski}]

yataghan
n : a long Turkish knife with a curved blade having a single edge

yatobyo
n : a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animals [syn: {tularemia}, {tularaemia}, {rabbit fever}, {deer fly fever}]

yaupon holly
n : an evergreen shrub

yautia
n : tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes [syn: {tannia}, {spoonflower}, {malanga}, {Xanthosoma sagittifolium}, {Xanthosoma atrovirens}]

Yavapai
n 1: a member of a North American Indian people of central Arizona
2: the Yuman language spoken by the Yavapai people

yaw
n : an erratic deflection from an intended course [syn: {swerve}]
v 1: be wide open; "the deep gaping canyon" [syn: {gape}, {yawn}]
2: deviate erratically from a set course; "the yawing motion of the ship"
3: swerve off course momentarily; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"

yawl
n 1: a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
2: a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost
v : emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow" [syn: {howl}, {ululate}, {wail}, {roar}]

yawn
n : an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom; "he could not suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"; "he apologized for his ostinancy" [syn: {yawning}, {oscitance}, {oscitancy}]
v 1: utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired; "The child yawned during the long performance"
2: be wide open; "the deep gaping canyon" [syn: {gape}, {yaw}]

yawner
n : a person who yawns

yawning
adj 1: gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something; "the yawning mine shaft"; "a yawning abyss"
2: with the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness; "a yawning congregation"
3: showing lack of attention or boredom; "the yawning congregation" [syn: {drowsy}, {oscitant}, {yawning(a)}]
n : an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom; "he could not suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"; "he apologized for his ostinancy" [syn: {yawn}, {oscitance}, {oscitancy}]

yawp
v 1: make a raucous noise [syn: {bawl}]
2: complain whiningly [syn: {whine}, {grizzle}, {yammer}]

yaws
n : an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions [syn: {frambesia}, {framboesia}]

y-axis
n : the vertical axis in a plane coordinate system

Yay
n : a branch of the Tai languages

Yazoo
n : a river that rises in west central Mississippi and flows southwest to empty into the Mississippi River above Vicksburg [syn: {Yazoo River}]

Yazoo River
n : a river that rises in west central Mississippi and flows southwest to empty into the Mississippi River above Vicksburg [syn: {Yazoo}]

Yb
n : a soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime [syn: {ytterbium}, {atomic number 70}]

ycleped
See {clepe}

yclept
See {clepe}

yea
n : an affirmative; "The yeas have it" [ant: {nay}]
adv : not only so, but; "I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice" [syn: {yeah}]

yeah
adv : not only so, but; "I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice" [syn: {yea}]

year
n 1: a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days; "she is 4 years old"; "in the year 1920" [syn: {twelvemonth}, {yr}]
2: a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity; "a school year"
3: the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun; "a Martian year takes 687 of our days"
4: a body of students who graduate together; "the class of '97"; "she was in my year at Hoehandle High" [syn: {class}]

year dot
n : as long ago as anyone can remember; "he has been a conductor since the year dot"

year of grace
n : any year of the Christian era

year-around
adj : operating or continuing throughout the year; "a year-round resort"; "a year-round job" [syn: {year-round}] [ant: {seasonal}]

yearbook
n 1: a book published annually by the graduating class of a high school or college usually containing photographs of faculty and graduating students
2: a reference book that is published regularly once every year [syn: {annual}]

year-end
adj : taking place at the close of a fiscal year; "year-end audit"
n : the end of a calendar year; "he had to unload the merchandise before the year-end"

yearling
n 1: a young child [syn: {toddler}, {tot}, {bambino}]
2: a racehorse considered one year old until the second Jan. 1 following its birth
3: an animal in its second year

yearlong
adj : lasting through a year; "attending yearlong courses"

yearly
adj : occurring or payable every year; "an annual trip to Paris"; "yearly medical examinations"; "annual (or yearly) income" [syn: {annual}]
adv : without missing a year; "they travel to China annually" [syn: {annually}, {every year}, {each year}]

yearn
v 1: desire strongly or persistently [syn: {hanker}, {long}]
2: have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" [syn: {ache}, {yen}, {pine}, {languish}]
3: have affection for; feel tenderness for

yearned-for
adj : greatly desired [syn: {longed-for}, {wished-for}]

yearner
n : a person with a strong desire for something; "a longer for money"; "a thirster after blood"; "a yearner for knowledge" [syn: {longer}, {thirster}]

yearning
adj : full of longing or unfulfilled desire; "those wistful little ads that the lovelorn place in the classifieds" [syn: {wistful}]
n : prolonged unfulfilled desire or need [syn: {longing}]

yearningly
adv : in a yearning manner; "he spent the rest of the act gazing longingly over my right shoulder at the illuminated word `Exit'" [syn: {longingly}, {with longing}]

year-round
adj : operating or continuing throughout the year; "a year-round resort"; "a year-round job" [syn: {year-around}] [ant: {seasonal}]

years
n 1: a late time of life; "old age is not for sissies"; "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood" [syn: {old age}, {age}, {eld}, {geezerhood}]
2: a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years" [syn: {long time}, {age}]
3: the time during which someone's life continues; "the monarch's last days"; "in his final years" [syn: {days}]

yeast
n 1: a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey [syn: {barm}]
2: any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division

yeast cake
n : small cake of compressed moist yeast

yeastier
yeasty
adj 1: marked by spirited enjoyment [syn: {zestful}, {zesty}, {barmy}]
2: exuberantly creative [also: {yeastiest}, {yeastier}]

yeastier
See {yeasty}

yeastiest
yeasty
adj 1: marked by spirited enjoyment [syn: {zestful}, {zesty}, {barmy}]
2: exuberantly creative [also: {yeastiest}, {yeastier}]

yeastiest
See {yeasty}

yeastlike
adj : resembling yeast

yeasty
adj 1: marked by spirited enjoyment [syn: {zestful}, {zesty}, {barmy}]
2: exuberantly creative [also: {yeastiest}, {yeastier}]

Yeats
n : Irish poet and dramatist (1865-1939) [syn: {William Butler Yeats}, {W. B. Yeats}]

Yeatsian
adj : in the manner of William Butler Yeats

Yeddo
n : the capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan [syn: {Tokyo}, {Tokio}, {Yedo}, {Edo}, {Japanese capital}, {capital of Japan}]

Yedo
n : the capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan [syn: {Tokyo}, {Tokio}, {Yeddo}, {Edo}, {Japanese capital}, {capital of Japan}]

Yehudi Menuhin
n : British violinist (born in the United States) who began his career as a child prodigy in the 1920s (1916-1999) [syn: {Menuhin}, {Sir Yehudi Menuhin}]

Yekaterinoslav
n : city in east central Ukraine on the Dnieper River; center of metallurgical industry [syn: {Dnipropetrovsk}]

yell
n 1: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" [syn: {cry}, {outcry}, {call}, {shout}, {vociferation}]
2: a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain" [syn: {cry}]
v 1: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: {shout}, {shout out}, {cry}, {call}, {scream}, {holler}, {hollo}, {squall}]
2: utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine" [syn: {scream}]

yelled
adj : in a vehement outcry; "his shouted words of encouragement could be heard over the crowd noises" [syn: {shouted}]

yeller
n : someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice [syn: {roarer}, {bawler}, {bellower}, {screamer}, {screecher}, {shouter}]

yelling
adj : noisy with or as if with loud cries and shouts; "a crying mass of rioters"; "a howling wind"; "shouting fans"; "the yelling fiend" [syn: {crying}, {howling}, {shouting}]
n : uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement [syn: {shouting}]

yellow
adj 1: similar to the color of an egg yolk [syn: {yellowish}, {xanthous}]
2: easily frightened [syn: {chicken}, {chickenhearted}, {lily-livered}, {white-livered}, {yellow-bellied}]
3: changed to a yellowish color by age; "yellowed parchment" [syn: {yellowed}]
4: typical of tabloids; "sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal"; "yellow journalism" [syn: {scandalmongering}, {sensationalistic}, {yellow(a)}]
5: cowardly or treacherous; "the little yellow stain of treason"-M.W.Straight; "too yellow to stand and fight"
6: affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc [syn: {jaundiced}, {icteric}]
n : the quality or state of the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons [syn: {yellowness}]
v : turn yellow; "The pages of the book began to yellow"

yellow adder's tongue
n : eastern North American dogtooth having solitary yellow flowers marked with brown or purple and spotted interiors [syn: {trout lily}, {amberbell}, {Erythronium americanum}]

yellow ageratum
n : shrub of southwestern Mediterranean region having yellow daisylike flowers [syn: {African daisy}, {Lonas inodora}, {Lonas annua}]

yellow asphodel
n : asphodel with leafy stem and fragrant yellow flowers [syn: {king's spear}, {Asphodeline lutea}]

yellow avens
n 1: hairy yellow-flowered plant of eastern Asia and North America [syn: {Geum macrophyllum}]
2: erect subshrub with deep yellow flowers; Europe and Asia and North America [syn: {Geum alleppicum strictum}, {Geum strictum}]

yellow bachelor's button
n : bog plant of pine barrens of southeastern United States having spikes of irregular yellow-orange flowers [syn: {orange milkwort}, {yellow milkwort}, {candyweed}, {Polygala lutea}]

yellow bass
n : North American freshwater bass resembling the larger marine striped bass [syn: {Morone interrupta}]

yellow bean
n : snap beans with yellow pods [syn: {wax bean}]

yellow bedstraw
n : common yellow-flowered perennial bedstraw; North America and Europe and Asia [syn: {yellow cleavers}, {Our Lady's bedstraw}, {Galium verum}]

yellow bells
n : viscid herb of arid or desert habitats of southwestern United States having pendulous yellow flowers [syn: {California yellow bells}, {whispering bells}, {Emmanthe penduliflora}]

yellow berry
n : fruit of various buckthorns yielding dyes or pigments [syn: {buckthorn berry}]

yellow bile
n : a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger [syn: {choler}]

yellow birch
n : tree of eastern North America with thin lustrous yellow or gray bark [syn: {Betula alleghaniensis}, {Betula leutea}]

yellow bone marrow
n : bone marrow that is yellow with fat; found at the ends of long bones in adults [syn: {yellow marrow}]

yellow bristle grass
n : common weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all temperate areas [syn: {yellow bristlegrass}, {yellow foxtail}, {glaucous bristlegrass}, {Setaria glauca}]

yellow bristlegrass
n : common weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all temperate areas [syn: {yellow bristle grass}, {yellow foxtail}, {glaucous bristlegrass}, {Setaria glauca}]

yellow bugle
n : low-growing annual with yellow flowers dotted red; faintly aromatic of pine resin; Europe, British Isles and North Africa [syn: {ground pine}, {Ajuga chamaepitys}]

yellow bunting
n : European bunting the male being bright yellow [syn: {yellowhammer}, {Emberiza citrinella}]

yellow cattley guava
n : small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit [syn: {guava}, {strawberry guava}, {Psidium littorale}]

yellow cedar
n : tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often cultivated for ornament [syn: {yellow cypress}, {Nootka cypress}, {Alaska cedar}, {Chamaecyparis nootkatensis}]

yellow chamomile
n : Eurasian perennial herb with hairy divided leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {golden marguerite}, {dyers' chamomile}, {Anthemis tinctoria}]

yellow chestnut oak
n : medium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States that yields a strong durable wood [syn: {chinquapin oak}, {chinkapin oak}, {Quercus muehlenbergii}]

yellow cleavers
n : common yellow-flowered perennial bedstraw; North America and Europe and Asia [syn: {yellow bedstraw}, {Our Lady's bedstraw}, {Galium verum}]

yellow clintonia
n : common woodland herb of temperate North America having yellow nodding flowers and small round blue fruits [syn: {heal all}, {Clintonia borealis}]

yellow colicroot
n : colicroot with yellow-bracted racemose flowers; smaller than Aletris farinosa; southeastern United States [syn: {Aletris aurea}]

yellow cypress
n : tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often cultivated for ornament [syn: {yellow cedar}, {Nootka cypress}, {Alaska cedar}, {Chamaecyparis nootkatensis}]

Yellow Delicious
n : a sweet eating apple with yellow skin [syn: {Golden Delicious}]

yellow dock
n : European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America [syn: {bitter dock}, {broad-leaved dock}, {Rumex obtusifolius}]

yellow dwarf
n : any of several virus diseases of plants characterized by stunting and yellowing of the leaves

yellow dwarf of potato
n : the yellow dwarf disease of potato plants [syn: {potato yellow dwarf}]

yellow fever
n : caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito [syn: {yellow jack}, {black vomit}]

yellow flag
n : common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated [syn: {yellow iris}, {yellow water flag}, {Iris pseudacorus}]

yellow foxglove
n : European yellow-flowered foxglove [syn: {straw foxglove}, {Digitalis lutea}]

yellow foxtail
n : common weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all temperate areas [syn: {yellow bristlegrass}, {yellow bristle grass}, {glaucous bristlegrass}, {Setaria glauca}]

yellow giant hyssop
n : erect perennial with stout stems and yellow-green flowers; southern Canada and southeastern United States [syn: {Agastache nepetoides}]

yellow globe lily
n : globe lily having open branched clusters of clear yellow egg-shaped flowers; northern California [syn: {golden fairy lantern}, {Calochortus amabilis}]

yellow goatfish
n : schooling goatfish; grayish with yellow stripe [syn: {Mulloidichthys martinicus}]

yellow granadilla
n 1: West Indian passionflower; cultivated for its yellow edible fruit [syn: {Jamaica honeysuckle}, {Passiflora laurifolia}]
2: the edible yellow fruit of the Jamaica honeysuckle [syn: {bell apple}, {sweet cup}, {water lemon}]

yellow green
n : a shade of green tinged with yellow [syn: {yellowish green}, {chartreuse}, {Paris green}, {pea green}]

yellow gurnard
n : a kind of gurnard [syn: {tub gurnard}, {Trigla lucerna}]

yellow hawkweed
n : European hawkweed introduced into northeastern United States; locally troublesome weeds [syn: {king devil}, {Hieracium praealtum}]

yellow henbane
n : found on sea beaches from Virginia to South America having greenish-yellow flowers and orange or yellow berries [syn: {Physalis viscosa}]

yellow honeysuckle
n 1: climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant yellow (later orange) flowers in terminal whorls; southeastern United States [syn: {Lonicera flava}]
2: twining deciduous shrub with clusters of purple-tinged yellow-green flowers; northeastern America [syn: {Lonicera dioica}]

yellow horned poppy
n : yellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along sandy shores in eastern North America [syn: {horn poppy}, {horned poppy}, {sea poppy}, {Glaucium flavum}]

yellow hornet
n : small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground [syn: {yellow jacket}, {Vespula maculifrons}]

yellow iris
n : common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated [syn: {yellow flag}, {yellow water flag}, {Iris pseudacorus}]

yellow ironweed
n : perennial herb with showy yellow flowers; the eastern United States [syn: {wingstem}, {golden ironweed}, {golden honey plant}, {Verbesina alternifolia}, {Actinomeris alternifolia}]

yellow jacaranda
n : semi-evergreen South American tree with odd-pinnate leaves and golden yellow flowers cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {tipu}, {tipu tree}, {pride of Bolivia}]

yellow jack
n 1: caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito [syn: {yellow fever}, {black vomit}]
2: yellow flag hoist on a ship in quarantine
3: fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico [syn: {Caranx bartholomaei}]

yellow jacket
n 1: a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and anti-spasmodic [syn: {pentobarbital sodium}, {pentobarbital}, {Nembutal}]
2: small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground [syn: {yellow hornet}, {Vespula maculifrons}]

yellow jasmine
n : poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers [syn: {yellow jessamine}, {Carolina jasmine}, {evening trumpet flower}, {Gelsemium sempervirens}]

yellow jessamine
n : poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers [syn: {yellow jasmine}, {Carolina jasmine}, {evening trumpet flower}, {Gelsemium sempervirens}]

yellow journalism
n : sensationalist journalism [syn: {tabloid}, {tab}]

yellow lady's slipper
n : maroon to purple-brown orchid with yellow lip; Europe, North America and Japan [syn: {yellow lady-slipper}, {Cypripedium calceolus}, {Cypripedium parviflorum}]

yellow lady-slipper
n : maroon to purple-brown orchid with yellow lip; Europe, North America and Japan [syn: {yellow lady's slipper}, {Cypripedium calceolus}, {Cypripedium parviflorum}]

yellow light
n : the signal to proceed with caution

yellow locust
n : large thorny tree of eastern and central United States having pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of white flowers; widely naturalized in many varieties in temperate regions [syn: {black locust}, {Robinia pseudoacacia}]

yellow loosestrife
n : frequently considered a weed; Europe and Asia [syn: {garden loosestrife}, {Lysimachia vulgaris}]

yellow lupine
n : yellow-flowered European lupine cultivated for forage [syn: {Lupinus luteus}]

yellow man
n : offensive term for an Oriental man

yellow mariposa tulip
n : mariposa having clusters of a few large deep yellow bell-shaped flowers atop slender stems; California coastal ranges [syn: {Calochortus luteus}]

yellow marrow
n : bone marrow that is yellow with fat; found at the ends of long bones in adults [syn: {yellow bone marrow}]

yellow metal
n : a brass that has more zinc and is stronger than alpha brass; used in making castings and hot-worked products [syn: {alpha-beta brass}, {Muntz metal}]

yellow milkwort
n : bog plant of pine barrens of southeastern United States having spikes of irregular yellow-orange flowers [syn: {orange milkwort}, {candyweed}, {yellow bachelor's button}, {Polygala lutea}]

yellow mombin
n 1: tropical American tree having edible yellow fruit [syn: {hog plum}, {yellow mombin tree}, {Spondias mombin}]
2: yellow oval tropical fruit [syn: {hog plum}]

yellow mombin tree
n : tropical American tree having edible yellow fruit [syn: {hog plum}, {yellow mombin}, {Spondias mombin}]

yellow mountain saxifrage
n : tufted evergreen perennial having ciliate leaves and yellow corymbose flowers often spotted orange [syn: {Saxifraga aizoides}]

yellow nutgrass
n : European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers [syn: {chufa}, {earth almond}, {ground almond}, {rush nut}, {Cyperus esculentus}]

yellow oak
n : medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad 5-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped [syn: {black oak}, {quercitron}, {quercitron oak}, {Quercus velutina}]

yellow ocher
n : pigment consisting of a limonite mixed with clay and silica [syn: {yellow ochre}]

yellow ochre
n : pigment consisting of a limonite mixed with clay and silica [syn: {yellow ocher}]

yellow oleander
n : tropical American shrub or small tree having glossy dark green leaves and fragrant saffron yellow to orange or peach- colored flowers; all parts highly poisonous [syn: {Thevetia peruviana}, {Thevetia neriifolia}]

yellow pages
n : a telephone directory or section of a directory (usually printed on yellow paper) where business products and services are listed alphabetically by field along with classified advertising

yellow paper daisy
n : Australian plant naturalized in Spain having flowers of lemon yellow to deep gold; the choice everlasting of dried-flower lovers [syn: {strawflower}, {golden everlasting}, {Helichrysum bracteatum}]

yellow parilla
n : a woody vine of eastern North America having large oval leaves and small white flowers and purple to blue-black fruits [syn: {common moonseed}, {Canada moonseed}, {Menispermum canadense}]

yellow pea
n : western United States bushy herb having yellow pealike flowers [syn: {false lupine}, {golden pea}, {Thermopsis macrophylla}]

yellow perch
n : North American perch [syn: {Perca flavescens}]

yellow peril
n : the threat to Western civilization said to arise from the power of Asiatic peoples

yellow pimpernel
n : trailing European evergreen with yellow flowers [syn: {Lysimachia nemorum}]

yellow pine
n 1: any of various pines having yellow wood
2: hard yellowish wood of a yellow pine

yellow pitcher plant
n : pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect wide-mouth yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with erect lids [syn: {huntsman's horn}, {huntsman's horns}, {yellow trumpet}, {trumpets}, {Sarracenia flava}]

yellow pond lily
n : common water lily of eastern and central North America, having broad leaves and globe-shaped yellow flowers; in sluggish fresh or slightly brackish water [syn: {spatterdock}, {cow lily}, {Nuphar advena}]

yellow poplar
n 1: light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer [syn: {tulipwood}, {true tulipwood}, {whitewood}, {white poplar}]
2: tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work [syn: {tulip tree}, {tulip poplar}, {canary whitewood}, {Liriodendron tulipifera}]

yellow prussiate of potash
n : a cyanide comound that is prepared by the reaction of potassium cyanide with ferrous salts; commonly used by gardeners [syn: {potassium ferrocyanide}]

Yellow race
n : an Asian race [syn: {Mongoloid race}, {Mongolian race}]

Yellow River
n : a major river of Asia in northern China; flows generally eastward into the Yellow Sea; carries large quantities of yellow silt to its delta [syn: {Huang He}, {Hwang Ho}]

yellow rocket
n : noxious cress with yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium [syn: {rockcress}, {rocket cress}, {Barbarea vulgaris}, {Sisymbrium barbarea}]

yellow root
n : perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves [syn: {goldenseal}, {golden seal}, {turmeric root}, {Hydrastis Canadensis}]

yellow salsify
n : European perennial naturalized throughout United States having hollow stems with a few long narrow tapered leaves and each bearing a solitary pale yellow flower [syn: {Tragopogon dubius}]

yellow sand verbena
n : plant having hemispherical heads of yellow trumpet-shaped flowers; found in coastal dunes from California to British Columbia [syn: {Abronia latifolia}]

Yellow Sea
n : part of the Pacific off the east coast of Asia

yellow spiny daisy
n : slender perennial of western North America having weakly bristly leaves and yellow flower heads [syn: {Haplopappus spinulosus}]

yellow spot
n 1: any of several fungous or viral diseases characterized by yellow spotting on the leaves
2: a yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision [syn: {macula}, {macula lutea}, {macular area}]

yellow spot fungus
n : fungus causing yellow spot (a sugarcane disease in Australia) [syn: {Cercospora kopkei}]

yellow spruce
n : medium-sized spruce of eastern North America; chief lumber spruce of the area; source of pulpwood [syn: {red spruce}, {eastern spruce}, {Picea rubens}]

yellow squash
n 1: any of various squash plants grown for their yellow fruits with somewhat elongated necks
2: squash having yellow skin and yellowish flesh and usually elongated neck

yellow star-thistle
n : European weed having a winged stem and hairy leaves; adventive in the eastern United States [syn: {Barnaby's thistle}, {Centaurea solstitialis}]

yellow sweet clover
n : biennial yellow-flowered Eurasian plant having aromatic leaves used as carminative or flavoring agent; widely cultivated especially as green manure or cover crop [syn: {Melilotus officinalis}]

yellow trefoil
n : prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America [syn: {black medick}, {hop clover}, {nonesuch clover}, {Medicago lupulina}]

yellow trumpet
n : pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect wide-mouth yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with erect lids [syn: {huntsman's horn}, {huntsman's horns}, {yellow pitcher plant}, {trumpets}, {Sarracenia flava}]

yellow turnip
n : the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food [syn: {rutabaga}, {swede}, {swedish turnip}]

yellow twining snapdragon
n : southwestern United States plant with yellow flowers on stems that twist and twine through other vegetation [syn: {Antirrhinum filipes}]

yellow vetchling
n : scrambling perennial Eurasian wild pea having yellowish flowers and compressed seed pods; cultivated for forage [syn: {common vetchling}, {meadow pea}, {Lathyrus pratensis}]

yellow warbler
n : yellow-throated American wood warbler [syn: {golden warbler}, {yellowbird}, {Dendroica petechia}]

yellow water flag
n : common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated [syn: {yellow iris}, {yellow flag}, {Iris pseudacorus}]

yellow water lily
n : a water lily with yellow flowers [syn: {Nuphar lutea}]

yellow watercress
n : annual or biennial cress growing in damp places sometimes used in salads or as a potherb; troublesome weed in some localities [syn: {marsh cress}, {Rorippa islandica}]

yellow woman
n : offensive term for an Oriental woman

yellow-bellied
adj : easily frightened [syn: {chicken}, {chickenhearted}, {lily-livered}, {white-livered}, {yellow}]

yellow-bellied sapsucker
n : eastern North American sapsucker having a pale yellow abdomen [syn: {Sphyrapicus varius}]

yellow-bellied terrapin
n : freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets [syn: {slider}, {Pseudemys scripta}]

yellowbelly marmot
n : heavy-bodied yellowish-brown marmot of rocky areas of western North America [syn: {rockchuck}, {Marmota flaviventris}]

yellowbird
n 1: yellow-throated American wood warbler [syn: {yellow warbler}, {golden warbler}, {Dendroica petechia}]
2: American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer [syn: {New world goldfinch}, {goldfinch}, {Spinus tristis}]

yellow-blindness
n : a form of dichromacy characterized by lowered sensitivity to yellow light; so rare that its existence has been questioned [syn: {tetartanopia}]

yellow-blue color blindness
n : confusion of yellow and blue [syn: {yellow-blue dichromacy}]

yellow-blue dichromacy
n : confusion of yellow and blue [syn: {yellow-blue color blindness}]

yellow-breasted bunting
n : common in Russia and Siberia [syn: {Emberiza aureola}]

yellow-breasted chat
n : American warbler noted for imitating songs of other birds [syn: {Icteria virens}]

yellow-brown
adj : a medium to dark brownish yellow color [syn: {amber}, {brownish-yellow}]

yellowcake
n : an impure mixture of uranium oxides obtained during the processing of uranium ore [syn: {U308}]

yellow-crowned night heron
n : North American night heron [syn: {Nyctanassa violacea}]

yellow-dog contract
n : a now-illegal labor contract whereby the employee agrees not to join a trade union

yellowed
adj : changed to a yellowish color by age; "yellowed parchment" [syn: {yellow}]

yellow-eyed grass
n : any of several rushlike plants, especially of the pine barrens of southern United States

yellow-eyed grass family
n : plants of tropical to temperate regions; usually in wet places [syn: {Xyridaceae}, {family Xyridaceae}]

yellow-fever mosquito
n : mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengue [syn: {Aedes aegypti}]

yellowfin
n : may reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics [syn: {yellowfin tuna}, {Thunnus albacares}]

yellowfin croaker
n : a fish of the Pacific coast of North America [syn: {surffish}, {surf fish}, {Umbrina roncador}]

yellowfin mojarra
n : popular panfish from Bermuda and Gulf of Mexico to Brazil [syn: {Gerres cinereus}]

yellowfin tuna
n : may reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics [syn: {yellowfin}, {Thunnus albacares}]

yellow-green
adj : midway between yellow and green

yellow-green algae
n : any alga of the division Chrysophyta with its chlorophyll masked by yellow pigment

yellowhammer
n 1: large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail [syn: {yellow-shafted flicker}, {Colaptes auratus}]
2: European bunting the male being bright yellow [syn: {yellow bunting}, {Emberiza citrinella}]

yellowish
adj : similar to the color of an egg yolk [syn: {yellow}, {xanthous}]

yellowish brown
n : a medium to dark tan color [syn: {raw sienna}, {buff}, {caramel}, {caramel brown}]

yellowish green
n : a shade of green tinged with yellow [syn: {yellow green}, {chartreuse}, {Paris green}, {pea green}]

yellowish pink
n : a shade of pink tinged with yellow [syn: {apricot}, {peach}, {salmon pink}]

Yellowknife
n : a town in the Northwest Territories in northern Canada on the Great Slave Lake

yellow-leaf sickle pine
n : a rain forest tree or shrub of New Caledonia having a conic crown and pale green sickle-shaped leaves; host species for the rare parasite yew [syn: {Falcatifolium taxoides}]

yellowlegs
n : either of two North American shorebird with yellow legs

yellowness
n : the quality or state of the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons [syn: {yellow}]

yellow-shafted flicker
n : large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail [syn: {Colaptes auratus}, {yellowhammer}]

Yellowstone
n : a tributary of the Missouri River that flows through the Yellowstone National Park [syn: {Yellowstone River}]

Yellowstone National Park
n : the first national park in the United States; located in the border area between Wyoming and Montana and Idaho; spectacular wilderness; famous for Old Faithful geyser and for buffalo and bears

Yellowstone River
n : a tributary of the Missouri River that flows through the Yellowstone National Park [syn: {Yellowstone}]

yellowtail
n 1: superior food fish of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean with broad yellow stripe along the sides and on the tail [syn: {yellowtail snapper}, {Ocyurus chrysurus}]
2: game fish of southern California and Mexico having a yellow tail fin [syn: {Seriola dorsalis}]

yellowtail flounder
n 1: flesh of American flounder having a yellowish tail
2: American flounder having a yellowish tail [syn: {Limanda ferruginea}]

yellowtail snapper
n : superior food fish of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean with broad yellow stripe along the sides and on the tail [syn: {yellowtail}, {Ocyurus chrysurus}]

yellowthroat
n : small olive-colored American warblers with yellow breast and throat

yellow-throated marten
n : large yellow and black marten of southern China and Burma [syn: {Charronia flavigula}]

yellowwood
n 1: yellow-colored wood of any of various yellowwood trees
2: any of various trees having yellowish wood or yielding a yellow extract [syn: {yellowwood tree}]

yellowwood tree
n : any of various trees having yellowish wood or yielding a yellow extract [syn: {yellowwood}]

yelp
n : a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog) [syn: {yelping}]
v : bark in a high-pitched tone; "the puppies yelped" [syn: {yip}, {yap}]

yelping
n : a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog) [syn: {yelp}]

Yemen
n : a republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean; formed in 1990 [syn: {Republic of Yemen}]

Yemeni
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Yemen or its inhabitants; "Yemeni mountains"
n : a native or inhabitant of Yemen

Yemeni fils
n : 100 Yemeni fils are worth one Yemeni rial [syn: {fils}]

Yemeni monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Yemen

Yemeni rial
n : the basic unit of money in Yemen; equal to 100 fils [syn: {rial}]

yen
n 1: a yearning for something or to do something [syn: {hankering}]
2: the basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen
v : have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" [syn: {ache}, {yearn}, {pine}, {languish}] [also: {yenning}, {yenned}]

Yenisei
n 1: a Russian river in Siberia; rises in mountains near the Mongolian border and flows generally northward into the Kara Sea [syn: {Yenisei River}, {Yenisey}, {Yenisey River}]
2: the Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian people [syn: {Enets}, {Entsi}, {Entsy}, {Yenisei-Samoyed}, {Yeniseian}]

Yenisei River
n : a Russian river in Siberia; rises in mountains near the Mongolian border and flows generally northward into the Kara Sea [syn: {Yenisei}, {Yenisey}, {Yenisey River}]

Yeniseian
n 1: a member of one of the groups living in the Yenisei river valley in western Siberia
2: the Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian people [syn: {Enets}, {Entsi}, {Entsy}, {Yenisei}, {Yenisei-Samoyed}]

Yenisei-Samoyed
n : the Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian people [syn: {Enets}, {Entsi}, {Entsy}, {Yenisei}, {Yeniseian}]

Yenisey
n : a Russian river in Siberia; rises in mountains near the Mongolian border and flows generally northward into the Kara Sea [syn: {Yenisei}, {Yenisei River}, {Yenisey River}]

Yenisey River
n : a Russian river in Siberia; rises in mountains near the Mongolian border and flows generally northward into the Kara Sea [syn: {Yenisei}, {Yenisei River}, {Yenisey}]

yenned
yen
n 1: a yearning for something or to do something [syn: {hankering}]
2: the basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen
v : have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" [syn: {ache}, {yearn}, {pine}, {languish}] [also: {yenning}, {yenned}]

yenned
See {yen}

yenning
yen
n 1: a yearning for something or to do something [syn: {hankering}]
2: the basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen
v : have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" [syn: {ache}, {yearn}, {pine}, {languish}] [also: {yenning}, {yenned}]

yenning
See {yen}

yenta
n 1: (Yiddish) a vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant
2: (Yiddish) a woman gossip unable to keep a secret; a woman who spreads rumors and scandal

yeoman
n 1: officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch [syn: {yeoman of the guard}, {beefeater}]
2: in former times was free and cultivated his own land

yeoman of the guard
n : officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch [syn: {yeoman}, {beefeater}]

yeomanry
n 1: class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land
2: a British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense later incorporated into the Territorial Army

yerba buena
n : trailing perennial evergreen herb of northwestern United States with small white flowers; used medicinally [syn: {Micromeria chamissonis}, {Micromeria douglasii}, {Satureja douglasii}]

yerba mansa
n : stoloniferous herb of southwestern United States and Mexico having a pungent rootstock and small spicate flowers with white bracts suggesting an anemone [syn: {Anemopsis californica}]

yerba santa
n : viscid evergreen shrub of western United States with white to Deep lilac flowers; the sticky aromatic leaves are used in treating bronchial and pulmonary illnesses [syn: {Eriodictyon californicum}]

Yerevan
n : capital of Armenia [syn: {Jerevan}, {Erivan}, {capital of Armenia}]

Yerkes
n : United States psychologist who studied the intelligence of primates (1876-1956) [syn: {Robert M. Yerkes}, {Robert Mearns Yerkes}]

Yersin
n : French bacteriologist born in Switzerland; was a student of Pasteur; discovered the plague bacillus (1863-1943) [syn: {Alexandre Yersin}, {Alexandre Emile Jean Yersin}]

Yersinia pestis
n : a Bacillus bacteria that causes plague; aerosolized bacteria can be used as a bioweapon

Yerupaja
n : a mountain peak in the Andes in Peru (21,709 feet high)

Yerwa-Maiduguri
n : a city in northeastern Nigeria; an agricultural trading center [syn: {Maiduguri}]

yes
n : an affirmative; "I was hoping for a yes" [ant: {no}]

yeshiva
n : an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud) [syn: {yeshivah}] [also: {yeshivoth} (pl), {yeshivahs} (pl)]

yeshivah
n : an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud) [syn: {yeshiva}]

yeshivahs
yeshiva
n : an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud) [syn: {yeshivah}] [also: {yeshivoth} (pl), {yeshivahs} (pl)]

yeshivahs
See {yeshiva}

yeshivoth
yeshiva
n : an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud) [syn: {yeshivah}] [also: {yeshivoth} (pl), {yeshivahs} (pl)]

yeshivoth
See {yeshiva}

yes-man
n : a person of unquestioning obedience [syn: {flunky}, {flunkey}, {stooge}]

yes-no question
n : a question that can be answered by yes or no

yesterday
n 1: the day immediately before today; "it was in yesterday's newspapers"
2: the recent past; "yesterday's solutions are not good enough"; "we shared many yesterdays"
adv 1: on the day preceding today; "yesterday the weather was beautiful"
2: in the recent past; only a short time ago; "I was not born yesterday!"

yesteryear
n : the time that has elapsed; "forget the past" [syn: {past}, {past times}, {yore}] [ant: {future}]

yet
adv 1: up to the present time; "I have yet to see the results"; "details are yet to be worked out"
2: used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time; "So far he hasn't called"; "the sun isn't up yet" [syn: {so far}, {thus far}, {up to now}, {hitherto}, {heretofore}, {as yet}, {til now}, {until now}]
3: to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons; "looked sick and felt even worse"; "an even (or still) more interesting problem"; "still another problem must be solved"; "a yet sadder tale" [syn: {even}, {still}]
4: within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time; "he will understand eventually"; "he longed for the flowers that were yet to show themselves"; "sooner or later you will have to face the facts"; "in time they came to accept the harsh reality" [syn: {eventually}, {sooner or later}, {in time}, {one of these days}]
5: used after a superlative; "this is the best so far"; "the largest drug bust yet" [syn: {so far}]
6: despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go" [syn: {however}, {nevertheless}, {withal}, {still}, {all the same}, {even so}, {nonetheless}, {notwithstanding}]

yeti
n : large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas [syn: {abominable snowman}]

Yevgeni Aleksandrovich Yevtushenko
n : Russian poet who expressed the feelings of the post-Stalinist generation (born in 1933) [syn: {Yevtushenko}, {Yevgeni Yevtushenko}]

Yevgeni Yevtushenko
n : Russian poet who expressed the feelings of the post-Stalinist generation (born in 1933) [syn: {Yevtushenko}, {Yevgeni Aleksandrovich Yevtushenko}]

Yevtushenko
n : Russian poet who expressed the feelings of the post-Stalinist generation (born in 1933) [syn: {Yevgeni Yevtushenko}, {Yevgeni Aleksandrovich Yevtushenko}]

yew
n 1: wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows
2: any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves

yew family
n : sometimes classified as member of order Taxales [syn: {Taxaceae}, {family Taxaceae}]

Yezo
n : the second largest of the four main islands of Japan; north of Honshu [syn: {Hokkaido}, {Ezo}]

Ygdrasil
n : (Norse mythology) a huge ash tree whose roots and branches hold the earth and heaven and hell together [syn: {Yggdrasil}]

Yggdrasil
n : (Norse mythology) a huge ash tree whose roots and branches hold the earth and heaven and hell together [syn: {Ygdrasil}]

YHVH
n : a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH [syn: {Yahweh}, {YHWH}, {Yahwe}, {Yahveh}, {Yahve}, {Wahvey}, {Jahvey}, {Jahweh}, {Jehovah}, {JHVH}]

YHWH
n : a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH [syn: {Yahweh}, {Yahwe}, {Yahveh}, {YHVH}, {Yahve}, {Wahvey}, {Jahvey}, {Jahweh}, {Jehovah}, {JHVH}]

Yi
n : a Loloish language [syn: {Lolo}]

Yiddish
n : a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script

yield
n 1: production of a certain amount [syn: {output}]
2: an amount of a product [syn: {fruit}]
3: the income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" [syn: {return}, {issue}, {proceeds}, {take}, {takings}, {payoff}]
4: the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); "production was up in the second quarter" [syn: {output}, {production}]
v 1: be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information" [syn: {give}, {afford}]
2: end resistance, especially under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram" [syn: {give way}]
3: give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family" [syn: {render}, {return}, {give}, {generate}]
4: give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another [syn: {concede}, {cede}, {grant}]
5: give in, as to influence or pressure [syn: {relent}, {soften}] [ant: {stand}]
6: move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd" [syn: {move over}, {give way}, {give}, {ease up}]
7: bring about; "His two singles gave the team the victory" [syn: {give}, {bring about}]
8: be willing to concede; "I grant you this much" [syn: {concede}, {grant}]
9: be fatally overwhelmed [syn: {succumb}] [ant: {survive}] 10: bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?" [syn: {pay}, {bear}] 11: be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give" [syn: {give}] 12: cease opposition; stop fighting 13: consent reluctantly [syn: {give in}, {succumb}, {knuckle under}, {buckle under}]

yield up
v : surrender, as a result of pressure or force

yielder
n : a person who yields or surrenders [syn: {surrenderer}]

yielding
adj 1: inclined to yield to argument or influence or control; "a timid yielding person"
2: lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure; "a deep yielding layer of foam rubber"
3: tending to give in or surrender or agree; "too yielding to make a stand against any encroachments"- V.I.Parrington
4: happy to comply [syn: {complying}, {obliging}]
n 1: a verbal act of admitting defeat [syn: {giving up}, {surrender}]
2: the act of conceding or yielding [syn: {concession}, {conceding}]

yieldingly
adv : in an obedient manner; "obediently she slipped off her right shoe and stocking" [syn: {obediently}] [ant: {disobediently}]

yin
n : the dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology; "the interaction of yin and yang maintains the harmony of the universe" [ant: {yang}]

yip
v : bark in a high-pitched tone; "the puppies yelped" [syn: {yelp}, {yap}]

yips
n : nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts); "to avoid the yips he changed his style of putting"

Yisrael
n : Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine [syn: {Israel}, {State of Israel}, {Zion}, {Sion}]

ylang-ylang
n : evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental [syn: {ilang-ilang}, {Cananga odorata}]

ylem
n : (cosmology) the original matter that (according to the big bang theory) existed before the formation of the chemical elements

Y-linked gene
n : a gene located on a Y chromosome [syn: {holandric gene}]

Ymir
n : (Norse mythology) the primeval giant slain by Odin and his brothers and from whose body they created the world: the sea from his blood; the earth from his flesh; the mountains from his bones; the sky from his skull

yob
n : a cruel and brutal fellow [syn: {bully}, {tough}, {hooligan}, {ruffian}, {roughneck}, {rowdy}, {yobo}, {yobbo}]

yobbo
n : a cruel and brutal fellow [syn: {bully}, {tough}, {hooligan}, {ruffian}, {roughneck}, {rowdy}, {yob}, {yobo}]

yobo
n : a cruel and brutal fellow [syn: {bully}, {tough}, {hooligan}, {ruffian}, {roughneck}, {rowdy}, {yob}, {yobbo}]

yodel
n : a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto
v : sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains" [syn: {warble}, {descant}] [also: {yodelling}, {yodelled}]

yodeling
n : singing by changing back and forth between the chest voice and a falsetto

yodelled
yodel
n : a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto
v : sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains" [syn: {warble}, {descant}] [also: {yodelling}, {yodelled}]

yodelled
See {yodel}

yodeller
n : a singer who changes register rapidly (popular is Swiss folk songs)

yodelling
yodel
n : a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto
v : sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains" [syn: {warble}, {descant}] [also: {yodelling}, {yodelled}]

yodelling
See {yodel}

yodh
n : the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

yoga
n 1: Hindu discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility that is achieved through the three paths of actions and knowledge and devotion
2: a system of exercises practiced as part of the Hindu discipline to promote control of the body and mind

Yogacara
n : one of the main traditions of Mahayana Buddhism; holds that the mind is real but that objects are just ideas or states of consciousness

yoghourt
n : a custard-like food made from curdled milk [syn: {yogurt}, {yoghurt}]

yoghurt
n : a custard-like food made from curdled milk [syn: {yogurt}, {yoghourt}]

Yogi
n 1: United States baseball player (born 1925) [syn: {Berra}, {Lawrence Peter Berra}, {Yogi Berra}]
2: one who practices yoga and has achieved a high level of spiritual insight

Yogi Berra
n : United States baseball player (born 1925) [syn: {Berra}, {Lawrence Peter Berra}, {Yogi}]

yogic
adj : of or relating to yoga; "yogic exercises" [syn: {yogistic}]

yogin
See {yogi}

yogistic
adj : of or relating to yoga; "yogic exercises" [syn: {yogic}]

yogurt
n : a custard-like food made from curdled milk [syn: {yoghurt}, {yoghourt}]

yoke
n 1: fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
2: an oppresssive power; "under the yoke of a tyrant"; "they threw off the yoke of domination"
3: two items of the same kind [syn: {couple}, {pair}, {twosome}, {twain}, {brace}, {span}, {couplet}, {distich}, {duo}, {duet}, {dyad}, {duad}]
4: a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke; "pulled by a yoke of oxen"
5: support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end
6: a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together [syn: {coupling}]
7: stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team
v 1: become joined or linked together
2: link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together" [syn: {link}]
3: put a yoke on or join with a yoke; "Yoke the draft horses together" [ant: {unyoke}]

yokel
n : not very intelligent or interested in culture [syn: {rube}, {hick}, {yahoo}, {hayseed}, {bumpkin}, {chawbacon}]

yokelish
adj : (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace [syn: {ill-bred}, {bounderish}, {lowbred}, {rude}, {underbred}]

yokel-like
adj : stupid and ignorant like proverbial rural inhabitants; "the boy's empty yokel-like expression"

Yoko Ono
n : United States musician (born in Japan) who married John Lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933) [syn: {Ono}]

Yokohama
n : port city on southeastern Honshu in central Japan

Yokuts
n 1: a Penutian language spoken by the Yokuts people in the San Joaquin Valley [syn: {Mariposan}]
2: a member of the North American Indian people of the San Joaquin Valley

yolk
n : nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg) [syn: {vitellus}]

yolk sac
n 1: membranous structure that functions as the circulatory system in mammal embryos until the heart becomes functional [syn: {vitelline sac}, {umbilical vesicle}, {vesicula umbilicus}]
2: membranous structure enclosing the yolk of eggs in birds reptiles marsupials and some fishes; circulates nutrients to the developing embryo

Yom Kippur
n : (Judaism) a solemn Jewish fast day; 10th of Tishri; its observance is one of the requirements of the Mosaic Law [syn: {Day of Atonement}]

Yom Kippur War
n : Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in October 1973 (on Yom Kippur); Israel counterattacked and drove the Syrians back and crossed the Suez Canal into Egypt [syn: {Arab-Israeli War}]

yon
adj : distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal); "yonder valley"; "the hills yonder"; "what is yon place?" [syn: {yonder}]
adv : at or in an indicated (usually distant) place (`yon' is archaic and dialectal); "the house yonder"; "scattered here and yon"- Calder Willingham [syn: {yonder}]

yonder
adj : distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal); "yonder valley"; "the hills yonder"; "what is yon place?" [syn: {yon}]
adv : at or in an indicated (usually distant) place (`yon' is archaic and dialectal); "the house yonder"; "scattered here and yon"- Calder Willingham [syn: {yon}]

yore
n : the time that has elapsed; "forget the past" [syn: {past}, {past times}, {yesteryear}] [ant: {future}]

York
n : the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose [syn: {House of York}]

Yorkshire
n : a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties

Yorkshire fog
n : tall European perennial grass having a velvety stem; naturalized in United States and used for forage [syn: {velvet grass}, {Holcus lanatus}]

Yorkshire pudding
n : light puffy bread made of a puff batter and traditionally baked in the pan with roast beef

Yorkshire terrier
n : very small breed having a long glossy coat of bluish-gray and tan

Yorktown
n : in 1781 during the American Revolution the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops

Yoruba
n 1: a member of a West African people living chiefly in southwestern Nigeria
2: a Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria [syn: {Aku}]

Yosemite
n : a series of waterfalls in Yosemite National Park in California; is reduced to a trickle for part of each year [syn: {Yosemite Falls}]

Yosemite Falls
n : a series of waterfalls in Yosemite National Park in California; is reduced to a trickle for part of each year [syn: {Yosemite}]

Yosemite National Park
n : a national park in California famous for its waterfalls and rock formations

Yosemite toad
n : of high Sierra Nevada meadows and forest borders [syn: {Bufo canorus}]

you bet
adv : an expression of emphatic agreement [syn: {and how}, {you said it}]

you said it
adv : an expression of emphatic agreement [syn: {and how}, {you bet}]

you-drive
n : a rented car; "she picked up a hire car at the airport and drove to her hotel" [syn: {car rental}, {hire car}, {rent-a-car}, {self-drive}, {u-drive}]

young
adj 1: (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people" [syn: {immature}] [ant: {old}]
2: (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity; "new potatoes"; "young corn" [syn: {new}]
n 1: any immature animal [syn: {offspring}]
2: United States film and television actress (1913-2000) [syn: {Loretta Young}]
3: United States civil rights leader (1921-1971) [syn: {Whitney Young}, {Whitney Moore Young Jr.}]
4: British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829) [syn: {Thomas Young}]
5: United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959) [syn: {Pres Young}, {Lester Willis Young}]
6: English poet (1683-1765) [syn: {Edward Young}]
7: United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955) [syn: {Cy Young}, {Danton True Young}]
8: United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877) [syn: {Brigham Young}]
9: young people collectively; "rock music appeals to the young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt" [syn: {youth}] [ant: {aged}] [also: {youngest}, {younger}]

young bird
n : a bird that is still young

young buck
n : an adolescent male [syn: {young man}]

young carnivore
n : the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion [syn: {cub}]

young fish
n : a fish that is young

young girl
n : a girl or young woman who is unmarried [syn: {lass}, {lassie}, {jeune fille}]

young lady
n : a young woman; "a young lady of 18" [syn: {girl}, {miss}, {missy}, {young woman}, {fille}]

young mammal
n : any immature mammal

young man
n 1: an adolescent male [syn: {young buck}]
2: a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked" [syn: {boyfriend}, {fellow}, {beau}, {swain}]

young person
n : a young person (especially a young man or boy) [syn: {youth}, {younker}, {spring chicken}]

Young Turk
n 1: a member of one or more of the insurgetn groups in Turkey in the late 19th century who rebelled against the absolutism of Ottoman rule
2: a young radical who agitates for reform

young woman
n : a young woman; "a young lady of 18" [syn: {girl}, {miss}, {missy}, {young lady}, {fille}]

young-bearing
adj : capable of producing eggs and bearing offspring [syn: {egg-producing(a)}, {young-bearing(a)}]

young-begetting
adj : capable of fathering offspring [syn: {young-begetting(a)}]

younger
young
adj 1: (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people" [syn: {immature}] [ant: {old}]
2: (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity; "new potatoes"; "young corn" [syn: {new}]
n 1: any immature animal [syn: {offspring}]
2: United States film and television actress (1913-2000) [syn: {Loretta Young}]
3: United States civil rights leader (1921-1971) [syn: {Whitney Young}, {Whitney Moore Young Jr.}]
4: British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829) [syn: {Thomas Young}]
5: United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959) [syn: {Pres Young}, {Lester Willis Young}]
6: English poet (1683-1765) [syn: {Edward Young}]
7: United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955) [syn: {Cy Young}, {Danton True Young}]
8: United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877) [syn: {Brigham Young}]
9: young people collectively; "rock music appeals to the young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt" [syn: {youth}] [ant: {aged}] [also: {youngest}, {younger}]

younger
adj 1: younger brother or sister; "little brother" [syn: {little(a)}] [ant: {big(a)}]
2: used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father; "John Junior"; "John Smith, Jr." [syn: {jr.}]

younger
See {young}

youngest
young
adj 1: (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people" [syn: {immature}] [ant: {old}]
2: (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity; "new potatoes"; "young corn" [syn: {new}]
n 1: any immature animal [syn: {offspring}]
2: United States film and television actress (1913-2000) [syn: {Loretta Young}]
3: United States civil rights leader (1921-1971) [syn: {Whitney Young}, {Whitney Moore Young Jr.}]
4: British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829) [syn: {Thomas Young}]
5: United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959) [syn: {Pres Young}, {Lester Willis Young}]
6: English poet (1683-1765) [syn: {Edward Young}]
7: United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955) [syn: {Cy Young}, {Danton True Young}]
8: United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877) [syn: {Brigham Young}]
9: young people collectively; "rock music appeals to the young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt" [syn: {youth}] [ant: {aged}] [also: {youngest}, {younger}]

youngest
See {young}

youngish
adj : somewhat young

youngness
n : the opposite of oldness [ant: {oldness}]

Young's modulus
n : a coefficient of elasticity applicable to the stretching of a wire

youngster
n : a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters" [syn: {child}, {kid}, {minor}, {shaver}, {nipper}, {small fry}, {tiddler}, {tike}, {tyke}, {fry}, {nestling}]

Youngstown
n : a city in northeast Ohio

younker
n : a young person (especially a young man or boy) [syn: {young person}, {youth}, {spring chicken}]

you're welcome
adj : conventional response to thanks meaning `freely granted'

yourselves
See {yourself}

youth
n 1: a young person (especially a young man or boy) [syn: {young person}, {younker}, {spring chicken}]
2: young people collectively; "rock music appeals to the young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt" [syn: {young}] [ant: {aged}]
3: the time of life between childhood and maturity
4: early maturity; the state of being young or immature or inexperienced
5: an early period of development; "during the youth of the project" [syn: {early days}]
6: the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person [syn: {youthfulness}, {juvenility}]

youth crusade
n : political or religious or social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young people [syn: {youth movement}]

youth culture
n : young adults (a generational unit) considered as a cultural class or subculture

youth gang
n : a gang whose members are teenagers

youth hostel
n : inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips) [syn: {hostel}, {student lodging}]

youth movement
n : political or religious or social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young people [syn: {youth crusade}]

youth subculture
n : a minority youth culture whose distinctiveness depended largely on the social class and ethnic background of its members; often characterized by its adoption of a particular music genre

youthful
adj : suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh [syn: {vernal}]

youthfully
adv : in a youthful manner; "he is still youthfully enthusiastic"

youthfulness
n : the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person [syn: {youth}, {juvenility}]

youth-on-age
n : vigorous perennial herb with flowers in erect racemes and having young plants develop at the junction of a leaf blade and the leafstalk [syn: {pickaback plant}, {piggyback plant}, {Tolmiea menziesii}]

yowl
n : a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway" [syn: {bellow}, {bellowing}, {holla}, {holler}, {hollering}, {hollo}, {holloa}, {roar}, {roaring}]
v 1: cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the desert" [syn: {howl}, {wrawl}, {yammer}]
2: utter shrieks, as of cats [syn: {caterwaul}]

yo-yo
n : a toy consisting of a spool that is reeled up and down on a string by motions of the hand

Ypres
n 1: battle in World War I (1917); an Allied offensive which eventually failed because tanks bogged down in the waterlogged soil of Flanders; Germans introduced mustard gas which interfered with the Allied artillery [syn: {battle of Ypres}, {third battle of Ypres}]
2: battle in World War I (1915); Germans wanted to try chlorine (a toxic yellow gas) as a weapon and succeeded in taking considerable territory from the Allied salient [syn: {battle of Ypres}, {second battle of Ypres}]
3: battle in World War I (1914); heavy but indecisive fighting as the Allies and the Germans both tried to break through the lines of the others [syn: {battle of Ypres}, {first battle of Ypres}]

Yquem
n : a sweet white French wine

yr
n : a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days; "she is 4 years old"; "in the year 1920" [syn: {year}, {twelvemonth}]

Y-shaped
adj : shaped in the form of the letter Y

ytterbite
n : a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium [syn: {gadolinite}]

ytterbium
n : a soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime [syn: {Yb}, {atomic number 70}]

yttrium
n : a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys [syn: {Y}, {atomic number 39}]

yuan
n 1: the basic unit of money in China [syn: {kwai}]
2: the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368 [syn: {Yuan dynasty}, {Mongol dynasty}]

Yuan dynasty
n : the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368 [syn: {Yuan}, {Mongol dynasty}]

Yucatan
n : a peninsula in Central America extending into the Gulf of Mexico between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean Sea [syn: {Yucatan Peninsula}]

Yucatan Peninsula
n : a peninsula in Central America extending into the Gulf of Mexico between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean Sea [syn: {Yucatan}]

Yucatec
n 1: a member of the Mayan people of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico [syn: {Yucateco}]
2: a Mayan language spoken by the Yucatec people [syn: {Yucateco}]

Yucateco
n 1: a member of the Mayan people of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico [syn: {Yucatec}]
2: a Mayan language spoken by the Yucatec people [syn: {Yucatec}]

yucca
n : any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca having usually tall stout stems and a terminal cluster of white flowers; warmer regions of North America

Yucca aloifolia
n : a stiff yucca with a short trunk; found in the southern United States and tropical America; has rigid spine-tipped leaves and clusters of white flowers [syn: {Spanish bayonet}]

Yucca baccata
n : tall woody-stemmed yucca of southwestern United States and Mexico having stiff swordlike pointed leaves and a large cluster of white flowers [syn: {Spanish bayonet}]

Yucca brevifolia
n : a large branched arborescent yucca of southwestern United States having short leaves and clustered greenish white flowers [syn: {Joshua tree}]

Yucca carnerosana
n : arborescent yucca of southwestern United States and northern Mexico with sword-shaped leaves and white flowers [syn: {Spanish dagger}]

Yucca elata
n : tall arborescent yucca of southwestern United States [syn: {soapweed}, {soap-weed}, {soap tree}]

Yucca filamentosa
n : yucca with long stiff leaves having filamentlike appendages [syn: {Adam's needle}, {Adam's needle-and-thread}, {spoonleaf yucca}, {needle palm}]

Yucca glauca
n : yucca of west central United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers [syn: {bear grass}]

Yucca gloriosa
n : yucca of southeastern United States similar to the Spanish bayonets but with shorter trunk and smoother leaves [syn: {Spanish dagger}]

Yucca smalliana
n : yucca of southern United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers [syn: {bear grass}]

Yucca whipplei
n : yucca of southwestern United States and Mexico with a tall spike of creamy white flowers [syn: {Our Lord's candle}]

yucky
adj : highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench" [syn: {disgusting}, {disgustful}, {distasteful}, {foul}, {loathly}, {loathsome}, {repellent}, {repellant}, {repelling}, {revolting}, {skanky}, {wicked}]

Yue
n : the dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China [syn: {Yue dialect}, {Cantonese}, {Cantonese dialect}]

Yue dialect
n : the dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China [syn: {Yue}, {Cantonese}, {Cantonese dialect}]

Yugoslav
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the former country of Yugoslavia or its people or languages; "Yugoslavian wine" [syn: {Yugoslavian}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Yugoslavia [syn: {Jugoslav}, {Yugoslavian}, {Jugoslavian}]

Yugoslavia
n : a mountainous republic in southeastern Europe [syn: {Federal Republic of Yugoslavia}, {Jugoslavija}, {Serbia and Montenegro}]

Yugoslavian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the former country of Yugoslavia or its people or languages; "Yugoslavian wine" [syn: {Yugoslav}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Yugoslavia [syn: {Yugoslav}, {Jugoslav}, {Jugoslavian}]

Yugoslavian dinar
n : the basic unit of money in Yugoslavia [syn: {dinar}]

Yugoslavian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Yugoslavia

Yukawa
n : Japanese mathematical physicist who proposed that nuclear forces are mediated by massive particles called mesons which are analogous to the photon in mediating electromagnetic forces (1907-1981) [syn: {Hideki Yukawa}]

Yukon
n 1: a North American river; flows into the Bering Sea [syn: {Yukon River}]
2: a territory in northwestern Canada; site of the Klondike gold rush in the 1890s [syn: {Yukon Territory}]

Yukon River
n : a North American river; flows into the Bering Sea [syn: {Yukon}]

Yukon Territory
n : a territory in northwestern Canada; site of the Klondike gold rush in the 1890s [syn: {Yukon}]

Yukon Time
n : standard time in the 9th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 135th meridian west; used in Hawaii and most of Alaska [syn: {Alaska Standard Time}]

Yukon white birch
n : Alaskan birch with white to pale brown bark [syn: {Betula neoalaskana}]

Yule
n : period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 [syn: {Christmas}, {Christmastide}, {Christmastime}, {Yuletide}, {Noel}]

Yule log
n : large log traditionally burned at Christmas

Yuletide
n : period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 [syn: {Christmas}, {Christmastide}, {Christmastime}, {Yule}, {Noel}]

Yuma
n 1: a member of the North American Indian people of Arizona and adjacent Mexico and California
2: a town in southwestern Arizona on the Colorado River and the California border
3: the Yuman language spoken by the Yuma people

Yuman
n : a group of language of the Hokan family in Arizona and California and Mexico

yummier
yummy
adj : extremely pleasing to the sense of taste [syn: {delectable}, {delicious}, {luscious}, {pleasant-tasting}, {scrumptious}, {toothsome}] [also: {yummiest}, {yummier}]

yummier
See {yummy}

yummiest
yummy
adj : extremely pleasing to the sense of taste [syn: {delectable}, {delicious}, {luscious}, {pleasant-tasting}, {scrumptious}, {toothsome}] [also: {yummiest}, {yummier}]

yummiest
See {yummy}

yummy
adj : extremely pleasing to the sense of taste [syn: {delectable}, {delicious}, {luscious}, {pleasant-tasting}, {scrumptious}, {toothsome}] [also: {yummiest}, {yummier}]

Yunnan
n : a province of southern China [syn: {Yunnan province}]

Yunnan province
n : a province of southern China [syn: {Yunnan}]

yuppie
n : a young upwardly mobile professional person; someone under 40 who prospered during the 1980s

Yurak-Samoyed
n : a Uralic language spoken by a Samoyed people of northern Siberia [syn: {Nenets}, {Nentsi}, {Nentsy}]

Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin
n : Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 was the first person to travel in space (1934-1968) [syn: {Gagarin}, {Yuri Gagarin}]

Yuri Gagarin
n : Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 was the first person to travel in space (1934-1968) [syn: {Gagarin}, {Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin}]

yurt
n : a circular domed dwelling that is portable and self-supporting; originally used by nomadic Mongol and Turkic people of central Asia but now used as inexpensive alternative or temporary housing

Yves Tanguy
n : United States surrealist painter (born in France) (1900-1955) [syn: {Tanguy}]

Z
n 1: the ending of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelation [syn: {omega}]
2: the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet; "the British call Z zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee"; "he doesn't know A from izzard" [syn: {zee}, {zed}, {ezed}, {izzard}]

Zaar
n : a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria [syn: {Sayanci}]

zabaglione
n : light foamy custard-like dessert served hot or chilled [syn: {sabayon}]

Zacharias
n 1: a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 6th century BC [syn: {Zechariah}]
2: an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian Captivity [syn: {Zechariah}, {Book of Zachariah}]

Zachary Taylor
n : 12th President of the United States; died in office (1784-1850) [syn: {Taylor}, {President Taylor}]

zaftig
adj : euphemisms for slightly fat; "a generation ago...buxom actresses were popular"- Robt.A.Hamilton; "chubby babies"; "pleasingly plump" [syn: {buxom}, {chubby}, {embonpoint}, {plump}, {zoftig}]

zag
n : an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions [syn: {zigzag}, {zig}]

Zaglossus
n : a genus of Tachyglossidae [syn: {genus Zaglossus}]

Zagreb
n : the capital of Croatia

Zaharias
n : outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956) [syn: {Babe Zaharias}, {Didrikson}, {Babe Didrikson}, {Mildred Ella Didrikson}, {Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias}]

zaire
n 1: the basic unit of money in Zaire
2: a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960 [syn: {Congo}, {Democratic Republic of the Congo}, {Belgian Congo}]

Zairean
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Zaire or its people; "Zairean elections" [syn: {Zairese}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Zaire [syn: {Zairese}]

Zairese
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Zaire or its people; "Zairean elections" [syn: {Zairean}]
n : a native or inhabitant of Zaire [syn: {Zairean}]

Zairese monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Zaire

zakat
n : the fourth pillar of Islam is almsgiving as an act of worship; "the zakat is earmarked for the poor and disabled"

Zalophus
n : sea lions [syn: {genus Zalophus}]

Zalophus californianus
n : often trained as a show animal [syn: {California sea lion}, {Zalophus californicus}]

Zalophus californicus
n : often trained as a show animal [syn: {California sea lion}, {Zalophus californianus}]

Zalophus lobatus
n : a variety of sea lion found in Australia [syn: {Australian sea lion}]

Zama
n : the battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War [syn: {battle of Zama}]

zaman
n : large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and sweet-pulp seed pods eaten by cattle [syn: {rain tree}, {saman}, {monkeypod}, {monkey pod}, {zamang}, {Albizia saman}]

zamang
n : large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and sweet-pulp seed pods eaten by cattle [syn: {rain tree}, {saman}, {monkeypod}, {monkey pod}, {zaman}, {Albizia saman}]

Zambezi
n : an African river; flows into the Indian Ocean [syn: {Zambezi River}]

Zambezi River
n : an African river; flows into the Indian Ocean [syn: {Zambezi}]

Zambia
n : a republic in central Africa; formerly controlled by Great Britain and called Northern Rhodesia until it gained independence within the Commonwealth in 1964 [syn: {Republic of Zambia}, {Northern Rhodesia}]

Zambian
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Zambia or its people
n : a native or inhabitant of Zambia

Zambian kwacha
n : the basic unit of money in Zambia [syn: {kwacha}]

Zambian monetary unit
n : monetary unit in Zambia

Zamboni
n : the trade name for a machine that smoothes the ice in an ice-skating rink

zamia
n : any of various cycads of the genus Zamia; among the smallest and most verdant cycads

zamia family
n : a family of cycads often included in the family Cycadaceae: zamias [syn: {Zamiaceae}, {family Zamiaceae}]

Zamia pumila
n : small tough woody zamia of Florida and West Indies and Cuba; roots and half-buried stems yield an arrowroot [syn: {coontie}, {Florida arrowroot}, {Seminole bread}]

Zamiaceae
n : a family of cycads often included in the family Cycadaceae: zamias [syn: {family Zamiaceae}, {zamia family}]

zamindaris
See {zamindari}

Zane Grey
n : United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939) [syn: {Grey}]

Zangwill
n : English writer (1864-1926) [syn: {Israel Zangwill}]

zanier
zany
adj 1: pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" [syn: {cockamamie}, {cockamamy}, {goofy}, {sappy}, {silly}, {wacky}, {whacky}, {unreasonable}]
2: like a clown; "a buffoonish walk"; "a clownish face"; "a zany sense of humor" [syn: {buffoonish}, {clownish}, {clowlike}]
n 1: a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect
2: a man who is a stupid incompetent fool [syn: {fathead}, {goof}, {goofball}, {bozo}, {jackass}, {goose}, {cuckoo}, {twat}] [also: {zaniest}, {zanier}]

zanier
See {zany}

zaniest
zany
adj 1: pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" [syn: {cockamamie}, {cockamamy}, {goofy}, {sappy}, {silly}, {wacky}, {whacky}, {unreasonable}]
2: like a clown; "a buffoonish walk"; "a clownish face"; "a zany sense of humor" [syn: {buffoonish}, {clownish}, {clowlike}]
n 1: a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect
2: a man who is a stupid incompetent fool [syn: {fathead}, {goof}, {goofball}, {bozo}, {jackass}, {goose}, {cuckoo}, {twat}] [also: {zaniest}, {zanier}]

zaniest
See {zany}

Zannichellia
n : horned pondweed: completely submerged herbs; in some classifications included in Potamogetonaceae [syn: {genus Zannichellia}]

Zannichellia palustris
n : found in still or slow-moving fresh or brackish water; useful to oxygenate cool water ponds and aquaria [syn: {horned pondweed}]

Zannichelliaceae
n : alternative classification for some genera included in Potamogetonaceae; one species [syn: {family Zannichelliaceae}]

Zantac
n : a histamine blocker and antacid (trade name Zantac) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux [syn: {ranitidine}]

Zantedeschia
n : calla lily [syn: {genus Zantedeschia}]

Zantedeschia aethiopica
n : South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix [syn: {calla lily}, {calla}, {arum lily}]

Zantedeschia rehmanii
n : calla having a rose-colored spathe [syn: {pink calla}]

Zanthoxylum
n : deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs: prickly ash [syn: {genus Zanthoxylum}]

Zanthoxylum americanum
n : small deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny branches and yellowish flowers; eastern North America [syn: {toothache tree}, {sea ash}, {Zanthoxylum fraxineum}]

Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
n : densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and West Indies [syn: {Hercules'-club}, {Hercules'-clubs}, {Hercules-club}]

Zanthoxylum flavum
n : West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood [syn: {satinwood}, {West Indian satinwood}]

Zanthoxylum fraxineum
n : small deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny branches and yellowish flowers; eastern North America [syn: {toothache tree}, {sea ash}, {Zanthoxylum americanum}]

Zanuck
n : United States filmmaker whose works include the first feature-length film with sound sequences (1902-1979) [syn: {Darryl Zanuck}, {Darryl Francis Zanuck}]

zany
adj 1: pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" [syn: {cockamamie}, {cockamamy}, {goofy}, {sappy}, {silly}, {wacky}, {whacky}, {unreasonable}]
2: like a clown; "a buffoonish walk"; "a clownish face"; "a zany sense of humor" [syn: {buffoonish}, {clownish}, {clowlike}]
n 1: a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect
2: a man who is a stupid incompetent fool [syn: {fathead}, {goof}, {goofball}, {bozo}, {jackass}, {goose}, {cuckoo}, {twat}] [also: {zaniest}, {zanier}]

Zanzibar
n : an island in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa; part of the United Republic of Tanzania

Zanzibar copal
n : a hard copal derived from an African tree [syn: {anime}]

zap
v 1: strike suddenly and with force; "This show zaps the viewers with some shocking scenes"
2: kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting; "in this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens" [syn: {vaporize}]
3: strike at with firepower or bombs; "zap the enemy" [syn: {nuke}, {atomize}, {atomise}]
4: cook or heat in a microwave oven; "You can microwave the left-overs" [syn: {microwave}, {micro-cook}, {nuke}] [also: {zapping}, {zapped}]

Zapata
n : Mexican revolutionary who led a revolt for agrarian reforms (1879-1919) [syn: {Emiliano Zapata}]

Zapodidae
n : jumping mice [syn: {family Zapodidae}]

Zapotec
adj : of or relating to the language or culture of the Zapotec people
n 1: a member of of a large tribe of Mesoamericans living in southern Mexico whose civilization flourished around 300 to 900 [syn: {Zapotecan}]
2: the language of the Zapotec people [syn: {Zapotecan}]

Zapotecan
n 1: a member of of a large tribe of Mesoamericans living in southern Mexico whose civilization flourished around 300 to 900 [syn: {Zapotec}]
2: the language of the Zapotec people [syn: {Zapotec}]

zapped
zap
v 1: strike suddenly and with force; "This show zaps the viewers with some shocking scenes"
2: kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting; "in this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens" [syn: {vaporize}]
3: strike at with firepower or bombs; "zap the enemy" [syn: {nuke}, {atomize}, {atomise}]
4: cook or heat in a microwave oven; "You can microwave the left-overs" [syn: {microwave}, {micro-cook}, {nuke}] [also: {zapping}, {zapped}]

zapped
See {zap}

zapper
n : an electrical device that can injure or kill by means of electric currents; "a bug zapper"

zapping
zap
v 1: strike suddenly and with force; "This show zaps the viewers with some shocking scenes"
2: kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting; "in this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens" [syn: {vaporize}]
3: strike at with firepower or bombs; "zap the enemy" [syn: {nuke}, {atomize}, {atomise}]
4: cook or heat in a microwave oven; "You can microwave the left-overs" [syn: {microwave}, {micro-cook}, {nuke}] [also: {zapping}, {zapped}]

zapping
See {zap}

Zapus
n : type genus of the Zapodidae [syn: {genus Zapus}]

Zapus hudsonius
n : widely distributed in northeastern and central United States and Canada [syn: {meadow jumping mouse}]

Zaragoza
n : an ancient city in northeastern Spain; formerly the capital of Aragon [syn: {Saragossa}]

Zarathustra
n : Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism (circa 628-551 BC) [syn: {Zoroaster}]

zarf
n : an ornamental metal cup-shaped holder for a hot coffee cup

Zaria
n : a city in north central Nigeria; agricultural trading center

Zarontin
n : an anticonvulsant drug (trade names Emeside and Zarontin) used to treat petit mal epilepsy [syn: {ethosuximide}, {Emeside}]

Zarpanit
n : consort of Marduk [syn: {Sarpanitu}, {Zirbanit}]

Zarqa
n : city in northwestern Jordan [syn: {Az Zarqa}]

Zauschneria californica
n : shrublet of southwestern United States to Mexico having brilliant scarlet flowers [syn: {California fuchsia}, {humming bird's trumpet}, {Epilobium canum canum}]

z-axis
n : the third axis in a 3-dimensional coordinate system

zayin
n : the 7th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

ZDV
n : an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow [syn: {zidovudine}, {Retrovir}, {AZT}]

Zea
n : corn [syn: {genus Zea}]

Zea mays
n : tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times [syn: {corn}, {maize}, {Indian corn}]

Zea mays amylacea
n : corn having kernels almost entirely of soft starch [syn: {soft corn}, {flour corn}, {squaw corn}]

Zea mays everta
n : corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat [syn: {popcorn}]

Zea mays indentata
n : corn whose kernels contain both hard and soft starch and become indented at maturity [syn: {dent corn}]

Zea mays indurata
n : corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm [syn: {flint corn}, {flint maize}, {Yankee corn}]

Zea mays rugosa
n : corn whose young ears are sweet and suitable for eating as a vegetable [syn: {sweet corn}, {sugar corn}, {green corn}, {sweet corn plant}, {Zea saccharata}]

Zea saccharata
n : corn whose young ears are sweet and suitable for eating as a vegetable [syn: {sweet corn}, {sugar corn}, {green corn}, {sweet corn plant}, {Zea mays rugosa}]

zeal
n 1: a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"; "he felt a kind of religious zeal" [syn: {ardor}, {ardour}, {elan}]
2: excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end; "he had an absolute zeal for litigation"

Zealand
n : the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen [syn: {Seeland}, {Sjaelland}]

Zealander
n : a native or inhabitant of Zealand

Zealot
n 1: a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans
2: a fervent and even militant proponent of something [syn: {partisan}, {drumbeater}]

zealotry
n : excessive intolerance of opposing views [syn: {fanaticism}]

zealous
adj : marked by active interest and enthusiasm; "an avid sports fan"; "a great walker"; "an eager beaver" [syn: {avid}, {great}, {eager}]

zealously
adv : in a zealous manner; "she worked zealously to raise funds for the literacy project"

zeaxanthin
n : yellow carotenoid (isomeric with lutein and occurs widely with it) that is the main pigment in yellow indian corn

zebra
n : any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines

zebra crossing
n : street crossing where pedestrians have right of way; often marked in some way especially with diagonal stripes [syn: {pedestrian crossing}]

zebra finch
n : small Australian weaverbird with markings like a zebra's [syn: {Poephila castanotis}]

zebra mussel
n : inch-long mollusk imported accidentally from Europe; clogs utility inlet pipes and feeds on edible freshwater mussels [syn: {Dreissena polymorpha}]

zebra orchid
n : orchid with red-tinged linear leaves and panicle of purple-marked pale-yellow flowers with deep red or purple lip; southwestern Australia [syn: {Caladenia cairnsiana}]

zebra-tailed lizard
n : swift lizard with long black-banded tail and long legs; of deserts of United States and Mexico [syn: {gridiron-tailed lizard}, {Callisaurus draconoides}]

zebrawood
n 1: handsomely striped or mottled wood of the zebrawood tree; used especially for cabinetwork
2: any of various trees or shrubs having mottled or striped wood [syn: {zebrawood tree}]

zebrawood family
n : mostly tropical climbing shrubs or small trees; closely related to Leguminosae [syn: {Connaraceae}, {family Connaraceae}]

zebrawood tree
n : any of various trees or shrubs having mottled or striped wood [syn: {zebrawood}]

zebu
n : domesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap; used chiefly as a draft animal in India and east Asia

zecchini
See {zecchino}

Zechariah
n 1: a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 6th century BC [syn: {Zacharias}]
2: an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian Captivity [syn: {Zacharias}, {Book of Zachariah}]

zed
n : the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet; "the British call Z zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee"; "he doesn't know A from izzard" [syn: {Z}, {zee}, {ezed}, {izzard}]

zee
n : the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet; "the British call Z zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee"; "he doesn't know A from izzard" [syn: {Z}, {zed}, {ezed}, {izzard}]

Zeeman
n : Dutch physicist honored for his research on the influence of magnetism on radiation which showed that light is radiated by the motion of charged particles in an atom (1865-1943) [syn: {Pieter Zeeman}]

Zeidae
n : a family of fish in the order Zeomorphi [syn: {family Zeidae}]

Zeitgeist
n : the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation

Zen
n 1: school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan [syn: {Zen Buddhism}]
2: a Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight [syn: {Zen Buddhism}]
3: street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: {acid}, {back breaker}, {battery-acid}, {dose}, {dot}, {Elvis}, {loony toons}, {Lucy in the sky with diamonds}, {pane}, {superman}, {window pane}]

Zen Buddhism
n 1: school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan [syn: {Zen}]
2: a Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight [syn: {Zen}]

Zen Buddhist
n : an adherent of the doctrines of Zen Buddhism

Zenaidura
n : mourning doves [syn: {genus Zenaidura}]

Zenaidura macroura
n : wild dove of the United States having a mournful call [syn: {mourning dove}]

Zend
n : an ancient Iranian language [syn: {Avestan}]

Zend-Avesta
n : a collection of Zoroastrian texts gathered during the 4th or 6th centuries [syn: {Avesta}]

zenith
n : the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected [ant: {nadir}]

zenithal
adj : relating to or located at or near the zenith

Zeno
n 1: ancient Greek philosopher who formulated paradoxes that defended the belief that motion and change are illusory (circa 495-430 BC) [syn: {Zeno of Elea}]
2: ancient Greek philosopher who found the Stoic school (circa 335-263 BC) [syn: {Zeno of Citium}]

Zeno of Citium
n : ancient Greek philosopher who found the Stoic school (circa 335-263 BC) [syn: {Zeno}]

Zeno of Elea
n : ancient Greek philosopher who formulated paradoxes that defended the belief that motion and change are illusory (circa 495-430 BC) [syn: {Zeno}]

zeolite
n : any of a family of glassy minerals analogous to feldspar containing hydrated aluminum silicates of calcium or sodium or potassium; formed in cavities in lava flows and in plutonic rocks

Zeomorphi
n : dories [syn: {order Zeomorphi}]

zep
n : a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States [syn: {bomber}, {grinder}, {hero}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy}, {Cuban sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {sub}, {submarine}, {submarine sandwich}, {torpedo}, {wedge}]

Zephaniah
n 1: a Hebrew minor poet of the late 7th century BC [syn: {Sophonias}]
2: an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgement by God upon the sinners of Judah [syn: {Sophonias}, {Book of Zephaniah}]

zephyr
n 1: a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck" [syn: {breeze}, {gentle wind}, {air}]
2: (Greek mythology) the Greek god of the west wind

Zeppelin
n 1: German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838-1917) [syn: {Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin}]
2: a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs [syn: {Graf Zeppelin}]

Zeppo
n : United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1901-1979) [syn: {Marx}, {Herbert Marx}]

zero
adj 1: indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration; "a zero score" [syn: {0}]
2: indicating an initial point or origin
3: of or relating to the null set (a set with no members)
4: having no measurable or otherwise determinable value; "the goal is zero population growth" [syn: {zero(a)}]
n 1: a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: {nothing}, {nil}, {nix}, {nada}, {null}, {aught}, {cipher}, {cypher}, {goose egg}, {naught}, {zilch}, {zip}]
2: a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number [syn: {0}, {nought}, {cipher}, {cypher}]
3: the quantity that registers a reading of zero on a scale [syn: {zero point}]
v 1: adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value
2: adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun); "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards" [syn: {zero in}] [also: {zeroes} (pl)]

zero coupon bond
n : a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond

zero hour
n : the time set for the start of an action or operation

zero in
v 1: direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids [syn: {range in}, {home in}]
2: adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun); "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards" [syn: {zero}]

zero point
n : the quantity that registers a reading of zero on a scale [syn: {zero}]

zero tolerance
n : extreme intolerance of anti-social behavior (usually by an uncompromising application of the law); "he urged zero tolerance for priests who abuse children sexually"

zero-coupon bond
n : the commonest form of zero-coupon security

zero-coupon security
n : a security that makes no interest payments but instead is sold at a deep discount from its face value

zeroes
zero
adj 1: indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration; "a zero score" [syn: {0}]
2: indicating an initial point or origin
3: of or relating to the null set (a set with no members)
4: having no measurable or otherwise determinable value; "the goal is zero population growth" [syn: {zero(a)}]
n 1: a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: {nothing}, {nil}, {nix}, {nada}, {null}, {aught}, {cipher}, {cypher}, {goose egg}, {naught}, {zilch}, {zip}]
2: a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number [syn: {0}, {nought}, {cipher}, {cypher}]
3: the quantity that registers a reading of zero on a scale [syn: {zero point}]
v 1: adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value
2: adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun); "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards" [syn: {zero in}] [also: {zeroes} (pl)]

zeroes
See {zero}

zero-sum game
n : a game in which the total of all the gains and losses is zero

zeroth
adj : preceding even the first

zeroth law of thermodynamics
n : the law that if two bodies are in thermal equilibrium with a third body then the first two bodies are in thermal equilibrium with each other

zero-tolerance policy
n : any policy that allows no exception; "a zero-tolerance policy toward pedophile priests"

zest
n 1: vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment [syn: {gusto}, {relish}, {zestfulness}]
2: a tart spiciness [syn: {nip}, {piquance}, {piquancy}, {tang}, {tanginess}]
v : add herbs or spices to [syn: {spice}, {spice up}]

zestful
adj : marked by spirited enjoyment [syn: {yeasty}, {zesty}, {barmy}]

zestfully
adv : with zest; "she scrubbed the floors of the new apartment zestfully" [syn: {zestily}]

zestfulness
n : vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment [syn: {gusto}, {relish}, {zest}]

zestily
adv : with zest; "she scrubbed the floors of the new apartment zestfully" [syn: {zestfully}]

Zestril
n : an ACE inhibiting drug (trade names Prinivil or Zestril) administered as an antihypertensive and after heart attacks [syn: {lisinopril}, {Prinivil}]

zesty
adj 1: having an agreeably pungent taste [syn: {piquant}, {savory}, {savoury}, {spicy}]
2: marked by spirited enjoyment [syn: {zestful}, {yeasty}, {barmy}]

zeta
n : the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet

Zetland
n : an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland [syn: {Shetland}, {Shetland Islands}]

zeugma
n : use of a word to govern two or more words though appropriate to only one; "`Mr. Pickwick took his hat and his leave' is an example of zeugma"

Zeus
n 1: (Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter
2: type genus of the family Zeidae [syn: {genus Zeus}]

Zeus faber
n : European dory [syn: {John dory}]

Zhou
n : the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism [syn: {Zhou dynasty}, {Chou}, {Chou dynasty}, {Chow}, {Chow dynasty}]

Zhou dynasty
n : the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism [syn: {Zhou}, {Chou}, {Chou dynasty}, {Chow}, {Chow dynasty}]

Zhou En-lai
n : Chinese revolutionary and communist leader (1898-1976) [syn: {Chou En-lai}]

Zhu Jiangi
n : a river in southeast China that flows into the South China Sea [syn: {Canton River}, {Chu Kiang}]

Zhuang
n : a branch of the Tai languages

Zhukov
n : Soviet general who during World War II directed the counteroffensive at Stalingrad and relieved Leningrad and captured Berlin (1896-1974) [syn: {Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov}]

zidovudine
n : an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow [syn: {Retrovir}, {ZDV}, {AZT}]

Ziegfeld
n : United States theatrical producer noted for a series of extravagant revues known as the Ziegfeld Follies (1869-1932) [syn: {Flo Ziegfeld}, {Florenz Ziegfeld}]

Ziegfeld Follies
n : a series of extravagant revues produced by Flo Ziegfeld

Ziegler
n : German chemist honored for his research on polymers (1898-1973) [syn: {Karl Waldemar Ziegler}]

zig
n : an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions [syn: {zigzag}, {zag}]

zigadene
n : any of various plants of the genus Zigadenus having glaucous leaves and terminal racemes of mostly white flowers; all are poisonous [syn: {death camas}]

Zigadenus
n : genus of mostly North American poisonous plants; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae [syn: {genus Zigadenus}]

Zigadenus elegans
n : plant of western North America having grasslike leaves and greenish-white flowers [syn: {alkali grass}]

Zigadenus glaucus
n : plant of eastern and central North America having creamy white flowers tinged with brown or purple; poisonous especially to grazing animals [syn: {white camas}]

Zigadenus nuttalli
n : a common perennial death camas; Tennessee to Kansas to Texas [syn: {poison camas}]

Zigadenus venenosus
n : plant of western North America to Mexico; poisonous especially to grazing animals [syn: {grassy death camas}, {Zigadenus venenosus gramineus}]

Zigadenus venenosus gramineus
n : plant of western North America to Mexico; poisonous especially to grazing animals [syn: {grassy death camas}, {Zigadenus venenosus}]

ziggurat
n : a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians [syn: {zikkurat}, {zikurat}]

zigzag
adj : having short sharp turns or angles
n : an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions [syn: {zig}, {zag}]
adv : in a zigzag course or on a zigzag path; "birds flew zigzag across the blue sky"
v : travel along a zigzag path; "The river zigzags through the countryside" [syn: {crank}] [also: {zigzagging}, {zigzagged}]

zigzag goldenrod
n : a variety of goldenrod [syn: {broad leaved goldenrod}]

zigzagged
zigzag
adj : having short sharp turns or angles
n : an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions [syn: {zig}, {zag}]
adv : in a zigzag course or on a zigzag path; "birds flew zigzag across the blue sky"
v : travel along a zigzag path; "The river zigzags through the countryside" [syn: {crank}] [also: {zigzagging}, {zigzagged}]

zigzagged
See {zigzag}

zigzagging
zigzag
adj : having short sharp turns or angles
n : an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions [syn: {zig}, {zag}]
adv : in a zigzag course or on a zigzag path; "birds flew zigzag across the blue sky"
v : travel along a zigzag path; "The river zigzags through the countryside" [syn: {crank}] [also: {zigzagging}, {zigzagged}]

zigzagging
See {zigzag}

zikkurat
n : a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians [syn: {ziggurat}, {zikurat}]

zikurat
n : a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians [syn: {ziggurat}, {zikkurat}]

zilch
n : a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: {nothing}, {nil}, {nix}, {nada}, {null}, {aught}, {cipher}, {cypher}, {goose egg}, {naught}, {zero}, {zip}]

zill
n : one of a pair of small metallic cymbals worn on the thumb and middle finger; used in belly dancing in rhythm with the dance

zillion
adj : very large indeterminate number; "a zillion people were there" [syn: {a zillion}]

zillions
n : a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) [syn: {millions}, {billions}, {trillions}, {jillions}]

Zimbabwe
n : a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980 [syn: {Republic of Zimbabwe}, {Rhodesia}, {Southern Rhodesia}]

Zimbabwean
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Zimbabwe or its people
n : a native or inhabitant of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean dollar
n : the basic unit of money in Zimbabwe

Zimbalist
n : United States violinist (born in Russia) (1889-1985) [syn: {Efrem Zimbalist}]

Zimmer
n : a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk [syn: {walker}, {Zimmer frame}]

Zimmer frame
n : a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk [syn: {walker}, {Zimmer}]

Zinacef
n : a cephalosporin that can be given parenterally (trade name Zinacef) or orally by tablets (trade name Ceftin); indicated for infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract or meninges [syn: {cefuroxime}, {Ceftin}]

zinc
n : a bluish-white lustrous metallic element; brittle at ordinary temperatures but malleable when heated; used in a wide variety of alloys and in galvanizing iron; it occurs as zinc sulphide in zinc blende [syn: {Zn}, {atomic number 30}]

zinc blende
n : an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form [syn: {blende}, {sphalerite}]

zinc cadmium sulfide
n : cadmium sulfide containing zinc

zinc deficiency
n : a deficiency caused by inadequate zinc in the diet or by liver disease or cystic fibrosis or other diseases

zinc ointment
n : an ointment containing zinc that is used to treat certain skin diseases

zinc oxide
n : oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment [syn: {flowers of zinc}, {philosopher's wool}]

zinc sulfate
n : a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc [syn: {zinc sulphate}, {white vitriol}, {zinc vitriol}]

zinc sulphate
n : a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc [syn: {zinc sulfate}, {white vitriol}, {zinc vitriol}]

zinc vitriol
n : a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc [syn: {zinc sulfate}, {zinc sulphate}, {white vitriol}]

zinc white
n : a white pigment used in hose paints; consists of zinc oxide

Zinfandel
n 1: small black grape grown chiefly in California; transplanted from Europe
2: dry fruity red wine from California

zing
n 1: a brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound; "the zing of the passing bullet"
2: the activeness of an energetic personality [syn: {dynamism}, {pizzazz}, {pizzaz}, {oomph}]

zinger
n : a striking or amusing or caustic remark; "he always greeted me with a new zinger"; "she tried to think of some killer of an argument, a real zinger that would disarm all opposition"

Zingiber
n : tropical Asiatic and Polynesian perennial plants: ginger [syn: {genus Zingiber}]

Zingiber officinale
n : tropical Asian plant widely cultivated for its pungent root; source of gingerroot and powdered ginger [syn: {common ginger}, {Canton ginger}, {stem ginger}]

Zingiberaceae
n : a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales [syn: {family Zingiberaceae}, {ginger family}]

Zinjanthropus
n : genus to which Australopithecus boisei was formerly assigned [syn: {genus Zinjanthropus}]

zinkenite
n : a steel gray metallic mineral (a sulphide of lead and antimony)

Zinnemann
n : United States filmmaker (born in Austria) (1907-1997) [syn: {Fred Zinnemann}]

zinnia
n : any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads [syn: {old maid}, {old maid flower}]

Zinnia acerosa
n : subshrub with slender woolly stems and long narrow leaves and flower heads with white rays; southern United States and northern Mexico [syn: {white zinnia}]

Zinnia grandiflora
n : subshrub having short leafy stems and numerous small flower heads with nearly round yellow-orange rays; Arizona south to Mexico and east to Kansas [syn: {little golden zinnia}]

zinnwaldite
n : a mica containing iron and lithium

Zinsser
n : United States bacteriologist who helped develop immunization against typhus fever (1878-1940) [syn: {Hans Zinsser}]

Zinzendorf
n : German theologian (1700-1760) [syn: {Count Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf}]

Zion
n 1: originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem; "the inhabitants of Jerusalem are personified as `the daughter of Zion'" [syn: {Sion}]
2: Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine [syn: {Israel}, {State of Israel}, {Yisrael}, {Sion}]
3: an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal [syn: {Utopia}, {Sion}]

Zion National Park
n : a national park in Utah having huge canyons and gorges carved by mountain rivers

Zionism
n 1: a policy for establishing and developing a national homeland for Jews in Palestine
2: a movement of world Jewry that arose late in the 19th century with the aim of creating a Jewish state in Palestine [syn: {Zionist movement}]

Zionist
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of Zionism; "the Zionist movement"
2: relating to or characteristic of a supporter of Zionism; "the Zionist leader Theodor Herzl"
n : a Jewish supporter of Zionism

Zionist movement
n : a movement of world Jewry that arose late in the 19th century with the aim of creating a Jewish state in Palestine [syn: {Zionism}]

zip
n 1: a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: {nothing}, {nil}, {nix}, {nada}, {null}, {aught}, {cipher}, {cypher}, {goose egg}, {naught}, {zero}, {zilch}]
2: a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab [syn: {slide fastener}, {zipper}, {zip-fastener}]
v 1: close with a zipper; "Zip up your jacket--it's cold" [syn: {zip up}, {zipper}] [ant: {unzip}]
2: move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed" [syn: {travel rapidly}, {speed}, {hurry}] [also: {zipping}, {zipped}]

zip by
v : move by very quickly [syn: {fly by}, {whisk by}]

zip code
n : a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail [syn: {postcode}, {postal code}]

zip gun
n : a crude homemade pistol

zip up
v : close with a zipper; "Zip up your jacket--it's cold" [syn: {zipper}, {zip}] [ant: {unzip}]

zip-fastener
n : a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab [syn: {slide fastener}, {zip}, {zipper}]

Ziphiidae
n : beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae [syn: {family Ziphiidae}, {Hyperodontidae}, {family Hyperodontidae}]

zipped
zip
n 1: a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: {nothing}, {nil}, {nix}, {nada}, {null}, {aught}, {cipher}, {cypher}, {goose egg}, {naught}, {zero}, {zilch}]
2: a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab [syn: {slide fastener}, {zipper}, {zip-fastener}]
v 1: close with a zipper; "Zip up your jacket--it's cold" [syn: {zip up}, {zipper}] [ant: {unzip}]
2: move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed" [syn: {travel rapidly}, {speed}, {hurry}] [also: {zipping}, {zipped}]

zipped
See {zip}

zipper
n : a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab [syn: {slide fastener}, {zip}, {zip-fastener}]
v : close with a zipper; "Zip up your jacket--it's cold" [syn: {zip up}, {zip}] [ant: {unzip}]

zippier
zippy
adj 1: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" [syn: {brisk}, {lively}, {merry}, {rattling}, {snappy}, {spanking}]
2: marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance" [syn: {bouncing}, {bouncy}, {peppy}, {spirited}] [also: {zippiest}, {zippier}]

zippier
See {zippy}

zippiest
zippy
adj 1: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" [syn: {brisk}, {lively}, {merry}, {rattling}, {snappy}, {spanking}]
2: marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance" [syn: {bouncing}, {bouncy}, {peppy}, {spirited}] [also: {zippiest}, {zippier}]

zippiest
See {zippy}

zipping
zip
n 1: a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: {nothing}, {nil}, {nix}, {nada}, {null}, {aught}, {cipher}, {cypher}, {goose egg}, {naught}, {zero}, {zilch}]
2: a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab [syn: {slide fastener}, {zipper}, {zip-fastener}]
v 1: close with a zipper; "Zip up your jacket--it's cold" [syn: {zip up}, {zipper}] [ant: {unzip}]
2: move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed" [syn: {travel rapidly}, {speed}, {hurry}] [also: {zipping}, {zipped}]

zipping
See {zip}

zippy
adj 1: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" [syn: {brisk}, {lively}, {merry}, {rattling}, {snappy}, {spanking}]
2: marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance" [syn: {bouncing}, {bouncy}, {peppy}, {spirited}] [also: {zippiest}, {zippier}]

Zirbanit
n : consort of Marduk [syn: {Sarpanitu}, {Zarpanit}]

zircon
n : a common mineral occurring in small crystals; chief source of zirconium; used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent [syn: {zirconium silicate}]

zirconia
n : a white crystalline oxide; used in refractories and in insulation and abrasives and enamels and glazes [syn: {zirconium oxide}, {zirconium dioxide}]

zirconium
n : a lustrous gray strong metallic element resembling titanium; it is used in nuclear reactors as a neutron absorber; it occurs in baddeleyite but is obtained chiefly from zircon [syn: {Zr}, {atomic number 40}]

zirconium dioxide
n : a white crystalline oxide; used in refractories and in insulation and abrasives and enamels and glazes [syn: {zirconium oxide}, {zirconia}]

zirconium oxide
n : a white crystalline oxide; used in refractories and in insulation and abrasives and enamels and glazes [syn: {zirconia}, {zirconium dioxide}]

zirconium silicate
n : a common mineral occurring in small crystals; chief source of zirconium; used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent [syn: {zircon}]

zither
n : a musical stringed instrument with strings stretch over a flat sounding box; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers [syn: {cither}, {zithern}]

zithern
n : a musical stringed instrument with strings stretch over a flat sounding box; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers [syn: {zither}, {cither}]

ziti
n : medium-sized tubular pasta in short pieces

Zizania
n : wild rice [syn: {genus Zizania}]

Zizania aquatica
n : perennial aquatic grass of North America bearing grain used for food [syn: {wild rice}]

Ziziphus
n : spiny chiefly tropical American and Asiatic shrubs: jujubes [syn: {genus Ziziphus}]

Ziziphus jujuba
n : spiny tree having dark red edible fruits [syn: {jujube}, {jujube bush}, {Christ's-thorn}, {Jerusalem thorn}]

Ziziphus lotus
n : shrubby deciduous tree of the Mediterranean region [syn: {lotus tree}]

zizz
n 1: a buzzing or whizzing sound; "a nasty zizz in the engine"
2: a nap; "Arthur's taking a short zizz"

zloty
n : the basic unit of money in Poland

Zn
n : a bluish-white lustrous metallic element; brittle at ordinary temperatures but malleable when heated; used in a wide variety of alloys and in galvanizing iron; it occurs as zinc sulphide in zinc blende [syn: {zinc}, {atomic number 30}]

zoa
See {zoon}

zoaeae
See {zoaea}

zoanthropy
n : the delusion that you have assumed the form of an animal

Zoarces
n : type genus of the Zoarcidae [syn: {genus Zoarces}]

Zoarces viviparus
n : an eelpout of northern Europe that is viviparous [syn: {viviparous eelpout}]

Zoarcidae
n : eelpouts [syn: {family Zoarcidae}]

Zocor
n : an oral lipid-lowering medicine (trade name Zocor) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after heart attacks [syn: {simvastatin}]

zodiac
n 1: a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes
2: (astrology) a circular diagram representing the 12 zodiacal constellations and showing their signs

zodiacal
adj : relating to or included in the zodiac; "zodiacal constellations"

zodiacal light
n : a luminous tract in the sky; a reflection of sunlight from cosmic dust in the plane of the ecliptic; visible just before sunrise and just after sunset

zoeae
See {zoea}

zoeas
See {zoaea}

zoftig
adj : euphemisms for slightly fat; "a generation ago...buxom actresses were popular"- Robt.A.Hamilton; "chubby babies"; "pleasingly plump" [syn: {buxom}, {chubby}, {embonpoint}, {plump}, {zaftig}]

zoic
adj : pertaining to animals or animal life or action

Zoisia
n : lawn grasses native to southeastern Asia and New Zealand; grown especially in warm regions [syn: {genus Zoysia}, {genus Zoisia}]

Zola
n : French novelist and critic; defender of Dreyfus (1840-1902) [syn: {Emile Zola}]

Zolaesque
adj : in the manner of Emile Zola

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
n : syndrome consisting of intractable peptic ulceration with gastric hypersecretion and hyperacidity

Zoloft
n : a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Zoloft) [syn: {sertraline}]

Zomba
n : a city in southern Malawi; was the capital until 1971

zombi
n 1: (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body [syn: {zombie}, {zombi spirit}, {zombie spirit}]
2: a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies [syn: {zombie}, {snake god}]
3: a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force [syn: {zombie}, {the living dead}]
4: someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way; "only an automaton wouldn't have noticed" [syn: {automaton}, {zombie}]
5: several kinds of rum with fruit juice and usually apricot liqueur [syn: {zombie}]

zombi spirit
n : (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body [syn: {zombi}, {zombie}, {zombie spirit}]

zombie
n 1: a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force [syn: {zombi}, {the living dead}]
2: (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body [syn: {zombi}, {zombi spirit}, {zombie spirit}]
3: a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies [syn: {zombi}, {snake god}]
4: someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way; "only an automaton wouldn't have noticed" [syn: {automaton}, {zombi}]
5: several kinds of rum with fruit juice and usually apricot liqueur [syn: {zombi}]

zombie spirit
n : (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body [syn: {zombi}, {zombie}, {zombi spirit}]

zona
n : (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure [syn: {zone}]

zona pellucida
n : thick membrane around the mammalian ovum; can be penetrated by one sperm in the fertilization process; usually remains around the fertilized egg until it is implanted in the wall of the uterus

zonal
adj 1: relating to or of the nature of a zone; "the zonal frontier" [syn: {zonary}]
2: associated with or divided into zones; "a zonal pattern of cell structure"; "zonal division" [ant: {azonal}]

zonal pelargonium
n : an upright geranium having scalloped leaves with a broad color zone inside the margin and white or pink or red flowers [syn: {fish geranium}, {bedding geranium}, {Pelargonium hortorum}]

zonary
adj 1: relating to or of the nature of a zone; "the zonal frontier" [syn: {zonal}]
2: of the nature of a zone

zone
n 1: a circumscribed geographical region characterized by some distinctive features
2: any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude [syn: {geographical zone}]
3: an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic
4: (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure [syn: {zona}]
v 1: regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns [syn: {district}]
2: separate or apportion into sections; "partition a room off" [syn: {partition}]

zone fire
n : artillery or mortar fire delivered in a constant direction at several quadrant elevations

zone of interior
n : the part of the theater of war not included in the theater of operations

zoning
n : dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc

zoning board
n : a board of officials who divide an area into zones that are subject to different restrictions

zoning commission
n : a commission delegated to supervise the zoning of areas for residential or commercial use

zonk out
v 1: lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example [syn: {pass out}, {black out}]
2: fall asleep fast, as when one is extremely tired; "after the long drive, we zonked out and slept for 10 hours"

Zonotrichia
n : large New World sparrows [syn: {genus Zonotrichia}]

Zonotrichia albicollis
n : common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown [syn: {white-throated sparrow}, {whitethroat}]

Zonotrichia leucophrys
n : finch with black-and-white striped crown [syn: {white-crowned sparrow}]

zonula
n : small beltlike zone [syn: {zonule}]

zonule
n : small beltlike zone [syn: {zonula}]

zoo
n : the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition [syn: {menagerie}, {zoological garden}]

zoo keeper
n : the chief person responsible for a zoological garden

zooerastia
n : sexual activity between a person and an animal [syn: {bestiality}, {zooerasty}]

zooerasty
n : sexual activity between a person and an animal [syn: {bestiality}, {zooerastia}]

zooflagellate
n : flagellate protozoan lacking photosynthesis and other plant-like characteristics [syn: {zoomastigote}]

zooid
n : one of the distinct individuals forming a colonial animal such as a bryozoan or hydrozoan

zoolatry
n : worship of animals [syn: {animal-worship}]

zoological
adj 1: concerning the study of animals and their classification and properties; "zoological research"
2: of or relating to animals or animal groups; "zoological garden"

zoological garden
n : the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition [syn: {menagerie}, {zoo}]

zoological science
n : the branch of biology that studies animals [syn: {zoology}]

zoologist
n : a specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals [syn: {animal scientist}]

zoology
n : the branch of biology that studies animals [syn: {zoological science}]

zoom
n 1: a rapid rise [syn: {rapid climb}, {rapid growth}]
2: the act of rising upward into the air [syn: {soar}]
v 1: move along very quickly [syn: {zoom along}, {whizz}, {whizz along}]
2: move with a low humming noise
3: rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yes" [syn: {soar}, {soar up}, {soar upwards}, {surge}]

zoom along
v : move along very quickly [syn: {zoom}, {whizz}, {whizz along}]

zoom in
v : examine closely; focus one's attention on; "He zoomed in on the book"

zoom lens
n : a camera lens that magnifies the image [syn: {telephoto lens}]

Zoomastigina
n : in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; holozoic or saprozoic flagellates [syn: {subclass Zoomastigina}]

zoomastigote
n : flagellate protozoan lacking photosynthesis and other plant-like characteristics [syn: {zooflagellate}]

zoomorphism
n : the attribution of animal forms or qualities to a god

zoonoses
zoonosis
n : an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans [syn: {zoonotic disease}] [also: {zoonoses} (pl)]

zoonoses
See {zoonosis}

zoonosis
n : an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans [syn: {zoonotic disease}] [also: {zoonoses} (pl)]

zoonotic
adj : of or relating to or constituting zoonosis; "the Ebola virus is believed to be zoonotic"

zoonotic disease
n : an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans [syn: {zoonosis}]

zoophagous
adj : (of animals) carnivorous [syn: {flesh-eating(a)}, {meat-eating(a)}]

zoophilia
n : sexual attraction to animals [syn: {zoophilism}]

zoophilism
n : sexual attraction to animals [syn: {zoophilia}]

zoophobia
n : a morbid fear of animals

zoophyte
n : any of various invertebrate animals resembling a plant such as a sea anemone or coral or sponge

zooplankton
n : animal constituent of plankton; mainly small crustaceans and fish larvae

zoopsia
n : visual hallucination of animals; sometimes occurring in delirium tremens

zoosporangia
See {zoosporangium}

zoospore
n : an asexual spore of some algae and fungi that moves by means of flagella

zoot suit
n : a flashy suit of extreme cut

zootoxin
n : a toxin resembling bacterial toxins in its antigenic properties that is found in the fluids of certain animals [syn: {animal toxin}]

zori
n : a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes [syn: {pusher}]

zoril
n : muishond of northern Africa [syn: {Ictonyx frenata}]

Zoroaster
n : Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism (circa 628-551 BC) [syn: {Zarathustra}]

Zoroastrian
adj : of or pertaining to Zoroaster or the religion he founded
n : follower of Zoroaster and Zoroastrianism

Zoroastrianism
n : system of religion founded in Persia in the 6th century BC by Zoroaster; set forth in the Zend-Avesta; based on concept of struggle between light (good) and dark (evil) [syn: {Mazdaism}]

zoster
n : eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia [syn: {herpes zoster}, {shingles}]

Zostera
n : (or in some classifications family Zosteraceae) small genus of widely distributed marine plants [syn: {genus Zostera}]

Zostera marina
n : submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts [syn: {eelgrass}, {grass wrack}, {sea wrack}]

Zosteraceae
n : used in some classifications: essentially equivalent to Potamogetonaceae [syn: {family Zosteraceae}, {eelgrass family}]

Zovirax
n : an oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms [syn: {acyclovir}]

zoysia
n : any of several creeping grasses of the genus Zoysia

Zoysia japonica
n : lawn grass common in China and Japan; grown also in United States [syn: {Korean lawn grass}, {Japanese lawn grass}]

Zoysia matrella
n : lawn grass common in the Philippines; grown also in United States [syn: {Manila grass}, {Japanese carpet grass}]

Zoysia tenuifolia
n : Asiatic creeping perennial grass; introduced in southern United States as a drought-resistant lawn grass [syn: {mascarene grass}, {Korean velvet grass}]

Zr
n : a lustrous gray strong metallic element resembling titanium; it is used in nuclear reactors as a neutron absorber; it occurs in baddeleyite but is obtained chiefly from zircon [syn: {zirconium}, {atomic number 40}]

Zsigmondy
n : German chemist (born in Austria) honored for his research on colloidal solutions (1865-1929) [syn: {Richard Adolph Zsigmondy}]

Zu
n : evil storm god represented as a black bird [syn: {Zubird}]

Zubird
n : evil storm god represented as a black bird [syn: {Zu}]

zucchini
n 1: marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small [syn: {courgette}]
2: small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green [syn: {courgette}]

Zuider Zee
n : a former inlet of the North Sea in the northern coast of the Netherlands; sealed off from the sea in 1932 by a dam that created the IJsselmeer

Zukerman
n : Israeli violinist (born in 1948) [syn: {Pinchas Zukerman}]

Zulu
n 1: a member of the tall Negroid people of southeast Africa living in northern Natal
2: a Bantu language of considerable literary importance in southeastern Africa

Zuni
n : a member of the Pueblo people living in western New Mexico

Zurich
n : the largest city in Switzerland; located in the northern part of the country; "Zurich is the center of the German-speaking part of Switzerland"

Zurvan
n : the Zoroastrian god of time

Zurvanism
n 1: a Zoroastrian sect that claims Zurvan was the ultimate source of the universe
2: a heretical Zoroastrian doctrine holding that Zurvan was the ultimate source of the universe and that both Ahura Mazda and Ahriman were Zurvan's offspring

Zweig
n : Austrian writer (1881-1942) [syn: {Stefan Zweig}]

zwieback
n : slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp [syn: {rusk}, {Brussels biscuit}, {twice-baked bread}]

Zwingli
n : Swiss theologian whose sermons began the Reformation in Switzerland (1484-1531) [syn: {Ulrich Zwingli}, {Huldreich Zwingli}]

Zworykin
n : United States physicist who invented the iconoscope (1889-1982) [syn: {Vladimir Kosma Zworykin}]

zydeco
n : music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and blues

Zygnema
n : type genus of the family Zygnemataceae [syn: {genus Zygnema}]

Zygnemales
n : pond scums; desmids [syn: {Zygnematales}, {order Zygnematales}, {order Zygnemales}]

Zygnemataceae
n : pond scums: common freshwater algae forming green slimy masses [syn: {family Zygnemataceae}]

Zygnematales
n : pond scums; desmids [syn: {order Zygnematales}, {Zygnemales}, {order Zygnemales}]

Zygocactus
n : small genus of Brazilian cacti having flat fleshy usually branched joints and showy red or pink flowers followed by red fleshy fruits [syn: {genus Zygocactus}]

Zygocactus truncatus
n : South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers; often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as genus Schlumbergera [syn: {crab cactus}, {Thanksgiving cactus}, {Schlumbergera truncatus}]

zygodactyl
adj : (of bird feet) having the first and fourth toes directed backward the second and third forward [ant: {heterodactyl}]

zygodactyl foot
n : having the first and fourth toes of each foot directed backward and the second and third forward [ant: {heterodactyl foot}]

zygoma
n : the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone [syn: {zygomatic arch}, {arcus zygomaticus}]

zygomatic
adj : of or relating to the cheek region of the face

zygomatic arch
n : the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone [syn: {zygoma}, {arcus zygomaticus}]

zygomatic bone
n : the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek [syn: {cheekbone}, {mala}, {malar bone}, {jugal bone}, {os zygomaticum}]

zygomatic process
n : a slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch

zygomorphic
adj : capable of division into symmetrical halves by only one longitudinal plane passing through the axis [syn: {bilaterally symmetrical}, {zygomorphous}] [ant: {actinomorphic}]

zygomorphous
adj : capable of division into symmetrical halves by only one longitudinal plane passing through the axis [syn: {zygomorphic}, {bilaterally symmetrical}] [ant: {actinomorphic}]

Zygomycetes
n : class of fungi coextensive with subdivision Zygomycota [syn: {class Zygomycetes}]

Zygomycota
n : division of fungi having sexually produced zygospores [syn: {subdivision Zygomycota}, {Zygomycotina}, {subdivision Zygomycotina}]

Zygomycotina
n : division of fungi having sexually produced zygospores [syn: {Zygomycota}, {subdivision Zygomycota}, {subdivision Zygomycotina}]

Zygophyllaceae
n : small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum; Tribulus; Guaiacum: Larrea [syn: {family Zygophyllaceae}, {bean-caper family}]

Zygophyllum
n : usually tropical herbs or shrubs having ill-smelling foliage and flower buds that are used as capers: bean capers [syn: {genus Zygophyllum}]

Zygophyllum fabago
n : perennial shrub of the eastern Mediterranean region and southwestern Asia having flowers whose buds are used as capers [syn: {bean caper}, {Syrian bean caper}]

Zygoptera
n : damselflies [syn: {suborder Zygoptera}]

zygospore
n : a plant spore formed by two similar sexual cells

zygote
n : the cell resulting from the union of an ovum and a spermatozoon (including the organism that develops from that cell) [syn: {fertilized ovum}]

zygotene
n : the second stage of the prophase of meiosis

zygotic
adj : of or relating to a zygote

Zyloprim
n : a drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid [syn: {allopurinol}]

zymase
n : a complex of enzymes that cause glycolysis; originally found in yeast but also present in higher organisms

zymogen
n : any of a group of compounds that are inactive precursors of enzymes and require some change (such as the hydrolysis of a fragment that masks an active enzyme) to become active [syn: {proenzyme}]

zymoid
adj : resembling an enzyme

zymolysis
n : a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol [syn: {zymosis}, {fermentation}, {fermenting}, {ferment}]

zymolytic
adj : of or relating to or causing fermentation [syn: {zymotic}]

zymosis
n 1: a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol [syn: {zymolysis}, {fermentation}, {fermenting}, {ferment}]
2: (medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus)

zymotic
adj 1: of or relating to or causing fermentation [syn: {zymolytic}]
2: relating to or caused by infection

zymurgy
n : the branch of chemistry concerned with fermentation (as in making wine or brewing or distilling)

Zyrian
n : the Finnic language spoken by the Komi people [syn: {Komi}]